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WINNETKA WEEKLY TALK, SATURDAY, DECEMBER 6, 1919 AUTOMOBILE NEWS | | | ARMY MOTOR TRANSPORT tengage the Ford in combat. There | TRANSCONTINENTAL TOUR | wasn't: much of a fight. After the] TEST FOR OVERLAND 4 bull had turred the Ford upside) | down in the road, he was much better | The 290 officers and men of the, satisfied with himself and strolled] United States Motor Trunsport Con-| into the shade of a nearby tree to| voy will be remembered particularly; view his handiwork. well by a score of towns and villag-! The members of the Harris family | es on thesfar western reach of the! had not been hurt seriously so they| Lincoln highway. These communi-| mobilized forces, rolled the Ford over | ties count improved roads and new onto its wheels, cranked it--and con- bridges among their gains from the] tinued their journey. convoy's pioneer expedition from | \ | | | r------------------------------ | | Washington, D. C., to San Francisco] CLEAN SPARK PLUGS The nation's gain is a remarkable awakening of interest in good roads. From Wyoming to the Rockies the army train knew riding. unprecedented dry spell. splendid direction by the officers in charge to maintain the average of| a day for the heavy trucks. 60 miles The motor train was three miles long. Among the 72 trucks were some weighing fourteen tons with load. For their passage across streams, the army engineer company with the con- | voy had to rebuild 65 bridges. Four- teen of these bridges were rebuilt one day of the journey. Two Months' Trip Starting from Washington on July 7, the motor transport corps reached San Francisco on September 6. There a milestone was unveiled to mark the achievement of the first motor transport convoy to attemyt a trans- continental trip. ' To each man was presented a medal approved by the war department. An unusual honor and courtesy cathe to four civilian drivers who made the entire trip. These men were the drivers of the no days of easy] The road conditions were; the worst in years because of the, It took a] lot of hard driving and a deal of} | SAVE YOUR BATTERY, SAYS WILLARD MAN | "The man who is too busy te clean | his spark plugs is shortening his bat- | tery life." This is the opinion of Mr. | Carpenter, the north shore Willard] expert. | "Even though the engine is using] magneto ignition the carbon on the| spark plugs is putting unnecessary | work on the battery. The engine] must be turned over more rapidly in| order to get a spark from the magne- to and the battery has to do much more work for each start than it would if the plugs were clean." "The mortorist who unscrews and cleans his spark plugs every week or two will find that he has taken a"big load off the battery and that he is able to get his engine turning over in noticeably shorter time." GO TO CHURCH SUNDAY TIRES GOING UP Automobile tires will soon cost more, according to Akron advice. While other commodities have ad- ! vanced tires have gone down 15 per cent this year, but crude rubber is much higher than when the cut was made last spring. HOYBURN 615 Davis St., Evanston MATINEES 2 and 4 Evenings 7 and 9 THIS WEEK Saturday December 6 CHARLES RAY in "Crooked Straight" Universal Screen Events Harold Lloyd Comedy Coming ELSIE FERGUSON in 'Counterfeit' "Teeth of the Tiger" With an All-Star Cast Marguerite Clark in "Luck in Pawn" | | ~ ee DECEMBER PIANO SALE Big Reductions on Pianos and Players for this week only PIANOS ARE ADVANCING BUY NOW T-- 0 USED PIANOS Square 'Piano ........... $ 15.00 $400.00 Harvard ......... $175.00 $600.00 Bowers .......... 75.00 400.00 King LL. nied 175.00 600.00 Bowers .......... 125.00 400.00 Kimball .......... 175.00 . 400.00 Bent & Sons .... 90.00 325.00 Kimball .......... 90.00 400.00 Lyon & Healy ... 165.00 Two Organs ..... A... 15.00 400.00 Adam Schaff .... 125.00 Other Bargains cere a dislike for a black Ford tour- path finding Willys-Knight touring car and the three Overland 4c which. served as the 'scout publicity cars of the convoy. Colonel McClure, the expeditionary commander; included the four Willys-Overland drivers among the recipients of the medals for faithful, efficient and" untiring service with the convoy. | You've tried the Rest * Now buy BULL UPSETS A FORD BUT IT KEEPS GOING the Best Just why a particular bull grazing | . | | | | | | | | | a side hill in Santa Ana canyon one I SCHULZE'S | I | ing car is a mystery. 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