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WINNETKA WEEKLY TALK, FRIDAY, AUGUST 3, 1917 ~ MILITARY HIGHWAYS August 5--Track--Billings, Mont. Experts of Company Figure Weight | of Motors Cut Rubber Costs. If | duction, and when one needs the tire ; FRANKLIN CARS WILL ires. . s ARMY CHIEFS FAVOR Motor Events FAVOR TIRE EXPENSE | Don't ee Te tire when A total of pn barrels of inflating. Pressure in this casing Portland cement was produced in the goes through a steady process of re- United States last year. Shipments amounting to 94,552296 barrels and ; the tires on the best water-| after a puncture on the road, he valued at $100,014,882 n - New Ary. Roads Are Given a Boost _ August 17 -- Track -- Flemington, cooled cars were 9 or 10 inches! find the HEE tire is also iH ords for on industry. RE . y N. J. through instead of 414 or 5 inches, | By Congressmen to" Help Work in Cantonments. War Department Desires Assistance From Government on Roads. ions. It is not certain now that the measure will have to await the reg- BAKER ADVOCATES BILL September 3--Track--Albuquerque, N. M. September 3--Speedway, Union- September 3 -- Speedway -- Union- town, Pa. September 3 -- Speedway -- Cincin- nati. September N. J. September 8 -- Hill climb -- Pike's Peak, Colo. September 15-- Speedway -- Provi- 6--Track--Red Bank, October 6--Speedway--Uniontown, they would need to be blown to only | 35 or 40 pounds pressure and would | last at least three times as long with- | out blowouts, and weuld have enough | give to prevent punctures almost al- | together, and the car would ride a great deal easier. The we'ght of the Franklin car is less than half of some of these fine | water-cooled cars and if the tires on | the Franklin were as small in pro- portion they would only be as large! Sentiment for the Chamberlain-| dence, R. I. % er those on the Ford car Instead] utes time daily. I-car system burns only about five cents Dent military highways bill is ac- September 22-9 -- Ford accessory | oii this. however. they are full Size. worth of coal daily. We surentee "SATISFACTION 3 RIT a RT "rack --- Trenton Therefore, being blown to only 35 to | or your money back. D mostiatio plant at my office, 513 Fourth 1 S gress : September 28 -- Track --1re 40 Unounds' nresinre. ihe Fecal a i . . ] ' ; only comes from seacoast and border xT 39 pounds prestan, ri fant Fos St., Wilmette. PhoneWilmette 1304 Ask for list of those tates, but also from the Mississippi September 29 -- Speedway -- New |. {4106 thooiel ey att id on who have used the system. JOHN B. BOOMER, 3 . Valley and Rocky Mountain sec-| York, N.Y. (ha Reavy cars 1s abialned ond the | North Shore Distributor above advantage secured. Tlie tires | Yy. : 2] ; Relat y i od fail Fa. 2 tS on the I'ranklin car are guaranteed | ~ ular 'session, 2 the on ence an ly October 6--Track--Danbury, Conn. | ;,, 10,000 miles, while these same accrues Gf the timeliness otf this October 13--Speedway--C hicago. tires on other cars are guaranteed | + legislation. October 13--Track--Richmond, Va. 1 i Secretary of War Baker in a com- " munication to Chairman Diehl of the § A A. A. good roads board snatches i opportunity thus to express himself: BE ¥This great project has its value F both in time of war and peace, and tits consideration should not be un- i duly postponed. But I fear that pres- | ent conditions may tend, at least for 1 with immediate war prepara- October 27--Speedway--New York, NY. AUTO TRUCKS ORDERED FOR ;PERSHING'S ARMY U. S. War Chief Demands Facilities to Handle Supplies for Men. oad system connecting the Ameri- for only 3,500 miles and sometimes do not-last even that far. SE Es Ee "Pinhole" Puncture. repairing a a patch injury. | There is a | Clean thoroughly and cement. When WascO Ready-to--set--up Garage Heater "WASCOS" are for any private garage holding from I lo 10 cars. "INSTALLED INS DE THE GARAGE The chief features of the "WASCO" are the AUTO- MATIC CONTROL, the simplicity and ease of installa- tion, economical in fuel consumption, and about two min- sev- RB Vy pressure to | : CENTRAL MOTOR EAPRESS C0. NOT INC ALL NIGHT service TAXICAB TELEPHONE 40° MEET ALL TRAINS f the: time being, to delay action on Thousands of Srandardiasd mole nuch better way. Trim the hole just 2 LL 2 a 7 e 227, EB thi trucks tte r1tl ange wheels, 1 ; 3 "this 'as well as some other urgently Linen » pitted with fone i DN enough to remove all ragged edges, AUTO STORAGE, $7.00 per month PF needed measures not dinectly con-| Wi be operated on the 300-mile rail-| yt epnfarge it as little as possible. | LLL LLL de 2 ddd dd dd Dd ddd Ll ly LLL dll dd dd ZI ? an army hbase mm France with the | pe cement has dried, force a small LEE anD FISK TIRES FOR SALE 3 Too': Much: to Do Now. ports at en ii and supplies | thread of n through the-hole with | y 7 ZZ ZZ 2 2 a Zi 207777 277777, 4 are being landed. ERE par Bsr . % ", 5 > g 3 | an awl, {tr tiush on the out- I Brigadier General Joseph E. Kuhn, The trucks will be coupled into] ge BAGGAGE TRANSFER ir ( i ge i C uc 1 | side. chief of the War College division, in| trains and run on schedules. The i We i f commenting upon the bill, has this| .hortace of engines and rolling stock Co i, Se. ee | to say: 'n France and inability to purchase oping System. 7 3 "It : arently covers tl > i 5 Fra e 3 ; gy ! RL Best resi! an be secured trom | TOURING CARS : t apparently covers the ground | equipment in England forced the | ~~" = veto bv keeninal quite well, but, like other matters a 'motior coo system by keeping thrashed over and subjected to many modifications before it becomes a law. Naturally at this time of emergency, when all departments of the government are seriously strained, new legislation does not stand so good a chance as in nor- mal times." Of course the measure, introduced in both branches of Con- gress by the chairman of its mili- ry affairs committee, is being called particularly to the attention of the chief executives and state highway engineers of the seacoast states. Governor Walter E. Edge of New Jersey promptly replied to this ef- fect: "I am greatly interested in this proposition, and no\doubt Gen- vdoption of this novel plan. Major General Pershing has noti- fied the War Department that trans- portation facilities between the coast and the American base must be im- proved or he will not be responsible for the consequences. He demanded an adequate number of trucks be shipped for this service before many additional troops are sent across. Already several hundred sets of flanged wheels, used when the American expedition entered Mexico, have been shipped. Carburetor Trouble. If you suspect carburetor trouble try the following test: Run your car at closed throttle for two blocks. the radiator cells free from foreign | matter. 'Particularly on long trips | over bad roads, the interstices of the | radiator are packed with dirt and | mud, retaining the heat which should be dissipated in radiation. FOR RENT $2.50 per Hour KB eral Goethals will be also." Though | Choose a moment when there is a Ie . having devoted much of his time to clear space ahead, and suddenly press = R ° Kl F the federal shipping board, the gen- accelerator pedal all the way down. AR Both Pride BF eral still retains his place as New I'he motor should pick up smoothly ADE MW FB Jersey state engineer, for which he |to as high speed as you care to run. d P ( d 5 was recently engaged. If motor chokes, stalls, misses ex- R an urse ommen {I plosions or labors, or gives backfire hi M C T Y & : Roads Are Important. at carburetor or muffler explosions, 18 otor ar 0] ou 2 In preparing the cantonments, dis- | 't shows the carbure.or is out of ad- iJ F tributed as they are in different parts | justment, the valves need grinding or : . : mak ie . of the country, the question of roads | the ignition is at fault. Ride in this Country Club and you c dl | has obtruded itself in no small de- | EE Ee no sacrifices. 52 : b + . . | i - . Cl Be y Rdoghredly i Wl he English Use Coke. For this sporting car meets every demand of 5 oF Biicetu. reas EMbaw. S ~~ Another new development in Eng- appearance and comfort. Pp Ci fSscretary of War to concern the tyind is the use of coke as a motor Wl § War Department quite substantially 2 Fad ' An Fiiclish concern It is a four-passenger car--comfortable both % | Eo: . 1 y . Foe : . 4 ~ 's B , . - - . i gin the irattey of highways improve which has been manufacturing steam in physical proportions and riding ease. = K Mine vidch now commands & coun- trucks and buses for years and which heelb Bl § try-wide attention never before at- pi 2 year It has a powerful motor, ample w ase, A li7aviiraxii7axii7axiira AEE EE EES EESE EEE ENE EEE EEE EEE EE "WINNETKA MOTOR CO n ; | A gentleman living i - : a : v 2 rs 562 Lincoln Avenue Phone 166 = u Evanston has driven his CE Franklin car 21,000 miles ® = n without a puncture. | Bl om Thetireson a Franklin ® io car are blown to only 40 lbs. m 3 % 4 B pressure instead of 80 or 90 |g & n pounds as on other cars; » ln therefore, punctures are al- i ~ ® most unknown and blow-outs are not experienced. u Bl un i | ® The FRANKLIN has The FRANKLIN goes : ol al No radiator to freeze up or leak twice as far on a gallon of gas- - @ 3 . . . lS . No charge for repair service. oline as the average car. a Zl ® A nonstalling engine. The FRANKLIN is the . Ki oe Aluminum body and fenders. easiest riding car in the world. - 2 Im Even if this remarkable car had none of the above features, the & | un absence of tire trouble alone is sufficient to cause a person of dis- gg 2 . cretion and experience to choose the FRANKLIN. a & i a "A | C. KEK. BRIDGES = n | = | | tained. EEE EN Electricity. . Electric generating stations in this . country generated 23,300,000,000 kilo- watt hours, or $417,000,000 worth of current, in 1916. has always used kerosene, has devel- oped the coke type of steamer. 'This iuel has proved entirely satisfactory as one of these trucks with a three- ton load on a test run of 200 miles 'consumed approximately five pounds of coke per mile. This put the cost of fuel at 1.8 cents per mile. 510 Davis Street Evanston Franklin Car Co. Tel. Evanston 5886 large wire wheels with 31 x 4 inch tires, strong cantilever springs and electric control. You not only can afford to own a Country Club--but you will be proud to do so. We will be glad to show you this beautiful car. Come to our store.