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worth while, and comes as a blessing
to the millions of picture fans.
supply of petroleum, members told the
convention, is dwindling and there is
no hope of increasing While the war
lasts.
Endearing Young Charms,”
and organ duo.
Brewer of Cambridge, Mass., escaped
with slight injuries.
All the wounded belong to the med-
ical corps.
Liberty Motor, Standardized Airplane Engine,
Will Be Turned Out in Quantities for Scout,
BULGARIAN QUEEN
CLAIMED BY DEATH
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at the close of business, the prices of
STUDEBAKER cars will increase—
Raymond Carter, Manager
Our Mechanical Department Is Maintained for
the Exclusive Use of Studebaker Owners.
Passes Away at Sofia—She
Had Been III For Some
Time.
MORE EDUCATED, PERFORMING WILD
ANIMALS THAN SHOWN BY ALL OTHER
SHOWS COMBINED
Tomorrow
“OLD-FASHIONED YOUNG MAN”
With ROBERT HARRON.
Adapted From His Famous Stage
Success of the Same Name.
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cars in Studebaker’s class have made an increase.
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For the Last Time Today
That Peerless Beauty
Edna Goodrich
Monday, Sept. 17
Show Grounds, 3d -t. and Blvd. — *
Dorothy Dalton
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Special Organ and Baritone Solos by
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Producers Look for Higher Prices
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Rich milk, malted grain, in powder form.
For infants, invalids and growing children.
Pure nutrition, upbuilding the whole body.
Invigorates nursing mothers and the aged.
More nutritious than tea, coffee, etc.
Instantly prepared. Requires no cooking.
Substitutes Cost YOU Same Price
“Secretary” writes: “I have pains in
my spine and frightful headache in
back of head, fainting spells, twitching
wonderful animals,
liam Hallen and Ethel Hunter
Raymond Wilbert. *
villages, has surpassed all former ef-
forts at realism in the reproduction of
a famous Alaskan town during the gold
rush for the new Triangle play, “The
Flame of the Yukon.” It was erected
on the great range at Inceville, which
has the most varied collection of vil-
lages in filmland. In accuracy it vies
Three Days—Starting Today
GEO. M. COHAN
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develop their own types; the other to
bring the best of all types together
and develop a' standard.
“The necessity for speed and quan-
tity of production resulted in a choice
of the latter course and a standard
motor became our engineering object-
ive. •
“Two of the best engineers in the
country, who never before had seen
each other, were brought together at
Washington and the problem of pro-
ducing an all-American engine at the ,
earliest possible moment was present-
ed to them. Their first conference, on
June 3, lasted from afternoon until 2:30
o’clock in the morning.
“These two engineers were figur-
atively locked in a room in a Wash-'
Queen Eleanore was the daughter of
Prince Henry IV of Reuss-Kostriz. She
was born in 1860 and married Prince
Ferdinand of Bulgaria, who later as-
cended the throne in 1908. Since the
outbreak of the war the queen had done
considerable Red Cross work and at one
time it was reported she purposed to
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MA’TINEE AND NIGHT.
Majestic Vaudeville
Return of the Favorites,
NEWHOFF AND PHELPS,
“The Somewhat Different Singers,”
heading a east of 25 people,
in
“SIX LITTLE WIVES”
Five other features, in eluding
HARRY HINES
“The Fifty-Eighth Variety.”
Nights, Sunday and Holiday Mat-
inees: 15c, 25c, 50c, 75c; Monday
Matinee, 25c, 50c.
Two courses were open. One
encourage manufacturers to
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3 degrees above the normal; accumu-
Pains in the Stomach and Bowels.
Owing to the great distress which
thie disease occasions, every family
should keep at hand the proper medi-
cine for its relief. Mrs. L. E. Sinks,
Centralia, Ill., writes, “My father has
kept' Chamberlain’s Colic and Diar-
rhoea Remedy in the house as long as
I can remember, and when he has
taken it, to my knowledge it has given
thedesired relief.”
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star galaxy of the Mutual forces, has
been like a kid out of school in the
first few weeks of vacation. She has
played golf, ridden her big bay, “Rayon
d'Or,” all over the countryside, bougnt
a two-seat, high-power car that is the
terror of rural residents, written let-
ters to old friends who had them com-
ing for years, and, in short, had a real
good time.
“reel” ing ever seen in'motion pictures. Every
inch of the picture means something
CARTER ALTO CO.
come to the United States to collect
funds ’for the sufferers in Bulgaria and
to study the hospital system ' in
country.
REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS.
L. P. Landis et al. to Associated Oil
Co., block 4, Adey-Johnston subdivision
No. 1; $96.
P. N. Harris to Geo. W. Heady, out-
lots 305-306, Alfa Loma; $1,600.
E. de La Perriere to E. R. Chees-
lots 305-306, Alta Loma; $1,600.
Davis Rossi, trustee, to R. L. Autrey,
lots 6 and 7, southeast quarter of outlot
ill; $1,000.
$985 to $1050
and trembling, nervousness, sleepless-
ness, loss of,appetite and strength, and,
■ in fact, am a ‘has been,’ when it comes
to performing accustomed work and
duties.”
Answer: In all such cases the as-
similative functions have not kept
pace with waste functions and a power-
ful harmless tonic treatment is needed.
I find three-grain cadomene tablets
unexcelled and astonishingly beneficial
in such cases and advise them for you.
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“Weakness” writes: “Have been doc-
toring for kidney trouble and now want
your advice. Frequent desire is fol-
lowed by burning pain and am very
tender and sore over region of bladder.
Also baclrache affects me dreadfully.
Can hardly move when I awake in the
morning.. .Weakness, too, is a symp-
tom.”
Answer: I think if you will take
balmwort tablets regularly for a few
weeks youg kidneys and bladder will
become nommal and such symptoms
vanish. This is unequaled for such
complaints in my estimation.
NOTE: For many years Dr. Baker
has been giving free advice and pre-
scriptions to millions of people through
the press columns, and doubtless has
helped in relieving illness and distress
more than any single individual in the
world’s history. Thousands have writ-
ten him expressions of gratitude and
confidence, similar to the following:
Dr. Lewis Baker, Dear Sir:—We have
used three of the medicines you advise,
the double four, the essence mentho-
laxene and the rheumatism prescrip-
tions, and I want to say they all worked
like a charm. They are the best I
have ever used and I feel I could not
keep house without them. I am very
grateful and pleased to recommend any
of these medicines prescribed.
Very truly yours,
MRS. R. L. WHITED,
No. 8 Coleman St.,
Port Jervis, N. Y.
(Adv.)
days of 1898-9. The result was achieved
by calling in the aid of George H.
Percival, a pioneer and proprietor of
northern Alaska’s first dance hall.
“The Flame of the Yukon” will be-
presented at the Crystal Vaudeville
theater today only.
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By Associated Press.
Sofia, Bulgaria, Sept. 13.— Via Lon-
don.—Queen Eleanore of Bulgaria died
here Wednesday afternoon. She had
been ill for some time and recently
King Ferdinand and Crown Prince
Boris and Prince Cyril were summoned
to her bedside.
Grand Opera House.
Until recently Harry Hines has been
one of various vaudeville teams. In
such cases Hines contributed about 90
per cent of the whole. This was so
evident not only to himself but to his
advisers that he decided to become
what is known in the parlance of the
two-a-day a single. First he1 collected
a raft of material and then by pro-
cess of elimination Secured for his use
enough exceptionally clever songs and
stories with which to crowd 18 min-
utes with solid entertainment. Hines’
songs are of the kind known as “de-
scriptive,” and the incidents they de-
scribe are the actual happenings of
every-day life. Hines is materially as-
sisted by an ability to portray char-
acter and by a personality which to
say the least is ingratiating.
Harry Hines is one or the headliners
on the bill of Majestic vaudeville which
will be presented at the Grand opera
house next Sunday and Monday mati-
nue and nights. Other acts on the
bill are “The Six Little Wives,” the
acme of excellence in musical comedy;
Nip and Tuck, Frank and Tobie, Wil-
looked fo higher
near future for those
convention represents
independent refineries
Navy Department Providse for Triple
Check of Reports.
By Associated Press.
Washington, Sept. 13.—Tho avoid is-
suance in the- future of such erroneous
reports as that Tuesday concerning
the sinking of German submarines, a
plan involving triple checking of offi-
cial statements of the navy department
has been presented to Secretary Dan-
iels. It involves the co-operation of
officers of the navy bureau of opera-
tions and editors of the committee on
public information. The error also has
led officials responsible for war de-
partment publicity to take additional
precautions against mistakes.
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Strand Theater.
Edna Goodrich, the vivacious, the
sprightly, the pretty Paprika of “The
Runaways,” whicl had such a phe-
nomenal run at the New York Casino,
who scored a ten strike as Madame
Recamier in "Mam’selle Napoleon” at
the Knickerbocker, and who literally
“made ’em love her” as Phyllis in
“When We Were Twenty-one,” with
Nat Goodwin, has justified the faith of
her most sanguine admirers in the suc-
cess that has been achieved in her,
first motion picture production under/
Mutual auspices, “Reputation,” showy
ing for the last time today at the
Strand theater.
Miss Goodrich, since she joined the A
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ductive gardens. In fact, every phase
of gardening will be covered by the
list of prizes, it was announced by the
committee.
The home garden committee will soon
inaugurate a campaign to organize
boys’ garden clubs, and these clubs will
probably be organized in the various
communities of the city. It is planned
to cover the entire city in the garden
movement.
Free seed and free land are still be-
ing offered to the people who do not
have the finances to purchase their own
supplies. Free seed will be distributed
by the home garden committee. Mrs.
W. T. Conklin, chairman of the com-
mittee on the obtaining garden lots,
will assign the lots to all that apply.
Mrs. J. R. Nicoll, member of the home
garden committee, composed of mem-
bers of the Women’s Health Protective
association, yesterday turned in her
report to the Conservation league of
the work for which the committee has
done so far in the fall garden cam-
paign. “All applications for seeds have
been filled,” the report states. “Most
of the applications have been for seeds
for foodstuffs, sch as mustard, tur-
nips, bush beans, pole beans,' carrots,
beets, early peas, squash, onions, rad-
ishes, and lettuce. No applications for
celery, cabbage, collards and cauliflow-
er seeds and plants were filled.” Mrs.
Nicoll said she has planted these vege-
tables and will soon be able to fill ap-
plications for the plants.
All the members of the Conservation
league expressed themselves as well
pleased with the fall garden campaign
in the city. They attributed the unusu-
ally large sale of seed to the interest
aroused by the campaign meetings con-
ducted a few weeks ago. With the
good rains they are expecting a consid-
erable increase in the production of
home produced food for domestic con-
sumption.
Those present at the meeting yester-
day afternoon were: E. W. Gruss, presi-
dent of the league; Mrs. J. R. Nicoll,
member of the home garden committee;
Mrs. W. T. Conklin, chairman of the
committee for obtaining garden lots;
Mrs. L. D. Goodwin and Mrs. A. T. Web-
ster, representing the Galveston branch
of the women’s section of the United
States Navy league; Mrs. C. L. Bereaw,
of the Alamo School Mothers’ club, and
James A. Boddeker, secretary of the
Conservation league.
cause of the increased demand for gaso-
line and oils, members of the National
Petroleum association in convention
"Reduction” writes: “I am seeking
some safe method to reduce my flesh.
While my frame is large, Dam getting
real fat, and of course it is embarrass-
ing.”
Answer: For many years I have
placed reliance in the formula known
as five-grain arbolone tablets packed
in sealed tubes with full directions for
home use. Some have reduced as much
as forty pounds in a few weeks.
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C. O. C. asks: “I am constipated,
tongue coated, have headache, dizzy
spells and indigestion sometimes.
Please advise?"
Answer: I advise that you begin
using three-grain sulpherb tablets (not
sulphur). These tablets are laxative,
act on the liver, kidneys and bowels
and tend to keep the blood pure by
arousing the eliminative functions.
Relief should follow quickly.
“Grateful” asks: “About a year ago
I was afflicted with a bad case of
dandruff. I used plain yellow minyol
and three treatments cured me. Now I
want to know 'if I can increase my
weight about 30 pounds?”
Answer: I have very frequently ad-
vised thin, aenemic, bloodless people to
use three-grain hypo-nuclane tablets
at meal times. They assist digestion,
increase the nutritive processes- and
give strength and flesh to such people.
Several months treatment is essential
to produce results.
Queen Theater.
The one and only George Cohan who
in one moving picture proved himself
as popular and capable in that field
as on the stage, has finished another
splendid screen comedy, “Seven Keys
to Balpate,” which will show at the
Queen theater today, tomorrow and
again Saturday. This famous comedy
was an innovation on the stage, amaz-
ing critics and the public for its utter
disregard for the set rules for comedies
of the stage, and the people literally
“ate it up.” As it is presented on the
stage it is fully as novel and entertain-
ing which is as complimentary a thing
as could be said. It is a real “mystery0
farce. It is always the unexpected.
Just when affairs seem to be clearing
up, and the action shows indications
of becoming less strenuous, the sudden
twist that everybody loves bobs up, and
everybody is left guessing again. Ex-
treme humor suddenly gives way for
drama, then takes its place again. And
it finally ends up with a surprise so
complete that it leaves the audience
laughing not only at the play, but at
itself as well.
The management has secured for
presentation the popular hit of Mr.
Cohan’s entitled, “Over There.” “Over
There” is a song of a march and two-
step nature which was written by Mr.
Cohan complimentary to the boys of the
United States who are going to France.
“And we won’t come back ’til its over,
over there” will be a popular saying
for many days. A. E. Peterson, assisted
by Anthony Rahe and T. William Street
are playing “Believe Me If All Those
with the Mexican!, Holland, Irish,
French and other villages that have
framed the picturesque backgrounds
for many Triangle plays.
In “The Flame of the Yukon,” in
which Dorothy Dalton appears as the
star, one sees the long main street
of the Yukon town which has grown
up almost over night. Thestreetwas built
with a fidelity seldom attempted. Every
feature in the original was retained,
even to the exact lettering on the
signs, the original names on stores
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general in character, the symptoms or
diseases are given and the answers
will apply in any case of similar nature.
Those wishing further advice, free,
may address Dr. Lewis Baker, College
Bldg., College-Elwood streets, Dayton
Ohio, enclosing self-addressed stamped
envelope for reply. Full name and ad-
dress must be given, but only initials
or fictitious names will be used in my
answers. The prescriptions can be filled
at any well-stocked drugstore. Any
druggist can order of wholesaler.
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Prizes will be given for the best fall
home gardens produced in Galveston by
the home garden committee of the Gal-
veston City and County Conservation
league, it was announced at the regu-
lar meeting of the league at the court-
house yesterday afternoon. The pur-
pose in giving the prizes is to stimu-
late interest in the planting of gardens,
and aid thereby in the increasing of
the food supply.
Present indications are the commit-
tee will offer some very valuable
prizes, it was announced yesterday. Do-
nations amounting to $35 have al-
ready been received by the committee.
The Hargrave Seed Store donated $25
and the other $10 were personal do-
Dixie No. 1.
What memories crowd upon us as
we think of our boyhood or girlhood
days, when we first sang with the
world, “Silver Threads Among the
Gold,” and leading us all in this, grand
old ballad Richard J. Jose was su-
preme, and now in the eventide of our
lives this grand old man still retaining
his marvelous countertenor voice of
gold comes to us in “The Old Home-
stead” of all motion picture plays.
“Silver Threads Among the Gold,” in
which he appears today at the Dixie
theater as the lovable old farmer,
“Dick Martin,” and wins the hearts of
all, both young and'old. Surrounding
Mr. Jose is a star cast of principals
numbering one hundred and sixty,
making in all the most original offer-
this great jungle town.
The many hundreds of animals the
Barnes show brings to Galveston are
not mere animals, but are educated to
do more unheard of circus stunts than
you could ever possibly imagined. No-
where else in all the world can there
be found an animal circus that has
the magnitude and merit of- this Cali-
fornia show. The winter quarters of
this wonderful “Canvas City” and
“Jungle Town,” is Venice,' Cal.
Hundreds of the finest and best edu-
cated horse, dogs, goats and other do-
mestic animals add to the attractions
of the sixty-five feature act program of
the Al G. Barnes circus and there are
many human, as well as animal clowns,
150 animal educators and 506 attend-
ants. Much good music and a big two-
mile long parade at 10:30 a. m. Monday.
Doors open at 1 and 7 p. m.
It’s a Pleasant Outlook
to know that a damaged tire doesn't
mean the expense of a- new one.
Just keep our address in mind. And
when you have a tire accident bring
the injured one to this tire hospital
and we’ll cure all its troubles. Our
vulcanizing will give you back the
tire as good as ever. The cost? A
mere fraction of the expense of a
new one.
An advance notice says:
Imagine over 1,000 animals in one
assemblage. Imagine looking into the
cold, cruel basilisk eyes of hundreds
of the jungle’s richest treasures. Im-
agine yourself face to face with these
hundreds of lions, tigers, leopards and
others of the man-eating beasts. Im-
agine great herds of elephants, cara-
vans of camels, droves of llamas, sa-
crd oxen and half a hundred-mon-
keys. Imagine you hear the mocking
laugh of the vicious hyena as you turn
away from the “cat” animals with a
shiver. Then think of the rare oppor-
tunity you have to experience some
of the thrills that have led great men
to risk their lives to bring from • all
corners of the earth every specie of
animals known to exist, that you and
me and all the rest may know more of
nature’s great glories.
Then set your alarm clock so as to
get up early Sunday morning and hur-
ry yourself along to see the Al G. Bar-
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every one who wishes to enter the con-
test for. the prizes to apply at once.o
Prizes will be given for the best cul-
tivated gardens and for the most pro-
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Raid on Hospital.
By Associated Press.
Washington, Sept. 13.— Nine other
Americans were wounded when bombs
from German air raiders killed Lieut.
Fitzsimmons and three privates of the
medical corps in a hospital back of the
lines in France last week.
A list of the wounded received at the
war department from Gen. Pershing
last night shows that two of the
•wounded were severely hurt. They
are:
First-class Private Allen Mason, who
enlisted at Boston, Mass., and Private
Aubrey S. McLeod of Marlboro, Mass.
Wounds described as “moderate” were
suffered by Lieut. Rae W. Whidden of
New York, Lieut. Thaddeus D. Smith,
Neehah, Wis.; Lieut. Clarence A. Mc-
Guire, Kansas ’City, Mo.; First-class
Private Elmer C. Sloan, Wood, Ind., and
Private John F. Stanion of Hyde Park,
Mass.
Eva Parmalee, an army nurse, ad-
ress unknown, and Private Hiram P,
velopment of an airplane motor for use
by American aviators over the battle-
fields of Europe. For five days neither
man left the suite of rooms engaged
for them. Consulting engineers and
draftsmen from various sections of the
country were brought to Washington
to assist them. The wok in the draft-
ing room proceeded continuously day
and night. Each of the two engi-\
neers in immediate charge of motor de-
velopment alternately worked a 24-
hour shift.
“An inspiring feature of this work
was the aid rendered by consulting
engineers and motor manufacturers
who gave up their trade secrets under
the emergency of war needs. Realiz-
ing that the new design would be a
government design and no firm or in-
dividual would reap selfish benefit be-
cause of its making, the motor manu-
facturers nevertheless patriotically re-
vealed their trade secrets and made
available trade processes of'great com-
mercial value. The industries have
also contributed the services of ap-
proximately two hundred of their best
draftsmen.
“A remarkable American engine was
actually produced three weeks before
any model could have been brought
from Europe. It was promised that
this engine would be developed be-
fore the Fourth of July. Twenty-eight
days after the drawings were started
the new engine was set up. This
was on July 3.
By Associated Press.
Washington, Sept. 13.—The Liberty
motor, the airplane engine upon which
the United States is relying to estab-
lish definite air supremacy over the
Germans on the battle fields of France,
has passed its final test and is a com-
plete and gratifying success, Secre-
tary Baker announced Wednesday.
Secretary Baker told how all the
best brains and business of American
motordom had contributed their se-
crets and achievements to the govern-
ment to produce the Liberty motor,
which is to carry the thousands of
American airplanes over Germany.
Secretary Baker says the motor is
now the main reliance of the United
States in the rapid production in large
numbers of high-power battle planes
for service in the war.
The new engine invites comparison .
with the best that the European war
has produced.
Progress has already been made to-
ward organizing the industry for the
manufacture of the new machines and
deliveries will begin in a comparatively
short time.
Back of that announcement stands
the fact that American aviators, in
high-power American-built machines,
will begin to appear in large numbers
on the fighting lines early next year.
Secretary Baker coupled with his an-
nouncement a formal request to the
press of the country to refrain, from
publication of any information regard-
ing the Liberty motor other than
included in his statement.
Secretary Baker’s statement follows -
in part:
“The United States aviation engine
has passed its final tests. They were
successful and gratifying. The new
motor, designated by the signal service
as the 'Liberty motor,’ is now the main
reliance of the United States in the
rapid production in large numbers of
high-powered battle planes for service
in the war. In power, speed, service-
ability and minimum weight, the new
engine invites comparison with the,
best that the European war has pro-
duced.
“I regard the invention and rapid
development of this engine as one of
the really big accomplishments of the
United States since its entry
into the war. The engine was
brought about through the co-opera-
tion of more than a score of engineers,
who pooled their skill and trade se-
crets in the war emergency, working
with the encouragement of the air-
craft production board, the war de-
partment and the bureau of standards.
“The story of the production of this
engine is a remarkable one. Probably
the war has produced* no greater sin-
gle achievement.
“One of the first problems which con-
fronted the war department and the
aircraft production board after the
declaration of hostilities was to pro-
“In order to have the engine in
Washington and in actual running or-
der at the nation’s capital on Inde-
pendence Day the perfected engine was
sent from a Western city in a special
express car. The journey was made
in twenty-one hours and four young
men guarded the engine en route to
Washington and personally attended to
its transfer from one railroad to an-
other.
“With the need for speed as an in-
centive, tools for building the first
engine were made even before the
drawings were finished on the assump-
tion that they would be correct.
. “Parts of the first engine were turned
out at twelve different factories locat-
ed all the way from Connecticut to
California. When the parts were as-
sembled, the adjustment was perfect
and the performance of the engine was
wonderfully gratifying.
“The representatives of • the United
States, England, France and Italy co-
operated in the development of this
motor.
“Both the flying and altitude tests
of the new motor have been gratify-
ing. One test was conducted at Pike’s
Peak, where the engine performed sat-
isfactorily at this high altitude. One
of the engines in an airplane broke
the American record in a recent flying
test.
“While it is not deemed expedient
to discuss in detail the performances
and mechanics of the new motor, it
may be said that standardization is a
chief factor in the development of the
government’s motor.
“The new engine amounts practically
to an international model. It embodies
the best there is in American engi-
neering, and the best features of Eu-
ropean models so far as it has been
possible to adapt the latter to Ameri-
can manufacturing methods.
“It is possible to build the new en-
gine in four models, ranging from four
to twelve cylinders, and under the
standardization plan now worked out
an eight-cylinder or a twelve-cylinder
model can be made, using the same
standard cylinders, pistons, valve, cam-
shafts, and so on. This will make
the question of” repairs back of the
lines a comparatively simple matter.
The parts of wrecked eight-cylinder
or twelve-cylinder engines will be in-
terchangeable and a new engine may
be assembled from the parts of
Gregory Auto Supply Co.
Agency Diamond, Norwalk
and Ajax Tires
608 Tremont Street. Phone 000.
by making a small payment
down, the balance on monthly
. installments, for there are only
TWO Days more in which
to buy a •
pat
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