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Mr. Paige is oneof Canada‘s best informed authorities on the better makes of automobiles, and his expert knowledge enables him to answer any query relating to cars in this class. He will arrive here in time for the opening of the show Thursday, Frâ€" day and and 10th Manager, Wholesale Division The Packardâ€"Ontario _ Motor _ Company Limited, who has accepted an invitaâ€" tion e\tonded by The Timmins Garage Co. Limited, to be present at the hrst showing of Pacl\ald Motor Cars ‘*‘in the North."‘ Mr. Paige is one‘of Canada‘s best This sounds odd, but it‘s a fact. In the original oneâ€"c)lmder 1gn1t10n was accomplished by a ‘‘hotâ€"tube‘‘ which had to be preâ€"heated, usually with a blowâ€"torch, by the motorists. This ‘‘*hotâ€"tube‘‘ was one of the chief causes of uncertainty in pioneer moâ€" toring. The first spark plugs introduced were surprisingly bad. The plug that actually did its work was the rare exâ€" ception. In the intervening years of autoâ€" motive ‘progress spark plugs, like other component parts of the autoâ€" mobile, have been gradually developâ€" ed and improved to the end that they might be dependable, troubleâ€"free and longâ€"lived. As a consequence, spark plugs toâ€"day are as nearly perfect as it is possible for men and machines to make them. all Because of a big increase in autoâ€" mobile accidents in Italy, the Fascisti party is organizing a special rural traffic militia. The traffic,cops will have control of country roads with orders to enforee traffic rules strictly. They will also.patrol grade crossings. The initial strength will be approxiâ€" mately 2,500 and will be increased if the experiments are a success. They will be chosen from the road repair vyangs and the regular militia. It was slow in reaching the right temperature, uncertain in its fureâ€" tioning, its use fraught with difficulty and danger to the owner. It used to be son who didn now a fool is t FIRST AUTOMOBILES WITHOUT SPARK PLUGS The first automobiles sold in Ameriâ€" ca were not equipped with spark plugs. COPYRIGHT 1917 CANADIAN OIL COMPANIES, LTD., TORoNToOo, omnt. Saturday, March 8th, 9th e that a fool was a per ‘t know anything, bu the fellow who knu\h 1 it As the car passes over ruts or irâ€" regularities in the road, this rubber cushion absorbs the 1mpact from the teeth of the two steel discs. In a‘test overja waterâ€"worn potâ€" holed road, a car equipped with these springs travelled 4t\ miles an hour in comparatne case. |\ A short time ago, when a similar analysis was made with reference to cargo ships, it was found that 28 ditâ€" ferent shipâ€"owning firms had, between them, ordered 279 motor ships since they had first gained experience with such craft, and, in the same period, had only constructed thirtyâ€"three steamers. RUBBER SPRINGS SOLVE ROUGH ROADS PROBLEM. A pleasure trip over the roughest country road, chucek holes at every six feet, miniature mountains and valleys, and never a bounee or jolt, in an automobile without springs! The latest invention of W. Lawson Adams, British engineerâ€"aâ€"set of two steel dises encelosing a rubber eushion â€"it is claimed will make such a trip possible. This device has one steel dise mounted on the frame of the autoâ€" mobile. Another dise similar to the first is connected to the end of the axle iby a heavy steel arm. _ Both dises are toothed, the teeth meshing into similar teeth on a soft rubber cushion which fits between the two dises when they are bolted together. Although oilâ€"engined liners have hbeen in operation for a few years only #hey are already more popular with owners than steamâ€"driven â€" vessels. According to the *‘ Motor Ship‘" there are now eighteen big motor passenger ships on order for twelve different owners who, between them, already possess twentyâ€"two liners of this class. As only two steamâ€"driven linâ€" ers are being built for these particuâ€" lar concerns, it would seem that shipâ€" owners generally are sho\\mg a markâ€" ed pr eference for the oilâ€" engine drive. The figures from which these reâ€" ports were compiled are based upon the actual delivery of Studebaker cars to the public rather than factory production or sales to dealers, it was stated. This report follows closely upon increased retail deliveries during the last twelve tenâ€"day periods of 1927, in eleven of which Studebaker and Erskine deliveries by dealers were substantially ‘higher than during the corresponding periods of 1926. January retail orders and sales of Studebaker and Erskine cars in the Dominion showed an increase of apâ€" proximately 60 per cent. over Januâ€" ary, 1927, it was estimated by D. It. Grossman, Sales Manager for the Studebaker Corporation of Canada, Limited. Mr. Grossman‘s statement followed an announcement made Jan. 31 by A. R. Erskine, President of the Studebaker Corporation, that reâ€" tail sales of Studebaker and Erskine cars in the United States during the first 20 dhbys of January were the largest for any similar ‘period in Studebaker history, exceeding by 51 per cent. the corresponding period of 1927. ~Of the 23 Studebaker branches in the United States, all but one conâ€" tributed to this increase, which shows that gains are nationâ€"wide. SHIPâ€"OWNERS PREFER OILâ€"ENGINED LINERS oTUDEBAKER CAR SALEG SHOWING BIG INGRFASE First Month This Year Showed 60 per cent. Increase Over Same Month of 1927 _ Bs ’("'v' //’/'s o, when a similar with reference to found that 28 ditâ€" firms had, between motor ships since â€" Special Automobile Number â€" ‘"Studebaker already boasts a little more than 1000 members in its famous Hundred Thousand Mile Clubâ€"a unique organization composed entireâ€" This was the statement made here toâ€"day by Mr. Jos. Berini, of the Timâ€" mins Garage, local Studebakerâ€"Ersâ€" kine distributor. A veteran car contest, its purpose to discover the oldest Studebaker car still in active service, has just been launched by The Studebaker Corporation through the medium of The Studebaker (Wheel, a+ monthly magazine for motorists. THE PORCUPINE ADVANCE, TIMMINS, ONTARIO Makers of Upâ€"toâ€"date Automobiles Looking for the Oldest Studebaker in Captivity. "The Older and Funnier They Look, the Better," Says Local Distributor. Prizes Offered for Oldest Studebaker Car Still in Use 16b years of manufacturing integrity and experience stand back of Studebakerâ€"Erskine Cary S T UDLE BA K E BR Engineering Genius in Four Price Fields! HIS is the car that startled all motordom in Octoâ€" ber by traveling 25,000 miles in less than 23,000 minutesâ€"nothing on earth or in the sky ever traveled so far so fast. No more conclusive proof could be furâ€" nished that The Commander is the greatest achieveâ€" ment of postâ€"war automotive engineéring. You will find The Commander a handsome carâ€"possessing every attribute you would rightfully expect in a World‘s Champion Car. A champion value, too, at $1955 to $2215, f. o. b. Walkerville. OW a roomier, bigger, more powerful Erskine Six, designed expressly for Canada. A car of brilliant 6â€"cylinder performanceâ€"greater flexibilityâ€"instantaneous acceleration! On October 12â€"13, a stock Erskine Sedan in 24 hours of continuous running averaged better than 54 miles per hourâ€"establishing a new record for cars in its price class. A beautiful car. Complete in refinementsâ€" shock absorbers, arm rests, ash receiver, etc. First in perâ€" formance, quality and value at its new low pricesâ€"$995 to $1205, f. o. b. Walkerville. These 4 lines of Studebaker cars reflect the engineering genius of Studebaker‘s great staff of automotive techniciansâ€"men who have brought to Studebaker every official endurâ€" ance and speed record for fully equipped stock cars, regardless of power or price. The New President Straight Eight â€"100 Horsepower Hydraulic shock absorbers standard equipment The New Canadian Edition of the Erskine Six Timmins Garage Co. Ltd. * s fls eA @ The Commanderâ€"World‘s Champion Car The New Dictatorâ€"Champion of Its Class The contest is restricted to Studeâ€" baker owners or members of their familiesâ€"no Studebaker dealer or employee ‘being allowed to enter a car All that is necessary to enter the conâ€" test, according ito the local dealer, is to take a picture of the ecar with the owner and have either a notary public or a Studebaker dealer attest to the fact that it is still running. ly of owners who have driven their Studebaker cars over 100,000 miles." said Mr. Berini. ‘*‘But they are now looking for the oldest Studebaker in captivity that is still carrying on.‘"‘! $995 to §$3235§ JOSEPH BERINI, Manager Next to Subway Oppisite Park See Them at the Show! Made in Canada 6y (*4 HEN a stock model Dictator sedan went 1483 miles at better than a mileâ€"aâ€"minute speed for 24 consecutive hours at the Atlantic City Speedway on October 11th and 12th, it eclipsed every record for speed and endurance for cars in its price class. Because pracâ€" tically every vital part of The Dictator is made by Studebaker, parts makers‘ profits are reduced to a miniâ€" mum. Savings are passed on to you in finer materials and precision workmanship. Compare its value at $1555 to $1685, f. 0. b. Walkerville. mt .""‘ HH Aberdonian (to friend who has just accepted a cigarette) : ‘‘*But I thocht you‘d gien up cigarettes.‘‘ ‘‘So I have: I‘m no‘ buying them ~An. 11 ‘‘Man is the only animal that ean remain on friendly terms with the victims he intends to eat until he eats *‘ There are five cash prizes offered the winners. First prize, for the oldest car, will receive $50; second prize, $25, and three honourable menâ€" tion prizes of $10 each. The contest closes midnight, April 30. The photograph and statement. in adâ€" dition to the motor and serial numâ€" bers and the date of purchase of the car are to be sent to the Veteran Conâ€" test Editor, The Studebaker ‘Wheel, Wialkerville, Ontario. ‘*The older and funnier they look, the betterâ€"Just so they are Qtude- bakers and are still runmng,” said Mr. Berini. The Studebaker tradition of quality manufacâ€" tureâ€"maintained for 76 yearsâ€"has never before been so strikingly exemplified as in these cars of superior performance and domiâ€" nant value. We invite you to inspect them at the automobile show â€"or in our showroom. £. o. b. W alkerville s l Government taxes extra h TUDEBAKER engineers have built into the great engine of the new President EKight the smoothest performance in speeds up to 80â€"milesâ€" anâ€"hour that you have ever experienced. Yet this 131â€"inch wheelbase car with its great power is so docile that a woman may drive it with ease. Though sold at a low, Oneâ€"Profit price, it concedes not one iota to any car selling up to $4,000. It will lead the fine car fieldâ€"supremely the "eight" of 1928! A Studebaker superâ€"value at $2620 to $3235, f. o. b. Walkerville. £. o. b. W alkerville Gorernment taxes extra â€"Exchange. Patient (nervously)â€"And will the operation be dangerous, Doctor ? lars. _Doaoâ€"Nonsense! You couldn‘t buy a dangerous operation for forty dolâ€" British piano manufacturers are complaining that their business has been ruined by the radio and the moâ€" tor ecar.. Only a few years ago, it was pointed out, no newlyâ€"married couple considered their household complete without at least an upright piano. Now, piano men say, they buy instead motor cars, which cost only $250 more and apparently afford them greater enjoyment. BRITISH PIANO FACTORIES _ _OBJECT TO MOTOR TRADE Thursday, March 1st, 1928 â€"Exchange.