Show I Ij j NEW RUBBER BOOT ANCIENT FOOTWEAR American inventive genius has again surprised the world And nd Salt Lako Lake Is la tho the first city of ot the United States to profit by the tho newest new st vulcanizing achievement known to science The latest contribution to win the tho war is a 0 device devico for vulcanizing worn out rubber boots boot J and shoes I I Lorenzo Smith manager of ot the Western Rubber Sales corporations corporation's local distribution agency for tho the I Gates Half Halt Sole automobile tire Sire discovered the Inventor whose whoso name Is withheld by the censor Tho company has purchased one of ot the new nett vulcanizing machines from the inventor and will in a n short time tImo be equipped to repair old rubber boots that have been hitherto discarded as of ot no further use The machine puts on a 0 new sole or heel that Is said to be bo as good goodas as new Tho The Inventor has sent the canizer to Franco for the tho use uso of ot the allied armies and as ns soon as It has had a 0 chance to demonstrate Its worth b by actual experience in the battlo battle zone It Is expected it will bo be formally accepted by tho the United States government I I I le the rubber boot has hn not been In use Ion long enough to elicit a n. report on Its Us merits from tho the government sa says s Mr Smith there Is no doubt of ot its effectiveness in m my mind I havo a n. sample of ot the tho work woric done by by the and so certain certain tain am I that it Is 13 a. a complete success success success suc suc- cess that I havo have ordered one of ot tho machines The Tho Gates Half Halt Solo tiro tire business has has per cent In tho the past year and antI we wo are arc so crowded with orders that we wo are contemplating re removal removal re- re moval to larger quarters While Whilo we wo carry a n complete line lino of ot tires and are aro ready reidy to s sell a n. motorist any kind of ot a new tire he asks for we wo find few old tires that cannot be mado to give man many thousands of ot miles of ot service with half halt soling This costs less than half halt tho price of ot a n. now new tiro tire and gives an additional mileage o of ot miles Somo Some of ot our half haIr soled tires have havo been driven as high as miles mUes but of ot course these are arc exceptional cases or miles for tor a Gates Half Halt Sole however Is tho the rule rather than the exception Wo Yo guarantee miles tho the same as ns tho the mileage ge guarantee e of ot th standard tiro companies for tor new tires Ures When a motorist comes to our J place to buy a tiro wo wo In inspect the tho condition of ot his old tires carefully ret and In most cases are arc ablo able to recommend recommend recommend mend a n half halt solo But Dut where a n. tire tiro is so deteriorated as to make tho the half halt soling process of ot little value nIue we wo adI advise ad- ad I vise purchasing a 0 new tire I We Ye have o found where new tires Ures are required that the tho Racine Country Road tread tiro Uro gives universal satis- satis faction It Is medium priced and yet et so sturdily built that It Is a as lon long lived as tho the highest priced tires Ures on the market The Racine Is hand wrapped and anil cured b by a n special steam process that gives tho rubber unusual 11 life Co and resiliency and prevents chipping when In uso use on on rough roads Tho The tire has hM hasa a n. carcass composed of ot seven soyen plies of ot the best sea Island cotton fabric and two breaker strips of ot the tho tIn finest st rubber rubber rub rub- ber made Tho tiro tire wears so evenly that wo we have havo only had two como come back to us since we have havo been In business so worn that the they could not bo be half halt soled to give ive another mother miles of ot service In- In this In-this this respect tho the Racine tiro Ure outranks every ery other 10 to 15 per er cent in the number that earl carl bo be half halt soled 13 1 East Broadway Is tho the number of ot the tho Western Rubber Sales branch agency ency |