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Show SENATOR SMDOf BOUGHT STUBJKFJ Breaking all previous speed records between Oakland and San Jose, Cal.. a Studebaker "Six" loaded with an extra "Election Edition" of the Oakland Tribune, covered the 45 miles between the two cities in -12 minutes an av-eraeo av-eraeo snr-prl nf fio miioG on u.. tu. ' r . v vm uius au auui . j. utr car was driven by C. F. Orra, of the Weaver-Abies & Wells company, Studebaker distributors, and the remarkable re-markable performance was the talk of the town the day after election. The car used was a regular seven-passen-ger touring model, taken from stock It is learned from factory officials jand local dealers that, so far, the list of prominent buyers of series 18. Studebaker cars, includes members of the presidents cabinet, governors of seven states, United States senators, state senators. United States congressmen, con-gressmen, mayors of large cities, noted Jurists, bank presidents and directors, di-rectors, great manufacturers, presidents presi-dents and directors of great corporations, corpora-tions, nationally known clergymen, famous authors, champion athletes' famous bic league baseball players' favorite stars of the stage and screen' The Cleveland, Ohio, dealer report-ed report-ed the sale of a Series 18 Studebaker "Six" to Frank Rockefeller, brother of the oil king. Secretary of the Navy |