Show AUTOMOBILE ECONOMY RECORDS SHATTERED Franklin Runs Miles on One Gallon of Gasoline for Whole Trip All automobile economy econom records were shattered by S. S G. G of New York when hen ho he drove a Franklin Frankiln car miles on one gallon of oC gasoline Friday Fri day Juno 20 20 on Long Lons- Island The test was made matle under the auspices of oC the Automobile Club of America It was waB made Just to show hoT what Is possible In tho the Wa way of mileage of an automobile on a given quantity of fuel tuel I Tho The result was the tho most remarkable record ever made by an automobile far ar exceeding anything yet accomplished accomplished pUshed In tho ho way of economy opera opera- tion The car covered miles before be- be fore tore It finally came to a stop practically practical practical- ly doubling tho the former Cormer worlds world's record of 61 miles mUes also made mado by br a a. Franklin Tho The car was driven by Its owner S. S G. G Averell who ho was accompanied by Herbert E. E Chase laboratory chief chlo of the Automobile Club of America under whose direct supervision tho the test was made The Tho car was a four cylinder Franklin of 18 IS horse power With Its two passengers the car weighed 1355 pounds or a little less than a 0 ton The rhe result therefore showed efficiency of ot 86 ton miles a gallon baIlon which has never been approached approached ap ap- ap- ap even b by a a. motor truck under under under un un- un- un der the most favorable circumstances Tho The gasoline W. W was 8 furnished b by the Automobile Club of ot America Starting on Queens boulevard Long LonS' Island after aCter the gasoline tank had been emptied and the official gallon put In In the run led through Jamaica Mineola and to the Merrick Road at Massapequa The same route was as then followed back No one on the therun therun therun run believed that sixty miles would be he exceeded but this mileage brought the car nearly back to the Harting point and It showed no signs of or stopping On OnIt OnIt Onit It went toward towar Flushing back and down to the Island for tor several IT miles II es back to the Bridge and then still further on the Flushing route returning toward tho the starting point and climbing the hill on the tho boulevard before finally coming to a a. ahalt ahalt halt with the speedometer reading miles It had taken more mOle than five tJ hours and a half halt to use up a single gallon of oC fuel at an nn average 1 speed of oC 16 miles an hour air Uro Averell did as much coasting as the nature ot of the country would permit permit permit per per- mit but the up grades made up for Cor cir the down Some traffic stops slops and rough rous-h road surfaces added to the difficulties of at the tho test especially toward the end The car stopped within feet of or whore it started out |