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r sal H SUNDAY MORNING. NUVtMBtK 7, 192a THt: UCUfcN S I AiWKU-bAAMIttLK , , , I Closed Cars Rule H Supreme In U. S. JR In Winter Season I Motorists No Longer Face Cold Winter Blasts; Closed Car Are the Fad Nowadays in All Sections of the United States; Thousands Are in Use f Motorists have learned to beat win ter at his own aame and no lonirer fear his cold Maste or road-blocking storms. On the bitterest days they1 ride In ccmfort. disregarding zeroj temperature or raging blizzards. Only the most, faint-hearted store their cars away till spring the red-Mooded mo-j lorlrts uso them ds.v In and day out,; - straight through the coldest weather The Increased winter uae of auto mobiles, says the travel and transport bureau of The B. F. Goodrich Rubber company la largely due to the extend ed use of i IokciI cars coupes, sedans,; llruousLnes. and improvised dosed-tn' tope and to the almost universal ef fort to remove snow and lec from the hlghwnvs and city streets. , fl Nowadays the closed car is sweep- nig into favor, says the bureau. Oc Irifl ciipanta 01 i he cars no longer become HB s iff with i old or shher from lhC IH ;tnging blasts that rush In through flapping curtain With the closed1 i c,, ifa different 'lie motorist is as TV I rafortablc as though he were in a H Pullman railroad coach "he i)iggeii aid 10 winter driving, HH however, lies in the snow ieniov.1 nc-; H i i it ts of city, county, state and na- jH t'.onal authorities A ft v. years ago. H oad". wore practically forgotten from! IH fall till spring, but now the authon- BP ties in all wide-awake localities feel they are neglecting a most important i part of their work If thee do not keep the roads open the vear round The county and state authorities co operate In keeping the main arteries of lraei entirely free from snow Af ter each heavy storm gangs of men ,re put to work and within a da or so the road Is open again. Road reports are sent In from all part of the state and when local authorities are unable to rope with a situation assistance Is sent. Snow fences are now used ex tensively a a preventive Deep accumulations of -now and ice on city streets are now rarely seen In more progressive citlea Fleets ..f tractor-propelled snow plows and gangs of men are pressed Into service before the snow stop f l Ing and It Is ..ii ted away before It has had a chance to pack and freeze into aolld ruts Communities which have perfected systems for removing snow froi.i high ways find thai the work pays them big dividends Automobiles have be come such an Important part 111 the American work-a-day world that when Impassable roads keep them from op erating, the communities suffer a big loss In decreafed efficiency The ranks of highway snow fighters wer once confined almosi exi lusively to highway off'.clors. Today t host forces have been swelled by millions of motorists who Insist that the ways and means be provided to allow them 36o-day use of the highways and streets each year. I Motor Body Adopts t New Standards For I Automobile Trucks Wm The motor truck members of the LJb national automobile chamber of corn- HH mcrcc. in a general session held in the B chamber at New- York. October T, The recommendations of the stand- allowances, gross weight, chassis, body, and freight load, and the standards committee's recommendations on ' I speeds. 1,'ndcr the now standards, demon- Btralion charges for commercial ve- hides embodied In standards adopted in 1912. are eliminated. The remmondations of ihe standards H ards committee follow : We recommend the follow me changes In (he original standards adopted In 1911 for motor trucks b) the National Automobile Chamber of commerce: Standard Speed Rating We reconi- Miend that the present table (19J; sixndardsi be eliminated and that the following he adopted: Gross weight, chassis, body, and B clgh' load - - H"' Pneumatic '.Ire? up 'o 2800 pounds; f speed 25 miles per hour. H Soild rubber tire- up to iOOO pounds; speed SB miles per hour. Solid rubber tires up to 8009 pounds; speed 2,0 miles per hour. WM Solid rubber tires, up to 12,000 1 jljjfct pounds; speed IS miles per hour. Solid rubber tries, up to 16.000 pounds; speed 16 miles per hour H Solid rubber tires, up to 20.000 ' pounds, speed 15 miles per hour. Solid rubber tires, up to 24,000 pound, speed 16 miles per hour. Solid rubber tires, up io 26.000 H pounds; speed 15 miles per hour Solid rubber tires, up to 28,000 ' H pounds, speed 15 miles per hour H These speed ratings should be ' 9 i ' i agnized by the manufacturer aa the maximum and not exceeded undei any conditions. The manufacturer should stamp on the truck caution plate the actual maximum speed with load for which the truck is built and bejond which the tructf is not guar anteed STANDARD BODU standard body weight allowances for motor trucks We recommend that the present table 1912 standards) be eliminated and that ihe following table be adopted Bodv Weight Allowance, Load Ions Pound me-ton 1 ,200 me and one-half ton 1.200 Two ton ' . . 1,600 Two and one-half ton 1.500 Three ton 2,000 Kour ton . , 2,000 Klve ton and over 2,500 Wo recommend thai no change be made in the note which now accom panies the tablt- on tandaid body weight allowance Standard caution plate for motor trucks Committee recommends that the present form of plate should be re tained, and th the siv foot-notes should be retained with the exception of the note headed speed rating, which should e revised and read an follows: The figures given i:i the table headed 'standard speed ratings for motor trucks' should he le. ogntzed by the manufacturer as the maximum and not exceeded under any conditions). -Manufacturer should stamp on the truck caution plate the actual maxi mum speed With load foi which the truck was built and bevond which the truck Is not guaranteed." I I HpHE Oakland Sensible l A Six Sedan links the homelike comfort of the closed car with the activ ity and thrift of the open model. No other car, re gardless of size or cost, delivers transportation of a more efficient character. Powerful, roomy and reli able, it serves at exceecU ingly low7 cost. You-are invited to examine the Oakland, now, at our L salesroom, fea, I I OAKLAND SENSIBLE SIX Ofrr CmtlXS, Rcaiiut JW. ftur Dor Stda-. $.'05. duff MM F O. B. Poiiix. jjifti(jn Jivumat jrr ffirt Wktel Eii?mtu, iii liUKKOWS AUTO CO. Lt- 432 Twenty-fifth Street Phone 387 ' SEEK UNIFORM LiS AGAINST lUTOJHEFTS1 A. C. C. Drafts Act to Control Used Car Exchange As a solution lo the problem oil . hecking the " number of automo Mle thefts throughout the- i ounto tne National Automobile Chamber of com merce has decided on Ihe encourage ment of uniform state laws to control the exchange of used cars Tins decision is the result of an x hauative stud) .-r the subject by tn chamber. Th investigation roiiowao the rea.llia.tlOn that stein step WOUW hav to be taken soon to curb the ever Inoreaelng number of thefts due to tne laxilv of the present laws. To help state legislature In 'his ef fort th chamber has drawn up model .jnti-thefi law- Which Will be presented to ail Btati assembles at the r lijl sessions. The law-, as drafted. 1 intended especially to regulate the purchase and sale of used motor V ! hides and p'art If prov ides for the licensing of the business of deuhng in second-hand ehi--les. and prohibits the removal, mutilation or altering o. makers' numbers. A state motor vehicle commissioner pro- Hied by this law. is to have charge of all records of sales and exchange of used cars, of all thefts and reco eries and of all cars held In storage !or for repair. I Affidavit describing the automobile to be transferred from one person to another must t.e filled out by both par ona in ihe transBction and with th 'detniU of the transfer, must be filed 'with the Blate motor vehicle commis- sioner In iseof theft of a ar the motor hide commissioner of every state is tr, be notified and given description I of the stolen car by the commissioner 0.' the slate in which the theft oc curred, un the recovery of a stolen car. jail commissioners are to be notified Under the same law every garage or repair shop mu' keep a descriptive record of every -ai left for storage or repair and must report to the police i if they find an identification mark or number mutilated or changed. oo DEPENDABILITY :0EUSiI i New York to Yellowstone Was Made Without Touching Wrench The dApenrtabllity of the present- j da automobile la brought home dur ing Ihe summer and fall touring sea-, tsons to thousands of motor car owners j in trips that carry them In comfort and sofety between points far distant.! While st few years ago the transcon-j tlnental tourist was looked upon as! a person of daring and his car was j I regarded as a thin,g of curiosity, today' !a motor tour from New York to San' i Francisco or from Minneapolis to Palm) ; Beach is an outing that comes under; I the category of recreation. OME TO aTELIOWSTONl I Tbus when H. J. Stevens, accom-i pa n led by Airs Stevens. Mr. and Mrs 'Arthur Dunham and Miss Gertrud Waltermler, pulled up in front of the ; administration building of the Nash i ' Motor companv In Kenosha one day I utai we.H. the spt edometet of their '.Nash S. showed six thousand miles of tr;iv.-i ainoe July 1. when Uy- party! ! left home i" New YrK "And." said Mrs Stevens, "we have found the riding dav after day sol 'comfortable thai in spite of the many! ! miles of travel we arc not In the least ! fatigued." IBSOL1 TELA in ii N DABLE. Mi Stevens, who Is a railroud man, poiiitt that. the big lesson learned on their long trip, which thus far has taken them from New York to Yellow-, none park, with many detours en-i route was the absolute dependability' of the well built present-day auto- mobile "From the hour we started our mo-j toi nevei missed a stroke." he said. : In fart we have had no trouble of any kind whatsoever It has never; been necessary to touch a wrcn h to i the eat. The ildlng comfort of thci Nash Is remarkable"' and I say this, having In mind certain roads the least said about which, the better." Leaving New York, the Stevens par- ty passed through r'leveland. Toledo Chicago1, Omaha. Denver and then northwest to Yellowstone park The returned through Montana, North Da kota. Minnesota and Wisconsin. From. Kenosha they planned to return east bj way of ''hl Wesl Virginia and , 'ashrigton oo OVERCHARGE MANY TIMES RUINS ALL STORAGE CELLS The overcharged .-forage battery 'overheats, a condition which Is any thing but good for It The active ma terial In the plates loosens and falls to the bottom of the cells, causing the ; battery to operate at reduced effi ciency. . Although practically every Car'a electrical system is fitted with lan automatic cutout to prevent such vei heating nevertheless it is often the case that this device does not stand guard over the battery as u ( should The safe way Is to burn the lights, at least part of the time, when on a long drive This helps to take the load off the battery and to prevent overheating in view of this, perhaps when we see n motorist going along in the daytime, with his lights burning we can consider that he Is a wise diner Instead of a careless Individual who has forgotten to turn off the Il lumination of the nlgh. before Thirlv-one automobiles manufactur-j ed In the United States have so far been accepted for display at the world's premier automobile exposition In London from November E to 18. The ! French automobile Indusm ha dacid :d not to hold a Paris exhibition this year, which resulted in the London aUto show to be conducted by the Soci ety of Motor Manufacturers and Traders. DOWN STEEP TTILl.S lii going down steep hills winch are usually long, the engine should be used as a brake. The throttle can be kept closed to sae gasoline. If greater braking effort is desired, open the switch to tiop the ignition The number of automobiles stolen each vear in the Frilled States is calcu I lated to be greater than the combined ' output of five big m uring paint. American Automobiles Becoming Vital Means I of Business Methods I Foreign Demand for American Cars During the Early Part I of the Present Year Was Nine Times Greater Than the Same Period of 1919, Acording to Records Compiled in Ertl There Is a constantly Increasing I world s area where American auto mobiles are becoming vital means of, transportation for hoth passenger and! commercial products That this area Is continually extending in all direc tions Is evidenced b the foreign or; American cars which during the f ileal j ear 1920 nine tune, urea'.er than! the total value of such exports before! the- war. The future market for '-ar abroad will continue to be excellent if gaugjdi hv the growing world wide demand for more and be'ter roads The ef fort! of innumerable individuals, clubs 'and associations are reflected In in creased appropriation by gove. i jments for road building In nearly every I country. ! In a bulletin reviewing the automo i bile situation throughout the world. I the Guaranty Trust company refers ;to the utter lack of a single factor to ! discourage the American automobile exporter who ;n w iling to work stead ily, patiently and intelligently for the I long pull And i Is with such ex porters, whose vision shows them the 1 developed markets of a decade or two ! decades hence rather than the mere ' proflt-and'los of ih'.s year or ne.vt. and who are open-mmdedly and great- heartedly creating permanent mar Ikete founded upon quality, fair play, ' nood will and service, that our fu 1 ture greatness rfsts. The present is a time of restriction-, annoyances and ! handicaps without end -hut they need I discourage nono bul the casual ex porters whose Interest in foreign trade I is measured solely b the state of his 1 domestic market. Conditions I Europe.-i i equipment 3rd policies ,ir undergoing radical '.hange and ll " '.he pari -.f wisdom to be fully informed An era of in tensive competition is at hand, and we should recoynize 3nd prepari foi It. v r it ti impossible o Ignore th- im- mensf advantage- with vvhich nature -and circumstances have endowed us. ' Kuropear motor builders have dou bled, tripled multiplied their plants I and equipment ten times In four .ears their comTned capacity l still ithe mTest fraction of our own The;, have made a bexinrwng "n quantity ! production hu' It la or.lv a begln Inlng, and development such as ours, 'does not come In a vear or In two I years Thej luce felt the world call for cheap. Mght machin' but w will be a lone Ime before, we can be seri ously challenged in this respect. Peace' came so suddenlj 'hat in moet cases I post-war models were not even in 1 process Many of those o-i which in--, formation has come to hand. show, the effort at lower prici bul Euro pean Mill think in terms of .ar for ! the classes rattier than for the masses. 'I he. war years have brought us 'added prestige, unparalleled national proaperlt) and valuable export ex jperience. Sdoet of the world need? our automotive apparatus and onl" here and there has it been barred Difficulties of shipping and interna tional finance are only the temporary handicaps of reconstruction. The American motor vehicle manufacture) fa . - a gieat opportunity and a great I responsibility i Increasing Exports Urged By Auto Men 'Constantly increasing exports of a country, with resultant increased pur chasing powei of Us inhabitants, is an object to be worked for by any go -letnmeni. and the attainmeni of it is I facilitated by the constant Improve ment and extension of mean' of trans portation" said Alfred Kecs general manager of the National Autom oblle ! Chamber of Commerce In an address i before the American Manufacturers ! Export association In New York re- "entIn deciding on the kind of trans portation most suitable for a ParUCUl , lar country, the governmental ageno !ln charge of such matters Will constd lei as foremost the fat tors of Initial I cost, advantages of stem and up- I Tbe initial construction cost of anv Kind of transportation system Ig un doubtedly, (rom he vlewpolnV of a i government in S Partly Pd oountry. the facto, Ot greatest ImPort- Lnee. it is eapecialia so In 'rrl1. 'where Inland waterways are either missing or unnavigable. and resort I must be taken to railway or motoi ! vehicle transport. MI ST I'll" IDI If the construction of a lallway contemplated it will be necessarv to provide for cost of rails, as few tor Sign countries outside of burope have foundries and rolling mills Irom which to obtain equipment of that kind, ftpe-.-iallv trained men will also he needed to supervise work of laying tne tracks A certain number of native orre win be employed at tasks mv oh mg manual worlfc The expense of j WCh An I undertaking Is well "t,LS i traffic is to move over a distance long er than seveniy-ir.t nines- Most foreign countries, however, are primarily concerned at the Preeertt lage In developing traffic facilities In the immedlute environs of principal Oltlei and providing means of trans port fori both passengers and products from points seventy five miles AWAy front railroad trunk lines or shipping terminals . "It is In these spheres that the great est u will he made of motor vehicles Not only will the cost Of transport by their us within such ares be less than that bv rail, but It will also be possible In the construction of roads, to use almost exclusively native lauor and local matet lals 'COAl, because of Its bulklness and the consequent high freight ite thereon. Is becoming an expensive fuel for locomotives In countries having no local supplv Gasoline however, be cause ot Its compactness, can be im ported at a comparatively low cost. M AL1M- t.OOD I U.EL "Then, too,' means are being found to use Instead of gasoline such a fuel las natallte." which is a distillate ob tained in the manufacture of sugar and which In certain sections of Africa lit selling at one-half the price of gas lollne The farmer in the L nlted btates has been brought close to the cities because of the use of motor vehicle 1 He iMS bt-oi enabled to reduce .on?id CHURCH ON WHEELS MAKES DECIDED HIT The first church on wheels was In augurated by the minister of a Metho-i dist church In Kansas City, Mo. The venture was so successful in that It trebled church attendance that It re-1 suited in a series of motor car sermons in different parts of the city. During the summer months so man members of the congregation became delinquent and the number of motor cars passing the door of the church increased In such Urge numbers that the minister decided that he could not wait for the people to come to church. but would take the church to thorn Surrounded by a score of cars, he propounded his theme, "Spiritual Gas.'. He drew a line between the power of the mechanical motor and the church. Every church must have four speeds ahead, but no reverse, and In the past the membership had been i runnlng In low gear, he said Motor Life oo i A new instrument for the dashioaid Is the alU-meter, especially useful In mountainous territory' it shows In fei the approximate altitude of the auto mobile above sea level. Its action de pends on the relation between ultilude and air prexsuro and for this reason Is also a good weather barmeter MAKES CHANGING EASIER Tire changing will come much easier with the use f graphite and shellac rubbed over the rim. If time allows remove all iust patches with a file or sandpaper ('hanging tjres in such eveata wiu it ai . loUlat. erably the time required in the itaus- i port of his products. Greater produc ts itv has been the result In most foreign countries the same tendency, la developing The automobile industry believe that reciprocity with other countries will make for mutual prosperl 1' welcomes the motor cars of foreign countries just as It endeavors to sell. American products in those countries "By unanimous vote our makers have petitioned congress to reduce th, duts on all motor cars to 33 1-3 per cent so that England. France. Italv and other foreign countries may sell their cars here as we are selling tn their markets "While we hope to bring people of other countries to reallie the advan tages of our standards In motor car construction, we are glad to cfner 10 their present requirements for right hand drive, metric size, clincher tires, special color, bodv Jobs and service fa cilities to supply repair parts prompt-, ly. This latter requirement will ho better met as more central service sta tions or established "The automobile industry is keen that foreign buvers should use care In the purchase of cars coming from this country. There seems little reason for changfiig the name of an American car that is to be sold for" export. If well reputed here, it is afforded the bent possible means for sales abroad.' Foreign buyers should investigate firms offering motor cars for sale and to fare best should buy cars and trucks of estblished standing only " ' Paulsen- I Glasmann I Repair Shop I M 2254 Washington Avenue j Phone 776 More Work Per Hour Less Hours Per Jofb j If you v cannot locate that trouble, bring it to us. We guarantee our work and we stand behind our guarantee. j il sBsMaaeaiBMBaaiHaiBalWBa TIRES AID IN MM IRK: Tires on Trucks Played Big Part in Winning World War The two would hardly be suspected; of association, especially since tractors are supposed to requite nothing but; steel tires belted with steel cleat and spikes. Why use rubber tires In plow Ing and cultivating? But tire engineers are versatile, as thev must necessarllv be In an Indus-, try "constants offering an abundance of" complex problems tor solution Nnt ; that tire companies are attempting to fit tires to all new Inventions merclv 'or the sake of selling tires, but they . , onstantly taking advantage of op-, portunltiee to equip with tires all dev ices that offer a grater field of serv ice to the consumer when so equipped I Just a tire experts expedited mili tary movements tn France by fitting rubber tires to artillery wheels so tire engineers have now adapted pneu 1 matte tires to r ordson tractors and by so doing have greatlv broadened Ult field tn which thev may work. .Tractors of this type are now Cittetl with Goodyear pneumatu tlree, 2y4ft in front and U'xS in the rear, and io quipped, are performing excellent service in operations heretofore coo Idered outside the pale. l-'or instances. Goodyear tired trac tors are now being applied to the foi lowing kinds of service H l. In saw mills to haul lumber dol he, dump wagons and picking up odd jobs requiring a tow or draw bar pull. Switching railroad cars at docks iandmovlng heavy pieces on skids or I 3. General hauling using regular H trailers. i 4. In logging camps aiding loaded truckfe to reach the main roads. In thin diversified serVICe the pru , malic tires help mightily in obtaining traction and permit greater mobiht of the tractor. Not only can it be handled to better advantage In dlffl cult positions but It can travel faster !ln pulling a load. H oo Bsl Colorado now has road regulations for the country as well as the ctty. The 'maximum speed permitted on rural 'roads is 35 miles an hour. Farmers JH ! wagons after nightfall must have tail 'lights. No vehicles can have a bed I width of more than nine feet, nor can 'any he sn loaded that the driver can jnct see the roid In the rear. Tractors and other vehicles with lugs on the JM 'wheels, are not allowed on the high i ways at anytime. I l1 rem jrtl8Hftfe li l l Li jiFL jTRCSan'AAf iJvXJrVJriwkHxito H Why Hudson Stands First I Among All Fine Cars I It needs no admission from abiding contentment in their I ludson that there are great cars, year after year, that they cars, other than the Super-Six. are not even curious to investi holding and deserving the con gate another car hdence of owners. These circumstances point un Fine materials, careful super- mistakably to Hudson's posses vision and accurate workman sion of a monopoly that men ship are no monopoly with Hud hold vital. That is the Super-Six son And wherever practiced motor. No other maker can use the sure reward is a loyal foi- it. Hudson invented and con lowing with faith in that car trols it. Yet how account for the dif- When we consider that the ferential which is so overwhelm- Super-Six motor accounts for ail ingly evident in the preference Hudson's unmatched records for for Hudson 'J endurance, speed and accelei - We know that ever since the ation. as well as for the freedom Super-Six was brought(out, near from service troubles which i- ly five vears ago, it has outsold ?o distinctive a feature of Hud all other fine cars. son ownership, is it surprising We know that Hudson own- that it has proved too great an ers who ever change to owner advantage for any other car to ship of another make are few overcome, in winning this great We know' that thousands oJ following among fine cars, and Hudson owners have found such holding their unwavering faith 7 Pas?enRcr Thacton .... S240O 4 Passenger Coupe ..... IS37F I 4 Passenger Phaeton ... $2400 7-Passenger Sedan .... IMOfl Cabriolet $3000 Touring Limousine J36.5 Limousin $4000 PriQeA F. 0 B Detroit OGDEN MOTOR CAR CO. I I 2345-55 Hudson Avenue I Offden, Utah 1 I