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USE of the motion picturo fihn for educational purposes is bcing
made again in the automobile field, this time in connection with
road building. It will be recalled that some time ago a film called
"Careless America," designed to teach a lesson to all users of the high- (
way, whether pedestrian or driver, was shown throughout the country.
This film was produced by Universal, the funds being supplied by Ha*rvey
S. Firestone. Now Universal is releasing a good roads film through the
courtesy of Windsor T. White.
"The people of America must be awakened to their negligence in the ;
matter of good roads," Mr. White says. "Improvement of our national :
highways cannot be undertaken through slipshod methods. There must
be a general public demand for them. Only the people themselvcs
through a consistent demand can arouse the great interest necessary." j
The film will undoubtedly go into methods of road making and will show
"before and after" pictures, as well as giving information about lowered
haulage costs, with more rapid transport, under improved highway con?
ditiona. The film will tell a full story of what good roads mean to the
country.
Looks for Removal of Trade Ban
'T'HAT trade restrictions against American made automobiles in both
France and Kngland will be relaxed soon is the opinion of H. M.
Robins, foreign sales manager for Dodge Brothers, who has just returned
from a trip abroad. He explains the situation thus:
"The most progressive English dealers had long handled American- ;
made cars before the war. They sold well, and naturally these dealers j
are working hard to have the restrictions removed. So is the American !
Chamber of Comnurce in London. Then there is the old free trade sen- i
timent in England, which has always looked with disfavor upon trade j
restrictions of any kind. Moreover, the slow readjustment of factories
to a peace basis, togethcr with the instability of the labor market just !
now, prevents manufacturers from carrying out any large programme of
manufacture. Yet the public is clamoring for low priced motor cars.
"Perhaps the gi-eatest influence of all is a fear of reprisals. It is
felt that the United States could seriously embarrass England by. placing
an embargo on certain raw materials.
"These influences are not all working for us in France. But others
are. The Freneh people have had a first hand opportunity to see the
low-priced American motor cars at their best during the war, and now
they are demanding an opportunity to buy them. It seems to me this
pressure is bound to Lave results."
How'Doth the Busy Legislator
HPHE full list of proposed legislation at Albany that would affect the
conduct and wellbeing of New York State motorists would make
a good many moments' reading, but in brief there have been measures
that would compcl the motorist to carry
Indemnity bonds,
Compensation insurance,
Liability insurance,
Illuminated rear license plates,
License with examination,
Heavily inereased fees
and a few other things. There has been a measure to prevent automo?
bile clubs putting up road signs along thc highways, but that, it is under
stood, is dead.
Taken all in all, a great many dollars of the taxpayers' money have
gone into printing a lot of trashy so-called automobile bills. The legis
lators have better and more important business, if they would but attend
to it.
Cancellation Is Vexation
W/TIEN a man has waited a long time to get delivery of an automobile
and the dealer reports he can't get a car for him the customer is
likely to cancel his order and ask for his deposit back. Which he almost
invariably does get back. But some motorists do not stop at this. I
recall the case of a customer of a firm along Broadwav. who waited until
April of a by-gone year to get delivery of a sedan which he had ordered
in January at the automobile show.
He put up $500 when he placed his order. In the interval the price
of the car advanced. When he found that the local dealer couldn't give
him a car he swore that the dealer was trying to get him tb cancel his
order so as to sell his car at a higher price to some one further down on
the waiting list, which wasn't the truth at all, as I happen to know.
And when, at length, he decided to cancel his order and buy some
thing else, he thought it only fair?or said so, anyway?that the dealer
should pay him interest on the $500 for the time that it had been up as a
deposit. The dealer mildly remarked that even an incompleted sale can?
not be made without some expense and ofFered to match his loss against
the other's interest. The customer wouldn't do this, but withdrew from
the transaction doubly convinced he had been wronged; first, because he
didn't get his car, and, second, because all he got back was $500 with?
out interest.
Incidentally, the man who in the present extreme shortage of cars
does cancel his order can be reasonably certain of one thing. He will
find it a tough job to get immediate delivery of almost any sort of auto?
mobile to-day along the New York "Row." Business is so good it's bad
right now. By which I mean to say that nearly any dealer could de
liver for more than he has much chance of getting and must turn away
business every day.
(Jianged Tire Sizes
Alter Speedometer Record
On the Cadillac is a small brass
plate on the right front wheel spindle
which receives the speedometer shaft.
This plate indicates the size tire for:
which the speedometer gears are de
signed in order to assure accurate
reading.
The tag is there in order to guide
AVTOS?TIKKS?BODIIOS?TIBKS
Rrllabillty
Savinc
Iloneat
Merclmndlae
?
'A JANDORF TIRE SALE'
lltana a Lot. The Merchandiae orrored.
Constatlng or Well Know:. Makes,
In KieHh and Clean Condition.
Fireslone Cords^;^':^ Our Pric? $26.88
Hardman 1s?s ^V^-.V1*1 Our Price S29
F.skTire8';;.!y.,;-:i:;;l,^;!,':SaYe35'v;
1 11 Hudaon, four Poaaenger Kport Model.
nfcGrawa Tho for Prlc* of One.
Hirilmiin Hr?t Oimlitv 40?? Dlaeount.
Ford Sizes, $11 to $17.50
En Kinka, Plrealonea, Bucyrua, Mever,
XMamonda.
Discounts of 30% to 50%
(1 Geodrleh, Dl&mond, Flreatone, Republic,
AJax. Siabrlnga, Marathon and twenty
t.thcr inak. ?
TI1II.S, FROM 91.50 I r.
SELECT I'SED AUTOMOBILES
Damonatrstlona <;u?n; I.'a-v i'ayments
Arranxe.l: A utomobllaa TfSded,
1*11 Oakland Slx Tourlng; 19l? Cadiilae
low r.i ii.r
JU* D'-dKO Sedan. ni7 Marmon Chumtny
l'..a"ln'.-r
3?1B Hudaon. fvjr Paaaanser Spiri Model
j?i* Oldamoblln Klsht CyTlnder Tourlnr
]!?17 Hudaon Tourlng; 1917 Wlllya 1 V.
Tourfng
J1)!? Hudaon Four ra?*?ri|t<T Bport Model
3SJ8 Cadlllsc Coupalet; t?18 National U
mousine < N? ??? p'.' t.
li!? OldamobIM Klght Tourlns: I5ii Cadll
',?.? Tourlns
MANY OTHBH MAKES .'. MOOEU)
?I.IHM. Oil IIU.IU.UI A THCCKfl
S'/? Too <iia?e fullon, ford; Ovarland
I? iiv. ru-h, lat. Model. Othei - ...?? Oflera
AITO BODY BJSADQVAETKBJI
Al .Make,. N*W 'ir t'i.e.1, ",; V?lu?
I'aetiajrd, f'i< r.., Hudaon, Bulck. Cadll
la a?'l K'.r.y Moft Msl(< , in all Tytiea
Compii U Fob
Jamlorf Automohilc 0>.,
Eatabllahad u??
a UTO * '/ IJtK bBPANTMBNTfl
1763 Bresdway, ncar 57th St.
tUnty l?e|,l. "Mlne SfgBW," :t 17 \\ MMI, ?t.
7>t* tibvt.t: urt </ur only aUdre v,t g,
the owner in case he should care toj
change the size of the tires on the j
front wheels. Few people, perhaps,
take into consideration that an inch i
more or less in the size of a tire will I
cuuse a variation in the speed and]
mileage registered by tha speedometer.!
Few people realize that a 35-inch cord I
tire and a 35-inch fabric tire have not j
the same actual diarneter. If this tag
should read "35-inch cord tire" it
moans that when the tire equipment
on the front wheels is renewed it
should again be 35-inch cord tires.
If, however, the owner wishes to use
a 35-inch fabric tire the gears in the
speedometer should be changed, or the
dial on the dash will show figures
which are not true.
Bartlctt Here for
Wire Wheel Corporation
II. W. Bartlett, for five years secre?
tary of the Splitdorf Electrical Com?
pany, has been put in charge of the
Kastern district terrltory for the Wire
Wheel Corporation of America. Ile
has quartcrs at 835 Eleventh Avenue,
from which he diretsts scrvice and cx
port in addition to sales. In the war
period Bartlett had considerable ex
perience with Splitdorf's war activi?
ties and handled a large volume of
txport trade.
-%-?
Resta May Drive a Sunhcam
Christiacns and Chassagne, who
actcd^ as factory representatives for
the Sunbeam company on the Conti
nent during the war, were carded to
pilot Sunbeam racers at Indianapolis
on May 31. Since the death of Chris?
tiacns in a traffic accident while testing
his car it has been rumorod that Dario
Resta, 1918 winner of the 300-milo race
at Indianapolis, may succeed Chris?
tiacns. Chusagnc will sail shortly for
America.
AUTOMOBILE
INSURANCE
Prices Reduced
B??t Stock Companiea
Tel. Farragut 2820 for Ratea
Anthony Lo Forte
1133Broadway, N. Y.
See Telephone Red Book
"Inaurance"
L. W. Mulford, president of thc L.
W. Mylford Company, Inc, Broadway
at Sixty-first Street, who has recently
been appointed distributer for the
Grant Six cars, says he has been sur
prised at the many letters of recom
mendation he has reccived from Grant.
Six owners, with words of praise rela
War Lessons
Should Be Heeded
All Owners
Bv
Needless Repair Jobs Ought
Not To Be Permitted to
Hamper Service Station
Men, Says Tisdale
By Glenn A. Tisdale
President Franklin Motor Car Com?
pany of New York
As war gardening taught many citi
zens the joy of "getting back to the
soil," so war necessity taught automo?
bile owners the delights of being a
"handy man about the car." Just as ,
spading, hoeing, and weeding no longer *
aro terrors to thousands, so oiling and
"taking up" loose nuts ought to be an j
unquestioned part of the car owncr's
spare-hour work.
The car owner can shift at least a
part of an ever-incrcasing burden from '
the harassed automobile repairman to
himself. If the owner can bring him- j
self to a realization of the useless;
waste of labor on non-essential repairs,
he will have cleared the floor of the
service station for unavoidable jobs.
These are the essential jobs and the
repairman unquestionably owes his
time to these lirst.
The day has passed when the owner
can rightfully allow himself to use a
mechanic all the way from a half day
to sixteen hours in order to satisfy a
repair v.-him. A car on the road is do
ing work, but a car in the repair shop
is throwing the transportation of from
one to five people on an overburdened
transportation system. Unavoidable re?
pairs can be hastened by the climina
tion of non-essential jobs.
In reality the modern car is usually
simple from thc maintenance point of
view. If the owner will but read the
instruction book which he receivcd
with the car, or can secure gratis from
the manufacturer, he can become thor
oughly acquainted with his friend the
motor. Much unsuspectcd romancewill
be uncovered, and romance is always
pleasant and satisfying. Gardening was
a patriotic obligation, and with those
who carried the obligation it quickly
became romance. Personal car mainte?
nance need be no less fascinating.
The War Economics Board made ur
gent request to reduce repair service
wherever possible. This was reasona
ble, because tirst-class mcchanics re
sponded freely to the call of govern?
ment needs in airplane and Alliod in
dustries, where their services were of
direct benetit to the country' at war.
The owner has nothing to fear, be?
cause the "home auto maintenance"
problem is characterized by simplicity,
As the great fundamental in gardening
is to keep the ground cultivated, so in
auto maintenance the great essential
is to keep the parts lubricated. Sya
tematic attention to this will go a
long way -more than a season or two
probably?- toward avoiding petty and
non-essential jobs.
The tool kit will, upon closer ac
quaintance, reveal unexplored recesses.
The purchase of additional simple and
inexpensive equipment will tire the
same enthusiasm experienced in the
acquisition of garden tools. The re?
pairman will gladly give advice on such
purchases. He, more than the owner,
realizes what "home garage" repairs
mean to him in the elimination of small
jobs that really seriously impair his
broader usefulness these days.
Truck Business
Benefited by Shows
The interest shown by visltors at
the Brooklyn Motor Truck Show last
week indicated not only thc intense
interest being taken in the motor truck
delivery problem since the signing of
the armistice, but it also proved that
prospective purchasers are studying
the motor truck market very carefully.
This is the opinion of James J. Hunt,
general manager of the Reo Motor
Car Company of New York, Inc.
"Ray Stehley, our Urooklyn repre
sentative, and his staff tell me that
many of the visitors who were inter?
ested in the Reo at the Brooklyn show
j had seen thc line two months ago at
the New York show," says Mr. Hunt.
j "The averagc user of a commercial
I vehicle does not pass snap judgment
! on a truck and does not purchase it
i as if he were buying a cigar. He finds
1 it worth his while to spend a little
| time investigating the various makes
; before he fmally places his order. A
| numbcr of truck salesmen have found
this out to the.ir sorrow after having
, made cxtravugant claims for their
products. They have found that their
prospects in muking careful inquiry
have learned the real facts.
"Our organization is violently op
posed to exaggerating the ability of
! its trucks, either as rcgurds mileage
I per gallon of gasolene or load carrying
| capacity. If a man requires a three
j ton truck for the work he has in hand
I we do not try to sell him a one-ton
chassis, just because the Keo appeals
; to him and because he has the ready
cash. At both the New York and
Brooklyn commercial car shows we
did excellent business nnd these proved
an excellent tonic for thc industry gen
; erally."
New York to Buffalo
I The main travelled routo between
New York nnd Buffalo, running via the
Albany I'ost Road, L'tica nnd Syrncuse,
is now in excellent condition practlc
nlly ull the way, ns the snow which fell
recently in that region has almost en?
tirely melted. The other routo via
Binghamton and Klmira ja also hard
, surfaced throughout und makes u
I very attractive altcrnate.
tive to the service they have had from I
their cars. Nearly all claim to aver- |
age more than twenty milcs to a gallon
of gasolene, nine hundred miles to a
gallon of oil and scven thousand miles i
to a set of tires, and many nre from
owners in the farming districts where I
boulevards are far apart. I
Hudson Service Station
To Open Next Tuesday
Work of Transforming City's
Largest Repair Building for
Passenger Cars Soon Done
The work of transforming the huge
Hudaon garage at 315 West Sixty
eighth Street into an up-to-date service
station for Hudson super-six and Es
sex car owners moved rapidly forward
last week and Harry S. Houpt, presi?
dent of the Hudson Motor Car Com?
pany, says that alterations will be com
pleted in time to take formal posses
sion of the new building on Tuesday.
The new service station, which is the
largest in the city devoted exclusively
to the care and repair of passenger
cars, will mean much to the army of
10,000 Hudson and Essex owners in this
territory.
The size of the new service station,
a four-storied, fireproof structure, 200
by 276 feet, with its various floors con
nected by ramps, removing the annoy
anco of slow moving elevators, will also
contribute in a large measure to the
elimination of delays of handling
caused by the restrieted quarters of
the old service station. Not only this,
but the fact that the building is flooded
by unrestrieted light on all four sides
will also contribute to rapid and accu
rate work on the part of the mechanical
force.
The additional space in the new
building also permits the storage of a
; far larger number of parts, as there
i will be carried 5200,000 worth of spare
I parts for Hudson and Essex cars. This
obviates sending to the factary for
j some emnll parts, which means ordi
, narily annoying delays for customers.
-.
Considerable Mileage
Is Record of These Tires
i The advent of cord construction
j automobile tires has made possible the '
manufacture of tires which give
astounding mileage, yet there are many
I automobile owners who have found so
; great a degree of satisfaction in some
| favorite brand of fabric tire that they
I are loath to change to the new type.
The United States Tire Company re
ports sales of its fabric brands that
show these tires are continually gain
ing favor among motorists who want
good tires at a moderate initial cost.
President J. Newton Gunn, of the
; United States Tire Corrfpany, has re
' ccived this letter from a New Havcn
merchant, telling why he remains firm
| in his allegiance to the "chain" tread:
"I think 20,346 miles up to date is a
I remarkable record for three out of a
set of five of your 35x4% 'chain' tread
tires. They are still on my seven
passenger car in serviceable condition,
and the car i? used every day.
"The full set of iive tires was put on
my new car the first. week in March,
1915. The first of the set went ou? of
commission April 2, 1918, after running
16,103 miles. The second blew out be
yond repair the month foliowing, but
the remaining threu have been running
ever since. 1 have had few punctures
or blowouts, owing to the elasticity and
durability of the tires." ?
Changes in Nash Sales
R. P. Bishop has rcsigned as assist
ant sales manager of The Nash Motors
Company to go into business for him?
self selling Nash products at Saginaw,
Mich. W. W. Smith has been named
as Mr. Bishop'a auccessor with the title
of manager of passenger car sales.
DISTINCTION and
"Elegance are
stamped on Premier's
every line. The clean
cut body is just as com
fortable as it is good
looking.
"Proud of it?glad I
own one"?that's the
feeling thousands of
Premier owners have
today.
Drop in and investi
gate.
KAUFMANN-STOWERS CO., Inc.
1776 Broadway
Call Circle 5695
Service Station:
534-38 W. 49th St.
Bronx Branch: 2468 Grand
Concourte
Fordham 5922
Mr. Mulford has taken a keen per
sonal interest in the marketing of the
Grant Six line, and although he will
not receive enough ctfrs within the
next sixty days to supply the demand,
he has built up a large and effieient
service station as headquarters for all
Grant owners.
Branch House
To Open Here
For "American"
Plainfield Made Six Cylinder
Car Designed by Louis
Chevrolet to Have Dire,ct
Representative Here
Work Is proceeding now to make the
building at 229 West Fifty-seventh
Street ready for the occupancy of the
Manhattan American Motor Car Com?
pany, the New York branch house for
the American Six. It is expected that
the building will be ready by Saturday
next, when the organization will move
in. M. E. Jackson has come up from
Phlladelphia to have charge of the
brartch house and the local terrltory
for the car, which is manufactured In
Plainfield, N. J.
The "balanced six," as the car is
known, was designed by Louis Chevrolet,
M.icr. JACKSON
MAMACrft.R..MV. liRANOi
M?Mi?mniniiiiwwiMin)mnn[nimH?.
the racing driver, who is vice-presl
dent of thc American Motors Corpora?
tion. It has been made for about two
years and the factory, according to
Mr. Jackson, is now turnlng out 10
sars a day. Lawrence Reif, formerly
associated with the Hudson Motor Car
Company, of Detroit, is production man
at the Plainfield plant, and it is ex?
pected that a much larger production
will soon be attained.
There will be service facilities ln
the building at 229 West Fifty-seventh
Street, and other quarters for service.
also will be announced later. A big
meeting will be held next Saturday of
the officials of the factory and dealers
in the territory controlled by the New
.York house. Plans for the season will
be revealed at a dinner at the Waldorf
Astoria.
Spring Cleaning for the
Car Is Now the Thing
By William H. Stewart, Jr.
President Stewart Automobile School
Now is the time to go over your car
to prepare It for spring and summer
use. If you have time for a thorough
overhauling this should be done, but
the foliowing maiters must be attended
to, regardless of the time taken. They
are imperative.
Remove the cr:\nkcaso and clean it
thoroughly by hand. ?Do not think that
this can be done by pouring in kero
sene and running the engine. Such a
method only stirs up ti.e gri: and other
sediment and carries It into the bear
ings. Some is then carried off with the
kerosene, but not all. The grit make* a
fine grinding compound for the bear
mgs, so it stands to roason that this
process is not advisable. Remov? the
crankcase and all such danger is
avoided.
If there is any accumulation of car- '
bon, have it removed before it becomes ;
troublesome. If your engine has a re- \
movable head you can do the work
yourself, using a set of carbon scrap
ers. But if the head is not removable
the oxygen process will answer. While
the workman is burning out the cvl
nulers you may be %Jeaning the spa'rk
plugs.
There is no more danger of freezing
weather, so drain all the anti-free:dng
solution and 1:11 with clean water. Most
motorists use alcohol, which has a ten
dency to lower tho boiling point of
the wa'.er and so make it steam more
readily. Eor this reason it shou'd now
be removed. Then clean the coollng
system. as any slight obstruetion will
cause overheating in summer. It might
not bother you in winter. Put about a
pound of common washing soda :n hot
water and pour the strained solution
into the radiator as fast as it dissolves.
Run the car as usual all day afid drain
or? at night or the next morning. Fill
with clean water and- change it again
the following day. By so doing you
engine will be free from overhe/tin,
for several months. ^rneating
Next clean the gearset and differ?
tial and cnange to a heavier lubriCan;
The method of cleaning is the 8am.
for both. Jack up one wheel and kiJ ?
the other so that the gears tyt
used witnout moving the car P0ur i
some kerosene and start the entrir,,?
Now shift to the different gearsTo ^
to loosen the accumulated m?,t
Drain thoroughly, replace the plue- tin
up to the usual level with ker^eri
and repeat the process of shifting
gears. Use a long-handled brush in
the corners and on the sides of tv,
gears. The ditferential is now working
the same as when going around corner,
and every gear is revolving. Th;<
cleans the gears and the inside of th?
case very thoroughly.
Change the kerosene frequently un
til you are satisiied that you have don"?
a good job. Allow it to drain -for sev
eral minutes and then til] with a greasi
light enough to flow readilv. You
should use a heavier lubricant"in SUm
mer than in winter, a "gear-case com"
pound." This preserves its body in the"
hottest weather, yet is thin enough tc
reach every bearing.
Of course, the tires should be Kone
over, the rims painted, the springs hi- i
bricated and a thousand other raattersl
attended to. but the ones indicatcdl
above are very important. {
I>. A. T). MOTORS CORPORATION
1491 Krdford .\vc, Brooklyn
ECDNOHICAL TRAMSPDRTATIDN
^HAT Nash Trucks deliver
their loads punctually when
weather and road conditions are
bad is said by owners to be largely
attributable to the fact that the
trucks are equipped with auto
matic locking differentials.
Proof of the dependability of Nash trucks is
the fact that they are hauling the loads of such
concerns a? Morris & Company; The Palm
olive Company; The Boston Store, of Chicago;
The American Steel Foundries; The Standard
Oil Company. and others.
KAUFMAN-STOWERS CO., Incorporated
1776 Broadway at 57th St. Telephone Circle 5695
Bronx Branch: 2468 Grand Concourse, Fordham 5922
NKWTOWNIU MIMiKKN II.I.K C O.
320 ISroad St., Newark, N. ?J.
WARREN-NASH MOTOR CORPORATION
(Wholesale Onlv)
18-20 West 63rd St. Coiumbus 6370 New York City
One-Ton Cbassb, $1650 Two-Ton Guwit, $2175 Nash Qoad Chaaia, $3250
Power
Plenty of power is one of the prime
necessities of motor car satisfaction. The
car that is equipped with an under pow
ered motor' is like an army without
artillery.
The Oakland Sensible Six possesses
more power per pound weight than any
car built for less than $3,500.
Ride in it and be convinced.
SeJan SJJ66 Touring Ccr tl,117
Coupe SIJ66 RoadiUr $1,177
AJdrfional For Wire Wheel Equipmeni. $7500.
All prices delivered in New York
Sidney B. Bowman Automobile Co.
Broadway at 52nd Street
Telephon*: Circlt 261-2. Seniae: 225-231 W. 49th St
TSIX
THE BEAUTIFUL CAR OF ECONOMY
| The sweetest running, easiest riding, most durable, power
ful, economical, and classy lightweight, six-cylinder car in
the United States within several hundred dollars of its price.
OWNERS AVERAGE
20 Miles to a gallon of Gasoline.
900 Miles to a gallon of Oil.
7000 Milea to a set of Tires.
5-Passenger Touring -
5-Passenger Sedan
$1,120 ) F. O. B.
$1,645 I Cleveland
A few cars for immediate delivery.
L. W. MULFORD COMPANY, Inc.
Telephone Columbus 8077. Broadway at 61st St
Service Station, 647 W. 55th St.
DeaJers* territory open.
Immediate delivery cf a limited number of
m
NNA
LJMOUS5NES AND LANDAULETS
MORTON W. SMITH ??:
19 Weat 44th Street Murray HU1 1138.