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3 THE SUN AND NEW YORK HERALD, SUNDAY, MARCH 14, 1920.
GETTING BETTER
AUTOMOBILE LAWS'
Davis Has Attractive Lines
Jlolor Vcliiclo Conference
('(iininillee Will Seek Hotter
Lejrisliilion for .Motorists.
,r. A. Wood, vlce-prciildenl ii ml Ken
will ' iitnnuKcr of tlw V.in Oortliimlt
Vehicle ('orpointlon, met ropulltan dln
trlbutcm fnr reerle?s earn, who Is u ill
l color hi' the National Automobile Deni
er' Association ami leprescntatlve for
.llutrlet 111 lll8C11.1.lll
,... , 'vniinnil Association l.i do- Thi Dnvil SPort MotJel 53 n nPPV car that combines tlie
lnc-iiloiiK tin- lines of motor vehicle ler- koauty of the roadster with the utility and comfort of the tourinff car,
OVERCOMING THE
AUTOMOBILE SKID
Chains .$ot Only Safeguard,
lmt Actually Snvo'Wcnr
and Tear.
Many years oko tiro manufacture
advised apnlnst tho uso of chulns'MnJ
tlon'Wlth their efforts to mnlto a non
skid tread to uuo as u sellliiK arijumont
In competition with other tires. That
day has passed, however, as the actual
non-skid properties could not bo dem
onstrated BiUIlclcntly to make It an
Jxlutlnn. mi M
Time mid hkiiIii laws unduly lestilct-'
Ine. tlu- .size and wcliiht of motor vehicles,
It !ias four doori and carries four persons most comfortably, tho seatsi actual inarkctablo asset.' The tnulo
ijoing deeply cushioned and set low. Tho Davis is made by the George
lmpoxltiK enormous registration fees, or i W. Davis Motor Car Company of Richmond, Ind., and is represented in
In other ivns retarding their logical de
velopment have been placed on the
statute hooks of our States lonn before
many of those Interented In the produc
tion, distribution and use have been
iiware that such bills had been Intro
duced. This has hanpeiied no many
times that e are asked how Is this gen
cml Ignorance about the preparation, In
troduction ami passase or such hamuli'
legislation to be prevented? How can
laws which will prove hem flclnl.and Just
New York by KeeslinR Bros., nt 1748 Broadway.
CYCL0M0BHE WINS FAVOR.
Ik n KcKiilnr Autoinylilk- Sellliiw
-f""' fur $:ns.
The Cyclomnhllo Manufacturing; Com
pany of Toledo, Ohio, which hap been
Imllftliii,- um.ttl .tn.l l,,v,,..nL.ltA
fi... ..... . -1 I... I I i . n -..,. i.,t min
iu iuc muu.i iiiuii junce 19 1 J. hits now completed Us plans
Mich harmful legislation . lhe answer . ,,mI oritanlza'ion to nroduce "n.000 of
Ja threefold
"Kiisl Thoe concerned- und Inter
ested. after giving thorough Investlgn
tlon ami consideration to all the factors
involved ami with due tegard for the
public intcii tit, must work out anil set
its new model i". machines. It has taken
!lnce April, lain, to perfect the blue
prints, patterns. Jigs and template .mil
to line up the different sources of law
material for this large production.
The threw out landing features of the
forth scientific and eiultnblo principles j now c'yclomobllo are the list price, tho
whl.'li i-huuld lie at tho base of all laws.
Secoiul-Tliese scientific and eiiultublo
principles must then be placed before the
people of the forty-eight Htrtrs of tills
union In such a way that the public will
fee the need of and demand the adoption
lint! application of uniform motor vehicle
laws in uniformity with them.
"Third After these scientific and
equitable principles b.ive been estab
lished as the sound und Just foundations
fnr the motor vehicle laws of the t'nlted
."ituUs, every effort inust1)e made to pre
serve them from unwarranted disturb
ance and to modify, add to or expand
thftn Intelligently as londltioin? requite.
"It'is with these ends In Mew that the
American Automobile Association, Motor
und Accessory Mnnufaetuiers Associa
tion. N'ution.tl Automobile Chamber of
fommerie, National Automobile Dealers'
Association, Ituliber Association of
America and the Trallei-'Jlanufnctuicrs'
Association of America have cooperated
in th" fnrnullon of a so-called Motor Ve
hicle Conference committee and adopted
the following resolutions:
"It shall he the duty of thr Motor Ve
hicle Conference Committee to compile in
their latest form all Federal, Plate,
county and mutiicip.il laws or ordinances
dealing with the several interests and
activities of its component organizations;
gather Infoimatlon regarding protected
legislation of Mich character and en
denvor b all legitimate means to re
tain existing and secure additional good
laws and bring about the repeal of those
whit h nie Inn infill or unfair to the
proper welfare of the members of the
"Motor Vehicle Conference Committee.
It shall also perform such other services
for its con-tltiient members as It may
from tnTie to time by resolutions detei-
ioine upon.
extreme light weight and the economical
cost of un-keei).
The list price of the model C. Is $33.i
f. o. b. Toledo. This machine, there
fore, Is very nearly In an entire class,
by Itself when one considers the beau
tiful streamline design of the body and
the fact that It ii a complete automobile
In ewry tespect not being an unusuil
contraption or outgrowth of a motor
cycle. Tito new Cyclomobiln weighs 7,10
pounds, but heaeh part has been care
fully iles'snod of sulllclcnt strength to
moire long life. Kach motor Is given a
thorough block test and each complete
machine Is driven over very rough roads
and steep hills and finally examined by
experienced mechanics before being
fhli pt-d. Particular care Is taken to
eliminate all motor noises or body
rattles.
The several i M cirr, which have now
1 nil on the road for nearly n year have
thoroughly demonstrated the durability
.and economy of the new nlodel. The
gasolene consumption has been remark
ably low, averages of forty-six to tlft'y
miles on a gallon having been obtained.
One of the machines has travelled over
0,000 miles on the original set f tires,
and the cost of upkeep was about $1 per
week. Includinvfuel.
The v hee'baso nf the new model ! la
ninety Inches, the length over all being
ISO Inches. TJie springs are especially
designed of the cantilever tpe.
HOE BEC0MESJ3ALES .HEAD.
Vet em n Snlcaiiuiii n Honored by
l. H. Tire Co.
K. S. Itoe, who becomes eastern sules
(nmnngei- of tlv mited States Tiro Com
pany, with headquarters at New York,
l one of tho oldest tiro men In the
t'nl'-d .States In years of service and
l imq'iestlonahly thb dean of tho the
fraternity in New York. Mr. Itoo is
getting ready to celebrate next year tho
completion of n full quarter century In
tho tiro business. Ills connection with
tho Industry began on April 1, lSDfi,
when ho left his home In Connecticut to
enter tho bicycle tire repair shop of the
Hartford Itnhbcr Works Company, in
New York city as n lepalr man. His
attlvltlcs slme tint date have been cen
centred In New York. (Jraduntlng from
tin- Job of repnh man he woi keil up
through various ofllce positions to be
lountor salesman. When an uptown
branch of his company was opened he
was made manager of It but being
munuger meant little, for he was the
only man theie, ami he did every thing
from sweeping out to selling.
In 1903 the two New York branches
of the Hartford were consolidated and
Mr. I,oe became the New Yoik district
mutineer. When the I'tilteil States Tito
Company superseded tho Hartford, In
1911, he was made New Yoik branch
manager by the larger concern. In 1913
he tool: charge of the New York district.
knows the situation, but unfortunately
n lot of old mistaken propaganda about
donly when travelling In a forward
direction. Tho wheels lock Instantly,
but the momentum and weight of the
car drag tho hot rubber along on ono
spot on tho rear wheels. Tho plnclng
of a hand on this spot Immediately
after will convlneo ono that this does
not need to occur often to materially
hurt tho tire. With chain equipment
and commonsenso driving tho car can
not even start to skid, and this grinding
of the tires Is Impossible whether the
pavement Is ullppery asphalt or Ice.
Point two In favor of chains Is that
tho forwurd notion of a car under wet
or slippery conditions produces a simi
lar grind around tho whole surfneo of
tho tiro when tho wheels without chains
spin In trying for traction for ri start
ing position.
Considering thu physical results of
skidding on tires, It Is doubtful whether
many tire company officials really be
lieve that tho creeping typu of chain
that nutomiitlcnlly and constantly
changes Its position In any way Injures
tho tire, When they study tho facts In
tho case tlmy probably will bo willing
to conccdo that much of the propaganda
ugalnst chnlns does not apply to the
'creeping type." Mveryono recognizes
the fact that chnlns will absolutely pre
the injuries chains do to tires still Is vent slipping or skidding, but a lot of
me iiijuiiia iimm misinformation has been spread thrnt
DUZZing iliounu unseen, iiku u juuiu
bltlon Grganlzer. It Is only fair to say,
however, that this propaganda was di
rected at a typo of chain that was
anchored nud fastened In such a way
that tho cross chains always bore on
tho samo spot on the tiro and In tho
courso of time did lnjuro tho tread and
weaken tho carcass structure. The
tiro manufacturers did not tako Into
consideration the fact that tho creeping
typo of chain not only did not Injure
tho tire but when used nt tho time
when they we're necessary actually
saved the tiro from Injury.
Theio are two main facts regarding
aklddlng that are apparent to anyone
who drives. Ono Is that a car skidding
sideways on the rear wheels slides over
the smooth surfice ton point whero tno
surface is rougher ami tho tires begin'
to tako hold. Tho skid, however, does
not stop Immediately at the first rough
spot, but duo to mo men 1 1 1 ni and the
weight of the car grinds tho rubber
over the rough spot a certain distance,
which has the effect of a rasp being
used on tho tires. This Is particularly
the case when the wheels are locked.
It Is a well known engineering fnct
that railway r.irs with steel wheels
running even on n glassy surfaced rail
will, if the wheels should bo suddenly
braked while the train Is In motlun,
flatten a spot on that steel wheel In a
short time, so much so that the
pounding of (his abrasion will event-'
ually split tue .-teel wheel. It Is
eisy to Imagine the effect on a rubber
the under the same action on a road I
surface, when the car Is braked sud
thoy lnjuro tires. Most things can bo
used In a way to produco harm of some
kind, but tho proper application of the
creeping type of chains at the tlmo of
need certainly jloes not warrant tho
wild statements frequently made about
their Injurious effect on tlies.
Dealers who arc advising their ens
tomcrs from the standpoint of service
4is to how to tako caro of tlies and got
servico from them should mako the own
er clear on this elnln quest. on. -Occasionally
n tiro comes to light showing
evident marks of chnlns on the tread.
It Is Invariably found that this Is the
result of tho chain being fastened so
that It stnjs iti on position on lhe tile,
with tho creeping eliminated. It Ij p.att
of tho dealer's buslnvss to show thu
pwner how properly to attach these
chnlns,
Tho main point to bo remembered Is
that tho "creeping typo" of chains not
only does not lnjuie tires but actiullv
protects under conditions whero skids
nnd slides are to bo expected.
New Overland "4" Pastime
'QUAD MAKES BKi SAVING.
Ilntj One-tlilrtl lhe Cost i.' Horse
Draft n Vt-ltleles.
Intciestlrg figures refn-iting credit
......
i no committee already has begun to on the ilepeinlal'illtv utnl economy of the
compile all State laws which affect the'Nush Ouad aro dbelosed In olllclal rei-
moior eliici- nnd ts use. Cnnn it,..
completion of this i-ompilntion tho laws
vill be digested and rearranged In ac
tordance vith a uniform scheme of sub
ject matter ami any changes or addi
tions piomptly recorded In the proper
places. When it is realized that one
!tnte will not permit vehicles wider
than ninety Inches to operate on Its
highways: that another Stan forbids
those wider than eighty-four Inches,
while still othci.s permit any widths
whatever, bui-ure likely to pufs laws at
i.ny time more tndlen! even than those
of their neighbors, it Is obvious that
those who manufacture nnd those who
purchase motor vehicles ore vitally in
terested In knowing quickly and accn
lu.'ely what theV law legaiding their
widths Is or b liktly to be In any State.
"W.hlle the committee Is acquit lug
complete knowledge about existing laws,
it will also amass facts and figures antl
develop the scientific and equitable
principles upon which motor vehicle
laws should bu premised. Where they
arc In accord with these principles the
committee wi'l urge their retention;
where they fall short the committee will
peck their repeal or amendment and tho
adoption of uniform legislation.
"Dining this year regular sessions of
the I.egisl.-ituie will be held In Georgia,
Kentucky. Louisiana, Mnrylnnd, Massa
chusetts, Mississippi, New Jersey, New
York, Khotlc Island, South Carolina and
VIrglnia,J.so that the motor vehicle will
come In for n lot of attention from law
makers, and drastic regulations and ex
orbitant license fees are predicted. The
imperative need for more revenue for
conducting the governmental functions
nf Stale, county ond ninmciiial gowrn
monts; the outlays of public mcney for
Jiignways; ttie- stress and strain to
wliiih motor whole lOiiirMlltlon sub
jects other forms of transportation, all
conspue to make the motor vehicle
ords of the Ca.-s Count Hoad Commis
sion, C.-Msopolis, Mi'-h.," s-a.v- C. H. War
ren, president of i.it Warren Nash Mo
tor Corporation.
"Contrast between the use of motor
trucks and horse drawn vehicles In the
work of road building is mailt- in the
annual report of the 'load commission.
The flguiea chow that tiuck hauling on
the Wane road is done nt it total ex
pttiFe of tv. enty-tvo cents pir yard mile,
while, the commission point.-, out, tho
Aime woik if done by horse tlr.iwn ve
hicles would have apr-r-"'"natcd sixty
two ci nts per yard mile."
.A
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INCLAIR
TIRES
A. A. A, REPORTS ON
SNOW FILLED ROADS
Sup-gests Thai Motorists Tost
jione All Extended Trips
for the Present.
With Hie sun shining once more, In
terest reclven in short motor runs out
of New York, and many nutomoblllsts
are surprised io find bo few of tho innlu
routes open for travel. Ico and snow
abound and fjolngils slow nnd difficult.
Tho touring bureau of tho American
Automobile Association, at 501 Fifth
avenue, New York .city, reports tho
Huston Post road possnblo'ut least as
far as New London, but not easy. Tho
direct road from Now Haven to Hart
ford, via Merlden, Is closed, but tho
alternate, through Ml'ddlotqwn, can bo
negotiated.
Detween Hartford and Springfield the
rond has been scraped and la repurted
good, but running east out of Spring
field toward Iioston only a few miles
nro passable, The llerkshires are en
tirely cut off from other sietlons of
Now Kngland and New York State,
there being from thleo to five feet of
snow, and in some places drifts to a
depth of ten and twelve feet.
Tho Lincoln Highway from New York
to Philadelphia Is open, but there is
difficulty In passing the largo trucks
which miiBt remain In the nils and can
not make way.
.West of Philadelphia conditions nro
somewhat bettor, an the Stalo Highway
Department linn boon making: strenuous
.sfforts to keep this road'open to t nitric.
Thus tho vcnturoHomo motorist will find
It possible to follow this route strnlglit
through to Pittsburg, although It .Is not
to be recommended.
Much tho same condition prevails on
tho Nntlonul Old Trails rond runnlne
west from Raltlmoro through lingers
town and Cumberland to Wheeling, but
It Is fairly good as far as Cumberland,
Somo Bnow ntul Ico nro to be encoun
tered on tho main route from Philadel
phia to Washington via Baltimore, but
not enough to bo troublesome. Motoi
jBtu aro advised ,npt to attempt to m
north from Peeks bill nlons tho Albany
Post road, an It Is rough and rutted and
practically lmpa usable Ah far mb
Osslnlng tho road Is fair, but It becomes
very rough from that point to Peeks
kill, netween Now Vork and Atlantic City
very llttlo traffic la possible, owln
to deep snowi aiul mbtorlsts should not
try to use this, roufo nt tho present
time.
WK
'i:uvi:
ATISI-'Y
REMOLDED AND GUARANTEED
30x3 . . .
32x4 . .
34x4
35x4 5: ...
37x5.. ..
38x7 Cord
Other bizes
. . $8.90
. $15.65
. $16.75
. $22.50
,.$27.75
. .$57.00
proportional.
Cords. 10rr additional.
bend fqr complete price list.
SINCLAIR RUBBER CO., INC.
General Office: l(u() Broadway.
SEltVICB STATION
,2,S fecond vh,ArT()UY N- V. Cl.y.
niKtaniiAN.-111'-
8S7 Kluthush .iv.
GENUINE
B0RG & BECK
Clutch Parts
Slock for more tlttyi live liumlreil
cars, trucks am! tractors KKiMT
IIKUi: IN NIvW VOUK !
We iiImi carry in slock parts of Hart
for.l. Ilnnvti-Life. Warner, ("met and
M. H. Clutch parts.
These, as well as thousands of oilier
parts, are kept in stock on transmis
sions Axles I'nivcr-al Joints.
Motors uiiil Steering Wheels,
del What you need in Ne York.
Ytliy nail for factory shipments!1
JOS. C. G0REY & CO.
Direct ruettir.v Kt-presentiitlies
354 West 50tl Street
i,.(!.-,8S-W!) Circle.
1IGHT-WEIGHT in a car is
J desirable only when maxi
mum strength is maintained.
Briscoe has earned the title "the
leader of light-weight cars,"because
of its demonstrated ability to stand
the stress of hard wear.
Garland Automobile Company
1888 Broadway at 62nd Tel. Col. 5596
1
Alliany llrnnrh :ilH llrnailiiny
llrmikl.m, N. V. Kiiiikcl Auto Co.. l'tTH lletlford Ale.
I'nler N. .1. elit' .Motor Nilcn to.. IM Itroudnaj
Nenurk, N. .1. Ilalrn Motor Co., III! Ilitlsey St.
llrlilKt'purt, ( iiiio. In lug . Mansi ll lo
fi.VI I'nlrlleltl Aw.
LEADER OF
LIGHTWEIGHT
CARS
(UN)
Famous For Its Marvelous Motor
An Overland "four" stock car was used as an added starter in the
hurdle jumping contests at the annual horse and stock show recently'
held in Denver, Col. The car leaped eighteen feet through the air, clear
ing a five foot, hurdle.
The feat was repeated several times during the show and was a
severe test of the car's strength and spring construction, as it involved
sustaining a blow estimated at 40,000 pounds.
target for legislation."
C. T. SILVER HAS NEW CAR.
Tt u.i It-,u-"-l leit-ntly that C. T.
Silver, New Yoik's prominent motor car
distributor and ono of tho Industry's
foremost authorities) on motor car tle
blsn and co ich work. Is about to say
something concerning a new car he has
been developing This car Ih not the re
Milt of rushing Into production duo to
the abnormal demand for automobiles.
It Is stateil that the desisnlnR and de
velopment work started' three or four
ears ago. Some of the industry's IfiuJ
inff engineers havo been retained by
Sllvertyto assist in the work. So from
all Indications the car, when announced,
will Jbe a finished product, ready for
jirotluction and the market. No details
havo been disclosed, but Silver's Ions
association with popular prlcetl jobs
makes it seem but natural that the
product bearing his own name will be
In tho same prlcetl class.
DEALERS
COMPLETE AUTOMOBILE
' 1395.00
CYCLOMOBILE F.O.B. . TOLEDO
lUitCK .IIOUKI
Some Desirable Territory
Still Open','
For RosponsibleDealers
Ilnmestlc anil I'oreUn Distributors
MANUFACTURERS &
EXPORTERS ALLIANCE
434-438 BROADWAY
Tel. Csnnl tot
Lafayette
The public's immediate acceptance
of LaFayette as one of the world's finest
motor cars has brought hundreds of
highly skilled mechanics with conscious
pride in their craftsmanship to seek an
alliance with this organization, believing
they would find here appreciation of
their best work. '
P ORTER-LA F A Y E T T E C O., I N C.
, 1763 Broadway
Cliandler Lead's
Becaus
Wortli
e of
r
IT is easy to boast and make claims and to so magnify mere incidents
that they may appear as -mighty events. It is easy to paint, in the
colors of exaggeration. r v
Chandler advertising has never carried boasts or unfounded assertions
to the public. It has never extolled some single performance as final
evidence of superiority.
The Chandler Six is so distinctly the leader among medium-priced
high-grade cars because of its own worthiness, which for sales purposes
does not need the support of exaggeration.
Chandler worthiness comes primarily, of course, from its great chassis,
light, strong and enduring; featured by the famous Chandler motor
developed throughout seven years of constant manufacture with no
change of type of design, but with refinements and developments which
have kept it long strides ahead of any other six.
This isn't a claim. It's a fact, and over sixty thousand Chandler
owners would tell you so if you could ask them.
Six handsome bodies, splendidly built and finished, are mounted on
the one standard Chandler chassis.
Other cars of some similarity are
listed at hundreds of dollars more
SIX SPLENDID BODY TYPES
Seven-Passenger Touring Car, $1895 Four-Passenger Roadster, S1895
Four-Passenger Dispatch Car, $1915
Sevey-Passenger Sedan, $2895 Four-Passenger Coupe, $2195
(All Prices J. o. b. Cleveland, Ohio)
Limousine, $3395
Eliey Motor Co.,
Concourse at 188th St., Bronx
WV C- D1. Motor Car Co.,
Newark I
HULETT
Motorcar Combami
IHCOMORATD I c
1884 Broadway at 62nd Street
CHANDLER MOTOR CAR COMPANY
Farrell Auto Co.,
Brooklyn
Maitoline Motor Car Co.,
Jersey City
CLEVELAND, OHIO
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