Newspaper Page Text
7 G
SPEED MANIAC ARCH V
IJKARST’S SUNDAY AMERICAN, ATI i.YTA, GA., SUNDAY. APRIL
HEW HUDSON SIX
Don’t Sound Noisy Exhaust, Nor
Change Gears on Railroad Cross
ing—Likewise, Take Care of Your
Car, and It May Save Your Life.
By TEDDY TETLAFF.
C OFFINS, burin! robe?, slow music
and yawning graves may await
"daredevil” motorists who fall to
;ecd the solemn warnings Introducing
isrewlth sortie perfectly kindly ad
vice on how to drive an automobile.
To save human life Is the highest
duty. At the outset, that Is my aim.
Who can deny tbe need of warning,
after reading for a season the many
newspaper accounts of horrible atitb
tragedies In which men, women and
. iiildren are killed or maimed—always
as a result of reckless driving, or o,f
an accident due to Ignorance of the
simplest facts and rules?
Mv goat was roped and ready for
delivery after witnessing a spectacu
lar accident the other day. I saw
a motorist actually trying to go to
heaven in an automobile. At least
he was headed that way.
Two cars approached each other
swiftly, neither giving way. At the
!<t moment one decided to turn out,
L-ering suddenly and violently, hurled
air into the curb, across the Side-
w >lk and in a moment was piled in
, W reck high up on the steps of an
adjoining ehueh. No wonder the pious
pedestrian crosses himself and mut
ters a prayer when he sve3 motorists
of that caliber running loose. “An
gels and ministers of grace defend us"
—If the police don’t. But the pplice
are not omnipresent.
First Cardinal Rule.
What is the first and most impor
tant cardinal rule of the driver?
Memorize it:
DON'T SPEED ON THE STREETS
\NI> HIGHWAYS UNLESS IT IS
ON \ DUTY OF LIFE OR DEATH;
EVEN in THE LATTER CASE,
DON’T ENDANGER MANY LIVES
IN A DOUBTFUL EFFORT TO
SAVE ONE LIFE.
For public safety and the general
good.-this rule must be enforced, and
with the help of automobile owners.
Never speed in any circumstances
ev ept in a racing car on a track pro
vided for the purpose, with every pos
sible safeguard and convenience for
the sport.
It Is an unpardonable outrage to
sp.-ed through city streets 'and on
■>ubllc highways. No person of good
- nse would think of committing such
a crime. Speeding, except on the
race track, is positively idiotic. It
ruin- Ui£ average car, The^jaste uf a
motorist ’ in a public Thoroughfare
plainly Indicates mental weakness ami
a wicked disregard of the rights of
other*. V ^>1 . 4,. v w
T ! ■ re ! A-'Y •■>'•*»»tfs>- w-b«ti"C\-er -for
speeding. Doctors, police and firemen
sometimes may find speeding ,neces
sary. but even this special privilege
should be guarded.
Word to Smart Alecs.
Speeding should be suppressed with
a hand of iron, for force is the only
argument to which a speed maniac
will yield.
To the would-be “smart Alec”
driver of immature experience and
doubtful mentality, who boasts dis
gustingly of his joy rides. I offer the
solemn assurance that the average
' ir Is not built to go fifty miles an
hour: that it is far more dangerous
for the average car to travel forty
miles an hour on a good boulevard
■an It is for ij. car built for speed to
travel 100 miles an hour.
Exceed thirty miles an hour and
something tragic is likely to happen
every moment.
Life depends, for instance, on a frail
steering arm. a piece of stel of un
known strength about one inch in
diameter. If it breaks you lose con
trol Instantly. The front wheels flop
sidewise, the car turns a somersault
end lands with the occupants under
nrath it. Such accidents happen in a
flash There Is no time for action, not
a moment for prayer.
Here’s another warning for drivers,
ung and old: The steering'knuckles
and steering arm of every car after
aeing used one year should be taken
out and heat-treated, or thrown away,
t" cause the constant vibrations crys-
i.allize the steel. Vibrations center in
a certain place. The vibrations of the
font wheels center in the knuckles,
crystallize them and they drop off at
too most unexpected moment. It
U\ sts "tile to supply new ones; and
this I strongly advise, for another
'ear of life and car insurance costs
only $r, or $6. After each race of 300
maps i take no further chances, but
’row away the steering arm and
knuckles.
Another Vital Fact.
Who doubts the imperative neees-
iy for these warnings as to speed—
oc first thing for a driver to learn—
peas only to linger awhile away from
the congested district. Ho will see
, ) .™ coming and going, licketysplit,
to 30 miles an hour, often on the
-rong side of the street. Occasionally
two fools collide.
! ve seen some haughty young driv-
'V s actually tftke chances against a
, re ? t five-ton juggernaut as it Bwlft-
hurlod its vast bulk along. Don’t
:'J er , tprgct, if you value life, that a
truck is just as formidable as.a street
<r. However, it seems useless to
; arn a driver who need* such advice,
hough there are many of them. For
.7* adviser to make an Impression,
UT, r ® must be a reflecting mind to
which he may appeal.
citizens Btood the other day
glaring at me as I cautiously piloted
cherub through the traffic
illustrate a possible help In the
j' ut * on of the problem of conges-
,' n ' 11 was reported to me that these
■> men reviled me as a speed-ma-
1’ic dangerous to pedestrians sim-
' because they had heard of my
-n< cess In the racing class. They now
u.tve my opinion of speeding. I could
.V T aid a word about knockers,
... 0 delight to slander a stranger on
suspicion.
_ u , ls ., u well-known fact that the
r ' ‘CSSiOnal expert is the most care-
■ driver in the world, especially in
Public thoroughfare. He wouldn't
a block in a street with a reck-
.'' s chauffeur. There are a few
amps,* as We cal! thenv in the rac-
- profes^jon. The tramp is easily
an bed Pi his flash} appearance
and his ludicrous antics. He wants
tne^ world to know he’s a racer.
Clad like a clown in loud-shouting
togs and sounding a siren whose
the scream of a wound
ed panther robbed of her cubs, he
opens wide his muffler and absquatu-
lates up and down, posing as a
‘daredevil”—a “champeen.” What he
needs Is a wallop in the mug with a
larg*© hot custard pie. However,
there are Idiots in every profession.
Condensed Directions.
Follow now some important items
of value to amateur drivers, much of
which apparently is unknown to men,
who long have operated an automo
bile.
b irst, learn the use of the brakes.
If you want to stop dead while go
ing more than fifteen miles an hour,
use both the emergency and foot
brakes.
Don’t apply as hard as vou would
one brake and don’t wait till you get
to the turn. Use both brakes mod
erately, It saves wear and tear, es
pecially on the tires. After a 300-
mile race my brakes are perfect.
Keep all small parts and the steer
ing apparatus well lubricated.
Again, never race the motor when
•it is running idle. One second of this
is harder on a car than a month’s
use. Avoid all excessive strain.
Don’t run on the high speed. Even
small cars are now provided with
low gears for starting and hill-climb
ing. Save the clutch and avoid stress
on the motor. Work up grade on the
low gear. Avoid strain on the high
gear on the slow pull. When the
motor gets down to a slow pull under
800 revolutions, the gear should be
changed to keep up the momentum of
the fly-wheel.
Don’t crank the motor with the
spark advanced. See where your
levers are set.
Look After Engine.
Don’t start out with the engine
missing and expect it to do its work
without destroying something.
Above all, avoid sudden stopping
and violent starting.
Never start with loosened fenders
or a soft tire.
Have plenty of oil in the crank
case.
Don’t run the motor too fast until
the oil gets tb normal condition.
Cold oil doesn’t lubricate well.
Don’t slam vour brakes on at a
crossing and slide the wheels. This
is absolutely destructive to brakes
and tires—but “everybody’s doin’ it
now." Use both brakes—gradually.
Model Declared by Local Dealer
to Give Sensation as of
Flying.
The Fulton Auto Supply Co., Hud
son dealers to-day announced a new
car by the Hudson Motor Car Com
pany. It is the new Hudson Six
Phaeton, a large, beautiful stream
line, six cylinder car of graceful body
design, and as J. W. Goldsmith Is
the local representative expressed it,
"an automobile of almost limitless
power." This car has been placed on
exhibition at the local Hudson show
rooms.
The Hudson designers have appar
ently captured that elusive thing
known as beauty, for the new stream
line cowl which slants rakishly from
the hood to the base of the windshield
gives it an artistic appearance that
outstrips any ear. Its graceful flush
sided body and the broad, sweeping
lines of the rear of the Car. and the
artistic manner with which they
blend with the body are other beau
tiful features of this new automobile.
From a mechanical viewpoint the
new 6-cylinder car represents 6-cy
linder perfection. It possesses me
chanical features that are entirely
new in this type of automobile. Its
emergency power ls an Instance.
Within one and one-half city blocks
any new Hudson Six phaeton can
speed up to 6S miles an hour, thus
making fairs ot Its driver’s safety in
a tight place. In dense city traffic
the car has the ability to slow down
on high gear to three miles an hour,
hitting on every cylinder and speed
ing up again easily and quickly with
out shifting- gears. The absence of
the necessity of constant gear shift
ing in dense city traffic is one of the
strong points of the new car.
It ls more economical than any
other type of automobile of equal
horse power. It is not a heavy car
though it is large and very easy rid
ing. Its economy is especially noted
with reference to tire wear because
the motor does not deliver separate
power impulses to the rear wheels,
thus causing rear tires to wear at
certain points, but it does deliver a
continuous “stream” of power that
when driving in this car a motorist
lias the sense of flying rather than
being propelled by machinery. It is
a wonderful sensation.
NEW BLUE STREAK TUBE
FOR MOTORCYCLISTS
“There will be a new blue streak
tube added to the Goodyear line of
motorcycle goods." says S. A. Falor,
Manager of the Motorcycle Tire De
partment of the Goodyear Tire &
Rubber Company, Akron, Ohio. “The
tube has been made 20 per cent,
stronger than any tube formerly used
in regular tires. This strength has
been added to take care of the 1913
machines, which are being made
heavier and faster.”
Autos' Tail Lights
Are Dangerous, Says
Railroad Engineer
Railroad Men Would Have Some
Other Color Than Red Adopted
for Motor Car*.
BOSTON, April 26.—The red light
as a signal on the rear of motor oars
at night to prevent rear-end collisions
on the road may be legislated oiit of
existence within the next few years
because of their danger to the opera
tion of railroad trains.
That shatement may sound strange.
It is a fact nevertheless. That these
lights already have caused trouble
has just been brought out as a re
sult of a committee representing the
locomotive engineers operating trains
In New England having sought some
remedy through the Massachusetts
Highway Commission.
The members of the committee
made a plea that the red light on
motor cars be changed to white, or
some other color not used in rail
roading, and when Colonel W. D.
Scholer, chairman of the commission,
heard what they had to say he real
ized right away that it was an im
portant matter.
Colonel Sohier was told that there
are many places in the Bay State,
and, in fact, throughout New Eng
land where the highway and railroad
tracks run parallel. And at some
places, for example, up near Andover
and Gloucester, the tracks make a
curve so that the highway runs
within a few feet of the railroad
roadbed.
On more than one occasion, it was
stated, an engineer coming around a
curve had seen a red light ahead
and jammed on his emergency
stop, Jolting tlte passengers, of
course, only to see the red light mov
ing away, being the tail light of a
motor car instead of a danger sig
nal on the rallrpad tracks.
OF KISSEL PLANT
New Factories and Service Sta
tions Added to Meet De
mands of Users.
STUDEBAKER PRESBYTERIAN.
One of the first to answer to the
calls for help front the flood suffer
ers of Ohio and Indiana was Clement
Studebaker, Jr., who, on behalf of the
Studebaker corporation, wired the
Governors of each of the stricken
States a check for $1,000. He had
also given a similar amount to the re
lief of tornado sufferers in Nebraska
Employees of the Studebaker Cor
poration’s twelve plants' in Detroit
als contributed $1,100 toward the re
lief of the Ohio situation.
CHICAGO, ILL., April 26.—The
opening of the Chicago sales and
service building of the Kissel Motor
Car Company has riveted the atten
tlon of the trade on this Wisconsin
concern and Its remarkable expansion
record of the last nine months. This
follows in line with similar buildings
already erected in New York.
In the early part of 1912 an addi
tion was completed to the Hartford,
Wls., plant of the Kissel Company,
adding 40,000 square feet to the faci
lities of that factory.
Not more than a week later, the
announcement was made that the
company had acquired the Romadka
plant at Milwaukee, a modern struct
ure, containing some 270,000 square
feet of floor space.
In December a big Kissel service
building was completed and opened In
Boston, followed shortly by the dedi
cation of a similar structure in St
Paul.
Now the opening of the biggest
building of its nature in the West at
Wabash Avenue and Twenty-sixth
Street, Chicago, has set the trade
gossips wondering what it all means.
“It simply means." says C. II Mc-
CauslanJ, "that plans of this com
pany, whlqh have been carefully and
leisurely laid, reached fruition in the
logical way—that ls, at the moment
when we became ready to take on a
larger selling organization, we sim
ultaneously perfected preps rations to
provide that organization with cars
and facilities to continue the service
to owners which has always been and
Is the corner stone of Kissel success."
CITY HAS SPEED FEVER.
Birmingham, Ala., lias the speedway
fever, and the Motor and Country Club
of that city is raising capital to create
a lake and construct a course of three
miles around it. The lake will be used
for regattas and swimming matches.
NOTICE!!
Automobile Owners: Watch for our let
ter the latter part of this weejk. We are
quoting most attractive prices ever offered
on tires.
AUTOMOBILE TIRE CO.,
234 Peachtree. Ivy 4580. Atlanta, Ga
The Car With The
Gearless Transmission
Tlie one real trouble-proof car because of its few and simple parts
which cannot get out of whack. The gearless transmission coupled
with the chain-in-oil drive enables this car to give sure, efficient and
econotnical service under all road and weather conditions. Instead of
the three speeds forward and reverse you have as many speeds as you
want—minus the gears which are too easily stripped and ruined.
The Cartercar gives you 100 cents worth of motor satisfaction for
every dollar you invest.
Unlimitofl Twenty or more—from snail’s pace up, degree by degree,
unillulieu jpeeus to the y fullest capac i ty of the engine. In the ordinary car
you get the three speed controls only. In the Cartercar you can crawl along
slower than a man walks and advance slowly or rapidly to the limit. Pressure on
a foot pedal and pushing one lever gives you absolute control at all times.
GrfldP Not sometimes, but at anytime, and with full load.
vlliUVd This is not a special stunt of the Cartercar’s, but part
of its daily performance and we’ll prove it to you at anytime.
t f
Reduces Tire Cost. The ordinary car starts with a jerk and jar which
■mvUU means unnecessary wear on tires. The Cartercar,
through the gearless transmission, starts evenly and steadily and stops the same
war. Figures show an actual saving of nearly one-half on tires. And tire cost is
the “bug-a-boo” of the motorist
Roadster
Model 5-B.—$i,6oo.
Electric Starting
Controlled by a small knob on the front of the driver’s
. I* .j. r _i seat. Press it and the motor starts. Turn the knob and
and Lignung jysieill a u or as man y lamps as desired are lighted. Simple,
is Absolute sure and economical
You will never know real auto satisfaction until you have ridden in the
Cartercar, and experienced the wonderful performance it gives. Phone
for demonstration.
The Carter Car Co., Pontiac, Mich.
Peachtree ATLANTA BRANCH Ph lT« lvy
W. C. MAHONEY, Mgr.
The Tread that makes
the brake effective
Goodrich Safety
Tread Tires
Best in the Short Stop
The brake on your car will
stop the wheels, but tlirtt is
not going to stop the ear
where you want it to stop, or
where you have got to stop
it, if the street or road is the
kind that makes you skid.
Do away with all that help
lessness.
Equip your car with Good
rich Safety Tread Tires.
They are your real emer
gency brake.
They get an actual, quick
contact with the roadway and
make your brake do what you
intend it shall do when you
apply it.
Goodrich Safety Treads are
so simple and so natural in
their principle that a look at
them convinces you.
The five thick, tough rub
ber fingers act just as your
own hand would in a skid.
They spread out and shove
the mud, ooze, slush and
water away from the path of
the wheel.
They take hold of the safe
pathway they have made.
And there you are.
They help you to steer just
as they help you to stop.
They work whether you
are in an emergency situation
or not.
In other words, they pre
vent the beginning of a skid.
They are at work all the time,
silently, quickly, quietly and
surely cleaning the road of
the dangerous slipperiness
and making it constantly safe
for you.
It gives you a world of
confidence in yourself and in
your car.
‘‘Nobocly can tell when a
skid is coming,” but when
your car is equipped with
Goodrich Safety Treads you
know that skid isn’t coming
to you.
Goodrich Safety Treads
are not built on theory. They
are constructed scientifically
and practically upon a princi
ple which has been tried,
tested and proven over and
over again until there can
not be the slightest uncer
tainty about it.
More than that, Goodrich
Safety Tread Tires are made
just as all other Goodrich
Tires are made—unit molded.
By the Goodrich single vul
canization both tread and
body are literally molded into
one live, resilient, wear-resist
ing, skid-defying unit.
Being an integral part of
the tire, and not an applied
feature, the tread does not
peel or strip, and the single
perfect vulcanization keeps
all the life in the rybber, free
ing you from the dangers of
dead places and weak spots
so often caused by over
vulcanizing.
Goodrich Safety Treads
mean safety for yourself, your
family and your car.
The B. F. Goodrich Co.
Atlanta Branch,
25 Houston Street.
Branches and Service Stations in Principal
Cities. Dealers Everywhere.
There
is nothing
in Goodrich
Advertising
yhat isn't in
\Goodrich Tit
Write for Goodrich
Route Boole, covering
the auto tour you se
lect. These books are
sent free on request.