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IIEARST'S SUNDAY AMERICAN, ATLANTA, GA„ SUNDAY, MAY 25, 1913. IS A FINE ART, Lad of 8 Years Is Driver HERE'S 9000 DOPE SUCCESS SECRET Of Mammoth Hudson Car Breaker Strip Very Important Part of Product, Says P. W, Litch field, Goodyear Expert. By P. W. LITCHFIELD. Factory Manager the Goodyear Tire and Rubber Co. A representative of one of the larger tire companies recently re marked that so many tires went to I pieces at the breaker strip that he I thought they would discontinue the ! use of the breaker strip altogether, j This reminds me of the Irishman | who thought that on account of the fact that so many people who were killed in railroad accidents were in the rear car, that the rear car should be left off. The breaker strip is put in a tire to take the shock, which ob structions in the road are liable to give to a tire, before they can reach the organic part of the tire. It plays no part in the strength or efficiency of the casing, but is simply an armor belt around the outside of the tire to protect it from injurv The body of the tire, to give the best results, is made of fairly close- woven fabric placed at an angle of 45 degrees. The tread rubber, to give the best wearing qualities, is made thick and tough, and while in service exerts a drag on the fabric, tending to pull it loose. The breaker strip should be put in with the threads running around the circumference of the tire, instead of at an angle of 45 degrees, as this more effectively takes up the shocks without transferring them to the carcass, and better re sists the drag on the rubber pulling it away from the tire fabric. Service of Breaker Strip. When sharp stones or glass cut the tread rubber, in many cases the abra sion in stopped at the breaker strip, preventing the water and dirt get ting down to the main fabric, thereby preventing the tire being w T ater soak ed or sand blistered to quite an ex tent. As the breaker strip is the nearest fabric to the road, it receives all the cuts, vuater, dirt and sand, and should be made, as far as possible, to resist damage caused by them. For this reason, we wish an open fabric which can be more effectively united to the rubber. On the other hand, we wish a closely twisted yarn, tight ly woven, to avoid becoming spongy when water soaked, thereby letting go from the rubber. We believe that our rivet fabric is the best compro mise between these two qualities, as it is made from closely twdsted yarn, tightly w T oven. to make it as water proof as possible, but leaving large holes at intervals through it, which results in the formation of large rivets of rubber, making a fabric which is more closely united to the rubber than any ordinary loose woven fabric, ...nd at the same time it is more waterproof after the tread has been cut. Always bear in mind when you have breaker strip trouble, that undoubt edly this has saved the tire from much more serious injury at a much more vital point in its construction. To obtain the best results from breaker strips, there should be a cushion of rubber between the break er strip and the main fabric of the tire. FOR AUTO OWNERSI III CAR SELIIIIC Ray Harroun Demonstrates the "Don't Exaggerate,” Urges Rad- Superiority of Kerosene Over ford—“Be Honest and Gain Gasoline in Tests. ! Prospect’s Confidence.” Ray Harroun, winner of the Indian - ; That the successful motor car agent | apolle speedway 500-mile rdcs inT911. [ mutt believe absolutely in the car land one of the best-known racing he is selling, or sales will be a fail- drivers In the country, recently'. uruvud ure, is the belief of H. R. Radford, | In several tests that kerosene, costing vice president and general manager one-half as much as gasoline, will "f the (’artercar Company, Pontiac, give more miles per gallon! tw'ice as MKh. In a recent bulletin Mr. Rad- much mileage, dollar for dollar; more ford told his agents that If they did speed: practically as good accelera- not believe every word they told their tion and no more carbonUatton or j prospects they mu* either quit auch smoking, than gasoline. The tests I talking or get busy and sell them- were made under the strict observa tion of a writer for one of the well- known trade papers, and consisted of ‘Rail Birds” Dope On 500-Mile Race; Figures Are Given Desperate Effort to Lower 1912 Record of National Will Be Made Friday. John Maurice Albright, ,Tr., of Richmond, Indiana, recently drove 54 miles alone and unaided. Here's his "mount.” J. W. Goldsmith, Jr., Thinks Automobile Safer Than Horse and Buggy. Giant Strides of Popular Automo- bile Challenge Admiration of Motor World. That a great powerful six-cylinder j car capable of developing 65 horse power and over, and that thinks noth- 60-mile-an-hour | speeds, should be controlled and driv- ien by a small boy of 8 years of age, ! weighing just one pound for each ; of the car’s horse-power, is so note worthy that J W. Goldsmith, Jr., leading automobile dealer, calls special attention to it. John Maurice Albright. Jr., of Rich mond, Indiana, is a “kid” driver. He “We will build and ship 100 Hup- mobiles a (lay from May 1st on," inches said C. D. Hastings, general leaner » ■ 1 - ” ^ a cross-country run from Chicago to Indianapolis and on the Indianapolis speedway. In Ills test, Mr. Harroun used an overland Model 69-T. five-passenger touring car, with four cylinder mo tor. 4x4 1-2 inches, and weighing^ with load. 3.380 pounds. He also used one of the new carbureters, on which he ha$» been working for the past two years—so designed a,s to utilize kerosene as motor fuel. In traveling the 224 miles of all kinds of roads between Chicago and Indianapolis, Mr. Harroun used 13 gallons of ker osene, testing 43 degrees Baume, three pints of oil and two quarts of water. selves. “It is one of the most important things." said Mr. Radford, “that the agent be enthusiastic and a real boos* ter for his car. He must be able to make strong statements, but unless he feels that he is telling the truth he cannot make others believe him. The old way of selling your goods to others and then going across tits street to buy for yourself 1« past. The agent who is trying to sell a certain oar. wishing all the time that he had the agency for another, will never be a success. “In going over the results obtained by our own agents I find that the fel lows who are most sincere and most enthusiastic in their statements al ways sell the greatest number of cars. I remember once overhearing At an average speed of 20 mile^ per one of our representative* tell a pros- hour, the result shown was 17 1-4 miles per gallon of kerosene, 596 miles per gallon of oil and 448.2 miles per gallon of water. In the entire run the motor did not miss once, hai normal power, the smoking was bare ly noticeable, and in every way per formed as if running on gasoline. Though slightly warmer than when gasoline was used, the motor wa* in pect that the fiber filler on the gear less transmission would weaT for 15,- 000 miles, even when the car were driven up 50 per cent hills which any driver can do, and of course the lls- tsner would not believe it. if (hi had said from 5.000 to 7,000 miles, which is true, the prospect would have believed him. and at that the advantage over the cost of oil In the of Hupp Motor Car' Co. “Every one and weighs «5 pounds. He drives .... , n msr Hnnsnn r*an minuted »rwl in iiAr- at the factory is actively interested to see that our production reaches this standard and each department has taken it upon its own shoulders to see that 100 Hupmobiles leave the factory every twenty-four hours. “Our new factory manager. Mr. a big Hudson car unaided, and ife per fectly competent to take the car any where alone. He recently drove from Richmond to Indianapolis, a distance of 54 miles, without the slightest de lay or difficulty, in the remarkable time of two hours and thirty-five minutes. From Uambridge City to rr , , i .1 j lull! LI 1“£1. 1 X UIII \ u.Ill UJ 111s,v v-1L j LX Humphrey, who has been connected ,„ dl u the tjrne was ,. onsidrr . with Ihe aulo business since the days ; than that made by the of the one-lunger, entered our or-1 » *. . electric interurban car. ionization last winter, and since then | The photo h was taken at olen has been making rapid progress In | M1Uer Park Richmond. Indiana, increasing Hupmobile production , where the partyi consls ti„g of Mayor I Zimmerman (in front seat). and our factory in the last year and the plant is now nearly double the size it w r as then. Looking Backwards. "When we moved into our new others, were driven by the Albright boy. This feat was commented on by Mr. Goldsmith as evidence of the fact that under reasonable and sane legisla- plant a year ago this month the ; tion the operation of an automobile floor space used for manufacturing (is actually safer than the driving of Hupmobiles comprised over 150,000 square feet. In September last 25,- 000 square feet were added in the horse or horses. Young Albright is?not a big boy yet his little feet and hands are shape of a final assembly room where possessed of ample strength to bring nothing but the finishing touches are J a powerful motor car to a stop with- put on Hupmobiles. Next we needed in own length, when traveling at extra space for stock, so a large store a moderately fast gait. The slight house was built which accommodates strength of a child, when intelligent- Hupmobile parts to the tune of 10,000 jy use< 3 i j s perfectly capable of instant square feet. Also a couple of stor- , control of these powerful machines, ies were added to the block test a matter of fact thousands of Hud- which enables it to “chugchug’ at the son cars are driven by young girls rate of 103 Hupmobile ‘32’ motors 0 f slight physique and since this car Every day now at the Indianapolis Motor Speed way can be found several “rail birds” who are experts on mo tor car racing. They are watching the cars practice for the 500-mile race Friday. All their speculations, deducted from the performances of the cars in practice, concerning who the winner will be this year and just what the time will be, have to be necessarily based on last year’s per formance. The National car won last year with an actual running average of 81.72 miles per hour. The National is not entered this year and a desperate effort will be made toj lower this record as it is generally conceded to be but little honor in merely winning the race if the rec ord is not lowered. The "rail birds” call attention to the fact that the fastest “lap” made last year by any car was made by the National. A “lap” is two and a half miles find in the 196th lap the National had a speed of 87 1-2 miles per hour. There are 200 laps to be made for the 500 miles. DePalm&’s Mercedes which was the National’s strong rival for first honors made its fastest lap in the third lap with an average of 83 miles per hour. DePalma went out of the race in the 197th lap. It will be seen that in the 196th lap when his car was “fail ing.” the signal was given the Na tional to “let her go” and it was in that lap that the National made its fastest time. The National was al so signaled to make two extra laps, five miles, after the race was won just as a precaution. DePalma’s ear was delayed four minutes at the repair pits and the National was de layed 14 minutes for tires. per diem. A big shipping dock was built, together with a boxing depart ment. for foreign shipments, and this increased our production average an other 10.000 square feet. “This leads us up to Feoruary, 1913. w hen v> e invaded the old Grabowsky Motor Truck plant, where Hupmobile men, machinery and material now hold forth on both low'er floors, about 50,000 square feet of extra space, so that the Hupmobile factories com prise at the present writing over 245,- 000 square feet of floor space A Huge Tent Goep “Hup.” “But that’s not all. The other day people in the vicinity of our shops w r ere surprised by the appearance of a huge tent adjoinijig the executive building, which sprung up over night. It’s to be used for assembling pur poses and a test department. ‘Even with these increased activi ties we are behind in our orders. Ever since the opening of the season w e have been going at top speed, our unprecedented export orders having kept the factory' at full capacity all during the winter months. Last month’s business shows an increase of nearly 100 per cent, over any other month in the history of our com pany.” GOODBYE SAID TO HORSE IN POSTAL DEPARTMENT AUCKLAND. May 24.—New Zea land claims to have the largest fleet of motor postal vehicles in Aus tralasia. The last horse was sold from the postal department's stable early in December. WORLD’S BIGGEST GARAGE INSPECTED BY BENSON On a recent visit to California Sales Manager Benson, of the Studebaker Corporation, inspected what is saiu to be the largest one story garage «n tr:« world. The building houses the Studebaker representation in River side— Dundas & Gamble—and is built • »n the mission style of architecture, it has often housed more than 200 cars over night. Beauty Is Not All In Oakland Machine Says J. H. Eccleston is electrically-cranked there remains no single feature that is beyond their ability to handle. FRENCH TAX SCHEDULE TO GIVE MORE REVENUE PARIS, May 24.—-The French gov ernment : ; preparing a bill giving an extra 8,000,000 or 10,000,000 francs to be utilized solely for the maintenance of the principal routes nationales, as the main highways are termed. It is proposed to raise this money by a special tax on automobilists, but the owners throughout the entire country have registered a decided protest on the ground that the pres ent tax is sufficiently high, when it is considered in connection with the duty paid on gasoline and oil. no way overheated In any stage of the gear transmission would have been run. ; apparent. Four Fuel* Used. "The motor car agent, like every On arrival at Indianapolis, further tests were made, four different fuel being used. These were kerosene testing 43 degrees, kerosene testing 49 degrees, motor spirits testing 62 degrees, and gasoline testing 60 de grees. On the first quality of kero sene, a mileage of 22.2 per gallon was attained, while gasoline produced only 20 miles per gallon. The cost of the kerosene, 8c per gallon, was exactly one-half of that of the gaso line. In ton miles per gallon, kero sene was again the winner, showing 26.64 ay against 24 with gasoline. The cost i>er ton mile figures show .0029 cents for kerosene and .0067 cents for gasoline. The cost per mile for ker osene was shown to be .0036 cents, and for gasoline .008 cents. other business man, is coming to the point w’here he must be absolutely on the square, and I am gl&d to say that very few agents are to-day even try ing to misrepresent their cars." FEWER MODELS WANTED, BUT LARGER AUTO TOTAL Every Argument Smasher for is a Goodrich Tires Best in the Long Run MANCHESTER, May 24 — Accord- ing to the Manchester Guardian, one of the noticeable features of the re cent North of England show 'Was the very evident tendency of British mo tor car manufacturers to concentrate , their efforts upon the production of fewer models and the construction of a larger number of machines each year. It is ttatterstood that <»5e of the largest British makers has announced that it will produce approximately 4,000 machines during 191:# This is in marked contrast to previous prac tice in Great Britain. STAKEHOLDER CARRIED ON AUTOMOBILE JAUNT In a veteran Studebaker car that had been driven more than 60.000 miles. E. D. Hopper made a privately conducted reliability run from his home in Joplin. Mo., to Detroit and i? now on his way hack. The trip won a wager for Mr. Hopper, as the car required neither repairs nor adjust ment between Joplin and Detroit. Three observers were carried, one - f whom was the stakeholder. * Goodrich Tires are an .advantage to. any car they are on. The makers of practically half the entire 191Soutput of automobiles real ized this when they bought Goodrich Tires to equip the cars they are making. You can get Goodrich Tires pot on nny car you buy or own if you specify them. Goodrich service comprehends so much more than the mere making of tires that you should familiarize your self with it. Goodrich tire users and dealers find Goodrich service stations^always ready to co-operate with them. A Goodrich Route Book, mapping and detailing the tour you plan, will be sent you free whether you j use Goodrich Tires or not. The Goodrich folders telling how/to avoid the common tire injuries will be sent you free, withoutwregard to 'the the tires you use. Goodrich service in its*broadest sense is for the betterment of'motoring. But it Is the service that Goodrich Tires themselves give their users which emphasizes the fact thatGoodrichTires are best in the long run. There never has been a ‘‘had year” with Goodrich Tires. One reason is that there are forty-three years of rub ber experience in every one of them. Your dealer will supply you with the Goodrich Tire you need. The Goodrich principle bf unit mold ing was a development of our twenty- seven years of experience in rubber manufacturing preceding our making of the first American clincher tire— sixteen years ago. That principle has never needed changing. All Goodrich Tires are made by our unit molded method. Whatever style of Goodrich Tire is best suited for your needs it’s the same kind and quality as all other Goodrich Tires. .i ■» There is nothing in Goodrich Advertising that isn't in Goodrich Goods^ i L PWk j m 11 kfi * *4 General Sales Manager of "Car With a Conscience” Puts Utility Ahead of Fads. “We have often boasted that our car is the rr.of't beautiful on the mar ket,” says J. H. Eccleston, general sales manager of the Oakland Motor Car Company, "and we believe that we have a right to make that claim. But the beauty and distinction of our car, its exclusive features, are not without their utilitarian value. The esthetic and the practical have been happily united, for in nearly every in stance every idea of beauty has its reason for being on the purely practi cal side. "Take the aluminum steps, for ex ample, a feature that is a part of the general distinction of the car. “Another feature that gives the car distinction is the use of a double drop frame that makes the car low in ap pearance and somewhat rakish. The practical advantage in this is that it gives a low center of gravity and it is therefore almost impossible to turn turtle. For the frame reason the pos sibility of skidding is almost done away with. “Some have thought that our Y- shaped radiator was just a fad with us. but. like the other features thai give character to the car, it has a le gitimate use. This design allows ad ditional radiation and therefore our cars have more cooling surface. The genuine German silver covering en ables the owner to have a monogram or other mark of identification en graved on the front of his car.” LORD KITCHENER’S POLICY TO USE CONVICT LABOR CAIRO, May 24.—Part of Lord Kitchener's policy in Egypt is the construction of trunk roads by con vict labor. The new Alexandria- Cairo road. 130.5 miles in length, will be opened in the near future with suitable official ceremonies. You Want a Six Why Buy a Good Four When You Can Get a Much Better Six at the Same Price! THE Fully Equipped $128S.OO fr. O. B. Factory THE LITTLE SIX STANDS FOR “The Best in Motor Cars.’’ Perfectly Balanced Motors. Platform Spring Suspension. Transmission on Rear Axle. Phone Ivy 1969 You Owe Yourself a Look at the Little Six Before You Buy “Little Four,” a High-Grade Runa- bout for Particular People Equipped NpDT/v/ Johnson Motor Car Co. 455 Peachtree Street Left-H»nd Drive. Cfenter Control. Clean Running Boards. Electric Light Dynamo. Attention to Detail. Local Agents mm