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ITEARST’S
ST XDAY AMERICAN, ATLANTA, OA., SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 7, 1913.
NOISY MUFFLER CUT-OUT
STATE LI CULLED IDEAL
Western Legislature Sets Georgia an
Example in Abating Nuisance.
Hamlets Prevented From Passing
Nagging Laws
Atlanta citizens who have been
accustomed to the rasping noise of
the automobile muffler cut-out will
read with interest that Wisconsin
has Just passed a law directed at
this abuse in highway travel, and
that other states are rapidly legis
lating against the nuisance.
Under a law recently passed by
the legislature of the State of Wis
consin. the muffler cut-out is pro
hibited absolutely within the limits
of any incorporated city or town or
Tillage.
Another Interesting departure In th*
Wisconsin law is the provision pro
hibiting village officials from passing
ordinances regulating automobile us
ages. The State law Is supreme,
and no township can interfere with
Its own local measures. This provi
sion has an Atlanta application, as
tourists passing too fast through
Bast Point, Hapeville and College
Perk can testify.
The Automobile, well-known trade
publication, points out the following
In Wisconsin’s so-called “model au
tomobile law.” aa reproduced in the
literary Digest:
“Among the requirements in the
Against Tourists.
new law which have heretofore ap
peared only in local ordinances in
various cities are the following:
u ‘Reducing speed to 8 miles an
hour while passing taro ugh parks
and cemeteries, In the highway. The
old speed limits of 18 miles an hour
in cities and villages, and 26 miles
an hour In the country are unchanged,
excepting as provided above.
"*Re<julring every motor vehicle to
be equipped witu an adequate signal
device.
M TDealers or manufacturers who
knowingly permit the use of their
number-plates on cars owned or con.
trolled by others are liable to a fine
of from $10 to $25.’
“The law wan drafted by James T.
Drought, president of the Wisconsin
State Automobile Association and a
well-known attorney of Milwaukee,
who was mainly responsible for the
organization of the Milwaukee Auto
mobile Club, the first organization of
motorists in the Badirer State, and
who is still counsel of this club. It
whs Introduced by Senator Alexander
R Martin, of Milwaukee, and was
one of the final bills to be passed
and signed at the 1918 session of the
Legislature/*
SAND MAKESBESTROAD
DECLARES WALTHALL
According to W. P. Walthall, well-
known reel estate man. who is back
from an Interesting trip to Washing
ton by automobile, Pulton County ha*
ppent $500,000 too much on macadam
ised driveways and other roads,
through failure to use sandi-clay. The
sand-clay road Is the most satisfac
tory and long-wearing, according Lo
Mr. Walthall, and It Is being built cx
tensively in South Carolina and other
States. He regards It as “nature’s
own” road, ana one that man can’t
lmprova
Accompanied by his two young sons
and Carl and Max Brittain. Mr. Wal
thall left Atlanta in a Stevens-Duryea
Monday, August 18. and arrived in
Washington the following Sunday,
after having stopped over a day in
Richmond. The party loft Washing
ton on the return trip Wednesday,
August 27, and arrived in Atlanta
Sunday.
When they reached Washington Mr
Walthall steered for the Stevens-Dur-
yea office for minor mechanical re
pairs that cost $5.16. The only other
expense was for gasoline and a new*
set of tlrea
Speaking of the sand-clay road, Mr.
Walthall said: “The road built of fine
■and is better by far than the road of
macadam or otner much-used mate
rial In the places where the auto
mobile seldom goes it is seen winding
Its way through pine thickets. It Is
the hardest and yet the softest road
there is. It can’t cut up tires and the
tire serves to pack it down.
•"The automobile, by the way. is not
responsible for bad roads, but for good
roads. It is the overloaded convey
ance of narrow tires that cuts up the
roads The automobile tire tends to
smooth the highway.”
Mr. Walthall and his companions
went around to the White House and
missed President Wilson by the nar
row margin of ten minutes
In view of what Mr. Walthall Isays
concerning the disutility of macadam
and other road materials, the fol
lowing from The American Motorist
Is interesting:
“That new macadam construction
has been practlcaly eliminated from
consideration by traffic requirements
on the principal highways is admitted
by the foremost highway engineers
of the country. California has adopt
ed concrete with a bituminous sur
face for a.most its entire mileage of
State roads now being constructed
"The State Highway Engineer of
Illinois has recommended concrete or
brick—'preferably concrete on ac
count of low cost—r r its recently
established system of State aid roads.
The Board of Consulting Engineers of
the New York Highway Commis
sion has recommended concrete for
148 miles of State roads now being
built, under inadequate specifica
tions, ‘to prevent the waste of the
money already expended.’ **
Peachtree Road Oiling.
Work is practically completed on
the oiling of Peachtree road from
Brookwood northward to Buckhead.
and automobllists have expressed
much satisfaction over the improve
ment. Street car passengers and
home owners along the way are like
wise glad to escape great clouds of
dust which have been whipped up.
Local Auto Owners
Are After Thieves
Three Machines Stolen During Week,
and Police Aid Is Sought—C. E.
Corwin Latest Victim.
Local automobile folk are waxing
wroth over the disappearance of au- j
tomobiles, and it is probable that an
appeal will be made to Chief of Po
lice Beavers to instruct his men to
watch out carefully for machine
tlii eves.
Another automobile, the third in a
week, ha* been stolen from its down
town parking place. This time It is
the machine of Clarence E. Corwin,
manager of the F. A. Hardy Optical
Company, in the Grant Building, who
left his 4-passenger 1912 Hudson at
the Walton street entrance of the
Grant building Saturday morning
and returning a while later found it
gone.
G. Arthur Howell, who lost his car
In front of the Candler building, is
again at the steering wheel, having
had the machine returned after it
had taken a flying trip to Duluth.
Lamp Concern Moves
From State to State
Demand for Centralization of Indus
tries Causes Big Plant to
Seek Home in Ohio.
The demand of the automobile
business for complete centralization
and standardization has causi d a j
Michigan city to mourn and one in'
Ohio to rejoice. The occasion of the i
respective joy and sorrow of the two
cities was the removal from Battle j
Creek to Toledo of the plant of the
Castle Lamp Company, manufactur- j
ere of automobile lamps, made nec-1
ess&ry by the desire of John N. Wil
ly a, president of the Willys-Overlan 1 :
Company, to center his various bus!
ness interests in his home city. The
lamp concern, in which Mr. Willy*]
has a large interest, has been re
established on a site furnished by the
Willys-Overland Company within a j
short distance of the latter’s plant
It has always been the desire of ■
resident Willys to make every part
! hi* product at home and since a]
large portion of ths output of the
lamp company goes Into the equip
ment of Overland and Garford cars,
the location of the plant in Toledo is
a logical move tow-ard complete eco
nomic centralization. The plant em
ploys nearly 200 skilled workmen,
many of whom have moved from Bat
tle Creek to Toledo.
REPUBLIC
stAgQaRd
TREAD TIRES
It’s real
economy to
buy them
because yon
obtain greater frledom
from skidding and slew*
in*
Sictnd—because the
extra thickness of the
Studs etvr tkt ordinary
plain triad yields you
extra mileage.
THE REPUBLIC RUBBER CO.
237 Peachtree $t.
OVERLAND OFFICIAL BUSY SHOWING ROADSTER
ATLANTA FOLK
Decorations and Music to Feature
Next Display—Officials Busy
on Autodrome Project.
L. E. Becker, president of the Overland Southern Automobile Company, declares that
the inquiries for the new 1914 Overland surpass any record that has yet been attained. Mr.
Becker is here shown in a stock model in front of the Capital City Club on West Harris street.
Native of Michigan, Mr. Becker
Likes Dixie Home—Predicts
Record Automobile Business.
L. E. Becker, president of the new
Overland Southern Company, has just
returned from a tour of the State
with a 1914 Overland roadster.
Mr. Becker came from Fenton,
Mich., and is a veteran In the motor
car game. Together with his son,
W. S. Becker, every detail of Over
land interests In the South is being
carefully worked out. They intend
before the end of the present year to
visit every city in their territory and
meet the various Overland dealers.
In speaking of conditions and pros
pects in the South, Mr. Becker says:
“The South is on the verge of the
most prosperous year in its history.
The crops are more diversified and in
a more healthy condition than ever
before. Both the farmers and the
city folks fcre in an enthusiastic frame
of mind and boosting the South is
everywhere the slogan.
“As far aB Overland business is
concerned, we are assured of a ban
ner year. With the value represented
in the 1914 Overland and this terri
tory on the threshold of prosperity,
there can be no doubt of a big sea
son/*
VETERAN TIRE EXPERT.
During five years of uninterrupted
service, George Benninger, foreman of
the tire mounting and repair depart
ment at one of the Studebaker plants
in Detroit, has mounted on wheels
and rims a quarter of a million auto
mobile tire*.
Against Term
Horsepower
Leading engineering societies
abroad are endeavoring to substi
tute the term kilowatt for horse
power. The unit of measurement tn
electric power is the watt. A kilo
watt, which is 1,000 watts, equals
practically 1.34 horsepower. The Au
tomobile advocates the universal
adoption of the new designation.
Says an editorial writer:
“In the matter of sound, kilowatt is
far superior. It has no ugly hiatus in
the middle, but runs trippingly from
the tongue. It has a plural, too, while
the plural of horsepower has always
been doubtful and awkward. Its ab
breviation—kw, without a point—has
been thoroughly established by the
electrical engineering fraternity of
the world. The value of kilowatt, as
well as Its spelling, i* International
and uniform, which could do no
harm in the ever growing export
trade.**
INTERIOR OF AUTO SHOP
RENOVATED BY G. A. S0HL
G. A. Sohl, popular manager of the
Republic Rubber Company’s Atlanta
branch, has been very busy during
the past two weeks remodeling the
Interior of his salesrooms on Peach
tree street.
The new effect of wall coloring is
exceptionally pleasing, and the office
equipment blends in perfect har
mony.
When finished the new salesroom
of the Republic will be one of the
most handsome in ths city.
Atlanta automobllists are looking
forward with a great deal of pleasure
to the approaching automobile show
in 1914 and the opening of the local
Autodrome on the Collier road. Near
ly all of the 18,000 square feet of
floor space available for the show
has been eagerly taken by automobil-
in£ and accessory concerns, and R.
NT Reed, chairman of the show com
mittee, predicts that there won't »be
enough space for all.
Although this year’s show was a
great success, that of 1914 will sur
pass it in many ways.
Seven Thousand for Musio.
The Atlanta Automobile and Ac
cessory Association will spend $7,000
for fourteen concerts by John Philip
Sousa’s Band, and there will be many
other attractive and expensive fea
tures of the program.
Contributing to the gayetles of au
tomobile week will be the opening
of the Autodrome, which is located
on the Collier road, Just north of
Brookwood, on acreage belonging to
city of Atlanta. There is a plan on
foot to erect a magnificent country
club inside the automobile track, and
George W. Hanson, of the Oakland
Company, thinks this idea entirely
feasible.
Speed Fieitds Entered.
A glance at the list of riders who
have already signified their inten
tion of entering the Atlanta races will
show what kind of events may be
expected. There is Ralph DePalma,
Harry Endicott, Bob Burnham, Spen
cer Wlshart, Harry Anderson and a
string of others.
A feature of the auto show will be
more elaborate decorations than ever
before. The committee has arrang
ed to buy 500 canary birds, and as
many gilded cages, and to give the
birds away to visitors alter the show.
The show committee is composed of
R. N. Reed, chairman; Wylie West,
George W. Hanson, C. H. Johnson. J.
K. Gewinner, H. D. McCutcheon, Johit
F. Toole, K. T. McKinstry and H. A.
Price.
COUNTY CONVICTS BUSY
ON AUTOMOBILE ROADS
SPEED MANIA PASSING;
100-MILE GAIT BANNED
T HE speed mania haa had its
day. Safety and sanity in the
operation of motor cars Is
one big thing necessary to a con
tinuation of the phenomenal success
which the automobile industry has
seen, according to leaders In the busi
ness.
Staunch, stable construction and
the utilization of every possible me
chanical improvement and refine
ment, rather than an effort to pro
vide tremendous speed, are, In the
minds of the big manufacturers, the
demands of the day in motor car
building. Vice President G. W. Ben
nett, of the Willys-Overland Com
pany, and one of the leaders qi the
industry who decries the craze* for
speed, said in a recent interview:
Disagreement on Speed.
“The motorists who demand speed
and ever more speed are the exceed
ingly small minority of the auto
mobile public of to-day. They and
their requirements can and must be
ignored by the manufacturer who
hopes to produce a motor car that will
appeal to the solid, substantial part
of the population. The motor car
need of the present time is staunch
ness and dependability rather than
terrific speed.
“I most heartily disagree with the
men In the Industry who have been
quoted as predicting a standard,
everyday automobile which will bd
capable of 100 to^BO miles per houiw
Road* Can’t Stand Pace.
“This statement is ridiculous on the
face of it. At the present time there
is not a highway in the United State*,
nor in the wor for that matter, on
which a sped of 100 miles per hour
is either possible or desirable. Half
that speed Is all that our best road*
can possibly stand, and our law* and
common sense forbid even a quarter
of it. We are manufacturing auto
mobiles for business and pleasure,
and surely there is no business which
demands a speed of 100 miles per
hour. As for pleasure, anyone who
has ever ridden in an automobile is
aware that at more than 30 or pos
sibly 40 miles per hour there U no
enjoyment.
“The Idea of providing any such
speed as that mentioned In some of
the printed reports is not only silly,
but suicidal to the industry. With
motor cars scooting through the
country at 100 miles per hour, even if
the highways were so improved as to
allow this insane pace, It would be
only a matter of days before every
State In the Union would enact re*
striction law’s.**
Vest Pocket Cards
New Thing on Trips
Full Running Directions Supplied,
and Device Is Free From Vibra
tion, Dust and Wind.
PERRY, GA., Sept. 6.—The county
convict gang, consisting of 60 con
victs, has been divided into two
squads, one working on the automo
bile highway between Perry and Hen
derson and the other on the road
from Fort Valley to Macon near Pow-
ersville. County officials declare that
the convicts are an invaluable asset
in road-making, and that they are
contributing largely to the pleasure of
motoring In this section.
One of the ulstlnct novelties Intro
duced this year for the benefit of mo-
for tourists is In the form of a sys
tem of vftst pocket touring Informa
tion, published In card form, also in
miniature tour books for attaching to
the rim of the steering wheel.
The cards are the exact size of
playing cards and contain full run
ning directions between cities in both
directions. They are fitted into a
leather case, which buttons to the
rim of the steering wheel, thus giv
ing the driver directions in tenths of
miles before him all the time in a
form which can not be blown by the
wind or affected by the weather, dust
or grease. There are 360 cards now
on sale.
For the convenience of motorists
who are making extensive tours and
can not plan their Itineraries in ad
vance, the same running directions
which are published on the cards
have been turned into a compact,
flexible, leather-covered tour bookB,
free from advertising. There is a key
map in each book, from w’hlch the
motorist plans his tour and selects
the numbers of the routes he desires.
Firestone Escapes
From Big Ship Fire
Tire Offlolal, Imperator Passenger
Predict* Unusually Large Busi
ness for Next Yeaiv
H. 8. Firestone, president of the
Firestone Tire and Rubber Company
was one of the passenger* who e**
caped the Imperator fire by landing
in New York August 27. Mr. Fire*
stone had Just returned from a two
months’ trip ir^ Europe, and had been
off the monster ship just a few hours
before she caught Officials In the
Akron concern breathed a sigh of re*
lief when they learned he was safe.
Conditions abroad and at home, ac
cording to Mr. Firestone, are such
that his compauy’s business during
the next year will be larger than
ever. Several large additions to the
factory, for which ground was broken
Just before Mr. Firestone left, are
well under way, and will be completed
by early winter. These additions will
increase the factory output from 5Q
to 60 per cent.
AUTOISTS* LONG DRINK.
On one day of the recent warm
wave, the office employes of the
Studebaker Corporation’s plant in De
troit drank the contents of 38 six-
gallon bottles of distilled water.
NEW ELECTRIC STARTER
IS CHALMERS FEATURE
The Chalmers-Entz electric started
Is one of the features of the new
Chalmers “Six” automobile. Only one
motion, that of throwing a knife-
switch on the dash, is necessary to
start the machine.
This one switch also controls the
ignition, which in every other way i*
separate from the starter system.
The Bosch magneto is used. The
starter Is also silent in it* operation.
NEW YELLOWSTONE ROUTE.
Under the auspices of the Chicago,
Black Hills and Yellowstone Park
Highw’ay Association, a party in a ;
Studebaker car has Just laid out an j
Improved and direct motoring route
to the park from Chicago. The route j
runs through Madison. Racine, Man
kato, Pierre, Rapid City, the Black j
Hills and Cody, Wyoming. It is j
said to be both shorter and better
than the former route by way of Den
ver.
Hudson Six 54
S22S0
f.o.tK Dutrait
True Streamline
Body
Left-Side Drive
Right-Hand
Control
No Ifs or Ands or Buts
About a Hudson Six 54
Y OU seldom need to shift gears. The motor flexi
bility takes care of the different speed and road
conditions.
To ride in a six it • delight. The ear starts as smoothly as a
yacht. It develops speed smoothly and steadily. It glides
over the road. It gives the sensation of flying. It rides like
constant coasting.
It will run smoothly—on high gear—at the pace of a
man’s walk. This is ideal in congested traffic. It will “pick up”
almost instantly to the speed of an express train.
This without changing a gear — without touching a lever.
Just a slight pressure of the foot on the accelerator pedal is
required.
There ia no jerkinesa. There is no annoying and tiring
vibration.
See These New Features
T HE HUDSON Six 54 has the true streamline body that
comfortably seats four, five, six or seven passengers—four-
speed transmission—left-side drive—right-hand (center)
control—new, fast type Delco electric cranking and lighting
system, patented—entrance to driver’s seat from both sides of
car gasoline tank in dash—new “dimming’’ electric headlights
—135 inch wheel base.
Come, see for yourself the true Streamline Body and ex
amine the smoothness and flexibility of a real six-eylinder car.
Fulton Automobile Supply Co.
46 E. North Avenue. J. W. GOLDSMITH, JR., President.
f. o. b. Toledo.
f. o. b. Toledo.
35 Horsepower
Full electric light*
Storage battery
35-horsepower motor
114-inch wheelbase
Timken bearings
8p1ftdorf magneto
Cowl dash
Schebler carburetor
Three-quarter floating
rear axle
33x4 Q. D. tire*
Brewster green body with
light green striping, nickel
and aluminum trimmings
Turkish leather upholstery
Mohair top and boot
Clear vision windshield
Stewart speedometer
Electric horn
Flush U doors with dis
appearing hinges
With Gray & Davis Electric Starter and Generator—$1075
VALLE INCREASED ===PRICE REDUCED
,• A more powerful motor.
Longer wheelbase.
Tires larger.
Tonneau more roomy.
Equipment complete.
Better and more costly than ever.
In every respect the Overland value has been increased
while the price has been reduced.
The policy of the manufacturers to turn over the mam
moth production facilities to the building of one model has
made possible the offer of this wonderful automobile value at <
such an extremely low price.
50,000 cars of one model will be built. 10,000 men kept
busy concentrating their every energy toward the manu
facture of this one car. That’s the way the Overland makes
possible this $1,200 automobile value for $950.
AGENTS EVERYWHERE IN THE SOUTH WILL FIND THE 1914 OVERLAND THE
BIGGEST SELLER OF ITS TYPE IN THE WORLD. WRITE FOR PROPOSITION
Overland Southern Automobile Co.
232 PEACHTREE ST.