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ilERROR OF SKIDDING IS
PREVALENT AT THIS TIME
F. W. Mueller SayB Use of Brakes Should Be
, Avoided When Anti-Skid Chains Are '
Left at Home
By j. w.
A'fiK THB average motorist what h
ftars most In the dully handling of
hl machine nnd the answer will bo "akld
dlnp," for l( there be one thins more
than all others that the motorist fears,
it Is that sickly sinking of one's Interior
that comrs with the sudden and entire
to of control Inevitably accompanying- n
bad skid.
The. recklfcsg, the foolish and the ln
tompetent pedestrian can be guarded
against; even tho man who loses himself
In a brown study In tho middle of a busy
street and th old lady who flutters back
ana rortn in the path of a car like bc
fuddled hen can bo taken care of with
the brakes. But with a skid onco started
only. Providence nfid the skilful hand at
the- wheel aro bf any avail, Tho aide
slip Is almost alwns-s entirely unexpected,
hut, unlike the former, It Is not nlwaya
unavoidable The case Is distinctly one
for preventives and not for remedies.
There Is no remedy for a bad skid but
to- patch Up the damage nnd gather to
gether your shaken nerves as best you
may,
As an absolute prcventlvo of aktdrtlng
non-skid chains will naturally BUggcst
themselves nt once to the reader, mid. It
may bo added that two of the Insurance
companies that write automobile accident
policies have taken cognizance of ilia
frequency of accidents caused by skid
ding and recommend tho uie of chains.
In truth. If the chains nro In their proper
placo on the tlrea our "ever present dan
ger" has been exorcised, so that the re-
marks which follow may bo taken merely
aa advice for that day when somebody
forgot and left hl.i chains In the locker
at home. And right hero we can offer the
host nntl-Bkld rule, to keep tho chains
In the car and not trust to remembering
to put them there Just beforo you start
out.
FIRST PRECAUTION.
Skidding Js the result of tho failure of
one1 force to counteract another In other
words, the momentum of the machine Is
In excess of Its traction, and almost In
variably has Its origin In an attempt to
alter the direction of travel when on a
slippery surface. Consequently, tho llrst
precaution to bo observed Is to drlvo
slowly over the occasional stretch of wet
MUELLER
asphalt. A slow pace wilt also obi late
the necessity of using the brakes In the
majority of Inslnnces, for braking Is fiho
of tho things that Should bo avoided by
all means when attempting to regain con
trol during a skid, for If the rear wheels
can be made to reaunw their usual func
tion of rolling after the front ones, the
slide will be over. The a i erase motorist's
llrst Impulse Is to Jam on the brakes hard,
with the result that tho driving wheels
Immediately lock and continue to travel
sldewlsc on tho small section of the tire
that lost Its traction and caused the skid
In the first place.
If It be possible to nvold the Vise of the
brake, and tho front wheels be thrown
Immediately In tho same direction ns tho
rear of thd car Btarted to Btlde, tho ten
dency to keen tin this process until the
enr lands up against the curb or some
other equally unpleasant obstruptlon will
bo counteracted and Its progress crab
wise nrrested. For oxahipl. If In at
tempting to pasa another vehicle to the
left tho rear wheels rcfuso to take part
In the maneuver, but start on a swing for
tho curb at the right, the steering wheel
should bci Immediately swung In tho same
dliectlon, thus presenting tho four wheels
of the machine as a broad "V" against
tho sliding action.
Where the nacn la overfAst. rnnslrierln?
the sllpperlncss of tho surface, the energy
of tho moving body cannot bo absorbed
In a short distance either by the brakes
or the turning of tho steering wheels to
counteract the slide Then occf-s that
most-to-bc-drcaded of nil skids the
"sashay on nil four," against which only
n. swift mental appeal to Providence and
n resolution to use the tiro chains next
lime are of any avail. The rolling mo
mentum of tho car la transformed Into a
force that sends the whole machine along
sldrwHc, Its progress aided by the lock
ing of tho rear wheels, nnd the driver
Muds himself utterly helpless. As a pro
ducer of skids of the most virulent typo
street car tracks nro away above par.
As the only sum nnd dependablo means
of preventing skidding nntl-skid chains
stand supreme. I nlwava have a set with
me. They am easy to put on and eany
to tnko off, nnd If tlicy were twice ns
hard to handle I should still believe that
the clement uf safety they add to my
pleasure uould make them well worth
while
NEW WILLYS-OVERLAND
IS ATTRACTIVE MACHINE
Four New Features Found in
Model 75, the Latest Type
on Market
Of tho various models brought out by
tho Willys-Overland Company during the
last season none have been received more
enthusiastically than the latest and
smallest member of tho fnmlly, which Is
known as model "j. Only a few weeks
have elapsed slnco John N. Willys an
nounced to tho public tho details of this
car.
Tho crowds which continually surround
It In tho Overland booth nt the show are
. good Indication of tho world-wide In
terest It has already created.
Tho price appeals strongly to those who
prefer a car with tho advantages of the
larger and Higher-priced models, but that
It Is smaller, lighter nnd more economical
to run. Model T5 Is designed to meet this
demand and not to replacu the larger
four-cylinder Overland model. Although
the wheel base of 101 Inches allows a body
providing comfortablo seating capacity
for five passengers, the enr weighs but
21C0 pounds. The light weight assures tho
utmost In economical operation,
Four ndvantagca seldom found In a car
of this kind stand out prominently In this
latest product of the big Toledo factory.
An electric starting and lighting syBtcm,
four-Inch tires, cantilever rear springs
and electrical control buttons on tho
steering column aro a sample of what tho
Overland Company has been able to ln
cludo in the high-grade equipment of this
low-priced car. '
The electric starting and lighting system
Is of the efficient two-unit type and Is
entirely Independent of the Ignition. The
llxt-lnch tlrea are larger than can bo
found on any car of similar specifications,
while the cantilever rear springs nro
acknowledged to bo the easiest riding
sprints ever designed.
The use or these springs reduce to a
minimum the Jarring produced by driving
over rough or uneven roads.
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PAUL SMITH
Vico president in cliarRO of scll-
intr division Chalmers Motor
Company,
310TZ AND PORTAflK TIRES
ARE HALL SPECIALTIES
L. S. Hull specializes In tires, the Motz
and the Portage. .
Mr. Hall, who Is head of tho V. S. Hall
Rubber Company, of H02 Illdga avenue.
Is one of the most experienced tire men
In the industry. His connection with
pneumatic goes back to the old bicycle
day, long beforo tho advent of tho auto
mobile. In handling tho Motz and Portage he
hns selected two very popular 'brands.
The Motz Is a resilient solid tire, which
Is used for electrics nnd light delivery
trucks, nnd Is guaranteed for 10,000 miles.
Tho Portage Is pneumatic guaranteed
000 miles.
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Lewis Spring & Axle Co.'s
HOLLIER
EIGHT-CYLINDER
TOURING CARS ROADSTER
Colonial Motor Co.
INCORPORATED
664 N. Broad Street
DISTRIBUTERS
EVEREADY BATTERY
Corriplotely Eliminates All Sulphatlon
in S torn go
Many who believe that Injurious harm
ful sulphatlon In automobile storage bat
teries Is a necessary evil -will bo sur
prised to learn that a new battery called
tho Kreready Is sold with a positive
guarantee to be nonsulphatlng. It -will be
a boon to automobtllsts, for sulphatlon Is
the greatest source of trouble In storage
batteries.
The claims of the Eveready are very
sweeping. Tho complete elimination of
sulphatlon means a great deal less care
and attention, Insures maintaining full
poioslty of plates, prevents loss of
capacity and efficiency, makes frequent
recnaiging unnecessary and glvei longer
life. This battery, of course, does away
with regular periodic recharging and
overcharging to prevent nnd reduce sul
phatlon. No Injury results from buckling
of platea on heavy discharges.
These batteries are shown at tho 1918
automobile show In Convention Hall by
tho Frank II, Stewart Electrlo Company,
Old Mint Building, 37 and S3 North 7th
street, and Include starting, Ignition and
lighting types.
SHORTAGE IN STEEL HAS
AFFECTED AUTO MAKERS
War Material Has Caused the Makers Much
Concern During the Last
Few Months
No one Is more sharply affected by the
present steel shortage than Is the auto
mobile maker, but there Is good reason to
believe that tho organized Btrenath nt
mo nutomoDiie inaustry may prove suf
ficient to tide over the difficulty nnd pre
vent tho development of serious conse
quences. The automobile manufacturers
wero never In better position to co-operate
In overcoming obstacles than they nre
today.
With an unsurpassed demand for their
products, and with the many manufac
turing economies that havo been Intro
duced within the last two yenrs, the
stringency of materials Is prabtlcally the
only cloud In tho sky, and this can bo dis
pelled by prompt action along lines that
are already pretty well denned.
A possible source of relief for the auto
mobile makers Is said to He In a revision
of steel specifications, whereby certain
rednlng processes can bo more cheaply
and quickly carried out. Such modifica
tions, It is declared, can bo Introduced
without affecting the strength and dura
bility of the metal, and nro believed to bo
generally favored by the steelmakers,
who claim they aro at nresent handi
capped by too rlEld restrictions which
Innuenco adversely both deliveries nnd,
iu Buuio extern, prices as wen.
Tho particular point nt Issue Is the
sulphur content of the carbon steels that
are widely ut in automobile rt""'
taring and -which are produced "
standard specifications of tho Society of
Automobile Engineers. These specula
tions, which are almost universally em
ployed by the automobile makers, call for
a sulphur content In carbon ateel of not
to exceed five nunareams i v" --
It Is claimed ly accredited authorities,
however, that It Is possible to permit ft
considerable Increase In milPhur without
. ... t.. .i.i.i. np hn material or
impairing: m -- ',,,
Its hot-working properties to an appre
ciable extent.
Tests conducted by Dr. J. fl. Unger, of
the Carnegie Steel Company, are said to
have demonstrated the truth of these as
sertions In a thoroughly scientific manner.
"Never before have tho automobile
makers been bo well able to meet and
conquer a common obstacle ns t hey are
today. And this fact must bo taken Into
account In any consideration of the pos-
.. ,,.. ....... ..ham Ihn nnlnmnhllA mar-
kot of tho present dimculty In obtaining
materials lor mo coming n
"I maao mis j"""" .....- - -
Heve the overdemand for materials Is des
tined to continue indefinitely, certainly
outlasting tho war by a year or more,
during the early stages of tho Luropcan
reconstruction! and vri,.
manufacturers In all lines, in endek
to adjust themselves to it ..!'
sarlly suffer some embarrassment im?
TRAILER A MEDIUM TO
INCREASE TRUCK T0NNA6
The great economlo problem of IncrwJl
truck nnd adding to the Profitable t!S
nage per load Is being largely solvsaTi
me uso oi irauers. is n. math.... 'j
fact that every car can pull frem ..
and In addition bear all that It was h,7'
to carry. "
The Kejrstono Auto Supply Comfvl.
advocates the use of the Simplex Sfnf'.
Tho Keystone Company claims falif"
trailer that It Is the only 0n iV"11
ntl.nllv fnllivtc It, 4h. ...... ' ..na. that
It Is built on mechanically corre? i?cV
and has In It the kind nr i,.7?..,lt
workmanship to Insuro ext.n.j i.LVl
Demonstrations will eiadiv h .."F.W
at 2730 North Broad street. u
nere are m
by th
e facts
FIRST and foremost, let us remind vou
that the Paige Fairfield "Six-46" 'is a
tried and proven success.
It isn't necessary for us to "claim" that
this handsome seven passenger car will
render unfailing service day in and day out.
It isn't necessary for us to "claim" that it is
staunchly built mechanically efficient
superbly designed.
All of these things have been definitely estab
lished by thousands of American people
who own the "Fairfield" people who have
selected it in preference to all other light
Sixes on the market.
When you buy a Paige "Six-46" today, you
are buying a car that has passed the exper
imental stage. You are buying a car of
known quality known ability, i
In a word, t the "Six-46" is an eminently safe
automobile investment
It is a good car not merely because we say so
bujbecause its owners have conclusively
established this goodness in the gruelling
tests of more than a year's actual road work.
Other "Light Six" makers are now introduc
ing 1916 models. Some of these makers
feature new designs new power plants
new engineering theories,
In the course of time, these innovations may
prove thoroughly practical in every way.
But until that time comes until these cars
have been thoroughly "tried out" in actual
service the prudent man will be inclined
to buy the car with a tangible record of
accomplishment behind it. .
As it stands today, the Paige "Six-46" is a
thoroughly finished product.
establishe
American Peopl
By carefully studying the combined experience of
owners, we have been able to proceed intelligently
in perfecting this car until it has been brought
up to the current day the current hour of
six cylinder elegance and luxury.
In our opinion, no more efficient six cylinder power
plant can be produced and every feature of the
. car throughout is in keeping with the high
mechanical standards.
Power more power power to spare 1
That is the only way that you can describe this won
derful motor.
So far as flexibility is concerned, you can amble alone
. i-u muts tu nour or sweep up to sixty with
out change from high gear.
Steep hills and .heavy clinging sand roads are mere
child's play for the "Six-46.
This car is practically throttle controlled.' It re
sponds to the slightest impulse of the accelerator
and is ideal for the woman driver who must pick
- her way in the thick congested traffic.
And then consider the matterof design.
Beyond any question of doubt the Fairfield is the
most widely copied car that has ever been placed
on the American market.
Remember, Paige first introduced the pure European
streamline twelve months ago.
Xook around at the automobile shows and see for
yourself whether or not this design has been
copied by practically all makers of quality cars.
Above all, the Paige "Six-46" is a "sensible" car.
While there has been considerable talk about exces
sively high speed motors, we flatly refuse to sup
port any such propaganda.
'Paige motors are built to endure, and we believe that
it is impossible to reconcile excessively high speed
with minimum wear and tear on working parts.
It is our policy in the Paige factory to build safely
and sanely, The cars that we market arc estab
lished successes not experiments.
On this basis, we enjoy and shall continue to eniov
the absolute confidence qf Paige owners and
Paige'distnbutors the world overi
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PAIGE-DETROIT MOTOR CAR COMPANY, Detroit, Michigan
BIGELOW-WILLEY MOOR CO.
304-306 N, Broad St., Philadelphia, Pa,
PW. Bell, Spruce 6410; Keystone, Race 1362
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