'..- h. ' ' ' Hi ' ''ii t ' f . at "I'Jlj T h 'i v tin ij I '?' 'V fA BLAME PROSPERITY FORAUTO SMASHES EVENING PTjBLlC EBGE3PHIL'AI)LPHIA, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 14, 1920 flood for Examination of Drivers Seen in Incroaso of Fatal Accidoirto MANY DRIVERS IGNORANT i factor which seems to strengthen iril for a rcaponable cxamlnntiou t'Scir operators in Imllcated n "l. .nmi il report of nrcidents in ft'...rtl " ts as compiled bv the An ?U,ffie An-lrle.it InvestlsatluR Di on nf the .Department of Public "r& in that fctutr. It shows that H-e the lifcot year ended' November ffi 'ota of, ,r'?2 "T,008, vm, iiV,i in motor ehicle accidents and "4 '"erTinjured. vvhllr. 21.S04 a,. w wore reported. The previous ""'ilLi nnd 15.S8S accidents reported. V, Increases are.10 ner cent in killed, no per cent in injured and 34 per cent ,u .rini As the number of motor whlcles registered gained 25 per cent E; the i J ear. the increase in the fatalities is lower than miRht be cx iVctcd from the larger number of ve. tides on the roads. Tn cnrkavorinc to ueatice inn praoaoc lu ,. . il fin iaw i.tinf InnrnOfcn in ZZn .injured; The Boston Tran I?ff?SHiVhiitM it to the srenter public nropenty, shown by the fact that the Ufher wages receivea oy worherN iur liz the war period and since its cesa tlon have brought a new class of own tn into the motor-using ranks. "Thousands of men, it is cxpiainca, .. ....nhftinn nf fnrrir-ti tnrtli. "a large iuu.vivw" w .v..e.. ..v... with little knowledge of the lows of A -n sliffht mental trnimng. and Jonseauently possessed of slow mental FIRST AUTOMOBILES PROPELLED BY STEAM French' Army Officer Operated Auto Artillery Carriage in 1769 Watts and Symington Soon Followed Lead of Cugnol Early Triah in London processes, have been turned loose on L hiehways with motorcars. They load their cars far bojond normal ca iacitv and go riding. Ignorant to an Jmiwlns degree of the mechanism of 1? T.MMo know Ins little about the laws of the road, and mentally eniupped in that in an emergency their reactions are slow and at times paralysed, the become involved in accidents in which a diproportioninc liuuiucr ui n:uiie in injured 1)5 reason of the crowding of the cars "Tin" is borne out by other figures, rcbich show that of the injured by far the largc-t uuniDPr were oucupums ui motor ehicles Of the 16.281 persons i,,rf rinnii!7 the j ear. 8712 vere occu pants of motor chicles. And this num ber is 250 per cent greater than during tie preceding jear. nucn u increase is attributable to the crowding of cars, many accidents resulting in the injury. more or less. erioiiily. of six to eight rssEcngeis who were in an prdiuary die paenger car.'1 CRANBERRIES GET FAST RIDE TO SAUCE POT 'Adjunct to the Turkey Speeds From Bog to Table by Motortruck ipiJW persons, perhaps, rcalizo that - the first automobiles were ull steam propelled and really were the forerun -ncr of hlenni railroads. It was back in 1709 that the first landmark appears, in the steam artillery carriage, the product of n Frenchman, Captain Nich olas Cugnol, of the Trench army, who had presented n complete working model of it in HOT to the ling of France. Cugnot wns soon emulated by two Englishmen, John Walts and Syming ton, whose steam carriage came forth in 17S0; and by two of his own coun tr.Miien. Dallery and Seguin, who con structed a steam carriage with a tubu lar boiler in 1700. Gttniey Appears The nineteenth century ushered in Sir Goldcsworthy Gurney's commodious steum coach, which for three years made regular trips from the Bank of England in Loudon to the suburb of ll'addington; and in immediate succes sion came a number of "Gurncys," chief among which was the improved stagecoach constructed by John Squire (a pupil of Sir Goldcsworthy) and Colonel Mncerone, an Italian engineer. Meanwhile the inventive genius of our forefathers on this side of the ocean had not lain dormant The contem poraries of Captain Cugnot had the fol lowing prophetic statement placed be fore their ejes, one day, in the New York Commercial Advertiser: "The time will come when people will travel in stages moved by steam en gines at fifteen to twenty miles an hour. A carnage will leave Washington iu tho morning, breakfast at Baltimore, dine at Philadelphia nnd sup in New York. A steam enciue will drive n nnr ringe ISO miles in twelve hours." Evans on Scene. Such were the printed utterances of a resident of our proverbially "slow city" a few years after he had given the first illustration in America of the ap plication of steam power to the pro pelling or land carriages. This far sighted man was Oliver Evans (1753- 1810), who bad suggested steam as a motor on land as early as 1773, nnd for boats in 1778, "In the year 1S04," he wrote in Poul" son s Advertiser. "I constructed at Phil adelphia n machine of niv inpntinn for cleaning docks a heavy mud flat, with n steam engine of the power of five horses in it to work the machinery. And to show that both steam carriages and steamboats are practicable with my steam engines, I first put wheels to it and propelled it with the engine n mile nnd a half, and then Into the Schuylkill, nlthough its weight was equal to' that of 200 bags of flour." Plans Road Carriage Even before this experiment Evans had planned a road carriage for freight that would carry n hundred bags of flour in two days from Philadelphia to Columbia at the rate of two miles un hour, but the turnpike company would enter into no contract with him. Then ho wagered $!!000 that he could 'make a carriage go by steam on a If. J " ' Peerless Makers Center on Passenger Vehicles The factory facilities of the Peer less Motor Car Co. arc now devoted to tho production of tho "two-power range," eight-cylinder passenger cars. Only the one chassis and bod ies In tho five approved open and In closed types are manufactured. Ma chinery and space formerly used for truck building arc now taken up by tho, passenger car work. The addition of four new build ings nnd the elimination of vtruck production have more than doubled the passenger car capacity of the Peerless plant, which makes possible an enormously increased output for the coming year. level road fuster than any horse," nnd ho found no takers. Evans was evi dently ahead of his time; the psycho logical moment had not arrived yet; nnd not until the closing years of the century did the coming dawn of prac tical achievements cast Its welcome glow before. This brings us down to the modern autpmobile, as it is known today, whose history is almost too familiar to need rchersal. Its early days arc replete with names that have made automotive history, but only u few of which sur vlvo today ns automobile producers. tm $m 'M". .2 M P $2150 and tax I. o. b. Decatur, III. Abundant reserve power for the "open stretch," yet, with equal facility, crawls along in dense traffic. And consumption of gas on an average is 15 miles to the gallon. 9-N Continental Motor iV2" x 514". At the Philadelphia Auto Show, Space No. 6. borne tcnitory open lor responsible dealers TRACTOR SALES & SERVICE CO. Bell Poplar 7800 Edw. C. B Fletcher, Pres. 3 1st & Master Sts. lT8&S2Mg!&2XS23$ fruits do their bit in keeping that delectable adjunct to the dinner crsm-' km sauec- from flirting with the high roit of living I sed by the United C'tpc Tod Crjoberr.v t'o., of Kojith Ilunvnn Mas', vwth properties iu some eight towns of the rranberry section of Mas snehusetts. thev nio instrumental in rfecting many (ooriomics. and have on more than one occasion beeu the means of saving substantial crops from iin pending disaster. Trueks in tho cianbcrry industry must he dependable. The season of karrest is short, nnd in the "peak load" period every truck must be on tb,ejob and do double duty botli in load md hour-, as the fruit must be taken id as fast up harvested. The Imled Capo Cod Craubeny Co oper.itPS three Whites two two ton odatbrie quarter ton. "These trucks nave probablj aVcraged more than 100, 000 ruilrs each." savs Marcus I, Irann uirsidcnt of the comimnv. "The ost of operation, including deprccin hod snows n marked saving over learns.' '- ' V ,'"' '' v, ", A vj V1,v " ,,, i'i.' ": ' L ''' t ' ' ' -f f "'. v i s ' i ' i, ', , ; V - . 1' r r ''.It. .. 71 Lli . l -f il. T AI t iaxicab C? owiers A Tkree-fold S( f rt.v" I v 1 Lw You may hire a luxurious lourinjr car iaL or limousine, in charge of a com- nelenl, courteous chautTeur, by the hour, day or week, at surprisingly moderate cost. nj Our centrally located, thoroughly modern fire-proof garage U offers every facility and convenience for either active or dead storage at reasonable rates. Here we maintain a completely equipped machine shop in charge of skilled mechanics who specialize in high-grade repair work. Here you can leave your car with the full assur ance that the work will be done RIGHT at the RIGHT PRICE. 7 A We also conduct a well-stocked accessory and supply depart- " ment with special discount to our patrons. y,, v "Third Degree" for Finish tin th.rrt dgrpo' ij clven Iu overs Eisex JW hn H com trom the paint bIiop Tie Bunltpht pouring" through tha windows 1" not t-n u,'h An electric torcli is used to reveal nv hidden blemishes If an' are Jound the b-idv li returned tu b reflnished Th boj f. inspected aarain when the car tomts to iIp rliipplnc dock Phone Spruce 65 or Race 245 1411 AMERICAN TAXICAB CO., L0 '' -., V fam nd outl Teitrii Plying From Newark Klit between Newark, N J 'lltrlct is th lareo two ton "1 tho American llus Co Automobile Accessories and Supplies Balterr and Ignition service, vul-sniilns llrts anil tuhe. lotiin (llstributnr for Trlnd.hleld Jlnts line Uno if Stmularil Tlre ami Tubes, M'eed Cliuins. Willi ntl . lreeze rompountl. ford parts for sole. S. THOMAS 1316 Vorth Bronil Street "fll 1'lionc Wjomlnp 5830-W MR. FORD OWNER Tor i, l0nd ,f ,our 1(al(h romfoltl "aur. a ., pront put a KOUrUT all f"' 1r' " i ur l'ord Coma and sre " or " i e hoi.mei Touring $97.50 Roadster $75.50 f - """ " -' --,.. . 1!! , j , I j flBBHHBHBB 'tft ( jjptoi. V IB fl SltS I li H SI Wm " 9v li PV H ra 9h ay i 1M m m r i : I ! ll ' ll! jh Hi it; H E W I j1 (!-' llOTD v t, SWovhe flqyqig e'&S Famed for Quality and Utility C!J,Coriifort Cushion Co."r i, . Closed ""'""ntoiiii ,e. DlaraonU 63-71 r' si'ount to Dealers nie Todd. Sfntm. t ...P. r.n.t.i. witior hm ;:." . i v ..,"i.:... .. vuiti, i uru v iiiuviuriaa ihe Haas Auto & Supply Co. 3943 N. Rrnnj ci Wializing Ford Cars 1 l,u Hatn li, h(ocl, Ht Ml limes FORD BODIES ' ,fll0'"v';0l'lf. Tourliif, J'.rd ? "'? ai"1 "'"very i wi.a.i,ekl. Top. endfrs !fpr a Pot4'W Itavm It" "!' i. ii Tin m Portable Electric Drills With "Pistol Grip and Trigger Switch" This Patented Control is found only in Black & Decker electric drills. It gives you what is probably the most per fect control known that of the automatic pistol. The Drill Ualaiiccs Naturally in your hand and you can switch the power on or off in&tantly by pulling the trigger. In the Ordinary Electric Drill, where the power is turned on oi oil by pressing a button, or turning a handle or ti key, operating the .switch tends to disturb the balance of tno machine in the opeiator's hnntlb. . . With a Black & Dec.ker Electric Drill, when the Hit breaks through the woik or catches on a burr, you instinc tively tighten your grip, and iu doing to pull tho trigger, which stopd the drill. These Electric Drills arc rugged in construction and light in weight. The motors are unusually powerful nnd uir cooled. Ledrof later Electric Air Compressor, for the Garage Electric Valve Grinders We Can Make Immediate Delivery BLACK & DECKER PRODUCTS SERVICE STATION 64L643 N. Broad Street. PhonoPoplar 2631 Send Ua Your Repair Work il! '' " and v' ?S& ili" and H ' ftyf AWorId"Wde This business has not grown just because the automobile business has grown. It ha3 grown because there has grown up in America, and all over the world, a demand for the kind of a motor car Dodge Brothers build. It has grown because the users of these cars have given Dodge Brothers a good name as careful, conscientious manufacturers. The result is that wherever these two words Dodge Brothers arc seen, they stand as a symbol of exceptional motor car value. Even when they appear, all alone, on a window, or a wall, or a bul letin board, they instantly mean something special and significant to the passer-by. They call up a picture of a par ticular kind of a motor car. Or, to be exact, a particular kind of motor car workmanship, which people have come to associate with the name Dodge Brothers. The two words Dodge Brothers are an advertisement in them- nod Nam selves, not merely in America; but the wide world over. ' The first thought that follows, wherever they are seen, is the thought of a car that is reliable. The name has "come to suggest integrity integrity in the car, and integrity in the manufacturing and business methods of the men who build it. Such a good name is, of course, almost priceless in value. Dodge Brothers are' keenly . alive to that fact. They realize that the permanence of their business rests upon the continuance of that good name. They realize that such a name is a perpetual promise to the people, which must be perpetually fulfilled by a finer and finer product. As long as the name is attached to their motor car, Dodge Brothers may be depended upon to safeguard and protect it. As long as they build motor cars they will be the best motor cars Dodge Brothers can build. THORNTON-FULLER AUTOMOBILE CO. PARKWAY EAST OF EIGHTEENTH ST. Spruce 1040 SPACE 23 AUTOMOBILE SHOW o I lo-oooo-ocT &SvTil Swfiy. Z&& Jack Frost has no Terrors on for Atlantic Gasoline (Mfc) BLvii24iH! Atlantic Gasoline functions perfectly in the most wintry weather. No draining the battery or wearing out the starter in order to make Atlantic take the spark. A few spirited turns of the crank-shaft, and away she goes, every cylinder firing regularly eager to transmit lively motion to " " wheels the moment you let in the clutch. You know the disappointments of inferior gasoline. The churn-chum-churn of the laboring "starter". The opening of pet-cocks and the tedious priming. Mean .while, the chilly blasts that numb your extremities and mock your efforts. Guard against this thing by using tried-and-true Atlantic Gasoline, the all-year motor-fuel. 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