M-M ' v' fc rJ 'Vi rv "-1 ui ;ft EVENING PUBLIC LEDGER-PHILADELPHIA, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 14 1920 y Leather affects AUTO TRADE ASSOCIATION OFFICIALS SW$v , . ' - ' - -i - j. . . j i AMERICA LEADS 1 MO DESIGNS mm BATTERIES -f 1 1 iftSlllBBl IB 4 S t Ha stttt Ik TvVmtf : 4 ittUf FmH-Ff EwtKc3?iw..'Scv'3?m.iiI iiH II 11 11111 1 II III II I I III II llllllll II II ((III I II I 7 i , LSi 1 4. 4.'frS ' M i.4 -. Ma m; w m to r is ( li .. " Witch Loss Efficiency Shown in Cold Sea9on Than Under : Warm Conditions DIFFICULT TO START "Automobile stornso battriici show Jsa efficiency in cold weather than in "Warm weather." asserts 11. A. Harp. Rales manager of the Auto Equipment and Strvlco Co. "The winter months, with their in creased hours ot darkness, take an extra toll in electrical eueigy from every stor ago battery. Even it n battery has stood up well durinK the summer sea son the surplus energy demanded by winter may causo it to fnii by becomiug prematurely discharged. "The engine is always more difficult to start in cold weather because Hip gasoline will not anorize quickly nud duo to stiffness of the oil in the bearlnee aud around the pis.ton. This endue resistance demands n further increase in the output of the generator aud con sequently n more urgent call upon the battery to keep up the electrical sup ply. "These conditions should be anticl- Jiatcd by the motorist and preparations or the winter months made accordingly. If the battery, after a successful sum mer, does not indicate a normal test its (faults should be looked after at once before it is subjected to the crucial test of winter. Of course, nowadays very few cars , are put away for the wiutcr When this is necessary, however, the imtery should bo dry stored to eliminate de terioration. This is done by disassem bling the battery entirely, replacing all worn parts and reassembling without electrolyte. Thc battery U then her .meUcally sealed to prevent air attack -'Inp the plates. It is only, necessary with a battery so prepared' to fill with new electrolyte in the sprins and give a freshening charge, eiactly ns new bat "teries are placed in service. The re BUlt is a denendab'e battery rather than an unknownquantity." First Show Here Rather Circusesque Continued From Preceding Tate then selling cars came in and then a J number or freaK manes wncii were brought to the armory on trucks and did not run then aud bae never run since. "Some of these cars had been as sembled for the purpose of exhibiting with the view of raising money for their manufacture, and several of them were left on our hands in lieu of space rental. They eventually found their way to the junk pile. "A unique feature of this firbt show was au indoor automobile race meet, something never beforo attempted, and Something which I do not think will ever be attempted again. And, at that. -we got away with it, with the total casualties of one pair of broken spec tacles belonging to an old lady spectator and a broken leg belongiug to u man spectator. In reporting the races a Philadelphia paper of February 7, 1001. on Id " "'In thc pursuit race tor gabolinc vehicles the Knox finally succeeded in overhauling the Columbia. Thu coat- t?ind-ve3t race in which the coniesiams mr nblieed to dismount from their machines and take off their coats and rests and hang them up, later stopping and putting them on again, caused much interest, The Gasmobile ducceeded in overtaking the De Dion-Bouton mo torette after an exciting chase. The Gasmobile was also victor in a race with the Knox after the latter had carried away a section of the fence in the driver's attempt to hug tho inside roil. "This show was held at the Second Regiment Armory, February 4 to 0. 1001,, and the cars exhibited were the Ijocomobile, Mobile, Columbia electric, Columbia gasoline. Foster stam. Ori rat Motorcycle, Orient Carriage, De Dion-Bouton, Marlboro, Century, Winton, Reading, Victor, "Wall, Schwartc, Skene, National electric, Boston, Gasmobile, Thornycroft, elec tric ambulance, union motortruck. Wood's electric. Groutb, Standard aud Farming electric.'' Of that array, but two cars are seen in this, the nineteeuth annual show. Several other shows were conducted by Ie Cato, with vurying degrees of sur cew. The great success of Philadelphia shows, howeter. as important indus trial displajs. duti -. to i.ie period when their manasement .a- illumed bv thc Philadelphia Aun..ubi.r 'Crude Ao ciation, the piutei-r automobile busi ness organizntiou of the city and one of the oldest and nio'-t -ucre-sful in tho count.?. Uuiui'ds id tluMiiiiiiiN of visitors have attended them aud millions of dollars' worth of aii'uinobilf-. have been sold as. tin r' i : of the stimulus gheu by these lubiiion. CHASSIS IMPROVED Brlscoo Also Puts New Sedan and' Coupe on Market The Briscoe comes out for 10U0 not only with a nwli improved ehas-w and improved open tounug ai amr load er, but with nn entirelv w oedan .d coupe, tins bung their firt jear for -.0 produetiou of inclosed tMirs. The chais i p-ovidd uith extia ong spriugs, insurm : i a- t riding abil 'ity and with loiti1". neichted threc Jbearing cranli'liHft Mr. Insurance Man It is to your interest and the interest of your client to recommend an automobile lock that is real protection against Uu-ft. Tho car as equipped with the K. & S. Gear Shift Lever Lock will save from $6 to 515 to your customers. Hie. K. & S. Gear Shift Lever Lock Price, $12 is appro cd by the Underwriters' laboratories. IVJade for- any make of car; it is simple and absolutely se cure; it is neat in appearance and locks automatically. K. & S. Sale Co. 641 North Broad Street fSi 'J XISkllE 4L m I iPl8l Si nlniWffl jmmsk ' m JjPSSffiraf MALTBY SWEETEN BOWERS"' FA'Ssirr- LOUIS Dazzling Display Bewilders People Continued From rrccedlnc rage With thc CjCeptlon of a fcw improve ments ou universal joints and wheels the under parts of thc oars genciallv icmain unchanged. Changes for the betfer in these, however, arc sure to come. The engineers cannot get to evry nart at once, consequently some thing has to be neglected temporarily. The nrenonderanco of closed cars is u noticeable feature of this year's show. There have been heavy inceascs in the production of this type, both convertible and nouconvertib'c. Manv p'nuts that hnd never turned out a closed car be fore are producing them now and so'ne manufacturers have decided to make them to the exclusion of u'l other tynes The?o radical body changes appear largely in the lower-priced field of cars and it is estimated that one-half of the models today are closed curs, convertible or non- on vert ible. Lines Aro Same While on the body subject thcie arc a few other chauges that are noticeable mainly on doors, fenders, external light ing arrangements and eowl boards. Thc streamlines are but little changed from last M-ar, the high hood tendency still prevailing. This type of hood has an angle at either s-ide, the line of the angle meeting the top edge of the body. The windi-hie'ds are not only much more in evidence than ever, but they nre more substantially set in. Small, built-in side pieces attached to the windshields have been made a feature by some concerns and it is likely that this change will be universal in a few years. Overhead valve engines are used by som- makers for the first time, while those who have had this tj pe pf motor have made improvements, largely in the form of better lUDncaung npimiuiui. Several changes can be traced directly to the fuel problem, chiefly in mani folding, and virtually all en'incs have some method of heating the mixture The lighting system, acuum fuel teed, igniton, starting apparatus and de tachable cylinder heads have undergone little or no changes. Other Advances There are many fine examples of ad vanced engineering in buch new prac tices us bearing without shims and neu designs of high-pressure oiling systems improvements in valve gear, and freer use of aluminum and other metals to k- iiMnpsR in weicht. Most of these have come as a result of war experience and arc chiefly noticeable in the prod uct sof those concerns engaged in war munition work. There are more fabric univcrsals than lorinrriy, uu m wuiv engineers it ccin-s that this type will .!. .u r,!-, .if the nll-metal loiut for certain installations where thc shaft angularitv is not great. Stripped cnasses, opnauu; "" ,! ntl.ar nirr-ir-ff n.irts all tend to liven up the show in evcrj part of the build- Ten cars, new to Philadelphia shois are here this year, some of them ab'-o-lutelv new to the motoring public, hav ing been brought out ourim? uir ih:-l ear Lack of room alone prevented .i.,. .!.,. of nt lenst n half do?en ot'n new 'makes and restricted the mm'' er of ears to be shown by eaih exhibitor. In additior t'i the large array of car a niuW'udr of accessories is dNn'.-u e bv different denier. They include cver thing from social top-, to lam;is ITABLISlIKO 1BTO Keystone Spring Works Incorporated 1301-19 Buttonwood Street Philadelphia, Pa. Repairing a Specialty NEW SPRINGS for Motor Can and Pleaiure Car iwui-a - ss Atem t- .s zrji vm. x i-r yy block, js&. MZ, -wmsk$i ? xT&. -sB- s President--" " . fsmt' IgsST- a I " s - TBsasMSS m r fit : c, '. 3gK !'i X HARRY RHAPPI ScTYhry RALPH W. COOK hoins, leases, ba"gage furriers and countless other little luxuries and con veniences for comfortable and pleasant motoring. NEW MODEL IN "6" Anderson Car Shows Great Develop ment in Novel Body Types In the growing class of six-cylinder cars comes thc Anderson six, which ap pears in a new series model, some of the body types being strikingly unusual. It is built on one chassis frame, dif fering mainly in the motor on'y. The wheel base of both models is 120 inches, one model being enuipped with a motor having cylinders UV-i by -lVj inches, de veloping forty-four horsepower, while the other motor is 3'i by fi' inches, developing seventy actual brake horse power and having a three-bearing crank shaft. Among the well-known mcchauica' features aro Zenith carburetor. Con necticut ignition in one model and Bosch high-tension ignition in the other, Wcst inghouse starting and lighting system. Borg & Beck clutch, Durrston trans mission in one model and Grant-I.ees in the other. Thc motor used is the "It Bed Seal Continental. wmf 'n !.- -Wi4y In 4s.SsK,tm, ; t!' 1920 Auto License Trevor Dunlaam, inc. 4w Specializing AUTOMOBILE INSURANCE Notary Public 301 Abbott Building Broad and Race Streets, Philadelphia Y. if es, were possible, Philadel phia is even more posi tive than New York in its praise of the 1 920 new 6-cylinder Scripps Booth. See the animated chas sis in our exhibit tells more plainly than words that. in advanced engineering it is the surprise car of the show. Sedan, Coupe, Sport Touring, Roadster SPACE 39 SHOW 'fl grlt La Roche Bros., Inc. P 1214 Nl Bro"1 Sl jj?? E. fcOMERV Trcidsuror. NEW SERIES ANNOUNCED Studebaker Corporation Has Excel lent Line of Cars In Field The Studebaker Corporation an nounce their series "20" cars, compris ing two chassis, one a snecial six and one a big six. The special six is equip ped with u 00-horsepowcr split-head motor, of Studebaker design and manu facture, v.lth improved carburetor and hot-tpot intake manifold. Its 119-inch wheelbase makes possi ble the comfortable, roomy five-passeii-ger touring cur body and the beauti fully appointed sedan or coupe. Its -standard equipment is complete. The body is a beautiful Studebaker dark blue. The special six is built in five body styles five-passenger tour ing car, three-patseiiger roadster, four passtnger chummy loadstcr, five -passenger sedan and four-passenger coupe. ONE-TYPE CHASSIS Spite of This the Franklin Car Has Five Body Styles The Franklin car is built in one type of chassis, fitted with five styles of bodies, a two-passenger roadster, a four passenger roadster, live-passenger touring, four-passenger brougham und five-passenger t.edun. This year's mod els involve considerable changes in body lines and equipment, as well as in the chassis. The bodv has been lowered abiut three inches in the top. made nos slble by n lowering of the seats. There are also additional refinements notice ab'o in thc new mode's. The open and closed bodies are interchangeable und all open bodies are so designed that detach able winter tops can be fitted. CALL US For Immediate Service Honeycomb Radiators For Ford Cars All Mnbeii uf Radiators Rcpulred Northern Auto Radiator Repair Co. 1334 TIOGA STREET Tllonc Tlojll 4397 Itrsldrncc l'lione Tloca 4348 .1 i limM ii in mini iiiiwi in iiiiiiMwmiii iiiii I 6t& such a thing All Nations Look to New World for Ideas In Motor Manufacture MUST BE DISTINCTIVE As in most everything else, Ame-ica 'cads the world in designing automo Mies. Europe looks to us to het the 'ace because American social distlne 'Ion. prestige and reputation make it ihsolutcly necessary to use the most "xtreme judgment in the selection of our motorcars. American cars aro designed with good taste, cxcluslveness, a car that is de cidedly out of tho ordinary, one that 's a thoroughbred from headlight to fnil-light, thoroughly at home on 'the n-cntic or boulevard, in company with the foreign thoroughbreds; one that ommands a second look nnd ulaces its owner in inotordom'g hall of fame as in individual who knows motorcar 'iiucs and uses rare judgment in their srlection--a car that cau rumble along nt u crowded traffic pace or be quick as lightning on thc getaway and fully equal to n spirited brush with a neigh bor or friend. ROADSTER IS ADDED Columbia Six Makes Departure In Production This Year . Tho Columbia Six has been seen here before and makes a departure this year by adding a roadster for two passengers to the line, built on he same chassis us thc touring and closed models, which in c'udo a five-passenger touring, a four passenger sport model, a five-passcngcr touring sedan and a coupe. jtne spring suspension of Columbia cars is unique in possessing what they call a "nonsynchronizing" prlnclolc. which they claim gives it buperior riding ap1' - v-: &trftfc cvrr? THE BIRTH OF BRIGHTNESS Rrmoves road tir, (Iimiih, ikdHhIics nnd protect thf polish of .lour ntitomahlfo In ft minutes for 3 crntst uiH da tho ftume fnr sour fiirn tnref woodwork, runcr, linoleum, mirrors anil ulntlons. wlthont scap or irutrr. On flulc nt 2 DO icarnircs mill 6(H dealero. Pint bv pnrcrl poM, f5 rent. Phone for demonstration, Tlopn 5090. Factory, 4302 fl. 3d St., Phila. Aients wanted outside ot Flilla. fflffi lWgB ' See it at the Show nrHE Standard Eight is a powerful JL car which does not depend on weight to keep the road. Balance, suspension, and right pro portions have been so perfectly coordi nated with power that the Standard Eight's riding comfort leaves nothing, to be desired. Thus that sense of full and unlimited power which every motorist covets be-', cause it is the base of all motoring pleasure is obtained without sacrificing comfort in riding. See the Sedan and other new models at the center of the show, space 30. EASTERN MOTORS CORPORATION 655 N. Broad Street Philadelphia, Pa. Standard Slolor Car Company, Trenton, ', J, B. J. Mill, l'ottsilllr, Va. C. C. fenyder. Iteadlnr, t"a. A. J. Schnell, gcranlon, Pu. Mori Urotliera, Vinelcnd, N. J. Klein Motor Cur Company, .Mlentown, Ta. Well & Trout, PottMown, Pa. Deukyne Si Bmullen,, Chester, To, IV. I.. Sclitvurtz, Norrlstorrn, Pa. J. V. Hoffman, 7yneboro, Ta. Henry Shapiro, Uilkc'-Ilarre, fa. Snyder Anto Company, Vork, Pa. Standard Motor Car Company, Camden, Ji Ilernlck Stores Co., lierrrlck, x-u. J S3S 7Z- --TT - Stlttflfl ttSf fx Itoot -w JHrp : $f5 t ; ftw'KSwSywi'l ''WlSH 1 1111 I III I till III! I lllllll llllllll iliMW THERE'S A TOUCH OF TOMORROW , !HS ALL C0LE DOES TODAY II m ' '(pie 1 I oAero-EiGm: W .. Ill IIS Subservient to Every Desire M :;pi 1 1 jl ' Deughtfully Comfortadlb S Hi H cAUTOMOBILE SHOW, B 1 M L. S. BOWERS CO., Distributors B HI IS 245-47 North Broad Street H al? SS Locust 5055 Race 4241 fillllllMllrrrrnffi mm Ss ' Cole Motor Car Company, Indianapolis, U.S.A. fflaj l Ajg Ctors of ""-Advanced SMotor (jxn lllllllllllllllrTOrrffrrrll A Powerful Car IfA -jl O a A 1M D CENTRA 1 I "w A TERMINAL iJteo vx s. 'er ii sua . b toafWjrrojrMTtjrnjrnu j. '19 mtm Phone Poplar 2631 r f"'" fj'fi . .b. '. ; i rtjA the V m T - If . X, )m tfrrr;rrVil4y ?i'- v i rV V A.' 'L ir:aSB8 5 t. " ' -. IV- MM !-.- Xn ,., VBtwW T Z 5 it - ;fxm a: f WLJff Jl w'wr "' a- -iilim
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