The Washington herald., 1912-11-03

boarded the car ana were earned 70 Tn
Auditorium.
Despite the fact Of such severe strain
the tires showed no signs Of wear" sait
Mr.. Moss. This. In my estimation. i
the severest test . tire can have. Ye
my Goodyear tires showed no signs o
wear. This is doubtless due to the over
size feature. which takes care Of tn
overload" -.
II is pleasant to note that subsidiar,
automobile interests, such as tire com
panies. have made Just as great advance
ments in their products as automobil'
concerns have in cars. There was timt
when tires were considered as q delicate
organism. which must be handled only
under the most restricted cRditions. Blu
In the last few years there have beer
perfected several tire saving features
which have added much to the pleasure
OF motoring.
The trafIic police Of Los Angeles. Cal.
have just completed an onicial test o
the bulb horn as an automobile warning
signal. So far as 4. known this is tht
first test OF the kind ever made. Mem.
hers of the traflic squad went up and
down various streets where the parking
Of automobiles IL permitted and blew the
bulb horns attached to some 400 cars
OF this number only two gave wha,
might be termed an adequate warning
that 10, one that could be heard more
than fifty feet away. The others emitted
so slight a sound that 1t could barely be
heard at all. In every case 1t was I'M
possible to obtain anything but a wheeZe
when the bulb was grasped quickly, thus
demonstrating that as an emergency
signal the bulb horn is absolutely use
less The test was conducted secretly by
the police for the purpose Of gaining
first-hand Information on the automo-
bile warning signal question. now a lead
ing issue there and before the City Coun-
Gil for solution. Its results will in all
probability have an important influence
upon the enactment OF the ordinance re-
Gently introduced requiring the use of
signals OF greater power and depend
ability. Especial interest is lent to the
test by the fact that the record of acci-
dents resulting from the failure to hear
automobile horns shows that n per cent
Of these occurred at crossings where the
noise OF traffic Is such that an efficient
signal is absolutely necessary.
W. p. Barnhart & Company report the
sale Of two cars during the past week.
Thomas s. Martin purchased a four
cylinder Everitt. and George X. Sheely a
slX-cylinder car of the same make.
One OF the busiest automobile plants In
Indianapolis Is that of the Henderson
Motor Car Company. The demand for
their 1913 models has exceeded the fond
est hopes Of the officers of the company.
Pending the occupancy Of the new addi-
tion to their factory. which was ready
November ]. they had leased l3.0O0 square
feet of space in the Industrial Building.
at Tenth Street and the Canal. The
,.s .L 81,
the first Of the week and all the painting
will be done in the Industrial Building
until the busy season has passed. The
floor in the present factory that housed
the paint show has been turned into a
final assembly department. With a first
assembly overflow in the big tent that
was raised In the factory yard in Au-
gust and two floors OF final assembly, the
company expects to be able to meet the
demands of their distributors and repre-
sentatives for 1913 Henderson touring
cars and roadsters.
c. p. Henderson who has been in ac-
tive control Of the sales work OF the Cole
Motor Car Company since the inception
of that firm. has entered on his new
work at the Henderson Motor Car Com
pany. The former Cole official assumed
the presidency and took active charge Of
the administrative affairs of the Hender-
SOn company Oh oCtODeT Il fTeN1Ou9
to joining his brother. r. P. Henderson,
vice president and general manager Of
the company that bears their name, c.
p. enjoyed an extensive auto tour
through the Northwest, accompanied by
his family.
Although the Hoosier Motor Club. OF
Indianapolis, is only one year old. it has
accomplished many things in the Hoosier
metropolis. and Is making its influence
felt. One OF its most notable accomplish
ments was the vehicle light ordinance,
which was passed by the City Council
The Hoosier Motor Club fathered this
ordinance, which Gauges lights to be car
ried on every vehicle except those IL
censed to use the sidewalks. The pas
sage of this ordinance was opposed by
the liverymen from the start. but in
justice to the vast army of motorists in
Indianapoli the Council passed the
measure as drawn up by the clubs at
torney and legislative committee.
The compelling of vehicles to carry
lights may not appear to be important
but it relieves the motorists from blame
in case of an accident caused by a COL
lision with a horse-drawn vehicle carry
ing no lights. Previous to this measure
becoming effective 1t was not uncommon
for the unfortunate motorist to wake up
and find a suit instituted after a colli-
sion when the driver of the horse-drawn
vehicle had suddenly loomed up in front
of the automobile. having driven out Of
an alley or side Street without warning.
Under the new ordinance the pleasure
and commercial horse-drawn vehicles
carry lights, and this minimizes the dan
ger. Recently on a North Side bouIe-
ward the driver Of a buggy carrying no
lights suffered an accident of this nature
The mounted policeman was one Of the
first to arrive. After abusing the mo-
torists. the owner Of the buggy de-
manded that the officer arrest the driver
Of the motor car. However. a surprise
was in store for him. The mounted Do
Iiceman said: III you had compiled with
the ordinance and carried lights on your
vehicle, 1 would do SO at once: but I
think that under the circumstances you
had better be the one to say. Good
judge"
This is just one illustration Of the good
that the club is accomplishing for its
members in Indianapolis and the entire
fraternity.
George w9Bennett. vice president of the
willys-Overland Company. has made for
nal denial Of the report that he Is to take
charge Of the affairs of the United States
Motor Company. While Mr.. Bsnnett's
vas one Of the first names mentioned II
men capable OF bringing order out of tie
.haos in which the United States finds IT.
elf. he refused to even entertained neso-
iations looking to such a change, pre-
erring to remain with the interests which
rave felt the effects OF his best efrorts
Besides being vice president Of the WHY'S
overland Company, Mr.. Bennett is. gen.
raj sales manager Of the concern and vice
resident Of both the Garford Company,
makers Of pleasure and commercial We