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The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-08-30
UTAH SALT BEDS
AUTO SPEED COURSE
TetZlaff Drives Benz Car at
Rate of 1923 Miles an
Hour There.

A new speed course for automobile. III
valing the far famous Ormond-Dayto
beach at Florida, Is over the salt beds
at salduro. In Utah The salt beds, which
are described in one Of the motor publ
cations az Smooth as the proverbial
billiard table and Hs hard as II cemen.
highway" are sixty miles long, twenty
miles wide and from two to thirty feet In
depth.
Early in the month Teddy Tetzlaff,
driving the 400 horse power Jumbo Benz,
covered half "A mile In ~ 3-5 seconds, q
speed OF li2s miles an hour. This Is
faster than Bob Burman drove this car
at Daytona in tho spring Of 1911, when
he did whole mile at speed of l4l,a
miles an hour. Arthur Duray, however
attained a speed OF 1929 miles an hour
abroad trying for the Nlometer record
so that Tetzlaffs Is not the fastest ever
travelled with n motor car. The drive
was timed with twenty stop watches. 20
probably was as near accurate AS could
be got outside of electrical timing.
II was stated that because of the gilt
tering sunlight rejecting from the snow
white salt beds II was impossible
catch the time for a whole mile by stop
watch The statement Is made that with
the Benz tuned up To the peculiar at
mo spheric conditions and With electrical
timing the mile could likely he done
close to 20 seconds, which would be
going close TO $50 miles an hour.
Tetzlaff drove half mile with a Max
we'll on the salt beds in 20 ID seconds,
and Carlson drove the other Maxwell in
10 lis seconds. DAlene drove a racing
| Marmon In 10 90 seconds, There is talk
now OF having a race meet on the salt
surface
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BY 4. Il. ERSkINE.
studebskcr Corporation.

The Studebaker Corporation is firm
believer In the fundamental soundness of
American industries and the reality of
American prosperity. Studebaker auto
mobile factories are working full time
and yet IN spite OF the efforts OF the pro-
duction department the factory Is now
1900 cars behind orders for Immediate
shipment. We believe the coming year
will be the most prosperous In the history
OF the Studebaker Corporation.
The optimistic spirit OF Studebaker ad-
vertising and the reports of heavy sales
are not merely for effect. They reflect
actual conditions We have never had
such heavy selling during the summer
months as We are having this year And
we have never before had such insistent
and gratifying orders for early fall de
livery. All through the middle West and
far West farmers are enjoying the most
abundant crops they have had In years.
They are getting good prices; have
a plentiful supply OF money. They arc
not bothering about the war or anything
else. All this Is making good business.
our dealers through tho middle and far
West report heavier demand for cars
than they have had In previous years, ana
tn. heavy shipments we are making this
month--160 to $50 cars every day-are
going to supply this demand not simply
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SPIRIT is
STRONG IN STUDEBAkER
Not Saying So Merely for Effect, Is Erskine
Statement
Statement.

to give the dealers demon strstors A. II
usually tho case with midsummer ship
ments.
While our export business 70 Europe,
amounting to over S5,000.000 a year. II
suspended temporarily. there are other
foreign openings that look promising.
Mexican conditions. for instance, are
Frightening UP, and our manager down
there will be ordering cars again very
shortly. our Mr.. Lopez. who has been In
South America for two years. reports
greatly enlarged opportunities In the
countries south OF Panama, and Is this
week returning 10 his field OF action after
a visit TO the factory
our Mr. Pendeton, who In tust leav-
ing this country for his field In the Far
East anticipates unusually good bust
ness In that part OF the world because OF
the cutting off of the imports from Eu-
rope, and our Mr.. Kennedy, who leaves
the first OF the month for his home in
Sydney. Australia, is leaving behind him
a contract for more cars than We ever be-
fore shipped to that part of the world
Indications for business are also good
In China and In many OF the other neil
trail countries AS We say In our adver-
Using this Seems to us to no a time for
conservative but aggressive and con-
structive action on tho part OF all Amer
leans. IL looks to us to be the greatest
opportunity as we'll as tho greatest re
sponsbility that has ever been presented
TO our nation.
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Two years the slogan seems to have been
hEht SKIES. The tendency which has
maze this slogan possible seems to have
continued in the 1915 cars. for there are
more light SKIES than ever before they
are lighter cars than ever before and they
cost less. This statement is made with
run knowledge Of the fact that the greater
proportion of the cars announced by the
new makers are four cylinder ones
1T may be taken as quite significant of
the Increased popularity Of the light six
that every one OF the new fours an
nounced 20 far is of unusually light
weight and Unexpectedly low price. This
seeming contradiction OF an increased
trend toward the light six. In view Of
the superior number of new light fours.
Is explained by tho fact that the light
fours are the result of the popularity of
the light skies When tho manufacturer
introduced his new light six he found that
Il WAS quite close IN tho matter of power
weight and cost TO hts older large four
To avoid having the large four on his
hands at tho end OF the selling season
he had to redesign II for lower weight
and lower cost or else drop II entirely
and bring out new four having these
qualifications
Based on the announcements OF 1915
cars up to date. which. by tho way. in
clude almost all the more important
manufacturers. there will be at least half
again as many six cylinder models Of
fered the motor buying public as there
are four cylinder models so far as the
actual number Of cars which will be sold
during 1915 Is concerned, the chances are
that the majority of tho people who buy
cars IN 1919 will buy four cylinder ones
just as they have always done
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vehicle is the less harmful OF the two.
In New York city last year 202 fatal
accidents were caused bv horse drawn We
hicles and i20 ny motor vehicles.
II has recently been stated that In
New York city % per cent Of the fast
vehicles and 30 per cent. ~ the CONNER
ciil vehicles are now mechanically pro-
PEELED and Il tins estimate Is anywhere
near the mark II suggests the possibility
that the slow trafiic. which may he
roughly taken to correspond with the
horse drawn vehicles, was responsible for
a share IN the total damage undulv large
in proportion TO its number However
the analysis Of the accidents is too meagre
to permit this assumption to be ade-
quately tested.
The likelihood " mileage statistics for
motor vehicles of the country being forth
coming IS unfortunately very remote Rc-
Gently there has heen compiled the num-
hor 81 street accidents occurring IN New
York State during last year. Though OBJ
viuusly intended to be accurately tabu-
lated, this list conveys "A totally wrong
impression as regards mechanically pro-
PEELED vehicles FOR casual reader would
gather from a study of the figures that
motor cars We're becoming more and more
dangerous as years go on, and not less
dangerous, aS r. really the case.
Any one who has watched the develop
meuts of automobilsm OF late with re
gard to both pleasure and commercial
motor cara knows that the passion for
speed, which was once an obsesslon on
the part of a great many motorists, has
uotlc-tbly decreased. close observation
will show that driving has never been
So skilled or 50 moderate as at present
AS is naturally to be expected, the in
Creasiug number Of motor vehicles and
the decreasing number Of horse drawn
q a IA NNN.aNsa
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1915 CARS
OF DISTINCTIVE MODEL
New Machines Embody Ideas
That Are Attractive-De-
tails Of the Line.

The HUMP Motor Car Conlpsnys new
models are now, being displayed at
the salesrooms Of Charles T.. Riess, 1890
Broadway, and are among the most at
tractive and distinctive cars which have
been produced this season. Tho 1915
model is q larger aud more powerful car
than previous HupmOhle models Two
standard types of body are furnished. a
three passenger roadster and II roomy
nve passenger touring ear. The price OF
each IL : 200. with fun equipment
The motor size IL 3asXjia, the wheel
base li9 inches and wheels 3ix4 The
drive Is on the left. with centre control,
scmi-el'iptic undressing rear springs, as
well as exceptionally large front springs.
These springs have an interleaf lubri-
eating arrangement which is new. In the
extremity of zach leaf there is spoon
shaped depression which Is packed with
graphite To insure automatic lubrication
The clutch is multiple disk with
thirteen steel plates size 10 inches. The
propeller shaft is tubular. There are no
radius rods or torque members. both
the drive and torque being taken through
the springs. The front axle is an indi-
vidua type with a specially designed
knuckle which gives castor effect TO
the front wheels making the steering
easy.
The rear aple is full floating design
| and the axle shafts may be withdrawn
! from the housing without lacking up
| tho wheels The casing is OF pressed
| steel and the gears and differential are
/ mounted IN a malleablc iron carrier.
/ In adjusting any of the mechanism
| Of the rear axle an accessible arrange
| lucni has been provided by means OF
/ which either the entire differentlal, to-
| gethcr with tho bcvel pinion and gear or
| the large gear in the differcutiA may be
! removed as a unit.
The car is equipped with Westinghouse
electric lighting aud starting device, cleo
! tric horn windshield speedometer, head
/ light DINNERS license brackets, robe and
| foot rails. cocoa mat, tire carrier ON rear,
! extra demountable rim. &c. one man toy
Is also furnished with substantial side
curtains for cold and rainy weather
| These curtains are so arranged that they
, open with the doors
The electric equipment is new. single
unit motor generator being used. Thi:
| il connected with the crankshaft By a
Coventry silent chain. With this electric
starting device it is impossible to stall
| the motor. as when the power is turned
off the starting motor will engage anc
! keep the engine running ~ long as tn,
! starting switch is on.
Various little details increasing cas-,
and comfort have been a subject OF study
An example OF this IL in the pedals, which
are now adjustable and are provided will
large foot pedals. There is also a sid
support for the foot In operating the ac
ceerator pedal The throttle has beef
placed on the steering post. When moved
over in one direction II cuts Off the entir
air supply OF the carbureter. furnishin,
the rich mixture for easy starting. Whel
moved to the other extremity II opens 4
the outside air, permitting extra air 70
high speed work
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LIGHTER AND LOWER
PRICED, THE 1915 CAR
Sass Continue to Gain in Number of Models.
Although Many New Fours Are
Announced.

va . "tns 1918 car" will he, rs ind b
t,..I .. announcements of the new sea-
....uyt Us about threcscOre manu-
.....- pr motor vehicles. is the sub
... tc,iew made by Motor Age. The
... IS chat engineers have decided to
,..,. 'sut tours and skies. strea milne
... .Y. man tops aud more complete
......t We lsO md that the ten
,. .. I TO rcdu'o prices and that the
....,e. price ~ the average four cylinder
g., tt.... and Of the average six, In tour
. fo,ni 5000 The average car.
.... f... nf the number Of cylinders, Will
..'., Al. ts.us5. q reduction of $500 from the
...l arure'
.i...,fi Indications are that the new
.- ..u,utS meet with the approval OF
A,....p buyers" writes Darwin 8.
= . .,Nn OIL. k,s the analysis.
a....E those who have not vet an
r.. ..I t'.r plans publicly there are
'c..., V,,l LupNu mauuf cturers whose
,,..4. s. a., leaked out through the devious
~, .,..- fn the trade With ono or two
c,..,...r- nothing radical = proposed,
..t ... exception At least Is a departure
,-r. ...t.v startling to deserve special
.o.. 80 ,his tine.
.T.. .. an eight cylinder motor snd
.s q. DO the product Of an established
.....,.,ttursr W hieh grade fouis. Two
49,. rf -Four cylinders each u shape
n u 81. used. y IL rumorod. Eight cylin-
4.-4 v..l be a novelty on tho American
r,,-l-f Though "A European maker has
t..-l them very successful. 1t Is ru-
..r-.l mat tho eight cylinder car pro
....4 ,,.r he no larger or heavier than
o., -v.uauys present four cylinder
Col
r..,.er as 20 fours ~. siNcs the mo
i-- publication says: For tho past
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-08-30
NEW ELECTRIC ASSOCIATION.
View York Section Of ". ". A. Comes
Into Being.

newly organized body has come into
the automobile world OF New York city in
the interest OF electric vehicles. Its mem
bers are all old and we'll known electric
vehicle men. They are the New York
members OF the Electric Vehicle Associa-
ton OF America. Recently they formed
the New York section OF the Electric We
hicle Association Of America.
Harvey Robinson, secretary OF the ma
tional organization. was elected chair
man OF the New York section. with David
c. Fenner vice-chairman and David y.
Tobias secretary. The executive commit
tee consists OF the above mentioned Off
GERS and w. G. Andrews, r Commerford
Martin. s. w Menefee. Nathaniel Plat,
r f. Sampson. +. w. Smith. <. q. Thomp-
son. Charles A. Ward and G. Y Ken
worthy
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-08-30
CHALMERS BID Is
FOR QUALITY TRADE
Prices on Light and Master
Skies Show Ad-
vanCeS.

4 strong bid for quality trade is the
keynote of the Chalmers announcement
OF cars for the 1915 season. Against
the policy OF other companies building
in tho came general price class and in
deed manufacturers generally which
tended toward reduction Of price In the
new season models, the Chalmers com
pany announces rather an increase for
both Us light six and master six.
"Our experience has convinced us that
there are people enough who want quality
frst and consider price secondary. TO take
all the cars we can build says Percy
owen, sales manager OF the Chalmers
company our ears have never been
sold on a price basis and we do not
care To- compete with those cars which
are selling ON price alone. We are sure
enough OF our market to increase the
quality of our cars even with the neces-
ssry increase IN price, rather than TO
decrease the price at the cost of quality
to keep pace with those cars which are
selling on price only
The light six when first announced last
May was priced at $500. The new quo
tation, $50 higher on the second series,
covers simply the factory cost OF added
quality and extra equipment. the makers
say. The bigger ear is $4,000. an in
crease OF S12O over last year.
Striking advances In body design are
particularly likely to attract favorable
New York attention 10 tho new models
when they are put on display at the local
! Chalmers branch. Broadway and Fiftieth
street The larger six is to be founu IN
the seven passenger touring car and i've
passenger torpedo, both bodies OF a for
eign boat design. which when combined
with wire wheels and special coloring
"a gheGa ara SpaNif.1 will
the metropolitan fancy. The torpedo has
a single door on either side. The from,
seats are OF the bucket type, with an
aisle between them. The seven passenger
touring car has the same lines as the
/ torpedo, but IL fitted with the usual two
/ doors on either side. The tonneau OF III,
seven passenger ear has collapsble Pull.
/ man seats in addition to the regular ton.
neau seat.
All light six types are finished a
! tho top OF the body with q belt in con
| trasting color. on this chassis are sev
eral new body types--a six passenge
touring car. a five passenger inside drlv,
sedan and a seven passenger Limousine
thepe three shown on the ligh
six chassis for tho first time in Thu
second series. The FIVE passenger tour
ing car and the coupelat are continued
Mechanically 1915 Chalmers cars SHOW
no radical changes. The larger motto
develops 90 horsepower and the smalle
4s horsepower. To show the smoothnes
OF the Chalmers skies demonstrates
often made is 20 balance a lead pencil o.
end on the radiator while the motor 1
running at 1000 10 1900 revolutions
minute.
For this season all Chalmers model
are equipped with one man top. shoe
absorbers have also been added to u
regular equipment and tho light six ha
as regular equipment one size larger tire
than in the past. The Chalmers Ent
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carbureter by gravity from an auxiliary
tank. This makes for greater gasolene
economy and efficiency and is helped too.
by the use az standard equipment OF Good
and rear.
Another new thing Ia the clutch, which
has no relieving springs under the fabric.
Instead five steel plates within the fiy-
wheel proper provide for easy engage
ment. making what is claimed to be one
of the smoothest operating of all clutches.
All electrical equipment is furnished by
Bosch. This includes starting motor, light
ing generator. control box with switches,
regulators, volt ammeter. starter switch,
head. side. tail. instrument and inspection
lamps complete, magnetic, waterproof
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-08-30
Trees All Along
Lincoln HiqhqUav

THE course Of the Lincoln High
way Is TO be beautitied from
ocean to ocean by the plant
ing Of trees, shrubs and flowers along
each side Of the roadway.
The General Federation Of Wom-
ems Clubs has formulated plans for
identifying the highway and has al
ready received pledges OF nearly
100000.
Fruit trees will be planted along
the roadside by several States. which
have adopted a plan OF r. II. Will
Jams OF the r. Il. Stearns Company
Of Cleveland
when the fruit trees blossom IN
spring" Williams says, 1.-The high
way will become bower OF beauty.
The shade from fruit trees Will be
just as good as that from any other
trees, with the additional value OF
giving the motorist fresh fruit"
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-08-30

spark plugs, also all electrical wiring and
connections. The electrical starting mo-
tor propels the engine by direct fywheel
gear. This gear automatically engages
and disengages no overrunning clutches
and no reducing gears are employed.
The Transmission Is Of the same general
design as previously used. The gear shift
lever slides on ball hearings. Annular
ball bearings are used In tho transmits
sion
The top IL OF the "one man" type, with
forward end rigidly supported by the
windshield. This has divided glass for rain
vision and ventilation. The shield Ia sup
ported with rods that extend through the
cowl Of the dash to the base of the body.
for rlgdity.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-08-30
PENNSYLVANIA TIRES
END 144 DAY TESTING
Nine Castings Average 500
Miles. Much More Than Max
ers Guarantee Them.

\ test Of Pennsylvania tires begun -
March 2S by the laboratory OF the Auto
mobile club OF America came to an end
ON August ls. and nine tires which were
on trial IN that time recorded A total
Of 60,779 miles Of running, or an average
Of 6.7524 miles This trial Is said by the
makers OF the Pennsylvania castings 10 b.
the first official test of tires made and re-
ported in detail IN this country, The
tire makers agreed 10 abide by the out
come Of the test. whether favorable or un-
favorable, and to have the figures OF per-
formance Of all the tires published,
whether good or bad. Tho guarantee
for these tires is $500 miles
Ten castings intended to supply the
tires needed in the 144 day test were
bought by the A. c. A. testers from the
stock OF dealers IN several different
Eastern cities official observers of the
club accompanied each of the drivers OF
the two four cylinder LozIer cars oh
which the tires were placed One of
these cars was equipped with wood
wheels, the other with wire wheels The
speedometcrs were carefully corrected
and allowances made. and every night at
the conclusion OF the days run the cars
were locked up at the A. C. A.
A regular route was covered each day
by the two cars. carrying each from two
to seven passengers. Every KIND of
road was encountered, as well as all
sorts Of weather conditions. on August
IS the last of the original tires was de-
clared unfit for further use due 10
puncture and WORKOUT condition one
casing was pierced by a @X6 inca car
riage bolt early in the test and under
the conditions governing the test was
permitted to be withdrawn.
The table of results follows
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electric starting and lighting system Is
continued, with refnements which make
tho system oven simpler The distinctive
moulded oval tenders remain unchanged.
Tho Chalmers company began shipping
the new six passenger light six August
I. The maximum production OF the mas
ter six win be reached by September 1.
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Lighting Up Time
The Current Week

To-day. Aug. 80. 7 :0S P. NJ.
Tomorrow. Aug. 81, 7 :07 P. NJ.
Tuesday, Sept. l, 7 :o5 P. NJ.
Wednesday. Sept. .. Z :03 P. NJ.
Thursday. Sept. 3, Z :O1 p. NJ.
Friday, Sept. 4, I r. VI.
Saturday. Sept. :, q :5S T. NJ.
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Total mileage for tires ........,...- sO,1'3
Average mileage for each OF tires 1924
IL W Du Puy, president OF the Penn
sylvania Rubber Company, says OF the
test: "It would have been a compare
lively easy matter for US to have taken
A large number Of castings and run them
unofflcially until they blew out some
undoubtedly would have shown most re-
markable mileage We have many records
OF vacuum cups running up TO and ex-
ceeding $4,000 miles, In this instance
however, We wanted to prove that a given
number of ordinary vacuum cup stock
castings subjected to as severe tourins
conditions as any owner would be likely
to impose would show an average mile
age greatly in excess OF our liberal guar
antee.
at tho start We fully realized that
the reputation OF our product was at
stake We knew that some of the tires
would be punctured or put out or the
running because Of unavoidable acciden;
and that these Withdrawals would AFFECT
the inal aggre gate mileage. But we ass
knew that the American motorist long
since has ceased to bo impressed by or
Interested In psinstakingly selected un
usual mileage records and that an official
endurance test such as the one Just
concluded, with all the facts and figures
upon the table. would be OF more than
passing interest.
so far as the relative merits OF wood
and wire wheels are concerned. | do not
believe the test adequately demonstrates
which is conducive to greater tire mile
age The results hardly Justify an opinion
on the subject"
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DETROIT Aug. &c Miles Main. the big
Detroit hurler. sprang one Of the richest
pieces Of unconscious humor In history
the other dan He was asked when he
expected to be able to work and reported
mat his injured ankle was progressing
well and that he hoped to 'be IN shortly
u could pitch all right, but the ankle
hothcrs me IN batting. I can't take my
SWING As soon As feel right at the plate
| Will be in there again, said Miles.
This players batting average rs .075 and
he has made two hits in twcuty-eisht
times at bat this year,
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Derby Has oidsmobiIe In Brooklyn.

G 4. Derby & CO., local agents for the
Abbott Detroit and Nestcott automobiles,
have been appointed distributors in Brook
lyu for the Oldsmobiln. They have estab-
llshcd Offices and salosrooms at 1870
Bedford avenue