The Washington times., 1914-10-24
.ENDERS NOW ADD
SAFETY AND GRACE.
)nce an Evil. Tackled On. They
Have Been Made an Integral
Part of Car.
By HARRY WARD.


T'p TO the past couple Of sea sons au-
b 7ohle tenders were regarded by the
E oraI public almost as a necessary
Fv rather than as an integral part Of
h car" said W. S. Keeler. of the Tcll
N or Car Company.
{ is a question if three or four years
~ any one ever looked at an automo-
hi1 fender. and thought seriously OF the
pa, il was designed to play IN The
Ke pcral service of the car Automobile
T. ders were not good to look al. Most
bf them were frankly homely. They
"a. -e not designed as part OF either
r ssis or body, but werc simply hitchcd
Dn 10 the car TO cover up the wheels.
In the past two years there has been
: yonderfuI Improvement in automobile
Il ders In the primary object of the
fe der. which is to protect the car and
pa ssengcrs from dust, wafer. and mud,
n now designs show wonderful jm-
pl nvement
Beauty and Safety.
It was two years ago that the Chal-
n rs engineers saw in the automobile
f. lders a possibility of service and pro-
( ton. even beyond that OF keeping the
,a clean. They saw in them an Gle
n IT OF beauty. a big, possible factor in
81 fetv first motoring.
careful study covering months OF
- pcriments was made of all types of
lenders. Shapes sizes. and methods Of
were tested out under all
c. ditions, and the result was the
- almers nodded oval fender.
The perfected nodded oval fender of
IN. present season is a real protection to
dner and more sensitive parts of the
y 8. because the rigiditv of the con-
81 Iction it is a bumper against the
II j knocks of constant usage.
Fender Saves Car.
Tust the other day a man came into
}. store and told of his experience in
4 unavoidable collision at a street car
y ssing. He was moving slowly down
hs street. Another car came at high
= ed from a cross street 1t was inn
D. esihle to avoid a collision. The only
.flng injured on my customers car
: - the right front fender, which was
lily dented and scraped. The other
-'r had the front end almost completely
P recked. And it was not even neces-
) s car. In three hours we had the
ITS Strengthened out and the scraped
j. IT'S retouched with enamel. The fen
i0r showed no indication OF the col
sion.
Mishaps OF this kind due to the care
T SIS driving of others or their neglect
the simple signals of motoring, while
lot dangerous TO passengers in the car
ire very liable TO ruin the finish or in
e the body or running gear. Nodded
b. II lenders on car are the bumpers
A Ich prevent such injuries. l could
lame many instances right in this vicin-
y when the tenders OF the car have
II from severe damage"
Norman Pruitt is the latest purchaser
II a Cartercar touring car. The Car
o-car Sales Company also reports de-
iUeries OF fore-door Metz cars this
p TX to the following: F. E. Parker.
'r J. J. Essex, Mrs. H. A. Rhine, T.
Williams, and Harry Kanode.
gorge Auth and ]. r. Weber were
long this weeks purchasers of REQ
d ring cars. The sales were made by
Smith-Trew Motor Company.
arI Chandler. of the Cadillac Motor
Company, was In the city this week
ting the Cook & Stoddard Com
ny
1iller Brothers report the sale of
I'D cars during the past week to the
owing: Touring cars-Ed. n. Fisher.
liam J. Duffy. J. F kelchner, s
Fay, Ed. J. Cunning, Anton KaS-
:. J. a. Martin. II. E. Martyr, Mrs.
Robertson. L. W. Bettings. Ira Grif
J. r. Maddox. Runabouts-Arthurl
err. Mr.. Parker. Delivery wagons,
aries A. Nitzel. Star Laundry, Man
ttan Laundry, H. Copperthite, T. 7.
ane Co.
ne Chew-Goucher Company is the
ne Of new concern that will open
ire and accessory store at 1920 Four
nth street next week A tire repair
4 service station will be a feature of
90 new establishment Both members
a" firm are widely known in Wash
r Eton.
ne crescent Motor Company. which
- recently appointed agent for Mitch
c7rs. this week sold a Mitchell six"
Mrs. Cecilia Hill and Mitchell
'"ur' TO William l.. Boyden.