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New-York tribune., 1916-01-16
Bosch Magnetos for Fights Soon.

Ono Of the interesting bits Of news
emaIating from the convention of
Bosch distributors, held in New York
during automobile show week. was that
in a very short time the trade would
be IN position 10 supply a popular
priced eight-cyindor Bosch magnetic,
which would be just the ignition sys-
tenn Tor eight-cylinder car owners.
Bosch magnetos for eight-c cylinder
engines are not new" said \. ".
Bartsch. advertising manager Of the
Bosch Magnetic Company. I'VE showed
them AZ the convention that, as q mat
ter of fact, eight-cyiinder Bosch mag
uetos have been in use for the last
seven or eight years. in other words,
ever since eight-cylinder engines have
been built; these magnetos have been
employed especially in aerouautical
work, where tremendous high speed
and absolute reliability have always
been essential.
in motor boat work, also. eight
cylinder Bosch magnetos have been
used very extensively; in fact, every
motor boat record OF to-day is a Bosch
magnetic record, and the same holds
true also with respect 10 aeroplane
records. In addition. 1t is worthy of
note that the first eight-cylinder cars
marketed IN the United States. namely.
the De Dion models introduced in 1910,
were equipped with eight-cylinder
Bosch magnetos, and the same form Of
ignition has been in use on all subse-
Quent De Dion models
New-York tribune., 1916-01-16
New Biltwcll Velie Six-Cylinder Model.

which i. graded and some OF which is
being surfaced with wearing materials.
In the entire route from the Hudson
to the St. Johns there is only about
twenty-five miles unprovided for as
to completion of surfacing, the grading
having been done. and fully one-half
Of the mileage IS at least fair There
are only two very short places which
would be bad in continuous wet wealth
er. The result of the surveying trip
will be put into detailed form 20 be
issued as special route book con-
Meeting the North and South
Florida now has q state highway
commission, and the state is busily II
work IN the accomplishment Of a con-
nected system Of roads which will in
crease its winter visitors many fold.
Both the East and the West coasts are
equally energetic and within "A com
paratively short period the Land Of
Flowers promises TO be gridironed
with improved roads. which work will
proceed quite rapidly, as the need Of
grading is at p minimum because Of
the topography OF the state.
New-York tribune., 1916-01-16
The Olds Light Eight Has Many Novel Features
Silver Gets $1,000, 600 in Orders.

One of the notable affairs OF show
week was the dinner given by c. T. Sill
yer to his dealers at the Hotel Astor.
Before they took their departure sixty
one men who act a. suo-dealers under
Mr.. Silver placed orders totalling over
$2,000,0O0 10 cover their needs for the
next six months. Incidentally, this
marks new record for the big Over
land distributor iu New J 0rk. TIP 20
the time Of the banquet Nj. Silver held
the position of the biggest retailer Of
motor cars in the world. Added 70 this,
he IS now regarded as the largest dis
trIautJr OF mo or cars 'a 'h. World.
The position occupied b. the {. T.
Silver Motor Company in this field,
which is admittedly the most highly
competitive, is a flattering tribute 70
the standards upon which its business
is run. Efforts are being constantly
made by the president of the company
to better service conditions. and he is
ever on the alert 20 add 70 his organi-
zation men OF ability. TO carry out 10
fruition his ideals in this respect.
Speaking of the results obtained at
the Palace show, Mr.. Silver says that
all records for retail sales and number
Of prospective customers secured have
hccn badly shattered. The private eX-
hibitions Of the new Peerless "s" al the
Waldorf, Plaza and Ansonia hotels
were pronounced successes, and the
only trouble now confronting Mr.. Sill
yer is securing these cars In sufficient
numbera
New-York tribune., 1916-01-16
N. & A. n. Officers Reelected.

AL OF the officers of the Motor and
Accessory Manufacturers were re-
elected to serve for an additional year,
aud two new concerns were admitted
10 membership iu the association at
ne annual meeting Of the board OF
directors. The new members are the
Hale & Kiiburn Company. Philadel-
phia. aud the Nu.canized Products Com
pany. Muskegon. Mich. The officers are
r. Hallett Lowell. jr, Loyeil-,lcConnell
Manufacturing Company. Newark, y. j.,
president; c. ". Stigcr. Stromberg
Motor Devices Company, Chicago, first
rice-president; {. L. ThompsVu. the
steel Products Company, Cleveland,
second vicc-president; r. !. Wetzel,
the Dyneto Electric Company. New
York City, third c-presiIert: /. VI.
Wainwright, Diamond Chain and Manu-
featuring Company. Indianapolis. treas
urcr, and Alfred r. Sloan. jr. Hyatt
Roller Rearing Company, Newark,
y. j., secretary and assistant treas
urer. William NJ Sweet continues as
MANAGER
New-York tribune., 1916-01-16
Apperson Roadster Patented

Elmer Apperson. pioneer automobile
manufacturer and president Of Apper-
son Brothers Automobile Company.
has been granted design patent on
II "Chummy' roadster four passenger
body. This is the first time in the
history OF the automobile industry that
the United States Patent Office has
recognized a novel idea in automobile
body construction.
Although seating four passengers,
it is true roadster type in exterior
appearance. The seating arrangement
provides two individual seats, divided
by an aisle way. with the rear scat
directly back of them, the rear seat
accommodating two grown people with
comfort.
When the top il folded u may be
extended as a deck over the rear seats
II they are not occupied. In this posi-
ton the car has the appearance Of a
staudard two-passenger roadster. Since
the appearance Of the Apperson road
ster. a number Of limitations have been
brought out, and II viii be interesting
20 watch what action is taken by the
patent holder.
New-York tribune., 1916-01-16
REMEDYING THE
GLARING LIGHTS
S. A. E. Recommendation
May Save Thousands OF
Car Owners Trouble.

That better adjustment OF automo..
/ bile headlights may be the means Oh
overcoming the annoyance and risK OF
glare is the astonishingly simple con-
clusion indorsed by the standards com
mittee Of the Society OF Automooile lie
/ Engineers at its recent meeting IN TINS
/ city. The practical effect OF the com
/ mittee's recommendations at the open
/ inc of its midwinter meeting will be to
offer A natural and simple remedy for
[ headlight glare, without necessitaung
sweeping changes IN the thousands OF
cars now owned by private motorists
throughout the country.
Possible improvements IN lamp ana
bulb design were also discussed by the
engineers with view 20 recommend
ing better methods Of road illumination
for future adoption by the manufaot-
urers. The electrical equipment divi-
sion Of the committee, which has been
investigating the glare question FOR
about two years. recommended that:
"The headlights should be so ar
ranged that no portion of the reflected
beam OF light, when measured seventy
five feet or more ahead OF the lamps,
shall be over forty-two inches above
the level surface on which the vehicle
stands. Such headlights shall also
give sufficient side illumination 20 In
dicate any person. vehicle or substen-
tial OBJ iect ten feet 10 the side Of said
motor vehicle at a point ten feet ahead
Of the lamps
"The term beam OF light as used in
the above provision shall be construed
as meaning the approximately parallel
localized rays gathered and projected
b. a reflector, lens or other device"
By properly focusing the electric
bulb and bending the lamp supports
i'm such way as 20 direct the light
rays correctly, IL is said that the aver
age headlight. as supplied with the bet
ter grades Of car, can be rendered
practically non-glaring.
In commenting on this action OF the
engineering society "The Automobile"
states that official automobiledom has
taken its first definite step in suggest
ing adequate ordinances to regulate the
glaring headlight that is menacing our
highways. BY its recommendation Of
what good light is, the standards
/ committee Of the s. A. f. has set up
All anti-dazzle bogie, which has been
demonstrated as safe, conservative and
vet adequate for the average automo-
bilist. The recommendation is particu-
lorly opportunc. coming as II does be-
fore the legislatures begin their coun-
try-wide annual campaign of anti-motor
legislation. The recommendation Is a
sane suggestion for all legislators and
I one that no manufacturer or sane auto
mobilist could object TO.
by requiring adequate illumination
70 distinguish objects on the road at a
distance OF so feet, 10 distinguish OBJ
iects on either side Of the roadway a.
a point ten feet in advance Of the car
and by requiring that the beams Of
light shall not be over A. inches from
the ground at a point 70 feet or more
IN advance of the vehicle, The commit
tee has practically covered the essen
tials of anti-glsre legislation"
New-York tribune., 1916-01-16
INFLUENCE OF
TRUCK DRIVERS
Their TnCOmpetency
Drawback to Develop
ment of Industry.

Some decided views on the capability
OF the average motor truck driver and
his influence upon the Development OF
the motor truck industry are held by
r. T.. Taylor, president OF the K. l..
7 TAYLOR Corporation, Eastern distrib-
uters Of Garford motor trucks. He be
lieves that IL has been the lack OF fore
sight on the part Of the business man
in employing drivers FOR his trucks be
fore ascertaining their qualifications
for the positions that has done much
70 discredt this branch OF tho automo-
bile industry.
"The ono great obstacle 70 the prog
ress OF the motor truck says Mr.. Isy-
lor. "is the fact that the average buyer
Of one puts the man who had been driv-
ing his horses on the seat as the motor
man. When he bought al automobile
be realized Il was an impossible thin
for him 20 drive il until he had learned
how. So he learned-studied his ma
chine and made It his business to know
Of all its little peculisrities.
"But when he buys O motor truck
he puts q man with usually far less
intelligence than he himself possesses
on the seat and tells him TO Go 70 IT.
The man, with the cocksureness OF his
class, airily informs his boss that he
knows ell about them motor trucks,
and the boss intrusts his costly ma
chine to these ignorant hands!
"The result Is easily foreseen.
Something happens aud usually mighty
soon. Then the maker is blamed, the
service department is swamped with
complaints and the motor truck busi-
ness receives q black eye. This has
been going on for long time. Is it
not about time that the manufacturers
get together and absolutely refuse to
intrust their wares TO inexperienced
hands? Should we not in some way
combine 70 fight this evil have schools
for the instruction OF prospective driY-
ors and not allow truck 70 go out
until the man who is to drive it Is
competent TO handle It?
The proportion Of accidents 20 pedes-
trians in city streets Is turning against
the motor truck. First il was the
speeding passenger car that stood in
the front rank as an element Of danger
20 the pedestrian, but now II Is this
carelessly handled motor truck. Yet IL
is not the fault of the maker In any
way, but of the buyer. Should he use
a. much care in safeguarding hi, truck
as he does his pleasure car there would
be fewer accidents.
"Garford trucks are built almost fool
proof, but not quite. In fact, nothing
human hands make can be- absolutely.
II requires some tiny bit Of human in
telligence to guide these monster trucks,
let nc tell you. And may leave with
YOU this bit OF advice, Mr.. Business
Man? Get motor truck as soon as you
possibly can, but get a competent driver
at the same time.
There is as dazzling an opportunity
for the motor trucks as there ever was
for the pleasure car, but VIC must ell
work together 10 remove this service
impediment to success. The best motor
trucks in the world are made here in
America and the worst driyers!"
New-York tribune., 1916-01-16
Hoosier Classic at 300 Miles.

Entry blanks have been issued for
tho sixth annual international sweep
stakes race at the Indianapolis Motor
Speedvav on Nav 80. and as has been
Anticipated by race followers, the event
this year will be run over distance Of
300 miles instead Of 500 miles. as has
been the practice at all the previous
Hoosier classics. This action IS IN ac-
cordauce with the determination OF the
mauacements Of the various speedweys
throughout the country 10 stage con
tests more likely 20 be popular with
the public than the long "iive-century
grinds, and particularly 70 conserre on
their finances For, as has been prAc-
tically agreed among the speedway pro-
mOters, the prize money awarded m
this years feature contests will be on
the basis Of 500 mile. II IS proba-
BILE. therefore, that the days Of Soc
600 prizes arc things Of the past The
Hoosier event this year will carry $780,
600 in prize money. $4,000 more than
the amount given in the first 600-mile
contest. but $4,000 less than was
awarded in tho subsequent races. The
Chicago Speedway has also announced
300-mile race with $4,000 prize
money, 70 be held on May H.
These changes Of programme mark
the abandonment Of the 5OO-mile con
tests. The race will be for Class i
non-stock cars Of 300 cubic inches pis-
ton displacement or under and having
maximum weight of $500 pounds.
In order 10 qualify the nominations
have 20 attain a speed Of at least
eighty miles an hour in the official
speed trials for one lap Of the two and
one-half-mile brick course These
trials are TO be held on MAY 26 and
27. The field is limited 70 thirty
three, and only three cars of any ole
make may start as Il factory team,
though two additional cars Of tho same
make can start when entered by indi-
viduals. The prize money will be split
ten ways. the winner being awarded
SO 600
New-York tribune., 1916-01-16

from the active Official stss O. tds
Willys-overland Company.
The change hss been made for N,
greater convenience Of the psren, con.
pany in carrying out some new selling
plans. Heretofore Overland executive
sales work has been concentrated 9.
and restricted 20 the home Office 8.
Toledo. In the future u will be hsr'
died on what is known rs the zone plsi,
with thirteen zones and zone manages
all reporting 20 the general sales DE-
partment, in charge OF II. B. Hsrps'
as general sales manager and Jo:eph
McDuTee as assistant sales msasge1
at Toledo.
The zone headquarters cities, vs'th
will provide the name for the zohe, ,sll
the respective zone managers are; Dos
ton. ". y. Sawyer; New York CITY =
VI. Lied; Philadelphia, 4. W. bsroe,'
Atlanta, T.. y. Culver; Toledo, r. I"
Jscoby; Kansas City. r. t.. HosleI; =
Louis. J. r. Toole; Chicago. {. Z. Nss'
ner; Minnespolis-St. Paul, y. Iess'
Omaha, c. r. Tyler, Dallas, " y
Sapp; Denver, George A. Cist'' -
Pacific Coast B. J. NacMullen'
Resides zone offices, which since ~.
uary nave been operated ~ tnif'"N
different cities, tho company VIII .l..
and maintain some direct lae"y
branches. This departure from the p''.
selling plan of the Overland comp'L
creates the need for an important ~
position, which will be SHOWN s.
rector Of branches, and g. NJ oe,a,
formerly advertising manager us' p'''
appointed 20 the new place.
An essential feature of the new pa.
is 20 place on the ground at tae ~
city hcadqusrters stocks Of oelh ca,
and parts for convenience sno g..
distribution ~ tho Overland ts45gi
and owners. For this purpose oll.'
ings thai will be used for Hsrelo4.'
service and selling purposes hs,s
ready been started ln some o. ~
cities.
Mr.. Berry brings ~ this neE post..
a wide and successful mercnsnalls
experience, ss well a. an lh,iil'
knowledge of Wil'ys-Over'and eo-1'
tions and policies. with the lhone'
Il. Jefery company for twelve. yea
during eight o. which he vas INC st
eral sales manager. hc $ one OF W..
pioneers in The industry. Les,I..
there two years ago to become s's.''s'' o.
TO Vice President Jameson, ol l.
Willys-Overland company. ne "Ss sooi ~
promoted To advertising manager ,.,
held that position up To the time o. ~
new appointment
New-York tribune., 1916-01-16
Why Women Drive Their Cars

The astonishing increase 20 INC 30"
Der OF women who operate iheI '''
cars can be attributed IN grea' l''.
ure TO the convcniences instance
1916 models by the eutomooie N'--'
facturers. iu the Chalmers 'o-'|'
model the woman driver has ,se M
which is safer. DO her hands '"eI. be-
average spirited driving horse ~ .,r.
finger tips Is q board ON Nniel e. g. I,
thing is in plain view ana CO."
get at. ..,.. css..
She is no longer compelled !" 10
tion the amount Of gaso.eHs \" +. g
tank. \ gauge informs her W. VIZ AL
necessary to purchase more i-'s see.
the condition OF the oil supply ,.s. - %
tanned az glance. One sey ~. sri
turn on the ignition aud the l.sI.a';.s .',;.s
the car is in most respects a ss,v.s.ii,Y
TO operate az an electric. Ihe il,t r. cor
Of the siN-cylinder power p.,..-.,sr. .
meads itself to the wsmnn o.biit bs
il - seldom necessary % a deal
gears in traffic. making the 90
one for shopping purposes
New-York tribune., 1916-01-16
Ajax Stock on 10 Per Cent Basis

Tho directors Of tie Ajax Rubber
Company have declared quarterly
Gividend of 1875 share. placing the
stock on a 10 per cert basis or So per
share annually
The Ajax Rubber Company vas
formed a Few weeks ago TO acquire
the assets. business and goodwill Of
the Ajax -Grieb Rubber Company. as a
going concern. The company acquired
had been in business more than ten
years. Net earnings for the last four
fiscal years ending August 81, 1915. ay-
oraged S432.445.s5 annually. equivalent
20 over II per cent OF the par value
of the s3.00O.0O0 stock Of the Ajax Rub
Der Company.
President william Grieb. in state
mcnt to stockholders said that the COM
panv had closed contract for over s3.-
0OO 900 Of its output, and estimated
earnings for the fiscal year 10 end Au-
gust 81. 1915. available for dividends,
Of S75O.000, equal TO $3.50 a share
this, without taking into considera-
ton the fact that new construction
now under way will double capacity.
New-York tribune., 1916-01-16

The resurrection % the Dudgeon'
car. now in the possession OF tne
grandchildren Of the inventor, MIS-
Ernest Kohler and Henry Dgdgeon,
was brought about through Dorothy
r Nichols, Who describes the incl
dents in connection with its construc-
tion. in "Motor Age" Tho garage OF
the forcbear Of the American motor car
ia not called by that French name, says
Miss Nichols. at is housed in barn.
There IL stands IN corner, IN q dISnl-
fed aloofness from a small Ford ana
1915 Pierce Arrow. In appearance ~
looks like the combination OF loco
,Dotive and hay wagon. As It runs b.
steam. an immense boiler e1tenos
down the middle OF the car and q
suokestack stands I'D in front Inc
driver's seat and steering wheel are
at the back, and the seats for the pas
sonrcrs are along both sides. The
wheels are solid and have steel tires.
"Thc story of the historic steam
wagon reads something like romance.
Back in the late fall OF 1900 three
men, all we'll known in mechanics
circles, made wager as 10 "hich
could invent steam wagon Wnlch
would 90. The first locomotive had
ALREADY made its appearance. but ns
vet there was nothing that could run
Of rails. The three men were VIII
lam Fletcher. famous builder OF steam
boat engines; Boss Hudson, OF the
Rogers Locomotive Works, and Rich
ard Dudgeon. inventor OF the Dudgeon
hydraulic jack and the rolling tube
oxpander. The three set about their
task with the enthusiasm OF school
bows, and in less than a year the work
was completed.
"Dudgeon's was the only wagon
which succeeded, and It went at the
rate OF forty miles an hour: that Is,
il could 90 at that speed II the driver
was not overparticular about living.
It's usual speed was thirty miles an
hour This machine was burned while
being exhibited at the Crystal Palace
in New York. Dudgeon built another
on the same model, which was COM
nleted in 1850. This is the one now
at Locust Valley. The machine was
New-York tribune., 1916-01-16

built In Mr. Dudgeon's shoo IN r..
lumbia Street. New York, where ,v.,,
bolt and screw was made
The steam wagon was the tall =,
the day. When 10 Vss finished a 49,.
ure Of II was taken outside the r..
and In IL were Fernando A. Wood 80
Mayor OF New York; the Chief a. D.
lice, Fletcher and Hudson, som. a, =.
mechanics and Mr.. Dgdgeon klm,.r
"Dudgeon then va. living 4, g.,,.
ensack, and used 20 drive bach A.,
forth from his home 20 his .hop IN =.
steam wagon. Tn. principal d,-'
back TO the machine seems 10 t,r.
been the frightful noise which II nsss
It's appearance was invariably her,g'
ed by q stream of runsTay horse.
After a few such experiences. en'oysI
il is feared, by Dgdgeon. someEh.,
Satanic sense Of humor. he was fo-.
bidden 20 run the car IN New Yo,s
Shortly after this he moved or, ;,
Locust Valley, and he and his sor pssi
to run their car about the qu.e. cog1.
try road. there. Great wa. the con.
sternation II aroused among n. cov,.
Wy to.h.
when Dudgeon wished % 70 ou, e,
. little afternoon spin, he always ssr.
a colored boy ahead on horseback I,
warn the people what vas com,ng,
But even with this precsution h. was
always busted with damage suits
brought By the irste owners Of run.
away horses. Trip. in thi. car mus.
have been something on the order o.
a parade, as II was found necessary .
start a wagon some hours ahead Of n.
horsemsn with the required supply 4
coal and water.
Dudgeon was far ahead Of bis tina
and many OF the ideas which he found
impossible 70 work out have since been
perfected. He was much interested ia
the invention OF an sirship. bu. ovi-s
TO the fact that gssolene power had
not yet been discovered and taa. steam
engines were TOO heavy to b. carried,
he was unsuccessful IN his attempts 70
build one. He did make steam e..
gine which was much lighter than sny
that had then been used, but even ths.
was too heavy. This was practically
his last work"
New-York tribune., 1916-01-16
CHALMERS A GAS ECONOMIST
Owners Report from Eighteen TO
Twcn.y-one Miles 90 Gallon.


within the last few months motor
lists have watched the price OF gnsolehe
climb from II TO 26 cents.
"All motordom is waiting expectantiy
for the results OF the investigation no"
I'm progress in Washington" says
George Stowe, manager Of the New
York Chalmers branch, "but probably
nothing will be done.
Producing high power and high
speed at the cost OF former low power
and low speed is to-day tho bone OF
furious engineering arguments.
chalmers engineering" declares Mr
Stowe, "has succeeded notably In keep
ing itself from being drawn into the
whirlpool OF high speed and high power
ut the cost Of operating economy.
"Our factory engineers have kept
high power and high mileage gallon
OF fuel lashed securely together.
chalmers engineers have spproached
the whole speed and power matter with
their ewes everlsstingly on economy OF
operation. ,
Against low mileage a gallon OF
casolene II is interesting TO observe
that tho Chalmers high speed engines
deliver far more mileage IN case OF
both the siX-thirty and the slN-iorIy'
Our owners tell us that the six-forty
delivers from sixteen 10 eighteen miles
gallon Of gssolene consumption,
while the new six-thirty Chalmers
3.4OO revolutions a minute engine gets
from eighteen to twenty-one miles out
Of every gallon Of gasolene consumed.
"The new Chalmers high-speed, high
power engines, in other words, attain
from forty-fve 10 forty-eight horse
power az the former cost Of twenty TO
twenty-five horsepower
This is especially significant to the
purchasers OF motor cars, in view OF
the upward trend OF gssolene prices
New-York tribune., 1916-01-16
Overland S3.R Reduced S55.

\ reduction Of $50 ia the price of
the big 500 Overland s. the startling
New Years announcement made by
John y. WHY'S. president of the
WHY'S Overland Company, Of Toledo.
This is the model which IN the last
six months has broken ali sales rec
ords for Overland cars. Since June,
more tnan 10000 of them nave been
sold 70 people in all parts Of the world.
But in spite Of the fact that II has
been the biggest seller OF the year
in It's class the Toledo concern now is
able to offer II, with Improvements az
NrQr