Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1920-05-12
PAINTING THE TOP
HALF WON'T DO.

AuIOuOUllS are OH Tie III
crease and glare from headlights is
one of the principal causes. Both in
sufficient light and unnecessary dazzle
are dangerous.
To remedy these evils and to make
the use of the highways safe for all
persons, the 1919 legislature passed
law requiring all motor-driven vehi-
Giles to be equipped with lights which
will enable motorist to distinguish
substantial object 200 feet ahead
but which at the same time must be
free from dangerous glare or dazzle
The legislature also made it the duty
of the Industrial Commission to fix
the standards which will meet these
general requirements.
The Industrial Commission has now
discharged this duty, and upon the
device of committee of experts in
this field and after extensive public
hearings has issued orders on auto
mobile lights. These orders became
directive May 1, 1920, and have the
force of law. If an accident happens
and your lights do not comply with
these orders, this is, in law, cOnclus-
i've evidence of negligence on your
part.
Motorists cannot satisfy the new or
ders by merely painting the top of
their lens. 1t is entirely possible to
comply with the new orders without
buying any patented devices, but to
do so motorists must pay attention to
having their lamps of the proper can
die power rating, to the proper focus
ing of lamps in their reflectors, and to
the proper fitting of the headlights, ii
any is required Instructions upon
how motorists may comply with the
new orders without buying special
lenses are now in the hands of the
state printer A card addressed to
the Industrial Commission, Madison,
will bring you copy of these instruc-
TONS Do not attempt to make adj
justments without having these in
structions, or else consult your gar
age man.
Many motorists will prefer to buy
the better kinds of special lenses and
if properly adjusted will give super
ior results. No specific type of lens"
or other non-glare device is required. !
The regulations state the results that
must be secured, and any device that
complies with these requirements is
legal Even the best lens will not
meet the requirements if it it not
properly adjusted.
When you buy a patented lens be
sure that you get the right kind of a
guarantee A guarantee which merely
states that particular lens meets the
state requirements is practically use
less To be worth anything the guar
antee should contain statement of
the largest size lamp bulb, in candle
power, for both the vacuum and gas
filled types, that may be used; the tilt
of the headlight (if any that is re-
quired, the focal adjustment required
and instructions how to obtain such
focal adjustment. The guarantee
should state also that the conditions
specified therein are in accordance
with the results of test made by an
Independent laboratory of recognized
standing, and the name of this lab
oratory should be given.
Motorists should also know that
quite a few of the patented lenses do |
not comply with the orders, particu-
larly those that broadly scatter the |
beam of light through wide angle, |
such as lenses of fiorentine, ground, |
stripped or all-frosted glass and some
special lenses based on similar prin-
ciples. Likewise all-frosting the |
lamp bulb will not comply.
Remember also that the vibration of
the car may change the adjustment |
and that new lamp bulbs must be in |
stalled when the lamps burn out. |
Have your dealer show you how to
keep your headlights properly adjust
ed.
Dazzling headlights have long been
a nuisance and menace to the COM /
fort and safety of motorists and 9TH |
ers who use the highway. Every
motorist should comply with the new |
orders, not only because they are law, |
but also because they make night
driving safer and more pleasurable.
INDUSTRIAL COMMISSION. !
April 90, 1920.
Tom Moore, 2 Platteville florist,
shipped 10000 gladiOluS bulbs TO a