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Show mil THE SALT LAKE TRIBUNE, SUNDAY MUKNJM, DECEMBER 2a, r Is termed a "riroquL" A large proportion of blowouts are due to the latter cause. Tire are made with three types of Season Fraught With Skidding Menace 040 040 ' 040 , 040 beads, which Is the portion marked C In Figure S, namtd?', clincher, quick detachable clutches and straight aid or bead When a tire la purchased the type must be specified, and owners would do well know the type they require. 040 therefore 2toshows , 040 , 40 the plain clincher tire. Figure At first glance this would appear to be the same as the quick detachable clinches Figure , but differs In that the bend It soft and can be stretched enough to go over the rim, while the quick detachable the aids that cannot be prevented by a clincher has a stiff bead, there being a reduction tn speed, but the careful driver number cables running through wilt at least drive slowly enough under the beads,of assteel shown la Figure 4, In many such road conditions to make whatever make damage might occur from this cause as Aa the outside of the two tire look as possible. Wherever a road has alike, mistakes In their cfown there is alw ays Increased danger almpst alight often made. It is practicallypurchase Imposof skidding, but often those roads that are sible to get the stiff bead quick detachhave a hard, slippery section In the midtire over the regular plain cilnoher dle have a narrow strip of gravel or dirt able on each side. Where - this la the case, rim, while if the soft bead tiro la used detachable rim there Is ait would be better to drive with one Pair U blB Finci,d under of wheels In the dirt rather than to keep I 1 on the middle, where slipping almost 040, t 040 ik Non -- Slip Chains ' Minimize Dangers 040 040 040' , Speeding Increases Tendency ' to .Slip "Automobile. g well as men, and vice versa, are liable to skkl more or lees whertf there la excessive dampness," according to N. Clifford Brokaw. technical director of the West Side JT, M. V A. Tribune. ereUy to Tbrlt New school,- - In the "Wen have come quite gen the use of rubber heels to help them avoid skidding and to absorb shocks ana jars. And automobiles use rubber tires to absorb road shocks, In wot weather toe pavements be come lubricated, so that skidding Is apt to be dangerous to both n an and auto. In the case of rubber heels it wag found desirable to provide some means t prevent pupping, and plugs were Inserted which grip the slippery surface end held fast- - 'lire manufacturers have developed all sorts of devices, such aa projections and recesses, and vacuum cute. In the treed Of the tire, to keep them from slipping. , Rubbers worn smooth are more slippery than the leather heels with their nails; rubber heels ora smooth get very 'Wick' and are worse than nothin, it Is exactly the same with rubber tires. "No matter with what nonskid device tires are equipped, there Is always the danger of slipping when the pavements are wet or slush), and the fact that such equipment is used should not fhake th driver thlnka he can drive at high speed with safety. On ordinary wet pavements very satisfactory results ars obtained with most of the regular nonskid types of tires. W here Ice or packed snow or surface mud Is encountered chains are hotter. In very deep mud, loose sand or loose snow heavy rope wrapped around the tire between the spokes will probably be found beet. In an emergency, when caught out in the country. It might bo necessary to cut up a blanket or find soma other substitute for rope. Car Control Ignored. "Nonskld chains are the best answer to most, skidding problems, and If the car has a slight skidding tendency the driver should not be slow in putting them on at the first Indication of slippery pavement. The use of chains does not, however, warrant driving at full speed on wet or icy roads, wet pavements demand exceptional care, no matter what the tire equipment may be. The great majority of skids are due to excessive speed The writer has been told by a driver who drifted Into another car and broke both headlights that hs waa only going ten miles an hour. This was probably true, but unquestionably he was going too fast for the condition of the streets and his tires. It is quite necessary that the driver should know how his car Is going to behave under ail conditions and drive accordingly. "Occasionally the crown of the road will cause a slip of front or rear wheels to -- x-- '';", bL where there Is no dirt "nothbases, or eould eUncher tire It is perhaps better to keep right ff strip. In the middle of the road end to use J,nV, , have given great caution In turning out tot oth I mucft thought to designers making tires as strongvehicles I a , Possible and to make them puncturet I IT00,1- Thus we have th silvertown Disaster Invited ' Cord tire. In which cord! takb the place "Rounding a corner at high speed IS, of (of the fabric, and a number of makes course, a direct invitation for a very pe- - of tires. In which steel Inserts use mold-rlo- u skid. Making sharp turn of th ed into the rubber to prevent ffunctures I In purchasing a tire it Is best to go by steering wheel on straightaway Is also on I reputation or the experience of others, as dangerous When driving in traffic I be taken should care the eye is a poor guide even to experi-nslippery pavements to follow another vehicle too closely fenced tire men. There the must bo and to Judge stops far enough In advance! right thickness of rubber over thejust so that the car may be brought to a too much being as bad as. if not fabric, worse standstill, if necessary, ejvaral. feet be-In- I than, too little. When th rubber Is too fore the desired point is reached thick the tire will bend In certain spots other Wore, the brakes should toe applied II only, with a resultant weakening of these very carefully. spots. If Is also well to avoid n w makes In extreme eases ft may be found Urea having heavy antiskid knobs It possible to apply the brakes at all with- - I has cent some of the older makers bf tires out skidding, and will be necessary to using these knobs a fortune to find the to drift to a (correct proportioning and practically allow the car are shape for the standstill. Brakes which adjusted so knobs, a, because of the bending of the hold a little stronger than I more flexible that one take around portion the other also will cause a skid by pee the fabric would crack around theknobs, them, mlttlng one wheel to turn - and twieb thel r f BEACON cor about. GUIDES FLIERS? Th'8 nrSt for th lighthouse Upturn! guidance only thing the of filer hae been erected on 11 New thS "tensity !taten iklddinf, with Httw or no priuup which brake. This will correct the skid before J?ti!d wayre from" sidfmmde to Is lar flashes." The United lighthouse too great. Another help In Prvnt"f oom mission Is assisting InStates experiments to engaged skidding Is to leave the dutch when the valua tha pracUca pf llht the and the engine pulling slightly brake Is applied. Of course, before the TRAILERS HANDY, ear Is actually brought to a standstill th In England caravan trailer enable mo clutch must be released or the engine torlats tour the country to avoid howho will stall. Th slight pull of the engine when the broke is applied prevents th tel or other boarding accommodation, The locking of the rear wheels and In that de luxe model measures 17 feet wide by way prevents skidding in a large measure. I foot 9 inches, and is divided Into two The season for skidding Is always with j compartments, providing three berth, us, however, and every patch of Ice or a cushion, cupboards, table, stove, oven, froaen or wet street surface or a muddy oooktng utensils, crockery, writing bu Driv reau wardrobes, dresser and lavatory. country road gives the warning the owner, there, carefully," It behooves best car th his with SH0 EARLY PLAN PUSHED. fore, to provide to be had, whether It be Because of the safety device tire rush for regwith plug which en- istration, the chains, rope, Pennsylvania state highway circle the tread or whatever may be pee department has adopted the "Do yqur esoary. shopping early slogan for motorist ap1922 the license. for, plying sees weir 1 'if V Effective December 24 ? s ot , ; I Prices ljof 1 on" all ; Essex .models, inclu&hg the newcoactyare k reduced as follows:. V Essex Touring -- V I I 4 f qf .$1095 4 V. Essex Coach . P ,$1345 j lew-dama- T The Automobile Simplified By FBEDEBICX 0. GUEB.RLICH. M. B. I Essex Sedan .$1895 T. 0. B. Detroit. X X j f The Botterill Automobile Comp anv HUDSON AND ESSEX last-ho- I i -- V MANY TRACTORS BOUGHT, Because of th development of the new agricultural districts In Canada, farmers are buying no fewer than 10,0u0 tractor 36-4- 2 4 - ' ' X s. South State.' Phone Wasatch 636. a year. f DARK COLORS BEST. According to experts, the most TIRES. I colors for painting the ear, in point A knowledge of the construction of the Her A is the body of th valve or the0f tasting qualifier, freedom from peeling, tire Of th car will unquestionably result valve stem. B, including the spring and cracking and similar tils, are dark blue. In their better care and therefor longer parts O, P, R, T, etc., Is called the valve dark green and dark red. life. Th tire used on pleasure cars are Inside. Th action of the valve Is as folt: universally of the pneumatic and double lows: Th screw Q, by pressing the rubtube type. On heavy cars, such a elec- ber washer P against th shoulder Q Of trics and trucks, solid tires are used, but the valve stem, will prevent th air.le&k-In- g out the side, while th fidng R of the use of the single tube tire has- been th valve plungsrr by compressing the entirety abandoned. I The double tube, or a it would better smalt rubber washer T, will prevent the be Termed the tube and casing tire, con- air leaking out around the valve plunger. sists of two members: the tube, the pur The flange R Is held against th washer 2L -- TOSIAL V - & THE PEESENT AND THE JUTURE YEAR A dispatch from eastern automobile centers Wings theWofd of Increases in What a comnumbers of employees and a consequent increase in production. forting word to the calamity bowlers who have been too plentiful during the ?e of' America are prone to excite .ourselves too unduly at the casual comments of the press, vte read in the paper that the country 1s going to the dogs and promptly spend the day m helping the thing along. If there ever was a time when the individual ought to do some sane thinking for hirtiBelf . that time is now. Consider the money that Is now invested in highways and consider the tremendous fund that is yet to be spent. Then remember that as long as the sales will highway development goes on, automobile production and automobile prosper. The good road business lias a long way to go and o has the building of automobiles. ' Public opinion can accomplish anything. It can reduce armaments; It can scrap navies: it can insure peace. On the ether hand, it can promote war and defeat the aims of commerce. If we can mate a sane pnblie opinion we can . go far toward solving many of the problems of today. j the public mind can make a law operative or relegate it The attitude to the discard. There would not be any bootlegging in this country if there were no customers to drink the product of the stills. 80, in the automotive mechanics er industry, if we who are a part of it, whethi4 owners or dealers or builders, how the determination to force a rising market that we hqve shown be no opporwill wrenches of there to throw monkey in the machinery industry to raise their raucous crowing in the future. tunity for the pessimists Theres a new year ahead, fresh with opportunity, alive With bright pro1 The attitude of the industrial workers themselves and notby the spring shown thsprlns petts, a year of achievement. I will make it a year of success or failure. acting more aa a guide. The days of reconstruction have passed. With every shoulder to tho wheol, When it i desired to let air out of the! tire the plunger 8 is pressed In, which II with every voiee a voice of optimism, what a record of ' accomplishment may will press the flange R away front Hs bw established m 1922. Motor Lana, washer and so let the air escape around the plunger. When the tire Is being blown I og th pressure on top of the flange Kf GHOSTS AND GOBLINS. will be greater than that in the tube and V so the flange will be preesod down just I Tales of ghosts and goblins arc crooned to tbe child In the rradle. At 5 as H Is when the plunger Is pressed I he fears imps and witches. At 10 he fears policemen. At 20 he is a prev to down, and so allow the air to enter around morbidity. How silly is fear! Parnell, the Irish leader, feared green. Mar the plunger. shal Sax was afraid of cats. Fear is a n a disease. It turn bodily juices The moment pumping is stopped the into rank poisons. It causes failures mentally, physically, commercially. pressure Inside the tube will be greater Only recently, business stagnation was heightened by fear. How silly and than that outside, and the flange will unnecessary this tear waa in the automobile business is shown by the change again be pressed against the washer and that has taken place In the business in the last few months. Progressive deal- so prevent th eeoap of the air. era, live wires who keep abreast of the times, knew that fundamentally business "oumi that it merely was going through a transformation, and they shaped lntwo or three! W8S Automobile shows, backed by good, herd plugging Isflatvernlghtor usually due to a defect In the their courses accordingly. ay. e. V; th rubber washers being on the part of dealers, are slowly but surely bringing the automobile business e worn or torn Replacing th j back to normalcy. Charles E." flolgate, secretary jSetHrk Automobile Trade (It coata but 9 cental is the remedy. You association, in Motor World, , can tell when th valve i leaking bf putting a drop of water or saliva on the mouth of th valvs. if It leaks the saliva will form in babbles. Screwing the e Robberies Kill la a little harder will often remin edy tho trouble, but too much strength must not be used In doing this. Do not use a pair of pliers Figure 2 is a picture of th valve-ca- p Note the rubber washer A. Sometimes this washer becomes reversed or out of position, and when too cap Is screwed on to the valve this washer will press on th plunger, and to cause the tire'to If Sant brought you a new Auto, start it out with the best' oils and tbe best gas Gulco Oils right. TEF the gag witX,a pitneb. n jf pose of which is to hold th air, but which haa no strength and would burst under the air pressure required. If it were not reinforced by the casing, and th easing, which serve a twofold purposes, It resist the pressure of the air e. (n th tube and aupplies wearing Th tube simply an endless rubber tube, equipped with an automatic valve, through which the air can be pumped, e Figure t of the Illustration shows the yalve which Is almost universally used. 1 old bus, repay the long service it, haa given you by feeding it only the best. J s , 1 M N PEP will give ft the punch of, a newer car Culeo Oils will make the old, wprn parts yield the maximum of power. . And lest you forget Well test 'your, radiator content any time free, tell you at what temperature the mixture will freeze and advise yon how much dfeohol you need to make winter, . ,, , driving eafe. s, , You'll knew Cuhner etgtion and PEP" Dealer by tho sign ' s alve-insid- J If you' are still driving, the 1 4? D valve-insid- -- Wright O. Ferclsy, with valve-insid- Postal Result "Shoot to && a ( Orders leak. It should bo looked at every time tho cap Is put on. In addition to a oover to keep out dirt and to help in preventing th escape of is a tool for rethe air, the valve-ca- p e. moving and replacing tho Not tho notches In th top port of th can. If this thinner top part Is Inserted Into the valve ths notch will grip prongs of the screw of th valve-insid- e and so give a means to unscrew It, Figure 1 show a cross section of a typical casing or Shoe. A Is th fabric. It is In th fabric that the strength of th tiro la. and any weakness in It will result In th tube bursting through H This is what1 happens when th tire B th rubber or "tread" '4lows out of tire, the function of which Is to give the tire a and ground-grippin- g surface, also to givo a certain amount of cushioning action and a protection for th fabric. As any defect in th fabric will cause a blowout of the tire, care of tires resolves Itself Into preventing any harm to IL Thus the protecting or rubber tread must be kept free from holes, so that dirt and moisture cannot get at the fabric, Photo by Underwood A Underwood, New Tork, 19JL and the tire must be kept fairly well Inj flated. so aa to prevent tbs constant ars guarded In New York today the result of ssrlss This It mall ths th way bending of th fabric, which would result which netted th robber mer than 1,b00,000 In cash, securities hsldups from a soft tire The rims moot bo kept anddaring , Jowl. tree of rust and grit or th fabric will Kaoh truok carrying valuable mall le now escorted by a metorcyol guard, quickly wear at ths rim, resulting in what who earrl postal n automatic pistol and ha order; "Shoot to kill." , i vaJvo-inald- Rampton Auto Co, Bountiful, Utah, UST Ilk a dream," says D, Wright Fernley, who la only on of ton thousand men who have made phs- nomenal records in th automobile business after completing a course of training la tho National Automotive School, Los Cat Mr, Fernley has been steadily advancing in this business since graduating from school two years ago, and wfaai ho has accomplished can bo duplicated by any man who will take this training. Age makes no difference and previous experience lg not necessary to qualify la short time. Th school is to get any student work to earn room and board while learning. Anyone Interested who will writ tbe school at St., Ho Angeles, osa lit aBo Figueroa get fine, 72 pag Illustrated book free of s. pro-par- ed Advertisement.! Inquiries, long-weari- ' 4 CULMERS SERVICE STATIONS Comer 2nd West and . 4th North Street V J fT 13th South .1I f Streets Mi t i 3rd Wet Street! 1 . And Score Fill With PEP Toda-yCulmer Closed. Stations Monday, December 26th |