Casper Daily Tribune Newspaper, December 16, 1923, Page 23

~ VOLUME 33. : AUTOMOBILE SECTION. Z : an - eee © 2. OF::@ FOUR MILLIO ATTENTION GIVEN BRAKES MAY AVE YOU FROM TRAFFIC CRASH 4 : Lives of Automobile Occupants and Others at Stake in Ordinary Driving; Rules for Care of Brakes Given. BY SPARK PLUG Recent fatal accidents upon Casper’s street turn our thoughts again to the reckless motorist. By reckless we mean not only the man who “hooks ’er up” and tears off down the street at breakneck speed, but the man who drives carefully enough, but who believes that “tomorrow” is ample time to attend to the vitals of hismachine. Your brakes! They are your means of guarding your life and the lives of others while in the driver’s seat of a motor vehicle. You Court House at midnight. Casper automobile dealers prop- hecy a Christmas filled to the brim with accessories for the car. They discern Santa's sleigh in the dis- tance, and are betting on a certainty. “That's the guy I'm laying for, said the litt! red hen as she saw the farmer crossing the barnyard. Sam Gano, rad'‘ator repair man at the United Auto Service Co., is a traveling man. At least, he is re- ported to be convalescing following Note: Rules 2, 6 and 7 require|an attack of the “grip.” expert Knowledge not expected of the average car owner. Have your! Saturday was the day. service stationyor garage man make | auto dealers shoulu have Casper id moun- cannot watch them too closely.| frequent inspections. He knows tains of cars but didn't. It’s weather Here are a few simple rules for} how. |Mke that prompts the “Spring is caring for the brakes on your car. _——— here—Tra La La” feeling in the Follow them, and live a long life and a merry one. 1, Inspect the lning on the brakes, If it has worn down t* one-sixteenth of an inch at anys point, it should be replaced. 2. See that clearance around the drum is equal, if not, adjust the anchor and wing nuts. 3. Make sure that brake pedal does not touch floor boards. If it does, first adjust brake so it is just free on the drum and shorten the pull rods connecting pedal with brakes by means of turnbuckle or adjustment provided for that pur- pose. 4. See that the emergency does not strike the end of the ratchet or the floor boards, 5. Inspect the surface of the brake lining for grease. If any has worked through, clean thoroughly with kerosene and a stiff brush and tighten or renew packing in hub. | 6. Inspect brake Hning for unt. form pressure. 7. Equalize the adjustment for both brakes. ~—— hearts of all of us. Don’t get ex- cited. Old King Winter is a cruel Jester. WORLD AUTOS TO NUMBER 17 MILLION SOON By January 1 the world will have in operation 17,000,000 automobiles, passenger cars and trucks, according to an estimate by M. H. Hoepli, chief of the automotive division of the De- partment of Commerce. Of that total, 14,000,000 will run in the United States, about one to every eight persons, whereas in the rest of the world the pro- portion will be about 1 to 112 persons. The nuzyber of cars in operation is expected to show on January 1, 1924, an increase of 17 per cent over January 1, 1923, Lee Doud and “Doc” Lee, factory representative of the Paige and Jewett, departed Thursday morning for Cheyenne aid Denver where the call of business is strong. Roll call at the Lee Doud Motor Co., will soon be taken in the new home of the agency, two doors East of the present location. Talk about making a mole hill out of a mountain. Give a thought to the fall of that mighty, stupendous, pillar of Hercules in the world of business—ANDY GUMP. Sparky takes this opportunity to condole ‘with the fallen hair brush king, and offer his sincerest sympathy and best wishes for a Merry Christmas. Tug-Tug Tug. Winter is here, or at least approaching, and the Yellow- stone Garage looks forward to a busy season of towing. Playing the hero to stranded automobiles is their snecinlty, ae E: Coast to Coast in High Gear! | NEW 7 YORK |4 ancties IN HIGH GEAR ; = New Oldsmobile Six demonstrates new degree of engine flexibility and motor car stamina The first car to cross the Am This run was planned to demonstrate the great flexibility and stamina of the new Oldsmobile Six by subjecting the car to the most unreasonable driving bigeye ee ip were equivalent to years average dri Chavous bgeies theoeghs the Cee raith only. tainon adiaa- ments and no recourse to emergency kit, is proof of the car’s ability 40 give ‘satistaction td the hinds of asians, Ask about the General Motors partial payment plan WYOMING OLDSMOBILE CO. 454 E. Yellowstone Phone 1963 LDSMOBILE-SIX WINS BY COMPARISON Ce es “Six” Prices f. 0. b. Lansing tax additional Che Casper AUTOMOBILES THE AUTOMOTIVE MELTING POT Conducted by “SPARKPLUG” Purpose—To “Wise-up” the automobile owner. More Purpose—To put the Tribune Sunday Automobile Section before the public of Casper with a roar like a giant Source of Info—The general public—Likewise the automobile dealers. Now and then, the police department. Forewarning—What you read and don't like—pass over. 44 WYOMING WEEELY REVIEW CASPER, WYO., SUNDAY, DECEMBER 16, 1923 =-.0: 6. "Oo. 0:6 exploding in the “First under the wire at Kansas City.” That unbeatable star of the equine universe—SPARK PLUG, Barney Google's “ruler of the dirt track.” The Casper Tire and Radiator Shop has established a wonderful Price upon Ford Radiators for the coming week. An advertisement in this auto section gives the details. Mr. West, of the Studebaker Sales and Service, packed his trunks, re- served -h‘s breth, made all stop over arrangements, and departed for Glenrock, Friday morning. | MORE ABOUT LICENSES FOR AUTO DRIVERS BY SPARK PLUG “How about a job, Mr. Jone: | How about something for the car this winter. | Casper auto dealers will hang their stockings on Christmas Eve, | with a silent prayer to the Reindeer Deity for scads of orders for new cars during the coming year, and a surprising scarcity of “trade —- Ode to a filvver: “It annointeth my hea® with oll." Psalms: XXVI. Does it scund familiar, or at least seem barely possible? Away goes he young fellow at the wheel of a machine which may bring death and destruction to someone, with no as- surance that he is competent to hand’e a heavy truck. It is through incompetent drivers that 75 per cent of appalling auto accidents oc- cur. The young truck driver prob- ably meant well enough. Ho thought he could handle that particular make of truck. He was hungry and out of a job, and was willing to take a “flyer” at anything. To do away with the ovil, exami nations for motor vehicle drivers is advocated. Not a strict examination to be sure, but a sort of close ques- tioning and physical looking over. This should be done at the time of the application for a driver's license in Wyoming, and in the case of hir- ed drivers for large companies, at the time the application for position ‘'s made. ‘The question is—Are you fit to drive an automobl!'e? Probably nine- ty-five per cent of us are we'll equipped and well fitted for the re- sponsibility. It is the other five per cent who are causing the local havoc. Casper Owner Of New Peerless Is Pleased With Car By SPARK PLUG Some time ago W. B. Freeland, formerly of Casper purchased a Peerless phaeton from the Nash Cas- per Motor Co., and set out for the sunshine of California. After a con- eet siderable sojourn in the far Western Fred L. Benskin has gone north| State, Mr. Freeland sent the follow- on an extended business trip to Salt | ing letter to P. N. Carr, of the Nash Creek, Buffalo, Sheridan and other | and Peerless agency of this city. The points in the Hudson Bay country. | letter is reproduced below: “Get your man,” is Fred's motto. Sanbernadine, Callf,, December 8, 1923. The Coliseum Motor Co., received a carload of Dodge Commercial trucks and 1924 Sedans, on Friday. “Yes, We Have Plenty of Ducks,’ says Mr. Robertson, of the Coliseum Motor Co. W. J. Hagans sent him a bag of frozen ducks, as a gentle reminder that successful duck hunt- ing season came to a close not long ago. One carload of new Buicks was unloaded Friday morning at the Cas- per Buick Co. A kncok on the door fs far less fear inspiring than a knock in the motor. “I stopped beneath a tree on a “Why, pray tell?" “Because there was a miss in the car.” Give him time, he'll get it. Frank Rate, of Lost Cabin, is the owner of a new Dodge. His third in nine years of driving. ‘The new Nash Carriole is a thing of beauty. You are invited to in- spect it at the Nash agency. Billy Brown may be a lysterious boy, but he’s a sure enough artist. He decorated the parts and service department window at the Coliseum Motor company. We were struck Mosher Tire and Service company has found plenty of Ford repairing in Casper. A busy winter is anticipated. L. D. Branson fs an Al radio salesman. Wallie England of the Casper Motor Bus Line, and BE. R. Chilcutt of the Oil Exchange Barber Shop, both purchased | Neutrodyne Radio sets during the past week. Dear Mr. Carr: I am sending you a photo of the wonderful Peerle: car. It has travelled 7000 miles, and has de lvered me 15 miles to the gallon of gasoline. This car has not cost me a ten cent piece for repairs. In the 7000 miles the only trouble I have had has been one puncture, caused by a nail. “The car runs just like a clock makes seventy miles an hour in the first range of the carburetor, and ninety miles an hour tn the second. They say it {s the most beautiful car in California, and I have $2,500 up in the Bank at Sanbarnadino to any one who has a care that can do what this Blue Peerless car will do. “Best wishes to you all, and I hope you have a nice Christmas and a Happy New Year. “Yours very truly, W. B. FREELAND. oo SLEEPING GAA BUSSES TO AUN IN VIRGINIA Sleeping car busses accommodat- ing 25 passengers are to be run between points in Virginia, Mary- land and Pennsylvania, according to an item tn the current issue of Transportation. These busses will be operated by the Towns Bus Line Company of Harrisonburg, Va., in all-night service. The seats in the bus are so constructed that they can be transformed into berths simi-| lar to those on Pullman rattroad ca: A uniformed porter will be in tendance on all the sleeping The recent explosion at the Service Filling Station only gave the boys added vim and vigor, ani the establishment is again on its feet and ready to give the utmost in gas, oi], water and grease service. John M. Whisenhunt left Casper last week for Denver, where he !s attending a convention of all western Hupmobile dealers. Mrs. Whisenhunt is in charge of the Hupmobile agency of Casper during his absence. Cs #H.+E. Perkins and T. H. Elquist are driving new Oldsmobile Sixes purchased from the Wyoming Olds- mobile company. A carload of Willys Knights Is expected in the very near future at the Wyoming Oldsmobile company. Mr>. A. P. Doling of the Patterson Oakland company has just returned from Denver in a new Oakland roadster, the roads are fine so Mr. Doling reports. The four-wheel brakes came in very nice at ono time as there was a hole in the road and without four-wheel brakes he would have gone in the ditch sure. Mr. J. H. Leslie of the Patterson. Oakland company has been on the sick list for the past few days with @ sprained knee having received it shooting duck: BUILT I |AUTOMOTIVE RESEARCH WORK 1S {eoouipGe IN URGED ON CONGRESS BY A A, A National Association Asks Increase in Fund Set Aside for Automobile Section of U. S. Bureau of Standards. Believing that the research work of the automotive section of the U.S. Bureau of Standards is of greater value to the automobile owners of the country in proportion to the amount of Federal money expended than any other ac- tivity of the government in behalf of motorists, the Ameri- can Automobile association is urging congress to increase busses of the companys, _ ‘ el Sunday Tribune AUTOMOBILE SECTION. NUMBER 21 Advance || Notes On Industry IN THE LAST YEAR THE FILMS TO AIDHIGHWAYS The President of the PER GENT WILL BE SHOWN, SAD Dealers Expect Better Winter Business This Season. Production reports total- ling 325,125 cars and trucks Unitea | States is so much interested in good roads that he has appeared in a movie film, which is good road propaganda, sponsored by Henry Ford. The hero of the little two-reeler is a country boy, who is presented by the Presi- dent with a scholarship for a prize essay, Later the boy be- comes a civil engineer, devoting his life to the building of better roads in order to make his sec- | tion of the country a better place | in which to live. | President Coolidge is so famil- | the appropriations for 1924 from far with farms and farm lite |made in November, submit- ee allotted in the budget to $50,-| that he has an intimate and |ted at the directors meeting 000 the minimum amount estimated first-hand acquaintance with Vati i oO B as required to carry on the work what good roads mean to the f the National Automobile on a scale equalto that of he past| {Mer and coming, as he does, |Chamber of Commerce here | from one of the pioneer good | today, bring the eleven months out- year. | road States of the Union, knows | Put 9 which indicates that The automotive section in the| personally what hard ‘surface {tbe year's total wil! reach 4,000,000. study made for the Motor Transport Corps on the behavior of brake lin ing materials alone made possib| the saving of ten million dollars an nually for the motorists of the tion. The annual brake lining bill was twenty million dollars. Through experimental work ¢arried on, the life of brake linings was doubled without extra cost to the consumer. Many of the savings for motorists have been the result of tests con. ducted for the Army, Navy Motor Transport Corps, Post Office Depart- ment and General Supply Committee on problems involving aircraft and automobile power plants, fuels, In- bricants and accessories. ‘The total expenditure of the automotive sec. tion was approximately $125,000 an- nually, Unfortunately a large part of the work for the Government De. highways do for those who live along them. of more than 60 which was in it- More than 4,000 motor busses will be operated on the streets of Lon- don soon, as 3,500 busses are now running and more are being added at the rate of fifty a weelt according to a survey recently made by the London representative of Bus ‘Transportation. During the first eight months of 1923 London busses carried 724,500,- This will be ee per cent over 19: ' self a record year. . Leaders in the automobile tndus- London Now Using| try believe the increase to be dhe to |the national need for more trans Portation facilities, to the rapid de- Great Number Of poration tactics, to the rapid de: . to the fact that better car values Big Street Buses} or the money are being oftered than at any previous time, due to the economies of large scale pro- duction. Dea'ers. throughout the country Predict that motor car sales in the next few months will exceed last winter. Improvement in the motor truck market also is expected in the larger cities. ‘The monthly totals of motor vo hicle production comparing 1922 and 1923 are as follows: partments has been completed so] 000 persons. This was an increase 95s" y18e8 that the support for-the laboratories| of 125,000,000 or 21 per cent over| January -——~~-.. 243,241 from other governmental sources is|tho fares paid during the corr2-| February 276,612 reduced and the public will be de-| sponding period last year. The| March - 354,542 prived largely of these by-products.| underground railways, on the other | April 382,193 There is also an urgent demand for] hand, suffered a decrease of 15,000,- | May 393,409 the extension of investigations direc-| 000 passengers carrying only 187,-|JUn® 377,963 tly beneficial to the public. This de mand can be met only tn a very July | August 6 000,000 from January to August. One hundred and fifty-f Umited way, it is pointed out, unless| routes are operated by the bus com- paptecsher the appropriation is materially in-] pany, 34 of which do not muko| October -- 365.107 creased. expenses but are run at a loss for | November 825,135 356,412 3,717,709 A project recently undertaken and for which only Umited support is as yet available, is the development of methods for testing the braking ability of automobiles. the convenience of Londoners, ——~>—. Total -. SEND IT TO THE PEARL WHITE LAUNDRY Join the Christmas Savings club. PHONE 1702 Casper National Bank. sour Carriole Five Passengers $1275 f.o. bt Factory Five Dise Wheels and Nash Self-Mounting Carrier, $25 additional Fora Christmas Gift ! From every practical and pleasurable standpoint this Nash Carriole is a wonderful Christmas gift. It is a moderate investment whose value and usefulness will survive for many holiday seasons to come. And contrasted with similar cars its pronounced superiority stands out compellingly. A new shipment will enable us to make sure delivery Christmas day if you order immediately. Drop in today and see it. FOURS and SIXES Models range from $915 to $2190, f. 0. b. factory NASH-CASPER MOTOR CO. 132 S. Kimball Phone 1818 INCREASE OF 50. C—O