Casper Daily Tribune Newspaper, March 23, 1924, Page 34

Bs” te ag PAGE TEN asper @undap Cribune SUNDAY, MARCH 23, 1924 GROWTH OF AUTO BUSINESS IN CAOPER OUTSTRIPS ALL OTHERS Volume Runs Into Millions of Dollars Here In Jump From Comparatively Small Figure Only Few Years Ago. By SPARK PLUG. h of Casper business life in prominence with ¢ the antomo- indus’ has nd st n the city in so short The rise of the rise of Casper for the motor y been remarkable and y of considerable note. co C r had only pproximate seven agencies rep- h as asad an a resen tor ¢ It is not the purpc of this story to mention dealers names but only to give an pression of the magnitude and growth of At that time as about this city’s auto the population 14.000. With mber to work with the foresaw the immense economic growth of reaping a delightful f sales. not take long for the Den ver distributors to realize the posst bilities of an industrial center such a in veral new ere ed. Pra Nl of the: led the repr n of 1 one and was be ng a sorty of ion for Dertver companies, Time passed and, ‘the numbt of agencies increased by leaps and bounds. Wholesalers established b s here. per was creeping ahead of Cheyenne an a otlve center. Accessory retailers sprang up and did surpris & business from the start. w influx automobile agencies, tire companies sent repre- sentatives to Casper to look over the ground and if feasible to estab- lish agencies for the better known makes of tires at Casper auto com: panies. That t found the field fled to by companies h - the ot plowed and fertile the number of now represented in Casper. As the agencies expanded they it necessary to move into larger quarters. Many of them built handsome structures which still stand today, and which are still occupied by the companies who built them, They stand as monu- ts to the great automobile in- y in Casper. Most of them are a par with the buildings which motor car agencies in many larger cities When the dealers in automobiles in this © considered strong enough, they banded themselves to gether into an organization known as the Casper Automotive Dealers’ association, It is this organization which has presented every Casper show, and which is responsible for the exhibition which will open at we association has always worked for he betterment in every way of the stomotive game in Casper, and will bt continue to do so for years to come Casper today is center of the state of Wyoming. More state distributors are located here than {n any other elty in Wyo- ming. More automobile wholesalers have offices here than in any other edmmunity. Where the state cap!- tal used to lead, Casper has asserted herself and cbtained supremacy. ‘This city now has 18 dealers repre- senting 32 different pessenger cars. These figures do not include the truck representatives nor the truc! represented, which will run well above the figure ten. That Casper dealers are altve, awake, and working all of the time is plainly indicated by the magni- tude of the Casper Daily ‘Tribune's automobile show addition to which all of them contributed. the automotive Jewel Thieves In London Are Active LONDON (By mail to United Press).—Jewel thieves are getting busy again in London. They are well-dressed men and women, who are able to appraise at a glance any valuables they see, and know how to dispose of them at the earliest possible moment and on the most favorable terms, Many of these people lounge about in the first-class hotels, make a care- ful note of the people who own valu- ables, and at the opportune moment, usually during lunch or dinner, force bedroom doors and after rifling the jewel cases of their contents, glide noiselessly away. One such criminal was caught red- handed a few days ago, and prompt- ly convicted. His stock-in-trade con- sisted of a dinner suit, in which he carried a dirty old muffler, a cap, a jimmy, and numerous skeleton keys. He committed scores of robberies at hotels in London and throughout the country. After “doing a job” he disguised himself by putting the muffler around his neck, turning up the collar of his coat and putting his cap carelessly on his head. Some of the biggest jewel robber- fes have been committed by ‘“ama- teur” jewel thieves, ; —____- You owe it to pedestrians to have your brakes inspected regularly. = o-cnts dials Under a new wage scale tile set- ters in Denver are receiving $13 a day for eight hours work. “Square” House A “square” house is often able, and need not be us But as it is handicapped in this respect to start with—for few of us would call a cube the most pleasing shape for nouse—special care needs to be desir. aken in the design of a square house This out-of-the-ordinary house combines all the convenience of the popular 24 by 26 floor pfan with a distinctive exterior. At the same time, it is a™house which may sult- ably be built in a row of o¢inary square houses and not be consider- ed freakish. ten shutters and a haif-timbered second story, with bracketed overhang give a different touch to the exterior, and the over. hang fects the interlor by t space each way to the second floor. » of heavy. columns on ts Iso h, or stubby pc piles of masonry 1 vement, don't you agree? > is to be commend- tic standpoint, also. A single central chimney provides for hot-air heating system and for the kitchen range. The front door open corr ed from the art opens directly into the Hvingroom, which extenCs across the front of the house, with an open stair at the left. It has one fault—the lack of a fireplace. There is a door at rear of the livingroom which ead: to the kitchen nd to the grade entrance and basement. The kitchen is a small room, with a lIt-in dresser and work table, and on two sides to keép it y light and airy. rench doors lead from the Iving room to the diningroom. A pair of new old-fashioned corner china closets is pl 1 As well as prac: tica Upstairs three are three bedrooms each wtih at least one generous clothes closet, and two of them pro- vided with a built-in dres: ing table and a tray case respectively. The bathroom is unusually large, and lude a tov cabinet, medicine binet ¢ full-sized Inene case. If you king for a six-room quare” house, modern and unus- ually convenient in plan, and in good taste architecturally, you ean- not make a mistake in choosing this design, BUS TRANSPORTATION EXPANDING Latest type of White Model 50-A De Luxe Bus is extremely low, affording greater safety and comfort, Recognition of the motor bus as @ permanent factor in transporta- tion has been made clear in 29 states by their enactment of regula- tions relating to busses as common carriers; such legislation was passed in six of these states during 1923. The tremendous growth of travel by bus in every state is shown by 1923 figures in every case where re- ports have been received. New bus Mnes have been established in large numbers, routes have been extended and fleets have been increased. More than 40,000 busses are now operated! in the United States by bus and rail- way companies. Yet with all this rapid ,expansion of the bus field, the position of the electric raflways in general greatly improved during the past year. All records for passengers carried by the tractions were broken. Thus it is shown that busses have by no means “ruined” the business of the electric carrier: but on the con- trary have served as auxiliary and supplementary units, often creating new traffic by their service feeders. The proof of bus use! ness in this connection {s demon- strated by the fact that more than 100 electric lines own and operate approximately 1,000 busses, of which 500 are Whites alone. As the bus more firmly establish- es itself as an essential factor in unified transportation, improve- ments are being ate constantly in its design, as illustrated in the latest type of White Model 50-A de luxe bus shown here. It js extremely low and includes every perfected feature of the most modern equip- men’ THE AUTOMOTIVE MELTING POT Conducted by “SPARKPLUG” Well, members of the greatest jury in the world (the general pub- lc) what is your verdict? Do you lke it, er do you not? The Tribune is mighty proud of this edition. Hope you enjoy all or part of it. It's a funny thing about weather. Nuff said. the The Third Annual Auto Show has a running start and js off to con- quer new Worlds in the exposition field. Lend a hand by your attend- ance upon at least one night out of the four. The most {ll natured mah in Cas- per next Friday morning will be the unfortunate bird who was “tao busy” to attend the automobile show. The Tribune automobile depart ment can again shout “Victory! The acceptance of the electric traf- fic control system by the city coun- cil is assured. The adoption of the project rests upon the cost of installation which will not block proceedings to any great extent. Never “hold up your hands in horror” while driving an automobile. Keep them on the steering wheel. Each Casper dealer is trying to out do the rest in originality at the Automobile Show. Some live com- petition should be witnessed by the auto fans. Dealers who attended the Denver show report the entertainment fur- nished to those attending as below par. The general committee an- nounces a great entertainment sur- prise for those attending the Casper auto fair. 3 \ The latest models of the Hudson and Essex line will be displayed at the auto show by the R. N. Van- Sant Motor Co. Did you ever drive in cold weather in an open car, without gloves, and try to unfasten your hands from the steerring wheel? If you did you can easily appreciate the grip of salesman Boos of the Lee. Doud Motor Co., upon a Paige or Jewett prospect. Grease is an ugly, bothersome, but very necessary accessory to a motor car. ‘Watch for the Hoo-Dye at Auto Show. the Business has fallen off at police court. Safety education seems to be getting in its work, “Fresh Paint” signs dominate at the showroom of the newly named Casper Motor Co, The painters and decorators have been busy all of Inst week making the salesroom worthy of the new Chrysler Six. Mrs. Alma Hawley dropped in at the Lee Doud Motor Co., last week and placed her order for a Paige touring car. Charles Sarns and C. H. Scherk have taken themselves off to Den- ver where they are endeavoring to obtain two new Dorts for the show. In the meantime a car load of new Dorts have arrived on the side track in Casper. It goes without saying that a sloppy salesman on a sloppy day means a sloppy sale or pérhaps none at all, Moral: Be neat. The Elliot Auto Service company is ‘rarin” to go. They specialize in overhauling your car for those won. derful trips you have planned for this summer. E. M. Johnson of the Casper Mo- tor company, promises the whole town a treat upon the opening night of the show when the new Chrysler Six will be practically “unveiled. Pretty tough for Andy Gump. No sooner did he arrive in the land of the palm trees and eternal sunshine than’ he was ‘babied" right out again. This newspaper believes that he was innocent, however, and wishes he were back upon the sandy beach sunning himself like a turtle on an old log. A carload of Chandler cars arrived On Friday for the show, A. J. Woods, owner of Weods Filling station left last Monday for Iowa, where he will arrange for final burial of the Vat Gorden family. Consider the young man who feeds your car its gas and oil every morn- ing. Is he not just about the most courteous person with whom you come in contact during the day? You may not have noticed {t before. Give a thought to it next time. Sparky's weekly candidate for the hall of perdition The bird who borrows your wrench or tire gauge or any other of your prized accessories, and then “forgets” to return it. Attend at least one night of the Auto show. The Patterson Oakland company “strong armed” a flock of new Oak- lands out of a box car Saturday and is now busily engaged in shining them up for the show, Mf. Cantell, factory service rep- resentative for the Chandler Motor company, will be in Casper for the duration of the show period and during that time will make his head. quarters at the John M. Whisenhunt company. “Jack" Nolan, local Chevrolet dealer, believes that a cold is utterly superfluous. Especially when one is up to the ears In show prepara- tions. Arthur A. and Ralph L. Schulte and S: families returned jaturday morning from Denver, where they attended the Chevrolet dealer's meeting and gazed with awe upon the mammoth Denyer auto show. The Studebaker Sales and Service is all prepared for a gr showing of all Studebaker models. Don't miss them at the show. How'd you like to have an awful shock? Gaze upon the new Dodge Sport group. ‘They are radical in departure from other Dodge models and are wholly pleasing to the eye. The question now before the com- mittee When will Sparky, the race horse, race again? Send in a few tour bureau sug- gestions to Sparky. He'd like to have the out and out opinion of the public as to the latest venture of the Tribune automobile department. Wilson has joined the sales the John M. Whisenhunt H. force of ; Company. Johnny Jack of the Carter Motor Co., of Denver paid a visit to the R. N, Van Sant Co,, of this city, He will remain in Casper for the automobile show You may expect a bunch of high kickers at the Arkeon beginning Monday night. The burning question. at present is. WiUL balloon tires fit in Wyo- ming ruts. Think it over. ‘The new structure which will house the Nolan Chevrolet Co., will be completed some time between the 15th and 20th of April according to the contractor. Following the change to larger sales arm service quarters the Wyo- ming Oldsmobile Co., has added con- siderable impetus to their usual pep. ‘They are ready and waiting for the starting gun which will wet this year’s show in motion. You'll want to see every model of the Overland, Oldsmobile and Willys Knight. Joe E. Mansfield will soon start to labor upon the magnificent tile floor which he will cause to be laia in his salesroom. In closing the Melting Pot let us pay a little written tribute to the general show arrangements ‘com- mittee who made the spectacle pos- sible. Here's to— Lee W. Doud. W. R. Yellding, C. West. Au Revoir, folks. Now go ahead and read the rest of the edition. NINE HANGINGS FOR OVER 270 MURDERS, oA Chicago Records Show Great Crime Wave In Last Year. CHICAGO, March 22 (United Press)—There were 270 murders in Cook county during 1923, with a Population of about 4,000,000. There were 17 murders in Lon- don, a city of more than 6,000,000, over a similar period of time. Yet it is absolutely unfair to com- pare the two and conclude that the city of Chicago and Cook county are lawless and violent in comparison with London, according -to the an- nual buletin of the Chicago Crime commission. The difference in English law, which distinguishes various forms of homicide “from. murder, is the reason for London's low total, the report states. The figures for Lon- don were made public by the Ameri- ean Bar association. “The point I wish Henry B. Chamberlin, member of the commission, said, “is that the record of the United States and of its larger cities with regard to crimes of violence, particularly mur- der, is bad enough without making it appear worse than it really is. “Too often America’s homicide record is compared with England's murder record and even more often to England’s record of murders in which there could properly be a charge of murder in the first de- gree. “If the same process of elimina- tion were applied to Chicago's mur- to make,” der figures, the comparison would be fair and our record very: mater- fally improved.” Nipe Hangings. Persons found guilty in nine of the 270 murder cases were hanged. The murder total for the Windy city and Cook county is the highest since 1919, when 330 persons were done away with. The lowest year of the last five was 1921, when only 190 persons were murdered. The “murder zone” has spread from the heart of the city to the out- lying districts where roadhouses flourish and brawls and shootings occur, almost unmolested, the bulle- pire and Theft Liabisity We Assume the Risk For You before. centage of accidents will b With increased usage of automobiles naturally the per- e greater this year than ever That’s why insurance, covering fire, theft, collision, prop- erty damage and liability, is absolutely necessary. You may be the most careful driver in the world, but do you know that the “other fellow” is? Of course not. Come to us for the best grade of insurance at exception- ally low fees—insurance that means prompt settlement. MARION P. WHEELER Agency Room 6 and 7 Townsend Bldg. Phone 678 SEVERAL MAKES OF POPULAR CARS HANDLED BY VAN SANT . COMPANY IN NEW HOME HERE By W. R. YEILDING. The R. N. Van Sant Motor com- pany has long been one of Casper’s leading motor car agencies. Repre- senting as it does a true quality line of cars, and possessing as it does a thoroughly modern structure in which to carry on the work of sales and service- on these cars, there is little wonder that it ranks very high in Casper automotive circles. This company are repre- sentatives of the Hudson, Essex, Star and Durant motor cars and have been for many years engaged in establishing that line in Casper and in Natrona county. Very recently the business trans- acted by this company grew to overwhelming proportions and the Van Sant company was forced to seek larger quarters. Hence, the new building in which the company is now located sprang up as though by magic at McKinley and East Yellowstone and is now regarded in Casper as this city’s finest auto. mobile sales and service station. The new building is thoroughly modern in every way and absolute- ly fireproof. On the ground floor 1s the salesroom and the office of the sales manager. In the rear on tin states. This resulted from Mayor Dever'’s war to close cabarets and soft drink saloons that were violat- ing the prohibition and other laws. Although miurders increased mark- edly during 1923, burglary has been reduced 43 per cent, according to the report. Because of swifter pun- ishment, crime is decreasing, and Chicago is rapidly becoming one of the safest cities in which to trans- act business, Besides the 270 persons who were murdered, 25 persons were slain by policemen who were attempting to enforce the law. Of this number nine were colored. A small army of 5,155 comprised the ‘long arm of the law” in 1923. This total included 3,683 patrolmen, 508 sergeants, and 29 policemen. Persons engaged in occupations ranging from stableman to motion picture operator were in the employ of the police department. There were 28 surgeons on the police force. time One man spent-all his inspecting moral conditions.” SEE Suite 202—203 Midwest the ground floor is located the used car department and the storage space. The shop is located in the west half of the building on the ground floor and is marked by com- plete modern machine e ipment for the servicing of Hudsuu und Essex gutomobiles. ‘The upper floor is devoted to the offices of the company, stock room, and the apartment of Mr. Van Sant. An up-to-date gasoline and oil ser- vice station may be found directly in front of the building, at the corner. The R. N. Van Sant Motor com- pany looks forward to a wholly suc- cessful year during 1924. and is positive that the “Quality Line” will Increase its already great strength in Casper. oe ees IS CHILD COLORED? KINGSTON, N. C. (United Press). —A “Jim Crow” problem is puzzling juvenile court and probation offic- ials and medical specialists here. A foundling, six months of age, was left at the home of a negro family. The infant appeared to be white. The specialists decided that it was an octoroon, or possibly a quadroon. The negro family desires to take no chances, ‘The juvenile court does not want to send a “colored” child to a white orphanage. nor a white child to a colored institution. “Little Buttercup” toys with his toes. —_—_>——_ A carload of special models in Dodge Brothers cars arrived in Cas- per Saturday in the nick of time for pushing out upon the show floor, Wiring Supplies FIXTURES, LAMPS, ELECTRIC APPLIANCES Radio Supplies Motor Repairing Electric Supply And Construction Co, 142 E. Midwest Phone 483W Estimate Gladly Furnished Automobile Insurance ATTENTION Automobile and Truck Owners For Prompt Adjustments and Real Service Phone 1480 This Office Specializes in Writing Automobile Insurance—That Insures Special Fleet Rates Dealers, Blanket Insurance Insurance With Service LEE R. 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