The Seattle Star Newspaper, March 21, 1917, Page 7

STAR—WEDNESDAY, MAR. 21, Lexington “Minute Man’’ Six Is Here Avt0 CLUB EXPECTS * The “Clubster” is shown above. Other models are a five-pi @onvertibie sedan, and a four-passenger coupe AUTOMOBILE, ONCE A LUXURY, NOW A BUSINESS NECESSITY BY RICHARD HILLIARD tractor. i (Of the Geo. L. Trotter Co.) Very rarely do we have people a There was a time when the auto. | buy cara for the pleasure of motor % mobile was looked upon as some.|!n€ alone, ¥ thing to keep in the garage for In the commercial vehicle field Sunday and holiday use only——and/ the truck or delivery wagon !s no the delivery wagon or truck was| longer considered a competitor of called the “competitor of the|the horse The horse ts practically horse.” in the discard. Roth ideas have gone into disuse.| The motor vehicle, whether pas Today the average automobile buy-|senger car or truck or delivery er purchases a car for the com. Dined business and pleasure value | ing and important part in the life ft will have The busy executive of the nation finds the antomobdtle a time and en Every downtown office butlding ergy er and a fine form of rec-| has scores of cara parked in the reatiot Likewise the doctor, the) vicinity, some in almost hourly lawyer, the salesman and the con-! use. One Second-hand Car lYou’ve Got to Get a a Day, Is W-S Record) Hump on to Get a Hup The Waterhouse-Sands Company.) Wm. T. Patton Motor Co., agents agents for the Studebaker and Mar- for the Hupmobile, have been sell Mon, report an average of one sec-|ing that car so fast that they find né-hand car sold each day for the it almost impossible to meet the de- last two months. This shows a|/mand. Altho more cars are ex general increase in confidence on pected in by March 25, orders are the part of the public that {t snow on hand for most of these possible to get real value in a ‘yecond-hand bargain. ? 4 g _ When a car comes into the store E. R. Ww ood In East . it is sent immediately to —_— th@PMop and is thordly overhauled, E. R. Wood, manager of the local th@y. if a new coat of paint is|branch of the Firestone Tire and Rubber Co., left last week for the | tactory at Akron, O., to attend a ii Bssary, it is sent to the paint >, where the top and upholster- convention of the district managers. in are also looked after. Do - USED CAR BARGAIN NS__| SECOND-HAND BARGAINS! MERE 18 SOME GOOD ADVICE | YOU NOTICED HOW y CARS KEEP AD- CING IN PRICE? @ Gone gradual! * Will continue to HAVE NE Second-hand cars have not ad- | cdiahete «tenet vanced tn price-—-but they will | nd the “price jump” will be ductrta + saeted adden. They will take a big shoot up, and {f I were in the etectrie - started market for a bargain I would buy it before April 1. TAKE | déoctie < etnneet MY ADVICE AND BUY THAT CAR NOW.—C. R. Williams, | These four roadsters are real Mgr. Uned Car Department,| cars, You can buy on easy Waterhouse-Bands Co terms, Price tage’ on every car ¢ delivered nearly since February 1 secured @ lot of good We WATERHOUSE-8ANDS CO. YOU DONT HAVE TO KNOW ra very lately. They ‘ ‘ : rir Ean cenerhauios ANYTHING ABOUT A CAR finished—repainted — an In_order to get @ real bar@ain guaranteed. Tell us how much you can af , , ford to pay for a car. We vot eae will select the car you can To select from. You cam have | afford to own and our recom- easy terms. Cars held 29 to 40 Gays on Geposits of $100 We have two 1916 Fords (in splendid conditto to-date, electric started asters, two Overiands, a big In terstate, Winton, Buick, & Metz and soi Studebaker cars—tfive, and three-pasnenger cars. You can buy electric started and lighted small care from us from $350 and $400, to $97% for | sixes. Come up early Sunday | Open nights until 9 p. m WATERHOUSE-SANDS CO used Studebakers t care to buy, and you are enfe if you buy one from us, That statement should solve your used car probiem. WATERHOUSE-SAND6 CO. 1614 Broadway. o ——~_—---_-__ ~--0 | THIS IS NOT THE FORD | | WE ADVERTISED | | YESTERDAY. { je a practically new car pene meer SY | | seat covers, atc Tou can | ! his one on seay FORDS! FORDS! FORDS! buy this 4 other 1916 Ford. We have two } | eee We Cede tn man VATERHOUSE-SANDS CO. | | new and used Btudebak 1514 Broaawa: | ore } WATERHOUSE-SANDS CO. | Bldetric Started Motz, $400 cir yg cot a | ATERHOUSE-8SANDS CO. THY SAFEST PLACE To bny a used car is from the sales floor of Seatt oldest strongest — automobile jouse——the WATERHOUSE- BANDS CO,, 1614 Broadway. 1916 FORD—It's really an al- | most new car. Waterhouse- | o— EVERY car on our tig second- hand sales floor ts price-tag- We make the prices, » Ab for good used TERHOUSE-SANDS CO 1614 Broadway. SENSIBLE SIX Slightly runs like new. used, and looks and This is a car can arantes. Price is right on t Ittle Oakland $700 used cars you Touring car, in perfect me On the ¥ chanical condition. An abao- salesroom. find in our Every one is a bargain. In good mechanical con- dition; good tires, and ready to run out and give you excellent service. lute sacrifice 1916 KING $600 ay King 4 touring car ts one the beat buys In town. Bee ft at once NORTH PACIFIC OAKLAND CO. 12th Ave. and Pike St. They are all priced low. Passenger Cars, $300 up. Trucks and Deliveries, $550 up. Call and See Them Geo.L.TrotterCo. AUTOMOBILES Pine and Bellevue East 612 »———- SESE aR “ #/' STAR WANT ADS _ | |, BEST FOR RESULTS ° enger wagon, is playing an ever increas | touring car and a five-passenger TEST BATTERY AT ONGE, i$ ADVICE The first thing that the owner of & new automobile should do is to get his battery tested, according to B. Williams, the local Willard ex He gives the following reasons for this 7 battery really commences to wear the Instant that ft is ae sembled, As long as th tes are in contact with the electrolyt the battery is slowly dischar itself, “If, therefore, an automobile {s @ long time in transit frou manufacturer to the deal then is a long time in the | ho bat r r come considerably discharg | “If the battery starts its life fully j charged and then Is closely watch Jed by the owner during the first | three months of tts life, the odds are a thousand to one that tt wil ive little trouble. If, on the other nd, {t goes Into commission half charged, this condition gets worse and worse, until finally the battery ts thoroughly starv nd the own- er thoroughly diegruntied.” The Willard Service Station located at 1524 11th ave, between | Pike an cost, one can have a battery tested and filled with distilled water. | Young Sells Trucks to Municipalities |__T. G. Young Co. agents for the Mack, Saurer and Vim trucks and Troy trailers, report an exceptional |run of business, especially for the | Mack trucks. Since the first of the lyear the company has sold 23 Mack trucks, Among these sales was a 5%-ton dump truck to the city of | Tacoma. To the city of Wallace, Idaho, they sold a twoton hose and chem- ical, and the Olympla Light and Power Co. bought a one-ton bus, |‘Meow,’ Says Mr. Tom;| | Now Auto Mascot When the W. 8. Dulmage Motor Co. wan unloading five car loads of Chevrolet automobiles Monday, the | performance was greeted with a | general “meow Upon opening the | box car door, a very large Thomas |cat appeared. The cat immediate |ly became very friendly with the employes upon being presented {with a dish of milk, and it ts a strong contender now for the post tion of mascot. \Fred H. Kelly Now | With Master Sales Fred H. Kelly, formerly of Chan |celor & Lyons, has just recently re |turned from a trip thra the Fast jand has joined the Master Sales | Co. in the capacity of ct salen jman. Kelly has a host of friends in the city and has been doing a | good business in the short | since his return. |Auburn Line Will | Enter Local Field | aiacinad The Auburn line, comprising the “Large Six,” “Heavy Six” and “Chummy Roadster,” has entered Seattle and the Northwest. Fred A. Wood, Jules Zbinden and Ray Zbinden, agents, have leased quarters at 1720-22 Broadway. Places Carburetor In the last Indianapolis race 16 lof the 18 cars equipped with Miller carburetors. Roy W. carburetors here as fast as he can get them. Miller quainted with our Se East 549. Roy W. Corbett +3 The Dist Pine, where, without any | time entered were Corbett, the local Miller agent, reporta the placing of these Carburetor Users are cordially invited to visit and become ac- their new location at 1114 East Union, Phone SALES and_ SERVICE Miller Carburetor Co. butors—Western Washington. LOTS OF TOURISTS * The Automobile Club reports that a steady ters are flowing in of Seattle am of let Eastern ntre from and Southern tourt the state, These t know the potnts of the best way of re From the number of recelved, the coming }son will find a | in the Unt This bureau of information at the | Auto club is well organized and { | capable every w f giving th Jinformation desired, The office jof the club are open daily, from 8:20 to 6:00 ° Harold Stimson | Gets a 16-Valver _ - * much-talked-of 16-valve Stutz | Speedster arrived in Seattle last week, and Jim Parsons was kept on | the jump showing {ts points to the | interested public » car was de-| livered to Harold Stimson, A large shipment of various models ts ex | pected in thin wek “BIG SUMMER TRADE | AHEAD”---TROTTER “We have certainly been kept on the run for the past weeks, |aaté Geo. I r, head of the auto co! ny that boars his name ‘ . commercial ve t 4 used cars and tracks, all have been tn demand We anticipate, from present tn ications, an exceptionally heay volume of business tn both pas nger cara and trucks throughout he summer. Motor Cops Like Henderson Cycle} Within the last six months the Henderson Motorcycle of De troit has built two large additions to the factory. J, Vernon, of Vernon & Sor the local agents for the Henderson, re porte an exceptional business since! the first of the year, The motorey lele is guaranteed to do better than 70 miles per hour, and ts popular|d with the motorcycle police. ci : f REPOYL NET TEPER EPS ‘Auto Engineer Put | Advisory Board to | Aid Wilson in War | —______-_____- | | | \ | ee oneemtiedl Here are five members of the cabinet which has been called to mobilize all resources of the United States in case of war. | Samuel Gompers, top left, is pres- }ident of the American Federation lof Labor, and will direct labor or- ganizations in aid of commerce; | Howard BE. Coffin, top right, Detrott automobile engineer, will organize munitions factories; Bernard M. Baruch, lower left, New York stock operator, will mobilize our natural resources; Daniel Willard, lower right, president of the Baltimore & Ohio, will organize the ratlronds, | {and Julius Rosenwald, below, head of a Chicago mail order house, will direct the committee on general supplies. ly attle Representatives in th Patriotic women are forming a “women's reserve motor corpe,” to aid their country by repairing automobile: Keehn of Chicago is here shown replacing a tire. Postmaster Here Knew the Paige 1917, PAGE 7 REPAIREDNESS O. K. ently, while on a trip east of Geo, M. Price, prest Paige Motor Sales Co., ashington, mailed a letter back |to the —¢|"The Most Beautiful Car in Amer On| |!ca. Seattle, Wash.” He did this to | | tind out how well known the slogan ||applied to the Paige car ta. | letter was company's office addressed The mailed at Ellensburg, and the next morning was deliver. ed at the office of the company at 903 E. Pike st KISSEL KAR ENTERED IN OVERLAND TRIP The Automobile Blue Book Pub- | Ushing Kar | which the San Francisco Advertis-| Jing club will dispatch Francisco to the St convention, The caravan, which will |the San Francisco ad men to the convention, | May 20. Appointment |Los Angeles to assume charge of |Chanslor & Lyons’ Seattle branch |sueceeding the late W. | who died recently {n the South, has been announced. Noy FIGHT HIGH COST OF Huber rgetown, has recently joined the Allen Tire and Rubber company in| |the capacity of out | Allen has all of Western Washing- jton for the Lanacster Wire Grip | tire, territory Co, has the entered a Kissel in overland caravan, from San} Louis ad men's | to be held in Juna carry | will leave the Coast} | | Huber Joins Allen Tire and Rubber Co. V. Huber, formerly of the H Co, Ford agents at salesman, de this cove and will constitute the d by Huber. Iur . . Noyes in Charge for Chanslor & Lyons) of C. F. Noyes of | A. Avery, yes brings with him a fund of enthusiasm and a thoro knowledge of the business. GASOLINE with a MASTER» Copyrighted CARBURETER Tt has become the big gun in this Carbureter |upon how well the low grade fuel | we are now getting {8 broken up and vaporized | great industrial war economy depends The patented fuel distributor of the MASTER does this mechani The supply |ing the carbureter is divided into tiny jets by this distributor—there are anywhere from in MASTER carbureters—the exact | number depending upon the size, | The MASTER method ts a PRE-| CISION METHOD. It does not rely | There is no uncertainty, ul of gasoline en 14 to 21 Jets | upon the air. | To got to; the alr, the fuel must be broken up. | | | See this wonderful carbureter, | tt Glenn Walker |antisfy yourself of the soundnens | of its principle, and equip one for trial today THE MASTER | SALES CO., Inc. 702 East Pike St. Phone East 120 i H. P. Grant of the Seattle Auto-| mobile Co., whi alking over the} car shortage and transportation problem, said mediate relief in sieht assure @ steadier and quicker de livery of cars for some time past have been sell- ing Maxwells faster than we can them, advances now, this condition will be getting worse.” The Inst week has seen tho arrfr- al of a now car on Seattle's Aato “Lexington Minute Man Six” deliver row. 1s its name. be handled by Fowler's Garage and Machine Works. In case of war. Miss Marian |Car Shortage Grows, Says Maxwell Man Want a little excitement? Turn 4 and of Music Mountain.” BUYERS’ GUIDE AUTOS—TRUCKS—ATTACHMENTS PAIGE SI Zid METZ CARS The Henderson Four Parson’s Motor Car Co. = 35%, 1016 East Pike Phone East 704 The Most Beautiful Car in America Paige Motor Sales Company 03 Enat Pike St. hone East 310 World’s Champion Motor Car 197 Now on Display tn Our Salesreom W. H. WILLIAMS, 307-1 Main 5429 He MOTORCYCLES 1110 Pike St. appeal to CYCLE at all WILLARD SERVICE AUTO ELECTRIC ERQUIPMENT OO, ‘Thane mae GOROTERRD 1524 11th Av., Bet. Pike & Pine. East GSB MILLER © IRES—ACCESSORIES—REPAIRS SALES AND SERVI ROY W. CORHHTT—GLENN WALKER, 1111 Fast Unien. Hot-Spark Ig Automobile THE TYRE SHOP FOR THAT TIRE REPA “There is no im- which will We are now, and and as the season The distribution is to rt reading “Nan Swartz & Bridgeman | BUICK 310-12 Bast Pike S¢. H. B. WILBUR, Mgr. East 914 Ings The world’s new otendard, MASTE dynamite. Yields better gas. nee OE MASTER SALES CO. Carburetor wsertms ™ . Matn 1704. SY ANS MINUTE MAN SIX A Car for Women, Too NE of the best things that can be said of the on it. ference to the work NOT use Come tn and read our guarantee and testimonials, 114% Pike St. Increases 1, 1%, 2, 2%, 8%, G, © Tome, ON & SON, AGENTS ARBURETER CO. “Rest tn Vivery aan Keet Pacific Auto Supply Co, eserssz: nition Co. Jectriclans SERVICE STATION FOR EVERYTHING ELECTRICAL Phone East 863 703 E. Pike St Inc. Kast SPECIALISTS Jubilee Spark Intensifier | Eliminates Your Sperk Fiug Troubles. ‘Will absolutely fire any plug that has two broken porcelain make Dirt, grease, of the “JUBILEE” Gives you more more “Ju! CRAIG, LAMBIE & CO. SEATTLE LEXINGTON Minute Man Six is that women like to drive it. The LEXINGTON is a safe car for your wife or daugh- ters. No other car in its class has so many features that insure against trouble on the road. In responsiveness and flexibility it is remarkably well adapted for driving on congested city streets. LEXINGTON SALIENT SUPERIORITIES Lexington-Continental Engine Moore Multiple Exhaust System Cut Steel Starting Gear on Flywheel Independent Ignition, Lighting, and Starting Circuits Double Universal Joints Full-Floating Rear Axle with Spiral Bevel Gears Wick-Feed Oil Cups In addition the regular equipment includes full ventilating weather-stripped windshield, speedometer, electric horn, ammeter, and portable electric lamp. In buying a LEXINGTON Minute Man Six you get a car of maximum usefulness and eatisfaction—and a car that will always be a credit to you in appearance and performance. Engine-Driven Tire Double Mounted on Radiator Largest power. you start easier and 40 ce Tire Pu: Bulb "Adjustable Headlamps Rigidly Size Motometer oe Tire Rack and Spare Demountable ym Oil Presaure Gauge Convex Mud Guards Genuine Leather Upholstery Before You Buy~Compare. THE LEXINGTON-HOWARD CO., MFRS., CONNERSVILLE, IND.. U. 8 Ae Fowler’s Garage & Machine Works 1414 Broadway Phone East 919 the kind of who would not consider owning an ordinary MOTOR-