The Seattle Star Newspaper, May 2, 1917, Page 6

STAR—WEDNESDAY, MAY 2, 1917. PAGE 6 {BUSINESS GOOD FOR Business |e growing so fast that W. A. Walla the ener getic manager of the Ford Central Agency at 907 East Pike st, hae to expand, and very pronto, at that. Wallace hae taken over the store at 909 East Pike st, which wae for merly occupied by the Cham. pion Co, and adjoine this pree ent location, An archway will be cut thru connecting the two rooms, making one excellent big sales room. Work begun on the con crete basement for the new Ford Service station at 10th ave and Seneca st. The bulld ing will be two = stort In height and occupy ground space of 70 by 128 feet. En trance to the second floor will be by an incline from the street rather than by elevator and will be ready to do service for the public about June 15th. Prepare Motors for Shipment to France The final week in March witness ed the boxing of the first consign- ment of U. S. motor trucks for shipment to France in fulfillment of the contract obtained by the United States Motor Truck com pany calling for the delivery of 20 of the fiveton trucks a month, be @naing in April, The trucks are to be used for business purposes and are not war orders. Two of Sia Tractors Are Now at Boundary Two of the six caterpillar trac tors ordered by the army for ser H vice in Mexico have arrivedat Mar fa, Tex. says The Power Wagon When all have been assembled they Will be tested by the engineering corps to determine thelr usefulness ‘for the haulage of pontoon bridges Pand equipment trains Packard Delivering Trucks to the U. S. DETROIT, May 2-—-The Packard . Motor Car Co. already ts making ‘delivery of trucks to the govern ‘ment, but this fact is not hamper fing the manufacturing of trucks for| ‘the consumers. *Cullen With Chalmers George R. Cullen, formerty of the advertising department of the Hud- | gon Motor Car Co. has joined the Advertising force of the Chalmers Motor Car Co. Detroit. NEW REPAIR SHOP George L. Paton, a well-known Sutomobile man, has recently open- ed the Tenth ave Repair Shop. Ford Work will be one of his specialties. ROBERTS GOE: H. K. Roberts, of the North Pa cific Oakland Co., has left for the East in an effort to untangle the freight congestion and get more Oaklands to the coast. THREE CONCERNS ARE NOW ONE — One of the largest and strongest Automobile marketing organtzations on the Pacific Coast has Just been formed in the consolidation of the | Northwest Auto Co, of Portland, » Cole Automobile Co. and the | o L. Trotter Co, of Beattla Fred W. Vogler, president of the Northwest Auto Co.; W. C, Ruck nnn “HUNDRED-MILE-AN-H man, of the Cole Automobile Co and Geo, L. Trotter, of the Geo. lh Trotter Co, of Beattie, are th ine orators. All three a known in Northwest business and Automobile circles. The new organtzation will handle the Stearns, Reo, Cole and Dort passenger cars, and the Indiana Reo and Stewart motor trucks. Already an attractive display of the added lines has been arranged at the headquarters of the com pany, Pine and Bellevue, Increased effMctency, more lines of vehicles and Improved 100 per service for customers and owners is the object of the new organization. Offer Airplanes as Well to Uncle Sam ae YDIANAPOLIS, Ind, May 2 | The offer of Carl G. Fisher to give the army jation department the use of the Indtanapolis speedway as & training camp for aviators has been enlarged by his more recent fer of airplanes to the depart t. He calle attention in his telegram offering the airplanes to the hundreds of motor car testers in Indianapolis who would make the best possible material for avila tors In time of war. The aviation) department Is anxious to accept the offer but has postponed acceptance pending action by congress on a Dill to provide funds for the estab- Ushing of aviation training camps. | } | | | | - KEITH'S SALES Klee Leaves Stutz E. T. Klee, manager of the ser-| viee department of the tuts Mo | or Car Co., has resigned to accept a similar position with the Premier pany, zed a enies force that is A No. 1 WATCH GOODYEAR MILLS Manufacturers are watching with | ‘keen Interest the operation of the, Goodyear Tire and Rubber com-| |pany’s cotton mills at Kilitngty, Conn., for this is the first company in the United States to establish | its own cotton mill HEP! HEP!) Altho police and tinfantrymen searched the vicinity for some |time Tuesday night, they © un jable to locate the person who struck a guard at the Union Ol! ' | | fellowe to run down all prospect! are In real earnest about buying be live wires, then \eith sends and closes the bargains. and fast” HEWITT CASE ALL BUT OVER Tho fate of 8. A. Hewitt, charged with killing his four children and George Keith, sales manager fer the Dulmage Motor com- ind the loca! distributers of the Chevrolet car, hae organ just learning the automobile selling game. “| have found that the system is working out wonderfully,” sald Kelth, “for by thie system time is saved by my good saline men and the outcome is that the Chevrolet | Works on the head with a rock,| 4] burnt Auburr (pov dleyg fired one shot at his hide gy Sige gp i in vas assailant. arr hands of the jury Wednesday. Ar q ments of counsel consumed the |. Three hundred and seventy-five | eerie tion Judge Giiitam | Young men, to bo trained as Mne| pong his charge late Tuesday and officers, were certified yesterday by | ;,, efi 7 “D one Pr ved stor Covtgeratog babi fe sere from | Helsell began his argument, taking bees ie widio training | one hour of the three allowed him. eo a 0 In addition, the efty will furnish | ,,AtOrmey, Glaakow. of the | de men for hospital an@ quarter | wednos mornin H . | master corps officers. 4 cae atlotted | oftcen sumed a half hour of hts allotted | Students who wish to leave cot. ee eet Tuada lege to ald tn food production will | inat ane eoaee |be allowed credit for their work. | jue's Pas essai ite |The faculty will ald in getting | 4: the t ts § on, fg s charged t The Auxf¥ary Medical Defense | [nee that Aranting that eve |committee has been organized | King county, with D, J. 8. McBride at its head. The organization will } endeavor to enlist 100 county phy | sictans as members of the medical | officers’ reserve. | | ee in} to show that she might have had an Interest tn the crime. | Every able-bodied man, regard |leas of axe, should be subject to! Run less than 4,000 miles. Look it over, with 30 other good buys, at 1514 Broadway WE GIVE TERMS Waterhouse Sands Co. 1514 Broadway | military training, declared Capt. | H. W. Bunn, commandant of Fort | |Lawton, In @ talk before the “ug league Tuesday noon. | Another retle of Lincoin'e youth }ia a rafl aplit by him which was part of the fence around his fa ther’s log cabin near Decator, Ill, in 1830. s Bargain 1913 7-passenger, six-cyl- inder Packard Tour- ing Car; in good condition. Will take diamonds as_ part payment. Investigate 1414 Broadway East 919 OUR SQUAD” READY FOR EMERGENCY DUTY FOR UNCLE SAM IN WAR | PPR PPL LLL PLD LLLP PPP Eddie Pullen, at wheel, and Capt Jesse McComas giving a com mand to an orderiP to tranemit over field telephone LOS ANG May 2--The first volunteer organization to be gotten together for use in war is the “Hundredmiiean-hour war pilot nquad,” made up of America mont famous auto race drivers. Under of Eddie Pullen, w 1 the plan, all jof this country’s daredevil rac have been listed. So far no drive bas refused bie services | Capt. Jesse McComas, Callfornia yartillery, who recently returned | | from the Mexican border, where he put in several months of rervice is anetating Pull perfecting his | organization of drivers the direction © concelve In war,” said Captain McComas The Hundred-milean-hour squad’ | will render invaluable service | a ___. | These men will be extremely use ful as dispatch bearers and for whisking officers from place to place. ‘One of the first moves of an jenemy would be to attempt to t Mexico. In that the Yers would see In case the war t ty of serv H © should be a naval one. the In efficiency |Motor corporation, Indianapolis, Besides having a number of good senior salesmen, there |) jiundred mileanhour squad’ would) Ind. are two “juniors,” as George calle them, young fellows who are | vr Olek te tle Ueerm nm chasing down spice It Is up to these two It ve buyers and see whether they a car, If the prospects prove to out one of his senior salesmen and in Intelligence work mont likely, however, that the ser viee of these n Will be accepted for the signal corps.” nas been fortunate tn ef organisation, tn that practically all of the country’s best drivers were gathered here to par tietpate In the George Washington Sweepstakes race on Feb. 2 ‘1 have submitted my propos! tion to the Western Department of the Army,” Pullen, “and an foon as the organ/sation is com- plete I shall notify the officers that ¥e are ready for service.” sare sold thick |ATHLETE WANTS TO “SEE SERVICE FIRST” GOODYEAR MAN HERE J. E. Argun, Pactfic coast distrib utor for the Goodyear Co. ts here to hold an important meeting with the local sales force The third beat allaround athlete in the United States in 1915, Chee! ter A. Feo, enlisted Tuceday, at Se attle, In the United States marine corps. “They soe service first.” ex plained F Fee was awaried third honors at the San Franctaco exposition, in the DREXELS ARE EXPECTED Amateur Athletic union meeting; ‘Tho firat shipment of the new He graduated from the University| prexel cars are expected this week of Oregon in 1916 by the Pacifico Motors Co., recent FOR COMMISSIONS EVANS LANDS NEW JOB | ILE a bas recently been ap. pointed an sales manager for the Pacific coast and Alaska for the R SAN FRANCISCC , May 2.—-Army officers in charge of the officers’ diax ané Combo-St Co. Evans Teserve corps training camp today was former < ted with the are busily engaged selecting | Var {flee from the n for enrollment 2 be trained at the camp. than 5,000 applicants 0 mon who will The appli LAMBERT CONQUERS HILL Calvin Lambert conquered Capts cations closed last night, and May 5| trang hill in 1 ion C m i o hill in Low Angeles, Cal., on jthe list of those selected will be| qn Excelsior machine. The hill has announced always been a barrter to any mao chine unt!l Lambert recently con quered it BICYCLES BEACH RAGE Bicycles are all the go at Palm Reach, Fla, nowadays, Hundreds and hundreds of machines are rent ed out daily every day at the hote Announcing The formation of the United Motors Co., Inc., combining the Cole Automobile Co. and the Geo, L. Trotter Co. (of Se- gattle) and the North- west Auto Co. (of Portland), handling the errrerrrrr ry) Stearns, Reo, Dort, Cole Motor Cars Indiana, Reo, Stewart Motor Trucks UNITED | Motors Co. Pine and East 612 Bellevue AUTO CAN CUT DOWN OL’ H.C.L. “The American woman and the mediumwelght motor car will de more to lessen high cost of living the coming summer and fal than many of the potato patch c a8 in a number ‘ a sles Man i of the Kegal a return of the mar ab dur the next mon Nearly every fa ce market plac fresh vegetables can be The above photo is the latest type of “the Baby Grand” model of haved at a but It will | the new Chevrolet cars to arrive at the W. 8. Dulmage Motor Co, jocal be thru trips into the rural dis-| distributers of the famous little car. fh: tricts thet the biggest savings wil The W. &. Dulmage company Is offering free rides to every one whe be effected comes to their local salesrooms, at Tenth and Pike, The sturdy litte With « Vebt car such a# the | car will take them around Seattle and up the famous Coon Hollow hill Regal, whi » easy of operation, and the Queen Anne counterbalance. nake @ profit-paying xeurston the country, bring —— & week's at a time so buey during the day that they only have 40 minutes to put In on their new two car- buretor machine. However, | was there the other day and know the wherefore and why. For it seems that all the swell chickens who live on the firet hill insist on passing by their place of business, and when one passes business ceases. “And there's a hundred mil- flon others Ilke them.” ‘PATHFINDER MOTOR 1S LIKED BY INCE | Thos. H. Ince, president of the | New York Picture corporation, aad known from coast to const as one producers, is also @ motor enthu last. He says of his motor cars: “] select them on the same princi. ples 1 follow in planning, set- tng and producing a photoplay Gather Around Flag Fords, once t of th — vcene—to secure the utmost of manages Ford Central) NEW YORK, May 2.—The list of beauty, sustained strength and ao ncy for a liv ing drivers who have signed up | tion.” lace was bt by our artist | for governmental work during Mr. Ince has just purchased his while he was relating one of his | the war has n increased to 250, gixth Pathfinder automobile amous fish stories to mem-! These are about even in their se _ _- ——e ° lection of the two departments, the DARN aviatior a LLEN DESERTS . aviation and the armored car WF IT WASAT | division ‘PU D R TWAT LONG | x | TRACK FOR WORK Keon Harry Ford Honored + rom & Eddie Pullen, famous pilot of , Pp ~ by Place on Board| Bate Eine ees toe the world’s road race record of 300 miles, making an average of 87.7 miles per hour, has Geserted the | DETROIT, May Harry W. | Fore, president of the Bazon Mo t | ‘or Car corporation, bas been ap- ointed a member of the National Advertising Advisory Board, which will have charge of government ad- Vertising during the war, ture will be connected with the Chevrolet Motor company, of Cali- | fornia, in the capacity of technical bers of the Hooligan club, at expert Mike's. Wallace went on a — — —_———— ng trip with three oth énent omobiie men, BUYERS’ GUIDE AUTOS—TRUCKS—ATTACHMENTS The Most Beautiful Car in America Paige Motor Sales Company 908 Kast Pike St. Fione Rast Eee World’s Champion Motor Car 1917 Models New on Display tn Our Salesreom Parson’s Motor Car Co. HP Siam day, but, unl?ke the average fish | story artist, Wallace had some | thing to taik about, for he brought | | SRF ee John 8. Baleden, known as the “Truck Tire Artist” on the row, is envied by ali the crap shooters in Seattle, for it seems that John was one of the party who went fishing with Wallace, and there is some talk about a crap game = sitcheas Sick seit ree ee that took place | 1016 East Pike From all reports Jonn the fish. Now Johnnie's baby | le wearing a pair of new shoes Instead of choking on a fish bone | THE TYRE SHOP H. B. WILBUR, MGR. PHONE EAST 914 See Us for INSIDE PRICES on FISK TIRES GRAMM BERNSTEIN FOWLER'S AUTO TRAILER Jim Parsons, the man of speed, has gone to Walia Walla for a short stay. No, you're wrong again, Jim ts only there on a busé| ness trip, and not for embezzling | » funds of the Stutz Motor Car We trust that be gets away TRUCKS: 1, 1%, 3, 3%, 3%, 5, © Tome ‘The World's Beet in Motor Trocks. WILLIAMS, 307-9 Fast Pike St. Seattle Baap Northwest Distribater za Attached te any auto. Capacity, 1,500 pounds Fer the farmer, dairyman, tourist, pleasure aecker, ete. Write for booklet. FOWLER'S GARAGE & MACHINE WORKS 1414 Broadway MOTORCYCLES Co. eately. | 8. C. Renner claime that he is the “Cynthia Grey” of auto row, for every time a fellow | accidentally bumps anether, or VERNON & SON, AGENTS when the darn chains refuse to 1110 Pike St. hold and sald autoist flirts with the curb or a telephone, he comes limping In to Ren- ner’s shop for repaire. Renner Is figuring on starting an In- formation bureau for troubled The They appeal to the kind of people who would not considet owning an ordinary MOTOR- CYCLE at all. Henderson Four autolets, e < TIRES—ACCESSORIES—REPAIRS Al Stewart, salesman for the e John A. Barsden Co,, hnes nearly qptamaate Asex. ay every noon at Mike's place (when | In Calon Scat Sth.” Main 168 he has checks to pay for it), Th | other he was served fish with | ——————_______ ienenincsisscinntial , section of lemon on the er. | CARBURETER CO. He te the lemon hout “Best Every Test” | noticing wasn't fsh,” reports | a SAL N RVICE A the window i — / passing the window. WILLARD SERVICE Ae yy Recharging, Repairing, New Batterie AUTO ELECTRIC EQUIPMENT co. 1534 11th Av. Bet, Pike & Pine. 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