The Seattle Star Newspaper, May 17, 1919, Page 14

a a Te . ~ EEGMC LER NY PURCHASES THREE GMCTRUCKS|CHANDLER drink establishment down the street the proprictor, is standardizing on GMC trucks. Mr Arriving at the concluston that the GMC was the best M-ton GMC's, which never miss a trip. ‘ANNOUNCES __ | NEW PRICES Bavage Tire Corporation Advises | Branch Manager Magly of Post ~ War Reduction on Price List There's a soft Mazzone for his busine TRY THIS WHEN MOUNTING TIRES The proper method of mount- ing straight side tires is to lay the rim on the floor, Inserting the valve stem of the tire in its ag \] Proper place. “In announcing a substantial post The head War reduction in the price of It#)] noth sides of the valve should fires,” says T. C. Magly, branch |] then be forced in place, After at Seattle, “Savage Tire|/ starting the tire in this way it tion of San Diego, California, |] should be forced in place fur- wing the automobile owners ther by Otimping on 12, fret on wunity to test out @ product | one side and then on the other, % holds a reputation in the Stamping In this way will let west for a service and & QUA! || tne operator seat the tite easily Eaamey second to none. = as a Ke thing, tho it Bey “The Savage slogan is “Treat “Em || sometimes necessary to resort to oe h’ and as the orders continue | 4 tire tool | f roll tm at the Seattle branch the etree ok: Md’ oie: sane he of the pudding shows that ||) cent into place by means of Products are performing | 4 screwdriver to use in prying, ss wavage roads to the car OWN |] Qing care must be used not to @fe" entire satisfaction 7 and got the ie) “We expect that the reduction in Price of Savage tires will boost bust of to a certain extent, yet we E Mave so many satisfied customers . use Savage tires regardless of SP) the cost that it will not make a very Roticeable change in our sales, > “Our plans for this year embrace extensive advertising and public- campaign, and we will strain nerve to make the good name | Savage yet more popular and il known in the Seattle territory product has made ood with the of this city, and we are ex ling our business on a policy of ce and satisfaction to the car . FAN BELT FASTENER | At cach end of the belt to be make a number of separate Joops, running at right angies | the end of the belt. When the thus fitted are brought to- , the alternate loops form a for 10 inches on make a mistake end of the rim on tor This n hod is for use when a rim expanding and contracting tool t* not available, as thie lat ter saves much time and trou dd be in every wrong and s toolbox LENGTHEN GAP When the spark plug develops means of removal ts at may happen sometimes the plug can be made by discon introducing ighth or and the and hand, on the to fire regularty again necting the lead and an auxiliary gap of on one-quarter between it | plug terminal road, CORROSION CAN BE AVOIDED ‘A sure way to prevent corrosion of battery terminals is to cover them with cup grease to prevent attack by sulphuric acid in the way thru which @ alij battery. Do net aseline, espe ide thong {s passed. This| cially in summer it thin Decomes notched with serv-|that it runs off, and fo ©! Ute @)s0 that it does not slip out, tle or no protection ra Auto Repair Shops Can Not Wait oe learn by th: isiSad teerenticn method. __ Earn More em as true, but in this day and generation you must : Learn Quickly to Earn Quickly or the procession will pass you. ‘With its intensive courses in vocational study, not only offers the | best of practical instruction in a variety of mechanics, but it @ quicker knowledge to the student and also gives him & more thoro one. THE LIST OF COURSES COVERS PRACTICAL INSTRUCTION IN THE CARE, ADJUSTMENT AND RE PAIR OF AUTOMOBILES MOTOR TRUCKS FARM ENGINES TRACTORS STATIONARY AND MARINE GAS EN. * GINES AIRPLANE AND HYDROPLANE MOTORS STARTING, LIGHTING AND IGNITION SYSTEMS Check the name of the course you are most interested in and write me and I will send you catalogue covering details and I do not permit classes to be crowded. We have day and night sessions, and you can start any time. SEATTLE ENGINEERING SCHOOL 100 West Roy. Phone Queen Anne 254, —we have cars en route! As soon as they arrive we will fill our orders in rotation THAT MEANS YOU SHOULD PLACE AN ORDER NOW FOR A well $1060 Seattle Automobile Sales Co. (Seattle’s Pioneer Actomobile Dealers) 1101 E. PIKE EA f. o. b. Seattle Including war tax 462 called The Mora Company used several other m missing as a result of being sooted | WINS FAVOR, Prospective Buyers Over New Chandler A all parte visited Auto Chandler dealers from of Northern California of the during the purp Chandler t the Soattl the past the which new was | announce According to the Beattle aut |i organization, Ch lier distrib uters in this part of the no preceding model of this ever such immediate favor with As th result of this distributing organization ha contracts with ite before mo. on and increasing for the will tn . now Ine, where P. Mazzone ewnity es of trucks before own factory He now tx using three model 16] season, which lerease by at least 50 per cent ite present contract with the factory. Many Orders Taken In addition to the visiting deat- ers, which have k the Seattle Automobile company busy all week, scores of prospective owners are reported to have called at the com-/ * rooms to see the new local orders aro said been taken for it, each h calls for an early nec its *, [HARBAUGH _| HAS HOBBY | | | tte Interpretation of the Phrase | “Business Personality” Works Out Well With Alt Concerned to have one of whi You with t hat it's @ hobby | him. A hobby te not) !l¥ that has to ‘to| Anyway, H.W Harbaugh, er of the used car department tthe Automobile Sales company, is willing to discuss jems personall omern. may rather high fase “business personality Harbaugh but it simmers if actual practice to plain common sense and good Judgment ji might explain it in this way There are not a few people wh have bought up t three used re from ing jafter year t jmy opin Why do | because 1 fob, rea | way of spective owners, many whom are already Chandler ers, Me highly enthustastic [the new Chandler car,” |Grant, president of the |“The question of deliveries of |new mode! already is a matter of toned, | *rious consideration, We know *|that the factory ts operating j with us to the full extent of its ability, over MP. company waid the New Plants Built | “During the past week we advised that the construction of ad- ditional plants to make possible a | progressing rapidly! This fact, on top of the fact that much of the fac tract hinery and aut art. were back year relying on they buy Simply | on the in any never for ma the state promises |hope our of ful take Into « they am al ear back? here tory’ war-<« equip ed ways m. p them ment is by and r sugges the be tion of their tell them half-way and no possible aiv mn be in a p immediate power as us exagt truth ments are given that fillment Bo you can personal ¢ amounts ‘than the mquare “In six weeks we will new buliding These are proble prospective naideration on with patience for a whik ix our intention to properly for every cust pur lists this year lplies to every one of the the| ferent body types in which Chandler car is turned out care or we add This ap- nix dif the nee {in my owner, It personality deal be in bow under construc- tion adjoining our present location. | This will give us two floors for show room purposes, cach 35 Hin all a onne with th bile Bales company had enougt to ding re hand and in riers will b ie handle our big |business in a much b ner. | “Since joining this organization 1 | have personally sold about 250 cars |& Year, #0 you can realize that my theory of doing business has work- ed out to the entire satisfaction of everyone concerned. Our trouble |this year is @ shortage of used ears, but we try to keep a repre- jwentative line of used Maxwells and Chandlers on display, besides many other standard *, all in good mechanical condition.” to absolute nothing lean | to at of gemr ng the , | place a | ine the t ak, then use a heavier ne which will not much in hot weather the grrane, thin out » so lume o or man-| my AMERICA TO SELL FRANCE AUTO PARTS| Tt Is the plan of Benjamin Bris- coe, now a director of Bellanger Freres of Paris, and Rudolf Stahl to establish in New York a ware- jhouse at which will be gathered! the material for shipment to France, where the Bellanger! Brothers, with a plant covering three square biecks and more, will/ manufacture cars on « large scale) for the French market. Briscoe and Stahl, at their offices in the Book building, Detroit, are com- pleting the design of the new car, | which will require much material made only in America. There will also be establiahed in Detroit a |plant in which tools will be manu- | |factured and in which all designs |for the new and future model [will be worked out and machinery | set up and tested before shipment to France. COPS MUST DRIVE very Buffalo traffic it know how to run order requiring all traffic present take lesson #0 tests showing their a drive’a car thru congested streets has just been issued. Bach traffic officer will be given a tent consisting of driving thru Main » when it is most crowded officer An tors skilled and « car This might be called a strong emotion on the part watched “Chief” Hawkinson brand new Thermoid. exact feelings upon hearing Hawkin when the good judgment of the car owner mold equipment Anyway, Hawkinson b them for every Cole, Reo, Roamer or ness is mighty good, to hear the °C! Don't keep extra spark plugs and jother delicate parts in wrenches and jacks; the hash they make isn't good truck diet Is the Cry on Auto Row ‘The mystery surrounding the Cleveland Light Six iy still thick with rumors and counter rumors. The line is going to be sold in Seattle, That is all the information that can be gathered from the most authentic sources on auto row. Who the fortunate firm may be Is a question that |is racking the brains of many an automobile man. From Cleveland, Ohio, come enthusinstic words of praise from the dealers who are visiting the factory of the Cleveland Automobile com | pany. The consensus of opinion is that the Clevelend, the one new ear lof the year 1919, fills a” place that guarantees its im | The only description that has come thru is that the new car is of the she leylinder type, built in five-passenger touring models, with a wheel base of 118 inches, and selling at the factory in the neighborhood of $1,300, Four years ago the first plans for the new cer were laid, but the world war held up production, and during this period refinements in con- | uction have been worked out, so that the finet model, which is ex- | pected to arrive in Seattle about the first of the prohibition month, to be unloaded from the freight cars by some firm which believes in mystery, | will include every last feature of motor car construct | A new car in the local field always excites much comment, and it is | safe to nays that the Cleveland is the most looked for car that has ever | headed this way a |, It is always thonght that an automobile editor haw his ear to the ground, and Is next to every announcement of importance, but to seo \the scribes running around the row, fruntically interviewing every last |dealer in hopes of a tip, ix an unusual cceurrence, to say the very least. | | When the big story does break, there will be so much interest in. the | new line that the old established Ines will have to look to their laurels to Keep up the interest. A six-cylinder cur, at around $1,300 factory, Is an innovation in these days, and Seattle is no more curious than the reat of the automobile world. | iis sa STAR. WANT ADS BRING diate popularity. RESULTS| THERMOIDS ARE THE “moving” of the anonym of the United Motors company put on a] bile bodi Thermoids on his own car, ook of his tire racks, we're inclined THE SEATTLE STAR—-SATURDAY, MAY 17, 191! FORD RUMOR. EXPLAINED Naulis Stories As to New Type of Ford Car. ‘The many reports that Henry ord is going to build a new car at a price so low that it would be with of have like in the reach every spread over the country fire The Ford Motor © ers of the popular car, have recently went out a letter to thelr dealers, over the signature of Mdrel B. ¥ npany, build automobile genius, # rest the many rumors that » clroulating regarding this proposed car that in to b ufactured by Henry Ford He admits that a large ma of the reports afloat are great torted and exage ed, but does say that a new car may be manufac tured, but just when is prob! teal. He, however, emphatically ad vines that the new car could not pos aibly be designed, od out, manu factured and marketed in quantities under two or three years’ time, defi nitely setting aside the idea that this new addition to the motor world will be seen on the at the near fu o in Present Type Sure There ia, how nothing indefi. nite about the p ver ment production of Ford cars. Over 3,000,000 of yld stand-by and reliable Fords are in daily use at the present Ume The production at the Ford plant in being speeded up daily In an ag gressive manner, and the exception al high quality dependability and re ability of the present Ford ear are anwured. The factory and embly-plant production is being pushed to the limit, with the hope that the normal mat capacity of 2,000 cars per day will be | shortly reached to take care of the tremendous demands of the buying public to the fullest ‘This unusual demand at the present time has been brought about somewhat by the full curtailment of production toward the last of the war period, caused by Ford's policy of turning over his entire plant and assembly branches for 100 per cent war work purpones Seek Foreign Marketa Young Ford likewise mys that im portant steps are being taken by his company to éxpand and extend busi expectally extent abroad. ries gained such wide popularity owing to Ite sturdiness in standing up on the battlefield, It da enid that the Fords were used for more diver fied important work nee pean co where t purpores and any other « Ita work under th th was peaana, hence th of ube demand on the Ford lies for t product to have the bat Gistilied water a two works. Do tery not forget filled with least once every ANSWER picture, insomuch as it denotes * gentleman who has just Could we but see the face of aforesaid anonymity we might learn his on tell the story of tire security, has brought him to the Ther and prescribes Dort that he sells, The tire bust fof” tell it, and from the depleted to believe him. INSPECT BEARING Few owners pay the attention to the ball bearings that these latter deserve, They usually wait until the garage man calls attention to the injury done by the breakage At least once in six months bal! bearings should be inspected, the rough or worn balls replaced with perfect ones and the ball run filled with graphite grease, TO PROLONG TIRE LIFE When the brake on one si locks Its wheel, while the other ts still revolving, the casing on the locked side is scraped along the ground, to the detriment of tread. When the brakes are adjusted equatly not only is danger of skidding, but tire will result not there wear ENT DON'T MIX attention of car owners should be directed to the Inadvisa- bility of thinning rubber cement with ordinary gasoline, which con- tains much oll to be safe for that purpose, O11 is a deadly foe of rubber, High test gasoline or bisulphide of carbon are the proper agents for thinning rub cement CUP AND CON In adjusting « Ings these that play ing Is removed should turn suggestion of binding. are too tightly are wedged in into the races. bear: parts should be so tight n wheel and bear yet the without If the adjusted, the and — quickly betwe: and wheel ly any cones balls cut the | Delivered in Seattle SPECIFICATIONS | MOTOR—Continental Red Seal | TRANSMISSION—Covert | CLUTCH—Multiple Disc FRAME—6-inch Channel Steel WEIGHT—3,300 pounds WHEEL BASE—133 inches ROAD CLEARANCE—12 inches BEARINGS—Roller LIVE DEALERS WANTED IN WASHINGTON AND IDAHO Shields: THE ALL AM edilotorCo. ICAN HOUSE =am=ams NATIONAL - LIBERTY-LEXINGTON oo=aums Seattle ‘RIGID TEST FOR VELIE | | Exceptional | in Addition tnental F: | “Tho every Continental motor ts subjected to a rigid inspection be-| lfore it leaves the factory, a second ltest is imposed upon every Cont# nental motor that goes into a Velie car,” says Mr. Olsen of Roesch & Olsen, Inc. “Last fall the Velie! company installed three big dynamo | meters and other testing apperatur |nufficient to test every one of the 50 Velie motors per day that are jrequired for the output ofthe plant. Bach motor must show its ability to develop at least 32 horse power} at 1,000 revolutions per minute be- fore it is accepted by the Velie factory, These tests are watched over both by Velie engineers and by representatives from the Con- tinental factory, and as a result it is a practical ‘Impossibility for a motor in any way below standard r in’ the construction of ar, are is evident In the con- struction of the Velie body. The factory for years before the coming | of the automobile was a noted} yuilder of fine carriages, and the liong experience in wood-working has stood it im good stead tn the building of the Velie body, which | in remarkably sturdy and strong. | ‘The rear door alll, for example, that} |must bear the stress each time; | when the door ts slammed shut, is lof heavy hardwood, four inches | thick. Such construction aa this makes the squeaks and rattles that} develo q kly in flimsy automo- | unknown in the Velie.” ELECTRICAL TIP The cable terminals of old stor- age batteries frequently slip into the battery connector so far that the cap serew does not draw the connection to a tight fit. ‘This re- | sults in high resistance and even- | |tually prevents enough current) | getting across from the battery to jstart the engine, If lead foil is | wrapped around the cabie terminal | where it fits the battery connector, * reallw tight fit will be the result. | iia | WATCH THE RIMS | | A mistake often made by car owners {8 tq continue using rims| |that have been badly dented or| even slightly bent. This causes rim cutting, which means the end | f the casing’s usefulness. ‘Another rror to neglect to keep the valve stem and stay bolts tight When this is not done, water will get into the casing on wet roads or even when the car is washed. | ROLL TUBES FLAT | The tube should bo rolled flat with soft cloth between the layers; a strip of cotton fianel rolled up with the tube is excellent. The roll shoulld then be pd in a |thick cloth bag with the stem pro- |truding and the mouth of the bag be tled around the stem, It ts a |good plan to put talcum powder in jthe ba AVOID CLUTCH SPINNING Clutch spinning is often due to excessive friction in the spring |thrust bearings, tho sometimes lfaulty alignment of the flywheel and cluteh cone prevent the engag- ing sur from entirely clearing each other, A bent clutch shaft might also cause. this trouble, Street car tracks are nice for springs, but hard on tires—steet costs less than rubber, STANDARD _ TRUCK Yak: USED TRUCKS We offer a selection of used trucks ine mechanical condition at a great saving in price the purchaser. Tf you have a job in sight that requires « tru ef any description, a talk with us will be worth many good, hard dollars to you. Here is a partial list: Packard, 2-ton. Packard, 3-ton. Packard, 4-ton. Mack, 5-ton. 1917 Garford, 11/;-ton. 916 LippardStewart, 114-ton. 1917 Service, 2-ton. ws Every truck in this group is ready for the read. Seme already have hydraulic hoist bodies Same are chassia. All are worth looking over. Come t= or write for detailed description truck thet will mest your requirements, =" Pierce-Arrow Tenth Ave. and E. Pike St., Seattle, Wi Phone East 1442 r ENERALLY SPEAKING, YO G'norice MORE OAKLANDS ‘ON TRE ROAD OR STANDING AT THE CURB THAN ANY OTHER SIX 1 AY M OBILES—REGARDLESS oF SAYS ONE OWNER: “T DRO’ CAR A YEAR, AND THEN THOUGHT THE BILL WAS $4.50." -OSED OVER. Your order for an OAKLAND will be filled in order, as fast as we can get them in. The demand is unprecedented for this time of year. HARRY D. AUSTIN, Manager. WASHINGTON OAKLAND COMPANY East Pike Street at Twelfth Avenue