The Seattle Star Newspaper, June 7, 1919, Page 19

| Welcome visitor at the United Company last Wednesday Mew Cole Aero Bight from San to Seattle, finding the ‘ily fair, but the performance ‘Cole a source of continual de- ‘Mrs. Van's party were Dr. and & Btephens of this city, and Mrs. ito, of Saw Francisco, who Mrs. Berta M. Van, who drove | Mrs, Berta M, Van at the Wheel of Her New Aero Bight. Jenfoyed the trip in the big Cole to the utmost Chief’ Hawkinson, who holds the reins at the United headquarters, Was still absent on his still hunt for more automobiles at the Bastern fac tories, but “Curty” Watson proved an efficient host, and selsed the op portunity to snap Mrs. Van in her Cole on Interiaken boulevard. The chief feature of the north bound trip was that Mrx, Van waa not forced to shift from high while ISCO IN COLE EIGHT foreign am ertions on some time jon of DS. ager of the that thors show ly by, fanche of py dition have left experience making the grade thru the skiyou Mountains and Grant's Pass, As the Qole was a new car, this is consid ered some proof of the way in whieh the Cole is turned out from the fac tory. Mor three successive years Mrs. Van has had a new Cole, and nothing can change her mipd as to what car to buy for service and luxury Mrs. Van and Mrs. Semixgatlo will @rive to Glacier National Park, and return to the south thru Seattle in a fow weeks. | reoalve, matior of the present ton, facturers to increase the volum of outait, there can ho ne thought of & univer! cut In prices for tributing the Case “The tone and the demeanor of the show crowds In every city last winter and the volume of buying has followed those exhibb jority do not t await reporiod from the cheapest to the most luxurious ears cries promixed almost before cars the factory, and our of distribaters in according to the information we But it bs not alone a demand that has to do with maintaining ly conservatively 1 domestic demands, aml this in spits of unusual ex the part of the mua t come,” In the opin MeDienic, sams mas Pionser Auto Co, dis Paterson s that the great ma ices, This is the con by distributers, We have deliv is only similar @ that other sections, supply and prices, The readjust ment of plants from war work to ® peace basis has been tremen dously heavy, the coxt of almost all materials remains high, and must as long as the cost of every: thing else ix in the same propor ‘The prospects of quantity productions and cheaper automo THE SEATTLE STAR—SATURDAY, JUNE 7, 1919, BIG AUTO SHORTAGE “Tecaune it ostinated that the output of cars this your will be 300,000 short « The New Victory Model Will Capture Seattle Pere dered et rh eet oe —C. P. Iles || biles can not be anticipated. nition Troubles Explained 9 ==="="= “The Philadelphia Storage Rat | tery company's business I» growing | , bd b4 jbeyond all belief. It has increased aptain in Motor Corps 2222225 }the factory was. doubled in | | Unree. years ago, arrangements are “|now being made to increase the Present factory apace five times. | |'This company fs now In ite 14th HOME AGAIN | oo Sees Holland “T wae pleased to find Walter & Holland, who ts many people aronnd Puget | with the factory as research engi dy of Problems Involved in Properly Caring for| WHLETT Ic ~ ttery, Magneto and Generator Render Truck ILLETT IS peration Much Simpler , BY WARREN B. BULLOCK Return With Glowing Memage of Formerly Captain Motor Transport Corps Prosperity and General | Three phases of ignition must be studied in order to, Acttity In the Kast : 7 “ a neer, Mr, Holland spent a ye thoroly familiar with the problem of delivery of a proper) «prosperity fcen we on every|in 1915 and 1918 In and around Se. into the mixture in the engine cylinder. The battery,| nang says ©. I. Willett, of the Sttle promoting the sale of electric Magneto and the generator are the three main elements qeroit Eectro agency and the | SAT" And Industrial equipment. Be | cars and trucks, and a good appreciation of the prob-| pniiaddphia Storage Battery depot, | ruivon se wasistante involved will serve to solve the troubles that May) wno nas returned from o six week |to be remembered op | Sastech: trip. \ friends in Seattle. of all. the driver of 4 track | ~~~ et. business condition tn Holland to his asked many | found Mast Inders at the prop- . - and was seeking investment appreciate that the electrical | ‘° bl ata 4 * fore Bast very — indeed. =Every- | opportunities. There was no un | where wero evidences of great ~ . it of his machine ts by! Rattery ignition ts thru a combi- wealth, weil distributed,” continued | °™Ployment and there will be none | Stocks of manufactured articles of fits most delicate and import- all Kinds are so low that they can- J phase. The majority of en- |nation of storage battery and gert-| xr, Jerator by which the firing spark | Willett “Crops were looking better than ie , n a) this Breubles aro trageabie to the | Sica grok toon basher af the oad anyone can imagine, Great prog. |" base bi a oes re ; 4 . v's pre in ‘of the cylinder, and constant [tee has been made in farming | sient in the United @tates than erator, The generator sutomatical-|sines I left the Kast 16 . } years ago ly is adjusted to throw the current | They now have farm advisers, who | direct gol portage rel fe to \ are public officials; and the farm- No Lower Prices recharge meds ‘ ndl-/ers have been helped toward eci-| “Prices will not come down thir tions may require. tific farmir 1 | " n entific farming. In many placer,| year Some few price adjustments The ordinary troubles tm ¢his!an acre produces twice what !t did/have been made, but that ls over system are essentially those de-| 35 years ago. preg ate bet thes leo ortbed ~ : | No one in the scribed in the battery and magneto) «wheat and eat crops were in| talked to financiers, bankers, steel, problems, with especial attention | | splendid condition. Tate rains had | textile, auto and auto accessory to the distributor. The track of | msured - 1 " a Maximum yields The | manufacturers) believes prices will the rotor button must be kept) ga, hb : a 4 nsas wheat crop alone will bejcome down soon, The only ques clean, so that there will be no at a worth ‘nearly a balf billion dotlara|tion they are asking Ym, can we jumping of the spark from one sec 7 ot the current at the Everybedy Busy | keep prices from gelng higher? tor of the distributor to another, @ rapid discharge of the “I found the various automobile | causing too earty firing or the and the immediate failure) chores in the cylinder. The track Centers humming, All the factories | ‘Y top us now. We the truck to operate. The ape- should be kept clean with a cloth| bad finished their war orders and |*ould get to work with a will t gravity of the electroilte must dipped In gasoline, to prevent the Were reorganizing thelr plants for There is abrolutely no reason to for when it runs low. rotor button digging a channel|Sutomodiie production. The De-|S¢ Pessimistic; and if you are Sulphuric acid im the solution! thru the metal. |trolt Electric Car Co, has one en-| Waiting for prices to go down or combined with the lead of Our old friend, the epark ping,|tirety new factory and will soon be | the bottom to drop out, you will the Bon is needed to get there are men to do It $y service from the vehicle. fa battery needs more care Me the balance of the system, of its constantly changing | eter, its charging and dis- Ing. the condition of the elec- in addition to the caring Proper connections, as is re- in gny part ef tho ignition First of afl, the terminals be kept clear to prevent a tn of on | Battery plates, amd the produc- js the delivery man for the current. turning out more electric cars| Wait in vain. Right now tn the! fof current is running off.|rhe proper adjustment of the dis-|than ever, The 1920 models wilt|me to make money in Seattic. | connections frem the bat-jtance betwen the points of the|be out tn August Sweeping | There was never a better time, to the engine must be main-! niug is essential Too rich a mix-|Changes have been made. In fact, and conditions will be getting bet- as thruout the entire igni-|ture of gas in the cylinder heats|the car has been re-designed thru- |" still for some months to come.” | B system. the porcelain of the plug, facititat-|out. All models will be five-pas- iG D DR " \GOOD TIMES case of troubles in the mag-/ing the absorption of carbon, and|senger, having greater speed, great- first of all, trace down the increasing leakage. jer driving radian, and longer bat- to ascertain that there are) put of all the rales relafive to tery life. The appearance of the! RETURNING connections thruout. If there ignition, the most Important {s|C@r will be greatly improved. | jo spark at the plug, the trou-|tignt connections, terminais and “While in Philadelphia I spent —_— | may be in the magnet, in the| proper insulation of all wiring. two days at the factory of the box, or in the distributor. | Philadelphia Storage Battery Co. about the epirit of welcome wi be difficulty in the magneto it-/ > [manufacturers of Diamond Grid | which our boys returning from th fs least likely, and in ‘eane| DAYS ARE nd ° | | batteries. One, of them meann 60) other wide are being greeted every | the difficulty the best course | NUMBERED |: cent longef life for all vehicie| day in all cities, large and small, ail start with the breaker box, jand heavy duty batteries. The| over the United States,” says Presi: | uye the breaker bar may be fail-| The days of the old-fashioned | other improvement relates to start-|dent J. M. Oumond of the Mitchell | 4 function, either by being it-| “drummer”—the fat one with a black ing batteries. By reason of new| Motor and Service company. oken, or because of a broken | ctrar and a derby, who used to take | methods of grid casting and oxide) “No man can leave his desk and } weak place, they may be either up ® lot of the red plush in smok-| making and pasting, the strength, | make himoelf a part of the cheering, far apart or sa close together ing cars, are numbered, according to| ampere hour capacity and length | welcoming crowd as the boys march the current is not being made A. F’. Hawkinson, manager of ined Fed life ony any Diamond (Grid start-| past on review and then go back to| broken properly. If they are United Motors Co. In his place has! ing battery will be increased about | his work without taking something they may be repointed, by|arisen the motoring saleaman who! 40 per cent. Suppose an auto-|of this wholehearted spirit of wel-| cloth or a high grade file. | covers his territory in an automobile.| mobile owner now has an 80 am- come back with him. And when he may be a short circuit in| For the motor car has offered| pers hour battery. In the same! does, the epirit finds it» way into primary current, which instant-| traveling men a better means of box—in fnet in the same jars—we! his work and he look# on the future y cuts out the whole system. transportation. This is expecially | will be able to place a 110 ampere) with a more optimistic eye. In the distributor box the short true of the salesman who makes the | hour battery at the same price. In| “The infection spreads to all lines. must also be guarded small rural communities. jother words, the automoblie owner) There is a general casing up as we and is normally the first) ‘These travelers have generally had | will get three-cighths more battery | realize that the hard bing days eulty to hunt for. The dis- a rather small territory to cover—| capacity for the rame money. These | of war are past and wo are rapidly brush may work loose and | amall because of the transportation | new batteries will be made to fit) getting back to a peace basis. Nat ‘to rotate, be broken or stuck, difficulties. They have made their urally business ts bound to feel the “There is something Infectious pam ramets th well known to} Sound, | | fore that time he had been one of | ey was very plentiful tn the| (and 1} “Heretofore unheard of prospert- | The Season’s Smartest Sport Car A Four Passenger—Four Door Sport Type I T HE new style top was designed especially to harmonize with the sweeping lines of the car. Beveled plate glass lights are carried in both rear and quarter curtains. A LL Victory Scout Elgin model engines are tuned up for snappy performance and put through a special road test at the factory be- T has impressive quality and distinctive ap- pearance. The artistic design of the low, rakish bevel-edge body is emphasized by the close-fitting doors with outside handles, slanted windshield and motor-eye in radiator cap. HE upholstery is genuine machine buffed leather, of a quality found only in the high- est grade cars. The body has an extra enamel finish which adds greatly to its lustre and permanence. fore shipments are made. Seattle Motor Car Corporation You'll Like This Car As Well As We Do Pike Street at Belmont C. P. Iles, President j@ny and every model of car and to #0 oll-coated and giazed that/|trips, in a large number of camer, /replace any size of battery. This effects of this, and certainly the ree: | @ current is not being properly |during the week, returning to some in by far the biggest improvement! ord of the automobile business shows itted thru the wiring system ' larger place for Sunday. that any company has made in| it to be the cave Yo] JMET ¥ ye AT TRULY USED C SNAP PRICES [i 150 CARS, ALL MAKES, AWAIT YOU IN OUR BIG SALES YARD You will be doing an unwise act if you buy a used car before you look over our big list of snap offerings. Whether it’s $250 or $1250 you want to invest, we can fill ‘your need and save you money. PAY A LUTTLE DOWN | $1,100 EASY TERMS BALANCE AS YOU RIDE | 14 | AUTO BARGAIN MARKET ™:ist’ss0" Ford | | i] $250 | 1917 1917 1919 1918 | 1917 1916 | | Hudson 1915 Dodge |; $550 1917 Maxwell 1915 Oakland | Chevrolet | Chevrolet | Maxwell Dodge Dodge Ford $275 $850 $500 $750 $875 $675 $700 pass this year, BY HAROLD F. ELLIS While still a “leatherneck” sta tioned at Mare Island, Cal, my father asked me in one of his let. tere if 1 would like to ride a Cleve. land north from San Francisco. Upon receiving, my affirmat! °. ply he shipped me a 1919 model Cleveland, care W. KE & W. IL Jackson in San Francisco, At last my discharge arrived and I bade Mare Isiand goodbye. After being royally entertained by the Jackson brothers, “Clevie* and 1 “shoved off" for home Saturday noon PTO at et X East 990 ELLIS RIDES CLEVELAND HOME! Harold Ellis on the Cleveland motorcycle, which he rode from San Francisco to Seattle. He was the first motorcyclist to drive thru Siskiyou ped in at to “blow” Ci Cleveland Jot town, far in the helpful advice. We ferried to Oakland and stop the Cleveland agency there, which is the Weinstock Nich- |ols Company, California distributors. Neal Cockran, who is manager of the Cleveland department, was very glad to see us and fitted us out with the necessary articles to keep “Clevie” going in case sho got fussy. He also gave me some very When we got ready chran got out his little bus" and piloted us out We bid and were off, soon leaving Oakland him “so long” rear, The California roads were great and “Clevie” ate them up in gobs. We stopped for the night tn Davis, Cal The following morning we contin- ued sliding over the California high- |ways until the burg of Red Bluff [hove into sight. From Red Bluff to Redding was what I then consid- ered some pretty bum roads, but when we later hit rome of Oregon's |so-called highways I realized what good going it was. “Clevie” and I decided that we had had enough and we “bunked™ in Redding “Clevie” had her work cut out for |her now. We started hitting the | footh f the Sisklyou mountains. The whole day “Clevie” snorted and grunted up these foothills in real style. About 12 miles the other side of Yreka, Cal, I had the first trouble of any kind in the form of ny little shingle nail injected about half an again From Yreka north there were sev eral streams that cross the road and are easily forded with an auto, but "Clevie” sald, “No,” so I blush- ingly pushed and carried her over the rocks a little way upstream un- til we were again on terra firma, This was repeated several times, as most of them could be crossed by picking the shallow places. It was a case of climb, climb, climb, and at last we “stepped” past the state- line post which put us in the state of Oregon, We bad now over the “hump” and “Clevie" went down the other side “rarin’ to go.” We hit some more hills soon, as the foot- hill process had to be repeated on the north side of the Siskiyou mountains, The going was rough, |but fairly good, until the hangout |known as Dunemuir was passed, “Olevie" was getting an awful maul- ing, but never a sputter—-just roared away as tho she were prancing along some Washington asphalt highway, It was along here, $ before reaching Roseburg, Ore., that th® worst rond (?) was encoun tered. The highwi is under con- struction and we were detoured inch into my front} tire. We soon had “Clevie's" Fire- stone footwear O. K. and were gone | from one side to the other thru woods, around stumps and over fresh filis, and {t surely seemed as tho the contractors tried their best jto pick the worst possible places to jrun the temporary road. All along jthere are signs, “Dangerous, but |passable.” The way this little mo- |toreycie went over this streteh of jpearly impassable highway in- jereased my confidence in it 100 per jeent, and I'll say they are some [little boats. At last the worst of this was past jand we were none the worse for | wear, except belng wet to the knees with some Oregon H20 while help- ling “Clevie” over some boulders in jthe middie of the “drink.” More than once yours truly would have |“hit the dirt” if I had been mount- ed on a big machine. You can |throw a Cleveland around thru the rocks and chuck holes with as lit- tle effort as a bicycle. From Rose- burg to Bugene the roads are stud- ded with large rocks, which make a highway that people with false teeth, wigs, ete, had better steer clear of if they wish to keep their secret. Autos with blowouts, brok- en axles and springs were frequent+ ly passed. ‘The next morning we started on | the last leg of the journey, “Clevie* had to become a mud scow several times, as there were numerous muddy spots after the rain the [night before. It was rough, but good traveling, until Olympia showed on the horizon, and from there in it was pavement practi- cally the entire distance. “Clevie* and I hit the old town of Seattle Tuesday evening, arriving af the Bilis Cycle Company's store around 5:80, finishing a hard 981-mfle trip, ‘Clevie” and I are good old pais now and I know she would take me back to San Francisco in the same old dependable style, It is not uncommon to see trucl drivers putting on chains in prep aration for the negotiation of @ particularly steep grade, This ts wrong unless the grade is slippery from rain or some other cause, Nothing holds better on a dry, har@ surface than rubbep