The Seattle Star Newspaper, June 14, 1919, Page 18

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THE SEATTLE STAR—SATURDAY, JUNE 14, 1919. UTOMOBILE PARTMENT AUTOMOBILES, TRUCKS, ACCESSORIES, Yh BE TRAILERS AND p ORS BE Hartford Tackles Heavy Job The Woman Motorist * * * * & * * | Traffic To Sell 100 Traffic Trucks General sales manager of Shiclds-Livengood Motor company plans to @istribute entire allotment in two months. Demand from Washington and Maho is very heavy. Handling Your Car in “To sell a hundred traffic trucks before August Ist may sound like a big job, but it’s what I am going to do beyond a Shadow of a doubt. Already 48 have gone out, and I guess T can sell 42 more in a month and a half,” says William M Hartford, general sales manager of the Shields Livengood Motor company “Inquiries. are coming in from all over Washington and Idaho, and both retail and wholesale buyers are enthusiastic ‘over the line and the price at which they are sold “The eng he Traffic Motor Truck Corpora a! fon has been made entire ing department of @ible for the operati ft an it tracks in the hands of owners and tinenta r, Torbe n fr has been instructed that “0 cag ta Bethe fenten oe i fy And Choose the Quality must nev be | continued Mr. Hartford E of » ania i “It was the duty of the ae ns aie ] ng department to : ; niitealiy | } that would give se | TratiicTruck k was @ay out. To my om, that plant of the Traft | ie what every Trert k buyer | M Truck Corporat has been Ee) gets, dependable and conunuous ser |! n = mind vice. a That was to build Traf ka bet “The Traffic t more effic and t lever re g numbers. Each operation | and then so mount fat they are flexibty Prevents any loss of + ) the motor and the dri )fegardiess of that whieh the truc “Look over the car thoroughly before driving gested traffic.” THE GREATEST TRUCK VALUE IN AMERICA MBivery condition imaginable that al of t BY CAPTAIN KATHERINE RICHARDS ] 6 DELIVERED IN 5 SEATTLE OR YAKIMA San confront a truck in service was | Tr jervice in Commanding the Women’s Motor Corps of the National League for EadE Tefore final judgment waa| the hands of owners in all parts Wansia heevion Continental Red Seal Motor READ Weight—3,300 Pounds EP made as to how these units and parts| the world is the best evidence that Covert Transmission ( THESE ) Wheel Base—133 Inches stage where it is beginner should never at-!a b. swing fn _ Should be mounts! © prove our|it has react . 4 ‘ Barg & Beck Clutch EP at eR . Road Clearance—12 Inches Rieaement was corcect.¢xhacntive recogniand and accepted aa proven) tempt fo aor car in | wudhen G-inch Channel Steel Frame | SPECIFICATIONS ( Timken Roller Bearings ee — | 1 ving in traf you a a tn ae - fe ntr t « INVESTIGATE THE TRAFFIC TRUCK—KNOW THE TRUTH BEFORE BUYING BOY SCOUTS SAVES TIME wateht beet hus : TO TRAVEL IN LOADING <=: Plan Long Trip From Akron Thru Satterthwaite Enthusiastic Over ing in trate "New England on Motor Trucks; Results Obtained Theu Use of the just tah SHIELDS LIVENGOOD MOTOR CO. | THE ALL-AMERICAN HOUSE a” ae ta - t " . o the . Le eer 7 Cootvenr -sesheovaaees y what you are: an SEATTLE, U. S. ‘Si. YAKIMA, WASH. | | Fifty Roy Scouts, with their off In the . “ “ b roceed @ Nittle slower Gere, will leave Akron, O., June > bed Be tet thes POR one of the most unique motor eat standard of 5 ot will always be der per camping trips ever attempted yt obtains the ¢ t an's Bor tr dn America. reward for his work. A plain exam ret fp tent the It & good idea to think out iy) The expedition, arranged thru the | ple of this fact was brought to the rules ity in wht prob! f ffic ahead of time LIVE DEALERS Hurry if you want the Traffic Truck. Phone, wire or write. you are going to do! a Wenerosity of the Goodyear Tire and | attention of A. P. Lee, a Chicage e is d a Co., will consist of a caravan contractor, several years ago, and it Give the river behind you alwhen you get to that congested GE five big Goodyear trucks, diverted | has resulted in a big business that|clear signal if you are going to|corner, and when you have made that company’s Akron-Boston | is based #olely on the ability to make |turn, When you want to stop at'up your mind what to do, DO = Iine, where they are con-| other lines of business more effi ly transporting rubber prod-| cient, Lee quickly discovered that more | s1y party wit cover 2,009 miles ue"ys'imt in wane sores’, AnOWledge of Oiling Piant pass thru nine states, visiting | by shovel than was required for the | Deantiful scenic and historical two-mile round trip, including the| ° e s Falls, Syracuse, Utica, Al-| Lee decided that if this loading time Lake Georgeskake Champlain, could be reduced from thirty min “ “tea ey conta Driver Should Be Familiar With very Part of His Ma- Mountains, Portland, Me.;| utes per load to only thirty Providence, New Haven. | per toad he could make one k do chine Which Needs Lubrication, and Give It Constant Point, Ithaca, Lake Chautau-|the wor% furmerly accomplished by Attention to Insure Best Results. | and Youngstown, back to AkTOR. | three or vr trucks. A large amount ‘A. moving picture ‘scenario has of exporim ation and careful eng 4 Pp written for the scouts, and they | neering resu - BY WARR ; B. BULLOCK various scenes for the truck loader that did all that was (Formerly Captain Motor Transport Corps, U. S, A.) man. nesired | The problem of lubrication is one that comes constant Three large trucks will carry the| This was the beginning of the Lee ye epee te Ms : . @ fourth will transport the|toader and Hody Company of Chi.\l2 motor truck work, and the driver of a truck should hav ’ it le now |@ thorough understanding of how the engine is lubricated, | and camping outfits, while | cago, an organization ¢ line of motor a8 Well as an appreciation of the requirements of ditficulty| W & fifth will carry the field kitchen) producing a compl pment sion and other parts of the vehicle. The chief difficulty the eats. truck auxiliary equ scouts will camp beside lakes | Accord, to Roy Satterthwaite, | wi edinary driv . : ; : ee iseale Mountains and sicep in the | manager of the William L. Huehson with the or dinary drive r and his machine’s lubrication is} H of old forts, where antl-\Company, distributors of the Lea|that he is likely to be too sure that he knows every part] grease cups, or olf reservoirs, accord: | WATCH CAR AHEAD fasten the chains. The rope ¢ €annon boomed forth a hun: |jine, a clear example of loas due to Of his machine when, as a matter of fact, his knowledge of | '"# te the tre of the car A decision rende: ifornia even be used as a tire when | Lubrication of the clutch is im- | Court is of interest to a s gener-| carry in the car on tours is feet last spare has blown out, and will) years ago inefficiency was reported to them a/the oiling plant is most superficial. preumatictired trucks. with few days ago. A certain hauling|. ¢ portant, in that care must be taken | lly, as it involves 4 equity of half-inch manila rope, which has | save the rim on the journey home ik, providing upper and| contractor was five cents too high in|. The first hint of a lack of oll)“ ; not to get of on the clutch facing, /&Nd not a statute. The court holds | almost endless uses. In the first Sy Pye sleeping berths, insure the! pidding on a large contract be id cause the driver to stop his! The use of poor oi! Is a poor econ-| put the clutch yoke and ball thrust | that one autoint ¢ y following an- | place, it is an admirable tow rope. MAY FOLLOW SUIT comfort for passengers as that| he lacked proper equipment engine immediately and disc om P oll breaks down quickly | hearings must be lubricated. The lu © motorist must be prepared to |It can draped around axle and| Now that foreign cars are no long: § febed in Pullman cars. Twolia ioading. A few. dave fault before proceedi urt under the high degroe of heat in an| pricated multiple disk clutch ix an ex moment sprin ter some of the spring er obtainable, the American cars Of drivers will be with each! heard atout the Lee line 2 c engine, and some writers declare that| eention to the rule of lubrication of the substance of a de-| leaves have been broken, to get home | with left-hand drive are the only | i, permitting travel at night. \investigation stated that petcock poor oll often cut engine down | @utch facings, for these clutches run red by Superior Judge | without breaking the rest of the/ones to be had in British Columbia, the boys are rolled up in their! ,nown of it before ma " t » one-third or one-half of ita norm n a dath of but the of] must ry in the case of H. L. | leaves. It can be cut in two and/ A strong sentiment has grown up in th t life, by the re J. H. Beechum, both of wrapped around the rear tires to | Vancouver and Victoria to eliminate * kum he could b be clean, otherw Lack the fric give traction in some mud hole! left-hand driving in favor of the Whe expedition. aside from turnish- 3 for five cents lees per ton my and the clutches ame & tour for the scouts, will dem-| ave made more money th Lin the crastk case spelis trouble | faces Ol) in the untverend joint must be eged by Overton, and his | where it would be impossible to American keep-to-the-right plan, ‘onstrate the with which troops! his original plan. oni ried nye soi, Pe At | oarefully removed when joint | was upheld, that he had ean be transported by truck from in » Hughson organization is main vocatan ps . ia ta wor eAbnentv't abr aned, and fresh grease substituted damaged by Beechum's daugh land points to the coast ' artment | DY, replenishe but have le rings > much gre universa own his car from Messages from the governor and rieeaped ons geterepas T sight feed on the dash of the leaky pi I uch | means trouble spatters, ofter stopped. Reechum Mayors one ots to shnilar off ao that contractors need ~~ At, pried e.. works it 4 tol upon the brake, causing the brake to ntributory negligence that Velais in other states will be carried idaink in. thee: Gantt.” bot By eee ewe the cylir and the ex id not al that he Eby the scouts, while scout councils ves of expert ad-| row the driver can instantly kne is burned, the carbon being de-|""‘the pest lubrication of the trans top “Blong the route will welcome the car i nating anaid anh atticleat | i instantly know | posited on the walls of the ¢ Aer this te aeeaedine ta the their n the kum of $108 were even with receptions and demon no matter what the hau vente ea ation of the engine i#/ ton of the manufacturer. A ligt ns. problem may be. at tay - stay: Ont allied to the proper oiling grease is usually advised, and cup i t of the machine, in t This ix the second motor hike of the Akron scouts, the first ha i é k tho cir ing down of any par grease never, Many large users of) ‘The absurdity of some of the early Eisen jact summer, thru The use of the automoblie horr may get out)! machine ato imevoner lubrication |e ae ee (OH auto jo laws evinced by the ot Vice President P din France, and was Giffiewity ia) meane invariet A veslbcement ot] ee ee ee ase for the) following item which appe na eae Gabe ant automobile manufa some 'naite: ce thie | rs |transmission and differential, after) motor maguzine in 1900 schiint ae ths in this country in 1900 to sub n ofl as it passes siesta Fr the loss of power | being strained and mixed wit Recently a chauffeur whose ma ‘ie wach te whistles, bells, gongs, and the ‘omes choked with dust i nary transmission grease chine was broken down was taker A ar send ee is te Sipe ATA other devices used thertofore | oil preasure should be kept suff oYhael bedritign should be kept well| cine co anotiier ocwslese carrie IDE seats, deep cushions upholstered Melected scouts, picked in competi.|°% *utomobiles to the confusion of | cient to cause a constant circulation |lubricated, a repacking ever 00! but a policeman appeared on the in genuine leather, large auxiliary seats sei pedestrians and drivers allke of oll thru the engine. The amount miles being the beat advice of most| scene and placed him under arrest ? ; i Maes or scouters Po orn * ites Of. flow \#: Getaetatn it : Waar ad ; manufacturers. The bearings should! pecause two vehicles form a train with high backs, wide-opening doors, plenty © of scoutcra ninec either a¢ up the vibra : | The first automobile funeral | justing the length of strokes on t “ Ba i gee abaas " be cleaned, with the wheel removed,!anq the circulation of automobile of leg room both front and rear. | wagon ever put into successful ser-| pump plunger, or in some make 1 mmur 1 wit g. | Datore bere packed | trair forbidden Zn 1900 the French Academy de: | vice was owned by a prominent Phil- | trucks, by tightening or loosening | ing results to the delicate 1 8 ! With all its roominess the New Studebaker eided, after solemn deliberation, that | adelphia undertak n the summer | the which controla the pre he engine. The ends of the spr elled lunch wagons made BIG-SIX is not a heavy car—it actually weighs but 3125 pounds. The only car at its price equipped with cord tires, ppearance in Worcester he word “automobile” ix masculine, of 1900, | ture vaive in the pump should’ be caretully. lubrieated tt | AUTO MEN RECEIVE ws HIGH NAVAL RANK | The World’s Most Expensively Built Tire; stoma camera an ham AS H fine serv in France during the war in the naval aviation field. He was then discharged again from the service, Mr. Stahl, who was a | junior Meutenant in naval aviation ing the war, has also been pro- full Heutenant. Lieut sned a motor which ¢ attention in Europe Stahl are engaged in fAmerica in designing a car for | Belanger Freres, of Paris, of which Jeoneern Mr, Briscoe is a director. This car will be manufactured of American parts, and by American machines anc CAR Or we will sell your automobile for you at YOUR price without commission or storage charges, Guaranteed in Writing ? Large Sizes—6,000 Miles Small Sizes—7,500 Miles UNITED MOTORS COMPANY 407 East Pine St. » Distributors———A. F. Hawkinson, Mgr. East 9 The New York post office depart ment reported in 1900 a saving of 15 minutes per trip ax a result of its| tests with motor vehicles for the col lection of mail in the downtown dis tricks. Auto Bargain Market 701 E. Pine St. FE, 340

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