The Seattle Star Newspaper, December 6, 1919, Page 15

AUTOMOB UTOMOBILE ¥ The Seattle Automobile Sales Co. ‘ Have on Display a 1920 MAXWELL Chassis SHOWING THE STURDY CONSTRUCTION of the vital elements of THE WORLD’S CHAMPION NONSTOP CAR. (22,000 miles on the road without stopping the Motor) THE NEW REAR CONSTRUCTION THE NEW TYPE BRAKES THE NEW DOUBLE UNIVERSALS AND MANY OTHER [MPROVEMENTS Together with other Maxwell features 4 MAKE THE ee oat AN UNDER-PRICED A at $1,175.00 Seattle Cars now ready for delivery # Seattle Automobile Sales Co. Distributors 1101 East Pike St. ‘ Holiday Special USED CAR —SALE_ 'VERY car in the used car de- partment of the Shields-Liv- engood company will be sold under a positive guarantee during the period from December 8th to Christmas day. As an example of the prices in effect during this sale we quote: 1917 Oakland Six $800 ‘ Shields-Livengood Co. East Pike at Eleventh Ave East 100 THIS ZENITH Carburetor Will Make Your Ford Run Like a 6-Cylinder Car—It Costs $20 0 Drive in for Jervice muset Tilectric East 160 Broadway, Between Pike and Pine Seattle—Portland THE SEATTLE STAR—SATURDAY, DECEMBER 6, 1919. EX-CHAMP ad dees Willard and Jean Willard, exchampion heavy weight prizeficher of the world, haa Joined the ranks of tractor farmers on 100acre farm near Topeka, Kanaas | “Back to the farm" seems to be the universal way of the mighty Writers, staleamen, actors, and prizefighters all seem to find a| common mecea in the peaceful pur of tilling the soll after doing thet in the spotlight of tite. But “back to the soll” no longer means taking up a hoe or the han die of a plow behind a slow horse. Jess Willard is making things hum on his place with a 25.60 Avery He is turning five husky every time his outfit’ cromes the field He can pull twe or three times the load that one man could handle with a team He has belt| power ready for the thresher and/ milo filler, as well as the power needed for grading roads. ‘The use of tractors in rapidly in creasing thruout the country There | were about 133,000 tractors pro- | duced fast year, according to the | Wall Street Journal. This year's | Production is estimated at around } 316,000. | The ot doing farm his furrows ' 3 | lower cont GETS ES, TRUCKS, ACCESSORIES TRACTOR BUG His 25-50 Avery. work and the ease of doing big things In a big way ts the reason why ‘The tractor anewered the farmer's during the world war. The oye were leaving the farms by the) farmer more crops. He do it with old 1ld plow only two two and one-half acres a day with @ team He could cultivate only « few acres of corn, and even in doing that he wae risking valu able horse flesh, for many an ant mal succumbed under the hot sun in the corn field or ahead of the plow, when horse power was needed moat The ‘housands Sun irged to raise “imply could not methods, Ife the was tractor multiplied the power of farms It enabled farmers to produce millions bushels of grain than they have possibly rained without It, Plowing acre an hour is no trick for the man with a good trac tor, And when the plowing tn fin inhed the tractor is ready for pull ing the discs and harrows to pre are the seed bed. It never tires, never gots nick and can stay on the job 24 hours a day tn @ rush seo son if necennary man the more could an ‘Pneumatic Tires for Trucks Result of Ten Years Work It is becoming generally known that different fields of motor truck service require different types of tire equip- ment. For instance, solid tires are economical equipment on trucks engaged in slow-speed, heavy-duty service, while meumatics give good returns in long-distance transport, interurban freighting, and general trucking where cushion- ing and traction are essential. E O01 |CHANDLER director of Motor Car Cleveland, Ohio, Last week vinited the local distributors, he Seattio Automobile Sales com pany, and was the honor guest at 4 banquet wtaged at the Army and Navy club by H. P. Grant Mr, Guy ©. Wonder, traveling representative, otherwise known aa road agent, got busy on long dis tance with all dealers in Western Washington and inside of 36 hours had mobilized practically his en. | Ure dealer representation, to attend this banquet. The local force of th Seattle Automobile Sales company Chandler distributors and the North Coast Automobile company, Cleve land distributors, were also present Mr. Dunlap said that the same idea which has been responaible for the remarkable growth of the Chand ler Motor Car company in tye pant James M. Dunlap, wales of the Chandler ompany of weight six-cylinder automobile they fo build, and at @ price as closely as pomnible within keeping of good business judgment, would continue to be the Chandler policy. Further, that the Chandler factofy was at this time building several new fac \tory buildings and new office build ings to be completed within a very few months, which will increase the capacity about 80 per cent Mr. Dunlap does not believe that! the present atee! and coal strike will in any way seriously effect the pro duction of the Chandler factory, Mrs. Dunlap is accompanying Mr Dunlap | |on bis trip, which is more in the na ture of a vacation than 4 business | trip, and they both expressed their | |eurprine and delight at the wonder ful activity displayed in and around Seattle. |THIS DARKY KNEW HOW TO GET OVER Mr. W. 1. Nichols, Buick deal- er at South Bend, Indiana, re lates the following amusing in cident, which happened while he was driving cars away from the factory: When approaching a very bad hill, I noticed an automobile at the top of the hill, stuck In the bud. As the roads were bad, I concluded I had better go to the top of the hill and investigate. After spending considerable time assisting the man who was PARTMENT IS{TRAILERS AND TRACTORS Tix BDI TRAILERS AND TRACTORS Tis HEAD HERE! six years, | ©., to build the best light: | The fret trucks were fitted with solid tires, for at that time no other tires were available. “Fully 10 years ago.” says L. C. Rockhill, assistant | aules manager the Goodyear Tire and | Rubber company, Akron, Ohio, “we became convinced that there would jbe a great field for the pnuematic | truck tire. None had then been made. | Trucks were then in an experimental |atage, compared to day's develop | ment. And we were generally laughed at and derided for predicting @ great future for the motor truck and pneumatic truck tires. “Goodyear has been the pioneer in developing, making and perfecting |pneumatic tires for moter truck: |and has now developed a tire that ‘has long «ince passed the expert mental stage. The company ts not} | asking truck makers, agents or users 'g do any experimenting. To Protect Motor “It was 10 years ago that we| bought a number of trucks for use! about our factory. These were all/ tipped with solid tires, and were! jextremely primitive in their con-| Istructions The factory was put to! work making a pneumatic tire that | | would better protect the motor and save repair bills. | “With the tiren that were devel oped the trucks soon were caps performing more work, because with pneumatic tires under them the drivers found it unnecessary to slow | down almost to stopping, as they had previously done, for bumps and ob | structions on the street. Speeds were higher and more miles covered in a day “After a careful review of the sit uation it was found that fabric tires } would never ‘do’ for motor trucks. Fortunately, however, just at this} ume experiments were started on cord tires for electric passenger cars. The principle of o was developed stea tire was made p powerful gasoline And finally dev cord tire was mer matic truck tire and the fina) cord pneumatic truck tire was produced cord type of tire came to preferred for these freighters. Competitors continued to criticise and deride, but we kept on, had faith. made better and better tires, and sold | them. “When we had ma world that there market for pneumatic | truck manufacturer |to admit that | the ‘other fellow’ began to creep Into the market that had been created. Result of Experiments “This is the situation today, Good year deserves credit, an the first to develop the cord principle now in wide use for passenger cars and then for trucks. By constant study, ex periment and test, a tire was per. fected for both uses | | eau pie of ctical for the more passenger cars. Jopment of the "So the | be Je it clear to the tires; when | Kumeet Highway construction | y until the cord} with the pnev-| [ } was an extensive| d users began | we were right—then | not tl a reasonable degree of per fection had been accomplished were those tires offered vo the motor truck using public. And not only is the company years abead with this type of tire as it stands today, but it is #til bastly engaged in extensive re search work in an attempt to make them even better.” “I suggested to the colored man that he had better put on of steam or he would likely as did our friend. He me in & sort of dis and said, ‘I guess now the kind of a scot. I's got a Buick,’ started off with the air who felt he had doubt of his ability to get ver the hill without trouble.” GREGORY WITH EXCLUSIVE FIRM | Manager Von V > q celsior Motorcycle a Peny, announced the appointment of | Stanley Gregory as manager of the bieycle department. Gregory ts on of the beat known men in the bieye jindustry in Seattle, and is especially | F $ % a ELE ° Seattln Tacoma Paved Valley Rond— Fine except for numerous ema: Warrentt nt north of Keattle. Taco: Dru Des | Minew—< of Dew Motnee fair Kenton Kent of valley Gravel road fed on tant wide 4 « Ta \. * Pee, wy $1,655 Chassis Delivered Seattle, Yakima and ES) ie Some Traffic Features Ked Seal Continental 2%x5 motor; Covert trans- mission, multiple dine cluteh; Bosch magneto; + piece cast shell cellular | type radiator; drop forged front axle with Timken roller bearings; Russel rear axle, internal gear, roller bearings; sembelliptic front and rear eprings; Ginch U- channel frame; Standard Fisk tires, 24x3% front, Mx5 rear; 123inch wheel- base; 122%inch length of frame behind driver's seat; oi) cup tubricating syste chassis painted, striped « varnished; driver's lax back seat and cushion reg- ular equipment, Pneumatic cord tire equipment at extra cost Vote for Good Roads | (FIRST TRUCKS “Forty-eight of “the first |Pierce-Arrow motor trucks are operation today after eight years’ usage.” ‘This fact, the basic message of a new booklet published by the Pierce-Arrow Motor Car Company, as unique in the motor says Robert ©. Patten, sales manager of the com- stands world, truck f conclusive of the per- marency of Plerce-Arrow trucks, and is a claim that can be advanc- by no other truck manufactur- er,” says Mr, Patten. “Such per- Kent-Aubarn—New pavement from Kent | fitted to help the boys and girls selectgmanency makes the first cost un- to Auburn. on enat side of vailey now open; 19-foot ten 49 from Auburn 6% thre Kent, en route to &% Kemt-Dee Moines —Cood Aabure-Enumetaw—Paving ope) distance of 1€ miles, 10-foot r ‘ontinuows pavement 5 42 miles Reumctaw District - god Enamciow-Kasnskat Good to concrete brider Rnamciaw - Pramklin - Black Good Aubure-Btheh Diamond ood Roos creek and Green river ror Maple Valley Fair 4 Use ie | the wheel that best fills their require- ments The Ace Bicycle club, started by | Von Wasmer last month, has proved | suctess, more than 40 boys and girls having taken advantage of | the easy terms extended to members| Roads generatiy|of this club in the purchase of an | Ace bicycle northerty | Vie Deep Lake Diamend — crossings very muddy and Maple-Valicy-Diack Diamond Renton to ony Fall City-North 17 miles out of 18 niches of snow via Ismaguan- Oowdt Bend. fine condition North Bend, rough on summit McClellan Pas—In good Enumclaw to Green Wa tton from river; no Poor Rough Redmond Continvour pave- | Seattle to Bellevue, via north side Lake Washington, 2% miles Kirkland-Fall City—Fair over Yellow stone trail Newport-leeaquab—-Via Ish —Cood | Newport-Rentan—Good except In Renton. | Bellevue Newport — Fair Keattle-Renton— Via Rainier ey —Clay section now under contract between Rainier Beach and county line, closed Rough Rainier Reach to Tay lor'® # pavement south of Bryn Mawr open to Renton Vashon Island Verry—The ferry trom Des Moines to Portage has been tem porarily discontinued The island can be reached by the new Reattle- Vashon Heights. Harper ferry, three round trips Gaily from Seattle, 8:30 Bm and 6:90 p.m, 45 | BATTERY LECTURE COMING TUESDAY | The next lecture in the course boing given by Prof. George W Lake Sammam trade which pays a mechanics i gram will intensify. “And thru all this,period of devel and attain perfection at every step Fiveyear Guarantee on an ACE BICYCLE @ $2.00 down, $2.00 m week, Bring this ad and get a Morrow Top FREE. Excelsior Motorcycle and Bicycle Company 301 East Pike St. opment sufficient time was taken to| Muench, of the Seattle Engineering School, under the auspl of the Automobile Club of Western Wash-| ington, will be held Tue night in Chiekering ball, on the third floor | f the Montellus building, at ‘Third and University st | Prof. Muench will talk on the| ¢ Battery.” and Lieut, ¢ G. Carr, of the traffic squad, will speak on “Traffic Regulation The public is invited to attend thi ting, and all otbers in the admis- jon free TOP MENDING To mend a tear in the top it ts best to use woolen yarn to draw the edges together, after which a top of material similar to that of the top is applied with rubber cement, set by the vuleanizer OVERHEATING ON LOW When it is necessary to employ the low gear for a considerable po | riod It is possible to obviate the over heating that would ordinarily result by keeping the mixture in the lean:| Write me for circulars on 100 West Roy [eat possible conditio important, for it spreads the initial outlay over many years of profita- ble service. “Even if other makers could pro- duce one truck—not 48—which has survived so Many years of operation, it would not prove the worth of their present models, for it would present @ design far different, Not so with ! wish to announce the opening of short time courses in PRACTICAL PLUMBING and STEAM FITTING Personal instruction, intensive train- ing on Commercial grade of work—in a high scale. Skilled this trade are in great de- mand, which Seattle’s big building pro- Immediate employment for students as soon as competent to handle work. Day and night sessions start any time. OTHER COURSES Auto, tractor and truck mechanics; ma- rine and stationary gas engines; machine shop practice, Starting, and ignition. Oxy-acetelyne weld- ing, cutting. Electrical engineer- ing. any of the above courses lighting j and I will give your business my personal attention. Seattle Engineering School WM. T. A. FAULKNER, Pres. Queen Anne 254 | STILL RUNNING fifty in Tr PAGE 15 National, State ané County Rosda tat The Lowest Priced 4,000-pound Capacity Truck in the World i | Another Traffic Truck Reason F. V. BROCK, U &. Riverside, Shields-livengood Motor Co. Beattie, Wash. Gentiemen:—I am t almost constant u it is emjnently satisfactory in every COMMISSIONER Wash. Nov. 25th, 1918, happy owner of @ Traffic Truck, have hed #& fe ii for about two months; it bas given us ne tremble, ; way. Empty it makes 15 miles per gallon of gasoline, on trips leaded ome we average a little better than load hi I can recommend tt of a twoton truck equipping without 11 miles per gation. Our average — been about 6,000 Ibs, our largest load was about 6600 Ihe. hesitation to any prospective For use on ordisarily good roads I would truck with pneumatic tires Always standing ready to speak a good word for the Tretia, 2 am, DISTRIBUTED BY Sincerely yours, “THE ALL-AMERICAN HOUSE” SEATTLE 1024 East Pike St. East 100 Plerce-Arrow. Its basic design and construction have not been revolu ionized, as have other makes; it has only been improved.” The booklet, which t* entitled “The Firet Fifty,” given the history of each of the veteran trucks, which | were built in 1911. Only one was re. tired, and this served thru seven years of drastic use, The other not how running was destroyed in & fire three years ago. “The First Fifty” is a valuable ad dition to motor truck Literatur, Mr, Patton, for it traces the expert ence of users in many different lines of business In which Pierce-Arrow motor truc have served reliably sad 160,000, 250,000,°and even 300,000 miles Let's ko buy Boldt’s French pas- try. Uptown, 1414 34 ave.; down | town, 913 24 ave. y mys) YAKIMA Traffic Motor Truck Corporation, St. Louis, Mo., largest exclusive buflders of 4,000-Ib. capacity trecks ip WOBBLING WHEELS DEATH ON Mi Bumping into curve, hitting in the road, turning out inte and stmilar strains, shocks an@ ane likely to cause wt wobbling of whorls, or Both © | this happens the wheels travel @ skidding action which wears treads rapidly, even if the lity {8 so slight that the eye detect it. Wheels should frequently to make sure run true. 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