The Seattle Star Newspaper, January 24, 1920, Page 10

Green and White Are New Colors for 1920 Plates Announcing that the necessary forms are in the hands of auditors, Secretary of State I, M. Howell urge all holders of automobile and motor vehicle licenses to file their applications at once for the year beginning Mareh 1, Motorists and truck owners will avoid the bother of Using temporary license plates and will have their numbers Yeady to use with the commencement of the new license Tn view of the fact that the re dir system was done oo the last legislature, apy Will be furnished with an entire 1 — miimber plate bearing the num) fi to applications in the $m which they are received at the ent of state. rae TEMPORARY \TES At te tho policy of the department prepared State to accept Heations for WRITE "4 from those b » PLAINLY | for the current y First: It ‘@ate #0 that plates may > t | Vital Statistics on 1920 : Motor Vehicle Licenses Color of plates, green with white letters New plates with different color scheme to be furnished each year, Applications may be made at once with county auditor, 148,000 pairs of license plates ready at Olympia. 1920, & perform with ' ow as t prompt order and plates may issuance of these tnatrvet the Howe expedite the stians and further the fo is imperative that ap motor vehicle Heenne fer every 100 nds in excess, For hire clane—$20 for first 1,500 pounds; 60 cents per 100 pounds for every 100 pounds in excess, and $3.00 per passenger capacity of Vehicle exclusive of driver. Auto stages—S25 for first 1500 pounds; 60 cents per 100 pounds ‘every 100 pounds In excess, and $3.00 per passenger capacity of exclusive of driver, : stage trallers—$10 for first 1500 pounds; 60 cents per 100 for every 100 pounds in excess, and $3.00 per passenger of vehicle, teucks and trallers—$10 for every vehicle of this class 1,600 pounds; $10 for vehicle weighing 1,600 it 100 pounds for every 100 pounds in excess and inctuding 6,508 pounds. In addition 40 at the rated capacity load of the vehicle: $10 on vehicles weighing 6,600 pounds or more, for all in excess.. In addition 50 cents Duplicate license certificates, each, 50 cents Duplicate number plates, except dealers’ duplicates, $1 00. to March ist and thus avoid) see that their name and address are BHnoyance of teeulng temporary | correctly and legit tter u umber pleter | the app’ m befor tening She black and yellow plate now inj must be borne in mind that tht g having been selected to be used the means that the «tate de & period of two or more years, partment haf af making pr care was exercised in the selec: livery of li and pla of & most durable and most number of license plates ret combination of colors and | the state departments dur this reason the black letter and year by the postal auth on the yellow background claimed was appalling; « “adopted. The system of con-| great care should be used in ae number plate having been that correct information i* given th with by the last session | county auditor. If applicant cha’ legislature, new plates with | address after application has ti color are to be furnish. | made. notify I. M. Howell, secretary Hy in the future. The color | of state, Olympian, Wash., giving the for the year beginning | name of the county, county auditor's » 1920, is a m back-| number and the date of his applica with white letters and/ tion. Do not depend upon the postal authorities to forward your mail. The license plates are sent by parcels post jand cannot be forwarded or returned are 149,000 pairs of these to the swe retary of # * by post now ready, and delivery will| masters until additional postage |e with the least possible de. | received upon the receipt of a properly! PRIVATE application. CLASS Motoring public's attention i#| All manufacturers have been re apt de “en — | Popular in Seattle? We'll Say It Is! The past week we sold and delivered —12— to the following firms: PACIFIC TEL. & TEL. CO., Four. OCCIDENT BREAD CO., Two. OVERLAND TRANSFER CO. FICKETT TRANSFER CO. GLOBE TRANSFER CO. RELIABLE TRANSFER CO. PUBLIC MARKET DELIVERY SEATTLE WATER DEPARTMENT. Distributed by UNITED MOTORS CO., Inc. 407 E. Pine Street Seattle A. F. HAWKINSON, Manager ‘Trucks Equipped With Goodyear P in Mt Michigan, and the line connists of one, one and a half, two and a half and three and @ half p of Transport rs company ts Pleasant firm to enter the headquarters ened at 309-11 East Pine| ton models, Models of the first three sizes are pow on display, and addi tional shipments are rolling towards of the new firm Kobert KR, Pence and they will dir line tr members . Pence vod Paul BR. Seattle We are going of follow-up service ¢ trucks that will Grege Transport truck Wostern Washington ‘Transport trucks are manufacture to maintain a policy ‘Transport every pur n make quested to furnish this department | ing weight of vehicles manu factured by them and the nty wuditora have been furnished with a | tet of a f thone received. ‘Thi however, is far from being com plete, f of the manufacturers have not re wled, and your car t be ed In stich onae it be necessar to present 4a cer ht from a public time of m RECORD SALES OF REO SPEED WAGONS of January 19 was A. ¥. Hawkinson, Motors ¢ The week a big one for of the United Newides neeing Hawkinson» twelve Keo Spe quarterton — truc firms for 1 The addition of this number of Neos to the already long list of over two hundred that are in lo wervice in a wtrong boost for the Speed Wagon.” The firms who ok deliver r many may 1 will Uflcate of we at the delivered on three | attle owner king aECOND— rEE is $10 for for w the firet 1 ts for each hun: |] ¢ t s fee, add Bho for each } tion, which constitutes the statu auditor's fee at fer company; Globe ‘Transfer company Retiable Transfer company, Public Market Delivery; City of Seattle water department : wy county e that name and address are correctly and legibly written before | constitutes the statutory siening the application. The name | tor's fee. file in the secretary of state's office) ATO STAGE ont TRAILERS rote Pr om to county audi approxima te 1 ot * | pronen county auditor with ap great POR Hit CLASS First The fer in this 0 pounds and 60 de for each 100 ee ; r ame. Frac into consideration, In addition to Jabove, there is a fon of $3 per pas or capacity of the vehicle. Ad cents to the above for each appl cation which constitutes the stat $20 ff 40 for each 100 of the same. Frac sare not taken in-| In addition to the) MOTOR TRUCKS + foe of $2 per pansem | AND TRAILERS of the vehicle, exclusive! pingt f the driver and 25 cents for each] weight h the tory county auditor Procure certificate of from a public seale owner wh to county auditor with unty constitutes auditor's fee. | statutory |AUTO | STAGES weight from a and present to cour rected t n of a “Mot statute shall me following Truck Me tor transport cnidine ow Truck vehicle designed or freight or ani auditor wit comm: $25 for nd » fee in this « first 1.500 pounds ) pours for each pounda in excess jtlons of 100 in conmiderat« the above ther per a vehicle of leas than 1,600 own of the ow Third this class wunds tn $10 pacity ioad of The fee ng 1,600 pour fe welghing f the same. } are not taken In addition to a fee unde n regar A vehicle epacity of the An Pand 40 { the driver. Add 100 pounds Hin ex above for each appli i of > ar in this clues aenge weigt for the 1 in R. Preneh gets Ind r the first ents per 100 1,500 with « of 100 aidera ne Welding f the fee bane and Brazing ¢ that portion upon the weight of the vehicle, In figuring that portion of the feo based upon the capacity load of the vehicle the actual load capacity will be used, € all fractions of 100 pounds PUTS POWER AND PEP IN YOUR MOTOR Take advantage of our fair and square offer of 30 Days’ Free Trial— |Have IT installed cn your car. Cleans and keeps your motor free of carbon. Is as essential to the motor as the carburetor. Will give you pep and power that makes driving a real pleasure, Is being used by a large number of jitney and stage lines. Have “IT” installed on your car, use “IT” for 30 , and if you are not satisfied your money will be refunded upon the return of the Decarbonizer, a By phoning Main 5945, Local 307, you will bring one of the IT’ representatives for a practical demon- stration. Beats All Decarbonizing Co. 1016 Western Avenue Frank H. Manogue, State Sales Agent. 511 Third Avenue Phone Main 5945 tans in} THE SEATTLE STAR—SATURDAY, pneumatic Track Tires I chaser a satiefied user, and will stock the full line of parts In order to be tion to render fast wervice Mr ever in to" wrt mye rege r plans are now to Transport truck dealer town in the Western Washington ter | ritory, and this chain of service sta-| tions will enable every owner to keep hia truck at ite maximum efficiency all the time. owners in |BUYERS M UYERS MUST | CHANGE IDEAS CHANGE S That European buyers educated to sulunerge minor requirements in motor trucks to the atyles in vogue in American ducts and that American truck a anufacturers in general have no cs p for alarm }from foreign compet was the opinion «xpremsed to W. M. Hart ford, general salen manager of the | Shields !Avengood Motor company, | |by Harry P, Mammen, secretary and treasurer of the Traffic Motor Truck corporation, of St Taouls, jwho recently returned to this coun try after a tour of Europe tasting for more than three mo = Mr Mammen went over to arrange for| the distribution of Traffic Trucks and to survey business conditions| generally T fact that Mr. Mammen made numerous trips Atlantic, once remaining for sev-, eral yearn, Ia nufficient evidence lchat he knows whereef he speaks | He England, France, Nor | Denmark, Belgium. | | way und Spain must be their own has acroms the Vinited Sweden, nd, € OmrncT TO “In arranging for the ot T Trucks in Ku Mr. Mammen, “my attent c © Traffic T ! to sma wek wh the ta example, the ¢ the ted to nd wan'>} on of color it changed to bis prospect t was pointed out to thin that he getting truck that he could deliver |to any part of bin country f } Virtually half the price of a truck | of similar capacity purchased from | jany other manufacturer. Further, | proved to him that the of Tre nt would be ary tof r entire m duction out of Truck, w would coat it he was from was hinery of pro- the paint him much more would prefer to have and that different Asked the point c hove, add for each application, which o« the statut ounty 10,000 POUND LIMIT Attention is directed making it unlawful truck or a trailer on the way with a load greater than pounds unless operated entirely with lin the city limita of a city of the fr necond whose ord provide that a grenter toad! to the « to oj clare ,| than 10,000 pounds may be carried The attention of the truck owner lirected to the following provision f the motor vehicle law | | “No motor truck « i be driven over or along any public highway with a load exceeding its licensed ca | pacity | rhe amount shown on application las the capacity load of the vehicle | will be shown on Heense certificate | inaued by this department, and under the # are not mitted to carry 5 : the punt #80 she DEAL | LICENSES No weight is required in making tion for a dealers’ license for an original deale i motor vehich motorcycles, is $50. The for ad |ditional dealers’ license plates bear: | |ing the same number, except motor: | cycle dealers, is $10. Dealers in mo- | |toreyeles fee in $10. To the above [add 25 cents for each applic tion, | which constitutes the statutory coun: jty auditor's fee, | | } | | |SPEEDY DELIVERY WITH LOW COST | “To meet the demand for economy and speed in renewed building oper tions thruout the country trucks — increasingly pressed into use,” said official lof the PierceArrow Motor company jof Buffalo, | Typical instances enterprise |shown by building supply dealers | |who are increasing the volume and! range of their business thru the luse of trucks may be cited in the ease of two Milwaukee firms. One the W. H. Pipkorn company, oper ates three five-ton Pierce-Arrow | rucks, One of them ts in its ninth ir of service, performing as jliably as ever) with tts worm gear intact, after {miles of usage. Bhe Pipkorn com | pany has found that each truck re: | places atx feams of horses, increases | |the radius of operation four-fold, | and affords customers immediate de liveries, | | Durt recent month, one of the | trucks In 25 working days traveled | 1.204 miles, an average of more| |than 48 miles daily, and hauled an| average of 21.2 tons datly of cement | and other materials, ‘This oa motor are being an of re original | 120,000 [has been exceeded frequently. Garo line ylelds about four miles to the | gation, | developed by | of war, is applicable iv “A Million a Minute” December Convention Sales Record—St. Louis TrafficTru You WHO ARE AN EFFICIENT BUSINESS MAN, CA} AFFORD TO BUY A TRUCK WITHOUT FIRST INVESTIGATING THE Traffic IT WILL SAVE YOU HUNDREDS OF DOLLARS IN FIRST COST AS WELL AS IN MAINTENANCE COST. Buy Your Traffic Truck Now “ASK A USER” Shields-Livengood Motor Co. “The All-American House” Seattle K. 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