The Seattle Star Newspaper, July 10, 1920, Page 7

GOING TO HIT OPEN TR: ATL? | , America's outers e@ taken to the lure of the open road, the wil derness campfire, and the haze of the golden vacation days, like a house afire, Right now hundreds hit the t If motor car. are preparing to you own even a whe the rest is simple. er N Excellent road maps. can usually be had of the secretary of the state fh which you wish to te some times of the county clerk. Numer ous tire com Anies have even b ones whic) they will be glad supply, Ato clubs exist in most of the bigger towns, You will be surprised hew the members will go out of the way to tell you about ; the best roads. They'll tip you off to the best fishing places and the ? best camping ground: f ‘The eporting goods man Is ready to help. There are tents which } button onto the auto curtains There are others to be suspended 4 by a band running over the top. J Then there are the plain wedge and r4 the wall tents latter prot manen the best for a p the auto tents for qui temporary | k mov Foldir woolen blankets sc problem. A floor of car } into the bot t 1 the wind ar 1 worth what } need poles ca along. Joint may be chased. Once in a while the tour \ strikes a place where no can 7) w be cut. } Churchyard Proves Popular The country schoolhanse ¢ the country churchyard has com to be known as th cam ps life Saving station make dandy camp grounds. towns now provide regular places for tourists. When you find a good camping ground, stop. There may be none for miles farther Make camp at once Get the mt up, the fold ing cots set, and the beds made. Then the evening meal. The motto of the good auto camp er ts to start early and stop early Yoafing late. Before you move o clean up your camp ground. B Waste paper, bury empty tins, nee that the fire Is extinguished before you leave. Be certain about th Millions in lumber are burned each year by careless campers in leaving their fires which they THOUGHT were out. As to roads, good ones exist and better ones are being built all over the country. If your road map says “sand,” do not be discouraged. Some fellow along the line will bob up pand tell you how to detour, or if You go into the sand you will prob fably find it sounds worse than it breally is. For even in sand roads the tracks are generally solid and yeo long as you keep in the ruts jen will go well As to meeting peenerally find a “turn ont” “| secing distance every mile or #0. | NEW CROSS-COUNTRY MARK BY TRUCK A new world’s record for 13 days five fours for the 3,500-mile trans continental trip from Los Angeles} to New York has been made by a pneumatically equipped motor truck of the Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co The previous record of 17 days and three hours was established in 1913 by a lightweight Maxwell truck. When the three-ton Packard that had hung up the new coast-to-coast record rolled into New York City oe | had trayeled from the Atlantic to the Pacific four times since 1918 and | rolled a total of 130,000 miles | Driven by Howard Sholder and Herbert Temple, the big freighter traveled 2,000 miles over, the Santa Fe route to Kansas City in eight days and 13 hours despite 32 hours | lost because of bad made and de tours in New Mexico. i Just 12 days after leaving Los An geles the big truck rolled into the factories at Akron-—a distance. of 2,900 miles. The drivers relieved each other every six hours, one sleeping in a comfortable cab behind the driv er’s seat, while the other maintained the schedule, ‘The truck made its first transcon | tinental run from Boston to San} Fraacisco in September, 191% 00 | miles in 21 days. The same truck} traveled with an army transport| train over the Lincoln highway 1919 and since then has been giv demonstrations along the Pacifi coast. Company off: new record, wi run of 250 mile time. als believe that the its average da 1 stand for some KEEP FOOT OFF « cL TCH Try keeping your foot off the clutch and get into the habit of au tomatic raising it on there when necessary. The weight of the foot on the clutch has tendenc to make the clutch slip. Slipping Is a waste of power and causes friction which wears away the contact sur faces. | BEWARE RUSTY RIMS | Since iron rust eats into v quickly, rims should be ex and kept clean at all times. Rust should be removed by sandpapering after which it should be coated wit graphite or thin shellac will do. WHY WINDOWS BREAK Hard objects carried in the door pockets of sedans are liable to break the windows if they are lowered. When the door is closed it may strike the edge of the seat and bear against the door glass hard enough to shat ter it | WATCH GAS FLOW } If your car is still new, watch the| gasoline adjustment on the dash. Do not leave it rich any longer than necessary, for this would let an extra} amount of gasoline get into the en gine. This results in thinning. the| oil. A GOOD JACK SUPPORT | If you are on soft ground when the car has to be jacked up good solid ‘base for the jack is the floor board or toeboard | Several firms in Austria are now | manufacturing motor plows. | Columbia Colo, the new ‘American | beer —Adv. fether cars, also in the trail, you will tq large quanti THE SEATTLE UTOMOBILE AUTOMOBILES, TRUCKS, ACCESSORIES |Racing Stars Poisoned by WI TRAILER AND HAND METHODS am BEING MADE BStevatt Trucks Make Great ¥ | TO CHECK ACCIDENTS PROVE BEST] i | | Tests of all kinds of safety de “4 us Ff | |mobile accidents, are now. being|the Seattle branch of th an kels | |made by the underwriters labora |“Savage” Tire company, says res| Here, indeed, is a record which any| has jumped from $50,000 to yt e torten, aided by the National Safety|are not unlike many other products} manufacturer should be proud ¢ 00; Stewart motor trucks have | Se , Cr inci) Besides saving some 10,|in that their quality depends much | This record has been reached in eight | tablished themeelves as leaders imgRe 000 lives annually, the automobile] upon the amount of indtvidual at-| ¥ A wonderful growth. More ular priced field, not only | ae Rei ie BvAsie insurance underwriters say a good|tention they receive during con. | than $1,000,000 a month ing paid internationally, the eM | ‘GRAY ROADS leet of safety devices would save|straction. A great many motorists, | for Stewart trucks by business mer iness of the firm being 15 per eam Kent-Dee Moines A millions of dollars. when purchasing @ tire, fail to dis-|and farmers thruout th United the total and orders pouring: ~— Highline-Good to) Involved in the teste are lami|tinguish between the kind of tires| States and in 38 foreign countries » than 38 foreign | Rentos Renton Jenetion —- Poor; ipose|nated glass for windshield construc-|that are made in large quantities! Hight years ago the Ste Motor the “bright red | grave tion, windshield cleaning appliances,|by machinery and the kind that are| corporation began turning out popu Renten-Maple Valley —Ciored to Coter| tho ‘construction of steering gears|built up individually by hand. ‘That| lar-priced trucks from a little plant ir - ; | ‘ih and and the complex subject of head-|there is a difference is apparent,| 2. Delevan ave, with a capacity of | AFRICAN GOLD COAST * amp dimmers and diffusers. At|and sooner or later the discerning y more than a dozen a da To Mapte Valley-Biack DI the same time, the Jonal Safety | chrowner recognizes that hand-built | and a corps of workmen numbering this hire kas meet ot oh tae Wathen Hee cared Council, thru its local branches, is|tires are invariably more reliable, | leas than 100, Last September the | trucks, ‘The Eastern Masses Kent-Maple Valley i—new |inaking a study of all traffic accl-| “Despite the fact that hand-build-| Corporation moved into its present! Railway company has placed | eeonmruction; see dents. The application of safety ap-|ing produces tires superior to those | *Pacious “daylight” plant in Dewey | der for 38 “tower” repair trucks’ Devalurun Gir Fer pliances has been accepted by insur-|made by machinery, the great ma-|4¥¢., covering 10 acres of ground, | city of New York has just gf Redmond-Fall City Go ance companies, for reductions in| jority of Ure manufacturers employ | ha daily capacity of 57 trucks,| oe for 40 Stewart trucks, Medmond-Hollyweed—Ciosed for paring | insurance rates |the latter method, as machines are| 4nd employing 600 men, | firme in ordering say they are Poel Eienwan te Geatall, ke oo8 ——e eaventially time-savers, labor-savers| LOCAL FIRM ardizing on Stewart trucks, Ms up hill east of Renton and past USED CARS FROM RUSSIA and cost-reducers, tending toward | i DNSIB! Pe And with each track sent the new gravel bunkers thru Conifield.| me tate caar's wix-cylinder French |€reater output at less expense.| No gmall part of this remarkable |UP goes the Stewart reputad Issaquah Pall CHy North Bend 1 |phaecton has been brought to this| Conversely, where the object in view! gales record ix due to the Roesch Mo. | 20tch, for the proof of a motor wed a dee over Raging © at untry and will soon be offered for|is maximum quality, without undue|tor Car com: of this ¢ who sat ' y now nale . regard to increased production or | distribute Stew ucks in Wash “ | expenns, the method of | bullding | trator tree att, trucks tn Wash-| LET EVERYBODY RIDEE oa tires by hand possesses distinct ad-| model snlenode at Think ove Thru the suggestion of a lat Vashon Istand terry trem Deel vantages. The cost entailed in the z a motorists of Rochester, N, Yo Moines to - Bell st. the sales and service of # ntarte movement to help ape employment of this process is con-\art trucks are directed by a lari ves renning miderably greater, and the output is| organization of trained truck sales.| Ctr ‘travelers and relieve tee se, necessarily smallér, but correct. se-| men me co Big even ng. vee (ween Ret aap nie tide with us!” reads a ss of paving. Open oe ts “ ben 2 bag high we What has been accomplished in the! windshield of each cor well The poisonous effects of the race | BRIDGES UNDER CONSTRUCTION | frvt workinonutin mod individual at | mterim may be deducted from a few | has joined the movement—4 upon Gaston Chevrolet can be seen! H atone -— Over tanstion So domseetioe which $6 toly lier rne ena en ean Orr ee r by comparison of his features be i Metdge--Over Green river near | possible with om ¥| last year was $9,000,000, and the/to hop in and ride down tows | possible with a ¢ arative.y lim:) president of the corporation, Thomas |jawyer who started this is Jj jore he started, shown in inset, and f yes: mse care in massing. | ited predection.” [ar eaced cuarectay thier Games| ee od this ie beg eg ee ee oon ae yr tad acer Closes oe he be. New bridge build. | He further states that one of the! business will be double that of 1919 peeoye'n oy counsel for the Hea Pitre } beyond Rnumciaw generally # 18. wer information regarding xing |T™mon” WHY “Savage” tires are giv-|‘The business done each month is| : “Chevrolet after the race had the| reads arcing ADS IN GOO ° Poads call Main 19 « Xi98 | ing such good service in this sec-| $900,000 which is more than the total| Nearly $75,000,000 worth of Automobile racing t# polsonoms.| ‘dead’ eye which we found so often 4 CONDSTSON - tion is that they are strictly hand-| business done in the firet two years;|cars and supplies were The fatigue of a gruelling, nerve among wounded men Overseas, | gegitio- Renton — Via Kainier Vattey— | Columbia Colo Js better.—Adv [built | the capitalization of the corporation |Omaha last year. wracking race ts overwhelming |among men who had endured long| ——— - a : that it caures p fatigue pol.|suffering from wounds and ex « physicians ca haustion and men who had come ston Chevrolet shellshock victims. Chevrolet's ex recent ter t fatigue was equivalent to a stakes a at re shock to the complete nerv gone by t system—as if he had been that he wld not hurled 40 of 50 fret tn an explosion car at th finish of the race. He and severely stunned. yele} had to be helped to his garage riders, marathon runners a From a fresh, alert nerget tance swiminers suffer chap before the race, Chevrole fatigue. They all have that ished a gaunt, haggard.look eye after the acid test of vidual, his eyes almost ance.” | the muscles of hi Chevrolet's muscles were #0 > a ramped his fingers had to be pried 8 hing ; r|loose from the steering wheel. Huge CONSIDERED BY MANY MOTORISTS THE BEST FABRIC TIRE ON THE AMERICAN MARKET nearly stx_ hours knots in the muscles of his fore hold, and keeping arms had to be masuaged and rub ‘ the white road ahead of bed down. And chemical action in | aused intense physical his body, created by the extreme ag! ‘ous to him as tho he had veral pounds during the race Aa creibaie iene: tain tole te eat-in To those of you, O Motorists, who are wise in the ways of tire making, one look at The extreme exhau tered speed the wrapped tread, si sngle-cie, hand bit “Sung” “D” Type tire is proof of the intention by Chevrolet.” declare Clyde © the ph: . . Leeper, of Akron, 0. “caused cer-|Beverly Hills, when Art behind my people in their building. To the seeing eye just a glance will show that the, snous decomporit » the mus { 111.8 miles per hour, bis fingers ” * ae ¢ his body—the production and ac-| were clamped to the steering wife with the quality of the product in mind, not the cost of manufacture: for much greater is cumulation of waste substances such |so tightly they bad to be pried off the cost to build tires the “Savage” Way. as carbon dioxide and lac acid.|Muscles of his forearms were #0 these are typ-|bulged and knotted that his jersey sweater had to be c' teat fatigue polsons ‘FORD SPEED FIEND LOSES IN MAD DA H WITH TROLLEY CAR WALK, O., July 10.—A lo#tng| they> m later they w race between a vord truck and a re bem on the losing iatreet car {buted here to over: |the excitement and adve exciteme truck br t on | missed. by an unexpecte nge ‘The Ford, until last Sunday the supervision c Richard Powe delivered groceries about town. Last | GETS QUICK Sunday Richard ded on al Starting with a cold bol change and took the Ford out on a/ eR ne A agg 20 to | atest steam automobile, the Scott Newcomb. This eliminates one of the standard objections to this make of motor car, Besides, it is snid there is & simple control under the steering -wheel, so that operations formerly 4 by hand are here The water and fuel re driven by an electric nd the kerotene fuel ts ex party jaunt to a nearby resort. With Ps miles, it aimed, | him was Miss Esther Studer, who ad from a tank of water was willing to take the ch 1 t oof a nsing sys the ¥ in order to acc And the can make 18 bard son a ga of kerosene. was pleas and the The ride to the resort ant, the party waa e autoists started ba NEW DRIVING A Jevice Cc. Wr or's shoe re ly constructed rec a hard rubber pad cia epta eon |they had wagered with some street} With the Willams pec ‘ar fans as to who would arrive first | is moro even, and relieve n Norwalk over rough They were o hie” became | ng mo excited. So did the Ford. Richie pie, tried to slow de but the Ford t out couldn't. Excitement grew when| they came to a bridge crossing the Black river. Down the hill they “SKIBO spun, when sudder KAZ AM” Richie saw a tire roll ahead of carloa jhim! It was a rear tire, Following ane t it came the wheel—on down the hiil Then Miss Studer got excited and jumped. not being able to wh stopped , the car fans won the bet, but K MA=—<DmMH The INDIAN Means the MOTORCYCLE You can enjoy your anywhere 1 want te side car oti Will take Come in while them. DAYTON BICYCLES NDIAN B Stewart & Warner Speedometers, Vacuum Tanks, etc., for all Cars and Trucks Stewart Products Service Station 910 East Pike St. Phone East 629 Miott 1150 from them ws ir LATEST STEAM CAR WRIGHT INTRODUCES | 1118 Pike Street rather ‘or nture they de all START jer in from © of the to make our “D” Type the best fabric tire on | ; cost of manufacture has not been considered. PEDAL | who dis- | the Ham am “w © W imr r and con The heel | in a spe-| , and the | 1 prensure | the fatigue | r As re than a| fool of order, | MOST in vacation and @ pur pal we have OUR BEST ASSET IS THE SATISFIED CUSTOMER” THE SPRECKELS “SAVAGE” TIRE CO SAN DIEGO, CALIF | SAVAGE TIRES AND TUBES ICYCLE! AGENTS EVERYWHERE AGENTS EVERYWHERE . The Spreckles “Savage” Tire Company _ | FACTORY BRANCH 918 East Pike Pwr