The Seattle Star Newspaper, September 11, 1920, Page 7

on the No mere desire to ride in a motor! far has placed the automobile in @ustry of the United States in the| * enviable position of being the see: | ond largest industry in the World To call the automobile a nonessen tial is just as ridiculous as it would be to call the modern corn planter an extravagance The horsedrawn vehicle as a real Utility was never questioned. The | Motor car has replaced horse-drawn transportation simply because, it jravels faster, covers more ground | Md does so with morggcomfort and | @conomy than the horsedrawn ve hicte. Statistics gathered by those vitally interested in the distributing end) _ ©f the industry show that 90 per} . gent of all automobiles are used at Purposes, It is today Vital to the} _ business life of the progressive farm @r, the professional man, the tray eling man, thé contractor and to commerce generally because it has Brown to be the greatest transpor | tation mediurg serving the people of the nation. PUBLIC OPINION VILT IT UP Public opinion is the greatest force in the world. It may build] slowly but it builds surely, epinion has built the automobile in: | @ustry. And public opinion will de mand that it remain, because. its utility value has been firmly fixed, Arthur Brisbane said in a recent editorial: “The automobile is a na- blessing; no longer a luxury in any sense, it is the necessity of © Ute, the fulfilling of one of lite’s| st ends. The automobile eats | hing, costs nothing, except when | it works. The servant of man, fis | _ Newest, highest inventien, it is the | ' friend and the benefactor of the en tire family.” \f Here are some of the things the| automobile has done and It ought to! be self-evident that no industry | could have accomplished this if it} were catering to the pleasure and the luxury of the people of the United States : It has given the United States tt» | Present highway development—at its Very highest this year—in which a Dillion dollars for good roads has been appropriated. Think what that ‘means to the farm and the city. _ EMPLOYING 400,000 DIRECTLY * > It is employing more than 400.000 s directly, more than 000 persons in the United States are dependent upon it. It has increased tremendously farm values because “it has made farms accessible that heretofore were beyond the each of the mar- kets. It has multipliedsthe effectiveness)” of all business. In the last three years it Kas waved the utter collapse of the pa- tion's transportation system In erery crisis. It has redeemed rural life and pened to the city man the fresh 8,000 FORDS WITHIN RADIUS OF ONE MILE HAVANA, Cuba, Sept. 4—This) city claims the distinction of having | golved the problem of cheap trans portation more satisfactorily than | any other city, Operating within a dite] whose radius is little greater than @ mile, 8,000 Ford automobiles carry | one or two persons between any | two points in the circle for 20 cents. RGET the HILLS VACUUM TANK BZaeroszra eicrea Sregsocrzeze<s Maadpzo Stewart Product Service Station 910 East Pike St. PRAWFORD E. WHITE For SUPERIOR COURT JUDGE @AID ADVERTISEMENT) p plants, AUTOM 5,000,000 Dependen Auto Industry for Living in the U.S. It has been a tiinesnver, a mile! orq August 2 alr and healthful surroundings ot | It has the suburbs, away from the con ae & man economizer gestion of the city, | made life better it has brought about a total in| It has given America the facilities vestment in automobile plants alone | needed to take care of its ever | estimated at $1,015,445,338; parts, tires and accesories: manufacturing $3,166,834,594, And in dis tributing plants there is almost ax great an investment as in manufac turing, plants. 1921 Indian Scout Models | growing population. ‘The motor car ix simply an evol? tion of transportation, It hax grown to its present proportions because its increased efficiency has revolution [ized the problem of transportation. Teast most of the time for business | j= Public} $2 dis frame in view of the rider at all The Mercer Cycle company, tributors’ of Indian motor cycles for| times and which shows exactly how the Northwest, have received a/ much is being used and whether the |shipment of 1931 Indian Scouts,| generator is charging properly. A equipped with complete electric out-| head light, tall light and horn com fit. | prise the balance of the equipment. The Splitdorf system is used, a/° The Splitdorf electric system, on |generator fitting neatly and cot account of its two-untt construction, pactly on ‘the frame directly above has long been the leader in motor the transmission entirely separate |cycle lighting. There is no connec from the magneto and driven by a short belt, and gear driven from the man helical gears, The electricity | tinct units. generated is transmitted to a Wico| Delivery of the first 1921 Scouts battery set snugly in a re-enforced | went to Mr. Sanders of the Young steel batter box fastened on the| Iron work of this city. The popu lower frame. | larity of the Scout during the season All wiring from the lights and of 1920 insures capacity sales for the horn runs thru an ammeter set on the! coming entrance is by a limousine door. A FAMILY LIVES ON RUBBER TIRES| [stone an tun ye Po: In Houston, Texas, W. S. Meyers,| Press and parcel rack. Four ward and family of three, decided to live|Fobe ‘drawers are under the bed on rubber tires. They are now tour.|TD@ center aisle to three feet by ing the entire United States and ex-|“V* pect to visit Canada. They designed and superintended| cold water, hot air heat, the construction of a convenient, fans, threeburner gas stove, fold roomy and very neat home. It is|ing dining table, Invatory, electric 10 feet long by six feet wide and lighting, kitchen cabinet and cup has four seats, It is cushioned with board, shower bath and every mod Muler 35x5 cords. lern convenience and® luxury. The From ceiling to floor, the ear is car is equipped with tool boxes . 10 inches high. Its front! compass, draperies and rugs 1920 Excelsior Breaks Three-Flag Record Canada to Mexico—1716 Miles (without a stop) 51 Hours 4 Minutes For the third time since records have been established over this course, Wells Bennett, on his trusty “X,” has broken and held the fastest time for the distance. olectric Think of the punishment a man and motor- cycle must stand to drive 1,716 miles, with throttle wide open, over all kinds of bad roads, in the night as well as the day. Buy an Excelsior—Let it perform for you EXCELSIOR MOTORCYCLE & BICYCLE CO. Distributors 301-305 E. PINE ST. UTOMOBILE BS, TRUCKS, ACCESSORIES tion In any way between the magneto | and generator outfit, giving two dis. | haa completed plans for a new model | There i a refrigerator, hot and! # THE SEATTLE STAR It i# estimated that the Freneli automobile production for 1920 will 200,000 cars, against 30,000 im ou Twenty-three cities Southern Wells Bennett Lowers Three -Flag Records’ fornia have provided free earip- 1g grounds for the use of the auto AUTO TALK A recent invention of a Newark man is a movable front light at tached to and directed by the steer F (Gum Blowout, | Due to Blister 9 mobile tourists 1 From Ti Juank, Mexico, comes the |!" mechani. By the use of thit! pangs feport that oncé again Wella Ben-| vice the rays of the lamps are) mye motorist stops his car and nett and his Excelsior have broken |*!Ways ta the direct path of the CaF | gigguntediy getx out to examine the the Three Flag run, making the trip| **e!™ blow-out, To his amazement the from Canada to Mexios in 61 hours co tire has not gone flat and the tread 4 minutes, and lowering Walter Had-| One car a day will be the program | ig still intact Technically this | field's reco by 18 minutes: in Ve new Rolla Royce shop at)trouble in known as a “gum blow.) “Cannonball” Raker on an Indian| Sprfhxtield, Masa Tut the $800,000) out", Pocketed air in the side wall originated t fuctory there will have a capacity|cansed by an obstructed puncture nearly three times this much, Only] simply reached the bursting point 1.655% miles. wemen4 by the addition of more machinery.}and exploded. / minutes. Unit e .| Forty of the best experts at the) ‘The facts of the ense are, that a H H or ints Weaten Mire Ouuttr] oT, wedi have eoms' to eupebeien| bousture te sever sercatir Malet c| Straight-Line Drive—cutting the work Haker’s record lowered by Roy|the work here, The car will sell’ at|the tread, so that air escapes very of the universal joints to a minimum—assures Artley on a Henderson July 17-20, | $11,000 slowly. It may be that a nail, still the maximum power at the rear wheels. This 1917, Distance, 1,667 miles, Time, 72 _— imbedded in the tread, assists in is one of ten superior features that distin-_ fabric, Each revolution of the tire acts) like a force pump on this pocketed | air, foreing it further and further | from under the tread towards the side wall, Here it forms a@ blister, similar to a mud boll. When the blister breaks, due to excesnive pressure, a ragged hole in torn in the wide wall rubber. Altho the tear does not go thru the fabric, it will result in serious damage to wide wall, take the casing to a tire hours 25 minutes, Firestone tire] Cord tires with reinforced shoul |corking up the hole guish the equipment ders at the base, where the side] A slow tube leak results and air Artley’s record lowered by Wells | comes in co t with the rim, ix the|#eeps thru the fabric. This air is Hennett on an Excelsior August 23-| latest design in Monarch tires, The | imprisoned between the tread and, NEW B RI O E i) |top tread of these tires is traight across, giving @ flat wee surface and enabling the tire to down evenly ons the tread. 26,1918. Distance, 1,621 miles, Tim 70 hours. Firestone tire equipment Bennett's record lowered by H. C. Scherer on @ Hafley-Davidson Sport model June 18-21, Dintance, 1,716 miles. Time, 64 hours 68 minutes. This also established a new middle- Weight record. Firestone tire equip: ment. Scherer's record lowered by “Can. nonball” Baker on an Indian July 9 11, 1919, Distance, 1,714 miles. Time, 59 hours 47 minutes. Good- rich Ure equipment. Baker's record lowered by Wells | Bennett on an Excelsior July 23 26,| The Leader of Light Weight Cars The other nine features: seven-inch 3 balanced crankshaft, universal oun centering tersunk fel- LEAN MIXTURE NOW Saving of gasoline and better riding during the summer month» are two advantages for the warm days, For a much leaner mixts than is necessary in winter can bring best results in summer, Adjust the carbureter so that the proportionate amount of air to fuel is as great as possible for smooth running, and you'll find your gas will last you device, transmission brake, non-skid tires all dimmer lenses, 54-inch rear springs, count loes, and 4 storm-curtained doors. Mitchell Motor & Service Co. J. M. OSMOND, Pres. and Mgr. East Pine at Summit East 8413 Diister Is noticed on the ope Distance, 1,716 miles. Time,| over longer distances. jours 28 minutes, Firestone tire econo In Al i pril, 1896, the firet sale of a haere ve AVOID STRONG CURRENT motor vehicle in the United Stat nnett's record lowered by Wal- me Some motorists have a mistaken ter Hadfield on a Harley-Davidson idea that there will be greater ef- pcp ned 16-17, 191% 1 NC®,| ficiency in supplying current to the -T16 miles, Time, 51 hours 22 min-|ignition colls from more than the | Utes. Firestone tire equipment. requisite 5 or 6 dry cella, connected Hadfield's record lowered by Wells! in series. Such action may result in Bennett on an Excelsior August 24- burning out the condenser and con. 26, 1920. Distance, 1,655 miles. sequent ruin of the ape ‘Time, 51 hours 4 minutes. Firestone DONT FORGET WHEELS Ure equipment. ee The wheels heed very little atten tion, but they should be watched FORD FINISHES PLANS carefully because they work all the the carcass if it is long exposed to surgeon without delay. | FOR NEW FLIVVER time, sometimes under very seve Watch for the successor to the|straina, Any scratch that exposes flivver. It also will be a Ford prod-|the grain of the wood should Bell] uct. varnished over to preserve it. The) That is the word coming from De-|hub flange bolts s#hould also be | troit, where it in said Henry Ford | watched and set upswhen necessary. was recorded, — Do Your Savings Earn 8% or More? lf Not, Here Is a Chance to Put Dollars to Work Puget Sound Power & Light Company’s Five-Year 8% Gold Coupon Notes which would make the rider believe| If you lend your machine to a he was In'a Cadillac, The detaiis of | friend for a while, be sure he the ney car are not available, except | doesn't use it to carry along some- | that the motor has been designed to| thing that might be confiscated by eliminate every bit of vibration and | federal prohibition a, —— tt that the body of the car will be en-|be inside himeelf. For, he's urely of metal. caught in the act, your cases! en to jail with your friend. That's | decision just made by prohibition | authorities, Raltimore, Md., is to have an auto mobile manufacturing plant with an annual output of from 6,000 to 8,000 | care, jdiincilliia tl tadiahaiib A total of $600,000,000 win be! America and American products| spent for the construction and main. | are to be advertised in the Dutch/ tenance of good roads thruout the! East Indies by motion pictures on! country, ty the states and munici-| & motor truck. palities alone. Dated September 1, 1920; Due September 1, 1925 Sizes, $100, $500 and $1,000 Dexter Horton Trust & Savings Bank, Trastee Price $100 and Interest—Yield 8 Per Cent PAID ADVERTISEMENT—PAID FOR BY WALTER 8. FULTON BROWN INDORSED BY DRY LEADER Head of Anti-Saloon League Commends Prosecutor for Law Enforcement. King Is Banner County Sale of Grain Alcohol, Most Difficult Prohibition Prob- lem, Is Well Regulated. DO YOU know any home investment which you can make, paying you 8%, where this interest is being earned twenty-six times over every year, and where your principal is protected by more than fourteen millions of preferred stock and more than twenty millions of common stock? Prosecuting Attorney Fred | C. Brown is commended to the people of King County for re-election by George D. Conger, superintendent of the Anti-Saloon League of Wash- ington. Mr. Conger credits Mr. Brown with having made} King County the banner county in the state in the matter of regulation of the sale and distribution of grain alcohol, “the most difficult problem prohibition has to deal with.” LAW STRICTLY ENFORCED That Mr. Brown's strict enforcement of law has taken | from the channels of illicit liquor traffic 20,000 gallons of | grain alcohol during the time he has served in the office of | prosecutor, is set forth by Mr. Conger. Grain alcohol is the chief ingredient of bootleg whisky, and, in fact, is the foun- dation of the bootleg trade. Traffickers in booze ask noth- ing better than an opportunity to obtain grain alcohol. In lieu of bottled goods masquerading under the label of whisky, they find a ready market for the raw product at exorbitant prices. When Brown took office there was prac- tically no regulation of the sale of grain alcohol. Alleged drug stores were opened over night in every part of the city, and investigation by the prosecuting attorney's office revedled the fact that their stock in trade consisted prin- | cipally of a few patent medicines, and the business consisted principally of filling prescriptions calling for spirits fer-| menti to be takem “when needed.” Mr. Conger explains the importance of the curtailed dis- tribution of grain alcohol as follows: The conduct of the prosecuting attorney’s office, with reference to enforcement of the liquor laws, under The ad- ministration of Fred C. Brown, has been very satisfactory. He has associated in that office high-class attorneys as deputies, with gratifying results, particularly in the matter of the law regulating the sale of grain alcohol. Regulation of the sale of grain alcohol is one of the most difficult problems prohibition has to deal with. “Under the law every dealer, manufacturer and public} institutiof is allowed as much grain alcohol as they can | show legitimate use for. Mr. Brown appointed an experi- enced druggist to handle that business with the result that | King County is the banner county in the state in that} respect, i STOPS ILLICIT TRAFFIC “The difference between the amount asked for and the} amounts allowed by the court, after investigation by the) prosecuting attorney’s office, in the cases contested, is ap- | proximately 1,000 gallons per month for the past twenty | months; that amount of surplus alcohol, which could not be | used in the business, was taken out of the channels of il-| legal trade. “Many small drug stores that started solely for the pur-.| pose of selling alcohol have been put out of business, and | the manufacture and sale of various compounds claiming to | be medicine, but in reality a camouflage for alcohol, has | The supply of a public necessity to 147 communities right here at home is the source of this Company’s earnings. 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