The Seattle Star Newspaper, August 6, 1921, Page 9

& hbaed Fab No — au Gt ST 6, 1 present ra of off oo i experts say, the world's ree: could supply the} et States for 144 yours, ee automodites produced tn Sant jast year, Tla per cent MACHINE WORK WEBSTER & VOSSEN Phese Mala 5283 SALE Stud s.eeeseee os seseerewess STREET TIRE suor 'W. 0, STANDRING, Prop. S. sm ases $. BAISBEN alee Jeane ané “voteeta Your dealer, repair °F garage man, rants JoneEns PINE st. 921. Announcement by the Lexington Motor company of an entirely new sport model, to be known as the | “Lark,” hag created @ distinct stir in the motor car trade. The “Lark.” a highty specialized sport car, is equipped with the An | sted engine h which Lexington }won the Pike's Peak hill-climbing championship. “The announcement of the new jear holds deep significance,” the | Lexington Co, says, “It comes at a time when the industry is suffering from frantic price reductions intend ed to produce business that will help in liquidating stocks and reducing the new conditions tn business gen | erally, “The bringing out of an entirely new model at this time means that the readjustment in business, so far fas it concerns Lexington, ts at an Jend; that ite house is in order. “Each Lark bas the appearance of having been built especially for some particular motor car buyer. Its low, rakish sweep of line, the. perfect harmony of paint and up holstery schemes, the use of wire wheels, with an extra mounted on inventories to levels demanded by | | each running board, and the wealth! of other equipment, is special on other care, blend into @ true sport car pictura which places) the Lark in a class by Itself. Equip. ment features are windshield wings, | touring trunk mounted on a carrier in the rear, motor meter, cow! | lamp, cord tires and a two-way head lamps. | “But, as striking as te the car's most of which | popular model Leaington bas even| Produced. “The Ansted engine, thaking use of the racing car principle of high| valve lft, but eliminating the noise that this method of engineer. ing has always encountered, hae 50 per cent more power than conven onal engines of the same size THE SEATTLE But, with the combination of the | Moore multiple exhaust system and |the Lexicasifier, the Ansted engine is remarkably economical. “The use of the Ansted engine in the Lark offers to the motor oar buyer an engine that has until now been sold only in modela up to $4,250." BEATS TRAIN FROM SAN FRANCISCO TO RENO IN MAXWELL 1. M. Seymour, of San Francis co, wagered Fred Rheinsmith, a» sintant manager of the Sacramen- to hotel, that he could beat the train to Reno with his Maxwell, Rheinsmith accepted the bet and went along to see that noth ing was “pift over on him.” The Maxwell covered the dis tance of 148% miles in six hours and 1§ minutes, beating the train by two hours and 32 minutes, The run was made thru con wested Sunday traffic, and in climbing the 1,700 feet of eleva tion the Maxweh made no stops for gas, ol] or water, Only seven gallons of gasoline was used on the trip, despite the fact that the journey was upbill. | Autos Requested for V: Publicepirited citizens are being | appearance, it is ite performance asked to donate autos next Wednes. pemat has already made it the most/ day to the entertainment committee ‘SHIELD PUBLIC, AUTO MEN shy {200 Representatives Trade Meet in Tacoma “Protect the public! That slogan expressed the domi. jnant sentiment of 200 delegates at | the first annual convention of the of for the American Poultry association convention here. Convention visitors are to be tiken on a tour of large commercial farms at Hollywood and Alderwood Manor Those who can promise cars are asked to notify J. W. Merrimén, chairman of |e AUTO TALK More than a million cars are need Washington Au‘omotive Trades 580 | eq annually for replacements, ciation at Tacoma Monday and Tues day. “We must not only have the repu-| was valued at § tation for square dealers but we Detroit’s ats ‘paieies tm 1919 090,008, must be square dealers, We must) A Cbiess' sta system employs see that unscrupulous methods and only married men, as chauffeurs, unfair prices do not find a berth in ithe the aumanebiie industry.” ‘The United ‘states has 2,478,551 So said J. H. McDiarmid, of Seat-| miles of surtaced highwaya, | Oe, speaking the feelings of the en- lure gathering. | unanimously elected president. Discussion of every phase of the auto trade occupied with a practical understanding that Automobile Chamber of Commerce. Burrows, Yakima: RR. Olympia, vice-presidents; | Bronson, Seattle, secretary: Wittam nager. "rhe board of directors consists of H. E. Komitch of King county, rep resenting the battery men; A. B Cunningham of Pierce county, motor car dealers; Robert 8. Taylor of King county, repair men; Ted Jungmeyer of Skagit county, garage men; John Ferguson of Pierce county, acces sory men, and R. E. White of What s}com county, tire men; and following six, chosen at large: J. J. Gravelly of King county, Kenneth McAlpin of King couoty, H. H. Andrews of Yakima #county, J. Kulp of Spo- kane county, A. Rose of Thurston leounty and L. W. Harkins of Pierce | county. i\Haines Is Happy With Chevrolets “This has been MY week,” said Fred 8. Haines, of the motor com- pany which bears his name. This was his enthusiastic com- ment at the close of the first week | since he has been made exclusive agent for Chevrolet cars in Seattle “{ took the agency,” he said, “be cause I knew the Chevrolet was the country’s best automobile and I'm |as glad today that I did it as I was la week ago.” Haines’ sales manager, G. O. | washburn, who has been selling le Shevrolets four years, merely added j that his ages bet.” He “Sold” Safety First to Himself A. C. Hansen, of the local Stewart Products service station is for the old-fashioned safety-first idea. “tv's in my system,” he said. “T have been putting over the idea of Stewart warning signals, search- lights and bumpers so steadily that 1 have completely ‘sold’ myself. “t's the comeback that does It. Customers return to me with such enthusiasm I can't escape the value of my safety devices. “If prospective patrons could hear thowe customers 1 wouldn't have to open my mouth to make a sdle, They'd do tt for ms.” chiefs conclusion was @| | McDiarmid was; Moter car ails employed 325,- 000 workers last yer . the twoday| Summer aie a heavier grade gathering. The convention closed oil than winter. the association would be merged this} Dirt reads are easy on tires, but week with the Washington State/ watch for mud. chosen, besides McDiar-| There were ‘ss, $93 passenger car Spokane; | dealers in the United States in 1620, ° Matthews, Tacoma, and Waldemar There were wats. 411 motor trucks in this country = it. Forty-seven: highways of national importance were built in the United States last year. cee ordinance in .New York would ‘make pedestrians cross streets only at crosswalks, eee In France, at crossroads, the au tors Here! transportation, Elliott) | ‘$10 ABAY FOR TRIP FROM N. Y. H. A. Lumb Brings Family | and Heavy Oakland Car It cost HA. Lumb, New York broker, Just $10 a day to bring hiv Oakiand car from New York to Se attie, he told I. A. Henderson, man- ager of the Northwest Oakland Co., distributors of Oakland cam in Ore- "gon and “Western Washington. | Lamb's car, with equipment, | weighed 3.475 pounds and he was ‘accompanied by his wife and two children, The $10, he mid, repre feented all expenses for meals for) the family, for gasoline, oll and) everything else, He covered 4,012) j miles, averaging 24 miles to the) gallon. On the gumbo reads of South Dekota, which heavy mins had |mode hard to pas, he went thru while others were “atuck.” The family ata $1.50 worth of fruit each day and Lumb recom- mends the diet to the world. He followed the Yellowstone tral here, Ho has gone ahead to Port fand and will touch California, Old and New Mexico points and the Southern states on tho return trip The total tour will cover 12,000 miles. This ts Lumb’s 12th trip with a total milenge of 21,793 miles. JITNEY DRIVERS’ APPEAL LIKELY}: Situation Unchanged; Men May Ask for Permits With city officials stiN barring the operation of all jitneys except those protected by the MeGlothern injunc- tion, the jitney situation was practi- cally unchanged Saturday. Efforts of the 43 fitneura, who were granted leave to join in the Mc Glothern sult, to secure permission | from the city to run their cara have proved fruitless. Twenty-one jitney drivera who have been arrested by public utilities investigators for alleged unlawful | operation of buses have indicated their intention to appeal to the su: perior court. Forma! notices of appeal have not yet been filed. Increase in the street railway re- ceipts have not been so large as was expected from the elimination of jit ney transportation. Receipts for the first two days of the jitney prohibi- tion averaged $485 per day. Approx! mately 65 out of 200 buses are still in| operation, however. tomobile coming from the right has the right of way. eee There are more than 90 passen- ger car manufacturers in the United States, eee Automobile parte and accessories valued at $725,136,942 were manu- factured in this country last year. eee Twenty pounds of air to every inch of @ tire’s cross-section di ameter ie a safe pressure. TEN AUTOMOBILES REDUCED $25 PER DAY UNTIL SOLD Prices reduce $25 earh day at m, beginning August Sth. Plek the car you want and place your price on it and the day it reaches your price it's yours. Chevroiet 1920 Torin Think of it—« 1920 Cl one year old, offered at the lowent market price, and reduced $25 daily until it's youre. Oakland 1920 Radster ‘Think of it—An almost new Onkiand Roadster’ offered at a fair market and giving you an opportunity to buy It at your own price, an opportunity price, Waay terme will be gs responsible parties, Will consider trades. 8 cmc Where 13th Crosses East Pike East 0053 It is expected that the city council | will receive at {ts session Monday a| number of applications for jitney per: | mits to serve the street car lines as feeders. a Haynes Exhibit Is Winning at Chicago! One of the most attractive fea- tures of Chicago's Pageant of Pro-| gress exposition, being held from July 30 to August 14, e~ Chicago's $5,000,000 municipal recreation pier, jis the exhibit of the new 1922 Haynes cars, It is the first public showing of the advance Haynes models, and the hundreds of thousands of visit- ors are being enabled to observe the trend of motor car fashions for the coming year. ' War Hero’s Bride Home for “Visit” “Don't get excited. I only came |for the trip.” These were the affectionate words with which Alfred Norkett, returned Canadian soldier and war hero, now living at Vashon, was greeted by the | wife he married on a two hours’ leave of absence in Mngland five years ago. He had returned to Amer. lea following the war to make a home for her, but she “only came for the trip.” Mra, Norkett remained jin Seattle two weeks ag a guest at |the Seattle hotel, then returned to | England. Norkett filed, a complaint for dl- yorce Friday. insurance has been issued about two seasons, Crop for only Last year showed a 12 per cent | gain over 1919 in number of motor’ vehicles produced in U. 8 STAR TO TRY NERVE |Lack of High Test Gas Pinees Forest ON HILL RACE Daring Drivers | to Dash to Pikes Peak Sept. 5 Nerve aa well as epeed of the world’s most daring drivers will again be tested at Colorado Springs Sept. 6 on the famous automobile highway to the top of Pikes peak. Conspicuous among the contest- ants will be Ralph K. Mulford, holder of the world’s championship hill climb record, made on the same course in 18 minutes, 24.7 seconds. Mulford will seek to lower his climb this year in a Paige, The highway over which these races are held ta generally admitted to be one of the great road-bullding achievements of the age. Two cars may drive abreast at any point on the road, From the gtarting potnt of the race, at Crystal creek in Mile 6, to the toppmost point on the peak ts 12 miles plus 2,200 feet with a per Patrol t PORTLAND, Ore, Aug. 6-——With airplane patrols helpless for want of high test gasoline, the Pacific Northwest starts to weather what forestry men here today declared t be the most critical period for forest fire hazards to be endured thru the entire warm season. Smal fires have been reported to numerous localities, and with for ests abougging with campers, men in the fot service of the ve! ment are issuing urgent calls for pendicular rive of 5,100 feet. While the maximum grade ts onty ton and one-half per cent and the average seven per cont, the continu: ous windings and writhing make the course a trial to test the nerve of the best drivers when the rate of speed is what ts necesmry to win this contest. rn | Northwest forestry men that patrols | STAR AUTOMOTIVE SECTION | Lexington’s New “Lark” Makes Stir * & Firm Declares Its Hoiane Is in Order o Lay -Off every locality to be on tiptoe for any emergency and to use the utmost) speed in getting to and putting out | |Gires of even the smallest magni | tude, Major H. H. Arnold, commander | of the air forces of the Ninth corps | area, with headquarters at San Francis@, has notified local and will be resumed the moment the fuel | shortage i» relieved. However, Ma-| jor Arnold was unable to predict just | when new supplies of fuel would be ved. mobiles in this country have been | reduced since May 1. Price reduc tions have ranged from & to 35 per) cont. ANNOUNCEMENT To the Trade ‘We are now loonted in our new home and are prepared to moet the demands of particular dealers for Simplex: Sun Visors Tonneau Wind Shields Wind Deflectors Rear View Mirrors Universal Wrenches Benson Motormeters BR. & B. Bar Caps Tailored Auto Glass, ‘We cordially invite you to pay us a visit. Northwest Automobile Equipment Co. G. HL. Dickson Wm. L Doxy 906 EAST PIKE ST. Coa AUN _sapnauatn pea i iM f Wings ee elt it tah aii iM “T. & M. PISTONS Guaranteed to Stop Af Piston Troubles MADE IN SEATTLE TUTTRILL - MORSE MANUFACTURERS 1287 Westiake N. Garfield 4303. AUTOMOTIVE 908 Kast Repairing and Service on All Makes of Street SERVICE CO. Batteries East 6709 USED AUTOS | A LANDSLIDE OF BARGAINS OVERLAND ROADSTER .~«. It will ps: t mais Segeta tas a Care driven few thou: will have to see this car to ap- preciate its value OF. $1125 passenger ......... $450 Hute Motor Co. oo &. PiKkE st. Phene Kast 0674 os Used Car Department Ford touring ..c..ce--s0-+-8 138 Ford touring Ford touring . teeece Overland, Mod. 90 roadster, Overland, Mod. 90 touring.. 4, Mod. 90 touring. . Overiand, road- ster; 3 , Overiana, . the with the Triplex Sprinj Overland, Mod. 4 sedan. Overland, Mod. 99, Club... Buick Six tourin, Lesex nedan, latest model: ‘ Cord tires; looka like new, upholstery not Boiled «+44. ++ 1,850 Willys-Overland- Pacific Company (2th Ave, at K. Pine UME UNIVERSAL CAB WE HAVE SOME OF THE BEST BUYS IN THE CITY IN USED TOURING CARS, ROAD- STERS AND TRUCKS. SOLD ON VERY LIB, ERAL TERMS. COME AND LOOK OUR CARS OVER BEFORE BUY. ING ELSEWHERE, L. M. Cline Motor Co. Authorized Ford Dealer Phone Kenwood 0031 1100 EAST 45TH Corner 11th Ave. N. E HUDSON 6-54 TOU RING. .. STUTZ ROADSTER .....~— MAXWELL TOURING. ... STUDEBAKER 4 TOURING. «- 285 395 STUDEBAKER 4 ROADSTER... 485 WINTON 6 TOURING....<-~.--- 485 If yoo want a REAL. BARGAIN look over these cara. They're al ready to go; all in perfect condition. Liberal terms at these prices, NO BROKERAGE, We have many high-class cars at prices that can't be beat in town. Beautiful Apperson 8, Marmon chummy, Olds % Packard 6, Paige light 6, Elgin 6—all exceptionally low-priced. OPEN EVERY DAY, SUNDAYS INCLUDED 8 A.M. TO 10 P. ML USED CAR EMPORIUM TWELFTH AT EAST PINE A FEW MORE BRAND NEW 1971 $1, 660.0 00 MONROE ee BE SACRIFICED AT ‘950 (Present Seattle Reta® Price $1,660) ‘These cars are absolutely hrand new 1921 models and will de delivered direct from warehouse to purchasers. Bank which holds the “paper’ opportunity to sa’ 710.00 0} tion at the bank's expense, Eastern ” takes the loss, so this is your oa machine of national reputa- COME EARLY, es there are only @ few cars te be sold, H. A. PALMER & CO. East 4089 By the ds Selling Used Cars red is protected from pda, Mig yes for a been properly wrerhatied. MOTORS C° 1518 Thirteenth Ave. CHEVROLET MOTOR CO. Third Avenue at Blanchard Used Car Department Late Model Chevrolets The purchaser of a Chevrolet Used Car from this Factory Re- tail Store is assured all the courtesy and at- tention of a new car purchaser, and a guar- antee of no misrepre- sentation, TERMS MONDAY SPECIAL SALE the tee 9990 ai conden. BTOO $650 Aubura, four-pass; perfect condition... good thape.-nnwseee DO TOD Paige five passenger; A-l CONILION.. 200 e000 AND EASY TERMS Great Westera Motors aresenie enh Unien. East 744 SUNSET MOTOR COMPANY CADILLAC AND HUPMOBILE DISTRIBLTERS Handle Only Quality Used Cars AD our inferior cars are sold “as is” to other dealers, We offer for sale to the public only such cars as we can recommend to be in absolutely first-class condition. If you are looking for a Quality Car, come in and see the finest stock of Used Cars in Seattle. SUNSET MOTOR COMPANY BROADWAY AND UNION oo oe oy x ae, EA