The Seattle Star Newspaper, October 8, 1921, Page 9

IONS SAVED HUTOMCBILES » Head ‘Says Autos e Time and Money mmittion dollars a year is a automobiles, accorming A. Earl, president of the or Co. who says tt ts a figure, The saving bed | Against other means ransportation. figuring at the rate of a hour each car tn use sav jour a day of its owner's ‘ke a saving of $9. Many men figure their worth from $25 to $50 of about $2 an hour according to Earl, making ous volume of money and —— VERAGE length of a car's about stx years, igiitit ’e “ s 'ANDRING, Prop. Elliots 0446 i i if } ti i i Piston Ring S$. BAISDEN 441 ON| AT NINTH MYSTERY MAN | | | MISSING MATE Many Women _ Say They Were Wed to Him ASHEVILLE, N, GO, Oct. 8 Who waa the “Man of Mystery” who died recently at a hospital tn Weaverville, N.C. More than 150 women, from all parte of the country, are anxious to know, Which one, or enes, if any, had [he married tn the past and then | doserte He was a patient at several ho» pitals, and then his money ran out And he was sent to a Weaverville institution. After his death a grip was found | in which were letters and passports | | bearing names: J. RL Harrt-| son, K nm, Edward Alfred Mange, Edward Alfred Cohen and/ | Charles Moyne. This list was pub- lished. Then lettera from women, all over the country, started pouring in on Attorney J. Scroop Styles, of | Asheville, asking Information about the stranger | Many of them related Instances of short rémances—and the disappear- jance of their husbands. “Was the }‘Man of Mystery’ the missing | mate?” |. Many of those who have written jhave indicated that their only in- | terest te to determine whether their missing husband t» dead, so they Joan marry again, | In the meantime the estate of | the stranger will be held open for ja year, during which time all claim: }ants will be given a chance to file | thetr claim to widowhood and the opportunity to attempt to prove the same. Vital Statistics’ BIRTHS ‘Whitt Lnere Bhirley, 704 James wind George 6961 87th ave & gm farold Joba, 9747 46th ec Geers Vall, 2743 38th ave Bizthe ee Joha, 604 th ave Michele 1831 Weller at.. boy. Bot, eas Atm pre Bboy. “4 Bee ree Arthur, 2236 W. 69th Lave, Frea cart 2708 & Union ot, sails, wittterd Cook, Jr, 1415 B Roy Liening. Samuel Arthur, 340 John st. ninchy, FraoW , 616 «7th ave ¥. Hieror ben C, 1709 18th| era kw, boy. bet ty 3 th Pailip Harolé, 9909 ¢4th Lindsivog. Joseph, $820 Diddle ave. Worden, Robert Jerry, 6048 49th ave. Sweet, Harolé Eugene 4528 Lactic a he ba John Edward, 4218 Lucile st, | Ole’ J, Beattie, boy. in fey: Ro’ be & | Kim, Il Marn, 3405 First ave. Yaivagueht, Jitsusc, §35 W: st. bo ya Raymond, Galem. tet ay. girl ‘. N. 06 84th ava B. girl | Stusels, L. C. 318 N. Broadway, a, Usaburo, 954 20th ave. I J ‘ Roning, Hans F., 211 13th ave. 8. oul MARRIAGE LICENS Name and Residence. Age Mancini, Carl, Bea’ Gristont, Alonietta, Charles G., Beattl |Baiet Eusabeth, Beattie. Joh: William G., Seattle. .Legal \Ciare, Tote Mt. Seat a ot | Nugent, Richard L., Seattle | Marshall, Petre, Seattle Davis, Aurelius, Everett Taylor, Helen, Everett .. Farrell, Clarence EB, Ellens z Luft, ‘Erna L, Ellensburg’: Satow, N., Seattio Baito, Tsuyo, Beattie Gustafson, Karl Hug: Peterson, Erna G. E. Morono, Moseols, Roberts, Povesechs 0, Seattle ...21 Seattle 32] Riley, Thomas A, Be: Barrett, Julia, Séatti Hall, Winifred P., Bo Tombs, Lillia L.. Seattle Frank E., Walle Walla 37 | i, Beasie I., Portiand 36 Hoska, Albert F., Tacoma Aldrich, M. 7 w ui . Bnoqual Snyder, Cornelius J.. Tacoma | Davis, Margaret, Tacoma ....-Legal | | Rockwood, Rhodrick D., Renton Rosell, Wilhelmina, Renton Sperring, Vietor A. Aubur Smith, Veda May, Enumei: n, Oscar M., Enumclaw Anna C.,"Enume’ Legal| sen, Olaf, Seattle . om, Anna, Seattle DIVORCES GRANTED Jacobs, Irma L, from Curtis Meyers, Mabel O. from James F. Kriegel, HL. from Au | Bosh, Hazel from E Height, Hattie from Joe. Welmer, John J. from Leonora, |Zarelil, Noel & from Virginia, | Frantz, 0. Le Koy trom Vera May. DEATHS Shitiestad, Frank W., 66, 10 W. Har- | Peterson, Withe!mina, 68, 6331 ‘pinemane Mary Myers, 15, 434 s6th ' grnith, George A, 61, 1521 Second ave. W. oh, Lou, 64, 6534 44th ave w. ary 8. dhassel, Jennie, 22, 6218 Le Ostman, Carneal 85, RF. D. No. Beattie. ‘ellie Maria, 57, 1£02 Sev- w Graham, nth ave Jenne rf Tugt Ar ave $400 Taken in at Concert for Relief Approximately $400 wag realized at the concert given Friday night | by the German and Austrian Relief society at the Odd Fellows’ temple. The entertainment was given as 4 benefit for the chiid-feeding fund, The work of feeding the children is in the hands of the American Soci- ey of Friends and Quakers in Bu | rope. | 1481 Mary eve. ine, 64, Jane, 61, 4149 38th AUTO TRUCKS carried 1,206,000, , 990 tong of freight during 1920, THE SEATTL q ‘lh. Wa Zi. JB STAR * * Will Run by Gasoline or Electricity fie oe Mayor Hylan of New York saye/adds Grover Whalen, dapts|of plants and structure: cal pro | Pulsion, f# the nearest approach to|1t answers a long-felt need tn city | Transportation the above trolley bus, which itwelf to either gas or elec Trackless Trolle y, Beats * OE ey ig commissioner for New York city, “this omnibus ty unique the solution of the city’s transporta-| transportation.” tion problem of anything he has seen to date, Detroit ts also adopt lectrical unit, ther leas trotiay, KEEP YOUR EYE ON SPARE TIRES Savage Tire and Rubber Co. Gives Advice “Why do people fasten @ spare tire on the back of their cars and then forget about’ it? asks the Savage Tire and Rubber Co. “The extra tire is just as important as) the ones on the wheels, and should be cared for just as much. When you use the *, don’t forget to pump {It up, see that it is in good shape and ready to run.” According to the Savage pectte. which | cations for the bu! As a gasoline) number, Propelied bus or an electrical track-| bus is that ft can, with Ittle cost,/an opinion common to offiny, whe | be transformed from a gasoline unit| have carefully watched the trehd of! “Being stepless and conforming to| to an electrically driven, fast, safe, city transportation during the past the accepted heignt of 29 Inches,"| trackle The city of Detrott has adopted this type of bum apd issued «pecift Haine of a large A strong feature of this urface car. to Normalcy Is Seen Automobile transportation, which is universally recognized ag a neces: sity, i within reach of more people with small incomes than at any time ince the beginning, of the world war, according to Chevrolet Motor people, “The new price of the Chevrolet of the popular ‘Four-ninety’ model te sold today at a much lower fig ure than before the war, New and valued improvements have been been made, making ft a better oar, while still cheaper than the older models, The new price, fully equtp ped ts $25 lee than the introduce tory price in 1915." says a Chevro- let etreular, “Judged by price alone, any mod ol of this car ie of greater value {t's @ mistake to fasten the tire to| than ever before.” the back of the machine with the Intention of using it only in case of emergency. A prolonged period of idleness will harden a tire on the surface and doeterioate it #o that when it fs put into service, the tread wears off rapidly. The best plan te to change about with one of the others tires. Keep them all constantly tn use, and the extra work of cha will HUDSON ESSEX We have several renewed Hud: on and Essex cars that we are going to sell at greatly reduced prices, Hadson Touring Modet 7-0. Hudson Speedster“Model 7-0. Essex Touring, Model “A.” Essex Roadster Mode! “A.” OTHER MAKES— Dodge Touring, 1921, Dodge Roadster, 1917. Ford Touring, 1918, Oakland Rosds‘er, 1917. Nash Roadster, 1920. = Hute Motor Co. oo ©. PIKE ST. Phone East 0674 Sora THE UNIVERSAL CAR 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 Ava N. E. AN OLD piston can be converted into an ash tray. greatly repaid tn extra mileage. “Tires used an spares should be cov. ered. The cover protects the casing from destructive effects of sun and elements. A small hole should be! punched fn the bottom of the cover be] to let out water.” USED CAR BARGAINS .. $425 ... $500 .. $675 ‘during ceeeesss+-- B9OO ROUPIME Tat ssereeseess BEOO iduting settee, SLZOO * sesees STS $1250 1920 Chevrolet roadster .... 1920 Chevrolet touring ... 1921 Chevrolet touring 1920 F. Bh. Chevrolet touring io 1917 Grant touring .. 1918 Hudson LOUTING cereredecses Pre-War Prices Back | Street Cars | “From years of observation.” as- nerts Ezra C. Bull, chief engineer and treasurer of the Trackless company at 300 | Madison ave., New York city, “I am thoroly convinced that this bus and! trackleas trolley have come to stay.” Bull ts considered an expert on, transportation problems and voices) fow years, SEEK BETTER NASH SERVICE Distributors Hold Huge) Meeting at Kenosha A meeting of the distributors of Nash Motors thruout the country was held in Kenosha, Wis, at the factory, on Oct. §, 6 and 7, Ser vies managers of different sta- tiona attended the meeting. Chas, B. Voorbis, vice president and general ealesmanager of the Nash Motors Co., in discussing tho meet, said, “These fectings are | held so that afl matters relating to service can be discussed by the en- tire organtzation. lated and policies agreed upon for the betterment of service to Nash owners, * “Bervice on the part of the dealer and the distributor le ene of the | cardinal policies of the company. It ‘9 @ factor In our general merchan jwith the buying tcterest heaviest in Pians are formu: | CLOSED CAR IN GREAT DEMAND Buyers Center on Coupes and Sedans, Say Firms Attention of the automobile buy- ers is centered on tho fall models of | enclosed type of car, with the ap proach of winter, Auto denlers thru out the country fenerally are an-| tleipating an increased demand for) coupe and sedin models, They point out that the closed enr has been | steadily growing In favor each yoar | the cpoler montha. According to many motor compan. fes, the closed car used to bo looked upon as & luxury to be tndulged in by thone who eould afford both a touring model and a closed car. A} few years ago the enclosed car was manufactured only in limited num: | bers, and Its cont was relatively much higher than at the present The closed car has become mor widely accepted by the auto owne’ as a car well-fitted for requirements | of all seasons, This has been due in large measure to the development of the art of conch building. Refine: | ments {n outward appearance and in| comfort has made the difference. In stormy weather and tn winter | months the sedan offers the comfort | of a living room, In warm weather | it offers protection from dust and rain, According to auto dealers, closed cars are as Numerous on the streots of small towns as in cities, with re | gard to population. Tire Test Results in Use of Solids clty have been equipped with United States tires, upon @ recent decision of the Greeley Co., who operate the buses, The pneumatic treads for the front wheels and mono-twin solids on the rear are sald to have proven more than mtisfactory for the heavy grind of traffic In « communication to the U. 8. Tire and Rubber Co., the Greeley Co. declared that the choice wag made after a lengthy test had been made of different brands under working conditiona, ‘The problem of securing ptoper tires for these buses has been & most \difficult one Greeley men aay, but |the new equipment has so far sat ‘Infled every demand. ENGINEERS ESTIMATE « rao. ing car's rear wheels move about 10 per cent faster than the car, } PUTS MUD 0 HILL; PINCHED ; ~ Mi it Memories Are Revived by Famous Trip “Cannon Ball” Baker, professions! record breaker, covered the route of 163 miles over the famous “Jacobs; ladder” in Massachusetts, recently | and also the Mohawk trail, making an average of 27 miles an hour | going up a grade of 1,400 fect ele-| vation, ‘The trip brought back memories of pioneer days to old timers in the vicinity. | Ed Spooner, secretary of the Ol4 Timers’ club, and pathfinder for a number of earlier tours, made the! trip over the “Jacob's ladder’ when | the going was difficult. His trip| became famous an a result. Accord ing to Spooner, @ farmer at the) foot of the hill gave up farmthg | and made a profession of hauling motorists out of chuck holes on the road, Me sure made money. The farmer lost out when cars| improved, according to Spooner. He then hauled eoft dirt to fill the holes in the road. It was either! that or go back to farming, and| be @¥@n't love the farm. He mads) money for a while until people! found him out. After another | tempt, in which he used sawdust under the dirt, he wes forced to give it up. It was @ great graft while it lasted. He was sentenced to serve a term in jail for his ac tivitie: ij SL. mT TTT ‘ny p nt ag nea Sign RAEN AEA VL os : Paik il au : } My h 9 inl —sneanninyni r HO aban { } THE U. &. department of agri culture uses more than 2,000 passen- eer cars. @ising plan, and bes our closest supervision.” The entire Nash factory der inspection Guring Che meet,” the different distributors. USED CAR EMPORIUM THR LARGEST AND FINANCIALLY THE STRONGEST EXCLU- SIVE USED-CAR SALES CONCERN, AND SAFE PLACE TO BUY YOUR CAR. TITLES GUABANTERD. E) tires: new battery ....... MAXWELL, with brand new chal ment; first man here with §28: OVERLAND ROADSTER, equipped ® car that can TRAVEL; only FORD ROADSTER, equipped wit! shocks, demountables, lu FORD TOURING; fine condition throughout BTUTZ ROADSTER; starter; 6 tires . 1917 HUDSON SUPE BTER; 6 tires, 4 b 1918 CASP TOUR? new tires; only TOURL @ gift at LIBERAL TERMS nd new cor 3 h'tactory ata Aix SPeRbsTER TPH da NO BROWERAGE OPEN ALL DAY SUNDAY USED CAR EMPORIUM TWELFTH AT EAST PINE SIT YOURS? IT CA N BE WITHOUT MUCH EFFORT READ ALL ABOUT IT ON PAGE 8 GET BUSY Big Hit in Texas Ranger Pathfinder, @ ntly mate a 10,6 000-mile trip over the main highways The new Texas product, of the state of Texas. for the pure pose of mapping the roads and cre« ating greater interest in the good roads movement. As ao resuit of this trip, officials of the automobile club of Texas, un- der whone auspices the trip was held, were enthustastic over the excellent performan. he car. Its depends ability and a sturdiness and economy were subjects of honorable mention, The party left Houston, going from there to Dallas, and then oves the entire state. PISTONS ' Guaranteed to Stop All Piston Troubles MADE IN SEATTLE TUTTHILL - MORSE MANUFACTURERS 1257 Westlake N. Garfielé 4308, AUTOMOTIVE SERVICE CO, se RATES RNS AOA Pree AN Me of Dar You Have Certain ' Services to Offer the public which you consider valuable services, based on néces- ities and emergencies. Make them known thru the STAR'S AUTOMOBILE SECTION on Saturdays. Prove your bust: neas possibilities, then launch your publicity in this section of The Star where the most people in Seattle will read it USED CAR BARGAINS! « MAXWELL ...... $295 REO .......04+-+ $300 1919 FORD $375 . $750 COUPE 1920 PAIGE TPASS, .,.-0.+5 $1 1075 1918 HUPMOBILE ...... All the above cars have been thoroughly overhauled, repainted and are tn the very best condition, LIBERAL TERMS and TRADES $800 Merass. ...... 91,050 SUNSET MOTOR CO. Did _you forget that our Beet ae et ur bot cakes. oe Ss Be, ee wart Because we have put low icy 4 ant iving you the pe dls lar for ‘Dollar values ever FOR INSTANCE 1918 PAIGE light 6-cylind bright new paint, wire wind deflectora, overhauled. Pri $900. STUDEBAKER late model 3-pass. roadster, with fine tires, one good paint, spotiicht and all overhauled, for... With easy terms. BUICK lght 6 with n D brand new’ nonakid’ tires od od: it ° on with if oO ver we guarantee it for $0 days. s Great Western Motors Breadway and Union Street Mast 0744 We have ears priced as low as $90 and as high as $485, Closed When in need of Ford Cars, Genuine Ford Parts, Real Ford Service and Ac- cessories, cal! on us