The Seattle Star Newspaper, April 22, 1922, Page 7

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DAY, TOMOTY SECTION Viv LOW UPKEEP ON (MINOR REPAIRS | CHALMERS SIX' EASY TO MAKE Investigation Attests Long|Local Expert “Recommend Life of Motors Auto Encyclopedia thru tts} “Do you know that it is easy t an in-|make minor repairs and many of the westigation among Chalmers owners | major repairs on your automobile? te determine the average cost of tmuintenanes of their cara. Accord. |*2 0. H. Pound, district manager Ine to the Win, 'T. Patten Motor co, (2 the Western Auto Supply com: | Joca) Chalmers dealers, this review, |D82%: Mstribators of automobile ao which covered « very fair proportion | “morte &nd supplies of all makes Of all Chalmer$ care in use, not only |_ Nearly every motorist has a slight howed a remarkably low cost of up| ores Mnewledge of the mechani = > cal part of his automobile, altho this keep and surprisingly few part® T®|may not be sufficient to make some ements, but also proved @XtreMe | needed or emergency repair, There me average We |fore, I think it would be a good idea cost of maintenance of | for motorists to get hold of a good cars, proved by this Inver laute encyclopedia and always have tigation, was a result expected by the }it at hand. | representa-| “Even tho you do not make any But the length of service dix |or all of the repairs on your auto closed, given in thost cases to orig-|mobile, a good working knowledge imal purchasers, was unusual even of your engine will, at some time or for much higher priced cars Manyjother, be very useful in case of Users asserted that their cars needed | emergency ho more attention than a grinding of | “One book, in particular, has 932 Valves of occasional removal of car pages of clearly and plainly written bon after 15,000 to 20,000 miles of) text and illustrations, This book is hard running divided into several parts, such as Gasoline consumption was found | ‘h¢ assembly of a car; the en, to be uniformly low: tire mileage | 't#elt: carburetor; lubricating system; very high—even on fabric tires—and| ‘#nition system, etc. In fact, every the new series Chalmers Six is | P>4%¢ of automobile construction or equipped all around with non-skid | Pair ls handied in a separate chap- jter. thus making !t very handy in “An exceptionally large number of | “™#e of reference Owners stated that their next car| “This interesting auto encyclope- would be a Chalmers. ‘That, after| ‘i, Which i# on sale at Western Auto, i* certainly a worthy addition The Chalmers Motor Co. dealers, recently conducted company,” tiw . is the real proof of genuine worth to ARY mMotorist’s library—it is both “They won't go wrong in their | inter@mting and practical,” concluded | choice. The highly satisfactory per. | Pout TIO formance displayed by Chalmers ~ 11024 E. Pike st. sixes in the past may be expected to & more marked degree in the new series, The precision and care in manufacture attending the construc tion of the New Series Chalmers Six assures this—just aw it is responsible for the growing belief among motor ists that the Chalmers holds a piace with cars of a higher price group.” bi Paulo. ONLY SPEEDWAY in Europe ts located near Bertin. | PANAMA IS building « highway acroas the isthmus. PRODUCTS for FORDS « too much ofl In the cylinders. o keep the car well oiled The RUSH ADJUSTABLE BRAKE SHOES eliminate emergency brake trouble for all time to come. y ad- justed by the car owner in two minutes’ time. An ordi- rary wrench is the only tool | needed. Guaranteed for the Afe of the car. Price Per Set $4.50 The RUSH TIMER ROLLER is guaranteed to eliminate timer trouble, increase power and facilitate starting, Over 10,000 in use in the North- west. Satisfaction guaran- | genuine, teed or money refunded | repair or garage man. Price $1.50 ALEMITE LUBRICATOR CO. 312 E. Pike St. | SEATTLE, WASH. Spokane, Wash. | ne { LF OF Brazil's 12,000 automo re in Rie de Janeiro and San 000,000 GRAY EXHAUST indicates there) CONSULT YOUR lubricating chart When worn or broken geare have to be replaced be sure that all replacements are not imitation parts. It is the only way to be sure of having quiet, smooth running gears that will wear We can supply your dealer, NEW HOME OF MITCHELL, LEWIS & STAVER Distributors for the Mitchell, Jordan and Gardner cara, now located in their new home at NOW LOCATED IN ~~ NEW BUILDING Mitchell, Lewis & Staver Co. Settled in Home The Mitetrell, Lowts & Staver Co. of Jordan, Mitchell and Jumbo trucks, » the bufiding by (the Shields. 1024 EB. Pike at. During the week | Gardner | moved recently | formerly occupied | Livengood Co, orner of Lith ave. Apri "oe their new home distribute On the main Moor, facing Pike at.. lis the new car showroom, back of | which are the offices, On the same | Moor, facing 11th ave. in the used jcar showroom and entrance to the repair shop and parts department, which Is located on the second floor ‘The thirdsfloor and basement are used for storage, and the fourth floor con | sints of a paint shop. It is ome of the largest and most completely equipped automobile buildings in the city The Mitchell, Lewis & Staver Co is one of the pioneer firme of the | Northwest, having been founded 40 years ago as a farm implement house, For many years there was an implement branch in Seattl < in 1912 Mr, H. W. Mitchell, president of the company, opened an automo- bile department, jtinued in 1914 About a year ago the present branch was opened in charge of W. FE. Burdett, who had been asso. ciated with Mr. Mitchell for a num. - oagaane ber of years. Business b r ed = UUIVUUUUOUUOUOUNLUUEONESEOUE AUTO C0EAUAUEUEUA AAA UAAAUUAUU UU exieon that it wen Peed Se to move into larger nd better quarters. Packard * We are now showing the first models of a beautiful new car—the new Packard Single-Six. : , They are so strikingly good-looking and embody -@ so many advanced improvements in both engi- 4 neering and body design, we feel sure you will : be interested in a view of them. It will be a ‘ real pleasure to have you visit our showroom ; for a leisurely inspection of these latest Pack- 7 ards. We suggest that you come during the next four days, as after that the cars will be employed in making demonstrations. SALESROOM OPEN SUNDAY FROM 10 A. M. TO 4 P. M. ASK THE MAN WHO OWNS ONE PACKARD SEATTLE COMPANY Corner Pike and Melrose Elliott 0084 UUUUQUATOQUUQUQEOUUUEEUEQUOOUEUEECGOEOUEEEOUOOEE OAUTH Sumit nS fHUNVNVNAUOAUOGVONVON0NN0N0000000000N0000000000008NHEO0S.00E00ESH00AHOGTOAUUGUUGEUAOUED UAHA ‘The official opening of the new home was to take place Saturday evening in the form of entertain ment, dancing and refreshments, which have been invite ot Jordon, Mitchell and all of the automotive dealors, news paper men and friends, A number of the officials and salesmer from the Portland house are to be guests on this occasion. to the owners riner cars, OREGON WAS the first tax gasoline conkumption. BEFORE THE war there were 12 automobile factories in Belgium. By R. L. Duncan (irector, Radio Institute of America) To make a vario-coupler for a re lgenerative receiving set, get rdboard tubes. One, used for the primary, should be four inches long and about 3% inches in diameter. The other, used for the should b small enough to turn inal the primary the two tubes three coats of | shellac and place in a moderately hot oven for shrinking secondary Give | For the primary tube get No. 22 lor No, 24 cotton-covered wire and tart winding about half an inch from the end, Wind on for 60 turns, tapping off every 10 turns These tap-oftse should run to mall ‘ontacts of a tuning switch which different variations of wave gthe. The aerial is connected to me free end and the ground is con nected to the rotary lever of the tun ng switch Wind the secondary with the same kind of wire, But n urns, Since the sece dary cofl must t |rotate for tuning, the ends must be long enough to allow a 180-degrec | turn. ‘These ends are brought to two binding posts mounted thru the pri mary tube. PUQNUUNEOAVOCSVOENSUGOOUAOOESEOTGEOAHEOAROUAUOOAUOGSEAUEGUEGO AAA AE ERE 24.20 the public is invited to | which was discon: | state to/ Mysteries of Radio Explained by Expert two | ' only 48] ‘The secondary i# mounted on a hrass shaft held in place by two Holes in the primary tube, Care Totem Radio Club Hears Expert Talk Featured by a tatk on electricity | measuring instruments, the Totem |New Cord Tire Is Made for Service iii. co's att we Fvery now and then manufactur. | mide of the carcass, The rubber ts ber of Commerce. J. EB. Bennett, of era in the automotive field, thru long | placed where it is needed and where | Chicago, outil the system of rewarch and experiment, perfect a/it will be used. radio traffic laws in that city, product that is revoluvonary in its| “The wide, flat surface of the icitabeal alsin orm, and that sets a new standard | tread, with its scientifically placed ” ‘ _ for the making of like products. jblocks and buttreawes, according to Trading Company ta “The latest comer in the ‘Western | tire engineers, is the assurance of | Fs Biss Giant Cord’ tire, which is being man- | perfect traction. In the design used Man Denies Guilt ufactured under the name of the| there is @ row of vaccum cups down + ern Auto Supply Co.,” said O.| center of tread. These, together with Pee ae —, sae ot a H. Pound, Northwest manager for|high tapering bars at side, form @) ir oe eaity when pie the company, non-tkid contact which holds secure. | POMiC™ Ol BUY Friday. “In perfecting the ‘Western Giant’ | ly to slippery pavements and renders | )n) Eran’ latm ” soaee GU rf the radical departure from the usual | use of skid chains unnecessary.” | ins caueiak court. Nichole i form of construction is mate in the) In connection with the introduc. | (i [0 Bubs ‘aie design and construction of the tread. | tion of this new tire, George Pepper. | slleked to have swindled numesous Tire manufacturers claim that while |dine, president of Western Auto, | Russian residents of Seattle, amd te a durable and soundly constructed | said: aig eS commission for onal) carcana in the necessary foundation] we have been selling tires for @ ne, ieee Se ee of @ good Ure, the tread itself has in| good many years, and at the same Ba Be OHI its design and general construction |time studying tires, and when we that which makes for long mileage, | decided upon the design und form traction and freedom from skidding.|o¢ construction of Western Giant “It seems that in the ‘Western | tires, it was from our exper'ence and | Giant’ tread the manufacturers have | knowledge of what motorists want covered all points effectively, In a4-!and need in a tire dition to having the most expensive! wmis tire is made with our own type of carcams, the tread, which i] ois and pine it6. tha’ flat surfaced and very thick, is built | MOM" avd according we Fight up on top—therefore, when the | "0st standards of construction by -/ if the teat equipped tire fac tread is worn out, nearly all the rub. |‘¥° - hor Is kone, no waste remain on the | ree in the United States, who are _—— M*\ striving to produce the immense art and in high gear, and made| Wantity necessary to supply demand \ difficult ascent with ease, occasioned thru the 40 “Western rofessor Ayern, teacher of Farm | Auto’ stores. Mechanics, went a bit further with} “There are two policies in the hie ie chose a road, filied| manufacture and merchandising ot and otherwise very| ny article. One is to figure what | the car was sent| People will pay for it and then ao} over the selected course at a speed | the bert for that price; the other is no greater than five miles an hour,|to build the utmost of quality, | then at increasing speeds up to 25 miles an hour, The results were usive and Professor Ayers is now & Maxwell owner, “We believe that any one who will take the trouble to demon-| “In the making and selling of | strate & good Maxwell to himseif,| Western Giant tires, as in our other | as did these men, will be equally | merchandise, we are adhering strict. ; impressed with its power and|ly to the latter policy,” concluded | strength and comfort.” Mr, Pepperdine. | = i | AUTO ROW TIRE MARKET 717-19 East Pike St. Phone East 0972 A regular market of Tires and Tubes of every make and description. The convenience of this place and our tremendous buying power make it possible for us to cut our overhead in two. Every JOHN 8. VAN SCOTT, who August 12 at Burlington, left lestate valued at $40,000, to hie will, admitted to probate day in superior court. 4 BUY@ First strength and service into ‘he prod. | uct and then sell it for the lowest | porsibke price conducive with big | production and economical distribu- | tion. MAXWELL ATOP _ STEEPEST HILL |New Series Maxwell Touring Makes Record Hill Climb | In Ithaca, New York, atop one of the steepest hilis in all the! charted regions of the earth, there, | overlooking Cayuga lake, stands }Cornell university. And, according} to the Wm. T, Patten Motor Co.,/ 1403 12th ave. local M ers, “High Above Cayuga’s Waters’ jis mot onfy # college sung, but al dinagreeable fact to any motortat! who must climb that bill, “To at least three men, however, } the ascent to the university campus ight now we bave one largest and nicest we have ever bad. “Trading Season” This Je the time of when cems as though “most” And speaking of | has been leveled to a mere noth-| a you know that “Bi ling.” the manager of the Patten! cent that we cut in overhead goes to the consumer wives the best terms Co. goes on. “Recently three cars —that is why we can offer these high-grade Tires jof the new series of the good Max well were sold to Professors Ayers, | Bireh end Fisk of Cornell, Bach | at such ridiculously low prices: man, before buying, requested that] Do you want? No he be permitted to put the car thru/ Fabric The chances are “we have his own demonstration test. Natur-! A-n-d if we do have the aily, that was agreed to; and each|fm SO%3 ea oh 54 Tee Stice’ ded’ torn aaa one started the car from standing | 30x3% . “415 1.50 an the “condition” of the: “ME 32x35 “ 11.00 1.75 will be “more ‘than right! | | 3ix4 le “ 12.95 cae 2.50 65—CARS—65_ |Beg Pardon! | ae “ 14.50 22.50 | 2.60 id fos ~ | 33x4 iw “ 14.00 “ 23.00 2.75 and, consistin: ree are. + orints oo lM xd “ 15.00] “ 23.50 | 2.85 FE | mutes statement or makes an enjest | S6x4—i(w “ 18.00 | .... ae 2.90 : | charge Sar roperters ote, bene | B2x4%y . “ 16.50 “ 27.50 | 3.00 write . Whenever an error creeps | 33x44 “ 18.00 “ 28.50 3.25 34x44. “ 1800/ “ 28.00] 3.25 Editor The Star 35x44. “ 18.50 “ 30.00 3.60 As a member of a fraternal order 36x44 . “ 16.00 “ 30.00 | 3.75 | of this city, I desire to call your at | 37x4 \y i “ 25.00 a pry" 4.00 NEY SUNDAYS | tention to an error which appeared 5 “ i “ . x eat of Terma. An, article on the front page, 37x5 bee vaes “ 18.00 “ 40.00 4.25 describing the opening ball game, re fers to “50 Kiwanians * * * dressed fin Indian costumes.” ‘Those in the Indian costumes who | paraded on the field prior to the; game have no connection with the! Kiwanis club, They are all members of the Improved Order of Redmen | and Daughters of Pocahontas. | A Full Line of Used Tires—Cords and Fabrics No War Tax—Free Service Mail Orders Given prompt attention and shipped C. O. D. without deposit. Money cheertully refunded if not entirely satisfactory Yours st rely V. LE BEAU. | 2225 W. Halladay St [A member, Chief Seattle Tribe No, 25, Improved Order of Redmen. NEW PRICES andNEW TERMS 6 DOWN BUYS A NEW Siyzecv, BALANCE ] 8 MONTHS | | | must be exercised that these holes | line up properly, for the secondary |must rotate evenly A hard rubber or bakelite knob is on the brass shaft so that the lary may be varied Wind the wire on both primary | and secondary tubes very tigttly, so OORh ete: (ia pobes ake oneal dal TOURING, $555.54 FULLY EQUIPPED—$116 DOWN—$28.75 PER MONTH |fore you begin winding, otherwise | ROADSTER, $528.38 FULLY EQUIPPED—8110 DOWN—§27.25 PER MONTH lthey will shrink after the winding, | COUPE, $698.02 FULLY EQUIPPED—$145 DOWN—$35.65 PER MONTH land all the work will have to be done SEDAN, $765.62 FULLY EQU D—$158 DOWN—$38.95 PER MONTH Above prices include Interest, Insurance, Gas and Oil F. 0. B. SEATTLE cus soy over. | The closer the secondary coil comes | jto the primary, the more efficient | pe the coupler, But they must | | Stump Burning to "HON PHONE EAST | Be Demonstrated | auee pera of the Wash- lege, a stump burn: | ing demonstration will be given next ‘Saturday at the C, B. Fisher farm, two and a half miles south of Kent | on the east highway leading to Au Under the ington State C ausp! burn, A new method, recently de-| veloped by Sam Zynset, of Scio, AUTHORIZED DEALERS Ore., will be demonstrated, and also | 5 a new stumping powder, Explana tions ‘will be made at 10 a.m. and BROADWAY AT PIKE 1:30 p, m. A similar demonstration will be | given in Snohomish county on May 6, and one in Pieswe county May 10, |

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