The Seattle Star Newspaper, December 16, 1922, Page 7

NEW CHEVROLET ROOM ATTRACTS °23 Models Draw Crowds to Downtown Display Fred & ot distrib. Chinese Adopt Bus System of Travel | Motor Dus service as the bienaeiicea’ : Shanghay China, carrying fers from the lower part of started in} settioment of passen town to Josafield, five miles. fare of 30 cents allver for a says a report of the department of commerce A motor stage service between Chang sha and Slangton has been started by & Freneh company head of flees In Hankow with ts taken among auto as @ testimonial of the The company has 24 oars available and the service wil! University st mobdtle mer pour of the Northwest motor be extended from Stangton westward. world og TAREE eeeimpontits CS the road built by the famine gn the business section, to beeper. | Tetusers. “ted in conjunction with the head | ~~ eset at extabdlishmont In the auto section at | played thru the plate glass windows 72th ave and FL Madinon at. .is/on three sides, has drawn a large proof of our confidence in the imme-| aumber of visitors since the recent future of Seattle business in| opening, Haines reports ral and the automobile game in| ‘The 1923 Superior models, which | joular,” Haines sald Saturday the local Chevr The attractiveness of the tastily @ecorated intertor of the new quar. tera and the full view of models dis 44 al “Main Street” or . Broadway— Buick Authorized Service Maintains Buick Dependable Performance The blue and white emblem of Buick authofized service is always a guarantee of adequate facilities for maintaining Buick dependable performance. On an imposing building in the biggest city, or on a cross-roade garage, it marks the place where Buick owners may obtain mechanics skilled on Buick care, where they will find genuine Buick factory made parta, and where they will receive courteous, conscientious and helpful assistance in the continued perfect ope ation of their Buicks. Buick owners have come to regard “Authorized” Buick service, no matter where they see it, with the same confidence and satisfaction that they have in any motor car thet bears the Buick name. m “a | | ~~ | | @©MPANY . East 0842 ALL FAVED ROADS IN GOOD 60: _ Mast Pike at Harvard When better automobiles are built, Buick will build them | wapie” Vaney (comms li anon! oven ce nate thatina atomeaeheletmeltaenc dl | a Wig te aR Ganset Highway. Snoqualmie pase closet Make This a Buick Christmas Let your family gift be a car—one of our variety of models, or give auto accessories to your motorist friends. The coupon below will bring the Buick story to you. } feraria ¢ Buick Company, 1 fia E. Pike, Seattle 1» Please send me complete catalogue of "| 922 Buick models. 1 1 ‘ Catalogue 7 : 4 ' “1 r that is “automobile-less" Agency at Broadway and Pike st an innovation some weeks ago when he offered to sell all models of Henry's gas riga at one-\ this year on fifth price down and the balance in 24 monthly payments. The record for November shows} total sales of 85 new care by the Central Agency under this plan, Expert Gives Remedy for Shift Troubles’ erly is undoubtedly th great amount of Jon the car | deseription of how down correctly will be welcomed by! Renton-Maple Valley — Gravel in good good. Stevens Pass Highway--Open to Index; Woodinville Duvall—Good | Beattio-Kent — (West «ide valley road, ee ea ee EO, REL ae Helle vue Redmond —Vair {| Bedmend-Falt City—Good, The plan of Bert Blangy to hang a model'23 Ford car on every Seattle Christmas tree The “gentle art of shifting down,” throwing the gears from high to second or from second to low, either when going up 4 hill to gain more power or when going down ® bill to get brake pressure thru the motor com pression, or occasionally to turn he power again after a coast down an incline with the cluteh entirely disengaged, ts said to cause the driver more difficulty than any other feature of driv- And also tnability to do this prop caune for ® onnary wear following n to shift Th t any motorists. —— -——| | BY THOMAS BR. BEEMAN King County Engineer EEK ENDING DECEMBER 16, 1993 DITION GRAVEL ROADS ement for 1% balance good gravel. Diamesa -- Geet. | miles owt of Kent, Black v Good condition tn King county to North Rent Tssaquah-Fall City — Ieeaquah-Preston nder construction, rough. u Clty vie . oF around Redmond to Ingl ance good. Insaquah Newport. Good | Agbarn-Biach Diameod—Gravel section fair condition. ent-Des Motnes—In good condition. Diack top pavement) closed. Detour at Renton Junetion east to east side road. New road will be open December 28. acome in geod condition. Rough tn places aches Pase—Open to Boatter creek; fair condition. from elty Park open orest Park-North Trunk Connec- One mile pavement excellent. New gravel tn places. ‘or further information call local 38. See how easy it can be arranged. Be one of list of purchasers to have a brand new Um Chevrolet brought to your door on Christmas morning—years convenience for the whole family. ’ of pleasure an Terms, of course. THREE LOCATIONS SALES—PARTS—SERVICE STUART BLDG, 12th and E. Madison 4th and University Open Evenings Salesroom Closed Evenings. Open to 9:00 o’Clock Sundays for the convenience of Closed Sunday the public for inspection only. ® A CHEVROLET FOR CHRISTMAS THE FRED S. HAINES CO. jrent iswue of | but no apectal kill Main 6900 | an already large Superior Model GEORGETOWN Sales and Parts Depot, Wholesale Delivery Dept. and Warehouse Seattle to Have ‘‘Flivver’’ Xmas? Automobile magazine of national air culation, and ts by A. Ludiow Clay | backer Motor company, ts announced |try is to be given additional impetus, den. It follows: it is surprising that #o few driv-| company, 1980 Broadway, Beattie dis- | py the federal government afe | tributors for the Rickenbacker car.|raqu of public roads has addressed ere, even experienced drivers, faroiiiar with a little triek in gear | shifting that makes the shift easier,|has brought general satisfaction to| partments of all the state govern. | lessens the strain in the car, en abies higher speed up severe grades and insures safety downgre: if brakes fail. Iéke most kinks of the sort, ft needs a little practice To Isarn the method, go thru the wing motions: Get th second and drive the car at 20 iniles sn bour on a level road Take the eluteh out quickly and release the) ator, Hold the clutch out! The deseription '* | about two seconds while the engine | i: contained in an article In the cur-|siows down and the car keeps roll ing with Httle loss of speed stil! keeping the clutoh out, press on!the nocelerator ana try (to judee the engine epeed; try to bring It back to Just whai {t was before you de clutehed. Do this quickly, as quick ly as you can. Then let the clutch, in again and you will know how successful your judging motor speed was, for if you hit ft right there will be no shock. Do not let the clutoh tn gently; just take your foot off ft as fast as you oan when you/but any driver who will choose @ think the speed tn correct. Practice | this for a short while til! you think you can control the accelerator so an to hit the correct engine seed | for 20 miles an hour on second gear | closely; till you can repeat he stunt | several times without a jerk on let ting the cluteh in, Now start as usual and got Into high. Bring the «peed up to 20 miles and then perform the follow. ing action® as quickly as you ean: 1. Throw the clutch ahd pull the gear shift into neutral. 2. Lat the clutch In again and speed up the motor till you have it running at what you Judge to be the speed equivalent to 20 miles per hour. 3. Throw the clutch and simultaneously pull the shift- lever into second. If your judgment of engine speed | was correct there will be no hound whatever from the gears and dur- Ing the shift the car will have lost no momentum. To @ practiced hand | the whole job cap be performed in | | is progressing at a surprising rate, he reports from the Central) natural beauty | As a special Christmas sale inducement, Blangy sprung | IFIRMSIGNS _| SALES HEAD Appointment of H. Le Roy Pellet- |ter, one of the most widely known Motor,” a well-known | men in the automobile industry, a | and cost $1,478,000 advertising manager for the Ricken- | by offictals of the Kline & Ayerst News of Pelletier's appointment Rickenbacker dealers county, say the local men. thruout the Pelletier | even| ae the designer of the Duqueane| over from th model of 1901, said to be the first four-cylinder, alr-cooléd automobile | produced | In other capacities he bas been connected with the automotive indus try since, and i regarded as able man available for the the mont ¢ position an hour os an example and becaune is wnually fairly y tO judge engine speed for about that rate of travel on second; there Is generally enough motor noise for ite pitoh to be recognizable. The same method im equally good at any speed. In} just the same way shifte can be made from second to low. ! ‘The driver who knows nothing of he meohaniam oan learn this shift | just as easily as the mechanical sharp—easier, perhaps, because 4 ttle grating of gears while learn: | ing it will not alarm him so much;| level road and try the trick the way 1 hawe Gencribed ft will discover | that ft is easy enough. Don't try It on a grade ttl! you have acquired | proficiency on the level FESTIVAL AND PLAYS STAGED One of the largest crowds tn the history of the Queen Anne high school attended the music festival given by the school's orchestra and combined glee clubs Friday night| under the direction of R A. Ken-| driek Two successful staged nt the West schoo! Friday night playlete were Queen Anne The «itis pre | sented “Cinderelia” and the boys produced a scene from “Jultus Caesar.” Roosevelt high school also gave an entertainment. ANNUAL NOMINATIONS for of- ficers will be made by the Seattle chapter of the American Axsoctation | much less than five seconds. Of course, I have taken 20 miles (GASSAWAY MILES _ BY STAN of Engineers at the club rooms Fri day evening at & o'clock | } A FAMILY.CAR AHEAD ALL OF THEM DRIVING AT ONC ox Texas Leads in Federal Aid Based allable Gata, bureau | Officers state, the sum to be spent highways will total $742,000,000. The figure includes | FEDERAL AIDIS | BOOST TO ROAD Mileage | WASHINGTON Dec 14.—Ten | thousand miles of federal aid high ways were completed in the Inst fiscal year, bringing the total mile age to 16,808, saye an announce ment of the bureau of public roads, department of agriculture, The} year's work Gonstituted a new reo ord Texan leads in miles of completed federal aid roads with 1,733 miles, | while Mi ie second with! 1416. T te firet in o under con with 1,408 is wecond with 970 Iowa ts third with 945 miles. Texas and New York receive the largest allotments of federal aid, which is distributed on the basis of population and mileage of state highways. Aside from the federal-state high- way work the bureau of roads has completed 1,8 of road tn the | national fo! there are un der construction 617 miles, the whole to open up regions of great) , BALANCE IN 24 MONTHS federal aid roads and projects built | in addition by the states and small er cunieipal unite without the aid of federal funds. More than 20 miles of bridges| BUYS A BRAND NEW have been built under the federal ald highway program since 1914. One of the largest of these bridges, that from Mandan to Bismarck, N. D. t* more than 8% miles long Highway building over the coun- SORA THINK OF IT! 2 Years to Pay! $ ¥ PHONE EAST 0320 FOR PARTICULARS NTRAL.AGEN BROADWAY AT PIKE as the result of assistance offered The bu f memorandum to the highway de ments, offering them thousands cf | tons of explosives which were left | ar Piortc acid in being distributed tn fare quantities and road busldore | and highway engineers are urged to write to Washing to obtuin | allotments of the explosives, both construction and mainte for ume tr nance SHIP AUTOS — BY EXPRESS ‘To satiety the demand for the 1923 Onkiand sedan and five-passenger coupe in New York teritory, the Onk- land Motor Car Co, of Pontiac, Mioh, recently shipped several car. loads of thelr models by exprem: to the New York branch for distribu. tion to consumers and Oakland deal. rs, according to a report received Saturday by the Northwest Oakland Co., local dintributers, Tt is seldom that any automobile | Car show. company #ende automobiles by ex- The first two models built were preas, and it's the firts time in two/| shown at the New York show, Sep- years that the Oakland company has| tember 23 to 28; at the Montreal sent cars this way. Its models are | show, October 1-7; Pittsburg, October being shipped to New York by ex-| 14-21, and Washington, 21-28, being press, and it's the first time in two | shipped from elty to city by express. received from New York territory,| W. R. Tracy, assistant sales man- where the cars were shown for the first time in the New York Closed | els are if full prod will be shipped on regular starting next week. Gi RAL GEORGE Wi TON circle, L. G. A. R., will 11 o'clock Tuesday morning to tr act important business, aco ’ Completely Equipped Where can you get a greater motor car value than the Ford Coupe at the new low price? This attractive enclosed car, with its well-known econ of opera- tion and dependability in service, is serving thousands of business and professional men every day. ‘ Why not place your order at once to insure early delivery? Terms if desired. SEE