The Seattle Star Newspaper, January 13, 1923, Page 7

SANDS MOTORS | IN JOY FEAST | : | 75 Per Cent Car Increase Is Established More 80 of the Bands Motors Co. tral Stude taker held & Joy fest and banquet tn the Auto Dealers’ club room Thursday President Sands salesmen their sales Rirring add tivities last year. A 7% per cent ®ver 1921 was announced by Gfter reciting the total busine ed last @ubstantial gain Is expec 1923, he said. “We natled up an excellent record fast year, but that should encourage &s to even greater efforts this year,” Bands said in admonishing the auto Men to give their attentions to be Soming the best man in their re Wpective lines, He pointed out the Accumulative benefits derived from Buch labor. Success of the Studebaker organt- @ation here and thruout the nation Was briefly reported by J. A. Snod- @y, district manager of the Stude ¥ Baker organization, who compl! mented the Sands company for their excellent services here. ‘The out-of-town guests were: B. H. Kennedy of Tacoma, J. A. Snod: @y of Portiand, Anderson Bros. of Bothell, Roe & Reed of Kent, Git bert & Martino of Enumclaw, Claud Northern of Snoqualmie and J. FE. Kennebrew of Auburn. than members together with sev Prominent out-of.town service station owners. night the and st 4s during 1922 In a@ Studebaker on ac nales Sands of A during tnerease tn ss trans | Neat Stickers on Standard Oil Cars Neat red, white and blue stickers are appearing on the wind shields of the cars owned by 200 employes ef the Standard Of! Co. In Seattle. The stickers are octagonal in shape Sand bear a polar bear design. The Gevice was originated by the com. Pany tn order that employes of the company could recognize each other, and that the general public could feet sure of obtaining Information or help from the cars in emergen- eee Of the 18,800 employes of the company on the Pacific coast, more than 25 per cent own their own cars THE SEATT LE STAR AUTO FAR FROM PERFECTION Problems Show Industry Still Infant The automobile we are driving to- Jay is & crude, ramshackle affalr mpared with the ideal toward which engineers are striving. This, despite the fact that one tn every six grown-ups in the United «is driving a car and that the au bile industry is the third argest In the country The last 26 years have seen won Jerful developments in automobile manufacture and design, but @ list of its imperfections today places this quarter-century of “advance ment” in t age of infancy, Such would a detail of prac tically every part of the autome Of this, here are some of the " Important p the engineers are tack Lubrication mn. ng Engine design apt tructi Transmiss " Chasats | Simpiteity The order tn which these are | named does not denote their order of tmportance, for they are all equally absorbing and interdependent. The matter of engine. design, for tn stance, cannot be taken up without coaideration of all, except one or two, of the other problems men. tioned, In developing the perfect engine, however, engineers find their opin fons vary more than on any of the other problems, What will the per fect engine be? Small or large, com | Pression or ignition, air-cooled or wa ter-cooled, steam or gasoline? No expert will dare prophesy, but all agree on this one point—that the gasoline engine of today ts far from the finished product that will give the least trouble to the driver a | will—they hope—keep the car going good for 100,000 miles, or even more. | In thetr search gine the engineers are trying at the same time to solve the fuel problem, cut down losses by friction, mint mize carbonization, reduce weight }and strive for stmplictty. Three | types of power sources have pitted their claims for this ideal against the modern automobile ‘These are the Diesel, the atrcooled and the steam engines The drawback against the Diesel, or high compression, engine has been its lack of flexibility—a needful requirement tn automobile PAUL ROTHE EK @. HELGESEN L. D. LEWIS MATT CORDES Are Selling Rickenbackers A, E. CAMPBELL BOUGHT ONE EDWIN SELVIN BOUGHT ONE engine | E. J. ROUNDS BOUGHT ONE TOM PAGE BOUGHT E BERT RIDEOUT BOUGHT ONE P. FRAZIER BOUGHT ONE REX STRICKLAND BOUGHT ONE SEYMOUR BLAIR BOUGHT ONE GROVER CLEAR Supreme S $1,685 AT YY BOUGHT ONE You Should If You Require atisfaction SEATTLE 1830 BROADWAY Automobile chassis, sh But the Diesel’s low fuel driving of promise ot mmense power at and complete abolition of the trou biesome ignition system tf ite prin el s adopt make ft an im portant competitor for the honor of Decoming the perfect engine. The cooling system of the alr cooled engine and the overcoming of friction losses by the steam en gine are the offers these types make for the future perfect car. In con sideration of these, the overshadow ling point t» this The modern water-cooling system is due for the museum. eourrence in popularity of uir-cooled and Jateam cars, even today, point to ion also will be simplified te me discarded entirely with of the) | Transmission Lubrication owing points to be perfected Dione! ciple, And in th engine, bes! levelopm or of the steam engine, prin- improvement of the jes these two important be 8, carbonization can hardly overcome—fuel consum crankshaft lubricat noms and speed attained minimized—tt pletely nced. be com on m per " deal of power that is now lost thru friction regained 1 by friction is especially no. tleeable In the modern transmission system, and it will be toward cor rection of this that engineers will try to simplify the present system of contr The model for their ef. forta will probably be the control nystem of the steam car, where nequently much less friction loss. Contro their plans for per to make a perfect car feation of the automobdi tor of simp Simp ready gone far in making inaccessible parts available to the motorist and in saving time in driv ing. The force ford ol) system in « pr of almplicity, So are tire rep ent, chassis construction and other minor details of the car. But @ recount of all such improve- ments merely * to show how lit tle advanced we are in the develop. ment and prove. of the automobile. Braking ng devices have to be im The headlighting system han to be corrected #0 as to min imtze glare. Tires, highly developed as they are, are in for further im prov ‘The fuel feed system ts to be simplified. And ie, ght metals are being sought for better chaasts construction. G C S l A ,in but the larger elties, 2 are nw ou Ford or rreater Car Sales Are sre uting our Fo od by Edsel Ford «°*=' Predicted by Edsel Ford «. The demand for automobiles dur reveal that the demand ts focusing Hchoola for deavers are ar t t t Ov tenth bent their efforts, Ford Motor company in all motor car industr This state 6 in the product they se dealers are learning the detail mont, made by Hdsel B. Ford, prest ur our full attention to Lincoln construction, The a dent of the Ford Motor company, i* eme of qualtt it Ford dealer ix generally ¢i r eo " 7 — * the quantity produc a well equipped with chin Ferd ané Linesin meter cars qu y will work on a motor car. They When I that tb nd for ing, automatic being taught how to apply @ } Tas ae a oe eae velopments manufacturing | facilities to any demands made bin during the year will ye estes |are made to keep pace with the de-|them by owners of Tdncoln ss mene, 5 Cpens nveee, ewe ndy of quality and these devetop-| Ultimately there will be @ compiled of exhaustive stud ear pure « conditions thruout the entire country. The two months, ordinarily termed months of low purchasing, have been stead rather than diminishing from all parts of the country. nenne our sales field thru fealer organization of nearly nine thousand units, ‘The majority of thee unite feel that attitude toward cars of high price as well of low pri From all y we are noticing a mounting interest In the Lincotr Salen of cars neconsurtly restricted to the centers of large population. Such a condi tion tn the past has been brought about by the Inck of facilities for | bringing the purchase of such cars the smaller localities, So in the quality car field there is « large and undeveloped field of anies. “Commercial car sales are certain to to feel a stimulus as the buyers represented by our industrial and commercial enterprises gain confi dence in certain typ cial car equipment Certain manufacturers are going to feel this demand far more strong of commer ly than others. A survey after the first few months of the year will CHICAGO.—Canada carried off prizes at the recent Internat Live Stock and Grain show here T included five grand champion | ships, stx class championships, first prize and 16 seconds 16, It Was Hard to Make People Believe in Automobiles 4¢ § UTOMOBILERS”—take notice Your car must have brakes that will stop it within 10 feet. | Am alarm bell must be carried on | each automobile, | No, that's not the latest edict of | an enraged community | It's just the type of ordinance | tramed by the big cities some 25 years ago. It didn't stay long in force, a» present automobile prac tice shows, But while it was in strict control. the official term, then, for the mo- tortat. 1B new toy cauned lots of trou ble to men and women of note in those days. It developed what Philadelphia = physician = termed | “wrong lever mania.” | Three control levers in the auto- mobile caused confusion. There was | the one “to steer with,” the one “to | wo fant with” and the third “to stop | Speed Umit ts eight miles an hour. | | atreets, they will have to be more considerate of others’ rights and more observant of the rules of the lent. Otherwise there is danger of | ston.” oes lTQVEN in those carly days, the fuel problem hit the motorist hardest. A unique solution was of. fered by a Chicago inventor who an nounced that he would soon have in operation an automobile propelled by lquid art His was only one of several pro. posals to use Nquid alr & motor short.” And just when the driv lg called upon to act quickly, he} | pulls the wrong lever This “wrong lever mania,” de. clared the physician, is what caused Mrs. Herman Oclrichs, at Newport, to drive over a stone wall, up a flight of steps and thru the stained glass window of the music room of ® friend Attacked by the same bug, Alfred Vanderbilt found himself going back ward down a cliff into the ara and another society leader ran headlong Into a glass greenhouse. eee UTOMOBILE drivers were much lens in good standing with the publio—the walking publio—than they are today. In fact, criticisms went as far as threatening suppres- sion of the automobt A typleal editorial eriticism read: “If drivers of automobiles are to be allowed the free use of the rr Shares of the com- 4 mon stock of Star ¢ Motors, Inc., at § $15.00. Fully paid; non-as- sessable. Not more than 50 nor less than 5 shares to each partner. § The Star Car is the world’s lowest priced auto of strictly model sells for $558.75 ific Coast. accordingl standard units. The touring Other models priced More Than 135,000 People wing a portion of their earnings under the DURANT. Pi_..N of Investment Savings. During 1923 we expect this number to double—thus making us the largest or- reholders, in existence. Cit: on the Pac The Durant Plan of payment allows terms of $2.00 a share with the application, and $2” per share each month until paid. No in- terest. THE DURANT CORPORATION € | New Manager | A. Ourry Payzant, whe has been assoctated with the Wm. L. Hugh- ton company for the past three years, has deen appointed manager | of the used car department branch, now located at Third ave. and} Blanchard st. Paysant has a thoro| knowledge of mechantsm and values in cara. | Mr. Payeant was rated as one of Hughson's aces and has been actlve in contests featured by the Wm. I Hughson company. Motor Body Seeks | * Law Modifications! proponed motor | | Among the 67 changes for the state code governt hicles by the Automobile Club of Washington, the following have at tracted wide interest among automo- bile owners and drivers: A raine in the spesd Nmit for cars on rural roads and on city thoro- fares where 200 feet of space exists} between buildings; removal of the influence of politics from supervision of county highway bullding; a law on fuel to raise certain funds that are now created thru Heense fees; a tax on gross earnings of for hire ve- hicles operating on state highways. Paradise Road May Get Appropriation | Probability that the block slgnal| system now used to direct the one:| way traffic over the Nisqually Gia) | cler-Paradise Inn five-mile road may goon be discarded is indicated by a} report that funds for widening and improving the road are included tn the intertor bill, which has passed the t §. wenate conference committee, and ts ready for consideration before! the main body. The appropriation | calls for $28,500 ‘The report came from J. J. Under. Washington, D. C., the Seattle Chamber wood, tative of | Commerce engin of today are reviving the idea tn their quest for a gasoline substitute. . 1H automobile was recognized at ite early stages aa an ald to the church. That's why Rev, A. 6 of Oakland, Cal hit the trail for revival services, . . ANSAS CITY'S grades caused considerable delay in the in- force, the “automobiler” was under| road than some of them are at pres-|auguration of the automobile there. They couldn't climb ‘em, and what “Automobiler,” by the way, was|® public demand for thelr suppres | was wornse, once on top, they were hard to control coming down. Formation of « local auto manu- facturing firm broke the toe there, e- . ‘T was « hard start the automobile got, But tt soon established itself thru recognition of influential or- ganizations, The U. 8. postoffice department was among the first to accept the auto in the country’s transportation system. Chicago cele- | Blowout of Front Tire Is Dangerous Tt is good practice to place weak TWENTY-FIVE YEARS AGO tor vehicles” were bought to carry the maila | And in Philadeiphia, the authort-| ties at Fairmount Park began tak: | ing note of the autor entering the) park grounds. In one month, 23) years ago, the authorities reported 85 automobiles entered the park. And “not a single accident oo curred to, or om account of any of these vehicles!” |WILL OCCUPY _ | OLD QUARTERS | Temporary quarters have been! They failed then, but perhaps brated when two “self-propelled mo-| opened at 1612 Second ave. by Mitch- | ell, Lewis and Staver, auto dealers, | whose show reoms were partially | |gutted by fire late Friday night of last week. Within two weeks the first and) second floors of the old quarters will | we tires on r wheels, A front tire| he rebuilt and will be taken over by blowout may cause the car to swerve | the company for continuance of their dangerously. There Is less danger 10 / regular business, according to Man- cane of a rear tire blowout Jager W. EF. Burdett. The two upper Ay | floors will also be repaired and a VICTORIA, B. C.—~ Returns trom | number of changes made to prevent | 532 operating companies have con.|a repetition of the fire disaster. vineed officials of the provincial] W, O. Munsell, vice-president and | government that the payroll of the | British Columbia lumber for 1922 will be more than $20,- 000,000, Jasststant general manager of the industry | firm, ts here from Portland to assist in settling final arrangements for the renovation of the building. | | SAME AIR BY SOM GASSAWAY FIGURES MORE TRIPS -—— | GASSAWAY MILES OLD JAY WALKER ITS IN THE AIR ON YOUR OWN POWER. THAN To BE PUSHED THROUGH THE HORSE POWER SHEET, SUFFER FROM * HORN SHOCK* THAN To GO TO THE HOSPITAL IN ONE OR BY STAN = TOGO UP E NINETY, ITS BETTER To N We are agents for the Hobart constant potential charging ments will come in the proper course | station, in nearly every comm events. At that time we will de ately equipped to render r © the rate at which | ice on Lincoln cars in the most are building these cars. But manner the vigilance of inspection will never t this possibility ts jowered greatly increasing the demand faq In r consideration of quallty|the Lincoln from many natures turn the thoughts| where the higher priced cary ervice. One difficulty encoun-| never been looked upon with 1 by the owner of quality cars| great favor because of the ime the Inck of service ponstbilities | service possibtlities,”* Ai Everybody Talking © Star Cars » $759.88 Sedan . . . .« $827.48 We have 15 Coupes coming by boat, arriving here by 15th. We are mak- ing deliveries every day! Sold on Easy Terms W.S. Dulmage Motor Ce 925 East Pike Street at Tenth Avenue CONSTANT POTENTIA A—SAVING IN TIME—BETTER SERVICE B—SAVING IN EXPENSE OF RENTAL BATTERIES 0—BETTER, LONGER-LIVED CHARGE D—LENGTHENS BATTERY LIFE USL a SUNSET ELECTRIC CO, 1507 BROADWAY Downtown Station Fourth and Ste OTICE TO BATTERY STATIONS Batteries Sold on ten months’ payments, E take this opportunity of expressing r our appreciation for the many kind- nesses and acts of assistance extended by our many friends during the trying period following the fire which temporarily closed our establishment. We have opened across the street at 1512 Eleventh Avenue where we are ready to care for all of the needs of our patrons. WITHIN TWO WEEKS WE WILL BE BACK IN OUR OWN BUILDING DOING BUSINESS AS USUAL. Mitchell, Lewis & Staver Co. 1512 Eleventh Ave. East 1254 temporary quarters