The Seattle Star Newspaper, March 17, 1923, Page 7

SATURDAY, MARCH 17, LAND WIRELESS CONTROLS SHIP Crewless Vessel Operated | From Shore Station | congressmen who have gone eting on the U, S. 8 Hen-| derson, the naval warfare maneuvers under radio control now being under. | fone off the coast of Cuba will per | haps be the greatest sight of th: nett | lives, But the officers and naval expert conducting these maneuvers lool upon them as experiments t produce remarkable d baval warfare. i AN thru ( The famous t is the target for more modern year’s experime absolute radio a man is aboard, while it iy being maneu Vered back and forth, at varying speeds, for the y Shawmut at may vo control, as targ guns.” . ating governs every lowa, The radio instruments on t target ship respond by actu Various power elements in The method of radio-c this operation ix the in John Hays Hammond Jr been aided toward pe system by engineers of t Electric company. All that is ne ed today is to fill the ship's water and olf tanks, start the oll-burning| boliers and engines, and desert her toa man. The radio operator on the Shawmut takes her under control. To insure the ships remaining un der constant control, a device Is at tached to stop her if the contro! happens to. be broken or the aerial fs shot away. If no radio signal eaches the vessel within 15 min-| utes, the fires automatically are put out, the engines are stopped and the | Towa remains floating on the high/| seas until a crew boards her and re- pairs the break. ‘The radio tests consist not only of controlling the movementa of the ship, but include aertal radio observa- tion and spotting. That is, airplanes locate the ship and flash its direc- tion to the practicing Meet, beyond the horizon. MANUFACTURE OF PARTS GROWS Figures Showing Expansion Are Startling CHICAGO, March 17.—Amazing figures on the stze of the parts in- dustry were presented by Ezra W. Clark, chairman of the advertising | managers’ council of the Motor and Accessory Manufacturers’ associa: tion, at a meeting here recently. In his estimate he fixed the value of parts, units and accessories sold to vehicle manufacturers tn 1922 at $982,952,000. The total value of part, unit and accessory replace- ments for the same period {fs est! mated by Automotive Industries, New York publication, at $768,659, 000, making a total volume of $1,751,521,000, as compared with a total estimated wholesale value of $1,786,077,000 for the cars and trucks sold last year. The general subject of the meet- ing here was “How Can Parts an@ Accessory Manufacturers Aid in Developing the Market for Special- ized and Fully Equipped Cars and Trucks?” All the speakers urged an earnest effort to inform the pub- Me of the intrinsic value of such vehicles. Clyde Jennings, editor of Motor Age, Chicago motor pubifcation, made a strong point when he said there can be no such thing as an orphan car if it !s assembled of roomy, from specialized units. 1923. ( Particularly rich in refiner sentatives of the Durant mod The instrument board is five-passenger capacity, | who is looking for a small, economical ‘ ments, so Dulmage els, class the four-cylinder tour carries an attraction to ‘bus” with an appear s of Circassian walnut and the FERRY DEAL Anderson Policy One of Extravagance Commissioner Greatly Benefited by Dock Revenues Showed Big Increase in 1920 Editor's Note:—Recently The Star published a series of ar ticles by W. E. Chambers in which he stared the position of the King county commissioners in their handling of the ferry system. In line with its policy to publish both sides of any con troversy, The Star is now giving space to « series of articles by Thomas Daugherty in answer to these previously published. Mr. Daugherty’s; writings represent his own views, Mr. Chambers says: It was the staggering deficit of $438,000 In 1920 that caused the collapse of the ferry system, By 1920 Capt. Anderson had been in charge of the ferry system for} two years. His policies of waste and extravagunce were working smoo' ly. With the aid of the commission- ¢rs an ensrmous amount of money was spent, totaling $438,000, But lets see how {t was spent. ‘The auditor's report for 1920 shows many thinks that were not operating costs. For jnstance in 1919 every- thing was still at war peak in prices The cost of opernting the Lake Washington ferries that year $153,285 and the receipts were $139,- 819. Only a slight loss. fump to $435,000—? First hand deduct the $83,000 that was used to buy the Anderson boats. The cost of the boats were credited to operating costs of 1920 and are a part of the $435,000, Mr. Chambers didn’t mention this. The Ferry Leschi was practically rebuilt at a cost of $ Deduct | this also, The crew v enlarged and large stores of equipment pur- chased which are now being used by Anderson. The total cost of operat- ing this ferry was the staggering | Then the new siip| sum of $128,529. and clubhouse at Medina was built at a cost of $20,000. Then there was the Fairhaven bay dock. This dock is an amazing piec of work. It is built on the north end} of Commissioner Ramsay's large property holdings, back of Medina. It was built in such shallow water that a boat could.not reach it, so the commissioners hired a dredge to| dredge out a chunne}, and the soil and loam from the lake bottom was was | But the} ; Pumped up on a swamp meadow tn} Ramsay's land, and Motor company officials, The hand-painted body, |; THE Le 7 Wes SEATTL E STAR ie Will Soon Drive by Push- Burlons 2W YORK, March 17—Automo ntors are fforts of | wulty an to tal of the name for any automobile years ago, a ¢ the man wh please Only used reked that name, whilo ho tried to rep a pune tured tire or climb a hill without developing a knock Now, engineers have gone #o far ahead In perfection of the engine e much more to be done that they are directing their inventive faculties toward impro iver to curse lace here | details: Seattle repre- ing the man with the small family ance and luster, salesmen re- seats are covered with genuine ELDRIDGE MEN ARE PROMOTED Fenton Now Vice President; Lowden Sales Head The appointment of James G. ton to the position of vice pre Jof the Eldridge Buick company, and propaganda rs to put the system © commi whereby er to Anderson, in the 5 a fact that has not the attention of the *’ articles; The em in 1920 is wom jer the operating [costs of the ferries In 1919. The fer |Fles were really almost paying. thet }own way, and under competent man: | agement could easily have done no. pan P was only $1,8¢ the advancement of Henry J. Lowden | The real wrecking of the ferry system was well under way In 19: In 1921 tt wan accomplished. The story of the giving away of the fer, ries in 1921 will be told in the next article on The alas Deal )100 a a Day Is Is Mark OAKLAND, Cal, March 17 Durant Motors factory at Oakland is ning out each day 8 n $ Durant fours, but will |raise the output of the latter short jly to 100 per Last ye up to August production ot Durants at Oakland was not ove Up that time th t had t for ite nied there | ered Durants, yet whe had been 1,418 of them re; Pray Named Winton Pacific Coast Head | J. Pray, formerly Pacific dis- teste sales manager for the Stephens | Motor company, force Ot the Winton company under lthe direction of C. Roy Clough, sales |manager, and will have charge of fall the Paeific Coast territory for | Winton. Tokyo ts the sixth largest clty in| the world If Your Purse Is Light It May Pay You to Figure on A REBUILT BUICK You can have all the fine mechanical features, marvelous motor, de- pendable chassis, easy riding qualities, roominess and comfort of a BUICK, for about the price you would have to pay for a new light car of a cheaper make. Every rebuilt Buick we sell is thoroughly overhauled by our expert mechanics and worn parts replaced. It is sold under the same guar- antee as a new Car. You can save what someone else has lost in first deprecia- tion and have a real car with a long life and much mileage ahead of it. Come in and see the bargains we offer. Send in coupon for attractive booklets, Vi ldridge Bilox Company, Exper ZZ @MPANY geil Fast Pike at Harvard Fiatablinhed over ten A Houne known for Pianos, acrid ’ used Bulcky @ East 0842 | yenr: Name soe rellabiiliy, Addrean .. | 0, Bonttle me complete information about nd Mldridge Lulek Book of Service has oined the sales | of Durant Factory | The | James G. Fenton |to the managership of the retail sales | den partment, formerly held by Mr. | Fenton, has been announced by A. 8. Eldridge, tion. president of the organiza- For several ycars these men have |been well known on Automobile Row, and active members of the Bldridge Buiek forge “Jim” Fenton, as everyone on the | Row knows him, has been with Mr. Henry J. Lowden Eldridge’s organization since its be ginning, September 1, 1913. It was then known as the Northwest Bulck }company, and had the Western | Washington territory, with offices at |904 B, Pike st. Since’that time Mr. Fenton has acted in.the capacity of sales, service and advertising man- ager, being Mr. Bidridge's right-hand man, Until 1914 he was sales man- jager, being sueceeded by George Purdy, who ta now In charge of out- wide sales as district manager, Henry Lowden has been with the Bldridge Bulck company for, three and @ half years, being first retail sileaman at Yakima, and later diss trict representative of the Yakima territory, operating out of the whole sale department, assisting dealers in apédlal promotion work ftom Cle Vlum'to Walla Walla, From this he was brought,in to the main office and made territorial representative for Mr, Purdy, replacing three mon, hia work being with the’ dealers along promational nes. “These changes In the organiza tion," atates Mr. Bldridge,' até simply a recognition of the fine work theag boys have done, and in keeping with our present program of expansion,” For turer has ¢ one Aded te auto manufa away with rs on his Inetead, the au shift is installed, Even the brake lever is abolished snd In ity place In a brake that op. erates from the dash. The controls Kear shifting are on thé wheel | below the spark and gas levers. | CONTROL IMPROVED he dash inst t improved, simp J cane, all y the mere That, if it wht to take the last worry off the minds of the driver as regards tires, For the tiremakers | have improved that part to such a degree that thero ts little more trou- | ble with it Lubrication of the chassis ta sim ple, On some cars, all the driver hag to do is push a hand pump on the dash, and the junctures of mov |ing-parta on the car are oiled. The f. 0. b. Detroit Less Than l5e Per Lb. Yeduces Saves NAT TS Opens No 2ull pressure eded the wiring ignition driver wtood by PAGE 7 THERES NOTHING MOVING BUT YOUR ARMs- YouD BETTER HANG A WREATH ON IT AND CALLIT THE END OF A PERFECT PAY") Invents Tire Stamp to Halt Car Thefts A German alble for t end other he that it may stolen and re consists of which melts the marks ber without injuring the tire a stamping machine into the rub U. S. Leading in . Motor Expansion March in any ing pace with the rapid transportation. » fact other co for the last two 4 cent Uni port The world’ combined passenger cars and mot 14,622,161, of which 12,3! per cent, are within our bot that the total of trucks is | r $4) daries. | The motor trucks, numbering 1,763, | 378, framaoing 3 F urnishes Operates account for only of the total wor™ registration; 88 per aunenger cars | 12 cent consist cent the ot | tps TWE OLD GLORIFIED TIN CAR S7ALLS AND GASSAWAY PUTS IN A BAD HAI F H7NIR MITT ioc ATTA Additional Power for all kinds of Farming and Industrial Work. Efficiently and Economically. Costs of Production and Transportation! Its Versatily daily for Lumber Yards, Manu- facturing Plants, Municipalities, Contractors, Shippers and Farmers. Time, Money, Labor, and does more in a day than eight horses. New Sources of Profit Tractor offers more money value or more work value than the Fordson at the astound- ing low price of $395.00 f. 0. b. Detroit. Ask Any Seattle Lincolh—F ord—Fordson Dealer for Demonstration :