The Seattle Star Newspaper, May 12, 1923, Page 7

Edd 1d IS NOW OPEN BLEWETT PASS (OAKLAND MAN IS OPTIMIST J. A. Marchant Drives First| Sales Manager Predicts’ Big Car Over Last Sunday Things for Far West Blewett pass is open, according t ‘The lumber Indust f the Nort J. A. bant, of the Western Auto| west has come back, the crops of Supply company, who made a trip th . fert Mid: Went over th He said « few small | tremely promising g expected patches of snow | n has come in the extreme West i b t ore im an her ® miles the other side of the} 224 what ts more important, thers he was compelled to) stop| if ® epirit of optimiam in the Mid at had fallen across the} © “ haa pera tS t etions © . 1. As it happened, parties who | C°UMTY that the present had” been pl rote abate is going to continue and Increase. Springs motored up, and together| To!" "ums up the opinion of C. J they removed the log Nephler, general sales manager of Mr. Marchant says two other cars}t!@ Oakland Motor Car company had been to the log from the We.| 2H! Personal observation and di natchee side : cussion with business men and He represe: | farmers during a three weeks’ trip Fi ate cota ygede = to the Pacific coast with oH haa communicated the news of the | ZARBUML President of the company opening of the road to that organ. ization Both Blewett a passes will offici travel by May 15 ‘ording to re ports received from Ellensburg. Con. tor Charles T. Jordan is working Snoqualmie Snoqualmie be open to pass, clearing away anow and slides, and same kind of work ts being done by forest serv ce forces on Blewett While there is considerable snow on beth rou tbe the snow that is causing th but rocks, dirt, trees and other debris brough down by slides during the winter Schwab Increases His Auto Holdings ‘That Charles NM. Schwab is begin ring to extend his automobile In- vestm reorganization of the stockholders at a meeting, April 25. | During the trip they visited more than 15 branches and distributors of the, company “Of course, . due to onservation tant to make heavy purchases until th pretty nearly know just how lar and fruitful their crops are going b ns Mr, Nephler, “But, st a y know the pr crop: they are coming Into the mar ket, for they are behind on my their r biles and they w up, ax the general last year, which in a mei responsible for the sale of a record number of automobiles as wéll as of other necessities during 1922 “However, the general infpreasion that the farmer gets all of his in jeome du the fall is erroneous. Ho has live stock and other crops 8 beyond his ownership of | from which he receives Income each the Stutz Motor Car Co, seems to be} month thruout the year. indicated by the present plan for the | during J American | western sta Motor Body Co., being approved by| about 14 per cent of hi In fact, in the Mid elves only mtire in come, according to government fig. nd July, es," he. re Schwab has agreed to become exeeu-}ures, while thruout the whole United | tive head of the new corporation | States Le which will take over the assets ‘of | 12.5 per cent of bis income during! the present company which are tho| these months, receives This means more Hale & Kilburn Corp., Philadélphia, | steady all-year-round buying than is and the Wadswogth Mfg. Co, De-/ trot. The new company will be known as the Motor Body Corporation. In cidentally Schwab's majority interest in the Stutz Motor Car Co. ma: act to the company’s interest when the question of purchasing bodies ts being considered by the motor car manufacturing concern. generally credited to the farmer Ninety-one periodical by the Salvation languages. are publish Army in 48 British admiralty has an tnven tion which is said to pierce thy densest fogs Telephone Melrose 0100 Auto Accessories Ignition Parts Fremont Battery Co. Open Daily and Sunday, 8 A. M. to 11:30 P. M. Recharging Batteries 75c By the Old System Your Battery Will Last Longer Service Car New 6-volt Batteries, guaranteed unconditionally for one year. Will fit Ford, Chevrolet, Oakland and othet's............ Philco Diamond Grid Batteries 6-volt, for Ford, Chevrolet and others W-116 L. M. A,, reg. price $27.00, sale price, $19.25 25% Off on All Diamond Grid Batteries 3413 Fremont Tires Gasoline and Oils "$14.60 Buy an Oakland—and known mileage at the present low prices. Liberal and convenient terms—if you wish! Northwest Oakland Co. 1000 Pike St, | | } | | | | | | | | Jackie Coogan’s Reward | No! Jackie doesn’t drive the car—his legs aren't long| Harlan Fe approximately | enough—but he does take great pride in keeping it “nice and shiny.” This Buick sedan is Jackie's sole property. It} was given to him by Daddy Coogan as a reward for naming} Jackie's latest picture. to find a suitable title and so it is. HARDING FEARS NEWS. EXPERTS is | After the experts had tried in vain| oy speed , Jackie suggested calling it “Daddy's,” | the Internats He fe well known ve litical conference. T lhe forthcoming jour ney in not “the Western trip.” It the “Alaskan’trip.” It is a busi ared that every time «| Harian Fe ican came down | dianapdlis train to greet him it would 300,000 FORD SALES IN MAY Divided Between Commer- | cial and Rural Centers || DETROIT, Mich,, May 12.—The general prosperity now existing thru out the country is atrikingly reflect ed ih the demand for Ford cars and trucks: Dealer requirements for May, just innounced at the offices of the Ford Motor company, call for 300,000 cars and trucks and orders making up |this great total come from every section of the na The company’s 6 gnanufactur: | ing facilities are being utilt utmost in an endeavor to the daily output no that d dors may be filled a» quickly a» possible, ‘The proportion of increase in or the * {demand for Ford products 1x about jequally divided between commercial Jeenters and rural communities, re- |Mecting not only better conditions in | the cities, but likewise a growth of | prosperity among the farmers | A feature of tho dealer require nta iy the large number of Ford Salen of Ford trucks month high bring m Ion trucks. have been mounting thin year, establishing marks and May promises to another While bust pean concerns everywhere are dally turning to the use of the Ford truck in increasing numbers, the sales rec ords also show that farmers availing themeclves of the advan:| tages and economy of motor truck transportation to a greater ‘extent | |than ever before, ever | new record-breaker ltire state in March. STAR AGENCY Willys Managers Visiting Branches BUENOS AIRES E. N, Culver, the WillysOverlan Angeles branch som t far gack heed v1 dub roundup of the big astern automo. up the banner week of their) South American City Pur- bile ters to see for himself pro-| history, they reported chases 32 for Officials duction conditions at the factory afid| / Orders for Star cars 5 re to get in touch with trade opinions | ceived every asing numn-| | oan and conditions east of the Missis ETROIT, Ma ty 0 sippt according to J. O. Richards, ; ; t pp . 4 uenos Aires aned a fleet L. J, MeCracken, sales manager of the agency. The Star ns : for the Los Angeles district, in the ayn Richards, 1s now able|f 42 Dodge hers’ motor. care meantime has been covering the ter-|t0 supply the ueinand for cars but in| for uw city officials, it was ane ritory ‘go ax to keep up close per-| being taxed to the limit nounced at the factory here yester- sonal contact with Willys Overland . we ; he Be ep apr ~ bragd are gt day The roximately 100 branch tor Sales company, which 1s located | {es that s of three oF at 1114 Fourth ave., according to re-| more eral hundred. others : ports of salesmen, that have one.or two in. the serviee. Rickenbacker at : Lerve +5 al SAO NE RRs ki ve Series , + P Flyers’ Disposal DETROIT, May 12,—"Until such | time ax thero is an alr service sta, tion in every city and town, Ricken: backer distributors will gladly. ren Sunday’s Remarkable Test Proves Again Thats OLDSMOBILE ‘ der first aid and service to any cross Dt country aviator,” announces C E. V. Rickenbacker, American of aces, and vice president of t automobile company which bears his name Big Durant Gains in Los Angeles | That the Durant-Stevens Los An-| geles branch when the April “recap” appears will make an even better showing than it did in March, when it was credited with 135 sales in the city, is foresact by the statement of } Sales Manager McVey that 239 Du rants were delivered last month, as compared with 401 sales for the en- Youthful Sneed King | Will Race on May 30 ngler, Only 22 Years Old, Entered) in Indianapdlis Speedway Classic INDIA POLIS, May 12.—A new) An, will be crowned at 600-mile race to be held at the Indianapolis Motor Speed: | Jeooration Da: May 30. He years old. His nate is jer. He arrived in In aturday Harry Hartz hag been the proud} holder of the title. He was 24 yes old when he graduated from the m |chanic’s ment of Eddje Hearne's |xpeedster a year ago last Thanks-} [ness journey which he will take in} giving Day and in his first start at/ Plans. Tour to Avoid “Inter. | his official capacity and neither » pretations” of Writers eo agi jaunt nor a poiltical cam- paign swing. Harding has repeated that over Los Angeles finished fourth in com-| petition with a galaxy of stars. In that race as mechanic for Hartz | sho was @ Jad just out of his teens, BY LAWRENCE MARTIN Jana over, and he ts bent on getting Quiet, unassuming, manly, respect | WASHINGTON, May -12—Preat-| dent Harding, himself a newspaper | man, is afraid of the newspapers. That is the reason has ‘re. ft by water. Harding is not afraid of having! [tye country to understand that he jeans it. ‘The speech he regards as the bie- gest of the trip will be devoted to i Alaskan affairs, |vamped plans for hi» Western trip|on hia re jand intends to make at ledst. half off try It will be delivered urn from the north coun- probably at Seattle. The other speeches will be made for two reasons—because a president | the newspapers carry a complete | crossing the country cannot avoid | iin halt the number of public recep-| during the evening, 8. E. Fleming, | Htions he must undergo; the number | assistant superintendent of schools, | Jie wants ful. No one knew even his name. | Ho was the "boy friend" of Harry Harts who had just driven to star-) dom. As the facing season ad-| | vanced he became more noticeable in |racing circles, He was a wonderful |mechanic, He was ever beside Hartz jin their thundering speed dashes, Hartz a slender, youthful type) himself “looked like a veteran com: | | | and faithful report of what he does, | speechmaking and because the triP| pared to the lad beside him. Then where he goes and what he says.| affords a good opportunity for dis-|\116 wo of them breezed into second | the country to know | ci ‘ussing with the people the admin- about that, and when he speaks on | \stration’s policies and plans and for & public question he is glad to hav his views given the widest publicity. He ts afraid, however, of having tho straight news of his trip “inter preted” by special writers and oth-| rs so that the journey will take} on a political significance, which | Harding is determined it » assume. going to cut fh half hin speaking | * tour. c He will also, by this means, cuts of crowds ho must appear before; |" the number of greetings, enthusias-| Those arranging dances tic and otherwise, he will recelte. alt not | Queen © of sensing public reactions ‘to them. lMarguetiie Glenn Crowned May Queen Marguerite Glenn was. crowned the May Friday, at ‘That is tho reason he {s| Youngstown playfield, where young: | ters and their parents gathered for community fortivities, At a pro- ram in, the school community room poke on the junior high school. the program of and exhibits were: Miss The president knows that in addi-|Joyce Suffell, Miss Nina Nelson, |tion to straight news of his trip) Miss Lucetta Bercler, Miss Mabel and speeches a great deal would be| P written about these other features—| whether he wns enthusiastically re-| ccived; whether he was more or less | $ | popular now than when he took of-!by Barker and Miss Lois Waterhouse. English firm of bacon-curers paid 000 for the recipe to cure hams the Brandenburg method. TAKEN FROM LIFE BY MARTIN Father Drives | | Renton-Maple Val place following close on the heols of | the record breaking Jimmy Murphy | lant May, Altho’secead they travel: | ed miles an hour faster than any-| one had ever before jourtieyed the} 500-miles of competition In an In-| IS GUILTY, BUT | HE GOES FREE TILLAMOOK, Ore, May 12— Frank A. Rowe, president of the de-| funet Nehalem Valley. bank at Wheeler, will be allowed to retain his liberty after recefving an indeter- minate sentence of from one to seven | years on charges of larceny and em- bezzlement, to which he pleaded guilty. Since the bank closed Rowe has | paid back a good deal of the short- age caused by his irregularities and this fact influenced Judge Bagley in granting the parole. The total amount which Rowe ap- propriated to his own use from the | bank's funds and the Port of Neha- lem is approximately $15,000, and he | must remain in the state until It Is/ all paid back, BY THOMAS B BEEMAN King County Engineer WEEK ENDING MAY 12, 1923 ALL PAVE! SFA 2000,00Re GRAVEL ROADS y—-Gravel. in, good | condition, ement tor 1% | eo fair gravel, | Maple Valley-Black Diamond. | Enumetaw-Prank ‘ood condition. | Sunset Highway—snoqualmie pass clored. Good condition in King county to Camp Good. Manon, Issaquah-Falt City — tssaquah-Preston portion under construction, rough. Alternate route to Fall City in via Kirkland and Redmond, or north end of Lake Washing! Fall City-North Bend—Good, Renton-Iesaquah—Vaved. nb-Redmond (via Lake Sammam- ont nt * Highway--Open to sky ; good condition. Kray Naches Pass—Open to park entrance; excellent condition, Lake Forest Park: La tion on top of hill Kouth of jocount of slides Closed to tr For further Information oall Main 6900, Jooat 8 Tho nigitingale’s song may be |heard at a distance of a mile on a calm night, | he cut down to conform to the 122 Wins ‘by Comparison Three Oldsmobile four-cylinder cars femon- strated their wonderful power and efficiency _ when they conquered Queen Anne counterbal- ance in high gear. The feat was accomplished by a sport touring car, a brougham and a cab, each car making the climb repeatedly under police and expert ob- servation. Robert S. Taylor, member of the Society of Automotive Engineers and a recognized author- ity, examined the cars at the end of the tests and certified that each car used was ‘equipped with standard high-gear ratio of four and seven- tenths to one (4.7 to 1). , dianapolis event. The identity of Hartz’ riding companion became known. It was Harlan Fengler. Ho has remained with Hartz, hi idol, thru thick and thin, victory and defeat. Then along comes the In tanapolisy event which will separate them, It must, There is room only | for one person in Harry's monoplane racing body which will make its first | racing appearance at Indianapolis, along with tne single seaters of the | other drivers 86 Flengler 1s to be given amount. One of the 183 inch Duraut cars is to Let Us Give You a Personal Demonstration Oldsmobile Motor 1000 EAST PIKE ST. EAST 0128 cubic inch requirements of the Hoos- fer Classic and will be tooled. by Fengter. It js safe to assume that Fengler will follow along directly ‘behind Hartz, his tutor, és Hartz followed his mentor, Hearne, in the first race he drove. It wil not be unusual to seo all three of them riding along together, Hearne, the grandpa, Harta, who has grown to manhood! in racing and ttle Harlan Fengter, the boy speed king. The STAR Car Will possibly advance in. price May 15th r We will make immediate deliveries NOW The Continental Red Seal motor in your STAR Car is easily the most accessible motor in any car under $ 1000. In fact, itis one of the most accessible motors in any car at any price. Pistons can be removed through either top or bottom of block. Ask a mechanic, for whose time you usually get charged $1.25 per hour, what this means. The front motor support of your STAR Car is separate from motor, connected by studs. Accessi- bility again. These are only a few of the many advantages of the STAR motor. Practically any part of it can be dismounted in Aa/f the time needed for any other low-priced car. Remember, your STAR Car ($558.75 here) means more to you than low first cost. It represents a new low cost for maintenance. $5582 here Good until midnight, May 14th, W. S. Dulmage Motor Co. EAST PIKE AT TENTH