The Seattle Star Newspaper, November 3, 1923, Page 9

nearly who is of be a NOVEMBER 8, 1 neers Shelor Asks Unity for East-West Auto Route Auto Club Official Points Necessity of All- State Support of Project ation was Friday expre ed by Douglas Shelor, manager of the Automobile Club of Washington here, over “the approval of Engineer James Allen’s commitment of the state highv commission to the construction of the proposed East-West highway at the Good Roads conven- tion at Olympia recently. The highway has been the sub- | ject of agitation by the club for mere than a year. Allen also announced the decision that the Cle Elum- Ellensburg road would bela a res quick, but the highway route.}! n 4 oter the been a part of the|' 2 om a to .@ proposed highway program} STORE LOCALE highway e We was necess: Pc over. he Western Now the domar ss the | turned for a s highway be backed by t constituer recer Some visited as Pa. | Pass, in Weste the Pacific important the state he said. chub ‘an the has been propos’ High was ot as been pledged ators from all sectic state as well us by influe organizations, “This is the one big item of the| ¢ road program for the future and upon it this organization vo $000 members will center its qffor until Washington ts paved patel Idaho to the ocean as well as from| Canada to Ovegon. “There is only one thing that can block the paving of this highway, warns Shelor, “and that is the stir- up of differdnces as to the| to be followed by variou s and communities. Ultimately,! yw, 1, 1 three suggested routes will be! Tire ¢ ; paved, but only one can be dong) month ago for th atva:times If the organiantionyand | ing trip, retacned W. people of the state will keep thefr| brim with now idea hands off, there will be no delay.|was fortunate in The highway department is best/ good buys on able to determine the first route to} Fitzpatrick be paved. —Lete everybody keep | conditions in =—be to cover expe TIRE BUSINESS HELD VALUABLE: Local Dealer Home After Eastern Business rout ling | prices. Se visited were Ch Akron, Boston a ® saved? DEALERS WAT NEW PHAETON | Latest Addition to “ ladecl Line Expected The Smallwood Motor Co., Gard £ air of | ner distributors, is awaiting the ar- Or a Dp jrival of the new all-season ge Iphaeton, the first. shipment. Kein; due in Seattle about November 10. A | This is a standard touring car equipped with a special permanent R jtop which incorporates many fea ures of the enclosed paneled body, yet one that is convertible for summer The top in fitted to'the body in the same manner ay the standard tour jing, but has a slat roof construc |tion—light-weight, hardwood slats Ford dealer running lengthwise and supported \by seven crosswise bows. ‘The out- — side frame of the roof and the crows bows are of laminated material, noted AUXILIARY TRANSMISSION FOR YOUR FORD CAR OR}! for light weight and unusual strength. The weight of this top is wise, = =—TRUCK @ “six Speeds only slightly in excess of the regular touring top. The roof is covered with a good Forward Type Gearshift quality of black rubberized double {texture matcrial. The rear quarters Gears Positively ] | #iving a clean, neat appearance, Locked ‘RAIN SPOUT” IS in Shift | PROVIDED Yi, Position An aluminum guttering, finished BH Adjustable in black enamel, extends the ‘full }length of the top und serves as a Bearings drain in rainy weather and prevents gj ‘Throughout J} water from running inside the Complete Unit || Two sets of curtains are supplied Adds Only |The regular curtains carried In a Bibs. Welght || compartment at the rear of the to Car and front seat, for summer une, Keep Your Veet Off the Low lthe others the special winter en closure, These are of a substantial Pedal and Ride in Comfort Up Any Hilt construction thruout; soundproof, draftproot and waterproof. A good For Sale by FORD DEALERS If your dealer cannot jauality of glass iv used, affording supply you-SEB THE | good light and ample ventilation Is | | provided, as the glass in all four! Warford Equipment Co. 2036 Westlake Ave. EL {ot-6758 |three-ply buckram, giving the top a | solid, substantial effect. The roof ia lined with a tan colored material, top doors slides back and forth in felt lined channels. All four glasses are | held rigidly in place with an anti- rattle device. i PYsack TIRES A NorTHWEST PRobucT JACK TIRE Third Ave. ~ STATION 1924 Seattle~ Wash. and back stays are supported with | STORE AT The The Chan about the town in a huge O. H. Pound, d conditions H. B. This now on lo ber of Commerce Hartt makes the 80th EW DODGE is is the new Dodge Brothers business sedan. official opening of a new very good in Centralia and i was appointed manager of the new store of the huge Western Auto Supply chain, and Saving Sam will sure be a busy man from ng up new bargains for B| ee store by the Western Auto Supply Co. at Centralia was of Centralia has flan’ floa store their new customers. BROTHERS BUSINESS SEDAN ee | It is donstaictal entire ly of steel and lene A and hood are finished in the baked enamel of which the Dodge Brothers are | | the originators. The upholstery is in genuine are easily removed, which giv ing space. The car is about four inche jand are 55 inches long. The w This is the first one receive Spanish blue leather and the cushions, back and seat raisers 8 the car the unique feature of having 60 cubic feet of load- 8 lower than formerly. The rear springs are underslung | heelbase has been lengthened to 116 inches. d by W. L. _ Baton, local distributor. — AUTO MAKING BIG INDUSTRY | | } | Michigan Figures Indicate | Unbelievable Totals FLINT, Mich., Nov. {ple h any {number of automobiles |made in this | have th machines mes [nor do they chines me to the jthe Sixth Michigan are é | Hamtrack, jand Flint FIFTY-FOU R PLANTS concept n in do nts what those ma. people realize nor| number » within the cities named ufacturing complete trucks. There are this number of sub-| parts | completed production | automobiies o probably twice | sidiary conipis for the Migure ployed in Automobiles | people. They are producing this territory. 2,862,850 completed auto. mobiles or trucks, this number rep: resenting a value of $1,615,949, 000, Figuring that there is on ayer age of four persona dependent upon every one employed by the indis | tries, 682,084 people are entirely d® | pendent upon the Industries without taking into consideration the out- side factors. Figuring an average wago of $5 per day, the 184,210 employed would receive a daily wage totaling $916,-| 050 or for a year's perind, using 270 days per year, 0, furnishing show that there are em producing 183,210 these and parts, trucks, } Christmas Benefit Concert Is Planned | The Alki Community committee | will stage a Christmas benefit ‘con cert for the neody families of the] district November 9 at the Alki Com | munity hall) The benefit will be} under the direction of 1. ©. Knutzon, | director of the all-city grade school [orchestra, | | ments on car | fornia, by A. B. | bitulithic ‘Everett City Engineer Shows Value of Paving |Gasoline Consumption Not Affected by Bitu-| lithic, Conerete or Asphalt Many tests have been conducted, to determine the effect of the dif- ferent types of modern ave-| The saving in wear | tires and automobil lieved to be fully as great a in the consumption of gasoline, “Add to this," say Cutter, “the states| #avings in road maintenance Cali-| to cay nothing of wear and tear on -| nerves of road users—and we have cor of Everett, Wash. which dem-| an object Jesson in the economy of that on modern concrete} high type and of keeping] asphalt roads there is no| roads in repair for economic} difference in gasoline consumption, | Use On gravel or waterbound, mac-| The tests wére governed by rules adam roads in good condition, how-| which provided a distance in each ever, gasoline consumption 4s from|test of 100 miles of continuous op- 10 to 35 per cent greater. On grav-| eration in order accurately to record el or water bound roads {p bad con-|the gasoline consumption and pro- dition gasoline consumption 8/duce a fair average. It much heavier than 35 per cent, quired that the tests be made on traf-| road surfaces in good condition after | three years’ practical use and that | & uniform speed of not less than 20 gasoline per in cash, mile of road or $3.264 road and tear on depre line consumption and tire w none has conclusty than that conduct the of Washington, 4 i Cutter, city engin proven more roads good onstrated “Under modern votume of fic," says Cutter, in a report of his findings, “good roads rapidly pay for themselves in economy of gaso-|nor more than line consumption and the same|bé4 maintained, In holds true in economy of tire and| states the same motor cars were other automobile wear and tear.” | used for comparative tests of th Cutter's findings show that upon] several road types, but different m: & smooth surface, resilient road,|chines were used in some cases. such as asphalt, the consumption of| Motorists were required to record gasoline by 730,000 vehicles per|tho date, location, speed and gaso- year road per mnnum. At 24 cents por|actly 100 milos running ax shown gallon this representa an invest-| by the speedometers on the cars, ment of $9,216, The consumption! While the superiority over all of gasoline by 730,000 vehicles on|types of smooth asphalt roads in gravel or waterbound macadam| saving tire wear has been demon. roads was 52,000 gallons per mile|strated by tests, the saving some- of road per annum, This repre-| times being as great as 4,600 miles sents an investment of $12,480, The| per tire, there is another. aspect of paved road, therefore, affords an|tho subject, which merits moro at annual saving of 18,600 gallons ot tention than has bean accorded It, miles per hour 5 eae or wet windshields Yor car doors and windows, Gives a clear view 50c 50c At your dealer's, or sent post: pnid on receipt of price. TERNATIONAL SPECIALTIES CO,, Polson Blig., Souttle, Wash. agreed to furnish the local band for this occasion, | Saturday night cost. | was re-} ach of the three | ix 38,400 gallons per mile of| tine consumption at the end of ex-| CENTRALIA 7) sad Alaina lie to be held Saturday evening. It will be carried strict manager of the Western Auto Supply Co., who supervised the opening of this new store, reports looking forward to a nice business from this branch RADIO PROGRAM AUTO FEATURE Supply Company Schedules | Formal “At Home” program terizing mai opening of its new hor and v use at Los An the Western Auto § has scheduled a radio pro November enterts 1 $ and 9 o'clock. will be broadcast fron tion KFI 469 meters, On the morning of November 6 pany will offictalt: ture, tho no bu entertainment a and solo art- easories to the} given away, | according to announcements reach- ng Seattle and an educational re- | depicting the progress of the |automobile in a car exhibit Some of the latest models will be shown alongside cars 10 years old and some of the first models of the various makes. DEALER MAY REPAINT CAR \Oakland’s Finish Permits Cheap Refinishing When the fleet of new 1924 Oak- land was sent out early in September from the factory at Pontiac to all sections of the coun- wy to demonstrate the four-wheel brakes and other safety it found that after the Blue Travelers” had gone mud-spattered roads and j thick with gumbo, all’ that necessary to give the cars a cars “True thru even with a dry cloth The spect } bodies is the most ment for automobile us2 and pos- remarkable properties of durability, according to claims, The body may be cleaned with or oily cloth, or washed in the regular way which is rubbed on over jis improved by jing, so that as the cars are used | they attain an even smoother gloss |The finish is not ea scratched, recent develop: rubbing or polish- was| new) e | appearance was to rub off the mud] parts ia be-} that} paint on the Oakland: a dry} The satin wax finish} the paint| NEWEST SEDAN HIGH GEAR RUN IS DEPARTURE 1S COMPLETED Cadillac Imperial Combines “Cannonball” Drives Olds Custom-Built Features Across U. S. Continent LIP LLL LILA PPL PAPAL AR 108 ANGE “Cannonball” Noy, Baker, in « model 0 Olden Six, with all gears, high, removed, reached Los Angeles from New York city October having successfully completed the sensational high gear and economy run In motordom's history. He left the Eastern metropolis October 6. Broadway, in here, and cord-smash: e exhibit n progre untry, the impe dan, a Jel in the V-6 enied® t except compan n, ae fotor Co mines most be feature of ne The seal on intact as when rk 18 days before. the fuel used by Baker rds checked New York press tition is geles and ack of the transcontinental edan q feature, crossed the Ame patron i the Atlantic to Pacifie in . have form Baker dd his to obtain only in custom [tered every imaginable fuded In the seven pas- | cuit They included steep moun senger imperi: tains, axledeep mud, days of rain- “The carpets, curtains and uphol-| storms in the Middle West flood dis stery, it has have mountain snowstorms with ex- planned . who have cold, blazing desert heat and Clee the same ee all kinds of roads, uld be used in decorating the} = cultured ; representatives: front seat, giving the} On his trip, de- time a car in continent from high gear, Oldsmobiie encoun: kind of ditt hes of y been able work, is inc al subi been | trict | exer-| treme care as LABOR MAN FREED me. The upholstery and other ins| CHICAGO, Nov. 3.—Richard Noull- for trimmings are of a new line| han, former treasurer of the Inter- the| national Association of Structural ron Workers, was acquitted yester- y of a charge of embezzling $10,000 n’s funds. 5 ingroom of a most velvet m fi est carding: ng and |the other interior woodwork. "On the in of all doors in the sed models genuine burl walnut panels appear in matched wsociat where dama This impossib! finished job, spor on a appeared. varnish On wet pavements? Have a | DIAMOND VACUUM 1 TREAD put-on your smooth cord tires. We Guarantee 6,000 miles! Bardshar Motor Cal 1621 Twelfth Ave. EA st-1080 pt $12 Bteritd EL lot-3884 || NEW METHOD TIRE SHOP 2101 WESTLAKE features, | | does not check and is not affected, | by sun or rain. Another feature of | owners is the fact that if the body is marred or dented in any way, all that is necessary after the dent |is “bumped out” is to have the Oak land dealer spray with a special paint gun just the spot that has been marred. The paint blends to- | gether without leaving a trace of jand that is the protection which the smooth surfaced highway affords |the motorist against punctures. A great many accidents are due to blowouts or punctures on gravel or waterbound macadam roads when the car is traveling at high speed | Almost any car becomes uncontrol- |able under such circumstances, It is seldom, however, that a puncture occurs on a smooth pavement, Such road surfaces are washed clean by the rains or blown clean by the | winds and tho air currents occasion- ed by traffic, As a rule anything Jlying on the surface cernable and avoidable. On gravel or macadam glass, bolts, nails, screws or sharp rocks cannot be 0 easily seen and avoided, Conclusive tests and mo toring experience are leading to the conclusion rapidly eyérywhere in | America that asphalt roads pay for themselves, The movement in this day does not mean so much the effort to get {funds for highway improvement as It does an effort to sew that the funds already available are wisely and economically expended, roads soon od roads » is easily dis. interest to} Buick Open Cars are Stormtight Perfect protection is provided from rain and wind. The lower frame cf the windshield fits into a perma- nent rubber grommet. Moulded rubber seals every joint between the frames and posts. At the top a new weatherstrip, steel reinforced, excludes all air that might enter between the windshield and top, and side curtains button to the windshield, instead of the posts, covering the slight crack between them. In addition to these and numerous other refinements, Buick four-wheel brakes afford a greater degree of safety on all models, Bulck retail agencies open from time to time to parties with necessary business ability and finances, General business experience necessary. | East Pike at Harvard | New Downtown Store, Stuart Bldg. PA st-0842 eat University Street Wor greater convenience we have 4 at University St When better automobiles are built, Buick will build thems a