The Seattle Star Newspaper, December 8, 1923, Page 14

“PAGE 14 SETTLE CAR SETS RECORD Stock Star “Auto Driven to Oakland in 35 Hours OAKLAND, Cal, Deo, 8.—Ono of the most remarkable non. stop motor and nonstop wheel runs In automotive annals of the Pacific coast was completed Monday noon in Oakland by a stock model Star car, which was driven from Seattle to Oakland in 35 hours and 39 minutes, Maintaining a speed for the 1,001 miles traveled between the King st, railway station in Seattle and the Star Motor Co, of California factory, In Oakland, of better than 28 miles fan hour, a gasoline average of 27.4373 miles per gallon was obtained, ‘The oll consumption, according to Feconts made public here, waa 1% pints, and but one quart of water ‘was used, It ts claimed, To tho additional credit of the car $s the fact that the car had seen 7,770 miles in private ownership, It ‘was driven alternately by L, V, Raw- ‘lings, sales manager of the W, 5. Dulmage Motor Co, of Seattle, and by W. H. Amsbary of the same or. Fanization. They were compelled to| Keep the car constantly in motion, ‘without even a moment's rest. FOG HAMPERED | START OF RUN | At times the drivers reported they | ‘Were forced to slacken speed to but) five miles an hour in whirling south-| ward thru Myrtle Creek, Cow Creek and Wolf Creek canyons in Oregon. | In the early hours of the run a heavy fog hindered progress so much that they were compelled to lose two Thours at the outset and return to Seattle for a new start by daylight. They then increased their traveling gait enough to maintain for the com. Plete run a mark in excess of 28 Miles per hour. ‘This running schedule adhered to by the Star approximates that of the ‘Dest train time between Oakland and the Northwestern metropolis. Rawlings’ dairy of the trip reveals @ sustained speed of close to 45 miles an hour for more than seven Rouws, and his memorandums show that the original Seattle air in all four tires Tost little of the pressure they showed at the start of the 1,001-mile per. formance. After belng checked in at Oakland, the drivers were welcomed at the factory by Forrest Arnold, sales man- ager, and Comptroller W. Starz. Tuesday noon they were received by Mayor John L. Davie of Oakland. With the Washington and Oregon mud still plastered on the car, it was Placed on exhibition in salesrooms here. Remaining here several days, | it will be started back to Seattle, | Making stops along the route to per-| mit citizens to view it. | SUBSIDIZE VEHICLES The British war office, it is offi. cially announced, will pay a subsidy of 40 pounds per annum to all pur- chasers of approved vehicles or| chassis of British manufacture, the object being to encourage the use in commerce of a 30 hundredweight lor- ry fitted with pneumstic tires, says @ consular report to the department of commerce. The plan carries with it the right of the war department to purchase such vehicles in a national emergency, at a price fixed by agree- | ment at the date the purchaser en- | rolis under the plan. The enrollment Will be from year to year up to two ies" of 1807 to the speedy motorized One of the most remarkable non-stop motor records of local initiation, , was made Monday THR SHATTLE STAR noon when a stock model Star car from the W. S. Dulmage Motor Co., here, was driven into Oakland, Cal., from Seattle in 35 hours and 39 minutes. ENGLISH MOTOR | BOOK RECEIVED New Edition Helpful for Those Planning Trip For the benefit of those planning motor trips tru the British Isles, a copy of the fifth edition of ‘Motors in a Nutshell,"" one of the standard English works on automobiles and auto travel in that country, has been received by the auto editor of The Star. It consists of a compact little volume cram-full of auto routes and road information covering England, Wales, Scotland and Ireland; a plain description of the modern car in all its component parts and a section on | roadside troubles. Beautifully bound tn tmitation brown alligator leather with green | and yellow engraving, the handy vol umo {s {llustrated on the inner side | of the covers with original o from pen and ink sketches by Coffin, illustrating the progress of transportation from the hand “Itz fire trucks of 1923. The publication !s by the London offices of the Eagle, Star & British Dominions Insurance company, Ltd.| While applicable particularly to British conditions and vehicles, the treatise on automobiles is valuable years; but in exceptional cases the maximum period may be extended mt three years. as well to American motorists, even tho carburetors are spelled with two | visit to “t's,"" a spark plug is a “sparking Oe A large compartment directly behind the driver's seat adds carrying space to the new} and sells for $1 | Oldsmobile business sedan, now on sale by the Oldsmobile Motor Co., of Seattle. The body| is mounted on the new standard siz chassis 145 delivered here. plug’ and motor trucks become “lor. ries," Anyone planning on a motor trip thru the on thelr next | may refer to nformat vice station: this new yolum: road conditions, # automobile ¢ of The St | Guaranteed || thel ongest Wea '| ‘Tire onthe Market A C-T-C Tire FREE If It Does Not Outwear Any Other Tire Uae January C-T-C tire deal 15th authorized ers will match a C-T-C tire on any user’s car against any other tire of the same size on the market. Place a new C-T-C tire on any wheel of your car opposite a new tire, equal size, of any other make you care to choose. Then drive them continuously until one gives out. If the C-T-C fails to outwear the other tire, you will get another C-T-C tire FREE. This astounding factory Guaranty is simply an offer to PROVE to every tire user the remark- able performance of these hand-built C-T-C tires, and to demonstrate the good faith of the manu- facturer behind them. C-T-C tires won't skid to “Conserve the Car. longest enduring tires built. ‘and can be driven at low inflation They are the strongest, toughest, BUY YOUR TIRES FOR SPRING NOW. In spite of their GUARANTEED SUPERIORITY C-T-C’s cost NO MORE than ordinary tires. Columbia Tire Corporation Factory and General Sales Offi Portland, CANAL THE Oregon CO., DISTRIBUT “Where Westinke Crosses the Cana’ SEATT. Canal Motor Co. Ine. Kavenna Tire Shop Hill Motor Service Hiawatha Garag J. Puget LE DEALERS Westinke & Nickerson ‘enth Ave. NE, th & Stoneway 2 . Auto Repair Shop, 12 Sound Tire § Automobile Approaches Telephone as Necessity for Seattle’s Citizenry AS around $400 the in in Seattle. entails a 1 rental 9 car salesmen some ot means that 1,700,000 conver number of peo: a ‘The United in the use @ telephone, h the world’s 20,000,000 phones. The caus facility is attributed to ma: being reduced constantly. make ¢ si Seattle. Just auto dealers say, years t are telephones fn its buildings AFRICAN IMPORTS OF AUTOS GROWING Africa's automotive {mports y 1923 will sider n advance of 8,000 cars, accora > estimates of dealers and fac » trade, s & report to ment of commerce from Pisar at Cape Town ntes placed the num South and 6,000 cars, imports of 4,145 rucks, combined with favorable current demand continued imports have caused upward revision. The great major. six month: cars and 152 and of South African importation of | Foreign Show Reports Good “The chara ing to us er of reports com. thru our representat in attendance at the Paris London automobile shi quite in ling with the h factory and are satis. domestic and are, from a sales : y encourag: general sales manager of k Motor Co. To lewrn that there fs nothing of mechanical or body design on European products that can be regarded a awential adv over features that the the soundne un € curr emphasizes 8 of our position fr the market ‘To learn, furthermore, that leading Buick Was va ed feed tora Irive and four-wheel brak Plicated on most of the h eign car character ead motor lubr " it seems to ation of the county auditor, estimates t mates the num erag ations are « ally use of Seattle telephones. ‘es leads the world, acc aving approximately 15,000,000 of of the automobile’s remarkable growth as an ordinary things. Others sa kk of thrift, while others point te thi More than 225,000 persons are declared to use ‘autos daily tn rapidly the auto {s gaining cannot be determined, of them wou re will be more autos on the an|— udgment of our enginee me BY LELAND HANNUM } & household necessity, the automobile is overtaking the tele- foct that the average Investment for an ayto totals oximately $180 a year for up! ep, and ible when compared en than automobiles rong. © are 75,000 auton are still going ber of telephones at around $5,000. Is per phone, there are attlo telephones, This ied on or that the same 10 ¢ over rding to national figures, For one thing, the price is {t is because of the public's auto as an absolute noces- predict that in a few more reets of Seattlo t there | motor vehicles come from the United | | States and Canafia, | | Altho the record established in| 1920 still {s unbroken, this year’s 1m. | In |the former year 10,048 automobiles entered Africa, s country of origin as follows: United States, 7,364; Canada, 2,354; United Kingdom, 296; ance, 16; Italy, i Germany, 5. The imports dropped | Sensationaily in 1921, the total num ber of cars being 2,069, and in 1922 the total imports were 4,840. |ports will approach {t closely. South itemized for a pair of ROTFWEILER lined brake shoes —ask any | Ford dealer EXIDE BATTERY | MEET IS HELD Seattle Depot Featured in Exide Convention Frank T. Kolas, manager of the automotive replacement sales depart ment at tho factory, and Georgo Rt Murphy, manager of the Pacific dis. trict, president of the California Au- tomotive ‘Trade association, were the guests of honor and principal speak ers at a convention and banquet at the Hotel Gowman last T the local branch of the age Battery company, according to announcement of the Northern Eleo- trie company, The meeting was under the direc: tion of George D. Luther, manager of the Beattle branch, and the con- vention was tho first since the en tublishment of the now Ixide depot and assembting plant at 1041 Rail- road ave. 8, An inspection trip thru the depot was a feature of the meet, Exide distributors of Washington d Oregon were in attendance, Ford Produces Half of Autos DETROIT, Mich. Deo, 8—Ap- proximately 49 per cent of the pas wenger cars and trucks produced in tho United States during the first 10 months of 1923 were Forda, ‘This is shown by & comparison of the automobile production figures given out by the U. 8. department of commerce and thone of the Ford Motor company here. The department's figures on cars and trucks, the latter Including fire Apparatus and street sweepers, shows a total of 3,396,638 for the first 10 months. Ford production figures on the seme period, which include as those ot other companies, cars and trucks made here for assembly in foreign countries, totals 1,639,374. ‘This total, however, does not include the production of the plant at Man- chester, England, which manufac tures practically all of tts parts and which produced 27,606 cars and trucks during the first 10 montha, nor does it include the 10-month output of 69,462 cars and trucks by the ford Motor Company, of Can- ada, Ad, A comparison of the truck produc tion figures shows that 62 per cent GARDNER 'Motor WHY NOT GIVE A “GARDNER” FOR CHRISTMAS? THE GIFT SUPREME There is no gift you can buy that delivers as much benefit, comfort and happiness as an auto- mobile. There is no gift that you can buy that in- cludes a greater intrinsic value. See the attractive “GARDNER” models on our floor—let us explain to you how easy it is to buy one. OPEN EVENINGS Smallwood Motor Co., Inc. 1024 E. Pike at 11th “Ask Any Gardner Owner” were Fords, ‘The total number cf] trucks turned out during the ten} months from January 1 to Novein-| ber 1, was 320,285 with Ford truck | production for the time total-| lag 200,996. JAPAN ASKS MORE AUTOMOBILE TRUCKS Following the assimilation by the mo t of trucks to replace thome destroyed in the eart hquake, & period of active demand for ure cars in the Kobe-Osaka is expected, Assistant Trade Commissioner Steintorf re. ports from Kobe, There has been || & largo immediate demand for trucks and light passenger cars to replace the destroyed equipment and to provide for ensential trans. || portation needs, Once these im. || mediate requirements are met, it seems probable that there may be || & more or less prolonged period || of lensened demand, but pleasure || cars may then be expected to be the object of extensive purchas Ing. * sanity,” sald he. “For my part, I AUTO MEN belleve when a criminal is clearly HEAR MAY gully, he should be punished. That sy ye what we have prisons for. They ‘American methods of justice ea\are to protect society.” well take some lessons from At the annual election following, English," declared Luke S. May,|George PF, Morrissty ‘was elected consulting criminologist, in address-| president; Lorin Solon, vice. presi- nd William A. Simonds, seo- ing the annual banquet of the Wash-| dent, ington Automotive Trade associat! treasurer. In addition to Mor- |rissey, other speakers included H. P. last week, at the Hotel Gowman. O. McKay and J. H. May pointed to the large number | Gr minals who take advantage of| McDiarmid. One of the visiting its was George R. Murphy, pres- the | insanity plea, gu “It has become quite the rage|ident of the California Auto ‘Trade now, among criminals, to plead in-| association. cee . 1 a(t 7" ‘ oe IF NOT WRECKED TOO BAD—WE'LL TAKE 'EM! Thinking of Buying a New Chevrolet? If you have TRADE—WE WANT IT! an OLD CAR TO We Mean Business! Exceptional Good Offers will be given to the first =100=- Who have their Old Cars Appraised by Our Used Car Departm ent. Be One of the First Hundred to Trade With Us! INVE “SHOP D “SEATTLE’S BIG DOW OPEN EVENINGS AND SUNDA STIGATE OUR TERMS! OUR POLICY Is RIGHT OWNTOWN, WHERE IT’S HANDY” TOWN DEALER” ; PHONE El iot-4502 118 Westlake Avenue North @ Ros niece Penns societ stage. a rol@ “The and gers with and ti the gf time. PAR AR Lack for D PAR you I in Pari A ty] gets a $12 in ent rat _ A vd éhorthi the -ty to 600 miding establ| failing] today the The only been get $6 much Theq womeq ent, bi Dbecau: the fi hand Nu to thd Wait crosed which] The Frenq dence capac! busin: the hi she hi vey: his al Ond Paris, I ha that