The Seattle Star Newspaper, April 19, 1924, Page 15

. a J oa + Je exhibit of an 1898 Oldsm eh ite access ' y paneled ge HOEK gaa vee! gptomode. f gm office gee Western A geet bead a egies plant « geard the gapteville acts pants, me jet ot Pepperdin a The ne sto tt pera / Geenic paintings adorn the walls! Sed the entire plant Is excellently peated > ht and flood Pens goods feature the new ears on the mezzanine floor, ieille tne basement ts given over to Wee, The» 4 and third floors ie utilized for retall and mail order Wen Pound, the district manager whe started in as a parcel wrapper jected a high officer in HL) AUTOS ARE ( western Auto Supply fie left the latter part of the week Los Angeles, opening of 13 more stores this Ad from the bottom of the bust LOOKS LIKE A WE DDING; IT’S JUST A STORE EXHIBITED Makes Officials of Its Own Kansas City offices of the my, and the 14 managers of heir families, met at Los ome is e im mpany rained ing and I never yet No this isn't a flower be- Western Auto Supply Co., th outside my own force 4 to The Star. busy oh plans for| year to bring the to to 103, Watch Out for the New Drivers; They’re Out! Triple-A Says Courts and Not Other fe given timely warning against Eo e she is inexperienced and not | ia and the inevitable result is an bh Autoists Are to “Teach Lessons” a dulletin just issued by the committee of the American u association, motorists avoid It, but the inexperienced driver has no such advantage. “There will about 1,000,000 new 4rtvers this year if car sales continue at the present rate, While skill In operation of the car is an easier mat ter to acquire by reason of the great improvement tn controls, traffic con. the “road hog” with the/ d driver, whose lack of y or recklessness may be un- ding to the A. A. A. paper, spring brings its list of pre accidents as a result of ex- érivers mistaking uninten for willful recklessness and of rules of the road. Tesult of several recent in- Into accident causes, In ft was shown that collisions Fesulted from the inability of Bed drivers to make allowances shortcomings of beginners. LA. A. has outlined for moior- suggestions as to safe-| car users thru better un- between drivers. Tecommendations of especial ce are as follows: @ driver seems to be the right-of-way at an in when he is not entitled do a0, it ts safer to assume that | ime in the history of the auto: mobile, and knowledge of rules of driving and courtesy never more im- portant. “In view of present conditions, the experienced motorist cannot afford | to mistake ordinary inexperience for | willful recklessness, The man in the | powerful phaeton who passes you at | simply some one who does appreciate the risks hots t you are a true worker for make it leas likely for this tnexpe rienced driver to come to grief. “This means that you must give way to him at crossings, fall back on the hill if he tries to pass and shows signs of get- ting caught between your car and a machine coming down hill, and apply your brakes cautiously when he is following you in traf- fie, “Tt means that at every curve in Gisrespectful of law and or- Too many motorists seek to| others a lesson’ at the wrong proper time to teach the in all ability he driver the rules of the game |D°cause !n all probability overlook this point. “Tho beginners will learn, but in the meantime safety rests with those | experienced drivers who are in a position to offset the beginners’ shortcomings. will The horseman who says a car doesn’t “quiver with affection under the touch of your hand” knows lit- tle about jitneys—American Auto- mobile Digest. willfully reckless driver may his mind at the last moment d trouble simply because he ‘Well enough to know how to You Expect it to Cost More When people first see this Oldsmobile Sport Touring Car, they invariably assume its price to be anywhere from *500 to $800 higher than it really is. That is why the Sport Touring isin such great Its veryapparent extra value offerstoo great a buying opportunity to be overlooked. This car, with its extraordinarily complete equipment, its fine performance qualities and its beautiful bronze green color would be impossible at anywhere near the price, were it not for the pronounced manufacturing es resulting from the close coopera- tion of Oldsmobile and General Motors. Come and examine this car. Accept a demonstration. Oldsmobile Motor Co. Phone EA st-0128 1000 E, Pike St. Roadster $78 8795 Cab $965 (bets $1 075 Sedan $11 ‘TheG.M. A.C. extended payment plan makes buying eary. All prices 4. o by Lansing. Spare tire and tax extra OF GENERAL, 1 number up| ditions are more complicated than at | safety you | the road you should sound your horn, | decked “coming out” e past week. HERE'S | | } @ dangerous potnt on the hill may be | | Eaton. “MUSIC BOX” ON WHEELS r Blatt Pi This is a specially-built commercial body on a Dodge Brothers’ chasis, to carry musical will do everything In your power to| instruments for the Bush & Lane Piano Co. Delivery was made last week by W. L. AUTO SPEECHES HEARD HERE | | Given Sales Talks | Permanency of ‘Business Is Held Paramount Issue Automobiles, teeing Seattle and | Western Washington dealers, lined |the streets on both sides for more} | than.s block in three directions Fri. ing when W. B. Burrus, | Kansas City auto sales expert and Prominent orator, and ©. A. Vane, Louls, general manager of the National Automobile Dealers’ asso. | ciation, addressed members of the! | Washington Automotive Trades as. | sociation at the K. of C, hall on Har. | | vard ave. | “You must build up permanency in | the automobile business—that's your | greatest advertisement,” Burrus de- | clared, “When not only dealers, but sales- men as well, stick to one make of | | car for four years, or 10 or moro| years, their prospective customers | will believe in their sincerity and thet faith in their own line,” he said. | | Vane. reported on the Chicago | |convention of retall automoive deal- Jers, and spoke on the outstanding | progress in the motor car industry, | W. D. Chandler, seattle | per man, who becor jto W. A. Simonds, retiring manag- ing secretaray of the association here, was presented the auto |men. Simonds was presented with Jan engraved watch. He is | Jinto the publicity business, jing to report. Out-of-town and bile men gathered | evening for the Hotel | sided. newspu- 8 the successor | going accord: | automo ariier in the get-together dinner at voy. W. L. Euton pro- If you've éver disconnected the wires to your spark plugs and then | | tried to connect them to the proper | plugs again you can appre little aid. File a groove or notch in the wire terminals, one note}; for No. 1 cylinder, two notches for No, 2, ete. CAMP BLOCKADED BY DEEP SNOWS; WILL OPEN SOON OS ANGELES, April 19.—~The original plans for an early opening of Camp Curry in the Yosemite valley have had to be changed on account of heavy snows there, it is learned, Ao cording to an announcement made by J. A. C. Waters, Southern Cy fornia representative of the fa mous resort, April 26 is the dato now set for the opening. late they |SPEED PILOTS FORM Pre tng rport | State Motorcar_ Dealers Are|ea the sr AUTOS IN PORTUGAL With about 400 entering Portugal annual! Attache m writes, the preferred because of its attractiveness and adapt facilities for securing Amer autos U. 8. ae LEAGUE OF DRIVERS posing te better the auto rac- | Commercial Charles and improve general con- | Cunning! | the drivers thru. organt Ee in for cheapnens, ability and spare parts & have form: Thoee who aspire to ra of the big IGA Look AT THE FUNNY bowls of the country are SSAWAY MILES _ BY STAN THATS A GOOD TRICK WHEN You GET AWAY WITH 17- ITS ONE THAT KEEPS THE REPAIR Boys BUSY AND /TS A SHORT CUT TO ALONG RESTON A HILL SIDE” OLD CLUCKER CAR CUTS IN AHEAD OF GASSAWAYS CAR SO CLOSE /T BLISTERS THE PAINT ON H/s FRONT FENDER r I - | According to the AGENTS WANTED I doaire to arrange with a large number of tire dealers, gar ages, oiling station’ and others with fixed locations and tire knowledge to handle the Youngstown Cord Tires on good com minsions I shali maintain low but uniform prices throughout Seattle and King (i I require evidence of good character and ability to do an active business in the aggressive campalgn L shall make sulesmanship int Ss PK STRENE I want only live, energetic men who have sales or business ocationa now. established, and who are prepared to put thelr this work Bi 1, MAKEEVER Sole Distributor for the State of Washington Weat of the Mountains Outlook Market hone MA In-367% oS Caer Se SS ee party, it’s the grand opening of the new district headquarters of the | A RECORD The week ending April 5th, 1924 showed the largest volume of sales in Dodge Brothers history. Actual retail deliveries of cars to ’ users for this week totaled 5694. This does not include export or overseas sales. Since Dodge Brothers new type cars have been produced in quantities, deliveries to users each week have shown a consistent gain over the corresponding week of any previous year. Deliveries in the first three months of 1924 exceeded the same period of 1923 by 21%. DODGE BROTHERS DETROIT —_-———————_ —_—_—_—quwu« ton test, stopped at a shorter «Bs- tance on wet road than on dry, American | Texas has a greater road. mileage | BURRUS, VANE APPEAR |?*rmitted inthe mem ership also. than | any otner state—128,960 miles, | LAWS NEEDED © Official Tests Show Lack of | Efficiency in Cars “Emergency” Is Less Ef- fective han General BY ISRAEL KLEIN N D of local ordinances govern- ing the contro! and efficiency of | brakes on automobiles was brought home recently in tests conducted at Washington by representatives of Society of Automotive Engineers and the bureau of standards. The tests revealed the following glaring defects on average automo. | bites 1. Cars with four-wheel brakes varied considerably in the effec- tiveness of their brakes, 2. Cars with two-wheel brakes also varied considerably in brak- ing efficiency and stopped at greater distances than the four- brake cars, 3. The so-called “emergency” brake was less effective than the service brake in stopping the car, These and other tests conducted |by engineers independently point to the efficacy of four-wheel brakes, especially In emergencies. But they }also reveal the fact that this inno- | vation needs considerable adjustment and improvement before It can be re- |ferred to as a finished product, USE ODD INSTRUMENTS | IN MAKING TESTS | In making these tests the engineers Jused a decelerometer developed by |bureau of standards men. This in- |strument recorded more accurately |than any previous system the dis: tance required for a car to stop from |a given speed, ‘The popular system |heretofore, which {s still in use by police officials in various cities, was |to have a motorist reach a designated |line across the road at a given speed and apply the brakes as he crossed |the line. The distance of his stop: | ping point from the line marked the leffictency of his brakes, us related |to the standard set by the local au |thorities, Even this standard may | vary according to the judgment of | the various officials. | It was one of the purposes of the bureau of standards test to ¢ rmine |a standard of braking efficiency for | various kinds of automobiles, ko that | police may not have to rely on a | more or less arbitrary decision, Use of the decelerometer and adoption of ja U.S, standard might result in bet. ter and more |brakes by polic STOP IN 2 )A'T 20 MILE bureau of stan the a se stopping dis. |tance for a foursbrake car going 20 | miles an hour was 21,1 feet on a ary {pavement and 26.8 feet on a wet road, Yet the stopping distances for such cars tested varied from 16 to 26 feet on a dry road, and from 14 |to 40 feet on a wet road. Two-wheel brake cars stopped at an average of 36 feet on dry road, and 58.3 feet on wet pavement, The stopping distances for these varied considerably, showing that two-wheel brakes need as much standardization and adjustment as the four-wheel brakes, Altho one car, in the Washing. dards or BRAKE CONTROL fentific inspection of | also the fact that it had balloon tires, the engineers believe, had little to de with this result, However, since these were not tests of bal- loon tires, the engineers could not make a direct comparison be- tween the new and the old styles | of tires, | Efficiency of the service brake as |compared with the emergency came menters. Using the foot brake alone, the drivers going at 20 miles an hour | stopped at distances varying from 22 to 98 feet. With the emergency brake alone, they stopped from 42 to 155 feet! So far as skidding was concerned, no serious fault could be discovered on any of the automobiles, whether equipped with four or with two brakes. Only one of the 30 or more cars tested skidded on dry pavement, and that car, it was found, had poor- ly adjusted brakes. | YOU MAY LA: | “Wait, you may lose!’ is the |slogan adopted by the American | Railway association for posters |warning automobile drivers |trying to beat the train to the Jcrossing. It is the prize winner | out of 20,000 slogans submitted in a | recent contest Jalmost as a surprise to the experi-| SOME SYSTEMS GOO D| from | Motor Stops Are Linked! LOS ANGELES, April 19—A nation wide chain of automobile tourist camps patterned after the model camp on the San Francisco road near Los Angeles is to be started by United Camps, Inc., it was announced this week. More than 40 cabins have al- ready been completed and occu- pied at Camp No. 1, near here, and work is going ahead to com- plete the number to 100, the an- nouncement stated. It is planned that additional units will be built along the Pa cific coast, thence branching out along the main auto trails to the Atlantic seaboard. Should grit or some foreign met- |ter imbed itself in the face of the lining, a thorough washing of the face will sometimes overcome the trouble. Occasionally, the face of | the band or drum may be rusted. A common cause is the fact that tho rivets may be protruding above the face of the lining, due to the lat- ter wearing down.—Automobile Di- gest. VALVE-IN- HEAD | | On Every Basis Buick Satisfies Measured on the basis of appearance, comfort exacting motorists. East Pike at Harvard ’ and utility, Buick more than satisfies the most Measured on the basis of day-in and day-out dependability, Buick has for years past set the standard for the industry. Measured on the basis of enduring, trouble- free, personai transportation, Buick stands ow® as a car unique, distinctive and apart. ‘ Ask any Buick owner, EA st-0842 New Downtown Store, Gtuart Bldg., Fourth Ave. at University St. net el rages When better automobiles are built, Buick will build them ta i Antal Bente Bhd dinette} SS ee Paras