The Seattle Star Newspaper, July 19, 1924, Page 13

UTOMOBILE. SECTI @; HARRY W. BANGERT, _ Automotive Manager | =~ De Luxe Auto ae, i cee : 2 sat Te le bee Store Offers Home Creates IT RA ) EL AND I A KE J OU R 1] t OU SE ] ‘OO Shoppers Big Interest Here The t’s h |p . i Motor Garage efewowm, (10a What his Man Does* When Family Takes “Kaboos” Ride Bm wheels ' ut to » ner : as six H I ¢ are tab * ‘ pr ‘ i” paces so er Kat ~ perated by LL. ‘ Mars Cal, Butck | a } * attle Thur | its plan to build andes sy. ” a) podite Motor Co. tem mp While here they created tnterest mm / Beh [fp wet curiosity wherever the Kaboos ° th se ut : YY | oe Badan oy D converse vernicue: are} Bisel. cosT NEARLY $3,000 |g YSEK K¢ — ay J, Tet Kaboos, as {t wan christened wn pha cat ck a sm | H the St kton, Calif., “Kab f{L, E. R % hich visited ttl th t . “ Sor gga Rethori sco ere’s the Stockton, Calif., “Kaboos” of L. E, Renny, which visited Seattle the pas aie lei eanividlial ated ha aie ™» ites cad tat00 when cars| Be ‘odske?: Upper left ahelee : Ai crntoegpty fl view of the ie mounted on a stock he 2 fade Sheol Pus 9 : rs qamento, three years ago, according | je Renney’s own designs and speci-| frations, and, he claims, there hasn't | fen a change in ahy part of the| Buick mechanism. | When you enter the car, thru the with one double bed made up, the stove in place and the wash basin, with running water; | utes of tt below and to the right of the steering wheel. At the upper right is the car closed for Wega with Renny at the wheel and pointing to the Buick sign for the edification of _ WANT TITLE LAW \A, S. Eldridge of the Eldridge Buick Co., here. Renny is the Stockton Buick dealer. i es aBty CHE tens: te be = Below is a rear view of the “Kaboos,” showing both side beds made up and with the |23'*° Dy every state is recommen i od by the insura’ visory com Ne, |B teedoor at the spacious and well rear one folded into a dinner table in the foreground. mittee of the Ur Ss Chamber im, gedded driver's seat, the first thing} | Photo by Price& Carter/of Commerce. This means is sug A : ges note is a silvered wash basin, | | : gested to combat auto thefts more a feding up onto the dash like those | jp steamer staterooms. When it Is (folded and a little plunger pump| werated, you get running water for _year tollette from an eight-gallon "tank under the car. | Aad it is entirely practical thruout. | That's the beauty of it and the rea-| GEAR CHANGING 66 1] LARGEST TIRE ettectively tie 4 } One of the difficulties of changing | What may be the world’s largest : { up {# caused by the ratio of the tire, measuring 64 by 14 inches and Most of us are familiar with the t H ( gears, It tn, therefore, wise to find | weighing 200 pounds, on a special | tiny mouth mirror used by dentists iy . wheel, is being designed at the air| and now car repair men have adopt rvice engineering division, Me: af a similar “instrument” for use vey how long to pause when chang- & up. If, for example, the cata out the gear ratios, which will con- |Cook field, Dayton, O. The largest | in looking over the magneto, which, en why FR log states that the low gear is 15/ jtire heretofore is a 54 by in most cars, is too awkwardly placed 4 5 y Ferry, at § to 1, then it in quite certain to be Tyson Home From Tour | on a Barling bomber. to get at readily in case of trouble H "Open Road show,” i a very slow change from first to i : { second. On the other hand, i¢ the| Thru Eastern Auto Centers | wear ts 10 to 1, tt would be rea-| } j sonable to suppose that. the change] The Oldsmobile model 30, claimed a 7) | from first to second without the ald! ’ a SS) | of the clutch stop can be made fast, to be the lowest priced light aix- ‘ On the dash. beside the other dials| Automobile Digest. cylinder car in the world today, 4 | Rtdeperténances, Renney tas tx-| | will be continued, according a | pee LIKE FLWERS HED TRIM OFF THE CORNERS 2822: | Un one day’ Tas registered above 8,000 {has sust returned from a trip to the “Charlie,” as he is known on| ind the driver's nent tere iong, | Sedan Chairs Lose Favor in} ‘Automobile Row,” found that the| Siem acstwiasecs| Chinese Cities Designs Simpler insets for U. 8. CGtionl "Attometle Row." found that th wt Mited with high, upholstered | n competition with 14] designed touring |‘ Tacks terminating in plate glass win- WASHINGTON, July 19.—Fiv f ‘aim im tata operation, on the Oldsmobile lot, on| pears aes sive unimpaired | vers are rapidly driving out sedan | [] its largest Lgjeachva sec eggesorie around the country. ” ees manufacture .of Oldamobile bodies. A tiny little ventilator in the roof |eatee - rege Sedan chairs, once | if “This eliminates @ large expense! Wts,{ fresh air. itose poor lire ae. Se roar ire’ I Ih of overhead in handling, transporta- In every available place, even in| tion, and an interesting signt on the tion and warehousing bodies when purchased from body” concerns in other parts of the country, which! is the usual rule with the general run of manufacturers of automo- biles. This is one of the many fea tures by which the Oldsmobile en- | gineers have managed to work down | the cost, and put such a tremendous fhe window frames, are compart. | Chinese streets, are disappearing be Rents; everything opening to a big | fore the competition of the automo. | master key. {bile, according to information re DINNER TABLE ALSO ceived by the department of com- | BABY'S BED merce. It is estimated that thare : all Jn the rear, the end of the car, are now 300 passenger cars and 125 lil [| il fees down on substantial braces |trucks in operation in Canton alone, Pand affords a dinner table, with OMce the ggronghold of the sedan | Cllapsible chairs carried inside the | Chairs. | “@‘and in various compartments} In that city, where more than How a _ diagonal street| How Major Besson would| Installation of a long PS Mra ae sta a aia Ld p This table also unfolds and pro-|%,000 of the sedan chairs were in| makes for traffic congestion|lay out a diagonal street| . | a Mita a bed for the baby, with a|peration three years ago, the num-| ii¢} fu treet cr ih t| t ! red t y . 1 avoid! land platform, as shown at Tyson visited many of the Olds- atidicovering buttoning around it|ber bas fallen to 1,260, according to | 2? ree street crossings at| to speed up traffic and avoic | right, avoids the difficulty in |mobile and other automobile dis- pid making {t completely water-|@M official report | every third intersection. ossing congestion. routing traffic at a diagonal) trivutors on oe il bea Sar fe — ba ports that the Oldsmobile has be- . jae okt. ; BY ISRAEL KLEIN |there ta. sufficient area tor the in-|Street crossing, as shown at) Pre cits stator with the buylng| Sp nceenceeatn ot Ose Sey Deck : yet sie of the car can also SAFETY SIGNAL N. E. A. Service Writer | stallation of a central circular park, | left. pubic | : “Standard Six” roxi- be Unlocked and dropped down horl-| Two-deck buses, operated by only | Tr WE would save our descendants | and rotary traffic to the right can be ——______. mately 500,000 peop! ne ick mp ‘atally providing double beds, well) the Griver, have a unique signal) 1 the traffic troubles we are having | established, conditions are bettered. | inues, “if It has grades an steep as Mased and equipped with mat-|system to advise the driver when | toc » must pl ities of sim-| « 10 per cent. Even 6*to 8 per cent se ecco On tae wy ‘ we must plan cities | “If there is any latitude in making ies bi ; , More direct and more efficient | Ly poptpelaly airapripiyy Beem sbi, je] 2 Meas and blankets. They are four|all passengers are safely seated be-| & choice, @ car line should not be| fades are undesirable. Any mate | ERASE BUMPS WITH | car was shown. ad onehalt fect wide and six feet {fore he can move on. As soon as| way desi, everyw! ery. PISE These are also enclosed with|some one stands in the middle isle| ‘This {s the lenton we have learned | Mond On attest that. passes thru ton tratric highways | BOSCH ABSORBERS |} y? ars here every- sect | oneismarvelingatthenew “Stand- | common _ avis roofing. of the upper tier, a light ray JI-! from tho mistakes of our ancestors ed “While it is a mistake to make| Eatsty's two boys have a bed|luminating a signal in tho driver's| Jngineers already have begun} et’ | streets too narrow, it is also a mis. | ard Six”—the “Six” that sets a new WMG draws out on one side, and| compartment is broken and the slg-| planning for a future city that witt| MéAJor Besson objects to diagonal | tars to make them too wide. HILE the upward trend in| standard of quality and price. PSetipped with springs and a mat-|nal darkened. The driver does not| bring praise rather than condemna.|®Y@Ues, especially in cities where) stregts aro unnecessarily wide, and motor car design tends to pro- ‘a fem It Is the “ower berth” and/so ahead until the signal shows|tion for this generation, so far as| ther streets are cut up in regular tnat otherwise would be available for| Vide greater facilities and qualities s| ak rt its canvas coverin: clear. we oO; order, and make a three-street inter- | buildings is wasted.” &- | traffic control ta concerned ne of section with the diagonal avenue! al! es A sted of the children has a par-| | these engineers is Maj. F. 8. Besson For traffic highwa ‘ ‘| ab very f pet 01 ri bi ys, Major Bes. p fete duty to perform in trans-|side for the stove and still another |of the United States army, who in| Ut every third street or so. To) 0) ia UL Aaa ot wwidth, {the Jolts and bumps experienced in| the vehicle into a home| large one for the camp cutlery and| acting engineer commissioner of the| CU"? this he has outlined a system | Tt Plt fim O be eet jtraveling over rough roads. And/ ta 0 Sor aan | y ; “ of blocking out areas along the diag:| Ned nites “ut | these jolts, while obviously dis- ell drilled that it takes| pans and kettles. /Smaller ones in| District of Columbia. Years of ob-| f blocking out areas along the diag | Mia Ce parked autos on ; for increased riding comfort, the} average car is not impregnable to See it for Yourself SEM few moments to convert It|thé window frames provide places} servation and study have resulted AST ity tap oateaet: ihtacwaatiaand either side, and room enough for|‘@steful to any driver, are admit- tainproof living room or bed-| for the «ix tooth brushes, the, xoap,|a definite course which Major Beason |°™Y j fetetrateg: another line of moving autos on|°dly injurious to tho cr in time. POTS camp. | powder and other small articles, | has mapped out for a city with ideal ay ue sere intersection att "/oither side. Tho introduction of the new Bosch | POTS AND PANS | Ac HOS: Se: strapped: downi jnelde| traffic conditions. lagonal street, ho says, is objection. , shock absorber, sald to provide all| ae SIDES the rear riding compartment. Here are some of his {deas: able, ‘The best kind ts tHe right angle] The nex aap Jn widening the ithe easy riding qualities that some East Pike at Harvard EA st-0842 Foun the car are everything} In fact, there is almost every-| WOULD OBVIATE Sitereotion ie width 72 feet, but experience has | “*"* ein er ete in al Gat hooks to huge thermo-| thing except possibly a shower bati| CRISS-CROSS TRAFFIC HE WOULD HAVE shown that even tho there is room| %, Popular demand, argues F. Q. AS for drinking water. There's|and « radio—and they were only| “From a traffic standpoint, an {n-| LOTS OF WORK HERE |Guenther, of the Northern Electric for two lines of moving vehicles Lo a OS OPES SRT TE EES PI Te ERT PT es t under the driver’s| left out because Renney wanted to|tersection consisting of more than! “A street cannot sorve watisfac-| between the atreet car tracles and | 6” official American Bosch repre-) When better automobiles are built, Buick will build them [a fr the ‘eats.” Anothe . | sentatives and general automotive Fat the’ make his car absolutely practical. !two streets 1s objectionable, Whero torily as a traffic highway,” ha con 4 general automo! 5 =o [eel ieneuree te cao tureate yend (0 | electrical service station for Seattle, IIIA IIIA IIA IA IAS SAIA DID IIA IDS IDS ASSISIP IPS AA AIA E0008, loans the, mitale |" So ravorablo has become the rep mult fe a vehicle width on eact,| ttn of the new type shock ab- side wasted. sorbers among drivers as an ef- ficient and flexible unit of simple PERSONAL The advantage of the 72-foot| construction installation and adjust- highway, + however, es in permit:| ment that many automobile manu- ing vehicles to park facing the/facturers have reached the conclu- curb, Instead -of parallel, giving | sion that cars thus equipped have room for more vehicles on busy|q distinct added appeal and ad- streets. vantage, asserts Guenther, and this Major Besson would limit stzes of | advantage is not diminished in use vehicles also, as to length and| with balloon tires. width. He believes 7% feet should 8 GR INS be the limit in width, except for “Length of vehicles will also need Road Bulletin restriction in the near future,” he street cars, says, “enpecially if the uso of six- KING COUNTY ROAD BULLETIN HONEST COURTEOUS ATTENTION DEALINGS TREATMENT ff % [rics tuto unre sevens |“ Suan Roa n turning a corner an over-long Week Ending July 19, 1924, truck is Hkely to swing wide, take! All paved roads in good condition, too much space and causo damage! Renton-Maple Valley: Renton to one j milo beyond Billott closed; balance tn to other vehicles good condition jetour “Also, too iong a vehicle, such as xu wey ax CH Hobe ae . -Black Diamond: Paved for 1% a bus parked facing a curb, entirely | “sites out of Kent; three gravel roade closes the traffic lane between! at end of paving; good gravel. parked cars and strect oars."’ Maple Valley ~ Black Diamond: Good grave Enumclaw-Franklin: Good. Use in approaching Green river gor piel aso mesmo A CLEAR UP WHEN YOU |) a ecient paved, CLEAR OUT OF CAMP So far it is the best car I ever owned, says: DR. FRANK J. CLANCY Empire Bldg. Seattle Automobile Co. Established 1903 1424 Eleventh East 0462 aution renton: Paved. Pri Hl City: Good gravel, | OTORISTS leave impressions a pinny on Ko Gummi, tate of themselves at their last || tesnquah-Newport: Excellent mping grounds. Auburn-Black Diamond: Via Soos Creek, i they ‘don't care: fo ane kravel eection good. hey don re for anyon: Stevens Pass Highway: Open to Alpine; else following them, they Mave fatr condition tho grounds with rubbish scat. tered about and campfire still smoldering, But they should be as considerate for others as they would want others to bo for t Good gravel, ood gravel. Highline: Good; loose south ond rough, Excellent condition tn opén to White river Open Sundays them, Lake Forest Park-North Trank connec. Rubbish should be cleared up, || tlon: One mile pavement excellent; 919 burned or buried in a ditch balance good gravel. Hellevue-Redmond: Good, TREET, CORNER TERRY PHON bens WE HAVE NO CONNECTION WITH ANY OTHER STAR CAR AGENT Wihnneeec loess esto cool ooo ool eosl cursos eereecy i MA t in-2100 which should be covered over. || Redmond-Fall City: Good gravel, And tho last emoking ash of u || Dea Moines Trestle No. 926A on brick campfire should be completely road, north of Dos Moines, closed, Do- deadened to avold fire, tour to right at north end of bridge, Yor further tnformatton, call MA ine 6900, local 261, UPR RRC REE or 0 NuPnaltetit oie hee lath tia cl headed RNY bie.