The Seattle Star Newspaper, August 16, 1924, Page 9

SATURDAY, AUGUST 16 —_—e—eoeooeo « MOTOR CAR TOLL ( STAGGERING California May Total 1,500 This Year; Many Killed Q A tment A t by I a 128 in Feb Francisco Towne dectar U.S, ROADS SET NEW MARKS Dulmage Points to Network of Federal Aid Routes ked has ” says W. S mage, local Star dealer. “Yet few people realt that the United b s than the eight years has constructed a federal y system that not only has that of France, Proportion to the total roads within the two countries. “Our great network of federal aid highways extends from coast to coast and from Canada to thé & greater actual mileage than but is greater in mileage of Gulf. When completed, it will be possible for one to travel from any town in the United States of 5,000 population or more to any other town of like size in the country without leaving an im proved road. “The federal excise taxzs collected on automobiles and parts from 1 to 1923 amounted to more than 589 millions of dollars. In addition to this are the huge sums c by individual states in the f: registrations, licenses, gasoline tax ete, which kas helped to bt roads. “More than 25,000 miles of fed eral aid highways have been com pleted since 1916, enough to circle the globe with improved an road, built to 4 all its antictpated traffic. In tion to the federal aid highway system, thou: ds of miles of state and county ro: the federal. system ha proved.” ds not within heen im- LOW PRESSURE TIRES | Tires, regardiess of type, are fitted | to automobiles to absorb the shocks | from small inequalities In the road surface. Naturally the lower the air | Pressure carried in the tire the larg er can be the road inequalities that will be absorbed by it. The easy rid-} ing qualities of the balloon tire come entirely from this characteristic, | road irregularities are simply en-| veloped and the tire rolls on as if| they were not there —Automobile Dt- gest | | " ONE-SEAT TAXIS | Taxis with single seats are said| to be making good in Paris. Earnings | are said to be as great as those of the larger taxis, altho charges have been cut in half, The cabs average 68 miles | a day. | this photograph, has just) ot Jamaica, where there are only} | been appointed to the post of | 2.000 cars, most of them are Ameri-| | can made. 1925 GARDNER will be on display at the PACIFIC NORTH MERCHANTS’ POSITION— AUGUST 18 to 23 Bell St. Terminal The complete 1925 line will be displayed at our salesroom, “Our Terms Make Ownership Easy” GARDNER} Smallwood Motor Co. 104. Pike KA st-1060 “ASK ANY GARDNER OWNER” 1924 L 1925 yas) OL “DSI 10B IL E MAKES $ DEBUI l WITH STAR Well John BY F. G. ORR Aug. 16 id be tickled pink American Gre % per cent ad on motor cars, Augnnt m import du ne year from now under the big British tariff artment of commerce reports an cars went to the lant ‘Thi number, of course, does not include those manufactured by American maintaining branch fac: England has ad 22 2-9 Canad. mitted Canadian cars with on per cent ad valorem tax. The de | ment of commerce expects many of |these branch establishments to pack |up and come home to the United| States now. This, of course, will be| E a big losa to Canada 8. AUTOMOBILES | AL LL OVER WORLD | Americans should be able to seo| their own cars in most any corner | jot the world now and, as a matter William Curtis, subject of’ of tact, they can. Even on the island assistant general manager of | the Star Motor company of | | California,, which organiza-| tion serves the Pacific coast| 1m Argentina 97 per cent of the ‘ i | imported cars come from the U. 8. A. states, by President Norman) argentina has risen from sixth to In Tokyo there are 7,5 which 6,000 are American rest a light French type. rt. | 00 cars, of| and the} Yankee Cars Liked So Bulli Lifts Heavy AdValoremTax be countries of American first of 1924 they had boug while in all of 19 6,645 don't « D0! closed cars and tho ¢ s in that part of the world say this is because the climate is so mild and because the Argent four and doe side chaut it in fan always bh n't want him to Furthermore, the Argentinian like ali the extra ittle comforts and con in his windshield . cigaret lighters and such veniences car cleaner Australia and Japan are the best customers among the coun- tries for Americay motor cars. Canada used to be next, but dur- ing 1924 has given up her place to Argentina. | Two places where there is almost |no market are Austria and Norway Austria is increasing the tax by $200 to $1,400 per car, Norway feels the |rate of exchange is against her and |for that reason discourages “import Jed luxuries” to the tune of a 33% | Per cent ad valorem tax. FREE FOR CUSTOMERS Free parking for customers is pro: vided by a department store in Elgin. Ill, The store has arranged to pay |for parking in a nearby garage for | of the closed models, T shoppers who drive down in their | autos | DeVauz of that company. | OVERMEATING THE The usual cause o' old engine | overheating more easily than a new model is combination of poor compression, which leads to exceasive carbon deposit arf pre-ignition, and lthe lime and rust which gathers | within the water jacket surrounding | the cylinders and in the radiator, pre- | venting proper cooling. ASBESTOS FOR BRAKES } Annual consumption of asbestos for brake linings 1s estimated at 70,- | 000,000 , of which only 16,000, 1000 feet are in new cars, United States holds first place in manufac ture of asbestos products, yet it pro- | duces only one per cent of the total output of raw material. It Has i MOSTLY MINOR ILLS Most of the troubles with cars are of such minor importance that the owner himself could correct them if taken in hand at once, say engineers at the Automotive Testing laborator- fea in Chicago, This is said to bo es- pecially trie in case of electrical trouble TO STOP BRAKE NOISES Never oll brake linings to stop squenks. ‘This noise tv caused by the lining becoming glazed or rivets mal ing contact with metal brake drum If ques to consult a mechanic at the scrvice | station or & brake expert, A new low priced 1925 MODEL coming’ a New Vibrationless ‘ HERE A Upper: The “30” Oldsmo- bile sedan de lure. Lower: The Oldsmobile sport touring, photographed at the Univer- sity golf course. Those in the picture (left to right) are: Miss Muriel Bailey, Herbert Eling, M Annamay Holme and Bru Cass, all of the Oldamobile Motor Co, E. Pine st., A bist! dui at 10th ave. The most striking changes are in the design of the radiator shell and hood. The radiator shell is nick and follows the new designs in both European and American car construction, It has a double curve at the top with a slightly curved downward In the cer peak er which base for the Oldsmobile oval system ‘The refinement ix further adde acts as ned with striping on bod weathered bronze: The full line of types is continued, touring, sport touring, roadster, sport roadster, — two-passenger business coupe, four-passenger coupe, sedan and De Luxe sedan. The und roadster up holstered in black fabrikold, while the on sport model: and whaeis. e to use the hade eight body These are the green ained brown Spanish type uphol of a} A new striped vel: brown-taupe shade trims equipped with metal sun visc ered with black fabrikold bodies are Fisher built The new radiator lines have been featured in a re-arrangement of the operating instruments. These are grouped in a nickeled rimmed oval in| the center of the instrument board. On the port roadster and sport touring cars the instrument board of whi nickeled metal that’ been lacquered, making it not only attractive but rust proof as well aT Ta) Motorcycles in this country declined consistently since 1919, have Seville ranks third city in Spain in number of auto registrations. A survey of the traffic hazards of Cincinnati is being planned. ‘Three-fourths of all cars in France |can be bought with balloon tires. Average fulltime weekly earnin for men in the tire industry 10 was $36.75, Italy’s high import duties and un. favorable exchange keeps foreign products from competing there. Quebec has repealed its mileage tax on taxis and other vehicles used for hire, except busse Auto dealer in Lansing, Mich., found colle tudent best pros. pects for used cars Only 900 autos a year may be ex- ported from the United States to Austria, St, Louis plans to s 000 for improvements motorists. pend $25,000, beneficial to Systematic Texas lever tick eradi cation began 18 years ago, with 71 per vent of the quarantined country cloured up, |GUARD AGAINST ( QUARANTINE Vaccination Advised Are Planning Trip have the heavily | All closed | | Belling Roadster- + Sport Roadster - Aberdee Ballard-S¢ Cle Elum—Cle Elum Auto Company Ellensburg—Floyd Cram’s Gara a—Weaver's $ Enumelaw—Lindquist Bros, & Everett—Reinertsen-MacDonald Motor Co, Hoquiam—Walker’s Garage Ilwaco—Saunders Motor You | | Bes ite Aviometite Co .90 || /“Tt Beats All” \ | laren or cabs of the mew ss ASK F he purel “ ad f t car 1OKKISON % | t added or Sedan MILLER NORTON SALES CO. Pine PEAK-MOTOR Bid ie AC. aPRAN £0. b, factory Spare tire and tax extra TYLES change! But the laws of mechanics are fixed! Last year—Oldsmobile brought out the best light six that all its vast manufacturing facilities, plus the resources of General Motors, could produce. GQ Designed right, at the outset— time tested and time proved—Oldsmobile now finds that splendid chassis too good to change! Improved? Yes! But in all essentials, the Refined Oldsmobile Six is the same good car that 40,000 owners drive and praise! Q There is a new style of radiator and hood! More graceful lines! Cowl lights! Beautiful, enduring Duco satin finish! Instruments are grouped on a single panel—and there are many other up-to-date refinements! GQ One of your neighbors is driv- ing an Oldsmobile Six! Talk with him—then come in and admire the beautiful lines of this long-lived car! + $875 985 Sport Touring - $1015 Coupe = + $1175 Cab = 6) = 1 1045 Sedan - + ~- 1250 De Luxe Sedan - 1350 The G.M. A.C, extended payment plan makes buying easy. All prices f.0. b, Lansing, ‘Tax and spare tire additional, OLDSMOBILE DEALERS Whithed Vernon—Hanson Brothers arbor Garage tle—Arni's Motor Company Lynden— Mt 1—Hess Motor Company Naches—Huettner Brothers Bremerton—Vrooman Motor Company Olympia—Morris Motor Company Chehalis—Spike Motor Company Port Angeles—H. R. Kern & Son ge Redmond—Brown's: Garage Sedro-Woolley—Stave Brothers South Bend—Spike Motor Company rvico Station Runland Tacoma—Winthrop Motor Company Union—Union Garage Vashon—Edward Zarth Yakima—Hassett Motor Company OLDSMOBILE MOTOR CO. EA st-0128 1000 East Pike Street Company Port Townsend—Peninsula Motor Company