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SATURDAY, APRIL 4, 1925, ATTLE 2 | Metal Tests Save Lives and Cut Down Auto Cost SPECIAL SALE THE SE STAR PAGE 15 (SPRING LURES THE F AIRY- LIKE DANCER | New-—1924 Models—New Oakland Company Rejects Many Parts Be- - FAMOUS TRUCK-DRIVER Hal Roach Once Was Wet Nurse to Fleet of W hites; W orked i in | Seattle If 13 years ago you had told Hal; Angeles territory. He had sold the eh ay well Known movie mag-|General Petroleum some trucks for nate and producer of film comedies, | t Bakersfield and had as he sat at the wheel of a White | >P* line work at Ba truck for the General Petroleum provide drivers, so he wired Corporation, that today he would be| Roach. Roach came to Los Angeles, one of the foremost producers of|only to find that his job was near film comedies he would have asked | Bakersfield, back 13 for your card and expected to find— be I. M. A. Optimist, President, Air | years now with a smile when Castles, Incorporated. that he borrowed money to get from {to Roach looks Modern Aladdins and ambitious| to Angeles to his job. come? will be well rep Lie truck drivers please listen! Peller tare Laster Ushnta’ eui| ( Anewers, There for which it is sold—is the very essence of auto- In 1911 of 12, Mr, Roach forgets| and inbrea | tributing cause Is high oll pressure in tact, it foresight, the exact date, he was driving a de-|‘"*t foresiah livery wagon for the Seattle Ice |#bility cannot be denied, Altho to- Cream Co. That year some resource- \day he has deserted his truck for fal truck salesman sold his employer {his polo pony, at Hal E. Roach stu- on the idea that a White truck could | os you'll find White busses on the replace four teams and wagons,|Job carrying “Our Gang’ and “The thereby cutting delivery costs. So, Spat Family” to location the truck was purchased and Roach = managed to sell the thought that He USED CAR be AMPAIGN ———— perp brindle ‘nea [in "vaivo, onerate at. very the caso of automobiles operating un. bility, tremendous power and full mileage. Was while the Fate and| how to buy used h aonnection with carbon depoaita| Pressures should be reasonably high ceases t hbily a a truck driver brouht | at “Automobile Dealers asec exists here. at” inthe combuntion th there are several conditions i hermes CA: GENERAL Gasoline is made for your use in ; ort to see the pos-|is beginning an extensive cam hamber. An important difference ts | ©0 ) the arrangement of es. The White] to educate its members and the pub. sold the Seattle Ice] ice in the proper purchasing s working in the Los! selling of u “GARDNER a in line No wonder it’s go comfortable! Full balloon tires, snubbers all around, long, flexible springs. SMALLWOOD MOTOR CO. Gardner Distributors ‘Ilth Ave, and E, Pike St. \ BA st-1069 p tells} | EXPANDS Adds Towing Service King-Pierce Members lub wht ub Ww urance me dar ut roads, places to ¢ MANY “FASY PAYERS” Eight hu " ald to bo made t mobilen on the “easy payment to! Star SERVICE CLUBDRIVING COSTS ARE LOW Performance Biggest Aid to Salesmanship & ee [ubrication \ ate Answered by ie OIL COMPANY Staff of Automotive Engineers Question of valves and how may this be over mechan | | the nature of the lubricating oil may | have some effect The usual type. of L or T | poppet valve is lubricated from direct splash from the connect ing rods or from oll vapors which arise from the crankcase to the valve chambers. Valves, particularly ex fact’ that tHere and burn It, [due to the no | flame to ignite a reasonably clean d leaving osit _|the matter of bearing clearances, | lls have a. tendency | ote, omter Into the sunest, aot i MAXIMUM Miteane GENERAL'S quality never varies. well to use the grade of lubricating | jon, valve em, cns ofl whic h will pains ain thet ani CLEAN COMBUSTION by the use of an oll w arbon, Me |chanteally this condition can niyo bo | 4 Ct Durant, millonaire racing | EASY STARTING “Fill Up Your Tank and Let Your ENGINE Decide!” corrected by allowing a minimum| “ver, 18 golng to take part jn the | amount of oll to reach the stems, {Coming races at the Indianapois | | He had announ his | This can be accomplished by | draining holes in the lower portion | Jot the valve chambers which will | permit the excess oil to return to the | crankense. Question | wheel bearings be How often should front} repacked? Answer: A good practice Is to r¢ move the front wi and complete: | lly clean the bearings with k {and then repack with soft cup | approxima ay every 2,000 miles. Front wheel bearings are subjected | to very severe service and it is only} |fair that they should be properly | lubricated. Practically no cup gre lin used up in the lubrication of these | \bonrings, but continual use over a | period of more than 2,000 miles is | bound to cause deterioration of the | its greave and lower lubrici real #' value. The expense item in repack What causes gumming , ing which having | ° ice of cha motor lubricating of automob! ystem whic 1 this the ment from the tr { system an ad uestion cannot atem, hij © manufacturer of | manufacturer desires. ntage. In| perating un- | h will govern | question and nck Inst year | Pane fh MANY PARTS |ARE REJECTED cause of Defective Metal or Inaccuracies mpa r “pee e 11 b ng } to pr en Of | samples of t © obvious features th mate Jin th t wid KING COUNTY HOAD BULLETIN 1 HALF OF CITY'S TAXES RACES ALONG iH e nue of f b of commons ‘ Hig in Detr Highway 4 ‘ For rc ile-Duvall Mol 1-Ton Chassis Light Delivery With Body $560 $490 ONLY A FEW AVAILABLE CENTRAL CHEVROLET, Inc. Vike at Broadway —— FA st-1442 eravel roads WESTLAKE CHEVROLET CO. 11K Westlake North — EL jot-4501 ROADS SHOW AUTO SERVICE Highline: wxoceile as. Excellent con tn n The The beauty of this sylvan dell in one of Seattle’s verdant parks is enhanced by the sprightly dancer, 15-year-old ‘ ak Dering. fh decile cr gael Miss Philemen Forbes, of the “Five Sweethearts” at the Heilig theater. Harry Aust mager of the rthwest vig re Vall City 2 Oakland Co., has furnished Miss Forbes the new Oakland landau sedan, a beautiful motor car, to make r it Sede euten tor “back to nature.” eur 00 The car, fully equipped with balloon tires, four-wheel brakes, Duco finish, bumpers, ete., is one of the net beau- lee tall, Many ¢ if Rae ng _ a he | tiful models that has ever been developed by the Oa / Motor Co., Austin says Ea GENERAL Gasoline assures YO. FULL POWER Maximum Mileage and Full GENERAL PETROLEUM CORPORATION ssence of Power/ Whether or not a motorist is interested in o description of how gasoline is made he is sure to be mightily interested in knowing that when he steps on the throttle his car will respond, quickly, smoothly, with a surge of power. GENERAL! Gasoline—planned for the purpose motive power. Why? Because it is made by def- inite specifications and balanced so as to contain just the right amount of very light fractions to give instant ignition, followed by gradually heavier per- centages which give pick-up, smoothness, flexi- motor cars on the Pacific Coast. Spring, Summer, Fall or Winter its fine performance i is the same, for GENERAL GASOLINE and Lubricants