oc-plain-dealer 1923-04-14

RE-MAP AND RE-SIGN 3 COUNTIES Motorists who travel through Southern California will find a flock of brand new signs on many roads in the near future according to a notice just issued by the Auto Club of Southern California. Crews have just completed the surveying of Riverside, Orange and San Bernardino counties for new road signs and maps. Every road in these counties which is possible to motorists will be marked. Plans are now under way to resign the route leading from the So. part of the state to Carson City, Nevada, by way of the Owen Valley road. This improvement route will not only be marked with direction signs, but the Club will indicate the names of all tributary roads leading into it and creeks which cross it will be named correctly on the signs. The coast route from Mexico City to the Monterey County lines in the north has just been completely re-signed and is in such condition that eastern visitors in California can find their way along its entire length with no difficulty. The inland route is completey re-signed now from Los Angeles to San Diego. Word has just been received here from the sign posting department of Auto Club that the coast highway in Mexico from Tia Janana to Esenada. 15 Cars are Sold by Riley in 4 or 5 Days An unusually busy week was enjoyed by Harry D. Riley, Northern Orange County distributor of the Studebaker. Up to noon yesterday Riley had sold 15 new and used cars or between three and four per day. Purchasers were: New cars—Light six touring, F. R. Branstetter of Fullerton; special six touring, William C. Kast of Orange; light six touring, M. E. Wildermuth, Fullerton; light six touring, Walter C. Hochull of Anheim; light six sedans, to F. R. Holcomb of Fullerton, Charles R. Weaver of Orange and Louis Muchow of La Habra; light six roadster, J. B. Stinson of Orange. Purchasers of used cars were William A. Kenney of Anaheim, Herman P. Nowl, Anaheim; E S. Alexander, Anaheim; H. H. Stoneback of Santa Ana, Thomas B. Moss of Anaheim, Harold Glis of Anaheim and Frank Tompkin of Anaheim. Riverside and San Berdoo Markets Open Delegations of auto distributors from Ontario and Pomona were here Thursday looking at the Anaheim Certified Used Car Market and consulting with C. P. Hamm, manager on the methods of operation. Both cities expect to start similar markets soon. San Bernardino opened its market yesterday, Redlands and Corona will start shortly. The coast route from Mexico City to the Monterey County line in the north has just been completely resigned and is in such condition that eastern visitors in California can find their way along its entire length with no difficulty. The inland route is completey re-signed now from Los Angeles to San Diego. Word has just been received here from the sign posting department of Auto Club that the coast highway in Mexico from Tla Junna to Esenada, a distance of ninety miles, is in passable condition if there has been no rain. The sign posting crew has just finished placing the brand new signs in this "foreign" territory. Altho the Mexican road is not difficult to follow, the Club believes that on account of the large number of sportmen travelling in lower California from the United States, it is important to have dangerous curves and short detours marked with official signs. At the present time an extensive survey of San Diego and Imperial Counties is being made for new maps and new road signs which will completely cover this district. American cars are sold regularly to some of the highest executives the world over. Three Sultans in Straits Settlements and the Federated Malay States are among the recent purchasers of 1923 models. The buyers were the Sultan of Jahore, the Sultan of Kolantan and the Sultan of Trengganu, according to information received by the Hupp Motor Car Corporation from its Singapore distributor. Riverside and San Berdoo Markets Open Delegations of auto distributors from Ontario and Pomona were here Thursday looking at the Anaheim Certified Used Car Market and consulting with C. P. Hamm, manager on the methods of operation. Both cities expect to start similar markets soon. San Bernardino opened its market yesterday, Redlands and Corona will start shortly and Riverside begin business this week. Every few days Jim Appleby, president of the Orange County Motor Car Dealers' Association hears of another new market that is interested, about to open or thta has opened. Over 200 Chevrolets In 4 Months Forecast Is the Chevrolet selling? Frank P. Taggart, Northern Orange distributor, will say so. With a January which pulled down the average, Taggart and his men sold 63 new cars in March( 62 in Febraury and expect to go well over the 200 mark for the first four months of the year. Also forty used cars were sold the past month. The company is still receiving cars in trade, and guarantees an accurate and fair diagnosis of a used car's condition and its value. No difficulty has been found in selling used cars that are traded in for new ones, because the firm is satisfied with a fair profit. The endurance of service back of it is of the cars you may are Buickn. Buick owners are on the sign "Buick" vice for the reason tributors must be before they can put the sign belongs to tory and to see the sign there is a stock perioned men to in. When better cars will build them. Plain Dealer Want "Real Service, Economy and Dependability, such as Buick provides, are the determining factors in an automobile purchase for me" THIS EXPRESSION FROM A BUICK OWNER REVEALS THE FUNDAMENTAL REASONS FOR THE ENVIABLE POPULARITY OF ANY MOTOR CAR REGARD AND FOR THE CONTINUED POPPULARITY OF ANY MOTOR CAR THAT BEARS THE BUICK EMBLEM. Prices f. o. b. Anaheim. Ask about the G. M. A. Purchase Plan, which provides for Deferred Payments. FOURS 2 Pass. Roadster $1050 3 Pass. Coupe ...$1416 5 Pass. Touring ...$1075 5 Pass. Sedan ...$1655 5 Pass. Touring Sedan ...$1540 Sport Roadster ...$1250 SIXES 2 Pass. Roadster ... 5 Pass. Touring Sedan ... 5 Pass. Coupe ... 4 Pass. Touring Sedan ... 7 Pass. Sedan ... Sport Roadster ... Sport Touring Anaheim Automobile Company Phone 354 Buick Distributors Anaheim, When better automobiles are built, Buick will build MOBILE SEC OF THE ORANGE COUNTY PLAIN DEALER Anaheim, California, Saturday, April 14, 1923 TROUT IN BIG BEAR RECORD There are more trout in Big Bear Lake than in any year since 1917, according to Fish and Game Warden Culver. Weights range from four to 10 pounds. Between 5,000,000 and 5,000,000 spawn are expected this year. FOREMAN DESCRIBES BUICK'S EVOLUTION Buick owners of today do not realize the wonderful advancement in Buick automobiles since the factory first started to make them. At least most of them don't say Art Stewart shop foreman of the Anaheim Auto Co. Just look back to the first Buicks the old two cylinder type with the starting crank on the side, which meant it must be cranked when the motor is stopped. And they sure knew how to stop, too. But it was not due to heavy traffic, there was none at that time. There was not much choice to the public what car to buy, there were only a few that could run. Many have dropped from the market entirely and out of the companies which were making cars then there are about three left that still are manufacturing automobiles and Buick leads them all in every way. The number of cars on the road yearly output and also size of the factory back of it. How many remember when gasoline tested 78 and could not be drawn after sundown by order of the city laws. At that time it would burn if you pug a match anywhere near it. When there were no magnetos or windshields? Joe Seigel Has Little Coney Isle Joe Siegel is going to have a little "Coney Island" of his own. He has just completed a little building with Hawaiian picnic ground and installed Peugeot, Mercedes Have Knight Motor There is nothing that tries a motor like speed, says the J. E. Walter Co. When, therefore, such cars as the Peugeot of France and the Mercedes of Germany use the Knight sleeve valve motor, there's a reason for it. The local concern has just taken over the distribution of the Willys-Knight and Overland cars. The famous Daimler of England, Panhard, Mors and Voisin of France and Minerva of Belgium, also use this American motor. Most motors lose rapidly in efficiency as carbon accumulates. The Knight motor improves. The carbon increases instead of decreasing the compression. There is no com Faulty Headlift $22 Petty violations of common sense road rules are making auto travel hazardous in Pacific coast territory, according to notices issued by the Automobile Club of Southern California. Does your tail light burn so that could run. Many have dropped from the market entirely and out of the companies which were making cars there are about three left that still are manufacturing automobiles and Buick leads them all in every way. The number of cars on the road yearly output and also size of the factory back of it. How many remember when gasoline tested 78 and could not be drawn after sundown by order of the city laws. At that time it would burn if you put a match any where near it. When there were no magnetos or windshields? But there were just as many Buicks on the road then as there is now in proportion to the number of autos. The present model Buicks are as much in advance of the popular priced automobile of 1923 as the Buick when they depended on batteries for ignition and gasoline sold for 7/1-2 and 8 cents a gallon. Buick automobiles of 1923 are backed by service and parts departments in the far corners of the world exceeded only by one other make of car. The endurance of the car and the service back of it is the reason most of the cars you meet on the road are Buicks. Buick owners are asked to depend on the sign "Buick" Authorized Service for the reason alone that distributors must be Buick mechanics before they can put up the sign, as the sign belongs to the Buick factory and to see that back of stitch sign there is a stock of parts and experienced men to install them. When better cars are made Buick will build them. Plain Dealer Want Ads Get Results Twice as many said "Willard" Last summer 12237 car owners selected at random were asked, "What battery will you buy next?" Practically twice as many said "Willard" as said any other battery. 8860 were asked what battery they bought last (for replacement) — and again it was twice as many for Willard. Performance is the only possible reason. Faulty Headlights Bring $22 Petty violations of common sense road rules are making auto travel hazardous in Pacific coast territory, according to notice issued by the Automobile Club of Southern California. Does your tail light burn so that people can see it, or does it just glow about like a glow worm? It is sometimes necessary to more than just comply with the law, says the Auto Club. A little common-sense used in motoring can often avert serious accident. Glaring head lights constitute one of the most serious factors and possible causes of accidents with most California has to contend. According to motorcycle officers, the proper adjustment for head lights would mean a reduction of fifty percent in the number of accidents. During the year 1922 more than $22,000.00 was assessed by Los Angeles courts for fines for faulty head lights. In Massachusetts strenuous measures are being taken to force motors to properly illuminate their license plates in the rear and also PLANE FALLS, 2 DIE (By International News Services) BERLIN, April 14.—Two men were killed and two seriously injured when an airplane crashed at ceremonies opening the Temple Hofer airport. The pilot and a Berlin official with him, were instantly killed. nomy and h as Buick determinautomobile BUICK AMENTVIABLE FOR CAR STINUED FOR CAR MBLEM. SIXES 2 Pass. Roadster ... $1400 5 Pass. Touring ... $1425 5 Pass. Touring Sedan ... $2240 5 Pass. Sedan ... $2300 4 Pass. Coupe ... $2210 7 Pass. Touring ... $1680 7 Pass. Sedan ... $2525 Sport Roadster ... $1895 Sport Touring ... $1945 Company Anaheim, Calif. ck will build them 8860 were asked what battery they bought last (for replacement) —and again it was twice as many for Willard. Performance is the only possible reason. WILLARD SERVICE STATION Anaheim Ignition Depot OLDEST AUTOMOBILE ELECTRICAL Established 1912 218 So. Los Angeles St. Phone 489 Willard Batteries The Threaded Battery that could be a new standard of battery value. BIG SALE ON 30x3½ Fabrics ... $ 30x3½ Premier Cord ... $ 31x4 Cords ... $ 32x4 Inner Special Prices 1 Overland good condition 1 Maxwell, good running 1 1917 Ford ... 1 Reo Truck excellent runn... 1 Oakland, thoroughly re-b... runs like new ... 1 Ford truck ... Pacific So... 919 No. Los Angeles St. JOE S ECTION TWENTY-SIXTH YEAR ney Isle CRUDE RUBBER STILL ADVANCING Rubber is still rising and cotton also, says F. S. Dunlop of the Nu-Way Tire Co., in showing why tires will again advance. Rubber has reached or passed 40 cents in New York city, up six cents since last February. The manufacturers now contend that the price cut on tires last year was not warranted by the price of rubber. Of all rubber imported into this country, 75 per cent is used in tires, according to Dunlap. The average weight of rubber in tires is 8.2 pounds and in tubes two pounds. The weight of cotton is 4.5 pounds. In 1922 420,000,000 pounds of rubber was imported. Of the 155 tire manufacturers in the United States, 63 belong to the rubber association, whose output is 50 per cent of the total, the other 92 making only 20 per cent. TREMENDOUS TRAFFIC SHOWN More people in motor vehicles pass over the State highway in the vicinity of the city boundary in the course of 24 hours than there are people in Anaheim! This is one of several startling facts brought out by enumerations made public today by the Federal Bureau of Public Roads. Another is that if traffic, whether in people, number of vehicles or tonnage, is taken into account, Southern California isn't getting nearly its share of road money appropriated by the State. The figures were given out today by County Engineer and Surveyor J. L. McBride. By way of comparison with the trucks, McBride said he counted only 28 between Fresno and Sacramento on a recent trip and only 24 between Bakerfield and Presno. At the point in question, taking the average of four days, Sept. 29, and Feb. 12-18, 4132 auto passes in the course of 24 hours; 544 trucks (Continued on Page 3) Headlights ring $22,000 Fines to have their tail-lights burning brightly. It is probable that some similar action will be taken in the west. This is the battery that eliminates your troubles because it never needs water MAC-DRY Free Service 250 Used in County B. F. HERR, Distributor 252 No. Los Angeles St. Pacific Service Station Los Angeles St. Phone 778 JOE SIEGEL, manager BIG SALE ON FISK TIRES AND TUBES fabrics ...$8.75 32x3½ Non-Skids ...$16.50 premier Cord ...$12.50 30x3½ Inner Tubes ...$1.75 s ...$24.75 32x3½ Inner Tubes ...$1.95 32x4 Inner Tubes ...$2.65 BIG SALE ON FISK TIRES AND TUBES fabrics ... $8.75 32x3½ Non-Skids ... $16.50 Premier Cord ... $12.50 30x3½ Inner Tubes ... $1.75 s ... $24.75 32x3½ Inner Tubes ... $1.95 32x4 Inner Tubes ... $2.65 Special Price Used Cars good condition, good rubber ... $65.00 good running condition, good rubber ... $95.00 rd ... $50.00 excellent running order ... $75.00 thoroughly re-built, new rubber good upholstering, new ... $250.00 k ... $50.00 Pacific Service Station Angeles St. Phone 778 JOE SIEGEL, Manager