oc-plain-dealer 1923-06-30

LAUDS HOUDAILLE SHOCK ABSORBERS Traveling over the roughest kind of roads and through snow for feet deep in his Studebaker special touring car, J. W. Ross of Fallerton reports that he didn't have a bit of mechanical trouble and never had to change the air in his tires. The entire trip covered 4700 miles, all but 500 of it by auto. Most of the pleasure was due, Ross declares to the fact that the car had Houdaille shock absorbers. Owing to these the Studebaker was able to go at a speed of 35 miles per hour over a 50-mile detour in Canada, compared with 25 miles for four other cars which navigated the distance at the same time. Ross and his party visited at Fort Andrews and went up the 1,000-mile strait beyond Vancouver part of the way. Here was where the Tour feet of snow was encountered—19 miles of it, packed down hard. The trees hung heavy with snow over the party at times shutting them in. The party made it a point to stop at all Studebaker garages on the way, and the latter gave them the usual courteous pleasant service and all the information they asked for. FRANKLIN SALES RECORDS BROKEN The factories of the Franklin Automobile Co. at Syracuse, N.Y., continues to break sales records, says an announcement which has reached the Bob White Co., local Nash and Franklin distributors. On June 5 the factory was 17 cars ahead of 1922; by June 9 it was 57 cars ahead for the month; on the 14th, 80 cars; on the 16th, 143 cars; on the 19th, 202. June, 1922, was the second largest month in the first half year. The factory delivered 1023 cars. Therefore, the concern has enjoyed a 50 per cent lead over the same period a year ago, estimating the gain for the whole month on the basis of Tractor Transforms Asia Minor Country Over in the Caucasus of Asia Minor the Fordson Tractor is more than a power plant is a land and life saver. There in the shadow of Mt. Ararat, famed resting place of Noah's Ark, it is the twentieth century missionary to the oldest land in the world and brings the most striking of all contrasts between modern power farming and the primitive methods in vogue for thousands of years. Introduced in the Caucasus a little more than a year ago by the Near East Relief, the tractor has revolutionized agriculture and, thanks to it, there is no famine this year. With the Tractor and modern machinery the fields, heretofore only scratched with the historic stick and oxen teams, have been played deep and with less seed have yielded an even greater crop than ever before. Hundreds of natives too, have been released from farm work to enter industrial pursuits. A recent note from Erivan, Armenia, tells the story of tractor accomplishments in striking figures. "Ten American tractors ploughed a thousand acres of land in eleven days the message said. To accomplish the same work in the same time would have required 1,000 oxen and 500 men." Under the power farming the crops in the Caucasus have been 50 per cent larger and one third less seed has been used. Where Armeria only a short time ago, with 80 per cent of its population engaged in agriculture, was only producing one-third of its cereal requirements, it is today producing about one-half with far less men employed in the work. The Near East Relief is now using eleven Fordson Tractors. With gasoline power, fed by the rich oil fields of Baku on the Caspian Sea and with modern machinery, the Caucasus promises to accomplish one of the most interesting agricultural developments in the history of the world. APPLEBY GIVE Abandonment distribution in models on hand announced by Appleby Motor. Sullivan salts models and mDurant engines here as fast tainted. The first of these on about Sep King, a speed near future Locomobile wrenches. The Printer within a few m is in the back. James E. A. interest in the used car plan northwest. Land today. County motor scheme, which saver in Oran California and the Oregon st dorse it. ANOTHER RA Santa Ana the racing driver being planned fifteen applications headquarters used car marsh Santa Ana to sell his spare tomobiles from present date. The feature 25-mile junk action is expected for all 50-mile added attracteral short sprint. The track is in much be DODGE BROTHERS TOURING CAR If there is one word which will sum up the average owner's impression of Dodge Brothers Touring Car, that word is dependable. If there is a word to express the quality which Dodge Brothers have striven, above all else, to build into the Touring Car, it is—again—dependable. Indeed, it is not too much to say that the word dependable has come to be definitely associated, the nation over, with Dodge Brothers Touring Car—and the other vehicles bearing their name. Nor have Dodge Brothers built this enviable reputation through advertising. They have built motor cars, so dependable in fact that the word has presented itself automatically to the public mind. CHAS. H. MANN DODGE DEALER 210 S. LOS ANGELES ST. PHONE 43 210 S. LOS ANGELES ST. PHONE 43 ATTENTION MASON —We are closing out our stock of these tires at remarkable low 30x3 Fabric $ 30x3½ Fabric 32x3½ Fabric 31x4 Fabric 32x4 Fabric 33x4 Fabric 34x4 Fabric ANAHEIM 156 South Los Angeles Street THE PLAIN DEALER, ANAHEIM, CALIF. APPLEBY MOTORS TO GIVE UP PEERLESS Abandonment of the Peerless car distribution in Orange-co as soon as models on hand have been sold is announced by F. F. Sullivan of the Appleby Motors, Inc. Sullivan said further that the new models and makes of car designed by Durant engineers would be handled here as fast as they could be obtained. The Durant six will be the first of these. The Flint will arrive on about Sept. 1. The Mason Road King, a speed truck, should arrive in the near future, says Sullivan. The Locomobile will be supplied on orders. The Princeton should be here within a few months. The Eagle still is in the background. James E. Appleby, who retains an interest in the concern, is pushing the used car plan successfully in the northwest. He will arrive in Portland today. He has been interesting county motor car dealers in the scheme, which has been such a lifesaver in Orange-co and elsewhere in California; and will seek to persuade the Oregon state organization to endorse it. ANOTHER CLAIMING RACE JULY 15TH Santa Ana will again be host to the racing drivers of the southland as another resurrection day race is being planned for July 15. Already fifteen applications have been sent to headquarters at the George Calhoun used car market, 213 N. Broadway, Santa Ana. The driver must agree to sell his speed boat for $100. Automobiles from the year one to the present date will lvie for honors. The feature of the day will be the 25-mile junk race. Here is where the action is expected to center. A free for all 50-mile scramble will be added attraction. There are several short sprints slated. The track is one mile around and is in much better condition than at which the amount of oil is automatically proportioned to the throttle opening as well as to the motor speed. The patented Essex carburetor is perfectly automatic and has no adjustments except a dash control for slightly varying the proportions of the mixture. The air is preheated and a dash-operated choke is provided for starting. The carburetor is mounted high up on the head so that the mixture is fed by gravity into the cylinder, assuring easy starting. CABRIOLET HAS UNUSUAL ENGINE The Essex cabriolet embodies some features, says Branch Manager Rossler of R. W. Townsend, Inc., of Anaheim and Santa Ana, that are very unusual on cars of its prices class. The motor has four cylinders, 2.5-8x5, giving 179 cubic inches displacement. The tax rating is 18.2 horse power. The actual horse power is more than 5. An aluminum crankcase anchored to the frame at four points, carries the block cast cylinders of semi-steel, to which is bolted a detachable head carrying the overhead inlet valves. Exhaust valves are on the side. The counter-weighted crankshaft, 2 1/2 inches in diameter, is carried in 3 main bearings. Split aluminum pistons with 3 rings are carried on 11 3-4-inch I-beam connecting rods. The motor is lubricated by a modified circulating splash system, in fifteen applications have been sent to headquarters at the George Calhoun used car market, 213 N. Broadway, Santa Ana. The driver must agree to sell his speed boat for $100. Automobiles from the year one to the present date will lvie for honors. The feature of the day will be the 25-mile junk race. Here is where the action is expected to center. A free for all 50-mile scramble will be added attraction. There are several short sprints slated. The track is one mile around and is in much better condition than at the junk race held several months ago. More thrills and better speed is expected of the drivers. The track is located on the Newport boulevard. A prominent actor will flag the races at two o'clock. STUDEBAKER SALES Harry D. Riley's force reports these Studebaker sales: Touring to Charles A. Hammons of Fullerton, touring to E. L. White of Orange, coupe to G. J. LaPlace of Anahaim, roadster to Edward Seidlits of Anaheim, coupe to Harry L. Horn of Anaheim, roadster to David P. Clough of Orange, sedan to G. G. Snyder of Fullerton; sedan to Mrs. J. Adella Coyle of Fullerton. Others who have purchased cars of Riley are A. A. Ambrose and M. A. Woodbill, both of Anaheim. SIX BILLION AUTO SALES THIS YEAR (Continued from Page One) cities having a population of 500,000 Approximately 1,140,000 were in cities having populations between 100,000 and 500,000. Nearly 2,210,000 were in towns and cities with population between 10,000 and 100,000. Over 60 per cent, or in round figures 6,535,000, were registered from rural districts and from small towns having a population under 10,000. Records show that there are 39,000 dealers in automobiles and commercial cars in the United States. Of the above number, 2465 are in large cities having a population over 500,000. 3,380 are located in cities with populations between 100,000 and 500,000. 7,910 are in cities with populations between 10,000, and 100,000. A total of 25,783 are in small towns with populations less than 10,000. There are 63,500 shops offering motor vehicle service in the United States. Of these 27,300 or 43 percent, are operated in conjunction with car-dealer establishments, while 36,200, or 57 per cent, are so-called "independent" shops. Less than 10 per cent of the total, or 6,150 shops, are located in cities with populations exceeding 500,000; about 6,900 are in cities with populations between 100,000 and 500,000; 13,200 are in cities of 10,000 to 100,000 population; 37-250, or nearly 50 per cent, are in There are 53,500 shops offering motor vehicle service in the United States. Of these 27,200 or 43 percent, are operated in conjunction with car dealer establishments, while 36,200, or 57 per cent, are so-called "independent" shops. Less than 10 per cent of the total, or 6,150 shops, are located in cities with populations exceeding 500,000; about 6,900 are in cities with populations between 100,000 and 500,000; 13,200 are in cities of 10,000 to 100,000 population; 37,250, or nearly 60 per cent, are in small towns under 10,000 population. The demand for service is chiefly in small towns and rural districts because more than half of America's car registrations are in such districts. DALE AND COMPANY C. W. CROMER, Mgr. 336 South Los Angeles Street—Phone 651 REO MOTOR CAR COMPANY TION CAR OW Take advantage of the following low prices on MASON AND BRUNSWICK TIRES at remarkable low prices for cash to make more room for the Kelly and United State lines. $ 7.00 30x3½ Regular Cord $11.25 32x4½ 8.50 30x3½ Oversize Cord 11.50 33x4½ 13.00 32x3½ Oversize Cord 17.65 34x4½ 15.00 31x4 Oversize Cord 20.00 16.00 32x4 Oversize Cord 23.50 35x4½ 17.50 33x4 Oversize Cord 24.50 33x5 17.00 34x4 Oversize Cord 24.75 35x5 HEIM VULCANIZING S. R. WALTER, PROP. Saturday, June 30, 1923. CHALMERS TOURING PRICE UP The boost in price by a small figure on the Chalners touring, which Turton & Lumsdon announced this week, provided a somewhat surprising feature in view of the many reductions which have been taking place. Battery ignition with automatic advance, a generator, a separate starting motor and a 100-ampere battery take care of electrical requirements. FIRST SHOWING STAR BEAUTY the new "Baloon" type tire—and other specimen. See this before buying—on display showrooms. PLEBY MOTORS CO. North Los Angeles St. Anaheim BELL TIMER TAKES WELL IN ANAHEIM Three or four of the leading car distributors in the city have purchased the Bell timer of C. J. Nenno leading accessories man. There is a Bell timer for Fords as well as the larger cars. Says a statement of the makers: "Almost all Ford owners know that nine-tenths of their motor troubles are due to faulty ignition. The Bell timer eliminates all timer trouble, because it assures not only accurate but permanently accurate timing! As a result, you always have a smoothly running motor with maximum efficiency at all times. You save gasoline—and also get a lot more power for taking more hard, long hills on high. Besides that, you have a much more flexible motor which can be throttled way down on high in traffic without skipping. Whether the weather is cold or hot, rainy or clear, the Bell timer can always be absolutely depended on to give timing which is perfectly accurate. This produces maximum power, because the explosion of the gasoline takes place at the point of highest efficiency." WE SELL as good a wood-insulated battery as you can buy anywhere—and the only Threaded Rubber Battery manufactured. PLEBY MOTORS CO. North Los Angeles St. Anaheim SELL as good a wood-insulated battery as you can buy anywhere—and the only Threaded Rubber Battery manufactured. Whatever your car, we have the right battery at the right price for YOU. WILLARD SERVICE STATION A. Bevillard, Sole Owner Anaheim Ignition Depot OLDEST AUTOMOBILE ELECTRICAL Established 1912 218 So. Los Angeles St. Phone 489 Willard Batteries The acknowledged leader of wood-experiment batteries for fifteen years. OWNERS! K TIRES United State lines. 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