oc-plain-dealer 1924-04-19

NINE EXCLUSIVE FEATURES OF CAR We have already enumerated nine of the 27—now 29—features of the new Star car. Here are nine more: Auto Life Starting, Lighting and Ignition—If there were a better electrical system than the Auto Life, Star would have chosen it. Auto Life equipment is the only electrical system that gives 90 days, or 3000 miles labor service free of charge. Economical in action, it has ability to withstand weather conditions. Continental Red Seal Motor—This is a motor built to stand abuse and at the same time to give the greatest power. When such concerns as the Yellow Taxicab so choose it, against all other motors, it should be sufficient endorsement of its reliability. Forceed Feed Lubrication—No other car but the Star, in the lower price field, has this positive forced feed lubrication system to all its bearings. This system adds 100 to 1150 per cent to the life of the motor. A film of oil is forced between all bearing surfaces constantly. Oil Pump Without Packing—"No packing means no trouble" from the oil pump. The importance of this unit is often overlooked when purchasing a car. A sure and smooth working oil pump insures a better power plant, 30,000 Ctar cars without a single burnt-out main bearing having been reported to date! Hollow Camshaft—The hollow camshaft was not chosen for its cheapness, but for its efficiency—a small engine is usually worked harder. The forcing of oil to the camshaft and through the drilled crankshaft, to bearings, gives this necessary lubrication. Pressed Steel Oil Sump—No under pan is used on the Star car. For better cooling purposes, the oil sump is of pressed steel and the oil is kept at a low temperature by thus coming in contact with the air rushing under the NEAR FAMINE OF CERTIFIED CARS The Certified Motor Car Market now has on hand only 22 cars here and 18 in Fullerton, says Manager C. P. Hamm—the fewest number since the markets were opened. Sales have been better than a car per day. There isn't any likelihood of a plethora of cars, and those who want to make their spring trips had better purchase now. Cars made like new inside and out. PRICES TO RISE SOON SAYS HOWARD Automobile prices are due for a raise within the very near future. This is the definite trend of the industry, according to a letter received yesterday by William Goodrum, general manager of the Motor Sales Co. from Charles S. Howard, president of the Howard Automobile Company, Buick distributors, written April 3, from New York City. Howard left San Francisco two weeks ago, with his family, and stopped at the motor manufacturing centers long enough to look over the industry. His letter stated in part, "I believe that raises in prices are inevitable within the next few months. Motorists will have to order their cars early to ensure delivery. Indications here are that all automobile dealers are facing a shortage of cars, and many factors will force the price increases." According to executives of the Howard Company here, the condition is practically the same throughout the trade. Production cannot possibly supply the demand, and labor, material and other manufacturing conditions will shortly force the prices of cars sharply upwards. Howard said that all the bigger factories were running at capacity, building as many automobiles as possible under existing conditions. WATCH BATTERY IN WARM WEATHER The automobile of today is a nearly fool proof, mechanically as the manufacturers are able to make it. Nearly every mechanical part has some sort of an indicator to tell when it is getting the proper treatment. The radiator has a motor meter to warn of overheating. Ammetors and oil gauges are located on the instrument board to warn of insufficient generator service or poor lubrication. Automatic sparks advances protect the bendix of the starting motor from a kick back of the engine. But there is no sure way for the driver to tell if his battery is overheated or not. "This very important part of the car is dependent on the thoughtfulness of the driver for proper care," says A. Bevillard of the Anaheim Ignition Depot. Will lard Storage Battery service station. "The little black electrical juice box, hidden away beneath the floor boards, has no meters on gauges conveniently located to warn careless drivers that it needs attention, and it does need attention, and that frequently. "This is especially true in summer," according to Bevillard. "Lack of water in the hot months will end disastrously for the best built battery. It leaves a portion of the plates exposed. The rest of the plates, submerged in the battery solution, will receive an excessive charge from the generator and overheat. This causes buckling of the plates which will make them shed their active material, break their jaws, ruin their insulation and generally wreck the whole works." Because your battery has worked perfectly all winter, do not take it for granted that it will continue to do so all summer. The chances are that it will but the wise motorist does not take the chance. Hollow Camshaft—The hollow camshaft was not chosen for its cheapness, but for its efficiency—a small engine is usually worked harder. The forcing of oil to the camshaft and through the drilled crankshaft to bearings, gives this necessary lubrication. Pressed Steel Oil Sump—No under pan is used on the Star car. For better cooling purposes, the oil sump is of pressed steel and the oil is kept at a low temperature by thus coming in contact with the air rushing under the car. Oil loses its lubricating value when heated. A motor should use cool oil. Detachable Cylinder Head—Accessibility is again demonstrated upon inspection of the cylinder head. The pistons and connecting rods are removable through the top, or through the bottom. It will be hard to find a motor in which the removability of the head for carbon scraping is so easy. Removable Valve Lifter Guide Assembly—The easy replacement of the old valve lifter guide assembly without reborning, is an important feature to you, because it removes the necessity of putting the car out of service. Simplicity in adjustment here again enters into the designing of the Star car. Removable Valve stem Guide—The removable valve stem guide on the Star car was an innovation designed to avoid the drilling of a valve guide when it becomes worn, and the necessity of using odd size parts. Oh, do not pan the countryman who drinks polluted water. Recharging that Saves! We have the equipment According to executives of the Howard Company here, the condition is practically the same thruout the trade. Production cannot possibly supply the demand, and labor, material and other manufacturing conditions will shortly force the prices of cars sharply upwards. Howard said that all the bigger factories were running at capacity, building as many automobiles as possible under existing conditions. Production for 1924 is far ahead of 1923, except in the case of a few smaller manufacturers. He pointed also to the fact that people are getting more automobile value today than they ever have before, especially in light of the many advancements that mark the 1924 model car as the biggest step forward in the trade in many years. PILES Curable without surgical operation. My method safer; no hospital warden no anesthesia; more humane. Bend for free booklet G.W.FULLER, M.D. 713 Black Bldg. cor., 4th st. Los Angeles, California Office Hours: Daily 10-4. Sundays 9 to 11. CROSS EYES CORRECTED THIS MUSCULAR DEFECT CORREDED AND STRAIN RELEIVED BY PROPERLY ADJUSTED GLASSES. DR W R BLAKELY OPTOMETRIST ANAMEIM CALI. FORD OUTPUT UP AGAIN Production of the Ford Motor Co. continues to smash records. During March the output of all vehicles was 198,188 against 186,-141 in February and 183,502 in January. SAVING ON OIL POOR ECONOMY The poorest economy a driver can practice is seeing how far he can drive his car without changing the oil in the crankcase, is the opinion of K.M.Brown, local manager of the Western Atuo Supply Co. "The fellow who brags about his can never needing oil, and runs it for hundreds of miles without washing out the crankcase and refilling with clean, new oil, is deluding himself," says Brown. "When his car begins developing all kinds of mysterious ailments, and ceases to function properly, he blames the manufacturer, the dealer, the mechanic—in fact he censures everybody for his car's misbehavior, except himself." "Over three-fourths of the troubles that haunt the motor car, and that later lead to trouble, may be traced directly to improper lubrication. The life of an engine can be greatly increased by changing the oil every 500 miles. An analysis of the oil taken from the car after it had been driven that distance proved that the best had been taken from it. "It is often a case of absent-mindedness rather than negligence on the part of motorists that he does not change the oil as often as necessary. If he will keep a drum of oil or a five-gallon can in his garage at home, it will act as a constant reminder that he Recharging that Saves! We have the equipment and the “know how” to recharge your battery properly and promptly. Remember—a good job of recharging saves many a battery. Recharging is merely one of a dozen battery jobs we can attend to for you. Let men with a reputation for reliability take care of your battery. Says Little Ampere: “Come on in. The water’s fine for your battery.” ANAHEIM TION DEPOT A. Beviard, Prop. Estb. 1912 218 So. Los Angeles St. Phone 489 STORAGE BATTERIES Willard traced directly to improper lubrication. The life of an engine can be greatly increased by changing the oil every 500 miles. An analysis of the oil taken from the car after it had been driven that distance proved that the best had been taken from it. “It is often a case of absent-mindedness rather than negligence on the part of motorists that he does not change the oil as often as necessary. If he will keep a drum of oil or a five-gallon can in his garage at home, it will act as a constant reminder that he should substitute new oil for the old at the close of every 500 miles.” BUILD UP MEDICAL CORPS FOR BUREAU WASHINGTON, April 19. Leaders in the medical profession were invited today by Director Hines of the veteran’s bureau to become consultants on his staff as an initial step to build up a permanent medical corps for the bureau. Among the physicians are William F. Lorenz of Madison, Wis., a mental specialist; Doctors W. J. and Charles H. Mayo of Rochester, Minn.; Dr. Simeon Flexner, chief of the Rockefeller Institute; Dr. Ray L. Wilbur, president of Stanford University; Dr. Lewellyn Barker of Johns Hopkins, Baltimore, and Dr. Livingston Farrand president of Cornell University. He who works from sun to sun Finds, too late, the damage done. GOING EAST! for personal service phone, 729 CITY TICKET OFFICE UNION PACIFIC STATION Union Pacific AVERAGE CAR'S SWAN SONG NOT SUNG TILL IT'S 7 YEARS OLD SACRAMENTO, April 19.—If the knock or snort in the motor car you bought last year conjures up a cruel vision of negotiations with the junk dealer don't despair. The division of motor vehicles has determined that the average car in California lasts from seven to eight years and your old boat may weather many a stormy trip before it wheezes out a swansong. Even this is only an approximate average, division officials explain. If your car be of ancient make there is still hope. The 1924 records of the division show some four or five hundred cars of the 1910 model whose owners apparently considered sufficiently travel worthy to justify the payment of another year's registration fees. Whether it be cause for alarm or congratulation the records prove that the old timers are shuffling off at a speedy clip. Only about 27 per cent of all the cars registered in the state this year were manufactured prior to 1918. Of the 1918 models there are only about 80,000 left. Survivors of the 1917 vintage are apparently as numerous as those of 1918, due, the officials believe, to the decrease in production of 1918 caused by the war. But from 1917 backward there is a steady dwindling in the ranks of the veterans. Of 1916 models there are only about 60,000 left, while those of 1915 have dropped to about 20,000. Cars manufactured in 1911 run only about three to every 1000 registered. Who owns the oldest car in California? Several might lay claim to that honor as there are a few of the patterns of 1908 and '09 in the records. W. E. Gerber, Sacramento banker, still registers a '09 Columbia coupe, while a Pope-Hartford sedan of 1908 is registeried under the name of Joseph Haffinger of Sacramento. The premier registrant was J. D. Spreeck, formerly of San Francisco, who paid the first motor vehicle fee in California in 1905. Of the cars manufactured prior to 1919 about 10 per cent of those registered in 1923 failed to turn up for 1924. This means, say the officials, that 10 per cent of every 100 gave up the bost and went the inevitable route to the junk man. Sometimes an ancient engine will turn up in a rebuilt car with a hyphenated title. In such cases the division requires a bill of sale from the various persons involved in the deal and thus arrives at the origin of the motor. Some interesting stories are told in the transfer records of what happens to many cars after their third or fourth year of service. Usually, it is shown, the original buyer keeps the car for about three years and then disposes of it to a dealer. From that point it is passed around like a hot coal, from Jones to Smith to Brown to Green until the records look like the score, by innings, a ball game. After its fourth transfer APPLEBY HOMES FOR SUNNY CAR C. P. Hamm of the C.C.Motor Car Market this week received a letter from Jim from Chicago. Appleby is homesick for California had expected to stay away few weeks. Appleby declares he has read nothing but times which means he has been road practically all the time. The Appleby Plan is gold strong, altho there is much encouragement from native dealers. OAKLAND SALES Oakland sales this week include: Fay Janet Smith, C. Kidd and V. A. Brinkk, Anaheim, Oakland tourings, Murphy of Fullerton, rost Horace Schneider of Brea passenger coupe. Fancy foods don't "stick ribs"—it takes old fast meat, milk, butter and ee keep hunger satisfied. the car generally disappears though some change hands than a dozen times before reach the "ultimate consumer" Based on registrations transfers for 1923, four out cars change hands once ever in California. This rate, however not as great over a per year. This is indicated following table. Registrations Year (autos-trucks) Trend 1920 ... 583,623 ... 1 1921 ... 680,614 ... 2 1922 ... 861,807 ... 3 1923 ... 1,100,233 ... 4 The Star Car SAFETY—absolute driving safety for you and your family. SAFETY—on wet and slippery streets, skidding is a thing of the past. SAFETY—in rounding sharp curves. A touch of your foot to brake pedal holds your car to the road. No rear jump or side sway. SAFETY—in emergency—from 35 miles an hour to a dead stop in forty feet. SAFETY—in their soft, velvety—but positive—action. SAFETY—under any driving conditions. PRICE—in line with the Star ideal—the lowest priced, high grade car in the world with four-wheel brakes. $525 F. O. B. Lansing This announcement is so important to you, we urge a visit to the nearest Star dealer. Today试出到your own satisfaction this remarkable safety engineering achievement. UP MEDICAL FOR BUREAU TON, April 19. — the medical profession today by Director e veteran's bureau to sultants on his staff as ep to build up a perical corps for the bure physicians are Wilenz of Madison, Wis.. specialist; Doctors W. J. H. Mayo of RochestDr. Simeon Flexner, Rockefeller Institute; Wilbur, president of versity; Dr. Lewellyn obns Hopkins, Baltir. Livingston Farrand Cornell University. All Models with or without Four Wheel Brakes—for Appleby Motors Co., In 119 N. Lemon St. Anaheim 5th & Broadw Santa 'Aha APPLEBY HOMESICK FOR SUNNY CALIF. C. P. Hamm of the Certified Motor Car Market this week received a letter from Jim Appleby from Chicago. Appleby says he homesick for California. He expected to stay away only a few weeks. Appleby declares he has been adding nothing but time tables which means he has been on the road practically all the time. The Appleby Plan is going over long, altho there is much disarraying opposition from conservative dealers. OAKLAND SALES Oakland sales this week include: Fay Janet Smith, Jerome Kidd and V. A. Brink, all of Anaheim, Oakland tourings; C. W. Murphy of Fullerton, roadster; Race Schneider of Brea, four-senger coupe. Fancy foods don't "stick to the crust"—it takes old fashioned meat, milk, butter and eggs to keep hunger satisfied. A car generally disappears, although some change hands more than a dozen times before they reach the "ultimate consumer." Based on registrations and transfers for 1923, four out of ten cars change hands once every year California. This rate, however, not as great over a period of years. This is indicated in the following table. | Registrations | (autos-trucks) | Transfers | | :--- | :--- | :--- | | 0 | 583,623 | 135,937 | | 1 | 680,614 | 220,000 | | 2 | 861,807 | 321,041 | | 3 | 1,100,233 | 425,008 | TIRES ON CREDIT The best tires the market affords can be bought on convenient terms on a charge account. COSTS NO MORE THAN CASH Just pay a small sum down and the balance la weekly payments you'll never miss. No INTEREST is charged. Trade In Your Old Tires They are worth real money to you. We make liberal allowances for them in trade. RELIABLE TIRE CO. 200 So. Los Angeles St. Anaheim Phone 366 REGISTRATIONS (autos-trucks) Transfers 583,623 135,937 680,614 220,000 861,807 321,041 1,100,233 425,008 PARABELL TIRES Kwl Godwin- The Lowest Priced car in the World with FOUR WHEEL BRAKES! tes—for Immediate Delivery Co., Inc. 5th & Broadway Santa 'Aha ASSOCIATE DEALER Main St. Garage Huntington Beach Robt. Zabl Orange, Co.