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* 4M WTOMIKG WKLKLT REVIEW
VOLUME 33.
s? TONIOTYT T JEL NEWS
FOUR MILLION AUTOMOBILES BUILT IN THE LAST YEAR
ATTENTION GIVEN BRAKES MAY
z SAVE YOU FROM TRAFFIC CRASH
Ijves of Automobile Occupants and Others at
Stake in Ordinary Driving; Rules for
Care of Brakes Given.
BY SPARK PLUG
Recent fatal accidents upon Casper’s street turn our
thoughts again to the reckless motorist. By reckless we
mean not only the man who "hooks 'er up" and tears off
down the street at breakneck speed, but the man who
drives carefully enough, but who believes that "tomorrow”
is ample time to attend to the vitals of his machine.
Your brake®! They are your
means of guarding your life and
the Uvea of others while in the
driver’s seat of a motor vehicle. You
cannot watch them too closely.
Here are a few simple rules for
■•arlng for the brakes on your car.
Follow them, and live a long life
and a merry one.
1. Inspect the lining on the
brnkes. If It has worn down t •
one-sixteenth of an inch at an..*
l point, it should bo replaced.
2. See that clearance around the
drum Is equal, if not, adjust thu
anchor and wing nuts.
3. Make sure that brake pedal
does not touch floor boards. If i’
docs, first adjust brake so It is just
free on the drum and shorten the
pull rods connecting pedal with
brakes by means of turnbuckle or
adjustment provided for that pur
pose.
4. See that the emergency does
not strike the end of the ratchet or
the floor boards.
5. Inspect the surface of the
brake lining for grease. If any has
worked through, clean thoroughly
with kerosene and a stiff brush and
tighten or renew packing in hub.
6. Inspect brake lining for uni
form pressure.
7. Equalize the adjustment for
both brnkes.
. ■?—- -
Coast to Coast
in High Gear!
wswaouJ * Gr\”“
New Oldsmobile Six demonstrates new degree
of engine flexibility and motor car stamina
The first car to cross the American continent in high gear!
Driven by “Cannonball” Baker, holder of numerous road records,
a new Oldsmobile Six (stock car with standard gear ratio)
traveled 3,674 miles under every conceivable road and weather
condition. The start was made from New York on October Bth,
after all gears except high had been removed from the transmit*
sion. Rain, snow, mud, rock-strewn passes and washed-out roads
were encountered. Grades ranging from sto 17 per cent were
negotiated. Yet during this test, the car averaged 28.7 miles per
gallon of gasoline.
This run was planned to demonstrate the great flexibility and
stamina of the new Oldsmobile Six by subjecting the car to the
most unreasonable driving conditions. The 12% days of the
trip were equivalent to years of average driving. The fact that
the car came through this gruelling test with only minor adjust
ments and no recourse to the emergency kit, is proof of the car’s
ability to give satisfaction in the hands of owners.
Asfc about the General Moton partial payment plan
WYOMING OLDSMOBILE CO.
454 E. Yellowstone Phone 1963
OLDSMOBILE-SIX
WINS BY COMPARISON
Towrinf . a . #750 SportTotcrin* . #MS Coope ... #1035
. . . 750 C«S .... 955 Stden • • • 3095
Prices f. •. k LsMfag tax sJJiriwi
AUTOMOBILE SECTION.
Note: Rules 2, 6 and 7 require
expert knowledge not expected of
the average car owner. Have your
service station or garage man mn<e
frequent Inspections. He knows
how.
WORLD AUTOS
TONUMBER 17
[MILLION SOON
By January 1 tbe world will
have in operation 17,000,000
automobiles, passenger cars and
trucks, according to an estimate
by AL 11. Hoepll, chief of the
automotive division of the De
partment of Commerce. Os that
total. 14,000,000 will run tn the
United States, about one to
every eight persons, whereas in
the rest of the world the pro
portion will be about 1 to 112
persons. The nui.*ber of cars in
operation is expected to show on
January 1, 1924, an increase of
17 per cent over January 1,
1923.
THE AUTOMOTIVE MELTING POT
Conducted by “SPARKPLUG”
Purpose—To •'Wise-up” the automobile owner.
More Purpose—To put the Tribune Sunday Automobile Section before
the public of Casper with a roar like a giant fire-cracker exploding in the
Court House at midnight.
Source of Info—The general public—Likewise the automobile dealers.
Now and then, the police department.
Forewarning—What you read and don’t like—pass over.
Casper automobile dealers prop
hecy a Christmas filled to the brim ■
with accessories for the car. They <
discern Santa's sleigh Ln the dis
tance, and are betting on a certainty.
•’That’s the guy I’m laying for,” ■
said the littl red hen as she saw the
farmer crossing the barnyard.
Sam Gano, rad'ator repair man at
the United Auto Service Co., is a
traveling man. At least, he Is re
ported to be convalescing following!
an attack of the ’’grip.”
1
Saturday was the day. Casper ;
1 auto dealers ahoulu have sold moun- '
tains of cars but didn't. It’s weather
i like that prompts the “Spring Is!
I here—Tra La La” feeling In the
1 hearts of all of us. Don't get ex
cited. Old King Winter is a cruel•
jester.
■ 1 -
Lee Doud and “Doc” Lee, factory
representative of the Paige and
Jewett, departed Thursday morning
for Cheyenne aud Denver where the
call of business Is strong.
Roll call at the Lee Doud Motor
Co., will soon be taken in the new
home of the agency, two doors East
of the present location.
Talk about making a mole hill out
of a mountain. Give a thought to
the fall of that mighty, stupendous,
pillar of Hercules in the world of
business—ANDY GUMP. Sparky
takes this opportunity to condole
with the fallen hair brush king, and
offer his sincerest sympathy and
best wishes for a Merry Christmas.
Tug-Tug Tug. Winter is here, or I
at least approaching, and the Yellow
stone Garage looks forward to a
busy season of towing. Playing the
hero to stranded automobiles is
»h**r •»'eclnlty.
CASPER. WYO., SUNDAY, DECEMBER 16, 1923
“First under the wire at Kansas
City.” That unbeatable star of the
equine universe—SPAßK PLUG.
Barney Google’s “ruler of the dirt
track.”
• The Casper Tire and Radiator
Shop has established a wonderful
! price upon Ford Radiators for the
coming week. An advertisement tn
this auto section gives the details.
I Mr. West, of the Studebaker Sales
[ and Service, packed his trunks, re
| served h's broth, made all stop over
arrangements, and departed for
Glenrock, Friday morning.
! How about something for the car
, this winter.
1 Casper auto dealers will hang
. their stockings on Christmas Eve.
I with a silent prayer to the Reindeer
Deity for scads of orders for new
cars during the coming year, and a
surprising scarcity of "trade-ins.”
Ode to a flivver:
“It annolnteth my hea® with oil.”
Psalms: XXVI.
The Coliseum Motor Co., received
a carload of Dodge Commercial
trucks and 1924 Sedans, on Friday.
I "Yes. We Have Plenty of Ducks.”
says Mr. Robertson, of the Coliseum
Motor Co. W. J. Hagans sent him
a bag of frozen ducks, as a gentle
reminder that successful duck hunt
ing season came to a close not long
ago.
I One carload of new Buicks was
unloaded Friday morning at the Cas
per Buick Co.
A kneok on the door is far less
fear Inspiring than a knock in the
motor.
"I stopped beneath a tree on a
dark road.”
"Why, pray tell?"
“Because there was a miss in the
car.”
Give him time, he’ll get it
Frank Rate, of Lost Cabin, is the
owner of a new Dodge. His third
in nine years of driving.
The new Nash Carriole is a thing
of beauty. You are invited to in
spect it at the Nash agency.
Billy Brown may be a lysterious
boy, but he’s a sure enough artist.
He decorated the parts and service
department window at the Coliseum
Motor company. We were struck
with Its beauty. Not Billy’s, the
window's.
Mosher Tire and Service company
has found plenty of Ford repairing
in Casper. A busy winter is
anticipated.
Fred L. Benskin has gone north
on an extended business trip to Salt
Creek. Buffalo. Sheridan and other
points in the Hudson Bay country.
"Get your man,” is Fred’s motto.
L. D. Branson Is an Al radio
salesman. Wallle England of the
Casper Motor Bus Line, and E. R.
Chllcutt of the Oil Exchange Barber
Shop, both purchased Neutrodyne
Radio sets during the past week.
The recent explosion at the
Service Filling Station only gave
the boys added vim and vigor, an!
the establishment is again on its
feet and ready to give the utmost tn
gas, oil, water and grease service.
John M. Whisenhunt left Casper
last week for Denver, where he is
attending a convention of all
western Hupmobile dealers. Mrs
Whisenhunt is in charge of the
Hupmobile agency of Casper during
his absence.
H.*E. Perkins and T. H. EJqulst
are driving new Oldsmobile Sixes
purchased from the Wyoming Olds
mobile company.
A carload of Willys Knights Is
expected tn the very near future at
the Wyoming Oldsmobile company.
Mt. A- P. Doling of the Patterson
Oakland company has just returned
from Denver in a new Oakland
roadster, the roads are fine so Mr.
Doling reports. The four-wheel
brakes came tn very nice at ono
time as there was a hole in the
road and without four-wheel brakes
he would have gone in the ditch
sure.
Mr. J. H. Leslis of the Patterson
Oakland company has been on the
sick list for the past few days with
a sprained knee having received it
shooting ducks.
Smoking at jCaUaways. ‘
' IBWTIIE RISEIRCH WORK IS
URGED ON CONGRESS BI UK. fl.
National Association Asks Increase in Fund Set
I Aside for Automobile Section of U. S.
Bureau of Standards.
Believing that the research work of the automotive
i section of the U. S. Bureau of Standards is of greater value
> to the automobile owners of the country in proportion to
1 the amount of Federal money expended than anv other ac
tivity of the government in behalf of motorists, the Arneri
, can Automobile association is urging congress to increase
• ■ the appropriations for 1924 from
MORE ABOUT
LICENSES FOR
AUTO DRIVERS
•
l BY SPARK PLUG
’How about a job, Mr. Jones?”
“Can you drive a truck, my boy?"
"Sure.”
’ “Alright, report at 7 a. m.”
Does it ecu nd familiar, or at least
fieoni barely possible? Away goes
] he young fellow at the wheel of a
I machine which may bring death and
destruction to someone, with no as
surance that he is competent to
. hand'e a heavy truck. It is through
j 'ncompetent drivers that 75 per
t cent of appalling auto accidents oc
-9 cur. The young truck driver prob
. ably meant well enough. Ho thought
, he could handle that particular
make of truck. He was hungry and
out of a job, and was willing to take
, a ’’flyer" at anything.
TO do away with the evil, exami
nations for motor vehicle drivers is
advocated. Not a strict examination
i to be sure, but a sort of ilose ques
i Honing and physical looking over.
This rhould be done at the time of
tho application for a driver’s license
In Wyoming, and In the case of hir
ed drivers for large companies, at
the time the application for position
s made.
The question Is—Are you fit to
drive an automobl'e? Probably nine
ty-five per cent of us ore well
, equipped and well fitted for the re
sponsibility. It is the other five per
cent who are causing the local
havoc.
Casper Owner Os
New Peerless Is
Pleased With Car
By SPARK PLUG
Some time ago W. B. Freeland,
formerly of Casper purchased a
Peerless phaeton from the Nash Cas
per Motor Co., and set out for the
sunshine of California. After a con
siderable sojourn in the far Western
State. Mr. Freeland sent the follow
ing letter to P. N. Carr, of the Nash
and Peerless agency of this city. The
letter is reproduced below:
Sanbemadlne, Calif..
December 8, 1923.
Dear Mr. Carr:
I am sending you a photo of the
wonderful Peerless car. It has
travelled 7000 miles, end has de
llvered mo 15 miles to the gallon of
gasoline. This car has not cost me
a ten cent piece for repairs. In the
7000 miles the only trouble I have
had has been one puncture, caused
by a nail.
"The car ning just like a clock
makes seventy miles an hour tn the
first range of the carburetor, and
ninety miles an hour In the second.
They say it is the most beautiful
car in California, and I have $2,500
up In the Bank at Sanbarnadlno to
any one who has a care that can do
what this Blue Peerless car will do.
“Best wishes to you all. and I hope
you have a nice Christmas and a
Happy New Tear.
"Tours very truly.
W. B. FREELAND.
SLEEPING CAR BUSSES
TO RUM VIRGINIA
Sleeping car busses accommodat
ing 25 passengers are to be run
between points in Virginia, Mary
land and Pennsylvania, according
to an item in the current issue of
Transportation. These busses will be
operated by the Towns Bus Line
Company of Harrisonburg, Vo., in
all-night service. The seats in the
bus are so constructed that they
can be transformed into berths slmi I
lar to those on Pullman railroad cars. •
A uniformed norter will be in at-',
tendance on all the sleeping carl
busses of tbe company. __ « 1
15,000 allotted In the budget to $50.-
000 the minimum amount estimated
as required to carry on the work
on a scale equal to that of he past
year.
The automotive section In the
study made for the Motor Transport
Corps on the behavior of brake lin
ing materials alone made possible
the saving of ten million dollars an
nually for the motorists of the Na
tion. The annual brake lining bill
was twenty million dollars. Through
experimental work carried on. the
life of brake linings was doubled
without extra cost to the consumer.
Many of the savings for motorists
have been the result of tests con
ducted for the Army, Navy Motor
Transport Corps, Post Office Depart
ment and General Supply Committee
on problems involving aircraft and
automobile power plants, fuels, lu
bricants and accessories. Tho total
expenditure of the automotive sec
tlon was approximately $125,000 an
nually. Unfortunately a large part
of the work for the Government De
partments has been completed so
that the support for the laboratories
from other governmental sources Is
reduced and the public will bode
prived largely of these by-products.
There is also an urgent demand for
the extension of investigations direc
tly beneficial to the public. This de
mand can be met only In a very
limited way, it is pointed out, unless
the appropriation is materially in
creased.
A project recently undertaken and
for which only limited support is as
yet available, is the development of
methods for testing the braking
ability of automobiles.
| |
Fioe Due Wheels and Nash Self-Mounting Carrier, $25 additional
ForU Christmas Gift! From every practical
and pleasurable standpoint this Nash Carriole
is a wonderful Christmas gift. It is a moderate
investment whose value and usefulness will survive
for many holiday seasons to come. And contrasted
with similar cars its pronounced superiority stands
out compellingly. A new shipment will enable us
to make sure delivery Christmas day if you order
immediately. Drop in today and see it.
FOURS and SIXES
Models range from $915 to $2190, f. o. b. factory
NASH-CASPER MOTOR CO.
132 S. Kimball Phone 1818
AUTOMOBILE SECTION.
COOLIDGE IN
THE FILMS TO
AID HIGHWAYS
The President of the United
States is so much interested in
good roads that he has appeared
tn a movie film, which is good
road propaganda, sponsored by
Henry Ford. Tho hero of the
little two-realer is a country boy,
who is presented by tho Presi
dent with a scholarship for a.
prize essay. Later the boy be
comes a civil eng'neer. devoting
his life to the building of better
roads in order to make his sec
tion of the country a better place
in which to live.
President Coolidge is so famil
iar with farms and farm life
that he has an intimate nnd
I first-hand acquaintance with
. what good roads mean to the
t farmer, and coming, os he does.
from one of the pioneer good
road States of the Union, knows
s personally what hard Kurfaco
t| highways do for those who live
| along them.
B i •
London Now Using
» Great Number Os
■ Big Street Buses
s
I-
r More than 4.000 motor busses will
:- he operated on tho streets of Lon
e don soon, as 3,500 busses are now
d running and more are being added
i- at the rate, of fifty a week according
II to a survey recently made by the
: London representative of Bus
i- Transportation.
■t During the first eight months of
j 1923 London busses carried 724,500,-
o 000 persons. This was an Increase
s of 125.000,000 or 21 per cent over
s tho fares paid during tho corr?-
spending period last year. The
i. underground railways, on the other
r hand, suffered a decrease of 15.000,-
:■ 000 passengers carrying only 187.-
i- 000,000 from January to August.
y 1923. One hundred and fifty-five
s routes are operated by the bus cotn
i- pany, 34 of which do not muko
expenses but are run at a loss for
1 the convenience of Londoners.
s ■ •
f SEND IT TO THE
; PEARL WHITE LAUNDRY
PHONE 1702
NUMBER 21
INCREASE OF 50
PER CENT WILL
BE SHOWN, SAID
Dealers Expect Better
Winter Business
This Season.
Production reports total
ling 325,125 cars and trucks
made in November, submit
ted at the directors meeting
of the National Automobile
Chamber of Commerce here
today, bring th© eleven months out
put to 3.717,709 which ln<\lcates that
the year's total will reach 4.000.000.
This will boa gain of more than 50
per cent over 1922 which was In It
bNf a record year.
Leaders In tho automobile Indus
try believe the increase to be due to
the national need for more trans
portation facilities, to the rapid de
velopment of suburban ereaa and
to the fact that better car values
for the money are being offered
tl>an nt any previous time, duo to
the economics of largo scale pro
duction.
Dea'enj, throughout the country
predict that motor car sales in tho
next few months will exceed last
winter. Improvement in the motor
truck market also is expected In tho
larger cities.
Tho monthly totals of motor ve
hicle production comparing 1933 and
1923 are as follows:
1922 1923
January 91,210 243.241
February 122,461 276.612
March 172.878 354.542
April 319 708 382,193
May 256 375 393.409
Juno 289.198 377.963
July 247.035 327.616
August 274.061 344,526
September 206 994 327.365
October 239 191 365.107
November 237,301 325,135
Total __.__2.356.412 3,717,709
Join tho Christmas Savings club.
Casper National Bank.