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Show r TH K HAJUT '.LAJyji 14 a TKI-Buin- lxiji. 6(j.rslJA I THIS IS DR. FRAZIERS NINE BUICKS LAST WEEK Their Value and Price List price is the only price at which Naih Trucks ever are sold. v. ,, , . i w . ..i .. .. v . ,. .v. - In fact it is the only price at which they . .. ...C can be sold becauseof their unusual value Auto company laat week, Dr. I. G. Frazier of Bingham waa one of the nine who purchased Buicka from the Randall-Dod- d Dr. Frazier drove to Bingham In hla new Bulck roadater Immediately after It waa delivered to him. made possible by volume production of both passenger cars and trucks by one organization and under the direction of rush long enough to get Into second money. Roscoe ww compelled to third and finish the race In that Into drop position. They finished but a tenth of apart. OX) second The hext big race will be run on the new mile board track at Fresno, on April 30 raisin day after which all the drivers will go oast Tor the Indianapolis race on Decoration day. last-minu- te De Palma Easily Wins Speed Classic OO OO OO 00 00 - Croivd Is Electrified by Master Driver one group 00 00 00 OX) OX) .OX) - fifty-mil- a -f Performances Marvelous. - If this little 177 tuble-rincflying detrition, with a motor J small as a Ford, continues Its Initial performance through-- $ out the coming season, American racing drivers will be compelled to get some more epeed Into their cars, for the little ; Ballot la easily from five to ten miles per i hour faster than any other car on the speedways. Z De Palma took the first of the four elimination heats with ease, tagging along with the field until the last mile, when he pushed the accel-- $ erator to the floor board, and then on. how he did go! At tile finish he t Boy! was alone, fully 200 feet ahead of the field. , Tbs six gasoline chariots that bad the eliminating tests of the four heats lined up for the f twenty-five-mi- t v sur-'vtv- twenty-five-ml- le - This means an unusually low overhead cost per unit and the saving is passed on to the buyer immediately in, the list price. e halt face the fastest cars In America, in drawing tor position, Ie Palma had poor luck, getting last place, but, knowing his car, this worried him little. final of executives. . Irresistible Sprint Overcomes Lead When Ralph de Palma,- the most pop-- v ttlar racing driver In the world, crossed e event 1 the finish In the big Doe Angeles speedway, February 21. j, at he proved to the world that he knew what he waa doing when he went across car i the water to Parle to get a racingAmer-i that would "dean up" hla rlvala on a. (ran track 5 Flnlehlng In a burst of speed rarely in a speedway race, the i, over equaled pompadoured racing pilot covered the fifty 5 miles In 27 minutes, 56 seconds, averag- lng 107.29 miles per hour for the grind J.the fastest, time made In competition jr since the reduction of racing corn to a L 183 cubic Inch maximum. His last Jap waa turned at the rate of 111 38 milf-- per a new lap mark for the track. f r hour Never did the great Italian show to greater advantage tnan In the lavs Agelea race. He "had everything" and electrified the great throng repeatedly , with hla marvelous driving skill and cy-- " olonlc speed of hla new Ballot car. , fifty-mil- dozen Leaps to Front. He waa content to roll along with the bunch In fifth place, until the middle ot the race. Then he started ha Irresistible sprint and In 200 yards pulled up bentnd Sarles. the leader. , He used Sarles as a until he derided It was time to get out In front, and as he stepped, the Ballot leaped. He sizzled past Sarles and far ahead n of the field with throttle, crossing the tape with plenty of time to pare amid the wild plaudits of bO.uuu g fans As he pulled Into the pit with hla victorious speed creation, he was accorded an ovation never before equaled on an American speedway. Thousands of admirers swarmed down from the grandstand over the track to get near their- - racing Idol, and get a close peek at hla car. AMERICA AWARDED RECORDS.' The United States Is officially placed In her rightful position as a leading world power In motorcycle competition as a re- sult of a meeting of the Federation Internationale des Cldfba Motorcycllstes in Brussels. Belgium, on January 20, 1921. Tills federation, which ts the governing of motorcycle competition organisation Great Britain, Canada, France, Italy, Denmark, Belgium, Sweden and Switzerland, and with which the Motorcycle A Allied Trades Association of America haa recently consolidated, has now officially recognized the solo and sidecar kilometer, mile and records made by American machines and riders on ths famous ocean beach at Daytona, Fku, during the year 1920. Although American riders and machines hold records which greatly exceed the International records now on file with the F. I. C. M., It was not possible, before Americas entry Into the federation, to have such times recognised as worlds recorda The eyes of the world are, therefore, turned to the American motorof the 1921 season, as It Is classics cycle expected that not a few International or world s records will be exceeded In this country which are now held by British riders. These expectations were already realized In part when Otto Walker on February 22, 1921, on the Freeho, Cal., board track, .exceeded four of the international records now held by British riders, nameand ly. the fifty-misolo, in all of which he averaged over 100 miles per hour. Application has been made by the Motorcycle A Allied Trades Association of America for official recognition of the above distances as world's records. , pace-mak- er wide-ope- speed-cravin- five-mi- Others Strive. But the great Italian's success does not mean that there were hot others In the race. Tommy . Milton, Roscoe Sarles, Murphy, Ira Vail and Kddle MilJimmy ler, all driving cars equipped with motors, fought furiously for position and .finished In the order .ijamed, and at (he end of the afternoons racing most of tha speed merchants were "all In" and ready for their showers. Milton "sewed up" second place by getting in the "tow" of De Palma's flying d chariot. By trailing the Ballot, waiting for De Palma to shoot out In front at the proper moment, the Bt. Paul youth waited his chance to sneak in behind him, and staved off Series s cream-oolore- V le five-mil- one-mil- e, "I a Pacific Nash Motor Co. South 2nd East St. 46-6- 0 ten-mi- le e, chassis, $1800 chassis, $2550 'Nash Quad chassis, $3250 Pricm ft i, Ktnoths OfM-to- a Two-to- n le Wasatch 1 29. Brances in Ogden, San Francisco, Oakland, Fresno. lV5 As 27130 MOTORCYCLES IN U. 8. Official figures compiled by the American Automobile association Indicate that there were approximately 271,230 motorcycles registered In the United States during the year 1920. Of this number. It is Interesting to note that New Tork State leads with 69,349, while Pennsylfor their accurateness of the destruction vania takes second place with 22,981 showprevalent on the peninsula, are now the country. In three ing throughout In road. ths across miles 1600 trees lay 8EALION DRIVES MOTORCYCLE. sections timber was pllsd up from A stunt shown In Birmingham, England, other 25 to 40 feet high, while miles of again proves, conclusively the cose with wires wore down and covtred with which the modern motorcycle can be op- trees and logo. As a climax to a charity fund erated. Frequently fallen timber barred the drive at Birmingham a seallon was trained progress the picture men as though to of to drive a motorcycle sidecar outfit further admittance, but the light through the crowded streets to deliver a deny weight of the motorcycle enabled the party 304 check collected at the Victory to lift their mount Over all obetaolea It ts officially reported that the motorcycle haa penetrated as far as It Is possible to MOTORCYCLE ENTERS FOREST. go. and farther than any of the other exIt Is commonly known that on the peditions that have gone Into ths ravaged . Olympic peninsula. In the state of Wash- region. ington. stood the densest and largest timber In the worlds that Is, before January TREASURE HUNT INAUGURATED. 29, for on that day In an unruly moment A new form of competition, known aa nature destroyed her work of centuries, Hunt was Inaugurated by ravaging an area of 25 by 70 miles, ths the"Treasure Motorcycle Club of New Jersey on loss being estimated at 2150,000,000. 27. Each rider was supplied Immediately after ths great storm swept February a different list of running directions the peninsula two motion plctura opera- with or names of towns, but tors decided to pentrate the devastated withoutallmileage led In a roundabout way to the area with a motorcycle outfit, which waa which "hidden treasure." which took the form of the only kind of vehicle able to overcome motorcycle accessories, etc. It is expected the numerous obstacles necessary to se- that this novel game will be taken up encuring pictures of nature's beat, or, we thusiastically by the motorcycle clubs handiwork.might eay. worst, throughout ths country, as both amateur These pictures, which are remarkable and expert riders can participate with equal chances of winning. - For the year of economy tele-pho- no Economy is the keynote for 1921. You can practice economy in your business and still give a better type of service (if your business needs transportation units) by Economy using the Oldsmobile Truck.. Quality KARL. Its light weight cuts down on gas, oil and tire expense. Its long life and sturdy construction, and its pneu-- matic cord tires mean freedom from ordinary repair bills. Its efficient mechanism means higher mileage for a given cost. All of which go to uphold its name Economy. WIMTUR AUTOMOBILE SPECIALTIES Philadelphia Batteries Economy " , Die-Ca- busi- ness or on outings, no other car of a similar price gives so much as the Oldsmobile passenger car. Four, Six and Eight cylinder models. I st Perfection. ' WAS. 2858 I Piston Lap-Joi- nt Rings Gruss Air Springs Soored Cylinders Repaired "Lawrence Process." New Price Schedule on PKOJUISUHttA 0AK1KI taKOE) by (Compiled by the Southern Mbtor Manufacturing Association, Utd. EXTENSION ARM FOR SPOTLIGHT. The awkwardness, and sometimes danger, of having to lean over the steering wheel to adjust the windshield spotlight Is responsible for the production of a new aulomobller accessory. It consists of a small telescoping arm, with clamp and universal Joint at one end. and a handle at the other. Clamped to AUTOMATIC SPRINKLER DEVISED. the spotlight shank, ths Joint and teleTo prevent fires In motor vehicles an scoping arm are adjusted so that the ball automatic sprinkler has been Invented, handle always Is within a few Inches of to be mounted under the hood In such a the steering wheel. position that It sprays ths motor with a AUTO SNOW PLOW MADE. chemical solution when It become overheated and inelta a fuse. A New Tork man Is the Inventor of a d snow plow to be mounted MAIN ROAO SYSTEM POPULAR. . In front of an automobile, the center blade More than forty states In ths Union breaking the way for the aide ones, which hsvs established a system of main roads open tracks for the cars wheels. The aggregate mileage of the main sysDOUBLE DUTY PERFORMED. tems is approximately 8 per cent of the total mileage of rural roads within the A Missourian has designed a farm tracUnited States. tor that can be converted Into a road EXCELS IN OOOD ROADS. Although the United States has made great strides In during ths past few years. It Is still some distance behind European countries. Prussia, lor Instance, haa 76,360 miles of htghwava.- - In proportion to size the United States' should hsvs 1,612 000 miles to be on the same basis. At present America has 260.000 miles. hard-surfac- .ball-shap- wagon, the drive being through tha front wheels, while two wheels replace a single rear wheel when It becomes a truck. j TRACTOR PUSHES LAWN MOWERS. A garden tractor hag been designed that pushes three lawn mowers In front of It so that ths grass is not flattened before being reached by the knives. ANTITHEFT ALARM INVENTED. 'An automobile theft alarm devised by a Nebraska Inventor utilises the drive shaft to operate its own bell or horn signal when the car la moved Improperly. A friction gear, thrown Into of out of engagement with the shaft by a cam. is Inclosed with ths alarm In a riveted steel case, fixed to the shaft housing and rats dius rods Ths cam alto ths magneto, so that turning the key In ths sets lock end the stops ths engine alarm. The lock Is located in ths floor of ths driving compartment short-circui- three-blade- . EXPENSE FUND SOUGHT. Because there are several particularly fast automobiles In this country, tners is a plan among motor Interests to get up a subscription to send American gars and drivers abroad to enter In the Frencn Grand Prlx automobile race this year. STEPHENS SIX is as Salient in economy it is. in power, beauty and comfort and all the other factors that make for complete motor car satisfaction which is saying a lot. THE t The economy of the Stephens Salient, Six is fact proven by four official economy runs in which f6ur participating Stephens stock cars gave an average of 21.45 miles to the gallon of fuel. Stephens owners everywhere report from 16 to per gallon of gasoline. LOOSE GEAR SHIFT LEVER. If the rubber knob on the gear shift lever .of the motor truck gets the bad habit of working loose, remove It and place a heavy lock washer Inside of IL If ono washer does not engage the end of the lever when the knob la replaced, remove It and use two lock washers with a plain washer between them. Some truck drivers knlck ths threads but this Is a poor practice and often ruing thg cation by filling the old grease oupa partially with solder. Upping a thread through ths cup and than Inserting an oil cup. It ' BODY BOLT WRENCH. Is sometimes difficult to remove body bolls on ths motor truck with the ordinarily provided wrench. An Improvement can be made on the ordinary wrench by bending one end slightly, which gives a more powerful grip and enables the operator to get at bolts Inaccessibly located. 22 miles STEPHENS Salient Sbf LMSON'CombNMoioRQx fl Distributors 430-3- SPRING RACK. It ts possible to mako an excellent rack for storing springs and similar long parts In the truck garage from two piece of 1x4 yellow pine stock. Three twe mem-beare placed parallel at appropriate ta A Newt of Automotive Progress EUROPE IMPROVED SCREWDRIVER. ths ordinary screwdriver with greeter purchase may be made from an old doorknob and a screwdriver bit. Ths end of tha bit Is Inserted In the doorknob and there you are. Or It la possible to make a shorter tool of this kind by filing a square shank screwdriver to make a friction fit In the knobs. d &.E.SOPIRSSEK11 445 SO. MAIN Wire Wheel h Up-to-Min- ute MOTOR TRUCK TIPS House Wire Wheels Strom Ball Bearing Connecting Rod Bearings Rear Axle Shaft Oversize Wrist Pin parts Rear Axle Ring Gears and FROM GREASE TO OIL. Pinions for ahackle bolls and Oil lubrication Steel Starter Gear for Flywheel similar chaaata parts on ths motor truck Is now co needed to be better then tha Neverleak Cylinder-heaGaskets ordinary la method. It posgrease cup sible to change from grease to oil lubriGenerator Brushes Trucks. Tor personal driving, in - Wheels Houk-Wi- re Rudge-Whitwort- floor and An Improvement on Grid Diamond between vertically DANGEROUS FEAT COMPLETED. Ons of ths most dangerous rides yet on record la that of an Intrepid motorcyclist of Bos Angeles, who recently mounted and rode the famous Boquet aqueCanyon syphon of the Losla Angelee an Immense duct. This water main round metal pips which provides a riding surface on top of only six Inches, with a drop of twenty feet on either side. I Distributor of Let us show you how your business will profit by using one or more of the Oldsmobile Service distances, celling. In them are Inserted long metal On these pegs, sloping slightly upward. ths springs are laid, and they are out of the way until needed. 4 IDAHO MAIN STREET' SALT LAKE CITY, UT. PHONE WAS. 1073 UTAH-- 6 |