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Show 7 THE SALT LAKE TRIBUNE,. SUNDAY MORNING, NOVEMBER 16;. 27, 1921. (O jb , THE GASOLINE BOOMERANG. Automotive Expert Society In Cleveland, a few week ago, one of the newspapers conducted a little were getting all the gasoline they paid investigation to determine if motorists gallons of gasoline for at the average filling station. A reporter purchased afterward. The exact at ten different stations and measured it immediately f andone-halto nine varied from eight and. one-hagallons In not Accomplishments in U. S. quantity one instance did be obtain the full amount paid for. e 6 Worn or pumps, leaky connections, careless or criminal employees, failure to dram all the gasoline out of the hose any of jtheae causes The average ear owner has no may have contributed toward short measure. Special to Tb. Triboae. mentioned NEW JTOftKu. N Y , Nov. 26 Thor means of checking the amount of fuel be buys, but inif the conditions are ibe aggregate of the whole country, motorists paying has been on tbs topic of aerial' more fuel than they get. so much false optimism on one for considerably How much of the dissatisfaction over the poor fuel economy of some cars hand and so much needless pessimism on can be traced to gasoline 1 the other that the' average person Is his own protection, every man in the trade who sells gasoline should ior somewhat bewildered as to whether avia- check his pump frequently and make sure that his customers get the full amount tion Id coming or going of fuel they pay for. Automobile Trade Journal. A progress report Is needed oa the status of commercial ai tation. but this USE.P CAR VALUES. Jn Prepares Data on Aerial lf short-measur- At WESTERN AUTO you are sure of getting the benef itrof theveiy- - lowestrprices7)irtiresatair times: Any:declines in prices are immediately handed on to you in accordance with our policy. Glance over our new price list shown below and you will see we are from 20 to 40 above-are-tywe- af short-measur- e T. Engineering might bf called the gllent profession, from fhe reticence with Inwhich the Ha members oonduct themselves discussion of topics of public interest. When engieers epeek, therefore. It may generally he assumed shat the opinions forth are derived from a careful etudy " put of actual figures and facts The 6oclety of Automotive Engineers, whose membership of fcoOO Is composed ot ' many of tba foremodt engineers and - -which inoludss in Ha ranks a large cum her ef aircraft engineers, will hold a series of meetings throughout Its sec ...... tlons in several cities during the rest month, at which various speakers will tel what has actually been done, both here and In Europe. In the way of commercial aviation. Authoritative figures -- will be given, ahowlng the number of planee now in operation, the number of mllee flown during the past year, the per. cenu.se of successful flights and the nuip' ber of accidents to planes attending to business, as contrasted with the much by greater lose of life and limb caused use spectacular stunting or through the of imperfectly designed machinea-o- r the operation of plants by insufficiently trained pilots. The cost of serial transport per be will end per These figures will be obtained ? liven. made been rom flights that have actually - sre providing purchasing for the motorist hitherto unequaled. Never before has the puropportunities chaser of"a used car been offered such values at now, and, as the price movement has subsided and stability is assured, no greater opportunity to increase the purchasing power of the dollar is likely to occur. raUnquestionabljv right now is tha.timo to buy a used ear, for, thanks to nostwar conditions and the general movement to prewar levels, a situation has developed in the used car branch of the business that guarantees the purchaser the largest value for his dollar the industry has ever known. Cut after cut has carried automobile prices to the bottom, and it is common knowledge that during this period of declining prices due to abnormal market conditions prices on used ears have fallen to ridiculously low levels. Of all commodities on the market there is, therefore, no better buy at the present moment than a used ear.- - Harry M. Jewett, president of the Motor Car company. Exchange. 'Remember, .you buy tir&3 primarily for the service .they will give you. WESTERN AUTO handles nothing but tried and proven tires upon which we canjbuild future business.. They. theref st deliver, the goods. WESTERN AUTO guarantees are real and tangible We will be here tomorrow and next year to back them cheer-full-y and liberally. ; rw. ore-ma- I'aige-Detroi- GET Y O UR TIRES fes $ W e have the type AUTO. and guaranteed. He was reallv And he dressed very wail, And with his Cad.llac speedster He could throw quit a swell. But with all ot ilia clothes And his Cadillac eight, He rode around by himself Because h couldn get a dste good-lhotur- tf Records Enviable. . And whit made Mm madder Than ever before. Was that Frederick MrDouvat Had girls by the, seers . Now to finish the storv Before you get bored, datek all hia Fred got Ford. hla broken-dow- n and the night was dark Me might even say that the car was dark, for what Is black but dark graj 7 And Harold s car was black. Harold was joung, that Is. he might have been older Methusalah was elder Harold had made hie money selling flivvera For twentv-seve- n years he had sold fllvvere. On the street corner, In on hotel lobbies, troilej iars and, In fact, anywhere that lie could find anybody with 45 cents, which was required a the first payment, to buy one All during these twentv-eeveyears her was working and waiting for the time when he could own at automobile. And he drove his flivver all the while. Now that time had come He had rehd had bought himtired from huslnee roadster. But alas, self a and also alack, for it being dark when he was putting his new car away, and because he diad driven a flivver all his life, he was unable to control the new car. It got away from him and crashed into the garage wall, completely demolishing th new ear. SERVICE SUBSIDIZED. moral Is If you're going to sell The airplane aervlre In Europe Is not theTheflivver and get an automobile, do It on a remunerative basin, according jet now while you re still young enough to to a recent report from ( oneul Frank to dtlve the new car. how learn Mahln of Amsterdam to the I nlted State Government department of commerce. subsidies are needed to keep it auve The Netherlands government estimates 270,000 florins (IKS, 740 at the normal ex. onange rate) as a subsidy for the jesr 1023 for the service between Amsterdam - And London, which la operated by a Dutch compsnv. England plans to subsidise the English air service from Loudon to Parle. Belgium and Amsterdam, which seems to mean that a British companv will compete with the pytoh between Amsterdam and London France and Belgium grrant varying auma toward' payment of pilots, cost of benzine and so forth. Germany gives a premium on the number of kilometers flown. steering wheels at th factory In spite of subsidies, however. It was Growing In Detroit, Mich. decided to discontinue the sir service between Amsterdam and German .cities Information regarding your iterfrom October 1 until next soring I The ate battery generally found on service between Amsterdam and London .page In the Instruction twenty-twand Amsterdam and Parts will, however, if book, yon haven't got twenty-tw- o be continued without interruption durIn your book, then turn to pagea ing fhe winter. page eleven twice. - 6imitniel 7000 Miles $7.65 $9.65 10.95 14.50 15.85 33x4 15.65 19.80 34x44 19.90 20.85V 21.50 22.40 6600 t 15.95 Gray Tubes, 30x3 Gray Tube, 30x3 V Statu Auto Jacks recently erected to the memory of the man who doe all hla own work on hla car and only usea a screwdriver and a pair ef pliers. An a e k . la a deal great ilka a physician you , ..go along lif jthroughthinking of them, J rbut when you are des- Flcrce-bparro- o perately ill, you immediately send for one the beat you can get. Ton never think of your jack until you need it derap rately, and in such case it usually wont work. MILLIONS TO BE SAVED. In accordance with plan apEngland a year or more ago. official proved It I utated, are being taken toward tepg. replacing the greater port of the army of In occupation Mesopotamia by unit of th royal air force Thl will not tend to save the government many only million a year In expenditure for the army, but will afford a great oblect lesson In the value of airoraft in carrying out th almost purely police duties of an army of occupation. Get a Good One Now See our many kinds, running from $1.20 to $4.45. Mats for Enclosed Fords REORGANIZED. The Indian group of th roval air force Is bring reorganiz-- d. and will In future compr.se four wings. Instead of two, although th number of squadrons will not be Increased The tiew distribution of units is as follows R A. F. headquarter. Ambala 1 No. Indian wing Headquarters, Peshawar. No !t) squadron. KohaL. No. 31 squadron, Peshawar. No. Indian wing Headquarters R. A. F. school and No 28 squadron, Ambala. No $ Indian wing (new formation i 6 No. and Headquarters squadron, Quetta No. 4 Indian wing (new formation! Headquarters, No. 27 squadron and No. $0 equadron, RHaJpur. Aircraft depot, Karachi Aircraft park. Lahore The aircraft factory at labor I no ,nd Is to be din, banded. The air officer commander of the Indian group Is Air Commodore T I C. W . C. M. J. For operational purposes, the group is under the command of the commander in chief, India. Do you realize the immense Irhpfovement obtained in the looks of your car by replacing that riiabby mat? Made ef fine queltty auto earpot material and neatly finished with binding a all around, tbeo mat durable make and economical covering for your ir floor Coupe Carpets, $4.95 Sedan Carpets, $3-2- INDIA CORDS Qoaraata4 GtUAerrteed 8000 Miles $13.65 20.60 Gray Combination Red Combination , $1.75 2LX0 $$ Non-ki- d. Genuine Motometer Motomeiers trucks and pleasure cars, they all use WHY f motometers All cars nasd them. a definite fill They need. Get a tpoto-met- er now and eliminate the chance of ruining your motor. as used on thousands of car throughout the world haya saved motorists muttons of dollars, in avoidable motor trou. ble. Watch the racing cars, w a t e h the PRICES: Midget Ford Special $2.25 $3.15 Junior ... Universal PRICES: $4 85 1830 Standard ...$9.25 De Luxs ..$13X5 to ertwoar1owrwlth Tba atoabby leaky, top. when tw ras a emailuariglrtty eauay eg time aad money a top recover eea be applied mtock greatly kupicas the entire ox yowr mv ssd Iubb dry m wot wee toe,. keep th following faw.1, to stock aad ou Weed Tire Chains While you may not need chains right now, it's a mighty good idea to get a set and be prepared for the rains that w til shortly come. These chains are made with the cross links especially hardened to resist wear, and the whole chain Is treated to prevent runt. Even If It is not raining now, et jour set and be prepared. 3Cx3 GROUP India. OKrtnt4 10.4M0 Miles .......... .$1.50 ........... 1.75 auto VPU PHABIS CORO 180 NOTE: Above tires are all n v 8.90 11.50 12.95 15.40 35x412 33x5 35x5 37x5 A SHORT STORY, By O. Oscar Fhyhface was dark, And the allev was dark, FHAUS Omran(M4 MU 34x4 32x4 12 33x4 Vi t It V1BKA8KA 30x3 30x312 32x3 31x4 32x4 Tax Paid NEW REDUCED PRICES 6IZS Now Oscar McNulty, Though a bey quite plain. Always had on his face An expression of pain gbroni . Tax Paid tJTSSZ, The. Complete mctcrkevj published vctiuy Kfcirx it happens ju Reports Inkiest that the machines ef one foreign manufacturer during the past summer made 51 out Of T25 tripe scheduled ovsr Si per cent. More than IbO, MK miles was flown, with no accidents whatever to cargo or passengers. The annual report ot our own air mall service involves a much greeter mileage Of 766$ trips planned. TOM were perfectly completed, or 86 per cent. Nearly half of the flights were made under bad weather conditions. A million and a half mllei waa flown and about 5,000,000 lot. ters were carried After recounting what has been done to date, those scheduled to gHe the talks at the various meetings will discuss wliat problems are sull to bo solved bubjects that will receiva attention in this connection are alrwaia, landing fields, ground radio and organisation, legal aspects, meteorologital service, and the relation of civil aviation to national defense. In connection with this last subject, moving Pietare will be shown of the recent aerial bombing operations against the surrendered German battleships. These pictures have not previously been shown publicly. Those who xw ill take part In this national program Include J O Vincent, conspicuously Identified with the Liberty of the army and engine; representative navy air servlets , Glenn L. Alartln, one of the pioneers In aviation, Ralph Epson, balloon expert. and Assistant Postmaster General bhaughnessv, wlpj will give .real Information about the air mail service. The following dates have been fixed definitely: St Louis, December I. Indlan-t-poll- s, December S. Worcester, Mass . December 9, New Jork tlty, lietember 15, Cleveland, December 16, Philadelphia, December J2 Other meetings will be held during the month at Cincinnati, San Francisco. Buf-ai- o and Detroit ATWE STERN that exactly fills your need, from a tire to th$. best obtainable. But we rarry. no junk all tires are strictly first quality nw ' low-pric- ed ton-mi- x below tjie IatesLmarLetquotations JL. otksr aaca oa .. .$4.05 30x3 V- 2- . 32x3 V2... 31x4 ... 32x4 .. 33x4 .. . 34x4 35x4 Yz., . 37x5 .. . Mexico af the convenience ef pump, oto , together, yon ca a at them at a moments notice without dietarbtn any of year paanearcr We have a well finished, black anaa&el tool box fitted with a Oenotno-Ta- la lock, that will the running board of any car. grace Our prtc $2.9$ Extra larga 24x10x10. $4.33 prlcoa. - Quick - Service onr Windshield Repairs Broken ttindshields are dangerous and in cold, windy weather are annoying as well. We have every facility for repairing'and restoring windshields. The same careful workmanship that mirrks the output of an automobile factory is found in every job turned out by Bennetts glaziers. . Ground edges, rounded cornerg, - special shapes and plain work vLt O our most careful attention. Quick service in this department is predated by motorists. A A v Ask to see the Glss-Cvisor it keeps sain, snow and 6leet off your windshield. You will like Mitchell Auxiliary windshields on your' car -- the wings keep out the chilling sidewinds. j o L 07 W. lit. CoT Wasatch 54 SERVICE DISCONTINUED. Holland The airplane service between Amsterdam and German cities has been discontinued until next spring. The service between Amsterdam and Pens, and Amsterdam and London! which last year was discontinued from autumn to spring, will be continued without Interruption tlirough the winter Apparently the service between Amsterdam and London, which i operated bv a Dutch company, la not faiancially profitable, as The Netherlands government grants It a consider-abl- s annual subsidy toward making up Us deficit. The government estimates for the year make the amount of this 000 370 florins, 110,740 at the subs'dy normal rate of exchange. I2 No need to pay a big price for set of disc wheel. These discs, costing only $10 for the sc', give the same snappy aparpearance ss the high-pricticle and are easily applied over wooden wheels. Can be used on plain or demountable wheels. Come In and see them- - Per set for four wheels. $10X0. ed The scheme la arranged as part of the regular training of the K. A. F. Th whole length or the line is S 40 miles, the route from Cairo being via Ratnleh, Amt man. and Ramadle to Bagdad. A saving of ten to fourteen davs will normally b effected by this service REGULATIONS IN FORGE. China An official Chinese circular has been Issued regarding the Beklng-Tsina- n aerial postal which' was Inaugurated July 1.- Regulations governing the carriage of mails or parcels are briefly as follows 1. The Feklng-Tsina- n aerial postal service will carry mail and valuable. No passengers w.ll be carried tor the time be'ng S. Th zervlce from Peking to Tsinan w.u Le ou t eilnesdajs, Fndajs and Sunfrom Tsinan to Peking th days while service will b on .Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays. 5. Machine will leave Peking on the scheduled day at S p. m , while they will start on their return trip at- - 10,30 a. nr. The journey will be covered In two and one-ha- lf hour 4. The Peking terminal etatlon will be Nanyusn temporarily, and that at Tsinan will be near Tuan Tin, Tsinan 6. Besides th regular postage mall' or parcels carried by the service will pay aerial postage, the amount of which will be announced by the CMnese postofftce 6. Aerial stamps will be on sale at all poetofflces. 1. Ordinary mall and parcel win toe set-vic- - AGREEMENTS MADE, Denmark Denmark 4s engaged in competing svatem of conventions regulat-n- g sir traffic. An agreement with Norway wa recently signed, nnd a conference between Danish and German delegates will begin -at Copenhagen for the conclusion of a convention similar lo that bet,ween Great Britain and Denmark. These arrangements will prove, useful when aerial Intercourse, which Is at pres-equiescent, 4s restarted, as it will then be no longer necessary for airmen to obtain a special permit to land on every occasion, as is now th case.' Convention on the same lines with Sweden and Finland also are being prepared. nt AIR MAIL ROUTE STARTED. Egypt An air mall service between Cairo and Bagdad has been recently Inthe British royal air force augurated by east. This sarvlca will run In the middle R. A. F. pilots and machines fortnightly. to carrv offic'al malls. employed being -- 1 ) -- ' it si, (Bupphj Company dispatch that the Mexican aviator, Jorge Duties, made a flight from Juarez to Tampico in an Italian Anzaldo plane, carrying tnx passenger. Three Lincoln Standard planes have recently been set up, and It is reported that they are Intended for mail service and transportation of passengers between Mexico City and Tampico. These planes will be used toy th Mexican Company of Aerial Transportation.- - - report 5374 15.25 JiMt think htvinf your tool, jack, all where sire have liata, at am. ( We Weed For Ford MEXICO ACTIVE. A recent newspaper , ... Wheel Discs n, 1 Tool Boxes loege.-f-qi.ire- Webb-Bowe- ti woHay. Ford Ford Touring r, M Chevrolet 490 , Dodgo and hUxwalL . 5 procans Aid Running Board Mats 70 West Fourth South Street, Wasatch 1950. Salt Lake City. n niL Have yaa noticed how meat a ear looks, ooalpped with them? They alee might aave yea a daasreroue fall, Mrrtex or leaving yonr car AflMtr the many typea we carry la OTHER STORES lM Ancl Calorada Ftnm ant An Ptocktoa (t ftpokaor Dm Phacatv Rlrsniid Sacrament Pall Laka City oa Rte San Fraarlnca (4 Bailiarsflatd prl&c GreeUF Hollywood fzinc Roach 3 SmUtf Rail Wo akuaa Tacoma Belllarkam Part load Dobs !$) Saa Jooc Oakland the Cocor Mdt Pebble Rubber Barred Rubber - recalled at all postofflces, hut valuable must be taken for transportation to the preparation bureau of the aerial, mail service administration. Peking, or either the Peking or Tsinan aerodi ome. have gone to Japan to the Japanese naval air service- organize - Japan has enrolled some of the lcmg British de-- s gners and engineers, bhipbullding firms have acquired foreign licenses for the manufacture of navai aircraft and aeronautical engines, and several European firm have established branches in Japan. AIRSHIPS PLANNED. In addition, military and naval deputabeen An has arrangement tions from the east have been for some Spain reached between the Compania time inspecting factories- and machines and the Zeppelin company of in Great Britain, and orders for British, Germany -for the construction in Bpaln of French and Italian machine have been two rigid- airships, each Soil meters long. placed with various firms. 38 8 meters in d ameter and with a gas capacttv of i 84.000 cubic meters- CHINESE ACTIVE. air base is to be established in between Seville and Cadiz, where Th Chinese air service, A base has also will one shed will be built begin In November. The station at been selected In the Argentine republic, Lanchow and Ping-llanKansu provw lire two sheds one revolving will be ince, will have a and length of 304 feet SzeThe manufacture of the sheds a width of 100 feet. erected Aviators in wiU require an estimated time of two chuan have put up a capital of 3600,400 years. The shed themselves can be built for th establishment of an aerial transIn much less time , center. They plan to purchase A smaller ship of the capacity of (4,000 portation four large eea planes, each - havtng- - a bebe used cubic metera-wi- il of thirty passengers, and sevcapacity tween Spain and the Canary islands and eral smaller ones and a number of motor tor the training of pilot. boats. The comoany, under the name of . i Aerial company, which the Chuan-Kian- g NO EXPENSE SPARED name, however, has been ordered to be has applied the It government, that is by changed sparJnpan appear Japan A French merchant ing no efforts or expense'in building up for registration. to start a commercial service a great military and civil a r force, trmn preparing Szechuan and has been between of Yangtze Short brothers England representatives the government and from the Bopwith Aviation company refused permission by have gone to the east to superintend the But on your skid chain at th first machine. In building of British addition, a number of H. A T. officerfl sign of wet weather, Peklng-Sharg-h- al Trans-Atlant- ic - -- Fekin-Kans- g, des-gne- ii, .... .45c 75c QUIET PAVEMENT. Because street noise Interferes with the health of person who must work wltn their brains, highway engineers In New Jork are planning pavements that will aWW a maximum quietness. NEW CARS LISTED. There ate thlrteenr new .makes of passenger automobiles Bsted for exhibition for the first time in motor shows throughout the country There are 6ho motor trucking compautes in Great Britain, according to the Boston New Bureau. - Some carry freight for distances ot over 100 miles at a lower rate than the railroads. TRAFFIC BEST REGULATED. London in said to be th best regulated city In Europe from a traffic standpoint, And Dans Is .tba worst - t MILLIONS IN MACHINERY In 1012. th last tear for which figures are available, more tlian $140,004 004 worth of road machlnerv was manufactured In the Cnited states for highway construction. FEATHER MASK FOR RACERS. A soft feather mask ha been designed to protect faces of automobile race drivers from fixing dirt or splinter frag wooden track. |