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Show nriiu un 'to OF PLUGS One wort the Hupmobilo h Thrw thousand mil. aaout thrao III TIIE DESERET NEWS SATURDAY 'AUGUST 7 1920 SECTION FOUL IS be observed all across Wyoming No terrors lo the motorist are presented In Utah where the desert country la flrat encountered. Though not aa yet rompleted the !oodear tul-o- ff acrose the lower arm of tha Ureal Halt Hupmobile Best Car They Say FETOR Spark plugs are deserving of much attention than they ordinarily gat. In the opinion of J. K. Jarvla. of tha Utah Electric and Mnu Equip ment Company. The best automobile engine In tho world cannot put out power at Ita best rate unless there la a set of efficient spark plugs Installed In It. The spark 1"" plug Is far more Important think. many automobile users of spark pugs In action often mislead buyers. They eve a picture of a plug with a net work of electrodes of sparks giving off a regular shower and they think that is the plug they must have "Now, as a matter of fact, the sima spark plug, pler the constructionIt of Is bound to be. the more efficient The lese surface offered for the collection of carbon, the longer the plug will keep clean and wheo It does get dirty the more easily It la cleaned. It la a matter of economy, also, to buy a spark plug with removable porcelainIf Insulators These are easily broken a wrench happens to slip and In tha one type they can be replaced for a few cenU. Tor tha other, the plug has to be thrown away and a new one provided. "In cleaning spark plugs great care should be taken not to roughen them Inside, aa this makes It easier for carWood alcohol or bon to accumulate. tha gasoline la a good solvent, and If one plugs are washed out with either of them, tha removal of soot la mads much easier. A great convenience Is a spark plug cleaner consisting of a specially shaped glass bottle to hold gasoline and a rubber gasket Into which the plug Is Inserted. The bottle Is provided with quite a large number of specially shaped needles With In the mouth of this "the every bottle, a good shaking takes trace of carbon. Another way le to wash the plug with wood alcohol or gasoline and scrape tha carbon out. In this operation care must be taken not to force tha scraper between the walla of tha plug and tha porcelain, or e It may be cracked, nor must the be roughened. "Before putting the plug back, the electrodes should be brightened and left tha right distance apart. These terminate should be Juat close enough together to permit a smooth dime to pass between them this is about of an Inch. UN Iteeert la open for travel and offera a material saving In mileage eliminating what haa heretofors been the worte section of the Uncoln Highway belween the two roasts. At various points In Nevada road work la under construction, much of thta being d. redly financed through tha Lincoln Highway Association with funds contributed for this purpose to assist whers local means ars In nn ' sense edequate, California's boulevards are ihe delightful promise at th end of the transcontinental run. Not only actual road Improvement la to he observed on tha trip across the Uncoln Highway, Though such work la of course of first Importance, featured with It le to be noted the great Improvement reeultlng front atandard bridge ronatructlon and further Ihe community Improvement resulting from beautification. Improved hotel and garage service and other marked Indlcatlone of advancement. To those who have made lltia great e S. drive the panoramic pic- lx: Lincoln Highway carries those who travel It through th heart of America; every slopping point Is the location of an historic event of ih past, every mil of tha road la Amarlca at Ita best today. Tha highway traverses tha Indus-tra- il camera of the east; tha richest producing area of tha middle asst and the acenlc paradise and playgrounds of Ihe west. All In all, the Lincoln Highway gives a true picture of a great America. In more trki of consecutive ttli absolutely no trouble drlAng wllh th exception of a minor tiro punctur la tha raoord of John T. Raad and party of Watumka, Oklaho- ho passed through Salt Laka during tba week an routa to daattla. Washington, in a lataat model touring car. Mr. Raad haa 'bean driving almoat continuously alnca leaving Watumka and has taken In nearly all of tha aide trips and polnta of Internal along tha route. Perhapa tha greatest enjoyment derived from tha trip thua far la the manner In which the Hupmobtle car haa performed, Mr. Read aaya Not haa tha car faltered In Its task, 'nee and on many occaalona It haa tha Beamingly Impossible. On 'Battle mountain and Cottonwood hill ,ln Colorado, aoma cars failed to make tha at asp grades, Mr. Reed says. A torrent of rain made tha steep roads ' very dangerous but tha Hupmoblle plugged over them all. This lath first Hupmoblle I have aver driven, but you may say for me .that whan I get ready to get a new car, It will be another Hupmoblle, 1 have oened declares Mr. Reed. other makes of cars, but none has given me tha pleasure that tha Hupp 'haa. Thera la a peculiar something' about tha car that actually makes one real enthusiastic over Its perform-.anowhile with the other cars I owned, although they gave me good service, there was really nothing about them that could evoke enthusiasm. The pickup in the Hupmobtle Is so rapid that It can be compared with that of a scared rabbit. Then, too, tha car la not only comfortable to drive, but It la comfortable to a man's pockatbook because of Its economy. All I have spent alnca buying tha car baa gone for gas and oil. No mechanical work haa been needed." Hum-'Briobl- la per-.form- a, Flo-tur- es 100-mll- John T, Reed of Wetumka, Oklahoma, who, with Mrs. Reed and little daughter Elizabeth, and Mrs. B. W. Mackey and Lee Reed, are making a trip in a Hupmobile from their home to Seattle, Washington. They Btopped at the Hyland Motor company, Iupmobile distributors in this territory, to tell of the wonderful success they had had with the car thus far on their journey. Over mountain roads where other cars were unable to go under their own power and with a weight of 1000 pounds on the car, the Hupmobile hummed right along, they declare. The above picture is taken in front of the Hyland Motor company. Airplane Accessories Carried in Stock by Up to Date Dealer Alrlanea. the marvel of a decade are rapldjy becoming aa ordinary ago, OF NSUBES pun a part of modern and automobiles. In oihei word. they are leady to deii An Indication of thla may be seen 111 liver to the purchaser and ready for tha recent announcement that the Piohim to drive away. A used car mechanical department neer Motor Company, raxadena, Calif., ii haa been Inaugurated and placed In distributors of Ooodyear tires, Hupmon f xpr mchac wh doaordfaoaesd chrg blle and Chalmers automobiles, haa an charge of expert mechanic who does added an airplane service station da- nothing else but ace that all used cars i partroanl Goodysar accessorlcs of all are gone over and put in first class kinds for airplanes. Including tires, aa aoon caras These shape possible. hock gbsorbera, tall skid bumpers, are not offered for sale or shown unMove to Aboluh rubber step pads, and tubes, will be til they are certified to as being strictcarried in stock. Georgs C. Earley, Omaha Toll Fee o. k. In every respect. ly I can't show you that car. conseIn charge of th new department, aaya (Continued from page one) Sales Manager Edmonds says that quently I can't sell it to you. It hasn't he believes the policy will pay every-o- must have occasional relief from our that such a department will aoon be "Omaha le the only town along tho an accepted,, pari. .of. the. buxines ,.ct been- was Ih answer I.incoln Highway from tho Atlantlo concerned, Including the salesman automobile and tire firms. of all, the buyer of typical high pressure existence. to the Paclfio ocean that chargee a prospect received thie week athe firm, and mostcar. that Is now used The time lets This go. Browning tourists for getting Into town. when he asked to see a certain car la tha statement of Mayor Smith of There are hundreds of automobiles Keep Cell Contact Tight. that the Browning Auto company had Omaha in launching a movement to UNEARTH BAND OF THIEyES. of all descriptlona now upon tha LinTha on over connections do away with tha toll charge dry cells should on hand. Unearthed by the police of differ- coln highway between New York and tha Lincoln Highway bridge across always be kept tight. Any one conThe young salesman then explalsed In a aeries nection Into tha which happens to that the Browning Auto compaqy haa ent Cities from Boston to Chicago, a San Francisco carrying their occu-patha Missouri river leadlpg be loose will cause difficult starting. always been known for selling dependInto new fields of scenic and city from Council Bluffa la. well organized band of motor thieves historic Interest and Into a new and A united effort is being made by the The vibration of tha car la very apt to able used cars and that the comonly civic organisations of the city of Oma- loosen these and a frequent Inspection pany has extended their policy to not haa been working on a large scale delightful environment of wholesome ha to free the Lincoln Highway bridge will often times save a lot of delay In even showing cars that are not ready by disassembling and rebuilding cars health-givin- g enjoyment. to leave the shop on a moment's notice- - for resale. of toll charges. Reports even as early aa June to starting the engine. the Lincoln Highway association In JL Detroit revealed that more than 1. 000 Halt Laka tourists passed through City, Utah, In tha first 12 days of that month, that 75 care took on supplies at Evanston, Wyo. on tha Lincoln highway In one da$. Similar reporU oama from all along the line. And what of the LIhcotn highway trip that may be Sn Joyed by an even greater number of tourists this year than ever before 7 What of tha present conditions of thla great highway spanning 11 states between New York What of tha and San Franclaco? scenic and historic attractions that make of this the favored route of all long distance motor travel? Radically different are the conditions which the motorlat will find upon this transcontinental thoroughfare today from those existing but a few years back. The Lincoln Highway permanently defined, and connected In Ita entirety extends without a rap from- Forty-Sa- c ond street and Broadway, New York & City, to tha Oolden Gate. In the past five years, million of dollars have been expended In Its Improvement yet it must not be taken for granted is that It Is today In any sense a finish it ed and perfected boulevard. 'Far from It. Excepting fop a very few mllea all'of fill eas the Lincoln Highway from the eastern terminus to tha Missouri river la Imdrive proved road. Upon this stretch through the states of New Jersey, Pennsylvania' Ohio, Indiana and Illinois, an extan slve building program la under way all this year and the detoura necessitated factory, ready disby this work form tha moat irksome kinds part of the drive. But three years ago the New Jersey and Pennsylvania sect Iona of th Linrain, snow coln, Highway were well kept acenlc 'r'fccfl'ivyv. boulevards, macadam paved and' pers starter Tho surprising fectly maintained. and tremendous d e velopmento f motor truck travel whlch-eenterupon and ' still .taxes this section of th highway fit "Ace" proved too great a burden for this type of surfacing the road could not staqd detha burden. It gave way. Every efkeep. tha fort, however, la made highway open to travel by the moat means of and .maintenance practicable There the steel bumper "bu3l , in a large Inst an ce the road la being the steel wheels, the toremat; . in rebuilt with more durable material, care the odometer, the electric to and for traffic the carry horn, planned of all descriptions for tha present and thit i trsck sntomsnrsfly with lights In the future. , the front wheels, the sectional raLike conditions, although to a leaser diator with nuUarjr guard degree, exist In Ohio, Indiana and Illinois.- - The amount of new construcabsolutely complete thing In these states upon tion under way at the factory and thereby controlled the Lincoln highway will surprise and Impress even the .least Interested of by harmonious basic design. , those who travel thle route- - by motor car.. -- Millions of dollars era being exGet an Ace Truck complete. 'No pended at this time to mtlke of thla a accessories to add, no hold straight-througInterstate artery of tip in and commercial passenger travof the costs extra on no time, top conceived el originally the by foendera " of the Lincoln chassis price. High: , way. V A great expanse of constructive ImThe highest grade that provement la to be observed by tire traveler aa ha continues westward and brains can experience money, across the great grain producing states build. of Iowa and Nebraska But from tha Mississippi river west to the coast, with tha exception of California, tha permanent hard surfaced road has not aa yet fully come into Its own. How30x3 Goodyear DoofeW-Cw- e Goodyew Heavy Tooriat Tabes' cost m more than the price ever, the Ice ta broken, a start has been Fabric, All Weather Tread yoa are asked to pay for tubes of less merit -- why risk costly mads. Responding to Ihe ceaseless t available 30 a 3ft efforts of the Lincoln Highway assocasings when such sore protection! 1 50 )Oi3H Ooodvear Single Cor ciation directed to this end since ltlt, L1 fabric. And Skid Trad yoterpnof baf great progress I being made. Even In lows, long known ss the muddiest of - mud ' road states, concrete sections of th Lincoln Highway have made their appearance. They are also to be seen In Nebraska. Much Of the joule in thee - two states Is gravel and 'where not otherwise Improved, lo well graded and drained. A constant effort Is necessary to keep these other. than hard eurfaced sec14 TON V TON tions of the Lincoln Highway In con1 TON- dition for travel, but as the briefest In the rosd exists In the communities LEWIS METZ SALES CORPORATION along the rout, the work Is done and . , done well, Was. 2507 y , : ' 345 So. State Street Evidence of highway betterment la plug-Insert- and matter-of-fa- ct Ilfs aa telephones c. aur-fac- r - n k la the opinion of many a Cadillac owner hie car la aa nearly perfect S care and precision In manufacture and Inrpcrtlon cn make It." aouordlng to Fred Sherman, general manager ol tha Sherman Automobile Co., dealer In and distributors locally for the Cadfor illac automobile. "There la reason one "And this," Mr. Hharman added. tha of these reasone la tke feet that. Inmore manufacture of each Cadillac car than 71 hour are spent In guaging and parte, la other Inspecting tha various one man eight words. It would taka check days of nine houra Ineach to tha Cadillac. tha limits of accuracy This Includes merely the Inspection of flntrhed parts. To enable thla thorough treatment lo be given tha entire product of tha OMlIl.c factory, th.r. ar. Ill man who do nothing alas but scrutinies and measure with tha most accurate Instruments tha component parts that gc to make up tha Cadillac car. "In addition to this regular corps of Inspectors, there ar seven men who nra knoom aa Field Gauge inspector,' whose sola duties are to go from beach to bench, and with master goage check up tha limits of tba gauges lr general use. Tha master gauges them-aelve- a are kept within their prescribed limits through th us of Johaoaaoc blocks which dstect diffsrencea up tv of an Inch Each of thee seven man has a sat oi Johannaon gauges for hla uae. Of tha 1.50 different parts In the Cadillac chassis, not ono la on the free Hat. By free Hat' la meant a list of part which ar accepted aa mad from blua print specifications, without checking. There are more than 1.00 dimensions on th Cadillao which ar not allowed to vary mor than l1000th of an Inch. Thera nr Inspections that allow a greater variation than of an Inch, or closer. More than 100 dimensions ar held to of an Inch or clooer. From tho front ond gears to the rear axlo, there la a process of Inspection. - Fin measurements In on place ar balanced by equally fin measurements In Its reciprocating parts. Tha obligations created by tn. construction of ona accurst pfec U faithfully carried to Its fulfillment by making all piece accurate. tho Standard, ,,"Tha Cadillac - is truly., " of the World.'- ''I f 4 i - 4 Is X., h T con-tlno- nt ear Tires for Small Cars A well built tire yields much more mileage for each dollar of cost than tire purposely made to be offered at a sensationally low price; buy the When your Ace Truck tire, not the price. Built to deliver exceptional mileage at exceedingly low cost, Goodyear Tires, of the 30x3", and 31x4 inch sizes, save inconvenience, 30x3- appointment and money. Their value results from the applica tion.of Goodyear experience, -- ed in the worlds largest tire factory voted to these sizes; If you own a Ford, Chevrolet, Dortr Maxwell or other car taking these sizes, go to your nearest Service Station for Goodyear Tires for the real worth and endurance that Goodyear builds into them. to do js tank, load up your on. Theres the cab built in at the Ace for of weather, hot ot cld, or sunshine. There the clectnc built in at th Acrfactoiy to the Truck and the peculiar conditions of Truck operation. to and : . h. Truck -- -- -- Lj tq rI i $50 -- MOTOR Hi TRUCKS 2 ! 1 |