The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1920-08-21
AUTOMOBILE NEWS
OF The PAST WEEK
FROST TAKES PREMIER AGENCY
HAS CADILLAC PROS
PECTS-FORD NEWS.

The past week has been a lively one
for all Moscow automobile dealers and
numerous sales have been made. A. S
Frost of the Idaho Garage has taken
the agency for the Premier, one of
the most bautiful of tn higher priced
cars, with magnetic gear shift and
many modern improvements not put
in cheaper cars. E. E. Fall, Spokane,
general western agent for this car,
was in Moscow with one of the seven
passenger, rs horsepower magnetic
controlled models, that attracted much
attention. The car has aluminium
gears, beautiful body and is really
one of the most attractive cars seen
here in long time.
Has Cadillac Prospects
C. j. Hugo, who recently secured
the agency for several Idaho counties
and a part of Whitman county for the
Cadillac, really beautiful, powerful
and handsomely finished car, has
number of prospective buyers and will
probably close some sales before har-
vest is over. Every one who has
ridden in one of these cars is delight
ed with it.
~ Sullivan Was At Seattle
Viii OulllVdIl, lOCd1 ora dealer,
.laoent part of last week at Seattle
where he attended meeting of west
ern Ford dealers with representatives
of the factory, and where the business
for the coming year was arranged.
The Ford year begins August l and
the factory put out more than mil
lion automobiles and trucks in the
year endingAugust 1, and is making
500 traitors per day now. A branch
factory has been opened at Seattle,
which is making SO cars day. La
tab County was allotted 286 cars for
the year ending Aug. 1, 1921. Mr.. Sui
|livan has received two carloads of
Ford touring cars, roadsters, sedans
land coupes this week and will get but
one more carload this year, SO urges
those wanting Ford cars to get their
|orders in early.
Battery SOuija"
perhaps some one will get rich |
one of these days diagnosing battery
trouble with the help Of a Ouija |
board" says e G. Hall, Willard Serv-
ice Station dealer, "but until then we
will have to be satisfied with the |
slower, old-fashioned methods"
"It's remarkable how simple and
accurate these methods are. The |
|hydrometer, for instance, tells the |
Specific gravity of each cell, and in
that way the exact state of charge.
From this test and another known as
the insulation test, the battery man
can tell whether little recharging |
Twill put the battery in condition, or
|opening up for repaids will be neces
Esary."
"Any car owner can make the n.y.
barometer test All there is to it is
taking sample of solution with the
lhydrometer, and then reading the
Figures on the little glass float If
the reading is above 1880 the battery
lis properly charged. If below this
Figure, it should be given additional
Icharge at a service station"
Autos Supplant Railroads.
"Where at one time everybody was
dependent upon railroads or steamers
(for their vacation objective, the ma
(iority of people have quit looking up
time cards and rates. remarked Jno.
ID. Mansfield, General sales manager
|of the bort Motor Car Company.
"The automobile is providing vaca-
|tion means for thousands who did not
think such an outing was within their
reach. And, not only that, but it has
made the weekend habit general and
lin consequence more people are get
ting the fresh air Of the country and
the benefits of day or two Of delaxa-
ton"
"And everybody is becoming a dis
,overer. Motorists seek the unfre-
ouented places, and when they find
something rare they pass the word
along, so that wherever there are
UNIQUE or beautiful surroundings
may be found people from the cities"
BIZ