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Arizona republican., 1922-05-07
BELIEVE MO TOR
CAR PRICES To.
Be ST TABIL|ZED.

The National Automobile Chamber
of Commerce issues the following
important information on prices
taken from the Guaranty Survey,
published monthly by the Guaranty
Trust company of New York:
approximate stabiliZation OF au-
! tomobile prices is believed in the in
| dustry to have been definitely
reached. The average price of 49
| of the principal standard touring car
| models is now % per cent below the
! average price on September ], 1920,
| but the price Of the greater quantity
of cars sold represents a much
| greater reduction. some as much as
| 421a per cent. This reduction has
| been brought by series of price
| cuts spread over more than a year,
so that we now stand at what ap-
| pears to be the end of the period of
price revision rather than at the be-
| ginning. In view of known improve
ments and refinements in the prod
uct, no comparison Of present prices
with those of 1913 is possible or sig
| nificant.
This conclusion in regard to sta
| bilization is based not only upon the
amount of the average price reduc-
tlOB lil1S iidS LtlAGIl JidGEs OQL d1SO
| upon the progressively smaller price
| cuts made recently by leading manu-
| facturers. Furthermore. at least six
manufacturers have raised their
| prices since the first of the year. and
there is justification for the belief
| in an apparent stabilization of the
costs of the chief materials entering
| into motor car manufacture. Many
people believe that the prices of raw
materials entering into the manu-
| facture of automobiles have reached
| bottom. In the case of some of these
materials a renewal of the upward
price tend has been manifested. The
| average price Of metals and metal
| products is now nearer the 1913 level
| than that OF any of tho nine groups,
except farm products, for which the
| bureau of labor statistics complies
! price data. 1t appears, therefore,
improbable that automobile produc-
ton costs can go materially lower
for some time.
Inventories have been well liqui-
dated in the automobile industry and
| the industry brought to a sound posi-
ton, where no Justification of fur
ther general price reduction appear
| to exist"
Arizona republican., 1922-05-07
WINDY BURG To
HAVE 25-STORY
AUTOHOSTELRY

A 25 story garage in the heart OF
the loop VIII assist in solving Chi
cago's parking problem, according to
plans completed by architects, on
which, it is announced, work will
start within the next SO days. Sim
liar motor hotels are planned for
New York and Cleveland.
The building, with a 72 foot 'front.'
age on Lake street and a depth of
140 feet, will house 1110 automo~
biles on it's 25 floors, the architects
say. 1t will be 200 feet high, the limit
allowed by city ordinance. The cost
is estimated at $1.200000.
The features of the motor hotel
will be the automatic handling of the
cars. From the time the owner deliv-
ers his machine at the door in the
morning until it is returned to him
at night, no hand will touch it unless
it needs repairs or supplies.
Seventeen automatic elevators, and
each with a capacity for six automo-
biles, and all operated by one girl
sitting at a desk in the lobby, will
distribute the cars to the proper
floors. Tiltil4g floors, operated by
compresse air, win automatically
unload the elevators and shunt the
machines into their allotted booths.
which will be mounted on wheels, to
slide out oil the way. In the evening
the process will be reversed.
Special rates are planned for the
atergoers and shoppers.
Arizona republican., 1922-05-07
HEADLIGHTS To
BE CORRECTED
BY N|FOR|N|TY

WASHINGTON, May 6-(Special1
The headlight evil is going to be
corrected ii it takes the government
and all state and local authorities
combined to do it,
That is the assurance given out by
experts of the United States bureau
of standards who are cooperating
with a special committee on motor
vehicle lighting Of the American II
Illuminating Engineering society.
Automobile manufacturers too,
are interested in regulations con-
cerning hes Glights and have offered
TO aid the bureau of standards and le-
gal authorities in their work.
Standard Lights
What the authorities are especial
ly desirous Of accomplishing is the
creation recognized standards for
automobile headlights and the form
ulation of uniform headlight law
throughout tie country.
An agreement has already beer
reached on the kind OF light required
and the limits for controlling lights
The establishment of headlight ad-
justing stations in garages, according
to the bureau of standards has beer
a desirable step toward uniformity
in automobile lighting.
DQIGoa VI EAPGAbS tsoA
been swamped with offers of help
from all over the country. An infor-
NAL organization of state authorities
representing all Of New England. New
York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania and
Maryland has been formed
First Step Made
Their main purpose is to establish
a uniform headlight law among their
own states and to urge the same law
upon other states until the whole
country il covered. Theirs is the
first step toward liberalization of a
uniform headlight law.
Uniform laws alone however, could
not abolish The headlight evil, say
the men studying the situation here.
Besides sucn laws there should be
a uniform procedure in enforcing
these laws, and especially, in. extern
sive campaign of education for en-
forcement officers, garage men and
automobile drivers
The committee of illuminating en-
gineers and all automobile experts
interested are working together for
a plan of action that will include
these essentials.
Arizona republican., 1922-05-07
FtRNE R BOY To
DRIVE DUES|E
IN B|G GRIND

INDIANAPOLIS, May 6-(SpeciaD
jules Ellingboe, the farmer boy
rass. driver from Crookston, Minn.,
will Adriye a Deusenberg in the In
ternStional 500 mile race to be held
at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway,
Tuesday. May so.
This announcement was made to-
day after Ellingboe was in confer
enee with tn D1 esenberg factory Of
ficiaIs, having come to Indianapolis
from the South, where he spent the
winter.
It came as somewhat of a surprise
to those VIII follow automobile rae
ing closely, for Ellingboe got his first
whirl at big league racing last year
under the guiding hand of Louis
Chevrolet, aid it was expected that
he would again pilot one of Chey-
rolet's products.
In his first start at Indianapolis
last May. Ellingboe was third to
Tommy Milton and Roscoe Sarles,
both veterans of the speedways, beat
ing numercLr of the older drivers to
the tape: Having graduated from the
difficult dirt track paths, driving the
Indianapolis course was second nature
for the CrQokston lad, and he made
a great showing.
He was badly injured at Union
town monsh after the Indianapolis
race in his initial start on a board
oval where ne cut short to permit the
speeding Roscoe Sarles to get around
him. and turned over. However, he
has fully recovered and is anxious to
get back a. the wheel.
Ellingboe, who has gone to his
home in tn little Minnesota town
where a dirt track racing promoter
discovered him doing fancy tricks on
a half mile track and took him out
so that the wide world might have a
chance to admire his prowess.
He is conceded to be the king of the
dirt track drivers and can do more
stunts with an automobile on dusty
oy1fl than a circus clown can in a
saHdust rH 8.
,s~Great things are expected of Filing
Doe with his new mount and it is very
likely tina. he will campaign every
speedway IN the country in his new
ly acquired racing car.
He will return to Indianapolis the
first week in May to get ready for the
big motor derby on Decoration day
Arizona republican., 1922-05-07
MOTOR EXPORTS
TOTAL 41,392 IN
The YEAR 1921

During the year just ended 1892
motorcars were exported from the
United States. OF this number Latin
American countries took 3S.1 per
cent; British North America. 15.4;
Asiastic countries. 14.5; Europe, 13.l;
Oceanic, Ill: non+contiguous terri
tory of the United States, S.S and
Africa, 81.
OF the 1929 cars exported to
Latin America 10,207. or 75.5 per cent
went TO Mexico and Cuba: asa. or 10.5
per cent, to Central America and the
West Indies, exclusive of Cuba and
Porto Rico. and 2,06S, or Is per cent,
to South American countries. EX-
cept for II cars going to Newfound-
land and Labrador ali the shipments
to British North America (6,39S)
went to Canada.
Japan. the Dutch East Indies. Brit
ish India and China took 4,627, or,
76.9 per cent, of all shipments TO
Asia. The United Kingdom, Sweden,
Belgium and Holland received 3,549
cars. or 65 per cent, of all exports to
Europe. Australia and New Zealand
together took 4,5SS cars. all but 81 of
the shipments 10 Oceania. Eighty
two cars. went to Alaska. the rest of
the 3,642 cars going to non -cQntigu-
GUS United States territory were
taken by Hawaii. Porto Rico and the
Philippines. OF 5.526 cars shipped to
Africa. 42.S per cent. or 654 cars. were
taken by the South African Union.
Eighty three per cent of all the
motorcar exports We're bought by IS
countries, the relative position of each
of the is changing continually during
the year. The Philippines, for ex-
ample, first on the list in January was
last in December, while Australia
which was second in January and
tenth in June, was first in December.
Japan the United Kingdom, Belgium
and Porto Rico all took more cars in
December than in January.
The final order of the six largest
importing countries for the full year
Arizona republican., 1922-05-07

Covering the San Carlos speedway
at the rate of 1872 miles per hour, a
Paige Daytona model 6-66 stock
chassis again demonstrated on April
16, that it possesses both amazing
speed and stamina. The following
message sent to the Paige factory
was received by Watson Brothers.
1t tells the story in few words.
San Francisco, Cal,
April 16, 1922.
Paige Detroit Motor Car Co.
Paige Six Sixty-sIx Daytona Model
stock chassis piloted by Earl Cooper,
covered ten miles on San Carlos
speedway today in six minutes twen-
ty-six and one-fifth seconds, an ay-
erage Of ninety three and two tenths
miles per hour Was run as nnof-
fetal exhibition. Proves again power,
speed and dependabiiity Of this car
and makes Paige unchailenged mas
ter of highway.
Paige co. Of Northern California.
Arizona republican., 1922-05-07
NEW BLOOD WILL
HANDLE DUES|ES
IN SPEED CLASH.

INDIANAPOLIS, Ind, May g.
(SpeciaD the fight between
the Duesenbergs and Frontenacs
raging fiercely for every possible adj
vantage before the start of the 500
mile dash for 100000 at the Indian
apoIs motor speedway. Tuesday, May
80, comes the announcement that
some brand new blood is being in
Jected into the Duesenberg racing
veiRSs
u lis /. P. Fetterman OF Pittsburg,
a Some town type driver, who has
meen to the Uniontown track what
Wilcox. Sarles and other Indiana
pilots have been to Indianapolis.
Practically unknown to the Indian
apolis race goers, he has won his
spurs on Eastern tracks at old
Sheepshead bay and more especially
Uniontown, Pa, formerly his home
port.
Although he was christened I. Phil
lip. his name had to be shifted bit
for racing, following the style of all
professionals of the prima donna
class. But in F'etterman's case it is
Just plain Red" taken evidently
from the sorrel tinge of his dome coy-
ering, which tops about six feet OF
slender humanity. He's married and
has a family.
Practically unnoticed last Labor
day. he won the Harvest auto classic
at Uniontown, keeping a steady, con-
sistent pace, while Jimmy Murphy
and Roscoe Sarles, close up con-
tenders with faster cars, spent their
time tearing off rubber while driving
at terrific speeds. duelling with each
other for leadership.
One scarcely knew he was in the
race until the checkered flag was
waved to him and the stands went
wild to see the home town laddie
drive in first while other classy
pilots looked on with open eyed as
constituent, wondering how Fetter-
man got around them.
1t takes just that sort or steady
plugging to annex at Indianapolis and
that is probably the reason he mas
been nominated to pilot one of the
Duesenbergs being groomed for the
long drive.
So Fetterman will not go without
notice when the veterans plan the
manner in which they will drive at
indianapolis. Every one of the heady
drivers starts the duel with a well
defined plan, and they follow it as
closely as possible-because every
one of them have it all figured out
Just how to win-and they seldom
change their minds in the race, ex-
cept to take advantage of any breaks
in their favor.
Fetterman will come to Indian
apolis bright and early to practice
on the track, which is new to him.
While here a few days ago he ex-
pressed himself as very enthusiastic |
over his entry. and is very anxious |
to drive in the big race.
Arizona republican., 1922-05-07

is indicated in the report from the
factory that at the present time or
ders for the Jewett cars total more
than $6oo0,o00. a record perhaps
never before established by new car
coming on the market.
Mr.. Watson in addressing num-
Der of friends of the new car at the
Paige salesrooms yesterday said:
You have long admired the smooth
power, the quick pickup, the fine APP
pearance and the wear-resisting
qualities Of the big costly six-cylinder
cars
These fine qualities are now
yours in the new Jewett six, coupled
with the low operating costs of a
lightweight car and at a price within
reach of everybody. There is no
longer any reason why you should be
without six.
THE new Jewett is being built to
quality standards in the Paige fac
tories. The Paige organization is
squarely behind it. 1t can truthfully
be said that an unusual opportunity
is offered in this machine to get the
fullest value out of the 1922 automo-
bile dollar"
New Car Throughout
The new JeWett is strictly a 1922
creation, representing a high stand
ard of production efficiency, a new
overhead cost and material market
and value to buyers that would
have been thought impossible even
in the pre-war days of 1915, accord
ing to Watson.
Arizona republican., 1922-05-07
IS To
SCI new STAR

CHICAGO, May e,-A model of
the new Star car, which w. C. Du-
rant will produce at Lansing is to
be shown in Detroit May IA, accord
ing to a local announcement made
from New York last week. Mr.. Du-
rant said that scheduled output of
Durant cars of four and six-cylinder
types for 1923 would be 600. OF
the new Star car Mr.. Durant said:
The company has entered into
contract with the Star Motor com
pany of New York, the Star Motor
company Of Michigan and the Star
Motor company of California to pro-
duce in the plant of the divisional
companies and under the same man
agement, minimum of 10000 four
cylinder cars TO sell at $34S. This
brings the minimum production
scheduled for Durant plants in 1929
to 1000 cars
Arizona republican., 1922-05-07

Here however. is the real point of
interest. Each of these qualities is
Obtained at the expenditure of work,
and it is largely up to the manufac-
turer to decide in what proportion
he will give work to each of the
qualities. Thus, in the medium price
field we see some cars quite speedy,
others particularly well finished in
body, others especially light weight,
which means low fuel cost and long
life to tires. 1t is interesting to
analyze briefly the five qualities.
Comfort necessitates easy springs
Springs, if properly made. graded
for different weight bodies, are
troublesome in a factory. They have
to be tested and repaired carefully.
They cost more in the first place and
the selection and adjusting of them
cost more.
Next to springs is upholstery. It's
comfort depends upon the springs
and material used
Durability means year after year
performance. It is obtained largely
by the size of the parts and by the
care with which they are originally
fitted. Larger bearings and better
fitted parts are more expensive in
the construction of a car and should
be given due consideration by the
purchaser.
Economy is a different thing. The
lightest vehicle with the smallest en-
gine power will cost less to operate,
but there Is a limit.
The manufacturer of a quality car
has a serious problem right here to
handle. Suppose he lays out a body
with desired degree of comfort and
space. Then he sets a desired de-
gree of performance. These two will
fix the power to weight ratio more or
less. The lower weight is trimmed,
the less power is needed and the
greater economy. So TO gain the
latter, he must use the highest grade
materials, work them with the great
est skill, and expend extra work in
cutting off every needless ounce from
all parts.
Performance means high power
to weight ratio. The larger engine,
or the higher strung engine, which
ever is used will cost more, and as
has already been said in discussing
economy, that reducing the weight
instead of increasing the power is
costly in terms of work.
Reliability is often confused with
durability, but is not the same thing.
Reliability usually cepends upon the
care with which car is put together,
Taking a car with bearing surfaces
and so on which will insure any given
degree of durability. its reliability
will depend upon everything in that
car being as it was intended to be.
Reliability is measured in the factory
by the time given to inspection, as
sembly and testing. Consequently it
also costs work
Arizona republican., 1922-05-07
PAIGE DAYTONA HANGS UP
DAZZLING SPEED RECORD

Piioted by the veteran driver Earl
Cooper. the Paige gave its unofficial
exhibition of ten miles against time
just before the running Of the set
racing features Of the Easter pro-
gram and a large crowd cheered
Cooper and the car when he finished
his dash. This is believed to be the
fastest time ever made for the dis
tance by a strictly stock chassis,
The official record for the distance
is held by this Paige 6-66 Daytona
Model stock chassis which. driven
by Ralph Mulford, set the record at
the Uniontown Speedway a year ago
by covering 10 miles in minutes
81 4S-1O0 seconds. or at the rate OF
81 $40 miles per hour. 1t Is one Of
the nine worlds stock chassis speed
way records held by this car.
Thus paige has again demonstrated
its power, speed and durability in
this remarkable exhibition run.
Arizona republican., 1922-05-07
Small Car Output
On Increase Says
Most Recent Dope

A comprehensive inquiry as to the
average number of passengers car
ried in an automobile shows some
interesting facts. The country wide
average is one and seyen-tenths.
Personal observations at six cities
show that even on Sunday, when
the number of passengers carried
per car might naturally be supposed
to be the largest, the average is less
than four. On week days the aver
age corresponds very closely with the
average for the country-less than
two per car.
This is only another indication of
the reason for the steadily increasing
popularity of the small car Aside
from the most important considera-
tions of low first cost, low MAIN
tenanee and ease of repair, because
Of Standardization of parts the car
that holds the smallest number of
people is of the greatest use the
small cars, low in price, but COM
pletely equipped with the comforts
and conveniences that the modern
motorist requires, have been put on
the market, their success has been
growing every year.
Conspicuous examples of the policy
Of important manufacturers in dis
continuing the manufacture of the
large car and concentrating on the
production of smaller and cheaper
cars are sufficiently numerous to in
dicate that the automobile factories
are keeping a close eye on the trend
of the times.
Arizona republican., 1922-05-07
Gas Reserves NoLU
At Highest Peak

WASHINGTON, D. C., May g.
CSpecial) = According to the latest
figures of the bureau of mines. gaso-
line reserves are now at the highest
point in history, a total of 81S,500,-
600 gallons being now held. This
is an increase of 112, 100000 gallons
over last January, and 100000 gall
Ions over the month of May, 1921. +.
II is considered possible that more
than one billion gallons Of reserve
will accumulate before the seasonal
decline is felt, so rapid are the re-
fineries of the country turning out
this fuel
Arizona republican., 1922-05-07
FORD To FURNISH
ONE-TON TRUCK
WITH BODY SOON

DETROIT. May (SpeciaD An
nouncement has been made here that
the Ford Motor company will COM
mence this summer to furnish its one
ton truck with body complete. AL
though no special body design has as
vet been dec ded upon. it is probable
that it will be a composite one en-
bodying the best features Of num-
Der of types.
It is rumored mere, and apparently
with good foundation, that Ford will
also enter the three ton truck field
before fall. dependent, of course, on
the demand for that weight of truck
during the summer months.
Arizona republican., 1922-05-07

Watson Brothers, Paige and Jew
EFT distributors, are receiving many
compliments of the new Jewett Light
Six. which arrived in Phoenix about
10 days ago. The big salesroom of
Watson Brothers has been the home
of curious motorists and those who
do not own cars almost every day
since the new sensation arrived here,
and one need not be surprised at this
demonstration. The new car fully JUS
titles the advance reports on it. 1t is
bound to swiftly become a popular
seller.
In pointing out some of the con-
struction features or the car, which
always is an absorbing topic con-
corning a new car just out, Grady
Watson calls particular attention to
the build of the frame, which is un-
usually sturdy. Four cross members
are used in place of the usual three,
and additional stuffening is given
the frame where the rear motor sup
ports are bolted to the frame brack-
cts.
Examination Of the driving mech
anism back of the so horsepower
plant also shows how well built the
car is throughout. The clutch is a
transmitted to the rear axle through
a hollow drive shaft and two all
steel universal joints.
Timken AxIes
Both front and rear axles Of the
Jewett are Timlin built Timken
roller bearings are used in the front
wheel spindles and the weight of the
car is carried on ball thrust bearings,
which makes for easy steering
The welcome accorded the Jewett
Arizona republican., 1922-05-07
Tail Lights Soon
To Change Color

NEW YORK. May 6-(Special)-
That the color of tail lights may be
changed froL red to yellow to elm
mate the chance of accidents due to
tNe confusion of signals, will probably
DE the results of action taken by au-
tomobile engineers throughout the
country, acc riding to advices receiv-
ed here.
Members Of the passenger car and
motor truck standardization commits
tees of the 5 A. E., together with
officials al executives of many man
utacturinp concerns. have taken up
the matter and without many ex-
ceptions approve the change.
The general complaint on the red
tail ligh 5 that it is confused with
danger signals along the highways
and at railroad crossings. The new
light wiz sCgve as a caution and q
warning which it really is.