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13 THE SUNDAY OREGOXIAX, PORTLAND, SEPTEMBER 21, 1919. LUTE MODELS TO BE AT STATE FAIR SHOW New Cleveland Six and Over land Four Among 'Em. TRUCKS TO BE THERE, TOO Portland Dealers Enter for Total of 2 9 Different Passenger Cars and Nine Trucks. Portland automobile dealers will hold an Interesting automobile and truck show at the Salem state fair, which be gins tomorrow and continues to next Saturday, inclusive. The automobile and truck exhibit will be in the old an article on "'Valve Inspection and Grinding," in August Motor. It is quite well known by many motorists that not all engines run better after the valves have been ground, a fact which is attribued to the unnecessary grind ing which makes for leaky valves. The writer points out how one may distinguish a valve that leaks from one that does not and tells how only the faulty ones should be ground in. He says: "On a properly cooled engine and one where the valves are properly timed, it may be accepted as a general rule that valves which are evnly sooted over and therefore have per fectly black heads, are holding, while those which are red or brownish on top or show the metal plainly, without a covering of soot or carbon. ar leaking. By observing the tops of the valve heads as soon as the' cylinder head is removed and then carefully inspecting the face of the valve and the seat, one will quickly Learn to tell what Is needed. "The reason for the difference in the looks of the tops is simple and obvious upon a little thought. Dur ing the power stroke of the piston the burning gases are under high pressure. If there is the slightest leak at any point around'the face of the valve, the gases will force their way through at terrific speed and carry away any carbon which may have been formed on the top of the valve near the leak, as well as on the casting near the valve seat, leaving FAST CARS TO RACE IN STATE FAIR MEET Big Speed Card Arranged for Next Saturday. FRANK WATKINS REFEREE Six Races on the Programme, "With Racers From Seattle and Other Points Already Entered. SALEM, Or.,' Sept. 20. An automo bile race card on Saturday, September 27, will be one of the features of the Salem state fair programme. Eleven entries have been made by professional ONE OF 13 REPUBLIC TRUCKS BOUGHT BY WARREN CONSTRUCTION COMPANY. !jgP , . ... ..... ... . . . L- " "" r a' : -Sit . Y4 i iillr tam.. HAXDV OXE-TOJ! MODELS WHISK WORKMEN AND TOOLS O! AND OFF THE JOB IX QUICK TIME OX VARIOUS PAVING CONTRACTS. Prior to last June 1 there wasn't a Republic truck in the whole fleet of the Warren Construction company, road construction and paving contractors. Then a one-ton model was purchased from the Roberts Motor Car company. It proved so efficient that, one by one, additional Republic trucks of the same size were bought until now the company has 13 of them, all told, each one being assigned to a different road contract. - machinery hall, which is the first building the visitor to the fair grounds reaches after passing through the turn stiles. While of course not as large or elab orate a show as the annual Portland event each winter, this show will com pare with any previous one held at the state fair. It will be a good deal more the metal around the leak entirely clear of soot or carbon. Not only will the escaping gas carry away all carbon near the leak. . but will also actually w-ear away the metal itself if not attended to. "A valve which Is allowed to leak for a long time will frequently show quite a path eroded by the hot gases complete than the one of last year, I in rushing through the opening, in which many dealers did not enter at all because of war conditions. Among the features of the show will be the presence of two new motor car models in which the public is greatly interested. The new Model Four Over land and the new Cleveland six, both shown in public for the first time, will be at the show. The Overland will be shown by the Portland branch of Willys-Overland Pacific company, and the Cleveland six by the Twin States J Motor Car company. Jones Six to Be There. Xor will these be the only new cars hown. Among other automobiles new to this . territory for which space has been reserved to place Uiem on exhi bition for the first time are the Jones six, the agency for which has just been taken by August Junge of the Diamond T Truck Sales Agency of Oregon: the Anderson six, by the Interstate Motor Car company; the new 1920 Reo, by the Northwest Auto company; the 1920 Dodge, received only this week, by the Covey Motor Car company in conjunc tion with B. F. Bonesteel, Salem agent; the new Winton six model, by A. C. Stevens, and the Stephens Salient six. by the Hamilton-Leatherman Motor company. All told, entries made with M. O. Wilkins, president of the Dealers Motor Car association of Oregon, under the auspices of which the show will be held, total 29 passenger cars of differ ent makes and nine trucks. Following Is the entry list: C. L. Boss Automobile company Chalmers. Taylor Motor Car company Day-Elder truck. - Auto Sales company Auburn Beauty alx. C. H. S. company Dixie Flyer, Moon if shipment arrives from factory in time for show. Hamilton-Leatherman Motor company Stephens Salient six, three models. Northwest Auto company Reo. and farm light exhibit, which will supply light for the bulldinf?. Oregon Motor Car. company Studebaker, in conjunction with Marion Garage of Balem and Master truck. Wentworth & Irwin G. M. C. truck. Koehring Machine company, N. W. Sterling truck. August Junge Jones six. Diamond T truck. A. C. Stevens Winton, Haynes. William L. Hughson company Federal truck. ' Lee Gribert. Falem Elgin six. Manley Auto company Probably new Grant six. If it arrives in time from the fac tory. Willys-Overland Pacific company New Overland model four. Willys-Knight. American Auto company, Salem Oakland six. Mitchell. Lewis & Staver company Mitch ell and Jordan, Jumbo truck. Rubin Motor Car company King eight, two models. J. H. Graham Case six. Marion Garage. Salem Oldsmobile eight, Studebaker. Franklin. Twin States Motor Car company Chan dler, new Cleveland six. Cook & Gill Paige. Covey Motor -Car company Cadillac, and In conjunction with 3. F. Bonesteel of Salem, new Dodge. Roberts Motor Car company Republic truck, two models. Charles A. Dowd. San FranciscoAshland Products company's Ford power plant unit for farm power purposes. Apperson Motor Car company Apperson eight. Lambert Tire & Rubber comany Lambert Multi-plus tires. Interstate Motor company Anderson six, Molitor six. 1-a L Gross Dayton Airleos tires. Motor West of Los Angeles, the leading Pacific coast automobile and truck publi cation, will have an entry. Champion Spark Plug company of Toledo, O.. will make a display. Vollum & Rodhelm. Acme truck distribu tors, will probably have an Aame at the show. I.f. O. Wilkins will be manager f ,the BhSw. and the committee in charge is composed of A. B. Manley, C. M. Men lies, Bert Eling and H. M. Covey. For the first time since automobile shows have been held at the state fair, par ticular pains are being taken with dec orations. AVHEN TO GRIND THE VALVES Valuable Information by Writer in August Motor. It is just as Important to know when not to grind a valve as to know when grinding is necessary, is the sound advice given by Arnold P. Yerkes in much the same way as the gases from the burning powder charges in a high power rifle or "cannon gradually erode the metal of the rifle or cannon barrel by escaping past the projectile before it gets fully under way. The paths cut by thes gases in either case look almost as though the metal had been melted out and there is undoubtedly a certain amount of melting of the metal bronght about by the hot gases. "The high temperature of the s caping gases also causes a different color of the metal around a leaky valve in .many cases. Very frequently a leaky valve will have a reddish appear ance, like burned clay or like a furnace grate often shows after being under a very hot fire for some time. This is not an infallible rule for detecting a leaky valve, but on many engines it is a very reliable indication." WIRE SOLDER EASY TO HANDLE Part to Be Repaired Should . Be Brought tip to Temperature. For any ordi-iary Job wire solder is the easiest to handle and the most convenient. It can be placed right on the spot to be mended, and it melts under comparatively slight heat. In soldering anything it should be rigor ously cleaned before the actual work is begun. The temperature of the whole Job should be -aised to the desired point, after which it is easy to run a whole seam with a single movement of ths iron. In making a repair, the spot desired to be treated should be brought to tho proper temperature for melting the solder. It is best to have the job so placed that the molten solder will not run to the other parts of the mechanism, but will lie right in the spot where it is needed. race drivers and several are expected from Portland. This race meet has the official sanc tion of the American Automobile asso ciation, generally known as the A. A. A. Frank K. Watkins of Portland is Ore gon representative of the A. A. A., and has been named referee for the races. Six races will be on the afternoon's card. The conditions for the six events are: Event No. 1 Class "V" Nonstock Free For All. Mile asainst time to qualify for event No. 6. Australian Pursuit Race. The four cars making the fastest time are quali fied. No prizes. Event No. 2 Class "C Nonstock. For cars of 2 IK) cubic inch piston displacement or over. Prizes $2.10. First $125, second $B2..-.0. third $.17.50. fourth $25. Six miles. Event No. 3 Class "C" Nonstock. For cars of 230 cubic inch piston displacement or under. Prizes $2O0. First $100, second $o0. third $30. fourth $20. Seven miles. Event No. 4. Class "D" Oregon Auto Der by. Nonstock Free For .All. Prizes $600. First $300. second $1.10. third $00. fourth $8. Twenty-five miles. Event No. 5 Class "C" Nonstock. For cars of 230 cubic inch piston displacement or under. . Prizes $250. First $125, frond $62.50, third $37.50. fourth $25. Eight miles. Event No. 6. Australian Pursuit. Dis tance limited to ten miles. Decision of ref eree to govern winners. Prizes $200. First $125, second $75. The various classes are ooen to all A. A. A. licensed drivers. Official en tries do not close until next Thursday at the fair grounds. So local cars have plenty of time to make their nominations. Among the cars to be entered from Seattle, with their drivers, are: Lott special. Walter Blume: Ross sneclal. Jack Ross; Stutz special, Gus Duray; xiomano special, Menry North; McDon nell special, William McDonnell: Max well special. Bill Giddlngs; Comet spe- ciai, james cutters. Ira Hayes will enter the Hayes special from Auburn, Wash., and George Stacey the Marvel special irom Yakima, Wash. Lloyd Bulger of Vancouver, Wash., will also be a nominator. NEW COAST CHIEF FOR TIRES. AMAZOX dp ,t -i ' 7 i " , r ; V t i i ' ! iS7 THE UNIVERSAL During all the years the Ford Model T One Ton Track has been on the market, we have never had one complaint of rear axle trouble. We have had no complaints of motor trouble. As the motor and the rear axle are the vital fundamentals in a motor truck, we have the right to conclude that the Ford One Ton Truck has not only met the demands of business, but has done so in a satisfactory and economic way There is no other evidence so convincing as that which comes from long practical experience. Ford One Ton Trucks are serving along all industrial and commercial line. You will find them everywhere. If these statements were not facts, the demand for the Ford One Ton Truck would not be as large as it is, because people are not buying trucks which do not give service. Coupled with the dependability of the Ford One Ton Truck in all classes of usage, comes the economy in operation and maintenance. On the farm, in factory delivery, for the merchant, manufacturer, and contractor, in these days of modern business methods, this worm drive One Ton Ford Truck has become an actual necessity. Leave your orders with any of the Authorized Dealers mentioned below, and you will be assured of prompt attention. Francis Motor Car Co. . E. Thirteenth and Hawthorne Palace Garage Co. Twelfth and Stark Wm. L. Hughson Co. Broadway and Davis Robinson-Smith Co. Sixth and Madison Rushlight & Penny E. Third and Broadway Talbot & Casey E. Ankeny and Grand OS o THIS VILLAGE ENTERPRISING Vermont Town Maintains Roads by Its Own Motor Track. Although It has only 700 inhabitants, the town of Barre, Vt., is setting a worthy example for larger municipal! ties in the building of highways. This village recently demonstrated its en terprise by purchasing a motor truck for use In maintaining the roads in Its district. The truck' is a Garford two-ton model equipped with a steel dump body and a hydraulic hoist. That a town of this size has proved itself so keenly alive to the advantages of proper highway facilities speaks well for the spirit of its taxpayers. It is evident from this and other recent sales that the good roads movement has opened a new and fertile field for the motor truck dealer. A visitor in Portland last week was C. C. Smith, who is the new Pacific coast manager for the Amazon Tire & Rubber company, makers of the well known Amazon super-tires. These are now made in cord, as well as fabrics, and are going fast in this territory. J. H. Ainscough is Oregon distributor. Mr. Smith is a brother of Frank V. Smith. Buick salesman here. He has had long experience in the tire business, having formerly been northwestern representa tive for the Savage Tire company. FRAMES and AXLES Straightened and Repaired Burness & Martin AUTO SHEET METAL W ORKS Fifteenth and Alder Streets Modern Equipment Skilled Workmen CALIFORNIA SPEED LAW 35 MILES ALLOWED ONLY l- DER CERTAIN" CONDITIONS. per hour in any closely built-up terri tory that is. residence territory. 4. It is unlawful to exceed IS miles per hour in any business district. 5. It is unlawful to exceed 15 miles per hour in approaching railroad crossings at grade, or approaching or crossing an intersecting highway or in roinir Kmnnd curvi vhn In r-ny of thse cases the driver's view is obstructed. 7. The highway commission rr.av es tablish lower speed limits on high ways or bridges, providing siins are erected to notify the public of such limits. anJ provided, that the limit on bridges shall not be less than 10 miles r r hour nnd th limit on i.lPhwnvs not less than IS miles per hour. Cities and towns are prohibited bl the state law from enforcing any speed regulations different from thjse pre scril-ed by the state, but may regu late, subject to the state law. the Uf of highways for processions or by ve hicles offered for hire, and may exclude vehicles from cemeteries or imrk. Faster Than 2 0. Miles Unlawful In Residence Territory, 15 Miles In Business Districts. SAN FRANCISCO. Sept. 20. There has been much confusion about the new state speed law. as a maucr ui fact, the provisions regulating speed are exactly the same as they were before the amendments were adopted, except that a new rate of speed of 35 miles per hour is allowed under certain circumstances. All vehicles must at all times be operated in a careful and prudent manner and at a speed not greater than reasonable and proper, having re gard for traffic and use of the high way, and no person shall operate a vehicle in the highway at such a speed as to endanger life, limb or property of anyone. Subject to this rule, the speed limits are as follows: 1. It. is always ulawful to exceed 35 miles per hour. 2. It is unlawful to exceed 30 miles per hour, except in the day time and except when the driver has a clear view of the highway ahead of him end cf all highways intersecting it wi.hln 400 feet ahead of him to a dis tance of at least 400 feet from the highway on which he is traveling, and there is no person, vehicle or other object ahead of him within 400 feet of tne center line of the highway on which he Is traveling. 3. Tt is unlawful to exceed 20 miles TIRES Special on Factory Seconds ew Stoek Folly Guaranteed. Standard Makes 32x3 Non-Skid 817.50 32x4 Non-Skid : 24.75 33x4 Non-Skid 25.75 35x4 Non-Skid 35.00 FIRST!. 28x3 Non-Skid S11.45 30x3 Non-Skid 11. 70 30x3 V Non-Skid 14.95 32x3 Non-Skid 17.95 31x4 Non-Skid 20.50 32x4 Non-Skid 23.35 33x4 Non-Skid 23. SO 34x4 Non-Skid 24.95 34x4 Non-Skid .' 33.45 35x4 Non-Skid 34.75 36x4 Non-Skid 35.50 37x4 Non-Skid 43. SO Get Our Price On CORD TIRES Fllt Tires and Service Station Malcom Tire Co. 63 Kortfc Broadway at Everett Portland, Orrion One of 40 Branches. FOIRIDSON There are now more than 100,000 Fordson Tractors in use. 1300 of these are in Oregon. "There's a Reason" EVERY FARMER should see our special Fordson Tractor exhibit and daily demonstrations at the State Fair, September 22-29. VSCK BROTHE State Distributors Salem, Oregon. R S 6