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THE OREGON STATES? IAN, SALEM, OREGON SUNDAY HORNING, SEPTEMBER 9, 1923 - A. .. Tynmg-: ... , .- i 1.1,1 . . . iJ WATTH XOCB EATERY AND . , GENERATOR COSEMT Are yon aware of the fact that you can share, your battery and generator beyond repair In a tew days of touring, if they are not functioning properly, or .hare, not receired proper care? i Very Often ,car owners Tiaye the generator, chargingrate get rery high to take care of heayy loads Imposed oy early darkness and low tempertures, also in the case of new cars, the charging rate usually builds up after the brushes hate worn, in to a perfect seat dur ing thvtirsttew,hundr miles. In . altaer - ease yoa - should hare the regulator reset by an, exper ienced electrical, man to the pro per rate recommended In your in structlou. boolfc v:..,;J; ' :S',;; , High charsiar rate is extremely hard on battery and generator. In the former ease you can erapor ate all the. water in your battery In the course of a. few days, bat tery oyer, heats. , This also tends to buckle the plates and disinter rate the. aetire material. When touring- at the , rate of 150 to ,.200 .miles, per, day," remem ber that -you are. constantly charg ing your battery, and you are do ing rery little,! parking with lights on and probably using the starter only once or twice ' a day. .. It's all going la and .nothing coming out. , r This along wrh high at mospheric temperatures '- means that you should Inspect your bat- tfeix .at. least Once a .afeek-r-twjce a week Is good practice under un usual conditions until you get a line on how quickly the water is ttsed un. ' . , 1- I When. tilling; the battery, use clean rain water or distilled wa ter. . bo notjDrerflil, : nofi eiop water over ton of hatterT. If the battery is wet on top. It is liable to discharge itself through this moisture. Always wipe- dry. Do not get any of the fluid on your clothes, upholstering, .or .wire in stallations. V" : ! - f To drire with the lights; on- in the day time io. reduce-" charging rate helps the battery, spmewnat. HoweTer. 'thta does cot help the generator.' emembj&r -the high er the . charging, rate., the hotter the armature, -. commutator and brushes get. Throwing the light on shows a lower charging, rate on ammeter, but the generator is still developing the same output. Generators are designed to op erate. , at i certain , temperatures without burning up or developing excessive wear. . Kov a constant over-charging will not only cause excessive commutator and brush wear, but .will run tha tempera ture op above the margin of safe ty, ' which 1 la liable to melt and throw the' solder where armature windings are connected to commu tator bars, .This destroys gener ator and 4 means repairs to the tune of $5 to $10, or perhaps re placing the unit at a cost of ?2S or more. I am speaking from ex perience, when, mentioning these facta, for the " last time when crossing the ; boiling point of America (Mojave Desert) with at mospheric ' temperatures approxi mately 120 .degrees. I noticed that my charging rate had built up to 18 amperes; being in a hurry, for I was making Los Angeles from Needles that day (approximately 37S sailes), I decided to -let tt alone until that night, i Well, the matter was completely forgotten until the .next day while crossing the famous ridge road to Bakers- field, the charging rate jumped to SO amperes and had become irre gular. I mediately stopped, to make adjustment, but It was. too lata, the commutator was , throw ing soIderJ To make a long story abort, the generator was dead- Howerer, I found a thoroughly uo- to-date serriee station where I .got a thorough generator, over-haul in a few hours at a reasonable charge and waa able to "reach, Modesto that' night by -driring until mid night. Watch these points closely. If your charging ' .rate is " running high, call at the nearest electrU cal serriee station for advice and hare your, generator ud- battery inspected. ; . ; ;' , Fojf the Owners Scrapbook . : Last Week I m po rta nt Equip ment for Short or Long Vaca tions. . i - Next Week troceed Cautious ly on Strange Roads. - y. fatany in3ured.'-eirfeaTsrnow--- ever, were qujcxiy , , aiiayea. ior due to sturdy, construction of the good Maxwell the onlp. Injury tfir ceived was a sprained ankle,? suf fered by Mrs. Adams, wife of CoL Adams. Mrs. Kelleyi was pain fully bruised; .but escaped serious injury. ..- : .-y.-v -s: . , : At close Inspection the specta tors were amazed to find that the alignment of the frame 1 of the good Maxwell had .not i been 'af fected by the tremendous, impact of the truck. It was also noted that the! disc wheels, which are standard-equipment on the .Max well, were unaffected by the ter rific strain of the aide thrust. In describing the accident. War rant Officer Kelley, . who was ; at the wheel of 'the good Maxwell, went on record as saying that in his estimation he firmly belieyed that it was the strongly built body of the good Maxwell that saved Mrs. Kelley's life, as she was sit ting beside him on the side hit by the truck. ; 1 .."f; 'V:' 'After the. accident the car was' driven under its own power to the shops of the Guarantee Motor Car company, Maxwell-Chalmers deal- era in San Antonio, for . necessary repairs,' Just as , if , nothing had happened. ' ";...--.- J. - This incident only goes to show that th.egood Maxwell .is strongly constructed and able to withstand hard knocks, even from S-ton trucks, ; t! r'i R e a d the Classified Ads. CnOlETTDU FILLS CIS III One-Ton. Express1 Truck Is ; Meeting With Unusual I - Success on Market -t- One of the most popular ex press trucks now On the market is the Chevrolet Utility one-ton Express, as the records for truck sales of the country a large show. ' , The Utility Express Truck is the product of long and continu ous, work on the part of the fac tory, and stands today ! as being worthy of the advertising, worthy of the support, and worthy of all that has been claimed fort it by manufacturer and dealer. It is a fast ' duty truck, and low priced when the quality is considered. From a mechanical view point. It embraces the latest in ideas and" construction. The rear axle is made . sturdy and has many Improvements, over former chassis of Us type. Spiral ' bevel gears insure silent, - frlctlonless opera tion at ail speeds and-.under hea vy loads on rough roads or else where. Speed and pulling power are both obtained in high with the gear ration of 9 3-7 to 1. This chassis is delivered to cus tomer, with full electrical equip ment, and . standard three-speed transmission, heavy duty spiral- yel?gei rear axleV adjustable cone clutch, foot and hand brakes pneumatic tires, front 51x4 clinch er, reaa. 3 4x4 straight side cord extra rim for each, extra site rad iator, water pump, splash c and pressure lubrication system. It has a wheel base of 120 inches. G- L. Newton, of the New-ton- Chevrolet agency will have a booth at the' state fair grounds, Where he will have on exhibition most of the 1 5 bodies , that are built by the Martin Parry body factory, es pecially for the Chevrolet Express Truck. Among these various styles and- designs is an express body for . every need from the camper, baker and farmer, to the largest and busiest wholesale con Mrs. I Sweitzer You , must ex cuse dot husband of mine for not. coming to your, husband's f aneral. Mrs, Limbing- Why, was he Sick? :K'::.- -va-',v ' V' ! Mrs. Sweitzer No, but he valks so bowlegged dot ; wherefer he goes he makes de peeple laugh. 'Why did Mabel quit going with that young .farmer?" 'Just before he proposed to her he - opened her mouth 'to look - at her' teeth.' ' R e ad the Classified Ads. THE;; SUPERDREADNAUCHT COLORADO JjySTCOrTrilCCIC::- r 1 J - v. 1 f. it -J- . - it'-? - Mi ' :-. f 1 ;..-4,i . ..... Mi ' i xt- TThetVv?VS' Colorado. Just commissioned at the yards of the N. X- Shipbuilding Corp Camden, N. Which, by the provisions of the naval disarmament agreement, will remain the lar-st wrsJii3 Z Xhmn e?C1 -T7 for hvn E&h time larger than the first U. S. S. Colorado, d'erp'ts her 82,600 ton displacement this oil driven floating citadel attains a speed of 21 knots by virtue cl two 18.000. horse power Westinghouse turbo- electric generators, and if our 8,000 horse power vxi'A ary motors, everything aboard being electrically driven, from propeUors to potato peelers. . ' - .. . . Vov a liixuted vdtii e ach, VACUUM CUP TIRE j.you buy wilt give j s Dealers 'Apparently Not 'Able to uope piin diiitttiru.K iii, Parts of ibe County. by leaving the hold-up men rf ar behind, i Mr. and Mrs. Prick' ara.on tour and are faking in alr;s very point of any conseauenee,?)erween Houston and New TorkTanrrromi New Tors; to Palm Beach: Flor ida. They .purchased their Gard ner from the South Texas Auto mObil eemoaar. distributors at Houston, Just before they left: vhue . anving wonsa va mountains: they were overtaken hv two armed bandits in an S- evllnder car. whow-ordered Mr. ONE TON TESJTELV TU22 OF COBRES POIIDING SIZE The following report appeared yrlck tQ pnl, 0ve td.thsidef in the August 25 issue, o? VAuttf- r0&d instead of vn. pp.nl.. 99 .n1 atrfVe .t the lZ ... . ,. . - -eu.i- I Alfi r trill nATirer. Mr. Recent price reduction on Vacuum Cup Rres, plustiUs' ; TUB? ..o opportmuty tor cii , appxpxinTuite 30. a sssp BseBsW Bf .sasssh- mobile Topics,' very heart of one of the industry's biggest, problems: Statement ' from the - National Automobile Dealers' association compilation, of statistica discloses that 6S per cent. of all automobUe sa,Ies Included the handlingr of used cars. This fact Uken as Frtck shot his car ahead, and though I they made every . effort - to over take their Intended victims, me bandits were soon outdistanced. A smooth, level road probably would have told a different story, but the rouch, mountainous route aided the Fricks' escape, tne Offer storicdy take - 30x3 Ccrd 1119, : ' " Paxmers' Warehouse, PaulTraglio, Prop. Fair Grounds Store, IXsirx . Doe,' Prop. largely contributory to the failure qardner aem0nstratlng ite nnus- ot Z9 per e8WjW-,B usm the businwa laU. XHW" Tha fiznras Idamongtrale ;.h.at 1105.000.000 waa ih loss suffer ed by daalera. in used car salea. Continuing, tne Gardner factory and told officials -such .enocmoua loss. about their haupy escape. They one of the urgesi had net M . bit of troole with f our business, cannot be absorb- j uZLZT?m .L.. trfnl ed lnan industry which, records a net oroflt of about 4 per cent, uai ability aa a hiUe limber at a ' tima whea. l it everr It was need ed. When they arrived In St. Louis. Mr. and Mrs. Frick drove to tne their Grdner on. the whole trip. Needless .to say. Air. frick is a rery enthusiastic owner He told officials that although he has enough money to buy any. car he chooses, bo wouldn't want a bet- unless there ' are , also ousiness failures. The enormoua number of dealers who went out of busi- ic ter car thaa the Cardner, records indicates.' It means icas if 25 oer cent or the dealers went but of bnsinesa all 'of the persona who bousrht cars from these fleai era haTe. had to look elsewhere mAiian!eal attention and narta tt cars.: -' ' That li a oenalty uhlch, in soma measure, la truly self In flicted. The owne of an old car who blindly Jind wilfully tmya a new car solely on the basia of the urnnnnt h can aet for his old ear. i lnvitins: the Terr thing . that happened .tor-'thjbiwaA of thenv last --year. las anwnwuuo. uo Mflot assnme large losses, on old cars and expect to stay In business. It harf not been pJ alble in' the past and will be less ; AMI'S LIFE Sturdy Construction of Gooid Maxvveu baves Lives ot. Five people possible In the future." FOILS CUTS In Thrilling Chbfr Through Mountains rouruyimuci r Car Beats Eight The 'sturdy construction of tha rood Maxwell has saved many lives in the past, and Just recent ly five eODle owe their lives to this same siurainess. Down ' In San Antonio. Texas, CbL S. P. Adams, U. H. A., re tired, and Warrant Officer E. B. Kelley with their wlVes and diU- Arn veiw ' driTinc alone .the streets of San Antonio in a Max well touring car. Suddenly a oig army truck came, tearing ' down a side street and smashed into the good Maxwell, hitting it amidshlp with a crash that could be heard for several blocks. . -The truca. one ox tne s-ton; toer the JUaxweii on the right-hand side, pushing ythe car sideways across tha street and un against ' ' - ' ; . - ' - f i , - , km 4 .. ' - i f sed. Priced to Sel Ford, a snap at Ford Touring .... Star 23, Touring !VIitcheI117Tourxn2 .x. a rnWsrH the mountains 1 the curbi -"-'"v ; r ii i ? ii t a mawo - i . t . by two -tasiitJ la his3i-l3"credl f The tovp or the impact was ;Y"r ctr. llrand I' -rf. aUeard for several blocks aujt many JCS-v r f :n: t-stoa, .Texas.-. : irly people rushea to the. scene, expect- 5100 .... . 175; 450 ;)175 Maxwdl122 Tc;ihs:j - ---675 Dodge 21 Toured 1..... 500 Dodge JcZ Tourinc, like new 750 Oyerld Four 9f!"in ...... 650 We have many others for you, to select frorrv vjCorne in and look tlern over. (We charne no brokerage) FORT) N HERE ARE THE Star " " " IP : i ,,', Chassis Roadster Tbupingi C A a e Coupe 85 ; . f Open Express Panel Delivery Utility Roadster o Abovo Prices arc F. O. B. Lansing VJUcMQon and Include Specdomotor enipi F; G. DELANO Phone. 97 Associate - Dealers A. t EQ-;7 M. J. O'Donnell, Independence f Graham & Calbreath, MohmoUthw Allen Bros., Silverton -! Peter Deidrich, Stay ton J. W. Berkley, Woodburn , : . - Dallas Garage, Dallas T - . Service Garage, Mt Angel . C. H. Ernst, St. Paul . v .Grand Ronde Garage, New Grand R c r- 7 - . 2 1 9 C : :.:nqercial St. t f r:;t"l-i-tl:9-n:-T!.:' till- lag to find tne occupants ot ; tne: -..-'"',"..-. r h .... j .