The Bend bulletin. (Bend, Deschutes County, Or.) 1917-1963, June 21, 1919, DAILY EDITION, Image 8

The Bend bulletin., June 21, 1919, DAILY EDITION, Page 8, Image 8

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Newspaper Page TextPAGE 8 THK ItKND BULLETIN, DAILY EDITION, ', MKND, OUKUON, SATURDAY, JUNK lit, 1010 IBETTER TRUCK Mora Important Than Air or tin Plro Poraonnl Injury Theft Properly Duuiugo Trnsportatlon Collision Automobile Insurance HKM) I'AUK X. J. O. Rhodes EXPERT REPAIRING ' ON ALL " AUTOMOBILES "LOOKS JUST LIKE NEW" MEN IS RESULT AKMY SCHOOLS ClAVK MUX tiOOl) TKAIMNtt AM) KNOWl.KlMii: gALL WORK GUARANTEED J. H. MEYER Successor to Good Luck Garage OK THK MOTOK I It I V K S YKHICLKS. No, that is my old fliver. What do you think of the old boat ? Just gave her coat of Acme Quality Motor Car Finish and it certainily does give her the gloss. . There is nothing to it. Doesn't cost much. Requires very little time, and is applied easily. Why don't you see the Bend Hardware? They can give you some good pointers on Auto Painting, and then there is a color card and a booklet that tells you how. Acme Quality A Finish for Every Purpose. Bend Hardware Company Del (or motor truck driven! will bo one of America's heritages of tlio war. With bettor drivers wo inuy expect to boo trucks give a higher maximum of efficiency, for It Is u well known fact that motor trucks have been nnd still lire. In many In stances, abused to a point where (t Is surprising they glvo the results they do. The uverago truck owner must em ploy a driver and that driver muy bs endowed with experience, while Just as likely ho may bo poorly equipped with adequate knowledge of truck operation and care. The truck does not belong to him and ho gives It punishment ofttlmes that he would not do if ho thoroughly understood the engineering principles of trucks in general. , The school of truck drivers com ing out of the war will be n great leavening influence toward truck op eration. The military truck driver is required to learn his vehicle thor oughly. That he might do this, be uble .to operato, repair and maintain trucks, the government had technical experts produce Instruction manuals which every driver and repairman had to master beforo he was given chargo of a truck. Certain rules of service and care were laid down which he was required to follow. There was dally, weekly and monthly inspection and maintenance routine which he had to live up to. The thousands of men who have driven military trucks will go a long way toward giving a better class of operators for domestic and commer cial purposes. Early American Post Offices. ' In 1775 the first post offices In Maine were established nt Kcnnebunk, Fal mouth and Bath. The malls were car ried by carriers on foot or on horse back and the average week's mall did not amount to five letters at each office. The rates were high, 6, 12, 18. 25 and 37 cents, according to the distance the letter had to be carried, and double the rate when the letter was of more than one sheet of paper. Statement That Counts. Do nut l?t the man who snys, "This Is the year when I am aolng to show you how to farm It." think that he will have nil clear sailing. He will meet wildcats and bears nt every turn, and he may consider himself lucky if he gets oft jvtih a whole hide. The big riling Is to stand on the far end of the ueld when the harvest is gathered In nud be able to say, "I did what I said i would !" Exchange. Lioness Fought a Motorcar. The Knst African Standard describes a duel between a motorcar and a lion ess. The affair. It says, happened at night near Nairobi. The chauffeur noted a commotion In the bush' near the road, then the gleaming eyes of an enraged wild animal. Ho accelerated his speed nt the Instant tho lioness ' leaped. She struck the hood and was thrown far In advance of the car, whose wheels then pasxed over her. The dead lioness was finally loaded Into the enr nnd taken back to the town In triumph. From Outlook. Didn't Expect Toe Much. The Suitor "I be,-, sir, that you will consider me In the nature of an Investment, even If I may not pay reg ular dividends." Tha Girl's Father "My dear boy, don't talk of dividends. I shall be glad If you don't levy regu lar assessments on me." Life. . i m ii li ii ii ii ii m mmi .".' - . ' BOSTON ' ' Yi Still Another Endurance Record More than 3852 miles in 168 hours of continuous run ning, at an average speed of 25 miles an hour, without a stop of the motor or variation in the fixed schedule. That is what two stock Model 90 cars did in 7 days and 7 nights non-stop run between Boston and Springfield , ' recently. Every stock Model 90 is capabjc of the same high de gree of performance. Let us show you an exact duplicate of these record makers. PIONEER GARAGE COMPANY PHONE 221 iBEND. OREGON) r; ! Overland Model Ninety Five PiMcnger l ouring Car, JvfcS f. o. b. Toledo m m m ii m m m i i i i i I m m n A U.S. WILL GIVE 20,000 TRUCKS WAK M.U'lll.MCH AUK TO UK VNF.Ii FOIl HUillWWH AX1) i.KNKIlAI. WOKK TllllOl't.ll OIT NATION. WASHINGTON, D. C. Juno 21. More than $45,000,000 worth of motor trucks urn about to bo dis tributed by the secretary of agricul ture through tho bureau of public roads to tho state highway depart ments. These trucks have been de clared surplus by tho war department mid are being distributed to the states under the provisions of section 7 of the postofllcu appropriation hill. They must bo used by tlio stutes on road construction In wholu or In part by federal aid, for which $200,000, 000 In udditlon to the former approp riation was given to the states under the same bill. MOTOR TRUCK REGISTRATION TWKNTY-TWO STATUS IN THK VNION IVK THKM THK KAMK CLASSIFICATION AS IM.KASl UK CAHS OTIIKKS LIMIT SIZK. At the beginning of 1919 there wore still 22 states in which motor trucks were registered nt the sumo rate as pleasure cars. Recent years, however. have shown guile a .gcn orul tendency to Increase the fees required for heavy motor truckB. This incrense usually Is based on the weight of tho truck Its carrying cu puclty and Its horse power or a com bination of lis carrying capacity and Its horse power. However, there is as yet no well defined goal toward which this movement Is lending. Some states aro placing a definite maximum weight which may not be exceeded except In viry special cases. Others are evidently relying on discouraging or limiting tho use of very heavy motor trucks by mak ing the registration fees so large us to practically prevent the realization of any profit;, while still others of the states are making no serious efforts except to limit the weight of tho wheel loads per Inch width of tire. The term motor truck and com mercial vehlclo, moreover, is very definite. In somo states the term com mercial vehicle, as used, includes all trucks, while In others only those vehicles used for hire are ctussed as commercial. FEE SYSTEM IS COMPLICATED ON ACCOUNT OK THK VAKYINO MKTIIODS K.MIMVKI I IV lIK FKKKNT HTATKH IMPOHHIISLI: TO (i.Tlli;i: STATISTICS. The amount of fees collected .per car for either pleasure or commercial vehicles Is us yc-t fur from uniform and is mill further complicated by the widely varying requirements for tho registration or licensing of chauf feurs, owni.rs, operators, dealers, etc. Thus, Is the total registration and gross molor license, revenues bo used us a basis of revenue, and tho total nufomobiln trucks und vehicles ns a basis for motor cars, It Is found that for tho cstlre United Slates the average fee per car wns $837. On the sumo basis the state of Now Hamp shire received In 1917, a gross rev enue of $20. B2 for each motor cur whllo Minnesota recolvcd only about $1.75, annually for onch car, ns tho registration In that slate Is for a throo year period. In most states motor cars are taxed as personal property in addition to tho usuul registration fees. In Bomo of tho Htutes registration fees are In lieu of ull other tuxes, Therefore In milking any comparisons In foes of states this fact should bo hornu In mind. ' DON'T 1)0 IT ' Don't full to keep your brakes ad justed. It Is more necessary to be able to stop a car than to start It. Don't leave the cur alone with the englno running. Don't full to release the ham! brake beforo attempting to start. Don't attempt to start the engine unless the spark Is retarded and the key is turned In the switch. Don't spend a lot of time cranking the englno with a starter If it fulls to (.Urt utter ii few times. Look for the trouble. Continuous cranking is apt to run down the butteries. Don't Jam tho gear shifting lever from low to reverse or visa versa, until tho cur has come to ii full stop and then take your time. Don't drive fust or apply the brakes suddenly on wot pavements. Don't full lo use plenty of lubri cating oil unil grease where needed before starting on an auto trip, urn! do not use a cheap grade of oil or grease nt any time. Don't neglect necessary adjust ments or repairs until II Is too Into and you uro laid up by tlio mad side. Don't attempt to run the cur on tho electric starter. Don't rueu Hie engine.' You cannot abusu tho engine worse than to let It race at high speed without u load. Don't start your car with a Jerk. Always engage your clutch gradually und seo Hint the cur starts off easily. Don't advance the spark lever when cranking. Don't attempt to shift the gears without first releasing the clutch. Don't rush it repair Job. Itemeni bi r, what Is worth doing at all Is worth doing well. Don't fall lo examine electrical connections, gasoline and oil linen, and bolls und nuts occasionally und see that everything Is Intact. Don't neglect your loose connec tions. It Is very easy when washing u cur to disconnect one of the wires. Don't leave switch key turned In switch when the engine Is not run ning. This will run down one half of the storage battery and lie liable to Injure the Ignition unit. Industry. C was ImluMrlr.iM ; Minever I Mjually Kclnloui will lio tiiiy ur vsfl.l. ilricli. In a day of high costs, everybody is demanding service at the low est possible cost. ' That is why the Ford Motor Cars Whether Touring Cars, Sedans or Trucks are the universally used Automo biles today. Everybody will tell you that the Ford is the service able car. Everybody knows it. To meet ull general conditions, you will not find a enr or truck t lint will serve your needs with a higher grade of efficiency than the Ford Motor Cars You must place your order early. The demand is heavy. Hanking high in the supreme tire tests of the world stands the Firestone Tire It is always a pleasure to say to a tire purchaser "We kow that this 'Firestone' will give you the service in mileage you want. " We carry a full and complete line of Firestone tires none hetter made. For hetter Ford service call on us. We know Fords hetter than any other car. We sell them. Cent-Ore Motor Co.