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THE CAPITAL JOURNAL
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'i "Larry D.Stone
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f,t Vatnrallv lower Rear ratio is
" ' ' ? , . ., U9e,i for Ihe smaller track as the trac
king P' .mere, in ones use. . f, i
automobile is one 01 - i
that an auto owner can have
Looking after the little details one's
and letting the Dig mings .u
handled by some expert who la a snecl
alln Is the best recommendation that
I can give.
i ,,.-n h.v. heard auto driers
state that they have turned a car over
to a customer In food condition, with
eveiy thing adjusted correctly, and that
after a little time, when the driver
thoiiKht he was becoming adept would
mal some minor charges nd from
then on, he continued to work with
hie car lie encountered difficulty.
Quite naturally each driver comes to i
!,rn his own car. He can perhaps telt
better than anyone else some little da ,
foot when It occurs and perhaps can
repair the same III a moments notice.
Hut when It comes to some big diffi
culty; then let the fellow who known
do the Job.
lierr'a flood Advice.
The old tlmeworn advice to have
plenty of air, plenty of gas, and plenty
of o 1 Is a hard piece of advice to beat.
If the average auto driver would look
to that every day of the year he would
add weeks of lite to the cars and many
moift miles to the tires. No particular
harm, rather than Inconvenience is
. caused when the. gas supply gives out
but the matter of well inflated tires
and perfect lubrication in all Instances
In one of Importance. At another time
I will give: a lesson on lubrication and
tire inflation, but the matter was brot
up in this lesson because several ques
'tlmi have been asked along the line of
lire Inflation.
Al'TO AXSWrilH.
!ear Larry: Will the ordinary aulo
tire stand more pressure than Is de
signated on the Instructions which are
generally s. en'on the side-wull of the
tlre. O. W. B.
Answer: You will probably find
that with most tires you could over
Inflate without particular Injury but it
Is always best to follow the Instruc
tions and you will have easier riding
and less tire trouble. Tho possibility
for blowouts Is greater when the tire Is
Inflated above the designated pressure
while the danger of rim cutting Is al
ways at hand when underlnflatad.
Hon e tires are fuctory tested to fifty
jmui ds above the usual pressure.
Lurry 8tone: Would you recom
mend a four-cylinder engine as practi
cable? Oordon West, Cenlralia, Wn.
Answer: Although at tho present
time there Is an Inclination to sixes
am' eights In pleasure automobiles, the
four cylinder car Is still holding Its own
ftu4 komi of the highest makes today
are fours. The majority of tho race
cars are fours with special valve con
struction. The Jumbo Bens, the world's
hlKhest powered auto, which held the
mile record for eight years, is a four
cylinder engine, The "four" Is by no
means passe. .
L 1. Htone: Do drivers of race cars
on c'lrl (rucks make any changes when
racing on a mile truck from racing on
a hiilf-iulle track? 2. Is 1.0S good
time for a race car for a mile on a
half mile track? L. I. K.
, Answer; t. Most dirt track drivers
can )' several sets of gearB and change
for h mile track from a half mile
mertum can be gained on tne long.
ktra'ghtaway of the mile track. 2. Yes.
l:0r. is fast time for a mile on a dirt
trail., especially if made by an ami
leui. Mr. Stone: Is castor oil o, k. to use
in a stuv v4r? Fan.
Answer: I would say that castor oil
is not at all necessary and far too ex
pensive for ordinary use.
Questions can be directed to Larry
Stoi.e. 115 West Fifth street, Kansas
City, Mo.
'DonVs" for Drivers
(Nte There are very few motor
ists who would willingly violate any
traffic law. state or municipal. Most
of the violations that are brought to
the attention of police are the result
of ignorance; althjugh there are num
erous violations because of reckless
ness. Believing that the auto driver
would appreciate a friendly tip from
the traffic officer about motoring In
the city before the motorcycle chugs
up behind, and you're asked to appear
at police headquarters "In the morn
ing," the Auto Editor has arranged
with Verden M. lloffitt, Salem's traffic
officer, for an article each week on
driving. The first article follows:)
By Traffic Officer Moffltt.
Please remember that the traffic of i
ficer is not trying tq arrest you. Hi
would rather not. I am not trying to
see how many motorists I can arrest: 1
am trying to help you if you will let
me. And it is only when a driver shows
me by his actions that he has no re
gard for the rights of others that I
resort to arrest.
I'm sure that if some of these
"don'ts" that follow are heeded fewer
traffic violations will occur:
Don't come down town at night with
out two white lights burning on the
front and one red light on the rear of
the auto.
Don't drive your car with the license
plates dirty. The law says they must
be risible at all times.
Don't forget to fix your rear light to
that It will show a white light on the
on the state license number plate.
Don't forget to look both ways be
for starting your car from the curb,
and to sound your horn before leaving
the curb.
Don't pass a car faster than 10
mils an hour at any street Intersec
tion.
Don't forget to put your arm. out
when making a turn. Tou never can
tell who is behind you.
Don't leave your car standing on the
downtown streets without parking.
Don't forget to keep to your right,
and turn the corner square.
Don't forget to have your headlights
adjusted so they will be capable of
throwing sufficient light ahead to re
veal any person, vehicle or substantial
object upon the roadway ahead a dis
tance of 100 feet. Tour lights should
be so adjusted so that when measured
50 feet ahead of your car on a level
streef surface the beam of light will
not be higher than 42 Inches above the
surface.
Don't forget to keep your brakes ad
Justed. You never can tell when you
will need them badly. 1 '
Eleven million dollars will be spent
in building bettir highways through
out the state of Montana during 1920.
a part of which is sandwiched in be
tween Yellowstone and Glacier na
tional parks.
Rebuilt Used Cars
These Cars have all been rebuilt, re
painted, retired and retoped, when
necessary before placing them on the
floor for sale. The following are a few of
oar best buys.
1919 Elgin Six, repainted and overhauled.
1918 Elgin, repainted brewster green a good buy.
Overland Model 90, looks and runs like a new one.
1918 Maxwell, new tires, good paint.
Mitchell Six, late model, just been overhauled.
Harroun roadster, a wonderful performer, 26 miles to the
gallon.
Chevrolet touring, good tires, overhauled. $175 down, bal
ance easy terms.
We will give you easy terms on any of the above.
LEE L. GILBERT
Thone SCI
156 S. Commercial St.
GET READY
For Your Farm Work
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We Can Make Immediate Deliveries
Why not buy that tractor now? -..,
Sooner or later you must come to it, so why not now, and not only speed up your
work, hut also take the drudgery out of farming.
You have never seen a dissatisfied FORDSON owner. The reason U obvious.
Fordson Farm Tractors
Are simple in construction and built not only to stand 'the wear and tear, but
strutted for economy of operation.
Valley Motor Co.
Power Farming Specialists. .
Delano Says It
Takes Brains Also
To Make 'Autos
"It isn't only materials that make an
automobile it's brains," says F. fi.
Delano, local deader in Chevrolet pas
senger and commercial cars.
"It takes highly trained experts to
determine that the materials are right.
Steel, for Instance, is a study In Use!!.
Only specialist can develop steel to
just the proper qualities.
"So it Is with every Part that makes
up the completed automobile. Highly
specialised minds are necessary to In
sure that each part Is just right for
the function It performs that all com
bine to make a thoroughly dependab'e
car.
"The designers who are constantly
adopting the automobile to the use of
the majority are men who have learned
their business through practical st'id?.
"Vision i required to see the mvdi
of those who motor, and to anticipat?
those needs. Manufacturing common
sense is essential in working out the
mechanical details that will fit thoe
needs.
"And consider the vast problems of
organization necessary to produce so
important a commodity as the motor
car on a large scale. Not only Is the
question of manufacture a matter for
great minds but also the questions of
distribution and of sale.
"These are matters that require thnr
ough experience both of production
and of marketing if the consumer Is
to secure dependable value In the end.
And the best way for the purchaser
of an automobile to make certain that
it win give satisfaction is to make cer
tain of the men behind it that thev
have proved their ability to develop an 1
enduring reputation for their car In
spite of the competition In the second
largest industry In the world."
Uie route to be covered by the coming
Ad Club caravan next Mar.
fore the Highway commission at us
next meeting and undoubtedly will go
ahead rapidly. You. of course, under-! ' l C A i
stand that the reason for not proceed-1 y OUTlSt UrOUnuS
ing previous to this lime has oeen Be
cause the roads were not permanently
located and definite distances could
not be given. Sincerely your,
HERBERT NUXN',
State Highway Engineer.
Mr. Nunn goes on to say, however,
that his department will attempt to
post temporary pasteboard signs along
To Be Improved
Roseburg. Ore., April 10. A large
tourist travel by auto being expected
this season, the city councU last night
voted $300 for Improvelng the free
camp ground and also discussed the
matter of securing another camping
: J - vms oin.
as uu believed thepark .
Just off the Pacific Hi-hw v
inadequate. Tne Rosebu
association was present an
a liberal poik-v i ..., na av
tainmentfor the auto tour
me 150 flnn
In the Knights of CowJT"' J
throughout the country i?
taking up the M ,
course. ""tas,,
State Hiehwav
Commission rAi
Work On Signs
The officials of the Oregon State
Motor association have been atrlrin.
get some action f;.n ;he State High
way commission toward proper sign
boarding of the state highways. The
following letter tells what i i.i..- a
along these lines:
"Salem, Ore., Gentlemen- T m t
ceipt of a letter from your association
requesting the signing of the Pacific
Highway, and will state that a man
has now been nlaced All tilts tirnfb
It will be impassible for us to complete
-smug oerore late fall.
There is much work to be done In
this connection, and it requires the ser
vices of an exoert which w .
secured; and. further, the State High
way commission is not yet decided
upon a design.
Thewhole matter will be placed be-
wist a n.i'i i!.siijsjasssti 0!XSm3m
$1650 f. o. b. Salem.
For Size, Beauty, Comfort, Power and Sturdy Endurance th
Elcar Has No Rival at the Price
In thO 10?n F.T.PAT? rr.r-.Ar. a ni.MAnl 4-1,1 i. . 1.1 J . . S
T. . v . , " " yicacut me most reasonauiy pncea line cars in Amerirat
It is an amply large, beautiful car, not extreme or faddish in style, but has the distinctive
tmement of design that comes from nearly half a centurv of experience in fine vohiU v:u i
jng. 1 . ...,, umts
Jt.ibuiltor au la,re Acltss of buvers wh. while they demand size, beauty and comJ
S iUtflle' lso t buw of enduring, economical service, and who LnsiblJ
toobtain these essentials without wasteful cost. kf ae
This element of real quality, this excess value, was never nwwMoi ? I
than in the 1920 F.T.CARS ' e1 mvmai
The four-cylinder engine is the Elcar-Lycoming, 3 1-2-inch bore and 5-inch stroke J
The B. & C. Motor Go.
Lexington Minute-Man Six,
178 South Commercial Street.
Auburn Beauty Six
Sandow Truck
fT gives us a good deal of pleas
ure io announce that we have
been appointed rfistriv,i,t.
for Horse-Shoe tires and tubes
in this district
We realize that we could only
expect continued tire patronage
as long as the tires we sold made
good. Consequently we were very
careful in making our selection.
States, Municipalities and many
of world's largest corporations
are today using Horse-Shoe tires.
Exhaustive tests proved the supe
rior quality so thoroughly that
some of them specified that Horse
Shoe tires be used exclusively.
So good has this make of tire
proven that the demand has
increased nearly sixty-fold in the
last six years.
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Horse-Shoe products are of
exceptional quality, yet when
figured by Corporations on cost
per mile basis they proved them
selves by far the cheaper tire.
We would appreciate an oppor
tunity to show, as well as tell
you, of their merit A
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v GRUCHOW & SON
: '1875 State Street
Salem, Ore.
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