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About Grants Pass daily courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1919-1931 | View Entire Issue (Aug. 13, 1921)
NATIIIDAY, AKHHT IS, IWt. QUANT» PASS DuULT OOVRHCR PACT SIX SIGNS POINTING TO BAD BATTERY EDISON MAZDA Also of Great Advantage In bill —--------- ing Radiator. Practical Hints on What to Do to Get Long Life and Good End Can Be Swung Around Without Service From “Juiee" Box. Splashing Water Over Shoos, Car, • If Car la Run May Not Charging It Paul’s Electric Store F A. Hurlbut ‘'More Light for Less Money” Grants Pass Fashion Garage and Machine Shop Open Day and Night I Phone 163 REBORING, LATHE AND MACHINE WORK OF ALL KIM* i ! C ART STEEL AMD ALUMINUM WBLDiNG AND BRAZING If you have a motor that has lost it* pep, bring it in and let us install a set ot Johns light gray iron pistons. I < i I I We are equipped to rebore your motor Nock and fit any orenixe pistons, pins and rings you need. Our mechanics issue you service with satisfaction and a smile. PRICES ON APPLICATION a Burke ® Knox I Grants Pass For Service Authorized Dodge Service Station COMPETENT MECHANICS FOR ALL MAKES OF TRUCKS WELDING, BRAZING AND .MACHINE WORK ELECTRIC TROUBLE SHOOTING CARS AND j ' j 1 ’ I M. C. AMENT DAY PHONE 11S-J SERVICE CAR DAY OR NIGHT NIGHT SBS-R ■ ' 1 TOURIST GROCERY i 1 ( Also Cigars and Confection«) HOME OF THE “MILK SHIMMIE” I Ic L. A. RINQl ETTE 510 SOUTH SIXTH ST. Etc.—Section of Garden Hoe* Is Quito Ample. WARNING WILL BE ADEQUATE The Genuine Edison Mazda Lamps can be obtained from Phone 47 SWIVELED-PIPE VERY USEFUL FOR WASHING PHONE 121-R 1 USED - - A swlvrletl pips* connection with the hydrant as la shown In the illustra tion Is of advantage In the garage for filling the radiator and for wash Ing the cur. The connection Is two lengths of pipe about I Inch In ilium eter. Joined by means of four stand ard elbow fittings and a short coup ling This Is attached to th«« water main brought up about .1 fret from the floor, with the cut-off valve placed on this pipe. Th«« water main I* usu- nil» leeuM In the end of the garage farthest from the entrance. The swiveled pipe will |H-rtult of swinging th«« end over the tilling cap of the radiator and this Is fllleil with- — Much at Night Currant Ba Sufflciant—Whan System Falla Hava Attended to. Sooner or later your electrical system will fall to charge the battery. When that happens your engine will begin to ml»» explosions and shortly after will refuse to run. Before thia calamity overtake* you there will be plenty of warning. The lights will go down more than u*ual when the starter I* used. They will brighten when you speed up the engine and grow dltn when you »low down. These signs polut to a weak battery and should not be disregarded. If you have been observant you will have noticed that the ammeter registered a low charging rate. This Indicates that the generator la not charging a* It should. But the fault tuay be In the driver and not hi the generator at all If the starter or the lights are used too much the current will be drawn from the battery faster than It ts being charged So note that your batter» gets the proper balance. If the cw Is run much at night the battery may not receive enough current. Run th« engine more during the daytime, so as to replace the current that ha* been drawn from It. When Charging System Fails. If the chanting system has failed due to some defect, have It attended to at a service station, and have the battery charged Immediately. Some owners prefer to charge their own batteries from the lighting system In the house. This 1« a practical method and one that will grow, especially where servlet stations are not avail- able. Special api«arntus Is required, hut If Is not expensive. It may be con- nected to any lamp socket using 11O- volt current. This may be direct or alternating. tt>e apparatus differing according to which current Is used. F<>r direct current a rheostat Is etu ployed which brings the current down to the right amperes, usually ten amper«m for the average battery used on a starting and lighting system. For »Iterating current a rectlfler must be used to give direct current and to give the right amperage. The positive of the battery must be con- nected to the positive lead from the apparatus anil the negative of battery to the negative lead. This runs the charging current Into the positive of the battery, reversing the chemical composition of the plates. Then, when the change Is complete, charging Is stopped and the current may be drawn from the positive In the usual manner. Prepare for Charging. Refore charging you must see that the electrolyte covers the plates. Noth ing but distilled watej should ever be added for this purpose, and then only after the battery Is charged The elec trolyte should cover the plates at least a quarter of an Inch at all times. Hav ing Inspected and corrected this condi tion, the filling caps should l>e re moved to allow the gas to earn pc Then adjust the amperage according to the capacity of the battery. A discharged battery should start charg Ing at one-tenth capacity. Thus a 100 amperehour battery should start at ten amperes; a sixty ampere-hour at six amperes. In an hour or so the hydrogen gas will atari tq come off very freely. This Is known as gassing or boiling. When It gnsea freely yon diminish the charging rate one or two amperes. The battery will be fullly charged when the electrolyte reads 1.275 to 1,300 on She hydrometer. This will take ahont ten hours. The volt meter reading will be about seven volt», but the hydrometer test Is more satisfactory. . ; ; . Where Has Shed Will Much Cleaning and Washing to Bs Dons, a* In tho Wagon or Garage, Thia Swiveled Pipe Bo Very Useful. out splashing the water over the floor, shoes, hood. etc., by simply turning the water on. A Afoot section of garden boae I* ample for use with this extension when washing the car. Tho j hose Is fitted with a screw connection [ that may lie readily unscrew«*. Pop ! ular Science Monthly. ! TIRE MADE FROM WHALE SKIN 1 i First Soaked In Tannin- Mixture Un til Perfectly Soft and Then Plunged Into Mold. . i At the automobile allow In Seattle, Wash , a tire was exhlblt«*d made from the hide i»f a Pacific const whale. The, whale skin, thick nml rubbery, was soaked In the tanning mixture until perfectly soft and then plunged Into the mold. At the tannery It was said that such tires can tie manufactured nt one-fourth the cost of those of rubber. Hldr* from shark, wolf fish and whales <-an be used. , AUTOMOBILE 623 G Street, Grants Pass The battery that is more than 'Good Enough” The list of cere an4 truck» UBing Preet-O» Lite Betten»» «a» standard equipment grows apace. For in stance. la itlt Sia mate»» of care and trucks choaa Piaat-O- Lits iti I Twenty two chose Pr»»t-O-Lits , itM Forty-thr»» chose Pr»»t O-Lite IMI (to July lot) Slaty-eight chose Pr»»t-O-Lita “Watch it grow- XX7HEN Prest-O-Lits entered th* car-rqulp- “’ment field, all automubile manufacturer« were using other make* of storage batteries as original equipment. And they were good batteries. To displace these batteries, Preet-O-Lite had to demonatrate not mtroly a better battery, hut a battery and service such a lot better that its superiority justified ropheing tl\e other makes. Manufacturer* were naturally reluctant to change euch a vital unit of their car. Thia preference for Prest-O-Lite is tremendously significant to you as a car owner. Th* Preat-O-Lite Battery uaes lest than one four-hundredth of its power-reserve for a single start—and the generator quickly replace* that. You naturally think of this high-grade, high- powered battery at high-priced. The price* which we will quote you will correct any euch impression. Prove this today. Ask also' about the definite guarantee whoee letter and spirit say, un equivocally, that you. the car owner. Must Be Pleased/ « Adams’ Electric & Battery Shop South 6th St. Grants Pass Some sp«-«-d wrenches have sockets so deep that a »mull screw sink* all the way Into the socket. 0 0 0 For the man who drives a big. heavy car tin- possibilities of truck piiemiiat lea are worth consideration. s s s , In Turkey there an- American. Eng llsh, Italian and German motor vehl «•les In use In Constantinople. • • • Of the 315 establishments for tli« production of motor vehicles In this country «8 are located In Michigan. • • • Do not get within range of the ex haust pipe of a car while the engine Is running within n small closed garage see In Philadelphia all garages are taxed ■■«•cording to tlieir capacity, the tax being »2 on a garage holding one car. • •• If strips of brake lining are tleil around the Jaws of bars used to ben4 plated or enameled lever», pedals, headlight rods, etc., scratching will tie prevent«*). AT ABERDEEN VILLA Charmingly located 50 miles from Granta P sm in the Slakiyous. Excellent cottage accommodation.«, excellent meal«, special «Kicken dinners on Sunday. Splendid fishing and hunting. Spend a week end or a month at the Villa. Raten reasonable. For particulars l>hona 108 PRIH1IHG NEATH BONE AT THE COURIER OFFICI A i The Old (amp Eire is Burning Every Night Kerby, Oregon It stands out and advertise« our coun try just as an electric sign will stand out and advertise our business. THEY ARE ALIKE They have no place for hard times talk. They dodge no issues but talk business from morning to morning. They stand in the open and have noth ing to conceal. They are valuable from every stand point. They appeal to every one who sees them. Thev are harvesters in every sense of the word. Let's all wake up and use Crater Lake now. Let's all wake up and use Electric Signs now. Crater Lake speaks for all. But it takes an INDIVIDUAL electric sign to speak for you. Let’s have our visitors rember our Gem as well as the Gem of the World. Phone 108-.F C. L. HOBART COMPANY Aberdeen Villa One of the Gems of the World The California Oregon Power Company Overland Baby Four........ WOO Chevrolet 1918 .......... »250 Overland 75 ......................... »150 Trailer, two-wheel ................ »10 Dodge, 1918 _____ WO« Oakland Six ................. »556 Ford, fine shape ______ »385 Ford, half truck..................kt60 CRATER LAKE Tins unique auiomooue piatlorm .« the lust one ouili. hiventuany it will be seen all over the country. You drive your car upon the platform, the serv Ice man gets under It, changes the oil In the crank case, transmission or dif ferential while you alt In the car and are him do the work. Then all you pay la your gas hill. Keen business rivalry and a bld for the motorists business brought forth this new mechanical accommodation for motorists. STORAGE BATTERY --------------------- t---------------a--------------------------------- Josephine County Farm Bureau Members to Pool implement requirements. H. LITKE The Local Moline Plow Co. Man the local Moline Plow Dealer met with the executive committee of the Josephine County Farm Bureau last week and made an agreement with them to supply the members of their organization with Mo line implements at a very large saving. The Moline line of farm implements has been on the market for over 50 years and it is known the world over for its high quality. This line is very complete, consisting of all kinds of plows, harrows, cultivators, binders, grain drills, mowers, rakes, wagons, trucks, manure spreaders, farm scales, farm tractors, orchard tractors, tractor implements, motor trucks, motor truck bodies. This is just another indication as to what can be done by cooperative buying and if you are not a member of the local Farm Bureau you should look into this at once and become a member as it is pos sible for you to save enough on your implements this fall to pay your dues for several years. Members should get in touch with Mr. Hawes, Secretary, or Mr. Miller, County Agent, at once and get full information in regards to this new arrange ment, which eliminates the old extravagant method of marketing implements. <
