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GOTHAM BOASTS UNIQUE FIRE AMBULANCE
A Fountain
of ’^buth
Beauty linked with power that
stays young —that’s the Willys-
Knight! T he quiet Willys-Knight
sleeve-valve engine improves with
use — a fountain of thrills and
satisfactions. In ten years we have
never known a Willys-Knight
engine to wear out! Touring
$1195, Coupe-Sedan Standard
$1450, 5-pass. Standard Sedan,
now $1695, I. o. b. Toledo.
Good Driver Known by
J. F. BURKE, Dealer
i.riXT.s rias, oiucgon
His skillful steering,
ills esse of handling.
Illa thoughtfulness nf pede»*
trlans.
Ills properly adjusted •teer-
Ing apparatus.
Ills strict obedience to every
traffic regulation.
Ills extensive and Intelligent
use of arm signals.
Ills use of the brakes before
he gets to the curve.
Ills protection of hla motor;
his use of second and
speeds.
Ills alternate use of foot
hand brakes on long grades
In emergencies.
Ills avoidance of sll obstacles,
without endangering the occu-
pouts I of bin car, or any other
car.
Ill's I respect for railway cross-
Ings; I he stops, looks and shifts
gears before he Is actually on the
tracks.
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Repairing Dented Gaa
Tank by Simple Plan
If ever the gasoline tank of your
car becomes dented, the tank inuy be
repaired simply In this munner:
The first step Is to fill the tank
with water and druln It, to avoid any
possibility of a gasoline explosion
when solder Is applied. A round-end
carriage lailt Is then soldered firmly to
the center of the dinged portion of the
tank. A crossbar with two blocks Is
On Every Basis
Buick Satisfies
Measured on the basis of appeurance, comfort
and utility, Buick more than satisfies the most
exacting motorists.
Measured on the basis of day-in and day-out
dependability, Buick has for years past set the
standard for the industry.
Measured cn the basis of enduring, trouble
free, personal transportation. Buick stands out
as a car unique, distinctive und apart.
Ask uny Buick owner.
UMI-HiP
Grants Pass Auto Co.
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When better automobiles are built, Buick will build them
ead This Page
Every Saturday
It contains a message
for the motorist. . . .
Real Battery Service -
A survey of the "well known used
car Hltiiallon” reveals that the aver
age car depreciates nt the rate of <
more than 40 per cent yearly. Thia j
percentage la not computed on
trade-in appraisal, but ou prices ask
ed by dealers for used car». Many
dealers readily admit that they '
would not hesltato to deduct un ad-'
dltional G or 10 per cent from their
used car prices to cash-in-hand cus
tomers. In other words: A $1,000
car depreciates 1400 the first year,
1240 the second year, 114 4
the
third year, and so ou.
Appreciation o> thia loss, which
"works while you sleep" and regard-1
less of whether you sleep, has awak- j
etied thousands of motorists to the
fact that it 1» much less expensive
to rebuild than to try to beut depre
ciation by frequent trade-ins. More
over that the real feature of any
automobile is
Its
transportation
ability, and not Its age or design.
fitted over the dent so that the thread
ed end of the bolt passes through it.
By means of a nut and washer on the
holt sufficient pressure can be exerted
on the depression to draw it out flush.
If the hole was made by a collision,
the same method may be used and the
opening filled with the solder left after
the bolt la removed.—M. T„ in Popular
Science Monthly.
Window in Car Ahead Is
Help to Avoid Crashes
The glass window light in the back
curtain of the car ahead can be very
useful. Through it a lot of dangers
can be seen In advance, much to the
advantage of the man who is in the
wake.
Where cars are running abreast of
each other so that the road cannot be
seen by looking around the car ahead,
it is best to drive just far enough in
back of the other car to look through
Its window light and windshield nt the
street ahead. When a quick stop Is
neceasnry the stopping of the car ahead
will not be unexpected—nor so danger
ous.
In close congestion where cars are
moving very slowly, and only n few
feet at a time, the atop signal can be
suved a lot of unnecessary flashing,
and the battery current saved, if the
driver would use his emergency brake.
Our BATTERY SERVICE means more than testing anti
watering your batter, < leaning, greasing anti tightening
terminals and hold downs, although it includes all these.
It also Includes expert advice which will help you to
greatly prolong the life of jour battery.
Our charge for this service Is only 25c. “.I service fair
ly rendered ami fairly charged for is as truly service as
though It were given free." Try it.
I. Rae Cowdin
“The Battery Shop”
Rhone 12"
Opposite Courthouse
-- Pathetic Road Pictures:
II.«■ p,.ot> -.rape -0" » < > interior vt li e musl complete umbulanie that
any organization can boast of. It is the property of the New York City Fire
department und the gift of Messrs. W. I-', rnd E. J. Kenny, honorary deputy
chiefs. The Kenny brothers made this moat unique and useful gift In memory
of their deceased father wlm was Battalion Cldef Thomas A. Kenny. During
Ilia first eleven months the ambulance was In service 1,401 miles had been
covered In answer to 92 calls und the treating of 278 cases of smoke narcosis,
After every run all equipment Is sterilised with ti e most modern means.
Photograph shows the Interior of the car with Charles heavy applying the ox-
one pump to nn overcome fire fighter.
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Driving Economic;
OF CAR BATTERY
Reading of Hydrometer Is
Best Way of Testing
Its Strength.
<By ERWIN antlH’i. President G-rer
College ot Automotive V. ,gine,-rlng
Chicago.)
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l.earn to read tl.e hydrometer. ns it
■» the best way of testing t»i- ' : tt. ry
Got one m tie of celltilo'il 'n-te d of
flass, us tills type Is In less <l.i:i;-er
of breaking. A reading Mwa 1 "75
tnd L"<*> denotes that the buttery la
being properly chanted i-i the gen
erator.
If the hydrometer rending
jets down to 1.2DI you mav be u- np
lie lights or starter too much. If th--
-ngine Is hard to st nt excessive us-
>f tlie starter will r.tn In-vn the bat-
tery. If the car Is not ■peniti d much
luring the day time the buttery may
not get enotigh current to carry the
Ights. hi case nore cf Illese troubles
ire shown nnd the system still Is at
fault you should have the car taken
to nn electrical expert, as the gen
erntor may not be delivering the
amount of current neceasnry.
Taka Care cf Terminals.
Keep the battery teri.-tnals tight nnd
covered with cup grease to prevent
corrosion by the battery acid. Preu nt
short circuits by watching the Instpu
tion of tlie wires mid covering no n
places with tape. Tlie only attention
the wires need is to see that r ey <lo
not come loose or l-eeotne short cir
cuited. By going over the thumb nuts
occasionally and glancing nt the r<
of the wiring such troubles will
avoided.
Watch the Ammeter.
Keep an eye on the ammeter
make sure Hint the battery Is elittrg-
Ing when the engine Is running. When
the enr Is running about twenty miles
nn hour, with all tlie lights turned on,
the ammeter should show •‘charge." If
It doesn't the battery will be dis
charged. This culls for expert atten
tion. Also note when the ammeter
doesn't "discharge" when lights nnd
Ignition nre turned off. This Is a short'
circuit between the ammeter and
switch nnd It must be found anil cor-
recteil Immediately. If the tunmeter
needle becomes bent, giving wrong
rending, this may be determined by
shutting off the light and disconnect
ing the wire front the ammeter to
the switch.
The successful motorist Is the fellow
who learns by observation and who Is
constantly tinkering with hls car. Try
It out nnd find how much you don’t
know about nn automobile.
Various Ways to Avoid
Bad Service in Starter
The starting motor takes Its current
from the storage battery through
brushes. It sometimes happens that
these brushes for various reasons are
not making proper contact, nnd this
means more or less failure of the sys
Backlash, when In the steering col tem. When trouble arises In this sys
umn Itself, Is usually due to deprecia tem these brushes should he carefully
tion of the genring nnd wear In the examined. Again one of the cells of
various members which support tlie the storage battery runs down before
the others, which arc therefore called
column.
upon to do more work thnn they are
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A dynamo is a machine for convert- able to handle. Also a grain of grit or
Ing mechanical energy Into an elec foreign matter may get between the
trical current; a starting motor trans contact points of a switch and make a
forms the electrical current Into me world of trouble before ft Is discovered
and dislodged.
chanical energy.
Well Inflated tires.
Proper
carburetor
adjust
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Brakes In correct working or
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All working parts lubricated
to assure smooth running.
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Disengage clutch whenever
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possible and eoust.
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Obtain sufficient momentum
4 when approaching a heavy gr ule
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♦ to carry the car a considerable
distance up the grade before
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changing gears.
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The man who left tlie Jack
handle at home.
Women who aren’t good look
ing enough to attract Sir lta
lelgha to change tires for them.
The party who washes the
new sedan with laundry soap
and a “clean" rag.
Any car owner with an insured
1915 machine who sees a car
thief pass along to the machine
parked ahead.
Folks who come to the sales
room ready to buy. but oblivious
to the meaning of f. o. b.
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A driver whose rear-view mir
ror reveals the motorcycle officer
on the trail.
■ I- I-I-Id d ¿-H-H-
Flashing Lighthouses
to Protect Motorists
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India Leads in Oil Seeds.
With a production in normal years
in excess of 5.000.000 tons, India raises
more kinds of oil seeds than any other
country.
Back to Mythology.
Lightning bolts. It Is predicted, may
be hurled in the next war. Zeus found
them useful a long time ago.—New
York Herald.
STAR
Plank Support Prevents
Bending During Repairs
The malleable castings, trussed by
two rods that extend crosswise under
the chassis, that support the running
boards of a light car, have been dis
pensed with on the latest models, und
two supports, made of channel Iron,
bent to the shape Indicated In the
drawing, have b on substituted for
them. This change of construction
necessitates a change in the method
of supporting the body while remov
ing this rear end for repair.
If the usual method Is employed,
of blocking under the running beards
the latter, and the dust shields, are
Bigger, Better, More
Beautiful.
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BOARO •.
You will come to a Star
eventually — why not
gets yours Now.
A Plank Support Prevents Ranging
Boards and Dust Shields from
Being Bent by the Blocking Used
During Repairs.
bent and otherwise damaged. To pre
vent this, a strong plank with tdocks
of wood securely attached to the
ends. as Indicated, has been found
very satisfactory. The blocks fit on
the outer edges of the running boards
as shown, und prevent them from
spreading apart when the car Is
Jacked up and blocks placed under
the plank.—Popular Mechanics Mag*
azine.
Two Tire Mistakes
A mistake often made by car owners
Is to continue using rims that have
been badly dented or even slightly
bent. This causes rim cutting, which
means the end of the cnslng's useful
ness. Another error Is to neglect to
keep the valve stem and stay bolts
tight. When this Is not done water
will get Into the casing on wet roads
or even when the car is washed.
Muffler Nut
The exhaust nnd the muffler tube
are usually united by a large hex
agonal nut. which frequently shakes
off, due to the vibration Incident to
ordinary road travel nnd then follows
a series of tremendous barks that will
call ti e police of most municipalities.
The best way to avoid the trouble Is
to drill both nut and tube with a small
holo that will take a wire nail, which
will hold the muffler firmly In place.
Light signals have protected travel
on land and sea for many years. Col
ored flashing signals will be Installed
this spring on the main national high
ways at crossroads, sharp curves and
railroad crossings.
The motorist of
tomorrow will be guided by traffic sig
nals that will safeguard danger points
and minimize accidents.
The Star is a Real Car.
There is a Real Service
behind the car.
AUTOMOBILE NOTES
No motor vehicle should be parked
nt the entrances to hotels, theaters,
office buildings, large stores, and other
buildings to which there Is a great
amount of coming nnd going.
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The Importance of efficient spark
plugs cannot be estimated, says a well-
known automobile engineer.
Never
watt until they miss fire and always buy
the best quality obtainable.
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Scale in the radiator can be over
come by mixing a little glycerin with
the cooling water. The glycerin should
be used in proportions of half a pint
to each five gallons of water.
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A slow leak in the tire valve plunger
can be sometimes checked by applying
a drop of oil Ir. the valve stem. The
oil partly dissolves the rubber, and
causes It to anneal itself to an air
tight joint.
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Water which comes from a chalky
district should not be used In the wa
ter circulation system because this re
sults In deposits in the pipe and radi
ator. Distilled or well filtered rain
water should be used.
We carry a full line of
parts.
Smith
Garage
Phone 65
Service With a Smile
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