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GRESHAM OLTLOOK, HOLIDAY NUMBER, TUESDAY, DECEMBER 16, 1924
MOKE TAXES FOR
THE MOTORIST
Continued from page 1
for p a sse n g e r-c a rs an d 120.00 for
tru ck s. E very c a r ow ner also pays a
p erso n al p ro p erty tax on assessed
valuation.
Increases sales resistan c e, som ething
U ntil recen tly th e gasoline tax has
to w hich the m oto r-car dealers of the never been passed upon by th e people
sta te should give atten tio n . T he m o­ of an y state. A lw ays sta te le g isla tu res
to r is ts ’s list of ta x es is form idable. , have found it a rela tiv e ly easy ta x to
F irs t th e re is a 5 p e r cent F ed eral ex- I Impose and to collect. At th e la st
else tax on th e p u rch a se of a pleas- I election th e people of M assachusetts
u re ca r, or 3 p er ce n t on a com m ercial ' had o p p o rtu n ity to reg ister th e ir o p in ­
c a r. T h ere is also a 5 per ce n t F ed­ ion. A 2-cent-per-gallon tax had been
era l excise tax on p a rts and acces­ passed by th e le g islatu re. The m o to r­
sories. If the c a r is a vehicle for ca r d ealers of M assachusetts th o u g h t
hire, th e re is a 110.00 F ederal occu- J th a t th is addition to an alre ad y la rg e
patio n al tax on vehicles ca rry iu g list of ta x es w as too m uch, an d they
Beven passen g ers or less, and >20.00 if b ro u g h t ab o u t a referendum .
The
It c a rrie s m ore th a n seven. In Cali- ' people spoke, to th e ex ten t of d efeat­
fo rn ia th e re is a s ta te re g istra tio n fee ing th e tax e n tirely by 270,000 votes
of $.'1.00 on all c a rs, w hile com m ercial
c a rs a re taxed up to $50.00 additional,
T h ere is an o th er very im p o rtan t
depending on w eight and c h a ra c te r of point. It is th e g ro ss u n fairn ess of
tires. T here is in C alifornia a 2-cent singling o ut any one com m odity to
gasoline tax w hich estim ates show c a rry a g re a t load of tax atio n to p ro ­
am ounts to an averag e of $10.00 a year duce revenues for th e w hole people.
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T he varying p ro p o sals w hich have
been m ade would place upon gaso lin e
a ta x of from 23 per cen t to m ore th an
30 per cen t of th e w holesale p rice of
gasoline in San F ran cisco . L et any
m e rch an t ask him self how be w ould
like to have such a b urden th ro w n
upon his own com m odity. It w ould
undoubtedly c u rta il consum ption, for
the higher the p rice of a com m odity
the low er the consum ption, w h eth er
the com m odity be shoe, clothing, food,
or w h at-not.—S tan d ard Oil B ulletin.
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'ht by Edwin Greer, president
Greer College of A utom otive Engineering.
Chicago.)
D uring our ap p ren ticesh ip in the
au to school, g arage, or b reak in g in
our first car, each one of us h as been
com m anded to go o ut an d buy a can
of com pression. A fter a conscientious
search and being passed from one m e­
chanic to an o th er, som eone suddenly
spilled th e beans. It w as then th a t we
discovered th a t a can of com pression
is sim ila r to a left-handed m onkey
w rench. We laughed about it and
th en took on th e n ex t autom obile boob.
And since th e com ing of th e se lf­
s ta rte r, engine com pression m ight as
w ell be in a can for all th e av erag e
m otor ca r ow ner know s or cares. B ut
th e se c re t of a sw eet-ru n n in g engine
is—com pression.
T ry th e com pression of each cy lin ­
der by tu rn in g th e engine over w ith
th e h and cran k . If it is w eak o r if it
varies in different cy lin d ers have the
' tro u b le rep aired a t once. C om pres­
sion m ay leak p a st th e piston rin g s
It m ay escape th ro u g h a leaky valve,
i or ooze p ast a sp a rk plug. T h ere
possibly m ay be a crack ed cy lin d er In
i w hich case you a re to ta lly "o u t of
' luck.”
i T he p isto n rin g s m ay have tu rn ed
so th a t th e openings a re all in line
or you m ay be using such a lig h t oil
, th a t th e engine does not get a tig h t
com pression seal. Oil w hen heated is
very thin. In gome cases p atented
piston rin g s will help elim in ate th e
leakage. If the cy lin d er is w orn oval
Fill your ta n k w ith
Red Crown and press
the starter b u tto n ^
you'll/o7 the difference
Fill your tank with “Red Crown’’ and
press the starter button—you’ll fe e / the
difference. Drive for a day—or a w e e A -
and then look at your gasoline gauge—
you'll s e e the difference. Keep track of
your gasoline cost —you’ll s a v e th e
difference.
Fill your tank with “Red Crown’’ at any
red, white and blue pump in town — “in
every way a better gasoline.”
These dealers sen Red Crown Gasoline
( <« re* hum Garnir«*)
(’. II. I.tin«
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( 1 1 - M lle ft. H.)
H en ry T il titter
(M u in S treet («araire)
F A IR Y IK W —
O . U . Ita n e y
K U SO -
( I I F it I t Y V I l . I . K —
W . It. A llen
Geo. I I . T h o m a t
D ixo n A H o i* ltt
E r l S Jnnsrutl
S T R IN G D A I K—
Turnons A N o rth w a y
S ttl x iii tin B rothers
O It IF N T —
M ike C unnin gham
P l.E A H A X T H O M E —
C. M . Hell
W . A . Proctor
U rn S te trn .o n
G O V E R N M EN T CAMP
It. I . K o .t r .
c o r r itii.i.—
W m . Cry new
RANDY—
A . ( ’. Hit um h a rk
I ’. R. M r la lg
T e rr e l B ro th e r*
CO It II F T T —
L . F. t a u g h t
J . W . Ito **
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T ltO I T D A T E —
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J. O. B a il*
John A . I.a r**o n
M U p ith Inn S e rtle n S tatio n
F.
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* Fixing up the car is a. a nitral
means of remem-
bering the owner. It is a certain way
r V /y-;' to m a^ e
a most Merry
Merr; C hristm as
fo r h im ’
COMPRESSION IS AN IM­
PORTANT MATTER.
C H A N G E T O Q w c /t J ta r tftg T Œ D C R O W N ’
A N D FEEL T H E D IF F E R E N C E
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well known articles: Tire Chains, Jacks,
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W ipers- hanfi or autom atic, etc.
Our repair shop contains only experienced m echanics and we guarantee our
work will suit. Trouble shooting or a general overhauling—it’s all the same to us.
We can do it.
E veryth in g from a 5c V a lv e C ore to a C o m p lete D o d g e Car
GOODYEAR TIRES
We can supply you with one or a full set of these tires. All-weather, P a th ­
finder or W ingfoot Types of cases—Cord or Fabric. Also Tubes.
G resh am G arage
HAMLIN & HOSS, Props.
Garage Phone 2391
Gresham
Nights 706
Authorized Dodge Service Station
th e re is no rem edy except th a t of re- i
p lacing it. K erosene w ill help free
th e rin g s of carbon, b u t it is b est to !
use it w hen you a re ready to d ra in off
the old cra n k -c ase oil.
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Make su re th a t th e sp a rk plugs fit
tig h tly and th a t th ey a re provided
with good asbestos g ask ets. A crack ed \
porcelain w ill allow com pression to
escape.
.
Look over th e prim ing cups and see '
th a t th ey all fit tig h tly and stay i
closed.
D uring com pression th e valves i
should he tig h tly closed. A broken
sp rin g or fau lty a d ju stm e n t w ill p re- ’
vent t h e i r c lo s in g and th is will re su lt j
in tin c o m p : c s s io n at all, or in t h e ! '
case of in c o rrec t tim ing, th e tro u b le |
will be noticeable as a lack of pow er j
in all cylinders. Carbon u nder th e 1 |
valves w ill p rev en t them from seat- !
¡ng tig h tly . T he rem edy h ere is to j
keep th e engine free from carbon, th e
valves clean and be su re th a t th e tim ­
ing of th e valves and th e ta p p e t a d ­
ju stm en t a re as se t dow n in your
in stru c tio n book.
W hen an engine th a t is clean, p ro p ­
erly lu b ricated , and h as its valves
ground reg u la rly , show s a serio u s loss
of pow er, th e lack of p ro p er co m p res­
sion, m ay safely be ascrib ed to th e p is ­
ton rin g s having w orked into line,
or th e cy lin d ers h aving w orn to a
point w h ere th e pisto n s a re unduly )
loose. W ith th e m odern ty p e rin g s,
the fo rm er is a ra re fa u lt now adays,
so th a t th e cau se is n arro w ed down to
plain w ear.
T hese a re th e chief cu ases of loss of
com pression. W atch th e com pression
—it w ill save you m oney th a t o th e r­
w ise you would give to th e rep airm an .
EXPERT ADVICE ON IGNI­
TION SYSTEM.
(Copyright by Edwin Greer, president
Greer College o f Autom otive Engineering.
Chicago.)
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Truck
for
Every
Kind of
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PAUL E. STONE, Manager.
Cor. Powell mid Maple
Gresham
1581
Portland Office
Ft. E. Taylor
Phone EAst KilsO
be k ep t tig h t to get th e best efficiency h ere in good shape. T his year, how -
from th e s ta rte r.
I ever, m o re c a re w as ta k en as th ese
G en erato r inspection should in- 1 blî}.bl arriv ed in p ro p er condition,
w hich w ill m ean m uch la rg e r sh ip ­
m en ts d u rin g th e n ex t year. T his
sp rin g ten sio n . A ccum ulation of car- ( sh ip m en t consisted of about 35,000
bon and oil on th e co m m u tato r can be pounds w hich w ill m ean a g re a t m any
cleaned w ith 00 san d p ap er. In case bulbs av ailab le for sp rin g p lanting,
com m utator is badly w orn and rough, I . E x p o rts of dried p ru n es and plum s
Et,n e ra to r should h e t a k e n off a n d '.1lV-n,g„ P cto b er w ere very heavy w ith
g en e rato r snouid he ta k en off an d 4,127,096 pounds of th is p ro d u ct lifted
overhauled.
by vessels for foreign ports. W hen it
is considered th a t th is is one fo u rth of
I’DRT (IE PORTLAND
I th e e n tire sh ip m en ts for th e y ea r and
» i t ■’ » ■»<
i F / v w i / i i ? for th is one m onth n ea rly as m uch as
’ L r .A IS S M l I 11 1M .A .A A U L for th e en tire y ear of 1923, th e volum e
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I becom es m ore noticeable. T hese w ere
October m ark ed th e com pletion of delivered in nine co u n tries th e bulk,
th re e ad d itio n al ta n k s for th e sto rag e I how ever, going to th e United K ing-
of m olasses, cocoanut oil and o th e r ! dom. D om estic sh ip m en ts also w ere
O riental oils and use w as found for i !jea' y wl? b 4,172,000 pounds placed on
,
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, board ship for delivery in e a ste rn
them alm o st im m ediately, according United S tate s cities
to in fo rm atio n from th e Traffic De-
The m ovem ent of canned goods also
p artn ien t of th e P o rt of P o rtlan d . T he waa heavy la st m onth w ith exports of
A m erican S team er Los A ngeles, u n d er 2,450,i6 J pounds. The d istrib u tio n of
. n „ )i.
r, I th is w as not so w ide being delivered
c h a rte r to th e M atson N avigation Co.. t0 four co u n tries w ith only sm all ship-
en tered P o rtla n d O ctober 17th w ith | m en ts to o th e r th a n th e U nited K ing-
4750 to n s of m o lasses from th e H a- dom, w hich is a very splendid m a rk e t
w aiian Islan d s. T his w as pum ped i? r Ore5 on dried and canned fru its.
A lm ost every ow ner or d riv er is
m ore o r less fam iliar w ith th e con-
stru ctlo n and equipm ent of his m otor
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ca r. A ery few, how ever, know as
m uch as they should ab o u t th a t vital
—th e elec tric eq u ipm ent w hich in ­
cludes sta rtin g , lighting and ignition.
E very autom obile ow n er should
know how to c a re for and to a co n sid ­
erab le deg ree m ake m in o r rep airs.
Use a ca len d ar for a rem in d er—r e ­
serve one day each m onth for th e in ­
spection of th e m achine. Inspection
should in clu d e: A m m eter connections,
lighting an d ignition sw itch co n n ec­
tions, fuse connections, b attery te rm i­
n als. b attery ground w ire, sta rtin g
sw itch, g en eral inspection of g e n e ra ­
to r, g en eral inspection of s ta rte r, lu b ­
ric ■
a te s ta rte r and g en e rato r, b rea k er ,
m th e vessel9 t0 th e ta n k s and from
points, d istrib u to r, secondary w ires, th e re w ill be loaded in to th e tan k c a rs
head light, w iring, dash and tail light for delivery to th e consignees as rd-
w iring, h o rn m otor, h o rn w iring and quired. T h ere a re now 14 ta n k s a t
h o rn b u tto n .
M unicipal T erm in al No. 4.
Much
Loose am m eter connections w ill cocoanut oil as well as o th e r oils a n d
, cucuauui oil as » e ii as in n e r oils anti
cause lig h ts to become very dim, and m olasses has been stored th e re d u rin g
m ay re su lt in very serio u s g en e rato r th e p ast year.
trouble.
A use has been found for th e re-
L ighting and ignition sw itch co n ­ frig eratio n space in those vessels hav ­
nections m ust be tig h t to avoid ig n i­ ing th a t sp ace en terin g P o rtlan d from
tion tro u b le. A loose or corroded fuse H olland. They ta k e from h ere im ­
clip will cau se h ea t; th e re su lt Is a m ense q u a n titie s of ap p les an d oth er
burned out fuse.
p erish ab le fru its b ut up to th e p rese n t
C onsiderable tro u b le Is also caused tim e have en tered w ith very little
by loose o r corroded b a tte ry te rm i­ cargo. T he D inteldyk of th e H olland-
n a ls: th is w ill affect all th e electric A m erican line, how ever, en tered P o rt­
equipm ent. A fter cleaning te rm in als land on O ctober 20 w ith a new cargo.
use a little cup g rease aro u n d th e b a t­ T here w as on board 158 cases o l bulbs
from R otterdam consigned to th e sev-
te ry post. T his w ill p rev en t co rro ­ era l florists in P o rtlan d . T hese bulbs
sion.
,
in the p ast have moved from H olland
V ibration of th e ca r w ill oftentim es to M ontreal, th en ce by ra il to V ancou­
b reak th e b a tte ry ground w ire. All ver, B. C„ and again by ra il from th e re
b attery connections from s ta rte r, to P o rtlan d . T he ra te from V ancou­
ver, B. C. to P o rtlan d w as as high as
s ta rte r sw itch and b attery should be th e en tire ra te from H olland to Van-
m ade w ith flexible cable, stiff b attery ■ couver, m aking the th ro u g h ra te to
cable w ill som etim es sh ak e b attery ' P o rtlan d q u ite high. S everal y ears
cells loose from th e box
? * ° • 8“ «1> »hlpm ent of th e se w ere
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i bro u g h t in d irec t but th ro u g h im-
S ta rtin g sw itch connections m u st j proper re frig e ra tio n did n o t reach
, <ju r jnK |a s t m onth am ounted to 9,-
076.620 pounds w hich is probably a
; record m onth. T he b ulk of th is w ent
to easte|-n and g ulf U nited S tate s
,p orl 8 ,b u t Tith \ ery large 8hfPm ent8
.2 * a , , f o r p j a pof f s- D uring th e la st
th re e m onths of th e y ear sh ip m ents of
dried fru its and canned goods a re
very heavy and figures for th e year
I924 wl11 be 8everal tim es as Ia rRe as
th o se for 1923.
P riv a te e n te rp rise , th a t can feel th e
Joy of p ro g ress and of serv in g an a p ­
p reciativ e clientele, and com pete fa ir­
ly w ith o th e r riv al agencies, has b u ilt
up th e A m erican telephone, th e A m er­
ican ra ilro a d , A m erican public utili-
ties an d th e w hole A m erican habit fo
com petitive,
p ro g ressiv e
business
th o u g h t
Familiar Proverbs
M atches a re m ade in heaven.—B u r­
ton.
Mad as a M arch h are.— H alliw ell.
My m an 's as tru e as steel.—S hakes­
peare.
No ru le is so g en eral, w hich adm its
not som e exception.— B urton.
N ecessity know s no law except to
co nquer.—P u b liu s S yrus.