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IfEDFOTfcD MATL TT?TBTTNT3 MEDFOTCD, ORECION", SATURDAY. MAY 26, 1917
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A Motor Which is Only
50 per cent Efficient
is Only Half a Motor
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No one but an expert has much of
an idea how far off a motor is from
its possible 100 per cent efficiency.
Thousands of motors are 50 per cent
1 motors 60 per cent motors-1-thru
no fault of their ovn. They leak
compression, lose power and carbon
ize excessively. Their piston rings
are simply at fault.
Let us install V-PLEX RINGS
,' and your motor will be a super-efficient
motor.
Metz
Cars
-No clutch to slip No gears to strip
Runs where you will or when you will
O'er roughest road or steepest hill
108-inch wheel base, Gray & Davis
two-unit lighting and starting system,
Willard batteries, mohair one man top,
demountable rims, with extra rim and
carrier.
Can you match it for the price?
$695 f. o. b. Medford
White & Applegate, Agents
132 South Riverside Avenue
The Santa Rosa populace Is not yet
over tlio many thrills provided tor It
last Sunday at one of the most spec
tacular dirt track automobile races
ever held in northern California. The
event, known as the 100-mile Floral
Classic, was for a purse of $1000 and
was participated in by six contestants
before a crowd of more than 6000
people. The winner, A. H. Patterson
of Stockton, drove his Hudson Super-
Six through a perpetual cloud of sand
and dust at steady clip of more than
a mile a mlnuto, negotiating the 100
laps of the one-mile flat dirt oval in
90 minutes and 35 seconds. Boldon
and Price, both in Dusenbergs, fiiv
ished second and third, respectively.
In spite of the fact that the Supor-
Six maintained a steady and consist
ent pace thruout the event rather
than any undue outbursts of speed, on
account of the rough track, the Hud
son took the lead about the middle of
the race and held It until the finish
It was a case of "loafing" In the lat
ter part of the classic.
Considering that this speed breaks
the record for Santa Rosa's track and
that tho Super-Six was pitted against
a field of slxteen-valve machines of
widely known racing repute, Patter
son's victory is truly commendable.
Another outstanding feature of the
Hudson's splendid showing was the
fact that it was not once necessary to
lift the hood of the Super-Six or make
any adjustment whatever to the mo
tor during the entiro race, Patterson
making hut a single stop and that on
tho DGth lap for a tire change. The
tire replacement, which was accom
pllshed in 15 seconds, was merely a
precautionary measure, for the Super-
Six was two laps ahead of its nearest
competitor and It meant but the loss
of a quarter of a lap. The winning
Hudson' finished a lap aiid a half
ahead of Bolden In a Dtisenberg,
which was second. San Francisco
Examiner.
i FORMER LAKE
Two new park anto busses will he
put on between Medford and Crater
Lake this years that will hold 15 pas
sengers each and will make round trip
every other day as heretofore, one car
leaving Medford every day and ono
car leaving the lake each day. When
the traffic warrants it the other
j.iutos will be run as horotoforo. .
Court Hall will be in chargo as usu
al which insures the best of service
and first class treatment to the trav
eling public.
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Buy a BetterJ3attery
Enjoy tlio abundant power, greater endurance and longer
life of "the Prcst-O-Lite Battery. Feel its responsiveness to
your touch on the starting button its absolute dependability;
for good lights and quick starts. 4 jmm 4
There is a Prest-O-Litc Battery of the correct size for your car a battery
that insures the utmost in satisfaction and service.
c carry a complete stock of new Trcst-D-Litc Batteries ami nailery
parts. We inspect, repair and recharge batteries of all makes expert work
at reasonable prices.
Your battery will wear nut before ils time if you neglect it. Drive around
today and let us take hydrometer readings to determine its condition and add
distilled water if needed.
This service is yours for the asking, no matter what car you drive or what
make of battery you now use. "
C. E. Gates Auto Co.
We have a nermce battery for you In ate ulhil
yours it left with u fur repair or recharging.
STORAGE
BATTERV
"Why must It be pure distilled wa
ter?" is a Question often asked by
motorists when the necessity for add
Ing water to their storage batten ies is
brought to their attention. 'Toc'
Wright, In charge of the local Prest-O-Llto
battery service station, an
swers the question In this way:
"It Is perfectly natural for battery
users to'wonder why clean water of
any kind cannot bo used In storage
batteries as well ns distilled water.
Tho answer Is that water for battery
use should he chemically pure as well
as free from visiblo impurities.
"A storage battery Is made up of
scientifically proportioned, chemical
elements, combined to produce a cer
tain result. The entrance of any for
eign chemicals or minerals will seri
ously Interfere with the battery's op
eration and may permanently affect
its usefulness.
"City water and well water contain
certain chemicals and minerals
among them chlorine and Iron. Th
use In a storage battery of water con
taining these foreign elements (lis
turb8 the electro-chemical action of
tho battery, resulting in a reduction
of the capacity of the plates and some
times permanent Injury to them.
"Rain water might be used, If
caught in the open in jars or crocks.
but not If allowed to come In contact
with metal or wood such as eave-
trotighs, down spouts, buckets, etc.
"uoinng the water will not re
move chemical Impurities. The com
plete removal of chemical and'physl-
cal impurities is only accomplished by
the distilling process.
"Motorists who care for their own
batteries should have a supply of dis
tilled water for -battery use in glass
bottles or earthern vessels never In
metal or wooden containers.
"'Many battery-owners who' do not
care to go to this trouble themsolves
stop regularly every week or ten
days in warm weather at our serv
ice station, C. E. Gates Auto Co.,
where our battery experts add distill
ed water, when needed, while they
wait. At the same time they make
other tests on the battery as an extra
precaution. This service Is available
to all motorists regardless of the
make of battery or car.
Automobile Notes
The automobile owner should re
member this: The law Increasing his
license is now in effect. Ho will liavo
to pay the increased license. Tho
$6,000,000 road bond bill will bo vot
ed on at tlio Juno election.
If it carries, tho money raised
from increased automobile licenses
will he used 'In building roads. If the
road bond bill falls fho money may he
used for other purposes,
livery automobile owner should not
only vote for tho bonds, hut ho should
bo a hoostor for thofmoanuro because
of his direct and personal Interest in
tho revenue derived from his license
and tho manner In which It Is ex
pended, i
Out of a total of 1100 foreigners
employed by the Studebaker corpora
tion at one of the Detroit plants, only
threo refused to becomo American
citizens In a canvass recently made,
according to an Investigator for the
company. Every man of Gorman
birth In the plant signified a willing;
ness to become an American citizen.
Tho Investigator also reported that
many Germans havo exprexxed a de
sire to Join tho American army in ac
tive war against tho Kathorlnnd.
FOR
RHEUMATISM
and NEURALGIA
7 Dennis Eucalyptus Ointment
T ALL ORUQ STORKS
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We Sell the Famous
Wireg'rip
Tires
THE TIRE OF A
THOUSAND CLAWS
Guaranteed 6000 Miles
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BLACK SAFETY TREAD TIRES
I and haughtier on those new
ISKKfiS Rimer-Tires the Ford Car
Tire of heroic size:
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Goodrich's-'Three-Seventy-Fives" CjB
More stylish in their extra size more resilient in their
extra rubber they give your Ford car a smarter dress and
greater comfort in smoother riding that thrice cancel their
slightly higher first cost
Fashioned with the five-finger Goodrich Safety Tread
only, these are, De Luxe tires for your Ford. Their
resilience doubles the life of your car and triples
the joy of your motoring.
Cost LittU Mors
Theio hindmnt,
husky tlrca at little
mora money make
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Car.
Prl-. Each
375 131 x3W
JI8.9S
303V4(RcBular''
aise) - 16.60
What is more, they OUTLAST
ordinary tires.
The B". F. Goodrich Company
Akron, Ohio
WhT Yen flc Thi pi a
Gocdrich Tt r Stocks
AtUTbur Dealer forTuomi
H mm "Best in the Lona RurTl Wmm mm Wm
We carry full line of both
Fabric and Silvertown Cord
GOODRICH TIRES
W. R. DE LAY
230 West Main
Phone 73
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CHEYROLEX
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W. C. Durant, the veteran manufacturer, promised to give the world
its greatest motor car value. That premise ha3 been fulfilled.
THE "FOUR-NINETY" MODEL
$625 HERE
Is tlio world's Lowest Priced Kleclricnlh' and Fully Equipped Automo
bile, lint quality lias not been sacrificed to make this possible. Every
CHEVROLET model is Lacked by the Kreat $8I,0(K),0(X) Chevrolet Com
pany, the Durant Conscience and sold by a dealer whose policy is to de
liver to tlx; public, what the, public has a right to expect.
Small Cash Payments
Balance as You Ride
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Claudo MileB
C. A. Bacr
W. R. De LAY
Wost Main St.
Phone 73
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Riverside Garage