THE DAILY CAPITAL JOURNAL, SALEM, ORE. SATURDAY. JULY 13. 1918.
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New President of Pacific Motors, Inc and Man Named
Wholesale Distributor for the Elgin Six in Oregon.
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NEW PRESIDENT OF PACIFIC MOTORS, INC., AND MAN NAMED AS
WHOLESALE DISTRIBUTOR FOR THE ELGIN SIX IN OREGON.
E. M. Mark (Left), of Seattle, Who Has Been Elected President of Pacific Mo
tors, Inc., Pacific Cdast Elgin Distributors, and Lee L. Gilbert ,of Portland
and Salem, Distributor for This State.
United States Factory
Turns Out Few "Seconds"
Tho almost complete absence in the
tire maikots of United States tire
"seconds" lias brought from thatxcom
pany the explanation that long steps
forward in tho scientific construction
of its tires have resulted in such a per
fection of output that for a long period
the number of slightly imperfect tires
coming from the company's factories
lias averaged less than one in a thous
and. , What few "seconds" appear are
matched up eagerly, and as a conse
quence only perfect tires appear in the
open market.
Tha scientific methods employed in
the manufacture of tiros have two pur
poses to make sure that the materials
are perfect in quality, and to make sure
that every detail of workmanship is
absolutely perfect. As a consequence,
when a tiro finally goes into a mould
the various parte fit together with an
exactness that guarantees a flawless,
good-looking product.
One out of every twelve employes in
the factories is an inspector whose duty
it is to find flaws, and whose pay in
creases as the number of imperfections
discovered increases. On the more im
portant operations, one out of each
eight employes is an inspector.
In tho whole course of manufacture
nothing is taken for granted. For in
stance, although all the cotton fabrics
which form the foundation of tho tire
carcasses are built of the finest ma
terials and the thoroughly inspected be
fore leaving the cotton factories, yet
when tt?se fabrics reach the tiro
plants, they are subjected to new ex
aminations, so searching, that innumer
able small flaws are brought to light.
The skilled inspectors go over every
inch of tha fabric and rigid tests are
made that bring out any possible weak
ness. Some of the things the fabric inspec
tors look for are thick and thin places
caused by starting and stopping the
loom; mixing filling, duo to carelessness
in winding bobbins; double picks, one
yard run on top of another; beat-up
marks, caused by crimp in warp threads;
wrong ply, less single threads than the
Notice To Car Owners!
We have contracted for the famous REPUBLIC
line of tires for Marion County and have a full and
complete stock on hand of all the popular sizes.
There is no line of tires bearing a better reputa
tion than the REPUBLIC and we are congratulating
ourselves over the fact of securing this popular line.
Users of REPUBLIC tires are also congratulating
us and assure us that they want to continue to use
REPUBLICS.
Every REPUBLIC Tire carries a 5000 mile guar
antee and all adjustments are made here in Salem
by us.
Since entering the Salem field with the Chevrolet
line of Automobiles our policies have been fairness
and first class service and we propose to continue
the same policies in the tire business
Salem Automobile Co.
F.G.Delano 246 State St., Salem, Ore. A.LEoff
Phone 97
Some Causes Of Clutch Abuse.
CHERB ARK MANY makes of cars fitted with cluteb.es of such smooth
action and with engines of such even pulling power that it Is per
fectly possible to start them from rest directly upon high gear, and
demonstrators quite often exhibit this "stunt" to Intending pur
chasers." Although the Instruction books of such cars usually state that
these cars should always be started on low gear and each forward speed
engaged successively, there are some operators who disregard this advice
and, In so doing, abuse their clutches, unnecessarily, strain all the trans
mission parts and waste fuel, especially If they are inexpert In the use oi
the cluteh. The only condition under which a car should be started on
other than low gear Is when it Is standing upon a grade, down which It
will begin to move, by gravity, when the brakes are released. It Is then
permissible to engage a higher gear first Occasional starting on the higher
gears, on other than down grades, is not likely to produce perceptible evil
results but, when it Is made a practice of, it certainly does and is a common
cause of the failure of clutches. Far more common than starting on the
higher gears Is the practice of declutching, when on high gear, allowing a
car almost to stop and then letting in the clutch and accelerating the
car, without changing to a lower gear. A large proportion of operators do
this and sometimes even attempt it on heavy going or on up grades. It Is
always a cause of clutch wear, for much slippage of the clutch surfaces is
usually permitted and it is especially so when the tractive conditions are
anything but the easiest Motorists often fail to realize what a large
amount of power Is required to accelerate a car and that, when the process
Is accompanied by clutch slipping, a large part of the engine power avail
able, Is much worse than wasted in heating and wearing out the clutch
turfaces. It is much better to shift to second gear than to try to "pick up"
speed on high, when a car Is barely moving. Fuel, wear-and-tear and
time are all conserved thereby and this Is especially true of cars with high
Sear ratios, fierce clutches and engines without overlapping power impulses.
ENGINE ODOES TROUBLES
PASSENGER3.
V. P. H. writes: I am troubled
with odor from the engine Inside the
car since I 'have begun to drive
with the top up and side curtains
attached Can you suggest how this
mn be prevented?
Answer: Tou should see that the
outside of the engine Is free of oil
uid grease, that the carburetor does
not leak and that the exhaust pip
ing Is perfectly tight A muffler
cut-out should not be used. Care
should be taken that the floor
boards fit tightly and that the slots
in them, through which the pedals
pass be no larger than necessary. It
is possible to make a pad of lino
leum or sheet rubber, which fits
tightly around a pedal and slides
with It over the floorboard when the
pedal Is moved, thus preventing the
slot from being uncovered.
EMERGENCY GASOLINE SUPPLY
O. D. writes: I notice that some
cars have an arrangement that
when the gasoline supply is running
low, gives the driver notice of this
condition while there Is still enough
fuel in the tank to run the car 20
or SO miles. My car has nothing
of this kind and I have been caught
more than once with an empty tank.
Can I have one put on?
Answer: We think you cnn. There
is on the market a So-called fuel
reserving valve, which can probably
be substituted for the fitting
through which gasoline flows from
your tank. This. Is a twp-way valve
arrangement, one valve controlling
the flow of fuel through a pipe
which extends upward a little way
Into the liquid in the tank and
the other valve controlling the flow
through a pipe'nearly flush with the
bottom of the tank. The car is
ordinarily run with the former valve
o,pen and the latter valve closed,
but when all the gasoline that will
come through the former valve has
been used. It is possible to obtain an
emergency supply by opening the
other valve.
standard construction; and oil spots.
After tho fabric is coated with rubber,
new inspections taka place. Especial
pains are taken to make sure that these
coated strips of fabric are neither too
thick nor too thin, for the slightest
variation from the standard means im
perfection in the completed tire. So
careful is this work, that a deviation
of a thousandth of an inch from the
fixed specifications results in rejection.
Visitors to the factories unually linger
long at the scales where the long strip
of rubber which is to become the tire
thread, is weighed. This rubber strip
arrives at the scales after a long jour
ney through tho various processes nec
essary to the treatment of rubber, and
finally arrives at the scales perfcet
in every detail, except that its weight
must be verified. The crude rubber
has been washed and milled and the
chemical ingredients have been worked
into it, and thcn strips, according to
requirement in length, width and thick
ness, are cut.
219 N. COMMERCIAL
219 N. COMMERCIAL
Our business is built on SERVICE It costs you no more to buy from us, 10
miles in the country than it does in our store. . -
Our Line is complete from a 28x3 to a 38x7.
UNITED STATES AND PENNSYLVANIA VACUUM CUP TIRES.
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PHONE 66 - PHONE 66
The weighing inspector stands at his
scales all day long with the scales at tho
correct weight and as each now piocc
goes on the scale, and the arm comes to
an exa,ct balance, the onlooker is forced
to open-mouthed amazement at the un
canny exactness of the methods whic
produce such unvarying results.
These careful methods of construction
are making themselves felt in the mile
age records of tho tires. The abson&o
of bad spots in the tires assures a satis
factory service if they aro properly
handled by the autoist.
Maxwell Trucks Are
Taking Prominent Part
Taking a prominent part in what has
been termed "The Largost single op
eration in highways transport history"
four Maxwell trucks, owned and oper
ated by Smith's Transfer and Storago
Co., of Washington, D. C, made a most
enviable record for efficiency and road
ability. The work consisted of moving
tho fifrniture and office equipment of
the U. 8. Emergoncy Fleet Corporation
from the national capital to the nuw
home of this great shipbuilding agsncy
in Philadelphia.
Awordling toi the owners story, the
four Maxwells formed a part of a 14
truck fleet which left Washington early
one morning recently. Of the other
trucks, there were some which cost four
times as much as the Maxwell's but oa
spito this and the more important fact
that the Maxwell trucks wore more
heavily overloaded than any of the
othersj ithey were tho only trucks in tho
caravan to reach Philadelphia without
mishap and were also the first into
Philadelphia and the first to make
Washington on the return trip.
The operation being such a largo one
tho owners had determined to make an
accurate record of the trip and keep
strict account of the expense incurred
by each truck. This was done and tin
completed chart showed that the Max
well trucks had used less gasoline and
oil than had a touring car driven by
Arthur Smith over the same route at the
same time, as a pilot cftr to t,L9 truck
train.
So pleased were the officers of the
transfer company with the work of the
Maxwell trucks that, for an expected in
crease in t)w size of their fleet, they
have already specified Maxwells, thcil
experience of the pait ten months, they
say, proving to their complete satisfac
tion, that tba Maxwell truck has prov
en to have every good quality.
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Roadster ..... 823
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Front and State Streets
Salem,
For live years this Maxwell motor
car has remained standard in practi
cally its present form. -
That's four years longer than some
of its would-be rivals have stayed in
business. i V
And it is longer than any other com
parable model has endured.
Of course we have changed body
lines and other external details from
time to time, for the Maxwell clientele
is fastidious as well as frugal.
Maxwell buyers demand style and
finish, and all those other qualities
that make all the difference to the
owner who would be proud of the
looks as well as pleased with the
performance of his car.
But mechanically the changes in all
those years have been in refinements
of details only.
We have never had to apologize for
a single detail never found it neces
sary to change any unit in the
original Maxwell
And you know, that had there been
a single weak link one detail that
was faulty in the slightest keen
competition would have forced a
change of such.
When, after looking them all over,
you select a Maxwell motor car for
yours, you have the satisfaction of
knowing that more than a quarter of
a million other careful buyers endorse
your judgment and your good taste.
Better decide while the present price
holds there's no telling when it
may have to advance again.
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AUTOMOBILE NEWS.
Pete Lester, a roving prospector of
tho modern school, brought a nice bunch
of "samples" on his last trip off the
desert to San Bernardino. When he
reached into the tonneau of his Chev
rolet to pull out a sack ot ore floats
two largo and lively rattlesnakes drop
ped to thfl running board. San Bernar
dino county is "dry," so Lester says
he is unable to account, for the two
wriggling motor enthusiasts ho hauled
for many miles.
Boads into the Rainier National Park
are good from Tacoma to Paradise Vel
lcy, according to the report of E. S.
Bullitt, submitted to the Chevrolet Tour
ing Bureau for distribution to motorists.
Score of machines are making the trip
each week, and a very small number fell
to make the tour in ease and omfort.
Motorists looking for lha easiest
rout3 to Crater Late are advised ty
the Chevrolet Touring Bureau to branch
off the State highway nine miles south
of Ilornbrook, California, at Ager, in
preference to the roads that lead out,
of Ashland and Grants Pass, Oregon.
The latter go over some of the steep
est grades in the west, while the ups
and downs on the first named route are
comparatively easy.
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Lee Gilbert Receives
Letter of Thanks
Lee Gilbert, agent for the Elgin Six
some time ago received a letter from
the chairman of the democratic state
central committoe that he prizes as he
relieves there was a reason why tho El
gin Six was golectod as the car in which
to drive the vice president of the Unit
ed States over tho Columbia highway.
The letter reads:
"Permit me on bohalf of tho demo
cratic party to express my sincere
thanks for the courteRy extended to Vice
President Marshall while in the city ro
centlj by your company in the Ion,! of
Klgin cars for a trip over tho highway.
The democratic state committee how
ever, deeply appreciates the assistance
rendered by your company in helping
us to entertain Mr. Marshall whilt
here ' '.
ATJEOEA MEN CALLED.
The Clackamas county men scheduled
to proceed to Camp Lewis about July
22, according to information given out
at Oregon City ,are the following from
this section: John Alvin Rittcr, Auro
ra; Oliver H. Heinz, Aurora; Sam Egli,
Hubbard; Ernest. E. Kelling, Aurora;
Amasa A. Hostetler, Hubbard; Louis
Charles Gclbrich, Aurora. To fill the
places of tho mm who failed last
month, William Da mm and Sylvester
of Aurora are designated. Observer.
MEMORIAL TOR DEETZ.
A largo audience heard Uia memorial
sermons preached Jby Rev. A. P. Tvoyor
and Rev. E. Z.Yoder at tho Zion church
Inst Sunday in honor of Jonas M, Beets.
Jinny people attended from outside the
church to honor tho memory of this
young soldier who made tho supreme
sacrifice on the battlefields of France.
A number of people wnt from Aurora.
The Aurora community Borvie.e flag
with its gold star for the first fulleu.
soldier from here was displayed.
Rev. Yodcr advised his hearers to
support the govornnv.'iit loyally, to buy
war savings stamps and Liberty Bonds
to give the government all, declaring
the Lord would care for those that did
so. Aurora Observer.
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