The San Francisco call., 1909-04-28
LOCAL MOTORISTS
WILL CELEBRATE
Owners of Automobiles Will
Take Part in the May Day
Festival
Will Journey to Los Gatos for
Fun and FroIic at the
Weekend
By K. K. FHommedieu

Inc interest OF the automobilists will
be centered this week in the May festi-
val to be held on Saturday at Los Gatos
The automobilists OF that place and San
Jose have prepared a program that is
decidedly interesting and the owners of
motor cars who can spare the time to
go to the Blossom city will be more
than repaid. Outside of the good time
the Automobiles will have they owe it
to the good of the cause TO attend and
show the people OF Los Gatos that they
are not selfish and will try by their
presence and that of their motor cars
TO make the occasion an enjoyable one.
The motor enthusiast can be assured
that by so doing he will make friends
for the horseless vehicles.
1t is shown that the members of the
Manufacturers Contest association are
VIII Not Back. body in all its rec
Stearns Entry concentrations by
the stand that has
been taken by the
T.. u. Stearns company with regard to
the entry of the Stearns car in the New
York to Seattle race. The approval and
assistance of the company were re-
quested by Oscar Stolp, who wished to
put Ills car into I0e contest, but Wn1cn
he could not do without the help of
the Stearns company. No possibility
of doubt was left as to the light in
winch the manufacturers view the de-
clsion of the Manufacturers Contest
association to withhold its support in
the New York-Seattle event when the
reply was received from Stearns. The
letter, in part from Stearns to Stolp is
as folloWs; AS manufacturers we are
not at this time in favor of any trans
continental race and would not directly
or indirectly support such a race or
support any of our owners. whether
stations. the lending of mechanical or
other assistance. We are committed to
this action as a result of the two days
meeting held in New York by the Man
which we are members. | can not ad-
wise you too strongly against attempt
ing to make this rum
In speaking of lubricating oil r, ].
Ollier of Ollier & Worthington says:
ID l n m n y
Good OF years of expert
A Necessity ence IN the auto
have seen many
automobiles utterly ruined by the use
of poor lubricating oil, and owners and
dealers have often condemned the man.
ufacturer, when, as matter of fact,
the fault is purely poor lubricating oil.
The purpose of lubricating oil is to
reduce friction, and to the extent you
are able to reduce this friction you
save power and prolong. the life of
your car. The after effect of poor
fabrication is a worn out car Few
owners exercise the proper care in the
selection of oil. often buying the cheap
est oil obtainable. while many dealers
do not give this enough consid-
Grafton. The owner of an automobile
may be fooled the first time or two, but
you can not fool the motor as the
effects are the loss of power and the
repair bill. Alden Speare's Sons have
spent more than 60 years in the refining
of oil and more than 10 years Of prac-
tical and technical demonstration of au-
tomobile fabrication. An owner should
select a good kind of lubricating oil
one that will never go back on him.
He will note the satisfactory results at
once. less carbon and greater lubricat-
ing qualities. From 20 to So per cent
of the power between engine and drive
wheel is lost by poor 1ubrication.
Quality counts is an old saying, and
its truth was never better demonstrated
than it is in the fabrication of a motor
car. 1t is not how much oil you feed
that counts. Success of fabrication de-
pends on quality. not quantity. Some
time ago the owner of a well known