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Great Falls daily tribune., 1919-05-04
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weak spots in the mechanism. So by all
means get as good body and upholstery
as possible, but do not neglect to go
over the mechanism with an eye un-
prejudiced by fine bodywork or attrac-
tive leather in the interior.
It is an extremely difficult matter to
Judge the mechanism Of strange car by
short drive as passenger or even at the
steering wheel. / wouldn't undertake
to do it and I have had probably as
much driving experience as anyone.
Therefore, as a preliminary, insist on a
good long demonstration. over country
roads and up and down hill. Watch the
demonstrator closely on the hills to get
some idea of the climbing ability of the
rig. Be -yre to have a considerable run
over rough dirt roads or at any rate off
the asphalt. Take some of the small
cars. for instance, the steering systems
of these are very uneven in action after
the parts have worn bit. On q rough
road the wheels will oscillate rapidly
and generally act as if they were under
the influence of the beverages we will
no longer quaff after July !. On a
smooth asphalt pavement, this fault
would never be noticed. but get the car
into the rough and it will become appar-
ent at once, especially when the car is
travelling slowly, say about six miles per
hour.
Another thing is that rattles and
sdueaks are best noticed when the car
is passing over rough road surface.
On a smooth city street these minor
noises usually fail to catch the ear.
would advise the prospective customer
to have the car first driven fast over
a rough bit Of road and then make a re-
turn journey at slow speed. listening
meanwhile carefully to see what noises
can be heard.
Here's another thing: Never let the
dealer tell you anything about a car
that has some palpable fault ''that can
be fixed up in couple of days." you to
buy the car and the trouble to be rem
edied later. Oh, no. That couple of
days will stretch into whitehaired old
age in most eases. Never buy car that
lscks some part of itsslegitimate equip
ment, the latter being son the way and
will, but probably you won't.
Don't forget also that the men who
demonstrate used cars are the cleverest
| temporary miracles with worn out pieces
of junk The only real demonstration
| finds the prospect behind the steering
wheel for himself. That is the only way
| yd3 can determine that there is no ex-
| cessive play in the transmission system.
| that the gearset is not in trouble and
that the clutch is efficient Make a
careful series Of tests Of the braking
system or you may find that you have
| to have these parts refined almost be-
fore yon have put the ear in service.
BY all and every means take out the
drain plugs Of the gearset and rear axle
and see that oil runs out, or thinned
| grease, after run. It is an old trick
Great Falls daily tribune., 1919-05-04

to silence a set of worn out gears by
doping" the part with linseed meal or
with very heavy grease. This is some
thing to be watched very carefully, in
deed.
Also give the battery a careful inspec-
ton. This part costs anywhere from
$25 up. 1t is another trick of the trade
to dope up battery SO that it will give
an hours satisfactory service, after
which it relapses and is ready to be rele-
gated to the junk heap.
Bearings must be ascertained to be
tight. Jack up the wheels, then take
each one by the rim and push and pull
it to see il there is excessive play.
Loud engine knocks and major noises
in other parts will be apparent on a
lengthy demonstration. And here's still
another point to look out for. You don't
want an "oil pumper." an engine that
let's the lubricating oil into the combus-
ton chambers, causing misfiring. car
bonization and bad operation in general.
While the engine is running look over
the valves carefully, for the excessive
leakage that betokens an oil pumper.
l have tried to point out the principal
danger spots in buying used car. But
a really clever "gyp" can cover up al
most any of these failings for a while,
that is long enough to get thru a rea-
sonable demonstration. So the prospec-
tive buyer who goes to such a fellow
may be fooled in spite of all pains taken
to the contrary. The only safe method
is to buy your used car from a reputable
dealer who has reputation to protect.
you may take his word for the condition
of the car
Great Falls daily tribune., 1919-05-04
HERE'S CAR PLAN
WILL FOIL THIEF
Michigan Man Would Have Auto
Owners Brand Their Ma
chimes Like Cattle

Automobile thieves would be foiled If
the suggestion Of Fl, " Hrser, Grand
Rapids. Michigan. il enacted intn law
according to the B. +. Goodrich Rub.,e,'
company.
Here's his plan: Authorize the
tary Of state to issue exclusive M
to owners Of automobiles to use eef--.l
numbers, names or devices To brand cer-
tain parts of their cars and the brands
to be placed in certain designated spots
Require these marks to be cut
stamped or stained into the material Of
the part in such a manner that they
would not be removed or obliteratcd
without defacins or mutilating the parts
Make it crime to drive car with such
markings defaced
Make the permit from the secretary of
the state evidence Of ownership when
issued and transferable with the car bv
being duly acknowledged before 4 notary
these acknowledgements to be written On
the permit, thus forming a chain of title
like an abstract.
This plan was suggested to Mr.. Hyscr
by the Goodrich company's advice to all
motorists to cheat the tire thief by
branding the inside Of tire casing. His
plan seems feasible and should be COR
sidered by automobile clubs and other
agencies active in protection of car
owners against burglary
Great Falls daily tribune., 1919-05-04

Barney Oldfield: Last fall on advice
Of friends ] put some flaxseed meal in
the radiator of my car to stop a leak.
It completely clogged the central part,
preventing proper circulation and caus-
ing an easily overheated engine. Can
you suggest anything that will remove
the obstruction without injuring the
part?-R. L. Mex.
Take the radiator to d radiator re-
pair shop where they have facilities for
removing obstrnctions by means of hot
caustic solution and air pressure
Barney Oldfield: / never had any
trouble with my car until a piston was
frozen about two years ago. | had a
new piston put in and the car ran as
good as new I had the car cleaned
about two weeks ago, carbon taken out
and since then the ear has no vim. On
low speed it suffers, but runs all right
on high speed, but won't take the hills
on high rs she used to do, before clean
ing. The garage man says that this
comes from the scored cylinder and ad-
vises me to buy a new block and pis
tons. Before [ take his advise / would
like to have your opinion on this.--H. Ii.
I don't believe one scored cylinder
firing to any extent at high speed is
likely to give the action you mention.
Of course, compression loss is most
noticeable at low speeds. / would make
sure that other things-mixture, igni-
fion and valve timlng-are all right be-
fore / decide the cylinder block to be
useless. Besides even il it is scored it
could be rebored, but Il it is badly
burned and cut, new block is the bet
ter.
Barney Oldfield: I have trouble at
night with my machine The garage
men cannot tell me where the trouble
lays, only that it is in the, magnetic and
some claim that it is O. X. In the day
time i have dandy compression but as
soon as / put on the lights it takes a
great amount of power away When 7
am on low / am obliged to work her on
battery dry cell. I have a little trouble
in ftarting, sometimes have TO prime
considerably before / can start Last
year | put in a new magnetic coil as
sembly but it did not make much in
provement What voltage should be
used for my machine? I am using M
present Is op. 6 volts. I have 4 knock
in my engine when on low, I have ex-
amined the piston rods and they are
tight. M.
/ believe the magnets are weak, which
causes a weak spark at low speeds and
may in addition bring about misfiring.
There is drain on the magnetic when
you turn on the lights as the magnetic
you have was not designed for lighting
purposes. Six volt bulbs are all right
You will have to describe the knock more
fully, Compare the sound with known
one.
Barney OldfieId: I have trouble with
Great Falls daily tribune., 1919-05-04

A friend of mine came to me the other
day in great distress and said: Barney,
I've been stung so bad smart all over.
| bot second hand car last week. The
man who sold it to me drove me Is miles
in it and it seemed to go along as
smoothly as anybody could ask. Since !
got it home, there is scarcely any trouble
car can develop that that old crook
hasn't shown. | wish you'd come around
and have look at her"
I went around. but it was the old
story. "A crook doctored up to stand a
fairly good demonstration. The poor
fellow had to send it to the shop for a
complete overhaul; cost $3.50. 1f he'd
come to me beforehand I could have
saved him his $3.50, but at any rate he
has had his lesson. / want to give my
readers that same lesson, minus the
$3.50.
At the very beginning let me say that
the best place to buy second hand car
is in the shops Of the reputable dealers
along automobile row in whatever city
you happen to be living. Moreover, |
would advise the buying Of any given
make of car from the dealer in that
dealer, a Stutz from the Stutz man,
etc The reason is obvious Each deal
err is particularly familiar with his own
make Of car and his mechanics are
similarly equipped. If you buy a used
car from the man who deals in that
make, you can bet you will get pretty
xerviceable sort of an old boat. The
dealer viii do this merely for the sake
of his own credit.
Ny second piece of advice is not to
be guided exclusively by the outward ap-
pearance of the vehicle It is the habit
of dealers all the world over to take
the utmost pains to doll up" the body
and finish of the vehicle, to catch the
eye of possible purchasers, particularly
women and to keep the same eyes from
attending to closely, perhaps, to certain
Great Falls daily tribune., 1919-05-04
RUBBER TIRES ASSURED CAR.

Father of the Automobile Industry
is the title now being bestowed on
Charles Goodyear, the Connecticut
dreamer who discovered the process of
vulcanizing rubber, by many writer's. in
dealing with the romance of the modern
motor car. And this in spite of the fact
that Goodyear never saw an automobile,
for he died in 1860. The reasoning is
simply this: The British steam cars OF
1890 1910 were not inefficient machines
they would run on a smooth, hard sur
face with speed, but passing over rough
road there was no way of preventing the
cars of that period from cutting up the
roads. Nothing could be more true than
that the modern automobile never would
have been born if it had not been for the
rubber tire. and that it would never have
reached wide use except for the invention
Of the pneumatic tire. Thus it was the
discovery of Goodyear that made possible
the motor vehicle of today, and the name,
Goodyear" will always be closely asso-
ciated with motor transportation.
Great Falls daily tribune., 1919-05-04
ESSEX CONQUERS
MOUNTAIN STORM
Comes Thru Rigorous Test Run
in California With Fly
ing Colors.

After a sensational battle with snow
and rain on storm swept mountain roads,
an Essex driven by A. III. Patterson of
Stockton, Calf, has just established a
new endurance record in a remarkable
grind of approximately 1000 miles be-
tween Stockton and Los Angeles.
Paying no heed to warnings issued by
the state automobile association that
both the Ridge route and Boquet canyon
were impossible and closed to all travel
Mr.. Patterson, former member Of the
famous Hudson Super-Six racing team,
started out with three passengers.
II have had instructions from the fac
tory to take the Essex and bust it UP, il
/ cam he said. $50 let's CO."
Departing from Stockton at 4:2O a
M, the run down the San Joaquin valley
to Bakersfield, distance of 235 miles,
counting necessary detours, was made in
less than five hours After an hour for
breakfast, the dash over the desert was
completed anG the mountain grades en-
countered
At TETON situated at the foot of the
| mountain range, warnings of the poor
prospects for further easy going began
to appear Service ears from Bakers
field were met vending their way down
the mountain highway, bound for repair
shops with wrecked cars in tow, and q
Great Falls daily tribune., 1919-05-04
TWO TIRES GAVE
UNUSUAL SERVICE
Kelly -Springfields Lasted for 27
Months on Ford Truck
Owned Here.

The General Supply company Of this
city, distributors of the Kelly Springfield
tire over the northern portion of Mon
tana, is in receipt of letter from the
Butte branch of the Kelly Springfield
Tire company which quotes IAN appreci-
alton" from the Walker & Andersen Hide
company of Great Falls. 1t reads as fol-
lows:
Gentlemen: We have just taken two
of your tires off our light Ford truck
which have delivered n months service.
We drove this truck on hide collecting
trips among the ranches in the noun
tains of this section where the roads are
nothing but COW trails, returning with
loads weighing as much as a ton Dur
ing the 27 months service the tires were
never taken off the rims except to re-
rair tube punctures. We feel that this
is wonderful service. considering the
country over which they had to travel.
and feel you are entitled to letter OF
appreciation"
Mr.. Flaherty of the General Supply
company is proud of this testimony and
has shipped the two tires mentioned to
the factory, securing them from the
Walker Andersen company, after receiv-
ing their letter.
Great Falls daily tribune., 1919-05-04
FLANDERS BACK
FROM VACATION
Well Known Chalmers Factory
Head Punches Clock After
Deserved Rest.

Walter f. Flanders punched the
clock" for the first time in months at
9:36, April ., accord to The Punch, the
house organ of the Chalmers and Max
well factory, just received By J. A. Crane,
local dealer.
1t was the first vacation taken By the
well known factory chief since 1916 and
The Punch maintains that any man who
has produced over 100000 of one kind of
car is entitled to knock off few days
every three years.
Mr.. Flanders mysteriously refuses to
indicate in feet or inches whether perch
or porpoise was bis baited prey. The
important thing, however. comments the
house organ, is the Atlantic tan that tints
his features with every indication of d
renewed energy and recharged vitality.
There is clearly indicated an enlarged
capacity for tireless energy and a quick
ened desire to excel in production, sales
and every branch Of his life work--the
manufacturing of automobiles.
Great Falls daily tribune., 1919-05-04

passing stagecoach was loaded with mo-
torists who had been forced to abandon
their cars.
Later. abandoned expensive machines
We're encountered as frequently as were
smaller cars. All had been deserted by
their drivers, who considered the task a
hopeless one. But the Essex plunged
ahead with absolute ease, without skid
chains Or even once being shifted out of
high gear.
Along this stretch the car met with
very bad going and had chance to dis
play its power and endurance, New evil
dence, also, was found that the touring
bureau was justified in claiming that the
roads were impossible. An epidemic of
broken axles, front and rear, seemed to
nave spread over river of mud and
chuckholes in this storm swept region.
Plenty of thrill was furnished when,
upon making sudden turn in the road.
cluster OF frur automobiles and one
motor truck were seen to be mired in the
muck. In the flash of an eyelid, Mr..
Patterson had lifted his Essex entirely
off the road and up the mountain side,
and before the astonished unfOrtunates
could signal him to use caution, shot by
with wave of farewell and disappeared
around the curve.
AT the entrance OF Boquet canyon a
terrific electrical storm was encountered
and the rain fell in sheets, but at the end
of fiVe-hour battle against enorm Gus
odds and giving wonderful demonstra-
tion of durable motor car construction,
Patterson piloted his car, with its blan-
ket of mud, onto the highway and into
Los Angeles.
Il have put this same car thru several
such performances and have subjected it
to more abuse and punishment in the last
Great Falls daily tribune., 1919-05-04

the gasoline getting in the oil pan. !
having been using motor gasoline. Is it
possible-for it to get past the rings !:
How would / overcome this trouble:
Could over sized pistons be used without
reboring the cylinders. Does it pay to
use double tread tires or not.-H- E. l..
Teaky rings. worn pistons or worn
cylinders would cause leakage into the
crankcase. You will have to take off
the cylinder block and have the cylinders
and pistons measured and rings checked
up for fit to determine just where the
trouble lies / would not use retread
OF double tread except over an old cas-
if~
Great Falls daily tribune., 1919-05-04

rev weeks tnan the average driver would
give his car in eight years." said Mr.. Pat
terson.
L wanted to show that the Essex is
more than thing of beauty, intended for
mere show. | wanted to demonstrate
that in addition to attractive appearance,
it has surplus of power and endurance
and has comfort over the toughest roads.
Behind the Essex beauty there is
comfort that is rarely found in the larg-
est and costiiest cars, and plenty Of room.
In the Essex you need fear no roads or
cobblestones. And its endurance and re-
serve power are unknown to the ordinary
light car.
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1919-07-11
MAYOR OF ILLINOIS
CITY FLEES FROM MOB

'IilCNgO rE 20 Arbitrator,
~ 'he Stale lnluH ..tI rImmlss .uu
vIlI meet with nff.r.r ru1 employ On
uf mo Corn IreHHr# UrfuluR com
pDny B' NrFu to-day 300 au cff1u t0
settle NN, a'U0sr hnt lod 'o serious
pUHnT tuesday lsurr officials also
have demanded a. 0uurr,. ...Irul lu.
N"H.gtNun NJ 'hr ruIIuF N.'n d view
'u f'rF responsibility for rnr N.l..
Inr " rvu m.. IUH .ue vouulluE ~
ls others
Acid, from .hfr~ IrroIuumsuir IN .
fHrrri ,ruI"rr chiefly BOO me Nurrr1
bouts ~ Mayors James g. Nspyos Of
yesterday after Do huI been attacked
Dos wi,cr NJ striking vurkm"n
Acrouns Of tho attack on the
mayor vary bat % l- declared the
women ucruHoi him ur pc~klnK a.
break me strike by asking grucrry
men and butchers fo rcfiso credit To-
the strikers ~ lU also reported he
ia accused ~ starting iho fatal riot
moh ~ women found 'ho mayor
IN front N a drug store and launched
an nfFUuIr before which hr fled. cs-
Gaping In u passing automobile llN
hnn not been seen lu Nrgp Hinpn AMI
mo- word ~ h.s Whereabouts has been
received
Fo1r ~ further r.uuuE has rr' cdod
somewhat hr1 mo uuruuritlor now
look Tor peaceful settlement VI tho
strike Armed guards are still on
duty M The Corn Products plant
however, ana several companies OF
Illinois reserve militia are being held
I'm readiness shuuL further out
breaks occur
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1919-07-11
COAL MEN ASK TARIFF
AGAINST MEXICAN OILS

spsrlA to Tho World
MALEHrEli. Okla. July 10 The
question of the tariff on Mexican
fuel oil. which win be- discussed
ImrBday a. a meeting ot all okla
huma coal operators at Murkogcc, 10
OF wal importance to the coal In
dusIy. according to local operators
As the tariff nov stands they con-
tend that The uHc ot coal in Texas
and other southern and southwest
urn states In almost done away with
because OF thu extromo chcupucaa uf
ihe Mexican oils A. the tuu-ump-
decreased thc coal industry VIII iu-
crease, they state
In southern Texas. they maintain.
the oil sells at 6, CENTS a barrel a
price which Is lcHa than the cost OF
transportation of one fourth ~ a
ton u coal 10 that place from okla
homa. A barrel OF oil iH considered
the equivalent IN Cal0ric value Of
one fourth OF "A ton uf coal.
The coal operators have significd
their Intention Of working for pro-
hibitiyo tariff on the oil or at least
an Importation tax high enough to
ypuallze the value OF the two prod
uCts The movement was started ny
Oklahoma operators, but operators
all over the country have declared
themselves ln favor of Il. local men
EaN
Tho meeting at Muskogce Thurs
dus mas been set for Lao o'clock
Among tho operators OF this district
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1919-07-11
FRENCH ACE JEAN NAVARRO
FALLS; DIES IN HOSPITAL

ny tho Associated rf.sJ
INHIs, July 80 sub Llont Jean
SyNrrc, who Was one of tho first
aces among the French Aviaturs dur
nE the Vur 1nt Who wus wl|ud.uwn
from the -rrycs because of his oC-
CONTRIB cvrpp1drs. fell while fylnE
bon 10. vicinity ~ Versailles 'hla Aft
,fUuuu amt lied soon after ia a
military hpHpi.aL
lle wlH tbuu, iu land az The air
Irumr ~ NiilDUuuIus when. in ny
UF foo avoid 81 collision With other
machines. his aIrpIhuc crashed.
Nuprc was officially credited
with bringing down twelve enemy
alrp.aur-. although the PARIS news
papers during ihr latter par ~ his
service in ln, French aviation corps.
cdrIItod him with me destruction Of
nffrIrrn enemy machines
lly waH awarded several decora-
tons hy the .Iruyu government Tor
hiq exploits iu action against enemy
lyuIura lu AprI. alglI. after his
retirement from tho service, hc was
Irr,f'cd ana placed in "a military
prison. charged with, having run
down sevcfn' policemen ut Paris with
hls automobile After his release, IL
was reported tht' hu intended 200 go
'J th" United state. u. au Instructor
300 aviation
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1919-07-11
ATTACK ON COMPTROLLER
WILLIAMS IS RENEWED

wAsIUNGTON. July 10 Gtenew
ing his attack upon the fitness NJ
John SHELTON Williams 20 succeed
himself as comptroller OF the cur
rcnCy Frank j. Hogan, OF counsel
for tho Rigs National bank Of
Washington asserted before the sen.
ate banking and currency commit
tee today that MT Williams was Fan
adept In the most dangerous FORM
OF Qualification, the telling ~ half
truths"
Hogan said he would show the
comptroller had carried hls personal
animoslty against officials Of the
bank 10 the extent ~ issuing an Of
fetal statement charging them with
having borrowed more than $4,000.
600 of its funds for their personal
use during period of rs years The
fact that this total wns reached by
adding up renewed notes. he said,
was carried In the cOmptroller's
statement only In an '3nconspicuous'
admission that some Items might
have boen renewals,
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1919-07-11
WANTS WASHINGTON
NOT WILSON DREAMS
senator Reed Declare, for Wisdom
of first President NEniu-t We.
ions uf Woodrow, wilson.
BANKERS BEHIND MOVEMENT
Propaganda Organized h, TAFT nnd
supported hN Money Kings says
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