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EL PASO HERALD
Week-End Edition August 23-24 1919. 21
V
STOPPING THE
LOSSJF CAS
Problem Is to Get Fuel in
Proper Shape and Cylin-
ders Correct.
Manager R. A. Lester of the Leter
Motor Co. explains how the ill ef-
fcta of poor gasolia have been oTr-
tome by modern automotiveeDgi neers.
"A recent report of the United
States bureau of standards show that
.e the commercial gasoline of five
-t ears ago was 90 percent volatile to-
day it Is only 4 percent" states Mr.
Lester. "The first effects of this
altered quality in motor car fuel were
brought to the attention of the So
ciety of Automotive Engineers a few
.seasons ago ae a result of the dis-
covery of gasoline in the crankcases
o? motors that were run to any ex-
teat It was found that in addition
to the actual waste of fuel the lubri-
cating qualities of the motor oil were
try dangerously affected and many
it anufacturers have since been warn-
me the motorist to chazure the oil in
his motor frequently especially dnr-
inc cold weather in order to avoid
th danger of damaging the working
parts.
" The reason for the presence of
gasoline in the crankcase" continues
Mr Lester ia that a big percentage
of the fuel (36 percent according to
the burea uof standards) is made np
of elements that are volatile only
after the application of considerable
heat These elements if not complete-
v broken up into fine gas collect on
ii" n ails of the gas passages and cyl-
inders and wash their way down past
i.e piston rings into the lubricating
i 1 because pistons and piston ridgs
cannot be fitted in a gasoline motor
closely as to prevent the passage
of pasobne
"Th's condition also causes the
riOtor to miss in one or more cylin-
Jers especially while warming up. on
account of the gasoline mixture be-
ing too i ich to burn which prevents
proper lubrication of the cylinder
v. alls and causes oil pumping."
It is to combat such a condition.
Mr Lester says that the "hot spot"
an-i "ram's horn" were invented for
-he use of Chalmers and Maxwell cars.
Explaining their operation he says:
' Manifolds join at a point where
'he exhaust gases from the center
yhnders enter the exhaust manifold
'!ajing like a blowtorch on the 'hot!
vou The incoming mixture from the!
carburetor is impelled against this;
superheated surface and all of the;
lieav elements are broken Into fine!
dry gas just as drops of water fill-
ing on a hot stove are broken up into J
steam That concludes preparing the I
PBITICJI
IS I GREAT 800
Tire User Gets More for
Money Today Than Ever
Before Says Dealer.
During the last two decades prob
ably no Industry In this1 country has
advanced so rapidly as the roanuiac-
tore of automobiles." said B. P. Mor
gan a local Goodyear rubber man.
"Closely associated with the auto
mobile industry and one that has had
the greatest effect upon Its present
success Is the rubber Industry.-
"After the development and success
of the hard rubber tire for use on
horse drawn vehicles the next step
was the Invention' of the pneumatic
tire. Although a proven success the
first time it was tried out under
actual conditions of service the pneu-
matic tire was law aside and forgot-
ten for a number of years. Then It
was again Introduced for use on Blcy-
cles. Here it had its first real suc-
cess. "WTiAn lha nilt ATYlObile flrSt BP'
peared the pneumatic tire was altered
to meet the requirements of the
power driven vehicle. Being imme-
diately recognlied as one of the great-
o.t farters in the success of the au-
tomobile many of the early tire man-
fo.niTorfl nnt considerable time
and money fighting each other In
court over patents and Infringements.
At any rate from its earliest appli-
cation on a horse drawn vehicle to
Its latest application on motor trucks
the pneumatic tire has had a most
remarkable history.
The high quality of the present
day tire is due to the standardization
and efficient methods of manufacture
which has virtually eliminated the
numerous disagreeable features so
annoying to the early day users. It
is a fact that the car owners of today
are buying a better tire than they
have ever been able to obtain in the
hi.tAFv nf the tire business. They
are also recognizing the value of giv-
ing careful attention to the care of
their tires In order to receive all the
miles that the manufacturer has bulit
Into them. In recent years the user
has come to realize that there are no
miles In a bottle 01 ink. mileage musi
be built Into a tire not written.
"Besides affording means of pleas-
ure to millions of passenger car own-
ers the pneumatic tire has served
a very important purpose in the com-
mercial field.
"The nneumatlc tire Is also holding
an etxensive position in the aeronau-
tic field due to the fact that It pro-
vides the means of absorbing a great
deal of the tremendous shock of an
airplane landing ana also makes it
iwMolhl for it to obtain high speed
before leaving the ground."
Wliy We Can Give You The
Best Used Car j
Value In The City j
First because we deal in "Used But Not Abused" Cars. That's
why you run no risk of buying a poor car we take no risks in g
buying them ourselves. fj
CORRECT REPAIRS COUNT
In the matter of dealing in used cars. That furnishes our second g
reason because "Dick" Ku Ney in charge of our repair depart-
ment is an expert mechanic. He puts every used car that goes to j
the floors of our sales room in E
FIRST CLASS CONDITION' j
By supplying new parts and making the car mechanically correct g
WE SOLICIT YOUR WORK I
IN AUTO REPAIRING
If you have a good car keep it a good car by letting us keep up y
repairs for you. 1 1
Dana Auto Sales Co.
Down In The Old Garage
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Mr. Ford's Daughter Lizzie
WE SELL USED FORDS
We have tome good bargains in Fords if you eorae bow. We are also
in the market to Iwy a limited number of oeed Fords. If you havo
Fords to sel you wfll find it worth wMte to see us before selling.
One Ford Limoosise A SPECIAL BARGAIN.
WE BUT SEIX AND EXCHANGE FORD PARTS.
Byars & Co.
321 "West San Antonio St. Phone 1379.
AUTO
I Phone 349.
503 Montana St. 1
ANNUAL OUTING
Each Year Sees Cars Used
in Trips for Recharging
Human Batteries.
"During these vacation days when
thousands of business men and
women worn out and tired by many
months of strenuous effort are clos-
ing up their desks and seeking the
lakes and mountains and the forests
for rest and recuperation the auto
mobile Is more than proving Its value
& real benefactor" declares S. O.
Bottorff. of the West Texas Motor
company local Haynes distributor.
There was a time not many years
ago either when the yearly vacation
was looked upon as a luxury as an
Inconvenience to ousiness oui now.
since people have become more en-
lightened concerning their personal
health which means efficiency In
business and men of commerce are
evincing a real interest In the health
or tneir employes me vacation is re-
garded as being almost as essential
as xooa ana si.ep. it is ma Lima wnen
the human storage batteries of energy
are recharced for the long grind
ahead when tired brains and fatigued
bodies receive a new supply of nerve
fuel for the coming battles of busi-
ness competition. Everyone recog-
nizes the need of this annual rest and
so the vacation is taken for granted.
"Today the automobile is being used
as never before by vacationists In an
endeavor to extract the fullest amount
of health and happiness from the va-
cation period. Requests to automo-
bile clubs and associations for maps
and information by tourists have
trebled this year. The roads leading
to the great national parks and the
mountains and the fisherman's para
dise are alive with automooiies.
"There Is no healthier way to spend
a vacation than on an automobile tour.
The benefit of the ouen air. the ever-
changing scenery and the zest oi
travel are bound to react favorably
on the tourist. The automobile can
go every place a train can go and
many places where It cannot go
These are some of the reasons why
the automobile Is so popular with va
cationists.
STOP BENDING
OF THE CASING
The Motor Car Sales Co. will have
five new 192Q models on exhibition at
their salesrooms this week the con
signment belnc due here Monday ac
cording- to word received here by
sales manager u. f scnooier.
VICTORY GRIP
Cold Patch
After a long period of testing both chemical and practical Ave have devel-
oped and perfected the "VICTORY GRIP COLD.PATCH" for repairing
punctures and blowouts on inner tubes.
We guarantee the materials ito be the highest grade and if directions are
followed we guarantee absolute satisfaction.
The "VICTORY GRIP COLD PATCH" ias not ah equal on the market
today. "We invite your careful comparison.
The following El Paso dealers stock and will supply you with a "VIC-
TORY GRIP COLD PATCH":
Shelton-Payne Arms Co.
B liquor Motor Co.
Scott Vulc Co.
Perry-Banuell Tire Co.
Great Western Oil Station.
City Hie Exchange
Motor Car Supply Co.
WatKns Motor Co. .
American Auto Supply Co.
Texas Tire Co.
W. E. Hudson & Co.
Universal Tire Co.
Cycle Auto Supply Co.
"Buy the Best
Every Motorist should carry a can of "Victory Crip Cold Patch"
"Victory Grip Cold Patch"
Attractive proposition to
s lvirgr s
zing
115-17 North Kansas St.. EI Paso. Texas
out-of-town dealers. Write us today.
I mil 1 'Mil nl .Ml 111 I'll I I I1 I li B
And Most of Tire Wear Is
Avoided; Inflation Com-
monly Neglected.
Inflation pressure Is a topic which
every motorist has heard discussed
and about which thousands of words
have been written yet judging from
the questions asked and the opinions
frequently advanced the entire sub-
ject is "all Greek" to many auto lets.
"Th sole puroose of inflating a tire
Is to support the weight upon It
without excessive bending of the cas-
ing" declared Henry Swearingen
southwest distributor for Kelly-
Svringfield tires and tubes. "If the
motorists realized that it is the air
not the casing that really supports
the car. and that the casing is simply
a container for the air more atten-
tion would be paid to obtaining prop-
er inflation.
"The amount of pressure required
depends upon the weight of the load
in its relation to the size of the tire.
The larger the tire In proportion to
its load the lower the pressure need
be.
"Consider for instance." said Mr.
Swearingen. "a Kelly tire mounted on
a spare rim and bearing only its own
weight on the garage floor. The tire
will retain its contour with but slight
air pressure in the tube. If this same
tire is applied to the wheel of a light
runabout a somewhat greater pres-
sure will be required to enable it to
retain its proper shape. Should the
tire then be mounted on a heavy
touring car of double the weight of
the roadster twice the pressure per
inch of cross section will need to be
carried to prevent undue flattening.
"Now many motorists believe that
as the weight of the car is increased
the inflation pressure becomes great-
er. As a matter of fact the pressure
on a tire comes from the air pressure
within the walls and this pressure
cannot be increased through the ex-
terna application of a load unless
the volume of air space Is decreased.
"When a tire Is overloaded or- un-
derinflated. the tire flattens more or
less. But such flattening of the tire
will scarcely decrease the volume or
air space because the cross section of
the tjre will increase in width as it
accreases ta liciouu
"It me ive rou an illustration'
nntinuAd Mr. Swearingen. "No sane
man would erect a one story building
on a foundation that was just suiii-
cient to sustain the load of the one
storv. and then without strengthen
ing the foundation add another story
or a couple of stories. The building
would soon begin to sag. and sooner
or later would collapse. That Is Just
what happens to a tire when tne
owner oi a heavy or medium heavy
car keeps the foundation of the car
the air at a pressure sufficient only
for a car of considerably lighter
weight" ...
Mr. Swearingen la careful to ex
plain to buyers of Kelly tires the ne-
cessity for carrying sufficient air
pressure. His experience has shown
that by keeping a Kelly tire proper-
ly inflated scarcely one In a hundred
fails to deliver considerably more
than Its guarantee of 6000 miles.
New Cold Patch Is
Beinz Manufactured
By El Ppso Fum
The "Victory Grip" cold patch put
nnt in sl neat red. white and blue can.
is the name of a new patch being man
ufactured by tne jsi 1'aso vulcanizing
vnrkq The natch is the result of ob
servations of manager Don Flnley.
who has specialized on patch work for
the last 12 years. "Some patches have
been unsuccessful just necanse ox
some one little flaw in material or In
Instructions how to use." states Mr.
Finley. "In the Victory Grip we have
it complete. Tne paten is tnere in an
respects and the Instructions likewise.
Properly used it Is there to stay."
Would Greenwood Do This
If He Sold Airplanes?
It la renorted that C A. Greenwood
Lester Motor Co. left for Van Horn.
Texas lsst Wednesday and succeeded
bo -well with auto sales that he eron
sold the Chalmers In which he was
makinir his territory and walked
home. It has been suggested that
Greenwood might soon be a subject
for ransom iz no were selling air
planes.
PAYS TO HAVE WAR AUTO WINS
C1R OVERLOOKED RAGE IN FRANCE
A Suggestion About
Power to Auto Drivers
If the lamps on your car did not
hum or vour tire was punctured you
would stop and have them repaired.
Tet many a car owner permits the
loss of power to bis car. which Is
Just as valuable as lamps or tires.
When your car misses or pumps
oil the power produced Is not right
you are losing money right along. A
motor that has run from 8000 to
10000 miles frequently shows scored
or worn cylinders. You then pay ex-
tra for power use more gasoline and
oil. Cylinders reground and new pis
tons stop the loss. Chas. Kader is
fuly equipped to do this work In the
mo3t successful way. besides doing ail
kinfls of auto repairing
hauling. 61S Texas street.
When Too Much Gas Is
Used Best Plan Is to
Have Car Inspected.
Recently a Franklin owner drove
into the service station of the Frank-
lin Motor Car company to have his car
tuned up and checked over for gaso-
line consumption.
He had been in the habit of getting
more than 28 miles to the gallon of
gasoline and when after going 11.74
miles without any adjustments the
car was going only IS miles on a gal-
lon ha knew something must fee
wrong.
After the valves were ground and
the motor tuned the car .was person-
ally tested by Leo Trost. distribu-
tor of Franklin cars. A distance of
20 miles was traveled on exactly two
quarts of gasoline which is better
than 40 miles to the gallon consider-
ing that the car was turned around
and backed up at the tenth mile.
This Incident created quite a little
surprise at the gasoline station from
which the two quarts were purchased.
B. B. Davenport and J. G. Cash. Man-
uel Kongula and several others wit-
nessed the performance and expressed
surprise although tber had heard
Franklin owners tell of the wonderful
mileage obtained on gasoline and
tires. Joe Conway and A. L. High-
field also witnessed this run. .
To Franklin owners 30 miles and
more on a gallon of gasoline and 15-
000 miles on tires Is an every day oc-
currence. The owner of the above
car drove away very much satisfied
for he felt that his car had peen made
as good as new and he ex&gcts to go
many thousand miles more befere
having it overhauled.
he Gros Installing
Additional Equipment
For Tire Economy
"Tire repairing and retreading like
many other phases of business de-
veloped greatly during the war in re-
sponse to the general plan to save."
states manager H. S. "Steve" LeOros
of the Universal Tire Co. "That car
owners have not lapsed into the old
ways is proved by the fact that they
are not only continuing along the
lines of economy' continues Mr. Le
Gros "Is proved by the fact that more
work than ever is being done In re-
treading." The Universal shop is being
equipped with the latest model Dri
Kure sectional mold the heat applied
being so controlled by a governor as
to get the amount required regardless
of the amount of gas being burned
preventing excessive beat on the arum
and assuring a sound durable re
tread.
Ku Ney. Taies Place
Of Instructor Rigney
At Bliss Auto School
"Prof." Dick Ku Ney it Is now Mr.
Ku Ney having this week taken the
place of professor J. J. Bigney of the
"T" Mechanics' school at Fort Bliss
while .irofessor Itlgney Is trying to
put salt on the tails of the fish up at
Elephant Butte dam. A class of near-
ly 100 of Uncle Sam's boys are being
instructed by Mr. Ku Ney. now in
charge of the rapair shops at the
Dana Auto Sales Co. formerly an In-
structor in school for chaffeura and
mechanics at San Francisco. "About
the most practical thing any expert
car repairman can do at present."
states Mr. Ku Ney. "Is to keep an eye
cn Uncle Sam's repairmen returning
from overseas. They have the beat
that the United States. England and
France has worked out In the auto
repair business."
Army Car Makes 103 Miles
Per Hour in Straignt-
away at La Baule.
Cadillacs were not designed for rac-
ing purposes but many a doughboy
rode so fast in them over shell boles
and along the battered highways of
the war zone that they could not re-
sist putting that speed to test on the
race track.
Sergt. Chaa. D. Frey of Dallas.
Texas recently returned to the United
States with a photograph of the con-
verted Army Cadillac which won the
straightaway In the La Baule races
of Hay SO. Jl and June 1. In France.
The race was against time and
was won at a speed of 1 miles an
hour.
The army mechanic who bulit the
car drove it to the race. When his
1 'liij
Is A Money Question
The Tire Question
You may boy the best tire in the mar-
kef may get ihoosands of miles from
H yet bo get
THE MOST MILES
Because of neglect in retreading or
proper service in tire repairing.
We Can Convince You
NOW that our prices on tire repairing
and retreading are tie best and one
trial wfll also convince yon that our
re treads are second to none. Figure it
vourself; It MEANS MONEY SAVED
USED and NEW Tina all sizes from
30x3 to 37x5.
Let XJs Prove It Next Time
You Need a Eetread.
CITY TIRE
EXCHANGE
K. E. DICHIARA Manager.
503 Texas Street Jhone 772.
brakes began to drag he Jerked them.'
off
The Cadillac motor had already
seen 15.000 mllea of hard usage In the
war zone but with a slight change in
the gear ratio and with Its frame cut
down it presented a typical race
course appearance.
USE 1ERALD
WAST ADS.
Just a Ride Makes
A Hundred New Owners Are Added Daily
Each a Warm Supporter of the Essex
en Want the Essex
Demand for Used Cars
In El Paso Is Greater
Than Ever Says Walter's
That El Paso Is Just now experlen
clng the greatest demand tor used
cars In its history. Is the opinion of
manager J. it. waiters or Walters &
Durham dealers in used cars.
"Undoubtedly one of the causes is
scarcity or new cars" says Xr. Wal-
ters. "Another reason Is that the pub-
lic Is fast coming to realize that cars
may be purchased from recognized
used car dealers with every assurance
of gettimr rood value for their money.
juiy prated to be tne oiggest month
we had In the history of our firm
and we expect August to be even
greater."
Perry Goes After
Large t Shipment to
Catch Up With Orders
E. Gordon Ferry president of the
lone Star Motor Co. left Friday for a-
two weeks visit at the Dodge. Essex
Hudson Cadillac and G. M C. factor-
ies where he will seek to secure 50
extra carloads of autos to supply the
increasing demands of .1 Paso and
Southwestern motorists. Mr. Perry is i
and over- confident that the neired number of
I'hrne 323 cars tn make up local shortage will.
1 be secured. i
Surely no car has ever equaled ike Essex in tie
way it Las been endorsed by the public From tne
very first It Las been advertised just as we said it
would be. by what people had to say for it.
You remember we announced the Essex would
have to speak for itself. Its fate was left with the
people. And now you can judge what the verdict
has been.
One Hundred Owners
Added Daily-
Deliveries at this writing exceed 10.000 cars.
An average of 100 new buyers are getting their
Essex cars every day.
Such a production would be large for many
older organizations. But it is not half 'equal to
the demand that there is for the Essex.
Sweden Ordered 5
Then Cabled for 75
The first shipment of Essex can reached
Sweden a few days ago. The initial order was
for 5. But on the day they were unldaded the
dealer cabled for 75 to be shipped immediately.
That is significant for Sweden is one of the
countries where gasoline costs nearly a dollar a
gallon. Even before the war European countries
did not take readily to American cars Only the
light small inexpensive cars had a market then.
Cost of operation was the big item. Gasoline
and oil prices made large cars impractical.
But the Essex just met the needs. It hashe
sturdkess and dependability Europeans had never
attributed to moderate priced American cars. The
Essex met their demands for economy and low op-
erating cost.
And Those Advantages
-Are Important Here
Americans rather than put up with the cus-
tomary objections of light low priced cars more
willingly paid the price that obtaaed the degree
of elegance comfort and performance they wanted.
But the Essex seems to have filled the need as
we expected it would. It answers the demand for
moderate first cost. It meets the inexpensive cost
and maintenance situation and of course it grati-
fies the taste in appearance and performance.
How Everyone Talks
For the Essex
They tell their friends what they have learned
about it.
Any dealer can tell you of person after person
who has placed orders with him as the result -of a
ride they have had with some friend. As a test
of how it stands in the opinion of motorists in gen-
eral or even the man in the street mention the Es-
sex anywhere you might be in such a way as to
provoke a discussion of it.
The result will be interesting. You aren't
likely to hear a single adverse criticism. But you
Vvill probably conclude everyone is interested in
selling you an Essex.
That is the Essex
Selling Force
It is just what you wiH hear from any group of
motorists. Everyone seems bent on telling every-
one else what a fine car the Essex is.
Note the manner in which they praise it Peo-
ple judge it in comparison with other; cars of merit
that they know.
i
That probably ezplaias why Essex performance
and quality is compared to large high priced au-
tomobiles. There is no other measure by which Essex can
be described.
When will you take your ride in an Essex?
Your enthusiasm will be as great as it now is
with close to a million others.
Essex boosters grow daily and thus they swell
Essex sales.
Lone Star Motor Co. Inc.
415 West San Antonio Street
Phone 6100
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