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EL PASO HERALD
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If YOUR CUB WEEK' FOR EL
PASO IS UNDER GDNSIDERATIDN;
Olds Prices Advance; Paige Will Advance Next Weeki
and Also Republic Trucks; New Case Cars Arrive;
Tire Dealers Report Big Business; Over
land Salesmen Compete For Trip.
ENTERS FOR "FUN;" WINS RACE
ANOTHER ECONOMY
! RUN TO BE MADE
N. Y HAS SAME LIGHT NEW WHITES ARE
LAW AS THIS STATE ALREADY OVERDUE
F- will likely follow In the
f " istt-pa of Chicago, New York.
I'-Olanapolia and other eastern
t and have a Buy Your Car Now
v , K ' early In Augrust. The matter
t as roupht up at the last weekly
nr, of the Motor Trades asaoci
an) will be reported upon at
.! r i 'a meeting, when further In
f j-n'ion uill be available. This
' - "ieu has been a biff success In
te '.in and the live wires of the
il automobile brigade are anx
: -u see It tried here,
.la. ? meeting ef the Motor
v. 1 1 be In charge of the
J ' k:'i. raff. with Leo J. Trost and
1 1 Willi tins doing the honors. It
T '-o mark the farewell of the
i'- 1- it. l.e Davis, who Is going to
. t lit t week to act as Ford di
i.. r f.,r the Gila valley.
Old AdniM ! Small.
. - of the Oldsraobfle models ad-
- U .s week but the Increase was
f ' than had been looked for and
i' J'htihtr Is consequently very
2, I1-1 unloaded a carload of Olds,
t - -wff., including two of the new
'l i i us and looks for a biff busl- ;
(i. s month. J
- jtr-.- of all Paige models wflli
rr, a -week from Sunday and Ben
"V K. zi" states that the Toltlek has!
-.Ma Urt,-' number of orders this
r. f'oii motorists who were hang
' h , but decided to boy their cars
t i! v u ill have to pay higher
; - - T.e sties of Hupmobiles are
. v cootl but cars are scarce. J.
I - was reported to be in
,v- i Fiidav evening. but "Bob
i" tu s Hupp sales this time
v tsn t seen around the news
? u f f m e. Instead of fattening up
he is now trying to find out
jLim number of cars that will
b i ; it f r-rpe?mg demand.
t . r l-.n Perry, of the Lone Star,
ri hr -week in the territory.
Unrvey "U flew: la Lea re (bit.
-- w leux. former truck sales
- f the Lone Star and now fn
t ai lation class at Austin.
: - he is learning a few things
a that he didn't know. as a
n i J promises to be back in
1 - after the war and show the
r how to do their work.
" MacPherson, Locomobile rep
- - t i ie. is back from a vacation
. K t-j.nant Butte, and reports a fine
c. 'Mar is getting after busl-
iam with both hands and re-;o-
- the sale of a Biker four-ton
Vu Buquor is In Stiver City closing
lj: V' w dealer contracts for Max-
1-5 while John Buquor expects
t. Iea-. Tuesday, for the Pecos val
to close the contracts In that territory-
1
Three sales were reported this week j
b the Jordan representative. R. E. J
Lewis. ho asserts that he really likes
hard work, even if the weather is hot.
Like !t r it Carfeereter.
Some excellent results are being re
ported by motorists using the new
Strom berg carburetor on Ford cars to
Marker & Yonge and Roy Yonge
states that the Stromberg will soon
be in use on the Fords of all live wire
motorists who want real economy.
Good progress is being made on the
new home of the Stewart Products
Service station, inc., on Montana
street and manager R, A. Kelly hopes
to move into the building before the
end of the month.
A new model of the King "elpht"
has reached the Pioneer Motor com
pany. The high, broad hood, neat lines
and superior finish of this car has
made a big impression on ail visitors.
Mere Vim Truekn Arrlte.
Another carload of Vim trm ks
reached the Pioneer Motor company
this week. In the models with canopy
top, an improvement has been made
in the supports and the body is un
usually sturdy for a light truck.
The Franklin Motor Car company
will have another carload of Frank
lins here about Monday.
E. L. Carter, representing the Miller
Rubber company, with headquarters
at Fort Worth, was a visitor with the
Universal Tire company this week.
S. O. Bottorff is expected home this
afternoon after three weeks in the
New Mexico territory on Haynes busi
ness for the West Texas Motor com-canv.
Howard Rix. of the Borderland Auto
Supply company's staff, is due home
this evening after a prosperous busi
ness trip through New Mexico.
W. A. Tunstill states that the de
mand for Knight tires shows steady
improvement.
Tfce Hep air Heavy,
The biff repair plant of the C. F.
Johnson company is working to full
capacity to take "care of the demands
of local motorists in tire repairs while
Mr. Johnson states that he has had a
hard job to keep a complete line of
Quaker tires to take care of the fast
growing demand lor this line.
H. H. Pease, of the Tri-State me
chanical staff, is going to Arizona
next week to nave cnarge ot toe serv
ice department in Lee Davis's new
venture.
Three sales were reported this week
by Lee Hebberd. of the White Heb
berd company, who states that he has
found no difficulty in locating "pros
pects" for the Lexington line though
he finds that there is some disin
clination to part with cash for cars at
the present time.
L. M. Cregor left on Thursday for
Albuoueroue and other New Mexico
points to close some contracts for Re
public truck agencies.
HrpDMfe lnrtce to Advance
Prices of Republic trucks are to ad
vance on July 15 and there has been
an unusually heavy demand for this
popular line during the past week.
Franklin 111 Have Teste le 2
(.'It lev on Friday, the 13th. With
No Fear of HedM.
Though next Friday is "FrMiiy the
lCth." Leo J. Trost and some ZOO uther
Franklin dealers In this country are
rot at all alarmed and the annual
Franklin economy test is scheduled to
take place, regardless of weather con
d.tions. Mr. Trost has reen preaching
Fr.t.klin eronomy and thrift for a
lcr.-r time and says that It is now time
1 to give a practical aenionairaiion ana
i whil he will have to use a new and
I consequent! v "stiff car in the test
I here, he believes that the mileage for
I a gallon of casoline will prove a big
' surprise to manv local motorists who
have b-en doubtful of the claims of
air-cooled car.
The rules rquir the use of a single
fortified gallon of commercial gaso
line, carried in a separate tank con
i 'ted directly to the carburetor, and
th.it all cars in the test be stock mod
. is, series 9 Franklin touring cars,
'lite courses call for an out and back
tr.p, so as to equalize any advantages
m.m wind or grade. The strict con
formance to the rules will be certified
under oath by two official observers,:
who will accompanv the car for the1
ntire distance. With over 20 tests
u-i:g performed In the same day. It is
to be expected that average results
mil be obtained with respect to roads
and weather.
Go-rnor Whitman, of Vw York,
has signed the Hewitt bill, which
prescribe the manner ! w.ih head
lamps nvi-t be controd In N w orfc
state 1 i"!fr :ts tTii hirht ras
nvjt not rif-e higher than 42 lnft.es
from the roadway at a distance of
7fi feet from the car. The lamps must
also illuminate an object placed ten
feet from each side of the front of the
car.
The new 16 valve four cylinder
White cars, which were expecte 1
-irIy !t th wek. are now overdue,
though i- Simpson, of the Simpson -Rico
corn pan v. hopes to be able to
show and demonstrate these cars
within the next few days. He re
ports a large number of inquiries for
them.
VSR HERALD WANT ADS
111KR.Y 11 RIt 1ND HIS 300,000 MIL: Bl'ICK WINXUR.
ITS somt.iii.i.1? o i op a .""j-ni.le
freeforall raie. tin uith -ut tak
ing into consideration the fact that
the winner grabbed off a fat bit of
prize mone. but the auto mechanics)
of El Paso say that Harry Bj rd, fore
man of the service department of the
Ramming Motor company, is a "lucky
bird" anyhow. But here's how it hap
pened: !
Byrd decided to go over to the
Juarez races on Wednesday and got
"Bob BlankensbJp. foreman of the
Simpson -Rice shops, to go over with
him. Bob's new speedster wasn't ;
ready for running so rather than
take the street cars, they decided to
take the service car of the Ramming:
Motor - . .i r v as a means of tran -r,ort..Tn"i
This h Huick: had i 'in
over 1'tU'OO miles, in and around 1.1
I'a"-o. 1 ut it is a "pet" of B;- rd's and
he alwas has it tuned up
Tho two mechanics arrived at the
track bvfi re the track was closed to
all but the racing cars and they de
cided to hare a turn or two at high
speed to feel the track out. They had
no Intention whatever of competing.
"Hitting 'er up" at SO miles an hour
felt good to both men and Byrd re
marked that he thought he could have
$5 worth of fun by going Into the 50
mile race though he had no idea that
he could win against cam that had
been specially prepared for the race.
However, he paid his entrance money
and started.
Byrd proved the "dark nag of th
race and won handily, doing the 5i
miles m an hour and eight minutes.
H- v ai the happiest nun at the track
a 1 his pal the .orpSt for Boh still has
an idea that hi-- s-pe dster ran make
liyrd and his l"U.'-0-niile Buick step
some.
R. W. Ramming Fay that Byrd's
victory proves that a Buick is never
out of tune for a race, when Byrd is
the service man in charge.
EI Paso Distributor Wanted
Am here to make El Paso a distributing point of BelUdtea
Meter Trucks for all of Texas west of the Pecos River and part
of New Mexico.
Have carload of three tracks here to show prospective
Distributors that we have the most attractive track proposition
obtainable.
You cannot know what we have without seems the truck
and talking over our plan and proposition. PhoBe or write rat
at Room 805. Paso del Norte Hotel. Here until Monday after,
noon only.
R. F. DUGGAN. Seles Mgr.
ITALY ASSISTS IN
BUYING TRACTORS
Tha Italian ministry of agriculture
1 has Issued a notice fixing rules where- t
. by agricultural bodies and societies
in Italy may obtain a government .
contribution toward the cost of ac-
quiring tractors for mechanical plow- i
ing:. The grant will be conceded to j
these bodies np to 20 percent of tha
total cost. I
U00R CAKS
RAMMING MOTOR COHPAHY
REO.
DT7 JKW. ATfi. TW. MLB
Q.
Is ihe t
man in
a hurry?
Q-A.
Q-
He doesn't appear to be tak
ing a nap.
Well, -what's his trouble?
He's to appear before his bank
directors on the matter of a
loan and his car is down with
punctured tires.
Isn't he foolish to depend upon
his car in such an emergency ?
He wouldn't be if he had the right
tire equipment.
What do you . call the r& tire
equipment?
Lee Tires the stuff that geU you
there, and the tires you can always
depend upon. Don't ask roe, but go
and look into the Lee Puncture
Proof feature, their standard lines,
their Inner Tubes and find out for
yourself what I mean by light the
equipment, from
BORDERLAND AUTO SUPPLY CO.
363-365 Myrtle Ave.
tone rpTfeTirfin Phone feoc
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What the advance will be is not yet
known but there is belief that It will
be substantial.
At least two of the local Overland
salesmen expect to win trips to the
Willys Overland Retail Salesmen's
congress at Toledo, according to F. U.
Bannell. of the El Paso Overland com
pany. Mr. Willys has chartered one
of the largest steamships on the great
lakes to give the salesmen a trip.
Krrord .M n t fa for Overland.
The month of June saw the largest !
business in the history of the El Paso '
Overland company and July promises 1
tc be another record breaker.
The first shipment of Case cars for
Kl I'aso is expected to arrive about
Sunday and the Border Motor Sales
company win nave tne cars on oipuv
Tuesday and the rest of thf week
thoneh the advance orders hae taken
care of about all the cars in the first
shipment. The Case Is a four-c Under i
car with a powerful motor anil the i
parts are practically all Btandard and
well known. ,
The Oaiciana Auto Fales comp&nv
unloaded another carload of Interna
tional trucks this week.
CONSER VA TION OF MILE A GE
A Series of Articles an the Care and Repair of Automobile Tires.
Artide Four Saving the Tread.
Lee
Standard Tires
Give more tire comfort
and mileage than ever
before claimed for any
standard make of tires.
Lee Tubes
Al ways jit and arc of rare
tbkkriesa and regged
ness. They are extreme
ly stipple, tough, resil
ient and Jong wearing.
ieeSre & Euibet Co. Gratetaka fe.
5.000 mile guaranteed
Msuuctureo at SiHba Goods sssx B0
Used Fords igss,
We Buy, Sell aud. Exchange Used Cars.
Just Now We Have Some Special Offer
ings in Fords. See them.
We Buy and Sell Used Cars, Used Tires,
Used Accessories, Etc We Can Save You
Money.
Byars & Company
EDITOP.-S NOTE: It i esti
mated that the stupendous sum
of S350,0i0,00o was spent for au
tomobile tires last year. Of this
ast expenditure, experts figure
Jlu5.000.000 was squandered by
auto drivers through carelessness
and ignorance in the use and care
of tires. The Firestone Tire and
Rubber company believes much
of this unnecessary tire expense
can be eliminated through educa
tion anr; that Is the purpose of
these articles, which were pre
pared by experts and offer only
simple practical suggestions. '
VERT common form of "tire
A wastage" Is the unnecessary
wear en the tire tread caused
by a careless use of the car brakes,
the Inaccurate adjustment of the
wheels, or the improper use of anti
skid devices. Of these, probably the
moat common Js the careless ase of
the brakes.
Knowing how to stop, when neces
sary. Is considered more important
than a knowledge of how to start the
engine, therefore, the use of toot and
emergency brakes is taught to the
new car owner, early. Locking the
wheels will not bring the car to an
immediate stop, the momentum and
weight will cause the rear wheels to
slide along for a considerable dis
tance and grind off the tread of the
tires in the same manner that street
car wheels are ground flat in spots.
Avoid letting in the clutch quickly
while the engine is running fast -such
treatment Is not good for either
car or tires. Spinning the driving
wheels In mud, snow, or on slippery
roads may grind off the tread rubber
and sometimes snag the cover along
the entire wheel circumference.
Anti-Skid DeTlces Misused.
Anti-skid devices are helpful, under
certain conditions, but great harm
will result from continued use when
not actually needed. Some devices are
noisy and there Is a temptation to
fasten them tightly to the tires, caus
ing the cross grips to cut and gouge
Into the rubber cover and fabric un
derneath. When cross grips become
worn, sharp and rough, they ehould
be replaced, otherwise catting of the
cover cannot be avoided.
Another common cause of excessive
wear on a tire tread Is faulty align
ment of the wheels. Tour car should
be Inspected occasionally by a me
chanic to correct this fault
Wear on the Slue Walls.
Probably one of the most common
and inexcusable abuses ot tires is
driving tbem in car tracks or deep
ruts. The easiest riding road Is
sometimes the hardest on the tires.
There may be times when bad roads
cannot be avoided, but side will In-
Jury to the tires under such circum
stances should not. In ffllmm ha
considered as an indication of fault
in me quality or construction.
It Is possible, under veryseerecr--dltion.
to wear through the- f . k - .
rubber in a very short time, dj: -dmarily
the wear ridicuii:, iu-: ',
IX it is necessary to dn.e o
ally over bad roads, reverse TV t -a-?
t e place the worn side toward
car, vulcanize rubber oer inu r.s:
worn parts to protect the fabric fri
moisture and disintegration, a1" 1 :
will be found that tn normal s .v-a
from the tires will not be s.-eail; af
fected. Rough streets tempt ore to dr.va
in car tracks. It is more comf.TLa
ble for the passengers and m.w uc
economy to protect the car, at t :r,e,
from bumps and unusual tbrauon b.
running in car tracks, ratner mail
over rough, cobblestone paemertts,
and the tires won't be injured not.ee
ably by doing this occasionall it
is the continued practice that short
ens tne mileage.
Quite often the pavement along In
side edges of rails is very rough and
may result in cuts to the rubber and
bruises to the fabric. Kails on niiis
are to be avoided as much as nossi
ble. as they usually have sharp, thin
splinters on the edges, which are lia
ble to cut or puncture tne tiros.
Neglected Cuts.
The service of tires will be a bore
vlated. to a considerable extent, if
cuts and snags are neglected. Too
much care cannot be exercised in this
respect.
The elasticity of the rubber per
mits a cut in the tread to exnaad UB
der the weight ot machine and in
contact with the road. In this way,
such foreign matter as grit, sand and
pebbles are rorcea into tne cut. irim
each revolution ot the wheel, the ac
cumulation of foreign matter aets as
a wedge and further forces itself be
tween the cover and fabric of the tire.
It is not unusual for these lumps or
"mud boils." if neglected, to cause a
complete separation of tne treao.
It is pretty generally known that
gasoline, grease, oil and other fatty
substances are solvents of rubber.
Oiled parkways and roads are not
particularly harmful, especially after
tne on nas soaaea into ut rwuwj .
If garage floors are not kept clean
and the tires stand in a pool of oil.
the treads soften and the traction
strain in service stretches the rubber
in a wavy outline.
Probahlv the most damage la expe
rienced from grease in differential
housing, working out into the brake
drums and then onto the aide walls ot
the tires. This may result from loose
bearings, too much grease, or from
using grease not suitable for the dif
ferential. Grease and oil can he very easily
removed by a rag saturated with, gas
oline.
EDITOR'S NOTE: The fifth article
of this series, which will appear in
the next Weekend Herald, will ex
plain the cause of rim cuts and point
out the dangers of tread attachments.
-Tenners ' and "Inside protectors.
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MAKE NEWLY OILED
ROADS LESS STICKY
The alioperr. dirtr condition of
recently oiled road ie one ot the most
disagreeable features of highway
maintenance, from the motoriafa
point of view, and th a
that this Inconvenience can he great
ly reduced is good news. According
to Fred W. Sarr. second denutv Mrh.
way commissioner of JJew York, the
experience last year In that state
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traffic standpoint can be reduced from
one-half to three-fourths at an addi
tional cost of only about 515 per mile.
This is done by a slight change In
the character of the road oil. Experi
ence during several years shows that
the best road oil for light surface
t percent of asphaltum or pitch and
must be heated to a temperature of
vuui vw qcsiccb in oraer to oe
sprayed successfully on the road, ex- 1
cept during very hot weather. The j
imnhlVM-Mt In t aot-non, 1.. I -
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alteration in the character of the
material used to flux the asphaltum
or pitch base. This flux is now re-
Muired to have about 50 percent of '
l.L-ht volatile oils which will evapo- '
late In about two days after the stir- ,
1 f- apiih. .it. on i-i Ti, Innrij the
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STOCK HUDSON IS
WINNER ON TRACK
One of the elated motorists com
ing back from tbe Juarex racetrack
after the races on Wednesday was
sales manager Clifton, In charge of
Hudson business for the Lone Star
Motor company. Dick Keyes. driving a
Hudson aupersix. had won the stock
car race for owner-drivers and Mr.
Clifton declares that the Hudson
stockcar can uphold honors as welt as
the Hudson racing team. The ear
driven by Mr. Keyes was a stockcar
in every resnect without a sing-la
change and with no special prepara
tion for the race beyond a thorough
oiling and greasing.
MILITARY HIGHWAYS
FAVORED AT CAPITAL
Kfforts on the mrt of rovflnum nf
different states, atat highways com
missioner., ana otners Interested in
the successful prosecution of good
reads work as a military necessity,
promise to met with success, ludiriner
by the inwet bein taken In the
matter or priority or shipment off toad
building materials by officers high
in the war department, members of
the council of national defence. Logan
Waller Page, chief of the roads di- i
i:on of th" depirtment nf agricul
i y. t '! ,n prcition t. irive
Reproduced from an actual photograph taken near Fort B ridge r, Wyonucg
A Performance That Proved
This is the story of one of the most gruelling tests to which an automobile
was ever subjected.
Remember as you read it that the car was a Series 18 Studebaker taken
from a dealer's stock, that there were no trained service-men at specially estab
lished "controls" to care for it, that the trip itself was not "factory planned,"
that it was just an ordinary tour.
No Special Preparations
On May 20th last, this Stadebaker ear
left San Francisco as tbe pilot car (or a
caravan of advertising men going to tbe
St. Loots convention.
No special preparations were made at
far as tbe car was concerned. Tbe trip
vras to be a long one bat nothing un
usual was expected.
v
The first two days were pleasant and
the roads were good.
Seas of 'Dobe Mud
The third day found tbe party at
Lovelock, Nevada, in a pouring rain.
The harder it rained, the stickier and
more tenacious became the 'dobe mod.
In places the pools were bob deep. This
mod was cement-like in its consistency
it took a pick and shovel to remove it
from tbe wheels. Yet tbe Stodebaker
car palled sturdily along and showed
ample reserve power for conditions even
more difficult. This lasted for three days
until they reached Salt Lake City.
Over the Rockies in a Blizzard
Leaving Salt Lake City tbey started
for Evanston, Wyoming, traveling this
latter half of tbe distance tbnmgh one
of tbe hardest rainstorms imaginable
tbe road was washed out and tbe car bad
to find its own way over rocks and along
ledges that seemed impassable.
Starting from Evanston for Fort
Bridger they ran into a blizzard, which
at lower levels turned into rain.
Tbe road was a veritable canal.
At one point tbey only made nine
miles in five boors (the picture above
show why).
More Rain and Mud
All tbe way tbroagb Colorado tbe rain
coo tinned and kept tip as tbe car
straggled through tbe gumbo mud of
Western Kansas.
Even between Topeka and Kansas
City tbe roads were in awful condition.
Arrived in Perfect Running
Condition
At Kansas City the deads Med, tba
v son shone and the rest of tbe raa to St.
Lows was made without incident.
Despite its all batunsurmoontablediri
culties tbe Stodebaker car arrived in St.
Louis only 2S hours behind schedule in
perfect running condition and baring only
changed one tire daring tbe entire trij
So well had it come through its terrible
experience that the car was driven on to
Detroit to the Studebaker lactones with,
out any overhauling whatsoever.
This performance is farther proof of
the remarkable durability of Stodebaker
cars a durability that is doe to one
thing onlj the mechanical per feet ion
of this splendid automobile.
Any car that will come through a test
Hke this in perfect running condition
any car that will perform as this one did
is worth your serious consideration joh
owe it to yourself to get a Stude baiter
demonstration before yon bay any ear.
There will be no change in Studebaker models this year,
but the increased cost of materials and labor may force Stude
baker to make an advance in prices at any time without notice.
Four-Cylinder Models
FOUR Roadster . 985
FOUR Tourisg Car . $65
FOUR Landau Roadster II JO
FOUR Every-Weather Car 1 185
ABpnces fab. Dttmt
Elliott-Garrett Co. Ltd.
Southwestern Distributors
Six-Cylinder Mxfes
SIX Roadster . . $1&0
SIX Touring Car . 1350
SIX Landau Roadster 1350
SIX Touruur Sedan . 1700
Phone 953 500 to 506 W. San Antonio six lZ : :
All price fa& Detroit
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