TIIE SUNDAY OREGONIAN, PORTLAND, MAY 25, 1913.
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SMITH NOW HEADS
BIG ASSOCIATION
another means of reaching; the coming
great Panama Exposition In San Fran
cisco In 1916.
Indiana Manufacturers' Asso
ciation's New President
Is Premier Official.
FISHER ELECTED DIRECTOR
Speedy Culmination of Tonr Plans
Seen by Members Interest In
Tour to Faclflo Coast
Growing Dally.
The resignation of C. B. Warren,
president of the Indiana Automobile
Manufacturer' Association, bas been
"IrSTIXG SPOILS CAR'S FINISH"
Jackson Man Tells How Washing
Should Be Done Properly.
"The first thins to do In cleaning an
automobile Is to avoid wiping: the dust
from the body with a dry cloth -or a
wet one." said A. E. Hale, the Jackson
sales representative here, the other
day.
"The daya are comlnsr when automo
biles will need frequent cleaning: to
keep them looking P'c and span, but
the finish will remain good for a much
longer time If the cleaning Is properly
done. Weeks and weeks of the most
painstaking effort are represented In
the beautiful finish of a high-grade
automobile, and a few Ill-advised
cleanings can ruin this effort beyond
repair.
"Even the finest dust will scratch
the surface of the varnish and paint
that make your car look so fine; and
It Is worse than foolish to attempt to
wipe off mud stains. The only proper
way to remove dust and mud Is by
washing. A heavy stream of water
should be the first course, and this
should not strike the car with great
force. It should be directed slantwise
ag-alnst the sides of the body, and
plenty of It used. If there Is much
mud on the wheels or body It should
be allowed to soak well and soften be-
CHANGE
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Joseph M. Gilbert Heads Lozier
Motor Company.
NEW OFFICIAL IS GENIUS
New Position Accepted Following
Long Period of Service in Build
ing t"p Business of Mann-
factnrers of Tires.
No recent event has created more
favorable comment and enthusiasm in
automobile circles than the election
last week of Joseph M. Gilbert to the
residency and general-managership of
the Lozier Motor Company, of Detroit
The announcement that Gilbert had
resigned one of the largest. If not the
largest position In the tire Industry,
riRST AMERICAN SIX CREATES FURORE ON ARRIVAL.
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H. E. .Taircr. of the Nob Hill Garage, at the wheel, with A. M. Duncan, a prominent tlmberman. by his
side and William Jones In the tonneau. Mr. Duncan saw the six the day that it arrived In the city and
promptly purchased it. The beautiful line of the American Vnderslung. so noticeable in the roadster and the
four and still mnr symmetrical In the six. while this particular car Is finished in a striking blue gray
color, with black lines, which bring out nicely the rakish effect of the car.
accepted hy the board of directors, and
If. O. Smith, of Indianapolis, president
of the Premier Motor Manufacturing
Company, a Aan of National Importance
. In tbe automobile world, was elected
as head of the organization, which Is
making motor car history by Its com
ing tour to the Pacific Coast and its
boost of the rock highway from the
Atlantic to the Pacific.
Carl C. fisher; the Indianapolis mil
lionaire sportsman of speedway and
prest-o-lite fame and the originator of
the plan for automobile manufacturers
to build an all-the-year-round highway
across America, was chosen as a mem
ber of the board of directors, and K.
P. Henderson, builder of Henderson
cars, was selected as tour treasurer.
The election of the various men was
unanimous and each Is well-fitted for
his post. Mr. Smith Is known to have
a vast influence in motor affairs. He
Is the vice-president of the National
Association of Automobile Manufactur
err, chairman of the trade committee
of the American Automobile Board of
Trade, vice-president of the Automobile
Chamber of Commerce, chairman of the
show committee of the N. A. A. M
which controls the Chicago show, for
mer president of the American Motor
Car Manufacturers Association ana
also of the Metal Trades Association.
rw Prealdent Able.
In these various capacities Mr. Smith
has become Nationally known and is
exceptionally well-o.uallf led for the
place he will fill In the Automobile
Mar.iTf:" tiirors' 'Association of Indiana,
whlrii civuples the premier position as
a motor car manufacturing state.
The new president has shown an ac
tive Interest in the Indlana-to-Paciflc
tour and is one of its strongest boosters,
His company la supporting the project
with the limit or entries it Is possible
for each Individual manufacturer to
make and he has made It plain in his
talks before the organization In the
past that anything he can do to fur
ther the tour to a successful culmina
tion will be undertaken gladly. En
couraging transcontinental automobile
touring Is not new to Mr. Smith, as it
was the Premier Company which co
operated with the IS Eastern owners of
Premier cars who in 1911 drove their
cars from the Atlantic to the Pacific,
thereby proving that there then existed
a highway available to the amateur mo
torist clear across this broad country.
The choice of Mr. Fisher as a mem
ber of the board of dt rectors also was
an excellent one. He Is president of
the Prest-O-Llte Company. R. P. Hen
derson, as tour treasurer, will be an
other live wire when plana for the
, trip are discussed.
Iilrmt WMena Now.
The yresent scope oft he transcon
tinental rock highway movement and
. the Indiana to Pacific automobile tour,
which leaves Indianapolis July I. is
becoming wider each day. Letters from
state officials, commercial bodies. Gov
ernors of states and private Individ
uals are pouring In each day. Cities
en various routes which the tour might
travel are making all kinds of prep
arations for the visitors and are beg
ging that they be allowed . to act as
host.
Throughout the entire West the tour
plans hare been received with open
arms. Every city of any Importance'
has written concerning It. and within
the week messages were received from
the Governor of California and the
chief executives of all the statea
' through which the tour will pass and
the San Francisco and many other
Chambers of Commerce telling of the
preparations of welcome which are be
ing made.
The State of Wyoming, through Its
Legislature, has sent an Invitation to
so arrange this midsummer tour to the
Pacific Coast that advantage may be
tak in of the excellent roads of Wyom
ing. The Governor of Nevada has advised
that he with his official staff will meet
the tour and accompany It to the Cal
ifornia state line, where the Governor
of the latter state and his staff will
welcome the party and all will accom
pany the tourists to the Golden Gate.
Various communities are ready to
repair the roads which the tourists
rill travel, and It Is known definitely
Ihat the lilS.OOo which will be spent
on the transcontinental highways can
Ve attributed directly to the Indiana
tour and assures the American public
fore a sponge Is applied, and then a
constant stream of water should flow
over the part being washed. A rood
soap should be used to remove grease
or oil never use gasoline.
"If a man wants to take especial
care of his car's appearance, it Is well
to shower the body thoroughly ' with
water If a trip Is to be made through
mud or rain. This will prevent spot
ting of the varnish by mud and water."
Helpful Hints for Auto Owners
A CARBURETOR that persists in
dripping when the throttle is
closed usually will be found to have a
worn needle valve that requires grind
Ing to its -seat. Use a very fine grind
Ing compound for this work, one which
Is not composed of emery, the particles
of which will embed themselves in
the brass and keep the valve and its
seat in bad condition.
In time an accumulation of carbon
Is likely to result from the practice of
turning off tbe gas and letting tbe
acetylene lights die out. While an oc
casional cleaning of the burners Is' not
a serious job. It can be avoided by
blowing out the lights first and turn
ing off the gas afterward. The blow
ing out of the lights Is apt to be fol
lowed by a waste of gas. If nothing
worse happens, should the shutting of
tbe valve be neglected.
A condenser of proper capacity
bridged across the contacts of the push
button supplied on the gas type of mo
tor starter will do much toward assist
ing the production of a good spark. It
must be remembered that in starting
the condenser, which bridges the con
tact breaker and absorbs the back kick.
Is ineffective, for the simple reason
that the breaker terminals are closed
and the condenser short circuited. The
condenser across the . push button.
which should be of the same capacity
as the magneto condenser, will not only
Increase the spark by relieving tbe
back-kick, but also by causing
quicker break. Then, too, it will elimi
nate much of the burning to which the
platinum terminals of the button are
subject, and which causes all too rapid
deterioration.
As a rule, owners of electric ve
hicles show their wisdom by leaving
the care of storage . batteries to those
who have had experience with them.
But there are a few things that are of
particular Importance to those who
either have to or want to do their own
tinkering. One of them is to refrain
from putting acid in the electrolyte to
bring It up to the proper hydrometer
test. A cell that testa too low In acid
usually -needs a long, slow "soaklnjr'
or overcharging, which has the effect
of driving the acid out of the plates
Into the solution, and so bringing up
the reading. Acid should not be added
unless the reading cannot otherwise
be brought up.
By constant use the bearings of the
clutch collar and the primary gear
shaft of a car are apt to become slight
ly loose and so permit the clutch and
gearshaft to spin a good deal when
changing gears: the result is a dis
agreeable clashing unless the parts are
given time to slow down. The simplest
remedy is to tighten up the clutch col
lar bearing, and so provide a slight
braking effect, which will prevent
spinning.
A possible cause for the breakage of
Incandescent lamp filaments In either
Inside or outside automobile lamps Is
looseness or the bulbs In their sockets.
The rattling of the lamps Is accompan
ied by a aeries of sharp little raps,
which hasten the destruction of the
filaments. It often Is possible for such
looseness to exist without interrupting
the flow of current.
A Question Answered.
Motoring Department, The Oregonlan
Can you tell me the reason for the
electric bulbs in my lamps burning out
so soon? I have bought three or four
sets of bulbs, and each has not lasted
more than a month. A. R. M.
The voltage from the source of cur
rent Is undoubtedly too high for the
lamps used. Try bulbs of greater volt
age capacity, as more than probably a
3ne-volt increase will eliminate the
trouble. .
that of general manager of the United
States Tire Company, to assume re
sponsibilities as chief executive of the
Lozier Company, came as a flash from
the blue and was a complete surprise
to everybody in the trade,
Gilbert Is a builder a creator. He
has done big things and he has started
from small things. Taking the Amer
ican management of the German Con
tinental Caoutchouc Company he forced
that concern into a commanding posi
tion in the tire trade of this country;
then wlh It as a nucleus he formed
the big United States Tire Company,
including in it several concerns that
had been bigger thn Gilbert's Amer
ican offspring of - a foreign .concern.
The rest is tire history.
Lsler'a Influence Seen.
Tnose on the inside and in a position
to know say that Gilbert's selection
was due to the influence of H. A.
Lozier. and when one recalls the close
relationship that has existed between
these wo from their very Infancy, one
Is inollned to credit the report, though
both gentlemen are silent on the sub
ject. .
Those who recall the old bicycle
lineup will remember that J. M. Gil
bert's father was the closest friend,
attorney and business adviser of the
Lozier of bicycle fame and father of
the well-known man whose name the
big automobile company now bears.
And no man can fecal 1 a time when I
is a next year's car
Paig) Model Glenwood, 8-Passenger .
. Touring Car, $1275
LEAVING aside all argument as to what
car was the leader last year, or what
car will be the leader next year, the
Paige "36" answers the question as to
which car is the leader the big extra value
car this year. It is a next year's car, and
the car-buying public knows it just as well
as the automobile trade knows it
There is no other car now that gives so
much in size, power, quality of materials
and construction, up-to-date design and so
much in equipment, for its price.
Notice the size of the Paige "36". It is
really a big car. . 116 in. wheel base. The
touring body is as roomy as probably any
5-passenger body you ever saw. The seats
are very wide and deep, with 10-in. tilted
cushions. There is leg-room to spare.
The doors' are wide: rear, 21 inches; front,"
19 inches.
Think what it means, when, for $1275, you can
buy a Paige car equipped with the famous Gray
& Davis Electric Starting and Lighting System,
and with Bosch Magneto.
With its" left-side drive and center controfthe
Paige "36" is in step with the best of the high
priced cars.
We can't tell you in an advertisement how good
and how much the Paige "36" really is.
.Come See It and Drive It
Five body types, touring, roadster, runabout; coupe
and sedan.
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DISTRIBUTERS. 21ST AND WASHINGTON STS.
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In our engineering department
we have men who have made a
life business of tire
construction.
That's why, in
Diamond Tires, you get
a tough, elastic, wear-
resisting tire, as well as
a side wall that will not
break above the bead a
No-Clinch construction that prevents rim cutting.
(NoClinch)
In an effort to give you the greatest mile
age at the least expense, our
engineers discovered Perfect
3-Point Rim Contact that
holds the . rim with a vise
like grip.
Another advance step in tire
construction is the more air-room,
insuring more resiliency and
greaterability to withstand shocks
and strains another exclusive
Diamond moremileage advantage
point r -
No-Pinch Safely Flap
Crmt section of Diamond Safety
Tread Tin .
So this time buy Diamond Vitalized -Rubber
Tires you can get them to fit your
rims at any of the
DETROIT. MICHIGAN
J. M. Gilbert drove any other than a
Lozier car.
Aside from the palpable fact that
Gilbert, a constructive genius and or
ganizer, was the logical man to bead
the company, ,he would seem also the
logical selection on grounds of old as
sociation and mutual-admiration.
Smith's Position Questioned.
Naturally, the first question that
sprang to the Hps of persons con
versant with the situation, was "In
what way will this affect Paul Smith,
who recently assumed the position of
sales manager of the Lozier Company
under the former management?"
Here comes in another story of a
longtime friendship and mutual ad
miration, for Gilbert and Paul Smith
have long held that attitude toward
each other, and it is well known that.
not only are they in full accord on all
matters of policy, but there are those
who assert that Gilbert has been Paul's
mentor not only since he assumed the
sales management of the .Lozier Com
pany, but was his chief adviser when
Smith was considering the acceptance
of the position with its heavV respon
sibilities. - Mutual friends say that the
accession of Gflbert to the manage
ment of the company Is the one thing
Paul could have desired, most had he
the full say in the matter.
Fourteen Plants Now.
The home of the Detroit Curling Club
has been secured by The Studebaker
Corporation and is now plant 14 In the
Studebaker system.
Auction
Twenty-Five Used Automobiles
The entire stock of used cars and trucks of the Gerlinger Motor
Car Company to be sold, without reserve, to the highest bidder.
This stock comprises seven-passengers, five-passengers, four
passenger roadsters, runabouts, electrics, coupes, limousines and
trucks.
All are now on exhibition at the garage of Gerlinger Motor Car
Company, at 86 Tenth Street, where they can be inspected and
demonstration had, if desired.
"THE CHANCE OF A LIFETIME"
DATE OF SALE
Saturday, May 3 1 st, 1913
2 P. M. to 1 0 P. M., at 86 Tenth St.
This sale must clean up our stock, as nothing will be moved to
our new five-story building now in course of construction.
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with something more, tha
were determinea to nuuu
that should be recognize
tition a value that woul
owner a good car a dep
oar. Now their yearly on
Regal automobiles, and th
some car.
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tout totals thousands 01
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Portland Dealers
Phones : Knt 618, B 2177
Hawthorne Avenue at East 8th Street.
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You 've observed that in front
of the finest homes Ford cars are
numerous. We are selling an
ever increasingly greater part of
our gigantic output to experi
enced automobile owners avIio
have tired of the exorbitant ex
pense of big car up-keep.
More than a quarter of million Fords now
in service convincing: evidence of . their
wonderful merit. Runabout, $.525; Touring
Car, $o"00; Town Car, $800 f. o. b. Detroit,
with all equipment. Get interesting "Ford
Times' from Dept. F, Detroit; Ford Motor
Company, 01 Union ave., corner East Davis
st., Portland.