THE SUNDAY OREGOXIAX, TORTLAM:. SEPTEMBER 21,
COST OF FIRES IS
SUBJECT OF STUDY
PIERCE-ARROW COMPANY ANNOUNCE MANUTACTTTEE OF TWO-TON TRUCK.
"SIX"
Six Cylinders
Six Passengers
Electric Starter
Electric Lights
1550
Replacement Biggest Item of
Expense, Next to Salary
of Driver.
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REDUCTION IS FORECAST
Trouble at Present' Attributed by
Automobile Chamber of Com
merce to Indifference and
Also I jack of Knowledge.
For more than a year the subject
of solid tire wear ana destruction has
been analyzed and studied by the com
mercial vehicle committee of the Na
tional Association of Automobile Man
ufacturers and its successor, the Au
tomobile Chamber of Commerce. This
study has included the effects of pay
ing conditions and topography in dif
ferent cities of the United States from
Boston to Ean Francisco; the greater
tire mileage obtained from solid tires
in European countries; the effects of
overloading and excessive speed; bad
distribution of loads; sudden starting
and stopping: inadequate tire equip
ment for load capacity; diameter and
contour of tires, and other factors
on this subject, even to differences In
temperament and mental attitude of
truck owners, shipping clerks, gar
age superintendents and drivers and
the helpful effect of the system of
bonuses to drivers.
Next to drivers' wafres, the largest
single Item In the cost of operation of
a gasoline motor truck in America Is
the cost of tire replacements and in
the larger siies of tlectric trucks it
equals or exceeds the cost of battery
upkeep. Truck users in England, how
ever, are obtaining to or three times
the mileage from solid tires that is
usual in this country.
Lwer Cot la Foreesmt.
The truck makers here believe that
by the adoption of proper methods
the users of commercial vehicles on
this side can greatly Increase their
tire mileage and thereby cut the cost
of operation and maintenance very
materially.
It is felt that the trouble lies partly
in the Indifference of the heads of
houses using power vehicles to the de
tails of their operation and partly to
the lack of knowledge of the cause of
tire destruction and wear on the part
of shipping clerks, superintendents
and drivers. With a view to remedying
this condition if possible, the board of
directors of the Automobile Chamber
of Commerce, at its regular monthly
meeting this month, adopted resolu
tions recommended by the commercial
vehicle committee, which Included the
publication of a pamphlet by the com
merclal department, request for aid
from the press and the procuring of
information from truck and tire man
ufacturers as to causes of wear.
It is desired particularly to impress
on users that abuse of tires not only
makes their first cost higher than it
would be if the tire companies did
not make good the damage done by
such abuse, but that the burden of
making replacements under the guar
antee falls on those who take proper
care of their tires as well as those
who do not; also, that In saving tire
wear the user at the same time reduces
damages to the vehicle Itself and so
saves on his general repair bill.
All Standards ladoned.
Another recommendation approved
by the directors was to the effect tha
the executive committee readopt th
motor truck standards adopted last
year, as embraced in the speed ratings.
body weight allowance, caution plate
against overloading and overspeedlng,
frame widths and lengths back of seat.
and demonstration charges. These
standards, together with a uniform
guarantee covering material and work
manshlp for a period of three month
after delivery of the truck to the pur
chaser, were established with a view
to correcting numerous abuses exist
lng among users and within the trade
Itself.
BOOKLET TELLS ABOUT AUTO
Ford Manual Gives Information
About All Parts of Cars.
Quite a new departure In the way of
brochures has just been issued for the
first time by the Ford people. It is
entitled the Ford Manual, and It con
tains some genuine Information of the
sort likely to appeal to owners and also
to those who Intend buying a car but
who wish first of all to understand
what they are buying.
The whole book is got up in the form
of question and answer, practically 150
of them, with clear illustrations and
drawings to supplement the written
answers in every case where there
might be the least difficulty in under
standing.
The brochure is divided into sections
dealing with the important parts of
the car, such as the engine, the car
buretor, the ignition system, rear axle
assembly and so forth. Not one word
of advertising matter Is contained in
the book, and the company Is deserving
of great credit for Its effort to supply
a really long-felt want.
PACKARD FORCE TAKES CRUISE
Dealers, Salesmen and Factory Ex
ecutlxes Make Trip on Lake.
About ZOO Packard dealers, salesmen
and factory executives left Detroit
aboard the steamer City of Detroit II
on September 10 for their annual con'
vention cruise.
Three days were consumed in the
trip, which extended as far as the Soo.
A stop of several hours was made at
Macklnao Island.
Business meetings, talks by execu
fives of the company and open discus
sions were part of the dally pro
gramme. The Packard factory band
furnished music and the Packard or
chestra with professional vocalists
from Detroit gave a programme every
evening.
Six cars of the new Packard "38"
model were taken aboard the boat so
that the dealers could become familiar
with the details of its construction
Kissel Kar Makes Fast Time.
Nicholas Walsh, of Escanaba, Mich.,
claims record time between that city
and Green Bay, Wis., a distance of 120
miles, largely over heavy roads. Mr.
Walsh, In his Kissel Kar, made tbe
run in four hours and 30 minutes, al
though six hours bad theretofore been
considered good speed. The roads part
of the distance are of sand and fre
quently motorists experienced no little
difficulty In making the trip. Mr.
Walsh's party consisted of Ave passengers.
Hunting antelopes by motorcycle Is a
sport enjoyed by Harold Eastman and
a friend of Ean Diego, Cal.
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TWO-TON TRUCK OUT t-.!' 1
Pierce-Arrow Company Has
New Worm-Driven Motor.
HORSEPOWER ABOVE RATE
Four Speeds Are Provided fand Oil
Tubes Arranged So Possible
Leakage Drips Back Into
Pumps and Is Not Lost.
After an exhaustive period of experl.
m.mitlnn the Pierce-Arrow Motor
Car Company has placed on the mar
vf a two. ton. worm-driven motor
truck.
tvi j cran,rR 1 deslarn of this new
pirm.Arnw nroduct is along ex
urtlv the same lines as that of the
five-ton truck, which has proved so
successful. The motor is rated ry
the S. A. E. formula at 15. horsepower.
It actually develops 30 horsepower at
1000 revolutions per minute; Dore iour-
Inch diameter; stroke, five and one-
hif Inchon: f our-cvlinder. rour-cycie,
rntr.mnl a utomatlcallv to a speed of
insn revolutions ner minute, or with
tnndarH fearing. 16 miles per hour
on the road.
The cylinders are of the T-head type.
while the valves and valve-operating
mechanism, the cam shafts, crank
shaft and gears are designed and man.
ufactured exactly as on the five-ton
truck.
A large rotary pump directly coupled
to the cam shaft takes oil from a well
t the bottom of the crank case cham
ber and delivers it under pressure to
large tube running the length of
the crank case. Easy passages run
from this tube to the main bearings,
and thence through drilled holes In the
crank shaft to the connecting rod bear
ings.
Lubrlcatloa Is by Spray.
The cam-shaft and wrist-pin bear
ings, as well as the cylinder walls.
are lubricated by the spray of oil
thrown off by the crank shaft. This
spray falls into the base of the crank
case and Is thoroughly strained before
being used over again.
Practically all oil tubes, passages
and connections are inside the motor
crank case, so that if a small leak
develops the oil merely drips back into
the pump and is not lost, thus econo
mising the oil. Only two tubes go
outside; one up to the pressure gauge
and relief valve on the dash; the other
the return pipe. There are only four
outside Joints to keep tight
A Bosch independent magneto -gen
erates the current producing the spark
Inside the cylinders.
Ignition is controlled by a single
switch on the dash, leading directly
to the magneto. The high tension
wires run through fiber blocks and are
strung through the air, thus affording
the maximum Insulation possible.
Modified Carburetor Used.
The standard Pierce-Arrow carbure
tor, modified to Butt the special de
mands of this truck motor has Deen
used.
A centrifugal pump directly coupled
to the engine gears forces water under
pressure through the engine system.
thence to a vertical tube radiator.
The clutch is of the Pierce-Arrow
standard cone type, faced with leather,
Surfaces are of large diameter and
width. Withdrawal Is effected by pedal,
throwing out two ball bearings mount
ed on a fork. These, in their turn,
act on the flange of the clutch, throw
lng It out.
There is a double universal Joint De
tween clutch and transmission to com
pensate for any small errors in align
merit. This Joint is of the internal
and external gear type with large
bearing surfaces. The Joint is com
pletely cased in and its shape Insures
the grease reaching tne Dearing sur
faces and keeping them constantly lu
brlcated.
The transmission, or gearset, is of
the three-speed, selective type three
speeds forward and one reverse. By
means of a safety catch It is Impose!
ble to have more than one gear in
mesh at a time.
The speeds are as follows: Maxi
mum on direct drive, 16 miles per
hour; maximum on second speed, eight
miles per hour; maximum on low
speed, four miles per hour; maximum
on reverse, three and one-third miles
per hour.
The design and construction of the
rear axle follows that of the five-ton
worm-drive truck. The worm drive
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JOH.V STEIDL A.VD PARTY IN Hl'DSON -37."
John Steidl. a large property-owner of Bend. Or, is one of the
owners of a Hudson 37," which, for light running expenses, he con
siders cannot be beaten. He has had the car five months, has run
over 6000 miles, and has yet to experience his first repair bill.
is mounted rigidly in a dust-proof
case of steel that carries the full
weight of the load, the shafts to wheel
transmitting the power only. These
shafts are of extra large diameter,
giving an extreme factor of safety to
take care of road Ehocks and vibra
tions. The engine and transmission
are mounted rigidly on a subsidiary
frame. Itself very rigid. This frame
Is secured to the main frame by a
hinged Joint at front, two widely
apart fixed Joints at the rear, thus giv.
lng a perfect three-point support.
AUTO TOPS ARE FITTED
PRACTICE OF TTSIXO "MASTER
BODY" GOIXG OUT.
"Look Around To Your Heart's Content
You'll Surely Come Back"
Your Studebaker dealer is not only willing, but glad, to have you "look around",
after you have seen the Studebaker "SIX".
He means what he says. He feels perfectly safe.
There is nothing in the market that can win you away.
It is not easy for him, or for us, to tell the simple truth about the car without seem
ing to indulge in braggadocio.
Because the simple truth is bound to sound disparaging to competing cars.
The Question of Price
Let's assume that you do
"look around".
The first thing you discover
is that the Studebaker "SIX"
is in a price division all by
itself.
You've got to begin several
hundred dollars higher up in
your hunt for a car com
parable with it.
Check One for the Studebaker.
The Question of Size
You are astonished to discover
that the lesser price of the
Studebaker is not explained
by a lesser size.
The Studebaker "SIX" is a
normal six which means a
six of the most generous pro
portions. A seven-passenger six, in other
words, (if used to its utter
most) with perfect freedom of
movement front and back.
So you. lose nothing here in the
lower price and gain noth
ing in the higher.
Check Two for the Studebaker.
The Question of Beauty
There are those who contend
that the Studebaker is the
handsomest Six on the
market.
Never mind that it is a distinguished-looking
Six at any
rate.
There are none more beautiful
none more graceful.
So you won't be won away on
that score.
Check Three for the Studebaker.
The Question of Workmanship
Bear in mind that you are sup
posed to be hunting for some
thing that will justify you in
not buying a Studebaker.
And immediately you encounter
an insurmountable objection
to buying any other car.
The Studebaker "SIX" is a
manufactured Six.
Practically every other Six with
which you will compare it
is an assembled Six.
We mean by this, Sixes which
are no larger, no more beauti
ful, but which sell for con
siderably more.
This almost ends the hunt right
here, doesn't it?
Add fifty points to the other
three we ve checked for the
Studebaker.
The Question of Fitness
Studebaker will build mart
Sixes than anyone else in the
world this season.
Almost as many as all the other
makers combined.
That accounts largely for the
price.
It accounts also for that ac-1
curacy without which a Six'
is a dangerous experiment.
It accounts for mechanical
niceties and full jeweled work
manship which amaze you at
the Studebaker figure.
Buy It Because It's a Studebaker
We say to you what your dealer will say to you
"Look around to your heart's content, you're bound
to come back".
You'll buy this Six because it's a Studebaker "SIX".
You'll buy it because its superiority will be forced upon
you by comparison.
$885 Studebaker "25 $1290 Studebaker
STUDEBAKER, Detroit, Mich.
Portland Dealer-EN?dMs?TOR ccx
35"
Dealers in All
Important Citiea
Up-to-Date Firm "Tailors' Cover
ings of Cars to Each Individual
Machine, Avoiding- Wrinkles.
If you ever went through & body
department of an automobile plant.
you probably noticed that in fitting
the tops, there was a so-called model
or "master body" on which each top is
fitted, as a dressmaker fits a garment
to a model. In other words, top fit
ting as defined by other 4 motor-car
builders is analogous In meaning to a
ready-made clothing manufacturer's
practice of fitting a certain size gar
ment to a definite form and fashioning
all garments bearing that size label on
a specific model.
This Is why one sees the collar of
coat worn by a man with a long neck,
purchasing that sice garment, sagging
ridiculously out of line, or why the
sleeve-length is too long for another
man wearing that size.
In other words, the individual devi
ation from a standard cannot be- com
pensated for, in any ready-made meth
od of fitting a garment or an automo
bile top. It is true that the bodies
may be built on the same model to ex
act measures, but when the top is fit
ted tne slight deviation in its measure
ments will bring about elight disallen
ment of the body and the too which
develop into wrinkles or sagging or
warping of the top at some point.
in tne btevens-Ouryea body plant
tuey band-tailor each ton to its own
body. There is no such thing as a
model to which all tops are fitted
each Individual body is its own model
for its special top. This process posi
tively prevents the slightest variation
in the uniformity of fit of the top. It
is claimed by the company that the
Stevens-Duryea plant stands alone ot
all body building plants in this coun
try, in lis oennition of bow to fit a
top properly to a motor car.
FIRESTOXE "WTXS COROXA RACE
Tire Takes Firth Victory In Contest
Since May 30.
Victory came again to Firestone
tires at Corona, Cal., September 9,
when Earl Cooper, in a Stutz, won this
great annual contest at a speed of 7r
miles an hour, distance ZSO miles.
This is the fifth great victory for
Flrestones since Ma vO, and Includes
all the important racing events of the
season, namely: Indianapolis sweep
stakes. May 30; Panama-Pacific road
race, July 4; Montamara Festo races,
July 5 and 7; Santa Monica race, Aug
ust 8; Corona race, September 9.
Never before in the history of tlre-
dom has one make of tire captured
such a string of unparalleled successes.
The victories are doubly' significant,
when one considers that Firestone
makes no racing tires,- every event be
ing won on the regular tires that any
motorist getfc when he buys Flrestones.
Frank E. Smith Elected.
Announcement has Just been made
of the election of Frank E. Smith, for
merly of the Maxwell-Briscoe Com
pany, of New Castle, as vice-president
of the American Motors Company, in
direct charge of production. Mr. Smith
s probably one of the most experienced
nd best-Informed men In the automo
bile industry and his connection with
the American Motors Company 1b in
keeping with Mr. Handley's well-defined
plans of specific concentration
and efficiency.
XEW RECORD IS HUXG UP
Cadillac Establishes Mark Between
Detroit and Omaha.
George F. Reim, of Omaha, recently
broke two Tecords in driving his 1914
Cadillac from Detroit to Omaha. Mr.
Reim, who was accompanied by four
friends, covered the 911 miles between
the Tullea Hotel in Detroit and the
Rome Hotel of Omaha in a total
elapsed time of 31 hours and 54 min
utes. The actual running time was
29:12, stops aggregating two hours
and 42 minutes having been made,
which is not much in excess of the
time required to make the run by rail
road. By this performance Mr. Reim
beat his own time of 36 hours, 57 min
utes, which was the record up to the
recent performance.
In reality two records were shat
tered, as the party established a new
time for the north transcontinental
route from Chicago to Omaha, driving
the 600 miles in 19 hours, 32 minutes,
as against the previous time of 21
hours.
The 1914 Cadillac on its arrival at
Omaha was simply washed and put Into
demonstrating service. The start was
made without preliminary tuning up,
Mr. Reim simply taking the car out of
the factory and beginning the Journey.
manufacturing, receiving direct reports
from Max Wollering, production man
ager, to whom report the superintend
ents of all the plants of the system.
Mr. Heaslet retains general charge of
the designing and other departments
of engineering at the Studebaker plant
10, which is, however. In Immediate
charge of Assistant Chief Engineer
Austin.
Studebaker Man Promoted.
By virtue of a recent increase in re
sponsibility, James Q. Heaslet, chief
engineer of the Studebaker Corpora
tion, has been placed in general super
vision of all Studebaker automobile
Xew Route to Yellowstone.
Under the auspices of the Chicago.
Black Hills and Yellowstone Park
Highway Association, a party in a
Studebaker car has Just laid out an
improved and direct motoring route
to the park from Chicago. The route
runs through Madison, Racine, Man
kato, Pierre, Rapid City, the Black
Hills and Cody, W'yo. It is said to be
both shorter and better than the for
mer route by way of Denver.
Wastern Australia produces more oI4
than any American etatp. sands more pearls
to Europe than any other country except
Ceylon, and Is said to hav9 the rlcbeai belt
of hardwood timber In the world.
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