THE SUNDAY OHEfiOXIAX.' TORTLAXD, DECEMBER S. 1013.
CORD TIRES TESTED
poptlandeps
AS AIDS' TO AUTOS!
; .notop VcJ
Sirperiority Over Fabric Con
. struction Is Proved by Use
on Cole Eight.
EASIER RUNNING IS SHCMN
1 -
I 1 V
Natln of. Trial. With Alaaaja
Mmr l uaiif.-Ar-CarWvljr Made
mI KlflrraMwv for slox
, ( uai-arrl tm Detail.
T prove tat erl rf rurtia B-J
tenet. l tire. r rpr4 with far
lint, ' a rar more taer aa the
kill ao4 cua II l coaaat fartir '
tar ti9ipa Joo ft ale. W. I At
br ht. mmeaer at ! Fitlarl
k(aa ( IK B. r. ai.aoelra.-B) Cerrreet.
mj hla rMef Ifntium. Carl C"4IU
y.na4 a ti Col EKtl aoi at tle
ort&aet . A ate Cora pan a le'
IVa.lwav aay laat weB a4 put
it Ikrtuil IB fcae of aeaeral teats
tKh ex-a-da-l their oa earec
tat ana.
'rat. tli taa tmoolk faBrr tires
a the front ! an- lo roucl
feirw: tires na -.na-t. ma ""Vie aa
turM4 looee era ii a atear. nil at the
fcae.i of Ui-i,bi:u trail at a Clwd
?ee at speaA.
Tfc-a. antra the lira rjuipmot.
t car vj e Ki-t aui l'rrr Thur
mjq etret Jaat above the Lt 'oreetrv
fcuUcl.ta. r,p) lato neutral sar an4
- Baal alK'tax doaaa i:e Ina-llne.
VieeatvaWeie) ee t era rail v
Tat.a Jnre an.l the notetinne care
f.lir re.areW '. f I'wkiaa. te
car vae rrurnit fa r rei ts're
tor r !ritltrl iwnrr. r:nil au
atitut4 loi- ! J'uf U'l I'rrt. T-iaO
taa car aae pt ever the M r
ere.t IBe former lota a4 !a coro
f rla i.f a.te.
feofrt the Tata
evtvaa br 're-ie, lu.itan. r-.. b" l
atrrl af tfca ,arihnl Aultf Cam
fay aa rrfj)l to rla-a Iba
trat' a4 pr at tba aama BKbaa
a bat ft trtpa.
t Ua Hr.t trip It rulr4 a pa4
af 1J mltaa a ftr ta a-t tba rr
r .ha M.I it at-o tba aira-
. Wblrnto frb tt tbla taal
ta sa on tba apaa-loiratar rtoa4 a
ait af r.a mi ia an aaur at tba lop
n r,. ar.4 a tba al.'pri... (rll
aa t"a tatoL'ttr lnrrl. until at
tx lap of tia r"a1. "bare ir:a Kmfii
IIXIHU an4 Arl.aaloa IUI1M1 eoat
bra a- b !. tba la at -la at a
2-ott1a rlitx
Wltb) tba itilrart-taa ror4 tlraa Ob tba
aar4 iria r tbta :H tba ama apaa4
u attn4 tt tb rarli aatranra an4
tba Ibrotlla a r4 " piara4 a
ta mirtt ma.ia bt Mr. Mottoa on lb
r.i tnix Tbia lima al Iba loa of la
la. ii. tba p.4 oaa i mlla aa ti"t
mm (nmur4 ai.b mtm milaa aa tb
frrrr -ir ar4 at tba loop of tba roa.
tba raa4 araa ii mtl an bir
mcara itb mi.ra aa bur aitb
It tabrl.- tlraa.
Attbaucti tha v :a. la apa4 frora
itM lb tad tram to mtlaa
aa k4f Boaar t rapa-tia mu-
mBt In tba BJin4 of tba atf 4rlr,
lr. Halloa. bara aa 4'H,ln lh
fa. I Ibat tba d trip bl
rn Kirt.Kai tunt.
to IK IT.tHTtn TWUOM
KOM. Aanaunramant ma4a y
Ir4r b M. C. Sklanar, Nortb
aat inanar of tba rbt-lfi
KiaalKar brBrb. 4itrlbalora of
Iba KiuriKar aa.1 Url-a auto
mubilo. tbat roorat will aa
br. b t.nvrroar for tha r
iroriicn of tba irw braa--h
batldnc on tba itorthaaat or
a r of (ai atrt aMt lrvaJ-
a
t'laaa f r tba bulMinc ara
4raarn ama tlma ifn. bot tb
final d--iii a not 4atartnlaat
antil bftr r. larabla rorra.
t-n.ln.-a ba t w n Mr fbinnar
a n4 ina bamc eruc la Aaa fraa
c t
Tba final plan aa a!erl4
ytrd. falioalnit tba arrival
In rortlarxl of W. 3 Cmpba.l.
a r-ar af iba iUs 'raarla-a
affVia.
aiala J-Ir unfao'ta ronlitlona.
Ji.l bafara palling Bp to tb hill
vtrn tba Hllvrtoiaa cord aButpmaol
tia taaatiatar aol :-4 tbat a bla
mtr aprtnblar hal 4na rani4arabla
airlr work b ap.radintr waiar frnm
mmm ai4 of ta atrvat to tha otbar.
TB I ni4ii!aitiT ova4a tba ro4 aur-
f a m'l.-b lal-- aa4 tna Iracltoa
alowar tbaa it au!4 kil baca ubvlar
aartnal rimimataivr
Utrkba baa Daa4 aionw
im tna rd of tba taat tba rar
r n tirrw ta ata.'a4 a: tria roraar at
1'aaotr-alaUk aaC Tburmaa atraata.
4il In t natral iai aav4 alloatd lo
rail 4ai tba bit! asm It cant la a
4m4 atop,
itb fabric lira Iba faataat anaa4
attaiti'4 br tba car aaf ta 4aail
aa 14 auiaa aa bur tal it cama la a
atop al a point ttra--M aooia of tba
l aaerr bil.diat. bftar tr.irfi a
au'al af bat aaanla4 ta about
too tad n ba'f S!.b. moat of wblcb
a (aa bllL
talrr. .' Ia o4 tiraa. tba I'ola
ran 9 a raa. af II tnltaa an loir al
on font laataa4 of IXat 4a4
tia:l trka loratrT batldiaat. la
ratia! an far aaotbaa tone biora an Iba
op rri antil I cam a to tba craal at
tba m.-nia al Taatr-anth trt
aa I tbatt rlla4 an 4wa tba altcbt
rad far II bloaaa lo Mltaaptb aa4
Tb rraian atraata aa4 t'arnaH tba roraar
t:ira-4a.-ta' rf a bio a toworal Pa
Biar '.rl. 0 rafa iba bl trVB
tn tin. run oaa I1 .l--b ap tba bill
frarn T o an t j .al Mb lo Tai - want i
atri. Aftar II itarkad Iba rraat tba
raat wa "rfi-'a a'n
ana ll of tba-irirt tbo Tola) rarri.4
tba aama to4 af Bra paaaaaarara.
w..b a la tba aatrafala about a
la ana a:l of IM t'a carrl4 tba
aa untoar of p-jua4a r'aaaura. la.
"Tiara ta BbaoJattlr aa aaatloB
boil tba alirl.-aecB of Ibia taal.aal4
M- Albrlarit al tba rloaa of prooa4
lata "tba curd tiro :! boaot a car
ta V oar rant Mara poairr oa tbo btlla.
II will a Wait n aav.ao rf B- Zl par
aai In aiaaoltra nnnomr bh4 It aalU
parmii a rar t rwoat J par coat tar
lb aaHar a-4 aarr conatitleaa.
"To aar aulB4 tbara la aa bo h 4it
far. a.-- botaaa tba aualltiao af raai.
I.B'-v IB tba ror4 tiro afwf Iba fabric
Ibara la batwa'B tba paaamatic bn4
Iba aol4 rub bar lira a. raaliso tnat
tna ararala anaa la aol raaJity roa
ajina4 af IM fart, but In ollhaaT to
bo tbat buck la tba caao. crrao Ibinc
thai a'!'!' to tba raltllK- of tba (en!
I e. af rauraa. la tbc fj- t Ibal It auf
fra I h - dar.ll. ap of abo il 3V aa JO pa.
cant laaa roa4 trtraion Tba tabrlr lira
ta Ratlar aM b. Ova taa.ro of It camaaa la
cuata-I oita 14a aurtaca of tt-a roa4-agr.-
r 'W'ij i 1. - - - - - i iTTr i iat
f
A'
UA.V baa lo war. a Dp pratir aartr
la taa morptoa lo boot W. R
Ulafha. tha pioaaar commlaaloa
marrbant boao lama tfacorataa a tall
tijt at ! t ! from rlroau on tba
butomobtla ibrraraaka.
Tor tbo paat axan aara Mr. Ulafka
EASY PAY HEW PLAN
P.taxwell Agent Anbunces Time
Basis for Sales.
AVERAGE MAN RECOGNIZED
f. L. lUm Ktplalna t'oiitlltlona lok
Inc lamaucHllaie larlltrrjr of Car
mcxp-.lb ladrr ArraogcnM-ota
! rmiltlnc lamcnt Delay.
a .
,t(-C nl lr" auno principle that
tilomobilra rap rnd aalll eventually
bo -nr-liy a I n IS a aatia baala aa
pianoa. r.al aaiala nd other rommodt
lias of vaiue. C. . U Booa. of C. U M
Co.. local Matwell rrpraaentatlvra.
la todiy annouptirif a time-payment
plan by Which Iho proape. live molor-
iata of ti la rttr and iktnlty ran ob
tain Mamell card without any appre
ciable ncroachria-i on tbolr Onanclal
reaourraa and lnvlxrnt.
-"y aa ton ride la tba conclao way
la which Mr. Bona summarises the ale
tail of the plan.
"Modern roMl! t fna often demand
tbat I irin make uao of hie entire cap
ital q Ma bustaeae or la Ma prof re-
m tonal aulpmant. dolarra Mr. Boea.
""ftn vvra the relatively small
amotant peadad to pay Iba raah-dawn
prtro of even Vtatwelt aulornobllo la
tarce ar.ou.li to kaop blm from takloc
hla monar frora Abe channels la which
ll la al work.
"Tha auiorr.oolte buatnaas mull rar
oinlia thla eoadinan. I have worked
oat a plaa which I am put Una lolo ef
fect hero for the ban. tit of my cue
lrn.ra at ho mar bo ao situated.
-Tkla pUa aoablaa tba man of ave
rage aaaaa to bur a car and enjoy it
wbito ha la pa ln. for It and enables
him aa Wall lo pay for It out of his
recular an -me. 1 bla plaa I am put
llBaT at work lodar. It will bo elicibla
In Iba caao af v.-y car I can a vgrt
from tba Ialroii faa-tory and my arjiaxl.
ula ralla for n-orc Maawell car (haa
have avar bora d-llverx baro la lor
co4-weo!h-r naih. Al proaaet I raa
make lmrad. I a d.tlver aeder tbl
pay-aa-ou-ri4e" plan.'
The etpertmeni la bcio eiplaiaed ta
burara fr-inkly and witheul reaerv
W. a ALBRIGHT EXPLAINS TO
V I t - J V ' i i J ' -M - a
t lltK r.lt.HT AIMJtT TO PTAKT 111 TRIP TO TkT LIHt lKMl Ob"
haa ban an anthoalalllc motorlrt and
ha baa lrarla4 ao far durina tbat tuna
that no apaadomtiar on arts could
irnthfallr 'S'l full dlatanro. Jlia
flrat ca vm an Auburn, and ha ha
alr.ro o par a lad thrra Cadlilara.
Aftar arcoptlne alallrar of hla praa.
ant rar al tbo Dal roll factory laat year
and Iba lo-sl Maiwell salesroom will
probably be crowded today alth inter
ested -nolorlats
STiDUiiAuiJts maki: Ri:conii
Cara lo Kcllablllty llun of 1000
Mllc-ta LfaMlli New -Marks.
Tha ttrrri IvOC-mll reliability run
participated In b upwarda of 100
f4tudebakar cara In aa many different
parte of tha rountr furnished tha most
revere taat ever rororded for the read
ability of any car. but In every In
slsnre a perfect sere was recorded.
Jt was a lest of the reliability of th
Mud-baker car and the ItO miles Were
to b covered wi'Vn I hours' actual
runnina lima and there waa no sua
Rrstlon tha any entrant try lo attain
DCALCR VOTK MIT TO HUE
A I TO JlllOW.
After dlacuaalnc the matter for
several weak a. the laadiOK auto
mobile dealer of Portland, al a
meeting Wednesday, decided by
vote of I to & not to staae the
automobile show that had bean
propoard for Btkl January or
February.
A majority of tha dealrra feit
tl-al tha benefits derived from a
show do not compensate for tha
tlma and money spent upon It.
homo also e pressed tha view
that a show hold bark buainesa.
and the lark of new models worka
a handicap on some of tba ex
hibitors. For a tlma tha Multno
mah Hotel sad the Armory wera
.dtecueaed aa the probable lx a
tlon for the display.
Wlitla tha dealers no lontrer
have a formaj oraanliation. I. icy
meet weekly la tba Chamber of
Commerce rooms and discuss
tuetlona pertinent to their trade.
The members take turna about
at tba Job of preetdtna. but they
have elected M. O. Wilkin, pub.
lieber of tha Automobile Record,
secretary of the organisation oa
a sa'.ary.
speed taurele. nevertheless several nw
speed record In certain porta of Ike
country. Wly scttlrred. were estab
lished. ta more thaa run the boat train
record was beltere-d by Mudebaker
stock ears which had received no ape
rial pre bare I loo for the ordeal to which
they wera submktteH. For frata of thla
nature the honor so lo cars from Kal
amasoa. Mich.; reettle. Wash.: Port
land. Me.: Aberdeen K. P.. and Coffey
rill. Klb. though the last named rar
did not participate In the reliability
run.
A trpaoritec to be-rs lafrodaad Into ladle
ebi?a ai:i wr:fc tha 24 characters aa4
aro af iba Ptece;' e.Bhava"..
C 3L MENZIES THE DIFFERENCE
TIRES.
Mr. Olafke ajrora back to Srw Tork. to
Bofton. and on up to Portland. Ma., ba
foro ralaylnr bark to tha fartory. On
thla round trip al"no hla machine rollad
ovar 13S0 mi l.a of road.
Dnrlnit two different araiona the
Olafke oar paradrd throush California
with particular amphaala on tbo nciarb-
NEW MODEL ARRIVES
$615 Overland Demonstration
Car Is on Exhibition.
TWO SALESMEN ARE WED
w.
J. I'rdlcr Is to Move to Seattle
to Take Over Office There.
Editor la Named on Content
Board of AaaocUtlon.
"lt"s here." said Bert El Ins;, manager
of tha Portland branch of the J. W.
Leavltt Company, the other morning.
-Whsfe here?"
"Why. the new tlS Overland that Is
to aell In Portland, electrically started
and llehted and with four-inch tires,
for titi."
And ao It Is. Tha first sample of tha
new rar arrived In Portland Thursday
and before a couple of week bava
passed deliveries will be made in Port
land, so Mr. Eilntr say.
Tb new Overland has a pure
streamline, live-passenger body finished
In black with nickel and polished
aluminum fitting. The motor ha 20-23
horse power, with cylinder cast en
bloc, and the wheelhase Is 104 Inches.
The car carries a floating type rear
axle cantilever springs In the rear
and a one-man top"
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Mayhap there was something pe
culiar in Iba air. Or il may be trace
able to the holiday spirit. Anyway
Cupid has been doing some mishty
good shooting lately In the Covey
Motor Car Company building that
loom tip on the southwest corner of
Tweniy-first and Washington afreet.
Only two of his friends In the auto
mobile trade. W. D. Albright and Carl
Cadwell. knew It. but F. C Atwell. the
popular and good-looking represent
live of the Interests of the Intematlon
Motor Car Company In thla terri
tory, who sells Mack at 8auer truck
from tha Covey building, allpped away
on Thanksgiving day and married Miss
Lincoln, of Mllwaukle. Or. They were
married ty the He v. John Boyd who
taushl Mr. Atwell tha ten command
ments whan the latter was a little tot
back In Cranston. III.
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But Mr. Atwell wasn't the only victim
Cupid caught at -the Covey building.
BETWEEN CORD AND FABRIC
till KK TOWJt COHU TIKIls.
?"ajwa
t
borhood of tha Gltfke lemon and or
anre ranch. In Oreson Mr. Glafke'a
favorlta drives are the Columbia River
Highway and to the various beach and
mountain resorts. Now that be pos
seraea, a country home near Oak Grove
the utility of the Cadillac will be multi-
piled several fold.
Within 41 hours after the Atwell
Llncoln marriage. Vincent Halley, who
has been foreman of the Covey shop
for two years, answered the call of (he
altar and soon was off on his honey
moon.
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W. J. Pedlcr. Northwest manager of
the J. W. Leavltt Interests, is now on
his way to the Overland and Wlllys
Knlght plants at Toledo. On his re
turn he will pack up his "doll clothes
and depart for Seattle-where he will
maintain his headquarters hereafter.
Mr. Pcdler. who started out with Mr.
Leavltt n-sny years ago In the bicycle
business, first came to Portland ss
manager of the Portland branch of the
company but he act too big for the job
and waa soon elevated to the position
or northwest manager.
Reaontly the entire Pacific Coast
was divided Into three (ones with Los
Angeles. Ban Francisco and Sent tie
the sore headquarter. Mr. Pedlar's
many friends will be glxd to learn that.
although he will not maintain his head
office here, that he will be in Portland
frequently on trips over the Northwest
territory.
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The offices of the Portland branch of
the Firestone Tire & Rubber Company
were closed to the public for two hours
last Monday morning during the fu
nrral of Mrs. I. J. Firestone at Akron.
Ohio. I. J. Firestone is sales manager
of the great rubber factory, and
brother of the chief, H. S. Firestone.
He has been in Portland several tiroes
and haa many friends here. The late
Mrs. Firestone was related to the Oolph
family or this city.
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The news reached Portland last week
that Al Waddell. automobile editor of
the Los Angeles Times, had been ap
pointed Southern California representa
tive of the contest board of the Amer
ican Automobile Association. "Al" is
said to be tha first newspaperman to
hold such a position. He will be re
membered by many Portlanders as one
of the participants In the recent Chan
dler non-stop run from Mexico to Brit
ish Columbia.
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When Roy Hemphill resigned his po
sition with the Northwest Auto Com
pany the other day to become aaJes
manager of the Hunter-Smith Sales
Company, of Tacoma. his brother, Stan
ley Hemphill, wss appointed to fill his
hoes as dlpener of second-hand car
at the Broadway and Couch-street
store. Still a third Hemphill. Ollie,
Roy's twin, now with tha Covey Motor
Car Company, was formerly employed
by tbe Northwest Auto Company, also.
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How's this for a record? W. B. Doan,
tbe Saxon and Paige-Detroit distrib
uter for this territory, on one afternoon
laat week sold It cars at wholesale and
slipped over two at retail. He had to
stsy away 'from the Syracuse-Aggie
game Wednesday to pull the trick, how.
ever, for the purchasers happened to
bunch on his shoulders that particular
day.
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"There Is nothing quite like it any
where" was the remark of W. H. Bell,
of San Francisco, district manager of
tha Kelly-Springfield Tire Company,
after Frank C. Rtggs and W. C. Garbe,
officials of tha Oregon Motor Car Com
pany, Oregon distributers of the tire,
bad driven Mm over the Columbia
River Highway In one of the new Stude
baker cars. Tba Kelly-Springf leld Com
pany was the first to iniroduce the
solid tire. Mr. Bell say, and he con
ferred with Mr. Oarbe last week on a
plan to place this brand of tire more
fixedly on the market when the Ore
gon Motor Car Company moves to its
new Iration on the southeast corner of
Park and Pa vis streets.
EUGENE BUILDING GAINS
Inereaae of 4 1 Per Cent In Activity
Over November, it 14, Noted.
EUGENE. Or, Dec. 4. (Special.)
November building, though naturally
at an ebb because of the Winter,
showed an Increase of 44 per cent over
November, lilt, according to tha re
port of the building inspector issued
today.
The building Inspector states that
the report next month for the entire
year will show a material increase over
tliat of 1114.
Among the larger- November permits
Is one for the construction of the Allen
ek iwis warehouse at a coat o .11,000.
The Most Wpnderf ul of
Motorcycles
A look will convince. On display now.
BALLOU & WRIGHT
Distributors , Broadway at Oak
Can also be seen at Jefferson Cycle Co., 273 Third St.
H. Lystul, 488 Union Avenue
2C
rai'is mmr-frlrr
mvm
Sold direct to you at low prices, because the
middleman's profit is saved and taken off the
price. If you want the greatest value the first
in the land see our employed distributor, or
phone or mail your order.
Atk for 77r Book
THE SAVAGE TIRE CO., San Diego, Cal.
Factory Distributor
JOHN A. WALTERS CO., Inc.
Broadway, at Ankeny, Portland
r
Splitdorf and Remy Magnetos
f Expert repairs and service on any ignition, starting or light
j. ing- system. Distributors high-grade motorcar accessories.
ARCHER AND WIGGINS COMPANY
SIXTH AT OAK STREET
U
Nobby and Chain Tread
Best Wet Weather
Tires
Ballou &
v Broadway
BOWSER
rtJHAOE
ATB OAR
kale. 413
DIAMOND TIRES
Vulcanizing and Retreading R. E.
First in quality, service,
satisfaction.
Superior materials, add
ed plies of fabric and
excellences of manu
facture mean maximum
mileage and satisfaction.
TIRES
Wright
at Oak
GASOLINE and OIL TANKS
MYSTKSf rUR PUBLIC ASU PHI.
AUKS. S. Du Stselatard. DlatraaC Baal.
Caarlaelt Ula. Mala IBTaV
BLODGETT,
Kortb ldtla. Near
turh. Pliose Mala ouS
a