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About The Sunday Oregonian. (Portland, Ore.) 1881-current | View Entire Issue (Dec. 16, 1917)
TUB SUNDAY OREGOXIAX, PORTLAND, DECEMBER 1C, 1917. AUTHORITIES NOT TO GUT OFF AUTOS FAIR MOTORIST OF JOSEPH IS FIRST OWNER OF MARMON "34" IN EASTERN OREGON. A NEW AND GREATER w JfrZ iV a n X 1 ii Si f'r 0 '?v Situation Cleared Up at Ses sion of Manufacturers Held in Detroit. I IAS JUST ARRIVED IN PORTLAND USE OF PLANTS PLEDGED CHE if iw Lin 'J t , 1 1 Industry Not to Increase Prod action of A nt os, bat as Nearly Normal Kumbcr of Cars as Possible Will Be Turned Out. DETROIT. Deo. 15. (Special.) At their meeting in Detroit last week in answer to a call from the National Automobile Chamber of Commerce, more than 150 automobile manufactur ers voted unanimously to support the work of the automobile Industries com mittee at Washington, pledged to the war Industries board and the War and Kavy Departments their heartiest sup port and to a man expressed their readiness to turn over the vast pro ductive facilities of the industry to the Government as fast as the Government can make us of them. In the meantime, automobile manu facturers will keep their organisations Intact so as to conserve the greatest possible potential strength for the present and future war programmei of the Government. President Charles Clifton, of the Chamber, presided, with every prominent company in the In dustry represented. Representatives of the Motor and Accessories Manufac turers Association also were present. It was clearly shown that the Wash ington authorities had no intention -of arbitrarily cutting: off the automobile business and that automobile men themselves have offered to reduce pas eenger car production according1 to the Government needs for war materials or as the Government may require the facilities of the automobile and acces sory manufacturing1 companies. X. Production Increase. The heartiest response to the com mittee's efforts has been received) from the war Industries board and from the Army and Navy Departments. Manufacturers appreciate that busi ness cannot be entirely as usual dur ing the war. as the principle business now is making war and not making automobiles, so that the Industry can not expect to increase production as in the past. The manufacturers attend'Ing the meeting? were surprised at the great number of automobile men in the serv ice and the spirit of co-operation which has been shown by the makers giving their, best men to the Government at great sacrifice to themselves and their plants. It was realized that rather than grlve munition orders to companies which have to buy new machinery and build new plants, advantage should be taken of the productive capacities of the automobile and parts plants. An im mense amount of war work is being done and preparations are being made to take over more work for the Gov ernment. lnginee-rs to Aid Gsvcrnment. A. W. Copland and Hugh Chalmers, of the automobile industries board, who, with John Ft. T.ee, were appointed to co-ordinate the Government war re quirements with the facilities of ths automobile industry. explained the work going on at Washington. Their need for additional engineers was promptly answered by nine manufac turers who volunteered the services of nine of their engineers to work with the committee at Washington for the period of the war. It was felt that selling transporta tion for millions of people and thou sands of tons of freight as supplied by the modern motor car and truck, cou pled with the war railroads board's re quest for greater motor transportation to relieve the railroads of trtiort haul traffic, demands continued productive facilities in the industry, now rated as third among those of the United States. Loyal support by 27,500 dealers was Indicated by reports from different sec- tions of the country expressing their willingness to help win the war by re arranging their organizations for the new situations created. The automo bile men expert to make cars to as near a normal number as the materials and coal situation will permit, but It may be expected that there will be some decrease in the number of passenger cars produced, making them harder to Set and higher in price. figures on Size of Industry, Ths meeting was supplied with some Interesting figures which proved the far-reaching influence of the automo bile industry. They showed 230 iak ers of passenger automobiles and 272 makers of motor trucks in 32 states with a 'capital investment of $736,000.- COO and with 280,000 workers, to whom S275.UOO.000 in wages and salaries Is paid annually. The production for the year ending June 30, was 1,806,194 mo tor vehicles, or which 11Z.Z00 were trucks, the total value of both being 131 7,470.3S. It was hown that 1080 manufactur ers of hodies. parts and accessories have a capital of $336,000,000. employ 320. 000 workers and pay $228,000,000 annually In wages. I.a.st year 18.000.000 tires were made, valued at $460,000,000. There are 27.800 automobile dealers and 25,500 garages, located in almost every town and village of the United States, all dependent on the production of motor cars. They have a capital in vestment of $18t.000.000 and employ 230.000 persons. Exports for the year ended June Sfl were 64. 834 passenger cars and 15.977 trucks, the latter mostly for the allies Jn Europe. The value of these exports. Including tires and parts, was $133,411, 000. There are now 4.50O.000 automo biles registered in the t'nited States, of which 400.000 are trucks which are annually transporting goods to a to tal of 6.000,000.000 ton-miles and re lieving the railroads of short-haul traffic. .W - rS J ' MISS MARY B.UDA.V, OF JOSEPH, OR. PHOTOGRAPHED AT THE WHEEL OP II EH MAR MO ST, REAR WALLOWA LAKE. BAKER, Or., Dee. 15. f Special.) The first owner of a Harmon "34" In Eastern Oregon Is Miss Mary Baudan. of Joseph. This picture of Miss Baudan at the wheel of her car was taken near Wallowa Lake, one of the beauty spots of Eastern Oregon. It requires considerable skill to drive an automobile In the territory this motorist travels, as aiyone who is familiar with the famous Wallowa Hill at Minum knows. Miss Baudan han dles her car with the ease of a veteran motorist and never overlooks the opportunity to te'1 admiring friends what a simple matter it is to drive the big Marmon over the bad roads. Miss Baudan purchased her car from Alpha Christly, of Baker, the Marmon dealer for Eastern Oregon. GLASS FOR DRIVERS Pacific KisselKar Co. to Teach Truck Chauffeurs. SERVICE MANAGER AT HEAD Free Instruction in Fine Points of Truck Driving Will Be Given on Application to Pel Wright, KisselKar Chief Here. To help motor truck owners of Port land get greater efficiency out of their equipment now when It is hard to get experienced drivers, the Portland Pa ct fie KisselKar Branch will conduct an evening class for drivers and me chanics to which any employer may send his men free of charge Irrespec tive of the equipment used. Del Wright, manager of the Portland branch. In discussing the plan, said: "It has come to my notice from re? ports by the superintendent of the re. pair department that an increasing number of repairs re made necessary by carelessjhandling of equipment, due principally to Ignorance of the fine points of truck driving- on the part of new drivers. "In the service department of one big Portland corporation which operates many trucks costs have been rising ever since many of the best men joined the Army. This condition of changing crews probably will not be altered until after the war. Truck Driving recoliar. "The man who has not been driving a truck has many things to learn to make him a good driver, even if he has previously driven a passenger car. In commercial use. close attention to detail is even more essential than in passenger vehicles where the strains usually are not so heavy. "But even for the passenger car driver, the classes of Instruction .to let the boy know where 'dead center' was. and such a simple operation as putting a pencil in the spark plug hole en top of the cylinder and watch ing the pencil rise to the highest point had never occurred to him, though he knew the positions which the timer should take, and would have saved about two hours in his day's schedule if he had known this simple method of making the adjustment." The simplest of shop shjort-cuts and quick, reliable methods wfll be shown the drivers in the KisselKar class. In struction will be general, so that the information gained will be valuable no matter what make or size truck the man may handle. Definite arrangements for enrollment in the class may be made with Mr. Wright, Only a limited number of men can be handled to advantage at one time. Either employers or the men themselves can make application for enrollment in the classes. Charles Dunsmore, local service superintendent, will bfe In charge of the instruction. DOCTOR ONG INVENTOR AUTOSIIZER' DEVICE FOR CB.EASING GAS MILEAGE. BEACOX TIRE BROUGHT HERE Malcolm Tire Co. Receives Big Ship ment at Popular Prices. The Malcolm Tire Company, distribu tors in Portland for the Automobile Tire Company, the oldest and largest firm of auto tire jobbers In the United States, has taken on the Beacon tire, a newcomer in this territory. The Beacon Is made in all sizes and is extremely popular with motorists in the Eastern states. A special feature of the Beacon is that it has a ribbed tread in combina tion with lateral projections, the rib preventing skid and the projections preventing slip.. Q. A. Malcolm, presi dent of the Malcolm Tire Company, an nounces that he has received a large shipment of these tires. . Mr. Malcom is also making a spe cialty of guaranteed factory seconds In all standard makes of tires. He has been doing a good business since hie new quarters In North Broadway, near iiverett, were opened two weeks ago. CHALMERS PISHKS BIG TREE OFK ROAD ON WAY TO KLAMATH PALLS. E. A. Dunham, of Klamath Palls, thinks the new Chalmers car, with ' the "Hotspot" motor, one of the most wonderful per formers he has ever driven, and he doesn't hesitate to say so; Mr. Dunham is Chalmers dealer at Klamath Falls, and he left Portland November 28 with one of the latest models to drive home by way of the Pacific High way south to Ashland and thence over the moutaina. . He has written to Roy Hemp, hill, manager of the Western Motor Car Sales Company, dis tributors of the Chalmers in Ore gon and Southwestern Washing ton, that he arrived home on schedule time, though be was told along the way that he would never get through this late in the year. He ran Into so much mud that the car resembled a mudball, but It went through everything, including Pass Creek Canyon. But Its prise performance oc curred on the way over the moun tains on one of the worst roads in this or any other world. A storm had blown a tree 18 Inches ' in diameter across the road. Hrv Dunham couldn't budge it, but' he drove the Chalmers up to the tree and, with the bumper, shoved it out of-the way. More Oil Mileage, Less Carbon and Leaser Life for Hearings Other Things Claimed for Device. Dr. H. F. Ong, of Portland, is the In ventor of a device known as the Au tomlzer, that has been proved by ex periment and from actual use on many cars in Portland to result in greatly increased gasoline and oil mileage, less carbon and longer life for bear ings. The Automizer is attached between the carburetor throttle valve and the Intake manifold. It traps any liquid fuel that may be entering the intake manifold and makes good fuel gas even out of distillate or coal oil if supplied with hot air. It results in complete combustion of fuel and protects the crank' case oil from the heavy portion of the so-called gasoline that other wise would go into the cylinders in liquid form. The Automizer can be attached to any car. The Automizer is beins handled by the Automizer Supply Co. TIKE PASSES 38,000 MILES Royal Cord on Stage Sets Record and Is Still Going. Hera is a tire performance that Is apt to hold the endurance record for many a day to come a performance that is arousing such interest in Cali fornia that the public is keeping score on its daily mileage rec6rd. The Kent Brothers, who operate the motor stage between San Pedro and Re dondo, Cal., have their car equipped with Vnited States "Itoyal Cord" tires. When one of these tires had run 28.411 miles and was brought in to be re treaded, the local press sat up and took an intense interest In the tire, and on November 3, when a total of 38.249 miles was attained, crowds were wait ing at each end of the stage route to jot down the mileage.- YOUNG MAN PIONEER First Car Piloted Clear Across Dominion of Canada. INVALIDED SOLDIER DRIVER be opened at the KisselKar branch will be interesting and useful. "There are of course other contrib uting factors to increased costs than poor driving. In almost every business the strains on all forms of equipment have been geatly increased by.the war load. Trucks which formerly ran but one shift per day now frequently do three shifts a day. "This means that the truck does not get the care it formerly did, unless the driver himself takes the trouble to look after it when loading or when standing for a load at stations. Repair shops and garages are full, and few men are looking for more work. Con ditions are such that the truck's ef ficiency depends in great measure pn the man at the wheel. "It does not take much to keep a truck in tip-top shape. Observance of a few reasonable precautions will keep the car or truck out of the shop. Sim ple methods of oiling and simple first aids to the injured 'will keep up the service. Israorane Delay a Track. "Just an example a day or two ago I saw out on the road where a crew was doing road work. A young boy who had just been turned out with a big truck was getting along In fine shape until the motor sputtered and stopped. He guessed that It was ig nition trouble and discovered that the shaft in the timer had slipped so that the firing order was all out. "No mark on the wheel would have Good Roads, Bad Roads aud ,Xo Roads at All Found by C. A. Evans on Trip In Interests of Cham pion Spark Plus Makers. In Portland this week is a Ford de livery ear that has just journeyed 60o miles across the Dominion of Canada from Windsor. Ont.. to Vancouver. B. C, thence to Portland, and that is declared by its driver, C. A. Evans, to be the first automobile to cross the continent north of the United States boundary line. Of course, the car did not travel by the most direct route and run up a mileage of 5060. It achieved that figure by dint of much doubling back and rorth on its path in the various prov inces between Windsor and Vancouver, making the rounds of dealers in Cham, pion spark plugs. The car and its driver were eent out by the Canadian Spark Plug Company, Ltd.. of Windsor. Ont.. last May 25. The car was loaded down with window dis play signs and other 'advertising litera ture on Champion spark plugs, and Mr. Evans was directed to meet every Champion spark plug dealer en route. Zlicxas; Route Followee. Well, be did, or all he could find. It required a lot of Elgzagging, which ex plains the long mileage. Mr. Evans, having reached the west ern edge of Canada, is now on his way 1 back through the United States to Windsor, which is just across the De troit River In Canada from Detroit, Mich. His itinerary includes San Fran cisco and probably Salt Lake City and Kansas City, though he may return by a route farther to the south. He arrived in Portland with the car Monday night, and left Tuesday night, without the car, for Toledo, O., to at tend the convention there of Champion spirrk plug salesmen this week. In the meantime the car is enjoying a good rest in Portland. Mr. Evans is to re' turn here about January 1, and starl straight south over the Pacific High way for California, v Bad Roads No Barrier. Even the reputed terrors of Pass Creek Canyon do not deter this intrepid young man, who declares he will get through the canyon if he has to hire a boat to ferry him through. But get through somehow he will, he says, there being a good many Champion epark plug dealers In California pn whom he Intends to call. Roads are about ths last thing young Mr. Evans has permitted to worry him pn his trip across Canada. He has en countered in his long journey good roads, bad roads and no roads at all. VIA'' XN :V,M . , i . s. . .. x W . ' m '-O'X 1 '5? rC E VALVE-IN-HEAD - IG'HT $1510.00 HERE This is interesting news to motor enthusiasts of Portland. The mere statement that the Chevrolet Motor Company would begin the making of a new model is interesting news in itself; hut the announcement of a Chevrolet valve-in-head eight is extraordinary newsr The Chevrolet valve-in-head eight is not merely another eightcylin der model. Tere is just as much distinction and intensified efficiency In this new car as possessed by the Chevrolet four-cylinder models. . The Chevrolet eight has not only the best features to be found in other eights, but in addition has many exclusive points of distinction. It will take from the ' very beginning an important position among leaders of eight-cylinder cars. The Chevrolet eight will appeal to a class wishing to enjoy the charms of driving an automobile in which the motor does not lapse in. its power impulses, but furnishes a driving force as constant as the flow of Niagara. In mechanical details the Chevrolet eight is as nearely- perfect as the best engineers can make it. The motor has the exclusive character of the Chevrolet valve-in-head motor, giving maximum power and econo my. Clutch, transmission, lubrication, cooling system, etc., all bespeak Chevr9let perfection. The equipment is unusually complete, even to the last detail. You may rest assured that we satisfied ourselves as to the merits of the Chevrolet- eight before announcing it. Description is inadequate. You must see this car to appreciate it. REGNER & FIELDS, INC. East Side Salesroom Grand Ave. at Burnside. MULTNOMAH COUNTY East 92. DISTRIBUTORS. ' West Side Salesroom ' 26 North Broadway. Broadway 327. k SMASH.. ' "" " ' ' That fender is gone. Ques tion is, can we get a new one jn town, or must we wait for one from the factory? Answer is YES, if your car is a CAR because the local dealers carry the largest stock of repair parts that is carried in the Northwest for any car of the Mitchell class. Mitchell, Lewis & Staver Co. . BROADWAY AT OAK Service East Morrison at First Portland, Oregon ly the case in Manitoba and Saskatchewan, where h rode over the prairies for as much as 60 or 70 miles at a time without hit ting a trail. He and a companion. C. A. Speers, of Windsor, who accompanied him all the way until they reached Centralia, Wash., when ha returned to Canada, took the Ford over the Kockies through Crow's Nest Pass. In one place they climbed a 27 per cent grade. Between Windsor and Vancouvei their mileage was 4S0O. On their ar. rival at Vancouver they were , met by a special committee and greeted by tht Mayor of the city in honor of having completed the tour across the conti nent. Driver Cased at Vprn, Mr. Evans is strong for the roads of British Columbia, which, lie declares, are the best in Canada. Incidentally, he found them much better than the Pacific Highway between Tacoma and Portland, which was rough and muddy in spots. The road from Kalama in to Vancouver, Wnsh., which has-been so bitterly cursed by great ' numbers of motorists, did not impress him with its faults nearly as much as that stretch between Kelso and Castle Rock, which he found really bad, considered even In comparison with trans - continental standards. Mr. Evans Is an American boy who left his home in Buffalo, N. Y., in 115, to enlist in the Fourth Canadian Mounted Rifles. He got a bad sniff tt eras at the third battle of Yprea in June of last year, was invalided home and honorably discharged as permanently unfit for military service. He is still suffering somewhat from tender lungs as the result of that eras ing, but his long journey In the open air has dene much to aid in his re covery. Mr. Evans only wishes that every poo fellow who is erased might, take such a health building tour as that on which he Is engaged. Open Relief Valyes. Opening- the relief valves to see If a cylinder is missing- explosions is a good way, but it sometimes fails unless you speed up the motor. Give the en gine plenty of eras and you will fre quently gret a burst of flame from what you thought was a dead cylinder. MAXV CHASOIEHS ORDERED Twin States Auto Company Closes Contracts Totaling: 9300,000. A. H. ICnaus, president of the Twin States Auto Company, distributors in Oregon for the Chandler Six, closed contracts last iveek with the Chandler factory for cars for approximately $200,000 worth of Chandlers for the coming year. The business of the Twin States Auto Company has been increasing steadily, and this large order is an indication of the heavy demand for Chandler cars. Mr. Knaus Is looking for a strong Winter demand, particularly In closed cars, and for as many orders next Sprlnc and Hummer can be filled. JELr 7 POTOR FOR people who like the zest of speed in their motoring up-to-the-minute style and finish power that adds prestige behold the Velie Sport Model. Built to satisfy the exclusive. Known and recognized wherever good cars assemble. Velie power, speed, flexibility and extreme comfort uphold the visible perfections. This aristocrat is one of nine superb Velie models including Five and Seven Passenger. Touring, Two and Four Passenger Roadster, Couoe, Cabriolet, Town Car and Sedan. You will like the Velie permit us to demonstrate. D. C. WARREN MOTOR CAR CO. Distributors 58-60 North Twenty-third St. Phone Main 780 VEUE MOTORS CORPORATION Moline, Illinois) ffmiUmrf at AntomvbiUt, Motor Trwoka mud Troctori ' "