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About The Sunday Oregonian. (Portland, Ore.) 1881-current | View Entire Issue (Jan. 27, 1918)
TIIE SUNDAY OREGONIAX, PORTLAND, JANUARY 27. 1918. 11 THREE BUIGKS WILL TEST ROADS TODAY Cars to Travel From Portland to Vancouver, B. C, to Determine Conditions. TOURING DATA TO BE GIVEN T. II. Gregory, Automobile Editor of The Oregon Ian, and George M. Chambers Will Act aa Two of Official Obrrvers. What la the exact condition of the Pacific Highway between Portland, be at: If and Vancouver. B. C.T How many ml of paf.mnt may varlationa In ita constraction to accom modate the several styles of rim sec tions. The carcass Is made from alngle un broken strands of large-diameter cot ton cord and Is so constructed that the cord haa erea tension at all points. Each cord la entirely surrounded with rubber, with the result that internal friction la almost entirely eliminated. The tread, which Is one, of the many patented features, is known as the "lightning" tread. It is of new and unique type, conclUng of two angular depressions running; around the tire, resembling; a streak of forked light ning. Remarkable nisjh-tnHeag-a perform ances have been experienced with the Carlisle cord tires, and where here tofore the carcass has been found to Hm the "weak link" in tire construction. I it appears from exhaustive tests that the problem before the Carlisle people is to find a tread atoek which will near ly approach the carcass. In lta great mtlrage-sivins; qualities. The Carlisle factory. Including: the buildings, ail machinery and equip ment, are of the latent type. The fac tory is located at AndoveV. Mua The company Is turning out daily about 1S Urea at the present time, but the output la being' greatly Increased day by day. The Pactno Tire A Rubber Company, of 4S Stark street. Portland, at which M. K. Swift Is manager, have secured the distribution for this tire for the Pacific Northwest. Already accounts have been opeend with 1 high-class dealers through the statea of Washing-- VETERAN GAR HOME Camouflaged Overland Ambu lance Back From Front. 2J U. . U J ri 1 ri V V r' .V 1 1 i 1 1 1 1 piSGUISE SAVES WOUNDED 5 War-Battered Anto Vscd in Xcw York to Stir Interest ,n Campaign for Liberty Loan Kuturint Painter Did Camouflaging. A camouflaged Overland ambulance. veteran of many thrilling events in the war sone of Prance, has been the object of unusual Interest on the streets of New Tork City and other Eastern cities during the last few weeks. Immediately on its return to the United States It was drafted into use In ronnectidn with the liberty loan campaign in New York. After the con clusion of the campaign it made a tour imiiiiniii nun hi iiiiu aT $MlaPwWwwSBwwSMBa-x " " jl1-" fc.'VgT,BTgss -" tn-- sasSssssBgassa VNM . aha-e-a-B-sBT-Bl DETHIEHEM oK. B VV VV - Atea-JL.OwAiie V 4 9 SS t I T- UOTORHTRUCKS lrT ' f" j IIOTORHTRUCKS IMPERIAL POTENTATE OF MTSTIC SHRINE SEES PORTLAND IN COLE EIGHT. .ay ru . jna4 T7 -v if T - - - jL 1 By Special Appointment After the most exhaustive investigation of the whole truck field, we have secured the agency for what, in our judg ment, is the greatest value in motor trucks . from the view points of Power, Utility, Dependability and Price. We are now the accredited agents for Bethlehem Motor Trucks $1245 In the Pacific Northwest. rjj J JJ llTon 11 Oman. F. O. B. ALLENTOWN, PA. OlTon Chanii ' i - "it - 'in r ir i Charles E. Oveaahlre, ef Mlaaeapella. Imperial Potentate. Is In the Crater la the Rear Seat. tVlth Him Are Ilia Wife and Ilia Srrretary. K. M. Hwlrhlaaea. et Mlaaeapolla. Beside the Driver la Kroat Seat Is W. I. lnvh. PMeat.lt l II Klfr kri, f I'ertlaad. The Cole Klaht Wu Placrl t Mr. Ovtaaklrt't Dlaiw aal Ueirlas; ilia lay Here by C. M. Meaalea. Maaasjer et the S.rlkwt. t Alt Cempaay. Nprthwest Auto Company Broadway at Couch . FAr7w! voGSBprLORS . Portland, Oregon BETHLEHEM DUMP TRUCKS Attractive Dealer Propositions Will Be Made to ' Early Applicants , Call, Wire or Write for Information , BETHLEHEM TRACTORS the motorist use in traveling from I'ortland to Seattle and Vancouver? liow many of hard (ravel? Of bad roads? How much snow will the average mo torist see In midwinter while touring tne 1'acliic -Northwest? What la the average gasoline con sumption, the averaae speed posflbie, dun u g a Suw-mile tour January 27? The foregoing are a few of the ques tions that will be authoritatively an swered today, when three Buicks. pilot ed by experienced drivers, will cross the i'actfic Northwest along the coast line and meet at Seattle. line Kplck leaving Portland will carry a roesaage from the Oreiron Slate Motor Association to the Automobile Club of Western Washington, under the auspices of which the run will be made. Another, leaving Vancouver. IX t. will meet a third car at Blaine, Wash on the Canadian boundary, bear Ing a mesaaKe from the good roads or f anlxalton of British Columbia. Uhwnrtn tei aeeraasar Cars. Tbe third Kuick. coming down from Blaine, will relay the meaage to Dong Iks Sbelor. manager of the Automobile Club of w extern Washington, meeting tbe I'ortland car In front of the head quarters of the club at Fourth avenue and I nlversity street, Seattle. Kat h car will be accompanied by an offlt-ial observer. Summarised reports on louri-M, romittlone aa observed along the rwuiqvrtil be sent across tbe coun try by the .Northwest Tourist Associa tion, and surh mtnuie.detalla as num ber of gear shirts lf be recordrd. The l:ulrk rar from I'ortland will ant out by lieorge W. lean. manager of the Howard Auto Company. The rar. a licht sis. will be driven br W C. Montgomery, ailrjnun for Mr. tiean and an experienced band at road drlv I nK. K. V. Knox, who Is an experienced mechanic as well as salesman, will also make tbe trip. 1L tlregory. automobile editor of The Crrrgonlan. and tirorge M. Cham bera. of the Oregon State Motor Asae elation, will go in the car aa official bacrvera. I.Te-vea-a lie Dnssr at Kelaew Ordlnarity the run to Seattle from Portland would not be a very great feat at thia time of year. But the un usual flood and gaiu conditions of the past five or six weeks have left the highway In bad shape In a number of places. This is Partirulsrly true be tween Klo ant Castle Kim k. Wash., where the main higbaay has been closed on account of a slide. At Kelso It probably will he neces sary to cross the Cowlltx Kiver and drive for II miles on a detour road, much of which Is plain dirt and mud without gravel or rock toppinc This road haa been Mocked temporarily sev eral times In the past lew weeks. The start from I'ortland will be made at 4 o'clock this morning. The auto mobiles from the north and south are scheduled to meet in front of the quar ters f the Automobile Club of West ern Washington in Seattle at S o'clock this afternoon. ton. Oregon and British Columbia. "From reports the Pacific Tire ac Rub ber Company are receiving from their different dealers, as well as from indi vidual users and commercial houses, everything points to an exceedingly large year. Tbe big problem will be to get enough tires to supply the de mand." says Manager Swift. CARLISLE IE IS HERE KEW TYPE Or CASISG MAKES H M1RKABLB (WOWISG. Pawige Tire Jt xtahbee Caay, mi W fetch X. r. swift la Manager. Haadlea Carlisle la Portland. Working quietly and effectively more than two years under the direction of men of large experience In the tire In dustry, there hss been created and de veloped within that period what la to be known as the Carlisle cord tire, around vh'ch has been formed the newly Incorporated Carlisle Cord Tire Company. Inc. The tire Itself is the Invention of F. B. Carlisle, a veteran In the tire Held, who haa been' connected with the re search and development work of one of the largest rubber companies. What la of equal Importance, highly Ingenloua tire-making machines with which to make It have also been de signed, built and are now in operation. These machines, the acme of simplicity and construction, are declared to be marvelous, efficient and of astonishing protective cw parity. .The tire Itself is of the true cord type. It Is made In S. S. clincher and Stuck flctsj-hahla typea without any i CAIIBOX It HMO VAX MADE EASY Detachable Cylinder Head in Cad illac Eight Boon to Motorists. The removal of carbon deposits has been made easy in the Cadillac Eight by the use of detachable cylinder heads. Each cylinder head Is secured to the block by twenty studa. The surfaces of the block and bead are ground and between them Is a copper-covered as bestos gasket, which prevents the leak age of gas or water. Also the smoothly machined surface of the combustion chambers, made pos sible by the detachable head construc tion, is claimed to reduce the tendency of carbon to adbere In the first place. Wire) AVhcrls. Wire wheels should be carefully In spected at frequent Intervals. While the wheel Is considered flexible enough to return to normal position after almost any blow tbat may be given It. still spokes do come loose occasionally and this condition should be remedied. Wneu tbe enamel cracks and falls off petnt shonld r applied to prevent rut. of some of tbe larger neighboring cities and is now back in New York for the much-talked-about Hero Land Ba- xaar at Grand Central Palace. The car today stands practically as received from France by the New York branch of Willys-Overland, Inc. It has been necessary, however, to replace a couple of the tires, the original tires having been worn out when the car went oot of service. The fenders, or rather what la left of them, are much the worse for wear and abuse, and the car has every appearance of having undergone most strenuous campaigns. The camouflage la the most interest ing part or the exhibit. The body is painted almost every color of the rain bow. It looks as though a futurist had been given Instructions to do his worst. Broad, Irregular stripes of hor- ixon blue alternate with stripes of green, brown and yellow. The running gear and wheels are painted in earth- colors, greens and browns predominat ing. Along the top have been attached boughs, but the leaves are now giving way to tbe chill winds of Winter. Across the back where the door once hung Is nailed a large tarpaulin, which was at one time a portion of a shop awning. Through the coating of mud the shopkeeper's name is still distinguish able and one can readily Imagine that It waa appropriated hastily from some French shop maybe It wss In Louvaln or Verdun after the cars door had been broken away. Tbe tarpaulin Is also camouflaged in the same colors aa the main body of th car. In the center has been hur riedly sewn a piece of celluloid large enough to enable the driver to see out of the back of the ambulance. The interior of tbe ambulance, al though still in good condition, con tinues to bear the unmistakable odor of strong disinfectants. MARMOX GEAR LEVER LOCKS Patent Feature Makes It Safe From Auto Thieves. Onei of the ' features of ' the new Harmon, series 34, is a patent locking device rather different from anything so far seen here. At the top of the ball on the end of the gear shift is a Yale lock, which, when a key is turned in it, locks the lever in neutral. When tbe lever la locked in neutral and the key removed, the car Is about as safe as. any lock can make it. 'A very good feature or this locKing device is the fact that it is so very little trouble to make use of it, said C. M. Menzies, of the Northwest Auto Company, last week. "No matter how good a locking device may be, it de feats its own purpose if it is so much trouble to use that the owner neglects to employ it. I have never seen a locking device to compare In simplicity with this fea ture of the new Harmon, Furthermore, the same key that operates It Is used for tbe hinged tool shelf In the left front door, and In the cae of the rorl ster it also works the lock of the spares compartment in the rear of the body. OVERLAND REPLACES 24 MULES i Utility Passenger Automobile Again Forcibly Demonstrated. No more impressive demonstration of the utility of tbe passenger motor car could be desired than the use to which an Overland automobile has been put in the Texas rice fields. After five years of service over the mud roads around Crosby. Texas, this car, during the last year, did the work of 24 mules in harvesting the rice crop of the Old River Rice Company at Crosby. The veteran . teuring car was hitched to a cutter and back and forth across the 9000-acre stretch of rice it cut a swath that previously re quired three cuttof- with eight mules each. The cutter itself was speeded up by a gasoline engine so that front eight to 12 miles an hour was the steady gait. "The outfit Is a seven-wheel won der," declares F. G. Gammon, super intendent of the farm. "It costs us a little over a dollar a day to run the machine, while it costs nearly that much to keep a mule. In its present state of service, the "antomobile could not be appraised at much more than $350, because of its five years of use and abuse, while one mule costs $250. "When one considers that there is also a saving of two cutters as well as 24 mules, with the everyday ex pense of keeping of them, rain or shine, as well as two men, there can bo no question concerning the economy, efficiency and utility of the Over land car." Save the tires. If tne garage is not warm and dry moisture gets into the fabric of the tire through the cuts. This moisture freezes when the car is not in use and loosens the fabric. with airplane type motor For all its elegance and comfort, there is no other thing in the National Touring Sedan that can com pare with its twelve-cylinder motor. Quick, com petent and quiet, it has the airplane' engine's staunchness as well as its form. It makes this car as capable .for cross-country driving as for city usage. Under all conditions it is surprisingly eco nomical of f ueL A preliminary showing of the National Tooring Sedan, the car that will be the nucleus of the National exhibit at the comirif New York automobile show, is now being held in our sale&roomt. You are Cordially invited to inspect it here under conditions far more favorable than will be possible later. 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