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About The Sunday Oregonian. (Portland, Ore.) 1881-current | View Entire Issue (Feb. 3, 1918)
TTIE SUNDAY OKEGOXrW, PORTLAND, FEBRUARY 3, 1D18. piles of parallel wnl. Instead of cross irovan fabric. This comtructlon per mil vreatrr resiliency and ruling; com fort and loner miles-. Their os la SHORTAGE IS ' PAST ill rifiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiitiiiiiiiitiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiEiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiijiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii. rmpldly becoming- widespread. A. G. rtJ"Trt IIITD n ITI I li-aa-tar. a motorist of t. Ixmla, now I'Llla. All III I I l I Jl I has a st of r.oodyear cord tirea on his ulIO fiulU Uilfl farrssi Gasoline Stock on Hand In creases Fast. Special E with th tirea mill dolna- duly duty. I.CMK II Kt K NITS IJ ANOKHOIS Enormous Size of Motor Car Tmjr nrjr of Vibration I to Looorn and Truck Industry of I'p the Band. Loo.e-cherk nuta on the rods In the STORAGE CAPACITY TAXED Country Emphasized. braking system may becoma the- cause lot a serious mishap If they are not remedied In time. When the check as removed from the turnbuckle or other Oe of Autos to Fnllost Kxtcnt for adjustment the tendency of the vibra 400,000 TRUCKS AT WORK tion la to looeen the adjustment of the lsefn! Parposrs Now Vrprd on Motor Car Owners bv Petro- -learn War Service Body. bands. As this may occur when the 'car Is runninir. the chance of-having; the brakes fail throueh alack adjust- meat is worth taking Into consideration. n WAR pa mm xhibit rto llotor Car and Allied IndoMrir limployrd .More Than 800,000 Prnom I-at Year and I'ald Oirr $300,000,000 VaSm. .Tabulations by the War Department recently showed !19 maker of pui'il' 'f cara and 3! maker of motor incki Id 31 state., with a capital in vestment or .J.0 uu and with 240. e"0 workers, to whom f jrj.OOO.uOO In wax-es and salary la paid annually. The production for the yenr ended June 10. 117. was l.toi.m motor vehicles, of which were trucks, the total value beta ll 7.47.3. It was shown that manufac turers of bodteA part, and accessories hare a capital of i2H. ut. '. employ lit. workers and pay IH.0.000 annually la wases. Last year IS. 000. Demand for Gas Bans. So treat has been the demand for aas bars to carry coal (t.ia on which to run motor ears In London that fac tories are filled with orders for these baas, and some factories have enough order to keep them running; until next Spring;. H. II. (Bert) Eling By Himself. Ove-rlaad-Pael fU Braaek Massnr ertalaly teuld llnl)l ell 'rise, as Ilka Okb Xtery Hkmi, Bad lle'a Never Hera r'lred. lOR.N" In Centennial year. 1ST. Played baseball to nickname of "Oo-Oet-Er-Ellna-" on sandlota of Chelsea. Ma -a, when not fighting; over t tirea were made, valued at 1410.000.-I Insulting; remarks anent my pink hair 0. There are IT.SOO dealers and IS.&00 I and Roman nose. a-araffes lo. alrd In almost every town Could always sell 'em. that's sore. At v""" ,n I? i ni.e.i .-tales. ... tena.r , , , y.ar, WM toi,tla m dependent upon the production and op-I ., . . , , . .... . era tion of motorcar, Thev h.v. "'nation hot pie-plate lifter, cork Ital Investment of im.000.00 and era- cr"r- beefsteak pounder and lid lifter ptov 214.ivO people. I upon the housewives of East Boston. Kxport for the year ended June 1 I Like all km si. decided to see the were g24 passenger cara and IS. Mi I trucks, the latter mostly for our allies In Europe. The value of these exports. Including tires and parts, was I1JJ.-I 411. coo. There are now 4.190.000 cara registered, of which 400.000 are tracks transporting annually goods to a total orld. Shipped for Liverpool as flunky on a tramp steamer. Once was enough. Upon my return was confront ed upon all sides with "Go West and grow up with the country. Left for Chicago In world'a Fair year, MM. Drifted through the slid or t,oe.oV(.oot ton miles, and relieving; die West Nebraska. Iowa. Kansas. ine ranroaas to a great extent In short- Took a line of canned goods Boston haul traffic. I baked beans, brown bread and New This year w ill witness a steady, tin-I England boiled dinner over Into the reaslng. constant drire that will force I brand-new state of Oklahoma uoon the an past artveaways into Insignificance, i occasion of her being separated from the drtvtnir overland by their own I the Indian Nation. Honesty compels me power i jii.hm trucKS irom lactory I to admit that the going waa rough. to seaboard for shipment to Europe. I Switching from baked beans to bl- Thls vast drlreaway plan now con-1 cycles. I rushed back to Chicago to femplated by )enrral Chauncey H. Ha- I accept a position with the old Chicago Her. chief of embarkation, uuarter- I Tin at Tire Company, then the largest master's Corps. Ii collaboration with the military trier; production hoard and the highway transport committee of the Council of National Defense. In cludes many possible advantages and aims particularly to: bicycle supply house in the country. Went In as assistant shipping clerk. Came West to San Francisco In six months to help open a branch. In six months more was mans get- too young to sign legal papers and Save freight tannage, supplement I checks. Went from bicycles to athletic railroads, train military truck drivers. mentally visualise the trucks to the public develop military htghwaya, and test each and every truck. A freight car has a capacity for two ef thy new trucks. The drlveaway, therefore, saves the us of IS. 000 freight cars. 10, ItS l lies on Cords. Cord tires differ from f.brle tires In (ht the carcass Is nntlt of lavers or goods, opening the San Francisco and Los Angeles branches of A. O. Spald ing at Hros. during my IS yeara with that house. Accepting the management of the Portland, dr. Overland branch on Fri day, the 13th. I left the land of sun shine, fruit and baseball early in 191S, Exposition year, to give Charlie Mcn- xtca. Hob Itohlnson and that white- haired boy. A. U. Manley. a run for tbclr money. P. P Msve never been fired. Instead of curtailing the use of mo tor vehicles, as has been necessary in England and Franc to conserve gaso line for military uses. American car and truck owners will be doing their country a service by using- their ma chines to the fullest extent for the re lief of passenger, frelgfit and express traffic on the railroads In the United States, according to the petroleum war service committee of the Council of Na tional Defense. The gasoline situation, which threat ened last Summer to result in a short age, has changed radically. Gasoline economy due to the campaigns recently encouraged by the I'nited States bu reau of mines, the drilling of new oil wells. Increased production of gaso line by the "cracking process." de creased use of automobiles during se vere Winter weather and lack of fa cilities for export to Europe have com bined to cause consumption to fall be low production. The reserve supply ac cumulating will tax storage facilities to the utmost before) the Winter is over. , A statement Issued by trie petroleum war service committee Indicates that it Is desirable to use gasoline for power purposes to Insure continuous and am ple production of fuel oil for the Navy. Gasoline Is In the nature of a by-product of fuel oil, which Is also used in merchant ships, munitions factories and other Industrial plants. As gasoline cannot be stored in large quantities because of lack of storage facilities and inability to build addi tional storage tanks at this time, and ns It Is Imposstblo to ship more gaso line abroad than Is now being for warded to Europe. It Is evident that in the present coal shortage and railroad congestion every effort should be made to utilize motor trucks and passenger automobiles for hauling merchandise and carrying passengers on utilitarian errands. The gasoline situation In this coun try is not to be compared with that in Europe. England and France aro. al most entirely dependent upon Imports of petroleum products and the ability to Import is limited by the lack of ships. It Is for this reason thai the use of motor cars for private use has had to be suspended except for the most urgent requirements. America, on the contrary, is the world's largest oil-producing country and Is unable to export more than one-quarter of its gasoline production. To the extent that gasoline, kerosene and fuel oil are used for power purposes, the supply of coal is conserved. I Don't try to talk to persons In the i nneau If you sre driving. '1 1 f) x Valve - in - Head otor Cars Third Street, Opposite Main Entrance, Auditorium. Automobile Waiting to Take You to Our Main Exhibit. At Our Salesrooms 14th awn DO YOU REALIZE THIS FACT: 1 More Buick Valve-in-Head Motor Cars are sold in a single season than have been I produced by all other manufacturers of this type of motor during- the whole history of the industry? ' THERE'S A REASON LET US EXPLAIN. I HOWARD AUTO CO. Broadway 1130 A 6241 jriiiimiiiiiiimiiiiiiiHiiiHiimmmimiiiiiiiiimmiiimiiiMiniim til ! IwlMflPi : . t:; v.. - 'vm.M:!H m . ' .Rtf ,i 114 I III pit' :ly V&s' vg?"V. ; '''.Vlr We Present the COLE Epoch-Making Styles Out-achieving all previous accomplish ments the Cole presents three additions to its present line of motor equipages that are epoch-making advances in body designing. A seven-passenger Tourster, a four-passenger Sportster, a two-passenger Road ster, they sponsor a new vogue in automo bile patterns-the aerotype body. In appointments these latest Cole creations so far surpass accepted traditions in de signing that they appeal to buyers wholly unaccustomed to find their motor car de sires fulfilled by cars similarly priced. From every standpoint from which they may be viewed design, construction, utility, economy, quality, power, the Cole Eight models for 1918 radiate a dignity, a sound dependability, and an appealing distinction that the discriminating will recognize instantly as the hallmarks of substan tial value. . . tj REDUCE YOUR HAULING COSTS Let an Indiana Truck deliver your goods for you. We can prove how many horses and drivers it will replace. You can see what its daily earnings will be how quickly it will pay for itself. WORM DRIVE . ' ll v W ? n See the Indiana. You will appreciate the common- sense, ecuiiuuuca.1 way it can settle your delivery question for years to comer FEATURES: . Special built heavy-type motor. . Extra strong crank shaft, connecting rods and wrist pins. 30,000-mile axle service. Special analysis heavy channel steel frame. 50 more brake service. ' Nickel steel transmission gears. Con Eight SrorrcTcit Fou Passing! Faetorj? Distributors - IB.r.oadwsiy at Couch F.W. Vogler,.Pres. S C. M. Menzies, Manager " The Line Complete Rortland, Oregon