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About The Sunday Oregonian. (Portland, Ore.) 1881-current | View Entire Issue (Feb. 3, 1918)
19 LOW SPEED IS BEST a.vedl IF YOU PURCHASE NOW To Make Haste Slowly Safest Way Out of Mud. The Chevrolet Motor Company notify us that owing to the increased cost of materials, labor, etc., they are compelled to advance prices. THERE WILL BE NO CHANGE FROM THE PRESENT MODELS. As long as the cars we have on hand last, they will be sold without the advance in price. RACING MOTOR IS FOOLISH TTie World's Lowest Priced Electrically Equipped Automobiles Tfhrel Turnln Slowly Ha IWttrr Traction Than One llrrolrln Fat, Though text MotorUt Srvm to Krallie Thl Fact. TIIE SUXDAT OREGOXIAX, PORTLAND, FEBItTTAlTY S, 1918. I $51 SOS Mnr owner par EM nnnner tor be lK towed out of trouble when there 1 no n4 tor It whatever. The tipnt , elon "dlcrln onf'i own frt" corer a practice whl-h only can rull from a lark of knowlj: of the correct manner of Betting traction. Mont people d not know that the lower a wheel rerolvea the more trac tion II has- Nine owner out of ten, when tuik In the mud. wi'.l put their ears in low crar and then race their motors f..r dear life, tin trjrln- - nd peed sometimes to trr to eel mora . apeed. With the it"! aroma at eurn a peed It Is lmpolble for the wheels to set any traction. rra If straw or twlS are placed beneath them, and. In snow or Ire. ren tire chains will be sitpped around Idly. Itref Trnek Dw. The effevt Is usually to die a deep . hole Into which the wheel .Ink, there by only tn.-realnir the difficulty. Why miM owners In tht predicament will continue the silly rarlna of the motors, now Uii klnc and now trytnR to bo for ward, someone more philosophical than the writer will have to eiplatn. However, if motorists will take the t'p. they .Tin avoi.l the terrors of a self-dux Brave by keepins; In mind the forecoms fact the slower a wheel turns the more traction It has. Now. assuming one to be In a place with no traction, clear away any stone, lrse stick or other solid Impediments and lav straw, twtcs or other similar material In front of the wheel which Is dolus; the :lrplnc and put the car In low. speed your motor only suffi ciently to lake the clutch without e'alllrie. Then cautiously slow down I lie enclne until either one of two thine happens, namely, the car mores or the ecBlne stalls. Kasla May a!L If the rnslne stall., start It aealn and begin all over. If the car starts, repress the Impulse to step on the ac celerator, keep the ensune turnlns lowly. If the engine stalls, which Is lik. It to happen, when you are Just half way out of the hole, be ready with your brake, put on your hand brake enough to bold the car from slipping buck. If poIMe. or. better yet. have someone behind with a block or a brick to block the wheel against slipping back. If the brake Is used to hold the car. which will be tb case If ail alone, do not release It before engaging the clutch when yon try again. The en gine has power enough to turn the wheel slowly, even If the braka-ls on. A mi as It has taken hold release toe brake. Repetition of this process will get your car out of a bog If anvthlng on earth will. If von avoid at all hazards any more speed of the engine than will keep It turning, yoo will avoid digging voureetf In deeper at any rate. "FOUR Chevrolet rVelf-labrteatlsg l latch Collar. Model "190" Five-Passenper Touring Car, Present Price $715 Table Showing Higher Priced Cars Using Chevrolet Equipment NINETY" Features patented Patented C kevrolet three, esartrf floatl; rear. Jata ale steer lag rsably. eatllatlag wladahleld. Ftsvna Aafe-Ugkt elee trte avaflesa essplete generator, starter and Wlllaiw battery. ("raw a Feadrra. Sweet rwnaleg valve-la head saator. Average aver 23 miles per galtoa ! gaaaUae fj ! rldlag, Caatllrver Ta ree speed aeleeflve typa traaamlaaloa. Mebalr tailored top. Top raver aad aide eartalaa. awasa 'lrstaaw a-ct. n "FOUR NINETY" Chevrolet Prices Model 0490" Two-Pannea. prer Roadster $700.00 Model MOO Five-Paasca-txer Tonriair $715.00 Model "-MMf I.lsrht Track. WltBOUt top. $675.00 Model -V4IMT- Light Truck, ' with Top. $695.00 Model "49r Light Track, wltk Panel Body. $740.00 Model 4fM Two-Paaoen-ger toope $1,180.00 Model 41MP Flvr-Passca-a;er Sedaa $1,180.00 F. O. B. PORTLAND See All Models at Show, ata Ilil.l.M. l:t.lr: WASTtltL ' rsM-h .a-lliic Is I" seil Through T hoa;htlctic of Molorlsis. There' are m.iny ways to avoid east line waste. One Is not to allow the engine to run Idle, except when abso lutely necessary. Another Is to run vour car on as lean a mixture as pos sible. The car may not accelerate as rapidly and may rough a little when It Is cold: but If you will be patient with It yon will get much higher mil ace. livery ci r has an economical speed, usually between 11 and It mile per hour. Try to drive at those speeds. r Milestones. Accelerate gradually, as this reoulree les gasoline than try ing to reach top speed quickly. Antlci rate your stops, close the throttle be fore yon reach the stopping place, and rnot to a standstill. Keep your car running at top effi ciency. This means keeping the motor frve from carbon, as a carbonised motor consume an excessive amount of fuel. 1 '. a good grade of oil In the motor. sn-1 keep all moving pari well luhrl rated to reduce friction losses. Run the car on high a mach as possible, as this la the economical speed. Keep the tires well Inflated, a soft tire waste power. See that the brakes do not bind and causa friction when the car Is running. Finally, uae -kerosene In stead of gasoline for cleaning. own Kits cirr mortgage Whole- Vnltrtl Mates) Open to Travel by Man With Anto. "With the purchase of an automo bile owner secure a mortgage, theoret ically speaking, on the entire area of the I'nited States," say Del Wright, manager of the l'acioc KlssclKar branch in Portland. "Thry have purchased the mean of going anywhere and everywhere, at any time. Irrespective of season and Inde pendent of any other meana of locomo tion. "In addition, by reason of the auto, mobile's nlgji state of perfection, the owner can rFadliy count with full a- uranc that the life of hi car I good for a great many more miles than he will ever have occasion to go. .A CAR WITH MANY RECORDS Katabllshed a reputation In being the only 4-cyllnder automobile' to climb Hall - street bill on hlgli gear. Beat the time of the Shasta Limited to Kugenn by 10 minutes, making: the sensational run In a hour and 4S minute, demonstrating the speed and endurance of the Chevrolet. Chevrolet lead all other electrically equipped cars la sales for Oregon in 1917. REGNER & FIELDS, Inc. PHONE EAST $2 SALESROOM (East Side) GRAND AVE. AT BURNSIDE SALESROOM (West Side) BROADWAY AT BURNSIDE H.rry W. Lyon By Himself. HMf Kxperlear la Aatoasohtle itaaiaeaa. TTlOIl a young fellow, I have had J. pretty wide experience In the auto mobile business. It dates back to 10. U years ago, when I started In as an apprentice In the mechanical de partment for the Keats Auto Company here In Portland. The next year 1 became a full-fledged mechanic and In 19S 1 went Into the sales department for Mr. Keats. I have followed that aide of the business ever since, bat my experience as a mechanic ha been exceedingly valuable to me. 1 would not be without It for anvthlng. In 1311 I weut to Canada with the Mclatughlln Hun k Company In charge of the whole territory for the Province of Kaskatchewan The following year I returned to air. Kent and In 1W3 took charge of hi truck department. Then 1 became sale manager for the rlraly Auto Company and for three years sold Franklin cars. I had always desired to enna a dealer myself and when J had the opportunity to become a partner In the Cook A 1111 Company I look It. I am vice-president and sales manager of the firm. After looking over the field very carefully to obtain a car rtiat wa could back enthusiastically a a car of real merit, we were fortunate In obtaining the agency last May for the Paige. It Is a grand car, mechanically and In every other way, and one It la Indeed a pleasure to sell, because a Palg cus tomer I always a satisfied customer. (against skidding. Hut if you will take ; pains to select those which are really ' well designed to prevent slipping, you ' will secure considerable protection, i Where chain are used the wheel may I top when an unprotoqod point be I tween the links rests on the pavement. Ior at excessive speeds tho chains them selves will slide. l'o not drive too close behind an other car on a slippery pavement. Ite membcr that It takes more room to bring the car to a stop on ice or wet asphalt. If the brakes are not evenly adjusted, and one takes hold more than the other, this will tend to tart a aide skid. Avoid Jamming the brakes on bard: apply them as gradually ss pos sible, and let the car coast easily to a stop. About the only thing the driver can do If a skin doe start Is to turn the front wheels in the direction of the skid. If tt Is not necessary to atop keep on the power, as the rotation of the rear wheels will help to straighten the car. ADVICK IS GIVEX OX SKIDDING Turn Wheels In Direction of Skid to straighten Car. Skidding la on of the troubles of Winter driving, and It behooves the driver to be on the alert whenever there la snow or toe oa the highways, ays Milestones. Most skids are caused by excessive speeds, which are further particularly dangerous In the Winter because the motorist then drives with curtain on and ear covered. Non-skid tires and chains are a val uable aid against skidding, and will help to keep a car under control, but they do not protect at all speeds. Not all rough tread tire are effective helps Baaws iiiiiiimiiiiiiiiiiii.iii: IAUTO 1 WITHOUT DRIVERS I FOR HIRE 3 General Garage Business, Towing, Repairing, Wash- " . ing and Folishinjr ' FASHION GARAGE m Couchman & Sullivan, Prop's. v B J TENTH AND YAMHILL, J 3 Cyp. Central Library rhones Marshall 2C2, A 1236. GERMANS SHOW OIL ECONOMY Pari Slralls of Teutons l'nrnish I"sc- ful l,rson9 for America. Xew from Germany by way of Den mark indicates that the machine shops or test rnvnlry ft-e r-fvlnc h'nts on economy In lubricants which should be valuable in any country. They said: Use only closed oik cans with spouts that will deilver drops, or at most only a thin stream. Use all lubricating: apparatus strict ly according to their instructions, and put the oil only where it will actually lubricate. If a machine has automatic droppers, shut off the supply whll ma chine is standing. Do not use cylinder oil on. shafting: or elsewhere when cheaper oil will an wer. Keep all rubbing surfaces In good condition. Kough surfaces and too- tight boxes consume mora oil. Worn and leaky bearings waste oil. Always usa drip pans and- arrange to filter and. cleanse the oiL so caught. It Is as good as new. Collect all greasy waste and wip ing cloths, so that the oil may be re covered. Never bum them. Be careful about using lubricating oil for cooling a bearing. Water will often do as well. Be careful about using: oil for clean ing and polishing. Never clean the hands with oil. A creasy cloth will do as well. Avoid driving In rots, -as this wears out the side walls of your tires, which are made of about half the thickness of the tread, and naturally will give way to wear nnd tenr very quickly. . The Thrift Car Bad weather does not deprive the nation bt the full services of busy men and women who use this Overland Small Sedan to save time, protect health and increase activities. v Adjustable windows refined interior furnish ingsdivided front seats --room for five. This car meets the dictates of propriety and gpod taste as fully as it complies with the wisdom of economy Why, delay? Appearance Performance, Comfort, Service and Price Light Four Modd 90 Small Sedan: 'f.o.b. Toledo Tot Frc Fries subject to (kanpJritlmU nelict Broadway 3335 The Overland Pacific, Inc, Broadway and Davis Streets Ihe.Aliuninum Six.wth Magnetic Gear Shift Handling heat is a stub born engineering problem. Iron holds heat longer than aluminum, and aluminum, for this reason, if for no other, is the ideal metal for motor con struction. Premier's motor is made, of aluminum. Do not fail to see our exhibit at the Auto Show. - , at W. H. WALLINGFORD 522 ALDER ST. Phone Main 2492. Prtmitr itrat-pautnin touring car, f22&5, f.o.b. factory plus war Mi bj? Taf-ns" IN when looking: at the various deiively and. commercial units, for light,' medium or heavy duty, that it is safe to base-your conclusion on actual performance.. The sixth oldest Federal built in still working: a few miles from Portland on the roughest roads in the statflc Sizes 1 to 5 Tons lip Federal True k s . are today doing the work right herd in the: Northwest and that shows the stamina, qual ity and strength that are built into them. FEDERAL-IZE . is- the answer to your haulage problem. The best thing that can be said for a Fed eral, aside from its mechanical superiority, " Ef is the fact that 65 per cent of all .Federal Q orders are from previous owners of Fed-. jl ' eral Trucks. fj That's a. record that it will pay you to in jf vestigate. ii iiami nr-i inrVn n .111 PACIFIC KISSELKAR BRANCH : . W. L Hughson, President Portland Branch, Broadway at Davis. Oldest , Motor Car Dealers on tho . Coast, with branches at Los Angeles, San Diego, Seattle, Fresno, Oakland, San Francisco