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About The Sunday Oregonian. (Portland, Ore.) 1881-current | View Entire Issue (Feb. 3, 1918)
S3 RAIL LINES AIDED See the Chalmers at the Auto Show Asbestos P r o t e c t e d Tir e s ''PERFECTION" Lincoln Highway Now Fulfill ing Great Need. $2,250,000 IS SPENT IN 1917 THE SUNDAY OREGOMAX. rOHTLAND, FEBRUARY 5, 1918. Vt IniiroTtmfiil Have Brrn Made a Highway fnc It tah!Uh mmt la It 13. and lotarc IW-ttrriurni Ar Anrrd. Srfitorlom crU U now t,nff Rfrr. t t h n In Highway A sm- I a ( 10 n. arJ th mm who oricinatctt th plan I and 1-finitely mfalluhd th ffrat rotitinr nt.tl route wliirti loo mi up to a a Mvlny mraur lo rcll tb ratlrml of their ovrrlmnlfB of traffic artnatmmrnullr danctns th mar pUni of th Lulled Mat. r'or the rmaind-r of 191$ and for an indefinite ttrn in U futur th steam ris. electric rat. waterway and hiiiaa tf Hi country ar to ba cali'-'i upon to tear a maximum of traffic At tti tirn of the establish ment of th Lincoln Highway In IMS. tt would have ben preposterous to av roiiitired th country roads and hiehw a a d.pxidable auxili ary in thU connection. The Lincoln Htchway trie of a through connect- route leading from on- def I ntt point to another equally definite pint ha well served a great purpe la this connection a an exam pi in rad a promo tMn. and In conse tjuen T'ational road authoritlea are confident that the highway will be able t aid materially in the needed plan of transportation. I'rosres In the actual Improvement of th Kin coin MiEhway itself ha been entire Iy jatt. factory. Great advance have be-n made in the Uncoln Iliah wiy Asaoctatton well a defined plan for future effort of greatly broadened i op. Purina 1917 local Im provement of varying character were trade upon In Lincoln Highway from New York to San Franctaco by practi cally firry at ate., county, township and municipality traversed by the route. Klgure compiled by the association In dicate that a sum In excesa of f-.;40.ti9 expended In thla work In bettering; the Iftnola Highway very conceivable method of road working w as employed, running from ti.e sluipl dragging of the earth sur- : face in some localities to the laying; of brick and concrete In other. The ONE BIG FEATURE OF THE AUTOMOBILE SHOW SECTION 26 Toot If You Must, but B as Polite as You Can. lak. Lite a tw flatra 1. Mo tvrtota Maw fa trttm Mara jaaaa'tas Ail Harm. D O jou know boar to sound the horn cr klaxon en jro-ir autonobtle? Listens Ilka the 'steenth edition of foolish questions, but wall a minute. Think It over. Hera yon ever In the. art of cross laa; a atreet. taklnc preraucions. when aucMenlr from rtoaa beside you cam a terrible acrtevh or bonk that made yotir heart demand mora room and tartll everyone In your lrli-inUy? Well. It'a een money you have, and the thins; you said, or wanted to ay. were la the same apirit aa the motor lat e demand: the - out of be re . Now. Krantme that thla la one cause for the freUns between pedeatriana and motor)!. George M. Chamber, aerretary of the Oregon Slate Motor aMwUtion, believes the rudeneaa I usually due to the fact that the driver does not know bow to sound his wara lac, or at least baa never ctven It any thoui&L In any event, two sets of warning signals would help, says Chambers. Hre are some of the rules laid down m by Chamber regarding the use of the born or klaxon: Poa't try to "drive" wltk the auto mobile bora. "Look out. I'm coming." isn't a law of the road. Harsh warning signal often cause pedestrians to Jump la front of your car. Kvrry automobile signal should have a "of t pedal. Sometime a touch of the finger will create an ear-racking sound not In tended to be more than a - nolle of "J m here." Many drivers "set sail at more than I miles an hour and think they are planus: fair with humanity by loud feon king. TRree principal times when the limit f noi is proper are: 1. To warn lha man on tke iroof aide of the road. i. To stop the car (jacking into you. 1- At bad curves. la going around a car travellnr In the same direction, the klaxon should be sounded as to aay: "Kxcuso rae. I want to travel a little faster." The eicnal should not be a. challenge to "el off the road and let someone ramble that knows how." Vlutrt. well-bred buaineas men. al ways courteous, will make an automo bile) born proclaim theta roistering hoodlums. Any automobile owner who resides in Portland or vicinity, who will reg ister name and address at Perfection Asbestos Tire Booth, Sec. 26, during the Automobile Show will be given a cash discount of $5.00 on any tire pur chased within sixty days from date of registration. GUARANTED 7300 MILES OF SERVICE ;JF!j I. I .. ; r 1 if I 111' i n The ONLY AUTO TIRE MADE TODAY WITH ASBESTOS PROTECTION SECTION 26 Perfection Tires have everything that any other tire has, and in ad dition thereto, have a complete outer ply of se lected long-fiber ASBES TOS and an open weave ASBESTOS breaker strip. ASBESTOS pro tects the cotton fabric against road friction, moisture, acids, grease and rim corrosion. GUARANTEED NO LOOSE TREADS TRI-STATE TIRE CO. 72 Sixth Street Phone: Broadway 1641 WHOLESALE and RETAIL DISTRIBUTORS PRIME CARS BARRED KRKXCH AtTHORITIES IHl'T Or ALL UAOt.lK SI Prl-IK. . Char! M. H-.cel. advertisinK man- it of the Saxon Motor Car Corpora tion, expect to leave for Krsnca next week In the Intereat of Y. f. C. A. work In Ih. KrFfh amv DraatK? Artloa Taken C eaaerve Whole Pretest aapply for law of tbo Army. Trench motorists wero put on a com nieta war basis last month by the with drawal of all permits to purensae saao iina for lourlnr or private car. For a considerable time "the owners have been furnished with sasoline cards . . K . I Intt-.rl them first to Durchaae (4 aallons and later canons a monm. Cards were renewea as usuai in vember. but later a notice was Issued to the effect that these cards could not k. k.Annt-4 It was Intimated at first that the measure would be only f a temporary nature and had oeen aaoptea to allow the authorities to act the mili tary reserve above the minimum fiaure considered nectaaary In tbe Interests of the forces. Later, owner have bees made to understand that the present restric tion may continue for a considerable im Iap It i essential that the army should have a plentiful supply for tbe present ana the immeaiaie luiure. THICKS BCS ON PNEUMATICS ro4blHtc of Quick Dispatch For cibly IUnslratrd In Fast Ran. It Is a matter of common knowledge that motor vehicles are capable of mak ing; greater speed on pneumatic tires than on solid tires. Thla advantage Is bemir seized upon by manufacturer of motor trucks, who state that the pro portion of pneumatic tires to solid tires on trucks Is rapidly increasing. Tha possibilities of tbe motor truck for quick lons-dlstanca delivery were emphasised recently br tbo dispatch with which a rush order received at the Goodyear Tire c Rubber Company, of Akron. Ohio, was delivered at New ark. N". J. On a "niedsv momlns; this company received an order, certain parts of which were In Cleveland. An emergency truck brought thesa parts from Cleveland while tha blir five-ton truck was beins; loaded. This truck left Akron at o'clock .Tuesday even ing, arriving at Newark at t o'clock Ir nuf womiHg, tiavmif iratrica ii miles. Watch Ttnt on Rims. ftust on tlra rims can always be de tected by tha appearance of (he beads of tha shoes. When the beads show a marked yellowish stain. It is evident that it has not been properly cared for. This stain Is nothing else than rust, which forme on the rims and is de posited on the brads of the tire. If It Is allowed to remain. It will destroy the tire, as It slowly but surely eats away the fabric. PA P FOR ALL MAKES OF CARS 50 tO SOtfo 'SAVED We wreck all makes and models of automobiles. Be sure and ' call on us when in need of parts. We positively carry the largest etock on the Coast. AUTO RECONSTRUCTION CO. Third and Glisan Aoio Tax Handicap. Government the removal of customs duties on agricultural implements, farm machinery and low priced motorcars. The recommendation is based on the serious food shortage throughout Che world and the fact that the Govern ment has urged the Western farmer to produce the largest possible crop of wheat In 1!1S. It Is believed that the removal of duties on these articles which retail at (1000 or less will great ly aid in Increasing production. Motorists Advertise Columbus. The Columbus, Ga.. Chamber of Com merce has purchased embossed metal alcns. with Columbus, Ga.. upon them, which are to be sold at a price just about cost to motorists. The aigns are to be placed in a conspicuous place on the machine to advertise the city. Do not drive at excessive speed. Power consumption increase at a fast- Tha province of Manitoba food con- I er rate than speed. Every car baa a trol rnmmlttee has recommended to the'deflnlto speed et which It operates. DON'T FAIL TO SEE OUR EXHIBIT IX THE AUTO SHOW J RADIATOR SPECIALISTS Since 1906 we have had thou sands of leaky radiators brought into our shop each year. Every one haa gona out tight. The various weak nesses of every type, of radi ator core has been studied by us and the result is we know how to meet every problem and where to make reinforcements. Furthermore we have in our 12 years' business always made it our . policy to stand behind our work. Our customers rnust be satisfied. ' Fenders,Hoods,Bodies,lEtc. Made and Repaired SPEEDSTER BODIES BUILT TO ORDER "You will be satisfied if Burness & Martin build it." BURNESS & MARTIN Largest Radiator and Fender Repair Plant in Oregon. FIFTEENTH AND ALDER STS. PORTLAND, OR. STEADILY DOWNWARD IS THE TREND OF POWER IN GASAND ' STEADILY UPWARD GO THE RESULTS FROM THIS GREAT CHALMERS ENGINE That gas is dropping steadily in power is no longer a matter of news. But while the decline is on (and many think we will never see again a high grade gas) here comes the master of the situation. It is the great Chalmers engine and its chief function is making poor gas deliver high power. It breaks up to an unprecedented degree the raw gas coming from the carburetor, "cracks it up" as the engineers say, and then heats it to a high point before the spark plugs set it off. One device that does most of this important work is the now famous Chalmers "hot spot." The second is the in genious "ram's-horn" manifold. So thoroughly does the great Chalmers engine Fletcherize and Hooverize the gas -that there's scarcely a particle of a wasted power. . .. Tests of the exhaust have proved that. And so fluid or liquid is this power that it fairly charms the driver. You can get violent action in an instant or you can "tame it to almost nothing." 4 And whether calling on it for much or little it has a peculiar note of softness about it that always denotes a superior piece of mechanism- TOURING CAR. 7-PASSENGER $1535 TOURING SEDAN - - - $195 TOWN CAR LANDAULET - S3S TOURING CAR. 5-PASSENGER 15 CABRIOLET. 3-PASSENGER - $1775 LIMOUSINE. 7-PASSENGER - $22 STANDARD ROADSTER - . 145 TOWN CAR. 7-PASSENGER - r25 LIMOUSINE. LANDAULET - $32 ALL PRICES F, O. B. DETROIT SUBJECT TO CHANGE WITHOUT NOTICE WESTERN MOTOR CAR SALES CO. Distributors DEALERS Ter ritory going fast. You had better write or wire. JAMES McNAUGHTON, President JAMES DOUGHERTY. Secretary and Treasurer ROY HEMPHILL, General Manager Phone Broadway 5368 Broadway at Burnside $1785 Portland HAVE YOU NOTICED THE INCREASING NUMBER OF CHANDLERS IN PORTLAND? AVE KNOW OF NO FINER EXAMPLE OF THE INFLUENCE OF KIND WORDS FROM OWNERS. Twin States Automobile Co. Distributors - CHANDLER MOTOR CARS 61-66 Broadway Thone Broadway 512