TTTE SUNDAY OREGOXIAX. PORTLAND, MARCH 31, 1918. HINTS FOR DRIVERS $1095 (L o. b. Chlcasro) 5-FsVssenger Touring 4-Passcnger Roadster Learn Use of Throttle, Advises Del Wright. BIG GAS SAVING POSSIBLE r&Zt sv i 5 1 A V - , ?-owJ 3 In A Pacific klwIKir Branch Miupr tlr- fsefal Pointer oa How to Avoid Caarcrseary Gear ' (hirilnf aad Save Car. Ttty nr will find It to his ad Tanuo thoroughly to know his car.; I'a ln-id. worktn-s. th. proper car of Ita and.r-tft.-surfac. parte, aa wll aa to famlllarua hlmlf with what It will ao gni.r all drtvlnc condition.' aald 11 Wright. manaa-T of tna f'ortland Branch of tha Icitl KtaaclKar Con arr. tha otbr day. "To a gnat extent a ear efficient Hr(rmwt n4 tcononjr of operation d-prvl on tha owner's technical and rtln abllltr. Too bear of this car makln- aa endurance record, or that 1 car an economy record and another car settlne throacV where others have failed. ITetlT often sack pertormaace la due to the fact that tha man or woman driver knew tha car. what It will dn and what It will not do. "Klcbt now the press Is fall of arti cles and editortaia l.lllna- bow Vnrle fui Is badly In need of m.n. and wom an, too. who know how to drive and taka cars properly of automobiles, com Bcrclal cars, motor ambulances, etc trie Ksaealaatloo) flepeoi a. "That Is another reason why I think ft would bo a splendid Idea for every automobile oeaer to pasa a atrict ex amination aa to abllltr In handle and tak cars of a car. The L'nlt-d Statea would then have an Inexhaustible army of experienced and trained motor driv er, not only mora than aufftclent to tneet all needs of tha tiovrnmnt 'over there.' but la the treat industrial army over here. "Another Important matter every wner should pay attention to Is that of devclopms; motor flexibility SI'ich baa been said relatlvs to the throttli.,: down of an automobile enclne. To the casual obeerver. tha ability of a motor to ran smoothly at teo miles an hour In hi -:u Kar without 'knocking or rktnc may seam of little Importance. but la reality It meana reductna to minimum tha aereeaity of ahlftln rrv. thereby reduclnc wear and train on It. -Throusn tha constant shifting- o trears the mechanism receives unncces sary bard usaae. Thus If tha motor can be thrott'led does to tha poln wber It ta almost onnecesvary to shift aeara wnlwa a steep bill Is encountered. t will stand up much loncer and ru mock quieter. Noisy motors and ram buns tlmtnac sears can usually be traced to the habit of Improper and on trrttMrr enifttna;. "Another Important result of owners Bntwtna their ears ta the ability to stop IMmc or skldllns. affrctins a srea eavtna la gasoline consumption and tire wear, aa veil as eliminating causa of danger. rakeo May fesat aKUdtac Tf tha Urea lack a sldewisa crip, klddlna results. It sometimes happen ea a dry road, but that Is generally due to excessive speed, eapeclally tn round lug comers. I'sually It Is moat bother acme on a wet pavement of asphalt or other smooth material. "vntea owners find that their cars kid nearly every time they put on the brakes, especially on a vet pavement. Tha causa of this Is usually that botb brakes are aot adjusted to the soma ave Money Get Busy tTaTtc or MirHtbtv. to irr MtD:l TR IITOKS -uh '.t:H. Aa arrangement similar to that anode wtth the Canadian govern men by Henry ford mm la about to be consummated by tha state of Michigan with tha same company whereby ) tractors will bo sold the state and tha latter will distribute them to the farmera wanting them. Henry I'ord elate ha ta ready and will ing to aell a large number of tractor to the state and prorn t.vea early delivery. Farmer ara flooding tha Covernor'a office with telegrams urging him to put the deal through. The Plata has already received several or der for the tractors. It Is Kurd's Idea to establish no agencies at this time nor sell to Individual u.ers direct: If tha government wuhes to supply any Mate with a quantity of machine be will en ter into an agreement wttb It. tension, on taking bold sooner than "he other. This causea a retardation of one wheel, which naturally wears off the tread arid tends to rausa the car to swing around becausa of the onc-stded reeiatance. "Sometimes, however, the same thing hippen when the brakes are adjusted alike. In thla caae ellher of two things may be wrong. The driver may be ap plying the brakes too suddenly or the brakes may be locked. "wner will bo surprised how much aaler they will be able to handle their ears, bow much more proficient at driv ing they wlil become, as wrll aa able to get much more efficiency and economy out of their cars. If the ar- on "speak ing terms" with such driving pointers aa these. " liurcrnic garagk to i: large Cibeon Llrvtrlc Oarage Storage llattrry Company t.'xpaads. The i.ib.on Klectric Oarage a Stor age Fattery Company, pioneers In I'ort land In the repair snd upkeep of elec tric starters for automobile, are en Urging their shop snd adding r.ew equipment to make It complete In every detail This I the only e.ectne garsge ta Portland, and baa convenient quar ters where motortta may drive In Iro n the street fur battrry service. r It llildebrand. president, ard Sec retary to a. of the company, have In vestigated etml!ar shop and factories In the Uast and are equipping their. plant ao aa to handle any make of generator or starter that may come to the shop. Tha Arm la ser.tr repre sentative for tba ITlertrio Auto Lite t'orporatlon. Cray ai Davis, and tha Northeast i:Zectric Company, and In ad dttton to baneMing a complete line of ataraca batteries. Is eoulpped for any electric servtca required by aa automobile. C. L. Boss Automobile Co. 615-617 Washington Street Portland IE PLANT GROWS Firestone Now Has 37 Acres of Floor Space. NINE MORE ACRES BUILDING Huge strides Made by Tire Concern That Uccan on Small Scale 17 Year Ago and Now Produces 15,000 Tire Each Day. Pcua-jlvanla Bats Tractor. Tha Pennsylvania, Slate Safety and T-efensa Commission baa appropriated IS.') to purchase si farm tractors to be rested to farmers by the Mate le par's. eat of eVfrtcultaro at tba lowest pongihls rata Lleutenant-ijovernor -H-Ctm haa been appointed chairman of a commission to make tha purchases and announces that order will be placed Immediately. It Is expected that snore tractors will b purvhaaed aa soon as further - appropriations ars com plated. Some Idea of tha rait scale on which tho rubber Industry Is conducted In Akron, the rubber capital of the world. can be gained from a description ot ths Firestone Tlra Rubber Company. Seventeen years ago the Firestone company occupied a small building wtth .only one-eighth of an acre of floor space. Today the plant has 3$ acres of floor space and buildings now under construction will Increase this by nine acres. when tha company first began the manufactura of automobile Urea its ca pacity wss only a few tires a day. To day It Is more than 1S.000 a day and will bo :S.0uO when new buildings are completed. In 11 Its gross sales amounted to f3t.000.004. This yea they hava been mora than fO,OO0.OvO for the year. - The company now baa more than 10, 000 employes in Us home office and factories and liOO at Its branches and in tha field. Ileavlag Fsobbrsa Big One. Thousands of workmen pouring Into tha city every year ha- brought with them all tha problems of a metropol Itaa city. Tha new residents cams faster than homes could be built for them and soon Akron found Itself with a real big city bousing problem on its bands. Facing tho problem squarely, ths rubber companies realised that If they war to keep their workmen happy at their jobs It would be necesxary to pro vide homes and clean, healthful llv- ng conditions. The Firestone Tire A Itubber Company was one of the first to take a forward step In the move menu In one yesr tha company opened up a large allotment of homealtes for ts employes, built a clubhouse, pro vided a welfare fund of f 1.000.000. built thoroughly equipped modern hoepl al and employment building and made more than po per cent of ita worker partners In the business. Firestone I ark a year ago was a 500- sere farm. Today It Is Isid out In de- ghtful boulevsrda. electrically lighted. raved and lined with modern homes. t Is not merely an allotment, but arefuily planned and well-laid out community. There ara schools, churches. torea and a public park, all provided for In the original plana. The lots re large, with pUnly ot room lor a arden aad for children to play. Ytaloa of Flrrsteae. It was the broad vision of H. S. Fire stone, presldeut and founder of the company, which made tnia community of homes a possibility. Within ths main-group of factory buildings Is a large clubhouse, built by the company for ita employes. wlmmtng pool, shower baths, bowling lleys, barber shop, restaurants, rest rooms and reading and writing-room In Iraiut constant use. whlls tha large auditorium, ballroom and banquet hall la engaged several nights a week. Guarding the health of tha workrra Is ona of the most Important functions of tha employment department. -New employes are given a thorough exam ination before they are accepted and ara given medical treatment free when every they call at the BospitaL for this work a large staff of physician and surgeons, dentists and nurses is maintained. Ths teeth of every em ploy ar examined every three month. .V OAKLAND ALL-STEtL CAK Powerful Endurance Feature of the Sensible Six. Alt stsel body construction In an au tomobile pays. This Is tha conclusion of both dealers and owners of tha Oakland Sensible Six. according to K. D. -Van Iferaal, manager- of tha iilor Sale Corporation, distributor for Oakland Tha new Oakland Is equipped with an alf-steel body and Is already demon strating powerful endurance because ot this advantage, aays Mr. Van DersaL Several of the cars have already been driven from 4000 to COvO miles In the Intermountaln country and are showing absolutely no body strain. "Another Important feature of the 191 Oakland." said Mr. Van DersaL "Is tha new lubricating system. The hollow crank shaft and force feed system which have been Installed add mark edly to ths effectiveness and economy of tha lubrication. "Tha fact that tha' Oakland frame Is relnforocd with channel steel arms con necting each member Is also provlnc a big Inducement to purchasers of this car. With Its powerful overhead mo tor, which generates 44 horsepower, or ona horsepower for every 63 pounds of car weight, the car has to be built staunchly, constructed to withstand the strain. And tha 19U Oakland own er are telling us, as have Oakland owners In tha past, that with the rein forced frame tha Oakland ts positively tha toughest car of its class on the market. Move Cattle by Truck. James R. Elliott, of Pendleton. Ind-. has equipped a Maxwell truck with a cattle body and transports livestock from hi Pendleton farm to the Indian apolis stockyards. The distance be tween the two points ts 40 miles. He make dally trips. During the past seven months he ha not expended la In repairs. 10 PUT TUBE IN CASING EXPERT ADVICE CIVEX BY B. GOODRICH RUBBER COMPAXY. luge of Leading Racing Driver Explained for Benefit of AU Motorists. Is Look out for the pedestrian who tries to cross the street after you have re ceived the traffic officer's signal to go shend. Even experienced drivers are making the mistake these days of wrongly in serting the tire tubes In casings, par tlculnrly in one regard, the B. F. Good rich itubber Company points out. The right method is based on the usage of the leading racing drivers with the logical assumption that they are the best qualified to decide. Ancnt tube insertion, one of the first things to do is to give the bridge nut at the base of the valve-stem, above the oblong metal plate on the tube, a tightening twist with a pair of pliers. The use of pliers is advised in prefer ence to a wrench, as a wrench is too powerful for the purpose and liable to cut the valve through the rubber. It Is surprising how frequently a slow leak is due to the loose fit of the tube around the valve. When the tube is entirely in the casing, jar the tire a few times to seat iu Only after the tire is mounted and fully Inflated in fact, it is advisable to have it slightly over-inflated Is. the time to fasten securely the rim . nut, which- works around the valve stem above the rim. With this nut firmly tightened down against the rim, the surplus pressure may be allowed to escape and the tire brought to normal contour for the load Icarrled. The caliper gauge Is the best f:WV V.. .. mm Six dl il l mi ""i 'is i in sal V nJj "The Car of the Hour" ' Ita lines ore like the queenly yachts whose grace yoa pride Designed to please the eye and still in strength abide. ; Within its spacious body, Comfort's needs it meets, And welcomes Relaxation in its rich, upholstered seats.) , "Built Like a Watch" it is, to its minutest part A perfect product of the Master Builders' art. Compared with other cars of every, style and mode, . ' The Elgin Six stands out distinct, "The Beauty of the Road." : But neither power, speed, strength nor endurance was sacrificed to beauty and style in the making of the Elgin Six. And while the new Elgin Six is a big, powerful car, it is an economical car to operate. The Elgin Six has repeatedly demonstrated on long tours and in reliability and economy tests during the past year that it will average from twenty to twenty-five miles to the gallon or gasoline, and better than two hun dred miles to the quart of lubricating oil, while-its low weight results in keeping tire wear down to a minimum. The new Elgin Six is the latest and finest product of Veteran Engi neers and Master Car Builders, whose leadership and reputation have been established by their ability to build a motor car embodying, in the highest degree, the four dominant features of the Elgin Six Distinction Endwance Economy Coiiifort The special construction of the Elgin velvet-acting clutch enables the driver to start the Elgin Six on high gear and does away with the necessity of gear shifting under ordinary conditions a wonderful improvement that makes it safe and easy for a woman to drive a motor car. Elgin Engineers have perfected an improved rear spring suspension, found only in the Elgin Six, which' reduces shock and vibration on rough roads to a point not surpassed in any .car at .any price, and sets a new standard of motoring ease and comfort at high speeds. - The fashionable center cowl,-combined with the true yacht line design and "V-'type radiator, grye the Elgin Six a distinction that sets it apart from common cars. This double cowl and "V-type radiator are found in no other car selling for less than $15Q0X- Surely, it is worth your while to investigate the Elgin. Elgin Motor Car Corporation. Chicago, U.S.A. J. S. MOLTZNER DISTRIBUTOR . D. E. LARKIN, Sales Manager WASHINGTON AND BURNSID AT SIXTEENTH Phone Broadway 3393 B R means for measuring; the load.' The excess of air pressure acts as a press that firmly seats the metal bridge on the tube Jnto tne valve cavity on the Inside of the tire. The force exerted on the approximately four Inches of metal surface at 80 pounds pressure is thus 320 pounds, and this prevents pinching, V 1 - IL it i I ISi. r REDMOND - PRINEVILLE MOTOR STAGE Where the Most Is Demanded of Motor Transportation You Will Usually Find a Federal Out in the sagebrush, where roads are not the best, ' trucks come and go, but somewhere, always in the hardest of service, you will find the Federal. It's s natural conclusion. Every Federal built 25 per cent heavier and stronger than need be for the rated capacity, is bound to make good. It is built with an expectation of abuse, and here in Oregon and the Northwest it gets it. Just an example is the Redmond-Prineville stage. Trucks pounding over that road with all the freight that goes into and comes out of Prineville have to have the "Muff." These Federals have been on the job constantly for three years. They are ready to go that again. Better investigate. The Federal was built for the Northwest. The Pacific KisselKar Branch Broadway and DstU Portland, Ore. W. L. Hughson, President Oldest Motor Car Organization on the Coast, with branches at Seattle Oakland San Diego Los Angeles Fresno San Francisco t 14 VAIVE-I N-j ZZZ ,wumHiuitniiiiMOT Four-Passenger Closed Model Not only the ideal car for Winter use, but we predict it will be eventually the prevailing type for all times. Other Closed Models Five and Seven Passengers Four and Six Cylinders. 1 HOWARD AUTO CO. I H Fourteenth and Davis , Broadway 1130, A 6241 Immediate Deliveries All Models, Closed and Open j IlilillllllllllllllliP