TITE SUNDAY ' OREGOXIAX, PORTLAND, APRIL 21, 1918.
BRISCOE THERE IN
BRISCOE CAR THAT RAN FROM PORTLAND TO BEYOND MULTNOMAH FALLS LAST SUNDAY ON ONE
AUTO SALES BRISK;
GALLON OF GASOLINE.
GAS MILEAGE JEST
DEMAND KEEPS UP
Day Fierce One for Tryout
More Cars Sold Since Decem
ber 1 Than Ever Before
in This State.
With Raw Wind and Hail,
but Car Does Well.
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ROUTE OUT HIGHWAY TAKEN
Statpile Fact It Was Too Cold t
Get Motor Warned Vp, Briscoe
Went Past Multnomah Fall,
31.S Miles on Gallon.
On about the worst day for snch a
tewt that could possibly hlTS been
lerted. climatic conditions considered.
Briscoe car Hmen by W. H Walllnc
ford. Brtacoe. Liberty and Premier dis
tributer for Oition. ran from Portland
t rt beyond 3fultnomah Falls on the
Columbia River Hiffhway on a single
gallon of gasoline.
The test was conducted last Sunday.
. Tho weather was abaolntely ferocious
on the hlshway. whatever It may bare
len In Portland.
Ma wise la makina" pasollne tests
select a fine, sunny day, when ths
motor will work at Its best and araso
llna will vaporise readily. Far from
tost, the bis-hway last Sunday pre
sented some fine Imitations of Winter
ci the prairies.
There was a raw wind that nearly
f rose tho unfortunate observers of the
tt to death, dashes from time to time
of oold rain, and finally a peltlnc hall
storm, with hailstones so bla they
raised little welts where they hit you.
Fact!
Seme Test Weather. What!
Imaerlne trying: to make a srasollne
economy record In a hailstorm!
The ball storm didn't end ths test,
hut It stirred the brvers to swift
action. They had been meekly endur
Inc a wide-open windshield and low
ered top for the good of the cause. But
to have bis bejlMonea bounce off their
rold noses was too much. Test or no
test, they demanded that the wind
shield be put down and the top raised.
Truth to tell. It wa a race between
the observers and Walllnaford him
self as to who got this thought first.
There were no objections from any
quarter, that' a sure.
The hall storm descended when the
Hriseoe was about two miles east of
the Automobile clubhouse. The test
was temporarily (ora-otten while ail
heads tried to raise the top. Flnsers
were so cld that It took the combin
ation of Walllnsford and two observ
ers five minutes to raise a one-roan
top! And then five minutes more to
scrape the hailstones out of the car.
Ever try to fasten on side curtains
when your fingers are so cold yon only
want to get away from t here ? It took
between five and 1 minutes more for
the 10 benumbed dtarlta of the whole
party to get thera up and fastened.
Baaar ;ee Oae Ftaarer.
In the meantime occurred the first
casualty when Walling ford closed the
windshield on one of his chilled fin
gers. The words that ensued were not
of the kind a good salesman used to
soothe a prospect.
Then Stanley Vferschkul. one of the
observers, hit his Ice-cold thumb with
a wrench and there waa more graphic
talk. Accidents are said to go by threes.
They did Sunday. Some 14 minutes fol
lowing Mr. Werschkul's remarks anent
his thumb, he slammed shut the door
of the car at the exact moment when
a finger of the writer of this story oc
cupied space required by the door. The
result was fully as regrettable as was
to be expected.
All of which, with the cold, the hall.
the wind and the general situation,
made fine, encouraging local color for
a gasoline economy test. Imagine the
surprise of all concerned when that
little Briscoe, under all these handi
caps, kept going for nearly a mile the
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Two Views of tee Car Taken ea Celaatbla River Highway la the Course ef the Gasoline Test. W. H. Walllagford, Briscoe
Utstrlbater. la the Man. ee ratchee ef Halt ea the Vrouad Kran Hall Storm.
VELIE EASY 10 GET AT
ACCKSSimi.ITT OSE OF CAIfS MAIX
FK.1TIRKS.
CeastmeHen Makes It feasible for
Owner to Reach Seat of Any
Trenble la M eases t.
rR.tKI.11 Rrxa O TTBES
WITHOIT C.IHiUS,
Probably the mot unique test
to which an Inner tube was ever
subjected mas successfully "put
over" by a progressive tire man
of Sucranienlo the other day.
The Inner tubes were attached
to the front wheels of a Frank
, lin car. pumped to a pressure ef
i pounds and. without any pro
tection or outer casing to pro
tect them, the car waa driven
over the streets of Sacramento,
across car tracks and over rough
paring at speed varying from
five to 1 miles an hour without
blowouts and without trouble.
other side ef Uultnomah Falls, and at
tained a total mileage of II for one
measured gallon of gasoline.
Under any clrcumstancea, 11 S would
be mighty good mileage. Under the
circumstances Sunday. It was remark
ably good mileage. Any Briscoe owner
could take out the same car on a nice
warm day, with conditions perfect for
the teat, and run up from lice to 1
additional miles.
Of course the test Included some
coasting. Bat this waa mors than made
up for. on the other band, by the
grades climbed on the way out to
Crown Tolnt. the high wind blowing
and the coldness of the air. which kept
the engine way below its maximum
efficiency by preventing it from get
ting warmed up.
The Briscoe car driven In the test by
Mr. Wallingford was a brand new car
that had been driven only 13 miles be
fore being taken out on the trip. In
cidentally. Mr. Wallingford showed his
nsrrtness when be Insisted on finish
ing out the test and taking the figures
as they came, regardless ef what they
showed, after he ran Into such u
toward conditions.
HIGHWAY READY BY JTXE 1
Douglas County Roads. Now In Bad
Condition. Are Being Worked.
EUGENE. Or- April (STec!aL
A report from Seattle that an automo
bile club la that rlty had given out the
Information that It would be necessary
for tourists traveling aver the Pacific
Highway during the coming Summer
toeblp their cars from Jcugene to Rose
burg has resulted in aa investigation of
road conditions by George Quajrle, sec
retary of the Eugene Chamber of Com
merce. Mr. Qoayle has a4Jrred a letter to
the Seattlle Chamber of Commerce stat
ing that the report la incorrect. He
ouoles a letter from the Roseburg Com
mercial Club to the effect that al
though the roads In Wuglas County
are now In bad condition, automobiles
ere oceaslnnallv making the trip
through. The Roseburg letter, how
ever. tstee that it will not be advis
able to stsrt the Mummer's travel over
the road before June I. Improvement
work oa the road In that couaty Is now
under way and It Is expected to have
tae highway in good shape for travel
bjr that date.
The great majority of automobile
buyers drive their own cars. A large
number of them do their own work and
enjoy "flxln" and fussln' " quite essen
tial to smooth running and maximum
road enjoyment. This fact has had the
greatest possible consideration In
building the new Telle Blltwell Six
models, and. as a result. It Is easy for
even a novice to tighten, clean and
adjust any part of the chassis ever re
quiring such treatment.
The motor cylinders are rasi en mire
with the head removable. It Is, there
fore, possible to completely expose the
valves and their seats and the explo
sion chambers In a few moments time.
Removing carbon has lost all Its ter
rors and delays, and the effort of the
owner to help himself Is greatly facili
tated. The clutch Is simply tiiso type.
completely enclosed and with but a
single adjustment. The floating rear
axle la readily accessible and may be
opened for Inspection In a few minutes'
time.
Velle engineers have had the driver's
convenience in mind at all times. The
location of control levers and dash at
tachments, the adjustable features of
the foot pedals, the remarkably easily
handled steering gear, quick acting and
positive brakes. Insure perfect control
snd safety In emergency. The deep
seats and ample room In both compart
ments provide maximum comfort.
TOO JfXCH WATER XOT GOOD
J. 8. Moltxncr, Elgin Dealer, Gives
Radiator Advice.
TOne reason why the radiators on
soma people's cars are rusty and look
shabby," said J. S. Moltsner, Elgin
dealer in Portland, the other day, "Is
that their drivers put In too much
water.
"In filling the cooling system remem
ber that when cylinders become heated
the water expands and that sufficient
room must be allowed to take care of
this expansion.
-Do not nil the radiator to the filling
nosxla. If you do the expansion will
force the water out around the filler
cap and cause It to run over the top
of the radiator and bonnet, giving them
a dirty appearance. Frequently, when
this condition prevails, people are under
the Impression that the water has boiled
over from over-heating, when as a
matter of fact It Is simply the result
of not allowing for the water's expan
sion, which, of course always takes
place when the cylinders become heated.
Tut In only enough water to bring
the level to an Inch or an inch and a
half above the top of the radiator tubes;
this will give ample room for expan
sion. Cars In connection with this de-
tall will save considerable annoyance.
"When mud has been splashed upon
the radiator and becomea caked on the
tubes or fills up the cells it should be
washed off with hose and water until
the radiator Is clean. If this is neglect
ed radiation la defeated, the water will
boil and run out of the system and the
motor cannot be expected to perform
satisfactorily. Be careful not to get
water on plugs, wires or magneto while
using the hoes.
"When the water becomea rusty or
dirty, flush out the cooling system
through the radiator filler and pet-cock
oa water pump by pouring water from
an ordinary garden hose Into the radi
ator filler.-
USED CAR ASSET
TRUCK ATTACHMENT SOLVES PROB
LEM, LONG VKXIKG 0fE.
New Universal Type of Smith Ferat-a-
Traek for Any Car Handled by
Ballon etc Wright.
The used passenger car of more or
less ancient vintage has long been a
vexing problem for both the owner,
who wants to get rid of it for a more
up-to-date car, and for the dealer, who
Is expected to take It on a trade. Now
comes a modern development that turns
this old car Into a real asset by mak
ing a light truck out of It that will
give good service for a long period.
"The new Universal type Smith Form-a-TTuck
solves the problem of the used
car," says Charles L. Wright, of Bal
lou & Wright, Oregon distributors for
the Smith Korm-a-Truck attachment.
"The Smith Form-a-Truclt is the
original truck attachment. Thou
sands of them are In use with Ford
power plants, and have 1 sen and are
giving wonderful service. There has
been a need, however, for an attach
ment to fit other cars than Fords.
"This has now been provided by ths
nsw Universal type smith Form-a-Truck.
We have receiver' t. big ship
ment of these attachments, which come
In one and two-ton sixes and fit any
make of car, and we are prepared to
meet all orders.. In this year of war
It is most Important that every used
car be made to do Its duty, and the
nsw Universal type Smith Form-a-
Truck enables any owner to change his
old car Into a good truck."
PAIGE TO MAKE TRUCK
FULL LISH FROM OJTB TO FIVE TO 9
AATfOUNCED.
Ceek Jt. GUI. Distributors Here for
Paige, to Haadle Track aa Well
as Passenger Car.
The raise-Detroit Motor Car Com
pany officially announces that In about
60 daya it will have on the market a
complete line of Paige trucks, ranging
from one to five tons.
The truck will be handled in the
Portland territory by Cook & Gill, dis
tributors here for the Paige line.
A separate truck department Is being
organised and a complete truck factory
equipped, comprising several buildings
In addition to those already Included In
the Paige group. The new truck plant
will be entirely distinct from the pas
senger car factory, but the product will
bear the Paige name and will be ex
clusively and completely a Paige
product.
We have been preparing to enter
the truck field for several years, but
have proceeded with caution and thor
oughness, says Harry M. Jewett. pres
ident of the Paige-Detroit Motor Car
Company. Paige engineera have long
been studying the motor hauling sit
uation and making an exhaustive in
vestigation of the problems Involved.
"We did not care to enter the truck
field until we felt that we were abso
lutely sure of our ground. The new
Paltce trucks ars the result of this
patient labor on the part of our en
gineers and are built according to our
own designs. We believe our trucks,
whichln their varloua models will cov
er the entire field, will be worthy of
the name they bear and the prestige
we have won as careful and conscien
tious manufacturers."
NORTH DAKOTA YIELDS FTEIj
Lignite Usable When Pressed Into
Bricks, Front Which Oil Oozeg.
Another possible source of motor fuel
has been discovered in the great lig
nite beds of North Dakota, Lignite Is
a very low grade of coal, being the
stage in nature's process of coal mak
ing between peat and aoft coal," says
Milestones. In experimenting to dis
cover methods of making lignite usabla
as fuel it was discovered that when the
substance was pressed Into bricks a
volatile oil was given off which Is be
lieved to be as good a fuel as gasoline
for internal combustion engines. Ths
United States Bureau of Mines Is en
gaged In devising means of developing
the discovery commercially.
Including Motor Tracks, Sales of
New Cars in .That Period Are
316 Ford Leading, a 9
Usual, With 2326.
Statistics compiled by M. O. Wilkins,
publisher of the Automobile Record,
show that more automobiles. Including
both passenger cars and motor-trucks,
were sold In Oregon for the four
months ending March 31 than ever be
fore in any similar period.
The demand for automobiles is a
pretty good indication of business con
ditions generally. Judged from this
Index, Oregon Is decidedly prosperous.
The period covered by Mr. Wilkins'
figures Is from "December 1, the be
ginning of the 1918 automobile year, to
the close of business on March 31 last.
The number of new automobiles sold in
those four months, including motor
trucks, was 631C.
This is exactly 2200 more than were
sold in the same period one year ago.
At that time the total sales were 4116.
The Increase Is more than 60 per cent.
In Alarch of this year alone, new
motorcar sales in the state totaled
1934. which also includes trucks. This
Is 794 more, approximately 33 1-2 per
cent, than for March of 191T.
Truck Gain Eaortnous.
Trucks, considered separately, are In
enormously greater demand than last
year. This indicates the great extent
to which Oregon business men are
coming to use trucks for freight trans
portation purposes, the field for which
has just begun to be opened.
For the lour months ending March
31. 641 new' motor-trucks were sold
this year, as compared to 2-4 last year.
This gain of 315 trucks Is better than
6 per cent. Figures for both years
include Ford trucks as well- as those
of other makes.
Another index from which the hi
increase in number of motorcars
the state may be noted is the automo
bile license tabulation. Total licenses
Issued up to Alarch 1 were 46,980, com
pared with only 33,000 on the sam
date of 1917.
As a matter of fact, automobil
licenses have now passed 48,600, the
highest license number Issued for 1917,
and now are well over 49,000 In num
ber. The total seems certain to reach
the 50.000 mark by May 1. If th
present ratio of increase keeps up,
Oregon's automobile licenses may reach
65.000 by the end of this year.
Mr. Wilkins figures Iso show th
number of cars of various makes sold
in the state since December 1 last. Th
figures are Interesting.
Forda Still In Lead.
Fords, of course, lead everything.
New Fords sold In the state in the fonr
months number 2326. Total Fords In
Oregon licensed up to March 31 were
17,022, which is some little fleet itself.
In number of new cars sold in the
state since December 1, the Chevrolet
cornea next after the Ford, with a total
of 63. Then come Bulck, 408 new cars
since December 1; Dodge, 399; Maxwell,
362; Overland, 32a, and so on.
These sales, be it remembered, have
been made in what is ordinarily
period almost of stagnation in the
automobile business in Oregon. Only
now, with the good weather of Spring,
do sales ordinarily become brisk. This
makes all the more remarkable the
showing recorded.
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OU are asked to consider
the Liberty first and Jast,
from your own viewpoint as
an owner and driver.
We believe you ,will quickly
sense how it has accomplished
its aim to satisfy the owner
and driver by the very differ
ence in the way the Liberty
rides and drives
Phone Broadway 2492.
W. H. Wallingford
522 Alder St.
NEW YORK HIGHWAYS BLOCKED
Bad Condition of Roads Hampers
Military Truck Trains.
Delivery of new Army motor trucks
overland from Buffalo to Baltimore
waa greatly hampered this Winter by
deep snow on the main highways
through the Mohawk and Hudson River
valleys In New York state. On some
days the military track trains were
able to make only four to ten miles.
Much better progress was made by
similar trains traveling from Detroit
through Ohio and Pennsylvania, be
cause the state highway departments
cleared the snow from the war roads
with motor snow plows during every
heavy storm.
Two bills providing for snow re
moval have been Introduced at the
Dresent session of the New York Leg
islature. If the war programme ef
the country is to have full support of
New York state, authority for keeping
the main highways open next Winter
will have to be granted at this session
of the Legislature, because the next
session does not open until the first
of January, and a bill sould not be
passed then in time to permit the
highway authorities to cope with the
storms of 191.-19.
FRANK E. W ATKINS, PRESIDENT OF OREGON STATE MOTOR ASSOCIATION, IN HIS NEW 6-PASSENGER, 16-VALVE STUTZ TOURING
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THIS IS THE ITH Al'TOMOBILG MR. WATKISiK HAfl OWJED AD HIS THIRD STfTZ. HB BOCCnT THE CAR FROM C. D. MePHAIL. OF THK
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Frank K. Watklns. president of the Orecon State Motor Association, one of Portland's real motoring "fans," has Just bought a new six-passenger, 16-valve
Htuts car from C D. McPhall. stuts distributor here, the third Btuts and the ninth automobile Mr. Watkins has owned. Ho Is a great believer in the Stuts and
declares no better car la made, either for racing or pleasure purposes. Incidentally, this is Mr.' Watkins' second year as president oi the Oregon fctate Motor
Association. He has been a member of the association and of its predecessor, the old Portland Automobile Club, for seven years. He is one of the best
informed men In Portland or tbe whole Paclflo Coast, for that matter, on automobile racing topics and has seen many of the big races. Including the Tacoma
races from 111 to 19i. the Vanderbllt cup race and Grand Prix at .Santa Monica. Cil, in ana again at mo an iranoiro .exposition in ivi: u. l.w.
Is a firm believer In and hard worker for good roads and Is now devoting his energies as president of the State Motor Association to having all main and semi,
mala roads properly signed, something in which Oregon unfortunately is very sadly lackins at present.
BIG FLEET IS OPERATED
I'AITKD STATES TIRES DELIVERED
BY TRUCKS.
Rubber Company Sends Oat Tires by
Motor Vehicle te All Poiata x
of Compass.
Probably one of the largest fleets of
motor vehicles maintained by any con
cern in the United States manufactur
ing tires and rubber goods is that of
the United States Rubber Company.
Last Summer, when the freight car
shortage loomed large on the trans
portation horizon, that company began
augmenting- its fleet by steady incre
ments, and it is due to this foresight
that in the East, and particularly on
tne .eastern seaboard. United States
tires have been regularly delivered to
dealers.
"If you were at the Detroit factory
now you might easily imagine the com
pany was in the general transfer on a
large scale, so great is the number of
trucks that are constantly on the go,"
says T. II. Wilkinson, manager of the
San Francisco branch of the United
States Rubber Company.
"On long drive ways they start out on
almost all points of the compass, and a
few hundred miles is now considered
nothing moro than a jaunt. Three
years ago we little Imagined that
United States tires, instead of being
delivered by railroad would be hiking
over the country in trucks. And little
did) we imagine then that the -truck was
to be such a valuable asset when the
country was up against it for transportation."
FINOH NOW WITH CHAXDUER
Well-Known Salesman Engaged by
Twin States Motor Car Company.
R. E. Finch, who has been salesman
for Liberty and Premier cars for some
time past with W. II. Wallingford. is
now with the Twin States Motor Car
Company. He was engaged last week
by Arthur H. Knaus, president and gen
eral manager of the company, to handle
sales of the Chandler Six. Mr- Finch
was a baseball player in the Three-I
League several years ago before he
went into the automobile business,, and
was a teammate of Urban Faber, now
pitcher for the Chicago White Sox.
AUTO DIRECTORY
HANDLE
4-pass. Rdstr, $1745.00 7-pass. Tourinjf
All Chandlers are equipped with Bosch magneto
TWIN STATES MOTOR CAR COMPANY
514-516 Alder Phone Main 851
ELGIN SIX HARROUN CARS
PACIFIC MOTORS, INC, Washington at 16th Street.
Franklin
offers more of "what you actually need and want in
an automobile."
BRALY AUTO CO.
Main 4880, A 3881. 19th and Washington Sts.
MINUTE MAN SIX
Brnnn Motor Car Co,
444-46 Stark St
Phones: Broadway 2958, A 2958
MACK Trucks
Capacities, 1, Vh, 2, 3ft, 6, 6ft Tons.
Complete Stock Repair Parts.
F. C. ATWELL, Sales Agent
Washington at 21st Tel. Mar. 440
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SIXES
New Light Six, $1250 Factory
Slitchell, Seven-Passenger, $1525, Factory
MITCHELL, LEWIS & STAYER CO.
Broadway at Oak
OAKLAND
Oakland Motor Co. of Oregon
344-50 Burnside, Off Broadway.
Phone Broadway 80.
Oldsmobile
Distinctive High Grade. Light Weight
OLDSMOBILE CO. OF OREGON
Broadway and Couch
Phone Broadway 1640
Is ready to serve your requirements with sue.
. cess. Touring 12340. Roadster $2340.
D. G. Warren Motor Car Go.
5S-0 N. 234 St. MAIX 780.
EIGHT CAPACITIES
4 TO S TONS
Iavestigate Oar Tractor and Trailer Proposition
ROBERTS MOTOR CAR CO, lac. Park at Everett St.
Sfflitb-Form-a-Truck
BAILOU A WRIGHT.
Broadway at Oak.
Distributors for Oregea.
Some uooecupled territory
opea. Write for proposition.
AUTO ACCESSORIES AND PART J
BOWSER
GASOLINE and OIL TANKS
STORAGE SYSTEMS FOR PUBLIC AND PRIVATE
GARAGES. S. D. Steddard, District Snot.
Sales. 718-ZO Corbett Bid-. Mala 147s.
David Hodes Co.
N. Broadway and Flanders.
AUTOMOBILE GEABS,
PARTS AND ACCESSORIES
REDUCED PRICES.
ENGINES A SPECIALTY
AT
CHID
We Steele Them. We Repair Taesa,
We Chara-e Them.
Free Advlne and Innneetlea.
AUTO ELECTRIC EQUIPMENT CO,
Sixth and Buraaide Streets.