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About The Sunday Oregonian. (Portland, Ore.) 1881-current | View Entire Issue (April 21, 1918)
r T1TE SUXDAY OREGOXIAX, PORTLAND, APRIL ?1, 1918. iGAS supply ample REDU .Mark Requa, Oil Administra : tor, Makes Statement. iAUTOS ARE MOT IN DANGER T.JH'k Entirely One of Tran-porta-" Iton. and There- I o Intention ' to Cat Off Supply for FtH-n- irer Cars. He Peolare. WASHINGTON". April 20 There la no shortage of petroleum for our im mediate needs, according to Mark L. Kequa. director of the oil division of he United States Fuel Administration. h"he lack is one entirely of transporta tion. Gasoline must be produced as a $r-product in the manufacture of fuel oil used In the Navy, in merchant ships .and in Industrial plants, and the caso , line must he disposed of. Crude oil stones. The making- of blowout patches is an absolute science. . One leading authority on tire acces sory construction states that a blow-1 out patch must perform two dutiea hold the blowout in the casing, and protect the tube while it is in the tire. To do this it must flint be flexible; sec ond, the ends must have a (rum cov ering to protect the tube from coming in contact with the edges of the raw fabric: and third, the fabric of the patch must be strong enough to with hold the terrific strain of the blowout. Contrary to what the average mo torist believes, an Inferior patch can ruin an inner tube In a short distance. It only takes a few revolutions of the wheel before a stiff, unyielding, un protected patch has literally eaten Into the tube, rendering it temporarily use less and oftentimes beyond repair. Study the blowout patch question for yourself: act in the purchase of It as yon would in the purchase of other materials for your car. 1 ou wouldn t buy a cheap grade of oil. for It would ruin your engine. Beware of dealers who tell you they can sell you "this patch cheaper and just as good because It has no name on it. PRODUCTION: MAY BE REDICEI) LrRuy Field Say Chevrolet Cur tailment I Likely. The annual production of Chevrolet automobiles at the big Oakland plant may be curtailed, according to infor mation received by LeRoy Field, of I Keener A Fields, distributors for Chev rolet ears In Multnomah County." The annual production of 200.000 cars may be reduced to hair- that . figure at the parent plant in the Kast and this will ratine a decrease in the production at I HOW WOULD TOU LIKE TO DRIVE THROUGH THIS MUD? v Tat' 'V: -v 5 H ft. k-cr .-. ..'f-r-t. .. --vf . . - vJW?' . CHANDLER SAX Famous For Its Marvelous Motor The Chandler Sedan Affords You Four-Season Service HANDSOME in design and economical in operation, this Chandler seven-passenger convertible sedan affords full . four-season usefulness that is keenly appreciated by those who demand the maximum of efficiency and comfort in their motor cars. This sedan body is instantly convertible from an entirely enclosed car to one fully as open as a touring car with top up. Windows may be lowered away or entirely removed and the window posts are removable. The body is most substantially constructed built by Fisher and stands the stress even of rough country roads. The upholstery is of a serviceable grey cloth material. Mounted upon the famous Chandler chassis, distinguished particularly for its great motor, this sedan offers motor car value only approached by other cars selling for hundreds of dollars more. SIX SPLENDID BODY TYPES . Seven-Passenger Touring Car, $1595 Four-Passenger Roadster, S159S Four-Passenger Dispatch Car, SI 675 Convertible Sedan. S229S Convertible Coupe, S2195 - Limousine. S289S (All priews f. o. b. Cleveland) Let the Chandler Sedan Be Your Choice Now Twin States Motor Car Company Distributors 514-516 ALDER ST., CORNER SIXTEENTH CHANDLER MOTOR CAR COMPANY, CLEVELAND, OHIO 'View of HewaMI lS-Tes Trwek la Paaa Creek Caayaa Last Mai Heat Fnsa I'ertlaaa far Delivery la Oaklaaa. Or. K. K. HarseH, bars Repaklle Dealer, at the Wfceel. ID FOUND AWFUL containing the Itirhter. volatile oils, such aa gasoline, la dancerous for fuel purposes until the gasoline Is removed. Obviously, unless this gasoline Is sold and consumed, the cost of fuel oil will Increase. There Is. therefore, no Intention on the part of the Furl Ad ministration to shut off or limit the supply of gasoline for use In motor ve- BM-lea. -There has been considerable dis cussion as to cutting off the supply of gasoline to passenger vehicles, follow ing the precedent set In F.ncland." said Mr. Kequa. but the conditions are en tirely dissimilar for the reason that Kncland produces no oil and has to rly entirely upon imports overseas. The United States, on the contrary, not only produces the oil for Its own con sumption, but large surplus quantities for el port. lt has been demonstrated recently that it la Impossible to take oil for any specific purpose without exerting a detrimental Influence on some other branch of the Industry. The problem of what la least essential Is rxtremely dlfflcult to determine, and I am some what of the opinion that the non-es-senttal Industry does not exist "It Is quite obvious that the oil facil ities of the United States must be used In such a way as to produce the maxi mum benefit, viewed from a National standpoint, to meet the existing crista "The priority list was established for the reason that It Is Impossible, because of transportation shortage, to supply all consumers. When the supply is sufficient, the priority list automati cally ceases to operate. When a short- ace does exist. Class 12 receives no oil until all lower numbered classes are supplied. -Total stocks in the United States approximate lii).0o0."0 barrels as. of January 1. Last year's production ap proximated 32rt.0O0. Ooo barrels, and there was a draft on sto-k of about i0. ono.no. There is ample oil territory available In various parts of the United States. It Is only a question of drill ing to obtain it. POOR 1MTCII WILL KUIX TCBE Important for Motorist to Xrarn to Select ratch With Care. Toorly constructed Inside blowout patches (which are used between the tire and tube, in case, of a blowoutl. have been the cause of thousands ol Inner tubes being ruined, says Mlle- the Oakland plant, although not In this ratio, says Mr. Fields. The cut will be made for the pur pose of conforming to the Government's order for the conservation of materials. The railroad situation which Is affect ing the Eastern dealers is not so seri ous on the Coast and every one of the &0 cars which the California plant is capable of turning out each day could be shipped to the Western dealers, as the trouble would not be lack of freight cars, but the material situation. While no orders to decrease the production at the Western plant have been received. Mr. Fields expects any day to have his quota of cars cut in two, and possibly more. Pass Creek Canyon All It Is Called and More. EVEN MAN SINKS IN TO HIPS NEW RO.tn MAPS FILL "EF.D Accuracy and Convenience I loon to I All Motorists. At last a road map of Portland and vicinity has been completed that really fills the bill. A map showing the com plete road system in and about Port land, with dtstances. road directions and the surfacing of each, road all made part of the map. has Just been issued by the Auto Koad Map Company of this city. Jt Is printed on cloth and folds In such a mannex-that the mo torist can use 't almost like a book by turning from one fold to another. Road maps of Western Oregon and Washington have also been Issued by the same firm. Every precaution has been taken by the map maker to make his maps strictly accurate and de pendable, and they are by far the best road maps ever Ismied of this section. ELfilNS AT LAST ARRIVE HERE F. B. Thompson, of Roberts Motor Car Company, After Taking Re public Truck Through, Has Good Advice for Motorists. J. S. Moltxner Gladdened by Words 30 Cars Are on Way. After having been absolutely out of Elgin cars for the past couple of weeks. J. 8. Moltxner. Elgin dealer In Port land, was gladdened last week by news that 30 cars would be shipped him im mediately by Pacific Motors. Inc. at Seattle. Northwest distributor for the Elgin. Some of the cars had already arrived yesterday and Mr. Moltxner expects them all to be In by Monday or Tues day. He already has orders In advance for several of the Elgins. The 30 cars will not last long, but several more carloads are now on the way from the factory at Chicago. Any motorist who wishes to tackle Pass Creek Canyon In Southern Ore gon has the very best wishea of F. B. Thompson, ssles manager for the Rob erts Motor Car Company, Oregon dis tributors for Republic trucks. Also, aays Mr. Thompson, said motorist h the choice of patronizing a man who will charge him only So to haul him out of the mud. or other men whose price scale Is said to be based en the principle of all the traffic will bear. Mr. Thompson is quite well posted on the Pass Creek Canyon situation, for he took a Republic lH-ton truck through it last Monday on a driveaway from Portland, to a purchaser at Oak land. Or. It had rained shortly before and the road through the canyon where the new grade was made last Fall Just north of Comstock was a quagmire. Traetloa for Wheels. He patronized the man who charges only l for hauling out machines, and praises his work. At that, the Republic virtually went the whole distance on its own power, the aid of the team be ing required only to pull it a few feet out of two mudholes into which it had sunk so deep that the axles were buried, the body of the truck rested on mud and It was impossible for the wheels to get any traction.' "There simply is no bottom at all to these mudholes," declared Mr. Thomp son on bis return to Portland Friday. Wherein be corroborated the testimony of every other unfortunate who has sunk, into Pass Crek's famous mud holes. "It will not even bold up the weight tf a man, or wouldn't the day we went through. I stepped out of the truck at one of these mudholes and Immediately sank down to my hips. "This was Just following quite a heavy rain late last week. I was told that a couple of weeks ago the mud had dried out very considerably. If the present fine weather keeps up, un doubtedly it will dry out and machines will soon be able to drive through, for luckily this bad stretch isn't in the shade. If it were it would never dry out. Mud Over Crankshaft. "The mud was indescribable last Monday. We had to dig out the crankshaft from mud. and the mud was way over the axles. There simply was no bottom at all. Despite the fact that the Republic waa brand new and had never been driven before we loft Portland, it performed nobly. The great clearance of the Torbensen axles enabled it to go through mud where the going looked to be impossible. "We did not have to replenish the water in the radiator the whole way from Portland to Oakland. We left Portland at noon Sunday, reached. Eu gene that night, Toncalla the next night and Oakland at noon on Tues day, where the truck was delivered to a groceryman of that place for general hauling service. For the benefit of motorists who want to try the canyon, Mr. Thompson recommends the services of Kick Mie thoff, who has a team at the north end of the bad stretch near Comstock. He chaperones cars through with his sturdy team for a flat rate of so. Who Lost a Hudson T "Other parties are not so reasonable, however." said Mr. Thompson. "They charged one poor fellow with a light car lis for pulling him about lito leet. and are soaking motorists for all they can get. Mr. Thompson wonders if anybody in Portland has reported, the theft of a Hudson Super-Six. He passed a Hud son car in the mud where it had been abandoned ' shortly before by four young fellows who seemed in a great hurry and insisted on driving into the morass without taking advice from anybody. They acted as if they had stolen the car. and when they got over the car's depth hastily abandoned it. The Cottage urove authorities. Air. Thompson says, have a record of the car's number and are waiting to hear from the owner. . Record or Concerns Clvea. The records show that of 217 motor truck companies listed today only per cent have been in existence more than five years and only 36 per cent for more than three years. LIBERTY CHIEF IN TOWN K. FIELDS PAYS BRIEF VISIT TO W. H. VALLlCFORD. VARIOUS HUDSON' MODELS ON SHOW BYCL BOSS AUTOMOBILE COMPANY. ' r- : hi t .; rtSt2 ' e . ! tza ' - -- " J I ... J OPE AMI CLOSED MODELS ALIKE IX BIG DEM.WD. An interestlnr exhibition of various Hudson car models Is being held at the C. L. Boss Automobile Company. Hudson sales have been very brisk this Spring In both open and closed-car models, and this demand, together with the curtailment in factory production, has made it hard for Mr. Boas to keep enough cars on hand. He sold three closed cars last week alone. Mr. Boss has just received word from the factory that 40 Hudson cars will be shipped to him this month by boat In order to escape the freight embargo out of Detroit- This doesn't mean that the cars will come around the Horn, or anything like that. They will be shipped from Detrol t by a specially chartered Great Lakes steamer to Duluth. at the western end of Lake Superior, where they will be unloaded and reslftpped by tral n. There is no freight embargo out of Duluth and plenty of empty cars are to be had there. General Sales Manager of Liberty Motor Car Company Expects Further Curtailment. J. E. Fields, general sales manager of the Liberty Motor Car Company, of Detroit, waa a visitor in Portland last week. He arrived Wednesday from San Francisco in the course of a trip through the Western territory, and conferred with W. H. Wallingford, Lib erty Six distributer here, during the I few hours he was in town. "There isn't very much for me to add to statements that have been made by other sales managers who have been here before me in regard to the motor I car situation," said Mr. Fields. I am going to do my best to see that Mr. Wallingford gets the cars he needs out here, but it is quite a different matter. with the prevailing freight car conges tion, to ship automobiles nowadays. Portland, of course, is far out of the drive-away zone. "I am highly gratified at the very much improved market for motor cars in this part of the country. The North west is reacting to present business I conditions, which are not better any- I where in the country. The call for I Liberty cars is much stronger here than has ever before been the case, and I congratulate Mr. Wallingford on the fine work he has been doing. "The greatest demand for motor cars I nowadays comes from the farming dis tricts rather-than from-the big cities. Take Kansas as an example: We sell more Liberty cars in Kansas than in any other state. Kansas is a great farming community, and the farmers are buying cars and using them every I day one might almost say every hour. Nothing has done more to better the condition Of the American farmer than I the .American automobile, and the I farmer realizes this." Mr. Fields, who is one of the well- known figures in the production end I of the automobile business, having I been sales manager for the Hupmobile I before going with the Liberty, said that further curtailment in manufacture I of passenger automobiles will become I effective this Summer when manufac- I turers make out their production schedules for the following year. It's Mighty Important what kind of lubrication you use. Ordinary oils and greases won't stick on the job of preventing friction. ophit! Automobile LUBRICANTS make a lasting veneer over the wearing surfaces of transmissions and differen tials that prevents wear. Ifs all in the special flake graph ite found only in Dixon's the common sense lubri cants. Ask yoar dealer for the Dixon Lubricating Chart. Joseph Dixon Crucible Company Jeney City. New Jmmmw Established 1827 lilil'WIlV'illillii 'I'M I! I Vm iim 9 afWirw.MK This Reo Six-$T550 Is the FirstChoice of the Connoisseur THE MORE' EXPERIENCE you" have had with motor cars, theimorewill you appreciate this Reo. THE MORE YOU KNOW about-mechanical principles, the more will you see here of mechanical excellence to admire.. .THE LONGER YOU HAVE driven a motor car, the more will you find to approve in the handling of this Reo.' IF YOU AGREE that an excellence" m the ensemble can be obtained only by excellence in every smallest detail,. this . Reo Six will appeal to you. THE CLOSER YOU STUDY "the chas sis construction details of design and of construction--the greater will be your admiration and your confidence. FOR THIS SIX is built for men who know. THE PERCENTAGE of "brand new" ' motorists. is i.verysmali among k Reo buyers. . THE TYRO sees only tr e superficial. THE EXPERIENCED looks below the; surface and especially does he search for a weak link in the chain. HE DOESN'T WANT - a car that is good only in spots he demands uni form excellence. AND HE FINDS' thatquality in T this , Reo Six. HE FINDS ANOTHER quality the logical result of the other; namely low upkeep lower than can be shown by any other car of seven passenger capaci ty and of similarsize. and power bar none. OUR PROBLEM'this'y ear is' tc supply the demand. And it is an impossible problem. Only those whoorder early, can hope to obtain Reos.' 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