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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?
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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.
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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
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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.'
IF YOU WILL HELP by deciding now
and placing your order, we can premise ;
you a reasonably early delivery of the!
car of your first choice a Reo Six
Northwest Auto Co.
Broadway andCouch Street
"' Portland, Oregon
- fl30"30)
Reo'Motor Car Company? Cansing,' Mich.
Reo Six Tourinp
Passenger
$1550
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Price in f. o. 6. L&mmme anel
tfpcciaf federol tax mutt bm added.
THfi
COLD STAXDAHD
OV VALUES
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Used Cars and
Light Trucks '
Reo 5-pass., late
1917 model, has
only been used
as demon stra-
tor $1050
Overland 5-pass.,
elec. lights and
starter $450
Overland road
ster, elec. lights
and starter.. $500
Eeo 5-pass., good
condition .. ..$425
A Light Reo
Truck $350
Reo -ton Truck,
good top, new
tires, first - class
condition ....$800
Northwest
Auto Co.
Broadway at Couch.
Ope Sunday
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PIRE8TORE, LEE, REPrBLIC,
SAVAtiE. FISK, VICTOR, SPRING
FIELD, BATATIA, PORTAGE,
BLACKSTO.VES, ETC.
Try a Howe Tube
Extra Heavy Red,
Cost You Less Than
Ordinary Tubes and
Guaranteed One Year
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TIRE YOU ISB, WE WII.l. QUOTE
YOU PRICES ON THE DIFFER- .
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Portland Tire Co.
PORTLAND, OREGON.
331 RurnaideSt.
Phone Broadway 2275.
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