THE SUNDAY OKEGOXIAN, PORTLAND, APRIL 21, 1918.
PARTS SIIPPI Y RIRl
KELLY-SPRIXGFIELD 3tf -TOX TRUCK WITH UNIVERSAL TRAILER BRINGING OUT BIG SPRUCE LOG
AT CLALLAM BAY, WASH.
Overland Branches to Keep Six
Months' Stock.
MW ORDER IS ANNOUNCED
purpose Is to Provide Against Any
Freight Ebortage Contingency,
R. E. Glbbs, Western Parts
Manager, Explains.
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tnder a near poller of the Willya
f Overland Comp&ny, to be Immediately
effective, a complete stork of Overland
parts, tmpla to meet all estimated
' seeds for mix months In advance. Is to
ba kept on band by Overland brancbea.
Though tbla stock may at times fall
below estimated needs for six month.
It Is realised, instructions to branch
managers are positive that at no time
must it be permitted to fall below
sr.tntroum of the estimated parte that
will be needed for four months In ad
vance.
Announcement of this new order was
snade bare last week by R. E. Glbbs.
Vestern division manager for Willys.
Overland. Inc- with headquarters in
San Francisco. He was In Portland In
the course of a trip of Inspection of
the parte departraenta In the Portland,
fceatUe and Spokane Overland-Pacific
branches.
! Dasuter ef Shortage.
II r. Olbbs was formerly a repre
sentative of the general parts depart'
wteat of Willys-Overland at Toledo.
But be waa recently transferred to take
charge of parts for tba western divi
sion, where special supervision waa re
quired because of the possibility of
' the freight car congeatlon holding up
shipments of parte from the factory,
There Is now not the slighteet dan
ger, however, of a shortage In any
Overland parts. Mr. Glbbs gives assur
ance. The new order provides ample
leeway against almost any possible
fretsrht shortage.
Ordinarily, saya Mr. Glbbs. 3 days
is mora time than la required to obtain
any parts ordered, and In any quantity,
from the factory. And to allow CO
days Is giving a double factor of
urety. But the new Willys-Overland
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Kelly-Bprlngfleld tracks are being much relied upon by tha Government in its spruce operations. The one shown
In the photograph Is carrying a spruce log that scales 7200 feet. It Is 10 feet In diameter and welKhs more than 12 tons.
Tha Kelly-Springfield distributor In Oregon Is the Manley Auto Company.
HOP GONQUERS
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New Model "R" Gets Through
Pass Creek Canyon;
HEZ ROBERTSON AT WHEEL
arrangement goes even that leeway 100 I Manley Auto Company Reprcsrn ta
per cent better, for by requiring every
branch to have on hand never leaa than
supply of parts for the next four
months a two months' margin Is pro-
Tided over the slowest freight trans
portation.
Big Reserve Vargta.
And ordinarily even this big nanrtn
will be Increased, for branches will
usually have six months', supply of
part.
"The Willys-Overland Company real
lie. the great Importance to automo
bile owners of adequate service ar
rangements." said Mr. Glbbs. "And
service cannot be given If parts are not
available. To provide against sny pos
sible contingency, such ss a freight
blockade that might cut off any part
of the country from the factory, ar
rangements have been made for Over
land dealers to carry a huge reserve
stock bt parts at all times.
"These parts, of course, represent a
big Investment. However, It Is an In
vestment that pays. Satisfied owners
are one of Willy s-Overlaad's biggest
assets, and our policy In regard to
parts and service enables ns to ksep
Overland ownera satisfied.
"We now have parts depots through
the United States so located that none
of them Is further than 24 boors by
express from another depot. Thus la
ease of any emergency additional parts
can be obtained by expresa from an
other depot within 24 hours.
Fertlaad Branch SaaptleeV
"I find the Portland Overland-Paciria
branch already has practically a six
months supply of parts. The manager
ef the part department here, L. IX
Ames, who works under Branch Man'
ager H. 1L tiling, was brought tip I
our parts service. He Is typical of the
in en who make up the Willys-Overland
organisation.
"When we promote a man we do so
from our own organisation. Wa like
1o get a young man early, when we can
Inculcate In him the Willys-Overland
kigh Ideals of service., usefulness and
cuurtesy. and then to advance him as
be merits It
SPUING OILERS BIG AID ;Bh'
Cnt'S ATTACHMENT MAKES
EAST RIDIC
Cavey Meter Car Caaspaay IMatrlawtee
far Caatrtvaaew That Adda
Camfart'ef Meteriag. -
W. I Powell, hesd of ths accessory
department of tha Covey Motor Car
Company, haa been receiving some re
markable reports from motorists who
have had Installed on their cars Grua
leaf spring oiler, for which tba Covey
Motor Car Company Is Oregon dis
tributor.
This oiler is a small and very simple
attaenment. nut Mr. rowel! win tes
tify that It certainly adds wonderfully
to riding comfort. This It does by
lubricating the leaf spiinga and thus
limbering up the whole eprlng.
"Grease and graphite are only tern-1
porary substitutes for oil. which Is ths
only proper Spring lubricant." said Mr.
Powell. "The great difficulty baa been
to apply the oil and get it between the
leaf sprlngiL This difficulty the Grus
leaf spring oiler meets perfectly. Any
motorist who has been bothered with
bard riding, rustlv old springs, will bs
positively astontehed to note what a
difference In the rlllng qualities of bis
car these spring oilers will make.
"Not long ago I sold a set of thess
oilers to a car owner whoee springa
were literally brown with rust. Hi
ciuestloned the wisdom of buying them
because he said they could never be
effective on his spring, because of
tlielr rustlness. However. I persuaded
him to give them a trial, putting
nljtlon of two-thirds kerosene In the
oil cup of the Grus oiler for the first
few days so as to cut tne rust.
"Th result waa astonishing. I saw
that car a few davs later. The old rust
between th springs that hsd mads
them so stiff that riding in his ear wss
very uncomfortable hsd been dlsolved
and had run out In a brown liquid.
The springs were perfectly lubricated
and the car rode like a new model.
la six months that the Cover Motor
Car Company has been handling the
Grus spring leaf oiler some 0o sets
have been sold, not one of which baa
been returned.
Eliminating Sntokr.
A good smoke costs less In Havana
than anywhere elee in the world, at
ways provided, however, that ths
smoker Is not an automobile, says
American Motorist. So long as gaso
line was only 4T cents a gallon, auto
mobiles la Cuba smoked Just as nu
merously ss they did elsewhere, but
bow. sine the prlre of gas baa gone
p to 1L2S per gallon, smoking auto
tlve Takes) Hupmobllo Through
Canyon Under Its Own Power.
First to Jacksonville, Or.
Tha first passenger car since ths Fall
rains lias gone through Pass Creek
Canyon. Douglas County's famous Win
ter mud handicap on the racuio nign-
war. nnder Its own powsr. The csr
waa a 1911 HunmoMia uooai n.
driven by Hes Robertson, of ths used
car department oi tne eianiey. auio
Company.
Ha was on his way from portiana to
Jacksonville to deliver tha car to
Joseph Cronemlller. Deputy Sheriff
there. Mr. Cronemlller. being tne own
er of an earlier modal Hup. waa rather
oreiudlced In favor of the car, but
hadn't absolutely promised to buy.
But when Hes drove Into Jacksonville
with the new Hud. covered as It was
from pan to cover top with Pass Creek
Canyon mud. Mr. Cronemlller hesitated
not a moment longer, but paid down
his money and took It.
That It had actually plowed its way
through the canyon and waa the first
car of the seaaon to do It was snough
for Mr. Cronemlller. He turned over
his old Hupmobile to Mr. Robertson,
who thereupon climbed In. turned Its
nose north and nonchalantly started
back for Portland via Paas Creek can
yon again.
Seesael Trig. So Hard.
And what Is more, he made It. His
return trip through the canyon waa
two days later than bis first trip
through. The weather bad been warm
those two days, bad mudnoiea naa
dried up considerably, and as a result
Mr. Robertson found tha trip back
really easier than the first trip.
But that first trip, which waa mads
on Thursday a couple of weeka ago, be
saya ha will not forget for a long time.
He left Portland on Wednesday and
drove to Cottage Grove tha same day.
The next morning bright and early he
started through the canyon, after hav
ing been warned that ho waa a foolish
to try It.
as a foolish young man. as
very soon discovered, said air. rob.
ertson. "It took ma three hours to
gsln ths other end. Most of those
three hours were devoted to reaching
the other side of one awful aad bot
tomless stretch of mud half a mils
long and of unfathomed depth.
"Outside of thts one mudnoie, wmon
la In a dirt fill near Comstock. nobody
should hsvs trouble In driving through
Pass Crsek Canyon, for the rest of the
road there Is In better condition than
I have aver seen It.
But thst mudhole 1 I got Into It.
snd I thought I would never get out.
The mud was absolutely bottomless.
The car would sink down until ths
body would be resting In mud.
The only possible way to make
progress was to step on 'er and move
forward by Jerks, a few feet at a time.
Thla I did for nearly three hours be
fore I reached firm road again. The
Hup did this under Its own power, but
it was a struggle.
"I would give the oar the gas, and it
would plunge forward a few feet until
the front axle and radiator had accu
mulated such a pile of mud In front of
them that the front end of the car
would slide up on It a foot or two.
That, of course, would stop me. I
would get out and dig the mud away
from In front of the radiator, get in
the car. back the car In its traoks, step
on 'er again, plow forward a few more
feet, and repeat the process.
"It was a grilling test for sny ear,
let alone a new one that had never
been driven before I left Portland with
It for Jacksonville. It stood up to the
punishment wonderfully. The motor
never missed or hesitated, and when I
needed the power and needed It bad. It
was light there.
Appreciates Light Car Now.
T never appreciated fully the ad
vantages of a light, oompaot oar until
that battle with the mud. A heavy
ear could never have got through, but
would be sinking yet.
"After getting through this mudhole,
I found ths roads vary good to Jack
sonville." As already explained, Mr. Robertson
found ths going oonsldesably better
two days later when he came back that
way In Mr. Cronemlller's old Hupmo
bile. The mud had hardened quite a
bit. and though the performance of the
first trip had to be repeated at times.
It was not suoh a prolonged ordeal as
before.
"If this weather keeps up," said Mr.
Robertson, "I believe any ear can
easily get through the oanyon by an
other week. By May 1. the canyon
ought to be open to ordinary passenger
car travel."
'Pepp" Is His Name, and He
Is Full of It.
Now Sales Manager for Brass Motor
Car Company Right on tha Job.
ROADS GETTING BETTER
COOS AND CURRY HIGHWAYS ARE
NOW OPEN.
HAT'S In a name, anyhow?"
rumlnaged Isaac Brans, of the
Brunn Motor Car Company,
Lexington Six distributor, as he looked
at the name ef a man the other day
who had Just been reoommended to him
as salesmanagsr.
Ths nsme was David C Pepp. Resi
dence. Chicago. Recommendation, the
highest.
"Pepp. Pepp," continued Mr. Brunn
to himself.. "Well, that sounds good.
ril Just sngsge this Mr. Pepp." And a
wire to Chicago that sams night
clinched the deal-
Whereupon, last week, appeared In
Portland David C. Pepp and took Im
mediate charge of Mr. Brunn's sales
force. Mr. Pepp apparently Is as act
ive aa be sounds. He says the Lexing
ton Is ons of the most popular cars In
the East, and that aa soon aa folks out
thla way have an opportunity to learn
all Its good qualities, ths factory will
not be able to ship them out fast enough
to Mr. Brunn.
Incidentally, he is also on the look
out for a couple of live salesmen. Mr.
Pepp lent a stranger to Portland. He
used to live hero aad haa many friends
la town.
How to Test Oil Level.
When testing; tha oil level by open
ing tba level oocks In ths crank case.
It is essential to run a wire through
the cock before ooncludlng that the
level Is low. It frequently happens
that sediment settles over the level
cocks and prevents the flow of oil in
spite of the fact that there Is plenty
In the reservoir.
Eighty per rent of the European out
put of oil Is produced In Russia.
Machines Drive Throagh From Gold
Beach to Marahfleld and Find
the Golag Fair.
MARSHFIELD, Or., April 10. (Spe
clal.) April weather has brought about
a betterment of highways In Coos and
Curry counties and several machines
from the southern part of Curry County
have come through to Coos Bay, a dls
tance of about 112 miles from Gold
Beach.
C H. Bufflngton. Prosecuting Attor
ney of Curry County, was among the
first Curry citizens to drive through.
He reported the roads to be pasaabl
everywhere and said that In some
places they are excellent. The Sunset
Bay Highway between Marahfleld and
North Bend and the coast can be trav
eled and 20 or 40 machines make the
trip every Sunday.
On the stretch of highway between
Empire and Tarheel Point on this road
basalt rock is being laid, and as the
rock Is riot rolled, the damage to auto
tires is heavy. Several car owners
ruined ooraplete sets of tires In making
the Journey, and traffic will be held
up to a considerable extent until the
contractors are ordered to roll th
highway.
There Is no hlirhway traffic between
Coos Bay and Co'juille Valley, owing to
the bond Issue construction. This work
Is expected to be so far advanced that
travel can be opened by May or Jun
and It will be continuous throughou
the season.
Auto stages have been operating be'
tween Coqullle and Myrtle Point for
several weeks, and maohlnes make the
trip eastward as far as Bridge and
Middle Fork Canyon.
Travel between Coos Bay and Bandon
Is by the coast road, known as the
Seven Devils route. Over this thor
oughfare goes the Curry County travel.
The State Highway Commission de
elded to pave five miles of highway for
Coos County In 1918 and preparation
are under way for starting the work
soon. The strip will be commenced at
Bunker Hill and extend southward for
the allotted distance. Travel is now
possible from Marshfleld to Delmar,
ten miles south of the city.
CLEAVER HEADS J. W. P. TIRE
Portland May Be Selected for Its
Manufacture.
George L. Cleaver, formerly of La
Grande, has recently located in Port
land as president and general manager
of the J. W. P. Tire Company. Mr.
Cleaver has opened temporary quar
ters at 42 Stark street and is looking
over the field with a view to putting
In a manufacturing plant hers for tba
J. W. p. tire.
Thla tire is different from any other
tire made. It Is declared to be abso
lutely puncture proof, the fabric being
protected by a steel rim that Is said
to bs almost Indestructible. No at
tempt Is made to combine the rubber
and metal of the tire through vulcan
ization or rivets, but they are clinched
together much as the ordinary pneu
matlc tire is clinched to the rim.
. Courts Help Oil Output.
A decision in the Kansas Supreme
Court permits the Standard Oil Com
panles of Kansas and Indiana to en
gage In the production of oil In that
state and paves the way to increase
Kansas oil output. The decree permits
GOVERN.MENT USING PORTLAND-MADE TRAILER IN GETTING OUT SPRUCE.
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the companies to become producers as put of 75,676 barrels of crude petro-. Kansas Supreme court and was pro
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kes Today's Record read
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in Oregon is a -
REPUBLIC
Why? Because of our com-
S'etely equipped- repair plant,
r. Roberts' personal super
vision and a $25,000 stock of
parts.
Priced at : $1045 te $4885 In
Portland.
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