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PEP OF YOUTH
Veteran Car Driven From Los
les to Portland Without
Cent for Repairs,
Angel
FAMILY BAGGAGE ABOARD
In Spite of Afo and 700-Pound Load
Old-Timer Puts Other Autos to
Shame in Climbing a Hill
That Stumps Them All.
ticitjr earning Into his head, he applied
it as a bearing- principle, with success,
and thereby grave himself the idea of
making a bearing- with hollow helically
wound flexible rollers, from which the
present Hyatt quiet, bearings were
evolved."
F. D. Axtell, a former resident of
Creaham, Or., drove to Portland all the
"way from Los Angeles last week in a
7-year-old Keo car that he bought from
the Northwest Auto Company here in
1911. Though this car has been put
through some exceptionally hard drives
while Mr. Axtell was working as con
struction foreman for the K-B Triangle
i'ilm Corporation, at Los Angeles, it
rnade the long trip north with all the
pep of a late model car, and without
expenditure of a cent for repairs.
The only repair work or trouble of
any kind done on the trip was the
changing of tires. Mr. Axtell was on
his way north to become carpenter
foreman in one of the Portland ship
yards. Leaving Los Angeles, accompanied
ty his wife, and with about 700 pounds
of freight, they made the journey by
easy stages, camping wherever night
overtook them and fishing in many
streams on the way. They were ac
companied as far as Ventura by a fare
well party of friends who. after camp
ing over night, returned to Los Angeles
while Mr. and Mrs. Axtell continued on
their way. They reached Plsmo Beach,
17 miles south of San Luis Obispo, that
evening. Next day they drove to Sa
linas, where Mr. Axtell made his first
attempt to catch the wily trout.
Ah! A Truthful Analer.
Here let it be made of record that
Sir. Axtell is not a fisherman of the
ordinary kind. He is minus the fertile
Imagination of most of the species, for
be actually admits that in his many
trials he didn't succeed in landing so
much as one solitary little fish, nor did
a big one get away from him Just when
he had it about landed. More remark
able yet, Mr. Axtell, who modestly ad
mils being "a fairly good fisherman,'
cays that in some of the streams plenty
of fish could be seen plainly, but that
they turned up their noses at his ef
forts to catch them, as if to contradict
dories of excellent fishing brought to
Portland last week by C. M. Menzies.
Mr. Axtell says he met many touring
parties en route, who all reported hav
lng poor luck with the rod.
Two days were devoted to the drive
through the Sacramento Valley to Co
lusa. When recalling the weather on
that trip, Mr. Axtell unconsciously drew
his handkerchief to wipe his brow.
"It was 112 in the shade, without a
fcreese of any kind, and was the hottest
weather I was ever up against, which
naturally makes me mighty glad to get
back where the weather is more re
spectable," is the way he puts it.
En route from Kennet to Weed, Mr.
Axtell says he met a great many tour
ing parties and found the opinion gen
eral ail along the route that mors
people than ever are spending their
holidays this year on automobile trips.
He says many California touring par
ties will be in Portland before the
aummer is over.
17 Miles Per Gallon.
From Weed the party made good
time, reaching Portland by way of Qold
Hill, Ashland and Salem. Mr. Axtell
kept accurate record of his gasoline
and oil consumption on the journey,
and his account, shows his mileage to
have been 127B, only 75 gallons of gas
oline and 5 quarts of oil being used, at
a total cost of 119.73. This was an
average of 17 miles per gallon of gas,
and an average cost per mile of 1H
eents.
For the past two years Mr. Axtell
has been constructing almost every
conceivable kind of building, from cas
tles to log huts, and from the won
derful interior of a millionaire's man
sion to the hovel of a poverty-stricken
drunkard. He has on many occasions
loaded a whole house in his Reo and
carried it away to "location" in the
bills, where pictures of the lonely
sancher were "shot" up.
Work of this kind, says Mr. Axtell,
puts automobiles to the severest test
possible. The K. B. Triangle Film Cor
poration maintains a huge fleet of cars,
for which their daily operating cost
averagss $300. In comparison with
several high-powered and high-priced
cars that were among the fleet, the Reo
showed the least cost of any for repairs
and upkeep.
Hates to Part With Old Car.
Shortly before leaving Los Angeles,
Mr. Axtell had made up his mind to
purchase a new Reo on his arrival in
Portland. But the performance of his
veteran 1911 car was so good on the
Journey that he now hates to give it
up. The hardest test of the trip was
near King City, Cal., where repairs be
ing made to the highway necessitated
a detour of several miles, and a climb
up a 35 per cent, grade for about 300
geet.
At the foot of the grade was a string
cf cars waiting to be pulled up by a
truck, the owner of which was reaping
a small harvest at the Job.
More as an experiment, to see how
much power his car had left after seven
service, air. Axtell started up
the grade against the warning of the
truck driver that he wouldn't be able
to make it, and amidst jeering laughter
from the waiting drivers. The Reo
started to climb, and reached the top
unaer its own power, as much to the
aurprise of its driver as that of the
others watching. That one performance
aione, air. Axtell says, makes it hard
to part company with his good old Reo.
BILLIARD BALL IX VEXTIOX CLEW
Celluloid and Hyatt Roller Bearing;
Come From Billiard Study.
A couple of Hyatt men one evening
recently were engaged in a quiet game
of billiards at their club, when one of
them remarked to the other: "Did you
ever know the origin of Hyatt roller
bearings?" Receiving an answer in
the negative, he continued: "John Hyatt
was more or less of a billiard player
himself. Naturally he knew the value
of an ivory ball, for its elasticity, good
oaiance, etc, and one day while en
raged in a game the thought occurred
to mm wny was it necessary for
billiard ball to be made of an elephant's
tusK to oe nexioier
"The result of this idea was his in
vention of celluloid, on which he spent
much thought, so much In fact that he
measured almost everything in terms
Of elasticity. While he was turning the
problem over in his mind ha. happened
to be down feouth when they were cut
ting sugar cane. They were trying out
a new type of macerator for grinding
up the cane before they put it in the
presses, and they had trouble with the
hearings on the machine.
"Hyatt said the bearings were too
rigid that was an that was wrong
GAS CONSERVATION IS ASKED
National Organization Makes Sug
gestions for Saving fuel.
In order to assist the United States
fuel administration in the conservation
of gasoline and thus to prevent inter
ference with the consumption of this
fuel for the ordinary purposes on motor
car travel, the National organization of
automobile manufacturers hn issued a
number of suggestions, with the re
quest that they be adopted by every
vehicle owner and driver. They are as
follows:
Do not use gasoline for cleaning me
chanical parts.
Studiously avoid spilling, leakages
and evaporation.
Do not let engine run when car la
standing.
Have carbureter adjusted to give the
largest possible mileage per gallon.
Adjust brake bands so they do not
drag; keep all bearings well lubricated
and tires fully inflated.
Keep spark plugs clean, have ignition
correctly timed and drive with spark
well advanced.
Do not accelerate and stop quickly:
HEW TRUCK HERE
Pacific Motors Takes Menom
inee Line for Coast.
GILBERT TO HAVE OREGON
Elgin Six and Harroun Distributor
Made Wholesaler for State for
Track Also Moltiner to
Have Four Counties.
Paclfle Motors, Inc., of Seattle, Port
land and can Francisco, of which K. M
Mark, or (Seattle, la president, closed a
contract last week for the distribution
of the Menominee truck for the entire
Pacific Coast territory, including both
Northern and Southern California as
well as the Northwest.
Lee L. Gilbert has been named Oregon
it's six blocks out of the way the one 1
you don't think will be worth while
anyway is always the one that Is heat
after all. Isn't that so 7"
XEOLIX VOW JX WIDE rsE
Xew Sole as Well Known la Aus
tralia as America.
Slnee the discovery of Neolln, a new
substance used as soles on shoes, this
product has attained a world-wide dis
tribution. From Australia corns a
story that illustrates the difficulty ex
perienced in introducing a new preduot
into virgin territory on the other Bide
of the world.
To advance the sale of this new sole
In that country, the Goodyear Tire
Rubber Company of Australia supplied
oalioo signs to shoe repairmen, reading,
"Neolln applied here," Some of these
repairmen stated that certain people
aotually thought it was a sort of "shoe
tonic" with which to varnish leather
soles to add to their permanency. The
insertion of the word "soles" speedily
rectified this, however, and established
the idea that Neolin was not a prepare
tien te be applied externally to sheas.
but a high-grade sole itself.
Emergency Tire.
Wrap a piece of one-Inch rope sev
eral times around the clincher rim, fill
ing it and sticking out above the sur
face. Then wrap a piece of half-Inch
SEVEN-YEAR-OLD REO OUTCLIMBS AND OUTRUNS NEWER CARS ON TRIP FROM LOS ANGELES
TO PORTLAND.
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HERE'S THE VETERA?! REO WHICH F". T. AXTELL HAS JTJST DRIVE 1275 MILES TO PORTLAND WITHOUT
SPEEDING A CENT ON REPAIRS. IT WAS PURCHASED FROM THE NORTHWEST AUTO COMPANY IN 1811.
avoid high speed; stop engine and coast
long hills.
Avoid aimless and unnecessary use of
cars; do a number of errands in one
trip; carry purchases home in the car
to reduce deliveries by stores.
Combine with neighbors and friends
in use of cars.
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MINUTE-MAN SIX SETS NEW DES
ERT RECORD.
From Klagmaa. Aria to Lea Angeles,
407 Miles Over Two Deserts,
Made on High Gear.
By making the run from Kingman,!
Ariz., to Loa Angeles, Cal.. 407 miles,
across the Mojave and Great American
deserts, in 11 hours and 46 minutes on
high gear, a Lexington Minute Man
Six recently smashed all previous rec
ords for this gruelling drive. It not I
only beat the fastest Sante Fe pas
senger train, but overwhelmed all
stock and racing car records.
Nearly an hour was clipped off the
record made by Barney Oldfield and
his racing car in the last Los Angeles
to Phoenix race.
The start from Kingman was made
at 2 o clock on a Saturday afternoon
and the car, with its two drivers and
two observers, reached Los Angeles
and checked in at the Western Union
office at 1:4( Sunday morning.
The car was checked out of Kingman
by newspaper representatives and the
Western Union and also was checked
by the Western Union at Goffs. Lud
low, Barstow, Needles, and Oatman.
Harry Hunter, of Phoenix, state rep
resentative In Arisona for Wisdom A
Company, Lexington distributors, and
J. E. Keller, connected with the auto
mobile department of the Arisona En
gineering Company, alternated at the
wheel. The observers were G. R.
Franklin, manager of the Arizona En
gineering Company, and F. H- Boyd, a
business man of Kingman.
Between Goffs and Ludlow, a ter
rible stretch of desert road, 87 miles
long, was encountered. It vwas cov.
ered at night at an average speed of
40 miles an hour. The Gold Roads hill
out of Kingman, which has always
been considered a second-speed prop
osition, was made orv high. The dis
tance between Ean Bernardino and
Los Angeles was made in 1 hour and
31 minutes, according to the sworn
statement of the observers, in spits
of the fact that the wrong road was
taken on two occasions. Between
these two points the Foothills boule
vard was followed.
The car was stock in every partle
ular," declared Hunter. "In fact, there
was not a bit of preparation for the
entire trip except a general looking
over. In addition to the four pas
sengers there was about 160 pounds of
baggage. Every foot of the distance
was made on high and not a drop of
oil or water was placed in the car
after we started. We had two blow
outs, which were Quickly repaired. The
first change was made in three min
utes and the second change in ten min
utes. No adjustments of any kind were
necessary."
When the trip was completed the
drivers and observers signed an affi
davit bearing out the foregoing state.
ments.
COLLEGE JdEX BUILDLXO TIRES
Many Varsity Lads Go to Work for
Goodyear at Akron, Ohio.
That the many opportunities for se
curing remunerative employment in the
big rubber companies of Akron. O., are
appealing to many young men just fin
Ishing their college studies for the year
Is Indicated by the noticeable influx of
college men during the last week. These
men, the majority of whom expect to
continue their studies nest Vail, nat
urally turn for Summer work to an
industry in which it is possible to earn
a wage permftting a saving for the
"rainy day" ahead. So they enter the
big rubber factories where wages are
high and the working conditions good.
Mora than four hundred college men
have taken factory positions at the plant
of the Goodyear Tire & Rubber Com
pany since the June commencement.
nil Rnnthwtit.rn Wuhlnrtan wWaIa
Pacific Motors. Mr. Gilbert recently
became this company's Oregon state
representative for the Elgin aix and
the Harroun Four.
The Menominee truck will be han
dled at retail in Multnomah. Washing
ton and Clackamas Counties, Or., and
In Clarke County, Washington, by J. a.
Moltzner, who also has these same
counties as retail dealer for the Elgin
and Harroun. Mr. Gilbert expects to
close with dealers In a number of other
counties soon.
The deal whereby Pacific Motors took
over the Coast distribution of the Me
nominee truck line was closed after a
conference lasting several days between
Mr. Mark. Mr. Gilbert and Mr. Fryce,
the factory representative of the truck,
the conference being held partly in
Portland and party in Seattle.
The Menominee truck is manufac
tured at Menominee, Mich., and is made
in sixes up to five tons. The truck
comes in 1. 2. 2V. S, ihi. 4 and 5-ton
slses. The Menominee has not been
represented in this territory for some
time, but is well-known here, and there
are said to be 71 Menominee trucks in
service in Portland and vicinity right
now, all of which have been in opera
tion for more than a year and some for
much longer than that.
J. B. Moltsner has a carload of the
trucks rolling to Portland at present.
He expects them to be here for unload-
ng this week. Five carloads have al
ready been delivered in Seattle, and
several carloads have been shipped
from the factory to San Francisco,
where Pacific Motors has strong dealer
connections.
Thought for Auto Salesman.
B. G. Koether, manager Hyatt Roller
Bearing Company, Detroit, has an in
tensely human way of putting over
plain truths, as was evidenced recently
when he remarked to a group of Hyatt
salesmen: "That last call the one you
want to put off until tomorrow, because
rope around the rim crosswise and be
tween each two spokes. This serves
very well In an emergency, where no
spara tire Is available. It does not
make luxurious riding and the car
must be driven at moderate speed, but
It saves the wheel and rim from
damage.
HERE'S NEW AUTO TOUR
TRIP TO GOVERNMENT SPRINGS
WASH., IS RECOMMENDED.
Point 17 Miles North of Carsoa,
Colombia, and 70 Miles from
Portland, Easy to Reach.
Opening of the road which leads to
Government Springs, Wash., makes pos
sible another short and attractive auto
mobile drive out of Portland, good for
week-end parties. A. F. Burkhart, o
the Union Meat Company, has Just re
turned from a week's outing at the
springs. With the diversified enter
talnment offered by Mlnehost Markham,
the fine fishing and mineral spring for
drinking and bathing, Mr. Burkhart
says the trip offers about all an auto
enthusiast might reasonably ask.
"With the opening of the road all
the way to the springs now, one can
take the Columbia River Highway to
Cascade Locks, ferry across to Steven
son, then motor to Carson and from
there 17 miles north to Government
Springs, a distance all told of about
70 miles," said Mr. Burkhart. "You can
make it any time you want, but. the
roads are good for fast and steady
driving,
"The district around Government
Springs offers everything necessary for
WE are sure you have
never encountered the
degree of motor car comfort
which will be revealed by aj
five-mile ride behind ther
wheel or on the rear seat of
the new Hupmobile,
Extraordinary riding and
driving comfort are accom
panied by the comfort of
really unusual economy a;
flood of power, brilliant;
performance, and the well
known Hupmobile dura
bility. Manley Auto Co.
Eleventh and Oak Sts., at Bumsidc
, Portland, Or Broadway 211 . .
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PRICE
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$1790
AUGUST
FIRST
two
Advances in Price
August First
A telegram from the factory announces
an increase of $100 on August 1 of the;
famous six-cylinder
Orders placed now will be
accepted at present price.
NORTHWEST AUTO CO.
F. W. VOGLER, Pres.
BROADWAY AT COUCH
C. M. MENZIES, Mgr.
ALDER AT CHAPMAN
a good outing, and I believe It Is an
auto trip that nearly everyone would
enjoy." "
Slake It a Habit.
One thing every automobile owner
When he feels the back of his car
skidding. If he will turn the steering
wheel immediately In the direction of
the skid, he will find that it will
cause the car to rotate In the opposite
direction, with a little practice this
should learn Is how to stop a skid. 'swing of the steering wheel will be
come almost automatic when the ear'
begins to skid. . . -"
See that spark Is timed correctly with :
engine and drive with spark fully ad- '
vanced. A late spark Increases gag
consumption.
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THEwFiret-to-Fi2htMBoys." ThcU.S. Marines?
Before the Continental Congress author
ized and uniformed either Array or Navy, it
mustered into regular service on November 10,.
1775, two battalions of American Marines.
Goodrich, too, "does it first," But whether"
Goodrich was making the .irjf American pneu
matic tire, the first American clincher tire, or the
first American cord tire, Goodrich was always
building
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SERVICE VALUE in a tiro is its value to you on
your car and on the road in speed, easy riding,
gasoline economy, freedom from tire trouble,
and mileage.
And all Goodrich experience, research, skill,
end integrity in tire making, and all Goodrich
inspection labor year in and year out to put SER.
VICE VALUE in Goodrich Tires, and keep it there,
SILVERTOWN CORDS and BLACK SAFETY TREADS.
And Goodrich Test Car Fleets maul it through
millions of miles of road testing to prove it is there.
When you see Goodrich on tires, you know
they have SERVICE VALUE.
Buy them and trust them. They will not fail you.
THE B, F. GOODRICH RUBBER CO,
Portland Srsncb: JSro&dwsy ao4 Surnslda St Portland, Ore.
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