The Sunday Oregonian., August 25, 1918, SECTION FOUR, Page 5, Image 49

TIIE .SUNDAY" OR EGO XI AX, PORTLAND," AUGUST 25, r 1918.
STUDEBAKER MAKES
WAR VETERANS ENJOY REUNION IN LATEST MODEL REO.
11 6700ILE TOUR
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New Light Six Medal Comes
All the Way Here From
New Brunswick, Can.
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FAN BELT IS ONLY REPAIR
Fredericton 3Ierchant and Family
Slake long Journey With Trailer
at Total Cost ol $140, Which
Is Less Than Hall Fare.
Before the new Studebaker models.
which are now being delivered all over
the cou: try, were put on the marKei,
the factory made exhaustive road tests
with the finished machines, designed to
uncover any derects that might appear.
ii-t.n th tt satisfied the engineer
ing department, production was started
and they were put Into, the bands of
owners.
It is a source of considerable satis
faction to the factory heads that tne
Judgment of the engineers that the car
la practically perfect has been Justified
by the performance or tne new eixea u
4h hmiia nf manv drivers. Last week
the Oregon Motor Car Company, local
distributors of the St -idebaker. reoeivea
a visit from R. G. Lee, owner of a
chain of general merchandise stores In
the provinc of New BrunswicK, an,
who up to the time of his arrival in
1'orlland had driven his new Stude
baker light six a total of 6700 miles on
a transcontinental trip from New
Brunswick through to New Tork. thence
across the Vnlted States to California
and up the coast to Portland.
Coats of Trip Only 9 HO. ,
Mr. Lee kept an accurate account of
the cost of bis trip and his figures
how that up to the time he reached
San Francisco he and the three mem
bers of his party, his wife, Mrs. A. B.
Kitchen and lira. Dr Mullin, has spent
only $140 for living and incidental ex
penses on the trip.
This was the total expense for a
period of four weeks. Gasoline for the
trip averaged 12 miles to the gallon
and only J10 worth of lubricating; oil
was used. Making the record a!' the
more Impressive Is the fact that the
Studebaker pulled all this distance with
a trailer, which weighed 1200 pounds.
Mr. Lee was warned when he left his
Borne In Fredericton that he would
never reach the Taciflc Coast with the
trailer, but he came through without
having to spend a nickel for repairs.
A broken fan belt was all that required
attention on the long grind and this in
the face of the fact that the car pulled
the heavy trailer through come of the
worst going in the united States.
In one instance Mr. Lee had to make
a detour of 700 miles to avoid washed-
out roads. Through Nevada the Stude
baker Dulled Its loai through five solid
miles of sand from six to ten inches
deep, and this without going Into low
gear. Two of the tires were not re
placed until they had run 6200 and 6900
miles, respectively, Tney were pjam
United States fabric tires.
Trailer Shipped Borne.
At San Francisco, having decided to
make the rest of the trip back home,
not as campers but stopping at hotels,
the trailer was shipped back to Canada.
Since then the car has averaged better
than 17 miles to the gallon of gasoline.
Mr. Lee Informed F. M. Leeston
Smith, manager of the Oregon Motor
Car Company, upon his arrival In Port
land that he had not even changed a
park plug on his long trip, as the en
gine has required no attention except
the addition of oil to the crank case.
Ue has owned many other cars, but
none which has given him the satis-
faction of his new Studebaker light six.
be said.
Mr. Lee left Portland over the Pa
cific Highway for Seattle and .Vancou
ver, B. C. and will return home through
the Eastern states after having toured
Tel'.owstone Park. When he reaches
home in Fredericton. New Brunswick
which incidentally is S0O miles east of
New Tork, his Studebaker will have
traveled 11,000 miles if Mr. Lee follows
his Itinerary, which he expects to com
plete in October.
While Snowing the Sights of Portland to Three Grand Army Men, F. W, Vogler. of Northwest Auto Company, Found He
Was Reuniting Two Old Comrades Who Had Not Met In 54 Years.
t i.. .... ... . h. l.ft 1. o H Robbing, of Hisneria. Mich., who was 74 in April. 'At his right is S.. M. Horton,
of Portland, who celebrated his 74th- birthday last Tuesday. Beside Mr. Vogler. at the wheel, is C. P. Pierce, of Boise.
Idaho, who will be 74 next montn. air. Boooins ana Air. norion vcu m cn..j.
were both taken prisoner. On being released they separated and had not met again until last week. - Their regiment
was equipped with Spencer rifles and was the first to use a repeating rifle in warfare.. The regiment enjoyed the
nickname of the "Bucktails." from the tail of a deer which one of the men wore' in his hat when he was mustered In.
Of the 1272 men of the original regiment, only 17 are now Known to oe living. .
CORD TIRES ABUSED
Motorists Don't Inflate to Full
Air Pressure.
EXPERT ISSUES WARNING
While Cord Tires Will Stand Much,
Goodyear Service Chief Says
Many- Wear Oat Too Soon
Because Not Inflated.
LIGHT WEIGHT FEATURE
JORDAJ SrBfRBAW SETE5 EAST
CAR TO HANDLE.
Ajinonneement Is Made by Company
That Thla Model WIU Be Caa-
tinned Next Tear.
Economy In weight and body space
Is one of the features of the new Sub
urban Seven, which will be one of the
Jordan line for the coming season, ac
cording to an announcement from the
Jordan Motor Car Company, just re
ceived by the Mitchell, Lewis ft Staver
Company, distributors here.
This feature is especially Important
In view of the demand for a light car
which will consume a minimum of gas
oline and is light enough to be han
dled by the owner himself. The char
acteristic body style of the Suburban
Seven is the long, straight side lines
wl'h beveled edges. The top runs In
a straight line from front cowl to rear
of tonncau without the usual bulge
found in the old-fashioned touring car,
yet giving full seven-passenger capacity.
This car. with the 127-inch wheel
base and all-aluminum body, weighs
only 3100 Hounds. The name "Subur
ban Seven." has been adopted because
the car was designed for the suburban
resident, who picks his home site away
from the noise and bustle of the city
and some distance from the electric and
steam railroads.
IIIGUWAT SCRVEY IS ORDERED
Z.ewiston Commissioners to Meet
With State Road Officials.
LEWISTON. Ida., Aug. 24. (Speela.)
County Commissioner Barton. South-
wick and Shafer and F. N. Finch and
Frank Thompson, of the Lewlston good
highway district board, will make a
survey of a section of the county road
between Hatwr.I Creek and the Spald
ing ferry, and wme plan for the Im
provement of the highway will be
adopted.
The surrey to be made will apply
to about one-quarter mile of road Just
north of Hog Island.
Cracks in Fender.
The small cracks that frequently
make their appearance on the edge of
the fender or other sheet metal parts
will rapidly become big breaks unless
they are nipped In the bud. Drill a
small hole in' the metal through the
crack near its outer end. Slip a rivet
through and run on a burr and then
rivet the head firmly. This prevents
vibration of the edges of the crack,
which Is the trouble that Induces the
spreading of the crack. A brushful of
paint will make this repair Invisible. J
It Is generally known among motor
ists that cord tires are built to with-
tand a great deal of wear and tear
and even to take a large measure of
ndeserred punishment, and despite se
vere use, to deliver satisfactory service
nd mileage. But just as a big. robust
man takes his good health as a mat
ter of course and grows overconfident
nd careless, cord tire users often
abuse and neglect their tires because
they have been getting auch good re
sults with so little attention to them.
But everything has its limit of en
durance, and cord tires along with
other things. And while a motorist
may misuse his tires and yet obtain
fairly satisfactory service from them
he obviously is not getting their full
quota of inbuilt mileage. And in these
days when, in the interest of economy
and conservation every tire should be
made to run out its last possible mile.
the motorist who wastes a portion of
the life of his tires is not doing his full
duty.
, , Toe Little Air XTaed.
According to G. E. Brunner. manager
of the Goodyear Tire &. Rubber Com
pany's service department, fully 40 per
cent of the new. cord tires sold by that
company's service stations in the last
few months, to replace worn out cords,
have replaced -tires that went out of
commission prematurely because of im
proper care and neglect. Almost in
variably the untimely demise of the
tire could be traced to lack of proper
air pressure.
"Because of the larger air capacity
in our cord tires and their greater flex
ibility and more durable construction
we have advocated inflation pressures
ror cord tires 10 per cent lower than
for fabric tires," says Mr. Brunner.
"But motorists, encouraged by the good
service received, have been revising
our inflation schedules downward and
becoming careless about proper infla-
tion. A recent investigation showed
that many cord tire users were carry
ing only about half the recommended
air pressure. And yet the great ma'
jority of these motorists were obtain
ing what to them was very unsatis
factory service.
"But in these days when every cubic
foot of shipping space on our ocean
liners is almost priceless, every pound
of rubber should be made to do its
full duty and every tire should be made
to deliver Its full measure of miles.
Safety Factor 10 Per Cent.
"Our cord tires have a 10 per cent
larger air capacity than the same size
in fabric tires, so the factor of safety
in air pressure for cord tires we place
at 10 per cent. And whenever a mo
torist runs his tires at a less pressure
than our recommendation he pays for
his greater ease of riding with a por
tion of the life of his tire.
'The use of cord tires is increasing
rapidly and will continue to do so,
because of their easy riding qualities
and the Increased mileage they deliver.
But sufficient attention must be paid
to the maintenance of proper air pres
sures If they are to be permitted to
run out their full life. The layers of
rubber between the plies of cords are
heavy, so heavy that the tires will
bold up under a tremendous amount of
punishment, but they have a limit, and
whenever that limit is reached the
motorist pays for his experience with
mileage that is lopped off his tires."
GOOD XEWS FOR 3IOTORISTS
Ilood River and Klickitat May Co-
. operate in Placing Road Signs. ,
HOOD RIVER. Or.. Aug. 24. (Spe
cial.) C C. Hutchins, secretary of the
White Salmon Commercial CluB, has
proposed to the Hood River County
Coart that Klickitat County organiza
tions and the local court co-operate in
placing signs to guide motor tourists
on the north and south banks of the
Columbia here. Mr. Hutchins urges that
the Court place signs at prominent road
Intersections in this county, while
Klickitat County will erect - similar
guide posts on the north bank.
Mr. Hutchins reports that officials
of his county have completed a sys
tem of signing county roads that has
won them general commendation of
touring motorists.
CAR BIG AID TO PHYSICIAN
Practice of Medicine Revolutionized
by Modern Anto.
"The automobile has revolutionized
the practice of medicine," writes a
prominent physician to W. L. Hughson,
of the KisselKar.
"Of all the professions and various
occupations which demand the use of
the automobile, the medical procession
ranks among the first.
"For instance, in the past ten years
I have averaged 15,000 miles a year and
during that entire time at least 90 per
cent of the mileage has been for pro
fessional duties. It has been of extra
ordinary service to me in my pro
fessional work, which has necessitated
its being in service practically 24 hours
out of each day." .
CARE OF GAS TANKS
Container Needs Attention
- Now and Then.
COST RECORDS COUNT
OWNERS WHO KEEP FIGURES ARE
GAINERS BY IT.
Data Compiled by Federal Engineers
Show Fixed Charges Are 75
Per Cent of Total.
Many truck owners say they haven't
time to keep cost records. They are
the " losens 'by not doing so. Almost
all owners say they know what their
trucks cost, but they include only gas
oline, lubricants, repairs and tires, and
these constitute the Bmaller part of
the cost. The owner who bases his
charge on such figures will lose out.
Traffic engineers of the Federal
Motor Truok Company recently com
piled tables from actual cost figures
submitted by owners, which show that
fuel, lubricants, tires and repairs,
which are variable costs,, depending on
miles traveled, are but 25 pe- cent
of the total cosU Fixed charges, labor,
taxes and license, insurance, garage
and depreciation, which do not vary
with miles traveled, average 75 pen
cent of the costs.
'Here are figures submitted by three
companies:
No. of Period Fixed Variable
trucks, covered costs. coats.
Union Ie Co.,
l year 7.l3'7o zi.87?5
WATCH OUT FOR LEAKAGE
When Fuel Holder Does "Cut Tip,1
It Makes Enough Trouble to Make
Cp Very Thoroughly for All,
Time Lost Previously.
California ...6
H. W. Myers &
Hon, Vermont 1
H. P. Stone Co.,
Massachu'ts .2
8 months 70.28 29.72
8 months 87.24 12.78
out two points, the
This brings
necessity of keeping accurate cost
records and the necessity of keeping
the truck moving by reducing stand
ing time. If you are not keeping cos
rernrr1t lint ntnn anil lint th itemx
above, both fixed and variable, and
see what your truck is costing you
Are you considering those items which
comprise 75 per cent of the costs?
To Fill Grease Gnn.
As in most other things, there is a
correct and an incorrect way of filling
a grease gun, and unless the job is
properly done, a pretty sad mess re
suits. Remove the nozzle of the gun
and then push the piston down as you
feed the grease in with a wooden pad
dle of some kind. If the piston works
hard, pull it down an inch, fill the
space with grease and pull the piston
down again, repeating until the gun is
filled. The suction of the piston will
draw the grease down so that the va
cant space can be filled without diffi
culty.
Gnm on Crankshaft.
When the crankshaft, on being
turned over, shows a steady but un
usual resistance, it very probably
means that there is a deposit of gum
my substance under the piston rings.
and this should be removed. An ounce
or two of kerosene. Injected into the
cylinders through the spark plug open
tng, after which the engine is run
with the Ignition wire to the particular
cylinder under treatment disconnected.
will loosen the gum and permit its
ejection. .
NEW STUDEBAKER LIGHT SIX MAKES 6700-MILE JOURNEY FROM
FREDERICTON, NEW .BRUNSWICK, CANADA.
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a Their Arrival la Portland Last Week. The Car Came Through Without
Requiring Expenditure "t a Cent for Repairs.--
If there Is one part of the car more
than another that gives the car owner
little or no occasion for worry it is
tne gasoline tank. In fact, about the
only thought accorded this part is its
capacity in relation to the price of
iueL
The tank 'needs little attention, for
it is usually good for the life of the
car, but once or twice a season there
are minor adjustments of this part that
ought to be made. The tank as a
whole should be inspected, the fuel
line connections should be tightened
and supports drawn up, two or three
times in the course of the year.
if a fuel tank is poorly made and of
poor material it will give trouble of a
very serious nature. The seams may
open or leaks may appear, which are
highly undesirable in the present con
dition "of the gasoline market.
furthermore, if the tank is not prop
erly installed and supported, there will
be trouble. And that is one thing
about the fuel tank; generally.lt goes
along attending to business without
the slightest trouble, but when it does
decide to "cut up," it makes a thor
ough job of it.
"Terno" Plate New Used.
TJp to a few years ago fuel tanks
were made of copper riveted and sol
dered. This is an ideal construction.
The copper- Is always clean and takes
the solder better than any other metal,
but the copper tank was expensive not
only as to material, but in the amount
of labor involved.
The material generally used in mak
ing fuel tanks today is known as terno
plate; it is a sheet steel, on which has
been laid a coating of a composition
of lead and tin. This makes a satis
factory construction without the ex
pense of copper. 1
There are a number of different
types of construction used in building
modern fuel tanks. In one of these
the cylinder of the tank 'is flanged out
at the ends an da convex head is then
beaded over the flange and sweated
on. In another type the head of the
tank - Is forced on the cylinder, the
flange on the head is beaded over, and
the joint is sweated.
bull another type employs a corru
gation in the cylinder of the tank, the
convex head with outward flanges be
ing forced in, after which the edge of
the cylinder is spun over and the joint
sweated. In this latter construction
there is no flange on the outside of the
tank, which may be located in a com
paratively constricted space.
It is getting to be common practice
to install two or more baffle plates in
the fuel tank to direct the flow of
liquid. The baffle plates are generally
riveted and soldered in place.
New Style of Tank.
Within the last year or so there has
come into considerable use what are
known as "drawn" tanks. This con
struction may be described as embody
ing two deep pans joined together at
the flanges.
The great virtue of this method of
construction lies in the ability to pro
duce all sorts of unusual shapes and
yet retain the essential strength. Ir
regularity of form is practically in
evitable in tanks for cowl installation
which is considered desirable by many
designers. The drawn tank costs more
to produce than the built-up types.
From the point of view of the car
owner, about the most important mat
ter in connection with the tank is the
method of supporting it. The fuel tank
with its full burden on board is heavy
and it is subject to certain stresses
when the car is traveling at high
speed. A rear tank, for instance, must
not be supported too rigidly, as in the
inevitable heaving of the chassis frame
the joints may be sprung.
Perhaps the most satisfactory method
of attaching the fuel tank is to use
straps or bands of 18 or 20-gauge steel,
an inch and a half wide and lined with
brake lining material to prevent
squeaking. In installing drawn tanks
the designers have to employ bolster
plates to .keep the supporting straps
from bending over the joints, which
would break them in short order.
Brace Feed at Bottom.
Seal oX trouble with breakage of his
fuel tank. There seemed to be no rea
son for the condition, but investigation
showed that the spring clip (it was a
rear-hung tank) was striking the seam
of the tank, due to deflection and side
sway as the car traveled.
In dealing with the fuel tank It must
be remembered that while solder acts
admirably as a seal between two met
als, it cannot be called upon to stand
up under the .strains and stresses. It
is not intended for that purpose.
When a leak occurs in the fuel tank
the obvious place to look first is at the
soldered joints, provided the tank em
bodies that form of construction. The
best way of handling seams that are
to be subjected to strains is by rivet
ing, supplemented by solder.
See that your springs are oiled and
that all spring clips, shackles, eta, are
tight. Pry springs apart and grease
with graphite aud oil, well mixed.
What the Government Says-
AUTO FACTORIES TO
DO WAR WORK ONLY
PLANTS TO BE CONVERTED TO 100
.PER CENT- BASIS.-
Shortage of Steel Prompts Order.
Manufacturers of Passenger
Cars to Stop January 1.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 9. Manufacture
ers of passenger automobiles were ad
vised by the War Industries Board to
day to convert their plants to 100 per
cent war work as rapidly as possible
and to place them on that basis not
later than January 1, 1919, in a letter
addressed to the National Automobile
Chamber of Commerce. In no other
way, the letter Btated, could they be
assured of the continuance of their in
dustry or the preservation of their or
ganizations. The letter was in response to a pro
posal made yesterday by Hugh Chal
mers on the part of the manufacturers
voluntarily to curtail the passenger car
Industry 50 per cent. The War Indus
tries Board declared that the present
situation regarding steel and other ma
terials needed for war work gave little
assurance of material required for the
manufacture of passenger automobiles,
even after providing for war require
ments. Pending receipt by the board of sworn
Inventories of materials on hand re
quested last July IS. no materials will
be permitted passenger car manufacturers.
What the Factory Says
Style and Quality and Economy
In this Maxwell Motor Car you find these three most desir
able features combined.
Up to the minute in body design and finish; '
Mechanically, the product of a great organization of spe
- cialists engineers, metallurgists and production experts;
Its economy and its reliability, matter not of mere conjec
ture, nor of promise, but of officially demonstrated fact;
These are the reasons why today more automobiles of this
model are in hands of owners than of any other comparable
car.
For fire years this chassis has been standard.
250,000 discriminating owners proudly drive and enthusi
astically indorse your good taste, and your good judgment
when you select a Maxwell for yours.
As long as the present price ($825 f. o. b. factory) obtains,
this beautiful, roomy, five-passenger car is wonderful value.
Business car or roadster,' same price.
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Maxwell Motor Company, Inc.
. Detroit, Michigan
- What We Have to Say-
- Buy buying now you can save the new war tax
of 10 per cent on new automobiles. You can
save a factory advance. You can get delivery.
C
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615-617 Washington St
Automobile- Co.
PORTLAND