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About The Sunday Oregonian. (Portland, Ore.) 1881-current | View Entire Issue (Dec. 8, 1918)
TIIE SUNDAY OREGONTAX, PORTLAND, DECEMBER 8, 1918V"" First For Usefulness TTTTHOUT the motor car modem business would ' be impossible. In saving time and making it possible for the man of affairs to transport himself quickly and at a minute's notice the motor car is indispensable. First among business men's cars comes the GRANT Six. It is the most economical car which offers the size, power, comfort and fine appearance which the business or professional man or the prosperous farmer now demands. Its extreme economy and comfort make the GRANT Six an ideal car for salesmen, collectors, doctors and . others who use a motor car many hours a day. Its dependability, based upon mechanical refinement and advanced design, is a quality that takes front rank in importance under present conditions. GRANT SIX owners average 20 miles to a gallon of gasoline, 900 miles to a gallon of oil, 7000 miles or more from standard tires. Price, $ 1 245 f. o. b. Cleveland MANLEY AUTO CO. Eleventh and Oak at Bumside Phone Broadway 217 GRANT-MOTOR CAR CORPORATION CLEVELAND TRUCK RESTRICTIONS OFF MAXTFACTCKIXa OX PRE-WAR BASIS ALLOWED. Months Will Be Required to Get Back on Old Schedule, Detroit Expert Declares. All Government restrictions have been removed from the manufacture of tnotor tracks. But it will be month .before the released plants can set back to pre-war schedules, especially where they were at full speed on munitions. This information was sent Tto Port land from Detroit by F. Ed. Spooner, connected with the motor Industry. He has for years been the recognised in formation bureau of the industry in Detroit, having been connected with automobile exploitation since the very first days. He is one of the pioneers who was graduated from the bicycl to the auto. "We are going; through a temporary depression while the motor industry 1 trying to catch its balance," said Spooner. "Problems of labor and ma tertals and the momentum gained in munition-making all have to be over come. Thousands of women have been working in the plants making mu nlttons, but they can't do the heavier work on motor cars. "There will be no grand rush in'o production for the simple reason the the factories cannot do it. And until the plants are turning out large num bers of cars the prices will not take big drops. It will be a long time before automobiles can be bought for what they could before the war. "Organizations have been disrupted. Many of the passenger car executives have gone to the truck and the tractor. Materials have been depleted. Some plants are caught wholly bare. Others, f course, had many cars partially com pleted when the ban came. These, of course, will be the first to market. "The motor car maker is not alone In Ms troubles. There are the parts snd accessory makers. They are even more demoralized than the auto manufac turer." MORE ATTEXTIOX IS GEXER ALLY PAID TO SPEED. National Brake Inspection Movement Indorsed by Leading Motor. ! ' - 1st and Officials. - "Pickup." "getaway," "dash," sre the most familiar terms to the everyday motorist or truck-driver, according to John J. Younger, supervisor of engln. eering. Motor Transport Division. War Department. With the demands of modern dsy life, motorists have been giving their entire attention to speed with no thought of how quickly a stop can be made. It Is time to put on the brakes, says To un iter. The National brake inspec tion movement, which has the Indorse ment of leading autoroobilists. police officials, and Government experts, will accomplish good if it does nothing more than call the attention of motor ists to the necessity of a regular In spection of their brakes. In -fast rail traffic both with the steam railroads and electrlo trains, the first requisite, says Tounger. is the rapidity with which the engine can top. This point Is exemplified by the exactness with which the Na York City subwsy trains come to a dead stop. The engineers is charge of. these trains k:.osr to a fraction of a foot where they must apply their brakes. The National brake inspection move ment also is emphasizing the im portance of a good brake lining, the kind for. example that is proof against moisture, gasoline, oil and dust. The Government realizes the importance of such a brake lining, since it is used on many of the American cars now going to France. Experts say that woman driver should be able to apply the brakes on the car she is driving as effectively ss a man, regardless of the strength ex erted. A test recently made showed that a truck driver exerted a peda pressure of 400 pounds. Although n woman driver could exert this araoun of pressure, the experts say she should be able to stop as quickly as the truck driver if the brakes are equipped with proper lining. TRUCKS HID PLANE OUTPUT REPUBLIC HAULS WALXTJT LOGS FOB PROPELLER STOCK. TRUCK TURNS BATTLE TIE DRIVER RUSHES AMMUNITION UP TO MARINES. Four Motor Transport Men Yolnn teer and Three Are Caught la Barrage and Killed. The victory at Chateau Thierry that furious engagement which turned the tide of the war forever in favor of the allies was made possible through the performance of a single motor truck. How this came about is related by Cap tain Guy A. Whitcomb, of the Motor Transport Corps. "The Marines, who were smashing the last German offensive, were running short of machine gun ammunition,' said Captain Whitcomb. "Their com minder telephoned back for more. The motor transport commander called for four volunteers from among his 90 trucks and every driver volunteered. He chose four, loaded the trucks with (0,000 rounds apiece of machine gun bandoleer ammunition, and they set out four trucks made in Detroit, turned out of the Packard factory just few months before. Three of them were caught in the German barrage and their cargoes blown up and their drivers killed. The fourth made hi way through with the priceless 60.006 rounds that put the finishing touch on the American victory and saved the day at Chateau Thierry. The driver made his way back to the transport park and reported in these words: Sergeant Anderson re ports, sir, the delivery of f 0,000 rounds, and requests permission to make an other trip.' But his Captain noticed the blood pouring from the Sergeant's wounds, ordered him to the hospital. and the brave Anderson died 10 hours later from 14 shrapnel wounds." Captain Whitcomb said that 14 per cent of Pershing's entire force is classed In the motor transport, and that the number of trucks under the American flag overseas would be hardly believable to most people. Pitted Valves. The average car owner does not seem to realize that grinding will not cure a badly pitted valve head and seat. In cases where this condition exists the valve should be removed and smoothed down on a lathe or valve reseating tool and the seat should be similarly treat ed before the two sre placed together for the grinding that will give them perfect contact. " Tractor on Canal Work. s Tractors will probably be used to haul boats carrying coal over the Chesapeake A Ohio Canal, from Cum berland. Md., to the capital. Army offi cials are now surveying the canal to determine the feasibility of this plan and terminal facilities. Keep, motor well lubricated. Motor Power Utilized In Loading Cuts Down Force Needed In Logging Work. - m : v ; $ m - i HmJHImElr- lit Charles C.Gates,E.M How Millions of Dollarsiare Being 'Saved You hatfe followed many -great (In dustrial advancements. The bicycle, the automobile and nov the truck, and if you are a. car owner you have kept pace jwith the. develop ment of tires. ;Tl'e pneumatic'tire" has'ma'de the au tomobile of today possiblebut it has been the source of more trouble and . expense . than any . other part of your car. JLikeTevery other motorist yotT have; said: "Some day inventive genius will put an end to this." Vour predict ioiT has7 come ; true and' like many other great inventions it has come out of the necessities of the World War and the genius. of van American engineer. CharIes"CrGates,v Engineer hasTal ready put millions of dollars back in to the pockets of American motorists. The "Half-Sole Tire" is today the won der of the automobile world-it is revo lutionizing the. whole, tire .industry. Gates ' has made 'possible 10,000 to 15,000 mile's out of a single set of tires he has taken ninety per cent of the worry out of driving by putting 'an end to puncture trouble and'still the Gates Half-SoIeTire costs only T as much as youiare' now paying for ordinary tires. Is' it any wonder that today more'than 350,000 American motorists are us ing Gates Half-Sole Tires and that the largest business houses in the United States have grasped this saving. jToyotTand W e very 'carowner' this Gates Half-Sole Tire means an out bright saving of in cost and more it means better tire service for every body. If you are acar owner it wiU pay you to investigate. There are rjow over' 800 authorized service stations of Gates Half-Sole Tires in the United States. The list below gives the names of those in the nearby territory. Kalslea Eteetrle Sap!r Ceaa Albany relkers Tire Valeaalstag Werke Astoria kadeaeadeal Tire Company i Baker Best Harris Vale.aUlag Cei Barn. Garage Barms whelley Oa rags C.aeoa A. G. Held Cervallls : C J. Shrove ' Dallas Jesses Wllklaeea . 8 Willamette, 81. Eageae W. H. Ceadlt Tire se.e Great. Pass Bill 41 CesspaBy, lac Harrlsearg When the history of the great world war is written, historians must pay tribute to the remarkable exploits of allied - aircraft in hastening the final day of victory. And no phase of mill tary activity has contributed more to the breaking down of enemy morale. As a weapon for the waging of relent less offensive warfare the aeroplane has proved its worth in the destruction of huge enemy munition dumps and the scattering of enemy troops wherever efforts were made to concentrate them for tack. A little slow in getting started, per haps, but no one now doubts the great pant Americas aircraft programme played in the winning of the war. Every facility at the disposal of our Government, every resource, was pooled to make the quantity production of fast scout, combat and bombing nlanea a realitv. And a digest of the facta surrc unding the capitulation of the, central powers brings the realiza tion that their crumbling was due in large measure to the efficient work of our aviators, and those of the other great powers associated with us, Hundr.ns ol owners or Dig walnut groves throughout America quickly re sponded to the country's need for lum ber from which to fashion the huge aeroplane propellers. No more service able hardwood could be found. Walnut trees that had stood for years, perhaps for centuries, in peaceful farming com munities or high up on the mountain sides, were attacked with aze and saw by armies of woodchoppers. .Soon the great logs were flowing into the mills and woodworking shops in an endless stream, to be cut up and skillfully turned Into the great two-bladed, spoon-shaped affairs that pulled our fighting craft through the air to vic tory. In one of the great Virginian walnut groves, where thousands of feet of lum ber have been felled to meet Govern ment requirements, a ton-and-a-half Republic truck has been continuously in service hauling the logs out of the woods, over rough mountain roads to the mills. To facilitate the work of I i. k.j.i oa i;.. , . I K , .....l, I VI ata v ibiiu 7V uca j sw c . OREGON HUlas. re Carage Ceaapaar Blllsber Height. Garage '- ' Hed River Faraas t Lsieaa . Klaaaata Falls, C. H. Leightea . Gatee II. if-S.I e Service Stall. aJ La Grande 4 Frank DeeUttl Lesaaoa B-Street Garage HeMlaavtlle Merrle-Barber Cesasesy Marskfleld F. R. Roberta Med far Stall HeU NeWbers; Geev Raekota Oregea City $. 3. Haleklasoa gea 7 Sixth St. Portlaad .9. S. Mob tg saery 177 S. CosBsaerelat. Salens Cetes 4t Co. The Dalles Acklrr dt sillier. Ttllanteek Oarsge TUtaaaeok N. Beeker Soa . Weedbara Bradley Tire Skea, . PendJetOB WASHINGTON St. Joha Tltas Ceatralla Twta City A ate Cesapasy Cbehalla Peter. Garage A Haehlae W.rfce KelM Cherry dt Cherry Vaaeeaver - Applications are now -being considered for the following points where authorized dealers. will be appointed before January. 1st OREGON " 'Ashland, Rosebure Look for this sign EATE U. S PAT. OFFICE BEGISTCPEO The Half-Sole Tire has been developed and perfected by The Gates Rubber Company, at Denver, . The name "Half -Sole Tire" is regis terel la the U. & Patent Office and no other firm or tadivtdual has the right to dae-lt in cenaectioa ' ' with the advertisiad or sale of ttrcs or tire accessories, i loading the heavy logs on the truck, the owner of this Republio devised novel contrivance that - has proved highly efficient. By attaching a to run a modern printing establish ment. While this is not Included under the ordinary accomplishments of motor L!..k.. .V.L. .w( c or advocated by the Overland he fastened an ordinary log chain, was only necessary to jack up the rear end and shift into low gear to hustle the logs aboard. Winding the chain around the shaft, which, with th sary power and the "90" did the trick. Recent drought caused the temporary shut-down of the hydro-electric -plant which supplied Atlanta industries with . vaww bawaaoK1a -...I I power. Ail industries wnicn were uc iv rii.A th. off th. .kid. .nd pendent upon this supply had to face .v.. .-i, i.vi. itt. lit. inline aiiernaiive oi inmaiunr oiner lem I porary power-supply or discontinue 1kT..a.11w etila .ar1iA1 M InaU rv I DUSinCBS. f.amonWA.is area n W ?Tsf lir iinnn ha X IIO A" UUIU Wt. iaIB Ulliuail, Ul AL propeller shaft but. aW:ording to the 'nla- conceivea ine iaea or instamng owner, without in the least damaging motor car to pull their electric gen- the truck or causing any mechanical erator and the Model 90 Overland was trouble whatever. quickly installed and went to work. Bv means of this original, even r ws ,l servea to Keep tnis though crude, method of loading, the Iar-e printing estaDiisnment going run Renubiio nwner wa. .hi. to mule. . force and naturally the company ap milrbrrWiwiT nH m.intnln . fa-t.r predates this emergency service which schedule, to sav nothina- of the monev successfully tided them over a diffi- he saved that would have otherwise I cmi penou. been eDent for extra helD. i I i-arly Auto History, ivuno jtjcvj x xj. 1-Jia.i x I r- nr.rh 17' 1 qua cn been licensed to drive automobiles in n.ian Pracuui TnfA KninA wTion I Chicago, including one woman, who throughout the Northern California ter ritory by salesmen and representatives, the road signing bureau of the Califor nia State Automobile Association is busily, engaged in completing the sign ing of all important highways in this section of the state. Power Plant Fails. The old adage that "necessity is the mother of invention" ts evidently work ing full force wherever occasion calls upon Yankee Ingenuity. A recent example was tue use made was the first of her sex to secure a li cense to drive a motor vehicle in that city. ; . Signing Important Roads. In order to assist business concerns in the efficient use of motor cars THE BEAVER GARAGE 209 UNI! AVENUE NORTH. -PHONE EAST 304. When your car needs overhaul ing or when In trouble on the road. Just call East 304 and have an expert do your repairing. Prices moderate and all work strictly guaranteed. Vulcanizing done reasonably. Service station for Miller Gear to the Road, Fabric and Cord Tires. COMPLETE LINE OF ACCESSORIES, OILS, GREASES. One Trial Will Convince Yon of Oar Reliability. me &iBD aaawM'V PORTLAND BRANCH 24 North Broadway Phones: Broadway 1799, A 2444 You ean not operate your motor car conven iently this i winter if your stor- because of! cold weath er. If yoti are not op erating your car this winter we ean save you the expense of a heavy repair or replacement expense ' of your storage battery next spring. While your car is idle the battery should be removed and recharged regularly from a source of current supply Independent of the generator on the car. Otherwise it will sulphate and suffer permanent injury. Columbia Storage Battery; Service Station . Repairing and Recharging Telephone Broadway 4i 109 NORTH BROADWAY (at Gliaaafc