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1018. GATES DISTRIBUTOR BOOSTS HALF-SOLES TRUCK SPECIALIST EXPLAINS NEW ELECTRIC STARTING AND LIGHTING SYSTEM. inilI!!!l!lI!iiliIIIIIl!I!il!!I!iiiI!i:!II!iII!III!IIIII!II!IIIII!!l!aiII!l!!III!!l f Development of Tire Recount ed by Portland Man. r -.- ifi-; . The Qualitq Goes Clear Through g SERVICE GUARANTEE GIVEN n Business of Dutch's Tire Shop Here Rapidly Increases While Treads Prove Worth. TIIE SUNDAY OREGOXIAX, POItTXAXD, DECEMBER a mm -1 Mi m Hutch's Tire Shop, 70 Sixth street, distributors here of Gates" half-sole tires. Is doing the biggest business since Its establishment, according to J. E. Rosenberg, manager of the con cern. "We are putting on a good many half-soles," says Mr. Rosenberg. "Sev eral of the largest corporations In Ore gon now are using Gates tires. Other users include both state and city of ficials, all of whom are well pleased with the service the tires are giving. "Science is daily making more simple arid convenient for the novice the gen-, eral care and driving of his car. And not the least important innovation Is the Gates half-sole tire, performing all the duties and more of an ordinary tire at one-half the cost. "In the beginning motor cars were equipped with solid tires, which In themselves were wonderful at that time. The Idea of any man perfecting the thought of riding on rubber cush ions was simply the last word in com fort to the man who .first had the priv ilege of using them. Pneumatic Tire Cornea Next. "Then came the pneumatic tire, which was hailed as positively the last word In luxury, as well as being at the eame time a necessity, until the man who did the hailing had to take a tire off the wheel, put in a new tube and then forcibly (jiammer. shove, push and pound the clincher tire back onto the wheel. When he got through with this he was almost doubtful as to whether there, was any real value In having a pneumatic tire. "Then another benefactor brought out the demountable rim, which posi tively so it seemed solved the prob lem, until they had been in use long enough so that the man was found who had never used anything but the de mountable rim. One day he had a punc ture and had to get out in the hot sun, jack up the wheel, take off the flat tire and rim and put the other tire on. This seemed to him as bad a Job as was faced by the man who first had to tear off the clincher tire and put in a new tube. "Then one day a man In Denver got an idea and he worked month after month with it, until finally he devel oped the most remarkable advancement In tire construction since the invention of the pneumatic itself a guaranteed puncture-proof tire at one-half the cost. "Charles C. Gates, E. M.. Is the man, and the Gates half-sole tire the Idea objectified. Tire Bead la Eliminated. "This tire is cheapest because it costs only one-half as much a statement proved by price list. This Is made pos sible without any loss in quality be cause Mr. Gates found a way to elim inate the bead a email but very costly part of the tire. And it is further cheapest because it doubles mileage. It is handsomest because it gives the original tire an oversize, an appearance of ruggedness which beautifies the car and makes it look larger and stronger. It is most comfortable because overs'.ze tires add immeasurably to the easy riding qualities of a car and also re duce the amount of gas used. "Finally they carry with them a guarantee of 3500 miles of puncture proof service, which guarantee means no wading through mud or slush to change tires, a condition which appeals to every motorist. "The motorist's stamp of approval has built the Gates factory from a eingle room to a big manufacturing plant the greatest industry in Denver today and the output is to be doubled as soon as building material conditions permit the completion of work now un der way." 1 Edirurd X. Howe, of the Northwest Auto Company, Ia Calling; Attention to the Featnrea of the New Equipment on Beth lehem Trncka. A. JF. Rawldnaon, Htnigrr of the United Blotorn Company, of Seattle, Ia at the Wheel of the Track, Sir. Howe Ia at Hia Left. H. W. Dennia. Wearing; the Overcoat, Salea Manaarer, and J. 13. Good fellow, Saleaman of the Northweat Anto Company, Are Interested Uatenera. VIXCEXT RECEIVES HONORABLE . DISCHARGE FROM ARMY. HAYXES ADDS TO PBODCCTIOX Company Will Continue Manufac ing Popular Models. The Haynes Automobile Company will continue to build both six-cylinder and 12-cylinder automobiles, increas ing production of both as fast as plant capacity is released from war work, according to an announcement Just made by A. G. Sieberling, general man ager or tne company. All models are to be built with 127' Inch wheelbase. and the stiunrh kit, Inch frame which has been a feature of Haynes construction for the past year will be continued. Five body types are oiiHi-eu in pom me six-cylinder and 12 cynnaer lines. Tbey are the "Four. dore, ' a roomy four-passenger roadster with four doors; a seven-passenger touring car, seven-passenger four-door oeaan, iour-passenger coupe and limousine. uur light alx" baa won the hearty approval of more than 20,000 owners ana we cave enjoyed remarkable suc cess witn tne light twelve,' " Mr. Sel- oening says. "The Haynes 12-cvlln der engine is a marvel of durability, power and speed, and Is destined to fig ure prominently In the automobile mar ket both in this country and abroad." WHITE GLOVES ARE FAVORED Autolsts Say They Could Be Easily Seen When Drivers Signal. Motorists who drive on city streets at dusk or after dark are approving the proposal that pilots wear white gloves so when the hand is thtrust out to the left to signal lntenion to turn in that direcion drivers approaching from the rear can see the signals and slow down in time. Many Instances of accidents and near accidents have been cited to prove the practicability of the proposal. It is pointed out that it is almost impossible to see a black glove at night and that drivers often have to put on the emer gency brake to stop in time, as hey have to be very close before they can see the signal. Among the women motorists who favor the wearing of white gloves is Mrs. 'A. E. Butterfield, who is an ardent motorist. Motor Expert Who Served Govern ment In Aircraft Service Re turns to Detroit. Commended by the President for his services to America in time of National need, and vindicated on all his acts in the speedy production of a military aviation engine for the United States forces, Lieutenant-Colonel Jesse G. Vincent has received an honorable dis charge from the Army and has re turned to take charge of Packard en gineering, the work he left In June, 1917, to enter Government service. "The President believes that the two gentlemen concerned, Lieutenant-Colonel George W. Mixter and Lieutenant- Colonel J. G. Vincent," says an execu tive announcement made public at the White House on December 3, "were en tirely innocent of any Improper or self ish intentions, that their guilt was only technical, and that their services to the Government, which have been of the highest value and of the most dis interested sort, deserve a cordial recognition." The chief magistrate thus disposes of any criticism that was embodied In the Hughes report of October 31. Mr. Vincent went to Washington May 27, 1917, to submit to the aircraft pro duction board the drawings and parts of an aviation engine that he and his staff had just completed as the crown ing development of an effort to which the Packard Company had devoted more than two years and $400,000. It was the third of a Series of 12-cylinder engines designed for just the emer gency that had arisen with the decla ration of war a military engine for the projected American aircraft service. Latest advices brought to America by the French and British aviation missions, then just arrived in Washing ton, were that the design stood in need of modifications, relating principally to size and to factor of safety. With the assistance of E. J. Hall, of San Fran cisco, Mr. Vincent, using the Packard "905" as a basis, designed the liberty motor. In the manufacturing develop ment of the liberty such changes as were made were back in the direction of Mr. Vincent's original design. The opinion of engineering authori ties is that the liberty motor as finally developed Is the finest engine ever built and. In some respects, the great est single contribution to the war. June 11, 1917, President Macauley, of the Packard Company, placed Mr. Vin cent's services exclusively at the com mand of the Government. Auerust 15 Mr. Vincent resigned the Packard vice- presidency of engineering to be com missioned as a Major In the Signal Corps. In March he was promoted to Lieutenant-Colonel in the aircraft serv Ice. 1 USED MOTOR SALES HEAVY AUTO SALES COMPANY FORMED BY .PORTLAND MEN. SERVICE FLAG HAS GOLD STARS Fifty-two of 65 00 Goodyear Men In Service Lay Down Lives. ySlfty-two gold stars are now shown . n the big service flag of the Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company. Akron, O.. this number of former employes having given up their lives during the war. Sixty-five hundred employes. In all, left this company's plant to enter the various branches of military service, 55 per cent of .whom saw active service overseas. Sew Firm at mth and Conch- Streets Sells 21 31achlnea First Month of Business. A new Portland firm organized to sell used automobiles and motor trucks ex clusively is the Auto Sales Company, which has its place of business at Ninth and Couch streets The company has disposed of 21 automobiles during De cember, and members of the firm de clare that they expect to surpass this record next month. The organizers of the Auto Sales Company are H. S. Anderson, J. R. Smith and M. V. Myers, all three of whom have had considerable experl- SJuth oried . cferiice NEWDEPARRJRE Ball Bearings BEARINGS SERVICE CO. Portland Branch t4 NORTH BBOAD ST. Broadway 1799, A M44, ence In the automobile business. Mr. Anderson formerly was sales manager of the Oregon Motor Car Company and Mr. Smith was manager of the used car department for that company. The third member of the company, Mr. My ers, is an experienced truck man. "We will have a wide variety of cars for prospective buyers to choose from," says Mr. Anderson. "We have just per fected arrangements whereby we will take all the used cars acquired by sev eral of the leading dealers here. This will insure our having a big stock of low, medium and higher-priced cars. We can supply practically any make of car desired. "Our first month's business has pleased us immensely. We have dis posed of 81 cars since the first of De cember. Among the makes for which we have found buyers are the Cadil lac. Cole Eight, Oakland, Chandler, Oldsraobile, Dodge, Ford, Chevrolet and Buick." New Car Owners in County. Temporary police licenses were Is sued in Portland last week to the fol lowing buyers of latest model motor cars, pending arrival of the official state licenses from Salem. This list Is compiled by M. O. Wilklns, publisher of the Automobile Record: Broughton, 910 Teoa bulldlna, .-11 Ham Oadaby, 2 SI North Twenty. ifllac 1121 East GUn street. apart- Georua Caaillac Mrs. W filth. Cad n lac Leroy R. Fields. Chevrolet. i E. E.JVest, Scappooso, Hnpmoblle. John"VRMie. 260 North Twentieth. mem u, Aiaxweu. P. D. Plnkeraon, Grandest Apartment. Velle. People Market, 200 First street, Chevrolet. P. J. Parks, Cascade Locks, Chevrolet. B. 8. Huntington, 810 Lewis building. Cole. W. C. Montgomery. S22 Alder, Liberty. A. O. Carter. 038 East Taylor, Maxwell. George Gunderson. Boring, Or., Chevrolet. Dr. C. C. Morrison. 623 Plttoclc block. Grant.' R L. Crowe, 441 East Fifty -second street. Maxwell J. Bush, 8740 Sixty-eighth avenue South east, Overland. C. A.-Flnley, 980 Hillsdale venue, Stnde-baker. The present rubber boot production of all manufacturers In the United States Is practically all going to the Government. A decision of the War Department to cancel contracts will promptly release this rubber boot pro duction for essential civilian purposes. Cancellation of the Government con tracts will also alleviate the shortage In" heavy arctics, gaiters and lumber men's boots. This shortage "is very pronounced and was brought about by the Inability of manufacturers to give attention to this class of goods while war demands were so heavy. Have carburetor adjusted to give largest possible mileage per gallon. NEW SPEEDSTER MBIS LIBERTY IS ONE OF SMARTEST CARS O FYEAIt. W. II. Walllngford Receives Ship ment Including Touring and Sedan Models. One of the most Interesting happen ings of the week on automobile row was the debut of the Liberty Speedster. a new car which arrived for W. H. Wallingford. Portland distributor, with 1 a three-carload shipment of 1919 mod- j els which also Included the new sedan I and touring cars. While all of the models have been viewed with Interest by Portland mo torists, the Liberty Speedster probably has excited the most comment. The shipment consisted of one car of the speedster model, one of touring can and one mixed car which included the sedan. The Liberty people have been turn ing out a "chummy" or close-coupled type, but this roadster has been super seded by the four-passenger speedster. The car has a straight-line body de sign, with the modern bevel edge around the top of the body, which gives the car a snappy and extkemly busi nesslike appearance. The car seats four persons with room to spare. The car doors have both external and in ternal handles, which motorists have found to be a great convenience. "We have been looking forward to receiving our new models for some time," said W. H. Wallingford. "We are confident that they will make an instant hit with motorists. Attention is called especially to the speedster, which has won wide popularity wher ever It has been shown. W have placed a big order for this model." TRAFFIC REGULATIONS TTXIQITE Do Not Drive Car When You Get Drank, Say Chinese. Pyong Tang, China, has some unique traffic regulations: "When you drive the car do not leave the driver's seat, and take care lest un expected trouble happen. "Do not drive the motor ear when you get drunk and do not smoke on the driver seat. "Drive slowly when yon meet the horse and cattle. Do not make them afraid and carefully make sound; If they afraid the sound, you must escape a little at side of road till they pass away." H Price U Open Cars j Touring: S925 EE Roadster S925 EE Four-Season Cars 3 Sedan S1355 H Coupe S1355 U Sedanet $1090 U F. O. B. Flint, Mich. Conserves and Satisfies m Human leg's are useful but limited in their ground- EE covering ability. EE So to save time the horse was put to work. EE The necessity to move still faster overtook the horse f and the motor car came. zz The motor car has multiplied many fold the producing EE capacity of the individual and the community. EE The Dort is one car that accomplishes its mission without waste. It both conserves and satisfies. Northwest Auto Co. Alder at Chapman Broadway 1460, A 2336 E v DORT MOTOR CAR CO., FLINT, MICH., U. S. A. E iiiiiniiuiiiiiiiiiiiuiiiiiiiiiu BEARINGS PERFORM WELL NEW TIMKINS USED OX FORDS AND CHEVROLET'S. Parts for Front WheeJs Recently Maced on Market Gain Popnlarlty Here. "Bearings are to the automobile what Jewels are to the watch." This Is the slogan given a promi nent place In a window display of the Bearings Service Company, 24 Broad way. Timkin. Hyatt and New Depart ure bearings are featured In the exhibit. A second window of the display Is de voted to a peace exhibit and Includes printed copies of the United States Con stitution, Lincoln's Gettysburg speech and President Wilson's 1 points. In addition to maintaining its bear ings service, the company recently has Improved its rim service. This has been made possible by the release of steel by the Government for peace-time man ufacturing. "We are now featuring Tlmkln bear ings for the front wheels of the Ford and Chevrolet cars," says R. II. Cross. Portland branch manager for the Bear ings Service Company. "The T'mkin people have only been making the new bearings for a short time, but they have demonstrated their worth and the de mand for them Is constantly Increas ing. "Portland Ford and Chevrolet owners are lavish in their praise of the new bearings, and the satisfied users are sending us new customers every day." Avoid undue friction In your car and you will save money. See that the brakebands are entirely free from the drums; the wheels should spin freely: likewise, the bevel pinion and gear should mesh correctly. If the grease Is too heavy It will cause friction, as will a bearing which is too tight or too loose. a jq1 El For S Francis Motor Car Co., E. 13th and Hawthorne Palace Garage Co., Twelfth at Stark Wm. L. Hughson Co., Broadway at Davis Rushlight & Penney, E. Third at Broadway WE CLOSE AT 6 P. M. WEEK DAYS AND Talbot & Casey, E. Ankeny at Grand. Robinson-Smith Co., Sixth anc Madison ALL SUNDAY I Place your order with us now. for that Ford car you want, in order to insure yourself of the earliest possible delivery. Runabout, Touring Car, Coupe, Sedan or One-Ton Truck. Production is coming through in limited quantities at present. It takes some time to turn the big factory back from 100 Government work to 100 production of Ford cars. So first come, first served. The demand is big from every part of the country, and the Ford Motor Company will be impartial in the effort to serve fairly every one of the great army of Ford dealers. This means that for some time to'come we are not going to have enough cars to supply our trade, so, as above stated, those who place their orders first, will have first delivery. x Probably in no other line of human activity is there a greater utility than the Ford car. That's why it is so well named "The Universal Car." It serves everybody, both foK, business and for pleasure. Again we urge your placing early orders. Any one of the firms named below will give you prompt, courteous service. Claisra uccess Comparison will show that Federal Motor Trucks have been and are selling at what is regarded as pre-war prices. This may sound incredible when it is recalled that repeated price advances have been made for trucks that formerly sold around the price of Federals. That it was possible to manufacture Federals of maintained quality during a period when the demands of war had brought serious problems to the industry is not so much of a surprise to those acquainted with the organ ization back of Federals. Have a talk with our truck export. A phone call or postal will bring him to you. Write or Phone for Traffic News. William L. Hughson Company Broadway at Davis Phone Broadway 321 Portland, Or. Oldest Motor Car Organization on the Pacific Coast With Branches at Oakland, Seattle, San Francisco, Fresno, Los Angeles, San Diego 1 i 1 1 w . m ism 7 I M M MM uo, Motor Trucks We Sell H A L F as many TRUCKS as all our Forty-Odd Competitors Combined Ford Excepted Roberts Motor Car Co., Inc. Park and Everett Sts. Portland, Oregon