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About The Sunday Oregonian. (Portland, Ore.) 1881-current | View Entire Issue (Jan. 26, 1919)
THE SUNDAY OREGONIAN. PORTLAND, JANUARY 26, 1919. OLDEST COAST AUTO FIRM MEN ELEVATED WILLIAM L. HUGHSON COMPANY MEN PROMOTED. INTERSTATE LICENSE William L. Hughson Company Business Increasing. Constitution Is Declared to Guarantee Rights. CAMPBELL NEW MANA2ER MOTOR CAR LAWS DIFFER Organization Follows Policy of Fill ing High Positions With Men From Ranks. Open Door Policy Is Now Operative in Eighteen Commonwealths, It Is Pointed Oat. lO v - RECIPROCITY COMING Among the Portland automobile con cerns preparing for a larger and in creased business is the William L. Hughson Company, the oldest automo bile concern on the Pacific Coast, which is not only city and state dis tributor of the Federal trucks. Kissel Kars and trucks, Fordson tractors, and Doble-Detroit steam cars, but likewise distribute these products over the en tire coast and Hawaiian Islands, hand ling the ever-popular Ford at the Port land, San Francisco, Oakland. Los An geles and San Diego branches. So large have become the varied in terests of William L. Hughson and George W. Emmons, the heads of this concern, that the announcement was made that Walter G. Campbell, who last year was elevated to the position of vice-president and general manager of the organization, has been promoted to general manager of all of the inter ests of Mr. Hughson and Mr. Emmons, who also control the Standard Gas En gine Company, Hughson & Merton Company, which are allied with the William L. Hughson Company. Executive Ability Recognized. It has been the policy of this com pany to promote men from its own ranks to fill the higher positions. Campbell has been associated with the company nearly seven years, starting In as a salesman when the company handled electrics. His executive ability was soon noticed and in a short time he was appointed secretary of the com pany, which position he filled w-ith such exactitude that he finally rose to the position of vice-president and general manager. While giving up the duties of active management, he atill remains as vice-president and director of the organization. John H. Eagal, who was also the re cipient of higher honors in the com pany when promoted to director of sales, is another well-merited promo tion. Eagal has the distinction of being one of the oldest men connected with the automobile industry on the Pacific Coast from the fact that he has been engaged in its workings since 1901, starting In with the Haynes Company, and for the last 14 years representing various companies on the Pacific Coast, representative until six years ago when he entered the services of the Hughson Company. Eagal will have the direct supervi sion of the sales department of this large concern with its seven branches, and his long experience in the automo bile industry fits him remarkably well for the handling of this large territory. Wright Started as Salesman. Del Wright, who is so well known In local motordom, and who has met with such success as manager of the local branch for the past year, con tinues in that position. Wright is another example of the promotions that come in the organiza tion as a reward for faithful and con scientious work. He started as a sales man at the local branch a few years ago, and through successive promo tions was elevated to the position of manager. So great has been the demand for Kissel Kars and Federal trucks What Forrest Arnold, formerly San Fran cisco sales manager and prior to that time assistant manager of Los Angeles for a number of years, was appointed zone supervisor, assisting Eagal in taking care of this voluminous and growing end of the business. So optimistic are the officials of the company regarding the outlook of the future business that every department has been strengthened to take care of 'the business that will be forthcoming. MOTOR CAR RATED DANGEROUS Autoist Arrested for Driving "Faster Than Common Trot." In Paris, in the cycle and automobile show of 1901, a large American auto mobile manufacturing concern was re fused permission to exhibit its machine by the police on the ground that it was "dangerous." In Reading, Pa., an early motorist was arrested for driving his horseless carriage "faster than a common trot." An interesting suit was tried in Hack ensack, N. J., in 1900 to determine whether the automobile was a common nuisance. In a few minutes the Jury brought in a verdict in favor of the automobile. Automobiles using gasoline for fuel were prohibited from all ferry-boats until early in the year 1901. There was serious talk of granting franchises to run automobiles in Syra cuse, N. Y., at the time of their intro duction. At the dawn of the industry many enthusiasts predicted an early decline in the value of street railway stock as a result of the advent of the new form of locomotion. That it would eoon supersede the streetcar was their confident expectation. In the early days a chauffeur was called a conductor. Chevrolet Review. WILSON RIDES IN CADILLAC Twelve Limousines Are Shipped to France for Commissioners. Photographs just received from France show President Wilson bowing to cheering Parisian crowds as he is about to start in a Cadillac car for a drive to the boulevards. The car is one of the standard seven passenger Cadillacs furnished to the Army, and on its door bears the official Army designation, U. S. 14759. The driver is an American soldier. The fact that the President rides in a. Cadillac while in Europe on his peace mission is particularly interesting, in view of the part played by the Cadillac on the battle fronts and in all the American Army activities in France. It to well known that the Cadillac was designated the official seven-passenger car for the Army. Upward of 2000 of these cars were furnished to the Army Knd they were standard throughout ex cept for a few minor details. Twelve standard Cadillac limousines were shipped to France for the use of the American representatives at the peace conference. Shellac Stops Water Escape. In engines that are provided with a plate on the side to facilitate work on the interior, it is not uncommon to find that water is escaping here in spite of the rubber and fabric composition with which it is sealed. As a general thing, this condition may be remedied by sim ply painting the plate with shellac or red lead and then screwing it tightly laxa place. FACTORY TRANSITION RAPID CHANGE 5IADE FROM PEACE TO WAR AND BACK TO PEACE. Willys-Overland Company Quickly Meets Reconstruction Demands in Motor Car World. From automobiles to gun carriages and back to automobiles again is char acteristic of the year's work of the Willys-Overland Company in 1918. Whey millions of men were put into the field. Uncle Sam became the greatest individual buyer in the world. Naturally he turned to the automo bile industry for a large amount of necessary materials. The Willys-Overland Company and allied plants, being one of the largest manufacturing con cerns in the country, quickly responded by making the necessary changes to get into this mammoth production pro gramme. At the signing of the armis tice they were engaged in rapidly com pleting contracts amounting to $80. 000.000. requiring almost 100 per cent of their production, and within a month from that period were again turning out motor cars in fair quantities. The contracts for the United States and allied governments included Curtiss training plane motors, French 75 milli meter gun carriages, machining 8-inch shells. Liberty 8 and 12-cylinder motors, Mark III adapters and lifting plugs for shells, sunbeam airplane motors, etc.. for the British government. Their first contract for training plane motors was received September 19, 1917, and owing to advance prepa rations they were able to get in pro duction very quickly, so that in spite of changes necessitated by the Gov ernment's requirements, they were able by March to deliver 835 motors and from that time on deliveries were made in amounts only limited by the Govern ment's instructions. By the middle of December, 1917. they were well into production on an immense amount of contracts, and this in spite of the fact that 5500 men, com prising about one-third of their skilled mechanics, had been called Into the Army. The only way this could be overcome was by the great number of patriotic women, many of whom had members of their families at the front, who offered their services to make up the depleted labor supply. It was found that these women were careful, painstaking and accurate and proved valuable on some of the lighter assembly and inspection work. In the executive offices 175 employes, or approximately 18 per cent, were called to the colors. In sp'.te of the many obstacles encountered in erecting new buildings, changing over old equip ment and getting into new production requiring entirely different processes, in the short period of the war, the Willys-Overland had concluded ap proximately 42 per cent of their war contracts and had built 100,000 cars in strict adherence to the Government's allowances and materials. These changes for new equipment and buildings involved $12,000,000 in various plants. This ability to quickly take on new production and as quickly supply ma terials in great quantities has been characteristic of American industry during the war period. At the present time Willys-Overland officials predict a return to a larger production of auto mobiles as rapidly as labor and ma terial conditions will permit. It is stated that early this year the com pany will have reached a production of 300 cars per day in its effo. . to sup ply the demand created by the curtail - fair's s &j-rz oJ'cZf Seven of tfce Leadlag Figures In the Pacific Caaat'a Oldest Automobile renvera. Which la Preaarlaar for a Record Year. ment of motor car production during the year Just passed. TRUCK RECORD ESTABLISHED Pierce-Arrows Toil Day and Night for Eight Months. Working day and night, seven days a week, continuously for eight months, two five-ton Pierce-Arrow trucks, oper ated by the Thomas Furnace Company, of Milwaukee, are believed to have es tablished a record unsurpassed in the history of motor haulage. In fact, a third truck of another make which at tempted to keep pace with the Pierce trucks failed so miserably that it has been discarded in favor of a third Pierce truck. The truck toiled 22 hours a day, stop ping between shifts only long enough to be oiled, greased and inspected. No mechanical trouble was experienced. Each truck covered about 35,000 miles during the eight months. They were used to carry slag from the furnace plant near the center of Milwaukee to the lake front. Two shifts of drivers, each working 11 hours, kept the trucks running. BUICK! i EXPERTS: BUICK REPAIRS EXCLUSIVELY 32,000 sq. ft. floor space. Live or dead storage. Cheap rates. 5 PARTS SUPPLIES PORTLAND BUICK REPAIR CO. N. W. Cor. Sixteenth and Jefferson St. Z Portland, Or. Main 3419 j M.llll Officials of the American Automobile Association, delving into the various articles of the United States Constitu tion, believe they have found a clause that makes it mandatory that every state recognize the automobile licenses of other states. Carl O. Fisher, chair man of the touring board of the A. A. A., believes that a test could be made on this point, especially in the case of Maryland and the District of Columbia, both or which recognise all other li censes except those of these two sec tions. Article IV of the Constitution of the United States would seem to establish the fact that any citizen possesses a right to go from one state to another, whether it be on foot. In a railroad train, on a steamboat, or in a self-propelled vehicle. Herewith from the Articles of Con federation is the phraseology which served as the basis for ArUcIe IV of the Constitution. IscrrM and Egress Guaranteed. "Article IV. The better to secure and perpetuate mutual .friendship and in tercourse among the people of the dif ferent states in this Union, the free in habitants of each of these states, pau pers, vagabonds and fugitives from Justice excepted, shall be entitled to all privileges and immunities of free citi zens in the several states, and the seo- ple of each state shall have free ingress and egress to and from any other state, and shall enjoy therein all the prlvi- l"ges ot trade and commerce, subject to the same duties, impositions and re strictions as the inhabitants thereof re spectively, provided that such restric tion shall not extend so far as to pre vent the removal of property imported into any state, to any other state of which the owner is an Inhabitant: pro vided, also, that no imposition, duties or restrictions shall be laid by any state on property of the United States, or either of them. "If any person guilty of. or charced with, treason, felony, or other high mis demeanor in any state, shall flee from Justice, and be found in any of the United States, he shall, upon demand of the Governor or executive power of the state from which he fled, be delivered up and removed to the state having jurisdiction of his offense. "Full faith and credit shall be given in each of these states to the records. acts, and judicial proceedings of the courts and magistrates of every other state." While the motor car laws of the sev eral states gradually are becoming more liberal in reference to registra tion reciprocity, not a few common wealths still decline to adopt the year round, open-door policy of New York. Connecticut. Massachusetts, Alabama. Delaware, District of Columbia,' Idaho, Iowa, Kentucky, Louisiana. Ohio, Ver mont, Pennsylvania. South Dakota, Ar kansas. Wisconsin, Florida and West Virginia. Most States Fix I.lmlt. All of the other states limit the re ciprocal period in some manner, for varying periods, ranging from two weeks to one, two or three months, and in a couple of instances to six months. Maryland refuses to recognize the District of Columbia as a subdivision of the Nation, and insists that the resi dents of the Capital City shall be charged for their use of Maryland's highways, and through a combination of circumstances this fact has inter fered with the passage of what is known now as the "Plttman bill." for merly labeled as the "Adamson meas ure." A measure designed to bring about a country-wide and year-round basis of motoring reciprocity is before the Senate. One's state, territory, or district number would be sufficient identification to enable a motor car owner to travel for whatever periods he might elect over the roads of all other sections of the country. With the multiplying quantity of In terstate passenger car travel and motor truck transportation, there never was a time when the higbways of the coun try should be more open to the road traveling vehicle of all states, as long as the home state number is carried for identification purposes. Poor Valve Action. Misfiring is just as frequently caused by trouble in the valve gear as by poor carburetion or bad ignition. Owners should remember this in searching for the causes of persistent mtsflring. PANHARD TRUCKS Only a Few More Left at This Introductory; Price 1-Ton $1125 iy2-Ton $1175 BUY NOW This Price Effective for Short Time Only Why pay from $600 to $800 more for a truck of similar construction? This sale has been planned simply to introduce this wonderful Twin-frame Panhard. NATIONALLY STANDARDIZED PARTS 35-H. P. Valve-in-Head Motor 3'zx5 Torbensen Internal Gear Driven Axles Fuller Transmissions Willard Storage Battery Stromberg Carburetor Oregon Motor Car Co. Park and ooBP, la. -S'M KBBBsJBfcusBsBBBlM TBMBffffWisT Bsa WMsswwWsMwnanaMHfcMMTlMfca 8BByS8TiTTL3aaB Fool proof. Abuse proof. Built with an In the truck field the only thing that out overload capacity greater than ignorance lasts a Bethlehem is the Bethlehem reputa or accidents can ever impose upon it. tion. Examine a Bethlehem. 1 Ton STANLEY STEAM CUR HERE W. II WALLINGFORD NAMED AS DISTRIBUTOR. Machine Makes West Side Hills Willi Ease, Gaining Speed From Standing Start. The Stanley steam car Is the latest automobile to make its appearance in the Oregon territory. The car will be distributed by W. II. Wallingford in this state .and the Columbia River counties of Washington. The Stanley has been manufactured for 22 years, but practically the entire output has been taken in the Kast. In addition to Oregon, the car now Is also handled in Seattle and Tacoma and in Califor nia The car Is manufactured at Newton. Mass., and is turned out with four and seven-passenger bodies. The demon strator received hero by Mr. Walling ford Is a ven-passenger car. It was put through its paces every day last week and Its performsnces were watched with interest by Portland au tomobile enthusiasts. "The simplicity of construction and operation are among the chief recom mendations of the Stanley." said Mr. Wallingford. "The car has no gears or transmission and all you have to do when you start is to open the throttle. The car picks up speed quickly and is very easy to drive. Hills have no ter rors for the Stanley. Upkeep of the car is a very simple matter and we guarantee that any boy of 12 or 14 can learn to take care of the car in 10 days of Instruction." In a demonstration Wednesday on Hayes Wheels Prefex Radiator Lavine Steering Gear Firestone Tires Detroit Universal Joints Stewart-Warner Vacuum System Fuller Multiple Disc Clutch Electric Light and Bumper Davis Sts. BETHLEHEM ENDURES Chassis 2 J Ton Chassis 3j $1965 $2365 $3465 F. O. B. ALLENTOWN NORTHWEST AUTO CO. Alder at Eighteenth. Broadway 1460, A 2336 West Side hills the Stanley did many things not usually expected of an au tomobile. In a distance of 400 feet on a street with a three or four per cent grade the Batr attained a speed of 38 miles an hour after making a standing start. Making the same kind of a start up steeper hills the car picked up speed all the way up the grade. Many motorists have predicted that the steam car is aue for a period of greater popularity and it is expected that the Stanley will take well here. FARMERS DEPEND OX TRCCKS Vehicles Prove Rig Aid In Trans porting 19 18 Crops. In the harvesting and marketing of our 1918 crops motor trucks have per formed a wonderful service and have established themselves as a regular part of farm and ranch equipment. Never In our history was the necessity for quick transportation of materials greater than in the season that has Just passed. And but for this service rendered in transporting supplies from farm and field to the railroad centers for shipment to the seaboard our great war programme would have suffered greatly. In addition to saving a lot of time in actual hauling of materials, they offset to a great degree the short age of farm labor caused by the entry of thousands of workers Into military service. OREGON' SLIDES SHIPPED EAST Columbia Highway Pictures Will Be Shown in Michigan. "Colored stereopticon slides of the Columbia Highway, have been loaned us b the Portland. (Oregon), Chamber of Commerce for showing at our noon day picture shows." says the Republic, SKIDDING ELIMINATED Trade your present tires for KEA TON NON-SKIDS, or apply K EATON NON-SKID TREADS to them. You will receive more mileage than from ordinary retreaded tires and the cost will be no greater. For your convenience we carry a stock of Rims and Parts all sizes all makes. Keaton Tire & Rubber Company Sixth and Main Streets Portland Congress Hotel Building Phone Main 3210 Ton Chassis Radio published by the Federal truck factory at Alma, Mich." The pictures have been secured through Trafflo Manager Uithens who lias laken an es pecial Interest in arranging for films. "There are 60 slides in all and they are beautifully colored. It is 6ald by those who have seen the slides that they are more beautiful than the Apiaa Way of Rome. The scenes of the high' way shown lead to Mount Hood. "Sydney B. Vincent, of the Chamber of Commerce, wired Mr. Githens last week to the effect that the films had been expressed. The date of their show ing will be announced on the bulletin boards." REPAIR STATION Good stock of parts. We do all kinds of auto elec trical repairing, re-winding, etc We Stand Back of Every Job R. W. LEE Sixth and Bumside Sts. At Willard Service Station lUJIUli?