The Sunday Oregonian. (Portland, Ore.) 1881-current, July 13, 1919, SECTION FIVE, Image 68

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Newspaper Page Textj THE SUNDAY OREGOXIAJT, PORTLAND, JULY 13, 1919. E HILLS? THERE'S NO SUCH WOBD .TO THE STANLEY STEAMER, HE SATS. El Strikers in Parts Factories Tie Up Materia!. EVEN FORD PLANT SUFFERS So Strike at Factory, bat One at Body Works Holds Down Pro duction for Jane. Labor trouble in the automotive plants of Michigan and Ohio Is curtail ing production approximately 40 perl cent. While, with few exceptions, strikes have not hit the motor car plants directly, they are occursins- In the factories of the parts makers, caus ing- a shortage of materials which is becoming critical. Car manufacturers in the etroi( district cannot secure sufficient mate rial to meet Increased production de mands and tbey are coins along- on curtailed schedule, says sn Interesting article in Motor Age for July I. This condition is perhaps most strut ter in the case of the Ford Motor com- narr. The Ford production sheet called for the manufacture of 3500 cars daily in June. Although every effort was made to boost production, the highest I point reached last month by this com- uanr was 3000 cars, -in is was aue ui- rectly to a shortage of bodies, of both open and closed type. Strikes at the Wadsworth Manufac turing company plant, makers of the Ford sedan body, and the Wilson coaj L . W m.lrA. ntL.I1 wlHI fftT I Ford cars, make it Impossible for the corporation is not hit hard by material Ford company to secure sufficient shortage, although it has encountered bodies to care for its production. This more or less trouble from this source, is but ons of many similar instances. The lauor situation .has cleared up here False Handicapped. Tes. production. "The plant is turning out Paiee-Detroit made 1S00 cars last I ,,c d.ii- .nd eIDects greatly to month and would nave maae twice mi 1 Increase this output the next 30 days. number if a steady flow of material I , motor car companies in Clevs could have been obtained. The capac- I ini find their chief difficulty in ob- itr of this plant was 12 cars daily, I talnina- parts from -Detroit and other but present production has been run-1 centers. The Cleveland parts makers ning from 0 to 7 cars, omciais say are in a fair shape. What labor aini that in every Instance where material 1 culties thev have encountered have not shortage occurred it was due directly I been of a serious nature and the result to labor trouble in the plants oi tne i has been a sufficient production 10 parts makers. . I cover Cleveland demands. The car Maxwell-Chalmers is anectea simi- companies nere, dependent largely upon larly. No direct trouble has occurred I Detroit for certain materials, are bav in its plants, with the possible excep- I tng their own troubles. lion or a xew minor aiuicuiiiee i - y. . - i0j Axles. Peerless has had a hard time to get sufficient axles, due to the Timken- K --wO- fasf' ' kr Staadlag aesido tkla Staaley steamer, photographed la Washingtoa park, b F. E. (Duke) Maaeaester, wko swears the steaaa ear la the real thing la luxury and power. . i Mr. Manchester is salesman of Stanley Steamers exclusively for the W. B. Walllngford company. Indicating their ease of operation, he had never run a steamer before he went with Mr. Walllngford, but now wouldn't drive anything else. When you come to a mil wny, just forget such a thing as a gear was ever made, open your throt tle, and up. up, up you go, says Air. jnancnester, wno was president or tne Racine waste company, and prior to that a rancher in Klickitat county, Washington, before he became a motor car salesman. tain departments which were quickly adjusted. The Maxwell division planned 1 """v P"!i'". '. ii.. tK?i Itrolt Axle strike. This has caused to turn out sa.e.r-L This concern- is flndlng " rd to Flv. thousand cars will be made this et competent workers as well as m-l. Tt. ,,.. i. mono I cars annually. The company does not hope to reach capacity production this eet competen terial. The Chalmers division sales department is hundreds of cars behind production, out cannot ooosi nm oui- Additions to the Peerless factory rut because of a similar situation, i be( buUC From 5 to 70 cars are being made jordan S h T n i-A . n i m hivlnv tiniiHlM Pittlnf dailv. This production would be in-1 , tv..i, it. mmt ..rinn , creased 40 per cent immediately n ma- i shorta(re being that of tops. This com trri.l WBS .ail.vic Inanv is Plinn In B IK fa r-K rial and in Willys-Overland Is getting back Into I ,H ..,, , . . rnmni.i new nlmt now production aiier a ne-up ii """J " under construction, it has authorized and one-half months. The company, is I .HHitinnal unit with a floor snare of making a few cars daily. During June J0.000 square feet to be used for stock no compieiea cars were maae. I purposes. The present Jordan plant has prior to m in- pruuaviiuu floor sdscs of 15.000 sousre leel. was averaging tiO cars daily. I while the new plant to be erected will fttadrbakrr Has Trwaeles. I cover 12S.000 square feet. The addl- C. A. Earl, vice-president and gea- uonai unit witn its su.uou square leer oral manager, says the company win , . , T. oni Z r... be back in fair production In about 10 -m day few directly affected by labor trouble, """"nf fiye trucks and 40 cars daily. The Wilson body strike caused Hup- mohlle production to fall oft 1000 cars In June. In spite of this curtailment the company managed to average approxi mately 30 cars a day. Bodies are now coming through more regularly and production is going up again. Production at Cadillac has been Urn Ued by a material shortage. The com- pany is running 70 cars dally, but will double this production within the next (0 days if the material and labor sit uation permits. Columbia is running 30 cars a day and Is one of the fe Detroit able to record a steady pro duction increase. If the parts makers could supply the material this com- Here the material situation is exactly similar to that of Peerless and Jordan. Chandler production has been hit hard by a strike In the plsnt of the' Interstate Foundry eorapsny. Cleveland. This foundry supplies Chandler with cylinders and gear cases and the walk out caugtit the concern with practi cally no gear cases on -hand. Chandler, however, has other sources of supply and expects to be back at peak produc tion within a week. During June this company s average daily production was 100 cars. It Is experiencing con siderable trouble in getting parts from companies In Mtol, Saxea Plaaa New Model. Wlnton is running from seven to ten pany would greatly Increase it. pro- ""7.n, ,h. .nr Columbia would have to produce 1J5 1 f"?" earn per day. Liberty is running 40 cars daily, The material situation h not affected production here to any great extent, although the company is twice the capacity. The company certaln parts. states the material situation Is bad. but R,nI, .,. jn .... rtallv lul Inasmuch as its manufacturing facili-I , Thl. comnanav is cleaning un ties prevent further product on In- rHl,.ti- - ,,, ,.., m,ii nr.. crease. It Is not greatly affected. The i. hrinrinr ..r n.. company has orders for more cars than D1 ..t ,0 da , Droduction in it can manufacture according to pres ent schedule In the next 13 months. Two new closed car modela will be brought out next month. Oaklaad Gotaa" Great Cans. Oakland, at Pontlac. has experienced little labor and material trouble. Its production has reached the highest thla plant will drop to a minimum, af ter which the first 500 cars of 'the new series will start coming through. The average dally production of the 32 leading car plants in Michigan and Ohio during June was 3647 cars, 31 cars less than in May. Both May and June production is nearly 1000 cars short of point in its history. Its dally output April figures, during which 7084 cars is now averaging. 233 cars, an Increase of 40 cars over May figures. The were produced. This decrease in pro duction is entirely due to labor disturb- rapidly clearing in Detroit, every indi cation now points to nearly normal conditions as far as labor is concerned during July. The coming month will 'probably see production again climbing in the majority of factories in this dis trict. , DOUBLE DECK MOTOR BUSSES One Hundred Cars of New Type Will - Be Operated in Detroit. DETROIT, July 12. Within a few weeks 100 double-deck motor busses will be operating here. The Detroit Motorbusses company has been organ ised with a capital of 31.500,000. Rich ard M. Meade, formerly president and general manager of the Fifth Avenue Coach company, New York, is presi dent. The busses will be similar to those in use in New York, but lower. Each will hold 47 passengers. ONE IM TO LOSE WEIGHT 'Hovror UK WILCOX TOOK OFF POUXDS IX RACE. company has riot reached peak produe- J ances. tion. although by August 1 It expects the daily turnout will be at the 300-car mark. The Barley Motor Car company. Kal- amasoo. Is 1000 cars ahead of produc tion. The company is turning out ten cars daily. The capacity of the plant is 20 cars a day. It Is unable to reach capacity because of Inability to secure sufficient bodies, which It is getting from Muncle. Ind. The Olds Motor Works. Lansing, is having difficulty in getting small parts for universal joints, electric equip ment, closed car bodies, proper cloth trimmings- for closed cars and kbakl tops for export jobs. ,On one or two occasions the material shortage be came so acute that the plant waa with in 13 houra of closing down. By pressing every available man into ser vice and rushtng them to the plants of the various tarts makers to. hurry up delivery, the company was able to se cure sufficient material to tide them over the crisis. On several occasions lately this com panr has faced this same situation. Even now truck are being shipped minus electric equipment. This Is made by Auto-Late at Toledo, whose em ployes have been on strike for some time. When the electrical apparatus arrives Oldsmobile is shipping it to their distributors by express to place on the trucks in the salesrooms. Hr Rsmalaa- Stroma-. Olds Is running 40 trucks and 140 cars dally. There Is a shortage of un skilled labor In Lansing and this com pany Is obliged to conduct a recruiting campaign In nearby towns. Keo at Lansing. Is speeding up pro duction. It Is turning out between M) and 341 trucks and from 7S to 30 cars dally. Production has not been ham pered by material shortage. This is ons of the few companies which has not been seriously effected. Reo is going to discontinue production of the fonr-cyllnder cars, supplementing same wl'h six-cylinder models. Briscoei at Jackson, is turning out 73 cars daily. This company had large stock of material on hand and to date has not found It necessary to purchase mors parts ia any great quan tity. Tba Detroit plant of th Stisbaket: Inasmuch as the labor situation is But Xatlonal Driver Was Consoled for Poundage Redaction by Parse of 920,000. Did Jess Willard fall to withstand Dempseys triphammer blows becauee hs entered the ring with excess pound age T If so he should have consulted Howdy Wilcox, the famous automobile race driver, who has discovered a panacea for corpulency that offers prompt re lief for gentlemen of beer-nurtured girth and buxom lassies "who sigh for the sylphlike lines of Annette Keller- man. The ciireT Drive a race car for a tun 300 miles at an average speed of 88 miles an hour. Not so bad, though of course this particular brand of medi cine couldn't be experimented with in Oregon, whero a state speed limit of 30 miles an hour suggests moderation. Reducing, says "Old Doc" Wilcox in a communication received last week at the office of the Manley Auto company, is merely a matter of speed, and by speed he means the speed of an auto mobile. No one seems to Know wny this particular formula was sent at this particular time to the Manley Auto company, unless It was tnat wiicox knewrfhat Mr. Manley and Mr. Menxiea, both of whom, by the way, are fairly robust in build, had just returned from the Taeoma races. Anyhow. Wilcox is reminding the Portlanders that he lost 14 pounds on the day he drove his racing National to victory in the 500-mile race at Indian apolis a few years ago. . Just nerore the start of the 600-mile classic Wil cox weighed 162 pounds. After circling the 2 Vi -mile track 200 times he tipped the scales at 137 V. pounds. In return for this lost weight WI1 cox received 31343 a pound, his prise winnings aggregating 320,000. Despite the fabled demand of Shylock, of Mer chant of Venice" fame, this is said to be a record price for a pound of flesh. Have you any extra pounds tor sale? E TIRES LASTING BUT BAD ROADS ARE HARD OX EVEX BEST CASIXGS. Globe President Says Business Today Comes to States Progressive in Roads. The great and continuing improve ment in our national highways is im pressive," said J. B. Linerd, president of the Globe Rubber tire manufacturing oompany, "but it 1b still far from being adequate for the ever expanding needs of automobile traffic in the United States. "Motorists have discovered of recent years that properly built tires driven Over properly built roads will last just twice as long as ordinary tires driven over mediocre roads. It is this new knowledge that has increased the de mand for tires built by hand of the best matrials and guaranteed for long mileage. Mile for mile, over any road. I will back Globe tires, both fabric and cord. to give a 50 per cent longer mileage than any of the ordinary automobile tires manufactured In quantities today. Every Globe tire is an individual job in which the men who make it take personal pride. But It is a pure economic waste to drive even the best of tires over roads that are bound to impair them. The 3300,000,000 appropriation by con gress and states to be spent in build ing federal aid roads Is an indication that the national and several state governments have awakened to this fact. "It is safe to say that in modern business one of the prime considera tions in locating factory sites is the condition of the surrounding roads. Manufacturing businesses are tending to go to the states with administra tions awake to this fact. It is in the big manufacturing states that the most rapid improvement of highways . is evident." Did It Work? It Did, and It Would Work Again. Kext Tune Tea Have a Pnaerared Ttre Von Mis lit Try It for Lack. THIS MACK TRUCK HAULS GASOLINE SO YOU CAN RUN YOUR CAR. 7 JI&i "iTv " "hi-' '1 Sty r -.v, - - -rW . , ; ' ' ' - . ' ' - - . - " '-., .-'-- ': - - - - i k .' .; .. . - - : '-r. i ' ' 1 11 1 I. i r", "- OM of Staadard OU eoaapaay-a flevt leavtasr a rew haadrrd a-alleae at a fllltag tatlea. The Staadard Oil cosapaay kaa assay Macs, tracas la. its aiiee all the ceaatrx. tHEHALIS, Wash., July 12. (Spe- J cial.) Silence in the wilderness. Then a distant sound. Ah. a flivver approaches. In the flivver, two pretty Chehalis high school girls and boy es corts, bound for a picnic. They pro ceed up the country road. Bang! a tire explodes! Business of hunting for spare tube and patches. There are none. Curses! But lo, another car draws nigh. What ho? Why, yes, he'll help, but wait he has no key to his repair kit, and drives on. Comes now another car. It stops. Key? Yes, but no tube, no patches- It, too. drives on. leaving desolation and despair. But hold, an idea! One of the girls Is speaking. She speaks again, and the grinning boys disappear, leaving two lorn, pretty maidens alone, alone, alone beside the road with a flivver and punctured tire. Sprightly music for the hero another car approaches. Toung and gallant- he is, this driver. He glimpses beauty in distress. At glance all is clear to him. Puncture? That's easy, wait. And then he patches tube, replaces it in casing, puts It on the wheel, pumps it updoes all. in fact, that a gallant young man under bewitching- eyes and smiles would do. 'Tis finished. Shyly they MR. CAR OWNER: Did Yoa know that that little blow-out and rim-cut nroof tire called the linxotir is also 95 puncture proof? And did you also know that that twine little tire alter using It in 8 different cuing has gone something liice zu.vuu raiies lor its owner 7 -rnintc 01 itj How different you feel these not summer days, when Maxotirea relieve you of All that grief and grouch always associated with the dirt and smudffe of tire troubles. Tou just can't help but bubble over with the sheer joy or living, wnen you anve on a Aiaxo ttre. because there's absolutely nothing to worrv about. And. aside from all this pleas tore, a Maxottre costs about the price of any other rood tire, or, as many MAXOTIRB owners aay, "I equip my whole car all four wneets at tne cost 01 one ure ajone. Maxotires are eneumatic. touch rubber treaded. Inside tires, so carefully constructed that they hold all the air pressure within themselves; protecting the Inner tube and t tat. same time strengthening- as well as fort If vine the outer tire to such an extent they double a new tire's mileage, or add as high as 1000 to 6000 miles to weak casings which ordinarily you think of throwing; away. Therefore. Mr. car owner, if you plan buying new tires, remember a Maxotire will more than double their life, or, still wiser put the price of three tires back in the bank and bring the price of one tire down to our little place (which, by the way, la 522 Washington street) and we will give you four brand new little Maxotires, which, when put Inside of your weak or worn cas ings give you as much service (and without tire trouble) as an expensive new set will give. And think of it No rim -cuts, no blowouts and practically no punctures. Tea. they can be used over and over again, even Into the eighth set of tires. That way u s no wonaer wey rum. 39,000 miles. MAIOTYRE tAl,fCM m Bl'PP T,w CKm ASSVfc Washingtoa bUefc Dominant Jordan Features The . new Jordan Silhouette possesses the sturdy, substantial appearance of the heavy cars with the beautiful contour, low ness and balance of the light, thoroughbred racing class. The chassis, including all the finest universally approved me chanical units, is the lightest on the road for its wheel base. Weight is scientifically dis tributed. Spring suspension is delicately fixed to eliminate side sway. And patented spring shackles prevent the rattles com mon to most cars. The all-aluminum body is a little more slender. . There is a new French angle at the dash. Perfectly flat top-edge. Broad opening' doors. Tailored top. Instrument board in gun metal, to eliminate squeaking and paint checking. - Hand buffed French leather upholstery. Marshall cushion springs. Delightful position at wheel, with restful tilt and pedals just right. Two optional colors Brewster Green and Burgundy Old Wine. Built for four or seven passengers. Mitchell, Lewis.6? Staver Co. Broadway at Oak St. h JORDAN MOTOR CAR COMPANY. CLEVELAND, OHIO fiftx. ' ..... a 1 thank him for his courtesy. He drives on, a halo over his Good Samaritan brow. He drives on, he disappears. Ha! From the bushes a few feet away emerge the escorts. The stratagem has won, the tire is repaired, all is well nd merry. Proceed. A snort from the flivver and the picnic party again ia on its way. Once more, silence in the wilderness. You Can't Race Out of Mud. When the car pets stuck in the mud do not try to pull out by running the rear wheels. As a matter of fact, tha slower the wheels run the better chance they have of getting a grip. If the car can be rocked by alternate en gaging and disengaging the clutch it will be found that the pendulum action of the car will pretty nearly carry It out of a bad spot. EXTRA TEST ' for Tread Proportion This Extra Test assures ex actly the proper tread weight in relation to the carcass of each tire. Thus, perfect balance lway is obtained. Yi xsainf w i EVERYWHERE Racine Tires are famed for extra service. . It's the mileage they roll up beyond the expected figures that makes them more than worth the money. This extra value is made certain by the many extra tests to which each Racine Tire is subjected. Racine Multi-Mile Cord Tires A fine example of that extra care in the factory that yields extra wear on the road. The Multi-Mile Cord is the cord tire of true extra tested quality. If s a mileage miracle. Every user be comes a Multi-Mile Cord enthusiast. We cany a complete stock. Sold by dealers-everywhere. Distributed in Northwest by BALL0U & WRIGHT Seattle, Wash. Portland, Or. VbrToar Own Protection Be Certain Every Racine Tire Yen Buy Bean The Name Racine Robber Company. Racine, Wis.