The Sunday Oregonian., July 13, 1919, SECTION FIVE, Page 6, Image 70

THE SUNDAY OREGONIAN', PORTLAND, JULY 13, 1919.
TAKING IT ALL IN ALL, FOLKS, THIS IS ABOUT THE
DEVISED.
MOST EFFECTIVE ANTI-THIEF LOCK . YET
UP SLOPE OF
George E. Matthews Drives to
Snow Line.
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HAD TO BACK UP ONE GRADE
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lie Wondered Jnst : How Far He
Could Take Grant Six Up Moan,
lain and He- l oand Out.
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Conquering hills that forest rangers
estimated as having 28 per cent grades,
lurre K. Matthews of the Hlcks-Chat-ten
company established a Season's rec
ord last week-end wbtn he coaxed his
Crant tlx up the southern slopes of
Mount Adams to a point 11 or 11 miles
beyond iiuler postnffire and within half
a mile of the timber line.
One of the grades was so abrupt that
' Mr. Matthews had to turn his Grant
around and take a jump at the hill
backwards to set traction. Forestry
men. who witnessed the feat, advised
Mr. Matthews that his car had ascend
ed the slopes of Mount Adams at least
three miles farther than any other car
this season.
"My car certainly surprised me the
way it performed in taking that ciimo.
said Mr. Matthews. "It has been ef
ficient and faithful day in and day out
during the year 1 have owned and op
erated it but I had no Idea It was sucn
little bulldog In climbing hills."
M 4rrei Haw Far He t ! tie.
Mr. Matthews" trip from Portland to
Trout 1-ake and Culer. via the Columbia
Kiver highway to Hood Kiver, the ferry
to While Salmon and the drive through
the White Salmon valley by way of
llusum. was quite like many other
motoring trips by I'ortlandera this sea
son.
In search of good fishing. Mr. Mat
thews was advised at Ouler to follow
the road from Trout Lake postoffice to
ward Mount Adams. Finally he landed
so close to the edge of the mountain
T-ak itself that he was prompted to in
quire how far up the aide of the moun
tain it was possible to drive his Grant
One thins; led to another and before the
trip was ended Mr. Matthews had ex
plored so far that he quite unconscious
ly hung up a record. When his Grant
finally came to a halt its nose was
pointed at a tall snow bank which com
pletely blocked the path.
For the first five or six miles out of
Trout Lake Mr. Matthews found the
road toward the mountain In fairly
rood condition, an 18 per cent grade
being the stiffest he confronted on that
1--K of the trip. Two or three miles
farther along, the roadway was com
posed for the most part of soft sand
and was rathef badly cut up, making
traction difficult.
Am4 He Cot Ills FUa.
The last three or four miles of his
exploration was made over what may
have been intended for a road but Mr.
Matthews says it impressed him as be
Ing little more than a trail, though it
might perhaps serve as a road for the
horse and buggy mode of travel.
In some places the grades were so
teep that his family and truest jumped
out of the car, not because It did not
kave power to carry its load, for it
seemed quite eager to work, but rather
because the drive had every appearance
of being dangerous.
"When we left Portland for our out
Ins we didn't dream that we would
land near the timber line 'on Mount
Adams." remarked Mr. "Matthews. "Aft
er getting our fish, however, we de
rided we would get the best possible
clc le-up view of the mountain. Ask
lng one of the forest rangers how far
we could follow the. road to the moun
tain, we were advised that we could go
a few miles, providing we had plenty of
Serve and our car had the stuff in It.
"Well, we had a mighty Interesting
trip and 1 am not sorry that we went
the limit, even though It did require
some reverse gear driving."
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he Isat sb the job, yn shonld h ave aoted his activity when this photo was snapped.
MiCHELIN TUBE CIRCULAR
AIR COXTAIXER MADE IX EXACT
SHAPE OF CASING.
THE10ID TIRES STRONG
CROLOID COMPOl'.D l.MPERVI.
j Ol"S TO MOISTIRE.
fera lland Fabric AVith SSO-Ponnd
Icoeilc Strrngth I'se-d In Car.
of These Tires.
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The 17 -ounce sea Island duck that
pToes in the carcass of Thermoid crolide
compoundtlres Is carefully selected and
tested to 1-0 pounds tensile strength,
the strongest foundation for a tire.
"The Thermoid Rubber company, not
being satisfied with strength only,"
raid Ilobert K. Allen, of the Allen &
JlehaM companr. - Thermoid distribu
tors, "rolls each piece of sea island cot
ton twice In crolide compound, which
rubberiies the fabric and gives It aurh
resiliency that It will not break
through with an ordinary blow.
"An extra cushion of crolide com
pound Is rolled between each ply to
make the carcass practically Insepara
ble and combine perfectly with the
tread tQrouyh a loosely woven breaker
Strip,
"Cuts in the tread ef the ordinary tire
let sand, dirt and moisture be forced
in. fullowlng a channel to the side walls
and causing the disagreeable sand blis
ter and later a blow. out.
"Crolide compound Is Impervious to
oil and water and combines so perfect
ly with tna carcase that there Is no
channel Tor sand to work through,
making Thermoid tires so popular that
t have not been able to supply the
ttemand until recent heavy shipments
arrived.
This Feature Makes the Michelin
Easy Tube to Fit and Means
Much to Car Owners.
After the Michelin repair man had
told the manager that tortured tires
brought In by careless owners for ad
justments talked tp him of their trou-
Dies as tney lay on tne counter, tne lat
ter asked if the inner tubes ever told
him any stories of their tribulations.
Sure they have, but not very much
here," said the repair man. "Before I
came with Michelin, a poor pinched
tube of another make lay on the coun
ter one day and said to me.
This man never gave me a fair
start. He didn't put be in the casing
evenly and 1 felt ridges all over me
where he had failed to smooth out the
creases. The minute I went In there
I knew I was in for it. and that the
owner was, too. When I went in twisted
there was abnormal tension in several
places.
" '1 tried to twist myself Into some
decent shape, but it was no use. He
didn't even partly inflate me before
fitting me. He just pushed me in any
old way and thought I could take
care of myself. Then, when he
mounted the casing, I couldn't for the
life of me stay in place without some
assistance, so the result was I was
pinched between the bead and the rim.'
"I don't hear any such talk from
the Michelin inner tubes," the repair
man rMiimil " hAf., line thev are so
easy to fit. By their very shape they I
ty-seven of these petitioners contrib
uted the 16000 promised the highway
commission for the project. Following
are the names of those contributing
125 and upwards:
O. F. Cooke, J. D. Cooke. Eugene
Schiller, Perry Miller, Paul Wessinge
George Ernest. C. H. Foster, Otto Hoff.
man, Fred Hoffman, W. C. Hoffman,
Mrs. W. H. Colby, Theodore Pointer,
Cassiua Johnson, W. A. Kkstrom, R. H.
Jenkins, Belle A. Jenkins, Maude Ains
worth. N. L Nilson. G. W. Stitt, Fred
W. Strlckler, Dr. C. E. Mason, W. E.
Pegg, J. W. Cooke, Mathilda Cooke, S.
K. Nelson, Elmer Stipe. Bank of Bea
verton, Davis & Hughson, Otto Erick
son. Sarah Dolan, J. S. Gaston. John
Welch. W. B. Walker, Oregon Nursery
company, J. B. Imlay & Sons, H. E.
Weed. R. Schmid. The Jewish Con
gregation N. Z. T. T. also contributed
generously to the support of this work.
PROTECTING CUB'S FINISH
NEVER RCB OFF DCST WITH A
DRY CLOTH.
L. Boss Tells How to Keep Auto
' Clean and Polished for
Longest Time.
"Proper washing and polishing of a
car may look like a Bimple matter.
requiring little or no attention," says
C L. Boss, or tne j. xj. boss auio
mobile company. "In reality the most
beautiful body finish often is ruined
within a snort time by neglect of a few
because they are so simple precautions.
h.e ufii .hinn thevl "The finish of the new Essex, for in
seen to say: -I'm formed on a circular I stance, requires 29 separate operations.
mandrel to the exact shape or tne in
side of the casing and am not simply
a straight niece ef tubing forced into a
circular form and cemented.
"Anybody why takes even half a
look can see that the Michelin tube Is
different and that the difference mean
a lot to its owner. A Michelin tube
onlv talks In a discouraging way when
a nail, a piece of glass or some other
sharp object pierces the casing ana
stabs it deeply. Tnen It simply says:
"Well, fix me up. and 111 De on my
way again, hoping for better luck next
time.' "
MANX FOR SHORT-CUT ROAD
Numerous Contributions to Fund for
Canyon Road Project.
One of the most important roads in
Washington county, known as the
Canyon road. Is to be paved by the
state highway commission in the near
future. Property owners living near
this highway were unanimously in fa
vor of taking the shortest route and
more than 100 signed a petition for
what is knonwn as the "short cut road
between Beaverton and Portland. Nine-
MSW MAtr,KB FOR MAXWELL
A1 CHALMERS.
BIti ROAD PROGRAMME DUE
Lewis County. ah., to Improve
Many Routes.
CHEIIALIS. Wash.. July 12 (Spe
cial. Lewis county is starting the
bigKest road development programme
In tne history of this pioneer county.
Petitions are coming from every quar
ter of tne county for improvements un
der the Donacoe law. which provides
trat one-rourth the cost of a road
shall be asrested against abutting land
holdings within a two-mile xone sys
tem en either side of the improve
ment, one-fourth to the road district
and one-half to the county a large.
I'nder the programme as now pre
sented the county commissioners will
hate to levy 4 mills at least in the
rtext budget, but public eentiment will
Justify them in going the limit for
Viore and better roads.
The first road to be improved under
tMs programme will be that up the
Manaford valley. The road trp the
fiorth fork of the Newaukum riven, the
main road between Win lock and the
Pacific highway at Cowlitx corner, the
road from Toledo to Knab, the road
from Vader to Cougar flat, the road
from the Pacify- highway south of
Chehalis via I'nlon scholtiouse toward
Katvivlno sxe among the most prom.
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in the automobile world, has just been
made general manager of the Maxwell !
Motor company. In charge of Chalmers I
and Maxwell Interests. Mr. Hanch '
eaves the Studebaker corporation after
serving as treasurer for a period of'
years. Previous to that he was for IS I
years general office manager and treas-1
urer of the Nordyke & Marmon com-j
pany of Indianapolis. In June of last
year he became chief of the automobile
products section of the war industries
board, bince the armistice Mr. Hanch,
has been in Europe representing the
national automobile chamber of com
merce.
The early priming coats are put on
by means of compressed air, which
forces the special material used into
every crevice and interstice, giving a
splendid foundation for future coats.
Numerous coats are, of course, still
put on by hand and brush in the old
fashioned way.
"After each coat of finish the bodies
go into ovens, where the finish is buked
on. On coming out of the ovens, each
body is rubbed down by hand. The
result is a finish brilliant and durable,
almost impervious to weather, washing,
rubbing and mud. But at the same
time the finest finish may easily be
scratched by bits of road grit.
"Therefore care should be taken not
to rub the' dust off the body with
a dry cloth. When It is desired to clean
the car a stream of w-ater should be
used first. Care must be taken to pre
vent too forceful a flow of the water
as this will drive the grit into the
finish. After the body is thoroughly
washed down, it should be gone over
with a soft sponge soaked in water.
"By doing this the car will retain
Its brilliance of finish almost indef
initely and the value of the car to the
owner be correspondingly increased."
CLEVELAND CAR OCT SOON
July 15 Approximate Date for Its
Appearance.
CLEVELAND. Ohio.. July 12. The
Cleveland Automobile company, newly
organised to manufacture a light car.
ill be in production by July 15. This
company, which is sponsored by the
Chandler Motor Car company, is com
pleting the first unit of its new plant.
This new structure is 80 feet wide by
600 feet long and four stories high.
Other units will be erected at once. The
price of the new car will be announced
toon. I
FISK SICN IS HUGE ONE
TIRE ADVERTISEMENT IN NEW
XORK 38 FEET HIGH.
Largest Single Electric Sign in
World Contains Word "Fisk."
128 Feet Broad.
Since Edison first "electrified" the
world by his invention of the principle
of electric illumination, the use of the
electric lights has gone forward by
leaps and bounds.
Yet nowhere has development been
more manifest than in the increasing
number of electric signs reared out
ward and upward from the buildings
along the main stem of every city and
town. It is a matter of fact that trav
eling men have become accustomed
to making their first judgment of the
size and prosperity of a city by observ
ing the number of electric signs dis
played.
Broadway. New Tork, of course Is
the most brilliant electric thorough
fare, in the world and on it may be
seen electric superlatives of every va
riety. There are moving pictures in
electric lights, moving words that
travel across the sky in a never-ending
chain and other signs in every color
and every shape and size.
The largest electric Bign In the world
is located on this famous thorough
fare. The largest single electric word
is there near Fifty-fourth street In the
sign advertising Fisk - tires. This
mammoth word of four letters
F-I-S-K," measures 128 feet In width
and each letter is 38 feet high. The
letter "I," for instance, is more than
eight feet in width.
This sign, too, besides being the
largest single electric word in the
world, is perhaps the most popular of
all that light the Great White Way, In
corporating as it does the much-talked
of "Time-to-Retire Boy" which the
manufacturers of that tire have used
so extensively in all their advertising.
This electric boy on Broadway rears
himself 68 feet high above the roof of
22-story office building. Regularly
every minute throughout the night he
goes through the motions or a good,
old-fashioned yawn ana stretcnes mm
self, much to the delight of his fickle
audience below.
BEARINGS SERVICE ON FARMS
Big Company Prepares for Needa of
Farm Tractors.
Because of the frequent rains, farm
ers of the United States and Canada
have been held back much longer than
usual. m their plowing. This has given
rise to conditions which will make
rapid plowing with tractors a necessity
in many communities, according to ad
vice received by A. K. Hebner, general
manager of the Bearings Service com
pany.
To assist the tractor operators to tne
nd that their plowing operations, when
once begun, will not be interrupted by
misused and injured anti-friction bear
ings, we have stocked tractor bearings
in our 800 branches and distributor sta
tions In the agricultural communities
throughout the United States," said Mr.
Hebner.
"When the power farmers plowing
operations are delayed until late in the
season, as is the case this year, he can
ill afford to be delayed three or four
days or possibly a week while waiting
for tractor bearings which may have
gone wrong.
"In fact the delay might spell
Secen Passenger Touring
Step on the Throttle and See
for Yourself
Trie Two-Power Range Eight meets, witS ' economy, widel
'different requirements.
Under traffic restrictions tHe 'loafing" range permits of great
leisure with necessary power and low fuel consumption.
The "sporting" range permits of all the excitement the driver's
enthusiasm may demand and his courage permit. ' v
This dual-personality makes Peerless owners enthusiasts.
D. C. Warren Motor Car Co.
Distributors
58-60 North Twenty-third St.
4:ENERAI. -MOTORS COMPAiri
Marion County has purchased
another 312-ton G. M. C. truck,
making six G. M. C. trucks pur
chased in the past four years.
Satisfied customers means re
peat orders."
WENTWORTH & IRWIN,'INC.
Truck Headquarters
200 Second St, Cor. Taylor
ruined crop. The Bearings Service
company has considered the situation
jf enough importance to stock a greater
number of tractor bearings In its many
branches and distribution stations than
it would otherwise have done.
The tractor farmer, whose tractor Is
equipped with Hyatt, Timken or New
Departure bearings wi'.l fully appreciate
this service when he realizes that he
can get bearings for his tractor just
as soon as he can get in touch by
'phone or wire with the nearest Bear
ings Service distributor. We have over
800 distributors in all parts o: the
United States and they are so placed
that, in most cases, the farmer can
reach them by phone or teiegram, and
will receive the bearings within 24
hours if this time permits parcel post
service to be used.
OLDEST FORD AGENT RETIRES
W. W. Crawford of Albany Sells Out
His Business. . (
ALBANY. Or., July 12. (Special.)
After selling Fords for the past 12
years, W. W. Crawford has disposed of
his garage and sales agency in this city
and will retire from that business. He
had been in business longer contin
uously than any other Ford dealer in
Oregon. The new Ford agents in Albany-will
be Charles Kirk and B. L.
McKern of Portland, who have pur
chased Mr. Crawford's interests here.
Change Links to Save Cbain,
It is a very good plan to shift the
cross links of the tire chains from
time to time; that is, move them so
that they do not depend on the same
link of the main chain all the- time.
The wear and tear on the tire chain
centers at the links to which the cross
MCOXJSJERO-EIGHT
FAMOUS RACER SELECTS COLE
FOR OWX USE.
'I Make a Car Deliver All It Has,'
Says Indianapolis Winner,
"and Cole Gets There."
Among the latest additions to the
long list of prominent owners of Cole
aero-eight motor cars is Howard
(Howdy) Wilcox, o Indianapolis, win
ner of the 500-mile race at the Indian
apolis motor speedway. May 31. -
One of the greatest drivers of high
powered cars in the world, Wilcox
has been a thorough student of motors
and motor car mechanisms for almost
15 years and his determination to
possess an aero-eight for his personal
use is a significant tribute to the
car.
Howard Wilcox's record on the
track is perhaps unequaled by that of
any other race driver, and although just
30 years old, he has been entered in
more big events in this country than
perhaps any other. His victories in
clude contests of all types. Among his
notable achevements are the world's
record in the one-mile straightaway,
a first and second in the Grand Prix,
second in the Vanderbilt cup, six
firsts in the Dead Horse hill climb at
Worcester, Mass., and a third in the
Harkness trophy race on the Sheeps
head bay track. New York.
I have been watching the Cole aero-
eight since it was introduced in 1918,"
said Wilcox.
chains are attached and for this reason . "In appearance I believe it to be
moving these latter from time to time the most finished and symmetrical car
spreads the wear. now on the market. But, of course.
the mechanism was of vital concern
to me.
"I believe in confining one's speeding
to the race track, but I can say frank
ly that I make a car give me all that
it has to deliver. I'm accustomed to
long touring and I want a car to go
wherever the road leads and do that
without effort. I can't stand to drive
a car that labors.
"The light weight of the aero-eight,
its splendid balance and easy riding
qualities appealed , to me from the
start. I found by inquiry that aero
eights in service were averaging better
than 15,000 miles on tires, and those
of us who have driven race cars ap
preciate what it means to have a car
that is easy on tires. That feature
is more significant and tells more
about the inherent qualities of -a car
than the majority of motorists imagine.
"Of all the stock cars with which
I am familiar, I believe that the Cole
aero-eight represents the most strik
ing advantage in the automotive field."
TO REPAIR YOUR RADIATORS
Simple Remedy Suggested to Prevent
Cap From Working Loose.
Many car owners have trouble with
leakage at the radiator cap on their
automobiles. The reason for this is
that .the valocity of the water circula
tion exceeds the capacity of the radia
tor or there- may be some condition in
the cooling system whereby boiling
takes place faster than the overflow
will take it off.
To cure the trouble make a gasket
of red fiber one-sixteenth of an inch
thick and place it over the filter cap.
This serves to prevent the cap from
working loose and also keeps the water
from leaking out to stain the radiator
with blotches of rust.
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Examine shoes regularly and fill cuts
to prevent canvas from rotting.
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Commerce Trucks Lead in Adoption
of Pneumatic Cord Tires
Practical Government Tests proved conclusively- the.- superiority .of
pneumatic cord over solid tires for truck use.
Pneumatic Cord Tires
increase life of truck
permit greater speed
give better traction
triple tire mileage
add carrying capacity
are more economical
Commerce trucks were the first tc adopt pneumatic cord tires as slan-
dard equipment, '
1 TON-tISOO iy2TON&Ir.c&1895
F. O. B. Dmtrait
McCRAKEN MOTOR COMPANY
490 Burnside St., Portland
Distributors of Commerce Trucks and Commerce Service
Phone Broadway 93
COMMERCE MOTOR CAR COMPANY, DETROIT, MICHIGAN