THE SUXDAT OREGOXIAX, PORTLAND, SEPTEMBER 7, 1919.
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PORTLAND POLICE CAPTAIN HAS HANDY AUTO CAMPING DEVICE T)F HIS OWN INVENTION.
STEALS MOTOR CARS
Perry Abbott of the Motorcycle & Supply" Co.
says:
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Autos Taken in West to Supply
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Eastern Trade.
SERIAL NUMBERS ALTERED
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Latest Methods of Thieves Show
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Th ramifications and details of a
new and amazing system of automobile
stealing are revealed in the weekly
bulletin of the theft bureau of the Pa
cific coast automobile underwriters'
conference by Detective John W.
Powell, manager of the Los Angeles
division of the conference, says an arti
cle in the Los Angeles Times.
As a result of the breaking up of a j
gang of automobile thieves in the east.
who have operated in virtually every
city in the east, middle west and prin
cipally Los Angeles in the west, the
details of the countrywide traffic in
stolen automobiles were learned.
Conference detectives who Investi
gated the operations of the gang and
received statements from members of
the gang following the round up of a
score of alleged thieves reported that
new methods were adopted by the ring
leaders and central figures of the
"stolen car trust" In gaining posses
sion of motor vehicles.
Laest Thief Teehalqne. .
These features regarding the up-to-the-minute
auto thief have been noted
by conference detectives, according to
the bulletin:
The smaller and less expensive autos
are not so much in demand by trans
continental thieves.
Expensive automobiles are selected
by the thieves who transport them to
the middle west and east, change serial
numbers and all assembly record num
bers and dispose of them to innocent
buyers for handsome sums.
Not only have the thieves selected
large numbers of expensive automo
biles in Los Angeles for their eastern
"fences." but the authorities of virtu
ally every middle west and eastern
city report that a larger number of
the more expensive machines nave
been taken away.
Realizing that an expensive auto
mobile is carefully marked with eenai
numbers and a score or more of marks
of identification, the central figure of I
the "stolen car trust." according to ad
missions of members of the gang, sent
-Ant a. "lift !-" intn a.vpral a u tflmfi- I
- bile factories in the middle west and I Above Top ef cupboard om running-board, with extension, makes convenient table for Inakeep family. Below This
east under temporary employment in
order that the systems of identification
could be fathomed.
Recent operations of the nation
wide ran have been revealed, ac
cording to the eastern conference au
thorities. Secret Marks Are Urged.
canvas bed la eqalpped to roll op compactly on runningr-board.
Chester A. InskeepI captain of police, has been touring Oregon beaches with a camping outfit which he- has built on
his five-passenger automobile. The outfit Includes a homemade bedstead, two cupboards and a table, all built so that
they may be folded on the running-boards of the car.
The camping party consisted of Captain and Mrs. Inskeep and their two children, Helen, aged 11 years, and Chester,
aged 4. A bed for the children was made up by combining the front and rear seats of the automobile. The parents
occupied the folding bed. All slept under a canvas fly.
The folding bed consists of canvas stretched between two pieces of two inch gas pipe, strengthened at head and foot
Thv twn I JK -irtfli nolr jsrlrlr fln tram nlna i fafitpnpH tn th, rimnlnir.lwlflrH nn In. npht.hanH flfria nf tho nv At anh
High-Priced Cars Stolen in the WeSt I n H nf that nin. la Ano-whl V pnl frnm turning KV ,fn,a Wh,n 1 1, o h.H la nnrnllAH I h. elflAa h9i1 fnnt aA tfiA
and east have been transported only I iegB are connected by thrusting the several pieces into a "side-outlet" plumber's "L" and the whole' bed ia held together
alter a tnorougn eramduun n.u uecu Dy winiinsr the stationary roller until the canvas is taut. The roll on the running-board is then kept from turning by
maae ana ever oerio-i "- i the dogs. On the road the captain also carried a suitcase and a jug of water on tha right-hand running-board.
identification mark altered so as to 0n the ieft-hand running-board are two cupboards, one above the other, with' the top one on a level with the auto
throw off suspicion by police officials aoor. Te lid of the lower cupboard opens downward to form a table, which is eiilarged by an extension piece. The
encountered en route. " lower cupboard contains an ice chest and the upper has storage space for coffee, sugar and other non-perishable supplies.
ioe cross-ranumiii liiices, n captain Inskeep visited Seaside, Tillamook, Newport and other points on the beach.
oeen revested, seiecieu me uiuai au- i
vantageous routes from east to west, I
and west to east, having no tear oi
the authorities found en route. Th
alterations made to the serial numbers
of the machines and the destruction of
other identification marks virtually
protected the thieves until their opera
tions were suddenly halted by whole
sale arrests.
The bulletin suggests a system
whereby the motor vehicle owner
may outwit the transcontinental thief
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is strikingly manifest or
which catches the atten
tion at once." Webster.
RICH, deep mirror-luster
and non-fading color finish of the
Stephens Salient Six retains its
initial beauty and splendor through
seasons of use.
THE
MECHANICAL PERFEC
TION of the Stephens Salient Six
commands admiration. It burns
the lowest grade of fuel without
lessened performance.
THE
LOGICAL CAR for the f as-
tidious is Stephens Salient Six.
HAMILTON-LEATHERMAN MOTOR CO.
Distributors
Temporary Location 330 Burnside Street
I USE BF
GAIN GREATER IX PROPORTION
THAN THAT OF TRUCKS.
who alters serial numbers and changes Official Figures From Four States
or destroys marks of identification.
Detective Powell urges motor vehicle
owners to use a set of number dies and
stamp the serial and motor numbers
on as many secret places on the car
as possible. Record the information and
should you suffer the loss of your car,
the bulletin says, give the police a list
of the places where the serial num
bers are secretly stenciled.
Show Increase of SO to 170 Per
Cent In Trailer Owners.
Use of trailers is growing much
faster than the us of motor trucks, as
shown by registration figures in the
few states wnere there is separate reg
istration of trucks, trailers and passen
ger automobiles.
In New York the number of trailers
increased 12S per cent. r more than
doubled, during the year ended January
31. 1919, while motor trucks increased
32 per cent. In the registration year
T .. . 1 1 (11 C fk.p. w.v
65,402 motor trucks and 985 trailers.
and one year later there were 73,309
trucks and 2218 trailers.
In Pennsylvania trailer registrations
- t .. t i 1 increased 154 per cent and truck reg
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ON THE
CENSUS SHOWS
SINCE LAST YEAR
stock, Horse Declines In Num
bers and Value.
72 per cent and trucks 63 per cent in
1917. and trailers 60 pet cent and trucks
63 per cent last year.
Trailers increased 82 per cent in New
Jersey last year as compared with a 40
The year 1918 marked the turning I per cent increase in trucks the year be-
point in the great battle between ant- I fore. A new state law that went into
mal power and the motorcar in the effect at the beginning of 1918 changed
United States. Figures Indicate that the the basis of registration so that the
horse is on the run and the automobile increase in trucks last year cannot be
has put him to flight. I calculated.
Although horses ceased to be a fa- I There was an increase of 170 per cent
tor of consequence for pleasure driving I in trailers in one year in California
or transportation purposes several years from 353 on June 30, 1918, to 956 on
ago, they continued to increase in num-I June 30. this year. During the same
ber np to 1918. There were 1.750,000 1 period the total number of passenger
more horses in the United States in I automobiles and motor trucks increased
1917 than there were in 1909, but the 20 per cent, from 335.443 to 403,802.
tide turned last year, when the number It is to b expected that trailer reg-
of equines decreased by 21.000. I istrations will grow faster than truck
A large proportion of this decrease or passenger car registrations, as
may be attributed toHhe use of horses trailers are a comparatively recent de
in the war, but against this must be velopment in highway transportation
eet the fact that during the same year and it may take from five to ten years
hogs increased in number 5,000,000; for (hem to overcome the lead gained
sheen 1.000.000 and cattle several hun- by motor vehicles. With 6.225,000 pas-
dred thousand. The drain on these anl- senger automobiles and 600.000 motor
mais for war purposes was undoubtedly trucks in service in the United States a
much heavier than on horses. percentage oi woico couio araw
It is also significant that horses trailers with advantage and economy
hnwerl a nhirn declina in vain i for their owners, it will not be eurpris-
head in spite of the war demands and ,n 11 th number of trailers is doubled
increased numbers. For the first time or ven tripled annually for the next
in a decade they were rated below $100 Ilv years at least.
a head, average value, making a de
crease in value of horses for the one
year of $126,261. while all other classes
of animals showed large increases.
Tool Arrangement.
An admirable idea in the arrange
ment of tools in the home garage is to
give each tool a number, which Is
painted on it. The same number is
painted on the falls or racks in the
place where the tool belongs. In this
way it is a simple matter to return
each tool to its proper place so that it
Is ready when it is next needed.
HERE'S BEARINGS ADVICE
EXPERT TELLS HOW TO ADJUST
TIMKEN IN WHEEL.
Hinge Lubricant.
Linseed oil mixed with a
R. H. Cross of Bearings Service
Company Explains Features of
Tapered Roller Bearings.
small I How best to adjust a Timken roller
amount of graphite is recommended as I K..rinr in Vhl In rtoi-ihoH h w
a lubricant for door hinges and latches. Crt8St manager of the Portland
which seljcm receive attention In this branch of tne Bearings Service Co. Re
way. Ordinary cylinder oil has. a tend- Kardin8- thl8 adjustment and other fea
enfy to run. which Is not desirable at tur f the xlmken bearings he says:
i0eUfr. fllfel?, n' "The best method to use in adjusting
pessengera are likely to come in con- a Tlmken bearlng in a wheel is to turn
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suv vvavi vie v ift aa avwiw
the wheel a few times by hand, which
insures all the working parts being in
Building Battery Posts.
It is possible to build up battery poets proper contact. Then back off the ad
that have worn down by slipping a justing nut very slightly, from a quar
section of cast iron pipe, cut to the ter to a half turn, so that the wheel
proper length over the old post and will spin freely without perceptible end
then melting new post metal In by the play, which may be detected by shak
means of an acetylene torch. The piece lng the wheel by grasping two spokes
of pipe acts as a cup to hold the new I in a perpendicular line one above and
metal aa it is melted.
perceptible end play. Then, when you
have it just right, lock the adjusting
nut and the bearings will five the best
possible service.
The Tlmken is the only well-known
adjustable anti-friction bearing. It con
sists of a hardened steel cone, which
fits over the spindle or shaft; tapered,
hardened steel rollers which revolve
about the cone; a pressed steel cage
which guides the rollers into position
but does not touch either cup of cone,
and the harneded steel cup or outer
race.
"The fact that in a Timken bearing
the parts are tapered makes it possible
for the one single bearing to carry both
radical load (or the weight of the ve
hicle) and end thrust, which is the force
which you feel when your car is round
ing a corner. It pushes you outward
along the seat. This force must be met
by the bearings in your front wheel.
The thrust of the pinion or worm shaft
is also best met by the Timken bearing.
"In a tapered roller bearing wear is
evenly distributed over the entire sur
face of the roller and the entire sur
face of both cup and cone. Therefore,
even after the minute wear which is
bound to occur, the proportions of these
parts are still theoretically and ac
tually correct, and when brought to
gether by adjustment, the working
principle of the bearing is absolutely
as perfect aa when it was first in
stalled."
LUBRICATION TESTS MADE
D08LE COMING OUT SOON
STEAMER PATENTS GO TO NEW
ORGANIZATION.
Work to Be Started. Immediately on
Manufacture of Steam Cars
With Custom-Built Body.
DETROIT, Aug. 20. With the clos
ing of the deal which brings together
the Doble-Detroit Steam Motors com
pany and its parent body, the General
Engineering: company, with the Amal
gamated Machinery corporation, of Chi
cago, is brought out the fact that the
last-named secures the sole manufac
turing rights to all products involving
the Doble patents, including the Doble-
Detroit steam car. The basis of the
agreement, in addition to 'large cash
payments already made, is one of roy
alty payments and other contractual
rights and responsibilities.
According to plans already made.
work will be started without delay on
the Doble steam car. This, it is stated,
will sell for 85000 or more, and in gen
eral design and construction will be
much like the models previously shown.
It is expected that it will be ready for
exhibition at the time of the neA au
tomobile shows and that deliveries will
also start about that time. These cars
will have custom-built bodies.
At the annual meeting of the stock
holders and directors of the Doble-De
troit Steam Motors company, held In
Detroit, M. J. Hammers was elected
president: C. L. Lewis, vice-president;.
Harrington E. Walker, treasurer; F. R.
Humpage, secretary, and E. M. Mister
sky, assistant treasurer and assistant
secretary. The following directors were
also elected at this time: A. B. Frenier,
patent counsel of the Doble-Detroit
Steam Motors company; Lawrence R.
Wilder, president of the Amalgamated
Machinery corporation, and O. A. Rou
ter, president of the G. A. Renter com
pany, Chicago.
Leather Washers.
A leather washer placed underneath
the metal washer not only helps to
eliminate unnecessary noise, but gives
a sort of elastic compression that pre
vents stripped threads when the bolt
lone below the hub. There should be no la a little too small for Its Job,
national system it would develop that
some of the states had already com
pleted in a measure the highways
which would form part or that system
and that they should not be penalized
for having been farsigbted and pro
gressive.
This, objection seemed sound to me
and I believe that I have met it
through the incorporation which says
STANDARD OIL EXPERTS STUDY that where states have already con-
AtruotAri a.ll np n&rtH of roads so lo-
CAR PROBLEMS. Itrl ax lnloallv to form a. nart of
the national system and to a standard
HaaitiH hv th nnmTrtlssion to be ade-
Lubrication Charts ' Based on Ex- qUate, that an equivalent mileage of
, , CK t i rkii other highways shall be constructed
periments Show People Oil . t. ,rnm,nt nr hv thp .,,
tni- Fccrv Antnmnhll.. under governmental authority.
not form part of the national system
It has long been recognized that and would not be controlled by or
machinery of eveVy kind must be lu- maintainea oy tne leaerai government,
bricated with oil of a particular consis- but it would "be expected that they
tency if it is to run smoothly. Every would connect or co-ordinate with the
mo vine- Dart must be orotected by a national system
thin film of oil of such consistency "Thus the double purpose of recom
that it will maintain its body under the pensing the state and developing the
full stress of operation. Only thus will general highway situation would be ac
It prevent metal from touching metal complished.
with the consequent friction, wear and "T"or example, it is recognized that
danger of breakage. Conditions vary I New York has spent upward of slsO,
in different kinds of engines, and that 000,000 in the development of an ex
Is why it is necessary to use different cellent system of state highways.
grades of oil to insure correct lubri- j "The same is true except as to amount
cation. in the states of Massachusetts, Connec-
In the lubrication of automobile en- ticut. Rhode Island, Maryland and
gines, the same problems are met. Un- California, and is now being wdvked
less an oil meets exactly the needs or out in New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Ohio,
the engine in which it is used, worn Illinois, Wisconsin and Michigan and
parts are likely to be the result. Ana nrobably other states which do not oc
worn pans mean tne ever present uan- cur to me at the moment.
ger of a break, it is certainly cheaper
in the end to buy good lubricating Hydrometer Holder.
oil of the correct consistencv than to 1
buy new parts. I The hydrometer, which every careful
Correct lubrication has become an I car owner uses constantly on nis oat
exact science. To specify the correct tery. is easily broken and it is some
grade of oil for every type of engine what of a problem to know where to
is the work of experts. Realizing this keep it. The best way Is to keep it
the Standard Oil company established right in the wooden case in which it
board of lubrication engineers which comes and to attach metal straps to the
has determined by exhaustive study I wall, into which the case and instru- i
and actual tests the correct consistency raent may De tnrust alter tne car owner
of Zerolene for every make of auto- I has finished his battery test.
mobile.
The result of the experiments and I . Floor Scraper.
lOSLD Ul L 11 0 UU.l U VI IUUI IMIUVU til a
gineers has been embodied- in a series I Pss" """V . ,
of correct lubrication charts and a floor scraper from an old license plate,
separate chart has been prepared for attaching the same to the end of a
each make of car. Since these charU "'""' ";"'6
contain the advice and recommenda- brace the plate. Iron braces from
tlAn. nr .-rr.rt th. !' motor lot will I lue najiaie I" iuo treaa piowo, picvcui
4n wail in follow thorn imniioitiv if he I the head of the scraper from bending.
would get the most out of his car. Cor- This tool Is very convenient for clean-
rect lubrication means that a car will nig on anu uliici- uj ma.ii.er irum
live longer, give more power and run I tne garage noor.
' Holds Service Record
Four full years of service from two
United States nobby tread tires Is
good record. Benjamin F. Rich of
North Chatham, Mass., reports that
four years ago he put these two tires
on a Ford truck He has used them
every business day winter and sum
mer. One of them gave out a few
days ago after giving 38,000 miles, but
the other is still going.
PM CHIEF WILL TRAVEL
MANAGER OF YOSEMITE TO SEE
OTHER PARKS.
Foster Curry Sets Out on Tour to
Get Ideas for Improvements
at Famous Camp Curry.
CAMP CURRT, Sept Foster Curry,
manager of Camp Curry, left the Yo
semite valley last week in his new
Cadillac victoria coupe on the first leg
of a tour of tne national parks of the
United States.
"The public is just beginning to ap-
predate the rare beauties that have
been preserved for them in our national
parks," says Curry. "They are begin
ning to realize that when Uncle Sara
believes in a place sufficiently to put
his stamp of approval on It by making
it a national park there must indeed
be wonderful scenery Included in the
area.
"This year nearly twice as many
people visited Yosemlte as heretofore,
and all of the national parks are enter
ing upon an era of unprecedented pop
ularity and prosperity.
"Anticipating the need of further
tourist accommodations in Yosemlte, I
am making this trip," says Curry, "to
see what improvements have been made
in our other national parks with a view
toward getting new ideas for further
improvement and extension of Camp
Curry."
Curry will conclude his tour in Wash
ington. D. C, where he expects to take
up with the California delegation in
congress some of his plans for provid
ing new and more adequate accommo
dations for the public in Yosemlte.
Mrs. Curry, will accompany her hus
band on the trip.
Warped Valve Stems.
If there is a lack of compression,
and on examination the valve heads
seem clean and perfect, give the valve
stems a careful locking over to see
if they have not become warped by
the intense heat of that part of the
engine.
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FEDERAL ROADS SYSTEM
NEW HIGHWAY MEASURE IN.
TRODUCED IN CONGRESS.
States That Already Have Spent Big
Sums on Roads Not Overlooked
la Townsend Bill.
WASHINGTON,' June 14. States that
have expended large sums in road con
struction and improvement are assured
equitable compensation for their work
under the terms of the highway meas
ure introduced in congress recently by
Charles E. Townsend, United States
senator from Michigan and incoming
chairman of the committee on post
offices and post roads. . , .
Since my first introduction or this
bil"." said Senator Townsend. "I have
made a study of the subject, which
convinced me that several changes
would be necessary to incorporate the
constructive suggestions which have
been made from all parts of the coun
try. One of the most important of
these related to the situation in those
states where large sums of money
have been' made available in the past
to build main lines.
'Some felt that in the building ox a
Clear Vision
Saves
Accidents!!
Don't wait until after the
accident; do it NOW. 'Any
Auto Dealer will fix you up
with Class A Pritchard
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NOTE TO DEALERS We
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