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place in the heart of the writer, who
carelessly left the upper section of
his pajamas in his room and subse
quently received the missing part by
mail at Pullman, Wash. New pajamas
can, of course, be purchased, if one has
the money, but that landlord's action
showed a kindly appreciation of the
horror a traveler feels at losing his
nightwear.
From Harrington to Spokane the road
was fine. Most of it was paved. At
Spokane they took the Palouse high
way, an excellent paved road, to Ro
salia. Wash., where they switched to
the Inland Empire highway to Colfax
and thence drove 20 miles to Pullman.
FIRESTONE CAPACITY
38,000 TIRES DAILY
PRETTY GOOD SHAPE
Condition Better Than That of
Seattle-Portland Road-
New Plant Gives Greatly In
creased Output
THE STTXD.AY OREGOXIAX, PORTLAND, STvPTEMTBER 21, 1919.
UNSET HIGHWAY IfJ
QUITE A LONG CLIMB UP
Just Beyond Ellensburg Cornea Sage
brush Country, With Roads Sad
and Full of Chuctholea.
BT PAUL RTAN.
PUIXMAN, Wash. Sept. 20. (Special.)
Autoists traveling- from Seattle to
the eastern part of Washington will
find roads much better than the Portland-Seattle
highway, in the opinion
NEW ORLEANS AFTER THIEVES
Special Detectives Assigned to Get
Men Stealing: Autos.
With car thefts In New Orleans av
eraging two & day, the superintendent
of police has established a bureau to
facilitate the tracing of stolen cars
and the capture and conviction of auto
thieves.
Men from the detective branch are
being placed in charge with motor
cycles and foot patrolmen under them,
so the new bureau is virtually a small
police department in itself, whose work
is devoted entirely to the protection of
cars, owners and dealers. He also is
urging on the insurance companies the
establishment of a mutual exchange for
POTENTIAL" OUTPUT HUGE
Efficiency Methods Result In Big
Saving1 of Expense In Each
Factory Operation.
Firestone now has the largest tire
capacity in America, according to an
announcement made recently in Akron
from the company's general offices.
Its two big plants are planned to turn
out 36,000 tires and 40,000 tubes daily.
ONLY 139 OTHER CARS LIKE THIS STUD EB ABLER BIG SEX SPEEDSTER IN THE WHOLE UNITED STATES
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IT'S A SPECIALLY M A D K CAR. IN EVERT SENSE OK THE WORD, WITH AL.TTMINTJM H 1VD-HAMMERED BODY
AND MANY OTHER REFINEMENTS. W. C GARBE, OK THE OREGON MOTOR CAR COMPANY, SHOWN BY CAR.
Only 200 cars, all told, of this new speedster model have been made by the Etudebaker Corporation of America. One
has been sent to each distributor and larre dealer, which 1 s how Mr. Garbe happens to b driving this one. but he is
pulling every wire he can manipulate to get one or two mora of them. Besides its aluminum body it has a special top.
patent wind shield with ventilators, auxiliary Duiiseye lam ps. specially selected and assembled motor, hish-trrade leath
er upholstery. Note the straight lines on the front of the hood in place of the curved ones of other Etudebaker model.
f Patrick Ryan of tills city, who has
arrived here after driving in a Buick
from Portland .with a family party.
He made the trip In six days, spending;
two days at Seattle, and never attempt
ing' to make fast time.
Th party left Seattle on the Rainier
valley road. The first detour for road
repairs was necessary before the city
limits were reached. Like most detours,
the road was poor and members of the
party felt that it was a poor omen.
Reaching Ren ton. however, they found
av gravel and sand road, which com
pares favorably with any in Oregon. It
was raining a little and strips of fog
bung like clusters of features on the
forested hills, but the car swept up
the gentle grade at a rate of 30 miles
an hour with never a threat of skidding.
Dinner was eaten at Issaquah, Wash.
The meal was a surprise, the ordinary
country restaurant 'feed" having been
expected. Thence the autoists swept on
over the Sunset highway. Preston, seen
at 30 miles an hour, was a lumber mill
wreathed In smoke and fog. Between
fields of yellow wheat and yellower
corn the auto climbed eteadily into the
timber belt and at last to the Snoqual
mie Pass, above the timber belt, ap
parently, although its altitude Is only
a little more than 3000 feet.
Cleric Grin Roomers Mixed.
Descent from the pass was over a
road fully equal to that west of the
mountains. An inner tube, punctured
on a piece of glass, and another that
burst as soon as pumped up, so delayed
the party that despite the good road
they thought it best to stop for the
night at Cle Elum.
Cle Elum has a good hotel, but de
cidedly the hotel needs a new clerk.
The party left a call for 6:30 A. M.,
but the clerk confused their rooms with
those occupied by some persons who
wanted to catch a 3:30 A. M. train.
He pounded so persistently and eo re
peatedly on the doors of the rooms in
which Mr. Ryan's party were trying
to sleep that he probably aroused even
the persons who wanted to get up.
The Studebaker left Cle Elum and the
eccentric hotel clerk it 7 A. M., arriv
ing in Ellensburg .in an hour's leisurely
driving. Here they breakfasted on what
evidently were intended for cold stor
age eggs, but the ice must have melted
during storage. Washed down with
coffee that the cook might have sub
stituted with dishwater, the eggs left
an unpleasant memory of that city.
which otherwise appeared a pretty
place. In the midst of a rich irrigated
district.
Ellensburg is on the fringe of the
sagebrush, however, and within a few
miles the motorists found their first
bad roads. They were not so bad. but
occasional patches of sand had worn
into chuck holes. Into which a car
driven at reasonable speed would drop
. with a "chuck" which would have dis
concerted an osteopath.
Perhaps the Sunset highway, which
had been left at Ellensburg because
of reports that some of the pa-sees be
' tween Ellensburg and Yakima had been
. closed for repairs, has not those dis
concerting chuck holes. But perhaps
it hasn't the view of the Columbia river
with its sand dunes and quaint little
ferry, either. At anv rate the Ryan
party had no regrets for the route they
had chosen.
Dont Use the Word "DmerL"
They crossed the Columbia river at
Vantage ferry, and wound around and
up an excellent grade into a level plain
covered with sage brush and sand. The
road across this plain one must not
call it a desert was fine, with
stretches for miles without a turn. By
the way, don't call the plain a desert,
because the residents won't permit it.
Mr. Ryan involved nimself In a well
nigh endless argument with a truculent
citizen who insisted that 20 bushels of
wheat per acre could be raised on any
sand bank for miles around.
lne party took tne wrong road near
Soap lake and became involved in
series of chuck holes again. Even the
residents of Wilson Creek, Wash., where
they stopped to ask directions, ad
' mitted that their highways were In
poor condition. ' Translated into pre
cise English, that admission meant that
the auto must follow a cow path until
it got back on the main highway. Thl
it did alter several miles slow travel
and the party arrived in Harrington
Wash., tired enough to accept a hotel
f ; landlord's invitation to stay for the
night.
the registration of all insured ears,
giving the engine number and descrip
tion of the car as well as the license
number, this exchange to receive re
ports of all thefts simultaneously with
the police department.
Such an exchange would get from
the state government descriptions and
numbers of all licensed cars, and all
insurance companies to which appli
cation is mads by a car owner for in
surance thus could trace ths car to
be insured from its original sale by
the dealer down to the present owner.
Marking of cars with ths owner's ini
tial or by a secret mark filed, with ths
police bureau is also urged.
MANY IN AUTD FACTORIES
MOTOR CAR INDUSTRY NOW EM.
PLOTS 1,030,000.
Here Are Some Interesting Figure
Show ing Scope of the Auto- i
motive Industry.
According to a report made public
recently the total number of persons
employed in the manufacture and sale
of motor cars aggregates 1,930,000.. Of
this total number 680,000 ars in auto
mobile factories, 1.020,000 make parts
and accessories and 230,000 are em
ployed by agencies and garages. This
number equals 10 per cent of all those
engaged in mechanical and manufactur
ing industries of the United States.
The motor car business, therefore.
supports more than 3,000,000 persons.
xnis population could fill a city half
the size of New York, as large as Chi
cago, twice as large as Philadelphia,
four times the size of Boston, or ten
times as large as Minneapolis, Los
Angeles or Washington. It more than
equals the population of California,
Georgia, Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky. Min
nesota, New Jersey, North Carolina,
Tennessee. Virginia or Wisconsin.
'tne business is as large as the state
of Michigan and greater than Arizona,
ueiaware, District or Columbia. Idaho.
Maine, Nebraska, New Hampshire and
New Jersey combined. Ths salary and
wages of those employed aggregate
nearly 1800,000,000. of which the auto
mobile factories pay $300,000,000; parts
and accessory people, $400,000,000, and
tne dealers and garages $100,000,000.
These totals exceed twice the entire
annual revenue of the United states
postoirice and seven times that naid
lur luo iransporrauon oz wifii,
Storage Battery Mounting.
If the storage battery is not secured
tightly in its place the vibration and
jolts of ordinary travel may very pos
BiDiy Dreatc some oi tne Jars.
When production has mounted to this
figure, a time near at hand, the demand
for Firestone tires, the announcement
continues, will still exceed the supply.
In fact, Firestone orders ars Increasing
so rapidly with each month that the
advertising slogan of "Most Miles per
Dollar" has been given. This Is the Fire
stone year as a companion. .
The new building for plant Ko. 2.
which was completed just at the time
the government needed dirigibles and
which was given over to the noanufac
ture of the same, has now taken up tire
production. It Sa devoted exclusively
t Jlj inch tires. Its capacity is 16,000
tires a day.
Plant No. 1, which turns out 20,000
tires a day, is concentrating on the
larger fabric tires, on cords and on
truck tires.
Plant No. 2 has been declared by en
gineering and manufacturing experts
to be the finest example of the modern
tire factory in the world. The best
brains of the country have been con
centrated upon its design as a factory
building, its mechanical equipment and
ths manufacturing process used there
in. In this wonderful plant every ap
propriate labor and time-saving device
or machine has been Installed nothing
has been overlooked which would aid
in eliminating lost motion, promote
maximum efficiency and contribute to
produce the finest tires ever built.
Mechanical Conveyors Used.
Production is based on the recently
worked out "straight line" method.
That is to say, from the time the raw
materials come into the factory they
move forward, never back, from the
hands of one worker to another, on a
straight course as nearly as possible,
until the finished tire comes through.
Mechanical conveyors everywhere
bring the workers their material. Some
of these conveyors are huge cranes.
such as carry large rolls of cotton
fabric to the calenders: others are
merely lightweight hooks, such as those
which bring to the worker's chair the
sidewall or tread of the tire he is fin
ishing. The carcass of the tire is built
on four-men machines each of which
has a capacity of a tire a minute.
Tht quality may be guarded on this
quantity production, inspectors stand
at regular Intervals along the tire's
course. By eye, hand or mechanical
device, they check every operation of
machine or worker's hand. When
defect is noted, the tire is thrown out.
In the making of the larger tires, in
Plant No. 1, machinery does not play
as important a role as the skill of the
workman. Yet here too a large fores
of engineers strives .constantly to in
ject more efficiency Into production.
Ths success they have is evidenced by
the fact that although cost of materials
increases, the retail price of Firestone
tires is not climbing. In fact, ths last
change announced was a 16 per cent
reduction last spring.
In addition to 36,000 tires, Firestone
can turn out 40,000 Inner tubes dallv
Rims are also manufactured in large
quantities by the Firestone Steel
Products company, a subsidiary corpo-
It's in town, Gentlemen!
We have secured the agency for the
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$1395
Chassis
f. o. b. St. Louis
Some Traffic Features
Red Seal Ceattseatal 3&x5
motor: Cevert transmission:
multiple disc clutch; Beech
high-tension magneto; 4-plece
cast ebell, cellular type radia
tor; drop forged front axis
with Ttmkea roller bearlaai
Ruael rear axle. Internal gear,
roller bearings; semi-elllptio
front and rear springs; e-tstrfc
TJ-eaJUBiiel Iramf Staadard
Kislc Tires. 34x3 front, S4x6
rear; 133-inch wheelbase; 122
inch length of frame behind
driver's seat; oil cup lubricat
ing system: chassis painted,
striped and varnished; driver's
lasy-back seat and cushion
regular equipment. Pneumatic
cord tire equipment at extra
cost.
Traffic Motor Track
Corporation
St. Louis, Mo.
xeTtMl-v bonders of 4O0O-
le. capacity trucks in tne worid.
The Lowest Priced 4000-lb. Capacity Truck in the World
We heard about it read about it and then went to St. Louis to learn about it.
After visiting the factory and seeing; the Traffic built from the first to the last step
in its construction and witnessing its performance the truck itself convinced -us
not the makers that it is, without doubt or question, the greatest truck value
obtainable. It is a truck we are proud to sell because of its quality, and one that
you will be most desirous of owning because of its economy.
It is built by the largest exclusive builders of 4000-lb. capacity trucks in the world
which accounts for its extremely low price. Every part used in its construction is a
standardized truck unit the company does not build pleasure cars nothing but
Traffic Trucks of one design and capacity it's all truck.
The Traffic saves you hundreds of dollars in first cost hundreds of dollars in main
tenance cost, and will cut your cost of hauling with teams in half.
They are in use the world over. Don't buy until you see the Traffic which is mak
ing friends faster than anything that runs on wheels. See it today.
REX MOTOR CAR CO.
Distributors
89-91 NORTH NINTH STREET
ration. The present rim plant is soon
to be housed in a new $1,000,000 build
ing, ground for which was broken this
month.
42,000 Firestone Dealers.
Officials declare Firestone is able to
give extra value in tires, tubes and
rims because of the facilities already
enumerated, because of careful plan
ning and buying of raw materials, be
cause the distribution of the finished
product is economically handled
through (3 branches and 42,000 dealers,
and last but not least, because the
advantages and prerogatives peculiar
to membership in the Firestone organ
ization attract and hold the best
workers.
Firestone headViuarters at Singapore
is no small organization In Itself. It
occupies a large and attractive build
ing in ths Chinese port city. Its staff
saves car owners 31.000,000 a year, the
company's officials say, by getting first
choice of rubber at low cost and ship
ping direct. Cotton fabric, the ma
terials of second importance in the
making of a tire, comes from a cotton
fabric mill in which Firestone has In
vested to get uniform quality and sup
ply and to insure the best without add
ing a premium to the price of tires.
From the time he entered the manu
facturing field. H. S. Firestone, ths
company's president, has believed that
a fair deal to workers is essential to
the success of a factory. The best men
come to Firestone and stay. Ninety
per cent are stockholders in the com
pany, and each is interested financially
in giving every customer the best work.
They live in a clean and in every way
attractive home community. Mr. Fire
stone lends his aid in buying houses
and in making money saving easy and
alluring. He provides his workers with
one of the best banks in Ohio. The
Firestone clubhouse has swimming
pool, cafeterias, dining room, library,
auditorium and other splendid facili
ties. A grocery operated by the com
pany sells staple foodstuffs without
proxix. mi zactory nas Ifc.uow em
ployes.
THESE PORTLAND YOUNG MEN HAVE THE MITCHELL AND
CHEVEOLET AGENCIES AT CO RV ALUS.
U Jl Setr. .,. -.-
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TAKING A LOOK AT THE ENGINE OF" THE LATEST MITCHELL.
The new firm of Nordensen & Albee, lust opened at Corvallis with the
agency for sales and service of Mitchell and Chevrolet cars, is composed of
hangar Albee (right) and Ernest Nordensen. Mr. Albee is a brother of Bay
Albee of the Mitchell. Lewis & Staver company. The two partners ars looking
AUTOMATIC DOWNS SKUNK!
PLEASANT LITTLE BEAST TRAV
ELS BESIDE AUTO.
TTses) of Petoock.
When it is net possible to get at Che
lr valve of the carbureter to pour
water Into it to remove carbon, it is a
good idea to have a petcock fitted into
the inlet manifold. This also serves
when it is necessary to prime the en
gine in cold weather.
Radiators
and
Fenders
Blade and Repaired
Burness & Martin
AUTO SHEET METAL WORKS
Fifteenth and Alder Streets
Radiators Cleaned
by our new
Chemical Process
Hood River Folk Have Unusual Ad
venture on Tour Through
Central Oregon.
HOOD RIVER, Or, September 20.
(Special.) A running fight with a
skunk was an interesting Incident of
a motor trip to California through cen
tral Oregon by Mr. and Mrs. George W.
Thomson, who were accompanied by
their son. Leonard; their daughter, Mra
Ed car Franz, and her husband.
The polecat was mt between Silver
Lake and Paisley. Mra Frans drove
the big Marmon car while Mr. Thom
son and Mr. Frans finished the skunk.
Mr. Frans downed it with his auto
matic Mr. Thomson writes further
interesting details of the trip south:
"We arrived at Bend from The
Dalles over a good road, and same con
dition thence to Redmond. This town
is well named, as there is plenty of
red dirt soil to cause one to think 'red.'
From Redmond we went to La Pine,
but this was a mistake. We were mis
directed. From this place until we
reached Tamarack forest, the roads
were good and scenery fine. Then, oh
my. but it was fierce!
"Dust choking .nuffler. and chuck
holes all the way. But we ploughed on
nd finally reached Fort Rock. Good
roads here gave us new life. We took
chances on the hotel, but failed to
connect with rooms, and after supper
Wt for Paisley, arriving at 11 P. M.
Everybody had gone to bed, but the ho.
tel was open with a display of vacant
room lists. We took our choice of a
couple, leaving our car in the street.
Had a good sleep, and after breakfast
headed for Lakevlew. The mads were
good. Thence we went to Pine creek
and on to Alturas.
"There all the hotel rooms were
taken. Court was in session and the
ton n was full of people. We had our
choice of sleeping In the street or go
ing to Likely. 20 miles distant. When
we got there tt looked very unlikely.
The hotel had just burned, and the
poor landlady was In bed In temporary
quarters, with only one double bed. one
single and a couple of imitations con
structed on a porch.
Phe appeared in her nights-own and
told us to help ourselves to beds. 1
drew the tops of some trunks to sleep
on. The landlady, however, made up
for the improvised beds with a dandy
breakfast of fried rabbit and hot bis
cuit. Some of the roads between Likely
and Susanville were good and some
were bad. but we made good time. All
hands had a good bath and donned
clean clothes. We are Just ready for
a supper of venison steak."
BEST REMOVETt FOR CABBOS
It's to Have It Scraped Out, Xot to
Cse Kerosene.
Q. I have been told that kerosene Is
a good carbon remover. Is this so or
do you suggest some other method of
getting rid of the carbon?
A. Kerosene is not particularly rood
for thla purpose. There are a few. a
very few, proprietary compounds eold
which are helpful in removing carbon,
but the only certain way is to have
the cylinders 6craped If the cylinder
head Is detachable. If it Is integral,
have ths work done by the oxygen
method.
Don't "hog" the road.
EVIDENCE
UTE STRENGTH
Thatjrime. necessity in-a jmotoi; JtrnclsV is iuLLt xisitt into the
L. G. S EATON, "ALSO BUYS A
White Salmon, Wash.) MASTER'
fis.;3 TRUCK
1V2, 2, 3 and 5
Tons
rr.T,Trt tt f INTERNAL GEAR
Two Drives timken worm
Oregon Motor Car Co.
Distributors
PARK AND DAVIS STREETS
EVIDENCE
That landlord will sver hold a vatm
over uis M"rn'" muwr viu iaxi ""i anop xoremaa, -
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