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About The Sunday Oregonian. (Portland, Ore.) 1881-current | View Entire Issue (Oct. 5, 1919)
TIIE SUNDAY OREGOXIAN", PORTLAND, -OCTOBER 5, 1919. " MOTOR GAR INDUSTRY HOT SLOWED OP YET THIS dHAXDLER CAR TRAVELED 102.153 MILES IN FOR HIRE SERVICE AROUND PORTLAND, AND t IS STILL BRISKLY ROLLING LP MILEAGE. szzi Full Effect of Steel Strike Still to Be Felt. FAIR STOCKS ARE ON HAND In Makers of Aembled Car Are Worst Plight Due to Shortage of Tarts Supply. PETROIT. Ort. 4. Reports that 4000 Ford employes had been laid off. to the steel tieup. are oi" heads, fl owing as untrue by company .tic denial that a single employ made or phs hi. bean discharged was -rnir 1 Klin zensmit h. Tlce-psesl dent, when questioned concerning the rumnr. tv haven't discharged anybody and do not intend- to." said Mr. gensmlth. "A few men in the spring w ... .rt laid off for about two hours for readjustment of the stock one day this week. They were paid for their time Just the same and returned to work again. Mr. Klinaensmltb declined . how the Ford company with regard to a supply of steel. Most of the larger Detroit mobile " plants, however, quandary aa of to say is fixed auto- are In a m first results oi i .r,l strike. It is a case 01 in mint ud their stocks raw material with little hope of ob taining any more In the immediate future, or curtailing production In an eflort to keep the wheels of industry humming as long as possible, accord ing to one authority. Hard Oae to Solve. To accept the first plan Is calcu lated to keep the big factory organ isations imact for a limited lime with consequent limited retention In em ployment of thousands of workers. Also such a course will satisfy the dealers and public who are clamoring for cars. To bow to the alternative would give employment to a limited number for an indefinite period, but it would bring a storm on the heads of makers who. for many months, have been straining at production in order to appease as far as possible the apparently insatiable public ap petite for automobiles. According to this authority, prac tically all the larger motor plants have definite stocks of raw material, sufficient to last several weeks or i.i.nl months, either on nana or in transit. Several of these discount ed the strike by laying in as large stocks as possible during the last month or sis weeks. At any rate It is a certainty that the city's mammoth automobile es tablishments are straining every ef fort to get back to pre-war produc tion and were not caught napping, and with conservation of material will be able to hold out a considerable time. This situation exists, of course, only In pUnts which make most of the parts entering into their completed product. Those which are dependent largely on parts and accessory makers are bound to ie bard hit. for the - reason that many of .he accessory makers do not buy in lirge quanti ties and pursue a sort of hand-to-mouth purchasing policy. farts Makers Shvrt. Manufacturers whose product Is made up largely of parts made out side their factories are now busy checking up to see where they stand and they hope by the end of -he week to know definitely how long they can continue operations. Several of tne larger auto plants who are dependent on others for fab ricated parts are not lirely to cease production as long as their own stocks hold out. They will continue to turn out cars and ship them with out complete equipment If necessary. sending the missiirg parts to branch factories and dealers at a later period. nerorts from lirand its p ids. Jack sen. Flint. I'ontiac. Lansing and Mus kegon. other Michigan center of the automobile and accessory industry are to the effect that prodi ctlon la proceeding merrily despite the steel strike and that there are no indica tions of Immediate shut down for lark of material. Details of the new motor car which Is to be manufactured In Indianapolis by IX McCall White are await-d with interest by the trade. Sir. Whit Is acknowledged to be one of the fore most automobile engineers in the world. He designed the original Cad illac elcht engine. Associated with Mr. White In his new enterprise Is E. C. Howard, who. for 1J years was one of the big men la the Cadillac ilotor Car company. While nothing definite Is being given out. It Is reported that the new car probably win be an eight, possibly a 12. and that It will retail around 15000. Llacels Aaaeasaeeaseat . Guessing the details of the Lin coln Motor company's forthcoming car Is again rampant In automobile circles. The company's formal an nouncement Is expected almost any day now. Contrary to popular predic tion. It is hinted the new vehicle will be a lightweight car. Rumors that the Packard Motor Car company will Clscontlnue the manufacture of Its twin-six models when the new Packard alx Is launched are entirely unfounded ac cording to officials of the company, who assert that the twin-six will nev er be abandoned. It will be sqyne months before the new car the six will be ready for the market. In an effort to alleviate the Increas ing seriousness of the automobile freight car shortage, the Detroit committee of the National chamber of commerce. In conjunction with the Detroit freight district traffic com mittee, has taken steps to assure closer and more accurate apportion ment of the cars among the motor car factories. It was decided that the most equi table basis for the apportionment would be that of each factory's pro duction in relatlo to the total pro duction for the district. Effective Immediately, the apportionment-! wlU be made on production figures sup plied by the factories each month In stead of every four months, aa was the case during past shortages. E. N. Hodges, traffic iranager of the Hupp Motor Car corporation, and chairman of the Detroit district com mittee of the National Automobile chamber of commerce, who was chiefly Instrumental In obtaining the Improved methods of apportioning automobile freight cars, holds forth a gloomy outlook for the coming win ter. ( "The new methods of apportioning freight cars will assure more fair ness in the distribution of the cars, but it will not Increase the total number of cars available for this d: strict." he said. "It looks aa If the coming winter will be a bad one from our standpoint, and we may ex pect to see a great many cars sent out over the highways undo their twi ftvir." I fjj 1 " 1 1 1 """MUS-'U.M "' - - - - . .,-., i ir ,n mi M. in ' - -Ti stai iini-ir-iirm'flfVfti'- r"f ir-mr" '" """'"' " u - lfCT22T 1 ' ..' . v . -- f - -. - - : . . . 4? w-- - 4 t . t -i - 4 K SB3) '7 x N ITS RECORD SHOWS WHAT A GOOD PIECE OP MACHINERY WILL HO WHEN IT IS WELL CARED FOR. C E. Funk, of 494 Tillamook street, bought this Chandler on December 7, 1916. He used it for nearly three vnr between Portland and Vancouver. Wash., with frequent side trips to take tourists up the Columbia river highway, on the 16th of last month he traded In the car to the Twin States Motor Car company on a new Chan dler Its speedometer had just turned 102.153 miles. Tet so good was its condition that it was Immediately re sold at a depreciation of only $245 from the original selling price way back In December of 1916. During all the time he had the car Mr. Funk took care of it himself, so it always had plenty of lubrication just where lubrication Is needed. In that time the only adjustment to the car was taking up the bearings twice. The cylinder kindle never has been rebored for the simple reason that it hasn't needed reborlng, and doesn't need it now. Its average gas consumption, according to careful records kept by Mr. Funk, was 17 miles to the gallon, taking all seasons into consideration. Mr. Funk (left in lower photo) Is standing by the car with A. H. Knaus of the Twin States Motor Car company. The upper picture shows them examining the engine of this remarkable car. HERE'S NEW ROAD TRUCK STERLING MODEL SPECIALLY BUILT FOR HIGHWAYS. Double Differential With Total of Six Speeds Gives Big Advan tage Over Others. A new Sterling truck, especially designed for road construction work and called the "road builder," will soon be here from the Sterling fac tnnr. This word ha been received by A. L. Denney. manager of h Koehrlng Machine works, N. dis tributors here for the Sterling. This truck, which comes in two sixes. 7tt tons and 1-ton. embodies something entirely niw In truck con struction. It is chain driven, but equipped with a two-speed jack shaft with three-speed transmission, which gives It six speeds ahead and two in reverse. As any man who has ever driven a truck In road work will realize, these six speeds give such a truck an Im mense advantage. It haa a high high gear and a low low-gear. In addition to the regular high and low gear, that add enormously to its effectiveness. For Instance, in starting with a heavy load or In climbing a very steep hill, the driver of this truck can throw It into the low low-gear, at S.I miles an hour. Then when go ing along on smooth road, he can throw it into regular high gear and move along 11 miles an hour on di rect drive and as he gets to golno good, can then shift to high high-gear and move along by virtue of throw ing the other differential into gear at a speed of 17 miles per hour with out Increasing hia engine speed at all. This extra high- speed does not Involve racing the motor. No additional bearings or parts are required with this two-differential ar rangement which virtually amounts to a double-reduction with chain drive. The whole construction is very simple. One feature of the differential is its accessibility and the extremely liberal proportion of Its members. This double reduction permits the use of unusually large jackshaft sprocket. 18 or 21-tooth, whereas with the old-style single reduction chain drive 11- or 12-tooth sprockets must be used to get the desired reduction. The old style small jackshaft sprock ets subjected the chain to tremendous wear and tear because of the high pitched chain running over the small sprocket. The combination of these improve ments has resulted, according to Mr. Denney, in a chain-driven truck that runs as smoothly and as quietly as a worm drive. Furthermore, he says, the life of the chain has been trebled, the double reduction drive permitting use of a reduced size of wheel sprock et which gives the much desired greater road clearance. The differen tial is of a self-locking type which results in a positive wheel drive. Mr. Denney expects the new trucks to be here within the next 30 days or three week. EXTEND OLYMPIC HIGHWAY Road to Be Built Next Year 20 Miles to Sweets Valley. ABERDEEN. Oct. 4. The Olympic highway will be extended 20 miles northwest of Lake Qulnault next year. This is the plan for which $300,000 of atate and federal money is now available. Of this amount less than $22,000 is being spent this year, the remainder must be used next year or it will be converted back into the federal and state treasuries. That 20-mlle extension which is proposed will open much valuable ranch land in ll.e Queets and Clearwater valleys. ON WITH THE NEW. DOWN WITH THE OLD I i.:7.1 ! IK." !. :, i.lii,,,, , . . HI ..... ... ,1. I.. I ILM...... T L, ,i W - -U i n , ,M . 1 'J", - ilka abe.W THE MARCH OP PROGRESS FROM CAR BARN TO GARAGE! And now they're making automobile garages of today with the car barns of yesterday. For many years this big brick building at Twenty-third and Washington streets, built in 1902, was the prin cipal barn for street cars of the old Portland Railway company. Now It Is being converted Into a garage for the Washington Park Garage company, to be opened for automobiles about October IS. Not the auto runway to the left On with events! STRONGHOLD TIRES HERE M. SELLER & CO. TO DISTRIB UTE FOR NORTHWEST. Hand-Made Tire In Both Cords and Fabrics Made by Company Fa mous in Robber World. Portland Is rapidly becoming a tire center of Importance. Now comes the announcement that this city is to be the northwest distributing headquar ters for another nationally known tire, not before represented in the territory. M. Seller & Co. have closed ar rangements for the distribution In Oregon. Washington and Idaho of the Stronghold tire, which is manufac tured by the Rubber Products com pany of Barberton. O. Every surgeon knows of the Rubber Products com pany, for during the past 20 years it has been one of the largest producers In the world of high grade drug and surgical rubber products. Some time ago it enlarged its ac tivities in rubber production to in clude the manufacture of a high grade, hand-made tire for automobiles. It Is manufacturing a complete line of fabrics and cords in all sizes and also a moderate-priced competitive line In small sizese. Arrangements for handling the Stronghold wholesale distribution in the northwest were made by Sidney A. Beck, manager of the auto accessories department of M. Seller & Co. through Steward Slosson, Pacific coast man ager for the Stronghold tire., Mr. Slosson's headquarters are in San Francisco, but from now on he will spend a good part of his time in the northwest, which he considrs one of the best fields on the coast for high grade tires. The Stronghold tire has not before been represented in the northwest. It was brought to the California terri tory by Mr. Slosson several months ago. Since then It has become one of the most popular sellers In that state. Incidentally the general manager of the Rubber Products company is E. S. Babcox, who for eight years was with Firestone as advertising man ager. M. Seller & Co. will handle the wholesale distribution of Stronghold tires only, the retail distribution be ing handled by agencies to be ee lected in all the principal northwest cities. Mil TROUBLES AND CURES FOR 'EM Whole System Must Be Proper Working Order. in HOW TO FIND BAD PLUG Same General Principles Govern In , Magneto Ignition as With Battery Ignition. While the modern ignition Bystem Is so highly perfected mat. n. '". falls entirely on the road, as its pre decessors used to do, nevertheless It is the source of a number, or trouDies that reduce the efficiency of the en gine and spoil tne operanns of the car. It is the purpose of the present article to point out some of these possible defects in the ignition system and how to obviate them by reasonable care. There are two systems of Ignition In nHimrv ma. one employing a mag neto, with perhaps a battery for start ing, and the other witn a oww timer-distributor. The latter system i. in Tnnra nnnil use at present for passenger vehicles, because of the fact that the battery is already installed for use In conjunction with the star- iu .it., nrhst tvne of system is used, satisfactory ignition depends on the unhampered generation of cur- h nrnt interruption or tne primary circuit, the free flow of cur rent to the sparK plugs au " -... latter being properly adjusted to pro due a irood spark to insure good ig- Mirlnn Tn th esse of the battery system it Is vitally important that the battery shall be kept properly cnare" duly filled with water. All connec tions must be kept tight and dean. If the connections become loose there is great danger of misfiring. i.nltioii Must Be Perfect. it t-ha connections become corrode! it will probably produce-mism me.. even failure or tne lfnumu er. and hard starting win . experienced. The wires rrora m - tery to the ignition aevic ... . perfectly insulated all the . time. A broken insulation will permii n.o in tt,a if. contact witn meiai tervals, causing misfiring. ' tv,, i.i.rmntAi coints are another location of possible trouble, andthese parts should be separated by about nt t t M mnn wnpn lucj v open. Also tne puini.o vrr: clean and nrignu op' become dirty, gummy, uneven or wow. i. will ha fairly isure to re sult. The distributer arm wu.u around and passes me ppwv j whence It is wires to the spark plugs, must We clean at the end and the segments also must be clean. . ui.u It Is important also xnai w. "'e- tension wires to the spai-K P'"s good contacts at oom l sv,ark plug ends. The cables .must bo kept perfectly insulated. The plugs also are a - tlon of trouble, iney h-u" ",A dirty at the points, cracked. It is important to ch the points. A worn dime usually serves distance of separation ... as a good gauge to determine if the parking points arc w ted It is' characteristic of ignition trou ble that it usually sticks to one single cylinder. This is not always the case, as missing sometimes runs up and own the line. When you umpi. -6- -I.ln trnnhlA heelH WOrKIHg sparkplug, after you have located the cylinder at fault. Take the plug out and lay it on top of the cylinder. rank the engine Dy na.nu wiwi y. switch turned to battery. If the plug fires it Is not to blame. If the spark is weak, however, it may be that it os ot strong enougn to lire unuei tum--ession. If there is doubt as to just where the trouble lies, this operation hnnld be carried out on each plug until the feuilty one is found. Old Method Good One. To determine which plug is at fault. there is no better method than the old fashioned one of the hammer or screwdriver. While the engine is run ning, short circuit the plug by hold- rig the metal or tne iuds against tne top of the plug and the cylinder. IT there is no change in the firing of the engine, as told by tne sound, you nave faund the faulty cylinder. In the case engines having separate exhaust passages for each cylinder it was an easy matter to find one that was not firing by dropping a llttlo water on each In turn. Naturally the exhaust of the cylinder that was not firing would be cool, while the others would be hot.' After a cylinder has been detected as not firing, the first step to take is to examine the spark plug. If the plug proves up, trace the wiring back to the ignition unit. Gum or dirt on the interrupter points should be cleaned off, with a few drops of kero sene. If these points are uneven they n ay be touched up with a magneto or jeweler's file If they are too far apart or too near together, by all means adjust them. ' In the four-unit coil system any maladjustment of tne coil interrupters will probably cause misfiring. In the case of magneto ignition the same general principles hold good as in the battery and instructions for detecting misfiring and remedying It are practically laenticai. in ino mms- i nptn. hnwAvur. weiikeninfir of the mag netos cause misfiring at low sneeds though at high speed the trouble may vanish. Coil connections should be watched, the commonest troubles in the magneto system resulting from loose or dirty connections. TEMPLAR ADDS TO PLANT ONE AXD A HALF TIMES MORE SPACE BI INCREASE. New Building for Superfine Small Cars to Be Completed by '. First of December. Work has begun on a large exten sion of the Templar Motors ractory Cleveland, that will add one and one-half times to its floor space, ac cording to W. W. Wray of the Wray Motor Car company. Templar distribu tor. Templar Motors was conceived with the idea of making it one of the largest manufacturing enterprises in Cleveland, although it was scarcely thought probable that addition to the factory would be necessary before next year. However, the influx of orders for Templar cars has been so great that it is impossible to make and deliver a sufficient number of them with present facilities. This new addition will be "L" shape, extending from the south end ef the present main building on Tem plar .ra venue, then west to Halsted street) and then north to the present restaurant building. At the center and facing Templar avenue, will be a special office building to be used for the display of Templar cars, while the second floor will be occupied by of fices and the third will be given over to a modern restaurant 'and rest room for employes. .' It is expected that this hew build ing will be completed by December 1 at which time the factory output will kbe 25 Templar cars a day and SO daily in 1920. GIVE THIS STUNT A TRIAL Another Way to Work Your Car Out of the Mud. When the car gets stuck in the mud do not try to pull out by running the rear wheels. As a matter of tact, the slower the wheels turn the better chance they have of getting a grip. If the car can be rocked by alternate engaging and disengaging of the clutch it will be found that the pen dulum 'action of the car will pretty nearly carry it out of the bad spot. BEATS GASOLINE AT 13 CENTS A GALLON New Invention Slakes Fords Ran 24 Miles on Gallon of Gasoline Other Car Show Proportionate Saving. A new carburetor which cuts down the gasoline consumption of any mo tor, including the Ford, and reduces gasoline bills from one-third to one half is the proud achievement of the Air Friction- Carburetor company, 204 Madison street, Dayton, O. This re markable Invention not only Increases the power of all motors from 30 to 50 per cent, but enables everyone to run slow on high gear. With it you' can use the very cheapest grade of gaso line or half gasoline and half kero sene and still get more power and more mileage than you now get from the highest test gasoline. Many Ford owners say they now get as high as 45 or SO miles to a gallon of gasoline. So sure are the manufacturers of the immense saving their new carburetor will make that they offer to eend it on 30 days' trial to every car owner. As it can be put on or taken off in a few minutes by anyone, all readers who want to try it should send their name, address and make of car to the manufacturers at once. They also want local agents, to whom they offer exceptionally large profits. Write them today. Adv. AUTO ACCESSORIES AND PARTS Electric Service Broadway 1764 Agent for Disco Electric Ford Starters 70 f. o. b. Detroit. 4 , r 391 Oak iiUlO Oo Street Specialists on Electrical Troubles Free Inspection EXPERTS ARCHER & WIGGINS . Distributors of AUTOMOTIVE ACCESSORIES Sixth Street at Oak. OFFICIAL SERVICE STATION For GOODYEAR TIRES EXIDE BATTERIES The Storage Battery Co. 348-350 COUCH STREET. NEAR BROADWAY STORAGE BATTERY CO. Broadway and Glisan Phone Bdwy. 546 The only battery with a definite guarantee. All makes of batteries cfiargea ana repairea. David Hodes Co. N. Broadway and Flanderg AUTOMOBILE GEARS PARTS AND ACCESSORIES AT REDUCED PRICES ENGINES A SPECIALTY o w I ,RR&-(or HE! TAREPAIR yuuvu EXPERTS QuarantMd Ssr-fle 450 Stark Street, Near Thirteenth. Phone Broadway 122. STATION LIGHTTNG AND IG1VITTON TROCBLEU f OURFCTm. lKHABTOSFRlCa 10,000 Springs Carried in Stock Let Us Repair Your Springs Where You Get Service 15TH AND COUCH STREETS United States Two-Stage Air Compressors HIGH-PRESSl-RE AIR TANKS HOSK, VALVES, COrPMIGS, EVERYTHING FOR THE AIRLI N'K. BUFFING HKADS AND GRINDERS. ALSO USED COMPRESSORS AND MOTORS. AIR COMPRESSOR EQUIPMENT CO. BDY. 3300 "'" " New Light Six, $1475 Factory Mitchell, Seven-Passenger, $1675 Factory MITCHELL, LEWIS & STAYER CO. Broadway at Oak BATTERIES SUNSET ELECTRIC CO. AUTOMOBILE ELECTRIC EQUIPMENT AGENTS BATTERY REPRESENTATIVES STARTING AND LIGHTING NORTH EIGHTH AND DAVIS STREETS. PHONE BROADWAY 126. YEARS ADDED TO TRUCK LIFE First to Use Pneumatic Tires Still Are Running. Two remarkable motor trucks will leave Detroit In a few days, one going east and the other west, on tours ar ranged by the United States Tire com pany. These trucks were two of three old trucks which were the first vehicles ever equipped with big pneumatic truck tires. They were all In the service of the Detroit factory of the United States Tire company, when that company set out on its epocn making experiments with big pneu matics. The three trucks were equipped m 1911 with the first set of these tires ever manufactured, and they have run on pneumatics ever since. The United States Tire company has arranged for these tours for the double purpose or emphasizing its priority In the manu facture of truck pneumatics and also to show to motor truck owners that trucks equipped with pneumatics have long life. A Bubject for serious consideration by truck owners is that every one of the three trucks put on pneumatics 'way back in 1911 is still In good run ning order and capable of sturdy dally service. The design of the trucks is so antiquated that they attract im mediate attention. Practically every other truck of their vintage has long since been scrapped, yet these trucks live on. The truck In the west will visit cit ies In Illinois, Iowa, Minnesota. V -cousin and the Dakotas, while tl. eastern tour will embrace New York and cities to the south. Each old truck will be accompanied by a modern truck fitted up to show the latest in novations. Experts will accompany each pair to demonstrate the techni cal feature of the big nobby cord. iiii f 1 to 5 Tons j When you buy FEDERALS you buy something more than "specifications" something more than a "motor truck." You buy what FEDERALS can do for you as demon- Every Business strated b? what federals nave cone lor otnera. iuu figure in . known quantities when you figure on the FEDERAL. A Size for Service for Every Owner Write or wire for literature relative to FEDERALS op erating in your line of business. William L. Hughson Company 60 N. Broadway at Davis St. Broadway 321 The Oldest Motor Car Organization on the Pacific Coast. San Francisco, Oakland, Los Angeles, San DiegoSeattle Portland. AUTO DIRECTORY STANLEY STEAMER The performance of the Stanley is at all times equal to the demands made upon it, and the quality of the performance is so satisfying that Stanley owners soon forget they have an engine in the car. W. H. WALLINGFORD, 023 ALDER ST. LIBERTYSIX The car which sells best in direct com parison with others. W. H. WALLINGFORD, 522 ALDER BRISCOE The Car Witli a Half-Million-Dollar Motor. W. H. WALLINGFORD, 522 Alder St. FORDSON TRACTORS Price $985 Complete With Plows. FRANCIS MOTOR CAR CO. East Thirteenth and Hawthorne. Atterbury Truck WITHOUT A SUPERIOR Vif 2, 3 'i and 5-Ton Capacities ATTERBURY TRUCK SALES CO. "Truck Specialists" 343-345 Oak SL, Portland. Phone Broadwy 354 Franklin offers more of "what you actually need and want in an automobile." BRALY AUTO CO. Main 4880, A 3881. 19th and Washington Sts. GARAGES AND REPAIRING Speedwell Garage 14th and Couch. Day and Night Service. Day Storage $3.50 Washing Polishing Simonizing Phone Broadway 3974. IRwgfljl t t