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About The Sunday Oregonian. (Portland, Ore.) 1881-current | View Entire Issue (Oct. 5, 1919)
TltE StflfDAT OREGONIAK", PORTLAND, OCTOBER 5, 1919. WEIIE1PES AND SO DOES ALLEfi HERE ARE THREE VIEWS OF THE NEW VELIE. BIG APPROPRIATION More than 13,000 men are building your Maxwell wo New Models at D. C Bill in Senate Provides for Warren Motor Car Co. $400,000,000 Sum.. ELIE NEW THROUGHOUT FEDERAL AID EFFECTIVE ) Ma.a,w. SOUGHT ROADS .otor of Latest Continental Type Built Especially for This Car to Cse Low-Grade Gas. The new Velle Is here. It arrived the D. C. Warren Motor Car cora- hny last week, and it can be said at in looks it is all that has been llmed for it and more. This Velle is an entirely new car. is new from motor to top and back Tain. The motor is a new Conti- nntal slz-crlinder enrlne of an Ira- roved type, made especially for this felle. A feature of thla motor Is a hot stove arrangement, whereby is equipped to burn low-grade raa- Itne. one of the problems confront- ! S the motorist today and which ill continue to be more and mora a problem in the future. This new engine has a balanced . ur-bearlnar crank shaft, and consld- ably larger valves than the motor last year s car. This not only five I -eater power out increases Its Del Ulty and smoothness of operation. Beveled flame Ed are. In. body lines this new Velle is I fstinctlve improvement over all past I ode Is. Its lines are snappy and I easing. The new straight edges and i veled plane type of hood, after the 'pular Rolls-Royce style, is followed. comes in attractive colors, blue or -een brine; optional to the pur. aser. Standard units, such as Fire- lone rims and wheels, Bors; A Beck lutch. At water-Kent automatic ig-nl n are used. Timken axles and i arinxs are used throughout, aa In rmer models, and Bljur starting and l--htlng system. The springs make this car partlcn- Irly easy riding. In the rear are tree-quarter ellptlc springs. 52 inches ng. while the front springs are mi-eliptlc. 30 inches long. The top hand tailored of dreadnought ma- (rial. This car is roomier than any its predecessors. The rear seat Is lider and there is more space in the iter's compartment. Tools are car- led In a compartment in the left ont door. Only one of the new Velles. a dem- strator. is as yet In Portland. Ijwever. a couple of carloads are w rolling from the factory and .ould be here within the coming leek or two. W. R. DeLay, president the D. C. Warren Motor Car torn- .nr. expects to be able to make I liveries of the new Velle in a very ort time. Aad Here's the Alien. Tee. I Mr. DeLay has sprung a little sur- lse on the public. Coincidental l:th the arrival of the new Velle. ere reached the D. C. Warren Motor ir company one of the latest models the Allen Four. Mr. DeLay recently closed a rrsn Re lents for distributing the Allen line Oregon and the Columbia river unties of Washington, but deferred mouncement of the deal until the -st of the new cars should arrive. This happened last week. The flen. while a considerably smaller ir than the Velle. has lines much le same. Jt is manufactured by the len Motor company of Columbus. and is one of the classiest of the I jdtrate-prlced cars of medium size. It has Ita own motor, an L-head Ipe. wltn removable cylinder bead. cylinders being H inches. It ,s a three-oearing heavily con ducted crank shaft with bronze back ushroom type valves, superheated I take manifold for low-grade gas. :to-Llte two-unit starting and light- Ig system. Connecticut Ignition. Iromberg carburettor. The motor is bricated by a combination pressure d splash system. It has Columbia les. full floating rear. Bock taper I Her bearings throughout. Hotchkiss I Ive. with large brake drums of the Iternal and external type. It comes blue. The Allen Is not a new car, al Lough new In this territory. It has en on the market for the past five ! ars. Both the Allen and the new lie come equipped with Miller non kid tires fore and aft. I L: .- Jf ' ' i ). V--'. i".' N i . ' .- . ,r-i;-,i1,.w.vair.rrr-"-fit - l.r if f r"-.;.?. "::J I 1-'' "l"' III ,Bf' " t' 6r2r """ru " " - - -v-k --.'r y " ., Tr.. 1' T -"ill! 1-tr t i A - aVta . i. . At. aa JV .a. m . ., , . , , , , , , , fi p , M .,-t)-, , ,y f rfl ifmil Jht i'-V i it ii Hfn i fsi T ' Tl j - f'Mj?:$tlv'-& ' sr-SrWss?M . " x jf i ' . - - i i X 1 . .i i,r tin' i rn mill I in -iWV .V a i TfT.i1,iiifiAmnW. 'i mi llS.linWfiefiliTiiV.,ilf.ifflt'iTrt-nii IITM.TI) H' ( MlHI'r'.SSgJ AND ITS A FIE-LOOKING CAR. ANT WAY TOD LOOK AT IT. Above is how the new Velle looks in broadside, with W. R. DeLay of the V. C. Warren Motor Car company, Velie distributor here, standing beside it.' Below at the right is a view of the stylish radiator front in the new beveled place lines. To ttie left Is the car as seen from the rear. This 1920 Velie model, just arrived here, is new from stem to stern. Even the motor, a specially-built Continental with hot stove arrangement for burning low grade fuel. Is new. Only in name and its well-known reputation for sturdlness Is this Velie related to ita Ions line of predecessors. NEW QUARTERS ARE TAKENj ALEMITE FIRM REMOVES TEXTH A.D BCRXSIDE. TO Demand for Xew Alemlte Lubrlcat lng System So Large That Two Branches Are Opened. 'OWED OF PIERCE-HOW IEW Dl'.lL VALVE E.GIE A MOOSE . I OII PCLLLXG. iicf Engineer Declares It Is Al most as Efficient as Best of Airplane Power Plants. The new Plerce-Arrow dual-valve I Sine, which has set new standards power, flexibility and gasoline lonomy. Is almost as efficient as the ! st airplane engine made. This statement, made by David Fer- iisson. chief engineer ot tne terce l-row Motor Car company, is the lore startling when it Is considered at. an aviation motor Is the high It type of engine mechanism known. t actual tests show the dual-valve gine. designed by the Plerce-Arrow .glneers for somewhat less exacting I ork. runs the airplane engine a rse race. "The gasoline consumption of some the best makes of airplane engines as low as " five-tenths pounds of lei per brake horsepower per hour." Fergusson is quoted. let the erce-Arrow . dual-valve six almost aches this point of efficiency, de lta the tact that it nses ordinary mmercial gasoline, instead of the gh-test gasoline used In aviation. "More than that, the dual-valve en- ne must run satisfactorily at speeds L.rying from loo revolutions per mln- e to .jvo. whereas the airplane en ne need or.ly consider the horse- l.wer developed at one speed. 7hls ould give the airplane engine quite advantage. Don't Overload Traclor. In tractor operation one of the most ttal errors that can be made Is over riding. This not only shortens the he of the engine, but strains the en- Ire mechanism. This question of l.erloadlng is general in the auto- otlve field and is perhaps the most lverse factor In connection with the Iteration of the internal combustion igine. Heating in Low Gear. I When It is necessary to employ the w gear for a considerable period It nossible to obviate the overheating iat would ordinarily result by keep g the mixture In the leanest pos- The Alemlte Lubricator company has removed from Its former quar ters in Alder street to a new building Just erected at Tenth, Burnslde and Oak streets, where it has leased space for a term of five years. The growth of this firm, which is composed of two Portland young men, James J. Gravley and Spencer Blddle, has been remarkable. They obtained the northwest distribution for the new Alemlte lubricating system for passenger automobiles and trucks last spring, and opened quarters In Portland about May 15. Later they opened a branch at Seattle and one at Spokane, and now are arranging for sub-branches in British Columbia cities. In Portland and in the two branch stores business has been sim ply "immense" from the first. This ia due to the fact that the Alemite system has filled what has been a real lubricating need all the time, but one that the motoring pub lic worried along without for the simple reason that it hardly realised the need until Alemlte -came along. Alemlte is not a patent preparation for lubricating. It Is not a prepara tion of any kind, but a system that does away with the old-fashioned grease cups on motor cars and trucks, and the more satisfactory, though still not satisfactory enough, oil cups. In place of putting In a greasy hour or so screwing down grease cups or filling oil cups under the old system. he operator whose car or truck is equipped with Alemite takes a spe cial pressure lubricating "gun." and in a few minutes squirts lubricant at I Igh pressure Into special feed cips. One going over the car or truck with Alemite does for a long time, and when fresh lubrication is needed. It Is again only a matter of a fw minutes to give it. The Alemlte system is now stand-' rd equipment on many trucks and passenger cars- Among the first to adopt it was the White company. maker of Wh'te- trucks. Now it Is equipment on Federal trucks and nu merous others, while virtually all the rew cars coming from the factory have this sytem. Just as an In stance, the arrival a few weeks ago of the new 1920 Reo model was fea tured by the announcement that it had Alemlte equipment. But old cars with grease or oil cup equipment can be easily equipped with the Alemlte system at small cost Mr. Blddle and Mr. Gravley have had all the work they can han dle Installing the system on older cars and trucks of ail makes. COLE HAS LARGE PROFITS ANOTHER TIRE LIE HERE AMERICAX AKKOX TIRES SOW IN NORTHWEST. SSO PER SHARE PAID OUT IN DIVIDENDS. Present Output Twice That of Any Previous Tear in History of Concern. On August 25 the board of directors of tho Cole Motor Car company of Indianapolis. IntL, declared to all stockholders of record a dividend of 20 per cent, or S20 on each share of common stock which has been Issued by the company. The Cole Motor Car company nas no preferred stock or floating bonds. Its common stock Is fully paid for. During the present year the cole Motor Car company anticipates a to tal production of (500 motor cars. Its entire production Is devoted ex cluslvely to the manufacture of one chassis the Aero Eight and It Is or fered with, nine different, styles of bodies. . The present output of the Cole Mo tor Car-company is twice that of any other year in the company a history. Not only is the coie represented throughout the United States and Canada. but has representation throughout Europe, as well as In China. Japan. Egypt, South Africa. India and in the South American countries. PRESENT HEAD OF NAVIGATION ON NEW SECTION OP COLUMBIA RIVER HIGHWAY BETWEEN HOOD RIVER AND MOSIER. -. y"v vr-r-v . ...ft 'kmi WJ' t.y r I .i -z2 ' a-l rv- . J Thla steam ahevel. wklrh Is the ofartheat east polat for antes at preaeat. la skeat foar miles from Hood River. The eesaalaias; 3V tm three sallrs) ta Heeler laelade the hardest eoaatraetloa work' of thla seeale road aleag the cliffs high above the river. Wltala a salle keyead thla polat hard rock saea have completed one tanael aad are drllllas: aaother threagh the aide of a cliff 3O0 feet abave the O-W. R. 4t N. track. The loagrr of these teasels will have wladows la It like that at Mitchell's Point. The ear la the fore greaad Is a Chevrolet. P. J. Cronln Company Takes Dis tributing Agency for Wash ington and Oregon. The distributing agency in Oregon and Washington for American Akron tires has been obtained by the P. J. Cronln company of Portland. This announcement was made last week by G. H. Beazan. manager of the firm's auto accessory department. American Akron tires are made In Doth cord and fabrics by the Amer ican Rubber A Tire company of Ak ron, O. The line Includes cord tires in Ford sixes. All-American Akron tires, according to Mr. Beazan. are hand-made of the best quality of rubber and fabric. The day of definite mileage guar antees, so confusing alike to dealer and consumer, is passing In tires. In place of such a guarantee. Amer ican Akron tires are guaranteed to give absolute satisfaction, with ad justments at any time, for tire trou ble due to any defects in manufac ture. Until recently, the entire output of the American Rubber & Tire company was absorbed in the eastern states. The factory recently increased its ca pacity to such an extent, however, that It Is now entering the Pacific coast territory. The P. J. Cronln company has received two carloads aa Ita first consignment. Besides tires, the American Akron line includes vulcanizing materials, air bags, rubber and fabrics for tire repairs, and other tire accessories. BRIDGE PUN SUPPORTED STATE. MOTOR ASSOCIATION TO . AID OREGON CITY. President Charles P. Wright Gives Assurance to Live Wires of Help in the Campaign. In an address before the Live Wires at Oregon City last Tuesday, Charles F. Wright, president of the Oregon State Motor association, assured busi ness men of the Clackamas county metropolis that the association heart ily favors the campaign for a new bridge across the Willamette river between Oregon City and West Linn, and that It is glad at all times to cc-operate with the local motoring public In various parts of the state on road and bridge matters and gen eral touring conditions. Mr. Wright also outlined briefly the accomplishments of the Oregon State Motor association and enumerated specific instances where the associa tion nas benefited motorists. The business men of Oregon City reported that they are about to cir culate a petition for a bond Imim to finance construction of 145 miles of hard-surfaced road in Clackamas county. Accompanying Mr. Wright to Ore gon City were F. C. Stettler nri Harry B. Clark, directors of the asso ciation, and George M. Chambers, as sibtant secretary. National Good Roads Act Already Has Resulted In Construction of 15,000 Miles of Road. WASHINGTON. October i Because the people of the United States have grown accustomed to big events, it is likely that few gave attention to the news Item that Senator Sheppard of Texas had introduced a bill providing for appropriation of 1400,000,000 to carry out the federal good roads act. Tet this marks the second uten in a long-delayed and necessary journey on the part of this nation. lror many decades the roads of America have caused derision, dis comfort and the waste of many mil lions of dollars,- The latter item In cluded graft, poor construction and loss to the farmers and others who used the highways for transportation of merchandise to market. Foreign visitors could not understand Amer ican apathy, seeing the immensity of the business Involved and having a distinct recollection of the wonder ful highways of Europe. Some states. it is true, learned their lesson, but to the majority a good road was a rarity. But the American la learnlnr and quickly. The work started in 1816 has been such a speaking, paying suc cess that there is lttle doubt Seni or Sheppard's bill will Dass congress and that $400,000,000 will be expend ed in further Improvements from 1921 to 1924. Big Work Under Way. The distance across the United States from the Atlantic to the Pa cific Is approximately 3500 miles. In three years, with the federal govern ment putting ud nractically dollar for dollar with the states, 15,069 miles of good roads have been constructed or projects have been approved and will e carried out prior to 1921 in every commonwealth In this nation. Or, by way of comparison, enough roadway to span the nation between oceans f.ur times, with something left over for a detour into Canada. 1 Considering the magnitude of the I crop production of the United States ' of the present day, it is regarded as indeed fortunate that there are so many miles of good roads for the aullng to market. In fact, there is little doubt that the increased mileage of usable highways has proved a vital factor in increasing crop production na ennancing tne nation's wealth, as tatistics testify. The various commonwealths simply floundered when good roads were con- dered. Some were progressive, the majority indifferent. It was evident that federal aid and supervision Were eccssary to convince the people. The first chapter in the successful story of good roads construction was writ ten in 1912 when congress voted an appropriation of 9500,000 for experi mental purposes. This was expended in worth-while demonstrations, and so successful were they that in 1916 little effort was required to get a bill through congress for an appropriation of $75,000,000, tc do expended in five years, together with $1,000,000 a year for reads in national parks and for est reserves. More Added This Year. This sum was augmented this year, however, by a supplemental appro priation of $200,000,000 for the states ai d $3,000,000 annually for the parks and forests, carrying the work to 1921. This was a grand total of $275. 000,000 for the general wcrk, and $19,000,000 for the forests. But this appropriation has not been entirely expended, even on paper, contrary to methods generally used In expending governmental appropria tions. Up to August 81, 1919, the 15.069 miles of road planned, under way, or actually constructed, had cost but $172,078,788, of which the federal government had contributed $70,715, 743. Although the plan was to have the federal government contribute dollar for jollar vith the states, this is not always done, as the United States cannot expend more than $20,000 s mile. In many cases states have de sired road improvemc-nt in particu larly unfavorable localities, and in these instances the states have gladly paid the excess josts of construction, j This accounts for the discrepancy in J the figures cited. Short-Circuited Plug. The short circuiting of a spark plug that causes misfires is seldom at the spark gap. Oily surfaces of the porcelain collect and retain metallic wear products which Invite the cur- IMAGINE 13,000 men devoting themselves to a single Maxwell. Yet that is the picture which a little journey through the eight great Maxwell plants supplies. . If they built but that one car in a day its cost to you would represent a king's ransom. But they are so well organized, their work so very definite, they are so expert in the special one thing they do, and they are aided by so many thousands of uncanny and superhuman machines, whose accuracy is down to 11000 of an inch, that you pay but a small price for a Maxwell. A great aid to the economy of manufacture is the use of many, many millions of dollars so that a 10-cent piece saved on a bit of material often runs into amaz ing figures. Thus the big staff of purchasing ex perts for Maxwell become your purchasing experts and the saving goes on to you in the price. Your price is indeed a small sum to pay for a great value in a great car like Maxwell. Mr mil frrgmlUm U 9T miUa mm lim C. L Boss Automobile Co. 615-617 Washington St.. Portland m niiiimi 'm 121 rent to avoid the gap and prevent the spark jump that is needed to get ig nition. The quality of spark plug makes no difference. The surfaces must be cleaned to restore proper ac tion. GRAXT EMPLOYES IXSCRED Workmen at Automobile Factory Get Sick Benefits, Too. The Grant Motor Car corporation of Cleveland, through the Travelers' Insurance company of Hartford, has Just insured all employes of the Cleveland plant. The total or poli cies Issued is about $500,000. The plan when completed will pro vide protection for every member of the Grant organization from the pres ident to the humblest laborer. The maximum of each policy Is $1500, the amount depending on length of serv ice of the insured. After three months' continuous service with the factory the employe is handed a policy for $500. which, in addition to being a life policy, also carries a sick and accident clause providing for a weekly payment to insured during disability. Each six months after the original policy is issued the amount of insurance is automatically increased $500 until, at the end of five years' service with the factory the maximum amount of policy. $1500, Is reached. All employes who have been five years with the factory are now re ceiving policies for $1500. Should the employe become totally disabled the full amount of insurance is paid to him immediately.' Don't pass a vehicle going in the opposite direction at any street In tersection unless directed by a traffic officer. y,"--AJ -if D)-jry Save Money by using our - Battery Service IT'S a sh,eer waste of money not to give your starting battery the systematic care it needs to have. Regular inspection will save that waste. Storage batteries are bound to wear out but they need not be wrecked. The is called the "fighting battery" not only because Uncle Sam uses it for the Army and Navy, but because it wears out stubbornly and takes a long time about it. The plates are the reason. Let us tell you why. TESTING RECHARGING REPAIRING Rathkey Battery Co. 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