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A FEW LEXINGTONS
Isaac Brunn Gets Results on
Visit to Factory.
HIS ALLOTMENT IS BIGGER
And Wail! When Xfw Lex-Sedan
Arrives, He Predicts, There'll
Be One Grand Mob Scene.
Isaac Brunn. of the Brunn Motor
Car company, distributor here for the
Lexington Minute-Man six. returned
last week from a trip to the Lexing
ton factory at Connersvtlle. Ind.. with
the pleasing information that at last
he is going to get a real -supply of
cars to Oil the demands from his ter
ritory. For several months Mr. Brunn has
been subsisting on occasional ship-
meats of Lexingtons, all of which
were sold long before tbey reached
here, rieadings by wire wen of no
avail, so Anally he packed np and
hastened back to the factory to see
what a personal appeal could do.
He was informed that an increase
In factory facilities will make It pos
sible greatly to Increase his allot
ment and that results will be felt at
once in Increased shipments of cars.
Already several carloads are on the
way.
Mr. Brunn was mightily Impressed
by the vogue in enclosed cars In all
the eastern cities. He avers that the
proportion back there is pretty close
to three closed cars to two open ones.
Oregon and in fact the whole Pacific
coast have taken a long time to be
come educated to the advantages of
enclosed models, but in the past sea
son there have been abundant signs
that tbe turn hx come and that from
now on enclosed cars will constantly
gain in popularity.
Women Demand f.tm.
"One thing I have noticed about
enclosed cars. said Mr. Brunn. "that
Is that after a man has bought one
ha never will have anything else af
ter that. The woman folks are strong
factors In the gaining popularity of
tbe enclosed model.
"Women like to ride In comfort,
rain or shine, and they are responsi
ble for many a closed car purchase.
Many a man buys a closed car be
cause his wife wants him to. but af
ter he becomes accustomed to It he
bays his next one because he wants
It himself.
Mr. Brunn brings enthusiastic ad
vance Information about the net
Lex-sedan, soon to be here, which era
bodies many improvements over all
i r i iuu, coliuku car j ii la ui
the four-door type, the sides of the
body are unusually high and the
doors all are of full width. The si
side windows are of equal slxe and
square in shape to conform to the
stralght-Une effect of the doors.
The glass In these windows can be
lowered or raised or entirely re
moved to suit the convenience of the
occupants.
Lighter Than Most Henann.
with the four wide doors, access
to the interior of the car is unretard-
ed. The car will seat comfortably,
with the aid of auxiliary seats, seven
passengers.
The model, according to Mr. Brunn,
Is completely equipped with those
accessory features that add to the
comfort and artistic appearance of a
car. Coach work, finish and color
combinations are as distinctive as the
car Itself. Three colors are optional.
blue, maroon and Brewster green,
with Spanish; leather and velour to
match.
Another feature of this new Lex
sedan is Its lightness. Mounted on a
Lexington Minute-Man six chassis. It
Is described as being several hun
3 red pounds lighter than many cars
of similar sise. a fact due to the
scientific elimination of a number of
parts and utilization of light but
sturdy metals.
Among the prominent features of
the Lexington chassis are its oilles
spring; bushings, non-metallic univer
sal joints, one-finger emergency
brake, non-rattle frame and Moore
multiple exhaust system, which con
tributes to greater economy and in
creased power.
Mr. Brunn also visited the Crowe
Elkhart factory at Elkhart. Ind. He
la distributor for the Crowe-Klkhart
In this territory, though he hasn't
had any cars for some time. But a
new Crowe-Klkhart model Is now
ready and will arrive in a few days.
half of 1919, make the remaining half
a aterloo for your business rivals.
Arm your salesmen for the big
campaign. Instill them with the firm
belief that their car. their organisa
tion and their ability is superior to
any in the field.
Be the Duke of Dealers and ship
Competition to St. Helena!
DOWX, DOWX WITH ROAD HOG!
What's to Be Done With Selfish
Driver Who Blocks Trafric?
In motoring out the highway or
over much-traveled arteries leading
out of the city, has It ever been your
experience to come up behind a slow
ly moving procession of machines,
seemingly blockaded up ahead some-
nere. and after idling alone- at a
snail's pace for half a mile or more,
come to a big seven-passenger car or
a tiny flivver packed in the middle
of the road, with the perspiring own
er out repairing or changing a tire?
Has it ever happened to you? Of
course It has. and many times.
This variety of road hog'is common
in many localities. He never thinks
of getting off the pavement to the
side of the road where he will not
Impede traffic, but chooses the nar
rowest part of the highway' "squats"
down and stays there until he sees
fit to move.
He heeds neither the traffic de
mands nor the machines waiting to
pass-his car. but goes serenely on I
HARD TIMES AHEAD
FOR THE AUTO THIEF
Quick Action Expected in Pro
posed National Law.
HOUSE PASSES DYER BILL
Measure Slakes Interstate Trans
portation of Stolen Cars Sub
ject to Penitentiary.
WASHINGTON. Oct 4. Early and
favorable action is expected in the
senate on the bill providing a punish
ment by fine or Imprisonment or both
for the transportation of stolen motor
-vehjcles in interstate or foreign com
merce. The bill. Introduced by Represent-
dollars every year. It is growing
worse.
"The total number of cars reported
stolen In 18 western and middle west
ern cities during 191S wis 22.273.. The
city of Detroit headed the list with
2637 cars stolen; Chicago, second, 261.;
St. Louis, third, 2241.
"Kansas City led in the . list of
a total percentage of stolen cars not
recovered, 46 per cent. St. Louis was
second with 40 per cent of stolen
cars being lost absolutely."
The following table submitted by
Representative Dyer gives, in addi
tion to the cities mentioned, the rec
ord of the other IS cities referred to:
Recov
Stolen. ered.
Chlcairo JU
St Louis 2-41
Kansas City 1144
Denver 801
Omaha 10S9
Columbus. O. 451
Cincinnati 348
San Francisco 1122
Los Angeles 1629
Oakland 8s5
Seattle 14M
Portland 10S3
Bait Lake City : 797
Detroit 2837
Indianapolis 404
Oklahoma City S71
Cleveland 2076 1816
Portland Low In List.
"With approximately 6,500,000 au
tomobiles now in use in the United
States, the total estimated value of
which amounts to 7. 800, 000, 000. Mr.
Dyer said thieves found the automo
bile field one in which they can reap
huge harvests. So actively have they
worked that It Is difficult for the
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627
669
852
291
108
1490
860
1376
990
790
1S34
484
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By Chrbrty WaUh.
THK DIKE Of DEALERS.
TOLXa things by halves Is the
U shiftless way. It never brings
success. If yon are so afflicted there
Is one consolation the best half of
the year is at hand.
The annual epidemic of spring fever
disappeared with the flu. Vacation
days and sunburnt necks are fading.
The peak of the summer is behind us.
And Palm Beach suits are selling at
half price, clearly discerning the first
suggestion of early fall.
Many a ball game has been jerked
out of the oven in the last half of
the ninth. Many a 'gridiron victory
has been garnered In the closing half
of the contest. And it is painful and
needless to recall that the late war
was heroically won after the foe had
piled up an alarming advantage in
the first half of the squabble.
If up to date you have failed to
reach the mark you set In January
get busy! Bring pn your expedition
ary force of reserve energy. Trot out
your wrecking crew and win the
game before the final frame. Get on.
Then score.
The law of averages Is as Infallible
in aelttng automobiles as in war or
baseball. Your opponent cannot win
continuously unless you let him scare
you into half-hearted endeavor.
Look at X. Bonaparte and some of
the fast stuff he put over. Why. this
kid from Corsica had all of Europe
humbugged until he took an order at
Waterloo too big to OIL Every na
tion within lighting distance bad been
his prospect. Every flag his bath
towel.
Wellington hadn't made a sale since
the appearance of his latest models;
the Belgians had failed to take an
order since the auto show; the Dutch
were turning back carload shipments
to the factory and old Blucher, al
ways late for demonstrations, was
away behind on his drawing account.
Suddenly the boys got together at a
dealers meeting and gave the cor
poral an awful dusting.
If you have been pressed or ap
pressed by competition it's time to do
a little dusting. If the car you sell
Is not predominating in your terri
tory it Is the fault of your salesmen
and yourself. Competition Is just
as impregnable as you admit it to be.
Wellington proved that and Foch
confirmed It.
It you were trimmed in the first
The IJ. C. Winn Motor Car rempaay haa taken the dlrftribotloa of tke Allea. which as the photograph
a a aaappy looking little ear, for Oregon and southwestern Washington, In conjunction with the
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with his work. There are those, too.
who do not even use as an excuse" the
repair of a car or tire to block traffic
in this manner. There are those who
stop to rest by the roadside or to
visit at some nearby farmhouse.
These "road porkers' stop as near
the center of the road as possible,
with possibly ten feet or more at the
side of the road where their car could
stand, out of the way of passing ma
chines. Meanwhile traffic In both di
rections is halted or slowed down. It
has been suggested that this type of
road hog would be served right should
his car come to grief some day.
RADIO SET FOR AUTOMOBILES
Future Promises Compact Equip
mcnt for Machines.
It is becoming qilte apparent that
practical and useful radio equipment
for automobiles Is not far away. Ex
perimenters have been working with
the problem for years, with some
measure of success, but generally em
barrassed by the awkwardness of the
necessary antenna. In a set of re
cent desietn. which talks 15 to 20
miles and telegraphs 40. the antenna
masts, like miniature telephone poles.
are carried on hooks under the run
ning board, and only installed, at
front and rear of the car, when
emergency demands their use. The
talking equipment, of the latest vacuum-tub.:
type, has been reduced to
a practical decree of compactness. '
ative Dyer of Missouri, was passed by
the house of representatives. It is
to be known as the national motor
vehicle theft act, the term "motor
vehicle" including an "automobile, au
tomobile truck, automobile wagon,
motorcycle or any other self-propelled
vehicle not designed for running on
rails."
A fine not exceeding $5000 or Im
prisonment of not more than three
years, or both, may under the terms
oC the bill be imposed for the wilful
transportation across state lines of a
stolen automobile as well as for the
reception and disposition of the ma
chine, and "anyone violating the act
may be punished in any district in or
Better Cooling.
Two pieces of thin metal fastened
under the hood in such a manner that
the wind from the fan will be de
flected more directly against the cyl
inders and away from the Intake
manifold will increase the cooling
function and also protect the ingoing
gasoline mixture. - ,
Storage Battery Mounting.
If the storage battery is not se
cured tightly in its place, the vibra
tion and jolts of ordinary travel may
very possibly break some of the jars.
MEDICINE BY AIRPLANE.
An airplane and a Hudson
Super-Six were the principal
actors in a race against time to
save a woman's life recently,
when a doctor's prescription
was rushed from San Francisco
to Stockton, Cal.. in less than
an hour. On arrival of the med
icine in an airplane. ' the phy
sician used a super-six to rush
It to the bedside of his patient.
This is believed to be the first
time an airplane has ever been
used to deliver a medical prescription.
through which such motor vehicle has
been transported or removed by aucn
offenders."
State Laws Fall Short.
"There has been and is now a most
widespread demand for such a law,"
said Representative Dyer in urging
the passage of. the measure by the
house.
"State laws- apon the subject have
been inadequate to meet the evil.
Thieves steal automobiles 'and take
them, from one. state to another and
oftinies have associates in the crime
who receive and sell the stolen ma
chines.
"The loss to the people of the united
States by reason of this stealing
amounts to hundreds of thousands of
ANOTHER VIEW ON THE DETOUR BETWEEN CASCADE. LOCKS
AND HOOD RIVER.
owners of the cheaper cars to obtain
theft insurance, which has risen 100
per cent during the past year on this
class of cars,-due to great loss sus
tained by Insurance companies.
"Automobile thieves who make a
specialty-of this crime do not steal
many of the high-priced cars," Mr.
Dyer explained, "the reason being, of
course, they are not so easily sold."
MACK TRUCKS IX DEMAND
Shortage of Freight Cars Reflected
In Increased Sales.
The freight car shortage which Is
beginning to be seriously fait in many
parts of the country haa already had
Its effect upon the sales of motor
trucks. In August the sale of Mack
trucks alone increased 64 per cent
over those for July, and the sales for
September continue at the same high
rate.
The large proportion of sales of
heavy duty trucks indicates that the
buyers, purchased trucks to enable
them to haul large quantities of ma-
mey evidently feel they
cannot count on the railroads to han
ale. Commenting on the situation, R. E
Fulton, vice-president of the Interna
tional Motor company, said: "There
Is just one solution to our present
Industrial troubles, and that is the
production of- necessary supplies on
the largest scale possible, and their
prompt, thorough and efficient dis
tribution. Through its transportation
efficiency and economy, the motor
truck is giving material aid in ad
vancing both production
bution. Reliance on motor trucks will
become more imperative with the
coming oi cold and unfavorable
noaiuer.
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1 HI The Ford Coupe seems to fit right into the Real Estate business, not alone because of its convenience
I I and always readiness to take the prospective buyer out to the subdivision, but to take him or her in a mighty 1 1 If I
I II comfortable motor car. The Coupe has a big, broad seat deeply upholstered, plate glass windows so Ijjj 1
l that the breeze can sweep right through the open car. Or in case of a- storm, why, the Coupe becomes a I'J
I I closed car, snug, rain-proof and dust-proof. In addition, it has all the Ford economies in operation and I ill
HI I maintenance. Electric starting and lighting system. Demountable rims with 3 -inch tires all around. I f I
H I Tire carrier. Low in first cost, and mighty economical in upkeep. The car of cars for the physician, the ' If
HI salesman, the architect, contractor, builder, and a great family car for two. Leave your order without fill I
HI delay, with any of the dealers listed below.
I ill Francis Motor Car Co. . Robinson-SmitH. Co. j
I S E. 13th and Hawthorne . 6th and Madison j
1 1 . Palace Garage Co. Rushlight & Penny
j 12th and Stark E 3d and Broadway
111 Wm. L. Hughson Co. V Talbot & Casey
SEPARATE ROADS LIKELY
TRUCKS AND CARS TO GO DIF
FERENT WAYS. :
V : Cleaning Agents.
- Washing soda, kerosene and plain
soap and water should be the cleaning-,
agents used by the car owners
for' cleaning parts, tools, about the
s'". uasonne is not as good as
these others and it costs considerably
more. For taking grease spots out
of clothing, some of the Inflammable
fluids now on the market are better
than our present grades of gasoline.
' " Increased Mileage.
A veteran motorist who has
achieved a remarkable record for tire
longevity claims that he has done so
by the use of oversize tires, fitted
with lnterliners and the common size
Inner tubes. The experiment would
no oe very costly at any rate.
At Least That Is Possibility of 'ear
Future, Says Chairman of
GoodfRoads Body.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 4. Separate
highways for freight and passenger
traffic are probabilities of the com
paratively near future in congested
sections of the country, according to
George C. Diehl, chairman of the
American Automobile association's
good roads board, who has sent a
communication to this effect to the
office of the chief of engineers of
the war department, in; response to a
communication from' General W.-. M.
Black. Mr. Diehl thus comments, on
tbe up-to-date highways problem:-
There will never be a time when
all roads are of equal durability and
carrying capacity. There must come
a classification of highways, uver
class 1 the heaviest motor trucks and
trailers would be permitted: each
truck should have large figures con
spicuously placed on the sides to in
dicate the total -weight that it was
permitted to carry;, operators ,-and
owners of the' trucks should be prose
cuted for using the' heaviest trucks
on roads designed for lighter traf
fic It would be comparatively simple
to enforce such provisions, as there
seems to be no defense of the propo
sition of permitting one or,two heavy
trucks to ruin an investment of many
thousand dollars on the lighter con
structed highways.
"At road intersections the highway
capacity could be indicated, as the
highway department should, I believe,
have a traffic department under a
chief traffic engineer, having to do,
not with construction and mainten
ance, but merely with the control of
traffic. It is extremely likely that
it would result ultimately in a system
of freight roads and passenger roads,
and that wider and parallel roads
would be found to be the most eco
nomical method of laying out the
highway system.
"It is impossible to lay out all roads
of the heavy form of construction; in
tbe first place, the money is not avail
able, and, secondly, too many years
would elapse before the more sparsely
settled sections of the country were
developed. It would not be at all dif
ficult to break bulk when leaving the
heavy traffic roads, and in a compara
tively brief time an excellent theory
of highway construction would be de
veloped whereby each locality would
be able to determine the amount it
was feasible for it to expend on each
mile of highway construction."
BRUSSELS TO PARIS BY AIR
Dally Service Now Maintained for
Passengers and Freight.
A daily air service for passengers
and merchandise has been established
between ' Brussels and Paris. It is
expected! postal service between the
two cities will soon be added. The
airplane used is a Breguet single en
gine machine, which makes the trip
in about two hours. The number of
passengers is limited to two,, single
fare either way being $51.15 or nor
mal exchange rate. 53.33 at present
exchange rate. Merchandise is trans
ported at the rate of 29 cents per
pound at normal rate of exchange.
a eimllar service between Brussels
and London will be established when
the Knglish government grants per-
ission for civilian maenmes iu
the trip. The Belgian government
will begin within a few weeks on air
.,! in thn Poneo. from the coast
to Stanleyville, in which hydroplanes
will be used.
" Oil Filter.
a o o menns of separating ' dirt.
metal dust and. such from used oil
m,, morio in the following man-.
ner will be found very efficient: Fas
ten a piece of muslin or cotton cloth
o motal or wooden ring large
enough to fit over the top of a can.
drum or other vessel. The cloth should
be left a little slack and into the hol
low bag so formed a quantity of saw
dust is placed. The oil to be filtered
is poured through and leaves its for
eign matter behind in the sawdust.
PNEUMATICS IN NEW ZEALAND
Use on White Passenger Trucks
Increases Scope.
A class of service in which the ad
vantage of the use of big pneumatic
cord tires is becoming increasingly
prominent is the operation of big pas
senger buses and mail coaches. Hav
ing been first demonstrated in the
United States, their use has now
spread to many foreign countries,
where their performance Is proving
as successful as in this country. For
Instance, a passenger' and mail line
operating In the northern part of
New Zealand, over Mount Messenger,
Is using White two-ton trucks
equipped with Goodyear cord tires,
37x5 front and 48x8 rear".
The road formation over the route
traveled is of clay, and during the
winter months has heretofore been
practically impassable. The use of
big pneumatics, however, now enables
the line to operate continuously, no
matter what the weather conditions.
This feature Is of prime importance
because of the element of dependa
bility necessary in the delivery of
the malls, and in transporting pas
sengers without delay."
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MOTOR FUEL CONSUMPTION
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Thla airfare waa taken near the anmmlt of the lontt climb over n ridge
whira the old road takea between the a;ravel pit beyond Herman Lake
ranger station and yetn. Thla detour la 3.S ntllea Isig. In wret weather
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HIGH GPJIDE FUEL PRODUCTION
MEANS '
ALLISON
LOW-GRADE
FUEL
BURNER
DO YOU KNOW
THAT Motor gasoline has dropped in specific gravity
test from 60.5 to 55 and increased in boiling
points from 300 degrees to 455 degrees Fahren
heit? THAT Without the application of heat it is impossible
to secure any degree of efficiency from. this
grade of fuel?
THAT Even the oil companies concede that we will
have to use a lower grade gasoline than we are
obtaining today?
THAT We are now facing a shortage and must con
sider quantity as well as quality?
and
DO YOU REALIZE THAT
BY EQUIPPING YOUR CAR WITH
ALLISON
LOW-GRADE
FUEL
BURNER
you will not only obtain maximum efficiency from, our
present-day gasoline,
BUT
you can operate on distillate, a much cheaper fuel, with
increased mileage, power and flexibility?
LET US SHOW IT TO YOU
JAGER & EDWARDS
92 North Broadway "MILES AT HALF COST"
Correspondence From Dealers Solicited. ' Exclusive Ter
ritory Open.
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