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About The Sunday Oregonian. (Portland, Ore.) 1881-current | View Entire Issue (Oct. 19, 1919)
TITE SUNDAY OREGONIAN, PORTLAND, OCTOBER 19, 1919. GOOD BRAKES BEST tour of the rear seat. A striking fea ture of the body, and one that con tributes materially to' its distinctive character, is the shape and contour of the front fenders, which are of the individual type, closely hugging the wheel, and independent of the running-board. A new and advanced method of body mounting is employed that per mits lowering the body several Inches, materially adding to fleetness of line, and giving exceptional strength and solidity All doors are provided with capa cious pockets for blue books, clothes brushes and the like, except the left front door, which contains a built-in and fitted tool compartment. Stand ard equipment Includes motometer. windshield cleaner, Hartford shock absorbers, both front and rear, power driven tire pump, transmission theft kck. large size electric horn, Warner 7o-mile-an-hour speedometer, one man top lined inside, with glass rear window, cord tires, and a screw-jack of new and improved type. SHOW CARS HARD TO OBTAIN AMERICAN AUTOS IN 3F MICE FOR CAR There's a Touch of Tomorrow in oAll That Cole Toes Today U4NAP2 Up to Motorists to Keep Them in Good Condition. Value of Automobile Exports Grows in Five Years. Turning Future Ideals Into Present Achievements OIL ON BANDS DANGEROUS TIRE MARKET ALSO LARGE On Long Hills, Brakes Should Be Conserved by Making Use of Motor as Brake. Exports of Cars, Trucks, Parts and Tires Two and One-Half Times Bigger Than In 1914. m 10 BIG DEMAFJD ABROAD m Good brakes are about the best form of life Insurance the motor car driver can have. In fact, they are about the most important part of the automobile. A pretty poor sort of a motor will run the car, but to stop it requires the best there is to be had; "pretty good" will not do in an emergency. You need a motor to get there, but without good brakes you may get too far. There is nothing the matter with the brakes on most cars when they come from the factory. There will be little the matter with them at any time if they are given the proper care; if oil is put on where It is needed, and kept off where it is not needed, and if worn parts are re newed in time to prevent an accident. The brakes will hold the car as long as they are in condition; they are sufficient for all needs so long as they are in order. Up to the Driver. It is the driver's business to see that they are in condition before go ing out, even if he cannot take time to look after the motor. It may be a matter of life and death before the garage is reached again. Every car has- two sets of brakes, operating independently of each other, and either one should be in shape to hold the car at a standstill, or, in chauffeur phrasing, "slide the heels." The average owner is care less about the brakes. Drivers should learn to use first the foot and then the emergency brake on long hills.. This alternation allows each in turn - to cool off, for where there is so much friction heat cannot be avoided, and only by alternating the brakes is there safety from burned-out linings. Also the driver should learn how to use the motor as a brake. By engaging a lower gear and cutting off the ignition the en gine under compression will retard the speed sufficiently so that moder ate use of the foot brake will be enough for safety. Likewise safety calls for slow speed in descending a long hill, as less heat is .developed, or at least it is developed more slowly. Look Out tor Oil. Another serious cause of brake fail ure is oil. As a rule this comes from the differential leaking through the axle housing to the hub and theifce overflowing to the brake drums. This may be the result of enthusiasm in lubrication, which prompts a too lib eral quantity in the differential. Then when the car turns off the crown of the road the oil overflows the casing and the only outlet is the axle housing. And sometimes the play of parts acts like a pump and sends the oil out along the axle. The rem edy lies in using less oil, and if that does not remedy it put a felt washer in the axle housing. This consists of a long, thin strip of hard felt wound around the shaft. Wind it, beginning at the wheel end, in a direction opposite to the forward motion of the shaft. It should be fastened to the shaft with shellac and bound with cord in several places. It need not cover more than six or eight inches of the shaft. NEW MODEL DISTINCTIVE NATIONAL SEXTET HAS LATEST EUROPEAN' IDEAS. Engine, Result of Two Years' Work, Declared Triumph; Body Style Noteworthy Feature. A new model, called the National Sextet, is announced by the National Motor Car & Vehicle corporation. This car is a six of 130-inch wheel base and an improved overhead valve engine that has been in development for two years. Though the bore and stroke of the engine are only 34x5 inches, it develops 71 horsepower at 2600 revolutions per minute, showing the remarkable gain of 57.8 per cent over the previous National six of the same size.. Reasons for this re markable increase, aside from im proved design, are found in extremely fine and close workmanship, and a new oiling system that forces oil to every vital working part under pres sure, including the overhead valve rocker arms, in a manner comparable to the circulatory system of the hu man body. . For starting In extreme cold weath er the carburetor, a Rayfield, is pro vided with an auxiliary electric heat ing device that warms the initial charge of fuel to a point of ready vaporization before passing it to the carburetor. Moreover, the engine has been de signed especially for burning low grade fuels, the intake manifold be ing contained In its entirety within the detachable cylinder head, where it is entirely surrounded by heat, and provided in addition with an exhaust super-heated hot-spot at its point of entrance. As a result, low-grade fuels perform with the snap and pep of high-test gasoline. In appearance, the left Bide of the engine is absolutely blank, with all operating accessories grouped on the right, where they are illuminated for inspection at night by a motor light set in the reverse side of the dash. The chassis is as advanced in design as the engine, being noteworthy for automatic lubricating provisions. Wherever possible grease cups have been replaced by oilless bushings, eliminating a fertile source of squeaks and rattles. The rear axle is also new. embodying a one-piece pressed steel housing of unusual strength and light weight. A neat refinement In the chassis is found in an apron over the gas tank at the rear that conceals this unsightly object, with its usual cov ering of greasy dust. Built into the tank is a 1 -gallon emergency res ervoir controlled by a small valve on the front of the rear seat. The lines of the new National Sex tet are refres-hingly new and ad vanced, promising to inaugurate a new vogue in body styles. They In corporate the latest Ideas of European coach builders, as gathered by Colonel William Guy Wall, chief engineer of the National company, during his re cent sojourn abroad. Hif conception departs entirely from bevel edge type so much in evidence of late, and presents a char acter and individuality all its own, from the distinctive design of the radiator to the sharply, defined con- But' Chevrolet Dealer Rented Cars From Their Owners. So difficult is- it to get automobiles at this time that many dealers are un able to exhibit in the auto shows be ing held on the Pacific coast. The Chevrolet dealer at Stockton, CaL, HERE IS ONE OF PORTLAND'S MOST. YOUTHFUL "SEDAN- ETTES." MIm Lois DeLy, daughter of W. Motor Car company, allcntlng recent srift from her daddy. found a solution to the problem, how ever. He went out among Chevrolet owners and rented cars to place in the Stockton show. As a result he was the only dealer who had his complete line on display. To get the cars for the show period he was required to furnish other cars to the owners for U3e during the time and he further had to pay all expenses on the used cars supplied. EXPERTS WITH HEW FIRM HOWARD-WHITE STAFF MADE UP OF EXPERIENCED MEN. Large Plant Established In Indian apolis for Manufacture of New Passenger Car. Associated with D. McCall White and E. C. Howard, who have just taken possession of a large modern plant in Indianapolis for the production of a new passenger car, are several men of long experience and high standing in the motor industry. M. J. Moore is treasurer of the new J company. He was formerly connected with the North way Motors manufac turing company, Detroit, he was con-; troller of the Chevrolet Motor com pany at Flint, and auditor and 'later production manager of the Miami Cycle company of Middletown,' Ohio. He served as captain in the motor transport corps in charge of finance. accounting and settlement of claims under the motor vehicle division. D. C. Selheimer, woi ks manager for the company, is also just out of ser vice, having served 20 months as a major in the motor transport corps in charge of the maintenance of motor vehicles. He was associated for five years with the Packard Motor Car company of LJetroit, holding import ant positions in the manufacturing of engines and chassis. He went from the Packard to the factory managership of the Hal Motor Car' company of Cleveland. He later became factory manager of the Houk Wire Wheel company. ' J. W. Applin. chief engineer, came with Mr. White from the Cadillac Motor Car company, where he was chassis engineer. He spent six years with the Cadillac company, and was one of the few men closely associated with Mr. White in the design of the eight-cylinder Cadillac in 1914. In 1915 Air. Applin designed, under Mr. White's supervision, - the - 12-eylinder aircraft engine, which was one of the important designs on which the lib erty engine was based. Previously to his Cadillac association, Mr. Applin was in the engineering department of the Olds Motor works, Lansing, and the Maxwell company, Detroit. G. B. Spreng, purchasing agent, was formerly purchasing agent of the Otis Steel company and assistant purchas ing agent of the Winton company, both of Cleveland, Ohio. He recently returned from France, where he served as a firsts lieutenant. Leo N. Burnett, advertising manager of the Howard-White organization. went to the Cadillac company in 1915 from the newspaper field. He became head of the Cadillac advertising de partment and served in that capacity during the last two years, except for a few months spent in the navy. J. P. Robertson has been appointed works engineer. After completing his technical education at the Glasgow Technical college. Glasgow, Scotland, he became a marine engineer, testing submarines and torpedo boats for the English government, and later for the United States. He comes to Indianap olis from the Cadillac Motor Car com pany, where he was chief draftsman for two years. Before that he was superintendent of the Johnson Gear company, San Francisco, manager of the Wagner Manufacturing company, San Francisco, and chief engineer and superintendent of th a Aetna Explosive & Chemical company of Pittsburg, Pa. L. A. . Menges, chief draftsman, is another man in the new organization who received his training with the Cadillac company and who was closely associated with Mr. White when he produced the eight-cylinder Cadillac W. A. Houser has joined the com pany as head of the technical' divi sion, of the sales department. He has been engaged in similar work at the Cadillac company during the last, few years with the exception of several months In the army. . To Turn Engine Over. ' ,' To avoid accidents when cranking .the car by hand, place the thumb against the index finger and take the handle between the four fingers and the palm of the hand. In this way the hand opens readily if a back kick occurs. Also, always crank up, never down. . That American exports of automo biles have increased to the point where, during the past year, one au tomobile was exported from the United States on the average of every nine minutes day and night, Sundays -Wim u '' iw R. DeLtjr of the D. C Warm from her new Peerless sedan, a and holidays included, is shown by a detailed study of American automo bile exports recently issued by the American Exporter. The . average time elapsing between 'Shipments of passenger, cars was 12 minutes, while the average between shipments of commercial cars was 40 minutes. These shipments mean that every minute of the day and night J2G4.2S was spent by foreign purchasers of American automobiles an4, parts, in cluding tires. Of this amount . 1 43.05 was spent every minute,, by foreign purchasers of American tires, while $5.93 was spent every minute on mag netos, spark plugs, etc. The total value of American auto mobile exports, including both pas senger cars and trucks, amounted during the fiscal year ended June 30 to $79,047,767, while exports of. parts and tires amounted to $25,660,810. Tha total value of automobile exports for the fiscal year .ended June. 30 was over two and one-half times that of the fiscal year 1914. In the past fis cal year there were 15 times as many commercial cars exported as in 1913 and their value was 28 times as great. Bis Gain In Passenger Cars. The number of passenger cars ex ported during the year was 45 per cent greater than In 1914 and their value was 80 per cent greater. The increase in exports of automobile tires is almost as significant as that of automobiles, since the value . of these exports during the fiscal year 1919 was over six times -as great as in 1914. ', . Some 'countries spent almost as much during the past year in this country for tires as they did for au tomobiles. -Thus in the case of Ar gentina, for .every dollar spent in the purchase of automobiles 82 cents wn spent for tires and for every passen- ser ana commercial car exported to Argentina - approximately $1080 was spent on tires. Incidentally the value ' Argentine purchases of American tires during the past fiscal year was 83 times that of 1914. The value of .our exports of tires to Brazil Wis 66 times as great as that of 1914. To Chile these exports were 106 times that of 1914. For every dollar spent by Chile for American automobiles during the past year ap proximately 70 cents was spent on tires. The value of our exports of tires to the Dutch East Indies was 303 times that of 1914.. For every automobile exported from the United States to the Dutch East Indies $304 was i.nn on tires. In the case of British India me vaiue or tire exports was 131 times -that of 1914. The American Exporter has com piled an automobile nniii nr f.. elgn countries showing the estimated number of cars in all the principal foreign countries as of July, 1919 This estimate is based on the most icscem information obtainable. Latest Export Figures. ... .i-i'iug si i. e ngures use was made of such sources of information as the official statistics of automo bile registrations and licenses Issued In various foreign countries, the Im port and - export statistics of these foreign countries and the statistics ,.,poductJon of freign countries which manufacture auinmnhn.. While exact figures have not been uuiaiuioie in every case. It is be Iieved that the figures below are an proximately correct. The figures are AO 1UI1U WO. .. . Honduras .... Iin Argentina ... 2.',0O.Tndi. . J'" Australia ... as.OOOinaiy at'nn Austria 19.30O JaVJalca ?":nn -Bolivia" .:::: 5. -mSIUo que Brazil 10,0Hm"o2o Ir HonV, N2ZhSf?.noi-V. 20:8o Brit. Guiana.. TOO' vicarKua it Bulgaria..... I.OOO: Norway " ' 3 5M Ean?da 300. Of.0 Panama 5S1 Ceylon 3.300, pmu Chil 8,301) "' , 2 China 1.5O0 Phil'Dlne" lilV o'o"n Cochin China. 9.,n o rIco .!: IIS romr.-- I.!"'"; Portugal 5 Costa Rica.... ar.O Port E Af -i -in Cuba 20.000 Roum-n'la :V.-.". lw Curacao lMlRnj.1. iXiCi Denmark ... T.ROO Salvador TS, Domln. Rep.. IWrnim i 125 Dutch E. Ind. 12,noo Spaln ll noo Dutch Guln... . 'lOolfraTt.-seVliV. 3"$ Ecuador ; 400 Sweden .. 10000 S.r;nt '"""Switzerland I! 6 140 Finland 2,00Trlnld.a aVi France . 200 001 Tr Soil "' " ?m French Guiana loo Tunl. ' . " ' boo Germany TS.OOO'Turkey sixi Great Britaln.415.nnn L'ruiruay . 5 Hon Greece .. l.OnoVenezoela ..." lisOO Guadaloupe . 3 W Miscellaneous. Guatemala . .. ano'Aala, Africa. . 1 000 Haiti - 2051 Hawaiian 6,3401 Total .1.384.230 Removing Dents." - The amateur mechanic is often pui cled as to how to remove a dent from a tank. Solder a tire valve to the filler cap and then pump air into the tank. meanwhile tapping lightly around the edges of the dent with a leather mallet- The pressure of the air in the tank: will push the dent our even with the rest of the surface n-ith the help of the mallet taps. AUTO EXPRESS IS SUCCESS XO TERRITORIES ARE REMOTE . WHERE HIGHWAYS LEAD. Where Neither Rail Nor Waterways Can Tap Inland Reservoir, the Truck Express Finds Its Field. . Highway transportation la one of the oldest forms or modes In exist ence. It has had its development through centuries of evolutionary progress, from the times when the pyramids were new up to the present time. Transportation over the highways from the dawn of Egypt's greatness was carried' on by caravan over the desert, over a trackless waste, which may not be called a highway, as we know It, but a highway nevertheless. This was followed by the pack mule, the horse, and finally we come to the great Roman highways . through which Rome conquered the world. From the birth of our nation, transportation over the highways has been rather slow in advancement, for, with the horse aa the pulling power, distance could not be covered econom ically or. swiftly, and ao we war V .V rV V SS rV rV Y ,-Y V S ,V ,y ,y s ss s s . s .y illfiili t'i-iM'Pn-):,; i.-Ji '.l.i'. ' U 'l 1 I.I. D I II I .L.li'l i I .l 1 . JMr'i i7T;i l.TT i II l .' I TT ITl.mM ' ' I " " ' I' . ' 1 ' '' ' i iiniiiMi-.i' i--... m i iiih.i: II- i n uii-i-i-Ki'iitMrii-l'-M.ll I Creations Which oAnticipate A FORECAST of the future is the.Yfe. cvcto-EIGHTY In it, ideals which seemed intended for fulfillment only at some future time have become realities of the present. It has ushered in a new vogue in motor car -patterns. It has determined . the trend which future styles will take. . Radiating a- new beauty and dignity, the cvcto-Eight elevates motor car designs for the first time to a plane commensurate with their advanced mechanical attainment. Increased Performance Exclusive 'Designs THERE is an indescribable charm about the cfero-EiGHT. Its winsome, grace of. line, its clashing attractiveness are a constant pride and delight -its rugged power a source -of continual satisfaction. " Averaging 15,000 miles on tires, developing 80 horsepower, economical in its use of fuel, light in weight, fleet as the wind, tenacious in its adher ence to the road and reposeful in its luxurious comfort, the cAero-EiGHT gives a new interpre-, ; tation to motor car possibilities. - ' ' " .' The new All-Season models , introduce for the first time flush panel construction and represent 4k -. ' cprompt deliveries oAssured Prices guaranteed Northwest Auto Cole Motor Car forced to turn our attention to trans portation by water and the later de velopment by rail. These methods served well In building up an Inland empire and In blazing the'way for civilization in its march to the Pa cific - But while our waterways and our railways opened the way, they were limited to capacity ,and were soon overburdened by the commerce which followed in their wake. Then, too, the network of rails, which reached across the continent, passed by and failed to reach vast areas of our country, which- ir. later years were to furnish the great bulk of our food products.. So after centuries, when we had thought of transportation over the highways as a thing that was dead and past - recovery the motor- truck comes on the scene and not only re vives this method of transportation in a time of need, when three-fourths of the world was carrying on a war for liberty, but breaks all records in smashing time, in war and peace time hauling. - The advance of the Germans was halted by the despatch in which troops and ordnance went forward on the battlefields of France. Food products which were raised on ways and waterways reached tide water via the motor truck, so that we were able to produce more and send more to our armies and our allies. The war Is now over, but still we must feed the .world, and it we are ss ; -v A' a welcome "The Line Complete" Alder at Eighteenth St. Company, Indianapolis, U.S. Creators of oAdvanced iotor Cars going to do it. and in addition lower the cost of -living, we must induce the farmer to cultivate and produce more. He will do it if we can furnish the means of transportation. You .have the means when you ap ply the motor truck when you or ganise and operate a rural motor ex press. If you will do this and give its management as much intelligent thought as you would any business, you will not only succeed but you will have rendered your nation a serv ice which is worth while. Motor transport days are being held In many states and hundreds of cities throughout the country. Many have already been held and great results have come from them in making a bigger, better and richer community. Make your slogan "Rural motor ex press, and better highways will lower the cost of living." MOTOR BOAT REGISTRATION 400,000 Already Signed Up Under New Federal Act. The new federal numbering act, which Is In force this season for the first time, -reauires that all undocu mented motor boats used for pleasure purposes be registered and carry num bers on their bows. In somewhat the same manner as license plates are used on motor cars. . Compilation of the. risk under this act .has brought Coming Styles It furnishes a new incentive to ownership ; it affords a new satisfaction in possession. It gives to motoring a new significance. Five years devoted exclusively to the building of eight -cylinder cars by one of the first two American manufacturers to produce an Eight, are responsible for its development. Ten years of planning ahead ten. years dedicated , to the creation of the new, the advanced, the original give it the maturity of experience and sound judgment. departure from, the traditions in closed car design. The open cars are refreshingly different from the staid conventions of the past. ' ' ' .- - j ' The harmony of color, richness of fabrics, taste in the selection of appointments denote the worthy craftsmanship of these distinguished cars. So original in conception that their counterparts are not to be found in current design, they turn future ideals into present realities and stand as noteworthy additions to Cole's significant creations in advanced motor cars. oAgainst cI(eduction in Co. out the fact that there are about 400.000 motor boats in use in the United States of all classes. The registration is for the purpose of establishing the identity of every owner, the home port of the boat, and making any boat easily recognizable. There are about 175.000 such boats. All yachts of more than 16 gross tons are ' required to be documented, and must carry ship's papers by laws of navigation which have been in force for yearn. There are about 10,000 such yachts in commission. Motor boats used on waterways not subject to federal jurisdiction, like Lake George which is not tribu tary to tide water and is under the state laws, are not requlrerd to be registered. The same rule applies, of course, to similar lakes in other states. There are perhaps 40,000 such boats. In no other branch of the automo tive industries unless in the airplane is magneto ignition so generally used to fire the gas that makes the power in the motor engine. Boats with detachable or outboard motors do not have to be registered, and it is estimated that there are about 50.000 of them. The remainder of the 400.000 motor boats is made up of boats used for commercial purposes carrying passengers and freight and fishing. Trucks In New York. Truck registrations in New York state increased 36 per cent -during m 1 l O-l m v. m 1919 A. 1918. The total registered was 7S2G8. as against 55.402 in 1917. It is esti mated that 27,000 more trucks will be registered in 1919, bringing the total for the present year over the 100.000 mark. New York city claims about 32.000 trucks. 5BUICK experts BUICK REPAIRS EXCLUSIVELY 32,000 sq. ft. floor space. Live or dead storage, n Cheap rates. PARTS SUPPLIES PORTLAND BUICK REPAIR CO. N. W. Cor. Sixteenth and Jefferson Sts. Portland, Or. Main 3419