HIE SUNDAY OREGOXIAX. rOETLAXD, NOVEMBER 0, 1919.
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APPEAL TO VISITOR
Hudson Factory Official Says
Good Roads Will Pay.
FAR WEST SURPRISES HIM
District Manager Discovers a jv
Section of United States on
the Coast, and Likes It.
"This country is a big surprise to
me. Honest, 1 didn't know the United
States was so large. And here, way
out on the western edge of it, I find
one of the best parts of the whole
country."
So declared R. S. Day, district man
ager of the Hudson Motor Car com
pany, Detroit, Mich., while in Port
land last week in the course of a tour
that is taking him pretty well through
11 the territory west of Detroit, and
which will not be ended until about
next March. Mr. Day, while in Ore
gon will visit several of the prin
cipal towns of the state and talk
to Hudson and Essex dealers and
owners. Part of his touring here
will be made with R. J. McRell of
the C. L. Boss Automobile company,
and part of it he will make by him
self. Air. Day was particularly impressed
by road building operations in Ore
gon. And small wonder, with about
half the main roads of the state torn
up for reconstruction. He had come
here from California, where the splen
did highways of that state won him
completely.
Oregon Ham Right Idea.
"The people of Oregon," he de
clared, "have the right idea. The
state that builds good roads and
builds them now is the state that will
go ahead in the next few years. It
will repay the cost many, many times.
California has set a wonderful ex
ample, one of which I, as an effete
easterner, had never dreamed until
I came out there for myself and saw.
What seemed to me an amazing fact
Was that in some 3400 miles of driv
ing I did in that state, I wasn't off
the pavement once.
"This was all the more remark
able to me because back in my state
we don't have such fine roads. In
fact, some of our highways are in
such condition that the less I say
of them the better. I only wish every
state official could take a course of
California highway instruction.
"You in Oregon are on the right
track. Go to it. In the next year
or so when your present era of torn
up roads has evoluted into one of
fine paved highways, I am coming
out here and ride over them."
C. L.. Boss took Mr. Day out the
Columbia river highway, which he
declared to be the most beautiful
ecenic drive he has ever seen.
Essex Production Rnshei'.
Mr. Day brought Mr. Boss the Im
portant news that the new addition
to the Essex factory, which will make
possible next year a combined Hudson-Essex
production of 70,000 cars,
of which 40,000 will be Essex, has
been completed and that the enlarged
manufacturing programme is even
Bow under way.
"All over the United States." he
said, "there is an unprecedented de
mand for cars. That demand cannot
be filled for some time yet to come.
And when it would be filled in the
ordinary course of events, there will
arise a still larger demand, due to
construction of good highways in
many states.
"In 10 years from now new high
way construction will cause us to re
gard the present period as only the
infancy of the automobile business."
OVERSIZE TIDES POPULAR
LARGER MILEAGE EXPECTED
OF LARGE SIZES.
Manufacturers Adopt Government
Standard for Air Capacity in
Each Tire Size.
Oversize tires, designed primarily
for exceptional and hard service, have
come into general favor among own
ers of -medium and large capacity
passenger cars because of their extra
strength, easier riding cushion and
tne longer mileage that can be ex
pected of them. They are popular also
because, in the opinion of many own
ers, they add to the appearance of
the car.
Some users of oversize tires think
that a tire with increased cross sec
tion diameter but with no increase of
diameter measured through the hub
from outer edge to outer edge of tire
is an oversize. This is a mistake. In
other words, if the regular size tire is
J4X4, the oversize is not 34x4A. Both
diameters must be increased or the
bead will be strained in putting the
lire on tne rim.
Firestone gives the following table
to show the proper regular and over
size tire for a given rim:
r.lm. Regular Tire. Oversize Tire
nsxs .0x3 Mi
311X3 ..
S0x3 Si . .
:;jx4 ..
:ux4 ..
-jx4'4..
:.4x4'i..
3B4
SlxS1
,. . .. 30x3 H 31x4
i-ix-i'x,' 33x4
i-x4 3:ix44
o4 3x4 W
. .... .X-t "3 JoXU
34x4 S 35x5
36x4 Vi 37x5
j ne government stanaard oversize
scale, which has been adopted by tire
manufacturers, sets a maximum and
minimum air capacity for each over
size. The table given above applies
for those tires which, like Firestones,
give the maximum of air capacity for
each oversize.
HYDROMETER USE EASY
V. S. L. BATTERY DEALER EX
PLAINS SIMPLE TEST.
Any Car Owner Can Make It by
Following a Few Rales Named
by Y. J. Albritton.
"In order to cut down the cost of
upkeep every automobile owner
should know how to test a storag
battery with a hydrometer and thu
eliminate expense," says W. J. Albrit
ton of the Sunset Blectric company.
distributor tor u. s. batteries.
"it is not nara to learn now to use
a hydrometer, and a few rules i
this regard will doubtless be appre
ciat-d by automoDiie owners.
"The hydrometer test should be
made before distilled water is added
to the battery. If distilled water i
added before the test is made the
reading will not be correct.
OREGON
HIGHWAYS
"To make, tbe test remove, tha yeat
plug- from the tOD of the cpll. and
after you have forced the air out of
m Hydrometer syringe by squeezing
the bulb, insert the rubber tube
through, the vent plug- hole into the
electrolyte or battery solution. He
lease the bulb and d raw un mif f iri Ant
electrolyte into the glass to float the
nyaromeier. Kext see that the hy
drometer floats freely, touching
neither top, bottom or sides. Then
move the hydrometer until it is on a
level with the eye and read tha point
on the hydrometer scale which ap
pears on the level with the electro
lyte. Then force the electrolyte back
into the cell from which It was re
moved." AUTO TOURISTS VISIT PARKS
50,000 Expected Next Year
at
Rainier and Crater Lake.
About 75 per cent of the visitors to
Crater lake and Mount Rainier Na
tional park are tourists that come
by automobile, according "to C. B.
Cadwell, local representative of the
national touring bureau of the B. F.
Goodrich Rubber company.
More than 50,000 people are ex
pected to visit these great national
parks thrs year. Many of the motor
ists are campers. This is due to the
fact that the government is very
hospitable to the camper. He may
come, select his camp site, with cer
tain restrictions, and retain that site
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P. Coxon, manager of Pacific Employment company, and tila itw Oldsmoblle Elgbt, purchased froaa Oldamobile
4 company of Oregon. Thia la hia second of that make.
free for as lone as he wishes to
tay.
If the Rainier or Crater lake
camper brings his own outfit and pro-
isions ne is at no cost, but the com.
any which has the government con
cession rents camp outfits and con
ducts a general store, at which ar
ticles can be had at prices supervised
by the government.
BRAKE TIGHTENING EASY
PORTLAND MAN RECEIVES
PATENT ON INVENTION.
Device Makes Adjustment of Ford
Brake Band Possible Without
Exposing Transmission.
i
A Portland man, John P. Bond, has
received a patent on an Improved
brake band clamp for Ford cars which
he has perfected. His devlca relates
to brake band clamps in general, but
particularly to such clamps as are
used on automobiles for tightening
brake bands where the braking Is
done on the transmission.
Heretofore it has been necessary to
emove the transmission casing cover
in order to tighten the bands. Not
only is this inconvenient and time
consuming, but further is open to the
objection that incompetent or careless
persons performing the operation fre
quently let tools fall into the casing,
necessitating removal of the trans
mission to regain the lost tool.
Mr. Bond's invention enables the
brake bands to be tightened without
removing the transmission casing
cover, by simply tightening or loos
ening a bolt at the hub of the brake
pedal.
DRILLING HOLES IN GLASS
IIeres Some Useful Information
for Owner of Car.
The car owner who finds it neces
sary to drill holes in glass will suc
ceed if he uses the following method:
Grind the points from one corner of
a small three-cornered file on the bias
from the other. Place this in a bit
such as is used in wood work. Place
the glass to be bored on a smooth sur
face covered with a blanket of simi
lar material. Begin to bore the hole
exactly as if the substance were
wood. When a slight hole has been
made surround this with putty and
fill the dam thus created with tur
pentine to prevent heating. Do not
press too hard on the drill in boring.
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Gerald Coodsell of the Palaee Garaae
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CITY DOCK SOUGHT
FOR THE AUTO SHOW
Municipal Dock No. 2 Consid
ered Ideal for Purpose.
SHOW DATE IS SELECTED
Portland Dealers Name Bert Eling
as Head of Association Having
Charge of tbe Big Show.
At last a place for holding the next
Portland automobile show has been
found that seems to fit the bill all
around.
It is no other than Municipal dock
No. 2, at the foot of east Washtng-
HIS SECOND CAR, LIKE HIS FIRST, AN OLDSMOBILE.
ton street. Working committees of
the Dealers' Motor-Car association
of Oregon, at a dinner meeting in the
Benson hotel last week, decided that
if they can obtain the use of the
dock for the week of February 23 to
28, they will be able to stage the best
automobile and truck show ever held
in Portland.
The only question now before the
house is whether they will be able
to get the dock. It seems reasonable
to suppose that the Dock commission
would be willing to rent the space
for the one week of February 23 to
28, which is a slack time of year so
far as shipments are concerned, and
thus one when the dock la not likely
to be required for shipping purposes.
The automobile dealers at the din
ner were all enthusiastic in the hope
that the dock can be obtained. It
is the one place in Portland roomy
enough for the automobile show, and
at the same time centrally located.
Roomy Quarters Hard to Get.
This problem of finding quarters
with enough room for the show has
been a bugaboo for every show com
mittee for the past several years. One
year the new auditorium was ob
tained, and some of the optimists
thought the problem had been settled
for good. But the auditorium turned
out to be about the worst place for
holding the automobile show that
could have been chosen. Space was
so painfully lacking that everybody
felt cramped and unhappy.
The Ice Hippodrome was used an
other year. Even it was not roomy
enough, though it was much superior
to the auditorium. If the dealers are
unable to obtain use of the Municipal
dock, they probably will use the audi
torium. The Portland armory also has been
used for automobile shows in the past
and could be so used in future.
though it is much too small. Still
another quarters on which the dealers
have an eye is the new building at
the Livestock exposition. It has lots
of room, but is out too far from the
center of town.
"We are all hoping that the dock
commission will let us lease the
Municipal dock for the show," said
H. H. Eling of the Willys-Overland
Pacific company, who is the new
president of the Portland Auto Trades
association, under whose auspices the
show will be held. "The dock is cer
tainly the ideal location from every
point of view. It has the room, it is
centrally located, and it is reached
by paved streets.
Let the Peaple See.
"If we can use it, I can promise
right now that the coming automo
bile and truck show will be the finest
ever held in the whole Pacific north
west. "One especially good reason, aside
from all the others I have named,
for holding the show in the Munic
ipal dock, it seems to me. Is the fact
PACKARD, BUT A PACKARD STYLE BUG.
nnyi'T and one of hi snappy baas,
of tha 1'aciXle aorthrrcat. thia Packard atylc belaK on o( the favorite
that so few Portlanders really know'
what a fine municipal dock the city ,
has. About ten persons In 100,000
residents of Portland have ever ;
j . u -J i 1-. 1 tht-n,,ri
It. If the show Is held there, it will
give the people a chance to see the
dock, and will really be a big ad
vertisement for the city."
The dealers at the Benson dinner
not only selected the show date as
February 23.28, and decided upon the
Municipal dock as the place for hold
ing it. but also elected show officers
and committees.
Officers of the Portland Automobile
Trades' association, a subsidiary of
the Dealers' Motor Car association of
Oregon, to have direct charge of the
show were elected as follows: H. H.
Eling, president; A. S. Robinson, secretary-treasurer;
Howard M. Covey,
vice-presidert.
H. M. Covey was made chairman of
the committee on building and dec
oration; A. B. Manley was appointed
chairman of the finance committee,
and A. S. Robinson was named chair
man of social arrangements, to have
charge of entertaining of visiting
automobile dealers.
STEAM AS SOIL STERILIZER
Its Use Fotwid Beneficial In the
Growing of Tobacco.
Great care must be exercised by
tobacco-plant growers In the prepara-
tion of beds for producing sets. The
destruction of weed seeds and insect
larvae is highly important, as the
plants are easily handicapped during
their early stages of development. It
has been a common custom to build
fires on the beds for this purpose. Re
cently steam has been used. An east
ern grower uses a steam road roller.
transferring hot vapor from the boiler
of the machine to the beds with a
hose. Tight covers are placed over
the beds while the sterilization Is in
progress and a temperature of 212 de
grees Fahrenheit is " maintained for
two hours. Popular Mechanics maga
zine for November.
BRITISH SHORTAGE ACUTE
RIGID STEPS TAKEN TO CURB
AUTO PROFITEERS.
Salesman Offered Bribes as High
as
$750 to Shift Buyer's
Name to Top of List.
LONDON, Nov. 8. (By the Asso
ciated Press.) A determined effort
to break up profiteering in automo
biles is being made by the British
Motor Trades association and the
Motor Agents' union. Heavy fines
have been imposed in cases where
agents have advanced the prices fixed
by the manufacturers. If the dealer
refuses to pay the fine, he is cut oft
from all source of replenishing his
stock.
Another form of profiteering in cars
is often encouraged, it is said, by the
private automobilist. On receiving a
new car, the owner in a number ot
reported cases has resold it to a sec
ond-hand dealer and pocketed an Im
mediate profit of $500 or more. Such
is the demand for cars that the second-hand
dealer has no difficulty in
disposing of the automobile at an
other $500 profit for himself.
Owing to the shortage of cars.
every dealer has a long list of ex
pectant purchasers and attempts have
been made to bribe salesmen to. shift
the names of waiting customers from
the bottom to the top of the list. In
one instance reported- to the Motor
Agents' union, tha bribe offered a
salesman was $750.
Bent Knuckles.
A bent steering knuckle should ba
so straightened that a line run from
the tie bar hole in the end of the
part and the center of the kingpin
will strike the center of the rear
axle. Unless this is carefully carried
out the front wheels will not ba so
aligned as to run properly.
typical of many sold by tala roneer:
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COMPANY BUILDS 400 HOMES
FOB ITS EMPLOYES.
President Ansted Looks for Larger
Domestic Demand and for
Export Demand, Also.
rmmv.-RsrvTlAjVl. Ind.. Nov. 8. Tha
Lexington Motor company, anticipat
ing' a greater demand lor passenger
automobiles throughout the country,
and with, a view of establishing a per
manent export business in ail Quar
ters of the globe, has inaugurated a
irogramme of expansion wmtn n-
rf an .ddltlOn Of SeV-
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Lexington employes and their lam-
illes. ...
Frank: B. Ansted, Lxingxon presi
dent, believes that much industrial
inrest is created ty inienur i""'s
mi.n. Cntt.iiri homes, crowding
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ion breed discontent and are two of
the most dangerous enemies bidkius
at the foundation of industrial peace.
Mr. Anstett caneu a ti" i
ing experts, engineers and contrac
tors, and outlined an extensive cam-
al,Tn including erection oi at .east
100 homes in Connersville during a
Arfil a fienutlfnl nark
addition, named "Lexington Heights,"
Has been pianea.
"Environment has a great part In
tha life of humanity and particularly
can we note Its power in the com
munity as well as the individual," said
Mr. Ansted "Therefore, manufac
turers and men acknowledged as
leaders of great Industrial organiza
tions have before them a well-defined
task. Not only must they .sometimes
think for the employe, but they must
put their own thoughts into action.
"Action can assume no more Im
portant bearing on the life of em
ployes than that which provides mod
ern, wholesome, home-like livius con
Aenoiwiciiig
This car, the snappiest 1920 creation of motor
engineering skill, will be on display in
our showroom tomorrow
KsJJ car value. It shouldn't be compared either in
looks or in action with cars of its size or price,
because no moderate-sized car ever rode with such com
fort, nor have you before been offered a car of such dis
tinctly fine grade at its price.
It's as quick as a cat on the throttle, jumping away from
big, high-powered cars in a way that is simply amazing.
Repeatedly our claims for this car's hill-climbing abil
ity have been doubled.
Here, indeed, is a motor car unlike anything you have
known.
It looks better, rides better, and is exceptionally eco
nomical. Don't fail to see it !.
. C. Warren
Distributors, Oregon and Southern Washington
58-60 North Twenty-third Phone Main 780
Some Good Territory Open
ditions for the man whose duty It is
to function in the production world."
XOT EXOtGH GARAGES THERE
State IHghway Department Can't
IIouse Its Tracks.
Ohio is confronted with a new.
housing phoblem, not for officials
but for state-owned motor cors and
trucks. The Ohio highway depart
ment recently received more than 300
trucks and cars for use in highway
maintenance. Altogether, more than
800 automobiles and trucks have
been awarded to Ohio in the demob
ilization of the government trans
port system.
State Highway Commissioner Taylor
is making arrangements to distribute
these motor vehicles - among the
various counties. But the first con
cern is the housing of the vehicles.
They are at present allowed to stand
in the open at the state fair grounds
and at the federal storage plant, east
ot Columbus.
CLEVELAND SOLVES PROBLEM
Garage Men Have Plan to Aid in
, Theft Prevention.
Vigilance of garage men is util
ized in the latest plan for the re
covery of stolen automobiles and the
possible apprehension of the thieves
stealing them. The plan has been
worked out by directors of the auto
motive association of tbe Cleveland
Chamber of Commerce, it la an
nounced. In a letter addressed to officers
of the Cleveland Automobile club,
directors of the automobile awsocta-
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tion requested that reports of stolen
cars be turned over with the least
possible delay to the association's
secretary.
These reports are to be filed with
all the garages having membership
in the garage division of the organi
zation. Its members are pledged to
carefully inspect all motor cars in
their places of business and to report
to the police if any motor vehicles
are found answering descriptions of
stolen machines.
Don't TJse a Reamer. -
Never use a reamer on the inside of
a pipe. The scale Inside a pipe, caused
by the flux used in weldiner or braz-
Don't Wash
Your Car, but Have It
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