The Sunday Oregonian., November 16, 1919, SECTION SIX, Page 7, Image 85

THE SUNDAY OEEGOXIAN. TORTLAM), NOVEMBER 1G, 1919.
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AUTO THIEVES MORE
ACTIVE THAN EVER
Cars Stolen in a Year Reach
Total of 100,000.
LOCK IS BEST PROTECTION
All Paige Cars Now Equipped bj
Factory With Device Locking
Gear Shift in Neutral.
The automobile thieving- profession
is great deal more lucrative and
no: nearly so daring as the old-time
: -oach and express train hold-
quck intercity freight and express de
livery. The "Western Michigan motor transit
company, recently formed to furnish
motor truck delivery to 90 towns and
cities in the vicinity of Grand Rapids,
Mich., has purchased a fleet of 10
Nash 2-tori trucks. The one prime re
quirement for the success of an en
terprise of this kind is uninterrupted
service.
Merchants depending: on such a serv
ice for delivery of their goods and
farmers for the delivery of their pro
duce, cannot afford to take chances
on unreliable transportation. For this
reason motor express companies con
sider carefully the equipment they
purchase.
The Western Michigan Motor Transit
company is operated hy men who have
had long experience in the transpor
tation field. Before selecting Nash
trucks careful scrutiny was given
the entire motor truck field. One of
the features of the Nash truck that
proved a factor in guiding the de
cision of the officers of the Motor
Transit company was the locking dif
ferential with which all Nash trucks
are equipped.
The lock ing differential supplies
power to the wheel that needs it most.
For instance, when one driving wheel
strikes a muddy surface or loose sand
and thus loses traction, this type of
differential automatically locks and
; practically makes the rear axle a solid
l piece, thereby transmitting power to
DAY OF MOTORIZED
ARTILLERY IS HERE
Ordnance Department Adopts
a Definite Policy.
HORSE HAS FRIENDS YET
Military Mind Is Rigid Mind, But
a Motorized Artillery Sow Is
Accomplished Fact.
There Is little if any question that
even in the complete sense motorized
field artillery is here. That is. this
important event in automotive de
velopment has come to pass and is
not in any way a matter of futurity.
INTRODUCING THE MAXWELL ROADSTER, JUST ARRIVED.
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HERE'S JUST THE THIXG FOR THK MAN WANTING A LIGHT, ROOMY RUNABOUT.
Ever since the first of the new Maxwell models arrived at the C. 1. Boss Automobile company a
couple of months ago there has been a big call for roadster models. But until last week no roadsters
had arrived. At last a shipment has reached Portland. This new Maxwell roadster is roomy enough to
accommodate three persons in the seat and has all the improvements of the new touring car model. Speak
ing of the Maxwell touring rar, Mr. Boss sold so many of them in October that he received a message of
congratulation from the Maxwell supervisor at San Francisco, declaring that his record of 65 sold dur
ing the month eclipsed that of San Francisco and came within four of the 63 sold in Los Angeles. Standing
beside the car is Jack Smith, Maxwell salesman, who recently returned from 14 months with the army
in France.
tips, judging from the statistics just
released.
These statistics reveal that more
than 100,000 motor cars are stolen an
nually. This number is far greater
than the combined output of five big
plants, and the production managers,
executives and sales force of these
plants would feel a great relaxation
if they had for their production the
number of motor cars stolen in the
Unit od States each year.
"This increasingly sinister practice
has so overtaxed the patience and re
sources of the insurance companies
that they threaten to decrease the
amount paid on stolen cars at least
1 r per cent and "continue to increase
the premium rates, which they have
been doing for the past few years,"
say Harry Lyon, sales manager for
Cook it Gill, Paige distributors here,
l.oi-lc Folia Thlrvri.
"Still this loss can be saved if the
owner thinks enough about his motor
car to put on a locking device that
will protect it, but it is vitally im
portant that the locking device se
lected be among those approved by
the insurance authorities, for a mis
tiike here may cost the motorist a
nice little sum.
"The acuteness of the problem is
indicated in the fact that the na
tional automobile chamber of com
merce, insurance authorities, the So
ciety of Automotive Engineers, police
departments, manufacturers and deal
ers are uniting with an aim to curb
the stealing of motor cars.
"They place the automobile thief
into two distinct classes. One is the
amateur, or so-called joy rider, the
youth or man who craves for pleasure
and seizes the car for a ride, or to
give his girl a touch of high life. The
other is the professional the man
who makes a living from stealing
mot or cars and selling them.
"After an exhaustive study and
careful investigation of locking de
vices to protect motor cars from be
ing stolen, those agencies have de
rided that the transmission type of
lock will foil the joy rider and prove
a stumbling block to the professional
thief, or he will have to cart around
a iooi Kit. or more ioois man nia
pockets can carry without bulging
out, which would attract unusual at
tention, and even this would not avail
him much.
Gear Shift Locked In NentraL
"This lock is the integral type, and
is a built-in part of the transmission
cover, from which it Is impossible to
separate. The action of this device is
to lock securely the gear shift lever
solidly in a neutral position, making
it impossible to engage the transmis
sion gear, but permits the car to com
ply with all of the police department
traffic requirements.
"The lock consists of a massive
steel tube, case hardened to resist
any tampering with saws, files or
other devices, and It Is controlled by
a Yale thief -proof locking arrange
ment. The steel tube slides in with
the gear-shift lever inside the trans
mission case. This lock is on a level
with the floor boards, so it will not
obstruct foot movement in the front
compartment, and a slight push of
your toe locks it securely.
"Motorists are now using this type
of lock and insurance authorities say
it is very successful. The only method
of filing is to attach a new cover.
which muat be taken from another
car of the came model, ana few
thieves can lay their itchy fingers on
a new cover, let alone make a get
away with a car without placing
themselves liable to arrest.
"It is this device, coming from the
brains of its engineers, that is pre
venting the thieving profession from
thriving on Paige cars.
the wheel still having traction and
enables the truck to pull through.
The ordinary differential, of course,
delivers power to the point of least
resistance and frequently when one
driving wheel loses traction the truck
is stalled.
SLIGHT BUMPS ARK COSTLY
'Roar' Axle Shaft Bent, Causing
Excessive Wear on Bearing.
The average car owner does not
realize how slight a bump may have
a disastrous effect on the car's mechanism.
A motorist recently found a cose
where a comparatively slight bump
against the cuvb bent a rear axle
T H I HT V MILLION HORSKS
A II K REPLACED BY AUTOS.
Passenger cars or trucks or
both are made in 32 states.
.Building them engages 1,101.402
persons. This does not Include
accessory manufacture, garages,
repair shops or sales establish
ments. There are 550 builders of fin
ished cars and trucks, repre
senting an investment of1 over
$1,500,000,000. and some 7000
concerns making parts.
Forty per cent of the motor
vehicles in operation today are
owned and used by farmers.
The total number of cars reg
istered in the United States by
the end of 1919 will probably
be close to 6.500,000.
These motor vehicles will
have displaced some 30.000,000
horses; a saving of grain and
time incalculable.
shaft and this In turn caused exces
sive wear of the inner face of the
right roller bearing, so that the en
tire bearing had to be replaced.
SECRETARY-TREASURER FOR
NEW LAFAYETTE CAR.
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TO LOCK DIFFERENTIAL HELPS
This Feature of Nash Trucks Much
Liked by Delivery Men.
Rapid intercity delivery of freight
and express merchandise by motor
truck is gaining favor throughout
the country. The motor truck long
since has demonstrated its dependa
bility in hauling merchandise and its
adaptability to what is known as
"short haul trTic ts now recognized
M. J. Moore, just elected secretary
treasurer of "the Lafayette Motors
company Indianapolis", was formerly
with the Northway Motors Manufac
turing company. He was also controller
of the Chevrolet Motor company of
Flint. Mich., and auditor and later pro
duction manager of the Miami Cycle
company of Middletown, O. During
the war he served as captain in the
motor transport corps in charge of
finance, accounting and settlement of
claims under the motor vehicles dl
vision. The other officers of the La
fayette Motors company are: Charles
W. Nash. Kenosha. Wis., president;
James J. Storrow. Boston, chairman.
and D. Mct'al
There are. of course, those who still
advocate the Tetention of horse artil
lery equipment haulage under certain
conditions, and opinion which deserves
consideration is divided to this extent.
The merits of the horse will naturally
be advocated as unique for some time.
As was said by Major-General C. C.
Williams, chief of ordnance, U. S. A.,
at the last meeting of the Society of
Automotive Engineers, the military
mind is a rigid mind.
Aside from any doubt as to com
plete artillery motorization being here
or feasible. It is obvious that a vast
amount of work is at hand in connec
tion with the design and production
of tanks, tractors, mobile repair shops
and the like, for use of the ordnance
department. It is well known tiat
our ordnance department not only
iook as early steps as were taken
any country toward field artillery
motorization, but used and developed
during the war a great amount of
automotive equipment of commercial
ana government design produced in
tnis country.
Expert Advice Sought.
The policy of the ordnance depart
ment in its development and nroduc
tion work is to secure the advice and
assistance of the industry to the
greatest extent possible. Individuals
and companies are asked to submit
designs and will in turn be asked to
submit bids for the production, at
nrst, or sample models of aDDroved
designs. This wise and liberal method
will, it is believed, be of great and
increasing effectiveness.
The ordnance department deserve.
credit for inaugurating the policy,
which, in one of its most important
phases, contemplates the availabllitv
and use of the best automotive engi
neering taient in the country for the
common good. The reliability of the
mecnanicai equipment must be cnnal
to that of the horse. )
viivcn ima reiiaoiuty tnere la no
doubt that the mechanical equipment
wouia oe more errective than the
horse; not forgetting that on account
of the frailty of the horse and the
various difficulties of maintaining him
in acute war operations, the mechani
cal equipment is now in many re
spects more reliable than the horse.
he ordnance department will hn v.
the full co-operation of the Sorietv of
Automotive Engineers, many of whose
members worked witb the ordnance
department In a remarkably helpful
ra-j uuruis infl war.
New Designs Sought.
The committee of the societv !s now
at work with the ordnance depart
ment ana win noid meetings regu
larly for the purpose of formulating
advisory recommendations and con
sidering engineering questions sub
mitted to it by the ordnance department.
At recent sessions of the committee
held In Washington there were pres
ent: Major-General C. C. Williamss
chief of ordnance; Brigadier-General
S. D. Rockenback. chief of the tank
corps: Colonel C. L. H. Ruggles. chief
of the technical staff of the ordnance
department; Colonel L. B. Moody
Colonel James B. Dillard and the fol
lowing members of the Societv of
Automotive Engineers" commirt.e-
Herbert W. Alden, chairman; W. G
Wall, Dent Barrett. G. W nimh.m
and Coker F. Clarkson. President
Charles M. Manley and Past President
C. F. Kettering of the societv are
members of the committee.
The ordnance department hn es
tablished designing offices at Syra
cuse. Cleveland. Detroit and Peoria,
to bring about closer relations be
tween automotive engineers and the
aepariment. A permanent ex
hibit of ordnance material is to be
maintained at Aberdeen proving
ground, where automotive engineers
may inspect samples of motorized ap
paratus used by the ordnance depart
ment at the present.
Briscoe Racer I)are-I)e i
by merchants others who require aid, luuianapoUs, vice-presidciuit.
The Briscoe motor corporation has
just received word that Jules Elling
boe, Canadian national champion.
who holds 12 official world records,
most of them made in his "Briscoe
Wildcat," has decided this will be his
last tour of American circuits. Be
fore abandoning his automobile rac
ing to Degin Duiiding cars, he hiria
White and K. C. How- fair to become this year the world's
WOW
That is the message brought to us direct from the fac
tory to Mr. R. C. Rueschaw, Vice-President of the
Mitchell Motors Co. Mr. Rueschaw has been in con
ference with us for the past week; he has laid his cards
on the table; he states that manufacturing costs are
mounting continually. Revival of building operations
all over theXJnited States has still further depleted the
meager stocks af steel available for automobile manu
facture. Production is being decreased by reason of
labor shortage. Some of the higher grades of mate
rials, such as leather, electrical equipment and the like,
are almost off the market. Unless conditions are rad
ically changed, with no prospect of change in sight,
prices must be materially increased and the automo
bile shortage will be still more acute.
"We urge every prospective purchaser of an automobile
to BUY NOW if deliveries can be secured. We have
been fortunate in receiving several carloads of the new
Victory Mitchell Six. We can make delivery in either
five or three-passenger models. Come to our sales
rooms tomorrow and inspect this new perfected
Mitchell Six. Take it out on the road; try it for power,
riding and driving comfort, equipment and finish. You
will find nothing in the Light Six field to equal the
Mitchell Victory Six at anywhere near its price. Take
our honest advice, save money and make sure of your
car for next year's use by BUYING NOW.
A New 3 -Passenger Roadster
This is the most attractive roadster
body that has yet been designed. Rak
ish in body lines with deep, beautifully
upholstered cushions, correctly placed
so as to afford unusual comfort and
luxury. Ample room for three passen
gers with generous storage room. Cur
tains that swing with the doors, plate
glass rear windows and the most up-to-the-minute
equipment appeal instantly
to your sense of comfort and beauty.
This staunch, attractively painted body,
mounted on the perfected Mitchell
Chassis, makes a combination that you
will find irresistible.
VICTORY
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5 -Passenger Touring-
SIX-
A five-passenger car of comfort and
economy. The right size, 120-inch
wheel base, well powered and perfectly
balanced. Long unique cantilever
springs make this car the easiest riding
car, for its weight, on the market.
Equipped to a standard hitherto un
known in cars of the Mitchell price class,
even to the inclusion of many desirable
extras, such as a power tire pump and a
thermostat for regulating the tempera
ture of the water in the cooling system.
Approach this new Six rrom any angle,
appearance, comfort, performance and
durability, and you will find that it fully
..iasures up to your own Ua of what
a really GOOD a-. be.
Mitchell, Lewis & Staver Go
Broadway at Oak, Portland
PUBLICITY SELLS AUTOS
EASTERN' AUTO MAX LEARXS
WHAT WESTERNERS KNOW.
chanipiou dirt track pilot.
Publication of Facts In Economy
Run or Franklin Results In
Sale or 13 More Cars.
.How one bit of newspaper publicity
was largely responsible for the direct
sale of 13 fine automobiles should be
convincing "enoueh proof for anyone
of the force' of the daily newspaper of
today. The latest person to be con
vinced is W. M. Phillips, dealer for
the Franklin car at Lexington, Ky.
Recently Mr. Phillips decided he
would drive a car from the factory
to Lexington. Then he hit on a novel
tflen. He invited a Lexington news-
Ipaper man to accompany him as etll-
clal observer, ran large-sized adver-1
tisements in the papers announcing
he was to try for an economy record
for the 770.S miles, and started out.
Each day of the run the newspa
per man, as official observer, tele
graphed the day's mileage back to
Lexington and the newspaper carried
the telegram as the report of the
day's progress. This quickly got mo
torists to talking and when the
Franklin rolled up a mileage of 30.8
miles to every gallon of ordinary com
mercial gasoline the talk was trans
ferred to action.
As a direct result. Mr. Phillips had
to put his automobile away and start
taking orders about as soon as he
stepped out of his car. He has just
concluded a week in which he sold
more cars than ever before during a
similar period, taking orders for 13
Franklins in six days.
Folding Ihe Top.
Too few car owners are particular
enough in fold inn the top when put
ting it down. The fold of material
gel between lue tup bows, aud olieu
are destroyed. With some tops it
is essential that all folds be kept
from between the bows. This not
only lengthens the life of the top. but
keeps It in better condition. Too often
the top becomes shabby in a few
months, whereas if it were given a
little care its appearance could be
kept longer.
HERE'S SHOW FOR AIRCRAFT
First One or Its Kind to Be Held
in Five Years.
After an interruption of five years,
because of the war, the Association
of Aeronautical Industries has planned
the sixth annual international show
of aircraft, which It is expected will
be held at the Grand Palace in Paris
December 19 to January 4. The ex
hibition will be of particular interest
this year. The four years of war
were marked by the most brilliant
aerial exploits, which gave evidence
of the improvements which have t-evn
ftiiiud in atuiai lovowoiiuiu. ...
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Electric Horns
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