THE SUXDAY OREGON! AX. PORTLAND, DECEMBER 28. 1019.
STANDARD EIGHT IS
LATEST AUTO HERE
THE STANDARD EIGHT HAS BEEN A LONG, LONG TIME IN COMING, BUT HERE IT IS TO THE
LIFE AT LAST.
GOVERNMENT MAKES
TRUCK EXPERIMENTS
Republic Trucks
Car Long Waited Arrives for
Lewis E. Obye Motors Co.
Purpose Is to Ascertain How
Roads Are Damaged.
To stand in one spot for an hour in any city
of the United States, watching" the truck traf
fic go by, will convince anyone of Republic's
popularity.
REPUBLIC TRUCKS DOMINATE
MORE SHIPMENTS COMING
BUT EFFECTS GO FURTHER
Eight Developing 83 Horse Power
Manufactured by Big Steel
Plant at Pittsburg.
Among Other Important Results Is
Likely to Be Standardisation of
Methods of Licensing.
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The latest new car on Portland's
automobile row is the Standard Eight.
Fully eight months ago Lewis E.
Obye of the Lewis E. Obye Motors
company closed a contract to become
distributor for the Standard Eight in
Oregon. The first shipment of the
cars to 'arrive under . hie contract
came only last week.
The long delay has been due to
strikes, material shortage and the
various other handicaps to which the
motor car industry has been subjected
in the past year. But now Mr. Obye
is assured of a constant supply of
cars.
There were three cars in the tirst
shipment, and they had not been here
two days when all three and one
more were sold. The Standard Eight
Is a very handsome car, and its per
formance in demonstrations has been
Up to the high reputation that pre
ceded its arrival here.
Car Made Since 1013.
The Standard Eight is by no means
a new car on the market, though
new in this territory. It la manufac
tured by the Standard Steel Car
company of Pittsburg, one of the
largest steel manufacturers in the
country. In 1913 this company be
gan the manufacture of a high-grade
automobile as a side line. The car
made then was the first Standard
KiRht, wd so well made a oar it
was that many of that model still
are in active service. But from a
eide line the importance of its motor
branch has become so great that the
company now 1b devoting large fac
tory space to the manufacture of the
Blandard Eight.
The whole factory space of the
Standard Steel Car company in the
Pittsburg district li 24 miles long
and covers 460 acres. A former shell
plant 400x800 feet has been set aside
for manufacturing the Standard Eight,
and an addition to this factory of the
Same size is being erected.
Factory Capacity Doubled.
Its completion will more than
double capacity. Eventually it is the
purpose of the company to manufac
ture virtually every part for the
Standard Eight In its own shops.
The Standard Eight comes in two
handsome colors, blue and red. It
has its own factory-made motor, an
eight-cylinder engine of 83 horse
power. It has such standard units
as Bog & Beck dry disc clutch, Dixie
aero-magneto. Zenith carburetor, Tim
ken rear axle and Tlmken bearings
throughout. It has a dual ignition
(system, with both battery and mag
neto so synchronized that they may
be used together or independently.
The wheel base of the Standard
Eight is 127 inches. It comes
equipped with Firestone cord tires,
and has a rear tire carrier for two
tires. Westlnghouse ignition and
lighting system is used, both being
controlled by one switch on the. steer
ing column directly under the wheel.
RULES FOR SAFETY FIRST
V. R. DELAY EMPHASIZES
KEED FOR CAUTION.
SNOW ROCKED BY .ESSEX
.
BEND MAN MAKES REMARK
ABLE RUN THROUGH STORM.
Auto Driven, Through BUzxard to
Bend From Terrebonne, Though
Road. Hardly to Be Seen.
BEND. Or.. Dec. 27. (Special.)
Roy Southworth, owner of a restau
rant here and secretary of the lum
bermen s union, has an Jssex car that
put on a remarkable performance in
bucking snow In the recent big snow
storm and cold snap in central Ore
gon.
Mr. Southworth left Bend for Terre-
bone, about 30 miles, about the time
snow started falling in the morning.
He was accompanied by G. w. Brown
and M. A. Harris and the purpose of
their trip was to survey some hay in
stacks. But by the time they reached
Terrebone the snow was already
nearly a foot deep and hay and every
thing else had been burled.
Still. Mr. Southworth didn't regard
the storm very seriously. He took it
easy for a few hours and not until 3
o'clock did he decide to start home.
By that time there was fully two feet
of snow, and more falling all the
time.
With chains on the rear wheels and
running mostly on intermediate, he
bucked right through it. One hundred
pounds of groceries aboard helped
some as ballast. But in many places
he couldn't even tell where the road
was and had to trust to his sense of
direction. This resulted once in his
trying to buck through a barbed wire
fence and again In his crossing a
road ditch half on and half off a cul
vert, at an-angle that almost upset
the car. But the sturdy Essex hung on.
Just beyond the crossing of the
Deschutes river, a car of another
make was stuck on a hill by the
snow, right In the middle of the road.
Mr. Southworth had to leave the main
road, on a hill, and plow through
snow 2H feet to 3 feet deep, to get
around this car. It was a mighty
hard test, but his Essex did It.
All this time it was blowing hard,
and the snow soon became so deep
that when the door was opened, snow
was 4 inches above the level of the
floor boards. ut still Mr. Southworth
pushed on in the Essex, and finally,
at 8 o'clock, got into Bend. Even
right in the city the snow had stopped
all automobile travel, but it didn't
stop his car, which plowed right
through town to a garage. The feat
of the Essex was the talk of Bend
car owners.
Drivers Urged to Go Slowly in
Traffic and to Signal 60
Feet Before Any Turn.
"Congestet traffic and slippery
streets will cause many automobile
accidents these days unless drivers
use extra care and precaution," said
"W. R. De Lay, of the D. C. Warren
Motor Car company, But by observing
a few simple provisions of the "do"
and "don't" lists, the accidents that
would ordinarily happen will be kept
to a minimum.
According to Mr. De Lay, a little
extra care and less speed are small
things to ask of a driver when hu
man safety is at stake. But drivers
are not the only ones to be careful.
Pedestrians should exert as much
care. No driver of an automobile
wants to cause any pedestrian injury
or inconvenience. In many cases the
driver is entirely blameless, but any
accident reflects upon him, none the
less.
Motorists should drive slowly, es
pecially through congested districts
and keep the car under control at all
times. Signals to designate contem
plated change of direction should be
given 60 feet before making the turn.
Street should not be passed while
passengers are loading or alighting.
Pedestrians should cross the street
nly at intersections and should look
vp and down the street for moving
autos. They should not try to read
a paper while crossing nor step down
off the curb and then look back. It
is dangerous to alight from a street
car and then walk around behind it.
There is danger of street cars and
automobiles approaching from the op
posite direction.
Brakes are the most important part
of the motorcar these slippery days.
Tire chains are a safe practice,
pecially on rear wheels. But when
car is driven without them care must
ue taken in the use of brakes. They
should never be suddenly applied. The
best method is to keep the foot off
the clutch pedal, leaving the clutch
engaged, and apply the brakes grad
ually. If the brakes are quickly ap
plied the car will invariably skid
on a wet pavement.
HIGHWAY GOOD TO ASTORIA
Motorists. Can Make Trip and Get
Through Easily.
The lower Columbia river highway
between Portland and Astoria is in
excellent condition, despite the melt
ing of snow recently and the heavy
rains of the past few days. E. C. Judd
of Astoria came through without
chains from Astoria in 4 14 hours and
says any motorist can make the run
without difficulty. The highway to
Astoria from Portland at last is an
all-year road.
Cement.
Four parts of iron filings, two of
lime, a fifth part of common salt,
mixed to a paste by the addition of
vinegar, makes an excellent cement
for spark plugs, for connecting pipes,
etc. When properly compounded this
cemefit will withstand compression
and heat and can be air dried.
BOS RIDE CARS IN TRANSIT
Weary Willies of East Burn Out
Batteries Reading Papers.
What dyu mean, ride the rails?
Not while there's so many luxuri
ous automobiles being shipped. The
automobiles are airy, well lighted
and have all the comforts of home, so
why ride the rails?
So say the Weary Willies of the
eastern states, according to reports
from the automobile manufacturers.
Which goes to show that the average
Intelligence of the American is on the
increase.
Not only do the 'bos loll on the
expensive upholstering of the new
machines, it is said, but they also
burn out the batteries reading some
old newspapers. Probably the only
"hard luck" they experience is that
it is not customary to wrap automo
biles in old papers, forcing the joy
riders to bring their own literature.
Removing Headlight Rim.
When headlight rims have become
stuck In place or are rusted it is pos
sible to remove them by placing a
square screwdriver on top of the left
rivet and then hitting- squarely above
the pin with a hammer. This serves
to start the rim turning and the rest
is easy."
It was right months no that Lewis K. Obye of the Lewis K. Obye Motors
company was made Oregon distributor for the Standard etsbt. Due to
strikes, material shortage and what not, It has been all this time In
arriving. But he received hla first s'alpment last week, and the car Is
certainly a bear of an auto, if aneh a thing can be. The upper picture
shows Mr. Obye and a profile view of the Standard claht. The lower
picture elves a front view of the car.
. It might appear to be stretching the
truth to say that Uncle Sam is going
to set ths fashions, these next few
years. In Important faatures of motor
truck design, but that is precissly
what may be expected. The national
government Is busy just now taking
the measure of the motor truck In a
new and important way by the use of
novel apparatus, and -the outcome
seems bound to have Important, even
radical, influence on future fashions'
In truck springs, tires and ths ele
ments of structural design that are
governed by sprung and unsprung
weight.
If Uncle Sam goes' as far as he cal
culates In his new scientific scrutiny
of truck performances, ths "reforms"
that follow announcement of his find
ings will affect not merely manufac
turers, but the whole muster of
mechanicians, garage and repair men
who must make the problems of truck
maintenance their own. Yet more,
this Federal stunt of putting trucks
through all their paces and holding a
sort of glorified stopwatch on them,
meanwhile, Is likely to have its sequel
even for truck owners and operators.
For. be It whispered, this latest gov
ernmental investigation Is expected
to afford a definite, consistent basis
for equitable standardized systems of
motor truck licensing Instead of the
present hodge-podge of variegated
license fees that changes every time
j (u cross a state line, or oftener.
Lest a wrong Impression be formed
it should be made clear that th
United States 'bureau of public roads
is not making its new first-hand
study of motor trucks as a labor of
love In behalf of the Improvement of
motor truck design. As a matter of
fact. Uncle Sam Is approaching this
proposition from a directly opposite
angle. He is Squinting at the com
mercial vehicle with a cold and" crlt
icai eye, not because he loves the
MACK EREflSf GUPS FEW
ONET 16 OF THEM ON FIVE
TON TRUCK CHASSIS.
Spring Studs and Shackles Pro
tected With Nigrum Bushings
Impregnated With Graphite.
"Say Mister, we want to count
them grease cups. It says on that
sign to come in and count them. Our
daddy has a truck, and yesterday we
saw that sign, so last night we asked
him how many grease cups his truck
has. He said there are so many he
has never been able to find all of
them, so we bet there's more gn his
than there are on yours."
The remark was addressed to Frank
C. Atwell, manager here for the International-Mack
corporation, by two
small youngsters. For several min
utes they had pressed their tiny
faces against the window as they
peered at the overturned chassis of a
five-ton Mack truck. Seemingly they
debated the question of entering for
fear they might not be welcome, but
finally mustered up the required
nerve.
The youngsters appeared deeply
impressed by seeing the huge truck
on its side with all working parts ex
posed and operated by an electric
motor.
Mr. Atwell permitted them to look
the chassis over thoroughly, and even
helped them locate some of the grease
cups, all of which are painted red to
make them easy to find.
"Ah, there'B only 16 of them; I told
you there would be more on dad's
truck than 're on yours," one of the
boys said as they left the store.
"That kid's got the same Idea a lot
of other people have, that the more
grease cups there are on a truck the
more thorough is the system of lubri
cation," said Mr. Atwell. "As a mat
ter of fact, the fewer the grease cups
the better the system is likely to be,
providing it is adequate. The engin
eers of the Mack truck know that op
erators seldom give lubrication proper
attention, and to protect the chassis
against neglect, all, spring studs and
shackles are equipped with nigrum
bushings Impregnated with graphite,
which assures positive self-lubrication."
ROBERTS MOTOR CAR CO.
Park and Everett Sts.
Portland, Ore.
305 Main St.
Vancouver, Wash.
motor trucks less, but because he
loves his good roads mora.
In other words. Uncle Sam has been
taking the measure of the motor
truck solely as a means of ascertain
ing the why. when and wherefore of
the damage that motor truck traffic
does to Improved highways. Of
course, though, that will not prevent
the motor truck Industry from bene- ,
f ltlng by the knowledge that the gov- j
ernment has acquired and which to :
private Interest has had the facilities 1
to pursue. Indeed, various manufac
turers o'f wheels, tires, springs, etc.,
alert to the significance of the reve
lations In prospect, are following ths
government's experiments very close
ly, fully prepared to turn to account
any pointers that may come their
way.
Cause of Knocke.
In motors with detachable heads
great care must be taken that the
gasket used to pack the Joint does
not project Into the combustion
chamber. When this occurs the gas
ket is very likely to become Incan
descent, causing prs-lgnltlon knocks
and even backfiring in the carburetor.
UTO ACCESSORIES AND PARTS
NEW VAPORIZER WARMS GAS
Splltdorf Device Makes Starting Car
Cinch on Cold Bay.
Something valuable to the motorist
at this time of year, when the strain
of starting a cold motor is particular
ly hard on battery and patience, is
a small pr'ming device which has
been brought out by the Splltdorf
Electrical company. This Is a va
porizer, the same one as now comes
as factory equipment on Franklin
and National cars.
A shipment of the vaporizers has
been received by G. E. Stewart,
district manager for the Splltdorf
company here, with headquarters at
331 Ankeny street. This device con
sists of a small well, containing an
Insulated resistance coll. which is
connected with the battery. The
well Ib "In turn fastened to the car
buretor, which fills the well around
the resistance unit with gasoline.
When the switch makes contact
from the dash, the resistance unit
beoomes hot In four seconds in the
well of gasoline. ,
The gasoline is promptly va
porized and operation of the starter
sucks hot vapor through the intake
manifold by way of the needle valve,
thence into the cylinders and pres
to! the motor starts. This device
can be attached to any car in a
short time.
Low grade gasoline used these
days simply doesn't vaporize with
out some such assistance in cold
weather. The vaporizer with Its hot
coil makes It vaporize and starting
Is thus easy.
Metal Punch.
The car owner who doss his own
work will often find a use for a sheet
metal punch and he can easily make
one for himself, employing an ordi
nary vise as the basic tool. The two
special jaws must be made or bought,
one of the members being male and
the other female. With these Jaws at
tached to the vise and the sheet metal
between screwing up the vise punches
the hole.
SEVERAL LINES WERE
BUSY WHEN THIS WAS SNAPPED.
: sg&F
Jlf K
Phonr crlrln at the Tabor exchangee of the Pacific Telephone A Tclrcwph company In their anow-f lKhtlnK togs. The
Cart A Ford sedan, of course. The slrla In the picture are, left to rlgbt Miss Marie t dtj, Hlu Arua Homer,
alias iiiaaya trew, jiih oeorgia aiucKle and Miss Irene Burke.
fa
Pacific Transfer Co.
Silverton,
added another
2-Ton GMC Truck
to their fleet.
Another Truck Owner Is
Convinced of G-M-C Quality
Wentworth-Irwin, Inc.
Second St., Cor. Taylor
Portland, Oregon
SPEEDOMETERS
BIG TEN NECESSITIES"
They're More Than Accessories
tsVfUitnSTh Official Service Genuine Part
Product Service Station, 333 Ankeny Street
171 C : l a- n 391 oak
lulCCiriC ijerVlCe SBa UlO V,0. Street
Broadway 1?64
Aa-eata for Dtaco Electric Ford
starters 70 f. o. b. Detroit.
Specialists on
Electrical Troubles
Free Inspection
EXPERTS
ARCHER & WIGGINS
Distributors of
AUTOMOTIVE ACCESSORIES
Sixth Street at Oak.
Did Your RADIATOR
FREEZE
We recently added to our 'Staff a number of radiator men
Who are experts in repairing: frozen radiators.
The skill of these men insures quality repairing; and at
REASONABLE PRICES.
Bring; yours in.
Out-of-town orders given prompt attention.
Burness & Martin
Auto Sheet Metal Works
Alder at 15th St Phono Bdwy. 2680 -Portland,
Oregon
Exide Battery Service Station
All Makes Batteries
Tested and Repaired
The Storage Battery Co.
Broadway 3043 348-350 Couch St.
DELCO
REMY
BOLTON SERVICE STATION
Tenth and Conch. Broadway 10.
We specialize on Ignition, Starting and
Lighting, Auto Repairing
David Hodes Co.
N. Broadway and Flanders
AUTOMOBILE GEARS
PARTS AND ACCESSORIES AT
REDUCED PRICES
ENGINES A SPECIALTY
10,000 Springs Carried in Stock
Let Us Repair Your Springs
Where Yon Get Service '
15TH AND COUCH STREETS
United States Two-Stage Air Compressors
high-pressure: air tanks HOSE, valves, couplings,
EVERYTHING FOR THE AIRLINE. BITFIX6 HEADS AND GRINDERS,
ALSO USED COMPRESSORS AND MOTORS.
AIR COMPRESSOR EQUIPMENT CO.
BOY. 3300 329 COUCH ST.
Northwest Auto Co.
Distributors
Miller Tires, Miller Ad-On-A Tires
Repair Materials and Tubes
Alder at Eighteenth St., Portland
AUTO DIRECTORY
Acason Trucks are built to give
Maximum Efficiency under the
hardest kind of haulage work
Is a Slas Ae
sn tea Bwr Btulness.
NORTHWEST AUTO CO.
Alder at filgrn teentb.
I ACASON MOTOR TRUCK COMPAXT, DETROIT,
1
MICH,
New Light Six, $1475 Factory
Mitchell. Seven-Passenger. $1675 Factory
MITCHELL, LEWIS & STAYER CO.
Broadway at Oak
RAINIER
Worm Drive TRUCKS
SALES AND SERVICE
SERVICE GARAGE
351 First St. Phone Main 2417
STANLEY!
STEAMER
he performance of the Stanley Is at all times
I
jr 01
ey
engine in the car.
to the demands made' upon It, and ths
r of the performance is so s&tisfvinz
owners soon forget they have an
at Stanle
W. It. WALLING FORD,
522 ALDER ST.
LIBERTY SIX
The ear which sells best in direct
pari son with others.
W. H. WALLLNGFORD. 522 ALDER
BRISCOE
The Car With a Half-Million-Dollar
Motor.
W. H. WALLLNGFORD, 522 Alder St,
BETHLEHEM TRUCKS Electric Lights and Starter
Northwest Auto Co., Distributors, Alder at 18th
Atterbury
Truck
WITHOUT A SUPERIOR
2. 316 and 5-Ton Capacities
ATTERBURY TRUCK SALES CO.
Track Specialists'
343-345 Oak SL, Portland. Phone Broad wy 354
Franklin
offers more of "what you actually need and want
in an automobile."
BRALY AUTO CO.
Main 4880, A 3881.
19th and Washington Sts.