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inj3 SUNDAY OREGOJiTAN. PORTLAND. JANUARY 4. 1930. K and the California line will -have been paved or rocked so that travel will be easy, predicts Mr. Nesmith. M.iXY PLANES STILL IX USE However, Large Proportion Are Declared Obsolete. The air service reports 9586 planes and 32,033 engines of all types on hand. - Of this number, 54 per cent of the planes and 57 per cent of the en gines are of the active class. Air planes and engines are classified as "active," "obsolescent" or "obsolete." The obsolescent types will be used until the supply is exhausted, but no extensive repairs are to bo made or additional spare parts manufactured. Obsolete types are those no longer used. They will be held until final disposal has been authorized. Car Owner Able to Determine Horsepower. SPEED INQUIRIES MANY Simple Computation Enables Driver to Ascertain Facts Gear Ratios ami Wheel Sizes Explained. SPEED, PERFORMANCE SHOWN BY FORMULAE CYCLES HAVE GOOD YEAR GE"E WALKER CHASIPION IN SPEED CONTESTS. V V Every really enthusiastic car own er likes to know the various formulae that are commonly used In connection vrith car speed and performance. The formula asked for more frequently than any other is the ordinary horse power formula. This formula .reads D2N. in which D is the bora in inches and N the number of cylinders. The solution of this formula gives the horsepower of the engine at 1000 feet per minute piston speed. This latter statement Is very important, because the horsepower is not the maximum of the engine at all, but merely that produced at the piston speed men tioned. The piston speed will vary with the revolutions per minute and the engine stroke, so as a matter of fact the stroke is considered in this formula. We give below a horse power table, which all readers will find useful It is based on the above named formula; Bor. - Number of Cylinders -Inches. 4 6 8 12 2'i lrt.00 15.00 20.00 S0.O 24 11.03 18.54 22.03 33.08 12.10 IS. 15 24.20 Sti.KO 2v 13.23 10.R4 26.4." 39.68 3 . 14.40 21.60 2S.S0 43.20 ."'4 15.63 23.44 31.25- 46.88 S'i 16.90 25.35 83.80 60.70 8-Ti 1S.23 27.34 26.45 54.68 3'i 10.60 29.40 80.20 ftX.SO S 21.03 31.54 42.05 63.US 8- 22.50 33.73 45.00 67.50 8 7i 24.03 36.04 4S.05 72.0S 4 23.60 38.40 51.20 76.80 4'i , 27.23 40.S4 64.45 81.68 4li 28.00 43.35 67.80 S6.70 4-' 30.63 45.94 61. '.'3 91.88 4 '4 82.40 48.60 64.80 97.20 84.23 61.34 68.45 102.6S 4i 86.10 54.13 72.20 108.30 4T, S8.03 57.04 76.05 114.08 5 40.00 60.00 80.00 12600 fi4 42.03 63.04 84.05 126.08 5'4 44.10 66.15 88.20 132.30 f 46 23 60.34 92.43 138. 68 f. Vi 4S.40 73 60 96.SO 145.20 tH BO 63 75.94 101.25 151.68 r.Ti 52.90 70.83 165.80 158.70 61i 53.23 82.84 110.45 163.68 6 67.60 89.40 113.20 172.80 Another valuable formula is that for calculating- piston displacement. It is expressed: Piston displacement equals D3 x .7864 x N x S, in which D Is the bore in inches, N the num ber of cylinders, and S the stroke in inches. The speed formula for miles per hour, etc., la something; asked for nearly every day. In order to get the miles per hour divide the miles by the hours, or when minutes are Kiven convert the hours to minutes and multiply the miles'by 60. Thus five miles in one hour equals 5 di vided by 1. or five miles per hour. Now five miles in 64 minutes equals 6 by 60 divided by 64. In other words, if you have the time in min utes multiply the distance by 60, and If you have it in seconds multiply the distance by 3600. The formula then, knowing the distance and time in sec onds is 3600 number of seconds multiplied by the distance. The fol lowing table gives the speed in miles per hour for one mile: Demon Raver Crosses Line First in 18 Races, With "Red" P.ark liurst Close Second. Despite the effect of war-time ac tivities, motorcycle racing last year had one of the best seasons from the point of performance of any since speed and endurance contests began NEW MEMBER OF PORTLAND MO TOR CAM. COllPAJil. if il "V "VC v Mr. Peters has come to Portland as vice-president and general manager of the Portland Motor Car company, from Seattle, where he was with the Northwest Motor Car company. He will personally supervise sales of Packard cars here. to occupy an assured position in the world of sport. Gene Walker proved as consistent a winner as any of the speed demons that faced the starter during the sea son. He crossed the tape first in 16 contests, making almost a clean sweep at the two Atlantic meets, as well as in the races at Greeley. Colo. At Sheepshead Bay he also showed well in a field of the best riders In the country. "Red" Parkhurst ran a close second in the number of f lists, looming up strong at Denver, Portland, Or.; Marian, Ind., and Columbus. Ralph Hepburn starred at Eseanaba, Grand H M H M M W H M H W 3 W 03 S Ol tr C3 C3 V OS W C3 o Xs Sr f, K T X" ' Sf 32 3 6 3 S 3 Ej 3 sf 3 Bg 3 3 St" 3 2" 3 2 S 2" 3 2s 3 w . e 5 t o 5 r ?o .t; t o 5 if n " sf5" a" j a" w" ta ?. So f Jo o 2o o So o t " 24 1KO.OO 30 120. 0O S 100.00 42 85.71 4. 75.00 54 68.66 1- 5 148.76 1-5 119. 2I 1-5 H9.44 1-8 85.30 1-5 74.68 1-S 66.42 2- 5 147.54 2-5 118.42 2-5 98.90 2-5 84.00 2-5 74.38 2-5 66. IT 3- 5 148.34 8-5 11T.64 S-fl 98.86 S-5 84. SO 3-5 74.07 8-5 65.93 4- 5 145.16 4-5 11.!8 4-5 97.62 4-5 64.11 . 4-6 73.77 4-5 65.69 85 144. OA 81 116.18 87 97.20 43 83.72 40 ' 73.47 58 65.45 1- 5 142.86 1-5 115.38 1-5 96.77 1-5 83. S3 1-5 73.17 1-5 65.21 2- 5 141.73 2-5 114.65 2-5 96.23 2-5 82. 95 2-5 72.87 2-5 64.98 3- 5 140.62 S-5 113.90 S-5 93.74 8-5 82.57 3-5 72.58 3-5 64.74 4- 5 139.53. 4-5 113.21 4-5 95.23 4-5 82.19 4-3 72.29 4-5 04.51 26 138.46 32 112.PO 38 94.73 44 81.81 50 72.00 56 64.28 1- 5 137. 40 1-5 111.80 1-8 94.24 1-5 81.44 1-5 71.71 1-5 64.05 2- 5 1S8.36I 2-5 111.11 2-5 93.75 2-5 . 81.08 2-5 71.42 "2-5 63.83 5- 5 135.34 3-5 110.43 3-5 93.26 8-5 80.71 8-3 T1.14 3-5 83.80 4- 5 134.33 4-5 109.75 4-5 92.78 4-5 SO. 35 4-5 70.S6 4-5 63.38 87 133.33 33 ln!).0! 39 92. SO 43 80. OO 51 70.58 57 63.16 1- 5 132.25 1-5 108.43 1-5 !1 .83 1-5 79.64 1-5 70.31 1-5 62.93 2- 5 131.38 2-5 lOT.TS 2-5 91.37 2-5 79.29 2-5 70. 04 2-5 62.71 5- 5 130.43 8-5 167.14 8-5 90.91 3-5 78.94 8-5 69.78 8-5 62.50 4- 5 129.50 4-5 106.51 4-5 90.45 4-5 78. 60 4-5 69.49 4-5 62.28 M 128. 3T 34 105.88 40 90.00 46 78.?6 52 60.23 58 62. 0T 1- 5 137.66 1-5 103.36 1-5 89.55 1-S 77.92 1-5 68.96 1-3 61.85 2- 3 1 28.76 2-5 1 04.65 2-6 80.11 2-5 77.58 2-3 68.70 2-5 61.64 5- 5 125.87 8-6 104.04 8-6 88.67 8-5 77.25 3-5 68.44 3-5 61.43 4-5 123.00 4-4 103.43 4-5 88.23 4-5 76.92 4-8 68.18 4-5 61.23 t 124.13 35 102.83 41 87.80 4T 76.50 53 67.92 91 61. Ot 1- 5 123.28 1-3 103.27 1-8 87.38 1-5 78.27 1-5 67.66 1-5 60.81 2- 5 122.45 2-5 10t.69 3-5 86.95 2-5 73.95 -5 67.41 2-3 60.60 8-5 121.62 8-6 101.12 S-5 86.63 8-8 75.63 3-3 6T.18 8-8 60.40 4-o 12U.S0 4-8 100.56 4-5 86.12 4-3 75.31' 4-5 66.91 4-5 60.20 Another valuable table for car own ers is that relating to the car speed with, different gear ratios and wheel sizes. The'formula la: Speed in miles per hour equals: Dx3.l41Sxr. p. m. 12xgear ratlox88 itlir T is the wheel diameter. The following table gives the car speeds at 1000 revolutions of the engine: Island. Bridgeport, Conn., and Colum bus, while "Shrimp" Burns showed his class by leading the f ie'ldat Balti more,' Columbus and Eseanaba. "Dave" Kinnle placed himself in the calcium glare by sensational per formances at BakersCield and Fresno, Deing placed a winner the same num. oer or Times auring tne season as "Jim" Davis. He won first at Hamii ton. Alliance and Dayton. Don Marks GEARS ' 11:1 :1 7:1 5:1 4:1 3V4:1 3:1 ' 2H:1 2:1 SO-lnch wheel .1 772 9.6 I 12.3 I 17.3 I 31.6 I 24.7 SO 3476 43 2 32- inch wheel 7.7 10.2 13.2 18.4 23.1 28.4 30.7 36.8 46.1 33- inch wheel 7 9 10.6 13.6 1B.0 23. S 27.3 31.7 88.0 47.8 31-lnrh wheel ' 8.2 10.0 13.9 19.6 24.6 27.9 " S3. 6 39.3 49 86-Inch wheel 8.6 11.3 14.8 20.7 25.9 29.6 84.6 41.4 Sl.B 38-inch, wheel 9.1 13.3 I 15.6 21.8 27.4 81.2 36.6 43.8 64.7 40-tnrh wheel 9.6 IS. 8 16.5 28.0 28.8 32.9 88.4 46.0 57.6 42-inch wheel 10. 1 13.4 17.8 24.2 80.8 34.6 40.3 48.4 60. 6 44-inch wheel 10.6 14.1 18.1 25.8 81.7 86.2 42.3 00. 63.4 1:1 8875 92.2 BS.O 97.9 103. T 109.4 115.3 121.0 .128.1 Here ia another useful table for electrolyte freesing points: Freeslag Points of Battery Solution. t. r I Tenlty, .1 000 . . 1023 .. 1 050 . . 1075 .. 33 28 .....25 33 Penelty. 1225 ... 1250 1275 ... 1300 Frees. Pt. V. ...-S8 . . .-60 . ..-88 ...-St AVE ATM Kit STOPS PAVING Lane- County Work Between Wolf and Grave Creek Finished. EUGENE, Or., Dec. 19. (Special.) i Paving operations on the Pacific highway between Wolf creek and Grave creek continued up to the time the snow began to fall last Wednes day, according to Linn W. Nesrattn. who is inspector for the state highway commission on that contract, which is held by the Warren Construction company. Work has stopped for the winter. . Five miles of the highway has been paved between the creeks mentioned, says Mr. Nesmith. By the end of 1920 the entire highway, between Portland drove consistent races at Lima, and Mansfield. While he did not start In many races, Ray Artley shattered several road records in solo and side car races in 1919. He set a new mark from Los Angeles to San Diego, and with James Urauhart as passenger hung up new marks for the San Fran cisco to Los Angeles distance. Ray Welshaar set a new world's record for 60 miles at Sheepshead Bay, cut ting a minute orr the old mark. In the most important endurance runs at Reading and in Wisconsin ana rwew jersey. George Eisenbisa. Claude Smith. Baxter Potter, John Constant and Orrie Steele made per. feet scores. Goodyear motorcycle iires naa a Dig snare In these suc cesses, as all these drivers used them in making ji raolng history. Takima Bujs Automobile. Pump. TAKIMA, Wash.! Jan. S. CSne cial.) The Takima- city commission has contracted for delivery four months hence of a S12.000 automobile gamp, ior the cjtjr tire .dep.artrne.nt. AlTj ' Franklin Established as ' fZ"gl ' llii vrQPf America's Greatest Road I Mil ir f Car by Succession of Cross f - Msms jj New York to Montreal, 398 Miles, in 9 Hrs. 59 Min. The quickest scheduled train journey now pos sible between New York City and Montreal, Canada, is 12 hours. A stock model Frank lin Touring "Car made the 398 miles in 9 hours 59 minutes running time on November 11th, setting a new touring record and equal ing from New York to Albany the nonstop time of the Wolverine Express, 3 hours 20 minutes. Five hours of the trip were through rain, slush, snow, ice, and a gale that at times blew fifty miles an hour.' The return trip (401 miles) was made in 11 hours 28 minutes running time. The total elapsed time for the round trip was 24 hours 10 minutes, including time out for eating, re plenishing fuel and oil and for customs in spections. No spare tires or tubes were carried- No tire chains were needed. No mechanical troubles developed. The same driver, Mr. J. W. Banks, drove all the way. Mr. H. P. Merchant of the B. F. Goodrich Tire Company and Mr. J. R. Getty, of "Motor," were observers; Mr. L. A. Miller, passenger. FRANKLIN CAR Every little while a Franklin Car in some section of the country sets a new road record or makes a clean sweep of an economy or reliability event. Recently Franklin drivers have made numerous 24-hour runs and long dis tance trips which prove that the Franklin Car is unsurpassed at piling up large mileage in a day's driving over average highways or over all dirt roads. Here are the records 863.4 miles in 24 boure R. H. Cramer, Waterloo, la. 832.6 miles in 2 4 hoars Will Diddel, Indianapolis, Ind. 808.9 mile in 24 hours P. A. Pfohl, Indianapolis, Ind. 746.1 miles in 24 hoars J. IX. Manion, Indianapolis, Ind. 729-5 miles in 24 hoars J. T. Peacha, Dnlnth, Minn. 725.2 mile in 24 hoars L. W. S no tin, Indianapolis, Ind. 693 miles in 24 hours Mrs. R. G. Reed, Beaton, Mass. 406-3 miles in 12 hours in m. Brougham Mrs. Q. C. Belt, Columbus, Ohio. IVcw York to Montreal, 9 hoars 59 minutes J. Banks, Newark, N. J. Round trip between New York and Boston, 12 honrs and 5 minutes. New York to Albany, 3 hoars SO minnte. Cincinnati to Cleveland and back in 15 hoars and 45 minutes. New York-Boston Round Trip, 458.8 Miles, in 12 Hrs. 5 Mia. On September 29th Mr. Banks drove Franklin Touring Car from New York to Boston and back in 12 hours and 5 minutes, establishing what was then a road touring record of 458.8 miles at 38 miles an hour. He drove entirely at night without relief. No spare tires were carried, there were no tire accidents and the fuel average was 18 miles to the gallon of gasoline. Making time in a Franklin does not consist of spurts of 60 to 70 miles an . hour over every straight stretch of good road, alternating with long stretches of annoying slowness over roads not so favorable. , The secret of the Franklin Car's ability to make faster average time over long distances than any other car is simply that the power of the Franklin Car is not handicapped by heavy weight or rigidity and their attendant dangers, driving strain and discomfort. The light weight and flexibly built Franklin holds the roads at all speeds, lings the turns, smooths out the rough stretches and is practically never held up by tire accidents. Braly Auto Company C63.4 Miles in 24 hours A new 24-hour dirt road record was set when Ralph H. Cramer, of Waterloo, la., recently drove a Franklin stock car 865.4 miles in the actual driving time of 23 hours and 4 minutes. He drove the entire distance himself over ordinary dirt roads without a second's relief, beating the former record of J. T. Peacha, of Duluth, who covered 729.5 miles in a Franklin. DETAILS OF THE RECORD Total Ruonmg Time 23 hours 4 min. J.otal Time tor Fuel, Chains, Top up, etc. Total Time Consumed Total Mileage on Dry Roads Total Mileapc on Mud Roads Total Miles Run Miles Per Hour Average Dry Roads Mile, Per Hour Average Mud Roads Grand Total Average Per Hour The engine was stopped but once. adjustments were made. No tire trouble. Driver: Ralph H. Cramer; Observers. V. A. Ridder; D. J. O'Neil, Waterloo Times Tribune; M. V. Brigs; R. 6. McComb. 56 minutes 24 hours 0 min. 757 miles 108.4 miles 865.4 miles 38 9 miles 25.7 miles 37,5 miles No mechanical 601 Washington Street Portland, Oregon yos (Smite This Tear's Yoeemite Run wss won by Stanley S. Turner of Los Angeles in the Franklin Car. The Franklin took all three first prize. MT. WASHINGTON P. E. Frost, of Portland, Me., included the climbing of Mt, Washington without a stop at part of a non stop low gear ran of 98.2 miles. Climbing the mountain without a halt is alone a record. Boston to Syracuse and Back, Driven by Woman in- 24 Honrs Time A new mark for women drivers was set when Mrs. Ralph G. Reed recently drove 693 miles in 24 hours and 20 minutes elapsed time. The route lay between Boston and Syracuse and return and required twice passing through the congested traffic districts of . those cities. Mrs. Reed believes that a heavy storm through which she had to. drive for a hundred miles prevented her making even better time. Indianapolis Reels Oft 832.6 Miles in a Day W. H. Diddel, of Indianapolis, a non-professional driver, recently established a record for his section of the country for a 24-hour .road run by covering 832.6 miles of road in 22 Va hours' actual running time. The trip wss made in a stock model Franklin Touring Car, without ballast, shock absorbers, or any change from regular equipment. Mr. Diddel was accompanied by two official observers, but drove all the way himself. Cincinnati to Cleveland and Back, Twice Across Ohio, in 15IIrs.4o min. A motoring sensation was created in the state of Ohio when Cliff Leuders, without stop ping the engine of his Franklin Touring Car, reduced the touring time from Cincinnati to Cleveland and back. He covered the 553 miles in 15 hours and 45 minutes of actual running. The odds were 4 to 1 that the previously announced time of 17 hours could not be made. Covering this route at any speed is thought by Ohio motorists to be a severe test of any motor vehicle, so bad are the roads. Yet the Franklin averaged over 35 miles an hour. Rain which froze on the riders and turned into a blinding snowstorm added to the difficulties. Observers, Mr. Robert Beifer, Automobile Editor, Cincinnati Enquirer; Mr. Richard Powell. No mechanical adjustments of any nature were necessary during the trip. And the mileage of the last twelve hours was as big as that of the first twelve hours, indicating that the driver felt little or none of the fatigue ordi narily to be expected. Two other Indianapolis motorists, likewise driving Franklips, also exceeded the former distance record. That, too, had been estab lished by a Franklin Car. PORTtiAJfD MOTOR CAR CO. IN CREASES CAPITALIZATION. v. TV. Peters Here from Seattle ? to Enter Firm and Handle Packard Car Sale. To meet requirements of a large Increase of business and provide for future needs, capitalisation of the Portland Motor Car company, local distributors for Packard and Nash cars and trucks, has been substan tially Increased. This increase per mits the advent into the firm of S. V. W. Peters as vice-president and ren era.1 manager. He will take over this Increase of stock. - Mr. Peters is an old Packard end Nash man and comes to Portland from Seattle, where he has been connected with the North west Motor Car company, which han dles the Packard and'ash there Plans of the Portland Motor Car company for 1930 Include doubling of their present capacity through erec tion of a building to cover the whole quarter block at Tenth and Couch streets. This addition Is to adjoin and be part of the company's present quarters at Tenth and Burnslde streets. Tfee. frame buildings wjiicU covered the site of the new structure have been "lorn down, preparatory to ex cavation for the additional building. In making investment. In Portland Mr. Peters says he Is locating In a city which is destined, through loca tion and other advantages, to grow faster than any other on the Pacific coast. He will take active charge of the sales end of the business, paying particular attention to tho Packard passenger car line. The personnel of the company will not be changed through Mr. Peters' entry. John Krog will continue as sales manager and will devote his time to furthering sales of the Nash. Cameron Squires, as president, will etlll have general supervision over the company. PHYSICAL TRIM IS REQUIRED Goodyear Workers Have Classes in Physical Training-. The valuo of systematic physical training for executives is being rec ognized by the big Industrial con cerns throughout the country. It Is well known that exercise for those whose work does not normally pro vide it makes for efficiency and little loss of time through illness. The im portance of good physical condition Is understood at the Goodyear .Tire Rubber company, Akron, O., spe cial classes being held three .times a week. Executives Indorse the plan eagerly, realising the benefits ob tained. ' ESSEX SMASHES RECORD STOCK CAR SETS WORLD EN DURANCE MARK. Speedy 50-Hour Ran at Cincinnati Made on Goodyear Tires and Wire Wheels. In a 50-hour time and endurance trial on the Cincinnati speedway on December 12 "Dave" Lewis, "Tommy" Mifton and Di Loyd Thompson hurled a 183-cublc-lnch displacement stock model Essex around the board oval at a record-breaking average speed of 60.7 miles per hour for a total mileage of 3037 miles. . So high was the average speed maintained for the 50 hours and so great the total mileage that the com pany has applied to the A. A. A. for the records for 1, 4. 12, 24, 36, 48 and SO hours. The mileage for the above periods was respectively 69, '255, 819. 1639. 2323.6. 2913 and 3037. These sensational performances were no less a victory for Goodyear cord tires and rims on Houck wire wheels. The speedy racer was equipped with 32x4 straight-side tires the set being taken from stock in the Cincinnati branch. The front wheel pneumatics not only ran 3037 miles In the final trial, but were used in two previous trials a total or 6870 milea the first two attempts being stopped by enow and rain storms. At tho finish the front tires were In per fect condition, while the rear set showed slight wear on the tread. In the first trial 1790" miles were reeled eff at terrlno speed In 27 hours 57 minutes and 63 seconds be fore a hard snow storm made the track so dangerous that postponement was necessary. The second trial was stopped by a heavy downpour after 1042 miles had been completed in 16 hours 25 minutes and 40 seconds. The drivers workea in six-hour shifts, the strain of speed and freez ing weather tlrinr them quickly. Not only was It a severe test of steel and rubber, but also of human endurance. PLENTY OF GAS IN FRANCE Stocks of Motor Fuel on Hand at Last Are Adequate. v PARI 3, Jan. 8. Stocks of gasoline and kerosene in France are adequate at the present time, according to an official statement issued by the gaso line commission. Present stocks con sist of 120,000 tons of kerosene, equal to four menths" average consumption: 100.000 tons of gasoline and 60.000 tens of heavy mineral oils. If there Is a shortage In certain districts this is due to poor distribution. Where the railroad service Is not satisfac tory arrangements are being made ?or tank distribution by automobile. The port; In which, stocks are maintained are Havre. Rouen. Dunkirk. La 1'nl llce. Bordeaux, Baiarue, Cette and Marseilles. Soldering Swab. An interesting suggestion for use in connection with soldering: iron or steel is to make a swab from flexible electric llpht cord, which Is used in swabbing onto the work a solution made by disolving a bit of sino in muriatic acid and then diluting with a little water. The acid solution dis solves a little of the copper wire and deposits a film of It on the wojrK. causing th soldir to stick firmly. Licensed total 4.1. 2St", chauffeurs in Michigan Do Not Confuse Isolation and Insulation A STORAGE or sclf-startinc Battery insulated will not operate. In tho VESTA, , . ... illustrated Deiow, you win find the plates "isolated,"or held apart with isolators that are patented and not found in any other battery. ' It i3 recognized generally as THE GREAT EST INVENTION YET FOUND for making a self starting battery longer lived and absolutely depend able. . Let "Doctor Spark" show you at Gibson Storage Battery Co. Twelfth at Alder I 1 " I lag;" -v 1 itvuuvf a I I... i ... -I