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TJTE SUNDAY OltEGONIAN, PORTLAND, JANUARY 18, 1920 GERMANY LEADS IN AIR, SAYS 11. S. 'ACE' Rickenbacker Testifies House Committee. to RESULTS HERE CRITICISED Most Ot Fliers Haw Quit Because Government Isn't Encouraging Aviation, Is Declaration. stones. After the subject of proper inflation was explained the jinx ap parently disappeared. During the warm weather watch the tire pressures, see that the tires are inflated to recommended pressures ana get a tire caliper which measures. the bulge of the side walls. If the car i3 heavily loaded on a long: run the pressure might be slightly higher than usual perhaps three pounds the exact figure depending upon the added load. That is why it is so im portant to get not only the proper pressure but the proper wall shape with that pressure. It is possible to partly flatten a 4-inch tire with 80 pounds of air by overloading it suf ficiently. MOTORISTS VERY WASTEFUL Wast in Tires Alone Estimated at $225,000,000 in Year. WASHINGTON. Tan. 17. An auto mobile expert has figured out that over $225,000,000 will be wasted by motorists this year due to ignorance and negligence in the care and use'of tires. The following hints on caring ior tires are offered for the careful i consideration of motorists: "Slamming on the brakes is ner haps responsible for more tire trouble than anything else. The motorist should always apply his brakes gent ly, for everytlme they are jammed on GOOD LUBRICATION ADDS TRUCK LIFE Overloading Is One Evil That Should Be Avoided. STRAINS CUT SERVICE Heavy Work Should Be Provided For by Purchase of Truck That Is Big Enough, Says Expert. During the prevailing cold weather, truck drivers will obtain a consider ably higher efficiency from their mo tors if they will drain the crank case frequently, and. using about two committed in building dump bodies on trucks. It is the practice generally to put a three-yard body on a 3-ton truck. For this very reason trucka used on road-building work cost more to maintain and depreciate faster than in any other line of work. No more than IVx yards of gravel, sand or crushed rock should be hauled on a 3 -ton truck. A five-ton truck with a three-yard body will prove by far the cheapest in the long run. It will cost less to maintain, will atay on the job more consistently and will last about twice as long. Proper lubrication is another im portant feature affecting the effi ciency of a truck. Sixty per cent of the maintenance labor on a locomo tive goes for cleaning and inspecting. The average locomotive is thoroughly cleaned and inspected at the end or about every 150 miles. It is rarely en engineer is seen standing beside his engine without an oil can in his hand. The best of workmanship and highest grade materials may be put into a truck, yet it will fail to give its owner the service he has a right to expect from it if the lubrication is neglected. The best of materials will not lubricate a bearing and the finest workmanship will not keep a truck out of the scrap heap if wearing sur faces are not lubricated regularly. The slightest neglect, while not re otroying the truck immediately, will have damaging effect, and will cause not only increased depreciation but LET THE WINDS BLOW, THE RAINS DESCEND AND COLD FOGS SETTLE OVER THE LAND THE OWNER OF AN ESSEX SEDAN SHOULD WORRY. WASHINGTON. Jan. 17. "Germany leads the world in aerial navigation today," declared Captain Eddie Rick enbacker of Columbus, in his testi mony before the house committee on accounts, which is investigating ex penditures in the war department. "We have spent a billion dollars on aviation and what have we to show for it?" he continued. "Our organi zation of 18,000 men is gone, and we have only a few obsolete planes left. Unless the government encourages aviation we will be outdistanced by all first-class powers. "We ought to have the world buy ing airplanes at our backdoor now, Instead of having to go to Europe to buy the latest type planes at Europe's backdoor. During the war we never took a steD in advance in airplane construction that was not forced on os." Rickenbacker, as America's ace of aces in the war with Germany, told the committee of some of his com bats, which gave him an officii record of 26 German planes shot down. Rickenbacker said that he and most of the other American aces de-elopet in the war have left flying and go-.ie into other pursuits because the gov ernment is not encouraging aviation. Future Wars la Air. "What are your ideas with refer ence to the desirability of establish ing a new governmental department, dealing exclusively with aviation?" asked Representative James A. Frear of Wisconsin, chairman of the com mittee. I think it is absolutely essential to the maintenance and development of the air service, and future wars are going to be won or lost in the air," said Rickenbacker. "There must be a man at the head of aviation who is in sympathy with its development, who is willing to test out new ideas, and who will encour age American genius along that line. "Americans have been inventing new devices for airplanes for years MANY HANDSOME CARS HAVE APPEARED OF LATE, BUT YOU'LL HAVE TO GO ftUITE A WAYS TO BEAT without encouragement at home. THIS ESSEX SEDAN FOR STYLE. They have taken tneir laeas aDroaa, c l Boss of the c Boss Automobile company. Essex distributor here, who's standing beside the new sedan, sold them there and during this war la delighted with this latest edition of the Essex and well he may be, for the factory can't make them fast enough we have brought back these same to supply tne demand in thi3 territory. One of recent purchasers of this model is F. W. Leadbetter. This enclosed laeas at great cost to tne unnea Essex has all tne pep of open models and the added advantage of being comfortable in all weathers. Inside the car "llL"- I is Tom langhorne, Essex salesman, now lilts II it v jr jif Buuuiuiuauug aviation to the fleet; the army is sub ordinating aviation to the Infantry M'CRAKEIl COWIPANY GETS PREMIER CAR Territory Comprises Oregon and Western Idaho. LATEST MODEL IS CLASSY Many Improvements In 192 0 Edi tion of Car Famous for Saving the Magnetic Gear Shift. and artillery; and the postofflce de- "?fy lock the wheels and run up tire partment and forest service are util- n- Such a practice is useless, for lXttlo- It hilt little. I"v 'uu.cu.awi, . "fin HftnartmAnt nVimilH handlfl aviation for all governrmental activ- cause the rear wheels to slide along ities, and there should be an alert 1 a.nLi euuBo m, nut at th heart of that ripnart- on tne ireaa ruDDer. however, u lent. During times of peace flying l ""b " k.ctl ehould be developed, principally lno owner may stui save nis tire Dy giving it. eariy attention to protect through the postal and forest serv- Fire Fighting From the Air, "Pilots developed in civilian flying will be 70 per cent efficient as mill' tary flyers in time of war. The for ests of the United States can not only be better patrolled by aviators than by rangers on horseback, but the fires can actually be fought more success fully from the air. Mail carrying by airplane ehould be greatly expanded. Rickenbacker told the committee "there never was a time in the war that the Germans were not ahead of the allies in aviation.' the fabric from decay and moisture and to prevent dirt from working un der the rubber. HERE'S HAULING- RECORD BIG MACK TRUCK KEPT RIGHT OX TRATELIXG. dues," he said. "We are prone to believe we are the best in evervthtner. We should be broadminded enough admit mis takes when we make them." When asked by the committee to I believe in giving the devil his No. Illustration of What Truck Owner Can Do Who Hustles for Return Cargoes. What is believed to be a new rec- point out come of the things Amer- ora in motor truck efficiency, con- ican aviators lacked, which the Ger- sidering distance traveled, time tak- mans had, Rickenbacker declared en and Sjze of load, according to in- that parachutes would have saved the formation received by F. C. Atwell of Jives ot Borne ot Americas oesi- ,h. Tn tor-na iinn, l.Ma -u mnnn-v was known aviators. Including Major reCently made by Lee B. Hawkins of Raoul Lufberry and Captain Coolidge. Moneta Cal who operates a fleet of I have seen German pilots and ob- cight Mack trucks. 1 1 1 A hpph firm near Lns ATjereles want- cerned way after their planes have ed to Bnlp 15 tons of seed in a par. oeen aisaoiea in xne air ana go eau- Ucular rush to Calexico 225 miles ing off in their little parachutes, tald Rickenbacker. "It was an un- away. No freight car was available, , i .V ,7 , . so they asKed tiawkins li ne couiu written law of the skies, at least so r , . j,, it far as the Americans were concerned. "7" Inrt with two that a man should not be shot down h"0"1 "n.slm'nJfIdith War Department Blamed. and the other five, started for the town of Calexico next morning. At "The Germans usually landed in night a stop was made nd the trip their territory because we carried the I resumed at dawn. Calexico was lighting to their territory, but some reached 30 hours after the start. of them fell Inside our lines." I Arrangements were then made to "Why were not the Americans pro- receive a return load of nearly 15 vided with parachutes?" Rickenback- 1 tons of dried milk at El Centro, 10 r was asked. miles from Calexico. This was de "I do not know." I livered at San Diego, 100 miles. There "Parachutes have been in use for 15 tons of fish were loaded on and years," was suggested. delivered in Los Angeles, 130 miles "Yes, the first balloon ascension--1 more, ever saw at a county fair ended with Reaching home at Moneta at mid- the balloonist coming to the ground night one of the trucks hooked onto safely in a parachute." a traner and the truck and trailer de- Rickenbacker said he made two nvered 17 tons of tomatoes by next trips to Paris in an effort to get para- morning to a cannery 25 miles away, chutes furnished, but didn't succeed. At a town near by 7 tons of well He told the senate committee that casing were taken on and delivered In his judgment the war department that ni&ht at Elsinore, 100 miles away had made a grave mistake in not en- over tho mountains. couraging professional automobile compare this performance with v. v . . j . i , , I what would have been done by rail- quarts of kerosene for a bath, turn the motor over a few time, then drain out the kerosene and refill with new oil. The reason for this, as explained by W. J. McCallum, manager of the Northwest Auto company, distributors of Bethlehem trucks, is that perfect carburetion is impossible until the motor warms up, resulting in consid erable gasoline finding its way into the oil reservoir, which gradually thins the oil until it ceases to be a perfect lubricant. Loading Can Save Truclc There are many other ways, too. by . which greater efficiency and longer life can be obtained from a truck if the driver will give it the care it should have. Loading and un loading can be handled in such a way as to exert the minimum strain on the chassis. Eighty to 90 ner cent of the load should be carried on the rear axle at all times. If the load consists of some bulky, Jlght commodity and something heavy, the light goods should be placed forward on the body and the heavy material as far back as possible. If the whole load is heavy, as soon as a portion is removed from the rear, that from the front should be moved back if it has to be carried further before being unloaded. Overloading is another abuse that ehould be avoided except in emer gencies. All trucks, while given a rated capacity, are so constructed as to provide for this being exceeded at times but it is by no means Intended that because a 3 -ton truck can carry a load of 4 tons it should be persistently loaded to that capacity. The safest and surest way is to esti mate carefully beforehand the aver age weight of the loads to be hauled and select a truck with a greater carrying capacity. That is, if the average load to be hauled is estimated at three tons, it will prove the better investment, in the long run, to buy a 3 -ton truck. Probably the greatest errors are lost time, increased maintenance and operating cost and a performance not at all in keeping with that which the truck is designed and built to give. BOXERS SELL REPUBLIC TIRES Johnny KJltane and Willie Ritchie in the Tire Business. A few years ago a successful boxer usually spent his winnings in carous ing and when he finally took the count was ready for a benefit and then the bread line. About the only line of business he ever entered was running a saloon or possibly a pool room. But the young men who now fight their way to the top are much more cleanly in their manner of living and when their ring careers are over and frequently even before defeat compels retirement, they have wisely in-vested their earnings. Two recent cases are those of Johnny Kilbane. world's feather weight champion, and Willie Ritchie, former lightweight champion. Both have entered the tire business and both have selected the same tire to sell Republic tires, made by the Re public Rubber corporation of Youngs town, O. ' Johnny Kilbane is now head of the Johnny Kilbane Tire company of Cleveland and Willie Ritchie is senior partner of Ritchie & Costello of San Francisco. Both are working per sonally in the business, although Kil bane takes a layoff long enough to paddle around the country, slap a lew ambitious boys for a few rounds and collect some more "jack" to add to his already neat fortune. Ritchie has not engaged in ring work for some time and Is devoting all his time to the tire business. The New Torn . postofflce depart ment reported in 1900 a saving of 15 minutes per trip as a result of its tests with motor vehicles for the col lection of mail in the downtown dis tricts. An announcement of much interest to the motoring public last week was that the Premier six has been taken for this territory by the McCracken Motor company. This firm also han dles the American car and the More- land and Commerce trucks. The Premier car is very well known here as the car with the magnetic gear shift. It has been represented in this territory for several years, and is very popular In Portland and vl- cli ity. as is testified by the large numoer 01 rremier owners. It is a car of the higher price class. .The McCracken Motor onmnnn-w Vin been made distributor for the Premier ror all or Oreeon and the western part of Idaho. This includes the Idaho territory, of which Boise is the cen ter. The Boise district probably willj be handled through a sub-dealer in tioise. Maj(Jr w. H. Warrens, who for some years was manager here for the B. & O & T. company and who served in the war, will be in charge of Premier sales for the McCracken company. New Model Very Clasy. The Premier is Just out with a new model, which includes many refine ments and major Improvements. It seems to be furnished with about all the conveniences any owner could want, from double spotlights to a windshield cleaner, all as part of standard equipment. It comes with all-aluminum Fleetwood body, by the same manufacturer who makes Loco mobile and Fierce-Arrow bodies. This ts a custom-made body and a very handsome one. , Some of the particular features of this body which contribute to the comfort of passengers are ventilator valves in the front compartment, roof ventilators in closed cars, special elec tric lijzhts, carrying compartments for tools in the front door, electric .cigar lighters in both front and rear com partments, and in the closed cars a vanity case for the lady and a smok ing set for the man, arm rests, pillows and hassocks trimmed to match: the interior. Plenty or LlKhta Here. Electrical equipment is exceptional ly complete with double electric head lights, both the small lower lights and the large upper one having non glaring lenses. On the cowl are two special two-candle power lamps for use when standing at the curb. The instrument board lamp can be removed and is provided with 15 feet of cord wound on a spring reel for use as an inspection lamp. Tonneau lamps illuminate both running boards and the rear door thresholds, while other lamps are placed on the top bow so that one can read ir so dis posed. On either side of the wind shield special searchlights are mount ed. The closed cars have stop lamps that are automatically switched on when the doors are opened. Hand-buffed leather, with long, straight piping and Marshall springs, are regular equipment The instru ment board Is made of solid walnut and is finished in ebony. All the metal parts, such as handles and fit tings, are of solid nickel alloy and cannot rust or tarnish. Two extra ribbed-tread cord tires are mounted astern. Other features of standard equipment are Perfection heater in open as well as closed cars, Pyrene fire extinguisher, Gabriel snubbers, Kellogg tire pump, Waltham eight day time piece, Boyce motometer and windshield cleaner. Slnsnetic Shift Improved. The Premier magnetic gear sliitt has been greatly Improved In the new model. It is no longer neces suiy to Xtress a series of buttons fo the different gears. 1 A gear-selecting finger lever on the steering Vvheel quadrant supersedes the' push-button control of the megnetlc shift former ly mounted Just below the wheel. The engine has been considerably improved, the aluminum feature be ing retained, but improvements in cylinder construction developing more power continuously than its predeces sor. 4 Bock roller bearings. Berg & Beck, clutch, Delco starter and other standard units are used. 1 The new model is a very handsome car. A peculiar curved form to th upper lines of the bodies, referred t as a "Grecian line" and covered by Premier patents, gives unusually dis tinctive appearance. The Alemlte lu bricating system is used. 'Sm '20'BIG-SIX' zllvJflP- ALTHOUGH beautiful of Erie and exrrnisitfiTy-rtf- rV r-gr r. ished, the real worth of the60-bui sqxiwer Series ' S-fyt: "fJr . z 20 BIG-SIX lies in its satisfying pel En mancn "" . records in the hands of critical motorists eveiy where, testifying to its economy, power, duxairilrty and - true value. , With a Seven-Passenger body moarrted on a criagtf of 126-inch wheelbase, it is notable for its exceptional roominess yet its 3125 pounds are so evenly dia- ZZZZ tribnted over the entire chassis and so scientifically - half ncyd thft rt Hrfraa Bfraigrtta.i an mummt any sieet- j r ' Standard equipment includes cord : tires, shock absorbers, improved straight-side windshield toith - storm-proof ventilator base and in- - E5E tegral side lamps, extension ion- 1 neau lamp, outside and inside door handles. Trimmed in hand buffed genuine leather upholstery. j $2250 - f. o. b. Detroit iimiin d ji.iimm Oregon Motor Car Co. $ gBroadvyay at Bumside Will il!lili!Wl!l!lillMlIlliillllil when he tried to get into the air eervice in this country he was told that professionals would pay too much attention to the motor and not enough to flying. I got 120 hours of flying out of road transportation. No more re markable example of motor truck ef ficiency could be asked. There have been many instances of unusual per formances of trucks that have been staged as stunts by dealers or manu rrineTourrs,"Wheerseaiahe "iToufd save U-turers. but this is a case where my motor. A motorist can. tell by the "i. .r T, cv,T ...v.. pulse of a motor whether it is in utiUty.v.f Al" .JLTT proper working order, Just as a doc- -"""," 7 ""r tor by feeling a man's pulse can tell """ . - - u-h.thA. Via 1c In AnJl.fHn I "I would "not go Into combat unless OXE CHATS BAD FOR THE CAR my motor was working properly and I think that is one reason I am here I . j , t -r today. Of course I realize that there """s - "" " was a lot of good luck in it." u Tjaar Practice at Best. SOFT TIRES PICK TP NAILS I You orten Be cars ambling along tne wet pavements uu a rainy aay with a tire chain on" only one of the The Moral Obvlouslv Is to Keen the l rear wheels. While it is true that by insuring goou irat-uuii lur one ot tne Tire Inflation tJp. There came to the writer recently an owner who stated that it was hi misfortune to have more tire trouble per week than any six owners in his neighborhood, that if there were a tack or nail on the road one of his tires was sure to pick it up and puncture the tube, says a writer in Motor. This owner gave very little attention .to his tires and tried to combat the nuisance by getting more tires, and those of better make. The high-price ones seemed no bet ter than the cheaper with respect to their puncturing proclivities. This owner's trouble, when investigated, proved to be caused by underinfla fcion, hy running the tires so soft Ithat they cosily "picked up" such ob jects a,a nails, i&ctq and pwall. sharp rear wheels the chances a. that the car will be able to move over even the slipperiest places, still it is a bad practice to use but one chain because you are thereby imposing too great a strain tn the diff erentiaL By work ing it overtime in this fashion undue wear is the result, and no doubt many noisy axles come fron- Just such thoughtless stunts as this. By using but one chain you gain nothing ex cept the few minutes extra time it would take to put on the other chain. A word to the wise is sufficient. Stale Gasoline. After it has stood for several days, even in a tight tank, gasoline will be come dead and slow to ignite. This is partly due to evaporation and partly to cAejaicai changes that take glace. QjJr00' trucks More Power Less Expen Guaranteed 100 Overload More than just a truck, "Kleiber" is a Trans portation Guarantee. Every user of a Kleiber Truck is a satisfied owner and a real booster. States Auto Sales Co. Distributors 430 Burnside St. Some Territory Open for Live Dealers. Broadway 4S6 SfMbARD-Eight feAPowerful Car IT is power that overcomes the steep hills it is power that pushes through sand and mud it is power that enables you to drive at a snail's pace without going into second gear. Power like this is the power of the Standard Eight. That's why it is the -car for the man who wants unfailing response to every pressure on the throttle. And that's why the Standard Eight is the car for the woman to drive, because its control is flexible and. easy as an electric To know this is to try it. Let us give you a demonstration. LEWIS E. OBYE MOTORS CO. BROADWAY AT COUCH j we are now aliottlnir territory In Oregon and Southern Wuk. luutuD. Ileaponaiblc! dealers write or wire. Made by Standard Steel Car Co Pittsburg. Pa. On. of th tmorld'm largmat indamtrial inmlitrntionm enby Trucks Score Again REPEAT ORDERS THIS WEEK Columbia Fuel Co. . Herrick & McCartney Kenton, 2V-3Ton St. Johns. 3V2-4Ton FACTORY-TO-USER SERVICE COUNTS Denby Motor Truck Co., of Northwest R. J. Monroe, Mgr. TEMPORARY LOCATION 101 TENTH STREET New Home March 1, Tenth and Davis Sts. V