The Sunday Oregonian., January 18, 1920, SECTION SIX, Page 7, Image 81

IIE SUNDAY OREGONIAN, PORTLAND, JANUARY 18, 1920
PORTLAND IS -STAR
SEATTLE SALES
Lee J. Kearns Here With D. C.
Warren Motor Car Co.
HE BRINGS A FINE RECORD
For Past Three Years He Has Been
Sales Manager lor the Seattle
Willys-Overland Branch.
Now Portland has gone and done it.
Done what? you aak. Why. lured
away one of its moat aggressive sales
managers from Seattle's automobile
row, and at census time, too, which
makes the faux pas absolutely inex
cusable from a Seattle point of view.
However, they probably have counted
him anyway, so the situation is not
necessarily grave.
This will introduce to Portland mo
tor car owners Lee J. Kearns, for the
past three years sales manager of
the Seattle branch of the Willys
Overland Pacific conlpany, who has
come to Portland to become sales
manatrer for the I. C. Warren Motor
i'a.r comDanv. Mr. Kearns is otie of
the best-known automobile men in
the Pacific northwest and the D. C.
Warren Motor Car company has ob
tained a hustler to take charge of
their selling organization for Peer
less. Velie and Allen cars.
Mr. Kearns is not one of the type
of automobile salesmen who skip
around from place to place like but
tertlies. He was with the Willys-.
Overland Pacific organization in Seat
tle for six years continuously and in
that time advanced from plain sales
man to sales manager.
Rase From the Bottom.
He didn't make the jump all at
once, either, from salesman he won
his ilrst promotion to territory man
for the Western Washington terri
1 6ry. Then he was brought oacK
KYrnm the road and made manager of
the used car department. And he was
a good used car manager so good
that men he had sold used cars to
would come back to him when they
were in the market again, which is
about as high a compliment as can
be paid any used car manager.
From that position he was raised
three years ago to sales manager for
the Seattle branch, which he has held
until his resignation late in Decem
ber to accept the offer from the D. C.
Warren Motor Car company. Mr.
Kearns comes to Portland full of en
thusiasm for his work, for the three
Tines of cars he represents and for
this territory.
"I always have liked Portland," he
declared, "and am certainly pleased
at the opportunity to make my home
here. Portland is one of the best
automobile territories on the Pacilic
coast and it will become a lot better
than it is at present.
"One thing I And that motorists
and dealers alike realize in Seattle
better, however, than they do here.
That is that this coming spring is
going to see the greatest demand for
automobiles in the history of the au
tomobile business.
Factories Lack Material.
"It will be terrific. Motorists and
dealers here haven't as yet quite come
to a realization of what the demand
will be. It will be so treat that the
present shortage of automobiles will
be nothing in comparison.
"The factories at present, and this
applies to virtually all of them, are
facing a great shortage of material
and on top of that a labor shortage.
The men they have are not doing the
same amount of work, for much high
er wages, that they did back in pre
war days. And the material situation
Is really acute. The reBult is that it
will be a physical Impossibility to
supply cars enough to anywhere near
meet the demand. The purchaser
who has been foresighted enough to
place his order for a car early is the
one who will get his car.
Here Is an extract from a story
which appeared in a recent issue of
the Seattle Times relative to Mr
Kearns departure for Portland:
"Back in the old days of, automo
bile history in Seattle he was asso
ciated with some of the big men of
the industry, all of whom formed a
sales organization which had no equal
in the northwest. One by one they
embarked in business for themselves
cr attained high posts as their abil
ity was recognized. Such men as
Kred Hill. C. M. Goble. K. K. Burk
hart, Ed Young, Roy Talt and H. R.
Ludwig: look back with pride on the
early days when they were associated
together in a single organization,
Won Prize In 1010.
As a salesman Kearns achieved
nistinotion, winning one of the prizes
awarded in class D by the Willys-
overiana factory in 1916, two prizes
being annexed by the Seattle organ!
zation. Kearns was awarded a hand
some gold watch and Fred Hill re
ceived a valuable pin.
"In entering the new field in Port
land Kearns is not embarking entire
ly in unknown territory. In Fort
land as well as in Seattle he has a
big circle of friends and he furniBhed
the Rose City with one of its excitine
moments several years ago when he
drove an Overland six from Seattle
to Portland in faster time than any
car prior to that time had achieved.
"With his family he moved to Port
land Friday and has already assumed
Ins new duties in charge of the re
tail sales end of the D. C. Warren
Motor Car company. He has extend
ed an invitation to Seattle motor fans
to make the establishment their
headquarters while visiting in the
neighboring city."
pour of rain) in a stock Franklin
touring car and drove the entire dis
tance without relief. The car also
carried two passengers who acted as
official observers. The actual run
ning time was 23 hours and 20 min
utes or an average of 37.08 miles per
hour.
Closely approaching this record is
the remarkable run made by J. T.
Peacha of Duluth, Minn., who on July
22 covered 729.5 miles of Minnesota
dirt roads in a stock Franklin touring
car in 21 hours and 37 minutes actual
running time, or an average of 33.74
miles per hour. The elaDsed tlm wax
23 hours and 30 minutes. Mr. Peacha
himself drove the entire distance and
was accompanied by three observers
representing local newspapers-and a
national tire concern.
Indiana annexed some real honors.
too. There must be something about
the Hoosier state that breeds good
drivers, for ihree of its residents, all
hailing from Indianapolis, have each
made records in Franklin touring cars
recently. ..
Will Diddle covered 828.6 miles
within 24 hours elapsed time 22V4
hours was the actual running time).
P. A. Pfohl was a close second with
808.9 miles to his credit within 24
hourse elapsed time, and J. H. Manlon
rolled up the very respectable total
of 746.1 miles within 24 hours elapsed
time. None of the men had any
relief at the wheel. ,
Nor was Ohio to be left out of the
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SUMMARY
OF TOWNS
E
BILL
National Highway Measure Is
- Now Before Congress.
STATE HAS JURISDICTION
Highway System In Each State J.o
B . Bull, and Maintained- by
Government Is Provided.
There has been much discussion of
the Townsend bill among motorists
and those interested in the automo
tive industry since the introduction
of this proposed legislation in con
gress. Without expressing any opin-
nance, etc., are transferred to the fed
eral commission. In those cases where
the states have entered into legal
agreements which require the serv
ices of the department of agricul
ture, the secretary is directed to act
as agent of the commission.
8. The commission is directed to
report annually to the congress such
reconsiderations of policy, and for
such additional legislation for both
the national system and the federal
aid act as it shall feem to be for the
public interests.
9. Wherever a state has caused to
be constructed a main highway, se
lected as a. part of the national sys
tem, to a standard deemed adequate
by the commission, the commission is
directed to construct a similar mile
age of highways connecting with or
correlated to the national highways,
except that In such cases maintenance
shall be undertaken by the state.
Jurisdiction of States.
10. No money shall be expended in
any state on this system until the
assent of the legislature has been
given, except that the assent of the
governor shall be considered suffi
cient until the first meeting of the
legislature after the passage of this
act.
IV Nothing in this act shall affect
the jurisdiction of the state, either
civil or criminal, over persons or
property upon such highways.
12. For the purpose of this act $50,
000,000 shall be appropriated, to be
come available at once; $75,000,000 to
NEW PAVEMENT ALONG FRONT OF SHELL MOUNTAIN ON COLUMBIA RIVER HIGHWAY
BETWEEN CASCADE LOCKS AND HOOD RIVER.
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NO MORE ROCKS WILX SLIDES DOWN ON YOU HERE IF THIS NEW WALL HOLDS.
Before the pavement was laid, several thousand dollars were expended in building this rock wall against the
mountain with the purpose of preventing further rock slides across the highway. The highway is now paved all the
way irom Portland to around Shell Rock mountain and for some distance beyond, about 11 miles In all from Cascade
Locks and half the distance from there to Hood River. The remaining 11 miles will be paved this spring.
reckoning. The roads between Cin
cinnati and Cleveland are not exactly
a paradise for the driver, but that
fact didn't deter Cliff Lueders of
Cincinnati from taking on a bet that
he could make the round trip in 17
hours. And he won his bet for, ac
companied by a Cinctnantl press
representative, he left Cincinati in a
stock Franklin touring car at 4:10
o'clock on the morning of November
6, made the round trip to Cleveland
covering 663 miles, and was back In
Cincinnati again at 8:30 in the even
ing of the same day. The actual run
ning time was 15 hours and 45 min
utes. Mr. Lueders never left the
wheel and the only stops were made
to take on fuel at Marion and Cleve
land.
Another long distance run made
recently by a Franklin touring car
was hung up by J. W. Banks. New
ark, N. J., who on November 11 made
the 398 miles from New York city
to Montreal in 9 hours and 69 min
utes. The quickest scheduled train
journey possible between the two
cities is 13 hours.
AXLE EFFICIENCY AIDED
PSEUMATIC' TRUCK TIRES
CREASE IT GREATLY.
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Tests by Big Axle Company Show
Efficiency Is as Much as SO to
100 Per Cent Greater.
Many manufacturers are specifying
pneumatic tires as original or op
tional equipment on trucks, according
to I. J. Sparks, Firestone representa
tive in Portland. Increasing demand
from truck operators and tests con
ducted by the manufacturers, which
tell a story of superiority of the pneu
matics tor many types of work, are
reasons for their growing popularity.
he says.
Mr. Sparks tells of an lnvestiga
tion by an automotive engineer in
the employ of one of the large axle
manufacturing concerns of the coun
try. This company, he says, has kept
performance records on 60,000 of its
axles in service on trucks in various
sections of the country.
"The company found, he continues,
'that the use of pneumatics increases
the efficiency of its axles from 50
to 100 per cent. In fact, it quite often
has been found practical, with pneu
matics, to make a 1-ton axle do the
work of a two-ton axle.
"Increased axle efficiency, through
the use of pneumatics. Is accountable
to the fact that they absorb road
vibration to a great extent. Vibration
and its attendant evil effects on axle,
frame, wheels, spring and power plant
are lessened by the use of pneumatics
because of their greater cushioning
properties."
ion as to its merits, the bill having
very enthusiastic supporters and very
bitter opponents, here is the bill it
self in brief:
1. A national system of highways
to be constructed and forever main
tained solely at the expense of the
national government.
2. Two main highways in every
state, linking up with main highways
in adjacent states or connecting with
the main highways of bordering
countries or touching main water
ways in combination.
3. The mileage in each state is to
be 1 per cent of the total mileage of
highways in that state, except where
such percentage is sufficient to pro
vide two main highways. In these
eases mileage is to be extended to
meet this nee.d.
4. All highways are to be con
structed of materials and of a type
adequate to meet the needs of present
and future traffic, with a right of
way of 68 feet and a wearing surface
of not less than 20 feet, save where
excessive costs, physical conditions,
etc., render further limitations ad
visable.
Kind of Construction!
5. Construction and maintenance of
the system is to be under the juris
diction of a federal highway com
mission of five, selected by the presi
dent, with the advice and consent of
the senate, with due regard to geo
graphical location.
6. The commission is directed to
confer with state highway depart
ments regarding locations of high
ways, and in its discretion may con
tract with state highway departments"
to undertake the actual work under
supervision of the government.
7. All of the powers and duties of
the department of agriculture and of
the council of national defense in re
lation to road construction, mainte-
become available July 1, 1920; and
$100,000,000 shall become available at
the beginning of each of the three
succeeding fiscal years, or $425,000,-
uuu in an. .
13. The commission is directed to
make annual deductions for adminis
tration (not to exceed 6 per cent)
and for adequate maintenance, and
then to distribute the remaining funds
between the several states in the
the same ratio as the mileage con
structed in each state bears to the
total mileage in all the states.
14. The commission i directed to
maKe studies or the most approved
methods of construction, maintenance
and other highway work and to nub
lish such information for the benefit
ol all.
15. Penalties are imposed on all
who wilfully injure or destroy any
part of this system or who violate
the regulations prescribed, and while
authority o make opening in the
hlg-hways is granted, damage done
must be fully repaired.
16. A complete accounting system
of every phase of the administration
and operation is provided for, with
suitable reports of all expenses.
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who drives. Intimately comfort
able for five per9on9 snug, one
might say, but without the slight
est suggestion of crowding. The
wide windows give all the vision
of an open car.
The day of the top-heavy closed
car is definitely past. The Jordan
Silhouette Brougham has an all
aluminum body. It is light and
conspicuous for its absence of
rattle. The car is easily handled,
with an
power.
The interior h most inviting,
with upholstery of finest imported
weaves in shades to match the
body colors.
In lines the body is grace itselt
The shape of the doors, the spac
ing of windows, the curve of
fender and the height of hood all
contribute to an ' effect that is
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A new Jordan Motor Car with
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Broadway at Oak St., Portland, Or.
Jordan Motor Car Company, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio
LAXE
WILL
CO-OPERATE
County Will Aid Forest Service on
Xew McKenzie Highway Work.
EUGENE, Or.. Jan. 17. (Special.)
Lane county and the forestry service
will co-operate this year in construc
tion work on the McKenzie highway,
not only within the boundaries of the
national forest but outside of it.
County Commissioner Harlow and
N. F. McDuf f, supervisor of the Cascade
national forest, were up around Blue
river a few days ago looking over
different stretches of the highway
where construction work will be car
ried on this year.' One stretch In par
ticular, between 3000 and 4000 feet
long, will be rebuilt and, while the
county will furnish the money for the
grading and crushed rock, the gov-1
ernment will furnish all the TNT re
quired to blast out the rock.
The forest service .has established
a powder magazine near Eugene
where the TNT will be stored and
plans to use thousands of pounds of
It In the county this year. The ex
plosive comes from the government's
great storehouses in Arizona, where
thousands of tons are stored.
Work on the government contract
on the McKenzie highway between
Blue river and Belknap springs has
not yet started, as there is still con
siderable snow in the road, super
visor McDuff and Commissioner Har
low found between six and eight
inches of it when they were there a
few day's ago. This contract covers a
stretch of IS miles and the contract
price is between $90,000 and $100,000.
CARS IX DEMAND IX ENGLAND
Nation Millions In Debt, Yet Thou
sands Spent for Motors.
There is one thought about the
Olympla motor show, which closed not
long ago, that transcends all its
many wonders in light engineering.
That is, "Where does all the money
come from?" says the Manchester
Guardian.
The wages of a chauffeur are no
where below $15 a week, gasoline Is
more than 75 cents a gallon, and few
cars cost less than 100 per cent above
pre-war prices. Tet high-priced and
moderate-priced cars alike have been
selling like hot cakes selling so rap
Idly that within three days of the
opening of the show prices had risen
10 to 15 per cent. At a table at lunch
at Olympla a man and his wife were
disputing as to whether they had or
dered a car at $6000 or $8000. They
were uncertain, and the little differ
ence of $2000 seemed of no moment
to them.
The whole thing partakes of an
egregious paradox the nation count
less millions In debt and all classes
tumbling over each other to spend
their thousands upon motor cars.
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BUY GASOLINE BY THE TIN
Motorists
LONG DISTANCE RECORDS DEM-
OXSTRATE ROAD ABILITY.
Several Marks Set Up by Car With
Air-Coolod Motor Over Bad
Dirt Roads.
Not all the noteworthy motoring
records of 1919 were made on the
race track. Spectacular as were the
contests at Indianapolis and Sheeps-
head bay, (tie year Just past brought
to light a number of examples of
sustained driving ability and motor
performance worthy of more than
passing interest.
Many of these road records were
made by non-professional drivers in
Franklin touring cars in different
sections of the country. A world's
record for a long distance dirt road
run was made by t. i. Cramer or
erloo, la., who on October 23 trav-
d 865.4 miles of Iowa back coun
try dirt roads in 24 hours elapsed
time. Mr. Cramer made the run (a
run
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Flllins Stations for
in England.
The gasoline filling station for mo
torcars was an Innovation that origi
nated in California and quickly spread
to all parts of the United States. Yet,
strangely enough, this convenience
and practical idea has never been
adopted in England.
An English writer in an American
motor magazine recently commented
upon this fact as one of the most sur
prising that he had discovered In an
American visit. The convenient gaso
line stations along the highways im
pressed him more than any other fea
ture of America., motoring.
In England, when you need gaso
line or petrol, as It is called there
you have to go to a garage and get it,
nor is it served to you from a pump.
You buy it in two-gallon tins and
have to open the tins and transfer
it to your gasoline tank via a funnel.
It is admittedly Inconvenient and
wasteful, but that is the way English
motorists started to buy their gas
oline and probably they would not
welcome any change in the methed.
Do not operate motor vehicles, or
allow others to operate your vehicles
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