THE SUNDAY OIIEGOSIAX, TOHTLAND, MAY 23, 1920
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TWO VIEWS OF THE PACIFIC HIGHWAY ON OREGON SIDE OF SISKIYOUS.
NEAR GASTLE ROCK
Crossing Cowlitz Again Nec
essary on Seattle Run.
Operate in all directions on interurban routes out of Portland and render reliable,
dependable service to their owners and to the thousands whom they serve. ,
G. M. C. TRUCKS ARE THE BOND BRINGING TOGETHER THE
PRODUCER AND THE CONSUMERS
CONSTRUCTION IS CAUSE
Work, la Under "Way on Oerp Cut
lor w Pacific Highway Grade
to Xorth of Castle Rock.
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KELSO, Wash., May 22. (Special.)
Just north of Castle Rock, Wash.,
on the Pacific highvay route from
Portland to Centralis, Olympia. Ta
coma and Seattle, construction work
for the new grade of the highway in
volves a heavy cut across the site of
the present' road. This had made It
necessary for Henry & McFee. the con
tractors, to close the highway to
travel for eight hours each day.
The closed hours are from 7:30 to
11:30 A. M and from 12:30 to 4:30
P. M. At other times the highway is
open, but during these hours all
travel over the Pacific highway be
tween Castle Rock and Olequa must
follow the detour road on the west
eide of the Cowlitz river, crossing the
river on the bridge at Castle Rock
and re-crossing at Olequa, via the
ferry.
This detour road Is now passable at
all times, but is rather rough. In case
of heavy rains motorists are advised
to have chains.
The main highway from Castle Rock
north to the Lewis county line is
rather rough on account of construc
tion work. The same conditions pre
vail on the highway between Kelso
and Castle Rock, except for about
three miles immediately south of
Castle. Rock.
Around Ostrander hill, where a
heavy cut is under construction, the
going is quite hard. However, it is
passable to automobiles at all times.
From Kelso south to the -Lewis
river the condition of the highway is
the best ever known. There are some
rough places, but Fred C. Cramer,
county engineer, is preparing to
gravel the worst spots.
TROUBLE LIBHT IS HANDY
PORTLAND MEX INVENT TJN
trSTJATj DEVICE.
Ala&netio Pick-Up for Tools Is
Combined With Light for See
ing Way Under the Car.
. Two Portland men, H. J. Segur.
automobile mechanic, and George L.
Tillotson, salesman for the A. M.
Beaver Motor company, have invented
an unusual little device that will
make life a whole lot more worth liv
ing for the motorist who has trouble
with his car on a dark night.
They call their invention a magnetic
pickup and trouble light, which pretty
well describes it. The device con
sists of an electric light drop cord,
to be connected with the dash light
socket of the car, and at the other
end of which is a hollow iron core
with windings, and a trouble light.
The trouble light burns when the wire
is connected with the dash light
socket, and by pressig a button the
end of the lamp frame is magnetized
and it will pick up any iron or steel
tool weighing up to six pounds.
The drop cord is long enough so
that it can be taken under the car if
the owner is unfortunate enough to
have to crawl there. Not only can he
see his way In place of having to
feel it. but he can by means of the
device pick up tools in the dark.
Mr. Segur and Mr. Tillotson have
applied for a patent on their inven
tion. SAVE MOTORISTS FROM GAS
Hudson River Tube Presents Prob
lem but Proves Benefit.
The strike of the towboat men In
New York makes it apparent that
the Hudson river tube for motor
vehicle use only is an immediate
requirement, and that its construc
tion cannot be begun a moment too
soon, according to advicea from
Gotham. .
The tunnel is now being designed,
which is to make New York and New
Jersey one by land, and when once
built, the services of a great por
tion of the New York towboat fleet
will be rendered superfluous, and $t
will never be possible again for such
a email body of men to threaten the
population of an entire metropolis
with starvation.
The chief obstacle now confronting
the engineers of the tunnel is ' the
necessity of keeping it properly ven
tilated, and free from the noxious
gases thrown out by motor exhausts.
The bureau of mines is hard at work
on this important problem, and at its
Pittsburg station is making tests on
hundreds of different trucks to fle
termine the composition of exhaust
gases. No effort is being spared to
' determine how much air will be
needed to sweep the poisonous ex
haust gases clear of the new under
ground passage.
The tunnel will mark another great
stride forward in the development of
the motor-truck industry. Motor
trucks ferrying back and forth under
the bed of the Hudson will make
New Yorkers independent of the now
striking towboat men, and will as
sure the- largest city of an adequate
xooa supply at all times.
BOYER IX FIRST SMASUTJP
Millionaire In Wreck on Try-Out
for Indianapolis Races. .
IXDIANPOLIS", May 22. Joe Boyer,
who is going through his training
antics for the 50-mile run for 50.
0t) to be heli at the Indianapolis
motor speedway May 31, figured in
toe rirst smasnup ot the season.
Boyer was hitting it up in a Mon
roe and bad just negotiated the south
turn: as he came out of the curve
he worked the "heavy foot" stunt
and the car nearly jumped from un
der him. It spun around eight times.
then smashed into the retaining wall
and bounded back to the center of
the track again. He was uninjured
and a few hours' work will put the
damaged Monroe shipshape again.
Practically every driver at the
speedway has forsaken the garages
for a whirl about the brick saucer
and Boyer, Detroit's millionaire
speed merchant, thrilled the railbirds
with a 33-lap 82 y, miles spin at
an average clip of 90 miles an hour.
Pennsylvania is engaged in the
greatest road-building programme
ever undertaken by any American
slate.
SPEEDING IS DiSEROIlS
EXCESSIVE MOTIOX REPRE
SENTS UOSS OP ENERGr.
Damage to Moving Parts Is Not
Only Thing to Bother
Motorists' Costs.
Overspeeding is not only dangerous
to others, but, like overloading, 19 a
factor which greatly lessens the nor
mal life of your truck. Most trucks
are equipped with governors to pre
vent excessive driving speeds. It is
just as essential to keep down the
speed in coasting.
A heavy truck in motion represents
tremendous amount of energy.
whose destructiveness increases at a
much greater ratio than the. increase
in speed. It therefore requires much
more effort to control and it can do
untold damage should it get beyond
the driver's control.
Excessive speed causes excessive
wear. The driving shafts are de
signed to run at certain speeds below
their critical or bending speeds. Whip
ping of drive shafts does not tend to
increase gradually, but is almost in
stantaneous in its action once the
critical speed is reached. Much dam
age not only to itself but to surround
ing parts -may be the result of a
shaft whipping out of its proper posi
tion. The engine flywheel and clutch
parts may also be damaged beyond re
pair should they run at an excessive
speed.
Truck tires, particularly the usual
solid type, are rapidly destroved bv
abnormal speeds. It is here that the
cost of overspeeding is most quickly
felt by the truck owner.
In fairness to yourself and to other
users of the highways, do not tamoer
with the governor on your truck and
do not permit of . driving beyond a
rational speed if your truck is not so
equipped.
LAW TO HELP MOTOR TRUCKS
Measure Before Congress) to De
velop Truck Routes.
A bill will soon be laid before the
committee on interstate and foreign
commerce of congress, which will
provide for through bills of lading
and a division of through rates to
include the motor-truck transport
lines. It is the aim of the bill's spon
sors to develop the motor-truck
routes, as the short line railroads
have developed as feeders to the
railroads.
When properly legislated, on a sci
entific schedule of rates, with both
the collection and distribution ends
worked out, this system of through
transportation from consignor to-con
signee will add an unlooked for im
petus to motor-truck transportation.
Ford Gaskets.
Carelessness in replacing manifolds
of the Ford car so that the small gas
ket collarB do not make airtight
joints, is a cause of trouble often
overlooked.. It is well to fasten these
gaskets in the holes in the manifold
by using small pieces of paper to
wedge them in and then adjusting the
manifold to the holes in the cylinders.
This plan obviates dropping them or
getting them out of true.
Nearly all European-made antomo
biles are now fitted with electric
lighting and starting systems and in
the great majority of cases the two
units are employed.
CORD TIRES
III IB I III IIIAIIII II Ml I IH11H
New Stock
Factory Firsts
On account of large contracts
made early in the season we are
in position to sell these high
grade Cord Tires as follows:
8000 MILE GUARANTEE
30x313
31x4
32x3
32x4
33x4
34x4
33x412
34x4 2
35x412
non-skid. .
non-skid. .
non-skid..,
non-skid...
$23.95
23.95
27.30
41.70
non-skid.
42.90
44.50
50.40
51.75
53.00
non-skid.,
non-skid.,
non-skid.,
non-skid..
Be sure and see us before yon
buy. Mail orders given prompt
attention.
MALCOM TIRE CO.
Broadway and Everett Street
Portland, Oregon
' Phone Broadway 359
Commercial and 'Court Streets
Salem, Oregon
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It la a little more thaa 13 miles from the aoi-tiki side of A SUklroi
rlimfc over ti: unait and down the aontb. slope to tke California line,
n and of tlieae 13 miles only five are saved aa yet. The other eight are
very ronsh, with a eoatple of mllea ot crashed rock that haa beem laid
preliminary to paving. Heavy tracks have made bia; rata In the former
rood gravel anrface. However with Oakar Huper on the Job, the whole
Siskiyou pavlag contract will be completed In a' few months. He Is making-
fast time on the work. These views show a conple of good
stretches of road la the Sisklyous, which has mack fine scenery. The
tourists will enjoy the scenery more, however, when the highway la in
better shape for tonrlng.
LEXINGTON PLANT GROWS
MIXUTE MAX SIX SOOX TO BE
ix QUAxnnr production.
Modern Equipment In Xew Factory
and Laboratory Building' '
Almost Completed-
Vast improvements, all tending to
quantity production,- are under way
at the plant of the Lexington Motor
company. Connersville, Ind. The im
provements already have reached a
point where a portion of a progres
sive assembly track is in operation,
enabling the Lexington to speed up
production to the highest point in its
history. This production mark will
be greatly increased as soon as an
other building, now nearing comple
tion, is ready for occupancy.
All the buildings are of the most
modern construction, in concrete.
brick and steel. Even the office
building is being enlarged and re
modeled. Adjoining the offices in the
rear will be the new home of the Lex
ington engineering and laboratory
departments under personal direction
of John C. Moore, inventor of the
Moore multiple exhaust system, an
exclusive Lexington feature, or which
is ciaimea power wrta jess zuei.
This will be.. one of the most com
plete laboratories in the country. In
this engineering department and lab
oratory every piece of material that
enters Into the. construction of Lex
ington cars . will be teeted to make
sure it provides just the right
strength and weight demanded by
Lexington specifications.
All the equipment installed in these
various new buildings is of the latest
design. When the work is completed,
the Lexington will have one of the
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Figure the cost of operating
your trucks on the per ton
mile basis. Garf ord's suprem
acy is based on its low. cost
per ton mile. -
"USERS KNOW"
ALBINA ENGINE &
Has Just Bought
Garf ord Oregon Motor Sales
Company
NORTH EIGHTH ANT DAVIS
Wm. Coraf ot. 1rrwldeat
K. N. WheWer.
Secretary-Treasure
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best equipped and moBt modern fac
tories in the country.
UEATj LIGHT . CAR TO COME
Distribution, Not Weight, Slakes
Auto Easy Hiding.
Q. A rather queer discussion arose
in our automobile circle some time
ago and I am anxious to have some
matters straightened out. One of my.
friends says that it is possible to get
a very light automobile to ride as
easily as a heavy car, while I contend
that extreme lightness results in the
roughest sort of riding. While I
know there are some easy riding light
cars and some hard riding heavy ones,
is the matter one of weight alone?
Now about the foreign cars are they,
on the average, lighter or heavier
than ours?
A. Without question it Is possible to
get a lightweight car to ride easier
than a heavy car, because the ques
tion of weight does not determine the
riding qualities of a vehicle. It is
weight distribution, spring suspension
and other factors that determine this.
It is for these very reasons that you
see some very easy riding lightweight
cars, but as a matter of fact the real
light car has not come yet. Foreign
cars are practically all lighter than
ours, considering power performance,
passenger capacity, etc The light
weight idea has spread all through
Europe. Small four passenger cars
weighing 1100 to 1400 pounds have
demonstrated their ability to ride as
well as the heavier foreign cars. Eng
lish trade Journals recently tell of
trials of these light cars which aver
age from 30 to 65 miles per. gallon of
gasoline ana benzol mixed.
Auto Featured by Circus.
1 In 1898 a circus was announcing
the exhibit of a horselees carriage"
among the freak wonders to be seen
under the "big top." But today the
world's largest circus is using an
automobile as one of its foremost at
Trucks
MACHINE WORKS
a New Gar ford.
T. M. Omffhroa.
- TIee-rres. and fren. Mrr.
J. A. iialey. Bales Mgr.
ii r . -.we - - ipcrr . s
111 I ''J sar Ltrczt-'
The owners of these trucks bought their
G. M. C. Trucks
WENTWORTH
200 SECOND STREET,
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tractions. The car, an Essex, fin
ished in silver and white, is used to
onvey the stars of the sawdust cir
cle into the arena. As its first ap
pearance is after an act filled with
halr-raieing equestrian stunts it
serves to emphasize the dignity, com
fort and beauty of the automobile
and provides a graphic illustration of
the strides made by this Industry in
the past two decadea.
MAGNETO SHOP IS OPENED
Pacific Elsemann Service Corpor
ation Established Here.
With the appointment of the Pa
cific Eisemann Service corporation as
representatives for Eisemann prod
ucts, the handling of this magneto
will be made a main feature. Quar
ters are at 434 Alder street, in part
of the building occupied by the Gib
son Storage Battery company.
'A large stock of repair parts has
arrived as well as complete magnetos.
J- M" HELENS
them against others.
are being operated successfully by the following
- tive routes: .
Paul Bleinigv Sandy
Albert Webb, Silverton
Willamette Valley Transfer, Aurora, Hubbard,
'Oregon City, Salem, Woodburn
H. Franzel, Stafford
W. D. Bowman, Newbf:rg
Arnold Trucking Co., Forest Grove
and the shop has been fitted out with
special magneto-test and repair equip
ment," says Manager Hildebrand.
"Among the new products of the Eise
mann company is the magneto gene
rator designed for truck service. The
generator has a standard magneto
base and can be installed where any
standard magneto has been used. It
then becomes not only the main fea
ture of a lighting system, but a mag
neto as well."
L. J. Ranney Is president, George K.
Taylor, a pioneer ignition man, vice
president and P. IL Hildebrand man
ager. The shop work will be In
charge of magneto specialists and
magneto work will be handled exclu
sively. Water ia Crank Case.
Not all truck operators realize how
much water collects in the crank case,
especially in winter, when the cold
causes condensation. This water
mixes with the oil. forming an emul
sion, which has a low lubricating val
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A deluge of little sixes and little fours! Every
medium-priced car buyer realizes by this time
that a terrific scramble for his business is going
on. Small cars of every description are being
put out. Westcott has not joined in the scram
ble. It will not make alittle car. nor a cheap
car nor a flimsy car. Its new five-passenger
model on a smaller chassis is a duplicate of the
larger Westcott except in size only. Both models
are typically Westcott the car with a longer
life the car with less trouble and more comfort
during every year of that long life!
Some territory available ask for our attractive proposition.
UNITED MOTORS COMPANY
Distributors
347-331 Burnside Street
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G. M. C. Trucks after
Rogers' Auto Trucks, Hillsboro
Wm. Jossy, Battleground
d W. Smith, Camas, Washougal
A. W. Metzger, Gresham
Wm. Metzger, Corbett
E. C. Warren, Columbia River Highway
& IRWIN, Inc
CORNER TAYLOR
ue. All this to emphasize the impor
tance of refilling the crank case with
fresh oil'every 1000 miles or oftener,
if possible, after the crank case has
been thoroughly flushed out with
kerosene.
COLD WEATHER REPAIR BILLS
Here Are Some Hints to Save Ovrn
Vrs Extra Costs.
"Just a little more attention to the
automobile in cold weather will save
many repair bills," said Fred. W.
Houghton of the C. 11. S. company,
distributor here for the Moon and the
Dixie Flyer. "The motor-driving pub
lic has ceased to lay up cars for -the
winter, in fact it is generally realized
that additional benefits and comforts
are obtained through winter use of
automobiles, especially closed cars.
"Every driver knows how to guard
against- the freezing of a radiator by
using alcohol or some anti-freeze mix
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they had tested
on their respec-
ture. Any garage man or dealer cat
tell the proportion of alcohol necei
sary to prevent freezing at varioa
temperatures.
"The engine oil must be lighter ft
winter than in Rummer if the, bearing
are properly lubricated. Summer oi
congeals at abou-t 20 degrees abos
zero. Oil and grease cups must b
given more attention in winter. Ever
precaution has been taken to male
Moon cars proof against winter ail
menu, but the co-operation of drive
is necessary for best results. Storagi
batteries, if properly charged, will no
freeze."
Backing tbe Track.
The truck driver should be taught
that the first principle of good driv
ing is to back into a curb or plat
form gently. In driving the fron
wheels against the curb or any othe
obstruction the shock must be takei
by the springs alone.
Slow down for children.
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