The Sunday Oregonian. (Portland, Ore.) 1881-current, July 04, 1920, SECTION SIX, Image 62

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Newspaper Page TextTHE SUNDAY OREGOXIAX, PORTLAND, JUIJT 4, 1920 .MANY NEW RECORDS ESSEX ROADSTER THAT RAN 26.3 MILES ON ONE GALLON OF GASOLINE IN TEST SUPERVISED BY OFFICIAL OBSERVER. THE E BY THE ESSEX Essex Week Brings Out Note worthy Performances. CONSIDERED BY MANY riOTOOISTS THE BEST FABRIC TIRE ON THE AMERICAN MARKET 6 1 X GASOLINE RUN MADE HERE lioadstcr With Official Observer Aboard Sets Mark of 2 6.3 Miles to One Gallon. All over the United States -Essex week" was celebrated by Essex dis--tributors and dealers last week. Es !sex cars were put through their paces 'i-iit. many points and telegrams in a .Steady stream poured io to the C. L ;Bos8 Automobile company from the Kssex factory telling of road records Ltroken. TTTl.Trying for hew road records is not i?fl9iie: in the best circles around here -jtfct at present, for various reasons, "Tiiii"tor cops being among them. Any "", ay, the Essex set so many road rec "'JOTis hereabouts last season that there -"are not many of them left for it to t grf after.. Besides, motorcar-owners In the Pacific northwest are much S"upre interested now in going as far as possible on what gasoline they can ' gt than !n going as fast as pos ' Bible.. So Mr. Boss, as his participation "in Essex week, determined to see Just wiat gasoline mileage an ordinary Essex roadster would make under or dinary road-driving conditions. The car U9ed for the. test was that of a private owner, E. V. Senell. It had not been tuned up In preparation for the run. In fact, the first Mr. Senell knew of it was when he was "asked to permit his car to be. used. The run was made on a measured gal lon of gasoline Thursday morning '"with George V. Adams. Essex sales- niark, at the wheel and Stanley G. .."VVerachkul, automobile editor of the Telegram.-as official observer. ' . Official Obeesrrer Aboard. 'SA'lms drove the car out the Capi-'-"1 highway almost to Tigard. There "ilie vacuum tank was connected, the motor Idled under Mr. Werschkul's avuvwrvlsiun until all gasoline in the carburetor had been consumed and then a certified gallon of gasoline In a measure attached to the wind shield frame was connected to the carburetor. The course of the run- was hack over the Capitol highway and Ter williger boulevard Into Portland. As all motorists know there' is a mighty stiff climb up from near Tigard over the hilts into Portland, not Ideal by any means for long gasoline mileage on a test of this kind. On the down grades the car was coasted where possible, hut the hills more than made up for this. From Terwilliger boulevard, the roadster was driven downtown through traffic to Jefferson street, thence to Chapman, to Morrison, to Twenty-second, to Thurman. past the Forestry building and out the lower Columbia river highway towara j-iinn-ton. That suburb was reached and passed and the engine finally stopped running near Maple Grove farm be vond Linnton. The speedometer as of ficially certified by "W'erschkul reg istered exactly 26.3 miles for the one gallon of gasoline. Essex week also hrought to Mr. Ttoss a letter, of appreciation from Chief of Police Jenkins over the serv ice given by the four Essex cars pur chased by the police department for emergency work a few months ago. Here is an exact copy of the chiefs letter: Police Chief FralKes Kssex. PORTLAND, Or.. July 1, 1920. C. I.. Boss Automobile company, city. Oentle mcn: In r-Kard to the four B.-ii ran purchased by the city of Portland for the rtolira bureau. I wish to say that these car are used on three ah-Uta each da undr three different drivers. The total mileage made by the four car to dte Is -JH.OtKt mil?, gasoline mileage 14 to lrt miles per gallon, running mostly with cold motors. The oil consumption is 3 milfs per quart. Total repairs on the four cars to date has been $24. "S. These cars have been in continuous serv ice for five months and have performed better and run cheaper than any car uped fcv tho police bureau heretofore. Tours truly, L. V. JENKINS. Chief of Police. Here are some of the telegrams received by Mr. Boss last week telling of records broken in various parts of the country by Essex cars in the course of the week: "Essex travels 80 miles in 88 min utes from Buffalo to Rochester, aver aging 64 Vi miles per hour. Fastest train time between these cities Is 84 minutes, but route traversed by Es sex was 11 miles longer than, by rail road." Wins Sacramento Reliability Ran. , And another: "Two great records. Essex averages 60 miles per hour over Texas hills from San Antonio to Medina lake. Another Essex runs 414 miles in 10 hours 54 minutes from Manchester. -N. H., over White moun tains to Canadian boundary and re turn, climbing three famous mountain passes in high. Gasoline average 16.25 miles per gallon." And this one from the Pacific coast: 'Essex wins reliability run at Sac ramento, Cal., with highest average lor gasoline, oil and water. Distance 261 miles over Sierra Nevada moun- - i in 1 1 hi i mi hi i i 11 I in i ii i i i ii n - ii in i mi ram w ii hi i i u.n i !' ' i "j , . , t - ;tiJ;; ; ; STOCK CAR RUSH FROM .Si EAR TIGARD OIV CAPITAL HIGHWAY TO BELOW LI.NNTON OJf IIVCIE OAL LON OK MOTOR FUEL, j ' . This run was the participation of the C. L. Boss Automobile company In "Essex week." during which" many new records were made ify Essex cars all over the country. But gasoline saving rather than gasoline burning is the popular thing around here in these days of gasoline shortage, and the Essex already holds most of the road records. This ear. driven by George V. Adams of the C. L. Boss Automobile company, started near Tigard and. after running through traffic in Portland, did not finish up Its gallon until beyond Linnton, with the speed ometer registering 26.3 miles. - ' tains. Essex averages 24.25 miles to gallon, highest gasoline mileage re gardless of class, size or price. Nine teen other entries." And this one from southern Califor nia: "Los Angeles wires Essex sets new Rim O' World hill climb record, climbinr nearly 6000 feet elevation over difficult mountain road. 8.8 miles long in remarkable time of 17 min utes 23 seconds. Wonderful achieve ment to start off Essex week." And another: "Essex driven by Paul Hutchins, Grand Rapids, Mich., dealer, sets road record from Herald office, Grand Rapids, to Statler hotel, De troit, 164.6 miles in 4 hours 11 min utes over poor roads through city traffic, beating record that has stood four years." And yet another one: "From stand ing start Essex climbs famous Charleston, W. Va.. hill at 45 miles per hour. Old record 32 miles per hour from flying start. At Washing ton Essex first over Thirty-fifth-street hill in high and Tilden hill in high from standing start, over top at 51 miles per hour." 2. That the bearing is carefully handled and installed. 3. That dust and foreign matter must be excluded. 4. That only pure mineral oils and greases free from corrosive sub stances and grit are to be used. A bearing with all the four above points in its favor can scarce help but give faithful, steady and care free service. BEARINGS HEED CURE ROOD HELPS r0 MUCH LX CARRYIXO BIG LOADS. Foreign SLattcr Most Be Kept Out and Plenty of Lubricant Necessary. The care of ball bearings la an all important factor in their sub sequent service. A ball bearing can be such a valuable servant that It 13 well to humor it, in one or two re spects. The long life, tightness, load carrying capacity, and ease of rota tion of a ball bearing are all di rectly dun to the finely and accur ately ground and highly polished balls and raceways. If these are once destroyed, a ball bearing becomes useless., explains R. H. Cross, local manager lor the Bearings service company. The only lubrication a ball bearing reai'y needs, then, is such as will protect these highly polished sur faces from extraneous, destructive matter. Grease or oil used in ball bearings must not contain acids or alkalis such as are found in animal or vegetable oils. Pure mineral oils and greases aione may be used with safety. To be perfectly safe, it Is best to enclose ball bearings, wherever dan ger is liable to occur, so that they will retain the lubricant and exclude all foreign matter. In handling a bearing when mount ing it on a shaft or in a housing, or when demounting, never pound it di rectly with a hard hammer, or un evenly on one side. In mounting, use a soft bronze mallet, or insert a block of wood between bearing and hammer and .use some sort of spanner or socket Instrument; in de mounting use a two-armed puller. If these few and simple precautions are carefully observed, a New De parture ball bearing will give excel lent service and satisfaction. So much will suffice in general for the proper mountings. Of course, there may be departures from this standard practice which will prove effective as special mountings may be adapted to special conditions. The main points to be remembered are: 1. Be sure that the initial installa tion Is proper, viz., approved by the bearing manufacturer's engineers. TIRE PRICE MAY DECREASE At- Any Rate, No Tendency Noted to Raise Prices. NEW TORK, July 3. A survey of many of the smaller tire companies discloses no tendency on their part to increase prices again. On the contrary it would not be surprising if there were a reduction in the fall. All of the smaller- tire plants are operating profitably although' they are suffering like other manufac turers from transportation difficul ties. Long staple cotton for tires is scarce but they have been able to obtain supplies sufficient to keep them going. Both the large and small tire mak ers are depending more and more on motor trucks for transportation of raw materials to the plants and dis tribution of the finished product. Most of them are sending their tires away in trucks, but little attempt is being made to give deliveries by this means outside a radius of 150 miles. POTE LIKES BEARCAT WATKIXS - LESLIE COMBINA TION IRRESISTIBLE. WISTHER ENLARGING PLANT Truck Company Prepares to Manu facture Passenjrer Car. KENOSHA, Wis., July 3. The Win- ther Motor Truck company has broken ground for a large addition to its present plant and It is anticipated that the new building will be ready for occupancy about August 30. The new building will be used for final assembly, painting and inspection of trucks and the Winther six, the new passenger car. HEW DEALER FOR DENBY PORTLAND ENTERS DENBY LOCAL COMPANY FIELD. New Firm Has Selling Agency for Portland and Six Counties Adjacent Thereto. A new firm to be known as the Portland Denby company has obtained the selling agency for Denby trucks in the territory comprising Portland and Multnomah county and six other counties adjacent. This announce ment was made last week by R, J. Monroe, manager here for the Denby Motor Truck company, which dis tributes Denby trucks in the north west. The new company Is composed of W. P. Taw, formerly of Bellingham. Wash., and P. W. Campbell of Mc Minnville, Or. They will occupy quar ters in the new Denby building at Tenth and Davis streets. The Portland Denby company will have part -of the salesroom of the Denby Motor Truck company in this building, and will use its shop facili ties, as well as having access to the large stock of Denby parts carried here. This stock will be increased by another carload of parts en rjute to Portland. OW THAT THE GASOLINE SHORTAGE IS IMPROVING, THE MOTOR CAR OWNER CAN AGAIN LAY HIS PLANS FOR THE SUNDAY PICNIC OUTING. i . 31 T, i iwbMigiv ; s-' iJk l t -Ct it lnr. ' ? ' AT n - , , 4 f T i " - - I anther f err days of this iiimntrf weather and -rrlth mouth uraaoltne to get home on. theyT! all lie dolns; like the ovraer of thla Oldamoblle eignt. There are acorea of attractive plcnieklna: apota within eaax range of Port land like this one, discovered by Arnold Cornea the OUmoblle corny aay of, Oregon, HAND BUILT The skillful hands of our master-tuorhmen, far-famed in the tire world, build our "D" Type tire. Our Great Chiefs, ever seeking perfection, have found no better uy. Even the most wonderful of machines must be hand operated; but the touch and "feel'.' of skilled hands are not in them. Much labor may be saved, and cost reduced, by the use of building machines, but perfection, the aim of my people, cannot be found in their work. Even as the waters of many streams combine to make the mighty river have we brought together the best -that is known in methods and practice with- thi finest materials to be had in producing our big, flexible, extra ply, tough tread "D" Type tire. In it I believe we have the one fabric tire which stands far above all others in the service it gives on the road. And deeds 0 Motorists, not the promise of them, make the mighty man or tire. The deeds performed by our"D'Type have inspired many of you to tell us we are building the best fabric tire on the market. Perhaps this message from you is caused by our building tires with that purpose in view. 1 SALUTE YOU, 0 MOTORISTS! LITTLE HEAP HAS SPOKEN. "Little Heap" a a character is symbolic of T Sprecftel "Savage" Tire Crmpany. "By birth he is a "Sivagc"; by adoption, a member of The Koum ef SpTcckels. 4 Wise for his years, educated in modem tuays and imbued unth the pirtt of the organization he represent, the little "chief" i an authority on the construction of "Savage" tires and tubes. It is fit ting that the terlimt qualities and the sturdincae of his race arc characteristic, too, of the products with which he is asociated. THE FOLLOWING MESSAGES APPEAR IN THIS SEMES A New Departan s Tire Can atrucboa. Finest Silnrttii Raw Matariala. Boenat and P-ranmam Pay ta Worlunan. Hand Bull Wrapped Tread, Single Cure. Overiaa and Extra Ply. Special Breaker. Extra Braalcar Coven. Touch Traad. Inspection. Built to Excel A Product of the Hoot of Sprecxal. tiichway Trip Unites Duo of Famed Bull Terrier Fanciers. One of the events of Shrine week not on the regular programme was xne trip taken by W. Freeland Ken ancK. imperial potentate of the Shrine, over the Columbia River higrhway as the truest of Frank E. watktna. . The tour wan marfo tn Stutz bearcat furnished for Mr. Ken- drlck s personal use during- Shrtne week by the Autorest Motor Sales company. Stutz distributors here, and driven by Noble Leslie A. French of the Autorest pa rape, whe gave his time during the entire week to drlv ing: the bearcat for the potentate and ma secretary iotie Herman Rehborn of Lulu temple, Philadelphia. Potentate Kendrlck and Mr. Wat- kins, who Is a member of Al Kader temple of the Shrine. have been mends for many years. They used to show bull terriers against each other in the east 15 years ago. for In those days the two of them owned the best dogs of that breed in the country. Mr. Kendrlck waavvastly Impressed with the beauties of the Columbia .iver highway. He said he had never viewed such scenerv nor sunn wonderful engineering and construc tion work. He was also mightily Pleased with the snappy action of the Stutz bearcat, he told Mr. Watkins. Most of his touring at home Is done in a large sedan or touring car. Mr. Kendrlck has bought a farm near Philadelphia hiving his city residence, and is building a Deauiirui nome tn the country with a most wonaerrul den to hold souve nirs that have been nrpsntAii v him aunng nis 1J years as potentate o i.uiu wmpie, which has a membership "l "., ana during his year as Im perial potentate of all the Shrlners. When he Is located In h l t,. he said, he Intends to buy a Stutz ooarcat 10 run back and forth in from his office in the city. " may be of inter tn to know that Noble Kendrlck will be xorcea oy xuiu temple again to accept the office of potentate nrt n,. ber. He also has been ii-s-e for governor of Pennsylvania on the repuDiican ticket at the next .t.i. lection, and probably will do so. ATJTO CAMP AT GRESHAM Resort at Falrirron Mecca for Many. GRESHAM. Or.. Julv a ts -Gresham's city council and lh't Multnomah countv fair iiir.nn.. i got together after mnh rti... and a&reed upon the use of a portion "l uuuniy lair grounds as a mod ern automobile camp ground for the use of tourists and motorists. very aoiebod ed man in ia. .ti foregather at the countv fair a..m Friday evening, armed with airwie scythe, hoe and rake. After eating the basket imn pared by the townswomen they will proceed to make the fair rrminH. ,- most attractive camp site on the coast. councilman A. Hammar. E. H Kelley and B. L. Walbrad ha appointed a committee to sunorin. tend the construction of a mv and other buildine-e on grounds. The cook house will be equipped with gas plates and watel will be piped to the preirlises. CAMPIX6 SITE TOO lOPCIR Len-iston. Motorists Disturb Tour ists by Night DrlTlng. LEWTSTOV THnhn T..1.. 1 ,o - . w o . v o it o - Cial.) The itv -iiitnnnkll. i - - vu.AG aitivilllf grounds are Droving so popular that -n.j- liuuucii nas oeen compelled to take artlnn In i.Gt.lf.i!.n 1 . . i ... wub. iLLiirg V 1 15 Itors who drive tlfrough the grounds. Campers have been disturbed by night visits of motorists, who find the park an attractive place for pleasure ride m in uruvr 10 assure peace and qule4 to occupants of the camp, local drlv er3 have been requested not to visa It at night. With the coming of warm weathe an increasing number of tourists are taking advantage of the facilities of fered by the park. OUR BEST ASSET IS THE SATISFIED CUSTOMER SAN DIEGO. CAIIF WHOLESALE DISTRIBUTORS SflVdtSE TIRES AND TUBES AGENTS EVERYWHERE AGENTS EVERYWHERE Portland Tire Co., Cor. 6th and Burnside, Portland, Or. Broadway 2275 SMOOTH TIRE VANISHING TODAY BIG DEMAXD IS FOR ANTI-SKI D TYPE. Product That Grips Road and Last. Longer Xow la Popu - lar Demand. The smooth tread automobile tire is goipg out of style. It is rapidly losing caste with the motorist. To day the big demand is for the anti skid tread type tire which grips the road, wears longer and tends to pre vent eklddlng. Ninety per cent of all tires sold by all companies in the country last year were of the anti-skid type, ac cording to the Diamond Rubber com pany, Incorporated. Only 10 per cent were smooth treads, and the ma jority of these were sold to auto mobile manufacturers as original equipment on front wheels. Numerous reasons are aavancea ny MMArl ffti nreferrtne- the anti skid treads: They wsnt tires which will give equally good service - on either front or rear wheels. In bad weather as well as good, on slippery roads as well as dry pavements. The anti-skid tread type is the only tire which fills these requirements and consequently it is the type which tops the market. Safety First In Essex. One of the greatest factors of safe ty in a car Is its balance that is. the distribution-of weight on the wheels. If the weight is unequally distributed there is a dangerous tendency to "skid" on wet pavements or curves. In the Essex the weleht has been so perfectly distributed that If you put each of the wheels on a scale, one at a time. It would be found that tie weight on each was almost exactly the same. The result is a car which clings to the turns, handles with the utmost ease and has the least ten dency to "skid." Essex Is Accessible. An example of the trend In auto mobile design to simplify the task of the owner who cares for his Own car is to be seen In the Essex. Although so sturdily built as to resist the roughest usage, every superfluous part has been 'eliminated. Tn en- gine Is simply a clean block of metal only 2ZK Inches In length over all. Points where adjustments .may be necessary are so easily reached and so simple that a woman can make them. All excess parts which mean only added complications have been eliminated. In every detail the Es sex chassis is a fine example of what can be accomplished by the automo bile engineer. It has been advised that France Is no place for automobiling this sum mer. Oasoline costs 90 cents a gallon, lubricating oil abcit J2. and spare parts cannot be purchased except In Paris. IBCSG3BBBIB1IIIIIBIII Proper carburetor adjustment and the personal liberty poachers settled. alcohol for Its versatility alone would become a highly popular fuel. Lend your engine a little of its pep; simply drop a few raisins In the tank. Motor ivice. . Cut Your Tire Bills inHalf! ORDER TODAY! GOODY RECONSTRUCTED FORD TIRES, 30x3Vs At SIO.OO Each. I.la Price 3XOO Eark. 5000 MILES GUARANTEED. Tubes $2.75 each. Other size tires and tubes in proportion. Agents wanted. GOODY RUBBER CO. 240 Clroadway, Si; Y.' Closing Out Sale Trailers 2 and 4-Wheel- M o d e 1 s 750 to 1500 capacity Camping and Commercial Trailers Write for prices NOW Our stock will not last long - a a Now Is the Time to Paint ,Your Automobile PHONE OR CALL FOR ESTIMATE Robinson-Smith Go. Sixth at MadlaOB. ' .. Main llOO. Templar Shatters World's Record Cannon Ball Baker Drives Templar Stock Car From New York in s Flat Time of 26 Hours and 50 Minutes. ' CUTS 6 HOURS AND 10 MINUTES OFF RECORD Distance 1000 Miles, 510 Miles Run Through Fog, Rain and Muddy Detours. II S?.Pl fA Yt . ?T ii nil Ja ., , , !: VJ.'aw 4 fofei f ' , This is the third time within a month that the TEMPLAR has demon strated the wonderful POWER, ENDURANCE and ability to win by a wide margin, leaving no doubt in the minds of TEMPLAR owners and admirers. ' . Templar Economy TEMPLAR w-ins economy run in California, Los Angeles to Yosemite Park, 356 miles, 30 miles per gallon, climbing 6000 feet TEMPLAR wins Rim of the World run, 101 miles, climbing 3000 feet average 32 miles per gallon therefore, if you want POWER, SPEED, ENDUR ANCE and ECONOMY place your order for a TEMPLAR at once. Wray Motor Co. 90 North Broadway or Eleventh and Couch Streets Phone Broadway 3247 J BEEBinBflBIMBIHIBMMBIEHHQEBBEBBI