The Sunday Oregonian. (Portland, Ore.) 1881-current, July 18, 1920, SECTION SIX, Image 68

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Newspaper Page Text1920 r LOS ANGELES SEES 0 i-THS CUT-OFF E5AD TO JttGTJVT RAINIER "NATIONAL PARK, FROM NEAR CHEHALIS, WASH, VIA nVil.ASKA MnRTfYV AVI) EIRE E Explanations of Gas Short age Don't Explain, BIG EXPORTS' SUSPECTED Oil Companies Don't Tell Why fuel Is Short Right in District Where It Is Made. THE SUNDAY OREGOXIAN, PORTLAND. JULY 18. c . . IGGEBIWOODPIL 1,OS ' ANGELES, Cal., July 17 (Special.) This town has just awak ened to the fact that it is not im mune from the gasoline shortage that for the past six or eight weeks has played such havoc with business up and down the Pacific coast. Until very recently, though Washington, Oregon and northern California had been on gasoline rations, motorists of this favored section have been able to get all the motor fuel they want. But suddenly rattoning regulations have been made effective by the o1) companies, and so stringently ef fective, that many motorists in the past week have not been able to get gasoline at all. - People down here have the ' Mis souri trait of insisting on being shown. And now that the gasoline shortage is upon them they are stridently demanding to know the' reason why. In the face of the fact that Los Angeles is virtually in the center of one of the greatest gasoline-producing areas in the United States, the mys tery of the gasoline shortage here and along the coast assumes a degree of deepness and darkness that is un believably opaque. Scarce Where It's, Made. Back east, in great cities hundreds ef miles from the oil fields and re fineries, motorists are able, to get all the gasoline they desire. With the eastern touring season in full swing, still there is plenty of motor fuel for everybody. But in Los Angeles, San Francisco, Portland, Tacoma and Se attle and Intervening territory, gaso line is decidedly scarce, though gush ers are being brought in daily with in a radius of BO miles of Los An geles. r- But 'the crowning feature of the mystery is the clear and lucid expla nations of the oil men. From the head of every company an investiga tor may obtain a perfect, explanation of the situation. The only trouble is that every one of the explanations contradicts the others, either wholly or in part. First, it may be remembered, the oil men declared that they had lots of gasoline, but they couldn t get tank cars to transport it. Purely a case of railroad inefficiency, they declared Then the mean old Southern Pacific railroad went right out and printed an advertisement in the papers offer lng to carry gasoline any place, any time, anywhere. So one perfectly good explanation went by the board. But Shortage Far Worse. Then they decided that in the city Of Los Angeles, as they had previous ly declared in the state of Oregon, the gasoline standards were too high. The governor of Oregon virtually sus pended the high-grade gasoline law up there, by proclaiming that he would pardon any person convicted of vlo latlng it by selling lower standard gasoline and in Los Angeles the city council went and reduced the end point, whatever that is. And the gas oline shortage immediately got worse than ever. H. J. Coger, vice-president of the Los Angeles Motor Car Dealers' asso ciation, recently returned from an eastern trip, and he declares that in none of the big eastern cities he vis ited was there the slightest indica tion of a gasoline shortage. - True prices for gas were higher, but there was not' the slightest difficulty in buying it. "Then I got back to Los Angeles, where they make gasoline, and land in the middle of a shortage of gaso line and an, excess of explanations,1 declares Mr.-Coger. "The funny, part of it Is the terrific Insistence of the oil men that no' gasoline is being ex ported; They declare, with tears in their eyes, that they wouldn't think of sending a drop of gasoline out of the country while a single thirsty gas tank remained in this state, not even though the generous foreigners were willing to pay. double the' present coast prices for gasoline. Real. Explanation Not Made. "And yet, apparently, some bun dreds of thousands of gallons of gaso line are mysteriously disappearing every month, according to the best figures available. "But just try to get the real facts and the real explanation as to what are the causes of the present situa tion and see the difficulties you run Into. "The whole trouble, as I see it, lies In the fact that gasoline today is public utility whose control lies in private hands. Motorists are com pelled to put up with Intolerable in convenience in obtaining gasoline when by all the evidence of reason it should be plentiful here. All they get Is explanations-which do not explain, Gilbert woodill, secretary of the Motor Car Dealers' association, sees a peculiar coincidence In the fact that the gasoline shortage appeared on the coast just about the time that ocean transport conditions approached normal. "There have been a lot of explana tions of the present shortage, but It Is very evident." said. Mr. Woodill "that the real explanation has never been made public General Public Helpless. "But just suppose, for the sake of argument, that some foreign ships did touch at California ports seeking gasoline. "We know that foreign gasoline prices are at a figure that would enable foreign buyers to pay consid erably more than 23 H cents per gal Ion. ship it home and make a very tidy profit. And suppose that a couple of the big oil companies that supply the bulk ef the Pacific coast traae did conclude to sell some of this gasoline at high prices and make the added profit, what is the public going to do about ItT "Presumably the oil companies have a perfect legal right to sell their product in the best market. And there you are." . .. Margin of Safety. Obviously, all parts of a motor car must , be made, with a margin of strength above and beyond actual re quirements, says the July Motor. This margin Is commonly termed the fac tor of safety and is expressed In mul tiples of the expected load.. Thus, a factor of safety of four, or 4 to 1, as it is better expressed, means that the part has strength to withstand four times, the load which it is ex pected to encounter in normal service, or that it is to be employed in service which' will-nor-stress It more than 25 per cea.t pi Us capacity. i,iL..w'.uj'-w'.y.:J!TO j.jii.,jiwmw.nMMjly AQMm'Kmm-.m-wm.iumimmuimMm ijin , - f 'V II II a r I A) Ik ('FttonMSA'.v J I 1 A f I I I I 4;.- j. ' MAfvut 1 s xv I k 1 .vySi i .M tj h iiirr - j. i, &a.vt. g ii h if-'- w i - VO.- WnVjtH 8 1 3 1? It "4 iffiiiiiiiiwnimKiffifm,inMrla,i.w-lTr,fWTiYtiffw Tito views along the route, which traveraes creat stands of beautlfol timber In Its winding; throuarh the moun tains. From where It leaves the Pacific highway, nine miles south of G'hehalls, to Elbe, oa the Taeoma-Moumt I Rainier highway, Is r 0.3 miles. This route is In excellent condition now. though so narrow In places on the mountain grades thst two cars trying to pass would be out of luck. It cuts off approximately 30 miles, however, I from the route via Teulno, Rainier, 1 elm and Roy. WELLER GETS WESTCOTT THAT USE AXD ELGIX TAKEN FOR THIS TERRITORY. Ced Car Dealer Preparing to De vote All His Time to Handling These Well-Known Cars. E. R. Weller, one of 'the best known dealers in used cars in this territory. it was announced last week, has ob tained the agency for Westcott and h)gin cars. He has organized the Weller--Motor- ' company to handle these lines and will shortly dtspose of his used car business to devote all his time to Westcott and Elgins. The. new company has the Westcott for Oregon ' and southwestern Wash ington and the Elgin for six counties adjacent to Portland. Both lines are well known here, having been in this territory for some time. Many of them are owned here. Mr.' Weller has remodeled the cor ner, at -Fifteenth ana wasmngton street of , his: present building as a sales and- showroom lor these, cars. The ' remodeling, was completed last week 'and the showroom is now -occupied by the cars. He announces also that he has a large stock of parts for both, lines and is prepared to give first-class service. Mr. Weller is not a newcomer in the automobile field here. He began back in 1914 in the automobile business as salesman for the Willys-Overland company, but for the past four years has been in. business for himreir. He has been one qf the most successful of the large dealers in used , cars. TRACTOR BIG HARVEST AID O. V. Bradley Declares It Essential to Crop Success. O. V. Badley of the Alexander- Badley company declares the 1920 harvest is the most important in na tional history. He says he has seen hundreds of acres of fertile land. go uncultivated this year because of the shortage af labor. "With the acreage of grain more than 25 per cent below normal, it is certainly the duty of everyone who can help to pitch into the harvest and get every bushel of the crop in on time. There will be little enough at best, and any waste of grain means a serious shortage," said Mr. Badley. "Man power and horse power will contribute chiefly to the success or failure of the 1920 harvest. Man power must be obtained at the right time, for nothing can replace a cer tain definite amount of human brain and muscle in the harvest field. But mechanical horse power can easily be substituted for draft animal power, and because of the growing cost of keeping horses and mules the tractor has proved a real economy throughout the harvest and threshing seasons. The small farm tractor easily re places two to four teams in the har vest field. It handles one or two binders according to the size and lay out of the field, works along stead ily inrougn me neat or noonaay ana far into the night if need be, and its tirelessness often doubles the binder's capacity in a days' run. Neighboring farmers, whose grain matures a few days apart, will get all of it in faster than before simply by working their binders together behind a tractor. At least eight horses are replaced by this plan." , IS DEL WRIGHT SAYS NOT MUCH OF IT IS ROUGH. Fresh new tires from the factories of the world's most famous makers bought at inside prices now sold at $6 to $25 under previous prices. I I om- I BIto Plata f Skid Tribes 18x3 tll.O I Si:.S5 I 12-1 XOzS ltt.95 11.S5 1.1S xoxrvi lz.ss 14.00 z.se 2lXVi 13.70 lSS l.OO 314 13.es ri.15 3.4S IZx4 1S.0O 11.65 3-6S 33x4. 1S.90 ZZ.7S 3.0 34x4 I0.M 23.1 3.33 3Sx4 34.45 37.33 4-1S 36x4 lSJte 7J5 4.? . 82x4M; 28.M X0.A5 4.8 33x4 t9.S 31.8 4.SS 84x4 37JM 81.0S 4. SO S.1x4V tS.SS 8L9 4.73 3x4Vz 29. 1 S3.1S 4.85 3AxS 33.7S 87. S3 S.6S 37x 84.73 4S.? S.OC Eagle Tire Company ''';.-. Ul Jf. Broadwar. Portland, Or. Phone BiMdww 1313. FORD EXCHANGE IS COPIED Chicago Dealers Like Plan in Operation by Dealers Here. Ford'dealers of Portland were com plimented in a visit by J. H. Shoreen of Chicago, who came to investigate the way Portland Ford dealers handle their second-hand Ford cars. A. S. Robinson, president of the Universal Car- Exchange, furnished Mr. Shoreen with details of the operation of this branch, of the Ford dealers' business. and Mr. Shoreen left for Chicago to report. A Ford exchange probably will be in operation in Chicago be fore very long, so it looks as though the Ford dealers of Portland have come nearer solving the used car problem than any" other in the United States. An air-cooled engine cannot have cylinders cast en bloc because each cylinder must have individual cool ing flanges and air passages sur rounding the cylinder. William Ij. Hughson Manager Made! the Trip in Fast Time by . Ford Sedan. . Roads to Tillamook are in very good condition at present, according to Del Wright, manager of the Pert- land branch of the William L. Hughson company. Mr. Wright and his family recently drove to Rocka- way beach beyond Tillamook in a Ford sedan. He says It is still necessary en route to Tillamook to detour by way of Whiteson from McMlnnville to ward Sheridan, though the new main highway between these points short ly will be paved and open to traffic From Willamina to the Grande Ronde, Mr. Wright says the road is very good. There is still some rough road, though not much of it in the Grand Ronde reservation, he says, the new grade being mostly In excellent con dition. From there to Hebo the road is very fair, though there is con siderable new construction work this side of that town. Mr. Wright did most of his driving to TiUamotok at night. He made the trip to Tillamook in less than six hours without difficulty. He had to burn kerosene returning, but the Ford had no trouble with the heavy fuel. USED Olli IS FULIi OF GRIT Draining Crankcase Often Is Only Remedy for This Condition. Dirt and grit in the crankcase oil are present when least suspected and do far more damage than the aver age automobile owner may pause to I consider. The remedy, and a seasona ble one, is a thorough-going cleaning for the crank case. The old oil should be drained from the crank case where it has breathed ENTER: the Tciiofilaxiraum Bconomig Chassis only, $1750 With cab, $1793 With express body $1850 Prices Portland Delivery Chassis only, $1750 With cab, $1793 With express body $1850 Prices Portland Delivery Oldsmobile Broadway at Couch. Company of Oregon Phone Broadway 2270 n grit and dirt. men a quart or more of kerosene should De put in and the engine turned over several times by hand or with the starter. The ignition should, of course, be turned off. The more turns given the engine the more thorough will be the cleaning. Now this dirty kerosene should be completely drained off. If the auto owner is curious to know just how much dirt he was using along with his oil he may strain It through a piece of canton flannel or similar cloth and then he will see only part of it, for some of it is too fine to be caught, but it is gritty enough to damage. Now fill the crank case with fresh oil. Start the engine. The owner will be amazed at the. new life taken on by the car. It will purr like a contented kitten and deliver power unthought of. Burke and Tunney Matched. the American expeditionary forces. John Cox, representing Burke, has agreed to the terms offered by John Jennings of the Armory A. A. of Jer sey City for a 12-round bout on July 19. Burke left New Orleans Friday to begin training for the match that has caused so much wagging of tongues lately. 1 Paint It Yourself. The paint on a car is composed of three principal parts. First. the priming or foundation: second, the color,, and third, the covering or pro tective coating, says July Motor. The foundation merely gives a smooth base for the application of the fol lowing coats. The color is composed of a number of thin coats rubbed smooth and gives the body of the Job. The protective coat is a thin hard coat of transparent varnish which protects the softer coloring I material from the inroads of the are! weather. If the protective coat is the color coats will iney re going meBi ai last, arc. wiior- i Martv Burke, the New Orleans string- kept Intact, bean, and Gene Tunney. the idol ofmaintain their original brilliancy i!IIKIIIII!lllllll!lll!lllllllllllllllllll!l!l!llll!lllllllll!llll!IIIII!lllllllllllllllll!lllll R. N. HAVERSTICK City Has Just Ordered Another GMC Truck Another Truck Owner Is Convinced of GMC Quality i ijjjp ffltj Braender Tires lil Wt T' not rec0611011!? the I'lllbd 1nJ BRAENDER TIRES JUSt I 'Sr f because I sell them. l(Q 11 I seT them because I can ,Cljj InTJ recommend them. There's Gil I lf a difference, fjl m Back of the BRAENDER 5Tf I J product is a conscientious fill I 11 desire, not merely to "make Lull I T (M tires," but to make tires FI PN n right. And it is that de- i 1 I termination, more than any- V4 I tCi I thing rise, which puts the V41 11 extra miles under your car. yuUjj. ljvX Cord and fabric tires, and s Vv tubes- M Wentworth-Irwin Co. Second St., Cor. Taylor, Portland, Oregon j.iiiiiiiin!iiii!iii John A. Walter Tire Co. 389 Stark Street, Near Tenth - - PORTLAND, OREGON Broadway 1038 cTt Double Cable Sase res F Mitral VfklU Von-SkU Rlttf' Trmd Extra riy Point No Rim Wear Long Road Wear WHILE others are wishing for better tire service, Federal users are getting iL- The Double-Cable-Base gives ex tra mileage by ending rim cuts and blow outs just above the rim. Federals and only Federals have these superior advantages. Let us turn your 'desire for long tire service into a reality. The Federal Rubber Company of Illinois Factories, Cudahy, Wisconsin DEALERS Write for exclusive proposition If we are not repre seated In vour town. WEAVER TIRE COMPANY Oregon Vulcanizing Company 3X1-3;!. BIRXSIDK AT BROADWAY. Telephone Broadway 379.