The Sunday Oregonian., July 25, 1920, SECTION SIX, Page 9, Image 73

THE SUNDAY OKEG ONI AN, PORTLAND, JULY 23, 1920
COLE AERO-EIGHT WHICH WENT FROM PORTLAND TO SAN FRANCISCO A COUPLE OF WEEKS
AGO IN 31 HOURS AND 40 MINUTES.
Portland to Oakland Ferry in
31 Hours 40 Minutes.
NO TIRE CHANGES MADE
Speedy Trip Made Despite the Fact
That Detours and AVrong Roads
Added 107 Miles to Run..
COLE HERO-EIGHT In
FAST HIGHWAY RUN
Making one of the faBtest runs ever
recorded for the Portland-San Fran
cisco drive, a Cole Aero-Eight, driven
by C. R. Chapman, of I. D. Allen. Inc..
San Francisco, left the Northwest
Auto company at midnight Sunday
and arrived at the Oakland ferry at
7:40 Tuesday morning, only 31 hours
40 minutes for the trip. Due to many
detours necessitated by road -con-construction
the speedometer regis
tered 850 miles, approximately iui
miles more than by the regular road.
The trip was not made to establish
a. record but to see, how the Cole
would perform under the stress of a
hard-sustained drive. For "this rea
son the motor was kept running con
tinuously from the time the car left
here till It reached the ferry at Oak
land. Not even while the driver
stopped for meals was the -motor
stopped. The car was a stock model
that had previously been driven 6000
miles. It received no special prepara
tion except the addition of an extra
gasoline tank fitted In tne tonneau
and a spotlight on either side of the
windshield.
The consistent running" time main
tained by the Cole is best understood
when It is realized that " the train
time between Portland and San Fran
cisco is approximately 83 hours. Com
ing up from San Francisco no attempt
at record-making was made, the
driver contenting himself with taking
plenty of time to familiarize himself
with road conditions and detours. The
time for the drive north was 44 hours
and after having a few bolts tight
ened and with a fresh supply of oil
and gas the car was ready for the
return trip.
No Wild Driving.
Without due regard for traffic and
safety on the road the drive south
could have been made in much less
time than the 31 hours and 40 min
utes consumed, for at no time was
the full power of the Cole, applied.
Chapman, the driver, was unfortunate
in that he was unable, to take ad
vantage of the greater part of the
pavement on the Pacific highway In
Oregon owing to the great amount
of new road work going on. Between
here and Salem a bridge was out at
New Era which made it necessary to
take the west side route, via New
berg, St. Paul and Dayton. From
Salem to Eugene the Independence
Albany detour was taken, the Cole
thence taking tlie west side route via
Corvallis. Many detours were neces
sary between Cottage Grove and
Med ford.
The greater part of the extra 107
miles that was lost was in California,
where Chapman took the main high
way through Treka and lost the road
(several times bytaklng wrong de
tours and then having to double back
over the sam'e road. The principal
detours in the southern state are be
tween Vacavllle and Zamora, with
another north of "Weed. Pavement
extends south from Red Bluff, but
from Slsson south beyond Redding
there is a good wide grade over the
mountains to Red Bluff.
At no place along the whole route
was the driving found dangerous
The mountain grades are wide and
the average driver can make the trip
with comfort and safety. Road con
ditions for tires are Indicated by the
fact that no tire changes were made
on the trip.
Few Road Signs In Oregon
"It would be virtually impossible
for anyone unfamiliar with the roads
to make anywhere near the same
time." said Chapman, after his arri
val in San Francisco, "for the obvious
reason that it is so often necessary
to stop and look for road signs, espe
Thin ear left the Norrnwen Ant MnH'T Pnrtlnnd at mldnlgrht on n Snndnr d reached the Oakland ferry
at Ti40 the following Taeaday atoralng. The ear was driven hy C R. Chapman of I- . Allen. Inc., northern
California distributor for the Cole. It made tta fast time despite the fact that Chapman went 107 milea out of hla
way following detours aad setting; on. wrong roada on the way south.
In fine condition by tha end of the
summer and the journey will be much
more pleasant. If construction Js
maintained at the same pace next
year there will be nothing to It. With
no restricting influence, such as gaso
line shortage, there will be Immense
tourist travel over the Pacific high
way next summer and the northern
cities can prepare for the biggest in
flux of tourists they have ever known.
ThofiA irmlclnr the trin . now.
though, should resist the urge to dis-'
regard the frequent detour signs. The
temptation to follow the main high
way Is great but often leads to a
river where a new bridge is being
built and there Is nothing for it but
to turn around and drive back to the
detour."
Paul J. Feely. former automobile
editor of The Oregonian and of the
San Francisco Examiner, but now
with Li. D. Allen, Inc. Cole distributor
for northern California, made the run
with Chapman.
FERRY TP HORTH BEACH
BOAT PUT OX ESPECIALLY FOR
MOTORISTS.
SEASIDE HAS EflSDUHE
PLEXTT THERE FOR MOTOR
ISTS DRIVING DOWX.
Eastern Fluid Shipped in Tank
Car, Due to Handling Cost,
Sells at 50 Cents.
Automobile Ferry Cruises From
Astoria to McGowan, Wash.,
on Daily Schedule. -
LONG BEACH. Wash.. July 24.
(Special.) The new automobile ferry
between Astoria, Or., and. McGowan.
Wash., which has been put on through
the efforts of business men of North
Beach for the benefit of motorists
from Portland and other . Oregon
points desiring to come to the Wash
ington beaches made Jts first trip of
the season today. From now through
the beach season the ferry will:. make
three trips on Saturday and Sunday,
at 7:30 and 11:30 A. M. and 4:30 P.
M.. and two trips on week days, at
9:30 A. M. and 3:30 P. M.
From the ferry landing at McGow
an a fair, hard-bottom road lead to
Fort Columbia, where the- motorist
may view the government fortifica
tions on the lower Columbia. It is
rather mountainous in this section.
and occasionally one strikes a stretch
of road laid with parellel planks, but
it is all dry and an easy drive.
The road from Fort Columbia to
Chinook is a good graveled route
along Baker's bay. Out of Chinook
a fine, graveled road continues along
the bay and connects with the Na
tional Park highway at the Wallicut,
which leads directly to the beach. No
bad grades except at Fort Columbia
hill, where a full gasoline tank comes
in handy for a a small car. '
There Is good driving on the beach
which is about 25 miles long and h
Motorists may now drive to As
toria. Seaside and Cannon Beach
without fear and trembling that they
will be left high and dry for lack
of gasoline. Plentiful supplies for
all ordinary Sunday demands are now
reported by dealers at Astoria and
Seaside, this latter town being also
the supply station for cars bound for
Cannon beach.
At Astoria several shipments of
Oklahoma gasoline have been re
ceived by rail. Costs of transporta
tion, handling the shipment and the
like, result in a service station price
there to motorists of 45 cents per
gallon.
Seaside, through the enterprise of
Jack Riddle of the Seaside garage
also is supplied with this eastern
gasoline, which sells there fer 50
cents a gallon. This price has caused
some motorists without knowledge of
the facts to accuse Seaside garage
men of profiteering, but the accusa
tion is untrue. ,
The price of the eastern gasoline
In the tank car at Astoria is 4 0 cents
to the garagemen. To get supplies
of this gasoline to Seaside, Mr. Rid
die Mas had to engage his own
trucks, arrange for pumping the gas
oline out of the tank car at his own
expense, and pay the cost of haulage
to Seaside by truck. The 10-cent
margin per gallon Is quickly eaten
up by these costs. On the last car
load handled in this way. at 60 cents
gallon, the actual loss was 336.50.
"I'm not complaining - about the
loss," said Mr. Riddle, "but desire mo
torists to know the facts so there
can be no accusation of profiteering
when just the opposite is the case.
We have plenty of gasoline and at no
time, when motorists have been here
with tanks empty of gasoline, have
we turned them away without at
least a couple of gallons. Those who
had gasoline with them in cans we
did not supply when supplies were
Bhort, but if a man really needed it,
he got it."
KEiRIGK LIKES STUTZ
a lot of old wrecks as viewpoints. If
ciallv in Oregon, and to turn around I one wishes to go home by a different
when the wrong road has been taken. I route it is easy to connect with the
On our run to San Francisco the car
was kept rolling at consistent speed
all the way, so the rough roads were
taken at relatively faster speed than
the gravelled sections of the highway
In spite of the vigorous driving the
only stop for mechanical trouble was
made at a point 304 miles from Port
land, when one spark plug had to be
cleaned.
Rounding out the last leg of the
run from Crockett to Oakland the
motor ran as smoothly as when it
came from the shop after being tuned
up. In all, it v.as a wonderful test
for the car. It was not made with
the idea of turning a car loose but
to see what it would do under the
stress of rigorous touring conditions.
So far as driving went, no effort was
made to create a record. The same
driving requirements were observed
as would be followed by the ordi
nary tourist.
"Frequent stopB were made to re
plenish gasoline wherever it could
be obtained. In a number of the
smaller towns, however, we found it
impossible to get as much as a. gallon,
for the supply was very limited and
dealers were supplying local people
first. The tank was never sufficient
ly low, however, to cause great worry.
The price ranged from 27 to 50 cents
per gallon.
"With the road work now under
way In Oregon the highway should be
other ferry at the north end of the
peninsula between Nohcatta and
Newal.
GERMANS HAVE DINKY CAR
Contraption One-Fourth Ford Size
Operated by Electricity.
The Germans have a dinky little car
about one-quarter the size of one of
Henry Ford's ground hogs and thou
saands of them are to be seen on the
streets of Berlin, says the Los Ange
les Times. A four-horse storage bat
tery furnishes power and they look
about as imposing as would an elec
trie baby carriage. Yet there is
two-wheeled trailer that can be at
tached that will enable the machine
to carry as many as five persons if
squeezed in tightly." Most of these
solo machines have cushioned tires
and neither the original cost nor the
upkeep amounts to very much. They
are cheaper than an American motor
cycle. There are thousands of stor
age stations over Germany just to
supply electric juice for this grown
up toy. "The German workman uses
the machine to take him to and from
his daily toil and on Sunday he tacks
on the trailer for the wife and babies.
during which we killed three chickens.
two dogs, struck a pig, hit two oxen
just snissed an alligator and shied
away from a 20-foot snake. We had
plenty of exhilaration on that
journey."
Mr. Clark made a report on 12
United States Royal Cord tires, the
first introduced into Georgetown,
Demerara. Three cars were equipped
with the tires. Two of the casings
were so badly damaged in accidents
that they had to be laid aside. The
other ten are still in service and each
has aone over 15,000 miles.
"This mileage," said Mr. Clark,
may not seem great to people not
familiar with the roads in British
Guiana. In making roads there bricks
of burned earth are broken up and
scattered on the highways. No
crushers are used, it being left to the
carriage and motor vehicles to roll
the bits of broken brick into dost.
These broken pieces are hard and
sharp and play havoc with rubber
tires."
TRUCK HAULAGE GAINS
INTER-CITV SERVICE IS IN
CREASING RAPIDLY.
LETTER. TERMS BEAR CAT
"SWEET LITTLE CAR."
Shrine Potentate Appreciative of
Having Auto Placed at His
Disposal While Here.
A little
thing.
joyride is a dangerous
Here is a letter, received last week
by C. D. McPhail of the Autorest
Motor Sales company, Stutz distribu
tors here, from W. Freeland Kendrick.
past potentate of the Mystic Shrine,
that speaks for itself:
"My Dear Mr. McPhail: This is the
first opportunity I have had to write
and thank you for your courtesy.
kindness and attention in extending
to me the use of the Stutz bear cat
automobile during my recent delight
ful visit to Portland.
"It certainly was a sweet car and I
enjoyed it vers much. Leslie French,
who drove it, was fine and I hope
sometime it may be my pleasure and
honor to meet you both in Philadel
phia where I could reciprocate and
return the courtesy extended."
AUTO , MISSES AN ALLIGATOR
Thrills of Motoring Are Many in
Land of British Gniana.
"Motoring in British Guiana is not
without its thrills," is the report of
John D. Clark of New York, who
recently returned from a business
tour in South America and the West
Indies.
"I made an auto trip of 150 miles
Pierce-Arrow Company Official De
clares Growth in Nine Years
Hard to Realize.
Ship-by-truck demonstrations which
are being staged in various cities
attest to the rapidly growing adop
tion of the motor truck for inter-city
haulage. The widespread activities of
the truck in this phase of transporta
tion, says a Pierce-Arrow Motor Car
company official, makes it difficult to
realize that it was only nine years
ago that the first demonstration was
made in America.
"At that time," said the official,
"few dreamed that the day would
come when thousands of motor trucks
would be utilized in riddlnn the rail
road of one of its most vexing prob
lems the transportation of less than
carload lots over comparatively short
distances. Indeed, it was eaid that
the motor truck as then built was not
reliable enough, staunch enough or
economical enough to attempt inter
city work.
"To disprove this belief, tfce Pierce
Arrow company put the first trutek it
built for sale to a test that even to
day would demonstrate the worth of
any truck. This unit, the first worm
drive truck of American design, in
im spring oi i9ii .ourneyea overland
from city to city throughout the east
ern states. And then to cap the cli
max, it was run, fujly loaded, from
New York to Boston.
"incidentally. It is interesting to
note that this truck, with its original
mecnanism, including the worm gears.
Intact, is in daily service today. On
May 28, 1918, after it had traveled
130.000 miles In the service of i
Buffalo Industry, it bettered its oriel
nal performance of 1911 when it re
peated its New York to Boston run.
luny loaaea. in two hours less time
than before. To date it has gone
more than 160,000 miles and appears
to re lit lor luture years of usage.
"Thus this old-time truck, the origi
nal worm arive truck of America,
whose basic design has been adhered
to through all these years by the
Pierce-Arrow company, really can be
called the granddaddy of inter-city
trucks."
BEST IN THE LONG RUN
T MAKES, all the dif
. feren.ee in the world
what tire s'you ride-on
and all that difference is
in favor of Silvertown
Cords.
liver
oAmcricasFirst CordJTire
tfie Goodrich Jtdjustm enfBatis t'SitveflownCordsZ&ooolte
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BRAKES MUST BE KEPT UP
NEGLIGENCE
EVEN
OFTTIMES ,
CRIMINAL.
IS
If They Are Not Working Properly
They May Have Become Coated
With Oil or Grease.
FIRE DEPARTMENT AT TILLAMOOK, OR, GETS FIRST STUTZ FIRE ENGINE BROUGHT TO THE
PACIFIC COAST.
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NASH FOUR B FALL
Big Factory for New Car Going TJp
at Milwaukee.
With factory buildings nearlng
completion and much of the machin
ery Installed, Indications are that the
new Nash -four will be. in production
in the early fall. The new Milwaukee
factory of the Nash Motors company
Is being equipped with machinery for
volume production of cars.
xne tactory will comprise a power
plant, foundry, 'machine shop, drop
forge department, body building plant
and sheet metal plant, cost of which
will run into the millions. It ultl
mately will be as great a manufacturing-
institution as the parent factory
at Kenosha.
nonrrete illustration of the trm-arth
of the company in the past four
years. in the main Tactory at Ke
nosha all available ground is being
utilized in the production of six-cylinder
cars and trucks and a number
of new buildings have been added dur
ing the past 12 months.
PERHAPS YOU DIDST KNOW THAT THERE ARE STUTZ FIRE ENGINES, AS WELL AS STUTZ BEARCATS. BUT
HERE'S A PHOTO OK THE ENGINE IN PROOF.
This Stutz fire engine recently was delivered to the fire department at Tillamook. Or., by the Campbell Fire
Apparatus company of Portland, Pacific coast agents for the engine. E. R. Campbell, president of the company, is
well known in fire department circles on the coast, having been 15 years in the fire departments of Portland and
other cities. He also served as district fire, marshal for the emergency fleet corporation of Oregon. H. H. Bond,
secretary, was formerly office manager for the fleet corporation. This Stutz' fire engine was built by Harry C.
Stutz at Indianapolis. It .is a 140-horsepower, 8uC-gallon triple combination hose, chemical and pumping engine,
and is the first to be delivered on the coast. The underwriters' test conducted at Tillamook a couple of weeks
igo was easily passed by this engine.
Brakes are the only safety device
on the motor car and when it is con
sidered that faulty or improperly-adjusted
brakes can be quickly correct
ed and made to function properly, it
is oftttmes criminal negligence to al
low them to go unattended to.
In case brakes are not working
properly, it is very likely that they
have become coated with oil or
grease, which acts as a lubricant.
This condition is dangerous, for it
may cause the brakes to slip. when
applied. At the earliest opportunity
the lining and brake drum should be1
wiped clean with kerosene.
The brake lining may have become
worn so that insufficient pressure is
brought to bear against th revolv
ing metal drum and the car cannot be
stopped quickly. A few adjustments,
which any mechanic can make whila
you wait, will often compensate for
the reduced thickness of the worn
lining.
If the lining has become worn be
yond the margin of safety, it Is best
to take no chances, but to have the
brakes relined. In the selection of
new brake lining the motorist should
be guarded by the experience of the
leading automobile engineers, who
have made numerous analyses and
tests of various kinds of brake lining
materials. The wise motorist is sat
isfled not alone in being aoie to orire
a car. but thankful that he can stop
it. He values a smooth, short stop no
less than he appreciates a quick, easy
getaway. "Watch your brakes enjoy
great comfort and safety.
And while brakes are vital In the
safe operation of a car, they should
I not be used any more than necessary.
The best way to avoid brake troubles
is to us the motor aa much aa possi
ble as a brake on tha hills. If you
are golnr down a steep hill put the
car in second and let the motor hold
It back. If the bill is very steep, get
into low and slide down. You who
have never tried this do net realise
what power there is in the motor to
hold the car back. It is safer and
greatly prolongs the life of your
brakes.
After yon get used to it it is juet
as easy to slip into second or low
gear and let the car slide, with the
compression holding it back, as to
bold your foot on the brakes until
you are tired out and the muscles of
the leg ache.
By usin the metor to brake the
car you save brake linings and get a
greater efficiency from the whole
automobile. If you know how, you
can make long trips through the
mountains, up and down hills, and
seldom touch the brakes, and your
driving will be smoother. Try this
some time, if you do not already know,
about it. " -
Lacquering Brass. ' ;
It is possible to protect metal ear-
faces by applying eeveral coats of
lacquer or celluloid varnish. The
lacquer should be applied with . . a
camel's hair brush, after the metal
has been polished highly. There must
, be no trace of grease on tha brass or
other metal when it is lacquered.
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Closing Out Sale
Trailers
2 and 4-Wheel Models
750 to 1500 capacity
Camping; and Commercial .
Trailers
Write for prices NOW
Our stock will not
last long
SALEIQRECON
UNIVERSAL
BODIES''
Lower Hauling Costs
Universal Bodies are sturdily built. .'
They stand the ' strain under loads and
over roads common to the country and
about the farm.
Men who believe in economy as well as
efficiency can't afford to haul without
a Universal Body.
Universal Body Corporation
Builders of Commercial Vehicle Bodies
900 Sandy Blvd. Phone 218-97
Not a one-job truck,
but built for all
. round serviceability
on a definite basis
of low cost ton-mile
this is what the
thousands of Gar
fords are demon-
strating year after
year.
Garford Oregon Motor Sales Co:
State Distributors
North Eightieth and Davis Streets
Portland, Oregon
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