TE SUNDAY OTiEGOJTCAN, " 'POBTLASD; NOVEMBER 14, 1920 OF THE RUTS IN THIS PAVEMENT ARE DUE TO THE FACT THAT HARD-SURFACE WAS LAID BE FORE THE SUB-GRADE HAD SETTLED LONG ENOUGH. 3E L 4 A Big Growth in Auto Touring Is Shown by Report. MING REDUCTIONS IN 1 IS,5!?! TIRES AND ACCESSORIES YELLOWSTONE IS MECCA 4 w THOUSANDS CARS 1 BELOW tie s mm PARK ft) ' fx U J a 8s 7- Motor Cars Driven Into Park in 1920 Xearly Three Times Number in 1917. Good roads, the great developments of the automobile industry, and the "see America first" slogan,, brpught 79.777 tourists to the Yellowstone, na tional park in 1920, exceeding' all records for the great playground by more than 20,000 visitors, according to the report of the National park bureau. With it came 13,586 automo biles and motorcycles, which exceeded -the record established in 1919 by more than 3000 automobiles and tends to show that the large national vaca tion land is only in its infancy. Hun dreds of tourists from every state in 'the union and many from foreign countries spent from four to ten days and many practically the entire Bunumer touring its beautiful scenic regions and fishing in the abundant trout screams. On August 2, 1920, 1498 tourists entered the park, the greatest num ber entering the park in any one day la its bistort. The statistics of the motor travel is the most striking feature of the park season. These figures 'show the registration of automobiles and motorists from border to horder and coast to coast, among which are listed 61 automobiles and 256 motorists from Canada, Mexico and Hawaii. The 13,586 automobiles and motorcycles brought 48,749 tourists to the park, while 742 toured by horseback or by short bikes. These figures should t compared with the 10,737 cars, car rying 39,886 passengers, the previous record travel established in 1919, to ehow the great Increase in motor travel. The greatest number of private automobiles entering the park in one flay was 273 on August 9, 1920. Train travel exceeded the 1919 record by more than 9000 tourists, when 21,275 people, as compared with 30,286 tourists during the 1920 season, utilized the hotels and camp resorts which are located in the prominent scenic localities of the park. The greatest train travel for, a Single day was August 10, 1920, when 665 visitors arrived at the north, west and east gateway cities. Of the large cumber of tourists touring the park with their own means of transporta tion, the records show that about 63 per cent carried their own camping equipment. Large camp sites were erected at all of the prominent for mations for the. accommodation of these tourists. Wood, water, comfort stations and other conveniences were placed at their disposal. At times during the tourist season these campgrounds were overcrowded. bef.ore t11 nt season, June 20. 19Z1. they aro to be expanded and eew areas opened for this use. A statement showing, automobile ?hf ?nrlSt traYel by 8tates- during the 1920 season is as follows: ilfba'inT Car- irkansM ".. " 5 .Arizona tX fa jJ Connecticut ! 1,0S? Delaware ". . k iA SSSft ::::::::::::: : ! " S3 yj? 3 "E Louisiana "". if . ? Montana " . -li Maryland ...."...l. 2,6'5 103!7 Massachusetts "" ak ,fi Maine "i:!:"! 5 ll Michigan " 00S -if Mississippi ... "? Z. Missouri J. 24 New LSfei-:::::::::::.-. , Jersey' " T New -Hampshire " Ti Nevada -2 Nebraska II"" tMT JLm North Carolina ...I!!! I -,002 North Dakota """ Oo2 gnhoma SS 1.S5S ISIllO .................... onT r. 1 oreKon nil 3 Pennsylvania " ZX 552 Rhone Island ....." ? 6outh Carolina IT" ii south rakota e ??nneWew:::::::::::-: Z4 irgrinia 14 47 Vermont 5 ' Washinirton ........I! 6C9 1 m Wyoming :::::::: lilt 4f?3 West Virginia 19 '11 District of Columbia 1? Hawaii " Canada " 6f CaTs'U'mot'wiiu; uMlaVsi:12'681 5,53 tied, toy states mi Lftsn JloUxrci-cioa and passenger. . 84 116 Grand total, M ears ami motorists 13.SB9 48.T49 A tabulation of cars' which entered the park according to make shows that nearly every make of machine in America was driven into the play ground during the 1920 season. The actual number of different makes was 111, in addition to four different makes of motorcycles. In- the number of each kind of car entering the park the Ford vu easily the leader, with a total of 3643 Other cars over the 1000 class were the Buick 1731. and the Dodge 1213. Cars to go over the 100 class in the total A Jl enterjng the park were Cadillac, Chalmers, Chevrolet, Essex, Franklin. Hudson, Hupmobile, Max well, Nash, Oakland. Oldsmoblle. Overland, Packard, Paige, Beo, Stude baker. The growth of automobile touring in recent years is hown by the-totals of cars entering the park during the last four years. The figures are- mi: iitii'i9is- 473z; IXIANT LOOP KCTAD BOOSTED Movement Under Way by Washing ton County People. The recent good roads meeting held at Cedar Mill was largely at tended by delegates from Buxton, Banks. North Plains and other points through which the proposed Inland loop highway will pass. North Plains was also the scene of a co-operative meeting for the same purpose last Thursday evening and the meeting was reported as highly successful. The next meeting will be held on Monday evening, November 15, at Banks. Several hundred are enrolled 1 in Washington county in the organi zation there boosting for a state road out over the Cornell road and through Buxton, Banks, North Plains, Vernonia and other points, connecting with the lower Columbia river highway near jClatskanie. The matter of inter county plans are already being taken up with Multnomah county officials. TJs hains In wet weather. -i 3 E THE PICTURE SHOWS A STRETCH OX THE TUAI.ATIjr HIGHWAY TO B EAVERTOX, The state highway department adopted the policy some months ago that on all new highway grades con taining fills the grade must settle for at least a year under traffic before pavement will bo laid on it. One reasAi for' this rule was the lesson learned on (he Bertha-Multnomah county line section of the Tualatin highway to Beaverton and Hilisbor o. This pavement was laid before the sub-grade had settled sufficiently. Heavy truck traffic, combined with soft sub?grade, have resulted In mashing down the outer edges of the pavement into bad ruts, as shown in the photograph.' RULES ON TIDES GIVEN rVSTKTJCTIOXS FOR IXKIVERS OF TRUCKS COMPILED. Any Kind of Overload Shortens .Life of Either Pneumatic " or Solid Tires. Here is ' a set of rules for truck drivers on the care of solid and pneu matic truck- tires, formulated by the technical department of the United States Tire company for the benefit of truck owners: 1. All truck tires have a load limit. Constant slight or occasional heavy overloads shorten tire life. . 2. Distribute the load in the truck body so each tire will bear, its pro portionate share of the weight car ried. 3. Overspeeding a tire has the same harmful effect as overloading. Keep truck speed within prescribed limits. 4. Know don't guess your infla tion pressure. Proper inflation pres sure is as Important as proper loads and speeds. 6. Tires are limited in shock ab sorbing power. Careful, slow driving on rough or rutty roads will reduce tire costs. 6.' Checlc your wheel alignment. Tires cannot give full service if sub-. Jected to the diagonal grind resulting from Improper mounting or from mis aligned wheels. J. Chains and other anti-skid de vices .injure tires. Use chains only as long as the traction wheels are likely to slip and apply them loosely. 8. Tires, especially pneumatics, are cut or scraped occasionally by bent fenders or Improperly built bodies, when the loaded truck travels over rough' places. Carefully watch the clearance ,of your tires. 9. Neglected cuts lower tire mile age. Trim off loose slivers from the solid tires. Mend the small and re pair the large cuts in pneumatics without delay. 10. Turn corners slowly to prevent tire strains. Apply power and brakes gradually to avoid useless spinning or locking of the wheels. Equalize the brake adjustment. These are com mon and avoidable tire abuses. 11. Running in car tracks causes tires to break down, early. Avoid car tracks. ' ' 12. - Learn the correct method of applying and dismounting pneumatic truck tires. Flap and tube should fit properly in casing, and casing fit properly on a dented, rusty or dirtyi rim. 13. To avoid unnecessary strain on pneumatics or flat spots on solids, lift the truck weight from the tires when the truck is to be idle any con siderable length of time. Gilk'ey on Tour of East. Dan Gilkey, vice-president of the Acason Motor Truck company, Detroit, 13 making an eastern trip among Aca son dealers , in Philadelphia, New York, Springfield and Providence. Or ders for trucks, while admittedly not as. plentiful as usual, can still be found and secured by getting back to the first principle of "hard work." Lane County to Vote on Bonds. EUGENE, Or., Nov. 13. (Special.) That there will be a lot of road work in Lane county during the coming year, notwithstanding the. fact that the jl, 000,000 of road bonds voted by the taxpayers here were declared In valid, is evident from the fact that a majority of the road districts of the county have submitted to their voters the proposition of levying spe cial road taxes, meetings throughout the county to vote upon the propo sition, being called for November 27. The districts that have x filed notices of election are to vote upon levies ranging from 2 to 14 mills. - . , . Harper-Burg Has . Dance. The .first annual- dance of the Harper-Burg company. Inc.,' the Port land Willard battery service station organization, was held Tuesday even ing, November 9, at Vincent's halL The organization attended 100 per cent and a very enjoyable time was reported. AMERICAN . CURS LIKED GREAT INCREASE IX SALES REPORTED IX HOIIaAXT. - Pictures From Europe Show Me dieval Buildings and Clia teaus Fitted as Garages. A4nerican cars have made a con siderable inroad Into thie favor of motorists and especially the dealers of Holland, and a great increase in the sale of these cars is predicted, according toi P. J. Adrian, one of the executives of a big retail auto mobile organisation with branches in leading Dutch cities, known as the Haagsche Automobiel MaatschappU This firm has just taken over repre sentation of. the Liberty six in Hol land. Dealers connected with the Haag sche company spoke of coming in contact with a growing demand for American-built automobiles, and ex pressed enthusiasm over the pros pects of increased sales. The Haag sohe company has its headquarters in The Hague, where it conducts a number of places of business show rooms, garages and storehouses. It has other important sales rooms and garages In such Important cities as Amsterdam and Rotterdam. Photographs of the service sta tions and showrooms of this leading firm In Holland have reached the Liberty Motor Car company of De troit. These pictures present views of medieval buildings converted into modern garages. One of the Haag sche garages at The Hague looks like a magnificent chateau, of a style of architecture of centuries ago. But the ground floor looks thoroughly modern, being practically surrounded by wide doorways for the entrance and exit of motor cars. A waiting room for salesmen anxl demonstrators resembles a directors' room of a big bank. Show rooms of the company at Amsterdam, Rotterdam and other big cities also carry out a similar contrast of medieval background and modern activity. Best joins Acason Company. W. R. Best, formerly with the Bank ers Commercial Security company, J.4 Wall street. New York city, has joined the Acason Motor Truck company forces in Detroit and will assist H. P. Mills in connection with Detroit Sales. HERE'S A BEFORE-AND-AFTER TRUCK DEMONSTRATION, WITH FIVE YEARS' SERVICE IN BETWEEN. 1 I -Jv 8 TI 1 :-y.: hi i 1 2 1 nisi MIWHIIII A ABOVE: TRUCK FIVE YEARS AGO The two big Mack trucks show difference being that one of the plctu the heavy hauler was put into servic other day.. Can you tell which is w ice in the lumber hauling game has n the truck is good for many years mor The truck belongs to the West Or in continuous service six days and s since early in the year 1916. Practl repair which has been made during ell -cushion wheels in place of the a to . ' ' . 4 BELOW TRUCK AS IT IS TODAY. n above -.are one and the same. Ute res was taken five years ago, when e, while the other was taken just the nicnx i'lve years of continuous serv ot seemed to do much damage, and e. egon Lumber company and has been ometimes seven out of every week cally the only major alteration or that time is the installation of Sew cit one. GASOLINE EASILY WASTED KCO.NO.UV WILiti BE ASSURED WITH "LEAX MIXTURES." Motorists Are Cantioned to Learn Their Carburetors Thoroughly and Keep Them Adjusted. WASHINGTON, D. C, November 13. Warning automobilists that rich mixtures' waste gasoline and that a "lean application" leads to economy in fuel an official of the bureau of mines has said: "With the price of gasoline con stantly rising, many motorists are wondering how they may operate their cars more economically by get ting greater fuel mileage. "With the heavy grades of gasoline now offered, it is generally found necessary to enrich the mixture con siderably when first starting the motor. This is done either by chok ing off the air or by opening up the needle value of the carburetor. When the motor has run until it Is warmed up, the mixture is brought back to. normal proportions. "But casual inspection of the ex haust of nine out of 10 cars discloses the fact that the mixture Is still far too rich after the average owner of these cars has returned the choke to its normal position. Far too many cars are seen with a jet black smoke issuing from the exhaust pipe, indi cating that the owner pays little or no attention to carburetor adjustment. This cloud is most in evidence when the engine is momentarily speeded up or the throttle Is opened to make the motor pull. "This black smoke Indicates that the carbon in the fuel Is passing through unburned. Besides consum ing an excessive amount of fuel, this careless practice causes carbon to be deposited too rapidly on the piston head and cylinder wails. As oil works up into the same compartment the cylinders will soon be filled with carbon and knocks will develop un less the carbon is burned' out with oxygen or is scraped out after the motor has been dismantled. "Every motorist should study the adjustment of his scar's carburetor carefully so he -will know how to make the mixture richer or leaner as the occasion may require. Then he should gradually close the needle valve to the point where the explod ing charge pops back through the carbureter or the motor shows signs of not running so well. Then the mixture should be made just a bit richer by a slight turn of the needle valve control. "The secret of economical fuel op eration is to keep the mixture Just as lean as possible for maximum effi ciency. Too much soon results in carbonizing the motor, besides wast ing gasoline. Every car owner is ad vised to keep a close watch on the exhaust gas. Have some one sud denly open the throttle and see if a cloud of black smoke supplants the colorless gas. Checking up on your car in this way occasionally will not only save money that otherwise would be spent for wasted gasoline, but will delay materially the expense and trouble of having the carbon removed from the motor." WINTER BUGABOO ON RUN MORE DRIVERS NOW VENTUR ING FORTH IX BAD WEATHER. Tire and Motor Devices Increase Safety, Although Precaution SUH Is Needed. The bugaboo that It Is torture to drive a car during the winter months 4a every year . frightening fewer mo torists. Alain roads are no longer snow bound bit are kept open to traffic throughout the winter. Automotive Manufacturers have de vice after device for the comfort and safety of" winter driving. Even when the streets are slippery, one may now be just as safe driving carefully as walking. Non-skid devices and prac tical geared-to-the-road treads have reduced the possibility of skids to a minimum, v t If the motorist is cold, he has only to pull out the floor boards over the engine to enjoy the warmth from the motor. This beats waiting on the cor ner for a. public conveyance. Time is also a factor to be considered. The average motorist carries Insurance against the periods when it is laid up for repair. ' This insurance is as effective in the winter as in the summer. It costs the same for summer - and winter alike. And, the ordinary man values his time about the same regardless of the season of the year. Tire and car overhead remains about the same throughout the year, and depreciation remains much the same whether the car and tires are .used or put in stor age. Thundering over the road is -of course not to be considered in winter time hut the motorist who bought his car for the purpose for which it was built, will not only find winter driving a pleasure but a profitable business proposition, according to the service experts of the "Miller Rubber company. Automobile accidents are mostly caused by the Sunday driver, and the Sunday driver Is a person who oper ates a car once a week and works at other trades all the year through. WEEK NOVEMBER 15-20 Driving Gloves GRINNELL, CARSON AND ADLER MAKES AH at Less Than Pre-war Prices Leather-lined Coltskin Gaunt 1 let $3.05 All-leather Cuff Coltskin Gaunt let ...$3.60 Art Leather Cuff Coltskin Gauntlet' $2.15 Leather ' Cuff, Wool - Lined Gauntlet $3.00 Ladies' Full Cape Kid Gaunt let Gloves $2.50 Short Cuff, Wrist-fit Coltskin Gloves $2.40 ;Full Chrome Leather Truck Drivers' Gauntlet ,...$1.70 Explosion Exhaust Whistles We carry these popular warn ing signals in both single and three tone. Can be attached to the motor in a few minutes. SINGLE TONE ... $2.86 TRI-TONE $3.04 Electric Sjde Lamps Very handsome" with frosted lens. Values up to $6.00 a pair. Special This Week, pairjj1.45 Monogram Oils and Greases Oils 1 Gal. 5 Gals. Light ' $1.22 $5.94 Medium : $1.32 $6.2-4 Heavy $1.42 $6.41 Greases 1 pound 2S 5 pounds 87 10 pounds ..$1.61 All in original packages. 011 and Grease Guns FAMOUS "LACO" guns for oil or grease. Brass-plated over steel-cork plunger. Dollar value, each 470 "GEM" screw feed, cork plung er; for oil or grease. One of the finest guns made. Regular price :.$2.0O Our le price $1.22 Clingstone Tires Unlimited Mileage ( Guarantee Size List Price. j-Sale Price. Saving. 28x3 $19.50 $ 9.75 $ 9.75 30x3 21.25 10.63 10.62 30x3tt 27.75 13.88 13.87 32x3tt 32.15 16.08 16.07 31x4 '.. 42.05 21.03 21.02 32x4 42.80 21.40 21.40 33x4 44.50 2.25 22.25 34x4 45.75 32.88 22.87 35x4 i 64.35 ' 82.18 32.17 No charge for installation. No War Tax. ' " -as- NORWALKS THE WORLD'S MASTER TIRE Size. List Price. Sale Price. List Price. 30x3 Plain $22.35 $15.64 30x3 Non Skid $23.55 $16.48 30x3 Non Skid $29.90 $30.93 $34.60 32x3 Non Skid $38.45 $26.91 $49.45 31x4 Non Skid $42.35 $29.64 32x4 Npn Skid .$46.20 $32.34 $62.80 33x4 Non Skid $47.90 $33.53 . $64.55 34x4 ' Non Skid $49.20 $30. OO $66.20 34x4 Non Skid $65.50 $37.00 $74.55 35x4 Non Skid $67.65 $37.27 $76.30 36x4 Non Skid $69.75 $38.42 $78.20 35x5 Non Skid t $76.85 $43.45 $92.70 37x5 Non Skid $83.50 $46.00 $96.95 Fabric 6000 Miles Sale Price. $21.10 $37.09 $47.10 $48.41 $40.00 $47.68 $48.80 $49.95 $55.46 $58.02 Inner Tube Bargains Pure Gum-Floating Stock Two-Year Guarantee. Size Gray. 30x3 $2.29 30x3 2.39 32x3 2.78 31x4 3.34 32x4 3.55 33x4 3.67 Red. Size Gray. Red. $2.90 34x4 $3.83 $4.90 3.35 34x4 4.45 6.05 3.45 35x4 4.57 6.20 4.45 36x4 4.70 6.30 4.60 35x5 5.49 7.35 4.75 37x5 5.75 7.70 Silver Ray Spotlights This is the finest spotlight made. Spun brass triple silver-plate reflector, and cast brass nickel plated fittings. Throws a beam of light that is unsurpassed for brilliancy. Regular price. $7.50 This Week $4.99 Plate-Glass Wind- shield Deflectors Attaches to windshield, deflect ing wind, rain or dust. Fitting of cast brass, highly nickeled;, will not rust. Sold regularly at $20.00 to $30.00 This Week $9.93 Fisk Tire Plasters This is a heavy three and four ply cement-coated patch or boot for applying to inside of tire. Holds weak places due to stone . bruises or ruptured fabric. Less Than Half Price This Week For Small tires, each 19 For Medium tires, each... 22 For Large tires, each 280 Tire Pumps ' ONE-cylinder "Moon". . . $ 1 .23 TWO-cvlinder "Moon". .$ 1 .53 THREE-eylinder "Moon" $3.97 "ROSE," the world's leader. . priced $2.31 Liberty or Monroe Self-oiling, priced $1.99 Genuine Weed Chains 20 Off This Week Only 30x3 S4.00 52x3 $4.40 3Jx4 - $4.80 31x4 5R4.KO 33x4 $5.20 34x4 $5.60 35x4 $rt.24 36x4 $6.40 35x5 $6.40 37x5 $7.90 N. B.-Cord Tires require oversize. PORTLAND TACOMA YAKIMA BELLINflHAM AUT0PARTS SUPPLY CO. 80-82 Sixth Street Phone Broadway 5508 SEATTLE SPOKANE BOISE WALLA WALLA J FORD OUTPUT DECREASES daily nxrssxsd record is CUT TO ABOUT 8500. Comparison Is Made to 4100 for September Plant Adopts Week of Five Days. DETROIT, Nov. 1 J. Production In tha Ford plant has shown a decided decrease during1 the last two weeks the daily record running around 3500 as against 4100 during- September. The plant went on a five-day week plan late In October and It is pro posed to maintain this plan indefi nitely. In fact many reports are heard to the effect that another day may be lopped off the week though officials declined to deny or confirm the ru mors. It is known, however, that at least two of the parts manufacturers who were approached! by Ford offi cials with the "suggestion" that the company would pay a certain price for the particular parts, refused pos itively to consider It and as a result of that refusal the company finds Itself hard put to find substitutes In sufficient quantity to permit sched uled production. The company Is still far behind with orders and as a direct result of the price cut sales have increased 25 per cent in all but three states according- to C. A. Browne-11. advertising manager. The demand is sufficient to keep the plant operating at capa city and the question of securing parts is the handicap. According to Mr. Brownell Imme diately following the price cut there was an increase ranging from 75 to 200 per cent from various sections of the country, gradually subsiding until it has now reached the general average of 25. North Carolina. Okla homa and Georgia alone have failed to show large sales, increases and that, liord offcials say. Is due to ad verse, conditions with cotton crops. At the end of the fiscal year the Ford Motor Company announced a schedule of 1,250,000 cars for 1921 and immediately speeded up production until It went over the 4000 mark, set as a dally record, and reached a max imum one day in early September when more than 4200 cars were built. Tire Covers' Necessity. Nearly every motorists knows that oil and gasoline fumes are hard on tires yet few go to the troulble of pro viding covers for the npares which wears away quickly when once put in use. they carry on the back end of the car nd which are constantly exposed to the fumes which arise from the ex haust. The fumes eat Into the rubber j Automobile thieving is decreasing of the tire and no weaken It that it in Detroit, Mich. - I BRUTE STRENGTH lunHfllfllllllD I 1 Sherman Transfer Company ASTORIA Has Just Added Another GMC Truck TO ITS FLEET Another Truck Owner Is Convinced of GMC Quality Wentworth-Irwin, Inc. Second St., Cor. Taylor, Portland, Oregon Complete Lin li -ton -ton 3i2-ton ' 5-ton 6-ton Of Trucks j Only Truck Built With 3 Final Drives Timken Worm Internal Gear Double Reduction Notice to Dealers: Write, your territory may be open. W.C. Garbe, Inc. Formerly Oregon Motor Car Co. DISTRIBUTORS BROADWAY AT BURNSIDE Phone Broadway 616 PORTLAND SEATTLE PENDLETON n B B B B Does Your Auto Top Leak . PANT-VT AVJTO TOV Dressing for Pan tasote and mohair and other cloth nutn tops used twice yearly, will keep your auto top In its original, pliable condition and keeps your top always absolutely waterproof. PANT-NTT products brighten up your car upholstery and leather fittings. Preserves leather, cotton and woolen Roods waterproofs all clothring. Ask yonr dealer. If he doesn't carry them, call at 415 Olisan street. Broadway 4592. IDEAL AUTO SPECIALTIES CO. Oreatron Distributors for Pant-Xu Products. Manufactured by Ideal Propulsion C'o Portland. Or. aiomiumniiniiiHiitmiiiininnuniimiiiuiiraniintHiuiiiuiiiiiiiiiuiu lllttlllWHIWII1IH,W,HltHHW,WWW,..Mll ...M....1f...f..r.f , - 'r