The Sunday Oregonian., August 21, 1921, SECTION SIX, Page 6, Image 70

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TIIE SUNDAY OREGOXIAN, PORTLAND, AUGUST 21, 1921
ESSEX TOURISTS FIND
CHALMERS MOTORIST DISCOVERS ROAD FROM MEDFORD TO CRATER LAKE TO BE ONE OF MOST SCENIC IN ENTIRE STATE.
ILLYS -KNIGH
Worst Place on Whole Trip Is
Detour Near La Center.
Sleeva-Valv Motor
losprowes With Use
GRAYS HARBOR LIVELY
Essex Car on 5 6 0-Mile Tour Makes
Remarkable Gasoline Mileage
"of 22 A Miles Per Gallon.
ABERDEEN 0 GOOD
W
Except for one detour, and that
within 25 miles of Portland, between
Vancouver, Wash., and La Center on
the Pacific highway, the motorist
driving to Aberdeen and Hoqulam,
Waah., on Gray's harbor, will find
the . roads very good all the way.
That's the report on touring con
ditions made by Mr. and Mrs. H. C.
Liiligar of the Hat Box, Portland
who have Just returned from a vaca
tion trip in their Essex car.
Their touring1 schedule gave them
two days to make Grays harbor,
though they could have done it in
one had they been iclined' to drive
overtime. But they ended their first
day's driving at Centralia and went
from there to Aberdeen and Hoqulam
the second day.
"The Pacific highway as far as
Centralia is in pretty fair condition,"
said Mr. Li Uigur, "except-for one three
or four-mile detour- between the end
of the present highway pavement
out of Vancouver and the end of the
pavement recently completed a hort
distance this Bide of La Center. This
detour is passable, but not particular
ly agreeable up hill and down, the
road rough and narrow.
Highway Better Than Last Year.
"But aside from that, the highway
Is in excellent condition to Centralia
incomparably better than it was last
summer. The stretch between Kelso
and Castle Rock Is good, and be
tween Castle Rock and Toledo, part of
the way over new grade, the building
of which required such a bad detour
last summer, it is also good. Frcrn
Toledo to Chehalis is paved.
"We stopped at Centralia and took
n early start next morning for
Grays harbor, the road to which turns
to the left from the Pacific highway
at . Centralia. From that town to
Elma, which Is approximately half
way. there Is good gravel or rock
surface and it is smooth goirtg.. From
Elma to Aberdeen, which is four
miles this side of Hoquiam, is mostly
pavement. .There is a beautiful wide
pavement betwee.i Aberdeen and Ho
quiam, aa wide as an ordinary city
street, and on which four automobiles
could drive abreast without crowd
ing. "The Grays harbor country is pick
ing up decidedly in a business way.
This is almost exclusively a logering
and lumbering community and when
there is no market for lumber and
the mills are cl-sed, business is al
ways dull. But now tin mills have all
opened and are in operation, in con
sequence of which both cities present
a lively and prosperous appearance.
McCleary Cut-off Rough and Dusty.
After a brief stay at Aberdeen and
Hoquiam, the Lilligars turned the
Essex about and drove back to Elma
from which point they took what is
called the "McCleary cutoff" to Olym
pia, en route to Tacoma and Seattle.
They did thJa to avoid having to drive
all the way around to Centralia again
and thence north from there, but
there were moments on the cutoff
when they almost wished they had
taken the long way around. The
road was anything but good, especial
ly ten miles of it, which were of dirt
bottom only, rough and several Inches
deep with dust. It was impossible to
make much time over this stretch,
ana every passing car brought a
shower of dust. v
But without too much difficulty
they reached Olympla. From there
of course, they had 32 miles of pave
ment in to Tacoma. They drove from
Tacoma to Orting, which is on the
Seattle-Sumner-Mount Rainier n a
tional park route, visiting friends
there for a day or ex after which
they went on to Seattle.
All told, they traveled 560 miles In
their vacation of eight days. They
went "over some pretty rough roads.
but had no trouble except one punc
ture, and they .expected that for the
tire was old when they left home.
And on the trip, driven moBtof the
time at 30 to 35 miles an hour, the
Essex made a gasolins mileage rec
ord of 22 miles to the gallon of gas,
which is going some.
Mrs. Lllligar kept the gasoline
mileage figures herself and certifies
to their accuracy.
AJVDERSOX JOIXS DC SEX BERG
Former Stutz and Templar Man
Joins Xew "Straight Eight' Firm
The appointment of Harry W. An
derson as general sales manager of
the Duesenberg Automobile & Mo
tors company has been announced by
Jj. SI. Rankin, vice-president and
general manager, according? to news
received here.
Mr. Anderson brings to the Duesen
burg corporation wide experience In
the automobile industry. Headquar
ters of Mr. Anderson are In Indian
apolis, Ind., home' of the new plant
which the Duesenburg corporation
has just completed there. H has al
ready assumed his new duties.
Mr. Anderson is known in the in
dustry as the veteran who built th
first motorized high-wheel buggy.
This was in isovemoer or less.
He for years was associated with
the American Motors company, build
ers of the "American Underslung,"
f oiy-cylinder car. He was general
sales manager of the Stutz Motor Ca
company of Indianapolis, and, until
his connection with the Duesenbur
- corporation, general sales manage
of the Templar Motors company of
Cleveland O.
192 2 AT7TO SHOW DATES SET
Xew York and Chicago Already
Planning Big Events.
NEW YORK. Aug. 13. Grand Cen
tral palace will again be the scene of
the annual national automobile show
in New York City, January 7-14, 1922.
Decision was made earlier in the
year to exhibit at Madison Square
garden if the palace could not
secured. It was believed that the ex
hibition hall which has housed the
New York automobile shows in recent
years would be converted into office
suile-3, and an option wa.s accordingly
taken on the garden with the under
Standing that the larger quarters of
the palace would be utilized If avail
, able. ,
The national automobile show at
Cliicago will be held in the Coliseum
and the First Regiment armory Jan
uary 28-February 4. 1922. 1
Both national sjiows are under the
auspices of the National Automobile
Chamber of Commerce..
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VIEWS TAKEN ALONG ROGUE RIVER
While the feature of any trip to Crater lake is, of course, the lake itself, the refcid to the lake from Medford, 82
ccording to T. R. Harrington, manager of . the Portland branch of the Maxwell Motor Sales corporation. Maxwell
made the run from this city to the southern Oregon park and return in a Chalmers hot spot six. Some of the most interesting features of the run to
the park are shown in the photos above,
Lake national park, where each motorist must stop and register and secure
which plunges into the Rogue river from
Rogue river, one of the unusual features
At one point the entire river plunges
s a mile or more otf the main road on
f the natural bridge.
ERFEGTION MEN MEET
i
EMPLOYES OF TIRE COMPANY
EXJOY AXXCAIi PICXIC.
Anniversary ol Opening of Perfec.
tion Tire Bulging Is
Celebrated.
Tha entire force of the two siores
of the Perfection Tiro company or
Portland were entertained and feasted
last Monday evening at Laurelhurst
park in honor of the first, anniversary
of the opening of the Perfection Tire
building at Tenth and Stark streets.-
Portland was selected as the city
of the Pacific coast for. the building
of the first exclusive Perfection tire
store by the company and a year ago
the building became a reality. Busi
ness grew so rapidly, it was stated.
that within six months it was neces
sary to secure another location and
since that time two stores have been
maintained here to handle the retail
trade.
The two stores, one at Broadway
and Ankeny, and the other at Tenth
and Stark streets, comprise, it is de
clared, the greatest floor space of any
tire company in the west.
The Perfection Tira company nere
now employs over 30 people and the
party Monday evening was given .Dy
the company to its employes in appre
ciation of their valuable service and
co-operation during the year, it was
declared. The following were in at
tendance: Mr. and Mrs. E. F. Carver,
Mr. and Mrs, James Randall, Mr. and
Mrs. Fred T. Merrill, Mr. and Mrs.
Roy Randall, Mr. and Mrs. F. Ray
mond, Mr. and Mrs. W. L. Bartlett,
Mr. and Mrs.-.W. Crider, Mrs. V. Par-
rin and Jack Farrin, A. Swartz,
Charles Cox. A.'Braman, R. G. Peppe,
John Walton, J. Pierson, B. Pounder,
r . Tobin, Sybil Brooke, Jean Brooke,
Miss W. Bradford and Miss Minnie
E. Palmer.
XEW COGIMI5RCE MOIKBIi OUT
Truck Factory Introduces Ltet
"Store at Your Door."
The latest Commerce Innovation
has been announced as a "etore at
your door." It is a completely equip
ped grocery store built on the Com
merce model-T chassis.
"The idea is not entirely new." said
a statement by, General Manager
Wilcox. "It has already been tried
out on the dog. Several enterprising
men throughout the country have
realized the need of this body and
hav bu'lt a home-made proposition
for that purpose. We have records
that show these home-made bodies
have netted their owners J200 per
week. We have taken their idea, re
PAVIXG OF ROAD FROM
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The photo shows pavlns; operations
paved this aummer, Washington vrlll have 35 of tbe OS miles to Rainier
of the entire distance la planned and will be accomplished within a couole
an, Overland sedan, taken on a recent trip to the mountain
AND AT THE ENTRANCE TO CRATER LAKE NATIONAL PARK BY LOCAL
taken by Mr. Harrington. At the upper left is shown the Chalmers car at
the top of a high cliff and is plainly
of the trip. This natural bridge was
into a lava cave, to emerge 100 feet or
a detour road, which is in only fair
fined and perfected it. Tou can ap
preciate how many people in any
city find it difficult to get to the
grocery store for their daily pur
chases. How many farmers' within
a ten-mile radius or so and how many
summer resorters find. it almost im
possible to get to town for their
purchases? We find that they are
very 'glad to patronize a grocery
store that drives up to their door
every day. i
"This new Commerce store-at-your-door
body is 72 inches high inside
and allows plenty of room for a tall
man to stand erect. The aisle is 30
inches wide and on each side there
is a tier of four 8-inch shelves for
stocking., various commodities and a
series of 15-inch bins for storing
sugar, flour, potatoes, etc. In the
front of Jtfce body a refrigerator "is
installed, njaking" it possible for the
owner to carry meats, butter and
other perishable goods."
MOTOR IXiTCSTRV IMPROTTXG
Auto Leads JLn Return to Xormal,
Says Paige President.
Much . astonishment has been ex
pressed among the business fraternity
in x general thaw the automobile in
dustry proved -one of the first, if not
the first, to shake off the depression
and resume operations on close' to
normal basis. There had been a gen
eral feeling that improvement in the
automobile business would follow, not
lead, Improvement in business in gen
eral.
"The reason for this," says a state
ment received here from H. M. Jewett,
president of the Paige-Detroit Motor
Car company, "is that the automobile
industry, in the final analysis. Duuas
transportation and transportation is
a vital necessity. The present situa
tion proves this better than volumes
of explanation and argument.
People are buying automobiles in
close to normal volume at a time
when only necessities are being pur
chased because the automooiie nas
established itself as a necessity. It
furnishes the personal transportation
necessary to successful business and
successful recreation.
'Thosw financially strong manufac
turing institutions which have.
through the past decade) proved their
ability to serve the public with good
transportation ' and which are toda
offering a standard quality product
at rock bottom price are enjoying
good business."
Irwin on Va?aUn-
"C. G. Irwin of Wentworth & Irwin,
distributors of G. M. C. truck and
extensive" body builders for automo
biles and'trucks. is spending his sum
mer vacation oil the Olympic penin
sula in Washington. Mr. Irwin rer
cently ma.de the run to that mountain
regionwlthi his family and expects
t remain for some little time enjoy
,rg the hunting and fishing' in the
vicinity, '
TACOMA vTO MOUNT RAINIER IS
near the town of la Grande. With
his entrance permit. At the upper right
visible from the road. At the lower
formed at a point where the Rogue
So farther down, forming this peculiar
shape, it is well worth tne eide trip. At
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they demonstrate ,to owx-
ER DURABILITY OF HIS CAR.
C. Xj. Boss, Hudson-Essex Dlstrib
utot, Points to Essex Famous
Trans-Continental Run.
"The question is frequently raised,"
says C. L. Boss, Hudson and Essex
distributor, "as to the value of estab
lishing records for a motorcar
whether it pays to prove endurance
and reliability, leadership . on the
speedway or hill climbs and in cross
country runs against time.
Both Hudson and Essex motorcars
have gained an unquestioned amount
of public faith and confidence through
records the cars have established.
Records alone, of course, have not
been responsible for the sales volume,
but they have contributed in a real
measure.
"People may arghe that an automo
bile is not bought because it can av
erage better than 60 miles per hour
ore the speedway for over 69 hours. It
is true no owner really expects his
car to do that for him. He may not
even care to know that an Essex
crossed -America, San Francisco to
New York, 3347 miles, in 4 days, 14
hours, 43 minutes, or that the type of
car he owns holds many records for
hill climbs, interstate "runs and the
like.
"All such accomplishments are made
for one purpose only and that is to
give the public or the. prospective
owner confidence in his car. Regard
less of whether a man ever wants to
exceed 20 miles per hour, he still takes
pride in the fact that his automobile
can do these things, that the same
chassis and same power plant beneath
the hood of the cars that made these
new marks against time are identical
with those in the automobile that he
drives.
"The effect of a new transcontinen
tal record such as the Essex made last
August cannot be overestimated. Into
those 4 days and 14 hours was put
more strain, more severe tests and
trials than any average owner's car is
subjected to in its lifetime.
"Records do pay. They, prove con
sistency of performance, endurance
and reliability in a way that is ex
tremely valuable. They are to the
automobile owner what Babe Ruth's
latest home-run total is to the base
ball fan." ,
Wheels Inspection Advised.
One of the most frequent causes of
excessive tire wear is faulty align
ment of the front wheels, which
causes them to scrape the tire along
the road surface at each revolution.
Whenever excessive tire wear de-
PROGRESSING RAPIDLY.
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the completion of about ten miles being
national pork hard-surfaced. Pavlns;
of years. The car in the photograph la
CHALMERS-MAXWELL MANAGER. j
miles, is of unusual scenic beauty,
and Chalmers dealers, who recently
the Medford entrance to the Crater
is the picturesque Mill Creek falls,
left is shown the natural bridge of the
river passes over a great lava field.
bridge formation. While this bridge
the lower right is shown another view
velops the wheels should be inspected
for misalignment, and if the car
owner is not familiar with the method
used lit aligning he should have the
service station do the Job. . The
charge for aligning the wheels varies,
but $2 is about the average and this
usually includes a complete inspec
tion and adjustment of the steering
mechanism from the post forward.
Front wheels are always cambered
and gathered: that is, they "toe in"
in front, making the distance from
wheel to wheel in front less than
that in the rear. At the same time
the distance between the points of
contact with the road is less than
the distance between opposite points.
These distances vary with different
makes of cars, but usually the gather
equals 3 per cent of the tire diameter.
Thus, with a 34-inch tire the wheel
will be gathered about an inch. How
ever, the car owner who proposes
aligning his wheels should get the
exact figure from the manufacturer
or from the service station.
IS ARM
MAXCHURIA GOVERXOR OR
DERS DEFEXSIVE AUTO.
Motorcar Equipped With Automatic
Machine Guns and Dtber
Death-Dealing Devices:
Revolutions may come and go, but
Tsan Tso-Lin, governor-general of I
Manchuria, hopes to go on forever.)
He is an enthusiastic motorist and he
does not intend to let his motoring I
be interfered with by any bombs, bul
lets or other obstacles put in his way I
by "reactionary radicals" or what-1
ever they call the gentlemen in China!
who do not approve of wealth and
authority and who express their dis
approval in a manner which is crude I
but sometimes effective. And so the I
Aiancnuria governor has ordered a I
car not only fully armed and armored.
but a twin six limousine, magnificent I
in appearance, speedy, comfortable!
and powerful in performance?
Under its beautiful exterior finish
there is an inner lining of chrome!
nickel steel. Shutters of the same
material, 'concealed in the roof, may I
be Uowered to cover the side win-1
dows. The shutters, to effect the
curve formed by the top and sides of
the carriage, are actually a number I
of - steel plates cut into strips and
fastened by means of flexible steel I
bands. The whole assembly operates!
on roller bearings grooved in the
window sills. Rifles or pistols may I
be tired Irom within the limousine
by being thrust through port holes in
the sides and rear "of the car. The
two port holes on each side are closed
from the interior by a shutter of
armor, plate, grained and painted to
match the mahogany finish of the
coach work.
An extraordinary feature of the I
vehicle is the Colt automatic ma-1
chins gun which can be operated I
irom tne front seat. When not in
use it is placed in a special compart-I
ment under the front seat cushion.
AUTOMOTIVE PARTS
At the KiKht Tlma and Place.
Patterson Paria, inc., la in buainei
lo auppjy you wiin exactly tlla ra-
piacement part neeaea In repairing
your car whatever part it ia, for
whatever car. Simply tell your garage
man to call Patterson Parte, Inc., for
the part he needa. We have a most
complete stock and we make a spe
cialty or giving rapia delivery service.
raru catalogue to the lywle.
Patterson Parts, Inc.
"w Parts for All C'ara."
20-2:3 lith &t. North at Buraaide.
Phone Broadway 2151.
Other Stores:
296 Golden Oate Ave., stt Hyde,
Sun Francisco, Cal.
2328 Broadway at Piedmont Ave..
Oakland. CoO.
TIRE INSOLES
Positively Prevent Pnnctnrcs.
Actually multiplies mileage of
tires. Call and let us demonstrate,
or write for descriptive folder.
Free Road Maps.
' HARPER & HALL,
Retread and Vulcanizing; Works,
404 .Burnslde St., Portland. Or.
The World's Most "Convincing
Tribute to Quality
Touring,
Roadster,
Coup.
Sedan,
rice
Three, guards who may stand on
the running board on each side of the
car are provided with wide heavy
leather belts which they hook to the
eyebolts by snap fasteners. The
guards thus have the full use of their
hands for the handling of rifles.
All windows in the body as well
as the windscreen, are constructed
of triplex glass which, if hit, is prac
tically bullet proof.
To conform to the colors of Chlnesei
royalty the cushions, seat backs and
auxiliary seats are upholstered in
purple and gold mohair. The pan
eling is made entirely of inlaid ma
hogany. Vanity cases of the same
material are provided on either side.
The fittings, as well as the other ma
terials used in the tonneau, are all
of silver and Cloisonne.
The monogram of Tsan Tso-L.in is
emblazoned in Chinese and English
on both doors of the tonneau. Motor.
Tool to Spread Casings.
By operating from the outside a
new . tool for spreading automobile
4
Why
P
7-R Continental motor
Timken Axles and Bearings.
Borg & Beck Clutch.
Atwater-Kent Ignition.
Stromberg Carburetor.
Cord Tires.
'The famous non-synchronizing springs, which make riding a pleasure. Tylphon Thermostatically-controlled
radiator shutters, a feature to be found only on two other cars,
both of which eell for more than $5000.00. The Flometer, a trouble-proof device that
accurately registers on the dash dial, the gasoline consumption, an increase of which
indicates imperfect working parts, .such as dragging brakes, leak of oil, soft tires.
Extra large brake drums.
Prices of the Columbia's 1922 Line
F. 0. B. Detroit
De Luxe touring;, 5 pass S1475
Sport model, 4 pass ' 1475
Roadster, 2 pass ' 1475
oupe, 4 pass 2295
M
Sedan, 5 pass
Challenger touring;, 5 pass
Challenger coupe, 4 pass. .
Challenger sedan, 5 pass. . ,
Russell
APIDLY,quietly,the Willys
motor car with the vertical sleeve
valve motor, has slipped into fore
most favor in 50,000 homes.
Among its most powerful friends are the
political and financial rulers of the world.
Their tribute to its quality is paid in spite
of its low price. y
They buy it because its sleeve-valve motor
never causes them to wait for valve-grinding
or other repairs and because a hundred
thousand miles finds it at th e peak of its power.
No car of its quality approaches its price.
car ol its performance approaches its
economy.
Lab, Toledo,
Lab. Toledo,
Lab. Toledo,
Lab. Toledo,
was, $2195
was, 219S
was, 2S4S
was, 2945
oow,
now,
sow.
Willys-Overland Pacific Co.
Broadway iat Davis Phone Broadway 3533
N
ow
tire casings holds them open without
interfering with work to be done in
side'of them.
Courtesy Bis Selling Point.
"Every selling point which the
salesman may make must embody
the element of courtesy," says F. W.
Vogler, manager of the Korthweat
Auto company. Inc. "Of course the
product must be right in the first
place, but even with this in his favor
the dealer cannot expect reorders
if his organization does not know
the meaning of courtesy, as well as
the proper method of applying it.
Courtesy does not necessarily mean
giving away everything you have in
the salesroom. But it does mean a
square deal, giving the customer the
most you can for his money and then
taking care of him and making his
requests personal. There are many
little things to smooth over in any
branch of merchandising and it is
possible to attend to these in a man
ner which the customer dots not
5$U
are there more COLUMBIA SIX owners in
the "Automobile -Wise" city of Detroit than
there are of any other six-cylinder cars built?
It Is Standard
Spicer Universal Joints.
Auto-Lite Starting and Lighting System.
Presto-Lite Battery.
Pantosote Top.
Full Leather Upholstery.
Special Features
- 2350
i 1
H. Lawson Auto
East Third and Broadway
sn sr-cVlf mm
- Knight
r, $1895
189S
2550
27S0
forget. In the service department
courtesy is particularly important,
paying interest in' years to come.
Resales of Dorts have been of such
nature as to convince us that when
you treat a man as you would like
to be treated, you can count on hira
as one of your best salesmen, for be
tells his friends."
Xew Shock Absorber Idea.
A new automobile shock absorber
utilizes the principle of the resist
ance of oil against flowing through
a small opening, says Up-to-Minute
News of Automotive Progress, com
piled by the Southern M-otor Manu
facturing association, Ltd.
Removing: a Stud.
When a stud has become frozen
in place remove it 'by screwing on
two nuts and turning the lower one
with a wrench.
A farm Journal says 2,366,475 pas
gencrer cars are owned by farmers.
1195
1995
1995
Co.
$1895