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10 ' ' . THE SUNDAY OREGOXIAN, PORTLAND, SEPTEMBER 4, 1921 ' THESE TOURISTS, HERE AFTER TOURING ALL THE WAY-FROM NEW YORK, FEEL RIGHT AT HOME IX THEIR) OLDSMOBILE EIGHT.' S THE "BUYWORD" WITH MOTORISTS a" Banker Says Money Plentiful to Buy Autos. FIL ADJUSTMENT Iff PIES AWAITED MT&z&r9mmmm 'm & itcv: n l If-'- --"" , f Vm. in,,,,, ,. , , I VALUES ARE REMARKABLE New Prices Said to Represent Great Opportunity STow for Pur chasers of Cars. NEW YORK, July 23. Henry H. Bi zallion. president of the Gotham Na tional bank, which handles the ac counts of more automobile dealers than all the other banks of New York combined, has written a letter to Al tred Reeves, general manager of the national automobile cnamber of com merce. Bupeestii.gr that a marked ad vance could be made in the stabiliza- tion of the industry if car manulac turers would give assurances that present prices are excellent values and that no more changes are to be ex pected unless they are upward. He asserts that a survey made by the bank indicates that there is substan tial purchasing power available for "AT HOME" IS RIGHT, FOR THE LITTLE HOUSE ON THE CAR CONTAINS ALL THE MODERN HOME COM. , FORTS AND THEN SOME BESIDES, The tourists, snapped in front of the Olds mobile company of Oregon, where they stopped briefly en route to mntnrmini hilt that hlivers &TB Wait- I California, are Mr. and Mrs. O. E. Chase and their dog. Tip. They came from Clyde. N. Y., and "Old Faithful," as ins- fnr tha final adjustment of r rices. I they call their car, an Oldsmobile eight chassis with special body built by Mr. Chase himself, bad traveled 4600 c.. ,. ..wj mrr,hr nf the I miles on the trip. However, that was -a mere bagatelle, for it was its second trip across the continent. Mr. -oii ...tnmnhii. ohnmher of com- Chase bought it second-handi three years ago. It weighs 4000 pounds, but, despite the heavy loadt, averaged merce to comment on the suggestions around 14 miles to the gallon of gasoline. Mr. Chase has had no mechanical trouble with the car in the three mri a hv Rizallinn. whose letter fol-1 years since he bought it, and he and his wife have traveled many thousands of miles in that time. The little iowa. I house on the car is fitted out with kitchen sink, cupboards, running water, gas stove, electric lights, built-in dresser, 'As we handle more automobile I dining ia.oie ana euca, ana mo rear vi it is convenime inio a coiniuruiuie oeuruura at nisiit. merchants' accounts than all other banks in New York combined, we are deeply interested In the continued prosperity of the retail automobile business. This interest is very direct in that many of these dealers have been our customers for the last ten years. "Price adjustments In the automo bile business, the same as in other lines of industry, were inevitable, and we are very glad to see that these ad- TIRE MEN RESTING EASY THEIR SHARE OF PROSPERITT BELIEVED DUE. Justments came in much more orderly iIort shoes Are Bought for Autos fashion than they did in other Indus- I After First lear, aa aney Are Factory-Equipped. tries. According to your price lists all the readjustments seem to have been accomplished, except for a few announcements that I understand will be made around July 1. The object of this letter Is to learn whether you have any assurance from manufac' turers that all price readjustments shall be made by July 1, so that the public will realize that the new prices are to continue over a substantial period. Industry Commands Respect, "Would it not be well to suggest to all manufacturers that while no guar antee may be necessary, it would seem highly important to the prosperity of the retail trade that manufacturers endeavor to prove to the public that the present prices are excellent val ues, that in some cases they are njade at a substantial but necessary loss during the readjustment period, and that for these reasons no further The retail tire dealer is one mem ber of the, automobile family who has little cause for worry as he sur veys the prospects for business dur ing this season. The reaon why he can view the sit uation with satisfaction is because he knows that the wave of prosperity that brought Joy to the car manufac turers and dealers last year will reach him this year and give him a greater business volume than he has ever known before. Last year 2,000,000 new motor cars were sold by American manufactur ers. Some of these cars went to for eign countries and some replaced worn-out oars in this country. , Con sequently the net increase in cars changes may be expected, unless they I operating this year over the number are upward? "During the last few years the banking fraternity has been led to look upon the automobile industry with the greatest respect, not alone because of its volume but because of the energetic manner in which it has been conducted and our high apprecia tion that cars and trucks are now permanent necessities in our Ameri can life. Banks generally have been liberal with their credits to the in dustry, curtailment coming only in a few districts and in a few cases where the dealer was not entitled to credit, ' Irrespective of the product he was selling. No Losa Recorded. "We take pride In the fact that In ten years of financing automobile dealers to the extent of many minions of dollars, we have never had a dol lar's loss, except in one instance where fraud was committed. "Our interest in the retail selling field has led us to make a survey, which shows: 1. That there is a substantial purchas ing power available for motorcars in par ticular, and to some degree for motor trucks, particularly In connection with new building' operations that are now fetting- unaer way, used last year will not be ,a full 2,000,000, but the number of motor vehicles already registered this year In the various states of the union is about 9,000,000, as against 7,500,000 at the beginning of last year. This means that a full million and a half more cars will require tires in this country this year than used them last year, an outlook which Is de cidedly encouraging for the man en gaged In the retail, tire business. . The tire dealer does not profit a great deal when a new car is first sold. When it leaves the factory It is equipped with four tires furnished directly to the car manufacturer by the tire manufacturer. The tire re tailer has the chance to sell whatever spare tires are carried. , But in the second year of a car's life the tire dealer gets his oppor tunity, for, when the tires with which the new car was equipped wear out, the car owner goes to his local tire dealer for a new supply. The auto mobilists who bought new cars last year are all prospective customers for the local tire man during the com ing season. This Increase in the num ber of customers insures an increase in the retail tire business of the com an appalling number of tires are still discarded prematurely because they are the victims of negligence and abuse. According to the service de partment of the Spreckels "Savage" Tire company, one of the most preva lent tire mistreatments is bumping into curbs and obstructions and pass ing over ruts or large stones at high speed. The injury resulting from such maltreatment is often quite serious since it frequently causes breaks In the fabric foundation of the tire which weaken its integrity. The tread after such an injury, may be in perfect shape, but a few cords in the fabric may weaken from the blow and gradually work through other piles of fabric or cords and result in a blow-out. An explanation of th!s condition is the fact that rubber is resilient and will stretch whereas the fabric ' is necessarily not flexible enough to absorb the impact of similar blow. , , Though a tire may seem on the out side to be in perfect condition. blow-out may occur sometimes days after the tire has been bruised, while running along on a good road or even when standing idle, due to bruise pinching the inner tube. Bruises, of course, cannot always be entirely avoided,' but careful driving and proper Inflation will pre vent many injuries of this kind. SrPER-SIX MOTOR EL1MIXATES OOMQIOX ALTO TROUBLE. 2. Buyers renerallv are waltlnr for the I ing year amounting to about 20 Per final adjustment of motorcar prices, to cent in number of tires sold. be assured that when they do buy the In calling attention to the bright all manufacturers who contemplate price United States Tire company gives a adjustments will do so nromDtlv and with the full understanding of the requirements of the next six or eight months. j 4. While guaranteeing prices may have many Daa leatures, toe makers should en deavor to impress the public with the new values la motorcars and to show that the Industry has now. been stabilized after table compiled after many years' ob- servation, showing the average sales of tires in each of the twelve months of the year. The figures which fol low show the percentage of the year's sales made each month: January, 4 per cent; February, 5 these mid-season price changes, that no per cent; March, S per cent; April 9 more changes are probable and, moreover, Der cenf Mav 11 nor t. 1e that if there hould be any further price P." "":'. , w P V . 15 changes It would more than be offset by per cent: July' 14 per cfnt'' August, mo reuucoa value or tne car wnlch the I " vet, ociiicmuer, iu per cent .. uuyer now nas to trade. I uciooer, a per cent; ivovember, 4 per ""' ol tne iieia it cent; uecemDer, 4 per cent, would appear that the new prices rep- According to tho figures given, 64 . t 1'' Tues in motor- per cent or tne sales or the year are who, " i"ey are so lime above I made between May 1 and September 30, Vic-war prices, to say notntng of the fact that many of these new run els are better equipped, better made and better finished than products of five years ago. Price Assurance Desired. "while I appreciate the difficulty ei concertea action by nearly 200 manufacturers of motorcars and mo- TIRE ERtriSJEVG EXPEXlSTViE Tread 3Iay Be Uninjured but Fab ric Foundation 3 fay Be (Broken. Motorists in general are each year showing decided improvement in their tor trucks in an industry as bie as treatment of tires and are conse- yours, the national automobile cham- quently securing greater benefit and ber of commerce has been sucM a con- I longer mileage from them. However Htrncuve lorce ror so many years and the automobile industry is In so much better shape than the majority of trades in this country, that I hope your organization will undertake to convey to its members some of those things which I am prompted to sug gest because of our high interest in the motorcar sales in the eastern ter ritory. "Can you, or through you, can the manufacturers give us any assurance of a continuation of operations by the manufacturers on the present basis of prices and values? Some certainty along these lines will materially help the dealer in his plans for maintain ing his organization and sales work that would permit broader plans for financing his requirements on the part of banks and ultimately be for the best interest of the public, the manu facturer and the retailer. "Please be assured of the-readiness of our bank to render every possible assistance in the solution of this prob lem for further stabilization of the automobile industry." Smoothness of Operation Achieved by Exclusive Principle That Prolongs Engine Life. "I find that while moat people' rec ognize the consistent excellence with which all super-sixes perrorm tne chief reason for it is not so well under stood," says C. L. Boss of the C. L. Boss Automobile company, loo-' Hudson-Essex dealer. "The reason lies In the- .ented Hudson motor. It accoun for all Hudson's supremacies. Mr ' talk of the smoothness and ease with which Hudson accomplishes every obliga tion. Thousands depend upon it for the hardest tasks of transportation with the same confidence they hold in the reliability of the finest watch. "It is all because the exclusive super-six principle frees the motor of vibration to such extent that its new car smoothness is retained through long life. "That is so clearly shown in the sort of service earlier models every where are giving. Owners of these older Hudsons know that after years of duty their super-sixes are still giv ing a character of performance that many new and costlier cars are in capable of." That Burning Rubber Smell. If you smell rubber burning, it is time to get very busy and find the short circuit. For usually the smell of burning rubber comes from a hot wire somewhere, causing the rubber insulation to smolder. Feel all the wires until you come to the hot one. The location of the short circuit is easy to detect in this way, and hav ing localized the trouble it is usually fairly . simple to see exactly where the trouble originates. - In Minneapolis, Minn, mall carriers are taken to their routes by automo biles, whereby a half hour of. time is saved for each man. TIRE KNACK IS VALUABLE EXPERIENCED DRIVERS ABLE TO SAVE MUCH TIME. United States Rubber Company Tells Bow Whole Job May . Be Made Simple by Auto Owners. The apparent ease and dispatch with which a thoroughly experienced driver can- dismount and apply with out assistance big pneumatic truck tires is evidence that there is a knack to it that is worth the attention of those who twn or operate trucks. In the following paragraphs, the United States Tire company, pioneer nuiiaer or truck pneumatics, points cut briefly how handling these tires can be made a one-man job. To dismount the tire and rim from the wheel, jack up the wheel until the tire freely clears the ground, loosen the tire bolts, and then the rim by shock, and turn the wheel so that the sector containing the valve is near the ground. With both hands grasp the tire and rim at points Just below th level of the hub, and quickly lift and pull the rim away from the tap of the wheel. At the same time watch the valve to make sure that it does not bind in the felloe,, when the rim slides off the felloe band. If properly. performed this method of dismounting the tire and rim from the wheel requires very little lifting, and causes no damage to the valve or the tube at the valve base. To detach the tire from the rim, lay the tire on level ground, locking ring side up, remove the valve plunger to complete deflation, and push back the valve stem inside the rim. Remove locking and side rings, loosen flap all around and, standing Inside of the rim, lift the tire straight up off the rim. When the tire is ready for replace ment on the rim, reverse the opera-J tions of detaching the tire from the rim with tube flap in place and valve stem pushed back flush with base- of flap, drop the tire carefully over the rim, taking care that" the base or valve stem Is directly opposite the rim valve hole. Step down the tire on the rim all around by treading on the 'bead, apply side and locking rings, draw out valve stem to proper position and inflate. Finally, in applying tne rim ana tire to the wheel, engage the valve stem in the felloe at a point level with the hub, push the rim firmly acalnst the felloe and slowly torn the tire, rim and wheel until the valve is at the highest possible point, me rim will drop into place on the felloe except at the bottom, where it can be pushed on by tne root. This knack or first engaging tne valve, then turning the tire and rim on the wheel eliminates an direct iiftlno-. and makes the applying of an eight-inch tire, the largest perfected truck pneumatic a one-man Job. Mexico. Buying Motor Cars. MEXICO CITY, Sept. 3. During the six months ending June 30 last Mexico was one of the heaviest for eign purchasers' of American motor cars, parts, tires and accessories. Dur ing that period automobile gooda val ued at more than $15,000,000 were im ported from the United State a - $60,000,000 for Roads. Governor Hyde of Missouri recently signed a bill passed by the legisla ture providing for a state bond issue of $60,000,000 for the improvement of Missouri highways. irn n 30 STORES THROUGHOUT THE WEST THE HOME OF QUALITY. SERVICE. VALUE SAVE 20 TO 40 ON TIRES AND ACCESSORIES OUR POLICY COMPLETE SATISFACTION OR MONEY REFUNDED FANSTEEL TIMERS You are de pendent on your timer tor a smooth- running and powerful motor. The F a n s t e e 1 timer, having a make and break action, gives a clean, snappy spark every time. Requires no oiling or cleaning and is guaran teed for one year, regardless of distance run. . Our price $4.65 - SPOTLIGHTS Have, you noticed that when a motorist once - uses a good spotlight that he is never with out one thereafter. There is a reason for this. The spotlight fills a defin ite and long felt want. It places driving light wuere ou need- it, enables you to seek out streets or house numbers in an instant. . We carry many types, from Safety spotlights at $3.95 to large S. & M. at $12.35. Our Prices Are Right s - the the CAMPING EQUIPMENT SALE Motorists, visit our store this week and take advan tage of the many special bargains now in effect on camping: equipment. SAVE MONEY BY GETTING YOUR NEXT YEAR'S OUTFIT NOW m iii CARBON REMOVER Carbon is the demon of the gasoline motor. Most people are under the impression that to remove it, it is neces sary -to tear down the motor. Such is not the case. Five minutes and a can of John son's Carbon Remover will do the trick quick ly and efficiently. Carbon Remover en ables you to keep your motor In the best condition with a minimum of trouble. i2 Pinta -75 Pints 1-15 Quart 1-90 SPECIALS FOR THIS WEEK FLOAT-A-FORD SHOCK ABSORBERS T Gives you the ease of riding in a FORD that you look for In a high priced car. They give increased comfort, with the road shocks ab sorbed and the rebound checked. Our price $22.50 i OILS and GREASE While the stock lasts we are selling Zerolene Oil at the following very low prices: -gaL can. 1-gal. can . 5-gaL can , ...320ea. . ..720 ea. i .$2.68 ea. TIOLEXE GREASE Especially adapted for transmissions or differen tial. ' i '10-lb. Pails only $1.50 ea. Black Bear Cup Grease 3-Ib. pails only... 450 ea. SPOKETTTE Do your wheels creak or rattle? They are crying for Spoketite, which is a liquid, easily applied, per-, mpfttine the pores of the wood and n welling them back to their original site, perma nently. Don't take chances with those dangerous wheels. Get Spoke- lito tnriav. Small size .70 Large size 1.35 LOCAL HOTEL MAN IS HAPPY OVER PURCHASE OF STEPHENS SALIENT SIX ROADSTER. Proper Way to Splice Fuel Pipe. To splice the fuel pipe cut the ends of the pipes to be joined on a bevel. beli.fr suie to bevel them alikt. so that they wjll make a tipht juncture. This can be accomplished with a hack saw and a file. Clean the ends of the pipes with sandpaper and then olace uiwu iunk...u. A e Jk L ttinu MO.- tK copper wire, or door bell wire, wi'r insulation removed, over the splice being- sure to wind tisht and closf together. Solder with flame or Iron and sweat solder in between the w!rs and on end of winding. This fiKronjc spll;e anj one that srrafU'fcWN ?wr"'it!PT"Ey,'M "' '"" m$&iF ri: n""' w"!!irTV B3k rtr.: - :.; . jg& s : LARGE STEERING WHEELS FOR FORDS Besides add ing greatly to the ap pearance of your car, they eliminate to a large ex tent that con stant strain that is so familiar to every Ford have several types of wheel, some with corrugated rim ana some that tilt. Our prices run from $3.90 to $6.85 Ve PROVEN TIRES at BARGAIN PRICES In buying tires from1 "Western Auto" you not only get tires that have been tried and proven, but you get fires that we can recommend and back with our broad guarantee and remember this big concern wOl be here to look after your interests. IS MBmm Norwalk and Clingstone Tires are known throughout the country as particularly fine tires. WE have bandied them with great success for years. These remarkable sale prices represent saving and safety. Get yours now. pao OUR CASH PRICES paid CLINGSTONE TIRES NORWALK TIRES Unlimited Guarantee Guarantee: Fabric, 6000; Cord, 8000 Ory N. S. N. 3. Red Size Non-Skid Tubes Fabric Cords Tube. 30x3 .$9.25 $1.40 $11.20 . $5.30 30x312. 11.50 1.60 13.45 $18 80 2.65 32x312. 13.45 2.05 16.40 26.20 2.80 31x4 .17.80 2.70 19.60 -'3.05 32x4 . 18.30 2.80 22.40 33.65 3.25 33x4 . 18.80 2.90 24.15 34.50 3.45 34x4 . 18.95 2.95 24.80 35.15 3.55 34x4Va. 25.25 3.80 32.35 40.35 4.40 35x4V2. 27.00 3.85 33.50 41.30 4.55 35x5 39.65 49.90 5.30 37x5 . .... 40.60 53.95 5.40 (Other sizes In proportion) CHAMPION X SPARK PLUGS I Need no introduction, as they come as standard equipment on all Ford cars. They can be used on other cars,' Including Studebakers and Overlands. Our price on these DODular nlura num. 2 sonta a big saving to yon. Champion X Plugs 55c Champion X Porcelains 35c ijjj I RUNNING BOARD MATS Every car should have them. They prevent slipping, when entering and leaving car, and also prevent ths wearing out of ronnlni boards. Their added Improvement in appearance is worth a great deal also. Black rubber as shown $ Ji JUMBO VULCANIZERS Unexcelled for emer gency or roadside tire repairs. Make a neat, permanent repair, and will not blow out in wind. Comes complete with 12 patches and heat units. Our price $1.25 : TOOLS AND REPAIR MATERIALS "W e s t e r n Auto" carries a comDlrte line or tools or kinds. If vou c o n t empiate any repair work or wish to reple n 1 s h your tool kit, drop in and let us fix you up at a minimum cost. We have auto ults also. In fact, we can supply you with a good khaki drill suit at a so cial price this week of $2.95. Al-'J.j STORES IN Bikcnflelfl Frets StMtt.a SMS JOIS Oakland Saerasiaats Ln Antafes (I ttaraa) Sas FrancltM (2 ttarM) Saa Dial SisBaraar4IS Saaftla 2 .tsrta) Kaaw City fiiVrt. Aaa Balllsllual DaHat n-..b . Taaaaa raai rsaaa Yakima Walla Wall SsafcBaa PortWaa- , Danvar Psaanlx Balsa WESTERN AUTO SUPPLY COMPANY Successors to AUTOPARTS SUPPLY CO. 80-82 Sixth St, Cor. Oak. Phone Broadway 5508. MAIL ORDERS It is a great convenience for out-of-town customers to.be able to take advantage of "Western Auto"values, by sending in their order by mail. They are filled quickly and efficiently. " MOTOR GBATLY ILVMTKRED BY COATED CYUSDEBS. rr..t-.- (ilroii :P:i; anj ono that I HANDSOME KKW CAR JUST PEHVERKD BY THE AUTOMOTIVE SALES COMPANY, STEPHKNS DISTIUBC Compression Pressures Vary With Accumulation and Exact Effects Uncertain. Compression pressures . often are quoted In pounds the square inch, jut this means nothing: unless the speed at which the motor is running is given, says A. Ludlow Clayden in an article in the current issue of Mo tor Life. Owing- to valve timing: and to the resistance of the manifolds to the passage of gas the actual -compression varies with the motor speed usually reaching a maximum some where around 1200 to 1500 revolutions a minute. Thus engineers have adopted the more scientific plan of naming- com pression by a ratio instead of a num ber of pounds. Assume a motor with a displacement of 60 cubic iinches to each cylinder. That is an engine ln which each piston on its downstroke would draw in 60 cubic laches of gas if the valves, etc., allowed. Such a vllnr1r would need ai mmhuatlnn space above the top position of the piston of abaut 20 cubic inches. If it had this amount then the compression ratio would be four to one. This is figured because 60 plus 20 Is 80. That is, the displacement of the piston plus the volume of the combustion space is four times that of the combustion Pica B-.na, xiatl5 usea w yrscijc vary from four to one up to five to one, and some racing car engines have used ratios as high as (rix to one. Now, what is the effect of a food j coating of carbon? I A motor, with a 60-cubic incti dis placement might well be 4-lnch bore. Then the head of the piston would have an area of Just over 12 square inches. The head of the cylinder would be about the same and the area of the vertical part of the bore above the top of the piston, plus valve chambers would be about 15 square inches. In other words our combus tion space with its volume of 20 cubic inches, would have a total wall area of about 39 square inches. Suppose there was a layer of car bon 1-16 of an inch thick over all this area, then the volume of carbon in the combustion space would be ZVi cubio Inches, leaving the combustion space nVi cubio inches instead of 20 and raising the compression ratio from four to one up to 4V4 to one. Suppose the original compression had been higher, and many modern motors are close to five to one, then the volume of carbon would still be much the same and its effect there fore much greater. Actually, a motor designed for a ratio of 4V4 to one can be turned Into five to one by quite an ordinary thickness of deposit. Now, a 4 to one ratio, with a well designed motor should, ft th most suitable speed given actual com pression on the gauge of 85 pounds ra ,nmr Inch nnri mntnr with a five to one ratio from 100 to 105 pounds. It only needs to be added that 4 to one gives the kind of an explosion to suit an engine delivering its maximum explosion pressure at about 1400 revolutions, and five to one, an engine giving maximum pres sure at 2000 or over to make it quits ciea-r why the former knocks, when it is given an explosion pressure to tally unsuited for It. Of course, there are some cases wheroprelj-nition takes place from In candescent carbon, but a motor has to be frightfully carboned up before it will go on firinfc after the ignition switch is pulled, which is an Infalllbla indication of true preignitlon. FIXE HOME FOB 1EXrXGTOX Quarters in Xew York on Broad way Secured by Firm. The Lexington Motor company of New Tork. Inc., eastern distributors of the Lexington Minute-Man six, has closed the largest lease, so far as dollars and cents go, ln the history of the automobile industry in the me tropolis, according to word received here. The lease covers a motor car show room at the southwest corner of Broadway and Fifty-seventh street, which will be used) by the Lexington company for the display of their product. The lease covere a very long term or years ana tne rmiai ' ure li understood to b 150,000 an nually. Harry V7. Gaston, president of tha Lexington Motor company of New York, says this represents an Increase of 1000 per cent in the company's showroom rental In five years' time, which may be taken as an Indication of the rapid g-rowth of the Lexington car in New York favor. The building Is Irregular ln shape, fronting 54 feet on Broadway, having a side exposure of 63 feet on Fifty seventh street, the back wall line be- ing SO feet in length. Contracts have been let for the in terior decorations, which will follow the Italian renaissance. The floor will be laid In imported Holland brown tile. Immediately Inside the main entrance will be a heroic bronse replica of a Minute-Man statue, which has been adopted as the emblem of the I.exinsT-ton car. Sunday Repairs .For the convenience of motorcar owners we maintain an efficient service department with expert mechanics in charge between the hoursof if A. IvI. and 6 r. in. The Elite Garage Repair Co. Main 7304 12th Street, Jefferson and 13th Street v -n -n n 7 1 m : m -v. - - -a. 4 - .A .iV i i it.. l - M i j.a 4 k -a -