THE SUNDAY OREGOXIAX, PORTLAND, NOVEMBER 20, 1921
BRAND NEW MAXWELL ARRIVES IN PORTLAND AND MYSTERY OF LAST WEEK IS DISPELLED.
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Latest Maxwell Larger and Room
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Something akin to a sensation wi
created on automobile row In Port
land last week by the arrival here of
the first shipment of the new Max
well cars. The new car Is different
in practically all respects from the
old Maxwell, roomier and larger all
around, with mechanical Improve
ments and any number of refine'
ments hitherto not sfeen In a car of
this price class. In appearance the
car is entirely different from the old
model and Is pronounced by motor
fans who Inspected the car last week
as the handsomest car in the low
priced field yet seen In Portland. The
car Is the "mystery" car which was
recently advertised to arrive here.
the announcement of which attracted
treat Interest.
A carload of the new cars, five In
number, all of the touring- car body
typo, arrived In Portland 'Monday and
was immediately unloaded. The car
load was rushed from the factory oy
express In Order that the showing
In this territory might be made at as
early a date as possible. The cars
were taken to the show rooms of the
Maxwell Motor Sales corporation at
East Third and Oregon, where a spe
cial display was arranged. Four
thousand engraved Invitations were
sent out by the local Maxwell die
trlbutors for the showing last week
and throughout the entire week, (from
Tuesday to Saturday hundreds ol
motor fans inspected the cars.
Pries Is Same.
The new Maxwell will sell for prae
tlcally the same price as the former
model, aocording to announcement or
T. It. Harrington, manager of the
local factory branch, in spite of the
fact, he states, that at least 1350
ore la the way of improvements is
being spent on the new model. The
price of the touring car is given as
factory, or 100 laid down In
Portland.
The new car gives the appearance
of being as roomy and easy riding
as cars of a larger and more expen
sive class. As a matter of fact the
heel base of the car has not been
changed, being 10 inches as in
rormer models. By use of a new 60
inch spring in the rear and an im
proved radiator suspension which
allows extension of the front of the
car, however, the body of the car
has been lengthened and the general
appearance Is that of a car with 115
to 117-inch wheel base.
The radiator design of the new
car Is entirely changed from the for
mer Maxwells, being higher ana
moved slightly forward. Greater
radiation is provided, and ihore at
tractive stream lines for the hood
made possible, which gives the car
the appearance of strength and large
size. Beats are or real learner, wnn
lasy" back tilt which makes the car
particularly easy for driving and for i
extended touring.
Many New Features, !
Among the new features of the
car of unusual interest may be men
tioned the drum-shaped adjustable
headlights and the special disk
wheels. The former are nickel
trimmed, while the latter are fitted
with nickel strips at the rims. The
disk wheels are of special Improved
types demountable at the rims and
also at the hubs. Wood artillery
wheels are optional without extra
charge, although the disk wheels are
regular equipment. Cord tires. 31x4,
are provided as regular equipment.
Special attention has been paid to
top design for the open models, and
one-man top with plate-giass window
at the rear and side curtains opening
with the doors are provided. The
wind shield has been rendered
w eather proof by means of metal and
rubber strips which fit tightly to
gether. A windshield wiper comes
on the windshield as standard equip
ment. While none of the closed models
have as yet arrived, it Is expected
that these cars will have the same
high grade of refinement as the
touring model. The bodies combine
the latest Ideas In coach work, in
cluding windows mounted with rub
ber strips to prevent rattling. The
closed cars are finished inside in
broadcloth.
A second carload of five of the new
Maxwell touring models is expected
to arrive in Portland next week, and
a carload of the closed models Is now
on the way west and should arrive
here in a couple of weeks. The next
two weeks will be spent In demon
strating and showing the new cars,
Mr. Harrington said, and the sales
force at East Third and Oregon will
devote Its entire time to this work.
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Different, even, to the design on the radiator, is the new Maxwell over the former models: The price alone remains approximately the same. ; Above
art a group of views of the new car, which created1 a sensation on motor row last week. Above at the left Is shown a broadside of the new oar. Above
at the right is a rear-end view, showing attractive lines both or car and top, with new piaie-gias window in rear and extra tire with tire-case carrying
new Maxwell emblem. Below at the left is a glimpse of the new Maxwell mo tor, declared to be refined and improved over the former Maxwell power
plant. Below at the right is a close-up view of the front of the car, showing entirely new design of radiator, which Is higher than the former radiator.
allowing more graceful stream lines for the hood.
FUEL MEASURE IS SHORT'
OPERATIOX OP NEW YORK DE
VICES PROBED.
100 Purchases Blade in Different
Parts of State and 45 Are
Found to Be Short.
DALLES BRIDGE PLANNED
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famea dalles of the Columbia."
tanding on one of the great
smooth-worn lava rocks at the river'
edge, you realise with difficulty that
the entire volume of the Columbia
lies before you, for the river here is
but 135 feet wide and 462 feet deep.
It swirls through the cleft with a
tremendous and resistless energy.
Such Is the physiognomy of the
Columbia gorge at the proposed
bridge site. The advantages for
bridge construction are obvious.
Kvery one of the bridge piers can be
built on solid rock standing well out
water when the river is at low
stage. But one major span will be
needed, that being across the 135
f:et of river torrent at the crack
the volcanic rock. Several lesser
spans will complete the bridge from
one side of the gorge to the other.
roll above the high-water mark.
The first span on the Oregon side
will be across the Ceiilo canal, and
lu-re a draw bridge will have to be
prevlded. Government engineers will
on tnese plans, mis portion or
bridge spanning a navigable
erway.
he proposed brldge will connect
ctly with the Columbia river
hway on the Oregon side, the
tiway at this point running along
south bank of the canal. It will
- the river at a height of Id
lit. above the highest known water.
csirding to present plans, joining
if Washington shore at a point near
If station of Spedls on the Spokane.
I w tland & Seattle railroad, east or
Irfand Dalles. Here tlve bridge will
J fnnect with the North Bank high
I fay leading to Maryhlll, Goldendalo,
I faklma and other points la central
Ind eaetero Washington,
ALBANY. N. T, Nov. 1. State
wide investigation, just completed, of
gasoline dispensers shows that nearly
SO per cent of these devices are op
erated to give short measure to the
purchaser, according to a report sub
mitted by W. T. White, director of
weights and measures, to Commis
sioner Berne A.' Pyrke of the New
York state department of farms and
markets.
The inspection, made with state
automobiles equipped with tanks hav
ing raise compartments, aisciosea
that no type of gasoline pump is in
fallible, although all are so designed
that If properly operated accurate
measure would be delivered. A total
of 100 purchases were made in differ
ent parts of the state, and of these 45
were short all the way rrom a nan a
pint to one gallon on a three-gallon
purchase. On the other hand. 32 pur
chases were found slightly over In
delivery, the maximum over-delivery
being one pint on three gallons. Of
the 100 purchases, 23 were correct.
Automoblllsts throughout the state
are deeply interested in this survey,
which was made during October, com
plaints . having been received from
tourists in large numbers as to si
eged short deliveries by gasoline
pumps.
Last spring the annual inspection
of these pumps by the bureau of
weights and measures, aided by city
and county dealers, culminated In a
report to the effect that It per cent
of gasoline dispensers in use were in
accurate, and warning was Issued at
that time to operators of these pumps
that a following Inspection would be
conducted, and the results of the in
spection just closed will be transmit
ted to the attorney-general for pros
ecution. Of the 45 cases or shortage
fully 60 per cent were so flagrant as
to warrant prosecution and recovery
of penalties, it Is claimed.
Two automobiles were used In the
Inspection, both being operated by
state inspectors, end 78 cities and
villages were visited. It was made
plain by the department of farms and
markets that this drive does not
by any means conclude activities
against gasoline delivery frauds. Cars
equipped with false compartment
tanks will be continued in use from
time to time.
As an instance of the difficulty in
making these Inspections, it was
pointed out that toward the wind-up
gasoline pump operators apparently
recognised the license plate numbers
on the decoy cars; In fact. Indications
were plain that advance notice had
been given by gasoline distributing
agencies of the coming of the state
Inspection machines.
Practically every type of pump In
use was inspected, and no advantage
to the purchaser was apparent In the
use of visible devices as against what
is called blind or piston pumps. It
was made plain that the apparatus
Itself was not subject to criticism, as
all are designed to give full measure
If properly operated. Incidental to
the report was the wide range of
gasoline selling prices, the figures
varying from 21 cents to 33 cents a
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HAYNES TO BUILD TRACTOR
Indiana Motor Builder Unites Two
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INDIANAPOLIS. Ind.. Nov. !.
The first tractor to be manufactured
by the Haynes Tractor company, Ko
komo, which recently took over the
Holton and Powell tractor companies,
was driven to Kokomo recently where
it will be placed on the farm of A. O.
Selberllng, vice-president and general
manager of the Haynes Automobile
company of Kokomo, for further tests.
According to John Powell, niananer
of the Haynes Tractor company, who
designed the new tractor, no other
machines will be manufactured until
ths first tractor has been tested. The
tractor was completed In less than to
days' work, having first started on
July 25.
Elwood Haynes, president of the
Haynes Automobile company, also Is
president of the tractor company,
which recently was incorporated for
$1,000,000 after the Holton interests
of Indianapolis and the Powell Trac
tor company's Interest of Elwood,
Ind., had been taken over. ""George J.
Marott of Indianapolis is vice-president
of the company. Selberllng, on
whose farm the first tractor will be
placed, also is a director of the new
company.
BLOCK OF BONDS TO BE SOLD
California Takes Steps to Keep Up
Highway Construction.
SACRAMENTO. Cal., Nov. 1. Con
crete evidence that the state high
ly commission of California plans
an sggresslve campaign of highway
construction during the winter and
spring comes in the announcement by
the state highway flaance board that
$7,000,000 worth of state highway
bonds will be offered for sale Decem
ber 22 next.
The bonds will bear 5 per cent in
terest. Recently 35,000,000 (n bonds
were sold at 6 per cent. These bonds
brought such a large premium that It
was decided to reduce the rate of the
next offering.
The decision to sell now Is due
partly to the plan to aid in solving
the unemployment situation.
EARL DISTRIBUTORS MEET
AUTO MANUFACTURERS ENTER
TAIN THEIR AGENTS.
New Line of Cars Greeted With
Enthusiastic Comment Outlook
for 1922 Held Bright.
JACKSON, Mich., Nov. 1. A two
days' distributors' meeting of unusual
enthusiasm at the plant of Earl
Motors. Inc., Jackson, Mich., this week
ended with the heartiest indorsement
of the policies of Clarence A Earl and
the prediction of public response to
the new Earl line. The Earl band of
60 entertained the visitors at the plant
and the Earl orchestra played at the
luncheons and dinner. Men of promi
nence, such as John Fletcher, vice
president of the Fort Dearborn Na
tional bank, spoke of the forthcoming
year In the automotive Industry and
of ths place Earl Motors will take in
that field.
The plans of ths company s ag
gressive merchandising campaign and
dealer cO-oDeration were outlined by
Clarence A Earl, president; Kelly R.
Jaooby. vice-president In charge of
sales; David Minard Shaw, general ad
vertising manager, and Charles Daniel
Frey of the Charles Daniel Frey com
Dany. advertising agents for Earl Mo
tors, Inc. Charles C. Parlin, head of
the research division of the Curtis
Publishing company, presented an in
teresting analysis of the automotive
Industry in relation to the 1922
market.
Ths line of Earl cans brought forth
enthuslastio comments from the dis
tributors who came from all parts of
the United States.
The brougham with its patent
leather, nickel-studded trunk, carry
ing a seal grain leatner nai-oox ana
two suit cases aa standard equipment,
and the touring car were the centers
of interest, while the new touring
sedan found favor.
The touring sedan Is a radical de
parture from all existing models. In
any price class, being a happy com
bination of ths touring car and sedan.
The windows in the four doors are
easily lifted out, after turning only
two small screws In each door. The
complete windows are then slipped
into rattle-proof compartments be
hind the backs of the rear and front
seats, leaving the unobstructed vision
of a touring car. but with a perma
nent top. With windows replaced In
the door of the car, it stands a com
plete sedan. The Interior is finished
In grained patent leather.
Mr. Earl spoke of ths 1922 market
and predicted a rise In price early In
the spring on automobiles. His belief
In this forecast was based on the
present policy of certain mannfactur
era to cut prices below a margin of
safety.- He pointed out that there Is
NEW DODGE SEDAN BOTH FOR CITY DRIVING AND OVERLAND TOURING.
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Dodge distributors. Mrs. Vinton Is standi fceelde ths car. Ths closed model was selected both for city driving
and for overland motoring, as Mr. sad Mrs. Vtstoa axjpect to soaks aa extensive auts tour oX California smartly
Xtes tha first the) rcsur,
a tendency on the part of these manu
facturers to justify recent price cuts
by eliminating advertising, cutting
out accessories and making other sav
ings in manufacturing as a matter of
expedience.
To back up his selling organiza
tion he outlined an aggressivs adver
tising policy of tremendous scope in
national publications as well as news
papers, and laid great stress on the
fact that he and his organization con
sidered his distributors and dealers
as members of his family, whose co
operation was earnestly solicited.
CALIFORNIA WANTS PATROL
Lack of Uniformity Among County
Officials Detrimental.
SACRAMENTO, Cal.. Nov. 19. A
stats motor vehlcls police to patrol
the highways and magistrates who
will assess penalties which will earn
respect for the law la necessary In
California to obtain enforcement of
the state motor vehicle laws.
This is the declaration of the state
highway commission in a report Just
issued here.
At present, the statement declares,
enforcement rents largely with county
Initiation, and there is a very great
difference of treatment between
counties. Some enforce the law strict
ly, and are assisted by the Justices
of ft he peace in imposing adequate
penalties. Such " counties are pretty
well known to motorists and truck
drivers, and there are few violations
within their limits.
On the other hand, the report sets
forth, some counties have no traffic
officers, and In others magistrates
fail to support the arresting officers.
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SAN FRANCISCO PREPARES FOR
GREAT AUTO DISPLAY.
NEXT YEAR LOOKS GOOD
Exposition Will Be Held February
11-18 and Variety of Cars Will
Exceed Other Affairs.
SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 1. Ths
1922 Pacific automobile show will sur
pass In magnificence any former ex
hibits held by San Francisco dealers
If present plans of ths show commit
tee are successfully carried through
to completion, declared George Wahl
green. for the past six years success
ful manager of the big San Francisco
display.
Coincident with this announcement
came the fixing of the show dates on
February 11 to IS. Inclusive, and the
place as ths exposition auditorium.
This Is ths sixth annual automo
bile and accessory show for Saa
Francisco, and today Is ranked as the
third show of Importance In the
United States. Ia ths past it has
achieved International mention aa one
of the most artistically decorated ex-1
htblts In the world, even surpassing!
those of Paris and London In thla re
gard. Not only will this exhibit excel j
from an artistic standpoint, but also
from the number of cars shown and,
the great variety of accessories which i
will be on display. Already inquiries j
for space are being received f rom j
practically all the large accessory ;
manufacturers of the east and the
accessory end of the big show will
alone bs interesting enough to the
thousands of motorists who will visit
the display to justify a visit to the
show.
Special emphasis is being put on
both accessories and trucks this year
and a more complete exhibit In both
lines Is expected this year than In
previous years.
JACKSON PLANT TAKEN OVER
Monmouth Associated Motor Com
pany Will Be Organized.
JACKSON, Mich., Nov. 19. An
announcement has been made here
that the Jackson Motors corporation
has been taken over by the Asso
ciated Motors Industries, which was
Incorporated recently in Delaware
with a capital of $80,000,000. The real
property of the Jackson corporation
will be purchased for 1.105,000 In the
preferred stock Of the new company.
Merchandise claims and bank Indebt
edness will be paid in bonds and stock
following an appraisal.
Ths Associated Motors Industries
proposes to take over at least a dosen
other companies with physical assets
valued at mors than 150,000,000,
Permanency of Industry Shown by
Present Condition After
Year of Depression.
NEW TORK, Nov. 19 Conserva
tive estimates of motor vehicle pro
duction in the United States for 1921
forecast a total of 1,700,000 passenger
cars and trucks. This compares with
1,928,000 passenger cars and 248,000
trucks in 1920. Inasmuch as it was
pradlcted that 1921 would be a "mil
lion car year" this output would be
highly gratifying to the industry, for
It would demonstrate conclusively
that the sale of motor vehicles is
established on a solid foundation re
gardless of general Industrial con
dit'ons. Shipments of motor veh'cles for
October were only 11 per cent less
than for September and they were 8
per cent of shipments in October last
year, which showed a 25 per cent de
cline from .September. The output
last month exceeded general expecta
tions. It marked the eighth consecu
tive month In which the production
line remained practically stationary.
Accessory Bulaess Good.
An even more striking Mlustrat'on
of the fact that there has been little
deviation in production from month
to month Is found In a report of the
business done by members of the
Motor and Accessory Manufacturers'
association for September which
showed an aggregate gain of 1.9 per
cent. There was a change for the
month of only $10,000 in the total ol
past due accounts, which aggregated
$4,868,000, an Increase of 0.22 per
cent.
Reports from Detroit are to the
effect that manufacturers there do
not -expect a material reduction In
output for November. Some of the
companies making the higher-priced
cars believe t will be necessary for
them to Increase their output. Ford,
whose production for October ap
proximated 86.000, expects to build the
same number of cars and trucks this
month. Most truck manufacturers aro
confident that November business will
be better than either September or
October.
Notwithstanding this optimistic
outlook, .however. It is probable there
will be a seasonal falling off In the
number of sales for the next two or
three months. Heavy demand for en
closed cars will tend-to hold up the
volume of business as measured In
dollars.
Used Car Problem Studied.
Attention of manufacturers has
been centered of late on the used
car problem and a careful survey of
the rield is being made in an attempt
to find a solution. After the Investi
gation has been completed it is pro
posed to "make recommendations to
manufacturers which will bs de
signed to minimize the evil although
it is not expected it can be eradicated
Over-production has been one of the
causes of trouble In the past and car
makers will hold their future output
more closely to an order basis than
they have done In the past. There Is
hope that a large proportion of the
used cars on the market can be de
posed of before the early spring busi
ness begins. Reports of the number
of these cars on the market are be
lieved to have been Very much ex
aggerated. Renewal of demand in the truck
field Is evidenced by the large num
ber of price reductions on commer
cial vehicles which have been made
in the past few weeks. Truck makers
are now entering a period of competi
tion as keen as that which has pre
vailed for several months In tho pas
senger car field.
SHERIDAN HOLDINGS SOLD
D. A. Burke May Be Associated
With Parent Durant Company.
MUNCIE. Ind.. Nov. 19. A well au
thenticated rumor In motor circles is
that D. A. Burke, who with V. C.
Durant and associates purchased the
Sheridan Motor Car company plant a
few months ago, has old the major
portion of his holdings to the Durant
Motor company of Indiana. It Is un
derstood that Mr. Burke will still be
a stockholder in the company, also
tn Durant Motors, Incorporated, and
that his relations with Mr. Durant
will continue.
Another feature of this situation,
also well substantiated. Is that Mr.
Burke Is to occupy a hlirh position In
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as to be impossible of improvement is
fallacy. To stand still means going
backward. MACK policies are those
of eternally going ahead.
The MACK Truck is acknowledged
to be the leader of its field. But not
satisfied to let good enough alone, it
is being improved constantly without
thought of expense.
Every betterment in materials,
manufacturing methods, design is
made for the sole purpose of building
a truck that will render the most sat
isfactory service to the owner with,
the least expense of maintenance and
operating costs.
We take pride in the MACK Rec
ord of Improvement, as it is a Record
of Achievement. We would like to
tell you in great detail about how the
MACK leads in the Record of Per
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the parent Durant organisation in
New York.
Mr. Burke, when asked regarding
the facts In the case, was not inclined
to discuss them at thla time.
"I cannot now make any announce
ment as to my plans," he said, "but
that does not Imply any depreciation
in my enthusiasm for what Mr. Durant
Is accomplishing In the automobile
field."
NEW DEVICE MEASURES LOADS
Valuable Instrument for Bridge
Builders Is Perfected.
WASHINGTON, D. C. Nov. 12.
A new instrument which It Is believed
will do away with uncertainty In de
signing and building bridges has been
devised by the bureau of public roads
of the department of agriculture.
The instrument measures with scien
tific precision every shock and blow
delivered by moving vehicles In cross
ing a bridge.
The device, which can be attached
to any part of the bridge structure,
makes a photographic record of the
effect of the moving load. The
amount of stretching or shortening
due to shock Is represented by a fine
black line on the photograph. No
blow or shock can be delivered so
quickly that the Instrument will not
record It.
As engineers heretofore have been
unable to measure the effct of quick
ly delivered lmpaots or to proportion
the various parts of a bridge with
absolute assurance. It has been neces
sary to make a liberal allowance for
this unknown quantity. In some casts
the allowance has not been sufficient
and bridges have collapsed under
moving loads.
Hecent experiments with motor
trucks have shown, it Is said at the
bureau, that a swiftly-moving truok
may strike a blow equivalent to seven
times Its actual weight
Nebraska Is building a 22-mile
brick highway at a cost of $65,650 a
mile.
No excuse now for not "dolling up""
the car after you investigate the
special proposition waiting or
you at
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