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About The Sunday Oregonian. (Portland, Ore.) 1881-current | View Entire Issue (Dec. 18, 1921)
TTTE ST7XDAY OREGONIAX. PORTLAND, DECE3II?ER 18. 1921 NO FURTHER PRICE DECLINES EXPECTED LATEST HAYNES 73 COMES EQUIPPED WITH NEW "VOLATILIZER." , Oakland Distributor Says Bottom Is Reached. PLANTS SHOWING LOSS Any t'limige in Prices Will Have to tic I'lHvurd, Not Downward, Is Declaration. m g'''" H Wi&w.AMas jjattjaMWMJjw, j) il . , For Sale in Portland bv the Following: Dealers: ! For Sale in Portland by the Following Dealers: ' I Ono ot tli o most Interesting dis utlons of the present automobile price situation which has come to light for some months has been re celved here in the form of a, com munlcatlon from R. K. Roberts of BcatUc. president of the Northwest Oakland company, Oakland distribu tors for the northwest. llr. Roberts recently concluded an extensive trip throughout tho east and middle west and foUowlns; Um return he Jotted down his observations on the price situation for the benefit of Oakland dealers and representatives. The article, which was received here by A. 11. Brown, head of the Portland branch of the company, is Riven be low. In It Mr. Roberts points out that further price reductions cannot lie expected, and that any change in present prices must bo upward rather than downward. Ho writes: "The public generally Is entertain lng decidedly erroneous ideas con corning eomo angle of the present status of the automotive industry and particularly is this true with refer ence to present-day prices. "It is practicaly the unanimous opinion of the general public from oue end of the 'country to the other that still greater price reductions are impending and tho belief Is well established that the advent of the next season will see materially lower prices. Public Doe ot Know Fact. "It is not difficult to understand tho reason for this misapprehension. It Is the result which would naturally follow the price reductions which already have been made. The public Ls not familiar with the facts and could not be expected to know when the bottom has been reached. "Viewing- the actual field from be hind tho scenes we find a condition quite contrury to the popular idea that automobile prices are on a sh.'irp and continual decline. "He find, amorally speaking, that prevailing prices are lower than con ditions warrant and that they were made arbitrarily as a necessary com petitive expedient without reference to the cost of production. The neces sity for this unwarranted action be ing, in some Instances, to clean 'up old stock, in others, for the urgent purpose of raising funds, and In still others, to meet the price reductions in the first two cases. Preent Operations at loa. "There are some exceptions in which existing prices may stand still further reductions but In most cases the prices of today are lower than will permit of a legitimate manufac turing profit and in many instances tho manufacturers are and have been cperatlng at considerable, loss dur ing the entire present calendar year. The executives of the Oakland fac tory have stated that such ls the fact in their particular case. "It i needless to say that this condition cannot endure. It may con tinue for auch various periods as the individual producing unit may sur vive Its lossej. but the present ls not and cannot be a permanent price condition. "There must be a reckoning and It must come at a not far distant dale. It ls not reasonable to assume that tho intelligence which we know is behind the autom'Uive manufacturing industry is going u continue a policy which will Inevitably wreck that great Industry. It Is then quite log ical to conclude that there must come not only the cessation of price reduc tions, but a decldpd upward trend in prices, which will surely make Its appearance shortly after the first of the year." - . ,r - r-i! f a , J ' "T ' -i irir it i-ii - . w .a M . v. 1 I ! WEEKLY AUTO QUIZ Hardwood blocks would ' be best. This furnishes a good -brace for -a jack to exert pressure In loosening the piece. Work may ' be -aided by blows on the blocks by a hammer. Torrlng tar Without Driver. 5. Two cars may be. brought into the garage by one person, for In stance a disabled car being towed by another car with only one operator who, of course, drives" tne towing-car. by use of the tow bar.-which is linked :o the front car and clamped to the front axle of the disabled car. The bar extends back to the tie rod. of the rear car's steering gear and is fastened by means of a stud to a clamp which is placed on the tie rod. When the front car turns a. corner the rear car will also turn in order, as the tow bar swings In a propor tionate arc and moves the tie rod to which it is pivoted, the tie rod di recting the front wheels- In the de sired direction. When Valve Slum Knnrk. 6. Valve stems which are extreme ly loose in their guides may pos sibly produce a knock because of side play and Improper seating under pres sure of the valve springs. Another trouble from worn guii'es "or poorly fitting stems is leakage of oil from the crankcase. THIS department is designed to aid motorists by asking and then answering In simple language questions relative to motor car opera tion. The questions, prepared by ex perts, are asked in one issue and an swered in the next. Answers to last week's questions: Chnrglna; Battery Explained. 1. When a storage battery is being ohnrged, electricity is not stored up In the cells, as is sometimes supposed, but ls charged by action of the current upon the ald in the battery electro lite or solution. The electrollte ls composed of sulphuric acid and water and during discharge the acid of the solution ls absorbed by active ma terial on the plates within the cells. In charging a continuous flow of current goes through the battery op posite to that of discharge, current causing the acid In the plates to return to the original place In the electrolite. When fully clrarged, the solution will be at Its greatest point of density, and if tested with a hy drometer will busy it up to 1285 or 1300, the fully charged reading. Tlw whole reason of oharglng is to discharge the acid from the battery plates, when It will mix with the so lution and restore the battery to its proper strength,. Generator First I'aed Aa Motor. 2. An electric generator is first run as a motor when first assembled and sometimes after being over hauled, to create a small amount of magnetism In the field poles. This magnetism in the poles Is necessary for the generator to build up lines of force, which lines In turn are cut by the revolving armature, pruoduclng electro motive force or pressure at the brushes. The current is col lected by the brush, passes on to the wire terminals and then to the battery. Generator field poles are not permanent magnets, being made cf soft iron, but they are magnetized by current papules: Into them and retain a small amount of this magne tism. It is necessary that they are partly magnetic, otherwise the gen erator would not create current. cvr Clatch May Klip. 3. Do not attempt to adjust the clutch of a new car too soon to remedy slipping. The new clutch has a tendency to slip, even when properly adjusted, tho fabric being stiff, but It will bo worn in after a period of use. " . To. Remove Steering Post. 4. To remove a steering- post with out damaging it with a Stillson wrench, clamp two pieces of wood, a surface of each which has been followed out to fit around the post. tanva Prevents Floor Uraft. 7. To close up the pedal slots in floor boards to nrevent draft in cold weather, tack piece of canvas or sheet rubber on the under side of the board over the islot. Cut a silt In the material, just large enough for the pedal levers to pay through, making sure that their motion is not impeded. Cause of Speedometer Vibration. 8. Vibration of speedometer Indi cator ls caused by loose connections, unions of the drive shaft, the flexible housing for shaft bend at too sharp an angle, improper mesh of drive gears, cr, most commonly, lack of lubrication. Improving Old-Style Carburetor. 9. If it is desirable to Improve an old-type carburetor for better vapor- ition, Install a hot-air jacket on tne Inlet manifold, and connect to the Jacket a flexible tube running from the engine's exhaust pipe to the jacket, and another from Jacket back to the exhaust pipe, thus allowing tne hot exhaust gases to heat the mixture before it passes Into the cylinders. The Jacket may be made of a pipe somewhat larger in diameter than the manifold, should cover about three fourths or. more of its length, and ust be closed at each end by weld ing to the manifold. The jacket can also be heated by extending a tube from the exhaust pipe through the Jacket and down toward the -ojl pan. where the exhaust gases will escape. Compression Leaks Felt a Low Speed. 10. Compression leaks in an engine are more, noticeable at low man i high speed. If an englnn has good compression, there Is a siringy resist ance when cranked byhand, although i the best way to test the compres sion in by use of a gauge, V ..' This Week's Questions 1. How is electrical current pro duced by a storage battery? !. Why will the durability of a'tire be lessened by underinf lation . 3. How does a weak" exhaust valve spring cause misfiring of an engine? 4. What is a method lor testing an engine for bearing knocks? i. Will a carburetor giving gooa results on one engine work as satis factorily on an engine of a differentt make? ' i. What kind of lubricant can be used for the universal joint? 7. Is it necessary to adjust brake bands of both wheels evenly it an equalizer rod is used in the operating mechanism?' 8. How in a tire vulcanized? 9. What is "speclfio gravity"? 10. What is meant by "torque"? Does It apply to any kind of machin ery? (Copyright, 1921, Thompson Feature Service.) - - r . V A w R : i' x . IV 39 J AS? n ill -v; v ii ii mi r n nai'VBa C5 2. EE Handsome nenr car Just rrclred hT A' C. Stevern. lofal HraeiflIrtribator motor of whlcfc In eqnlpprd with new type Mtove for keatlna; fael and Inrreaalna; fcanollne mileage. NEW VOLATILIZER HERE . . i 1 liATtST HAYXKS IS 'JL'QClPPED AVITII GASOLINE SAVKU. NO BIG CHANGES PUNNED GKN'KKAIi 3IOTOHS CO. IS PRE-' PAHEI) l'OIt COMPETITION. None of Branches Except That of Scrlpps-Bootli Will He Iis contlnuetl Next Year. NEW YORK, Dec. 17; General Motors corporation hs in 'prospect no radical or sensational plans, not withstanding sundry . reports to the contrary. The corporation will move along In the next year much as it has In the past, making gradual Improve ments In its lines, fully prepared for the era of keen competition upon which the industry has entered. It can be stated positively that none of the divisions of the corpora tion will be discontinued in 1922. with the exception of Scrlppe-Hooth. Notice of- the dissolution of this company has been filed at Albany, but it is understood the factory' will not be sold. Announcement as to the uses to which it will be put is expected within 30 days. ( . The air-cooled development will be continued, but showing or marketing at an early date ls not to be expected, as the work is still in the experi mental stage and the General Motors j corporation policy ls against produc- ; tion until exhaustive tests have been j made and the corporation is. assured : that the product for which 4t must necessarily stand sponsor ls every- j thing that might be desired. The General Motors corporation realizes fully that tbe era of "easy ! sales" has gone, probably never to j return. , They are urging constantly I the necessity of In-tensive and intelU- 1 gent selling efforts. They insist that the salesman must go to the prospect and not wait for the potential pur- chaser to come to him. ; As a corollary of successful sales manship, they contend there must be efficient servicing so that a motor car user wno once puys a General Motors product never will stray from the field. Special Device - for Pre-Heuting End Arranged for New Motor Hecently Installrxl. The first ot the new Haynes 75 models, equipped with tho new Haynes "volatilizer." was received by C. A. Ste vens, local distributor, last week. The equipment is said to be a notable. Im provement in gasoline engine design, giving added motive power with big economy 'in fuel consumption. The volatilizer was produced especially for the new Haynes 7a motor, which ap peared in Portland in the new 75 models several months ago. A de scription of the operation of the vo latilizer is given as follows in a fac tory bulletin: "Through tITc operation of the Hayius volatlHzer the liquid fuel ls aroken up into atoms which thorough ly mix with the air charge, thus mak ijic a gas which is highly volatile and a hichtriveB ifiaximum explosive force whenMgnited. The motor exhaust is led around the intake manifold to produce a higher temperature where the gas from the carburetor enters the inlet manifold, thus producing -a fuel condition .which is ideal for instant Ignition and results in the attainment of extraordinary explosive force. An automatic control, operated by the ac celerator or the throttle, diverts th hot exhaust gas from Its passage around the intake manifold as the speed of 'the motor Is increased and the necessity forartificial heating of the gasoline and air 'charge ls de creased. ' . "The efficiency of the' Haynes vo latilizer was demonstrated In a re cent test at Cnlontown mountain, near I'ittsburg, when a standard Haynes touring rar, equipped with the new Haynes 75 motor and having a gear ratio of 4.10. with 34x4 H cord tires, which actually means a 35-inch, tire, topped the summit of this mountain at 42 miles per hour. The ascent was started at 50 miles on the steep grade. The car was then slowed down to 25 miles at Turkey Nest turn, but im mediately picked up to 43. At Water ing Trough turn, it was deliberately slowed down to 30 miles, but despite this handicap it went over the top at the speed of 42 miles per hour. The car was driven by A. Hughson of I'ittsburg.V . - officers. In this months there .were 182 arrests with fWies totaling $791. ; "There has been some misunder standing as to the duties of the high way patrol," said Major Lang. "The state highway law forbids extending the aetlvities' of the patrol beyond the .enforcement of the laws applying to motor vehicle violations. 'The-officers were instructed upon assuming 'their duties to. turn over all highway law violators who) carried liquor in thetr cars to the ' nearest reherlff or local authority for prose- cutioni but the officers are not author ized by the statutes to run down pro hibition violators." a-- STATE PATHOLS HIGHWAYS Washington's Department' of Effl- cieucy Makes Kcport. OLYMPIA Wash., Dec. 17. The state highway patrol, operating under the department of efficiency, has cov ered 15,594 miles, of road since Sep tember 1. when the organization was formed, according to figures of Major Louis Lang, compiled for' the first Paree months. kThls has been ac complished with a force of 19 regular officers and 33 special officers. During the three months 1091 ar rests have been made for violations of the motor vehicle laws. Of these 625 were fined Tor a total of $4260.50. while 466 were released and 279 made recipients of minor violation notices. . Two stolen automobiles were re covered In November by the patrol j JAPAN . HAS -"TWO LICENSES Unique System or Half and . Full " PermltH Is Described. The Japanese police issue two kinds of licenses to chauffeurs in Japan for the police have authority In all such matters- A driver does not have to know very much to get his first or "half license." This permits him to drive -r in the streets of the city in a straight-ahead - direction. But if he wants to turn around he must make the circuit of the block, which may be half a- mile br more. By and by -he becomes more profi cient and then submits himself to the police authorities, who give 'him. a second examination. The candidate must show himself thoroughly fami liar with the reverse gear and to be able to back up long distances' with out hitting a free or a street car. Then, if he.can prove himself, he gets his final license and becomes a full-fledged No. 1 driver, to the great envy at the "half license." who Is not allowed to, back up under any conditions. Washington Herald. CHICAGO BRANCH .HEAD NAMED Cadillac Company Announces New Personnel at' Windy City. . The Cadillac Motorcar company, De troit, has announced the appointment of L. B. Southerland, sales manager of the Chicago branch of the com pany, as general manager of the Chi cago branah. 4 Mr. Southerland, a resident of Chi cago, has been connected with the Cadillac -sales organisation, for 12) years, dating from the Cadillac four- ; cylinder days of. 1909. During his j rcRiuio saies in vaicago nave reached the largest volume In the hts- iui y vl wio i'rm-u, me laciory staiev Tnent AAVn Mr KnurhArlanil'a ru ..l..,, . T activities have .panged over the whole field of automobile ' sales,' merchan dising and eervice.' .., - His place as Chicago .branch sales manager will be taken by C. A. Engel he.rk. who, during the last three years. A. A A. Auto Repair, t Alnsworth Avenne ansre..., Alberta (iaraze Apex Motorcycle Co Arbor Lodge Oarage V. W. Austin Service Station. . Boulevaral Uarave . Brickley Miller Auto Co Broadway Auto Ina K. C. Brown Service Station... Broadway tiafnge Broadway Tire Shop Bungalow Caaraare . -! Fllllna- Station Chalmers Motor Car Co...... Sr.th and Hnlladay jtiClSt ...... Inioa Ave, 27th and Alberta 457 Williams Ave. Portland blvd. and Ureeley w..Vnlon and 3laioa 42d and Sandy 712 Williams Are. ...... .K. Zd and Broadway 774 MIsKlaslppI ... 34th and Broadway ...Broadway and Williams SOS Willamette blvd. . I3th and Bnrnnlde K. 3d and Ore iron K, ad and Uroadnay Dunnlns; Motor Co I Ford and r ordnon Distributors) Katea Filling Station K. 1.1th and Preseott raybeala (arage tllt3 L'nlon Ave. K. A. L. Harvey Sona 718 Alberta Interstate (.aratr i 1IOO t'nlon Ave. V. Maxwell Motor Sales Corporation K. 3d and Oregon (Maxwell and ( halmers DlNtrtbutoral i MUler Oarage A Kepair Shop Montavllla Service Station.... C. O. Merrill (.arage Mont Claire Service Station... Motor Inn Garage . Mulford Service Station (Meson Service Station P. A l i.araa-e Maymond's Service Station.... Hone CHhr (iaraae. . . . t Hufnell-t. Oarage Talbot A Casey (t-ord and lordioa Distributors) IT. 8. Garage MT William Webster'a Garage F 11th and Flanders Weeks Garaarc 1415 Willamette Blvd. Wllllmk-Avr.Xlre Shop 507 Williams Ave. Lnton Are. and Mason 8Zd and 1- Stark S2d and Sandy . .K. SSth and Burnslde ti.l V.. Ilth ....... 1:H) AIMna Ave. 2: K. 2lat St. . . ,27th and Alberta .F,. S2d -and Sacramento . HumhcII and ancouver . .1 Grand Ave. North Brooklyn Garage Burke's tiaraae Crewton - Garaae ! F.. H. Chambers Garage Dlvlslon-St. Garage o Dunfurd Clarke Service Station. Fagle .aj-SKe Chaa. 4'. F.mery Fver Ready Service Station Ferry Garage Franklin Garage A. l. Gatska Garage GrearO Weatern Auto Repair General Auto Repair Harmon A Co. Garage Hawthorne Motor Service fhrt Melon Service Station Floyd Holllday Garage Jimmy' Tire Shop La rial Addition Garage I.aurelwood Filling Station... Leslie Garage HW Mllwaukle 73l St. s. I".. 1 Powell alley lload K. 11th and Clny . . . .34th and Division .824 and Foster Road Lent 27 K. Mb ..12th and Hawthorne . .K. 7th and 1 matllla . .B.4ttth and Division IMI5 Hawthorne , 6th and Madlnon IKS Grand Ave. . .K. 37th and Division , 1107 Hawthorne DDI Brlmnnt 171 h- 7th S23 Division 13th and Hawthorne 64IW Foatrr Road . .2M K. 37 th Maple's Garnge 10O04 Foatrr Road Mark ham Garage .1 nlon anil Belmont Mm. Fa Miller Garage Mllwaukle Mllwaukle Garage V Mllwaukle Mllwaukle Service Station Mllwaukle M. Moll -Service Station Buckler and Powell Valley Road Mt. labor Garage SOth and Hawthorne MrMahan Bran.' Service Station J-4 ltivlnlnn Pioneer Garage lot F. 17th Sellwood Vulcanising Co 1701 ):. 17th Seven Corner Service Station K. 21t and DIviMlon R. S. Shipley Service Station A2d and Powell Valley Road Simaa' Service Station S2d and Powell allr- Hoad Sable Jt Armstrong Storage 1255 Hn wthorne VerdenlUN, Rohlnnon Motor Co Mllwaukle (Ford Distributor) Waverly Garage K. 24Hh and Division Wayside Garage K. U(h and ( lay W'ebec' Garage K. 3th and Ilelmont Woodatock Garage 47th St. and 60th Ave. S. K. WILLAMETTE RIVER South Commercial Auts Repair . ...S4 Davl Dayton Cycle Co ' 3d and Ash I Aee Motorcycle aJlatributora) Couch-St. Garage j.... Fred Dundee - Fvenlng Repair Shop Factory Motor Car C -'. Cha. C. Fagan Co.- ( Pierce- A rrow Distributor ) Fletcher A Jame . . V. C. Garbr, Inc..- IStudebaker DUtrlhutor I Geredvln t-arage - Harry Hall Service Station i . It, S. Hughson Co ., (Studehaker Service) ' Jenaen a: Company . . . Jone A White S. II. Kauffraan Service Station... Frank Kane Service Station Park and Oak Landry Service Station ;. ..102 Hurt Multnomah Hotel Garage I..12 Second Oregon Auto Repair Co. 18th and Gllan Hainey A. Schlffer i . . . . Broadway and Unrnlde Robert Tire A Rubber Co.. , . . . .Broadway and Ankrnr Stmonton A Co loth and iliB Spnrk A Sourbrer Auto Repair. Co. .. .' 35 . 14th Speedwell t.arage Co........ 14th and Couch Thtrd-St. (iarasr .. . . ; K4 IV. d I ndlne Motor Car Co. ....-.......... 21t and Kearney I' nl vernal Lubricating Syatem.. i 34H Flanrier John A. Walter Tire Co.... 3SS Stark 0th and Couch .Broadway and Flander 23d and Raleigh 14th and Kverett 9th and Burnslde ........ (f(h and Ankeny Broadway and Burnldc ttflS Kenrnry Llnntnn .....Sth and Davl ' e Llnnton 44 Flanders 6th and Ankeny Auto Repair Shop 247 Hooker Harry Burrow Garage 12th and Alder F.lltr Garage 2th and Jrffrmin Field Motor Car Co 14th and Alder (Chevrolet Distributor) ftorthw-CMt Auto Company isth and Alder I Marmon, Cole, Keo and Dort Distributor ) Pioneer Paint Company I Ml First W'entworth A Irwin 2d and Taylor IG. M. C. Truck Distributor) Y. M. C. A. Auto School 95 nth West WAVERLY M.OTOR OILS . ARE GUARANTEED TO BE REFINED FROM '. v ; PURE PENNSYLVANIA CRUDE v.'.; - ' (100 Paraffine Base) j Unmixed and Unadulterated With Any Asphalt Crude THE WESTERN SALES COMPANY, Inc. Exclusively Wholesale - Pacific Cpast Dist., Waverly Oil Works Co., Pittsburg, Pa., Independent Refiners 41 Second St. For 42 Years Waverly Oils Have" Been Refined From All Pennsylvania Crude and Always Have Been Sold on Specification has been used car manager of the Chicago branch of the Cadillac Motor car company. - , '"'Auto Drove Home the Cows. In the early days tf the automo bile, when ftaid cltiins thought It was scandalous for a woman to do anything so extremely vulgar and bold as to drive a car. Mrs. Clara Cen ter, now of Lindsborg, Kan., used her "horseless carriage" to gather up the cows In the pasture for the evening milkinir. . minimi! o Vehicular traffic on highways In Franca keeps to the right, while rail way trafflo keeps to the left. rMeco" Piston Pins We carry the largest stock of Fiston Pins in the northwest. ' More, than 400' different sire pins in actual stock. We can supply practicallTany pin for uny make of automobile, truck,; tractor, or engine. - , PEERLESS IIII1H COMPRES SION ' .. i. piston rings are distributed by" us, aa are also , - MOHAWK MOHAWK SPEEDSTER A3IU STEP CUT RlXtiS.. Your garage man. can supply you with any of these rings and pins If you tie ma nil them. Peal- 1 ers and garagemen, 'also cyliti--der crind rs, should call and get our prices. We specialize in TIN'S and RINGS and handle only the very best In each line. Motor- Equipment Co. rlxton Pin and Rina; Specialist. 72 South Broadway. Near Oak, Portland, Or. Phone Broadway 3327. Examples of Covey Motor Car Company Used Car Sale Prices: Rebuilt and Guaranteed Cars H 1919 Dodge Touring..;.... $640 1918 Dodge Roadster $5(30 j :1919 Dodge Roadster. .$620 1918-1919 Cadillac $2000 -1918 Dodge Touring. ?580 1920 Buick ; ? 950 We also have .1918 and, 1919 modelDodge cars, not overhauled, priced., f " x From $450 to 600 Covey Motor Car Compahy OPEN EVENINGS ; Twenty-first and Washington Main 6244 28-30 North Broadway E l!ll!!il!ll!I!llllillIl!!lil!l!!IIIIiI!II!Illlll!IIII!I!lliIlII!IIiI!!I!lll!!i!I!IIII!H j:-..' ".ii.rsn.'--fr!' " - jyillali'tLjMllJliJ-III (Mill t-!-"---"---"--- MIT ' laWanlian' " . . '' iv vw. Stored-Power Means Security Reserve power is desirable the knowledge that your tar can generate more power than it is using now. The feeling of security is absent from any car, however, in which that power can be generated only after the need for it has arisen. If in the meaning of "reserve power" you include the srn.se, "stored power" power already generated, and in storage awaiting your call NOW by throttle only, without interrupting the torque by changing gears; power to slow down suddenly and then pick up again quickly without choking and "struttling"; 'power to take a stiff hill without making a run for it; power to pass another car in safety without shifting after slowing down ' for a sharp turn half way up then you have a profound sense of security in your car in any circumstances or in any hands. You have, in fact, the feeling you have always wanted and which, except in a Stanley, you hav, always lacked. Stored power is the highest safety measure ever applied to an automobile. Stored power is "regular equipment" in the Stanley. Working Models on Display This Week Only See the New Stanley Steamer at Our Salesroom A. L. McCarley Dealer. 62 Cornell Road, Near 23d and Washington Sts.