The Sunday Oregonian., January 08, 1922, SECTION TWO, Page 8, Image 26

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THE SUNDAY OREGOXIAX, PORTLAND, JANUARY 8, 1923
MOIORJlSSOCIflTIOfl
ELECTION IS NEXT
Committee on Nominations
Submits Its Report.
MEETING CALLED JAN. 18
Vevcn Fortlnndcrs Suggested for
Membership on New Board
of Directors.
Seven Portlandera. all prominent in
motoring circles, have been proposed
as the new members of the board of
directors of the Oregon State Moto
association, according to the report
of the nominating committee, filed
with the association last week. The
annual meeting and election of the
association Is set for Wednesday eve
ning:, January is.
The constitution of the state motor
association provides for the election
of t board of 15 directors, each serv
lng for two years, but alternating
terms so that eight are elected one
year and seven the next. Under this
arrangement the terms of seven of
the present board of directors expire
with the forthcoming annual meeting
on January 18. To fill these vacan
cies In the board the nominating com
mittee, consisting of John H. Hall
Ealph W. Hoyt and R. R. Coster, It Is
reported suggested the following:
Nominations Are Made.
A. H. Lea, secretary of the state
fair: Charles R. Frazier of the Cres
cent Paper company; J. P. Slater ot
rant and Russell; F. C. Stetler. Stet
ler Box company; D. B. Seger West
ern Smelting and Refining company;
li. Therkelsen, Braly Auto company;
George O. Brandenburg, editor The
Oregon Motorist. All are of Portland.
Mr. Frazier, Mr. Stetler and Mr.
Therkelsen are all members of the
present board of directors and are
suggested for re-election, while the
other four are new men.
At the annual meeting, which will
be held In room 8 -A, Multnomah ho
tel, at 8 F. M., on January 18, addi
tional nominations will be asked for
and the election held. Keen Interest
is manifested In the activities of the
motor association for the coming
year and a large attendance is ex
pected. Officers of the association to
succeed the present officers will be
elected at the first meeting of the
new board of directors held after
January 18. Under the constitution
the officers are elected by the board
of directors from among their own
number.
The remaining eight members of
the board who hold over for another
year are: G. T. Brown, R. W. Hoyt,
R. R. Coster, A. L. Tetu, J. H. Hall,
Phil Metschan, George Quayle and
E. R. Wiggins.
Membership Drive Continued.
At the annual meeting. In addition
to the election of officers, there will
be Important business transacted in
reference to the work of the associa
tion during the coming year. It la
announced. A report covering in de
tail the work of the organization dur
ing 1921 will be rendered by the secre.
tary and a recommendation for activi
ty In 1922 will be made.
The membership drive which the
association has been carrying on In
Portland for the past three weeks
will be continued throughout the
rest of this month. It has been an
nounced. The drive thus far has met
with excellent success and a goodly
number of new members have been
secured. As a result the association
will enter its new year after the elec
tion and annual meeting in a stronger
position than ever before In its his
tory. MOTOR LOCAL INVENTION
the usual four-cycle motor, are
absent and the entire motor has but
16 complete working parts. Luce has
been engaged in mechanics for years,
as a gasoline and steam engineer, and
when a youngster of 17, before the
days of the gasoline automobile,
startled his neighbors by building
and driving a self-propelled vehicle
operated by steam. The present mo
tor is the result of years of experi
menting, he declared.
EFFICIENCY HEAD IS PINCHED
Washington Deputy Speed Officer
Stops Carload of Bosses.
OLTMPIA, Wash., Jan. 7. L. D. Mc
Ardle, ' director of the efficiency de
partment, whclh includes the highway
patrol division, came near to being
arrested the other night by one of
his own men for failure to have the
lights burning on his car. R. L. Bar
tram, who has been deputized as a
special officer, stopped the car on a
street in Olympia and ordered Di
rector McArdle to turn on his lights.
When the director complied with the
request, Bar tram allowed him to pro
ceed without determining his Iden
tity. Bartram . Is a regular employe of
State Treasurer C. V. Babcock and
was quite surprised the next day
when he found that both of his bosses.
McArdle and Babcock, were In the
HIGHWAY CO O K
BUT LITTLE CHANGED
Columbia Highway Still
Ice-Bound in Gorge.
Is
WEEKLY BULLETIN OUT
Pacific Highway Opn ; Hood River
Now Reached by North Bank
Road and Ferry.
Conditions on the major highways
of Oregon remain much as they were
last week, according- to the weekly
bulletin published by the Oregon
state highway department. The
Pacific highway remains open
La Grand - Hot Lake Pavement and
macadam, good condition.
Hot Lake - Union Main highway closed
for bridge construction; take toot hill de
tour.
Union-Baker Macadamized; one short
detour at Telocaset overcroaainc; and two
abort detours around bridge construction
near North Powder.
Baker-Ne-Ison Fair county road. aom
snow and ice: alow coins', use chains.
Nelson-Huntingdon New standard ara.de:
detour 2 miles In length from Gale's
crossing; to Weatherby bridge; use old roa
which is very rough. Detour of hi -mile aV
Jordan creek, very rough; detour of one
mile from Lime to Huntington overhead
crossing, use old road which Is In fair
condition: detours of half-mile from Pope
and Stanfield ranch to Binder ranch, use
old road. In. fair condition. The detours oo
this section are well marked, but cars
should be used as they are very rough. Use
chains.
Huntington-Ontario Fair county road to
Olds ferry, but slippery; drivers cautioned
to use chains on this road; from Olds ferry
to W'elser keep on the Idaho side; Weiser
to Ontario excellent macadam.
The DaJles-Caltfornla Highway.
Note See Sherman highway for better
route to central Oregon.
The Dalies-Shaniko Open, but frozen
and rough in places, and Tygh grade ellp-
nerv. narrow and danorerous.
Shaniko-Madras Open via Antelope and
Gateway; road frozen and rough, but pass
able.
Madras-Bend Good macadam; open.
Allen Ranch-La Pine-Crescent Fall
condition; closed by snow at Band creek.
between Crescent ana fort Klamatn.
Fort Klamath-Klamath Falls Open fot
travel; macadam Klamath Fails to Lamm's
mill.
Lamm's mill-Fort Klamath Muddy;
through travel between Bend and Klamath
HANDSOME NEW LINCOLN CLOSED CAR MAKES STIR IN AUTOMOBILE ROW.
PORTLAND MECHANIC PATENTS
UNUSUAL GAS ENGINE.
Two-Cycle Principle Is Used, With
Crank Case Compression
Fcatnre Eliminated.
Louis I Luce, 170 Chapman street,
who was recently granted a patent
on a new design of internal combus
tion engine, has just completed the
first full-sized motor and during the
last week has been engaged In giving-
the engine rigid tests. The re
sults, he declared, are beyond his ex
pectations. The motor has but three cylinders,
but is said to have power equal to the
usual six-cylinder four-cycle motor,
while the Bpeed range Is declared to
be unusual, the motor accelerating
from 200 to 2000 revolutions in three
seconds.
The motor is two-cycle In charac
ter, firing with each stroke of the
piston. Crank case compression and
lubrication by mixing oil In the gaso
line, two features of the usual two
cycle motor which have generally
been found unsatisfactory, are en
tirely eliminated by the introduction
of what is apparently a new idea in
two-cycle motor construction. Luce's
motor has two pistons to each cylin
der, en outside piston to suck in the
charge of gas, thus making crank
compression unnecessary, and an in
ner piston to take the force of the
explosion. The first piston Is In the
form of a circle and operates outside
the inner piston, with a cylinder shell
between. The two pistons for each
cylinder are connected to the crank
shaft in such a way that when one
Is at the end of the stroke the other
Is at the beginning of the stroke.
In operation the outside piston go
ing downward creates a vacuum so
that when the intake port is opened
the gas mixture rushes In. The gas
Is then compressed by the inner pis
ton as that piston rises to the top of
the cylinder and is exploded in the
usual way. This explosion drives the
piston downward, as in the usual mo
tor, and the dead gas Is taken care of
at the end of the stroke in the usual
way through the opening of ports.
The cooling of the motor is pro
Tided by an outer water Jacket, and
the lubrication Is simple splash type
as In the four-cycle motor. An un
usual feature and something thought
to be entirely new In Its application
to gas engines is a steam-making de
rlce on tho exhaust. The exhaust
gas is conducted through a series of
small tubes surrounded by water, and
within a short period of operation
creates steami The steam is made
use of to introduce into the cylinders
under pressure Just as the exhaust
gases are being driven out, more
thoroughly to clear the cylinders of
"cad gas and to provide that moist
aimosphere desirable for the explo
sion. This feature. Luce says, has
Increased the efficiency of the motor
noticeably.
Simplicity is claimed as, perhaps,
the greatest 'advantage of the motor.
All such moving parts as valves,
cams, cam-shafts, etc., necessary with
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New "Iceland-built" model Just received by Fred Prasp, local distributor. The ear baa a Jodklna four-door sedan body
and la the last word In refinement and finish. tTbe car la oa display at the Lincoln quarters here, where It haa
been receiving a great deal of attention.
automobile which he had stopped,
along with B. A. Slmms, member of
the state fisheries board.
"I hope the next time one of my
men stops me for a law violation, I'll
be taken to the station and fined,"
said Director McArdle. "I am glad
these special officers working with
out pay are on the Job."
GDAST FIELD SECURED
LEESTON-S3IITH AND GILKEY
TO JOIN FORCES.
Two Hen Return From The Dalles
to Embark on Larger Scheme.
Details Not Announced.
F. It Leeston-Smit'h and Dan Gil
key, both well-known men in auto
mobile circles of Portland, who went
to The Dalles last fall to take over
that territory for the Studebaker,
along with O. L. Lawson, also for
merly of Portland, have returned to
Portland and are perfecting plans for
a Pacific coast representation for a
well - known automobile line, it was
announced by the two men last week.
The firm of Lawson, Gllkey &
Leeston-Smith of The Dalles was dis
solved on January 1, Gllkey and Leeston-Smith
withdrawing t6 come to
Portland and work out the larger
scheme. Lawson expects to remain
at The Dalles and. continue to handle
the Studebaker line there.
"We had an opportunity to take
up what we feel will be a much larger
thing in the way of entire Pacific
coast representation," said Leeston
Smith. "so we decided to leave The
Dalles field and return to Portland.
Gllkey and I expect to go east short
ly to perfect the details of our coast
representation plan and then will be
back In Portland about the middle of
March, ready to make announcement
regarding our plans and to start
business. We are not yet prepared
to say what line we are to handle,
beyond that we will have the repre
sentation for the entire Paclfio coast
for a well-known established line.
We intend to maintain headquarters
in Portland."
Repair of Ford Reverse Pedal.
When the reverse band In the Ford
car becomes worn, the reverse pedal
develops a tendency to remain en
gaged after the foot has been re
moved. Of course replacement of the
band will cure the trouble, but In case
this Is not convenient at the moment
a temporary remedy is to cut a stout
rubber band from an old inner tube
and place it over the head of the
pedal. A screw eye should be located
in the floor at the proper point to
hold the rubber band in such a way
that It retains the pedal in the proper
position.
Children should never be allowed
to play around automobiles.
throughout and in good shape, while
the Columbia river highway continues
blocked from Mist Falls to Hood
River. Those desiring to make the
trip eastward by auto can do so,
however, by going up the North Bank
highway to Stevenson, taking a ferry
from there to a point four miles west
of Hood River and continuing east
on the Columbia river highway. The
trip is possible, but not advisable, as
roads are in far from good Bhape.
The bulletin follows:
Pacific Ilhrbway.
Portland-Oregon City West aide route
through Oswego and Bolton, crossing Wil
lamette river at Oregon City, paved. Loads
restricted on Oregon City bridge. East
side route through Mllwaukle open and
paved.
Oregon City-Ofenbv-Salem Paved.
Salem-Jerxerson-Albany Paved.
Albany-Corvallis-Junotion City-Eugene
Gravel Albany to Corvallls. Pavement
Corvallis to Eugene.
Eugene-Roseburg-Grants Pass-Medford-California
line Large proportion paved,
balance good macadam. The highway ove
the Siskiyou mountains is kept open
throughout the winter by snow plows if
necessary. Only trace of snow present
date.
Columbia River Highway.
Portland-Hood River Paved entire dis
tance, but cloeed account snow and ice
from Mist Falls to Eagle Creek &r.d from
Wyeth to Vlento. Private ferry has re
sumed operations from Stevenson, Wash.,
to a point four miles west of Hood River,
carrying cars between these two points.
The charge for the average automobile Is
13. Prom Portland to Stevenson the North
Bank highway is reported to be In good
condition.
Hood River-The Dalles Paved except
four miles of macadam and open. Cuts
through snowdrifts are quite narrow, and
the road icy, and extreme care should be
used In driving. This section ia closed
to heavy trucking on account of the nar
row width through the drifts and obstruc
tion to lighter traffic and possible a am
age to shoulders of the pavement.
The Dalles-Pendleton Macadamized en
tire distance, and open.
Coast Highway.
Aitorla-Seaside-raiamook Open for
travel.
West Side Pacifle Highway.
Portland-McMinnvIlle Paved.
MoMinnvllle-Amity-Rlckreall-Monmouth-Independence
Open except bridge over
Yamhill river between McMlnnville and
Whiteson, which is being replaced. Traf
fic should detour from McMlnnville via
the McMinnvllle-TUlamook highway to a
point 5.0 mlleo from McMlnnville, thence
south to the, Bellvue-Amitr road, thence
east to Amity; graveled.
Independence-Corval'.ls Take road via
Suver, graveled to Benton county line,
paved county line to Corvallls.
Corvallls-Junction City-Eugene Paved.
Oregon-Washington Highway.
PendleWn-Walla Walla Open and paved,
slippery "Bus to ice and snow.
Pendleton-Pliot Rock Open.
Pilot Rock-Butter creek-Jones hill Pass
able, muddy. Use chains; watch for caution
signs. 9
Jones hill-Heppner Passable but sloppy
Travelers between Heppner and Pendleton
are advised to use route via Echo.
Heppner-Arlington via Rhea creek
Passable. McMinville-Tillamook Highway. '
Portland-McMlnhvllle-Sheridan Paved.
Sherldan-Willamania-Grand Konde-Hebo-Tillamook
Good macadam, some pavement
and open throughout.
Old Oregon Trail.
Pendleton-Leadman's pass Open, mac
adm!zod. Ifteadman's pass-Hilgard Closed by snow.
Hilgard-La Urande Open but very rough.
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Falls advised to take Chlloquln route, but
even this is not safe at this season.
Bend-Allen's Ranch Cindered road, la
fair condition.
Klamath Falls-Merrlll-Californla state
line All macadamized and in good con
ditlon except three miles near Malln. Where
not surfaced the road is a little muddy,
but passable. Slippery; use chains,
Ashland-Klamath Falls Highway.
Closed via Green Springs mountain. Cars
may travel, however, between these towns
by way of Ager, Klamath Hot Springs and
Topsy grade, turning to the right at the
summit of Topsy grade and thence by
way ot Dorris, Cat.; to Klamath Falls. It
will be very essential to have chains on
a car on this trip.
Klamath Falls-Lakevlew Highway. ;'
About one foot of snow, melting. In the
mountains. Road impassable to cars.
Lakevlew-Burns Highway.
About six inches of snow, with no thaw
ing. Road in good shape.
Lakevlew-Bend Highway.
All good road with the exception of
about one foot of snow near Fort Hock,
but this is easily passable. Stages con
tinue to operate.
Central Oregon Highway.
Bend-Burns Fair condition, except 20-
mlles stretch between Gap ranch and Sage
tien mil, wnicn is quite muddy when not
frozen.
Burns-Crane Macadamized and in good
condition.
Crane-Vale Rough and slippery; use
chains.
Vale-Ontario Fair: chains are needed.
Ontario-Xyssa Macadamized.
Sherman Highway.
Columbia river hlghway-Shanlko, via Ful
ton canyon: open and In fair condition-
Follow detour signs to avoid new construc
tion between Wasco and Moro
Shaniko-Madras -Open via Antelope and
iiateway; roaa irozen ana rough.
McKenzie Highway.
McKenzIs pass Closed until spring.
Sisters-Redmond Graveled road; open.
John Day River Highway.
Arlington-Condon Open and in good con
ditlon.
Condon-Fossil Macadamized and in good
conaition.
Fossil-Butte creek summit Graveled and
in good condition.
Summit - Tilley's (mouth of Sarvlce
creek) Dirt road, now frozen.
Tllley's-Spray New road, fair condition.
Spray-Dayville Open and in fair con
dition. Dayvtlle-Cole's bridge Frozen and rough.
Cole's bridge - Prairie City Graveled
road in good condition.
Prairie City-Baker Road closed to auto
traffic on account of snow in mountains.
Vale-Jamleson Macadamized.
Jamieson-Brogan Fair.
Ochoco Highway.
Redmond-Prlnevllle Graveled road, good
condition.
Prinevllle-MItchell Passable.
Baker-Cornncopia Highway.
Baker-Halfway Open; some snow on
Sparta eummit.
La Grande-Enterprise Highway.
La Grande-Island City Paved.
Island City-Ekrin County road, some
snow and mud; chains are needed.
Elgln-Minam Macadam; from end of
macadam to Mlnam, passable, but very
rough. -
Mlnam-Joseph Excellent macadam with
exception of eight-mile stretch between
Lostlne and Enterprise, which Is very
rough; use chains.
Crater Lake nighway.
Medford-Prospect Open.
Sbanlko-Mitrhell Highway.
Closed to auto traffic on account of snow.
In Klamath and Lake counties all un
improved roads are very muddy. The
weather has turned warmer and the snow
is melting with no Intermittent freezing.
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A NEW YEAR
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of a great tirefenrily the
new Diamond Cord!
Greet it with the radiant
optimism yon hzve for
the new year.
A handsomer Diamond the
climax of a twentyiiine years
old experience in building qvtSr
ity, service and economy in tires.
With tread qualities unique in
tire history. Providing protec
tion against every manner of
skid. With a tracftorlike road
grip.
Maintaining in durability the
high standard of quality which
has characterised Diamond Tires
for years ! The sum total of our
experience, ideas, ideals and
principles.
The first showing of this great
tire is now being made through'
out the country by Diamond
distributors and dealers.
COMPANY, Inc.
WIGGINS COMPANY, Inc.
Distributors of Diamond Tires
Park and Couch Streets Portland, Ore.
PIE PRICES LOWERED
SUBSTANTIAL CUT ANNOUNCED
BY DETROIT FACTORY.
Ernclne desiKneil and patented by L. L,. Lore of thla city, of three cylinders
and described aa being; combination of two cycle, four-cycle and steam
enfiincs.
Statement Received by Cook & Gill,
Local Distributors, Tells
of Action.
A cut in prices in the Paige line
Eanging from $170 to $680, according:
to model, was announced t)y Cook &.
Gill company, local -Paige distribu
tors, last week, and was one of the
Interesting: events of the week on the
local automobile row. The Jiew prices
went into effect January 2.
Both the 1922 big- Paige and the
little" model were cut in price by
the company in announcing the new
quotations. The new models, which
are practically unchanged over the
previous cars, will be known as the
new Paige 6-66 and new Paige 6-44,
respectively.
The new Paige 6-66 seven-passen
ger model was cut in price from
S2S75 to $2195. a drop of $680, while
the new series big six seven-passenger
sedan was lowered from $3830 to
$3155. The little six or new series
Paige 6-44 was also substantially re
duced. According to the new figures
the five-passenger touring model,
which has been selling for $1635, will
go for $1465, while the five-passenger
sedan which sold for $2570 will go
for $2245. All prices are f. o. b.
factory. Proportionate reductions
have been announced on all. otner
models.
In a message to Cook & Gill Co.,
local Paige distributors, Harry M.
Jewett. president of the Paige-Detroit
Motor company of Detroit, ex
plains the latest price cut as follows:
"This latest reduction is of course
not our first cut in prices. During
the recent period of readjustment
and liquidation we . made several
changes in price, dropping the fig
ures as eoon as conditions permitted.
We have endeavored to meet the fast
changing conditions as quickly as
possible and to give the purchaser
every advantage of new production
costs at the earliest possible moment.
Because of the public acceptance of
the' new Paige models, with our fi
nancial strength and manufacturing
facilities, we have been able to plan
a large production for 1922. This en
ables us to offer these low prices
while Improving the product. What
these changes in price mean to the
buyer of today is well illustrated in
the price history of our new series
6-44 five-passenger touring car. This
model when it was Introduced sold
for $1965. We have cut this price
on three different occasions, reaching
finally the low figure of $1465. just
announced. That Is a difference of
$500, but it by no means tells the
complete story. The new series 6-44
for 1922 Is by no means the same car
that sold originally for $1965. It is
an improved car with a speedier,
more powerful and more flexible en
gine. Both the new series 6-44 and
6-66 models have been refined and
perfected and additions made to ap
pointments and equipments."
COLE WINS ENDURANCE RACE
American Stock Car Takes First in
Event In Norway,
Against a field of 80 of the best
cars that two continents could mus
ter, a Cole stock touring car recently
captured first place in a 430-mile re
liability contest conducted under the
auspices of the Royal Automobile club
of Norway.
Vnis news, received oy j. j. joie i j
the form of a cablegram direct from
the Royal Automobile club, has been
forwarded to F. W. Vogler, local Cole
distributor.
The ronrse was splrtod with an
eye to giving tho entrants the hardest
possible test and Involved 24 hours of
continuous driving. During the night
the drivers were forced to feel their
way through the mountain passes of
Filefield and Hebsebal. 3700 feet
above sea level. This is probably the
hardest event of the year, from a
sheer mechanical endurance stand
point, and the resulting victory for
the American-made car explodes the
theory that European cars have any
thing on the products on this side.
Thn victory Is confirmed fiv United
States Consul Allian G.
tioned at Christlanla.
Snyder, sta-
Tool Box Easily Made.
A useful tool box for the man who
does much work about his gaiago may
be made by constructing a two sht-lf
box, each shelf being V shaped so
that tlio tools will not roll off. The
sJielves should be six or eight inches
apart, so that free access is permitted.
Test wheels often for wolihlincr.
WHO EVER THOUGHT OF
"TESTING" A RADIATOR?
The fact remains, however, that the radiator on your car
is a product of skilled and intricate workmanship. Do not
neglect it. It may be "Buffering" right now from the re
sult of cold weather. Let us test it for you free of charge
and correctly prescribe the amount of anti-freeze chem
icals to ward off the possibilities of a freeze-up.
"THE RADIATOR MAN"
11th and Davis Bdwy. 1331
SPECIAL NOTICE!
AT THE
Portland Automobile Show
January 23d to 28th, inclusive,
this firm will display for the first
time, the newest designed motor car
in America of popular, standard make
rushed to Portland for this occasion
by special permission.
Purchasers who are motor car-wise
will postpone their selection until the
arrival of this car.
W. R. DeLay Motor Company.lnc.
Distributors Velie and Peerless
58-60 North Twenty-third Street
Phone Main 780
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