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About The Sunday Oregonian. (Portland, Ore.) 1881-current | View Entire Issue (June 18, 1922)
7 DEMAND INCREASES WRESTLING CHAMPION MAKES USE OF CADILLAC CAR WHILE IN PORTLAND. cross-country trip boosts automobile: industry. rms SUNDAY OREGOXIAN, PORTLAND, : JUNE 18, 1033 I . ' 1 - i'L MAY SHIPMENTS LARGE Output for Both jtfotorears and Trucks In All Parts In May Shows 50 Per Cent Gain. NEIW YORK, June 17. Nothing more clearly Indicates the Increas ing demand for the transportation of persops and merchandise than the record production, of motor cars and trucks as reported to the an nual meeting of the national auto mobile chamber of commerce In session here this week. ' The May shipments, with -a few companies still to be heard from, were In excess of 252000 paasenser cars and trucks, an Increase, of 63 per cent over May of last year and K per cent over April of this year. Th heaviest previous production in the industry -was m.OOO in the month of March, 1420. General Demand Increased. Reports received at the meeting, attended by more than 100 motor vehicle manufacturers and presided over by Charles Clifton, president, showed an Increasing- demand for motors in practically every part of the country except Maine and Georgia. Many of the agricultural states are showing substantial in creases over last year with excel lent prospects in June for cars and trucks. . It was shown that the April ex ports of passenger cars gained more than 9 per cent over March, while the exports of trucks in creased 44 per cent. These products went to 114 different countries'. The meeting discussed a.broaden , lug of Its campaigns for the pre vention of accident, more standard ization dn ptor cars that will make for lower production costs, con tinued research in motor fuel mat ters, standardized and better serv ice for users, a demand for stronger enforcement of motor vehicle laws in preference to putting- more laws on the books and plans for assuring efficient expenditure of highway funds. Reduced Costs Big Factor. "Reduced costs to the public in line with the fall of raw material costs account for the revival of the automobile industry above the nor . mar business curve," said President Clifton in sounding the keynote of the meeting. "The record output of 292000 cars and trucks in May, which exceeds by 32, OM the previous high record of March, lS20,fis evidence of the insistent public demand for effi cient transportation. Never before have the models been so attractive, and never before have the prices been so attractive, thus permitting the public to get Its full value im mediately for the deflated dollar. "This revival of a $2,W0,0 00,000 Industry will strengthen general business conditions due to the de mand whlcH it makes upon copper, steel, aluminum, leather, lumber and other basic materials." Business Revival Forecast. ' Julius H. Barnes, president of the chamber of commerce of the United States, addressing the meeting, pre dicted the prompt revival of busl ness with a consequent increased need for motor transportation. He noted, as one reason why America can invest so heavily in motor vehicles, that the American family has to pay out only 40 per cent of Its income for food supply whereas the European pays 60 per cent. Assuming a readjustment of eco nomic conditions in Russia, that country should be an outstanding automobile market, the speaker in dicated. "If in America the other ' erwise necessary expansion of rail roads has been checked and re placed by the development of mo tor transport, and if in the test of competition, motor transport justi fles Itself against the steam rail road In new areas then Russia, with its 200 million of people and its vast distances and its scanty railroad lines, offers, a great field tor motor development. President Clifton Re-elected. Charles Clifton (Pierce Arrow) was re-elected to the presidency of the national automobile chamber of commerce, the members insisting that he continue his long-time lead ership in the industry. Directors re-elected were as follows: Roy D. Chapin (Hudson), C. C. Hanch (Lexington), J. Walter Drake (Hupp), H. H: Rice (Cadillac), John N. Willys (Willys-Overland). The following were elected officers for the year: Charles Clifton, presi dent; Roy D. Chapin vice-president C C. Hanch, second vice-president. passenger car division; Windsor T. White, second vice-president, motor truck division; A. J. Brosseau, sec retary; H. H. Rice, treasurer, and Alfred Reeves, general manager. BLANKINSHIP HUDSON PILOT Production Shows General ?' KM Revival of Industry. , f . r-L I VTSu I Y V WJ tt l A3' Johnny Meyers, middleweight champion of the world (center), who wrestled In Portland recently, and Cadillac car placed at Ms disposal wane nere oy xne tjovey motor var company, local Cadillac disTrioutors. at the left In the photo is Jack Rwitledge of Portland, while at the right ia Ed 'White, Meyers' manager and prominent sportsman, author of White's wrestling; rules. Both Meyers and White are from 'Chicago. , JolinMhUkCar ' ' bij Frederick Pugyell r Stock Car Which Won Salem Race ( Driven by Local Man. The Hudson touring car which took first place in the stock car race at Salem on June 3 was entered by Blankinship & Lovering, auto repair men and builders of sport and racing cars, 490 Burnside street, it is an. nounced in correction of an item ap pearing last week, which stated that the car was entered by another firm. The car was driven by J. L.. Blankin. ship, a member of the firm and an experienced race driver. Although Blankinship had no in tention of entering his car in a race when he drove to Salem,- he was prompted to enter on the spur of the moment and the car 'captured first place in a field of four. Blankinship captured other honors at the race also, as the Fronty-Pord which took Jirst In the professional event was originally built and driven by him. -The firm recently completed fixing up a Hudson motor for a racing boat and the boat, the T. N. T., made an excellent account of itself in the recent boat races here until forced out by breaking the propeller against a sunken log. It was en tered and driven in the races by Frank Linneman. Manufacturers' Warranty Favored AKKCrN, Ohio, June 17. Replies from a questionnaire sent its deal ers by the MHLer Rubber company shows an overwhelming sentiment lm favor of the manufacturer's standard warranty: Bath dealers and consumers say that the industry has taken a decided step forward in removing the mejiace of unjusti fied replacements. Service has re placed the mileage guarantee In the warranty. N packing hiB kit Smith thought he had left troubles behind, but the first trip proved otherwise. Caught on the road "10 miles from the nearest garage" and two miles from the nearest farmhouse there was nothing to do butt to look for the seat ol trouble himself. A de scription of the incident can best be gathered from his version of 4t as he gave It to me In our conversa tion upon his return home. It wasn't up in the air this time," .Smith was saying, "because I followed your suggestion to keep eliminating the possible causes - of the trouble until I found the nig ger in the woodpile." And you found it," I asked. That was the real trouble," he retorted "I didn't know how to remedy it. So there I was, behold ing the trouble without the slight est idea of how to get rid of it And by the way, motorists aren't very friendly any more, are they? waved my hands at the only four cars that passed and none of them even slowed down. Fact is, I think they went faster." I imagine they did, Smith. Mo torists have changed decidedly dur ing the past few years, but I doubt if the rank and file of them are less friendly. Conditions have changed so radically that motorists naturally have to fit into the new scheme of things. A friend of mine who drove cars as far back as 1901 thought nothing of leaving his machine standing on the street in front of his office while he took the train for another city for a few days. Now even though many cars are equipped with two locking devices owners keep eagle eyes constantly upon them. It is the same with road travel. Comparatively few cars are stranded on the road highways. It If a driver has trouble it is usually some small thing and other drivers in passing figure that they would be intruding if they stopped. I have often had' people stop to ask if I needed help when I was perhaps just making the gas mixture a little richer for the approaching hills. When a driver offers his services a few times and finds that they are not needed he is very likely to pass by some chap who really needs as sistance. I Yes," Smith interrupted, "but I made it plain enough that I needeti help." You made it too plain, I re plied. "There's just another point The, automobile was once a novelty, used by a few pioneers for a mere handful of purposes, mostlty for amusement. Now that conditions have approached the point where it is the exception not to motor the automobile has proved itself useful in hundreds of ways. Many of these nses have been abused naturally. Because of recent holdups those four drivers who saw you urging them to stop simply stepped on the gas and got away from you," Well, Smith commented after a pause, "I'm just as well pleased be cause I was literally forced to get out of my own predicament. When that clutch stuck I was certainly in a bad way. But I know what to do now." So? It was the clutch, eh?" I asked. "Driving along at .a smart pace, admiring the scenery and for getting to slip out the clutch once in a while? Then the leather fac ing swelled and tne clutch stuck in the flywheel? Couldn't throw out the clutch, and so couldn't change gears?" . All of which Smith admitted. He also admitted that though he strained the clutch mechanism out of adjustment he had finally re leased it by hammering on it through one of the openings in the flywheel and by pulling on it with a wrench. Then he began insinu ating that I should have let him buy a car with a clutch of some other type. "It's six to one-half dozen to the other," was my immediate reply. "The fault of the plate or multiple disc clutch is slipping; that of the cone clutch Is sticking and grabbing. Neither type of clutch will givejany, trouble if properly attended to. You should have treated the leather fac ing of the clutch with Neat's foot oil. It gave you plenty of warning. "And if you are ever caught again with a 'frozen clutch don't Vy to hammer it out. Simply stop the en gine, place the gears in 'low,' turn on the ignition and press your foot on the starter button. There will be a slight strain on the starter mo tor, but as the engine is warm -it will start, at once. If you will then run along fast in low speed the clutch will come out when yon press down hard on the clutch pedal. The clutch seldom sticks fast when it is revolving at high speed." 1 ' Smith had made a pretty good fight against trouble, but he was ready to admit that he could have saved himself a lot of expense and effort by using his - head. It al ways pays. Next Sunday Profiting by trouble. (Copyright, 1922, by the Thompson Fea ture Service.) FRANKLIN SMASHES RECORD CHEAP OIL CAH FEATURE NEW STEAM AUTO APPEARS WITH FUEL ECONOMIES. May Output Greatest in History and June to Be Bigger. Distillate for Summer Driving and Kerosene for Winter Operate Steam Engine. NEW YORK, June 17. An auto mobile that uses for fuel in the sum mer the oil which propels the big ocean-going steamships and the oil burning type of locomotive ia at tracting Iftie attention of motorists in New York.v It is called the Clermont steamer, being named after the boat which, under the direction of-. Robert Ful ton, made history on the Hudson more than a century ago, and which was the forerunner of the steamship of today. ' . Engineers are interested in this new type of steam car, whioh has practically the same lines as the gasoline cars, with the power of a steam automobile. The automatic devices, which control all the func tions of the engine, are particularly complete, according to the experts, and their working is designed to re lieve the driver of all thought and care ".'.. Distillate, the fuel used for the ou-Durning steamboats and locomo tives, does .not flow as freely as the lighter oils in cold weather, so it can be used in the Clermont steam car only in the summer time. Kero sene, however, can -be used either winter or summer. China Building Roads. Considerable progress was made i during the past year in road con- SYRACTJSE, N. Y., June 17. Offl-i struction in the Amoy district. Al- cials of the Franklin Automobile i though the roads are not of the best company report orders for June construction, they will serve to shipment equal in number to 'total shipments for May. May broke all previous records in the matter of retail deliveries of new Franklin cars into the hands of customers for a period running back 20 years. Production for June will aggre gate 1520 cars, or at a rate in excess of 18,000. cars annnally. Over 700 new employes have been taken on since April 1. Paris Has Auto Show. -The opening day 'of the Paris automobile show, which is to be held in the Grande Palais, is listed for October 4. . LOCAL MAW TO HANDLE PRIFO PRODUCTS. Highways of from 33 feet to 55 feet in width are under construction in China. lessen the time of traveling from rive and six hours to about two and three. There are over 30 motor cars going out on the several roads from Chang Chow daily. The new road from Auhal to Chaunchtown has eliminated the necessity of traveling by sea, says Consul Carleton, Amoy. Rubber Long in Use. Rubber has been known in civil ized countries for several centuries. Spanish and Portuguese adventur ers in the 16th century found South American natives playing games with balls which rebounded amaz ingly. So strange and mysterious was the substance of whfch these balls were made that many of them were carried back to Europe as mar vela of the new world. Concerts Will Be Given Wherever Motorcars Are Halted During Run to San Francisco. . DETROIT, June 17. The first of ficial transcontinental ' radio tour over the Lincoln highway left De troit this week.. As Detroit Is the world's greatest radio center, as well as the world's largest motorcar cen ter, It is perfectly fitting that the world's initial transcontinen-, tal radio tour should leave from the Michigan metropolis. This trip will mark a new era in the possibilities and pleasures of the already famous radio. The Cinerary of the Journey from Detroit to Ban lrrancisco in- eludes stops in all of the important I cities along the road, where radio concerts will be given ngnt irom the motor cars. This tour is being sponsored by the Detroit Automobile club. Detroit board of commerce, and by the Lan- coln Hiehwav association, - and is In charge of Wallace B. Blood and The widespread interest that the modern radio has aroused has been little short of phenomenal. It was hardlv -Thought .possible, however. to properly connect up the modern radio with a car in fast motion and keen it in proper adjustment so that when It is out on the Paclf io coast, for example, it can with ease "nick ud any of the various wave lengths of the eastern cities. This is something that is even, making science gasp a little bit, lor tney are all familiar with the "vibration periods" of the automobile and It is these- "vibration periods" that would put any radio set completely out of business. In an Interview with Mr. - Blood, regarding the feasibility of such a trip in connection with the modem radio, he stated that their most dif ficult task was in finding a car that would not continually throw their receiving set out of business and make it impossible to "pick up" and "hold" the various wave lengths at will. "We looked over all the automo biles on the market." continued Mr. Blood, "and could not find any that would not at some period develop a very bad stretch of vibration, which no instrument as sensitive as our radio .could possibly stand. But, when we came to the Rickenbacker six, the car that is known as having Xbrationless motor, we found a vehicle fitted for the transportation. promotion and introduction of our great new idea. We purchased a Rickenbacker sedan and touring car to make the transcontinental trip. We shall camp by the roadside every night," continued Mr. Blood, throw out our ground wire, as a fisherman throws out his line, and have music with our, meals. An attached amplifying instru ment and horn make the head piece receivers unnecessary. The equip ment is powerful enough -to give music at a carrying distance on all Bides of the car equal to that of a calliope. The concerts received and amplified inside of a moving auto mobile are clearly audible for a dis tance of over a block even in the downtown sections of large metro politan' centers. This latest tie-up of the automo bile and the radio receiving ap paratus is another great progressive step forward and it undoubtedly points the way to the fact that it is only a matter of a relatively short time before many cars will be run ning around the country with their own receiving sets. URGE CRANKCASE CLEANING Life of Motor Increased by Ibis Attention, Says Bulletin. . It is safe to say that few things are more important for the effi ciency and life of the motor than maintaining clean oil in the crank case, says a bulletin issued by the Standard Oil company. Inevitably crank-case oil becomes contaminat ed in various ways--englne opera. tion causes steady accumulation of road dust, carbon, fine metal par. tides and other impurities. A point is eventually reached at which the lubricating efficiency of this con taminated oil is seriously impaired. Before this happens, It is highly lm. Robert B. "Williams, named to rep resent well-knoww waterproofing In Oregon. Announcement of Robert B. Will iams as representative for Prufo products throughout Oregon was made last week by the Hail Prod ucts company. Williams was for merly with the R. M. Hollingshead company, selling Whiz products. Mr. Williams in the past has been known to his friends by the nickname of "Whiz Williams," but henceforth he will "Prufo Bert," it is declared, i Showing the -M . " I manner In 1 which we f . -cTj cover cars I with white, l?"i(f',"'i,'f.tt,itttl 'ill' j Shielding Your Car From Grimy Grease! In the average garage grime and grease are everywhere! Nine' chances out of ten if your car is being worked on grease and. stains are left on the running boards, floor carpets, seats and even on tlje steer ing wheel. ' . You'll not find anything like that here! Every precaution is taken to guard your car against dirt and grease. The floors are spotless galvanized pans are used on the running boards and under the cars to hold parts and to prevent the grease from dripping . on the floor. White, soft covers are draped over your car in. and out to pre vent scratching and to shield it. from ' grime and dirt. Furthermore, your car is washed and polished before it is returned to you at .' no extra cost it's all a part of our service. . Last but not least our mechanics are "picked" men from all over the country. . Our incomparable service costs you no more than any other kind when may we 1 serve you? AUTO CO. Washington at Nineteenth Distributors MARION for STEPHENS E cIhe Lowest Priced FULLY EQUIPPED Roadster ,5 2.5 The Chevrolet Roadster is a car that can be used purely fdr busi ness, purely for personal service, or in an ideal combination of both.. It is intensely practical as a business car. For salesmen It will serve splendidly to multiply earning power, makingpossible the covering of a much larger territory and more calls in a given time. f.o.b. Flint, Mich. It has the fine appearance that carries prestige, which is another point in its favor as a business car. And then it is the cheapest in price of any car in America, quality and equipment considered. And because it is the car of lowest operating cost, it becomes the cheapest in cost per year of service of any car in the world. Fields Motor Car Co., 14th and Alder Sts. Arthur Bryan Motor Co. L. Y. Billingsley Motor Co. Hugh Smith East Broadway at Wheeler East Eighth and Hawthorne Ave. Gresham, Or. portant that the used lubricant be Cleaned out and replaced with freSh oil. Otherwise, serious damage may result. Automobile manufacturers recom meritl that the crank-case be given a thorough cleaning at frequent in tervals at least once every 750 miles is the usual recommendation. TrucTc manufacturers recommend that this operation should be per formed at intervals of from 260 to 500 miles. Merely draining out the old lubri cant, and refilling Is not enough, lor will a preliminary flushing with fresh oil do the Job. Kerosene was formerly used as a cleansing agent, but was never entirely satisfactory, and its use is now discouraged. Re cently, however! special scientific cleansing agents have been de veloped, which are excellent for the purpose and do not impair the yalue of the fresh oil. ' Texas Takes Lead. One thousand one hundred and sixteen miles of surfaced federal aid roads were built in Texas in 1921, the largest record of njr state. Minnesota was a close second with 1066 miles. IT ft "A blowout! Til tell you what caused it" "TUST one weak spot, and a whole new tire gone ! J That's what a lot of motorists complain of. The tread barely worn off yet a blow-out rains the entire shoe! "What's the cause, you ask? What is it (that , makes an apparently sound tire wear thfn at one point in this way? ' . "You could actually aes the answer to this Tr-ntMl if . you had samples of tire rubber under a microscope. In ordinary rubber compounds, the rubber does not mix . smoothly and evenly with the necessary strengthening ; materials. 'Lumps' are formed every lamp' a weak spot that helps bring a blow-out like this some day." Discovery of new rubber compound 'At last a rubber has been produced that reduces these "lumpy" formations to a minimum that eliminates premature tire troubles. Two research chemists asd two practical tire-builders in the Thermcid Rubber Company spent months in labor atory work and road tests. They finally discovered Crolide an even-texture rubber that does not weaken with the stretching end straining that goes on inside a tire in use. Crolide Compound i today used exclusively in the manufacture of Thermoid Tires, Cord and Fabric We have compared the Thermoid Tire carefully, point by point, with other tires on the market today, and we ' confidently believe that no other tire compares with it for service and durability. You are invited to call and see these new tires for your self also the famous Crolide Compound Tubes. Drawings made rrom actual photographs of robber magnified 200 dmes Ordinary tire rubber The white rea are "lumps" of tinernly mixed substance. Ereiy "lump" ia a weak spot that reduces mileage. Crolide Compound RotAcr has no large "lumps." Notice haw nely divided the particles . are. This even texture ia what makes Thermoid Tires wear so long. ALLEN & HEBARD COMPANY, Distributors 64-66 Broadway, Portland Grants Pass Smith's Garage. Oregon City Clackamas County Ante Heppner People's Hardware Company. Hillsboro Allen A Ireland. Albany Van's Service Station. Arlington The Arlington Garage. Baker Lew Brothers. Bend A. B. Xstebenet & Company. Condon M. O. Clarke ft Son. Cooks, Washington G. O. Jackson. Coqulllo Graham ft Son. Eugene B. ft M. Vulcanizing Works. Kelso J. 8. Bobb. Medford Frank I.. Clarke. Milton Cheshire Hardware Company. Myrtle rout uoosj ft Haft. Oregon City Clackamas Tractor Co. Ontario Globe Service Station. Pendleton W. J. Clarke. Roeteburg Carl W. Oilman. Salem Valley Motor Company. The la lies Lane ft Sexton. Woodburn George Dorr. Cord and Fabric - -