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HUGE- PISTON MAKES UNIQUE BODY FOR FORD CAR.
Fine Grades Look Almost
Good Enough to Eat.
IMPURITIES ARE GONE
Ciiitcd States Company Uses Most
Modern Methods of Treating
on Plantation.
THE SUNDAY OREGONIAN, PORTLAND, JUNE 25, 1922
CRUDE HUBBERNQW
PACKED CAREFULLY
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Crude rubber differs o much In
appearance from manufactured rub
ber that only those familiar with
it would bo likely to recognize It
jus rubber.
During the war, when the allies
were taking stringent precautions
to prevent rubber from reaching
Germany, the secret service men
had to receive epecial instructions
so that they would know rubber
when they saw it
Bubber is obtained from many
plants and trees in the tropics
e.nd it reaches the markets in many
widely varying- forms. But the fine
grades of crude Tubber are the
emoked sheets and pale crepe from
the great rubber plantations of the
far east and Para, the rubber ob
tained from trees that grow wild
in the Jungles of the Amazon.
Crude rubber comes to the manu
facturers today in much better
shape and condition than when the
industry was young. Then many or
the inferior grades were slimy, f oui
looklng messes that were any
thing but pleasant to handle. Mod
ern methods have produced many
changes and the rubber comes in
today, especially in the f in-er grades,
looking almost good enough to eat.
"Biscuits" Are Marketed.
Para rubber makes its way to the
markets in the. form of "biscuits,
large balls weighing about 60 pounds,
each. They are a rich brown in
color. The native worker in the
Amazon district makes these bis
cuits by dipping a wooden paddle
into the latex the liquid form in
which rubber comes from the trees
and then holding the paddle with
the rubber that adheres to it in the
smoke of certain leaves and nuts
until the latex is coagulated. When
the first layer is thoroughly smoked,
the paddle is again dipped, layer and
all, and the second layer given the
smoke treatment. So the biscuit is
built up, layer upon layer, until a
ball of the desired Bize is made. The
methods used are very crude and the
workmen are none too careful and
it is necessary before the rubber is
used in manufacture to give it a
thorough cleansing to remove Im
purities. Rubber Carefully Packed.
Into the production of crude rub
ber on the plantations of .the far
east, on the other hand, have gone
the ingenuity and resourcefulness
of the scientific minds ot the white
race, with the result that rubber
coming from the plantations is very
largely free of impurities and care
fully packed. Bach plantation has its
own views as to the best form of
preparing the rubber for market,
but it comes chiefly in three forms,
smoked sheet, thin pale crepe and
thick "pale crepe. As its name im
plies, smoked sheet has received a
moke treatment but the crepes are
unsmoked. Crepe takes its name
from its resemblance to paper crepe.
The thick pale crepe looks so
much like tripe that if some of it
were displayed in a butcher's win
dow a housewife would likely ask
for "a couple of pounds of that nice
looking tripe in the window." It is
made up in sheets about one-half
inch thick and has a lemon tint. Thin
crepe is made in sheets about as
thick as heavy flannel and looks
like flannel, the lemon color being
more pronounced.
Sheet Looks Like Molasses.
Smoked sheet might easily pass
for the black molasses candy that
was so popular with the boys and
girls of 0 years ago. It is about a
quarter-inch thick and has a deep
brown color, verging on black. Its
shiny surface is usually stamped
with some simple design, such as
squares or diamonds, each plantation
following its own fancy. It smells
decidedly like bacon.
The United States Rubber com
pany, which owns in Sumatra the
largest single plantation in the
world, has gone a step beyond many
plantation owners, who operate no
factories, and introduced processes
into the preparation of its crude
rubber which especially fit the rub
ber for manufacture into the goods
into which it is to be made. Experi
ments have shown that certain
methods of treatment produce a rub
ber that is better suited for tires
than others. In fact, on the planta
tion of the United States Rubber
company every step in the handling
of rubber from the moment it leaves
the tree as latex is taken with
view to the particular kind of goods
into which the rubber is to be man
ufactured.
DB CASTELIiANE PROMOTED
BAKER RAGES JULY 3-4
ANNUAL EAST OREGON EVENT
GETS SANCTION.
LIGHT DELIVERY VEHICLE DESIGNED AND PUT INTO SERVICE BY THE MOTOR EQUIPMENT CO.
Portlanders, although used to- new ideas in motor vehicles, saw something they had never seen before last
week when, a new Ford, delivery car was completed and put into service by the Motor Equipment company,
Broadway, near Oak. The entire rear end, of the car is built like a huge Dall piston and painted the color of
gray iron. The piston, of sheet iron instead of cast iron, however, is used to carry supplies and is made acces
sible by a small door at the rear. An unusual radiator cap has been provided for the oar, the top made to rep
resent a huge Meco piston pin. The company is the agent for the Iall pistons and the Meco pin in this sec
tion. In the photograph O. C. Potter of the firm is at the wheel of the car, while standing are W. H. Banes,
also of the Motor Equipment company, and Jack Newbold of the Dunning Motor company, who sold the car
to the equipment company and aided in having the body built to order.
More Than $2500 in Cash Prizes
to Be Awarded Winners of Sever!
Events in Two Days.
Oregon's second automobile race
programme of the year to be sanc
tioned by the American Automobile
association will occur at Baker on
July - 3 and 4, under the auspices
of the Baker County Automobile
Dealers' association. This is an an
nual event at the eastern Oregon
city and has become recognized as
the leading auto race event of that
section. Heretofore, however, the
event has not been under the
A. A. A. sanction, and the new. ar
rangement whereby the sanction of
the great national automobile rac
ing body has been secured will add
measurably to the importance of
the affair.
E. P. Collins, secretary of the
Baker organization and manager of
the race, last week filed with Frank
Watkins of Portland, Oregon repre
sentative on the A. A. A. race board,
the necessary papers and data for
securing the A. A. A. sanction, and
all arrangements have now been
completed for making the event of
ficial in all respects, according to
Watkins.
Over $2500 will be given in cash
prizes to winners of the races dur
ing the two days, it has been an
nounced. The main event will be a
free-for-all race on July 4, with a
purse of $1000 to the winners. This
Is one of the largest purses ever
posted in Oregon for an automobile
race and is expected to draw tne
fastest cars and the most experi
enced dirt track racers of the Pa
cific coast. The complete programme
for the two days follows:
Mondav. Jiilv 3 Motorcycle race.
free for all,, ten miles, $150 in cash
prizes; automobile race, for cars of
230 cubic inches piston displacement
and under, ten miles, $260 in cash
prizes; automobile race, for cars of
over 230 inches, ten miles, $260 in
cash prizes.
Tuesday. July 4 Motorcycle race.
freo for all, ten miles, $150 in cash
prizes; automobile race, for cars of
230 inches and under, 15 miles, $350
in cash prizes; automobile race, for
cars of over 230 inches, ii mnes,
$350 in cash prizes; automobile race,
free for all, 2a miles, $1000 in cash
prizes.
The track, which is half a mile
around and has a cinder surface.
will be in fine shape for the race,
according to assurances which have
been given Mr. Watkins. The cinder
surface makes the track dust proof,
it is declared, thus giving the spec
tators an unobstructed view of the
cars and ' cutting down danger of
accidents such as occurrea ai me
Salem races lecently. A consider
able number rt Portland and Salem
racers are planning to enter the
various events and are already
grooming thtlr mounts.
KNIGHT OUTPUT DOUBLED
Willys-Overland Unable to Keep
Up With Demand for Cars.
PONTIAC, Mich., June 24. Owing
to the continued increase in demand
for .Willys-Knight cars, a portion of
No. 3 plant of the Wilson Foundry
& Machine company, of this city
has been assigned for the expansion
of the motor division, to permit for
the second time the doubling ot
Willys-Knight motor production.
The Wilson Foundry & Machine
company is the manufacturing divi
sion for Willys-Knight motors pro
duced by the Willys-Overland com
pany of Toledo, Ohio. It was largely
the economies of removing the as
sembly operations of the Willys
Knight motor from the Elyria plant
to Pontiac which made possible the
reduction in the price of the Willys
Knight car last March. With the
removal of this production to Pon
tiac the capacity for production of
Willys-Knight motors was doubled.
So great has been the demand for
Willys-Knight cars since the re
duction in price that it has been
necessary to double motor produc
tion again. The mall order divisions
have been removed from Pontiac to
Toledo, and the entire building in
which this work was housed is now
devoted to the assembly of Willys
Knight motors.
REGKLESS DR1VERNAMED
'BTiIWERBOOB" IS SELECTED
BY AUTOMOBILE BODY.
BATTERY VITAL FflGTOH
BEFORE STARTING ON TOUR
INSPECTION IS ADVISED.
Former Portlander Now Manager
of Tacoma Chandler Agency.
One of the most important changes
in the personnel of Tacoma's auto
mobile row came this week with the
announcement by Avery Richardson
ana w. A. Toler that "Count" A. B.
De Castellane had been named gen
eral manager of the Richardson Mo
tor company, district Chandler and
Cleveland distributor, says a report
from Tacoma.
The promotion comes as a recog
nition of the worK done by the
"Count" since he joined the Chandler
and Cleveland agency. He has made
an enviable sales record, and has
been instrumental In increasing the
list of Chandler and Cleveland own
ers in this territory. For several
months he has been sales manager
of the Richardson Motor company.
The "Count" is an old-timer in the
automobile business, and he is well
known to motorists on the Pacific
coast. He was in the automobile
business for himself in Tacoma sev
eral years ago, and last fall and
winter was located in Portland as
sales manager or the Automotive
Sales company.
VTiiccl Chairs on Florida Roads.
Occupants of wheel chairs are
abondoning trains in Florida and
have Joined the hosts of bicyclists,
pedestrians and motorists who un
dertake long journeys on the high
ways of the state." The roads of
the peninsular state are in such ex
cellent condition that occupants of
wheel chairs are able to make their
way over the roads with little or no
fatigue. A man in a wheel chair
recently covered 116 miles on the
road between Jacksonville and Day
tonla without trouble. Another made
the trip over the Dixie highway
from Jacksonville to Miami. The
last-named Journey embraced 269
mile, v.-v
WELL-KNOWN SALESMAN BACK
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Over 10,000 Names Submitted in
Nation-Wide Contest Conducted
by Association.
WASHINGTON, D. C, June 24.
Reckless and careless drivers'of au
tomobiles are to be known as
"flivverboobs," according to the de
cision reached by the judges decid
ing the American Automobile asso
ciation's contest to pick a name de
scribing the reckless driver in the
same manner that "jay-walker" de
scribes the careless pedestrian. The
name was suggested by F. B. Simp
son of Cedar Rapids, Iowa, who will
receive the $25 in gold offered as a
prize by the A. A. A.
More than 10,000 names were sub
mitted in this contest, and the sug
gestions came from all parts of the
United States. The committee se
lected to pass on the suggestions
consisted of Colonel C. O. Sherrill,
head of public buildings and
grounds, Washington; Dr. Frank W.
Ballou, superintendent of public
schools, Washington; Inspector Al
bert J. Headley, head of the District
of Columbia traffic department;
Charles W. Semmes. president of a
motor company, and Isaac Gans,
Washington business man.
The contest attracted nation-wide
attention, and the answers were of
many varieties, including some who
declared that it would be Impossible
to describe a reckless and careless
driver in language that would go
through the mails.
Roman Road Building Revived. .
News of interest to Americans
who delight in touring Italy by
motor comes from Milan, where
special committee of the chamber
of commerce has reported in favor
of the construction of an asphalt
highway connecting Milan directly
with Venice. Tne report states inai
both from a technical and a finan
cial point of view the building of
the road, which the growth in the
number of motor tourists and the
development of the motor truck is
making more and more necessary,
is possible and. should be begun
without delay.
Loose Connections and Careless
Insulation Often Result In
Avoidable Trouble.
"Before you get too far into the
job of looking up maps, picking out
hotels and deciding which points
of interest to visit, it might be well
to take a few minutes to look over
the electrical system of your car,
and assure yourself that everything
is ship-shape, and ready to do its
part toward making your tour a
success," says C. T. Burg of Harper
Burg, Inc., local Willard distribu
tors. "Loose connections may mean
that the battery does not receive
the proper supply of current from
the generator, or that it is not able
to deliver it properly when wanted.
Nuts and screws that hold, the con
nections in place should be clean
and should be screwed tight, so that
there is no possibility of their work
ing loose either through jarring of
the car on the road or the swaying
of the wires themselves.
"Begin with the battery and fol
low each one of the cables through
the switches, assuring yourself of
every connection as you go along.
If this job is done thoroughly you
will have no reason to worry about
loose connections. At the same time
make sure that there are no short
circuits caused by the wearing
through of insulation or by the bits
of wire that sometimes, drop in
where they do not belong.
"So much for the wiring, but at
the same time it is a good thing
to have the starting, lighting and
Ignition units and the storage bat
tery looked at by the service sta
tions specializing in these Darts.
Nomatter where you may live, it is
possible to find a conveniently lo
cated service . station which will
test the solution in your battery,
and will at the same time notify
you of any unsatisfactory condition
that may exist.
MAPS ARE FREE TO BOOSTERS
New Wrinkle in Road Situation
Worked Out by Spokane Club.
SPOKANE, June 24. Using a
tourist bureau as a good citizenship
training school is the latest wrinkle
worked out here by Frank W. Guil
bert, good Toads chief of the Inland
Empire. When a tourist asks for
information or maps, he's asked if
he belongs to a good roads or auto
club, or to the chamber of commerce
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The new Super- Six motor is a revela
tion even to Hudson owners.
It brings, we believe, the most vital
advancements made by any car in
recent years. Every phase of motor
operation is affected. You will note
especially the smoother, more easeful
way the new Hudson does the things
you require of it.
No words can convey its charm. You
must take a ride to discover its won
derful difference. We will gladly ar
range to take you for a drive, at any
time convenient to you.
C. L. Boss Automobile Co.
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615-617 Washington St.
Portland
or other civic body In his own home
town. If he does he gets maps and
information free.
If he doesn't he pays for them.
Somebody has to pay and the man
who woTks and gives his time to
boost his home section ought to be
exempt, Guilbert figures. He wants
other touiist bureaus to follow the
local example and get everybody
boosting.
Xew Gasoline Shovel Out.
It has long been, recognized that,
to meet certain conditons. a gasoline-driven
power shovel would
have advantages over . machines
uaing other forms of power. Many
attempts have been made, patterned
mostly after the steam shovel, to
adapt gasoline power to this type of
machine, but all of them have been
open to criticism. Now, hojvever,
a new type of gasoline power shovel,
shown In the current Popular Me
chanics magazine, has been placed
on the market which is a radical de
parture from the accepted designs.
J, K, atiKlm, who has returned to
ulaff of C. L. Boms Automobile
company.
After a sojourn in The Dalles,
where he was for some time af
filiated with one of the leading au
tomobile dealerships, J. F. Vaughn
has returned to Portland and is
aealn with the C. L. Boss Automo
bile company, Hudson and Essex
distributors. Vaughn is well known
here and in other parts of the state
bv the automobile men, having teen
for a time territory man for the
Hudson-Essex distributor. He has
many friends here who will welcome
his return.
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an entirely new principle in Coupe body construction.
From framework to window mouldings the body is built
of steel. It is the first all-steel closed car ever marketed.
This design anticipates every possible requirement of
commercial travel.' It insures unusual quietness
unusual grace unusual stamina. It has made it possible
to give the Coupe that same lustrous baked-on enamel
finish for which Dodge Brothers open cars have long
been famous.
The upholstery is of genuine leather leather that will
wash and wear. The seat is wide and comfortable.
Carrying compartments are accessible and spacious. The
car is equipped with a heater, dome light, window levers,
windshield cleaner, cord tires, Yale door locks, and every
other appointment necessary to the owner's comfort
and protection.
Built inside and out to withstand the wear and tear of
everyday use, it retains the same lightness and beauty of
line which you are accustomed to look for in Dodge
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It is the Business Coupe which business people the
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