THE SUNDAY OKEGOMAX, PORTLAND, OCTOBER 8, 1922
DELEGATES ARRIVE -F0RTRAFFICIV1EET
NEW BRIDGE WILL SPAN WHITE SALMON RIVER AT HUSOM.
for Economical Transportation
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Conference of Officials to
Open Here Tomorrow.
SESSIONS LAST 2 DAYS
Problems Relating to Motor Ve
hicle Iws and Rights to
Be Discussed.
Delegates are duo in Portland to
day in large numbers to attend the
conference of motor vehicle admin
istrative officers and traffic en
forcement officials called by Secre
tary of State Sam Kozer to meet In
th city tomorrow and Tuesday.
Representation is expected from
California, Utah, Nevada, Idaho,
Montana, Washington. Oregon and
British Columbia.
Morning and afternoon sessions
will be held both days, at the Mult
nomah hotel. The morning sessions
will beg-in at 10 o'clock and those of
the afternoon at 2 o'clock.
The fundamental purpose of the
conference is that of laying the
foundation for proposed amend
ments to the mofor vehicle laws of
the interested states "in order that
adequate protection may be afford
ed to the persons and property of
the citizens by reason of the extend
ed use of such vehicles."
The complete programme was
printed in this section in last Sun- :
day's Oregonian. At 10 o'clock, to
morrow morning the conference is j
to get under way with an intro
ductory talk and words of greeting
by Governor Olcott. Papers and
talks of the first session will deal
largely with traffic laws. In the
afternoon the same subject will re
ceive further attention and there
will be discussion of the registra
.tion of motor vehicles of non-resi
dents.
On Tuesday morning relations of
the courts and state legal depart
ments to traffic matters and the
function of the press in connection
with traffic regulations have place
on the programme. At the conclud
ing session Tuesday afternoon auto
thefts will ' be discussed, 'together
with questions pertaining to signals
and highway advertising signs.
In commenfing on the aims of the
conference Mr. Kozer made these
statements:
"The states of the United States
and the province of British Colum
bia included in the conference rep
resent a group -of governments
which are so closely related in their
social and commercial activities
that it seems imperative In order
that such activities may not be ham
pered or restrained that as nearly
as possible uniform regulations re
specting the operation of the motor
vehicle therein be obtained as far
as possible. It is to this end the
work of the conference is aiming.
"In the inter-relations between
the citizens of the respective states,
laws in each of them should be en
acted which are uniform in their
provisions, so that citizens of one
" state traveling in another state will
not be embarrassed on account of
lack of knowledge of what the traf
fic laws of that particular state are.
So that if they follow the laws of
their home state, wherever they may
be they will be in accord with the
laws of the particular locality in
which they may be. If this can be
accomplished an almost ideal situa
tion for the motorist will be pro
vided. "Then there are the questions of
th0 policing of the highways, as to
whether this shall be done by, the
separate political units of the state
or by the state through a central di
recting agency. Further, the treat
ment of the traffic violator, the se
verity with which he should be dealt
with for specific violations of the
traffic laws, and the action of the
courts in this regard upon the gen
eral motoring public as a deterrant
to repeated violations of the traffic
.laws.
"The question of lights is an ex
tremely important one. No state as
yet has solved the problem, ana
wherever we go the same situation
existe. Further, signals will be dis
cussed, as well as the licensing of
chauffeurs and motor vehicle op
erators or drivers, and other ques
tions which are of great Interest to
the administrative and law enforce
ment officers. There is a demand on
the part of the motoring public that
stricter adherence to the traffic
rules must follow on the part of
motor vehicle operator In order
that the persons and property of the
people of the state may be protected
due to the fact that the rapidly in-
View of false wsrk tar new bridge being erected aver tie. White Salmon riTer Just north of Hnsom. whl4 Is
some nine miles north of the town of White Salmon. The brdse will serve the main road from wane
; Salmon to Trout lake, at the base of Mount Adams. The old bridge, which remains in. use, Is shown
behind the false work for the new structure.
REO iS STEEL COUPE
NEW TYPE ANNOUNCED
FRED V. VOGIjER.
BY
Head of Northwest Auto Company
Says Car Fills Long
Felt Wane.
A new all-steel coupe with the
famoM Reo T-6 chassis as a founaa
tion has been announced, according
to Fred W. Vogler, president 01 tne
Northwest Auto company, Reo dis
tributors.
"The body is of new design," says
Mr. Vogler. "Careful proportion
ing has Droduced an unusually
roomy car which insures comfort
and convenience to a high degree.
Regular seating capacity for three
supplemented by a comfortable
auxiliary seat. This seat has a left
arm rest, the right one having been
omitted so that the passenger can
readily enter or leave his seat.
When not in use this auxiliary seat
folds completely out of the way,
thereby giving additional floor
space.
"A spacious package compart
ment behind the driver's seat is
of the built-in design and is con
cealed toy a hinged cover. The
framework of the body is of selected
hardwood and all joints are accur
ately filled, glued and screwed or
bolted, and with an outer covering
of the best grade of steel.' This
new coupe is designed to nil a
long-felt want among motor en
thusiasts.
'The windshield is exceptionally
large, affording an unusually clear
vision. The upper half is adjust
able while -the lower section is
stationary and when fully clofeed
the windshield is absolutely leak-
proof. A wiper is standard equip-
ment. i
"The' interior is upholstered in
best grade heavy body cloth, being
of a -dust-proof shade with light
blue etriping. High grade cushion
springs and an abundance of curled
hair and wadding are hidden fea
tures which produce easy ridins;
qualities. The trimmings are in
gray satin finish, producing a pleas
ing and harmonious effect.
intention on the part of the associa
tion to eeek? to discourage it. ' In
fact, it is proving a boon to motor
ists. But officials in taking cogniz
ance of the chances for accidents
being increased when a car stops at
a point where it is dangerous for
others to pass are suggesting thsft
vendors establish themselves where
drivers will draw entirely off the
road before stopping and not be
tempted to break the law by parking
on the pavement.
COURIER IS NEW CAR NAME
Corporate Existence of Arrow Mo
tors Company Ends.
Arrow Motors company of San
dusky, O., has changed its corpor
ate name to the Courier Motors
company to conform with the name
of its new car, which will be known
as the Courier. The Arrow Motors
company " had acquired the plants,
assets and good will of the former
Maibonm Motors company. The
Courier Motors company in turn
takes over all these from the Arrow
Motors company.
Production is under way on six-
cylinder models, which are custom
built and painted. A. C. Burch,
former vice-president of the Clydes
dale Motor Truck company, is pres
ident of the Courier Motors com
pany.
THIS IS "SEDAN WEEK"
FRANKJLIN ORGANIZATION IS
PLANNING CAMPAIGN.
MM) CASH PILES UP
CURRENT EARNINGS NOW
$500,000 MONTHLY.
SIETEORIC CAREER SHAPED
BY" CLEVER HELPMEET.
Wife of Famous Automobile Mag
nate ' Gives Wise Counsel to
Her Aggressive Husband.
DETROIT, Oct. 7. The one per
son in the world who has had more
to do with shaping Henry Ford's
meteoric ' career, wjiich carried him
to wealth and international fame,
than any other person is Mrs. Henry
creasing use of the motor vehicle f. "
tendS jto add congestion on the high- I was 2J and he wa 20 when
wa5S- I thov wir. mnrrtpfi She was Clara
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WHITE STREAK GOES SOUTH
Mitchell Car Travels 10,000 Miles
With Sealed Hood.
The Mitchell White Streak,"
which had been eating up mileage
over the roads of Oregon and Wash
ington, left Salem after the state
fair, for California on the last lap
of its 10, 000-mile trip. Messrs.
Kllenbeck and DePaolo, who piloted
the car, left the state very en
thusiastic over their stay In the
northwest.
The "White Streak" accompanied
the 1925 fair caravan on a portion
of its trip, attended the fairs at
Yakima and Spokane, and also did
Us bit as official camera car at the
Pendelton Round-up. Leaving Pen
dleton the car proceeded to Salem
where it was put through Its paoes
for the benefit of state fair patrons.
Not many years ago it would have
been very difficult to have piloted
an automobile 50O miles with a
sealed hood, let alone covering a
distance of 10,000 miles, yet the
"White Streak" boys made the as
sertion that they easily could have
rolled up a total run of 20.00 miles
as their car left the state "hitting
on all six" without the necessity
of breaking any of the seals on the
hood.
COLUMBIA COMPANY MOVES
Storage Battery Concern Now Oc
cupies Home of tls Own.
'The Columbia Storage Battery
company is now housed in its own
commodious quarters, in the con
crete building at the southeast
corner of Tenth and Couch streets.
Previously it was located In the
Wiggins building. 45-7 North Park
street.
A short time ago H. M. Nisbet.
manager of the company, put
through a deal for the purchase of
the building now occupied. The
move has been m&de and the com
pany is comfortably established in
its own home, which is particularly
well arranged far He purposes.
farmer at
Greenfield, Mich. Ford then had
gone to Detroit as an engineer for
the Edison company.
When Ford first conceived the
idea of the "poor man's car" it was
Mrs. Ford who urged him on in his
formation of the company. W hen
he reached the millionaire class and
launched the first of his drastic
Btepj to make his employes get
mere happiness out of life by giv
ing them what other employers
called "unheard-of pay," it was Mrs.
Ford who knew that his heart, was
in the plans and that the idea was
not born of a desire for publicity.
Mrs. Ford is given credit for con
vincing Fird that ' he should, "for
old friendship's sake," pay J8.000.008
for the Lincoln Motor cqmpany to
save Henry Leland, its owner, from
bankruptcy. Ford admits that he
had infused to take the step until
Mrs. Ford called him from a con
ference at the Ford home and pre
vailed wpon him to take over the
company.
Mrs. Ford personally is a quiet,
refined, modestly dressed woman of
middle age, the typical wife of a
piospcrous business man. She is
seldom seen in public is rarely quot
ed in the newspapers and what
philanthropic work she does she ac
complishes quietly with no desire
to receive public credit.
Profits Are About 'rtiree Times
Annual 1 0 Per Cent Divi
dend Requirements.
DETROIT, Oct. 7. Since May,
1922, when quantity shipments of
the new "single six" were begun,
profits of the Packard Motor Car
company have increased steadily,
and current earnings are now a
J600.000 monthly, indicating an an.
nual rate of around J6.000.0O0, equiv
alent after interest, note sinking
fund requirements and preferred
dividends to about 92.85 a share on
the 1.188,510 shares of common stock
outstanding. This would be- nearly
three times annual 10 per cent dlvi
dend requirements.
As a result of large earnings and
heavy liquidation of inventories
Packard's cash has been piling up,
It now exceeds J16.000.000. an in
crease of nearly J7.000.000 since
January 1.
Capacity operations are planned
through the winter. Present pro
duction of- 2100 vehicles a month,
including single sixes, twin sixes
and trucks, will be increased as
rapidly as possible. The company
has available plant and manufactur
ing facilities for upwards of 3000
machines monthly but cannot se
cure sufficient trained labor to
make possible such a schedule im
mediately, it is stated.
Officials anticipate no serious in
terference from coal or rail strikes.
Coal on hand and in transit will
meet needs for some months, they
state. Forward stocks or raw ma
terials and accessories are not large
but it is believed that motor trucks
could, if necessary, haul material
required, as during the switchmen's
strike in 1920.
Since the introduction of the new
"single elx" series in April, the de
mand for these cars has been un
usually heavy and the company is
several months behind in deliveries,
hut expects to cut down unfilled
orders through increased production.
DANGER IN ROAD PARKING
Roadside ' Markets Helpful, But
Care Must Be Exercised.
Alio kiicuuuu urrgiMi uwivi iaia ,
to Iiifl anDKor rvwiaK out. Ol me
practice of motorists in drawing up
at the side of a highway for the
purpose of patronizing some one of
the many roadside markets which
are springing up as the result of in
creased motor traffic is being called
by the Oregon State Motor associa
tion. It is pointed out that ceTious
accidents are being ' caused and
others narrowly averted, due to this
practice, particularly wheTe the
roadway Is limited in width.
The roadside market is a unique
and interesting development of the
highway movement, and there ia no '
Auto Show Date Indicated.
Developments indicate that, the
annual automobile show of the
Portland dealers will be held dur
ing the week beginning February
5. While the association directors
have as yet taken no definite action
the fact has been communicated .to
them by Hal White, manager of the
municipal auditorium, that the big
building will be available for use by
the dealers only during this par
ticular week. He stated that the
only open dates at the auditorium
now remaining are February 1-12.
These dates embrace only the full
week, beginning February 5. .
Wash Auto Top.
The top of a motor car should be
in keeping, in appearance, with the
body. Wash the top with castile
soap and lukewarm water and then
dry with a chamois.
It Reduces
$10 Each Day
1920 OVERLAND 4 TOURING
Covey Motor Car Co.
' 28-30 N. Broadway
Broadway 6244
Efforts to Center on Sales of
Closed Car During the
Next Six Days,
During the week of October 8, ac
cording to notice issued by the
Franklin factory, Syracuse, N. TM
the Franklin sales organization
throughout the "United States will
devote its entire efforts to the show
ing and demonstrating of the sedan,
the ace of the Franklin line.
The Braly Auto company, Frank
lin distributors in Portland, are all
"set" to participate in the week's
campaign.
When, in 1913, Franklin intro
duced to motoring America the first
sedan on regularly-scheduled pro
duction, there were many who pre
dicted that such a car would never
be popular. They belonged, it has
proved out, in the class with those
who, in the earlier days, dubbed
the automobile a plaything. Be
cause, from that first year when
Franklin built and sold 13 sedans,
the demand for this model has
grown remarkably with each pass
ing season. Today over 50 per cent
of the entire production of the
Franklin factory, which covers over
34 acres of floor space, is sedans.
In some of the large cities, the
sale of Franklin sedans has risen
to a point where It Is almost 90 per
cent of the total sales. Of late years,
country territories and especially
the south have shown considerable
increase in sedan sales. In the
opinion of Sales Manager Acker
man, this latter increase is due to
the growing realization that this
type of car, while affording both
winter and summer protection
against the elements also removes
any limitations to roadabllity, there
by making the oar the means of all
year-around transportation.
DEMAND FOR CORDS GROWS
Portland Distributor Notes Trend
In Tire Sales.
The demand for cord tires, which
began to show a marked increase
last spring, is continuing to grow
rapidly. Such Is the statement of
M. F. Swift of the Howell-Swift
Tire company, local distributors for
Savage tires and tubes. ,
The production of cords has in
creased In less than a year from ap
proximately one-fourth to about one-
Announcing
1923 SUPERIOR Models
Again Chevrolet Motor Company has emphasized its
admitted leadership as producer of the World's Lowest
Priced Quality Automobiles.
The 1923 SUPERIOR models-!-one of which is here
illustrated represent the most sensational values in
modern, economical transportation ever established.
QUALITY has been still further improved by more
artistic design and added equipment.
ECONOMY has been still further increased by
engineering refinements and added facilities.
SERVICE is now offered on a flat rate basis by 10,000
dealers and service stations.
PRICES remain the same in spite of added equipment
and more expensive construction, which have gready
. increased the values.
Some distinctive features are; streamlln
body design with high hood and crowned,
panelled fenders; vacuum feed and rear
gasoline tank on all models; drum type
head lamps with legal lenses. Curtains
open with the doors of open models.
Closed models have Fisher Bodies with
plate glass Ternstedt regulated windows,
straight side cord tires, sun visor, wind
shield wiper and dash light. The Sedanetta
is equipped with auto trunk on rest.
Prices T. O. B. Flint, Michigan
SUPERIOR Two Passenger Roadster SH0
SUPERIOR Five Passenger Touring J7J
SUPERIOR Two Passenger Utility Coup m 6M
SUPERIOR Four Panengrr Sedanetta Bit)
SUPERIOR Five Passenger Sedan - (fO
SUPERIOR Light Delivery --. 510
There are no w more than 10,000
Chevrolet dealers and service
stations throughout the world .
Applications will he considered
from high grade dealers In terrl
Cory not adequately covered
CHEVROLET MOTOR COMPANY
DIVISION OF GENERAL MOTORS CORPORATION, DETROIT, MICHIGAN
half of the entire tire output," said
Mr. Swift. "The decreased cost of
manufacture and improved facilities
for producing cord tires is probably
one cause for this rapid increase in
cord production, but the chief reason
why the motorist has swung to this
class of tires at higher prices than
fabrics is undoubtedly his apprecia
tion of the increased service given
by cord tires."
Employment Increase Shown.
Comparing the increase and de
crease of employment of 12 of the
leading industries of the country
the bureau of labor statistics in a
recent report shows that eight
showed increases and four decreases
in June as compared with June of
a year ago. The automotive Indus
try showed an Increase of 11 i per
c-r,t. Fr way of comnnrl-nn. Wt!ly-
OvprUnii shows an Inereas ef I
pr cent la June, It:, aa eomtrf
wtt Jtm a v.r wn
NEW : j 3C-
F-50 Jj
MITCHELL
"a flow of power"
AN UNUSUAL degree of comfort and
X"Xheauty have been combined with general
utility in the New F-50 five passenger
Phaeton. ,-
It is low, graceful and luxurious. Deep,
heavy crown fenders closely hug the sturdy
disc wheels. The exquisite finish will with
stand the ravages of dust and weather. It
is a car you will be proud to own and
drive.
The new F-50 is the proven car. The million
mile demonstration of the famous Mitchell
"White Streaks" has established beyond
question that this chassis is powerful, rugged
and amazingly flexible.
Within a comparatively short time the new
Mitchell has won for itself a secure place
among the finer cars produced by American
manufacturers.
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Phone today for a demonstration.
Northwestern
' Mitchell
Distributors
Broadway
at
Everett
40 YEARS IN THE NORTHWEST,
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. I Mtttio Mil
I Demean raiLm
If a tire fails to give
you the measure of aomco
reasonably anticipated, you
suffer a direct loss. But when
a tire delhrera all of the mile
age expected and then,
- thousands of excess miles it
has paid you a cash dividend
' as surely as if it gave you
money.
On a ten thousand mile basis
alone. Samaon tires would be
a good buy. Those who use
them wdl tail you that thee
tires consistently return mile
age far in excess of ex pacta
bona ranging from 0 to
VS and more. And every
exeesa rrule they are obtaining
ia cutting down the oast
ordinal investment by ttoZ
cash savings.
Samson non-kid Cords are)
highest quality tiros made
but sell for no mors than
you expect to pay far
good tires
rXMrtWrtr try
Cummings Carson Co.
14 It. BreaSway.
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