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1 J-LJ JJ lux... THE OREGON SUNDAY JOURNAL, PORTLAND, "SUNDAY MORNINO. .? MAY 81. 1911.. lis ',. " : ' "- A.. i CIS ADVICE Oil IB TO KEEP IIP AUTOMOBIl ' Li - t " .- 1 .. H IE i tube Should Be Well Powdered With'Talc Before Being Put TInside Envelope to Prevent! -ifinchlng..,;;; v ; Manager-B. V Johnson-of the Hugh- oni & Merton ' comueny -roelleves , that J t piotorlsts , .would ', take better .' cm Of! their ' tires they wowd' suffer J4s expense id their, tire -upkeep.' Jle; Jtifl accordingly, prepared some .'iutertstirig : pointers .for.. the..nj9torit. i : "'V:;:, . .""When fitting a tire, IT the . tube Is. plnojied bpys-een- the . head of the en- '-.W;. ;v., v; 1 - ill: , , i ' , i Mercode Alvln and her vaudeyllle partner, Harry Knox, la a 50 horse power Elmore loaned to them dur lng their stay ,1a Portland week ago. Miss Alvia and Mr. Knox are ardent motorist' and when they "F ; ; reached the Grand theatre la Portland Miss AWn: prevailed upon tier uncle, W, 9. Dulmage of Dulmage j 4 Sxolth,-to loan her the blf Elmore. 1 She la a fine driver and aw many of - the beauty spot -of the -; ? country daring her leisure hours. When in her home in Detroit Mlu AlTln spends much time la an '"'..'pimn'r. rtr thai Arnf iliiril Irate ef th on In which aha la shown iff this nlcture. She has tt eleaantlr Teiope ana tne rim, tne invanacie re- : ;J mtA tnr tnnrtnv'mnA nvorarpm mm thnuaan1 mllAS-a anaann. f , : .f - ' - - " ,U1VB MflVHUH VI IUI ' IULA U9 .says-'Btioh't explosion yau'aUy. forces the bead put of. the clinch, of the-rim at the point where the rupture. occurs. The inference Is then Orawn immeaiate ly, that the enrelope did not fit prop erly In the first plaoe, , but ' this is probablyBot true. ; . ' ; t. I "It is more than likely that two thick nesses of . inner tube have - become Out of Town Automobile Notes , Eusene. with Its several, miles of wide paved streets Is to be one of the best rerouted -en the coast .'so far as pinched under the toe of the bead,, and traffic i eonoemed, Chief, of Polloe Lh. h4Ar"uU ".l. ?fcb?wf,?mFntottoa' of that -city has issued a evltable rupture of -the tube wilt nat urally oocur atthe ahaxpt.fold in Its surface just below the toe of the bead. Aix Kay Sseapet This rupture .will permit the air warning - to. all motorists as well as to the draymen of, the city. v-The salient features, of the new law bow ia effect are as follows: "Automobiles and ; motorcycles must to escape with explosive force' between I have city license, feetfl. the outside of the bead and the Inner I . "Speed limit, Willamette street, eight surface ef the clinch, and this explo-1 miles per hour, turning corners six slon will drive the bead out of the rim miles per hour. Bpeed on other streets ex tnat point Tne trouDie was not i than Willamette 1 J miles per hour, that the envelope was off sise which I Must teep to right hand side of street is seldom the, ease, but with the care-1 and shall not turn to another street less wsy In which the tube was fitted. Explosions as described will sometimes occur when the car Is standing in the garage. "In order to avoid pinching of the Inner tube between the rim and the until the Vehicle has approached the right hand side of the street to be turned on. . . ' "Sound hora of alarm at approach to street crossings Must be equipped with brakes to stop within 10 feet: two bead, the tube should be powdered well lighted Umps from duskHill daylight; with talo before placing it Inside the machinery not to run while unattended, envelope, and It should be pushed Inside "No person under IS years, of age to the envelope carefully, after mounting drive automobile in city. Unlawful for the first -bead, but before fitting the any person to meddle with automobile, second bead. ' ., motorcycle - or other vehicle or pune- r : - Tux Wheel Slowly. tare, mutilate or throw, missiles,' at . "After the second bead it fitted turn I aame. wheel slowly. . If any projection or on evenness of the envelope is noted, take hold of the envelope with the left hand, the palm near the bead, pushing tb outer slds of the -envelope towards 'the car. Then xglth the thin edge of a spur lever lift thetouter bead and push Jt slightly toward the center of the rim. If an? of the inner, tube is visible,-it Is not in proper position. In this event push the thin part of the lever under the bead and foroe the free end of the lever downward to release the bead at that point Then let . the bead settle bank In positions-being sure that the pinched ' tube has released Itself. If the tube cannot be seen at that point, continue the examination all' around the wheel. Be particularly careful la exatnlulng that portlon.j3f the bead fit ted last" "No vehicle shall stand on Willamette I street longer than actually' necessary and la no, case to exceed SO minutes." :x ,.- -:"-'c;: ;i . - Thomas Gorman of Baker was a re cent visitor In this city. He is think ing of handling a motorcycle agency In Baker.' ;. y ;v-.. v .- V-.'M ' i : Mr.' and Mrs. C B. Kingman of Spo kane, Wash., are to attempt a trip across the ; continent in an J0 M. F. touring car. The trip will be triads by way of Walla Walls. Boise, aad over the northern route to Omaha, From the Nebraska metropolis east they will seek out the most famous spots, they will put up at hotels all along the way, but will carry enough baggage to make them reasonably safe should darknsss overtake them on the desert or some other disagreeable place. The trip will bcoupy the entire summer and fall. Re turning from Omaha over the southern route, they Will spend next winter tour ing through California, and Mexico should conditions be more settled there. Eugene motorists, acting through the Eugene Commercial elub, will cover all the roads south and north of their city and up to the county line on either side with signs telling the distance and di rection to Eugene. This aid to the tour ing publlo will be appreciated, by every motorist who makes the southern trip. With this incentive it Is believed that many of the other larger towns in the valley will do the same thing. The work was brought about by the criti clem of a Spokane capitalist After get ting lost several times he took occasion to roast Lena county especially, and all of -southern Oregon as well. Aroused at this, criticism ths Commercial club got together sufficient funds to handle the work. Fred Moullen will plant most of the signs. v - . ' e e Automobiles are almost as plentiful in Burns as horse vshlolesv The regu lar passenger autos are bow running Into Prairie City and all other outside points. Private machines . aa . well throng the streets. V f ; ' . ,.' .' v, ,. Ve .'.,;"".' V-v Benry Rabbes and W. O. Hswley. of Klamath, have enured the Brush ageney for that territory.. They have a large garage la the center of -the city and are equipping It with several modem labor saving machines. . . v ' The first of a number of weekly trips from Grants Pass to Crescent City was run last weak. 4 The start, was msds at T ' o'clock and Crescent City was reached at t:IO that afternoon., Eight and a half hour was required on the return trip., v,V -', 0aleni Is to have an automobile elub. An active campaign Is being made for member a. the temporary officers wish log to secure the cooperation of every automobile owner, la the city la their efforts to have a successful club. Mem berships are SI. SS Initiation fee and II dues. The following are ths officers of the olubi R. P. Boise, president; B. T. Barnes, secretary; A. Bush, Jr., tress urers board of .directors, .Homer Smith, W. H,Eldridge Ed Weller, George F. Rofgers, . James .wan, W. Bteus- loft . ; -A ': :H'.--'yf?U ' Hood River is alt bustle over ths com ing of a good road between Hood River and Portland. A meeting of automo bile owners and others Interested In the highway was held la the Commercial club at Hood River Monday night. at which great enthuslssm prevailed. An organisation was effected whiob It .is believed will aid materially in securing the completion or the work. . After a dlsousslon of the work, dur ing which all the speakers pledged their hearty support to the project. It was flecided to work along with ths other Hood River organisations, the Commercial elub, Board of Realty oper ators and the county oourt Leslie But ler, president! P. B. Davidson, vice pres- J. Adrian Epplng. C K. Marshall, W. L. Clark, J. H. Hsllbronner and Albert Sutton, board 0: managers, were the mea selected to carry on the work. , 11 1 1 Journal Want Ads bring results. ' m a bt m w m m mm g mmmmmmw- Motor Cars NEATE & M'CARTHY, Inc. Distributors f o Oregon and Columbia Slvss Ooaatlec. 694 Washington Street. Corner King I .; . , :Kaiami--TelephoaesrsT7. ; YOUNG MEN All ASKED E - (RnHnl Miiulrt tn Tb, Jmiraal ) -Cottage Grove, .Or,, May SO. Captain B. K. Lawson, commander of Company E. Fourth Infantry, O. N. O-i is fearfuri of losing his company , because of his Inability to muster the required m ter of recruits to keep, the full quota, and has appealed to the" young men of the city to"nlist in order to. save an order for disbandment- The same con dition obtained one "year ago, but a call for recruits was readily responded to. Ompany E is one of the banner com panes of-the-state,- and- n,ow- holds the cup for marksmanship, haying . twice won the trophy. . i. - V- p Fruit Bhraporator Going ia. ' (B0cM DUoktoh to Tha -Joarnil.i v. Cottage Grove. Or., May 20. Perclval I. Rust of Eugene has commenced erec tion of a Trult evaporator In this city, ths dimensions of which are 64x80 feet, with a capacity for 2000 trays. He will avethe plant ready far-operation with the opening of the fruit season, ; The dryer' will cost upwards of $5000, and i is built to replace the dryer destroyed Dy nre issc ran. , u v - West of Coast Fork Improves. (BDedU DIsDatcB to The Joarntl.l ' .Cbttage Grove, Or., May, 80. The West Side Improvement club, composed of those residents west of the Coast Fprk river, which divides Cottage Grove, have applied' to the city council for the improvement of all streets in that section of town. . All the principal thor oughfares will have .uniform curbing, parking, and will ,be macadamised .86 feet in theioenteneW-la . order to carry out this and other street Improvements planned for this year the municipal rock crusher will be' operated to Its fullest capacity both day and 'nightfor several BAKER SEES LIVELY mmdv v. ...11 W v .? If .: - :1 tuust rest all tor. but a eotmrtfble mobile delivery wagoa, the sides of which take! qff In two aeceside, and aa extra rear seat ia put oa ia three eee ends, and you and your family can go .from sunrise to ttmaet at no expense, (save the little gasoline you . ate), be cause the extra service aad aaving the : automobile gives yon la your business has taken care of all the initial expense. . On your farm It brings you more boai nesa; ootaide of your basiaeae it brings 1 Business wiT I t j. '.-: " 1111 T 11 T4' V Stbdaafcl-O Comniercial ' iff . fSnpll biaiMteh to The Jfoarnil.V : - JJaker. Or,, - May 20. An excellent season seems ahead of . Baker, - The mining industry, which has always been a mainstay, appears, on as substantial a - basis -as ever.-; Merchants - are en Joying good ' trade. There is no big volume of cash coming in at present hut enough to meet current expenses is . being collected from business don The "various banks lsre extending r credits generously. City improvements this year ywill be very extenslverso wlIL private improvements. -; Etockmen, while not satisfied with presen prices, are pleased with the results of the lambing seasonv The rain this ' week A-as ' t remen dousl y valuable to ' crops and the city, with-; Its big tributary territory, wm. feel the effects of the banking period in . the fall. . The new commission form of gov ernment is mapping nut much "workv.i V -5L -', " .. ' " 't"'i I Two Pleree-ArrOw touring cars.', both six cylinder, 48 ' horsepower cars, were delivered in -one day in Astoria last week, Frank . Patton secured - a fire-1 passenger car. while George- CL- Tlavel I bought a seven-passenger car. There are attingr to ha mom and jnore high class machines m Astoria every day. II H I Ml feK-V lliif pick yotrr farm right -cp aad drop H. two-thirds nearer the religious,- social ' and market centers that all help' to give your land ita increased - worthsand, what !e better still, an increase in NET pRorrrs,. . ? 5 The convertible automobile delivery pleasure car justifiea ha existence be cause of the rapidity with which it can ; market produce, bring in ' euppliea, ma on errands to the repair man, the doc tor, the veterinary, carry sick folks to " the hospital, catch trains for people and thousand aervkeg wherein the value v depends upon the speed with which they ' are performed. Wives, 'and ' boya ana Sirla are not finding the farm auch a . nil place on a Sunday afternooa for , the automobile ' lifta the horigoa Ine. and opena ap the eartb'i apace of the next county. i - 1 4 1 , ' Hot days may kill yoar hone; wet and - icy , daya may break ita leg; bad ; weather of kind wQl delay jtvu horse wagon deliveries, , But' hot days, mud and ice snake no -difference to ateel and wood; all daya are alike to an automobile. Ia the best weather one automobile delivery wagon will do the work of three horses. That ' means three leas horses and two less mea, And man's labor ia the biggest ' expense notBadayfc.;.i,J.yv-. vft An automobile '.never knowa the dlf.' r ference between day and night And . when - you are through there are no chores . to be attended to; ao horse to -put out; no feeding; ao bother; jast run vour delivery wagon, under cover and WHWIKI-i r-f ; vv- . - ; hm has all h Miom.ll it .M v Sunday monuag, so tired horses that'. : give, because hia family seeds it, be "MONARCH OF THE ROAD"i t , 1 "KING pF.THE SPEEDWAY"; ! ' Automobiles need no introduction Their reputation speaks for them :;y i:'. v",:.r.:? ?'''-J. ' .'t,l''.'V; CARS IN STOCK i'V .-..'' .''C.,! .-!'.- " a J ' 'V"' 'National "Forty" Fore -Door' Roadster. Completely v equipped 5vith Top, Front and Speedometer. . , s529QO,t. 0. D, rortianu. . National "Forty" Fore-Door Toy Tonneau, Com pletely equipped.; 3000 f. 0. b. Portland. ' National "Forty" Fore-Door Five-Passenger Touring Car. $3000 f. o. b. Portland. ' . . Howard Automobile Co. NULL G. JOHNSON, Manager . Phones Main 4555, A-2550. Seventh and Couch Si. Cadillac car upholds reputation for low cost of upkeep Users drive can at cost oi less than one' and a quarter cents per hundred miles of travel for mechanical repairs 30 Wagon HeP. ;you and y.our family nothing bat pleas-' ' are. , . . The ; automobile ' la - brightening the . whole rural horizon. New life in a mult titude of fdrms ia stirring the country '. districts. Old lands are made more val y . uable by the increase of population and by a changed form of agriculture that i: the automobile makes possible, and re ' .' mote areas are brought within the realm of usefulness and progressive methods, ; ' The farmer has adoDted the antomo. bfle because he needs. it in hia business. canse it broadens hk outlook and activ ities aad is a stimulating force in the development of the young people of ma household. v . With the increase in wages, the value of the farmer's time has gone ahead in bounds; but there has been no percep tible increase in the speed of horte transportation," There baa got to be a , aaving of time ia the road end of the farmer's business to meet the increase in the value of time. The automobile ' lops of two-thirds. s A Kansas farmer has figured out that - , hjs driving team cost him $160 a year to keep it. Hie - automobile has done the' work infinitely better and the cost ' . $144.50. : i ' A doctor in Michigan haa fotmd that an automobile does for him more work than the three horses he formerly owned , and the expense of the . automobile is ' - only oae-tbird what It coat him to keep the three horses. ' ' We wtll be glad : to show you this ' -' . Stoddard-20 Commercial Wagon V ; whenever you can come in and see us, or we will drive it out and ahow you what it can do in the way of cuttings " HORSE-MILES right out -of the diet " . taace BETWEEN YOUR . OWN ' FARM and YOUR NEAREST TOWNJ v Send for a catalog, anyway- " - STODDARD-DAYTON AUTO " COMPANY 86 Tenth Street v Phone Main 1915, A-1917 ...., --a- y; sm 1 liTT'TiTT YX recently nesn noaa u; vj ww v"- ' - 1.. j.Nnll. Infnrmktinn to prnnent oumw v. r., ...... . . . . " , motor oar buyers,- Cadlllao users in r. A . u .t.tlnv th. .urn. that had been exoended for mechanical re- paira -r, The users statements aisciosea ni fact that the aggregate number ef wss 248,246, or an average of 4,734 miles per car. - "" ' The total sum expended for mechaa- i no n th. Anftr number of ftars was only 130.06, or an average of the lnBigniiicani sum oi hnui o.wniw I JlF'vl ..namlthinL tiV inv An I' J. lit) ll.BllVRil -.v ..... . J , user, a gentleman whose car had been driven k.uuv i-miiew, j;-" I. -AA I... than 11 Ott Aftrh. while there were thirty users who had not expended a single penny. Among those who - had expended absolutely nothing was the user who reported the --a-a. H41a4aA lri 1 1 etftil. I iiQaivaii aiaweijw( --! i nUlCltshSw. that -the" T.m7mfM aged about one and a euarter cenU lor eacn nunarwx mira v -. tm rxivtan.. record Is by no means exceptional , or unusual , The same l.i.r. mQ a aimllar" Investigation about a year preyloua At that time I reports were rc3 no 'i1 vr" Ulae esers which " showed that they III H8.R30 miles at a total expense for average of less than 13 cants per car for the . season on the basis of mile age, this expense figured less than three and one-nan emu tut u , w.mmm miles of. travel. About the same time New York end Indianapolis Cadlllao users also fur- New York .the seventy-five users who responded to the request for Informa tion reported having driven their cars an aggregate of 388,184 miles at a to tal repair cost for the entire seventy five cars ef 151.21, an average of less than 71 cents per car or less than one and a half cents for each hun dred miles of travel.;::. ;;." ,-.'v,.' Still another record which, while not showing quite so low an expense, tends ia a measure to corroborate the others, If such corroboration ; were needed, eame. from Indianapolis where . the sixty-six Cadlllao users who re plied to the Inquiry reported an ag gregate mileage of 252,699 miles at a fotal repair expense of f 71.J0, an ajrer- ' age of 1.08 per car. The Indianapolis records not being quite so low as tho others Is accounted for to some extent by the fact that It includes the high' est Individual expense of the lot' which In the case of one user who had driven bis car 900) miles had a repair expense Of $80.00. , .- . :.-.... In addition to the repair outlays, the matter of gsolln anl oft, consump tion wae In the case of the New. York owners made the subject of lnvstl (ra tion. This showed as high as 23 rni! to . the gallon of gasoline in ' ordinary every day driving, out averaged between 13 aaa 11 miiea v in oj consunipiion, some owners run : ss high as ,1000 to 1200 miles, per gallon,' but the average was approximately 788 miles per gal lon. The Cadlllao dealers In the clt!s mentioned. , advise - that these reconlx . Include the reports of fevery user whu responded to the request for Informs-' tion and that they are not simple a compilation of figures obtained from a selected list .-$r v With, this array of evidence, com ing as It does from several diffiit portions of, the country and psrti'-u-larly in view pf the fact hst prior to being ' asked for figure the tir . bad no intimation, that their experi.-n-cee were going to be made mattrrs f record, it is quite reatnsbl to -sums that a canvass of t'HdillHc iKt rn generally would show very little vari ation in the matter of upkeep cost. Coyey Motor Car C iil.twenty-first rr'J Vr CADILLAC DISTRIBUTOR r: - 4 m a ei
