the Oregon!.. Sunday journal, Portland; sunday morning,; September 3, 1911:
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110 IMS NEED
CARt ADVICE FOR
TRUCK
Speeding and Overloading
Should Be Avoided; Quick
Stops and Violent Use 0
Brakes Injurious.
Car of tlrfsjs one of the most im
,iortant questions entering doto voonotn
ic motor, truck operation, according jo
H. A. Farr. assistant manager western
district, rnlteii Htat The company
who is now in Portland to establish a
branch store at Seventh and Oak Streets
"We hear a srreat deal about the
needs and requirements of pneumatic
tires, but a ftreat many truck owners
seem to entertain the Idea that solid
Ires need no attention as long as they
remain on the wheels and run. The
man who holds those views will find
his tiro bills far in excess of what
they should bo. Solid tires constitute
one of the most important details of
motor truck equipment and besides, they
cost money. For these reasons. If a
truck owner expects to realize a satis
factory return on his Investment, he
should see to it that is ures are looked
after In a businesslike manner.
"Perhaps the question of first Import
ance in the caYe of solid tires Is 6ver
loading. Observation of trycks in serv
ice discloses a general tendency on the
part of drivers to overload them. It
should be borne In mind ttiat tlres.must
sustain every pound of weight above
' them and to overload them means their
premature deterioration. A load should
always be limited to the capacity the
truck was designed to carry. This ca
pacity has been figured out by the
truck manufacturer and the tire re
quirement Is In accordance . with his
specifications. Therefore, there can be
no possible economy In overloading the
truck and imposing an unreasonable
burden upon the tires.
Speeding Abas.
"Speeding Is another common form
of solid tire abuse. There is many a
truck owner laboring under the weight
of excessive tire bills, who could easily
r ascertain the cause if he would but
station himself at nome point away from
his place of business and observe the
actions of his driver, when he has passed
out of sight of 'the boss.' He would
find his truck bumping over cobble
stones at a rate far In excess of the
speed at which It' should be driven. The
' wear and tear on tires Is much greater
on a truck thus, handled than on one
sent along at a moderate pace. This is
particularly true If the pavements are
rough and the load a heavy one. When
an operator overloads and then in ad
dition drives It recklessly the owner can
scarcely expect satisfactory tire serv
ice. "Drivers also can protect their tlrea
by exercising care in the use of brakes.
Quick stops, caused by a sudden and
violent application of the brakes, are
hard on tires. The action is more than
apt to tear the rubber from Its base.
And in this connection It may be noted
that the most difficult problem con
fronting solid tire makers has been the
devising of means to hold the tire to
gether. It has been comparatively easy.
OWNERS
i9EE30-.4O $1800
Family Lives on $8
But They Live in an Automobile
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J. E. Spencer and wife in
How can a person llve on 18 af mnth
and still be happy? J. JE. Spencer or
Seattle can answer the question, for
living costs him no more, he Bays. 1
He and his wife, who recently vis
ited Portland in their home on wheels,
re traveling around the country In- an
automobile which is built with sleeping
through various processes of compound
lng, to produce a mileage yielding lire,
but It has not been, so easy to main
tain the unity of the tire ubtll this
service could be gotten out of it. Solid
tires show a tendency to peel off the
base and violent operation of the brake
s a certain aid In this process or dis
integration.
Oil Katnral Bnemy.
Another practice frequently resorted
o. Tor reasons 01 apparent eijeui:iitjf.
is to allow a truck to stand under full
oad over night, or perhaps longer, rma
Imposes an unnecessary strain upon
the tires' and from trie standpoint or
tire economy it is far better to remove
th load from the truck until such time
delivery is to be made.
"Oil is a natural enemy of rubber
and tires should never be allowed to
rest on a greasy garage floor.
"Rounding corners at a high rate of
speed is a mighty expensive way of
demonstrating skillful fTrlving. A driver
shortens the life of his tires every
time he does it. When a heavy truck
is swung rapidly around a corner the
strain on the tires Is tremendous. They
must not only sustain the weight of
the load under such conditions, but must
resist the swaying motion of the truck
as well.
"Street car tracks should be avoided ,
whenever ' possible, and at crossing
points, where there are frogs, addi
tional care should be exercised in dodging-
them, as the frogs frequently are
worn until their sharp edges cut a tire
as effectively as though a knife were
used.
"It is important that every business
man using motor trucks in his deliv
ery system should keep a careful, sys
tematic record of the work done by
them and the expense of their opera
tion. . In this way, and In this way
only, is he in position to know what
each detail of his truck equipment is
costing him. And if he finds that he
is not getting, the mileage out of his
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their f'home on wheels."
and living compartments. While there
Is not an inch of room wasted, there is
room for atiQiiier passenger if neces
sary., Food is carried rigljt along with
tbem. and so is gasoline,' .These two
things' are the only ones the Spencers
pay for. Water Is free, as is the wood
used for fuel.
tires his business Judgment tells him
he should get, he may discover, upon
Investigation, that the men operating
his trucks are more or less at fault"
Dust Laid by Pains Portland
to Salem Trip Is Good
Going.
Through its department of personal
service, the Diamond Rubber company
furnishes Information as to the condi
tion of roads throughout the ' state.
These reports are for the free Informa
tion of all motorists, and are published
exclusively In the columns of The Jour
nal each week.
From the latest advices received, the
condition of the roads leading to Mt.
Hood make this a most desirable trip
at this season of the ytar. Rains have
laid the dust and much travel has
smoothed most of the bad places. The
road as far as Montavllla Is In splendid
condition and out from there on the
Base Line road no finer traveling could
be had anywhere. While some of the
grades are quite heavy, very few auto
mobiles ' will not negotiate them suc
cessfully, and the trip can be made
comfortably in one day.
Another good one day trip Is that
from Portland to Salem, going via Mo
Minnville to Salem and returning
through Wllhoit and Oregon City along
the east side of the river. While mo-
MOUNT HOOD ROAD
IN FINE CONDITION
1912 Announcement lSQo
$1800 instead of $1650
A YEAR ago we announced our 1911
models and an increase in price.
We were told that it was folly for us to
increase our price vvhen so many other
manufacturers were reducing theirs
for 1911.
But we had to increase our price from
$1500 to $1650. Improvements simply
necessitated it Every oent of the priee
increase was put into the car and the
COLE became more popular than be
fore. The 1911 Cole was one of the
few cars whose production was actually
oversold.
Again in announcing our 1912 cars we
tell of a greatly improved car, and of an
increase in price from $1650 to $1800.
II we wsre building cars to fit a' price, we would
eontkiae the 1911 Cole for 1912. But we are
buildinf cars to meet this standard th bttt ear
for th avrage man at a fa$onabh price. .
Kit TWiTCHELL MOTOR CAR CO. Union Ave,
Motors
OM TO. OCEAN
Moving Pictures Taken Along
Houte hfom Atlantic to
Pacific Ocean! V
What are berteved to form the .great
est set of touring pictures ever ob
tained 'are now ready for distribution.
following the completion of vthe ocean-to-ocean
ryn. The pictures start-with
the dipping of the cars 'in the Atlantic
ocean at Atlantic City at the start
and end with the dipping of the same
cars at Los Angeles at the finish. Be
tween those points are, shown hundreds
of intensely interesting scenes.
Two expert photographers were mem
bers of the party. C. Francis Jenkins,
of Philadelphia, the FrankHn gold med
alist and inventor of the moving pic
ture machine, equipped his personal oar
with, one of his "movies" and made
the entire Journey. J. C. Bell, of the
William Rau photographic establish
ment in'Phlladelphla. also made the en
tire trio, carrying three Tine cameras.
Practically all the interesting scenei
in every one of the 12 states crossed
in the transcontinental tour were photo
graphed. There are pictures of the
visits to President Taft.at Washington,
and the various governors en route,
pictures of many receptions and miles
and miles of roadway. Particular .at
tention was given the roads and it will
h nnaiaihie to determine the road con
ditions in all the states visited by study
ing the pictures. The abrupt Aiiegne
nles in the east, the plains of the mid
rti. west and west, and the gxand and
awful Rockies in the extreme west, ara
vividly portrayed.
Although the first transcontinental
tour by a large party of pleasure md-
torlsts has been ended successruny,
with every passenger that started there
at the finish, the after effects win De
long lived. The moving picture mm
made by Mr. Jenkins Is not only in
teresting in the extreme, but it Is in
structive as well. He believes it wui
be in a great demand during the next
several months, particularly In the west
thn rniui roads question is vital.
It will be shown in the principal moving
picture theatres in all parts 01 me
country, and is expected in Portland
at a very early date.
The" effect of these pictures on tne
t,nnA roads" and "see America first"
movements is expected to be far reach
ing. The forty odd,, members of the
party, including some of the most prom
inent residents of Philadelphia and New
York, who drove their own cars, are
now ardent exponents of the "see Amer
ica first" doctrine. Many of them were
previously well versed In the scenic
wonders of Europe.
torlsts have Been bothered considerably
with renalrs in toads and heavy dust,
most of this difficulty has been reme
died by recent rains, and it is considered
a splendid day's outing.
For the first time a considerable num
ber of our local motorists took advan
tage of a trip to Astoria, with the added
inducement of visiting the Centennial.
From latest reports, the roads were
never better, end after reaching Astoria
the roads to the various seaside resorts
are better, than good.
1912 improvements
THE COLE 1912, is a better value at
A $1800 than was the 1911 COLE at
$1650. We believe you will have to
?ay $2500 for its'equal.
he 1912 COLE adheres to the basic
principles of the 1911 car. But the
1912 model is a bigger, longer, more
roomy car.
Its wheel-base is 122 inches, instead of
118 inches. It has 36" wheels instead
of 34. Instead of brass trimmings the
1912 car has Nickel Trimmings.
The most important new specification
of the COLE is the Timken Axle
Equipment the most durable and most
satisfactory axle equipment known.
The electric lighting system and self-starter1 have
not yet been definitely settled upon for the new
COLE. But as toon at we are sure which of
those now under test are best suited to the COLB
standard, they can be added.
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1912 MODEL "48-SIX" PEERLESS CAR ARRIVES IN .PORTLAND .
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Underslung Car Said to Solve
. Problem Eliminating Much
Risk.'
With the great wave of sjpularity
for the underslung type of motor car
construction, has arisen a question,
which, to the unltlated, may seem Im
portant The problem is this: What
would happen If a spring should
break?
The frame work of the underslung
car is slung below the axle as Its name
Indicates. The natural conclusion,
therefore, is that If a spring should
break, the car would jar to the ground
witn more or less serious results.
In a car. of underslung construction,
there are four sets of springs support
ing the frame at its four corners, with
two points of suspension at each
spring-. If a spring breaks, therefore.
the only result is a sag of perhaps
two inches on the side of the broken
spring. The other seven points of sus
pension take up the added weight Im
perceptibly. In this car, however, the
springs are built particularly to stand
the hanging strain placed upon them, so
spring; breakage Is reduced to a mini
mum. If two springs should break at once,
a thing practically unknown in motor
annals, the other six points of suspen
sion would hold the car up and keep
It clear of the ground.
In fact, there is little possibility of"
any dangerous accident happening when
using a oar of this construction. The
body being slung below the axles in
stead of balanced on top of them, means
a low center of gravity with the re
sultant factor of safety which alone
makes it a car supremely right for the
automobilist.
This low center of gravity assures
a minimum of the dangerous body sway
NO DANGER
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SPRING
BREAKAG
One chassis seven bodies
TPH E 1912bodies are more roomy, more
A luxuriously appointed, more stylish in
appearance. All seven models are con
structed on one chassis, with bodies
interchangeable.
The five-passenger touring car has ven
tilated fore-doors, and control levers on
the inside. It has two seat-sockets,
which make it convertible into a com
fortable seven-passenger car. The en
closed cars are masterpieces of the
coach builders' craft. ''
Fore-Door Touring Car $1,800
Fore-Deor Toy Tonneau 1,800
Torpedo Roadster 1,800
Special Speedster 1,800
Limousine '. 3,000
London Limousine (Inside Drive) 3,250
Colonial ' Coupe. 2,500
The 1912 Cole 30-40 it
Show rooms.
Let us
pin.
and Wasco
Phone East
KeatB, local agent for Peerless, and
which causes the" accident of turning
turtle, the rqot of 80 per 'cent of all
altomobile fatalities.
The Regal Motor Car company are
placing the underslung type of auttf-
moblle on the market In -the-shape of-
machines of superior design and faith
ful construction. A ride in one of their
oars Is a revelation. The long, well set
springs, take up the roughness and ir
regularities of the road and leave their
passengers rested at the end of their
day's Journey.
TEXANS in backyard
' DODGE A METEORITE
(Special to The Journal.)
San Antonio, Texas, Sept. 1. It is not
often that one has to dodge a meteorite,
yet such was the experience of Roland
B. Smith, residing near the Cormis
Christ! road, about three miles south of
this city, a few days ago.
. Mr. Smith and his wife were sittine
in their back yard Just after dark and
were discussing the unusual brilliancy
of the heavens. Suddenly a sneck ap
peared in the sky. It grew larger and
larger as it approached, and finally a
whirring: noise could be heard. In much
THCTRUCKTH&T
DOTH INEATE AND
PHONES 1 69-4 WA5M.
now on exhibition at oar
jive you demonstration
Our Motto Is
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W. W. Wucljter, in tonneau.
less time than it takes to tell it the ap
proaching fire ball, as it appeared to be,
struck a pile of clay that had been taken
from a well, within less than 10 feet
from where 'Davis and his wife were
sitting. Davis at oncepriooeeded to In
vestigate, an4 a few inches under tne
surface found the meteorite, almost too
warm to handle comfortably.
The stone representing the residue of
a burned out planet or star is a little
more than two inches in length and in
shape resembles a piece of rope with a
knot in It. The metedflte . has been
shown to a number of scientists here
and each pronounces it genuine. Mr.
Smith declares, however, that he does
not care to be bombarded again with
celestial shot.
His Eyes Were All Rljrht.
From Chicago Tribune.
"Yes, madam; we nave books printed
In raised letters for the blind, but they
are rather expensive."
"Oh. but you misunderstood me.. He
Isn't blind; he's deaf. Haven't you
some books printed In the deaf and
dumb alphabet?"
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