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THE OREGON;-; SUNDAY JOURNAL. PORTLAND,
MORNING, MARCH 21, 1915
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Motor Car company, who lias Just re
turned' from a trip "through western
Canada. .
"This is all due to the Immense In
flux of foreign cash for purchasing
war materials, including everything
from food and clothing for the armies
to the supplies of ammunition to keep
the big guns at work."
The automobile business lias: been
one of thevfirt to benefit by changed
conditions. Not only has there been a
big increase In sales of cars to fann
ers, due to the high prices and big
profits on grain, but a healthy impe
tus 'has been given the trade, all alone
the line."'
One of our big implement makpra"
recently received an order for 1,000.00ft
shovels from an agent of a European -power,
and every factory la working
on orders of similar magnitude, Much
of tho ammunition purchased from the
big American makers, la sold to the
British government through Canadian
brokers, and there, again, a vat sum
Of cash is involved. i
:VALUE OF TRUCK IS
SHOWN BY RESULTS
formance of the 1915 itltcheli; which
finished a 7S00 "mile reUablUty and
economy test in 3.0 day with the bdn
net sealed. :rf.'-: : i ;:;
.What ear at any make, at any price,
could. . successfully - have essayed this
tremendous task" half !a dozen years
ago, of covering 250 miles a day for SO
consecutive days, tackUng all sorts of
roads and encountering! evejry weather
condition, and coming through entirely
free from trouble of any.kiind?
There were none. 1
In the early days pf the Olldden
tours and other long! distance road
tests it should be remembered that only
the bigr cars, the costly ones, the prod
uct of the highest priqed manufactur
ers, had a chance for victory or even
completing the Journey. j i I
' American engineering and manufac
turing skill has bad no greater demon'
stration than in the gradual evolution
of the motor car from a machine i of
uncertain performance, possible only to
the rich, to the present highly devel
oped machine of mechanical perfection.
hlch can be owned and operated with
TIREMAKERS PLEASED WITH PACIFIC COAST
t
ut hardship by the person of Imoder-
ate means. ' i; vr' 1-.. ".- " ;;
This car which covered 26a miles
n every day of 30 day traveled over
ill kinds of roads, such as wuld be
encountered. In the most severe, tour-
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PRICE OBSERVED
Two official of big tire company
new : plant -Which will .enable them to
vsited Portland last week on an an
double their! output the coining year.
The of fie als will tour the coast
IN GREAT BATTLES
nual tour of branch houses. G. I.
ng. for the- Mitchell cpmpany (wanted
ritanspury. auditor of the Republic
before returning east.
o prove to the public that this little
aire Company. I accompanied by D. W.
New
Co
ditioriS Result of Ad-
tock car would go through every kind
Cajnpbell, traveling auditor, were the
War Changes IMvorcd Rule.
f service "to Iwhich it i could be sub-
guests of jr. O. Leslie, Portland branch
manager, and the company mascot
"Old Man Mileage." .-'
f Mr. Stansbufy is impressed by the
large scale on which things are done
. . I t s J
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itted by the hardest driving rhotovlst.
Paris, ! March 20.--M. Brlind, minis
vances Maa in uonsiruc-
nd do this without adjustments iof
two Million Dollars Worth of
- War Orders for Quad Truck
Taken as Evidence
ter qt Justice, has introduced a bill In
the chamber which, if enacte d, will dis
pense during the war with t le legal in
tiori of Automobiles.
any kind, and the ear made gocfl.
Ready Cash Plenty
on the .Pacific- coast and the large
amount of business done by their Pa-
terval ot two months" from
the time a
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divorce -is. granted until th
e final de
As a direct result
vances "made In aut
the great ad-
cuic coast organization, which has
ere. is i rendered. The m
accompanying the bill sets
em or and am
ile - con S true -
Among uanaaians
"Canadian business men but more
shown; - a large increase In business
forth that
tlon in the past dec
tbe motorist
during" the last year.
Injustice is likely to ensue
If a soldier
of today cah purchase
if or a reasonable
MAKERS HIGHLY PLEASED
The KeDUblin- obber Mimpgny has
to "whom a divorce is granted is killed
price a can
of much greater utility
and
now under cofurse of construction
before the decree Is promulgated,
all around
consistency
pt performance
available ready cash right nolw than
they have had. for five yeari past."
than the most costly
machines . ox a
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according to, information brought to
Portland last ; week by ; W. C. Stubbs,
factory representative of the Hudson
Thomas B. Jeffery Company Cltlmi
That Car X Most Economical of
All oa Tires.
This point was well driven horae a
snort timeJ ago by thd
iTv'onderfut per
S1JNDAY 1
EFFICIENCY
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By Frank C. IUggs.
- Two million dollars' worth of war
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orders for motor trucks has proved
' In unmistakable fashion what my as
sociates and I have asserted for some
' time pat- that the Jeffery tjuud
truck la at leant the equal of any
- truck made.
'. ."When a nation is in a lifcand death
struggle for its very existence. It can
not afford, to take any chances on .the
equipment wipi which its fightiny men
. ate supplied. The break down of .1
motor truck at a crucial moment.
Whether it 13 Uatilinf a Held gun or
carrying a loa4 of ammunition or f-od
to an importantstrategic point. might
lead to a disaster the icnulls of winch
" would be siriipiy awful to contemplate.
So wonder, then, that the' fighting
. nation of Europe have followed the
judgment of our own .Uncle Famnel
and have bought large atid ew in
creasing 'numbers of Quad ' trucks...
The prood boast of Ul Thomas B.
Jet fery company that the iuid trad
, could travel Where formerly Only
Worses and-, mules were supposed to
be able to, go, has been, amply vindi
cated in the great European war. It
18 also being proved every day at home
in the sticky gumbo mud of. Texiis,
In the fine sandy . bottoms of sQuthem
California and Nevada, in the" Jlo'iky
mountains, among the boulder and
baking sands of torrid Death Velley,
on the icy .slopes of northr.l Minne
sota and in, the muddy roads. of outo
... era Illinois. In lact, in places all
- over this great country where no- one
would ordinarily .think- of Bending a
' rnotor truck, one will find the .lottery
Quad hauling its full load and tsome
. times eveu a trailer as well, and doing-
in hours What formerly took days
to do with horses and mules.
It should not be imagined, nowever,
that , the Quad Is only economical on
:jbad roads and steep hills. It is 4ti-
: perlor " to rear drive' trucks even on
.; boulevards and good roads In the cities
and towns.;. In this, respect it is like
a strong armed dentist who not only
has the brut force-to pull the most
obstinate molar,, but the strength to
. keep his hand's In perfect physical
control while doing- the most delicate
Hind of bridge work.
fOn account of the fact that th Quad
truck drives, brakes and steers on alp
rour wheels, and carries its load equal
ly distributed on the front and tear
axles,: It is the most economical truck
In the world On tires, and in the cost
of 'upkeep and maintenance." It is ob
vious that" if a .truck is economical
lit. rough going it will be even more
' so on good roads.
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Simplification Is
Order of Things Now
Subtraction JXaa Wro-ng-h-t ' Wonderf nl
T Effect on , Automobiles Daring' the
Past Psw' Tears.'
. -- One horse-and-carriage minus t
'horse equals one horseless carriage.
' One horseless carriage pitas this, that
and a; thousand other things equals tne
taodern motor car.
-Not; literally true, but In genera this
is lijow the automobile lias developed.
Mainly by addition. 1
; Today; is the day of subtraction.
r Compare the chassis of almost any
successful car with its chassis a year
or so ago. Note the simplification of
tbe lines, : the Elimination of sharp
angles and bends, the absence of so
many cross , members and rods the
clean appearance.
"Subtraction hast wrought the change.
But it has been a subtraction that' has
taken nothing essential away. It is this
kind of subtraction that is the order
Of the day. Call it simplification if
you like; it is that and somethng more.
. Or less.
Motorcycle Has
Economy Record
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Core .Than S3 Miles Covered in Stock
Model on Two Quarts of Gasoline in
Test, ' .
4 Establishing an economy record for
; all classes of gasoline vehicles, H.i
Cameron, riding with a twin-cylinder
stock model Indian motorcycle, cov
ered 91.2 miles on two quarts of gaso-j
.Jine, In an economy contest at Sacra-i
mento, Cal., last week. The contest
Ihras held under the sanction and suH
. pervision of the F. A. M. and all con-i
flitions esential to its acceptance as
a record were complied with.
i Based on a price of 14 cents per gal
on xor tuei, it cost Cameron 1 cent
or every ia nines traveled. The con
test was held over a- five mile emirs
and the winner averaged over 20 miles
per hour. The average distance cov-t
ered by a majority of the other com!
peting machines was from-40 to 60
fniles per half gallon. Before the etari
all tanks and carbureters' were thorl
ougMy drained, a measured two quarts
poured In, and the tanks sealed. 1
G.
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Stahsbury,
Republic
Tire & Rubber Co., of Youngstown, Ohio, who wag In Portland recently,
and ''Old Man Mileage." L .
ES FOR AUTO RACE
MEETS ANNOUNCED
Held
Twb Days' Eye-nt Will- Be
Here 'Beginning
May 1.
Ta.11 uisaiiiiaLiuii U I U I OWI1-
of racihig cars throughout the
xite iNorttiwest; Automobile associa
lion.
era
states or Oregon and Washington, has
announced tie following itinerary for
sprihg races: -
Portland. Or. May 1-2. ; .
Sklem, Or.: May. 8.
Vancouver Wash. May 12-13.
Cntralia-Chehalis May 23.
Seattle 1 ay 29-30. J
Nbrth Yah ima - June 5-6.
Walla Wa la June 12-13.'
Spokane lune 18-19.
TJfie last lay of the Spokane meet
gives the drivers two weeks in which
to naake adjustments and tune up their
machines f o : the Tacoma events. The
Northwest Automobile association was
organized in Seattle in May. 1914, and
last1 year h ?ld successful race meets
at Portland,. North Takima, Vancouver,
B. C., and' at the - CentraUa-Cbehalis
fair ground I. i
The obje( t of the organization Is
to promote inter-city race meets and
to bring together the fastest machines
and the crai k drivers of the northwest
also to give real racing contests at
a reasonabl y price of admission.
Chauncy Wright, . Jean Romano,
Harry D. tratton, George Neep and
Jimj Parsons of Seattle have already
annjounced thelr intentions of racing;
their cars at the various meets. ' Ernst
Schneider o:r North Yakima, C. C. Clin
tonland Merrill Moores of Portland are
alst gettlnj: cars ready, and Manager
Hiller has been notified of other en
tries being prepared along the route.
This organization has in view the
building up of these yearly competitive
mejts. to discourage the racing, team
or hippodrome methods that have pre-
inrougnout this section in the
t, and ito encourage contests of
vai
pas
merit.
the
Attention, Mr.
It may pe a
corners! of a
road is better,
little farther around
square deal, but the
Car
Owner!
aou are gamer to take a trm verv knnn n'A incn.i u u-.e..t
scenic ; roads which our honorable ciitizens have devoted so much
time and energy to for the good 06- Portlaiad and Oregon, Just
think what a wonderful ride you are going td have.
4 HOW, XS. CAS OWlTEB.-do not forget to havn -vnnr r.. 11,-4
over, and take that knock, that rattle. land 1 esrieciaUy that rJt,1?
waltz," and get some W in your niotor W having tht ca?bo "re
moved by our new oxygen process the Waives ground and thehZZriZZ
taken up. - We will remove thecarbc4iwith disturbing any Lart
of your motor and It takes only, from ene to two tinnfmtffFJJZS
and we absolutely : guarantee to remove sverv ' '
equicoed to handle vour work wtH thi
, ium sniueu worunen. uur WorK s all
reasonable. Our specialties . are re?rin
rings and piston pins all oversize to fit
-laciurmz .macninery xor this nnmnd
t . '"i'cu vu auiuiuouiifs. vve can also save your
broken crank cases, cylinders or any other partj of your automobile, by
- ow-Oxy-Acetylene-welding-txrocess. We absolutely guarantee streneth
ana ouriDiuiy in our weias. ' Bring us y
we will give you the best service and a
i proper automobile machinery
guaranteed and the nriAo o.l
ding cylinders, making niston
your motor, with special manu-'
oiiiy. ve aiso can tiandl anv
We can also save your."
Cook & GUI
120 Union Avenue and Xast Glisan, Street.
jour car jor letj us call for it, and
square uetu.
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C-U48, East 4814.
OITID
Secret1 of Eestas
Fine Driving Is Out
Victor of Tanderbilt and j Grand Prise
Races at! San Pranciseo Party to
Pretty Romance.
The secrpt of Darius JResta's bril
liant driving In the recerjt "Va,nderbilt
and Grand Prize races at Ban Francis
co, both of which he won handily, if
out. It involves the culmination of as
pretty a "romance as ever embraced
two continents.
Several years ago Resta metthe sis
ter, of the late Spencer Wlshart in
dear ol' Lunnon. . Their Acquaintance
ship was but brief, yet resulted in a
correspondence, after tjie two had
again taken up their permanent abode
on different sides of the Atlantic, tnat
soon evolved into more than friendship.
It was not long until matrimony was
a frequently discussed topic between
the pair, yet the ocean offered a seem-
ingly unsurmountable obstacle. With
the outbreak of the European war,
however, and the consequent abandon
ment of racing- abroad, opportunity
came, and soon Resta was on his way.
to seek both bride and fortune.
The bride came first. Resta and Miss
Wlshart being married immediately af
ter his arrival, and the rest is history.
Should, in addition, Resta manage to
win at maianapoiis, where a gross
purse of $50,000 is offered, he will be
fixed for life.
BLAMES SLOVENLY: WIVES
Boston, March 10. Women who! do
not keep their homes In order ought
to be subject to arrest, as well as the
man who becomes .Intoxicated, in the
opinion of Albert J. Sargeaht, chief
probation officer of the Boston munic
ipal court. "If a man desert sj his wife
she can have him arrested, and I yet
the wife can neglect her home until
she drives the man to drink arid go un
punished." said Mr. SargeantJ
J.EFFEEY
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CHESTERFIELD SIX
The Three Plate Drg Disc Clu
6h
Satisfaction in the op
eration of a beautifully
balanced motor ij, in
some cars, discounted by
the use of a clutch re
quiring frequent adjust
ment in order to prevent
its slipping and heating
and consequent loss of
power or, on the other
hand, sticking and thus making shifting of gears difficult
and noisy. . - ; ; '
j. The clutch can be 'let in' instantly on high gear with no
stuttering or grabbing .nor starting jerk;, a test which the
gearing behind the average clutch would not live to repeat.
1 How often ha1 -e you felt that your motor was spi ining
faster than the speed? of the , car woul4 justify,f especially
on a hill or in heavy going. That is, of course, due to -a
.slipping clutch. Chesterfield owners will not be subjected
10 tnese embarrassments.
THE THOMAS B. JEFFERY COMPANY
Main Office and Works, Kenosha, Wis.
1Frank C. Riggs Company
Distributor for Oregon and S. Washington
2d and Washington St., Portland, Or.
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investments the
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pyrcnases aie investment
o all intellig
first consideration is the dividend.
blby Tread " Tires are the premier tire investment of the world,
en
t buyers. In making
becaiisethey pay the biggest dividends in mileage, being the
lowest nnai-cosi-per-mue ures in tne woria,
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because "punctures 90flb less f- means greatest security for
amount invested,
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because- they are
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real anti-skid tires.
because they
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can now
be purchased
former years for simply ordinary tires,
for the price paid in
because-few today can afford the extravagance of buying
cheap first-cost tares, whenj "Nobby Treads have
absolutely proven their ultimate economy oil the
oasis or lowest rinai-cost-perr
are adjusted
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anti-skid tires in the world
Pprtland Branch: United States
oday by far the largest selling high-grade
"Nobby Tread V Tires are sold
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