THE : OREGON 'C SUNDAY- JOURNAL, PORTLAND, SUNDAY MORNING, JUNE 20, ,1915.
O'
LINES OF THE NEW
HUDSON
DISTINCTIVE
FOR GRACE, BEAUTY
CONTRACTORS PLAN TO START WORK OF 4iARDSURFACING MULTNOMAH COUNTY'S HIGHWAYS AT ONCE
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Map showing Multnomah county roads to be paved under the $1,250,000 bond -issue, together with the
mileage, cost and type of pavement: Columbia River Highway, 26.30 miles, 466,418.08, bitulithic
. and brick; Sandy road,' 12.73 miles, $214,850.07, bitulithic; Base Line road, 8.83 miles, ' 8148,-
379.40 bitulithic; Powell Valley road, 7.62 miles, 8121,803.90, bitnlitiuc; poster road, 4.38 miles,
$75,61040, cement concrete; Capitol Highway (Slmvin road),- 4.84 miles, 894,043.36, cement con
crete; Canyon road, 1.67 miles, S39.233.00, bitulithic and cement concrete. Total mileage, 63.77.
Total alhount contracts, $1,160,13021. Total estimate, f 1,182,600.00. -
New. Carols Attracting Much
, :Attentiorif6T!t,ro8pfect
: i've. CBStbmers'-Here;
DROP IS -MADE, IN COST
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Bsdnotton of S400 Aaaouaesa as Jt-
sult of XxaproTsmsnts Mads la
: raotory Conditions "
Ths' 1 91 6 Hudson 6U-4 0 has arrived,
at the ' Balesroom ' of ths -Oregon Ae-
tributor, C. 1m Jtos & co, ana is at
trsctiri .much atientioa roro,,jro3-
, pectlvs purchasers. . . . y., , ,
In speaking- of the new model Mr.
.Boss ea.id.-t - '
"We bave made maar startling An
nouncements of new model Hudsons,
but never n our history have we
brought out advances more welcome,
we believe, than we announce this
: year.
"There are 16,000 owners of the
Hudson Stx-40 who will say to you
that they believe the car mechanically
. can never be bettered. Probably they
are right, yet 1b four other ways this'
last year we found room for improve-
, merit. They are there all appearing
ic ; his -1916 model yaeht-Une body,
ever-luatre finish, roomier tonneau,
' $200 reduction in price.
"The lines of the"191 body are so
'weeping and graceful that we call
this the yacht-line body, it is a. vast
Improvement on the stream line style.
Even the door tops are leather uphol
stersd on a level with the rest. This
is the evolution of a type that reaches
its finality in the 1816 Hudson Slx40.
'."This year we give you the ever
lustre finish. . This is a baked on fin
ish, brilliant and enduring. It is ex
clusive to the Hudson car. No other
finish ever used on a car so resists
weather 'and washing, rubbing, wear
and mod.
- "Because of our trebled output this
year." our Immense factory additions,
our many economies, and our new ef
ficiency' methods, we are able to price
this third-year model of the new type
Hudson at only $1350 f. o, b. Detroit.
This means a drop of 400 or 23
per cent Jin two years. .
"The- new Hudson Six-40 is now on
"exhibition In- our' show, rooms. Come
in and see it and let us show you the
many attractive ways In which it as.
serts its continual leadership.
RADICAL CHANGE IS
MADE IN THE' PRICE
Trade and Motoring jPublic
in New Connection With
Paige-Detroit Co,
The trade as well as the motoring
public will undoubtedly evince much
- Interest in the announcement of the
new connection established with the
Paige-Detroit Motor Car company by
Owen McCusker Jr. .
- In this new connection Mr. McCus
. ker has - made a- very radical 'change
from the highest priced American car
: to one of the best selling popular
priced cars on the market. After a
long association with the Locomobile
company, during which time , he opened
and managed the Seattle branch jor
. two years past, the new ' connection
was made with the Paige company.
In commenting on his change Mr.
McCusker said: "The enormous de
mand on the part of the public for a
good car, combining the features most
generally desired, - at a price within
reach of the average American, led me
into serious consideration of the f u-
ture. I wanted to remain in the busi
' nesa. but like every one else, wanted
,toc follow the line of least resistance.
, It did not require an expert to read
the public pulse and the Paige connec
tion followed as a natural result- I
considered the connection with this
aggressive company as a very fortun
s ate move, and am Immensely pleased
in that the northwest will still be Tny
field of operations, and Seattle my
home."
Mr. McCusker has been appointed
district manager, in charge of , the
Paige interests in Washington, Oregon
and Idaho. He was a viRitor in Port
land last week and expects to estab
lish, an agency in this city very short -
ly.: : McCusker is also well known o
the trade of this city, having been
-connected with the firm of Neate &
...McCarthy when they handled the Lo-
', comobila agency in Oregon. He left
this city to open the. branch in Seattle
- for : the Locomobile .factory. .
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TRADE ASSOCIATION
AUTO AND AEROPLANE
WIZARDS WILL RACE
AT THE
MONTAMARA
Barney Oldfied and De Llod
; Thompson, Famous Pilots,
to Ty.for Honofs. - c
SENSATIONS ARE CERTAIN
Both of Contenders Are World Tamoos
- la Their Slffsrsat XJnaa of '. .
Aohievemeat. "
EXPERT GIVES MORE
ADVICE CONCERNING
CARE OF THE TIRES
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Tires Should Be Kept Inflated
to Degree if Car Stands
Long in 'the Garage, -
With the subject of inflation off our
hands we now turn to the smaller
things, but by no means of smaller
consequence. Probably everybody
knows ! by this time that acids, oils
and light are harmful to tires and that
water is not. It is often necessary to
run through water, but water does not
fiifd its way to the inside of the cas
ing Very easily. - It will work its way
in in time, however, and if one is as
sured that enough has entered to wet
the canvas the tires should certainly
be taken off and dried.
Many advisers say that tires should
have the dirt and mud wiped off them
with a damp cloth after every run but
they don't explain how mud can pos
sibly hurt a rubber tire. This may
be a good idea, however, as it would
reveal any cats on.-the shoe,- which may
be penetrated to the -canvas.
Such cuts will let water and gravel
into the fabric and give much trouble.
If small fill them with cure cut, and
if large they should be vulcanized.
Sand and gravel will accumulate in
such a cut until the rubber tread is
cut loose from the fabric forming a
sand blister of ever increasing dimen
sions. The fabric will begin to rot,
resulting in a blowout.
When not in use, it is best for the
whole machine as' well as the tires,
to, be kept under shelter or at least
in the shade. ' The sun has a-bad and
wholly- unaccountable effect, on rubber
though fcertain compounding ingredi
ents now lessen this effect. When
standing in the garage for long peri
ods, the" tires' should be kepVinflated,
though not necessarily at riding pres
sure... Many people consider it neces
sary ' to jack up the car, so that the
weight is taken off .the tires, which is
a very good idea. Mineral oils such
as are used 'on roads to keep the dust
down, do not seem to attack rubber,
but animal and vegetable oils are very
bad, and tires left standing on the
floor in puddles of lubricating oil may
be wholly destroyed.
New tires carried on the side of the
car should be protected from the sun
light by either having them wrapped
in paper or using a tire cover. If
carried without this , precaution they
will quickly oxidize, crack and become
Worthless. It. is better to put the tire
on the car and run It for a short dis
tance until it becomes soiled and then
take it off and carry it on the side if
these precautions are not used.
Before mounting the tires the rims
should be carefully looked after. Rust
seems to injure tires in some unac
countable way, the injury being far
greater than- one would naturally ex
pect. Unless the ; rims-are rustproof
from galvanizing or nickling, they
should be well varnished or painted
with a thin solution of graphite, shel
lac and alcohol. i In case of clincher
rims, th flanges should be gone over
with a file, to guard aginst sharp edges
or projections.
ELECTRIC CARS NOW
HAVE GREAT FUTURE
ASSERTS AN EXPERT
Snappy; Roadsters, Five Pas
senger Touring" Cars and
Trucks Now in Market,
A J. Marshall, secretary of the Elec
tric Vehicle Association of America,
Spent Monday afternoon and Tuesday
in organising a ' local section of the
national association. Mr. Marshall is
making a tour of the country in the
interests of the electric ' vehicle and
went from here to Seattle and Spo
kane Sixteen names were secured for
the local organization from among the
electric companies, vehicle agents, tire
companies, etc. The organization will
be perfected at a luncheon to be held
at the Imperial hotel, T Monday noon,
at which time permanent officers will
be elected and plans laid for the future
work of the section. Portland section
is the sixteenth to be organized in the
country, similar sections having been
ih operation in Los Angeles and San
Francisco for several . months. Will
Spalding is acting chairman of the
temporary organization.
, Mr. Marshall is a very interesting
talker and gave the writer some in
teresting facts as to the probable fu--ture
development of the ' electric ve
hicle. The electric vehicle industry is
on the eve of a stupendous develop
ment and the association- ts laying
plans to bring this development about.
Electric power companies are behind
the movement and actively ' laying
plans to . secure the income from this
load which Thomas A. Edison declared
in 1 5 10 would inside of 15 1 years . ex
ceed the lighting- load of the country.
There are very , few places where
horses are used that the electric ve
hicle is not much more economical -in
the long run. as has been proved out'
in actual practice '
When one stops to consider that the
annual gross income of all the elec
tric ppwer companies, is about $350,
000, 00i per annum and.the annual feed
bill of the country about 91,500,000,000
it will be seen what a stupendous field
is open to the electric
The average person is inclined to
picture the electric vehicle as a slow
moving, closed, luxuriously- appointed
car driven by a woman dressed in her
finest gown.
Right now there are available on the
market every kind of a car a person
could wish forf euch as snappy racing
roadsters, five j passenger touring cars
capable of from 30 to 35 miles per
hour, light delivery wagons which the
corner grocery can operate cheaper
than a one horse team, heavy trucks
of any capacity, etc
One of the fastest racing cars ever
built was an electric, which has made
a measured mile in less than 45 sec
onds. Perhaps the roost interesting- imme
diate development in th electric ve
hicle field is the electric taxlcab.
About a year ago an experimental car
was placed in service in Detroit, and
as a result that city now 'has 15 and
will soon have 80 in use.
A company has been organized in
New. York-, that, will soon , have 200
working from, the Grand Central sta
tion and gradually introduce ' them
throughout the' country- " .
The Portland Automobile Trade as
sociation has two new heads. W. J.
Roope, manager of the Portland
branch of the United States Tire com
pany, was elected president at the
last . meeting for the unexpired term
of H. J. Banta, who has resigned., due
to the withdrawal of the . Pierce-Ar-row
factory branch from this , terri
tory, Geo; Johnson, manager of the
Portland branch of the Chanslor &
Lyon accessory bouse, - was elected
vice-president for the unexpired term
of Mr. Dulmage, who recently left
Portland to make his home in San
LlYancisco.
Both of the new officers are well
known among the local trade and
should be valuable acquisitions to the
trader association.
The matter of holding an automo
bile men's picnic was brought up and
discussed -in open meeting.-- After
much wrangling, the report of the
committee appointed to - look after
the motor is 30-35 h.p. cast enbloc.
it has full-floating rear axle,
the wheelbase is 110 inches.
The price of the car
complete is r$7S5
- f. o. b. Detroit
DddgeBrothers
MOTOR CAR
HAS TWO NEW HEADS
W, J. Roope " Now President
and George Johnson Is
Vice President. -
the details of the picnic were voted
down and It, was . decided not to hold
same.
Car Christened on
: The Eve of Tour
r Centralis, June 19. The first auto
mobile to ever leave Vader for Cali
fornia departed Tuesday morning. v The
car is a Buick owned by Henry. Con
tois and included- in the party were
Mr. Contois, Gene Greleau. Norman
Hitchcock and John Spangler Jr. The
party will visit both the San. Fran
cisco and San Diego fairs.- A big
crowd was on hand when the tourists
left and Frank Lotz, the Vader editor
healer, broke a bottle ot champagne
over its front axle, christening it
"Alpha.- '
To Take Small Car
Over Tennessee Pass
Walla Walla, Wash, June 19. Plan
ning to go by the way of -Glacier Na
tional park, Yellowstone National park.
Salt Lake city, thence over Tennessee
Pass and into Colorado Springs and
then to Kansas City, Dr. and Mrs. N.
E. Scott left yesterday in their four
cvlinder touring car, . which has-been
completely lebullt for the overland j
trip. They expect to arrive in .Kan
sas City about September 1
Probably the most thrilling and spec
tacular : event ; ever staged in the Pa
cific northwest will - be that of Bar
ney Oldfield. associated with De Lloyd
Thompson,' conceded by all critics to
be the best living aviator. These wo
great stars will appear in Tacoma dur
ing the Montamara Fes to and will open
the festivities on the evening of July
2 at Tacoma' s new speedway, where
Barney Oldfield will drive the Fiat Cy
clone in a race against De Lloyd
Thompson In the aeroplane, - - after
which Oldfield will drive the world re
nowned front s drive Christie In en
deavoring .to.-, shatter all the world's
records of one mile and less.'
De Lloyd Thompson performed at
Indianapolis on the Sunday preceding
the Indianapolis races, and the Indi
anapolis News - of the following day
could not say enough in praise of him.
The News said in part: ..-
Thousands Axm Astounded.
"De Lloyd - Thompson yesterday as
tounded thousands of persons at the
speedway with the most sensational
aerial exhibition ever seen in Indian
apolis looping the loop, riding upside
down, making perpendicular drops
through the crowds and racing Barney
Oldfield, made up the concoction which
the daring birdman dished out for the
delectation of the cheering fans. Rain
was' no object to him, and he cut all (
sorts of -capers close to. th crowds in '
his ;tiny biplane" . -
Aviator Thompson has undoubtedly
mastered: the science .of aerial naviga
tion and in aJl -of his exhibitions dis
plays a coolness and skill that is mar
velous. He is the only aviator In the
world that . has f ever looped . the . loop
with a passenger and he has agreed to
do this spectacular stunt with a -well
known society girl of Tacoma la "his
exhibition scheduled for July t. .
. At Indianapolis on May 30, Thomp
son1 made ran ascension with Caleb
Bragg, the vtfell . known automobile
race driver, , as a passenger, .and he
looped the loop, flew .- upside down,
spiraled to the ground and did many
astonishing feats with the utmost
ease.
I Three nights jCada.
On this day Thompson mads -three
flights. 4 On his first trip he reached
an altitude of 800 -feet, at one time
going behind a cloud which completely
hid 1 him vfrom view. He then stopped
his engine and shot through the clouds
headforemost to the ground, recov-i
ering scontrol of his machine within a
fewj feet of the grandstand and alighti
lng j gracefully at the position irora
which he started. ......
The race between Thompson, who
used his, biplane, and Oldfield in Oil
Anderson's Stuts, was an interesting
feature,, Thompson nosing out the au
tomobile -by a few rods at the finish. -:
: - In addition to appearing with Avi
ator Thompson, Barney Oldfield will
drive in the Taooma races on both
July 4 and 6. :
Home Popularity
I Is Proved for Car
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Xwentr-flvs er Cent of Keos Driven
Away Trom factory Go to Adjacent
Points. t t 1
"There is one exception to the old
adage: "A. man is not without honor
save ' in ' his own country,' and the
later version, 'An automobile Is pop
ular everywhere except in the city
where it its made,' says. R C. Rue
s chaw, . salesmanager of the Reo
Motor car company.
"If the fact that 25 per cent of the
Reo cars j are driven away .from ' the
factory to points in Michigan and im
mediately adjoining states is any lndi-
MOTORCYCLE CLUB TO
HOLD ANOTHER MEET
Sunday, June 27, DaySet forj
Big Events to Be Staged j
at Speedway
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The Portland Motorcycle club haa'
decided to hold another race meet at:
the Rose City speedway next Sunday,!
June 27. All those who witnessed the :
last races on Decoration day, will no
doubt bring their friends. The races'
last time were the best ever held inf
Portland, and practically th same rid- i
era will participate In next Sunday's!
event. Several . records established I
Decoration day are said to.be up for
shattering, as .the condition of tH !
track is said to now be in ideal con-
dition for fast riding. At the last!
event the track was, a little rough in'
places but these have all been Ironed i
out.
Fifty Road Signs !
Are Being Placed!
Walla Walla. Wash.. June It. Flftij
road signs, giving directions to auto- I
ists are being put in place In thin j
county by the Walla Walla Commercial ;
club . and ' the Farmers' union. The
' signs are being put up by autolsts who '
have volunteered their services. The ;
locations for the signs were selected
by Secretary O. C Soots of the Com
mercial club and State Representative
Ben F. Hill.
cation of popularity at home then cer
tainly Reo cars are an exception to
that rule.
"Dally, an average of 30 cars are
driven away from the factory. Buyers
in Michigan, Indiana and Ohio and
even Wisconsin and Illinois, almost
invariably come to the factory and
drive their cars home. .
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THE first quality you notice in the 1916 Cole
Eight,. when you get it on the roali, is its un-
usual poise no side-swerve,; no tendency for
the Wear wheels to leave the road pr4 bounce about.
This , is due:: to three things the steadinessvof the
motor, the car's jlow; center of gravity, - arid the Cole
direct spring drive suspension, which arriounts to Ja
built-in shock absorber. .
The driver of a Cole Eight car enjoys the ride along with
the othershe doesn't have to hold himself .always ready to
. shift into second i or I to put on the brakes for the bumps. The"
: peculiar poise' .of Cole Eight emancipates him from strain
V mental and physicaland the other passengers from jars, jolts
and jerks. ' ! . . .. -4 ,
Cole Eight has .full seven-passenger capacity, a wheelbase
of 126 inches, weighs less than 3500 pounds, road ready,
and in it all of the modern luxuries of motor car design are
included.
Cole Eight, either in traffic or en tour,, astounds you with
its new-delights, f
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