THE OREGON SUKDAY JOURNAL, PORTLAND, SUNDAY MORNING. JUNg . 1916.
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EXPERTS HAVE ONLY
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ONE
GIRL WHO HAS JUST BECOME MOTORIST
QVERCQM
CTION
Speaker at Dinner Discusses
Bearings and Their Relation
to Economy and Comfort,
WOULD CONSERVE POWER
Worm Drlv and Chain Drtva AM Con
aldtrad, as Also Ar IgTilticm
and Oarburtor.
"Motor power construction apparent
ly haa reached eueh a state of perfec
tion that that enluH. is now looking
for other fields to conquer and Is turn
ing iia aiiennon 10 me enmiuauon 01
friction an the rneariH of K'tHnK better
reaulta from the power produced," Bald
I V. Kawllngs, one of the speakers of
the Gorllnger Motor Car Co. lieaearcn
club, which held its technical dinner
Friday night out on the Columbia river
highway.
Mr. Kawlings went on to nay the mod
ern ball-bearing Is the greatest step
forward In the matter of elimination of
frlotfon.
"The Heas-Bright. used In thfr Chand
ler car, Is the best example that I have
in mind. This Is self-contained, baa
aelf-allgning thrust so built that all
balls carry the load, whether It be road
fthock, weight of the car or side strain.
The ball bearings are the nearest ap
proach to the elimination of friction,
and since their perfection, are used In
the best practice, In axles, In the motor,
transmission, differential, or wherever
there-are rotating parts.
Power Is Conserved.
"Good bearings in a car conserve the
power, add to its life and make for an
easy riding vehicle."
1L it. Coster, of the same firm, spoke
on the efficiency of the spiral bevel
highest type of automobile construc
tion.: "In perusing the automobile handbook
of the National Automobile Chamber
of Commerce. 1 find that 67 Vi per cent
of 1916 motor cam are using the spiral
bevel gear In the rear end. Of the 33
per cent which do not use the spiral
bevel, 69 per cent are cars aelllng un
der $1000.
"Also it Is noted that practically all
cars selling over 13000 use the spiral
gear. We also find that manufactur
ers who turn out high and low priced
models used the plain bevel in their
cheaper model .aid the spiral in their
more expensive."
(ieorge Keep of thfe Kederal trucks,
from. the same firm, continued the dis
cussion of hearings following Mr. Kaw
llnK's talk on the ball type used on tho
('handler car. Keep Is of the opinion
that the ball bearing 1m essentially a
touring car equipment, snd went on to
show that the most efficient type of
bearlntf for a truck doing heavy work
Is the roller bearing.
"A truck works all hours of the day.
The wear and tear on all parts is not to
be compared to that of a motor car
which may be living up under any
abuse. The continual grind under loads
of many tons Is bound to cause some
wear on the bearings, and it must,
therefore, be one which admits of ad
justment. Worm Drire Efficient.
"The Timken tapered roller bearing
used on the Kederal Is our example.
Any and every bearing will wear in
Ume. The Tlmkrn can be taken up and
adjusted and is then reu4' to lo many
thousHiiiJ more miles. Other types
eltbr must be rebuilt or replaced en
tirely. This type will outwear any
other form known to engineers by from
two to five times."
J. U. Klsky, also of the Kederal truck
squad, spoke on the efficiency of the
worm drive.
"Jn 1913. 3 per cent of truck build
ers used the worm drive against 77 per
cent using the chain dine." said Mr.
Klsky. "Today 7 per cent use
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DEALERS' DAY IDEA
IS NOW SUGGGESTED
FOR PORTLAND FIELD
Plan Is to Conduct Tests in
Which Winner and Loser
Both Gain Profit,
one tire would have to be changed ev-of the entire distance,
erv mile. ! The dealers, moat of whom i Mrs. Jackson
at one time did not have personal
chauffeurs and all such trimmings.
could be , I o reed to do a little real
work thai their salesmen and friends
would appreciate in the extreme.
according lo
Motor Overheating
Mrs. Jackson declares It one of the
most beautiful trips In" the state Bnd
thinks It is one which should receive
the attention of all motorists Borne
time during- the summer. All ferries
were found in operation and weather
conditions through the other side of
the state were excellent for touring.
Causes Discussed Eemoval of Rust
From Rim Urgent
might Xlad of Lubricating- Oil Bald to
Be Great Help in Keeping- the Mo
tor Cool.
One of the common causes of motor
overheating Is due to Ignition, says a
Standard Oil bulletin. A late spark
overheats the motor; the charge Is Ig
nited after the piston has started down
ward on the power stroke; consequent-
Tire Should Be rirst Taken Off and
' Subbed Clean With Coarse Emery
Paper; Then Smooth Burt ace.
Mlchelln tire hints follow: To remove
rust from a rim the tire should be
taken off and the rusty parts rubbed.
surface is smooth snd free from rusl.i
Roughness may be Quickly detected by
running the hand along the edge fef
the rim. 'When the edge of the rim ,
la too uneven for the use of the emery
paper, first use a file, after which em
ery paper may be used for finishing.
Proper Addresses
Highly Important
Columbus, N. M., June 3. Soldiers
St the front in Mexico have nut one
glea to make to wives. Bisters, moth
ers and sweethearts. It is this: "Ad
dress letter properly." And properly,
in the military sense, means with the
regimental, and if possible, the com
pany and troep affiliation of the man
for whom the letters are Intended.
The military iostoffice here is now
piled high with undelivered mall, let-'
SLOW RACE IS PROPOSED
naiU Oil V l IKS o w ei Dll unr , sjirtmcu urin- taac ii v ' . w -
:lv the hot arases are not exDelled from cleanjwlth coarse emery paper. Theft
:th cvlinder before th second charae smootn ine 8urra.ee wun uner emerj . iers wnn no regimemai uiumm i
Jtm. Handy" Bace Another Part of fIrri : Thl- wiii rm,tlnue until the Daoer and rejapan the rim. applying aid the harried postmaster in getting
Program Outlined lay A. S. Bobln- j cylinders become so hot that prelgnl- one coat to the outside and two to I them to the 20sor more posts and de-
tion will take place. That is. the gas the inside, making sure nrst mat mc talis along tne line ot communu-aiuui.
will lenite before the piston has ;.. !
son of XlsselXar Branch.
A. IT. Robinson manager of the Pa
cific KisselKar branch in Portland,
suggests a "Dealers' Day" at the Rose
City speedway or some other suitable
place. ;
He has it all outlined and a tenta-
reached the correct point, resulting in .
what is known as a "spark knock." I
By advancing the spark tever on the
quadrant, the mixture is Ignited before;
the piston has reached top center, so
that when the piston does reach the
center and starts down, the expansion
of he gases Is complete, and they are
tlve program arranged so that all that 1 exhausted at 4 comparatively low tetn
is needed is one or two other enthusl- perature.
asts to baok him up and start it off. J Missing of one or more cylinders has
Mr. Robinson s plan is sne of com-' a tpnrlenov to overheat the motor, as
petition in which the loser gets as .h fresh nn is taken into the miss-
much as the winner; as plain fun will ,n rviind-r and ienited by the outKO-
be the only prize to be contended for. tr,K , ilarge from the working cylinder.
The program is made up of freak races , whj).h ,:auses muffler explosions and
Overland Business
Totals Millions
Prevent Arerage Daily Shipments of
Willys-Xniglit and Overlands Said
to Be Valued at Seia.ooo.
Few people outside of those familiar
with the finances of a big automobile
manufacturing concern like the Willys
Overland company, have any conception
of the enormous amount of money rep
resented in the shipments of cars from
the factory.
At the present time the average daily
shipments of Overland and Wlllys
Knlght cam from the Toledo plant are
valued at (612.000. This has run as
high as $778,000 in a single day, when
i the factory broke all records by shlp
i ping the greatest number of medium
and popular priced cars ever made in
24 hours.
During the month of April cars left
the factory valued at $12,654,550, which
is nearly three times .the value of April
shipments a year ago.
The first third of tho calendar year
ending April 30 was the biggest In the
history of the Toledo concern. Over
$47,783,930 worth of cars were shipped,
which Is all the more remarkable con
sidering the fact that this tremendous
demand for cars came at a time when
half the country was in the clutches
of winter weather.
Since April 21. 1915, shipments val
ued at $95,681,780 left the Overland
factory. Although this amount Is stag
gering and almost beyond the compre
hension of the average reader. It rep
resents but little over half of the esti
mated value of the shipments for the
year 1916.
and contests in which every dealer or !
salesman can take a hand.
"Jim Handy" Baoe.
One of the events is a "Jim Handy"
race. The cars entered are required
to circle the track, coming to a point
00 yards or sm from the finish line.
On the line are boxes, one for each car
entered. The drivers run out from
their machines, open the boxes and put
on anything they happen to find in the
box. Then, another circle of the track
and cross the finishing line.
Another event that would be fun
would be a slow race. In which every
car would have a chance to show how
slow it can go on high gear. That
race seems to offer the most possibili
ties. Different divisions for fours,
sixes and eights would help the inter
est In the event.
cuu anotner suggested race is tnat betne Very dusty, is the opinion of
n which the speedometer would be ,, - . , .
Miss Melba Wetitenganl has just become owlier of a new Willyseivnight
Roads Are Better
In Central Oregon
Automobile Representative Hakes I.ong
Swing as Par as the California Line
Trip Was Durability Test.
Better road conditions than when The
Journal pathfinder visited eastern Ore
gon a month ago are reported by Ralph
Hemphill, the service representative of
the H. L. Keats Auto company. Hemp
Much of Work Is
Held Up by Suit
Improvement of Old Military BOad and
Kegraveilng of Tboroug-nfax Up Mc-
Xenzie Principal Work in XAnat
Improvement of the old military road
beyond pakridge, and the proposed re
gxaveling of the road from Springfield
to the McKenzIe river, on the way up
t.ie Mohawk, constitute the principal
THE INTAKE
Beckers Opens Up. Until the wee
small, hours of the morning about 150
Portland couples helped Ruedy Becker
open his new auto home out on the
Columbia river highway. This is lo-
thclcated near Corbett and contains, be-
worm drive. The arguments which did
away with the chain drive in the plans
of these manufacturers were that dirt
and grit getting Into the chain caused
undue wear on the sprockets unil chains,
uch that they continually had to be re
placed and adjusted.
Ignition System Popular.
O. fl. Knight discussed the Ignition
systems of various cars, and. with ref
erence to the Chandler, brought out the
interesting fact that, of the Astor Show
de Luxe, 80 per cent were Bosch
equipped. The balance of 13 cars used
four different makes. Mr. Knight also
claims that but two cars selling for
less man $2000 are Bosch equipped.
Carburetors; fuel consumption and
adjustments were discussed by G. it.
Stafford, who talkeiV particularly of the
Wavfield. which is the Chandler emiin- men in the
ment ! ered them.
sides a dancing floor, a garage, acces
sory sales room and other features
of interest to motorists. The dancing
floor Is 60x50 feet, of maple, in a room
which is finished in rustic. A lunch
room is operated in connection. Every
night of the week, except Saturday,
the place will be for private parties.
Saturday night is open to the public.
All That Jitneys Is Wo Jit. William
Harvey of the Powers Furniture com
pany stepped from his apartment at
the Fordham. With him was Mrs.
Harvey. They stepped down the hill
to Washington street. A traffic con
gestion stopped a car right before
them, so Mr. Harvey, blaming the
driver for his seeming lack of service,
pulled the door open and stepped in.
They rolled down the street. The two
front seat finally discov
It wasn't a jitney at all.
A carburetor, first of all. should be ! narvey naa to ng up some two-Dit
o designed that a mixture at any speed cigars, but smoothed It all up.
of the motor w'ill be the best adjust-!
I When writ In z or ralllne on idvertlner. nip ami
nient that the carburetor is capable of.
Mr. Stafford claims that the Kayfield
is one of the accepted standards of rac
ing men, because an adjustment once
-made on that carburetor Is constant
and perfect through all speeds, because
of Its compensating features.
A.-H. Knaus, manager of the Gerlin
ger Motor Car company, spoke on the
general requisites of modern cars.
"Formerly it was ability for price.
T,oday it Is ability and quality In spite
'of price. said Mr. Knaus.
it. 8. Gilbert, manager of the truck
department of the company, also at
tended the gathering of the Research
club.
n-.er.tion The Journal.
(A It.)
hill has just returned from a long i "ad work now under way in Lane
swing through central Oregon and
down as far as the California line, driv
ing one of the new Chalmers Six-30's in
a practical demonstration of its road
ability.. -
Mr. Hemphill says the drrt road from
The Dalles to Wasco is as smoothes a
city pavement. From WTasco a good
road led from Or ass Valley to Shaniko.
Betwene Shaniko and Antelope a rain
storm overtood him, which made the
roads slippery over that stretch.
From Antelope he steered to Madras,
then W Prlnevllle, where he found a
live liftle city, with business flourish
ing. Leaving Prlnevllle, a good road
led through Redmond to Bend, the
southern terminus of the Oregon Trunk
railway.
After three cays' visit in Bend, the
Chalmers was turned southward for the
long trip to Klamath P'alls. Along this
leg of the trip the roads were not so
good, being full of abrupt curves, with
jagged rocks sticking up from the sur
face of the' roadway, necessitating care
ful driving.
Prom Klamath Falls Mr. Hemphill
crossed over to Dorris, in northern Cali
fornia. Along this section he was able
to open up a little of the 3400 R. P. M.
and touched only the high places. The
roads were better.
Returning by way of Klamath Falls,
he then headed for Lakeview. The 107
mile run from Klamath Falls to Lake
view was made In & hours, over a
poor road filled with protruding rocks.
At Lakeview, Hemphill sold the tar to
Lafe Conn, who generously drove
Hemphill back as far as Silver Lake,
where he caught the auto stage for
Bend, a snowstorm following all the
way.
county.
'Considerable work is being held up
pending a decision of the supreme
court on the appealed case testing' the
validity of the road tax levied in th
cities of Kugene, Cottage Grove and
Springfield. If the circuit court is re
versed 'and the cities win, the county
will not have funds enough for coutem
plated improvements.
Car Makes Record
In Busy Streets
Lord Douglaa Gray, British Army Avia
tor, Drives Chalmers Car 358.7 Miles
In New York In 34 Hours.
Establishing a new world's record
for continuous driving in congested
city traffic. Lord Douglas Gray, :
Scotch nobleman and British army avi
ator, drove a Chalmers Six-30 touring
car 358.7 miles in 24 hours over the
busiest streets of New York city re
cently
In. making the run, Lord Gray bet
tered the best previous recond made
by himself In London In 1913, of
miles In a Vauxhall car. On his New
York test, he carried two representa
tlves of the A. A. A., who testified to
the correctness of the car's perform
ance.
For temporary use about a house
dry battery eleetrit- lamp has been i
vented in which the light is switched
on automatically as soon as it Is
picked up.
Baker Will Seek
State Aid for Road
According to the Baker Herald, the
members of the county court of Baker
will confer with the state highway
commission at Salem this week rela
tive to securing state aid for the main
highway through the county from
North Powder to Olds Kerry.
FINE
MOTOR CAR
WORK
We invite you to call and see
our new shop and excellent facil
ities for automobile repairing.
COOK & GILL CO., Inc.
MOVED TO
409-411 DAVIS ST. WEST
; . , . Phone) Broadway 26
The Buick Valve-in-Head Six is light in weight.
yet sturdy in construction. It has the power that
can be had only with the famous Buick Valve-in-Head
motor, now in the fourteenth season of
successful operation.
baiik pressure on the cylinders, which
are working.
"The right kind of lubricating oil is
a' great help in keeping the motor
cool.
Road to Pendleton
In Good Condition
Trip Vf Columbia Xlrer Highway and
on to Eastern Oregon Pleasant at
This Tim of the Tear.
That the trip up the Columbia river
highway and on beyond to'eastern Ore
gon is now a very pleasant one. with
t dirt roads hard enough to keep from
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at a pace of 20 miles an hour or 25
miles. That would have the boys prac
ticing for a good many days, trying
to perfect their judgment of speed.
Suggests Tug of War.
A truck tug-of-war is suggested in
which two gasoline monsters could be
harked against each other tied with a
hawser and turned loose on the turf.
It would be a real battle of dalvers to
pull two trucks equally powered. The
chances are that it would be as much
fun as a homer with the bases packed.
The women would have their chance
in a race in which they would be re
quired to turn the track in what they
considered a 25 mile pace.
Another event that would bring out
some lusty cheering is a race in which
Mrs.
ac-
Fred W. Vincent,
companied by
of Pendleton.
On the return trip, two days were
spent in taking the distance from Pen
dleton to Portland in easy stages.
The road from the Multnomah coun
ty line to Hood River was found very
muddy in parts, the car sinking to the
hubs, but the dry weather since then
has made it some better. The steep
grades between Hood River and The
Dalles have not had attention as yet,
and to meet a team or another machine
still means backing up, for one or t'.e
other.
(in the whole it is good for a moun
tain read and should offer no itifficul
ttes to the average driver. From the
Wasco, the roads are good. I'matiita
county at present lias the worst roads
Jkl
(Safe.
n 1 1 ki
Like the American Indian,
the modern ."Savage," the
buyer of Savage Tires and
Grafinite Tubes is far sight
ed. Far sighted because he realizes
that final cost actual mileago
per dollar is the real test
Far sighted because in buying
Savages, he gets both greater
mileage and a small first cost.
Far sighted because he gets
1000 extra miles in the Savage
guarantee allowance (the Sav
age Tube is guaranteed for life),
and many extra thousands in
actual use.
WES
FACTORY DISTRIBUTOR
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Broadway at Ankeny St., Portland
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Seien passenger Tourittf Car
JisUu ay betibetn front seats
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f ' . t. b. factory
The Reason and Reward of Success
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Main 1130, A-2550
Pacific Coast Distributor?
Fourteenth and Davis Streets.
Success is measured solely by
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direct result of performance.
Therefore the consistent, in
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There now seems to be little
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with immediate orders.
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