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- it " t ". V. '.. 6 THE OREGON SUNDAY JOURNAL, PORTLAND, SUNDAY. MORNING, "JULY 9, 1916. the task not only of opening it; tout vt installing the equipment and supervis ing its construction, ha ail; beta turned over to Mr. N Or man. H A. w. Jones, who formerly was In Se attle, hag been choMft to succeed Mr. PORTLAND DEALER WANTS TO ELIMINATE IS Norman here. Mr. Jones now is la Houston. Texan, other cftanges la th personnel of the Ford company wjll cause several shifts up and down tbe RELATED BY NORMAN ALL THE IAD HOGS' Pacific coast. T Ii Manager of Local Plant on Return From East De scribes Innovation. W. J. LaCasse Heads Move 4 ment to Have Motorists Observe Courtesy Rules, TO GET OUT OF THE COUNTY HE GOES TO DES MOINES vMEANS "SAFETY FIRST" NEW FORD TRUCK FOR ROAD COURTESY SHORT CUT TO SAFETY ON PUBLIC HIGHWAY -ihh ' (f'.-t DM WAGONS RAVELER PAYS TO INTO AND : 4 1P I ( Changing Tires on ft Curve and Tlew- lag" Scenery rrom Middle of Boad Xa th rtm Object of Attaok. By Ralph J. Staehli. SwMSlnr reform In th a Trwent ' state highway regulations, or at least . , a oampalgn to educate unthinking and '. fselfish motorists regardlnj? the rights ''Of others. Is being: urged by prom- lflnt . Irwnl a.ntomrMl danism and 'business men, headed by W. J. Casse. district manager .of the Max- well Motor Bales corporation. ' n "Among- the "don'ts" to be urged on S those at fault are: Boat atop your ear on ft curve whan yfyou are forced to change a Ura. I&- stead, run tha machine to the first ffplec of atrairlit road. Even better, ..go until you can rind a level atrip en tirely clear of the aurfaced highway. Don't, when out alghtaeeing, atop your oar on the aurfaced highway, and tit there to enjoy the view. Park you oar clear of trafflo, even If you have to walk half a mile to again catch the enobantlnr view. raalts Most Common. These two don't head the list, as they are the mont common nnd flagrant on all tlio highways leading out of Portland. Any flay out the Columbia river highway you can find motorists by tha score lined up in front of any one of the falls, their machines clearly ob structing traffic on the highway. Any day on any boulevard one ran flndi motorists changing punctured tires on and Just around curves in the road. In many cases there Is not even a pretense made to get a8 far over to the rliht side of the roud as possible. Thfre wem thousands of machines out on the Fourth, and In many cassos accidents were narrowly averted tin cause of the dellnquenclee of the un thinking and the "roud hog." On near- jfly every curve a machine waa stalled it with a flat tire; wherever scenery was to be glimpsed automobiles were hold Ming down almost all the fairway to S be had on the road. I Many Vlolatlone Been. "There In no exm for this sort of Setuff," was the comment of Manager S LaCasse ot the Maxwell Motor Bales cortoratlon. "If city and county of- f Iclals cannot act because It la beyond their power, then the state legislature should get busy and remedy the pres K ent 'law. "At every beauty spot along the Co Jluinbla highway last Tuesday there were countleae violations of the rule i of 'courtesy' on the road, even If no AAAAAA One of the most in teresting things in the whole thirty-three acres of plant where the Mitchell Six is built is the instrument that made this record. It diagrams the ac tion of various types of 6prings in actual road work. Number one is the record of a half-elliptic rear spring. Number two is the record of a three-quarter elliptic Number three is the record of the ordinary cantilever spring. Number four is the record of the Mitchell Six improved and ex clusive cantilever tpring. The sudden "kick-up" is eliminat ed and all the small shocks are absorbed. The easiest riding car in the world and we will prove it to you over any road you like. Mid-Season Model $1325 for S-Passenger Roadster or 5 -Passenger Touring Car P. O. B. Racine f-Pnssenger Touring Car $33 extra Cvmry MitchmU StlU Another MITCHELL, LEWIS A STAYER CO., East Morrison and Font Stt., Portland, Oregon. Phone East 7272 Top, left Don't do this, but as In dicated Just below. Run your - til ' ' v' . ... vn.g " - straight niece of road. Never change, tirew on a curve. Top, right Don't tlo this, but fol low out the suggestion of the picture below. If you want to admire the view, run the car off the highway, not where it will impede traffic, as in the last picture. - Pictures posed in a Maxwell tour ing car by I,. La Casse, James I iv i.i i i i, i inn .Ml IMMlttMJ HUU limn unuiu. Illegal act was committed by the gJllty motorists. At Multnomah falls, in par ticular, automobiles were fctreun all over the highway, their owners and others strolling around or looki.ig at the scenery. It was the same at all other falls, and at Crown Point con ditions were really dangerous, because of the sharp curve. "There were scores and scores, or punctures recorded along the highway that fame day. On nearly every curve some stalled machine loomed up as a menace to traffic. In many cases the drivers did not even take the trou ble to 'hug' the side of the road, but forced every machine going the same direction In which they were pointed to ewing out into, the wrong lane of traffic In order to get past." Many complaints have been received on the points picked out by LaCas6e, but whether through lack of legisla tion or because of negligence no ef forts' have be,en made to correct them. Congestion Complained of. At the Multnomah falls last Tues day a traffic officer did much toward relieving the congestion, but at the other falls and on the Point there wap no effort to keep the selfish and wit less In check. Common courtesy, as well as the rules of Safe,ty First, demand that the average motor car driver give more thought to the "other fellow." When a puncture occurs on a curve, it ltf Just as easy to run along on the flat casing until a straight stretch of road Is reached. Even then, a stop should not be made unless there Is plenty of room at the side of the road, so that the main highway will not be blocked. It la the same at the various scenic points along the Columbia. There Is am ple parking space at Crown Point, with out a single machine being forced to stop in the fair roadway. At all the falls there are stretches at the side of the road where cars can be parked. Per haps, in some Instances, this wlil en tail a walk of a few hundred feet or yards on the drivers and their com panions, but only a dyed-ln-the-wool "road hog" will consider this an argu ment against showing the more con siderate pilot a little courtesy which Is strongly backed up by the rules of safety. Weight Distribution Problem Discussed Harmon .Car Designed So That the Weight Below Spring Will Be Kept at the Mlnlmnm. "One of the most Important fea tures of motor car construction which has a very decided effect upon the ease of riding Is the distribution of sprung and pnsprung weight." said F. E. Mos kovics, commercial manager of the Nordyke & Marmon Co. "In the making of the Marmon 84, we designed the car so thai the weight below the springs would be at a minimum. The reason for this can be easily seen. "The wheels, axles and certain other parts are unsupported by springs, and if that portion strikes a bump it, of course, haa to rise. It has to rle as high as the bump. "If there' Is nothing above It to stop It, It will go up until gTavlty stops It. If there are springs holding it down, and the springs are attached to the body, It will be the retarding force of these springs that will finally stop the travel of that axle, "Now, the lighter the part that are In contact with the ground, the quicker they are going to be etopped with a certain spring. Take an extreme case If the axles are heavier than the body, the body will not have mucu In fluence as the axles come up; for that reason, xne riding or a car ia more dependent upon the ratio of the un sprung and sprung weight than the total weight of car. The lighter you keep that, the less throw you get. It is a matter of proportion rather than quantity. Development of the Tire Industry Seen The latest and most Important de velopment in the pneumatic tire and mechanical rubber goods industry, Is the recent Incorporation of the Fed eral Rubber company, a Massachusetts corporation, capitalized at 110.600 ono ana wnicn has acquired the nronertTr and business of the Federal Rubuer Manufacturing company, located at Cudahy, Wis., well known nationally as manufacturers of Federal tires and a complete Una of" mechanical rub- oer gooas. The policy of the new company as announced by H. T. Dunn, president, is to b one of general expansion in the production and selltng departments of the business. To this end several new buUdlng-s are to be added to the present Urge Federal plant Contracts for three of these new ,egal.ctwa8dbytheBJ:ity HTIC tJ MJ 7ii" Z T? j I fc 5 -CZ-JT S21n5 ! I I WW Wv M Vw u i . S " . - , f'-' - t . -x - , "f'jlli W'ihi ir- Tk I r r s v1 W '-" v '- ?! v' , LVV?f:vj a vU ,, M " f ntimfiWm-irrim.Miifi.i.T funy-, y ,, .... J -y jjf. AUTOMOBILE FIELD CLAIMS ATTENTION OF ANOTHER F! Brunswick -Balke - Collender Co. to Enlarge Factory and Install New Machinery The Brunswick-Balke-Collender Co. of Chicago, New York, San Francisco and Taris, for many years one of the largest factors in the manufacture of hard rubber sporting goods articles, have greatly increased their rubber factory capacity and announce their entrance into the automobile field, with a complete line of automobile rubber parts and accessories from tlrea to the smallest rubber unit found on a car. A newly erected addition to the fac tory at Muskegon, Mich., will house the manufacture of the Brunswick Sk4d-Nct tire, which will be of the wrapped tread single cure tvr with black tread and side walls. The Skid- Not will have some novel features, full announcement of which will be made to the trade at an early date. The latest and most Improved equipment is now being Installed and deliveries will begin shortly. Another feature of the line is a puncture self-healing tube the result of years of experience and which tha officials of the company promise will create a real furore when It Is pro duced. The Brunswlck-Balke-Collender Co. nas secured J. E. Duffleld, formerly western manager for the Thermoid Kubber company and more recently wun ix.e united States rubber inter ests to act in capacity of sales mana ger for the entire rubber roods and automobile division. Brunswick-Balke products are Inter nationally known. The Brunswick billiard cushion is standard wherever that game Is played and there Is every reason to believe that the Brunswick tire and other automobile rubber ar ticles will take Immediate ranking as products of unquestioned quality and unusual worth. It is another instance of an old es tablished house, acknowledged leader in its line, utilizing its tremendous manufacturing and buying facilities, and Its splendid organizations, to realize upon the wonderful opportuni ties offered In the automobile field. buildings have already been let and the work will be pushed to completion as fast as possible. This will give the company approximately 12 acres of floor space, and increase its present output approximately 50 per cent. Mrs. William Harris, IRM M &- ' ' J NSr c - ? - - C ' , f2. X im3"l ROAD CONDITIONS IN Portland Automobile Club Road Bul-i ittin for the week furnished by auto mobile clubs and chambers of commerce throughout the state is as follows: Portland, south via Oregon City, Newberg, Salem. Dallas, Albany. Cor vallls and Eugene. Portland to Newberg (via Rex-Ti-gard), fair, very rutty in places; Port land to TJewberg (via Tualatin), good; Newberg to Salem, good. Portland to Oregon City (via Os wego), fair, but only practical road; Portland to Oregon City (via east side), south of Clackamas bridge some con struction; Oregon City to Salem, good. Dayton to Salem good. Dayton to Eugene, good. Salem to Albany, Pacific highway good; Albany to Corvallls, good. Albany to Eugene, Pactfio highway fair, will be good iu a few days. Dayton to McMinnviUe, good; Mc Mlnnvllle to Dallas, good; Dallas to Blodgett (via King's valley), good. Eugene to Cottage Grove, good; Cot tage Grove to Drain, fair; Drain to Roseburg. good, except where working; Roseburg to Marshfield. Roseburg Marshfleld and Marshfield-Crescent city roads have been passable since Monday. There is still some mud but with no more rain should be In fine condition by Saturday Roseburg to Glendale, will require a few days to dry out; Glendale to Grants Pass, through but pretty slip pery; Grants Pass to Medford, good; Medford to Ashland, paved; Ashland to Hornbrook. Cal., good. Medford to Crater Lake, road open to headquarters hotel about July 10. Eugene to Central Oregon (via Me Kenzie Pass, good as far as McKenzie bridge, about 10 feet of snow still In the pass. Portland to Gresham, hard surface; Gresham to Rhodedendron, fair; Rhododendron to Government Camp, not advisable. Government Camp to Waplnitla. snow; Waplnitla to Tygh Valley, fair; V apinltia to Maupln, fair; Maupin to Shanlko, fair; Waplnitla to Madras, fair. Roseburg to Grants Pass, Roberts Hill, 8 miles south, muddy. Wolf Crook Hill, near Glendale, also muddy. Portland, east, via The Dalles Port land to eastern Multnomah county line, good to end of pavement; Bonneville to Cascade Locks, fair, narrow at places; Cascado Locks to Hood River, fair, 'narrow at places, sharp turns; Hood River to The Dalles, good road bed. hilly, most scenic. Hood River to Cloud Cap Inn, good SPORT LOVER who finds ber Chalmers Six-80 OREGON REVIEWED as far as Mount Hood Lodge, Inn not open. ' The Dalles to Wasco, good: Wasco to lone, good; lone to Pendleton (via Echo), fair; lone to Pendleton vla Heppner and Pilot Rock, good; Pendle ton to La Grande, good; La Grande to Baker roads a little wet but good: Baker to Huntington, recent rains laid all dust. Pendleton to Walla Walla, fine; Walla. Walla to Dayton, good; Dayton to Colfax (via Central Ferry), good; Colfax to Spokane, good. Dayton to Pomeroy, fair; Pomeroy to Lewiston, fair. The Dalles, south The Dalles to Sbanlko (via Tygh Valley), very hilly. 6 and 7 per cent grades, no washouts; The Dalles to Shanlko (via Wasco), good; Shanlko to Madras, good; Madras to Bend, good; Bend to Crescent good; Bend to Burns, good; Crescent to Kla math agency, best road via Fort Kla math; Klamath Agency to Crater Lake, road open to within eight miles of lake; Klamath. Agency to Klamath Falls, fair; Klamath Falls to Ashland, first class. Shaniko to PTinevllle, good via Blue highway; Prlnevilie to Bend (via Red mond), good; Millloan to Silver Lake, rocd; Silver Lake to Paisley, good; Paisley to Lakevlew. good between Sll vet lake and Lakevlew via Crooked creek. Wasoo to Prairie City (via Rock Creek, Condon, Fossil, Mitchell. Antone and Dayville); Wasco to Prairie City (via Antelope and Mitchell), Wasco to Mitchell. From Wasco to McDonald's ferry, good up Rock creek to French Charlie. Canyon road, fairly good, eome sand. From there to Mitchell road rough and deep sand for about 100 yards, from there to Condon good road. Condon to Fossil road being repaired. Fossil to Mitchell over new Rowe creek grade, good all the way. Mit chell to Baker, road fairly good from Mitchell to Dayville, fine then to Prairie City. Good most of the way to Baker. Canyon City to Burns, good al' the way. Ferry, The Dalles to Grandalles, Wash., every day, $1 for machine and passengers. Ferry, Hood River to White Salmon, $1, for ma chine and 25 cents per passengej-. Ferry, Cascade Locks to Stevenson, $1.25, for machine and 25 cents for passengers. Ferry, Cascade Locks to Carson, $5, for machine and driver, and 50 cents per passenger. Road closed between Stevenson and Carson. Sandy Boulevard closed between Fair view and Troutdale. Columbia River highway closed from Warrendale east. ENJOYS CAR means to many pleasures. between the hours of 6 a. m. and 12 m., and 1 p. m. and 7 p. m. Open be tween 12 and 1 noon. Open after 3 p. m. on Saturday and all day Sunday. Portland to the beaohes Portland to Astoria and Seaside (via the Columbia river highway), Portland to St. Helena, good; St. Helena to Goble, muddy, un der construction; Goble to Rainier, lm passable; Rainier to Clatskanie, im passable; Clatekanle to Astoria, im passable; Astoria to Seaside, paved. Portland to Astoria and seaside (via inland route), best via Forest Grove. Timbw.i Kist. Veronla. Take river road Veftonia to Pittsburg, Mist. Jewell and Astoria. McMinnvilla to the coast McMinn viUe to Sheridan, Sheridan to Wllla nilna, Wlllamlna to Dolph, Dolph to Tillamook, Tillamook to Bay City, Bay City to Nehalem, will probably be in good shape today. Dallas to Blodgett. Blodgett to To ledo, Toledo to Newport, will take a few days of dry weather to dry the road. Dallas Commercial club reports best drive to Newport via Falls City, Dallas over the new Slletz road. Fine moun tain water all along, good fishing along the road. Portland, north to Chehalis via Woodland, Kalama Kelso, Castle Rock and Toledo, fair. Chehalis to Seattle, fair. Would advise shipping to Kelso on account of the high water around Kalama. thence to Toleda and from Toledo via' Winlock and Napavine to Chehalis. Take second ferry north of Castle Rock, four miles above first ferry. Beet road. Road Building Has Occasional Romance Estrangement Between Kan and Wife, KeoondllUtlon and Mortgage Figure In One Case In Point. Road building Is a very prosaic phase of human endeavor but It haa its occa sional romance. One of these was developed In con nection with the Improvement of the St. Helen's road which is now in pro gress between Linnton and Burlington. At one point In order to eliminate sharp and dangerous curve it was nec essary to pass through a certain man's barn. , When the road department began proceedings to condemn the barn and the ground on which it stood it was found that the owner and his wife were estranged and living apft"t. In fact the wife had begun suit to com pel the husband to contribute to her support. It was also found that the owner was carrying a 1300 mortgage on the property. As to the barn he had leased that to a dairyman for $5 a month but It was In such an unsan itary condition that the dairyman could not obtain a city license to operate it. When the owner was asked to fix a price for his property he referred the roadmaater to his lawyer. The lawyer did not hold out much hope of reach ing a satisfactory settlement outside of court. Thus the matter stood when the call for the state militia to the Mexican border came. The lawyer en listed. The owner of the property then came forward and soon agreed to ac- ! cept $500 for his property. Next came a reconciliation with his wife. With the 500 in hand the owner will pay off the mortgage and have remaining 1200 , which he will expend on a new barn for which his tenant will pay $10 a ; month as It will pass the city require- ments. Here we have all the essentials for a story of human Interest and Inci dentally it suggests the question as to what would have happened If the law yer -, had not been swept away by i wave of patriotism. Lake County Court j Boosting for Roads Supervisor .System to Be Abolished Judge Smxltn Ta-rors a Uniform state Plan fox migfcways. The Lak"eOuaty court will give per sonal attention to road work. Th supervisor system is to be abolished. County Judge Smith says it Is all wrong and that henceforth be Is going to give a personal supervision to the work. He Js tn favor of a uniform state road plan. New road signs are to be placed throughout the county. vroxnotloa for ocil atanag-er Keans Oeinerft. Shift of Of f lolala Up and Sown Coast. That Ford himself will take a hand in the making of def?very wagons and small trucks in competition with the many .makes of truck attachments which have been flourishing off the Ford motor, is on of the develop ments of the season, verified by F. B. Norman, manager of the Portland bran oh. who has Just returned from the eaat, and who leaves soon to become manager of the Dea Moines plant. The details of the Ford truck have not been announced, but it will be a sturdy one-toner, built with 'the con ventional Ford motor and transmis sion. One other salient feature will be a worm drive. The many other Ford rumors which have been floating around, and there are always plenty of them, were not discussed by the manager. That there may be surprises Is Just a surmise that will be either fulfilled or quashed on August 1. West Side Branch Dropped. Th plan once broached of having a west side salesroom, a factory branch, will be dropped for the present, because Ford Is too busy opening up other branches and factories In many parts of the country, and their proper organ ization is occupying most of th atten tion of the officials. Mr. Norman's transfer to the Dea Moines position la a big promotion. The Portland plant Is a 6000 car one. The Des Moines plant will be 12 stories In height, anfl will have an output of 30,000 cars every year, making It one of the greatest of the Ford branches. Mr. Norman leaves Portland about July 15, and will be on the ground al most from the time the foundation la laid. It was his task to open up the Portland branch and put it Into run ning condition. This has now been go ing for three years, under a system which has constantly Increased Its effi ciency. Dea Koines Task Big. To get the Des Moines plant Into working shape as quickly as possible. lIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIMIIIIllllllllillllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllU JOURNAL'S 'AUTO DIRECTORY niiiiuiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiniiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiniiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiniiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiir: Chalmers & Broadway Chandler Grant Six Super Six Hudson Hupmobile Economy Maxwell Oldsmobile The Biltwoll Series represents tha latest and best In motor .cars. Nw value at medium prices. D. C. WARREN MOTOR CAR CO. 58-60 N. 23d Street. Phone Main 780 Velie OSTMVJtJMt Republic Trucks Vulcanizing and Retreading. R. L Take No Chances mm A Peteler at $3.SQi Insures SafetyrrSpeed and Power BALLOU & WRIGtriiH : nnmnmiv IT r kts v "f S, Ji DIAMOND TIRES Black Squeegee Tread, Rtd Side Wall .; .V-A'.i ' Mdea'iVt0efRu6ber'' 'X?''? It Wears Three Times As Long As Steel f 'Fof Sils-'bftVp'aX FairList EricefjX';j; ARCHER artd WIGGINS ( SIXTH STREET AT OAK Sherman County Has Distinc tion of Being One Place in State Where Fact Exists, Sherman county has the distinction of being on county in the state wher the traveler from east to west or from west to east Is compelled to pay toll to get Into and out of the county. At the Deschutes river on th west there lh a toll bridge and at the John Day river on the east there is another toll bridge. During the last few years ther. hav been spasmodic agitations to aboiieh the toll bridge across the Deschutes but ihey have come to naught. Another effort has been begun for fieo access into the county. Whether it Is to be successful or not depends upon the degree of cooperation between the Wasco and Sherman county offi cials. An investigation of the legal status of Miller's bridge shows that it la pure ly a private enterprise operating with out any state or county franchise. There is nothing, it Is asserted, in the way of the two counties condemning land for approaches and building an other bridge alongsid the present structure. It la also pOHslbl for the counties to purchase the private owned bridge. The owner says he is willing to sell it for a reasonable price. "Looking at the bridge question from all angles." pays the Moro Observer, "It appears that tha real obstacle to a free thoroughfare at Miller's bridge Is the attitude of the Waaco county court. The county of Sherman is on record as being willing at any time to meet half the expense Incurred in either buy ing the present structure and than building a new bridge or els building a new structure and condemning rights of way to it, but Wasco county has never seemed willing to definitely act in the matter." Some of the resldonta of Sherman county go still further and allege that there is a provincial sentiment in Wnsco county which seeks to; deflect the course of through travel to th southward. H. L. KEATS AUTO CO.. at Burntid. Broadway B368 Demonstrating the New 3400 K. M. P $1090 J?. O. B. Factory Sea th Chandler Four-Passenger Roadster GERLINGER MOTOR CAR CO., 363 Oregon Street, Eaat End of Steel Bridge A QUALITY CAR, MEDIUM IN PRICE, $825 DULMAGE-MANLEY AUTO CO. 48 Twentieth, Near Washington Phone Marshall 1699. Th car with the greatest records. C. L. BOSS & CO. 615-617 Washington Street Standardised car. A four cylinder car that haa all th resiliency of the average six. DULMAGE-MANLEY AUTO. CO. 48 Twentieth, Near Wash. Marshall 1699. rvcorda, non-stop record and smallest up-keep records. C. L. BOSS & CO., 615-617 Washington Street Distinctly High Grade. Light Weight OLDSMOBILE CO. OF OREGON 'Broadway and Couch Phono Broadway 1640 Trucks , 1V8. 2, 3V2 and 5 Ton The Standard of Portland Business Xousee. Columbia Carriage & Auto Works 009 riOKT IT1XZT. Internal Goer Drive, unqualifiedly guaranteed for th life of the truckj , I, 2 and 3-toet ROBERTS MOTOR CAR CO. Park and Flanders Streets BLODGETT, 89-31 Worth 14th. near Oouafe . hoa Main TOO on a Poor Jack . I t . - I I ' V .1 If ' J