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THE OREGON SUNDAY JOURNAL. PORTLAND. SUNDAY MORNING, AUGUST 6, 1916. 5 AUTOMOBILE DEALERS ML HAVE ANOTHER .12 HOI HOI AUG -Trip to Coast Was Such a , ' Great Success That More Tours Are Demanded, WILL GO UP THE HIGHWAY Many Stunts, Including- Bathing HrU' Parade, Made Jaunt to Beach Highly Enjoyable. So successful was the "Honk Honk" of the Portland automobile dealers and friends at last week's excursion to Seaside that another will he staged one week from today, when the autos will be turned towards Hood Klver over the Columbia river highway. The plans rar this second trip win again Include a program on the order of the one. which caused ho much hilarity at ?'Jy beaches. fThe Portland motorists left here at 111 hours on .Saturday. July ZO. One If th first out was ". M. Menzies In a Cole eight, which marked the high way along the Columbia. This was found In fair shape considering the rains of the parly part of the week and one more day of sunshine would have eliminated the young hog near Astoria which became very sticky after one or two machines hud been over It. Sev eral of the machines demonstrated the fact that with fair roads the 1U0 miles tp Astoria should be made In four hours without a bit of trouble. Fred W. Vogler, with his Hen six. tnnde Astoria in four hours and 28 minutes and W. C. Garbe and the fitudehaker came, within six miles of Astoria, with little else than good roads ahead of him In about four hours and 10 minutes. others did equally well. Cannon Beach Visited. I After brief stops at Astoria, the mo torists continued to SeMKlde Sun day rnorniiiK. almost every man In the crowd took his party to Cannon Heach for breakfast. Sev eral of the machines went down the heach first and were able to pass Bylvan point and hurry on down to Arch Cape, but others that waited half an hour merely traveled the beach around Haystack rock and points on the upper end of the beach. Saturday night before the "Honk Honk" tour had arrived the county had posted new regulations on the way to Cannon heach which took bet ter care of the Sunday travelers than Was the case the week previous. Big igns -over the -road told motorists to refrain from using their horns on the way down, but to listen for machines coming up. Machines coming up were urged to use their signals unsparingly. After reaching the top of the grade on either side the process was the same. The machine then going down refraining from all noise while 11s ' tailing for the cars coming tip. Only On Accident. Only one accident marred the day On the narrow mountain road and in NEW TRANS-CONTINENTAL RECORD MADE MILLION AND HALF IS mm OUTPU T 0FCARSDURING1916 ing. They form a romance of big busi ness and prodigious capital that has never been equaled In the history of the world. When It is noted that one concern alone turns out in a half year, over $119,000,000 worth of cars, it that there should be any room f or cap and screw slmalar to the one other manufacturers, and yet there are w n general use Is built on one .Ma 98 ethers not turning out at. many, hut ' i ; - - practically all prosperous and all witn New Valve for Tires Invented. I. A. Lamar, a Portland man who in vented, and is now making; a Hfesaving garment, has a new valve for automo bile tires which is gauge, safety and stem all In one. For taking on air. Marnion Six, belonging to S. B. Stevens of Rome, N. Y., which was driven from Xew York to San Fran cisco In five days, 18 hoars and 30 minutes, photographed upon its departure from Columbus Circle, New York, July 24. Over "Half That Number Had Been Turned Out During First Six Months of Year. Again a new record has been estab lished for automobile travel between New York and Ban Francisco, a Mar in on Six making the trip of 3476 miles in five days. 18 hours and 30 minutes. This record was hung up when the car arrived In San Francisco Satur day afternoon, July 29. at 5 o'clock, having been on the road continuously since leaving the starting point at Co lumbus Circle, New York, at 1:30 o'clock Monday morning, July 24. S. K. Stevens, a millionaire sports man of Rome, N. Y., Is responsible for this new record. Mr. Stevens is chairman of the motor reserve division of the American Defense society and offered to establish for the benefit of the society and other preparedness organizations, the possible speed and reliability of motor transportation across the continent. The trip was authenticated by the Automobile Club of America, whose officials checked the car put at New York and In at San Francisco. According to brief advices received here from San Francisco, the epoch making trip was one of the most thrill ing trips ever attempted for such a long distance on ordinary highways. Mr. Stevens drove the car personally for almost half the Journey, being re lieved for certain portions of the trip by other amateur drivers. The drive was intended to test the reliability of a motor car, and every effort possible was made to put It through at the fastest time possible, considering the distance and the many conditions to be encountered. For more than 2100 miles, from New York to Cheyenne, Wyo., the average speed was better than 32 miles an hour, including stops. In the far western country recent rains added to the difficulties of bad mountain and desert roads, and neces sarily made the average for the re mainder of the journey somewhat lower. Uncoln Highway la Followed. The Lincoln highway was followed a good portion of the way. Starting from New York city, the state road system was used, passing through Al bany, Syracuse and Buffalo; thence through Krie, Pa., into Cleveland, striking the Lincoln highway near South Bend, Ind. From that point west, the Lincoln highway was fol lowed, with the exception of a few cutoffs and detours. The northern route through Nevada and California in generally considered as one of the hardest of the routes to the western coast. Lincoln highway officials, members of the defense society, and friends of Mr. Stevens arranged for supply sta tions for replenishing fuel and sup plies and provided for guides through sections where the way was not known to the driver. In order that Mr. Stev ens could reach Cheyenne in time to take his turn at the wheel and con tinue the trip, the Union Pacific rail road held one of their fast mail trains 60 minutes In Omaha await ing the record breaking Marmon which arrived on schedule time. this case it was the temerity of the driver and not the fault of the road. The driver tried to pass another car on a straightaway but gave 18 inches more room than he needed to. He sliu off the bank and rolled Into some brush. Willing hands turned the car over and back up on the road in a minute. None wns hurt, though the car was heavily loaded. Just after noon was staged the event' which gave Seaside something about which It can talk for some lit tle time. It was the bathing girl pa rade, in which a dozen mermaids com peted for prizes which denoted the neatest and prettiest bathing cos tumes. Mrs. Albert T'tzinger. riding in a Briscoe eight, won first prize. Her suit was a special creation sent down by the Portland Knitting Mills. It was one of the semi-professional, closely fitting type, green with red trimmings. Bathing' Suits Pretty. The prettiest outfit regardless of Its utility as strictly bathing parapher nalia, was Miss Roberta Barrett of Seaside, who was dressed in a modest and neat little costume of blue, topped with a blue hat and parasol. Miss Barrett received the third prize. I Another trim and pretty costume Was worn by Miss Frances Bennett of Great Falls, Mont., who was In the Ford of George E. Johnson, manager of Chanslor & Lyon. Her -outfit was a body of black set off by white and checks. Then everyone hurried over to Gear hart, where were staged the "stunt" races that were more fun than an Indianapolis classic. The Vogler Menzies, Reo-Cole. outfit starred most In this and the other race winner was Leo McKim, from the Ford branch. The first event was the quarter mile high-gear low-speed run. In it were the Chalmers Six, Kissel Kar, Briscoe eight. Cole eight, Reo six, and Ford. The object was to come in last, without having slipped the clutch or killed the engine. Before the flags were in sight, every car with the ex ception of the Reo six had killed its engine by trying to throttle down too low. Vogler Fooled Them All. To overcome allegations that his clutch had been slipped, Mr. Vogler had fooled them all by putting his feet over the tonneau side and winning the race "hands down and feet up." Leo McKim of the Ford showed that he was the best judge of speed in the party by keeping his car down to cover the mile at a rate which was exactly 20 miles per hour. All the others were too fast, some varying as much as five miles per "hour. The object was to Judge speed with the t , QUALITY in construction, design, finish, appearance a "really high class motor car that is your first and last impression of the Maxwell. In first cost it is several hundred dollars less than any other car offering the same quality and advantages. In operation the cost of gasoline and tires is so low it means the utmost economy. This combination should make you consider the Maxwell should mean that you will buy it if you really, want value. Let us prove these statements. Touring Car $393: Roadster $380 1 Cabriolet $863 ; Town Car 913: Sedan $983. Fully equipped, including electric tartar and litfhta. AH price f. o. b. Detroit. C. L. BOSS & CO. 19 Mam Street 5-617 WASHINGTON STREET Toledo, Ohio Phone W-10OO i t. I speedometer covered with a piece of paper. C. M. Menzies won the costume race. The race included a auarter mile dash with the car, stopping on the" line, then running 1U0 yards, putting on a clown suit, rushing back to the carf and bringing it to the finish line. Al Wilson and McKim were competitors in the event. Some of the party returned to As toria Sunday night and started back to Portland through the inland route the day following. A. S. Robinson of the Kissel Kar was originator of the "Honk Honk" and together with H. L. Keats and C. M. Menzies, other members of the committee, deserve the credit for the successful staging of the big land cruise. Safety Keg-ulatlons Observed. Along with the automobile dealers went a great many private carg. Also each of the association representatives had a full car of friends. With A. C. Stevens, manager of the Winton, were Mr. and Mrs. Carl Cadwell, Mr. and Mrs. Seymore Friendly and Mrs. I. Aronson. Most of the parties stayed at the Seaside hotels while others spent their time with the cottagers. In Seaside the visitors received a sample of orderly conducted traffic regulations. While the visitors were not forced to go single file over the bridges, several of them were admon ished with reference to turning square corners and turning in the middle of the block two most important factors of safety that are overlooked in Port land. Justice of the Peace J. A. Bralller is leading this work along the beaches and observance of these basic regu lations of safety are being strictly enforced. By J. Edward Schipper. In Automobile. When January 1. 1917, marks the beginning of a new year, more than 1,500,000 passenger cars less than a year old may be traveling the roads Of the United States, or will have been shipped to other lands. This prediction is not based on estimates, but upon the fact that during the first six months of J916 'or the period closing on June 30 at midnight, 784,902 pas senger automobiles had been completed in American factories. In all factories throughout the country practically without a single exception, the rate of production is bejnf Increased at the present time. During the year, from July 1, 1915, to July 1. 191fi, many production records were shattered by concerns which had installed new methods of manufacture and new machinery. During1 the year period mentioned 1,300.000 cars were completed, and this enormous produc tion was made In spite of difficulties which were more severe than those encountered for many years. This is particularly true regarding the short age of raw materials and the difficulty of securing adequate quantities Oi labor. Of the 754,902 cars made during the first six months' of 1916, 96 rer cent were made in the three states of Michi gan, Ohio and Indiana, Of this, of course, Michigan claims the lion's snare with b'Jbt ls3. Ohio ranks second as a car producing state, having made 15 per cent of the total, or 111,946. Ford leads the list of big producing concerns with a record of 298.000 cars In the first six months of 1916. During the one year period of July, 1915, to July, 3 916. more than 477.000 Ford cars or the parts to assemble them left the shipping department of the Highland Park factory. Second in order of pro duction, us far as quantity is con cerned, ia the Willys-Overland plant at Toledo. This concern produced 94.477 cars during the first six months of linn and more than 150,000 during the year ending July 1, 1916. Third In production order is Maxwell, with more than 40.000 for the six months' period and approximately double that number for the 12 months ending July 1, 19-lfi. Other big producers are Chevrolet, Buick, Dodge and Studebaker, with more than 40.000 for the first men tioned and between 80,000 and 40,000 for the others for the six months' period. There are a great many con cerns ranking between 10.000 and 20, 000 for the six months, and among them may be mentioned Chalmers, Hudson and Saxon. Some of the statistical figures of the automobile industry are interest- THE INTAKE definite manufacturing schedules. During the year of 1916, from Januarv 1 to December 30. 892,618 cars were produced. This seems like a. tremen dous number and yet, during the first half of 19,16, 85 per cent of that total have already been made. In 1914, 600, 000 cars were manufactured; during the first half of 1916 that many and more than half again as much have been shipped. Prediction Hot Far Amis. Predictions of 1,600,000 k cara for 1916 do not seem far amiss, even though this Is an Increase of more than 65 per cent over 1915, or In actual numbers, 500,000 more cars made this! year than last. The total retail value of the passen- ger cars built In the United States ia 1915 was 565,856.4(0. Thus far in I 1916, or for the period of the first half year, the retail value of the passenger cars is In excess of $481,100,000. It has been said that the farmer ts the greatest car purchaser of todav, and this seems borne out when it is noted that Ohio bought more cars than any other state during the last half of 1915 and the first half of 1916. Actual frgures cannot be given for in- i crease up to July 1, 13J6, Dut lor tnc i six tnnnthi ending Januarv 1. 1916. r the number of cars in Ohio Increased by 68,802, or 48 per cent over its previ ous number. In Oklahoma, the Increase of cars for the year of 1916, as compared with 1915 insofar as figures can be coni- niUJ a .V.- . . I - 1-. ISA . ,. jjiiTu at me preseiiL tuiie, jb -ou j cent. In Mississippi it is 195 per cent, i Ir. Louisiana, 210 per cent, and In : Idaho, 117 per cent. In the great farm- j ing state of Iowa, there is one car to every fourteen persons; in Nebraska, one to every twenty persons, and , throughout the other big farming states on the corn and wheat belts slm- 1 ilar conditions prevail. The county I fair of today is incomplete without its attending automobile exhibits. And unlike many of the pretentious auto mobile shows held, the farmers actu ally come to buy as well as to look. Export 33,000 Cars. During the six monies ending July 1, 1916, the number of passenger cars exported to foreign countries has ben in excess of Out) and valued at mure than $24,00O,00ii. Detailed figures are not as yet available for the month of June, but from January tintil the end of May the average monthly exporta tion was bt)4o cars and the average value of the cars shipped abroad was $4,059,878 per month. The exact, totals of the passenger cars shipped from the country during the five months ending June 1, 1 9 i i, was 28,227 care, valued at $20,299,593. To sum up the eituatlon, the 754.902 cars which have been made have prac tically all been sold, and in many sec tions of the country dealers art al ready clamoring for their share of the other 700,000 which are to be manu factured ('urlng the remaining six months, and when the year of 1916 shall come to a close. If present condi tions hold until the end, the United States' will have been enriched by the possession of considerafcjy more than $1,000,000,000 worth of cars. matic valve which adjusts the pre sure in the tire. It is controlled by a spring and screw and can be set to any pressure desired. Out on the road, as the tires get hot, this valve will let out some of the air. It is really a secondary stem and can b screwed right on the present one, tak ing the valve Insert out of the stand ard stem before putting the other on. Mr. Lamar will manufacture these stems-at his factory at Sixteenth and Jefferson streets. Crater Lake Will Be Tourists' Mecca Crater lake will be the meeca for many tourists during the month." of August. At least half a dozen parties will leave Portland for Crater lake this week and many ai'e down that way now. Another party of two machines s now on the way. in one u'e: Dr. and Mrs. K. S. Stearns, Dr. and Mrs. H. C, Flxott, Miss Lane, a visitor from Ver mont and Miss Mae Lawrence. Mr! and Mrs. William Whit'field ara members of the party in another car. With them is A. O. Adair. This party is going In by way of Bond and will spend between two and three weeks on the road. IlllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllltllllllllllllllllllllUIIIIIIIIUIUIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIU JOURNAL'S AUTO DIRECTORY 1 1 1 1 1 ; 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 i 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 H. L. KEATS AUTO CO., Broadway at Burntide. Broadway 5388 Now Demonstrating the New 3400 R. M. P. $1090 F. O. B. Factory Chalmers Chandler See the Chandler Four-Passenger Roadster GERLINGER MOTOR CAR CO., 363 Oregon Street, East End of Steel Bridge Grant Six A QUALITY CAR. MEDIUM IN PRICE, $825 DULMAGE-MANLEY AUTO CO. 48 Twentieth, Near Washington Phone Marshall 1699. Hudson Super Sis The car with the greatest records. C. L. BOSS & CO. 615-617 Washington Street Hupmobile; Standardised car. A four cylinder car that haa 11 the resiliency of the average six. DULMAGE-MANLEY AUTO CO. 48 Twentieth, Near Wash. Marshall 1699. Maxwell Economy records, non-stOp records and smallest up-keep records. C. L. BOSS & CO., 615-617 Washington Street Oldsmobile Velie Distinctly High Grade. Light Weight. OLDSMOBILE CO. OF OREGON Broadway and Couch Phone Broadway 1640 The Biltwell Series represents the latest and best in motor cars. New value at medium prices. D. C. WARREN MOTOR CAR CO. 58-60 N. 23d Street. Phone Main 780 mm COS Truck. 34, IV2, 2, 3Va and 5 Ton The Standard of Portland Business Houses. Columbia Carriage & Auto Works raOR x bTKT. S09 Republic Trucks Internal Gear Drive, unqualifiedly guaranteed for the life of the truck; ai , 1, 2 and 3-ton sizes. ROBERTS MOTOR CAR CO. Park and Flanders Streets Diamond TIRES Vulcanizing and Retreading. R. E. BLODGETT, a9'31 "SSS ."aioos00 Manlsy Treece With Oreg-on. Man- ley Treece, who for some time has been In the parts department of the Ftudebaker corporation, is now with the Oregon Motor Car company, where he has charge of the tire stocks, and tire sales of that part of the company's business. Ketsger Makes California in 14 Hours. H. W. Metzger demonstrated the condition of the roads to Cali fornia the other day by making the California border In 14 hours. Motor Car Supply in Hew Home. The Motor Car Supply company has now moved further down on Automo bile Row to 84-86 Broadway where It is established In larger quarters than It formerly occupied. It Is now a very modern service station prepared to take care of the motorist on any of his wants, from tires to the smallest ' accessories. The Federal tires are the staple of the Motor Car Supply stock. Brown Back From Territorial In spection. A. H. Brown, head of the Studebakee in the northwest, has re turned from a visit to the north. Mitchell la Salem H. W. Mitchell, head of Mitchell, Lewis & Staver Co., made new time to Salem last week when he drove the new Mitchell light six to the capital for a conference with Ray Albee, who Is handling that part or tne Willamette valley. Osmond of Seattle Visits. J. M. Osmond, Seattle Mitchell dealer, was here this week as one of the advance delegates of Buyers' Week. He made arrangements for double his 1916 al lotment for Seattle in 1917. Seattle is buying many of the special Jobs, with special colors and wire wheels. Hew Portland-Spokane Record. All records for fast motor car tratvel be tween Portland and Spokane went by the boards when Ray McNamara, pilot ing a Maxwell "25" Roadster, covered the 460 miles of rather rough goin in 15 hours and 31 minutes. He was officially checked in and out of the two points. The run to The Dalles was made In two hours and 4 4 min utes and to Pendleton In eight hours and 34 minutes. Drivers Try for Hewru. Six drivers of .the Broadway Auto Livery left last night in a White 40 at 11 o'clock, for Tacoma, with the intention of lowering the record run between Portland and that city. The low st time on record is 5 hours and 50 minutes. The start was made from the Pantages theatre buildiag. During the trip the drivers will take turns -.t the w'-eel to relieve the strain. The members of the party are E. B. Coll lngs. Frank Knight, Willis Roberts. Leon Du Gaa. George Jacobs, George Monroe. -.ore Crater Z,ake Tourists. c. F. Wright, with his new Packard, W. J. Clemens and Ralph Meyer will leave this week for Crater Lake and the Klamath country. Each will have a full car. THE UNIVERSAL CAR New Prices August 1, 1916 The following prices for Ford cars will be effective on and after August 1st, 1916 Chassis . . . Runabout . . , Touring Car . . Coupelet . : - Town Car . . Sedan . f. o. b. Detroit $325.00 345.00 360.00 505.00 595.00 645.00 Always More to Find. The man who tfeinks that he has seen All things worth looking at will learn, When touring In hts good machine. -., That batautv: wait at tvtrv tarn These prices are positively guaranteed against any reduction before August 1st, 1917, but there is no guarantee against an advance in price at any time. Our Portland Branch at 481 East 11th Street I i