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'. THE OREGON SUNDAY JOURNAL, PORTLAND, SUNDAY MORNING, NOVEMBER 12, 1816. 5 .?- PORTLAND MAY SEWD dangers of wet sfRiiril SODDING DANGER IS m mmn l - - - si tons h an h II UIU 1kLbUIIIIUII IV I - c)M FRANCISCO SHOV Movement Is On Foot to Have ?i Rose City Well Represented at Exposition, EDUCATIONAL VALUE BIG 4T8&ket "Would Boost Oreron Spirit fa out and Oivo Oyportnaitr to . Study Highways. " "Portland automobile dealers will see ) the bltf est automeblla show ever held j In, the west. If the plans of C. M. Men Isles, sale manager of the Nortttwest At! to Company, ere carried out 'f'Mr. Mensiea is trying to interest . everyone In the trade In coins by spe Uial car or boat to the San Francisco ! automobile show, which takes piece In ' February. This is to be the biga-est thine In Motoria ever staged outside of tbe shows of New Tork and Chicago and, like everything that San Fran lsco does In the way of shows, It promises much. J Many restores Are promised. iThe exposition auditorium In the bay : Alty Will be tho scens of the show and enany features of ths world's greatest - exposition will ba reproduced for J, lie auto men. V "'With every dealer of the city back- - trig .the show and the factories prom ising to send their complete exhibits ffom the eastern tihows, there Is no reason why this evtnt In the south lannot be as grrat or greater than the two of the big circles greater be eause newer and having more life. "Many of tho local men do not care to go back east nor spend the neces sary time to take In those shows, yet want to be thoroughly posted and eon ; variant with the automobile situation. That's why I think the dealers should . so to Ban Francisco In a body," said . Mr. Mensles. v , Should Inspect Highway system. r ' It also would be something for Ore gon ana Portland and would bolster up the southern idea of Portland Pep. 3 .would also proposs that the Oregon elegatlon upend some time In looking Over the California highway system tor. emulation here. The Journey would be a tour of rual education and if we can get enough of the automobile men. Who. from the very nature of their . business, are the llvest merchants in the town, the excursion should make a lasting impression on the folk down tberevand also on the' local dealer. "la can be properly dated, the d!- gatlon most likely will go on board .the boats-. If not. a special car will carry them, I have mentioned this to a 'very few, but all are enthusiastic and I am sure ttiat our crowd will get away in fine shape." JJjucwell Challenges All Under 91000 . h Detroit, Mich., Nov. 11. The Max- . well Motor company has Issued an open - challenge to all companies making au tomobiles to sell for $1000 or less to compete in speed or economy contest. The challenge states that the tests are to be conducted by newspaper men or other disinterested parties, and that fh's tests for speed and economy are to be held between Detorlt and any other tjltles In Michigan. Results of the ;. contests are to be made publlo through tbe newspapers. The only provisions ' Specified are that the car must be a stock machine selling for $1000 or less and that the maker or his authorized rent "tana's sponsor for the car. ' Censorship Itlgidly Applied. f.Ban Francisco Nov. 11. (U. P.) American shippers have been warned by. the United States consul in Egypt : that newspapers used to pack, goods will be subject to censorship before the goods will be admitted to British territory. i. $69S F.O.B. Flards-Lys Roadstsi sams price) i 'J-ffL 4 ' f Lf i X '' '' ' Vwniywiisesjijieejiiwww ". IvX Si ! , . sr'K --f" ' - s s' , 1 b 1 1 J?f4TTr " " I ; 1 i : CEgtE j 1 it f : Z LL k r . - f , ;S3l -0 ill . , ; 1 I KXlSr S pSFV.vtvf-.sj-- r rs Raleigh Peterson, bales manager of the Overland Pacific, shows how to control Car on wet streets. Above- Here he is stopping a slide of his Overland by turning the wheels in the direction of the skid. Below How not to do it. Diagrams Figure onev the right way. Front wheels toward the skid. Figure two, the wrong way. Turning away from the skid. , The nbrt,Mlca. Dort Is Superior Sincerely, the Dort is superior to other moderate priced than most cars priced three And this superiority is recognized by knowing motorists everywhere. Proved solute honesty m construction and materials, the unquest ionable smartness of its lines, the unparalleled satisfactory performance, have won for the Dort a wide prestige. You, too, will recognize Dort superiority once you have seen and ridden in this car. See the 1917 Dort a mechanical achievement a better Dort than ever. , mhpthwpqt Airxn rn V a a a a x a k a Broadway at Oouch t. Portland. Oreon r. W. Vogler. President. Chaa. M. Menzles. Sales Mgr. DORT MOTOR CAR CO. FUNT. MICH. ,"Bailt in Flint e life t ' ; - A V, -rrmimr0 . J. cars and better hundred dollars higher. correctness of desicm. ab n REME SUGGESTED Good Plan Is to De-Clutch and Throw Off Brakes in Turning Corners, CHAINS COMMON DEVICE Oar Zdaes Should Be Taken as Hearty at Jtlglit Angles as Jfosslhls to prrreat Aoddents. There is nothing held In so much ! dread by the motorist as skidding. During his first real skid there flashes through his agonised mind the vision of a long slide across the tllppery pavement, the deafening crash of a collision with a swiftly moving car and then a mass of twisted steel and splintered wood heaped against the ourb. The novice feels helpless at first 1 and la more apt to lose his bead tban t the old-timer. Still ther Is an ele rment of danger attached to skidding mat is not absent wnen even tns mosi experienced driver is at , tbe whaol. The slipping or skidding iteelf Is not dangerous, but if the car strikes any thing in its path there is every possi bility in the world tbat serious dam- ! age will ensue. If you are forced to drive on a slip- , pery pavement regulate your speed so ! that you ean stop without jamming ! on the brakes. Be careful in the use i of the accelerator. If the engine la suddenly sccelerated the wheels may i not secure proper grip on tbe road and clip around Instead of rolling forward. When driving over a rough road the car may at times bounce so that the wheels aro actually out of contact with the road surface. Under these conditions the slightest disturbing fores may cause the car to deflect from its course and sideslip. Za City and, Country. On the country roads there Is as much chance of a dangerous skid as on the city's pavements. When the road Is hard and dry the friction be tween the tires and the road surface is sufficient to prevent skidding, but when a hard surface Is covered with a thin layer of mud the car cannot obtain a firm enough grip on the road and may begin to slide at any mo ment. A very dusty or sandy road win nave tne same effect. Another and very dangerous cause of sideslip Is found wnen encounter ing the steel rails of the street car lines. The tracks generally project above the general level, or sometimes are depressed below, in either case forming ridges which tend to prevent the car traveling at an angle thereto. The disturbing effect la greatest when the rails are wet. probably the fact that cars are driven from the back and steered by the front contributes to their ten dency to slip, as the rear part has a disposition to push around the front, on one side or the other. Of course, the greatest tendency to sideslip oc curs when the car is being driven around a corner, as the centrifugal force then exerts very great lateral pressure upon the vehicle. Bteer the Way Tou Skid. To avoid sideslip you may take osr tain precautions. When a slippery stretch is encoun tered proceed slowly, especially in making turns.' If the car begins to slip keep your wits about you and begin to steer in the direction of the slip. This may be exactly contrary to your Inclination, but it will tend to restore the grip of the wheels on the road, and as soon as this result Is attained you may begin carefully to steer again in tbe direction you wish to go. The reason for the seemingly un natural instruction to steer the way you are sliding is this: The car skids when a certain momentum ex erts itself, tending to turn the car about its center of gravity; when the forces surrounding the center Of gravity are balanced the skid Is over, 80 that if the steering wheel is Im mediately turned so that the front wheels are headed in the direction of the skid the slide will cease because of the creation of a tendency to ro tate in the opposite direction to the skid. Shown in Diagram. Referring to the diagram, you will see how simple the correction of a skid is made. In figure 1 is shown the driver's first tendency, which Is to steer away from the direction you are skidding. Here a skid Is a certainty. In figure 2 the front wheels are seem ingly directed towsrd the objective point of the skid, but here you Will quickly see that the front and back of the car tend to swing In opposite directions around the center of grav ity. The result is a neutralizing ef fect and a consequent correction of the skid results. As transverse curve of the road sur face helps to promote side slip, you should drive as much on the crown. or center, of the road as considera tion for other traffic will allow. In turning corners always go slowly and keep to the right. If you keep on the inside of the corner, the trans verse inclination of the road may help to get the car around, but you may meet some one and a quick turn will make you do exactly what you have attempted to avoid. sour to Tax comers. In taking corners It is a good plan to de-clutch and also to abstain from putting on the brakes; the chances of getting around sareiy are much in creased If the car simply rolls around thv curve. Car lines should be crossed at as nearly a right angle as possible. If you are running along a crowded road laid with car lines and wish to et onto, or off. the track, tbe steering should be as gradual as possible, so that If th wheels refuse to take the ridges the disturbing erreet will he very small. Prevention here, however, is as usual better than the curve, and It is well to adopt some form of non-skid- dm device. Nearly all Of these devices consist of some apparatus fitted to the tires and designed to cut through the mud and so obtain a hold on the firm surfaoe below. Chains are the most common non-skidding devices, and. lacking other devices, never be without a set. jii'i'" ' ' m Road Ftind to Benefit. With the object in view to famish money for the development Of a per manently improved road system la Michigan, the Wolverine Automobile club has taken steps whereby it is honed that the money now turned into county library funds from fines for violations of th state motor ve hicle law can be diverted to ttte road fund, either of the county or the state, preferably to the county In which the fins is asssssecv . FIRESTONE'S NEW MANAGER IS HERE 111 ' ' '' 111 ill r j j ff U ll Lei and J. Sparks. Iceland J. Sparks, formerly star salesman of the San Francisco branch of the Firestone Tire & Rubber Co., arrived yesterday to take up his new duties as Portland branch manager for tbe same company. Before he left San Francisco a ban quet was tendered to him, and he was mads the recipient of a handsome gold watch, the gift of some of the many friends he had made while with the Firestone company m San Francisco. "Lee" Sparks, whose popularity in San Francisco is unquestioned, ts still better known In Nevada, of which state his father was governor for many years. The rising town of Sparks way named after him, and today "Lee" is Just as much a favorite in his home state as was his famous parent. E. s. Firestone, who gave the ban quet, spoke In glowing terms of Jthe many noteworthy achievements at tained by Mr. Sparks in recent years, and laid stress on the fact that when the -Portland managership became va cant all eyes seemed to turn naturally in the direction of Mr. Sparks. "This only goes to show," continued Mr Firestone, "that true worth will assert itself, and even if we think our efforts go unheeded, perhaps for years, as was the case with Mr. Sparks, recognition will come eventually, and our friend, Mr. Sparks, win tell you that It feels 'awful good' when It does come." FADS AND FANCIES Attractive suits for touring are made of suede cloth. Ths material is soft and pliable as a glove, light and very warm. One suit made of leaf green suede cloth is particularly at tractive on account of its moleskin trimming. The skirt is of medium fullness, with a four-inch band of the fur around the bottom. The coat Is a full raglan type, with a monk's collar and deep cuffs of the fur. Fur but tons finish the front of the coat and are also used for the girdle, which confines the crepe shirt waist of the same shade of green as the dress ma terial. The hat worn with tbe suit holds the turned-up brim at the right side, while a gray fancy is caught with a fur button at the left. Bronze velour de lalne is used In m one of the smartest coats of the sea son. It is made with the full skirt gathered into a semi-fitted waist: wide fur girdle edged on either side with silk cord trimming finishes the waist. A square, inset yoke of the fur. with a military collar. Is orna mented with the cord trimming. Two military ornaments fasten the coat across the front and fur cuffs finish the sleeves. Seal fur Is used. Woolly ratine Is a material popular for traveling garments for small trav elers. It is ueed for the coat, cap and muff, all of which are lined with rosebud taffeta. The cap and muff have pompom ornaments made of the cloth and white silk cord. Cord rrogs are used to fasten the coat and a satin ribbon ruche and ties finish the cap. French sailors of hitters' plush are among the smart new autumn hats. They are simply trimmed with wide bands of silk braid which knot close at the crown and then form flat bows that lie upon the down-turned brims on the rignt siaes. wn mess nate the shaded veils ar worn In bright coloring. Fleece-lined white sweaters bob up each season for extra use and are al ways welcome. This year tney are prettier than ever owing to the turn back trimming for collar, cuffs and banding, showing the fleece side. They are buttoned down the front with large pearl buttons. Another welcome revival Is that of the Australian blanket coat. It Is very light and soft and the colors and designs are fascinating. The coat is of three-quarter length and , has a rirdis belt and a high convertible collar. - - Yellowstone Route Praised as Shortest Much rrogress Mads on Korthsra Boad Declares Charles Thatcher, Saglasef of the Washington Highway. Reports from Colonel Charles W. Thatcher, engineer of the Washington hlshwav. Indicate that much progress haa been made on this northern route to the Yellowstone, in ine ia year. In a letter .to Portland friends, he writes: "Much has been done to put the Washington highway n the map In heavy black. Signs have been posted throughout Yellowstone park over the ht and shortest route, adoui &oi, 000 has been appropriated In Wyoming for use on the Washington highway. Grading will continue as long as the weather win permit. 1 traveled Daca tn ths Oregon line this summer, and everywhere the road is being backed and boosted. Even In the Black Hills, enthusiasm for the road Is developing on constructive Ideas. One delegation traveled 100 miles to stage a highway booster meeting. "Larss congresses are oeing ar ranged in the Black Hills next sum mer. The Washington highway route to ths Yellowstone park win be 800 mile shorter than the Yellowstone trail." Colonel Thatcher Is still very busy arranging barbecues and meetings, at which advantages of building a road on modern principles, broad and easy, are being pointed out. - Everywhere be Is being received enthusiastically, and better roads wui rouow m his wake. II BILL JEANS THERE WILL' BE GOOD ROADS eop!e Will Spend Fifteen Million Dollars to Improve Public Thoroughfares, . ; OVERLAND ROUTE. SOUTH Orsg-oa Zdse to Sam Tranclsoo In Six teen Soars, Will Be Antomo ttls rosadbillty. "What tbe passing of the new Cal ifornia road bill means is something that can hardly be estimated," said T. J Toner, head of tho Maxwell Motor Sales Company on the Pacific coast when he read that the people of his stats had passed tho 115.000,000 road oill. Mr. Toner was here during tne v.eek to discuss me neia wiin w. j LaCasse, northwest manager. "That bill means that very shortly reads across California in every dl rectlon will be hard surfaced, making It the greatest touriet paradise In the world. The Pacific highway right up to ths Oregon line probably will be one of the first to recolvo attention, as much of It is paved now. Worked Katd for Xoed Bill. "We worked hard for the road bill. but I am sure that as an Investment it will bring-Immediate returns. The sum of money Is enough to complete practically every mno 01 state nign way which, as at present outlined, makes a network covering every Im portant center. "Of course it will stimulate the au tomobile business, particularly In the outlying districts, for it will make the motor car tho universal means of tranoportation. With tho paved high way to the Oregon line and better roads In Oregon, which are bound to oome, it will be only a few hours by auto to San Francicco. From the line, down, is about 425 miles. Keeping Inside all speed limits, the time would be only 16 hours. "Autolng between the two cities In '.ess than two days certainly would be wonderful. It is bound to come." Business Xt Increasing-. Mr. Toner is preparing for a still greater season for tho Maxwell, which has made new rocords in the popular priced field. According to Mr. Toner, allotments everywhero are being In creased through the constant demand. Hondllng a business of that magni tude Is a tremendous problem and how best to satisfy all dealers is the hard est question. Mr. Toner is cnthusiaatlo over the new plan (f the Maxwell, which will help the retailer through his hardest part of the year. This will do much to expedite deliveries in the seasons when the demand is greatest and will give him an advantage over the man who Is not s backed by the factory. This plan, as applied to Oregon and northwest territory, was one of the reasons for his trip. Northwest Manager LaCasse left yesterday for the factory, where he will be several weeks in consultation with the home officials. THE INTAKE Garag K& Elect. The Portland Oarage Men's Association at its monthly meeting elected new officers who were no follows: U. D. O'Brien, president; R. E. Boggeas, first vice president-, R. L. Short, second vice president; B. C. Undine, secretary, and Fred Dundee, treasurer. The associa tion has done much in tho past year fcr betterment of the affiliated mem bers and also far the car owner. The latter la assured of better attention tt his car and of value received in re- mm HIGHWAY L iniuJige 2500 Fresh Stock Standard Make Tires and Tubes We Are Overstocked and Must Unload The approach of the inventory season finds us with thousands of tires still unsold, in all of the popular sizes. While our prices are always below the market, wc arc making further sub stantial reductions in order to move these quickly. MAIL ORDERS WILL RECEIVE OUR USUAL PROMPT ATTENTION Quaker Tires 5000 Mile Guarantee JTon- yisin. Skid, 30X3 $10.75 318.30 303tt.... 18.85 14.15 32x3.... li.as 18.75 3413.... 18.10 18.S3 31X4 .... 18.05 S1.85 38X4 10.70 f 33.55 83X4 .... 80.40 ' 23.40 84X4 .... 81 JO 84.25 35x4 31.80 84.90 30X4 .... tZJSO 85X3 34144.... 88.23 89.80 35x4 97.03 30.29 36x4 S7.7S S0.80 37x4 ttajBQ 31.43 35x5 .... 32.23 35.63 36x8 .... 2 3 JO 36.70 37x5 p...i 34.05 37X0 etc. 38x3 .. 30x3 .. 30x3.. 32x3 H-. 34X3 .. 31X4. . 32x4 .. 33x4 . . 34x4 .. 35x4 . . 30x4 . . 34x4.. 35x4.. 30x4.. 37x4.. 35x3 .. 36x3 . . 37x3 .. 5000-BCrXB GUAJULKTEB Call or Write for Bargain List No. 21 Autoparts Supply 82 SIXTH STREET pair work, as the association has done 1 much to regulate prlcos and eliminate. OnSriea to Salt Xaksu Cliff O'Brien. office manacer of the Maxwell Sales corporation, has quit the shores or Oregon and is now in Salt Lake han dling that office for the Maxwell cor poration. This Is Dart of the territory of W. J. LaCoese, the northwest man ager. Stttdabakes malsesj As nrsdietad bv "V Ice President L. 3. Oilier of the Stu dtbaker when he recently visited here, tne price or the oars Is coins' un. The local dealers, the Oregon Motor Car j vompany navs received word to that! fect, the raise amounting to $75 or How to .Tell Speed Ut a Passing Auto Measure Off 138 Test on Street, Mark- laf S&ds With Slackened Lime; Then old Watch on Car. A simple method tor finding the speed of motor cars passing your home 1s described by the Popular Science Monthly. You measure off 132 feet on the street, marking each end with Slacked lime. With a little practice it wlll be possible to note on the dial1 of a watch the exact time taken in traversing this distance. The following table shows tb.a rates ox speea: Miles per hour 1 second be IM seconds ... .00 Miles per hour. 9 second n .10 10 occonds 11 seconds 12 seconds 14 seconds 15 soconds IS seconds 20 seconds 22 soconds 25 seconds 30 seconds . 45 seconds .9 .8 .7 .7 .6 .6 .2 2 seconds ..... .46 zu seconds ....36 2 seconds 30 5H seconds . . . .z econdu 22 4V4 seconds ... .20 5 ceconds 18 eft seconds ....16 6 seconds 16 7 seconds ..... .13 I seconds 11 A series of tests showed the average speed of an automobllo to be 15 miles an hour; a horse trotting, seven miles; a man walking, three miles; a woman vfB.iaki.u2j, two inuoa n nour. Water and Oatmeal Gasoline Explodes Chicago "Easy Marks" Baa Against TTnlqus Swindle When Tosy Inves tigate Talnablc Patent." Chicago, Nov. 11. "There's one born every minuts." Charles A. Coey is back at his mo tor company's office, 2010 South Wabash avenue, bitterly admitting Baraum was right Thus Is explained UT FULLY" K H EQUIPPED H Wm NO EX3KAS Sj m to m Jsbbssbsbs aassBBBB2BBBBsSsBBB C. L. BOSS & CO. 616-617 WASHINGTON STREET PORTLAND, ORE. p3o we November Only These Prices Positively Withdrawn December 1, 1916 "Special Lots" xnciadlaf We. re stone. Z, HiOTSJJ' traited States, Tedersl, PK TUBES TWO-TX18 OUAHAV. TEB. Pur floatlng stoox ftsveee tabs made. Gray. Bed. 30x3 i 8.05 UM 30X3.... 8.40 8X3 82x3.... 240 2.95 34x3.... 8.55 ' 3.10 81x4 .... 8X0 8X8 32X4 .... 8X8 8. BO 3314 .... 140 4.00 34x4 .... 3.50 4.10 35x4 .... 8X0 4X8 36x4 .... 3.70 4.30 34X4.... 4X0 3.10 88x4.... 4X8 8X9 36X4.... 4X8 8X8 37X4. 4.89, 8X0 35x5 .... 8X8 4X8 88x8 .... 8X0 848 37X5 ..... 8X0 8X5 etc., etc. iron Skid. 6 7.05 7.70 .fl 10.SB 13.10 . 14.65 14.90 15.95 16,43 17.10 17.55 80.40 8843 MAS 83.18 3435 85.30 85X0 main. ..8 6.60 . . 6.98 . . 3.10 . . 10.35 . . 10.95 13.40 ., 11.85 .. 14 JO .. 15.35 .. X5.7 . . 16.10 .. 18.95 .. 19.60 . . 30.10 . . 80.63 .. 83.15 .4 23.50 .. 83.83 Largest Tire Dealers in the West PHONE BROADWAY 5503 New Zealand Makes ' Study of Highways! 4 1 Boad experts la ra Off Conatry Say Decided to Adopt Coacrets as BnUd-1 tag- Material. - - w- j Road commissioners In this coun try, who would not like to admit that they are less"up to date than those of New Zealand, probably win be surprised to learn that the author!- ties there propose to adopt concrete as a roaa Duiiaing material. The American consul general at Auckland reports to the state de partment that the local and national authorities In New Zealand are study ing the'subject of good roads, real ising that these are essential to de velopment of the remote parts of the dominion. Upkeep of the stone roads haa hin found expensive and the construction of concrete roads, as carried on in some parts of the United States, is being studied carefully, with the result that it 1 proposed to adopt some of these methods. The New Zealand authorities estl- mate that a mile of 12 foot concrete road could be built for 12000 more than a mile of 12 foot ordinary stone road, and that there would be a sav- lng In upkeep of at least 11100 a mile in the first rive years, while at the end or ton years there would be A saving of $7000 or 28000. A good grade of cement Is being manufactured In New Zealand that is suitable for concrete and building.; and as thero are no nevern frosts in the country it is proposed to make the roads four inches thick, as in Cali fornia. why Mr. Coey Is not going to get rich mixing water and oatmeal to produce gasoline. Such a mixture wan announced per fected by Harrison U. lSliouie of San dusky, O., last ftirlng. It took sis months angling for hltn to get the astute Mr. Coey to bite. The motor man summoned llio "Inventor" to Chicago last week. Contracts were signed whereby Coey and Henry Boeach, wall paper manufacturer, were to purchase Phonpe's patent for 210, 00O and allow lilm 2&no a month for the rest of his life. It looked pretty soft for Mr. Hhoupe. lint-- Coey and Bosch went to Sandusky to examine Shoupo's plant. Tliey found a barn from the floor of which two rusty iron pipes arotie. These, said the inventor, connected with a 60,003 gallon tank of his water and oatmeal gasoline. While Bhoupe wasn't look ing Coey pulled up one of tho pipes. The 60,000-gallon tank proved to be a tomato can. The deal was called off. -1L.L ..-.JJ !i. 'JJ! U IJL-JL-Lil LI'll J.J UJl'iS Capitol Tires 4000 Mile I Guarantee It era BUI 7X8 8.30 10.75 13.40 14.00 16.30 16X5 17.20 ,17.83 18X9 18.53 33.43 34X3 64X3 98.40 MAI. 83X3 ....$) TXB 80x3 .... 7.90 80x3.... 10X5 32X3..,. 84X3.... 81x4 .... 88X4 .... 33X4 .... 84x4 .... 35X4 .... 38X4 .... 24x4.... 35X4 38X4.... 11XO 12X5 15X5 19.70 16.45 16X5 17X6 17.65 83X0 83X3 83X0 3734.... 84.35 88X5 .... 86.40 36X8 .... 26.85 37x8 .... 87.70 87.78. 88.18 89.10 4000-aCt. Call or Write for Bargain List No. 21 Company Branches Seattle : TacomafJ SsJfe