The Oregon daily journal., January 21, 1917, Page 53, Image 53

THE OREGON SUNDAY - JOURNAL. TORTLAND, SUNDAY MORNING. JANUARY 21. 1917.
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PROPHECIES FICKLE
AS FASHION FANCY IN
FIELD
AUTOMOBIl
Engineers and Moneyed Men
Have Lost Out in Pinning
Faith to Insubstantial.
IS PROLIFIC IN PITFALLS
MY NAME IS MUD
By H. G. Andrews.
(OSprrlgst. 191. by tha WU1U m PtuD Hlihwmjr AaaocUtfcm.)
I AM th unimproved highway.
My name is Mud!
The ft that nattered In nrlm.val slime nv me birth.
UnciuuiKed while tha em timiwmL I have endured. Tim haa but served to
increase my infinite variety. Eajth-born, and without a aoui, yet have I
lived. Prom the berlnninsr hav I been man's enemy.
A dust-colored python sm X, stretching my length across tha hills, waiting;
my time to crusn endeavor. ...
i nave snarea oaravans tnat lert Diesming Done u canaa now aeserx.
Tnnira have fallen- bATBiiiui of me.
I have turned victories Into routs: I have trapped mighty leaders and have
crushed armies. ...
I am without raith, ana those who trust me i aeceive.
Today I -am fair to look upon; tomorrow a steaming bog.
I add airncuiiy to distance. '
With Isolation do I consnlr to unioint the endeavors of man. I tor at the
wheels of thj grain cart, that bread may be dear. I hamper those who would
feed the race. I am an enemy of church and school. I mire the healer on his
rounds and delay the coming that little ones may die.
I am a disrupter or borne. 1 speed tne nrsi-Dorn 10 xue cmes wnen 1 am
lorn 'of the important rasas Indica
tive of Tendencies la Car Construe
tlon Ar Olvsn In Detail.
REVIEW OF LAWS OF
the States using
MOTOR VEHICLE FEES
Suggestion That Fees in Ore
gon Go to State Road Fund
Brings Forth Comparisons.
PRACTICES ARE VARIED
HIGHWAY CODE FOR
UKbtiUN rntrAntU UT i
FEDERAL OFFICIALS
(Omrhided Prets rreeedln Pss)
fair to
and when he would return I face him with my forbidding depths.
minister to bitterness and lav a tax on all the world. There la none who
lives who does not pay me tribute, .
wnen men plowed Wltn a crooned suck, i was mere, wnen xne ancients
covered me with stones, I slipped to other lands. I am the oldest lie that lives
today. Men count me cheap. I know the price they pay who count me so.
i am tne unimproved mgnway.
My name is Mud!
.
By David I. Gallup, M. E.
Profwor of Oat EnrlnMrinir nt Worcet
Polytechnic institute nd Chalrmmn of th
Rfsoarcb DWiiflon of the Society of Auto
mobile Enjrineers. In the New Vork Time.
Prophecies in the automobile field,
as a general thing, are as precarious
as questions of fashion. Many an en
glneer has obliterated hia reputation,
and the moneyed man hit fortune by
Dinning his faith to something no
mors substantial than this form of 11
luslon.
Consequently, a discussion such as
Is Implied by the subject under consid
eration la prolific in possibilities of
pitfalls or other things of a similar
nature. Nevertheless, due possibly to
an accumulation of courage based upon
previous rood luck in this regard, cer
tain statements are going to be made
and certain lines pointed out which it
is believed indicate in a fairly definite
way the trend of power-plant develop
ment which will be exemplified in the
coming few years.
Plaarors Can.
On the other hand, this is not as
susceptible of criticism as would have
been the case two or three years ago,
Tor then development was more or less
erratio and miscellaneous, whereas
now It has become much more estab
lished and there already appears a def
inite crystallzatlon of certain Ideas
representative of future progress.--
In this discussion attention will be
' given only to the pleasure car field,
.and still further to the straight gaso
line car solely.
Merely as a means of exciting the
Interest, the statement may well be
made here that in all probability we
shal 1 always have our eights and
twelves, but along with the passing of
the years will be found remarkable ad
vance in the four and six, and to such
an extent that it can never be assumed
that the latter classes are anything
but of Increasing importance.
From what has preceded it might
appear that these multiple cylinder
forms possess no intrinsic advantages.
On the contrary, they do. One of them
is that the advantage of emaller parts,
1. e., pistons, cylinders, valves, and so
forth, is becoming recojnieed, and an
other is that the development of the
four and six has been very greatly
stimulated by the advent of these
types.
I mi ticy Under Engines.
Another apparent reason for excite
ment concerning these two forms ot
multlcylinder engines came about as a
result of the relatively superior per
formance of the eight and twelve as
srainst the four and six. Naturally,
this was true but only to a small ex
tent. W hen the eight and twelve were
designed they had incorporated' in
them all of tha corrections of faults
discovered in the four and six up to
that time, so that in making compar
isons it resulted unfortunately for the
engine "lth the fewer cylinders, since
they still possessed these faults.
However, that day has gone by, and
now we find a number of sixes that
not only compare well in all. but pow
er with certain eights and twelves, but
In certain cases actually outshine
thorn.
This again Is significant, for cou
pled with the similarity in perform
ance goes certain advantages, one of
which Is embodied in the question of
fuel economy, and this will not be
overlooked.
Output and la put Relations.
Returning now to the main ques
tion: The big struggle today and .or
some time to come Is the struggle for
a greater relation, between output and
input In whatever contrivance or
mechanism in existence. By this is
not necessarily meant the stereotyped
term "efficiency." which Is. generally
peaking, a computation Involving
heat units. Rather is it "performance"
en tha one band and the thing which
made It possible on the other. In a
sense. It Is tl-.e relation between dol
lars spent and pleasure or value re
ceived. Since the early days of the Industry
there has never been such a scramble
for big results from little things, and
this Is by no means confined to auto
mobiles. Up td within a few years the
question oi horsepower, even though
Important, had to a certain extent been
overshadowed by the attempt to dis
cover the proper slae, shape. Quality,
and durability of the "ensemble"
rather than organised attempt to in
crease the output of the power plant.
More TTom 8am Thin;.
Whenever In the past It wa found
that the power plant was Insufficient
why more cylinders, or larger ones
there was the answer. In few cases
was the attempt made to analyse tha
whys and wherefores which would
provide the solution In the form of
"more from the same thing." Now,
however, we have a totally different
eiiuauon. From a surprise to a belief.
from a belief to a realization, is the
fact that this Is not development. This
comes as a result of a number of
Mngs. Now that the body and chas
sis details have become more or less
standardised, designers have bad more
time to -look into engine possibilities.
Manufacturers are now turning their
attention to refinement In engine de
sign and construction to the end that
more power will be obtained from the
same displacement. Engines of the
past have been very Ineffective In
this regard. The horsepower per cu-
dio inch baa been way below the pos
sibilities, possibilities that were known
to exist In certain specialised forma
of raetas- cars.
The only problem unsolved was dur
ability. Durability la a function of
peed and also of pert. Horsepower
in general is a rune tlon of speed. Con
sequently, any move whloh permits of
increased speed (within limits) with
e out sacnricing durability la an ad
vance. This leads to tha Introduction
ox tne aouue valve engine.
: Biding1 Comfort Important.
Probably next In Importance in this
question or "tendencies" is that of rid
lng oomrort. Recent develoDmanta
how eonclualvely that in the light to
xneaium neavy ear it la possible by the
proper combination to get eaay riding
wuaimes in tne enure, rangs repre
sented , by . no-load to f uU-nassenaer
tenacity. To do this, it Is necessary to
lengthen the springs, increase their
width and : number, . decreasing; their
thickness. Quality of material must I
also be considered.
Body construction must be more
substantial. Continuous use now pro
duces squeaks and eventually cracks
and breaks. This will all be remedied.
, Along this same line there will be
attempts made to remove the obnox
loueness of squeaks and rattles in
general. Better fits, larger bearing
surfaces, reduced rate of wear, in
closed parts, grease cups, ample in
size and number all these will be
noticed
Carburetors must involve radical
changes due to anticipations relative to
less Volatile fuels. We are on the
verge of it now.
Foot and Hand Controls.
Still another feature which will be
forthcoming, but not so soon as some
Just mentioned, haa reference to the
foot and hand controls. The final
design will Incorporate a clear space
In the "front seat" no passageway
cluttered with emergency brake and
gear shift. When this is accomplished,
and it can be done very easily, there
will be little complaint from the man
driving the car with the right-hand
steer and control, right-hand steer and
center control, left hand steer and
left control, or left-hand steer and cen
ter control.
The discussion will be ended by In
serting a sort of tabular resume, giv
ing not necessarily in the order of
their importance, the items which are
considered indicative of tendencies.
Some of these are already In existence,
some are r.ot none of them, however,
is so completely established that It can
be argued as anything but tentative:
Tendencies Foreshadowed.
1. Increase in horsepower capacity
from a given bore and stroke, leading
to the small bore, high-speed, double
valve engine.
2. Increased interest In the four and
six for the average car.
3. Critical analysis with particular
reference to details of operation of all
types of engines.
4. Extreme balancing of all moving
parts, especially the crank shaft.
6. Extended use of aluminum al
loys.
6. Detachable heads.
7. Unit power plant.
8. More effective lubrication tend'
ing toward the pressure type and con
trollable with the throttle.
9. Easier riding qualities.
10. General reduction " in total
weight by Judicious design and use of
parts and materials.
11. General improvement in body
details, eliminating weaknesses now
apparent from distortion.
IS. Greater attention to email de
tails involving wear such as brake
levers, rods, spring shackles, etc.
13. Improved carburetion, as " ef
fected by more flexible carburetors
and thermostatic control.
14. Clearing of the passageway be
tween tne dash and front seat.
Will Prevent Tires
Sticking to Moulds
As Simple a Substitute as Cocoa Butter
Has Been round to Solve the Vexa
tious Problem.
Sticking of tires to the mold after
vulcanization haa always been a great
source of annoyance to all repairmen
Tne best applications heretofore used
as possible preventives have been lack
ing in some respects. Therefore the
discovery by G. R. Carmlchael, a re
pairman of Perth Amboy, N. J., of the
use of a material which overcomes this
trouble will be welcomed by vulcania-
ers everywhere. Snce the disoovery .is
so simple, the wonder Is that no one has
reported It before. So simple a ub
stance as cocoa butter solves the prob
lem.
The method followed is this; mean
the mold thoroughly with finefemery
paper. Then, after allowing It to warm
up a little, go over it with a piece of
cheesecloth saturated with cocoa but
ter. Next wipe till glassy and apply
soapstone. This method of preparing
the mold haa been tried in th Goodyear
repair school and found to work per
fectly. Denver Police Start
Auto Lecture Bureau
town or county would not maintain
and could not be induced to maintain
by financial aid, maintenance was
taken over by the state and the local
ity required to pay a part of the cost.
The proposed code provides a fifty
fifty cooperative fund for maintenance
to be carried out entirely by the state
highway department, but allows that
department to make a contract wltn
the county commissioners for such
maintenance with ample safeguards
against failure on the part of the
county. In order to Insure a fund for
maintenance as has been mentioned
above, one section provides that no
MOTOR AGRICULTURAL
MACHINERY. PROMOM
BY FRENCH CAPITAL
i Government of France Grants
Subventions to Encourage
Modern Farming.
Notable steps to encourage the uae
of agriculture motor machinery In
France have been taken In order to
Xn Twenty States rees Cfo Into the I construction money becomes available reduce the cost of farm operation to
State Treasury; In Thirteen State
tha rees An Divided.
n connection with the suggestion
that the fees from the registration of
motor vehicles in Oregon ahould go
Into the state road fund Instead of be-
untll the state's portion of the cost of ! tn lowest possible figure. Some time
properly maintaining highways pre-1 French government decided to
the state highway fund. I rant subventions to agricultural srn-
Another section provides for the , dicatea, cooperative associations, and
use of convict labor. . mUntcinAlltUa nurchaslna- agricultural
motor machinery. Now comes the news
of a railroad company deciding on the
Aoooomtlng System Advisable.
"The accounts of local road expendt-
1 i,mji tr , Via. imnntl,, n hlh I fnrwi tn rinntlM. trtwn h nm tinr.
""v I . . . 1 VI.. ., Yl A T,
nrirlmta . nnar ttiit nment i renrDa nar.Br.ea ana etnar loca.1 civil ' raw cvurs. i im wui
law. It la interesting to review we inwi units in me united states nave neen i Devts or St. cuenne reports:
of other states on this subject. I poorly kept or neglected. As road "The Paris, Lyon & Mediterranean
Out of the 48 states of the union. JO, I construction and maintenance expendl- j railway, which has adopted a policy of
embracing the larger ones, requires I lurea nave increase a in resulting, con- -. mnc in s ituiiui v. wiiuicenicai
that the fee shall go into the State umona nave Decome more ana more s-iony iu iw vv
tressury, to be spent oh state and state troublesome, and unsatisfactory. With-,erver of and greatly interested In ex
aided roads. In two of the state Mln- out doubt uch conditions are partly perlments with farm tractors, or
n..t. mnA Mtr-Mt viroHni. th mantv due to the lack of proper advice and "move-culture." as It la called here.
goes into tne state general zuna in-1 " i imuu jiuwiou
stead of the road fund. I accounting. To provide that com-
Thirteen state divide the fee be-
tween the state and county, in differ
ent proportions. In the remaining II
it goes to the county, less the expense
of collection.
States in which the registration fee
goes Into the state treasury to the
credit of the road fund are Arizona,
Connecticut, .Delaware, Georgia, Illi
nois, Kentucky, Maine; Massachusetts.
From the earliest trials of tractors
this company ha cooperated with
farmer and agricultural experimental
of an accounting system, a section pro- etaUona. baa given rree tranaporta-
vide that th state shall formulate tion ror in macninery ana men neces-
and prescribe a uniform system of
road accounting for the several coun
ties, and shall lasue necessary forms
and rules, and that the county shall
comply with such regulation under
penalty of fine.
"To enable local road officials to
Missouri. Montana, New Hampshire. themselves of the trained ervice
New Jersey, New York, Ohio. Penn- f the state highway engineer and his
sylvania, Rhode Island, Tennesaoe, assistants, u is pronoea
Utah, Vermont and Virginia. must submit plans to his office for
Those in which it reverts to the -ny road work costing In excess of
counties are Indiana. Kansas. Louis- $1000, and that he must aid the coun-
iana, Mississippi. Nebraska, Nevada, ties and prescribe the manner in which
North Dakota. Oklahoma. Oregon, such work shall be done. A similar
South Carolina, South Dakota, Texas provision is made with reapect to
and Wyoming. bridges which have a span in exceaa of
In Alabama 40 per cent goea to the 20 feet Specifications for design and
city or town, 40 per cent to the coun- construction of such bridges Is made
ty and 17 hi per cent to the state. The part of the duty of the state highway
fees are collected by the probate engineer. Provision la also made for
Judges, who retain Z per cent com- abolishing the road supervisors and
mission. In Arkansas, Colorado, Mich- for the removal of highway matters
lgan and New Mexico the fee is dl- from the duties of the county surveyor
vlded half to the state and half to and for the Creation of the office of
the county. This' rule also prevails county engineer or district highway
Denver, Colo., Jan. 20. (I. N. S.) A
lecture bureau has been added to Den
ver's police department. Members of
the traffic squad will be the orators
and will be sent out to explain th new
auto ordinance to auto truck driver n
all business establishments. Managers
of large stores have cooperated with
th police, and date have been tr
in California, where the amount col
lected in 1915 was $1. 500,000. In
Florida the division is 15 per cent to
the stat and 85 per cent to the
county; In Idaho 25 per cent to the
state and 75 per cent to the county.
Iowa gives only S per cent to the
state.
. In North Carolina SO per cent roe
to the oounty and In Wisconsin 75
per cent. In Washington, while the
fees are paid into the state treasury,
they are credited to the permanent
highway fund, thus going indirectly
to the oounty. In Maryland 20 per
cent goes to the city of Baltimore and
the remainder to the counties.
engineer when two or more counties
wish to cooperate.'
sary for the demonstration, and has
delegated inspectors from Its mechani
cal and traffic department not only
to follow th experiment In its own
territory, but also to note the exten
sion of uae and th result In other
countries.
"Believing that th quickest action
maklnr for wider introduction will
come from, farmers themselves, the
company ha now gran ted a subsidy,
or refund, of 10 per cent of the pur
chase price of tractor and plow com
blned up to the value of 10,000 franca
(about S1930) to syndicates or asaocl
atlons of farmers buying outfit be
fore January 1, 11.
"A this is a land of comparatively
email farms. It 1 almost Imperative
that collective user must enter Into
the arrangements for purchase. The
refund will be based on the cost of
machinery and freight to destination,
and it Is stipulated that the association
must have more than one-half Its
farmland in the section tributary to
tne railway, xne orrer of the com
pany is limited to the first 30 tractors
purchased."
The Best Car of Its Class in the World
btA (HDUPMOBILE
With the Perfected Foyfcfjer jjolor
It high, gear performauc
ea hills, in sand and mud
U not excelled by any
inulti-cyiincUr cars, and
quailed only by th better
and mora expensive type.
Eight thorough special ap
pointed Hupanobil sal
men will b In attradanc
at th Auto Show to ast
wr questions and xplain
this wonderful car.
Five-Passenger Touring Car. $1185.00
Seven-Passenger Touring Car. .$1340.00
Three-Passenger Touring Car. .$1185.00
Five-Passenger Sedan $1735.00
Year 'Round Coupe $1370.00
Year 'Round Touring Car $1385.00
Prices F. O. B. Detroit
Manley Auto Co.
Distributor
1 1TH AND OAK AT BURNSIDE. BDY 217
One Block South of Automobile Show
ranged at large basins house for
the appearance of the officer. All
employe of delivery departments are
to attend the meetings.
mm
vVMr-VOI
C9 i cf h i;
Lr & new Scdpp Booik it-ctfc3z, loos
passenger model, we Lave iot tke first time,
ike admitted advantage . oi multl cylinders
merged vritli Scripps-Bootk lightness end
Kurort giving a maximum datj's run with
minimum fatigue), maximum mileage on
minimum fuel.
In the Scrlpps-Booth eight, eao haa la en machine,
not onlu, the luxurtj oi riding and extreme pride of
ownership of the mtdttple-cilndex car, hat the ease
ef driving and economy of fuel and tires, which
light weight eoh) can give, This Includes also
ablllrq on aoit reads where heavo, can mtz.
Scripps33oo3.
This high speed, elgkr-cqllnde motor 1 the most
compact of Us hjpa. Its moving parts are light It
ran with the minlr of vibration. It achieves the
Mjdaws of flribtlirq. '
Thus wo have effktenee m the highest degreet and
with tt an economy that enables the average user to
travel 18 to 20 sail to th gallon of gasoline.
BRALY AUTO CO.
lth at Washington.
H xn AT TH UO-V. SxaXbt lm lCala Drill HaU.
r7, tJCXUNUEK t-lASSQtCOt
ROADSTER $933 ST
4-CrUNUEft SuPASSENGEa
COUTH $1430
si
CHANDLER SIX $1395
, fif -il
Why The
Chandler Leads
FOUR years ago the Chandler Six was announced 'to the public. Three
years ago it was still an infant in the industry, though beginning to
attract rather wide attention. Two years ago, with a radical reduc
tion in price without any cheapening ot the car, it became the talk of the
trade and public alike. A year ago it had come to beirecognized as having
very substantially arrived. Thousands were buying Chandlers.
Today the Chandler occupies one of the foremost positions in the whole
industry. All of which would seem to prove that, the Chandler idea to
build the best six-cylinder motor car and sell it at a moderate price is just
as right today as it was four years ago.
Chandler leadership is founded on motor superiority, attractiveness of
body designs, splendid equipment, and a price free from inflation.
Seven-Passenger Touring Car, $1395 Four-Passenger Roadster. $139$
Seven-Passenger Convertible Sedan, $1995
Four-Passenger Convertible Coupe, $1995 Limousine, $2695
CHANDLER MOTOR CAR CO., Cleveland, Ohio
Gerlinger Motor Car Co.
363 OREGON STREET, PORTLAND, OREGON