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THE" OREGON SUNDAY .JOURNAL, PORTLAND, . SUNDAY MORNING, JANUARY. 23, 1917. . rr r iPK r N r K A I DORT OFFICIALS HERE SURFACES PRESENTS PERTINENT PROBLEM Heavy Auto Trucks and fast;! Moving Automobiles Intro duce New Factor, 1 NEED EXPERT SOLUTION To . Baf egnara Surfaced Beads Some ! States Zdmtt Spsed, Weight and Width of Auto Trucks. 1 On of the problems of the day is the protection" road surfacss. Fast A J truck, have introduced a new factor I which Is engrossing the attention of xperu, ine manner in Withstand the heavier loaJs with dii ferent types of vehicle tires and tht necessity of laws regulating the widt of tires and weight of load are bein. Studied. Macadam Boads Wear Easily. While the wear and tear can be ea. ily determined on macadam roads, it 1 . difficult to make determination c paved highways. In Masaachuseti a state law prohibits the operation of auto trucks weighing, with a load, mora than 14 tons. , The law also prohibits trucks of more than four tons from 'being operated at more than 15 miles an hour. If the weight is in excess of six tons, the limit . is six miles an hour. If a vehicle" equipped with iron or steel or hard rubber tires, the limit of speed is 12 miles an hour. In southern California the question is acute and a number of counties have , agreed upon an ordinance which re . etrlcts the weight of motor vehicles, ' including loads, to 12 tons and limits the speed of sold "tire vehicles weigh ing 6000 pounds or more to 20 miles an hour. Limit Weight and Width. A bill has been Introduced in the Washington legislature limiting trucks with loads to 10 tons and pro hibiting the Use of any trucks o: b greater width than 84 Inches. Auto trucks may use one trailer, but no more. The speed is limited according to the following schedule; Six thousand pound truck, 8 inch tires, speed limit 20 miles an hour; 7000 pound, 3H tnch tires, 18 miles an hour; 8000 pound 4 ,lneh tires, 16 miies an hour; . 10,005 pound 6 inch tires, 14 miles an hour; :i 2.009 pound, 6 inch tires, 12 miles an hour;V '14,000 pOundg 7 inch tires, 10 miles aa -hoiuv Where double tires are -used, tir size runs from 3 Inches for r SOOO pounds, 16 miles an hour, to 7 inch tires for 20.000 pound truck, lim ited to 10 miles an hour. The bill makes necessary a permit from the county commissioners to haul donkey enginnH, . sawlogs or poles on public highways. . violations or . tne regulations are punishable by a fine of not more than $250, or a Jail sentence of not more than 90 days, or both. Upon a second conviction the guilty party is prohlb- r lted iromj the us of public highways 1 The fines are turned into the road and oruiga in no. , ; 111 ;U7i':X III m'?xA 111 III V,";r 1 B I S222JSE3BttSSSSBSI $ at 3 BOSS S PEAKE AUTO COMPANY PREPARING SALESROOM EXHIBIT Following Armory Show They Will Stage More Complete Layout; Motion Pictures. Another model 'which attracted at tention Saturday night was the cab riolet. So that the race car, which startled the nation. ' may be compared with a new shiny stock car. the latest Hudson super-six stands on the floor alongside the dirty one. and its every detail may be accurately checked. ' . Still another car of interest In the same exhibit is Tauscbera Hudson special, stock chassis with a Port land built racing body on it. The motion, pictures which will be shown In Portland after the dealers' show will be, of glimpses on the trans continental tour. of the Hudson, of Its remarkable race at Pikes peak and of the Maxwell leaping the gap In Its recent appearance Jn the movies. Local Man Invents Auto' Extension Body II. p; doyes of 174 East Twenty eighth street north has Invented an extension body for a Ford car that makes it into a delivery car, or light truck without making over the chassis. It extends the rear bed from a length of 48 Inches to a total length or 84 Inches, and la pulled into place with little effort. The weight capacity for such a body Is 1000 pounds, but Mr. Cloyes has carried 1200 In his demon stration car. The first papers for bis patent have . been granted by the United States patent office. For farm ers, market gardeners and light deliv ery service the Invention is claimed to be a promising money and labor saver. I THE EVERGREEN TRAIL The Boss A Peake Automobile Co. while having a big exhibit at the Ar mory this week, is preparing for still bigger show in its own salesroom in a week or so. when a more complete exhibit will be arranged, accompanied by motion pictures of the recent achievements of the Hudson super-six and the Maxwell. The firm has in its exhibit at the show several cars of more than ordi nary interest. Probably more interest ing to the motor fans than any of the finely finished bodies is the stock Hudsen, which not so many month ago startled the motor world by mak. tng the trip from San Francisco to New York and back in a little more than 10 days. This car was seen by a few about a month ago, and caused so much comment that Boss & Peake got It hack for the show. It still has the dirt that it collected on this trip across Harness to surround a baby's legs the continent, and the tanks and vari- and body to hold it securely in a ius appurtenances which th drivers chair has been patented by a woman ised will create much interest. inventor. L : Map shows main highways la Columbia river region for which a con necting link is proposed from Prosser or Pasco to Goldendale and aiaryhiU. , Of vital Interest to Portland la the1 meeting of the Interstate Highway as sociation and the Yellowstone Trail as sociation at Pasco, - Wash., February 2 and 3. The principal object of the meeting Is to form an association which will hasten the completion of one highway across the state of Washington that can be traveled every day in the year, and to cooperate with similar associa tions in Montana, Idaho and Oregon, so as to attract transcontinental tourist travel. x By completing a highway through the tier of southern counties in cen tral Washington it la proposed to con nect tne highways of Oregon and -real-em Washington with those of Idaho and Montana If established, the highway would be a link in an all year highway between Portland and Missoula, and would serve sections now closely allied in trade, but at -a disadvantage as far as highway transportation Is concerned. A name suggested for the highway Is the Evergreen Trail, and it would run from Proaser or Pasco through the lower Yakima valley to Mabton. and thence to Goldendale and Mary hill, on. " the Columbia river, where, ferry coev nectloa could be had with the Colum bia river highway. . - t.' At Pasco the highway would Join, with the Inland Empire highway. Be- "' ides' affording a route to Idaho and Montana, the .highway wosld form iv connection with central Washington, roads which ax tend to the Canadian border. Ultimately it Is expected to extend the highway along the north bank of -the Columbia river from MaryhlU to Vancouver. This will be possible wheti ' the road now being constructed through Bkamanla county Is fialshe-t and the gap between Lle and MaryhUi completed.- 1 Curry Co. District Is 58 Miles Long Probably the longest road district In -Oregon la one In Curry county whloo Is IS miles in length. Next to this Is a district In Coos county 41 mites Ion. While the Curry couaty district con tains 15 miles of county trail, the one In Coos county embraces several hun dred miles of road running through the most populous portion of the county. Candles Are Conserved. Vienna, Jan. 17. (L N. 8.) The rabbis of Austria and Hungary have issued an appeal to the orthodox Jews, -requesting them not to light candles In their homes on the Sabbath and oniiol Idays. In the synagogues the candles are to be replaced by petroleum lamps or electrlo lights. The rabbis state that the candles are needed for-the soldiers In the trenches, and exhort the Jewish population to demonstrate Its patriotism by sacrifices. . ' Left to right James Robertson, Pacific coast representative of lkrt Motor Car Co.; W. M. Back, factory service representative. are here to attend the show. Both GREA I STIMULUS TO INDUSTRIAL STUDY LATELY IS EVIDENT Many Substitutes Are Offered for Gasoline and Leather and Processes for Saving. Race Meets in Germany. Berlin eJaa.-27. (I. N. S.) Despite the war the horse races will be con tinued in Germany. The Racing as sociation in its calendar for the sea son of 1917 announces 74 racing days. The biggest events, as in former years, will be the "German Derby, the ."Hamburg Derby" and the "Berlin Deriy." - Research and invention in indlstrial enterprises have reached in the last few years a great stimulus in Eng land and have resulted In the dis covery of numerous substitutes for Important articles, although manu facture on the large scale- necessary for practical utilization has in many instances proved too expensive or complicated for extensive usage. "Be sides the theoretically successful pro duction of synthetic rubber, many substitutes have been offered for gasoline and leather and numerous patents have been recorded for pro cesses by which the valuable constit uents of waste materials may be re covered and utilized for further man ufactures. Substitutes for - gasoline , have not achieved a notable success In Eng land, because the prevailing types of motors are especially constructed for gasoline combustion rather than be cause the new kinds of fuel are de fective, and in order to prevent a rapid accumulation of foreign matter in engines the basis of new substi tutes is generally gasoline, which is substantially diluted with other com bustible materials.' Experiments made with kerosene and benzol for use In Internal combustion engines have met with some success. Abstracts of noteworthy English patents have appeared . recently in abridged form In many British trade Journals. Among these are: Recovery of rubber from rubber fabrics e, g., tires, may be accom plished by treatment with boiling tetrachlorethane In a closed vessel. In order to obtain rubber free from un combined sulphur, this solvent treat ment may be carried out in two stages, the sulphur . being first dis solved out before the rubber enters Into solution. Substitute for leather Rosin Is dissolved in linseed oil varnish in such quantities as to produce a vis cous mass, which is then kneaded with milk curd into a stiff paste. A small amount of slacked lime is added to the mixture. This paste can be used for impregnating canvas, which, after drying, may be soaked and pressed and employed as a substi tute for leather. Coat Theft Epidemic Is On in New York New York. Jan. 27. (I. N. S.) New York city is suffering from an epi demic of overcoat thefts in restaur ants. Two young men in Jail here con fess they stole 45 overcoats of diners in downtown restaurants. With their apprehension the police hoped the thefts would stop, but they keep up at about the usual rate. A special squad of detectives has been assigned to combat this particular form of de pravlty. The "Watch Your Hat and Coat" sign crop is blooming. Wine Shops to Stay Closed. Cologne, Jan. 27. (I. N. S ) About 75 per cent of the proprietors of th wine shops in the Rhine district have decided to close their places until after the war. An Introduction to the Most Modern Motor Car Repair Shop in the Northwest '0 The secret is the duplication of factory methods in the re building of damaged or broken B) J or worn automobile parts Resulting in a satisfactory job vi every time, decreasing deprecia AiAf A. a.t . - : j i i ar. vr.v.v.vjw-v.- -:. ill ill r 11 1 in vi in n rr vn x ..... f'Vifsf . " .v VWUCt Kr, ti or repairman satisfaction and wv? 4 safety. Visiting garagemen and auto mobile agents are invited to our plant, where you will be shown i why our methods arothe cheapes 'Regrinding Cylinders. production. Some of the things that it will pay you' to have us do : Cylinder grinding. Oxy-acetylene welding. Building of new and over size part. Grinding hardened steel fclffe CFl Parts. iS"1 fi 17 Machining AntomobOe Motor Crankshaft. . ' v. m - We carry in stock various grades of heat-treated chrome nickel and chrome vanadium steel for making parts that will stand the wear. J Our reputation backs the quality and strength of every piece turned out. I GOOES & GILL 40911 Davis Street, Portland, Oregon' ' Im-.zi: .-.J?,oneBroadway 26 $ : Next slr.t nftrVi (mm 'Vi.r'P-K mm. ....i.... .i:" .ti a 2L'j 1L Et mbliidhmd J MS 2 The Mew Series 1 ftaodlelbalkeir airs A4 TCne b&iv E ACH year the Annual Exhibit of Studebaker at the shows has been filled with significance to the motor car buying public ar4 to the entire automobile industry. Each year Studebaker has announced higher quality and greater value. 1912 Studebaker announced the first six cylinder car in the world under $2,000. Since then nearly every other manufacturer of automobiles has followed the lead of Stude baker and reduced prices. 1913 Studebaker announced the first low priced car with Crown Fenders. Since then nearly every other manufacturer in the in dustry has adopted Crown Fenders. 1914 Studebaker announced the first 7 passenger six-cylinder car under $1,500 since then nearly every manufacturer of automobiles has again reduced the prices. 1915 Studebaker announced the first 7 passenger car in the world under $1,000 and this is still the only 7-passenger car in the world under $1,000. 1915 Studebaker announced the first full 50 horsepower 7-passenger Six under $1,485 and this is still the most powerful Six on the market within hundreds of dollars of its price. Since June, 1915, many manufacturers have increased the quality to compete with Studebaker, but none have equalled Stude baker in value, in quality, in power, or in comfort, within hundreds of dollars of the Studebaker price. 1916 December 3rd. Studebaker again announced a FOUR which is still the first FOUR-CYLINDER MODELS FOUR Chassis - - $ 850 FOUR Roadster - - . . . 930 FOUR Tearing Car .. .. - - 940 FOUR Every-Weather Car - - 1140 FOUR . Landau Roadster . . -115a v ; , AU Pricts f. O. B. DttfiL . and only four cylinder 40 horsepower 7-passenger car under $1,000. Studebaker again announced a six which r still the first and only 50 horsepower 7 passenger sfoc cylinder car under $1,450. i And Furthermore Studebaker Announced in the Series 18 still greater value, still more refinements, still more luxurious comfort, making it still more difficult for any com petitor in this country to compete in value, quality, or price, with Studebaker. . When the Series 16 Studebaker cars were announced June 26th, 1915, and the Series 17 Studebaker cars January 1st, 1916, they were the highest exponents of motor car power, value, comfort and quality, ever of fered by" the automobile industry at any where near the price; but since June 26th, 1915, nearly 100,000 of the Series 16 and the Series 17 cars have been sold and placed in the hands of owners in every part of the world. These cars have been tested under every conceivable condition of service and where any improvements of any kind could be made, they have been made. And with these improvements, many of which are in unobservable detail, Stude baker engineers havje refined the Studebaker Series 18 car into a product which they be lieve will give the owner of a car as nearly perfect satisfaction as any motor car in the world can give. The Series 18 Studebaker is an evolution developed from the broad experience of act- OI'IOI0R CAR CO PARK AND DAVIS STREETS PORTLAND, OREGON ual service which Is the highest criterion of automobile design and any Series 18 Stude baker you buy has been refined and im proved to "stand up" and "give service" in any part of the country, no matter where you want to use it. 0 There is greater Talue, dollar for dollar, in both the Series 18 FOUR and SIX, not only over any other Studebaker car ever an nounced before, but over any other car ever offered the public by any other company within hundreds of dollars of the Stude baker price, "The greater value offered by Studebaker is made possible: Because of Studebaker's greater fac tory facilities, more experienced man ufacturing organization, greater buy ing power; Because of Studebaker's time estab- lished sales organization and distribu tion facilities built up on world-wide good will ; Because Studebaker manufactures most of its ownarts, and therefore, is able to effect a still greater saving for its customers, by eliminating ths middleman's profit,-and at the same time it is also able to give the public higher quality, because it can manu facture every vital part of the car with uniform excellence. And finally it Is the sum of these advan tages which makes Studebaker the largest producer of high grade, medium priced automobiles in the world. SIX-CYLINDER MODE1S 5 IX Chassis SIX Roadster SIX Tawriag Car - - - - -SIX Iadsa Roadster - - - -SIX Everr-Waather Car - - - SIX Tonriag Sedan SIX Cep . ...... . SIX Limousins - ', rt kR O. M. BrrsV. . - v . . . . ' , SlOtt 1170 11SO 13SO 13SO 1700 ,170 2600 f 7, ': x 1 . "; t --.. - ...