THE" OREGON SUNDAY .JOURNAL, PORTLAND, . SUNDAY MORNING, JANUARY. 23, 1917.
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DORT OFFICIALS HERE
SURFACES PRESENTS
PERTINENT
PROBLEM
Heavy Auto Trucks and fast;!
Moving Automobiles Intro
duce New Factor,
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NEED EXPERT SOLUTION
To . Baf egnara Surfaced Beads Some !
States Zdmtt Spsed, Weight and
Width of Auto Trucks.
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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
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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.
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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.
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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
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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
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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
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Machining AntomobOe Motor Crankshaft.
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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'
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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
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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.
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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 -
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