MAXWELL CAR BEATS
TRAIN EVERY TIME IN
9 DAY INTERCITY RON
419 Miles Between San Fran
cisco and Los Angeles
Covered on Train Time.
NO STOPS MADE FOR FUEL
Motor Ahead of Crack Southern Pacific
Train Prom so Minutes to Hort
Thin an Hour.
Ray McNamnra. veteran Maxwell
driver, recently brought to a success
ful close the remarkable nine-day in
tercity run between San Francisco and
Ios Angeles, one of the severest testa
to which an automobile had ever been
subjected.
During the period of the long, con
tinuous drive between the two Cali
fornia cities McNamara put his Max
well over the 419 miles of road that
link these two bis municipalities on
the schedule of the crack Southern
Pacific train, "The Lark." Invariably
McNamara beat the train to the ob
jective points from 20 minutes to more
than one hour. Every start and every
checklng-ln wa taken by the Western
Union Telegraph Company. The tele
graph company's records bear out
these statements, as they are in every
dense official.
Veteran DrlTcr Called East.
At the termination of the intercity
drive McNamara announced that wore
It not for the fact that the Maxwell
factory had called him Kant to super
vise a big economy tent having a nation-wide
scope to it, he would gladly
rmHmift the irrfnd between Snn Kran-
cisco and Ios Angeles, fully believ
ing the Maxwell would continue its
consistent performance without me
chanical trouble if any kind. As it
Is, the record of tho Maxwell stands
unique in the hfstory of motordom
and constitutes a remarkable tribute
to the speed, power, stamina and en
durance of that lightweight car.
Motorist and prospective owners up
and down the state were attracted to
McNamara's unusual demonstration.
Knthusiasl8 in every city through
which the route of the Maxwell passed
were daily on hand to greet McNa
mara and the passengers and observer
that was carried on each leg of the
round trips. Hetween San Francisco
and Ixs Angeles, after the start of the
nightly Journey of 419 miles at 8
o'clock, the time of departure of "The
Iark," only one stop was made. This
usually occurred in Fresno or Bakers
field, where the driver and the pas
sengers "took on hot coffee and sink
ers," entailing a loss of from 10 to
20 minutes.
No Stops Made for Ptwl
No stops were made en route for
the purpose of replenishing the Max
well with fuel or oil, a sufficient
quantity being carried in specially
constructed tanks to more than carry
the car through the 419 miles. Be
sides thin special equipment, the Max
well which was driven every night of
the nine-day test was strictly a ptock
model car.
McNamara's total mileage piled up
during the interrcity drive was 3771.
a total of four and one-half round
trips. An urgent message from the
Maxwell factory in Detroit prevented
the intrepid driver from completing
the fifth round trip, as It was orig
inally planned to make the test one
of ten days' duration.
China to Construct
Koad for Motor Cars
Arrangements have been made for
the construction of a road, from
Shanghai to Woosunfr. the deep-water
Tcrt at the point where the Hwangpu
dicharsres into the Yangtze.
As all vessels beyond a certain draft
with carpo for Shanghai have to dis
charge at "Woosung, convenient con
nections between tne two are impor
tant. A railroad has been In operation
for 20 years, but a road passable for
motor vehicles has been lacking.
The distance Is between 10 and 14
miles, according; to the route selected.
By the arrangement now made the
Hwangpu conservancy board, which Is
In charge of the maintenance of navl
ration on the river and . receives the
proceeds of a customs surtax levied
for that purpose. It Is to loan from Its
funds to the public works office of
Shanghai the sum of $40,000 Mexican
($13,632 United States currency), re
payable in 4.0 annual Installments
without Interest. The remainder of
the total cost of the work, estimated
at $60,000 Mexican, is to be borne by
the conservancy board Itself.
It is understood that Immediate ac
tion on the . project has been delayed
by an Investigation to assure officials
that the proposed work will not im
pair the embankment of the Hwangpu.
The
NOW
GARY
Your hauling and delivery system is a vital part of your business. If you
are not considering it as such, then your business is not as profitable as it
should be. GARY TRUCKS will put money in the bank for you, enabling
you to expand where otherwise" it might be impossible. Here are a few of
many "GARY features that command your attention:
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WORM DRIVE, SHELDON SPRINGS FRONT AND REAR, PRESSED
STEEL HEAT-TREATED FRAMES, MASTER CARBURETORS WITH
HOT-AIR CONNECTION,
Write for Full Particulars, Specifications, Etc.
GARY
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Members of the Trails club at Upper Multnomah Falls
4
IN THE ARMY BUDGET
Uncle Sam Proposes to Make
Good Use of Gasoline Mo
tors in Hauling Supplies.
Four million dollars will be spent by
the United States government on ar
mored cars in the near future. The
house appropriations committee has re
ported out a bill that provides $160,
000,000 for war transportation purposes
and an additional $3,900,000 for ar
mored cars.
Out of the $160,000,000 appropriated
will come the money for motor cars
snd trucks. Special attention also will
bo riven to thf matter of military
reads, as Is indicated by an item for
roads, walks, wharves and drainage
alone of $5,539,965.
A large amount of money is appro
priated for the purchase of sites and
the establishment of airplane schools,
while $43,450,000 is Bet aside for the
purchase, maintenance, operation and
repair of airshirs and other aerial ma
chines necessary to the aviation sec
tion. The sum of $11,000,000 is set
aside for aviation in the navy.
Numerous small items for motor-propelled
vehicles also are included in the
bill, which totals $2,699,485,291.18 for
the new army for the fiscal year end
ing June 30, 1918.
All of which goes to show that Un
cle Sam will be hauled to the front and
kept there by gasoline motors, which
have proven themselves so efficient on
the other side of the Atlantic
Ford Built to Make
100 Miles an Hour
"Terrible Teddy" Tetzlaff, once one
of the brightest stars of the automo
bile speed firmament, but who has not
driven in the big-time stuff since he
campaigned on the Maxwell team In
MILLION
DOLLARS
FOR
ARMORED
CARS
GARY TRUCK
READY FOR DISTRIBUTION
GARY PRICES, F. O. B. PORTLAND
1-TON, $1395 2-TON, $2200
IV2-TON, $2000 312-TON, $3250
Koehring Machine Co.,
254 Hawthorne Avenue
PORTLAND, OREGON
1,614, is at work on a new speed crea
tion. Tetslaff and his business part
ner, Shirley Iuard, in their Ixs An
geles shops, are at work transforming
a 60-mlle-an-hour Ford into a road
rocket that will do 100 miles in 60
minutes. Tetzlaff claims a change in
construction has already doubled the
speed and power of the car. The
change consists principally in doubling
the number of valves. A body with
the minimum of wind resistance,
shapefl like a torpedo, has been built.
This resembles a fat truncated tor
pedo. The radiator box is Vbe widest
part of the body.
250 Motor Cars
Operate in Alaska
Alaska has been building roads since
1906. It has built 920 miles of wagon
roads, 620 miles of winter sled roads
and 2210 miles of rails. None of these
roads was built for motor car traffic,
but more than 250 trucks and passen
ger cars were In use over them at the
close of the last fiscal year. Much
damage has been done to the roads by
heavy, narrow-tired trucks, and the
board of road commissioners finds
troubles of maintenance with them al
ways. In addition, they found it nec
essary to build a five-mile road along
a hillside last summer by covering the
roadbed with willow corduroy and
surfacing the corduroy with gravel,
because the material underlying the
location consisted of six feet of gravel
on the bed rock. 40 feet of clear ice on
the Kravel. and two feet of moss and
tundra on top.
More Stolen Cars
Being Recovered
In a report Just Issued by the auto
mobile theft bureau of the Automobile
club of Southern Colifornia, the num
ber of unrecovered stolen automobiles
In Los Angeles for the month of March
increased 60 per cent as compared with
he same period last year. The aggre
gate valuation of the unrecovered cars
for the month amounts to $10,000, as
against $7500 during March, 1916. One
hundred and twleve cars were stolen
during March from the streets of Los
Angfeles. Eighty of these wer re
covered and returned to their owners,
while 32 were still unaccounted for.
GARY
N. W.
GARY
Photo copyrighted by Welster.
on last .Sunday's hike.
WAR WILL STIMULATE
OF FARMS AND MILLS
President of Studebaker Cor
poration Sees No Reason to
Worry These War Days,
Now that this country has been thor
oughly embroiled in the titanic world
war. there exists in the minds of some
men a feeling of uncertainty as to
its effect upon business conditions here
on this side of the Atlantic. Contrary
to a rather general impression that
prevails in this country, "big business'
is apparently not at all worried over
the international complications, ac
cording to the following statement
from A. R. Erskine, president of the
Studebaker corporation, sounding an
optimistic note concerning future pros
pects.
"A state of war always stimulates an
active demand for the products of the
mines, fields and factories, and the
United States has felt this demand
from foreign countries for the past
three years to an extensive degree. The
entry of the United States into the war
simply increases the demand, and con
sequently large increases In prices
have ensued recently for all agricul
tural products. Uvestock and food sup
plies generally. The demand for mu
nitions and war supplies continues
very heavy, not only from the allies
but from our own government, and
consequently the industries of the
country are and will continue to be
operated at full capacity upon these
orders. Thus it Is evident that our
people In all pursuits are receiving
large incomes, perhaps greater than
ever before in our history, and as long
as this condition lasts, business will
be good.
"This is no time for any man to feel
pessimistic. The great resources of the
united States, its energy and power
arc being employed in the war, and
large expenditures must ensue, which
in themselves mean prosperity for our
people, in spite of the hiarh Drices
and increased taxes that will prevail
wnue tne war continues."
Crude Oil Is Best
To Remove Road Oil
For polishing the bodv and remov
ing road oil, use crude oil applied as
follows: Take a piece of gauze or
cheese cloth and soak it in water. Then
wring out fairly dry and dip in crude
on. Again wring out the rag. and
is ready to rub over the surface to be
polished. Never rub in a circular mo
tion, but in straight lines. Another
piece of gauze slightly dampened with
water must be used to polish and dry
the surface after the oil rag has been
applied.
To remove hardened grease around
the chassis, use clear turpentine; then
puwan wuii cruue on. nemuve turpen
tine as soon as possible from varnished
parts.
To clean celluloid, use clear vine
gar with cheese cloth or gause.
Speed Record Made
In Crowded Streets
The unusual record of 62V6.2 miles In
24 hours on high gear through the
congested streets of one cf the largest
American cities was made recently by
a Paige car of standard stock model,
exceeding a previous record by more
than 40 miles.
This unique test, which was unusu
ally severe because It carried the car
during many of the 2 hours through
crowded traffic, was made in Cleve
land, and under authoritative auspices,
Representatives of two newspapers
were continually on the job supervis
ing the operation of the car,- and at
the end of the day attested to Its
record in sworn statements.
DEMAND
OUTPUT
SERVICE STAINS TO
OFFER TIRE ADVICE TO
ENTIRE
"We Must Help User to Get!
His Mileage Out of Tires,"
Says Goodyear Manager.
PREVENTION IDEA FIRST
fPttton-in-Tlma Principle Is Xsjmote
of System to CMve Patrons lCore
for Taelr Money.
In the Goodyear Tire and Rubbe
company's plan for rendering specific
tire service to the 3,000,000 motorists
of the United States 15,000 service
stations are now included, all identi
fied by the familiar Goodyear sign,
and scattered throughout the entire
country, reaching even the remotest
hamlets.
This far flung battle line reaching
across the continent, has been estab
lished in the interest of this great
army of American motorists because
it is their due. There ar many serv
ices that all these motorists have a
right to expect from these services
stations, and which the service sta
tions expect to be called upon to
furnish.
Increase Tlx Sdeaffe is Plan.
In commenting on his company a
service policy, C A. Leatherman. local
manager for the Goodyear Tire t
Rubber company says: "We feel that
we have not done enough when we
have built mileage into our tires, for
the service is not complete we must
help the user to get this mileage out
of the tires. We aim to increase tire
mileages by meeting and averting
those abuses which shorten tire life
and boost tire cost.
"We expect all our service stations
to " render certain specific services,
among which are to advise correct air
pressures, lest under-lnf lation work
the premature ruin of the tire; to
make frequent testSo to ascertain
whether the original pressure is sus
tained; to Inspect casings for tread
cuts and make the timely repairs In
tended to combat this condition; to
test out brakes to insure that they grip
evenly; to interchange tires from reir
to front wheels to Insure uniform wear
and endurance; to explain the uses of
tire savers and their value when used
opportunely; to examine wheels for
correct alignment, and to guard you
against the one thousand and one
forms of tire abuse you may innocent
ly Inflict.
Advance Xamadies Offered.
"The service that these dealers ren
der is one of prevention rather than
of cure. They are advocates of th-j
'uritch in time' principle. Like th
physicians of China, who are paid for
Nothing
oe
NATION
Long-distance touring without fatigue !
Mind and body are free from tension!
You cannot make "work" of driving a
Cole Eight. There is nothing to think
about but steering and enjoying the
great out-of-doors ahead and around you.
Choose any road any distance, and
yout Cole Eight will carry you with
Factory Distributors.
F. W. VOGLER, PreskWnt.
Tteeplnr patients well, those dealers
save their patient enourh in tire costs
to JusUfy their fees. They aim to ap
ply In advance those remedies and
safeguards that form an effectuil
blockade aralnst the tire trouble 'that
might have been.'
"So the question "Why Is the service
station dealer? may be answered in
this manner he Is for your conven
ience, pleasure and satisfaction, for
your tires' full value and their long
life.
GOOD
E
OF BIG SATISFACTION
TO OWNERS OF CARS
Writer Recalls Early Days in
Motoring, When He Carried
Whole SetNof Spark Plugs.
"Good ignition is a source of much
satisfaction to the owner of a motor
car," observes Chester S. Ricker, M.
in the American Motorist. 'T often
feel that good Ignition Is less appre
ciated by the average car. user of late
years than it is by the pioneer io
torist. When you stop to consider the
many miles that you have run without
replacing a broken spark plug or even
cleaning the plugs in use. you first
begin to realize how reliable the little
things have become.
"I can well remember how in the
early days of my automobile expe
rience I always carried a whole set of
spark plugs along, and never thought
might of it if I had to change a couple
of plugs in a 60-mlle run. We always
carried extra porcelains in those days
and few were the motorists who could
not take a plug apart and replace the
broken part. At that time it
was a question whether jump spark
with battery ignition or make-and-break
ignition was the most desir
able. "Ten years have rolled around Bince
then, and today the Jump spark is uni
versal. This was only brought about
by the development of the spark plug
which was reliable. Nowadays almost
any plut will give better reimlts than
the most expensive ones did in the
past. Furthermore, the plug of today
costs only about one quarter as much
as did those of yesterday. Today you
can purchasea Rood plug at prices
ranging from '75 cents to $1.5. Some
of the best plugs, however, run into
much more money and a charge of $5
for a high-grade plug, such as is used
in aeroplane and racing motors, is not
considered exorbitant."
March Output of
Fords Was 72,100
Detroit, May 19. The Ford Motor
company manufactured 71.100 motor
cars In March. These cars) war all
delivered and sold.
NUN
SOU
to Do But Enjoy Yourself
NORTHWEST AUTO COMPANY
Broadway at Couck St.,
Cole Motor Car Company
Indianapolis, U. S. A.
ADVANTAGES FOUND IN
SHIPMENTS
OVERLAND
FROM THE FACTORIES
Driving Delivery Furnishes
an: Ideal Warming-Up Pro
cess for New Motors,
METHOD MUCH QUICKER
WUlya-OTerland Company Delivered
4,103 Cars Tnls Way m Month
of Xarch.
The 410S driveaway shipments of'
motor cars made from the factory of,
the Willys-Overland company, at To-1
ledo. in the early months of this year, j
furnished convincing evidence of ad-1
vantages of that method of automobile
delivery from factory to dealer, ac-!
cording to H. H. Ellng. local Wlllyj- j
Overland representative. j
In January, 903 cars were driven;
overland to the dealers; In February,;
1058 wer transported in this way and,
the driveaway shipments increased to,
2H! in March. I
With reasonably good roads on
which to deliver the new cars. It Is
said that the driveaway method Is n. 1
most desirable substitute for freight
delivery and thru It will be common
practice in the future, irrespective of
freight conditions.
Advantage round in Method.
"Up to a few weeks ago, the drivea
way method of delivering automobiles
was regarded as simply the on'.v
alternative in getting the cars to the
dealers when freight cars were not
available." said Mr. Bllng. "Today. th.
leading manufacturers have awakened
to the fact that there la often a dis
tinct advantage in the overland system
and many of them will continue to
adhere to it long after the freight car
shortage is relieved.
"In the first place, the over-land
delivery of a new car furnishes ai
Ideal warming-up process for the rre
motor. Actual service- on country
roads, in the hands of experienced
drivers, is the best sort of treatment
for the motor fresh from th factory.
All of the working parts thereby are
fitted for the task which they are to
perform, and when the car is delivered
to the buyer they work more smoothly
if possible, than on the day they left
the factory.
"In the second place, over-land de
livery Is much quicker than shipping
by freight. When the car leaves th
factory you know approximately Jutit
when It will reach Its destination.
There will be no annoying delay la
congested freight yards and, further
more, there is no danger of rough
handling of the car in loading and un
loading. "Poor roads alone stand In the way
(TP TTLaT"g
restful buoyancy easily, sorejy, safely.
No distraction or uneasiness about
its mechanical ability to perform. You
are free to enjoy your ride, confident at
all times in the conquering power of
your car.
We will be pleased to demonstrate
and explain the Cole Eight.
Portland, Oregon.
C. M. MENZIES, Sales Mgr.
of over-land delivery of automobile. -With
good-roads campaigns assuming
greater proportions each year, it is
reasonable to hope that the time -soon
will come when the road situation no
longer will be an obstacle in the di
rection. Besides the state and county
increasing aid given the movement by y
"In 1916, there were built under the
supervision or rederai authorities ap- ,
.proximately 661 miles of road 15 Iet
rln width, according to the annual re- -'
I'ui i oi ine oil ice oi uuuuc rnoi iu -
the department of agriculture. 4v;'
Better Koads Aid Scheme. . . -
"The roads included In the total are ' ,
experimental roads oountv road a and . '
"uj in nsuunai paras ana luresui
This is more than double the work of
any previous year and still greater '
progress is expected In 1817. - ''
"With good roads on every hand, :
in anveaway win no longer be aa.
unusual feature of motor car delivery. ,
It probably will be the ordinary thing."
Owner Held Liable -
III llllrl. Ill Irll I M nliliiN'
T T nt A r ft rilllnir hinrfH Avn hw t H A
supreme court of New York, a car,
owner mav be held liable for a klllina i
even though his chauffeur takes the
vai vm nuiiyui nic vwuva V 7I l.i to
Biun iuu mmiiis or kiiis a person, in
defendant in the case, the owner. ar.jr
gued that since the car was in dead
storage and was taken out without the ...
owner's permission, he should not" be
held responsible. The plaintiff Con-
tanita that .In.,. , K a s-lvm , f f . mrm In
ma employ ui uie uwiicr, wniiv IVSkiuig .
his car. the latter Is liable notwith
standing the fact that the driver wtU
eiven orders not to take the car out. -
A ne up, ininii i uiUH i mk, mil uwner- im
in the ooune of his employment as
tlona or deviation from the line of hi
duty does not relieve the owner from
the responsibility. The important
wneuinr me ail wan uuita wuwa m.iaw
nn mutter how irres-iilarl v or With WhaV
disregard of Instructions. V,
Auto License Fees
Doubled in Missouri
The Missouri legislature has passed
a bill providing for double the llcensa
fees that have been collected hereto
fore. Kach motor car owner will have
to pay around $10 a year. Instead of.
$5. the fees being graduated accord-.
Ing to horsepower from $5 to 111.
License fees for trucks are rated toy,
weight, unloaded, from $5 for 2000
pounds, to 130 for a truck weighing
lO.nOO pounds, unloaded. The cluba
and dealer associations have been fur
thering ttie bill providing for these
Increases.
Ford Goew Farther on Keroaeae.
A test of the kerosene fuel system
made recently In Chicago under A. A.
A. supervision showed 25.5 miles to
the gallon on a Ford car. against SS
miles to the gallon on gasoline and.
with a stock carburetor.
PRICES
frnren Pimnrw Col Eight
Touring Car 4179S
Tomr Pmrager Cote Eight
Taaedo Roadster $179$
Fear Psesaagar Cole 8priagfleld
Tosfooups taiflS
PsMeac er Four-Door
Toareedaa J249J
. . b. Indiantpolit
mm4 subject ( eHmnf without
notice
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