The Oregon daily journal. (Portland, Or.) 1902-1972, September 23, 1917, Image 21

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Newspaper Page Text7v THE f OREGON; SUNDAY JOURNAL,'" PORTLAN D; SUNDAY MORNING. SEPTEMBER 23, 1917. 5 RAGGED ROCKS ALONG' CAR RAILS1 ARE HARD ON AUTOMOBILE TIRES Expert Explains to Drivers in City Why Their Tires Last No Longer Than Country, 1 1 ir ' . i . . . i " - . sn BROKEN RAILS PROTRUDE Journal Reporter z Take for Drive Ore City u4 Bonfh Hases Ar rotated O. SOURCE OF TIRE TROUBLLE llaay en automobile owner who drives on city streets la surprised to find that his tire mileage seems to be but little more than that of the man who drives on the unpaved country roads. . ..The general presumption Is that driving on pavement reduces the tire eests, which It does provided the driver takes certain precautions, prln elpeiiy that of keeping off the -car tracks. In the city there are many rough, jagged places, where the cob blestones have left their beds and pro trude In a manner which simply tears the lire out of tire treads. Xxpert Stakes meport If the average motorist who figures that hs tires have been costing him more than they should would rehearse his misfortunes he would probably find that his casings have been suffering from blowouts. At the service department of the Northwest Auto company many of the auto owners who have been telling their troubles to Roy 3rullh seem to think that the tires gave out before they should have. Oruellch. head of the service depart ment, has examined several of these casings and in each case Jhe first trou ble seems to arise from some sharp blow or cut. In the casing. Of course these are not all due to rocky streetcar tracks, but since automobiles are forced to drive on the tracks a great deal of the time many of these cuts must necessarily be from the sharp stones and broken rails which protrude above the surface of the street. Sad Flaeee round -A local Cole owner took out a JouV- nal reporter to hunt up some of these bad places and the evidence was on every hand. At Tenth and Morrison streets, where the tracks of the Ore gon Electric cross those of the locsl streetcar system, cobblestones hav been forced entirely out of their bed by the "pumping" action of the pass lag trains. They have been this way for weeks and ths edges of the rocks are the kind which tear the casings of passing motor wheels moat dangerously. Second street, from Washington north, has been in bad shape for over a year and Is one of the places where the motorist must of necessity take to the rails mos( of the Ume. Heavy drays and trucks are usually loading or unloading from supply houses along the street and the motorist has no choice but to go on the broken stones and shkrp-protruding rails of the car Broken Bail Frotrndes '.At Fifth and Couch streets a rail which has been left high and dry bv the sinking cobblestones was broken by some passing truck and the edge which now stands there is as sharp as an axe and every wheel that runs over leaves some piece of rubber hanging. If motorists will observe the caution ef keeping off the tracks, they prob ably. -win find that they will have fewer blowouts and that when their tires are done for, tney will be pretty thin, all the way around, rather than showing big holes where cuts of thi fabrics and tread have caused the pre mature end of the tires' active days. Palace Garage Will Occupy New Home A two story bulldlna belnr erti at Twelfth and Stark streets is to be occupied by the Palace garage, whloh Is now located at Twenty-second and Kearney streets. The new butldlnr is expected to be ready by November. 1 a w, Pilchard and O. Ooodsell are ths proprietors of the garage, and have been' In business for the past five years. In addition to being authorised agents for the Ford Motor company, they are dealers la automobile aeoes SJOiies and second hand ears. "77 1 tSr -" i ' x v ) I i x A rr- trmmn-m- nil -ag"' ttostsKsmsatKBssg HAL MVE PERFORMS VTTH GREAT CREDIT: ON HARD HALL STRE HILL Ragsred pavement adjoining streetcar tracks at Tenth and Morrison ' streets of the type that Is ruinous to automobile tires. MOTOR AND TRUCK RECORD OF WEEK The following temporary police per mits were obtained in Portland during the week by new car owners, pending the arrival of state licenses, accord ing, to W. O. Wllkins, publisher of the Automobile Record: K. V. Berwick, 607 Mississippi ave- i nue, Ford. C A. Burckhardt, Twenty-second and Myrtle. Cadillac. J. A. Painter, 5304 Sixty-eighth av enue southeast. Dodge. Ounther and Hickey. Twenty-third and Marshall, Ford. J. Wehoffer. 1168 Division, Over land. Max Sommers. 450 Kast Burnslde, Oakland. F. Klsner, Sherwood. Or., Denby truck. Nepon Bros., 669 Fifth, Denby truck. H. Glerman. 287 Front, Ford. n m 8. M. Davis, Corbett, Or., Stude- bapor'tland Laundry Co.. Portland, Or., Btudebaker. , F. Nowatny, 80 Broadway. Ford. Davidson Jjaking company, 797 East Broadway. Ford truck. New Car Takes Steep Grade on High Gear From Stand ing Start at Thirteenth St, PASSENGERS ARE CARRIED Three Persons in Car oa Test mil Climbing followed by Vpeed Dtm onstratton. on 3 Per Cent Orade. , NEW REAR-DECK PAIGE ROADSTER 7 Mabel Vullew, 349 V An ken y, Over land. Broadway Dye works, Portland. Ford. J Vogan Candy company, Portland, Ford. P. Harrow! tz. 231 First street. Ford. A. Klose, Denox hotel, Buick. ' K. E.' Welling, Gresham. Chevrolet. E. S. Olson. 80 Broadway. Ford. Western Transfer company. First and Ankeny, Ford. D. L. Gholson, 3 West Watt. Oak land. J. B. Shea Jr., Boston Packing com pany. Ford. George Puesten. Estacada, Or., Chevrolet. T. J. Perkins, 1265 Hood. Saxon. W. T. Harrison. 461 East Alder, Ford. C. L. Herrell. 4-14 First, Ford. G. E. Jackson, Ninth and Davis, Overland. O. N. Pease, 644 Medical bulldlag, Chandler. H. K. Harris, 174 East Water, Dodge. , S. D. Evans. Roseburg, Chalmers. K. Franks. 6537 Foster Read. Max well. ; H. M. Jones, 60 Front street, Reo. American Trucks to Help Win the War rxperts Have round a nan Wnereby American Fact ones Can Maks Enonffb Trucks for All of Allies. , Washlnstori." Sept." 22. American motor trucks may win the war, Sec retary of War Baker has said. "This, more than any other war In history. Is a war of transportation," he declared, and has acted accordingly. Today the war department Is approach ing an "ideal motor truck." By Janu ary 1. it Is hoped, these trucks', can be turned out of American factories at the rate of a hundred a day. When the United States entered the war the Society of Automotive EngW neers was called upon by the war de partment and the Council of National Defense to perfect a truck for army transportation. The Mexican border trouble had shown that the commercial trucks In use by the army were not adequate. A score of the best combus tion engine makers of the country, ap pointed to the Society of Automotive Engineers, were at once put to work by the- war department on the "ideal truck." These engineers . have now been working ; upon a motor truck for ap proximately two months and declare tney . have approached success, and within two months the United States can turn out motor trucks for all of Aba . allies- to meet every v demand. Coker F. Clarkson, general manager of tike Society of Automotive Engineers. Is directing the work. Standardisation of parts 1st one of the resnrKs) of tike new motor truck. Allied officers In thla eoonhry have re ported that because of a lack of stand' ardisarion in motor trucks in Europe there have been times when more than 50 per cent of the motor trucks behind the lines have been disabled awaiting pants. Interchanging standard parts will do away with this delay. Ways to Save Gasoline 'With the cost of gasoline soaring to new heights it will be well to study out ways of saving it. A frequent cause of waste Is running the engine idle. A great .deal more gasoline Is used than when the engine runs under load. So stop your engine every time you have occasion to stop the car for a few minutes. Bike Riders Make Run From Ocean to Ocean in 12 Honrs $ . Speaking' of records, here's $ tit one that apparently has every 41 4f recorded record faded. Think ' of it ocean to ocean In half a 4 day! 4t But it's a fact. On August 2 Edward Q. Armlger and two 4t tit other young men covered the tit tit distance in 1J hours on United 4t tit States tire-equipped bicycles, tit and what's more they did It tit tit partly on railroad ties and loose ti( tit gravel roads, and, of -course, it's -tit tit the first time it's" ever been' til tit dona The answer is they did tit tit it across the Panama canal; til tit sone. tit ti ' , 'tit 4t tit tit tit tit tit tit tit tit tit 4 4ft 4 4 tit tit tir Hall street laurels were won in a walk" last week, , when the famous Portland high gear test, hill submitted to the charge of another power steed. This time by th Hal Twelve, a new car In the field which was announced last week by the Western Motor Car Sales company, of which Roy Hemphill la manager. For months noor old Hall street has withstood charge after charge or would-be conquerors, but never before had It given up so easily as it did to the Hal Twelve. Not only did, the car climb the hill from bottom to the very too on high gear, with three passen sere, but started from a standing start In high gear at the very bottom the hill without a run and picxed up enough speed to win all laurels. Xost Difficult Climb Xs Songfet The following morning after Jake Hlrsch, factory representative of the Hal Motor Car company, had closed with Mr. Hemphill for th distribution of the Hal for the state of Oregon. Mr. Hlrsch wanted to prove his con-, tention that the car could show a style of its own. Asking for the hard est nut that automobiles could crack. Hemphill winked at McNaughton and Marquam, president and secretary or the firm, as he said, ."Hall street." immediately Mr. Hirscn aemanaea to be shown the notorious grade and it was early in the morning and Mr. Hemphill was sure no other mem bers of the automobile fraternity would be In the neighborhood, he consented to go. Of all the surprise parties he ever attended this one took high honors. for the ease in which the Hal carried three passengers up Hall street In high gear was amazing to him. Heretofore, cars of the same wheelbase and weight of the Har had failed completely in being able to make the climb. In or der to convince him of the ease in which it could be done, Jake turned the wheel over to Hemphill and the performance was repeated. Final Test Saooessrol That afternoon, as a final test with three persons In the car and in the presence of several motor fans and newspaper men, the car was started from the very bottom of the bill at Thirteenth street In high gear and steadily it "picked up" speed until by the time the sharp curve was reached a speed of SO miles was registering on the speedometer. Snorting up the rest of the grade, the car continued at a fair pace to the top at Elisabeth sxreet. After making the high gear climb. seven persons were loaded into the car and a speed of over 65 miles an hour was made on an uphill grade of about per cent. 1 1 t''". . - ' , . S ' " ill H. W- Lyons at the wheel of one of the new Paige convertible roadsters, which can be made Into a fodr-passenger car in short order. For those who want, a roadster with doors arranged so pas sengers do not have to "climb over or squeeze' through, in entering or leaving the rear compart ment, this - new Paige roadster makes strong , appeal. CLEAN MOTOR IS FIRST ESSENTIAL IN GETTING GASOLINE EFFICIENCY Even Feed Pressure Assures Ste&dy Gas Flow; Coasting Considered Legitimate, mw ON GASOLINE, OIL, TIRES AND UPKEEP AND STILL ACQUIRE THE MAXIMUM OF Power - Quality - Appearance THIS MEANS 1 TW TED TT3 rPTS3 INVESTIGATE rBE CONVINCED FIve-PissenierTourlnf Car. . . 7a5 Four-Pts$nier Roadster ....725 Coachaire . .850 f Delivery Car (Canopy Top Body) . . .725 AH Prices F. O, B. Jackson . . ;.; Many people comment on the big mileage that Maxwell cars hare ob- tolned in recent performances and thousands of automobile drivers do not understand how the Maxwell driv ers get from 20 to 50 miles on one gallon of gasoline, according to C. U Bobs, head of the C. L. Boss Auto mobile company. Maxwell distributors. Forty-six miles were made on one gallon in a recent Maxwell contest in this city and the method of economy driving as told by Mr. Boss is pub lished for the benefit of Journal read ers. In order to get the greatest gasoline efficiency from a Maxwell car, it Is necessary first to keep the motor in perfect working order. Clean oil is necessary. The carburetor Is to be adjusted so as thin a mixture as possible is ob tained. The .bearings should be kept clean, free and properly lubricated. Another important feature is the oiling of all parts of the springs. Par ticular attention is to be paid to this as 20 per cent greater efficiency may be had if -It Is done. Tires are to be rmea to run ca pacity, about 65 pounds pressure be ing required. When driving the windshield is best tilted back so as to offer as little resistance as possible to the wind. Brakes are not to be allowed to drag. It Is best to maintain a speed of about 20 miles an hour, or thereabouts. The driver in keeping the feed pres sure even and steady assures greater economy, as fluctuation uses up more gasoline than a steady flow. Coasting is legitimate and is highly important in "the savins of f ueL Where the grade is long, it is best to shut the engine entirely off. ir the grade is short, better results are had if the engine is kept barely turning over. The gasoline consumption is not as great by this as it is in starting the engina Evening is the best time to make lpng drives, as the gasoline lasts long er than during the day time hours. , By following rules which have proved efficient any .driver may make big mileage. It is necessary to take the best of care of a car at all times to gain the benefits of gasollae con sumption. If the direotlone are f ol lowed any driver will get results that will be a surprise to him. Winter Sports Urged In Mt. Hood Region Portland can have a winter play ground with toboggan slides, ski runs and outdoor skating ponds in the Mount Hood country if it wants these things, according to C. M. Menxtes, of the Northwest Auto company. The Marmot road to Mount Hood has been planked, thereby making win ter trafflo possible to that region. J C. Pridemors of Government Camp stated recently that with this lower part of the road taken care of. it would be an easy matter to keep the road open to the very base of Mount Hood. "In other parts of ths. oountry people travel miles to get a chance to play in the snow and td enjoy win ter sports under conditions much less favorable," says Mr. Mensles. "With the Marmot road in good shape, this drive would be a very pleasant one ror a winter day Mensles made the trip last week and among other things discovered great quantities of blackberries along the road. They are the evergreen va riety and are Just now in the best condition for canning. . Chevrolet Co. Plans To Make Tractors memn ot cloth "a ni Wire Wheels Coming ' ! To Be Very Popular . l . " f M - ave Tires Because They Absorb Xeat Hears eadily Than, . Wood Baoers - Demand Them. t,'.1 , 4 Wire wheels are in the ascendency, more popular this year than at any -other -Ume since they were Introduced -as a novelty to the American motor UU Aecordlnjt to E. C Habel, : sales i manager of the Manley Auto company . many cars shipped from the National j factory ride ?n wire wheels despite 1 line Her uuu u7 j ,. . standard equipment with the' maker j t j who furnishes them at an additional 1 cost. . "The popularity of ths wire wheel -, is not hard to explaht," he adds., . "X believe that the paramount reason is' appearanca , Wire wheels add a touch of smartness and distinction to - an ' automobile.' They are associated with r , speed, because- they are universally ' used by racing drivers. 4 "There is no denying that Wire ; wheels save tires, since wire absorbs heat much more readily than wood. -L ? I TJIthar ( im anv tlnnht thAUt their ". . I strength which once was challenged. ; way races run at a speed of ; mors ; . than 100 miles an hour they have , withstood the terrlfio , shock. - and strain. When tires must be changed on the road, the work can be done with less labor and more -dispatch on la car fitted with wire wheels than on ) one using wheels of the artillery type I -4 land the change does not involve. the Detroit, Sept. 81. The - Chevrolet Motor company of Flint, Mich., plans to enter into tractor manufacture, ao cording to advices received here from Washington. The secretary of the treasury has allowed certain parts made In Canada by the Chevrolet Cana dian factory to be admitted free of duty upon representation that the Im portations were to be used by ths Chev rolet company to make tractors. , Keep Hand on Lerer Keep your hand on the speed lever ' until you have finished with it. You , must watch the road while you are . changing from one speed to another and you cannot do this if you have to look down and find the speed lever several, times. ' A new fishing reel almost automat ically prevents backlash of lines. m niiiniiiiiiiiiiiiiiiininiiniinfiiiiiiiiuiuiiniiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiuiiiiiiniiiuinniiiimi ' JOURNAL'S AUTO DIRECTORY in7i!iiuiiiniMniniiiiiniiiiini!iinninniiiuuinninnuniiinniuiiininiunnI? Accessories We will sell Michelln and 8 11 vert own Cord Tires, A good Iens and the latest and best in auto goode. Depot for Oas,i Oils and Greases. TIUOT ATTO IULT OO 72 Broadway. 4-pass. Roadster, $1745 7 -pass. Tourlnf ; All Chandlers ar equipped with Bosch , magnetot TWIN STATES AUTOMOBILE CO. i 64-66 Broadway. Phone Broadway BIZ COOK ? GILL CO. 5Yi Phone Broadway 26 409 Davis Street Dattery tnarging repairing Chalmers Edwards' Tire Shop SENSIBLE SIX 5-PASSENCER . . . . . . . . .$1250 - T. O. B. Detroit. i WESTERN MOTOR CAR SALES CO. f ' . Broadway at Burnside. Broadway 836S VnlcanisIng-Tire Repeirin ' X ' 331 ANKENY Broadway 1034, A-1133 Ooodyear Berries Station, AJaz Slstrlbntors THE PACIFIC KISSEL KAR BRANCH ' l ':,W. u'HUOHigcCt, Pres. " , ' " V ' - ' BROADWAY AT DAVIS .: V . Phone, Broadway 321 San Francisco Portland ; Seattle " ' Fresno v Oakland Ban IHego . Xos Angeles . SEE THE Cole Eight at the STATE FAIR This Week Remember, this is the ear that climbed Hall street on high the car that excels it is yet to be buQt. The Right Car for Any Purpose Cole Eight couples the right size andjstyle of body for any purposewith America's favorite eight-cylinder chassis. - It meets the demand for any type of car for any carrying capacity. The big touring car for seven; the roadster for four; the Tourcoup6 and Toursedan meet the most exacting tastes. There's one among them just suited to your needs. ; Let us demonstrate. All Price f. o. b Portland Subject to change without notice The Northwest Auto Co., r Broadway and CoucL Portland. Oref on ' F. W., Voclery Pres. 'C. M. Mensiss, Manager A ABO STAKTEB rOX JOKBlB Th. only starting end llfbtii frsteai approved aj w mm wcvarj um mm onwwnn ll 10 too ' t 91 OAK ST. ELECTRIC SERVICE AUTO CO. Breedwer XTN FORD TRUCKS WESTERN 1 sad 2 Ton Immediate delivery a conslSTimsnt of sew 11 Tords has tast arrlred. .nwiuumw iiwii v w. Kmmww v vmrw Afunn sow DS1SS; PlaOSS 1 rOBD VABTS AT A DISCO TOT A. J. LORMOR tats ZHstrlkntes ' 633 ST.IE BX. , . Franklin offers more of "whtt you actually need and want In an automobile' r P BRALY AUTO CO. - I Main 4880, A-3881. lthand Washiaftsa St. f GIBSON Electric Garage and nth u jodsrtrsst Tl Storage Battery Company Bay and Vlfbt ssrrles EDISOJT ABZ aXBtZSAX LXiO BTO BAOB3 Bi lATTZXZZa ITJfAWTHORNE VULCANIZING WORKS V II II Oaaraateed tire repalrlar of every description. All standard hraade a As Aa w .jri-;1-.fa-to,Ml J4 donhle-treas tires. OOOSTZAK SXSVXCX BTATZOV. 2M MO. 40 BUwthorae aTSSSa, Hayne Touring Car .$2150 Toxedo Rosrlster $2180 . sCoofooiip4 .$2880 FoorDoor Tounsdsa -i'''$2850" Aassrfea's Greatest Llsht S!i S H. L. MANN MOTOR CAR CO. DsnuKinzw MAIN 218 The car which tells beat in direct comparison with others. ; M1TCHEL e WALLINCFORD. 822 ALDER Mack& Saurer c mBS&H MOTOR TRUCKS Washington at 21st. TeL Mar. 440 LIBERTY SIX 0 A IT I A TVT DlOaklaiid Motor Co. of Oregon J rJL.RirL LJ 344.S0 Bomslds, off Broadway ) Oldsmobile Pbobs Broadway 80 PREMIER .Oistiactrrs rfigk Crsds. Light Wolf ht. . OLDSMOBILE CO. OF OREGON - Brosdwsy and Coack ' - , rnone Broadway 1640 - l' The oar with an aJurolnuro motor. High-grade coal structlon throughout. A oar for . particular people. , MTTCHEL db WALLINCFORD, 822 ALDER ST. n t CAfAcmrxM osj- . 81325 -1 8600 S2035 moes seuvexea a vortlasa aOBXTB KOTOS CAJ oo vark aas Tlanflsis Stst H 81020 ml Smith Foritf a-Truck BAi?T Borne naooenplea territory I onesi write XMstUhnters for Oregoa ie - vrovesisioa : 1TUCKS Moreland DUtOlate, 94 tea to 8 torn, Vina DeUrery U , ton capacity,. -, MsCRAXEIi MOTOR COMPANY Main 83 490 BorasldW St. The BHtwell Series repreesnte the Utost and best tm Motor Cars-New ralae at medium prices. D. C WARREN MOTOR CAR CO. 1 ' 88-80 N. Twenty-third St.: " Phone Main 780 U. S. L. AND ; DIAMOND GRID BATTERIES ., , CXiEAJT, KOBA8X S tics . ; Van Matre Storase Battery Co. '; : as Worth Sroasway aales and Bervioe -expert advlee shone year battery freely siren. VULCANIZING Let us do your tre repairing. Alt our work Is abso lutely guaranteed. Oar prices are always right. W sell all leading brands of tires and tubes. gasoUn. slL and tire eundrtea - , , ' v . - , VACxjrxo TTJZ.CAjrxzrjrci co- twsy 47B. . ' . sa nird STt.: 0:.' rs Stock Them, We mepsat Tassa,' - we vaargs xms, Free Advice sad Xsspsetl. . AVTO XXJSCTXXO SQVXmif C3 Slzta sad Baraside Sues is. - -