7v THE f OREGON; SUNDAY JOURNAL,'" PORTLAN D; SUNDAY MORNING. SEPTEMBER 23, 1917.
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RAGGED ROCKS ALONG'
CAR RAILS1 ARE HARD
ON AUTOMOBILE TIRES
Expert Explains to Drivers in
City Why Their Tires Last
No Longer Than Country,
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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.
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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
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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.
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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,
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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
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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.
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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
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ABO STAKTEB rOX JOKBlB Th. only starting end llfbtii frsteai approved
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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.
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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
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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
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Smith Foritf a-Truck BAi?T
Borne naooenplea territory I onesi write
XMstUhnters for Oregoa
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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 - , , '
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twsy 47B. . ' . sa nird STt.:
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