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14 . THE OREGON SUNDAY JOURNAL; PORTLAND. SUNDAY MORNING. DECEMBER 23. 1917. WAR SERVICE DONE BY AUTOMOBILE IS OF BROAD SCOPE Uses to Which Cars and Trucks Are Put in War Emergency I - Are Enumerated. j RAIL CONGESTION RELIEVED Motor Manufacturers Cooperate : With Government in Serving Transportation Demands. ; FAIR MOTORIST ...... .. - r -. ..T.. . , f,- ' , Following the offer of automobile : manufacturers to serve the government i in any way, a survey of the industry ,- nas Been made by Alfred Reeves, een - eral manager of the National Automo bile Chamber of Commerce, to show ; the kinds of service the motor car Is . supplying and can supply In the present J national crisis. Washington officials are t realising more and more that the pres- , ent war is dependent upon the motor car industry In as many and possibly In more ways than upon any other indus try In this, country. Tracks Hani Necessities . "Armies at the front and in the traln- ; Ing camps are supplied with food, cloth ing, ammunition and all other neces 4 sarles. by motor trucks. The armies In ; Europe are already using 100,000 motor . I trucks In transportation service. The r United States army expects to call for -- 100,000 trucks- for the coming year. - Many thousand motor ambulances are used for removing the wounded from the - battlefields. Paris was saved from invasion by rushing an army of 100.000 French "-troops in motor cars, omnibuses and v taxicabs from behind Paris for the bat- tier of the Marne. Verdun was saved by I hurrying ' up ammunition and supplies in motor trucks when ho other trans portation would suffice. Tasks Wla Victory British "tanks" made the break In the v German line that resulted in the victory : at Cambral. These tanks are cater pillar motor -tractors, a type of farm . tractor developed in America. Motor tractors are used for hauling - heavy guns. Armored motor cars have been used - .with success against rifle and machine gun fire. Many types of special motor cars are ; ; used in army work. They Include cars an'd trucks equipped with wireless ap- paratus, motor searchlights, motor kitchens, motors mounting anti-aircraft guns, motor driven emergency hospi tals, motor trucks for erecting"-telephone . and telegraph lines, etc. Motorcycles Carry Dispatches Motorcycles are employed almost al together in the war .for dispatch - carrying. American automobile engineers and 'factories developed the Liberty airplane . motor, which will be built by tens of thousands In American automobile fac ' tories next year by the standardized ; . quantity productive methods developed " in this industry. It is believed these 3. airplanes will materfillly help to win the war: ' ' - -American automobile engineers and ... factories also developed the standard : ised United States army motor trucks '. and will build many thousands during '- the coming year. It is only through the : standardized production methods devel--s oped in the industry that it is possible "to manufacture- these army trucks in such large numbers and to have the parts in all of them Interchangeable. - This interchangeable feature will enor mously reduce the number of replace- - ment parts that the army will have to .carry in stock at the repair depots. - , Aircraft Production Promoted -It was the automobile business that . made the airplane possible. The auto mobile manufacturers encouraged the steel manufacturers to evolve special al- loy steels that were extraordinarily - strong and light and high speed tool ' - steel for working these hard, tough metals. The automobile Industry also devel oped the high speed gasoline engine that has been adapted to airplane and motor - boat work. The use of motor trucks made it pos- slble to construct the 18 national army cantonments in record time. They . . hauled most of the material used in : ereotlng the buildings at these canton menta. Manufacturing facilities of the motor car industry are sufficiently extensive , to produce most of the materials re quired by the army with the exception ; - of foodstuffs. Leading motor car com- L IS'-: U - ; i ii i ii i ii iw q - - 'fa'. W-i.i The closed ear Is becoming more and more popular on the streets of Portland. The above Illustration show Mrs. A. W. Jones, a prominent motor enthasiast, in her Ford Sedan which she uses in all aorta of weater. APPLICANTS CARELESS IN RECORDING MOTOR AND FACTORY NUMBERS To Facilitate Location of Stolen Automobiles, Details Are ' of Value. panles are already extensively engaged in manufacturing not only motor trucks, motor cars, ambujances and tractors, but are also producing on a large scale gyn caissons and1 parts, recoil checks, mine anchors, shells, etc. It is entirely feasible for them to make steel helmets, all sorts of forglngs, stampings and castings, tents, wagon covers and in numerable other articles of metal, cloth and wood. The rubber tire companies have begun making gas manks and have been making fabric for airplanes and balloons for some years. Ballroad Congestion Relieved In response to the call of the rail roads' war board, motor trucks are rap idly coming to the relief of the railroads tn their present critical state of conges tion, to care for all short-haul freight traffic in and around cities, up to dis tances of 25 to 50 miles. This will nable the railroads ' to clear the tracks nd particularly the terminals - for through freight of utmost Importance, t uch as coal, sugar, ore, iron and steel, I rain, necessary foodstuffs of all kinds, i lunitlons and other army supplies and t roops. Taking over of short-haul work ly motor trucks will release many loco motives, cars and train crews for long haul work. Sspplies Haaled to Terminals Army trucks are going to be delivered from the factories where they are built to the seaboard for shipment abroad over the public roads under their own power. They will make the trip loaded with BDare Darts and supplies and will be manned by the army motor truck crews that will handle them on the otner aiae. Thus they will avoid the use of many thousands of freight cars and hundreds of locomotives. Officers, automobiles, ambulances and mntorcvcles for courier service and ma- rhinA srun batteries can also be de livered by road if desired. Troop Movements Coald Be Handled Snoul3Tany"efentuklRy-,iariae. such aa th blockade of a railroad, to make it Lcecessary, the thousands of soldiers at any of our camps or cantonments coma be moved rapidly by a concentration of thousands of privately pwnea touring cars of our cttisens, and their entire equipment could follow in private motor trucks. The 4,000,000 automobiles and 400,000 motor trucks and delivery wagons in use in America are a tremendous resource. They are time-saving and labor-saving machinery that enables more work to be done In a given time by fewer men and horses. Man power is scarce and high priced and horses and mules have been shipped abroad for army use at the rate of half a million yearly since the war began. Motor cars are a necessity to the farmer and motor trucks are equally nec essary to manufacturers and merchants who have found It imperative to bring materials long distances by truck and make long distance deliveries 10 avoid railroad freight embargoes and other rail delays. Don't Hide License Number Motorists should be careful that the spare tire on the rear of the car does not hide a part or all of the 'number or license plate, was the comment of V. d. Albright, northwest manager of the B. . Goodrich Rubber company this week, and the owners of automo biles should see that the plate Is prop erly lighted at night. WEEK'S MOTOR AND TRUCK RECORD The following temporary police per mits were obtained in Portland during the week by new car owners, pending the arrival of state licensee, according to M. O. Wllklns. publisher of the Auto mobile Record: R. W. Velt. 77 E. Sixty-fifth street. Ford. Beaver Electric company, 114 Grand avenue. Ford. Howard Auto company. Fourteenth and Davis. Buick. V. Veoletto, 37 W. Skidmore street. Ford. Joe Stelner, 255 Columbia boulevard. Ford. Carl DabJstrom, 191 Williams avenue. Ford. H. F. Plough. 1501 Minnesota street Chevrolet. II. Cohen. 212 Ca.ru thers street. Stude baker delivery. Olen Douglas. SIS Stanton street. Max well. D. B. Howell, 84 Fourth street. Dodge. L. W. Hatch. Hillsdale. Or., Overland. L. B. Laughton, 964 Kaat Seventeenth north. Ford. George W. Fraxler, 204 Market street, Oldsmobile. F. Randall. Llndell hotel. Overland. Hugh K. Smith. 1100 Northwestern Bank building, Ford. J. F. Gilpin. S35 E, Washington. Oak land. W. D. G-rigsby, 1057 a Twenty-sixth street north. Ford. Gi W. Dow. 857 Kaat Eighth north. Studebaker. George Carlln, S4S Mississippi. Liberty. W. T. Taompeon. 435 East Everett. Maxwell. William A. Vofght. Hillsdale, Or.. Ford. Crane company. Fourteenth and Ir ving, Reo. L. O. Beederstadt. SS2 Washington. Charles W. Crutosl, Cody apartments, Seventh and Taylor, Overland. State Laundry company, S95 East Broadway. Ford delivery. 8. May, R. F. D. 2. Portland. D-r truck. J. W. Long. Congress hotel. Mitchell. A. B. Wellington. 153S East Lincoln. Maxwell. D. L. Rleh. 684 Elliott. Mitchell. John L. Blled. 129 Eleventh street. Ford. Jack L. Goodell. 212 K Fourth street. Ford delivery. Mrs. Nellie Davis. Ionian Court, apartments. Overland. R. Krlsel, Beaver apartmentes. Ford. Mrs. Hilda Williams, Imperial hotel. Paige. William Taylor, 17S Burnslde,' Max well. W. T. Blschoff. Route S, . Portland. Ford. II- B. Breaaw, R. F. D. box 4SL Chevrolet. T. Shokl. 1(25 East Tenth. Chevrolet. John Kehrll. 213 W. Burlington. Re public truck. O. Malaer, Milwaukle, R. 2, Ford truck. A. A. Hollander, 494 East Nineteenth North. Reo. William F. Casey, 90 East Flanders. Ford. r Frank Steblnger. 2f Broadway Ter race, jvora Ray Hollabaugh, 402 East Forty third North. Ford. W. Herachberger, 247 Ankeny, Ford. J. II. Kelster, 233 Morrison street. OldsmobOe. A. O. Johnson. 787 Overlook boule vard. Ford. Theodore Pfsar. 192 East Twenty eighth street. Ford. C. R. Bone. Seward hotel. Ford truck. E. H Harris. 120V. Fifth street, Oldsmobile, Exhaust Gases Dangerous Don't run the motor in a olosed garage. The carbon monoxide in ex haust gases is odorless and colorless, yet a small percentage of It in the air ta fatal. Aa the problem of tracing stolen motor ahiclea to a far reaching on tt la high ly Important that motor car owner, tn submitting their applications for U oenaea . check up the factory and motor numoers or inelr cars so that the records required to be ltept In the motor vehicle department of the state may be accur ate. Secretary of State Olcott not only has in mind the record of hla office In returning license applications which do not correepond with the previous year'a record, but also the Interests of the mo tor car owners, so that In the event of loaa a correct description of the car may be available from an authentic source. ISM AaaUcaUoas Retmraed Out of 15.533 applications thus far re ceived for 1918 licensee about 1(00 of that number were returned for the rea son that errors appeared In the descrip tion of the cars, or the Information in the application was not aa full and com plete as the law requires. In every caw the -motor car owner's attention baa been directed to the same so that for his own protection appropriate steps could be taken by him to check up the numbers of hla car and correct hla application. Hardly a day passes, says Secretary of State Olcott. that notices of stolen cars are not received In hla office, or some Inaulrr made eoncernlnar cars rwhtch have been stolen sometime prior tnereto. The need, therefore, (or a cor rect record of every motor vehicle is ob vious. RegWtraUoa CoaUaaes The police of the different cities and towns of Oregon and sheriffs of the counties are engaged more or less all the time in assisting In running down motor cars which have been stolen from some section of the state. These officers say tt Is almost impossible to get a line on a stolen car Just from a description of the make or model, aa there are a great number of the same makes and models of different cars driven in all sections of the country. The number of applications for 1918 motor vehicle licenses received up to Saturday. December 22. Is approximately 16.600. while for the same period a year ago the number was 11.400. There are approximately 48.700 cars registered dar ing 1917, while for the year 1918 the to tal was approximately 84,000. Three Auto Lenses Are Recommended HAS BEEN APPOINTED FACTORY SALES MANAGER - "4. ' V v v L ' x .---- Recommendation of three auto 1' examined at the test meeting of the headlight committee a week ago Fri day, with certain provisions which put the whole thing up to the owner of the machine and the seller of the lenses, were adopted at a meeting of the com mittee In Chief of Police Johnson's of fice this morning. The Macbeth. 8uess and Warner lenses were recommended aa suitable for 24 candle power lamps, provided they n n nnrnnu min ULUUKtbUH I KAIL NAME BESTOWED ON BLUE MOUNTAIN ROAD Highway Commission Perpetuates Route Followed by Early Set tlers in Name and in Fact In designating the different roads In the state highway system the high way commission has taken steps to pre serve the name "Old Oregon Trail" by bestowing it upon the road which con nects with the Columbia river highway at Umatilla, coming from Baker. La Grande and Pendleton. The road fol- aad Baker. Tha latter plaoa ta tn ees tar for both the tipper and lower Powoes river - settlements. Like - the Grand Rondo valley this to a great stock eova try and tn addition to a wall established mining district, a large lumber trad la carried on here and aa a producer of hay and grain this valley to one of the leaders of Eastern Oregon. Baker la also the trade enter for the valleys tributary to Burnt river. It to hero the Sumpter narrow gauge railroad leaves the mala Una for Prairie City ta Grant county. CeaaUee PreaUse CeeaeraUea The "Old Oregon Trail" to not with out aoanlo attractions. Botn the Grande ' Roods and Powder river valleys are sur rounded at close range by abrupt and rugged mountains fringed wtth snow, clad peaks the greater part of the sea son. The pass over the Blue mountains from Pendleton to La Grande affords some wonderful vistas. As a part of the state system the Old Oregon Trail ranks high in Importaaoa, During the summer season tt carries a heavy traffic which will be greatly In-, creased when the road to Improved. While through the valley alone this route there are at present rood natural roads the Blue mountain section and a Iowa the general route of the Oregon! pioneers and is the principal trunk road portion In Malheur county are very had across the Northeastern part of the) and impassable several months In the state, serving locally the larger centers i year. Umatilla and Union counties have ' of population. Henceforth In the annals ; promised the state highway commission 1 Charles FL Perry Charles H. Perry, one of the roost well known truck attachment men. until lately connected with the Smith com pany, has been appointed factory sales- manager for the Western Truck attach ment. which is distributed in this city by A. J. Lorraor. On his initial trip Into this territory. Mr. Perry Is very well pleased with the work being done by the Oregon distributor and gives Lormor credit for having made the greatest gains of any of their distributors on the coast. The headquarters of the Western Truck Attachment company is in Seattle. War Makes Bicycle Popular in France According to information, the war is doing much to popularise the bicycle In France. The automobile is out of the reach of everybody except the rich, for two reason a one bejng that the gov ernment needs most of the autoe and the other that gasoline is selling for about $1.25 per gallon. The people have, therefore, turned to the economical bi cycle. Statistics furnished by the French government state that Paris had 200.036 bicycles registered in 191. a big Increase over that of the year previous. The re ports for 1917 will show that many more people have taken to the bicycle. A good bicycle can be secured in France for about $40 or SS0. and the factories are filled with orders. Thousands of bicycles are also being used by the French, army. come within the requirements of the traffic ordinance aa not glaring and could light an object. 100 feet ahead. Harry P. Coffin stated that the com mittee is not putting Itself on record as recommending any of the numerous lenaea examined except aa suitable for certain candle power, putting It up ta the purchaser or seller to see that the ord inance waa complied with. c 1.921 WILL YOUR CAR HAVE A HOME FOUR YEARS HENCE? The day you buy your car is not the only yisit you will pay your dealer. , Some day you may meet with an accident or some part will become worn and need replacing. Will your, question be met with the answer: "We don't sell that car any more" ' - OR . "We don't carry parts"? The time to find out is BEFORE YOU BUY for in no other line is' it so important that you-buy from a' permanent, stable source. Our.40,000 stock of repair parts for Cars plus pur business-record in the Northwest is your guarantee of pleasant and. satisfactory ownership of-a Mitchell Caf ... micM, Lewis ; : & , Staver Co. BroapcS&r!l rliV-. East Morrison and East First -: The ANNOUNCEMENT American Tire & Rubber Co. HAVE BEEN APPblNTED DISTRIBUTORS FOR THE STATE OF OREGON FOR The GENERAL Tire You can look on each of your General Tires as a gigantic tape measure of mileage which will reel off mile after mile of unbroken and satisfactory road service to the full length of its guarantee and then some. That's because we've built the miles into The General Tire. Starting with the best stuff that can be put into a tire selected by test for quality ajid proof of ability to stand up. Then by use of the very last word in modern, scientific appli ances, machinery and methods, the best tire brains in Akron (the hub of the tire Universe) build that material into a tire that's bound to deliver to the limit. The General Cord Tire The General Fabric Tire THE GENERAL CORD Tire 1$ a two cure, wrapped expanded on aircared while the cords are stretched to the point they will be in service. Therefore, when inflated on a wheel, the rubber is not stretched or put under tension doesn't cut, split or separate from the cords. The man who developed this type of cord construc tion, which has proven the only successful method, is one of us. In GENERAL CORDS the finer points proven principals of cord construction are carried to their practical stage of perfection. Size for sizes' GENERALS are the giant cords. Also, the non-skid tread Is an achievement in scientific de signing which enhances all the comfort and .safety features. - Put on GENERAL CORD Tires and coast easy, go easy on , gasoline and rest easy as you ride. The GENERAL CORD Tires are the economy tires. THE General Fabric Tire is one tire free from Experi ment This company has standardized the best tire practice of Experienced Akron. We have avoided the mistakes of other makes. In the General we have com bined the best features of the finest tires the result is extra service. The General offers exceptional value to the motorists. It is not made for the automobile manufac turer who buys tires cheaply and gets cheap tire. It is mad for the car owner who nataraDy expects greet wearing qualities. The General has more wear resist ance because it is not skimped in the making and yet the General is not expensive. Put a General on your car- It will outwear your other tires it will give better value. Time and time again Generals have proven superior. Motor Car Owners Who Do Not Use THE GENERAL TIRE Are Unconsciously Depriving Themselves of a Great Source of Satisfaction. A DOUBLY PROTECTIVE GUARANTEE The service must be 6000 miles or more cever less. The actual mileage is greater than the guarantee. The General distributors and dealers, as well as users, are protected by our liberal guarantee. y . a THE GENERAL TIRE & RUBBER COMPANY ' f ' 1 Akron, Ohio American Tire & Rubber Company ; ; Broadway and Oak Streets Portland, Oregon of the state the road is to be known as state road number S. "Old Oregon Trail." A question yet to be determined Is whether the road between Echo and Pendleton shall go over the hill or along the Umatilla river. According to a pre liminary survey made by the state high way department it will cost 11 16.000 to grade a road along the river and $10,000 over the hUla. The estimate on the river route In cludes the cost of three grade crossings and one bridge across the river. On be half of the river route It is argued that both sides of the valley will be served. It Is understood there Is a strong senti ment for the route bat that the addi tional cost is difficult for The county to meet unless a road district Is formed along the river and a special tax levied. Some property owners are said to be favorable to such a plan. It Is claimed that the expense of grav eling or paving the river route would be lower than that of the hill route and that the coat of maintenance would also be less. Beats Rlrh la Besoarees The "Old Oregon Trail- traverses a country rich in natural resources and one which has dlmatio conditions de cidedly favorable to agriculture and stock raising. Oa the lower Umatilla river Is found an alfalfa and fruit Uon. For this district Herralston. Echo and Stanfleld are centers of population. Only a few years ago a large portion of the district was sand and sage until claimed and transformed by the aid of the federal government Into Its pres ent state of fertility and productivity. Farther on towards tne Blue mountains surrounded by the checker board of Umatilla county wheat fields Is the city of Pendleton, one of the principal wheat centers of the west. Then comes La Orande tn the Orande Ronde valley and the center of a well developed stock raising and diversified farming district. Not far to the south of Orande Ronde valley ts Powder rtver valley. For some distance the Old Ore gon Trail continues along Powder river, passing through North Powder, Haines to construct the new grade over the bad parts between Pendleton and La Orande. Federal and state funds will be expended on the grading between Union anl Telo-- chki wluu ui siaie ana ooumy logeiner are now grading from La Orande to lint Lake. Umatilla county plans to grade portions of the road from Pendleton west to Umatilla during ths coming winter. Returns From Tour Of Eastern Oregon; The main travel yj highways la Eastern and Central Oregon are la fairly good condition for this time of the year, according to F. II. Nash, Velle district representative for the D. C Warren Motor Car company, local Velle distributors, who has lust . recently returned from an extensive trip throughout these . parts. WhUi snow to the depth- of II Inches waa found In the Blue mountains, the pass between Pendleton and La Orande Is open to travel. On Mr. Naah's last trip ha drove a Velle six from The Dalles to Pendle ton via Pilot Rock and1 Heppnar. This route Is reported to be In better shape than the other and according to Mr.' Naah can be made easily in 10 hours. From Pendleton to La Orande. chslna are necessary in going over the .Blue mountain pass, but the roads were -. good to Baker. Welser and Payette, aa well aa to Vale. Canyon City and Bend. On account of the natural condition of the roads they hold up much better than the average roads la the western part of ths state. Don't forget to look at the battery at least once a week tn hot weather, when the car la being driven dally, ' The more yoa drive, the mora dis tilled water ts required to keep the plates covered. Also this water evap- o rates more rapidly la summer In winter. JOURNAL'S AUTO DIRECTORY A UTO ELECTRICAL REPAIRS aAnsraoToav soToa oa HIPaiKtNO SOMK or OUR SPIOIALniS! atrtte. UeMlws, lenKiee ens aitere Trees weeewrelly ana gumwliellf Triml, Cook &. Gill Ccm Phono Broadway 26 409 Davis St. MSB 4-yass. Roadster, 17a 7-taee. AO Chandlers art equipped with Botch Toariag magneto TWIN STATES AUTOMOBILE CO. 4-36 Broadway.. Phone Broadway 811 DR. SPARKJ SPECIALIST la the treatments of 'crossed wires, IparAJess batteries. Ctheoa Electric Car ... a, a.. ft "Sw ?r,aw ... . r - a - . tery v.o.t svioar at 12th. Marshall 1752. Edwards' pre Shop Valrsaiting Tiro Repairing 331 ANKENY Broadway 1034. A-1 133 Oeoarear Serrlee Btatlea. AJea Dlstrtantera Franklin offer, mors of "what you actually need and want In an automobile' BRALY AUTO CO. Mafaa 4830. A-3881. lth and Washington Sta. HAWTHORNE VULCANIZING WORKS . Oa area teed tiro repel rlag of every description. AH staaaarc brands of new Ureo and tabes aeU. Aim seeeas head aaa doable-ireed tires. OOOSYmaJk IUTIOI sTXATZOaT. Bast aOO. 4oa Kawtkorme area Be. LIBERTY SIX Th car which sells best in direct compirisoa with others. MTTCHEL Jk WALUNGTORP, 822 ALDER MOTOR CAR SUPPLY CO. 4-M XOBTH BROADWAY KeUy.gyrlagfleU Tires aad Tabes . Aerestorlss aad Parts fer Pern Care Hesegrast OU aad Greases Capacities, t, iyi. 2, 3tt 3, 54. 6. 7yi Tons, complete stock Repair Parts. Tvr a rV7 IV A AaV, Tons. Complete SU tTtnTTaOfsTC F. C ATWELL. Sale Agent J, IV, feV V Ala. aJ Washington at ZUU TeL Mar. 440 rr jam? SIXES BROADWAY AT OAK Mitchell, LevrU & Staver Co. OAKLAND Oakland Motor Co. of Oregon 344-50 Barmaids, off Broadway - Pheoo Broadway 80 Oldsmobile .DisttoctiTo High Credo. Light Weight. OLDSMOBILE CO. OP ORECOM Broadway aad Ceoch rasas Broadway 1 1 PREMIER The oar with aa aluminum mqtor. . Hlgt-gT4e atruetlon throughout. A. car for particular people MTTCHEL A WALUNGTORP, 822 ALDER ST. CAAorrr nr Ton 125 91600 S203 B1325 S160O 82035 SMieeo Zenve4 at Vertlaaa - MOTOa Ca CO- rara aaa yiaaeero 99 Smith Form-a-Truck B w v" Zttatstavsoro to Oreaea terrltOTTt oaaai writs tea arerosltlea r-p Morelastd DsttOlata, 94 too. to 5 torn. Visa Delivery H X 1TJLK.S "hZcRAXEN MOTOR COMPANY Matai 83 : . 490 BorasUo St. Tho BatwoO Series ropreseaU tho latest aad host La Motor Cars. Nsw valao at aaodioaa prkoa. D. C. WARREN MOTOR CAR CO. ' t 88-40 N. Tweory-third Si. . ; Phosto Mala TS0 U. S. L. 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