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.JTHE, OREGONCSUNDAY JOURNAL, . PORTLAND, .SUNDAY : MORNING.'
OVERLOADING
At the corners of the block' would 'be a
triangular atrip, which could be adorned
by flowers'or shrubbery. ; ; V - ;
Mr. Smith admits that his plan would
in a measure detract from the beauty of
the street, but that this would be more
than compensated by the Increase of the
utility of the blocks.
U. S.'.Is Teaching '
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PARKING ON PARK BLOCKS;
OVERLAND IN ROADSTER '
ONE OF GREATEST
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fr Owners Pay for Mistaken Folly
in Long Run, Says Motor
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; LOADING CAPACITY LIMITED
Drivers Warned to Learn to De-
termine Proper Load by Spring
Deflection.
Experienced truck users understand
o well the psnaltiea of overloading- that
thla evil la comparatively a rare offense
amour them, toot In the ease of newer
users overburdening- their vehicles Is
just as prevalent as It was In the early
bays or motor tracking when we had
?iothlne; tftfoon but horse drawn vehicle
-practice. 'It a team of horses could pull
a certain, load at a' fairly respectable
. speed, ficoaa complained. There was a
Ideflnltat Ilml to what the horses could
"pull anyway, and the solicitude of the
t Wner for h la, animal property prevented
But the ease of the motor truck- la
and blood; humanity does not enter
Into the question. "So why not pile on
all the weight the vehicle can carry?"
thinks the new owner. Never was toxic
more faulty. Trucks are bought to save
money and to make more money for
the owner, and they accomplish this
. end by working faster than other ve
hicles and living longer, with less ex
penditure per ton mile provided they
are properly handled. But lust' be
cause a motor truck Is made of metal
instead of bone and sinews covered
with flesh doesn't mean that It will
carry all that you can pile on it and
give the sort of service for which It
was bought.
Overloading Wear Oat Parti
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Illustrative of adaptation of north and south park blocks forrmotor park
. t ing, suggested by H. L. Smith.
' Among the suggestions to relieve the
congestion of traffic on the down-town
streets by providing an enlarged park
ing space for automobiles Is a novel one
by L. Smith of JM Broadway. He
auggests the uUlisatlon of the north, and
south park blocks and vacant lota.
f By taking' a 12-foot atrip on the edge
of the block, he estimates that each one
of the park blocks can be made to ac
commodate more than 80 cars, allowing
seven feet of width, to a. car He would
move the present sldearalk back of the
automobiles,, leaving a narrow park
atrip between. Immediately back of the
automobile he would erect? a concrete
bumper eight inches In height
A passageway at each corner' of the
block and tn the middle would be left
for access to the Interior of the block.
--Akron. Xr Oct lS-One of the mosd
jnterestlng and, important phases of
military activity in and around Akron,
the rubber tire center of the world, are
the United , States : army tire repair
schools, where- the -young- soldiers Xre
given . careful j Instruction in the build
ing and repairing of casings and tubes.
In the case of the Miller Rubber com
pany, the class )s conducted in the large
vservice station across .the street from
the factory. s Bach month a class of
enlisted men puts in four weeks of dili
gent - work, in an effort to master, the
mysteries of 'tire construction., There
are six hours of work each day. The
detachment is under commarfd of Cap
tain A. E. Aub. and 1s quartered, when
not in the classroom, .in barracks on
the campus of Akron university.
New- England Favors
Return Load Idea
Plans for a system of return loads
bureaus throughout New England were
further advanced at a meeting at Prov
idence which was attended by represen
tatives from all the states in this group.
F. "W. Aldrich. who is chairman of the
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Coie inVwhich T'. H.t Cowman ajid It CUrwnian motored to Portland from
Niagara Falls via Los Angeles. .
, ; T. H. Cowman and R. Oowman passed
through Portland recently en -route
from Nigara Falls, Ont. to Seattle in a
Coie-S. They,, started about six . weeks
via the Lincoln highway to Omaha,, the
O. L. D. trail to Denver, the Sierra route
to Los Angeles and north on the Pacific
highway.
the roads on the whole In good condition.
They had no accidents or machine
trouble beyond changing- tires. Unfor
tunately they Kept no record i gasoune
and oil consumption but say they have
ago and made the Journey by easy stages leen agreeably surprised to find that the
Messrs. Oowman:-report having found for the Cole t.
cost has been much below their estimate.
While in -Portland Messrs. Oowman
made their headquarters at the North
west Auto company, local distributors
Rhode Island . commercial economy
board, presided. Stroutfhton Bell, repre
senting the Boston Chamber of Com
merce, repotted that his organisation had
decided to Inaugurate bureau., follow
ing the report of a committee which in
vestigated . and favored the. plan.' - He
stated .that. $4000' has been pledged to
carry the work along for six months,
after which it may be self-supporting or
nearly so from fees received from those
utilizing the bureau. Masaachuaetta state
officials are In hearty accord with the
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t Ton mile cost reduced means a saV'
Jng. Granted. By overloading a re-
markable saving might be effected tem
porsrlly. but then what happensT The
struck strained beyond Its capacity dis
integrate!, and repair costs, with time
Jost in the shop, quickly eat up all the
false profit derived from, the overload
ing. No. you may make up your mind
that' overloading never pays. It cuts
down the ton mile profits by reducing
speed, wrecking the vital mechanism,
wearing the tires out before their time.
(and in other ways also.
To the new truck owner it would seem
Impossible lhat overloading could, affect
the engine, but it does. Consider what
happens to the whole mechanism of the
truck In pulling a load. Tou know how
the traces tighten when a horse starts
to pull up hill The whole harness draws
taut when the added pull makes Its
weight fait. TWTien a truck makes a Start
this same thlhg happens ; all the parts
suddenly tighten up; this means wear:
When the truck is overloaded the tight
ening is greatly increased and the wear
is correspondingly more rapid.
Extra Load Strains
The new truck owner, fondly imagines
that a truck designed to carry .3000
pounds can easily carry 4000 pounds and
that no one will ever know the differ
ence. Perhapa not but hla bank account
will very quickly show the effect of the
experiment. It ia quite true that the
truck can carry the overload and will
'do it shouldering 1000 or even 2000
pounds more than Its given capacity.
But the different parts of the mechan
ism were not built to bear the added
Impost. Soon engine bearings begin to
give trubte, the clutch goes bad, the
transmission bearings show the' effects
of excessive "wear, the universale show'
signs of approaching dissolution, and
the tires what happena to the unhappy
Urea is, In the picturesque vernacular
aplenty. Those Urea were built to carry
a specified load and every extra hun
dred pounds means faster wear, the
rate Increasing progressively. When the
truck owner has persistent tire trouble
he had better make up his mind that
his trucks , are being overloaded and
take-'steps to Stop it. I wish that some
habitual bvarloadera could have a look
at the Wheel bearings Of a new truck
after . Just one month's running. Then
they would have a graphic lesson In
what overloading means.
Fall Capacity Ideal Load
Of course, the ideal Is to carry exactly
the rated load every time the truck
makes a trip, but frequently this is im
possible. When the truck is carrying
less than Its rated capacity It. means
Inefficiency, while an overload means
Inefficiency of another and more seri
ous kind.
The following .are extracts from Government Bulletin No. 10, outlining the requirements for "recognition: f'Men can learn to do auto
mobile repairing, not by listening to lectures in the classroom, but by actually performing the repair operations in the workshop with their
own hands, performing them often enough to become proficient The instructor should bear constantly in mind that men are to be taught
to do the work rather than told how it ought to be done."
Hemphill's Trade Schools meet the requirements of the United States government and hundreds of "men about, to put on the uniform"
will soon be taking our regular course. The Government requirements are very strict and we consider it a great honor to be the only school
in the Far West to be selected for this great service. . -
The Hemphill Trade Schools .give students the actual shop experience required by Uncle Sam. We could ask no higher indorsement
than that of our Government.
Many Young Men Are Now Preparing Themselves for Greater
Usefulness, and High Salaries at the Hemphill ,
Trade Schools in Portland
Dozens, new students are entering for instruction every week, New classes
are formed almost daily. They are coming from every section of the North-west-from
Montana -Tdaho. Wvnmincr Wathirio-t-rr faU
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They are ambitious men young and old who want to improve their capac-
ijr lu ocim; iimui iu caiu. x wish yuu cuum taut to vncsc men -near tnem
express their'satisf action with our instruction. If you could, I know you,
too, would watnt to start training yourself Jfor something better.
You Are Taught Everything
In the Hemphill Schools' you are taught everything there is to know about
operating and repairing all kinds of power machinery. You are taught to
operate and repair farm tractors, trucks and automobiles, so you can lielp to ,
feed the armies in France or be of actual service over there. And ydU are
taught' ii the most practical-way YOU DO THE ACTUAL WORK
YOURSELF "with your own hands," under the most competent instructors.
When you leave our school you are a practical man an experienced man
not a theorist.
Enormous Demand for Men
Never, was there a time in the history of this country when the demand for
trained motor mechanics was so great. The war has stripped the country of
skilled mechanics and tens of thousands are needed to take their places. If
you are ambitious and have the right stuff in you we can fit you in a few
weeks to take a position anywhere on a farm running a tractor, in the city on
a truck, taxicab or automobile, or m France operating an ambulance or truck.
There are positions open everywhere. It is up to you to qualify yourself to
fill them. Yoti can pick your Own job and name yor own salary.
It Is
Actual Shop Experience That Counts With Uncle Sam
In the HEMPHILL SCHOOLS You Learn By
the Actual Work
-Wipe Tires Clean
Witti Damp Sponge;
Washing tires and washing cars are)
two distinct propositions, according to :
,B. F. Tracy of the Mlchelin "Tire com
pany. Water alone should bo- used to
wash tires and as little of it as neces-!
sary. After every run the tires should !
be wiped clean with a damp sponge or
well wrung cloth.
A common method when washing
car Is to mix J-.erosene -with '.the water.
Pnu hiv m T r. na rT b.wM.n. tn in
. very great whfle vUl notTflo- material i I
dam am tn varnish. thAuarh thm nritl!
Is frowned upon, but no kerosene should
be permitted to reach the Urea, because
Wromna eats, rubber. This 1 mr n h
rsaUy proved by immersing . a small j
pwca v(i runpsr in Kerosene r ana auow-i
J Ing It to .soak. The rubber will soon
.swell and lose its elasticity. The reason
for this ia apparent. Kerosene la rich
in fatty properties, which remain alter
the evaporation of the gases. Every
time a Ure is washed with a kerosene
mixture the rubber is deprived of more
ot its strength, Mr. Tracy says.
Doing
The picture below shows our students learning bv actual work. This is what Uncle Sam reauires. and his
requirements should be your requirements. Our students take down and put up automobiles and tractors.
Some schools teach you by books, blackboards and a few models. If you want to learn by books and black
boards, go to such a school. But if you seek actual, practical experience, come to us. Write for catalogue
toaay.
MmiMW Schools
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PORTLAND, OREGON
TJ. S. Realizes Value
Of Trucks in -War
.Oetrolt, Oct.' Is. "The federal gov
wnment for some time has realized that
rreater efficiency in truck tranaporta-
Uon la a big aW in-helping to win the
war. and as part of Its work. In dissem
inating helpful InformaUoA to that end
lieutenant Colonel Barrett Andrews bf
the motor transport corps, addressed the
."truck ownerr conference at Detroit on
..Thursday evening on "How Uncle Sain
Uses His Trucks." Lieutenant Colonel
aadrews came to this fifth .national con
ference of truck owners wa a vast i
amount, of new , and vsluable 'data ' ae-'j
. cored during his acUvitlea in army trans
pott work both in. this coyntry and ia
Vrance on the western war front. - i i
aside without sendine for our cata- I
loguev .you will read it with delight,
and interest, it tells all about the.
Hemphill Trade; Schools, 'x Send for
the ; catalogue today. Dbn'tjass this
y. opportunity by You can make raoret
moneyC you can.-, sec more of , thef
world, you can make yourself more
. . useful to your country. -Write today.
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bethlehem Motor
Trucks
For Essential Uses
The Government has desig'
nated I a great number of
essential ; Commercial and war uses
for' which ihotbri trucks may be sold
and delivered at once.
WE: ARE PREPARED TO DE;
LiyERNOW. Bethlehem Internal
.GeDeM6tor Trucks in the
proper; capacities for all .essential
purposes- : ' ;
Is your business essential to war
time commerce?1
If it is, cce and examine the big, rnodern,
electrically started and lighted Bethlehem
IntemaJ Gear Drive Motor Trucks.
lTonCliaHit J Too Chassis
$1765 $2165
3 Ten Chassis
$3265
The truck bought today without electric start'
ing and lighting will be out of date tomorrow.
We can deliver yours now I
Northwest Auto Co.
F. W. Vofler. Pre.. C. M. Mensies, Mgr.
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