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THE OREGON SUNDAY JOURNAL, PORTLAND, SUNDAY MORNING, JULY. 13, 1319. OliDIKE WILL ENABLE CATCHING OF AUTO THIEVES All Dealers Must Keep Record of Second', Hand Cars or Parts and Accessories, WRECKERS ARE INCLUDED Storage C o n$ e r n s Are Also v. Among Those Who' Are Em- braced . in : Provisions of Law. , Its primary purpose being to as ' sist the officers 4n the recovery of stolen automobiles and accessories, ths Portland city council. Jias passed new ordinance, with an emergency - rider, whifch includes tha main fea tures of former ordinances, faults in which made it almost impossible to enforce the provisions intended. The iew measure. it is Jbolleved, will ' prove much nor satisfactory and officials are now looking to Its en forcement The 'new ordinance, of Interest to motor and accessory deal ers and owners, is as follows: Section i. -; Definitions Within the meaning of this article the term "motor vehicle dealer" shall mean and Include every person engaged In the business in tha city of Portland of buying, selling, storing, repairing, dealing In or ; ex changing' motor propelled vehicles and - bjcycles, or shy part or parts thereof, attachments, accessories and appliances used on motor vehicles. - .The word "person" when used in this article shall be taken to mean and in clude natural persons of either sex ,or any combination of either or both, and the singular number shall include the plural. Sec. 8. Classification. For the pur pose of regulation motor vehicles dealers shall be divided into classes A, B, C and D. IX DEAIEBS INCLUDED Class A dealers shall include persons dealing in new vehicles and accessories only and who, in making sales of new . vehicles, allow an , exchange value for Used vehicles to apply on such sale. All such dealers shall keep a record of all used vehicles so received, which record shall contain the name and address of the person from whom . received, the model, motor number, factory number and serial number of each and every ac cessory. Such record shall be open to the inspection of the bureau of police- . Class B dealers shall Include persons who wreck, deal in or exchange used motor vehicles or accessories. XSass B dealers shall ; keep a record written plainly In ink in the English language giving tha name and address of the per sons from whom any vehicle or part tnereor is purchased, exchanged or re . clvd for sale or exchange, the state license number,, motor number, serial number of part when detached from ve hicle, and shall make a written report " thereof to the bureau of police. It shall oe umawrui to mis-state tne " year or model of a vehicle when advertising or selling the same. . ; Class C dealers shall include persons who take motor vehicles for storage: .A . duplicate registration of all motor , ve , hlcles accepted for storage shall be kept on forms to be provided by the bureau of police. It being understood that motor vehicles regularly and continuously v stored shall only ;:. be registered when first accepted for storage. It is hereby made tha duty of persons taking motor vehicles Cor storage to cause the person leaving such vehicle to sign the above r, registration blank, which blank shall be In substantially the following form: Form as prescribed; Name of person address hour of daymake of auto stats license num ber motor number Such registration shall be open for the - inspection of : the bureau of police and the duplicate shall be Jhe property of the said bureau. j ' - ' " ' - ' - Class X dealers shall Include persons wno engage in tne Business of dealing in. buying, selling, ' jOr S- exchanging, used tires. No dealer Shall remove or cause to be removed any serial -number for the purpose of interfering with identifies tion. j Any tire coming Into such dealer's possession with the serial number in- ? tentionally removed shall hold the same three days and report it to the bureau of police at once giving the size and make thereof. A Report of all used tires purchased, shall be made to the bureau of police showing the make. ' else and ,: serial number, except where the dealer . knows that the party selling or exchange . tog the same is the rightful owner. TST BE COMPLIED WITH; - Section t.It ehatfbe unlawful to en gage - la business as a motor vehicle dealer without complying with this tarttcie. , , . Section 4. ; The chief of police shall causa to be furnished, to each dealer the , necessary blanks to make report on as provided for by this article. Any dealer coming Under mere than one classlflea- tion, of? this article shall be required to pay only one-license fee. nrovided that " dealers In other kinds of second-hand ; goods, wares or merchandise who come unaer tne provisions of this article shall pay; only the license - fee ; required for secona-nana ceaiers. c -1 Dealers coming under the provisions of the ordinance are required to 'pay, but , one license fee. $5.- the-fee being the ra iot cn ciass 01 dealer. - Means to Get ' Car ; Out of Mud Given -""-i.-tf : -.'y' . . "sswsBsssssssass- 4 .. - . s---.r ' When the car gets stuck in the mud j do not try to pull out by running- the rear- wheels. As a matter of fact, the slower the wheels run the better chance they have of 1 getting . grip. ' If the . car can be rocked by alternate engag ing and disengaging the clutch it will be found that the pendulum action of ; the car will pretty nearly -carry it out of a bad spot. . SIMONIZING : JUST OPENED REPAIRING A'WB OVEHHATJXijro CARBURETER ADJTTSTI5G - : RED SEAt JtOTOBS i 175 Twenty-first St. CROSSES CONTINENT AND BACK ON WAGER v .'. . " fl - ' " , 1 rr-1 , . - : . 0 'K 1 . - - . .t ' 'Maxwell esertIUtVn. trip 000. wager This mud-cos,ted ear had already gone 27.090 miles before King Stanley ( started out from Zt Angeles on his 16000 wager. By way Of the' Arizona desert and the swamps of Louisiana and Florida he has already paid his respects to New--York city. At last reports ha was In Wisconsin traveling west. TJesert Rat started east with 110 in each driver's pocket. The only .source of income is painting signs en route and if Stanley draws, a check or wires home for money he loses tha wager., - Twelve Millions Invested In Lincoln H ighway in 1919 Detroit; Mich. July ll (TJ. P.) To travel, by auto across the continent via the Lincoln highway is now a pleas urable trip. j The condition of this 1324 mile stretch of roadwork connecting the eastern and western shores is such that only in a few places will the tourist mee.t:' with any diff AulUes, and at this time of the year It ia very probable he could make the entire trip with scarcely any trouble. This great system pt highways, running through 11 states, and connecting 12, is to be the backbone of the federal system of roads. Twelve - millions of i dollars will be spent this ; summer in completing this coast-to-coast boulevard. Work already Is under "way i on the construction, and -rebuilding of mora than 400 miles of roadway in the 11 states. Aid in making this great network of highways complete this year will come from 'three sources Btate. government and private appropriations. Every state in which this highway passes-has ap propriated funds to help carry, on this work and federal assistance was forth coming. s Nr,fv - - : ; :-.V3-' Congress Is considering a bill intro duced by Senator Townsend of Michi gan appropriating $425,000,000 to con struct a federal highway system to con nect all the main line arteries of .Inter state highways. The Lincoln highway will be the "backbone": of this system and will be maintained by the govern ment. The government will :; provide any funds lacking to buftd the remain ing gaps In the transcontinental road. Private donations have amounted to a quarter of a million dollars, .while the Lincoln .Highway, association, has raised another quarter million. ; r , - The work is now -progressing as - fol lows ; J New Jersey, 17 miles being re constructed 'with highest type of - road material : Pennsylvania, 22 miles of re construction Ohio, 49. miles, under con struction ; Indiana, 0 miles ; Illinois. 6t miles ; lows, 40 - miles ; Nebraska, 27 miles ; Wyoming, t miles : Utah. 44 miles ; Nevada, 60 miles ; , California, 9 miles. - " Indiana presents the best strip of the Lincoln highway and- the six - miles of dirt road will be filled in this summer, j California runs a mighty close second with only nine miles, to reconstruct, and New Jersey. aad Pennsylvania have re construction work only, to place their roads in good shapes Heavy truck traf fic runningv into New York city has broken these roads down, and they must be rebuilt in places. Ohio, Illinois, . Iowa and Wyoming have broad "gaps to fill in, but the first three mentioned are causing the most worry- The black soil of these-states makes travel hard In the rainy seasons, but the end of this summer should sea these black spaces fading. Imports of Eubber ,; Show Falling Off V'-"'"? 4 i .t , tr '" Imports of; crude1 rubber Into the United , States la May were only CO tons ahead of the amount Imported in tha' same month last year, a drop of 11,800 tons from last month's' figures. Comparative figures for. the past- four years, as compiled by the Rubber Asso ciation of America, follow : - 1919 191- 1917 . 191 -rons.: Tons. January 7.235 16.04 February .. 14.079 13.108 March .... 28,223 17,161 April ...... 27,948 13,425 May 16448 16,288 Tons. Ton. 12.788 9,162 10.162 ' 1,697 18.624 10,070 13.000 10,014 18.411 11,189 ' Wheel Bearings Every time i a wheel is removed the bearing cup Is removed with It, and consequently the bearing must be ad justed properly l when ' the wheel is re placed. The best method of doing ' this Is to turn the bearing np tight and then revolve the. wheel few times .by hand, which overcomes any tendency' to back lash. '-. .-. : .. ... ... - - :i Work on Highway . Progressing fast Cottage Grove, July 12. 'Work orr tha Pacific highway in this vicinity is pro gressing favorably. At Divide, where an overhead railroad crossing of rein forced concrete is being 'erected, they are beginning o pour the concrete. An other concrete viaduct is to be put- In near Comstock. The contract has been already let. The estimated cost is ap proximately $20,000: The cost of ths Divide crossing will approximate $18,000. The new crossing will be quit a - dis tance north of the present dangerous one. This Involves a new grade on the east side of the railroad. By September it is expected to have the new cross ing completed. The building of the new grade near Saginaw is coming on slowly. me took wora is very neavy . : x h : i.ii 'I I I f,-J:' Worn Tappet Hakes Noise A noisy valve tappet, the cause of the trouble being wear, when no ad justment Is provided, can generally be remedied by placing a fibre washer .under or ever the valve ends. OPPORTUNITIES -FOR- TvlbrTrii'ck Oxviiers i - v ... I- F merchants ' of the high-rent downtown district a a m -- -a 1 . m - 1 could double their floor space at an additional rent yi omy ay per cent. mere are none wno wouidnt , consider ii' the; greatest opportunity of theif cafeer---; but th chance never comes. ' Motor truck owners. who, " ; by adding LEE-LINE units to their equipment; double f ' the hauling . captacity, ; money-making power- of. their . - machines at an 'additional operating expense of only ' 10 per cent, have this opportunity. -. . . -U 7vr; l" , ,-1 . - t r - v - LEE-LINE Trailers, Dump4 Bodies and 'Loaders; are - . maae in an sizes ana capacities and in such a. variety '( of designs that they are suited Jor every purpose., ; ."The Lee-Line Way flakes Motor Truck Pay" - VVritey for Literature William L Hughson Co. 60 N. BroadwaV at Davis Broadway 321; Saa Fraaelsee, Oakland, Io Angeles, Baa Siege, Seattle, PerUasdJ n Tke Oldest If etor Car Orgaalsatlea oa the Pacific Coast - .Stanley Is a ploturespje character. Al though 6$ years old he looks about 40. He -chased Indians with Buffalo Bill and has already crossed the continent on a bicycle, on horseback and via Max well. .; Next year he says he's going to Sy from coast to coast. 1 --. mm BR GERVAIS NOT OF SAME THICKNESS In Some Places lt'-lsrToo.Thin and in OthersXThickpr Thah . 'Specifications' Require. v ( , NO DJSH0NEST INTENT SEEN Carelessness' and Poor Equipment Assigned ; as: One. Cause and - Inspectors' 1 Not Careful. , , The result of the investigation of the state -highway commission of the pave ment , oeing iaio : near oervais. on the Salem-Aurora road,, by Blake. Comp ton A,Co Is that the pavement Is thin In many places, aad falls below the specified Cve Inches, v In - other "places it runs in excess of five Inches, .show ing it was not uniformly; spread, . al though sufficient" material; was depos ited. -The general average waa slightly In excess of the required thickness It was found that there was no dishonest intent oa the- part Of tha contractor, only carelessness and a poor-equipment. It was also found that, the state high way department had been careless In its Inspection. " ,; .-- - v . Instructions have 1 been 'given by ' the com mission that the one mile and a half . of , pavement In Question shall be gone over and the pavement be brought up to o standard width. SKOnrEXBS INVESTIGATE The findings of the commission were based on " tha reports of EX W. LAielL consulting engineer, who made the chemical tests,- and C H. Whitmore, division engineer of tha state highway department. As to ties chemical phase, pr.-iMtatMf i;?v.- r: "It is' ray Opinion that ths mixture used meets ! requirements and vis a thoroughly good mixture.- In all cases ths compression has been good, and the mineral voidage of the aggregate has been low. Therefore ; the . pavement is dense aud compact. It; is , further; my opinion, after having gone over the Job and carefully calculated - the thickness that the average thickness of the pave ment wtir be found slightly in excess of five - inches. " Of - the four: samples measured ? by Dr. Laiell - the thickest was 6 - laches and the thinnest- 4K Electrical Expert ' Is in New Location .. . ... -VV- - : '-- y---v-- -.-.- i K. W. Iee. electrical expert, announces that, on Monday morning he will open for business in his new building a Thir teenth and; Stark streets, ' MrV Lee has been temporarily at 409 Burnside street, awaiting completion of his new place, where ha will be equipped to handle any thing and everything in his line.' The new building is so arranged that auto mobiles may be driven right , Jhto the building to have their troubles adjusted, Mr. Lee is also - official Delco service station representative In the Oregon territory. . - ! Trailer Costa When trailers of any - type are being used In. connection with ., truck service it Is to be strongly - recommended that J ail cost ana operating recoroa cov ering i the trailers be : kept- separately fropt those of the powered vehicle. ; inches. The average thickness - of the tout was i.06 inches. Engineer Whitmore in hl report' da tails tha method . of his examlnaUoa made in company with Dr. rasell. the contractor .and a representative of ths United States office of public roads. A measurement of 34 cuts taken from different sections of pavement showed, he aid. a general average of B.J Inches thlcknesa The samples ran from 4.TS Inches to 8J4 Inches. "As a result of tha measurements taken." ha continued, "I am r convinced that tha finding . of thin places on th edges and la tha cut samples is bees use of negligence on thai part of. tha contractor and the in spection . of the work, and that there has; been no collusion between the con tractor and any employs of ths state. The results show that there has been enough material put on : the road to build a pavement five Inches thick. It is impossible to get an absolutely per fec& grade, but there is no reason ex cept negligence on the part of. the contractor- and tha inspector for Its being Only - four Inches in thickness, as was found in several places.'?.' -- h'- A.--:") "Xn rolling tha - pavement the' roller rides ths header ; and evidently pushes It down and out a little and causes ths thinness on the dges. Also all loose material has a tendency to roll to the edge and has not been properly cleaned away.. :, if- -c--; . EQUIPMENT IS EATJIjTT Where It waa necessary to cut en tirely' through - the old gravel on the road in order to eliminate bumps In the grade the subgrade has been taken oat and backfilled with crushed rock' with out using a . binder course, the result being that soma of ths base when rolled filled the voids between the loose stone ami soma rock extending up to the base. In order to get a full five Inches of pavement with no rock extending into it, it will be necessary to use a binder course on this rock base." : In the matter of the ' contractor's equipment. Mr. Whitmore reported that there was no way .t drying the ma terials before , putting them over the screens. : As a result he did not get a satisfactory result, the smaller screens being stopped up with the wet material. On i May S4 Engineer ' Whitmore, to gether with It. I. Ilewee rnd C. I.', cell of the federal bureau 1 1 ; rosds. inspected tha plant ar.I orders "to ths contractor to put i and scales in operation and not to . red sand in the tcp mix. On 1U ll there waa a hard .tn and some t,' -r got under the pavement before i ti, shoulder drr in waa opened and cause! some failures, t On M'y fl the material wss comln t on. the road In a lumpy condition end a high degree of temperature. Upon in vestigation Is was found that the riant foreman was using the red sand, which was discontinued, and tha mix made better. "On June ti." continued Mr. TCMt more, ,l called at the office of rublio roads and with Mr. Purcell. Dr. lie wee and Mr. Muskowits discussed the mat ter. Dr. Lazell waa called In and It wn decleVd to olose the Brooks plant until the contractor put in the necessary equipment to dry and screen all mater ial before It went into the mixture." 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