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THE . OREGON r SUNDAY JOURNAL PORTL AND, SUNDAY : MORNING. MARCH . 21. 1920.
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TREATY TINKERERS
HAVE SPEEDWAY
MEN IN QUANDARY
Indianapolis Race Officials in Di
v lemma as to How to Act on
Prospective Teutonic Entries.
Indianapolis, March 20. Due to
Messrs. Lodge and his senatorial co
horts in blocking ratification of
peace with the teutonic nations, of
ficials of the Indianapolis Motor
speedway are in a dilemma. Sev
eral carefully guarded inquiries
from two countries with which the
United States is still officially at war
have, been received, feeling out the
sentiment that would greet the en
try Of Mercedes and Austro-Dalmler
teams, of German and Austrian des
ignation, respectively, in the eighty
International BOO mile race on the
Indianapolis Motor speedway. Mon
day, May 31, for a cash purse of
$50,000.
Undoubtedly, if the- entry of Huch
teams were admitted, they would prove
the greatest drawing cards that the
speedway has ever featured, and the
race would be the most bitterly con
tested that has ver been run on the
famous track. However, the men di
recting speedway affairs are dubious
concerning the attitude of the public,
because of the continued agitation of
the liodge faction agalnnt the treaty.
It Is feared that, under the present un
settled International status, the appear
ance of Ufe"' Teutonic contenders mij?ht
give rise, to violent demonstrations, with
possibly danger of personal harm.
Especially fraught with threat of
grave consequences would be the situa
tion, they feel. If one of the representa
tives at the former central European
group of powers should win. So long
as the treaty .tinkers keep the United
States stirred up nothing more unpop
ular could be imagined than a German
or Austrian victory, and whether It is
good policy to open the door to the pos
sibility of such a denouement is a moot
ed Question.
in 1908 a Mercedes victory in the
French Grand Prix resulted In the
abandonment of that famous contest
for four years, until the gaping wound
Inflicted on French pride had been
healed by the soothing balm of time.
In 1914, Mercedes again captured the
historic event, this time making a clean
sweep of all first three places, and ad
ministering to France the most crushing
defeat in her history. Aviation engines
were used In the Mercedes fliers that
accomplished this feat, the same type
of engine that later went into the
Taubes, Fokkers and Gothas ot vindic
tive memory on the part of the allies in
the recent world conflict. Germany's
victory had the further effect of In
Creasing hor already swollen pride to
.the bursting point, and of furnishing
what to her was conclusive proof that
her aviation program had reached a
atage of efficiency in advance of any
other nation. A month later the war
broke out, with the results that are of
universal knowledge.
Accordingly, speedway officials are
sorely perplexed and expressions of
onlnlon on the subiect from ntiortiner
writers and racing fans are freely in
vited, with a view toward accurately
gauging the public sentiment in the
matter and arriving at a decision that
will be in accordance with the feeling
and thought of the American public, as
well as that of othor nations who will
have representatives in the Indianapolis
contest.
TOWN PUMP STRANGELY SCENE OF GATHERING
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'Oh, it's always fair weather, when good fellows get together ,M and so on. But then come to think of It, this
doesn't look much like scene around the village pump. Anyway, ft must be an alcohol solution, or five
men wouldn't stand around and watch the water going Into the radiator. As a matter of fact it is a little af-
fair of honor, wherein a Mitchell Six is taking an economy trial.
MEMO
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R FIRMS
ARE NOW COMB NED
Hare Motor Company Purchases
Entire Holdings of Locomobile
and Mercer Motor Firms.
Announcement has been made by
the Locomobile and Mercer Motors
company of the joint acquisition by
these two companies of "Hare's Mo-
tors company," an operating com
pany which will combine the facili
ties of the two older concerns plus
those of the Simplex (already con
trolled by Mercer) and thus coordi
nate the processes of psoduction and
development which the management
of this new group of interests has in
view.
No secret ha's been made of the fac
that material Increases in the output of
Mercer and Locomobile may be looked
for almost immediately. Indeed, Mer
cer is already working to a production
schedule four times that of the greatest
preceding year in the company's history,
and while the little Loco which was
mentioned in the stock prospectus of
the new Locomobile company can
hardly be brought out at once it is cer
tain that the company already has def
inite plans for it and will tool up with
out delay for Its production in quantity.
Motor trucks are likewise figuring
largely yi the plans of the organization
and important developments in that
field are also known to be already well
past the extx-rimental stage. And the
Crane-Simplex designs and patents
which now belong to the Mercer Motors
company are certainly not going to be
allowed merely to collect dust in the
archives.
To prevent lost motion and duplica
tion of effort in the operation of this
big new enterprise it has been decided
to coordinate the Beveral units which
compose it and tie their functions and
facilities together by means of an op
erating company which shall see to It
that all plans and proceedings work out
in orderly fashion for the common good.
. The name of the new company is
"Hare's Motors" and the plan of man
agement is simplicity itself.
The executives who hav$ been direct
ing Mercer's destinies since the reor
ganization of that company last October
will become the direct heads of Hare's
Motors.
MICHIGAN DEALERS
HOLDING MARKET
Milwaukee Automobile Men Were
Taking Tracfe by Using Cheap
Transportation Across Lakes.
Portland is not the only city that
has conceived the idea of a body to
govern shipments of goods by truck
and to help the trucking concerns
and the merchants alike. Other
cities have been busy working out
Ideas similar to those that inspired
the local Northwest Chamber of
Transportation, and have brought
the "shlp-by-truck" plan to a point
where it is no longer a haphazard
proposition.
What "ship by truck" can mean to
ALGERIAN WEALTH.
SHOWN BY AUTOS
BEING IMPOp
French Country Has, as Much Til
lable Land as Mothfy Country,
'But Railroads Not Developed.
wholesalers is well Illustrated in Grand
Kapids, Mich., where its 19 routes, op
erating 32 motor trucks, have the
staunch support of wholesale dealers in,
fruits, groceries and drugs. These Grand
Rapids dealers are backing "ship by
truck" because, by speeding their con
signments to neighboring Michigan
towns, It permits them to compete with
Milwaukee wholesalers.
Last spring the Grand Rapids men
found that the Milwaukee wholesalers
were making substantial inroads on their
business. Lake transportation was mak
ing it possible for the Wisconsin dealers
to get their shipments Into the territory
more quickly than could the Grand Rap
ids houses. They were sending it into
the Michigan port cities that had the
best railroad facilities, and it was being
speeded along to its destination with lit
tle delay. Grand Rapids dealers, de
pendent entirely upon the railroad, were
not so fortunate in obtaining quick de
liveries. Then the ship by truck idea
came along, they adopted it, and now
they claim they are far outdistancing
their rivals.
By Michael Raineau
(8poil OoraspoalMt Chiauo Daily Nwa)
Oran, Algeria, March' 20. The
wealth of a country is intimately
connected with Its means ot trans
port. This applies particularly to
Algeria, whose) prosperity depends
as much upon its Import trade a
upon its exports, for above all 'Al
geria is an agricultural country.
Now this French colony, with aa much
arable and productive land aa Franca
Itself, has no more than 5000 kilometers
(3100 miles) of railroads, and is like
wise rather badly served by its other
means of communication. This explains
why tons of cereals have leen rotting
on the ground. Tet. the government and
private enterprise do their best with a
view to giving this country means of
transport worthy of its riches.
ALGEKIAX WEALTH
For instance, the use of motor lorries
is becoming more and .more general In
Algeria. In the Oran district alone
there are today more than 200. Of this
number about 60 are of French manu
facture, the others having been made
by an Italian firm and delivered a few
weeks ago. No doubt the use of motor
lorries will tend to - become more and
more popular in Algeria. The complete
lack of rivers and .the scarcity of labor
and of horses, in addition to the insuf
ficiency of the railroads, will make
necessary the use of this method of
conveyance.
If the employment of motor lorries is
tending to develop Itself, likewise the
use of motor cars is increasing in Al
geria on a large scale. According to
official reports there are 7948 motor cars
in the three provinces- of Algeria, 4622
in Algiers, 2696 in Oran and 630 in Con
st an tine. Most of them are of French
make. In the province of Oran, for in
stance, 251 of these vehicles only have
been constructed by foreign firms, 201
being of American makes. Between
November, 1918, and November, 1919,
524 cars were bought in the Oran dis
trict. The lack of rivers in French North
Africa offers another outlet to foreign
industry, in the production of windmills
to be used for the irrigation of the soil.
Americans have supplied many Algerian
estates with windmills. About 700 are
in use in the Oran district. But there
remains much to be done hare in thts
line.
Police Sareh for Prodigal Pig
Chicago, March 20. I. N. S3.) very
policeman in Chicago has been given
orders to watch for a prodigal pig,
which, while trot -trotting: to market,
escaped1 from Its owner and ran away.
W. C. McBride, for the past two years
sales manager of the wholesale depart
ment of the Northwest Auto company,
has resigned to reenter the railroad
business as district manager of the
Denver & Rio Grande, with headquar
ters In Portland. He will be succeeded
at the Northwest Auto company by C.
O. Kenworthy, formerly western repre
sentative of the Bethlehem Motor
Truck corporation.
Watch Other Things
Besides Car Engine
When the engine runs well there is a
temptation to let everything else go. But
such matters as dragging brakes may
absorb power and continue to do all
season without attracting attention.
Hence it is wise to test for such trouble.
With the car on Jacks turn one wheel
to see If the brake drags. Then try
the other. If either or both (irag the
brakes should immediately be adjusted.
Tires should be examined for minor cuts
and bruises. Slight repairs, now may
save large bills later. Begin the season
ly having your tires properly Inflated,
and keep them so.
Lone Church Member
Prays Once a Year
Warrenton. Ohio. March 20. (I. N. S.)
In a deserted Ohio village, occasional
services are held in an abandoned
church for the benefit of its one sur
viving member. This is the unique sit
uation In Warrenton, Jefferson county.
Once a thriving port with two big ware
houses, Warrenton has become de
serted since the railroads took away the
business that once went to the riveV
steamers. AlthouRh Mrs. Lavina Jack
son, aged 75, is the sole surviving mem
ber of the local M. E. church, long since
abandoned, services are held in it from
time to time for her benefit.
CTJREMIER'S faoststmctt fratsrt
JLh without doubt, from a standpoint
cfdatgn, the new "Grecian Edge", owned
by Premier and protected under
U.S. patent tuaaber5420Q.
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THE MOST BEAUTIFUL CAR IN AMERICA
THE driving compartment in the Urck
mont four passenger model is a fevek'
tioxi to most people a blessing to the man
behind the wheel It was designed for luxuri
ous ease and that means there is arm room,
elbow room and leg room in abundance.
Most cars, you know, are obliged to cony
promise on seating space but not the
"Ichmont". It was designed to make four
people supremely comfortable, and a com
binarion of long wheel base and, closer
coach work has accomplished just this result
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REDUCED PRICE
Removal Sale of Used Cars
In the face of advancing prices on cars of all makes and In
spite of general prediction of a strong demand for used cars,
we are greatly reducing the prices on our stock of used cars.
We are doing this because we do not want to move used cars,
now on hand, to our new, building under construction at
Broadway and Everett
We have been preparing our stock in anticipation of a strong
market this Spring and Summer. Mpst of the forty cars
which we are placing on sale have been overhauled in our
own shops; many of them have been repainted.
We feel certain that if we were to hold this stock we could,
during the next two or three months, dispose of it at a profit,
but to do so would necessitate our moving the cars to our new
building and this we want to avoid.
Hence, we have priced these cars to a point which will
cause those who know real used car bargains when they tee
them to snap them up quickly.
We have disregarded cost and cut prices to the limit. Go
over the list in the Classified section of this paper, then take
your first opportunity of viewing our stock.
Open Sunday from 10 A. M. to 4 P. M.
EAST MORRISON AND EAST FIRST STREETS
New Cars Broadway at Oak
Historical Facts
The Beginning of the Motor Truck
Steam propelled vehicles hadTacen used to a very limited extent
as early as 1830, but it was not until the 703 that the ootor
truck of today was conceived.
George B. Selden's first combustion engine, operated with
laughing gas, proved to him that the primary explosion must be
within the cylinder thence came the Internal Combustion Engine.
Selden started to build a three cylinder engine, but only one
cylinder was completed at this time owing to lack of funds.
It was in 1877 that Selden had his idea worked out, but it wca
not until 1905 that his three j cylinder model was built and
in this year appeared the vehicle pictured below.
The vehicle ran, demonstrating its right to the title of "Daddy
of all gasoline propelled road wagons. Compared to the efficient
Selden Motor Trucks of today, this machine is peculiar indeed.
The Booklet "Yeaterdaj, Todaj, To-
morrow' ' Con tainirt Thim Hiatory mnd
Other Facts, Will Be Sent Free On Roqut
Butler Motor Co.
10th and Glisan Portland, Oregon
DiMtrUmtmn SELDEN TRUCK CORPORATION, ROCHESTER, N. T.
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