THE OREGON SUNDAY: JOURNAL, PORTL AND, SUNDAY MORNING, JUNE 7.
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Naughty Pajama
Parties Must Go
FLEET
LARGE CROWD IS PRESENT AT OPENING f. ,
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OPERATION
HAWAII BOASTS
GOOD SUBSTITUTE
FOR MOTOR FUEL
Product Comes From Molasses
and Is Inexpensive to Manu
facture and Effective.
Motorists In th Hawaiian Islands
are not worrying these days about
any actual or impending shortage of
gasoline, according to Frank E. Car
roll, manager of the California dis
trict for the Goodyear Tire A Rub
ber company, of California, who has
just returned from the islands, after
a month's business , trip.
"A substitute for gasoline is now be
lli produced there." he cays, "which,
within the next three months, will reach
a production sufficient to take caro of
all the cars on all of the islands If a
gasoline shortage should develop.
The new fuel is known as "motor ai
eobol' and is the invention of J. V. Fos
ter, a chemist on one of the big sugar
plantations on the Island of MauL It
Is now being used in many cars and the
results obtained are said td te in many
ways superior to those achieved with
gasoline. More power, greater mileage,
easier starting and freedom from car
bon are among the benefits it is said to
produce. ' It can also be jused without
any readjustment of carburetor.
"The motor alcohol that has been made
so far has been produced from melasses,
of which there are 135,000,000 tons avail
able, enough to produce 8)00,000 gallons
of rodlor alcohoL The molasses is a by
product of the sugar Industry of the
island, and contains, in addition to fer
mentable material, other products of
value, afch as potash,' nitrogen and phos
phoric acid. The value of these, after
recovery from the fermentation. Is
greater than the value of the original
molasses, so that in calculating costs
of the ermentatton process for. alcohol
production, : the raw material charge is
practically nothing.
niFOBTANCE CONSIDERABLE .i ;.,
."The importance of developing this In
dustry Is very considerable, aa It will
provide a cheap and readily available
motor fuel, releasing both petroleum fuel
and shipping space. .The motor alcohol
made according to the new formula is
performing perfectly in marine, sta
tionary, automobile, truck and tractor
gasoline engines. In a 88 hour test made
with a 75 horsepower tractor, the motor
alcohol consumption was four gallons per
hour as compared with, four and one
half gallons of gasoline on similar work.
"With the motor alcohol the speed was
higher and the power greater. The cyl
inders were a iter ward opened and ex
amined and the old carbon deposit . was
found to be, entirely removed. The -carbon
remaining: was so soft that it coold
be picked off with the fingers.
PROFITABLE INDUSTRY
"Plantations -which have been letting
their molasses run to Waste or burning
It fer the potash recovery are now find
ing the manufacture of motor alcohol
a profitable undertaking. .
"Business conditions - In the islands
were never better than they are Tight at
the present time. This is due largely to
the high bonuses paid to the workers
and the stock dividends paid by the
various Sugar and , pineapple concerns.
"In past years- the value of the sugar
crop has rarely exceeded $70,000,000. This
year, however, it is thought the, crop's
valke will run about J240.O00.000. .-
"A great many automobiles are being
purchased by the Orientals. One auto
mobile dealer in Honolulu sent 'out six
salesmen with six second hand cars on
Decoration day, which was pay day for
the workers, and sold five, of them.
"The demand for automobiles is much
greater than the supply and practically
no new cars are available. And the tire
, situation is similar the demand cannot
be satisfied!
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A portion of the crowd that attended the opening ceremony at the n ew building of the Mitchell, Lewis
- a Staver company, at Broadway and Everett street Jat Tlinrsday evening. . ". ; ,v .
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Shippers Learn That Saving Fol
lows When Mechanics Are- Run
Collectively and as a Whole.
PARADE'S SUCCESS
IS, DUE TO
SITU
Credit Due Salesman for Putting
Over Pageant in Spite of
I : Difficulties. ;
Frank V, Smith, salesman for the
Howard Attto company, local :Bulck
distributor, carried on hia shoulders
the burden of making the Rose Fes
tival ' decorated vehicle parade this
year the success that.lt turned out to
be. ' Smith was grand marshal of the
parade, as well as" secretary of the
Rose society. r- : 1 w , ; .:
Although" discouraged 'at the start by
the amount of rain that fell during the
parade,. Smith nevertheless finished -off
his -job $fjsetting the great parade under
way under probably the most disadvan
tageous conditions ever 'faced' by' the
Rose Festival committee. f -
Smith's participation in the parade this
year was largely a result of his wont
last year in putting his part of the cele
bration over for -the city and the final
success of the undertaking, in the opin
ion of people generally, was largely due
to his efforts. .?
No Automobiles for
Asylum Bath Lover
" Irvidenee. "R. L. June- 26. (t N. S.)
Anthony .Baden Durfee spent his days
living in a bathtub. So they put him in
Butler asylum. They Sept him there 46
years. Now they have re lease a mm,
the court finding that Anthony was not
Insane at . all. Durfee Is 75 -years old.
He left his bathtub to talk, to a re
porter. "You will have to excuse me,"
said he politely as I am Just from the
bath. T am tired Of living in an asylum.
Forty-five years , is enough, don't you
think T L don't know where I Shall live
yet, but shall ,let my. relatives help me
choose a place." Attorney , Edward J,
Noons, who fought the case against J?ur
fee, says he has no objection to the pa
tient's . freedom, so long as his 'property
Is properly administered. Attendants at
the asylum say that besides his obses
sion for cleanliness, the patient has. Other
pronounced tastea He abhors automo
biles and will walk miles rather than
ride in a motor or electrio car.
Gape Town Street
On Occasion Shows
Worst Congestion
A much-traveled contributor to the J
Wall Street Journal, familiar with the
great capitals of the world not from
the tourist point : of view, vbut from
earning a living in them once shed ah
Interesting light on the traffic problem
in congested city streets. There had
been the usual discussion : about the
traffic density in relatively slow mov
ing Philadelphia, constricted Pittsburg,
reckless Chicago, rapid Fifth avenue, in
New York, and. that miracle of them
all, the successful handling of traffic
from eight - simultaneous directions at
the Mansion 'House corner in London.
But, to the surprise of his readers.
this authority said that Adderley street.
Cape Town, could on occasion provide
the most picturesque and profane Jam
of traffic a policeman ever had to dis
entangle. Merely the main street of a
city of 100.000 people, there is yet One
(-occasion when its traffic becomes tied
up. This is when a self-willed Boer
wagon driver introduces eight span of
oxen,- only a little less obstinate, and
stupid than himself, into the main ar
tery of the city. - -
The Boer's trek-wagon Is nearly" as
long as a freight car, and the l oxen
in pairs take up about the length of
two more cars. This form of transport
cannot turn around, or move at a faster
pace than a slow walk. Everything
else; must give way until it is beaded
in a safe direction To call the Boer
a conservative is gross flattery. The
conception he holds of his rights In the
public streets dates back IV ; centuries,
like the plain bar yokes on his oxen,
and a parliament largely composed of
men like him backs his liberty to make
a nuisance of himself.
The term "fleet" haa now become
an acceptable and appropriate term
in truck operation. It denotes or
ganization and a coordinate working
of each unit composing the whole
along a plan that insures' the ready
handling of the. group of ; trucks.
Many shippers are now running their
truck In fleets,: finding their oper
ation en masse, as it were, more eco
nomical than having single trucks
tuning on some fixed schedule. ; a
The term fleet is used not only when
the trucks are actually on the road,
but the. man who- operates a string of
trucks "and may run his carriers 'in
separate units used the term "fleet"
to indicate the number of trucks in his
Boston, June t. L "K. S. Bare
knees and one-piece bathing suits are a
thing of the past at Hull and Nantucket
Chief of Police Reynolds has decreed
that Infractions of this rule will be
dealt with severely and Hull police who
have hitherto closed their : eyes when
some dlmpled-knee miss passed, will be
obliged to act as an escort aa far as
the. police station. Midnight "pajama
parties' and other nocturnal disturb
ances of which surfside residents have
aomplained will also be vigorously sup
F GUR
E
S INDICATE
AUTOMOTIVE GAINS
Remarkable Strides Are Seen in
Motor Truck Industry of tho
United States.
possession. The underlying factor that fthat lta advance was greatly accel
allows the use of the -fleer idea lsf ...
Setting the Nut -r...
Castellated nuts have a way of tight
ening up between notches, ... If the nut
is screwed up to the notch ahead it is
too .tight, while the notch back ii too
loose. This trouble can be cured by a
careful filing of the face of the nut so
that it caa be screwed to the notch
ahead,
organisation. Organisation is Just as
essential to the efficient operation of
a group of trucks as it is to any other
phase of business activity. Only by
means of . an organisation - can' a fleet
owner or manager direct the operation
of his trucks intelligently and econom
ically. The personnel of a fleet organisation
Is divided into two groups, one of which
is the maintenance division, and the
other the operating division. In . some
of the larger fleet organizations an ini
spection division has separate identity.
but in the smaller ones this inspection
service is directed by the maintenance
division or Is performed by the truck
manufacturer himself.
The 'maintenance division' should be
headed by. a superintendent who Is a
practical r mechanic. He may ' have as
many assistant mechanics as is neces
sary to maintain the fleet in good me
chanical condition. Washers and greas
ers are included in his department and
'work according to a well-planned schedule.
: -Production figures over a period
of years, as compiled by the Nation
al Automobile - Chamber of Com
merce, show the giant strides the
motor truck Industry Is taking, and
erated last year.
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Number
411
io.sss
128,157
227.250
808.142
wholesale price
VfhotaMls
Vain
944,047
2S.202.S21
220.982.0U8
434.168.092
408.S11.58S
for m
Aver ace
S1S3S.
At the beginning of 1919 the entire
automotive Industry was. on practically
a 100 per cent war basis. .Due to this
fact passenger car production was slight
ly less in 1917, although greater than in
1918. But manufacturers of motor
trucks were able to overcome this handi
cap of the early months and make possi
ble -a 'substantial Increase for - their
product over all previous records.
Nevertheless, during : the 12 months
demand stepped ahead of production, its
rapid advance , having resulted in large
part from the publicity given the war
time performance the truck and from
the accumulative power of demonstra
tions' made . by the truck itself in com
merce.'
GMAJMT
. T IE UCEC
One and a Half and Two Ton ":
A Few Outstanding Points
Worth Your Consideration:
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Electric lighted and started I
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Torbenen internargea"r-driven axle
Continental motor ,1
Jacox steering gear ' ; j"
High-tension magneto . J
Remy two-unit starting and lighting sys
tem and other features equally as im
portant in a good truck. w , t.
One and a Half Ton $1885
Two Ton 52150 :
F. O. B. Cleveland, Ohio
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4Terms: One-third down
Some Territory Open to Dealers
Mamiley Apiio 'Co.
Eleventh and Oak at Burnsids ; :
. " Broadway 217 5
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I 1 Tires' j p ;
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Prices
Soma Fairs Ideas About Them
SkmX& ten extrm pric Hp a
'trade tiref V
It should not. Airy first-grade
tire should be built ail weU as a tire
jpf that type can be built,
y t Cord Tires cost more than Fab-
tries, and are worth the vhli price.
Men who figure cost per mflc. are
coming to Cord Tires.
But any tire, Cord or Fabric,
. (should be built for the utmost sem
' Sce which that type can give.
Soma Men Over-Pay
' Some men pay extra prices, ex
pecting extra mileage ; Some pay
tinder prices for an under-grade, an4
hope to save in that way.
Both are wrong. There may. be
Jexceptions ? there arje always freak
tires. '; Btft countless tests have
proved that Miller Tires at Miller
prices, on the
Average, g;ive
the lowest cost
per mile.
And Miller
Tires, both
Cord and' Fab
; ric, cost ! about
the standard
prices. .:. v .
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Cpkts t retard
Can csrjs, far tank
heUsasjelen esTTi
wd side treed
Msk Ck ccs fc
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We Insist on This
There are three requirements'
which Miller Tires must meet. .
' . .T'lrst, they must average greater
- mileage, ttpe fox. type, than' any
rival tire.. ' r , '
! We constantly prove this. Eight
" machines in our factory run two
tires each under rear-tire conditions.
' Each tire is run 650 miles daily by
running extra-fast.
Won Over 21 Makes
, Tbm DJorasla Stat . C. f
Anele testae! 21 eOer jnsitea against
; Millar o 12-easr Paclcarel
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loS
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, Here we constantly compare the
best other tires with Millers. Also
in ceaseless road tests.' d Thus, day .
by day. and week by week, we arA
guarding the Miller supremacy, -
Every Tiro Signed
' We insist that Millers must b
uniform. : Each tire is signed. A
record is kept of "the maker, the ia
spector and the process
If. a tire comes back for adjust-
ment we learn the reason. If the
workman is at fault he is penalized.
: If ltiie inspector, overlooked a flaw
he is held responsible. : If any proc-'
:ess or material s at fault, we ccavr
rect it. . . '
After years of this checking we've
J attained- uniform tires. There are'
' whole large cities from which not aj
, Jdoller Tire came back last yeac,
v Treads Must Endure
Miller Treads, by our standard
fcnust outwear the balance of the tire
tWe have attained a tread which
jDctwears rivals by 25 per cent.
V Every day our tread stock is vmW
canized, then tested, in our laborao
jtory. ' We permit no variatkm. v
- '-Not a -single ' Miller Tire witfi
these new-grade treads has eves
come back with the tread gong -
Not 20,000 Miles
Countless reports' come to us out
Miller Cord Tires showing 20,000 to
28,000 miles of service. And tales
of that land are told everywhere, we
learn.'
. ' .But mileage depends Ion condi
tions on size, care, load and road,
Millers are uniform but, they are
not used under uniform conditions. "
In our factory tests we averagej
X5J00O miles on Cords. ' .
- But a Miller Tire will outlast
" almost always- any tire that yon
place . opposite, no matter what it
" costs. Compare them under like
conditions, and see what mileagej
modern tires can give.
' You will gain a new criterion. r
When yon y buy a 'new car insist
on Miller Tires. Twenty car makers
now supply them and there is no
extra charge. s ' .
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NORTHWEST AUTO CQ.
' Distributor
ALDER AT EIGHTEENTH ' '
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Features You
Get Exclusively in
; MCK Trucks
Easy Stesring Big Trucks
, Ask anyfexperienced driver of heavy duty
trucks to xiame the easiest truck to handle
and we erasure he will say it is the MACK.
The steering is laid out for accuracy and
is unaffected by? sprinff action. MACK ,
drivers-nefrer swear at their truck arid, say
it is a man-killing Job to drive one all day
long. In fact, they will tell you that It is
no more turesome to drive a MACK truck
than it is k passenger car.
Strength and. safety are pre-eminent in
the MACK truck steering gear. Comfort
and accuracy are the' next considerations.
The four factors in combination are not to
be had in any other make of motor truck.
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The steering tU-rod is In front of the
axle on MACK trucks, instead of in the
rear, andj this adds ' to its effectiveness.
There is (considerable rake to the MACK
steering column and this adds to the ease
of control. '
Nextt braking System on AC model.
MACK-INTERNATIONAL
M0T0II TRUCK CORPORA"?
Tenth and Davis Streets
i Broadway 691
m M - m i -
miblc Cable &as& 'ytras
Move With the Rim
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FEDERAL Tires carmot sfip car
. ch&is upon their rims.
iT1m an C2
dusiveiFcdsral feature, accomplishes
" thb n7 cccurity of tire to rim and
positively prevents riia cuts, bloT7
cuts fast above the rim, tube pinch
V2Z anil all forma cf rim-dam
Ml Federals -Traffilr,- -Ruc-ged
and "ConT have these cp
elusive lenjr-vyear advantaea. '
Ttve Federal Rubber Conony
DEAtE R -Writ for exclnsfre prepoaltlow if TEDEKjIX
i TlrM sxs not mote In your town.
WEAVER TIRE COMPANY
Oregon Vulcanizing Co.' ;
iU'tli Braid Street, st Broadwsy
. Telephone Broadway 179 -
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