a-: j THE OREGON SUNDAY, JOURNAL, PORTLAND, SUNDAY MORNING, SEPTEMBER 5. 1920. IBS UTOMOT1VB SECTION EDITORIAL COMMENT ar"4l SQUTH Tim cntTttw tviAt f C1T170 A UTOMOBrLE dealers caimtot underestimate the value of th service , station aa an adjunct to the sal of motor can. Correct and courteous service will go far toward making a man stay on on particular male of automobile, - when a nits becomes a prospect, for. an automobile-he. Is regarded as a new means of proving to the world Jri genarai the variety of choice to be, fo&nd in line American auton)(?tlle maiiet tiU taken carefully in a,i Shown wbai there is tft be f tp, has It explained, to him that this car and that or (hi other mlsht fill his needs exactlvi ana" thin hi huva. What thanf If peegmea a memier of (he fraternity of the etoleWja helps to forni the composite per sepal Uy ff Accumulated Cafowae. . . When this man bream j prospect for a. cjf-tlhe regarded the possession, of a gasoline vehicle for pleasure or profit as a wonderful thing. After (urn iiurvan um cvnuouci 10 av n w ctruun extent, me Hif 01 io pi u- termlned by the manner In which thai ' car la serviced.' All mechanical things are subject to wear and tear. When he bought the car he might have been told that so much service would fall to his lot as his inalienable right as an owner of that particular make. He comes lor his promised service.' . . ' Does he get 'it ? Nine time out of ten he does. But is there always an alciity of purpose displayed by the men at the service station? Is he treated as If he were actually entitled to this consideration, because of the fact that he has a Trinket Six? Are there parts with which to replace fcraaka? Are there eua-e-eatlnna that mar tend to Drevent a recurrence of the same thing? Is there that wholehearted spirit o( coopratlorl,f as sistance, displayed on the part of the station men, a spirit that says, "We aipi to make It right, no matter what the cost to us because that U our policy"? ' -There are (wo factors that govern the health of any business. One Is the financial power of the bank. The other Is the power of the public, the ultimate consumer. And the last Is the more powerful of the two. "DIM YOUR LIGHTS" TTUNDREDS of .motorists have been driving the highways at night, only JjL to have their eyes blinded by the glaring rays of light thrown by head, lamps with. high candlepower. Glaring lights are one of the greatest menaces to night driving that can be found, and something should be done to curb or eliminate the evil. The state law says that the projected ray shall not be thrown above 41 Inches at SO to 00 feet in front of the car. Lenses of all kJjeSe have been made to bend the ray downward so that the law shall be respected, but police in every locality in the country have been at their wit's end to discover the .correct and final solution to the problem. There Is but one way to do it, and that is by careful focussing. Patented lenses, aniens carefully adjusted, simply augment the trouble A prismatic lense, supposed to bend the ray downward, 'If put on upside -dowrt wilt bend the ray upward, causing a glaring, unpleasant and alto get her dangerous llgAl. Bulbs of too great a candlepower, even with the best of patented diffusive lenses. Will cause other automobile drivers to go wild. Dimming the lights Is but V way of dodging the Issue, for the driver's vision Is impaired for as long as It requires the approaching car to pass and go on its way. Many things might happen during that time, for the rays of dimmed lights are not cast very far down the road. Some motorists run with their lights dimmed in the city and on the highways where many motorists gather. In the city the street, lights afford suffi cient illumination, but on the highways where there are no lights such driving la subject to great risk. Focus your lights. Take a black strip and nail it on the garage wall, on a tree, on a house, anywhere. Just eo it is 41 inches from the ground level where the csr stands. Then put your car a,t a distance of 60 feet and focus your lights so the white spot of light comes below the mark. Put the car at a distance of 100 feet and repeat the performance. Place the car at 200 feet and focus again. Tbn put three people in the rear Mat and watch the light field Jump above the 43 inch mark at all points. Re foe us the lights with the rear seat filled. You: then will be within the law. Thp loading of the rear seat acta aa a lever to raise the lights, the elevatlotf depending upon the flexibility of the springs. Your lights will then never bother anyone and, nine times out of ten, the dimming process will not be necessary. Use your spotlight for distance and even though your headlights will be rather low when the rear seat is unoccupied, the refraction of light along the road will afford good illumination. With this process pf focusshlg a plain glass lerae may be used. Do away with the haphasard lighting of highways at night Do away with the glare In the other fellow's eyes, bup at the same time have plenty Of light yourself. ECU OREGON DIVERSITY OFFERS OF FINE SCENERY ' jj easKeHBHSBBBHBxeiBMsKessnBMsnv ' Covey Party Finds in Rogyt and Qther Sections Joys Enough to Sitlify Musis' Pesire. Stbleh - Autos An Indian motooycle has been added to the casualty list this week, and other stolen automobiles still manage to .remain stolen, as far as the police have been able to find out The Hist, in eluding information as to make. I model, licence number and motor number, i as follows: Chevrolet, 12Q touring. Oregon J51J0. lizo touring, urtpn jm, lttO touring. Wash. 1UUX . f Oregon motorists do not bare pt leave the stats' to travel many milea through neighboring territory to en Joy ' a diversity of scenery, said poward M.; Covey, president of the Covey Motor Car company recently, upon . returning . from a IS 00-mile Jaunt through the southern part vf Oregon, j ' Covey with a party of friends mads an extended trip south during the early i part of th present month? The rout as originally laid out was Intended to lead to Yellowstone park and through some of the interesting portions of Cali fornia. This idea was abandoned, and with camping equipment carried oa a trailer, the- Cadillac used for the tour was turned' down the Pacific highway. looms is "Visited After camping at Salem, Roeeburg and Grants Pass, the party turned to the Rogue river country. A number of excellent places to camp were discov ered along; the banks of that famous stream, and then Crater lake became the objective The party spent some time exploring the countrv adjacent to Crater lake, and then took the road by way of Spring creek and Klamath lake to Fort Kla math and then on to Diamond lake, The road in to Diamond lake. Is seldom traveled because of its condition and the Covey ; party was one of the few tourist outfits that have made their way to the banks of the little body of water this season, Hal Chllds, sales manager for the Covey company, one of the party said that In his opinion the road .was orlcinally laid out by the lead mule of pack train an animal with out doubt possessing a most vacillating disposition.; TURKS KtMEBOUS Where a loc has fallen across the clared a pace, the road goes around the end thereof, trees are excuses for curves. and rocks- for bends innumerable. Clumps of bushes and patches of grass, Interesting to a mule but scarcely of moment to an automobile have Jerked Dodre. 4I1.U& Dodga. . podge, int touring, Oregon I7I, SitQS. ! i . Dodge, 1K0 touring, Oregon fltJt, . .... '. ' ..... UDCKe VfVSon Ortfot r uruf 1444-W. r IZ15I 1119 roadster. Ill touring.' Oregon 80X41, 5(14. Ford. tiuntt Maxwett Hit touring, tags missing. uregoni sue., Oregon 477 65, SALEM TO HAVE BIG AUTO SHOW eVSBWelBMB4MBBMSBWBBB - .... Dealers and Distributors From All Parts of State Invited , to Participate in Show. ate setting as a part of the show, and. savs Lee. the more the merrier. The Salem dealers are spending sev eral thousand dollars on the show. The full regalia of decorations are to be nlftlly Arranged where .they will do the moat rood, and an orchestra, lass or hotherwlee, will be persuaded to come and piay auring tn ear ana evening. And the admission will be free. "It will be the biggest show ve have ever pulled off," said Gilbert, modestly. ' Things look bright for a bis crowd this year and all the dealers are having their plfflfft models manicured for fair week. There will be a parade this year, as there was last year, but thine will b done on a far larger scale than ever be fore." , Salem, automobile dealers will dis play their wares at the Salem state Mr, the automobile show to be held In Machinery hall, September 27 to October 1, according to Lee Gilbert, Elgin dealer in Salem, who has been appointed chairman of the com " mlttee on arrangements. Rumor has spread the tidings that only Salem dealers would be allowed to parti cipate In the festivities, but this is er roneous, says Gilbert., who came all the way to Portland from the capital In or der to dispel any false reports started androlng the rounds. Dealers and dts Irlbmore from all over the state will be Invited to Install a model In an approprl- On Top of World The world's greatest scenic automobile highway, which the United States gov ernment soon Is to start hewing across the big range in Glacier National park, will enable tourists to make a trip of t milea overthe roof of the Rockies, ris ing to an altitude of 8000 feet. IS Kinds of Miles There are 12 different kinds of miles In the . world used for measuring dis tances, and each one varies in length In different countries. Paris Used Asphalt Asphalt was first used In Fans as a road material SO years ago. 4.- "''.? r The fact that a large percentage of Republic Truck orders are re peat orders is evidence that Republic Truck bviiers are satisfied owners y - sits motor var lo.. Boise, Id Portland OrVitncouver, Wash. - Maxwell. 1117 touring. tQ$60. Overland. 111! touring Packard. m touring. Oregon J457. 15CMS. Scrtpps-Booth, 1J touring. Oregon 10338. 14769. tL. Tufas, 1420 roadater. Oregon D-7t-A. n'vi&nd. 118 motorcycle. Oregon te-85. 10115. .... Hariey-uaviason. i f mww,ww Oregon H-S. L-l-A-t24t. Indian, 1920 motecycle,; Oregon Ev-, 77-B-10C SILO CREEK FALLS MOTORISTS' MECCA i (CoatJmad Fnai Fee Oa) those farther down the stream. A bridge spans the creek, with a liuie pioi nr Hw tar naj-klncr csarS and fOamptng. The wmab unuaiiv twoulated with ple- .iAbi narttu. nd alonr the trail to the fall fishermen frequently may be mm trrlnr their tnck with fly or salmon egg In the rippling dark waters of the creek. The trail to the falls from the bridge Is fair, winding aroung logs and alongside the creek itself right on the rock, ' forming the floor : of the gorge. The falls are not more than 40 feet high and are much broader than those father a hir nnnl of the clearest water Imaginable catches the tumbling fiood and mirrors in its aepias c"u; ampltheatrs of rock, from whose sum mit the water plunges. After the heat of the road the coolness of the gorge is like a tonic. ROAD 18 O. X. Returning to the road and the car, turn up the hill and follow along the ridge to the lower falls. The road here Is narrow and frequent use should be made of the horn to warn approaching PRODUCTION CUT. Many Men, Laid Off in Auto In dustry, Fjock to Farms, Says Distributor. Boh Wt B-ubln, president of the Jtpbln Motor Car pempany, ' lag Eight distributor, hag just "returned from a factory trip through Detroit, Chicago and St. $yula, and In ad dition to noting the peculiar labor situation, said that the Industrial status of practically every -branch of manufacturing endHTor l on a basis of the survival of the fittest. Production is being held within close limits and only the most skilled workers are being kept on payralla But this condition will not bring about a reduc tion In the price of motor cars, accord-, ing to the local man, who believes as a result of his observations that the tend ency Is upward rather than downward. "A most peculiar labor situation exists in Detroit." said Rubin. Thousands of I men and women have been laid off there and today it If actually difficult to find men to do extra work in the automobile line. It seems that when turned off they realised that no longer would they have a chance to go to some other automobile concern and obtain wsrk. so they simply picked up bag and baggage and hiked for the farms or elsewhere. Most authorities claim that, the farms hafee profited to the ex tent of thousands of men and women. These men and women are getting aa much, if not mors, money working on the farms during the harvest aeaaon than they got in the automobile factoriea, and now that they are there, when harvest is over, there is every reason to believe that Us cities will not ae them before $50,000,000 Paid, In' Auto Fees v to States During 1918 Motor vehicle owners paid . 150. OOO.ooo in ltlt to th various states In' automobile fees, according to fig ures . compiled by a .loading manu facturer. Including personal taxes of all kinds levied on ears in some states, excise and local charge. It is estimated that ear owners paid no less than I1S0.0OO.000. In addi tion, meter vehicle manafaetttrera paid $$1,000,000 In taxes to the fed eral government. This Is a tslal of about $15 for every car built. Out f f M.00S miles of highway, in the tlnlted States only (20 are aouarta, the demands of heavy duty irttfioj Meter vehicles, therefore, pay a total sum amounting te 171 per Utile for every mile of highway In the United States improved or unimproved. For every mil capable ef carry lag heavy duty motor trafflo motor vehlclaa pay yearly a sum equal to tl,0O0 per mile." . Motorists Warned Against Letting Tire Scrape Upon Curbs Tire men believe that halt the friction sometimes enoountared , when the . ques tion of tire adjustment conies up oould be done away with by remembering two things: that there is no quest ton on the desler's part when the tire la patenUy defective, and that scraping up against curbs will take many a dollar's worth et wear from any tire, , Many drivers do not realise the se riousness ef letting the weight of their par rst on one tire when that tire is oa the sharp edge ef the euro. This breaks spring. The chances are that many will have become eo used to farm life be fore that time that the title wtll not appeal to many of them and the pro duction of food will receive that much ef a boost." The output of the Klnar factory Is be- Ing held to a minimum, said Rubin, a 'ire-day week being the plan for the present. Manufacturers of oars are financing tbemsjglvee to, a great extent. Inasmuch as parts and' equipment men are demanding 10 per cent of the gross contract figure to guarantee perform ance of contract, with 10 day payments on delivery of gooda Cash as far aa possible la figuring in delivery trans- aotloos. Was 20 Yeare Ago Ollveg Uppineott and K. Russet of tes Angeles, Cel., were the first te ride Into the Yosemlt valley In a motor vehicle. This was to years age. inumniv vj in Kuiumuuwe nave jemea i mane OI tne nora to win ihwuii, the wa aslde again and again, and the ! cars. The land alongside the road is man at the wheel of an automobile must be blessed with great flexibility of elbow In order to keep the car on the path and prevent the; trees from losing their bark from the Onslaughts of th running board. From Diamond lak. which they found to be a clear, cold and altogether beautiful body of water, the party went down Into 4 the Metolius oountry. Th Metollus river springs full born from the side of a cliff and seeks Its way through a. beautiful timbered Valley where the land th flat, free of under brush, and afording wonderful camping spota. Ftah abound In the Metollus and the valley can Well be called a paradise for the disciple of the rod and creel. Sis ters Is the metropolis of the valley and from that -town Covey and his outfit turned back and sought the pass across the McKensia DETOURS ABB MADS The road through the pass is receiving attention frfom construction gangs and several detours have to be made on the route, which; is hard enough at best. Up hills, over rocks, up and down gulleys, and over lava beds In blistering heat, the way leads Into the western valley. This leg of the Journey furnished one of the most Interesting hits of the trip from an adventurous standpoint and was even worse than the sinuous and serpentine course through to Diamond lake, terminating at Eugene, where the road to Portland was taken. The party returned to fr'ortland early last week. In addition to Covey and Chllds, the party consisted of Miss Helen Davis, Mrs. Mai ChlMa and & A. Walla father of Mrs. Childa. Million to Be -Spet On Improvements to on Works Plant Wag( Kentucky ( Wagon Works, at Louis ville, Ky.. manufacturers of the Dixie Flyer, will spend approximately $1,000, 000 on additions to their present plant, according to word received here last week by Fred Houghton, of the C. H. a company. Negotiations have been completed With the city of Louisville for purchase of needed land and plans have been matured calling for the most progressive stride the company has niads in years. In addition to doubling the company's capacity for all Its products, 1000 ad ditional employee will be added to Louis ville payrolls. R. V. Board, president of the company, and city officials, de clare that with completion of this ex tension to factory facilities the com pany will operate the city's largest In dustrial plant. Just when; the building will be erected has not been given out by the director ate, but the. land has been secured and Board gives' as his opinion that as soon aa favorable, work on th factory will the started. ! .. New Auto Electric Service in St. Johns St Johns folk now. have their bat teries tested on. their own home flelda A branch af the WUlard service or ganisation has been placed in thejSC Johns territory, where a battery busi- n owned- and operated by R. a Clere has been Inaugurated, a bulld- W1CIN a west Charleston .and ZlrT "rMU service la being dis- " unoer in name Bt. Johns Auto Electrle service, . The service 11 siJled lhrou the WU 1TLfirTlc1J!ttlm' Ninh and Kver l.r tottery 4mTf ' " j i ... v Xdnopln Highway Marked - The Lincoln highway from New v-v wJ with nameiea aurns ae . . . of 1000 guide posts are being placed it ! j cviuiwni turn &na crossroad be town un uii aaawaa ana lTlssiH.ul rivers. Th sign are 10x21 inches in sis, carrying the standard Lincoln highway marker In three colon. . : ' HauljOropa With Tracks :' " In th Northwest farmers are buying iclr to frau! beets, potatoes and wheat out of plowed fields, necessitating a i truck of unusually great power. - faJrlv flat and room can easily be made at most of the narrow places. Dews the creek about two miles, the road turns Suddenly to the right and a sign marked To Salem" shows the route to th lower falls picnic grounds. A charge of tl Cents taxes the pocketbook to enter the grounds and SO cents will buy a camping plot for the night Numerous machines were in ajnong the trees and along th brook and many tables still bpre the re mains of generous dinners. Children bavs a great time, for the creek bed makes an excellent wading place, the rocks are smooth and the water shallow. The dogs seemed to enjoy the privilege of getting Into the water almost aa much as the children. The stream is cold and caches of cooling watermelon test th honesty and whet the appetite ef the aisserby. f ptEtTT SOBFX The trail to the fall goes through the grove, across a footbridge; and out upon tha rock olateau. One comes upon the falls suddenly and with a delightful gasp of surpris. The little creek slips from among the trees almost at tne cage ei the nleteau and plunges over the cliff te a pool far below like a veritable feather from the cap of the god , of the moun tains. The falls do not roar, the water does not plunge with the intensity of Multnomah. The sight is a reminder of Mutlnomah and Mist faua blended 4nto one. The height or the ran causes tne wster to fall far from the face of the cliff, which slopes back at the base from the great overhanging howl xne pooi, like that oat the upper falls. Is in th center of the stadium-like gorge and Is cool and clear. M.KHTT or rftSSH At A trail leads down from the cliff and back into the shelter of the rock. Here one may alt and see the milky-white water form a veil cutting th outer world In half. There are narrow places in th trail, but no one has difficulty making a tour of the circle, going down by way of th cliff, crossing the stream below the pool, and coming back up the other side. Shortness of breath is the- sole punishment, but the falls sfe worth many little inconveniences ana there's plenty of fresh air with which to replenish weary lungs. Don't forget to go to tBe point where the water slips over the cliff and, kneeling down, bury your fac In th cool current and drink water out-of-doors fashion. It is homage on may well give to the creator of such magnificence. From the camping ground, continue In the same direction along ; the . road by which the camp was attained, ascend the hill, "which is a steep one and requiring first speed before the crest may be reached, and continue on th road to Ralem. One may retrace his way to Sflverton by this route, or may go to Salem by way of Aumaville or Macleay. Both routes afford excellent views of the famous Waldo hills, of wide reaches of wheat flelda, and broad acres of pas ture land. The roads are mostly good, with some dust, and entirely unsigned as far as Salem is concerned. Many finger posts point to Silverton but few to Salem until within 10 miles of that city. Victor Point school boos Is on the road to the capital. Du to a discon nected speedometer, no ' mileage was taken of this section. From Salem the usual highway may be taken to Port land, j Plant to Open for New Fuller Grinder . To Use on I a Ford Fred Fuller, familiar with all makes of stage cars, has long been searching for a good way to keep a Ford timer ap to snuff and now he's found it. It Is an invention of his own and secured I under American and Canadian patents.. He is marketing the device under the i name "Fuller's Grinder for Ford Timers." ' Fuller carried on his experimentation la Portland and this city will have the lo cation for whatever, plant he may! start Th Instruments are being turned out her by th hundreds a day. They con sist of part metal and part rubber, the Utter a soft, spongy but altogether sub stantial substance, which forces emery paper r varied degree of coarseness against the timer, emoothlne off roarh Piece and trimming this neescsary Utile .Hw.v w m car weii-oeiaa. ' t ITan Tracks la Soft Ground j-iai growers In Maine use! their trucks to haul the load out of soft equipping with large pneumatic down the fabric or cord walls. loosenT tne runner, ana starts oetcriorauon. Scraping agalnat the curb weakens th aide wall, which Is not as heavy- the ? tress uiKKneas. ana makes the outside . of th tire helpless asalnst tha strata that naturally falls to thst section of the easing. 'Ware the curbstone. f i Two Ratines Even In the United States '71 per cent of the total population live in 21 cities and better than 0 per cent of the light weight . motor oars are owned In the same eectlona. T Tracks Piirnlah Farm Power' On farms of all ataea, In all parte of the oountry, trucks furnish power for the agW, separator, tvrmnr, susse cui- tr and other power driven equipment I ?B5B5ssSsss5ss55sTr3is53Es Q I I I Lee I 1 I Line 1 Way I I j , : Makes , I 1 I 1 I Motor I 1 I Trucks 1 I if I 'Pav A. Gathri A Co., general contractors, after using continaoosly si 8 R Lew 1)4 -yard eonoret type aatomatfc damp bodies mounted on' R I Ford 1-Um track, hv plec) order for two additional bJB R - 1 Big Vuslnoss dwsands th most modern oqnlpmssvt. It is tka I I A sine and type of trailer and body for every purpose. I ftfT l . 0 North Broadway at Davis Street I I S FrancUco, O.VUni, U Angeles, I I xQfcttiS San Diego, Seattle, Portland. '!" l . 1 1 1 .,sa . i-iJ,a n, ),ij,iui'Mii'n THE UN I VERS At CAR The Ford Model T One Tpn Truck with it$v ' manganese bronze worm-drive is really a necessity for the farmer because it solves his ' problem of economic transportation from the farm to the city. And in farm work alone, it will be found a great money saver as well as a big labor saver. Has all the merits of the Ford car multiplied by greater capacity with greater strength. No extra cost in operation. We'd lile to talk it over with every farmer. Bring your Ford car to us for necessary repairs and thus get the genuine Ford parts and reliable Ford workmanship. FRANCIS MOTOn OAK CO. ftUSHLIaMT PgMSJT, 0n4 Aa smS MeMlMrM Kasl TMvS en BveasWar WSJ. L. MUOHSON CO., TALBOT CABBY ns us? snS Osvif EsM Anksny sfS aesnd PALAOK OARAOK OO. R0BINS0-SMITH OO. Twmjl an Burt MitM an Msdlw CSi I L" P V" a.wsxg HlsleesBjw-w . a jm I . M A rrex---i TZ- ' , fW asswt xi dk J OH5 A, WALTKX, Evergreen Tubes and Falls Cord and Fabric Tires J. A. WALTER TIRE CO. . 339 STARK STREET Broadrr 1038 PERFORMANCE CO Uf JlS Has Ydur Truck a Family Tree? f . - Do you know scything about the antecedenU of the truck you now own or are thinking of buying7 Motor trucks ars proaucts of develop ment The pedigreed horse u the one you'd bet your money on. The dog of a prite-vvinning lineage geU the blue ribbon It Uke$ a university educabon to train a -coUegt president Motor Trucks Never Are Prodigies They can't be "born won'ders," or any kind of marveli. They have to be the outgrowth of years of experience. j In 1898, the first American motor truck was builL It was a MACK. Production then was very slow and limited. Every truck had to be made by "hand" and up to 1904 only 20 had been built In 1905 the MACK ' f attory was established at Allentown, Fa. Every year lince 1898 successful manufacturing experience has - been built into MACK trucks. No other truck has a history comparable to the' MACK's. .. - MACK-INTERNATIONAL MOTOR TRUCK CORPORATION , Tenth and Davis Streets Broadway 691 v fftAOC MA4MI StSOlSTiaCsa SERVICE STATION NINTH AND EVERETT Announces Change in Corporate Naume From PORTLAND STORAGE BATTERY CO. HARPER-BURG INCORPORATED PERSONNEL OF THE ORGANIZATION AND FIRM AS WELL AS THE HIGH QUALITY OF eeainrr nru a ive twp siAltrt? CHAS. S. HARPER C T. BURG mm y' ' '.--H - Sto