Jfjasli.d
NG STATES
IS
Ralph Mulford Ties
Up to Paige-Detroit
Motor Car Company
"Smiling Ralph Mulford, one of the
with to make himself a crown when hats
become too ilgh priced.
He is known as ne of the most
versatile et racing drivers, his steadi
ness on a long oval grind, a road race
or a hill climbing contest being both
remarkable and well known. He holds
many world's records.
n i ft m " ' jr i -
oet oi ures MaKes
39,152 Mile Record
DEL WOULD.LOOK ODD DOING IT NOW
TO
A prominent Boston merchant has
made what is believed, to be a world's
mlleare record on a set . of tires. On
four cords of a prominent tnaka, hie
heavy touring car traveled 39. lit miles
of steady, hard driving without a punc
ture, blowout or any tire trouble what
ever. He has Written a letter to the
tire company setting forth the record
and asking that his name be withheld.
He ts part owner of one of the Hub
City's largest department stores.
Texas Too Far to Go
For Stolen Machine
M SPORT"
7n
POINTS EXPLAINED
"Q. D." Stands for Quick at
tachable; "A. Q. P." Means
Tire Does Not Need Stretching
oldest race drivers on the track in point
of experience, has cast his fortunes In
'.V.
with the Pal are-Detroit Motor Cat com
pany. His work will be largely ex
perimental and testing.
,re All Right, but Not
Sharon, Pa, Sept. 11. L. Tonkins
won't go after his auto, stolen more
than a year ago and recently located in
Texas!' "Texas is too far to go for the
flivver,' says Tonkina Td run my
new bug ragged getting down there to
get the old one."
Mulford Is well known to the racing
nough, Says Candidate;
0
fraternity and fans and to the motor
world In general. Mulford baa not been'
Veteran Motorist.
These are 1100 trailers used- In and
arounn New York City for motor
vehicles.
meeting with signal successes this year,
but has a long sheaf of laurels where
Hide of Senator Hardin
n In a letter he recently
When a tire salesman says, "What
will you have, . Q. D. clincher or
CLINCHER TALK
M l IS
GREEK
MANY
V-H'Tr if ir r aiTHi - , iTr(n,M r t - - "' " . .
f f WW
fi
. .
1 00 II
U 1 1 aw I I f
in Eastern newspaper in
straight aide, or regular clincher."
a suggestion from the
itomoblle department for
lOblle "human Interest
what do "you say? Here are the
f o11
V knowlhat I can say any
II-.would Justify the sort of
H suggest. I am a veteran
that term can be applied to
new as automoblltng. To
ir has always been the grand-
knd the greatest luxury of
ve any knowledge.
lover ef the horse, but the
ittlius of the horse, If you
rfRtrlcted. I have owned a
cnrs and have Invested Irt
. perhaps, than I cofld af
m so doing have not set a
ulo of thrift and common
. .follow citizens, but I have
on'y for pleasure or en Joy -
I have regretted less.
toured the country widely,
ensure and on bustness bent.
enjoyed even the vicissitudes
vel. It seems to me that the
le Is Just beginning to reach
if greatest unefulnesa. It la
he private possession of the
o longer the vehlclo of pie:
mvenlence, but tt takes Us
e of the moat Important clo
ur transportation system. I
ve ridden In every sort of
rj thus far developed, ex-
arm," ana i nope that con
never again necessitate their
ands on my time will prevent
nee with your suggestion that
human Intoreat story. The
mptlne one, however, and I
InlRhty glad to enter upon It
r circumstances. I can only
found my cars to bo pro-
kalthful recreation, extenders
ers of friendship, broadeners
anres and a worth while, If
adjunct to sny scheme of
. Warren u. Harding."
lists Lacking
ppreciation of
cts About Tires
sk motorist knows consld-
about dozens of parts In his
ha does about his tires,
gh a tire has only five
irts. These are the carcass.
the head, the side wall and
itrlp.
bss Is made of layers or plies
impregnated with rubber
ied to trlvc the casing tensile
hlle the nil her holds It to
glves It wearing qualities.
givfiB snape to the tire and
to .the rim. In the clincher
ad Is made of .elastic rubber,
stretch In order to get the
rim. In the straight side
ad la made of a wire cable
n hard rubber, as the rim
t to mount the tire. Here
need of stretching.
wall is the light rubber cov-
he sides of the tire as far
d. Iti purpose la to protect
from Injury by the elements.
ker strip supplies the maxl-
nt of vreslllency between the
he carcass. It Is Just under
and Is made of web-woven
edrfed In cushion gum. It
ts tread and Carcass.
1 Is the running surface of
pt Is made of heavy rubber
compounded, according to
nen, to give maximum wear-
is.
3 Auto License
jw York District
omoblle licenses were issued
rk city district between Feb-
d August 1 than during all
of 1919, according to F. P.
bhlef of the state department
bureau. There were 201,000
lea licenses obtained In 1920,
nerctal car licenses and 1100
trailers. In 1919, 181.227
ar licenses were secured, 62,-
mmerclal cars and 992 for
lecauae the total number of
tes given out by the bureau
he hundred thousand, a letter
ier system has had to be
r ar tagging.
urneyed by Auto
rmler and John Larson re-
ientralla Monday, night from
here they attended the con-
the state American Legion
Ing the trip, approximately
by automobile. They state
ids am in excellent condition.
st being between here and
Y Worth Half Billion
e of the rolling stock used
Ihways In Canada is approxi-
al to that or the entire capital
Ke railways, the automobiles
k valued at JS0O,00O,0OQ In the
nock in the Engine"
r n. roiwen in Leslie's
n ha wu running th . car.
ky men a i orteoua bloat .
ifiiy hlh ira ara!"
at the wheal not a wort .Jentted
- w" " avMi USBIUV,
t- - - uiun a. otm oars,
ola aim o( Ufa was tab jptlo
a inner.
knock in tba aociaat"
cried, 1n a 01 (run tain laswi
mawt tdged with told.
jjnai on moonlit itraad. ' '
idl" when a rlT.r nrf
!". and hit brow It waTdaik.
L a knock
knock In tha anrfn.r
h day, did this taeitnrn ataa.
hit the ealaatlal toad;
a baaraniy caraitn.
tlo with joy, etbar puMifin cried:
'-vr mu poini aw us naipi
(laaad, and HTS brrrw ft was dark,
df ((roa (hear asbit) kis aaota old
! a knock "
1 K"n in M' iwiiiTiiiTiiiiii i mm in nft
Dack In the year 1903. -Del Wright, manager of the local branch of the William L. Hoghson company
traveled the Eastern states for the Ford Motor company. In -a 1903 Ford car, the exact duplicate of the
above. So when Del saw one of the old timers on his recent visit to Ixs Angeles, he couldn't resist
climbing to the wheel, and the above photo Is the result, pel says itWtill runs, too.
Italians Liberal in
Gasoline Allowance
Through a ruling- recently obtained
from the Italian fuel administration by
the Ente Nazlonale per Industrie Turls
trlche (National Bureau for Tourist In
dustries) it Is now possible for foreign
visitors motoring through or in Italy
to obtain 200 kilograms of gasoline a
month, or well over 60 gallons. This
will do away with the difficulty hith
erto experienced by tourists In Italy
In procuring a sufficient amount, of fuel
for their cars, and taken in connection
with the opening up to motorists of the
region of the Dolomites, the Venezla
Trldenttna and other places that not so
long1 ago bore the brunt of modern war
fare, touring should be greatly stimulated.
Vacant Lot Crop Is
Good Money Maker
Sallna, Kan., Sept. 11. Last fall D.
A. Van Trine, manager of a telephone
office here, allowed a man to plant a
a garden on 14 vacant lota he owned
In the outskirts. He forgot all about
the transaction. The other day the man
approached Van Trine, laid a check for
$75 before the astonished telephone man
and started to walk away. Called for
an explanation, he said that he had
planted the 14 lots to wheat and the
money was the two-fifths share for the
crop.
London-Paris Line to
Have Freight Plane
Washington, Sept. 11. A "freight air
plane" will be constructed by the
Handley-Page line, according to Infor
mation received by the war department
Construction of such a plane has been
necessitated by the steady Increase of
bulky freight sent by air between the
two capitals. The plane will be of the
O-ll type and will have a large freight
hold, with a passenger cabin for two or
three at the back.
DRIVE ALONG CLACKAMAS
IV AUTUMN IS IDEAL ONE
(Continued From Pace Ona)
bridge, and follow the paving back to
Portland. The log:
0.0 Journal building. Taka tout through
Ladd addition to PowrU atrset and fol
low Powell Valley road to Grasham.
18. 8 Crasham. Straight through the town.
1H 1 Croaa railroad and atraight ahead.
18.9 Croaa Multnomah county line.
20.9 Straight ahead on rigtt at fork.
21 1 Boring. Htraight ahead.
22.0 Turn right.
22.2 Turn left
28.4 Bad Mil. Careful.
24.8 Croaa railroad, turn right.
25.0 Turn left, good macadam road.
27.4 Croat railroad. '
2T.9 Eaila Creek.
28.3 Turn right.
29.2 Turn right.
83.8 Turn right.
14.0 Eitacada. Oo out lontheaat and of
town, croaa bridge, and aacend hill.
88.7 Creat of MIL Turn right on craat road
to Portland.
4.0 .Bridge over Clackamaa. Turn right U
Portland.
17.8 Portland Journal building, Broadway
Yimbill ttreet.
Not: Tha mileage on thia trip wu takea
with Dodge car equipped with oTomlxe tiraa.
84x4 H. No corrections bar been made.
Carriers Get Vacation
Haverhill, Mass., Sept. 11. (I. N. S.)
John Hum and Warren Cluff, local let
ter carriers, waited 30 years, but now
they've got their vacation.. The vaca
tion was due them early in 1890. They've
been trying to get It ever since. It was
finally obtained by Congressman Luf-
kin. They are especially glad to pet
their vacation, as It precedes their re
tirement and pensioning.
Right Tires, Wear Faster
Due to the pitch of the road, which
throws mire of the weight of the car
on the light side than on the left, tires
on the right hand side of the car wear
out faster In proportion than those on
the left hand side.
STUDEBAKER
6
1918 7 passenger ear In wonderful
shape, new paint, good tire. This
car will be sold to the first person
applying for same at our place of
business for the sum of 8950. The
blggestanap In Fortland.
COVEY MOTOR ,
CAR CO.
OLD GRAY
THING
fv 1 A R
E
OF PAST
Fanmers No Longer Need rjorses
to Till Crops; Population of
Horseland Slumps,
In spita of the claim of sellers of
chains and harness, not to mention
other Intimate equine attire, the cen
sus bureau has It by actual com
pilation of figures that the number
of horses In the country 'Is dwin
dling year by year.
Just how fast the tise of the horse
on the farm Is declining Is well Il
lustrated In the case of Alpine county,
California. In 1910 that county reported 1 In 1910 to 2600 in 1920, while In Washing
but in 1920 there were only 2404
equinea Edmonson county, Kentucky,
reported 2258 horses in ldlO and only
1942 In 1920, while Putnam county, Illi
nois, reported 4269 horses in 1910 and
only 3973" In 1920. In Sterling county,
Texas, the number of horses dwindled
from 3725 In 1910 to 1550 In 1920.
Similar declines in the number of
horses on the farm are noted In many
counties In South Carolina, Tennessee,
Alabama Arkansas, Virginia and Mis
souri, all tending; to show that the horse
IS not tbjs big factor on the farm that he
was before the motor tractor, the motor
truck and the pleasure car came into
such general use.
On the other hand, the lowly, mule' Is
more than holding his own on the farm
arid In many counties his use is Increas
ing. In Liberty county,- Florida, for ex
ample, only three mules were reported
In 1910, while in 1920 the number had
Increased to 133. Mules on the farms of
Stark county, Illinois, increased from
312 In 1910 to 439 in 1920, while Edmon
son county, Kentucky, reported 1151
mules In 1910 and 1112 In 1920. In Cleve
land county, Arkansas, the number of
moles on the farms Increased from 1708
426 horses on Its farms, while in 1920
the number had declined to 169. In
Carroll county. New Hampshire, there
were 3116 horses on the farms In 1910,
ton county, Missouri, they also Increased
from 1925 In 1910 to 2339 in 1920. This
same growth Is indicated In reports from
counties In various other states.
talking point, that will give you
confidence and relieve your embar
rassment. Q. T. stands for quick detachable. A
Q. D. tire simply slides on and off the
rim, requiring nostretchlng. Generally
the outside flange or edge of the rim is
also detachable so that this can be done.
Some of these tires are being used on
split rims which are easily forced "out
of round."
Some aulck detachable casings are
.built with a clinch or book which fits
Into the flanges of the rim. which are
also hooked. Others do not have tnis
clinch but are straight Thla has given
rise to the term "Btraight side."
The quick detachable casing with the
clinch to hold It on the rim waa the
original type. The straight side casing
represents an improvement or later de
velopment In the quick detachable, ellm
inatlng Innumerable rim cuts, according
to Miller Rubber company officials. It
was found that a wire bead imbedded In
the bead edge of a tire was sufficient to
hold It on the rim without the aid of a
hook.
The fact Is that there are two types
of hard, non-flexible beadn Q. D. and
Q. D. straight side. The term clincher
slmDly Indicates that the tire has a
clinch. A regular clincher has an elas
tic bead that the tire may be stretched
In applying, while a Q. . clincher has
a wire bead.
Regular clincher tires are ordinarily
used on small cars. This includes tire
sizes up to and Including 31x4, with the
exception of the 32x3 V4 . Tires above this
size are ordinarily built Q. I- straight
side. Quick detachable clincher types
are going out of use. For those motor
ists who have old style rims, a bead
filler has been perfected so that straight
side tires may be used without inviting
rim cutting;.
New Guide Book for Tourists
For the first time in history the Royal
Automobile club of London Is combing
every Inch of England, Scotland and
Wales for facts of interest to provide
a new guide book for tourists who are
planning a motor trip of the United
Kingdom.
61,030 Miles of New, Roads
Since the present California state
highway commission was created in 1911
a network of 61.039 miles of roads has
been constructed and repaired, nearly
10,000 miles of which are surfaced with
more than 6900 miles of paved highways.
cfll Cole DoescGdzy
0hoMBro -Eight
You Do Not Sacrifice Economy To Get
Maximum Power In An cero-EiGHT
When the ' A to-Eight reduced all records by
7H hours on its recent non-stop run from Portland
to, San Francisco, averaging 12H miles per gallon of
fuel, over 852 miles that ranged from the heights of
the Siskiyou Mountains to the almost impassable de
tours of rugged Oregon, it proved that economy is"
not sacrificed to get power in an tAcro-Eicm.
Just as the vfifr0-EiGHT is designed to deliver in excess
of 15,000 miles on tires so is it built to negotiate
from 12 to 14 miles per gallon tf fuel while develop
ing 80 horsepower and affording an acceleration of
from 10 to 80 miles in 10 seconds.
15,000 MILES ON TIRES
. 507o Greater Fuel Efficiency
Zero Ba la n ce Roada Bility
Less Annual Depreciation
Cole Motor Car Company; Indianapolis, U.S.A.
Creators of cXdvancd OWolor Corj
NORTHWEST AUTO CO., Inc.
16U. and Alder Streets. Portland, Oregon
ivith Perfected
VALUE-IN-HEAD
MOTOR.
AN inspection of the Nash Six
A Sedan will convince you, we are
sure, as it has many motorists here, (
that this car does possess a value,
quite above the ordinary.
It has unusual power as one feature.
due to its Perfected Valve-in-Head
Motor, giving it quick responsive
ness and the necessary pull for the
hardest travel.
Exceptionally beautiful in design and
finish, the Nash Sedan affords every
luxury and comfort fine coach build-
ing can devise,
Five-Passenger Towing Car. . . .$1935
Two-Passenger Roadster $1935
Four-Passenger, Sport Model $2090
Seven-Passenger Towing Car. . .$2125
Four-Passenger Coupe $2935
Seven-Passenger Sedan $3190,
Prices f. o. b. Pacific Coast Points
Portland Motor ar Compafay
. Tenth and Burnside Streets
as
II THE UNIVERSAL CAH 1
The Ford Sedan with electric starting and lighting; sy stern, with demountable I
II rims with 3 H-inch tires all around, is a family car of class and comfort, both in I J II I
summer and in winter. For touring it is a most comfortable car. The large I
plate glass windows make it -en open car when desired, while in case of rain and 1 1
all inclement weather, it can be made a most delight- I
II gg'ggcg- ful closed car in a few minutes. Rain-proof, dust- I I
ijjfcjj proof, fine upholstering, broad, roomy seats. Simple I
C rffityjFWssa, in operation. Anybody can safely drive it. While II II
-v SkZb j? it has all the distinctive and economical merits of II III
aiuuuBuutfrfWTOirmai the Ford car in operation and maintenance. Won't I
rATE BArSfffl! you come in and look it over? I
fi r'trrrV3,J FT rasHou motor oart oo nushlioht a wtmnr 11
il l '1 'tV WW. LoHUaHSOU CO. - TALBOT 4) OASiy f III
W Aii frM 0 if fTBSaar as sa Cat Anfcsrry an fn4 I HI
ilai. ISil I W! plL-i"?" rainaaj-aaMTN oo.
1 - , i ,
V. i '
anoefe la tha.aaglaar
r