THE OREGON SUNDAY JOURNAL, PORTLAND, SUNDAY MORNING, ' JANUARY 23, 1921.
CITIZENS OF U.S.
ARE URGE0TQ BACK
AVIATION PROGRAm
Official of; American Railway Ex
press Company Says Uncle Sam
Should Encourage Commercial
-Flying. ' '-V;-v
New York, Jan. 22. ""Commercial
aviation should be developed in the
United States by every public-
spirited citizen Insisting upon, the
adoption of a consistent, forward-
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calculated to insure the rapid growth
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clared R. E. M. Cowle, vice president
of the American . Railway Express
company, in an address on "Trans
portation" delivered before 1200
members of the Society of Automo
tive Engineers at their annual din
ner, last night at the Hotel Astor. ,
URGES v. s. support t
Mr.' Cowlo mw no reason why the
United , States (rovernment should not
give as much support to commercial avi
ation as it does to navigation. He said
that for the safety of this country, for
Its defense in time of war. and for Us
continued commercial prosperity. H was.
absolutely imperative that a system of
commercial airplanes be developed wnicn
could be readily altered in two or three
days so as to become effective weapons
of war. lie pointed out that during the
recent great war motor vehicles were
transformed readily.
He complimented the Society ofi Ad
tcmptive Engineers on its great work In
turning- dver its engineering, organiza
tions to, the government, and said that
tho manner in which the entire industry
had been able to motorize artillery, pro
vide - ambulances, trucks and all j the
other vehicles of war, hajl been truly
marvelous.
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This, he said, was due to the fact that
the automotive Industry , was funda
mentally sound, operating : on a proper
basts, and the manufacturing- of vehi
cles so standardized as to make their
rapid conversion possible and practical.
"If the occasion should arise when a
large number ' of airplanes should be
needed by .the government, either for
commercial purposes or war, where
could It get them today? I
' "What provisions, have been made for
night flying?
"How many landing fields have we
that are suitably marked, lighted, sup
plied and equipped with directional wire
less and all the other necessary aids to
successful air navigation?" Queried Mr.
Cow la. .
AMERICA HOME OF PLATTE
"Why should not the government," he
urged, "control .this in the same manner
as it does our merchant marine, by pro
viding laws. licenses, suitable light
houses, maps, proper routes, life-saving
aparatus, licensed pilots and all the
ether things that go to make up a suc
cessful working organization?. j -
"We have none of these today, and al
though America is the home of the air
plane and we have among our engineers
some of the best designers and manu
facturers of aircraft, nothing of import
ance seems to have been done to con
serve the "valuable aeronautical assets
which we Have.
"X regard as very unfortunate this
lethargic attitude of the United States
government toward aviation. '
AVIATIOX IMPORTANT 'a :
"While I do not wish to.go on record
regarding a separate air service, yet I
do, as a transportation man of experi
ence, wish to emphasize the great neces
- sity for the Immediate encouragement
of commercial aviation."
Mr. Cowle added that, oontyary to gen
eral neuer. norse-arawn veniciea are eiui
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i II wiub un, mi jxiiii ivir zmiiwsj alia-
press company having, in addition to
their thousands) of motor . trucks and
other - types of f vehicles, ! over 18.000
horse drawn vehicle's in service today.
'He pointed out that the transportation
problem was really the coordination of a
great number of different types of trans
portation vehicles, ranging from wheel
barrows to airplanes, such as trucks.
single horse rigs, double team outfits.
"automobile trailers, double-end electric
. platform trucks, automobiles, gasoline
. motors, gasoline tractors, electric trucks,
motor cars and experimental airplanes
and dirigibles. .
CVT OFF FREAKS" !
Mr. Cowie urged upon the engineers
the necessity of simplifying motor ve
. kicles. t
"Cut off all the nicknacks," said Mr.
-Cowle; "strip down your chassis until
- there's nothing left but essentials ; take
your motor vehicle apart and eliminate
every possible non-essential ; get down
to bedrock, and then put together a ve
hide that will be simple and efficient.
"You will not only cut down your cost
of manufacture and your cost of opera
tion, but you will, automatically get rid
- of high cost, accomplish a saving in tip-
Veen and verv srreatlv increase the
of your product. Automobile design has
' been too much influenced by the sale
standpoint, too much Influenced by what
- your competitor is doing, by what he is
, using as a talking point, ; by tf hat'he
thinks will sell a par to the ladies. Cut
off. your freak handles, clean up your
dashboard, eliminate all the fancy things
that's what makers of other vehicles
do. Tou must.remember that, after all.
sell high grade fancy jobs, you are sell
ing transportation."
' Del Wright to Head
Car Exchange for
Next 12 Months
Del Wright, manager . ff the local
branch of the William T... Hughson com
pany, and member of thev board of di
rectors of . the "Portland Automobile
Dealers association, was elected pres
ident of the Universal Car Exchange
Inc. at the' election, held last week.
Harry Casey of Talbot & Casey was
chosen vice president ; C. ; E. .Francis,
Francis Motor Car company, treasurer,
and A. B. Smith of Robinson & Smith
secretary. . : . - . , , k.
The Universal Car Exchange, Inc., Is
a company organised by the six Ford
dealers covering this county for the
purpose of appraising and selling Ford
cars brought In for replacement. The
past year, say offilcals of the company,
was a pronounced success, and although
the organization of the corporation dates
. only from the early part of last year,
much business ' has been done. C. T.
Blllingsley is manager of the company
and has charge of the operation of the
system of appraisal and sale. . jj
CIRCLE OF PARK HIGHWAY
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I INDIAN RESERVATIONS j
Cl NATIONAL FONESTS (
NATIONAL MONUMENTS '
- j THE NATIONAL PARH-TO-PARK NIGNWAY
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Map shows the route of the propose d Park-to-Park highway, which will
; place these national playgrounds within the reach of automobile
touring parties. The road will be built. It is said, by state and gov
ernment cooperative efforts and money.
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D. S. -MBIRNIE, representing the Gen
eral j Distributors corporation of Seat
tle, and the Apex Motor corporation,
manufacturers of the Ace Six at Ypsl
lantl, Mich., j was in Portland for the
Auto ; Show and for a part of las week.
He conferred with several local men
regarding representation for the Ace car
In th Portland territory.
CHARLES ! HARPER, who partners
with C. T. BURG In Willard batteries
down In Autobohemia, otherwise known
as the Portland Row, is having the time
of his life in California, where be went
some time ago for his health. He at
tended - the Pasadena Tournament of
Roses, but says it can't touch our own
Rose Festivals He was sorry ter see no
Portland float in the, rose parade there,
he says. : r.,-,
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HOWARD M. COVEY, president Covey
Motor Car company, returned to Port
land last Thursday from an extended
business trip te the East. He has been
looking Into trade conditions in manu
facturing centers there and attended
the New York show. i.
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E. M. MARK, coast representatfc-e for
the DuPont and Elgin motor cars, will
blow Into town tomorrow, if wires re
ceived by Weller Motor company are
authentic He will probably remain to
welcome the DuPont Four when it
finally arrives. !
;
RAY HART of the Stewart Products
Service station is brightening the cor
ners in California with his wife and.
children, on a sort of vacation. ' Hart
will touch this off with a trip fb the
East before coming back to Portland.
R. R. COSTER of the A. C. Stevens
company politicked himself into a Job
on the board of directors of the Oregon
'State Motor ; association, 'tis said. He
was genially present at the meeting last
week.' ! - '
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. JOE GREEK, who has sold tires so
long! the mind of man runneth notto
the contrary, has Joined the sales staff
Of the American Tire A Rubber com
pany, distributors of General tires.
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W. H. GRUELL, Elgin representative
for the Northwest, with headquarters in
Seattle, was a Portland visitor last week
with te Weller Motor company, local
distributors.
C. A, KINGSLEY. manager of the
Locomobile factory branch in San Fran
cisco, was a Portland visitor last week
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Automobiles
Tax Incomes
Severely when you let your
repair work run wild.
Ask the Price First
We will quote you a guar
anteed price on . your work
before we j start, your job.
Cook&GiIICo.,Inc,
11th at Burnside St.
with the Willamette Motors company,
local Locomobile distributors.
FRED HAWLET, who used to sell
tires and things for Howell-Swift, is
now in Seattle, livening up the sales
force of the General Tire & ' Supply
company.
SALESMANAGER JOHNSON of the
Elgin factory will be a Portland visitor
tomorrow, H. H. B ROM BERG, sales
manager for Weller Motor company, an
nounces. "
MRS. A. W. JONES, widow of the late
manager of the local Ford plant,- Is now
selling Ford cars for the Palace Garage
company, and is specializing on closed
models.
HAL HILMAN recently parked his
name on the payroll of the Studebaker
wholesale department and will work as
territory man for that organization.
E. R. WIGGINS of Wiggins & Co..
Inc., waa elected to the board pf direc
tors of the Oregon State Motor associa
tion last Wednesday night. ,
JAMES CASSELL, editor of "Automo
tive News," was In Salem helping out
the legislature most of last week.
M. D. SWIFT, ealesmanager for the
Failing-McCallum company, is In Bos-
CAR IS SENTENCED;
DR VER NOW WALKS
Stockton Garage Man Told He
Can Use His Feet; Offending
Car Incarcerated.
Terrifying shades of the future!
Will the time come when speeders
will give up thlr cars into the em
brace of che law because they -uiw
obey the traffic regulations ?
Being arrested for speeding is no long
er a novelty it's almost part of one's
everyday life. But when it comes to ar
resting and incarcerating the guilty and
law-breaking automobile itself well,
eve -the most blase and hardened in
mate of the city's dungeons will sit up
and take notice. And because fact is
stranger , than fiction, that is exactly
what did happen to a car in California
the other day.
Max Paul, a ' garage man of Stockton,
is the owner of the car a 1913 Franklin
and all his friends are busy congratu
lating him for being able to shift the
blame over on the unprotesting family
vehicle. Paul, It seems, is- blessed with
a good appetite, and on the fatal eve-
iiing In quesUon was in a particular hurry
to get home to supper hence the reason
for his speeding down Weber avenue In
the litUe old 1913 Franklin at 30 miles
per hour. At least the "copper" said he
was going that fast, and morever, he
.or tne oiue coat ana Drass Dutions true
to form was not given to prolong the
discussion by allowing any argument,
- Paul and his automobile were labori
ously taken to the police station, where
the judge told. Paul that hev would give
the car an Indeterminate sentence and
that Paul could walk for a few days.
Thus was the majesty of the law vindi
cated and a new legal precedent estab
lished. At last reports, Paul had his car back
but he drrves how with one eye glued
on the speedometer.
Veteran Driver Is
Probable Entrant
At Indianapolis
Indianapolis, Jan. 22. Louis Disbrow,
veteran of the automobile racing game,
will probably drive in the coming Inter
national sweepstakes to be held here, if
he can find a car he likes.
Disbrow was one of the first racers
to make a name for himself in the
barnstorming class, although he has
driven in the big time on many occa
sions. He - was entered in the 1911
sweepstakes, but failed to finish, and in
1913 he drove a Case to the, finish line
for eighth place money. Next May he
wants a chance at 3100,000 offered here.
During the season Just past, Disbrow
took par in 250 events, competing in
more races than any other driver, and
in a single month performed at 19 fairs,
traveled 1200 miles on . railroad trains,
and spent but four nights in honest-to-goodness
beds. .
Disbrow had his first! accident last
1 summer at Atlanta, Ga., when his car
turned over and he fractured four ribs.
This was his first spill in 13 years.
SALESMANAGER WILL
HEAD LOCAL CONCERN
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! Harry C. Hays
Following the departt re of Bert Eling
for ; Seattle, the - local branch of the
Willys-Overland Pacific company went
for' ome time without a definite head.
Th-uraor placing Harry C Hays, for
mir salesmanager of tihe company, at
the head of Its Portland activities has
at last been, confirmed j by bis appoint
ment to Fling's place, j
' Hays is a Portlander by adoption,
coming here nine years ago from Los
Vegas, New Mexico. He has been in
the automobile business eight years, the
last three being with. Willys-Overland
here. For two years he was wholesale
manager, then a year ago became sales
manager, and now he heads the concern
as manager, handling both wholesale
and retail. His successor in the sales
manager berth has not been appointed.
ton attending a convention called at the
Converse tire plant. The meet will be a
general dealer powwow.
C. B. PRENDERGRASS has severed
connections with the Weller Motor com
pany and is now selling Reos for the
Northwest ". Auto company.
LARRY TALBOT, "formerly one of the
tire and accessory fraternity, is now
with the Covey Motor Car company,
peddling Cadillacs.
LELAND J. SPARKS of the Fire
stone factory branch returned last week
from a short trip up Into Eastern
Oregon.
MARK RICKARD of Corvallis, who
runs the garage as one enters the Aggie
village, was in town for,,the show. ,
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Official of Battery,
Company Foresees
Revival in Trade
rf.-P. Lawson, assistant district man-
r ox ine oan r rancisco Drancn oiinsj
Willard Storage Battery company, vis
ited in Portland the first part of the
week with C. T. Burg of Harper-Burg,
Inc., the local Willard. station, and
L. B. Kibler, branch manager .of -the
local branch of the Willard Storage Bat
tery company.
In commenting on the future pros
pects for business this spring and sum
mer, and. the balance of the year. Law
son said, "We are all optimists In every
sense of the word in San Francisco,
which is speaking for every one at the
factory at Cleveland when it comes to
looking ahead for business this coming
season. The country Is going to witness
a ; phenomenal Increase in . business in
the automobile industry, which means
an Increase in the battery section, as
It has never witnessed before. Batteries
have come back, to a pre-war basis.
along with many other automobile lines,
and this will go a long way to show the
public that the automobile merchant
are glad and, willing to do their share."
in visited the Automobile Show
Bank Uses Armored Car
Clevelajjyii-"banking circles are feelins
additional security through the recent
purchases of an armored automobile
used In the transportation of currency
and was -very much impressed with required at various points for payroll
this year s exhibit, stating that it was purposes. This is the most recent- evi-aa-nice,
if not nicer than, i any show I dence that Cleveland believe in 'safety
ne had seen on the coast for some time. J first" or "an ounce of nreventlon."
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Beauty-SllC Sedan ' at the
national Automobile Show.
k7ew Prices
Touring- - - - $1695
Sedan - 2795
Tourster - - 1695
Coupe 2795
Roadster X 1745
F. O. B. Auburn, IrxL,
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AUBURN owners hac reason to be proud of" their car at the New York
J Show this year. 1 V
It was a critical audience. A new spirit prevailed Nothing was taken for
granted; The car that won approval delivered the goods. fV I "
Quality beneath the surface was recognized. The Auburn exclusive torque
arm construction and the annular ball bearing transmission, together with
the 4'beafing crankshaft, were accorded due. worth. Other notable features
unusually large brake drums, positive pump-driven oil system, and a
unique type of clutch construction, which assures most easy operation
were critically appraised. j n, ;
Beauty was judged as it should be- of value only when it served to empha
sise and accentuateithe strength and durability built into the car.
I' Price, for the first time in years, received careful consideration not for
i price alone but for the value represented in the price an honest, present'
i day dollar'for'dollar value based on present deflated merchandise prices.
It is not hard to understand, therefore, why Auburn .should have been ;
; " . accorded pre-eminence. Qualitybeauty price with twentyone years
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