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THE OREGON! SUNDAY JOURNAL, PORTLAND, SUNDAY MORNING, MAY 15, 1921. PORTLAND MAN IS INVENTOR OF NEV n CLUTCH 0 Mechanism Is Designed to Allow .Car Starting Without Danger or Jolt; Handling Made' Easy. J. G.' Koppel, an electrical and mechanical engineer of 664 Couch street, formerly engineer ojf con struction with, the B. F. Goodrich Rubber company. Akron, Ohio,! Just received a Patent No. 1376341 of a clutch-controlling: mechanism. 'It la a semi-automatic automobile clutefa engaging: control mechanism which will . effectually and automatically operate the clutch engagement, thus making a step toward motor car per fection. This invention has three mam pur poses. One ,1s to relieve the considerable difficulty that has been experienced in properly applying the clutch which con nects the engine or motor with the driv ing wheels. Owing to the lack of skill on the part of the operator, or because of the design of the clutch, or condition of the clutch, surf aces, the clutch may operate too quickly and without prelim inary slipping and the result either the engine will be stalled, or the vehicle will be started with a violent Jerk. The second purpose is to prevent acci dents. It is to a certain extent a safety device and when installed on motor cars will prevent motor cars stalling at grade Crossings. Statistics covering a period : of two years of the Southern Pacific lines relate that from 783 accidents, 175 were- of automobiles stalled on the track because they killed the engines by too sudden application of the clutch. The third purpose is to simplify the motor .car handling and especially the clutch engagement by the feminine car drivers. The ease of handling will be one of the outstanding features of the future motor car, especially one equipped with this automatic clutch engagement, which feature wilj appeal to every woman driver who is driving her own motor car. The' mechanism of the clutch Is well advanced, especially the multiple disc clutch, which is nearly perfect, and there is very little left for the individual inventor to work upon. But the clutch engaging was left to the driver himself, and his ability to master the proper en gagement. This new invention will en gage the clutch automatically and the engagement can be timed in seconds, so that each car owner, by his experience and the condition of the clutch, can set his own time of the clutch engagement, and it will be of particular value for beginners, as it can be set by the car .operator to engage the, clutch at any desired speed and thus rendering acci dents due to inadvertent releasing of the clutch lever practically impossible. The mechanism of this device, though remarkably accurate is, nevertheless, practically fooUproof, and the ease with -which it can be operated is pleasing. DEVICE TO REGULATE THROW-IN OF CLUTCH i Time intteontf I . en n h n r - - : - ' Fig 6 30 15 10 IS s 114 4 9 T I w m . - m -w -v w -w fj .A!&f C : H imc inttcon , ; ,, V " Ji 1 2 - s - ' - "-',' -J c i , . , i Pacific Highway North Ridgefield, Wash. Pacific highway, four miles east of Ridgefield (paved 14 miles from Vancouver to Pioneer) ; con struction of highway between Pioneer ' and La Center under way, grading . of long hill Just south of La Center com menced, one-half of the road width to be paved first; detour expected any time via old mall road from La Center to Pioneer-Ridgef ield road, then to Piqpeer. ; Pacific Highway-South Salem The Jefferson way south of Salem was closed this week preparatory to paving operations and traffic over the Pacific highway will hereafter be routed over the Ankeny hill, the former route of the highway which offers good going for the motorist. No other changes In routings on the Pacific highway are noted at the Office of the state highway engineer here, the road being open from Portland to the the California line with the exception of the Salem detour. Bids, on the Canby Aurora stretch of highway, the only re maining unpaved portion of the -.high-. way, will be opened at the next meeting of the highway commission in Portland and the road from Portland to Salem should present a continuous ribbon of pavement by the end of the summer. , Eugene The Pacific highway is open as far as Roseburg, and in Lane county is In good shape except near "Cottage Grove, where a, ;few miles are being paved. Tourists can pass through paving-project stretch before 8 o'clock In the morning, during the noon hour, and after 6 :30 o'clock at night ; and at 10 o'clock in the morning and S o'clock in the afternoon when the road is opened for the few cars that may be waiting to go through at that time. . The McKenzie highway is open to Belknap springs, but rough above Blue River, where construction crews-are at work. Fine from Eugene to Blue River. The Willamette highway la open to Oak ridge but rough near Dexter and Lowell on account of road work. Np heavy cars or. trucks can pass over bad detour there. Road to 'Coburg bridge fine. Eugene Florence road to coast impassable. Open only to six miles west of Junction City. ; Canyonvtlle. The Pacific highway south of Canyonvtlle is still in fine con- AUTO OWNERS Unless you have had your car repaired by us on our guaranteed price system, you have no idea how sat isfying this method is. Ask us to quote you a price on the work you need. Cook& GiIlCo.Jnc. 1 1 th at Burnside S ts. ?m1 jj'"Q) ' Reduced Prices First -with aerial numbers 6,000 Mil 28x3 Non-Skid 30x3 ' Non-Skid 30x3 XA Non-Skid 32x3J4 Non-Skid 31x4 Non-Skid 32x4 Non-Skid 33x4 ,. Non-Skid 34x4 Non-Skid Guarantee) ....;..$ 9.90 ...S10.50 ....... $12.60 $16.75 $18.25 $21.00 $22.90 $19.90 Other Sizes in Proportion Cordswith serial numbers -i ; 8,000 Mile Guarante 30x3J4 Non-Skid $23.15 32x3 J4 Non-Skid , . . . . .,$29.65 32x4 Non-Skid .......$37.60 3x4 Non-Skid . . ..... $37.75 34x4 Non-Skid ...... .$38.00 3 2x4 A Non-Ski . . . . . $45.00 33x4 H Non-Skid $46.00 34x4J4 Non-Skid ...... .$47.00 3Sx4J4 Non-Skid . . . i . ..$49.50 35x5 Non-Skid .......$52.00 37x5 Non-Skid ...... .$51.50 MaQ Orders Glrea Prompt Attention MALCOM TIRE CO. BROADWAY AND EfVERETT ST. . . PORTLAND. OREGON , ' . One of a Chain ef Stores Plan describing Invention of J. G. Koppel, whose likeness Is shown at left Device Invented by 3. G Koppel, a Portland man, which win 'automatically throw in clutch gradually and prevent gripping and Jerking and consequent strain on motor, gears and differential caused by unskillful driving. The pic ture at the bottom shows the relative size of the apparatus in relation I to the gear box. Above this is shown the clutch pedal. Pressing the clutch pedal (throw ing car out of gear) pulls the piston in the cylinder shown at the extreme top (which is the same. on a larger scale as the one at the bottom) frontward creating a vacuum chamber. Into this is drawn three cubic ounces of Oil through a poppet valve held in place by a low tension spring, shown in the center of the cylinder. On the return of the pedal to normal. (Throwing in the clutch), the dition. The highway between Canyon vtlle and Myrtle Creek is nearing com pletion, that part of the road known as the "terrible grade" is ready for gravel ing, although some of the 9.8 miles to Myrtle is i still very rough. Work is go ing forward rapidly. Many tourists pre fer the new road. The detour byj way of Kiddle is in fine condition. j Southwestern' Oregon Marshfleld Koads in Coos county are in bad shape later in the season this year than is usual on account! of the continued rains. With the exception of the new highway between Marshfield and CoquIIle, which was recently opened, most other roads are simply not fit for automobile travel. The Sevenf Devils road down the coast from Marshfield to Bandon is still in very bad shape, and it is next to Impossible for a car to get through. It will require i several weeks of clear weather to make the road fit for travel. When it is in shape a jitney line will operate between the Coos bay cities and Bandon. 5 ? From Bandon south it is .possible for autos to go as far as Port Orford, but there is one stretch of the road through the timber where there are deep mud holea From Port Orford south to Corbin it is necessary to travel by horse stage, though autos can . min from Corbin to Gold Beach. The road in the southern part of Coos county adjoining the Cali fornia road is reported in good shape for this time of the year, i ' Cars cannot travel between Coquille and Bandon, - and will probably not be able to for several weeks. - This road mechanism taken j control. Through the needle valve (in the upper right hand corner) which is j attached to the dial shown in the center; oil is forced Ty the pressure of the clutch springs .from and to the cylinder by means of the pipes shown leading to the i bottom drawing. The dial in the center regulates the time it takes for the oil to pass the needle valve one to 10 seconds. The chart at the right shows the way the clutch Is released by the Koppel device, the -second line shows the way the average man driver releases, and the third (dotted) the way the average women releases. This mechanism has nothing whatever to do with the throw-out of th clutch, that is disengaging the engine and the driving, shaft. . - :. ". - i .. ' extends along the Coquille river and some extensive repair work is being done, bat , the , weather has made the progress of the road work slow. . There is a. fairly good road between Coquille and Myrtle Point, but from the latter place on to the Douglas county line on the highway to Roseburg the road is in no shape for an automobile at this : time. In fact, travel in Coos county and Curry! county is confined to cars' within the territory. There is no routs -from the outside over which to reach the district fit; for' travel now. This condition will continue until there has been several weeks of fair weather. Coast Country ' Corvallis, Or., , May 14. The road to Newport is In bad condition especially in the vicinity of ! Summit and B lodge tt. It's reported that! so far this spring no one has made the trip by auto. With a few more clear days the road will be ready for travel, j . Eastern Oregon Bend Roads radiating from Bend in all directions were . generally improved by the recent rain, which settled the dust and softened the ruts. The Burns road particularly; was helped y by the downpour. i l; A reverse effect 1 was noted between Fort Rock and Lakeview, where the road had' not dried outcompletely this spring. A few mud holes resulted from the rain, and general heavy going. Road crews of the Deschutes National forest have graded the road between Sisters and the Metolius river, adding ytinnntinnnnnntiHtiHHBnatiHRntniiinnninittiiL: B R BT7IX.T. UKB A WATCH Note'These Improvements in the Series K-l Elgin Six New enclosed motor- dirt-and dust proof. New style mahogany dash board. Special Elgin steering column support ' adjustable to suit the driver.'' Elgin design ' French side lamps. Leather hand pads on doors. Mahogany rear" panel board, with tonneau light. New door-opening side curtains. Nickel plated windshield wing nuts and many other new features. Weller Motor Car Washington at 15th St. (Bo. Broadway n El&tiru 2656 2 VANGUARD OF AUTO TOURISTS ON WAV mh:;H: j Park-to-Park Motorists Already Making Plans to Come West; Informatio.n Asked., I The first "crop' of park-to-park tourists ts on its way. Fifty persons have written to the executive of fioes of the National Park-to-Park Highway associaloi in Denver for a guide and othfr road information. One thousand Inquiries have been re ceived within 60 days by the associa tion, which has sent, each, inquirer a road guide leaflet mentioning this and other towns on the highway. Mileage between places Is given in a simple and unusual manner. - Whether the tourist will , "linger a little longer than he anticipated -depends on how effectively the sida trips and points of general x Interest are brought to his attention beforehand. Gus Holms, secretary-manager of the association, . in preparing the Inquiry lists, also urges each town to mail its own literature, thereby interesting ' th prospective road traveler and his fam ily to stay awhile in communities that make the most sincere appeal for their temporary residence. . I The inquiries come from virtually an parts of the East, South and Middle West, and the local commercial organ ization : is - asked to send .its available literature or otherwise communicate with the prospecUve travelers, f to the convenience of fishermen. Three miles of the Lost Lake road have also been graded. JosephRoads in Wallowa county are In good condition, but the roads leading into the county are still nearly im passable. Wallowa Canyon road is now being improved. Work has begun on the state highway between Enterprise and Joseph. There are two roads i between Enterprise and Joseph, so motorists will have no difficluty in getting about. Fish are biting well. The season opens at the amusement park, Wallowa lake, early in June. I Burns Burns-Bend all good. Burns-Crane Burns to .Lawen, 16 miles, fine and all macadamized. Burns-Lakeview all good. ; Burns-Canyon City open, but bad. Mud and rough roads over the moun tains.' Southeastern Oregon Lakeview, Or., May 14. Roads through out Lake county are 'excellent with the exception of the stretch from Klamath Falls which is improving rapidly. Two weeks ago 10 to 12 hours was necessary to travel from 4lamath Falls to Lake view and at the present time it can be made in eight hours. The county during ine past moota tuts sroooined all the main traveled roads from the north line coming from Bend to Lakeview. Inland Empire Wlla Walla, Wash., May 14. Im provements In the roads of the Inland Empire at two strategic points and the probable opening of the Snoqualmie Pass this week are the road developments in this section during the last seven days, according to the road j report of the Tri-State Automobile club. The re port announces a clear passage from Pendleton to La Grande over the Blue Mountains with a fair road save for about two miles which is muddy. . The improvement in the condition of the dirt stretcb consisting of the six miles south from Delaney. This haa-4een bad be cause of construction work j but it is announced that the work has been com pleted and the entire piece of new ma cadam road opened up for traffic this week. The paving of the last four miles of the , highway between Pendleton and Walla Walla is rapidly being; completed and it is expected that the early sum mer tourist traffic will find! the entire stretch hard surfaced. The paving is now under way on this stretch from Blue Mountain to Weston. Autoists are now being detoured around this via a good dirt road up the Dry Creek hill and thence straight south into Weston. Both the Lyons Ferry , and Central Ferry routes to Spokane ' are reported in good condition with numbers of the dirt stretches to points off the main highways in fair to good condition and improving daily with the fine weather which has struck this section. The road report in detail follows : Walla Walla to Spokane via Lyons FenrvrGood either by way of Dixie and Waitsburg to the ferry, or by way of the Berryman road through Prescott. The dirt . roads are in good condition from the ferry to Washtucna. Wash tucna to Cheney via Ritxville. good ma cadam road. Cheney to Spokane, paved. Walla Walla to Spokane via -Central Ferry Paved to Dixie. Gdbd macadam through Waitsburg and Dayton to De laney. , Delaney to Pomeroy, fair dirt road. Ppmeryto Lewlston, good dirt road. . " Lewiston to- Culdesac and GrangeviUe, good. Lewiston to Lapwal, fair, partly paved. Lewiston : to Moscow, good via . Sand road. - . - - - Lewiston to Jullaetta-4endrick via Troy, fair, partly paved. , Lewiston to Lake Waha, good. Lewiston to Asotin and Anatone, good. Lewiston to Spokane, good. Walla Walla to Seattle Road in good condition to Yakima, either by way of Hoover Ferry or Pasco. Yakima to El- lensburg. rough. Ellensburg to Laston, good. Easton to Seattle, closed Pass probably open this week. Toll bridge between Pasco and Burbank, open ; toll 50 cents and 5 cents for each person be side the driver. Walla Walla to Portland via the Northbank highway Good - macadam road to Mabton and White . Salmon via Goldendale, good dirt road. White. Sal mon to Portland, fair. - - Walla Walla to Portland via the Co lombia highway Walla Walla to Pen dleton, paved except four milee. Pen dleton to Deschutes river via Umatilla and Echo, good gravel road. Deschutes river to The Dalles, use old road, which Is in fair condition. The Dalles to Ho sier, old road over hlj) preferable owing to construction . work ; this route Is in good condition. M osier to Hood River, good. Hood River to Portland, paved. The Dalles to Klamath Falls via Crescent, good. , Bend to Burns via MDIican, good. Bend to Lakeview via Fort Rock, good to Paisley and "from there on, poor. Walla-Walla to Eastern Points via Old Oregon Trail Walla Walla to Pendleton paved except four miles. Pendleton to La Grand over the Blue Mountains, road in fair condition except two miles. La Grande to Durkee, good. Durkee to Huntington, poor. Detour ow ing to construction work. Huntington to Salt Lake, good. Walla Walla to Pocatello via Burley. good. Twin Falls to Wells, Nevada via Rogerson. good.' Spokane to Canadian points via Bon ders Ferry and Kingsgate open, rough in places, but all cars getting through. Salt Lake south and east, roads drying rapidly. Weather appears settled. No recent rains. .. . . ; Washington Idaho Montana Canada. Spokane, Wash. All highway leading out of Spokane are reported by the In land Empire Automobile association as open and being dally traveled by motorists. Thia includes the eastbound route via Sand point,- Idaho, and Thompson Falls, Montana; the British Columbia and Al berta route via Bonners Ferry, Idaho, and Kings Gate, B. C. The roads are not considered fast, but Just termed good. ' The- Spokane-Portland route both via Walla Walla and Pasco is reported heavy in traffic Traffic throughout the Inland Empire is brisk, and with the opening of the Snoqualmie pass this week It is expected to boom the Spokane-Seattle and T acorn a traffic. From Minnesota to Spokane in nine days is the record set by a party of three from Elmore, Minn., -making the trip in-a roadster chummy. They had to drive at an average of 200 miles a day. a good record considering road con ditions at this season of the year. Their last day's run was 247 miles and the poorest only 179 miles from Elmore via Sioux Falls to Rapid City and into Wyoming via Custer trail to Billings. Mont. " , - . . From "Thompson Falls, Mont, to Sand point, Idaho, they had to line over tb.e grades, two of them holding to a rope fastened to the bumpers to keep the car from sliding off the grade. - The Spokane municipal tourist camp at High Bridge, Just west of the city, will be officially opened on Sunday, May 15, and will remain until September, ac cording to announcement by the park superintendent. . Beginning today, the good roads office at West 911 Main avenue, will be open on Saturday afternoons and Sundays, it was announced by Frank Guilbert, secretary of the Inland Empire Automobile association. To make the -camp more accessible to tourists entering Spokane on "the Inland Empire -: and "Sunset highways, " Park Superintendent John Duncan will petition the city council to provide a direct road way leading to the camp from the two highways. "At the present time the. only Inlet to the camp is by way of the Riverside EQUIPMENT AND REPAIRING I I INDUSTRIAL TRANSPORTATION mnt be done today by motor truck.' Are you "satisfied with THE TRUCK BODIES YOU HAVE for this important work? Were the truck bodies you now use built for YOU ALONE, to meet th need of YOUR BUSINESS ?. . If not, se us we have the answer to your problem. Stocks of Ford Delivery Bodies and Heavy Duty Bodies for Immediate Delivery ' ' . . A Universal Body for Every Need Day end Night Repair Service UNIVERSAL BODY CORPORATION 900 SANDY BOULEVARD EAST 7913 Westinghouse Batteries "The Battery With a Longer Life" WESTINGHOUSE ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT Northwest Battery i Service Co. SSt j OAK ST., KEAR PARK BATTERD2S AITD CARBURETORS for an makes ef ears All work absolutely guaranteed SPEEDOMETERS anrl "RIfi TFTM NFrFSQITIFC" WBW- sr BS BBW . ' W M SeWlsa eW They're More I nan Accessories '': ':::: Official Service -Genuine Parts Product Service Station, Broadway at Flanders Official Service Station . Boies Magneto and Gray A Davis , Generators and starters. - PAKTS REPAIRS aad SERVICE Automotive Ignition Co. . . . 4S-47 2T. tTH ST. - Psese Broadway iKf, trade,' said Superintendent Duncan. "Many who come via these other high ways must enter the business section before reaching Ohe camp, while a new road would let them enter directly from the .main highways.", Mr. Duncan stated' that a new rest house had . been built. MAre than four acres of new grass have been planted and water, spigots have been located 80 feet apart. Twelve outdoor camp stoves have been set up and free wood will be provided, Mr. Duncan said. Klectrto lights have been Installed and a telephone connection had been made, he stated. "Tourists ' will be allowed to stay In the camp three days." Mr. Duncan said. "After that they must secure a permit from the caretaker. We fcave made this time limit so that we may be sure that a certain class of the motoring public Is not using the camp as a 'good thing " Mr. Guilbert stated that the Inland Empire Automobile association will have a representative at the camp at least two hours every day to furnish road In formation. Road maps will be furnished by the caretaker. The Inland Empire Automobile associ ation advises that the Snoqualmie pass is open. . : Southern Washington Vancouver. Wash. Pacific highway paved 14 miles to Pioneer. Construction under way from Pioneer to La Center, detour from La Center to Pioneer Ridge field road on the old mall road, thence ' to Pioneer. Road from La Center to Woodland In fair condition. North Bank highway paved 16 miles to Camas, except Biddle cut-off of one mile, seven miles from Vancouver. To Washougal good, and from Washougal to Skamania county line, fair. Battle Ground road paved 16 miles to Battld Ground from ' Vancouver. . From Battle Ground to Tacolt, very poor. Chains necessary. From Yaeolt to Lewi'"" county, fair. Jaggy road fair. Mill Plain road fair. , Nash Motors Give Dividend of $1.75 Dividend of IU75 a share was declared on preferred stock of the Nash Motors company last week at a meeting "of the board of directors held in Kenosha. The dividend -is quarterly and was payable May 2 to stockholders of ' record April 25. On th. recommendation of C W. Nash the rbjjard of directors authorised some lmraXtant extensions to the com paors present plants. aJL Aii(D)iiciii(Si The sensation of the New York Automobile SHovv has arrived in Portland. It is a family of popular priced cars of such'artistic and beautiful lines that by unanimous ver dict, from coast to coast, it is pronounced a new triumph the car with character. This new model has been designed, and its production carried through with flawless precision and scientific accu racy. : . Embodied in it is long ex perience born in and of the automobile industry and, in every sense, this great motor can represents the latest achievement of an organiza tion that has earnestly de voted itself to building auto mobiles for almost a score of years. The day of economy in gasoline, oil and tires is here, and this new model meets this requirement in every sense. These cars will be on dis play in our show rooms, 18th and Alder streets, next Sun day. . You are cordially in vited to view them. Northwest Auto Co., Inc. Distributors Eighteenth and Alder Sts, Portland, Or.