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About The Bend bulletin. (Bend, Deschutes County, Or.) 1917-1963 | View Entire Issue (Sept. 6, 1919)
MOB THK UKNP BULLETIN, DAI1.Y RDlTlOy, mCN'P, OREGON. BATl'RDAV, RKITKMIIKU 0, 1010 AUTO IS HELD BACK 75 YEARS SKLF-rROl'KLLKIt SI A (' 11 1 N K LKGISI.ATKl)' OKI'1 ROAD MY K N O 1 A N I) , IN 18.10 WAR BRINGS TRUCKS TO TORE. The automobile, which history presents as the father ot the rail way locomotive, was legislated oft the roads ot England In 1S30. Its wheels were breaking up the high ways. The situation is quite different today. Its wheels are building up the highways making hard roads of the type that will endure for -many generations. It may be interesting to know that the reason the automobile with its steam engine, outlawed in 1830, was able to come back upon the highways with a gasoline en gine three-quarters of a century later waa that a process had been discovered by which rubber could be vulcanized. This meant a layer , ot protection for both between wheel rim and built-up highway, The development ot the giant pneumatic cord tire and Its use by motor express and freight opera tors, who want It because it means a quicker trip and more protection to the goods hauled, has taken away the last possibility that the motor vehicle will injure the road more tnan does any other means ot road transportation. Army Shows Facte. It was the army's experience in France that caused the American people to awaken to the possibil ities of motor transportation com bined with good roads. It was only because ot the splendid webwork of hard roads in France that the fighting army ot America -was fed by a wonderfully efficient system. These Improved roads gave the big army trucks an avenue of approach. Meanwhile in America the rail roads found themselves very much over-worked. The trucks came to the rescue here as they had on the battle front. They relieved the railroads by carrying freight long distances in those sections of the country where there was need and stretches of good highways could be connected up. Because speed was highly essential' and demand required even the. gleanings of pro duction they also acted as feeders of the railroads. After the war is became appar ent that if motor truck transport was to attain its real development and perform its real service, in the national scheme of transportation, in a permanent way, it must be guided along sound .business lines and placed on a sound business footing. To assist in this work the Firestone ship-by-truck bureau was established. Today the central bu reau at Akron has 'branches in the 66 largest cities ot ' the United State3. The branches bring shipper and operator together on a basis of mu tual profit. Seeks Xew Routes. . The central bureau is searching throughout the country for th.ose routes, which will support the mo tor express. It is finding many of these routes already have good roads. But also it is finding many routes with good possibilities of profit both to shipper and to truck operator, but without road improve sufficient to acord fast and eco- nomic operation. In such cases, when the fact is pointed out, pro ducers and consumers who would benefit most are not slow to de mand highway Improvement. The bureau is finding old com munities brought back to life by the motor truck. For example, by good roads and the motor truck, Sykesville, Md is being put back on the map. As many Sykesvilles must be revived In the United States as possible, the ship-by-truck Interests declare, and they 'are backed by townspeople and farmers in thousands of communities in the United States. ABUSE SURE TO TELL ON AUTO DROIHIXU TO LOWKR CKAKH XO RK1 LKCTIOX ITOX QUALITY OK CAR SMALL DKTAILS WILL CAl'SK DETERIORATION'. There are mhny ways in which a car may be unintentionally mis treated. Just as there are muuy ways in which one's own hoalth may be violated to the injury ot one's system. The first point is quite familiar to most motorists, and that is the question ot proper lubrication, says an article in the iBuick Bulletin Still every dealer knows that cars continue to be brought in with bearings burned out, king bolts badly worn and other parts of the car in more or less damaged condi tion from under-lubrication. Oil should not be used too long because after a time It loses much ot its lubricating qualities. This is an especially important item to watch now, because good lubricat ing oil is not always available at all filling stations. Gears Thero for Purpose. After a time they gradually hate the idea ot dropping to lower speeds, as if it were a reflection on the car or on the driver's ability. This is a condition that should not exist. Our engineers, in putting the ex cess power under the hood, had in mind the elimination ot most of the gear shifting necessary in the average car, but as to the avoid ance of shifting, if carried too far. or simply for the satisfaction of doing something that the other fellow's car cannot do, puts un necessary strain upon the motor. This means that a certain amount of serviceability that' was built into the motor is wasted where it could be saved to the medium of mechan ical power incorporated in the transmission. It is like asking a man to lift and carry a very heavy load instead ot dividing it into two or three parts that he could, easily handle. In the first case he would still be fresh and ready for other work. That is what the transmission is for, to conserve the serviceability and lengthen the life of the motor and Its intelligent use should be studied by every motorist. Another bad practice is that of letting things go. The old saying is "a stitch in time saves nine," and it pays to have little things attended to promptly. It really does not 'take much time to take proper care of a motor car, and very minute spent in doing so spells conservation in capital letters. j Kwp Muil WkkIhmI Off. . Right spring claBps will prevent springs breaking and thoy wor loose occasionally, especially on now car. Mud caked on and loft thore will Injure the finish. scratched fender or any nietnl par may rust along the scratch and undermine the enamel. i nose same uious apply to pi'uc tlcnlly all ot the little things that may happen to motor cars In gon oral Borneo. A weekly Inspection will do a great deal toward getting the utmost serviceability out of cur. The owner who does not have time or inclination to attend to these things htniHOlf will do well to see that they are done by some one who is -thoroughly competent They do not take much time, and the man who is mechanically In clined 'Will derive much pleasure- in becoming more, familiar with tho various working units ot his cur. A good motor car responds won derfully to good . treatment, not only from the standpoint ot satis faction, but also from that ot giv ing the owner the full amount ot transportation that has 'boon built into his car. DIME NOVELS COMING BACK In Eighteen Months "Nick Carter" Has Had Sales That Have Been Record Breaking. Nick Carter has come Into his own agnln. The king of the "paperbacks' has made a record-breaking return to popularity. About eighteen months ago his sales began to mount stendlly until the entire supply of Kick Carter books was exhausted, says the Sun. Ills return to fame was unexpected. It was not the result of an advertis ing campaign, for the publishers of the paper-bound books do not adver tise. They depend Instend for the sale of their books on the lists printed In the bnck pages of each volume. And Nick Carter was not the only member of the "paperback" tribe to return. All tho old favorites 1 41 ura Jean Llbbey. Bertha M. Clay. Mrs. E. D. E. N. Southworth and Augusta J. Evans have "come back" surpris ingly. Five years aso everyone was will ing to predict thnt the movies had killed the production of cheap books. Thrills could be absorbed more quick ly from the screen than from the print ed page and the price was the same. Publishers of the paper books are uncertain whether their old rending public hns tired of the motion picture or whether n new class of renders has o risen. . Of one thing they are certain, though, the demnnd for the 10 and 15 cent book has Increased fourfold. If It were not for the Increased cost of production these publishers would be reaping the harvest of their lives. Stories of American life as seen by Bertha M. Clay and other writers of her class and detective stories are most In demand. Fortune-telling books and letter writers also have a large steady sale. "Dream" books were never so popular as they are to day, their publishers say. NEW LIGHT CAR COMING SOON MIU'YS-OYERLAN'D HAS SOLVED PROBLEM OK t'OM 111 NINO COM IX)RT WITH 'LIGHT WEIGHT IX FORTHCOMING .MODEL. Pat It In Tho Bulletin. Australian Water Holes. A curious form of water hole la found In the deserts of western Aus tralia, dry by duy but yielding nn abundant supply of water by night. The flow of water Is preceded by weird hissing and sounds of rushing nlr. On examining one it was found that the water supply occurred in a long narrow trench, at the bottom of which was a thin plate of gneiss, sep arated by a cavity from the mnln rock mass beneath. Apparently the hent of the dny causes this plate to ex pand In the form of a depression, In which the water retreats. When It cools nnd enntrnets at night It forces first nlr und then water back Into the trench. . P Z STRK-IT AHEADOM tsfejllf :f LA ?: k .Jo th' motorist I . sWeVIIMMWir-t ffilUliJiliaaa V detour through S A ' It's the Mileage that makes the Diamond User Smile Put on a Set of Diamonds and you too will become a booster. 6000 Miles on Fabrics 8000 Miles on Cords BEND HARDWARE COMPANY According to porststont reports going the rounds ot tho automobile Industry, tho Willys-Overland com pany, in building its forthcoming new model, has successfully solved tho problem ot combining riding comfort with light weight. To build a motor cur light in weight und embodying quality, economy uud simplicity ot design, yot possessing all tho comfortable riding characteristics ot the larger and heavier vehlclos, has been one ot the absorbing alms of tho auto mobile, industry for a numbor ot yours. The problem ot reaching Ideal light weight bus been a punllng one and was not mude possible ot solution until engineering atten tion centered upon springs. Light begun to dawn when tho Willys- Overland englnoors attacked tho light weight und comfort problem convinced that a naw typo of spring must be dovlsed. Tho tlireo-polnt cantilever spring suspension was the result and is the basic principle In the new car which Ovorlund will soon offer. This principle admits ot a short wheel base, without which light weight cannot be achieved, and at the same time gives the new model a long riding or spring base which produces com fort. Tho advantage ot light weight construction In motor cars long has been recognised In the Industry. For yonrs metallurgists have devot ed their entire time and energy to perfecting metals strong nnd dur able enough to wlthstnnd persistent road Bhocks, yet light in weight. They have accomplished much to ward tbls ond, as a comparison of tho cars ot today with those of yes terday will readily disclose. The new Overland four-spring suspension has, it Is claimed by the company's engineers, provided volitional design, liirgo-cur com fort In rldlnoi in nn economical itutonio bllo of netun light weight design. Their work was guided by tho prin ciple, laid down by John N. Willys, president of tlin company, that 'till ot those, advantages wero to bo In corporated with no Huurlllcu of the economy of operation and upkeep thiit'thu public has long expected ot tho llghtwulkjht cm'. The heavier automobiles liavo bud the. advan timo of longer wheel bases, the equivalent of which Is attained III through l' !npurturo from tho con tho Overland 4 through lis un usual spring suspension. Tho introduction of Hut new Overland model Is nwalted with keen Interest. Inquiries ot dealers, at the factory, und hints about the now enr In newspapers and trudoj journals during the lust your Indi cate the degree of Interest In (tin forthcoming announcement. Temper and Tight Collar. lr. Leonard WIIIIiiiiin, lecturing on "Common House," at n nursing eon. forciico and exhibition In London, said that people with tight collars did not drain their brains properly, anil often siHTered from bud lemperM, Hit hail nolleed that since women had given up high collars and worn wearing gar ment which gave complete freedom In the neck they hud become H wool or tempered. Hear Only tho Voice. 'A lack of under-landln' kin ho mighty cotiifortln'," said Undo ICben. Do worse you lulk In n mule do morii he feels complimented by du uttentlon lie's recBlvluV THE UNIVERSAL CAR . The Ford One Ton Truck is a profitable "beast of burden" nnd surely hits the "right of way" in every linn of business activity. For all trucking purposes in the city and fornll heavy work on the farm, the Ford One Ton Truck with its manganese bronze worm-drive und , every other Ford merit of simplicity in design, strength in construction, economy in operation, low purchase price, stands head and shoulders above any other truck on the market. Drop in and Ict'stalkitovcrand leave your order foronc. CENT-ORE MOTOR CO. BEND, ORE. ThelFisk Tires offer no fabulous mileage guarantees, lis success is based upon iles of Satisfaction! Size. Strength, Safety, Appearance, Economy That's what you want in a tire, and that's . what you get in the 1 Fisfc Fabrics and Cords I You get that plus the most unusual resiliency, speed, 'comfort and luxury, backed by Fisk quality and all the 'care and practical knowledge that can be built into a tire, and assured by the personal reputation of the dealer Your Next Tire Will be a FISK TIRE Pioneer Garage Local Agents Put it In The Bulletin.