THE SUXD AT OREGOXIAX, PORTLAND. JULY 2. 1911.
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FAIR CARTOONIST IS
HAPPY CHAUFFEUSE
ray King Is Presented Five-Passenger Car by Her Father and Is Ambitions
to Become, Skilled Mechanician, as. Well as Driver of Automobile.
TO WHOLESALERS
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Front Street Concern Gives
Gasoline Vehicles Trial and
i Indorses Thsm.
AUTO TRUCKS BOON
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MORE WORK ACCOMPLISHED
Impmrmrnt la Transportation o(
H and Vegetable I Marked.
Knowledjre of Operation
; I All-Iroportant.
Increasing n u m b rs of aato-dellvry
truck and other motor vehicle ar
observed la th traffic Jam of front
atrvct th.a day. Instead of adding
to the Jam, however, the motor-trucks
bare revers effect, for vry power
vehlcla Is relied upon to replaca at
least ws team and !. and this
economy of apaca on tb crowded curb
ef tba wholesale dutrlct la not tba least
Important factor la tbelr a rowing
popularity with tba commission mer
chants. Any element Is welcomed which les
sens tha confusion and crush of traffic
and counts for Increased speed and
facility In moving tba tremendous bulk
of fralta. vegetable and ail manner of
produce which poura Into tha district
dally and Is distributed thence to ail
portions of the city arery day.
Arsons; tha wholesale firtna that bar
Installed motor veblcla serrlce la tha
Pearson-Pag Company, which ex
perimentally Inaugurated two trucka
some -seven months ago, with highly
satisfactory results.
Improvement I Decided.
-Tha Improvement la our transporta
tion service Is a most decided one."
said 'a member of tha Arm th other
cay. "At first w were a llttl In doubt
as to th practical alda of the ex
periment, because our expenses under
th auto-truck service ran up so high,
but we soon found that thla was be
cause we did not understand how to
use and operate tha trucka to the best
advantage. Tha employment of skilled
and aonsdentloua men to drive tha
trucka la a big element In tha catting
down of expenses and In tha general
uperlor serviceability of tha vehicles.
It did not take ua lone to discover
this, and when w got our two trucka
to working on a thoroughly business
basis, there waa no longer any doubt
of th great advantage they would
give us over our old horse-and-wagoa
system.
-Our trucks are both Hoicks, one of
tha liOO-pound typa and tha other a
lighter vehicle. We ua these for dis
tributing to th retail bouses, and tbey
are doing tha work of at least four
wagons, and doing It better. We still
retain two llttl wagons and ona large
drar. tha latter for th purpose of
handling our Incoming ehlpments. We
will probably, however, glva up tha
two small wagons In the near future,
substituting another light truck.
More Trip Made.
"The motor vehicle easily makes
three tripe to ona as against th teams,
and gtvea ua tba advantage of keep
ing the bulk of produce moving swiftly
and steadily, thereby cutUng down our
work and lessening tha confusion and
rush that results from accumulated
shipments.
"When Front street comes to a mors
' general realization of what tha motor
vehlcla offers In tha way of time saving
and superiority of service, there will
be aa exodus of horses and wagons,
and we will have more space and order
around here. Wa tave given th motor
truck a trial of mora than half a year,
and we ara more than satisfied. Tha
automobile la bound to win Ita way.
on Its bare, practical merits. Into al
most every line of business In tha very
near future, and tha business man who
appredatea this fact first la the-man
who reaps th first benefits. Tba auto
truck." especially for distributing pur
poses, and short deliveries. Is the Ideal
vehlcla for tha wholesale dealer In
fruits and farm produce and haa our
unqualified Indorsement aa such."
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Mr. and Mrs. Charles C Woodcock
and their aon Arthur drove their Plerca
41- to Eugene to wltnesa the gradu
ation of their daughter Edith, last
week. They remained In Eugen two
days, and from there went up th Mac
kenzie Klver to Foley Springs. They
spent several daya at the springs and
relumed to Portland Monday. Th dis
tance between Eugene and Portland
waa covered In six hours, and. aa far
aa known, tbla la tha beat time made
thla year.
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Excellent roada and attractive sce
ne rr bav snad Wllholt Springs on
of the moat prominent of th shorter
drives near' Portland. I -est Sunday
several machine filled with, pleasure
seekers- spent the day at thla pleaaant
pot. -Mr. aad Mrs. Ivan liu mason and
their daughter Hlldrlth. Invited Clark
Burgard and Mr. and Mra. Joseph Born
augh to Join their party. Th Iluma
sons herva a Cadlllac-10. In tha Pierce
47 f Olfvef Jeffery wera Mrs. Oliver
Jeffery. Mr. and Mrs. E. J. Jeffery.
Fred Dodd and Miss LucJl Bronaugh,
Edward Jeffery entertained Mr. and
Mrs. Sara Holbrook and Jane Ifolhrook.
Mr. Jeffery la tha owner. of a Cadll-
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Kent Weaver la touring- th state of
Washington la his Stuilebaker-4. Mr.
Weaver, and an expert advertising
man. left Portland last Monday. Th
car waa shipped on the steamer Kel
logg to Kelso. Mr. Weaver expects
to be gone two weeks, and Is making
the trip to advertise the Studebaker
automobiles
LOX4 TRIP IS MADE tr ACTO
J .os Angeles Man Makes Journey to
San Ilcgo Quickly.
LOS ANGELES. Cat. July 1. Fpo-ctal-)--A.
A- Lamrrfe. tha representative
of tha J'enn, "30" has been doing new
stunts with, Ms machine. In company
with L. T.. Block, road superintendent
of the Automobile Club of Southern
California, who went along aa official
observer. Mr. Lamm put his little
car through on of th hardest testa
that even much larger cars would hesi
tate to make. With a aealed hood, gaa
tank and radiator, thla new bidder tor
public favor mad a non-atop run from
Lo Angeles to San Diego, coveting the
round trip distance of 2TI miles In 11
hours. IS minutes, using only 14 gal
lons of gasoline and two quarts of OIL
Th seals were at no time Droaen. ana
the car and tires cama through tha
strenuous trip In excellent ahape.
Tha trial' was not made to break any
record, but to show the stability of a
new yet low-priced car. In an endur.
m rua. and waa driven with th
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MISS FAY KIXO IX HER CAR.
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THE latest recruit to tne ranae m
Portland's femlnln motorist Is
Miss Far King, tha clever car
toonist and dramatlo writer of th
Fpeotators staff. A few days ago
Miss King's father made her a pres
nt of a handsome now E. M. F. "30."
and sh at onca set enthusiasti
cally about- learning to drive It The
natty car Is a 111 -model, of glossy
black, with yellow running gear, and
lsth pride of Its fair ownr"a heart.
"1 intena to ivmrn cijuii
i- . i .luiiii .Iia m.ihinln of mv
car. as well as to manage tha wheel."
said Miss King. "I am spendlng-every
spare moment In getting Intimately ac
qualated with my new possession, and
before the Summer Is over I mean to
be a skilful chauffeuse and a good
mechanician. .1 am not going to b
selfish with my motor either. It's a
five-passenger, and every time I go
for a run lnto.th country, or a spin
about town, there will be room and a
cordial welcome for at least four of
my friends."
How thoroughly happy Miss King la.
at the wheel of her new E. M. F. Is sug
gested by the accompanying picture,
snapped by a photographer of The Ore
gonlan on Sixth street the other, day.
same car and precaution that any
motorist would us on a pleasure trip.
Considering the condition of th roada
better than 25 mllea an hour la ex
ceptionally good, and the performance
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ed to California roads. Observer Block
did not hav a cnanc to " -
i.. ...tn.t .th ear. and ha atates
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that In all his experience with motor
cars be never aaw a car
more consistent work than shown by
the little Penn.
XEV QCAKTKRS IARK GROWTH
Ballon Wrljlit, Pioneer Dealers,
Lease) Wcmme Building.
Th Wmm building, at th south
east corner of Seventh. and Oak streets,
haa been leased for . 10 years by K.
Henry Werame. th owner, to. Ballon
a, Wright, local dealers In automobile
supplies. Tbls firm will remove th
building, tearing out th brick wall on
th Oak-street side, and putting In
plate glass windows. It Is expected to
have the building ready for, occupancy
In 0 daya. :
"We have been In our present quar
ters for seven years." said Mr. Wright
4.v mrA flmt our nresent lo-
cstlon at' 14 olrth atreet entirely too
small for our business.
In tha new building, which has three
floors and a basement, w shall' uss
10.000 square feet of floor apace, and
sublet the rest. As wa requlr.mor
- it ulia It. Wa e x pert to
spend between I1S.000 and :.000 In
remodeling th buliaing. it win n
known hereafter aa- tha Hfllou A
Wright building Instead of the Wemm
building.
It Is a colncldenca that Mr. Wemma
purchased tha first automoblla In Port
land, and that about the aame time w
opened our automobile supply house.
th first on In ForUsnd. That was
about 1 years ago. .Our first order
waa for six spark plugs. Now we or
der them -by tha 10.000. Wher there
machine In Portland -10
years ago. there are now between S0OO
and 40wU. xne exact numovr is-uaru iw
estimate. We had-no Idea, when -we
-. . - i hnttfnMt that tha trad In
automobiles wouldrow so rapidly."
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BOSTON". Utsa, July l-SpecIaL)
Much Interest is being shown In the
proposed Rlverbead. L. I., road races, to
b held early In September. At pres
ent there Is a l-mlle course In excel
lent shape and fit for record-breaking.
However. If tha race takes place tha
local authorities and property holders
bav agreed to round off the corners
and to widen a narrow stretch- of th
course. Aside from Santa Monica. Cat,
this probably la the only coarse In th
country where the record can be
clipped. In addition to the 12000 cup
offered for this race by . Mr. and Mrs.
Andrew Cuneo. prise ar being of
fered from other sources to attract a
field of - the fastest pllota. Fred E.
Moskovlcs. salea manager of the Remy
Electric Co.. announced this week that
a Remy prise of S1000 In gold would
be offered to the driver breaking the
American road record, and also a prix
of $j00 for th winner In case th rec
ord ahould not be broken.
Roads Good to Independence. . '
D. E. Whitman, of J. W. Leavitt &
Co mad the trip from Independence
to Portland. " miles, a week ago Fri
day night. In two hours and 14 min
utes. Ha aays ha found the roada In
excellent condition with the exception
of those In Washington County. There
he found them very unsatisfactory.-
I left Independence at ( o'clock and
arrived In Portland at 1:35." said Mr.
Whitman. In speaking of his trip. On
tho trip down I went by way of Oregon
City and Canby.- The roads that wy
are In bad condition. But coming
back I traveled by way of N'ewberg.
leaving McMlnnvlll to tha left, and
found the roada elegant. While -In
Independence I attended tha races at
tha fairground." . -.
EXPEHSE BILLS ARE CUT
BEGIXXERS SHOCLD OVERHAUL
OYVX MACHINES, SAYS DEALER,
Adjustments Easily Accomplished If
Common Sense Is. Used, Declares
White Manager.
Every recent buyer of an automobile.
If it be his -first machine, : will be in
terested in th following descrlptUm
of an amateur overhauling, recently
received from a customer - -by C: A.
Eastman, manager-of the White Motor
Car Co.. at Sixth and Madison .atreet.
The customer said:
'The car, you will remember. Is a
1009 model, and toward the end of last
month It began f.o develop noise while
In action that I had never noticed be
fore. Accordingly I set aside a cer
tain Sunday to discover and obviate tha
trouble.' '
"Th engine being; first tackled. I
found that the pistons and cylinders
were-heavily carbonised, and th valve
tappets worn to an unusual degree.
"As the. bearings were all 'tight, at
this early stag there was good prom
ise of a silent engln being regained
by. amateur handling-. .-.The carbon was
removed, the valves ground In- and th
tapnets screwed up tightly against very
thin slips of tin. In' tho process of
iniMMIKO IJSSTRt'CTOR WILL
GIVE EXHIBITION AT
GEARHART.
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Miss MlUle Schloth.
Miss Millie Schloth. swimming
Instructor at tha Portland Y. W.
C. A, .will giv week-end exhi
bitions In thenatatorlum a,t Gear
hart Park during te Summer
season. - Miss Schloth proposes to
feature many of her pupils In her
work at the seacoast resort. - Her
first exhibition will be the after
noon and evening of tha Fourth
of July. y
Assisting Miss Schloth July 4
will be Mrs. W. O. Brown. Miss
Rosalind Salm and little Marbell
Boyce. .-S years old. and pro
nounced a wonderful diver and
swimmer by Miss Schloth. Colored
lights will be thrown on he wa
ter while Miss Schloth Is giving
her exhibitions.
Assisted by the little Boyce
girl. Miss Schloth will feature a
double dive, the child standing on
th shoulders of her instructor
and both diving at the same time.
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after much delay
the 3-wheeled
MOTOR
SENSATION
OF THE AGE
that we have been
promising Portland
xaUed the "MOTORETTE!"
- Kot a "cheap" automobile in any sense, but more in the nature of an improved motorcycle
silent, swift, sure and cheaply maintained-low enough m price to be thin.tlie reach of all
designed especially to meet the needs of those who desire rapid transit m either business
or professional pursuits.
- made in two models with or without- (ff Q Q K
racks for use in package delivery and fjQJ
t ----- priced f. o. b. factory at... .. . ; '
Call or phone for demonstration at your convenience. -
WHITE MOTOR CAR COMPANY
: omi.-. lvri.Hisinn Portland. Or. C. A, Eastman, manager, iji
.i.i . inn., fi.nv was found In
the Inlet pipe, which would doubtless
have caused an twKwara roaa
before long. The engine having -been
v.i-. mnA th. oar lubricated
throughout. I took the road and found
sundry chassis noises nsa e"""
Intensity through th removal of th
englne'a clatter.
"Gradually these were traced and
one by one eliminated. The rear brakes
were rattling a little, through want of
oil and adjustment. - The - universal
Joint appeared to be responsible for a
continuous chatter of a most aggres
sive kind, and here the owner's face
fell, as a visit to the factory for re
bushlng seemed to be indicated. But
in a happy hour It was noticed that
th clutch rollers were rattling freely
against the withdrawal collar when
ever th engine waa running. Stops
were, searched for. but apparently did
not exist. Then It was realized that
th slot In the footboard was dimen
sioned to prevent this mishap, but
that owing to the wear of the clutch
leather had ceased to serve Its purpose;
a little alteration soon silenced this
detail, and the universal Joint, then
proved to resemble Calpurnla.
"Two further noises continued to an
noy me. One was traced to rusty road
spring leaves. and the car being packed
off the springs, and grease spread In
with a thin table knife, this evil died
a natural death. The last noise was
elusive, as It only occurred when the
car was n motion. However, by per
suading a friend to drive the car at
a, snail's pace on lowest gear while I
trotted alongside nose almost - to the
ground, houndwlse. the rattle was
tracked to speedometer, whose gears
were loosely meshed and dry, elbow
Joint full of play and the cable bang
ing against a steering Arm. The gears
were greased and remeshed to a great
er depth, the swivel Joint was tight
ened, and the cable secured looBely to
the steering arm by a home-mad fit
ment which kept the two out of con
tact, while allowing due incitement to
each. ' -...--
-The 'opportunity was taken to over
haul several details normally a trifle
inaccessible. For Instance, the crank
case was drained of waste -oil and was
swabbed out with kerosene to clear all
th oil ways: the carburetter was dis
mounted and cleaned thoroughly, and
all oil pipes were cleared.. After those
very simple and easily performed ad
justments the car ran like a new ve
hicle and th amateur overhauling had
only occupied about 18 hours and de
manded no tools above those contained
In an' ordinary $5 kit."
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KEATS 6 AYS MONEY lIS EASIER
rortland Auto Dealer Says 1912
Car- Will See Few Changes.
. H. Keats returned last week from
a trip to Detroit. Cleveland, New York
City and Hartford. Conn., arranging for
his 113 allotment of cars. ."In, the lasf
(0 days financial conditions have won
derfully Improved," he said. In spea-klng
of his trip. 'The money market has
eased up, and business is better.
"There will be no radical changes in
th type of cara to be" used next sea
son." h continued. ."About the only
changes are to be In one or two of the
higher priced cars. , In these there Is
a leaning toward the slx-eyllnder type.
Th Peerless manufacturers . have al
ways built a slx-cyllnder machine, but
have never reoommended It. They put
out a large car. of high power and high
price. But they will now build three
slx-cyllnder models.
"There Is a tendency toward larger
wheela and larger tires. All machines
have been-under-tired, so that the ex
pense of operating has been in the tires.
From a mechanical standpoint any good
car Is satisfactory. But where small
tires have been used, the expense of
maintenance Is considerable. I visited
Indianapolis at the time of the speed
way races, and drove from there to De
troit, a two days' drive, in a Chalmers
caV. From there I took - the boat to
Cleveland, and then, went by automo
bile to New York City In a -48 Peer;
, - ...v machine. I visited llart-
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Conn., touring tne iew .cniaiiu
ponement and . that he believed the
American car will win the race.
r Antolsts Camp on Tour.
S. E. Harper, of Belllngham, Wash...
drove Into Portland - last Thursday
night In his E. M. F. car. He brought
with him his wife and three children.
They are' on a camping,' fishing and
hunting trip, having with them a com
plete camp equipment. From Portland
Mr. ; Harper will ship his machine to
The Dalles, and with his family will
Aritrn from there throueh Central Ore- .
gon, to Bend. Klamath Falls, Medford.
and back to Portland, whence he will '
return to Belllngham. He will make
the trip through Central Oregon by
easy stages, hunting and fishing on the
way.
ford
. . ,n . pnn..Hnrfforil machine. On
the return trip I stopped at Seattle to
visit our branch distributing house."
French Spar for Tim.
French manufacturers have requested
of the promoters of the. Grand Prix
race that the date of that contest be
extended from July 9 until August 20
or September I. It is explained that
the French makers are asking for more
time in which to prepare to compete
with the American-built cars that have
been entered or promised for the race.
W. J. Morgan, the American representa
tive of the French club, cabled the pro
moter that he was opposed to the post-
HE, IMIUtffluAN
FULLY EQUIPPED AS SHOWN, $1650.00 F. O. B. PORTLAND
In the Michigan wo combine the utmost mechanical excellence with superlative style in design and
finish. Stndy the cut. No car, even at ?4000 or $5300, excels them in beauty and style. No car is pos
sessed of more comfortable, easy-riding qualities.
And remember that no car, no matter what you pay for it, has more power in proportion to its
weight. None are better hill-climbers. The Michigan has been over the roughest roads in Oregon and
came through with flying colors. .
"Write, phone or call and let us prove to you that the above assertions are not idle talk.
MICHIGAN AUTO & BUGGY CO.
W. A. WILDRICK, Manager
369-371 Hawthorne Ave.
Njgpv 120-Inch Wheelbase Ns.,
$1965, Portland, Fully Equipped Built to Stand the Grind
Size for Size, Power for Power, this car will save you at least $500. Speci
fication for Specification it absolutely cannot be duplicated under $2500.
Evert Schacht part is built with the biggest margin of safety ever put into
-built to stanch tne naraesx Kina oi naiumermg ami cumc ii
a car-
more . built - for the
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AND THINK OF, THE PRICE!
a real automobile.
SCHACHT MOTOR CAR CO.
Phones Main 7093 or A 7093 . Fifth and Hoyt Streets
We still have some good open territory for live agents in Pacific Coast States.