g THE SUNDAY OREGOXIAN. PORTLAND. SEPTEMBER 17. 1911. .
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FiRSTTRIPARDUOUS
"Jack" Snead Describes Des
ert Journey in 0!d Auto.
NIGHT PASSED JN SAND BED
Yrnmbe-r Who Assembled Part of
Trjyio&l "Vae IndlTlduaJ
Mrtlvods or Construction to
rnhTvplne of rrrr.
-Jack" Snead. "of Ho ' City Park,
who recently returned with his bride
from a 1000-mlla honeymoon trip ex
tending beyond th California border,
returning via Crater lake. " relating
some of hie pioneer experiences with
automobiles of tV.e primitive type the
other evening to a coterie of' Inter
ested friends. Bomeone asked blm
when and where he drove, his first
ear. "Jack" smiled remlnlscentir-
Tonopah. Nov.. In I0." be said,
"and that was sura some automobile
I went up against. 1 was superin
tendent of the local telephone and
telecraph company and the company
bought for my cm on the desert a lit
tle two-cylinder Ford, which had been
through a fire and been rebuilt by a
aort of plumber and handy man
around town. The ordering and put
ting tosether of the parts had been
left entirely to this plumber person.
B K he got the thing together all right
and when I set out on my first trip.
89 miles across ths desert from Tono
psh to Manhattan, the way that little
Ford tore through the ease brush and
mesqulte for awhile wasn't slow. She
hummed along and fairly ats up the
road for some SO mllee or so; then
she stopped. Thenceforth my trou
bles began and never ended..
Laaely Rider Malta.
"Out there in the middle of the deaert
I had my first struggle with a balky
car. I did every conceivable thing to
the mechanism, and I sshausted ror
vocabulary In an effort at moral sua
sion: I tell you I talked to that little
car like a mother, and with tears in
my eyes. But It wouldn't go. snd the
6aert rsts came out and smelt of all
the pieces of mechanism thst I had
tsken out and strewn around on the
ground. A coyote appeared on the
horlson. while the day was yet young,
and for several hours hung around
with sirs cocked up watching the pro
ceedings. But the car never budged.
I got it all together acaln and looked
It over once more, discovering that
the water had all boiled out.
The nearest water was at a pump
ing station, eight 'miles away. Night
had come on. and th coyote had taken
to howling. I dug a hole In the sand,
burrowed Into-tt. tried to foreet about
the desert rata, and went to sleep.
Next morning early I took my five
gallon gasoline can. after emptying the
contents Into the tank, and walked
eight mltee to the pumping station,
where 1 filled the can with water, and
stsrted back again.
Eagiae Reesjaada Briefly.
"That may "sound ' Kke some fairy
tale, but It s what I actually did. When
I got bark to the car I put the water In
and started up the engine. That little
car got rl:t up and went, just as If
nothing had haprened for exactly
half a mile, then It quit aa-ala. With
a patience I do not now possees I got
out and labored, using both brain and
brawn. i
"After a while, without any apparent
reason that little car started going
asaln. and went for another half mile:
then I hsd another session. This kspt
up. In half-mile laps, until I waa about
all In and saw the dust of an auto
stage that plied across the desert from
Tonopah to Manhattan. I hailed the
stage and made a proposition to hitch
on behind, but this was turned down,
so I climbed Into the vehicle and rode
Into Manhsltsn. to get an expert me
chanic. I brought one back with me
on the return stage.
"When I led my expert op to thst
balky little rebuilt Ford be was some
puzzled. He looked It all over, and
he said he had nevr seen anything
like It. Thst plumber must have been
a wonder. The mechanic tinkered
with It some, and he got It to going In
half-mile laps. Just as it had gone
for me. and It was not until the last
stretch of seven or eight miles thst
It chirked up and started to going
steadily.
"We came Into Manhattan tri
umphantly, nearly three days out from
Tonopah. When we rolled Into our
destination I climbed out of that car.
and have never seen It since. I don't
know whst ever became of It. It may
be there yet for all I know. Soon
afterward the company bought me a
real car. with which no V graduate
plumber had been toying. It was a
fine big Reo, and It had an even dis
position." e
E. E. Oerllnger. local agent of the
Ftoddard-Dayton. left early last week
for a visit to the factory In the East.
The business trip will be short, just
giving the Portland dealer an oppor
tunity to look over the 1)12 product.
Inspect the factory and place hi ordet
for the season.
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DYXAMO C.VDIIX.C ITEATrRE
119 Car Are Started and Lighted
by Electric S jstcm.
Ia no announcement of the present
aeason has electricity plarsd so Impor
tant a factor as In that made by the
Cadillac Motor Car Company. In fact,
the most Important features, according
to EL E. Covey. Portland acent. of the
111 Cadillac will be controlled by elec
trical devices. Including an electric
self-starter, electric llahtlng system
and electric Ignition. These features,
which 111 b Included iu sll the new
types of this wsll-known car. will un
doubtedly prove of unusual Interest to
the motoring public.
Ki"iy Improvement for the last two
years hss been toward the simplifica
tion of ths operation snd adding to the
comfort and pleasure features of motor
cars, and thst all these will be em
oJ!d ta the 1M1 Cad. Uses Is assured
by Mr. Covey. '
The whole sytem of the eelf-starter.
lighting and Ignition Is Included in one
pisnt. It consists of a compact and
powsrful dynamo, operated by the en
gine of the car. The dynamo charges
the storage battery. For starting the
engine the dynamo Is temporarily and
autoa-atlcsUty transformed Into a mo
tor, the current to operate It as a motor
being furnished by the storsge battery.
Wukt the Cadillac electrlo system, if
It becomes necessary to drive so slowly
that sufllcJcnt current la not gener
ated. tk battery automatically cuts In.
Whsa the speed Is Increased the dyna
mo automatically takes bold acaln.
Beiidsg the usual features of the new
Ca.l lUo car. all the latest types of
bo4r designs are Included; Increased
horsepower, llt-lncb whMl base. -inch
Urea aad iaxge tooaeait are new
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1 GAJGEJiRE HEED
TRESSfRE EITHER TOO IUGH
OR TOO LOW DISASTROUS.
Improper Inflation Causes Lessen
ing of Car'g Speed and Short
ens Life of Tires Beside.
"The amount of air pressure neces
sary to secure the best results from
tires." says 8tanley Clements, of the
Chanslor aV Lyon Motor Supply Com
pany. "Is one of the most Important
questions for the motorist to solve to
day. It not only means a direct ef
fect on the tires themselvss. but on
the comfort of the passengers and the
wear and tear of the automobile. An
other very evident fact Is that with an
Improper Inflation, the average speed
of the car Is greatly diminished.
-If a tire Is pumped too bard, every
shock on the road does Immeasurable
damage to the auto, occupanta and to
the Urea, as the extreme air pressure
leaves no room for toe rubber to per
form Its resilient quality. Something
must give. It will not be the rock
In the road, so It must be the tire, and
the damage Is done to the fabric and
walls of the tire. On the other band.
If a tire ia merely Inflated to a low
pressure It will result In the most un
comfortable riding, and every stons and
stick will find a soft bedding In which
to out boles and bring despair to the
owner or driver.
"There Is a happy medium, however,
and the only way to reach this Is to
keep the pressure at a certain point,
as plainly registered with a tire gauge.
Many makes of tires are condemned by
aa owner of his rst car because he
Is Ignorant of how to keep tires. One
man tries six different makes, dis
carding one after another with dis
paraging remarks about them. Finally
a seasoned motorist recommends a cer
tain brand, and these tires ars placed
on the wheels. The experienced man
takes great pains to see that the new
ones are kept properly Inflated, and
wiped off when they become soaked
with gasoline or oil In the garage, and
gradually the amateur finds bis former
tires hsd not been at fault, but that
he himself was to blsme." ,
AUTO CHUG CHUGS
UNDAUNTED by the prospects of
many hardships certain to be en
countered on such a strenuous trip.
Miss Birdie Marks, of Athens. Os. has
announced her Intention of participat
ing In the Olldden. tour, which this
year will be run between New Tork
and Jacksonville. Miss Msrks Is one
of the most enthusiastic and prominent
women motorists of the South. She
owns and drives a powerful Columbia
Roadster, In which she will make the
Journey. At present she Is on bsrway
home from Europe, where for the past
several weeks she hss toured In her
car extensively. Miss Marks says she
111 drive the roadster every Inch of
the way.
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That the Pacific Highway la certain
of pronounced eueoeee In Oregon, le
evidenced by the widespread Interest
aroused In the past few weeks. Frank
B. Blley. vice-president for Oregon, re
cently started communication with the
leading good roede enthusiasts of the
counties through which the "roads of
three nations" passes. The replies he
received were most encouraging. All
speak well of the project and will, they
declare, do their utmost to see that
Improvement work la centered on the
roads selected as the highway.
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Thla Is the story of how a motor
cycle speed king woos and weds. It
tells of the brief and romantic court
ship of Charles (Fearless) Balke:
Wednesday: Decides he wants to
marry a Los Angeles glrL Starts west
ward from Chicago.
Friday: Los Angeles; taxlrab dashsd
madly up to the home of Miss Edith
Baiford. She answers a ring at the
door, and finds Balke there with a
proposal on his lips. She says "yss,"
dons a street dress; they enter the
patient and voracious taxi; find a
minister, are married, and one hour
later on a train bound for Chicago.
Three years ago a girl cheered a mo
torcycle rider who was making a won
derful slnlsh in a Los Angeles rsce.
The girl was Miss Baiford. The rider
was Balke. After the race they were
Introduced. But when Balke made up
his mind In Chicago the other day he
was fast enough.
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M. C. Dickinson. Fsctrtc Highway
booster and auto enthusiast, tells some
amustng stories about the first wealthy
wagon he owned. Driving it on his
third trip from the garage, he started
out to show his sister, who was here
on a visit from the East, what an ex
pert he waa . He started for Salem.
While trying to climb an ordinary
grade, the engine suddenly, and with
out apparent cause, went dead. Dick
inson, of course, did not know what
was ths matter. He backed the ma
chine around carefully and headed
down the hllL Then the motor began
to buss and soon was running as well
as ever. He hit the hill again and
made It. After the trip he explained
the Incident to a mechanic, who looked
Into the matter. Then- It was found
that the gasoline holder was too low
to feed the engine when going uphill.
Thst necessitated the building of an
auxiliary tank of small capacity. Many
times. Dickinson says, while going up
a hill, the supply would be too low
and he would have to turn around and
go back until the little tank waa full.
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Mr. and Mrs. Charles Johnson, Mr.
and Mrs. Henry Jagger. and Mr. and
Mrs. J. E. Maxon recently spent two
weeks on a tour around the seaside
resorts In three Wsrren-Detrolts. The
trip took the psrty over roads of near
ly every description, and to places
where the fishing wss of the best. On
the return Journey, the keeper of the
toll-gate at Do'ph asked Mr. Maxon
what make of automobile he was driv
ing. When told, he remarked that at
least 10 of the same make had psssed
through this season, but thst he had
seen very few for the previous yesr.
A carload of Federal trucks were re
ceived by E. E. Gerllnger Mondey. -
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Two flve-ton Peerless trucks were
delivered to the Columbia Contracting
Company by the H. U Keats Automo
bile Company last week. Thla Is the
first dsllvery of an order of four of the
same size and make. The remaining
tmo will be here In a couple of weeks.
Captain John Pmun. of the Roumanian
eavalrr. he. Juer achieved the feet of rlil
lr w tb. ..m. hon. from Bucharest to
TmM. m dut.nco of 22?o mil... In i day..
H. mas fonowd tbroaftho-jt by a lUUe nil?
a-blcfc carrUd kla bI.
CHALMERS STARTS SELF
IS IS MODEL DOES SOT REQUIRE
CRAXKIXG OP OLD.
H. L. Keats, Xorthwest Distributor,
Tells Valne of New Automobile)
Which Haa Innovation.
The advancement made In motor-car
construction during the past year la
no more clearly demonstrated than In
the 11 Chalmers "36" which recently
arrived here. Each model that has
come to Portland this season shows a
big gain over the 111 style In sim
plicity, added conveniences and general
betterment. According to H. L. Keats,
Northwest distributor for the Chal
mers, this Is the first new product pro
duced by the Chalmers engineers since
the "30" made its appearance three
years ago.
Paramount among the new features
of the S" la the self-starting device.
This enables the driver to start the ma
chine without the disagreable necessity
of oranklng and Is an Innovation that
soon will bs embodied In all automo
biles. The car Is also equipped with
Continental demountable rims, which
precludes all fear of delays from tire
trouble. The clutch and service
brake la operated by a single pedal,
making the car easy to handle on
crowded thoroughfares. It has a long
stroke motor and the transmission has
four forward speeds and reverse. X
tire Inflator Is attached to the self
starter, with tube long enough to
reach all wheels.
A festure that will appeal directly
to the owner-driver is a thumb ever
on the dash which adjusts the needle
valve of the carburetor for the light
or rich mixture. This Insures an even
fuel supply In all kfnds of weather
without soiling hands and clothes get
ting under the hood. The Bosch dual
ignition system Is used.
"It la too bad that the majority of
motor car owners cannot know all of
the things which are done by man
ufacturers to make cars more effi
cient," says H. L. Keats. "In the 1811
Chalmers "36" are Incorporated many
mechanical details which are little un
derstood, but which add greatly to the
efficiency of the car.
"All gears are heat-treated and
ground tooth by tooth. The result Is
sn accuracy of measurement and a
smoothness which are seldom found. It
Is possible to shift gears In the "36"
while going 40 miles an hour without
clashing. Changing gears at high
speed In most cars means the destruc
tion of the gear set, or if not that, at
least a clashing which Is disagreeable
and dangerous."
WHEEL ALIGNMENT IMPORTANT
Many Autolsts Wear Tires Ont Too
Soon by Carelessness.
"A good plan for autolsts who want
to get good tire service is to make sure
their wheels are In perfect alignment."
says H. A. Farr, who has Just opened
a local branch of the United Statea
Tire Company in Portland. "A wheel
out of alignment will play havoc with
a casing, and whenever a tire shows
more wear on one side than the other.
It Is proof the wheels are out of line.
Avoid the use of chains and do not
back Into curblngs. Another Important
point Is to be sure the tires are not
stsndlng in a pool of oil in a garage.
"So much has been said about prop
er Inflation, one would think every
motorist knew what to do, but every
day 1 see tires run with 20 to SO pounds
too little air. Inflation often depends
on the load, but there is no excuse for
running a tire for days with 30 or 40
pounds of air when 70 or ,80 should be
used."
6 PEED QUESTION PERPLEXES
France Puts Autolsts on Honor Not
to Exceed Reasonable Rate.
From faraway France comes a
strong Indorsement of the plea made
by so many disciples of sane driving
for a reasonable adjustment of the au
tomobile speed question. According to
Information received by the touring de
partment of the American Automobile
Association, ths French government haa
To the Prospective Purchaser
of an Automobile
DID YOU EVER TAKE THE TIME to compare tliedetails
of an E-M-F "30" or Flanders "20" with oompetitive cars in
an endeavor to ascertain why the other fellow must ask from
$300.00 to $1000.00 more for his car?
HAVE YOU EVER STOPPED TO SERIOUSLY CON
SIDER the proposition and reduce the various reasons, for
example, this part a little larger (with no apparent advantage)
or a claim that the finish is a little better (which is not always
substantiated), or a little extra equipment (which, after alL
doesn't make the car run any better or add to its efficiency),
or a little difference in the mechanical detail (which on dem
onstration you find doesnt show any more proportionate
power or add to your comfort, ease of handling, or economy of
operation). Have you ever reduced this to a cash basis
IF YOU HAVE DONE THIS and, we will say for the sake of
argument, found some minor points which possibly you favor,
reduce this to dollars and cents, charge it up against us, and
BtiU THE DIFFERENCE IN PRICE WOULD PAY YOUR
OPERATING: EXPENSE FOR A YEAR and in some cases
two years.
AFTER YOU HAVE DONE THIS, then comes the question
of your protection when you have paid your good money. On
this point, we have no competition. One need only read our
guarantee, and bear in mind that through our local branch, the
only direct factory branch in Portland, you are offered real
protection directly from the people who build the car, the ad
vantage of which, together with that of our local service de
partment for owners is worth another $500.00 to any man,
and are advantages which it is absolutely impossible for an
agent or distributer-to offer; or, if they did offer, to carry out.
Let us furnish you with the longest list of references from
satisfied owners you ever saw on any one make of automobile.
E-M-F NORTHWEST CO.
Direct Branch
STUDEBAKER CORPORATION '
E-M-F FACTORIES
DETROIT. MICHICAN
L. H. Rose, Mgr.
E-M-F Bldg, Chapman and Alder Sta, Portland. Oft
Phones Main SB69 or A 2438
decided to abolish the legal speed limit
of 80 kilometers an hour,, and In effect
place every driver of an automobile on
his 'honor not to exceed a speed that
shall be reasonable, according to the
conditions under which he is traveling.
"France Is thus falling Into line with
several Eastern states In this country
which have abandoned the 'miles per
hour regulation to demand a speed that
'shall be reasonable under conditions
existing,' " says "Dad" Fobs, of the
R. M. F. Northwest Company. "This' is
the rule that Is fought for by the Amer
ican Automobile Association, and which
doubtless will ultimately spread over
the country. Meanwhile the present
hodge-podge of freak regulations prob
ably will continue to annoy and harass
and to perform very little real service."
CROP REPORTS AUTO FACTORS
Secretary Wilson Has Rlral in Sales
Manager of Big Company.
Secretary of Agrloulture Wilson has
a keen rlral In General Bales Manager
Bennett of the Willys-Overland Com
pany. Mr. Bennett haa Inaugurated a
dally report system, by which the Over
land office sales force Is kept Informed
of crop, weather and commercial con
ditions from all parts of the United
States. Canada and Mexico.
These reports fumlsneq oy trie uvu
land representatives act as a barom
eter for General Sales Manager Ben
nett In his distribution of cars. He
will not allow an over-enthusiastlo
dealer to be overstocked with cars In
those sections where crops have been
below standard or where there Is a
commercial depression.
One report will come from where
snow Is on the ground or where a heavy
downpour of rain has made roads Im
passable, spoiled crops and caused
havoc In general. Earthquakes, floods,
frosts, conflagrations by fire and
strikes all create financial depression
and cause the sales department to hold
a restraining hand on shipment of
cars.
On the other hand, reports will come
In from other sections that crops and
manufacturing conditions are excel
lent. Then the cars will be shipped
into those districts where money and
optimism are plentiful.
With these reports, together with
other information furnished dally by
the traveling salesmen. It is prac
tically impossible for the Overland
Company to overproduce, because the
manufacturing end Is constantly kept
informed of conditions by the sales de
partment. New Non-Skid Principle Found.
Announcement has Just been made
of the tinging or a new non-gum piiw
ciple In tires that eventually will pre
vent scores of accidents that have kept
some motorists in a constant state of
apprehension. The new non-skid Idea
Is that of notching the tire's tread
deeply in many places so that when
the tread comes In contact with tha
street the natural suction makes ab
solutely Impossible any sldewise motion.
HIGHWAY SIGNS POSTED FAST
Crew Gets as Far as Rosebnrg in
Work of Tourists' Benefit.
Despite the severe strain placed on
the touring car and truck by the deep
mud, the Pacific Highway sign-posting
crew, under the leadership of Frank
Fretwelt of Seattle, has made excel
lent progress in the last week. The
posters have now passed Roseburg.
The little Flanders "0" and the Gar
ford truck have kept up wonderfully
well under the strain. Telephone mes
sages from Fretwell told of hard going
all the way. Many times the wheels
of the cars were up to the hub. The
posters expect to finish the trip by
Wednesday. They are placing signs
along the route of the Pacific Highway.
They began at the Washington border
and will end at the California line.
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