-THE SUNDAY- OREGOXLiN, PORTLAND, JUNE 1,. 1913.
KNIGHT ENGINES
STILL SUPREME"
Merrill B. Moores, Local Agent
for Stearns, Explains Dif
ference in Two Tests.
I POPPET MOTOR ADJUSTED
Ixoso Exhaust Valve Tappet Found,
Adjusted Twice Average Less
Than Rating- Knipht En
gine Never Touched.
"A prominent automobile firm, which
manufacturers motor cars equipped
with the ordinary or poppet-valve en
jrlne. Is claiming that it has Just com
pleted a 300-hour non-stop motor test,
which eclipses the worl-d's record es
tablished In England four years ago
by the- Knight Motor' remarked Mr.
Merrill B. Moores, agent of the Stearns-K-nlgrht
motor car for the State of Ore
gon. 'But, In defense of the automo
bile product which I represent, I am
.compelled to challenge and to refute
thin claim.
"The factory and the agent officers
of the poppet-valve car all over the
country are boasting1 in publicity sto
ries and generous advertisements that
the recent test attests the superiority
of their motor. Those, however, who
have a full understanding of the dif
ferent tests to which the Knight motor
and the poppet-valve motor were put
cannot help but realize that nothing
could do more to fortify the supremacy
which we claim for the Knight motor
than a complete comparison of the two
teats.
A vera Re Below Rating;.
"The nominal rating of the poppet
valve motor that was tested is 38
horsepower, but in spite of this the
best this motor could average during
the test was 35.7 horsepower, or less
than its rating. The greatest power
the motor ever Teach ed at any time
wu 44.9, dropping at one point to 28.7
horsepower. During the one hundred
and forty-seventh hour of this test It
was found that the motor was losing
power, and, after examination, the ex
haust valve tappet on No. 1 cylinder
was found to be loose, and was ad-
Justed. It was again adjusted at the
one hundred and fifty-second hour.
Had not the poppet-valve people been
allowed to make these valve adjust
ments the power would have fallen to
the point where the motor would have
been disqualified. "
"Four years ago a Knight motor of
only 22-horsepowgr on a. similar test
developed an average of 38.8 horse
power, a maximum of only 36, and
finished at 38. In addition It ran 2000
miles on the famous Brooklands track
and never was adjusted at any time,
the entire test consuming a period of
820 hours. Thus you will see that the
22 horsepower Knight motor totaled
a better average than the 38-horse-power
poppet-valve motor and at no
time fell as low as the poppet-valve
average.
Lobs Due to Valve Trouble.
"The two tests are all the more dis
tinctive Inasmuch as the loss of power
In the poppet motor was partly trace
able to valve trouble, which necessi
tated adjustments, whereas there are
no such valves in the Knight motor
that possibly could give trouble. "When
the Knight motor was placed on the
test, which was performed before the
Royal Automobile Club of Great Brit
ain and Ireland, the highest technical
authority on motoring In Great Brit
ain, the Knight people voluntarily im
posed the condition that if either of
the Knight motors stopped once from
any fault of their own, or if the power
' developed was at any time less than
SO per cent more than the Tating, the
test officially should bo called a fail
ure. "At that time the poppet-valve man
ufacturers of the world publicly were
challenged , to equal the Knight record.
For four years it has been unap
proached. Now claim is made that the
Knight record has been broken, but
we are willing to leave the decision
In this matter to any fair basis of
Judgment. The poppet valve in nowise
met the conditions that the Knight
motor was subjected to. It did not
even equal its rating, adjustments bad
to be made and a SS-horsepower motor
did not even come up to the average
set by a 22 horsepower Knight motor.
Reports Are Compared.
I have read the official reports on
both of these tests and quote herewith
the results of the poppet-valve test
as compared with the tests undergone
by the 22 horsepower and the 38 horse
power Knight motors:
method of travel, says Mr. Johnson.
"I can now go to town and back while
the horses are taking their noonday
rest."
Walter Wiley and Fred Sherer are
riding their motorcycles from New
York to San Francisco.
The motorcycle has invaded another
profession dentistry. Dr. L. M. Base
hoar, of Moundsville, W. Va., finds a
motorcycle very convenient in going to
and from his office, and he also declares
that it is one of the greatest sources
of recreation for a man who is don
fined Indoors all day.
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The Ontario Motor League has em
ployed a. motorcyclist to tour the main
roadways In Ontario, marking posts
along the best routes to various cities.
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"Fishing has always been my great
est source of enjoyment," says Roy
Aznoe. of Ghana, 111., "but the pleasure
or that sport has been more than
doubled since I ride a motorcycle on
my fishing trips."
A Chinese laundryman of Joliet, 111,,
has established a- motorcycle delivery
service.
Story of Great Flood I Told.
Probably the most interesting book
AUTO FIRMS CHANGE
Many Portland Dealers Are in
Mew Location.
MORE WILL MOVE LATER
Gibson Storage Battery Company in
Handsome and Commodious
Quarters andi Michigan Con
cern Crosses River.
Probably no week has experienced so
many changes in the location of auto
mobile dealers as the one Just past
The most notable of all is the removal
of the Gibson Storage Battery Com-
of the slatey blue gray, which has such
a rakish effect.
Then there is the change which E. E.
Gerlinger is going to make. This was
only settled definitely within the last
ten days, but plans are out for his new
site on Washington, Morrison and Stout
streets. The building vis to be a four
story one, and looks more like a palace
than anything. It will have marble
pillars, full tiled floor and heavy plate
glass windows on all three sides which
adjoin the streets.
MOTOR TRICK SAMPLE WAGON
Federal launched in New Line of
Business Overland.
There are at least two rejoicing
salesmen on tbe A. B, Frank Company's
staff in San Antonio, Tex., because now
a Federal motor truck conveys th? sam
ples on their crocs-country "drum
ming" expeditions instead of the usual
canvas-covered wagons propelled by
four-mule power.
Before setting out on the Journey the
truck is loaded with 2000 pounds of
samples, provisions, and a camping out
fit for two. The expedition proceeds
from town to town showing samples
and taking orders. These trips are
then followed up by another Federal,
which delivers the merchandise ordered.
HANDSOME NEW HOME FOR HOWAED AUTO COMPANY IN SAN rRANCISCO.
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Situated on the corner of "Van Ness avenue and California street, in San Francisco is the palatial new
home of the Buick and Nationals, the agency for both of which is in the hands of the Howard Auto Com
pany. The building itself cost over 85,000 to erect, and fittings and furnishings bring the total up to the
tlOO.OOO mark. MeL Johnson, the manager of the local branch, who has seen the building, declares it to
be the finest he has ever seen for an automobile house. Unlike many others, the building is devoted en
tirely to all work connected with the two makes of cars. There is no garage work, no alterations and re
pairs except to Buick and National cars.
that has appeared so far descriptive of
the recent floods in Ohio has just been
Issued by the Dayton Engineering
Laboratories Company, manufacturers
of the Delco electrical starting and
"lighting devices. It is not an adver
tising book, but alms simply to tell the
intensely interesting story of the great'
flood as it was seen and experienced
by those who were marooned in the
Delco factory. The book is Illustrated
by more than 40 half-tones from pho
tographs taken during the flood. It Is
handsomely printed and. is being sent
free to automobile owners who apply
for It
NEW TRUCKS ON MARKET
BCICK FACTORY ALSO HAS DE
PARTURE IX WAGONS.
Sensation in Commercial A u to Ve
hicle World Promised Wlien
Cars Reach Portland.
Not long ago Charles S. Howard went
East to the Buick factory at Flint,
Mich., to inspect the new line of de
livery automobiles and trucks which
the company is putting out. The first
of these new models will be seen in
Portland this week," according" to an
announcement that Mel Johnson, man
ager of the local branch made yester
day. These wagons and trucks are sure to
create a sensation in the commercial
vehicle world by reason of the prices
at which they will be offered.
The chassis will be in two sizes; the
22-h. p.
Sleeve Valve
(Knight) Motor
Maximum power 43
Minimum power 3d
Average SS.8
Fower at finish SS
Adjustments None
Itoad test (mlles 2000
Condition at finish:
At end of test motor was completely
dismantled. "No perceptible wear.
Pistons And cylinders notably clean.
"Ports of the valves showed no
burning or wear."
38-h. p
Poppett Valve
Motor
44.9 .
28.7
35.7
34.1
Valve twice adjusted
when power tell otf.
None
3S-h. p.
Sleeve Valve
(Knight) Motor
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examination?
made to show J
condition of mo-I
tor.
Report identical
with that made
on 22-h. p. Knight.
''These facts are not presented in a
spirit of antagonism or boastfulness
on our part, but simply to protect our
selves in the matter of a record that
rightfully belongs to the Knight mo
tor. We do not want to pick a -scrap,
but we are going to stand pat on what
is accredited as a matter of absolute
record."
Motorcycle Notes
THE Vancouver (B. C.) Motorcycle
Club im planning- to organize a. mo
torcycle polo team in the near
future.
F. Spalding, of Fernla, B. C. will
start some time during- this month on a
motorcycle trip from the Pacific to the
Atlantic Coast Heretofore transconti
nental motorcycle trips in Canada have
been from the East to the West.
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Leslie Eagles and Bruno Pilz, two
19-year-old boys of Wilmette, 111., have
started on a motorcycle tour of the
world. They expect to spend at least a
year sightseeing awheel.
Mrs. W. T. Ray pole, of Churubusco,
Ind.. is one of the biggest motorcycle
boosters in that part of the country.
She is not only an enthusiastic rider
herself, but has been the means of in
teresting a number of other girls In the
sport.
Tn spite of a downpour of rain and
hail shortly after the start of the
Savannah tGa.) Motorcycle Club on its
800-mile durability run. three riders
finished with perfect scores.
Ivan Johnson, a. farmer living1 near
Berne, Ind., finds his motorcycle not
only a saving- of time, but a saving on
h.in horses as well. "I am glad to get
a-way from the- old horse atut buggy
delivery wagon ln 100-Inch wheel base,
and the trucK in 120-inch wheel, and
have carrying capacity of 1000 and 1500
pounds respectively.
The chassis carries a four-cylinder
motor of the long-stroke type cast en
bloc, which has been under test at the
Buick. factory for the past 18 months.
Special features of the motor are
single detachable head and large water
pipes, with intake pipe parsing through
water jacket. The cooling system
bv thermo-Bvnhon. with unusually laree I
diameter water pipe, verticle tube radi
ator with fan.
These new cars will carry three speed
selective type transmission with cone
clutches, and will be driven from the
left side with center control of gears.
Shaft drive will be used with three-
fourths floating type rear axle. They
will be equipped with pneumatic tires.
The motor carries an adjustable sealed
governor, and among the other special
features will be the removable power
plant with three-point suspension; unit
drive shaft and rear system easily re
moved as a unit.
The delivery wagon chassis will sell
for $1075 Portland, and the truck chas
sis for $1200 Portland. A choice of
four styles of bodies ranging from $100
to $250 in price is offered the buyer.
Substitute for Broken Spring.
A broken front spring may have a
block of wood, substitued for it. Jack
up "the frame until it Is at the height
at which the spring should hold it, and
then slip & block of wood of the proper
size between the axle and the frame.
Fasten this In place with wire or rope
and drive carefully.
pany to Its handsome and commodious
quarters on Twelfth and Alder streets.
This is told of more fully in another
part of the automobile section. Then,
too, there is the somewhat lengthy
move of the Michigan Auto & Buggy
Company. This concern, formerly situ
ated on the East Side, has changed
over to the West Side, taking the loca
tion formerly occupied by the Bolton-.
McFarland Company, 614 Alder street,
which had the aency for the Marion
car. When the Bolton-McFarland peo
ple decided to give up, or rather, to
put the case yiore exactly, when Mc
Farland decided to retire from the au
tomobile business to look after some
other interests of his, and Bolton
Joined the forces of A. E. Neate, the
store fell vacant. Cohen Brothers se
cured the agency for the Marlon car,
and apart from looking after their for
mer Maxwell owners, as in the past,
they are almost certain to give up the
Maxwell agency, which they have had
now for quite a time.
In with the Bolton-McFarland people
in their store was the Moores Motor
Car Company with the Stearns Knight.
r or some considerable time past Mer
rill Moores has been looking for larger
quarters, and though not yet definitely
decided as to where he will go, it is
more than likely that he will Join the
ever increasing throng which is located
on Twenty-third street. Just around the
corner from Washington street- Quite
possibly he will take the place where
the H. L. Mann Motor Car Company is
situated, as they are thinking of mov
ing in the vicinity of the Nob Hill Gar
age, though nothing definite as yet
has been settled either way.
This move of Moores' will mean that
the whole store where the two firms
were doing business is vacant, and this
Is to be the home of the Michigan peo
ple. Their business recently has grown
so extensively that larger quarters
were imperative. They felt that the
row is almost exclusively on the West
Side of the river, and consequently de
cided to move over. When the large lo
cation became vacant there were sev
eral firms anxious to secure these quar
ters, but the Michigan people obtained
it and have moved in, at least in part.
They hope to be fully installed in the
next few days. Alterations are now In
course of progress which will make the
whole building more attractive than
before, and the company is more than
pleased with the location. Two of the
famous mighty Michigans are now in
the window, the two in question being
Several mule teams are still retained on
the delivering Journeys and work upon
the nearby town, while the truck
reaches the outlying districts.
The first trip of the novel sample
wagon was made last Summer, which
Included a. route of 250 miles over
roads that neve before had been trav
ersed . by anything but the, sure-footed
mule. The truck averaged 10 miles per
hour throughout the entire trip over
sandy roads and mountainous trails,
touching all the adjacent towns which
are not accessible by railroads.
The Federal has been in operation'
nine months and not once have its pi
lots had any cause for anxiety, for at
all times it is ready to work and has
never failed In a pinch. The truck was
under perfect control at ' all times,
which is more than could be said of the
stubborn mules.
Trips that originally took them from
two to three months, the trucks accom
plish In three to four weeks and at
saving of about one-half. The trucks
work witnin a raxilus of 500 miles, or
about three times as far as the mule.
NOVEL RAGES PLANNED
"SEtFSTARTER SWEEPSTAKES
PROPOSED IX INDIANAPOLIS.
Gasoline Cars May Have Contest in
Which. Starting; Motors Fur
nish Motive Power.
If Mayor Shank of Indianapolis will
consent to the reckless speed of fou
miles an hour on the downtown streets
of the Hoosier capital, racing fans may
be privileged to. witness the newes
thriller on the racing calendar "The
Indianapolis 500 - yard self-starter
sweepstakes." At least that is likely
to be the result of spreading- popular
ity of this newest sport, gasoline cars
racing by means of electric power.
The first race of this, kind ever held
was staged on the streets of Los An
geles. -
The cars in this race were two
Pathfinder 40s" and the time the win
ner made over the course of one block
was four minutes fiat. In view of the
fact that motive power was limited to
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Jackson "Sultantc" ( Illustrated) $2SOO
Seven-passenger. Six cvlinders. 55 horsepower;
unit power plant; long stroke motor. 4sx4H
inches. 13S-lnch wheelebase: 36x44-inch tires;
demountable wheels and spare wheel. Klectric
starter and lights. Complete equipment. Black
and nickel trimmings. Five-passenger ?625.
Jaeltaon "Olympic" $1625.
Four cylinders, 36 horsepower; unit power plant;
long-stroke motor. 4x4$4 Indies; 115-inch
wheelbase; 84x4-inch tires. Complete equip
ment. Black and nickel trimmings. Electrlo
starter and lights optional at an extra cost of
226.
Jackson "Majestic" $2100.
Four cylinders, 55 horsepower; unit power plant;
long-stroke motor, 4H6U inches; 124-inch
wheelbase: 36x4 - inch tires. Electric starter
and lights. Complete equipment. Black and
nickel trimmings.
K. O. B. PORTLAND.
Comfort that begins with
the engineer's design
Base of riding is considered a fundamen
tal, in the Jackson plant, of a car of the
highest class.
In other words, the comfort that has so
long been a leading feature of Jackson
cars is not an after-thought.
It has its place from the very first the
engineers, in making their designs,
provide for it in the same -way they
. provide for strength and soundness
in every part of the car.
More -than that they have been doing
this for years ; so they have had, doubt
less, a wider experience in this direc
tion than the designers of any other
car.
How this skill and experience unite in
producing a car of superb riding ease
is well demonstrated in this year's
Jackson.
One of the features that contributes much
to the passengers' comfort is the 10
Jnch upholstery.
This thick upholstery is supplemented by
the tilt of the seat cushions toward
the rear and the shoulder-high seat
backs.
Jackson Automobile Company, Jackson, Michigan
. HALE BROTHERS, Northwest Distributers
Marshall 5831. Fourteenth and Couch Streets, Portland, Oregon
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But these alone, cannot give maximum
comfort.
So ample room is provided in the tonneau
and in front.
And between you and the road are four
full elliptic springs full elliptic be
cause that type is 33 to 100 per cent
easier riding than any other.
The Jackson is one of the very few cars
that use full elliptic springs.
With this increased spring action you
have a long wheelbase in each model
and you know that the long wheel
base is easier riding.
So much for the comfort features you
can see.
When you ride in the car, you will note
its steadiness due to the distribution
of weight and the even balance that
is maintained.
Your first ride in the Jackson will reveal,
too, a power plant that is silent in ac
tion ; and plenty of power for the work
you'll want the car to do.
We want you to have that first ride as
soon as you can. Telephone for an
appointment.
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that derived from the electric self
starters with which the Pathfinders are
equipped the time was better than
would appear at first glance.
The novel race came about as a re
sult of a demonstration of the Gray &
Davis starter. With a fully-charged
battery the starter turned the motor
over at the rate of 100 revolutions per
minute for an hour and three-quarters.
In - order to encourage "self-starter"
races as a sport in Indianapolis, Wayne
EC Bromley, secretary and treasurer of
the Motor Car Manufacturing Company,
has issued a challenge to any car own
er in Indianapolis, the race to be held
under the same conditions as those In
Los Angeles.
Coal Oil Hot Fuel.
When adapting a gasoline motor to
the use of kerosene by means of a kero
sene carburetor or gas producer, it is
well to remember that unless some pro
vision is made for additional cooling
the motor will run hotter on kerosene
fuel than on gasoline. If the piston
should be rather a tight fit, this in
creased heat might possibly cause bind
ing, and in aggravated cases seizurs.
A larger pump should be supplied or
the speed of the pump increased to pre
vent the rise in temperature. It is
common practice where a motor Is de
signed for use with either fuel to make
the diameter of the piston .02 of an
Inch less than that of a motor of the
same size designed for use solely with
gasoline.
The paresis post in Bolivia Is proving a
great benefit to French and German houses.
It not only enables them to deliver order-
everywhere, but constitutes a huge adver
tisement tor the trade of their countries,
Fopularizlng it on lines which pave Uie say
or great expansion in the futures
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