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I THE SUNDAY OltEGOTflAW, PORTLAND. NOVEMBER P, 1913. D DEWAR TROPHY- WON American Car. Gains High Brit ish Motor Classic. 41 TTTrnr MOBILE 1914 CADILLAC IS VICTOR Only Car In World to Be Awarded Trophy Twtce and Only American Cur Ever . Successful. Methods Indicated. : i SOyj "Nearly a Quarter-Century of Leadership" THE NEW J STEVENS-DURYEA A A CabU advices received at Detroit an nounce that the 1914 Cadillac has been awarded the Dewar trophy by the Royal Automobile Club of Great Britain. Th(s trophy, presented by Sir Tlioma Iewar, is awaraed annually to the motor car demonstrating the greatest . achievement toward the advancement of the industry. This is the second vic tory for the Cadillac in the classic con test of International motordom. the 'winning of which any motor car manu facturer in the world would consider to be his supreme achievement. The Cadillac is the only car in the world that has won this trophy twice; and the only American car that has ever come out triumphant in any of theie contests. The significance of the victory, which Is a distinction that will redound to the advantage of American-made cars and is a vindication of American stand ards and methods, lies in the fact that the test is something more than mere speed. t has to do with the basic principles of everyday service. Thus the Cadillac's first victory five years ago was the result of a standardization test. Ths entrants presented three stock cars -which were tlyn dismantled and their various and sevorak parts thrown into a haphazard heap, so that Identification was Impossible.. Elghty tilne parts were withdrawn from the heap and duplicates were taken from the stock of spares. Three cars were then rebuilt from the conglomeration of parts. Wrenches and screwdrlvnra were the only tools employed. Neither files nor emery cloths were permitted, yet every piece fitted as perfectly as in the car from which it was taken. A variation of one one-thousandth of nn Inch in any one of several hundred parts would have meant failure. There fere, the Cadillac's victory meant a complete demonstration . of its perfect standardisation, an achievement hith erto not dreamed of, one which cre ated an international sensation and which put the high-grade American car for the first time ahead of the Euro pean car of first grade. , Keaeh year these tests for the Dewar trophy, oonducted by the Royal Auto mobile Club of Oreat Britain, take on new conditions and always they include a thorough tests of a car's efficiency in the line of normal high-grade service. The second victory - for the Cadillac, Just announced, was based on a test even more comprehensive than that of complete standardization. It involved the driving of 1000 miles over give and take roads, as phrased in the cable gram, the thorough testing of fuel and oil consumption, the recording of the number of times the electric cranking device was used, the duration of the current for lights during and after the run and numerous other practical mat ters that have to do with efficiency and service. The contest was conducted with a compulsory average speed of 19.6 miles per hour. Several facts in the Cad illac's record stand out domlnantly. The gasoline consumption, for example, was 17.17 miles per gallon; the oil con sumption 7.4 pints (more than 1000 miles per gallon), which any motorist would recognize as extraordinary. Al though the electric cranking device was used 130 times during the trial, the engine was turned over 1000' com pression strokes at the end of the trial: and, although all the electric lights were on continuously during the road trial for 68 hours and 17 minutes, yet after the 1000 compression test at the conclusion of the road run, the side, rear and speedometer lights continued to burn for 20 hours. It was observed and noted that the ignition was perfect throughout the trial. Even of greater significance was the achievement of the 1914 Cadillac's ex clusive two-Bpeed direct drive rear axle. One test of this revolutionary develop ment which means so much in the effi ciency, economy and luxury of motor cars involved, the shifting of the rear axle gears from high to low and vice versa, 620 times by means of the elec trical shifting device, yet a perfect record was shown. Thus were tried out all the tests of motor car features which make for suc cessful give and take service, espe cially as to the practical application of those peculiar modern factors which Becure luxury, flexibility and operation and, above all, dependability. There fore, the awarding of the trophy to the Cadillac makes the officials of that company feel that once and for all the American-made car has proved its su periority to the foreign car of any class. 40 0 American Cars Sent to Australia One of the most important branches of the Oakland Motor Car Company Is Its foreign department, which distrlb utes hundreds of cars yearly. Austra lian dealers already have contracted for -400 of the 1914 models. There is a growing tendency among American manufacturers to be represented at the foreign exhibits, and our model 36 four-cylinder, 1914 Oaklands are being sent by express steamer for the London show. The Oakland will also bo shown at the Dublin show. A car representing exclusiveness of design, luxury of finish and completeness of appoint ment to a degree unsurpassed by any car today. The first of the new series is being shown by the Pacific Motors Co., the new Stevens-Duryea distributors. Appointments arranged. Pacific Motors Company H. S. COLTER, Manager PORTLAND, OREGON DRIVERS WILL TOUR ARMY MAPS BEING MADE Military Engineers Return From iucklamute Valley. MONMOUTH, Or.. Nov. S. (Special.) A party of 17 military engineers who have been at work in the Luckiamute Valley, south of this city,' for several weeks, have gone back to the Vancou ver Barracks. The surveyors here were a Government party engaged at gath ering data for use in preparing a map by the United States War Department. They were under the command of Lieu tenant Parker. Various places of Polk County have been visited by the surveyors this sea son, but owing t. the rain the work had to be discontinued. The work will begin again early next Spring. KLAMATH LANDS IMPROVED Diking Operations Add to Area of Arable Ground. KLAMATH FALLS. Or.. Nov. 8. fSpecial. Marsh lands around Upper Klamath Lake are being reclaimed oy individual effort and much good pas ture land and some truck farms have resulted from the diking operations. The owners of the Wocus marsh, con taining about 14.000 acres, have re claimed a small portion and now have experienced men looking over the ground with a view to diking the J. V. Savage and E. A. Hay Start on Long Jaunt. HUPM0BILE 20 IS TAKEN Honolulu to Be First Foreign Land ing, Thence Pair Will Go to Aus tralia and New Zealand, Re turning by South America. Two local taxi-cab drivers. J. V. Savare and E. A. Hay left Portland last Thursday on the beginning of a tour or indefinite duration in the course of which they will visit Hono lulu, Australia, and New Zealand and probably come home by the Argentine and South America, unless they decide by that time to continue and make a regulaT round the world trip of it. oavage . has been an Orepron taxi- cab driver for four years while Hay nas been a dispatcher 1n the same company for- quite a length of time anl was a driver .before then. The two had planned a long while ago to spend a good vacation together. At first the Idea of traveling so far afield had not struck thern, Honolulu being about the limit of their intentions. Savasre. however, is an Australian by birth and one day they got to discussing tne possibilities or such a trip finally deciding that the trip should be under taken. They left first for Los Aneeles. whence they will come back to San 1 rancisco and thence sail to Honolulu. where ten weeks will be passed In the island. The two plan to co Just where ever their fancies lead, them and. just wnere tne little Hupmoblle 20 which they are driving will take them. Seeing that the experience these two have had in the matter of driving it is not to be wondered at that their equipment shows considerable fore thought and Ingenuity. 'We don t Intend to get stuck in the desert or the mountains for gaso line, nor do ye Intend to get stuck SS and 40 cents a gallon for It if we can do without and to that end have taken on two extra tanks which will provide us with onough gas for 400 miles and oil in proportion," said Savage. "The original body on the Hup was taken off and we have had fixed two seats Which are easily removable and leave us a flat stretch as a bed, while the seat cushions act as pillows. Every, thing that we are likely to need and one or two things which we hope not to need are being taken along as It Is better to carry too much than too little, so our experience has shown." Savage has promised to send photo graphs of his trip to The Oregonlan from time to time. National Road Race Being Planned. Arrangements are well under way for the second National motorcycle road race of the season, which is to take place Christmas day on the grand prize automobile course at Savannah, Qa. The event is of nation-wide Inter est, as riders from all over the country have signed up to participate. Like the Elgin event, all classes of cyclists are eligible board track, dirt track and road riders. The run will be 300 miles, and an award of $500 will be given the winner. Car Turns Turtle Without Damage. Jumping a ditch and turning turtle in a blinding rainstorm, a Kissel Kar, driven by Mrs. M. E. Slinkman, of Bal timore, escaped with nothing more than broken fenders and lamps. The car, which had been driven to 'Washington and was nearly home on the return trip, finished the journey on its own power. Mrs. Slinkman pays a high tribute to its sturdy construction, to which she attributes the escape of her self and party from serious injury. Campaign for New Members Now On. An intensive membership campaign Is being conducted by the New York state affiliated motorcycle clubs.' The campaign is to extend from October 1, this year, to July 1, 1914. and the cluD that secures the greatest number of new F. A. M. members In that time will be awarded a handsome player-piano The minimum number of new members on which the prize will be awarded is 200. The production of gold in Bolivia is of small importance, but Senor Don Coslo Rojas, tho Director-General of Customs, de clares that Bolivia will yet surprise the world with its production of this material. WILLYS BUYS BUSINESS TOLEDO , AUTO MAW TAKES OUTER, EDWARDS-KNIGHT PROPERTY. Motor Car of Recently Acquired Plant ' Declared Up-to-Date Prodact by Experts. TOLEDO, O.. Nov; 7. John N. Willys, president of the Willys-Overland Com pany, of this city, and head of several other concerns prominent in the auto mobile Industry, has purchased the plant and all license rights, stock and equipment of the Edwards-Knight Mo tor Car Company, of Hartford, Conn. With the close of the deal, which was consummated last week, Mr. Willys still further secures his position as one of the leaders of the automobile in dustry, having secured what is con sidered a desirable license. When the Edwards-Knight motor, car was announced - several months ago, automobile experts declared it an up-to-date product. The car is built along the most modern lines approved by the automobile world, having the KnighJ; sleeve-valve motor, worm drive, four-speed transmission. Lanchester spring suspension and wire wheels. In addition to other important mechanical features. Mr. Willys has announced his inten tion of building the new cars, which will be known as the Garford-Knight, in the big plant he owns at Elyrla, O. H. J. Edwards, designer of the car. has been retained by Mr. Willys and will go to the Elyrla plant as chief en gineer, directing the production of the latest Willys acquisition. Motoring authorities throughout the country are watching Mr. Willys' lat est activity with great Interest, being confident that the success he has at tained in ths manufacture of pleasure and commercial vehicles in the past will be evident in the manufacture of the new car. During; the first four months of '1913 thre were slaughtered In La Frljcorifica UruRuaya and the Frlgroriflco Montedlveo 48,121 cattle and 1!12.0j5 sheep, a monthly avarage of 12.000 cattle and 53,000 sheep, leaves of the caoutchouo tree. Is said to-be more durable than that obtained by tap pins the trunk and is coming -into use in France for insulating submarine cables. ADVENTUROUS CITY TAXI DRIVERS READY TO SET OFT ON TRIP, m iu hi inn , um rauu u iiujiiiiiiai 1.11 i m ji. m It A , , W ,i . J -"'XVy .Tr J - v. , a J ws?)H' "OeJt- - :v:::v.. . ,'- -.,si li.il n I J. 3 1 j r vtf MfcSSKS. HAY AJMD SAVAGE I THEIK HIP i'O. All Previous Records Broken by the.: A. single . shipment of over half a million dollars worth of Buick Automobiles The largest, shipment of automobiles ever made under one draft and bill of lading. Breaking our own record made last year, when we shipped a trainload of 75 carloads, containing Z7S machines, valued at $482,400.00. The following wire Lells t,he story of continued uicJc popularity on the coast. TfaTMiwli eWtfumin (mnft) tmt Mm tu atjMMnarcrM ssS Hme,Siis il W Urtt- - .jimwceit hmmat ascxrvKn at j CELTViar no. 4'3.ES7.LP.JR. 110 DOT COUNTED. FLINT, HI CHIGAi:,Jov. 5th, 1913. Eoirard Automobile Corspamy, San Francisoo, Calif. Tour epcoial trainload of Buick automobiles wilQ be all loaded by tomorrow night. Train will positively leave hero in two sections' Saturday, November eighth. This trainload is made up of 88 double-decked car loads oontaining the following machines: 60 models 34 200 models 35 30 models 36 -100 models 37 25 model 8 55 Total 415 automobiles Total value of machines $522, 375.00 Bill of lading together with sight draft will go for ward to your bank November eighth. Prominent railroad officials state this is the largest and most valuable single shipment of "first cla-es freight ever made. BUICK MOTOR COMPANY. 1045 AM. This shipment is in addition to our regu lar allotment of 150 cars per week and enables us to make immediate delivery of all 1914 cars. All models are left-hand drive, center control, fully equipped, including the famous Delco Electric Starting and Lighting System. Models from to The latter price for the new 6-cyIinder model. Place your orders now for delivery out of trainload shipment. Auto war MEL. G. JOHNSON, Manager 14th and Davis Streets Phones Main 4555, A-2550 Co. whole tract
