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THE SUNDAY OREGOXIAT. PORTLAND. SEPTEMBER 6. 1914.
TRIP OVER WILSON
RIVER ROAD MADE
Air Is Pumped Into Gasoline
Tank of Ford to Keep Fuel
Feeding on Hills.
LARD IS MELTED FOR OIL
Women's Sweaters Are Tied Onto
Tires Instead of Chains and Other
Schemes Resorted To in Get
ting Car to Portland.
To J. H. McFadden, a contractor of
this city, goes the credit of driving1 the
first car from Tillamook to Portland
over the Wilson River road this sea
Bon. He made the trip in a 1913 Ford.
Mr. McFadden motored to the Tilla
mook beaches by way of the Grand
Ronde Reservation road, accompanied
by Mrs. Ella Huslage, Miss Carrie
Weinman and Miss Ksther Huslage.
They decided to come back by way of
the Wilson road, in the face of many
attempts to discourage them from this
route by residents of Tillamook.
"We were told." said Mr. McFadden,
"that a party had come in that way to
Tillamook several days before, having
jjone over a bank. They reported that
it -va3 impossible to make the trip to
Portland, but this did not deter us.
Firs .- Miles Hilly.
"In the first 25 miles there was noth-
ing unusual with the exception of very
teen hills and the need for caution in
getting through between a couple of
large trees. There was also a sort of
landslide on the road, where the bed
had slid downhill somewhat.
"At the end of that distance wo
be?an to come to the mountains, the
road being very narrow, with a vfew
and incidentally a drop of many hun
dreds of feet down on one side and
nothing but a steep ascent - on the
other.
"Here we had an awful climb before
Us and our real trouble commenced.
Wo ooled the engine and unloaded the
women of the party as a preliminary.
Then the little Ford took a run at it
and with a good start made about 50
feet. Here it got so steep that the
jrasoline would not feed the engine.
Consequently 1 backed down and then
tried backing her up the hill, but it
would not work.
Baggage 1 Taken Off.
"All baggage accordingly was also
taken off and several attempts made,
but the engine would stop through in
ability to get gas. Backing down was
a pretty dangerous thing to attempt
anyhow, because the road was so nar
row and crooked.
"Finally we sat down and medi
tated as to a new plan of procedure.
Going back was almost as Impossible
as going forward.
"We were right in the middle of our
discussion when a friendly Portland
fisherman came along. At first he
also advised us in a kindly way that
it was impossible and that nothing but
horses could get us over the moun
tains. These, however, were 25 miles
Away.
"Finally a scheme was thought of.
This was to take the tire pump and
pump air with it into the gasoline tank
o as to force feed to the carburetor.
Of course it was none too brilliantly
arranged, but it worked all right, even
if a tedious operation.
Ford Gets Over Grades.
"T ran the Car while my fisherman
friend worked the pump ith might
and main. The result was the Ford got
over these 25 and 30 per cent grades.
Every mountain we cauie to the opera
tion was repeated simply because it
had. to be, the baggage being carried
up and the whole party riding down
hill. "After reaching the summit our next
trouble was the mud, which in one
place was hub deep, even at this time
of the year. Having no chains with us.
we were compelled to use a rope and
tie the woman's sweaters around the
wheels to give traction. With these
and a little prying we got out again,
having come the last 11 miles in five
hours.
"AH went well for the next 10 miles,
and then we hit a rock, losing all our
ClL We had no more and Gales Creek
was 20 miles away, this being the near
est place where we could set oil or any
repairs.
l.nnl Is Melted and Vsed.
"Finally we hit upon a plan of melt
ing Urd and using it for oil. bunging
up the hole in the crank case with
rags. This worked well.
"There was then another ascent, but
the road was quite good in compari
son. Once on the top. we came down
what is known as Zig Zag Mountain,
there being 13 bad curves and the road
being especially narrow.
"At last we reached Gales Creek, aft
er coming over 50 miles of the worst
mountain road in Oregon. But we were
glad we took the trip, for the scenery
Is beyond expression."
run ; Vern Mask ell, former champion
Indian races: Bert Hadder'.y. of Seattle
and Roseburg endurance runs fame, on
a Dayton; George Ryser, on a , four
cylinder Henderson; Morris Webster, on
his old standby, the Indian, witb
which he has made several trying" trips
to Mount Hood; O. P. T. Daenitz, state
director of the Federation of American
Motorcyclists, who has won several
Federation trophies while in the East.
He will ride a Harley-Davidson, the
machine of which he is the factory's
Pacific Coast traveling representative;
and Red Cogburn, of Seattle, who won
so many races recently on the Country
Club track with his speedy Indian, the
machine which made 87 miles per hour
in Seattle last Summer. Cogburn is
now riding an Excelsior.
A club run of- members of the local
club, who do not wish for the thrills of
burning up the road to make schedule
time will follow the endurance on to
Tacoma and help celebrate the yearly
event.
It was only recently that the Tacoma
riders had an endurance run to Port
land, where they were the guests of
the Portland Motorcycle Club.
CYCLISTS ON LONB RACE
SIXTY-FIVE TO LEAVE TODAY FOR
TRIP TO TACOMA.
Othern to Folio vt Eaily and Meet
peedern in w asblngton Cities,
Where Celebration Is Waiting.
Having fixed the schedule of time,
checking stations, and all other details
for the run, the Portland Motorcycle
Club is now prepared for Its annual
endurance run to Tacoma and return.
The run will start from The Orego
ninn building at 6 o'clock this morning,
arriving in Tacoma at 4 o'clock this
afternoon. The riders will go through
St. Helens. Goble. Kalama, Chen alls,
Centralia and Roy on their way to Ta
coma. Arriving, they will be taken in as
the guests of the Tacoma Motorcycle
Club, banqueted, and then escorted to
their hotel. Early Monday morning
they will be shown over the town and
then will take a drive over to Seattle
during the forenoon, lunching there.
They will return to Tacoma for the
Iabor Day races on the two-mile track,
and will start on the return trip Tues
day morning at 6 o'clock, arriving at
The Oregon ian building the same after
noon. Although this run is to be made on a
fast schedule, about 65 boys have al
ready agreed to go. All removable
parts of the machine are to be sealed
with regulation railroad seals.
Among the local riders of endurance
run and racing fame who will enter
both to run. aud the races at Tacoma.
are Ed Bereth. on his Harley-Davidson.
that has been in nine events in the
past two years, winning every run and
road race pulled off by the local club;
Archie Rife, another Harley rider, who
won fame by perfect scores in the
Roseburg endurance run. and a 99S
core out of louo in last year s Seattle
VETKRAX SAL433MAX PROCURED
J- B. Eccleston Joins Staff of Ap
person Automobile Company.
H. W. Curtis, local branch manager,
has received information that the Ap
person Bros. Automobile Company, of
Kokomo, Ind., announces the affilia-
OIL IS GRIEF SOURCE
Overheating Trouble Is Dis
cussed by H. E. Jaggar.
NEED OF CARE IS URGED
Summer and Winter Requirements
Pointed Out to Get Best Results
in Speed as-Well as to Care
Properly for Car.
"When making long tours these hot
Summer days, trouble often is experi
enced with overheating," said H. E.
Jaggar, president of the Nob Hill
Garage & Auto Company, distributors,
in this territory for the Haynes, "and
the driver Is at a loss to know where
to look for the source of the trouble.
With the prevalent use of the water
pump in the circulating system, over-
cylinders. Considered purely from the
standpoint of numbers and volume of
combustion space, six small cylinders
have no more piston area and burn no
more gasoline than tour large cyun
ders.
"It is easy to show that the super
iority of the six-cylinder engine conies
from the fact that the power strokes
overlap." said C. L. Boss, local ais
tributor for Hudson cars. "This is not
the case with four or a less number
of cylinders. In a gasoline motor of
tivo-inch stroke the piston travels to
inches for each cycle. Of this 20
inches the power stroke occupies only
about four inches.
"The remaining movement of the pis
ton Is occupied in filling the cylinder
with gas. compressing it and expelling
the burned gases after the power
stroke. Hence in four cylinders with
a total power stroke of 16 inches there
must be a gap of one inch on each
cylinder where no power is being ap
plied. "The weight and inertia of the fly
wheel must carry the motor over these
dead centers. Here occurs the vibration
in a four-cylinder motor. But with
six cylinders the piston movement
during the power stroke occupies ap
proximately 24 inches, so that there is
an overlap of four inches. In other
words, there is no time during the op
eration of the engine when power is
not being transmitted to the driving
wheels.
"Thus the flywheel has less work to
do, can be made lighter and is con
stantly under the influence of the
power developed by the motor, It
BIG FLEET OF FINE MOTOR TRUCKS BOUGHT FOR TRANSPORTATION OF GOVERNMENT MAILS.
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WHITE MOTOR CAR COMPASVS OIT1T
One of the largest single sales of motor trucks ever made in Oregon, and certainly the largest in recent
months, was that effected by the White Motor Car Company's local branch, which, by the way, has Just
moved into handsome quarters at Broadway and Oak street, directly opposite its old location and in the
space until recently occupied by the Pacific Telephone Company. They sold seven of their big trucks to
Jack Ruegg, of Portland, who has a contract with the United States Government to transport the mails be
tween the depots and the Postoffice. j
Hon of J. B. Eccleston, one of the
best-known" automobile sales managers
in the country, with the company as
general sales manager.
Mr. Eccleston has been identified with
the industry for many years and was
for a long time in the retail field in
Buffalo.
In the Fall of 1907, when the late E.
M. Murphy organized the Oakland com
pany, he searched the field for a sales
manager and finally selected Mr. Ec
cleston, who hf:ld the post for more
than six years and who built up a
world-wide business.
The Apperson Bros. Company, which
is the oldest manufacturer in the field,
halving built automobiles for more than
-2 years, is planning to greatly in
crease the production for 1D15. and will
be In the market with a popular-priced
line of four and six-cylinder models.
SIGNS POINT 10 FAIR
SAN FRANCISCO EXHIBITION MEN
MARK ROADS.
Main Trunk Lines All Bear Plates, and
Aim la to Placard Every Hlsh
way In Nation.
In a way. the Panama-Pacific Ex
position leaders are doing splendid
work for San Francisco, from a mo
torist's standpoint.
Few realize that the exposition au.
thorities have sent out over 20,000 road
signs to over 1000 points in the United
States. These signs are put up by clubs
and private individuals. The signs are
furnished and delivered by the exposi
tion authorities free to any applicants.
These signs are put up so that they
point in any direction to San Fran
cisco. The main trunk . lines are being
marked consistently. That is, the Lin
coln Highway route and the ocean-to-ocean
route, via Los Angeles. But it
is the feeder, the roads that run into
these main lines which, up to the pres
ent time, have not been marked. It is
for the marking of these roads that
the exposition signs were, to a great
extent, designed. The result of the
work is that practically by the time
the fair opens all the roads through
out the United States are likely to be
sign posted with signs pointing to San
Francisco.
There are many who do not know of
the existence of these signs and who
would be willing to put them up. All
that is necessary in such a case is for
those who desire them tp make appli
cation to George Hough Perry, director
of the exploration of the Panama-Pa.
cific Exposition. Director Perry says
that he will be more than pleased to
furnish signs to anyone who is de
sirous of posting their roads.
Perry, In speaking of the outlook
from a motorist's standpoint of visiting
the fair, says: "One would be sur
prised to know the number of inquiries
we have concerning roads across the
cantinent.
heating in the majority of cases is not
due to poor circulation of the water,
but to faulty lubrication.
"It is interesting to note that the
winning car at the Indianapolis 500
mile race averaged 82.47 miles an hour
on two gallons of lubricating oil, while
another car which finished near the
tail-end used 35 gallons of oil. It is
impossible, of course, to use such a
quantity of oil effectually in a motor
traveling 500 miles, but the striking
contrast of the conditions shown by the
rae indicate clearly the Importance
that must be paid to the lubricating
system of the car.
"The theory of lubrication is that a
film of oil separates the metallic sur
faces and takes the wear, but if the
oil becomes too thin, it Is forced out
of the bearing too readily, and the
metallic surfaces come Into intimate
contact and are rapidly worn away. It
Is not enough to apply lubricant in
discriminately to the various chassis
parts. It must be done systematically
and logically to obtain the best re
sults and insure the economical use
of the lubricant. The engine is but one
point in the car that must be oiled
properly at all times. It should be
a self-evident fact that a heavier oil
is required in Summer than In Winter.
"When the oil in the crankcase be
comes black and thin from the
products of wear, it has lost its lubri
cating properties, and it is true econ
omy to throw It away and use a sup
ply of clean oil. Owners of our cars
report that, with Intelligent use. they
regularly run 300 miles on one gal
lon of oil.
"The transmission case should be
filled with a good grade of heavy cyl
inder oil at this time of the year not
heavy grease. The rear axle differen
tial housing should be filled with a
light mineral grease having the con
sistency of vaseline. Light oils should
never be used in either the transmis
sion case or the differential housing,
because they will not stay In place nor
cushion the gear teeth. Trouble in
having the grease working out on the
brakes and other parts is due to using
too thin an oil. The housing never
should be filled with the heavy 'dope'
widely sold, which may contain wood
fiber or cork particles, to promote
more silent operation. It consumes
much power without doing any good.
If the gears are noisy, adjust them or
have them replaced."
ENGINE POWER OEFINEO
SIX CYLINDERS SUPERIOR BECAUSE
STROKES OF FORCE OVERLAP.
Flywheel Carrying Four-Cycle Gaso
line Motor Over Dead Centers
Whole Cause of Vibration.
Though many motorcar owners and
drivers believe in the superiority of the
six-cylinder engine, there still are a
few who fail fully to appreciate it.
They admit the power is greater, Wut
think it is because of the two extra
makes no difference whatever as to the
size or length of stroke of the motor.
In a four there Is no possible way by
which these no-power gaps can be
avoided. And in any properly de
signed six of any- size the power im
pulses will always overlap.
"As long as there are four divisions
in the cycle of operation of a gas en
gine Just so long will it be impossible
for four cylinders or a legs number
to overlap :u power. Five cylinders
would produce Just sufficient power
impulses to meet the complete circle
of the flywheel. Five cylinders would
not balance, being an uneven number.
Hence there is no four-cycle gasoline
motor of less than six cylinders that
can possibly produce continuous
power."
Speed Kings' Biographies
No. 1. Gil Anderson.
HUDSON Six-40 1915 Model
$1550
THIS YEAR
F.O.B. DETROIT
48 Experts 48 Months
Four years ago. Howard E. Coffin. th
great HUDSON designer, started to build
this ideal Six.
The whole HUDSON corps of 47 engi
neers worked with him. For 48 months
these 48 experts have given their best to
this car.
This is their finished prod
uct. Since last year s model
these men have added 31
new features. Now every
detail shows their conception
of the model modem car.
No Waste
Their chief aim has been
to eliminate excesses to
wipe out over-tax.
Here is modest size, yet
there's ample room.
Here is modest power 47
horsepower; yet nu man has
use tor more.
Here is one of the sturdiest care ever
built, yet it weighs 2890 pounds. Former
cars of this capacity weighed 4000- pounds
or more.
And here is a new-type motor which
saves about 30 per cent in fuel.
streamline body.
Disappearing- Mats.
Invisible hiiiee-.
Hand-buffed leather.
Issh suaolinrs tank.
Extra tires carried ahead
of front door.
"Onr-Man" top.
Quirk-adjusting I urlnins.
Wires In metal -nnduh.
I ... I.--. f Ignition and
lights.
Automatic spark advance.
New-method t-arburetlon.
Dimming searchlight.
.simplified self-starter.
Tire tost, upkeep and operative cost
have been reduced to the farthest limit
for a car of this capacity.
Means New Zest
All these new things meun new zest in
motoring. And there are many others.
There are new beauties,
new comrorts, new conven
ience. There are scores of
modern attractions. Every
part and detail will interest
you because of its apparent
perfection.
A New-Day Price
This new HUDSON also
marks the end of over-price.
No quality car has ever be-
fore sold anywhere near so
When a car like this sells
for $1550 it means that
prices must be revised.
All these things invite you to come and
see this car. Compare it with care of
two years ago. Compare it with ears of
today.
We promise you an interesting hour
when you come to inspect this car.
C. L. BOSS & CO.
615-617 Wash. St Fortland, Ore.
SALES MANAGER PICKED
C M, Mi;ll TO TAKK IHARUE OF
NORTHWEST ALTO COMPANY.
"G
IL." ANDERSON, although con
sidered a veteran race driver, has
never driven any other speed car than
the Stutz in competition.
He made his bow to the public in
the first 500-mile race on the Indian
apolis motor speedway when he drove
the sturdy speed creation through that
iong Memorial day grind without a
eingle mechanical adjustment.
His average speed for 500 miles was
67 miles an hour, and although com
pelled to stop 13 times to take on fuel
and make tire changes, he finished 11th
without a relief driver.
The total elapsed time made by
Anderson was 442 minutes, a record
which caused the Stutz to become
known as "the car that made good in a
day."
A jinx followed Anderson in the 1912
Speedway Marathon, his car turning
turtle -in the 80th lap on the two and
one-half mile course, when he blew a
tire on a turn, while running at high
speed. Anderson escaped uninjured,
but his car was out of commission and
he was unable to finish the race.
Anderson won second place in the
Illinois trophy race at Klgfn August
30, 1312, and the following day he ran
fifth against a classy field in the Elgin
National trophy race. He finished
fourth in the Vanderbilt cup race and
third in the Grand Prix at Milwaukee
In October, 1912.
A sensational victory was won by
Anderson at Elgin the following year,
when he broke the track record In the
Elgin trophy race under the most ad
verse Conditions. Bad weather made
the track heavy and the critics pre
dicted that it would be impossible to
tower the existing record. Nevertheless
by consistent running he was returned
a winner and a new mark wag set up.
Anderson is Considered an unusually
careful driver. He is not rated in the
chance-taking class, but depends upon
consistent running, instead of sensa
tional spurts, to bring him across the
finish line well within the money.
Chauffeur Sir, I am afraid our gas
oline is going to catch fire. He Is
that the same stuff I use in my auto
matic cigar lighter? Chaufeur Yes,
sir, and He There is not the slight
est danger in the world of it catch
ing fire. You may drive on. Yale
Record.
NEW HOME OF THE PIERCE-AEEOW BRANCH IN PORTLAND
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THE RECENTLY - OPENED BlILDlMi AT EAST SECOND AND ORKIiON STREETS. WHERE H. J.
IS DISTRIBUTING THE PIERfK-ARROWS OVER THE NORTHWEST.
ppolntnient Follows Loos Experience
With Machines, Which Started
la 1904 With Ford.
An announcement was mailt last
week by F. W. Vog-ler, president of
the Northwest Auto Company, distrib
utor of the Reo, Cole and Lozler cars,
to the effect that C. M. MenzieH had
assumed charge of the retail sales
from the beginning of September.
Mr. Menzies was with the Portland
Railway, Light & Power Company for
14 years.. He left in 1809 to start in
the automobile business for himself,
forming the Menies-Du Bois Auto
Top Company, formerly with Belmore,
McDougall & Moores, on the East Side,
and tp the Auto Body and Wheel
Works.
Body building, trimming, palntln: Is
all done under the one roof. so that
there Is the minimum delay In getting
a car out. for each division works in
concert. The varnish room is one of
the largest. If not the largest In the
city.
Ashland Hlg-hwH Being tiraderl.
ASHLAND. Or.. Sept. 6. (Special.)
The "big sticky" section of the Pa
cific Highway, southeast of Ashland. I
now in the hands of the graders. Con
nection with the mountain section will
be made shortly so that a continuous
stretch of nearly :'.' miles of a-radfi
surface will he available during the
Winter months. The paved surfaolna
will be applied to portions of the grad
ed highway this Fall. Outing parties
from here frequently visit the moun
tain unit of the work In the Mliklynui
in order to determine the relative mer
its of the new grada as compared with
the old toll road In that locality.
A New Kngland automobile dealer
has mada a strong bid for first place
aa a disciple of commercial candor. In
a dally newapaper advertisement In
which are listed a number of attractlvf
bargains in traded-ln machines, he
frankly states: "All above cars sold
without profit and they won't last
long.
C. M. Measles. Who Has Just Been
Appointed Sales Manager for
the Northwest Auto Company.
Company. Two years later he sold
hia interest in the concern and went
with the H. Is Keats Company, in
whose employ he has been until this
change. I
The increase in the business of the
Northwest Auto Company has been
such as to demand the presence of a
man who can relieve Mr. Vogler of
much of the local work, because the
latter so frequently has to be out of
the city, believing in the value of
numerous trips to the Last so as to
be always in touch with the latest
turn In automobile events and also in
trips throughout the large territory for
which he has the distribution rights.
Mr. Mensies was telling, during a
chat about his appointment, of the first
car he owned, a 1904 two-cylinder
Ford, which cost him then $1375.
"There were very few cars in town."
he said, "and the Ford at that time
was nothing like the car It is now,
and just look at the difference in price.
Compare a 1915 Reo with that Kord
and one has a faint Idea of the re
markable changes and advances in the
best machines in such a short time."!
auto
OVEHHAVLLItS
JOIN
Pierce - Arrow's Former Quarters
Vow Occupied by Several Firms.
When the Pierce-Arrow factory
branch removed to the' East Side, Its
large quarters did not long remain va
cant. For some time the trouble in
this city, from the viewpoint of motor
owners, has been the difficulty of find
ing some place where all the work
connected with overhauling a car could
be carried on under one not.
Quick to see the opportunity, the
Auto Painting Company, of which O.
Emig and P. Staiger are the heads, and
which was formerly in the Covey Motor
Car Company's building, leased the
whole building and then set about thj
securing of suitable and efficient firms
to carry on other work of the overhaul
ing nature In the building.
As a result they have leased the
wbule of the top floor to tile Oregon
Confidence Means Victory
In a motor-car It Is that upon which your touring pleasure most
depends. , . .
Confidence in your motor, your steering gear, your clutch, your
axles, your transmission, and this you can only feel when you know that
back of your car stands a working, prosperous factory and solid or
ganization. . , . .....
And vour confidence is gone, your pleasure and satisfaction astl
less, when you know that the manufacturers of your car are In finan
cial difficulty, or that concerning them there is the slightest whisper
of impending trouble.
The Apperson Brdthers have been making the
Famous Apperson "Jack Rabbit"
"The WUard of the Hills,"
at Kokomo. Indiana, continually since 1S3. They will continue to man
ufacture cars because of the merit of their product and their reitsMe.
sound business methods, approved by thousands of confident owners.
1915 MODELS AND PRICES
F. 0. B. Portland
Four-40 Touring Model $1635
Four-45 Touring- Model $1835
Four-45 Roadster Model $1835
Six-45 Touring (seven pass.) $1035
Six-45-58 Touring (five pass.) $2350
Six-45-58 Touring (seven pass.) $2450
Prices Include Complete Equipment
We have some bargains in early 1914 models which w ill pay ymi to
investigate. Also several first-class second-hand jobs.
Write, Call or Telephone.
Apperson Motor Car Co.
Main 634
Factory Branch.
58 North 23d
A 7338
Automobile Owners
In our new quarters. N. W. Cor. 14th and Couch,
we are prepared to make or repair Auto Tops, Heat
CoVers, Auto Bodies, Wheels and paint your auto
to satisfaction. Largest and best-equipped shop
in the city.
OREGON TOP CO.
Formerly E. 8th and Hawthorne
THE AUTO PAINTING CO., Inc.
Formerly Covey Motor Co. Bldg.
THE AUTO BODY & WHEEL WORKS
Phone Main 1844