The Sunday Oregonian., November 22, 1914, SECTION FOUR, Page 6, Image 52

THE SUNDAY OREflOXIAX. PORTLAND. NOVEMBER 22, 1914.
CAR MINUS POWER
i ROLLS GAILY-ALONG
COASTING STUDEBAKER ILLUSTRATES VALUE OF TIMKEN BEARINGS AND FULL FLOATING AXLES
Unique Test Proves Value of
Bearings In Studebaker to
Get Most of Engine.
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Axles Removed, Machine Responds
.J to Slightest Grade and Increases
Momentum Until Brakes Are
Brotigbt Into Action.
Btudebaker automobiles are equipped
from stem to stern with Timken roller
bearlngs. This is in spite of the fact
that the Studebaker products are
among the lowest-priced of the lines
that are considered high class.
'. Just what this extra cost in equip
ment means to the average user of the
motor-car in the way of gasoline saved
and additional power, delivered direct
to the wheel, was neatly Illustrated
last week at the Instance of Manager
Garbe, of the local Studebaker distrib
utors, the Oregon Motor Car Company.
Mr. Garbe sent out IX C. Warren, one
of the stars of the sales force, to dem
onstrate what a big difference those
bearings make in the car.
Teat Proves Surprise.
. One of the fours, a new one just off
the cars, was taken by Warren to the
head of Sixth street. He complained
that it had not been run 5 miles and
warned the observers that the test
could not be expected to be exactly
successful.
But it was. and while it did not sur
prise Mr. Warren, it certainly did the
occupants of the car.
First, the axles were taken out of the
car. This demonstrated clearly what is
meant by "full floating" type of axles.
The entire weight of the car is borne
by the heavy axle housing through
which the drive shaft operates. Nat
urally had the engine been running,
which it was not, no power could have
reached the wheels.
The duty of the interior axle is pure
ly that of transmitting the pow.er from
the engine to the wheels and not a
pound of weight is borne by them.
Car Oains la Speed.
With the axles removed, the observ
ers climbed in and the car started to
roll. The motion at first barely was
perceptible and for a monent the test
seemed doomed, when two . blocks,
which on the city maps show less than
a foot of drop, were encountered.
But the car Just slid over the slight
rise at the end and began to slide more
swiftly towards the city. By the time
Columbia street was reached the speed
was such that Mr. Warren had to apply
the brakes to forestall any chance of
an accident at Jefferson street.
The car kept gathering speed. The
objective point of the test was Fifth
and Washington streets. This made
neessary two turns.
Brakes Again In Action.
The first, from Sixth street into
Tamhill, was filled with automobiles.
This was a ticklish spot and Mr. War
ren again had to apply the brake.
The street between Morrison and
Washington practicaly is level on
Fifth. The only chance of getting
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Blight hill from Yamhill to Morrison
on Fifth.
To make Washington every ounce of
momentum had to be utilized and when
the silent, axleless car slid across Mor
rison at Fifth the traffic officer ad
monished Mr. Warren about his driving-.
The car had been almost at a
standstill at Yamhill.
Little Friction Power Used.
At Washington the car barely was
rolling, but it slid over in front of the
Perkins and finally came to a stand
still. This little demonstration is pointed
to by the Studebaker people as the
"wherefore" of the power in their
make. The start on the slight hills
which were met, without an incentive
of any kind, demonstrates clearly the
little amount of power' used to over
come friction.
. The car would not have moved along
a perfect level or on a rise of one foot
In 200. Just how much power was
consumed would be hard to determine.
One horsepower is the force required
to lift -32,000 pounds one foot in one
minute. The car rolled the block in
Jess than a minute by about 14 seconds.
An expert could figure out Just how
much of one horse power would be con
sumed to overcome the friction in the
car.
But for ordinary folk it suffices to
say that a Studebaker can be moved
along a level road utilizing less than
2 per cent of its power to overcome
friction, rating the "Four" at 30 horse
power. The observers of the test were
Myron H. Baldwin and Ralph J. Staehll.
STEVEXS-DTOYEA ' BASIS SOUND
Annual Statement of Pioneer Car
Company Shows THnances.
The Stevens-Duryea Company, one
of the pioneers in high-class cars, has
Issued its annual statement and is
shown to be in a healthy condition. It
is Interesting to note what the business
of such a company is.
The company's statement of October
81 follows:
Current assets
Cash on hand $ 84,713.76
Accounts receivable 64.850.40
Rotes receivable .......... 7.235.00
v Total $ 156.798. 1
Inventory 1,230,769.45
Fixed assets
Heal estate, buildings and
equipment $ 856.185.S3
Tools and machinery 861,576.10
Office furniture 17.414.6U
Miscellaneous assets 63,400.00
Total 1.798,E7.23
Total assets 3,186,143.84
Current liabilities
Bills payable S 18t.000.00
Accounts payable 25. 533.77
Accrued taxes ................. 7,993.00
Total .: S 217.526.77
Capital account
Capital stock t 300,000.00
Reserves
Reserves for depreciation $ 594,803.85
Surplus 2.073.&13.22
Total S2.6CS.617.07
Total liabilities 3,186.143.8
GOODYEAR HAS XEW PRODUCTS
Larger Sizes and Heavier Goods Are
Planned for 1915 Use.
A number of items in the Goodyear
Tire & Rubber Company's pneumatic
tire announcement for 1915 are of spe
cial Interest to the motoring public.
Besides strengthening and improving
its standard 1914 line wherever possi
ble, the company has worked out and
perfected some strong auxiliaries to
the Goodyear products.
The famous lso-Rirn-Cut has been
improved and still greater immunity
from side-wall trouble attained.' Fif
teen per cent greater fabric strength
A run from Asheville, N. C, to At
lanta. Ga, is being planned for Thanksgiving-
day by the Asheville Motor
cycle Club. '
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GRANT 'SIX' ANNOUNCED
NEW MODEL OF MOST ADVANCED
TYPE TO SELL FOR 9705.
Full Equipment Includes Eleetrlc Light
ing: and Starting; Aspsratns Body
of Streamline Denlasu-
Among the important developments
of the past week in the automobile in
dustry was the announcement made by
officials of the Grant Motor Company
Findlay, O.. of a new six-cylinder model
to sell at the unusual price of $795. Al
though the Grant Company has been
in business for only two vears. it al
ready has achieved a permanent place
in the Industry through the manufac
ture of a four-cylinder roadster selling
at $425. This car has been one of the
biggest successes of recent years and
has enjoyed tremendous sales.
The new Grant Six has a wheel-base
of 106 inches and has - been designed
along the . most advanced engineering
lines. The car will carry full equip
ment at the $795 price, including elec
tric lighting and starting apparatus.
For -purchasers who-do not desire the
electric lighting an! starting system
the price of the car will be J750, includ
ing acetylene lights. '
-The equipment ... is . similar to that
found on the highest priced cars, in
cluding electric horn, robe and foot
rails, floor mats, demountable rims,
with extra rim and tire carrier in rear,
tools. Jack, tire pump and speedometer.
When the first . Grant car was
brought out two years ago the pleasing
body . lines of the car, as contrasted with
the average low-priced runabout,
caused much , comment. Grant . engi
neers have outdone themselves in the
design of the new six touring car. It
is typically streamline throughout with
deep, wide tilted cushions and will seat
live passengers comfortably. Heavy
stamped crown fenders. Joined to alum
inum running boards add to the gen
eral harmony of the body lines.
The almost immediate success of the
Grant Motor Company in the low-
priced car field is due in great part to
the personnel of the organization, who
have been associated with the automo
bile business from the beginning.
The plant of the Grant Motor Com
pany at Findlay, O., is one of the most
modern in the country and ' is situated
excellently from a shipping standpoint.
It is probable . that additions to the
plant will be made during the coming
year to take care of increased produc
tion of the new sixes.
BUICK SAXOES BREAK RECORD
Howard Company Delivers Car
Kvery SS Minutes...
C. S. Howard, president of the How
ard Auto Company, has given out some
interesting figures regarding the im
mense proportSons the sale of 1915
Buicks has reached in California. While
the 1915 Bulck season is but three
months old, total , sales to date show
that a 1915 Bulck has been delivered
every 22 minutes for -each eight-hour
working day.
Last year when the 1914 Buick season
had ended and the sales totals were
figured, it was found that a 1914 Bulck
had, been delivered every 38 minutes by
the Howard Auto Company, figured on
a basis of each . eight-hour working
day. . . ' .
The new Bulck. Six is playing an im
portant part in this' sales record.
Thirty-eight of these new models were
delivered last month, and these were
only part of the actual orders received,
the shipment of the Six Just beginning
to catch up with the orders.
Another model" of. -the 1915 Buick
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the new model 36 roadster. So heavy'
R. B. WARRKJf HKMOVIXG AXI.BS OF CAR AIWT STFDERAKEK UIVlJER
WAV OX TEST WHICH EN BED AT FIFTH A.D WASHINGTON STREETS.
have the sales run on this model that
for. two-thirds of the time the Howard
Auto Company has been unable to make
immediate deliveries. Recently, through
the efforts of Mr. Howard, especially
heavy shipments of this .popular model
have been sent to the Coast and imme
diate delivery has been possible.
" The Fletcher cup run, postponed from
last Spring, was conducted recently by
the Automobile Club of Philadelphia,
and G. W. B. Fletcher, driving a Buick.
was returned the winner. - Fletcher
concluded the run with a penalty of
only ten points, as against 15 suf
fered' by R. P. Brown, who finished sec
ond. Eleven cars finished.
Ideal weather, good roads, interesting
surroundings and unknown controls
combined to make the run an interest
ing event. Conditions of the run were
a thorough test of the ability of the
ariver. who was compelled to keep his
car at the legal rate of speed over
various stretches of road, the contest
ant not knowing the distance traversed.
Speedometers were sealed, showing
only the miles per hour dial and not
the number of miles covered.
The course selected, about 60 miles,
was unknown until the start, and re
quired frequent changes in speed from
12 to 24 miles per hour, and contest
ants had to keep their cars continu
ously within the designated speed limit.
a penalty of one point was inflicted for
every minute behind or ahead of the
scheduled times for arrival at the con
trols, five of which were scattered over
the route, their location unknown to
the driver. The contest was barred to
professionals, and only members of the
club were eligible to compete.
FIRESTONE HAS VICTORY, TOO
Wlnning'of California "Cactus Clas.
sic" Brings Tire Glory.
The Firestone Tire Company Is going
to take some of - the glory of Barney
Oldfield's race across the California
desert for the winner of the "cactus
classic" was equipped with Firestones.
Through all that sand.- rock and mud,
Barney Oldfleld had to make but one
change..
As a matter of fact the first three
cars were Firestone equipped. Don
Lee's ' Paige, driven by Louis Nikrent,
nao Firestone tires on all four wheels
and the other Paige, driven by Beau
det, was fitted similarly;
The Firestone scored another victory
in the race which came from the other
side and also ended at Phoenix. The
car which won that run also carried the
tire as standard equipment. '
AUTO DEALERS TO DINE
PLANS FOR "DIXSEH-DAXCE" BRING
MANY INNOVATIONS.
"Gasoline Cocktail,," "Packard Dip,'
" u I -o illicit Steak," and "Cbalmers"
Slide' Part of the Programme.
Portland automobile dealers will be
the makers of the next "dinner-dance"
of the Portland Commercial Club
Wednesday night, which has been
named "Auto Night." Charles F. Wright,
of Ballou & Wright, is the chairman,
and is arranging some decorations and
sights which will give other committee
men something to beat.
Most of the automobile companies of
the city will be represented by some
member and each is making an effort
to be the most unique in the way of
table decorations.
The menu will be made up of "gaso
line cocktails," "vulcanized steak." and
such delicacies. The dance programme
will have such numbers as the "Pack
ard Dip," the "Ford Two-step," the
"Chalmers Glide" and the "Overland
Whirl."
One of the dealers will have 10 or 12
guests seated, about a "table on which
will be some racing cars, the race be
ginning with the diners and ending
when they have finished. The lucky
man to pick the winner will have the
first dance with the hostess.
EMPLOYES TO CHEER. NEEDY
Federal Rubber Goodrellowship Club
to Aid at Christmas, t
MILWAUKEE, Wis., Nov. 20. (Spe
cial.) At a meeting held by the fore
men of the various departments of the
Federal Rubber Manufacturing Com
pany last week a jlub was organized,
to- be known as the "Federal Rubber
Goodfellowship Club,"" for the purpose
of accumulating a fund to bring good
cheer into the homes of the needy at
unnsimas time.
The method of collection- adopted is
to distribute envelopes to employes on
pay day, which are to be collected by
Mr. Patterson, the financial secretary.
xiie money collected in tnis manner
win tie utilized in purchasing clothing,
fuel and toys, as the committee may
decide, and this, together with what-
WHO'S WHO AMONG CITY AUTOISTS
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DORR E. KEASEV.
Another booster who cannot say too much for the modern motor car and who. in fact, owns five of themi
is Dorr E. Keasey, of the real estate brokerage firm of the same name. -
- Mr. Keasey is one of the busiest men in the city and one of the biggest boosters. He finds business
and is at work when other men declare there is "nothing doing." Naturally such a man demands the ut
most in;a;motor car and that is where his Chalmers Six does its duty.
The motor car -is a necessity -to the modern business man in an entirely new way, according to Mr
Keasey. To put a. big deal through it was .formerly considered necessary to take the "prospect" to the club
or to some other point where he could be edged into a corner and grilled.
But the car is called out and the prospect is given an hour s enjoyable ride. In fact, the motor cur is
one of the greatest places Invented to talk business. The reason that Mr. Keasey's business is as big as it
ts, may be the five big cars which always await hia call. . -
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This Car Passed Cheyenne Today
This carload consists
of our 1 ype SI, Eight
Cylinder Cadillac
demonstrators. Watch
for the date of arrival
Cadillac and Dodge Brothers Motor Cars
WASHINGTON AT 21ST, PORTLAND
ever clothing- and toys donated, will be
distributed to needy homes a few days
before Christmas.
A special effort will be made to cheer
the little ones with appropriate giftn,
the intention being: to have a Santa
Claus.
TIPS FOR AUTO NOVICE
PROPER diagnosis is necessary be
fore the proper remedy can be ap
plied to any automobile trouble. The
following directions for diagnosing en
gine trouble and the various symptoms
by which such trouble may.be identi
fied are taken from the 1913 edition of
Dyke's Automobile Encvyclopedia:
The a: as cannot be ignited regularly If
there is aot a good hot spark at LU correct
time, : - .
Next, remember that if, an engine Is not
properly lubricated and cooled it will heat.
Therefore, In summing up the chief trou
oles, we find that most of the troubles are
due to ignition, carburet ton and lubrication.
The object of this digest or condensed
form of troubles and remedies Is to simply
give you an Idea which would likely cause
certain troubles, and what would likely
remedy them. The reader will then decide
wh:ch jne 1 moat likely the trouble.
Ivoolt for Ignition trouble No spark, open
switch, dirty spark plug or cracked por
celain, broken connection, vibrator blade
stuck, switch plug loose, exhaust battery.
f starting on magneto, crank not turned
fast enough.
Look for gasoline trouble Empty gasoline
tank, gasoline valve cock closed, water In
carburetor, carburetor needs priming, float
leaking and carburator flooded, if cold
weather, air Inlet at carburetor needs ad
justing, water In cylinder Inm a crack,
mixture too weak, or too much gasoline.
When the engine refuses to start on be
ing cranked eight or ten times it Is -useless
to continue; look for the trouble.
In such a case, after being sure that the
gasoline is reaching the carburetor, and
there is. a spark A cloth or cotton waste
soaked with gasoline held at the main air
inlet will permit the engine to get a charge,
or a few drops may be squirted into the
cylinder through the relief cocks.
lo not crank the engine slowly the
fauter the better.
Engine starts, but will not continue:
Cause: (1) Storage battery run down; (2)
Gasoline not flowing freely to carburetor;
(3) Carburetor needs adjusting.
Remedy: Try the other battery (If there
are two), or switch on to magneto. (2) tiee
if tap is turned on fully; see if gauge shows
correct pressure at tank (If pressure sys
tem Is used); see 11 dirt in float cnamner
or pipes. Adjust carburetor. Be sure spark
Is good. This is quite a common trouble in
cold weather.
Engine will not run fast:
Cause: 1) Storage battery weak; (J)
, Trembler requires adjustment; 3 Igni
tion retarded: (4) Magneto requires adjust
ment; (5) Muffler choked; (6) Carburetor
needs adjusting.
Remedy: 1 Recharge the storage bat
tery; . Ci) Adjust trembler; (3) See if Igni
tion lever works correctly; (4 Adjust con
tact breaker; (5) Remove muffler and clean
the tubes. Adjust carburetor; the chances
are the carburetor needs adjusting. He sure
the spark is good.
Engine stops suddenly: Iook for ignition
trouble; broken wire, missing spark plugs,
loose connections on coil or wire broken un
der rubber Insulation.
Sudden stoppage is almost always due to
ignition trouble, for gasoline trouble will
stop engine more slowly.
The sudden stoppage of the engine is
caused by any opening of the ignition circuit
that cuts off the current, like a broken wire.
Abnormal noise from gear: Cause (other
than due to unskilled changing of the gears)
Want of lubrication of gears in change
gear box or bevel drive on back axle pin
ions damaged; teeth broken or worn down;
nut loose in gear box and fouling gears;
clutch drum of flywheel loose; universal
joints on transmission shaft badly worn or
damaged; bearings in gear-box worn, allow
ing shafts to rock about; sliding member of
clutch out of alignment with cone (sets up
harsh, grating noise); wear of jaws of pos
itive clutch in gear-box.
Fuel fails to reach carburetor: Cause
Gauze strainer in base of carburetor
choked ; obstruction In the supply pipe; air
lock at a bend in supply pipe; pressure leak
age from tank, or If a gravity tank, it may
be air-bound; floating obstruction in gasoline
tank covering the gasoline outlet; gasoline
pipe near exhaust pipe causing a vapor lock.
Smoke from the muffler: Cause Engine
being over-lubricated;, readjust lubricator to
give a slower rate of oil flow; the. emission
of black smoke Indicates that the carbure
tion is too rich.
Xoes not deliver full power: Look for
Overload, muffler may be clogged with soot, ;
looee throttle connection, look at valves or
piston and compression, not good, carbure
tor chamber filled with carbon, pre -ignition,
tight bearings, tight brake, faulty cooling,
faulty lubrication, weak compression, caused
by valves or piston rin gs leaking ; may be
In air inlet or In the Inlet pipe.
Poor compression and improperly adjust
ed carburetor the principal causes of lack
of power.
Faulty cooling or' lubrication will tend to
make the piston stick or seize In the cylin
der. '
The lubrication Is usually at fault when
there is a taint trace of blue smoke at the
exhaust, showing that the engine is being
slightly over-lubricated.
I' no smoke shows, and there ts no way of
telling that the engine is getting enough oil,
it Is best to be on the safe side but do not
overdo it.
l,o rs of power: Cause Kngine fires regu
larly, but is weak Loss of compression at
valves or plugs, sometimes at the piston
rings (but not very often). Accumulators
weak. Trembler on coll vibrating too slow
ly, wants readjusting and the platinum con
tacts trimming. Mixture too rich in gaso
line, . due to flooding carburetor, extra air
valve on carburetor not acting. Engine not
getting enough lubrication. Spring on inlet
valve weak. List of exhaust valve reduced.
Muffler outlets choked with mud or charred
oil. Valve tappet clearance too small or too
great.
Kins Albert Uses Motorcycle.
King: Albert of Belgium ia said to be
by far the most "human" kins of all
Europe. He is a born athlete and loves
practically every sort of outdoor sport
He is an enthusiastic automobilist,
motorcyclist, equestrian, hunter and
fisherman. On his hunting- and fishing:
trips His Royal Highness finds the mo
torcycle to be of especial value. With
the necessary fishing tackle or hunting
paraphernalia strapped securely to the
two-wheeler, the King can speed away
from the cares of state for a few hours
quiet sport. And on the motorcycle he
can visit unfrequented hunting grounds
which are not easily reached with any
other vehicle.
Cycle "Cop" Leaps to Speeding- Auto.
Motorcycle Patrolman Harry Asmuth,
of Milwaukee, recently made a mowt
daring arrest of a violator of the speed
ordinance. Chugging along at the rate
of 30 miles an hour, Asmuth overtook
the speeder, vaulted from the saddle
of his motorcycle to the running board
of the car and put the driver under ar
rest. Twenty-five dollars and costs was
the sentence the culprit got in police
court.
IT'S REALLY NEW
The Henricks Lighting and Ignition Outfits
Make Light of Everything. Seek information
MACKINAW SPECIAL PRICKS DOWX TO SOW.
ARCHER AND WIGGINS
OAK STREET. COK.EIl SIXTH.
Automobile Supplies Sporting Goods
NO ACHING BACKS
NO PALPITATION OF THE HEART
When You Use the New Stewart Tire
Pump Complete
$15
BALLOU & WRIGHT
Marshall 5860, A 6638
BROADWAY
AT OAK
BOWSER
GASOLINE and OIL TANKS
STORAGE SYSTEMS ITOR PUBLIC A"D PRI
VATE OARAGES. S. D. Moddard. District Sunt.
Sales, 415 Corbet t Bids. Mala 1478.
DIAMOND TIRES
Vulcanizing & Retreading R.LBLODGEIT.
2-31 North 14th, near Cauca
Phon Mats 7005
A Powerful Car
The JB
uick "Six"
The car that returns -in service every dollar of its cost; a car
. with ample reserve power to meet every test.
Seven-passenger touring type, with stream-line body
and hood, with deep cowl and instrument board;' extra
wide . seats and doors; large, roomy tonneau.
Delco electric starting, lighting and ignition systems.
. ' PRICE $1800 PORTLAND.
Howard Automobile Co.
Fourteenth and Davis Sts., Portland.
Mel. Johnson, Manager. -