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8 ClieS OFFER FOR NONE Willys-Knight -Company Puts Out Moderate-Price Auto of Fine Quality. ENGINE DESIGN ADDS VALUE Makers Say Sliding Sleeve Valve Motors Improve Wltb Use, Giving Greater Service and' Satisfaction. This is a. season of surprises in the motor car industry. The new developments have taken the form of multiplying- the cylinders of the old type of motor, of radical price reductions, or a combination sue 'as that covered by the Willys-Knight announcement, wnich offers two rad ical changes one in motor design, the other in price. The price of $1095 i the lowest at which a car with a Knight type motor nas been offered to the public its renaouity, remarkable cower. smoothness of operation and economy nave made it famous throughout th world." says H. H. Eling. manasrer o the local branch, of the J. W. Leavitt company. "One of Its chief advantages is its characteristic of improving with use. It is an established fact that the Ji-night type of motor gives even great er satisiaction tne second and sue ceedingr years than the first. Its sim pie design and small number of parts insures against the various evils that frequently come under the head o motor troubles. Retiming is never nec essary. There is no guess work. The entire action is positive and never-fall ing1. "The fmp'ortant difference of the Knight type motor from a poppet valve motor is in the valve arrangement. The -unignt type rs a sleeve valve motor. The valves are merely sliding sleeves. There are two one inside the other. suuing up ana aown between the cylin aer wan ana piston. in each open ings are placed which, at the proper iime in tne action or the motor, come opposite to each other so as to permit tne cnarge or iresn gas from the car buretor to enter the combustion cham ber, and similarly for the burnt gases to pass from the cylinder out into the muirier. Valve Action Sure. "Inasmuch as the power of any mo tor is largely determined by having the iresn gas in sunicient quantity enter the cylinders at exactly the riht mo ment and upon the complete expulsion or an Durnt gases also at exactly the Usui moment, tne poppet valve im poses certain limitations upon all pop- licL-viiive motors. "Necessarily the diameter of the xon pet valves is limited by the diameter 01 tne cylinders. Their accuracy as to time of opening and closing is made uncertain because dependent upon cams ana springs. i ne large sleeve valves of the Knight type motor permit valve open- iea rnucn larger tnan can be had with coppet vaives. The sleeves have a dob itlve action, as they are opened and Mosea oy positively operated connect ins roas ana tnereiore there is no un certainty either as to the time or ex tent of the opening. It must always c exactly ngnt ana there will always le a full opening regardless of the jieea oi tne motor. 1 1 There has been a more or less rrn ral Idea among those only partly familiar with the Knight construction, that the operation of the sleeve valves might offer some difficulty. This is because it has not been known that the sleeves do not have to be made to a tisht fit to hold compression as is true w tne piston, ine sleeves in opera tion are always covered with a film r on. ('Even Trior A Imnnrtnnt V .. . . f Ul operation of the Knight type motor man tne tact mat tne sleeves are not Called upon to retain the relatively slow movement of these Sleeves. Whereas in the Willys-Knight tidtor the niston has a strnUo nf ii Inches, the sleeve valve travels but one r.ch at one-half the motor speed. In K-ner words, the sleeve valves travel kz only one-ninth .of the piston speed. T.6is means that if your motor is trav eling at the -rate of 900 revolutions per rjinute. and which would be equivalent o- a car speed of 24.6 miles per hour, the sleeve valves are only traveling at H,. rate at wnicn tne pistons would travel at a speed of J00 revolutions per Ji Carbon Deposit Helps. j; "Carbon deposit that forms so rap i eU v in the norn p t vaIva rwrfrt.. Necessitates frequent cleaning, is not noticeable in the sleeve valve type. The small amount that does form has a teneficial effect, serving to give sur faces a glass-like finish. Thus the longer the motor is used the quieter iuia smootner it becomes. ;,"ModeI 84. as this latest production fif Mr. Willys' is known, is a lariro. nowerful. five-passenger touring car Jit it are embodied all those little com fprts and conveniences that go to make tip tne quality car or today. In design and finish it compares favorably with tars selling for a much larger price. ;-,"The 40-horsepower Knight type mo tor is the efficiency equal of those built by foreign manufacturers for titrs selling at from $4000 to $8000 The Jriur cylinders, with a bore of 4 inches and stroke of 4 inches, are cast in one block. JiT'The car announced by the Willys Overland Company is of the latest streamline design. Its symmetrical lines give the long and low pleasing fcffect that distinguishes the modern fur from that of a few years ago The Kvaceful poise of the car is accentuated y the one-piece cowl dash, gently flbplng hood and full curved tonneau 4aclc. Kront hinared. !t T!.rinnr. Sflth disappearing hinges, add to the Ruin-arance oi xne body, giving it a f.-iean and smooth exterior. Frame, running board brackets, and battery i.x are concealed bv mud nhiAirfa i." "In addition to the five-passenger -.r mere is a VVlllys-Knight roadster, a four-passenger coupe, and limousine." fcentralla Begins Paving Programme irCENTRALIA. Wash., July 17. (Spe cial.) The Winlock Town Council fins mapped out an extensive pro gramme of street improvements this Slimmer, an ordinance having been Passed providing for the paving of st Second, Kilbourne, West Fourth nd Washington streets. The mate rial to be used will not be decided &pon until the bids are opened Ten-J-fcar bonds will be floated to pay for the work. S. W. Porter, of Eveline, to whom the contract was awarded for .aving Front street, has already Started on the work. i;; Portland Man on Tour. tlWENATCHEE, Wash., July 17. (Special.) L, s. Mankin. of Portland fcnd F. If. Hopkins, of Spokane, ar rived in Wenatchee Thursday on an utomobile tour of Washington. Mr. Mankin has driven through Oreron and' California this season and then shipped to Butte, where the present tour began. NEW MUCH JULIUS L. MEIER ONE OF FIRST TO URGE LOWER COLUMBIA HIGHWAY Seed Is Sown by Ardent Good Roads Enthusiast and It Matures Until Work Is Now. Under Way on Magnificent Boulevard Which Will Open Vistas to Automobilists Who Would Visit Sea. "Z1"" . . I ...... !, . ...... ...... - yj" y-ii 4r -Jj5" rcir y ) I 4 Accurate road map of the Columbi onuwiriK aiBo tne branches Columbia County line thro t)tf OLUMBIA RIVER BOULEVARD. W reponea tne secretary, "is the name selected hv th committor. lor tne nighway that shall traverse the course of the Columbia from the sea to the interior. "Cut out the word 'boulevawi " jected President. J. L. Meier. "This I. to De a nighway for industries, agricul ture and tourists. Rmiionj. sociated with scenic drives alone. The wJTn ' come whei this trunk high Is w . e.t" Ytery ot ene traffic "e world -th traCk the tOUr,8t8 f MaS; i'h" tbhU,th! 'a Highway: wn? M beginning of the work that thS . a. hihway " monumental as the river it parallels " th-o" W,a" 8ald three ye" ago at the Gearhart Hotel. Tt ,r a tVCr Batne'- to inaugxirate .tf1 m?Tement for highway con struction along the Columbia. When 1 haTf61" s8emb'ei there were not a half dozen confident men In the tw VhI.atHIbe,ieVed ln the POssibUi! ties of achievement when systematic road education and agitation was t ken Too sparselv setting .i. . "o'rk " t!"--Vhe cxPens at any such n'orK, Insisted manv. n.rfarmefs eternally oppose anything nhimak V a scenlc highway" urged ' v"1 never co-operate." 'Twenty years ahoarf r and ability' , the country Mt' do the work." was still .v, 1 Jectlon. c' -mmon oo- ObJlrctlons pnrramc at Last. Through these clouds of objections few determined n.n i, :L "H h Z wb You"t, at Rainier, said have h,s community turn out atrd,hi,'d a portion the highway by l V?ht manua' labor. Mr. Convers of Clatskanie. declared that his Sutra community would stand by. and ""to for every imnortant Judge E C. Judd. of Astoria, showed where Clatsop, under his regime, was going ahead ln giant strides on rood road work, which could be diverted to a Columbia Highway system with two A few others of th faith?.. i m. Julius L. Meier, who called the first meetings. Interviewed the river distHct men. and got a complete outline of the f .TV0!1 hrough maps, reports and tabled data. Informal meetings were held at Rainier and Clatskanie. It was from Clatskanie that the first appeal came that inspired Mr. Meier to begin They asked if he would not come down there and help organize the community for road work. He concluded after in vestigation to make the work broader and to launch the movement for a roadway from the sea to PnniDnj j on up the river. To this end he called ih ral meetinsr for Gearhart un.i t. " Day. 1912. Invitations wer ,n't t n ections of Multnomah. w.ki..t Columbia and Clatsop counties. One of the best road meetings ever held on the lower resulted. Many of Port land's most Influential business men attended. Samuel Hill e-.v. . meeting his good reads lecture, which niouirea tne lower river men that many calls were made for repetition in the respective districts. Association Ort.nl.ed at Meeting-. Out of this meetlnr na m a v,A ti b'a Highway Association wit, t..h... Ia. Meier as president, W. D. B. Dodson as secretary, and Paul Wesslnger as NEW WILLYS-KNIGHT IS ANNOUNCED BY J. W. LEAVITT COMPANY, COAST r i a " i - i ,T VS 6 - - s 0 I - Representative for the WlUTsinlgkt F.et.r Factory J. TTTE SUNDAY OREnOXTAy. PORTLAND, JULY LntoihenNehSlemr-lSlf.hWa.3rh frm PorUan1 unVahshmCor treasurer. From that date on plans were formulated to press the education al work. Residents of each precinct were Interviewed, and asked to enlist in the cause. Publicity was continued through the press. For one year the propaganda was confined to the area between Portland and the sea, with tne result that there was the greatest transformation of sentiment on the road question that has been witnessed ln any district of the Northwest ln the same length of time. At the end of the first year of per sistent work another convention was called from the same territory at Gear- nan-oy-tne-&ea again. This time there was a second grand demonstration of tne growing strength of the cause. Leading- business men and workers from the Columbia River counties at tended in force and declared that the time had come when road construc tion should be undertaken on the larg est scale yet known to that region. Mr. Meier was re-elected president, and Samuel Hill was termed "godfather" of this and all other good road efforts In this section. After being thorough-going good roads boosters for many years, Simon Benson. Amos Benson and John B. Yeon then came even more prominently to the front and have by this time done such wonders with a liberal expendi ture of time, energy and money that their names will forever remain Im mortal in connection with the giving of the great Columbia Highway. Extension or Activities Traced. Rufus Holman. County Commissioner of Multnomah County, made at this convention the urgent plea that the activities of the association be imme diately extended to the territory be yond Portland. All agreed that the Highway Association had reached a stage of permanence in the lower river section warranting Immediate extension of its efforts toward the East. Resolutions were adopted ac cordingly, and the second Important stage of the great work was under taken. The fight for bonds in Clntann lumbia and Multnomah are more recent nistory. All the fights were won. after a struggle. Road construction becan on the largest scale known to the Columbia. As the work progressed. enthusiasm waxed greater. Strangers who have come from afar declare the Columbia prospect oneof the best un folded in any land, and prophesy for the Highway a name that will be more than continental in repute. Now comes the third stage of the development of this highway. Since trunks are assured along the river course to The Dalles in a not d'stant period, President Meier insists that the great industrial and agricultural pur pose carried as a collateral thought with scenic charm from the beginning shall be given broader latitude now. ' "The world has come to appreciate the peerless scenic value of this region which we began to preach nearly four year ago." said President Meier yes terday. "That stage of our effort is fully realized. But now I Intend to direct my attention to the Industrial ??d. aKfltural value of the system that will be known in coming years as the Columbia Highway. Great Future la Predicted. "We m-ist have a branch or feed systems radiating from the trunk line. This need is barely appreciated more now than .was the scenic charm When we began our work some years past. But I forecast new that this feed sys tem. this network of roads leadinr : St. X J. f 1' i. 1 J ,r ' ""f - ' ": - ' "'Jim. " to 'h Clatsop County line. 'Prom1aTn'd!am00k V 'down to the main highway and the river, will within another three years be held one of the greatest develop ments the Columbia has ever known. "Throughout Oregon the farmer has stood for highway systems that lead from the producing centers to markets, railways or river trunks. He has op posed the purely "through' route that served not this purpose. In this oppo sition he was mistaken, but in the de mand for the feed and distributive sys tem he Is pre-eminently right. What we must do is to give him both. In the Columbia Highway we have the work nearly finished for the through road or trunk. Now I propose to work Just as hard to get the farmer his feed system to this trunk and the river. Do you recognize what this latter will mean, not alone to the farmer, but to Portland and this whole resrlon? it means laying the foundations for one of the greatest transportation svstems that may be found on the Pacific. Our ninwmy along the river will not carry a heavy share of this traffic, but the river and the railways will. V ", " unes win open every pro uuuiuk rrsion within 60 to 70 mil. s of the river, giving a completeness of ocr.n-r! mat is not approached by steam railway lines. Production will thereby stimulate vastly, population will be greatly Increased, and the rates of i. nuon io ana along the Colum bia will be made so low that the prod ucts of this region may compete at tidewater with those of any other sec tion of the world in any market reached i" enips or tne high seas. Unite Value I. Foreseen. "It Will 1. - M . ..to m icw years, pernaps two or three, to get this third stage of the work fairly under way. but Its importance will In time more than out- Biiinn anytning yet done. It will be the crowning stroke of the Columbia 1Knway system a work that must prove ln coming years of greater value ' -oiumma oasin than any other ,).. : 1 II ciiiKio improvement ever iinA.i.t,. , quince it to say all difficulties have " iuju.ua, 4ou men are work- "'S on tne uiataop County end between ..caipori ana Astoria, and that part aB roaaway will be finished and ready for travel not later than August ii i I? Co,"mbla County contracts for roma nave been -divided into sections so that this part of the "Biiway win oe finished about th Bftuiv nine. "Wbile all fcf our Ihnnrhl. - tt . 'and have been centered on the Upper ir roau. or wnich we are naturally proud, but little thought l given the lower stretches of the Co lumbia. The citizens of Clatoop and Columbia counties are encouraging the engineers In charge of the work in the iwo eeparate counties and have keyed up .u mat ventures are actually i rt .w ' lo wnlch county will mcir worn tne earlier. Surprise, Promised Visitor. "The disagreeable thine, ih.i ,.-- uocu BB.iu tne Dast winter the Lower Columbia River Highway seems to have left an unfivor.hu tr. predion of the highway Itself in the m.na. ana a great surprise awaits the first travelers down the river. They will find . hih,.- i.m t with a maximum mid nt k cent, a long radii of curvature 54 . wide with ample drainage . nri -""" l i most instances. "They will finjd Cenic spots at Pres coti i-oint below Ooble. on the height above Rainier, and in rroslnr ik. hi- DISTRIBUTORS. . Le.Tltt and L. II. Wagner. Const 18. 1015. J -: 1 Easy to Tell a Car's Class The quality car is more conspicuous today and more decidedly superior than ever before. Th.'. because there is more profit in making cheap cars than in making better ones-for the relson tlat thousands buy cheap cars where only a limited number of successful men and women have theste St demands the best car that can be produced. So. numerous makers are tending more T and more wa?H cheapness and are ceasing to compete for high-grade patronage. toward This has two advantages It is easier now for the buyer to know what cars are really superior anH TWO MODELS BOTH SIXES. 33-H. P. $2285. 48-H.P. $3250. The Winton Company ' 23D AND WASHINGTON STREETS. vide at Busby Mountain, where the road climbs by a succession ot four loops, the equal of any on the stretch from Hood River to the sea. They will find a variety of surroundings, from the magnificent river view to long stretches ln the interior, such as the 12 miles through Beaver Creek Valley where vehicles in the Inter were practically unknown until this high way was opened. "After leaving Busby Hill, all the way down to Knappa, through a mag nlficent territory of logged-off land. of deep rich soil, which would not have been opened In the present generation except for this highway, they will see clearings started and new homes being made everywhere along the road. Dirt Bond to Be Tempornrf. "They will find a highway of scenic beauty and agricultural utility which will make It the equal of any In the West as a sight-seeing trip, or to ini tiate the stranger into the beauties and sulietantial resources ot our great state It will be the useful highway to our hundreds of citizens who have their Summer homes on the seashore, and the trip once taken will be re peated time and acatn. for It win lead to some place with an object ahead. "It will conect the two principal cities of the state, as well as reaching the beach resorts, and it now seems that the road between Seaside and the north fork of the Nehalem River will a'mo be completed for use this Summer, lengthening the trip to the Tillamook beaches by way of Astoria and Clatsop beach. "It will mark an epoch in the road building of the Northwest and will be a factor ln the encouragement of high way development In Oregon, for It will be used by all classes, from all sections, and will have an Intrinsic value to anyone who passes over It. While a dirt road Is the best we can expect this seneon. it will be found comfortable motoring once It is open, and rash in deed would be the mortal who would dare to predict an approximate total of the hundreds of machines which will use It the first 30 days it Is thrown open for use." The main highway down the Colum bia was well located by the State High way Engineer and work progressed rapidly last Summer and In the Fail, until funds for the completion of the road ran short. The history of the various vicissitudes through which this Lower Columbia Klver highway passed slcne that time have already been too greatly exploited for the good of the road or the citizens of the state. Work Now ,oiac On. Suffice it to say all difficulties have now been adjusted. 450 men are work ing on the Clatsop County end. between Westport and Astoria, and that part of the roadway will probably be fin ished and ready for travel not later than August IS. In Columbia County contracts for flulshlng the road have been divided into sections, so that this part of the highway- will be finished about the same time. While all of our thoughts at Port land have been centered on the Upper Columbia River road, of which we are naturally proud, but little thought I given the lower stretches of the Columbia. The citizens of Clatsop and Columbia Counties are encouraging- engineers In charge of the work In the two separate counties, and have keyed them up so that ventures are actually being made as to which county will nnlsh their work the earlier. The disagreeable things that have been said during the past Winter re garding the Lower Columbia River hisrhway seem to have left an unfa vorable lmpresssion of the hiehwav ltself in the public mind and a great surprise awaits the first travelers down the river. They will find a high way iaia out with a maximum grade of 8 per cent, a long radii of curvature. 24 feet wide, with ample drainage and cement culverts In most instances. Scenle Snots Are Many. They will find scenic SDOts at Pres- cott Point, below Gobi, on the heights auove nainier ana in crossing the di vide at Busby Mountain, where the road climbs by a succession of four loops, the equal ot any on the streetch from Hood River to the sea. They will find a variety of surroundings, from the marniflcnt rl.r vi.w t . , long stretches In the Interior, such j tne 13 miles throuah Beaver rrk , Vail ex. where vehicles in the Winter were practically unknown until ihi highway nas opened. After leavins o.in-ojr mil. an tne way down to Knappa. through a magnificent terri tory of loKged-off land of dr.n i-ih soil which would not have been opened In the present generation excent for this hlghvray. they will see clear In s started and new homes being made everywhere along the road. They will find a highway of scenic beauty and agricultural utility, which win make It toe equal ot any ln the v est as a sleht-seelns- trin or in ini. te th stranger Into the bumiu mn.i substantial resources of our m.i state. It win be the useful hl.ii... to our hundreds of cltliens who have their Bummer homes on ih. .h -. and the trip once taken will be repeat- .n-e ana again, for It wll lead to some place with a object ahead. i Sf FETYTALKS ABE HEARD UIUVI.XG n K ; I I. A T I o . discim:d AT AITO CLlB l MUTING. Methods of Regulating Speeder, nnd Eliminating Manners of Itrrk lessnesn Are Considered. A safely-first banquet last Tuesday evening- at the home of the Automobile Club was attended by most of the clubs special traffic officers. The safety-first committee had as their guests City Commissroncr Oleck, City Attorney Laltoche. City Prosecutor Stadter, Mu nicipal Judge Stevenson District Judges Bell und Dayton and County Commissioners Holman and Ughtner. and also Mr. Boynton. representing the city's Safety First Commission. H. P. Coffin, chairman of the club's fsfrty committee, prexided. After an elaborate dinner Mr. Coffin called for short talks in connection with the city's and county's safety-first ordinances. Mr. Ligntner spoke of .the work be ing done on tho main arteries of travel in the county. Mr. Holman. told of what he expects to do in connection with the rosd from Hood Klver around the east slope of Mount Hood. connect-In- wish the Harlow road. Mr. Dieck lold of his pet theory In eliminating tho short curves around the corners of the down-town streets. Judge Steven son told of how he handled the cases thai came before him for traffic viola tions. Judges Hell and Dayton spoke along the same line, expressing their views as to the best way of regulating speeders on the county roads and of how they were handicapped by the state law In meting out punishment to the offenders, whose violations are very frequent. C C. Overmlre. presi dent of the club, then In a few words told of what the club Is trying to do In the way of "safety first." Explaining to thowe present that It1 "You can't get away from the law of averages, any more than you can escape the first of the month." Mister Squeegee niinniiniiiiiiiiiiuiiniiiiiiiiiniiiniiniiiiiiii Now and then even a tail-end base- Dau team will play a wonderful game. The pitcher will have everything on the baU, everybody will bat well and field fault lessly, and luck win break right all the way. But the good games that come once or twice a month are not the ones on which the standing of the cellar champions is figured. The team that stays up in the first di vision must play well day after day. So it is with tires. Their excellence. i not based on the extraordinary mileage that the occasional one gives. It is the general average of service that must be considered in estimating tire values. .auiuuu kuccgee jl reaa xires are in fevor, not because of the performance of an occasional one, but because of the superior merits of more than 99 To of them. Buy Diamond Squeegee Tread Tires at these "FAIR-LIST" PRICES: 30 z 3 $9.45 34x4 $20.35 30x3U 120 36x4K 2S.70 32x3j 14.00 37x5 33.90 33 x 4 20.0Q 38i5f 46.00 PAY NO MORE , WV.-.t-'? i-- - .... i. ii f i m m - ' ARCHER and WIGGINS Sixth and Oak Streets DISTRIBUTERS DIAMOND. TIRES PHONE MAIN 4244 was the intention of the club to carrv Uw!. Camp'Sn education, h. faa'd it was not the club's Wea when Ir appointed the loo special trafnc Sff ! :&ZtXr:lS!L" -"o dlsobJd with the offender, and w.Vn ,", cf d"?. b'" the law, . , .inu.guy,,, nnr in ..m.i -i T - iaie and cilv ofi c ul. Mr. Boynton told of what t city . Safety First Commission w..' tr lng to accomplish. A f l.r. Ik. -: , .. - , "' -r"cnes mere was a gen eral discussion of a number of the wh7c"h,,-h- ,aSt .CUV ,rffic o'n-nc" by the ,horuhly understood "J tne motoring public the tnalin,hh'"dl,Kht '"ancethe " i naling with your hand as to the direc tion in which one is going to turn and dangerous driving m the citv. ai,"0Sgn keeping ,vlthln the speed limit. " This meeting caused so much en thusiasm that ,t was decided to "all n econd meeting In the near future Vt whi.hmmerCl1 CIUb n-liuarters at nh.ch everyone Interested In traffic regulation will be Invited. ,r",c Crater Lake Koad Grade to Be Ka-v. ?h- rRrG- r- July "-Mci.l". ed a JeTi? fores,rr ""- complet ed a preliminary survey of the Crater '-h( on road over the Cmpqua- re.,Ti.H.Vr d'V,d- U " ' "hi. roa.l can be constructed on a maximum grade of five per cent. The total dis tance is about 12 miles. This road will alley districts and give a direct and easy route to Crater Lake and South ern and Lantern Oregon points. For practically the entire distance the line lies on an easy Mope, with well drained pravelly soil, which furnishea an excellent roadbed, thus making the cost of construction low. ISosobitri; Sc-9 Many TonriMs. ROSEm-Rn. Or., July 17 f Special. I .uioniuuii. tourists have vis- I.., rtoseourg during the nast 1 than In any similar length of time for several years. The hotels are thriving as a result of the tourist business days ness. wnne tne varages are taxed rapacity. to their pkimi 'i': J it,. .-- f momm i w -"n r -..-.. iiii. - In Mi M k