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About The Sunday Oregonian. (Portland, Ore.) 1881-current | View Entire Issue (June 4, 1916)
TTTTC STJXDAT OI? GOTA . T OKTT,A"TJ. JTJXE 4, 1916. EN6EH AUTO IS HERE Selling Campaign Planned for New 12-CyIinder Car. AGENCY IS STATE -WIDE Announcement by Financially Re sponsible Cincinnati Company Startles Motor World, Declares Mr. VideU, ol Organization. The automobile latest Introduced in the Portland field ie the Enger Twin Six, a Cincinnati product, which was placed on the market in the building on the northeast corner of Fifteenth and Aider streets the other day by F. I "WldeH. f the newly-organized Widell nger Auto Company. Tne new Portland firm has taken the linger agency for the entire state and purposes to launch a -vigorous sell ing campaign immediately. Mr. Widell lias engaged J. H. King as sales man ager of the company and will soon Jiave his organization completed. "The announcement by a financially responsible company of a 12-cylinder car ' at a popular price eomewhat startled the motorcar world." said Mr. "Wideil last wees: in commenting on the specifications of the new Enger car. "To the Enger Motor' Car Com pany must go the honor of being the originator of the popular-priced twin Bix. "The Twin Six. or 12-cylinder car. lias many desirable features which are so pronounced that Its popularity is assured "The reduction in the weight of the piston or reciprocating part, and the decrease in the size of the cylinder, which in turn decreases the volume of the blow, eliminates vibration and fjrives a smooth, quiet performing mo tor, which Is only possible with the Twin Six. The practically constant torque obtained on the crankshaft of the Twin Six motor, in connection with the increased compression which can e used on the small bore, increases the pickup or the acceleration. "Not only do you obtain all these fea tures in the Enger Twin Six, but the car is manufactured in such large quantities that it can be purchased at the very popular price of 11095, which is the price asked tday by most man ufacturers for the single six. "The Enger Twin Six is a car of many expensive features. "The motor is of the valve-in-head, removable-head type. Removable-type construction is more expensive in the valve-in-head motor, but is more de sirable to the consumer. "The camshaft is chain driven, in suring a quiet operating motor at all speeds. The camshaft, which is located In the V of the. motor, has 24 cams, each valve being operated by an indi vidual cam. "The oiling system on the Enger Twin Six is worth careful inspection. The crankshaft is hollow. The force pressure pump is located at the bot tom of ,the pan, , where it is always flooded. The oil under pressure enters the crankshaft at the three main bear ings, the pressure being equalized in the crankshaft. All pistons, cams and valve guides are lubricated under pressure." . . DODGE CAR SAVES FAMILY Mexican Ballets Hit Machine but Fail to Stop Flight. A. D. Frost staked the lives of his wife and baby, and his own life on his Dodge Bros, motor ear during the Villa raid in Columbus, N. M. The Frost family encountered prob ably more thrills and genuine peril than most of the numerous refugees who had narrow escapes from the ban dits. Mr. and Mrs. Frost were aroused in the early morning by shouts and the firing of guns. They looked out in the street and it was teeming with Mexi cans. Mr. Frost got out his car. Mrs. Frost and the two-weeks-old baby were still in their nightclothes when he put them In the back seat and made away for Deming. They had proceeded only a little be yond the outskirts of Columbus when a carload of bandits started pursuit. They fired on Frost repeatedly. Five bullets passed through the driver's seat. Two struck Frost, one in the shoulder and another piercing his el bow. Except for almost superhuman effort Frost would have lost control of the wheel when he was wounded and the ear would have plunged into the ditch. He clung to his position, how ever, until the bandits were out of range. Weak from the loss of blood he sank into his seat. Mrs. Frost, who climbed from the back seat to his side when he was wounded, quickly took the wheel. Lean lag over his body she drove the last half of the 85 miles to Deming. The baby, which she had left in the rear seat- on Joining Mr. Frost, rolled to the floor of the ear and was found there, quiet and unharmed at the end of the flight. Mr. Frost spent several days in the hospital, but was able to ride back with his wife at the wheel. MACHINE GTJV IS MOUNTED Carriage That Will Make 40 Miles an Hour Is Being Tried Oat. Under the eye of Ordnance Depart ment officers, the Hendee Manufac turing Company, of Springfield, Mass., bunders of tn" Indian Motorcycle, pave been working since last Fall on suitable carriage which would mount a machine gun. They have now per Tected a type which is being put through field trials. With a crew of two men on the machine it will make 40 miles an hour. The powerful motor cycle engine will also haul the outfit across rough countr yto reach what might be effective positions to serve the gun. One great advantage of the motor cycle machine gun is that "it is com paratively small and can come near the enemy without being seen. It can hide behind trees bordering on a road and attack an advance guard and then get avay quickly and safely. With the Indian combination the gun carriage can be detached from the motorcycle in 80 seconds and wheeled into firing position releasing the motorcycle to go back to the main lines with a message for reinforce ments. Toe gun and . operator are protected by a shield of armor plate. MOTORS PBNETRATIXG CHILI Trucks Being Tried Oat in Trans portatlon of Nitrate. That the motor car is finding its way Into the remote sections of South Amer cla. and that the great southern con tinent will eventually offer an immense territory for the automobile manuiac turer to take into consideration and to cultivate, is brought out in an article by William A. Re id in the May number of the Bulletin of the Pan .American Union. Washington, u. u. Even in those countries where good roads are scarce the automobile is be coming a necessity for industrial pur poses, for in many places it is begin ning to demonstrate its value in the transportation of freight and passen gers where railroads are impracticable or too expensive to build. In this con nection Mr. Reid writes: "In the barren nitrate section of Chile where the cart and mule have long done faithful service', one finds today a num ber of automobiles. On a recent jour ney through the nitrate fields several machines were placed at the writer's disposal, and they did excellent service over some of the most trying trails to be encountered in any country. Fur thermore, it was learned that eight motor trucks are to be tried in the handling of nitrate. "The two-mule team and cart in gen eral use at present, cost about S700. Small locomotives. costing several thousand dollars, may eventually be re placed by the motor truck If it proves its practical utility. The truck, costing from $2000 to $3000. may prove itself more economical than the old system; the clearing and building of a cheap road for the truck will certainly be less expensive than the laying of rail way tracks for the locomotives and dump cars. At any rate, the experiment is well worth watching by those inter ested in the sale of commercial cars; for should the 140 companies operating in Chilean nitrate eventually adopt the auto truck the demand will gradually grow to thousands of machines." AGENCY PLACED IN COOS WORTH BEXD FIRM TO HAITOIJB CHALMERS CARS. Country Will Be Paradise for Motor 1st When Proposed Road Im provements Are Made, Charles B. Harris, wholesale sales manager of the H. L. Keats Auto Com pany, who has, charge of the whole sale Chalmers distribution in this state and part of Washington, returned last week -from a trip to the Coos Bay country, visiting North Bend, Marsh field, Coquille and Bandon. Mr. Harris placed the Chalmers agency with Messrs. Grost & King, of North Bend, who operate lines in that territory, carrying the United States mails. . Passing through the hills and moun tains north of Marshfield great fields of rhododendrons in full bloom were encountered, making a sight worth any one's time to see. The wagon roads in the Coos Bay country are not generally in good con dition at this time, as there has been a heavy rainfall, the total precipita tion being 82 inches since the first of last September. Mr. Harris says, how ever, the Coos country citizens are pre paring to vote on a bond issue for im proving the roads, which, if carried, will make that section a paradise for motorists, as the country has wonder fully beautiful scenery, while th streams abound with fish and the mountains with game. Mr. Harris reports that the Pacific & Eastern Railroad is building a draw bridge across the Umpqua to connect with the road on the south side of the river and that the Bechner Lumber Company, which has bought the Simp son interests, is opening its logging camps, and that the mills are now run ning on full time. Mr. Harris was greatly pleased with his trip, and he expects to ship a great number of Chalmers cars into the Coos Bay country during the season. New Car Owners in County ACCORDING to the records of M. O. Wilkins the following temporary police permits were issued in Portland ast week to the purchasers of new cars: James H. CampbelL 126 North Third street, Studebaker. . B. Pope. a ut Eleventh North. Over. and. A. W. Frankhouser, Lents, Or., MaxwelL Portland Ruboer Mills, 869 East Ninth. Ford. J. Kruse, Ryan, avenue and Sandy boule vard. Ford. H. Kronholm, 795 Thurman,- Ford. Fred Palmer, 264 Fourth, Chevrolet. E. H. Clock, room 5 Oregon building. Ford. E E. Hacket, 5805 Fortieth street South. east. Ford. W. J. Wheeler, 271 East Water, Chalmers. S. A. Danford, 324 Glen avenue. Maxwell. Minnie A. Harrington, 495 East lavls. Mitchell. R. S True, Troutdale, Saxon, William A. Cattachach. 727 Holman. Max, well. K H. Koehler, 792 Marshall. Bulck. Dave Nepom, 575 Fourth, Grant. L. W. Lewis, 251 )4 Broadway, Dodxe. Frank W. Taylor. 912 Corbett building. Mary B. Robertson. Dundee. Overland. Frank Robertson, 207 Northwestern Bank ouilding, Paige-Detroit. A. Carbanno, 546 Third, Paige-Detroit. P. K. Freerksen. Halsey. Or.. Overland. James S. Thomas, 616 Lovejoy, Overland. Milton smttft, Kainler, or., Bulck. Mrs. Mae V. Grumbling. 544 East Thirty- sixth, Ford, Joseph P. Keil City Hall, Portland, Bulck. S. E. Belliwell. 104 Front. Ford. Fred Oblander, 1019 Grand avenue North. W. C. Walker, 5817 East Eighty-fourth. Ford. Mies G. D. Rogers, 827 Corbett building. Aiaxwen. F. W. Bolllster. 700 Morgan building. Studebaker. Dr. F. M. Brooks. Oregonian building -fcSUlCK. R. J. Girsel, 375 Washington, Haynes. T W! Rtfnl a InAX AlH,r ,i,..t neon Truman PeLano, 839 East Washington. Ford. Kendall Barker. Holbrook R- F. D.. Over land. K W. Crombie, 1134 East Twenty-fifth street xortn. rora. J. F. Oswald, Elmtra apartments. Dodge. Louis Wagner. 368 East Pine. Ford. Mrs. Jennie A. Lang, 840 Eaet Fortflrst isortn, aaiuac -W. W. Cotton. Wells-Fargo building. (jnaimers. R. If. Jenkins, Beaverton, Chalmers. Charles L. Owens, 667 Kearney, Saxon. C. C. Conkey. 329 East Flflteth. Reo. Clara L. Owens. Northwestern Bans; build ing. Studebaker. Mrs. Hugh QrahaSa, 1181 East Thirty eighth. Ford. George Jsackson, 201 Worcester building, uoage. T. E. Hammemly, 250 Twelfth. Grant. George Long, Hillsdale. Or.. Ford. FIRST POPULAR BKtiUtl TWEIVE-CTXISDEB aju -J-nsaujs i i. . i i . i n imiu mini I s i ' Y . """" - . L - i . - Dr. H. G. Chandler. Parker, 1000 Corbett building, H. L. Coleman, 1002 East Seventeenth norm, voage. E. E. Hall, 2ZT Davis. Veils. Dr. A. Telzer. Selling building, Studebaker. Luxans Sharer, 200 North Tyler street. 8t TnhnM V. a v A. H. Devere, 895 Merci a, Chalmers Sibyl K- Smith, Roaeburg, Ford. S. E. Gardner. Olds, Wonman King Co., Oakland. O. Wisslnger. 240 Harrison, Overland. Miss M. Faik. 889 Division. Overland. Elmer Pent lesson. Garden Home, Ford. C. E. Daub, o31 Chamber of Commerce building, Cadillac A. A. Gerrigan, 410 Washington. Chand ler. A. T. Serrurier. 1335 Concord, Overland. - PRICED TWIN SIX REACHES PORTLAND FIELD, iW f i CAR WITH F. L. WIDELL AT WHEEL Nothing To 1 i TOU will never want to add anything to your MaxwelL . The purchase price includes everything you will ever need or desire for luxurious motoring. You won't want to disguise the hood or buy a new body or put in another carburetor or ignition system or install electric lights or a self-starter. You won't want a new radiator or springs or new spark plugs or shock-absorbers or a new top. You 'need add nothing for comfort, reliability, beauty, economy or conveniencee If it is a Maxwell, your car, your experience and your investment are complete. That is the way that Maxwells are designed, manufactured and sold. ' Question the owners of other motor cars any other motor cars and see if they are equally satisfied with their motoring investment. Touring Car $655 Roadster $635 kF. O. B. DETROIT " e. Time Payments if Otto Hurtlg. 3S6 Yamhill, Ford. J. W. French, 689 Northrup street, Stude baker. E. W. Brown, Sixteenth and Thurman, Studebaker. L. H. Manning, 40 Front, Ford. ' John A. Lang, Spalding building, Hudson. P. Werner Lobmao. liUl Yeun building. Studebaker. Frank C. Trohar. 1100 Stevens building. Ford. Mrs. R. Everdlng, 241 Tenth, Cadillac J. Willette Ferguson, Eatacada. Or., Ford. Dr. C. L. Rybke, Medical building, Haynea. , Mr. Wetnstein, 304 Washington. Cole. Alice R. Fenner, T2S Schuyler, Overland. W. S. Snyder. 22H East Sixteenth, Saxon. Mrs. C. B. Malarkey. 775 Knott. Olds. D. W. Rlohards. Fair-view, Dodge. W. It. Goodeve. 800 Halsey. Dodge. AKD J. H. KING, 8 ALES MANAGER. - i ---. r "X " Be Maxwe he L. Boss & Co. 615-617 Washington Street 'WHERE DO RACERS GOT PEOPLE ASK WHAT BECOMES OP FAMOUS CONTEST WINNERS. XoNrke Hsnns Sey Hisr Maettlegs Are Pat Back In Service, bat Soma Are Kcvt at Factories. "What becomes of famous racing care?" is the question asked by many people, especially during; the automo bile racing: season. What is done with the cars which have brought fame to their owners by victories in the test of racing? Often you bear of stories of the thor oughbred horse, which after winning some thrilling; Derby is tenderly cared for the rest of its existence. Do the manufacturers which build theee cars and race them keep the cars, or do they sell them to some other person for races, or do they go back into the service of private owners? Recently the Nordyke & Marmon Company, of Indianapolis, was asked the question what they did with their old racing- Marmon cars. In the early days of racing, Marmon cars won many victories and .became famous for their work on the road and speedway. The most famous racing car which the Marmon company ever built is the "Marmon Wasp." which won .the first 500-mlle international sweepstakes race on May SO, 1911. Previous to this race this six-cylinder car bad won several less conspicuous events. After win ning? the 600. mile event of 1911. the car was retired from racing and sines has been used mainly for exhibition pur poses. Boms day there may be an organisa tion for preserving the famous racing cars of automobile hbstory, and such cars as the "Marmon Wasp" will be the most interesting in the exhibition. The general conclusion seems to be In the main that racing cars are put back In service after they have served their builders, but almost any factory that haa been in the racing game has at Added. II Desire'd least one car which is not sold, but bas a permanent home in the factory curi osity department. BUSY STREET RECORD MADE Chalmers Siz-3 0 Driven S58 Miles In Day on Gotliam Streets. Establishing what Is said to be a new world's record for continuous driving in congested city traffic. Lord Douglas Gray, a Scotch nobleman and British army aviator, drove a Chal mers Six'SO touring car SS8.7 miles in 24 hours over the busiest streets of New York City recently. In making the run Lord Gray bet tered the best previous record made by himself in London in 1913. of 251 miles in a Vauxball car. On his New York test he carried two representatives of the American Automobile Association, who testified to the correctness of the car's performance. "We have had so many accounts of speed tests and trials made by special cars unrdidelceao shrdlushrdludlu cars under ideal conditions that I thought it an excellent idea to show the motoring public Just what the or dinary business man can accomplish with a stock car under adverse condi tions." said Lord Gray, in speaking of his test CIIALMKRS FOR PRETAJtEDXESS Employes of Factory to Be Paid While In Military Camps. Address to 600 members of the Chal mers Men's Club on May 15, Hugh Chalmers offered to pay full salaries of the fl'st SO employes of the com pany to enroll for tbe summer train ing campe held under the auspices of the United States government at Platts burg and Fort Benjamin Harrison. "Eventually I would like to have every man on our payroll undergo this course of military training," said Mr. Chalmers in announcing his otter. "Un til we can place a plan In effect, how ever, whereby our factory routine will not be disorganized, we will have to limit the number of those attending this year's camijj." l 4 CHALMERS SETS MARK ENSIGN PEAK AND MOUNT DIABLO CONUIEKED BY CAR. Motorists' Terror Near Oakland Ascended W ithout Fan and With Radlater Sealed. Conquering two of the mo.t famous mountain peaks in the country, tha Chalmers Six-30 has added fresh laurels to lis mountain-climbing reputation, by , ..'.nil In (. Ennlcrn Peak In TTtah. and Mount Idaho, near Oakland, CaL, Ensign Peak is known to every tour ist who visits Salt Lake City as the mountain which rises steeply from the eastern limits of the city. Its summit is plainly visible from every quarter of the city, but its steep sides had never before been traversed by a mo tor car. Fred Junk, who was in Portland a few weeks ago with J. llirsch. Pacific Coast manager of the Chalmers Motor Company, piloted the car on its hazard ous Journey. Starting at & A. M., the car reached the flagpole on the sum rait at 10:10, after a batUe with steep grades that has probably never been equaled in a test of this kind. In climbing Mount Diablo, near Oak land. Cel.. J. Hlrscb. Pacific Coast rep resentative of the Chalmers Company, removed the fan from the car to dem onstrate its cooling qualities. With an Oakland newspaperman as observer Mr. Hirsch made the run of 102. S miles to the summit of Mount Diablo on hltrtk gear. The mountain has a rise of 3000 feet above sea level and bas a reputa tion for "boiling" the water In tu radiator of all cars, trying the trip. Autos Invade Board Walk. Automobiles on Atlantic City's fa mous board walls are the latest. Oa May 18 a full line of Studebaker ears was exhibited in the arcade at the Marl bo rough-Blenheim, which Is on tha board walk and is Atlantic City's most celebrated hotel. T. E. Burgan was la .charge of the exhibit.