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About The Sunday Oregonian. (Portland, Ore.) 1881-current | View Entire Issue (Feb. 3, 1918)
THE SUNDAY OKEGOXIAX. TORTLAXD. FEBRUARY 3. 1913. CHANGES IN NEW MOTOR CAR MODELS AT COMING AUTOMOBILE SHOW DESCRIBED White There Are Few Radical Diiie-renccs in Chassis and Body Lines, Minor Improvements, Including Those Designed to Increase Fuel Efficiency, Are Numerous. AUTO DIRECTORY tttHILK chawls and body linM - VV rallr ar hltlm chand. with lew mtMe exception, from thoe of Ut year' cars, molel of the It d.iferent make of automobile fn terel t t! 1'r.rtlaud aulomobil hOW ir bod y many improvement. Among the m4t numerous of th Improvement re those del-nrd to firm greater gatolirt efficiency. t'..!iwlr are brief description of lav different car entered in the now: ArTKRWJ. ir Motor Car Cn. M.1 of the chant" In the Apperaon liD- ntltut boor refinement. TB eomn,n h not found It neceeaary to utakr n radical change, a the en gine and rhauit are the outcome of a etearfv eo.utin jiince thouah the fact that the .ppron .;hi-cy Under motor ha ft fearer parta than other eiht-e Under motor la featured. The AniKf 4.)fi romoanr has alway riven n.. ul attention to the balance of I r--irro. atme part, and the present i ran a '(! counter-balanced. ielf-Jurrt-atmf buahme have been In lall-d on the apnea- eye, llotehkle drie i retained. it prtn hum umlrr the l on epeclalljr designed Barsf ri. and the radiator made hleher. Splash plates are fitted between the frame horn, iclvliiit the car a cleaner and neater appearance. A dry multiple disc clutch having- aevrn plate, carried on annular ball bearing, is used., Lubri cation of the thrust bearing la made easy by the mounting of the crease cup near the floor board, so it may be reached from the driver's compartment. Spiral bevel gears are used In the rear a&le. and on some models coming through the high-gear ratio of 4.11 to I Instead of f.J. The brake drums are H inchea In diameter, and the wheel base is lit inches. One Dodge car feature not generally known ia that the headlamps may be turned around on their supports and used to lllumi nate the rear wheels or engine as de sired. PORT. tUII.LtC". Covey Dolor ( ar ieasaaay. Adhcrlnc to the eight-cylinder V tvpe engine first Introduced three jrin aso. the new Cadillac model In corporate t.c,ly further ref inemenl. Th mo.t Important change I In the ti..e er detachable cylinder head. These ermit easv access to the valves and Vij.t..rs without removing the rjlinrter l.i.., ks and greatly facilitating removal Of rarbevn deposit. Another feature la th tilting head limp reflector. Thi eliminates glare by lowering the direction of light and 1 operated by a small lever attached to the steering post. The gearbca has bn mad more compact ad lighter. A bottom boua Isg plate I provided la addition to the top cover plate, and th countershaft may be removed through the bottom cover without disturbing any other jart- A distinctive feature of th cooling system a condensing device con nected with th radiator overflow pip. Jt csn prise a matl condenser attached to the frame which facilitates the use f alcohol as antl-freese. The alcohol vapor together with some water vapor Is driven Into thla condenser and con densed. When th radiator cools the vacuum produced by the contraction f onbwrat A eta I . A removable cylinder head, permit ting the removing of carbon and re- grindlng of valvea when necessary. Is feature of the Iort four-cylinder motor. The valve are on the right side and are specially designed to pre vent warping. A thermo-syphon water system with extra sise water Jackets and cellular type radiator are used. The Port line have been little changed and the chassis la the same aa last year. i:uax. Ic U t.llbert. The Klgin SI for 11S Is virtually the same in body line and chassis a the 191 car. The Klgln niptor la of the valve-tn-head type, developing 35 horsepower. The spring are of the cantilever suspension type. The wheel baa la lit Inchea. An improved velvet-acting clutch of the dry plate type I used, for which It ia claimed that under ordinary conditions the car can be started on high gear. rORD. A at a eased Ford Deal No changes of Importance have been made In chaaala construction. Carbure- tlon haa been Improved by the substl tutloa of a larger hot-afr pipe to th carburetor. Thla benefits the vaporisa tlon of the fuel and tends to elminate starting troubles resulting from the use of the present grade of gasoline. It should likewise effect a consider able saving In th fuel. The only real change In body con struction Is In the enclosed -'-passenger car. This formerly mounted a coupe- let bad with a folrllnsr ton Now. how- f Its contents automatically draws the lever, a coup with a permanent top. surplus liquid In th condenser under i sliding platc-glaaa wlndowa and re- rmoaphtrK pressure to th radiator. I movable pillara la need. Changes apparent In exterior design Include a raising or th radiator ana hood. The latter la also two Inches longer and a new cowl, square door and increased tearoom In the driving compartment better both appearance and comfort. (IIKIRULCT. Regsser A erla. la. Several Improvement hav been triad In th Chevrolet 4- model for Itll A gear driven oiler pump haa been added. Water circulation la now maintained by a centrifugal water pump. Wmountsblt runs are part of the equipment, a I a tiro carrier. A rob rail and foot rest are two new feature, and pocket ar Included In all four door. A sloping windshield, mi-nun top and decided Improvement la the fender, both front and rear, make up th list of change. Th Chev rolet Company haa added a valre-ln-fe. -.1 ata-ht-cvlinder car to their line. and It will be among th model at the opening under tha cowL It waa found l'RtKI.M. Braly sits fweapaay. While th aeries Franklin chasais la th sam by specification there have been several details changes. An Im portant one la a new piston which has slota from th bottom upward to th wrist pin line. This allows the clear ance to be made very small, eliminating slap, and the alota car for expansion ss tire piston heata up. There la a new slip Joint between engine and trans mission which operatea more freely, making the clutch action easier. A primer Is now combined with the carburetor, thla comprising a small gasolln chamber with an electric heating colL In starting a control Is moved on th dash and thla causes th engine first to draw In th "shot of hot gas. Another novelty la th us of a cold air Intak pip which brings all th air for th carburetor from an how. Cll tlDLKR. Tvsla) tata AatasasMIe rewsaay Th re ar no radical change. Th nctne I ISii Inches, of le-head con airurtion. with th cylinders cast In two block. Th valvea are Inclosed. and th camshaft I driven by a stlent chain, a ar th pump and magneto haft. la th contructlon. pressed steel and aluminum are ud aa much a possible to decrees th weight, th crank case being aa aluminum casting. This case extend outward to the frame ei.lea. and not only Insures rigidity of th engine mounting, but also remove th necessity of sheet metal filling plate or pan. Th oil pump is driven by th camshaft, and can be quickly removed for Inspection or cleaning, and the oil Is pumped di rectly through leads to every working part. The touring car. roadster, sedan, coupe and limousine are continued from the pt season, and to these la added a lottr.s-jstnxfr sport modL Th taw sport body Is mounted upon the secular chassis, except that It I fitted with .I-lnrh wheel and haa a gear ratio of 3 7 to 1. Th body line ar exceptionally good. rHtLltCRJ. exsr Motor Car Pale roeapaay. Th moat marked Improvement la In the Intake manifold design, styled. -rmhor" eonat ruction. It I con structed of aim pis piping, is exterior to the engine, ard so formed that It carries the gs from the carburetor to a hot spot in the sli of th exhaust manifold wall, and thence through gradual curve to th Intak valvea Th rtiminatton of hrp curvea In the minifoM prevent th deposition of raw gas and reducee friction. It ia the hot spot, however, that Imparta heat to the mixture, benefiting vaporisation. This hot spot I at th top of th car bureti r riser, so that th gas I forced ts com into contact with it. th hot pot being a thla plate partition di vtdlng the exhaust from th Intak inantrotd and receiving its heal from th exhaust tsx A rounding out of the l;n has clso taken place, which Bow Include I body style. COLE. tmlsnl .tete C y. Th Cole chl ha been o a altered, but Is Improved by the addttloa of a hot ;ot manifold for the efficient han dling of heavy gradra of gasoline. Minrk absorber are used a stock ac nuonti oa all model. There I also a new body raited th arotvp.' a iur cut design with a high cowl and very sharp outline. Thi body is mad In three varieties, the "loxrwur," roadster and "sportster." A aovvtty la coastructloa which 1 vry ingenious Is a fitting at th rear end of the chassis which will carry eher a spar wheel or a spar rim. Tr ia a massive bracket attached I the end of the frame, and for a wire wkeel that supports a fats hob. For a pr rim a set of arm 1 attached to the sam bracket, these holding th rina from the inside la a very aeat way. l- ad.litioa to the three new models tie ot.ier type of Col car ar con-based. DorsuE. retry Movwr Car Casey say. Ta lias with their f. led policy for ts ,.t three year. Dodg Pro, con t sue th sam four-cylinder model. Incorporating Improveaseata from tim t' time, but In ao way fundamentally changing th design. Th body lines ea the prevent car ar bettr than for xsrur, th aoo4 aavlaf beea raised Ithat the air under the hood waa more filled with dual, and thi dust en 1 1 v w p in tha cvllnHspa and carbon formation. New spring supports are used, the bolts being drilled out and connected by wlcklng to small reservoirs holding enough oil for 10 miles or mora at on filling. A almllar sort of wick oiler Is used on tha front axle for th ateerlng knuckle, a filling lasting . for too miles. Tha front aprtngs are atlffer and 1 4 Inches lower, making for easier riding and better ateerlng. OR.4NT. Maaley Aste Cease ay. Both Internally and externally. Grant cars represent a refinement of th pre vious six-cylinder model, though no radical changea hav been made. The engin baa th aama dimensions aa for merly, but develops more power because reciprocating parts hav been light ened, th oiling system Improved and the bearing surface Increased, permit ting a greater engin (need. Practi cally all working parta hav been en closed on th engin and tha overhead wiring eliminated. These, together with a permanent hot air tub replacing the flexible tub formerly used, tha mount Ing of tha vacuum tank on the dash Instead of tha engin. and placing the distributor on a short shaft, hav mad th ngin rnor accessible and aeat appearing. Tha gearbox, clutch and rear axis ar nearly tha same, except that tha parts ar larger, of better ma terial and with additional means or lu brlcatton. Th whlbaa haa been In creased to lit Inches, which permits the us of longer springs and more body room, thus Increasing comfort. Th body lines hav been altered through th adoption of a higher and narrower radiator, permitting more perfect stream line. Th shell of this radiator Is nickel plated, and la readily removed, giving access to the core. Driving and riding ease la promoted by aa Increased leverage on the emergency brake, and th us of double-decked prlng cushions th upper deck being small spring and th lower larger, each taking th small and th larg Jolts la turn. RtRROtX. Lew 1 Gllhert. Th liarroun rat la another In which little rhang haa been made In chassis or body line atnc last year. Aa th car I aa entirely new one In thi ter rttory. however, a brief description is to the point. ' The four-cylinder motor is of th valre-ln-head type, four cyl Inder and crank cue en bloc, with de tachable head. Thermo-syphon cooling system with honeycomb radiator, forced ft. housed -in air circulation are ased. Lubrication is force feed and splash, with separate direct lead to each main bearing. Clutch la or tne cone type, running In oil and faced with aabestoa fabric. StwaVt vacuum feed gasolin ayatem la used, th body Is of welded pressed tel panel on framework of forged ateel and wood. Tires ar JOxJS. with demountabi rim. W bee 1 base 1 1.4 Inchea. Hl I tevw Mavar Car Sale. Cavapray. Th Hal II n Include four new mod- la. namely, a touring car, touring road ster, aedaa and runabout. Thee moo- el ar driven by a weldley engin fitted with a Ktromberg carburetor. Weetlnghouee tartirrg and lighting system. Mica ignition ana v arner gearbox and clutch. Th f ram la Par- a Bingham, and both axle ar Tim ken. Heaaty and clean design ar feature. Mechanically the car ha beea Improved by the addition of a orou arm, relieving all braking trams troa tha scrtuga, A tbanaogtM , In the water system keeps the .temper ature of the engine constant and pro motes economy and satisfactory opera tion In cold weather. Another point that lncreasea the maintenance and sales value of the car i that Lustlg spring covers are used. These not only render spriog lubrication eaxler, but also tend to keep them In the best con dition. The brake countershaft is equipped with self-lubricating bushings so that no attention here Is necessary. On important feature of the Hal Twelve that appeals particularly to the lady purchaser is the high-grade piano finish used. Fifteen coats of varnish and color are applied to every body, each being air-dried and hand rubbed. No color combinations are standard for this series, the dealer or nr an purchaser choosln ny desired, color. HAVNF-. A. C. Kteveaa. New streamline bodies feature the Haynes for 1918 on the six and 12-cyl-inder chassis offered last year, with but few mechanical changes, including the adoption of Bendlx drive for start ing motor and a slight change in the method of spring suspension. The 5 and T-passenger cars have wheel bases of 121 and 117 Inches, respect ively, either of whlrh Is obtainable in 4 or 12-cylinder engine. One new tpye, a 4-passenger, 4-door roadster, with out divided front seats, has been added to the line. Ill I)M. C. I. Bom Automobile Company. Proba'ily the most Important change in the new series Is the addition or thermo-syphon control of the water cir culation. Thia In no way affects the shutter, which is still hand-operated but It does maintain the water circu lation at the proper temperature and In conjunction with the shutter gives complete water- control. AttendHnt Itb this, tha heated air intake h been removed and In its place there Is a Plata permitting the openings at th Ida of the bonnet to be closed. Hence, when the front shutters ar closed the engine la in a closed chamber contain ing air of the necessary warmth. No change has been made in the speclfl cations of the car. but several improve. ments bettering the appearance and comfort are present. The touring car body now haa a beveled edge. The wind shield supports are more rigid, the door locka atronger, ami other changes have been made to render the car rattle proof. Hiding comfort ta Improved by the use of Marshall springs in the up holstery and the car springs are flat ter and fitted with adjustable hangers and shackles. Collins curtains permit enclosing the open cars In bad weather. Maaley Aat Company, Th Hupmohlle series for 1918 is en tirely new. Like previous Hupmobiles, the car la low. and has no break in its lines from front to rear. It Is a smaller car than its predecessors, hsving only 113-inch wheelbase as compared with 111 Inches on th previous model, but thi had been made possible by short ening of the hood and not by making the body smaller. A new feature Is a mixture pre-heating device mounted on th exhaust manifold. Above the car buretor the intak la exhaust Jacketed, so that the mixture Is pre-beated before It enters the cylinder. The new engine has a detachable head, permitting th carbon to be re moved or the valves ground without difficulty. Though the lubricating sys tem Is still pressure feed, the oil is cir culated by a gear pump driven by a camshaft. This pump delivers the oil directly Into a horlxontal lead having independent feeds to the three main bearings, which in turn distribute It to he connecting-rod bearinga through leads In the crank. As the gasoline tank has been placed In the rear to give more room In the front compart ment, Stewart vacuum feed replaces the gravity feed formerly used. Kas of driving Is Incressed by an ex ceptionally long gear-shifting lever and more accessible mount or the Instru ments on the dash. been made In the oiling system, where by the feed oil to the bearings is great ly reduced when the engine' Is operat ir.g on low-throttle. This obviates car bonization and waste of oil. A mag netic type of tank gage is fitted and the vent of the gasoline tank is car ried below the floor boards so as to completely seal the driving compart ment against gasoline fumes. A French plate glass window is provided in the rear of the top. Instead of the cus tomary celluloid window. MAXWELL. C. I Boa Automobile Company. The Maxwell model 25, which has been the sole product of the Maxwell Motor Company, is continued, but with several important changes in chassis and body design that greatly increase its value. The wheel base has been in creased from 103 inches to 109 inches. which, in addition to giving increased body room, makes an easier riding car. This riding ease is still further in creased by an improvement in the rear spring construction. Instead of the three-quarter scroll elliptic type. seml-eljiptic compensating underslung spring Is used. This spring is 49 Inches in length and being underslung renders the car lower and promotes driving ease on rough roads.' The frame is six-inch channel steel and the unsightly splash guards are eliminated. both improving the appearance and permitting a wider running board. The body lim-s are more attractive and blend well Into the. cowl and hood which, combined with full crown one- piece fenders and sloping windshield, distinguish the car from its predeces sors. The mechanical changes constitute a widening of the fan belt, which also drives the generator. By this the use of an overrunning starter clutch is ob viated. The ignition and starting units remain the same, but with change In the wiring system. This is simplified to a straight 12-volt single- wire system on the starter and lights. The starter switch is of the single-pole type and is operated by the same pedal that engaged the starter gear. An automatic magnetic lock prevents the gear from being engaged when the engine is In motion, so that the gears cannot be accidentally stripped. MITCHELL. Mitchell. Lewi V Staver Company. Mitchell enters the 1918 season with a continuation of its model D-40 and C-4 2. and offers a three-passenger run about to the town car. The company makes its own engine, which is a six of 3 'i -inch bore and 5-inch stroke in the D-40 and 3xS-lnch in the C-4Z. The axle also in the former is three- quarter floating, while that of the C-42 is full floating. So far as body lines are concerned, the same streamline types are found in the latest models; a fact, the Mitchell cars have always been featured with the high radiator and straighttine bodies. NATIONAL. Maaley At Company. National novelties for 1918 are two new bodies the chassis being continued unchanged in both six and 12-cyllnder models. These new bodies are a seven passenger convertible touring sedan suitable for either six or 12-cyllnder chassis, and a two-passenger speedster for the 12 only. The touring sedan has particularly light and strong con struction of top, which makea the fin- shed car little heavier than an open touring car. Th two-passenger body on the 12 chassis has accommodation for a great amount of baggage in a compartment back of the aeat. The car Is guaranteed to be capable of 70 miles an hour or more. that on closing the stem is freed and wiped against the seat by the uncoiling action of the valve spring. This tends to keep the valve free from carbon and eliminate; pitting with its subsequent regrinding. A gear shift lever lock is standard equipment on all models, com prising a Yalo lock mounted in a new gearbox cover boss, and locking the car in neutral. Loss of oil is prevented on the 6-S5 model by the use of a cop per tube connecting the rear end of the rear main bearing with the reservoir, so .that oil formerly lost is returned. The false bottom of the oil pan is no longer spot welded to the pan, so that the two may be separated and easily cleaned. PEERLESS. D. C, VV acres Motor Car Company. Peerless cars are not new models. but merely an Improved model 56 eight- cylinder ear, and these changes in the main have been in the body and in the engine. During . the past year the rocker arms formerly in the "V" be tween the cylinder blocks have been eliminated. The valves now operate di rectly between the valve stems. This feature has eliminated & certain amount of lost motion possibilities, with its attendant noise, and has made the parts more accessible. The engine has still further been cleaned up by mounting the air pump at the front of the engine Instead of in the "V." And an oil gauge has been placed on the engine, so that the driver can see af. a glance the amount of oil in the base. The body lines have been likewise' cleaned up. In line with the present-day trend. The cowl is now rounded and the wind shield tilted to accentuate the line. In the skirting Joining the running board with the frame the offset at the rear has been eliminated. This formerly provided room for the front end of the rear springs, but the skirting is now straight from front to back. The two power range featured on Peerless cars la retained, and for this is claimed economy, combined with reserve power. PIERCE ARRO W. IMerce-rrow Pacific Sale Co., inc. The Pierce line for 1918 remains precisely the same as for the previous year. Ao changes have been made in either chassis or bodies. Rumors that tha Pierce company was to discontinue passenger car manufacture have been abroad this Fall, but these are denied by the company, which intends to .con tinue the manufacture of its full line. ROAMER. OLDS MOBILE. KIS1E1.K4R. a Pacific KlaaelKar Branch. During the past year a double-six has been added to the KisselKar line. Ita powerful motor established It Im mediately. The engine I rated at Just below 40 horse power, S. A. K.. and haa a bore and a stroke of ITi x 6 Inches. Both in the open touring car style and as an "All Year' car It shows exceptional! good finish. It Is equipped with Delco starting. lighting and Ignition. The year al brought out a new type, the Sedanet, which combines all the features of the "All Tear" car with the features of th ordinary closed car. All windows can be raised or lowered Into the body and th top is demountable for sum' mer use. LEXINGTON. Bras Mtr Car Cwaspaay. This car is presented in Portland for th first Tim. Series R ia an entirely new model, having a Brush type frame similar to that of the Marmon. In this the running boards are used to add stiffness to the frame and welding re places a great deal of the,rlvetlng. The fram Is light and very much more rigid than tha normal type. Fabric disk universal ar also a feature of thi new chassis, eliminating all possi bility of nols from these parts. Other novelties are the Inclosure within th gear case of th speedometer drive as well as the tire pump gears, the emer gency brake is also mounted upon the transmission. The wheels have steel felloes with good spokes, eliminating th risk of rim splitting. Th engine Is a six I!i4!i Inches and haa the Moor multiple exhaust system, which Is an exclusive feature of all Lexington models sine 111. It has an ejector effect which relieves back pressure while helping muffling. There are three body type for the model R five passenger. with two folding seats, a low-built -Spor-Tour lour-passetiger and a converttblo sedan. LIBERTY. W. H. Walllgfrd. ( Fundamentally, th Liberty line for 1918 I a continuation of th 1917 cars. aa th chassis ha been unchanged ex cept for a few very minor refinements. The Liberty hot-spot, making for belter gasolin mileage, continues to be an Important feature. A arw two-passen ger roadster haa been added, complet ing the model, which ar a four-pas senger roadster and five-passenger touring car, a sedan, a brougham and a limousine. On th roadster model the features ar attractive appearance, larg amount of leg-room and excep tionally larg doors, these being 21 Inches wld. MARMON. rtkweat At Coaspaay. Quit a few changes bar ben made la design. Th ngln casting la now mad without th larg handholes on both sides. Th front seat is now a plain double seat and th windshield is Inclined rearward at an angle or iu degree. A plain bearing fan Is used, and th clutch throughout ha been re delgnd. A motomoter Is now stand ard equipment, as Is th Bijur starting as4 UglitLDS syiuoa, V cban ba Oldsmohllr Company of Oregon. The chassis and body lines of the Oldsmoblle are practically the same aa on last year's modeL The Oldsmoblle motor is of the eight-cylinder V-shaped type, the cylinders being cast four en bloc with detachable heads. The water is circulated by a centrifugal pump, with honeycomb radiator, fitted In nickel-plated Oldsmoblle designed jacket. The body is streamline, with crowned fenders and mud apron. The floor and running boards are laid with heavy corrugated rubber fabric OLYMPIAN. W. It. Doane. This will be the first appearance of this car in Portland. The Olympian Motor Company is bringing out an en tirely new model combining features that have proved satisfactory in the past, with others that are entirely new. The body Is a full streamline from the too and sides of the radiator, and the sides run into the frame on all models. r -ur body styles are offered, a five' passenger touring, a two-passenger roadster, a coupe and a sedan. A fea ture of all these bodies is the arrange. ment of the front compartment. This is acces Ibn from either door, without interference with the control levers. This Is possible, aa 'he levers are placed beneather the instrument board and out of the way. Thnuirh mounted on a chasls of 112 Inch wheelbase, r'dlng ease equpalent to 118-Inch wheelbase is claimed, be cause of the spring suspension. The rear springs are set crosswise with the frame and are of the inverted dou ble semi-elliptic type, and their loca tion Inches back of the rear axle center increases the spring action cen ter distance, as would Increased wheel- base. The front springs are suspended inside the frame members" and insure an exceptionally short turning radius. The frame is tne nrusn type, it is six inches deep, oi special aiioy i gauge rteel, and has a 6-inch kick-np at the rear. The body sides run into the ame, which acts as a side apron integral with the press d steel running- boards. The engine, which forms unit with the clutch ana gearoox. is 3i,x4Vx Inches and develops 43 horse power at 2300 revolutions per minute, with a torque or 90-root pound at tne same speed. Furthermore, It Is a valve In-head engine, having tappeta that may bo adjusted with the engine run ning. - PAIGE. CMk Gill. The Paige models for 1918. styled model 39 and model 65. are In the direc tlon of increased economy, better ap pearance and greater driving comfort. Carburetlon has been Improved by a new manifold whereby the air la drawn through over the exhaust manifold, passed through the cylinder block to the carburetor, and again back through the block to tba Intake manifold proper, In the passage becoming" progressively heated. The valve arrangement nas been changed to permit a more direct passage of gas. and the diameter of the manifold throughout is maintained at a constant circular section, presenting a minimum wall area for any volume of gas. This construction betters economy and gives more satisfactory operation, particularly In cold weather. Starting in cold weather Is bettered by the in stallation of an electrically heated coll In the carburetor bowl that permits the gasoline to be heated, facilitating vaporisation. Another engine change, maging main- er.snce easier, is the automatic valve cleaning device. This Is simply a spacer at the bottom of tha vaiv atm, so Northwest Auto Company. The Roamer is being featured here for the first time. Still specializing in distinctive cars, the Barley Motor Car Company has two new Roamer models. One is a four-cylinder car, driven by Duesenberg engine, and the other powered by a six-cylinder Duesenberg. With the exception of the engines the cans are very nearly the same. The front seat, however, is now a unit instead of divided as formerly and the chassis has been strengthened slightly throughout. The wheelbase is now 128 inches, two inches longer, than before. and semi-elliptic springs and torsion tube are added. The Continental pow ered car i continued the same as last year with a few minor improvements. The new four-cylinder Duesenberg model Is styled D-4-75, having a 4-inch bore and 6-inch stroke. The cylinders are cast In block, the engine acces sories being tStromberg carbureter. Bijur six-volt starting and lighting system and Wlllard batteries. REO. Northwest Auto Company. Both body lines and chassis of the Reo six are tne same as last year. In fact, except for a few minor refine ments, the car Is the same in every detail as last year's Reo six. A new Reo four has been announced by the factory. While not different from the present Reo in chassis and body lines, it embodies a number of minor changes and improvements. STEARNS. Northwest Auto Company. Featuring the four and eight-cylinder Knight engine construction, the changes in the past year have been in the nature of minor refinements and in body design. The body lines are en tirly new, the radiator being narrower and higher, and having a sharp moulded edge that is carried through to the rear of the car. The snappy ap pearance has been still further in creased by an extreme tirt on the windshields of the open models. On both models the gasoline tank has been placed In the rear, and Stewart vacuum feed is used. Mechanically few changes are noted. The oil pump on the eight-cylinder model has been placed at the base of the crankcase instead of on the eccentric shaft, de creasing the necessary lift and permit ting the last drops of oil in the base to be used. This change has also per mitted a slight simplification of the oil distributor unit- On the eight-cylinder I-section connecting rods replace the circular machined section formerly used, and the cast-Iron pistons have been lightened, the wrlstj pins being carried on bronze bushings. The four cylinder car now uses a similar Stearns multiple disk clutch, as is used- on the eight-cylinder model. Instead of the leather-faced cone type previously em ployed. All tools are carried in special compartments in the door near the driver's seat and may be'locked in place. STUDEBAKER. Oregon. Motor Car Company. Three new Studebaker models have just been announced by the Studebaker Corporation, and at least one of them, the new big six, will be on exhibition at the Portland show. The cars are entirely different from all Studebakers that have gone before and have many outstanding features for cars of their price class. The series 19 Studebaker are a light four of 35 horsepower, 112- inch wheel base; a light six of 50 horsepower, 119-inch wheel base, and a blx six of 60 horsepower. 126-inch wheel base. The bodies of all three cars are of the full streamline type, low hung and clean cut. All doors swing from the rear in the new models. The front seats are continuous, with the advantage of increased body strength, the seat backs being desigend to give double cowl effect. The slant ing typo of windshield has been adopt ed for all models. The instrument boards in the for ward compartments of all these mod els are of pressed steel, finished in ma hogany. Folded into the back of the front seats in the big six are anxiliary seats, over which leather curtains drop when they are not in use. These seats may be removed entirely if desired. The upholstering Is all French pleated. giving a soft back and cushion. The bevel-edge body design is nsed in the big six. The rear axle Is of the semi-floating type, with Hotcbkiss drive, spiral bev eled gears and complete equipment of Timken bearings. The flexibility of this method of propulsion is further aided by two universal Joints in the propeller shaft and -the Thermoid Hardy flexible coupling between the transmission and the fly wheel. The Intermediate transmission is supported on, a new type of subtrame, which also 4-pass. Rdstr., $1745.00 7-pass. Touring All Chandlers are equipped with Bosch magnetos Twin STATES AUTOMOBILE CO. 64-66 Broadway. Phone Broadway 512. ELGIN SIX HARROUN CARS PACIFIC MOTORS, IN'C 23d and Washington Streets. Franklin offers more of "what you actually need and want in an automobile." BRALY AUTO CO. Main 4880. A 3881. 19th and Washington Sts. MINUTE MAX SIX Brunn Motor Car Co., 444-46 Stark St. Phones: Broadway 2958, A 2958 LIBERTY SIX The car which sells best in direct compari son with others. MITCHELL & WALLIXGFORD, 522 Alder. MACK Trucks Capacities, 1, 1, 2, 3, 5, 5 Tons. Complete Stock Repair Parts. F. C. ATWELL, Sales Agent Washington at 21st ' Tel. Mar. 440 SIXES New Light Six, $1250 Factory Mitchell, Seven-Passenger, $1525,-Factory MITCHELL, LEWIS & STAVER CO. Firfet and East Morrison Oldsmobile Distinctive High Grade. Light Weight OLDSMOBILE CO. OF OREGON Broadway and Couch Phone Broadway 1640 is ready to serve your requirements with suc cess. Touring $2340. Roadster J2340. D. C. Warren Motor Car Co. Stt-60 N. 23d St. MAIX 7SO. T"TTTBJB'f!T "ne car with an aluminum motor. High-grade con- 11 H III I P l struction throughout. A car for particular people. 1 IVLlllllaLjll MITCHELL & WALLINGFORD, 522 ALDER ST. EIGHT CAPACITIES TO 5 TONS InventiRrate Onr Trailer and Tractor Proposition. ROBERTS MOTOR CAR CO, Park and Flnndrra Sta. Smith-Forjn-a-Truck BAIsl.OU & WRIGHT. Itroariway at Oak. DiKtriliutorH for Oregon. Some unoccupied territory open. "Write for proposition. Trucks Moreland Distillate ton to 5 ton. Vim delivery, !4-ton, and Commerce 1-ton Capacity McCRACKEN MOTOR CO., Main 83 490 Burnside Street The "Bllrnrell" Series Represents the I.ntewt and Best In Motor Cars. cw Value at Medium lricea. D. C. WARREN MOTOR CAR CO. SS-60 North Twenty-Third Street. Phone Main 7KO. OAKLAND Oakland Motor Co. of Oregon 344-50 Burnside, Off Broadway. Phone Broadway 80. AUTO ACCESSORIES Archer & Wiggins Distributors of High-Grade Auto Accessories SIXTH AT OAK BOWSER GASOLINE and OIL TANKS STORAGE SYSTEMS FOR PUBLIC AND PRIVATE GARAGES. S. D. Stoddard, District' Snpt. Sales, T1S-SO Corbett Bide. Main 1476. SATISFACTORY MOTOR CAR REPAIRING COOK & GILL GO. Phone Broadway 26. .. 409 Davis Street. R. SPARK SPECIALIST (in the treatment" with Gibson Electric of 'crossed wires', I Garage & Storage "sparkless" b a t- Battery Co., Alder at teries,etc. OfficesJ 12th. Marshall 1752. C Willi! a 3 We Stock Them. We Repair Them. We Charsre Them. F'ree Advice and Inapectlon. AUTO ELECTRIC EQUIPMENT CO., Sixth and Burnside Streets. carries the rear motor supports and the battery. The greneral principles of design and construction employed in all three chasses is similar. The frame, of the "bottle-neck" type, is so shaped as to come directly under the edges of the body, giving it a continuous line of support at all points, and making a short turning radius" possible. In creased fuel economy has been effected in the new models by the use of a "hot- spotted" manifold construction. VEL.IE. D. C Warren Motor Car Company. Nine new body types are mounted on the series 38 and 39 chassis, the latter being practically unchanged. More power has been obtained by better workmanship and the riding qualities have been improved somewhat. A lead er among the new bodies is the sport model, which has exhaust pipes brought through the hood, ana very snappy lines indeed. Others are the roadster, four, five and seven-passenger touring cars and town car, coupe, cabriolet and tour ing sedan complete the line. All have straight ' lines and the radiator has been .increased in height so as better to suit the modem style. The sport model has a Victoria top. WIXTOJi. A. C Stevens. Present chassis models 22 and 22A show no marked changes, engines in both models1 having the cylinder cast in pairs, with all moveable parts in closed, and the camshaft and magneto driven by a silent chain. The'valves are all on one side, and are inter changeable: and the aluminum crank- case is divided Into upper and lower halves, providing accessibility to the cranks. The engine of the smaller car is 3 by 6 inches, that of the larger 4 by 6 inches, having an S. A. E. rating of 33.75 and 48 horsepower, re spectively. High quality, . combined with a great number of options as to body style and color, gives the pur chaser opportunity to obtain almost any type of car, each with an individ ual appearance. Forty-eight body styles are suggested by the company, and these may be altered or adapted to the purchasers suggestion, and the color scheme is completely at the op tion of the purchaser". WII.LYS-OVF.llI4M). Overland Pacific Branch, Inc. "With the exception of the addition of several body styles, and the consolida tion of two six-cylinder models known as the 85 and 88 into one model styled the model 89, the cars manufactured by the Willys-Overland Company are the same as exhibited at the shows last year. Comprising ix chassis, running from a small four-cylinder model to an eig"ht-cylinder Knight powered car, and including 34 body styles, purchasers in nearly every price class field are cared for. And plans for the produc tion of a smaller low-priced four-cylinder car are well under way. This new car has been exhibited at the New York and Chicago shows, and will also be shown at the Detroit show. It is a lightweight car, designed for quantity production at low prices, and features a three-point cantilever spring suspen sion that is entirely new. The equip ment includes electric starter and lights, sliding gears and comfortable and attractive body. A particularly attractive new "Willys Knight model is the town car, to be shown here for the first time. WHITE. The White Company Branch. The White models for 1918 are a con tinuation of the 1917 models, except that the tire size on the G-M models has been changed from 37x5 to 35x5 inches. Southern Clackamas Men Named. MOLALLA. Or., Feb. 2. (Special.) The County Court has made the ap pointments for road bosses and patrol man for Southern Clackamas County. Those appointed are: Wilhoit District, E. Ij. Palfrey; Liberal, W. J. E. Vick; Dickey Prairie, H. J. Rastall (also has charge of the Molalla District); Mar quam, I. D. Larkins; Colton, W. S. Gor bett; Toder, A. F. Eyeman. Each of these districts has voted a special tax ranging from B to 10 mills. The people in this section are taking more inter est in procuring good roads than ever before. Cottage Grove Rancher Dead. COTTAGE GROVE, Or., Feb. 2s (Special.) Charles Franklin Thornton died on his ranch near Cottage Grove January 31. lie was born in Yamhill County in 1870 and had been a resident of Cottage Grove, or vicinity, for 39 years. Mr. Thornton is survived by his mother, Mrs. J. V. Thornton, of Cottage Grove, one son, Fred Arlo Thornton, of Canyon City, and two sisters, Mrs. Minnie Plaster and Mrs. . Mabel Thompson, both of Cottage Grove. Funeral services will be held tomorrow afternoon at 2 o'clock. Portland Man Commissioned. Dr. Isaac Dellar, of Portland, who has been stationed at the Navy yard at Bremerton, has Just re ceived a commission as Junior Grade Lieutenant. He is a graduate of Uni versity of Oregon Dental School. Phone vour want ads to The Orego nian. Main 7070, A 6095.