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About The Sunday Oregonian. (Portland, Ore.) 1881-current | View Entire Issue (Jan. 4, 1920)
THE SUNDAY OREGONIAN, PORTLAND, JANUARY 4, 1920. FRANKLIN RECORD OF PRODUCTION IS HIGH Closed Cars Leap From 189 to 6000 in Five Years. :IRST MACHINE IN 1907 Sedan Built on Ability in Open Iioad Driving Jlany Advan tages Are Claimed. From a production of only 1S9 en doted cars In 1914 in addition to open types to nearly 6000 enclosed cars in 1919, is the exceptional manufacturing and sales record of the Franklin Automobile company of Syracuse, carrying capacity of the spring is re duced materially. In the event that your springs were weak before, the elastic limit of the steel would be exceeded at the first hard bump and breakages would result, especially if your springs are old and apt to be crystallized. "Then as springs do not wear out and lubrication is not recommended unless springs are more than strong enough, what othe'r attention of Im portance could be given to springs? As stated springs require little at tention, and as a rule get none. I am convinced beyond a doubt, however, that there are more springs broken due to loose spring clips than any other cause. "The bearing surface which is the center of the spring is not substan tially held to axle seat due to loose clips, permitting the several leaves to shift, and especially putting the most strain on the stlffest leaves or plates. As a result one or more of the leaves carrying most of the load usually break, and unless these broken leaves are detected by the driver at once, and replaced with new ones, the spring is weakened to such an extent that the first bump will break the balance. 'A stitch in time saves nine.' well applies to springs and a broken leaf replaced in time will usually save nine others, as the aver age spring has about ten leaves. "It must be kept ' in mind that springs are designed originally for SPACE' FOR AUTOS GROW NG PROBLEM Cities' Landscape Architects Confronted by Congestion. SAFE ISSUE IS PUT FIRST Arrangements to Provide for Over flow Shown, in Most Amer ican Centers. . More adequate facilities for the automobile, particularly with regard to specially selected parking areas or public garages, form one of the in teresting problems with which the city official or landscape architect is HERE'S SOME GIFT TO GET IN THE CHRISTMAS, STOCKING. Mm. J. Arthur Nornni, 5S2 Eat Nineteenth wtreet North, rame downstairs Chrlitnu mtralig to find thin fcand Mome Templar lour-pamieDser Sportette model parked at the front door a ('hrlfltmaH present from her husband. In the picture Mrs. Norm Is nt the wheel of her new enr, and standing beside It la K. K. Wilson of the AVray Motor Car company. Templar distributors here, who sold the car. Incidentally. Mr. Wilson made a sort' of specialty of delivering Templars for Christmas, another Christmas Templar goiag to J. C. JMoores of 545 last Klcvcnth street. . N. Y., which started five years ago to fill the anticipated demand for this typo of motor car. The schedule of the Franklin company called for the manufacture of 5666 enclosed cars for the year ending this month and the possibility of increasing demand, makes it probable that the figure will fce nearer the 6000 mark. The history of the American en closed car is largely a history of the Franklin, which pioneered the en closed car for utility purposes in this country. Klrst Franklin In 1907. The first Franklin enclosed car made its appearance in 1907 and was a limousine designed to fill a certain large-city demand. It was not until 1914, however, that the enclosed car business gained in volume. At that time the Franklin company produced Its first sedan, or inside-drive en closed car, with the certainty that as long as the enclosed type was limited to chauffeur operation it would not cut much figure in the business. The advantages of the enclosed type for general use quickly became self-evident and the Franklin com pany took advantage of the demand in developing this type. The Franklin factory Just began to awing into production in 1914. when 189 cars were built. Many obstacles were overcome and the car was not put on the market until it tested true to the perfection already established at that time in sthe other Franklin models. Output Takes Jump. The enclosed car output in 1915 was 406; in 1916 it was 444, and in 1917 and 1918 it took a sharp jump to 2465. The war prevented manufac ture for a time, but for the calendar year, beginning at about the date of the signing of the armistice, the en closed car mark will reach 5666. Of the number produced the sched ule calls for 4466 sedans, striking tes timony to the popularity of that model. The remainder of the closed . car business will be of the brougham, a four-passenger enclosed type. The thing on which the popularity of the Franklin sedan was built is its ability on open road driving. Its weight, only 2745 pounds, gives the Franklin a tremendous advantage over other enclosed models, and other sedans are bought largely for year-round use. On tour, the Frank lin sedan makes better records than many touring cars of other types are able to accomplish, and the familiar principles of economy in gas and tire mileage are borne out to the fullest. KEEP SPRING, CLIPS TIGHT JOOOSE PARTS CAUSE BREAK AGE, SAYS A. J. LAHER. Spring Manufacturer Also Xot En thusiastically in Favor of Lu bricating Springs. What part of an auto or truck gets more abuse than the springs? One might name the tires. But rub ber is hardly comparable with steel. and in the tire there is sufficient ma terial allowed to permit the wear and tear of hard service, and still carry the load it was intended to carry, and vrto such a time, that the tire is rTJTfly worn out, it has that extra material for strength. The tire gets almost daily attention; it is constant ly watched as to cuts and wear and is properly inflated. "The spring gets attention in most cases when you hear a sharp report and the fender rests on the wheel. It is true springs do not require much attention, and for that reason they usually get none," says A. J. Laher, president of the Latter Spring com pany, the largest auto spring manu facturing concern on the Pacific coast. "We are told by numerous adver tisements of spring lubricating de vices, to lubricate springs to prevent breakages. Some of us who are not in the spring lubrication business, do not agree with them on this point, and in fact we claim lubrication to have just the reverse effect on springs. In fact, we have never much trouble convincing a mechanic of this fact as it 1 quite obvious that when you take the friction away from be tween the different leaves that the the car to be just strong enough to carry the load intended, for the simple reason that the spring, unlike any other part of machine, must bend when fully loaded. Hence, if you have two leaves broken in a ten-leaf spring, your spring has only 80 per cent of the original strength. "There are of course many springs broken by overloading, such being the case as a rule with trucks. A truck equipped with springs intended for two-ton cannot long be expected to carry four tons. "The tremendous strain would crys- talize the steel of the springs so that in a short time they will break with even a light load. Truck as well as auto springs should be reinforced with more leaves if heavier loads are expected to be carried. This Is the only substantial way to take care of the matter, and thereby not only save the springs, but also the tires, frame and axles. "In all cases, with either automo biles or trucks, it is most essential to see from time to time that the spring clips are kept tight." ALBANY TP HOLD SHOW FEBRUARY 13 AXB 14 DATES FOR AUTOMOBILE EVENT. Earl B. Bay Made Manager of Mo- tor Car Show, Which Probably Will Be Held in Armory. ALBANY, Or., Jan. 3. (Special.) Albany automobile dealers, who staged a successful auto show here last winter, will present a second an nual show here and have selected February 13 and '14 as their dates. Earl B. Day, president , of the Day Motor company, has been elected manager of the show, committees have been named and plans will go forward promptly. Lloyd Templeton of the Albany ga rage was elected president and E. L. McKern of the Kirra-McKern Motor company was elected secretary of the Albany Automobile Dealers' associa tion at its annual election this week Last year's show was held in the armory and it is probable the 1920 show will be held there, too; but if so the entire floor space will be de voted to showing automobiles and a separate display room will be ob tained for trucks and tractors. Mu sic and entertainment features will be provided in connection with the show. A dance will be one feature. Committees for the event have been named as follows: Rules and regula tions Charles Kirk, Claud H. Mur phy and R. W. Tripp; advertising Rolla Ralston. G. T. Hockensmith and Clarence Collins; show room and dec orations Claude Lewelling. V. H. Bacon, E. F. Anderson, Clarence Col lins and Orin Anderson; dance and entertainment Kenneth Carter, Floyd snoririage ana toua Kaieton. confronted today as a result of the remarkable increase in the use of the motor-driven vehicle. Evervwh?re the growing number of cars is bringing about an intensified trafin U-hirtti Hi-tno-a tn ilm - - V- n .,., . " .... ii.ii wa-.io . 1. bo . aVC ,11.' L 1 only matters of policy concerned withj for adequate provision for the ve hicle while at rest. In the old days the hitching-post sufficed. If a man lived at any great distance from the city he either came in rarely or took a train. But a radius of 20 to 70 miles is no deter rent to the shopper now, while there is a constantly growing through traf fic to be considered as well. The con sequence Is that every town and city draws a much larger traffic than could ever have been possible under the old mode of travel. If, the travel has increased, how ever, the rearrangement of city facili ties to provide for this new overflow has naturally been slow. The city architects who laid out 99 per cent of the towns and cities of the United States had no thought of such a de velopment to keep in mind and in consequence the man who has charge of town planning today has an en tirely new factor to consider. Recently the problem has attracted the attention of Massachusetts au thorities on this subject and inquiries have been directed to the national automobile chamber of commerce which contain much that will be of Interest to authorities everywhere. What areas may be advisably given over to parking in the city fs one of the questions asked. What is the space required for the various types of motor trucks and automobiles, is another. Then, too. there is the fac tor of the safe clearance space re quired for moving and standing cars in the street, while the part which through traffic may play in the traf fic of any city is also a serious ele ment. While the first element to be taken into consideration is that of conven ience and safety, it may also be pointed ont that the comparative facilities which a city has for the care of vehicles may have a decided bear ing on its economic life as, naturally, the buyer who uses an automobile will seek the mart where he may most safely dispose of his vehicle while in the stores. GOODYEAR WORKERS THRIVE They Get Food Staples at Prices Way Below Market. Many large companies having the welfare of employes at heart are aid ing to give the H. C. of L. a knockout punch. This movement to have em ployers aid in the living fight is Brain ing impetus and has spread to all parts of the country. One of the fore most in this work is the Goodyear Tire & Rubber compnay of Akron, O. Recently 10 tons of navy beans, 500 cases of corn, 400 cases of baked beans and 250 cases of corned beef were purchased and sold at low prices to employes. HAULING APPLES TO SHIPPING POINT BY GARFORD TRUCK. m ... v.u u vcr in mwr piv t rr at .-ivb idu r i Dni it sna T r trailer are cnrrylOR a romDlard load or nine tons of apples. With the comlna: or eold weather the a-reat mobility of motor trucks saved heavy losses to orehard Ists In frozen apples. This photo vrss taken at la Grande. Or., vrblrh l nlte an apple shipping; point. The truck was operated by rail Welch of tat vteica Alia compear. Liberty Superiority Distinctly Noted in the New liSllliiilSp i t &a i i 3 i '1 if a LIBERTY SIX Not only in appearance, which denotes individ uality and artistic perfection of design, but in the way this superb sedan rides and drives is Lib erty "Difference" unmistakably evident. The silent, velvety gear shift, ttra absence of body rumbles, the smoothness and power of the softly purring motor all indicate ultimate per fection of design, accurate balance of mechanism and accurate workmanship. For the utmost in automobile comfort and sat isfaction, drive the ERTY SIX IMMEDIATE DELIVERY IF YOU DO NOT DELAY LIB W. H. Wallingford Co. Oregon and Southern Washington Distributors for the Liberty "Six" and Briscoe "Four." Phone Broadway 2192 16th and Alder "IT HAS BEEN SELDEN SINCE 1877" Kg EH':..:..,. --.-smV - .,: - ..S i a - -S 'M 3, - -V : - h. t. rra. 6T- --' I aOi inns hn siliilii i" 1 1 V 1 wis 1 1 iir-" 'rtyV ftf: ftii'.l:rM'tli - ft' -s Bf PIEHCE- DOUBLE K.VTT12BV IGNITION IlEPIiACES MAGNETO. Performance of Dual-Valve Six Is Bettered Also by This and Im proved Transmission. The Pierce-Arrow dual-valve six, acknowledged to be the highest type of automobile produced, has been bet tered. This ia the announcement made by C. C. Fasan of the .Charles C. Fa ran company, Pierce-Arrow distrib utor. Of the changes which mark the new models, two are distinctive. One affects the ignition system and the other is in the transmission. Ignition in the dual-valve six henceforth will be accomplished by a double-battery system, designed by the Delco com pany in co-operation with Pierce-Arrow engineers. "The advantages of this improve ment are manifold," said Mr. Fagan. "The new system is as reliable as the magneto-battery system and fully overcomes the difficulty of sypchro nization. Pre-iarnition from the mag neto at high speed no longer is pos sible. Instead two timers and distrib utors, working in unison, give sparks simultaneously at all speeds. "Outwardly, a smoother running of the engine is more noticeable. The engine picks up more quickly and smoothjy and runs more positively at low speed. An automatic spark ad vance eliminates the necessity of manipulating the spark-advance lever for all ordinary running. "No sacrifice has been made in re liability. A new generator of in creased capacity will meet the re quirements of the battery. There will be little chance of a battery becoming completely discharged, and only in this state would ignition be affected. A weak battery possesses sufficient current for ignition and once the en gine is started the generator immedi ately begins to recharge the battery at a rapid rate "As a matter of fact, the magneto system formerly used gives no advan tage tn case a battery becomes so weakened that the starter fails to rotate the engine. Drivers who some times have started an engine by cranking when the staiter failed to work have thought they were starting through the aid of magneto ignition. In reality the battery, although weak ened, furnished this energy. The present engine is so large that it is practically impossible to crank it rap- NOW COMES THE SELDEN Back from the Marne and the Somrae, after three and a half years of faithful perform ance in the greatest tragedy of mankind, comes the SELDEN ; thirteen thousand of these wonderful trucks did their bit for Uncle Sam. Engineering principles, backed up by American genius of the highest order, has pro duced the SELDEN and earned for SELDEN TRUCKS the enviable record for perform ances which they hold the world over. Increased manufacturing facilities prompted the manufacturers of SELDEN Trucks to annex additional fields for the sale of their products; therefore, we NOW offer for the consideration of truck operators in Portland and Oregon territory the powerful line of "In-Built-Quality" SELDEN WORM DRIVE TRUCKS of IV2, 2V2, 3V- and 5-ton capacity. The first carload to arrive here about January 15th. CONDENSED SPECIFICATIONS MOTOR Continental, waterproof high-tension magneto. CLUTCH Selden-Brown-Lipe, dry plate, multrplet plate disc, completely enclosed. . TRANSMISSION" Selden-Brown-Lipe selective, sliding gear type, mounted amidships. Nickel steel gears-' and chrome-nickel shafts, mounted rn Tlniken bearings. KEAL AXLE Timken, full floating, worm gear mounted in single piece; scientifically constructed one piece steel housing. FRONT AXLE Timken drop-forged "I" beam. Tie rod behind axle. Timkea bearings throughout. Sl'KlNGS Perfection. FRAME Pressed steel. STEERING GEAR Uemnier, semi-reversible, heavy worm and sector tTPe. 20-inch steering wheel. AH wearing surfaces of Selden trucks are bronze-bushed, impregnated with graphite for lubrication, a toig . factor in low upkeep cost. EQUIPMENT Motor-Meter, Hub-Odemeter, lamps, warning signal, tools, sfandard finish. Some Good Territory in Oregon Ayailable for Responsible Dealers. Write for Information BUTLER MOTOR CAR CO. MAIN OFFICE: 310 RAILWAY EXCHANGE BLDG. Main 578 PORTLAND, OREGON Howard Butler, Mgr. C 3 idly enough to generate sparking cur rent with the magneto. "Most important, however, is the fact that every safeguard possible to conserve the battery current has been devised. When the car Is left in a locked position the battery automatl ally is disconnected from the engine and the head lamps are shut off. The small bulbs used for dimming pur poses at night can be turned on. how ever. They consume so little current that there is no danger of battery de pletion. "The new double-battery system was incorporated in the dual-valve six only after exhaustive tests had been made by the company's engi neers. It was adapted to Pierce-Arrow design after Liberty airplane practice had proved Its reliability a most vital factor in airplane engine design. Thus it is offered to the pub lic with a confidence that It excels the former system, basides retaining all its merits. "The new transmissfon marks an other forward stride of similar Im portance. It was designed to facili tate gear changing." $70,000,000 for California Koads. SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 3. Califor nia greeted the new year with $70,000,000 available for good roads construction, according: to Ben Blow, manager of the good roads bureau of the California State Automobile asso ciation. Eleven counties have voted bonds since May in addition to the state's $40,000,000 good roads issue. ANOTHER PASSK.NGEK CAIt MORE EVIDENCE BRUTE STRENGTH That prime necessity in a motor truck is built right into the )THERTON, j , Wash. f waua Wail. Wash. f a" moaivi TRUCK iy29 2, 3 and 5 Tons Tn n.;-y INTERNAL GEAR Two Or i ves timken worm Oregon Motor Car Distributors BROADWAY AT BURNSIDE MORE EVIDENCE Xew Vork Air Brake Company Xow Enters the Field. NEW YORK, Dec. 20. The New York Air Brake company, which en tered the truck manufacturing field a few weeks ago, now plans to make passenger cars, according to a recent trade report. The first truck was completed a few weeks ago and the factory now Is turning them out in small quantities. Production will be Increased gradu ally and it is expected that the an nual output will be brought up to 20.000. It is understood that tho manufac ture of passenger cars will be started immediately. The new job will con tain several new patented features. Officials of the company have refused to make any announcement of their passenger-car plans at this time. There were only four automobiles in the ITnited States in 189fi. ZAN BROS., Inc., and The J. K. GILL CO. Just recently Zan Bros., Inc., 52 Front St., manufacturers and jobbers of brooms, brushes, baskets, etc., were considering the purchase of a light delivery truck. On being given the names of various local firms using REO SPEED WAGONS for delivery purposes, they called up the J. K. Gill Go. and inquired about the service their REO SPEED WAGON had given. We do not say that Zan Bros, bought a REO SPEED WAGON solely on the recommendation of the J. K. Gill Co., but the incident serves to con firm our oft-repeated contention that The service REO SPEED TV A GONS render makes it a pleasure for users to recom mend them to intending pur chasers. It is but seldom that we can offer im mediate deliveries on REO SPEED WAGONS, but it so happens now. This situation will not last very long it is advisable to secure yours with out delay. . Northwest Auto Co. DISTRIBUTORS Alder at Eighteenth "The Line Complete Portland, Or. Jgl 11 : " mmk 1