The Sunday Oregonian., March 13, 1921, SECTION SIX, Page 3, Image 75

TIIE SUNDAY OREGOXIAN, PORTLAND, MAHCII 13, 1921
AUTOMOTIVE NEEDS
INCREASE IH JAPAN
Development During Last
Three Years Notable.
PACE IS SET IN TOKIO
few years doubtlessly It will be re
gretted that this was not made 100
feet.
Superficial observers of Japanese
motor conditions are disposed to ex
press surprise that Japan has not
umuo Bremer progress, ana mat in
this respect she does not compare fa
vorably with America, or at least Eu
rope. But one should bear In mind
that Japan has been open to western
civilization only about 60 years,
whereas America has had the advan
tage of several hundred years of civilizing-
Influences. If Japan continues
to progress at the same rate she has
been doing: in the1 past half century,
who knows but that In a short time
Americans may be sending- to Japan
for the best designs In motor carriers.
EXPORTS
SHOW
INCREASE
While Motoring Faces Handicap of
Bad Roads Highways Are Be
ing Improved Rapidly.
Year 102 0 Registered Substantial
Gain Over 1910.
The foreign trade of the United
States In passenger cars, trucks.l
motorcycles, parts, g-as tractor en
gines and tires reached a total of
$382,675,457 in 1920, an increase of
slightly more than $175,000,000 over
Ai.tnmnttv d c ve'.oDm en f in Japan tne preceding year, according to a
diring the last three years shows a report from Washington. By expand-
gieat numerical increase in cars ana "s uuoihcssb oy bo great
trucks, but a retrogression in oper
ating conditions, writes Hi Sibley in
the current issue of the Commercial
Car Journal
At that time there Vere less than
JuuO motor Vehicles in the empire;
about 20 trucks and one motor fire
engine. Now the estimated amount is
about 10.000 vehicles, and in Tokio
aione a dozen firefighting vehicles
besides a great number of . street
sprinklers, ambulances, hearses, light
delivery trucks and over 200 motor
buses. Most of these latters are ite-
pnblics. with also a large representa
tion of Clydesdales. In 1917 there
was only one gasoline filling station;
today they may be found all over tne
city. Ten thousand vehicles, nowever.
In a population of 60,000.000 persons.
Is still a very small proportion, from
American standards.
Poor Roads Ketard ITorrr.
a value, the industry pushed its total
export Hales for all years well above
the billion dollar mark, the statistics
NEW FIERCE-ARROW HERE
1021 CARS AT FAGAX COMPAXT
ATTRACT ATTEXTIOX.
HUDSON SUPER-SIX
Left-Hand Drive and Stream Lines)
Are Xoticeabie Changes From
Former Models.
Charles C. Fagan. head of Charles!
C. Fagan company. Inc.. had a little
automobile show of his own last week I
at his show room, at the corner of I
Ninth and Burnside streets, the oc
casion being the arrival here or two
of the 1921 Plerce-Arrow cars. The
show room was thronged the entire
week with interested motorists, who
cave the new cars a thorough "once I
over from stem to stern, ana a iew
opportunities were offered to take I
the cars out of the show rooms for
trial runs on the road.
The new Plerce-Arrow lives up to
the most sanguine expectations of I
motor fans and marks a new mile
stone in motor car construction, in
the opinion of many who visited the I
show rooms last week. Two of the I
cars, a touring car finished in a I
beautiful shade of blue, and a four-
passenger sedan finished in gray, ar-
NEW TYPE OF FORD IS TRIED OUT BY WAR DEPARTMENT.
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Many elements have retarded prog
ress. The principal seiDacK, nowever,
i lnadeauate roads. From time lm
ircmorial Japanese cities have been
"paved" with loose gravel, which was
left for traffic to roll out. Speedy
motor cars did not improve the con
4.tton of these highways any. They
Instead simply dry cleaned the streets
by sucking up all the finer binding
material, scattering it to the four
winds, resulting in decidedly uneven
eurfaces. There are very few stretches
of asphalt in Tokio, and none of them
of anv length. The rest is gravel,
vrfcich, through heavy traffic and neg
lect, develops a gray eione ausi in .
dry weather and a particularly greasy ONE OF L'XCSCAL CARS PARTICIPATING IX RECENT TRACTOR TESTS
nd etidurinsr mud In wet weather.
Added to this, the motorist has
Have You Noted Its New
Price Advantage ?
Regardless of your ability to buy any car you choose,
consider if you can find the justification of finer quality,
in a costlier car than Hudson.
To appreciate its value you need not be a Hudson en
thusiast in the sense of those thousands who hold it es
sentially the greatest of all cars. But you must recognize
its long-held position among the leaders in performance,
reliability and distinction.
And consider what an endorsement is represented in
its more than five years leadership of fine car. sales.
Now that its price advantage is even more intensified,
will not its sixth year of sales leadership show even a
greater margin of popular preference?
C. L. Boss Automobile Co.
615-617 Washington Street
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other burdens. On of these, and not
a small item, is a 35 per cent increase
over the American cost for Import
duty and ocean freight. Before Ford
reduced his price last summer a tour
ing car without Belf starter cost in
Tokio 2200 yen, which is equivalent to
$1100. On top of this the owner had
to car a municipal tax of $18t annu
ily. Gasoline tlia". sola for s cents showing that the world has bought
a gallon three years ago now sells at from the makers of this country
70 cents at a lining station, or os $1,319,545,810 in these lines in all
ctnts in tins; I years since 1907,
Trafio i.n Hamper. I All of the component automotive
Free negotiation through the city lines combined in rolling up the in-
AT WASHINGTON.
Former Secretary of War Newton D. Baker should be able to travel
the most Insurmountable roads with this eight-wheeled Ford. The sec
retary wasn't satisfied with Just looking it over; he hopped in and took
the wheel Just to see how it "handled." General Peyton C. March, chief of
staff, is third from the right. This photo was taken during the course of
a tractor test at Washington, D. C, by the war department, shortly before
the democratic administration went out of office. Many tractors and
"tractorized" autos were tried out during the tests.
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treets is hampered greatly by exact
rr restrictions. The motorist is
barred from streets 24 feet wide and
tinder and most of them are under
that width unless he gets special
nolice permission.
All Japanese motorists, and the ma
Jority of foreigners, maintain chauf-
crease In 1920. Passenger car exports
Jumped from $75,700,527 to $165,255,-
921; trucks gained an approximate
$11,000,000 to a 1920 total of $46,765,-
781; parts value rose to $42,562,186
from $25,362,093; the tire exports were
$52,570,103, as against $38,924,659: en
gines from $20,026,172 to $21.965959
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DEALERS PREPARED FOR BE
TCRX OF BCYIXG SPIRIT.
feurs. Few "gentlemen" have ' ' B
mb- in rfriv their own cara. and lo t"W).aoi.
many of the Japanese have a sort of
footman in addition to tne cnauiieur.
The former's duties include opening
doors and asking directions of pollce-
rien. This in Itself is a busy pursuit,
as the streets Have no names and the
houses are numbered haphazardly.
The most definite direction one can
tet is the name of the "ku, or "ken.
which corresponds to our 'ward" in
American cities. For instance, if Mr.
Tamamoto at No. 14 Marunouchi was
ought it would necessitate a house
to-house canvass of all the houses ii
tris large district until you happened
imon N'o. 14. lumbers are never con
ecutive.
t hnnffenr Hard oa Gar.
The native chauffeur Is notoriously
hard on a car, both in operation and
mglect. The largest importer In
Japan stated that the proportion of
r pairs here to the number of cars
used was enormous. The native is
Studebaker Light Six Xegotlates
Distance in 9 Honrs, 15 Minutes
and 50 Seconds.
rived here a week ago and were
shown last week. Other cars are on
the wav and will arrive here within
a few days. LOS ANGELES, Cal., March 12. The
In general appearance the new car I latest performance of the Studebaker
stm bears the unmistakable Pierce- light six. breaking the valley route
Arrow stamp, although built more record between San Francisco and
aiong stream lines. ine nicKeiea
radiator and general design is main
tained, however. The biggest change
Los Angeles, last week lr the re
markable timef 9 hours, 15 minutes.
60 seconds, lowering the previous
on ?rnrwn by a high-powered Yeavy
MJ ! l..n AL.il car. has created a sensation in Call-
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to meet with the prevailing custom
I, sitting in the tonneau, to see the
pilots in the front seat. The fog
acted as a screen and reflected the
headlights, allowing the pilot to eee
only a few yards of the road ahead.
Hart Weaver was driving at the time.
He turned off all the lights and
plunged the car into the darkness
ahead with the throttle wid open.
He could only see the side of the
road for a very short distance ahead,
but driving with fine nerve and with
the electric .siren screaming like some
strange animal he went through with
out stop or mishap and without losing
more than 15 minutes on the hundred
mile stretch below normal time. This
waj without question the most thril
ling lap of the -race."
The start was made from Los An
geles at 10 o'clock at night. A spe-
BUICK SALES HEAD HAPPY
BETTER BCSIXESS REPORTED
TO HEADQUARTERS.
Brighter Conditions Aro Already
Here, Says Head of Auto
Distribution.
"It is not a case of what Is going to
happen in the way of brighter condi
tions. We want to say in all frank
ness, so far as the Buick Motor com-
cial sack of United States mail was i pany is concerned, the time is here,
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to Buy a TRUCK
The need for motor transport will
be greater this year than ever. You
have been thinking for several
months about buying a truck and
there is no time like the present to
decide.
Every indication points to the re
turn to normal business conditions.
That means the demand for motor
trucks will increase and those who
have a truck will be prepared to
meet it.
Be Prepared
The first step is the selection of
your truck. Of course we advise the
MACK. But don't take our word
alone for it. You, no doubt, know
somebody or some firm that owns a
MACK truck. Ask for a recommen
dation. We know the MACK is the
best motor truck in the world and are
confident MACK owners will tell you
' their opinion is the same.
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Motor Truck Corporation
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crew smashed the coast route record
Agents Are Xot Overloaded, but
Are Ready to Meet Market De
mands, It Is Said.
''Paige has scheduled a goodly pro
duction of cars and trucks for 1921,
basing its plans on the conviction
that the necessary adjustments of
American commercial affairs have
been completed and that the Ameri-
oiten a raw amateur in the matter ot I can people are about ready to resume
mechanics, and, contrary to the gen- normal business relations," Harry M.
eral impression in the states, lacks our Jewett. president of the Paige-De-
ankee Instinct for such things and troit Motor Car company, has written
is neither adaptable nor inventive. Cook and ill. Inc., Portland dealers
However, he must be ffiven credit, for for Paige cars.
lrfinite persistence and patience, and I "We have been optimistic and con
pnrhaps a few more years will bring fident during the recent dull days be-
hm up to the mechanical plane of his I cause we believed the discomfort suf
western brother. I fered was necessary and that nothing
But unfortunately for his ultimate could possibly -keep such a universal
success In driving, the Japanese utility as the automobile in eclipse
chauffeur, with some exceptions, is I tor very long," continues President
excitable, often losing his head in an I Jewett.
emergency. A characteristic bit. of "But we did not push our optimism
driving occurred not long ago when to the extent of loading up our deal
a young native chauffeur ran over I ers with more cars than they could
a woman and then became so "rat
tled" that he turned the car directly
upon six men cooling themselves on
a bench in front of a shop. All six
were injured. However, one can
healthfully digest when the demand
was slight. Now that the turn has
come and the buying spirit Is once
lore In evidence our dealers are in
excellent shape to co-operate with us
hardly be blamed for losing his head to bring our plans to a successful ful
occasionally, in view of the conglom- filment and to make 1921 a profitable
erate pedestrian traffic everlastingly year for all concerned. In fact, they
congesting the streets, wandering
here and there with no particular
precedent to follow as to direction.
Many American Makes In Service
Among the trucks. Republics easily
predominate, and are employed In the
following services: Fire-fighting.
street sprinkling, freight transporta
tion, motor buses, etc Packards are
are eager to back us to the limit and
are not only taking full quotas of
cars, but in some instances they are
exceeding 100 per cent. We have
every reason therefore to believe the
year will be an excellent one.
One feature of our own situation
which is very helpful is the fact that
we are offering a complete new line
-n,ilmaA with nnWP.r T1 ATI t M that haVft
making good reputations for them- already scored some notable achieve
eelvea. a noteworthy fact is that some ,nf , ,ha wav of sensational per-
dr're cars will still be made and may
be secured in the new models by those
who perfer them. The attractive
Pierce-Arrow feature of the lights on
the front fenders is retained, al
though lights in the usual place be
tween the fender and radiator are
provided for those who desire them
In turning out the new model the
Plerce-Arrow has concentrated on the
production of one chassis upon which
carried under authority from the
postmaster general, the trip being
designed to demonstrate the value of
the automobile as a- auxiliary to
air and rail for the carrying of fast
mail. The automobile proved its su
periority over the rail transportation,
so far as speed Is concerned, by beat
ing the fast Southern Pacific train
by 4 hours, 30 minutes, 10 seconds.
Only two stops were made on the
entire run: Bight minutes at Fresno
for gasoline and ten minutes at Oak
land waiting for the automobile ferry
The car was checked in by D. M.
Ritchie, night foreman at the Ferry
postoffice at 7:15:50 o'clock Wednes-.
day morning, just 9 hours, 15 minutes.
60 seconds, after leaving Los Angeles.
geies by 2 hours, 35 minutes, 20 sec
onds, and established a new round
trip record of 21 hours and 23 min
utes, elapsed time.
The crew of the record-breaking
car was composed of Harf L. Weaver
and James F. Gurley of the Chester
N. Weaver company, who took equal
turns at the wheel on the gruelling
test. Phil 'Sheridan, San Francisco
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J v . tu"s'B " "Si"y , arger WeaTer company, mechanician. The
and heavier than the former lighter bazar(iou3 test was severe on the car.
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Mechanically the new car is quite o- h... h,,-i t,
similar to the former Pierce-Arrow entire trip and tne mechanician and
with a number of minor improve- ,.,. tn j,..
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the company engineers. The dual- Th Ur,t w.,-- nimi , ,inh'
valve motor has been developed to a ing. the road Dut tne men wno sat
point where It yields the maximum in the tonneau could only sit as silent
i pUcr .mm nt amount oi mei witnesses on the thrilling run.
consumea, accoraing to statements or The most thrilling and perhaps the
the company. The universal gear most dangerous stretch of the fast
shift has been adopted in place of dasn was between Tulare and Mer
ino 01a transmission wnn iour speeas ced, when the car was driven through
iorwara. witn tne new motor four a dense tule fog for a distance of
lorwara speeas are unnecessary, It mora than one hundred miles. Com
is stated, as great flexibility has been mentine- unnn the run thrnueh the stump puller and skidder and has
developed. foer Sheridan, the observer said: I Deen ful,v patented with the prob-
The new car Is to be turned out In I "Onl wnnderfnl lnrlt nd the able Intention of manufacturing It for
rour open and six closed models, as finest kind of drivine could have distribution as a sort of tractor ac
follows: Open models, runabout, broueht the car throuch the fog. cessory. The present plan is to dis
four - passenger, six - passenger and The atmosphere was so dense that it tribute the device through tractor and
seven-passenger cars; close moceis, i vee almost impossible for Cook and I implement qeaiers.
coupe, limousine, coupe-seaan, vestibule-sedan,
brougham and landaulet
It is probable that all, or nearly all If
of the different style cars, will be
seen in Portland before this season
is over.
STUMP PULLER FOR FORD-SOX
Alabama Man Seeks Patent on
Interesting Accessory.
ENTERPRISE, Ala., March 12.
Henry A. Dorsey recently demon
strated a new stump-pulling device of
which he is the inventor and which,
when attached to a Fordson tractor,
accomplishes the feat of pulling about
400 stumps daily. The machine has
3500 horse power delivered off the
drum. Two to six stumps were Jerked
out at a single pull.
The device is known as the Dorsey
says E. T. Strong, Bulck general sales
manager, in a letter to the Howard
Auto company, local Bulck dealers.
As further evidence that there is
decided improvement throughout the
industrial centers of the United
States. Mr. Strong tells of a number
of recent telegrams in each Instance
expressing anxiety in respective local
ities for immediate delivery of ship
ments containing certain models.
"Need shipments badly." "Please
rush two carloads." These are char
acteristic messages received by the
Bulck sales department, be states.
"Immediate" and "rush" appear in
most of them and requests for addi
tions to original orders are frequent.
"The sun is beginning to shine in
this part of the country, get ready for
it," is the message from H. E. Pence,
head of the Pence-Buick company of
Minneapolis, which in normal times
buys its Buicks by the trainload.
"Since February 1 we have enjoyed
a real revival in our retail business,
not only in the city of Philadelphia,
but in other centers of large popula
tion in our territory." the Philadel
phia branch telegraphed the factory,
and In evidence it presents the state
ment that in two weeks in February
the Philadelphia retail department
sold a total of 33 lota, all for immedi
ate delivery.
From its Chicago distributors the
Buick received a request for the ship
ment of eight carloads as quickly as
possible, while rush orders for vary
ing amounts, received from Dallas,
Tex.: Memphis. Tenn.; Pittsburg and
Denver give indication of the wide
spread character of the revival of de
mands for motors, Mr. Strong states.
Change oil every 1000 miles.
of the trucks first used in Japan, the
Isotta-Fraschini and Fiats, both high
priced vehicles purchased by the Im
perial railways, are still running.
Bethlehem, White, Selden, Federal,
Clydesdales are other familiar names,
and the Kelly is also making particu
larly rapid strides in public favor,
due as much to efficient representa
tion as to the inherent qualities of the
truck.
Farm tractors have made their de
but in the northern island of Hok
kaido, where 15 Fordsons are in op
eration. This island still contains
much undeveloped but excellent farm
land, and as compared to the rest of
tne country it is sparsely settled. It
has been open to colonization only
about 50 years, and from observations
obtained by the writer on a recent
visit, is a land of promise for many
such American products in the line of
automotive equipment as bears on
freight transportation, motor buses.
sawmill and logging machinery, and
farm equipment. Manufacturing is
encouraged there, and the new towns
and cities are laid out with straight
and broad streets.
(.'na-ineeni Being Educated.
As for the rest of Japan, both in
cities and country, road improvement
has been at a standstill up to recent
ly. Now, however, several cities and
municipalities have made large ap
propriations for street paving and
road improvement. Native engineers
have been sent to America to study
road engineering, and one of the large
projects Is the 20-mile highway be
tween Tokio and Yokohama. A fea
ture of this will be a concrete sus
pension bridge, the first In the orient,
with a length of 1548 feet and width
of 48 feet. The vehicle space, how
ever, will be only 30 feet wide. In a
formance and consequently the new
Paige cars are starting off the year
under very favorable conditions'
AUTO SHORTAGE IS POSSIBLE
History Repeating Itself, Mates
Chevrolet Dealer.
History is repeating itself in the
automobile business." says LeRoy R.
Fields, local dealer In Chevrolet pas
senger and commercial cars. Every
sprin- there is increasea aemana ior
motor cars. A shortage results. Usu
ally there are not enough to go
around. The purchaser who plans to
buy one type of car must often change
his choice or suffer a long wan tor
delivery. .
This ame condition win be true
this year. And those with common
sense are profiting by previous ex
perience to avoid inconvenience to
themselves. No matter when they ex
pect to take delivery of their cars,
they are placing orders now so as to
be sure of what they want when they
want it.
"Tho manufacturer cannot tell Just
what kind of car you want and just
when you will decide. He cannot
give you complete, Intelligent and
satisfying service until you tell him.
So be produces a conservative num
ber of cars and then bases further
manufacture on orders that begin to
come In. w hether you get yours In
the first or the second class is up to
you. This season's models are now
well .stablished. . Their qualities have
been tested in service. There will be
no change in the next few months."
Xew Highway for Xevada.
CARSON CITT, Nev., March 12.
Governor E. D. Boyle has signed the
King road bill, establishing a new
highway from Leeteville to Carson
City, by way of Lahontan and Dayton.
The road will traverse one of the
oldest settled sections of Nevada, in
cluding rich agricultural regions.
Construction of the highway Is to
start as soon as surveys can be com
pleted, contracts let and material as-
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Bern lieu.
The building of macadam roads has
been abandoned In Maryland.
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AUTOMOBILE
ENGINE
SICK?
Are jour spark plugs dirty? Has
your engine lost Its power? Do the
cylinders pump oil? Do the cylinders
need re-boring?
Here Is the Remedy:
Use Zelnicker Ever-Tyte Piston
Rings. Three-piece, entirely different.
Not a step, not a miter, Ever-Tyte.
Less wear on your cylinder wall than
any other piston ring. Greatest oil
and fuel savers in the world.
Here Is the Proof:
We guarantee Zelnicker Ever-Tyte
Piston Rings to produce higher com-
firession, develop more power, and use
ess fuel and lubricating oil, you to
be sole Judge.
We will refund the full purchase
price to any purchaser upon the re
turn of the rings, if they fail to give
absolute satisfaction within a period
of twelve months from date of instal
lation. This is the strongest guarantee
given by any piston ring manufac
turer. If your repair man tries to.
suDstitine or sen you a piston ring,
so-called just as good, order direct
from
Evinrude Motor Company
211 Morrison street. Portland. Ore
gon. Phone Marshall 1765. Wholesale
and retail distributors of Zelnicker
Ever-Tyte Piston Rings for Washing
ton, Oregon and Idaho. Discounts al
lowed to the trade. A live deaier and
representative wanted In your town.
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William C. Jacklin
STATE DISTRIBUTER
WASHINGTON, and MORRISON
at TWENTY-FIRST Main 6359
PORTLAND
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How Long Will Your Battery Last?
WITH any battery, the answer is
Until a certain amount of active
material has fallen off the plates.
In the Philco Retainer Battery, this fall
ing off is long delayed. The active ma
terial is held firmly in place by Philco
Retainers thin sheets of slotted hard
rubber whose slots are so numerous that
they allow the free passage of acid and
current, but so narrow that the active
material cannot readily pass through.
The Philco Retainer is like a log boom,
which lets the water through but holds
the logs back.
VAJT MATRE-HOWARD BATTERY CO,
Portland, Oregon,
48 Aorta Broadway.
Vancouver. Wnh.,
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Have Just Added Two New K-Series
G. M. C. Trucks
To Their Fleet
Another Track Owner Is
Convinced of GMC Quality
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Second Street, Corner Taylor
Portland, Oregon
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