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About The Sunday Oregonian. (Portland, Ore.) 1881-current | View Entire Issue (Aug. 13, 1922)
TIIE SUNDAY OREGOXIAX, - PORTLAND; AUGUST 1022 EARL CUR LATEST PORTLf D All INTRODUCING TIIE NEW EARL CAR. WHICH HAS JUST INVADED PORTLAND. . r Distribution of New Line Taken by A. C. Stevens. - Lr"" t McCALLUM JOINS FIRM WrII-Kncma Lncal Automobile Mao Will Dlrtrt Iletail Sale fur Organisation. . ,i 'Naff -mm,, i 0 4 ... f ' J I . , 1 1 hlilillllPlWI"Ssi Nllllimi " f. - -.inilrl".i(pjl": . . , Tha Karl car wu added last week to the list of automobiles represent d la the PortUrd terr'torr. when It wa announced bjr A. C- Steven well-known Cortland automobile man and distributor of tha Haynes . and Wtnton lin.. that he bad se cured tha franchise for this well known four-cyilnder car. A ship ment of toe new Earls, Including the ftve-paeencer tournir car. tha port roadster, sedan and other mod els, waa received early last week by Mr. S-evens. aad the cars, placed on display at the Stevens quarters on tMr Washing-ton street, attracted wide attention during; the week. Tha trl car was broujrct out about a rear sro. following a re .orsanlxatioa of the o'-4 Briscoe com pany. The concern was renamed the Kl Motors. Inc.. tha extensive plants' of tha Hrlscoe a I. Jackson. Mch.. were taken hoid of and facil ities Improved, and a new car known as the Karl was Introduced, re placing the old Briscoe. I'm. Karl Car ew rratloaa. The new car Is a brand-new crea tion and Is a considerably larger car than the old Briscoe. The car.' tt Is declared, does not represent an Improvement over the old Briscoe, but rather is the realisation of the dreams of the encinecra and direc tors of tha company as to what a four-cylinder car cf tha medium priced field should be. The iew company and new car take tha name from Clarence A. Earl, one of tha foremost men of the automobile industry in the coun try, who la prestde'nt and general manager of the company. Karl first spraaar Into prominence In tha in dustry during the war. when, as vice-president of the big Wi'.lys Overland organisation at Toledo. O.. he rendered Invaluable service In transforming that acompany'a giant plant to produce gnn carriage and army equipment. Following the war ha was again la tba public eye mhen. as general manager of tha Willys-Overland company, he directed the company's Interests during a strike which tied; bp tha plant for six monins ana which was finally won by tha com pany. Shortly after leaving tha Wll-Irs-OVerland company Karl was asked by the old Briscoe company to take the helm of that organiza tion, reform it and get it under way a one of the big producers of the country. Tha new Karl Motors com pany and tha Karl car were tha re sults. MeVallasa J alas firms. The new car Is of handsome de sign, refined throughout. Tha wheel- base is 111 inches, the motor is four csltnder cast en bloc, wtlh head re movable and valvea In side, the horsepower is rated at Its (N. A. C. t" and the bora and stroke are 3 :-l and 5 inches. Tires are 32xt nonskld cords. Coincident with the arrival of the aew cars It was announced by Mr. Stevens that W. J. MoCaiiura baa be curaa associated with the company as salea manager. Mr. McCalium Is, well known along the automoblfe row. ta Portland, having formerly been manager of the Noilhwest sale company ar!d head of the Au tomotive Sale company. In his new capacity he wlU direct the retail activities of the S:evens organ I tion for all three lines. Mr. Stevens devoting his time to expanding the w hoieaaie business of tha firm. E HJIS NEW FUEL tXI'OHCKI) ISE OF II.TIHE I'UXXKl). "Carburant Xatlonal" 1 c c kip-tl After Extcnlve Kxixrlmcnts. Trsts Irove Value. ROHAN MOTORS TOO SPEEDY Teo-Milr-Prr-!lotir Limit and Krwrd Regulators I'rgrd. ROME. Aug. !- Confronted will the difficulty of controlling speed ing automobilae within tha city limits. Komi la considering a device whtca will prevent tha car to which tt ta Attached from travelling over 1 aniU-a aa hour. Tha mora the dr.ver "steps on It." tha alowar t.ie car will run. This automatic speed regulator Is the Invention of Ernesto Fragaro ar.d Ettora Villa. An Indicator is set at the number of miles aa hour desired aa tha maximum speed. An appltcation of centrifugal force In terrupts tha working of tha motors If ha driver atteropta to go beyond toe limit. la Rome tha narrow streets In tha older quarters of tha city; the numerous hills and the Inequalities in tha pavementa of many streets make fast driving particularly dangerous- Drivers ere prone to d sre Kard existing speed regularities so the city authorities are giving thought to making obligatory the use of th:s automatic speed regula tor. LAW EXKORCKMEXT IS HARD Conditions t'liangr Too Rapidly la Anio Field. Says Official. OLTMPIA. Wash.. Aug. 11 Many conditions existing In the etate of 'Washington render the enforcement of traffic laws extremely difficult. according to L D. McArdle. director of efficiency and head of the stats highway patrol. Legislative action to cover unknown conditions is an Impossibility, he said, because the rapid development of the motor traffic on the hmhways causes con ditions to arise that cannot be fore aeen two years In advance. "The only way to make effective traffic control that will meet condi tions that are changing daily is to grant to the state, through the high war committee, the power to coitirjl traffic by rales and regulations Lav ing the force of law." declared Mr. McArdle. "This is not an untried ex periment, as the conferring upon the fisheries board of such powers has accomplished all that waa ex pected and has eliminated all the conflicting opinion that had pre viously made control of fisheries Impossible." WASHINGTON, li. C. Aug. It. Consul Wesley Frost at Marseille. reports to tha department of com merce that the French government Is contemplating tne enforced use as motor fuel of a new mixture composed of alcohol, gasoline, cyclo hexanol and pnenol; partly In order to dispose of crest accumulations of alcohol and partly to.reduce. the country's dependency Tor mineral oils on the United States. Great Bri tain and Holland. As a result of extensive experiments a "casburant national,'' as it is called, has been developed, the practical value of which la claimed to have been proved by tests. The formula is gasoline SOU. alcohol at 95 degree 100. cyclohexsnol 17.3. phenol 17.6. Various Interests have been at tempting to find an assured market for the alcohol distilled from sugar beets, surplus wines and vegetable products. The quantities of such alcohol produced In any year fluc tuate, and the growers would like to be assured against overproduction by an arr.-ngement which would al ways enable them to convert their surplus Into alcohol at remunera tive prices. The solution which has been hit upon for disposing of the excess stocks of alcohol and provid ing a regular market for alcohol in the future la the enforced use of al cohol aa an adulterant of gasoline. The difficuities have htlherto been that the price of the alcohol has been somewhat higher than the price of gasoline so that the result ing mixture would be somewhat more expensive than gasoline. Un der the terms of the Beziera con cordat the French government would establish a national alcoitui office possessing a monopoly of the purcnase and sale of alcohol, and tills office, wouid produce the car burant national. It would be subsi dised by a tax of 1 Iranc per hecto liter on all wine marketed In France and of 0 centimes per hectoliter on all cider marketed. It Is claimed that the resulting funds could be used to reduce the price of alcohol to such an extent that consumers of the new mixture would not suffer financially. It would thua appear that the wine and cider consumers of France would ultimately pay in the shape of a slightly increased price of wins for a subsidy which ould keep the alcohol industry afloat and would diminish by at least ! per cent the French impor tations of gaaoline. The movement appears to be po litically very strong, and there is said to be a possibility that legisla tion will be enacted which will re sult in the replacing of gasoline throughout Franca by a mixture containing 90 per cent gasoline and 1 per cent alcohol. The weakest point In the project seems to be the amount of the wine tax which would be necessary to reduce the price of alcohol to a level with that of gaso Una. Tha contemplated tax might not yield a sura suf.gdent to pro vide the subsidy. -"if '.-irr; ""SA . - ; "s '. y I t-We III, A ill - ' . Abeve are abovrw f we ef the papular aew Earl mtodels the sedan at the top aad the apart roadster fcelew. A. C Stevens, Ilayaea aad Wiatea dlstrlbator. has Jus added the Karl te his line, and will aaadle this well-kaewsi fovr-eyllader ear tor thla territory. The two eara above are 'ream a large shipsaeat ef Karla Jast anloaded laat week by Mr. dteveaa. . . - the charting car will continue en to New York. Making the plains and deserts safe for California motoring visitors is the purpose of the long Journey. The trails across the continent were msrked a number of years ago by the club', but It is necessary to reno vate tha system of signs because travelers are "continually "shooting up" the metal signs. As the club crew travels eastward It will keep constantly In touch with the touring bureaus of the organiza tion throughout tha southern part of the etate so that motorists of any section wishing to tour to the east this summer will have road news hot from the wires. Work Is progressing rapidly on the signposting of the Bankhead or southern transcontinental highway into southern California by club crews, according to an announce ment just made here. This will serve to torinsr ln thousands of motoring parties every year. iDfiOHN SALES .MM MANY MOTORISTS DECIDE OS NEW CARS SUDDENLY. ? - y ,e!aeWst.7Mnihisii aifrijAaSffaiiiuii rr utitts- rrnrirfcgi.n. nyrf j S . The Standard of Comparison lm The Finest Model "45" Buick Ever Built From the Exhaust. THERE are 105 automobile fac tories In operation 4n (his country. ' There are 20.000 motor busses now in operation In the United States. A Milwaukee power concern nai 18 motor buaaea feeding Its car lines. "Be a good felloe," says the wheel. "Keep cool." says the fsn. Never turn off -the ignition on I hill or the car will drag the engine Don't blame the tires If you skid after lamming the throttle too soon. Extra tires not In uss on the car should be stored In a cool, dark, dry place. A motor bus with a glass Inclosed top proved a curiosity in New York recently. The average life of an automobile In the Unl'ed States is estimated at five years Make aura the jack la secure and In ..working order before attempting Condition Said to Indicate More Business Confidence and Im provement Generally. ROAD . CILRTIXG STARTED Southern California Motor Asso ciation Bust Wltli Task. LOS ANGELES. Cat. Aug. 1!. One of the biggest annual tasks of the Automobile club of Southern California has just started the re charting of the trancontlnental hiichways leading to the southern part of the state. The official crew representing the clubs signposting department and Its drafting bureau is now en route to Kansas City over the National Old Trails highway. It la probable that to take off a wheel. Paris poUeemen are now provided with motorcycles that can .carry four other officers of the law la the side car. The average Lumber of people to each automobile In California Is 5 is. In Alabama it Is U.S. It Is said that the only Chinese automobile race driver is Jim Cay, a resident of Canton, China. The Union, of South Africa Im ported 24.2C5 motor vehicles during the years 1117-1921 Inclusive. Watch- for black amoke. Tour car's burning oil. You've "too much oil aboard or too rich a mixture. The automobile industry Is now third on the list. First comes pack ing and then the steel Industry. New cars should be driven rather slowly for the first 1000 miles. Never more than J9 miles per hour. The production of automobile in 1S21 required 1.4(4.000 tons of steel. Six million gallons of var nish and paint were required. DETROIT, Mich.. Aug. 12. In an analysis of the existing automobile market R. H. Collins, president and general manager of the Peerless Motor Car company of Cleveland. O., today pointed out as its. most Inter esting characteristic the fact that it is what he terms a "quick-buying market." . "Our distributors report that they are making ealos every day to peo ple who 'Just'' dropped in.' without having prevously been in contact with a Peerless salesman." sales Mr. Collins. "Such a condition Is a radical change from the normal market. In which the average buyer goes about his selection of a car In a more or less leisurely manner, and a, sales man of virtually every make of au tomobile in the price class that in terests " the prospect Is given a chance to present Uie merits of hie product. "Nowadays It frequently happens that nobody knows a certain, buyer Is In the market until be actually closes the deal for the car. "Th beet explanation of the chang in conditions is found, I thlipk. in the fact that so many mo torists who had decided to drive ther old cars a year longer have been suddenly e-elzed with the de sire which la sweeping the country this spring for the new-and Im proved mooelsv "As a rule they era not satisfied with driving- the old car 'as is.' and it Is when they preee-ret it to the re pair man for adjustments and tun ing up t'ha4 they become infected with the new-car bacillus in its most Virulent form, and they buy while the fever Is on them. "And this attitude of the buyers la by no means an. undesirable one. In the first place It reveals a degree of economic confidence on the part of the public which, Is needed more than anyth-lng else while we are re covering from the depressing condi tions Incident to the aftermath of war. 'la the second place, and equally Important, U demonstrates beyond contradiction that the people have come rightfully to recognize the motor car aa an essential factor in the conduct of their affairs, no mat ter where their Individual walk in life may lead them. It has come to tie an accepted fact that, no matter what one's occupation may be, the automobile Is adaptable to his ad vantageous use." A Nexo Principle ' Tke new Buick six cylinder models are perhaps tha eaaieat-riding cars of the day due to a distinctive develop ment in cantilever spring construction The Buick One for 1923 Comprises 14 Models The Pacific Coast Prices Including War Tax FOUR-CYLINDER MODELS ROADSTER, 2-passenger $1050 Touring, 5-pasaenger. . , $1075 Coupe, 3-passenger. ........ .$1385 Sedan,' 5-passenger $1625 Touring Sedan, 5-passenger. .$1540 SIX-CYLINDER MODELS Touring Sedan, 5-passenger. .$2210 Roadster, 2-passenger $1400' Touring, 5-passehger $1425 Sedan, 5-passenger $2270 Conpe, 4-passenger . ........ .$2180- Touring, 7-passenger $1690 Sedan, 7-passenger $2495 Sport Roadster, 3-passcnger $ldJ0 Sport Touring, 4-passenger $195 It is a beautiful car it is luxurious it is a mechanical master, piece. Stand off and note the snappy lines, the higher hood, the . full crown fenders, sturdy artillery wheels, drum type head and cowl lamps, the low khaki-lined top. Then sit in the car. Here is comfort equaled only in the costliest automobiles. Look about you the upholstery and trimming; are Of the finest quality, the instrument board is equipped with richly finished instruments, the control lever is at finger's end, the cowl ventilator control and windshield wiper are within easy reach. . And the chassis shows far-reaching improvements. Test the new rear cantilever springs you will be amazed at the difference in riding comfort. Lock the handy transmission control and know that this feature, with others, gives Buick a low rating by insur ance underwriters. Even the famous Buick Valve-in-Head motor shows important changes higher cylinder block, larger connect ing rods and pistons, larger crankshaft, with pressure feed to main bearings. . - ' , PACIFIC COAST PRICE Model 23-45 6 cylinder 5 passenger INCLUDING WAR TAX Sample Cars Now on Display at Our Sales Room Howard Automobile Company LARGEST DISTRIBUTORS OF AUTOMOBILES IN THE WORLD TWELFTH' AND ALDER STREETS BROADWAY 1130 When better automobiles are built, Buick Will build them WHITE STREAK DN TOUR FAMOUS MITCHELL CAB WILL. TAKE PAUT IX CARAVAN. territory, according- to Mitchell, Lewis - & Staver company, to out perform the Mitchell White Streaks ot other sections. LOCAL PHYSICIAN MAKES FAST RUN FROM. LOS ANGELES WITH PAIGE u6-66." CuntU-ts Make Auto Flairs. Th motor vehicle lirrnse plates for u:J which are lr:nt manufac tured at the state r-rnUcnt larr will fc more durable than any others the state has provided, and also will b the handsomest ever worn by au tomobiles In Wuhlrjton. says a dis patch from Walla Walla. They are to have blue letters on a white enameled backitround. closely r--semlillnff -he California plates seen on motor vehicles driven through Washington by tourists this sum rue r. sj muni. H mm r ,HJy "" ' -otw. ' v': " ' . ji v. ' , aA k " y i. .-PZZ i.'"'' K , " ;. jt W 1--w----T"v-- -'-mft ? . . : . . 4v " "r . V - ir:,-.. r-vxay 'r": ' "TkMnm Auto From Eastern Factory Bears Slogan, "Portland, 1925" Painted on Side. One of the features of tho 1925 exposition caravan, which left Port land yesterday on an extended tour of the state, w, the Mitchell "White Streak." This oar was shipped to Mitchell, Lewis & Staver company, local distributors, from Che factory and barely arrived In time to be en tered In the oarava. While the . "White Streak" is a stock model Mitchell In every re spect it is unique in that It Is painted entirely white and carries .on its side in huge letters "Portland 1925." The car is driven by J. H. Maden. territory representative of the Mitchell people, and Mr. Maden will make It a point to give the 1925 fair as much boosting as possible by showing: off the performances of the new Mitchell chassis equipped with the F-50 motor. The "White Streak" Mitchells op erating In other sections of the country have some very remarkable records for speed, hill climbing- and stunt performances, and an effort will he mad In the northwestern POLAND CAJTSOT BUY CARS People Like V. S. Autos Best, but Exchange Rate Is Too Low,",'.- No great' number of American cars have been sold in Poland since the pre-war period, saya Assistant Trade Commissioner Allport, W.ar saw, in a report to the automotive division of the department of com merce, because of the high prices asked for them. Some of the more expensive makes would sell for about 20.000.000 Polish marks, de livered a sum which only four or five people in Poland could afford to pay. American cars are in fa vor with people, however and would be given preference over European makes if prices were equalized with the latter. . Some Austrian and German cars have been sold; but French, Knglish and American cars are inaccessible to the majority of the people under the existing low exchange value of the Polish mark. Second-hand American cars are being offered by relief organizations at low prices, but the cara are in such poor con dition after hard service that they present little or no competition to new cars. - MADE TOUR OK SOITHEHS DR. S. M. OKLLKRT AND HANDSOME CAR IX WHICH HK RRCEXTLT STATU WITH HIS FAMILY. Northern California now offers the only real barrier to fast and comfortable travel between Portland and San Krarreisco or Los Angeles, according to Ir. 8. M. Gellert. local physician, who returned -to this city laat week after a vacation trip in California with his family, on the return from Los Angeles Ijr. Gellert cov ered the distance with hia Paige oar In 45 hours' traveling time, he stated. Ire southern Oregon there are bad detours on each aide1 of Sutherlln and south of Roseburg. said Dr. Gellert. but the really hard foad Is a detour of about It miles around Dunsmuir. in northern California. The, Portland physician is an ardent booster for the Oregon (ate .Mtor association. By getting road Information and advice as to hotels and accommodations along the may from the local office at 27 J Pine street before starting out. he was able to save a great deal of time aad expense on his trip, he said. Another pointer as to California traveling which he Rives Is that motor cops are thick as bers and "hard-boiled," and that it pays to obey the traffic laws closely. DOS Overland DO DALL-PISTONS Exact factory duplicate but lighter and more refined.. "Better Pistons-Are Sot Made" Largest stock . of FINISHED Pistons in the northwest. Pins Rings Bushings Motor Equipment Co. 72 Broadway at Oak Portland - Oregon Phone Broadway 3327 NEW LOWER PRICES Now you can buy a genuine Seiberling 'Cor d w it h the tread that cannot separate at prices charged for ordi nary tires. 132x4 28d SEIBERLING CORD TIRES I 30x3 V2 Peerless Tire & Rubber Co. 13th at Stark and Bnrnside NOW IS THE TIME TO BUY VACUUM TIRES Prices Size ; Cord. Fabric. 30x3 (4-pIy) ..$15.75 $11:95 30x3 (6-ply) 4 21.40 32x4 .' ... 29.25 19.40 33x4 30.15 20.30 34x4 . 31.05 21.25 GUP Ton Tested Cord Tube. Tube. $2.40 $1.95 3.05 3.15 3.30 3.30 3.45 3.60 The Safety Non-Skid Feature Costs You Nothing The quality of Vacuum Cup tires is recommended long after the price is forgotten. A. J. WINTERS CO., Agents 65-67 Sixth St, Portland, Oregon Phones Broadway 3992, Broadway 0391 DIRECT FACTORY MOTOR TRUCKS SALES AND SERVICB INTERNATIONAL HARVESTER CO. f America, CORNER BELMONT AND BAST WATER STREETS. FOR SALE Established ntorare buttery station handling- Wl'lard stor age battery loeated In city on htfrh ray. Fine opportunity for an svto electrical man; also tire shop; none now In this community. Terr reason able terms. Phone Residence, East 6058.' Auto Accessories, Equipment and Parts 64"66Broadwa distributors for tires Across From the Artisans' Building and One Door North
