18.
TH
CON SUNDAY JOURNAL, PORTLAND, SUNDAY CORNING. MARCH , 31,- 1807.
EWS AND INFORMATION
ABOUT AUTO DEALERS
Suggestions of Importance for the Men Who Like to Hear the
Hor.k Honk of the Auto for Pleasure and for
Money.
y Atlantic City strain ar earing for
, brer too automobile from near-by states
. .Gasolene H useful la testing, th radl-
amUler opening the watar.
' "Alkoethlno" la the lima of a new
- fuel composed of vaporised denatured
alcohol, acetylene gaa and air.
, m-, mwawvuv fhm roa i w
, Sacramento for the use of th chief en-
lnecr of th t tr department. ,
I directing; his troop In the field In
Che war with Nicaragua, President Bo
ttlHa of Honduras has been using aa
, euiomoou.
'bill for th bonding of th atat
f Connecticut for 8. 000.000 to build a
. comprehensive,, system of - highway le
9ior ui pegwisiur.
tnllea of road, of. which 23.827 are im
proved, 10,584 being; surfaced with gravel
aad 1.296 with Stone, it.
Careless adjustment of the spark or
Induction ooils enormously Increase th
amount of current required and causes
batteries to b rapidly exhausted.
The demand for and scarcity xf good
C-aanffaur Is' shown' by th - fat that
ensespeadeaea and . automobile training;
Schools -are- springing;, up all over the
sjeuntry. "
,, Tbe Standard Oil company has Joined.
is but a limited number of men who
can spare th time to get th full value
out of them, th expense of their oper
ation aad the drastic laws regulating
their use In several continental coun
tries. - i
Economical driving;, a much sought
end. can only be secured by using; Judg
ment. and, where a motor possesses
great flexibility, a point to be observed
la that the hi Kb spsed should be used
as much as possible. In order to do
this well drivers should learn their cars
thoroughly and be able to handle them
In crowded streets. "
President Pope, of th National asso
ciation of .Automobile Manufacturers,
has appointed a. committee to confer
with a like committee from the Auto
mobile American , association touring
Ofndal flgvres show Indiana has W.W I board res-ardlns; rules for this year's I
tAiiin nnn taa r aa
Vanadium, thenw element which Is
said to be about to revolutionise th
steel Industry, according to an expert,
Impregnate certain sandstone and lead
formations In Colorado. California,
Utah, Arlsona'and New Mexico In suf
ficient Quantities to supply th demand
for many years to- cora.-
... Delaware's new automobile Jaw allows
a speed of 13 miles an hour where
buildings are less than 100 feet apart
and of 10. miles ., an hour on country
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Harvey O'Bryan In, Bis Mitchell Runabout
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the motor trade, th company having
teen elected a member of the recently
sn-ganteed - long; Island - Motor- Trad - as
sociation.
Klectria .vehicle . traction and. . the
K-nys are the two scientific develop
ments which promise to bring the great
est benefit to civilisation, .according to
.Tnemaa. a. jsaison.
XCnM Affflrnlfla f Annafruotlanal dm.
tail. In automobiles have been due to
designers having been influenced by their
experience .with stationary sngmesr-otday7and this policy prom lie to-be of
cording; to an expert.
1 Many of the exhibits at the Boston
how were loaded In a special train for
transportation to the show at Provi
dence, which closed last night after a
taoet successful week. '
, King Alfonso has directed that a chair
f au torn obi 11am be established at the
Madrid School of Arts and Crafts in
order that Spanish chauffeurs may re
ceive thorough Instruction.
Drivers of the - taximeter cabs to be
operated In New York, and several other
Eastern cities will be termed "motor
men," toot "chauffeurs, " and will be
forbidden to receive tips.
- The fact that the Boston show,- which
eloeed March M, drew th largest crowds
erf any show in th East, seem to knock
at the argument against late shows,
at least in that section of the country
To enable prospective owner to be
too me "auto wise" a well known manu
facturer, in addition to the usual Instruc
tion books, is distributing a aeries of
right lectures, arranged after the meth
ods of a correspondence school. -i
It seems strange that there should be
ma Impression extant that automobile
manufacturing is Immensely profitable,
when It is a well known fact in the
trade that the concern actually paying
Vvldends are a small minority of th
s-hole.
Just before th recent rapid lis
la the price of aluminum members of
the American 'Motor Car Manufacturers'
association were given a tip which en
abled them to save at least tt 20.000
on purchases of the metal for the pres
ent season.
- It is human- te value more highly that
for which one pays than that which on
jets for nothing, but there are excep
tions. For example, the motorlst'a own
Judgment of .his speed costs nothing,
while the policeman's Judgment of It
costs much, yet the latter judgment is
liot held In great esteem.
There is a slump In the demand for
large touring cars In France, England
and Germany, due to the fact that there
roads, and In towns where buildings are
more than 100 .feet from each other.
Non residents-are- allowed -t9 -use-their
oars in the state 10 days In each year
without, obtaining a license. .
One of the mistakes of soma Ameri
can manufacturers has been that of not
properly taking care of their retail cus
tomers, those that have made it a prac
tice to build up and maintain a direct
relation between the factory and the
user are In the strongest position to-
LOCAL NEWS OF
THE AUTO WORLD
Complaints Are Made Against
Chauffeurs That' Waste
Time on Trips.
PATRONS OBJECT TO
! PAYING FOR DELAYS
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Last Week Whs One of .Most Active
. of the Season and Dealers Look
Forward to Year of Unprecedent
ed Sales In All Kinds of Machines,
even greater importance in the ntar fu
ture.
A Texas real estate agent thus tell
of th value of a motor car In his busi
ness: ,"If It were not for my car I
Imply could not do business, for our
land Is far away from railroads and
trolleys, and I have yet to find a team
of horses that could handle a load of
even passengers at th speed and over
th grass grown country that th car
negotiates easily."
One of the' most notable automobile
ran ever mad in Colorado In an auto
mobile was made by Palmer I Rich
ardson, of Longmont, Colorado, last
month, between Iveland and Eates
Park. The distance is TO miles. Rich
ardson made the trip, with four pas
sengers end baggage, the weight as;
sregatlng 700 pounds, in three hours
and tl minutes, using I H gallons of
gasoline. - -
The vibrator ' spring and hammer
should be adjusted so to stand about
one-sixteenth of an Inoh from th end
of the coll when in normal position. The
vibrator screw should touch the plati
num eon tact on the vibrator spring. The
engine should then be started, and. If
It misses, the screw should be tight
ened a trifle at a time until the engine
will run -without missing. When this
point is reached the set screw should
be tightened.
The Imperial Automobile club of Ger
many haa devised a system of danger
signals which may be read by a native
of any land. Metal plates are erected
S00 meters from the danger point, the
number displayed indicating the apeclal
kind of peril, as followat One, turn to
the left; two, turn to th right: three,
water channel, gutter or fully, four,
knoll or elevation; five, crossroads;
six. railway crossing, and seven, double
curve.
On of th newest things in swell mo
tor togrery for women this season is
th white mannish coat with hat or can
and veil to match. For men th leather
goods, which were so heavy, and awk-
There appears to be considerable com
plaint from the patrons of automobiles
in Portland to the effect that the chauf
feurs are not doing the "square" thing
iiv the matter of prices during th Urn
that the machines ar hired. The prln
ci pal complaint comes from persona
Wlie -TATfofi1ze "tti" carsthat" stand-tra
the different streets of the city. Th
scheme whereby the patrons get beaten
is by the various delays that the drlv
era create, not for any necessary reason
but aolely for the purpose of lengthen
ing; out the time In order to Increase
the price of their Arip. Some of the
chauffeurs. It Is said, always find some
thing wrong with their cars as soon
as they secure their load and get un
der way. One 'driver was charged with a
delay of half an hour while he changed
some device on hi machine that was
no more necessary than If the machine
needed a dose of paragorlc. Another
driver, as soon as he receives his pas
engers starts directly for th garage,
where he wastes IS or 10 minutes in
needless delay. The kick comes when
patrons have to pay for the entire time
that the car is out and then pay a
good stiff price at Tthat. 'The local
dealer have no control over th ma
Jorlty of th car about th streets, and
assert that, there is no way to Insure
th people in getting treated honestly,
excepting by calling em some respon
sible dealer and In this way secure a
car. It Is expected that the automobile
club will take some action in this mat'
ter In the near future.
Although it has yet to celebrate its
first anniversary, the E. R. Thomas De
troit company has found it necessary
to make a material increase in the sis
of It plant at Detroit, Michigan. Th
demand for Thomas Fortys has been so
great -than the capacity of the present
factory has been taxed since the first
model was turned out and dealera have
already put in applications for increased
orders for 1SUS. ,
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Although the maintenance of bat
teries 1 is not regarded as a very serious
Item in the upkeep of a motor car. tt
still amounts to something in the course
of a year. On those automobiles whose
Ignition system does not Include
magneto, storage batteries and dry cells
both- are- generally ueed and these must
be renewed at intervals that depend to
great extent on the number of miles
covered by the car. Three' thousand
miles on one set of dry batteries for
lour cylinder car would have been
impossible a - few years aaro. but that
naa lust Been accomplished with
Thomas Flyer through the us of an
Atwater-Knt spark generator with
which they are equipped. A Dosch wag-
neio is also a part or the standard
equipment of the ear, but the batteries
were used alone In this case for ex-
perimental purposes. The explanation
for this remarkable mlleasre is a com.
paratlvely simple one, in that instead
or a series of more or leas weak marks
the Atwater-Rent furnishes one very
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Last week was a rattling: good one
In local automobile circles.. While th
weather was not all that could be de
sired, yet the Portland dealers did a
rushing business with brilliant nros-
peets ahead. From present figures th
roruana aeaiers have done nearly as
much -business to data this year aa
all during the year Just passed. This
shows that the people are being edu
cated in the proper way regarding the
use of cars and th comfort and pleas
ure that may be derived therefrom.
There ar more High priced cars sold
In Portland today than ever before and
the fact that purchasers sra pleased is
the best advertisement that th deal
rs can receive, ...
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Bo far as the east Is concerned, an-
ward, have entirely gone out of style,
and ar replaced by khaki, which is
light but Serviceable. Among th newly-Imported
goggles there ar some
original patterns this spring; which be
speak much cleverness on the part of
the designer.-
The rush of the ShlDPlna season In
automobile faotorles In the east now is
in run swing. Thousands of men are
working dar and nlaht. matin a urr.
human effort to meet the great demand
ror motor cars. Many of the faotorles
find themselves overrun with orders for
immediate shipment and for lack of
ability to meet the demands placed
upon them, ar losing orders. Others,
being more fortunate, are able to cope
with conditions, showing that their
early claims for prompt shipment hav
not been exaggerated.
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Spring
Novelties
Just Received
See Them
at Nicoll the
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Tailor's
Latest designs and
coloring in fine
Foreign and
Domestic fabrics
in SUITINGS
-OV1LRGOAT
INGS
TROUSERINGS
and FANCY
VLSTINGS
Satisfaction guaranteed in all cases.
Garments to order in t day if required.
Full dress and Tuxedo suits a specialty.
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. . B0ODT. Kanagae.
108 THIRD STREXT
, W. t. Clemens la HU NewXolumbls Tourlnf Car.
tomobll raoes on the track seem likely
to be. merely memories this year. No
spring; events have yet been carded, nor
Is there talk of any.
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t. . ita snnnasaful eamnalsnlns
against pernicious legialatton and in
xavor or oquiiaoie tonam iliuh
. , IntMnnlill. ACleftAn ! S
AIIIVI
benefactor to all motorists. Its strength
lies in a targe meraoersnip u b uiu
torlat who will not apend tl a year In
membership fees for the aake of sup
porting such a national organisation.
deservea to suiter oppression iroin mi
prejudiced..
It is all right when the snow Is flyt
in r,r "one lnnaers" with watery clr-
m.i.iinii mvaA a wheesv couch, but why
Should any car have to wear a big hood
and muffler in tn gooo oia summer
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rv. tr T. treats Automobile company
report the following deliveries last week:
Dr. Trummoia ana ut. a. v.. r.iimu,
mm n,n.)utiit.! Oiv Lombard. 45-horse-
power Oldsmoblle touring car; A. B.
Manley. model O Franklin: Title Ooar
antee AJTrust company. Franklin O
tourlna ear: Charle KHenfyr FTanlr-
Un Q touring carr- Oeorg Campbell,
model O Franklin; F. Eiringr, moaei u
Franklin,
Was al Ttannett resorts a Brood busi
ness for the past week. Mr. Bennett
t... ,mA m mrA time In HtUiie machines
iaiiwm 4a him from his faotorles. but
expect to be able to keep up with his
contracts. Last week n aanverea a iteo
runaDOUt TO wnanea Dnnin( ui orawu-
vllle, ' Oregon. y.- -. - 'U i'
Vneriar that Karnme cloned with dirt
or oil cause back nreesure In th cylin
ders and consequent loss of power. The
muffler should b cleaned regularly.
On cause of mufflers becoming clogged
1 too muon ou in ins cyiiuuai.
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Th H. I. Keats company last week
hipped two carload of machines to
Walla , walla, two to neaiuo ana one
to Tacotna. . That's going some ror a
Portland firm. Keats la a hustler.
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How In It 1 that no amount of
praise makes such friends for a ear
as Its own reiiaDiuiy un luonooj
under adverse conditions, is illustrated
by the ease of Isaac MV Cat, a capital
let of Baltimore. Mr. Cat mad a trip
from New Tork to Baltimore In his 0
horse power Berliet last fall, when th
roads war so bad that th mud curled
over th rear axle and tiled up on th
gaaolene tank, yet th car never faltered.
He traveled more than u,uw muss in in
sam French-American . car last year
without a bit of trouble, and baa ordered
another to-horsepower -ea and ana -of 40
from the American Locomotive Automo
bile company. His enthusiasm, born of
experience, la more impressive man tn
talk of any , salesman.
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Howard M. Covey, sine h haa rone
Into business for himself, has been build
In un a satisfactory trade. Covey say
khat this year will be the banner one
by double any previoua year. ,
In th Un of taking ear of easte
rners, a leading American firm that al
waya haa been noted . for the Intimacy
of it relation with its patrons, has
now flung its - protecting arm across
th ocean for th benefit of the many
who tour abroad In Great Arrow ears.
This move by the Oeorg N. PI ere com
pany tn establishing a representative in
Pari a where ouetomere may get parte.
Is one which well may be copied by
others. AH agent are instructed to no
tify both the factory here and the Pari
representative of th departure of any
customer for Europe. The tourist also
I notified of the arrangement and every
thing done to facilitate his being taken
oar of with the least trouble.
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Bol Blumaner Is getting aa muoh pleas
ure out of Pierce Great Arrow aa any
car' ownr in the city. ., '
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John C Alnsworth stilt cling faith
fully to hie White steamer, asserting
that It Is the best car on the market.
Mr. Alnsworth drlvea hla own car and
keep It In fin condition. -
i Two earloada of Mitchell motor cars-
were . received by Mitchell, Lewis 4s
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roHTrra stccxssxty.
- Having to lay upon my bed for 14
days from a severely' bruised leg. I
only found relief when I used a bot
tle of Kallard'a Snow Liniment. I can
cheerfully recommend it aa the best
medicine for brulaea ever sent to the
sffllcted. It til now become a posi
tive necessity upon myself. n. R.
Byrnes. Merchant, Doversvllle, Texss,
ise, 10 and fl.es. Sold by il drug.
Slats.
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We Are Going to Have a Hot Summer
And everyone will make bolt for the cool old Willamette.' There is nothing more enjoyable
than to be on the riven in summer;' We can furnish you with all sorts of pleasure craft from
j ' . a canoe to a so-foot cabin launch. We carry all sizes and shapes
of launches. Our 80-foot 15 H. P. Is a beauty. It carries a large.
' crowd and will stand much abuse. It is run by a four-cylinder Buf
falo engine. ' ; " ' ; ',; :';.v.y
" : REJUVENATE YOUR OLD LAUNCHES. ' :
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We carry a Una of launch trimmings that will make your boat
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"If we receive your order before the summer rush, we will be
able to give you some discount ' ' " ' ;
Ihimn tie a Ilea and wa will diva rnr MUimta rail m tmnM ' Ta.- S
my sicui ucvi vi avtuc ucif vauiuv pauuica. vv cj vauiy iuciu susu.
REIERSON Machinery Co.
182-4-6 Nor
rhon Street
namiuiia Bsc
Everybody
Will be . on f
WHEELS
Of gome kind this year. If you
own an '
AUTO
We can furnish everything
" in the way of
SUPPLIES
For it If you cannot afford an
AUTO, w can sell you a Bicy-
de or- Motorcycle.
National, Pierce
and Emblem
R. 8. ik M. M. Motorcycleg.
. . Lot us demoflstrata- '
ROLLER SKATES
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IS K. r. rOTaV-CTX. Ford Hunabout, 14-lnch .. wheel base, pressed steel -
; frame, shaft drlva The easiest riding, best powered runabout sold
- under $1,000. Compare It with any other which sella for . less than
11,000. Price .. 4..... .................. w.... f700
XX on. roms, 40 U. r. at l.OOO revolutions; cylinders 41 H bora. 4H
stroke, 120-inch wheel base; absolutely no vibration; double Ignition
': system; th easiest operated of any big ear built.. ...... t..f3,0OO
X A dsmoastraUoa la this sac Is a revalaUoa ta flezlMlUy aad oontrol.
or young and old.
BASEBALL GOODS. "
BALLOU & WRIGHT
85 Sixth Strcct,Opposit Wells
Fargo Building. -
mm
FERTILIZER
Specially Prepared
Qrowm Thick Turf Qulokty
rOo.
200 FRONT STREET
PORTLAND. OREGON
Staver oompany during th past week.
This is the first season for the Mitchell
In Portland, but It bid fatr to become
a popular her a It I In Los Angeles,
San Francisco and Seattle.
Several new Mitchell were sold during
ths week that oould not - be delivered
but in the city.. W. J. CI urn ens, Dr.
Wentherber and Harvey O" Bryan have
their new Mitchells, while in the coun
try cars have been delivered to Benten
Bowers, Ashland; D T. Lawton, Med
ford; E. M. Ranch, Pomeroy, and Clif
ford Fraser, North Yakima.
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On of th 'interesting sale of th
week was conducted by Howard Covey
of the Club garage. Mr. W. J. Clem-
mora, th Insurance man, wa th .pur-1
chaaar, and be paid 14,000 for bis ear. I
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A Win vy.va vriocu unoi
-saei w'PV ssaaaasa y aaaa- a
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IOK.r. TOmUOrO OAm, with detachabl
preasad ateel frame, multiple disk clutq
der i by f inches. Price
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If any on tells you their ear baa more power than bars, find out th
Its of their cylinders: aleo ask -them to take yen out aver the sradest
then let us take you over the; gam gradea. Seeing Is believing and hot
X ''air won't take you up htny?, v (, r
au a-. aJW a.waaiww. .Ma wav rviMUia anuft.1 an. WW vguuui.
' leal automobile built. This ear wUl-ruath longest with the least
attention, and J the beat oar for aa Inexperienced persoa of 'any In
the market, t700, with folding rear seat . ......... f725
I, prlcee f. . b. Portland or Spokan. '.Alt models 1 stock. .
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'rW rtad tB other day that on man gars
hi little) boy a lot in Rose City Park. ' We
elao heard that the lot would bj worth .about
$5,000 when the little boy grew up. We with
our daddy would give ns one of thoee lota. W
would like to have all those dolUri when we
gt big." .
Fatheri and mothere of Portland, have you
never thought of the nice little fortune your
boys and girls would have if they were the
owners of Portland real estate? There is
nothing that makes a penon feel more se
cure in this- life than the thought that they
are owners of real estate that has Yilue. Give
your boy or girl a lot in Rose City Park now
and you will never have to worry about their
welfare after you are gone.
HAR.TMAN THOMPSON
Beakers ' Chamber of Commerce
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Contain eo oils or fat' or
apy drug that I Injurious
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IT IS THX greatest
TONIC IN THX WORXD
won bottle contain a
. month's treatment and coats
11.10 at any fl rat-class drig
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