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THE OHF.GON SUNDAY JOURNAL, PORTLAND. SUNDAY MORNING, JANUARY 9, 1310. SlmPLICIA FRAME IS , LATEST Ifi AUTO LINE The frsmoless car. or ths Incorpora tion of th . mechanical element, tho inglne, transmission and final drU'S In ons Integral unit, Ja the latest product of two' French .nai'nesrs, Imposts and Battnian ofiTifli In th Blmpllcla chassis, f . .' ' In the working out of the, design simplicity was the main Idea, which governed the builder, and from which tha name of the car la dorlved. How aver, entire credit for the Ides,, does not belonf to the French, for.'lke many ; other , things which are exploited ax original, the "framelesa" car wai resur rected a few years ago In England by . the Rover concern, which brought put a model built along the same lines, and which later abandoned It. Furthermore, ' It la closely akin to the formation of a qar formerly, built In the -United States and now obsolete, in which the nam Idea was applied in. a slightly different . manner. -', Jt seems somewhat paradoxical that the constructors,- after taking such 'pains to eliminate the chassis Ira me, should specify an armored frama as the . basis of the body construction. It does not require a deep knowledge of motor car construction to. raadlly , aee that this latent evolution of the frame- less car possesses the chief dlsadvan tages of its predecessors namely, the great unsprung weight at the rear,' and the unusually heavy body which, alnce It win have no frama support, conae - quently must be able to withstand great strains. -Not by . any means the least is the susceptibility to serious injury, by an accident which would re sult comparatively slight to a. car of standard type, . 1 1 Latest Notes of the Auto World 1 1, in " ii i' i." Jpa Vogler, a brother of K W Vogler, of the Northwest IJulik com pany, died at his home In Ycrrlngton. Nov.. Wednvday, The Voglers are we!i known anl influential people in, Nevada, where they have extensive, mining and other Interests. The two brothors, Jeii and F. W. Voglor, operated the. first autamcbile stage lino In Nevada, F. W: Vogler left immediately rpon the receipt of a telegram telling of hU brother's death and will not be back for some-time. Norman De Vau. the other member of the Northwest Bulck company, Is in Seattle on business. To mayor and two members of thi city council are now, the owners of feerless automobiles. Mayor Simon anl George " U Baker are owners of touring cars, and Guy Ijombird yes terday purchased a. Peerless limousine frota the 11. I Keats Auto company. lii'iljard's (linouKlne in tlie first Peer less limousine to tone to Tortlnnd. JIurray Page, the Pacific coast man nflxr of the Locomobile Company of Am' rlcH ; was Jrt Portland during tht past wck accompanied by the . ne northwest manager of the iocomobl'e company, J. H Clemtons. Pnife Is to .be back here for the' automobile show. He reporls that the kocoinoblle agency In Kan Francisco lias Just opened one of the largest garages, devoted to tho exclusive use of one machine on the coast. It Is 200 by 200 feet, and four Stories In height. , . , . . . . .' M. G. Foster, of O Gormail c Tounlo. was in San Francisco recently with a model of the Younle demountable rlni, and says that It made a decided bit there. A number of firms made ap plication for the agency.. Charles Soulcs, the Btearna driver, and .Can non Ball .Murray, the Iiulck driver, bota are denlroua of having the rim tlsreil on their racing cars for this summer. . Fifteen Maxwell earn, including tlm ear for "exhibition at "tho show, are en route to i'ortland and should arrive here next week. . . 1 he KveriU cars, for wlil.h N-tft ft McCarthy are the Portland aent are In Btin Francisco and will be Shipped north within the next few days. - F. I DuHrjH. Paclflo coast- manager of the Kverltt agency, rfmd II. U Harris, of the ICverltt faetory are to be hers to demonstrate the cars during show week.. . : a number of agencies for the Locomo bile in eastern Oregon. Mr. McCarthy visited a number of tho larger towns of tho eastern part of the state in seurch of prospective' agents,; and will place a, number of cars' in that section of the state soon. , . , J. K Irwin, of Albany, came to Port laud after i Rimli'f it and a model 10 surrey of the Bulck line. C. II. Jones, of Woodard, Clarke Co., was a purchaser .of "a Chalmers Detroit 30 touring car this week. J. B. Kirk, tho new Locomobile agent the delivery of three Locomobiles with in the next few weeks. A big roadster and a landau of tlu Locomobl'e model are on route to Port land for exhibition at tho show. Beeswax makes an excellent sulmll tute for wax on rims. " It, may bo easily put on, first In .ii 'ii-i t s n.. : of a blow toiih. Wliin 1 1 w il l i cd suf f loii tit ly Ihu I i v spread over the ruttiiil sm! i . Tlie Hi. Paul iMitn. Ai iun.il. Is .vlgorouitly iii)i"iim i.iim.-i. I orillimme, llmliltig on t !im-l i 1-s I miles un hour wlthtn tlie city. FARMING A JOKE ?i . IN THE CANAL ZONE Washington, Jan. , ' I The Panama canal - sons, . considered from an ggri .jcultural standpoint. Is a country pos sessed of possibilities, but utterly d : void pf plows, farmers or farming, j ,:Tha la the substance of a report made by II, H. Bennet, one of the ex perts of the United States bureau of soils, after an examination of the land on the canal strip. Bennefs view on the farming possibilities of the canal strip Is not pessimistic by any means, "We find among the Panamanian the crudest - agricultural Implement , imaginable," he says In his report ."They do no plowing or cultivating, but simply put in few hills of corn, rice or Inferior vegetable and allow nature to do the work. "How they can live on these little patches of a hair acre or so Is more than I - can understand at thla time.' They do live, however, and occasionally sell enough fruit to buy a little rum and somn clothes for the older mem bars of the. family. , "There are, no plow on the Isthmus of .Panama a far as' we have been able to learn, except a few belonging to the canal commission. Tiers Is not a great variety of soil, but they are exceeding ,ly hard to got at The topography Is ' extremely humpy and tough. "Trail are scarce and often Impass able on foot They are never passable In a buggy. The only way to move through -the uncleared country la to cut a path. - 80 far I have seen two Im portant soils. One Is a residual' red clay and the other a brown clay loam ,of alluvial-origin. : . The former cover about three, fourths of the territory plored on, the Paclflo side. - J'L believe Jhatjth9.jresultj our Investigation there will be some effort to establish School gardens throughout the cone as a moans of educating the children of laborer and natives in ag riculture." i . ,-. Journal want .ads bring result. af'Shp t 19.3 n 6 AT THE ARMORY m m. mmm Sh i t ... 1. 1 ....! . cm II. I t C SI .' ,.." v "V 6" f : V iuu1" 3 - Passenger TTourabout ; Model ; ; v We Will Exhibit at the Automobile , . ' : ; ;;;;; ; , Show,; January ( 24-29 . , R. F. JEFFREY, Mgr. Phone Main 69 1 Neafe t McCarthy this week placed in The rjalles.'ha placed an order for THE PERFECTED GREAT SIX ' 3 m-AUTOFMBlLE. Sensation ol !9W ' Our 'demonstrator is here a rtr of beauty, durability and a slave for work; It is money wanted to pay more for a car than the cost 'of A Mitchell. We cefurt rigid comparison. Are you from Missouri? Let us give you a demonstration. Full line of models at the, Auto Show. , v . ' ' " ' r ' '. . : . - . , , The Car You Ought to Have at the Price You Ought to Pay f21BO Six cylinder, 50 H. P five.oc seven passengers..' f 1500Four cylinder, 30-35 If. P., five passengers. . ,f 1250 Four" cylinder, 30-35 U- P roadster, two, to four paSepgers. PRICES. F. O R PORTLAND. . ' ; .; BRRtlES AUTOMOBILE C0MPIllY Phone Main 7022. 83 Norh Sixth, Bet Everett and Clisan. Over $750,000 worth of automobiles on exhibition. ' :- Every reliable, well known make on view. Many cars ' will be shown with all the working parts"; in 'motion. J . , A $1000 automobile will be given away. .Tickets free .at entrance., ; ..' : . . d Every accessory; required by,the,automobilistwill be shown in profusion. 1 Music by two full military bands. . v .' Iff ONLY MOTOR THATCRAM.KS TSEL:lRfRESSURl':'D0ESJT Crank Accidents Cost $20,500 f That Was the Experience of Just One American ' , . Accident Insurance Company ' , . - Listen to this: .The .Western Underwriter an insurance publication, sayS: ' "The Travelers," during the year, paitl over $20,500 to policy-holders who-were, in jured while cranking autos. Total number, of injured, 22o. , These injuries involved a. total loss of business time of oyer 304 weeks and a partial business time of over 582 weeks." - , , Bearing in mind that this is from one company only, the amount paid out is large -and the accidents average'up to nearly two in every three days. In, addition to this, if one man .had to suffer the total loss. of business time he !would' have been out of busU sness for nearly six years and partially out of business for nearly ten years. - It seems that .this is a very interesting" item when the fact is considered that it is from one company alone. The almost certainty of accident: sooner, or later in cranking v gasoline autos is a thing that "should be known. ' The danger can be. avoided only by having a car equipped with, a self-staf-ting device. The Winton self-starter is now in . service for its second year and has proved wonderfully successful. . SILENCE COMFORT PEEEliESS IS ALL THAT THE NAME IMPLIES "ANY STYLE - BODY -trJ.-. jssa There Are a Quarter of a Hundred Owners of Peerless Cars in Portland WILL EXHIBIT AT THE PORTLAND AUTOMOBILE SHOW, JAN. 24-29 INCLUSIVE "; -Foitlaii'd ' Motor -Gar Go. " Phones: Main 2583, A-4944 4 DISTRIBUTORS FOR OREGON 22-23 ALDER STREET H.L KEATS AUT 0.C0. GRACE BURNSIDE AND SEVENTH STREETS We Will Exhibit at thi Jtrmbry January 24 to 29 ELEGANCE WiTt-GASO LINE TV -' -p A1 ' CAR -if if ik. ,-rr. .. syO If 1. The White gasoline cat4 is 'ttie aristocrat' of 'the - . '11" absolutely' the most ' . - J modern gasoline auto- ' mobile built in America. The White gasoline car sells for $2000; just one-half - what the same car with a foreign name sells for. v . 1 - ; We have a surprise for you ' " ' .Let us demonstrate to 'you . ', WHITE MOTOR CAR C0 : -Temporary Address, 86 Tenth Street.-- - C. A., EASTMAN, Manager ' G. S.BRACKETTy Secretary : s. , , . Our permanent 'home is now under Course of construction.corner of Sixth and Madison streets. s -r' - COMPARISON The cost to. run a FORD CAR compared with the running of other cars, some of them costing much 'more, .is so small that it easily earns the reputation of UPKEEP CAR NO jtff-A&i iff' ! ) iyOvlt.X , ..ri r. ' " . uru Hirtn m iai itV W Price 900 F. O. B. Detroit Fully Equipped. LET US DEMONSTRATE TO YOU Standard Motor Car 8S TENTH STREET ; After -February 1 w will be in the new garage, corn-r Madison streets. - y- . - !
