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, .
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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.
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; ;;;;; ; , 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 '
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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 . ' ' " '
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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
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, 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
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GRACE
BURNSIDE AND SEVENTH STREETS
We Will Exhibit at thi Jtrmbry
January 24 to 29
ELEGANCE
WiTt-GASO
LINE
TV
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' CAR
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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
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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- . -
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