THE OREGON SUNDAY JOURNAL", PORTLAND, SUNDAY, MORNING, JULY ,23, 1911. ''
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reigned supreme all along the route
The Klrt car was' the last 1 to- leave
Forgo and the Hupmobile Juet ahead.
Most of the rittle cars are showing
marked endurance.. Tired by. sJtralilo
two days' automobillng sr In the : tour,
Mrs. Dutton, Miss Loftln and Mrs. Fox
today took advantage of the comforts
of the Hotel Train. This leaves Mrs.
Hersty, an elderly woman, v the only
one of her sex In the run. The tour
ists will arrive at Devils take this
evening. Tonight, tomorrow and tomor
row night will be passed sightseeing- t
Devils Lake.. '
Mr. Henpeck .
Ars you the man who
Machines Given Rigid Tests
gave my wife a
Mr. Scrapper
Mr. Henpeck
r Path Finder.
lot of lmpuoencer :
I reckon I am.,
Shekel Tou'ra a, hero.
Higher Development in Late
Construction Demonstrated
Progression Greater Than
' Ever Before.
IMPROVEMENT IN
1T0R CARS IS
i Sil FOB 1912
' :'i There lire many evidences to show
that motor cars for the 1912 season will
be found higher developed than In any
previous year The improvement are
mot only detailed but principles as well
have been changed, and to a desree that
perhaps would not have been believed
possible by many who have felt that
motor car development was reaching
f' tbe limit of u progression. As a mat
ter of fact, the cttanaen from one sea
son to another hafve never been so im-
poriant or as many In any previous
year as are contemplated for 1912.
The .Columbia car with the new
' Knight motor is a g-ood example of this
higher development and new thought.
Much that has gone before and accept
ed year after year is now swept away
and a complete new system of entrance
and exhaust of explosive gas Is pro
Tlded for one thing, while unheard of
lubrication efficiency Is demonstrated
for another. Hardly any changes have
come in valve mechanisms since 1905,
when mechanical valves became gen
eral and the automatic or suction type
Inlet was abandoned.
Parts JUfluoad.
In the Columbia Knight motor the
"whole scheme of cam-operated push rod.
TOushrooro or tappet type valve is ellm-
lnated, the train of front engine icears
Is cut out and the number of parts re
duced about one-third. The valves in
the Columbia silent Knight type motors
are slide valves operated by a half time
haft which is driven by a German type
of silent chain. The motor Is of the
four cycle type, the regular suction,
compression, firing' and scavenging
Strokes following in succession as in
a tappet type four stroke motor.
3 There are two sleeves with large area
ports cut Into each side and these
leeves come into register one with the
other wften they are reciprocated by
the action of the half time shaft. This
accomplishes a noiseless valve arrange
ment, provides twice the valve opening
area for the entrance and escape of
gases and allows the use of a compres
sion chamber design having least cu
bical contents and therefore a very
.. much greater measure of power la ob
tained. While the new Columbia Knight
motor has the cylinder dimensions to
Indicate a taxable horsepower of 38
under the A. L. A. M. rating rule, the
fact Is that 71 horsepower is realized
without motor racing and a maximum
horsepower of 85 is reached.
Hrw Oiliaff System.
- The advance in motor designing is
: also Bhown in the Columbia oiling sys
tem, which has been further refined and
progressed. This system Is a combina
tion pressure and splash and since It
was Introduced in Columbia cars has
; become known as the Columbia nfbvable
dam system. The crank case dams are
arranged that they may be raised or
lowered so that the connecting rod
ccoops deep enough Into the troughs If
.the speed is fast or the work hard as
In hill climbing, while the dams are
' lowered automatically when the work is
light, as in ordinary travel.
? -.; This Is accomplished by connecting
the troughs immediately below the con
necting rods and placed transversely
.-with the crank case on pivoted ends,
and connecting them with bell cranks
directly to the throttle. When lowered
With a slightly opened throttle the dams
asily overflow and the scoops touch
tout lightly. When the throttle Is
opened' wide the dams are raised and
thus contain more lubricant while the
raised troughs allow the scoops to dip
deeper and thus cause more oil to cir
culate in the splash system.
interesting' Feature,
i ( The Columblft Knight motor presents
a light and neat appearance, so simple
and Ingenious is the planning. The fact
that the cylinder heads are bolted on
and may be readily removed for easy
Cleaning Is a feature sure of appre
ciation by motorists and the water Jack
eting system is so complete that a prac
tically even temperature Is met up and
down the length of the cylinder wall,
u-The use of engaging gears is dis
pensed with In the motor since not
only the lay shaft but the magneto and
pump drive are, too. by the German or
Coventry type silent chain.
r While the Knight type motor is new
and is representative of the advanced
thought, its wide foreign use commends
It to respectful attention. The English
Daimler and Rover cars In Great Brit
ain, the Panhard in France, the Mer
cedes in Germany. Minerva in Belgium
and Italian Daimler oars, have each ac
cepted It anrl for thre? years it has
been the sensation abroad, echoes of
- which have floated back to this coun
try, where it was conceived by C. Y.
Knight, and there is every promise of
lta great success in America.
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Few purchasers hsve any Idea of the
Lstrenuous tts to which their machines
are subjected before they get them. At
a first class factory, like that of the
Hudson Motor Car company In Detroit,
the whole machine is tried out against
the hardest conditions obtainable, so
that any defect may be remedied before
It is too late For hours each machine
is driven at top speed up and down
hills, through mud, sand, water, and
snow If possible. When it comes back
It Is caked with mud and oil and must
be washed.
At the Hudson factory, It is washed
St least six times with water to re
move the worst dirt; with steam to clear
out any superficial dirt that may re
main; with ,soft soap and water to re
move the sticky dirt; with steam again;
with gasoline that eats out the last
SUMMER
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! TOURS POPULAR
present Season Promises to
Be Greatest in History
of Country.
"This promises to be the greatest
summer for automobile touring that
ims country nas ever known If we
may Judge the general trend of re
ports from Cadillac owners," says Bales
Manager E. R. Benson of the Cadillac
Motor Car company.
. "During the last two weeks, we have
had dosens of letters from Cadillac
owners, telling us that they contem
plate trips of anywhere from a ween
; to a month, and not Infrequently longer
j Jn duration. In addition to this, almost
very Cadillac representative who ban
; been at the factory in the past month
nd I have seen nearly all of them
t'ls us of other owners who have
atarted oa tours, or are planning them.
"All Of this Is a very good ftilng
for the states through Which the" tour
ists will pass I ssy this, because In
the pant, the automobile has done more
to forward the good roads movement
than any other single agency; and as
the number of tourists increases, so this
influence Is fhound to Increase.
-"It points to another thing the. more
general recognition of the motor car
as a means of seeing the country n
the most pleasant and unrestricted way,
Isny a touring party la Independent
f towns and hotels, carrying with tbera
.snts and other camping necessities and
a, sas.jiV..,!;
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Washing autos after a hard durability run, at Hudson Motor Car Com
pany's factory in Detroit.
particle nf urease: and with hot water
again. Tf any of those washings is
done Imperfectly, trouble results when
the paint is applied.
At first the men who did the wash
ing wore rubber hoots, but these soon
proved unsatisfactory. The gasoline
quickly ate holes in them, making it
verv expensive to keep the men sup
plied. The Hudson tried various substitutes
and finally hit on wooden shoes, each
as big as a small keg. with sides and
bottom from 1o 1V4 Inches thick.
The strapping six-foot negroes who
wear them first encase their feet in
loose bags of soft paper, then wrap
them with rags to make a tight fit,
and flnallv bind a loose piece of tar
paulin about their ankles. This done,
they defy both water and steam.
making a resting place for the night In
a convenient spot by tht road or on the
banks of a stream.
'The east might take a lesson In long
distance touring from the west, par
ticularly California, for the motorists
there seem to have gone Into It with
even more enthusiasm than Is apparent
In the east and the middle west. Out In
California, we are Informed, Cadillac
owners are making up parties, some
with as high as 15 cars, for the pur
pose of visiting the points of interest
throughout the state."
Thieving Spiritualist Escapes.
(United Trent Lew1 Wire.
Boston, July 22. Robert Sinclair,
alias H. Robert Moore, a spiritualist
wanted in Oakland, Cal., for stealing
$700 from Mrs. Walter. Benzen, es
caped from the police here today when
they attempted to arrest him.
Elephant's Leg Dedicated.
(I'nlted Presi Leafed Wire.)
Marinette, Wis., July 22 While
pushing a chuck cart along a muddy
street, Jumbo II, a big elephant belong
ing to a circus showing here, slipped,
fell and dislocated a hind leg.
AUTO TOURISTS
ENJOY SCENERY
Twin City-Helena Run Stirs
Up Much Enthusiasm
Women Tire of Ride ,
Grand Forks, N. D., July 22. With
ideal weather the third day's run of
the Twin City-Helena automobile tour
ists left Fargo and spent an hour In
Grand Forks. The cars arrived here
after passing 15 minutes In Crookston
as guests of the Automobile club there.
Roads this morning were above the
standard set the first two days con
trary to predictions. The Great North,
em hotel train beat the autoists from
Fargo to Grand Forks. Enthusiasm
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P A . & & ij G & R
Announcement
The 1912 models include Four-Cylinder and Six-Cylinder of horse-power
and carrying capacity to suit almost every requirement
SIX-CYLINDER Touring Phaeton Torpedo Limousine Landtulet Berline-Limousine
38-Six ' $4,000 K $4,000 $5,000 $5,100 $5,200
48-Six 5,000 $5,000 6,000 6,000 6,100 6,200
60-Six 6,000 6,000 6,000 7,000 7,100 7,200
FOUR-CYLINDER
40-Four $4,300 $4,300 $4,300 $5,800 $5,400 $5,500
24-Four 4.200 4,300
These models are distinguished by new types of Fore-Door Bodies, individual in -design and
built very roomy and comfortable, for both open and enclosed cars,
Among the important conveniences of the 1912 Peerless are the Power-driven Tire Pump
for easy and cleanly inflating of tires and the Dynamo 'Electric Lighting System, which supplants
the gas tank and oil lamp, affording a brilliant, effective light for every lamp on the car.
We are now prepared to accept orders for early delivery. Demonstrations by appointment
H L Keats Auto Company
Seventh and Burnside Streets Portland
Dealers also in Peerless Commercial Cars
F a i x r i v e. p a J e. n c e. a. "40-r o u R" a i x i a a s k. n o e. a TOitPfcOQ j
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12 H. P, 2 cylinders, complete as
shown, including top with slip cover,
oil and gas lamps and generator,
Bosch magneto. A few second-hand
machines (used by canvassers) $350
We are also now ready to dem
onstrate the 1912 Metz "22"
four-cylinder, water-cooled, com-
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plete with top and lamps, $675.
Orders booked for future delivery.
E. Second
and
Morrison
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Cartercar
Announcement
WE ARE now in our n. ,:ation, 35 and
37 North Seventh, near Couch street,
where we will continue to care for the many
owners, of "Cartercars."
J We cordially invite you to call and inspect
our new quarters.
J The 1912 model will be on display about
August 1.
tfl In the meanwhile we would be glad to give
you a demonstration and have you be one of
our many satisfied owners.
Cartercar Sales Co.
Phone Main 2320, A-7207
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