THE OREGON SUNDAY JOURNAL, PORTLAND, SUNDAY MORNING, JANUARY 21, 1912.
AH 1
OFSELF STARTER
Portland ResidentTakes Issue
jvWith Champion of New De
vice; , Wait While Yet, He
j Advises Buyers. , 1
V Portland. Jan. iO.To the Editor of
, The Journal That man la to b judged
' by " hl vCrlUclBm of others Is clearly
- proved by the writer of an article on
calf atartera, which appeared In Sunday's
Journal of January 14. ' Hts grasp of the
subject a shown by thla article, to
) , .state it charitably la extremely Amateur
- lnh and superficial, being probably de
..:; rived from his having ridden in car
with a aelf atnrtar on which It chanced
" to work, which Immediately convinced
- him that the self starter la a success
and ahould be put on every car. He
states that many of the objectlona to a
. nelf-atarter .are "extremely useless and
; childish." and then further on eays he
"hopfi that proapective buyers will not
toe frightened out of equipping their pre
cent care through nome wild atorlea
which may have .been told, them con-
'. earning self atartera,".. ;'.. . ..'a
Does the e teemed gentleman realize
that he la Insulting the Intelligence of
our Portland people by warning them
against taking atock in "extremely use
less and childish objectlona?"
i . ;. Objectlona are Vamed. . .
' Or doea he' perhaps think that" he la
the only person capable of discerning
. these arguments aa useless and childish?
If the latter is the case, I think he la
correct, aa I have heard moat of the ar
guments for and agalnat. the present
self-starters, and the opinion Of 90-. per
. rent of the persona discussing the ques
tion was to the effect that the self
starter while It will be a fine thing
when perfected Is now too much of an
experiment to warrant the expenditure
necessary to Install the same. The fol
1 lowing are some of the objections to the
present self -starter as used in Portland.
First, the electric aelf-atarter, weight
over 300 pounds, or an addition to the
- car's load of an equivalent of two grown
persons; fifty-seven different electrical
terminals any one of which Is capable
of giving Infinite trouble to the driver;
In ita completeness it embodies the in
stallation of .a combination dynamo and
motor, a large storage battery, a rheo-
etat, a double automatic switch, and an
intricate system of gear arrangement
which. If it happens to stick, will scrap
the entire device.
Hrm Tlnds Xt Harmful.
Second, the Disco or Prestolite starter.
This starter la Installed upon a machine
sold by a Portland firm who also han
dles a $5000 car. I recently Inquired
what argument is used when the cus
tomer asked to have this starter placed
on the higher priced car and was told
that the question rarely came up, but
when it did the customer was frankly
told that there would be no guarantee
Issued if the starter was used, and the
dealer firmly refused to put it on under
any circumstances. If the owner still
. Insisted, he had to go elsewhere for In
stallation. One of the most reliable
firms in Portland who once had .-the
agency for thla starter refused to carry
It or fill some hundred odd orders, be
cause they had clearly proved Us un
reliability and harmful effects on the
machinery of the oar.
Third, the remaining self-starter used
Is the compressed air. This la by far
the best of the three and would be prac
tically perfect if the air could be kept
from leaking and the valves, free from
corrosion.- . I
Advises Them to Wait. J
This type, however, has been used for I
years on a familiar type of motor, and '
it Is generally conceded by automobile
men everywhere to be an abomination
after ftlx months' use and absolutely of
no use where frequent' stops are 'to be
made, owing to an insufficient amount
. of pressure at any one time for 1 more
than two or three starts.
. The above practically covers all the
objections of the present self-starters.
None of them are "useless or childish,"
and all of them bear weight in the minds
of the automobile business man. Never
have I heard the principle of self-starting
knocked, and I agree with the above
mentioned writer that it has come to
stay, but I doubt very much, if he him- j
self were to buy a car tomorrow And had
carefully weighed the above written ob-,
Jectlons, If he would go to the expense i
of putting on a self-starter.
The near future will bring out a relia
ble efficient self-starter, and it behooves
the cool headed man of affairs to pa
tiently await that much to be desired
time before he decides to put much'
money Into ai self-starter. ""
Very Truly Tours, .'
- C. O. X.INSLEY,
V 149 Twenty-third Street,
1L BE DISSOLVED
Final action toward dissolving' the as
sociation of Licensed Automobile Manu
facturers was taken at the annual meet
ing yesterday, wheithe members voted
to close its affairs, and to arrange for j
the Automobile Eoard of Trade, to sue- j
ceed it In the Important work of trade
cooperation in the motor car industry. !
Charles Clifton, the president for the j
past seven years, made hla final report '-.
and a unanimous vote of thanks , was j
tendered to the officers and executive '
committee for their services In guldingl
the organisation in Its work and In ad-
vanclng the Interests of motor car manu- I
facturing with its resultant benefits to
: the user. " .
PENDLETON TO INSTALL
FIRE ALARM SYSTEM
(8pecll to The Joorntl.)
1 Pendleton, Or., Jan 20. Pendleton
may have a modern fire alarm system
in the near future if the council acts"
upon the recommendations of Fire Chief
Vaughan and the fire committee. - A re- 1
port was made at the last meeting of
the council advising the purchase of a I
120O pound bell, an auto chemical fire
engine and a 20 box fire alarm system.
Similar recommendations . have been
made before and turned down, but the
present council is favorably disposed to
the proposition.
- Bishop Keator's Anniversary. ,
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Seattle, Wash.. Jan. 20. The "tenth
anniversary of the work, of Right Kev.
F. W. Keator as bishop of the diocese of
Olyrnpla will be celebrated by elaborate
services here next Thursday. 1 t
NOT- CHILDISH,
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LICENSED AUTO ASS'N
MODERN AND HANDSOME NEW CARS ARRIVE AT
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Problem Is Being Effectually
Solved; Reports of
Progress.
That the problem of eliminating dan
gerous grade crossings is being effec
tively solved Is shown" by the commen
dable spirit of cooperation between state
and municipality authorities and railway
officials who have plans under way for
abolishing many of the most dangerous
crossings at grade within the next year.
The fact . that serious consideration
is being given to this important subject
in so many states and especially Oregon
will interest all users of the public high
ways, and automoblllsts in particular,
who, while touring through the country
appreciate more than all other road
users the necessity of elevating or de
pressing the tracks 1 of railroads where
ever they Intersect the highways.
State Authorities.
The highway officials In several, cities
have recently filed reports with the
Touring Club of America in outlining
their plans for eliminating dangerous
crossings at grade, and there is no ques
tion but with the many influences which
are being exerted by state authorities,
heads of municipalities and civic organi
sations that this year millions of dollars
will be expended in this work.
The attitude of the department of
highways of New York in regard to the
abolishing of grade crossings is indi
cated in a report sent to the Touring
Club of America by C. Gordon Reel, su
perintendent of hlgnways which states
that about thirty of the grade crossings
have been eliminated. All of the gover
nors are entirely In sympathy with the
movement 'to secure ' an appropriation
from the state for the elimination of
grade crossings and have so . recom
EDM NATION
DANGEROUS GRAD
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; l ' Propelling 1 the car with the ; Elec-'. . r
X .- trie Self-Starter only as power for 1 7
' ' several blocks, the starter till ha v-
ing power to start the motor. 1
THE ABOVE TEST, " WEATHER PERMITTING. WILL
TAKE PLACE MONDAY AT 10 A. M., JANUARY 22, AT,
SIXTH AND STARK STS.
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Covey Motor Car Co.
HiiiniiriTTlttV 1- --riiiwisMiiTri' 'riifriirtTi
mended to their legislatures on this im
portant subject.
Bond Issue.
The showing made by New York state
does not compare very favorably with
the appropriations in Hassachusettea
where the total amount of expenditure
authorized for the elimination of grade
crossings up to January 1, 1911 was $13,
300.000 of which the state contributed
annually at the rate of $500,000 in addi
tion to which special Acts have increased
this amount very materially each year.
The amount of bonds Issued for the
construction of state highways to the
same date was only about $7,000,300 bare
ly more than half of the appropriation for
abolishing grade crossings. The expense
for grade crossing elimination In Massa
chusetts, unless arranged otherwise by
agreement provides that the railroad
company shall pay 65 per cent and the
state 25 per cent and the municipality
ten per cent.
Edward M. Bigelow, state highway
commissioner of Pennsylvania in his re
port' to the Touring Club advised that
he was opposed to and would not permit
grade crossings of any description on
roads coming under the Jurisdiction of
the atate highway department. The com
missioner further stated, In reference
to the abolition of grade crossings at
present In place, that the department
will eliminate such crossings where pos
sible upon the' permanent Improvement
of the highway.
"INDUSTRIAL WORKERS"
MOVE ON SAN FRANCISCO
fSpeclsl to The Jour unit
Aberdeen, Wash., Jan. 20. Having
been granted the privilege of speaking
on the streets of Aberdeen and Hoqulam
and having no more "worlds to conquer,"
In this section, 100 members of the In
dustrlal Workers of the World are pre
paring to shift the scene of their activ
ities 'to San Francis 00, where street
speaking 'rights have oeen denied.
The leaders of the contingent," many
of whom came here from St. Louis, de
clare they no not particularly care to
speak where the privilege has. been ex
tended, but prefer to promote their cam
paign in those localities where the right
is curtailed.
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auto show. R. W. Thompson, agent,,
by local- agent to show customers
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UNIQUE FEATURE
Safety Tread Simple, Scientific
Solution of the Problem,
It Is Claimed.
At the. Madison Square Garden show In
New Tork city, a tire is being shown
which involves a hew principle for the
prevention of skidding. This is the
Diamond Safety. Tread tire exhibited by
Its manufacturers.
"The result or our work in solving
the skidding problem in relation to au
tomobile tires," says J. A. Williams of
the local branch, "Is that we have an
anti-skid tire quite different from any
other. The principle we applied in the
safety tread tire has never before been
used in the construction of tire treads.
It acts In exactly the same 'manner as
the squeegee wndlow cleaner. There
are cross bars extending the entire width
of the tread of the tire. These are so
placed that when the tire starts to slide
forward after the brakes are applied, the
first bar cuts through the mud and
water to the pavement, wiping it clean
30-35-40
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The silence and flexi
bility of the WARREN
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source of delight to' all
who drive WARRENS.
The WARREN wins on
strength. WARREN
strength means great
durability, great endur
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est quality materials and
workmanship big fac
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point are the secrets of
WARREN strength.
Proved in service of thou
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PORTLAND
DETROIT AUTO CO.
J. E. Maxon, Mgr.. -14th
and . Couch . Streets
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Marshall 1565, A-2103
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Warrens
TV 0 COUNTIES IN
STATE'MOIESS"
Curry and Lincoln rave, Not
" Registered Cars With Sec
retary of State 1912.
Salem, Or... Jan. 20. Up to ThursJuy
evening Slit. Oregon automobile had
been registered with Secretary of State
Ben W. plcott Of this 11J registra
tion 1599, or over one-half of the autos
are owned' In Multnomah county. Two
counties have not registered an auto.
These are Curry and Lincoln. Gilliam,
Grant, Morrow and Wheeler have but
one buss wagon each. Marlon ' county
comes next, to Multnomah In her reg
istration record to date with 141. while
Jackson county is a close third with
l4. Ohter counties have registrations
as follows: Baker, tt, Benton 13,
Clackamas 32. Clatsop 37, Columbia 6,
Coos 24, Crook, 29, Douglas 25. Harney
9, Mood River 88, Josephine 134. Klam
ath 9, Xake 9. Lane 62, Linn 87, Mal
heur 8, Polk 14, Sherman 9, Tillamook 5,
Umatilla 46, Union 13, Wallowa 4. Was
co 8, Washington 19, and Yamhill 24.
Preparatory to sending out the lists
of automobiles registered to all the
county clerks of the state Secretary of
State Olcott is now sending in the copy
to the state printer so the lists, may be
forwarded Immediately after February
1. The entire- registration is sent to
each county clerk to be used for ready
reference in Identifying vtolators of
the auto laws and for other purposes.
With the new year the second year
of the new motor vehicle law was en
tered. Controversy over the Interpre
tation of the law has narrowed to a few
points. STome auto owners still protest
against the payment of a full year's
fees for only a part of a year's use
of their machines. This has been con
firmed, however, by the attorney gen
eral and but few efforts are now being
made to get credit on the new year for
unused portions of last year's fees. Al
though the law went Into effect in the
middle of the year, fees in full had to
be paid.
and dry. Succeeding bars find the dry
surface and check the skidding of the
car Immediately. Thus a forward slip
Is stopped almost before it has begun.
"In a similar way the bars running
lengthwise of the tread stop the tide
skidding. The crosswise and lengthwise
bars of the safety tread tire are placed
so tl.at the mud and water cannot run
In between them. This would lubricate
airthe other portions of the tread, thus
destroying much of the power to stop,
and this is the weakness of the tread
depending on projections only to resist
the skidding action.
"The simplicity of the scientific solu
tion of the problem makes it remarkable
that the safety tread was not built long
ago."
Clarke Charged With Murder.
(Special to Til Journal.)
Centralla, Wash., Jan. 20. Prosecut
ing Attorney Buxton yesterday filed in
formation against Adelbert B. Clarke,
charging him with first degree murder
for the killing of Lawrence Bar, presi
dent of the Farmers & Merchants bank,
in Centralla on the night of December
31. Clarke will be arraigned Monday
morning.
The Ford Model T Car costs you less money than any other
four-cylinder car in the world, because it is simplest in (design
and built in greatest numbers 75,000 will be manufactured for ! 191 2
Abraham Lincoln's speeches were strong through sheer simplicity and plainness. Every word he
put into his talks said, something. He left out all the frills and fancy phrases., Same with Ford
motor cars. Everything but essential parts is banished. That accounts in large measure for the
unique efficiency of the Ford and for its low first cost and, low cost of upkeep, afterwards.
The more you put into an automobile the more it costs. But the less, efficient the . ,
car really becomes. That added material must be paid for by the buyer; the buyer also '-'
has to pay for the labor of handling, assembling and adjusting the unnecessary parts.
And later he must pay repair bills on those useless parts which had no business on the .
car at all. Therefore, the simple FORD with far fewer parts than any 4-cytinder auto- " ,
mobile, stands out as the best automobile. . - -v' i'
Just as we have succeeded in getting the FORD Model T simpler and lighter, so ,
we have approached automobile perfection. Those arc the two great essentials - for 1
motor car efficiency. A car can't be a practical car for all the people if it isn't simple
in design, and it can't be of economical maintenance if it isn't light T ' ' 1 '
The FORD Model T does the work. That's all there is to it The car made its ' l.
own way; i took its place right from the start aa a commodity of. commerce; a car of j
usefulness; an investment; a dividend payer, not a plaything. Immediate delivery. ' '
VSfcSi . mr Cylinders. TVr png-rs. With eomplst V jVly -
X. fess squlpmsat. Extension Top. 8pdomatr. rort x nVJ!yyv;
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In addition to FORD Model T Touring Car we have for Immediate delivery the following models: .A.-- -
FORD Model T Torpedo, 2 passengers, com- CCQK FORD Model T Commercial Roadster, 3 "passengers
pletely equipped, F. O. B. Detroit. ........... jQO removable rumble seat), completely equipped, (??QC
FORD Model T Delivery Car. capacity 750 pounds , P-" B. Detroit OOOti
merchandise, completely equipped, F. O. B. dQt K ' FORD Model T Town. Car (Landaulet), 6 0107
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If you have any set ideas or notions as to how auto- ;' ;
mobiles should be made, or have been influenced by
a friend, please forget them until you have seen and -examined
the MIGHTY MiCHIGAN. We are proud '
of the MICHIGAN, and so will you be if you are
open to conviction. You want service. You want
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You want economy in operation and maintenance.
In the MICHIGAN we offer you all these things."; '
You get a guarantee backed up by a firm of unques
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FIVE MODELS $1350 to $1750 Fully Equipped
Self-Starter, of Course
Complete electric dynamo lighting system $100 extra
Michigan Auto & Buggy Co.
Northwest Branch W, A. Wildrick, Mgn
Phones East 1421, B-1345 369-371 Hawthorne Ave.
Tcrar Cylinders, rifs paing-rs. With complst
qulpmsnt. Extension Top. 8pdomatr. rorA
Mag-nato built into motor. Antomstlo brass.
Windshield. Two S-lnoh Oss Xoimps. Osnerator,
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