tla:;:
csl Train in Two-Mile Dash,
nator Chaiitl-rfln, -c-t::::;t:,ts "Tl.it j
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thcro.ls r.o n. ure rrapnr; why the gcv
ernment of the Vnited States should I
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pot ssslst In the building nf public !
highways than thero is to rrevent the!
government from making approprta- j
tions for the Improvement of the rivers
and haibors of the country." t
In following out th j-an of pro-!
ceedlng upon - rensonable lines, the A.
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linking pans Invented by a ;.; ci-chi.t-ett.
man have the- eJs'es . turned
outward to 'form grooves, into vl.i it
ma? be inserted a forklike tool to l:ft
them from an oven with no danger
of burned fingers.
-vZer, Feb. 17. Fred Koenlg,
: -ifjr am of speed are -well known in
i e automobile world, recently added an
.? cr feather to Ms cap when, he out
t:t,iej the Twentieth Century Limited,
i fastest express train In the Cnlted
h ales on a parallel course of two
i iiea in length at Tarrytown.
Koenisr chose the frozen surface of
tie Hudson for his. speedway and as
this was blanketed by a thin and en-
-ruFted coat of snow It served as well
as trrr,o.nd beach mijrht. The railroad
runs along- the bank of the river and the
start of - the race was at a point two
from the starting point and spun along
with It after challenging the engineer
for a race. The .engineer, having ac
cepted, commenced to groom his mount
for the dash, and by the time the start
ing "point was reached the big steel
tractor had- gathered great momentum
and was thundering pver the steel at Its
greatest possible speed.
The two remained head and head for
the first mile and there- was great en
thusiasm Shawn by tlfe passengers who
began to think the engine might win.
At the first mile post, however, Koenlg
showed that he had been Just playing
and immediately threw his gear Into a
higher speed. He beat th New Y6rk
White Slaver Convicted.
Special to Tbe Journal. 1
North "Yakima, Wash., FVh. 17. Ralph
Stnuthers of North Yakktma pleaded
guilty to a white slave charge In the
Automobile
Show-
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miies above the Helen Gould dock.
Koerly -waited for the train a mile
Central .train by a full hundred yard.
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Snapshot of Tred Koenlg ot Tarrytown, N. Y., beating the Twentieth
- Century Limited In a two mile dashr Koenlg used the frozen sur
face of the Hudson river aa a Bfeedway and cleared the finish 100 ,
' yaVda ahead of the train. . ;, -'-, '.;'v'Vv
mtm is
: HOW RECOGNIZED
TQURIHG CENTER
Easterners Are Always. Ready
to Listen to News of This
Section; Chicago Automo-
..bile Show Draws Big Crowd
,J - C. Weston of San Francisco, the
western district manager of the United
States Tire company, who has Just re
turned from an extended trip east and
stopped over in Portland for a few days,
says the Pacific coast has at last come
into Its own, and throughout the indus
try this territory Is recognised as one
of tha motoring centers of the world.
The- tire man attended tha New York
shows, afid from there went to Detroit
and Chicago. . Everywhere he found the
greatest of Interest In this territory, and
th? big men of the Industry were- always
ready to listen to stories of the great
popularity of the motor car In this ho-
tlon, . ..v. :;
According; to Weston, fhs men from
the Pacific coast were given the greatest
consideration and companies not repre
sented in this field made strenuous ef
forts to secure agents during the eastern
shows. ..T-'-....
. lArge Attendance, -
The crowds at all the shows have
been unusually large," said Weston.
"And contrary to conditions last year,
.. business has been wonderfully good. For
the. past two seasons the big shows have
been little more . than exhibitions; this
year the conditions seemed to suddenly
change, and the air was charged with
business. Of course, a majority of the
larger companies had their contracts
made, but the new Arms found little
flifficiulty in placing agencies and the
retail business was never better. . '
The crowds at Chicago were especial
ly large. I understand that this show
was a record breaker for .the amount of
business done.
'All the tire companies showed a full
line of their goods, about the only new
thing being the chain tread, nonskid
tlra offered by my company, -Thi. tirn
was. exhibited for the first time at Chi
cago, and proved a sensation. It is a
brother to the Nobby, which has won
popularity during; the paw four years.
,: Many Kinds Shown.
'Every tire company, from the small
est to the largest, exhibited an anti-skid
tlra of some kind.' Some had merit and
some had practically none. ' '
The newest -. things offered In . the
car line were the self starters, electric
lighting systems and the Knight motor.
In design there was little new, with the
possible exception of an improvement
la the finish of the cars as a whole.
There were also more enclosed cars
shown than ever before.
"The truek shows were--more t com
plete than ever and attracted much at
tention. Our company exhibited their,
new Standard motor truck line and de
mountable rim. This is the tire which
has caused euch talk lh commercial ve
hicle circles. We are just beginning to
receive shipments of this tire and rim
on the coast and are making every
effort to catch up on back orders."
' Napavine Incorporation Fought.
(Special to Tbs Journal.)
Cefttralla, Wash., reb. it. Many old
residents of Napavine are opposed to
the idea of incorporating the town, con
tending that municipal taxes will be
imposed which their property will not
bo worth. ..They also contend that the
proposed Incorporation . takes -. in - too
much territory and threaten to carry
their case to the supreme court "if the
board of county commissioners grants
the incorporation. ;
" More than 90 per cent of the alcohol
and alcoholic drinks made in the Philip
pines are derived from the sap of palm
trees..:.-..' .... .
UNITED STATES IS
IT
ONLY
BEGUN
If
Factories Doubled Output
and Each Car Was Com
mercial One, Pace Couldn't
Equal Gain in Commerce. V
FarAbovethe$900MarIi
in Value
i, i . V:
Long Stroke "32 five-passenger touring "car; four cylin-'
ders; 3-inch base5-inch stroke; Bosch magneto; 106-inch
wheel-base; three speeds and reverse? sliding gear; 32x3
inch tires; equipped with gas lamps and generator; three oil
lamps; wind shield; tools, and horn.' s . - -
$900 F. O. B. Detroit
DULMAGE; & SMITH
j DISTRIBUTORS FOR OREGON AND WASHINGTON
Phone Marshall 1699.-
46-48 North Twentieth Street
"If every automobile factory in the
United States was to produce double
the dumber of machines It is now pro
ducing and" every machine was a com
mercial vehicle there would then not be
enough made to take care of the In
crease alone in , our commerce at the
present rate Of growth, . if the govern
ment statistics can be taken as a guide,''
said L. E. Crowe, local agent, for the
Mats truck.... i . , .
The: New Tear book of the depart
ment of ' agriculture discloses ' some
startling figures. It shows a wonder
ful Increase in horse stock. In 1900
there were 15,000,000 horses in the Uni
ted States, -and 10 years later, or In
1910, there were 24,000,000 horses. .
"These numbers are the largest on
record In the history of the couptry.
Compared with, those, of to years ago
they show a gain of 60 per cent
"While horses have Increased in num
ber, they have also increased in value.
In 1900 the estimated value of horses
on farms .was $44 pet' head, with a
steady rise, Interrupted only by the panic
of 1907. These values mounted up year
after year -"until in 1910 the average
price was $108, representing a galn-of
nearly ISO per cent
"The value of the horses and mules
in this country 10 years ago Was prac
tically J815.000.000, while today-It ex
ceeds $3,000,000,000, a gain of more than
$2,ooo;ooo,ooo. .;.
"Where is the man who says that in
10 years the horse will be extinct? Also
where Is the man who says the auto
mobile business Is being overdone?
"At the present rate of increase In
our commerce, in 1920,, it would take
nearly 40,000,000 horses to supply the
demand. If the horse is to be super
ceded, by trucks, or tractors, it would
take (allowing one truck will do the
work of six horses), 7,000,000 trucks and
tractors (allowing the life of the truck
to be five years). It would take a pro
duction Of 1,40090 trucks per year to
supercede the horse entirely In 10 years.
. "The upkeep of horses Is Increasing
faster than the value,' while the upkeep
of the automobile is decreasing. - In the
face of these figures, how can anyone
say the automobile business is being
overdone? It is really just now coming
Into Us own." -
moderate expenditures and as 1 time
goes on the wisdom of such Investments
will be evident to the people general
ly." '-
Congressman .William Kent of Cal
ifornia, eiprecses his belief in federal
aid in roads building in these words:
"I - am thoroughly convinced that . the
national government - should initiates a
plan on a national scale providing a
few great . highways, partly- for- the
utility of thpse highways and partly
as an example of what cajjrbe done to
cheapen rural transportation through
the use M -motor trucks that will not
be liable to break' bulk on freight
hauls.",':-"r-"-"r :;--s.-.--r:,-: .,
Savored by OTegonians. .
Congressman . Fields of Kentucky,
says: ' "I believe that the federal gov
ernment can In no other way appropri
ate money that would result In as
much good to the publlo generally." -
Congressman McGlUIcuddy of Maine
writes: "I realize fully the great and
far reaching necessity and importance
of. good roads, and the equal import
ance and necessity of federal aid."
Congressman . Curley of Massachu
setts has no hesitation in putting him
self on record as being in favor of the
memorial to Lincoln In the form of a
hfgikjway.
-Senator Newlsnds of Nevada ex4
presses this national sentiment: "I
have long favored a policy of iHternal
Improvements which would cover . the
cooperation of the nation with the
states in the full development of our
rivers and of our roads as part of the
machinery of inter-state and state
transportation." :
- Senator Bourne of Oregon is avow
edly in favor of federal aid In roads
The pfeopte of Portland have shown their appreciation of our ef
forts io give them an' automobile show- by . attending .in large num
bers during the past week. We feel there are still a number of
people in this city who have not had the time ton avail -themselves
of the opportunity of seeing our line -of PREMIERS,. APPERSONS,
REOS and the wonderful working model of the Stearns Silent-Knight
Engine, and have therefore decided to continue the show in "our new
salesroom for ONE WEEK LOiNGER.T)on't fartp witness JfiS
display of 1912 cars. "
Open Evenings Until 10 p'Glock
DEMONSTRATIONS BY APPOINTMENT .
0 Northwest Auto Co.
Steams-Knight Auto Co.
C. L. Boss & Co. -
615-617 Washington Street
PHONE MARSHALL 4022
VIEWS ON U S. AID
FOR ROADS GIVEN
BY CONGRESSMEN
Bourne and Chamberlain Are
Among Those Senators Who
Favor National Assistance
Subject Deeply, Studied.
' Sentiment In congress In favor of
the Lincoln Memorial ' Highway Is
making substantial progress, accord
ing to the latest reports received by
the American Automobile association
good roads board. "Some recent con
fusing statistics by those Interested
In giving archjtectual recognition to
the martyr president, have had the
distinctly contrary effect on the part
of roads enthusiasts to confute ' the
exaggerated cost of construction and
maintenance of a first class highway,"
comments Chairman George C. Dlehl,
who presided at the, recent Federal
Aid .convention of A. A. A held In
Washington, i ; ,
Congressman Lafean of Pennsylvania
In explaining some opposition to the
highway proposition,- says: "Many
members advancsd the argument that
the construction of this memorial way
would establish a bad precedent; that
It would 'be the entering wedge for the
establishment of a fixed policy of
granting federal' appropriations for the
construction of publlo highways." '
v Congressmen's Vlews
Congressman McCoy of New Jersey,
takes this view of the matter and adds:
"I am opposed to the expenditure by
the federal government of money for
the Improvement Of roads." Congress
man Underbill of New York, dissents
In this, concise manner: -"The govern
ment has ilberajiy aided the building
of railroads and lsf engaged in assist
lri commerce by liberal expenses at
the seashore and by deepening water
ats ..lB ,th. Interims. I hopo theta
system of fedrU aid will be worked
out in such a manner that It can re
ceive' the support of congress. . Mv
opinlea is , that It should start with
The Czar of Russia
; Owns a Knight-Motored Car
Sales Doubled
80 does the Emperor of Germany.
f BoMo the Kings of England, Bel
glum, Spain. 1
Panhacd, the pride of France Mi
nerva, Belgium's greatest car both
have come to this sleeve-valve motor, -
mi. . Aft . Mi mm . Ae SI
So do mora than 8,000 men, on both ' leaamg cmrs 01 us urn
Ides the Atlantic, who demand the World have rscogniaed that the porpet
best the world can offer In their pleas- vaIve mn K- , . .
ore cars.; Last summer, after two jears of test
In Europe, the list of Knight owners ' UK Stearns came Into Una.
is the Bin. Book-ctMo-.-r-n,. cf XnlU '
1 Dalmler-the leading car of England thrw '"n of
ZJm hU beett bt-mr Fire Of the-world's greater makers '
tored car. v . 1 adopt It. And 8,000 owners ot high-
Mercedes-fhe monarch of the Ge. cars have become Knlght-typs
man field Is now a Knlght-type car.' enthusiasts. .
And the Mercedes engine, which the i Consider these"! acts when somebody .
Knight-type supplanted, was consld-. warns you that the Stearns-Knight Is
ered the master engine of the world. an experiment.
The World-Wide Effort
To Get Rid of Poppet Valves
Every greatdeslgner who still em. j valves aren't-tlght, there Is vast waste)
ploys poppet Valves Is seeking a way of power.
to get rid of them. Cams are required, and cams get
We adopted the Knight way because noisy when they wear Timing gears
we regard It the Ideal solution. And are used, and their humming can be
the foremost engineers have agreed t heard. .
wltha8' - " Thus silence 1 Is made Impossible.
But those who belittle It to sell cars Power and efficiency are greatly re
without it are seeking ether means to duced. - And every designer knows It.
this end. ' ' " ' 1 ' '
For poppet valves form the greatest , Th Stearns-Knight engine has no
shortcoming in modern gasoline -eh-; .-timing gears, no spriflgs, no cams; no ,
glnes..Tbey ar noisy aod slowand : poppet ..valves,..,
leaky, ; .ir There Is no carbon trouble, no valvf .
There are two in each . cvllnder STindlnsr, no lcakaee. The action is
-springing shut hundreds of times per; silent and certain. ;
minute' . No man who knows half what we
They require frequent grinding.; know about It will consider a poppet
When carbon accumulates,' so the , valve motor. ; ' .'
" The Silent Power
The sllencft.of the Stearni-Knlght On hills the Stearns-Knight shows
is almost uncanny. that persistent power known in electric
When turning Idly at the curb there; motors, ,.
is scarcely sound or vibration to show In traffic, one may run at walking
the engine Is running. speed on high gear, then quickly accei-
"The car- glides oh the road," says . erate to a.iy speed wanted without any
one of the owners, "as though It were Jumping or pounding. .
sliding on runners." : The four-cylinder Knight-type offers
. Every evidence of effort to. which all the flexibility of the six-cylinder
one Is accustomed Is lacking In' the poppet valvar
Steams.- , t
We have buQt Steam, ears tor 20
years. They have attsased as tm:
It compelled us to lease a new factory.
UnArAk inmn .hn ivn at Am
Popularity, liveries have run these cars thousands
But the first sninownoemest of this of miles. And the letters we get from
sleeve-valve nwiot doubled 'our sales In them form the highest tribute ever paid
month. aa American car.
50'Per Cent More Power:
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The cyiinders la the Stearns-Knight valves, and their leakage. And to the
are iXxifr inches
By accepted standards such an en
gine IS fated at 23.9 horsepower.
But we guarantee that Vsis engine
will show an exoess of not less than 50
percent
spherical shape of the explosion cham
ber. . . , ,
That's an immense item. I , -
No larger cylinders,' no greater con
sumption of. gasoline. Yet, half again
as much power as the rating calls for.
This is due to the absence of poppet Think what that means
Won Dewar Trophy
In the Greatest Test on Record
The Royal Automobile Club of Eng- impossible a test which no poppet
land offers the Dewar Trophy. valve motor ever will' attempt.
It is offered for the greatest achieve- At the end of the test which equaled '
meht of the year in automobile engl- Y of ordinary service the em-
oeering. glues developed more power than they .
. .ti t . wd at the start. Aad they showed not
In 1909 this trophy was won by the a sign of wear. . .
Knlght-type motor. " Such U the verdict of the world's fore-:
It 'Was won in a test beyond prece most authority on the sleeve-valve type
dent a test which engineers . called of motor found in the Stearns-Knight, .
NoLeading''.Gar
Can Lead for Long Without It
The Knlght-type motor, after years matter must be done by all great
of tests, has been adopted by the world's cars soon or late. ,
best cars.,. . fhe leading cars of the future will
Each, to adopt It, displaced a poppet- be Knlght-type cars. The evidence Is
valve engine as good as men can make, overwhelming.
- What is done bv Daimler, Mercedes, --, : No lesser features- can ever outweigh
Panhard and Minerva la so vital a this silence, this power, this eScieccy, -
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Come and See
Every motor car lover Bhould'see Come and look It over. , Then' 1
this car, ' It is the topic of the hour in us put the engine to any' test you'
Motordom. r ,.-.. . want.
Equipment THE F. B. STEARNS CQMPANY,
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B Warner Ante-Meter , Continental Q. D. Demount-
Banker Windshield, Model K able Rims (two extra rim)
kiik Momw i op ane vjover .uion nornaiso cuiD tiarai
VeteDynmoElectricLif ht- Trunk Rack, Robe Rail, Foot
' . log System ' Rest, etc,
V
Lie
-Touring Car
Toy Tonneau
Roadster
$3,500
Stearns4(night-Aui0rCp.rS)eaIers
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615-617 Washington Street
PORTLAND, ORE;
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