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THE OREGON SUNDAY JOURNAL. PORTLAND. SUNDAY WOUNINO. APRIL II. Jilt GOOD OLD DM BllED; HARD NEW MODEL FRANKLIN LITTIE SIX "3T ON OISPLAY IT. KB transportation Problem Has Its Drawbacks Humorous 1 Side of Situation Recalled i' by One Who's 'Been There.'; Until you see (he Yoir I JIKCffllE f ' -v-- a..- , 'It' fkar lire ra:'rd el aft.r ataar ! iI-:ihk1 a H'iM f Wa . New T- atai frm ttit l ik '.! Huffele. ( be ft 4 Ue.' La.1 " 'o-l'" !!, Y4 Ike lr'rW.lee lf' I 'lr . .tery ihbbift Jl.f j toanpaay tfnicil. h tl"e labia ga tre '' " fu" for the J mi: Jjemey ii te -. a .k. .i.ii i uti .ftcr ft kaur "TUB ' t- ( N Tofk r a I II ' iilr of IM clui frm 11 riial( Ilfivlr I'u ItoU 4eter. U 8 Iu liou ftl tl tav t.lturln II w.anaJ nn4ow In l ( fold ( m n4 amir lh vullfj -nrT that you dkln't ih rbatvr lo f1nr ( mm- fti lb automobile. In up Atao jtom gaanbU thai had r Tou w.r a pi, r raJla, If Ibaf var fr o lrmai: vobdM on. 4n4 hllla. m eould mI that arWiUlorle ahdula Teaiiaa' ta Iba olJ 6ar aa ra I , . ' tK. ; aoma hw ru ow!dn I Inn mt4 fout POWER M your a.:ioar. iwooo tktnvtr ro.J. mlbt ad. uahawpa'aJ : lb llaiuuoat af ratla. Tou MM al lal Iba roualry oabarap- " .rr4 ky lh, ooafln., of a n-o br four" " . - ...... r.n- r. ajM aa ' rpv" DELfVERY tn iba r i: r bouiM rur aom. " ixir r.ua ib. .htcj for t h. ( ba of hotM hfti n .whll. , , LITTLE CAR MAKES A GREAT CLIMB Auto, With Three Men, Lug gage Gains Top of Mount Diablo. eorfcat ra lha only annor (a I N public of H cl" h "' cr fmanity. Mjtrloa UMk V. t rtnaltr. )"i mr4 myaUrtoua i b,lrnl roakrup oil when all tha j aaaary rhana nJ r had boon inada. and paid for. )ou dMdd on lha (our whlrh uliould lake ru from Naa . . . , i it.. i n n u r r II. t JOfK IO UUIiaio lioni . . road. Really. U didn't aaatn fr. Tow rinamlrMl the anr'tlmea you had Vblrlod acroaa tha alala on tha 'JT.mpIra liprma" belween brtakfat and dlnnor nd o tha old m-hedula of th "plotiaar rallroad" e-niad about riht la your mtitda eye tania then carlaJn May itiomlnf Lh "r,'.n" .rSuhrroa .. A r.markah.a dan.oo.trat.on of rn.t.ourtoJat.dr.iar.u.t.r'!' net ,h . . j .... .M..inn Thl ron- I or toaay can carry four rusarian any lalad of Irathar c. rap and trouaara where under the aun lhay niay wiah to and sauntlet flovea. all of aufflclenl go. waa made laat Raturday. wbaa a tblrkneei for an Arctic eiploratlon Jour- Bulrk car that aalla around tha thoua ney. and aurmountlnc the whole with a ,nd jo)Ur C,mbeij to th, ,op of pair of -ole. of tha ..a. and Pf?rVd" I Mt. Diablo with thrae ,rown men and Krthto t'.T ""Vbout ..ren hundred pund. of dun- Vour comrado In adrentur. awaited D. tha property of om. thirty mem- rou and together you "cranked har up." bora of the Sierra club, who were camp AmA tn vour hacaac and w.ra away ln over nlrht at tha toD. . tip Broadway, headed for Tonkera. lo I The car driven by Earl P.Vore lime to participaia in arr. ,or me tiowarn oompany, and carried bruahea with tha numarou. eanv morn- ciaudo McOea of tha earn a oomDanr. Ing milk wairona In aoma of which you and a new. paper man. It climbed the Were Tictonou.. craae wnlcn revreaenta an aarent of Koch Time Xroat. aome four thouaand feet In about three k' Flaht o'clock found you In Tonkera, mnee wunout tha leaat mechanical dlf II mile. out. and you had figured In flcully and under Ita own power at all your schedule to arrive at 7. byt now timaa. war you to know that the particular I ina car with Ita three paaaenrer. nail which punctured one of your tlrea ( ien uaxiana Saturday noon. travelln4f wai lylnc in wan lor you " ir ' iwi w uanrine. and be. aes Daicnina luoe IS EXPLAINED BV EXPERI AUTOIST Difference Between 4 Cylin der 2nd 6 Cylinder Engine Considerable Smoother Action Results, He Says. f)Mn Ammv and replacing eight etaybelta" which ''JreU know hold the tire on the rim take time, and .n hour at thl. len t alow either Is It? ' "What a world of difference between -fhe .fellowa that build railroad and wag en roadH. Rome how, the railroads find II the level country and the wagon road jtoea out of Ita way to find the eteep ct hllla. or bo it .eema, for about one la every two mile, la accompllahed on 'low gear" and your "underetudy" de Clare, he h. dlslorirted hi. arm car rying water to that "ever thirsty motor." Of all dviee. patterned wltn care contra Co.ta county, where It picked up the baggage of the Blerra club mem ber and obtained a epecial pormlt to enter the private roadway at the en trance of Pine Canyon leading to the mountain trail.. No aooner was the canyon reached than the difficulties of the hazardous undertaking cresentpd ih.mi.lv.. n h shape of dangeroua Incline, where wa.h- outa and .harp narrow twist, occurred with a frequency that would dishearten b mountain burro. Throughout the en tire climb, however, the car hung te naciously to Ita grinding task and brought Its load to the top of the moun tain, and then wormed Ita w "There atlll Him to b a good max t people who do not understand wbv the ell cylinder motor ha. to lar.elv dla- plered the four cylinder and tha aalee- men are bu.r a.plalntng the raa.on three dare. In a single eentaare. It I. thl.: Tha .1. cylinder anctne haa a 'contlnuou. torque" .. tha anrtiMn call It that la, deliver, power contlnu ou. ly, lnetead of .pairing It at Inter vala and In larka. One. two. an,1 four cylinder englnaa cannot poaalbly have inia aovantage. "All gasoline motor, deliver now.r h aiploalona, llke ahootlng a bullet out of gun. in. eirio.lon drlvea ih. r,i.. ton, which turria tha ahaft connectlna the angina with tha rear axle and ao makes tha Wheala to. t nlnaa minMhin. were Interposed to break up the ahocka, the car would aeem to be propelled by a aerie, of blow.. Therefore, the fly wheal was introduced to maintain an even engine aneed." .aid Angu. Ore- ham In an Interview Thursday on tha eubjeot of alg cylinder cars. "Obviously, the milder the force of the explosions and the closer together thay come, the smaller and lighter to. fly wheel may be mads. 80 automo bile Inventors have worked from the be ginning In the direction of developing an engine In which the explosion should be as nearly as DOSSlhla enntlnnnna mnA would not have to ha so forceful. Jerky Motion. In the one cylinder aniln. nmrr i applied only one quarter of the time. It u is It 1 man riding a hlcvcla and using only one foot, nuehed the pedal and then awaited until the ri. al want all the way 'round and came up second time before he pushed again. acta, aa coiaplHaty allataalad TT a eirohae aoi oaly enee. tut they ever lap eav-a oiber p.rore lbs Drat eylla def haa a 1 0 ii- d aily1eg pewer tbe -begins, enl ae on la athar word a. aaek rewletioa ef Ike eeglne is di vided tale lbra nertoda aad durlaa- urk af taesa partoaa le eylladee are work- uag ai 1 e tan) tima aug sevtavg aWeak Vaa Ihles tha adoftlaa nf tha ale cylinder eetgtne aeroaB file bed was a cea- aidar.bly aattog la dead load, for It made II p-oaalbla lo r4uea lb. weight of Iba fir wbaal ana Lhtrd. Th im nol only counted ao ssuch la the Idea ef bulldiag a car light aad .Iron, but It anade tha amg Ina much mora quickly accelrraled ae4 mere easily ard proanpt ly ronirollad K'ewadays meat floe ears are built with all cylinder eoglaae In cluding Ihoaa whoee makars laugbad lha hardeat al Dury half a duson years I ago. he Tour cylinder car still has Its uses, of course. Hut tha wis- will iL waj. t etandard. probably, for. curt oualy enough, no Other ramhtnatJnn af Timnwi rieect soma multiple of eli produrea tbe same smooth, quia! sot loo. " PACIFIC 10 BE FRONT OF Vou, Mr. Motorist, hive often askcj, "Why does not some one maker com Nne.the best features of all the cars In one machine?" We have been working to that end for years and the 1912 models now pre nt to you the Tftest achievement of modern automobile engineering. You have admired some of these features In many different cars ample power, easy riding, sJlence, simplicity, durability, accessibility, economy and KTaeeful lines. You et them ALL In the OVERLAND. Now Consider the Prices 30 H. P. flve-passener Touring Car or Roadster 35 H. P. flve-passener Touring Cir or Tor pedo Body 45 H. P. flve-passenjrer Touring .Car or 4-passen-fjer Torpedo or Roadster DOOR CONTINENT 'r Of all devices panerneo who rare "unino us wsy up the to resist roadside repairs when broken, rocky formation at the peak and rubbod a chain, you think. Is easily the win-1 the radiator against the brick monu tier. Tou add a link from 'your spare : men t that marks the surveying point norm and it's too long. for the adjust- roent; substract one and It's too short, gnd so finally, having carefully trans ferred all of the grease from the under bids of the rnr to your person, mashed your finger In an attempt to use the monkey wrench for a hammer, and ar gued with your companion until you ' i . are not on freaking terms, you hire a farmer to ignomlnoualy tow you five ! miles to the "village blacksmith." j a Peculiar Devloes. ! '.! Watches are peculiar devices, when j one counts the momenta on one In walt j ting, they neem to refuse to move, but t" tilde It in your pocket and attempt the ; " - yepalr of a motor ear, and Immediately It spring, into life, minutes whizs by Into hours, and today proves no exeep i tton to the rule. Tou are surprised ( ,.; that It's after 12 as you mount the seat i:i for the fresh btart and upon Inquiry, i' .' find It's B6 miles to Albany, but you f - are determined. Tou guess you can .make T'tica if nothing happens by dark. f Alas, that the Nemesis of prehistoric f: "'Motor Carriages" should again over take you, but !t does, in the shape of Ignition trnulilc, and that's the one thing you had dreaded for you confess to your- eii 11 s unsoivea mysteries wnen 10 . miles from the capital city "sha dies on your nan as." t You erank In turns, that is, you ex periment with every part of the electri cal equipment while your partner In dle- . pair aoes me neavy wort The hours slip by. Farmer, stop, each , -with the query, "Broke down?" You de tect the unholy joy .that dwells in the Tieart or eacn a he makes the Inquiry. Krone aown: .-ioi much. Of course . not. Merely adjusting, you assure each : one. Finally, and who could have guessed uit me -viorator screw" had worked . rloose, you discover the cause of all vour woes ehe starts. You collect the tools tnd parts that litter the road and are way. Ainany it, in sight, so is 6 o'clock. Bapld calculation shows you that it's till 276 miles by road to Huffalo. You - pegtn to respect the prehistoric time " table of 0 years ago and marvel at the modern one. The railroads do sure go " swmc. formerly Great Sport. At this rate of progress you can see thtee more long days of driving to reach x your destination. As you reason you ap . proach " long bridge over the Hud T aonleadlrtg Into the city. For the first tlm. during the trip your eyes leave he. rta4 and there floating majestl tally at the dock Ilea the New York rdght boat; steam up and noon to sail How easy nymm the return, if you dared. J pur companion who baa not spoken T inr-.nnn urns, in o Tee uneasily, hesi tatingly t epeaie, T Juat thougat what beautiful moonlight night thla will be on the river and beside I have ft very Important enagetnent In New Ark tomorrow, old man." The ice 1 J broke. Farther explanation im unnec- I raaary. ' With on accord yon hall th I r revnea ?ur" towara noma, man tarw- ing irtga in nearest street, are eoa t Iba boMnding. , . Afea -dinBrr aaconced npon Uj . for California, Nevada, son. Utah and Arl- Up to th present time, only 10, 000 automobile licenses have been Is sued In Missouri for the current year. According to estimates in the secretary of state's office, there should be many more. roe effect Is a Jerky motion. You might expeot that a four ev Under an glne could apply power aUadUy; but a a matter of fact, it la nmmr. n release the power as tha nlatnn an. proaches the duad center at the end of each stroke. No Diish Is exerted nn tha piston auring tne last firth of the stroke, bo there I. still a Jerk when the power la applied to th running gear," con tinued Mr. Graham, who handle Stev-en-Duryea oar In Portland and Ore gon. "So the problem of a smooth run ning engine that should apply Its power smoothly had reached thl point when Mr. Duryea who built one of tha rir.i successful American automobiles mil has been a pioneer In motor car develop. mem ever since worked out tha air cylinder motor. In the "six" the Idle pauses of the fewer cylinder type of Tt.a opening of tha Pan ama ranal Is already th mainspring of th busi ness development of the oaxt few year In the we.t and th northwe.t. com ment. W. T I'owell. northwest mana ger of th Ooodye.r Tire at Rubber com pany, who recently returned to Portland from a trip to th company's branches throughout Paririe coa.t territory. "It 1. looked forward In Kv k.i. nessm.n with enthusiastic anticipation -say. Mr. Towel!. 'Tn Ban Franelaoo open air meeting ar held almo.t night ly, and lobbyist, have been .nmlnud to attend rongres and solicit support of th bill for th free tot lae- rrf in.H. can ships through th canal, and th taxation or foreign vessels. Paririe coaat merchant expect the weat ooast to be the front rathar than back door or the continent. 'There estate a friendly rivalry be tween Portland. Heattle and Tacoma," further says Mr. Powell, "as to which city will make the best proposition to eastern capitalists for the h.,nir, the Immense new docka. Portland and Tacoma claim fresh water anchorage and the dry docklna- nf vmi.i. en.- quently, to remove barnacles would be unnece.aary, as In the case of Seattle." Mr. Powell reports business condi tions good and the outlook for auto mobile business excellent. "Although," he comments, "there are more car per capita In Los Angele than In any other City in the conntrv. tha am.u.. - Mil Predominate. 51100.00 $1450.00 $1750.00 THESE PRICES ARE ALL F. O. B. PORTLAND, INCLUDING TOP AND WINDSHIELD Phone for Demonstration SERVICE IS OUR SLOGAN J. W. LeaivMt & Co, Coast Distributors Phone Marshall 2779, A-2444 529 WASHINGTON STREET j "This one thin I do" that's the spirit that has made the Ford the universal car. All Fords are alike in essentials. Only the bodies are different. We make but the one car 75,000 of them this year. Therefore the low cost and high excellence. Nowhere is there another car like the Ford Model T. If s " the lightest Tightest most economical. Ford Model T Touring Car, 4 cylinders, 5 passengers, C7CK fully equipped, f. o. b. Portland p I OD Ford Model T Torpedo, 4 cylinder, 2 passengers, fully CCQCT equipped, i. o. b. Portland ... ipDOD s Ford Model T Commercial Roadster, 4 cylinder, 3 pas sengers, removable rumble seat, fully equipped, f. o. CCQET b. Portland tpOOD Ford Model T Town Car (Landaulet), 4 cylinders, Q1(Ht? 6 passengers, fully equipped, f. o. b. Portland tMU I O Ford Model T Delivery Car, capacity 750 pounds mr- flQt ft chandise, fully equipped, f. o. b. Portland JpOlD' Ford branches and dealers in all cities, towns and villages are at your elbow with Ford Service for Ford Owners 1 Ford Motor Xar Agency East Eighth St. aJia awthorna Are. East 648, B 2117 '..-E. EL SLERET, Mgr. Pbon ATTENTI WIINTON OWN We desire to announce to our friends and patrons that we are now located in our new quarters in the new Winton Building, at Twenty-Third and Washington Streets, where we will have every facility and convenience to give Winton Owners the best possible service. The public is cordially invited to inspect our new home and learn about the merits of the Winton Cars. We Carry a Full and Complete Stock of Winton Parts Twenty-Third and Washington . - PORTLAND .V.
