THE OREGON SUNDAY JOURNAL. PORTLAND. SUNDAY WOUNINO. APRIL II. Jilt
GOOD OLD DM
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NEW MODEL FRANKLIN LITTIE SIX "3T ON OISPLAY
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transportation Problem Has
Its Drawbacks Humorous
1 Side of Situation Recalled
i' by One Who's 'Been There.';
Until you see (he
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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
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fout
POWER
M your a.:ioar. iwooo
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lb llaiuuoat af ratla. Tou
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DELfVERY
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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
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"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
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