The Oregon daily journal. (Portland, Or.) 1902-1972, December 21, 1913, Image 38

The Oregon daily journal., December 21, 1913, Page 38, Image 38

Image provided by: University of Oregon Libraries; Eugene, OR

About The Oregon daily journal. (Portland, Or.) 1902-1972 | View Entire Issue (Dec. 21, 1913)

Prev Page of 72 Next Prev Issue Next Text PDF JP2 (4.5 MB) Clip/Print Image

Return to Top

Prev Page of 72 Next Prev Issue Next

Newspaper Page TextTHE OREGON SUNDAY JOURNAL, PORTLAND, SUNDAY MORNING DECEMBER 21,1 1913. SELE-STAR1SJ0W DESIGNED TO MEET . NEEDS OF AUT01STS Device Made Simple in Their Application; Many Kinds to ' Be Found in Portland, ' Among he new appliance! which ' should interest motorists who attend the National Automobile show. In the Grand Centra) Palace. New York, January 3 10, are the self-starting devices which this year will be found in a majority of car exhibited. The self-starter Is not a naw device, but so rapidly has it become perfected In Its two years of existence that today practically all large ' ' cars, and a few small ones, are fitted with them. The two national automo t bile shows, under the auspices of the Automobile Chamber of Commerce, In vw Tork and Chicago, will reveal in a most comprehensive way the strides made In the improvement of these de vices; .-. Several Kinds of Designs. ' Self-starters are now so designed that ths aDDarent .complication of pipes. wires and similar features have been ' greatly reduced, so that today they have reached a hlginstanaara-oi. There are several kinds. ome -depend on the storage of power in springs, air- tanks, or batteries, the power being ap plied to turn the craft shaft and cauae the enartne to begin Us functions. Oth er' self-starters simply Insert the com bustible charge Into the proper cyunaer, and by Its Ignition cause the engine to take up its rotation and worn, uoin kinds have arguments In their favor. Probably the earliest forms were those In which the power needed to turn , over the engine was supplied by springs. These were arranged to be wound up by the engine when running, and, by throwing a lever or pressing a button, they would be brought Into service, and turn the crank shaft several times. A number of this sort of starter are still on the market, and are doing good work. Another early form Involved compressed air. Instead of a spring. The air was ' fed Into the proper cylinders and turned the engine "until it took up Its work. - Storage Batteries Used. , The electric starters use storage bat . terles of not large slse, Into which a sufficient amount of power can be car ried to run a small electric motor fot Borne time. This motor gears to the en gine In such a way that It turns It over: but as soon as the engine takes up the work the electric motor drops out Fin ally, It recharges the battery and leaves It again ready for use. The other form of starters carries gas or gas and air, under sufficient pressure io cause them to flow into the cylinders, where, being Ignited, they take the place ; of the proper charge, until the engine has been turned over sufficiently to draw tn the regular mixture. These de vices are) slightly less complicated, and somewhat cheaper; but the tendency ' seems toward the starter In which the power Is stored, rather than the poten tiality. There is also a third kind of : Starter, whUih, while not really self starters, are often classed therewith. ' These are simply devices for cranking ' the engine without the use of the usual, . band crank. Ropes or straps to pull, or . pedals to push, or stirrups to stand In and let the weight turn over the engine, ' come Into this class. Many Kinds round Here. Right here in the city of Portland practically every kind of starter men tioned can be found on some make of automobile. Even the little Ford car jtiow has a special starter that is being offered 'by the accessory dealers.- This consists of a lever much the same as , the 'gear shifting lever, which Is at tached to a chain that is In turn fas : tened to the crank shaft, and when you pull the lever the chain working on two wheels turns the engine over until the Ignition takes up Its regular work. The new device Is becoming very popular among the Ford owners in this territory. WELL KNOWN AUTO DEALER SURPRISES HIS FRIENDS it' jtZTS ? r ... t f in' t s X.;. , m I hi - l "'M u J fed y Ai iJ v' - - i, i WJ Mr. and Mrs. Ed ' iCd It. "Wlrichell, of the Oregon Motor i Car company, local Studebaker distrib utors, slipped one over on his friends Thursday when he married Miss Mar-1 garet Merrill, daughter of Mrs. K. H. I Merrill formerly of Spokane, Wash. Mrs. Merrill did not want them to marry Just at this time on account of the ge of the young oouple. Dan Cupid, .however," again triumphed and last Thursday presumably started for a ride tn one of Mr. Winchell's new six: cylind er Btudebakers. The ride took them to Oregon City where they secured a mar riage license and took the final step to happiness when they got Father Miller of EL Agnes Baby Horns, to pro nounce) them man and wife, Mrs, . Wincbell Is a very attractive brunette who has been very popular among the younger set of Portland. She la a no an accomplishes musician. Mrs. Winchell's sister la the wife of. Lew Boss, one of the best known astomobile 70 GREAT FALLS, MONT., Wonderful Route to Be Known , as "James J, Hill Highway" Would. Attract Tourists, A new and wonderfully scenic high way has been suggested, as a means of luring the transcontinental tourists to Oregon and Portland. The route Is along the present Columbia highway to The Dalles, Pendleton, Walla Walla, Spo kane, across the state of Idaho, and on to Missoula. Anaconda and Butte, Mon tana, from Butte north to Great Falls via Helena. From Great Falls there will be a stato highway to St Paul from whlclV there will be main high way that will connect with the present Lincoln highway, the main transconti nental road from the Atlantic to the Padlflc. Failure to appreciate his own country and ignorance of the scenic and historic attractions of the United States are faults common to the average American tourist. , Tell him that there are moun tains In the northwest that compare favorably with the more famous peaks of Switzerland and he will laugh at you. If the rood outlined above la ever of ficially recognized as an east and west highway, the-scenery to be seen along the route cannot be surpassed In any pari of the world, say travelers who have seen it Rcenery from Portland. " From Portland one may see the snow capped peaks of Mount Hood, St. Hel ens and Mount Adams. Along the Co lumbia highway, which is now under course of construction, the scenes over looking the Columbia river, and the many beautiful water falls along the route, cannot be adequately set forth In words that In any way describe their grandeur. The famous apple district of Hood River and on to The Dalles. - From this point a side trip to Crater Lake would be possible. But following the main highway, which It has been suggested to call "The James J. Hill Highway," In honor of the man who has done most for the development of the northwest, to the wheat region of Pen-j dleton, and so on over this wonderful route the tourist would paas through ery variety of country. There would be mining, mountains, valleys of grain of all descriptions and pastures over stocked with cattle. That this route Is feasible, and in fact the best route from the northwest east can be verified by the several tourists who have made the trip over the north ern route during the season just closed. When the tourists get into the Montana district they have the Glacier National Park and the Yellowstone to visit, two of the greatest government reserves In America. Incorporation Is Suggested. In order to further the "See America First" movement and prove to the skep tical that this country has as great scenio attractions as any of the coun-l pie love to spend so much money to see. it has been suggested that the above road be incorporated and fostered by a hundred and fifty or 200 prominent men along the route. Say 60 men from Portland, and then one or two of the most prominent men in each town through which the high way would pass. An annual donation of $100 each, for a period of two or three yiars, should be sufficient to properly place this highway on a nation wide transcontinental basis. Tho automobile department of The Journal would like to have suggestions from some of the local good roads boosters as to their ideas of handing the greatest highway ever proposed for Or egon. Space will be given in these col umns weekly for the discussion of the proper way to get "The James J. Hill Highway" under way. Women -always say their husbands coax them to go away for the summer and sometimes this Is the truth. R. Wlnchell. men on the Pacific coast. Mr. Rose was formerly manager of the Loler com pany wun. Headquarters at Ban Francin. co. Mr. Wlnchell nnu tn tfc. nnti . two yeara ago from Detroit and was connected with the Studebaker branch at Seattle until last spring whan he came to Portland and secured the local distribution of Btudebakers With W C. uarDe, and rormed the Oregon Motor Car company. V. M. Leemtnn Rmlth m'rA - - .-v. .u.db vuiiiin Thornton accompanied the Wlnchells to cBuii Guy ana assisted in the nup tials. The couple wanted to keop the marriage a secret -from their friends until next Thursday wtieri they intended going to California to sienl their honey, moon, but the secret would out and now they are the recipients of many con gratulations from their friends. Upon their return from. California they will take .apartments at Trinity Place. SCENIC HIGHWAY BEING ( ROUTE SUGGESTED T-l JAMES J. HILL HIGHWAY . ,,,, ....,:. , ,.. . -r : i "" ' 111 r''r "-' '-' 'A -....-, . W.i'ji.-v-.e.. ii.,M,j,y"i'':i-.-iw(-iBi.'-lf - .TW,ws.-t.,r "'-..wv tj-.t-cjj-.-iv-.v -weVi-.,uat-iea, titan' tf.rx wr-M-vfcarAaV.-fitt I 1 ) 7" ! I ' ... . . I nniinmrnrnl I S V . f mns jc1 I N.N r KM 47 -eig -:V UUI1UIVI.IML.IS I V SaSW.. lit jT II ii Columbia highway would be followed AUTOMOBILE BUSINESS IS SHOWN BY FIGURES Increase in Cars and Trucks for July, August and Sep tember Is 71,884 Cars. Xegistratloa la Baca State. New York 121,793 California 118,136 Illinois 90.523 Ohio 79.427 Pennsylvania 73.924 Iowa 68,120 Michigan 63.301 Massachusetts 62,034 New Jersey 60,833 Indiana 46,000 : Minnesota 43,700 Texas , Wisconsin , Missouri . . Kansas . . . . Washington 36,600 86.931 84.901 32,980 22,720 i - Georgia 22,382 Connecticut 21,829 Dist of Columbia 14,118 South Dakota 14,080 Maryland 18.626 13.000 12,926 12.200 11,801 11.702 10,600 9,667 9,800 8,797 8,784 Colorado North Dakota . Tennessee Oregon . . . . . i . Nebraska . South Carolina , Maine North Carolina Virginia , Rhode Island Florida 8,764 Oklahoma 8,100 Louisiana Kentucky Montana . 7,000 6,847 6.490 Vermont 6,472 Alabama 6.800 New Hampshire 4,947 West Virginia 4,925 Arkansas 8,609 Mississippi 8,100 Arizona 3,000 Idaho 2.200 Delaware 2,169 1,660 Wyoming Utah 1,418. Nevada J. .., L06 4 J New Mexico '765 Total 1,228,630 In the above tabulation all duplicate registrations of , auto- mobiles and trucks have been con- , 4 sidered, so that the figures given should represent tne total motor e vehicle registration In every 4 state In the Union with the , t greatest possible accuracy. Note the wide range of difference be tween New York with its 121.-- 4 793, and New Mexico with it 4 766. ' One of the most significant indica tions that the automobile business In the United States Is Increasing and prospering is the fact that registration of automobiles and motor trucks up to October 1 totaled 1,239,630, allowing for a duplicate registration of 26,441. .This represents an increase of 71,884 cars and trucks for the months of July, Au gust and September, or over 28,961 a month. Of this number 1,126.267 are passenger cars of the gasoline type, while the electric passenger cars num ber 84,076. According to Ue most ac curate figures obtainable, there are 89,605 commercial vehicles In use In this country, comprising 69,418 gaso line machines, 17,687 electrics, 2600 steam passenger cars and some 260 steam trucks. In most respects there is a substan tial gain over the figures up to July 1. Gasoline passenger cars have increased 72,901 and gasoline commercials 2068. The figures for the electrics are some what lower than at the time of the July census, this being due to the fact that very few of the registration officials are systematic enough to segregate the various classes of vehicles and the esti mates furnished by the various local authorities were slightly lower than at the previous time. In securing the Information for this article the Automobile requested the registration officials to give, wherever possible, the number of non-residents registered in the state, and also the number of registrations made owing to transfer of ownership of cars. The number of non-residents registered in the United States, . according to their figures, up to October 1, was 716?, while the number of re-reglstratlona was 18,288, making the total amount of duplicate registrations 26.44L Practically everyone, whether active ly Interested In the automobile Indus, try or not. Is curious Regarding the num ber of cars in the country and In var ious sections. For several years there has been a more or less close contest, for the honor of having moat registra tions, between New York, California, Illinois, Ohio and Pennsylvania, the five states which have consistently led the country In this respect since registra tions were first made. SUBSTANTIAL GAIN People who drift with the tide make a poor landing-. i ! v to Pendleton, thence to Walla Walla and Spokane; from there to Missoula, Butte and Helena, ending' at Great Falls. FACTORI RE Detroit, Mich, Dec. 20. Detroit Is manufacturing more automobiles than It did a year ago, and this notwithstand ing the rumors that so many gossips moving in and out among the Industry DETROIT ES MAKING CORD Ail-Weather Treads Run Like Smooth Treads Last Like Plain Treads Hold With a Bulldog Grip This is the tread which U outselling plain tread with users of Goodyear tires. And now as winter approaches every wheel on every car should have it : Here seems to be the final solution of all our anti-skid problems. It is a double-thick tread made of extra-tough rubber, toughened by a secret process. The eripa are deep and enduring. They last for thousands of miles. They never entirely wear off. The edges are sharp, and they stay sharp. They face the skidding direction, which is 45 degrees. As a result, they offer all road surfaces an almost irresistible grip. The blocks are broad and flat. They are all in alignment, fol lowing the tire's direction. There is no vibration as with scat tered projections. The tread runs as smoothly as a plain tread. The blocks widen out so they meet at the base. Thus the strains are distributed over the fabric just as with smooth-tread tires. That means long life. Separate projections center the strains at one little point in the fabric, causing short-lived tires. So here is safety combined with economy. Here is plain tread smoothness, plain-tread durability, combined with tenacious grip. You will find nothing of the kind that compares with it. Inspect this tread and you are bound to select it, especially for winter driving. And yet most old-type anti-skids cost xriore than AU-Weather treads. - No-Rim-Cut Tires WitUAlU Weather treads Exclusive Goodyear Features 1 ..'..: Here are three other vital fea.tnres " found In No-Rlm-Cnt tires alone. First, a type of tire which we control, and which endsrim-ctitting 1 completely. No other feasible way has ever been found to do this. , And rlm-ctttting ruins almost one- . third of all the old-type tires. Second, atire whichsavescount- less blow-outs due to wrinkled fabric. The tires are final-cured on air bars shaoed like Inner tubes underactualroad conditions. This extra process, used by us alone, fast as men find them out. Until yon adds to our tire cost $1,500 daily " come to them, a large part of your .just to lessen blow-outs. I V tire cost Is wasted in needless ruin. The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company, Akron, Ohio Toronto, Canada - ' ' London, England ' Mexico City, Mexico This company tiaan connection wfantvmr with any otbo rubber - i oonoarD which m tb Oood year nam. - Braacaas aai AfaacUa la 103 Principal CIHsa. Dialm Evemrasrav Writ U on Aaythinc You Want la KubUr PORTLAND BRANCH 62 BROADWAY , Phone Pacific Main 2190, Home A-4046 would try to set afloat. Ford is turn ing out over 700 cars per day, which Is in excess of the production at this plant a year ago. For 1914 Cadillac increased its output from 15,000 to 18,000 and, in addition to keeping up with its sched ule of delivery, the company had built on December 1, 2880 of these additional 3000 machines, so that the company la well ahead in its year's work. At the Studebaker plants the over time program Is in actual operation. The enormous Bulck plant Is working at full force to fill orders; The Chalmers company Is working up to factory ca- AKKON, OHIO Third, la makltf jr this tire, hnn- dreds of large rubber rivets are formed .to) prevent tread separa tion. We paid $50,000 for control of this patent. . . Thus we combat the three mala Items jn the cost of tire upkeep. We have saved motorists la these ways many millions of dollars. k As a result, the largest-selling tires in the world today are Good year No-Rlm-Cnt tires. And more "are adopting them every day as v paclty, Hudson la pushing Its little six production at a full capacity pace. Paige-Detroit will move Into Its new factory In 80 days where It will have facilities to double Us 19 1J, output. . . From all of tne other Detroit auto- IF YOU FORGET THE PLACE TO BUY GOOD CHRISTMAS PRESENTS. Arclier and Wiggins OAK STREET, CORNER SIXTH. AUTOMOBILE SUPPLIES You Should Not Decide that White Trucks are too high afford them. Your own delivery problem is already solved by some particular firm with White Trucks and we have their explanation in writing awaiting you here. Call or write for it THE WHITE COMPANY E. W. HILL. Mer. I "C ltt ' DPI rj fcX' B-ai a y 1, gSJ.i. . j ben P cragzoy. CHRISTMAS SHOPPING FOR THE MOTORIST Easy at BALL0U & WRIGHT, OPEN EVENINGS UNTIL CHRISTMAS NORTHWEST AUTO CO. Factory Distributors of Cole, Reo, BROADWAY AT Main 8887 GREAT BARGAINS New 6-cylinder, 7-passenger Stearns-Knight automobile, in perfect condition, at a discount of 30 per cent. Also these rebuilt and repainted high-grade used cara: A White "40' $1350; 15-30 Stearns, $1000, and a 5-passenger, 6-cylinder Palmer Singer at $9?S. . THE MOORES MOTOR CAR COMPANY 59 NORTH TWENTY-THIRD ST. " MARSHALL 3983 HUDSON AUTOMOBILES "V I : RM JP Distributor for Oregon and South. Wash. Va La UC VtlVeal! lso. AUTOMOBILE AND SHOP SUPPLIES Sparkplugs v" . TOOLS Brakc-Lining ' ; "';. : motorcycles and accessories v Freer Tool and ; Supply Co. 74 sixth and 311 Oak Sts. I VntrxnlTind X, LMrMrlfnd k F. BLODCFTI "- , ooooa V utrtja-aaaabaai w w-- - - - mobile factories come equally optlra- llstlo reports.- Lozler is working over time on Its new four; needless to say I Packard la at capacity on Its new mod elaHup lsbusyt in Pontlao.tbe Oak. , land and Cartercar factories are busyr the plant of the Detroit electric, one of the biggest in the eUetrio field, is at I capacity production. The Brigg's-De- . trotter is at schedule and the Keeton plant la busy. Look where you will, all . lis activity In Detroit's automobile. plants at the present, and. frpm all In dications, this healthy activity is a normal condition. SCENIC WONDERS ARE RELOCATED IN OREGON Th geographical location of two 'of the northwest's famous mountain peaks, St Helens and Rainier, has been changed from the state of Washington to Oregon by W, J. Clemens, president of the Portland Automoolle club, or at least Mr. Clemens would have ua draw that Inference from an article published yesterday In the Spectator over his name. Referring to the beauties of Oregon, Mr. Clemens says: ' ," We can show tourists our resources and wonderful scenery. We have Crater lake, which Is an Indescribable thing of beauty and won der; we have the snow clad peaks such as Mt. Hood, St. Helens, Rainier and. others." It may.be that Mi. Clemens has fol lowed the Biblical injunction and es tablished a faith in the wonders of Ore gon "sufficient to move mountains," and If so he will himself probably be rated as one of the northwest's most famous features. SPORTING GOODS priced, or that your business cannot BROADWAY AND OAK Oyer 4000 White Trucks Now in use. Lozier Cars COUCH STREET A-4959 1REO TRUCKS Portlad gency, 615-617 Wash. St. rhenas Mala leaa, a. iaaa I'TIKJES - r - ' - - - -t , wiaxne us 1 ii Vbons if aia VqoO. 1 f 7-.' ' '::