THE OREGON SUNDAY : JOURNAL, PORTLAND, SUNDAY ' MORNING, DECEMBER 21, 1913.
PORTLAND MAN
Builds
CYCLECAR THAT BIDS
TO ML IN. ITS CLASS
Many Advanced Ideas of
. Superiority Over Others. ,
Th west Is endeavoring- to keep pace
with the east in the development of
the cyclecar that has swept over the
country within the last year. : One of
Portland's best known men, Lewis L
Thompson, architect, . and son of E. Ik
Thompson, president of the . Hartman
& Thompson banking house, has de
signed and built in ' Portland a cycle
car that bids fair to eclipse any of th
small cars that are now being exploited
by ithe eastern automobile magazines.
Tile new cyclecar will be known as
the Portland cyclecar, and the first
model is being proudly shown by the
designer. Mr. Thompson ' is the only
membet of the Society of American Au
tomobile Engineers in Oregon, and has
had the advantage of the combined ex
perience of the members of that society
in the construction of the little auto
mobile. Improvement on Eastern Machines.
The car as shown here has many
advanced ideas over any of the little
cars now on the market, and those as
sociated with Mr. Thompson in 'he
building of this car are very confident
of the success of the new enterprise.
The motor is of the two cylinder,
two cycle, stroke "V" type cylinders set
at 45 degrees. Air cooled. Extra
flanges to insure perfect cooling,
quipped with aeroplane fan. Mechan
ically operated valveS? magneto, ball
bearing crankshaft, tight fitting piston
rings, aluminum crankcase, oil gauge
level, circulating oil system.
Speeclal compression release. Extra
heavy flywheel. Bore 89 millimeters
(3 Inches), stroke 93. S millimeters
(1.67 inches).
Actual brake horsepower at 2500 R.
P. M., 14 horsepower. Rating by 8. A.
IS. at 1000 feet per minute. Piston
speed, 9.8. Schebler carburetor with
warm air attachment
Materials Are of Best.
The transmission is two speeds and
one reverse, positive type (no slip).
Operated by foot pedals according to
the long tried and reliable principle
which may also be used as brakes.
The machinery Is of the finest materi
als, made by one of the best parts spe
cialists in the United States, especially
for cyclecar use.
The driving arrangement Is by chain
from engine sprocket to transmission,
then by "V" belt to rear wheels, which
compensates for differential. The "rear
belts are not so long that the cost is
excessive should they need renewing,
ana sun or eurncient length to secure riv F W Voider
Belts .ST., "Zr I Kcal bankers in the past few month.
miles. I have been discussing the relation of the
Three full elliptic springs are placed 1 automobile and the bank, as far as it
una in irum ana iwo in rear; the driv- concerns commercial conditions in mis
,n5. ,t0'que ' through rear springs, state, and more than one prominent
Tn4Tt-t i. V .?r . banker as recently given it his opinion
W fo 2f w,thbrak "n- that practically all the money expended
SvinS ?J? ? V Wheei Pul!ey in the purchase of automobiles goes
giving large surface and great leverage. back eaBt, and that, therefore, local cap-
teerinjr Gear Is Simple. ltal should not be expended in expand-
Bteerlng is accomplished by the slm- ine the business. In other words, ac-
plest of principles, and one that has cording to these men,, .local dealers
gained great favor in Europe, where should' not be encouraged to expect
the cyclecar has gained wonderful pop- business loans, and the industry in gen-
uianiy. it is Dy steel cable over drum eral should be retarded.
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that the prisoners perform their duties
under the supervision of skilled labor
ers, who act as guards, but; so far as
possible, the law declares, the convicts
are to be placed on their honor. , ,
Another feature of North Dakota's
prison laws Is worded as follows: "Each
short time convict worked upon said
state roads shall receive a credit upon
his time of 10 days for each 80 days
that he shall faithfully and diligently
work upon said state roads, and In case
of eonvlcts serving, life sentences, such
privileges aha; I be given them as- In the
judgment of the warden Is proper, but
in case that any convict falls to do
faithful and efficient work or attempts
tq, escape, he shall forfeit all or at
many of said credits as in the Judgment
of the warden shall be proper."
. Of 276 convicts who were worked un
der the honor system in Ohio, only 18
less than 7 per cent attempted to es
cape, according to the report of War
den Preston E. Thomas of the Ohio
state penitentiary. While these men
were thus employed, there was no bar
rier except their own honor between,
them and freedom. Of the 18 men who
broke faith, all but seven were caught
and returned to the prison, so that the
percentage of those who failed to serve
their full sentenoes was only two and
a half. JThls record, says Warden
Thomas, compares favorably with
trusts In the outside world, i
Also in Michigan, where all persons
convicted of drunkenness or vagrancy
are sentenced to work on the roads In
stead of to Jail, the practice of trusting
prisoners has been found successful.
Not only that, but, according to W. M.
Bryant, good roads commissioner of
Michigan, the sentencing of eonvlcts to
work -on the highways tends to'eltrnln
ate much petty crime.
It was in Colorado, under Warden
Thomas J. Tynan, that .the honor sys
tem wa first employed among prison
ers at work on the highways, and it is
in that state and Oregon that the sys
tem has been most extensively devel
oped. Governor West, of Oregon, In a
statement to the National Committee on
Prison Labor, .concerning the honor sys
tem among prisoners at work on the
roads, said:
"Our road gangs are made up of from
Si to 26 men, with a free man as fore
man, who Uvea and works with his
crew. Ills word Is law In camp, and his
report as
carries great weight with the prison of
ficials. It Is most essential, therefore,
that treat oars be exercised In the sW
tlon of these foremen. We have hail
unexpected success in the operation ot
our road gsngs. Some have b . main
tained as fsr as 100 miles from the pris
on, and nearly all In the hills an J moun
tains; wherw every opportunity was giv
en to escape.: At first we lost a num
ber of men, due largely to the' novelty
of the plan and unjust newspaper crit
icism. Which' mads . many of them fear'
the abandonment of the policy and their
return to prison. There has been less
newspaper criticism of ; late, and ; the
public, seeing the merits of the sys
tem, Is accepting It as a settled policy."
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Mongolians Are True to V, S.
St. Petersburg, Dec. 20. A Mongolian
deputation which Is now here and which
Is getting no satisfaction from , tH
Russian government. Is addressing Its
complaint to- Germany and the United
States. Under the Russo-Chlnese treaty
which Is forced on Mongolia the coun
try cannot conduct any foreign trada
to conduct of the prisoners except with Russia.
Lewis I. Thompson of this city, seated, in cat which was designed and constructed here.
BULK OF MONEY SPENT
FOR AUTOS STAYS IN
. CITY, ASSERTS DEALER
Bankers Declared Short Sight
ed Who Think Business
Should Be Discouraged.
mrougn sneaves to solid front 'axle
absolutely positive and no small Joints
u mine ana wear out. 1
The axles are of fine steel and both
have a truss rod which can be tight
ened. Insuring .llghtnees so vital to a
successful cyclecar, combined with
Strength.
wire wneeis. with steel
puiiey. riveted to iame. Plain castiron
bearings four inches Ion, which can be
renewed, are used for all wheels
Standard clincher tires; 28x2 Inches
are used in front and rear. The wheel'
base is 96 Inches, with a tread of 40
inches, which allows the car to he turned
around in a small radius. The weight
. ..ma u,,r ovu pounas, ana the gaso
mous viewpoint that one would least
expect In a banker above all other busi
ness men for half a dozen reasons. In
spite of all their talk about encouraging
Industrial work, such a decision would
virtually mean a retrogression, or rath-
: er an attempt at retrogression, a re
rear turn to the old days of stage coach.
The main reason they give that the
business locally should incur-their dis
favor is that all the money spent on au
tomobiles goes back east.
Dealer Gets Commission.
'First of all, such is not the case.
When an automobile is sold In Portland
by a dealer, the dealer gets a fair per
line tank Is cowl of daah .nn,i. centage of the money as his. Interest on
gallons f gasoline, and ta m i!.- th money he has Invested and his in-
enough to run the car nearly 150 miles I come- Tne salesman responsible for the
Car Seats Two People, ' Bale earnB hls living, in many cases, en-
Th hodv , . , tlrely by the number of sales he makes,
the rVr seat ? wld fnl.Tn8 . an5em' : The mechanic earns his living by the
addiural"", "The 1 SrrtJ look.ng after the
constructed on the stream line prlncipl ars in question, repairing them and
with beveled sides and back of sheet teplng them good runn,n& order-
metal over wood frame, as are larVa Tn more car' BOld ln Ue clty- tho moro
cars. ""me, as are large , aeaIer8t tne more 8aiesmen. the more
The frame la of white oak with btis- ! ""hanlcs will be making a living, and
set Dlates and eorn.r hr.' ki" tnet" presence ln the city spells a livell-
gether. It absorbs road shonk. aS i- hooa toT others, such as hotelkeepers.
store owners, and so forth.
What is more, the factories ln numer
ous cases set aside a certain sum of
money to be expended locally ln adver
tising and in service, this amount in
creasing pro rata with the number of
The little machine is complete in every ' car B0,d- Consequently, It is easy to
detail, except top, which can be gotten "e tnat not a" of tne mney that a
from any one of several top-making Purchaser expends in getting a car goes
concerns in Portland at a nominal sum. i " jr wa'
tne car complete as put out by Mr,
sures ngntness and great strength,
which, with three point suspension,
gives an Ideal condition.- Upholstery is
either of carriage cloth or of Imitation
leather; Inside of body covered to
match.
Thompson will sell ln Portland for less
Much Money Comes Back.
It has always been taught as
busl-
than $400, and should Immediately be- ness axiom by bankers that the clrcula
come very popular on the Pacific coast, tlon of money is what spells prosperity,
as the cyclecars advertised In the east Of the money that leaves this state ln
have to be sent here at considerable ex- the purchase of automobiles, how much
pense, and all list east at about the 1400 comes back? One would imagine from
mark. : these learned men's talk that we never
Mr. Thompson's car is now making a see any of It again, a mighty poor trl-
thorough endurance run over the roads bute to the resources of Oregon. I aup-
of Oregon, and the result will be pub- pose none of It comes back to purchase
liehed in the automobile section of The timber, wool, cattle, fish, fruit? None
of It is expended by eastern men ln the
purchase of land in this state? Some!
Journal as soon as completed.
LOCAL AGENCY REMOVES
TO LARGER QUARTERS O:
E.' W. Hill, manager of the local White
branch, has found it necessary to remove
from 69 Broadway, where the branch
has been located for the past 12 months,
to larger quarters, and has secured the
building at the corner of Broadway and
Oak street as a salesroom. The new lo-.
cation has been remodeled, and will
make one of the most attractive show
rooms in Portland, The -location Just
across the street from Ballou & Wright
should be a very Valuable one for the
White people. ,
Mr. Hill has also arranged to have
built for the exclusive use of the White
company a warehouse 160 by 60 feet,
at Twenty-eighth and Pavier streets.
In this building Mr. Hill will establish
nis service aeparimeni ror DOtn pleas
ure cars and trucks. During; the ast 13 ' W
months the White company has raid '
little attention to the pleasure car end
of the industry, devoting their time al
most entirely to the truck end, Mr.
HUI says now that lie has the truck de
partment well organised and In food
.condition, he will devote much of his
time to the pleasure end ot the gams.
of it Is, I know, from personal experi
ence, as two of the directors of con-
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considerable money ln land out here.
But there Is a greater argument still
against the bankers. If their main ar
gument is that money gSes out of the
Btate, how Is it that people who desire
to start manufacturing of automobiles,
or their parts, here find It impossible
to get local financiers to hack them?
The great cry all along has been thst
Portland needs factories, yet when peo
ple come along with patents that really
have considerable merit to them, they
have to take those patents outside of
this Btate to get enough money to start
factory work. That, ln itself, looks to
me as though this talk about willing
ness to do anything for the state was
merely well, let's Bay, "talk!"
Branch ractorlts Established Hers.
Still another angle presents itself.
There Is k factory now going upj there
are other buildings that have gone up
here; buildings for which the money has
been sent out from the east simply and
solely because business In the automo
bile world here had been big enough to
warrant it. I refer to the branch fac
tories established in this city by half a
dozen or more of the leading concerns
that make automobiles today, only a
small portion of the money expended ln
the purchase of these automobiles goes
back east
Without mentioning any names, we
find quite a number of our worthy bank
ers In this city, who have sent east for
their automobiles and machines, at that,
which are not represented ln this city
simply that they may save the local
dealer's profit. In their case the entire
money they spend goes east, as also
must that sum of money which they
will have to expend on parts ln the case
of breakage.
Ore might quote to them the little
proverb of "practice what you preach
If this "howl" could be traced to. Its or
igin, it would be found, In all probabll
i'ty, to emanate from the bankers who
have gone east for cars, and not from
those, the large majority of well estab
lished bankers, who have bought thelt
cars from local dealers.
Arj-ument Declared Poor.
Taking the line of argument they
have put up, our women folk should not
send east for sewing machines, or any
of the thousand and one articles, big
and small, that are not manufactured
on the coast. Each of these lines of
business should be retarded, should be
wiped off the face of the map by these
Don Quixotes. In the purchase of
clothes and the numerous other articles
a far larger percentage goes Bast, and
also out of the country than ln buying
car.
Purchase back east as opposed to here
ln the west Is simply at .present ln mahy
cases "Hobson's choice." We would not
buy away from home and Incur great
cost of transportation could the same
article be bought at home.
There Is another point. No one can
today stop the use of automobiles.
which have proved themselves for gen
eral use far and awav the most flexible
the speedlesff the 'cheapest means of
transportation ln the world. It is today
a business and an economic necessity,
In Its final analysis, the general public.
by no means the fool that our bankers
would have us believe, can Jje relied on
to choose the good from the bad, what
ever the article ln question. Where any
such article fills an urgent need, its
manufacture and sale win be supported
Where not needed, it will die a natural
death. Who but a banker would say the
automobile Is not an urgent necessity?
HONOR
TO
CONVICTS USED
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OF
GOOD
ADVAN
BUILDING
ROADS
Pfan Being Employed in Num-
ber of States Meeting With
Success.
The practice of putting convicts on
their honor, especially prisoners who are
at work constructing, or repairing high
ways, has been started ln several states
and is meeting with much success, ac
cording to reports received by the na
tional committee on prison labor. North
Dakota, Oregon, New Jersey, Michigan,
Ohio and Colorado are among the states
where the honor system has been devel
oped to Its highest degree.
Under the laws of North Dakota, the
board of control may employ convicts
on the public highways, their expenses
to be paid by the respective counties In
which they work. The law stipulates!
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Fresno, Calif., Dec. 19, 1913.
Howard Automobile Company,
Portland, Oregon.
Buick "Six" with F. E. Gross, Claude McGee, Mr. Pierce and Mrs. Doyle arrived at our
garage from Twelfth and Madison streets, Oakland, at ten thirty. Gross drove all the
way without a change and without a stop in eight hours and ten minutes. Speedometer
shows one hundred eighty-four and five-tenths miles. Gasoline used was nine and five
tenths gallons, making an average of nineteen and forty-two one-hundredths miles per
gallon. Can any "Six" beat it? WATERMAN BROS. COMPANY, INC.
110PM
Howard Auto Company
MEL G. JOHNSON, Manager.
Phones Main 4555, A-2550.
14TH AND DAVIS
Easy
It IsT5fl7iriT
to W Jin
Some of
This Money
We are going to give away $1000 to residents of Multnomah
County $750 for the time required in which to gather and
classify the essential information : about the 11 main features
to be considered in the purchase of an automobile and $250
for the names of prospective buyers.
Charts for use in this contest may be had at the principal
office building cigar stores and also at Sig Sichel's cigar
store, and J. R. Smith's cigar store, and at our salesrooms,
Broadway and Burnside. ,
Contest Closes January 15
An English engineer proposes to de
fend his country , in' event of war by
suspending bombs from balloons, which
could , be exploded, from the . ground (
when approached by a 'hostile dirigible!
or' aeroplane, ' - J
H. L. Keats Auto Co.
Call, phone or write for a Contest Chart
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