THE -OREGON SUNDAY JOURNAL, "PORTLAND, SUNDAY. MORNING, MAY ) 1915
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LEFT HAND DRIVE IS
NOT- USUALLY WANTED
BY BUYERS IN INDIA
Right, Hand Steering p Com-
Brass tractive Feature.
SMALL CAR NOT POPULAR
Demand fori Two Seated Cars Xs xa
;eslnr, XowoTr j JTative PrincM '
.?' Heavy Purchasers.
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iltc is practically Impossible to sell
oars In India with the left hand drive,
night hand steering being compulsory
In most districs. The use of brass
ware painted black Is an unattractive
feature of American, cars from .the
Indian standpoint. - Owners of cars
much prefer jthat all brass ware should
be left the olor of brass, especially
as the labor jcost of keeping the brass
ware bright is not sufficient to practi
cally amount to anything.' Many own
ers of American cars in India, while,
generally speaking, well satisfied with
their cars, think that a little more at
tention, might be bestowed on making
- the bodies l$ok. more attractive, even
if this involves somewhat higher
prices' for thie ears. . v
The native nobility and princes of
India are large purchasers of motor
are. sometimes owning dozens of them.
Many of - them are fond of sporting
models, say, 40 horsepower and able to
do 80 miles n hour. The following de
scription of a ' car . purchased by her
highness, the Begum , of Bbopal, may
be of interest: It is a six cylinder, (0
horsepower, saloon limousine.
- ; Parma Violet Used.
The exterior is painted in Parma vio
let.' the interior being upholstered in
Dublin woven) tapestry to match. The
car seats . seven people with comfort,
the Interior being fitted with revolving
settee-chairs and rear seat. A rich
curtain of silk to match the general
decoration scheme can be drawn behind
the driving seat in order to secure pri
vacy when required.
' There is only a limited demand at
'.-present for small two. seated cars, -but
this' demand -lis rapidly growing. In
general, a 4 4 inch tread and 80 inch
wheel base would be suitable for
, Indian roads, but sufficient clearance
would be required underneath to clear
any obstacle i such as a large stone.
-Some small cars sent out to India have
been unsalable through having too low
clearance. '!"'.
The duty 01? cars and parts is 6, per
cent Registration taxes and municipal
taxes usually) have to be paid, but
' usually do not amount to over, IB each.
Gasoline In India costs about 33-cents'
per gallon. j 1
Motor cars are now extensively, used
throughout India. In Calcutta there
are about 2000 motor cars registered
and in Bombay about 1000. -The cars
mre of various makes, but. the cheap
class of car predominates. There is
keen competition-between Knglish and
'American manufacturers. While Eng
lish' ears retain a popular position for
touring purposes," yet American cars
are in better favor for use in and
around different cities and towns, be
ing cheaper and more serviceable. One
American car j holds the long distance
speed record iof India, having made
the trip of 14T5 miles between Bombajr
and-Calcutta in 79 '4 hours.
;-' Taxicabs Are Popular.
Takfeyf&s are In very popular use In
both Btftofeay ! and Calcutta, although,
strictly speaking, they are not taxi
cabs., but second hand car of any sort
which are hired out. After the Durbar
at Delhi a great many very handsome
cars, (Which were imported especially
for this occasion, were afterwards put
on the market as second hand" cars and
are now largely used as taxicabs. The
fares are low,! being only about double
that of horse carriages.
At present there is a small-demand
for cycle cars, owing to the public be
ing of the opinion that tires are not
sufficiently sjtrong cfiugh for ordi
nary rough usage to ivhich they are
subjected in this country. It is gener
ally considered that in another year's
time there will be an" extensive trade
in these machines. Motorcycles are ex
tensively used by - persons, whose in
comes hardly warrant purchase of
motor cars. Side car attachments are
very popular. The postal service of
India makes,! use of a great number
of these cars for delivery of letters
In outlying districts. Such cars are
" always painted red. which is the of
ficial color of India.
NUSIZE WINTOfil SIX MAKES ITS FIRST APPEARANCE ON PORTLAND STREETS
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RECEIVE ATTENTION
OF SPORT LEADERS
Stench Is Disagreeable- to
I f Spectators and Dangerous
I ; to Competitors in Races!
DRIVING-TRICK IS BLAMED
There Is Keally ZTo V tor m Smoking
;': Car Either on Ztaoe Track r
or Off Zt. ' .
Advantages of 8 ;
Cylinders Are Told
Traction More Steady Than In "r,on
L or Six, Which Aroids Jerk and
Makes Xdgnter Car Fossihle. .
Charles . Crawford chief engineer
of the Cole Motor Car company, re
ce'ntly explained to a group of enthu
siasts how It is possible to obtain the
usual ratio of horse power to weigh!
which obtains in the new Eight. In
asmuch as; Crawford has been per
sonally connected with the entire de-,
velopment bf this car his explanation:
is extreme-ly interesting. ' !
"It is not a difficult thing," said
Crawford, Ito produce a light car.! It
is equaly elasy to produce a high pow
ered car. But to produce both a light;
and a high powered car in the same
chassis, and still comply with all the
precepts of: good engineering that is;
about the most difficult thing that;
ny engineer can possibly undertake.
At least It was so considered uniu me
advent of the eight cylinder motor.)
The eight pylinder motor applies its
power so steadily and smoothly that:
a a-reat deal more power can be al
lowed to edter into, the propulsion ofj
a light car J by the use of this motor,
than could (possibly be advised . where
the les3 steady and more vibratory
types of raijtor is used.
"You knew you can put a great
deal mora-strain on a rope if you ap
ply that-strain steadily, than , the rope
will stand if you apply the strain with
1 V. 411nt2ti l moires pl9r
just wny It is possiDie 10 use a. niga
power eight In a car where a four ori
six developing the same horse power
would not be permissible.
"The Cola -chassis has not been light
ened in any place where the stress has
not been lightened proportionately. You
can readily see that, in the motofit
self a' great deal of weight has been
eliminated, ! due to its construction.
Also, the Eight makes, possible the
elimination of counter weights or a
large fly wheel, which are necessary
in the four land six for the purpose of
balancing the power plant and neu
tralizing the Jerk caused by lapses be
tween cylinder explosions. In the
Eight, of course, i the lapses do not
occur inasmuch s?the explosions. over
Important Traffic
i Decision Is Made
Vehicles may stand In the con
gested district in one place as often
as their drivers may wish, provided
the stay is not for more than 30 min
utes at apy; one time.
Ruling thus' In the municipal court
last - week, Judge Stevenson decided a
much - argued and important provision
of the new city traffic ordinance. The
law provided that vehicles cannot
stand In one place In the congested
district for more than 80 minute be
tween the hours of 9 a. m. and 6 p. m.,
and Judge Stevenson said that if the
law was literally enforced it Srould
mean that the business of the depart
ment stores and, many other places in
the district . would be paralyzed, as
trucks could not stop long enough to
discharge and take on loads.
C M. Harrison, chauffeur of cars
for hire at Sixth and Stark street, was
arrested by Police Sergeant Thatcher
for a test case. He had been comply
ing with the ordinance by moving his
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To Appear iii Public in a National is
to b properly introduced
to bejat ease at all times, ot that you want to parade
your jaffluence, but that you have the "comforts while
traveling that you are accustomed to at home. For the
National s appearance never suffers j in comparison.
Its name and Reputation precludes an v uncertainty
abou its mechanical ability and reliability,
!VenistLnct .st7les a11 with long, ow symmetrical
Iirtes that blend into units of beauty. Six ?assenKer
with aislc-vyay and extra tonneau seat that are c6n
cealable. . Parlor Car with four deep massive indi
vidual arm chairs that move back and forth or turn
sd passengers can face each other. M
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A ride will convince you of the National's simplicity of con
troh and consummate luxury that comes; ifrom convenient
seating arrangement, ample room.. extreme nicetyf details
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Dulmage-Manley Auto Co.
Mar.il 699, A-1299
46-48 N. 20th St.
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WORM DRIVE SAID TO
. BE ONE BIG FEATURE
Increase in Silence of Oper
ation and Increase in Ef-
ficiencyi Pointed Out,
A distinctive note decidedly in ad
vance of the usual type of construc
tion is the worm drive, which is being
used by the Thomas B. Jeffery com
pany on their Jeff ery Chesterfield Six
this year. Various experiments con
ducted at different, times have proven
the' worm drive to fee much more effi
cient than the bevel type of drive
which has been employed in rear axle
construction ini automobiles for so
long a .timej In addition to its in
creased efficiency is an increased
strength and an Increase in the silence
of operation.- . ;
The difference in cost manufactur
ing between the worm drive and the
ordinary type of bevel gear is much
more than offset- by the additional
service obtained, In accordance with
statements made by engineers.
It will be remembered' that"1 it was
a Chesterfield Six that established the
1915 Mount -Hood record from this
city a few weeks ago. 1
car at 30 minute intervals to the four
corners of the street.. Judge Steven
son held that his action, was justi
fiable, and discharged him.
Wildcat Schemes
Hurt Truck Men
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Up to i this - time there has been J
lot of uncertainty in the truck busi
ness. Each year has brought its
crop of mushroom truck factories, and
each year' a bunch, of orphan; trucks
has been dumped on the market. Some
Of the largest manufacturers have
stated . that they feared the .wildcat
competition much more than that of
more substantial companies. The rea
son is that an Investment In a truck
that is inferior to begin with and has
no responsible company back, of it is
liable to antagonize the buyer against
the whole truck proposition. r
-iThere are indications that the era
of standardization and stability in the
truck industry is . at hand. As evi
dence I of this fact attention is called
to a rather remarkable record of sell
ing made by the -Packard company.
Since the announcement of the new
models. February 1. - critical ' buyers
have placed orders for over one and
one-quarter million .dollars worth of
Packard trucks, and in very few in
stances have the purchasers seen any
titng but the blue prints and advance
catalogs. It is only within the last
week or so that demonstrators have
been placed in the hands of dealers.
The line I contains - six units ranging
In capacity from one to six tohs.
Celilo Canal Opens
Wednesday, May 5, Join the ! excur
sion to The Dalles and help propferiy
celebrate the opening of the. Ce-lilo
canaL Round trip fare $3.40. Special
trainr leaves Union depot 7:5(0 a. m.
Tickets and information at O-W. R. &
N. city ticket of f ice, Third and i Wash
ington. ' (Adv.)
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Rolblber
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Bad
Goes Into Tires
UBBER is imported from ' Brazil and
the Federated Malay States. It is a
costly raw material and there is al
ways a temptation to adulterate it
; . - - i . to mix materials to add old dead .
scrap , rubber with it to skimp so that cost
i may be cut down.
But like all efforts to cheapen a high-class
product, skimping is done only at the expense
of quality. 1 (
So, while all tire manufacturers buy good
rubber, many also - use "reclaimed" or scrap
rubber some even maintaining laboratories
to experiment in the .use of these cheap
products. ' "
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Ajax.Tires are guaranteed in writing for 5000
miles because the maker knows they can out
live this contract. Because A jax Tires are
hand-made, only the highest quality of rubber
being used.' Because A jax Tires have earned
their 6effer-than-5000-mile reputation in the
ten i years of consistent service they have
given, i
Equip your car with A jax Tires.
' A JAX
THEIR .
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5000 Miles
Hughson & Mertoii
Main 8258; iA-4412.
329 Ankeny St., Portland, Oregon
San Francisco
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Oakland
Los Angeles
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A JAX GRIEB RUBBER COMPANY
; ,i ' Trenton, N. J.-.
l. ; 1796-1798. Broadway, New Tork. .
.To formulate some rule which will
enable officials of an automobile race
meeting to cope, on a definite basis,
with the smoke nuisance which - has
prevailed at virtually all the Califor
nia race meetings during the winter,
will undoubtedly be the function of
the Authorities of the sport at no dis
tant date.- , . - i
Smoke from the exhaust of racing
utomobilea has been long a stench in
the noses of the spectators ahd a
source of accident to competitors. It
arises from the incomplete combustion
of gasoline and from the jrurplus, of
lubricating oil with which some drivers
insist on drenching the motors of their
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In the early days of the sport, this
smoke ,w&3 accepted as a nuisance
which ' could iot be avoided. . That
the tlmi la.now ripe for engineers to
design cars which' will! not' smoke or
else to suffer the penalty for ineffi
cient motors and carburetion is a view
which is taken by many racing authori
ties. ' - - -
Saager Is Great- .
This was. In fact, the, stand taken
by the . management of the recent
Venice, Cal., grand priae race. The
course at Venice was only three miles
in circuit and ' contained several nar
row 1 stretches on one of which the
grandstand ' happened . to be located.
The turns were sharp In several places
and the danger from smoke especially
great.
- Acting on the power conferred by
the American Automobile association
rules for the, protection of spectators
an,j the general safety of contestants,
the : Venice authorities, backed by
Chart-man Kennerdell of the contest
board, announced before the race that
any automobile . reported as smoking,
either on the course" or on leaving the
pits, should e flagged to a stop and
the. crew compelled to drain the crank
case. This precaution - worked won
derfully in reducing the ' amount ; of
moke on the course, v, While .several
drivers complained bitterly over what
they .- proclaimed a hardship, ; and al
though the restriction may have elim
inated a few' cars during the race, it
wai generally, voted that; the experi
ment ihad .been succe-SK ; . t-S-'l
As a matter of fact, the-drfeuslve
smoking is. to a great extent,: a driv
ing, trick, used by the, crew of a car
that is being overtaken to prevent the
car following: a good enough view, of
the roQway to enable it ' to pass.
Hitherto such tactics have been deemed
semi-legitimate. The more advanced
school of engineers and racing experts
unite .in predicting the elimination of
the- smoke nuisance. '
There is really ho excuse -Tor t
smoking automobile, either -on the race
traek or in the hands of a private
owner on the road," declares Ray Har
roun, 'chief engineer . of the Maxwell
company whose cars have been prom
inent in all the recentspeed competi
tions for their consistent performance
and their economical needs of gasoline
and oil. "Perfect carburetion and a
correct lubricating system are all that
is necessary- to. prevent excessive
moke. - ' - 1 i ' ' .
"As a matter of fact, we believe that
the lubricating .: system of any car
racing or touring should be so de
signed that excessive smoke will be
impossible. A .well designed motor
does, not peed to be drenched with sur
plus -oil, even at; the highest motor
speeds, Our racing experiments have
provedl this -. beyond a question. Wo
will welcome - any reasonable restric
tion 'regarding .smoke from- bur rac
ing cars. I have never seen them
smoke In any of their, recent races
and don't Ibelieve it possible for thefti
to become V offensive or dangerous,
nor have : I ever heard a competitor
complain about them on this score."
Simplicity .! Gained, , He's 8atifid.
The modern- trend of times with
commercial trucks rules out atll hesi
tancy ifrom the minds of prospective
purchasers, this fact being demon
strated last week at the Oregon
Motor Car company, -who are distribu
.tors of Signal trucks, by Steve Gil
bert sales manager, of the truck de-
pertinent. "' "
J?.i R Jackson, of Seward, Alaska,
realized that- he needed the motor
truck - for his business. In this new
but fast developing country, - to serve
bis people with reliable quick service
ucft as we find demanded by our
cftiiens; In the larger cities 5 of the
world, tend .visiting Portland 'to select
his i truck, inspected the worm drive
makes especially."
There was one point that had to be
gained,! that was simplicity. Mr. .Jack
son foiind this afldv left ' - yesterday
morning bright and early with his
Signal truck, homeward bound. " .
STUTZ ENTERS CARS
IN 500M1LE RACE
Reports to Contrary Refuted;
; Controversy Delayed I Mat
' ters Somewhat. .
Indlanapolis.i Ind., April 17. Reports
that the Stuts team would be absent
from the next Indianapolis BOO mile
race have been summarily refuted by
the entry of 'three Stuts, cars In the
next Hooster contest. v At the time of
making entry it was explained that, a
centroversy of a minor nature between
Harry C. Stutz, head of the Stuts rac
ing aggregation, and ' the speedway
management, had delayed s. matters
somewhat. but that there never had
been any question .as to the - Stuts
team's ultimate participation. -
The matter iof drivers was left in
abeyance. Stuts refusing to commit
himself definitely as. to the composi
tion of his team. It is thought cer
tain, however, that he "will use his old
tandbys Anderson, Cooper and Wil
cox the trio that flaunted his- colors
NEW SELLING AGENCY
.TO HANDLE OAKLAND
MOTOR AUTOS HERE
F. W. Prasp !s President;
Highway -Marked; Much
Road Work Being Done.
A inew selling agency was eHtali
llBhed In Portland iat week sndr the
name of the Oregon Oakland Motor ;
44mpany, to handle Oakland motor
cam.' the prenldentiof the uw.. ron
cern lis Mr. K. W,,Prsp. a well known
resideut of this city, living at 1732
Kasti Stark ntrect. For more than 10
years Mr. praup was - vhlef clerk lo
the county clerk's office under V H..
Fields. E. D. Van Darsal is vice prest
dentiand general manager of the new
organisation. Mr. V-n-.Dersal in alwd
well known to the automobiles lndimtry
of this ectton. Kor the pact year Htn
a half he has been iif the second liaml
business at the corner of f txteenth and
Alder street. Prior ito that time h
in the recent races on the coast. ,Wil-,wa aaiesmanager ror tiie Studebaicet
cox, particularly, is well thought of.
because of his showing in the Vander
bilt and Grand Prise, both of which
contests he finished I ahead . of - the
American field, being beaten out for
first only by Dario Resta, the Bng
llshman. in-the fleet Peugeot. '
The cars of the Stutx team thia year
will be absolutely new, being examples
of the latest Kuropean principles of
racing car construction. Of extremely
light weight, and .high speed, they are
expected to be productive of several
surprises. Their first extended tryout
is scheduled for next' week, when they
will be taken to the speedway and put
through a stiff grilling. In their pre
liminary workouts: it is said they
showed a speed of ;110 mileean . hour,
though this, of course; was - not for
long. -.
Including the Stutz cars, the speed
way entry list now totals 15. with at
least 20 more scheduled to follow dur
ing the ensuing -three weeks, which
Will raise the total to 35. The field to
date is as follows: Three Maxwells,
Billy Carlson "and two others driving;
Mercedes, De Palma, Coatalen and
Chaseagne; Dn Chesneaui, Brown: two
Duesenbergs, i O'Donnell, and Alley;
Cornelian, Chevrolet; Delage, De
Palma; three ; Htuts cars, no : drivers
named. In addition, there Is Rene
Thomas, who has not, however, yet
named his car. ,. ,
When writing ot calling on adver
tisers., you will confer a favor v men
tioning The Journal. , CAdv.)
corporation and the K.. 12. OerllnKct
Motor Car company. The new agent-y
has 'secured the fotmer location ol
the" United Auto company' at the south
west: corner of Sixteenth arid 'All t
as their 'salesroom, land the sorvl
station will be directly acitos tfi
street in the building being ukM hy Mr,
van uersai . ror bis Beconu nana ma
chines.
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The Ooodrloh Tire and llubber cthji
panytls certainly due! a vote of thank
by the Oregon autolsts for the manner
in which they have marked the. high
way (between Portland and . the south
ern part of the etate.l Kvery few mllei
one of the big round road elgnu ioohj"
up to ruide the motorists to tliei
destination.- The ; Goodrich compani
also) issue mileage ,1 cards at tlieii
branches, which are far superior to
the rod book heretofore wold' for
$1.50; inv this state. The books thai
have; been offered for sale are about
60 per cent off on the roads, as they
are being used today; while the Good
rich ioards are given freely to tourists
and irheck out almost to the1 tenth -ti
a mile. with their sigh boards.
There is hardly a rive mile stretch
of highway between Portland ernl
Ashland on which work is not belnS
done! at this time., i By July 1 th
highway to the California line wilt
tion If or touring to the California ex
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DIFFERENCES
FULL-inoating Rear Axle
Drive thro' TWO radius rods and Torque
'arm' -. "! :; ' .
TRIPLE-Iife, double-shackle Springs
NEVER-failing Battery Ignition
OVER-size brakes and Brake Equalizer
13 Timken Bearings
Finish thaf takes 20 operations and
60 days in shops It
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When you buy a car, you have to take so much purely
on the manufacturer's say-so that it's enlightening when
you can lay your finger on DEFINITE details that show
HOW the car is built and use them as indications of the
quality that runs thro' the entire car. Here ARE differ
ences DEFINITE details that j you can see wit your
own eyes details of design that any engineer will tell
you are important. Take the list With you when you go
to look at cars and judge the !
lives up to what you can get in
No other FOUR on the market uses a Rear Axle as good
as tne oraaeoaicer u.uu-iioating Rear Axle and most
of them use the earlier types of axles not so safe not
so accessible.
car by how closely it
a Studebaker at $985.
Only four other FOURS use radius rods and of them.
two have very LIGHT rods that take up only part of the
driving strains. They cost $90 td $210 more than the
Studebaker FOUR. Other Fours drive-thro' the springs.
Whenever the, springs have to take up any of the driving
thrusts at all, it is necessary to have one end firmly
fastened to! the frame. Hence, it is impossible to use
spring-shackles at both ends as in the Studebaker FOUR. ;
Used at both ends, spring-shackles take up the end-play
and make the car VERY much easier-riding. Only two
other FOURS have them. They cost up to $210 more
than the Studebaker FOUR. -;
Five of the Fours that are "aaid" to compete with the Studebaker
FOUR use the obsolete magneto system of Ignition, although they
cost no to $210 more than the Btudebeker FOUR. 1
Not one 01 tbej other Fours on the market has brakes relatively as
large aa those ion tbia Stode baker FOUR, Studebaker is using brakes
larger than those on most cars weighing half a ton more. Only five -rof
the other cars nee a brake equaliser and the only brake equalizer
that compares with the Studebaker Brake Equaliser is on a (5,000 car. .
Not one of thej Fours running $300 more In price than thia Shide- '
baker FOUR pees as many Timken Bearings as Studebaker does.
. Studebaker is Tlmken's best customer.
EVERY point of hardest wear.
Not one of the Fours at any pries can match the finish of this Stude
baker FOUR for the simple reason that Studebaker has mora than
63 years' experience in finishing fin vehicles of every natare. This
Studebaker FOUR at $985 goes thro bo less than 20 operations and
spends 60 cUys in the paintrooms. U - .1
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and not one of them has them ALL
except this
Sec Timken Bearings at
Just a note to say that if you
want a 1915 Studebaker,
you'd better order now-4 of
we are practically SOLD OUT
and doubt if it will be possi
ble to get more cars when
those in our showrooms are
delivered to owners.
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StudebUcer LIGHT SIX. - 1385 YV-C jfiZZjt HJsCV ' ' '-'"T f
StiidetkeSlX.7-pasanger. 14SO ' '
The Oregon' Motor Car Company
Chapman and Alder Sts. Phones, Main 9402; A-765G.
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