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THE OREGON SUNDAY JOURNAL, PORTLAND, SUNDAY HORNING. JULY- IS, .1015.
flOW ANNOUNCED
. THE $1000 CLASS
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;; Bert Eling, Portland Manager
-;r Promises -Something Surv
prising in Offer,
JDISPLAY CAR THIS WEEK
Alport Unlimited Ma&nfftetarlsc T-
to B Ibd.
f At last the cat Is out Pf the beg. And
J iihe WlUys-Orerlanocorapanr. Toledo,
:OhIo, has announced the new Knight
. motor in thft-JiOOO-cIaas. ' Bert Ellas,
Portland pianaVer of the jr. 'W.
Leavitt 'company. Pacific ' oast die
f 'tributors for ithe Willys- froduct. Is
enthusiastic over the announce
, inent that appears in today's Journal,
and promises the public , something
l',new in the motor car world. The new
ear will be on display at the Leavltt
S salesroom this week, and the public
?v is Invited to inspect it.
14 Since it became known that one of
'.the bir American manufacturers was
; to build a Knight motored car to cell
. t in the $1000 class, speculation has
,. been rife as to who the manufacturer
.Is, and .what the actual price of the
i car will be. - , .
' Charles Y. Knight. Inventor of the
famous Knight sleeve valve motor,
' states that he has been literally
swamped with letters from all parts
j; of the country, requesting: further ln
formation on this latest entry into
' the automobile field.
Many Details Asked.
-- "During the past few weeks," says
- Knight, "my office ' has been snowed
- -under with correspondence from in-
t ere b ted motorists, asking; for details.
3 -To jtne this is positive proof of an
; extensive market for a 'Knight mo-
. - . n v -r n n. ime.
Cr. - - I 1 . . . .
j--- ins wuuie ircna or ia motor car
; design today' is toward ; silence.
; smoothness of operation and comfort.
And the sleeve valve motor is con
ceded by most experts to be the one
logical; medium through which all
three of these requisites are 'made do
,ible. V
' "A. few years ago the noise en-
anatlng from the motor cut little flg
tire, in the selling- of a car. As a
; matter of fact, shrewd, salesmen have
-teen known to make capital of it If
the prospect was sportively inclined,
they found little, difficulty In convlne-
v;.tng him '" that the noise indicated
J rreat power ; of the , motor But the
v ' buyer of today is not easily fooled.
i.vThe smoother and quieter the action
2 of the motor, . the greater the appeal
of the car. ; ' ,: .
jij? "It is thei silence and comfort of
the Knight motor that have made it
j a popular - favorite , throughout the
world. This type is regarded In Eu
; rope as the crowning feature of high
grade automobile construction. Prae
1 tically every foreign manufacturer
w.of note,, who could secure the rights,
' fcfc .-adopted - It. . . . .
z"' - : Chief Ooins Been. -v - -
"One of the chief, advantages of
- the Knight type of motor la its char
acteristic of Improving with use. In
this respect it differs from all other
types ;Of engines.
"The; -carbon deposit that is harm
ful to most of them, has the oppo
site effect on the sleeve valve - type.
Through constant use, 'the sliding sur,
faces bf .the pistons and r sleeves be
come polished, and the- slight deposits
of, carbon which collect around the
rings i and sleeve porta give air-tight
sealing. .Thus,, the longer the Knight
motor , ' is used, the quieter, and
smoother Its action becomes.
"I a bejieve the day is not , far dis
tant when the sleeve valve motor will
. displace all other types . for motor
cars. . . . . . ,
"Although I am not in' a' position
to give the name of the manufacturer
who will produce the new Knight car,
I can state definitely that the car will
contain? the : highest quality through-
out . h . :r
"The low price at which it is to be
sold i due to the fact that the pro
ducer has almost unlimited s mnufao
' turing facilities and that, he has solved
the all-important problem of building
and marketing Knight motors in large
quantities. i
Town Air Too Impure: 'VlV
From , the ulsville Courier-lournal.
"Shall I pump up, the tires sirr j
"Walt untjl we get out into the coun
try. Jacques. I heard a doctor say that
the air around here is very Impure."
SEATTLE AUTOISTS ON A, COAST TOUR
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II. TX.i Rottweiler, "wife and family in Cole 8 ' machine on way Jrom Seattle, Wastu, where Air.' Roth- "
, weiler represents the Cole : jad Reo, to the California expositions. The party drove from Seat
tie ta Portland in lOji "honrs, and report the roads in very bad condition through that section '
of Washington where new construction is being done. The party left Portland Thursday and "
. s pect to tour over the "Pacific Highway - to San Francisco and then take the coast route south'
to the Mexico line before returning to their home. in Seattle. '
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Albert Itussel Erskine
VNew York, July 17. At a meeting of
the board of directors held recently In
this city, Albert Ruseel Brsklne was
elected to be president of the St ude
baker corporation. - ,'J '
hla announcement . reveals" one f Of
the great stories of American oppor
tunity. Mr. Ersklne became treasurer
of the Studebaker corporation in 1911,
and In 1913, at the request of Frederick
S. Fish, president, with whom he was
intimately associated, Mr. Ersklne was
elected first vice president and treas
urer. In this position Mr, Ersklne had
excellent opportunity " to demonstrate
his ability, do big things and make
good. He impressed his worth as an
executive and thoroughly trustworthy
official upon ; each individual member
of the board -of directors, and, gained
the confidence of the entire Stude
baker organization, and now, following
a fixed policy of pushing good men to
the front and throwing upon them the
responsibility for success, at the sug
ROADS GENERALLY GOOD
The general condition of the " roads
throughout the state has greatly Im
proved m ' thei last i few., days. - While
there ore still a few mud holes' to be
found all the roads aTe passable.
-: Th roads to Tillamook: and Newport
beaches are now in fair condition. The
Astoria -trip is not advisable at present
The Pacific highway via McMinn
ville, Corvallis and Eugene is reported
fairly" good, s Between Albany. Salem
and Corvallis fair. Between Albany
and Eugene rough. Cow Creek and
Pass Creek canyon dry. From Rose
burg south to California line fair, Pa
cific highway - between Xttnsmulr and
Redding in California is again open for
auto travel after having been recently
washed out. . . ? s
The roads- from Th'e Dalles to Bend
and from Bend, to Klamath Falls and
from Bend to Lakeview are now at
their " best No report has been re
ceived on condition of roads between
Bend. Burrs and Vale.
The highway between' The Dalles,
Pendleton, La .Grande and' Vale' are
good with 'the exception of a ; part of
the highway- connecting Baker City
and 'La Grande. This section is - re
ported as being very rough, calling for
very slow - and careful . driving. .The
road supervisor at La Grande -has
promised to have this road in good con
dition within a short while.
The McKenxle pass, which Is a con
necting link between the Pacific high
way and central .Oregon, from Eugene
to Bend," Is now open for travel, the
latest report advising that the snow
has - entirely :' disappeared , from this
pa.SS. ' ;;"''.
Travel nver the Barlow road from
government camp' into central Oregon
ls held up by one of the bridges hav
gestion and request of Mr. Fish, he' Is
chosen as president of the Studebaker
corporation. ' i
J. M. Studebaker. the surviving one
of the five Studebaker brothers, who
founded the business, still, stays at the
head of - the corporation as , honorary
president having resigned as chairman
of the board of directors. Despite his
advanced -age, Mr.. Studebaker main
tains his keen insight of the business
force of the corporation. He is at. his
desk every day, and is regarded with
a wealth of affection by the em
ployee, who (know htm familiarly as
"Uncle John." ' ; ; .: J:-t. -:
Mr. , Fish, who relinquishes the presi
dency, becomes chairman of the board,
the executive and finance committee.
C. C Hanch, formerly of , the Nor
dyke i. Marmon company" of Indian
apolis, and prominent In the National
Automobile Chamber of Commerce,
whe has been connected with the
Studebaker" corporation sine last
March, becomes treasurer. '
ing been washed away. From the lat
est information received by thej! tour
ing board the- toll gate bars are down
on the Mount Hood road and no eharge
Is being 1 naade for automobiles over
this . road at present Neither is i there
any work being done on this "highway
and therefore it is rather rough driv
ing. The Pacific highway to Tacorha via
Goble and Kalama ferry through; Kel
so, Castle Rock, Toledo,- Chehalls and
Olympla i now being traveled! with
out many hardships. Between Kalama
and Kelso? construction iwork is now
under way. . It is advisable after leav
ing Castle Rock tQ , take - the second
ferry and make a short detour to To
ledo. Between i Toledo and Chehalls
there is not much improvement over
the condition" of this road a year ago..
Several machines have recently? made
the trip by Winlock and N'apavine and
report the road to be in fairly good
condition. :' " ' ? "
It will be Interesting to the members
of-the Automobile club to know: that
one , may now drive all the way from
Portland Ho Stevenson. Wash. via ' Van
couver and Camas without- much .dif
ficulty. For detail information in con
nection with this trip, call at the of
fice, 622 Selling building. :
' The 1915 three state tour -books
were shipped from , San Francisco on
the IBthy arid at this writing. June 18,
they are expected any hour. J -
These tour books cover Oregon.
Washington, California and British
Columbia. ; The price of $1.60 to mem
bers of the Automobile club is to
cover the state of Washington, Cali
fornia and British Columbia. No charge
being made to members for the state
of Oregon .. j ,
FORD-f.iOTOR BAUD
TO GIVE REAL MUSICAL
TREAT. TO PORTLAND
Musicians Will Be Here July
27 on Their - Way to San
Francisco; Expositionr f':;
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4SPECIAL TRAIN IS .USED
Saad arot PermltteH to, PUj. for a
Tee; "Free Concerts Are Given at -,
' " t Some in Detroit.
"A rare musical treat is promised the
people of Portland on July 27. through
the visit of the big band of the-Ford
Motor company, nf Detroit en route to
the Panama-Pacific 'exposition, at San
Francisco, stopping long enough in
Portland s give one of their splendid
concerts."
-This band Is composed of 56 mem
bers, each individual of which" is an
employe In the--factory and, on -the
payroll of the Ford Motor company,
and through the excellence of . their
work, the band r stands in , the front
rank with the best musical organiza
tions of America.
The Ford Motor band was organized
some four years ago, .the instruments
and uniforms being furnished by the
company, and the members of the band
giving their Individual time for the
purpose of-"furnishing musical enter
tainments to Ford employes. The band
i never permitted to play for an ad
mission fee. At home in Detroit, they
give frequent concerts during the sum
mer, In the public parka; .in the fall
and..winter,- they give one or two con
certs monthly in the largest auditor
iums In the city" of Detroit especially
for Ford employes, who are admitted
by, ticket but without price, i Where
there are in excess of 20,000 employes,
it is necessary to give half dozen
concerts, in order to give- all an op
portunity to hear the band.
"The band Is traveling in what may
be called a' special train, though their
several - cars are attached to regular
trains of 'the different railroads over
which the itinerary carries them. They
have two Pullman hotel - cars, ; one
standard Pullman, and a baggage car
all to themselves. ';. -
They left Detroit on July 20, and ex
pect to reach - home about August : 23.
We can assure our readers that a rare
musical treat- is - in store for them,
one which should ; not be missed, be
cause it Is rare indeed, when the op
portunity - presents Itself to listen to
the music of -such a . large band of
musicians ' with an international repu
tation, for artistic musical proficiency.
Following program will be rendered in
Portland: , f
. Military march "Pomp and Circum
stances." Edward El gar.
Overture, f. "Semiramlde," Rossini.
Tinln anln. ThrollB-h th Air" fA-
'Damm), Olenn Kershued. - ,
Six versions of "Tipperary- (new).
Operatic selection, "The .HaU of
Fame," V. F. Saf ranch.
Waltz, "Spring Beautiful, Spring."'
Liinche. "' ..
Selection from "High Jinks," Friml.
March,- "The Ford.". Zlckel.
RRST RACE ON NEW- i
SPEEDWAY. 350 MILES
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Rapid Work. Done In Hasten
ing Completing Project
at Sheepshead : Bay.
It is probable . that the first race
on New York City's speedway, Octo
ber 2, at Sheepshead Bay. will be for
350 miles, and not for 600 ' miles, as
was originally planned. Consultation
of the speedway officials with drivers
and prominent men In the "-industry,
during the Indianapolis race. : has
brought i the Sheepshead men to con
sider that 35d miles ...would appeal
more to New Yorkers as being shorter
in time and thus bringing less of a
strain on the spectators. It Is f el t
that" 350 miles should be long enough
to constitute- a thorough test of the
cars and drivers,' and allow plenty of
opportunity for the exercise of the
highest skill.
Great progress is. being made in the
work ' of constructing the speedway.
Over a mile of concrete foundations
have been finished, and a quarter of a
'mile of the track surface proper, of
creosoted wood, has been laid. Founda
tions for the stands have been built,
and the steel work Is on its way. The
working force has been Increased to
1800 men, and there seems little pros
pect of any delay. ; ,
New Models Obtain
" Interest of People
ZTever Before Save People Shown So
Much Concern In Plans of Makers,
Xt Xs Said.
It is surprising how much interest
is displayed by the general public in
the plana of automobile manufacturers
relative to new models.. This has been
very noticeably emphasized "the past
week by the comment the Studebaker
announcement . for 1316 has created
In ; numerous cities. Word received
fit in branch house managers and deal
ers over the country is to one effect,
tftat never before: has such interest
and enthusiasm been shown over new
models. Indications are also said to
point that the coming year will prove
the greatest sellizig season in the his
tory of : the industry.
Mores than ever the ; automobile : is
being used, for business purposes, for
pleasure ; and recreation. Horse -delivery
is regarded as a luxury to a
business ; of even ordinary size. The
day seems to be approaching rapidly
when every man with what may. be
considered a comfortable income will
be the possessor of a motor car. These
conditions help toward creating a gen
eral publia interest in what the manu
facturers are doing. The effect of this
interest is to develop the new buyers
who make it possible for the quantity
producer to lower his prices. A goodly
portion of these readers of automobile
announcements may not be immedi
ately concerned in the purchase of a
car, but their Interest indicates' that
the educational effect may some time
produce results. - -
Ford Company r to
Build Own Tires
rive Dollar ICalmom "Wage Seal Wffl
Also - Apply , to ' All ' Pord Workmen
ta Plant. ' ,
Detroit, July 17. Henry Ford today
announced that the Ford Motor .com
pany will build its" own I tires' in i the
new plant the company is to ' erects A
output of 2.000.00 tires the first year
is anticipated, valued at : $J0.000.000
He also stated that the S5 a day wage
minimum will apply to all Ford work
men. It is also stated that the tractor
will be sold with any style of wheel
demanded by the soil to be worked.
Ford Makes Journey
r: .Oolumbia Highway
Among the' very ew automobiles
that made the trip to Hood River over
the Columbia River Highway last Sun
day was a Ford carrying six Portland
people. - The party included Mr. and
Mrs A. Labbe. Mr.v and Mrs. ; a. - S.
Kauffman : and Mr., and Mrs. E.- O.
Dueker. -; , ' . .. - --
Starting at about S a. m.; a leisurely
run ; was made " to Multnomah Falls,
where breakfast was cooked over a
campflre. After breakfast, whleh took
about one and one half hours, the party
resumed the trip. ' ; " ' -
Although the road is rather rough in
spots, no difficulty - was encountered,
except a stop - at the Mitchell Point
grade to help push another machine up
the hill.
At th home of Mrs. Xabbe's parents
In Hood River, a delicious chicken din
ner was served, which . made the , trip
well worth while,
Kvery one agreed that the Columbia
River Highway Is wonderful, , and - all
will make .the trip again in . the near
future. - . .
BHDS
HKhudsona
-.$1350:;.
NR7 LIGHT SIX IS
ATTRACTING
MUCH
MARIED ATTENTION
Chalmers" Will Be" Seen Im
proved in Many Directions
. This .Year,. It; Is Said.
THREE 1 MODELS ARE OUT
Company CoaUanss . Best Style
cause of Pact That They Save
Proved Satisfactory.
The new light Six Chalmers arrived
in. Portland last week, and is attracting-
much attention at the H. I Keats
salesroom.; . Mr.: Keats stated yester
day to representative' of The Jour
nal, when, asked ; regarding the 191
line of the Chalmers, : that the com
pany will continue its present models,
excepting that they will be greatly
improved in many directions.- anc, will
all sell, at a lower price. - There will
be three models: i S ?,
- 1 The six-40, at S127S, being the
Improved model 32 of this year, which
sold at 1400.
- 2 The sIx-48 at '11550, which is a
continuation of the light six - which
this season sold at 11725.
. S The Master Six reduced to f 217B,
or $225 less than this "year. : - - '
All of these models are continued
because the Chalmers company found
that it had met with an ever increasing-
demand, and believes that best re
sults can) be obtained by continuing
;1041 Wew-Model Hudsons
Sbld to Users in Two Bays
. On June 13th there appeared , in the
- newspapers all over America announce-;
ment of this new-model HUDSON. It
. stated that the new model was ready
and on show.f It announced these four
'. great innovations: - - '
. : The Tacht-Xine Body'
. Lustrous Finish
. . More Room and Luxury
, A$200Frice Reduction
.On Monday and Tuesday, June 14th
and 15th opening days not less than
30,000 men came to see this HUDSON.
Nearly every showroom in the country
was cr6wded to the street. And users
bought in those two days 1041 of these
new-modelH UDSONS.paying forthem
more than $1,400,000.
That on the opening days, without a
chance for demonstration, .with hardly
a chance ior very close inspection "-They
knew the HUDSON, they had waited
forthismodetandtheywanteditatonce.
Practically every car built at that time
' had been sold when the sun went down.
And every sales record on high-grade
cars had been broken into smithereens.
. An interesting fact is that our Hud
son sales in Portland to owners during
the first three weeks has been over
: twenty-five automobiles.
Now llSPer Day
Now the factory is building 115 per
day. and they, are sold as fast as built .
Orders are in from dealers for 20,000 of .
these cars. There has never been known .
in all motor car history a landslide like
this toward a high-class car.
, And this is the climax of a demand
which had been growing for 20 months.
This new-type HUDSON, in its first .;
model, came out 20 months ago. It
was a Six designed by Howard E. Coffin
to weigh tinder 3000 pounds. It cut fuel -and
tire cost in two,and it sold for$1750.
Its lightness, its beauty, its class, and
. its price became the sensations at once. -JThe
demand for that car in those 20
months has quadrupled the HUDSON
C L. BOSS Cz CO
615 - 617 Washington Street
these - same models! and fitting, them
with ' even- better and more - refined
bodies and many other minor improve
ments and by greatly Increasing the
production, thus making a reduction in
price possible. . .
All Chalmers dealers were consulted
as to the 1916 models, and 90 per cent
expressed the wish that this year's
models be continued with improve
ments wherever possible. .
INDIAN ATHLETE BUYS
LARGE AUTOMOBILE
Six Cylinder Car 9 Picked by
Parsons Motanic to Re
. place Cayuse, ;
Parsons Motanle, famous TJmatllIa
Indian athlete, runner, wrestler and
farmer, has- picked the Hudson Six
to take the place of his racing cayuse,
the fastest ; on the Umatilla Indian
reservation, his home, . near Pendle
ton; Or, ; according to information
recently received by C I Boss, the
local Hudson distributor, v ;The selec
tion of the Hudson Six by this Uma
tilla ' Indian leader is notable not
only because -of - thev car he selected,
but also : because of his own pictur
esque ' personality aod history.'
"JLess than 10 years ago , Motanic
was the leader of . the wildest bunch
of ' young t bloods , on , the reservation.
His physical abilities made - him a
leader. There was - no j.- man ' of the
three s tribes who could run - as - fast,
who could dance as gracefully, who
could ride as skillfully or wno could
compare ' with- him in any feat of
strength or skill. Some strange tales
are told of his prowess and, though
some are undoubtedly i ' exaggerated.
output. And that car has become, by
long odds, the most popular Six in the
-world. . .
51 Improvements
Since that first model our engineers :
have worked out 51 improvements. The
car has been refined to the limit And
the multiplied output has brought the
price down to $1350, which is $400 less
than 20 months ago. .
Now there is not a car in this;popu
lar class which is even in sight of the.
HUDSON. : Rivalry is out of the ques
tion. Such a car can't be built for $1350
save in HUDSON quantities. And no
other maker of a high-grade Six builds
anywhere near so many,
v--There are dozens of ways in which
this new HUDSON excels any car
which attempts to compete with it
Your second choice, if yoti have one,
will be a very different car.
New 1916 Features
; This new model brings out the
graceful Yacht-Line body. It offers
a Lustrous finish. Every coat is baked
on in enormous ovens. It has a room
ier tonneau, a wider rear seat The
disappearing seats, when not in use,
double the tonneau room.
It has enameled leather upholstery.
It has deep, luxurious cushions. It has
a leather-bound top-piece to doors and
body. All these things, and many others,
are exclusive HUDSON features.
It .has 'above all the approval of
owners. . Many. thousands of men have
proved out this HUDSON onmillionsof
miles of road. And every man who owns
one will pronounce this the ideal car.
The sale of this car, this summer is
bound to exceed the output Last sum
merat $1550 the car at one time was
4000 oversold. We urge all men who
want early delivery to ' see the new
model at once.
- 7-Passcnger Phaeton ot 3-Passenger Eoadster,
$1350, U o.J. Detroit. Cabriolet, $1650.
HUDSON MOTOR CAR COMPANY
DETROIT, MICHIGAN
: ' HUDSON service Is out of (be beat HUDSON de
velopments, It lassies eostinned as ri taction. Ak as
to explain it.
there Is none here to doubt t.
was one of the greatest naturui
letes on the renervation.
"In his younger days Motanic
never defeated In "a foot race
wreetler he has never known t;
in the Indian style of wrestling,
knows 'nothing of -the catch-as-i n t
can game of the white man. but
showed no reluctance in pitting t
self . against Frank Gotch, won
champion, when that big grop
wentt, through Pendleton with the J
fries c all-star troupe In 1910. 'i
was after Motanic had becom3
Christian and a farmer.
"According to the Indian's met!
Motanlo won that match, for
tripped the Iowa farmer off his f
and threw blm to the mat 10 secoi
after they came upon the stajre.
could not understand then why Oct
should fly at him and twist his ar
up behind his back until it aim
broke. It was not his way of wrt t
ing. .
It was about seven years a?o t:
Motanic Joined the Preshyter.
church st Tutuilla TOlsnlon. Ills w
was already a Christian and Mot .
strolled into church one Sunday mo;
ing after an all night spree. He 1
tened to the words of Rev. J.
Cornelison, . the missionary, and c
vlnced that he had been leading a t
life, joined the church and ha e.
slnce been one of the most dev
workers, lie is one of the dac
in the- church and so great is i
eloquence in his native language t:
on a number of occasions he has i
summoned to help conduct netli
among the Nes Perce Indians, v i
speak the same tongue."
Worries 50 Years Over Pi.
Quitman. Ga., July 17. W. B. Corr
to returned from the Confederate r.
union at Blchmond bitterly (lis
pointed because he could not find t
woman he stole a p.ie from 60 yew.
ago, when he was with the Confe I
ate army in that city. He carri
deep scar on his hand as a menifrit i
the woman's resentment over the 1
of the pie; :.?
Portland, Oregon