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THE OREGON ! SUNDAY JOURNAL, PORTLAN D, SUNDAY MORNING, NOVEMBER 21. 1915. r
NEW BRISCOE FOUR
AND EIGHT CYLINDER
PLEASE BEHOLDERS
Thirty Day Trial Selling Plan
Is New Feature in City Au
tomobile Business.
TWO MOTORS FIT BED
Owner Can Have Tour or Elgnt at
011 glit Difference la
Price.
Pcores of automobile onnen and
prospective owner visited the local
Kissel Kar branch during the past
few day inspecting the new Hriscoe
car which arrived Wednesday, accord
ing to Jl. O. Skinner, manager of the
.Pacific Kissel Kar branch on North
Twenty-third street. It la reported
that many took demonstrations In the
new car, tenting- the machine out for
speed, resllency, riding qualities and
hill climbing abilities.
"In all of these features," declares
Skinner, "the new Briscoe haa made
a highly favorable Impression and In
this make of car we believe we have
a machine thst will amply meet the
needs of the average motor car owner.
But the feature which has appealed
to the public aa being the most unique
and Advantageous Innovation in auto
mobile buying Is the thirty day trial
elling plan, by which an owner Is
given an unusual opportunity to de
termine for himself whether his next
car is to be an eight cylinder model
or a four
"Outwardly there is no difference
between the four and eig-nt cylinder
Briscoe cars. Moth motors net In the
.same englno bed ana if a purchaser.
after having driven the four motor
for a period of 30 days decided that
he would prefer an eight cylinder
model, we will lift the four motor out
and replace It with an eight for a
alight additional expense. In the
building of th car, this Idea was
kept in mind and it has proven a mas
ter atroke in economical manufactur
ing. "The speed and resllency of the
Briscoe motor under the severest tsts
during the past week has won many
of our prospects and in hill climb
ing thorp, are few hills that the ma
chine liin not negotiate on the high
gear with the greatest ease. These
low pric e of both four and tight will
undoubtedly ninke the new Briscoe
one pf the leading sellers of the com
ing season."
First Carload of
Autos Beine: Sent
,v To Hawaiian Isles
H The first carload of automo-
H biles to be shipped from Port-
r land to the Hawaiian Islands Is
Kr utK forwarded by the North
MH west Auto company of this city
to the Royal Hawaiian Oarage,
$h that firm having been appointed
agents for the sale of the Cole -A
cars in the territory. DiiTing
3 the recent visit to tfan Fran-
Cisco of K. W. Volger, he met
the head of the Hawaiian com-
t cern and took up with him the
Ik matter of the agency. ju
Negotiations were completed
Wednesday of last week by
xable, and the first carload Is
now going forward. All of the
cars sold in the Islands will be
furnished through the Portland
agency. .
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ALONG PACIFIC HIGHWAY
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Above A section of the Pacific Highway between La Center and
Woodland Washington,
Below Main street W oodland, Washington.
WlNTON STAGE HAS SUCCESSFUL SEASON
SimwW mama:
mSlSm IS ORGANIZED HERE
AVlnton HLx rar which was opratxl between BctmI and Burns past
season by J. M. Wray of St. Johns.
The stage line business of eastern
Oregon was closed the first f Novem
ber when J. M. Wray of St. Johns, Or.,
returned with his big Wlnton Six th.it
he haj been running between It?nJ
and Burna since last Man h. During
that time the car ha J made 23,0)0
miles between the two desert '.owns,
carried 400 passengers and more than
40 tons Of express. Ketwcen Bend
Burns has been known as the hardest
stage line in the state for many years.
Many have tried to maintayi uninter
rupted aervlee between the tw.i towns,
and failed. Last year, J. M. Wray of
St. Johns bought from the Portland
branch of the Wlnton Motor Cor com
pany a 191S, 48 chassis and took It
over to his home In St. Johns anj built
a body after his own d';jii;n The- fact
that lie made three ro ind trips eneh
week between Mar.'h and November
MISUSE OF THE WARNING
DEVICES EVIL OF TODAY
Some Autoists Sound Horns to Attract Passing Women;
Other Cases Cited Wherein Original Purpose of Sig
nals Is Lost Sight Of.
It aeems too bad that now, when
adequate warning devices have been
perfected for the use of automobillsts,
the use of them has degenerated from
the timely and practical to disturbing
the peace and quiet of thj community
In which they are used.
There is hardly a minute of the day
in Portland that you da aot hear the
screech and squak of the auto fclgnal
devices, and when you look to see what
has occasioned the Masting noise you
find the operator of the car merely
playing with the signal tir trying to be
funny decidedly a use for which the
signals were not intended.
In times past, the motorist used to
think it a grave responsibility: The
tooting or honking nf his bulb horn.
True the street urchin took advantage
of the driver's absence to sne tk v.f to
the car and squeeze out an oc-aslonal
toot, but the wear and tear on the
horn were negligible
Many Cases Cited.
Public officials generally found that
through leaks, inferior manufacture,
etc., bulb horns were for the most part
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speaks oiumes for the wrvli'c recl.ed
from his machine. There were several
other machines on the run bcsJ:a the
Wlnton and all report that this ast
aeason has been one of the most profit
able since the stage line business was
Inaugurated in that part of the tate.
A. C. Stevens, local manager df the
Wlnton people, has already sold one
other machine to be placed In service
in eastern Oregon during the next
season.
At present there Is a proposed rail
road to be built between these two
towns which will mean the. elimination
of the stage service. However, as the
road Is In an embronlc stage the ma
chine drivers will possibly have two
or more years yet in which 'to serve
the public before being replaced by
steam cars.
entirely Inadequate, especially In the
cities where a sharp raucus note wouid
more readily attract a pedestrUa s at
tention to approaching danger.
It took three or four years to put
the bulb horn practically in thj discard
and replace It with a mechanical or
electrically sounded device producing
a harsh, rasping note of almost any
reasonable length.
Now that most automobiles are
equipped with warning Instruments
that warn, a great majority of motor
ists have concluded to iet the pre
caution rest with the poesessicn of
such Instruments as a means of mere
ly warning the pedestrian cf danger",
and have included in the category of
uses for the eletrlc noise makers the
following:
Letting the folks in the house know
you are waiting outside.
Attracting the attention of the sr'J--ing
lady with the flirty eyes walking
harmlessly along the street.
Celebrating the Fourth of July,
Thanksgiving, Christmas, New Tear's
St. Valentine's day, Albee's wish to
buy more cars for the police depart
ment, Chinese funerals and April Fool's
day.
Conveying to the wild woods and
country folks the Information that you
and your friends are out on a hilarious
Joyrlde.
A few conscientious minded motor
ists in their old fashioned way use
their squawkers to indicate to pedes
trians and other street traffic that they
are coming from a certain direction,
and are only about ao far off.
Practice Is Scored.
On the other hand there Isn't a day
that BOme fool smart one and every
reader of thia article knows one or
more, who does not take great pleas
ure in sneaking up close to some in
firm person crossing one of th Ktr
and then when the fender of the car
almost touches the poor pedestrian,
turn on the Juice of the electric signal
at full force. This is a practice that
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There Are Six Teams in the
League, With Captairt for
Each of the Teams.
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For amusement and recreation iur
ing the winter months a number of
automobile dealers of this city .have
formed what la known as the, Auto
Bowling league, and they have elected
as president C. M. Menzlea of the
Northwest company, while C. E. Fehr
of the H. I Keata company has been
named secretary, and E. C. Habel of
the Oregon Motor Car company has
been chosen as treasurer.
There are six teams in the league
with a captain for each team, made up
from officials and employes of the
following companies: Dulmage-Man-ley
Auto company, R. S. Wilson, cap
tain; Northwest Auto company, C. M.
Menzies, captain: Covey Motor Car
company, Frank Pierce, captain; H. L.
Keats Auto company, C. E. Fehr, cap
tain: Howard Auto company, Fred
Forbes, captain, and Oregon Motor Car
company, E. C. Habel, captain.
To give the league a good start, each
firm has contributed $10 to the treas
ury. The games are to be played
every Friday evening on the Portland
Alleys. The games will cover a period
of 25 weeks, last Friday evening's ses
sion having been the second of the
series.
On November 23, the league will glre
a banquet and ball to Its members and
their wives at the Automobile club.
Much Interest and enthusiasm has
been aroused among the members of
the various teams, and the Friday
night sessions are well attended.
Two duckpln alleys have been re
served far the wives of the members,
where they may bowl while the teams
are playing.
the mayor and his traffic police should
frown upon, and. If possible, heavily
punish a fw offenders, and It will
soon become unpopular with a few of
the Portland drivers.
If the drivers can only be taught to
use their warning signals In the true
way they were Intended to be used it
would be generally appreciated by the
public, and in this day quiet running
motors and hard surfaced streets un
doubtedly lessen the number of acci
dental killings and maimings.
Sanger Is Beferred To.
The motor vehicle Is a deadly weap
on, and when its owner neglects to
sound an adequate warning at the
adequate time, he is guilty of conceal
ing that weapon and Is committing an
offense many times more serious than
letting his tail light go out, stopping
his car at an Improper angle to the
curb, and the many other errors of
automobile management forwhich the
Portland motorists are arrested these
days. A few of the suggestions above
might be looked after by that great
squad of special Portland Automobile
club traffic directors.
There Is no excuse for the driver
of an automobile or motorcycle who
deliberately falls to give warning and
plenty of It, in time to prevent acci
dents. The effort is slight, the ex
pense Is nothing, and the results are
certain to be well worth while.
Block Coffee Campaign On.
Berlin, Nov. 20. In orderto cope
with the diminishing supply of milk
the minister of the interior has in
augurated a black coffee campaign.
Fionas Mala 1683, A-1S82
EDWARD EHRMAN IS
POSSESSOR NOW OF
1916 LICENSE NO. 1
Honor Formerly Fell to the
Late E, Henry Wemme,
Pioneer Car Owner,
NOTICES ARE SENT OUT
Sacn Ownir Baoatra Sams ZTombar
Xs Had Lsst Taar, Bo 7ar as
Was Fosalbls.
Reports 'from the secretary of
state's office at Sale;n, received yes
terday, show that license number 1
for the 1916 season was allotted to
Edward Ehrman, Portland, Or. Mr.
Ehrman is of the firm of Mason, Ehr
man &. Co., wholesale grocers.
License number 1 has been held
for the 4ast five years by the late
B. Henry Wemme, known throughout
the northwest as the owner of the
first automobile in Oregon, ni5 as
one of the greatest good roads boost
ers in the northwest.
Notices for issuance of the 1916
licenses went out from the secretary
of state's office about November 8.
Every owner was favored, as far as
possible, with the unit number that
he carried during the 1915 season.
There has always been much rivalry
none owners throughout the state to
This model was announced early last June.
In a few weeks we had built, sold and delivered
more of these cars than had ever before been
built of any car of over 100 inch wheelbase, by
any producer anywhere in any length of time.
At that time we were building about 300
cars a day.
With more of these cars in every-day
service in the hands of owners than of any
other car of its size ever produced .
There was, very quickly, everywhere,
the greatest opportunity ever offered for
people to judge a car by its performance.
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HOW TO REACH COLUMBIA RIVER HIGHWAY
CONDITION OF OTHER ROADS HEREABOUTS
The Columbia river highway la now open to Stone, a few miles above
Warrendale, and will be open to that point all winter.
The best route to the highway at present la to go out the Sandy
boulevard to its Junction with the Rockwood crosa road, a short distance
this side or Fairview, thence over the Rockwood road to the Basa Line
road and thnc out the Bas Una to tha Automobile clubhouse. This
route furnishes tha longest stretch of pared road. By going this war the
bad place on this end of the Base Line at MontavUla, where a sewer
Is being put In, is avoided, also the under grade crossing on the Bandy
road near the county farm, which Is under construction. t
Alternative routes are out the Powell valley road to Gresham and
thence to the Automobile elubhous or out Division street Into Section
Line road and on to the Automobile club.
Beat Route . Into Willamette T alley.
The Capitol highway, or Slavln road, leadlnr into Washington and
Yamhill counties Is not yet open to travel. Persons deslrlag to go up the
Willamette valley by this route are advised to take the Boone Ferry
road to this Jewish cemetery where a turn to the right is made into
the Taylor's Ferry road and thence to the Balrd Lane road. Hera turn
to the right and, follow to Intersection with, the Capitol highway at
Multnomah school house. .
The newly paved Canyon road Is now open to the Washington county
line.
Condition of roster Boad.
The Foster road is open through Lents to Johnson creek. It will
probably be 10 days yet before the section between Johnson creek and
the Clackamas county line is opened to travel.
The Capitol highway, the pavement or which In some sections Is
still green, will probably not be open Its full lenjsth, between the end
of the Terwilliger boulevard and the Washington county line, before tha
middle of December.
hold certain numbers. There were
eight or ten applications for license
number 1. Mr. Oicott finally decided
the ownership of the same by lot
tery. Placing all the names of those
who had made application for number
1 In a hat, one of the girls In the
office was asked to draw one name
out. That name was Edward Ehrman,
of Portland.
Mr. Oicott asks all owners to
promptly return their applications for
the 1918 licenses, and wherever possi
Xf . . . . - -a
Mature Popular Judgment
Says This is the Car to Buy
Now we are building over 600
cars per day.
This unprecedented demand follows
the performance test in every-day ser-
J. W. LEVITT CO., Distributors
Broadway at Davis Street
Broadway 3535
The Willys-Overland Company, Toledo, Ohio
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ble the same number license will .be
Issued for 191S as was used for 1915.
PriTat With Prince's Income.
Trino, Nov. 20. One private in the
South African contingent here has a
private income of 120,000 a year while
others have given up salaries of from
$000 up, to draw the kind's shilling
a day.
Mendota Iximrt Coal. IS. 50 per ton
delivered. Alblna Fuel Co. fAdv.)
Roadster $725 .
vice, not of a few thousand cars, but of a record
output.
In the mature judgment of the buying pub
lic you get more for your money in this car than
you can get in any other car now on the mar
ket. Never before has the purchaser of an auto
mobile had 60 well founded, clear and con
clusive a popular judgment as this to guide
him in right selection.
Let us show you the car and demon
strate it.
The five passenger touring car is $750;
the roadster $725; the famous Overland
Six seven passenger touring car $1145
the new Model 75 is $615 for the tour
ing car; $595 for the roadster, all prices
f . o. b. Toledo.
AUTO CLUB TO GIVE
DINNER DANCE ON THE
EVE OWEMBER 24
Invitations Are Being Sent
Out; to Serve Special Tur
key Dinner at 7 P. M.
OCCASION BE INFORMAL
At Last Dinner Dance Every Inch of
eating Capacity Wag Engaged
by Members.
There have hPrn RO Illanv rp(1,
from members of thr. I'ortiand Auto
mobile club for Htiollirr dinner dnnc
that the entertainment committee Is
sending O'lt Invitations for the eve
ning of Wednesday, November 24.
It has bron dcldo.d to serve a Bpe
clal ll.f.O turkey dinner promptly at
7 o"clock find to srranife the tables
according to Individual parties, thus
doing away with the feeling of for
mality thai is always noticeable at a
bamiuet table.
Music hfls been engaged for the oc
casion, which will be strictly Informal.
At tins I.-ist dinner danc given by
the club every inch of seating rapacity
was reserved four days after the cards
had been mailed, thus making It nec
essary for thn entertainment commit
tee to return a number of requests for
reservations.
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