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TOE OREGON SUirDAY JOUTJJAL, POIiTLAND, SIH.TLVY UOrlKlG, DZCZI
'"7 ; 17 1!''
HUGE CROWDS ARE
J OPEfKG SHOW
THE STAR CAR
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Advent of New Automobile Is
tCause of Much Interest
Cars Are Attractive.
Stir (ftMn by fhs fenadrads attend
ed th opening display of ths Paclfto
Motor company last week whan , the
new Star phaeton was shown bar tor
tie first time, - . -.
Due to a delay of the ears tn transit
the opening1 was postponed from
Wednesday until Thursday; Instead
of ; causing a smaller crowd It acted
quite to the contrary.
as eeen on the sales floors the ear
is very attractive and la a surprise to
those wlio have not seen It. It has
an air of distinction far above that
expected of a ear selling at audi a low
price. V N
The biy feature the ear Is the care
taken tn the detailed work. The up
holstertns has oe rough edsea but la
turned orer the sides of the seats and
eeeured under the side of the body.
The doors fit closely and cpsa with a
emoethness that is startUnc. -
Wneaj . the motor la Idllnc theee
standlna six feet away were unable to
tell that It was runnlnc The per
faet tune Is noticed when drawing
closer to the ear.
A C0AUT105 CU ;
- The Star Is a coalition ear and as
such haa proved a success in the Cast
and California. It Is assembled, for
Pacific coast distribution, at the bl
Durant Motor company plant In Oak
land. . 0 . r .-'
A. four cylinder 'Continental red seal
motor furnished the motive powea, This
motor haa a S4 Inch bor with a 4
inch stroke. The crank shaft haa three
bearings;,
From the motor the power Impulse
Is jtak&n to the rear wheels through a
single plate dry type clutch. Warren'
selective type transmission, a Spicer
universal Joint' and a sturdy differen
tial. In constructing: the frame the Star
Meter company usee six cross members
and two channel bars. This, with the
tubular backbone, a. feature also found
In the Dura nt cars, gives a sturdy and
at the same time flexible frame. Tests
made at the factory ; proved the- stam
ina of the- frame. One of the tests
was to drop the car after It had been
lifted 25 ftet by a .crane. The only
result was a burstea tire.
. . a . ... . .
- c uuiu.ru cqiupmem 01 uie star in
cludes electric lights and starter, born.
deroeuntabla rims, extra rim, tire
carrier, license holder and a complete
tool set. .
T rt-vn Rrvrvr.i
To provide ease tn rldinr the car Is
fitted with 14 Inch springs In the front
and 41 Inch springs In the rear. The
over all length la 141 Inches, making
the spring length a trifle better than
m per cent, of the total. -
Ttmken' bearings, rear axle andvspe-
cit grease cup arrangement manes toe
otri extremely mt 10 nanuie. . xne
car can easily be pushed by one man.
Another feature Is the vacuum gaso
line feedw -
la the driver's compartment all . of
the Instruments are close at .hand.
Tk.vA .Am Mmnla 1 a, mAm im.K tv.
cowL The hand levers for the spark
and throttle are mounted on a dash
board and. a re operated In a horlsontal
direction, v They are secured so that
hen ones set they will not loosen
ti via nmu Kiwut -
At the opening exhibit ef the Pacific
Itotor company the Portland police
: of Charlea Dunham, the new president.
t a hflvi atsr Bwt Ktntv Tf wa
a success,, for a large number of the
cfricers turned out to Inspect the lat
est motor sensation, r 4 -.
Portland dealers of the Star line are
the Pacific Motors company, 15th and
Washington streets, and Conser t Con
dit, at East Couch and Grand avenue.
Two Roads Keported
As Being Impassable
. .
Snow blocks the road between ID am-
BUILT STRONG AND STURDY
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DATE DRAWS HEAR
FOR AUTOMOBILE
EMS OF EAST
Preparations Now Nearly Com-
. pleted for Big Shows at Both
New York and Chicago.
R. R. Klcbola of the O. Tk Boss AjptomoDOe company takes) great pleasure In -Ebowfn Una stripped
coach body to all comers. Tbla exhibit Is one of tbe edacatkmal Ifeatnres at IIiid9on-Bex salesroom.
ath Falls and Bend accordlag to a
traveler recently . returned from that
district. ; Ko trouble was had' In get--
ting from Ashland Into Klamath Falls.
It was said. . Reports 'were also made
that the Roseburg-Marshfleld road had
been made Impassable by heavy slidesj-
In the coast ranges. ;.
New Bridge on the
Pacific Highway at
La Center Planned
RIdsrefield. WasH.." Dec. 14.' Plans
and specifications for a steel-and con
crete bridge of "the viaduct type across
the east fork of Lewis river. Just south
of La Center on the Pacific highway.
are now being made by. the state high
way department, which has ' already
done preliminary work of drilling to
obtain data for a cost estimate- pre
paratory to applying for an appropri
ation at the next legislature. ? :
The bridge will be;' about 1000 feet
m length and will coat 100,000 .ap
proximately and will, replace . the eld
wooden structure now In use. It will
probably, be built next- year and it is
aimed to make the new structure one
of tbe finest bridges on the entire Pa
cific highway. , I
Construction, work will not Interfere
with traffic as the site Is located a few
feet west of, the old wooden bridge,
which,, has been in service for many
years.- The north ana : souta r ap
proaches of the Facllto highway, are
completed with the exception Of not
being" paved. ri
White Company to ;
Increase Output
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Deliveries of White trucks during the
first week in December, promise to
rrsfte this month the largest December
Ux the history of the coast White com
nanv. in suite of the fact that 58 per
cent more trucks could be delivered
If it wasn't for. a stock shortage that
exists on the coast. This announce
ment waa made from the office of G.
A. Urquhart. coast manager,' who said
that the White truck business through
cut the country was booming to such
an extent that orders were far ahead
of factory production and that there
was every evidence that 1923 would be
a bla- truck year. Already the White
company haa planned a 60 per cent in
crease in production over lazz.
HI3TO r8J,OW' AHTEAD
When you sight a bump on the star5
board bow, don't hit It as hard as you
can unless you want to break a
spring. , . ;
AUTO DEALER HAS
TWO BIG EVENTS
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L . Boss Announces a Price
Reduction and i Educa--1
tional. Exhibit. " "
- , " ""iii; Christmas Present -
v" VlTjV NSV ' ' ' v ' ELakit Statz Tour
j Associated Only With the Best
nTUTZ, always, has been accorded a place -I
among cars of admitted merit, just as it! has
. been recognized tor the distinction it gires thoe I
who can claim its ownership. ; "t
. 1 Aside from Its remarkable performairflityj, there
I is a certain fascination about it that no other
car quite approaches. , i
The feel of the wheel the consdous mastery of '
. erery emergency the assurance of speed and
rxmer that enable it to set the pace and hold It
give an added thrill to travel in a Stutz.
' Andm the enclosed as well as in the open cars
this wealth of ability, is yours in a Stutz. n
Toiata !'ijsts . i $2430 h
Sportster $2790 Qovpa 13499 '
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fTUTZ MOTOR CAR COMPANY e AMERICA. In.
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lCthandbalmonhts- , ' Phone Main 3237
J Oar EBfywes Perwlts tf to Hske Deliveries Between 3TW M Chrtsti
eratlon ef any car of the same weight.
..As an educational feature Boss has
-placed a striped Kssex coach body on
'exlnlt. . The frame jork and steel
plate sldifig Is clearly shown as la the
sturdy''- workmanship put in , on the
models.: '..-fy --- - . ; :4 "'
The simplicity yet positive action
of the window devices-Is one of the
Interesting" features of the exhibit.
Details of the wood joining and iirter
for construction are likewise shown.
These are parts of a machine that are
seldom wen for when the car is com
pleted the upholstering covers It.
The exhibit will be maintained for
several weeks. It Is In. the Washing
ton street window of the sales room.
: Two events of Interest happened last
week at . the, C. I Boss Automobile
company. '''
The first. was a reduction In price
of an Budsoa models and also on the
Essex coach. Then C. I Boss placed
an Essex -coach body on exhibition - to
show the sturdlness : of construction.
Prices on the Hudson cars dropped
from $100 to 200, depending on the
model.. The speedster and coach were
reduced 1100 -while jttjjs ; sedan " came
down 3200. This places the price of
the sedan at S530. below the. pre-war
price of 1917.' The Essex Coach was
cut $100. . : , . v v
"Volume producOon ls the'eauee of
It. Boss said.r Tt" came as a surprise
ror i did . not know of the factory
plana The Hudson oeonie hv a.
elded that by' going Into volume pro
duction they can build a good ear for
less money and Control the nrica in Urn
class In tbe same way Ford has in his.
lms is What haa happened and un
less I am wrong the Hudson company
stands In a good way to succeed. They
nave a super-six engine that Is protect
ed by patent rights. There will be no
- . p""uon lrora uu9 "core. The' proving in their ability to compete with
w now me most economical In op- those ef English manufacture. t i
Madrid to Motorize
' Iits City Vehiqlts
Madrid. Dec. 18. The city of Madrid
has Just passed a resolution la favor
of tbe purchase of 13 motor ambu
lances at a. cost of 250,000 pesetas. It
has also declared Its Intention to re
construct Its street cleaning service
and will.: purchase motorized street
sweepers, sprinklers " and rubbish
wagons.
Motor Factories
. Of Germany Busy
... Frankfort-on-Main, Dec. 16. Ger
man motor ' vehicle factories in. the
Frankfort-on-Mala district -hate -had
large turnovers despite the . rising
prices " The motor-bicycle output is in
creasing dally and the products are lm" Stearns.
New York, Dec. is. As a result of
Intensive activity during the past few
weeks, preparations for the 23d Na-
i tional Automobile Shows are making
great: headway. . -
, Reports from the factory districts,
arly this month, are to the effect, that
A ork on the 1923 models to be displayed
it the exhibition are .' completed and
.hat all arrangements have been made
to ship . the cars to New. York. Com
plete cooperation among manufactur
ers, dealers and the show management
haa been a big factor, in arranging the
preliminaries for the bis exhibition of
motor cars.- , '
With eighty-one different makes of
automobiles and more than 300 acces
sory manufacturers listed as exhibitors,
the National Automobile Shews of New
York and Chicago will, be the biggest
automobile, exhibitions aver presented
us wis eouatry.
The New York show win held
January Sth to 13th. and the Chicago
exposition in the Coliseum and First
Regiment Armory will be held January
87th to February 3d.' . Both displays
are under the direction of the National
Automobile Chamber -of Commerce
The Grand Central Palace will again
nouse the New York show in its ens
ure tr. , . -, ,
ACCE8S0BIXS A FEATTOX
One of the features of the National
show, this year 4s . the wonderful ar
ray of accessories. The total number
of devices big and little, that go to
help the motorist to not only run his
car, but also in many Instances to add
to - its appearance, breaks all records.
Undoubtedly there - will be many new
things -on view, but like car builders.
the accessory manufacturers keen their
plans under cover until the show opens.
. For the show the: four floors of the
palace that will be occupied contain
200,000 square feet of space, as each
floor is equal to a city square block in
areaw For the most part, the cars will
occupy , the two lower floors, but It
has. been found necessary because of
the great demand for space, to . put
several of the ears pn the third floor.
SXHISITOBS LISTED
The folio wig makes "of cars Willie
exhibited at the shows r vN
American, Anderson Apperson. .-Auburn
Roamer, v Rotary Six. Buick.
Cadillac, Case, t; Chalmers, , Chandler,
Chevrolet,' Cleveland, Climber, Cole,
Columbia, Hatfield. Courier, Crawford
Dagmar, Davis, Detroit-Electric Dodge
Bros., Dorrts, Dort, Durant, Earl, El
gin Elcar, Essex, Franklin, Gardner,
Gray, H. - C S Handley - Knight,
Haynes, Hudson, Hupmobae, Jordan,
Kin Kissel, v Lafayette. Lexington,
Libert Lincoln, Locomobile, McFarlan,
Maxwell, Mercer, Dfuburn Electric,
Mitchell. Moon. Nash, National. Noma,
Marmon. Oakland. Oldsmobile. Pack.
ard " Paige and Jewett, Paterson.
Peerless, Pierce-Arrow, Pilot, Premier,
Rauch and Lang, Reo, Rickenbacker,
R- & V. Knight. Sayera, Stanley. Star,
btepnens, studebaker. Stuts,
Velle, Westcott, Wills Salnte Claire,
Willys-Knight, Ambassador.
Milwaukee-St. Panl-
Eecord Broken by a
;Five-Passenger Oar
" AH records for time be twees Mil
waukee and St. Paul were shattered
last week- by automobile a five.
passerurer Oakland car making the run
of 383 miles to 9 hours and 8 minutes
actual running time Just 30 m!mtea
faster than the fastest night train
between these two points, nyi A. 1L
Brown of the Northwest Oakland Co.
TlnW was taken out for meals only.
Four persons were carried on the trip.
--The. ear was often, driven At a speed
of CO miles an hour, and run a major
ity of the time at 30 miles an hour,
slowing dowa as - It ' passed through
the many towns en route. The average
was 4Z.3 miles Tor the entire rem."
Light Motorcycle
Frenclx Favorite
- Paris.' Dec llm-Much interest la be
ing shown In France In the production
and sale of bicycles with a light motor
attached rarely exceeding 1H horsepower.-While
this type ts not up to
the standard of the motorcycle in
power and' efficiency, it answers tbe
purposes of, many persons of moderate
means who ure content with a motor
propelled bicycle for short trips about
town or country. v
Snn Tinr1fPDTci Wotif 1
. Flat :Eate License
Spokane, Wash.. Dec Washing
ton motorist ylll demand a flat license
fee of. 110 or automobiles It the state
legislature insists on boosting the' State
gas tax from 1 cent to 3 cents a gal
lonj according to Frank t Wv GIlbrt.
president of the Eastern Washington
Highway, associates --r
ft),
Seryke !
MEANS' ;.
That We Recharge Ydur .Aiito or Radio
Battery in 8 Hours Instead of 48 Hours
With Our
ststnt Volta
Coil
G
Which has been in operation in-our service
station at 348 Couch street for over a month.
We Now
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:i 6 YOLT SrtingBatt6ries$1.00i
12 VOLT StertingBatteries$l,25-
This' method of charffinfi: batteries is used and V
X recommended by the Exide Factory and actu-" a: .
ally prolongs your battery life. . ' I
Gl.;iK;;HERD" GO.
DISTRIBUTORS AND i:
JlVv H It Is I rVf SERVICE STATION f
: 348 COUCH ST., NEAR BROADWAY y
s " " Phone Broadway C043 "
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Don't let yoiir Battery Frerae!!
1 - A Storage Battery not fully charged, is subject
Free (f Free I
- Filling . .Ql- . NS i x Testing .
Battery Service Electrical Service
Ninth and Glisan Streets
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SPEC1ALSI,X SEDAN Q 2 O 3 O
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Its Body Is as Sinirdy as Its Chassis
Lasting satisfaction with closed
car depends not only uppn the de-
.-. pendability of the chassis but Upon
the durability of the body. s,
, - In the Special-Six Sedan,
Studebaker offers an adxnirablexO
ordircmof theseVitalrequircnjerrts,
Stop in at our showroom and see
. this Sedan. ;: Stand -off and -et a
three-quarter view of. it. JIotet its ,
striking beauty. Step inside and
' relax in the nine-inch seat cmhfons.
J Note the great roominess and the
. completeness of the equipment.
i - Take a ride behind its 50-horse-
, power tnotonTry the wheel your
self. Put it to' any test every test.
Try its acceleration, speed, power.
y Ask yourself if you erer bandied a
car that steers so easily that re-
- sponds so satisfactorily with just
what you want, when you want it.
The body is a product of Stude"
I baker sfciTl aridcTaftsiaanship which '
. have been developed through more
; than two generations of rehide build
ing. Highest grade of materials and
workmanship have produced a body,
as Ixautlful as it is enduring.
, Our closed car booklet will giva '
yoa iga insight into the methods
that have made Studebaker bodies
the standard of qualitywe have
a copy for you. v i
This Sedan is a good investment
r because of the saving in the initial
outlay and the moderate cost of:
;. maintenance.
The price is possible because
Ctudebaker builds three distinct
models with only one manufacturing
rend tnarketing cost and because
middlemen's ' profits are . virtually
tiinutedjjyffjj -
' The name Studebaker stands for ,
stability of body as well as chassis. '
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fill Ill
Kiasaiia rwawtor. tmlsj
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MODELS AND PRICES I b. Jb. factories ,
: LIGIXT-CCr
J$ 97S
Roadstec(3-Pass.X-. 975
Coupe-Roadster .
tAmr ' mil
S?2CIAL-SrX
B-Pmmmlir w. SO B. P.
Tourings
.S127S
Roadster 2-Pass.i1250
Roadster (-Ps.)1275
Coupe (-Paiw) 1S7S
BIO-SDC
tis'w.stott.r.
Touring , .$1750
Epeedater (4-Pasa.)lS35
Coops (4-PaiWt) 2400
Coupa fS-Pswa.) awt
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tot-i.Kt Corrf Tn, Promt mn4 mmr, tmiMTtl i.quaumat
, - Ttma to mtjovx conrawsnos, .
JOHN K: IEANDER.XOM.PANY
" 5iraer Automobile "'- - :-' ;
- . " ; Portland . Oregon
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