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4 THE STJNDAY OKEGONIAX, PORTLAND, OCTOBER 1, 1922 BIG TRIBUTE PI , TO ROSGOE SUES Late Speed King Declared Manliest of All. DEATH CAUSES REGRET Hacer Known Always as Friend Wlio Was Ready to Share Last Dollar With Pals. In the death of Roscoe Sarles at the recent opening race of the St. Iouis speedway the racing profes sion has lost one of the most skill ful, manliest and most popular drivers that has ever handled a steering: wheel on an American course. The following tribute to Baries Is written by Al G. Waddell ex-member of the race board of the American Automobile association, and one of the greatest authorities In this country on matters pertain Ing to automobile racing: "Roscoe Sarles, that dashing- young: knight of the speedway, who knew no fear, has gone .over the top rail, never the return. Roscoe has Joined Bob Burnam, Billy Carl eon. Eddie O'Donnell, Gaston Chev rolet, Harry Grant, Hug-hie Hughes and all the rest of the boys who have sacrificed their lives as the price of speed. But as long as the racing: sport remains there will be those who will recall the feats of Roscoe Sarles on road course, dirt track and speedway. Sarles was easily the most popular of all the present-day racing drivers, j "A year ago he was battling -with Tommy Milton for the national , championship. There was one more race the Thanksgiving day classic . at Los Angeles. The championship , battle was so close that either driver could win the coveted crown for 1921 by winning the Los Angeles ; event. "In the Thanksgiving race Sarles had a narrow escape. It rained and the boards of the fast Beverley bowl were like greased rails. Sarles blew a tire and did everything but turn over. He went back into the contest and then, when he looked a sure -winner, he broke a valve and -went out. "Tommy Milton was nosed out In the last three laps by Eddie Hearne. Milton, driving Cliff Durant's fast mount, was forced to stop for a tire. This gave Hearne the race, but Milton won the championship. Milton's Car Driven. "At Kansas City Sarles drove the same car that Milton rode to the championship last Thanksgiving day, and Sarles' life went as a sacri fice to Moloch of the Ammonites. Purant, the owner of the car, flew to Kansas City with C. V. Pickup of this city for the purpose of com peting in the opening meet on the Kansas City course. ' Business called Durant to New York and he could not waft for the rn ca whnn the contest was postponed on ac count of rain. When the Oakland automobile manufacturer left for New York, Sarles, who had been " signed to drive one of uran.t's ; new racers at Los Angeles next Thanksgiving day, stepped In as a : substitute. "It was Tommy Milton who took 'charge of the remains of the popu lar Sarles. Rivals on the Speed way, golf course and handball court, "Sarles and Milton were pals; and it was Milton who accompanied the body back to Los Angeles, where it was laid to rest out under the .southern California skies that Sarles loved so well. "It la the truth that Sarles was the most popular of all the drivers. Ha was not only -popular with the race fans, but with the pilots. He was the only racing driver who never had an enemy among the members of the speed fraternity. Drivers and mechanics alike idol ised the smiling Roscoe. There were those who disliked Milton and there were many who were jealous Of Jimmy Murphy. There were others who feared Harry Hartz and chafed under his dashing victories. There were many who didn't like Art Klein either because he was believed to be too reckless or be cause he high-browed the rest of the drivers. And there were a lot of the drivers who couldn't see Joe Thomas, Eddie Hearne, Ralph de Pal ma and the others; but Roscoe Sarles enjoyed the respect and ad miration of them all. He didn't have an enemy. Legal Profession Robbed. "The racing sport robbed the legal profession of a follower when Sarles first fell a victim to the fumes of castor oil. Sarles wanted to be a criminal lawyer, but his parents wanted him to study medicine. He got as far as the University of In diana and then he Jumped the traces and went to Indianapolis, where he became an automobile salesman. His first job was with the Cadillac. It was the next year that saw Sarles In the racing sport. With a friend he purchased two barnstorm ing cars and did all the county fairs. They promoted their own events and did all the work, and they made several hundred dollars. "That winter Sarles went into In dianapolis and found work with the Puritan Machine works. Here it was that he met Louis Chevrolet and became one of the big-timers of the racing sport. "Louis Chevrolet was then build ing the first Krontenac racers and ho called at the Puritan Machine works to get some parts. He was pointed out to Sarles and Roscoe laid off the next day to pay a visit to Chevrolet's shop. Three times Roscoe called oil Chevrolet and finslly he was put to work on the new racers. i "So well did Roscoe work that Louie' promised him that he could ride as mechanic on one of the cars in the big Indianapolis race. Sarles la Good Mechanic. "Sarles was a good mechanic and he rode with Joe Boyer till the big Red Cross benefit came off in 1917 and Boyer failed to show up. Sarles, the mechanic, stepped in as a pinch hitter and drove for the reat Hoyer. "That was the start of Sarles' career as & speed king. He was the star of the Krontenac team for two seasons and then took over a Putsenberg, which he drove nntil he became the pilot of Purant's famous speedster that car that he drove to his death. "Sarles will be missed by the members of the sport as no other driver has been missed since Bob Wurman was killed at Corona In 1916; and Sarles will be missed by the Pacific coast racing fans as no driver has ever before been missed, as he was by far the most popular of all the kings of speed. Win or lose, Roscoe Sarles was a favorite; and win or lose, Roscoe Sarles al ways had a smile and a good word for everyoue. It was'Sarles, wjjo EXTEBIOR AND INTERIOR BEAUTIES OF THIS CAR CHANDLER COUPE OF Quantity production, according to tion in price on the four-passenger that this car is now selling almost si-ouu less than a year ago. - The Chandler coupe is of the permanent enclosed type? Its roominess and- comfort have won it popularity imong professional and business men as well as women who drive their own cars. The Chandler company, like many others, has been enjoying a constantly increasing demand for closed cars of the permanent type. This helps make possible quantity production, with its resultant economies and saving to the purchaser. would share his last dollar with another racing driver or mechanic, and it was Sarles who smiled when he had hard luck and saw large purses go glimmering. It was Sarles who lived each day so that he could hold death in his hands and smile that happy smile that will never again be sfren at the starting line, but will be remem bered 'by the dead speed king's pals of the race course and by thousands of California race fans who loved him for what he was a real he man, a man's man and a lady's gen tleman." ROM) APPROVAL ASKED DOtJGIiAfe TO SEEK FEDERAL AID OF $225,000. County Wants Co-operation From Government on Koseburg Reedspor Highway. ROSEBURG, Or., Sept. 30. (Spe claL) The approval of the state highway commission of the Rose-burg-Reedsport highway project and the Loon lake road will be re quested at the next meeting of the commission by Douglas county, and if approval is granted federal aid in the sum of 1226,000 for the two roads will be requested. All of the Scottsburg-Reedsport section of the road to the coast from Roseburg Is now under con tract with the exception of three and one-half miles, all of which is within the Siuslaw national forest, and on which federal aid is de sired. The county has already spent over $300,000 on this road, and is now asking co-operation from the government on the section within the forest. The type of construc tion on this road is the heaviest ever undertaken by any county of the state, and in many places the surveyors were lowered hundreds of feet over cliffs in order to make their surveys. Three short tunnels will bo necessary and much more of the road will be cut out of rock. It will be a very scenic road and will connect with tho Roosevelt highway at Reedsport. No appropriation is being asked of the state, but the forest service, it is understood, has a policy of ap propriating no funds for road work in co-operation with counties until the projects have been given ap proval by the state highway com mission. The Loon lake road, on which aid is also asked, connects the rich Loon lake farming district with the Roseburg-Reedsport highway at the mouth of Mill creek. At present the road to Loon lake is almost im passable and the present route will be abandoned because of the heavy grades. The new grade will con form to highway specifications and will open one of the. finest agricul tural districts in Douglas county. This road lies wholly within the Siuslaw forest. Bear Likes Car's Comforts. TACOMA, Wash., Sept. 30. In sult was added to injury by a big black bear that ate all the supplies of Mr. and Mrs. John Bauman of Du pont. Wash., on their recent auto mobile trip to Rainier national park. Their car was parked in Paradise valley when the bear attacked the edibles. After his meal bruin curled up in the back seat and went to sleep. When Mr. Bauman, return ing, shouted to dislodge the animal the hear promptly dove through the rear curtain, taking it and part of the top with him in his flight. LOCAL MOVIE ACTRESS INSTALLS OLDFIELD CORDS ALL AROUND . 1 . ' V,' ' " ' 1 V-- ' I:.; . . . rX : ' -, , 4 , ' '-v - -.i. .- : .- X' ' ' . 4 - -" 1 ' 3 I -? U i i H- .hp ' v:! S' - -"H-'-l - V ! ' i MISS RUTH STOREHOUSE OP THE PREMIER FILM COMPANY AT WORK ON HER PRIVATE CAR. j When. Miss Ruth Stonehouse, attractive actress with the Premier Film J company, now taking pictures in this section, read recently in The Ore- t Ionian of the 20th anniversary of Barney Oldfield's first appearance on the racing course, when he drove Henry Ford's famous creation "999" to ' victory, she decided that there was no better way to celebrate with Bar- j ney. who has long been a personal friend, than by putting new Oldfield cords all around on her car. mjss doesn't mind working around a bit Uoisiimfi the job. ot instaUiaj; .Ui bow. PERMANENT ENCLOSED ITPE WINS ADMIRERS HERE. A- H. Knaus of Oregon Motors, Inc., is responsible for the recent reduc. Chandler six coups. At the new delivered price of $2385 ho cites the fact When grandpa was a boy he crossed the plains away out west; he told us kids it took real stuff to stick through such a test. The wagon which the family used was quite devoid of springs, hut grandpa said they had no use for them there kind of things. When father was a grown young man- he saved his pay and bought him a high-wheeled buggy. After that the pretty girls all sought him. He raised a yearling colt, which soon became a speedy mare. Pa says his rig had style enough -to show off any where. - v When I grew up. before I faced the growing cost of marriage, I took a big step forward when I bought a horseless carriage. It looked a freak. It often balked you've seen the kind I mean But Mary (she's the Mrs. now) rode proudly as a queen. My son is off at college with a roadster of his own, but writes v he needs a racing car to give him proper tone. . My daughter has a runabout which doesn't satisfy her; she picked her out a new coupe she says I've got to buy her. So far the baby only owns a motor car of tin: it winds up with a spring, and he delights to see it spin. But only wait a year or two; I guess I'll have to f train myself again and purchase him a private monoplane. Cousin Ed Peterson, than whom no more polite and polished gentleman ever lived, has gone into the Jitney business. At least, he thought it was a business until the ladies began thanking- him for the lift and saying how nice it was of him to pick them up and he never has mustered up courage to ask for the - fare. Our leading eye, er and nose specialist made a grievous and costly mistake this week. He absent-mindedly took his car to bo repaired by a man, he had just sent a bill for $150 for professional services rendered. ' Maybe the garage men figure the way the famous surgeon did, when he aent in a bill for $1000 for a 15-minute operation. Asked to itemize it, he presented it again, as follows: " To carving one hole in patient..... .$ 2.00 To knowing where to carve said hole 908.00 Total - $1000.00 We have a friend down the street who boasts that he buys motor oil by the barrel at 15 cents a gallon. But he Insists that no Scotch under $20 a quart is worth investing In. UNCLE EB, HE SAYS persistency is a splendid trait, and usually It wins out in the long run, which is perhaps why a woman will keep her foot on the starter button until the battery is run down before she'll look to see If there might possibly be something wrong somewhere else. NEBRASKANS LIKE REO TOURISTS VISIT PORTLAXD IX NOVEL- SPEED WAGOX. Unusually Equipped Car and Fine Scenery Give Pleasure to Hill Family. After spending several weeks In and around Portland. A. T. Hill of Hastings, Neb., his wife, young daughter and two sons are on their way back home in their Reo speed wagon. Mr. Hill and his family visited with Fred W. Vogler of the North west Auto company, local Reo dis tributors, and were loud in their praises for Portland hospitality and Oregon scenery. Before reaching Portlaad they had visited; all of the national parks and points of Interest in California and en route. They spoke highly of the beauty of this region's green hills and the grandeur' of its mountains as compared with those in other 1 'A fctonenouse Is an ardent motorist and j on the car herself. So here she is, I Urea, 4 i ' il- p :f .'.1 SEEM TO CHARM. parts an4 made the statement that as soon as easterners learn of the improved highways and delightful summers here, motorists will come to the northwest in greatly Increased- numbers. The Reo speed wagon driven . by the Hills is of unlqu-e construction, accommodating four grown persons. The sides of the body fold out and down, resting on extension legs and provide a 12x12 roof. The awning pulls down from the under side of the car to meet the screened sides and. so providing the necessary shel ter. The outfit Is designed to pro vide for two full-sized- beds, a 12x14 inch sink, 40-gallon water tank, large clothes lockers, cook stove, pantry and every convenience for touring. Electric lights are also ar ranged for, as is a radio outfit. To Stop Squeaks. Before washing a car, a mixture of kerosene and lubricating oil should bo forced between the body crevices with a squirt gun, or allowed to seep in from the appli cation of a brush. This will over come body squeaks provided proper attention is given to the tightening of all body bolts. Mending Gasoline Tank. A leaky seam in a gasoline tank can be temporarily repaired by painting the joints with common shellac. You can't expect a car or truck to last unless you keep the chassis proper ly lubricated, and you can't keep it properly lubricated . unless it is Alemite equipped. Alemite Lubricator Co. loth at Oak and B reside nFf Uifk pruiuTt lubricating system SPEED TESTS STOPPED AUTOMOBILE MEN DEFEATED IX SPEED VENTURES. Attempt to Revive Sacramento and Lake Tahoe Contests Meets , With Opposition. SACRAMENTO. Cal.. Sept. 0. Attempts of Sacramento automobile men to revive tne speed contests between Sacramento and Lake Tahoe, hoping to beat the record held ' by the Essex, have been promptly squelched through the ac tivities of C. J. Chenu. director of the state motor vehicle department, and Sheriff C. E. Hand of Placer vilie. These officials have let It be known that they will vigorously enforce the law against speeding over the famous highway across the Sierras. Several years ago keen rivalry existed between the motor car deal ers of rVockton and Sacramento over the possession of the big $1000 Valvoline cup, the most highly prized trophy on the Pacific coast, which has been held by the Hudson Essex people for more than seven years, by lowering the automobile running time between Sacramento and Tallac on several occasions. The last race was held on July 22, 1919. In which several stock cars participated, and the Essex, piloted by Harry Arnold, was victorious, negotiating the long, tortuous route of 110 miles from the capital city to Tallac In the remarkable ttms of three hours and, three min utes. Ths route followed was, of coures, by way of Flacervllle, and an av erage speed of S8 miles an hour for this trip is considered phenomenal. While good roads were encountered from Sacramento to Placerville, the balance of the trip over the moun tains is c series of unusually steep grades and sharp curves, which sub ject the car and driver to terrific strain when speed Is being main tained. It was a demonstration of ability of driver and car that both could bo proud of and that will remain in the memory as one of ths most amaglng performances ever reeled ruin mi a. II II i nun H ij .pi lial lJssnW--.-.-. . - - - - " 1 1 - . 1 1 ";' ' Jl " ' ' ' 111 - - "' " S :..-. - -'n- ---I- '' ...n..i... a L- in i. mi liilSillHil.. ...rn. 1 If All Value Records Broken! Eight TLmken bearings in front axle the easiest of all cars to steer. Improved rear axle of exceptional strength. Improved clutch with positive, smooth action. Fine durable coachwork throughout. The most powerful motor of its size and the only type motor that improves with use. New Prices off by a fcur-cylinder srock motor car in the annals of western mo- tordom. Previous to this race, the Valvo line trophy was first won by a Hudson, also piloted bv Arnold, on June 22, 1915. by traveling the 110 miles in three roura and 29 min utes; on September 30 of .the same year it was captured by a Mitchell, which beat the Hudson mark by three minutes, but four days later, A. H. Patterson. in a Hudson, re duced th . record still further by four minutes, and there the mark stood for nearly four years, when it was bettered by the Essex. MOUNTAIN GRADE lOWERED Forest Service Builds Upper Wil lamette Road. EUGENE, Or., Sept. 30. (Special.) An excellent road Is being built by ths forest service around Bull mountain, on the Willamette high way a few miles above Oakridge. eliminating the heavy grades over the mountain aiid providing a water grade around it, according to J. E. Carlile, in charge of road construc tion on that highway. The crew is building 3000 feet of road around the mountain, thus doing away 4th one of the worst sections of the en tiro highway up the upper Willam ette. A great deal of It is rock work and the progress" Is slow, but Car lile said that it soon will be com pleted. Good work has been done on the upper highway this year, said Car lile, and It is now considered to be one of the best mountain roads In Oregon. New Road Rushed Near Eugene. EUGENE. Or., Sept. SO. (Special.) Fast work is being done on the Elmira - Franklin , and Elmira-Noti highways west of Eugene, accord ing to County Engineer Morse, who inspected the work a few days ago. A. C. Mathews of Eugene, who has the contract on the Elmira-Franklln section, was found to have com pleted laying the rock base and this will enable him to haul rock for ths surfacing after the rains set In. On the Elmira-Noti section, which Is being built by a county crew, the engineer found that a mile and a half is yet to be completed. Both of these projects are financed by county bond money. V Wis ?fot Roadster. .$1350 $1235 Touring .. 1375 1235 4 a. TV WILLYS-OVERLAND PACIFIC CO. Frank f. Itiggs, Manager Broadway at Davis CiDS PRICES LOWERED REDUCTIONS RANGE I'ltOM $150 ON 4S to $140 ON 8. New 1923 Models In Both Fours and Eights Coming Through . With Many Improvements. Now comes an Important reduc tion of price on all Oldsmoblle models, effective October 1. Word of tho reduction was received frni the factory last week by'Edwurd 13. Cohen of the Oldsmoblle company of Oregon. Jl ranges from $150 on the four touring models and $180 on the sedan to $140 on the eight touring car and $130 on the sedan, with cor respondingly lower prices on other models. In addition, the new 1923 models now coming through have many Im provements so that ths increased value for actually less money Is very considerable. On tho model 43-A 4-cyllnder car. for example, a new type crankshaft with S-14 Inch larger crank bearings and a lighter fly wheel are used, connecting-rod bearings are doweled in tho caps, all bearings are made of a new ma terial which Is denser and tougher in structure, and a new type front crank shaft bearing is used which leads oil directly into tho timing gears. Another new feature Is the oil filter designed by Oldsmoblle en gineers. This filter strains the oil and catches all sediment before oil is pumped to ths bearings. There Is a new type oil pump packing gland at the pump, and a new Remy dis tributor has been giving Improved control to tho lever mechanism. Other mechanical features Include a new Zenith carburetor chamber, which givea better carburetion and a smoother, more even flow of power at all speeds; a new-type Borg & Beck dryplate disc clutch; an Improved frame with the side rails deepened and tho lower flange widened, making a seven-Inch frame reinforced with bracing gusset plates. Brakes also have been im proved. Refinements to tho body Include a cowl ventilator operated from the driver's seat; improved wlndwhleld. JTaj Now Coupe ....$1875 $1795 Sedan .... 2095 1950 Broadway SS3S adjustable from the Inside when tho side curtains are on: new !!m. combination switi-h with Indlviftual locks on Instrument board; alt stdo curtains fitted Individually to eaclt top. with metal pockets to keep cur tain rods from cuttlnK throus.li; no glare lenttes and wtndshleM wipers, as regular equipment. Features of the 1912 Model T light eight includes Improved slnclo water pump cooling system, which aids carburetion by giving high gasoline mileage and eliminating crank-case dilution; also. Improved cast Iron pistons. Encopt for tho motors, tho four and ths light eight chassis are almost identical, so tho refinements noted on tho four apply also to the light eight. New features of tho larger alght Include tho same new oiling system as installed in the light eight, larger valves, with valve springs of flat wire Instead of round, cam-shaft hearings of bronno Instead of east Iron. Improved clutch and clutch re -lease, bptcer universal. Gabriel snubbers as regular equipment and latest Delro ignition. MILLER GOES TO HOSPITAL) Willys-Overland Manager Merely VlNlts Baby Daughter. "No. Mr. Miller Isn't in he's out at the hospital." "Ths dickens ho is? First I know ho was sick how's ho making outT" Well. J. J. Miller, sales manager of the Willys-Overland Pacific, was at tho hospital, all right In fact, spent murh time there the psst ( week. Yet he was not III at all. Tho' key to the mystery Is tho simple explanation 1h-t he hangs around the Wilcox Memorial hospital to get better acquainted with his new daughter. Prudence Virginia. Tho little lady is now seven days old, having arrived last Sunday. Septem ber 24. She is a lusty addition to the family, having tipped the beam at eight and one-half pounds. A Steering Sugi-stlon. Never attempt to turn tho front wheels by fnrce when tho cor is stationary. This throws sn exces sive strain on all parts of ths steer ing mechanism. 1 t in tho clutch slowly snd swing tho wheel tho mo ment tho car starts to move. Tho wheels can be thrown all tho way round while the car jnoves about a foot, and at tho same tlmt the entire steering gear la relieved ot any st rn In.