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THE SUSP AT OBEGOyiAy, PORTLAND, JULY 31, 19J.0.
EASTERN OREGON
ROADS NEED AID
Auto Trip Made by Portland
Dealer Proves Worth of
Big Machine.
CYCLER PICKED UP ON WAV
O. E. McCarthy, Driving 60-Horse-potn
locomobile. Makes Long
Jaunt Over All Kinds of High
ways lu East and South.
O. E. McCarthy, of the firm of Xeate
II McCarthy. Locomobile agents for
Portland, returned Wednesday night
from an extended trip through South
ern and Eastern; Oregon and Northern
California in the interests of hi3 firm.
Mr. McCarthy .left .Tuesday, July 18,
in his Stl-horse power" Locomobile, go
ing by the way of Salem, Eugene,
Grants Pass and Ashland Into North
ern California. Returning to Medford
he crossed the Sierra Nevada. Range to
Crater Lake and from there a side trip
down to Klamath Falls was made.
Returning by the way of Fort Kla
math he came by the way of Crescent,
Rosland and Bend to Fossil and then
on down the Deschutes River canyon
to The Dalles, where , the car was
shipped into Portland on the boat. At
Salem, rinding the care of the ma
chine on the heavy roads too trying, Mr.
McCarthy engaged a driver to make the
trip with him.
At Fossil, Mr. McCarthy picked up
two passengers who accompanied him
to The Dalles. One of these was L. L.
Bteiwer. son of a banker at Fossil and
the other was H. If. Johnson, corres
pondent for the Bicycling "World, who
was gathering data as to the road con
dition between Los Angeles and the Co
lumbia River.
Trip Too Strenuous. .
The strenuous trip was too much
for Mr. Johnson's constitution and he
collapsed at Fossil and had to give
up the motor cycle trip. In company
of A. H. Heglesbn, Johnson, started
out from Los Angeles on June 6 with
luggage attached to his cycle. Data
as to the condition of the roads trav
ersed was kept and pictures were ob
tained for . stories for the Bicycling
World. A mouth was spent by the two
men in this manner, but upon reach
ing Central Oregon the heat and hard
golr. In the deep sand were too much
for Mr. Johnson. He was advised to
Kive up the trip and his partner con
tinued the Journey alone.
Last Wednesday on bis return trip
from Southern Oregon. Mr. McCarthy
met Mr. Johnson and Invited tho latter,
to ride into The Dalle's with him. The
etory of tho trip from Fossil to The
Iialles, told by Mr. Johnson, is as fol
lows: "The road from Fossil the way we
came yla Condon. Simms, Mikkalo and
Wasco is positively the worst I ever
saw an automobile attempt to make,
but the big Locomobile made the trip
easily. Heavy, grades, deep sand, pro
jecting .rocks and many ourves charae-'
Xcrize the road between these points
and is indeed a trying test for. an au
tomobile. ; "
"From Fossil to ' Condon. 20 miles,
the road is duwty and rocky and badly
eut up by freighters hauling material
for railroad camps 'into the interior of
Oregon. Cummings Hill, the terror of
the motorists , of that vicinity, was in
a frightful ' condition, cattle having
been driven over it, rilling the road
with loose rock. Down the Mayville
Canyon are some rough roads.
Car Proves Equal to Job.
"From Condon to where Rock: Creek
Canyon was entered, much of the way
waa through a field where the roads
are smooth and hard as a newly plowed
field. The road in this particular sec
tion . was in an awful condition. At
John Day River a nice patcli of sand
was encountered by the Locomobile.
Here we stopped long enough to get a
picture of it. When the driver went to
start again, we were confronted with
every wheel buried in the loose sand
above the rims. However, the power
ful car pulled out of this without as
sistance. "Fording the John Day River the
long, hard pull up the other side of
the canyon was begun. Here the hill
Is four miles Ions, with an average
grade of over 30 per cent. In spite of
all this. Mr. McCarthy's car negotiated
it without- trouble, and when the top
was reached, tho remaining 16 miles to
Wasco was traversed in 26 minutes.
The roads over the high bench land, of
which Central Oregon has much, are
fairly smooth, and hard, but in the
lowland area they are sandy, rough and
in sad need of repair.
"Leaving Wasco the roads are fairly
good, over rolling plateaus, until the
Columbia River is reached, where the
deep sand, as many Portland motorists
know, is something to be remembered.
The grade front the Des Chutes Can
yon to The Dalles Is almost as bad as
the John Day hill, though possibly not
ao rough. None but a high-powered
car can negotiate either.
Praise Given Locomobile.
"After my 2000-mile ride on the
motorcycle it was a great relief to be
picked up by Mr. McCarthy in -is
smooth-running Locomobile and trans
ported over a hard part of the journey.
I can and do truthfully say that the
Locomobile is the easiest riding car,
outside of a Pullman standard sleeper,
1 have ever had the pleasure to ride in,
and I want to compliment Mr. Mc
Carthy on his driving, on the entire
106 miles of this last leg of the jour
ney the Locomobile experienced not
one bit. of trouble."
Mr. McCarthy was gone ulne days on
hi Journey and drove his car over 1100
miles of road in Oregon and California.
He reported not having any trouble at
all with his car. and but two stops
were made for tire repair. Mr. Mc
Carthy sold three Locomobiles on the
trip.
The best day's run of the trip was
between Fort Klamath and Bend, a dis
tance of ;i3 miles through heavy sands
and roads winding in and out among
scattered trees, which was traversed
In hours and 40 minutes.
Vale Has Masonic Lodge.
VALE. Or.. July 30. (Special.)
Vale Lodge. No. 142. of. Masons, was
organised Wednesday night by Judge
Davis, of Canyon City, acting for Grand
Master Wolverton. of Portland. The
lodg numbers 60 members. Acacia
Xodge. of Ontario, was represented by
20 members, while several Masons came
from Burns. Nyssa and other nearby
towns. The following officers were in
stalled: I. W. Hopft wors-hipful master;
John Boswcll, senior warden; J. c. Kel
ley. Junior warden; C. C. Mueller, sec
retary; J. P. Dunnaway. treasurer; .
"A- Hurley, senior deacon, and J. E.
Lawrence, Junior deacon.
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THE most valuable asset the Cadillac Company possesses is its
good name a good name which is not merely the result of pop
ular caprice, but has been earned by what the car has done and
what it has been. The Cadillac is, as you know, unique in the
kind things" that are said, and thought, and felt about it by thousands
of people.
This good name, and the extraordinary good will which it has
engendered everywhere, we interpret as an obligation to build a car
so fine as to remove itself automatically from the likelihood of com
petition. -
For 1911, therefore, our first thought our one and only thought,
in fact has been to satisfy that widespread and implicit confidence
which always expects the exceptional from the Cadillac.
We believe we are justified in saying that in- this larger, more pow
erful, more luxurious car, the Cadillac organization has surpassed
itself.
In spite of ten years of devoted adherence to the manufacturing
principle that any one of ten thousand Cadillacs should be inter
changeable in its parts with any other Cadillac of the same type, we
were not ready so short a time as twelve months ago to build a car as
worthy and as; wonderful as this.
. Manufacturing plants, like men, must fit themselves to do truly
great things. Even with a" system of standardization which has no
equal in the world and which insures an absolutely perfect alignment
of parts and the almost final elimination of friction, the value of
1911 was .not possible V
in 1910. 1911
You are receiving
now, we verily believe,
the most advanced type
of exact and scientific
motor car manufacture
which the industry has
produced.
Please co-ope rate
with your Cadillac rep
r e s e n tative by the
earliest possible inspection.
Important Improvements in
"Thirty"
INCREASED. POWER
Cylinder bora. Increased from 4li laches to 4'4 Inches. This, with mora
efficient carburetor fSchebler), which is water-Jacketed, effects a
material increase In power. Piston stroke. H inches.
The four cylinders are cast singly with copper Jackets ap
plied, retaining the exclusive Cadillac features throughout.
INCh EASED COMFORT - .
Wheel base Increased from 110 to 116 inches, making the car ride
easier than ever.
IMPROVED APPEARANCE
Double drop frame. Sfi-lnch drop, which makes car set lower, and
this with tiie larger bood and more roomy tonneau- grea,tly im
proves the epiearance.
LARGE RADIATOR
The radiator is aligrhtly larger, hence Kaa greater - eoolifig' capacity.
This la notwithstanding the fact that th Cadillac waa never de
ficient iti that respect.
TIM KEN AXLE
Wall -flattnff type." Tlmken-roller bearing rear axle. Thla is the earn
axle a used on a. nuraWr of America's highest p-rlced cars.
LARGER BRAKE DRUMS
More powerful brakes, more easily aoplle4 and greatly Increased ef
ficiency. Contracting and expanding double-acting brake. both
I equalised.
TWO IGNITION SYSTEMS
Two complete and independent Ignition systems, each -with Its own set
of spark plugs. The two Ignition systems consist of Bosch higli-
r -. tension, magneto and the new - and Improved jDelco svstein with
single unU'ooil, high-tension distributor and controlling relay.'
Either system aJone is efficient for operating the car.
ENCLOSED WIRING
All - electrical wiring- inclosed. -In copper tube.
COPPER MANIFOLDS.
Copper manifolds are used for water inlets and outlets in tha circulat
ing system.
REMOVABLE CLUTCH
Clutch ' may be - removed la
otner member..
a very few minutes without disturbing
MOTOR Four cylinder,. four cyole; cylinders cast singly. 4ti-inch
bore ty 41a-lnch piston stroke. Klve-bearing crank shaft. 1 i -inch
diameter. Bearings, Cadillac make, bronze with babbitt
lining. Five-bearing cam shaft.
RORSEPOWKR A. L. A. M. rating 33 .
COOWJTG Water. Copper Jacketed cylinders, copper inlet and out
let water manifolds. Gear driven centrifugal pump; Radiator
tubular and plate type of unequaled efficiency. Kan attached to"
motor, running on two-point ball bearings; center distances of
fan pulleys adjustable to take up stretch In belt.
IGNITION Jump spark. Two complete and independent systems
including two sets of spark plugs; Bosch high-tension mag
neto; also new and improved Deleo system, single unit coll with
high-tension distributor and controlling relav. fDelco apparatus
located In former commutator position.) wiring enclosed In
copper tube.
Cadillac Specifications in Brief
LV'BRlCATTOJf Automatic e pi ash system. oil uniformly distrib
uted. Supply maintained by mechanical force-feed lubricator
with single-sight feed on dash. Moat economical and simplest '
system ever devised.
CARBUEETER Special Schebler, water jacketed. Air may ba ad
justed from driver's seat. .
CX.T7TCH Cone type, large leather faced with special spring ring;
in fly wheel, clutch readily removable and most easily op
erated ever devised. "Universal Joint between clutch and trans
mission practically noiseless lri all positions and .easily re
movable. TRANSMISSION -Sliding gear, selective type, three speed a forward
and reverse. Chrome nickel- steel gears. Chrome 'nickel- steel
transmission shaft and clutch shaft running on. five - annular
ball bearings.
DRIVE Direct shaft to bevel gears of special cut' teeth to afford
maximum strength. All gears cut by us. Drive shaft runs on
Timken bearings. Two universal joints, the forward telescopic,
each enclosed. Id housing and, running in oil bath.
AXLES Rear. Timken full floating type; special alloy steel liv
axle shaft; Timken roller bearings. Double torsion tubes ar
ranged In triangular form affording unusual strength. Front
axle, drop forged I -beam section with drop forged yokes, spring
perches, tie rod ends and steering spindles. Front -wheels fitted
with Timken bearings.
BRAKES One Internal and one external brake direct on -wheels, 14
inch x 2 V -Inch drums. Exceptionally easy In operation. Both
equipped with equalizers.
STEERING GKAR Cadillac patented worm and worm gear sector
type, adjustable, with ball thrust. 1-lnch steering post, 13-
inch steering wheel with corrugated hard rubber rim. alumi
num epidcr.
WHEEL RASE lltt Inches.
TIKES On Touring car. Deml-tonneau, Roadster and Coupe, 34x4
inches; limousine 84x4 . Inches.
SPRINGS Kront, semUelllptical 3 inches long by 2 inches wide;
Rear-three-quarter platform ; sides, 42 Inches long x 2 Inches
wide. Rear cross 38 Inches long x 2 inches wide.
Price $1700
F. O. b.
DETROIT
Touring Car, Demi-Tonneau and Roadster (Coupe $2250, Limousine $3000). Prices include the following-equipment? - Bosch magneto and
Delco system, one pair gas lamps and generator. One pair side oil lamps and tail lamp, one horn and set of tools, pump and repair kit for tires.
60-mile eeason and trip Standard speedometer, Robe rail, full foot rail in tonneau and half foot rail in front." Tire holders.
CADILLAC MOTOR CAR COMPANY -
Licensed under Selden Patent
Covey MI
otoif
- Detroit, Michigan
Seventh and Couch Streets, Portland, Or.
Phones, Main 6470, A 4587
BIG AUTO JAUNT TAKEN
SAX FRANCISCO PARTY FIN
ISHES Tltir TO SEATTLE.
Laregas, Father and Son, Enthusi
asts for Long Journeys, Find
Roads in Fair Condition.
. Covering the dust-covered rough roads
between Seattle and Portland at tho
speed of an express train at times, and
making the Journey of 185 miles In 124
hours. 31. A. de Lavega and his father,
R. i. je Lavega, arrived In Portland last
Tuesday on their return trip home to
San Francisco after making an ( extensive
tour of the Northwest in their big tour
ing car.
The San Francisco motor enthusiasts
passed through Portland on their way
to Seattle and other Korthwest cities
about two weeks ago. after a six-day
journey from San Francisco. At that
time the roads were entirely new to the
drivers, but on the return trip south the
autoists expect to complete the Journey
fn four day, due to having been over
the road once.
Leaving Seattle Tuesday morning at 7
o'clock. K. I. de Lavega. who drove the
car. headed the machine Portlandward
and opened tb throttla to almost full
speed. Although many bad stretches of
road were found over which the car was
forced to travel at a minimum speed as
a whole, the trip was made with the car
pounding along , tha roads on high gear.
The party arrived at Portland at 10:30
o'clock, after having been but hours
on the road. The car was delayed for
one hour by tire trouble, and other minor
repairs necessary, but this delay was de
ducted from the actual running time.
The feat of the two Lavegas almost
parallels that of the Ford car, which
now holds the record for the run between
Portland and' Seattle. The Ford car was
stripped for racing, and made the jour
ney in a little over 11 hours of travel.
The car driven by Mr. de Ifivega was
thoroughly equipped with top, extra tires,
parts, tools and the baggage of the two
men. That makes its record all the more
enviable.
Mr. de Larega reports having found the
roads through the State of Washington in
fair, condition, although between Kalama
and Kelso on the Seattle-Portland jour
ney an awful stretch of highway was en
countered. The San Francisco men were
loud in their praise of the Pierce and
Thurston County roads, which they said
would equal those of the Southern Cali
fornia counties, which are oiled for miles
and miles.
"We found the roads somewhat dusty,"
said E. I. de Lavega, "but as a whole
they were much better than we expected
to find, except in Southern Oregon and
Northern California districts. Here in
spots we found stretches of good road,
over which we would speed our car. when
all of a sudden, hetore we could slow up
we would strike a -rough spot which
were afraid would batter our machine to
pieces.
"Between Albany and Salem you have
one of the finest roads I have ever seen.
There it is as level as the floor, and as
hard as asphalt. Over this part we were
able to speed our car without the least
semblance of a Jar. This side of Salem,
though, and "into Portland, we found the
road so dust-strewn that our car threw
up great clouds of duet, which obscured
the road which we had just passed.
"Another thing I. was disappointed to
find was that there are no sign posts
in Oregon for the guidance of motoring
parties. After being so used to going by
these in, California, we were somewhat
lost by the non-appearance of them here,
but somehow we managed to get along
without them, although it was not with
out difficulty, I admit. However, along
the valley towns interest is being stirred
up to supply sign posts, and within a
short time these poets probably will
be installed. This will be a great mark
of advancement for Oregon, and It will
surely materialize soon."
The San Francisco party left for home
on "W ednesday morning-by the .overland
route. E. I. de Lavega and son have
made many motoring junkets along the
Coast.
FAST GAME IS EXPECTED
DERBIES AND WEST PORTLAND
TO PMY B41L TODAT.
Gettins Files Candidacy.
SALEM. Or.. July 30. (Special.)
Fred K. Getting, of Marshfield. assembly
candidate for Water Commissioner from
District -No. 1. today filed his declaration
of intention to become a candidate- for
nomination for that office. This places
two men in the field for that position on
the Republican ticket
Seml-Professional Teams, With New
I Players In Each, 7 Strong Rivals
for Tri-City Honors.
Portland baseball fans expect to see a
good exhibition of the National game this
afternoon on the Vaughn street diamond,
when the Iil worth Derbies and West
Portland teams' of the Tri-City . League
will clash at 3 o'clock. The local semi
professional players have been playing
good ball this season and most of the
games have been close. With Manager
McCredle's men absent in; California
many fans are expected out-
The Dilworth Derbies are -in first place
and fighting hard to maintain their posi
tion. Manager Rupert has strengthened
his team considerably. The West Port
land aggregation has been steadily ad
vancing toward the top the last - few
games.
" That -a fast game can-be expected is
apparent by the number of fast boys' on
both teams who have been tried out. by
Pacific Coast League teams. . Turk and
Lodell. who were tried out by the Port
land team the past Spring and who
played in -the California State League un
til that organization .disbanded, "will play
with West Portland. "Colly" Druhot.
the former National League southpaw,
probably will pitch for West Portland.
Johnnie Shea, a brother of Dan Shea,
the Seattle star catcher, will do the re
ceiving for Rupert's team.
Either Townsend ' or Van Homraison
will occupy the mound for the Dilworth
Derbies and .Bill Bauer, whose hand was
split in a game at Salem recently, will
catch. Cains, the new man. will play right
Held for the Derbies. The players:
Dilworth Derbies. West Portland.
Townsend, .Druhot,
Van HoomllHB ..P... McGinnis
Boner . C shea
Irwin IB Lodell
McConnell .........'28 . vl Turk
Keys .... SB Brown
Robinson Es Taylor
Huches JjV McElwaln
Harerearn CF Briggs
Cains -.. RF Rupert
'The new Peninsula Club will' make Its
first appearance at Salem Sunday. Salem
wiU use Melow Lake, the crack slabster.
who has been pitching grand ball or the
Gresham Giants, on the mound, while
Parker will care for the chances of the
Peninsula Club.
City Attorney Moves Offices.
; City. Attorney-Frank S. Grant is re
moving his .office headquarters from
the McKay building to room 310, in the
City Hall. This room will be occupied
until the rooms now used by City Su
perintendent Rigler and County Super
intendent Robinson are vacated, when
they will be given over to Mr. Grant
and his' deputies. The change will be
made tbe first of -the week. Rooms are
being fitted up In the Tilford building.
Tenth and Morrison streets, for City Su
perintendent Rigler. The office of the
County Superintendent will in future be
located on the eighth floor of the
Spauldlng building. Third and Washing
ton streets.
POSTAL CLERKS PROMOTED
Salaries Materially Raised in Stale
Postofficcs.
OREGONIAN NEWS BUREAU, Wash
ington. July 30. The Postofflce Depart
ment today authorized promotions of pos
tal clerks as follows:
Portland Seventeen from $600 to J800:
one from two to J900; three from JSOO to
$1000; two from 1000 to 11100; five from
$1100 to SI 300. -
Albany One from $600 to SS00: one from
$1100 to $1:00.
Ashland One from $600 to $S00.
Eugene One from $10u0 to $1100.
McMinnville Two from $600 to $300.
Cliehalis Two from $600 to $800.
Pendleton Lawyer Loses Arm.
GREEN RIVER. Wash.. July 30. D.
P. Smythe. an attorney and business
man of Pendleton, Or., was seriously
Injured near Stockade yesterday when
he fell under a moving Northern Pa
cific train. He suffered the loss of bis
left arm and sustained a fracture of the
frontal bone over the eye. He u on
his way .to Tacoraa in charge Of a
tralnload of sheen,
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