THE SUNDAY OREGOXTAX, TORTLAXD, " APRIL 23, 1911.
CLUB TO 1 ROAD F
PORTLAND AUTOIST MAKES PURCHASE OP SIXTH CAR.
SATISFIED
OWNERS
(In Portland)
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Driveway to Mount Hood to Be
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Made Finest in America;
TOURISTS' MECCA IS GOAL
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Work f Improving Highway Under
Direction of K. II. Wemme to lie
Ra.ohfd to Completion
bjr An to Owners.
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The work of repairing and openlns; up
!.. Mount Hood road tha entire distance
bteen Sandr and the baas of tha
famoua mountain, which haa been con -
ductd In the pant under the sole direc
Hon of a Honry Wemme. will be
P'js.'.rd to completion this year mlth the
twsistasra of the Portland Automobile
'Iun. Tie dlrrtors of the rluh. In for
mulating plana for the year, have
decided to direct attention and ener-
to the hlghaajr leading to Mount
Hood. lih the object of making It the
finest automobile driveway In America.
The club win employ a road expert,
who la to work la conjunction with Mr.
Wemme in carrying on the road improve
ments. -Ail the bad stretches and steep
Kradrs are to be Improved so that whrn
e. party of tourists starta from Portland
to Mount Hood they will travel over
road that "111 esrlte their admiration
at every foot of the distance a road
that not only b a plraxire to ride
over but that will impress the tourists
with Its marvels of scenic beauty.
Approximately HvXO bas been expend
ed taroush the error ts of Mr. nemme In
Improvements. The work that bas been
done has resulted in making an entirely
clrrerent road out of It. compared with
what It was two years mfo. It is the
purpoee of the c!"b to see. that the en
tire distance of the road is rebuilt. Al
though the road Deeding the most at
P
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tnu n is tot aled in Clackamas Coun
the County Court of that county
disposed to appropriate any money
the work nor to lend assistance
pair Inr the highway. The burden of
Improvements, therefore, falls upon the
shoulders of Portland automobile own.
era. With the Portland Automobile Cluo
back of Mr. Wemme s project to make
tne Jiouni Mood road one or toe men-
way wonders of the United States, there
n rfnukl that aiiffixlont fumla Will
be raised to complete the work as
planned.
"It Is up to the automobile owners
mobile CTub to Join with Mr. Wemme In
compiling; ,li:e rrjHurt on tins ivri.
said W. J. Clemens, president of the
club. "We all realise the Importance of
surh a drtvewav between Portland and
Mount Hood. For the greater part of
the distance the road has been put Into
excellent shape. To complete the road
It will not take a great amount of money.
Kvery auto owner In Multnomah County
can see the benefit of such an under
tnklng. and I believe every one will help
In raising the amount necessary to make
the Improvements.
"We do not only want to make this
the most popular driveway for Oregon
motorists, but we want to advertise it
to the world as tlie grandest scenic high
nay on the Pacttlc Coast. We want
every tourist who comes to Portland In
the Summer months to feel that it Is
Ms special duty to take this trip to
Mount Hood before he leaves Oregon.'
(iOOD ADVICE GIVEN ACTOISTS
w Pointer That Will Be of Great
Benefit to Car-Owners.
In connecting any battery, either of
wet or dry c-U. a good grade of lneu-
lted wire should be used, and the ends
of the wire that are to be attached to
tie bln-llr.g post should be scraped clean
and bha-tit. The nuts on the binding poet
uould be screwed down tightly. A loose
connection aill become oxidised and pre
vent electricity from flowing.
If a motor Is not equipped with a
tirtlnage device to get the dirty Oil out
of the crankense compartment a large
pet cock iMtalled at the bottom of the
rrankrase will answer the purpose ad
mirably. Inehle and outside tire patches, al
though very handy to have when a
puncture occuns. rhould never be used for
other than temporary repairs. The caa-
Irg should be vulcanised at the very car
let opportunity.
M;inng is sometimes caused by a
poor contact of the carbon brush when
forming a part of the low-tension cir
cuit. The sprtr.g prwvure of the brush
must be strong enough to Insure good
contact. AH Irsulatlon surfaces In the
distributer ehoitld be kept clean and the
pttx travel! by the carbon brush lubri
cated w:ta the sl;:htest trace of oil.
The l.fe and elaetlc quell tl.v of the
prtngs uit e greatly prolonscd If the
surfaces of the leaves, the toggles and
the links are lubricated at frequent In
tervals.
A So rer cent solution of murlstle acid
will give an excellent fluid for cleaning
a spark plug. The solution should be
applied with a toothbrush.
Itrakca are placed on a car In order
that 11 may be controlled more easily.
but. except In caso of emergency, they
iHiuld never be applied suddenly. The
applli-atton should be gradual, reducing
the care speed as quUkly aa poesible
without locking the wheels. The regard
ing action of the brake will laet Just aa
long as the tires retain their grip on the
road, but as soon as the wheels are
locked the brakes have little or no effect
and the car will skid or elide: In either
case the car will be beyond the control
of the driver. If the wheels become
iM-ked while descending a hill the brakes)
Miould be released until the wheels are
din revolving, and then reapplied
gradually until they act satisfactorily.
MADRAS HAS BIG AITO TRICK
I lrt Machine of Kind In Central
Oregon Is Success.
M APR A3. Or.. April E. (Special.) An
automobile freight truck, with a capacity
of five tons, haa been put Into service
from this place to poinla fouth. this be
ing the first machine of the kind ever
seen In Central Oreuon. So far the
truck baa been operated successfully.
and on good roads rnnkea from 15 to JO
mibw an hour. The company operating
It Is punning to put on two more In the
tear future.
At present an average of about six
cars of fright are coming In over the
lrtoo Trunk, and being unloaded at
this place, this being the principal dls-
trtbutton point yet. although train ser
vice Is being extended Is miles snath
to Opal City.
Pendleton Is Tennis-Mad.
PF.XDLETON". Or, April a. Speclal.)
Tennis Is attracting more attention la
Pendleton at the present time than any
other one class of sport, not excepting
baseball. Indeed, the tennis microbe
never wss so active here. No less than
half a diin new courts have been placed
in commission recently, and arrange
ments are already being made for a local
.tournament.
CHA. R. riUZIRR AT WHEEL OP Hi" CADILUAO "XI1IRTT."
Havlnr received a taste of the automobile when horseless vehicles were first put on the market a
few years ao and ownlns; five different cars since that time. Charles K. FYazler. of Brackett tc Frailer,
proprietors of the Crescent Paper Company, declares that his appetite for autolngr has never been satisfied.
In substantiation of the fact that hla enthusiasm has grown with the development of the automobile,
Mr. Kraaler Is now six times owner of a car. bavins; recently purchased a Cadillac "thirty."
"The first blsr trip I expect to make with the new car la to (to into the P.ainler district In Washing
ton." said Mr. Frailer. "There Is where we are planning "to take a Summer vacation and we have de
rided that the best way to itet there Is to make the Journey In our family car. Of course, we will not find
first-class roads all the way. but as other automobile parties have made the trip, I think we will be ,
able to reach the point of destination without much difficulty.
"When I bought my first car a few years ago, we had but few rood drives out of Portland. No
one undertook ions; drives unless prepared for every emergency. Now the situation la much different. We
have many srood roads In the vicinity of Portland and It la a pleasure to drive through the country. There
la still much to be done on our roads, however. Every automobile owner In the state should boost for
rood roads."
HOTO HERETO STAY
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JRUCKS ARE BIG SAVERS
Portland Dealer Says That This
City Is Destined to Be Great Cen
ter for Mechanically Pro
pelled Vehicles.
The automobile Industry Is. rapidly be
coming one of the most Important fac
tors In finance and manufacturing in the
United States, says R- C. Forbes, a
Portland automobile denier who haa
been giving the situation close study. He
declares that tha future of the trade de.
pends upon the development and extend
ed use of automobiles for commercial
Instead of pleasure purposes.
'The permanence of this or any in
dustry Is based upon the actual utility
of the product." said Mr. Forbes, "it
the automobile were a mere toy or
fad. Its popularity would war.e Quickly,
but. as haa been said, it Is the first Im
provement upon the horse as a means
of individual locomotion that has ever
been produced. People buy autos now
more for business than for pleasure. In
this day of rapid transit demands, there
is nothing that can take the place of
the automobile.
Portland trade conditions are good
and sales are keeping no well. In an
other year. Portland will be one of the
leading cities in the country as an au
tomobile center.
The commercial automobile, the motor
truck and the auto-delivery vehicle have
become essential In carrying on bust
nees in the cities, and will eventually
replace the horse In the large cities. In
the belief of Eastman, of the White Mo
tor Car Company.
"The day Is near at hand when there
will be a tremendous demand for both
light auto delivery wagons and heavy
auto trucks, said Mr. Eastham. hen
beavler loads call for a suitable motor
conveyance, an entirely different condi
tion appeara. The pleasure car chassis
will not do. The heavy truck Is not
thing of beauty, but properly used. It Is
tireless and can be tited 2t hours a day.
It handles long hauls quickly and with
economy. It does not get sick. It la
cleanly in the streets, and does not block
traffic
"What are the qualifications of a sue.
eessful motor tfuckT First. I should
say. strength, running gear. power
plant .transmission and every vital part.
A low-speed gear is . necessary. The
heavier the load, the harder It is to
stop. A five-ton truck, fully loaded,
gains great Impetus even at moderate
speed. Running over public streets and
roads. Its safe speed limit Is restricted
snd yet this can be placed at from two
to three times the speed of the horse-
drawn vehicle. Kxtra powerful brak.es
are. of course, an Important item, as is
the especially designed engine, and. In
fact, every working part of the car."
Auto Chug Chugs
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RS. W. A. T. BVPHOXO, one of
cently purchased an electric runabout.
Mrs. Bushong has learned to operate
her car skilfully and is one of the most
enthusiastic motorists in the city.
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Roy Fields, son of Charles E. Fields,
has a new mmore car, having received
delivery last week. Mr. Fields will take
bis Initial long drive today to Salem
and return.
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W. C. Harrington, with a party, drove
up to the Upper Clackamaa last Sun
day. The day was spent In fishing
for trout. The trip was successful
both as to fishing and driving, the roads
being In good condition.
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C. M. Rose, manager of the E-M-F
Northwest Company, has been In Spo
kane and Seattle on a business trip.
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Every automobile owner In Portland
Is urged to help the management of
the Rose Festival. The committee ap
pointed to arrange for the floral parade
during carnival week Is anxious to get
100 or more car for the parade. Oliver
K. Jeffrey, chairman of the committee.
is ready now to receive entries.
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The Automobile Club of Lancsster.
Pa.. In an effort to keep the good
roads question before the public, has
offered cash prizes for the best essays
written by pupils graduating from the
Lancaster County high schools thss
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season. The conditions are that the
pupil must write an essay on the good
roads question and deliver It at the
commencement exercises. The club of
ficers figure that in gathering the
Ideas for their essays the scholars will
talk good roads with their elders, ex
citing the Interest of the latter in the
subject; in declaiming their essays, tne
scholars become preachers of the good
roads gospel, addressing crowded audi
ences, and finally the local newspapers
will publish reports of the commence
ments containing the good roads ad
dresses, completing the cycle of good
roads publicity.
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J. W. Morrison left Friday for Cen
tral Oregon In his new Carter Car,
snd will spend a month there, looking
over an Irrigation project In which he
is interested.
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C. G. Arnold, of If. L. Keats & Co.,
has left for the central part of the
state by automobile, on a business trip.
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Luke Ryan, of Jacksonville, drove
from Portland to his home last week
in a new Carter Car.
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E. H. Virgil, a Portland pioneer, who
was stricken with paralysis several
months ago. Is regaining his health
rapidly. Mr. Virgil was determined to
get well and enjoy motoring for a
while, and even before he was able to
leave his bed he placed an order for
one of .the finest high-powered cars
he could get. The car has been deliv
ered and Mr. Virgil is to be seen driv
ing every day.
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The Portland Railway, Light & Power
Company received last week a five
passenger Carter Car. The automobile
will be used by the heads of the busi
ness departments of the company.
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Weber & Eastman, of Vancouver, and
Mr. Preston, of Lang & Co were buy
era of Carter Cars last week.
E. 8. Brackett. who haa been sec
retary of the White Motor Car Com
pany since its organisation two years
ago, has resigned, and will leave May
1 for San Francisco, where he will be
connected with the White Company.
He will retain his Interests in Port
land. Mr. Brackett has been a resi
dent of Portland eight years and has
been identified with the automobile
business here for several years.
After spending a week at the local
branch of his company. C. S. Howard,
of the Howard Automobile Company,
has returned to his home at San Fran.
Cisco. Mr. Howard declared that the
automobile trade in Portland is most
satisfactory.
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Dr. H. A. Llttlefleld. of Newberg
purchased two Bulrk cars lust week
In Portland. He will operate one for
his professional use. The other, a five-
passenger touring car. was purchased
for the use of his family.
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A. R. Richardson. Sheriff of Harney
County, and C, F. McKlnney. a Burns
capitalist, took delivery of two flve
paasenger touring cars from the How
ard Automobile Company last week.
They shipped the cars by boat to The
Da'.lee and drove them from that nolnt
to their homes in Southeastern Oregon.
COUPLE AVILL TOUK IV ACTO
Mr. and Mrs. Bowman to Motor at
Length Through England. .
A Portland couple whose aaes ag
gregate more than 13S years will leave
next month for England, where thev
will make a six months' tour In a White
30" automobile. They are Mr. and
Mrs. B. H. Bowman, pioneer residents.
Mr. Bowman, although post 70. is an
enthusiastic aiitoist and has made many
long drives through the Willamette
Valley since he bought his first car a
few years ago.
Mr. and Mrs. Bowman will leave
Portland the first part of next week
and will go directly to Montreal, where
they will take the Prince Rupert for
Liverpool. They will remain in Eng
land at least six months and will visit
by auto all ttl important points of that
country. They have shipped the car
already to Montreal, so that it will
have plenty of time to get there before
the sailing date. May 15.
Must Follow Order at Bat.
PORTLAND, Or April 21. (To the
Sporting Editor.) In a game played
last Sunday our team had the lead 11
to 10 in the tenth Inning, when, with
one man -out, and the weak batters of
the opposing team up, the scorer
skipped them for some reason or other
and allowed the opposing team's hard
hitters to go to bat. Should not the
umpire have forfeited the game to our
team?
Answer Rule 39. section L snd rule
SI. section 1, amply cover this point.
Any batter batting out of turn, un
less the mistake Ik discovered and rec
tified before he shall have completed
time at bat. shall be declared out.
The umpire, according to the new rules.
must call such batter out without
notice from the opposing team, as he
Is compelled to have a batting order
of each club in his possession before
the game is started.
RDAU WORK HUSHED
Portland-to-Astoria Highway
Will Be Ready in June.
NEW ROUTE IS SELECTED
Secretary. Bennett, of Clntskanle
Commercial CInb, Reports Splen
did Progress Being; Made in
Colombia County.
In response to an, inquiry made by
Lewis Russell, a Portland good roads ad
vocate, C. B. Bennett, secretary of the
Clatekanle Commercial Club, has made
satisfactory report regarding- the work
on the road between St. Helens and Clat-
skanie. In the district below Goble good
work has been done, and it is expected
that this part will be completed ahead
oi tne stipulated time.
At Rainier good work is also being
aone, Dut aa no special cry was made
there the progressive citizens raised a
fund by subscription, and are doing the
work by private contract. At Maygers
tne roaa is reported to be In good Shane.
and at Beaver Falls the highway goes
tnrougn tne heavy timber and is some
what muddy in wet weather, but the
work now under way will open up the
course, and It will be in good shape In
dry weather.
Contracts or the work near Oat
skanie have been let, and considerable
work has already been done. These
roads are not only being graded, but are
all to be graveled. Columbia County of
ficials are superintending the road con
struction at Mist
Secretary Bennett ia positive that the
entire stretch of road between St. Helena
and Mist will be ready for travel by
June L The original survey for the
road to Astoria was to go by St Helena
end Pltteburg, but. on account of the bad
road and steep grades between these
cities, it wan thought better to find a
new route along- the river. The proposal
was enthusiastically received by the
river townspeople.
In Clatsop County, too, the road-making
work la progressing. On account of
the Centennial Celebration to be held
during August the county officials are
eager to have the road between Portland
nd Astoria completed for automobile
traffic. When the road Is completed the
Journey between Portland and the City
by the Sea may be made In not more
than six hours travel.
If the road as planned for the Ideal
Tour Is completed as has been suggested.
it win ne one of the finest tours In the
United States." said Mr. Russell. "There
remains but little work to be done to
make the trip from Portland to Seaside
and from Seaside to Tillamook, and back
to Portland by way of Sheridan. No
better attraction for the visitor could be
desirede than auch a route."
Auto Scenes to Bo Shown.
Following Its successful whirl
around the eastern circuit, the E-M-F
Company's moving picture flying
squadron, which is demonstrating the
exceptional methods used In the mak
ing of E-M-F "30" and Flanders "20"
cars, has started on Its western itin
erary. Assistant Salem Manager Paul
Smith will take his crew and 10,000
feet of films into nearly every state of
the West Over 1200 dealers and
branch house managers will be ban
queted, as were those in the East, and
shown every process, from the crude
material to the finished car, employed
in making the company's product The
western itinerary extends from Minne
sota on the north to Texas on the
south and will Include the states of
Washington and California on the west
The principal cities to be visited in
clude Denver, Salt Lake City, Los An
geles, San Francisco, Portland, Seattle,
Spokane, Oklahoma City, San Antonio
Dallas. Fargo, Sioux Falls. Omaha.
Kansas City and Minneapolis.
Coast Eagerly Bays Autos.
The Pacific Coast Is the Mecca of the
utomoblle salesman this year. From
every section along the ooast come re
ports of unusually cheerful optimism
and the orders for cars are being sent
to the factories by the dozen. "I have
never seen such a strong demand for
autos In the country," Bert S. Bingham,
district manager for California, writes
to the Regal Motor Car Company in
Detroit -"The farmers have been as
sured of good cropa and as a result
they are planning to own their own
motor cars during the season."
I Tne military proression the worm over
I has the greatest percentage of suicides.
Model 14.
A 2-cylinder, 16 H. P. Runabout, with two-speed
selective type transmission, multiple disc clutch and
magneto. 1
A real performer. "Will carry two people up
Portland Heights on the high speed.
Completely equipped as shown above.
$650 F. O. B. Portland 7
HOWARD AUTO CO.
Mel G. Johnson, Manager.
Phones : Main 4555, A 2550. Seventh and Couch Sts.
Use Larger Tires
Goodyear No-Rim-Cut
are 10 per cent oversize.
Assume, if you wish, that other tires
are made as well as Goodyears.
There remains the fact that Goodyear
No-Rim-Cut tires get rid of rim-cutting
entirely. And rim-cutting ruins more
automobile tires than any other single
cause.
There remains also the fact that
Goodyear No-Rim-Cut tires are 10 per
cent oversize.
Do not these two facts make it worth -your
while to insist on Goodyear tires f
What They Mean
, Judge what it means, when you have
A puncture, to know that - your tire
can't rim-cut.
Tires that rim-cut clincher tires
would be abandoned entirely were it
not for one fact. That fact is that
we control by patents the feature
needed to make No - Rim - Cut tires
practical.
They who recom
mend clinchers do
so from necessity. It
is not because rim
cutting: is something
to court. -
QOODJEAR
No-Rim-Cut Tires
THE GOODYEAR TIRE &
Broach anJ AgtncUt in 103 Principal Citimm
Sold by
GARTERGA
The Great Hill Climber
The Easiest to Operate
The Lightest Upkeep Expense
CARTERCAR SALES CO.
SEVENTH AND OAK
MOTOR CARS
NEATE & MCCARTHY, Inc.
DISTRIBUTERS OREGOV AND COLTJHBIA RIVER COUNTIES.
MAIN 6374, A 7577.
694 WASHINGTON STREET, COR. KING
tires, while they fit your rim.
No extra cost.
10 Oversize
The hooklesa base on No-Rim-Cut
tires lets us make them 10 oversize.
And we do it without any extra cost.
That means 10 ft more air 10
greater carrying capacity. With the
average car this adds 25 to the tire
mileage.
This oversize takes care of the ex
tras the top, glass front, gas tank.
etc. It saves overloading the main
cause of blowouts.
Yoa can set this 10 extra canrfof capacity
this 2S9t additional nileace without any
added cost. Can yoa think of m races why
yea should not Incut on it 7
Our tire sales last year jumped to $8,
500,000. That was ajumpof 200inone
year. This year 64 lead i n g ra o tor car m ak-
ers nave contracted for Croodyear No-
Kim-Uut tires. That
shows the judgment
of men who know.
(Jar 1 ire Hook is
filled with facts you
should know. Please
write us a postal for it.
RUBBER CO., Akron, Ohio
Wm Malta All Sort f Rubber Tint
any dealer.
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, Chapman and Alder Sts.
Portland, Or.
M. 1853
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L.H. ROSE,
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Direct Factory Branch E-M-F-Co.
Detroit, Mich.