The Sunday Oregonian., May 14, 1911, SECTION FOUR, Page 6, Image 50

THE SUNDAY OKEGONTAN, FOKTLAJfD, jna.r 14, iii.
GOOD ROADS CLUB
ELECTRIC AUTO URGED
AS TYPE FOR "WOMEN
Mrs. W. A. T. Bushon Find Her Bahcock Victori Admirably. Adapted
for Pleasurable Jaunts Into Country, as Well as Bides About City.
TO BE ORGANIZED
Novel Party jof Old-Fashioned
-CJfciKl! ' J 1
Style Made Up-to-Date.
a in n
Meeting Called to Form State
"MM
I Association for General
j Betterment.
MISS BATCHER IS HOSTESS
ill! t5
i
Big Five-Ton Motor-Truck , Substi
PLANS -HAVE BEEN MADE
' tuted for Hayrack of Old and
Joyous Young Folk. Make Trip
to Gresham and Return.
STRAW RIDE ifJ AUTO
f-nOpr of Work to TV- Done Is Ki
trnsiTe and Slate and County
Officials Will 'Be Indnocd to
j:.Lrnd ThHr Assistance.
I,
KT!tfi completion of t lie oriranlzaUon
rf the Ornon Association for Hlgtwmr
Improvement at a meettnir to be held
tomorrow nijrht. an active campaign
win. be started immediately to Increase
the membership and to enlist the sup
port of county and state officials.
farmers and business men In every
commnnlty In Oregon. It will be a
rpeelal purpose to organise auxiliary
associetlona In each county within the
rit few months, so that a state-wide
working force for the good roads move
ment can be set in motion before the
end of the year.
articles of association and constitu
tion hare been put Into concrete form
and will be submitted to the meeting
for adoption. It Is proposed to have
three classes of membership, consist
ing of active members, sustaining
members and associate members. ' The
active members shall be required to
rJ- 12.60 a year In advance for mem
bership In the state association and
earn shall be entitled to an annual paid
subscription to the Good Roads Maga
zine. The sustaining membership of
the state organization shall consist of
these who shall, pay 110 a year in ad
vance, or more, and shall be entitled
tn a paid annual subscription to the
offlclal good roads organ. The associ
ate membership shall consist of all
members of county and city organiza
tions for road Improvement co-operat
ing with the state organization, upon
the filing of a roster of the membership
rt such county or city organization
with the secretary of the Oregon Asso
ciation for Highway Improvement.
1
MRS. W. A. T. BlSIIO.G.
Each
at Ion s
itcrature to Be Supplied.
member' -of the county assool
hall be entitled to membership
In the state organization upon payment
of'II a year in advance, one-half of the
dues to be retained by the county, and
one-half to be given to the state or
ganization. In addition, such member
ship shall be entitled to a paid sub
scription to a good roads magazine and
a good roads button. As a further in
rfisrement. these members will be sup
rlsd from time to time with literature
and data upon the subject as may be
considered to promote the objects of
th state association and to stimulate
the activity of the members In support
of, the good roads movement In Oregon
Active members In county organize
tiqns sholl have equal rights In the
risoagement and control of the busi
ness and affairs of the state association
anil shall be entitled to vote at all
meetings when present In person. Each
president of the county or local organl
zation shaJI be quallned as a vice-pres
ident In the state association
According to the plans of the officers
pr. the state association, publicity work
x C! be conducted with a view of stlm
mating Interest throughout' the state
S'tt Improved highways. Lecturers and
organizers will be pressed Into service
to promulgate the purposes of the or
gatiizatton. In districts where improved
rnads are a great need, the association
wtll secure the services of engineers
tol carry on preliminary work and to
S ENTHUSIASTIC champion of the
electric type of automobile .for
woman motorists Is Sirs. V. A. T.
Bushong. of 811. Hawthorne street,
whose handsome Babcock Victoria, with
Mrs. Bushong at the wheel. Is frequent
ly seen about the streets of the city, or
gliding along the winding roads far out
into the adjoining country.
I often make 50-mlte trips," said
Mrs. Bushon a few days ago. "and a
10-mile run into the country and back
la Just a pleasurable little Jaunt for
my Babcock. I think the electric type
of car seems so much more appropriate
as a vehicle for women to drive than
the large gasoline machines.' and I am
sure an electric car use mine is ca
pable of all the speed that one could
desire. The little coupes, of course,
while delightful little -'show-wagons'
for calling or shopping, are rather lim
ited, but the larger electric motors
seem to me to be quite - powerful
enough, and I have never had any de
sire for a huge gasoline machine."
-Mrs. Bushong is very enthusiastic
upon the subject of motoring in gen
eral, and has many Interesting Inci
dents to tell of side trips by motor in
various continental . countries while
touringabroad last "year. She - first
learned to. drive a White Steamer and
later owned and . drove a Columbus
Electric, but In the natty Babcock she
now has, she believe she has found the
Ideal car for her sex.
In the accompanying picture she is
shown at the wheel of her Babcock -Victoria.
.
by direct appropriation by the Com
mission of an amount per mile nec
essary to keep the nignways in re
pair, after the town authorities have
appropriated MO per mile for this pur
pose.
Town highway superintendents are
elected by the people, and have charge
of the construction and maintenance of
two roads, subject to the supervision
ind advice of the county superintend
ent. The town board reports Its ex
penditures directly to the State High
way Commission.
The county highway superintend
ents are appointed by the Board ot
Supervisors from an eligible list o
Ji0ta
Organizer Given Encouragement.
''Good roads advocates throughout the
Slate are giving us unlooked-for en
couragement, said C. T. Frail, presl
dent of the state association, "The peo.
Tle are beginning to see that the as
anfiation means to accomplish some
tangible results for the good of the
residents tn every county, we are not
Portland organization. We are eager
Their duties are to exercise a general
supervision over the highways of the
county, assist the town superintend
ents. prepare plans and specifications,
and assume the supervision of state
and county contract work in the county
when so directed by the Highway Com
mission.
150,000.000 In Bonds I.viued
Under the bureau of maintenance and
totald every locality where good roads I repair are six superintendents of fe-avi-e-
needed. We formed this association I PJr- mnd 'orce of Inspectors, each of
tv' work for the entire state, not 'for
:av one community.
f The officers and directors of the as
sortation are glad to serve without re
muneration. There ta a great amount
of work to be done by us. It will take
jnueh of our time. Still, we are willing
tnr sacrifice time from our business In
order to promote the cause of good
rds. We hope that the people of Ore
gin will put their shoulders to the
wtel and Join with this association In
brlaging about- a new era In road
building in this state.
tThe meeting tomorrow night wKl be
held on, the sixth floor of the Beck
building. Every person who is Inter
ested in the good roads movement is
urjeed to be present. "
I
kW YORK SYSTEM APPROVED
fcfctle Aid to Counties Results In
' Economical Road Building.
leading spirits In the organization
pf'the Oregon Association for Highway I the State of New York during the year
Improvement have been Investigating I 110, at a cost of S 1.500,000: 1.S4S.000
lln. feet or macadam roads witn nitu
minus binder, which cost approximately
whom has charge of one. or two coun
ties. In their charge Is a force of
patrolmen, each of whom has the. care
of approximately Ave miles of road,
over which he travels daily, making
such minor repairs as are necessary.
In 1907 a measure was carried at
popular election providing for the Issue
of $50,000,000 of bonds for highway
purposes, the money to be available at
the rate of $5,000,000 each year. The
law of 1908 established through routes
as state roads aggregating about 2800
miles; county roads, established by that
and previous laws amount to about
7000 miles, and the town, roads, most
of which are earth roads, make up the
balance of the highways of the state.
Both the county and town-authorities
report direct to the commission
All details of highway construction
and repair, except the -purchase, of ma
chlnery and materials, receive their
direct Impulse, and have their center
In the State Highway Commission al
Albany.
There were constructed 792,000 tin
feet of water bound macadam roads In
the plans followed In other states for
the construction of highways. One
of, the systems that ta said to be gtv
lrg satisfaction is now In general use
n, New York. It Is a state-aid sys
tem and was adopted by the New York
Legislature of 1908. State aid to coun
ties for road construction bad previ-
$1,000,000: 25.000 lln. feet of gravel
roads, which cost $75,000: 125,000 lln.
feet of brick road, which cost $600,000
and 13,200 lin. feet of earth road, which
cost $5000.
The amount expended for construe
ously been given since 189. the work I lon approximately $,000.000: and
lor repairs ana maintenance i.svu,iruv.
There ace contracts outstanding, but
hot completed, to the amount of about
$1,000.01)0. There is available- for con
structlon during 1911, 13.000,006, and
for maintenance $1,500,000.
twlng under the direction of the State
Engineer.
The law of 190$ provides for a com
mission of three members, one of
whom shall be chairman' and another
practical engineer. The chairman
receives a salary of $000 per year,
the. other two $5000 each. The Commis
sioners are appointed - by the Gover
nor and confirmed by the Senate. They
hold office for six years, exrept that
the orlgtnal members have terms of
BIX. lour ana two rpspvcuveiy.
Tie present Commission consists of S.
Je-ry Hooker, chairman: T. Warren
Allen, engineer: and Robert Earl.
There are also two Deputy Com
missioners and the secretary of the
Commission The first deputy. Hubert
K.' Bishop, haa charge of the bureau
of maintenance and repair of state
end county highways, and the second
deputy. Frank I- Lyon, is the head
Vancouver to Celebrate Fourth.
VANCOUVER.' Wash.. May 12. (Spe
cial.) Vancouver will celebrate the
Fourth of July for three days.. July 3,
4 and S. The chief attraction on Jaly
4 will be the motor boat races, for craft
from Seattle. Portland and San Fran
cisco. At the motorboat races held here
last July 4. It is estimated that there
were more than 30,000 people on he
banks of the Columbia River watching
the contests. Besides athletic sports.
the military from ancouver Barracks
probably will form a part of the pa
rade. Special rates on all railroads
of, the' bureau for the supervision ot leading to Vancouver will be secured
town highways. The secretary is Irv
ing. J. Morris.
Three Classes of Roads Designated.
Under the law the roads are divided
into three classes. state highways.
roontr highways and town highways;
ta.:e highways are those constructed
at the expense of the state; county
highways are constructed at the Joint
expense of the state and county, and
toen highways at the expense or the
and town. The maintenance of
4u4ie and county highways ia aided.
Battling Nelson- the ez-champlon light
weight boxer of the world, may put on
a boxing exhibition here on July 4.
Newcomers to Be GueMs.
EUGENE. Or.. May' 13. (Special).
Committees are at work Interviewing
newcomers and planning for the new.
comers' picnic and the reunion of state
societies, which Is to be held early In
June In the City and County rark.
GREAT PLANS . OUTLINED
CALIrXRM.V BUILDING GOOD
ROADS FOR COMING FAIR.
H.'ti. Keats Finds Conditions Most
. Flourishing State. Will Have
System of Thoroughfares.
Business conditions in San Francisco
are improving and much stimulus Is
evident over preparations for the .1915
fair, according to IL Keata, head of
the H. L. Keats Auto Company, who re
turned last week from a short visit in
the California city.
"Everyone down there Is talking
about the Panama Exposition," said Mr.
Keats. "They are beginning to make
preparations now, and. Judging from
the enthusiasm being shown, the fair
should be a great success. Oregon
should not be too slow In grasping the
situation, and I believe something
should be done soon to make & big
showing there. It will no doubt be one
of the biggest fairs In history.
"The automobile trade in California
seems to be very satisfactory. In San
Francisco the dealers report business
good and reassuring conditions for the
remainder of the year.
"Good road "plans for improvement
of the main roads in the state, are be
ing advanced. It Is planned to have
most of the Important road-building
completed by the time the. fair opens.
Nearly every Callfornian Is a good
roads advocate. They mean business
down there. Eventually California will
have as line a' system of roads as any
state in the Union.'
An old-fashioned straw ride, with
big, spick-and-span five-ton motor truck
substituted for the rumbling hay-wagon
was the clever and original Idea of Miss
Edna Batcher, of r East Twentieth
street, who entertained some 26 or 30 of
Her 'youthful friends In this novel way
yesterday afternoon and evening.
Miss Batcher is the daughter of J. H.
Batcher, who haa the contract for laying
the Bull Run pipeline, and ever since her
arrival In Portland from San Francisco
a few months ago. the three big five-
ton White motor trucks which are being
used by the pipe-laying crews have held
a strong fascination for her. Occasion
ally when the" trucks have not been on
duty. Miss Batcher has been permitted
to alt at the wheel and drive them over
stretches of good road on the way in
or out from Gresham. As there is arse
a Cartercar and a Pope-Hartford in the
uatcner family, she has had opportunity
to learn a great deal about automobiles
In general, and to pilot any one of the
venicies used by her father In his bust
nss quite capably.
A couple of weeks ago Miss Batcher
hit upon the Idea of a straw ride In one
or the big White trucks, and yesterday's
Jollification was the result. Several of
her classmates at the Allen Preparatory
School and a coterie of high school girls
were invited, together with their escorts.
and Saturday was chosen so that all
might, be free to attend.
Yesterday morning big lunch hampers
were packed, and guitars, mandolins and
other straw-ride paraphernalia were not
forgotten, but the filans for the prelim!
nary afternoon ride through the city
streets and suburbs, almost came to grief
through a long-distance message to the
effect that the big truck to. be used
would be needed at Gresham and could
not reach Portland until after 5 P. M.
The hostess was resourceful, however.
and appealed to the management of the
vv hlte Motor Car Company, who speedily
ran out one of its new trucks, took on
stack of hay en route, and picked up
the assembled boys and girls, with their
chaperons.
This noveJ "joy-ride up Washington
and down Morrison street caused some
thing of a sensation, and caused busy
shoppers and business men to turn their
heads and smile or wave, a responsive
hand to the happy crowd on board the
straw-laden truck.
The Oregonian's camera man waylaid
the Joy-riders near the City Hall on
Madison street, and snapped the accom
panylng picture.
Just before dusk last evening Miss
Batcher and. her guests boarded the de
layed truck from resham, which had
been cleaned up and piled high with
straw In lieu of the four-ton cargo of
freight it had Just brought In. and the
evening straw ride back over the 1!
mile run to Gresham was begun.
At Gresham the party picnicked and
danced, returning by the moonlight that
shimmered through the clouds, and thor
oughly enjoying themselves despite the
somewhat unfavorable weather.
Among the party were: Mies Edna
Batcher. Rene Batcher, Gladys Morgan
Ethel Chase. Leota Smith, Lollta Bod
man. Irma Duncomb. Ruth Dixon. Lei a
Mulr and Gladys Bowman; Mr. and Mrs.
T. M. Younger. Mrs. OUie Mulr. Mr. and
Mrs. J. H. Batcher, Kenneth Fox. Ken
neth Morrison, Ray Kennel!. George
Denholm. Stanley Carpey. Carl Hicks,
Walter Resing and Joseph Dorney.
Festival Parade Being Arranged.
At a meeting of a Joint committee
from the Portland Hunt Club and the
Riverside Driving Club last night rela
tive to the holding of the horse and
vehicle parade during Rose Festival
week F. O. Downing was named grand
marshal for the occasion. A committee
was appointed to handle the formationif
the pageant comprising A. C. Lohmlre,
F. O. .Downing and William M. Davis.
Governor to Choose Delegates.
SALEM, Or., May 13. (Special.)
Governor West was called upon y-oster-day
to select delegates for the American
Prison Association which meets In
Omaha, October 14 to 19. Joseph
Byers, Secretary of the association,
made the request.
Chchalis lias New Industry.
CHE HA LIS, i Wash.' May 13. (Spe
cial.) Chehalis is to have another new
industry. . H. F. Koch and Geo. W. Ma
ple have rented a building on Park
street and will at once Install the Twin
City Bottling Works. The machinery
Is arriving to bottle soft drinks.
650,000 No-Rim-Cut Tires
And Each Displaced a Clincher -
That's the record to date. And every
day we add to this output 2,200 tires.
" The demand has grown to an ava
lanche. Our mammoth plants, with
three shifts of men, are run 24 hours
per day. ....
The Goodyear No -Rim -Cut, with
amazing; quickness, has become ' the
leading; tire in America.
All because these patented tires (or
tens of thousands have cut tire bills
in two.
Which Tire?
The ordinary tire the clincher tire
rim-cuts if run flat. A punctured tire
may be wrecked in a single blpck.
The Goodyear No-Rim-Cut tire has
been run flat in a hundred tests as far
as 20 miles. Of all the 650,000 sold,
oversize without any misfit on the rim.
And we do it.
That means 10 per cent more air 10
percent added carrying capacity with
out any extra cost. And that, with the
average car, adds 25 per cent to the tire
mileage.
That oversize takes care of the extras
the top, glass front, etc. It avoids
the blow-outs due to overloading.
Without it, nine tires in ten are given
too much load. .
These two features together No-Rim-Cut
and oversize under average
conditions, cut tire bills in two. Yet
these patented tires now cost no more
than tires that rim-cut, tires just rated
size.
Which is your choice?
ts .The demand for No -Rim -Cuts is
not one has ever rim-cut.
These tires are now sold ' at the " larger than ever before came to anyone
same price as .standard clinchec tires. . tire. It has multiplied six times over in
They fit the same rims. the past two years. It is growing faster
Which tire will you nn ver Del?J,e-
take? . I Tt - 5", -,0fJ 'Jf?
lOOveraize llUUUPTtAK reasons. Get rid
No-Rim-Cut tires I ' " I of the worry, the
because they are I No-Rim-Cut Tire I bother, the cost of
bookless-can be VVIU, or Without Non-Skid Tresis the old-style clincher
made 10 per cent 1 1 tire.
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The flrrt photographs were taken in Kns-
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Warren "30" Wolverine Arrives in Portland
. ' After Strenuous Trip from New
York City.
The Warren "Wolverine" which arrived in Portland yesterday has com
pleted one more lap of its 15,000-mile journey. The car is on exhibition
at the new home of the PORTLAND-DETROIT AUTO CO., AT 14TH
AND COUCH STREETS. When the car arrived in Portland the engine
was rnnning as smoothly as the day the machine was assembled for the
first time in the factory at Detroit. This again shows the Warren is in
a class by itself when it comes to
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