HTHEP1D AUTOISTS
CONQUER BAD 601H6
Saskatoon Party First to Make
Los Ange!es-Port!and Trip
Without Aid of Horses.
PACIFIC HIGHWAY PRAISED
Visiting Motorist Censures Oregon's
Bad Roads and Laud Slate'
Wonderful Agricultural
Ilrsources-
n Ith their s;ee.iome:er registering
nearly !' miles, nve Intrepid motor
.,t. rolled into l-ortand Friday nlht
after motorlr l! the way from Los
Angeles In tli Cadillac. As far a I
known, thl la tr-e f!rt time this season
that t! trip has been neaotiated In an
automobile without the aid of teams.
J r Murphy, of Saskatoon. Can, ha
a his guests on the trip Mr. and Mrs.
J. J. Van Allen, of Long Beach, CaL;
Ma brother. W. T. Murphy, and K. A.
Sinclair, both of the Saskatchewan
town.
Leaving Los Angeles Sunday. May 1-.
the party drore airecl to San Fran
,... eoverlnr the distance In lei
than two and a half days. Then they
followed the route of the Factflc High
way to rortland. They expect to drive
throuah to Saskatoon.
From the outset Mr. MurphT and hi
party found the roads anything but
areear.le. Kaln followed their depar
ture from San Francisco and 't,r
they not we.l Into the Sacramento al
ley hub-.leep mud retarded their prog
ress The going. Mid Mr. Murphy at
th. Hotel Oregon, waa particularly bad
between lunsmuir and Coles.
Orea-a'a Bad Head" Criticised.
-Hut It was not until wo reached
Oregon that we got a taste of what
bad roads really are." continued Mr.
Murphr. -From plvide to lraln. the
road as In terrlM condition. Ac
cording to along the route, we
mere the rlrst to gel through ras
l-ieek Canvon on our own power. In
thia particular etretrh we progrenaed
at the rapid rate of three and four
feet at a time. Then we would have
ti stop, bark up ant forg-' ahead a
fe.r feet more. It l" us about seven
h'.ura t. go from Cottage C.rov to
lrin. a distance of approximately 30
nr.'es.
"Oregon Is" aad'.y In need of roads
that l. the kind It la possible to travel
ntrr at reasonable apeed. The trip
up the state left a very bad Impres
sion. The visiting motorist puts the
poor roa Is down to a lark of progres
aiveneaa on the part of the people.
I understand the good roads men
here are trying to Initiate bills that
will provide siato appropriations for
building and maintaining adequate
highways. If there la any opposition
to the bills the volera opposing them
should travel overland through Ore
gon and learn what poor roads th
state really has.
Marphy nlsdalaa Heist.
"It was not until we reached Salem
that we found roada like thry have all
through Southern California and a
great many other portions of that won
derful state. Hotter roads Is Oregon's
urgent ne-el: monev spent In Improv
ing your present highwava Is a gnod
Investment and will brtng rich re
turns." Mr. Murphv Is the tvpe of automo
blilst wh'i doea not admit of defeat.
He left Lea Angeles with the Inten
tion of making the trip to Saskatoon
solely on tr.e power of his new Cadil
lac: and. in his own words, he Is going
to do it or wreck the machine In the
attempt. Several tlmea the rest of the
party pleaded with him to get assist
ance to pull him out of treacherous
mudholea. but he Insisted that hi car
waa capable of getting through on It
own power.
It was absolutely the hardest trip
I have ever undertaken." said Mr. Mur
phy, "it rained hard acvrr.il limes
after we left san Knnclsco and this
made the going all the more harder.
I shall nner forget that ride from
Cottage ('.rove to I 'rain. The hula are
ateep between l'lvlde and lrln and
ordinarily It Is miieh as a car can
do to climb them when the road af
fords good traction. The slippery cord
uror and the mud that sometimes
burled the front axle made It a sever
tet for the car. 1 nm proud of It. for
It pulled through In great fashion."
Hlakwar Slaaa Wrleewrs.
The I'acltle Highway Association-
work In marking the route through
Oregon and Calitomia la bein appre
ciated more and more every day. Mr.
Murphy waa enthuataatle In hla praise
of th Facinc Highway, declaring that
If It was not for the welcome whit
and b.ark aliens he would have been
completely lost numerous lime.
That Pacific H:t:hway 1 a wonder."
sa'd Mr Murphy. " e saved ou.-seive
3t miles at least because of th
friendly signs. Some day. I suppos,
there will be a beautiful broad l'acirlc
Highway stretching along the I'aeiric
Coast. Then will the work of the men
who fostered tire idea In Its Infancy
be appreciate. L
"The Kacltic Ille-hwav today Is a
great thing. Oregon authorities should
direct their efforts to Improving the
roads over which this route runs. Mo
torist coming north from Ca.ifornla
invariably follow this route. The
more improved It I the better the tra
preson of Oregon."
hi: the Canadian autolst Is warm
In his praise of California s fine high
ways he i none the less enthusiastic
Over Oregon's beautiful scenery.
"The l.o Angeles-l'ortlar.d tour Is a
trip of a lifetime." said Mr. Murphy,
-oregon'a scenery Is truly beautiful: It
Is the most wonderful of the entire
tnp. 1 !td not dream there waa so
m ich pletureeo.i.' country In the whole
w. rid as that found In Southern Ore
gon and the Willamette Valley. If
there was a good road stretching the
ent re length of t?e state, Oregon
wot Id attract Just as many tourists a
California does. The scenery Is decld
ed.y more varied and. In many place,
much more beaut. ful.
H tea Farsa Leads Impress Tearlst.
"I would not advise anyone to make
the tri? now unlesa they have a good
car, ar- prepared to spend considerable
time Ir. mak.ng ll aud are not afraid
of roush traveling. The Journey Is
no chili, a play. It requ.rea a good
driver and an excellent car to make
It. While not especially dangerous, th
mnv mud.!;.-, ateep grade along the
route are bad and would be Impossible
with a n.ivir at the wheel."
Iep!te the fact that he was pes
simistic concerning Oregon s roads. Mr.
Murphy toek occasion to speak approving-v
of th rich agricultural resource
of the tat. He was favorably Im
pressed wit the manner In which the
tarn a are kpt up. particularly the ap
pearance of in home In In country."
DAY'S AUTO TRIP FULL
OF JOY FOR CITY FOLK
Hjut From Portland So Sheridin and Salem and Back on East Side of
Willamette Traverse. Wonderfully Eich and Scenic Country.
:
KOI TB FOLLOW KD BV PORTLA I MOTORISTS O.X DAY'S TRIP
TIIKOll.II WILLAVGTTB VALLEY
BT PAUL J. FEELT.
MOTOKIXQ through a country
where the natives' familiar land
marks mean nothing to you and
road slcns are as much a rarity as a
soothing gin flxx In Gehenna, has It
peculiar advantages.
One quickly cultivate th art of
making ferocious dogs think he Is th
returning prodigal, whom everyone. In
cluding the home guardian, should wel
come. It trains th memory and eye to keep
In mind that "you follow this road un
til you come to the third prune or
chard, then turn to the right and keep
straight ahead until you come to HI
I'inipkins' barn. There take th left
road until you come to the main hlgli
may and turn to the right."
It leache that Ithuugh the person
dispensing the road Information may
have lived In the section nigh onto 20
years, his directions are not always
correct and that tl la good policy. If
you do not want to retrace your tracka
often, to Inquire of everyone you meet
how to reach th town fur which you
started.
Iteeer Ideas of Distance Clvea.
Furthermore. It give an Insight Into
the queer Ideas of distance that some
folka have and the naive humor often
expressed In the otherwise Inoffensive
word "town." If you are In a hurry It
la a good rule to he chary of the ad
vie so freely given to autolsts In the
country, that goes something like this:
"Follow this road for half a mile,
then turn to the left, passing through
Wapatues, and then north to Comp
ton." In the nrst place, the crossroad you
are aupposed to turn at may be any
where from a quarter of a mile to five
miles away. In th next place, you
are more than likely to pass through
Wapatues without knowing It. and It
lin t at all Improbable that you will
ask which house 1 Compton.
It Is surprising how much can be
learned on a 150-mile auto trip from
Portland. Last Sunday Mr. and Mrs.
o. C. Letter. Mrs. C. T. Kaye. Ralph
Kay and the writer E-M-F-fed It
through Newberg. Dundee. Lafayette,
M'--M!nnv!Ile. Sheridan. Hallston. Per
rydale. McCoy. Bethel. Zena Lincoln
and Salem and back on the East Sid
of the Willamette to rortland. Her
are the things that stood out conspic
uously on th trip:
Lack of IMgaa Hamper lrgrea.
I'nlformly good character of th
country roada for this time of th year.
Lack of road slcns In each of the six
counties traversed, Multnomah. Wash
ington. Yamhill. Polk. Marlon and
Clackamas. A few signs were found in
Marion County.
General air of prosperity la th town
and country.
Hundreds of acre of rich land un
der cultivation, with evidence of bum
per crops.
Beautiful country homes, with bed
of wonderfully brilliant. weet-cented
multicolored flower spread In. profu
sion around the houses.
Wide dtverslty of scenery. The gen
tle rolling hill, covered with emerald
green, hemming In the valley faivn
lands, stood out In striking contrast
with the picturesque rugged, timbered
mountains and th wide, level acres of
cultivated fields.
tlarssf MfB AccweaBsedatlaa:.
Polite and accommodating garage
owners and the willingnesa of autolsts
to help a fellow motorist In distress.
The garage owners In the small towns
seem to have acquired the habit of
concealing the fact that they are paid
for the amount of work they do on a
cm and the quantity of oil. gasoline
and materials tbry dispose of. They
have th "come-ln-agaln" system down
to a line point.
There is so much beautiful scenery.
In Oregon that It is difficult to choose
any one route that surpasses all others
In outdoor charm. For Its peculiar
style, however, it Is safe to ssy that
no more delightful auto trip could be
taken than the one described. One Is
tempted to say that th lack of roi.l
signs make It hard to find the way
and consequently robs the trip of much
pleasure. This Inconvenience is more
than made up, though. In the humorous
chats with the farmer and the con
stant fear of losing the way adds a
spirit of adventure to an otherwise
uneventful Journey.
Mora Road Directions Needed.
One upon a time, as the story goes,
there was a state automobile associa
tion in Oregon. Like the Portland Au
tomobile Dealers" Association, how
ever. It has virtually passed out of
existence; anyway. It is about as active
a a crippled paralytic In order to
allevate the road sign nuisance. It Is
auKpestcu inai ma iaie oooy Dfl res
urrected, county divisions organized
and have each county division place di
rections at each crossroad In Its ter
ritory. This would be a gift of the
gods to tourists from other slates and
those of Oregon who are not familiar
with the country roads. It Is up to
th county official to sea that th
road are properly marked, but Inas
much as they have been las In this
regard for years. It seems as If the
only hope to remedy the evil lies In
the action of automobile owners.
If autolsts have experienced real
rough gotnjr and expect to get a few
Jolts when they start on a day' out
ing In the country. In the trip from
here to Sheridan. Salem snd back to
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IX THE CITY.
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STORAGE.
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kinds of Bearings. All work
guaranteed.
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575 JEFFERSON STREET.
Betwtea Ckapnsaa aad JVartllla.
Phone Main 2858.
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STEVEXS Vl'I-OAXIirXG COMPACT.
H Oak U -
TSie White Car
If you could get a fair price for your
old car in exchange, and obtain an electric-started,
electric-lighted, left-hand
drive, six-cylinder bloc motor car of high
est construction; much easier riding than
your present one; more advanced in de
sign; in other words, obtai na new White
six-cvlinder model, which experts have
declared to be the last word in modern
design and construction, would' you give
the proposition favorable consideration 1
We will sell you secondlhand car at
the best obtainable price without charge
and apply the money on a White, or will
sell it for jou at the best obtainable price
and charge you 20 per cent commission,
and give you the cash obtained. Or take
it in exchange on a new White at what it
is worth. Our second-hand department is
unique and effective.
The price of $3000, f. o. b. factory, for
the "Six-Sixty" White is no more than is
charged for the highest grade Pierce
Arrow, Peerless, Packard, Locomobile
and other six-cylinder cars. Our engi
neers have taken advantage of the latest
scientific knowledge, while the other
makers of six-cylinder, cars had both
their factories and cars designed a num
ber of years ago, and in order to bring
them up to the present White standard
would have to discard much of their fac
tory equiment and change all their de
signs at an enormous expense. Naturally
they wil not do this until compelled to
to meet the White competition.
The White "Six" embodies beautiful
lines, luxurious upholstering, superlative
finish, and exelusiveness to a degree not
heretofore known in motor car construc
tion. We also manufacture a 2, 4; and 5-pas-senger
30-horsepower White Gas car
which is a 1-2 size duplicate of the "Six
Sixtv," selling , at about one-half the
"Six-Sixty" price; also a 2, 5 and 7-pas-senger
40-horsepower White Gas car,
which is a 2-3 size duplicate of the "Six
Sixty," selling at about two-thirds the
price of the "Six-Sixty." A complete
stock of Touring Cars and Trucks; also
parts are carried on hand in Portland.
Any one of the 250 White Gas car own
ers in Portland and vicinity can tell you
of the satisfaction he is getting from the
use of our product.
We are open'all day every day, and will
be glad to have you call or phone.
The White Car Agency
Sixth Street at Madison
Phone Main 692
Portland they will find hours of en
joyment. It is well to go prepared for
dust. There Is plenty of it. It Is un
necessary to carry food, unless a pic
nic lunch Is planned, for a farm house
Is found every few miles and the towns,
with hotel accommodations, are never
far enough away to cause worry over
hunger.
Day'a Trip Dellshtfal.
By starting; from Portland early In
the morning the trip can be made with
comfort In a day. If you don't care
how hard you hit the ruts anjl bumps,
and don't dally along the wayside, the
circular journey can be negotiated In
about eight hours. Driving care
fully, avoiding the rough spots
as much as possible and hitting the
holes gently, it can be made In ten
hours.
Half of the fun of such a trip lies
In the happening of the unexpected.
Shortly after leaving Salem, with dusk
rapidly fading Into darkness, the light
ing system balked. When not familiar
with the road, feeling the way in the
darkness is not a pleasant task. The
nearest town with a garage was Wood
burn. How to find Woodburn was a
problem. Its general , direction was
known, but bow to get there was an
other thing.
Doa-s Growled at Antolat.
If It Is true that the farmers put
reverse english on the brotherly spirit
toward mankind when It comes to those
who chug chug past their homes in
front of a cloud of dust, then they
have succeeded in transmitting their
Views to their dogs. If you don't be
lieve the little beasts would as soon
devour a wondering occupant of a mo
tor car as make a cat climb a tree.
Just try picking your way from the
gate to the door of any country home
along the route of the Pacific Highway
from Salem to Woodburn.
Opinions of those we encountered
and sought out as to how Woodburn
could be reached differed widely.
Therefore it was thought best to in
quire of everyone we met and at every
house we passed. The directions were
so confusing that the wonder is we
reached the place at all. Another of
the seven wonders of the trip was that
the seeker of Information succeeded in
making the dogs believe he had a right
on the hundred and one premises he
Invaded. They were hard to convince
at first, but after a while it came easy.
K-M-K Does Noble Work.
Mr. Remington. E-M-F agent at
Woodburn, declared the trouble a thing
of the past after one of his men tink
ered around a bit. Once more we start
ed homeward. Again the old trouble
bobbed up. This time it happened in
the heart of the Junior metropolis of
Aurora. Here we decided to camp for
the night. The management of three
hotels refused to be disturbed and it
looked for all the world as if we1vould
have a taste of real outdoor life.
With hope almost gone, the sleepy,
but kindly night clerk of the Pioneer
House was aroused from his slumbers
and provided accommodations. One of
the most pleasant memories of the trip
was the luscious country breakfast
served in the morning.
During, all the trip the Studebaker
E-M-F "30" responded nobly to touch
of the driver. It answered the call for 1
power when steep grades were ahead I
and hummed along over the countless
stretches of smooth road.
Lane County Distinguished.
COTTAGE GROVE, Or., May 23.
(Special.) Lane County bears the dis
tinction of being tied for second place
in the number of local agricultural
fairs to be held this Fall in connection
with contests among school children.
Clackamas leads with ten and Lane
and Union counties are tied with seven
each.
The government of Uruguay plans to
make the telephone business of that coun
try a state monopoly.
John Ruskin says that beauty is "that which is
adequate" that which completely fulfills its
purpose. Measured by this standard, the Ford
is the most beautiful car in all the world an
other reason why we are forced to make seventy
five thousand of them this vear.
All Fords Are Model Ta All Alike Except
the Bodies
Ford Model T Tonrlag Car, 4 cylinders, E passengers, 7Qg
fully equipped, f. o. b. Portland D f OO
Ford Model T Torpedo, 4 cylinders, S passengers, fully sCCQC
equipped, t. o. b. Portland 3UOO
Ford Model T Cotanaeretal Roadster, 4 cylinders. 3 pas
sengers, removable rumble seat, fully equipped, f. o. (COC
to. Portland OoO
Fori Model T Toss Cur (Landaulet). 4 cylinders, df1fil7lS
passengers, fully equipped, f. o. b. Portland wlUl J
Ford Model T Delivery Car, capacity 7S0 pounds mer- tfJOIC
chandlse. fully equipped, f. o. b. Portland wOiD
Feral branches aad dealer la all cities, towns and Ttllagea are at
your elbow with Ford Service for Ford Owners
Ford Motor Car Agency
Phenea East S. B 2117 East Eighth St. aad Hawthorn Are.
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rEHS I ;J( 10fo Oversize :fijr
The Dawn of the
New-Type Tire
After Ten Years Then Men Awoke
Before this great success cams
to Goodyear tires we had spent
ten years in perfecting them.
We wore out countless tires on
testing machines to compare one
idea with another.
Thus we compared some 200
fabrics, and some 40 formulas for
treads. Thus we compared every
method of making.
Then we invented a new-type
tire ahooklesstire which makes
rim-cutting impossible.
Then we made these tires 10 per
cent over the rated size, to save the
blow-outs due to overloading.
By these two latter features-
No-Rim-Cut and oversize we dou
bled the average tire mileage.
Then motor car owners began
telling others about these remark
able tires. The demand came
like a flood.
In two years the sale of No-Rim-Cut
tires has multiplied six times
over. It has trebled in the past
12 months.
Now over one million have gone
into use, on some 200,000 cars.
And these patent tires by far out
sell any other tire in existence.
Ask one of these users to tell you
what these tires mean to him.
After that you will never buy any
other.
Our 1912 Tire Book based on
13 years of tire malting is rilled
with facta you should know. Ask
us to mail it to you.
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10 Oversize
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PORTLAND BRANCH, 62 SEVENTH STREET
Fhone: Pacific Main 2190 and Home A 4046
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