TTTE RT7NTAT DREGOXf ATT. PO RT TLA T5TJ. 3IAf tt&, 1915.
PRIZES TOTAL $1500
QUEEN SYBIL AND 1 1 Eli ATTENDANTS. PAY OREGON CITY "OFFiCiAL VISIT AS GUESTS OF NORTH
WEST AUTO COMPANY,
Vehicle Pageant to Be Centra
Festival Feature.
-power of
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a locomotive"
ENTRIES TO SET RECORD
More Beautifully Decorated Auto
mobiles Than Ei'er Before Are
to' Be In Ivliie; Motorcycle
faction Is Planned.
More than ILSOO has been. set aside
by. the management of .the-JJli. Rose
Festival -AsocUtUm- foe .prises .in Xbo
deeorated automobile- und vehicle, pa
rade, the pageant that will he the cen
tral attraeliou . of -VUe - fiesta. -- .
The review of millions of .rotes is
scheduled lor the afternoon, of Thurs
day, June 10, . the second day of the
ninth, annual festival. Already -Irs-F.
Powers, chairman of the festival eom
mlttee In charge ol the event; has been
assured, of the participation of the
Portland Automobile Club', Hunt Club,
M.9.tercyji:; Glut, , tire- c department,
cijools4.c6ilseB arjd various urganiza-
tionj, M,wjllas.;i'ortupd..woini;n. in
general, as a result of the organization
of the board of patronesses of the
floral toarade. More beautifully deco
rated automobile-t all types will be
in -the- floral parade this year than
ever before. - -v
The festival board will rive- a grand
prize of $230 for the best-decerated-car
or float in any class. The winner oi
this prize will be eliminated from par.
ticlpating iri . any other class. The
prlxes for the touring car. class have
also been .changed and. three awards
will be mjide instead of ' two.' - .. '
-1'rlzes will be given- tor the best-
decorated motorcycles this year. . This
Ik a new. feature In the annual florAl
parade. Mr.l'owera has been assured
th?re wlH.be 25. cars entered.and all
will be handsome, in appearance.
atto ToiiiixG ox ixcHeaSe
INorthoru Routes to Paciric Open
Month Earlier Than tsua'l.
WASHl:6TO:T. Jday t9. The rn'iled
out the United States. road officials
everywhere are showing themselves
keenly alive to the enormous increase
In automobile touring manifested this
year from all sections, as evidenced by
the information, they are forwarding
to the good roads and touring' boards
of the American Automobile . Associa
tion. This information -covers . the
work in progress, and the work to be
commenced during this month. . . , ..
The Northern routes will be open a
month earlier than usual because of
the light snows in the Rockies and
Cascades.- Aggressive action ,all along
the -route has come from., the recent
organization of the National Parks
Highway, the road . from the ilreat
J-akes, via the .Twin Cities- to- Fuget
Sound. After -an inspection of every
mile, this route Is to be dedicated
on-June 15, . .. ..v ...
The- value, of competition and .con;
structlon rivalry is daihunstrated. .by
the central routes.. . The various. direct
lines and options. all through that sec
tion, have- been a stimulant to. the
fcj-ea.lest activity , In - piacing .the ya
riaus.roads of the -different highway
associations in. the pink .of condition,
that luris-distance. tourlsla.ire.nl. the
Kattt- shall. return iionle with., enthus
iastic, appreciation of the country..tra;
eled by them. Of course the. Lincoln
Highway, will, command a large share
of the patrpnage.. .... , . .
-In 4he Southwest early Bpriog . and
1 ale Fall touring is. being looked, aitej
by the same active methods, o road
work, both by road associulluns and by
state, .officials. ... . .The - eastern enji of
this -section at present, .is provided, f of
by several north and south trunk lines
to ahd from prominent points.
GOODYEAR TIRES MEET TEST
Slue Credit in Franklin Mileage
Runs Given Equipment.
Goodyear men are highly pleased
with the results of the Franklin Auto
mobile Company's mileage tests held
in 137 places throughout . the country
Saturday, Alay. 1. Accurate tests of
Franklins . were made In these cities
to determine the., mil.eage obtainable
on one -gallon -of gasoline.. .
Sixteen,. of .the. cars. .went, more than
40 miles on- the solidary, gallon, and on
lQottbe 16 .Ooodyear.crd tires were
the equipment. , The . highest, mileage
to the-gallon obtained at New Haven,
-was-5. miles, and from ihat high point
down to the 4-p-mile mark -the win
ners were frank In giving due credit
to tloodyear cord tire equipment. Forty-four
cars, ayeragfid 40 miles a gaN
Ion, and. all. the entrants, j37.averaged
321. miles a gallon. . Codyear, eqtilp
ment was prominent throughout. . Fol
lowing are the results, from the cities
in .the..:'nighe&t-iO" clamj, .where Good
year cords were the equipment:
.New -Haven.. 55 miles; PhoaniivAxlz.,
53 miles; Akron-,. .51.8 miles; Canton,
43. B milesi Providence. 43. 8 miles; Port
land, Or., 43.8 miles; Kansas Gityj 43.7
miles; Philadelphia, 41.9 miies; Syra
cuse. 41.7. miles; .Hartford', 40.4 miles
per gallon of gasoline,
MILE OF ROAD AVORK PLAXXED
raclflc tllglnvny to Be Macadamized
Across Jackson Prairie.
CHEHAL1S, Wash., May. .(Spe
cial) County . Commissioner Long re
turned Wednesday from Olymtoia,
where he closed arrangements-with-ihe
state highway department whereby it
is planned to macadamize upwards of
a mile of the Pacific Highway across
Jackson Prairie. The portion of the
road to be rebuilt begins a short dis
tance north of the Keller sawmill and
extends beyond .the home ojf A. Dqna
hoe and will pass directly by the his
toric Jackson Prairie Cc-UrtTibuse,
which tlie women of the St. Helens
Club of Chehalls expect to have re
stored at an early date.
The macadam will form the founda
tion for tlie permanent concrete pave
ment which will be laid over this par
ticular portion of the highway in the
next two or three years.
ALTO OWNER VOICES PROTEST
Charge of $3.50 for H'enth Horse
power Declared to Be Outrage.
HOOD RIVER, Or.. May 29. (Spe
cial.) Oscar Vanderbilt. a local or,
ehardist, . is making loud protests
gainst the state motor registration
laws. . Mr. Vanderbilt has Just had re
turned to.him a draft for to which he
ha3 miflled to Secretary Olcolt in -remittance
of. the year's license. The let
ter.accompanyirlg. the return of the ap
plication said that Mr. Vanderbllt's car)
a Peerless touring, car;, which is several
years ojd, has cylinders "of 4 bore,
arid that the. horsepower., i .therefore
36.1, instead of 36. as estimated by the
owner, Because of tlie extra one-tenth
horsepower, i.yr..Vanderbilt is asked to
pay an extra $2.50.
"I consider thi an outrage," said Mr.
yandertnlt.
THK ROYAL PARTY AS IT WAS ABOlt.TO LEAVE
. Bundled, up. in..a C01e,.EUgJit, .a Reo and a Chevrolet, donaied for the oc
west Auto Company, Queen Sybil and .the -attendantswho-are to -ee'rve he
nwuopeo aown.upon-.yregon (Jity i riday- and captured Liph K. Jones, th
- Bnt Mayor Jones ww eoual-to- th e oc,oasioh and. entertained the quee
by- treating them to "ice. cream sodas" and.. the like tiritil the surprise wa
the fence. One of the princesses was so. oomiilptl."iaitji" hv th mv
with, all serious earnestness,-.as to.-.wh ether Mayor Jones was married or no
ame ...Known, .sne -insisted on . .liking".. him Just the same. .
.... .Before. leaving JPor.tland over the West Side route the Jolly autoists visit
given a. box. of chocolates each. By .the time the three machine-loads return
empty And .many a princess went home lacking an appetite for dinner. The r
the. j;ast Side road-. In some, places the royal party ordered all speed ahea
until the speedometer registered 45 miles. ,
PORTtAXD.
casion by C. M. Menzies, of the North-
r during her rule over the Rose Festl-
e Mayor, completely by storm,
n and the njajtx. near-queens so royally
a really swifshad.jto the other side of
or's generosity hat jhe made Inquiry,
t- And even when the cold truth bo
ed the Kratz Candy Factory and were
ed to Portland all of the boxes were
eturn trip was made to Portland over
d and it is said they weren't satisfied
MANY WAR AUTOS OURS
HCPMOB1LE IS DECLARED TO BE
among Most popular in use.
Numb-r of Cars Made In America and
Estimated to He at Front Now
in More Than 10,000.
An interesting feature of the Eu
ropeaa war Is the great number of
Ajiierican-made cars , that are . being
used In. .the various maneuvers bvx the
uin:. .unsarva.uve es
timate, places, the number, of. -automobiles,
.made, in America now. in. use In
actual warfare. a.t approximately. lo;000.
This comprises motor, cars of --ill de
scriptions, armored truck's, light dis
patch .cars,- light armored - oars for
quick fire work and ambulances.
"Of all the motor- cars mails in tha
Lmitec..Jstates,.noV-iii.'Uee .by .the vari
ous armies, none is more DODular than
the HuTsmobile-.-eaia-Ned il'. Manjey,
the Portland Hupmobile agent. , '.'John
L.,Pople. European export mahager .for
the Huipp .iviotor Car Company., .who is
l, Parisi France, states that there "r6
oi-.er live nunured Hupmobllfee now be
ing used by the Germans arid allocs.
The, high standing .of the Hupmobile
with the -armies in Kurope can.be at
tributed , to the tact that the ear was
o popular with military, authorities
etere the outbreak oj. the -tyar.
"In Russia, the. Hubmoblle B-alfiAI
great renown wie'n a "32-horse-power
model won tlie .annual. fcOO-mlle "sweep
Stakes' at Pelrofcrad more iharl.a year
ago. : In. France the Hubmoblle - was
the official car of .Ihe aviatloh corbs.
."In . Germany, and- tengland during
various military maneuvers, .the Hup
mobile had. been tried out to a treat
extent and had been found 'satisfactory
in all performances.- At the outbreak
of war, when automobiles were com
mandeered, the Hupmobile was the first
American. made car on the list. Every
private, owned Hupmobile., how owned
in Europe has joined forces with some
of the ..various armies. .
Even, in .remote Tsiftg-Tau, . when
the Japanese were . fiehtinfe- the Rpr-
ma'ris, a fleet jpf .Hiipmqbtles was used
to do various sorts of work bv the wilv
Japs. -The cars - were- commented upon
lavoraoiy on account or their excel
lent performances. . . .... . ., . ....
"Word has Just heen received bv ih
Hupp Motor. Cac-.Cgm-pany. of. a number
of Hup cars that are now being used
by -the-Britigre in South .-Africa., - Re
cently, the Hupmobile factory--sentSO
cars to Pretoria for military purposes.
These cars ar to be - used . Tor Rod
Cross .work and have esbeciallv con.
structed.ambula nee bodies.- - - -- -
"The- popularity of .the Hupmobile. In
South Africa is as great as in any part
of Europe, for the ear is - used to a
great extent- by military- forces."
MUSitROOSt" TRfccK FEARED
Frank Riggs Says Wildcat Competi
tion is Most Dangerous.
.-"Up to. this tirne there has been a
ot of uncertainty in the truck busi
ness,", says.. Frank C. Kiggs,- the looal
Packard arid. . Jeffery agent. - --"'Each
year. has brought. Itscrop of mushroom
truck factories and each, year a bunch
of -orphan.-, trueks. has-been. dumped.QB
the market. Some of the largest manu
facturers have stated that they feared
thft wildcat competition much more
than, -that ,.of .more .substantial - com
panies. The .reason.is that an., invest
ment In a truck that is inferior.. to be
gin wJtb and has. no responsible com
pany -back of .it. Is liable to antagonize
the buyer against the whole truck
proposition. , , .. ..
-"There aj-e indlcatioos that the era of
standardization and . stability in. .Jthe
truck industry ls -at hand.. -Aa. evidence
PfONfcEH BlICK MAN- TAKES
CHARGE OF LOCAL BRANCH.
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G. U. McCutcn'eon.
G. It. McCutcheon, the newly
appointed manager -of the-How-aTd
Automobile- Company fer
this territory, arrived in Port
land last Sunday from -his for
mer post, at Oakland, Cal., and
has already made' a-, host of
friends -among,. the trado-.locally.
,.Mc.. McC.utchepn;'s .experience
in,, the auto.mobile business dates
acK. tQ.the formation of the
Uutck - factory.. .11 . ysare. ago,
when -W, C Dyra.nt was .the ton
trollins genius, and, even, before
ths.wBuick car. was., .b.uilt.,- He
came ..West three.. years ago to
take, charge pf the Buick branch
of the Howard. Automobile Com
pany at Oakland,.
George ,.W. Dean will serve -as
assistant manager under Mr. Mc
Cutcheon. - Mel G. Johnson, Mr.
McCntcheon's -predecessor -in
Portland; will leave some- time
this week for Seattle to take up
his new duties with the North
west Buick Company.
NO STOP IN 50,000 MILES
HAYNES ".LIGHT SIX" MAKES REC
ORD, MOUNTED IN WINDOW.
ot this, fact attention Is" called, to a
rather remarkable record . of selling
made by the Packer Company.
."Since, tfie announcement .Of the .new
models, February L critical buyers have
placed, orders for.more tban one $1,125.
000 worth of Packard trucks, and in
few Instances hav.e the purchasers seen
anything but the blueprints and ad
vance., catalogues. . It- Is only within
tho last week or so that demonstrators
have been iilaced in the. hands of deai
ers. The. line contains six un,Sls, rang
ing In capacity from-brie t6 Bix tons."
. tlST OF PRiZF:S..l9ta. .... ...
SECTION ONE FIRE DEPARTMENT,- - .. - -- -
' " 1st Prized 2d Prize.
Best decorated horse-drawn apparatus. Portland Fire
- --Department -..-.---1 -$ 75.00 J25.00
Best decorated auto apparatus. Portland Fire Depart- .
ment 75.66 25.bS
SECTION t.
Class A Best- single saddle, horse with boy or .girl - , .
under. 1 years..., ... . ...1 i'6.00 $ 3.00
Class B Best pony cart and driver with boy or girl -
upder.is years .. ... 18. W 5.00
Class C Best single driving horse to cart or buggy... 50.00 20.00
SECTION THREE.
Best club or organization consisting of 20 or mnr nni-
formed and decorated mounted persons $125.00
SECTION irOUR.
Grand prize-; Best decorated car or float In any class. $250.00
The winner of the Grand Prize is eliminated from
participating for any other prize. ... ,.. ... .
Class A Best decorated electric or gasoline runabout
rtwo.-or more- passengera. ...... , i-f 75.00
Class B Best gasoline touring car v- 130.00
Third "prize ,v. , 25.Q0
Class C-r-Bes.t. car or float decorated' entirely in roses -
and greens. w...... 75.00
Class D Club's", colleges, organizations or societies
t-Pf float..... . . . 75.o'o
ClasaJEi But.in.ess-bouses or public service corporations
-oeairar or rioat.... .. . Jo.OlO ..-.25.00
Class I' Best public school Trophy or pennant
. SECTION FIVE.
Class A Best decorated motorcycle ...."...........". $ 66.00 $25.00
$50.00
nr.. oo
75.00
25.00
25.00
Motor Is Ran With Hood Removed
Kiid V ithout Any Auxiliary
Cooling Asent.
-"At the .Newark,. N. J., iranch of .the
Haynes Automobile Company,. the
motor . of a. Model 30 Haynes light six
was started . on 'December 1, 1914, -anti
ran night .and day until. April 6,-191&.
when the speedometer registered -50,000
miles.", says H. L. Mann, the Portland
Haynes agent. ... .. . , -
"The entire car, WAS mounted in the
show window on blocks so that the rear
wheels could revolve and operate -the
speedometer. The hood was removed
ahd the motor ran without any- auxili
ary . cpling agenL. "JTie, surrounding
temperature was that of the salesroom.
No adjustment was . permitted at any
point. The valves .were used the entire
50.000. miles . without re-grinding and
the spark plugs. were not touched. -
"tThe vacuum system-of jsasoline feed
is employed , bo that It was- a - simple
matter to refill the gasoline tank -from
time., to time. 1 he- oil consumptwm
averaged 600, miles to the quart But
one pint, of .water was poured in the
radiator after, each 850 miles of travei.
An average gasoline consnmption or as
miles to the sralron was secured.- - - -
"An Unique method of illustrating the
performance .of the Hayne light- six
ujider test was adopted.- The mileage
indicated " by the speedometer '-was
marked off, on a arge map of the tjnit
ed Slates .so as to give a graphic rep
resentation of what - distance would
have been covered had the car been
actually traveling on the road. "A mini
ature automobile, mounted pn the map,
moved from .city to city as the motor
ran off the mileage.- ... - .
"A hfravy black track was left be
hind. , The miniature automobile made
two complete circuits around the coast
and border line of the United States
as . well as two -trips across the conti
nent to -the Paciric Coast and back."
Gossip Along the Row
LAT Thursday's meeting of. the Port
land .Automobile .Trace Association
might Well hflVA kAAn 1 .
' -.""cu visitors
day. for. not only, .were a large num
ber of local dealers-and. accessor men
present for the first time, but several
out-of-town, visitors as welL Short
speeches were made . by three of the
-lsltrvr T . n- i, - .1 . 1 '
.;r v !vaitirer, . .qi tetrojt,
Mich, father Qf .Fred W. .Thatcher. .the
o.uuc jnHser; j t: -Wallace,
nf I h ft n&r r i .'n .5 .... . . . ,
factory, and Fred Baker, of the Spokes-
- . fw-i. l . DttKer . re-
DOrtftd flint tho aInr 2 . .
' ' s K'" mviB CUlUUMOElt O
SpoKajio. are planning: the erection of a
twn-mi I a cnoo iB tr
, . .r v.v . tuinu s nit;, ueaieri pre
ent.at the nieetiDC indk atecL .that most
. ... H,.v,v WUUIU. u. ciosea tomor
rorw 011 account of the-holiday.
' " a uu . x1 in H K
Murray,.. xt k San. Ffrahcisco. ara Jtusy
o-eu -"Js . me jiuick an tne more
nrnminanti v .n v.
uas .C0 XUlir . . . . . . . j
-Xts following tlegrara received last
week.. bytj.. H.-WcC-utcheofn-manager
of the local branch of the Howard -Automobile
Company, is self-explanatory:
- - . m-riveo I BM Tav
em .May thereby winning. Tahoe
Tavern eIIvak t..iK.. i
.- vimicu annually
t h r ' f .. 1 1 . 1 .
. . , . . .uii7-CTjutppen automoDiie
to-cross thesamini. of Sierras and ar-
n- ; j. idik i-avern' Via immigrant
Gap etate -road.- This Is the fourth con
secutive . year Tahoe trophy has been
won by a Buick."
Since, the announcement was made re
cently that .a.Hudson ligt six had ne
gotiated the steep curves on the. noto
rious Latourell Hill without descending
to, the low. gear, many Portland deal
ers and auto cranks have been scratch
ing their, heads. In wonder. When C.
Lw- Boss, the local Hudson distributer,
learned last week that one man had
said -he would bet $1000 to $500 that
no. -automobile could . perform . such .a
stunt. Mr. Bess simply smiled and said:
"Send that ellow and all others around
and we'll take -the bets"
- ( -
. JP. Hi Punn.an pldrtime .auctioneer,
who formerly seryed for five years as
advertising manager . t or . the Clarke,
Woodward Drug Company", is planning
to pull. off. an auction of second-hand
automobiles in a speciallyrconstructed
snea on tue city, market brock, at Third
and Clay streets, during Rose Festival
week, frbih June 7 to-12. inclusive. His
plan Is. to induce the dealers to pool
their used cars and have them sold at
auction tb the highest bidder. The pro
posal Is to stage sales from 2 to 5 In
the afternoon and from 7 to 9 In the
evening. Private sales may be held in
Luce a giant's strength, 1ft
a man's body, the high
speed, .long stroke, valve-iri-head
motor with overhead-
camshaft gives the
Chalmers New Six an
abUndarice bf vitality arid
Competency.
A,nd.because of the un
usual efficiency of the trans
mitting mechanism this
energy reaches the rear
wheelswhere it Counts.
Result: TKe car has ikJ
pqrocr of ,4 JocoTtipe: JLt
climbs hills like a chamois.
It gets away like a racer.
. An .entirely hfew type of
Sprlng.eJiSehoioii rnake
the Chalmer New Six Tide
like a Pullman.
Come in and see it ahd
let-lis hbw you. Other sig
jisll.y ..ujjenorJfeaturc
which this caf possesses'
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L L. KEATS AUTO GO.
. . PORTLAND
Uroadway at Burnside
SEATTLE
1513-17 Broadway
Phoned RIatri S368, A 1170
-Let your next car te a Chalmtr'
the morning. Mrl Dunn says he will
be equipped to handle 100 cars.
- . . - .
J. D. Hill, who -came -to- Portland: In
iSlb as "trouble-shooter", for the F. B.
Stearns Company, joined the sales foree
of the Northwest -Auto- Company lwt
week. Recently Mr. Hill has been with
the Curtis. Aeroplane Company -in the
motor assembly and -testing - depart
ments at, the factory. -He has also been
flying some of their "kites."
- . , .... . . .
The new booklet propared by the An
tomobile Association to- Advertise -the
scenic highways of Oregon has gone to
press and' will be-issued-next-week. It
contains descriptions of the scenery-on
the Columbia, Pactfie- anK -Ocean high
ways, the Oregon Trait and the Central
Oregon Highway, and the nran prenii
nent laterals connectirnr with them.
The booklet contains 64 pages and -is
beautifully illustrated with half-tone
plates. ....... ----. ....
The materiaHn the booklet -was-writ-ten
by E. N. Welnbatim.-of the Cham
ber of Commerce, and Frank Branch
Riley. . ..
. j'orest .(Jrove XVomeh Elect.
FORRPT ttftOViB. Ort.-May- 29. f-fpe-
cial.) At the trnnual election of ths
Forest Grove .Woman's Club, the fol
lowing efflcers were chosen: President,
Mrs. A. B. Todd vice-president. Mrs.
B. K. Williams secretary. -M fen Li IK art
Eider:-- corresponding oecretary-treM-urer,
Wr. A.- Oilmore; twrnlter oC
eteetitlve bowrd,- Mm, F. J. Miller.
Starting
STOBAJE'f
BATTERY M-
Lighting
Isiit It Provoking
to press yoar mtarting button and get no response?
' lii this dy of WiHard Storage Batteries arid Service
Stations such a thing is unnecessary.
Come Around and We'll Prove it
Portland OrtlianMlor loon Co, VT Washington St.
Astoria. Or Atlas Supply Co, 508 Bond St, . ,
Knarene, Or. Snrct-Urala Auto Co, 1030 Oak St.
Bnlem, Or. Salem Electric Co.
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USE YOUR CREDIT
Did You Realize You Can Buy
A Ford Automobile on Terms?
Agents for Gray & Davis
Electric Lighting: arid Starting System
Vrite, Phone or Call on Us
Benj. E. Boone & Co.
iF3RD AGENTS
514 Alder Street, Portland, Oregon
A