6 THE SUNDAY OREGONIAX, PORTLAND. JUXE 24, 1917. BULLETINS ON ROAD CONDITIONS GIVEN Special Service for Motorists Inaugurated by The Ore gonian Today. ENTIRE STATE COVERED Condensed Reports From Corre spondents Will Give Frank and Unbiased Information Co operation Is Invited. In recognition of the tremendous de mand for accurate. Impartial informa tion on road conditions in all parts of the state and In neighboring1 districts. The Oreg-onian inaugurates today a new department' feature in the form of a condensed bulletin detailing1 read conditions as they are reported from all parts of the state by the regular Oregonian correspondents. The responsibilities of the task are too broad for anyone to hope that the bulletin will be entirely free from in accuracies at all times, but constant -effort will be exerted to make such revisions and corrections as changes Jn the weather and the development of road construction and improvement may from time to time warrant. It will, of course, be impossible to reflect the impressions of everyone as 'to the existing condition of this and that roadway, for the reason that no two motorists ever see the same road through the same pair of goggles. Opin ions as to road conditions vary as wide ly as the specifications of the- various makes of automobiles and as widely as the dispositions of human beings. The experienced road tourist, for instance, doesn't expect to find a paved boule vard through the rural districts and consequently seldom utters a grumble providing the roads are in fairly good shape, weather and the turn of the cal endar considered. In framing their reports to be in cluded in the Sunday road bulletin The Oregonian correspondents will aim to report conditions as hey impress the fair, frand and impartial and not prej udiced by local pride or sectional feel Judjced by local pride or sectional feel ing. Providing the motorists of Oregon and the public generally will be good enough to give the' plan their co-operation, the road " bulletin feature can be made exceedingly, valuable to' the mo toring public. When you make your next road trip carry The Oregonian road report along with you and if you discover any de tail, either as to distances or road con ditions which you believe to be inac curate or in need of revision, your kindness will be appreciated if you will at once notify Chester Moores, au tomobile editor, who will make it a special point to be at his desk, 815 Oregonian building, between the hours of 9 and 12 o'clock on the morning of each week day and between 5 and 6 o'clock in the. evenings. NEW MODELS ARRIVE AT STORE OF MITCHELL & WALLIXGFORD. fcr-vztmsmx&fvyF ; v ' - - '"'J-,' - f 'I jfcsh ' fJf,3 puy wTf 1-4 r i -4 x - 1 1 Wrf UMI - kr . rc . . ,f ' 1 , -:8f . jS- : r ZXSOE " r , , ' NEW GABS DELIGHT Design of Premier Strikingly Original. 1 PREMIER CAR WITH W. II. WAL LIXGFOKD AT WHEKl. S LIBERT V CAR, E. A. MITCHELL AT WHEEL north of Jefferson, and then there is a stretch of road for four miles which very bad. There are big ruts and chuck-holes left when the road dried up and this makes this one stretch hard to cover. After that stretch is passed the roads are fairly Tood. For three miles south of Salem they are In almost perfect condition and from the end of that road they are- good for some distance and then fairly pood until the bad stretch north of Jef ferson is encountered. ' . Many of the lesser traveled roads in this section of the state are as grood or better- than these main highways. There are a few stretches of very bad road but generally speaking they are fine for this time of year. The Albany Lebanon road"is fine now and the road from Albany to Brownsville good. Per--haps the -best stretch of road in Linn County now is a portion of the Leba non-Sweet Home road, which is part of the road to Cascadia and other mountain resorts on the South Santiam River. . .. HOOD ; EIVER HIGHWAY FIXE Motorists Cautioned to Hare Brakes In Good Condition. HOOD RIVER, Or., June 23. (Spe cial.) The Columbia River Highway from Cascade Locks to Hood River and thence to The Dalles, according to recent motorists over the stretch, is now in better condition than at any time since the scenic route was opened. However, the automobilist, accustomed to city paved streets. Is Koing to have an unpleasant experience and certain trouble unless he makes preparation for the journey. It must be remembered that the stretch of road is very narrow at many points. It is crooked, and many steep grades will be met. The motorist expecting to make the Journey from Portland all the way to Hood River should be sure his brakes are in the best of condition. For the Ruthton-hlll grade he should have his tank-well filled with gas. A gas sup ply station is being put in at Sdnny, just west of the Mitchell's Point grade. By stopping there, in case your tank is not full, will save you the trouble of back-tracking some three miles. Hood River Valley roads are all good at the present time. The jour ney to Mount Hood lodge can be made with ease. Motorists are advised to take the east side on the way to the mountain, traveling into the Upper Hood River Valley by the Neal-Creek route. The return trip should be made over Booth hill, thus affording one of the finest views of the orchards. After you have passed Tucker's bridge, across Hood River, turn to your left at the top of the canyon, where sign says Portland way. Returning to Hood River by this route will afford you travel over some of the valley's smoothest gravel roads through a fine orchard and residence section. Travelers headed west over the Co lumbia River Highway should be warned of the dangerous turn at the verge of a steep precipice at the top of Ruthton-hill grade. The road to the very top of the grade is fine. Drivers are tempted to go so fast that they meet with difficulty in making the dangerous right-angle turn. 'Watch out at this point for warning sign. The "White Salmon ferry charges nave been reduced to fl per machine each way, this rate including four oc cupants. Last season the charge of $1, including only the driver, was made. ROADS ROUGH XE.V RALBAXY Gravel IMaced on Highway in Wet Months Well Worked In. ALBANY. Or.. June 23. Roads gen erally in the section of the state ad jacent to Albany are in good condition, iiome roads are rough in places but wherevei1 a drag was used or other work done they are fine. The Albany-Corvallis road is good practically all of the way. . . From Albany to Harrisburg the road is in good condition. A great deal of work was done on this -road the iast year. Many miles were graveled last Winter. Linn County followed a new stem of spreading gravel in the wet Tvinter months so that it might be worn down by Summer, the plan being made possible by the establishment of n. plant here to take gravel from the Willamette River. ThiB plan of work was followed extensively on the Paci fic Highway southward from this city. "Where this gravel was spread early enough the roads are in fine shape. "Where no gravel was placed the road way is graded and was dragged in most places and is in good shape. There are a. few places where the road is a little Tough but generally speaking the road is good all of the way from Albany to Harrisburg. Between Albany and Salem the road 1s good part of the way and very bad Tor part or the distance ROAD TO COAST EXCELLENT Foorst Highway Is Between Port land and McMinnvIHe. JTMINNVILLE, Or., Juno 23. (Spe cial.) Considering the shortage of la bor and the unfavorable .season up to the early part of tne month the roads throughout Yamhill County are said to be in excellent shape at the present time, although the usual oiling of the main roads has not yet been given. Between McMinnville and Dayton the road, fully macadamized, is fine. From McMinnvflle to Dallas the road is fine for the entire distance with the exception of short stretches of dirt roads still rough from the ruts of early Spring. From McMinnville to Sheridan the road is fine except from the T-urner hill to the city limits of Sheridan, which portion is in process of paving by the State Highway Commission, work hav ing commenced thereon this week. From Sheridan to Willamina the road is pronounced good. Between Willamina and Dolph it Is said to be good. The "Sour Grass" cut off constructed last year beyond Grand Ronde by Yamhill and Polk counties Jointly eliminates the toll gate, and provides a much easier grade through the pass than formerly. A number of local autoists who have recently passed over this road speak highly of its con dition. "The worst part of the road "between Portland and the Coast," they declare, "is to be found from Portland to McMinnville." SXOW FILLS M'KEXZIE PASS Road May Xot Be Open to Autos for More Than Month. EUGENE, Or.. June 23. ;(Special.) According, to reports given out by the United States Forest Service in Eugene there is now ten feet of snow in the McKenzit Pass and the road will probably not be open to automobile traffic for more than a month. The McKenzie road, as far as Mc- ECenzie bridge and the fishing grounds in that vicinity, is in fair condition. rough with a few mudholes. Men and teams are at work on this road with nrospects of greatly improving condi tions of travel within the next 10 days From Eugene to Thurston the road is in excellent condition, but from Thurs ton on to the bridge rough travel is the rule. Few motorists have attempted to make the trip from Eugene to Oak- ridge and the fishing grounds in that vicinity. They report the road rrom Lowell to Oak ridge very rough. Virtually all roads in Lane County are macadam. Condition of other roads is reported as follows: Eugene to Harrisburg, via Junction City, crossing ferry at Harrisburg. good with exception' of -four miles of rough road near Junction City. - - Eugene to Harrisburg. via Coburg, road beyond Coburg rough. Eugene to Cottage Grove, excellent condition, recently worked. . - Eugene to Corvallis, via Harrisburg, nine miles rough road near Monroe. VALLEY ROADS BE1XG WORKED Some Traffic Follows Hill Route Be tween Salem and Independence. INDEPENDENCE. Or., June 23. (Special.) Considerable improvement has been made in the condition of the roads in this section of the country during the past few weeks. Although the traveling public complain a little of the dusty roads, yet they, say the roads are fairly smooth and are mak ing good under the heavy traffic. A great many motorists frsm the South ern part of the state and California have been passing this way in the past few days. The roads leading into Independence from the south by -way of Albany and Corvallis have been graded and re- From Albany graveled in many places, making the county south from Independence which will do away with heavy grades pass ing the I. O. O. F. Cemetery. It is expected that this road will be com pleted for Fall use. ,-. Between Independence and i Mon mouth there is a good gravel 'road which needs some grading in places to smooth it up. but is fairly good. A .number of the visitors here have made the side trip to the -Normal School, which is two miles from Inde pendence to the west Leading north from the city of Independence In the direction of Salem there is a hard surface road for about two miles which is very.. tempting to '.he motorist.. This, passes through a very rich farming and dairy section.' On account of the absence of a bridge at Salem, much of the traffic has turned' aside from Independence and has crossed the Willamette River by ferry at this point and followed the Oregon Electric line to Salem on the Marion County side. While much work has ' been done on that road, yet it is is -quite passable and- shortens the dis tance. It is a hill road. The roads leading -south in the direc- calla is a trifle smoother than the Pa cific Highway, although the latter road is in better condition than for many years past. Going north from Drain through Pass Creek - Canyon the road is good. with the exception of about three miles, which is somewhat ' rough tin spots. There is no mud between Roseburg and the Lane County line, neither is there any dust. South of Roseburg the Pa clflc Highway is good as far as Cow Creek Canyon, which is dry. but rough. The -grade through the canyon is also quite steep and the road ia narrow in places. An ordinary machine, however, should have no trouble in getting through the canyon at a 15-mile-an-hour clip. From the southern mouth of the canyon the road is fine aa far as Wolf-Creek' hllL'. The latter hill is smooth, and the grade ranges aa high as 6 per cent. Good road again greets the traveler from 'the -base'- of'- the Wolf-Creek hill to Grants Pass. The old Coos Bay wagon road, ex tending as 'far west" aa Marshfleld, is in good condition as far as Reston, 18 miles west of Glendale. From there to tion of Albany on the Marion County Laird, 22 miles, grades are steep and sine are quae rougn at present, although work is being done on them and they will be in better -condition, in a lew weeks, COLUMBIA ROADS IMPROVED Four Sliles or Planking Near Delena Badly Broken. RAINIER, Or.,' June 23. (Special.) The road from St Helens to Goble is in fair condition. " It had been rocked last year, but is cut up some. Goble to Rainier very rutty. Has been dragged this year, but is not in very good condition. The new highway road from Rainier to Delena Schoolhouse is partly rocked and the rest is dirt road, but it has been dragged and is fairly smooth. The worst place on this stretch is a sharp double turn in town, where tne nignway leaves the old county road' to go onto the street leading to the highway. Cars with long wheel-base have difficulty in negotiating this turn. After leaving Delena there Is a bad stretch of about four miles, as this is all puncheon or planks which is badly broken, up. The last two or three miles into Clatskanle is pretty fair. as the road is rocked. the. road is rough and narrow. . The scenery is beautiful, however, and the trip can be made with pleasure. From Laird to the western termination the road is planked, and fast time can be made The ' Roseburg-Myrtle Point road is in good condition, with .the exception j of a few rough spots in the Coquille Canyon. There are some heavy grades, but in - most instances these . are planked. This road is narrow in the canyon, but turn-outs make traveling secure. The automobile stages are now making the trip between Roseburg and Myrtle Point in six hours, and tourists pronounce the scenery almost equal to that found along the Columbia High way. Little work is being done on the roads at the present time, al though a number of them will be im proved later in the Summer. ROADS TO SOUTH . ARE GOOD Only Few Short Stretches Are Rough and Being Improved. ROSEBURG, Or., June 23. Tourists with road experience and local garage proprietors who have means for as certaining the condition of the roads in this section of the state report the Pacific Highway in good condition be tween Roseburg and Drain. This is particularly true between Roseburg and Oakland, with the exception of short stretches, which are undergoing Improvement . Automobilists say the Goodrich road from Oakland to Yon- "VOI1MKII WHOLESALE REPRE SENTATIVE ACCEPTS POST AS RRTAII.EH OF . STIBEBAKERS. i V northward to Jefferson the road is I grades more passable than they wre good, though a little rough in places. I during the Spring ( months. A new There is good, road for about 1 Vi-miles i highway . hasbeenijaiU... out by the ;-3 It , A:. I, 9,, H, A. Clod fetter. H.. A. Clodfelter, who for the past three years has served as Western Oregron territory man for -the - Studebaker Corporation of America and who prior to that time was connected with Mitchell. Lewis & Staver in a similar capacity, la?t week, sipned' with the Oregon Motor car Company and will hereafter confine himself to the business "of retailing- Studebaker cars. As a result of his new connection Mr. Clodfelter will make his home in Portland. LIBERTY CONTROL IS EASY PACIFIC HIGHWAY SPOTS POOR Going Is Rough Between Dunsmuir and Redding. ASHLAND, Or.. June 23. (Special.) Pacific Highway road conditions be tween Dunsmuir and Redding are re ported to be very poor in. places, par ticularly in the canyons, where the grades are in places steep and the road narrow and rough, owing to late dry ing out. Construction work is under way in Shasta County. Tourists re port conditions worst between San Francisco and Ashland. Pacific Highway from Dunsmuir to Hornbrook is good with no bad place except one short stretch just north of Dunsmuir, where construction work has made heavy going but no serious. ob stacles. . Pacific Highway Siskiyou grade Hornbrook to Ashland is fine, with all rough places removed by a crew which has been working for months. Maxi mum grade 6 per cent. Partially paved on Oregon side. ' Ashland to Central Point, paved. Central Point to Grants Pass is good. Ashland - Klamath Falls - Greenspring road, passable, but rutty and rough. Crew is working, on it and will have it in fair condition by July. Two miles of steep grade. Ashland, Klamath Falls by Horn brook, Ager and Klamath Hot Springs, fine to Hornbrook, good to Klamath Hot Springs, slightly rough but uni formly good from Hot . Springs to Klamath Falls. Crater Lake not yet accessible to au tomobile, owing to deep snow. Rogue River Valley branch roads all in good condition. : ROADS FROM THE DALLES FIXE Work Is Being Done on Route South ' to Antelope. , THE DALLES, Or.." June 23. (Spe eial.) All roads from The Dalles are in best condition at present. Some road work is being done to the west of The Dalles, as also on the road south to Antelope. The weather is mainly re sponsible for their present excellent shape, the dirt surface having packed firm and being as yet without dust. The Dalles-Hood River Dirt roads in the best condition; long upnlll put to Mosier and steep grades from that place to Hood River, with downhill drops between. - Road narrow in most places. - The Dalles east to 'Wasco Dirt roaan, firm and smooth, with -minimum of dust. Grades comparatively small Miller's bridge across Deschntes - at county tine charges II toll for auto mobiles. The Dalle-Goldenda) -Excellent dirt road, free from bad spots; ferry at The Dalles across Columbia charges 1 1 pas sage for - automobiles. '"t The Dalles south Roads in best con dltion of year. Some, road work now being done about 50 miles south of The Dalles, on road surface. Several steep, hard grades, and country hilly all the way to southern county line. Run of 75 miles. The Dalles to Antelope, lately done in 2 hours and 30 minutes, without crowding? by car with passengers over this - route,- Clutch Responds to Lightest Pres sure, and ' Gear-Shift Lever Can Be . Manipulated wfth Two Fingers. To say that E.' A. Mitchell and WTH. Walllngford. partners in the newly formed company that is to handle the Premier and Liberty motor cars in this territory, are pleased with the new models of those cars, both of whlcn arrived in Portland a few days ago. would be stating, the facts lightly. They are delighted as respects appear ance, performance and general makeup. The new Premier, famed as the "aluminum six with the magnetic gear shift," is striking In its originality and its freshness of design. It is described as having "bullet" lines, with a "V type radiator and a Hush-Hinged hood at the front of the car. The upper construction of the hood is a Premier creation and the top center panel is covered by patents pending. Car Is Llsrht One. The motor is of aluminum, which insures lightness. Officials of the Premier factory assert that the gen eral use of aluminum both in the mo- I tor and in the transmission construe- I tion effected a saving of 250 pounds in weight. In place of the hand lever used to ens-nce 1 h thmfl fnrwnr4 And reverse bpeed gears-, the - Premier is equipped with the C-H magnetic gear shift man ufactured and guaranteed by the Cut ler-Hammer Manufacturing Company, the world's largest manufacturers of electrical controlling apparatus. In design and operation this gear shift is simplicity itself. A, switchbox. which pre- selects the gear to be used, is located on the steering post. The speed having been selected, the clutch is depressed -to. its maximum. This en gages a switch which energizes the solenoid controlling the desired gear. The change is made instantly one eighth of a second, to be exact. No ef fort is required, no stooping, no lifting- the eye from the road, and there is no perceptible loss of momentum. Liberty Graceful Car. 'The popularity of the Iberty car In the sections in which it has been rep resented is said to rest on the unusual character of the car Itself, on points which differentiate It from other cars. It is a remarkably graceful car. with a strong foreign influence In its long, low lines, and; although it is a car of mod erate size 115-inch wheel base its general appearance ' of stability and power is that usually associated only with very much larger cars. "When you sit comfortably In the deep Liberty driving seat you And. no matter what your size 100-pound woman ox 200-pound man that all controls are within easy reach," re marked E. A. Mitchell as he guided one of the new cars up Alder street to his store the other day. "The weight of your foot alone Is almost sufficient to depress the clutch pedal. To motorists who have expe rienced the disagreeable fatigue inci dent upon pushing out the averts clutch the Liberty clutch is a revela tion apparently that clutch needs about a four-pound pressure, as against the 40 they are used to. . Easy Control Makes for Comfort. "The ease of operation of this most used of all controls means infinitely greater-comfort and much less fatigue in a day's motoring. As your foot lifts this clutch, apparently so gentle, en gages at a pressure of over a ton. It is an easily operated, never fall ing clutch. It engages smoothly but surely. ' "At your right hand, within easy reach, is the gear shift lever. The" gear shift lever is manipulated with two Angers. The unusual ease with which this lever may be operated makes Lib erty driving a real pleasure. You don't have to tug and strain to change speeds. The operation of the gear shift is smooth, silent, with a sure, rhythmic, easy motion, quickly becom ing instinctive, the very antithesis of effort." SAXD MOTORISTS' OXLT WORRY Roads of Southeastern Washington Excellent for Travel. "WALLA WALLA. Wash.. June 23 Road conditions in Southeastern Wash ington are as iouows: Walla Walla to Pendleton Road macadamized most of the way. Mac adam between Walla Walla and Milton breaking up so dirt road is best . at present. From Milton and Fendleton-ln good condition. Many who know the country prefer the ""reservation road" from Adams to Pendleton, but for the traveling public the macadam is .the best. N"o bad grades. ; Walla Walla to Spokane, via Lyons Ferry Road in fine condition. Can go either by macadam to Waitsburg, thence to Prescott and Lyons Ferry, or direct to Prescott over dirt road, then to Lyons Ferry, in either event taking the old Mullan road from Pres cott to the ferry. . Plenty of hills, but no bad grades. Sandy on the grade to the ferry, but no trouble; 75-cent ferry tolls. From Lyons Ferry to Ritzvllle good roads, some hills and sand. Rit ville to Davenport all right. Davenport to Spokane macadam. Walla Walla to Spokane, via Central Ferry Going via Dayton. Central Ferry,' Colfax and on into Spokane. Long palls over hills, but can be made easily. Road is In good condition now and will be good until harvest. Walla Walla to Dayton Splendid roads. Macadam to Huntsville. then dirt road partly graveled to Dayton. No grades. Walla Walla to "Worth Taklma Good road to near Walluia, then on some sand. Sand the other side of Walluia. Can cross at Walluia Ferry or con tinue to Burbank, where free ferry is maintained in daytime. Sandy on the other side of the river until near the Taklma country. Now Is the best time to take this trip, though it can be made nearlv any time. On this trip autoists should carry sufficient water, as going Is heavy a part of the way and water is scarce. - - POLK ROAD CONDITION'S VARY Some Routes - In County . Reported Good and Others Poor. DALLAS. Or.. June 23. (Special.) Dallas-Salem, good, some dust. Free ferry across Willamette River at Salem until 10 P. M. Ferry service, poor. Dallas-Dayton, via Perrydale, fair. Via Rickreall and McCoy, good, most ly rolling country through rich farm- in or section. An Ideal trip. Dallas-Blodgett. good to Lewisville. Lewlsville to BlodgetU fair, some rough places. Dallas-Newport, via Falls City and Siletz Basin.. Cars are now going through and,. report. the road as still AUTO DIRECTO R Y Chalmers SIJr-3t 5-PA?KER 13SO fell sut 7-passi;.V(.kk .S1350 K. u. H. Detroit. H. L. KEATS AUTO CO. Phone BwnOwy fC?W CHANDLER M T J - a - , , r n n n - y e-paaa. nusir, uij.uu 1 - paHH. xounng. All Chandlers are equipped with Bosch masrnetoa. GERLINGER MOTOR CAR CO, 75 Broadway. Phone Broadway 512. "490" Touring. $625 Portland. "480" Roadster $610 Portland Eadnranee Economy Speed Power REG.XER FIELDS. INC., East 25. B 1233. - (.raid Ave. mX Bnrnalde 'CHEVROLET; Franklin offers more of "what you actually need and want in an automobile." BRALY AUTO CO. Main 4880, A .1881. 19th and "Washington Sta. General Motors Company Trucks V. 1. l'i, 2, 3 nd 5-Ton The Standard of Portland Business Houses. YVentworth & Irwin, Inc Second and Tavlor TT TT 'adaon Snperslx. "Of all tae ear beneath the m The Snperetx la the only one. Boss & Peake Automobile Co. ' SIB-BIT Vhlncrton St. Mack&Saurei Capacities, 1, 1, 2, 3, 5, 5, 6, 7 Tons. Complete Stock Repair Parts. ' F". CL ATWFl.L SU A ir.rt MOTOR TRUCKS Washington at 21st. Tel. Mar. 440 M swell. "1 sot the facta well, then took toe Maxwell." Boss & Peake Automobile Co., Sl.l-eiT Washington St. SIXES New Light Six, $1195, Factory Mitchell, SevenPassenger, $1460, Factory 'MITCHELL, LEWIS & STAVER CO. First and East Morrison Oldsmobile Distinctive High Grade. Light Weight. OLDSMOBILE CO. OF OREGON. Broadway and Couch. Phone Broadway 1640. ' CAPACITY IS TO'S 920 "JS1325 $1525 1935 28T5 Prlceo Delivered at Portland. ROBERTS MOTOR. CAR CO, I'ark and Flandera Sta. Smith-Form-a-Truck BALLOU & WRIGHT Broadway at Oak. Dlfltributor for Orfon. Rome unoccupied territory open. Writ for propoattioa. Trucks Moreland Distillate 4 ton to 5 ton. Vim delivery, ft. ton capacity. M'CRAKEN MOTOR CO, Main 9019. 445 Stark St. The "Blltweir Sertea Reyrrarata the Iateat aaa Best U. C. WARREN MOTOR CAR CO. 88-SO North Twentr-Thtrd Street. Phone Main 7 HO. ttri Pleasure Cars and Motor Trucks W HI L The White Co., Park and Couch Sts. Telephone Brondwnr 2T. . AUTO ACCESSORIES Equip Your Car With Warner Lens and Make Night Driving Safe The one lens that meets all requirements. Wiggins Sixth Street at Oak Distributors BOWSER GASOLINE and OIL TANKS STORAGE SYSTEMS FOR PUBLIC AND PR1. VATB GARAGES. S. D. Stoddard. District Smpl. Snleo. Tll-aO Coriiftt Hldg. Mnlo 1479. SATISFACTORY MOTOR CAR REPAIRING COOK & GILL CO. Phone Broadway 26. 409 Davis Street. ELECTRIC SERVICE AUTO CO. 391 OAK ST. Phone Broadway 17S4. General Starrlagr Llfrhtlna and Ianttion vYorlc Oar Specialty. AUTHORIZED SERVICE STATION, WESTIXGHOUSE AND CONNECTICUT SYSTEMS STORAGE BATTERIES ELECTRIC STARTERS, MAGNETOS GD3SON ELECTRIC GARAGE AND STORAGE BATTERY CO. 12th and Alder Sts. c mum We Stock Them. We Repair Thea We Chara-e Them. Free Advice and Inspection. AUTO ELECTRIC EQUIPMENT CO. Sixth and Bnrnalde Streeta. Touring Necessities OF ALL KINDS BALLOU & WRIGHT BROADWAY AT OAK rough In places, but practically all dry. Another week of sunshine and this road should prove an attractive trip. Dallas-Independence, good. Dallas-Monmouth, g-ood. Dallas-Sheridan. fair, roug-h In places. NEW TRACTOR PIT ON MARKET Smith Slotor Truck Company Aids in War Preparation. Through Its new tractor recently placed upon the market, the Smith Motor Truck Corporation Is doing- Its share to aid the Nation In properly pre paring for a long, vigorous war. This machine which is an attachment that can be fitted to Fords, or other similar makes of machines, is adaptable either to small or large farms, and en ables farm owners to accomplish far more than is possible by the old horse drawn implements. By attaching the tractor to the plow, cultivator or other piece of farm ma chinery, the farmer is able to cover his acres much quicker and to dispense with men and animals. In so doing, he re leases his former hired help Into other lines of Industry, and thus aids in the increasing of his Nation's production. By cutting down his working hours, the farmer who owns a tractor should be able to aid his neighbor who is plowing or harrowing. . Assistant Secretary, of, . Agriculture Carl Vrooman has Issued a Nation-wide appeal to tractor owners, asking them to make their outfits work from dawn until dark: if necessary, to make them work at night. If there are enough to fill the shift. "Don't let one acre, which otherwise might not be planted," go untitled, is Vrooman's Injunction. "Help your neigh bors and do your part In strengthening the lines of the allies in Europe." Drain Motor Oftener Warns Expert. "Is the stuff In your crank case to day real oil with lubricating power practically unimpaired, or is It Just 'stuff that was oil once upon a time long ago? If it Is the latter you will be money In pocket If you drain It out Immediately and -put in fresh oil." says the Paige superintendent of service. AUTO REPAIRING EXPERT MECHANICS REASONABLE CHARGES Used cars and trucks for sale. ' C. & M. Oil - Retainers for Ford cars in stalled. Storage day or month. Mills & Hepworth 389 Everett - Broadway izt.