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About The Sunday Oregonian. (Portland, Ore.) 1881-current | View Entire Issue (Dec. 16, 1917)
THE SUNDAY , OREGONUX, PORTLAND, DECEMBER ic, 1917. 3 STATES TO JOIN ROAD CELEBRATION Oregon, Washington and Brit ish Columbia Autos to Meet Near Seattle, Dec. 30. GOVERNORS TO SEND. WORD tsuick Cars, Accompanied by Offi cial Observers, to Demonstrate Possibilities of Mid-Winter m . Touring - Over Highway. ' Two automobiles, one from Portland fend the other from Blaine, Wash., on the Canadian boundary, will cross the Etate of Washington on Sunday. De cember '30, to meet at Foster, south xt Seattle, as the big feature of the dedi catory exercises to be held on that day under auspices of the Automobile Club of Western Washington, marking- the completion of 112 miles of paved high way between Portland" and Vancouver, JB. C. The machines, both Bulcks, will carry bfficial parties and will bear mes sages, one from the Governor of Ore gori and -the other from the Premier of British Columbia, to be delivered by the messengers at the ceremony to Governor Ernest Lister, of Washing ton. These messages will congratulate the state and the Pacific Northwest on the significance of the Pacific High way improvement. , Winter Touring; Possibilities. At the same time the cars will dem onstrate in most forcible fashion the possibilities of Winter touring in the Pacific Northwest during mid-Winter. Photographs taken en route will show the character of the road. Conditions will be noted and careful check kept on time made, gasoline mileage and Hire economy. The dedication of the Duwamish Eenton Junction stretch of pavement on the Seattle-Tacoma Highway will mark the completion of another link in 112 miles of pavement, all on the Pacific Highway between Portland and the Canadian boundary. Members of the Automobile Club of Western Washington, good roads boosters, motoring enthusiasts, high way engineers, and state and county officials will gather at 2 o'clock at the Automobile Club headquarters at Seat tle and in procession will roll down to the scene of the ceremony. The barrier now blocking the route will be formally removed by James Allen. State Highway Commissioner of Washington, and the motorists will to 60 cents. Tom Black, of Wenatchee, Wash., started with his wife and baby and Mr. and Mrs. H. L. Tedford on a trip East. A trailer carrying 800 pounds of baggage was hauled. Trou ble was experienced only once. That was on top of the mountains, where a snow storm caught the party. It was found necessary to requisition a team of mules to .pull the heavy-loaded car and trailer out. of a snowdrift. A truss rod costing 35 cents was pur chased. The remaining portion of the 50 cents' expense was paid a mechanic to tighten the steering gear. F. H. Elvin. 681 South .Main street, Lima,. O.. made nearly as long a trip as the Black party without spending one cent for repairs. Mr. Elvin toured from Lima to Ogden. Utah, and then to Cheyenne and Yellowstone Park. The estimated distance of the trip west was 2250 miles, and the route home was 1,-iven as 2150 miles. Going west the Maxwell averaged 24 miles to the gal lon of gasoline. The Maxwell per formed perfectly at all times. It never was in need of outside assistance. It was, however, able to render aid to heavier - cars experiencing. . difficulty over the steeper grades. ORDER' NOW,' SAYS HT7GHSOX KisselKar " Head Says Tracks Will Soon Be Scarce. , "For those . business concerns who are contemplating the purchase of motor trucks, placing their orders with out further delay Is advisable," eajs W. L. Hughson, of the KisselKar. . "The prominent place the motor truck BU1CK FORDS RIVER Trusty Car Crosses Calapooia When It Is in Flood. AUTO COUGHS, BUT GOES ON Over Its Depth Twice, Moter Stops, but O. A. Brown, of Corvallls, Gets It ' Started and- Saves Lady Passenger From Wading. BROWNSVILLE, Or., Tc. 15. (Spe cial.) O. A. Brown, a Corvallte garage man, would not trade his Buick car just now for the brightest, shiniest piece -of automobile mechanism on the market. By its ability to plow through water up over the running boards and al most into the body o'f the car, the Buick got Mr. Brown out of a dan gerous and embarrassing predicament the other day. It was dangerous because the car dealers, in asking the 52,000 owners of Mitchell cars to co-operate with them. The scheme is the result of the "Ke nosha plan," which provides that every one give -half an hour's work or its equivalent to a fund for the support of big war movements. The equiva lent, in motor service,- is being asked of the owners. During the holiday season the questfon of the distribution of food and clothing for the needy has been- the big question that has faced every community. . There has always been plenty to give, but only a few to deliver the gifts to the needy ones. Investigation work Is always neces sary on such occasions. Motor car owners have a better op portunity to show their spirit. In such a plan than any other group of per sons. Since the motor car is being used more and more as a means to more work and doing it in shorter time, this. plan can- be carried on with little effort. There has always been a lack of organization for just such a work and with a little help this plan can be carried on with much success. The appeals for contributions by the great war relief organizations ' have been great and the public has respond ed liberally. The response to other appeals at this time , will be in the form of food and clothing and it is here the. motor car will come into good use. Motor enthusiasts will be asked to work in conjunction with the scores of devoted workers and plan ners who are already mapping out the details for distribution of the gifts. ' Danger In Iioose Spokes. Keep watch : on the spokes of the LOADED MAXWELL TRUCK MAKES GREAT ECONOMY SHOWING. ISKI) CARS BRIJTG MORE THAN WHEN SEW IN PARIS THESE WAR DAYS. While motor cars are going up in price in the United States, the increase here is not to be com pared with that of Europe, where automobile prices are virtually prohibitive. Quotations on used cars in Paris show the English-made Rolls-Royce celling for $15,000. or at practically one-third more than when new. The Renault, 10-horsepower, is bringing $3500, while a Panhard 1915 model of 10-horsepower 6ells for J4000. A Delage, 12-horsepower, sells for $300o in the used-car market. Of the few American-made cars the Dodge Bros.' automobile is used considerably and a car of this make, which has seen service two years, recently brought $2200. There are no new cars being made in France and the country has prohibited their importation. Parts are almost impossible to ' obtain in France. Gasoline, which is plentiful for military uses, costs the private consumer 23 cents a quart, or 92 cents a gal now occupies in the industrial world. due to its efficiency in meeting the in creased demands made on transporta tion departments, has doubled and trebled the purchasing of trucks, the extent of which has never before been known or even dreamed of. As the de mand is increasing daily' with no let up in sight, there is no doubt that im mediate orders should be placed if early deliveries are desirable." DORT GIVES PERFECT SERVICE s - . .- - -. Car Goes 15,000 Miles- Averaging Above 20 Miles on Gas Fifteen thousand . miles of uninter rupted service through and over the sandy, desert roads of Northwestern Texas, Mexico and Arizona, is the rec ord of a Dort bar in the hands of A. H. E. Beckett, of El Paso. Mr. Beckett, being In Michigan on business, brought his story of Dort ef ficiency to the Dort factory. He said he had averaged from 20 to 24 miles on a gallon of gasoline, and that his re pair and adjustment bill was too light to mention." Mr. Beckett's duties take him frequently into Mexico, where the unmade roads afford a real test of motor car sturdiness. pass for the first time over the new link. Dyer, president of the Au tomobile Club, of Western Washington, will act as chairman, with L. P. Leavitt, pf Puyallup, as marshal of the day. Cars' Arrival to He Signaled. Governor Lister will be present as guest of honor and will speak. Lou C Smith, County Commissioner for the south district of King County, will ap pear -likewise on-the programme, as will other speakers.. During the ceremony the arrival of the cars from "the northern and south em boundaries will be signalled and a line formed through which they can pass to meet at the Governor's stand.' The Buick from Portland will be driven by a representative of the How erd Automobile Company and will be furnished by that organization for the run. It will be accompanied by H. Gregory, automobile editor of The Ore- g-onian, as official observer.' The Buick from Blaine will be pro vided by the Eldridge Buick Company, of Seattle, and will be accompanied by William A. Simonds, automobile editor of the Times, as official observer. At Blaine it will be met by a Buick sent down from Vancouver, B. G, by the McLaughlin Buick Company bearing the Premier s message. STCDEBAKERS AT WAR FBOXT Cars Give Best of Service and Ko i Trouble In France. That - Sti.debaker automobiles are quite common at the battle front in France is brought to light by reading an interesting letter from over there," written by Cecil V. E. Hall, a former Studebaker salesman, who enlisted in the Twelfth United States Engineers when war was declared, and is now eerving with the American expedi tionary forces in France. "Just a line to tell you that Stude baker autemobiles are as common right hers on tt- flrine line as I have seen them in ir.e States," writes Mr. Hall. "It is thj only thing that looks natural In this unnatural sphere. The high ranking British officers use them, and as I have sold many Studebaker cars In San Antonio and Dallas, Tex., I could not help but ask questions about them. I am glad to say that I have heard - nothing but good about them over here. Those who drive them say they give the least trouble of any car they ever handled. MAXWELL REPAIRS ARE LIGHT Wenatchee, Wash., Man Goes 5088 Miles for Only 50 Cents. Two Maxwell cars recently driven a total of 10.000 miles' at an expense of only 60 cents for repairs just naturally make the most liberal of owners en thusiastic over the economy of Max wells. One Maxwell was driven 4400 miles without one cent being spent for re pairs. The other Maxwell covered 5088 miles, and repaired, repairs amounting i ,.,.,,1f . ... II 1 1 J M : - I ; . ... J II.' r- .w . -. ... f t jh." .: I L w. .. ; rr3... -if TT I K '!rwN - - 1 : fit" ' - "-4 1 6 i - .fe JL ' . v - .6l WITH 552S-POUKD LOAD, 1T MILES MADE OV GALLON OP GASOLINE. Goodyear Has Friars Clnb. The latest organization among the employes of the Goodyear Tire & Rub ber Company, at Akron. O.. Is th Friars' Club, composed of many of the company's ex-professional and amateur entertainers. The purpose Is to foster entertainments and. social activities. The programme outlined for the Win ter includes minstrel and theatrical performances, as well as many smokers. dances and other purely social activi ties. The first production under the club's auspices is to be an entertain ment for the benefit of the local chil dren's home. was fording . the Calapooia River In full freshet, Mr. Brown having started across without realizing how strong the flood was, and a mishap might have had serious consequences, and it was embarrassing because he had a lady passenger aboard and would'have had to carry her ashore somehow it the auto had faltered. - ' Mr. Brown was returning home from Brownsville during the recent heavy rains. From the top of the hill north of Brownsville he saw below him a wide sheet of water, where Sodom Creek and Calapooia River had over flowed the fields and road. Thinking It would not be deep enough to cause trouble, he boldly headed the Buick for the water and plunged into it. But he was mistaken about the depth, for half way across the water go so deep that the car gave a cough or two and came to a. stop. Mr. Brown got out and did some sounding. He found the water already knee deep and getting deeper in the direction he. was headed. He located the bridge across the creek from its railings, still above the water, turned the car in that direction with some ef fort, and, after much coughing and sneezing, got it started again. A second time on the perilous trip the auto got in over its depth and had to be maneuvered to higher ground again. But after some cough ing it never failed to start right up and plod ahead. The river was crossed safely and the .car. brought its occu pants safely home. ' MOTORISTS CAN DELIVER GIFTS Mitchell Dealers Offer Chance to Make Christmas- Contribution. If you can't give anything thl Christmas, take 'something, meaning that you can deliver a gift given by someone else. Such is the plan pro jected by the Mitchell Motors Company, of Racine, Wis., through their local wheels, especially if the car is an old one. If spokes can be shaken,' tighten the bolts on the flanges of the hub. If they are still loose consult a wheel wright, as your life may be endangered by the breaking of a wheel f -' Ordinary Common Sense II. : . Jr. Sensible Thrift and 0 " ; Maxwell Motor Cars Common aensfr say to you,; "Buy a Maxwell Car and use it." The -American people are going forward not backward. That , is the purpose of the great war in which ve are xuwf engaged. . The success of the Nation depends on healthy business activity over the country and sensible thrift. Healthy business depends, on the utilization of every possible labor-saving, time-saving, money-saving device known. The light-weight, economical Maxwell in passenger service taking you where you have to go on business, helping you relieve delivery congestion is one of the greatest known labor-saving, time saving, money-saving devices. Tturinz Car $745 i Roadster $745; - Ctupe $1095 BtrUne $1095-, . Sedan $1095. F. O. B. Detroit C. L. BOSS AUTOMOBILE CO. 615-617 Washington St. . AUTD IS REAL NECESSITY PAIGE HEAD REFUTES ARGUMENTS FOR CURTAILMENT. Motor Car as Mucn Public Utility as Telephone, He Points Out, and Hot Mere Luxury. ' "The war has centered attention on the automobile for two different rea sons" and from two totally different angles." comments Harry M. Jewett, president of the Paige-Detroit Motor Car Company. "Military men, and lay men to some extent, if they have fol lowed the great conflict closely, have observed what a vital part the motor ized vehicle is playing in the struggle abroad. The motor car has been given credit and this fact, although not com pletely realized and appreciated, is no longer news. "But since we have had to consider finances in relation to the war and ways and means for raising or saving money, certain people have turned the spotlight on the motor car from a dif ferent angle a false angle. Lacking lnlormation or superficial in their rea soning, they have questioned the hio tor car as a commodity necessary for our dally affairs at this time. "These false reasoners have even suggested that the automobile ls-a lux ury and can be spared; that it would be well for the country at. this time if Its manufacture were curtailed and the There is a difference in the way the Liberty rides and drives Iff ' . A You can prove this to your own satisfaction in ten minutes Mitchel Wallingford 522 Alder St- Main 2492 money involved in making It, buying it and operating it were turned into more useful channels. Such peculiar reasoning shows how little these false economists understand the place the automobile now occupies. It was from the very first a utility and as great a necessity as the telephone. The fact that 63 per cent of all cars manufactured go to. farms throws some light on the matter,-' for. if the automo bile were a 'pleasure car the farmers would not be taking such a huge pro portion of the output. "The salesman, .the contractor, the builder, the plumber, the doctor, the collector and men in a thousand ' and one occupations use their cars for busi ness, for errands and utilitarian pur poses, while the- banker, if you told him his car was merely a luxury, would reply that it carries him back and forth from business, is used for shopping by his family and runs all the household errands. " "Statistics are - not needed to prove the utility of the motor car. Just a lit tle straight thinking shows up the fal lacy of the argument that the industry could ; be spared or curtailed at this time."- - Soldiers for Tractors. A, feature of the new extensions to the plant of the Holt Manufacturing Company, maker of the. 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