TIIE SUNDAY OltEGOXIAX. PORTLAND, ."JUNE 1, 1919.''
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SHAPE DESPITE
Here Are Latest Reports to
State Motor Association.
PACIFIC HIGHWAY IS OPEN
Jtiver Route to Astoria Good Save
for Four Miles of Unfinished
Macadam Xear Lower End.
The following: road reports were re
ceived late last week at the Portland
headquarters of the Oregon State Motor
association, describing .the condition of
a number of important highways fol-
report was filed and therefore this
road will be poor and muddy.
Newport to Dallas via Kings Valley.
Very poor, almost impassable.
Tillamook and McMinnville. Nine
miles through Grand Ronde, bad for
about four days following cessation of
general rain.
.Tillamook and Seaside Eight miles
same as foregoing.
TRUCKS XOW RBXSEfG-OS AIR
Pneumatics for Power Wagons Be
come Common Event.
Time was when pneumatic tires on
automobiies were regarded with a great,
deal of suspicion, much of which was
justified by their unseemingly beha
viour in places remote from any op
portunity for repairs. Cartoonists and
witty paragraphers revelled in depict
ing the misfortunes of the brave people
who trusted to an uncertain motor and
a set of undependable tires for an aft
ernoon's pleasure. But all this is now
changed. Tire engineers - have per
fected tires to the point where motor
ists have no more fear of inconvenience
from tire trouble than any other kind
of trouble incident to motoring.
And this applies now to pneumatic
truck tires as well as to automobile
tires. Pneumatic tires for motor trucks
have had to undergo the same growing
pains as automobile tires, and have ar
rived at practically the same degree of
perfection. Just how far this develop-
DEALERS PUN NIFTY
FEATURE FOR PARADE
Just Watch for Their Section
in Floral Procession.
GOOD? JUST WAIT AND SEE!
Mystery Float in KestiTal Flower Pa
geant to Be Deep, Deep Secret If
Only Wives Can Keep It.
Just keep your eyes open for the
entry of the. Dealers' Motor Car asso
ciation of Oregon in the big automobile
floral parade of the coming Rose Fes
tival, Something novel, striking and
HERE IS THE LATEST HAYNES CAR.
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Tbui five-pasaeneer, mld-seasoa Raynes model f-1910 la on r t the rlasaleat new modeln io arrive here this year. A. C.
Stevetut is 11 . jnf distributor. Standlns bealde tke ear la R. R. Coatcr, H a j nr. aaleaman.
lowing the heavy rains of last week- i
end:
Hood River to The Dalles good.
Hood River to Trout Lake, Wash.,
ia Hood River-White Salmon ferry
good.
Hood River to Cloud Cap Inn Not
open on account of snow. Road to ML
Hood Lodge in good shape.
Hood River to Cascade Locks good.
Salem to Portland Leave Salem for
Portland on North Commercial street.
At end of pavement turn to left one
block. Then north on river road
through Hopmere to St. Paul. Cross
river to Newberg. Pavement rest of
way to Portland.
Cow Creek Canyon Better.
Salem to Corvallis. Cross river at
Salem to west side, thence south
through Independence.
Roseburg to Cottage Grove. Sun
day's rain made this road slippery, but
It will be all right by this Sunday.
Roseburg to Grants Pass. This im
proves every day as work continues.
Tourists detour at Oanyonville for a
few miles but get through any time.
Roseburg to Marshfleld. The regu
lar stage tied up for two days on ac
count of rains, but went over Tuesday.
This run is always passable except for
about two days after a rain.
Grants Pass to Crescent City. Road
rood, except rough between K.erby and
Waldo.
Grants Pass to Roseburg. Good
except Cow Creek canyon construe
tion work.
Clatskanie and Goble. Road is very
Rood to Goble; rough around Deer
Island.
Macadam ?fot Finished.
Clatskanie to Astoria via Westport.
Good except about four miles of unfin
ished macadam this Bide of Astoria.
Clatskanie and Astoria via Mist.
Puncheon between Clatskanie and Mist
Is rough but remainder of road fair.
Detour between Astoria, and Toungs
fcay or Olney.
Newport and Corvallis via Philomath
V Good, but it was raining when this
ment has advanced was shown in the
recent 1235-mile trip of two big trucks
of the Goodyear Tire & Rubber com
pany's Akron-Boston line, deflected
from their regular runs for a journey
from Akron, O., to Macon, Ga., where
they participated in a big motor truck
demonstration.
This entire trip was made without
mishap, and with only one tire change.
A 12.000-mile tire was taken off near
Franklin, Ky., which had been in regu
lar -service on the Akron-Hoston ex
press line. This was a 44x10 the
largest size in commercial use.
MAXY DRIVERS ARE PENALIZED
Massachusetts Severe on Owners
Who Break Laws.
During 1918 the Massachusetts high
way commission suspended or revoked
2166 driving licenses and in addition
took away the registration certificates
of 177 motor vehicles. Of these sus
pensions and revocations 1083 followed
automatically upon convictions in court
of serious offenses and 36 were caused
by complaints upon which hearings
were given.
The largest number of cancellations.
totaling 1224, came about from inves
tigations conducted by the examiners
of the commission. The licenses re
voked numbered 811; those suspended
were 957. while in 398 instances the
right to operate in Massachusetts was
taken away.
Reckless operation caused 239 revo
cations or suspensions; operating under
the influence of liquor was responsible
for 553 being dropped, refusing to stop
after an accident led to the taking
away of 75 others; accidents resulting
in death automatically suspended 471
and 274 were .deprived of the right to
drive because of improper operation.
The highway commission now has a
blacklist containing the names of 3400
who cannot get a license to drive cars
in Massachusetts. In addition there
are 39 others who cannot even register
a motor vehicle.
REPUBLIC TRACTOR POPULAR ON FARMS.
THIS MACHINE WILL DO THE WORK OP SEVERAL HORSES.
The Roberts Motor Car company. Republic truck distributors in Oregon
Also handling the new Republic tractor, which promises to become as we
known BfJe famous "Yellow Chassis" trucks. This photo was taken at th
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decidedly original is herewith promised
In fact, the dealers themselves are
quite ecxited over their plans. The
xpect their entry to be the sensatlo
f the parade. Those in the secret
what it is to be declare that if any fea
ure of the parade attracts more at
ention that this one it will be be
cause some mightily Ingenious folks
sit up nights to figure one out.
W hue the details are closely guarded.
few facts about the dealers' part of
the parade may be told. For one thing,
they will have 36 beautifully decorated
utomobiles in line, each car to be of
ifferent make and to represent one
f the 36 counties of the state. In each
car will be a driver dressed in white
and a dazzling pretty girl as the per
sonal representative of the county.
Well. Then, the Secret Will Oat!
Heading this procession of cars will
be a float and behind it another float.
The rear float will be a Pierce-Arrow
car, entirely covered with flowers in
artistic patterns, and bearing Governor
Olcott. That much may be told. As to
the front float well, that's the secret.
Yes, and if the dealers can keep from
telling their wives about it, this lead
ing float is to remain a mystery up to
the very parade itself. What is it?
Well, all the guessing in the world
wouldn't solve the puzzle for you. Just
wait and watch. But accept this as the
gospel truth it will be fully worth
waiting and watching for.
From this leading float of mystery
ill be strung two lines of ribbons.
like reins guiding a horse, one on each
side of the car. These ribbons will ex
tend down the whole line of 36 cars.
back to the Pierce-Arrow float
which the governor will be riding.
Holding these ribbon reins in his hands
the governor will guide the entire line,
including the mystery float in front.
County Nantes on Shields.
Each car in the line will have the
shield of the Union meaning United
States of America on a door on each
side, and on the shields will be in
scribed in flowers the names of the
different counties each car represents.
M. O. vilkins will be marshal of the
dealers' section of the parade. The
special committee in charge is com
posed of A. H. Knaus of the Twii
States Motor Car company, chairman;
Mr. Wilkins. George W. Dean, of the
Howard Automobile company, and C.
M. Menzies of the MaDley Auto com
pany.
R. w. Childs. general chairman of
the floral parade committee, and Frank
V. Smith, of the Howard Auto company,
are arranging some other novel sections
for the parade. Take it all in all this
parade promises to be the 'greatest of
any Rose Festival, for with the war
15 Maxwell Trucks Ran 109,700
Miles at a Total Repair
Cost of $313.07
THESE are figures
taken from owners
books. 10,000 owners
of Maxwell trucks have
been asked to send us their
operating costs. The first
fifteen received contained
these amazing figures
109,700 miles at a repair cost
of $313.07.
Three of these Maxwells
turned 60,000 miles at a re
pair cost of $150. A fourth
ran 5500 miles at a repair
cost of 25 cents. A fifth,
5000 miles- at a repair cost
of $1.
Another, 7000 miles and
the expense of keeping it on
the road was $2.50.
All told, the repair
cost was just .002
plus per mile! And
by repairs we mean
the total for parts
and labor.
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So obvious, so well Known
has become the economy
of Maxwell trucks in regard
to gas, oil, and tires, that
it is no longer an item of
news.
15, 16, even 20 miles to
the gallon on gas, and 200
miles to the gallon of oil,
or 8,000, 9,000 and 10,000
miles to a tire is a matter '
of common occurence.
But the main point about
a Maxwell truck is this: it
runs on, and on and never
quits going.
It is efficient. '
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It's a great money earner
because it's a great
money saver. Many
Maxwells 'pay back
their cost in a year's
time.
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Price for chassis
$1085 f. o. b. Detroit.
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over, folks have their hearts in it. It's
to be held on Friday, the final day of
the festival.
Two Important Books for Auto
Owners:
Harry Stutz Big: Buyer.
The Indianapolis motor trade is going
strong on liberty loan subscriptions,
the largest individual purchase in Mar
ion county in the five loan campaigns
being that of Harry C. Stutz. president
of the Stutz Motor Car Co.. who took
$250,000. The Nordyke & Marmon Co.
also took $250,000. Tnis amount does
not include that taken by officers and
employes of the company.
Tractor Hauls 35 Tons.
KLAMATH FALLS, Or.. May 31.
fSpecial.) Hauling a train of trailers
of a combined weight of 35 tons, the
county caterpillar tractor passed
through town this morning with cin
dera for the county road near the poor
farm. - These cinders are being brought
in by boat from the west side of uppe
Klamath lake. The lour trailers carry
a combined load of 14 yards, each yard
weighing 2500 pounds.
AUTOMOBILES AND GASOLINE
ENGINE ENCYCLOPEDIA
1919 Edition
s ?t.OO Postpaid
THE OFFICIAL AUTO BLUE
BOOK
of Oregon. Washington. Idaho and
British Columbia
VoL No. 91919 Edition
$3.00 Postpaid
Gill's
The J. K. Gill Co.
BookMellera, iitatloaera.
Office Outfitter. .
Third aad Alder Mreeta
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Phone Broadway 2162
Portland, Oregon
Broadway 71
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marvel at:
American
Corporations
All Europe realizes
now that American
business men, turned
soldiers, simply ap
plied methods of
American business to
war-winning. No
wonder that now
Foreign Nations
marvel at American
corporations nol
only at their efficient
big scale methods,
but their economies.
Justly for American
business men scruti
nize every penny.
"When they buy tires,
they study values and
compare prjees. Cor
porations all over the
country are concen
trating on Diamonds
the people in this
town who buy tires
thoughtfully, calcu
latingly, are . buying
Diamonds.
For Diamonds are
giving thousands of
extra miles atLESS
THAN AVERAGE
COST. Let us pre-;
sent some compar-'
ative figures to you. '
ARCHER &
WIGGINS
75 Sixth St.
Phone Broadway 277.
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