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TIIEj SUNDAY OREGONIAX, PORTLAND,
MAY 9, 1920
70 CARS ENTERED HI
AD dLUBS Ml
Between 250 and 300 Per
sons in Coming Tour.
H'S ON HIS WAY TO D Elf MARK IN THIS ESSEX CAR.
OBI
HOP-OFF HERE ON MAY 18
Great Advertising Benefits for Pa
cific Northwest to Result From
Tills Unusual Tour.
TGOTT
Extensive preparations are under
ay for a nation-wide advertising
programme for the scenic and outing
attractions along the picturesque
i'acific- highway in connection with
the Pacific northwestern automobile
caravan, which will leave Portland
for Stockton, CaL, Tuesday morning.
May 18. Various automobile dealers,
truck and tire, rubber, oil, gasoline
and accessory concerns, as well as
tourist bureaus, expect to Eend out
an endless supply of publicity lit
erature based on the results of the
tour.
In preparation for this plan, which
has for iUi object to draw tourists
over the arterial highways, the car
avan committees are exerting every
effort to see that the roads are put
In the best possible condition for the
caravan. In addition three distinc
tive scouting expeditions, have been
sent, or will be sent, over the route
between now and the "hop off of the
big motoring expedition.
Every board of county commission
ers between Portland and the Cali
fornia line hae been urged to have
rough spots in the highway in their
respective countie put in passable
condition. j
Road Work Is VTrsred.
Commercial organizations In these
Tarlous county seats have been asked
to work with the road authorities for
iulck and effective action. On top
of this conferences have been held
with the etate highway engineering
staff so its influence may be added
to the general movement for better
roads.
The scouting parties are to be a
big feature of the preliminary prep
arations. Every foot of the route will
be logged In detail and official re
ports made, so there will be ro un
necessary delays or. mix-ups over de
tours. The ftret scouting expedition paesed
through Portland early In the week,
when J. G. Fenton, president of. the
Motor Dealers" association and vice
president of the Eldredge-Buick com
pany of Seattle, Btopped off for a
few hours to get in touch with the
local caravan committee. He set out
again for Redding, CaL. under the
guidance of state highway engineers
as far as the California line, and
will return early this week with j
full report on road conditions.
Another scouting party under the
auspices of the B. F. Goodrich Rub
ber company is also en route to I
Stockton to make a similar study of
the motoring problems and difficul
ties to be overcome. This expedition
is working directly In contact with
Jocal county road authorities in all
districts through which the caravan
will pass.
Big Plans El Route.
The third expedition will leave
Portland tomorrow or Tuesday and
will be conducted by "W. P. McKen-
r.ey, president of the Oregon State
Motor association. He will make a
complete survey for the benefit of
tourists tmd prepare up-to-the-minute
dope on the highway.
The touring bureaus of different'
automobile and rubber companies
will send out information covering
these test trips and the men who
made the trips will assist the operat
ing etaff of the caravan during the
oficial excursion southward.
Everywhere along the 800 miles of
the journey from Portland to the
Stockton convention of the Pacific
Coast Admen the .various communi
ties, large and small, are making
notable - plans for entertaining the
caravan pilgrims during theirstops
in these places.
It is estimated that nearly $5000
will be expended by these cities and
commercial bodies in extending lavish
hospitality to the northerners en
route. j
Invitations have come from about
38 different cities, towns and small
communities. The offers of enter
tainment include open-air luncheons,
trout breakfasts, dinners, banquets,
Informal dances and attractive pro-:
grammes of various kinds.
Chlco, CaL, tops the list with a
Jtraight-out donation of $1000, con
tributed by its Chamber of Commerce.
This big fund will be devoted en
tirely to showing the excursionists
from Oregon, Washington and Brit
ish Columbia a good time on the eve
ning of May 21 and the next morning.
Open Air Banquet at Chi CO.
Chlco will spread a banquet In the
open air, under the majestic trees of
Hidwell park, where arrangements
will also be made for the educational
programme to be staged by the car
avan committee In charge of that fea
ture of the tour. Chico will add an
other spectacular stunt in setting
aside a special night at the Northern
California automobile show for its
visitors. Next morning when the
convoy leaves Chico, between 100 and
1 50 automobiles will pace the excur
sion through the famous ranches,
groves and scenic valleys which ex
tend almost the entire 100 miles from
, Chico to Sacramento. The arrange
ments at Chico are In th hands of
Arthur A. Schell, president of the
Chico Ad Club and a former Port
lander. -
Sacramento, through Its Ad club,
also will spend about $1000 In the
free-handed hospitality that will be
provided their guests on Saturday,
ilay 22, the day before the arrival at
Stockton. Sacramento is keeping all
details of its plans under cover, but
the committee In charge has notified
the local caravan leaders that the Sac
ramento stunts will be the most mem
orable of the whole tour.
Sacramento will eend a reception
party 'part of the way to. Chico to
meet the arriving visitors and pace
them Into the city. One feature will
be the maneuvers of a squadron of
airplanes from Mather field.
Other ad clubs from the Bay cities
will assist Sacramento in greeting
the northwestern delegations that eve
ning. An additional contingent of
about 200 automobiles will fall into
line when the caravan leaves the
etate capital for the last 48-mile run
to Stockton, on Sunday, Max 23, ar
riving there in time for the formal
opening of the convention.
Albany to Have nig Spread.
Other cities that will extend them
selves In showering .attention on the
convoy are Albany, Or., which will
set up an elaborate luncheon on Tues
day, May 18, the day the caravan
leaves Portland. Albany Is the first
official stop and vv. R. Scott; presi
dent of the Albany Chamber of Com
merce. has wired that his organiza
tion will be glad to furnish the party
with anything is the way of hospi
tality It can, in addition to furnishing
the luncheon free of charge, i
-Grants Pass, Medford and Ashland
have all offered to keep open house
when the expedition passes through
their districts, the Grants Pass Cham
ber of Commerce having offered to
provide a trout breakfast -with fish
taken fresh that morning from Rogue
river, along whose banks many of
the tourists will pitch their tents for
the overnight stop, May 19.
Portland merchants and members
of the Associated Industries of Ore
gon have donated a bountiful supply
of viands to be used In preparation of
an individual box' lunch for each
member of the party. This lunch will
be distributed on the morning of Mav
20 for the long drive from Grants
Pass to fchasta Springs. No noonday
stop Is scheduled that day, owing to
the Inadequate facilities for handling
the big crowd in the small towns
through which the Journey will be
made.
Among the other communities that
have extended invitations for stops
and entertainment are Montague, Sis- i
son, Grenada, Roseville, Auburn and
Marysville, Cal. Acceptance of these
invitations will depend on the ability
of the caravan to maintain the offi
cial schedule already mapped out,
i Send-off by Airship. ,
An Important cnange has Deen made
in the plans for the non-stop flight
of Major Albert D. Smith, the noted
army pilot, who will hop off at the
international boundary at Blaine,
Wash., and land at Stockton without
stop. Instead of negotiating this flight
on the day the caravan starts. Major
Smith will leave early on the morning
of Sunday, May 23, and endeavor to
arrive simultaneously with the cara
van at Sacramento. Here he will be
met with a squadron of airplanes
from Mather field. The entire air
force will hover over the caravan
during the final dash to Stockton.v
Lubricating oil for every car in wle
caravan has been donated by G. G. S.
Campbell, manager of the Western
Sales company and the Waverly Oil
company. He will see that an ample
supply of oil is shipped to each of the
noon and night controls and there i
the oil will be distributed to the vari
ous cars in line by the Northwest Auto
company. Arrangements for this free
oil were made by F"red W. Vogler,
chairman of .; the local "On-to-Stock-ton"
caravan committee, who will also
drive the official pacemaking car, a
brand new Cole eight, at the head of
the caravan.
This car will carry the caravan staff
consisting of W. R. Strandborg of
Portland, director; Frank M. Fretwell
of the contest board, American Auto ,
association, and chief of staff of the
caravan, with headquarters In Se
attle; J. H. Crampton, assistant con
trol officer of Seattle, and Thomas
M. Keane of Spokane, vice-president
of the Pacific Coast Advertising clubs'
association.
About TO Cars Entered.
While belated entries are still be
ing registered at Portland .Ad club
headquarters. It is estimated that
there will be about 70 cars In the
caravan, with 25 each from Portland
and Seattle and the balance in num
bers of ones and twos from other
cities including Spokane, Tacoma,
Belllngham, La Grande, Victoria and
Vancouver, B. C.; Salem, Medford,
Bend, Coos Bay and Ashland. Based
on this estimate, there will be be
tween 250 and 300 persons in the
party.
Besides those entries there will be
a detail of nine trucks, touring cars
and motorcycles entered by the Motor
Transport corps of the army with a
personnel of 29 officers and men.
Tt IS nfM,( Q Itn that- ia AmA
'can Red Cross chapter at Seattle will
provide a "'f irst aid" car . with .. the
necessary personnel to attend the
caravan and give demonstrations and
exhibitions of field activity as well
as to look after any cases of illness
or injury that may occur.
Governor Hart of Washington will
accompany the northern or "Siwash"
division as guest of honor for the
tour across the Evergreen state from
Blaine to Vancouver. Invitation has
been extended to Governor Olcott to
act in similar capacity for the drive
across Oregon.
Arrangements have been completed
whereby a special escort of honor rep
resenting the. California state Auto
mobile association will meet the car
avan at the California line and con
tin no the tour to Stockton. The San
Francisco army recruiting district-
through Colonel R. M. M earns, will
also meet the caravan with a detail
at the California line nd will, give
some exruDuions in connection with
the national recruiting campaign of
tne war department.
Motor Speed Per Miles.
The crankshaft of a Ford car makes
2440 revolutions in a mile,-and when
running atthe rate of 22- miles per
hour it turns over 897 times per mm
ute.
PEERLESS EIGHT LIKE THIS
RUN FROM SAN FRANCISCO TO LOS ANGELES
By making the distance tn 9 hoars .17
off record net in 1917 by a Cadillac
or the V C. Warren Motor Car company.
ft i -I a " i ' ! J
Carl Olnen, aevlce auperlntendent for the C. L. Bom Automobile nnpur,
and the car tn whleh he shoved off from Portland Inst Tuesday for a
visit with the home folks near Copenhagen. .
Of course Mr. Olsen doesn't Intend to drive through the Atlantic ocean,
but he will drive to It. With his wife and three youngsters, he set out
Tuesday morning for New York via California, Colorado, Oklahoma, Kan
sas and perhaps Florida. He has obtained passage to Copenhagen on the
steamer United States, leaving New York July 15, and hopes to take the car
along, too. He has dolled up his Essex for the trip with Westinghouse
shock absorbers, pasoline cok stove, cut-In front seat for a bed for the
children, tent bedroom, table and most of the other comforts of home, in
cluding a trunk on the rear. This took uf so much room that he had to rig a
tire carrier In front between the sh ock absorbers and radiator. This in
turn necessitated removing the headlights. Tor which he substituted two
big spotlights with dimmers. He left his home at Ringsted, 20 miles from
Copenhagen, 20 years ago, and this will be his first visit there since. M.
F. Butler will be acting service super Intendent for the C. L. Boss Automo
bile company during his absence.
NEW DESIGN ERA IS DUE
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3ITJCH INTEREST IS TAKEN IN
COMING AUTO RACES.
Indianapolis Speed-way" Keduocs
Limit on Size of Motors From
300 to 183' Cubic Inches.
The struggle . for supremacy to be i
waged this year on the trpeedways be
tween European and American ca s
and drivers is of more interest than
ever before to the motoring world
because it forecasts a new era of au
tomobile design. This was indicated
at the . Indianapolis speedway . last
year when a Baby Peugeot showed Its
heels to cars of almost twice its size,
thus proving that brute size is not
essential to performance.
As a result, the Indianapolis speed
way this year has reduced- the limit
on the size of motors from 300 inches
to 183 inches cubic displacement.
This means lighter and smaller cars
than ever before and therefore more
economical cars. But, despite this
limitation in size, it is expected that
the speed will be higher than ever
before and that, because of the im
provement in materials, ' the reli
ability of the cars will be greater.
European designers, both French
and English, are already busy on
special epeed creations along these
new lines. In America, as far as is
known, the manufacturers are doing
little; being too busy with produc
tion, but many drivers are working
on their own mounts. De Talma, it
is understood, is under contract to
drive a French oar, but rumors come
from Detroit, that he may again ap
pear at the wheel of "an American
car.
Deusenberg In known to have three
small .eights which will be eligible
and the Chevrolet brothers are sure
to be contenders. An to the drivers.
Earl Cooper, a former member of the
Stuta racing team, has Just bought
a stock in Essex as has Ira VaiL who
formerly drove a Hudson - super-aix,
and, "Dave" Lewis, aa ex-Deusenberg
driver.
The displacement of the Essex Is
only 179 Inches bo 1t comes well with
in the Indianapolis; limits. This, to
gether with the remarkable endur
ance it has displayed, may result in
its entry in some of the big speed
way events by individuals, but it is
not believed that the Essex factory
will tako any active part in speed
contests this year.
Engine founding.
Tf a nniind In the engine is recular
rand continuous It Is likely fo be from
lost motion in the bearings. If it Is
irregular and occasional it Is more
RECENTLY BROKE RECORD IN
minutes, total of -17 minutes iras lopped
eleht. Thevlcerless is handled here
likely to be due to preignltion caused
by incandescent carbon or from im
perfect electrical connections. If the
pounding is accompanied by occasion
al missing, especially if the missing
is more frequent when the car rs run
ning than when the engine is Idling,
it is' more apt to be due to imperfect
electrical connections.
LATEST IN BOOZE SMUGGLING
1917 Dodge Fitted Up With 20
. Gallon Spare Tank.
WICHITA FALLS, Texas, May 8.
One of the latest devices usedvo
smuggling liquor over the Mexican
border was located in a Dodge road
ster of 1917 vintage by revenue of
ficer here after two hours' search.
The interior under the seat and rear
cover had been torn .away and a tank
installed. Even- with the tank un
covered the opening to -it was a mys
tery for some time until a screw was
removed. The tank carried 20 gallons
of rye whisky. In addition, to this the
rear gasoline tank- had been divided
by a circular sheet of metal and half
of this also contained firewater. A
duplicate filling plug disclosed this.
Several hundred dollars had been
pent to alter the machine for its il
licit purposes. '"
Pennsylvania led the nation in 1919
in the total mileage of contracts for
road construction.
Witt WATCH IN
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Purhcaser Must Keep on Hisi
Guard Afl the Time.
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The First Westcott
Still Full of Pep After 100,000 Miles
This time-worn old Westcott, after nine years of good, hard use, during
which it has gone more than 100,000 miles, is still running and can make the
best of them step out.
This old-timer can hit 60 -miles with ease, and, while its lines may not be up-to-the-minute,
it's a reliable, capable car, ready for many more miles.
THE LARGER SIX
Type A-48, 125-Inch Wheelbase
Seven-Passenger Touring
Five-Passenger Touring
Seven-Passenger Sedan '
Five-Passenger Sedan,
UNITED
347-351 Bumside Street
TACOMA AFTER PEUGEOTS
FOREIGN RACERS TO BE SEES
AT SPEEDWAY.
Races' Next July 5 to Bo Fought
-. Out From Field of 1 5 or More
. of Fastest Drivers.
TACOMA. "Wash., May 8. Three
fast Peugeot racing cars may he one
of the features at the Tacoma epeed
way next July S. Andre Boillot and
Jules -Ooux are In New York, having:
arrived from France ten days ago.
Letters received from A. G. Kauf
mann. president of the Peugeot Auto
Racing company, indicate that both
Boillot and Goux are desirous of
racing In Tacoma.
One of the three cars will be
driven by R. D. "Howdy" Wiicox,
who won the ""500-mile race at In
dianapolis last season. Heretofore
Boillot and Qoiix have returned to
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nual output of - pit nifties, most of;
which also .are "waaoo mlaee. has
lumped from 141.44C tone 1114 to
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can oparftte economically, between
mine and railroad, many was-on f
mines are finding- tt possible- "to .m
W i in -the e-eneral market . with.
mines, located oq railroads- Today,
Decause ci oetier irnporiuon
cillue and the .Increasins;. demand
tor ooaU some are prodnclns; several
hundred .tone of .ceral dally.
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and 'facts that .have,. been- cited are -
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MOTORS
Distributors
France Immediately after the Indian
apolis events, but this -year are at
tracted to the Pacific ooast by the
Tacoma Speedway and Its reputa
tion as being one of the fastest tracks
ever built '
The American championship is also
a plum that foreign drivers would
like to pluck from the racing tree of
1930. "With five of the fastest men
from Indianapolis coming to Tacoma
it Is apparent that the foreign drivers
are looking to Tacoma for the fastest
records of the year.
.It is possible that one or more
Fiat cars will be In America this
year from Italy and that one of the
Fiats will be seen In Tacoma. Indica
tions are that the Tacoma track this
year will have among its 15 or more
entries some of the best known
AmerHcan and foreign drivers.
W. C. Baldwin, president of the
Tacoma speedway, will be in Indian
apolis for the Memorial day event
of May 31. Upon his return he will
brlrg not less than ten drivers and
their cars for the July 5 events at
LIBERTY SIX,
BRISCOE FO UR and
GRAHAM SPEED TR UCK
Now At Home in the New
s
, Modern Garage Building
Just Completed at 15th and
Washington
REMOVAL
Now in Progress at Old Location, 16th and .Alder
Every Gar Reduced
Trucks included. This is your opportunity to buy
car or truck. ;
W. H. Wallingf ord Co.
Old Location 16th and Alder New Location 15th and Wash.
THE LIGHTER SIX
Type A-S8, 118-Inch Wheelbase
Five-Passenger Touring
(Straight Seat)
Two-Passenger Roadster
Three-Passenger Cabriolet
Coupe (Straight Seat)
Five-Passenger Sedan
COMPANY
Phone Broadway 2393
the Tacoma track. Work of building
a new grandstand at the Tacoma
speedway is well under way. The
new stand will have a seating capacity
of 15,000 In addition to parking spaces
for 250 automobiles.
rAGEOIiS IX
COAIj fleet
Five Give Good Service on San
Francisco Hills.
"Before we used motor trucks our
business was confined to a restricted
territory," according to J. S. Ouerin,
a San Francisco merchant. "But now
we deliver anywhere in the county.
We are operating five trucks, two 6
ton and three 2Vs-ton Fageols, and will
have to add to this equipment shortly.
"Our trucks cover an average of 30
miles a day. They are giving us very
good Bervice and under trying condi
tions. Horses could not handle the
loads on our hills without making
long detours, and as most of our coal
customers are apartment houses in
the hilly part of the city, trucks save
us hours of time."
Mr. Ouerin bought-the first worm
drive truck sold In Sn Francisco and
this truck is still in daily service
after seven years of hard work. "We
have never had any rear-end trouble
and we find the worm drive very sat
isfactory," he said.
Reason for Fenders.
The reason why automobiles are
equipped with fenders and shock ab
sorbers Is that it would be impos
sible to do the same thing with all
the moon-gazers who wander afoot
willy and nilly regardless alike of
their own safety and that of all
others. -American Motorist.
Agreeable Idleness.
One of the most agreeable Torms
of the idleness begotten of car own
ership is sitting down and planning
great gobs of work which you intend
to do to the old wagon when you' gut
around to it.
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