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CnmiT SUNDAY JOURNAL, F0I1TLAIJD, SUNDAY MORNING, OCTOBER 23, 1013. Til" 'A ; -v: COMPANY H ELPS TO SWAT" fOTHE HIGH COST OF LIVING r 1 ,1 - ( . " (Firestone restaurant at Akron, Ohio. be an Improved highway from New TorS io.the Paciric coast, lie also has a vis Ion of a steady caravan of motor cars crosHlng the continent to visit all parts of the Paclflo coast when the world's fair Is on in San Francisco. ' , Roads Snuprlslag-ly Ooed. ' ' "I ro't the surprise of my life;" was t)ie 6penlng report of Crawford. "Here tofore I believed that, western Toads were quite Impossible for pleasant tour in. Now 1 Jiave the correct Informa tion. j A;.;. V. :-.. A,' paaaeB. i rannoi recau any pari ox inn i trip that was particularly bad. Of I course, one does not ' want to start I across the United States and expect to find a continuous road of macadam, j brick or asphalt, but If a man has any reasonable .conception , of what good i country roads ought to be, he will 'not be disappointed In this trip to the Pa- clflo ocean. The best explanation i of road conditions that I can give is to refer the. skeptic to the report of the J dismantling of the Cole test car In San jrrancisco aner it naa croesea ine con tinent. There was no appreciable signs of wear on any part of the car. This proves 'in itself that a good automobile ran mukii th nrAKi ntmtrv run without 'any injury; and If we could. accomplish this! with days Of severe testing hunt ing roads a"d bills on which to strain our car and much harder work than an owner would give his car, it Is easy to appreciate how easily and pleasantly the trip can be made when the motorist Is out for nothing but pleasure." , ' Westward Travel Heavier, , j , . When he declares that transconti nental touring is' due for , pronounced Impetus within the next year or two, Crawford does 'not assume the robes of the prophet. He is Just speaking from experience, he says. While on his 8800 mile trip he met a great number of east- '' J Helping1 Hs nearly employes to , swat" the hlgh-cost-of-llvlng bugaboo, - the Firestone Tire and Rubber company ' has established across the street from it Akron tire plant, a restaurant where -meals are served at cost Breakfast, ' dinner, supper, and a meal at -midnight are served and when-the ..clock regis ters "time 'to, eat,'' tlay or night, the . restaurant Is stormed by an army of .jmen. - , ,. .: s. ,.;-;:. s The serving of meals began in Sep- tm ,l II 'ill' ll l .1 tember. Before that, the employes had to depend for their food on the not very good restaurants In the neighborhood of the factory. Exorbitant prices were charged In those places and it was soon seen that the men must have seme re Uf. After thoroughly investigating restaurants maintained by,, factories . in various industrial , centers, r the Fire stone company planned an eating house which combined the good points of all. On the first day 800 men were served in It minutes. . - . -. - u ilBU GREAT VEST CAUSES 1CVI mmm ..' tAiAt,'" I' "". . 11 1111 ' ORDS chief teeter, of the Cole Motor Car com pany. . . ' i; , ; -Since the motortng populace is Intent with'' piahal-foir a through transconf tlnental highway, it is 6nly natural that LChief Engineer Crawford should be an enthusiastic disciple , or gooa roaas. While he is more or less inclined to laud the work of the Cole "six,' every time a grpup " of interested auditors- gather around, him he immediately launches into a discussion of the, possibilities' of transcontinental touring! Crawford pre dicts that within three years there will Roads; Surprisingly Good and Ir'Transcqntrnntaf Trfps Like- riy to; Become .-Indianapolis, Oet.7 25 Tanned to a - glowing': brown, feeling ' as fine and strong a. the. cub beer that road with them, ihe-ipole transcontinental testers came backbome. . Fifteen states k and the province Of British Columbia, a con : aumintf .enthusiasm over the west and a ''speedometer reading . of 8800 miles, told, the Story of . the three mobthe test . trip. ' xThre was a long line of cars and ,bl, crowd of friends to-meet the re turning . trio at Plainlleld., about .16 miles from the city limits. ., 1 A parade throuH. . the , business dis trict and art!, Informal reception ..at'-ih . Coiumhla lutt marked" Ihe, conclusion of the most" remarkable -test. trlp ever At tempted.' For the moment .Indianapolis" automobile world is .discussing nothing 'but tW 1 trip, of Charles B. - Crawford, chief "engineer; H:' C Bradf leld.-, flald advertising manager and Lew Pettljohn, At . Throw Vour- scrap rubber away .when you can sea it oirect to a wholeiale dealar and get ,. the highest market price.'" 'Nothing?, too large- or - smalli fori yds ;toj handle. -Phone n$ andxur-nia will call and buy what you Save." J. ."Whotcsale dealer in scrap rubber, metal and ast Iron. Office and metal . . place 18S v. Columbia St. . Phone Main .5198.' Rubber ware-liouse-307 Ftorit Sf Iron yard; E. cornei1' Water. arid Mill Sts iWe arp positively- the - largest dealerslia scrap rubber in . Ore- erners going west and westerners going east. .,. . " ('A.1-,' '' "I annot begin to' enumerate,' ! said Crawford, "all the. fine road we found. But J could tell you in a very minutes the real bad roads we were forced to go pver. Aside from the detours we made for the purpose of testing, there wasn't 600 of the 8800. .miles that you could really call bad, and part of the "bad" stretches were causal by rain." In the three months that Chief En glneer Crawford was on the road with the test car, he' has learned so much ists in general that tne Cole Motor cr company has decided to publish in book form the results of this trip. The book will contain data concerning transcon tinental touring from the automobile en gineer's view point. It will be" distrib uted among all motor car owners, par ticularly those Interested. In transcon tlnental touring. ,, GERMAN MEN SEEKING - -TO BECOME INTERESTING Berlin, Oct 86. On the theory that the average German, woman prefers, an Interesting man to-a-handsome one, a new industry is springing up in various German, towns. One - firm advertises thus: ; "How can you become interest ing? Only by using ' our: ointment, which will give you a ,wan. .. spiritual look." Another concern Is reported to be doing a flourishing business providing imitation scars, "!such as decorate the chteks of university students who in dulge ia.student dueling. The firm ad vertises that it "will produce the scars "without pain or interruption . to busi ness." ' Close resemblance to the real thing is guaranteed in the advertise mcnts. ' BUILDING OF PANAMA CANAL IS . . , r.-. ' ; TRIUMPHANT ACHIEVEMENT (Continued From Page One.) In case of serious illness the employe was given hospital care and free med ical attendance and nursing. V '''- In his rest 'hours' the man at work for the government in Panama had ielal''.:ibtilM.fc3IJ'"elts13Bi and the government -agam' furnished the club house, the bowling alleys, the pool and billiard tables. Kven the club superintendent and the club stewards were on the federal payroll. . - Churches were provided by the gov ernment, and the preachers were paid as a part of the government expense. Children of the men ; employed in canul work had free schools and free schdol supplies. . " '. . ACK of this plan of making the la borer more than a human machine was a master mind. .. i ,-, ?: It was not until Colonel George W. Goethals was sent to the Isthmus to be come chief engineer and chairman of the Isthmian commission that the enter prise began to assume Its real measure of sucoess. It was his idea to get an organisa tion, a . tremendous force to work. In which each individual would be bent on giving to the government the very best that was in him. Recognition of the la borer's right to be considered a man was Goethals' master stroke. . 1 Goethals has Accomplished more for the elevation of the status of the labor er than can easily be understood. - His achievement- at Panama, doing 1 more work in less time and better than ever before -'done, has impressed a lesson upon the labor contractors, the superin tendents and foremen all over the world. In his first speech -on arrival at the isthmus. Colonel Goethals said he want ed no saluting on the Zone; that no man would be Judged by the salutes that' he gave, but, rather,, by the work ' that he iK: Their. tat2r-i5?fr:-.4 r-itasin, and from that day has never -worn lion the work- r- -:'--:-,v-''""i'r ' Next Colonel Goethals made a rule that every man at work in Panama should live In Panama. - He then moved into a house on the brink of the Culebra cut, where he could -look down on the construction trains, the steam shovel the drill machines, the manifold en ginery of that vast undertaking. ? i v; . tabor Problems Decided, , v it Asked to recognise the - unions ard sign contracts, Colonel Goethals per emptorily refused. He said the mn were not there to fight one another, but to fight the Culebra elides and the Cha gres river. Besides, it was not a pri vate enterprise for profit, but a govern ment project, for the good of the world. He raised the scale of wages paid, but forbade strikes. The first worklngraen who attempted to act in concert in de manding, an increase were discharged immediately. i , Foremen were ordered to cease swear ing at the men under, thern, and this tule was rigidly enforced. Officials who had carriages while - others . had . none were suddenly told to walk. ' . 1 Colonel Goethals, who will go down in history as the builder of the canal ard the one man .without whom it la pos sible such abundant success coiild n t have been obtained, was born in Brook lyn, near; the oi l ThIhi ' - 1 years ag. ' His anrf ' i n v ! ! ers, his grandfather a ti -t t , His father wus so poor t'-.U t v at 11 years was at work runnii t rands for a broker enl going to chiH l at the same time. Ho etarteil at 15 week, and kept the Job until he earn i $1S, fjihd'all the time munutred to ke. n up with his classes, and well ahead. . that he got en appointment to AVeit Point on merit In a competitive exam ination. '; '' . '' thals stood second In class of 6.'. Only two mn wfra named to the corps of en gineers from that class, and GoethU was one of them. ' . After years as an army engineer. Goe thals was transferred to a station under ,. Colonel Merrill at Cincinnati. "The most unfortunate tiling for you." said Merrill, "is that you are a lieutenant." , "X amrhere to learn," answered Goe thals, and he started out aa rodman. From then on with Goethals it whs drill. He rose rapidly, and built dUes, dams, Jetties and canals in the tropics during the Spanish war,1 all the time preparing for his master work, the con struction - of the great waterway be tween the Atlantio and Pacific - rr ..;-.. 1 I11 ' .'"v,,' Bays Father Is Banker. ; Eugene, Or Oct. 25. -A young man giving the name of Ernest Bowen and declaring that he Is the son of A. H. Bowen, a banker of NoblesvlUe, Ind., is in Jail here, charged with the theft of . '. a - purse at a local . restaurant. . Bowen was arrested In company with two other men and all of them are being - -held for- investigation. Baggage Transfer Bwvlce Co. Main 120. A1JL. 7 HAT THE NAME IM PLIES Adv.) A"" y - ( I TQM TRUCK; $l825';Ei'-0.' BrPortland' '. - . . " . . ' " " -1 1 " . v: : r 1 -v :...:;.:::; ! .... V i . . : ; ; i W. I .y-:o::-'v.:-. f : ' . , ! - l1 .'. :. '-.--:yy-y. W-.y-S':-:' X r t . K : . ' ' .hmmmmmm 1 m in 4 ' niiini 1 1 1 1 mmmmmmmm 1 iGreatlRedutf tion in ;Price A Real Sensation for All Truck-Users mi & f Av ; Mare Strcnsth, Less Weight ; and Prico 5? 1 OOO : Lcsa Than Any Other h ' 2-TonfeTructi "-.v - , AAmAmAAA'Ai:AA Month At;'-' 'V -;w' t. i-:'' A' 'V'S'vy! V,:.,,..- J.,,.,:."'". V" The, Dawn of Better Business Day for . Truck .Users Writs Is f or Agencies We ) Are Factory Distributors ' for Oregon and W?'& ' l-.'i Southern Washington . A ' A: -r , y " :A'Mi AAi'-,:'' :- ; ; ; a; A CJlJy Started , s'---1-- v Electrically Ughted i rt K, 'l; A ' : - Seyen-Pa..enger I 'f ' . s y -U.lA . ; ;r-- ,Ar.A'i(7s 1 ,.rzJ tT7 pt- u , , ' f ' . JsT i - " 1 ' ' ' ' A" S'f ,". A 'W " ' v" "!" 1 - ' . s, I J.' . . , , 1 1 - , - . . ' Electrically Started Electrically lighted Five-Passenger $1050 '. rt , ' t 1 No Other 4tSixT iii the : ' The:new' Stud'ebake'r "six? tVnds ' absolutely : , alone and . spirt: in the entire field of si- ' ' ' 'cylinder cars. " ' v -v I rAtMts price of llSW iess by' hundreds thirty jthe price of . any other "Six It brings ' Tnii 'vHv'fviftr' .thh - .''li niirativi sd.t: , if7v". . ...vv r r . nn vi , . . vintages of tne j'ix v. - Ch -,,.-,-. lt vbrlngs ryou .these, advantages, emphasized V .' and enhanced because this "SIX" is not , ' only a manufactured "SIX," but ft Stude- baker-mmulactured "Six," c1"- - ' t "BuyltBecauijels :a Studebalrer" ' WW. J- in'- V ; . , a ,j So - ! 'if if -1., .1 Carries Seven in Comfort --"frri It brings you passenger capacity for seven. ' It f brings you the manifest advantages of : electric, llrhtlnr and starting throurh a . two-unit system thtt has proved itself, on".' ' . t thousands of Studebaker cars. ,. fX'(--,A-i I Not because of the price . mark; ,but because of the trade mark.; 1 .1 ' y V1 Vou -have' never before een able, to-bny such );" -'i,ctr at msrs.V"?--' - t"' , x.i Today you . cannot' find such , another ycr, at , ' . S ; ,4 this price, In the entire world, , - - v ,- f ; . . , . , . Six, Thousand - ,Manuf acturing -Operations .,; , Ho. completely the Studebaker-"SIX" Is the , product of the, great Studebaker plants ! you "will realize when you know that Its . construction requires more than 6000 man. ufacturlng operations. . ' , We build Its. motor; from the, raw' Iron, and . steel, down through the numerous pro- ' " cesses of casting, machining, , grinding and 1 assembling to the .finished product -.-;; build its full-floating rear axle stamp the '; ' i itgnt tnougn tremendously strong bousing from the sheet steel; we forge, cut and i machine the axle and transmission gears. , Throughout the . rear axle and transmission,' . V " In the front wheels we use 13 Tiraken roller bearings for quiet, easy 'running. , V 1 ' , , A' I v ' ' ,, f I s A '' k A ' ''Economical , . ' ' '- of Fuel and Tires - r ' In, fuel consumption we believe ' the "SIX" , - ; will match, if not surpass, the economy of. , - any car of equal horsepower, r Its1 motor' ' " - . size Is 5 yixS Inches. ' t i k " 5 It Is economical because, in spite of Its 121 4 inch wheelbase It is light, and easy on (ts , 34x4 -inch tires, yet it is wonderfully strong. ,i ' ,'-.'' . It Is generously roomy and richly upholstered, ( . and carries its seven passengers In utmost ' ',comfort ' - In design and line, the "SIX"' acknowledges nq greater beauty and grace. c ' J V ' t - " , i V I - , , W ' '"-"V l -.Separate - I . ', Electrical Units ! " '; ': .-The starting and lighting system is the Wagner : two-unit, ' starting - motor , and . generator ' ' . separate. ,' i : " ' " Lamps are " Gray & Davis , ' highest quslity,' parabolic type." . t' . ' , , t . ' In short, the "SIX" lacks nothing In style, , Deauiy or comiori. i c o;vj... - ;' ,-vi'. .;: 'ii'-i ;..-:vv. !. ' Not because of. the good looks; but because of " the good name. Not because 'of the out-" ' side; but . because of ;.the inside. ; ; OREGON MOTOR-CAR CO. 58-60 North Twenty-third Street' A. N. Allen ............... Ridgeiield, . Wash, Allen Riff e . . . . . ........ . .Grants Pass Barrett Bros. ....... .Albany , S,f E. . Gruna ,e Son ............. . Woodburn : ' C B. Cannon.', , ... i .Roseberg Col. Auto A Mach. Co.. .Hood River John Hermans .Forest Grove Ivie A Psyne. ................... .Shoridan J. A. Lamb A Co. , .CoquUIe Medford Garage Medford Prank L, Miller ......Aurora C. J. Moss,. . ........... .Vancouver, Wash. 1 Pee. Highway Gang. ...... .. .Oregon City M.. A. Rkkare! CorvalhY Rlngrosn & Keyt...... . . , . .McMlnnville ' W. L. Soehren..... DaUas So. Oregon Ante Co.. t. . . . .... Klamath Falls Sweet ' 4c Drain Eugene Vkk Bros .' .Salem ' Welther-Winiame, . .............. .The Dalles Ross A Brown.... ....... La Grande - Roes A Brown... ;............. .Pendleton Studebaker. Detroit. Mich. Tto 'TOUR" the hnal Word Among Four-Cylinder Cars : . This Studebaker" "FOUR" has been ! developed . - from our experience In building 110,000 ."FOURS." t . . ."s ; Its price, liOSO, represents the1 outside limit, ' ? -.ryou should pay tor- a !'Four"s because-no',' "roue" can give you more, in actual value or performance,' tnan this .on. ooes. So Us price is right.' r Its capacity Is right. Its 1 J lower is right. It Is the right type the t ast word among four-cylinder , cars, . a' "Y. A Powerful ; ; jn: ,A Long-Stroke . Motor-" ' "V- ' ' Noflilng that we can say here will give you an , . adequate Idea of the power possibilities of this car or of the things of which it Is -( actually capable. --', The motor presents , the latest: 'approved en' ? C ' glneering practice---cyllnderS cast en bloc,'" AA.-, vslyes enclosed, exhaust 'and 'intake manl- " ' folds integral k - The' Intake Is very, short 'and direct, placing . the carburetor in - a : most advantageous -position. ' - . , - 1 : In fuel, both oil and gasoline, it will give long:' mileage. , . , Thirteen Timken "bearings reduce friction and ' l wear to the minimum at every point in the .. ' transmission and rear axle and in front ' : a . 'wheel hubs. . v A Car Pleasing , to the Eye - Th,e "FOUR" presents the beautiful continuous ' ' 'Stream-line effects,, with hood sloped up. ward to a deep cowl. , - - , - , Running boards are. clean and free, with foot '. ' plates of aluminum. , ' , The gasoline supply is under the cowl, giving - i a short, direct; gravity feed to the car. ' buretor. - ' Its rear axle Is of the full-floating type, and completely accessible., - The rear springs are full-elliptic, very long and !1 ; ' easy,; and .with - the lower: . member . sus , . pended beneath the axle. r , , t A Electric Lighting . ' and Starting 'It has left hand steering and center control. - " The electrical starting and lighting equipment 1 . is the Wagner two-unit system two units . . -' for greater efficiency and greater depend , ' ability. Headlights are Gray & Davis' best qualify parabolic lamps. , The windshield is of new design, ventilating, clear vision ana ram vision. . - . , Moat Mocfern and " " , Complete Equipment Rims .are detachable, demountable, with one -'-textra rim and, tire carriers at the rear. Studebaker-Jiffy curtains are' always ready for . quick lowering from within the car. The dash' ; equipment 5 Includes ' illuminated - - speedometer, oil feed and electric current indicator, . Electric horn, robe rail, tools and tool box are alsQ furnished with the "FOUR." ' The car can now be seen at the Studebaker store, , and a demonstration arranged, 1 i t i ... ' 'i i1' ( ft if 1 s.. - - -