THREE ROUTES WILL
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BE OPEN TO MOTORS
HEAD OF CONSTITUTIONALIST FACTION IN MEXICO RIDES IN AMERICAN CAR
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Transcontinental Tourists to
Flndilenty of Novelty and:
T,v Sceni6 "Attractions. !
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DESIGNATE THE HIGHWAYS
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Yarious BoutSt Portland Will
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TrsnsconUntntal Inquiries received!
Iy lu jA.. A. A. touring hoard Indicate !
(lint many of thon who lmv In mi ml
h journey to rne I'aclflc coast In 1913
will juurury wc-Htwanl over one route
n ml . return . by a different itinerary.
Whlle'191f wilt. a a greater number
of c'-toaa-country travelers than In 191 J,
the total In 191S promises to be auv
lU'lFinKly . numerous and warrant
chairman Frank X. Muddv of the tour
ing Ixiard, to predict tbLat American
Inler-Mate travel from (bis time on
wilt count largely In vacation perioJn
of many people who Jiave been in the
habit of wearing out tlrep on foreign
highways.
.In preparing for a -omprehinslve
transcontinental Hervicc, the touring
department of the national organiza
tion 'of autoioobl lists has added to Its
material until there are now available
three complete routca with a fourth to
fie added in the spring of 1915. Of
tlrriw, the overland trail Is for about
5 per cent pt the way the route of.
the Lincoln highway, which will at
tract a large amount of the cross
country travel.
Pourta Xout Planned.
The four to new route will start east
from. L.r Angeles and la by far the
longest of the crons-country lines, be
ing via Yuma, Phoenix, El Paso, Foi t
Worth, Dallas, Texarkana, Little Hook,
Memphis, Nashville. Knoxvllle, Anh.e
vllle, Greensboro, Richmond. Washing
ton, Baltimore and Philadelphia to
New York. This transcontinental
route will be available throughout the
year. Very . little difficulty was ex
perienced in Its framing, as long
stretches of good natural roads were
found In Arlxona, New Mexico anl
Texas. In fact, the one great problem
of . the A. .A, A. pathfinder was to
elert toe. "one best way" from tlin
number of options offered at several
points, notably east of Phoenix. For
the first time the southwestern and
gulf states will be placd on a throujji
line across lower Arizona, New Mexico
and upper Texas.
The pioneer big route between Chit-ago
and ths Pacific coast was tha
"Trail to Sunset." This quickly mad:
rlcar that for the San Francisco and
Ban Diego exhibitions in 1915 there
would he a great call for other. routes,
reaching the Pacific northwest as well
is central and southern California. It
was therefore decided by the A. A. A.
:n the early summer of 1912 to under
take the mapping of three complete
lines in one season.
Portland to Benefit.
i Starting in June the northern route
through Albany, Buffalo, Cleveland,
C'hicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis, Fargo,
Hisinarck, Butte, ' Missoula. Sjkane,
Seattle and Portland, Or., was covered.
The "Northwest Trail" was the first
to give details across the continent
ny the northern route, and to supply
specific Information, including mile-
Mes, for reaching Yellowstone park
from the north or Glacier park from
;he south. Equally complete notes were
I hen taken from fc'eattle through Ta-
(iff ;
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V'm..,. -m nnif,-
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Left to right General Yenustlno Carranza, chief of pcovlBional goyernment; Ygnacio Bonillas. secre
tary of department of fomeato; Colonel TTevlno, chief of staff; Rafael Zubaron Capmany, secre
tary of Interior; J. M. Angilar, officer of staff, and R. Pirtl at wheel), Cadillac and United
States Rubber company representative in Douglas, Arizona.
coma, Portland and Sacramento, to San
Francisco. , 1
Immediately afterward, the overland
trail was traveled from San Francisiw
throug-h Sacramento, Carson Cit,
Reno, Salt Lake City. Cheyenne, Oma
ha, Chicago, Cleveland, Erie. James
town. Elmira, Binghamton and Kings
ton to New York.
The. third line was laid down to Los
Angeles via Philadelphia, Harrisburg,
Pittsburg, Columbus, Indianapolis, St.
Louis, Kansas City, Denver, Salt Lase
City, Ely and Goldfield. No date ha.?
been set for the publication of these
notes,; due principally to road conJi
tlons in westera Colorado and eastern
Utah, which wili doubtless be improved
before the spring of 1915.
TERRIBLE" TEDDY TO
DRIVE A MAXWELL
Noted Foreign Car Driver -to
Shift His Allegiance to
-an American Car,
"Terrible Teddy" Tetzlaff, the idol
of thev Pacific coast, and present
world's "record road champion, Is to
drive -a. Maxwell.
The famous foreign car driver has
agreed to shift his allegiance to an
American car.
The last eaj-s which Teddy has driv
en were the Flat and the Isotta.
'Tetzlaff is best known as the win
ner of two Santa Monica races, in one
of which he lowered the world's rec
ord by driving the distance at an aver
age of 78. SO miles per flour, a record
which stands today after many on
slaughts. The driving of the western demon
Is of the most sensational order, and
such events as the Tacoma road race,
second in the Indianapolis motor
speedway 500-mile race two years ago,
and many other Important wins and
records mark his greatest achieve-1
ments.
Tetslaff has earned the sobriquet of
"Wild Teddy," owing to tha reckless
abandon with which he drives a car.
In almost every event, In which he
baa failed to prove the winner, he has
been In the lead when he retired from
the event, owing to the severe manner
in which he has driven his car. He
led both the Vandarbllt cop race and
the Grand Prix races at Milwaukee
when he was retired, and the same
applied at Tacoma and Santa Monica
this year. n
This practically, completes the per
sonnel of the Maxwell team;" which
now has two Csllfornians at the "wheel,
Tetzlaff ana Carlson.
Tettlaff Is expected to reach Indian
apolis the early part of the coming
week and wilr go to Detroit to the
Maxwell factory, to get his car and
start practice on the course. Ray Har
roun has advised his associate, E. A.
Moross, that the first Maxwell will
be ready this week, and that Carlson
will be given the first car, as he is
the first to sign his teamAeontract.
Tetzlaff will be awarded the second
mount.
Both of the drivers have been entered-
and nominated for the Speed
way event, leaving but one other driv
er to be Bigned, and as Moross Is now
In touch with both Hemery and Nazar
ro by cable and with Hughes and
other American pilots, the indications
are that all three cars will be working
out their respective pilots within ths
next few days.
The Maxwells will enter three cars,
and will not have one entered In the
name of an Individual. Carl Q. Fisher,
president of the Speedway, has advised
Moross that this method of entering
cars will not avail In holding three
car teams in the race. In event of hav.
lng more than 30 entrants, M. Fisher
explained that the 30 fastest cars
would be the starters. Inasmuch as
Harrdun in his contract with the Max
well company has agreed that his cars
shall show a speed for a lap of 1.37,
and as this Is faster than any car
ever covered the distance officially,
the indications are that the Maxwells
at least will not be forced to lose one
of their cars through failure to qualify
QUESTION OF WEIGHT
IS BECOMIN!
AT
WARM
CLAIMS
VARIANC
E
One Says Safety Demands
Weight; Another Says the
: Lighter the 'Better,
Another Record to
Barney Oldf ield
Anto Demon Covers Ti-vm idles la
Tars Xlnnts and Plfty-tnree gee
onds, in California.
Barney Oldfleld has broken another
world's record.
On April 22, at Bakersfleld. Cal.. in
his Flat Cyclone, he broke the five
mile record formerly held by Disbrow.
Barney covered the five miles In 3
minutes, 56 seconds.
He p.lso won the 60 mile free for all
race, covering the 60 miles in 48 min
utes.
As usual, Barney's faith in Firestone
tires was not misplaced. He affirmed
that the tires did not show a sign of
wear after this contest.
Journal Want Ads bring results.
This is the Goodyear
All-Weajher Tread
All-WeatkAr" became it rons Ilka
smooth tread. The projections are flat
and regular. Yet on wet road the ootmt
less sharp edges a&ord a resistless grip.
, This tread is double-thick. It is made
of very tough rubber. The sharp edges
last for thousands of miles.
Instead of rounded grips, here are grips
with sharp edges. Instead of a rugged,
irregular tread, here is one smooth and
regular.
Instead of separate projections center
ing all strains at small points 'in the fab
ric here are projections which meet at
the base, and spread the strains just like
a plain tread.
Not a tire user can know this tread
without wan tins these
tires on his car.
No Other Tire
No other tire has this
All -Weather treacL No
other tire has our No-Rim-Cut
feature the
CjOPDpXEAR
AKRON. OHIO
No-Rim-Cut . Tires
With AQ-Weataer Treads or Smooth
only feasible way to make rim-cutting im
possible. No other tire is final-cared on
air bags, to save the countless blow-outs
due to wrinkled fabric This extra process
costs us $1,500 daily.
No other tire combats tread 'separation
by creating at the danger point hundreds
of large rubber rivets.
Much Lower Prices
In 1913 No-Rim-Cut tire prices dropped
28 per cent. Now there are 16 makes
which sell at higher prices -some higher
by almost 50 per cent.
"Yet No-Rim-Cut tires have four costly
features found in no other tires.
And no man knows of any way to give
you greater mileage.
Bear this in mind.
No-Rim-Cut tires have
won top place in Tire
dom. And they cost
you only what the best
should 'cost.
Our dealers are everywhere,'
THE. GOODYEAR TIRE & RUBBER COMPANY, AKRON, OHIO
That fi t has muritoi whatever wSth aaikother rahhsr aesissm w fetch bm Oxm OoeSrr a
Any Dealer can supply yoa Goodyear Tires. If the wanted
size is not in stock he will telephone our Local Branch.
LION'S ATTACK IS FATAL
Khartoum. Egyptfan Sudan, May 2
Rev. Ralph W. Tldrick of ths Ameri
can United Presbyterian mission In
the Sudan died today of -wounds suf
fered in an encounter with a lion.
Mr. Tidrick, who was stationed at
Doleib Hill, Sobat river, was attacked
seven days ago. He started down the
Nile for Khartoum to- undergo treat
ment. The trip occupied six days. He
arrived here yesterday.
The discussion that aeema' to be go
ing on everywhere about ths proper
wslght of an automobile has reached
the Interesting stage. It is becoming
s.i warm that the various factions most
Interested are spending large amounts
of money to make their positions clear
and convincing.
One -faction takes the position that
the lighter the car the better, and an
other claims that safety demands
weight. In a recent issue of the Sat
urday Evening Post, these two extreme
positions are represented in a page
ad by a manufacturer who builds an
extremely light weight car, and in a
page ad by a manufacturer who build
a heavy ear.
In reading these ads one cannot
help seeing that there are arguments
In favor of both. On the other hand,
it occurs to the student of this ques
tion "Why not strike a happy me
dium?" What Expert Bars..
The writer "knows of no man who is
better oualifled to speak from the
standpoint of experience on this sub
ject than Charles B. Harris, and we
therefore take pleasure in ouotlng Mr.
Harris as follows: "My idea' in gen
eral about the weight of an automo
bile." says Mr. Harris, "is that it
should not be so heavy as to make the
car cumbersome and expensive, and
not so lVtrht as to, make it unsafe. To
be a little more definltg. T consider
that when a five passenp-er car strikes
the hesvvweiirht class, it is cumber
some nd expensive, and that on the
other hand, when it drops down to
the extremely lirhtweltht class, it Is
so light that it becomes unsafe.
"One designer exclaims proudly
'we save from 450 to 1200 pounds rep
resentlner the weight of from three to
elrht adults and likewise the cost of
carrying that overweight every miie
you drive.' Another designer announces
with en.ua! pride that safety and
strength demand weight.
Medium Weight Best.
"Tf all were classed In these two
extremes, the buyer of an automobile
would of course be forced to chooss
between them: however, since there is
more than one good car produced to
dy that can be properly efftssed an a
medium weight caiy one that strikes
a happy medium At really seems a
warte of time to bother about deciding
which one of these extreme factions is
correct, or rather which is more nearly
correct, because as I said before, the
happy medium is quite practical and
Number of Entries
To Date Indicated
Indianapolis - entries to date
are as follows:
Car. Driver.
Stuta Gil Anderson )
Stutz Earl Cooper
Stutz ., Barney Oldfleld '
Mercer Spencer Wlshart ;
Mercer Caleb Bragg '
Mercer ;r.Ed Pullen e
Peugeot Jules Goux ,
Peugeot G. Bolllot j
Peugeot A. Duray !
'f Mercedes-Peugeot
Ralph Mulf ord 1
e Mercedes Ralph De Pal ma
4 Delage Albert Guyot ,
Delage Rene Thomas
Excelsior , A. Christiaens
Burman Bob Burman
Burman Billy Knipper
Sunbeam J. Chassagne
Sunbeam Harry Grant !
Marmon Joe Dawson ,
Beaver Bullet. . .Chafles Keena
Gray Fox Howard Wilcox
King A. Klein
Stafford Jekse Callahan ;
Metropol .Joe Horan . ,
Maxwell V. Carlson
4 Maxwell T. Tetzlaff j
Maxwell Not named '
Accessory Mossy. e
Wheeler & Sch&ebler. Indian-
spoils, carbureter manufac- ,
turers. $1700.
Flndelaen & Kropf Mfg. Co..
4 Chicago, carbureter manufac-
e turer, $1600.
J. B. Carbureter Co., Los
Angeles.-Cal.. carbureter man-
ufacturer $1500.
Bosch Magneto Co., New
York, manufacturer of ignition
devices. $1300.
e Standard Roller Bearing Co.,
e Philadelphia, representing
Rudge-Wbitworth wire wheels,
$875.
Emil Grossman Co., New
York, manufacturer of Red 4
Head spark, $850.
SEASON MODELS
Fl
CE
OUT SOME GOOD
CAR
Local Dealer Gives His Opin
ion Regarding Practice
in Auto Industry.
best from every point of view in these
days of highly perfected mechanism.
"As soon as I arrived at these con
clusions, I Immediately began to in
vestigate the situation In detail. .My
search. Is very thorough and I was
forced to the conclusion that a per
fectly balanced car which strikes a
happy medium is the closest approach
to the ideal car for general purposes.
"This position I have taken in favor
of a medium weight car is without
dcubt the right position and it will be
decisively proven by developments at
nj distant date."
PAPER TO TEACH ENGLISH
"Seasons' models may be all right in
the millinery business," says H. W.
Curtis, the local Apperson dealer, but
forcing good cars out of data by a
few unessential chances is an expen
sive luxury, when applied to motor
care and is an Injustice to the buyer.
Here is an example that you have
seen repeated a. thousand times: A
man buys a 191? car one month before
the end of the season. After SO days
his caris out of date, a back number.
aapjthe manufacturer announced a 1913
model. The public then say his car is
a year old, that means It would com
mand only the price of an ordinary
second-hand car. .
Whjit is the proportion between the
actual worth and the market value of
a second-hand automobile? That de
pends some on the conditions of the
car. whether it is in a big alty or a
country four corners, or hew many
seasons old it may be. . . . . .
Now, when after two decades of
experience as exclusive automobile
builders, Apperson Brothers find their "
car -standardized to t point, that
any change' would be minor or unes- :
Sfcntial. they are confronted with the
necessity of choosing between two
ales -policies. Shall we force last
season's model out of date and sell
the owneY a new car, or shall we per-j
petuate the standard design and make
every car sold, atay sold and Sell an
other! to a new customer?
We renounced seasons models, which
mean- that an unwritten Insurance pol
icy goes with 'each car.- The depreci
ation should not exceed what the sr rv
ic. has been actually worth providing
ths owner will give his car the same
care and attention that is deserved by
any pleoe: of machinery. It must be
remembered, of .course, that the serv
ice one gets from any automobile is
only .-reciprocal with the cars and at
tention they are given. This makes it
pretty much up to the owner as to
what his used car is realty worth.
CANDIDATEF0R GOVERNOR
Laaslng, Mich.. May 2. Ex-Govrnor
Chase O shorn will be a candidate for .
the Republican nomination for ths gov
ernorship this fall. He has sent word .
to this effect from Europe, where ho
now is traveling. n
BerHn, May 2. The growth of Ger
many's interests in America and the
consequent necessity for spreading the
knowledge of the English language
is chiefly responsible for Oe founding
of the Anglo-American Journal, a new
weekly, just started at Frankfort-on-tbe-Main.
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ReotheFifthlTZV.
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Elaetrla St&rtar
New-Style Body
Electric Lights
Electrlo Horn
One-Rod Control
35 Horsepower
Tires 34x4
Also Koadster
This Car Must Stand
10,000 Reckless Miles
This is one of the tests given Reo the
Fifth fo prove strength and endurance
in the thousand separate parts.
Test chassis are kept running night
and day at high speed on rough roads.
They are driven constantly, fn reckless
ways, up to 10,000 miles.
After 10,000 miles we , take the
chassis apart and inspect it. And we
require that driving parts shall show
slight evidence of wear.
Every steel formula, every specifica
tion, is based on years of these radical
tests.
Lesser-built cars may look as
well, may run as well when
new. But when others grow
noisy, Reo the Fifth will 6tay
silent. It will save you hun
dreds of dollars in the years to
come in troubles, repairs and
upkeep.
Our Extra Care
Reo the Fifth, built by R.
. Olds, is based on 27 years of
experience. It marksour final
conception of what a car
should be.
It is built for the future
for what legions of users will
say of us after five years.
We spend six weeks in build
ing each car. And we add one
fourth 4o what the car would
cost if )uilt by other standards.
Each' driving part .is made
The Car That Stays New
$220 Saved
one-half stronger than neces
sary. Each is tested to meet
the requirements of a 50-horse-power
engine.
Other Tests
All steel is made to formula,
and each lot is. analyzed twice.
Gears are tested for 75,000
pounds per tooth. Springs are
tested for 100,000 vibrations.
Engines get five long and radi
cal tests, and the tested engines
are taken apart and inspected.
We use a clutch to prevent
gear clashing which costs
twice what others cost. We
use IS roller bearings and 19D
drop forgings. We use over
Size tires.
Then the cars are built slowly
and carefully. Parts are fitted
exactly. There are countless
tests and inspections.
Reo the Fifth, with electric
starter, used to cost $1395. Our
latest model the handsomest
car that ever went from this
factory costs $1175 equipped,
f. o. b. factory.
We have saved this largely
by confining our output for
years to this single chassis.
Now, call the special machinery
for it has been charged against
previous output, and this item
qomes off from our price.
This car is for men who want
,to save trouble, save upkeep,
save repairs. It is for men who
want years of perfect service.
No other car in- this class is
built anywhere near like this.
Come, judge this car by what
you ftnd inside.
REO MOTOR CAR COMPANY, Lansing, Michigan
T " Distributor
NORTHWEST AUTO COMPANY
, J. FRED W. VOGLER, President j
BroaHway at Couch Street PORTLAND, OR.
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BookUt'XT.
Chanslor &
Lyon Co.
80th and Wash.
Portland.
Gasdline Electric
Trucks vU Trucks
Will soon be as popular in Portland as they are in Seattle, where
over one hundred are in use;
BECAUSE
Every G. M. C. truck owner is a satisfied owner.
The financial standing of the General Motors Company insures the
permanency of the G. M. C. line. '
The Columbia Carriage & Auto Works is fully equipped. to give a
guaranteed continuous service. ,
NEW. PRICE POLICY
No inside or confidential prices to" undermine a competitor. ONE
PRICE TO ALL; we do not play favorites. Your office boy or your
teamster can buy a G. M. C. truck for you just as cheaply at the
president of your . company.
We grant terms to reliable business firms with financial standing
AT OUR NET CASH PRICES.
We do not grant terms unless purchaser is responsible. We. do
not take anything in exchange.
PRICES CM. C. TRUCKS
ZLXCTBIO CKAMXS
(Without Battery.)
T. O. B. Portland.
Modal. Capacity. A and B
I lOOO Pounds $1225 flMO
5 flOOO Pounds 1460 1479
3 30O0 Pounds 1650 1075
4 40O0 Pounds 1850 " 1SOO
6 eooo Pounds aiso aiso
8 80O0 Pounds S400 8430
10 100OO Pounds 27 OO 8740
18 18000 Pounds 8860 8890
Oisoun CHASSIS
P. O. B. Portland.
Modal. Capacity. Pries. I
O . 14 Tons ' $1700
SO 8 Toss 8160 ,
H 34 Tons 8660
XV ' 3tZ Tons 8800 I
XM 3VJ Tons 87M I
KXi 3V4 Tons 8660
UVX. 3l Tons - tSOO 1
X 8 Tons 880O '
XV 6 Tons 8400
XM 6 Tons . 8480
XX 8 Tons . 3360
XVXi 5 Tons - 3500
THE COLUMBIA CARRIAGE AND AUTO WORKS
209-2U FRONT ST.