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THE OREGON : SUNDAY - JOURNAL, PORTLAND, SUNDAY MORNING. "..JUNE : 28, 1914. EACH YEAR AUTOISTS HEAR CALL OF OLD EVERY DEALER NOW HAS OPPORTUNITY TO E PARTIES UNFORTUNATE WHICH - SELECT BAD DAY FOR ANNUAL PILGRIMAGE OF INTENT TO ENTER V. ITAIN- BE INSURANCE SIX CYLINDER' FIELD Wm I ' h s 4 Roads Part of Way ' Found in Poor Condition Debtf of ' Gratitude to Wemme. Company Enters Field With Plan to Bring Seller and Owner Closer Together. Weil-Known Company Which Centered J Its'- Efforts on "Four"- Gives New Plans. ANNOUNCEMENT MAD MOUt SENTINEL MAN Miles r v I.- By Douglass fthelor. If you are a lover-of nature, the trip from Portland to Mt. Hood hold a a fas cination for you that no other trip out . of Portland equate. Each year the lo cal motorist feels th call of the wild a a. they point the nose of the machine out towards Ores ham and the great wilderness beyond. : And; very, unfor tunate indeed is be who picks a day such aa last Sunday on which to mako this annual pilgrimage. Not alone was last Sunday, June 21, the longest day In the year, but It was-also one of the nastiest, from the motorist's stand point who had selected Mount Hood b his destination. Leaving; Portland early. Sunday morning in a Bulck 25, the writer, witn a party of friends, started for the great enow capped peak. We followed the Powell Valley road through Greshani, but on reaching the Jog In the road two miles beyond Greoham Instead of con tinuing on the road shown in the tour ing book through Fleaant Home and Bandy, we took the lefthand road, marked Bull Run. Tbls road aa far aa Bull Run station and the great reser-1 . voir that furnishes Portland with pait! of Us water supply, is In excellent condition. Boad Only 7 air. - Leaving Bull Run. you start on a long, steep climb over a plank road to the top of the rfdge above the Sandy river. This road Is In only fair condi tion. The heavy teams that have trav eled It during the past winter have broken the planks In many places and left holes that cause motorist no littln discomfort. From the top of the ridge, however, to Marmot, practically the entire road is planked, and good riding . IS enjoyed. From Marmot to Salmon, by way of Menslnger's Ranch, the road last Sun day was In very bad condition, due to the rains that had fallen in that local ity during Saturday and Sunday. In fact. It rained all day, making the run ning, on the dirt road very uncertain. Koria mile each side of Menstngers Ranch the road Is being regraded, and was very soft In spots. The motorist should not, however, be discouraged by the condition of the road as found by our party. A few days' dry weather and the roads are en Vtlrely dried out, and. for the exception of the rutty condition In places, the : trip lsa pleasant one. Aftef croesing the Salmon river and , getting on the main Mount Hood road, fathered and mostly maintained by Henry Wemme. those who have made the Mount Hood trip during the past few years will .begin to appreciate what this man has done for Oregon and 4 j the northwest In using his time and money to further one of the greatest scenic roads on the Pacific coast. Travel Win Bo TaeUltated. The road from Salmon to Rhododen . Avon Is in fine condition. From Welch's crossroad to the tavern it has Wn widened to about 30 feet, regrad ed, and Is now ready to receive macaa m. . From the tavern on up to Govern ment Camp there is a force Of men and teams at work cutting down trees and pulling out stumps In preparation of a , new road up the mountain that will ' greatly facilitate travel. With the exeception of the rain and a slippery place here and there, the' writer has never found the Mount Hood rond In such excellent condition from Salmon on. The people of Portland are greatly Indebted to Henry Wemme for this condition. In a few short years, when the road between Portland and Government Cam pi has been paved, an-1 the present grades ellnalnated. those oi ; uk who have made the trip under con : dltlonn of the last iew years will hold a very dear spot in our hearts for the . man who in history of the good roads of Oregon will stand above all the rest, K. Henry Wemme. Not anticipating weather conditions 'such. as were found, we failed to ln- elude a set of chains In our equipment when we started. It Is well to say right here that no party should attempt f the Mount Hood trip without a set of chains.' no matter what the weather conditions are when leaving Portland. It may be a beautiful day on leav ing here, and when you get 30 or 40 miles out you may find It has been raining for several days. Due to the ' fact that" we had no chains, naturally. ' the trip was a very trying one on the : stability of the machine. . Auto Boss to Oocaslon. Tn many of the bad places along the i Bull Run road it seemed almost impos- slble to negotiate the road without , rhalns, but the Bulck accomplished the feat wherever called upon. This used i a lot of gasoline, and when Laurel Hill, little over a mile this side of Govern ment Camp, was reached, the car gave on last gasp and the motor stopped. Upon examination, we found we had Ask Your Garage for ASSOCIATED ASSOCIATED) CASOL 1, V. r jjC', BUT VALUES DECREASE Report of Exports of Cars in April Compared With Last Year. Exports of moor cars from United States during April numbered 3291 machines, . valued at $2,833,154. while In April a year ago the number was 2766 cars, valued at $2,904,224. This is a decrease of $71,070 in value and an increase of 525 In number. which is accounted for by the fact that in April, 1913, the average value per car was jiouo, wnlie jast April It was $S61, a decrease of $189, or 18 per cent, in the average value. The exports in April last were di vided as follows: Fifty-two commer cial cars, valued at $72,676, and 3239 pleasure cars, valued at $2,760,478. In April a year ago the number of commercial cars exported was 84. val ued at $134.777, . while the number of pleasure cars shipped abroad was 2682, valued at $2,769,447. During the 10 months period ending with April the number of trucks exported decreased from 737, valued at $1,333,367, In 1913, to 595, valued at $934,330, In 1914, while the pleasure cars increased from 19,359, valued at $19,333,226, to 24.167, valued at $20,664,480, during the same periods. The exports of parts, not includ ing engines and tires, increased from $565,667 in April, 1913, to $626,132 In April last, and from $4,153,472 to $5,(49,471 during the 10 months' ipe riod. 4 RACING COLORS TO BE UNIFORM HEREAFTER Racing colors In the next Indianap olis 500 mile " race. It is announced, will be uniform, according to tho na tion which a car represents. German machines will thus be white; French, blue; English, green; Belgian, yellow: Italian, red; and American, red and white. This move will do away with the freakish individual color combinations which in the past have marred speed way racing, and at the same time give bolder relief to the international as pect of the sport. Credit for the idea is due E, C. Pat terson, the wealthy Chicago sports man, who had a Mercedes, piloted bv De Palma in the last five-century, but unrortunateiy had to withdraw, be cause of excessive motor vibration. caused Dy a special aviation model. only about a gallon of gas. left In the tank. As Laurel Hill is given In the tour book as a 25 per cent grade, and we were on the steepest part of it at the time, we could not get gasoline to the carburetor, -bo turned back to Rhodo dendron Tavern, where we secured five gallons at a rate of 40 cents per. Returning to Portland, we came by Cherryville, Firwood and Sandy. The worst part of the road is from Salmon to Sandy. Especially Is the Cherry vilie hill In a rutty condition. From Sandy to Pleasant Home the road is in better condition than it has been for several years. In all, considering weather condi tions, 'the. trip was a success. And when a few days' sunshine precede the trip, it Is the most delightful out of Portland,, and one that no motorist can afford to miss taking some time during -the season. USE NUMBER NCREASES More Miles to the Gallon Highest Grade Motor Fuel Because It Is ALL Gasoline 7 Scene taken enroute, showing section of muddy road. BRITISH COLUMBIA PARTY PASSES HERE Trip From Vancouver, B. C.j to Portland Not Nearly So Hard as Represented. ' C. G. Pilling, a British Columbia gov ernment attorney, and his brother, R. W. Pilling, both of Vancouver, B. C, arrived by automobile In Portland Thursday evening and left Saturday ir.orning for fan Diego. "We are on urgent business at cer tain points, en route and had planned to start from home a week earlier, but concluded to wait for the first shipment of the 1915 Chalmers. We secured the first light six car deliv ered in Vancouver, and left Tuesday morning. We arrived in Seattle Wed nesday, spent the day there and left for Portland Thursday. So far the condition of the roads has surprised us, as we had been led to believe they were almost Impassable owing to the late rains. The car is performing beautifully. We have found the headlights of great assistance, per mittlng unlimited night driving, even on hazardous roads. "We are rapidly creating sentiment In our section of the country in favor of the Pacific highway improvement and extension from Vancouver to Sah Diego. We will ship our car to The Dalles and penetrate California by way of Klamath Falls and Crater Lake, We expect to cee some fine roads when we strike your Interior country. "The further south we go the more beautiful the scenery gets. -We are anticipating a wonderful trip. Our schedule calls for our arrival in San Dieo July 25." CAR CROSSES SIERRAS UNDER ITS OWN POWER The first automobile to cross the Sierras through Emigrant Gap, - Cali fornia, this spring under Its own pow er was driven " by J. L. Jones, field agent for . the White company at San Francisco, according to Information just received by, Mr. Hill, Portland representative o, the White people. Three of four , motor cars had prev iously crossed the Sierras this year, but none save the- White had so far succeeded In making the trip entirely under its . own power. Tows, blocks and -tackle and other foreign assist ance had In each case to be resorted to. The White arrived In Reno on June 7, and Jones ' reported a most stren uous trip, for to add to his difficul ties, six inches of recently fallen snow on the summit obliterated all trails. The danger of skidding was always present, and at places a skid meant an ample notice for Jones In the obituary columns , of the dally press, a pleasing fact that was ever present in his mind until the snow line was safely behind him. Jones left Sacramento Saturday. June 6, at noon, reaching Soda Springs Station that night. His' first shot at the press was brought up short .by a traction engine that had broken through a bridge and entirely blocked the road. Returning to Soda Springs he made a fresh start and this time succeeded in getting through the snow belt, although in doing so he was forced to buck drifts rising to the top oi tne radiator cap. The-Invention of an Englishman, a clock that strikes the Angelus. at the appointed hours, making the pauses for the ; responses, has- been presented to the fope. . . ME REFINED BY Associated Oil Company A. D. PARKER, Agent -Phone M 2055, Home A-2055 I. ' ' TEXAS CLUB STARTS MOVE FOR TROPHY Prize Would Be Awarded Next American Car Win ning Speedway Race, to To stimulate the interest of Amer ican manufacturers In racing and to prevent a repetition of the- victory scored by Europe in the last Indianap olis 500 mile race, the San' Antonio (Texas) Auto club has inaugurated a movement for the establishment of a national $10,000 trophy, to be of fered the next American car winning the event. A substantial, sum has been proffered by the club Itself, with the suggestion that other subscrip tions be called for, through the me dium of some prominent trade maga zine, as Motor Age, for instance. With a little, energy and perseverance, it la believed, no difficulty Ja raising tHo necessary cash will.be encountered. Use of Aluminum Increases Rapidly Because of the development of many new uses for aluminum in the auto mobile industry, the consumption of that metal In the United States amounted to more than 65,000,000 pounds in 1912 as compared with 46. 125,000 pounds In 1911. The production of bauxite, the ore from which aluminum Is obtained, was nearly 160,000 long tons in 1912, or an increase of 4247 tons over the previous year and yet this-amount was not sufficient to supply the American de mand and. a large amount of the ore was imported. A larg amount of aluminum f!tretM lire are Sold af Average Price BECAUSE Firestone for years the Largest Exclusive Tire Fac tory in the world has been again enlarged. Firestone output has jumped 78 per cent. Therefore Firestone quality can be built at the production cost of ordinary tires. IVrin-SlriH nnrl PI 500 -Mile Race Again Proves tht Greater . Mileage in FirestontTiret Barney Oldfield, on Fire ton Tires, captured thm American Honor in tho International Sweepstakes, Indianapolis, Mar 30th, His OTerage speed for tho 500 miles was . 78.15 miles per hour. - Ho made only throe changes, while some drivers, not using Fire tones but who finished in the money, changed tires; thirteen and fourteen times. . Two of Oldfield . Fires tones went through unchanged. This record with tho win nlng of First place in 1911 and First and Second place in 1913 by Flrestones,in this world test of tires, should be a clear tiro buying guide tn you. Firestone Tire and Rubber' 65-69 W. Park St, N. Portland, Home Office and Factory: -Akron,' Ohio Branches and "America's Every motor car dealer In Port lanj now has an opportunity of be ing an insurance man as well. The Manufacturers' and Dealers' Motor underwriters. Inc.. 80 Maiden Lane. New York City, has entered tne insurance field with fire, theft. liability, property damage and colli lision insurance- and will place It through dealers. This company,1! which was organized recently by men prominent in the motor car manufacturing trade. Is general agency corporation special izing In motor car Insurance, and al ready branch offices have been es tablished In Chicago, Buffalo, Roch ester, Detroit, Cleveland. Indianap olis, Washington. D. C, and Nash vine. Tenn. The establishment of similar branches Is being rapidly pusnea in a dozen other cities. The company i plans to bring the dealer, the maker and the owner closer together,! and its policy Is unusual in that the owner who meets with an accident far from home need not be put to any delay in having his car repaired; he -may go to the near est dealer in the car he is -drlvlnc. have the necessary repairs made and the dealer and ; the insurance com pany will attend to the matter in all Its detail. ; Not only that, but the technical Insurance terms are made plain; they are translated into every-day English In the same folder which explains tne premium so simply. Liability In Burance, property damage and colli sion are explained; "deductible aver age" is about as profound an ex pression as is encountered, but the folder explains it by stating that "25 deductable average" provides that $25 snail be deducted from each claim and insurance granted shall be for loss or damage in excess, of that amount only. , In. addition to making the work of interesting owners In Insurance easy, the company will do everything In Its power to assist the dealer to se cure the necessary certificate of au thority from his state to do bust ness; much of the cooperative work will be done through resident man agers. is being used in tubing for automo bile wiring and manifolds. - Besides being used to : lighten the various parts of motors. ' aluminum la used as a' most desirable . material out of which to manufacture automobile and cycle car bodies. The city of Quebec is to have ; temple. labor Smooth Tread ii IITOS are made by Specialists. No scattered energy. No divided overhead. All work ingonsafety, comfort and mileage foityou. Concentration counts and the law of specialized service is .f o r 1 1 h e "buyer's benefit. Firestones are sold for what under less fortunate factory conditions others are forced to charge for ordinary tires. Therefore,' trained motorists looking for more quality for the same money buy only Firestones. Your dealer has them promptly... Largest Exclusive Tire and Rim Although It t became known less than a year ago In August last, to be specific that henceforth , there would be but a single model carry ing ' the Overland nameplate,' " the Willys-Overland Co., Toledo. O.. now has made formal announcement of Its. entry Into the ranks of six cyl lnder manufacturers. To supplement the four cylinder model, which up to the present time has constituted tho basis of the Overland company's activities, a seven-passenger six cyl inder car has been added, and what Is even more surprising, the' price will be $1475. When the Overland company last August decided to center Us pro duction on the single model, the prle of which was reduced from $185 to 950, no Inkling of -the intention, of tne company to enter tne six cylin der field was apparent. In fact, ru mors current at that time were em piratically denied. At the same time, rumors to the effect that the com pany proposed to produce a small four cylinder model were not so em phatically denied; neither were they affirmed. The car will have a long stroke motor rated at 45-60 horsepower, ' a 125 Inch wheel base, 35x4 inch tires, and demountable rims, and the lines will b attractive. The hood will slope to the cowl which In turn will round Into the body proper. The equipment will Include side lamps ' and all instruments will be pleasingly arranged on the cowl board, above which will be a rain vision, ventilating windshield. The regular model will be electrically lighted and started, In order to produce this car In the Overland quantity way, factory addl tlons costing half a million dollars and adding acres of floor space are being made Production of fours will be in no .way hampered. Fred West, local manager of the J. W. Leavitt Co.. Pacific Coast dis tributors of the Overland, stated to a representative of The Journal yes terday, that he would not have one of these new sixes In Portland, much before the middle of September. However. Mr. West inspected the car personally during his recent trip East, and is very enthusiastic over the new member to their line. Mr. West claims that the people of. the northwest will not appreciate the Importance of the Overland six In the automobile field until it has been on the market at least a year. He believes this line added to present four will revolutionize the selling of automobiles on the Pacific Coast. or will get them Company Or. Dealers Everywhere Makers" J Jt MjJ The mark of jf : . Endurance, - 5 Jfcaustacuon. Chanslor&LvonCo. H 627 Washington Street p 30 Per ' Ceist - Enhanced Value One of our purchasers writes, like many others, ' after a yeafs use of one of our high-grade used cars:. "You have hit the nail on the head in your advertisement which expressed the fact that a . used car on the Winton Company's sales floor is ' worth 30 per cent more than a duplicate anywhere . else.' "My Winton Six has been a wonder, and from what I can gain from other purchasers rf your used cars, they, too, are receiving equal service.? One hundred customers chosen at random have been listed for the purpose of giving .prospective; buyers an opportunity to find out what our used cars have done for others after a year or more of service, and to prove to the most exacting buyer that "the value of a used car on the sales floor of the Winton Company is enhanced 30 per cent through its high standard of used car values.". Come in today or tomorrow, morning you will be happily surprised . when you see !.what .'excellent cars we are selling for little money. Winton Motor Car Co. Manufacturer 23d and Washington Telephone Main 4244 YOUR SHOCKED Without Temco Shock Absorbers on Your Ford The Price Is f 15.00 Per Set Tho Place la - ARCHER AMD WIGGINS OAK STXrXT, AUTOMOBILE SUPPLIES BOSCH Win 1, 2, 3 in 500-mile race at Indianapolis, May 30. 25 out of 30 cars to start used BOSCH MAGNETOS. 25 out of 30 cars to start used BOSCH 'PLUGS. Distributed by - ' Ballou & Wright Broadway at Oak - - - Portland, Oregon NORTHWEST AUTO CO. Factory Distributors of Cole, R eo, BROADWAY AT Main 8887 AUTOMOBILE AND SHOP SUPPLIES SparkPIugs TOOLS Brake-Linins MOTORCYCLES AND ACCESSORIES Freer Tool and ; Supply. Co. T Slxta ut 311 Oak BXm. 0 VaoMO JCalm 1OT3. A 1M3 r.rv .. ssa? The CO aiXTM. . SPORTINO GOODS MAGNETOS AND PLUGS .ozier COUCH STREET A-4959 . : V Cars D i a moh d TTIIRES YuIcmfctaiARetrcacHnt K.E.BL0DGETT. ZSglZSfZg