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THE OREGON SUNDAY JOURNAL,- PORT LAN P, SUNDAY 'MORNING, JUNE 7, 1915. SACRIFICE SALE OF SECRETARY OF STATE FOUS MRS-ARE : TO TAKE PART IN THE SPEED KINGS TO RACE FOR $10;000;IN. PRIZES AT. TACOMA N EXT, WEEK HOT POLICE POWEl CARS SUCCESS . CONTESTS AT TACOMA Over 100 Machines Have A17 ranged- 6 66; From Port- jana to Meet. TRACK HA$ BEEN REBUILT Prediction Made Tfct KiutwtoM Sm- ords "Win Oo "by Boud bd ' piilitci Day. . , , L , - s P7 .Douglas Shelor, Next Sunday and Monday, July 4 and 6. are th4 dates set for'the ntthwet'ii greatest Vaclng' even. At Tacoma," aA the Mootaraara JTeato peedway races, cash awards or nearly 111,00 will be distributed to the lufcky "winners.:, . J: . Alreadi there are nearly -100-ma-; chines that have made arrangements to drive frAra Portland to the Tacoma faces. The Portland Automobile Trade association at one of Us weeekly meet ings recently brought the subject up of ' having ajPortland Jjun. It was thought that a great manyewoiJld want to make , i two day journey of the 1S mile $rlve, hut it was decided to let the ma chines start whenever they desired. It has been requested, however, that all tnachinen going from Portland carry a Portland banner. . Tacomi has gathered together this i-ear thetbest drivers of the country to take parfc In the two day race event. She program for Sunday, July 4, is: ates open at noon. At 2 , p. m. the Jdontanwatbon. trophy, a., 250. mile ' event. wil be staged. Monday, at 10 a. inthe tntrCUyCentury;-'nonstock 100 mile event will be run, and at 1 p. u the GOIden Potlatcbv 200 miles, free or all. : I- ,.-.'. - ' I . - Oldflsld Wtfl Appear. Among? the headllners who have al ready ms4de a niche for themselves fn ifte. history of automobile racing, is, Barney OJdfleld, "Who, by his consistent. and continued performance, has wo&i the title of "Master Driver of the "World." Oldfield will appear In Ta enia for the first time, and has writ ten - the Cacoma management that he will drive the Puegeot which won the Vanderbllt and Grand Prix races in San If rancisco in February, and took second t Indianapolis. -This Is a remarkably flast car, bud in the hands of 'this vefet raa driver should be one of - the chief uontendert on the new speedway, i No lessj a star than the veteran Old mid is "Speed King" Bob Burman, iha has won his title by his unpre cedented performances upon a dirt tiack., 1 lurman holds more .records than. any other one-man in the game today ; and with his Peugeot car, which he has . entered in . the Tacoma races, will. -be 'cine of the pacemakers at all stages, a id It is 'safe to say that the man wtfolbeats Burman to' the tape "Will 1 drive-' tlw fastest Tace "that 'lias ' ever, tieeif flriVefa In the "history of automo bile Jcontjests. Burman is using the ap.me maibine which he used in Indian. ajMiUs, but has installed a new 'Peugeot taiglfte, nd Is determined to do Kls best Xa wjin the Tacoma races. '1 Expeots to Shatter Becords.' ; "Ano their record holder, and' One who will be a contender all the time, is' Ed die. Pullen, who will drive the sensa tional Mtrcer No. 4, with which "ha as tfeiMshed I the motor world at Corona, Cal., ." last Thanksgiving day. Pullen , etnj holBs the world's record for a ' road racl. having made the remarkable time "of S7 and a fraction miles an hour lti & thVde mile race on a road; and he enures the Tacoma management that. With, sudh a track as they have con structed, there' is no question but what allv:-records will be shattered on the Jujy ' dates. - . . I'or consistency, stamina and speed, no .one ok the drivers entered this year ha anything on Earl Cooper, the vet eran, pilot of the Stutys. Carl's car" this j-tarVis much faster than ever before. and: his line performance in th-Indian- . abolls rdce of May 31 shows that he Is a driver! that will have, to be reckoned ktt In t&coma. Dave Lewis, another Stutz pilot, has bVen: lnl Tacoma for the lasttwo rionths, I and is thoroughly familiar filh- the new speedway, and will be able to show them all some of the fast est laps that have ever been made by atr automobile. Lewis Is quite frank In Ms praibe of the new speedway, and deolares that the averaae time this 3fear-wil be close to 100 miles an hour. Innnu vutiii in xesi. --- : BsldQs the above mentioned, the "Ta cfcma list already includes the follow " j Ouy Ij. Ruckstell, In aMercer; Harry Ileynoldjg, in a Marmon; Frank Elliott, - If - a, Gofdon Special; George Hill,-, in a Ktuta; Jim Parsons, in Parson's Spe - clal: ; Ertaest Schneider, in Schneider's , Special;! Ben Hendricks, in the "Great 13a e Bakted Potato" Special; Billy Carl son, in ja Maxwell; Joe Thomas, in : Mercer; H. D. St rat ton, in a .Mercer; IJay XiepU, in a Romano, and .T. " P. Ifeu-sby.lln a Velle. And before the starter' d flag is dropped on July 4 for te.bgihning of the fourth annual run ning; -or itne Tacoma races, the manage rient isj confident that the entry list will nave reached 25 machines. t tTne rbads between Portland and 'Ta cCmaare In fair shape, and those tour . 'lasvjtpl will find no difficulty. The psoper lioute. however, is by St. Helens ferry atj Goble, and take the-first ferr beyond jCastlerock anJ strike -the i Pa cific . High way at Toledo. The signs - have 'been located this way, and if fol- - iqwva verymtie bad road win be en : countered. . I . I Take Set of Chains. Workj is being done on the nrg'tiway - between; Kalama and Kelso, a distance of 13 ml ls, and -this section will be found tb ne the. worst on the entire route.'. I B sure and take'ja; ' set: ?'of . -cnains. wnen it rains, tnere are sev etat places chains will be needed. A great Many Portland people will go toy trfalni' liaving here Saturday night. Tbe track at -Tacoma has been ra bollt. this year,' the cars havina been .making more than 100 miles an hour in . practice;, and it is expecteOlhat all Pa- cliie coast records will be broken: Most of those Intending to-jtour Will - leave .Pbrtland some time Saturday, ar riving at Tacoma that night Hotel ao- . commodations should be secured in ad varies, as a big crowd will be there this year. - r i' "- -1 Idea of JlecIiMrocltr. - i - Elbert fllubbard in Hearst's 'Magazine. i To injure another is to Injure your self is! becoming fixed In the race ln- stinct. That Is the dominant idea of - our, t time -the idea . or reciprocity, Righteousness will yet become a habit s for the very good reason that It :: 1 ; f rv - ;u or w ik".vfs tuuuu.uuu iiu i u ROAD Tt) TACOMA IS IN FAIR SHAPE FOR TRIP TO BIG RACES M, P,;Wilkins-Returns From Round Trip to Test-Out the Auto. Route, Interest-is now -being shown in .the condition of the road between ; Portland and Ta'coma, the scene "of, the ""Pacif ic coast's greatest races next Sunday and Monday. ' ' . ' , $. O. Wllkins.'a local attorney, made the round trip recently and reports the roads in better condition than for several-years. - " ' " '- j' Leaving Portland, the j tourist should go by way of the Linnton road. St. -Helens and Goble. The last two mile between St Helens and Goble are not in best condition, but little trouble will be experienced j in nego tiating thenv. By all means tak a set of chains, as in case of rata there there will be several places Where new road is being constructed t and they will be found necessary. M Crossing" the Columbia river- .by ferry- to Kalama, the Paclfici highway is again encountered. The 1 12 " miles between Kalama. and Kelso is ' the worst -road that -Srill-i-fce. encountered on the entire trip. ; This is Do cause road crews are spreading, crushed rock over thlsj-part, of the highway - with broad . gauged "truck a. ; .."vTherja; "the trucks have made a rut one side of the machlne may travel in that -with- out trouble, , the 5 other side being in the loose gravel. As there is a big crew working on this section of the road "the condition changes every day. It has been 10 dayft since "Wilkins was over' the road, arid It la possible by next-Thursday or Friday wlien most of tlie Portland "cohtingent Will start for Tacoma; it may be worked into good condition. -ry ? i'li'.J. ' i From Kelso to Castle Rock, the road ia JB geod conditien-for -touring. 'All motorists, however, should j take the first ferry after passing through Cas tle Rock, . crossing the Cowlita. river. then follow the main highway Into Toledo, where-r the; pacific Highway, Is again plCUed 'iy. Trom Toledo through Chehalis , and -CentraUa will be found a fair country road. Paving ; is ,being laid between Che halls' and Centralis and it is necessary to take the Old River road, which was formerly macadamized but now about in the same shape as the Base i Line leading out of Portland, Between Te- nino and Olympla, - a- good macadam road .will be found over which as much speed can be made as the driver cares for. - - i The 30 miles between Olympla "and Tacoma is In fine shape,- 1Q miles being- paved. ' .The road -1 rom -Tacoma to Seattle, for tnose who will wish to make that trip, is all paved with the exception of . four miles, This, i Mr, wnklns reported, Temfflrded him - of "Washington, street between Twentieth and 'Twenty-first. , , - v Wilklns'-made uthe trip- in a 191? stuaeoaxer lour. i . - i No Safety There. '-- From the Bay State Magazine. "Never yet." remarked t the Man About Town, "nave I seen a 'Safety Topi left to right Barney Oldfield, Ernest Schneider special. .Middle -Jim Parsoni at wheel of Parsons Special with his brother; , Eddie Pollen in Mercer. -BottomWild Bill Carlson .in his Maxwell; Earl Cooper, Btutz driver. - - ; . ". . AUTO CLUB NEWS AND Road conditions throughout OTekfen and Washingtoa are greatly" imjproved within the last-week. ' i ! The Barlow road connecting Govern ment camp and Waplnltia has ' been reported open for auto travel. .This road is the most 'direct route from Portland to Central Oregon points. Ar riving, it Waplnltia one may turn!.' to the "North and drive to The Dalles or turn south and drive to the Warm Springs Indian Reservation to "Mecca and then -over the steel bridge to Mad ras. The McKenzie Pass which is the connecting link between Eugene 'and Bend is alsp reported free from snow and a. number of machines are passing daily over this route. Two large forces of men are atwofk on the Rex-Tlgard road and the? club has been assured that the improve ments On this highway will be fln inshed ln -six weeks. The completion of this road, which means so much to this city, being as it is the main artery of travel on the west side to Salem and- McMlnnville, etc., marks the successful ending of a long, nara campaign on the Auto clnb s part for the Improvement of road con ditions throughout the Willamette val ley. - Reports on condition of roads from Portland to San Francisco via Pacific highway, through the Willamette val ley, state that no impassable stretches of ? road are being encountered. Cqw Creek ant Pass Creek Canyon have dried out.,; - ii,. . -. It will be of interest to those .who wish to drive to Tacoma to the races, to know that the roads are in better condition, at present than they have oeen lor some time, with the excep tion of that part of the highway ibe- .The price of the car complete is $785 f.o.b. Detroit Covey JMotor Car ROAD INFORMATION tween Kalama and Kelso, which Is un der construction but passable. Autolets are making falrlyooa time between Portland and Seattle, The route to follow is via St. Helens to Goble on the Oregon side thence by ferry , to Kalama. Kalama to .Kelso to Castle Rock to County Ferry and making a detour to Toledo, thence to Chehalis and Oiympla to Tacoma. . .. Invitations have been sent to mem bers of .the Portland Auto club for a "Columbia Highway. Banquet." to . be held at the Clubhouse on the evening of June 29, 7 o'clock. This banquet, which la strictly in formal. Is given in honor of the Messrs. Benson, John Teon and County Com missioners VT. "U I4ghtner, Rufus Holman and Phllo Holbrook as an ex pression of the Auto club apprecia tion of the efforts these gentlemen have recently made in secured high class hard surface highways In Mult nomah county. 'Covers will be laid for 160 guests. Special muslo has been engaged for the evening and immediately after din ner the tables wlU.be cleared away to allow the dancers full sway.. . - e e . . Beginning - Mkmcjay, - June , 28,. and lasting for a period of one month, there will be pecial mualo every- evening at the clubhouse. The "Three Elliotts, who are recog nized as th most popular harpists in the country, have been -secured by the house committee and this trio of mu sicians will furnish the music and en tertainment during tha eoming month. ' If the members show their apprecia tion of this innovation by their liberal patronage of the club during -. -the month for which these musicians have been engaged, arrangements will be made for the continuance of this form of entertainment during the summer. the chrome vanadium are self-lubncatirig the full real leather tipholstery: is stuff ed vith natureil curled hair JJDDGEROIHERS tlDTJDR . Company, Twenty-first and GASOLINE VEHICLES IS 1 422 ' Automobiles Registered 'at Secretary of State's Of fice in 30 Days. During- the month ending June 16, the Oregon registrations show that, at an average of $750- per -car, the people of the state have- Invested approxi mately 1600,000 In gasoline driven ve hicles. Nearly ' 120,000 a day; that looks pretty good when compared with former years.' - Tfaere; were 187T 'new registrations, and 4& transfers making a total registration for the 30 'days between May 15 and June 16 of 1422 automobiles. ' ' Among the new ears registered were SI of the 1916 models. Thirty of these were of the new. Overland and one new 1916 Hudson., X. V:..V... :. .S The Ford car outstripped all other cars with a total of 464;. next came the Overland with 7S; Dodge with 6UStu- debaker, 64; . Buick, 30; Cadillac, 20, and Chalmers, 14." It is now estimated that the regis tration for 1916 will reach the 25.000 mark. At the close of business at the secretary - of state's office in Salem, June 22, a total of . automobiles and trucks showed 20,022. In addition to this there are nearly 20 00 motorcycles, bringing the total gasoline driven ve hicles to more than 23,009 with about six months yet to go. - That's the Usual Way. He didn't pump it full enoughthough : all-the air is free: He left it soft and spongy like, and scooted on with glee. He skidded and he grldded and whooped - tnrougn -oust ana mire, -And when it burst He cursed and cursed j And blamed It on the tire.- -' A new -telephone receiver Is so small that It can be Inserted into the ear in stead of being held against It' springs ? ' St' '-2 L icf't"-"-" Washington Streets. MONTHS LS1G MOTORCYCLE NOTES Delegates to the Indiana F. A. M. state convention had an opportunity ton witness the -annual 600 mile auto mobile race at the Indianapolis speed way. , . '...- Thirty applications "for membership were received at a recent get-together meet of the Springfield (III.) Motorcycle club. -' Business and pleasure are combined in the motorcycle trip being made by P. D. Shomo of Dallas, Texas. Shomo Is visiting the dealers of the state awheel, and is accompanied, by Mrs. Shomo, who ties in a sidecar. A motorcycle squad for the preven tion of accidents and crime has been formed in Boston, Mass. The Maryland Motorcycle club, of Baltimore won the April P. A. M. mem. bership contest, having 21 - new club membership applications. The award was five Old Sol motorcycle lamps. D. L. Hoff of Waterloo has been ap pointed F, A. M. commissioner for Iowa. ; The 1916 Ohio F, A. M. state conven tion will be held at Lima, June 25, 26 nd 27. a number of tours have been planned from, different sections of the state.-, " ,-' -..- .. . C. R. Milburn of y Kansas City Is planning a motorcycle trip to' Yellow stone National park. Three-riders of New "London, Mo., K. Boles. H. Briscoe and P. Penn, are planning a motorcycle trlpto the San Francisco fair. The motorcycle club of Tucson, Aria., has voted to affiliate with the F. A. M. . . - ... . . Motorcyclists , of -Houston,'; Texas, will stage a 385 mile endurance run on July 4 and 6. . . -:- . Eight thousand miles at an expense of $1 for repairs is the motorcycle record of c C. . Glldersleeve of Wood haven. . -I. Now C $1250 factory- ; a Every The only reason many Now the removes-this last barrier between you and the car of your choice. 'The six of '16 is a good rsix at th price of a good four. . It is not a four with a 6 cylinder motor. It is a real six 'roomy, 125-inch wheel base, powerful, 42 H. P., 3x5 cylinders cat in block; convenient; having every- modern automobile improvement, including - electric lighting and .starting system, power tire pump, one-man top, etc. Comfortable, having genuine 10-inch leather 'upholsteriflgr a'nd plenty of room for everyone.-Attractive, being of the pure boat line type, " with Mitchell finish. . , ' X V WHY DRIVE A "FOUR" WHEN YOU CAN ' . BUY A POWERFUL; FLEXIBLE, BEAUTI. : FUL "SIX" FOR THE SAME MONEY ? , "GET THE PERSONAL TOUCH. Well Known : Company ' Dis poses of lo Machines Dur- ing..Weekrjust Closed, : One of the features of the week on the row has been the marked success of the big sacrifice sale conducted by the Wintoa company, -Twenty-thlrd'and Washington streets. .Thls ' sale .em braced all cars in the used. car depart ment. , - -;' -- ; -'" . Over 26 high grade ' used cars- were on display at the beginning of the- sale. ome or the bargains were without doubt the greatest values ever offered local buy era The wide range of prices made It possible to meet any demand. Good cars in some . cases originally over $4000 were sold outright for 1150, while other sales were readily closed involving many hundreds of dollars. - Fifteen .cars were sold last week. This indicates the keen -demand for such cars and shows that the public appreciates the unusual values now be ing offered by the Winton company. It Is a well known fact that the fa cilities of the Winton plant, with Its complete equipment 'for the rebuilding cars makes it possible for; this , com pany to overhaul their cars in such a, thorough manner that a satisfactory service, is obtained similar to -a, new car.;- I f v'. v; -'- - , i : '.- " The great Influx of tourist trade to the coast this year has created an un usual demand for large seven passen- TToTLEiP. - Oregon, Washington and California, in 1 vol., $2.50 Oregon only . ; . . , $1.00 Washington only, $1.00 BALLOU Si WRIGHT BROADWAY AT OAK AUTOMOBILE AND SHOP SUPPLIES 1 SparkPlugs TOOLS Brake-Lin in- v MOTORCYCLES AND ACCESSORIES Preer Tool and Supply Co. 74 Sixth and 311 Oak fJts. FEDERAL TIRES MOIVAMOBILG ' SSXTTCsT TATIOW OTiB AKS OXXA8S MOTOR CAR SUPPLY CO. OH! BBOASWAT 48S. . Ynlcanizbz tad Betrcadins. - R. E. neSk nines 'Price of The Man Wants a Sin people have bought fours instead of sixes has been the price. . , f) , . of 'IS Mitchell -Levis & Staver EAST MORRISON AND EAST FIRST People' Continually ! Send " 'Complaints tch Wrong . Official, r r .From many sections of .the state the attention of the secretary of state is repeatedly directed to all.eged Viola tions f the motor .vehicle laws, the' Impression prevailing that the secre tary of state is vested with the en forcement of the same. ' m Such is not the case. This office Is not Vested with police powers, its duties are only to register motor ve hicles and ' chauffeurs as proper ap plications are filed. Under this law; sections , 28 and 27. it Is maae the specific duty of all police-officers, sheriffs and con stables, within the limits of their re spective jurisdictions, to enforce Its provisions. Violations of such law should, therefore, be directed to the attention of the local police officer?. ger cars for rent service and IS pas senger stages for suburban runs. .;' A number of cars of the latter type are now ' being built by the Winton company to meet this demand. Three of these cars were delivered last week. W,: M. Adair of LaGrange has been appointed J". A, M. commissioner for Oregon. 500,000 Diamond Tlr sold. Out of this nor-. t moua quantity lata thaa two nor oant : duui back for edjuitment Ia too whol hutory of tire mrrio tbero U ntf qual to ta Diamond Squaeireo Trotd. Cboaper than moat tiroi, tbay'ro la a olaaa by ' thamaolToa. KASTXB CAKBURET0H8 MAKE MUCH M0ft XILAOE ARCHER AND WIGGINS Oak Street, Corner Sixth mj Book rhoaes Mala 1682, A-ieti 31-33 BIOADWAT. ELODGETT, 89-31 Worth 14th, near Couch Phone Mala 7009 at Tim FoiuiFi $125 factory