PORTLAND
TO-SPOKANE
RUN
IS
TWENTY ONE
KISSELKAR HEADQUARTERS ON PARADE
F. W. Voder States That for
1 Mnst Part Rnnlft Is De-
iicnTTMi rnr Mmnr si.
CONDITION OF THE ROADS
or OriaUr Part or tns Wy oocxi
Oeinf Vtt Sncountrd; lomi
Shattering all existing reports be
tween Portland and fiiokne. V. W.
Vogler, northwet representative of
ih Iteo. nrwl If. C. Harrla. fac
tor reprpvntatl ve, nrrlvpd in Spo
kane Tuemlar In n 1815 Reo four-
cyllnder ti'iirlnar-ar. Tho actual run
ning: lime between Portland and Sro-
f)n ai 20 hour and KB mlnntea fnr
it amiance mijrntly in exraa of 476
mien, an nvernir xneeri nr miui 21
ftfllcH an hour over nil klnria nf maila
Not "atlafied wlh making a Port
.ind-Spokane rrordMr. Voeler ani'
Mr. llHrrln lo net mnrlta hrtvupn
I'endlcton and rvton nrvl Colfax- an
Spokane. Thfiy made the run from
Pendleton to Tvivton In twkr hour ard
t . Wllnutea. and drove from C olfnx
to Klokane in two hour and threr
minute.
The trip from Portland to Spokane,
coordlm to Mr. Voaler. la aa rileaa-
ani a three-day1 tour as there la In
the northwpMt. th ai-en.rv alonor the
route rompnrluir favorahlv with inv .
n tie rfiiintry. He write: "tVe left)
Portland at 10 Or. o'rlork Kunda.v morn-I
ng over the 'olnmhla rH pr highway, i
llv 1:30 n'rlo'k we had arrived at
U00'! Ulver, .ifter encountering rough i
tmifn over the la.xt ? mile.
Trom Hoed Riv.r to Ttaa Dallas.
"The icn1 from Hood River to The
I)m11p wna ifonrt for n mountain hleh-
WRV. im.fN ri aa It doea two anmmlta
Kroni the Dalles to Waaro Ihpro nm
30 mllfa of fine nunln mid ne rha1
the run In leaa thnn in hour nnH m
half. When wa null truvpllnv for th
nlslit we wero nl lone Imvlin noon.
tiftted the ru'i from 1'ortliwl In
".'! v nine one- nlf lnmr l-Vom
Waai'o Itt litno thr ynlnir n. a u ficri'n
nd It Waa Wf 1 thill our rnr u a j nro-
Vtle 1 With iriMtd rnah una
".Starting from lone at 8:;:n o'clock
Monday mornlnir. lonrorl nvr fulr
roudN to Pendleton, arriving thcrA In
tltVie for lilnc'h. We were In no hurrv
in ireltlnr out of Pencil (' t I 111 r ta-'l '1 1 I UtO
W Intonded to npeiifl the ntwlit at
Pavton. hut onff we wer Ml:irtd i
rot every ounce of ancpd mil of I hi.
little rnr mid rMlcd Into huvim. l,.n,r
before minuet, l.eatlnn all prevlona
records hy nore thun a half hour. The
road about Waltahure- waa torn no
hut fchould he In irond condition In m
few daya. a u lar(?e crew Is working
on it
if To Blokaii vim Colfax.
"We came Into Spokane from Dny-
Ifon on Wednesday via ffeeter'a ranch.
ICentral ferry nnd Colfux. Krom the
IHnake river to Spokane the roads are
In exceptional condition and ut no
hlace are thiey bad enough to hother
motorist.
"The moat dangeroiiM road which we
traversed was along the" Deschutes
lrlver, where for miles there was
barely room for the car and only an
occasional place for pawning. We were
twice compelled to use a ferry and
lonce we ined a toll bridge, the total
coat being $2.50.
"On the first 127 inilea of the run
lour 'fuel ennt (lint fif, conts aa wa
luaed dlatillat?, oiif car beiiifr fitted
rylth a device which makes this fuel
pvery bit as satisfactory as gaso
line."
Mr. Vogler will remain in Spokane
luring the automobile show, Mr. Har-
ri having left Thursday for San
rftnclsco. While In Spokane, Mr. Vog- 1
ler is making his headquarters with
he I'OsilicK Auto company. Inland
km pi re atfent for the R(-o line.
Scbadala of the Trip.
The schedule of the Reu four for :
he trip follows:
Ieft Portland 10:05 a. m.. May 7.
Arrive Hood River. 1:40 p. m.
Left Hood River, 2:20 p. m.
Arrive Ttve Dallea H:30 p. m.
Left The Dalles 3:50 p. m.
Arrive Wasco, 5:20 p. m.
Left Wasco, 6:40 p. m.
Arrive lone, 9:0"0 p. m.
Left lone, 8:42 a. m.. May 8.
Arrive Pendleton, 12:27 p. m.
Left Pendleton, 2:19 p. m.
Arrive -lay ton. 4:57 p. m.
Left Dayton. 9:20 a. m.. May 9.
Arrive Hester's ranch. 9:46 a. m.
Left Hester's ranch, 10:40 a, m.
Arrive Central Ferry. 11:68 a. m.
"Left Central Perry 1:20 p. m.
Arrive Colfax, 2:40 p. m. .
Left Colfax. 3:00 p. m.
Arrive Hpmkane. 0:03 p. m.. May 9.
Mvantages of Tire
Said to Be Numerous
Lntfdpatliif Demand Eastern Taotory
Baa Increased racllltlea to 1600 Per
Say; Wonderful showing of Models.
"Motoriflts are rapidly learning the
lstinct advantages of rord tires and
re demanding them on their cars."
tatea L. C- Rockhill, nianager anto-
oblle tire department, the Goodyear
Ire St. Rubber company, Akron, Ohio.
As car owners learn more and more
bout theirt, cord tires will be a tre-
endous factor in tire equipment.
Anticipating; this condition, we have
ade additions to our factory equip
ment that five us a capacity of io00
rd tires a day. Cord tires have been
loroughly tried out under all coup
ons, and these definite and distinct
lperiorltle proven; greater comfort.
ktra mileage, greater freedom from
re troubles, lower gasoline consump-
on, greater coasting ability, higher
peed, quicker acceleration of motor
hd ease of repair. These advantages
Rve led Packard. Locomobile, Frank-
n. Peerless and White to adopt Good-
bar cords as standard equipment on
elr cars. Two of every three new
hr using, Qord tires in 1916 will start
etr careers on Goodyear cords.
"It is not often that we use pub-
:ly -the Black of testimonial letters
e. receive, telling of the performance
our tires. Occasionally, however.
he letter etands out as typical of the
st and we can't hep tellins; about it
for Instance this one from Thomas
Hay of Chicago, 111.;
'l purchased a set of Goodyear
rd tires May 1. 1915. These tirea
tve been on my personal car and In
nunuous use, and show by actual
eedometei measurements about IS -0
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Vpeaker Before Iff other ? and Parent
Teacher Aaaoclatloa Declares Coun
try Children Should learn Boadwork.
Instructions in road making for
country children and the actual build
ing of good roads by their labor to re
lieve the distress and frequent insan
ity of their mothers caused by baa j
roads -was advocated at a receut ses-
sion of Four State Country Life con
ference held at Philadelphia. The con
ference was made up of delegates from
the states of Pennsylvania, Maryland,
New Jersey and Delaware.
The teaching of good road making in
the rural schools was the theme of
Mrs. Augustus Henry :Reeve. vice
chairman of the country life depart
ment of the National Mothers' and Parent-Teacher
association, who said that
Wisconsin is tho only state in which
rural school children are taught road
making in a concrete manner.
"In Pennsylvania good road instruc
tion Is looked upon as an 'extra" " she
said, "whereas it ought to be an ele
ment of education. Roads are the
most Important factor in country life.
They connect, the homes with the
schools, churches and markets. The
subject of roads, for that reason
should be taught to country boys and
glrls( and especially to the girls, for
It is the woman of the rural districts
who suffer most from bad roads."
The number of country women In In
sane asylums was cited as an ex
ample of the distress caused by bad
roads.
Mrs. Reeve advocated , putting the
country school children, otter the" age
of 13 years, to work on roads, bo that
; they may learn from practical experl
! ence what a good rood means and how
it is secured.
HIGH CLASS CARS BOUGHT
That America todny is rurihastns
nmr high clans car tha:t hi any time
In the history of automobiles is the
assertion of H. H. Rice, manager ofthe"
Nordyke & Marmon factories, in which
the Marmon car Is produced.
Mr. Rice waa a Portl:Cn I visitor of
the week, the guest of '. Mei.vJett,
palf manager t the X rthwcitrn
Auto Co., the local represout-Jtiv3 of
t!- Marmon.
Mr. Rice also asserts i.:z the high
class buyer ha come to look upon his
car aj8 he does on his home, and he
now demands d1tinctlo- as well ns
aervioe. Man used to satisfied
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H. H. Rice, manager of the ortlyke & Marmon factories, Who in
studying the local field.
with a car If it was mschanlcallv enr-
! Mt and had an annaarAn.A which waa
conservative enough anl beautiful
enough to avoid being ti-nsplcuoua-Burt
no more, says the f-tory man
ager. Reflect Best Judgment,
"Automobiles today, in a way, re
flect a man'sbest judgment. The buy
er selects a motor car which will be
representative of him with Just, as
rriuch care, as ha would a new h')ii.
Almost any house that has a roof over
it and four walls makes a dwelilnv.
The same la true of cars. Almost any
car made today will run and will In
sure the owner the satisfaction if
getting from one place to another.
"Formerly, enpeclally in this coun
try was the following true: There is
another reason why a man did not feel
much like spending any money for a
car. that Is. any more than herabso
lutely had to. It was the absence of
good roads. "
"A motor car Is meant for 'Toad
travel, for getting out next to na
ture, but the Joy of it soon wane
where there arc rough roads, jjlentl- j
fully sprinkled with dep mud .holes, i
Under such circumstances you I .ulii I
not blame a man for buying a car !
which did not represent his judgment
nor give him all that he could reason
ably expect to find in a high,, class
car.
Auto Vow Considered Investment.,,
"He probably figured, for taking
out a car and smashing up on the
roads, a cheap" car wrvuld perve the
purpose just as well. Ho could hardly
consider a car as an Investment,,
"The last time I came through Port
land that was a big factor to be eon-
sidered. Today, 1 was taken out em
the Columbia river highway. Every
other man in this city ought to have
a motor propelled vehicle of some
kind lo enjoy that wonderful country
Also many . a man that has a car
should v now get one which he might
consider as nn investment, rather than
a toy. - ."-
"I am told that other splendid road
radiate In evcrv direction, and that
more of them are under construction.
That change In the situation la thai
reason why the Marmon and other
high class cars are now Belling in
this country, snd why we hav over-.;
sold our output of the new aluminum
cyllndered car. -''' V,
"Tim Marmon factories will turn
I rut but 2000 curs this ear, Just about,
' half of whHt we should have. ' Addi
tional factory space will double the
output for next year." j. f-
Mr. Rice spent several weeks In thv
south, and l now on his way to St-"
aftle and Spokane, and thence back to
the factory.
Kidnaps Itivnlhl Wife. !v!I
Cannelton, 1ml., May 1 .1 Seeking.
hapnlnes. Ucorce F. Fluhrer. Wealthy
Denver, Colo., man. in speeding west."
ward with, his Invalid wife, wh im he
kidnapped from her mother.
A. II. 1U) Wnson, manager of the Pacific KisselKar Co., and Interior and exterior views of the company's
home at Broadway and Davis Sts.
The new home of the KisselKar and
the Briscoe, In the building at Broad
way and Davis streets, erected by the
Pacific KisselKar company and In
charge of A. W. Robinson will be on
dreBH parade all week in a continuous
reception.
When the KisselKar first sent Its
representative to Portland, W. L. Hugh
son, the heail of the coast distributing
firm, informed l.is interviewers that
the firm had come here to stay and
that its home would be one of the
landmarks on auto row. Now It is
ready and its inauguration will be well
observed.
lo-corutors were busy until late yes
terday putting In the permanent flow.
ers and Installing the special decora
tions which will give the place a fes
tive appearance. Bay trees stand on
the curb in attractive vases. These, in
cidentally, are to remain.
Through large windows which are
not covered with advertising signs,
may be seen the big show room, fin
ished from end to end with mahogany.
Towards the rear of the room are
well furnished spaces which will ap
peal to the patrons who may have
to spend a little time waiting for some
special service. The fittings are those
which are Identified with a well ap
pointed club. 4
The back part of the building is de
voted to the service department on
minor adjustments, while upstairs is a
well equipped machine shop and an
extensive parts department.
Handsome chandeliers In which the
best effects of direct and Indirect
lighting are combined evere hung dur
ing the week and make the place blaze
in a white light. The branch has
joined the spirit of the Broadway Im
provement association and cluster
lights illuminate the building's exterior
at night.
The entertainment features of the
week will include special music every
afternoon and evening. On the second
floor Manager Robinson has arranged
a tf-a room where Japanese maidens
will serve. About 2000 invitations have
been Issued.
Pathfinder Car on
Way to Yellowstone
Machine Started Out Yesterday from
Minneapolis and Should Beach Park
Week rrom Tomorrow Wight.
The Chalmers 3400 r. p. m. SJx-30
car left Minneapolis yesterday as the
pathfinder for the sociability tour
from Minneapolis to Yellowstone Na
tional park. Five passengers, three
of them newspaper writers are in the
party.
The tour will not be run until July,
the A. A. A. aanction calling for the
start on July 20. The Chalmers 3400
r. p. in. will go over the route twice
and mark it so that a schedule of
about 20 miles per hour will be possi
ble in July. The selection of the
Chalmers Is a compliment to the power
of the remarkable engine and the easy
riding qualities of te car, for the
i tour will traverse part of the wonder
ful mountain region of the northwest
In addition to crossing the prairie
wheat lands of Dakota.
; The tentative plan of the tour called
for the first stop last night at Staples.
The second night's stop will be at
Fargo, third at Btsmark. fourth at
Dickinson, fifth at Medora, sixth at
Miles City, seventh at Forsythe, eighth
at Billings, and ninth at Livingston.
F.nt ranee to the park will be made at
tJardiner on the tenth day.
The Chalmers car is under the di
rection of Homer C George, of the
advertising department; and W. H.
Brooks of the engineering division.
Puritan Gets Another Orphan.
The Puritan Machine company, De
troit, Mich., announces the acquisition
of the Keenton Motors Ltd., whose fac
tory was located in Brantford, Ont.
The Puritan will continue service to
Keeton car owners from the main plant
in Detroit. This purchase now brings
the total of "orphan"" motor-car com
panies absorbed by the Puritan up to
101. The Puritan's No. 3 plant is now
nearing completion and will be ready
for occupancy May 15. The Puritan
is negotiating with a large eastern
concern for the outright purchase of
one of the largest concerns yet secured
and announcement concerning this will
be made shortly.
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Even Dogs Hit by War.
Vienna, May 13. (I. N. S.) All
brass dog collar labels must be re
placed with iron, according to a new
order. Seventy thousand labels have
already been handed In.
Proper Devices Aid
In Handling Loads
Not every truck owner realises how
much more efficient trucks can be
made by the adaptation of the proper
devices for handling the load. These
mechanical aids are now so numerous
that there is practically no class of
merchandise which cannot be handled
better by their assistance. Whether it
be coal or lumber, dry goods or build
ing material, there Is an efficient way
to load, carry ana" deliver.
Such devices have been described
from time to time in varlout maza
zlnes, newspapers and trade publica
tions. All of the most important of
these have now been collected, and are
set forth in one article apropriately
illustrated, under the title, "'Devices
That Make for Motor Truck Effi
ciency," and apearing as an introduc
tion to Volume IV, of "Motor Trucks
of America," published by the B. F.
Goodrich company, Akron, O. This
144 page volume an edition of which
Is published annually is now ready
for distribution, end a copy can tie se
cured on application to the Portland
Goodrich branch, at Broadway and
Burnside street.
' "' L.?!!l!"a
WEMTOM
Father Time
the Only Official Tester
Remember steam cars? How smooth and flexible they
were, and what hill-climbers! How fleetly they ate up the
miles! Once it seemed sure that steamers would put gaso
line cars out of business. And yet where is steam today?
Remember the two-cycle? Marvelous thing had twice as
many power strokes as any other kind of gasoline motor
eight power-strokes in every four cylinders, and 12 power
strokes in every six. But where. is the two-cycle today?
So it goes with many automobile "wonders." Father Time
puts them to the test, and, if they buckle under his strain, into
the discard they go.
The only car, or motor, transmission, axle, magneto or other
element used in an automobile which can be safely trusted
through every stress and strain you encounter is the one that
has already won the O. K. of Father Time, the only official
tester, and the tester who cannot be fooled.
Every feature of the Winton Six has won that O. K. is time
tested and proved. You can buy a Winton Six with the full
certainty that you have not engaged yourself to become a
repair man, for the Winton Six holds the, world's lowest re
pair, expense record. And not only are you free from anxi
eties when your car carries the Winton name-plate; but, more
than that, you have the delight of owning a car that is pre
cisely, in every detail, just as your personal taste desires.
Two sizes 33 at $2485, and 48 at $3500. A telephone call
will bring you all the particulars.
The Winton Company
Winton Building, Twenty-third and Washington Streets
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New Mid-Year Model
26 Extra Features
$1325 f. o. b. Racine
127-inch Wheelbase
Fine Cars Are Costing
$25,000,000 Too Much
JohnW. Bate the efficiency engineer says,
"If all fine cars were built as the New Mitchell is
built, the makers would save on this year's out
putat least $25,000,000."
That means high-priced cam only.
It means the loss through buy
ing parts which the Mitchell fac
tory makes. And the fearful loss
through wasteful factory methods.
It tells how efficiency can give
a car like this, equipped like this,
at the Mitchell price. And no
other feature talked today is so
significant.
Pays for 26 Extras
The Mitchell factory savings
pay for 26 extras found 'in this
Mid-Year Mitchell.
That is, things you warn and
need. But things you can't get
in other cars without an extra
price. The costliest car doesn't
have more than four of them.
Things like a power tire pump,
Bate cantilever springs, reversible
headlights, ball-bearing steering
gear, dashboard engine primer.
The Mitchell has everything in
vented to add attractions to a car.
And no extra price for them.
We pay for them all through ef
ficiency. The Model Motor Plant
John W. Bate has built for us a 45
acre plant. He has equipped it with
2092 up-to-date machines.
He has trained our men worked out
thousands of minute-saving: methods.
In the past five years he has reduced
Mitchell factory costs 50 per cent.
He has simplified the car. He has
fought down weight. Castings have
been almost entirely eliminated sup
planted by tough, strong steel.
The Mitchell today is the only car
in the world with 440 drop forgings
and steel stampings.
Ask Any Authority
Ask any authority. If he knows this
car ho will pronounce it an engineer
ing marvel.
We have a list of 37 engineers men
in the first rank of the engineering
profession. All of these men have
selected the .Mitchell for use as their
personal car. Our dealers have the list.
We also have I record of six Mitchell
cars which have averaged, in the hands
of owners, 164,372 miles each. Over 30
years of ordinary service.
Those are other results of these Bate
efficiency methods.
Mid -Year Model 73 New Ideas
The new model on show now em
bodies 73 new ideas. It i contains in
one car all the best new features found
in 57 New York Show models.
The body is the handsomest design
found on any touring car. The details
include every popular touch found in
1916 models. It has, in addition, our
26 extras. So this New Mitchell is the
most complete car you have ever seen.
We ask you to see these extras, and
judge their value to you.
We ask you to ride in it, to know
the comfort of Bate cantilever springs.
You can't know this car can't even
look at it without saying'That's the
car I want." -
MITCHELL-LEWIS MOTOR CO.
Racine, Wis., U. S. A.
nf ff F. o.b. I
ijr'ljitfj Racine
For 5-Passenger Touring
Caror3-Panger Roadster
7-Pmnrr Tocriag Body
S3S Extra
East Morrison and First
Portland, Or.
CARS NOW ON SHOW
High-speed economical Six ;
48 horsepower! 127inch
wheelbase. Complete equip
ment, including 26 extra
features.
New Mitchell Eight. fI4M l.o.fc.
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