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5 - THE UKJEUUN SUWLIAY. JUUKNAL, fUKiLANU. bUWUAY MUKWIWU, MAX 33, mi L Paving Plans Are Unavoidably Late Section BttwMB Trontdale sad Stone Hay Vot Be Keady for Dedication of Highway. Present indications are that the paving of the Columbia river highway between Troutdale and Stone will not be finished before the day set for the official dedication of the highway dur ing Roue Carnival week as had been expected. Owing to unfavorable weather con ditions the contractors have been able to make other than slow progress on the "Sandy cut off" and "Flguie Kighf sections. MOTORISTS BOUND TO TIRE COMPANY WILL ;v GIVE BIG SUMS AS. v PRIZES FOR RACERS , '- $10,000 Will Go to Champion':' Driver of 1916 Season;1. Second and Third to Share.' FINDS RECREATION IN CAR PIONEER CAR GOING STRONG FURNISH A BIG FIELD SEATTLE WARNED TO AVOID ROUGH PLACE Detour off Pacific Highway Near La Center Will Lead Over Good Road. Motor Gars Finding Their Way Into Remote Sections of Great Continent,' TRUCKS ARE GIVEN TRIAL HEMPHILL MAKES JOURNEY GIFTS TO BE OUTRIGHT Manufacturers Say No Reason Exists for Inducing Use of Their Brand mu Nearly All Do 80 How. is, lomi j"iaca ropumv. - " V AMr aa YX7ffk. Seat of Way In Fin Sbape, Beporta Beats Motor Go. Man Making Journey In Big- Chalmers. Amassment at Work Done by the Monster Fre'lff JWcllilM. SOUTH AMERICA W1L . : . -j f - J, : - i FQR0URAUT0M0B!LES f & That the motor car is finding its way Bnto the rfinolc sections Of .South nierlca. kikI that the. great southern ontinctit will eventually offer an 1m- Bilense tertiinry for ttie autornonne ranufiti-tiin-r to l;ike liUo oonstdera- ion ami t cultivate, is brought out In ni article by William A. Tleld In he May number of the Bulletin of the fitti-Aincri'-aii I'niou. Kven in those ountrif-s where good ronds arc scarce he automobile Is becoming a ncccs- Itv tor Industrial purposes, for in mivy places it is beginning to demon- irate its value In Hie transportation freight and pnHsengrrs where rall- oadtt are impracticable or too cxpen- Ive to build. In t li iis lonnectlon Mr. Bteld writes: In the barren flit rate section of hilt where the cart and mule have Olifc done fnlthful nervlie. one finds Oday a numli'-r of automobiles. Dur- ng a rcent Journey through the ni- rgfe fields several machines were taeed- at the writer's disposal, and hey did excellent service over some f th most trying trails to be enr-oun- rd In any country. l'"u rthermorc. t" was learned that el'ht motor trucks re to be given a trial In the handling f nitrate. ' Truck Caused Amazement. "A few months ago, while tin; writer , as in Paraguay, the first motor truck ver seen in that country arrived in Kuunelon. A considerable number of ii-asure cars, especially I hose of lieapcr grades, are In use In the Par guayan capital; but the arrival of the nOnster truck created a new interest litld hundreds of citizens watched the rr.er!ean agent demonstrate the possi- dlltle's of his machine. Business Is Growing. "Bolivia, one of the world's most di- trslfled countries topographically, has keen using the commercial automobile or several years to great advantage, tallways were not being built with the ctivlty that the country s trade de- nanded, and trucks were Introduced n a regular run from Po'osi to Sucre, distance of loll miles where highways re far from good. "Peru, as everyone, knows, is not a iind with many miles of automobile oads. There ure, however, in I.lma, be capital, over 300 machines, many of ihlch are used as taxicabs. In Colum ia the department of public works has iade plans, ba ked by government ap ropriatlona, for constructing lilirh ,ays suitable for automobiles. Venezuela, notwithstanding that gas Ilne is BO cents a gallon in Caracas, is uytng cars and Improving roads. Dur- the last fiscal year three auto trucks and 227 pleasure cars were hipped to that country from the IJnited States. The greatest natural field for the utomobile, however, In South America to be found in Argentina, Brazil and ruguay, and in each or these coun- les Improved .ilghways are being ex uded and motor vehicles multiplying pldly. In 191S Argentina alone lm- orted 6116 automobiles. An automo- He show is to be held in Buenos Aires hif year in connection with the roun- ya' centennial ccietration, an event lilch will doubtless not be lost sight by the American manufacturers. '"- IIILl"''''''''''1"''' '" ir "fe Sy j I Miss Relle Bloom, who enjoys her Chalmers as much as her piano. Gas Tank Struck, Carbureter Struck, Blue Laws Worked Newspaper Backbone Of His Advertising turn Chalmera Will Spend Million Dollars This Tear for Publicity, Most of It Oolng to Daily Papers. "Money makes the mare go" Is the d saying. Hugh Chalmers has tanged it to "Advertising makes the irs go. 80 firm is Mr. unaamers n lis belief that $1,000,000 will be spent tla year telling the public about halmers cars. Newspaper advertising 1 the back- me of the-Ghalmers campaign, though course 'some of the great national eeklies and magazines are also used. ,aul Smith, vice president In charge sales, says this of newspaper ad- rtis'ng: "The local newspaper is the, now edlum. It Is the solar plexus blow hich hits at the door of each home In ln'h dealer's town. And that means les now. The national weekly and ugazine is necessary, but the timely ow is delivered by the daily paper each sales district. As a proof of ir absolute faith in this fact we are ing 1600 newspapers throughout the untry several times each month In e campaign we are now waging." In a recent talk Mr. Chalmers said: '-'Advert ixlng increases my sales so at I simply cannot afford to do with- it it. The only man .who can't ad- rtlse is the one with so much busl- pss he can't handle it; or the man ita so little business It isn't worth hlle. Our secret of advertising Is as itiple aS A. B. C. Be honest, be aen- blft and be persistent." Baoklng up this interest-creating ad- prtlsing, the Chalmers company Is up biding its standard of "quality first' the 3400 r.p.m. Six-30 Chalmers and e results are phenomenal. The com natlon of advertising and quality. kcked by service and aggressive sales antshlp, has already put more than ,000 of these cars in the hands of ivners, The owners are joining the wspapers In advertising and the com- iny is building 22,000 more Six-30s 1 of which are practically sold today the demand which has been created No Spooning on the Roads. Motor car owners are now facing a W fine for violating the law in Lower lerlon township, outside of Phlladel- la. Fa. The fine is Imposed on lose who persist in using the ton- aus of their cars instead of their rlors In which to spoon. The gen jal method Is to park along the road i and put the lights out. Auto for Mall Carrier. Patrons : of Jason Busby, a rural e delivery carrier out of Taylor le, III., presented him with a motor r as an appreciation of Ions- and thful service and lie has disposed his horse and wagon. It was neces- ry' to secure permission from the vernment In order to substitute the "Let's pet a drink." said the gasoline tank to the carburetor. "Right you re." said the car- buretor. "1 won't go another step 1 n:an revolution unless we do. Send the driver after a scuttle of gas." Wherewith Charles F. Runkle, climbed out of the driver's scat of his machine and took Ids hearings. Sighting on the W sign board he discovered that he was in the proximity of Forest Crove, with a good car under him, but nary a drop of -fc the precious fluid that makes the car go. "It's a Kood thing we ran out so close to town," com- ft mented Mr. Runkle. "With that he stepped out with a willing heart and started out for the town to get gas. Every good story of the road must have a "hut" buried in id it. Here is ours. But. Mr. Runkle had forgot- ten the "blue laws" of Oregon jjt while the people of Forest Grove had not. He hunted high, and he hunted low for a man who was willing to take a chance. But, gas he could not get. it simply was not for sale on Sunday. The blue law did not affect the telephone and after some delay, gas from Portland fin ally arrived. "Where there's a will there's a way," chuckled the carbu retor." The boss gets his from California and we get ours from Portland." A government statistician has found that about 1500 persons are struck by lightning in the United States every year, of whom about 500 are killed. Three Counties Vote On Bond Questions Umatilla, Union and Coos Consider Road Problems Two Former Defeat Flans Coos Carries Bonds. At the recent primary election three counties, Fmatilla, Union and t'oos, voted on the question of issuing bonds for highway improvement. In the two former counties the issue was over whelmingly defeated. In Coos county the issue carried by a majority approx imating SOU votes. The amount of the issue authorized is J362.000. It will be expended in standardizing the grade of the main roads of the county. The defeat of the bond issue in Uma tilla and Union counties was not due to opposition to road improvement but to local disagreement as to the roads to be improved and a sentiment that the county was not prepared to eco nomically administer the expenditure! ui uits jtti go nuiiin iu ue raiseo. in r Umatilla county tfcis was $980,000 and In Union county $400,000. Busted Trusts Are Worse by Far Than Whole Ones, By Heck Wasco County Will Vote on Bond Issue Special Election to Be Held on Matter of Issuance of Bonds for Road Im provement. It has been decided to call a special election In Wasco county for the pur pose of voting on a $260,000 bond issue for road improvement. It is proposed to apportion the money as follows: The Dalles to Dufur, $25,000; Dufnr to top of Tygh grade, $no.0on: top of Tygh grade to top White River hill $:.000; Maupiri to Shaniko, $25,000; Khaniko to Antelope, $23,000; Antelope to Jefferson county boundary, $20,000; top White River hill to -Maupln, $5000; Columbia river highway, $12.000. This apportionment gives the north end of the county $125,000 and th5 south end $1.15,000. They busted up the trust, they said. They cracked the oetoDUs, Thev trailed the dragon to his lair With quite a bit o" fuss. Thev cut his throat and hacked his hide. And gave him forty fits, And with the aid of Uncle Sam They sliced him into bits. No more the oil of Mother Earth Would wind its pipe-line way Into the dragon's maw to be Doled out a later day, At prices low or prices high. Whatever waa decreed Without regard to primal worth Or cost of hay and feed. i But now what's this we see proclaimed On filling station's door? The price of gas is higher far Than ever 'twas before. O, Giant-killer, take no more The dragon's deathly toll. The next time you would kill a trust. For our sake leave him whole. Ohio Motorist. By Ralph J. Stachii. Motorists who ma- attempt the road to Seattle are warned again to take the detour just before reaching I.a Center oi the way out of Vancouver. Roy Hemphill of the 11. I.. Keats Auto company was over the Pacific highwav as far as Chehalis the early part of the week and has turned In a good re port on the condition of the roads. I Hp turned the nrow of the Ch,ilmer S400 R. P. M. out over the road from Vancouver at a good pace until he readied a point 14 miles from the res ervation town. Here there is a fork in i he road. Onp leads direct to 1-a Cer.ter, via the Pacific highway, while Cie road to the left leads to Ridgefield. The Pacific highway is not vet in i shape and also Is rough. Machines j still are getting into trouble there. So jat this point. Mr. Hemphill advises j using the road which leads to the left. This must be followed until the flm road to the rieht is reached. That road will lead anain to the Pacific highway. This detour is by way of the road which leads to -Ridgefield and will pass the motorist over the worst part i of the stretch. The detour is graveled I all tVi. W3V unit in fiod drlvinc shane. Rest of Way Fine. "The rest of tiie way to Chehalls is In fine shape and tourist are many." says Hemphill. "T left here Sunday fternoon and drove through to I he- halis the same exenlng. From Vancou ver to Castle Rock, with the exception of the small piece mentioned, the roads ; make one of the finest drives for such a distance. "In fact the entire distance Is good. A short piece of plank road makes j careful driving necessary but an aver age pace or 20 miles an nour is very Oldsmobile that was Morrow county's first marhlne and which is still in active service. One of the first 10 ears in Oregon Is still working and enjoying its ripe old age on the roads of eastern Oregon. It is an Oldsmobile, and is owned by K. II. Hall of the Oregon garage at Hepp ner. Or. It was the first car Twned in Morrow county, and today still has all its original parts, with the excep tion of tires. No one knows how far it has traveled, because speedometers were unknown when It started. 1 rom an estimated tire record, which has been checked, its mileage seems to b over ir.0,000. Today the car 1.4 just the garage messenger boy, but still alert and able to stir. easy over the whole road. "I was surprised at the number of people who are traveling both ways be tween Portland and Seattle. Almost at every turn I met a car with goggled drivers and dusters, heaped high with the equipment of the tour. Kalama Road ImproTed. "The road out of Kalama on which they were working a few weeks ago and which was rather bothersome at the time, is now a fine stretch of hard macadam. From Kalama to Kelso the road is excellent.'" Hemphill says that the fishermen should turn their cars in that direction way are filled with big ones. He did occasionally, that the streams up that not have a chance to try the waters himself but he saw plenty of sports men who had the evidence of good day's work. Hemphill spent the lay with the Chalmers owners and dealers In the territory. The demand for the Chalm ers 6-30 has been heavy from e co part of the northwest but exceptionally so from these western counties of both Oregon and Washington. When writlnit or culling on mlertler. rl"iie n-entlon The JoiiniRl. (AiIt.i Ten thousand dollars for the cham pion race driver of the 191ti season, the second best and the third, divided in a manner yet to be announced, have just been put up by the II. F. Uood rich Rubber company. The telegram from W. If. Rankin, representing the "dt i h officials '. sa y ft ; "There is im rc;i on w hy the? Uoo! , rich eonipany should extend any awarj , lor the pin pose of Inducing the use of Sllvertown twin cable cord llr3 land it does not. but gives outrlghU j without a string tied to it of anv kind whatsoever, JIO.ihui between t- , ' authorttlvely determined champion... the second and third In order, irro " spectlve of the make or kind of tireTI that may be used by suld winners. The American Automobile assocfa tion. the offi litl association of car owners of this country, has prepare! rules to govern the determination of the actual champion for the season of 191fi and will he the sole arbitrator regarding such award. "The Stlvertovt n cofd tire Is tini-i-versatly recoKnlr.ed us the type of construct h 11 insuring best results 1U f-peed contests and used almoit , exclnsiveH by racing drivers.'' . ' According to the latent "Automo bile.'1 17 of IS dilM-rs at the Sheeps head May classics used Silvertown tires. Ralph Mulford In his Kenwa-. lionsl dash with the Hudson, when he traveled 1X19 miles and broke tho world s long distance sustained apel ' recor d, also tnueled on S 1 1 vet to wns. The spi l.e just announced Is coil sldered generous recognition of thi selection b outright plirebase by drlv ers of racing cars, fci use In con tests. These sele t inns have beon without the Influence of any iijpneyv consideration. Jjaw Protect Motorists. The New -York state assembly has passed -jnantmously a bill of interest to automobllists, making it a misde meanor to place on roads anything likely to puncture automobile tires. The measure' prohibits the placing on any road, highway or public place of glass, tacks, na.ils or other articles which might Injure an animal or per son, or puncture a tire. H3 Wliy Fine Homes Al Look over the fine homes in the best residence districts and observe that no two look alike. IVhyt Because successful men and women invariably have definite, individual ideas. Homes that are different express this taste so, too, do motor cars that are unlike the commonplace. The Winton Six is made expressly for these men and women. Its superior mechanism is clothed in beautiful forms and colors that are individually planned to meet the requirements of each buyer person ally. We have, no monotonously -repeated, set "standards." Each Winton Six is a special. It becomes its buyer's personal possession in the fullest sense, because it is precisely the car in performance v and appearance that he desired above all others. Our artists gladly submit suggestions for your approval. Two motor and chassis sizes 33 at $2485, and 48 at $35oo. Consider us at your service simply telephone The Winton Company Winton Building, 23rd and Washington Streets Phone Main 4244 II $1295 J1L THIS IS WHY WE HAVE TO BUILD 20,000 CHANDLERS THIS YEAR BECAUSE, in the midst of new motors, new theories, experi mental engineering efforts and a host of untried and uncertain ideas, the Chandler Six stands out in the limelight as The Proven Mechanism There are thousands of discriminating motor car buyers who do not want to experiment. .Thousands who want a known motor, powerful, speedy and of assured dependability. Thousands who want such a motor in a big, beautiful high-grade car. Thousands who want, with such a motor, Bosch Magneto ignition, Gray & Davis separate unit starting and lighting equip ment, solid cast aluminum motor base extending from frame to frame,' annular ball bearings, silent spiral bevel gear rear axle. Thousands who insist on a handsomely finished and leather-upholstered tonneau cowl body mounted upon such a chassis. So- these thousands are Duying the Chandler Sue; the pioneer light weight six and still the leader in the entire field of (jars selling for less than $2000. Come See the Chandler Now POWER Ample to take this car, loaded, aaywher that any automobile c&n go. SPEED More than 099 out of every thousand ear owner would erar wast or dare to uae. MOTOR The Btarrekras Chandler Motor, built in the Chandler factory for three years peat and fa mous the world over. FREE FROM ANT HINT OF EXPERIMENTATION. Seven-Passenger Touring Cmr, $1295 Foar-Pmnanier Rotdater, $1293 Gerlinger Motor Car Co. East Third and Oregon Streets. Telephone Private Exchange East 7222 CHANDLER MOTOR CAR COMPANY. CLEVELAND, OHIO r for the- regulation wagon. - - BLC at