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THE OREGON ' SUNDAY JOURNAL, PORTLAND, SUNDAY MORNING.' APRIL 15, 1917. ' Irirtt CHOOSING E NGINER BY ROAD COMMISSION ROUTE THROUGH FOOTHILLS :0F S1GNIF ICANCE Opposition to Appointment : Manifested Because of r Fear of Opposition. NUNN EXPERIENCED MAN 3fw Official Km Smb In Boad Work la Texas sad Mexico Served ' ' . la FMlippittM. PRICE OF GASOLINE IS I I W STATION lEwBeirX oRE60NCITV,- I 5ILVERTON I fak. SALEMf i I i 1 7 1(1 ' STAyroM - Yalpanv : :0rvallus i i l LEBANON' I JUNCTION r CITY CU&ENE ,1 s t - i CLIMBING STEADILY AS SUPPLY IS DECREASING Experts Say 25 to 50 Per Cent of Oil in Present Fields Has Been Taken. Z- The election of an engineer by the state highway commission last Tues day had an especial significance. It as an announcement by a majority Of the commission that the question of efficiency is to .bo predominant over so-called political expediency. " Ever since the commission has been organized there has been exerted an Influence by certain persona to have the selection of an 'engineer deferred until after the $6,000,000 bond Issue has been voted on in June. They tirged that to elect an engineer now j would give color to assertions - that the measure was in the interest of! paying companies and for that reason be prejudicial to the bond Issue. Whatever engineer was chosen they aid, ho would he attacked either by the cement people or the bitullthlc Interest. JEngtnt tuch Needed. For a while the commission was soon developed that it could not be longer postponed If an efficient or ganization was to be built up. Technical questions -were constant ly belnR asked the commissioners '-which they could . not answer. Th- .details, of cooperation with . the fed oral officials required the counsel of an experienced highway- engineer. Counties wanted to know" what were to be the requirements In. the, way of a standard grade for roads which it ' was proposed to Include in the state system.' On top of all this there was ipe for a head to the engineering fore which was working blindly for lac: of proper direction. k- Adams Sought Delay. :. Justice to whoever should be chosen chief engineer also demanded that he be selected now in order that ho ; might have opportunity to study the situation and familiarize himself with local conditions in addition to per ' fecting the organization of his work ' lng force. Chairman .Benson and Commissioner ".Thompson took the view that the en- Dotted line shows highway route reaching centers neglected by pro- . jfineer is 10 oe oniy an executive officer anyhow and will have nothing . to do with the policy of the commls- alon . which la lin to th r-nmmlMlnn Itself. Commissioner Adams while approv ing te engineer selected, wanted to delay" the appointment until after the bond- election. ' While under the law the salary of the State highway engineer shall not exceed 1 5.000 per annum, the commis sion showed an economical disposi tion by fixing it at $3600. Herbert Moan Chosen. Out of a large field of applicants commission chose Herbert Munn, who for the past two years has been chief highway engineer of Multnomah county. of the paving work done by the county. Before coming to Portland ...air. aiuiut ueiu en uny engineer oi Kl, Paso, Texas, and road engineer of Kl Paso county. He had also had highway experience in Mexico. J f 1 A vtilarftn nf ) hp Rnnnlnh. viiiericitii war, n&ving serveo in lue Philippines. There seems to be little doubt that motorists will have to pay more In the future for gasoline than they have In the past. 'mis will not do through any monopoly, but Is simply duo to the 'act that the demand for gasoline is r.creaslng and the visible supply of ill decreasing. Experts say that from 25 to 50 pet cent of the oil in the present fields has been taken out. Mr. 'Williams, con sulting petroleum technologist of the government bureau of mines, points out that the initial product of the 24,- 000 new wells completed last year was leas than that of half of the 14.000 new wells in 1916. All the evidence indicates a gradual decline of output. At the same time demand is growing here and abroad, and prices are high. Our exports of mineral oils last year Were $201,000, 000. Because there are 3,250,000 auto, mobiles in use here, and the annual ad dition to the number is about 25 per cent. Mr. Williams says that unques tionably thi country is facing a short age of gasoline. New oil fields may be found, but It cannot reasonably bo expected that they will make up for the loss due to the gradual' draining of the old ones It is well known that there has been great waste in the Industry. There are mining engineers who say that the drilling of wells should be under fed eral supervision and that there should be careful conservation of the oil that remains. In this connection it might be re marked that Henry Ford is so con vinced that some substitute for gaso line will have to be found that he has a whole force 'of experts experiment ing with kerosene and alcohol. Crook County Will ' pose of voting on a county bond Issue of $74,009 for the construction of per manent roads. The two principal roads to be im proved are the Paulina and Bear Creek roads. Much Berated Tip Comes Into Its Own New York Court Decides That Tips Are a Tmxt of Wages and Involves no Particular raven Albany, N. Y April 14. The much belabored tip today has come into its own. It's legal. It's a part of wage (unless excessive), and it's not neces sarily a favor. Such, in substance. Is the finding of the appellate division Of the supreme court for the third department. The wife and son of a taxicab driver who was killed asked the court to award compensation based on wages that covered both the money paid by the taxi company and the tips paid by customers. The insurance company that Insured, the taxi people against I loss under the workmen's compensa tion law contended that tips are not T74. "DJ1 "D, J a part of wages. The court decideJ V UIA5 Uil XlUttU JJUILILO thai they are. The opinion says: The Crook County Good Roads asso- "The employe could not have re ciation has passed a resolution in ceived the tips if the employer had not favor of a special election for the pur- 1 put him in the way of getting them. and we may well conclude that the tips were an advantage received from the employer similar in effect to board, lodging or rent furnished in addition to the money wages paid. "The person rendering the service considers that ,the tip is his as a matter of right, and involves no par ticular favor. An extra large tip may be appreciated, but the ordinary tip is considered a payment of money act ually due. The usual tips have come to be .considered a part of the cost, of I he entertainment at a hotel, upon a sleeper or public conveyance, and It is realized both by the person paying and receiving them that it is a part pay ment of the wages which the employer vompels the person served to pay.'' Antique Arms to Be Sold at Auction Philadelphia, Pe April 14. The late Samuel H. Austin's collection of antique arms, worth a fortune, and said to be the most wonderful collec tion of its kind in existence, will be sold at auction in New York some time next week. Among the fare pieces are a wheel lok Italian gun of 1560, a sporting rifle dated 1628, a triple wheel-lock German pistol dated ISSO. There are 400 other specimens of antique gun nery, all in perfect condition. Pageant Will Open ' Mississippi Bridge Memphis. Ten n.. "April 14. Memphis is makine Dreoarationa to entertain more than 50.000 visitors next month, when the J. T. Harahan railroad and wagon bridge spanning the Missis, aippi river is thrown open to traffic The celebration is scheduled for May !, 23 and 24. The program Includes great water pageantand a masque in which more than 2500 persons will participate. The bridge cost M.000, 000. It is one of the four greatest bridge structures in the world. The celebration will be attended by rep resentatives from Mississippi. Arkansas and Tennessee, the three states that win enjoy greatest benefit from ""the bridge, and by representatives from the national government. Xow the Automotrangalow. , A novelty bearing the name "su4o-mobungalow- is to be seen on the Lin coin highway this year. It is a seven room bungalow on wheels traveling under its own power. Bad Roads Expensive. Bad roads cost this country $280, 000,000 a year, according to J. El Pen nypacker. highway economist In the United States office of public roads. . posed units of state road system that are indicated by black line. A completed system of state high-' ways in the Willamette valley should make provision for that large and rich section lying at the foot of the Cas cade mountains, between the Molalla and McKenzle rivers. A trunk road through this large and rich portion of the valley would not only serve local needs, but it would be an attractive route for tourists. Prob ably one of the finest views of the A'iUamette valley is to be obtained in the foothills near Silverton. Like all Oregon roads it would be a market road as well as a scenic road. It would bring Portland within two and a half hours from Silverton by motor trtick, saving one to two dol- .ars per ton in freight. It would also bring Portland correspondingly nearer to the towns of the Santlam and east iern Lane county. The central part of the valley and '.he western portion have been looked after In the state system as already planned "by ' the legislature and high way commission but the . claims of the eastern edge of the valley have not ap parently been taken into consideration, probably through a lack of political foresight. Going out of Portland the road would logically pass through the I lower Clackamas valley to Clear creek and thertce across the ridge into the Molalla valley and from there into the Mount Angel country and to Silverton. . From Silverton It would continue through the famous Waldo hills- and mto that rich and equally famed coun try embraced in the forks of the San Uam, passing through the towns of Stayton, Sclo, Lebanon and Browns ville and then skirting the foothills of the Cascades to Coburg. Springfield and ugene where it would connect with the Pacific highway. Columbia Highway In Good Condition The Columbia river highway Is now in good condition as far as Cascade Locks, the section of bad road between Cascade Locks and the end of the pavement Just beyond the Multnomah county line having been rocked. EGGS TEST CAR'S RIDING QUALITIES 1 'j 1 - r I 7 EJMii. , , 1 "" lMiMWIM88Ba Eddie Pullen Quits : Track for New Job Eddie Fallen, famous pilot of racing cars and holder of the world's road race record, of 300 miles made at an : average of 87.7 mile per hour, has J deserted the realm of speeddom and in ! the-futare' will be connected with the I Chevrolet Motor Car company of CaJl t.fornia in the capacity of a technical 1 expert.; -. v Specific Enough. -."Now Bastus,". says the Judge. 'tell us just exactly where the automobile hit' you.?., "Jedge," - waa -the earnest reply, "er ah'd be'n a-carryin. a license BUmbaK It sho,;,would, a be'n busted t a thousand pieces." Left to right Roy Fike driving a Cole Mght, returns with his half dozen eggs unbroken ; Joe Goodfellow brings in two in & scramble. He sent to the corner grocery for a dozen eggs and six ot these were put In each car, the Cole Eight and a car which a year ago cost $6000. The test started. The first course was back and forth, on the bad pieces which cross the railroad tracks in North Portland, along Tenth and Elev enth streets. Fike first took it carefully but dis covered that the faster he went the better the eggs rode. Both cars stayed side by side, going it faster and faster until a fair driving speed was oeing maintained without slack ening on the crossings At the finish the Cole scored no breaks while the other car showed an "order for two' of scrambled egrs. The eggs were placed in the same kind of boxes In the tonneau of the cars and in the same relative riding position. i'lKe claims he won hands down- and if he had been rolnr miles an hour the chances of breaking FSggs in this day serve many utilita rian purposes but as a test of ' the riding equalities of an automobile, a new field - was 'developed last week when two members of the sales force of the Northwest Auto company made a bet which could only be settled with a dozen of fine fresh Oregon ranch variety. It happened like this: Roy Fike was eulogizing the riding qualities of the Cole Eight and de clared that in any kind of a test that could be framed, the car would show ap to advantage. The argument be came warmer and warmer and Joe Goodfellow, who bandies the destinies of the used car department of the firm, maintained that present . day standards ot production and construc tion did not embody the comfort that formerly was put into, cars costing $5000 or more. - s It was a puzzler to settle' and had its pros and cons ad infinitum. Final ly C M. Menzies- hit on a solution which was forthwith tried out. ' would, have been less.: P sf a rices Inner eased May 1st Order Now and Order Qoick We have expected a price increase right along and only the immense quantity being produced will enable us to sell at the May 1st price we of course have ho assurances that further increases in price will not be necessary. Jvaything that goes into the Maxwell is the best this we do know and can prove. The steel is the finest that money can buy the motor no finer, no tougher, no steadier can be built ac cording to our experience and the steeper the hills and the tougher the roads the more the Maxwell seems to like them. Our April allotment will be delivered to us at the old price. That's agreed and that's fair to us .and we are going to be fair to our customers. But after May 1st, we can't buy a Maxwell for a penny less than the new price and we shan't sell yon one for a penny less than $665. We ought to get $1000. Come in study this car see if we are right or wrong about it. When we say biggest value, we mean it and we can prove it by any known tests or standards. We put it up to you to judge after you consider these features. Maxwell Style Same as Highest Priced Cars The Maxwell lines are pleasing to the eye. The design con forms exactly to the prevailing style, as illustrated by any num ber of. high-priced motor cars. Comfort to the Point of Luxury The Maxwell car is roomy. It seats five passengers in com fort. There is plenty of leg room in front and rear. The long semi-elliptic Maxwell springs and the soft, extra-deep upholstery make riding easy. 150,000 Miles Not Unusual r There are Maxwell cars in daily use which have already run over 150,000 miles. Think of it more than 20 years of average driving I There are Maxwell cars in the mountains and in sections where there are rough roads or no roads, that have gone 50,000 miles 50,000 miles that would wreck and tear most cars to pieces. The World's Endurance Champion This record was set by a five passenger Maxwell stock touring car, by running for 22,022 miles 44 days and nights WITHOUT A MOTOR STOP, AND WITHOUT ANY REPAIRS OR ADJUST MENTS. The run was sanctioned and constantly observed by the supreme court of this industry The American Automobile Asso ciation. The car was a stock car and was so certified. The facta are indisputable. Maxwell Running Expense $8.19 Per Month Maxwell cars, on account of scientifically correct balance and light weight, are very economical to operate. Hundreds of in stances are on record, showing from 30 to 44 miles per gallon of gasoline. Mrs. Miriam Seeley Professor, Oregon Agricultural College has just completed a trip from Corvallis, Oregon, to Boston and return 9,700 miles -(about l1 years of average driving). The total expense for gasoline, oil and repairs was ' cents per mile or the equivalent of $8.19 per month. Complete Equipment No Extra to Buy Maxwell cars have every device and accessory for the greater convenience and comfort of the owner. Not a single thing is lack ing. When you buy a Maxwell, no further investment is necessary. Remember $665 May 1st. $635 Now. And get your order m now before these April Cars are gone. BOSS AND PEAKE AUTOMOBILE CO. 615-17 Washington St. .
