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r THE - OREGON - SUNDAY- JOURNAU .PORTLAND, SUNDAY -MORNING, OCTOBER, 31, -1920., 3 PORTLAND SEEMS TO BE OUT AFTER THE BACON 4 S. m : 3 jTI- I). S. SERVES All U WORLD WITH AUTO AND REPAIR NEEDS MAMJFACTURER IS SPEAKER . . - , v V Prediction of Two Decades Ago Is Borne Out by Export. Records for 1920;Va!ue $232,252,376 Pioneers of 20 years ago in the Automobile business predicted that eventually the world would come to the United States for its automobiles and trucks. This dream" seems to day to be about to come true. The world is Indeed coming to us for their cars. Records of the depart ment of commerce for the fiscal year 1920, just ended, show that automobiles and- parts valued at $232,252,876. were shipped, from this country, in the face of adverse exchange conditions. This figure furthermore represents an exporta tion nine times as great as before the war. The number of commercial cars tx ported during V the 12 months ended Jane SO was 24,356, valued at $41,677. 684, as compared with 12,921. valued at $32,223,495, in 191$. Passenger car ship ments showed an. even greater increase. the total being 115,619, valued at 1125, 294,025, as compared with 41,291, valued at $46,852,705, the year before. BRITISH IMPORTS BIO The - United Kingdom led In the Im ports of both commercial and passenger cars, taking 4593 of the former and 17,528 of the latter. Canada was second In .the matter of both types of cars. taking 2441 commercial and 9993 pan senger vehicles. Cuba imported 4663 passenger cars and 1526 commercial automobllea BratU was next behind Canada in imports of passenger cars. to the total of 6109. British India Im ported 8144 passenger cars and British South Africa 6752. Australia took 6989, Argentina 8343 and New Zealand 523$ passenger cars. SCASDnTATIAXS BUT The Scandinavian countries also were heavy purchasers of .passenger automo biles, Norway taking 3035 and Sweden 4056. Spain purchased 2714, Denmark 2374, China 1059, Uruguay 2764, Peru 1051, Mexico 2749, Philippine islands 2444 and Chile 619. France imported only S39 passenger vehicles, but it took 1393 commercial cars. Japan also purchased 1096 commercial trucks and Mexico 1017. American motorcycles also continued in heavy demand, a total of 85,041, val ued at $9,550,022, being exported during the fiscal' year. The demand for, American machines brought with it a corresponding demand for equipment The value of automobile tires exported during the fiscal year 1920 was $39,919,777, as compared with $22,630,200 the year before. The total of automobile engines shipped was 39, 421, valued at $6,070,449, compared with 28.445, valued at $4.44.244 the year before. V 4 ' 1 5 ft ft t "'A . w' A K 1 lwll niiiirvr rt. !" AHfafa&Mtr JfM mmmmmmmmmmmmmBty Edward S. Jordan, left, wbo spoke before antomoUre men and bankers at the Chamber of Commerce last Friday night, standing with H. W. Mitchell, president of Mitchell,' Liewia & Staver company, Jordan dis tributors. Jordan Is president of the Jordan Motor Car company, Cleveland, Ohio. Washington - Idaho - Montana - British Columbia Owing to the heavy demand for in formation concerning the roads between 8pokane and coast points and into Cali fornia, the following chart of road con ditions has been prepared by F. tt. Crowe, in charge of the tourist bureau I of the Inland Empire Automobile as sociation, located in Spokane. These conditions are subject to change, ac cording to weather conditions down the Pacific coast, but will not vary much during the next two weeks, according to Mr. Crowe. Spokane to Portland The route from Spokane is via Cheney, Sprague. Rits viUe, Washtucna, Kahlotus. Connell. Pasco, Prosser, Mabton. Goldendale, The Dalles, Hood River and Portland, ap proximately 40O miles. The roads from Spokane to Kahlotus are improved. thence to Connell is IS miles of bad sandy going, requiring about one hour to ne gotiate. From Connell to about 15 miles the other side of Mabton the roans are Improved gravel highways. Mabton to Goldendale is poor, rocky and muddy through the canyon. . From The Dalles to Hood River construction work Is I In progress, but roads are open and in fair condition, providing wet weather is not encountered. From Hood River to Portland the road is paved. Spokane to Seattle Roads between Spokane and Seattle are good at pres ent, going via Reardan. Davenport, Har rington. Odessa, Wilson creek, jspnrata. Vantage Ferry. Ellensburg and over SnoQualmie pass. The roads over the pass are sloppy, due to the constant rains in the mountains ana a ngnt ran of snow, but It is open and will per haps remain open for another two weeks. The route via Colfax, Walla Walla, Pasco and Yakima to Seattle is good at present East of Spokane Easterly the only road In shape for automobile traffic is that via Sandpoint, Idaho, Hope, Thomp son Falls, Montana, Plains and Ravalli to Missoula. The route is in poor con dition, but cars can get through with out difficulty or danger of encounter ing snow in the mountains. The Wallace. Idaho route Is nracUcallv impassable over the Bitter Root divide east from Wallace. From Coeur d'Alene to Wallace the roads are fair, although If much wet weather is had during the next week the road across the Mission flats near Cataldo will be bad. There is some traffic daily into Brit ish Columbia and Alberta via Sandpoint. xaano, ana Kings Gate, B. C, and the going is reported fair, there being no irouDie reaching destinations as yet Pacific Highway The road situation In Douglas county is marred by one bad spot In the whole length of the county, and that Is be tween Roseburg and Winchester, a six mile stretch that was graded late this fall and not surfaced. The mud and ruts are bad In this section, but the high way engineer hopes to have this all graveled before the winter rains set In. The only other section that is at all slow going is pie Rice Hill road. This IS between Oakland and Yoncalla, partly paved, and partly loose dirt road. The recent sunshine dried up the roads very rapidly, and by the end of this week they will again be in fine condition all the way through the county. The road out from. Roseburg to Glendale Is open over the new paved highway, and from Roseburg to Glendale the time can be made in two hours, some drivers making it In an hour and a half. The distance is 60 miles. Tourist travel is again at normal, and many of the tourists are camping in the local camp grounds, despite the coolness of the nights and the dampness of the grounds. " " 'inrirnfa..i,i V" C ' i". 1 ! ""I This two-ton White track has just been put In service by the Sinclair Provision company of. this city, whose parent concern Is Wilson A Co., of Chicago, meat packers. Judging from the load, Portland is oat after the bacon. Has Safe Road Federation Massachusetts has a safe roads feder ation made up of representatives of num erous organizations. Including motor ve hicle clubs and dealers, automobile Insur ance companies, chambers of commerce and boards of trade, women's organisa tions and others interested In the cause of preventing highway accidents. New Management of Los Angeles Club Issues Map Series Los Angeles, Oct 30. The new man agement of the United Automobile Clubs the Xero c,ub of, America, under whose ui Aiuoriva, W 1 uu iicsMiitiu&rivrs 111 UUsl Aerial Speed Race For $5000 Prize Will Start at N. Y. Members of the contest committee of Angeles, CaL, has taken over full con trol of the affairs of the organisation and Is working out a new series of maps and' general Information pamphlets to aid those who are Interested In rood roads and other important motor pro motion work. The club haa taken over the old organ ization which Is incorporated under the laws of the state of California with the sanction of the state corporation com mission. Among the new officers are president Stephen P. Moore, farmer gierchant of Asusa, Cal. ; William Hum mel of Pomona, Judge Charles Thomp son, attorney of Los Angeles, and other well-known Californians. An entirely new, progressive policy has been adopted by the directors, the Los Angeles home office announces. direction a speed airplane race will be held Thanksgiving day for the Pulitzer $5000 trophy, have ' selected-New York for the contest Officials have been looking over the ground, with a view to selecting a suitable course, possibly on Long Island. Planes entered from this country for the Gordon Bennett cup. over the course In France, are expected to be back in time to take part In the Pull tier trophy contest These planes, which represented America against foreign competition, are known to be capable of making 180 miles an hour or better, so that It is expected the race from Mitchell field, tentatively named as the start and fin ish point for the race, will be finished well within the hour. Tourists Come to V, Camp, but Eemain To Purchase Homes "j - - ,''1 Salem, Oct 30. More than 10,000 att 4 tomoblle tourists have taken advantage - of the free camping facilities afforded at the camp ground here since it was opened last April, according to en esti mate by T. G. Albert, caretaker of the , park, which Is conducted by the Cora- ; mercial club and Cherrlan organisation. -V A total of 2545 cars have registered at the park for overnight stops during the season, campers at the park represent- ., tng practically every state in the union. ? . It is estimated that not less than $50, 000 has been spent in Salem by these campers and thousands of dollars in real . estate has been purchased by tourists who, In passing through this section, , have stopped over night at the camp ground. , The shortest costs $5. taxi rids in . Berlin AUTO MECHANICS TO HAVE LECTURES Prof. Granning of 0. A. C. Will Give Course on Engine Con struction and Repairing. AUTO DISTRIBUTOR PRAISES CAR FILM Motion Picture Showing Passage of Machine Over Prairie Called Remarkable. Northwest Dealer In Motorcycles Is Back From Survey Verne Outhrie. Northwest represents tive for the Harley-Davldson Motor company, arrived in Portland the early part of the past week, after completing , a three months' inspection tour of the . business centers of the country. Outhrie 'left Portland the early part of July. At Dodge City, Kan., the local man ! saw the great motorcycle games in which Harley staged practically a ' clean-up. From Dodge City Outhrie went to the Harley factory, where he found conditions unusually good, with ; output scarcely lessened. Milwaukee : was the scene, of the Traveling Men's . conference, in which Verne tried bis ' voice. Leaving Milwaukee on August 1 for a trip through Montana, Utah, j British Conimbla and Washington, ' Outhrie came by devious ways back t to Oregon and so to Portland. Outhrie will leave again this week for MU I waukee, where a conference of Harley ) Davidson dealers will be held to discuss ; sales policlea Following the convention , he will attend the Chicago Cycle show. Anto Mechanics local 1338 of the International Association of Machin ists is arranging for a series of lec tures on automobile engines and au tomobile repair as extension work of the Oregon Agricultural college. Professor Granning will handle the 1 lectures, beginning November 6 and lasting for 20 lectures to April 1. The course is open to journeymen only, according to Rex N. Shlnn, business representative of the lo cal. These lectures mark the Initial effort of the union to turn out better mechan ics and is arranged with the hearty co operation of the members of the associ ation Shlnn voiced the general desire of 600 members by declaring that the course was an effort to improve serv ice to the automobile owner through de tailed Instruction In rep&lr work. Gran ning has a thorourh course and will conduct examinations and tests at regu lar intervals, and will graduate students ac certain ratings and grades. Shlnn is of the opnlon that should the first course prove successful, luture work will he arranged with the extension depart ment of the state college. The auto mechanics' local is of a year's standing In tfte automotive Industry here and is recognised by a number of employers. A. A. Johnson is president of the association, E. L. Forbes is vice president and Harry Herr is secretary and treasurer. Meetings are held every Monday night at the rooms of the local, arter which lectures are given. C. L. Boss of the C. L. Boss Auto mobile company. Maxwell distribu tors, was notified last week that the picture coming to the Hippodrome soon, known as "Something New" to movie fans, with Nell Shlpman in the leading role, is the same pic ture he saw recently at the Max well factory. Boss is expressing con siderable satisfaction over the ap pearance of the picture. The film Is remarkable because it is really a wonderful exhibition of driving Land stamina on the part of Miss Nell Shlpman, who drives the car over some terrible stretches of rock and prairie. and on the part of the car, which was not Included In the picture as an adver tising feature, but in the role of a ma chine needed for the work called for in the scenario," said Boss, upon hearing of the booking of the film for future display. "The picture was offered to the Maxwell factory, but oflcials at headquarters suggested that its release be brought about in the usual way and shown at the usual theatres." The theme of the picture is built around the struggles of the heroine to attain the Mexican border and the shad ow of Old Glory. She Is a writing lady, is Nell, and our Nell went Into Old Mexico in search of local color. Local color In Mexico is the same hue as gun powder, a fact she soon? found out. She falls for a young engineer, and when the bandits become anxious to shove htm over the border between life and death, she, our Nell, fills the tank with gas and decides to fly with the young chap to the border between the greasers and the U. S. A. She has some time, and at one point uses the Maxwell to kick a boulder over onto the heads of the pursuing band. Naturally, safety being attained, she and the young engineer get mushy and a preacher is called In. 'Endurance in a motorcar means tKat a month or a ytirfrom the day ol pur cluue it holds its strength and to-ahead pint, i always willing and always wedy. For that reason the Anhnrn Beuty-5DC, maasorina up to the test, is dmittedly, an ovtstansluift buy ia tha moderate pries) class. Endurance, fatbirilt into every part of h, is poZ sored by twenty years' experience. c Five-passenger Toarlag $istt Flve-Fatsesger Sedaa Stti ' Fonr-Passesger Toartter ItH,): FoarFaeagr Cespe 77 j Two-Passenger Roadster IMS , f. o. b. Aabara. 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The surface of The General Tire wears so evenly barring accidental cuts and rough usage that it always adds attract iveness to your car in spite of the ripe old age it attains. Try one alongside of any other tire made and let it prove its worth. Bixilt In A&ron. Ohio, by The General Tire and Rubber Company mm i Tl IS 'goes a long way to make friends IN American Tire '& Rubber Co: "On the General Corner" Broadway at Oak Broadway 180 Two Phones Broadway 2300 - "V - T...'.'