FAGS TWO. THE CAPITAL JOURNAL Road Conditions Throughout Oregon camzation the firs time, tnt ia now la 'except those protected by Threaded At this time, and In fact until weith r coalitions permit. It ia Impossible to taOTi than outline the general road conditions 99 existing at time of going to press. Later on In the eaon standard form of a road bulletin will be carried in thU space. Portland South. Travel is now ran fined almost entirely via East Eleventh street and Milwaukle avenue over a laved road to Oregon City, thence fol lowing the ear tracks on through Ore gon City to Canby at which point tbe wvm"nt ends. Between Can by and Aurora, a distance of five miles, will fee encountered an unpaved atretch of road, which in wet weather ia vcrv Upper and calls for careful driving Yom Aurora the road ia paved to &a lent with the exception of a few miles of ftood macadam. From Salem mint of the travel la via the old Pacific hishway and Is picked up hy driving south along the street car tricks and at the cemetery tak: the right hand fork. There are several miles of pavement on this road anj the balance Is fair macadam to Jef ferson. Jefferson to Albany and A! any to Corvallls Is mostly macadam and altho chucky In places is easily ne gotiated. Corvallls to Junction Is ma cadam. Junction City to Fugfne it tavd for about half the distance balance good macadam. Eugene to Coshen ven miles paved. We do not ailvke driving from Cojli B to Grants Pass nt the present wilt liig. But the going from Grants Pus outh to Ashland and on to Ran Fran cisco may be accomplished without difficulty. PORTLAND SOUTH Portland north via Pacific liiehwiy Paved to Vancouver and on to Mi nion creek. Salmon creek to Pioneer, nd Woodland is now In poor condition on account of rain. Woodland to Ks lama Is fair with occasional rous'ii etretrh.es. Kulama to Kelso fair. KI bo Castle Rock Is passable. Castle Rock to Toledo, closed. Detour vii Mighbride nt Castle Rock and up w3t aiae coalita river to Oleqna thence back to east side via Olen.ua ferry .lt d then detour to Toledo. This Is a bad piece of road. Toledo, Forest, Chchalls, Centrtli'i to Lewis county line paved with ex ception of one mile, detour five miles north of Toledo, flood paved roiil Iwl couty line to flrnnd Mound and Tenino. Tenlno to Olynipln falrty Rood trivel to pavement threo miles outh of Olympla and continuous pave ment on to Tac.oma and Seattle. 1-ORTI.AND-ASTOIUA Taved to Scnppnose. rough maesd.tm flcappoose to Deer Island paved with exception of short stretches, Deer Is land to Coble and Clatsknnte. Macad am, some chucky and rough to Sven on. Paved Svenson to Astoria. PORTLAND-!'. ST Paved via Bandy boulevard and Co lumbia highway to Shell kit, SI miles Paving under way from this point to Hood River and the crushed rock his been laid nearly entire distance. No traffic allowed over construction work excepting between the hours ol 5:1 p. m. and Ta. ro. and Sundays. Hood River to The Dalle not advur able on account of poor condition o. Hosier hill. The new Moaier-Hooa River road will probably be open fur travel April 11th. THK DALLES TO rEXDLETOX This trip ia now made without trou ble via Wasco to Rock Creek, to Ar lington, to Castle Rock, to Umatilla, to Echo and Pendleton. PKXDLKTO.V TO WALLA ff UH Paved to Athena, II miles, Athena to Milton rough ia places but (tot bad. Paved from Milton to state line. Fairly good road from state line to Walla Walla. THE DALLES SOITH The Dalles to Bend is reported to be in very good condition now via Wasco, Shaniko, Madras and Redmond. Rait, in the vicinity of Antelop, however, will make very bad going. The road into Prineviile are very fair. Bend to Burns, fair. Bend to Lake view via high desert road good. Bend to Klamath Falls not open. The roads out of Portland are paved to Forest Grove via Beaverton and Hillsboro. Portland to Newberg paved. The McMinnville trip is at presert made via Newberg and liuytou on ac count of bridge being out at Lafayette I use. Besides the run from Minnesota I the tires tiave been used in driving to all parts of the Willamette valley. Indicating the popularity of the Horse Shoe tire the state of California has signed a contract with the Racine Auto Tire company for 170,081 worth of Horse Shoe tires, which will be used on all state autombiles during 1920. Rubber Insulation needs reinsulation at least once In the course of its life. Burrell Tells How To Treat Storage Battery A good many car owners have com mented on the way a storage battery stays on the Job right up to the last minute. Endurance seems to be one of their strong points. Every once in a white a battery is brought In because the owner found it suddenly dead on his hands," said Mr. Burrell. Willard Service Station dealer. Moat of these failures are due to plain ordinary neglect and we always explain to the owner that the battery neglect and we always explain to the owner that the battery had been slowly wearing out for a long time though undercharge or overwork, lack of w. ter or some other cause of battery premature death." It is folly to expect that any battery is going to last forever, but there is plenty of proof to show that the right kind of care will extend Its life for a long time. Always put in water regularly, and when your service station dealer tells ou reinsulation is necessary have It done at once. Practically every battery Republic Truck Mountain Climber, Because of its mountain climbing ab ility, coupled with sureness of control in descending steep grades, a Model II Republic truck is establishing new transportation records in Idaho. The truck is operated by the May Garage company, of May, Idaho and is used in heavy hauling between May and Mackay. There is a so-called short route of 60 miles between thus town but the road is over the mountains and previous to the coming of the Republic no truck had negotiated this road in regular ser vice, all of them making a long trip of lis miles around to avoid the extreme hills. But the 2H-ton Republic immedia te! started on a regular schedule of a trip each day between the towns, haul ingapproximately three tons to the load, and maintained this schedule un til deep snow in Summit Pass made travel impossible over the mountains. It thn took the lower and longer route and haa been making regular trips all winter while other trucks have been laid up. Some idea of the nature of the coun try ia secured when it is known that at one point on the Summit trip the truck Is compelled to climb from an elevation of 6,000 to 9,500 feet in a distance of seven miles. Spree To Dedicate Silverton Garage Silverton, Ore- April 7. The Keelan Motor Car company will dedicate its new garage building today, with a big auto demonstration and dance in the evening. The garage was finished early this week and the floor of the big room is being put in shape for a ball following the show. Auto owners from Portland, Salem and different parts of the state are in vited and it Is expected that the first auto show in Silverton will be some big affair. "SURFACE" CCTS SOMETIMES PENETRATES TIRE FABRIC When a casing is badly cut by glass or other sharp object it may be necea sary to remove it to have a permanent j expert ren.-i. Otherwise the tire may bh? expected. The reason iTC seemingly superficial tomtthZ .J ally penetrate on. or ruore fabl? era .thus weakening the want ture. the inevitable consequent an early blowout. tit French pedestrians Aav it. . in n- H I 1 PANAME RICAN The history of the motor truck an tedates the passenger automobile. MM Gruchow And Son Open Agency Here Fpr Classy Tire earning a complete line of Horse btioe tires and accessories Will Gru-J chow and Grant Gruchow, compriKing the company, Gruchow and Son. have opened temporary headquarters, 1875 State street, introducing an entirely new line of auto tires In Salem. The temporary shop was opened nbout Ap ru i, ana urucnow and son plun to move to a more extensive quarters downtown soon. The Horse Shoe tire is manufactured by the Racine Auto Tire company, of Racine, Wis., and is considered one of the best cord and fubric tires on the mafket. The test to which (Irurhow and Son put the tire before they decided to handle the agency here for them is it self unique. They drove from Minneso ta to Salem in 1918, with two Horse Shoe tires on the enr. After 7,00 miles run one of the tires was taken for vul- MI CHELIN ! TIRES AND RED TUBES Michelin tires the most durable that., money., can., buy. When used on all four wheels they insure the utmost econ omy. Adjustments made here. CLARK'S TIRE HOUSE 319 North Commercial Street Saalem, Ore. ' t iimum i m; SKELTON LIBERTY BRISCOE J. E. Ringrose . 341 N. Commercial St Model F, Mitchell Six The Newest Thing in Automobile Line I This is the car you are all going to talk about and want Its very shape suggests ease in 'driving and comfort in riding. rA trial will convince you. Special features in storm curtains and doors. ; $1975.00 . o. b, Salem Call 635 for a 'demonstration or come to our salesroom and sec it. 371 Court Street' ,-f. v : scar B. Gingrich Motor & Tire Co. E SAMSON o The All Year Tractor When you buy a Tractor, you want one that will take the place of and do the work of a barn full of horses, without costing you a fortune or a big part of your crop to buy and maintain. You want a Tractor with more drawbar capacity, with less weight a tractor that will give you an unlimited range of steady power on the pulley. You want one that hugs the ground and pulls, pulls, pulls. That is exactly the kind of a Tractor you get when you buy a SAMSON the last word in modern tractor construction. Every working part is enclosed and protecte'd against mud, 'dust and rain. It has no lost motion, for it is built and lutricated throughout like the finest automobile. The SAMSON is a long lived tractor, and every part is guaranteed for twelve months against defects of any kind. - , t:fmsn 'And the most important part of all-the price-is within the reach of every farmer. When you buy a SAMSON, you buy a co mplete tractor-fenders, platform, belt pulley, governor and brake all for one price. Vick Brothers Tractors can be seen at Pohle& Son's. - Office, 503 Bank of Commerce Building f i