THE DAILY CAPITAL JOURNAL, SALEM. - OREGON. SATURDAY, JUNE 16, 1917,
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Collie Dog Makes
A Good Chauffeur1
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Gear-shifting, of course, 1b outs, do
the limit,, of possibility for 1,1,,,. but
oxcor.t for this nncrntinii n liiir nullin.
owned by n Ponghkeepslo, X. v., auto
mobile dealer; is able to drive a motor
cur.
Everybody nlnng "auto row" In
New Vork eity was completely d, un
founded not long ago when (1,0 (log"
lictcd s chauffeur for his master. I
While weaving i nml out through
Broadway's traffic, however, the own
er had an auxiliary control at hand to
hel the animal out of tight places
unci moid tho danger of n mishap
Jtol on ordinary occasions nlien con-
gosted streets do not have to be ni'K0'
tinted, the eol ie drives along like n ;
mini, turning corners and avoiding
other vehicles with surprising facility.
On such rides his master sits beside ;
l,i,u. or in the tonuena behind. On n'.
..,, .. ,, l.i,w. nt nccident is
Kliiiiii'.utvd. the doe drives alone with 1
nithodv in the ear to help him. No j
epecmi device is fixed to the steering'
w heel to nsisst mm. i opumr .uenmn-
ics.
RULES OF THE ROAD
GIVEN A3 A REMINDER
Jtules of the rod once more stand
out in interest with the approach of .
the touring season. The sot that fol
lows h been prepared for distribution
by the Chicago Motor club:
. .1 hen approaeuHig niwiun ..- .
bile at night, coming from the opposite
direction, slow down mui turn
(rlftfinflr be.ldllshtS,
;l-9e cniition when driving off the National Automobile Dealers
wain road iuto the grass. Bad culverts RW10,illtion j, ow the mme pf ,MW
oMoos nd dirt will cause an sect-; twtion hffing fornlpJ in th
8 Don't attempt to turn out of nils , l-'nited States, in which eventually all
while under si eed. t . I1"' d-'alv' awociationi will bo af-
4 Remember, at the bottom of each filiated,
hill vou will UMiallv find culverts, some ! A general organiiatton committee
rood and some bad: don't tuke a was named during the recent meeting
rhance j f or the dis?usion of tlie S per cent tax
5 Be considerate nt all times. Other and this committee has called for a del
user" of the i-ad have equal rights with egate from each local orgauii-ation to
attend a meeting which will be held in
5 i,L Freshlv oiled road ore dangerous Cliicigo within the next siKty days.
. drive slowly.
7 When approaching fractious
hor-e stop vour cnr. kill your motor, get
out and ofier-to n.-sit in leading the
horse bv. .
fjNever under any cireuiustames
drive fast approaching or passing
"t-l'iKin fiffiml 'from another driver
approaching from the rear, pull over to
the extreme rijrht and allow him to pass.
The law compels you, aud courtesy de
mand? it of you-
10A!way be sure tli.,t
. . ,,i,i'4tncll'ttl2 H
railway
crossing
i . nreibout to use let them pass :
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TEF JOURNAL WAFTlDSixfe'
afie Most Beautiful Car inbnerica
TODAY the list price of the Paige
Lin wood "Six'39" is $1175. On a
purely comparative basis, there is no
other car on the American market that
even pretends to offer so much Beauty,
Luxury and all around Efficiency for
so little money,
But take advantage of this rare oppor'
tunity while it exists. Place your order
now before the list price of every
Paige model is substantially increased.
Strafford "Siif-5l"seven-rswsener - f 149J f. o. b. Detnnt
t'ttirl'wlj ' Six-4t'' seven-passenger - $1575 f . o. b. Detroit
l.inwxnl "Six-39" five-passmser - $1 17? f. o. b. Detroit
BfcxtkUinds'Six-51" four-pasta iftcr - f. o b. Oetrr.it
Drtmoor"Si,))' 2or3-pasven(?er - $1175 f. o. b Detroit
Lirrjuslne"Six-jreven-paetHt!r $270 f. o. b. Detroit
-Sedan "Si-5!"seven-pusen,ier $2100 f.o. b. Detroit
Sedan "Six-9" five-passsner - $1775 f. o. b. Detroit
TownCar "Six-51 'seven-pasaenger - $2750 f. o. b. Detroit
Paige-Detroit Motor Car Co., Detroit. Mich.
GUYER & PRIEM
216 State Street Phone 867
CAES ABB WELL DISTRIBUTED
As tln registration stood nt tlio end
of May, Oregon's 38,230 automobiles
' segregated among new and now mid old
1 ,
,'"l""l d.stnbntcd among the
' count ies ns follows
i t 'onnty
i M iiltnoinah
I linker
New enrs.To.
. L',00.! 12,40(1
.17(1 So-t
1 0! 000
05 3,402
llti 71 -J
r0 274
f.-i nsi
hi :tMK
ro
72 :t'o
14SI HJ!)
110 34:1
:t.i an
r3 :ui2
71 40!
275 1 ,.
!l 232
102 013 i
l.l'l 713
43 283
S20 1 ,002
4 r4
20 1.340
no r,02
4 1 7 2,573
132 4S7
170 8t.i
i .in r.or
72 411
432 2,000
19S !t7
102 440
173 810
221 1.080
87
229 1.100
! Clnckninns
Clntani
Columbia
Coos
rook
furry
Ioscl,tos
Douglas
filliuu,
Ulrnnt
Harney
Hood tiiver
.Ineksoii
.lel'teiw,.
osoph.ne
Klaiuntll
-'Ako
l.aue
Lincoln
I. inn
Mntlicur
Mnrion
Morrow
Polk
Sherman
Tillamook ....
I'mntilla
I'u ion
Wallowa
Wasco
Washington .
Wheeler
Vnmliill
Total for state
,130 3S,2S0
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Aux0 dEALrs HAVE A
NEW ORGANIZATION
Motor's Weight Is
Important Factor
The factor of weight in a motor ear
today is most serious consideration.
It is a known fact that tho lighter the
ear the less the expense there is of
upkeep and operation; yet a car tiny
be too light for comfortable ridiiisr
and lasting qualities. Just what point
in weight will produce the greatest ef
ficient results has been a lifelong study
of some of the leading manufacturers
Wlide tins can be worked out tneorett
lealh. vet it is onlv tUrouBU ext)rienee.
nger the better, that the aotuai
results are to be obtained.
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Motor Trip Record
Is Book Worth Making
A record book of former motoring
trips is well worth the kepiiinsr, ns
niany ni ton, ohilists have found bv ex-i
perience. Often the information de
sired is only to approximate a date or
to verity n statement, but on such an
occasion the need is urgent, and the
writen record is valuable. Then again,
genuine eu.iovment can bo found in
recalling past, delightful days spent on
some enjoyable trip. Often it is wish
ed after the details of a trip have pass
ed from memory that tho record had
been kept.
A small, attractive book in which to
keep such n record of motoring trips
has beeu printed for free distribution
by the It. F. Goodrich Rubber company.
This can be had by any automobile
owner of the Pacific northwest for the
asking.
Tho book is titled: "My Memory
Hook of Motor Yesterdays'," nnd is
divided into the following general di
visions: Trip record ruled space for noting
the starting point and destinations,
hotels, speedometer reading, member
ship of the party nnd expense items.
The road log is ruled for mileage and
detailed description of route
Gasoline and oil record shows date,
amounts purchased, cost, speedometer
reading nnd miles per gallon.
Tire record gives the necessary in
formation of value to the motoring
tourist such as "Tire Pon'ts; " what
to take on trip: storing tires; also a
paragraph of information on the work
of the National Touring bureau, which
now has over 100,000 miles of highway
guide posted.
All Four Hudsons
FmishWith 'Money'
At the speedway races at Cincinnati
Decoration day, four Hudson 'Super-6'
specials were entered aad every ono of
them finished with "money", accord
ing to word received here bv Vick Br s.
local distributors. Three of the Hud-
sons started on the 50 mile elaw!e.rinr-!. omcc leaving nic.....u..v. "r "';(ati0B.wi)1e Maxwell gasoline demons
against a field of 29 ears, and all en-1 drilled through some awfi ,1 s n t'Otj on 23 hg9 iapiieil tae
dured through the terrific eouteat. fin!
ishing second, seventh and ninth res : the mud ahead ot it, tne rront .vie w
peetivelv . ''"K completely buried. We have made
A fourth Hudson outclassed its op- j K30 miles to date never meet any other
ponents in the free-for-all, averaging heavy ears on the deep roads.
IS7.89 miles an hour, while the nearest.
I eomnetitor averaged 81.53 miles par
hour.
The "Vronen" racer., driven
T.miis Chevrolet, took first place in the
250 mile classic, making the best time
In 2:20.50. The Hudson racer w hich was
driven by Ira Vail, finished second and
maintained an average speed of close
to 102 milt's an hour. It time for the
S."i miles wan 8:27:57.
The next rnce in which the Hudson
Super-Sixes will be entered will be the
Chicago speedway race meet.
One of the objectives of selective
conscription is the minute man. And
tho Revolutionary minute man
have a thing on him of 1917.
Record Was Scattered
By Pae Roadster
With a total lamed time of four
hours and 30 minutes, George M. Priee
or nenttte miatternt the Meattle-Van
eouver, n. t ., record Memorial day id
hit) yellow Paige roadster, leaving' the
."Seattle downtown district at 3.o3 a
m. and checking in at Vancouver at
a. m. - ;
Through his run Priee auriMissed the
record made two weeks ago bv an Oak
la ud roadster driven bv .Manager liar
ry V. Austin, who in turn had broken
the long standing mark established in
ivn by a liuiek tourlug car and until
recently never equaled.
Those who declared that it was im
possible for Austin in his Oakland to
have covered the road in the time an
nouneed, five hours and 37 minutes to
tal lapsed time, and three hours and
52 minutes actual running time, will
ifind nn even more surprising record
bv the Paige,
An average speed was maintained to
Kellingham or 42 miles per bour, and
the total average speed throughout the
trip was about 37 miles per hour total
lapsed time. Bellingham was reached
from Heattle in two hours and 41 min
ties, the drivets being favored by prae
ticnlly clear roads at an earlv hour of
the dny.
Patriotism Is Shown
by Motor Employees
Two thousand employes of Plant No.
1 of tho Mtndebnker corporation, De
troit, recently participated m a patrio
tic demonstration for tho American Hod
Cross, the like of which Detroit has
never seen lefore.
Workmen representing the "Spirit .of
'70" and L'nclc Ham, and girls portray
ing Liberty and' the army and navy,
were at the head of a parade of em
ployes which marched to patriotic airs
by the famous Mtudebaker band of 05
pieces.
I'pon entering the large courtyard a
salute was fired by members of the
"Studobaker Homo Guard," an organ
ization of picked men, fully equipped,
from the factory rank and file, and a
great flag was unfurled with the Red
C ross emblem. The hundreds of work
ers , then sang tne "Mar hpangieo
Ba n ner. "
Judge1 Arthur J. Lacy, of Detroit,
made a stirring. address mid brought
lusty cheers when he said that America
is warring not against the German
common people, but against despotic
rulers and for the extermination of
autocracy.
Red Cross nurses were stationed in
the various departments of the great
motor ear plant to receive memberships
and issue receipts for contribution The
full factory foree responded generously
to this Red Cross appeal, many work
ers giving as high as $5 each to the
fund.
Ono of the most interesting features
in connection with the demonstration
was tho knowledge that the details of
the big rally were arranged entirely by
tho young women employed in the top
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Mitchell Motor Proves
True In Long Test
With o task of nearly one year's
length before him and a considerable
portion of the United Htntes and Cana
da ns his educational studio, Robert C.
Bruce, of the Kdneational Films corpora
tion of America nas undertaken a nns-
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I ti in iiruiin jui disuiuy ill inuviui; iiiv-
ture houses throughout the continent of
Nortli America thnt critics sav will af
ford tho biggest educational feature ev
er attempted in this country .
Mr. Bruce left New York on January
14, electing to make the entire excur
sion by automobile. His boldness in
planning this trip and his determina
tion to prove, at the same time, the in
valuable assistance that could be ren
dered by-n motor cnr astonished the big
gest man of tho film world. His selec
tion of the Mitchell ear for his strenu
ous traveling came as a result of a close
study of automobile efficiency. No soon
er has he determined opon utilizing a
"Six of Sixteen' than he called upon
Charles P. (Skinner, the Mitchell repre
sentntive in New York and purchased
a First series-seven passenger touring
car mid outfitted it for the memorable
camera journey. Nearly 1,000 miles ot
the "swing around tho big circle" have
been traversed and already the film ex
pert has obtained enough films to de
monstrate the wisdom of his selection of
the machine to carry him through vicis
situdes or roads and trails that are in
themselves one of the most admirable
educational features of American life in
Southern states.
Because the motor of the Mitchell car
never has given him a moment of mech
anical trouble and the car lived up to
bis ideals in efficiency, speed and en
durance. Mr. Bruce announced that he
had given the machine the name "The
Qnie kern 'ell."
"It goes through everytning mat nns
a suspicion of a road under the mud",
wrote Mr. Bruce in one of his communi
cation to President Friend, of the Mit
chell Motors company. "The Quickem-
'ell is still on top mud all tne way out
the car runs snlendidlv," he added after
an experience in Virginia.
"We have reen throng ram ami mna
for the last six days," tame tne mes
sane from another point, "far running
mot ion pictures ot the aiiicnen punning
i r" i
Alter an extremely ditricmt inp vh
Augusta and Macon, using the shove
ami iack freauentlv on roads that seem
bvled bottomless, the film expedition reach
el Jacksonville, Florida, mere tne
throngs that greeted tbe mnd-spnttered
machine and driver were very enthusi
astic and the Mitchell dealer had a big
reception at his salesrooms for the cam
era expert.
Mr. Bruce is entirely satisfied with
the progress of his mission into the
Florida country. hag become almost poe
tical in his letters to his home office
on the wonderful performance of the
Mitchell amid road conditions tnst ap
iwar to have deterred many other oit-l.
t ers of heavy cars from the highways
aud i, preparing to send to the Films
AROUND THE UH OF
THE MED STATES
Saxon Trail Blazer Passes
Through Salem On Its
14,000 Mile Trip
Much curiosity was aroused Thuradav
by the arrival here of the "Saxon Trail
Blazer," a little Saxon auto which start
ed out March 6, 1917, from Washington,
D. C., to roll around the rim of the
United States, a distance of between
fourteen and fifteen thousand miles.
This little machine was mud bespat
tered and looked in good condition for
the hard trip already mad. On leav
ing Washington, A. W. Schlabach, dri-j
ver, took the car south alona the cast
coaat to Miami, Florida, then across to
the Gulf to lampa, then to Pensacola,
New Orleans, and from there ut the
Rio Grande and across the desert to Han
Diego, California, From there he has
come up along the Pacific Highway to
Salem. This distance traveled so far
is 7.500 miles.
He expeetg to go from here to Seattle
and then follow the Canadian boundary
up to the northeast point of Maine and
then down to Washington again.
He has been sent out by the Saxon
Car company to demonstrate the ability
of the car and also to interest people
everywhere in a National Boundary
Highway. If he succeeds in getting the
ar safely around it will be the first car
o make such a lung and arduous trip.
He expects to reach. Washington about
August 15, when he will have been gone
about five and one half months. j
Under the strain of all kinds of roads
he says the little machine has borue up
extremely well, and also that he has
not been trying to break any speed
records aud has made few repairs.
He was registered for tho war census
n Los Angeles.
Concerning the National Boundary
Highway he has the following to say:
some Reasons tor uignway
From all parts of the country comes
the call these days for motor route.
practical for travel in every season ot
the year and ones that will permit auto
mobiling to all parts of the country.
This fact alone is sufficient to mark
the proposed National Boundary High
way aa practical as desired. There are,
however, naony other reasons why ench
a trail, leading along the edge of the
entire United States is destined to
prove among the most attractive of all
motor highways.
Heretofore motoring has been eon
fined to the inland parts of the country
in making a journey 'from coast to coast
and the transcontinental motorists, of
whom there is yearly increasing num
bers, have been forced by lack of a
suitable roadway along the coast to con
tent themselves with a journey that was
quite limited in its scenery range. This
lack of a variety of both scenery and
climate has suggested the National
Boundary Highway.
In bla.ing a trail for this route, which
will be the longest motor trail in the
world, the Haxon Four roadster is only
a jump ahead of a strong public de
mand that such a project be rushed to
completion. Motor car owners in all
parts of the country -have been seeking
a route which could be taken in either
summer or winter with pleasure, and the
more daring to them, having exhausted
tho range of the present long highway,
have been waiting for new places to
travel.
All things considered, the need for a
boundary highway became most appar
ent and the Saxon Motor corporation,
always a staunch supporter of highways
of this kind, decided to make the initial
step by sending a stock model and stock
equipped roadster to lay out the high
way. This ear left Washington, D. C,
immediately after the inauguration cer
emonies and expects to arrive back
there, after traveling the boundary from
Maine, to the tip of Washington in
about five months.
corporation the first installment of edu
cational films for -assignments to the
theatres.
'The United States has localities
teeming with local color," remarked
Mr. Bruce as he was preparing to con
tinue the itinerary from Jacksonville.
and tho film artist would be unmind
ful of his mission if he did not pre
serve the views on his camera film.But
he also cannot ignore the element of ac
cessibility thnt is provided by the motor
car. Before the Mitchell machine has
concluded the iournev that I have out
lined for this educational film work it
will have traversed a variety of roads
that will afford a study in highway eco
nomics. It niso will have demonstrated
that John W. Bates' ideas of car con
struction are so well founded that ano
ther enthusiastic Mitchell car owner
will have been added to the big list of
Mitchell boosters. The Quickern'elt
message on road conditions may be seen
in a creat many picture theatres
throughout the country, coupled with
my selection of country wide views,"
$50,000 In Liberty
Bonds As Prizes Is
Maxwell Co, Offer
With a seor.? of 39.67 miles per gallon
ifor 50 cars and 27.47 for 82 cars, the
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Maxwell Motor company to put np $oo.
000 for another great one gallon gaso
line economy contest.
United States Liberty bonds are to
be the prize ia this second evtfnt. The
eontest ia for Maxwell owners exclu
sively, dealers being barred.
The Maxwell company expects to get
an entry list of 40.000 owners' car fiw
this second contest, which is to take
place all over the Cnited States from
June lfi to S3.
Dealers Share In Success.
Of the 50.000 in United States Lib
erty bonds to be awarded by the Max
well companv. 2i.0O0 worth of the
bonds to be awarded owners' prizes
for mileage made oa one gallon of gaso
line. The other ii'.OOO will go to the deal
ers as rewards for assisting the company
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conception of this big event or-
arts;
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Profusely illustrated in several colors. Pic
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Statistics regarding comparative war
strength of nations. Photographs of presidents,
rulers, generals, admirals, soldiers and states
men. -
Free to all subscribers
Pay $3.0Q for one year in. advance by mail and
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A.
W. SCHLABACH DRIVING THE SAXON FOUR
AROUND THE RIM
ginated with Walter E. Flanders, nresi-
dent and general niauacer of the Max
well Motor company, inc. It was di
rectly inspired bv results of the dealers'
contst on Mav 23.
While the contest of Mav 23 was onen
to dealers only, the. rules required that
none butTprivately owned cars in actual
service could be used tor the runs.
Average 39.67 Miles on Gallon.
In many parts of the United States
and Canada rain fell on the contest day.
and in many places rain had fallen for
several days previously. Despite these
conditions, the Maxwell company feels,
with such a showing, the company is
warranted in defying the world to beat
it.
The 50 highest cars yet reported made
a total of 19S3.fi miles on a total of 50
gallons of gasoline. This means an aver
age of 39.07 miles' per gallon. The
name of the silver and gold grand prize
cup winner, will be fubilshed in a few
days. Albany Is Preparing
for Annual Round-Up
Albany, Ore., June 16. Daily work- than ROO available new- tractors, while
outs bv the cowboys and cowgirls who the Staude plant is turning ont about
will take part In the Western Oregoa;1000 Staude MaK-aTractors every week.
Round up. Julv2. 3 and 4, show the ' These tractor devices will be attaeh
aTena and track to be in perfect con- f er that are already in Kn
dition. Some fast time is made in prae-,land nd will then be tised to do the
tice relav and pony express races bv w0k horse teams in plowing aad
Bertha Blancett. Dorothv Morrell,
"Skeeter Bill' Robbins, Hank Potts,
Bob Hall and others of the score and
more of rider who have alreadv assemb
led here.
An amusing miniature round-up was
milled off m the local field the other
day. A lot of bucking horses brought i " r . T'-v i
V r- i- ; . .jj'i'om tractor to road wheels takes less
up from California were being tried thn hnf fc work
out. A doxen nders were putting them ,,oe, not interfere with th, drivis
through the paces to test their mettle. al,aliti).9 of the ... tnT rnatl WOT. s
crowd of local people watch the daily I
workouts and on this occasion a purse'.
was made up from the crowd to makel
the event interesting. -
It eertainly worked, for some of the !
bert broncho busters on the coa?t bit
the dust that day. After hot bnt friend-
ly contest the judges spUt the money
between ' ' feeeter Bill Bobbins, Hank
rot's and "Broncho Bob" Hall.
SAVE THOSB EWE LAMBS
Wahiiie'on. P. C. Jane Id Save
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every ewe lamb possible or breediag. is
the urgent message the Department of
Agriculture is sending to sheep owners-
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England Gets 500
American Tractors
Shipped by Express
Five hundred tractors made in St.
Paul, Minn., will soon be at work ia
the fields of England to lielp beat the
U-boats in their starvation game.
This order was cabled to the E. O.
Staude Mfg. Co. of that city early Sat
urday morning, and they were-Hiotif ied
that the steamer Anconia. eould Wait
but two days for the tractors.
The entire factory and office force
turned to and worked for 29 hours with
out rest, and before noon on Sunday
the entire shipment of 500 Staude Mak-a-Tract&rs
was crated for export, loaded
on a special express train and speeding
iur i lie nan lug steamer.
The Staude factory is reported to be
the only tractor factory in this coun
try that was able to handle an order
of this size at this particular time. The
V. S. department of agriculture recent
ly took a census of the tractor manu
facturers and found that thev had Ipsa
v.uv. u --(Tiaiii-ua. iwv are aisv
used for hauling heavy loads.
The Staude is attached to the Ford
car ov taking off the rear wheels. It ia
stated that there are nearly a million
Ford cars available in this country for
doinr farm work in addition to their
regular road driving, as the change
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Market for slaughter onlv tliose heS
,h--)hv, --.m-.. . v" i; -.-t
Th-r- . - jm-,, ,'
... f.r k,M,.ii t.t .j -
we ,ambs 8honld hve no trouble find.
intr m breeding market for them through
countv agents or the state agricultural
colleges. Sheep specialists of the De
partment belike that althoueh price
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...... pin,, I ' 1 ' . 1 . . I , . V - U fl T. t". 1 1IU
ton 0B , raod.rlltf ,,3,,, wiu hav(! ,
r8u to T??rf,t uhg.ing breedine
stotk at presea figures.