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AUTOMOBILE SECTION FORTY-SECOND YEAR NO. 81. f V. i S SALEM, OREGON, SATURDAY, APRIL 19, 1919. PRICE TWO CENTS ON TSADfS AND jmw 8TAKPS im CRTT "Where-To-Go' Service For Journal Automobile eaaerc R Shnrt Inttntc Ffr AEERICAN AUTOMOBILE onoi r jaunts tor ; compmsgto Hmire TmiHhf- OTE OAKLAND SERVICE The American Automobile company I was organized in Salem recently for With an extra hour of davlight at thpir rlisnnsnl nftpri,he tmrpose of distributing the me wonting nours ana tne coming of the picnic season rm KU0WU UKKlana isi.nc tVia mnfnoto J a fi i -Itomobile. And. although the Bhor iiiu.uiii5i.a iis.e auvuiitage 01 me dozens 01 beautiful spots in the neighborhood of Salem, the "where-to-go" problem is not always easily solved with any large degree of satisfaction. Co-operating with the automobile dealers of the city the Capital Journal will, therefore, present data relative to picnic spots close to Salem in the Automobile Section each week. The suggested trips, of which the two following are the first, will be desinged for the motorist who wishes to drive out into the country in the late afternoon, enjoy a picnic lunch in the open and among attractive surroundings and return before dark. SILVERTON POWER PLANT. (Kind Logged by .1. S. Hanson, Klgin Six Agent) 'ne of tlit most enjoyable short drives out of Salem for the auto i! who wishes to spend an hour or two it tn i ( I rustic surrounding with out being gone more than two or three hour is the one to the pow r house beyond Sllvertoii. The route out of Salem is as follows: north on Capitol street to the fair grounds. Turn right into the niuin Kilveiton road and continue on through iilverton on the main street. Take t lie first fork to the left nndip a 3 mile hill, at the top of wliirh stands the' power house amid a beautiful .grove of innples, offering an excellent jiie ni'' ground. The first seven miles of the road out ef Snlcin is pnved and I lie remainder to Silvertwi macad am surface. The hill at the pow er plant, while long, is steep only in a few places ti'ul can easily bo in u ili in intermediate it ittl high, (iood driving. II is estimated tli.nt it. will lake at lci-r I") years for the gas drenched Boil of 'France to recover and become productive. SPONd'S LANDING (Route logged by A. I. Eoff Salem Automobile company) The SK)ng' Landing picnic grounds on the Willamette- river, about eight miles from Salem m one of the few places which are available to the motorist during the early season and are reached with only a few minutes of driving over good roads. The route lies north on Commercial street and thence into the river road as far as the Keizer school. Turn to the left here and keep to the main road, which leads directly to the river and the picnic grounds. With the exception uf about a mile and a half through a stretch of timber near the river, the en tire road on this rente is in good shape n ml can be covered in a few minutes nt this timo of the year. Two or three days of sun shine make the piece of road thru the timber easily passable. According to the county officials of Lincoln county the state highway com mission has iliromised to aid in the j construction of a macadam road from the Kenton county line to Newport. I After crossing the const mountains the r iail will hit Toledo and follow nrfiund ' Yuquinn Bay ito Newport. no- shop is not fully equipped as yet, a i,ood bus imss is already being enjoyed, and the company will soon I ia a position to give Oakland service. The repair shop is iu charge of D. F. Wade, an experienced and capable mechanic and patrons are thus assur ed that work done there will give sat isfaction. 1'. X. Androgen and D. Samuel, dis tributors for Folk and Marion counties, report that they have, on order, a good supplf of Oakland repair parts, to gether with the third shipment of Oak lands, two cars of which arc equipped with wire wheels. They also have announced the instal lation of a new gns pump and are now ready to give service in gasoline and oils. HGiJRES SHOW SAVING M.sWfc i.i irmsirfo mfc 'Money is flow, the Nations greatest 'ijjfc4 Waj must have money to kcepMSTboySyPPEfd 3yith $ food and clodithi b (With blankets, -all the tools of war witlviA fif. 'A j Ynstrous ffr-"" IpowuLto ravi Vf ''. iwinrftT X ''f - VfrVt (4(1 , X U. - t 4 t Of s1-r, --;.V '.it'-V, ' nv -"V" : ... V'-'A-i'S ,i peeos ,..( i,- -i.. t ocuiSi tested. If you are aV AertcfUvs x'zsr Can , iww.'h t iipi mi '."..'. j "3 ji t n-rWi -oimi'nn i-ii -.-a.. - " " " i Chas. Liyesley Demonstrates Truck Economy As Com pared To Teams. That auto trucks are far superior to horse-drawn vehicles us a means ol lo cal freight transportation is rendily demonstrated by figures cited By fhas. Livesley, who has just established his heuibuurters as ugent for the Diumond T at the Marion tluruge. '' According to tiie figures which are cited by Mr. Jjiveslcy, and which arc compiled by the federal government, the average cost of generul hauling by truck is 18 cents ocr ton mile, as against. - cents per ton Inile where it eosts from Float figures gathered by the govern ment among fanners relating to wheat hauling the statistics show that a motor driven truck will transport wheat at 15 cents per ton mile where it cost from Hi) to X) cents to make the same haul by team. "The entent to which the general public is beginning to realize tho saving which can be accomplished through tho use of trucks," said Mr. l.ivesley, "in demonstrated in the increaso ift the number of trucks put into use iu the I'nited States during the past fen years. In 19U there were only Bti.Oin) trucks iu use in the -country, while lignres for the current year show there are over 4(1(1,1)00 in use.'' Mr. I.ivesley made the number in use 400,0112 this week when he placed two Diamond T trucks in this city, selling one to the T. A. I.ivesley Co., and the other to the Van Doren canueiy. Antiskid chains must not be applied tightly to the tires, as so many cur owners do to eliminate the clinking of the loose chain against the fender. Tight chains cut the tire bndly. Fur ther, the chains should be inspected at frequent intervals and any cross links that have become worn or ha"o deveb oped sharpness should be replaced. ELGIN ANNIVERSARY SEES 67 GARS PLACED End of Fust Year in Salem Finds Popular Six Well Established. Sixty seven cars distributed in the territory tributary to Salem, to say nothing of those sold by the dealers he supplies in other parts of the state. That is the record which Lee L. Gil bert, distributor for the Klgin Six hi the western Oregon counties south of Portland, points to in summing up the results of his first year in Salem, Three years ago Mr. Gilbert bought out the Elgin agency in Portlnnd and threw his energies into the task of putting Klgin up among the ssles lead ers in the Rose City with the result that a year later he was awarded the district agency that he still holds. To get closer to the center of his territory .Mr. fiilbort decided to make his head quarters in &nlem and on March 1 ", tills, opened one of the finest appoint ed salesrooms anil best equipped shops in this part of the stale. Mr. Oilbert iiints with more thnn ordinary pride to the fact that among the H7 Klgins which have been sold out of the Salem agency in the past year, many have been "repeaters, ersons so well satisfied with their original car that they have trailed in machines only one year old for new ones of the 1!H! model. Klgin service, he points nut, is one of the chief reasons why Klgin owner j are so well satisfied. "Xot ono of the many people to whom we have sold Klgin cars have had to pay out que cent for service," said Mr. 'Gilbert'. "The service cards we issue positively insure Klgiir- own ers of service nt unv Klgin agency and there are no lengthy waits for parts, or supplies. We li:p our stock shelves filled all the time." During the 1.1 months Mr. Gilbert has been in Hiileni ho has become know n as one of the live business men of the community and a strong booster for ?ood roads. Intent on making Salem his home, he has moved his family here and has affiliated himself with such civic oigiiiiiznl ions as the Cher rians, Commercial club and the Jllihce club. The Motorcycle For ity And Recreation There arc two reasons that influence the Durchnse of a motorcycle utility and recreation, suvs Harry W. Scott j local' Harley-Divvidson dealer. Some time it is bought more for its practical usefulness, sometimes for refreshment of body a ml mind: but ulways for both reasons. It, is only natural that if a motorcycle is employed for useful serv ice, it can nlso be depended upon for a delightful and stimulating diversion. I The selection of E motorcycle should be made wisely. When seeking a good mount, the safest guide for a disciimi nato, buyer are past records of perform ances nnd prestige. Regardless of what ever purpose it is to be used for, a mo toreycl" that will give faultless service is the one that will not only prove nil assurance of satisfaction, but will win .the riders affections as well. will take your share of the Vi&ory Liberty Loan because deep down in your heart you know it is the right thing to da Hark, Ye Fish Hounds--Two Hour Drive Takes Vou There For the motorist who is also an nng ler end yet is unab'e to break loose from his business ties for the time nec essarily consumed in the majority of to the Four Comers, 2.7 miles out of the city. Turn to tne right here anil follow the main road to the asylum (aim. Follow road to right here M far I fishing trips, the opening of Thomas j as reform school. Turn left here onto '('reek to fishing this year has present-j the rock road leading through Turner, jed a solution to the problem that few j At Turner swing to the left snd follow j automobile owsers in Halem fullv ap-it.te main road through Alnisvillo to its predate. end. Turn right and continue through There are few streams in this imiiied I Sublimity and across the Kantiam iute vicinity which offer better fish-j bridge, turning into the toad to the jing than does Thomas Creek and its I left jusf beyond the bridge, which lends jeasy accessibility to motorists or this! directly into Jordan, one of the pcettiest eity should make it much more popular than is now the case. Briefly expross- )ed, it fills a want that ha Iwen felt jby local sportsmen for a long time, pro little villages in this pr.rt of the state. Roads in oood Buaps. Jordan stands right on the banks of Thomas Creek and the fisherman can Salem Velie Co, J. W. JONES, MGR. viding place which can be rrncnedjstart from here, but better nailing is to easily in two hours of moderate driving(l)e hail and more ideturesque picnic over roads which offer few difficul- grounds to be found further up the ties. ' creek. A road turning to the left at Eont Is Logged. , Jordan leads up the creek and can be Thomas Creek is hardly secluded traveled easily. About tw0 miles and i enough to satisfy the demands of the, half above .loiden a lime tains off to average aportdinan on his iree end jtlie right and leads directly down the fishing trips,, but it does offer oppor- banks of the stream, tunities as a place which can be rei;ch ! The entire disttnee of the trip as ed, fi-hd and returned from in s few logged shore is less than SO miles nd hours before or after the day's work, (except for one or two rough kpots, af- .The route, mapped for those who have fords good driving, not vet discovered the road, by J. K. i Fishing in Thomas Creek rdi be t Hanson, local manaeer of the Elgin Six its best ia a'out two weeks, according garage, nins r. follows out ot Hulem: jtn local anglers who havfl , sited the . East on Hate stieet to the peniten- j stream during the past few days. A Itiary, where a turn is made into the f present the water is too high tad too rilit hand road follow the main road cold to make the Tt goot.. Overhauling Of Magneto Should Be Done Only By Experts, Barton States "Although magnetos are made with exacting care and from the best avail able materials, there re conditions and accidents which will cause these otherwise unfailing servitors to be come unfit for the most efficient ser vice," says R. D. Barton, of the Auto Klectric Service company of this city. "When such coudLtious arise, r when the user fears that his magneto may require a complete overhauling by reason of extended use, it is advis able that the magneto be given to an expert in magneto repair work. "The high tention magneto is a tit tle different from any other mechan ism in the electrical field, and there fore the ordinary electrician or median ic is not. competent to repair it. JSpc cial training is necessary to equip a mechanic for this work. The mechanics employed in magneto service stations have been trained iu the magneto fac tories. "The condition in which magnetos frequently arrive at these shops thor oughly justifies the statement that none but expert workmen should at tempt to effect repairs or adjustments The instruments come in damaged and deranged in many ways, and because of this fact the cluires on these in struments are necessarily higher than they would be if the instruments had been sent to an officinl repair shop in tho 'first )C.uce. In ill distributors shops every tool that is necessary for timing, adjusting, testing and assemb ling magnetos is to be found. The work is facilitated in every manner possible and is done only by men train ed by magneto companies." Capital Journal and Dealers of Salem to Provide Road and Other Information for Various Trips. "In the Spring the motorist's fancy lightly turns to I trips to come" might well be changed the old proverb con cerning youth and spring and love. For with the first days of dry roads and balmy air comes to the ownner of a car the itching to "go." The problem then becomes, "Where longer vacation trips the question of shall 1 got" (where t0 go is equally troublesome To the man wh0 gets the worth of Many know where they want to go, but his money out of his car this latter prob- have little information regarding thr leui soon becomes a real one indeed, best route to follow and the conditio After s few weeks ho has travelled tho of the roads. Others have only the de beaten paths nnd is hunting for new giro to go. roads to invade and new scenery upon The demand for accurate inform which t0 feast his eyes. Back and forth tioti concerning routes, roads and dis over the old roads he travels nutil it fauces snd it is this demand which the seems he has an intimato knowledge of Capital Journal is going to fulfil in o every bump and rut. Once in a while m.ri,.g f features to be run in tho week he ventures onlo the unknown and sol- ly Automobile Section, doin used rotids, but only too frequent-1 Dealers to Co-operate, ly to become mired in mud, or f orced j Acting in coo-poration with the auto into n tight, danpcrnus and altogether , mobile dealers of Sniem Tne Capital unpleasant situation. And then he goes Journal will each Saturday suggest for back to beaten road where traffic is its motorist readers trips, both short usually heavy and stays there until, iu nnd long, out of Salem, giving full M desperation. he experiments ngain. I counts of the route to be followed, dis Road Information Needed. j Unees. condition of the roads, informa- For those who want short drives for finn rognriliui? gns nnd aupply station the lute afternoon and early evening , .. hours, or for those seeking week-end or! (Continued on page two) " ter . You are Mr W ) ' ., -.f.-A-i-,- . . -r O . 1 7 Baying at tke Moon t v 14, tJ i v, kch s?y m ry i k GV?-1 knfr over un- i -ill ' k .ws m' un- -v r '"'7 Vk fcAt'u' ur" paid cvttf cent of the cost We have done neither. Th$ war wont be over un til the treaty of peace has teen signed It wont be over until the Vi&ory Liberty Loan, h Oversub scribed. It wont be over until We, the People, not the banks subscribe every cent the Government wants. THEN THE WAR WILL BE OVER, END IT WITH THE VICTORY LIBERTY LOAN i I r THIS SPACE CONTRIBUTED BY Studebaker Agency GRAHAM ANDLACEY