Daily capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1903-1919, May 31, 1919, AUTOMOBILE SECTION, Image 11

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Newspaper Page TextAUTOMOBILE SECTION TIE B. CM rt !!;-! FORTY-SECOND YEAR NO. 116. SALEM, OREGON, SATURDAY, MAY 31, 1919. PRICE TWO CENTS . . RIGOSH ROAD 1ST . GUARDS OLDS BUYERS Popular Trucks Must Make Good Before Leaving Big Factory. ' ' Not o many years tgo practically no reputable automobile manufacture considered a machine ready for ahip nieut unless it had proved its mettle in an actual road test," eays G. E. Halvor sea of the Oldsmobile cenipany of Ore gon, who have recently taken on the mile of the new .Oldsmobile Economy Truck in, addition to the regular pass enger ear liae. "But those days have pugged, lliit production schedules have eliminated the road test until now the biz automobile factory that praeticea road testing is the eiceptiou rather than the rule. 'While superior standardized methods no doubt make a road test essential lesa essential than formerly, the fact still re mains that the best way to determine that an automobile is all that it is sup posed to be is to give it a road test. And that is, put it out on tho road and make it perform. For obvious reasons this is particularly true of trucks." "For that reason we are glad to be able to say that every Oldsmobile Eco nomy truck makes good before it is 0. K'd for shipment from the factory. By making good I mean exactly that. The testers bolt iron blocks which weigk something like three quarters of ton to the frame and then take the trucl chassis right out into the country where the going is sufficiently tough to muke real performance necessary. This is not merely a test of power; trav eling over deeply rutted roads, up hill aud down, will very quickly bring to light any defects in matenul or work manship. "Tho road test has othor.advantages at well.. It 'breaks in' the motor and makes .possible the many minor adjust ments that would otherwise have to be made by the owner during the first few hundred mile of driving. Besltve. when this adjusting is done by experts 'Continued on cage two) Market Road Bonds Will Carry Throughout County By 3 to 1 Vote Is Claim "The Marion county market road bonds wit! carry by a three to one vote," said "Jim" Stewart this morn ing in answer to a question put to hue by a Journal reporter. " What makes you think so, Mr. Stewart!" "I have so many reasons for thinking so that it would take up too much space in your paper to enumerate them, but here are a few of them! "I have held ten meetings at as many different towns in the county, and have taken straw votes at all of them. At these meetings probably 2000 votes all tohl have been cast for the bonds, and not a single vote against them. Now, I am not fool enontrh to believe Khat that means that the vote for the bonds next Tues day will be unanimous, but I hold that these straw votes do show an overwhelming sentiment in favor of market roads and of Judge Husliey's 'half bonds half eash plan of con structing them within the next five years. "Now and then I find a few farm- era who are strongly prejudiced against the word 'bonds,' tut when it is ex plained that Marion county's market road bonds are eerial and not refund able bonds, and must 'be paid off with in fourteen years, and that tho owner of the automobile pays almost the en tire (bill, they usually come round and vote for the' bonds. "I find a strong vote getter to be tho fact that while Salem pays about one third of the bonds, not a dollar of the money is io be spent within the corporate limit of this city. The av erage farmer thinks it would be poor business to overlook gift from Sa lem of nearly three hundred thousand dollars to bo expended on the market road of the county. "The fact that Judge iBushey is the auTIior of the plan that is to be voted on June 3d is partly responsible for the landslide that is now taking place in. favor of the bonds. I find that the farmers almost to a man have confi dence in Judge Bushey's jrood judg ment and integrity, and in his ability to get a dollar 's, worth of work for every dollar expended. 'If its good enough for Judge Bushey,' thev say, 'It's good enough for us.' "All are agreed that 100 miles of improved market roads will be of tre mendous fjonefit to Marion (county, and all seem to understand that when the first unit of 150 miles is completed that the work, will go riht on, on other 1 roads, with the paving .plants that the eoun-ty wHl the own. - "When it is explained that the vot ing of the bonds will not add a dollar to any man's taxes for the first four years, and that after that, for the ten year period until the bonds are all paid off, the man who is assessed at 11000 would Siot have to pay over a dollar a year as his share of the bonds, oppo sition, vanishes into thin air, and when I say to them," let 'a make it unani mous,' they do. "The gray haired men and women are usually the first to get up on their foot when straw vote is called for, as they want the bonds to carry so that the rosdrt may be built and they can get some use out of thorn while they are yet alive. "I find the business men all over the county to ho strongly in favor of the market road bonds, and why should n't they be, nine the good roads will promote- development and bring in thousands of new sottlers from leas favored localities, who will add to the wealth and prosperity of the towns as weH as the rural districts. Intensive agriculture and horticulture will keep pace with the building of the trunk and mark pit roads, and that combina tion is gotrg to bring to Marion coun ty, within the next few years a pros perity greater far than she has ever known before, even in hor palmiest days. "'or these and other reasons too numerous to enumerate, if I were a betting man, 1 would stake evory dol lar I have or ever hope to owa, on Marion county voting herself out of tho mud and into prosperity on the 3d CONDITION OF WESTERN . OREGON BOATS . (Continued oa pis a two) 1W l2?ta3i aSaaaasasf Saia1Ma9 P T1 W3H"o ' Sp'(S(01o LO Economy and Efficiency w Motorize your delivery system with this built-right-for-business truck and save time, gasoline, oil, tires, re pair billsand initial investment. The Oldsmobile Economy Truck will give these results. Adaptable to every class of light hauling in city or country. Combines staunchness with completeness, com mercial car requirements with pas senger car conveniences. All styles include Oldsmobile Torben son Internal Gear Drive; 4-cylinder valve-in-head engine; Goodyear Cord tires (35x5) front and rear; Electric al System for Starting, Lighting, Ig nition, Warning,' Rated capacity; 1500 pounds. Liberally dimensioned throughout and purposely designed to minimize delivery costs, the Oldsmobile Econ omy Truck ' is the safe, sane, and sound light haulage unit for a thous and uses. Oldsmobile Economy Truck Prices $15.00 for Chassi3 complete with Cowl, Instrument Board, Fenders, and Wind shield, but without seat. ClSIilO Phone 210 $1549 for Chassis with Steel Cab and Sills, ready to receive stake, rack, grain dump, or box body. $1600 for truck with Express body, smart ly finished in maroon and black with alum inum striping. Liber al loading space. 01 bile Co. of G. E. HALVORSEN, Mgr. Baziow-OakftVT. - Open and in fair condition, Cedar burn to Wapinitia; open Wapiaitia to Clear Creek; closed by snow between Clear Creek and Twia Bridges; no de tour possible. Open, ;Twin Bridges to Portland. ' McKesli Highway. Open and in fair condition, Eugene to Blue Kiver; open, but In poor condition, Blue River to Lost Creek ranger, sta tion: Closed by snow between Lsot Creek ra Err str.tion and turnout. Willamette. Open and in fair condition between Eugene and Boulder Grade, Closed or snow from Boulder Grade to summit. Crescent City -Gold Besco. Open and in good condition, Crescent City to Brookings, Open but si ill rough, Brookings to Gold Utfteh. How Elver. Open and in good condition, Cottage Groveto Disston. Closed by slides-and fallen timber between Disston and Chamion Mine. 'Will be open for teuns by June 15. Roseborg-Peel. Open and in good ' condition, Sose burg to Peel. " ' " Medford Crater like. Open and in fair condition, Medford to Union Creek; closed by snow between Union Creek and Crate Lake Park. No detours possible. Will be open about July 1st. Plans are piow on foot to cut through tho drifts) with hscrapers, which may make the joA open e&nier than the date given, t Anna Creex. Oih-o aud in fair condition betwee Klimnth Kails and a point two mile in side Park line. Closed" from this point to Grater IJike by snow, ho detours possible. Will be open by July is. uranu jrass-1scw.o" Open and in good condition, Grants Pas to east work Illinois Jtivcr; poor condition from east fork to Waldo and for about four miles on Oregon Moun tain. Three RiVers, Oncn between Willamina and Tilla mook. Very rough for fix miles through the Uraud. Jionue luman reservation, this section Is prRctically 'impassable for several days after rain. Construc tion work is now in progress between Dolph and Hebo. - - ' Eugene-Florence., Opeis but quite rough, Eugene to Mnplcton. Closed over . Iorth tolk Mountain. It is a narrow road, with steep grade and sharp turns, and is only for experienced drivers. Alsea Elver. Open between Corvalis and WoMport. In fair conditio Corvallisto Missouri Bend. Only passable between Missouri Bend and Wnldnort; very routfh. Bantiam Wagon Road. Closed to all ckcept foot traffic. Ou cadia to eastern boundary of Bantiam Natoinal forest. There are several dan ?erons bridges, which should not bo used by vehicles. Khotild be open by July 1. Riddle Drew. Open nndin fair condition, Kiddlo to Tiller. Closed between Tiler and Drew by condemned briilee, Bandon-Oold Beach. 0!n and in, passable condition for light enrs, entire li"th. LICENSING OF AUTO ranCS IN FORCE Measure Prodding. Examina tion Cf Repair men Takes Effect Tomplving with a bill passed by the last Icnslature, there has been estab lished a board of automobile cxamin nr whilst rtutv it will bo to hold exam inations in different parts of the Vate for those who wish to qualify as aiitoiiiubilo mrchanirs Onverrtnr olwitt today announced nt of tho examiners as I'rnf. M. 1 tirnnnine of t'ne auto mechanical department of the Ore Anrieiiltiirsl colleec: H. K. Fan- iehcr of The Dalles and K. K. Boggess Inf Pnrtland. I VcTwtn desirini to secure licenses las automobile mechanics must take the examination provided for by the board Un.4 mr a license ifce of 5. This I amount will aUw be the annual license ! fee. Fees collected for thoisuanco of. ! licenses will go into the general fund ,of the state. Prof. Granning of CorvaJis has been 'actively engaged in the gamse ana iaulo busin for the past 14 years, ' f irot as mechanic, then as superiiitend- ent and proprietor. I K. K. -Br.ggfM of Portland has the endorsement of the grnH'c men's awo ciation and the motor dealers' associa tion of Portland lie has cea in the garage lnine there for 13 years and has been superintendent ff one of the lamest garages in the city, j Within the next '') days tho board will meet and elx't a secretary and i treasurer and estftbU- rules for regu .latd the examinations. The board ! will hold Uftintii to conduct the ex smina'in at Portland, La Grande, Antoria, Klamath Falls and l-ngene Thousands Flock To Great Indianapolis Speedway For First Post- War Sweepstakes THE TAVOKITES. Foreign. Rene Thomas Ballot Paul Bablot .....Ballot I.ouie Wagner .jBallot Albert Guyot JJallot Dario Resta Sunbeam Jean Chassagne .Sunbeam Andre Boillot Peugot Jules Goux Peugot American. Balph De Talma Packard Louis Chevrolet Frontenat Ralph Mulford Frontenae Kddie O'Donnell ....J)usenberg Wilbur DeAlene Dusonberg F-arl Cooper 8tuti Cliff Durant Durant f pecial Eddie Hearn Durant Special Howard Wilcox Peugot Art Kline Peugot George Bnzane rremitr Roscoe Rearles Oldficld Special Ira Vail . Hudson dim no EG l? B flE Indianapolis, May 31. (United Tress Thirty-three auto stars domestic and foreign were to encircle tho Indianapo lis speedway SSOtimcs today in the five hundred milo Liberty Sweepstakes. Fifty thousand dollars in prize money is the goal, the winner to receive 20, 000. More than eighty thousand auto fans from every state in tho union, here to witness tho specta-ele, crowded hotels in Indianapolis and surrounding town and even tho housing facilities of private homes were taxed to accommodate them Thousands slept in their automobiles on the streets and at the speedway and other hundreds awakened today in pull- man cars parked in tho grounds. 'I no greatest racing talent in America and Europe was on hand at the brick oval early today. The race was to start at 10 o'clock at the sound of a gun fired by W. S. Gilbert, Detroit, awnt ant starter. The participants trailing five abreast behind the pace ear and gradually gaining speed were to leap ahead en tho real grind when K. C. Pat terson, Chicago, fired a bomb at the end of the first lap. Captain Eddie Rithenbacki r erstwhile racer, at a . American fliers on the western front, sat in the referee's box. Betting favored Dario Beat a, in a Sunbeam car, winner of the 1916 sweep stakes. Ralph DePalma, ia a Packard, was not far behind, however, and many of track veterans chose him as a win ner. The Ballot team of four was an unknown quantity, inasmuch as the ears were constructed by a Frenchman of that name especially for this race. Rene Thomas, winner of the 1914 race, headed the team. None of the favorite were receiving crent odds, because the' taleut was considered rather evenly di vided, and many of the entries have long list of victories to their credit. Confidence of the wngera was placed in the drivers rather than the ears, be cause the track has comparatively short and flat turn and requires the utmost skill, combined with a disregard ot safety. Here DePulma was again fav ored, in view of his ability as a driver. Jules Goux, victor in the 1913 race, did- a t want any confidence misplaced in his car, so he took It apart ana .. ined every piece of metal, every fibre, with a magnifying glass and then sus pended the mett.1 parts on a string and struck them with a sounding iron to make sure that they rang true. Tho sweepstakes is the solo major event on the international racing calen dar for tho year and thU fact served as a drawing card. The French Grrnd Prix, which divided honors with Indian apolis in this game, prior to the war, I i&CoTenWOOrJcsfaj c-t Res 2ITS. (Continued on Page 2.) Only six right under shelter aid never in the repair shop is the woadcr ful record of the Elgin Six driven by W. D. Smith during sixteen months af strenuous work for Uncle Sum. Lee L. Gilbert distributer ef the El gin for the state of Oregon reports this remarkable instance of Elgin per.nira anee. Mr. Smith left Chicago driving an tS gin Six in December 1017. Mr. Switk says the thermometer registered tut degrees below aero on the day he left and that a blizaard followed him t tin Gulf. Ail the way to Kentucky the "round was covered with snow rangiajf in depth from a few inches to several feet. In, spite of the deep snow drifts ia t" north and miles of deep mud in the south, he made the trip to GulfpoiV Mississippi, in eleven days. For 8000 miles his dependable )!gia carried Mr. Smith oa his mission for taa Government, which was the installation of plumbii'V and heating systems ia tso aviation camps of the southwest. From tho time Mr. Smith left Chirc, in December 1917, until he returned April 13, 1919, with the car ia good eea dition, the motor remained untouvuau. The oriHiial casings remained an Ue rear wheels. Tho unusual showing of durability re minded Mr. Gilbert of the famous El win War Seout which established a world record by making the trip from Chicngo to Los Angcle and return with, hood, clutrh and trnnnmissioi officially sealed a trip over six thousand miles long under every conceivublo tonditfea, of roads and weather with no adjust ments to the mechanism ofthecar. Don't drive fast around corners; il is dangerous and destructive, especially to tires. We handle nothing trustworthy tires. kt Ycur motor car b exactly as good as its tires. It cannot ! better for without tires it i mile. Doubtful tires make even the best car doubtful You must be able to trust your tires da? or night, rain or shine, city street or country road. Protect vouf familv with tires such as we sell and Guarantee. I On aiipror.-rhing the brow of a hill be sure that you are on the right side of the road. Someone may bo aproaching from the oprite direction. rn eqTipped recair and - retreading plant. 259 ton press for so'id tires. United States, and' Kelly- Springficld Solid, Fabric and Cord tires and tubes. QUACKENBUSH AUTO SUPPLY AND VULCANIZING "Service Car" 219 North Cmmercial St Od eones u PS6 R. J. Stokea. before he discovered Crolide, asserted that tire making by methods, then in use, had reach-- t ed perfection and that only new and BLTTLK METHODS could produce a BETTER TIRE. And so he struck out on ORIGINAL lines, study ing tire faults, weaknesses, making hundreds of laboratory experiments and road tests in search of ne wlight. He found that for which he soughrand the result is Thermoid Crolide Compound Which has withstood two years of severe road tests. Crolide Compounds are far tougher, more resilient, and more resistant to attacks of oil and water than any other rubber compounds in use. CROLIDE COMPOUND CASINGS 0,000 miles guarantee (in Ford sizes 7,500 miles) ; J. B. 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