AUTOMOBILE
SECTION TIE B.
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FORTY-SECOND YEAR NO. 116.
SALEM, OREGON, SATURDAY, MAY 31, 1919.
PRICE TWO CENTS
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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
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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
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Economy and Efficiency
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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.
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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
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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,
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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
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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
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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
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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. HILEMAN j
291 North Commercial St. Phone 787
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