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Evening star., 1914-01-18
MOTORING AMONG RUINS
OF MYSTIC SOUTHWEST
[ndianP Pueblos and Cliff DweIers' Haunts
Seen at Close Range Tourists Pen
citrate Undiscovered Canyons.

, Indians. the most Independent and medic
F., val of all tribes. were celebrating the
| day of their patron saint. San Geronimo.
ami practicing weird ceremonies AZ their
| pueblo, three miles from town. Redskins
! from the entire surrounding country
were on hand. Even the Apachcs from
| the distant Jicarilla reservation and q
! few Navajos from Arizona were there.
4! From Taos the party started south
| along the headwaters of the Rio Grande.
passing many villages whose low adobe
| strings of chill. the bright red of the
| peppers making a vivid contrast to the
! dull brown of the adobe walls The road
| along the Rio Grande has many arroyos
! or gulies of deep sand. requiring con-
! stant watchfuness. 1t is laid through
| half dozen Mexican towns and an eqiiai
| number of Indian pueblos. all close to the
river and all maintaining their ancient
! tribal customs and dress.
| At Pojauque the trail leaves the river
| and runs up the side of a valley that is
notable for the scenery. even If there
| We're strange villages and peoples to
! be seen. Far in the background the
sharply topped by Jagged rim-rock in
! fantastic shapes The valley itself is one
| vast confusion of mesas and arroyos,
! with a particularly impressive formation.
| the Black Mesa of san Ildefonso, tower
/ ing high above the river. On top of this
mesa the Indians made their last stand
during the Spanish reoccupation under
| De Vargas in 1862. Winding around mesa
after mesa and crossing dozens of ar
royos, they finally reached the high land
| to the east of the river and drove the
| last few miles into Santa Fe over a beau
| tifully scenic high road, from which the
entire surrounding country could be
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SANTA MONICA RACE
DATES ARE CHANGED
Vanderbilt Cup and Grand Prize
Events to Be Run in
March.

The dates for the Vanderbilt cup anf
Grand Prize automobile races. at ilrst
planned for February II and ~. on the
Santa Monica course in California, HAY.
been changed. The new dates chosen ara
March II and %. The latter dates were
agreed upon al a conference several DAY
ago between Leon 7. Shelter. chairman
of the race committee OF the Western
Automobile Association. which is 10 man
age the speed contests for the Santa
Monica Bay Chamber OF Commerce aud
representatives of that organization.
Chairman Shelter left immediatelr
after the new dates We're decided upon
for New York. He was In the metropol'-
tan city last week. and in addition 10
attending the fourteenth annual auto
show. conferred with the Motor Curs
Holding Association. which controls tie
Vanderbilt cup race. to close up dctsj
OF the event and approve the Naucr
da tes.
The dates are TO be changed 10 S,,e
opportunity to enlist more entries frouI
the east and to give time TO a"p 3ai:''
foreien drivers with the importalic" oI
the event with the view TO bringing thenl
here to contest
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294-Mile Race.

1t las been decided that the length of
the Vanderbilt cup race snail be thirty
five laps, or .54oi5 miles. The lens;
of th. Grand Prize race has not been dc-
ternined, but it will be somewhere hu-
tween 4co and ao1 miles.
Each race Will carry a purse Of S,.."Hi.
split as follows: First prize. $1,000; s-'on.
prize, s2,oCD; third prize, sl.J"o: fourth
prize. Sl,o1. ....
The racing committee Of the W. 4. y.
and the Santa Monica Bay Chamber %:
Commerce are pianniug doing away
with the old grandstand on Ocean ave-
nue and erecting three smaller grand
stands spanping the course Itself, VITA
the seats facing tine direction from which
the racers come. This would work ont
much to the advantage Of the onlookei 5
,ud provide a spectacular event with II.
thrcngs in the stands on their feet as the
cars NhiZ over the stretch.
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Historic Santa Fe Trail.

Late in September, a White Six was
shipped to Pueblo. Col, where the trip
started. Picking up the historic old
Santa Fe trail out of Pueblo. skirting the
Rampant range of the Rockies and the
towering Spanish peaks. snow-bound and
cloud-covered, the first days ride brought
the party into the Colorado coal fields and
ended at Trinidad. The recent miners
strike was then at its height. Dozens
of strikers tent colonies were visible in
the hills. Villages Were deserted except
for a few yigilant mine guards, heavily
armed. The following morning, still on
the Santa Fe trail they crossed Ration
pass. from whose heights it was possible
to make out, far to the west, the snow
white line of the Sangre de Christie
range. The descent from the pass was
rapid, with many sharp twists and steep
inclines, from which the tourists could
look down upon the city of Ration.
South of Ration they took a branch
trail yeering off to the west over :. plain
leading to CiInarroii canyon. \ typical
eyelash road winds along q little noun
tain stream and passes the lofty Pail
I Sades. whose cliffs are curiously weather
beaten. Leaving the canyon, they crossed
another level plain and commenced the
ascent of the Taos mountains to Taos
pass, whose altitude is over 3,0U0 feet.
Although the trail was through deep
adobe mud and there were many long
|
mountains without heating
| At Taos the tourist begins to wonder
whether he has made a mistake and
crossed the border into Mexico. 1t might
| just rs we'll be Mexico. for Taos is the
| most un-American place in America. The
! low adobe buildings, dating back for
many generations. still surround the old
/ plaza. The population is almost entirely
! Mexican. Being far from the nearest
railroad. the influences of modern times
| hav.. left little impression on this seclud-
ed town. IN a typical Taos saloon just
| two pictures adorn the walls-one i
portrait of DiaZ. the other of Madero.
Home of Kit Carson.
| On a narrow street leading from the
plaza the tourists found the old home
| Of Kit Carson, the most conspicuous fig
ure in the frontier history of the south
west, while in the little cemetery on the
edge of the town they found his simple
grave. On one corner of the plaza is the
house in which Gov. Bent was killed BY
| the Mexicans and Indians during the
| Pueblo uprising at the close of the MeXi
! can war. In fact. every house in Taos
| is closely linked with the stirring drama
| of the early days of the frDntier.
| While the tourists We're In Taos the
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Walls of Canyon Colored.

The walls of the canyon are close to-
gether. and rich red in color. rising ab-
solutely straight up from the sand to
height of a thousand feet. The c-evices
are filled with ruins Of elf dwellings and
ornamented with picture writings. One
particularly impressive cliff. five miles up
the canyon known as La Casa Blanca
or the White House. is so Well preserved
that it looks as il it might still be in
habited How the dwellings were ever
reached by human beings without wings
is puzzle. Many of them are built hum
dreds of feet up in the face Of the cliffs.
with nothing but an absolutely smooth
perpendicular wall above and below.
BY following the bed Of the stream
eight miles farther, they reached giant
monoith of stone. known as FL Captain.
rising a thousand feet in the air from
the bottom OF the canyon. most i'm
pressive monument to the wonderful
workings of nature. In fact, the entire
painted desert country from the Grand
canyon on the west to the Canyon de
Chely on the east is almost beyond con-
cepton. on so great scale as nature de
signed it.
From FL Captain the tourists returned
safely to Chin Lee with the distinction of
being the first motorists to enter the
depths of the marvellous Canyon de
Chelly. The next dag they returned 10
Gallup. completing tWo-thousand-fve-
hundred-mile tip through our little
known southwest. nearly every mile OF
which is unrivaled by any part of tbs
globe
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querque. A drive of twenty miles over
a good stretch of road ended abruptly at
! La Bajada HILL where there is a sheer
drop of many hundreds of feet into the
valley below.
Crossing the valley and continuing
southwark they passed the pueblos OF
Santo Domingo, San Felipe and Sandla.
and then fringed the foothills OF the
Sanda mountains until they reached Al
buauerque Westward from Albuquerque
are the pucblos Of Isie;a and I4tl@'5na.
built along the railroad. accessible TO
tourist travel and looking much The
worse on account of it. At Ell More or
Inscription Rock, one can see the names
and dates of early Spanish explorers
carved in the rock with the sword $
point The trail leads to one OF the
largest Indian settlements in the south
west, tie pueblo of Zuni. and mere tne
tourist may see all that remains of the
! fabulous Seven Cities of Cibola, when
inspired the first MeYcan exploration ot
this region. From Iuni tie trail leads
southwest to st. Johns and SprinSef'lIe
over a fairly good road
The Nomadic Apaches.
Two days were spent in making trips
out of Springervilie to the White river
country, driving through the tall pines Of
the Apache forest reservation to foft
Apache. situated in the heart OF the res
ervation. The -Apaches differ absolutely
from the Pueblos. They are nonadic,
living in little huts built of boughs and
mud, and are more or less dependent
upon government bounty. The night was
spent at the fort. and the following
morning. they returned to Springerville
and ST. Johns, where they turned north
with the Little Colorado river toward
Holbrook A few miles east of Holbrook
they entered the Petrifed Forest National
Monument a strange formation covering
many acres. with giant petrified trees
lying, half covered with sand, in utmost
confusion.
From Holbrook the car was driven west
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who is famed for his hospitality and his
activities in the frontier life of that
region.
Continuing the trip from Ganado the
following morning. the tourists turned
east to Gallup. where several days were
spent in making side trips. Chief among
them was region concerning which
wonderful stories had been told. Far
north In the Navajo reservation. are the
Canyons de Chiefly and del Muerto. Sit
rated a hundred miles from the ialroad.
they have been practically undiscovered
by the tourist No automobile had eve
entered the canyon because of the quick
sand.
Starting from Gallup. tho car was
driven up the Black Creek valley 10 Font
Defiance where the trail gradually ris-
ing. enters a forest reserve and then
drops RAPIDLY down a rough and rocky
road to Chin Lee. trading post only a
short distance from the canyon. The as
tonished traders at chin Lee doubted
that the car would be able to get into
the canyon, but the tourists resumed the
trip. 1t was hard pull. The sand was
the worst ever encountered by any one
in the party. but by debating the rear
tires a little they managed to reach the
mouth Once inside. they proceeded slow
lv and cautiously keeping a sharp look
out for the inevitable uuicksand. They
found plenty OF it. but managed ro keep
ST
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plactas Or courtyaids. Stretching along
one entire side of the plaza is the old
governors palace, in which the long
line of Spanish. and later Mexican gov
ernors held sway. Here it was that the
Spaniards made their last stand before
being driven out of the country by the
Pueblos in 1850. After that 1t became
the palace OF Indian poteptates for twelve
years. unIil it was recaptured by the
same De Vargas who storined the heights
OF San Ildefonso. 1t stands today prac-
t;cally the same AS the MeXicans left
it. but it is now occupied by the Arch
Biological and Historical Societies.
One can spend many Interesting days in
Santa Fe delving into the early history
of New Mexico. a delightful days trip
is eastward through Apache canyon, Can
yoncito and Glorieta pass, to the Pecos
river and the ruined pueblo city of Pecos.
whose entire population was wiped out
by peStilencc. but which was one of the
most powerful In the days of the Span
ish. Here are ruins OF a church built in
l61I under the direction of the Francis
can MONKS. Reluctant TO leave the
Pecos ruins, the tourists retraced their
route until they reached a road to the
ruins of another ancient pueblo at San
Cristobal, several miles south of Lamy.
The ground was covered with pieces of
broken pottery and stone utensils indie
ative of standardization. On bowlder-
strewn cliff near the ruins We're many
curious pictures and symbols the picture
writing of the ancient inhabitants.
Puye Cliff Dwelllng.
One should not leave Santa Fe without
visiting the Puye cliff dwellings in the
Jemez plateau. To reach this point the
car was driven northwest from the city
over creek bottoms, meza. tops, sandy
arroyos and high cliff roads. The Puye
cliffs are literally honeyconIoed with
cave entrances Leaving the car they
climbed a rocky trail and explored the
caves. Then, with the aid of ladders
left there by the Archaeological Society
they climbed to the top of the cliff and
found the ruins of an enormous COM
munal stone city, covering many acres.
These ruins are hut one of hundreds
that are to be found in the Jemez dis
trict-relics of race whose existence
antedates every historical record. From
Santa t'e they headed south for Albu-
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to Winslow and Flagstaff, at which point
it was headed north along the lofty San
Francisco mountains, and through a nest
of extinct volcanoes. The ground was
covered with maapai rock. or broken
lava, and here and there the black lines
of ancient lava flows We're plainly visible
Finally they emerged from the volcanic
belt and entered the cooling shade or
the Tusayan forest reserve, whose giant
pines border the southern line of the
Grand canyon.
The first glimpse of the canyon was
obtained from Grand View. fifteen miles
east of the canyon station. The car
was driven out on Grand View Point
and the occupants looked down into the
great chasm for many miles in all di-
rections. The first view of this greatest
of natural wonders can never be forgot
ten. The sense of realiza ton is COM
and formations. Only a small part of it
can be seen at one time. Even pictures
fail to depict its grandeur, but INSULT
cient d.. they are. the photographs .ive
some idea Of this Incompatible canyon.
Two of the best side trips from Grand
canyon stations are the drive along Her
mi; Rim road and the descent of Bright
Angel trail into the depths of the canyon.
Hues of Painted Desert.
After day of frenzied excitement. the
tourists returned to IIolbrook and struck
north across the Painted desert to the
trading post at Ganado in the Navajo
| Indian reservation. During the drive
across the desert they encountered a
great deal of heavy sand and many bai
washes. but the vivid hues OF the Painted
desert, with its fantastic mesa formations
terraced AGAINST the. horizon. more than
compensated for the difficult travel. The
desert is one tremendous sweep of color,
with every shade of red. brown and yell
low outlining the various rock strata of
the mesa cliffs. 1t was dark when the
car pulled into Ganado. The party was
cordially received by John lcrenZo Hub
bell, one of the earliest Indian traders,
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Studebaker Deliveries.

\ Studebaker six sevelt-passenser
touring car was delivered during the past
week to Chevalier w. J.. s. G. van Rap
pard. envoy extraordinary and minister
plenipotentiarv from the Netherla nois.
Crandel Macl.ev. commonwealth's attor-
ney for Alexandria county. Va, is low
driving his Studebaher six" touring car,
which was delivered to him several days
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Relic of Old Spanish Days.

And then they came to quaint old Santa
Fe itself. a true relic of old Spanish
colonization days, with adobe houses
built right out to the edge of the streets.
Through an occasional open doorway one
can catch glimpses of delightful little
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LUBRICANT PLAYS BIG
PART WITH MACHINERY
Quality. Not Quantity. Is the Es-
sential Thing in Use
of Oil.

IN the working of any motor on piece OF
machinery, or, in fact. anything where
different parts move one upon the other,
the means adopted and the materials
used for the purpose of overcoming the
friction are of the utmost Importance in
securing economy in the working OF the
machine and its durability
This is particularly the case in regard
10 the moving parts in automobile en-
gines transmissions, diiferentials, etc.
which are subjected to very heavy addi-
tional strains on account of the condi-
tions under which they work.
The question OF the kind and quality uf
lubricant to be used in motor-driven
vehicles and power boats is a very i'm
portant one, and the use Of unsuitable
materials expresses itself quickly i'll the
frequency and cost OF repairs and tdc
depreciation due to excessive wear and
tear.
The problem is not solved merely be
cause you do not experience any unusual
difficulties i'll running the car. as a great
deal OF excessive wear is going on long
before there is any indication of il III
actual StOpDages.
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C., L, Grace Here.

c. l.. Grace. special representative for
the Standard Electric Company, arrived
in Washington yesterday and will be
here during show week as the guest Of
William =. Barnhart.
Evening star., 1914-01-18
BY JAMES A. HARRIS, JR.

Strangest OF all Indian peoples living
practica,i5 the same as their tribal an
cestors lived before the Mo,;ic2.. ea>piora-
.iun the. Puebios Of northern New Mexico
and the Navajos and Moquis OF Arizona
with their weird and wonderful com
munal houses built in Il wilderness OF
ruins of a prehistoric civilization, fufnlsh
scenes Of stirring, gripping interest to the
tourist who explores this mystic region
i'll a motor car.
Here are tribes who are civilization
proof. Here are ruins of Spanish mis-
sions and villages built as long ago as
the Mexican conquest Here is the stamp
ing ground of the famous frontIerSman,
Kit Carson, and the scene of innumer-
able invasions. conquests, rebellionS and
Indian uprisings. The canyon walls that
were once the haunts of the cliff dwell
ers. the awe-inspiring depths and gran
deur of the Grand Canyon of the Colo
rado. the lava beds of extinct volcanies,
the Painted desert and the Petrified for
est are all accessible to the motor tourist.
He may leave his car and explore the
cells and passageways through solid
rock, wrought by race whose existence
car only be computed in units of a thou
sand years. Or. he may drive to the
very edge of abysmal chasms and gasp
with amazement. Such was the eXpe-
rience of a party of motorists who set
out to prove or d1sprove the recurring
rumors of race still faithful to the Gus
toms and mysterious legends of medieval
times and a region of prehistoric ruins
and natural wonders
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Several Entries In.

The ears Will be numbered in the order
in which entries are received but en-
trants will draw fof positions for st;ri;-
ing. and will be started at the sam tim,
similar to the start of the Iudianapol
speedway races.
There have already been several entries
made with the committee, subject 10 tie
entry blanks. which will be ISSUED before
January il.
II have no doubt | Will find the great
est enthusiasm in the east for the races.
said Mr.. Shelter recently. and II there
are any who doubt the ability of Southern
California TO pull off the big contests L
think I can convince them in short order
where they are wrong. Within twenty
four hours after my arrival in New YORK
| expect to have every detail closed and
plans well under way for the most sue
cussful auto race meet ever held.
None can support our plans too strenu-
ously, and We ask for the help of every
one to show the world what southern
California can do. Our success means
greater things in the future
Evening star., 1914-01-18
Overland Wagon Delivery

An Overland delivery wagon was placed
in commission yesterday by the De Sales
Hand Laundry of this city.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1914-08-06

George Maier motored to Coleman
Thursday.
Grin Priest of st. Louis was in the
city Friday.
Miss Iva Spaulding was Saginaw
visitor Sunday.
Fred Ellicott and DR.. Pringle were
in Coleman Thursday.
Miss Minnie Hart of Leslie spent
Friday in Alma with friends.
George Smith of st. Louis trans
acted business in Alma Friday.
Floyd Luchini made a business trip
to Ionia and st. Johns Wednesday.
Miss Iva Miller spent the week end
in Vestaburg as the guest of her aunt.
Lewis Keith will leave in few days
for California to investigate the coun-
try.
The Riverdale Skating Rink has a
grand opening night, Saturday Aug
ust 8.
Mrs. C. o. Dunn of Elwell enter
tanned Mrs. E. R. Besore for the day
Friday.
F. o. Grover was in Elsie Thursday
on business with his brother John
Grover.
Fred Mockridge of Detroit was a
Sunday visitor of A. E. Smith and
family.
S. Messenger has had new cement
floor and some new foundations put
in his cellar.
w. E. Baker left yesterday to at
tend Photographers Convention at
Cedar Point.
Mrs. George Lentz and children left
Friday for a weeks visit in Indiana
with friends.
Chas. Button was in Ann Arbor last
week for the purpose of removing an
abscess from his nose.
Miss Almira Sullivan of Jackson is
spending a week at the home of Mrs.
D. r. Sullivan on State st.
Mrs. S. H. Green returned to her
home in Grand Rapids Friday after a
visit at the home of Robert Wallace.
Carl Washburn and family left
Thursday for Windover Lake. Mr..
Washburn returned Friday, and the
rest of the family will remain month
in their cottage.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1914-08-06

Alex. j. Groesbeck of Detroit, Re-
publican candidate for the nomination
for Governor of Michigan, was a guest
at the Wright House last Friday even
ing.
d. E. Rivard and Floyd Clapp, for
merly employed at the Creamery, went
to Grand Rapids Saturday to accept
positions with the Blue Valley Cream
cry Co.
The Chicago Sunday Herald, late
edition, containing all late sporting
news, will be on sale in future at the
Davis Cigar Store. Call and copy will
be saved for you.
Mrs. Theodore Nelson and sister.
Miss Bessie Swartz, of Brooklyn, New
York. who have been visiting their
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. J. F. Swartz,
returned home Saturday.
Mrs. C. w. Campbell left Monday
for Toledo where she will stay a week
with her sister, Mrs. Carrie French.
and then will go to Coldwater to visit
her mother.
A baby boy arrived at the home of
Mr.. Otto Sanderhoff Friday morning.
His name is Lubert Otto Sanderhoff.
He is lusty infant and has made a
fine beginning. Mother and son are
are progressing finely.
Rev. Priest went to Saginaw Mon
day to meet with the program COM
mittee of the Baptist Association, and
to assist in arranging the program for
the Bay City annual gathering of the
Baptists the third week in September.
Prof. John Quincy Adams, who was
head of the English speaking depart
ment at the College for three years
and who since then has held the same
professorship at the University of
Louisiana visited Alma Thursday and
Friday of last week. The former Alma
professor is enjoying his work in
Louisiana very much. His home is at
Baton Rouge where the university is
located. Prof. Adams will return
South after short stay in Michigan.