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Show OOSSjDiTHT To cross the American continent in a closed body motor car is an unusual feat, though no longer unique, since last summer, when an adventurous Los Angeles citizen did it in a Studebaker Sedan. To make tho trip, however, in tho dead of winter, crossing deserts and mountain ranges and penetrating oven the far northwest, is a far different differ-ent problem, yet is one recently solved bv a tourist. 'The feat loses much of its motoring significance through tho fact that the automobile rode in a box car and carried car-ried a nameless knight of the road. Nevertheless, it possesses many features '' of an unusual nature. Late in December this resourceful hobo must have passed the Studebaker loading platform in Detroit. Ho doubt- ; less marveled at the many freight cars i being loaded and noted that each car carried on its door the name of tho city j which wns to bo its destination. The variety from which he chose containod about every trnding center of moment ; , in the country, but he must have passed j along until he reached a car tagged J "Portland, Ore." Portland sounded attractive. The hobo smuggled himself inside tho car with tho automobiles. An inspector came along and verified tho shipment, tho human freight keeping out oi sight. The car was Bealod. Once embarked on this trip, the tramp mado his headquarters in a Studebaker Stud-ebaker "Six" Sedan, which was the corwnlng glory of the shipment. Its cushions mado him a luxurious bed. He had but to touch a button to illumine its intorior. Its body gavo him double protection against the weather. lie must have been provisioned for the trip for, when the car arrived at Portland Port-land and tho door was opened for the first time, the hobo bounced out with abounding energy and promptly disappeared, disap-peared, the employees of tho Portland Studebaker branch being too amazed to give chase. An abundance of cigarette stubs and a large, empty jug voro left behind, along with a note which stated: "Gents I thank you for tho ride. This is sure the swollest benzine, buggy I ever rode in. Happy Now Year." |