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About The Sunday Oregonian. (Portland, Ore.) 1881-current | View Entire Issue (April 23, 1911)
THE SUXDAY OREBOMAX, POKTLAXD, ATOH 23, -1911. SANITATION CRY B. 0. Tilden's Trip Will Carry Him Twice Across North America. PORTLAND TO BE VISITED Canada and Hawaiian I-land Will Receive Call. From lllene ram N't" New Route Will Re Laid ut In Vet. Startins; from New Tork last n'Mwc oT on a trip that will take him ta'lce ercew tha American continent, with Uve ",u" np iroxa eacn or cities. R. O. Tliden. president or the American Sar.l- ' accompanied Dy tnree as sociate, will conduct a National educa tional campaign la the Interest of esn tailoa. Tna trip w!:i be made la a -horarpower Stoddard-Darton car or spe- . c'luipmeni. ami m total a mil ace greater loan the circumference or me ran a. Portland Is one or the cltlea Included in in Itinerarr. and It la eznert.d ih.f the TKden party will reach here on the return trio eme time In Au.u.t The trip will not only cover the United Ptate. but will no to the Hawaiian js:anis. Kr:tnh Columbia and Eastern Canada, takm hla auto with aim. In a4dltlnn. the Coast on the Atlantic and rmciac fjceans will he aklrted for a ran iderable distance to take In the larger seaports. w iconics to Re Mapped. On each trip acroaa the continent, new route win t mapped out. The out loin trip will take a central course. hLe the return, via . Varcouver. will necessitate the laving of a new trail ever the Cascade ranse. the Dlue Moun tain of Or;on. the Coeur d'Alene Mountain and llle Rockies. Into South ern Montana. In thia way. the sanita tion expert will render an Invaluable aervlc to the rauao or rood roads by jrttherins; road Information and path-flndlnjc- They will fly the pennant of the Automobile Club or America and anake their data available to Its touring aurrau. This will be the greatest demonstra tion or utility which any automobile has keen called upon to make. Accurate 'cords or the coin or operation and maintenance will r kept. The chler pur pose Is to enable B. O. TIMen to address boards or health, sanitation commis sions, civic bodies, plumbers' trade as sociation and oncanlxatlons of archi tect. It wl'.l bo purely a sclenllllc and business trip, promising; much toward the promotion of public health. Anient the trunk cities from which aide trips will N made are the capitals and principal cities of nearly every state In the Union. tvery Need Anticipated. Plans for the trip required that every need be anticipated by carrying- special equipment. In addition to the custom ary lop. windshield, speedometers, etc.. the ear will carry one live-root crowbar, an ax. a shovl. feet or motor rope, block and tackle, a special presto gas tank, a gas generator, a power air pump, chain, mud hooka, two extra tlrt-e. de mountable rim, special lunch box to .hold three days' rations for four people, nve-rallon radiator tank, one-gallon tank for drinking water, tire trunk and com partment for three suit rases, dry and storage batteries: hub windlass, to be used with motor rope and crowbar In puhlnc car up the banks of dry river beds or out of gulches: besides a gr-at quantity or maps, road books, licenses, revolver, kodak and supplies. "B. O. TV as PreJtdent TIMen Is known. Is a practical mechanic, having risen from the ranks of Journeymen plumbers to the bead or on or the best known manufacturing organisations In the country, tie Is an authority on sani tation, and the men who will assist him are known throughout the entire plum bing trade. In the Eastern part of the country he will be accompanied by bis brother. J. M. Tll'ien. secretary or the American Sani tary Works, and John T. Seller, Kastern manager. In the 1 Western territory he will be Joined by W. A. Cawley. Coast manager. PROPER OILING IS ESSENTIAL Lack of Oil in An to Motor Causes Bearings to Burn Out. "The most Important feature of the entomoMVe motor Is proper lubrication." MM William II. Stewart In a recent lec ture. "If the Ignition system fails com pletely, the motor will not run. Should the carburetor lose Its adjustment, sup plying no gas to the cylinders, the mo tor 11 not run. In either cuee no dam age to the motor la experienced. How ever, with the oiling system out of order, supplying an Insufficient amount of oil to the friction surfaces, the motor con tinue to run. and with verytittle wam Ing the excessive friction burns out a bearing or onuses the working parts to adhere and score beyond repair. "Manufacturers, realising this, have desicned the lubricating cystem as fool proof as possible. Every friction surface l provided with a mean of lubrication. The most Indifferent operator has little more to do than keep the oil reservoir supplied and noe the flow of oil through the sight gauge. Quite often It happens that the o l pump berotmei clocged and the flow of oil exopped. In cars provided with sight gauge thia trouble can be detected when the motor Is running. "The oil gauge Is usually placed In plain view on the dash and Is part of the oil circuit. In other words, the oil In flowing to its work must pass through the eight gauge and before tne eye of the operator. "As different makern of cars employ different systems for forcing the oil about the engine, one should note in de tail the Instructions from the manufac turer. A great many systems have no adjustment of the flow. In such Instances there ! a single sight feed on the dash and a constant level maintained In crank rase. Other systems have several sight feeds with adjustments, and these lead to various parts of the motor. "When once adjusted, them sight feeds seldom get out of order. However. It is quite often necessary t6 readjust them when another grade of oil Is used. The number of drop per minute ma readily be determined with the engine ronning normally and with the aid of the watch," CARE OF ELECTRICS URGED Need Is Shown of Having Batteries Charged Repeatedly. "The care of electric automobiles." said the manager of a garage rhere a large number of electric cars are charged every night." has become a source of trouble In no small quantity lately, and until the owners of this a a of cars take tha trouble of trying; learn exactly how they ehould be cared tor. I guess our trouble will continue to multiply. "Of course, the batteries of electric tentlon. of the here the bestowed on these cars is concentrated, and this. In turn. Is not unnatural since they I are really the portion of the car which I W most expensive after first cost. "Almost every owner of an electric . ear seems to be of the opinion that I the life of tha h.tterv Is nrolonred by having It charged only when It is abso lutely necessary or at sucfl a time when the previous charge Is practically exhausted. Very often we have been compelled to practically shove cars Into the garage that should easily run In on their own power. This class or owners ue their cars on an average or perhaps 10 to 15 miles a day. and. under the Impression that they should get 5 to miles out of their charg. do not have the battery recharged until after a period ot per haps three or four days. "It Is quite true that a car thua operated ran be allowed to go for a couple or days on a single charge, but never over that. as. while the battery may have a capacity of 10 miles. It be gins to lose efficiency Immediately after being taken off charge, and this Ions Is much greater after It has been ROUTE put in operation and then allowed to stand without being recharged. "Continual practice of this habit causes what ka known as sulpliatlng of the plates or the battery, and once this secures a good foothold it takea a great deal of hard work and a long; time- to get the battery back Into ita normal condition. Sometimes it results In practical destruction of the plates. and the owners or electric cars who have purchased new batterlea or had old ones rebuilt know the expense that results. "My advice to owners of electric cars la to have them charged every alter nating night or day when they are not In constant use, and when in constant use have them charged every day." WOMEN MAKE STYLES FAIR SEX DEMAND NICETIES IX AUTOMOBILES. Flower Vases, Dome Light. Toilet Cases and Otlier Conveniences Are Ksaentlal. Women and automobiles and styles form a complex situation in these days of rapid transit Ideas. Members of the fair sex play an Important part In the manufacture of automobiles. Then, if you are or a mind to switch the logic a little, you can say with equal regard to the truth that the automobile has much to do with the styles of women's apparel. Automobile creations In wo men's bonnets, coats and gowns, in fact, seem to have become decidedly popular In Portland. In this connec tion. It may be safely said that every woman you see with an "auto hat. does not own an automobile, although she would Ilka very much to have one. Based on the assumption that every woman In the land Is entitled to have a car of her own. the automobile manu facturers are paying a great deal ot at tention to the comfort of women driv ers and tourists and seem anxious mors than ever before to please them. There may be a little speck of selfishness attached to the desires of the manufac turers In "primping op their ears," but It Is a matter of business that can not be overlooked, for almost every sales man must admit that about three fourths of the sales are Influenced by the wife, sister, mother and perhaps sweetheart. It may be that the women do not pay so much attention to the mechanical details as do the men, but there la no doubt that they are learning rapidly the good and bad points about the va rious makes. "Women recognise the little niceties of automobile design Just as readily as they would discover the merits In the design of a dwelling." said a Port land dealer the other day. "If the slightest cause for Inconvenience exists, the women are quick to raise the pro test. Current fashion dictates that such details as electric dome lights, flower vases, toilet cases and other handy contrivances are absolute essen tials. "In many ways limousines look the same, but differ widely. Some are fitted up with every little device imaginable to suit the wiles and fancies of milady. Fastidious is the woman automobile shopper todsy. So. If our cars haven't these numerous little features so at tractive to the women, we find It diffi cult to cinch our selling arguments. Styles are alwaya changing, however, and it may be that next year we will have entirely different features to at tract the women buyers." OREGON- DEFEATS IDAHO Victors' Pitcher Allows Hll Score to Only 0. One) MOSCOW, Idaho, April 22. (Special.) The University of Oregon defeated the University of Idaho baseball team here thia afternoon. to 0. llouck. Oregon's pitchsr. held Idaho down to one hit in the eighth Inning. He struck out 11 men. while Robinson, for Idaho, allowed 14 hits and struck out six men. The score: c. or o it nr. or i i Batteries U. or O.. Houck and Taylor; Idaho, Robinson and Williams. Ids to IS FEASIBLE Engineer Urges Columbia River Gorge Highway. . SCENIC VALUE IS GREAT I. P. Newell, of Fortland, Says Hood River Connty ' Would Have ' Ex pense of $40,000 to Pot Its Part In Shape. That the proposed road along the Co lumbia River gorge between Bridal Veil and Hood River Is one or the most Important highways In Oregon and that it should be constructed without delay is the opinion ot J. P. Newell, a civil OF 25,000-lHLE TRIP OT NEW Y0EK ROAD ' 1 fa r V , t4AC POKTLAXD 1MLIDEU I.w TOUR OF B. O. engineer of Portland, who was the first to investigate the practicability of the road from an engineering standpoint. Mr. Newell believes that the recom mendations contained in the reviewers' report, submitted to the County Court, are commendable and should be fol lowed out in time. Instead ot having; a 20-foot road all the way. however, he believes It would be practicable at first to build 10-foot or li-foot rpads at points where It Is necessary to cut through the hillsides. At those places the road could be widened later when more money was available for such pur poses. Hill Wort Costly. It will not be necessary for Hood River County to spend over I40.0U0 to put that end of the road in shape, ac cording to Mr. Newell's estimates. He says that the most costly work in Hood River County would be to cut down the steoo hills at Ruthton and at Mitch ell's Point. The other parts of the road between Hood River and the Multno man County line could be constructed at a nominal cost. "It Is of great Importance to the peo ple of Hood River County and other counties east of the Cascade Mountains as well to the people on this side to have this road built and opened as soon as possible." said Mr. Newell. "It will make one or the most scenic highways In the world and It will become the mecca for tourists. Besides, It will be valuable aa a business artery between bt!f rn and W estern Oregon. In a communication to The Oregonlan relative to the proposed road, Mr, Newell says: UadertakiBg Is Important. The report of the viewers on the pro po-d highway up the Columbia River, a published recently In The Oregon'an, la de- serving of high commendation. This Is an undertaking of great importance, and it la to be hoped that nothing will be allowed to stand in the way of It progress. Aa aa enthusiastic advocate or this enterprise from ts beginning, snd the first to Invest! gats Its practicability from an snglneerlng standpoint, the writer may be permitted to make a few suggestions. It Is proposed that the road should cross the railroad track twice at Oneonta. running for about a quarter of a mile on tho rlv.r side. This Is the proper thing for the first construction, but two short tunnels should later be built on the other aide ot the track and th. crossing eliminated, as one of them will necessarily be in a dangeroua location. Another tunnel should be constructed through the rock point Just east ot th Shell Kock Mountain, In Hood River County, thua avoiding a long snd expenvo climb over the mountain aid. These tunnela would not be long enough to make the cost very high, and thoy would greatly Improve the grades knd add much to the Interest ot th trip. Road I Passable. Shell Rock Mountain Itself, formerly th great buss boo of road schemes slong the river, baa now been made passable for near ly the entire distance by extensive excava tions made by the O.-VV. K. A N. Co., in getting out rock for filling and rlprapping. The viewers ; recommend a 20-foot road for ths entire distance. Apart from the bridges required snd a few rock points the most expensive part of the road will be the construction along steep hlllatdrs where th slopes are from 30 to 3.t degrees. Thrae exist for the larger part of the distance. In such place two roads 10 feet wide, at dlf. f.rent elevations could be constructed much more cheaply than one 20-foot one. These slopes sr. composed of loose rock, with the voids Ailed with earth. Shallow cuttings, sufficient for a narrow road, can be mado In them with the sides standing nearly ver tical, but such cuttlnss as would be neces sary for a 2o.foot road would require much hlglcr and mora carefully built walla. Favorable Point Cited. Another point In favor of the double road system Is that elides or falling trees would only block one road, leaving -the other open for facilitating repairs. For this reason each of these roads should have occasional turn outs, snd they, should be connected ss often as convenient. For economy's sake It night be best to build a single track clear through and add the second one Ister. It Is better to have a narrow road clear to your destina tion than a wide one half way. One let a road of any kind make the Columbia River accessible to trsvelers and pleasure seekers, sad the public demsnd will Insur Its being made a good road In a very abort time. MAXY RUNS ARE PLANNED Automobile Club Will Make Trip to Crater Lake This Tear. The Portland Automobile Club ex pects to participate In several cross country rune this Summer. One of the first trips planned is a drive to Foley Springs, nesr Eugene. Autoists who have vl-lted that point say It Is a most attractive place. Later tn the season the club ha planned a ran to Crater Lake, one of the natural wonders of Oregon. On account of the distance and mountain- ous roads. It Is not expected that many will make this trip. The club officials are going to interest as many mem bers as possible In this trip, however. and hope to have at least a score of cars take part in the run. Other trips will be made to Bay I Ocean and Astoria. It Is planned to have over 100 cars Join the party to Astoria, as the run will be made dur ing the centennial celebration there. It- I not probable that any trip will tie taken to Seattle under the auspices of the club this season. While one of the objects of these trip) Is pleasure, another purpose Is to try out the road conditions in various parts of the state. For that reason the club will devote its entire attention to Oregon trips this season. PLAYS MADE FOR FIELD MEET Washington Divided Into Districts to Care for Athletes. rNIVERSITT OF WASHINGTON. Se attle. April 22. (Special.) The plans for the annual Interscholastio track and field meet, to be held on Denny Field under the auspices of the Associated Students of the University of Wash ington, are rapidly nearlng- completion. Managers Zednick and Sleler. who have ' charge of the events, state that it will be the largest and most successful or PASTY. TILDRX. any previous high .school meet held at the university. In conjunction with the field events, the annual oratorical contest will be held In the auditorium on the last day. In every particular efforts are being; made and Inducements are belns; ex tended to schools of Eastern Washing ton to join with the university on this occasion. The high school orators will compete -for a $100 prize, which An nually is offered to schools entering the contest by Alden J. Blethen, of the Se attle Times; in addition to medals which will be awarded competitors. . For the purpose of being better able to handle the athletes and orators, the state has been districted Into 13 sec tions, comprising the following towns and cities: District 1. Spokane: district 2. Col ville, Davenport. Sprague, Tekoa. Oakesdale. Palouse, Colfax, Garfield; district S. Waltsburg, Dayton, Pomeroy. Walla Walla: district 4. Kennewick, Prosser, Sunnyslde, Ellensburg, North Yakima; district 6, Chelan, Watterville, Wenatchee, Cashmere; district t, Blaine, Lynden. Anacortes, Mount Vernon, Sed-ro-Wooley, La Conn. Belllngham: district 7. Port Angeles. Port Townsend, Arlington, Marysvllle. csnohomlah, Ever ett: district 8, Lincoln High, Ballard High, Seattle: district 9. Broadway. Franklin High. Seattle; district 10, Bre merton. Burton. Kent, Auburn. Buckley, Sumner, Puyallup; district 11, Tacoma; district 12, Vancouver. Wash.. Castle Rock. Chehalls, Hoquiam, Aberdeen, Elma, Olympia, Centralia: district 13, Queen Anne and West Seattle High schools. Seattle. In all probabilities keen competition will be noticed from how on between the University of Washington and the Washington State College, as both in stltutions hold track meets on the same date. Washington would have pulled off her meet at some other date, but conditions were such that to do so was impossible. The keenest feeling will be centered about the high schools of Spokane, both Institutions desiring to bring men from tne metropolis of the Inland Empire. AUTO WORKINGS SHOWN CXT-OPENT CHASSIS IS INTER ESTING EXHIBIT. Factory Expert Explains Principles of Operation, Using Specially , Equipped Machine. Owners of automobiles, prospective purchasers of motor cars and persons merely Interested in machinery were entertained by T. E. Dean, of the Cad illac Motor Company, Detroit. Mr. Dean, an automobile expert, was In charge of a Cadillac chassis exhibition at the Covey Motor Car Company's salesroom. There a stripped chassis with all mechanism exposed was shown in op eration. Each part, no matter how intricate or trivial, was seen at work. The machine was driven by electric power but the working of the machin ery was the same as would have been the case under its own power. A more complete explanation of the working of an automobile could not have been had than the one made by Mr. Dean with his cut-open chassis. Portland people have had the same op portunity for seeing the mysteries of automobile operations as those who at tended the National Automobile Show at Madison Square Garden, New York. This same exhibit was shown in Chi cago and London. The type of chassis used Is that .of the 1911 car. It Is a complete automo- The Recognized Leaders of the Industry Peerless Chalmers Each Pre-eminent in Its Class KEATS AUTO CO Seventh and Burnside Phone Main S36S Open Evenings Our tires give liberal service because we're liberal , in the making of them . . . We know that skimped quality gives skimped service. Because we pay well for the best-rubber, fabric, workmanship it costs the user least to run on The B. F. Goodrich Co. Portland Branch 325-3: Akron, Ohio. Burn.ide St. bilo with the exception ot the body and fenders. Portions of the boxing were cut away and plate glass was substi tuted. Even one of the cylinders was cut away, that the operation of the pistons could be seen. The gear box was covered with glass to permit the operation of the different speed gears. In his lecture Mr. Dean described every movement of the machine aa governed by the man at the steering wheeL Operations of. the brakes, gear shift levers, throttle, spark, in fact, everything was explained. The demonstrator took his hearers on an Imaginary trip through the Cad illac factory, explaining as he went the method of manufacture of every part. Mr. Dean said the Cadillac plant had been in steady operation night and day since July 18, 1910. During this time the plant has been completing cars at the rato of 45 finished machines a day. He also said that this was the one fac tory In the country that had been do ing this. The Cadillac factory employs 4000 men. Mr. Dean Is Western demonstrator of his company and has been showing the cut-open chassis at various points on the Pacific Coast. He left with his machine for Seattle, later to visit Van couver and Spokane. These exhibi tions will end the 1911 season. The Covey Motor Car Company's salesroom was crowded all week with attentive listeners and It Is estimated that more than 1500 Portland people were made better automobile anvers or better acquainted with the workings of an automobile. FEDERAL AID IS SOUGHT AVTOISTS WANT HELP IN BUILDING BETTER ROADS. American Association Prepares to Enlist Government In Work of Making Improvements. Oregon automobile owners are Inter ested in the movement started some time ago to enlist the assistance of the Government in general roadbulldlng throughout the country. The subject of Federal aid formed the most Impor tant topic of discussion .at a recent meeting of the executive committee of the American Automobile Association, held In New York. Throughout the country highway Improvement is com manding greater attention than ever before, and the motorists have learned that much of the work connected with the betterment of road traveling con ditions comes to them because of their intra-state and inter-state touring. President Hooper presided at the meeting, and, following tho report of Chairman Batchelder, of the executive committee, who recently made a visit to Western, Pacific and Southern state bodies, recommended that the Good Roads Board outline a plan looking for ward to the advancement of the Federal aid Idea. Chairman George C. Dlehl and his associates will give the subject immediate attention, so as to report at the next meeting of the general com mittee. Never before has there seemed to be such unanimity for Federal aid, and this has undoubtedly been brought about by the astonishing Increase in Interstate and transcontinental touring. Reference was made to the fact that of the guests who visited one of the lead ing White Mountain resorts last year, over 93 per cent arrived In motor-driven vehicles. The Southern, Western and Pacific States believe that their scenic advantages deserve a similar patronage, but this can only become possible by roadbulldlng, in which the Govern ment must of necessity help, in states sparsely settled and having few large cities to carry the burden of the expen diture. To the touring Information board has been intrusted the laying out of the route of the association's eighth Na tional' reliability tour for the Glidden i and other trophies. The event will be In June, starting from Washington, D. C, and concluding at Ottawa, Canada. Wrestling Articles Signed. E. J. O'Connell. welterweight grap pler, yesterday signed articles binding his match with Buzukos at Roseburg on May 4. The agreement calls for a side bet of $500, O'Connell to weigh 145 at G P. M. on May 4, Buzukos at catch weights. The referee will be selected by newspaper men. Astoria Has Strong Team. ASTORIA. Or.. April 21. (Special.) With Rudle Kallio, Bill Stepp and other stars In the lineup, the Hammond Lum ber Company team challenges any team in this section. The team Includes Bud Graham, Harry Morgan, Mitchell, Pes- chlel, Snyder, Ogin, Cellars, Jones, En- berg, Kallio and Stepp. Pope-Hartford . Hudson EH ARCHER, COMBS & CO. 306 OAK STREET FISK O AUTO TIRES ex. AUBURN BALL0U8 WRIGHT Largest Stock Automobile Accessories M.-&. W. TIRES MONOGRAM OILS 86 Sixth St Portland, Or. BOWSER CHANSLOR & LYON MOTOR SUPPLY CO. MOTOR-CAR FURNISHINGS. 627 Washington Street, Portland. Crowe Auto Co. 16th and Alder "TffttStolMf TIRES Valcanlslns; A Retreading". R. EL BLODGETT. SI0 Alder St. Main 700IS. m TEVENS GRAHAM MOTOR CAR CO. Washington and 15th Streets, Portland, Oregon THE JACKSON 88 North Sixth St. YQV OVERIAND H0OEL 54 ' S mm ro-c mot, MENZIES-DUBOIS AUTO CO. Isassediaia Pknaea A SWTI. Mala 4890. MOTORCYCLES INDIAN AND EXCELSIOR BALLOU & WRIGHT, 86 Sixth Street APPERSON REO Northwest Auto Co. Distributors. Fifteenth and Alder Sts. Phones, Main 7179, A 4959. MOTOR CARS Osen & Hunter Auto Co. A. L LUTZ, 88 North Sixth Street Schacht Motor Car Co. COMMERCIAL AND PLEASURE CARS COR. FIFTH AND HOYT STS. t"TH E TRUCHTHfiT DELIVERS :THC(iQDD& K rVsTri I NEATCAND MCCARTHY INC.ITri-63?5 KPFIONESI 694 WASH. SUPPLIES Aubiirn Motor Car Co. 505 BURNSIDE ST. Phones: A 7339, Main 2674. GASOLINE and OIL TANKS storage: SYSTEMS FOR PUBLIC AND PRI VATE! GARAGES, S. D. Stoddard, Art, SOS Columbia Bids;. Blninl47 Marshall 1018, A 7633. Oldsmobile Marion - DUKYFA W. C. GREEN Distributor Phone Main 7022 J.W.LEAVITT&CO. 529-631 Washington St Distributor for Oregon, Washington, California and Nevada. Delivery. S0-s Davis StreaC MANAGER Marshall 227 ST. COR. KING .ST..A-757ZK f 111 Pwsk