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About The Sunday Oregonian. (Portland, Ore.) 1881-current | View Entire Issue (March 27, 1910)
THE SUNDAY OREGONIAN. PORTLAND. MARCH St, 1910. PORTLAND AUTOS II Attractive Motoring Scenes in and Around Portland 4 s r-r -$Ov Daily Average Travel of 2000 Machines Placed at Very High Figure. V 3- rt FINE ROADS ATTRACTIVE lO RUN 40 ODD M L ESI ... . ' , I feystem of Paved Streets, Covering Distance of Sot Less Thau 400 Miles, Makes Motor! mr-Iov-ers Pass Day In Cars. Thousands of miles ar traversed each day by motorists in Portland and Its immediate vicinity. This includes the Winter ap well as the Summer months, though, of course, the thous ands multiply as the weather becomes more favorable. Few people realize the opportunities for motoring: here outside the city limits and some are not aware that there exists a system of paved streets in Portland, covering a distance of not less than 400 miles. The professional chauffeur is well acquainted with these streets and roads, perhaps better than any other. It does not. however, take the amateur long to learn them. Owing- to climatic conditions here Summer motoring is immensely popu lar. Of the 2000 automobiles in Port land it is estimated that an average of M miles per day each is tiavc'cd rturing the Stimmer months. Few can resist the temptation, even while going to the office or on a business errand, to take a little spin of ten or 12 miles. Big Improvements Under Way. Both streets and roads are constant ly being Improved. Miles of paving are now under way or definitely pro posed. Itoads emanating from the city in various directions are being im proved to a greater or less extent- and with the campaign now being con ducted by the various automobile or ganizations and the state good roads association, great improvement should be shown during this year. There are 10 roads and boulevards out of Portland that offer, with their convenient system of connection and accessibility, ample opportunity for speed annhilation during either "Win ter or Summer months. The motoring season is just now opening up in Portland. No extended trips are being made as yet, except in a few instances, the roads farther out being too muddy for pleasure trips. ;ITof esslonal drivers say each night on jthe various roads, running out as far aa 15 miles from the city, scores of private machines are encountered. On the longest and best streets of the city throughout the day automobiles are constantly whizzing back and forth, at night time strange as it- may seem there are not so many. Union avenue the longest thoroughfare and the best paved in the city, is the most popular of all Portland streets. .On this street throughout the 'day the various local automo bile agencies take their prospective purchasers for a demonstration run. Hawthorne avenue is next, with Bel mont street a clOFe third. On these treete by going from Vnion avenue to Grand avenue at Kast Burnside Is easily reached without toing off the pavement. On Belmont street it is easy to cross over south into Ladd's Addition, which is all paved. The atreets there are winding and many motorists cover them all before leav ing. J East Burnside Popular. East (Burnside street is another much traveled thoroughfare. It is paved as far out as East Twenty-eighth street Killingsworth avenue, easily reached from Union avenue, and Portland boule vard, are also popular. From either of these it is easy to reach either Williams or Mississippi avenues in Albina. Fur ther down, by continuing on toward the river from Killingsworth. Willamette "boulevard, leading to St. Johns, may be reached. This boulevard has all the resources of the famous Riverside Drive in Chicago. The road is in excellent condition aid with the numerous curves in it, follow ing the course of the river's bank, af fords an exciting ride, particularly so if the speed limit is broken. The Baseline and Llnnton Roads are the most used by motorists of roads in the vicinity of Portland. During the Bummer they are rivaled by the Section Line and Sandy Roads. To reach the Baseline Road from the West Side, go over the Morrison Street bridge to Grand avenue. Go south on Grand avenue to Belmont street and out Belmont to the Crystal Springs Sanitarium. Turn to the-- left until Kast Stark street is reached and go out Stark street, which becomes Base line road. After reaching the Twelve Mile house by turning to the right, the return trip can be made over either the Section line or Powell Valley roads. The first mentioned is one mile south and the latter is two miles. The Sec tion Line road is the most used, owing to the muddy condition at present of the Powell Valley road. After reaching the city the streets near at hand are much better in case of the first. Sandy road during the Summer is one of the most popular of all the roads. It has not been improved as much as the Baseline and Section Line roads and in consequence during the Winter is too muddy for pleasure driving. Sandy road is reached by going out Kast Burnside street to Kast Twenty eighth street and north on Twenty--ightto to Sandy road or that part of it known as Rose City avenue. Motorist May Shorten Trip. At East Fifty-seventh street and Sandy road, if the motorist does not care for a long trip, the return down town can be made by going north on Fifty-seventh street to the Columbia Slough road and west on it to Killings worth avenue to Union avenue and south on Union. By continuing west on the slough road Willamette boulevard, leading to St. John will be reached. The Linnton road is probably the most popular road for "joyriders." The .presence on that road of convenient taverns is probably responsible for this, though for the motorist, who enters in to it for the sport, it is also good. By going out Stark street to Fourteenth street and north on Fourteenth to Glisan, out Glisan to Fifteenth; down Fifteenth to Johnson and out Johnson to Twenty-fifth street and out Twenty, fifth to the P'air ground road, it is easiest reached. By going the same route, except that Lovejoy street is taken from Fifteenth instead of Johnson, the Cornell road may be reached at Twenty-fifth street. It leads over the heights and through Macleay Park. A picturesque short ride is afforded the nfotorist who goes out the Canyon road. This is best accomplished by c.-r tJrf 'l&eSSS J' JZ ;.jzr" . - - , a,: ' ' , . Of 77SJZ J.OfSGJCS7- ' sQqE waam ? TS JfPftOVJZO CUV M ' ' C .... -. V . " V. "aiiuilSitiaiiiiiAi'iJiiiiuJ XV - f&J vl , jmniiiptiTTiimwiiBmmii IffllUilllllUlillllllUlimilllUKi; if H n T I HE quality of the new Rambler is such X that it adapts itself most perfectly to surroundings of equal refinement. It is chiefly by contrast with other similar products that emphasis is given to that in definable something which gives to this car its distinctive character. In such features as the offset crank shaft, straight line drive, Rambler Spare Wheel, engine accessibility, and the new expanding clutch, assure an efficiency in service quite in keeping with the quality to be found throughout its makeup. Rambler Automobiles, $1, 800 to 2,500 Rambler Automobile Com nan v 526-8 Henry Building, Portland, Oregon ,,,. ywtw ?..,., ,,,(11 w V I) If M ll1": ll! iili1' "iHiiiiiiuiiihii.iiB.iiiiiimumim" first going to Fourteenth street and on Fourteenth to Jefferson street. Out Jefferson to the Canyon road and through the Canyon back of the heights. ' The road here leads up over Council Crest and back downtown by way of Portland heights. COLUMBIA BOYS PRACTICE Favorable AVeather Conditions Help in Scliool Field Work. The track men of Columbia Univer sity will have their first tryout of the season in an inter-class meet next Sat urday afternoon. . This is a new feat ure at the university, and the event is awaited with considerable interest. Gold and silver medals have been of fered by Fred Martin to the respective winners of first and second place In the various events. Coach Callicrate expects his men to make a good show ing. The winners of the events will be placed ' on the varsity track team. The main feature of the meet will be a relay between an alumni team and an undergraduate team. The athletic committee is busy in its preparation for the big open meet on April 16. Judging from the number of replies already received, this year's list of entries will be unusually large, and everything thus far points toward an unusual success. The favorable weath er of the last three weeks ha afford ed an opportunity for plenty of outdoor practice, and the athletes at the various classes have been able to get In shape somewhat earlier than usual. TRINITY IS READY First Game Between Derbies and West Siders. . Derbies will cross bats with the Sell wood Colts at the Sellwood grounds. A handsome trophy cup has been of fered by the Honeyman Hardware Com pany to this season's winner. C. M. C. TEAM TO FRONT Shine AVitli Several Stars It Will Among Amateur?. Under the watchful eye of Coach Ken nedy, the Catholic Young . Men's Club baseball team is developing rapidly Into one of the best amateur nines In the city. Thore is no dearth of good material for all the positions- and the prospects are particularly bright for a good staff of itwirlera. The candidates for the pitcher's- box are Hendrick. Wolfer, Ry an, Porth. Koch and Sullivan. Wolfer is a high-class performer who would show well in amateur ranks, but he prefers to remain an amateur. The backstop position will be well filled by either Gleason, - Weber, Beard or Swaneon. Moore and Davis, formerly of the Oregon Agricultural College, . will play in the infield. Keys at shortstop is accepting everything In the way of daisy cutters. "Dutch" Knipple. a reliable hitter, is trying out for an infield position and probably will be given a place. Two of the outfield stations will be occupied by Crowley and Flint. Lamport Challenges Fencers; Charles Iampert, a fencer noted in the Eastern United States as one of the most skilled foil artists in the country, has issued a challenge to any aspirant in the West to an engagement with foils, duel ing, swords or sabers, the match to be held in any city desired, but preferably in Portland. Prof. L&mpert says he will not consent to a match on horseback. The challenge may be accepted through the sporting department of this paper. When Edward Paj son wului in't tra verlor the continent on on. or bts Ions walks he spends much of his time daily In the office of a Broad-street (.New Tork) broker. Next to walking-, stocks Is his sreat hobby, and hie knowledge of the way of Wall street is only second to- Cnt of the soleooe of pedestrlanlsm. . FAST PLAYERS SECURED League Managers Receive Queries : From Men Who Have Played In Organized Baseball In Promi nent Southern Cities. The fourth season of the Tri-City League will be inaugurated next Sat urday with a game at the Fourth street grounds between the Dilworth Derbies and the West Sides. Since the inception of the Tri-City League In 1907, it has furnished the fans of Portland the best class of ball to " be seen outside the big league games, and this season the outlook is for a better season than usual. The Peninsula olub. under the man agement of Fred Valentine, has closed up the deal for the ball grounds at Mc Kenna Park. Mr. Valentine declares ha will f U'nish the . Peninsula fans a good article of ball from the start. He will hold the final tryout of candidates for the team at East Thirenth and Kast Davis this morning. The opening of the baseball park at McKenna Park will take place April 24. The programme will include a par ade and a band concert by the famous Peninsula band during the afternoon. I C. Oarrigus, of the Dilworth Der bies,, has announced that he is negotia ting with several first-class players from the Northwest League who are de sirous of joining the Tri-City. Manager C. J. Rupert, of the West Side team, has received several appli cations by letter from players who were in the Winter league in Southern California. Colly Druhot may don a West Side uniform instead of going to Wheeling in the Southern League. The other members of the pitching staff will be Lake, Gardner, Howard, and Kotter man, and this combination ought to be able to whip anything among the semi pros." The Dilworth Derbies have engaged for their pitching staff Akin, Frank Townsend. the speed marvel, and Pete Brakke, from the Southwest Washing ton League. The star twirler for the Sellwood Colts will be Jesse Scott. Salem will have the clever southpaw, Bowen. Pender, of Aberdeen, and Troeh. the spltball artist will twirl for Vancouver. Jack Olney, the St. John's Apostles, tar last year, will do the heaving for the Peninsula team. Among the other players who will try out for the Peninsula team this morning are George Pembroke, Jack Olney. Jasmon brothers, Elmer Stone, Frank Hatch. Griffith. Kirby Drennen. and Tom Hutchins. At 2:30 tola afternoon, the Dil-werth OLDFIKL1) MAY TET BE BEATEN Aeroplanes Expected to Equal Rec ord of Great Driver. Even though Barnev Old field, the great American automobile racing . driver, has, tne distinction of going through the air for any considerable distance faster than any other man, beast, fowl or insect the world has- ever known, there are those who venture the belief that it will not be a twelvemonth before aeroplanes will make even greater speed . on straight flights. In its present stage of develop ment, say experts, it would be nothing short of foqlhardy to take curves at such high speed in an aeroplane. If. there was a transcontinental speed way from New York to San Francisco. Oldfleld would be able to cover the dis tance of 3290 miles in a little over one day of. 24 hours. From the earth to the moon it is 23S.850 miles, and under sim ilar conditions- Oldfleld could cover the distance in 754i days. BRAVERY AVERTS WRECK Engineer and Fireman Injured, L-at- Crawls to Throttle. ter PARIS, March 26. (Special.) The passengers on the Paris to Bordeaux ex press, one of the fastest trains In Europe, had a narrow escape the other night when the driver and stoker received fa tal injuries while the train was traveling at the rate of 65 miles an hour. Tho express was passing Saintes Laure when the stoker opened the door of the furnace. He had turned to the tender, shovel in hand, and the driver was look ing at the roaring fire, when there was suddenly a burst of flame, and both men were terribly burned. Lavaud, the driver, fell unconscious on' "" " 1 ' ' " " - ' - - : , fil - Peerless, Pope, Chalmers, Hudson, Baker iiiectric, wamm-Logan wmmercial Vehicle the floor of the cab. Tho stoker, al though likewise suffering from frightful burns, had sufficient presence of mind to crawl to the throttle of the engine and stop the train Just as it was entering Polctlera station. Lavaud was taken to the hospital, where he died ahortly afterwards, and the stoker is in a dying condition. Had both men been rendered unconscious the train would have been wrecked and the passengers killed. Although the first turbine steamer wm equipped with turbines as recently as 1!1. there are now 4 vessels carrying this equip ment, the ag-reirate horsepower represented being- 603.2OO. It is estimated that because of the lower pressure that can be used with the turbine, no less than 120 tons of weight Is saved In the boiler-room of the largest of the turbine-propelled liners. INDIAN MOT R CYCLES Have been the, leaders in every Speed, Endurance. Economy and Hill-Climbing Contest since 1902. Holds every world's Speed Record from one-half to 1000 miles. 24-hour record. San Francisco to New York record and all prominent hill-climbing records More Indian Motor Cycles In Use in Oregon Than All Other Makes Combined Mechanical Intake. Band Brake, Positive Grip Control, Mechanical Oiler, Cradle Spring Fork, Rein forced Frame and Fork Construction Proven the Best by Every Test 234 to 7 H.P., $215 to $340. 2 Speed and Free Engine BALLOU & WRIGHT LANE STEAM GARS Lane cars are the lowest cost cars to operate, as they burn distillate mey excel in smoothness, quietness easy to control and hill-climbing ability no hand pumplnit engine connected direct to rear axle, doins: away with gears, shaft, clutch arid universal joints. Only 20 movinjc pieces, all inclosed in oil bath, including one water and one air Dumr. Tho Keneration of power in Lane cars is entirely auto matic, so mat arivingr is reduced to opening and closing tho throttle, steering and applying brakes. Lane cars have only two automatics, one controlling water feed to boiler, one controlling fuel feed to burner.. No nana Dy pass pumping for water, no hand pumping when firing up, sim ply light match auii open valve. All pipes, valves and fittings are stand ard as sold by all plumbing con cerns. No .special threads. Power riant all attached to chassis, entirely ndependent of body, which may be removed without disturbing any pipes or mechanism. Space under seats entirely for luggage. Steam generator combines a flash coll of brass pipe 60 feet long and steel boiler below tubes of latter, which are one inch in diameter, one-eighth inch thick and welded to boiler not expanded. We have no heat under seats, no superheaters to fall on road, no mechanical lubricator, no bumping, no clutch, no gears, no cranking, no transmission, no wires, no vibration. Lane's cars are more quiet than any car ever built, not excepting electric automobiles. There is no exhaust steam into air at any time, all entering condenser with out noise or visibility, allowing car to travel 85 miles on one tank -of water. Send for catalogue. THE LANE AUTOMOBILE GO. Ed Hollenbeck, Manager. 8 Tenth Strrrl. Phone. Marshall IMS, A 1015. F R E E Largest Stock Motor Cycle, Auto and Bicycle Goods West of Chicago. 86 Sixth St Portland, Or Get Oar Catalogue Ty?pMia5BlWtM',UI,rMiT 'ff i. . i I , HUM This $500 Steg-er & Sons Piano FREE. Over $3700 in other prizes. Read Page 2, Section 1, this paper. '