THE STODAT QKEGQyiAy. PORTLAND, AUGUST -21,-1910.
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AUTO TRUNK LINE
TO UNITE STATE
ONE Of SCENIC VIEWS ALONG PROPOSED HOOD RIVER ROAD
Automobiles Can Make Trip to
Newport Easily.
East and West to Be Linked
by Road Through Cas
cade Mountains.
ROUTE IS THROUGH DALLAS
Albany Road Excellent, Too, bat Is
Considerably Longer Trip Has
Been Made by Fifty Parties
Thus . Far This Season.
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Sftfnlmi and One-Half Miles of
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i Highway Along- Columbia Must
He Blasted Through Rocky
Cliff
Cost to Be Hlh.
Eastern and Western Oregon, which
have been cut off from each other for
1! time, by the Cascade Rn from
ardlnary highway transportation, ara
to oe united br tha conatrnctlon of
what will ba ultimately a trunk Una
rad Tannin alone tha northern
"I boundary cf tha atate and following tha
banka of tha Columhia River from
: t.'mattlla landing to Troutdale. thence
' on lo Portland
feventeen and one-half mllei of road
i remalna to be built from I.atourelle
Falla to Hood Blver. Thla will be the
ronne.-tlng link In the highway. Much
'of thin stretch of road will have to be
virtually hewed through tha rocky
rilffa that have ao lone; been a barrier
To the project that la now about to be
' undertaken. To complete thla connect
ive; link will mean the expenditure of
many thousands of dollars but the en-
' terprle seems one of such merit that
the Investment la generally stamped
with approval.
The undertaking owes Ita Inception
to the present Multnomah County Court,
which has been conducting preliminary
work for the past month. County Sur
veyor Holbrook hae had a force of men
at work making preliminary surveys
and establishing gradea. It will be at
least three weeks longer before thla
work Is completed, fntil that time. It
will be Impossible to secure accurate
estimate of the cost of the road.
Roughly estimated at present. It will
reiulrf $40,000 to build the road In the
rrndest fashion and at least ftiO.000 In
addition to give the thoroughfare hard
urfa-e Improvement.
In the opinion of County Judge Clee
ton. the opening of the Hood River
road will be one of the most noteworthy
achievements the county could accom
plish and he regards the enterprise of
(urh Importance to the whole atate.
"that he believes the next Legislature
should enact a measure providing for
the creation of special funds to apply
tn at least a part of the expense of the
road. '
"1 de not know of a better Invest
ment than the building of the Hood
River road." said Judge Cleeton. "It
la a proposition that will Intereat the
people living on either aide of tha Cae
rade Mountains and It la bound to he of
g-eat benefit to the majority of the
rifliens of the state. Thla road haa
long been needed. People living In the
pastern part of Oregon, desiring to
- Srlve stock to markets or to remove
' Ihelr effects to thla side of the moun
talna. have bean unable to come for
iher than The Dalles or Hood River,
where they are compelled to ahlp either
r rail or by boat for the remainder of
the Journey. TMs haa worked a hard
ship, no doubt, to many persons.
"On the other hand, persona desir
ing to make overland tripe from Port
land or other pointa In the Willamette
' Vallev to Eastern Oregon and the In
land Empire, have found that the only
wav possible la to go by train or boat
to The Dalles, thence to continue their
rourse either east or south, aa tha case
'rrom a scenlo standpoint, it la al
nmt impoaslble to contemplate a mora
. picturesque driveway than that from
latourelle Falla up the Columbia River
to the town of Hood River. Aa this
road will undoubtedly be most at
tractive to motorists I am under the
Impression that the automobile owners
not only of Portland but of other points
will give material aid to the project.
It la planned to mploy county
prisoners on the road, particularly In
blasting rock. This work will be
atsrted within a short time and can be
continued all Fall and Winter. Of
course, the grading will be let to con
tractors and It Is possible that aome of
this work will be done this Fall.
One of the features of construction
, will be the use of the old O. R. N.
roadbed, which haa been abandoned lo
several places by the railroad com
Vanv in straightening out ita Una. The
abandoned gradea are In good condi
tion and ran be used to advantage tor
tiie county road. It la estimated that
between four and five mllee of prac
tically completed roadway can be thus
utilised with little additional work.
Negotations are now pending with the
. railroad company for the acquisition of
the abandoned stretches of road and it
Is understood that the rights of way
will be turned over for a nominal con
sideration. , The people of Hood River County
seem to be as anxious as Multnomah
County cilliens to have the road built
as soon aa possible and assurancea have
been given Judge Cleeton that the
County Court of Hood River County
will make a generous appropriation for
the enterprise.
UTO THIP f.I.U:i GREAT VKAT
New York-San Francisco Itevord Is
l Da a anil IS Honrs..
consider the record made by U. l
Whitman In driving the Ueo from New
Vork to San Francisco In la days. 1
hours and 13 minutes, one of the most
remarkable feats ever performed In the
automobile world." said Frank A.
Moore, eon of ex-tlovernor Mile Moore.
ho arrived In the rltv yesterday from
Walla Walla. "I have personally known
Whitman for several yeara and have
Been a guest at his home at Pasadena
a number of times. Whitman la one
tf the most capable and careful drlv
rs I have ever met. The best previous
record In the transcontinental run be
tween New York and San Fraacleco
u li days and one hour."
Tillamook Road Uood.
c. II Wheeler, a wealthy timber op
erator at Wheeler. Or. arrived in Port
land FrtJay In hla seven-passenger Stude
haker car. In the party was C M. Sharp
steln. a capitalist of Walla Walla, who
Joined with Mr. Wheeler In declaring that
fa route between Tillamook Bay aVd
Portland La un equaled In picturesque scen
ery.' The road for the most part la In
K'Xd condition and the party waa able
lo cover the distance In fast time.
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PIERCE: FALLS, UK WIRRGSIDiLL, OX THE COLLMBIA BIVBH.
REGISTER, GENERAL CRY
rORTUND MOTORISTS FAVOR
PUOPOSEi AGREE1MEST.
Kxrruinice Between Countries of
Courtesies In Respect to Number
ing of Cars Is Desirable.
Portland motorists are Joining others
throughout the country In the move
ment for an international agreement
regarding regiatratlon and It la hoped
that pressure will be brought to bear
with the proper persona to have the
United States Government recognise
the Importance of the exchange be
tween nations of the courtesies in res
pect to the numbering of care.
In discussing thla subject tha Motor
Age says:
"Whan yon coma to think of IU thla
la not a very great concession to ask
of the Government. Nearly every atato
In tha Union which haa a motor reg
istration law la broad-minded enough
to reoognlaa the beauties of reciprocity,
and there are only two or three states
which make It compulsory for a visitor
to pay hla good money simply for the
privilege of ps'slng through the com
monwealth. Therefore, why wouldn't
it be a simple matter for the Govern
ment -to whip the few obstructionists
Into line and then put Into force tbd
Federal regiatratlon law? Thla done,
then go to thoae la oountrlea In Eurorx
and tell them that tha United States
ot America la ready to extend the
courtealea of ita highways to the for
eigner In exchange for similar privi
leges for its clt liens abroad, and not
make Americans desirous of seeing the
beautlea of Europe be forced to eeek
protection by carrying; taga of coun
tries other than their own In order lo
get privileges which should be theirs
without the asking.
-It haa been argued by some of tha
few who are agalnat tha Federal regis
tration bill that such a measure would
force an issue which heretofore haa re
posed safely on the table: that if there
waa a Federal law those statea now em
braced In the reciprocity aone would in
sist upon their rights and compel visit
ing motorists to carry the Federal tan
whereas now state tags do the same
work. This, however. Is not enough ot
an objection to cauee the bill to be
sidetracked. It ta a detail that conld
be worked out to a auccessful conclu
alon by the lawmakera of thla country.
'Hand In hand with the tag question
MAP SHOWS BEST AUTOMOBILE ROAD TO NEWPORT.
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goes the tlgnboard. the motorists1 compos-,
which makes it easy for tourists
to run around the country without loa
Ing time and bothering the inl abltants
by stopping to ask road directions- It
must bo admitted, though, that In tills
department the reformers are far In ad
vance of the taggers. Gradually this
broad country of ours Is being sign
boarded In a systematic manner. Clubs
have been the early missionaries and it
Is the force of their example that haa
whipped others Into line. One of the
latest recruita is a large tire manufac
turing concern which alremy haa done,
considerable work and whose plana In
clude the whole country. The Automo
bile Association of America also hojf
been prominent In this ci.mpa1(tn. and
It will not be long before the uovern
ment will be forced to surrender and to
take thla department .incer Its protect
ing wing and aee that the signboards
become a National Institution. Of course
It is more than possible that Uncle tian
would bump Into that states' rights
stonewall to a certain extent, but even
If he could not bring this about him
self he would have enough Influence
with the varlnua states to Induce them
to paaa lewa that would compel the
various towns to pnt up signs for the
guidance of tourists and to aee that
they stay up after they are once
erected.
"Registration taga and signboard"
naturally lead up to that one great
need good roads and when thla trin
ity has been brought about then. In
deed, the motorista' lot will be a
happy one. By that time the legisla
tors all will become motorists and
through the goggles of the motorist
they will aee thlnga in a different light
than they do now. They will recog
nize that-the driver of a motor car
Is not a criminal: that he has soma
regard for the rights of others; that
there la no need to enact l lurid lawa as
to the speed to be maintained; that
apead traps are a disgrace to the com
munity; that other users of the high
way ahould ba under the same careful
supervision aa are the motorists, and
that, after alU the motorist is an
American and a cltlsen of the Republic,
Juat aa are tbe pedestrlana and the peo
ple who make use of horse-drtven vehicles.-
Mrs. C. W. Kins; Recovers Diamond.
CANfONVlLLE, Or., Aug. 0. Mrs.
King, wife of C. W. King, of Olda. Wort
man A King, of Portland, while visiting
here lost a valuable diamond from a ring
on the street this morning. She offered
a reward of X to the finder and many
people searched for the gem for two
hours, finally giving up In despair, when
Mr. Qoldsworth. the local butcher, found
It and returned It to the owner. , He re
ceived his reward. -
NEWPORT. Or.. Aug. so. (Special.)
Newport la Just 120 miles from Port
land by a good automobile road. Al
though several other roads reach tha
popular seashore resort. only one
should be attempted by motor parties.
This la the road that goes through
Dallas, Alrlle and Kings Valley. The
road from Albany and Cervallla is Juat
aa good but la longer.
Fifty machines have visited New
port thus far this Summer and nearly
all the partlea have commented on the
beautiful scenery found on the way.
Many persons have declared that they
would be glad to repeat their trip, aa
the road la much better than many
others throughout the state. '
Several valuable suggestions have
been received from motorists and these
have been used by tho County Court in
making improvements.
Eugene auto enthusiasts are expected
to come in a body in their automobiles
early In September. A clambake will
be prepared for them by the local Com
mercial Club.
FLAG-TO-FLAG IDEA RIG
DRIVE-TO-MKXICO AUTOMOBILE
PROJECT JOPUIiAR.
Plan Is to Hold Endurance Contest
In Connection With Mexico's
Centennial Celebration.
DENVER. Aug. SO. Growing In im
portance and proportions every day the
International Flag to Flag contests be
tween the United States and Mexico are
attracting widespread attention from
manufacturers, dealera. private owners
and cluba ""throughout the country.
Widened In acope, variety and attract
iveness this series of events will prove
a potent factor In the West and In the
rich republic of Mexico. The combined
contests will be held in connection with
the centennial celebration of Mexico
in 1910.
The Flag to Flag contest was orig
inally conceived by G. A. Wahlgreen,
of Denver, who planned an endurance
and reliability run from Denver to
the city of Mexico for a handsome
trophy of hla own offering. In fur
therance of thla plan a Chalmers-Detroit
car driven by Billy Knlpper, with
F. Ed Spooner and guides, last Spring
made a pathflndlng trip from Denver
by way of El Paso to the capital city
of the Dlas republic Enduring great
hardships in the desert wastes, this
party finally succeeded In reaching
their destination. -They were met with
a most entbuslaatic reception. Presi
dent Porflrlo Dlax In person received
Mr. Wahlgreen and the pathfinders who
bore letters of greeting and good feel
ing to the ruler of Mexico from Gov
ernor Shafroth of Colorado and Gov
ernor Curry of New Mexico.
Then the thousands of motoring en
thusiasts of the great state of Texaa
urged upon the management of the
contest to hange the route through
Amaritlo. San Antonio and to cross
the border at Eagle Pass. The Ama
rlllo and San Antonio clubs undertook
the work of making a pathflndlng trip
from the border through these towns
into Mexico, where the original route
waa later Joined. The International
Club of San Antonio, of which tbe
most prominent citizens of both re
publics are members, waa especially
active.
Closely following the resurveylng of
the route came the announcement of
the Centennial celebration In Mexico
In 1S10. It waa then considered ad
vantageous to postpone the Flag to
Flag competition In order to make It
a part of the Mexican festivities and
so to promote further the era of good
feeling between the two countries.
With this plan for holding over the
contest tha American manufacturers,
who had contemplated entering, were
most heartily in accord. They felt that
they would scarcely be able to supply
the home demand for cara Just now,
while In another aeason they might be
able to consider the Mexican market,
which In the opinion of experta is fa
vorably disposed to American-made
cars since the performance of the
Chalmers.
According to the present programme
Instead of having merely the main
prixe or Wahlgreen trophy for the win
ner In an endurance run from Denver
to the city of Mexico there will be
about a score of trophies: In place of
one event, there will ba practically a
doxen. "
The Wahlgreen trophy as originally
Intended will be awarded the car mak
ing the best record from Denver to
the City of Mexico in an endurance and
reliability tour along the lines of the
Glidden contest, with such modifica
tions as tha character of the country
traversed make necessary.
There will be a trophy for the car
making the best endurance and relia
bility showing from Denver to San
Antonio and another for the car mak
ing the best showing in endurance and
reliability from San Antonio to the City
of Mexico.
Upon the arrival of the contestants
In the city of Mexico will -be held a
monster automobile show, at which the
contesting cars and other American
models will be displayed. Of tourse.
the Americans will come In for more
than their share of recognition In the
festivities Incident to the enienniai
celebration.
Wife Deprived for Iilqnor BUI.
i v- -t vv'i TT Alio- 20. A nathetlo
atory waa revealed by Mrs. Beta Rol
ling. In nor sun lor a wni. m icinc
btfora Judge Meyers here yesterday.
Her husband, who had not been sup
porting her, compelled her to go to
work In a shoe factory and sold the
entire household furniture of their lit
tle flat. Including the baby's co-cart
and clothing, to a bartender for $3 to
pay a bar bill. The bartender refused
to allow Mrs. Kolltng to enter the flat
when she returned from work and the
woman waa practically homeless. Judge
Mevers Issued the writ of replevin
free of charge and saw to It personally
that It waa served.
Rag Sorter Clears $1800 in Week.
NEWARK. N. J.. Aug. 20 Herbert
nhln finds the Job of rsg-sorter at a
uapex mill at Whlppany, N. a masAi
remunerative position. His wages are
only 6 a week, but during the past- week
he has cleared I1S00 from valuables which
he found concealed among the old rags
and waste which dally pass under bis
rake.
A. ntimh., of t'h mnmt enthusiastic
yachtsmen are leaving for the regatta
at Astoria, August zv, 4i ana si. n
least a dozen club boata will competa.
Most of the officers will go down as
the guesta -of Will Knight in his fast
motorboat, the Sarah Jane. They will
probably leave the day before the re
gatta and make the run In a -couple of
days. Knight expects to , enter his
boat In some of the moto races.
Fred and Sherman Taylor left yes
terday for the Columbia on a two
weeks' cruise. They will finish np at
the regatta and If the Wauna still
continues In good shape she will prob
able be entered. Nelson Dodge will ac
company the Sherman boys.
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The meeting- of the board of direct
ora set for last Monday has been post
poned until tomorrow night when a
number of questlona of the utmost im
portance regarding the - club s future
will come before the board. -
.
There has been for some time a
Oregon Yacht Club Notes
NEW
GARAGE
Neate & McCarthy,
Locomobile Dealers,
are n ow lo c a t ed in
. their new quarters,
694 Washington St.,
corner King. Phones
Main 6374, A 7577
steady Increase In membership of the
club. The advantages claimed by-th-
directors for yachting members are
the admirable mooring privileges.; For
canoeing, the clubhouse and floats set
at the beginning of the prettiest part
of the river. .
Probably - more ' members were ou.
canoeing during the past week than
at any time during the season. The
warm weather, particularly- the warm
evenings, is a great inducement toward
the advancement of canoeing.
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Members of the club have the privi
lege of the Rock Island Club.
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A dinghy la up for the member ob
taining the greatest number of mem
bers this season. But a few days are
left. Applications should be turned In
to Secretary Young, Corbett building.
POWDER IN LINER'S COAL
Explosive Narrowly Misses Going
Into Furnace of Iiituania.
NEW YORK, Aug. 20. The discovery
a few hours before the time for" the
sailing today - of - the. Russian line
steamship Llruanla of a can of giant
powder In the coal that waa being
loaded Into the ship's bunkers is be
lieved to have forestalled a scheme for
the- destruction of the vessel at sea.
Jll Demonstrator - Haa -Arrived
H. L. KEATS AUTO CO-
Burnside and Seventh Sts.
mi i jiummuu inn.
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The Lituania carries more than 100
passengers and a large cargo.
Had the powder escaped notice, it
probably would have found Its way
with the coal Into the furnaces and
disaster would have followed.
The can. containing one and a half
pounds of gunpowder, was almost
scooped up by the great shovel when a
workman saw it.- It was taken to the
captain, who had It soaked in water
and the lid pried off..
- Italy Checks Cholera Spread.
BARI, Italy. Aug. 20. Five ' new
cases of cholera and three deaths are
reported and the epidemic continues to
cause serious apprehension. The dis
ease manifests itself In Its deadliest
form, many of the victims being at
tacked without the usual premonitory
symptoms and dying after a few hours.
In parts of Apulia, the situation Is
more hopeful, the population now be
ing more willing to assist the authori
ties to enforce hygienic rules. Under
the strict measures adopted, the march
of the cholera to new localities has
been checked.
Garage Location
; Watch the automobile men move up
Washington - street. See this 71-foot
frontage on King. 100 feet from Wash
ington, and lease It for garage pur
poses. Woodlawn 303.
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