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About The Sunday Oregonian. (Portland, Ore.) 1881-current | View Entire Issue (Oct. 15, 1911)
N a ' - TITE SUNDAY OKEGOXIAX, PORTLAND, OCTOBER 15. 1911. HARP, SMOOTH SA7 OF 0EEG0N AM) WASHINGTON BEACHES MAKES SPEEDING DELIGHTFUL J HARD SANDS ARE 1 DEAL SPEEDWAYS Beaches of Oregon and Wash ington Coast Attract Fun-Loving Motorists. 99 LONG- STRETCHES ABOUND . mi I Sfj? r . Z-- - I 1 v i . .r i Xortfa TVraoh, Gorhart, Garibaldi and Others GlTe Smooth Course for AatolM la Winter Well la Summer. Speeding B tbe bard, damp iinl of the Oracn and Washington beachee Is on of th comparatively now delights of automobile enthusiasts of ths North west, and ta u em 1 cine aport whlrh blda fair to figure ail t.ie year round, tn motoring events. The mildness of th el!mt. and the fart that the weather !a usually las Inclement at tha seashore than In tha laeand cities. masse for tno popularity of ba-h rao- torine and racing events tn' tha Wlntir aa w.ll a during tae Summer, and there probably will bo a larse repreaen tatton of cars at all tha beaches during t mid-Winter hoi' lays. Muat tempting of all tha Northwest am beacb ifwt'lvtri la tho beautiful. imootri. unbroken etretch at North Kch. Waah. Hro tha outgoing tld Im a maa-nlflcent highway of firm, damp sand, broader than a city boulevard, and ruon:n tno full 21 miles from North Karh to Wlllapa Harbor, without a ainxla turn, or so much aa a pebblo. lo mar tho perfect gotne;. So near to perfection, from tha pleaeure motoring etandpolnc la thl eplrndid baarh apeedwey. that enthu alaata ear thara la nothing surpassing It to ba found anywhere In tha world. Cawrbart llaa aawdwar. At Ocarhart Par there la a ahortar. but equally enticing epoedwar of 1 mil, atretchlng from I olnmbla poach to Uaarbart. and at Oarlbaldl Beach tn.ro la a sis-mile stretch, running from Nehalera liar to Oarlbaldl point. popular wltlt automoblla folk. Tremendous apoad la made and fcept up by cara alone theae various high ) of damp nd. Thoro la no poa aibla element of danger, aaro tnroush detective machanlam. and tho appaat of tha smooth, luxurloue going. unhrokNi bjr tha allKhtaat jarring, la Irreelat'.ble to tha eped-lover. On ono band there la tho broad, low expanee of tho Pa cific Ocean, ant on tha other, tho ale iinri of rarhaDa a city block a war, la a contluuoua bulwark of heaped driftwood. Tha apeodway lloa between, and bocauaa there are Tory few nearby objects for tha raaual era to gauge by. riMrctm in tha awlft-flying cara eel. lorn realise the rata at which they art. moving. Folk ho would bo horrified at tha thought of imlint mora than IS or l mll.e an hour elaewhers. an aerenaiy In tha tonnnau. without complaint or nrrTo-tenaion. while tho apoadometer resistors 14. .0. or Tn ta mllea an hour. It la only when an upatandtng snag of driftwood, within a few feet of tho epeedway. flaahea by. or when a picturesque old wreck looma suddenly lance and la left behind In tha tv-lnk-line of an ejte. that tha occupants of ih. aoeedlna automobllo realise tn rata at whlrh they are traveling. In In auch momonta. there la little feeling of alarm, even to the moat timid, and aood-oaturod racas between touring . . ra urh on Dleaauro boot, ara an -votv dar orru rr. nee Aa an ob)--tlve point, tho pleaiaure soakers uaually eeJect that tntereotlne: old derWict. tho Ill-fated ateamer -Solano.- which went aahore. high and dry on tha . boach. several years ago. This point Is 1 miles distant from Long Hoach. and tha round trip of v mllea makes a pleaaant little Jaunt through tho bracing, salt air. reals relate Many. Tha lacaered rocks of North Heafl. K.r the flatting I sjood. Is a short three, mlleai southward from Loo lioarh. and from this point to Wills pa M.rbor. II mllea northward via tha beach speedway, thero are many points of lntret. snd opportunities for an tertatnlna dierslon to yary and add seat to tho pleasure) of swift motion, i.tfnin omeditlnns tn far north ward pom"- where tha ajams aro of anuaual alio and quality, are popular, and thle sport Is ono dear to tho heart of all motorliK eeithustaate. Tha roceot riclns; eTent at Ooarhart Park, where threo races for cups wars run by cars In yartoua elaesee. estab lished a precedent f'r rearular apoed rotlMlt on the beach hlarhways and tha near future will probably offer sportlns: attractions on a larsjer scale with machlnea of tha racln-car typo compel Ins: on the Ideal courao afforded by tho strand aloe North beach. SPARE TIKES PROVE COSTLY Vnlqne Flrurr GWcn to Purport Throrj of Hcary F-xpns. Spare tlrea. which are not Included In tho equipment of Franklin cara. tha manufacturers claimlr.it they aro un necessary to their form of construction, are the basis for a few Interesting flex ures submitted by an enartneer of that company. lie aays: -Awimlnt that there are In round numt-ers, StfO.OO automobiles In the 1'ntted 7:ates and that each ono car ries a spare tire and that the cost of the ayerase spare tire la M7. tha mo-torlna- public of this country bss I2J. 5)0 o tied up in this forro- -And aasumlr.a- that the Talue of a spare tire depreciates about one-half before It Is placed In nee. there Is a dead l. cf 1 1.760.000. -Asain. It the average sparo tlra weijrrs Ji pounds, the cars ara carry tna an unnecessary weight of 12.S04.0Ov pot: n .is. -Further. If the averara owner drives '' hours a year at 30 miles an hour, there la a total yearly waste of .?. OOe horsepower In carrying the spar tlrea." I.CMBER MOTOR TRCCK tuTEST Vehicle TVignrd to Handle Timber Hercl vrl by Portland Agents. Latest among motor truck arrivals In the city la one received by Dulmage at Smith, which waa built for tha solo purpose of hauling lumber. It ta a product of the Kapld factory and com bines all tha rood features of that well-known make, with several special Ideas to facilitate the handling of lum ber Tha body Is long and narrow, lta to tal length being 24 feet. From the driver's seat to the rear end It la It feet. It la designed to transport It foot lumber. One of the novel featurea attached to the motor truck la tha almost auto mat's device for loading and unloading lumber. It wtU carry a load ef five T .. - t. ' . - ' y, , ' : 3ai r - 'tf - ; j.' " . . - '. " . . j r- V ' "" - T ' ' . ' . . f , - . -..' - - - ' r "' "" - ,,. - hifj - i y '"UrKevrlv, k . f-'?. : . . ..-T-'V.'Jj '-. - i f V A . ' j e - ' i 1 1 -w.v.i. aCJ'-'V-.y Vir B-.- 4.sL .--aJsijL ---;Jf,aj--''i"rasir i DEFLATED TIRES COSILY ILEAVT EXPENSE DUE TO CARE LESSNESS OF MOTORISTS. Fallnre to Keep Watch on Air Pre. ore Can vs Prrmatnre Destrnc- ' tka of Rubber. Traveling on tires that ara not suf ficiently Inflated contributes) greatly oward tha premature destruction of pneumatic tires and Is one of tho most prsvalont causes of heavy tlra expense. ssy the rubber men. Motorists, aa a rule, they declare. give scant attention to the most ex pensive accessory of tha automobile, and It Is because of tills lack of cars hat many perfectly good tlrea are ruined. Autolats will drive around for days without giving proper attention to the Ires, aays a Portland tire man, "and ba first Intimation they have of their Improper condition Is a muffled sound or Jolt, caused by ono of the wheels coming In contact with aome hard ob ject on tha road. This discloses the act that tbe rim la touching tne ground. "The envelope is tnen patcneu, a new tube fitted and a garter put on or the purposa of Increased strength. The driver then proceeds to the near est ears.se. where a new envelop Is obtained, tho damaged one being ' left behind for repair. Invariably It Is found that tha tread la ths only part of the envelope that has not been totally destroyed. Ths beads are found to ba broken or torn sr. The malls of the envelope are scored and scraped Inside and out. Ths canvass Is torn and frayed and has roken away from ths rubber. The en velope has lost lta ahapa entirely: Its several parts sre disintegrated. -The tube, replaced on the road. which waa perhapa new. or nearly ao. when the Journey atarted, has been torn beyond all hope of repair and acraped and acored all over, soma of ha Incisions being almost aa aeep as the thickness of the rubber Itself. All this delay, trouble tun expense Is ths direct result of traveling on a eflated tire, where periodic inspection f the air pressure would have entire ly eliminated the damair.- I.Tons to Oet Depot at Last. 8ALFM. Or.. Oct. 14. (Special.) The Corvallla A Eastern Railroad has noti fied tha Attorney-General mat it will construct a suitable and adequate depot t Lyons Immedtatsly. ioroe time ago tha Railroad Commission took this uestlnn up on complaint or T. fc Wail and others and proceedings were started. Portland Autoist Traverses Wildest Region of Umpquas P. A. Coombs Blazes Trail to Loon Lai 8 Windfalls Evaded by Digging Passage Underneath Bear and Venison Steaks Keep Prying Pan Busy. The toTi-leed-for ana much -desired M- rlls street rallwsv extension to ths new docks win ra realised tn s short tlraa. so- cMine: to a statem.ot made cy usnsraj Msnaser rtrmvee. he announces tnai B-s coir.pany la ready to r-er-n the extension a. whlrh will be ands.-tasen aa aooa aa government glvee la oaaeant. BLAZINQ nsw motor trails Is a spe cialty of P. A. Combs, -of 490 Esst Burnslds street, who haa probably explored mors dubious lsads and opsned up mora new territory to ths automo blllat than any other man In Oregon. lata Combs ysnture. Into ths wilds of Douglas County, over paths trav ersed Infrequently even by wagona, was In ths nature of a peraonally-conducted excursion, aa Mr. Combs took his fam ily along In his E. M. P. "Thirty" and led tha way for O. A. Rtggs, who fol lowed In a Chalmers with Mrs. Rig a-a, bar parents and little Mies Rlgay. Tha destination proved to be Loon Lake. In ths heart of ths Urapqua Mountains, although Mr. Combs kept this fact a secret until he had piloted safely the party to tha rim of that plo turesqus body of wster. "You ses I never quits know whither I am bound.' explained tha trall-blaxer. -until I get there. I know that I am on my way. and that la sufficient. It I Just keep forging ahead. I am bound to reach a spot that will serve beauti fully for a destination. Ths great sport Is in ths going, snd many tlmea I have spent a whols day In forging ahead 75 feet, lying down at night with tha feel ing that tho day has been well spent." Ths trfp Into the Umpquas occupied the grester part of two weeks, the two cars leaving Portland about tha middle of September. An unsvsntf uVrun was made to Drain, but from that point every minute was full of keen Interest and motor problems. The Thirty," with Combs at ths wheel, led the way down Elk Creek Canyon, by way of Elkton. and through the picturesquely wild country that lies between there and'Scottsburg. Oregon's second oldest town, and the highest navigable point on ths Umpqua River. Along this routs thero wers numerous placss whers abrupt bluffs towsredon ons slds of ths road, a precipice and canyon yawn ing on tha other aide, there being bare ly room for the wheela of tha car. The roads ware rain-washed and none too good, so that careful driving and constsnt alertness was necessary. At Scottaburg ths party atopped for rest and refreshment, and visited va rtoua polnta of 'ntsrest. Including Ore gon's oldest mercantile establishment, still doing a lively business and hand ling everything from threshing ma chines to a paper of pins. Thsn ws were ferrlsd across the Umpqua." aald Mr. Combs, "on a flimsy raft hardly big enough to get tha cars on. ons at a time. This wss rstber an Interesting experience, as the Umpqua la a turbulent stream and must be crossed at high tide on account of tha Jutting rocks that make ferrying Im possible at low water. The tide makes a difference of about five feet at this point of ths river. From Alleghany, alx miles further on, we sst off directly Into ths mountains, following ths lead .of an old wagon road. Four-horse teams which negotiate this road do so with great difficulty, unhitching be ing frequently necessary on account of tbe narrow roadway and ths sharp turns. We Just kept on wandering on ward and upward, camping whenever and wherever we felt like It, and en Joying ourselves thoroughly. Game and fishing were plentiful, and as we had our rods and guns along, the fry ing pan was kept continually a-alzzle with venison and trout, to say nothing of bear steak. -Now, about that bear,- said Combs confidentially. "Some of my friends are skeptical, merely because I left tha pelt behind, and can't produce It by way of proof. But you know a bear's pelt in September Is not good for a rug, or anything else; It sheds. I mean to go back Into that country, a little later, and bring out a rug that will make my friends sit up and take notice. We got that bear all right, and bad keen sport at that. -Ws borrowed a couple of dogs, and when they struck the scent there was lively going. Tha chase led through underbrush, and ws lespt fallen giants of ths forest every two minutes. The ladles, of courae, had been left In camp, and Rlggs and myself, with the owner of ths dogs, were participants In a little game of 'follow the leader that bruin led us. Ths bear went crashing on ahead, the dogs In full cry, and I had the good luck to ba ahead of my companions when the chase led sud denly out of the tangle of underbrush. There ahead of me was bruin, gallop ing dowi the trunk of a fallen tree. If anybody thinks a bear can't run, they don't know. I raised my rifle and the first shot caught tha quarry right behind the ear, tumbling It over In a heap." ' Eome equally entertaining fish stories are related by the motor enthusiast, who says Loon Lake Is the paradise of the angler. Thla lake Is three miles In length, averages a quarter of a mile In width, and soundings show It to be about 40 feet deep. It lies In ths bowl of an extinct crater, and. except for two tiny streams that serve as Inlet and outlet Is completely surrounded by rim-rock. VTbe families living In this vicinity." continued Mr. Combs, "are widely scat tered, and the children walk many miles to school. A little 7-year-old daughter of the family living near the lake's rim waa rowed full length of tha lake every morning by ber father, and from there she walked four miles to reach the schoolhouse. This seems almost incredible, but It is true. The nearest postofflce Is Ash. sevecal miles below tbe lake. We found the post mistress washing clothes In the post office. "On the return trip we had a grsat Electric Self Starting Device Pasitive in Action at! Any Position of the Piston Electric Lights Throughout More Power 17-inch Brake Drums 36-inch Wheels Nickel Finish SPIXinCATIONS IN BRIEF gOTOsl i IFuus-oynnaer, fonswryolei oyUndore cart singly, sH-lnoh bore by H-lnh piston stroke. PTve bearlHg orankahafl, Fire-bearing- oamshaft. HOBSB roWE XomiBal. A. L A. M. rating, ., Aotnal horse, po-wer greatly In excess of that rating, ana to CadlUao eealra, CadlUao principles and CadlUao oonstsuotlon, COOIXMO Water, copper Jaoketed cylinders. Qear rives eeatrifngal pumpi radiator tubular and plate type. lOimox floe description under Eleotrlca System- LTJBHJCATIoa Automatlo splash system, oil uni formly distributed. CAHBtrBBTOB Speolal Cadillac de sign of maximum efficiency, water Jaoketed. Air ad- Justed from driver's seat CXTJTCH Cone type, large leather faced with speolal spring ring In flywheel, CRASraiiaiOM Sliding" gear, selective type, three Speeds forwarfl. and reverse. Chrome nickel steel gears, running en five annular ball bearings) bearings ell tight. OOlfTOOli -Hand gear-change lever at drPrer" right. Inside the oar. Berrioe brake, foot lever. Emer gency brake, hand lever at driver's right, outside. Clutch, foot lever. Throttle accelerator, foot lever, 6pak and throttle levers at steering wheel. Carburetor air adjustment,- hand lever under steering wheal.. DKIVB Direct shaft to bevel gears of speolal out teeth to afford maximum strength. Drive shaft runs on Tlmken bear Ing. AXLES Rear, Tlmken full floating; type, special alloy steel live axle shaft i Tlmken roller bearing. Front axle, drop forged I beam section with drop forged yokes. sprlnsT perchss, tie rod snds and steering spindles. i Front wheels fitted with Tlmken levrings BRAKE- One Internal and one external brake direct oa wheela, lT-daoh by tit-Inch drama. Exceptionally easy la oper-, atloa. Both equipped with equalizers, JTEEHHia GEAR Cadillac patented worm and worm gear, sector type, adjustable, with ball thrust. H-lnoh steering poet- 18-lnoh trtna- wheel, with walnut rim t aluminum) spider. WHEEL BASES 116 inches. TIRES 6-lnoh by 4-lnoh Hartford or Morgan & Wright. SPRINGS Front,! seanl-elllptlcal, Bear, three-quarter platform. FINISH CadlUao blue throughout. Including wheels, light strip-. Ing, nlokel trimmings. ITAIDABD EttfrPMEKT . Dynamo with 80 A. H. battery for automatlo starter,; sleotrto lights and Ignition. Also Do loo distributer sys-i tern. Lamps especially designed for Cadillac oars, black! enamel with nlokel trimmings! two headlights; two Bide lights, tail light. Hans gasoline gauge on dash; horn full foot rail In tonneau; half foot rail la front;! robe rail) tire Irons) set of tools, including pump andl sire repairer kit) coooa mat in all tonneaus except closed! oars. Speedometer, Standard, Imprerred with 4-inch face and eleotrlo light. STTLES AITD PRICES Touring- oar ... - sM'rM vj Phaeton mtttm s-fsees Roadster ,,, ,,...,.,,.-,,--... Coupe, Sedan tVpe, aluminum Vooy, T!., , Limousine, Berlins type, .aluminum body ,809.09 .800.09 ,800.09 ,800.09 250.00 .00 i.tso. Frloea V, O. B, Detroit, Including standard .etfuipmenfcj OUR ALLOTMENT IS LIMITED Yoti owe it to Yotirself to see this car COVEY MOTOR CAR CO., Washington at 21st Street Mali, 6244 PORTLAND. ORE. A 0218' deal of road work and maneuvering over again, as high winds had blown down more trees across the path; we usually dug a road under these wind falls, as the easiest way out of the difficulty, the tree trunks being from three to Ave or six feet In flmeter. On the homeward stretch we drove 100 miles in the rain, as it began P"lng Just beyond Corvallls, and did not let up until we had our cars In tho garage at Portland. COUNTRY ROADS LAUDED TOURIST HAS GOOD WORD FOB IfORTOTVEST HIGHWAY. Motorist Declare Most of Opposition la Du to Too Little Touring Away From City. , . . i -inn A in decrying dltlona through tna guiio . . Oregon and Washington, and e.ttoT trips through eitner iio i"'"" . . .w- hio-hwAvi to be ciaring u -o""" ' '- terrible. Those who are knocking Ore gon or Washington country byways are advised to take a trip through some of the middle Western states, especially Northern Wisconsin, If they want to get a good Idea of what bad roads look lilc.6 Wash., and La Crosse. Wls made the run between the northern city ana rgrunnu last week. Mra Goddard accompanied him In his Thomas Flyer. Goddard Is an enthusiastlo motorist, and although this Is his first automobile trip be tween Puget Sound and the Oregon metropolis, he has made numerous Journeys through Washington and points around the Sound City. "I have noticed a great deal of kick ing against the, couhtry roads In the Northwest," said Goddard at the Oregon HoteL "I guess most of It comes from people who are used to rolling over the smooth city pavement and when they get Jolted a trifle by the bumpy high ways they think It Is something awfuL "Beforo I started on the Tacoma Portland trip I thought I would find some pretty tough going, for I was warned that It was a hard trip at this time of the year. V ell. It was fine. I enjoyed the Journey all the way. Ex cept for a small stretch between Wood land and Kalama It Is good country traveling. Owing to a bridge having been burned out. a wide detour, which Included, a hard hllL Is necessitated. The climbing of that steep grade was the only troublesoms part of the trip. Not a bit of difficulty was encountered at any other point and when the brldgre la rebuilt and trafflo continues on the main road, every mile of tha trip will b'Tord'thoBe who Imagine the roads are bad In the NorthweBt I would sug gest that they take a tour through Wisconsin, particularly the northern section. Then they would come to real ize that they have good country roads in this section of the country. One starting on a country tour should not get the Idea that all the roads will be level and smooth like In the city. Tou have to expect a bump or two now and then." HIGHWAY 6IGX9 DESTROYED Miscreant Wreck Pacific Highway Posts Kear Albany. Word has been received by Frank B. Riley, vice-president of the Pacific Highway Association, of the malicious destruction of several Pacific highway signs between Albany and Jefferson. According to advices received by Mr. Riley there can be no doubt but that the work Is that of miscreants, and every effort will be made to see that the offenders aro severelj- punished. . "It seems a shame that Oregon har bors people of such petty character," said Sir. Riley, In commenting on the news. "All through Washington, and British Columbia, too, there Is not a single defacement to be found on the signs. The people there realize what a benefit they are to strangers pass ing through the country and respect them. Tho news from Albany, how ever. Indicates that there are some people In this state who are so em bittered against motorists that they are doing everything to tear down their work. Just because the signs were placed by autolsts doesn't mean that we are the only ones to benefit by them. On the contrary, the wagon driver or anyone else unfamiliar with the territory derives good from the signs. "I will leave no stone unturned to discover who is responsible for the vandalism. When the culprits are ap prehended tha treatment will be brief, but emphatic An example will be made right now. We will teach certain people that the Paclflo highway signs must be left alone." In future the Empress Eugenie will spend most of her time In England. -Rim -Cut Tires With Double-Thick, Non-Skid Treads 10 Oversize UP Winter Tires x With ; Double-Thick Treads-" Deep-Cut Blocks Countless Edges and Angles The most efficient non-skid device ever employed. A separate tread, immensely wear-resisting, vul canized to the regular tread. The latest addition to Goodyear No-Rim-Cut tires. The Ideal Tire The No-Rim-Cut tire, our patented type, has become the most popular tire in existence. Tbe control of this tire, in the past two years has increased oar tire sales by 500 per cent. Over 700,000 have been sold to date. And the flood-like demand now com pels a capacity of 3,800 per day. All because this is the one practical tire which can't rim-cut. And because it is made 10 per cent oversize, adding 25 per cent to the average mileage. This patented tire, which costs noth ing extra, is saving motor car owners many millions per year. The Added Tread Since 1908 our experts have worked to add to this tire a perfect Non-Skid tread. The final result is now pictured here. Forty formu las were tested for resistance to wear in select ing the one for this tread. The extra tread was then made just as thick as the regular. It was made np of deep-cut blocks, which present to tha road surface countless edges and angles. ' The blocks widen at the base, so tho strain is spread. After three years of tests we are ready to say that here is utter perfection in ji non-skid tire. Nothing else is so effi cient, so durable, so economical. Three Savings The No-Rim-Cut tire with the Non Skid tread offers thesethree advantages: A double-thick tread A tire that can't rim-cut A tire 10 per cent oversize. This new tread, in addition, reduces danger of puncture by 30 per cent. Thousands have proved that to insist on these tires means to cut tire bills in in two. No-Rim-Cut Tires With or Without Non-Skid Treads , Our Tire Book based on 12 years of tire making is fill ed withfactsyoa should know. Ask us to mail it to you. The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company, Akron, Ohio Portland Branch, 62 Seventh Street