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THE SUNDAY OREGOXIAX, PORTLANT. JUNE 15, 1913.
SCENERY IS GRAND
ON MOUNTAIN TRIP
FIRST AUTOISTS THROUGH DOLPH TOLL GATE THIS YEAR.
Journey From Seaside, Turn
ing Between Giant Pines,
Takes 40 Minutes.
ROAD IS FULL OF PERILS
Trip Furnishes. Many Thrills; Turns
Are So Sharp That to Meet
nother
Would
Car
Mean
on
Death.
Curre
SEASIDE. June 14. (Special.) Vis
itors to Seaside, now that the seashore
season Is on. have been quick to dis
cover that the Clatsop County Road
Supervisors are on the Job and earning
their salaries, for the road to Elk Creek
jid Cannon Beach is in splendid re
pair and the side trips of the visitors
-who come here for the Summer months
to Elk Creek and Cannon Beach have
become very popular. There was a
time when a trip to these two delight
fully scenic spots would only be made
by wagon or horseback. Now. however,
there are no less than four automobiles
tor hire running out of Seaside.
The road to Elk Creek and Cannon
Beach passes over Tillamook Head and
affords a mountain automobile trip
which hardly can be surpassed any
where on the Coast. The trip from
Seaside can be made. twisting and
turning between giant pines and
rounding sharp turns, in about 40 min
utes. Road la Perilous.
A reckless driver, of course, could
make it in less time, but your reckless
driver would be apt to find himself and
his machine at the bottom of some
deep ravine if he ran off the road
mounting to the summit from this
side. or. if on th- other side, at the
bottom of the ocean.
Astoria automobile owners, now that
the road is in fine shape for autonio
btllng. leave Astoria in the morning,
stop at Seaside for lunch and then set
out over the mountain road for Elk
Creek and Cannon Beach. At low
tide, there is a stretch of beach fully
15 miles straightaway, starting at the
mouth of Elk Creek to Hug Point and
by skillful manipulation of the car
Hug Point can be rounded and then
the beach stretches out miles beyond.
Chester Fox, from Astoria, and party,
consisting of F. S. Bishop, A. J. Reed,
J. M. Hawthorn and Will G. MacRae.
made the run over to Cannon Beach in
0 minutes. On the way over the
party met eight Astoria cars that had
made the run.
Trip Fnll of Thrill.
The trip is one that furnishes many
thrills. The turns are sharp, so
sharp. Indeed, that to meet a car on one
of these curves would put an end to
all things earthly for both the cars
and their occupants, and yet witii care
therji is no danger.
Hug Point furnishes the big thrill of
the trip. Here, after a long stretch
of beach, further i-roeresa la stormed
by a solid wall mountain high. It runs
to a poiDt and this point, at high tide,
is submerged and the waves slash ami
tear at the point with terrific force.
The road around this point has been
hewn out of solid rock and is in the
shape of the curve of a letter U, with
the rounded part towards the sea. The
roadway cut around this jutting point,
over the slippery, wet rocks, has been
hewn out Just the width of a machine.
It is considered a feat in automobiling
to drive a car around this point, make
the turns and not kill the engine.
TEV-FOOT PlyTJJTGE; XO IOSS
Kissel Kar Truck Only Slightly Dam.
aged by Accident.
Plunging over a 10-foot stone wall,
which banks a mill pond at Hartford,
Wis., a two-ton Kissel Kar truck
proved its sturdy construction by es
caping with no damage other than a
flattened muffler and a twisted run
ning board.
An employe of the Joseph Schwartz
Brewing Company, which owns the
truck, had driven the vehicle to the
rear of the brewery to load it and had
blocked one of the front wheels to
keep it stationery.
While the employe was working at
me rear tne Diock loosened and the
hlg vehicle lunged forward toward th
wall. Before measures could be taken
to prevent it, it was at the bottom of
tne shallow pond, its nose buried in
tne muci.
A derrick was secured and after two
hours- work the truck was raised, the
oiriciajs or the company in the mean
urns certain that its usefulness must be
permanently Impaired. An inspection
showed that neither the motor nor any
other Important part of the mechanism
was in the least affected and after a
few minor repairs at a trivial expense.
iruua tne same aay made an XS
mrie trip fully loaded.
STRONG CAB DEFIES DESERT
Jackon Distributor Reports
Phoenix-los Angeles Route.
Charles H. Thompson, Jackson dis
tributor at Los Angeles, has Just fin
ished a run from Phoenix to Los An
geles which he made for the purpose
of exploring the route to be taken by
the Indianapolis manufscturers in their
cross-country tour. Mr. Thompson
drove his Jackson Majestic over the
trail without trouble. The Mammoth
Wash, so long dreaded by transconti
nental tourists, has already been made
passable by the Ocean to Ocean High
way Association.
"This talk of desert terrors is a
loke." said Thompson on his return.
"All we need Is a pair of blankets and
some good food and we are right.
What's the difference if there are no
.lotels, it does not scare me a bit to
fell me we'll be 100 miles from the
nearest railroad or telegraph. We'll
Khow them thut the down-to-date mo
tor car can cover any country where
there is even tha semblance of a road,
and I believe these roads are tourable
and I will prove right for that tour.
We'll make a fair report, but I feel
confident we are starting after some
thing that we can accomplish without
one bit of trouble."
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AUTO POLO TO BE
SEEN IN PORTLAND
Automobile Club Races Billed
for Country Club Fri
day and Saturday.
"BOB" BURMAN IS COMING
driving shaft, to which an elusive
squeak often can be traced. The best
lubricant for the shaft is a light grade
of grease or non-fluid oil.
The ordinary method of putting a
valve spring in place after compress
ing tne coils and tying them together
with string is all right and very use
ful, but a very disagreeable, and pos
sibly serious. Injury may result if the
bindings let go while the spring is be
ing held in the hand. For this reason
care should, be taken to use string that
is plenty strong enough.
"With Tacoma Races Less Than
Month Away and California Mec
ca for Star Drivers Success
or Meeting Is Assured.
1 THE PARTY ON CANNON BEACH) 3 ROUNDING THE S CCBTE GOING
DOWN TO EI.K CREEK. J 3 E. J. ROLLINS ROUNDING HUG POINT.
PROBLEM IS NEW ONE
SELF-STARTER NOT ASSET
EYES OF SOME BUYERS.
IN
Rural District Purchasers Find Fa
cilities Inadequate for Taking
Care of Modern Dcxlce.
Cadlllnc Is Revelation to British.
"Truly a revelation," remarked i
prominent Knglish automobile eng-i
Ter. who, with his 20-odd companions
is quests of the American Society of
Automobile Engineers, made a tour of
.nepeetion of the CauTllac plants dur
ing the recent convention In Detroit- "I
have seen many interesting things in
this great automobile city. 1 have
seen quantity production that is a mar
vel to behold. I have also seen quality
production, but the combination of
quality, the wonderful automatic ma
chines that are all nut human, th mar
velous accuracy in workmanship which
is everywhere In evidence down to the
-ntttng of the threads on bolts and
fccrews, is an inspiration. I count this
as one of the most enlightening -ex perl
ences of my life."
While the electric starter has been
a feature of this year's construction,
the developments of the motoring year
have brought a demand in some cases
for a car without a starter. Facilities
In the country districts often are not
adequate for taking care of electric
starters, and some owners are begin
ning to recognize that the convenience
of the starter is not worth the ad
ditional cost.
This special demand has been trans
mitted through the agents to the fac
tory, and the Thomas B. Jeffery Co.,
manufacturers of the Rambler, have
taken cognizance of it. The Jeffery
factory is turning out a limited number
of the Rambler touring cars, identical
ith the 1913 Cross-Country, except
for the electric starter, and which are
being marketed at a reduced price.
'It is in no way a detriment to the
starter to say that in every case it
is not exactly what the owner wants.
It was the owner himself who came
forward with a request for a car with
out a starter owing strictly to local
conditions." said A. G. Nelson, local
agent for the Rambler. "Undoubtedly
the starter is a success and coming
years will see increasing standardiza
tion along this line. There is no doubt
of its convenience and advantages, but
just like every other feature of auto
mobile construction, there are those
who see another side of the question.
"We received many inquiries for a
high-grade car, equipped with electric
lights and motor driven generator, but
without the starter reature. Most or
these inquiries came from the isolated
rural districts. We shall not be able
to get a large number of these special
cars this season, but w hope to re
ceive enough to meet the special de
mand that has developed."
LEAN ' MIXTURE ADVOCATED
Jackson Dealer Gives Tip for Auto-
i-ts in Warm Weather.
The approach of warm weather al
ters materially the conditions under
which motorists have been operating
their cars for several months, and A.
E. Hale, the Jackson representative.
was discussing the subject the other
day.
"One important thing to do," he said.
"Is to reduce the richness of the gas
mixture, otherwise the motor will suf
fer from carbonization. As a matter
of fact, the rich mixture used during
the Winter usually does cause some
carbon deposits in the cylinders and on
the piston heads. These should be re
moved by the use of kerosene or dena
tured alcohol, injected into the cylin
ders at night, or when the motor is
warm, and allowed to stand until
morning. The carbon is softened and
blown out through the exhaust when
the motor is started. Or there are sev
eral good carbon removers that can be
used.
"It is a good thing, also, to remove
the antl-freeze solution from the cool
Ing system as soon as the possibility of
freezing is past. The solution can be
drained Into bottles or otlTer vessels
and kept for another Winter's use, if
tightly corked. If glycerine or any
thing of a salty character has been
used in the radiator during the Winter,
the radiator and entire cooling system
should be thoroughly flushed and
cleaned to be sure that no deposits re
main, then filled with clean water.
Motorcycle Notes
M. E. Gale, of Angola, N. T.. recently
made a record motorcycle run from his
home to Boston. "With a passenger
weighing about 350 pounds, he made the
600-mile trip, part of the -way through
a downpour of rain, in 19 hours.
The power of a motorcycle was
recently shown in Ohio when two men
rode a two-wheeler on a 22 per cent
grade and pulled behind them a buggy
in which two other men were riding.
The last Federation of American
Motorcyclists membership card issued
in May was No. 22,620.
A feature of the Fourth of July cele
bration at Anderson, Ind., will be an
excellent programme of motorcycle
races, at the park.
Not only motorcyclists all errer the
country are planning to attend the
Federation of American Motorcyclists'
convention which will be held in Den
ver. July 23-26, but hundreds of auto
ists are planning to accompany the
motorcyclists on their cross-country
tour to the convention city.
The Germans have been experiment
ing with a motorcycle quick-firing a-un
designed to repel approaching airships.
There are 3S84 licensed motorcycles
in Colorado.
The Industrial Commission of "Wash
ington state has purchased three mo
torcycles for the use of its field work
ers in the industrial insurance depart
ment. One of these machines will be
used in Seattle, one in "Wenatchee 'and
the third in Spokane.
Fred Seiger on a twin motorcycle
recently climbed to the top of Mount
Helena, Mont. This is a feat which
has heretofore been deemed Impossible
by motorcyclists.
Miss Margaret Lawler, who was the
only girl rider to finish with a perfect
score in the Milwaukee Sentinel Run
last season, has also entered this year's
three-day "Qoodfellow" tour.
Carl Haney, of Mount Vernon, Ind.,
fastens a box on the rear of his motor
cycle when going on a hunting trip,
and takes his dog along wrfth him.
Spectacular auto polo the latest
form of death-defying diversion for
daring; motorists will be introduced to
Portland next Friday and Saturday at
the Country Club track. This sport
will be the star feature of the Portland
Automobile Club's annual programme,
when "Bob" Burman, who haa worn
the crown of speed king for several
years, will bring his mighty Blltzen
Benz to attempt to lower the track
records.
Aside from the fact that Burman will
have as competitors six of the cleverest
automobile drivers in the West, the
main interest centers around the polo.
To the average person it would seem
impossible to play polo with autos with
any degree of success. But so expert
have become the 10 men who will give
the exhibitions here that their dashing,
hair-raising maneuvers lend a thrill of
interest to the spectators that can be
obtained in no other manner.
Game I nknowi Here.
Just how the game Is played is a
mystery to most people. So far as is
known, no one in this city has wit
nessed such a contest. Light weight
cars are used, with regulation polo
mallets and ball. It is said that the
men who will participate have become
so expert thatt heir driving and play
ing dazzles the spectators beyond their
fondest hopes.
But while motor enthusiasts expect
antly are awaiting their first auto polo
game, they do not want to lose sight
of the bulk of the programme the auto
races. It is not known definitely just
who the drivers will be: the race com
mittee of the club is negotiating with
a dozen or more stars, from which sev
en finally will be selected. "Bob" Bur
man is certain to come, unless he
should be badly crippled while trying
to clip off a few minutes from track
records at San Francisco today and to
morrow. Naturally, the six men who
will augment the card will have to be
of high standing in order to compete
with the speed king.
Barman Drairlng Card.
Attractive prizes and the opportunity
to best Burman an ambition cherished
by many automobile pildts are raus-
nsr many noted drivers now in Cali
fornia to look with hope toward Port
land. Unlike Barney Oldfield. who
toured the country many times in little
more than exhibition meets, Burman
throws down the bars and is perfectly
willing to let any ambitious driver en
ter. He loves the company or open
house" and frequently has issued a
challenge to any driver to met him in
track competition.
With the Tacoma races less tnan a
month away and California a mecca
for star drivers, it should be an easy
task to get up a good programme for
the Portland meet. After the running
of the International Sweepstakes, at
Indianapolis, last month, a host of the
foremost pilots came Westward to
await the chance to enter the races
scheduled on the Pacific Coast for the
Summer months. With the men and
cars on the ground, and Tacoma's dates
fitting in to a. nicety, everytning is
ideal for a successiui meet nere.
Morons Given Free Hand.
H. Ik Keats, president of the Keats
Auto Company and a director of the
automobile organization, is chairman
of the race committee. He arranged
for a visit to Portland of E. A. Moross,
veteran automobile race promoter and
the man who is credited with having
had a great deal to do with the success
of the annual 500-mile grind in Indian
apolis. The result was that Moross
was appointed the club's representative,
with power to act in securing- the best
obtainable card for drivers for the June
races. Moross now is In San Francisco,
where under the direction of Chairman
Keats, he is arranging the final details
for the entries. He is expected In this
cltv within a day or two. He wired
Mr. Keats yesterday that he has vir
tually concluded negotiations for the
cars and drivers.
Tt was throueh the combined efforts
of Messrs. Keats and Moross that the
auto polo games were arranged for. As
it has never been played in tne .orm
west, they thought it would prove a
card for the club. The fact
the snort has met with such pro
nnimwi succes. in the East prompted
them to seek the experts who will play
here.
Tt has been announced that each au
tomobile event will be open to any car
in the class scheduled. It is expected
that this oDen Invitation will be ac
cepted by a. number of local drivers.
TRUCK EARNS S0 PER DAY
Fresno Man Has DrlTen Machine
7580 Miles at Small Cost.
"Tomorrow I start to haul 2600
orange trees a distance of 18 miles.
I will haul two loads a day and re
ceive $30 a day for the work."
The foregoing from a letter to the
TCissel Tntnr Pr PftmMmr frnm T. fl
Goodrich, of Fresno, Cal., indicates !
what a good motor truck in the hands
of an enterprising owner can earn in
the general haulage business.
Mr. Goodrich further relates the
hauling by his 3-ton Kissel Kar truck
of 100 tons of raisins from the vineyard
to a freight station 4 miles distant,
the Job being accomplished in six days.
During- this period the truck consumed
only 12 gallons of California distillate,
which was used for fuel, and one-half
gallon of cylinder oil.
Besides a general freight business, Mr.
Goodrich turns his truck into a com
fortable "rubberneck" and transports
picnics parties. He has driven the
truck 7580 miles and has never had a
breakdown, and no expense save a
small bill due to Blight battery trouble.
The truck is still on its first set of
tires.
MOTOR TOUR ARRANGED
EASTERN PEOPtiE WILL
NEW COVXTRY.
SEE
National Association to Take Its
Members Through Minnesota,
Xorth Dakota and Montana.
No event in motoring will he more
typical of the "nationalizing" influence
of the motor car on the country than
the American Automobile Association
National Reliability Tour which will
traverse three states in July, for It will
typify in a larger way the best utility
of the car as an invader of "new coun
try." Though the three states, Minne
sota, North Dakota and Montana,
through which the route lies, furnish
the country at large with a consider
able part oi its nread and meat, the
territory nevertheless is almost alien
land to the average man east and west.
In the tour many business men, par
ticularly from the East, have recognized
an opportunity for an educational vaca
tion under auspices which eliminate all
thought of the discomforts sometimes
attendant upon travel through a coun
try where motorists are not plentiful.
From the famous lake region of Min
neeota to the heralded National park of
the Glaciers there is a diversity of
scene, of industry, and of the sources of
wealth which is sure to command the
constant attention of every tourist. And
while thus bringing the scenic and In
trinsic value of the great Northwest
into sharper outline, the tour in another
and equally important phase of its na
tionalizing influence will quicken the
road-building activities of the commu
nities along the route.
For those residing along the Atlantic
Coast the tour offers unique possibili
ties. Cars may be shipped from Buf
falo by steamer or the cruise through
the Great Lakes to Duluth. From the
latter city there is a drive of 175 miles
to tlfe Twin Cities of St. Paul and Min
neapolis, whence the tour will start
July 11. under the auspices of the Na
tional body, the Minnesota State Auto
mobile Association, and the Automobile
Club of Minneapolis, and terminate at
Midvale, the northern gateway to Gla
cier National Park on July 19.
The park itself offers a diversity of
trips in the saddle and otherwise and
after the inspection of this wonderland
is completed from that entrance the
cars will be shipped by special arrange
ment with the Great Northern Railroad
to Kalispel so that those participating
may enjoy the hospitality of the Flat
head Automobile Club of that city and
again enter the dominion by the south
ern gateway over an automobile road
which has been built into the park
itself by reason of the energy and the
money of the Flathead Club.
Mount Wilson Conquered.
A Studebaker "25," driven by Harry
Hooker, of Hollywood, Cal., and carry
ing four passengers, recently accom
plished the ascent of Mount "Wilson,
attaining an altitude of 6000 feet.
While often within but a few inches of
the edge of the rough, tortuous trail,
it was never necessary to back the car
In order to get it around the turns.
Salesman Sells Himself a Car.
An expert motorist himself, and
known as such to the local dealers, E.
Einfeldt, superintendent of a big ma
chine works in Davenport, la., took out
a Studebaker "Sr coupe, drove his own
Packard Sales Make Record.
Shipments of Packard vehicles in
May make the largest total for any
month in the history of the Packard
Motor Car Company. Motor carriages
and trucks representing a value of
$3,237,945 were delivered to purchasers.
This sum, compared with the best pre
vious record of $2. 748,750 made in April
of this year, shows an increase of al
most half a million dollars. The total
business for the two months was ap
proximately $6,000,000.
Helpful Hints to Motor
Car Owners
BECAUSE a towed wheel will follow
in a straight line behind whatever
is towing it, it generally is pos
sible to drive a short distance back
ward, if the steering gear breaks, leav
ing one wheel controllable. The un-
TY,Ti!Ls.ea.hle wheel in such a case
should be lashed to prevent it turn
ing athwart the car.
.
It is not an easy matter to insert a
irasket between two flanges, which
cannot be separated any great dis
tance. without tearing the gasket be
fore it is In irorer position. If the
gasket is placed in a cardboard folder
the task becomes mere cnna s piay
for the crease of the folder can be in
serted and pushed Into the small space
until the gasket is in proper position
and the folder then withdrawn.
...
When It is desirable to blacken lamp
and windshield brackets without
moving them from position, it can be
very easily accompusnea nrst o
roue:hening up the brass work with
emerv paper. A priming coat of whit
lead paint then is applied and then fol
lowed after drying wun a coat
black. A second coat of black is ap
plied followed by two coats of spar
varnish,
. . . .
At any time that a single cell of
storage battery ia sulphated. or if the
gravity of the solution is very much
below that of the other ceils, it should
be cut out and given a slow charge
individually until it is brought to the
same conditions as the others.
...
One part which requires libricatlon
but which is oftentimes neglected, Is
the Interior of the flexible speedomete
Here Is the Car That
Will Stand All Kinds
of Travel at No Per
sonal Sacrifice
Financial or Physical
The Mighty Michigan "40" is
built for use not for looks. Yet
its appearance is one. of the sen
sations of the present season.
Before yon purchase a car see
the Michigan "40." Here is
what you will find and the price
is only S1850 f. o. b. Portland.
Four-speed transmission.
Center control.
Let t-hand drive.
Electric self-starter.
Electric headlights and flush side
lights. 4!4x5ii long-stroke motor.
40 to 46 horsepower.
Brake drums, 16x24 inches, mak
ing them extra efficient.
118-tnch tires.
Cushions, J.4 inches deep, 50 Inches
wide.
Demountable rims.
Nickel mountings.
Mohair top. side curtains and en
velope. Electric horn.
Over- capacity averaging 50 per
cent.
Each driving part sufficient for a
60-horsepower motor.
Price $1850, f. o. b. Portland.
MICHIGAN AUTO &
BUGGY CO.
PORTLAND BR.VM'H,
S14 Alder Street.
W. A. Wlldrlck. Huiler.
SEATTLE BRANCH.
1423 Tenth Avenue.
John W, Campbell, Manager.
1 MICHELIN TWINS
AND MICHELIN TIRE SERVICE
"AT YOUR SERVICE"
ARCHER AND WIGGINS
OAK STREET, CORNER SIXTH
AUTOMOBILE SUPPLIES SPORTING GOODS
Bosch Service
Complete Stock of All
. Bosch Goods
Official Distributors
Ballou & Wright
BROADWAY AT OAK
Indian Motorcycles
Distributed in Northwest by
BALLOU & WRIGHT
Broadway, at Oak. Portland.
SIT East Pike St., Seattle, Waaa.
RE0
C. L. Boss & Co.
HUDSON
AUTOMOBILES
Portland Agency. MS-817 Waahlngtan St.
Phones Marshall 4022. A 4959.
BOWSER
GASOLINE and OIL TANKS
STORAGE SYSTEMS FOR PUBLIC AND PRI
VATE GARAGES. S. D. Stoddard. Representa
tive. SOS Columbia Bids. Mala 147.
IiT&tn& TIRES
Vulcanizinc and Ketreadlnc. R K. B LODGETT, 19-31 Xorth 14th St. Main 7003.
FORD
Peterson & Sleret Co.
AGENTS
450 Hawthorne Are., Corner 8th
Phone E. 648
RSO HUDSON LITTLE
NORTHWEST AUTO CO.
DISTRIBUTORS
F. W. VOGLER, President
617 Washington Street. Phones Main 8887, A 4959.
ELECTRIC-LIGHTINO
ELECTRIC-STARTING
PAQUET
AUTO SALES CO.
OREGON DISTRIBUTORS
Uxrrthorne Avenue at Earn Eighth
Street. Portland.
AUTOMOBILE AND SHOP SUPPLIES
Spark Plugs TOOLS Brake-Lining
MOTORCYCLES AND ACCESSORIES
Preer Tool and Supply Co.
74 Sixth and 311 Oak; Sta.
Phone. Main 16S2. A 16S2
demonstration, spent a couple of hours
under the car making1 a thorough in
spection, and emerged with the re-
mark, "I've sold myself something-"
No other salesman had any part in the
transaction.
1 gtk Jt m m nfo u too steeps
jWmr to sand to o pg& I
I Jfir T give you comfort 1
yf WmT in your car I
H By Every man in the Jackson plant who has any- 1
B jam thing to do with designing or building the
fie Mt car understands that comfort is one of the rpl
yJj BB four big essentials. Li
WiwF The three others are durability, economy
MV and safety. g
g The Jackson has long been noted for all four.
Comfort is emphasized here because it has long been em
phasized in the factory and because we believe no car g
U rides more easily than the Jackson, and few ride as easily. ;
'Olympic-" Four. 1625 "Majestic" Four. S210O i B
H Elrctrlc starter and lights. Electric starter and lights. : m
$225 extra.
9 "Snltanlc" Six, S2800
Electric starter and lights
Hale Brothers, Northwest Distributers i 1
g Broadway and Conch Sts. Marshall 5831 1
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