The Sunday Oregonian. (Portland, Ore.) 1881-current, September 20, 1914, SECTION FOUR, Image 48

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Newspaper Page TextniE SUNDAY OREGONIAX. PORTLAND, SEPTE3IBER 20, 1914. SHOOTING RAPIDS IS ADDITIONAL VIEWS OF SCENERY AND HAPPENINGS IN 1200 -MILE TEXP THROUGH THE STATE HBV OVERLAND.QUT OF OREGON. M YOU WANT THE MOST FOR YOVR MOSEY, COMPARE THIS DIAMOND SQUEEGEE THE All TIRE LIST WITH OTHER MAKES. Smaller Model This Season Will Sell at $850. Squeea-ee mSl.e 80 x 8 BEST 558: S3 x. 4 . 34 x 4 Tread Tmd Prices. , .835.00 Prlcex. Slse 84x4H. S5 x 4V. 36 x 4 Vs. 37 x 8 . 38 x 54. FOR H2.f5 S17.00 lis. in ::g?:?LESS ..S37.30 Auto Tour to McKenzie River One Long to Be Remem bered for Its Pleasures. J25.25 DETAILS ARE ANNOUNCED ARCHER AND WIGGINS OAK STREET. CORAER SIXTH. 4 BnaeBmvrjBBmnsm CLIMAX TO JOURNEY START IS ON PERFECT DAY .Excellent Fishing Adds to Enjoy ment or Trip I-To rest Fire Is Passed and Farmers Seen Going Out to Fignt It. PART II. . The day we set out was perfect, a deep blue sky overhead and a cool breeze to temper the heat. One of the most remarkable pleasures of the whole trip lay In the perfect weather encoun tered. Only once did a drop of rain fall throughout the tour, and that was the tall end of a thunder storm, which came up on the Metollus River about & o'clock In the morning. For a while the skies were black and we feared a regular downpour, but most of the storm passed over the mountains and what rain fell did not even clear the' air. All along; the road to Salem we dis cussed the possibility of war. At that time it looked merely as though Aus tria was going; to Inflict a somewhat merited rebuke on Servla for the as sassination of the Crown Prince. We expected an Interchange of diplomatic notes, a reourrence of the universal war talk that had occurred several times of late in European politics and which had always hitherto ended in one side or the other gracefully backing down. We thought the balance of power too Well distributed and the fear of such enormous losses, as would be bound to occur with a general clash, too great for Europe to be plunged Into war. How foolish It seems now, and It mere ly serves to show that we had not reckoned sufficiently with the power of militarism. Differing; Opinions Held. But that day's ride was taken up almost completely with a long discus sion as to what might happen In the event of a great war. Military tactics, economlo effects, the possible over throw of monarchies and a thousand and one other points Were all thrashed out in turn. Of course we had, at times, and on certain points, different opin ions, but that merely Berved to add Best to the argument. I have alluded to the discussion be cause on so many trips the usual method of procedure seems to be to sit and gaze at the road, to discuss nothing, to long for arrival at some point previously settled on. With us It was different; we longed to arrive no where In particular; when we did ar rive we merely continued the talk, but I think that there is no place like the open air for the discussion of any toplo in the world. livery now and then we broke off for a time to Inquire Into something in the surroundings, or to ask a question of a local inhabitant. Kretwald Firm Heard About. For instance we were told all about the famous Frelwald farm near Jeffer son, a model tor all farms to follow, one on which everything Is raised that can be raised, scientifically, orderly. It serves to show the wealth In the soli, the abundance that farmers can make out of the tillage of the land, out of the raising of stock, for Its owner started with nothing in the. way of agricultural knowledge and nothing, I believe, in the way of a bank account; nothing in short but a determination ' to conquer the soil and to live a healthy outdoor life. Now he is worth a very large sum of money. As a general rule the Yoads to Salem and on to Jefferson are not interesting; they are very ordinary, with here and there pleasant views. From Jefferson, though, into Albany, the roads are bet ter and the country is charming. It Is well wooded, with large groves of oak. Between the two towns we had the first of our only two punctures on the trip, a nail causing that loss of air so longed for by the motorist, and so much drawn on by cartoonists In search of ludicrous copy. Start for Eugene Made. Lunch at the fine hotel at Albany took us little longer than the hour, and we set off in lelsurly fashion for Eugene at 2-50 P. M. Between the two towns is the free ferry of Harris burg across a wide but shallow stream. The university town, looking spick and span, though rather destitute of young girls and men on account of the vacation, hove into sight about 5:30 o'clock. Here we spent some little time. Ronall f Mackenzie looking up old ac quaintances, apparently knowing the entire town, while we bought further Ashing supplies in the way of flies In digenous to the surrounding streams. . Then armed with directions we set out once more in the cool of the early evening, bound for Carey Thompson's on the McKenzie River, where first we were to try our luck with the fish that have made this river famous. The Thompson ranch is a trifle more than 30 miles from Eugene over a very fair road for a good deal of the way, though over very poor road indeed for the majority of the last ten miles. Forest Fire Is Passed. On the way we passed on our left a forest fire which had Just started to become at least a trifle dangerous. From a great distance it appeared like the numerous lights in a large house. As we drew closer, though. It was easy to see that what had looked like lights In the windows were really separate little blazes in numerous treetops, while the closer we came the greater the density of smoke from the under brush. Every few moments some of this would blaze up and for a short time the sky would be red. Then it would die down again, leaving only the big tree trunks and tops burning like bea . . con lights. Further on we passed sev eral farmers with their womenfolk going back to fight the fire. They had Just come in from work and they fully expected to have to fight the flames all , night, but they took it philosophically and as though it were all In a day work, or at least in the day's posslbili ties. Truly Nature demands a deal of fighting before she is subdued forever. Towards 9 o'clock we arrived oppo site Thompson's. having followed along the McKenzie River in the semi- darkness for some mlle3, the water gleaming out here and there in the early moonlight, then winding away for a distance out of sight. At the bank, one of the Thompson boys arrived to meet us, a Jovial fel ' low, who earned our admiration later by his knowledge of the haunts of the fish and his skill in shooting the rapids. The family is well known by all fish ermen. They have a good ranch, right up there in the mountains; they know the haunts of the deer as well as of the '. fish and the thing that attracts one to them is their evident desire, their keen ness to see that one and all get the best of sport. We were early to bed and rose equally.- farly, setting out to drive to ' i t -z-,-::,:4 - . . III II v ff U I j II.- - - V I t Invi sir-- ""-f f - . ' ' " " , v 1 Ltft ; 14yri I i i::f '-rt, I'M f t .J.' PMl ( 7 . --rH Blue River, Just 13 miles upstream from the Thompson ranch. There we got two of their boats, Dayton taking one and another expert the second and we began to fish back towards the ranch. Fishing la Good. Fishing was good, for three of us got between 40 and B0 of good size Dolly Varden, rainbow, redsides and, of course, the inevitable grayling. There was. one peculiar thing in the catching of these fish. Dr. Mackenzie caught hardly anything but rainbow, whereas could catch practically nothing but grayling. I was with Ronald Mackenzie in one boat. We were using almost Identical tackle; certainly the same size spoon and the same color leads, yet, outside of Dolly and one or two rainbow and redsides, nothing but grayling would touch my line. But, after all, it is not the fishing which stands out in the memory of all of us: it is the fun and the delight of shooting rapids. As a sport, this can hardly be beaten. The Thompson boys are noted for their skill in this line. there being only one man outside of their family who will take people down the river, taking all the rapids until within a short distance of their home, where there is one absolutely impos sible one. One minute you seem to be going head on for an enormous rock and you feel that you cannot possibly avoid it. A deft turn of the wrist by the man with the oars, however, and you glide rapidly by. Sometimes you ship a rather heavy swamp of water. but that is all part of the excitement. Only One Thompson Boy Along. Unfortunately Dr. Mackenzie had been unable to get both the Thompson boys to go, as one was a fire warden and had to go out to assist in fighting a forest fire. We were lucky enough. however, to be able to procure the onlv other rapid shooter on the river. There Is one rapid he will not take with passengers aboard, so Dr. Mackenzie got out and walked down to a point where he could watch us. To thei man on the bank it would seem as though shooting the rapids was a dangerous proceeding. Not being so close to the scene of action. Dr. Mac kenzle said It looked as though it were absolutely impossible to avoid half of the rocks and boulders that were In our course and he seemed really quite glad when we were through. Sensations Must Differ. Evidently the sensations of those in the boat are entirely different from those of the onlooker. One of these days we all want to re turn and take the trip which the Thompsons were then going to take in a few days, namely, one about 40 miles long and from much farther up, just for the pleasure of the rapids. A party ol four persons was coming quite a dis tance expressly for that purpose; the members of the party were going to do no fishing at all. It certainly must have been worth while. The day was overall too soon, and we retired early so as to start out in good time for our trip over the McKenzie Pass. Big Buying Takes Place at Pair. During the Iowa State Fair, no less than 99 Studebaker automobiles were AAmnTiriAri anil riAltvAiAri In T n o. J to supply the wants of the wealthy and i prosperous. ouyers wno gatnerea in un I usual numbers at this function. PORTLAND FIR M WINS cehli.vger company gets prize FOR SALE OF TRUCKS. Traveling Baa;, Gem of Weathermen's Art, Awaiting; Head of Concern on Visit to Factory at Detroit. As a general rule a traveling bag would not be taken as any indication of Portland's power as a distributing center for automobiles or trucks. Yet there Is one magnificent bag, a real gem of the leathermen's art, which carries that significance with it. About the first of last month the Federal Motor Truck Company advised their dealers, distributors and agents that every month a useful gift as a memento and as a tribute to the selling powers of the various organizations would be awarded to the dealer han dling the largest percentage of business according to the number of trucks stip ulated in his contract. The winner the first month of the contest, for which, by the way, there was- strong competition, was the Ger linger Motorcar Company of this city. which simply goes to show once more that Portland as an automobile center is always right in the van of all cities. The Federal Motor Truck Company sent out a notice telling of the con test at the outset, and at the end of the month Bey out another letter to their dealers informing them of the tierlinger Company s victory. Fart of the letter, which is self-ex planatory, follows: "The Gerlinger Motorcar Company, of Portland, Or., is the winner and the prize in question is a handsome travel lng bag one of the nicest ones that we could secure. E. E. Gerlinger, of Portland, advised us some little time ago that he would be in Detroit about September 15, and when Mr. Gerlinger arrives we are quite confident that he will throw his present traveling bag into the discard. "We will conduct a similar contest for the month of September and many of our distributors have an exceedingly good start to land the prize this month. You may rest assured that what we will offer during September will be well worth having. Smugglers Outwitted by Cyclist. A lone motorcycle officer of Los An geles recently frustrated a plot to smuggle into this country a party of Chinese. John W icklund, the motor cyclist, saw the orientals landed from a launch, and when they entered an automobile and started for the city, W'icklund immediately gave pursuit. He succeeded in arresting 18 of the Chinese and two members of a sup posed smuggling syndicate. Chevrolet Admitted to X. A. C. C. The Chevrolet Motor Company, of Flint. Mich., has been admitted to mem bership in the National ' Automobile Chamber of Commerce. The N. A. C. C, now Includes 92 leading motor car manufacturers. F. W. Vogler Is the distributer for these cars in the North west. . emus BETTER eonos Tour Through State Now Is Pleasant and Easy. BUICK MAKES FAST TIME Mel G. Johnson and Harry C. Hays Take Trip to Grants Pass, but Though Construction Work On, Little Trouble Was Met. "If the automobile owner knew the excellent condition of the roads after the first rain, as compared with their condition In the early Spring months and dusty Summer months, he would defer his touring until Fall each year, and with the present Improved condi tions, he would also find a renewal of activity In road Improvement gener ally throughout the state," said Mel G. Johnson manager for the Howard Automobile Company, Pacifio Coast distributors for Buick automobiles. Mr. Johnson returned to Port land Monday, after a drive to Grants Pass, Or., over the Pacific Highway, accompanied by Harry C. Hays, travel ing representative of the Howard organization. They left Portland Friday morning at 8:jo o'clock, in a 36-norse power ttuicK. going to Newserg by way of Tualatin. Much Work In Progress. While considerable work has - been done on this road, and is still in pros ress, this road is not to be recom mended. The travelers left the New- berg - McMinnville road at Dayton Junction, and reached Dayton by ferry, operated temporarily during the reconstruction of the bridge across the Yamhill River. At Dayton, the road followine the west bank of the Willamette River was taken, and below Amity extensive road- work was encountered. The little rain had made the surface of the road slippery, but with the use of tire chains no difficulty was experience! In reaching salem at noon. Stops were made at Salem. Indepen dence, AiDany and Corvallis. and Eu gene was reached at 7:25 that evening, me speedometer snowing 140 miles. As eight gallons of gasoline were re quired to refill the tank, a mileage of 17 Vt miles per gallon was made. The travelers left Eugene at 7:30 Sat urday morning. New Road la Comfort. They found a great deal of road im provement in progress in Lane County. witn me road scraper at work between Eugene and Drain. The new corduroy and the rebuilt road In Pass Creek Canyon were enjoyed by the travelers, and the unimproved portion of this rond found in excellent' condition. Roseburg was reached at 1:10 P. la.. snd after a stop of an hour, the journey was continued southward. Between Roseburg and Riddles they encountered the first hills on which they were com pelled to resort to low-gear work. From Riddles to Canyonvllle. excel- ent roads were encountered, but steep grades, short turns and rough roads were encountered through ' the Cow Creek Canyon. From a point four miles North of Glendale, a new route was discovered, by which the Pacific Highway is left, and the three steep hills near Glendale avoided. At a point where the speedometer showed 271 miles from Portland, a sharp turn was made to the left; the creek forded, and a steep rough hill, leading to the summit of the. divide between Douglas and Josephine Coun ties, was accomplished in the low gear. - On the Josephine side, excellent roads were found, and the 22 miles to Grants Pass were indeed welcome at the end of the journey. The speedometer at Grants Pass showed 293 miles. The total consumption of gasoline for the entire Journey was 17 gallons, with one quart of oil taken at Riddles. The entire journey was made without even so much as a halt for mechani cal troubles. 19 CARS TEST EXDCRAXCE 350 Miles Traversed by Light Cars Sifts Perfect Scores to Pour. America's first light car reliability run which was held on September S, 6 and 7 from Newark, N J., to Atlantic City, via Philadelphia and return, . a distance of 350 miles evolved four per fect score winners out of 19 entries. The winning drivers and cars were: C. A. Coey, of Chicago, in a Coey Bear; G. A. McLaren, of Newark, in a Twom bly; E. H, Klopel. of Ridgewood, N. J., in a Zip and H. Sewars in a Twombly. The first day of the run eliminated 12 cars, so rough were the roads, and the second day at Atlantic City found but four cars with a perfect score. In addition to the perfect score prizes Coey won the perfect tire prize offered by the Batavia Rubber Company, going through the trip without tire trouble. He also won the cup offered by the Herroline Company, of Chicago, for the smallest gasoline consumption, averag ing 35 miles to the gallon. Machine Is Five-Passenger Touring Car, Electrically Lighted and Started, Completely Equipped and Has -4 -Inch Tires. While the news has been circulated n the automobile trade that the Willys-Overland company would build a smaller model in addition to the model 80 during the coming season, the detailed Information comes as a surprise to the public. Apart from the general - character istics of the model 81, as this most recent achievement of John N. Willys Is known, the feature most calculated to draw attention to the car is its price, 1850. But of hardly less inter est is the fact that at this price Is offered a big f lve-paswenger touring car which is electrically lighted and Started, has four-inch tires and high tension magneto Ignition, and is com pletely equipped in every respect. The roadster of the same model is S795. That it follows in every essential detail the well-known characteristics of Overland construction is a point In its favor. It is quite on a structural par with the larger model, details of which were announced a short time ago. The tremendous production of the large factory, coupled with stand ardization of the car throughout has enabled the company to offer an un usually high value for this exception ally low price. Cylinders Slnsly Cast. In respect to specifications, except ing the four-inch tires, which would hardly be expected on a car at this price, interest depends largely on their dimensional value rather than on the introduction of new and unexpected qualities. The 80-horsepower motor has singly-cast cylinders of the L-head type with water jackets Integral, both inlet and exhaust ports being Bur rounded with a good body of water. The cylinders have a bore of four Inches and a stroke of four and one half inches. The wheelbase is 106 Inches, long for a low-priced car, and has allowed the designers much leeway in creat ing a roomy, handsome body. The body is of the fashionable streamline design. Ignition is by high tension magneto. There are no dry cells. Proper lubri cation under all conditions of service is provided by a rotary gear pump. The oil distribution Is so arranged that all four cylinders receive a uni form supply, even when the car is ascending steep hills. The oil. which is continuously strained. Is pumped from a well In the crankcase through a revolving sight feed indicator on the cowl dash to the motor base, where it is sprayed by the motion of the five bearing crankshafts. This serves to lubricate the main bearings and cyl inder wtlls. Power is transmitted to the gearset by a leather-faced cone clutch. Small . . TM fi Real quality such as made Firestone tires famous belongs to no place and is subject to no conditions of war or peace. There will always be the same extra measure of quality rub ber in Firestone Tires and Tubes. Firestone quality is a question of the Fire stone O.K. on material and product This is only given when the tire meets the high standard of Firestone perfection. Don't be confused by hysterical claims. Don't be misled by bargain appeals. Ever since motor cars have been running, Fire stone Tires have delivered most miles per dollar. Thafs a fact Ask Firestone users. Your dealer has Firestones or can get them at once at the same Firestone Tire and Rubber Co. "Americm'e Larse! ExcluHtvVTlre and Kitu Maker."- 65-69 W. Park St. N " Portland, Or. Home Office and Factory. Akron, Ohio Branches and Dealers Everywhere aura Oil Spring Something new to add save spring ASK BALL0U & WRIGHT BOWSER STORAGE DIAMOND TIRES YulcffliiangSiRetreaiiiiu R.LBLODCTT, 2M gjj 1 ;SC"", NORTHWEST AUTO CO. Factory Distributors of Cole, Lozier, Reo Cars BROADWAY AT COUCH STREET Main 88S7 A 4959 spring-pressed studs which are placed at intervals under the clutch facing, raise the leather slightly In spots, as suring easy and gradual engagement. The gearbox itself is combined with the rear axle housing. The axle con struction is of the floating type, the wheels being mounted directly on the axle tubes and carried on flexible roller bearings set in direct line with the spokes of the wheels. Motor Thermo-Syphon Cooled. The motor Is thermo-syphon cooled. The spring suspension is half elliptic in front and three-quarter elliptic in the rear. The extra long rear springs are alung under the axle on swivel seats attached to the rear axle hous ing. The steering wheel Is locatid on price as ever. Cushion Insert to your comfort and expense. US BROADWAY AT OAK GASOLINE and OIL TANKS SYSTEMS FOR PUBLIC AXD PRI. t a IK uakauln ti. u. Stoddard, District Sunt. Sales, 415 Corbet t Bidg. Main 1476. the left side with the gear changing and emergency brake . levers in the center. Indicating devices, including the speedometer, oil sight feed and ammeter, together with the carburetor priming button are conveniently ar ranged on the cowl Instrument board. An interlocking self-starter button prevents the starting of the motor by accident. In addition to the regular five-passenger touring car and roadster there is a special delivery car with a pan eled body and an open delivery car. Worklna- Your Alibi. Atchison Globe. 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