niE SUNDAY OREGONIAX. PORTLAND, SEPTE3IBER 20, 1914.
SHOOTING RAPIDS IS
ADDITIONAL VIEWS OF SCENERY AND HAPPENINGS IN 1200 -MILE TEXP THROUGH THE STATE
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Auto Tour to McKenzie River
One Long to Be Remem
bered for Its Pleasures.
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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
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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
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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.
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Portland, Or.
Home Office and Factory. Akron, Ohio
Branches and
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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.
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AT OAK
GASOLINE and OIL TANKS
SYSTEMS FOR PUBLIC AXD PRI.
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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.
Your alibi doesn't seem as plausible
to the rest of the world as it does to
you.