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About The Sunday Oregonian. (Portland, Ore.) 1881-current | View Entire Issue (March 21, 1915)
THE SUNDAY OREGON! AX. PORTLAND, 3IARCII 21. 1915. 60-HORSEPOWER HOTEL ON WHEELS TO CARRY FAMILY ACROSS CONTINENT Dr. William De Vcny Builds Compact Body on Powerful Car for Six Months Pleasure Jaunt Advertising Oregon by Illustrated Lectures and Interesting Book on Development of Law and Order. jgijBgiL : rc"Wr J O- Wls ra lhlMiiitniinttiiB wain" r- iihifi(r'ntif''l liiiliilMfiii'ti!filiiiirthii'f"'"'''t;''' i'iitii.ljLiiiJ i'in:i' ItiTi'Ttifc'ii Six $1475 f. o. b. Toledo IB . . I i I II ! l ! Top (Lft to Kigtt) name 1'urtland DrVci;, Driver or Url MIkb telle OeVeny. Mrs. Martha It. DeVeny, Dr. WUlIaia DeVny, Msnun and Lecturer or the Tkip. Below Interior View or Car. ress of law and order In Kansas and Nebraska and other states visited be fore he came to Oregon, 32 years ago. This book is filled with incidents and thrilling experiences that have never before been printed, culled from Dr. DeVeney's experiences in these states. The book will show the transformation of these states into law and order dis tricts. The last chapter will be devoted en tirely to Oregon. This chapter will be profusely illustrated with Oregon views, showing its industries and scen ery. Dr. DeVeney expects to defray part of the expense of the trip through the sale of this book in the towns vis itel. In preparing for this trip. Dr. De Veney will have expended between (2000 and (2400 in purchasing and out fitting the automobile, in the publish ing of the book and preparing stereop-tk-on slides, but the trip is Intended as a pleasure expedition. Dr. DeVeney still feels . the Western frontier spirit and desires to live over the stirring scenes through which, he passed in the pion eering days of Jthe West. He is a peculiar personality. He is a sort of prototype of Buffalo Bill and is often taken for the noted plainsman. They are close friends, and when Buf falo Bill was in Portland last year they were photographed together. Dr. De Veney has been in Portland for the past 22 years. He helped bring Montavilla Into Portland several years ago. The exact route of his trip has not yet been marked out, as that will be governed by circumstances. He will ship his car acrosB the Rocky Moun tains and start from either Denver or Cheyenne. He will visit all the towns and cities enroute to Chicago and New York. He estimates that ft will require six months to reach New York, which is his Eastern destination, although he expects to visit Washington and drive his car to the White House and enter tain the President. The return trip . will be by another route from the one followed East, and will be further south, taking in the lower tier of states. It is not expected to stop at hotels except In rare cases, and never when, it can be avoided. From one to. two days is the time the stays wilt be made In towns on the route. The lectures, which will be delivered will mainly be on Oregon and ty)he West, and the stereopticon views-are now being made to- illustrate them. HOW would you like to cross the American continent In a small hotel carried on the running gears of a 60-horsepower. automobile? Such are the plans of the DeVeny family, of this city. The "hotel" and car are both nearly ready for the long trip to New York. For more than a year Dr. William DeVeny, who has spent most of his life on the frontiers of the West, has had under consideration a trip by which he would practically retrace his steps across the continent over- the trail he followed when he took the ad vice of Horace Greeley and came West. At first Dr. DeVeny decided to make the trip with horses and & wagon built especially for the trip, but with the per fection of the mechanism of the auto mobile he abandoned his original plans. Several months ago he purchased a 60-horsfcpower Thomas chain-driven automobile, warranted to negotiate any hill that might intervene between the Rocky Mountains and the Atlantic Ocean. It was driven to Dr. DeVenys home on East Eightieth near East Glisan street, in Montavilla. and the work of transformation was com menced. .', Drsls Is vrl. Dr. DeVeny wanted something orig inal and novel and drew the plans of a "family hotel" first on a large scale, and this as reduced to fit the slse and capacity of the automobile. According to these plans the "hotel" was con structed on the automobile, and it was brought out this week for the first time. Its plan is entirely original with Dr. DeVeny. With the runnlg gears the weight of the outfit will be from 2500 to 4000 pounds and capable of car rying between 1S00 and 2000 pounds. It will carry four persons and their baggage Dr. Willam DeVeny. Mrs. DeVeny. Miss Estelle and Wame Port land DeVeny. The new body or "hotel." is seven feet wide, ten feet long and six feet high. At the back end, where the main entranca la placed, there is & drop plat form, two by th-ee feet, the steps being II Inches above the ground. The door Is two by six feet. These steps are for MveraV purposes. They will serve for a platform for Dr. DeVeny's illustrated lectures which he clans to deliver at the towns he will pass on his - way There, la. a- side entrance at the front two by six feet, which admits the driver to the seat in front The seat of the driver is detachable, to be moved when the machine is not in motion and the space is wanted for meals or for sleeping purposes, the inventor having made use of every inch of space in side to best advantage. There is the cupboard with four drawers, compact and with no waste space, and yet ample for the purpose, 12 by 18 Inches when folded out of the way. The stove Is a gasoline burner, near the wind shield, taking up little spa -e. In arranging the beds the same economy of space was followed. There are four beds In this "hotel,' two on each side, .one above the other and when not in use are folded along the sides and covered with portieres. When in use the portieres swing down in the middle, separating .the four beds and making two complete bedrooms. The beds are provided with one-inch felt mattresses. eact 2 by six feet and covered from dust. The table is Jli by three feet, and when not in use is folded . up. takirfg a space live by eight inches by three feet long. When in use tt accommodates four persons. Chairs ars to be folded away. Ventilation I. Excellent. Ample ventilation is provided by means of wire screens which admit pure air and keep out troublesome in sects. A fly tent, 10 by It feet, will be carried, which will be spread from the rear end of the car when Dr. DeVeny is lecturing. He will carry a stereopticon lantern, and several hun dred slides of C'rjon scenery- These will Include views t Mount Hood, Ash ing scenes,. Rcse Festival scenes in cluding the children's parades, the Co lumbia Highway, altogether about 250 choice Oregon and Western slides. Ar rangements for managing the lantern when Dr. DeVeny - is lecturing are uniqut. The lantern will be operated from inside the car house by electric lights ..nd the screen will be canvas placed some distance away from the rear end of the car. as a rule, but not always, as in some places a hall will be obtained for that purpose. Dr. DeVeney will take with him an Illustrated book of about 100 pages, which will be entitled "Western Life, or Development of Law and Order." which he is now preparing, and which will be published in Portland. Most of it will be devoted to showing the prog- is JMCMBEKOr Indisputable Excess Value The wheel base of the Overland Six is 1 25 inches. 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The Willys-Overland Company, Toledo, Ohio ilu((('fll!.!lr,CiHi"ipwHWn!mi HILLS TO BE MOTORCVCLISTS TO SPEED TODAY ON CANYON ROAD. GRADE. Portland Clab Practically Decides o First Week of July for Run to Saa Francisco Big Entry Expected. A hill-climbing motorcycle run that Is to test the power as well as tne speed of local machines will oe neia unaer the auspices of the Portland Motor cycle Club at 10 o'clock this morning from the foot of the hill on Canyon road for three miles up a grade vary ing from 10 to 15 per cent. The run will be conducted under the official rules of the Federation of American Motorcyclists and it is expected that about SO local stars will compete, among the favorites . being Archie Rife, on a three-speed Harley-Davld-son. The Portland club has practically de cided on the first week of July as the date for the run to the Panama-Paclnc Exposition grounds at San Francisco. Already nearly 200 cyclists from Port land, Seattle, Spokane, Tacoma and Salem have signified their intention of making the trip and A. L. Welch, of the local club, estimates that at least half that number will leave on the junket. He believes about 40 will leave from Portland. The trip south will be taken by easy stages and runs and races will be staged en route to help defray the ex penses of the trip. The riders will follow the course of the Pacilic High way. A (5 prise has been posted by the Portland club for the best name suggested for the run. This contest will r'lAR Anrll 1. The Portland club has arranged to hold a series of races on the Hose City speedway May 30, Decoration day. Harry Brandt, of Portland, the North Aar motorcycle champion, left win4iv for Venice. Cel.. to partici pate in the 300-mlle run March 2S. His mechanic, Edward Beletskr, accompa nri him on the Great Northern. He will pilot the only Thor in that big event. Th hulldlns of the New York barg. 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