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About The Sunday Oregonian. (Portland, Ore.) 1881-current | View Entire Issue (June 27, 1915)
THE SUNDAY OREGOXIAX, PORTLAND, JUNE 27, 1915. FIRST GRATER LAKE TRIP OF YEAR HADE prominent ii Who 2 Party Driving Overland 30 Machine Apparently Uses Klamath Falls Route. PACKARD TWELVE COMING 6 poptlandepsl i V548 vmVx 1 Tvin Six to Arrive In Portland by Express Julj- 4 W. J. Pedler and A. D. Pluglioff in Alaska on Hunting Trip. To an Overland 30 and Mr. and Mrs. Luke Brown and Mr. and Mrs. L. H. Bhorey, of Gervais, belongs the credit of tbe first motor trip into Crater Lake this year, according to advices re ceived last week in the form of a postal card from Mr. Brown. Mr. Brown wrote from Klamath Kails that they had crossed the mountains via the McKenzie Pass, indicating that they had approached the crater from the Klamath Falls instead of from the Medford entrance. The date of the trip was June 17. R. C. Parker, member of the firm of Miller & Parker, of Oregon City, and his family, are on their way to Crater Lake in an Overland 83, one of the loifi rai- i.ate-T ihpv will ttroccea 10 California. "Who said there wouldn't be any fire works in Portland on July 4? Accord ing to the information had by the Frank C. Riggs Company, a Packard Twin Six, the first 13-cyunaer car w start for Portland, will arrived In this city on July by express by express, mind you. The first Packard 12 to reach the Pacific Coast is now In San Francisco, after being driven across the continent by H. B. Joy, president of the Packard factory and president of the Lincoln Highway Association. From noon on the day of departure, It rained for 12 consecutive days and the highway president, who has been making transcontinental trips for years, declares that never before did he en counter such heavy going. During 12 days the wheels resembled pneumatic rimmed mud pies. "Thft Twin Six literallv nosed its way through the mud of four states, until we reached the dry desert of Utah," telegraphed Mr. Joy. "By actual meas urement, the car wheels were revolv ing for hour after hour In gumbo from 13 to 20 inches deep. In the streets of North Platte, Nebraska, they were us ing small boats when we passed through. Outside of this city we had to take down the fences and drive through the fields In order to escape the miniature lakes which the terrific rains had formed in the roads." Is any "home-knocked" bold enough to state that like road conditions exist In Oregon? W. J. Pedler, Northwest manager of the J. W. Leavitt & Co., who maintains his office in Portland, and A. D. Plug hoff. Mr. Leavitt's righthand man, are In Alaska on a fortnight's hunting and fishing trip. H. H. Kling, who is boss up at the Overland store while Mr. Pedler is away, doesn't know exactly where his superior officers are, but he has reason to believe they are some where between Seattle and Juneau. Meanwhile he is priming his ears to hear a string of bear stories upon Mr. Pedler's return. V M. Taylor, effi ciency engineer of the Overland fac tory, left last week after telling the memoera ox toe lucai uveridna organ isation all about efficiency from A to j. i-i e is on nis way DacK 10 me zac tory at Toledo, O., where the three months' school course is about to begin. The Gerlinger Motor Car Company, of Vih 1 1 t.- has r-iv,n 1 1 t, th asrcnfv frr the Oldsmobile and at the same time filed two suits against the factory, al- claims. Mr. Gerlinger has held the agency for the Oldsmobile for two years and is understood to have done a good business with the line. Hereafter, he Bays, he will confine his energies to the sale of King Eights and Federal trucks. According to figures compiled last week by M. O. Wilkins, a total of 20, J32 automobile registrations have been nade in Oregon this year and 1377 orig inal registrations were filed during the month ended June 15. Almost all the late registrations represent new car sales and indicate that between $600, 000 and tSOO.OOO was spent by Orego nians for motor cars between May 15 and June 13. E. L. Hollingsworth, who has been serving as special agent of the Union Oil Company in this territory, has been transferred to the San Francisco office of the company and A. R. Atwood, of San Francisco, has come to Portland to look after the Interests of the company in this district. w Ttoy Wilson, of the Dulmage-Manley Auto Company, returned from Seaside last Sunday, driving down In the midst of a heavy rain storm. He says he felt lucky in being able to find the roads. Evidently a band of the "boys" played hookey one afternoon last week. By some mysterious circumstance George F.. Johnson, manager of the Chanslor & Lyon branch: K. B. Norman, of the local Ford branch, and Fred Routledge, factory representative for the National, each with a full delegation of golf clubs thrown over his shoulders, met up V.'ashington street way and later were soon wisking away in Mr. Norman's car. Norman DeVoe, formerly a - well known figure in the local automobile field, who is now Pacific Coast repre sentative for the Chevrolet, rubbed el bows with his old friend and associate, -Aorairai ' x: w. vogler, at the North west Auto Company's establish last week. Back in 1910 Mr. DeVoe was associated with Mr. Vogler, but he later went to California to handle the Kco tor that state. "A sample car or the 1916 Chevrolet ?500 model will reach Portland about July I," Mr. DeVoe assured Mr. Vogler iasi weeK. i am not come to Portland to see that you sold the cars, but to help you lay plans for getting them. The Chevrolet company will be one of the biggest producers In the countrv next year, with a scheduled output of su.uuu cars. I hope we can get at least ouu delivered to the Coast- r The following notification was re ceived last week from Ben W. Olcott, Secretary of State: "From many sections of the state the attention of this -office is repeatedly directed to alleged violations of the 'motor vehicle laws.' the impression prevailing that the Secretary of State ia vested with the enforcement of the aame. "Such is not the case. This office Is not vested with police powers. Its duties are only to register motor ve hicles and chauffeurs as proper appli cations are filed. "Under this law 'sections 26 and 27) It is made the specific duty of all police officers. Sheriffs and Constables, within 1.1 fell & &d?iri- ' -rw rv 9kW& b - x ; ' - . c p ; I ' trsLK, I THE close of Samuel Hill's 40th year of service and philanthropy in good roads work will be marked when the sun ascends the horizon next Thursday morning, and then, Mr. Hill announced Informally last week, his purse closes forever. "I have been a soldier for good roads since July 1, 1875, and now, after 40 years of toil and tribulation, I am determined to step aside and allow someone younger, stronger and richer than myself to carry the good work on," said Mr. Hiil yesterday. Even to Mr. Hill himself it Is a mystery how many hours and how many thousands of dollars he has spent on good roads, directly and Indirectly, but it is safe to say he haa done more than any- other man in America. - Per haps he is best known In this connec tion because of the" National fame at tained by the 10 miles of model road he constructed near his country home at Maryhill, Wash., where many skilled road engineers have gone for new ideas in road work. It jvould require a special editor to outline Mr. Hill's complete biography, but here are a few high points in his career. He is president of the Pa cific Highway Association, ex-president of the American Road Builders' Asso ciation, a National good roads leader. ex-president of the ' Portland Home Telephone & Telegraph Company, a leader In the National independent telephone fight, ex-president of sev eral Eastern railway and steamship lines and many other corporations, and president of the Maryhill Land Company. delivered his famous roads lecture to hun audiences and . before school children, tak ing them In classes of 20 at a time. As president of the Pacific Highway As sociation he has been the moving spirit In making the arrangement for the big peace celebration that will take place next Sunday along the highway at Mr. Hill has illustrated good dreds . of large . 20.000 Portland Blaine, Wash., near the Canadian line, to commemorate 100 years of peace be tween the adjoining countries. Mr. Hill's first car, a Locomobile, bought at the dawn of the automo bile industry, carried him 265.000 miles as he pioneered the roads of the en tire Northwest. Since that time he has purchased two more Locos, but his lat est buy was a 1915 Hupmobile, and he thinks the latter car the finest article built for touring. Mr. Hill is said to have been the first to motor over the Snoqualmie Pass road between Seattle and Spokane and the first to go over the full length of the course that is soon to be the Columbia River Highway. the limits of their respective Jurisdic tions to enforce Us provisions. Viola tions of such law should, therefore, be directed to the attention of the local police officers." Last Thursday's meeting of the Port land Automobile Trade Association might well have been called "Good Roads" day, judging from the unani mous testimony given by the dealers and accessory men that the Pacific Highway and other main roads are now In good condition. W. D. Albright, ' manager of the Goodrich branch, told how he made" a trip to Southern Oregon last week In a car that- -went- from Portland to Roseburg In about 10 hours, which 'Is fast time, and M. O. Wilkins, who had just returned from Tacoma, said that trip could be made easily In six or eight hours' running time. Mr. Al bright said that the Cow Creek Can yon road was in better shape last week than it had ever been before in, history and said that Southern Oregon men guaranteed that the Pacific Highway all the way to California was in good condition. W. J. Roope. the newly-elected presi dent of the association, protested vig orously against the publication of re ports that th'e Pacific Highway was not In good condition, and other acces sory men present declared that Port land wholesale houses were being dis criminated against by Southern Ore gon business men because of the im pression that Portlanders were dis couraging automobile travel through Southern Oregon. - "I tell you the Journal is doing Port land an injustice by publishing reports that the Pacific Highway in Southern Oregon is in bad condition when such is not the truth of the matter," said Mr. Roope. "This sort of thing makes Southern Oregon business men 'sore' and means a loss of business for Port land houses." The biplane which was wrecked at Medford last Sunday by Fred DeKor, the Los Angeles aviator, is being over hauled and repaired at the Jefferson street repair shop of Fred Dundee pre paratory, to being shipped to Salem, where it will give an exhibition this week at the Cherry fair. - Mr. DeKor has a modern military tractor biplane that is equipped with a 100-horsepo wer American-built engine. . Mrs. W. C. Gulllford, of 994 Brooklyn street, reports that the Ashoff road leading to Mt. Hood is now in better shape than the Sandy and Cherryville road, due to the fact that about two miles of plank have, been taken up in the latter road. - Otherwise both roads all the way to the camp were In good condition last bund ay. Mrs. Gulllford reports that the toll gate charge of S2.50 is being made again and that season tickets cost $7.50. A machine from Baker came through from the other side of ML Hood last week, showing that the road through Wapinltia. and on to The Dalles or to 'Madras is open.. Wenatchee Krult Ranch Sold. WENATCHEE. Wash, June 26 (Special.) R. E. Thompson has sold his 10-acre orchard to W. F. Clay. The consideration was $112,000, in part set tlement of which a 40-acre fruit ranch in the Moses Lake country was accept ed. The orchard is Just coming into bearing. TACOMA RUN IS PLAN Portland Dealers Want Good Representation at Races. , SOLID PHALANX DESIRED Fine Sport Promised as High-Class Talent Is Entered, Including Old ficld. Cooper, Burman, Eddie Pullen and Carlson. . . To engender interest and arrange for the proposed run to. the Tacoma races next Sunday, W. J. Roope, presi dent of the Portland Automobile Trade Association, last week appointed Gfcorge E. Johnson, manager of the Portland branch of Chanslor & Lyon, A. C. Stevens, the Winton branch man ager, and C. M. Menzies, of the North west Auto Company, as a committee to call upon all Portland automobile men relative to the run and report back to the association Monday. Undoubtedly a large number of Port-, land machines will make the trip to Tacoma for the races, which open next Sunday, but everyone recognizes that it will be a difficult matter to get all Portlanders to go in a body. The plan is to decorate the cars -with Portland signs, go together and sit together in the grandstand. The Montamarathon classic race for 230 miles, with cash awards of $5500, will be heldi Sunday afternoon, July 4, and the Inter-City Century and Gol den Potlatch trophy, .for cash awards of $5000. will be run on Monday. July 5. Earl Cooper Entered Again. Earl Cooper, who has twice won the Montamarathon classic, will drive the new Stutz car which was constructed for the Indianapolis race. Bob Burmarj. who holds probably more world records than any other one driver, will drive a Peugeot car. This will be the first time that a Peugeot, specially built racing car, has ever ap peared in the Pacific Northwest. Barney Oldfield. the master driver of the world, will make his first ap pearance in Tacoma in competition. He will drive the big Peugeot car which won the Indianapolis race last week and the Grand Prix and Vander bllt Cup races at the Panama-Pacific Exposition grounds in . February this year. Oldfield is driving. In great form and recently -has won a number . of prizes for'- making nonstop records. ; Eddie Pullen. the holder of the world's , record for a road race, with an average of 87.6 miles an hour, will drive a new specially constructed Mercer racer. i Guy E. Ruckstell, teammate of Pul len, is also appearing in a big Mercer. Billy. Carlson on List. ; Billy Carlson, commonly called "Coal Oil Billy." comes direct from the Max well factory, equipped with the best car in' the Maxwell racing stable. Dave Lewis, teammate of Cooper, will drive the Stutz car with which he made such a wonderful showing at Venice last St. Patrick's day and at Oklahoma City last April. Among the other well-known drivers who have entered for the Tacoma races are the following who appeared in the reecnt Portland races: James Parsons, with his Parsons Special: Frank El liott, with his Gordon Special; Ernest Schneider, with his Schneider Special; Ray Lentz, , with the eight-cylinder Romano; Harry ' D; Strattoh, with his Mercer, and Fred Barsby, with his Velie. Several other cars also are entered. MOTOR KITCHEN HANDY SALEM MAX INVENTS DEVICE TO i ATTACH TO HIS CAR. SALEM BUSINESS MAN CARRIES KITCHENETTE AND WARD ROBE WHEN TOURING BY AUTO. ! i I li it ,:fra! HWMBIHnlWlll I III I IH I I I III I ;; DEVICE ISVKMED BY CIRTISS B. CROSS, Boxes on Running- Boards Contain All Necessary Utensils am Well as Sup ply Place for Extra Clothes. How far the Indlvidau motorist can use his wits in making Summer trips enjoyable is evidenced by a "kitchen ette" arrangement devised by Curtis B. Cross, a prominent business man of Saiem. On either running board of his Buick machine, Mr. Cross has built a neatly finished box-trunk. 54 inches long. 11 inches tall and nearly 10 inches wide. These boxes, which are made of spruce material to insure lightness, are bolted to the respective running boards through holes in the bottom. The box on the left side of, the car has been divided into a wardrobe for extra clothing and such other things as might be needed on a long motor trip. The box on the other side is fitted up like a kitchen with drawers for the silverware, dishes and various culin ary, supplements. By resting the plates on the "side board" of the box a party of four or five can sit underneath and eat from the improvised table as handily, almost, as if they were at home. Separate drawers are also provided for the keep ing of medicines, bandages and so forth that might be needed in an emergency. These drawers, as well as the drawers for the silverware and the dishes, and the outside of the box-trunk, may be locked and unlocked with a special key. Mr. Cross saysTiis kitchenette and his wardrobe afford him an ultra de gree of comfort when he motors for any distance with his family and friends. SALESMAN'S THCCK IS SEIZED Federal Company Agent Finally Gets Back Car From French. ' That a man who goes abroad these days to sell motor trucks and carries a motor truck along as a sample has to be a diplomat, as well as a sales man, is revealed by the letters ' which Charles P. Cary is sending back to Detroit from London and from Paris. Mr. Cary was sent to Europe by the Federal Motor Truck Company and asked permission to take one of the trucks along to show the goods on the ground. Little did he realize into what difficulties it would get him. For days he was held back from crossing the English Channel into France be cause he wanted to take the truck with him and when he finally did get the machine on French soil, it was seized by the government as govern ment property. By dint of several days' explaining, however, he convinced the officials that the truck was his and not the government's and he was allowed to drive on-to Paris. When a touch of a button starts your Ford with a Genemotor. The Genemotor spins your engine 150 revolutions per minute, which insures sure starting. And it generates a steady, powerful light as well. Made by the General Elec tric Company and sold by us. It costs but $82.50. As simple to operate as it is easy to put on. Let us put one on for you Lnow while we have a supply. Chanslor & Lyon Co. DISTRIBUTORS 627 Washington Street Fourth of July, if the ptans laid by the Chamber of Commerce are carried out. Some quiet amusements and sports are to be arranged and a speaker will be engaged to deliver an address. Many people probably will come to the city to enjoy the day on acccount of the bathing possibilities in the river and to see the water sports, which will .be ar ranged on the river if possible.. BOOKLET ADVISES CAR BUYERS Importance of Ability of Firm to Stay in Business Emphasized. '"Nothing to do with machinery," is the subject of a "Roll-top desk" book let that has just been issued by the National Motor Vehicle Company for buslnesstmen Interested in buying mo tor cars. The purpose of this book is such as to benefit other reputable auto mobile companies as well as the Na tional. It appeals to the mercenary in every business man. Following is a brief extract of this bit of printed mat ter which is typical of the sound logi cal and convincing reasoning of George M. Dickson, general manager of the Na tional Company: "If a man were to buy an automobile today, and the automobile company were to go up and disappear tomor row, there would be an immediate de preciation of, say, $500 In the man's car. He bets $500. The cold way to put it is: He bets $500 on the ability of his manufacturer to stay in busi ness. Or. another way to put it, he extends a certain amount of credit to the manufacturer of the car that he buys. "A car is more than merchandise. A car is a promise. A car is a promise that its manufacturer will stand sol idly for years to come. Nobody when he buys an automobile wants to buy an orphan. The minute the car becomes an orphan bloo-ey! It is a calamity for the owner of the car. You don't want an orphan automobile." The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Com pany has inaugurated a free legal ad vice service for the benefit of employes who may need legal first aid. Realiz ing that employes often become in volved in legal difficulties from which it is difficult to extricate themselves, largely from the want of proper advice in the beginning, the company has re tained, a prominent attorney to act as legal adviser to any who may wish to avail themselves of his services. Any Goodyear employe may obtain this serv ice without charge. Pasco Plans Celebration. PASCO, Wash, June 2$. (Special.) 'he City of Pasco will celebrate the AUTO LAMPS of every description Rex Anti Slip Brake Wafers Pedal Pads Ladies' and Men's Auto Caps, Gloves and Goggles, Flower Hold ers, Bumpers. Robe and Foot Rails, Water Bags. Master Car buretors, Diamond Tires, etc. TOUR BOOKS The Entire Pacific Coast, ARCHER AND WIGGINS Oak Street. Corner Sixth. Everything: for Automobiles. TOUR BOOKS Oregon, Washington and California in one volume. .$3.50 Oregon separate jjtl.OO Washington separate $1.00 BALLOU & WRIGHT BROADWAY AT OAK BOWSER GASOLINE and OIL TANKS STORAGE SYSTEMS FOR PUBLIC AND PHI. VAXES GARAGES, S. D. Stoddard, District iujt kales. 415 Curbctt Bid, alaia 1470. DIAMOND TIRES Vlcanizing and Retreading R. L BLODGETT, SSLWi SSE John A. Walters Co., Inc. 335 Ankeny, Corner Broadway. Auto Supplies Bob Roy Shock Absorbers for Ford Cars. $10. Marshall 2490.