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About The Sunday Oregonian. (Portland, Ore.) 1881-current | View Entire Issue (July 18, 1915)
TITE SUNDAY OltEGOXIAN," PORTLAND, JULY 18. 1915. frPominerfKPGPtl andeps ROTHES! sry v a r-i - us-.r --W i n W XN- S :m . :Zh -ps - .1 Ii liliWinHliiiii liliililin iM inliliiiiii Ki tiiiiiinii iwniiiKiiii iianiilHliiiii iihniiiiMwi jT ' " V&fcS- "" wi -rrfraTWuTfii iw nrmg nij , WHEN the automobile was in what now might be called the ancient history stage E. J. Jae jrer, member of the pioneer jewelry firm of Jaeger Bros., bought hia first car, one of the first two-cylinder tour ist autos that ever graced the streets of Portland. Since then he has owned two Studebakers and now he pins his faith to a Reo. Mr. Jaeger served his constituency in the State Legislature twice and was until recently president of the Port land Retail Merchants' Association. For a full quarter of a century he has been engaged in the jewelry business in Portland. Almost every Sunday the year around Mr. Jaeger and his family use their car for a trip here, there and everywhere. Last Summer they made a three weeks' record 400-mile round trip up the McKenzle River and they have explored various other remote sections of Oregon. In the near future he will commence running back and forth between Port land and his newly-erected beach home at Gearhart and In the latter part ot August Mr. Jaeger and his family ex pect to drive to California in their lieo. Although Mr. Jaeger Is happiest when touring overland In an automo bile he is not opposed to other modes of travel. Two years ago. when the Shriners held their convention In Hon olulu. Mr. Jaeger accompanied his fel lows on a tour of the Orient and the islands of the Pacific. Many of the pic tures he took on this trip were pub lished at that time, together with In teresting descriptive articles on the life in the KaL WONDERS OF AUTO TRIP AROUND MOUNT HOOD TOLD (Continued From Page 5. lumbia River with most of it shut from view. The present grade around Mit chell's Point Is a corking climb of 25 or SO per cent, and all motorists should hail the announcement that the new 6 per cent grade through the wonderful windowed tunnel will be open for autos very soon. The six miles from Mit chell's Point into Hood River are 'pleas ant driving. At 40 minutes past 8 o'clock, while the people of Hood River were just about stirring around to get breakfast. we new through the main streets, stop ping only long enough to learn from a garage man the which and why of the road to The Dalles. Soon we came to a long hill that overlooked the picturesque Hood River Valley. We seemed to be at the back door of Mount Hood. This superb land scape was visible for several miles of upgrade that did not end until we reached Grand View farm, which is located five miles out of Hood River at an elevation of 1500 feet. Not long after we left this vision of the green Hood River Valley in the background the verdure of the hills commenced to fade away gradually into the typical bleakness of the great Central Oregon country. Lava rock on the hills was an evidence of this tran sition Still, however, we could see the Columbia River. The road all the way from Hood River to The dalles is fine, and no tourist should fear it, pro viding his motor will pull up grades that run as high as 20 per cent and he has brakes that will hold the car on the down-grade. This stretch of the Columbia Highway is smoother than the same highway from Portland east, though, of course, the grades are older and narrower. The word boulevard best describes this road. Hbrinem in Charge of CUy. Our. speedometer at Hood River had registered B9.1 miles and at The Dalles it showed 93.4 miles. We arrived in The Dalles several minutes before the clocks struck 10. A band of Shriners had captured the city on their way to Portland, and the onslaught wa oasv pickings, for few of the citizens were about so early. We scratched our heads seriously as we realized that we had driven all the way froi- Portland' that morning. , As we drove into garage to load up with gasoline and verily the fact that no one had looped Mount Hood ahead of us, we ran across " Oro Holdinan, who selU Firestone tires ' in Portland. "Judie" had driven hla Buick up from Portland over the high way the day before and was about to return over the same route. Here's a good Joke on The Dalles. Just after we had congratulated our selves on the fine quality of the road from The Dalles to Hood River, w asked the garage men how the road was to Dufur and- Tygh Valley. They .. replied that it was oniy fair, but on fur- - ther questioning they assured us that ? it was much better than the road - from Hood River. They said the road p from Hood River, to The Dalles wasn't , thought much of in that country. All of which goes to prove the character of Central Oregon roads, which were evidently born good and just grew up like Topsy. If you go through The Dalles soon, Inquire whether or not Second street - the natural avenue of exit, is still .-being worked on. We found that it c was and were compelled to go out Jackson street to the bluff overlooking ...ths Celno Canal location. Before the canal is reached the Du - fur road branches off to the right and ""all at once the traveler gets at real whiff of sagebrush. At this point the writer was prompted to doff his coat, and after we had traveled for hours through the desert-like country, he suffered for his carelessness. Ever hear of a fellow getting his entire back sunburned through his shirt? Well, that's what happened to me last Sunday, and every Jolt antl lunge that the car took through those 30 miles back of Mount Hood recalled and re-enacted the thrashings of by gone school days In addition to the hypnotism of this desolate country be tween The Dalles and Tygh Valley a surprising feature was a 20.000-acre orchard of apples Irrigated under the direction of the Dufur Orchard Com pany. And the snow-capped mountains were still in view. Roads Drrlrrl Wonderful. I venture that the average Western Oregonian will be as much impressed and Interested by this Central Oregon country as Dy anything else seen on the wonderful loop. The roads ud there are "roller coaster" creations with great rolling wheat fields banking either side of the road. A man can take a hill in this country without fearing a jar ring Jon at the bottom. As you enter the mysterious Tvgh Valley you can almost believe that you are in Arizona. We entered the Valley over a long and steep down grade that would probably frighten the ordinary traveler. While Mr. Wag ner was Jumping out every few minutes to take a picture along this road. 'Heinie" blew his honk contraptions full blast and the situation was such that it took nearly two seconds for the echo to reach us from the other side of the great, bald canyon. The road is narrow in this country and woe unto the man who allows one of his wheels to get even a whisper over the ridge. And every member of The Oregonian crew wfll never forget how nearly we came viewing a catas trophe of just this sort. As Heinie was letting the big Pack ard drop slowly down the long grade we saw a. band of gypsies stalled on the same road at a point some quarter of a mile across a gap in the canyon. The men in the party were waving their arms at us almost frantically, and we guessed at once that some thing was up. As we swung around the next curve we discovered that eight wagonloads of gypsies were try ing to pass a Federal truck that was loaded to the guards with furniture en route from The Dalles to Tygh Valley. The entire outfit had been held up for an hour and a half on the curve while the gypsies were changing four wheels oi their wagons. We drew up behind the truck at the curve and jumped out to do what we could to help solve the riddle. There's wasn't much room to pass at best, but in this Instance great gobs of furniture bulged out at the 'side of the auto truck and there 'wasn't much room on the canyon side of the road. At one time while we were there the hind wheels of one of the gypsy wagons, while trying to pass the truck, was within an inch of the ridge, and we looked any moment for a big crash. ItondM Continue to lie Flor. Finally the four horses were un hitched and the wheels of the wagon Jacked up and thrown in a few Inches. Then all men present literally put their shoulders to the wheels and the wagon was half carried, half pushed around the brink. At last the eight gypsy wagons had slid past 'somehow or other and had bIho managed to pass a horse and buggy that was waiting higher on tho hillside. ; The gypsy band had a small circus outfit that they had driven all the way from California en route to Pen dleton. They had their ticket wagon, queen gypsy and all. During the tens est part of the mixup at the curve the queen gypsy, who was driving the sec ond wagon. yelled across at the woman who had been riding with her husband In the truck. "Want your fortune told, lady?" ah asked. . "I should say not. I think we hare fortune enough right here." came the reply. And all of us were too serious to smile at the retort. After leaving the town of Tygh 'Val ley a little farther on we were treated to some views of sagebrush country which we interpreted as "grand can yon stuff." The road continued to be line all of the 13 miles from Tygh Val ley to Waplnitla. which we reached at a minute past 1 o'clock. At that time we had traveled 140.S miles after eat ing a hasty breakfast at Portland, and I warf hungrier than Joe Knowles ever pretended to be. But the road was so good and we were making such good time that Heinle held rlrmly to his previous an nouncement that we would reach the heart of the mountains before stopping for lunch. I almost despised Heinie for "them cruel orders." but I hadn't had any share In putting up the lunch and the darned old automobile wasn't mine, so I didn't have much to say about my Innermost feelings. Government ("nmp Soon Rrarkrd, Several "years" after passing Wapl nitla, at eight minutes before two, to be exact, we did stop along Bear Creek for lunch, and such a lunch other mor tals never enjoyed. It wouldn't be quite fair to announce everything that we enjoyed during this repast excent to confess that there was an endless supply of a half dozen different kinds of sandwiches, all sorts of salad, a couple of bottles of coffee anl another course that seemed appropriate after a trip over the Columbia Hlsrhwav. We stopped here for considerably more than an hour and were driving in and out around the pine trees for i hour and a half before we came to Frog Lake, a wonderful sight that none of us had heard of before. This lake, BIG COLE EIGHT DASHES THROUGH PORTLAND EN ROUTE TO SAN FRANCISCO. k . I t " " " -H MKNZ1ES. SALES MA NAG Kit OF Rothweller, the Seattle M. ROTHUEILER AND PARTY OK SEATTLE IX THEIR CAR AD :. M XORTHWKST ALTO CO.MPA.MY AT LEFT. "I call this rig the first real automobile tht T hnv vr iirivan"irmi.i.j tt xr agent for the Cole, as he curbed his Cole Eight In front of the Northwest Auto Company last week." after having driven the car overland from Seattle en route to San Francisco. , ... ne "aas soutn of Kelso, Wash., were made mighty bad by the recent rains, but they were 'duck soup' for this big wagon." ,, -.U!?, JT' Rothweller on his trip to California are Mrs. Rothweller and two children, his mother-in-law and Mr c. M. trailer, all of Seattle. They left Portland over the . regular Pacific Highway, and will proceed over that course all the way to San Francisco.. , f4DTDR CAR It was our expectation, from the first, that this car would play a large part in determining motor car values. We said as much in our advertisements almost a year ago. We expected it to set up in the public mind a model and a pattern of what a car of moderate price should be. We expected that it would encourage buyers to judge motor cars by the standard of quality not by price. Surely the results have more than realized our expectations. Surely you can see that the car is considered a criterion of what constitutes real worth. Once a man has driven the car, - even for a few miles, nothing can distract his mind from its performance and its quality. He thinks of the price only in relation to the re markable value it buys. That is why the first 20,000 fell so far short of sup plying the demand. That is why the second 20,000 are being absorbed with equal eagerness. DDDGE.BRDTKER5. Detroit The price of the car complete is $785 Lo.b. Detroit Covey Motor Car Co. Washington Street at 21t. Tills Is Cleamop Week -See the Bargains We Offer- Used Aotoimolbile We have a few used automobiles, which have been exchanged on new CHALMERS SIXES. They are late model, dependable cars, in good condi tion, and are being offered at very attractive prices. Terms if desired. In cluded are such makes as: CHALMERS MARMON PEERLESS SAXON CADILLAC BUICK BAKER ELECTRIC In justice to yourself, you should look these cars over and get our prices. H. L. KEATS AUTO CO. Broadway and Burnside Broadway 5368 A 1 170 tucked away behind Mount Hood, is a perfect picture. Then It wasn't Ions until we reached Government Cmp to receive the con gratulations of Lfc F. Prldemore. the proprietor, who said he was certain our car was the first to circle Mount Hood. Iess than four months before he had patted Jlmmie Clark on the back for driving a band of us to Gov ernment Camp from Portland, the first car to make that trip during 1915. Soon after passing Toll Gate on our descent we had our first blowout and were held up for some time as a re sult. Then It was less than a mile over a dandy road to Rhododendron Tavern, where we stopped fr a few minutes to shake hands with Kmll Franaetti. the hospitable proprietor. After leaving BriKhtwooJ we took the bridge across to the Marmot and Bull Kun road and then came seootlnir all the way to Gresham, the road being fine from Bull Run on. Moat of Roate In -ood Coaaltlon. On the whole the road to Mount Hood Is now in stood condition and It probably will remain so for the rest of the season unless heavy rains muss thlnKB up. We ran Into a (Treat deal of mud at the upper end of the Mar mot cutoff, but later on a fine flank road opened out before us. and with it the throttle. Just the other aide ol Powell Valley the road is particularly Hood. Heinie steered us over the Powell Valley road and into Portland over the Burnside bridfte. This length ened our time and distance, as 'It ne cessitated a relay back south attain to pull up at The Creronian building, which we reached shortly after o'clock, with a speedometer read Inn of 235.7 miles for the day's loop. Mr. Wagner and his son have toured across the entire continent by auto mobile, and both declare that the circle around Mount Hood Involves every con ceivable combination of scenery and road that enters into transcontinental touring. By making the loop of Mount Hood they say a motorist encounters every variety of road and every variety of scenery that Is afforded on a tour entirely across the United States. It is a miniature transcontinental tour, they say, that beats any theoretical combination of National parks and boulevards possible. A road Is already proposed between Government Camp and Hood Hlver back of Mount Hood that would also permit a flirtation with the mountain peak all day lone But this road, commendable though It Is, could not Include the variety offered by the ride through the wheat and desert lands of Central Ore eon. and that atmosphere is needed to give the loop the universal effect.. It's a Problem Hard to solve until vou use Iia tnond Squeegee Tread Tires. Don't pay more than Diamond rices, lire cannot he made any etter at prices htsher thnn Dia monds, if you pay 1-ss, thev are rotbinir the tire if you pay more, they are robbln? you. Tube Hans are gratis with each order. The Master Carburetor Continues to Make iood. ARCHER AND WIGGINS Oak Mt-ret. I'warr Milk. VEEDOL Most Lubrication Least Carbon. Try it now. Ask your garage or BALLOU & WRIGHT Broadway at Oak A 663S, Broadway 307 BOWSER km?bk GASOLINE and OIL TANKS UTEMJ rutt PU BLIC A D PHI. ACKi. S. n. Moddinl. District iuit feaie. 4i Curbtt Uld. Mala 17. DIAMOND TIRES Ylcaaizing and Retreading R. L ELODGETT, SiWSl.'A'A. TOU3 John A. Walters Co., Inc. 335 Ankeny, Corner Broadway. Auto Supplies Rob Roy Shock Absorbers for Ford Cars. $10. Marshall 2490.