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About The Sunday Oregonian. (Portland, Ore.) 1881-current | View Entire Issue (Sept. 5, 1915)
THE SUNDAY OREGONIAX, PORTLAND, SEPTEMBER 5, 1915. SENATOR LANGGUTH 528 MILES PAVED all Its own. Teeterday A. H. Brown, manager of the Studebaker Corporation of America, received assurances '"'t a full trainload of Studebaker mobiles is on its way to Portland .. in the factory to help fill up the ioiJ occasioned by a lack of cars in this territory during recent weeks. When the trainload arrives. Septem npominefvl andeps Who TsT sj 1 LKJWJIT crJ Report Shows Work Since 1911 in Washington Counties. 6 URG GOOD ber 14 or 15. between 25 and 30 of the Studebaker dealers of Oregon and Washington will be on hand to drive their cars borne to the'ir respective garages and agency store. Mr. Brown reports that his territory has suffered a shortage of some 500 or 600 cars. Xed H. Manley, who left his post as salesmanager of the Dulmage-Manley Auto Company several months ago for an extended visit In the East. U back at the old stand looking as fresh as a daisy after his earned rest. H? says he Is mighty glad to be back in Ore gon, and from the rate he is linii.g prospects for the Hupmoblle. Naticr and Chandler automobiles he Ir than making up for lost time. W. A. Seale, a former Poi tlander. who now resides in San Francisco, is In Portland introducing a new elec Auto Tour to California Is Described in Letter to Gov :; ernor Withycombe. INEXPENSIVE TYPE USED Most of Mileage Is of Gravel or Waterbonnd Macadam 125 Miles of Road-way Now Being Constructed. NEEDS OF OREGON TOLD Advantages of Cement Base for Highways Demonstrated; Trip Is Advocated for Legisla tive Committees. 1 BALEM, Or., Sep. 4. (Special.) Governor James 'Withycombe la In re ceipt of a letter from Arthur Lan gr fruth. State Senator, relative to the condition of the roads both In Cali fornia and Oregon. Mr. Langgith, In company with Mrs. Lanspruth, Miss Helen Langguth Smith (Mrs. Lang Kth's 12-year-old. niece), of Jackson, Mich., and Henry M. Lambert, started from Portland, August 1, in the Lang tut h Cole automobile. The letter re ceived by Governor Withycombe from Mr. Langguth was dated Tia Juana, Mexico, August 24, and Is as follows: Since AuEuit 1 our party has ben tmiytn roads and highways from Portland t Mexico and has reeled off over 19 00 miles o far and the end Is not yet. If each member of our roads and high ways committee In the Senate could make this trip he would learn much first handed that would be useful during the next aes iin of the Ieislature. I have often heard you say you thought campent should be the foundation for our lird surfacing that should go on the roads. I' think you are absolutely right on .that point and we will realise it sooner er later lrj Oregon. California has some splendidly construct ed roads and has also the worst I ever saw, net excepting that in I'as Creek Canyon, lit Douglas County, Oregon. California has (riven up the crushed rock and gravel road method and we have not found anything but cement roadways being laid. 'The bitumen or asphaltlc road laid a few years ago ane "rolling up" and becom ing lumpy. The old oiled road Is a thing of the past. It seems that In California tbey put a thin coat of asphaltum on the cement roadway and then spread a layer of dry screenings on it and that makee a soft er surfaoa and very satisfactory road for tfam and wagon as well as automobile traf fic. The chance of wearing off or crumbling off. of the cement Is reduced to the mini mum, since the real and direct wear and t'iar Is on the asphaltlc coating and screen ing surface, which surface can be renewed si often as they eee fit, and the foundation Ik there to stay. While California has accomplished won ders in road building, we have reason to be priud f our own Oregon's efforts along that line. Aa one can tell when he crosses the line out of Multnomah County, ao he can t ! I when he crosses the state line out of Oregon. The magnificent roadway from : evn before Medford through to the Cali-f'M-Jiia line compensates one for all the bad r-KRt's between Cottage Grove and Glendale. in motoring through California we should advise everyone to avoid the road out of Iunsmuir that leads to Kennet. There Is another and older road now suffering re omtruti on that Is nevertheless passable and nnfe The Kennet road has a thou afoul sharp curves that are negotiated with im h difficulty. In many of them we are r-fvrtpelled to make the turn only partially, th.n back up a few feet, then go ahead and turn a little, then back again, then per haps make the turn, only to find that the f-rt must be repeated again at the next curve onlly 100 feet distant. The road is narrow and positively dan gerous. At some places we had to hug the rocks on the one side till the fenders would scrape them. At the same time there was en-ly ight inche roadway to spare on the other and no railing on the edge, not even a tree to break the fall if the machine should slip off, 800 feet to the Sacramento River below. Some of the grades are near ly SO per cent and unless the machine Is equipped with ffrst-class brakes It would be foolhardy to attempt to descend these Sjrftdes. On the day wo went over and through these mountains, between Dunsmuir and Jlertdlng, we started from Hornbrook at 5 A. M. and got into Kennet by the aid of the searchlight At 9 P. M., having spent IB hours at the wheel. On several occasions I had to stop and rest, as the constant turn ing first on a right-hand curve and then a left-hand turn, then a right and again a lft, until a driver becomes dizzy from repe tition, which adds to the danger materially. It is only once In a mile or more that one vehicle can pass another, as the road was carved out of the side of the mountain, evi dently with the idea that traffic would come only from one direction and only come from Oregon to California and nevor go north again. On our way through and over these mountains we met 150 automobiles coming north to Oregon, vowing they would never go back to California if they, had to go by that road. What a delight It will b to travel when Oregon and California have completed one more year's work on the main highway, much of which is already in finished condi tion. We met touring parties on their way to Oregon from nearly every state except Alhama. Georgia and Florida. They had aeen California, but could not return until they had aeen Oregon. We will make no mistake If we build per manent roads, not only main roads, but lat erals also. It la hard to believe that as I am writing this tetter in San Diego that all ef -the 10 large garages here are filled with au tomohiles that have come loaded with fami lies from all over the country and many are asking for Information about Oregon and Oregon roads. We upeiit seven days at the San Franciae Exposition. Oregon can be proud of her building there. I think we got more for our money than any other state that has a building on the grounds. Oregon's build ing stands out prominently in a class dis tinctly Its own and everybody says so. It Is so hlmellk and so inviting. That rest room! Who has not enjoyed its every com fort and appointment T Then the exhibits and departments are so ably and courteous ly presented to the visitor. "We were in deed proud of the Oregon building, the cora miHSinn and those in charge. Have been doing the San Diego fair this iK'k. While the San Franeisco fair is tremendous, colossal and magnificent to the last word, the San Tiero show, for beauty has nrur been equaled. Oregon Is not much in evidence thore, however. Running cnto Mr. and Mrs. John H. Hall and their daughter looking for rosea the equal of Portland's standard was a pleasant surprise. The farther south we go the better a Port- EW motorists have a mileage rec ord that will come anywhere near that of Cay M. Lombard, a promi nent clubman and capitalist of Fort land. More than 300,000 miles have been traversed by him in his varioua ma chines since 1906. His longest tour was In 1912, rhen his speedometer recorded 4408 miles. after having: covered New England, the South, the Middle West and the North west. Mr. Lombard had with him Da vid T. Honeyman and Jordan Zan, and exactly 30 days were consumed in mak ing the run. The year previous Mr. Lombard drove from Boston to. Chey enne. Wyo., a distance of 2200 miles, in lii days. The first automobile he ever owned was a Thomas Flyer, In 1906. The next season he purchased another machine of the same make, but in 1908 he tried his luck with' a Pope-Hartford. When it' came time to obtain a new car in 1909 he went back to the Thomas Flyer, and after a year's service he secured a Renault to do duty in 19.10. Another Renault was his the. next year, and then came the Peerless in 1912. A 1913 Lozier carried him around for some time until last year he took a Peerless. This yeai" he has both, a Lozier and a Peerless. He has toured all over Oregon and. the Pacific Coast, but he has announced no more long Jaunts for him until the roads are bet ter. "The most beautiful tour In America," said Mr. Lombard yesterday, "is the one between Portland and San Fran cisco, taken via Central Oregon. Reno, Nev.. and Sacramento, CaL The roads In the Willamette Valley are far from satisfactory for good touring, to my way of thinking." One of the favorite runs these days Is out to the Waverley Country Club, where Mr. Lombard Is one of the lead ing spirits among the golfers. OLTMPIA, Wash.. Sept. 4. (Special.) Under the Washington permanent highway law. In effect since 1911, the 39 counties of this state have completed E2S miles of modern roadbed, the state highway department shows in statistics prepared for the Federal bureau of Rood roads, in addition to which ap proximately 125 miles of road now are under construction. While most of the mileage has been of gravel or waterbound macadam, these inexpensive types being partic ularly favored in Eastern Washington, much attention is being paid to the highest types of hard-surfacing, espe cially In Western Washington, where 67 miles of concrete pavement and 23 miles of brick already have been laid under the aot. The mileage of each class of com pleted surfacing is given by the high way department as follows: Brick, 23.23 miles; concrete, 66.69 miles; sheet asphalt, 3.97 miles; war renite, 5.67 miles; bituminous macadam, 9.72 miles; asphaltic macadam. 35.58 miles; oil-hound macadam, 15.78 miles; rolled gravel. 97.62 miles; spread gravel, 142.46 miles. For convenience the five first-named types of paving have been grouped as 'Class 1 In the following statement. showing mileage to the credit of each county, while the more inexpensive forma of paving are grouped as "Class 2." The statement follows: Class 1, Class 2. County. Miles, Adams Asotin Fenlon Chelan Clallam Clarke 3.01 Columbia Cowlltr 1.30 Douglas Ferry Fraiklln 0.00 Garfield Grant Grays Harbor 5.40 Island ..... Jefferson King 34.43 Kitsap Kittitas 3.20 Kliikitat Lewis O.IS Lincoln - .50 Mason Okanogan pacific 1.10 Pen d'Orellle Pierce 27. 8S San Juan Skagit 3.70 Skamania Snohomish Spokane 1.K7 Stevens Thurtuon Wnliktahnm .......... ..... Walla Walla Whatcom 9.30 Whitman Yakima trical system for automobiles, which is said to be all the rage in California. He is at the Hotel Portland. lander looks and even John H. Hall seemed to have Improved some. We expect to study roads and highways some more going north. Very truly yours. ARTHUR LAXOOUTH. K1VER TRIP NOW PROPOSED Garage Men Expect to Duplicate ' Picnic Success Saturday. So successful was the recent picnic staged at Gladstone Park that the of ficers of the Portland Oarage and Re pairmen's Association have decided to hold another social affair, and have chartered the steamer Joseph Kellogg for a moonlight excursion down the Columbia River next Saturday even ing. The excursion party will form at the foot of Washington street at 8 o'clock and the steamer probably will not re turn much before midnight. All of the garage and automobile people of Portland and their friends are invited to attend. Music, dancing and refresh ments will be the order of the even ing. The steamer Kellogg has room for 280 excursionists, and it is believed that It will be filled to capacity on the coming excursion. Fred Dundee, C. H. O'Deen and J. P. Hart form the committee in charge of the affair.. Arrangements for tickets may be made by calling Mr. Hart by telephone. East 1108. ACTO MOTOR RCXS PRESS Galveston Xews . Resorts to Big Truck After Flood. An unusual Incident occurred the other day which might aptly be termed "Texas Pluck Plus Texas Truck." The Galveston Tribune's press room was put out of business by the tropical gale. The floors and machinery were flooded, and as the city's gas and elec tric plants were out of commission, ap parently there was no hope for an edi tion. Ingenuity came to the rescue and the management secured a 3H-ton Wichita power dump motor truck wnicn was put in position, the rear wheels jascked and a pulley attached from the wheels to the press. This timely and unique method of power application resulted in the first edition of any paper since the city was devastated by the storm. The Wichita motor truck used in the work was also caught in the ilood and thoroughly soaked, and it is all the more remarkable it should have been In condition to render such signal ser vice to the press. SALES RECORD IS FIDE CHALMERS MOTOR COMPANY KBACHES . NEW FIGURE. ASTORIANS EQUIP THEIR CAR WITH SIX NOBBY TREAD TIRES FOR LOXG TRIP. -S"A -vsw. 1 ' J PARTY IX ALEIAVDER BREMNER'S REO EN ROUTE TO MEXICO. Mr. and Mrs. Alexander Bremner. Mr. and Mrs. Edward Jamison and Mrs. Walker, all of Astoria, formed an enthusiastic motoring party that passed through Portland recently on their way to' Southern California and Mexloo by way of tho exposition. Mr. Bremner's big car was fortified with six "Nobby Tread" tires and looked entirely fit for the gruelling trip. A Highest Mark Comes on August 23 and Month Is Also Greatest In Manu facturing Concern's History. "Monday, August 23, closed the big gest sales day in the biggest sales month in the history of the Chalmers Motor Company." is the announcement of C. A, Pfeffer, vice-president and as sistant general manager. During this week alone two trainloads of Chal mers cars were shipped East Jo dis trbutors and dealers In the metropoli tan districts to apply on orders which have been piling up faster than night- and-day production could take care of them. This record is all the more remark able, following as It does on the heels of record-breaking sales in July, dur ing which month more Chalmers cars were sold than in any other preceding July. Mr. Pfeffer attributes the bulk of this business to the phenomenal sue cess of the valve-in-head overhead camshaft motor which is Installed In the seven-passenger Chalmers "Six 40," selling for $1350, and announce ment of the popular Light Six, which formerly sold at X1925, to sell at '1650. "While we are quoting Chalmers cars at prices lower than ever before placed on Chalmers quality." said Mr. Pfeffer, "we have been enabled to make this reduction by building on quantity production schedule and have not sacrificed quality in any detail. " e were satisfied that there was i great demand for a high-class seven passenger model in the meaium-prlcexl field and the sales which have resulted since our announcement have more than justified this belief. "One of the most attractive features of the car Is its luxurious riding qual ities. The large, roomy body has comfortable seating capacity for seven adults. "The rich leather seats are designed to fit the body. One rides in the car not on It. The 22-tnch rear doors are conveniently largo. One of the spe cial features of this Chalmers model is the .jisappearlng Pullman auxiliary rear seats, which fold in flush with the front seat wall when not in use. This leaves the tonneau absolutely clear when in use as a nve-passenger car." Tires Good After Long Tour. Among the 15 motor vehicles con stituting the first motor gun troop ever inaugurated in this county, which were used in connection with the business men's training camp, at Plattsbupg, N. Y., was a steel armored Cadillac with full Goodyear cord tire equipment, which had previously made the trip from Chicago to .San Fran Cisco as a part of the equipment of the Northwestern Military and Naval Academy expedition directed by Colo nel R. P. Davidson. After encountering almost unbelievable road conditions. owing to the heavy rains in the West, the Goodyear tires on the car showed so little wear as to warrant their re tention on this car when used at the Plattsburg camp. Woman Makes Long Motor Trip. After driving her Maxwell . from Long Beach. Cal.. to Dallas, Tex.. Mrs K. L. Kent is now on her return trip. Her only companions are her 10-year- old son and "Buster." a husky bull terrier. Mrs. Kent made her eastward trip in 11 days and expects to beat this fast time on her way home. Sliding Friction onTlre Related. Among items of tread wear not com monly recognized Is sliding rnctlon P. W. Litchfield, of the Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company, explains this as I the friction which occurs between the I tire and the ground, due to surface mo tion of the tread. As the surface of a tire is doubly curved, to . flatten any portion of it against the ground in volves a certain amount of surface dis tortion, and when this distortion is transferred from one part of the tread to another, a continuous sliding fric tion Is produced. This materially af fects fuel consumption. NOTED ATHLETES VSE COLES Mike Gibbons and Jake E. Daubert Take Long Drives In Cars. Among the leading athletes of the United States who Crive motor 'cars is Mike Gibbons, claimant of the mid dleweight title. According to a letter received from the Minneapolis dis tributor for the Cole Motor Car Com pany, Gibbons has long been the owner of a Cole Big Six, but when the eight-cylinder car appeared and proved Its worth he immediately changed his allegiance and now is driving a Cole Eight. Jake E. Daubert, leading slugger In the National League and one of the re nowned ball players of the country, is another athlete who has joined the standardized Cole family and is the owner of a Cole eight-cylinder touring car. Daubert is the first baseman on the Brooklyn National League team and in 1913 won the Chalmers car given as the prize to the best all around player in the league. He led the league in batting in 1914 and is lead ing again this season. A. A. Crumley Is Distributor. A. A. Crumley, who, for the past 10 years, has been connected with factory sales, resigning from a lucrative posi tion with the Hudson Motor Car Com pany as Eastern factory salesman, late with the King Motor Car Company in the same position, is now in the re tail automobile business. He has given up his factory .connections to become Michigan state distributor for the Kins whose sales increase he has watched with enviable interest. Bird's Speed Is Beaten. An interesting fact in natural his tory was discovered by James Linville, of Greensburg, Ind., the other day. A sparrow flew up In front of his Max well touring car. Linville increased his speed and, with the speedometer registering just 30 miles an hour, caught the bird against the front of the radiator where fan pressure held it until the car slowed down. NEW TIRE FIRM IS HERE HERCULES SALES COMPANY IS ES TABLISHED IN PORTLAND. Miles. 14. J. 00 17.33 7. IS 6.00 2.30 8.70 1.00 5.10 1.84 1.O0 22.74 3i.o 4. on S.t'O 22.69 2.00 14. ns 5.30 28 5 " 2. on 9.74 11.74 7.12 " V.o;i 4.00 4.4 7.30 39.40 13.O0 11.02 21.92 7. 13 20.8 35.91 F00DPR0FII SHARING ON OF 300,000 CHECKS, 10,000 ARB BE ING MAILED DAILY. Total. 14 1.00 17.S3 7.1S 6.00 6. 8.70 2.K0 5.10 1.S4 5.00 1.00 2-2.74 38.40 4.00 5.00 57.12 2.00 17.73 5.30 6 23 2a. 16 2.00 9.7 12.00 7.12 27. SS 1.03 T.70 4.04 13.13 eo.77 13.00 11.82 21. 2 ltl.4;l 20.6S 33. Ul Texas Woman Is First to Receive Re bate on Sale Recorded on August X. 1914. Portland's share In the profit diairl button of the Ford Motor Company for the past year is $33,050. Three hun dred thousand checks of $50 each are now being mailed at the rete of 10,000 a day to pay the 115. 000. 00" total dis tribution in the United States to indi vidual purchasers of Ford cars between the dates of August 1, 1914, and August 1. 1915. Genevieve Morrison, 914 North Florence street. El Paso. Tex., received check No. 1 as rebate on the first sale recorded on August 1. 1914. Checks are being sent as far as pos sible In chronological order as cars were purchased. Thirty days will bo consumed by a special force at the home ofhee to complete the distribution. The fact that one check or more will go to some one or other of the 56,000 postofllces will give some idea of an other "universal" feature of the Ford car. Butchers, grocers, merchants and shoe dealers will have an interest in this distribution, which will give some force to the far-reaching economic and social effect of the Kord profit-sharing plan. What each check will buy and who will participate in the spending of this vast amount will be a matter of Interest- Totals. . .1O0 28 410 01 B2S 29 Gossip Along the Row A Noah Frederick and H. J. Nlelaon Open Distributing; Headquarters and Asencles In Oregon Cities. Among the new additions to the au tomobile fraternity of Portland are Noah Frederick and H. J. Nlelson. who have formed the Hercules Tire Bales Company and have established them selves as distributors of the Hercules tire for the entire state. They have opened headquarters at 302 Oak street, directly opposite the entrance to the Commercial Club building, where they will also dispense leading accessory lines. For 11 years Mr. Frederick was con nected with J. E. Haseltine & Co., who handle auto supplies in supplement with their main lines. . Mr. Nlelson was employed by the Gauld Company for 10 years prior to the organization of the new tire company. Both Mr. Frederick and Mr. Nielson have trav eled extensively for their former em ployers and are thoroughly familiar with the territory that will be handled from the Portland, office of the new tire Arm. Several agencies have al ready been placed in the state. "The Hercules is guaranteed for 7000 miles, or more than any other tire in the world," said Mr. Frederick yesterday. "The tire is manufac tured oy the Davis-Fry Manufacturing Company, of Compton, Cal., and will be built in all sizes and types, at me dium price quotations. "The Hercules is known as the tire that stole the skid. Until worn out it absolutely will not skid on wet pave ment and its user doesn't need to worry about Btone bruises. The fiber of the tire is placed at acute angles with the road and vinterwoven with high-grade - rubber so as to prevent cuts, punctures ana skiuaing. dug to the extra quality in the carcass, blow outs and bead trouble are avoided. Mr. Frederick will remain at the Portland office permanently, while M". Nielson will travel through the terri tory. The amount of money in circulation In this country Is 134.64 per capita. In 1800 It was ( UGUST being vacation time, the subject of where best to pass a short recreation period came up for dls- cussion between the families of Dr. Luther R. Dyott and Dr. William O. Bpencer. Soon it was unanimously de cided that a motorcar trip to Crater Lake was the choice of outings. The plans included the taking of equipment and provisions for camping, and the car. "The route took us through Newberg. Independence. Corvallls, Eugene, Rose burg. Medford and Klamath Falls." said Mr. Spencer yesterday. One great feature oi this trip is tnat you have Interesting ana Deautirui scenery of river, valley and mountain all along the way from Portland. The Willamette "Valley furnishes landscape pictures most -pleasing to the eye. "Then, after traveling througn wooded hills and fertile vales, with every now and then a village or town in picturesque setting, you reach the more rugged and mountainous region through which flows the beautiful Umpqua River. Next, after negotiating some steep grades over a spur of the Cascades, you come to the wonderful Rogue River Valley and to Medford, the metropolis of this region. "Turning northward and eastward you gradually ascend into the moun tains along the course of the famous Rogue River. Finally leaving the river to the left, the road becomes steeper, and after the longest and hardest climb of the trip, you are halted by a great precipice and find yourself right on top of the rim of that big yawning tavern that holds one of the wonders of the world Crater Lake." . Oregon is to have a driveway da; Car Xot Extravagance, He Says. "You hear comparatively little about the automobile being an extravagance nowadays," says G. C. Frey. of the Kissel Motor Company. "It was only few years ago that the man who owned a car was either regarded as wealthy or as living beyond his means. All that is passed, because of the gen erally accepted fact that a car. in one way or another, largely pays for itself. For one thing It has Improved the pub lic health and thus increased human efficiency, paying incalculable divi dends in this way alone' Factory Has 'etv Manager. J. E. Garlent has resigned after a successful career at the Hupp Motor Car Company and is now factory man ager for the K-ing Motor Company, De troit. Owing to added production on King eights, Mr. Garlent has added some excellent tlmoer in lactory ex ecutive positions at the King plant. This company was also forced to se cure additional manufacturing space. WALTER'S FREE TIRE SERVICE Punts This In Your Hat Anywhere within a 10-mile radius of our store, day and night, we furnish ALL BRANDS of TIRES AU you pay is regu lar retail price No service charges. DO NOT FEE SERVICE MAX Tube Vulcanizing Our Specialty John A. Walter Co., Inc. Broadway at Ankeny Broadway 2490 OREGON STATE SENATOR AND PARTY IN TIA JUANA, MEXICO, LAST MONTH. Reading From Left to RlKt Mm. Arthur Lansgmtau Miss Helen L a sa cra t a Smith, of Jsekiss, Mick. Henry M. Lambert and Mm. M. Cook, of Los Angrlrs. This Picture Was Taken on Aogait z, Just After the Party Had Completed a Run From Los Anselea, CaL, in Mr. Langguth's Cole. THE FLASH of DIAMONDS is seen on every street. Tough Squeegee Treads deliver more miles for less money why pay more? DON'T FORGET YOUR MASTER CARBURETOR ARCHER AND WIGGINS OAK STREET. COKXER SIXTH. Everything for Automobiles. . Gates Folding Stove Just the Thing: for Picnicking Burns Gasoline--Perfectly Safe BALLOU & WRIGHT Broadway at Oak BOWSER GASOLINE and OIL TANKS TO HAG IS SVSTEJU ITOR PUBLIC AND PRI. .'ATsl GARAGES. 8. O. Stoddard, District Bust. hales -4IS Corbels litdlt. Hals 17, DIAMOND TIRES Vulcanizing and Retreading R.LBLODGETT, 29-31 North 14th. Near Couch. Phone Main TOUS