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TITTS SUNDAY OREGOXIAN. rORTLAXD, NOVEMBER 3, 1916. 7 REGISTRATION FOR AUTOS OPEN NOV. 15 Number Tags Will Not Be Reserved-First Come First Served Is Orde'r. BLANKS MAILED THIS WEEK HOOD RIVER PARTY MAKES RUN IN THREE HOURS TO CLOUD CAP INN Clear Air of Indian Summer Provides Unusual and Sweeping Landscapes Views of Mountain Peaks Inspiring-. Autumnal Colors Captivate Motorists. M. O. Wilkins Prepares Compila tion of Registration Law, Be- ; quirements of Which Are Simplified This -Tear. Registration of the 1917 series for motor vehicle licenses will open in the Secretary of State's office November 15. For the convenience of motor ve hicle owners, chauffeurs and automo bile dealers, blank applications num bering approximately 42,000, will be mailed by the Secretary of State, Ben yv. Olcott, at Salem, about the middle of this week. The 1917 application is much simpli fied over previous years. The name of the applicant is written but once and that is the signature. One item of data has been added, answering the question whether the vehicle is new or lias been used. For the information of the motor owners the following compilation of the motor vehicle registration law by M. O. Wilkins. president-manager of the Dealers' Motor Car Association of Oregon, is given: Under a ruling of the automobile department at Salem it will be useless to ask for any certain tag number, as tinder no circumstances will number plates be reserved or set aside. All of the applications received prior to No vember 15, will be deposited in some receptacle and drawn out by a disin terested party, numbers being assigned in the order in which the applications are drawn. After November 15, num bers will be assigned in the order in which the applications are received. Registration of vehicles, pleasure, commercial and demonstration cars Every owner of a motor vehicle which tthall be driven in this state, except as otherwise provided herein, shall within 10 days after he becomes the owner thereof, cause to be filed by mail or otherwise in the office of the Secretary of State, an application duly signed by such owner for registration on a blank to be furnished by the Secretary of State for that purpose, containing (1) The name, residence and business ad dress of the owner of such motor ve hicle and the name of the county in which he resides; (2) a brief descrip tion of the motor vehicle to be regis tered. Including the name of the manu facturer, style, type and factory num ber of such motor vehicle, the char acter of the power and the amount of the horsepower stated in figures of horsepower. Space is provided for this data, and each item must be supplied, or it will be returned as defective, which will delay the issuance of the tags. . (Special provision has been made for the registration of manufacturers or dealers in motor vehicles, and blank applications for the registration of any dealer will be furnished upon request). Number plates Upon the filing of such application and the payment of the license fee herein provided for, the Secretary of State shall 'assign to the motor vehicle, a distinctive, duplicate number and, without expense to the applicant, issue and deliver to the owner two number plates, rear and front, described in this act. The num ber plates assigned as herein provided ehall be and remain with the motor vehicle for the period of registration mentioned in the application therefor: provided, however, that in the event of the loss, mutilation or destruction of a number plate or plates the owner of a registered vehicle may obtain from the Secretary of State a duplicate or duplicates thereof upon filing in the office of the Secretary' of State an affi davit showing the fact and the pay . nient of a fee of $1. Sale and Transfer Upon the pur chase of a motor vehicle registered in accordance with this act, the title of the number plates shall vest in the vendee, and said vendee shall within five days after the date of such pur chase notify the Secretary of State, stating his name and business address, the name of the vendor, and the license of registration number under which euch motor vehicle is registered, upon the receipt of which information the Secretary of State shall transfer the eaid license or registration number to said vendee. A fee of $1 shall be paid to the Secretary of State for each transfer, which transfer he shall file in his office and note upon the registra tion book or index. No sale or transfer of any motor vehicle registered under this act shall be valid without com pliance with this section. Distinctive number on vehicles No person shall operate or drive a motor vehicle on the public highways of this etate unless such vehicle shall have the number plates assigned to it by the Secretary of State conspicuously displayed on the rear and front of such vehicle in plain view and so as to be easily read by the public; and it shall be unlawful to display more than one registration number upon the rear and front of any vehicle or any number which aoes not entitle the holder there of to operate such vehicle upon the jiuDlic Highways of the slate All registrations of motor vehicles expire on December 31 of each year end must be renewed annually. Fee for any portion of year same as for full year. Kglstratlon re. Motorcycles and motor bicycles.. S.00 Klec-tric ehicles for pleasure 3.00 Klectric service vehicles 5.00 jsteam, -asollne and otner hydrocarbon operated vehicles for whatever use, up to -ri. f. uno. t "' r r ' t ' 1 1 X II &i iai .....,.JJ, .,w.v,TWtr:(ww "-vjVV, -?r6' v5r:' jt I I Helens seem chiseled in the blue of the sky. A small triangular mirror off to the west the guide tells you is Lost Lake. You see patches of haze down in the lower levels of the valleys and around points most thickly habited. This is the smoke bo offensive when you are trying to exhibit the splendors of the mid-Columbia district to some visitors from afar. Columns of gray smoke reach upward to the heavens from many points on the horizon. These are slashing fires. Forest ran gers are freeing the great forests from possible menace of the coming year at points logged oft the past season by lumber companies. Mount Hood at Ms Best. At your back is presented a view such as to enthrall and hold you for an entire day old Mount Hood at close range. Its glaciers and the seamed sides of precipices 1000 feet deep are as clear-cut as a cameo held in your hand and viewed through a reading glass. Straight lines form a scar down some almost vertical snowfleld. These are slides made by boulders of ton weight picked up by some sudden avalanche. From the elevation of Hood River Mount Hood, with the dying moonlight on her snowflelds, seemed as ephemeral to the party headed for her snowflelds as some ghost. Nature's pfletnr DasHles. The light of the moon gave way to that of the rising sun and nrst the very tip. was Illuminated with a golden, pinkish halo, as though the earth were some vast theater and a spotlight had been directed at this one point, while all the rest of the world was in shadow. The sunlight, with a speed almost possible to detect, slowly descended from the summit to the base of the mountain and the great jagged mass took on" new tone and color. A veil seemed to have been removed from the mountain and Hood stood forth in a violet hue. gradually turning to an amethystine fairly daxillng. Then came the rose tints and as the sun rose high er these were dispersed and the moun tain's snow and glaciers took on the whiteness of Italian marble. 8.00 5.00 V V - v.- v - aaS- ' rf fits ' lS ; r , " h"Vf Cooper: Hudson Super-Six. Clyde Roads; car unnamed. Cliff Durant; Hartman Special, Xtea Lentz; Hercules, D. Agraz. NEW LODGE HOME IS FLAWED Kitlgefield Oddfellows Kecelve Bids for Construction. RIDGEFIELD, Wash., Nov. 4.-r(Spe-cial.) Bids for the construction of a two-story frame building. 50 feet square, are now being received by Kidgerield I. O. O. F. Lodge. No. 152. Bids will be received until Friday, No vember 19. The Ridgefield Oddfellow Lodge suf fered the loss of its two-story frame building by fire last January when a number of business houses were com pletely destroyed. A ritual was the only thing saved from the lodge build ing. The new home will be located on the corner of Pioneer avenue and Main street, whetj the Postoffice has stood for the past 16 years. Chain Companies Merge. During a banquet given by the American Chain Company. Incorporated, of Bridgeport. Conn, to its distributors of Weed tire chains, it was announced that the American Chain Company had purrhased the Standard Chain Company, of l'ittsburg. 1'a.. and that plans for combining the sales and part of the office force of the two companies wexe In preparation and probably would be I put Into effect by January 1. 1917. VISITOR GIVES PRAISE RAILROAD MAN IS KNTHl'SIASTIC OVER HIGHWAY. BY JOE D. THOMISON. HOOD RIVER, Or., Nov. 4. (Spe cial.) A time record for the 56-mile round trip from Hood River to Cloud Cap Inn was made recently by Ralph Caldwell, a rancher of the Odell dis trict, accompanied by Harry T. DeWitt, of the Columbia Auto & Machine Com pany, local Dodge distributing agency; B. Canneld a photographer, and the writer. In the last light of a full moon Just settling down in the Columbia Gorge all except Mr. Caldwell left Hood River at 5:30 o'clock. The journey out to the ranch was made in a brand new Dodge. Mr. Caldwell, however, was ready with his machine, a Dodge pur chased this Summer and driven, when the Cloud Cap Inn trip was begun, a total distance of 3644 miles. Climb of 6000 Feet Made. At 8:30 o'clock to the minute the party had arrived at Cloud Cap Inn, making the best time that has ever been reported for the long, steep drive. The distance was negotiated in exactly three hours. The machine had traveled 28 miles horizontally and had reached an elevation of approximately 6000 feet, a climb of more than a mile in the 28. The total climb for the last five miles was 3500 feet, and more than 2000 feet of this in the last three miles. Except for the grades, however, the roads are good. Mark "Welgandt, guide at Cloud Cap Inn, says that during his 14 years" serv ice in the position, he has never seen the tollroad - connecting the hostelry with the Hood River Valley highways at the edge of the National forest bet ter than at the present time. Rains fell at the high altitude almost weekly throughout the Summer months, and now the surface of the road, well packed and free from dust, is even and free from chuckholes. Patches of Autumn-time moisture may be seen dot ting the way. and the only objection that a motorist can advance Is the ex cessive grade. Long Pulls Do Not Bother. Yet the long pulls with their freauent sharp curves did not trouble Mr. Cald well and his Dodge in the least. Mr.' Caldwell says he was a Kansas corn grower before he came here to Turn his attention to apple culture. One watch ing him make his automobile perrorm may easily imagine that he would have made a successful driver of racehorses that is if he would think as much of the horse as he does of his automo bile. Mr. Caldwell loves his machine. "I like to hear the engine respond and talk to me on the steep grades." he said, "It seems that it knows Just what I want it to do. I care for my own machine, and I think there would be fewer accidents if every motorist cared for his own car and knew its fine points and its weaknesses. I go over my machine before and after every trip and know that every pin and every nut is in just the right place." Sturdy Car I'eforms Well. And It is true that his Dodge and he seemed to have a perfect understand ing. But three stops between the Odell ranch place and Cloud Cap Inn were made and these not because of trouble, but for the purpose of obtain ing pictures and that Mr. Caldwell might show how he could make his machine perform on the 25 per cent grades. The driver shifted his gears on the steep points apparently without losing the least momentum. He came to a dead stop on the highest point and started again without the least lurching and as easily as though the weight were dragged on upward by some unseen force. When the car reached the level to the south of Cloud Cap Inn the radia tor cap was removed to show that not over a pint of water had been con sumed. The water had not got suffi ciently hot to bubble from the over flow pipe and the radiator was so cool that one could rest his hand on it. After an hour at the Inn, Inspecting the new home of the Portland Snow- shoe Club and making photographs of the mountain landscapes, the party be gan the return Journey. A stop of 30 minutes was made at Mount Hood Lodge, and a five-minute delay took place at Parkdale. where the party ob tained a supply of chocolate to alleviate the pangs of appetites sharpened by the keen mountain air. The early start had caused all to forego the usual hearty breakfast. The starting point in Hood River was reached at 12:10 P. M. Views Are Delightful. A morning journey such as that taken by the party accompanying Mr. Caldwell forms one of the red-letter events of a man's life. And the thing that keeps bobbing up In the mind of the fortunate man who has been privi leged to see the mountains and range sides in their autumnal splendor is the wonder why resort keepers do not make more of the asset that nature has so prodigally provided. The views from mountain heights of the Cascades are never more beautiful or appealing than during Indian Sum mer. Of course the ever-suspended threat of rains and bad weather pre vails after September has begun. Yet on most seasons a majority of the days of Autumn arc Inviting in the mid- Columbia. The air seems cleared and one's .vision becomes broader after the frost has fallen. Overnight the great gorge sides, lying in landscape views of 50-mile lengths, magnitudes almost beyond comprehension unless you have seen them from such points as that at the foot of Cooper's Spur, take on a riot of color. The dogwood trees in places turn scarlet and at other points seem almost a royal purple. The acre patches of vine maple form so much space of highly colored flame, as the early morning sun strikes them. Mountain Peaks Loom Clear. The brown mossy growths on lava backs, where lichens find root In the disintegrating masses. Intermingle with gray and somber crags and pre dominant is the deep green and blue stillness of the many square miles of forests. At an elevation of a mile above sea level one rises above the smoke that blurs the landscape down at city level, From the foot of Cooper's Spur the great peaks of Adams, Rainier and St RAILROAD PUBLICITY MAN COMES TO PORTLAND TO SEE COLUMBIA HIGHWAY. In excess of 20-H P. and Inclusive of 36-H. P In excess of 36-H. P. and inclusive of 40-H. P 7.50 In excess of 40-horsepower 10.0O Iealers rone pair tags) 10. 0 Dealers, each extra pair tags 2.50 Transfer fee 1.0O The fee Is based on the horsepower of trie car, which is found according to the A. I.. A. M ratine, by sauarlnsr the bore or diameter of cylinders in inches, multi plied by the number of cylinders and the result divided by z.o. as follows: Bore x lore x No. of Cylinders rt. t . equals : 2.5 For example, a motor vehicle six evlin ers. the bore of each of which Is 5 inches. The horsepower of such vehicle would be: 3 x 5 x 6 equals 60 horsepower. 2.1 Registration fee must accompany ap plication, and each and every Item or question in the application fully an swered before registration can be made or number plates Issued. The Secretary of State is not vested with authority to enforce the motor ve hicle laws. That office has no police power. Its duties axe only to register motor vehicles andr chauffeurs when proper applications are filed. Under the law it Is made the specific duty of all police officers. Sheriffs and , Constables, within the limits of their respective jurisdictions, to enforce its .provisions. Violations should, there fore, be directed to the attention of euch local peace officers. : Cole Eight Machine Carrying J. AV. Booth, of Mlnxonrl Pacific & Iron Mountain Railroad, and Party Across Famous Eagle Creels Bridge Near End of Highway Pavement. J. W. Booth, of Missouri Parlnr, Says It Is Greatest Scenic Drive in , Whole World. "I am going to live." said J. W. Booth, advertising manager for the Missouri Pacific & Iron Mountain Rail road, thus paraphrasing Rudyard Kip ling's famous exclamation after he had landed a royal Chinook salmon from the cold waters of the Clackamas River. Mr. Booth's remark, however, was caused by the enthusiasm inspired by the overwhelming beauty and majesty of the Columbia River Highway, over which he was driven last Sunday in one of the Northwest Auto Company's big Cole 8's. Mr. Booth came to Portland direct from St. Louis with but one purpose n view to see tne highway. "It is the most wonderful drive in he world," said he. "It is simply In comparable. Mr. Adams, our general passenger and traffic manager, induced me to make the trip, and I am indeed thankful that I came and saw for :.iy Belf these wonderful cliffs and water falls and this magnificent stretch of roadway, which pierces the very heart of these towering mountains." Mr. Booth says there will be a very extensive tourlBt travel to Portland next year. His company intends par ticularly to exploit Portland and the highway. A special edition of the railway company's monthly booklet will be Issued, which will be devoted exclusively to the highway and its environs. Mr. Booth is also getting together a collection of photographs and slides to be used in illustrated talks and lec tures which will be given in the East. He says that if' a section of the high way and its scenery could be set down along his road the train service would have to be doubled to accommodate the traffic. "Easterners are not only going to take their vacations in Summer," he said, "but in Winter as well. We expect to make many bookings through Port land for people who wish to tour the Northwest, especially those who have heard of the Columbia itlver Highway and wish to see It." Mr. Booth was accompanied over the highway by Mr. and Mrs. W. M. Cook and by Miss Margaret Sellers, private secretary to Samuel Lancaster, en gineer of the highway. Clark Taylor, of the Northwest Auto Company, guided the Cole during the trip. TIIltKE MORE ENTER, RACE Eleven Xow In Competition for Van- dcrbilt Cup at Santa Monica. SANTA MONICA. CaU Nov. 4. Three more entries were received last week by the management of the Vanderbllt cup and international grand prize races to be held over the 8.401-mile Santa Monica road racecourse on November 16 and 18. The entries received were those of Rea Lentz. driving the Hartman Spe cial: E. Agraz. naming as his mount the Hercules and Cliff Durant. with his creation unnamed. The three entries received to date brings the total to 11. It Is expected that there' will be many entries within the next few days. Those already named for the classics are: Mercer, driver unnamed; Mercer, driver un named; Mercer, Eddie Pullen; Mercer. Glover Ruckstell; Mercer. Joe Thomas; DeLacre, Barney Oldfleld: Stutx. Karl The Bronson Oxy-Gen-Erator A Successful Auto Equipment for Elimination of Carbon and to Burn Distillate. THE BRONSON OXY-GEN-ERATOR was invented by a practical :ombustion engineer. It Is the re sult of five years' research and hun dreds of experiments. Ordinary air Is 78 per cent nitrogen, an inert gas. and only 21 per cent oxygen, with one per cent of other gases. The nitrogen is too great a dilutent relative to the oxygen to give per fect combustion. His problem was to decrease the nitrogen and to In crease the oxygen introduced into the combustion chamber of the en gine. He Increased the percentage from 21 per cent to 33 per cent, which, through his experiments, he found to be the true proportion. Our booklet tells just how this is done. SEND FOR YOUR COPY TODAY. The Bronson Oxy-Gen-Erator Gives perfect combustion with either gasoline or distillate. In stalled at the Bronson Shop. Barnslde and 14th. Phone Mala 31)5. Price Installed $12 AUTO DIRECTORY f-m -w H. L KEATS AUTO CO. O IW nun Broadway at Burnside. Broadway 5368 VIlCllIIlCl O ?"w Demonstrating the New 3400 R. M. P. $1090 Y. O. B. Factory. CHANDLER See the Chandler Four-Passeneer Roadster GERLINGER MOTOR CAR CO.. 363 Oregon St., East End of Steel Bridge fmao Francis Motor Car Exchange X UiU VttlJ Phone E. 1199 E. 13th at Hawthorne Fords FORDS 1 ni 7 model. Er Irran, VMI.1.TO down, haliarr 92.1 per moafh. Trade la your ft It! Ford. Font Service tlrpt. never rloaeri. 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