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THE STJXDAT OEEGOXIAX, PORTLAND, JULY 22, 1917;
HOOD LOOP TRIP
ROAD SCENES A WEEK AGO ALONG MOUNT HOOD LOOP ROAD, WHICH MAY BE OPEN TO TRAVEL
THIS WEEK.
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Edwin Carlson, on Indian, With
Rider on Tandem, Travels
Snow-Filled Route.
ROADS BELIEVED OPEN NOW
Famous but Strenuous 235-Mile
Journey Around Mountain Is
Made Possible Two Trips
Taken Last Year.
There is strong probability that the
road alone: the south side of Mount
Hood from Government Camp to Wapi
nitla will be passable for small auto
moDiies today, thereby making the
lamous out strenuous 235-mile loop
ii iv entirely arouna tne mountain pos
sible, in the opinion of Edwin Carlson
the star motorcycle rider of the Ballou
& Wright establishment, who made the
loop or the mountain a week ao
astride his Indian "power-plus" motor
cycle, with Clarence Nicholson riding
lanaera with mm.
i ravel from Government Camp to
Wapinitla has not been possible since
last Fall, due to heavy snowdrifts and
to the additional fact that three
Driog-es that span creeks a few miles
ast of Government Camp were broken
down In the middle by the tremendous
weignt or snow.
Travel Believed Possible Noir.
When Carlson made his trip last Sun
aay ne met the first enow about a mile
beyond Government Camp, the depth
being from one to two feet for about a
half mile. A few drifts were nearly
four feet in depth, but at the rate the
snow has been melting. Mr. Carlson
says ne trunks travel through this sec
tion will be possible now for autorno
biles, particularly the lie-hter cars.
The most snow was in the neighbor-
oi trog LaKe, where one stretch
alone was at least a half mile long;
but the snow was not deep here. The
bridges were not rebuilt a week ago.
tut Mr. Carlson was assured by the
nuinoriues at Toll Gate that a crew
was to be sent out early last week to
patch up the bridges and put the road
through so that travel would be possi
ble today. The three broken bridges,
each of which had dropped down in
the midde with the ends still intact, are
not far apart, and it should not have
required more than two or three days'
labor to straighten out the difficulty.
At any rate, motorists making the
loop trip of Mount Hood should always
approach the task from the Govern
ment Camp end. so that they will en
counter the roughest road at the start
and have the relish of a 45-mile ride
over the pavement of the Columbia
River Highway to look forward to at
the finish.
Trip Made Twice Last Year.
Therefore, those who attempt the
trip today or early this week will not
be out more than the trip to Govern
ment Camp, providing travel beyond
that point is still impossible.
Mr. Carlson, who made the loop trip
around the mountain twice last year,
says the road through Wapinitla is iii
far better condition than it was last
September. He ran into onlv a half
dozen mudholes on the entire trip along
the side of the mountain. Some of the
road through the pine trees this side
of Waplnitia, however. Is already dusty
and is perhaps rougher than it was
last year, despite the fact that consid
erable new road has been built in that
vicinity.
In going out to Government Camp
Mr. Carlson used the Powell Valley
road to Gresham. turned left at the
town of Towell Valley and went via
Bull Run and Marmot to Rhododendron,
lie reports that the Marmot road is be
ing improved extensively by grading
and the laying of new plank.
Hilt to Marmot Rough.
Personally, he now prefers this route
to the Sandy-Cherryvllle road, which
has gained favor with almost all of
the Mount Hood motorists this season.
Mr. Carlson says the only rough place
he found a week ago was along the hill
leading to Marmot and in the flats be
low Marmot and Just before crossing
the bridge to the main Mount Hood
road.
Beyond the bridge the road Is getting
dusty. The road through Toll Gate
where the $2.50 tariff is assessed, and
on up Laurel Hill to Government Camp
Is not as rough as it was when first
opened to travel a few weeks ago.
Some of the road is covered with a few
inches of water, due to the melting of
the snow banked up at the side, but
this water is hardly bothersome, Mr.
Carlson says.
The roads from Wapinitla to the
town of Tygh Valley, up the Tygh
alley grade and through Klngsley and
Dufur to The Dalles were found by the
pair of "Power-plus" riders to be in
good condition though dusty toward the
end. They were in extreme heat during
the middle of the day. the temperature
at The Dalles being 107 degrees on
Sunday.
Bad Stretches Reported.
In harmony with the comments of
most motorists, Mr. Carlson reports
that the road from The Dalles to Hood
River has a considerable number of
rough stretches and that there is a
good deal of rough going from Hood
River to Cascade Locks.
All things considered Mr. Carlson is
convinced that the loop trip around
Mount Hood, which at any season is
bound to embrace some ten miles of
rough going along the south side of the
mountain, will be much easier to make
this year than at any former time.
No Oregon motorist can claim that
he knows his state until he has re
turned from this 235-mile ride about
Oregon's mountain as a pivot. This
trip is said fo include more variety and
contrast of scenery than anv other
journey of similar length in the world,
a consideration which naturally dis
counts all of the hardships sustained
along the road.
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AUTOISTS PAY TOLL
Highway Source of Revenue to
Columbia Officials.
PORTLAND MEN TELL STORY
Unusual Experience of Two Motor
Car Sealers on State Road In
Vicinity of St. Helens Makes
Interesting Reading.
SALES RECORD IS BROKEN
June, 1917", Is Best Month in His
tory of AVIlljs-Overland.
During June, 1917, all retail sales rec
ords of Willys-Overland Incorporated
were broken. The retail business for
that period amounted to approximately
J11.150.00U. the greatest record for any
month in Willys-Overland history.
These figures are for the United
States alone and do not Include Ca
nadian nor export sales, which were
also heavier than ever; nor has allow
ance been made for the 10 per cent of
the reports that past experiences prove
are not sent in to the home office.
On Monday, June 25, reports of the
sale of 1075 ca-n at retail reached the
company $8S8,200 worth a new high
mark for a single day's Willys-Overland
trading.
This proof, furnished by the accurate
system of checking retail sales in use
at the WHlys-Overland headquarters in
Toledo, demonstrates that the buying
public of the United States has recov
ered its poise after the uncertainty of
events prior to and shortly after the
declaration ut hostilities with. Germany.
Because of the bold activities of a
deputy Sheriff charged with the task
of arresting automobile "speeders"
along the smoothest portions of the
Lower Columbia River Highway. Co
lumbia County has recently been given
black eye among law-abiding as
well as law-defying motorists.
Two of the motor car dealers of Port
land who took the lower highwav on
their "honk honk" tour to the beaches
week ago came within the clutches
of this particular deputy Sheriff. Ray
Jensen, by name.
Sperd Iteachen 'BS4 Miles."
While E. C. HabeL sales manager of
the Manley Auto Company, dealers in
the Hupmobile, National and Grant
cars, was spinning along merrily in his
Hupmobile, Mrs. Habel spotted a party
coming at the rear and warned her
husband that someone was trying to
pass the - speedy Hupp. Being quite
human, Mr. Habel stepped on the ac
celerator a bit and a race resulted for
nearly 10 miles, i Finally, where the
roadway got rougb. the person at the
rear overtook Mr. Habel and shouted
58 miles an hour" as he showed his
star and made the arrest.
"The best thing for you to do is to
put up bail for $12.50 and jump your
bail, else you will have to appear in
court at St. Helens Monday morning."
advised the custodian of the law.
Almost meekly, Mr. Habel forked
over the money, and as he did so the
fficer. say Mr. and Mrs. HabeL en
couraged Mr. Habel with the assurance
that he could "beat it as fast as you
want to now all the way to Astoria
without fear of being caught."
Second Dealer Is Stopped.
Not long after this incident C. L.
Boss, of the C. L. Boss Automobile Com
pany, sailed along the same stretch at
the helm of his Hudson super six.
While he .was running at what his
speedometer showed to be about the
it speed of 25 miles. Officer Jensen
upllcated the performance he had en
acted on Mr. Habel. except that Mr.
Boss hardly knew he was being fol
lowed.
After paying the $12.50 under protest.
Mr. Boss decided that he would contest
the fine, and hunted up the Justice of
the Peace at St. Helens, giving over
several hours' time in his desire to
fight for what he knew to be his right.
Mr. Boh Object to Custom.
Mr. Boss didn't quite like the Idea
of being advised by an arresting offloer
to put up bail and then run away from
the law, and he thought he would give
the Judge a chance to pass on the
ssue. Besides, he felt certain he had
not broken the law.
When he made the arrest Officer
Jensen told Mr. Boss he was making a
speed of 31 miles an hour, but the
warrant covering his arrest quoted a
speed of 32 miles an hour. If he could
fudge one mile without any compunc
tions, why couldn't he have fudged six
miles, mused Mr. Boss.
After Mr. Boss had explained the
matter to the St. Helens Justice of the
peace, Mr. Boss decided to take the
matter to the County Court and arrest
the officer who had arrested him.
Money In Returned.
When Mr. Boss' plan was made ap
parent. Officer Jensen urged Fred
Glenn, of Portland, who was with Mr.
Boss, to call his friend away, that he
would agree to fix matters up Svith the
judge and see that he would get away
unscathed. Then the judge begged Mr.
Boss three times to take his money
back, and it was only after Mr. Glenn
decided to smooth matters over that
the money was accepted in return and
the trouble dropped.
Meanwhile a number of other motor
ists are wondering if they have been
unduly "bluffed" along the Columbia
County highway. It is understood that
the salary of the arresting officer de
pends upon his success in catching
motorists along the road. It surely is
his habit to advise the speeders to
put up the bail and then forfeit it,
evading the courts.
AMATEUR ADDS TWO RECORDS
II. C. George, of Atlanta, Makes
Cross-Country Runs.
"With his Chalmers stock car H. C
George, amateur champion cross-country
driver of Atlanta, has added two
more records to his already long list
of wins in the South," says R. Hemp
hill, of the Western Motor Car Sales
Company, local Chalmers dealers.
"The Atlanta-Birmingham record of
214 miles in six hours and 50 minutes
over the rough roads of North Georgia
and Alabama is the best mark of all,
beating a Stutz by more than two
hours. The Atlanta-Knoxville run was
the hardest of all, due to miserable
road conditions and rain, yet the Chal
mers bettered the previous record by
four hours. This same Chalmers has
lowered the Atlanta-Jacksonville run
in two hours' better time than that
uiada by ottiur weU-kaowu varW
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OLYMPIGTRIP BRAND
Karl V. Lively and Wife Take
Tour Through Mountains.
MANY RESORTS LINE WAY
Port Angeles, Lake Crescent, Pied
mont, Fairholm and Sol Due
Hot Springs Few Among
Places Visited.
Declaring that they and their chil
dren had just completed the best va
cation of their lives, Mr. and Mrs. Karl
V. Lively, the former a member of the
firm of McCarger, Bates & Lively, re
turned to Portland last week from
a trip through the Olympio Mountains
of Northwestern Washington. Mr.
Lively drove his 1913 Cadillao and re
ports that he had no trouble of any
kind.
When the Llvelys started from Se
attle, after making the trip over the
Pacific Highway from Portland, they
fully expected to tour through Mount
Rainier National Park, but were ad
vised at Tacoma that the depth of
snow remaining in the park would
prevent motor travel Into Paradise Valley.
Scenery la Good.
Accordingly, they changed their
plans and branched off from Olympia
through Shelton and over the famous
Hood's Canal route via Hoodsport,
which, Mr. Lively declar&s, embraces
some of the grandest natural scenery
outdoors. They made the side trip to
the Skokomish Indian Reservation,
near Union, where Mrs. Lively was
born, her father being agent for the
Government at that time.
"Farther on we passed along and
upon Mount Walker, touching beautiful
Summer resorts and eating places every
five or six miles." said Mr. Lively
yesterday. "Along the Big Quilcene
River, a raging body of water, the
road was sometimes hundreds of feet
above the water and we could look
down over the bluffs for hundreds of
feet and out upon the tops of trees.
Only One Strip of Road Wan Bad.
"The only bad road we met on the
entire trip of 198 miles was in Jef
ferson County between Quilcene and
Discovery Bay and Maynard Hill. All
told, I should say there was not ten
miles of poor road from Olympia to
the end of our trip, yet there was no
pavement anywhere.
"We went to Port Angeles, to East
Beach along the wondrously beautiful
Lake Crescent, to Piedmont, Fairholm,
all the way to Mora and on to the
ocean front. A side trip was made to
Sol Due Hot Springs. It seemed that
everywhere we went the scenery waa
wonderful and that conditions were
ideal for motor tourists. It was the
most enjoyable trip I ever made."
DOUGLAS ROADS ARE DUSTY
Travelers Find Motoring Pleasant.
One Route Is Poor.
ROSEBTJRG, Or.. July 2L (Special.)
With the continued warm weather
and lack of rain motorists reaching
Roseburg from both the north and
south report the roads somewhat dusty
in spots. Traveling is pleasant, how
ever, and the tourists have no com
plaint to offer. Travelers reaching
here from Marshfleld say the Rose-burg-Myrtle
Point road is in better
condition than for many years. Many
of the steep grades which heretofore
proved a menace to motorists have
been eliminated during the past few
months, and other substantial improve
ments have been made. Both the Pass
Creek and Canyon Creek canyon roads
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Certified Guarantee
of 5000 Miles
That's the minimum for the Ajax
tire the guarantee put in writing
and registered. The Ajax quality
takes care of the 1500-mile excess
guarantee, a surety of a 43 y0 in
crease in service.
An Extra-Smart Car
The Latest Club Roadster
WE have here now what we consider the
smartest car.thars built. A new-type Club
Roadster, seating four. Low and racy
looking, superbly" finished, speedy, powerful and
flexible. With a ball-bearing steering gear, a
power tire pump, a dashboard engine primer, and
28 other unique and wanted features. You have
never seen such a sport car.
All Gars in One New Standards
The eight new Mitchell
body styles combine all
cars in one. They embody
all the best attractions
found in 257 late models.
Each style is exclusive,
designed by Mitchell artists
and built by Mitchell crafts
men. In finish and luxury
they show an added cost
of 24 per cent over last
year's Mitchell models.
N All have the Bate shock
absorbing springs the
comfort springs which
havenever yet been
broken.
These cars typify new
standards which make them
dominate their class. They
result from scientific factory
efficiency, which on this
year's output saves $4,000,
000. That Is what pays for
the many extra values.
They are built to the stand
ard of 100 per cent over
strength twice the usual
margin of safety. That
make9 them lifetime cars.
They differ from the aver
age fine car in a hundred
ways. Let us show you
those distinctions, and prove
the results on the road. You
will be surprised to find
out how one car so excels
the rest.
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SIXES
TWO SIZES
Mitchell
A. roomy 7 -passenger
Six, with 127-Inch
wheelbase and a highly
developed 48-hors em
power motor.
$1525
Four-passenger Road
ster, $1560. Sedan,
$2240. Cabriolet, $1960.
Coupe, $2060.
Also Town Car and
Limousine
Mitchell Junior
A 5 -passenger Six on
similar lines, with 120
Inch wheelbase and a
40-horsepower motor.
-lnch smaller bore.
$1250
All Prices f.o-b. Racine
MITCHELL MOTORS COMPANY, Inc.
Racine, Wis., U. S. A.
EAST MORR.TSOTV
AND FIRST
Phone East 7272
Home It 1210
Substantial dealers In
leading- towns of Northwest.
are dry and can 'be traveled at the rate
of 15 miles an hour.
Most of the complaint offered by
tourists reaching- Roseburg- pertains
to the road extending: from the North
ern Doug-las County line to Cottae-e
Grove. They say this road is In a de
plorable condition, and is raining: much
unfavorable advertising- for this section
of the state.
Road to Lioop Around John Day.
ASTORIA. Or.. July 21.-W Special.)
While the State Highway Commission
is planning- to pave the Columbia River
Highway from here to Svenson this
Summer, It will not construct the new
steel drawbridge across the John Day
River bpfore next Spring. Accordingly
the Clatsop County Court Is to rock the
portion of the present county road
forming' a loop to connect the highway
on either side of the John Day River.
This will be a distance of approxi
mately one and one-quarter miles.
The rock is to be taken from the crushing-
plant at Tongue Point on barges
to the John Day bridge, from where
three auto trucks will haul and dis
tribute it.
America to Be Prosperous.
Expenditure that is wise and meth
ods that are efficient will insure the
prosperity of America throughout the
world struggle and Tnake Americnn
business men successful both during
and after the war. President Alvan
Macauley, of the Packard Motor Car
Company, told 300 Packard dealers and
salesmen In their annual convention.
XV'ar Increases Truck Business.
Not only has the Nation's present
need for efficiency In haulage and de
livery work created an unusual demand
for motor trucks, but since the begin
ning of the war America has exported
over 1.000.000 draft animals. whose
work here in America must now be
done by motor trucks. This is another
reason why there is no limit to the
production and sales of this industrial
pecesssity.
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jax prices are no
other standard makes.
anteed extra service makes them tha
most economical tires oa can buy.
higher than
Their guar-
Ajax Bobber Company, Trenton, TX. 3.
HUGHSON & MERTON
329 Ankeny St.
Pacific Coast Dlntrlbutora
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TILL AT $1375
The Chalmers has not gone up. Look at the others who have.
Look at the long: list of Chalmers competitors that have been
forced, driven and compelled to boost their prices $100, $200
and more.
Will You Pay That Tax? That is what it really amounts to
a tax of a couple of hundred dollars.
Or will you buy a fashionable,
durable, light - weight five
passenger, six-cylinder Chal
mers at $1375 and save that
extra money? Or choose a
snappy Chalmers roadster at
the same figure, $1375, or a
seven-passenger Chalmers at
$1495? All prices f . o. b. Portland.
We never rode behind a snap
pier, livelier motor one with
as much ''pep" and spunk. It
will surprise you, too, when
you get behind the wheel, in
doing things you never ex
pected of a motor car.
We Render Real, Tangible Service to Our Owners.
Western Motor Car Sales Co.
James McNaughton, Pres.
L. B. Markham, Secy.-Treas.
Roy Hemphill,
V.-Pres. and Gen. Mgr.
Chalmers Distributors Broadway at Burnside
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