TITE SUNDAY- OltEGOXIAN,' PORTLAND, JULY v 21, -1918.'
WILHOIT SPeiHGS
PICNICKERS' GOAL
TO WILHOIT SPRINGS IN' A: COLE EIGHT.
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Salesmen for Northwest Auto Company-
Enjoy ' Pleasant Spin to
Ideal Camping Place "43
Miles From Portland.
As an organizer of picnics Joa Good
fellow,. Cole salesman of the Northwest
Auto Company, Is worthy of a niche
in the hall of fame, according; to the
happy crowd of picnickers he piloted
to Wilhoit Springs last Sunday. And
In that same hall a niche must be left
tor Mrs. Joseph Good fellow, for what
would a picnic be without lunch taste
fully prepared and baskets well filled?
And the unanimous verdict of the
guests upon returning: to Portland was
that the picnic was the best they had
ever attended.
Leaving: the city at :30 A. M. In two
cars, the Cole picnic party, as Mr. Good-
; fellow called it, a second car being:
driven by Ed Howe, also of the North-
' west Auto Company, proceeded to the
vllle, Liberal and Molalla. The roads
in miriy gooa conaition, with the
exception of a few stretches in Clacka-
. mas County. In Molalla repairs to the
streets compels a drive through a farm-
, yard, an alleyway and finally a back
yard, but in another week the street
work will be finished and the 'driving
wm De straight through.
The run can be made in two hours
nicely, as the speedometers registered
Just 43.7 mile from .Broadway and
Washington. The- Cole Eights were
driven without changing . the gears
xrom high.
Lit Year for McLeran.
At the entrance to the SDriners Is the
familiar figure of Robert S. McLeran,
collecting "18 cents admission, with 2
cents for war tar," as the sign an
nounces. The McLeran Bros., P. W.
and Robert S.. have had the lease on
the property for the past 15 years, but
this will probably be their last, as
declining years are making the work
of maintaining the grounds too big
xb.sk lor them. Both brothers are
known to the thousands who have vis
ited the Springs. In retiring they will
bear the good will of all who have
come in contact with them.
Pilot Goodfellow landed the picnick
ers down beside the little brook inside
the grounds, where the little Goodfel
lows, Margaret, Dorothy and Bob. pad
dled just enough to get most of their
freshly laundered ginghams dampened
to their waists, while the rest of the
picnickers were partaking of the waters
of the springs. The record for volume
consumed was won by Miss Irene
Peterson, a visitor from Topeka, Kan
who drank 14 glasses. The prize for
least consumption went to another vis
itor, Charles Sweeney, of Philadelphia,
who, after much persuasion, sipped
calf a glass.
Bacon and Eggs a la Howe.
as in all good picnics, there came a
-time when the Cole party turned their
thoughts to lunch and for a while had
big promises held out to them of a feed
rich and rare in addition to the good
things prepared by Mrs. Goodfellow.
8he declared this extra portion the re
sult of a deeply-laid conspiracy be
tween the male members of the party,
as she was unaware of the materials
being present from which it was to
have been made. But the extra treat
proved a fizzle and the downfall of an
automobile salesman turned cook.
Announcing in sonorous tones that
"all hands" could whet their appetites
lor a wonderful feast, Ed Howe ordered
everybody away, so the secret by which
It was made should not become known.
This secret he claimed to have re
ceived from some wild Indians in Wyo
ming back in 1858, or 1898, or some
time, which no other white man had ever
been able to acquire. When the pic
nickers finally gazed on the platter,
which he proudly bore forth, they be
lieved him.
Ed drove everybody out of sight so
none would discover the secret and
made ready to prepare the feast. How
ever, one unsuspected woman succeeded
In hiding close enough to the base of
operations to obtain a good view of the
outdoor kitchen and the secrets of fry
ing bacon and eggs a la Howe, which
she Bays are as follows:
Howe Miffed at Reception.
First get the bacon and eggs, and be
Sure to get more of the latter than you
will really need for the meal. Lay the
bacon and eggs on the ground near the
spot you select to build your fire.
Gather some Wood and paper in a little
pile, than go to your car. jiggle the
duhicky on the carburetor till you get
a handlul of gasoline, which, poured
on the fuel, gives the fire a running
start.
While looking for a stick to stir the
re, step on some of the eggs that's
why you should bring more than you
need. In untying the bacon let it fall
on the ground and instead of using a
fork, pick it up and throw It on the
pan. Then, leaving it to fry, go after
some' more wood, and when you return
you will think there are a lot of little
burnt sticks in the pan, but, not so
' it's the bacon. Break the eggs over
the pan to let as much of the shells as
- possible fall in with them, stir all to
gether and by any by you will have
. . bacon and eggs a la Howe. The best
) way to eat them is to change your
mind before you start. At least that's
what the rest of the picnickers did,
much to the disgust of Howe -when he
finally gave up trying to convince them
it was real food. .
Slctsckea Gives Dectaloau
In his desperation he even appealed
to Phil Metschan, of the Imperial Ho-
' tel. who, having brought his family out
in their-Cole, came - upon - the psyty,
Without tasting or looking at the al
leged bacon and eggs, Phil gave the de-
, ' oision that as a cook Howe was a first
class automobile salesman.
Leaving the Springs on the return
. trlD, the Cale party met a party of
tourists with a badly scored motor.
' They towed the car to Molalla. This,
by the way, should sound a warning to
i . motorists to beware of their supply of
oil before leaving on a Sunday trip.
As a spot to picnic Wilhoit Springs
provides excellent facilities, plenty of
parking room, ample shaded grounds, a
big playground, with all manner of de
vices for the amusement of the chil
dren, besides the Wilhoit Springs min
eral water all for "18 cents admission
with 2 cents for war tax."
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Keep Right ion Driving
Battery repairs may be a necessity.
But they're not an excuse for
letting your car lie idle.
Because as soon as the battery'
comes out of your car a Willard
Rental Battery can go in, to con-'
tinue the starting, lighting and
Ignition service that your own bat
tery provided.
So Willard Rental Battery Service
means more than just so much wood .
and lead and acid. It means ability
to go into the city, or out to the
country. It means ability to tour
"to make the fullest possible use of
your car. , . .
- Come in and talk batteries with .
Us. Well tell you how to take care
of your battery, and why your next
one should be a Still Better Wfllard
with Threaded Rubber Insulation.
The long life more than balances the
slight increase in cost over the ordi
nary battery. It's the only battery
with the "Bone Dry" principle that
is your absolute assurance of getting
a battery as new as the day it left
the factory
Auto Electric Equipment Co;
' - SIXTH AND BURNSIDE STREETS
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drainage-is essential. Every' thousand
miles In Summer and every COO in
Winter la recommended. While the
gauge should ordinarily show three
fourths full, when draining is contem
plated, wait until It show one-fourth
full. This saves undue expense.
"One other very simple rule of main
tenance, often unthought of. is this:
"Go over the body bolts occasionally to
see that they are snugged up tight.
This takes but a few moments, prevent
rattling, and as a result adds consld
erable to the life of the body of ' the
car."
Photos by Charles Toung.
BOYLE SELLS GARS
Former. Portlander Is Packard
Dealer in Youngstown, 0.
HIS TERRITORY IS BIG ONE
Liberty Airplane Motor - Now Being
Turned Oat in - Large Quantity,
He Says, and Is Demonstrated -to
Be Thorough Success.
on your head to' keep the auction from
taking It off. This test is equal to a
speed of approximately 150 miles per
hour. '
Eighty Motor Tested at Once, .
"The testing field at our. factory is'
now equipped for testing 80 motors, at
the - same ' time, and you can' imagine
the noise. One cannot understand how
the motor can hold together, especially
when the construction is so light.
These motors cost over $8000 each. The
power developed is so great that these
iron frames work loose in the concrete.
"The plane production has been held
up by the aeroplane programme, also.
You see, it is necessary to build more
than a motor. Tou must build a plane
to fit your motor. Up to a few weeks
ago the planes had not been completed,
but about 60 days ago the first one
came through. I understand that this
coming along In good shape now.
The aeropiane board did make a mis-
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Cutting Rivets.
The proper tool to use in cutting out
rivets that hold' together thin metal
parts is a sharp chisel. The head of the
rivet should be backed up with a weight
of some kind, so as to prevent tearing
of the adjacent metal. An oxyacetylene
torch Is the quickest method of cutting
off .rivet heads, .Sr. . . .-
Melvin W. Boyle, former . Portland
newspaperman, "who has many friends
here, was recently appointed manager
of the Toungstown branch of the Pack
ard Cleveland Motor Company, of
Cleveland, one of .the largest Packard
distributors In the country.
"We have a very nice place here, the
prettiest in town," he says in a recent
letter to Carl S. Kelty, of the Lumber
men's Trust Company. "Youngstown is
a steel town and the mills are going
night and day. It is a town - of for
eigners and millionaires. Last month
the mills turned out 78,000 tons of pro
jectiles, so you can see II is very busy.
"The town Itself is of about 150.000
population, and our territory takes in
another 200,000 people. I should say
population of this territory Is about
half that of the state of Oregon. They
are putting -up new steel mills all
around here and the Government has
sanctioned - a houBe-bullding pro
gramme. - -
"One thing about Ohio Is that It- is
one busy little state. Akron, the rub
ber town, is 60 miles from here, Cleve
land 60 miles, and Pittsburgh, Pa., 75
miles. Work for everybody and wages
are high. Aso living, incidentally."
. . .Liberty Motor O. K. .
Mr. Boyle has some interesting data
about the. . Liberty airplane, motor,
which he declares is a big success and
has "made good strong."
"Our production ' is- about 30 a day
now,"' he says, "and Dodge is making
bo me. Marmon is getting under way
and Ford is building a lot of parts. You
have to have a barrel of passes to get
In the works, but it surely is interest
ing. When I was .at the factory the
last time I counted nearly 1000 motors
while I. was in the aeroplane plant.
"The motors are .taken after assem
bling and put upon what they call a
testing -block. 'This consists of steel
frames, imbedded in concrete. The mo
tor is placed in this frame and the
final test is 1730 revolutions per min
ute in the open air.
"You can't hear yourself think. You
stand In front of the propeller (the
wind force going in the opposite direc
tion), and.you.have .to.hold.your.bat
OIL ADMINISTRATOR ECONO
' MIXES IX FRANKLIN.
The Franklin record of econ
omy got another boost recently
when the director of the oil divi
sion. United States Fuel Admln-
, Istratlon, decided to practice gas- '
oline conservation the Franklin
way. Mark L. Requa is th.e pur
chaser referred to, ' having, ob-
tained ' from ' "Bob" LaPorte. of
Washington, D. C, a touring car
and four-passenger roadster. Mr.
Requa is one of the best-known
mining engineers In the oil In
dustry and is one of the "dollar
men" now serving In the National
' capital.
take, however. In leading- the people
to - believe such wonders could be done
in so short a time. Making one motor,
and getting under way for quantity
production, are two - different- things.
But the wrinkles are ironed out now,
MECHANICS - HARD .TO . OBTAIN'
Time toSee Tnat Bearings Are Right
Is When Buying Car.
There Is a belief current that It Is
going to be increasingly . difficult for
the service stations to secure the serv
ices of expert mechanics, whose skill Is
essential in cases where delicate ad
Justments are necessary.
The Government is requiring . more
and more men for the building of aero
plane -and ' truck motors and. conse
quently, unskilled labor will have to be
employed in the service station, and the
owner of the car with. the adjustable
bearings, for instance, will have to pay
the bill for the damages.
For that reason, says the Hyatt Rol
ler Bearing Company. It would seem i
wise plan to keep this question in mind
when buying your new car. and give
careful consideration to those cars
which are equipped with bearings that
never need adjusting.
Prevent blowouts, by avoiding le
vere jolts and. by maintaining-full air
pressure. ,- . - . ..
NOISE DANGER SIGNAL
CAR OWNER MUST ATTUNE EAR TO
. EVERY SOUND.
E. E. Cohen, Oregea Oldsmoblle Dis
tributor, Give A6vlce a Iaaport-"-.
UfC of Small TMaga.
- No doubt It Is true that In the past
American automobile owners have been
Very largely Inclined to take a rather
happy-go-lucky attitude toward their
cars, trusting a lot to luck, and when
that failed to the garage man around
the corner.
"But." says E. E. Cohen, of the Olds-
mobile Company. of Oregon, "that time
is past. The average owner Is paying
more serious attention to his car. Rl
tng prices and wartime conditions have
brought' about a realization that It Is
both . poor business and poor patriotism
to allow so highly organized a mechan
ism as an automobile to deteriorate un
necessarily. Hence, sound, advice Is
eagerly listened to.
"After a man. has driver a car for
some time he becomes thoroughly fa
miliar with every sound of the mech
anism under all conditions, and is keen
ly sensitive to any strange sound that
may creep in. -Now - these unusua
sounds are almost Invariably danger
signals and should immediately be
traced to their causes. Sometimes this
is found to be very email Indeed, bu
small troubles have a- way of adding
complications.
-"Many a man would be surprised to
know that he could have avoided the
heavy expense of replacing a burned
out bearing or of repairing scored
cylinders if he had heeded the first
warning signals of trouble.
"Another thing that cannot be too
strongly Impressed on the car owner':
mind is the absolute need tor proper
motor lubrication. This means more
than merely adding oil from time to
time to keep the gauge at three-fourth
full. As the' oil Is used it gradually
loses its lubricating qualities; also th
low grade of fuel commonly supplied
today tends to contaminate the oil In
the case to some extent, no matter what
precautions are taken.
"For these reasons fairly frequen
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We aell Oils, Grease. ' Gasoline
and Tires.
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Between Washington and Stark.
Under New Management. ,
CONTRARY 'to common belief, seacraf t traveled
under water at least 300 years, and probably 3000,
.before' John Holland's submarine.
James I., in 1621, took a submarine trip-several t
miles long, in a submarine invented by Cornelius Van
'Drebbel. Van Drebbel's craft was a true navigating
submersible, made water-tight by greased leather, and
E repelled . by twelve oarsmen, who rowed with oars
tted through water-tight holes in the hull.
Though . the . submarine in its development has'
'(appeared in a hundred fantastic forms, the automobile
tire has matched it in freakish inventions.
Goodrich's clear-sighted direction wasneeded "tar
hold it to principles of .usefulness, and produce f ''
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Goodrich loyalty to practical ser-ice was logical, for
Goodrich values tires solely by SERVICE VALUE.
Goodrich judges tires solely by what they do for you'
on your car and on the road in easy riding, economy.
dependability and durability.
Therefore, Goodrich, in the twenty-two years it has
directed the destinies of automobile tires, has
worked and watched to put SERVICE VALUE
into its tires. SILVERTOWN CORDS or
BLAC K SAFETY TREADS, and to keep it there.
SERVICE VALUE in tires is in harmony with the
thrifty spirit of the times.' Be thrifty by demand?
ing Goodrich Service Value Tires.
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