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About The Sunday Oregonian. (Portland, Ore.) 1881-current | View Entire Issue (Aug. 13, 1922)
9 LOCAL HERE'S THE VERY LATEST OF PORTLAND'S AUTO ROW. MZE IT, PRONTO. A NEW HAT IF YOU CAN RECOG- AFTER LONG Nash Leads the World in Motor Car Value Judge Cake and Son Come From Boston by futo. ROADS FINE, IS REPORT w England Males. Canada and South Atlantic C"ot Also YlslteU on Trip. Nas am.Jveauces ' rices THE SUNDAY OREGOXIAN, rOItTXAXD", AUGUST 13, 1922 JURIST BACK JAUNT I ,- '"-. w "" " '" " """"'t"'"' Yl,""'" " . f tV....-., ?-j " 'it -x. . ' A v - , VVv -x XV -i-i- : v v Ji- s . .. M MS UUDED F' , " -1 STANDARD OIt AUTICE HAS 1 t'i.i t' "VT " - X ""'V 1 ' PKAIKK VOn SYSTEM. I ZrP? " .V- V . . Ci Ag P That a rrott -country trip by auto mobile, from th Atlantic to th Pa cific, ran now be mad with per fect i ar.d comfort, provided the motorist gives tnplf time for th Journey. la the testimony of Judce W. M. Cake, prominent Portland at torney. hu with hts o:i Harold Cake arrived home last week aftr a motor Jaunt of nearly two months from Boaton. Mass. There la no really bad road the entire distant and many mtl.- of th rout are paved. Judge Cak declared. Tha motor trip, which also Inrlud d In Ita acope the New England states and the south Atlantic states waa decided upon rather suddenly and happened in this wise: Judce Cakes son. Harold Cake, waa to graduate with hie elm at tha Maaachusetia Institute of Tech aoloajy. Judge Cak Intended ta make a trip east irttally for busi ness reasons a -id partially to altend the graduation exercise. The Judire bad Just ordered a new Cadillac car from tha Covey Motor Car company, local distributors. shortly before leaving- for tha east the plan sud denly formulated :tself of obtaining delivery on the new Cadillac at th factory at Wtroit. louring around for a time with the car and then drlvinir home. Arrangements were marie through the Covey organisa tion hr and Mr. Cake went east on the train. After visit at Washington. I. C. and other cities Jude Cake went to Letroit. where he waa met by hi on Harold. Between the two of them they picked out the new Cad illac and drove It back to Boaton for tha graduation sercisea. .Xew Eaalaad Male tailed. Follow In a; that event they made a, tour of the New England slates and up Into Canada aa far as Quebec and Montreal, returning via New Tork state and stopping at th me tropolis. From New York they then drove south through Philadelphia. U.ttyaburg. Baltimore. Washington aid th historic Shenandoah galley Into th Carol In as. Tennessee. Ala bama and Oeorcrta. The return waa made tbroufrh Kentucky and up to Cincinnati and thence over to Pitts burr. After this Interest in; Jog south ward they be-an the Journey home, coming via Cleveland. St. Louis. Xaoaaa City. Denver. Colorado ttprtnga. Cheyenne. Tetlowaton Jrk. Spokana and Pendleton. On tha trip Judire Cake and hia aon were accompanied by William Mat thew of Spokane, young Cake's roommate at Boaton -tech." William HaseAtine of thla city waa also with th party for a time, but did not make th laat portion of th trip, having to com home by train be cause of lack of time. 'When we arrived horn our Cad illac showed over 0o mile on the apeedometer." aaid Judge Cake. "So far aa I could aee the car looked as Jtood aa the day we a-ot it In I'etrolt and w had no difficulty -whatever n th way." East Balldlaa: Reads. The east is making splendid strides In road construction, he de clared, and through th eastern and New En a; .-and atatea It la now pos- ibl to tour the entire country without getting off pavement. Paved road now runs from Maine to St. Louis. Mo.. ISO milt or more, he declared. "In every state we visited road Improvement Is an Important sub ject before the official and lame Jbe of construction work are under way. declared Judsa Cake, "livery tale w passed through has now worked out a comprehensive state wide e-yatem of roads srrnllar to Ore gon' system In acope. with the ex ception of Kansas, where we under stood the matter Is handled by the oounUea. The only really bad roads w struck on the long trip were In Kentucky and Tennenaee. and even In the atatea evidence of progress were to be seen. In most of the ther state the roads were splendid and wer evidence of the wonderful pros-res made In road building dur ing th last few year." I ' , , vgfcr: :.crZZ i r Kl i -o "" aaaajaja .-i-- " Effective August 1, 1922 "Th Hoadrtinner" Xontaln ST eral Scfnrn on Columbia High May and Oilier Points. On of th finest deserlptiv ar ticle relative to Oregon scenery and road which has ever been pub llih.d In brief form la contained In the latest Issue of "The Roadrun nr." the publlcaton of the asphalt division of. the Standard Oil com pany of California, Just Received here. The entire Issue of the magatlne. which la published at Irregular In tervals of every few weeks by the hie oil company and la right pagta la siae without advertising. Is de voted 40 Oregon scenery, and con tains IS illustrations and a map. Many of the Illustrations sho scenes on the Columbia river highway. For a front cover photograph scene of Crown Point has been used. showing the Columbia river highway and a vista of th river in front and above that point. A an Inside frontispiece a view of Multnomah falls has been selected, the view covering the entire page. Other points pictured In the magasme are Mitchell Point tunnel. Eagle creek. Oneonta and Twin tunnela on the Columbia river highway. Crater lake, the Pacific highway In Marion county, heavy timber along the Roosevelt highway In Tillamook county. Mount Hood from Lost lake. liaystack rock on Cannon beach and a view along to highway from As toria to Seaside. Nine of tha picture ara used for a double page spread over the cen ter pagra of the magaslne, with the caption at the center "Some Rea sons Why Oregon la the Motorist" Paradise.' The entire back page of the publication la given over to a map of the state, showing th dif ferent types of roads. Oregon- Well-Planned Highway System." Is the subject of the ar ticle, and a comprehensive descrip tion of thla state's roads, both as to tteir geographical location and aa to their condition for travel I given. The- magazine ahould prove of wide value to Oregon from a pub- lclty standpoint, as the magaslne has a circulation of over 12.0O0 scattered throughout tha United States. Canada. Hawaiian Islands, England. Australia. South America and India. TACOMA ACTO THEFTS HIGH Over $10,000 Worth of Car Stolen Daring July. TACOMA. Wash.. Aug. II. (Spe cial.! Automobile valued at more than Slv.ljO were stolen in Tacoma during the month of July. Of the 11 cars stolen II have been recov ered Such I th report of th traf fic department taaued thta week. Approximately l3i worth of cars have been recovered by the depart ment that were stolen In rhe city, tha report saya. and eight automo bile of a total valuation of ll.'ll were recovered by the local motor ablet department for other cttle In theortnwest. Thla Us been one of th biggest months for automobile - thefts on record this year. It la claimed, tha only moat ha that exceeded It being laat January, when 12 cars valued at Sto.17 were stolen and 39 cars valued at I5T.TS0 were recovered by the department, and laat June. . In June 11 cara were atolen and Ti recovered, but the total valuation was only !20.:2S. Only two motorcyclee wereestolen during July, their total valuation being about SSOil. )Hi:LL OX CAMPING THIP Manager of MU Ik-II. Lewis fctavrr Leaves for Iteal Loaf." W. O. Munsell. general manager of Mitchell. Lewis A Siarrr company, left Portland laat Thursday on a pleasure trip thrftjgh western Washington - and Hrtttnh Columbia. Mr. Munsell drove one of the new Jordan "silhouette" models, and It la his Intention to throw off busi ness worries by filling his mind mtth the problem of setting up camp along th route: he staled. "I am not going to stop at a single hotel." said Mr. Munsell before atarting out. "nor am I going to wear a stiff collar for the entire ten days that I am going to be away. I am Just going out and en Joy myself thoroughly in the won derful acenlc country with which we are so greatly blessed here in the northmest." WALLA WALLA ROADS GOOD Important ork Being Carried On by Mate This Summer. WALLA WALLA. Wash.. Aug. 12. (Special.) The state highway department has done much work In A alia Walla county this summer and by tha first of September will have completed 2H miles of road. Thta work Is being done on the graveled portions of th Inland Empire highway. Completion of thta work, and of the paving under way. win give aplendld highways through Walla Walla county, north and aouth and east and west Work which has been completed Is on the stretch between Touchet and Attalla. a diatance of 19 miles. This haa been scarified, rolled and new gravel put on top. However, the most Important part In this Improvement la the elimination of the dangeroua grad crossing In the center of Wallula. The road for merly crossed a network of tracks wlfer switching was constantly being done. Th road now runs through Wallula and crosses th Braadald and frwt view f the 1PJ.1 Mitchell, a shipment of which waa received her last week: by Mitchell, Lewi Staver, local distributors. It haa remained for th Mitchell Motors company of Racine, Wis., to make the moat radical change In design for its 1423 car of any of the comDanlea reoresen-ted In the Portland field thus far. A shipment of sev eral of the new Mitchells was received last week by MitcheU. Lewis & Staver company, local distributors, and. the cars put on display at the big show room of the comoany at tho corner of Broadway and i.verett streets, whera they attracted wide attention. Aa will be noted from tho photos above, the exterior lines of the car have been entirely changed, all sharp lines and square corners being don away with for the rounded lines. The radiator and hood design has been so worked over and entire lines or me car worked out on a aimllar attractive arrangement. Disk wheels, barrel tvne headiiahts. bumpers, wind deflectors and a number of other refine ments have been mrde standard. Several mechanical changes and refine menta have also been made. .although the wheelbase Is the same aa before and the fundamental sturdy characteristics cf the Mitchell motor, chassis snd body have been retained. O.-W. R. & N. and N. P. where the tracks sre single. Th department is repairing the two-mile stretch between Walla Walla and College Place which has been torn up badly by heavy travel. This is the oldest piece of macadam road in the county. The five and 8 half mile gap between the end of the concrete pavement, near Dixie, and the end of the concrete pavement being laid southwest from aitsburg. Is also being repaired. This stretch has been scarified, rolled and resur faced and this work will be com pleted In a few days. A dangeroua reverse curve has been eliminated by straightening this road. The concrete pavement, now being laid, will be ready for use some time In September and will give smooth roads from the Columbia county line to the Umatilla county line, and from this road to the Franklin county line. Road conditions otherwise In this district remain about the same. The roads between Walla Walla and Seattle, and between Wall; Walla and Portland permit of fast travel. Tho road from Walla Walla to Spokane la good with exception of the detour necessary between Dixie and Waltsburg. The same applies to the road to Lewlston. COAST CORDS STAND UP ROUGH TEST DEMONSTRATES EXCELLENCE OF RUBBER Epitaphs. ' Glee thanks, all ye, unto the Lord, Her lies my f lrt and only Ford. I cannot complain of Mr roadster's eadaranc. I bar-led It solely To get h Insurance. Caaght la th traffie ruck. Ooed-by motor traok. Hera tie the body ef my sedan, locate th rest no mortal can. If she hadn't crashed Into a landaulet aty old aadan would be running yet. New Tork tvxnlng Post. Various departments of the gov ernment of the 41 states in the union have use of 10.000 passenger cars and trucks. Twenty-thre thousand of this total are automobiles and trucks used by th states for the Improvement of highways.. Of every 100 automobiles damaged, ten are struck while parked at the curb "The world is so full of a number of things. I'm sure we should a:i be as happy aa k I tuts." no wrote a great poet In rhymes for a child but som of the things merely help driv u wild. The man at the wheel la a curious chap; he speeds his new roadster all over the map. but often he misses the things that delight hi friends, for he feels that th motor's not right. "Oh. see that fine sunset," cries Jane. "What a sky." She"a missing on one." aiuwera John. "Wonder why?" Those beautiful hillsides." say Jane. "Se that tre." "That spark plug Is fouling, I'm sure," answers he. They coast down the long, curving- road to the creek. "How ' lovely." cries Janes. John replies: "Hear that aqueak." "The bridge and the stream are a picture." Bays Jane. "Just listen," say John. "She's missing again." They wind through the valley and up through the hllia, and every new turn of the road brings new thrills. "Oh, look at those blossoms." rays Jane. "Stop your raving." her husband replies. "See that rotten old paving." ta At dusk they come home; Jane Is laden with flowers; he chata of th countryside's beauty for hours. "Remember that mill at th foot of the ridge?" she asks. "Yes," says John, "and the nails in that bridge." Yes. I'm sure we might all be aa happy as kings. If we didn't worry about little thlrurs. The long, winding roads give delight to some souls, while others hear rattles and see the mudholes. It seems to depend on each one's point of view. Some folks find pure pleasure In driving. Do you? It's true that beauty's Just skin deep: you: may depend upon that many an honeat motor beat beneath a batered bonnet. It IK MKMORIAH. Here lie the fragments of Bill Tutt, Which loving friends collected: There's several pieces missing, but That might have been expected. That he could beat th southbound train Across th tracks he reckoned; Too bad he trannot try again. He lost by half a second. I'XriE KB. HE II AYS It does take IT per cent out of the satisfaction In a Kindly deed well don to pick up a stranger when you'r driving Into town and have him tell you he understands this is a right good little car for the money, but you ought to see th way his new eight cylinder Snappy Special eata up a bill, though h doesn't car to drive It uptown and leave it In the dust all day. (Copyright, 1922, by Dudley Glasa.) Trip of 100,000 Under Way Thus. Far Has Been Made Over Roads That Are Destructive. -JlfSW OAKLAND, CaL, July 12. Colonel King Stanley and William Spohn, who started from Oakland a few weeks ago In a Chandler car equipped with Coast cord tires for the purpose' of making a 100,000 mile tire-tcsting trip, to date have traversed parts of California. Arl sona. New Mexico and Ctah and report exceedingly rough going in rarts of tho country, especially in ftah. Writing to John I. Pankrats, vice rresldent and general sales mana ger of the Coast Tire & Rubber company. Oakland, Colonel Stanley rave some interesting Information ith regard to the scenic beauty of the trip and stated that, despite unusually rough roads, all four tires show scarcely a scratch and still catry Oakland air. A message from Colonel Stanley from Wlnslow, Aril., reads as fol lows: "Four days crushed quarts lava beds, 4000 miles roughest going in the country, 2100 miles out. Coast tires do not show stone bruise or saratch." Colonel Stanley proposes to visit practically every state in the union before completing his trip and is engaged in charting reads to uu usual beauty- spots and points of scenic grandeur and will compile details and forward for publication ln thla paper, in order that touring parties may have authentic infor mation with regard to unusual trips and out-of-the-way places of interest. William Spohn, who has hunted big gam In every section of th country, will also furnish detailed report covorlrvg game hunting in the various sections en route. In order to actually determine the effect of the trip on the Coast cord tires, Colonel Stanley Is keeping's tire log," In which he posts every day full details with regard to the diatance, nature of roads and effect on tires by trip. Colonel Stanley will furnish the Coast Tire A Rub ber company with authentic infor mation covering one of the most thorough and scientific tire-test trips ever made. WILLS CAR IX UNIQUE TEST Auto Goes 20 Miles In High With Man Walking at Side. With th.e assistance of a trained athlete as a pace maker, J. M. White of Sioux City, la., recently gave a Wills Salnte Claire stock touring car a test that had a number of unique features, according to a de scription received her, by C. C. Pagan, local distributor. Mr. White's purpose was to dem onstrate the ability of the Gray Goose to travel at slow speed while in high gear. The route selected was -the road from Sioux City to Movtlle, a distance of 20.2 miles. Before the start the chief of police sealed tha transmission of the car, the town constable of Movllle ex amined the car upon Its arrival to see that the test was fairly made and a motorcycle officer acted as pilot. The athlete who assisted in the test. Gus A. Carlson, walked the entire 20.2 miles beside th car, never once getting ahead of. the front fender or behind the rear fender. His average speed was slightly better than three miles an hour, much of the distance being covered at a rate between two and two and one-half miles per hour. Th return trip was made in 28 minutes. Moving- pictures were made of this test- At e. the W. time of the last Nash price reduction Nash frankly declared his policy of keeping faith with buyers by passing on the savings earned through increased business. The response on the part of purchasers was immediate and nation-wide. Sales rose to new records monthly and at this writing we are running 100 beyond last year's business. So again we announce new and lower prices on every, model in the Nash line, and this proves, as nothing else could prove, the truth fulness of the statement that "Nash Leads the World in Motor Car Paine" sixes - FOURS Five-Passenger Touring . $1240 Five-Passenger Touring I $ 935 Seven-Passenger Touring 1390 Roadster . . . . 915 Seven-Passenger Sedan . 2190 Coupe . . . . , 1385 Coupe .. . . . , . 1890 Sedan . . . 1545 Roadster. . . . . .1210 Cab . 1195 Sport Model . .... 1395 Carriole . . . v . 1275 . o. h. factory s ' PORTLAND MOTOR CAR CO. Tenth at Burnside Broad.way 0521 P (49CI AUTO EXPORTS lEjlPHE FOREIGN DEMAND FOR CARS SHOWS BIG INCREASE. "Road hogs" In motor vehicles and "Jay walkers" on highways are the two worst enemies of automobillng. Many fatal accidents have oc curred to operators who thought lesly step on the accelerator Instead of on the brake. Reports to General Motors Put Trade Upon More Substantial Basis In Many Countries. NEW YORK. July 12. Steady Im provement In the foreign demand for motor cars is reported by J. D. Mooney of Is'ew York city, general manager of General Motors Kxport company. In commenting on the notable gain In buying power among the countries of western Europe, Mr. Mooney said it undoubtedly reflected a change for the better in th mo rale of the people. "We find the self-reliant and re sourceful nationalities returning to a more wholesome outlook and con stantly improving their economic condition," said Mr. Mooney. "The results lead me to believe that as a rule economic conditions adjust themselves to the temper arid pur pose of the people as a whole. In my opinion. It was largely the state of public morale which stopped tha great war. When the people of Rus sia, . for example, were surfeited with war, the war as over so far as-that country was concerned, and when the people of the central em pires became thoroughly disheart ened the whole struggle came rapid ly to an end. "Today we see Russia in economic collapse because of the shattered morale of the population. "An entirely different train of events has created somewhat similar conditions In Mexico. Here is a country which In natural resources Is perhaps favored above all others on the globe. With the most fertile farming, grazing and fruit lands, with rubber in abundance, with huge deposits of all basic metals used in- the mechanical arts, with vast oilfields and great forests of hardwood lumber, Mexico is down because of the low morale of the great mass of her people. But even Mexico shows signs of coming back. "In general, our late reports indi cate improved buying demand from those countries which in the past have been our best customers. ; The British Isles already have absorbed large shipments of cars. Australia, peopled by enterprising and courage ous men, is another bright spot on the map of foreign trade. "The countries - comprising our Paris zone, ' which include France, Spain, Belgium and Scandinavia, are now the most active on our foreign list, as shown by actual orders for cars and trucks. "Brazif and neighboring countries, in response to an improved world demand'for their products, are just turning the corner and substantial shipments of automotive products are now being arranged in anticipa tion of an early resumption of pub o demand in South America." Mr. Mooney spent several days In Michigan conferring -with plant managers of the Cadillac, Buick, Oldsmoblle, Oakland, Chevrolet and General Motors truck. He will de part In two weeks to make a per sonal survey of the trade conditions in South America. Endurance, economy, comfort and price are the four most popular fea tures of a passenger automobile. Guard Your Power Plant No matter how fine the power plant in your car or truck may be, road shocks quickly destroy its efficiency. 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