TIIE SUNDAY OREGOXIAX, PORTLAND. AUGUST 13, 1923
SPAN SH MISSIONS
SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA MISSIONS ARE ATTRACTION TO MOTORISTS
ALLURE TOURISTS
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Dennis H. Stovall Visits Cal
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OLD ESTATES ARE GONE
Imprint of Spaniard Will Ever
Remain In Beauty and Adorn
mrol. Declare Writer.
(Tha following Interacting arttct- ta
regard to motoring In eoalhern Califor
nia, ainonf; the mlBtioot of that locality,
ta auppU-.l by IVranta H. Stovall. for
nrly of Corvallia. who ta now makin
an automobile tour of that action.)
To make the trip OTr the coast
lrhm. or the El Camino Real, be
tween San Francisco and San DieBO
without visitina- a number or ne om
SDiniih mtsaions. la to mini the moat
i.ini(iir feature that southern
Oml'fnrnia. ha to offer. Particularly
la this true for those who like
taste of the old-time color, romance
and ttlory of a day and a time that
la past and tout. Kor the El Camino
Real, as followed by the present
day highway. covers much the same
route as did the trail of the old
rrandeea. Alotia: this trail, covering
a distance of more than "00 miles.
Ketween San Ii-70 nd Sonoma,
.r. arattcred the missions and
ehanela of the Franciscan fathers
Some of these missions ara directly
on the main highway, and are easily
vi.it. I n bv motorists who want
to art throuKh with little delay.
Others are farther back. hidden
In the hills, or standing; on
hrrfi slonea. neslected and for
Itotten.
It is rrally these nearleoted ones
anrh as the ruins of San Juan Capis
trano. San Mtaruel and La Soledad
that brlns; to the vllator a true real
isation of the lone; time that has
elapsed since the landing of the
Knanish irlllTn. and the attempt of
ih V'am-iarans to found a "New
Spaln in southern California. San
Ineco. on of the first of the mis
sions to be built, had Its bearlnninf
la 1T. closely followed by CarmeU
In 177. San Antonio De Padua waa
atablished in 1.71. San Juan Capls
trano in 177S, San Jabrt.-d In 1771.
Saa Francisco Le Assissl In 177. -Old
MlaalawJa Vlewf
A detour which our party waa
vbllK'd to take between Kins; City
and San Mliruel. aouth of Salinas,
brought us directly past the crum
bling old mission of Santa Tne. at
Eoltanr. Tnes la really a later mis
sion as It waa not built till 1S04
Even at that, it has lis years to ac
count for and It shows Its ase. It
tands blistering and crumbling In
the sun. Its long colonnade offering
an Inviting shade to those who pas
In through the low-wailed gate and
across the weed-grown yard. The
ruira of the old reservoir and of the
broken aqueduct tell the story of
the provision made by the Fran
ciscan for the storage of water. It
Is amply evident, by the manner In
which all of the missions were con
structed, that there were skilled en
gineers among those early Spanish
ettlers. What we saw at Tnei was
likewise confirmed at San Juan Ca
plstrano tha. the founders of the
missions took into account the value
of Irrigation for this arid region
and made ample provision for ator
Ing or conveying It from distant
streams.
Land owners In the vicinity of the
Old missions told us In several in
stances that these ancient structures
were used as unfailing guides by ins
f'rs American settlers In tha selec
tion of ranches. -Where there is a
mission, there is land." waa tha rule
followed it seems by those who fol
lowed tha Franciscans.
natatea Rreka r AST.
a. tliev built their missions.
did the Spanish pioneers build their
roads, and the old grandeea their
homesteads. Not many of the latter
-.m. in in remind the present-day
traveler of the days of the land
grants. For those vast estates, soma
of them as large as modern-day
rountles, were broken np long ago.
But the Imprint of the Spaniard
will ever remain in California in
the way of beauty and adornment.
This applies both to tha landscspa
and to names applied. It was the
Franciscans who planted tha first
palms and the first pepper trees,
who set out the original eucalyptus
avenue and windbreaks, and dotted
the hills with clumps of live oak and
sycamore. Southern California might
have been barren rerlon. Indeed,
but for the foresight and Industry
of the Spanish settlers, away back
In the daya of long ago. While the
Revolution was being fought and
history was being written In big
letters by the eastern colonies, the
Franciscans, on the other edge
the continent, were moving peace
fully and In har-py contentment up
and down the Kl Camino Real, es
tablishing missions and laying out
their estates, enjnylng a dream of
a "New Spain" in this sun-kissed
clime of California. Little did they
know and poastbly less did they
care of what waa going on In New
Kngland.
VlulM Play Sees.
At the old mission of San Oabriel.
la the lovely San Gabriel valley, we
had the ptrasure of setng the Mis
sion Play, as put on by Frederick
Warde and a aelected company of
lo players. This outdoor play is
something more than the average
ihow" put on to catch the tourists.
It Is a panoramic story that depicts
In epio form the story "t the white
man's Christianity and civilisation
on the western shores of the Ameri
can continent. No attempt will be
made here to describe the play, other
than to state thai with such an actor
as Frederick Warde as the main
character, and in such a setting
as that offered by old San Oabriel.
it cannot be otherwise than colorful,
beautiful and gripping. The heroic
struggles and sacrifices of the Span
ish pioneers are strikingly por
trayed, the old-time missions are
shown in all their glory, when
southern California was the happiest
land In all the world. Then follows
the closing picture of the missions
In run... of the blasting of hopes
and dreams, and the conquest of tha
argonauts.
The play Is enlivened and colored
by the introduction of Indian war
dances. Spanish dances and choruses.
A striking feature of this story is
the true picture It gives of tha eleva
tion of the antlve Indian, of that
olden time, under Franciscan tute
lage. It is a historical fact that the
Indian rose almost to the stature of
whit men. This la something that
tha later American settlers could not
understand. It was only by the effi
cient help of the natives that the
Franciscans were able to build the
missions, construct tha aqueducta.
and accomplish such wonderful re
sults In the tilling of the land. I
Metaer Grapevtae Interesting.
At San Oabriel one may see more
thsn the Mission play. Kor here Is
found tha "mother grapevine.
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California. It is as big at the base
as the trunk of a big tree, and ita
long branches aad tendrils ramble
ar.d climb over a wide, wide area.
From this old grapevine were taken
the cuttings for acres and acres of
other grape vines and vineyards
of early California. It waa planted
17SS. nearly 12S years ago and
it looks as If it might live 1000
yevars yet without getting doty. The
old adobe, in which Ramona was
born, used now as a Spanish eating
house, where everything is served
red hot. and even hotter, is another
thing to seo and to visit at old San
Gabriel.
It Is Impossible for the tourist to
see all. or even half of the missions
along the way of the K Camino
Real, unless he has a year or two at
hia disposal. But nobody should pass
up seeing at least a few of them.
Only by doing this can the visitor
catch the real spirit, color and
romance of old California. He gets
a taste of thl. true enough. In the
names. For California and espe--daily
the southern part of the state
goes strong on the Spanish lingo.
The town that can't boast an "El,"
a "San." a "Juan.- or a "Santa." as
a poetic prefix ia a poor place In
deed. In other sections ft the west,
where the hardy Americans left their
Imprint, we find "Whisky creek."
"Squaw creek." "Lightning Gulch."
and "Eight-Dollar mountain." But
down here we have "El Solano," "San
Fernando." "Arroyo Seco" and "Kl
Capltan" or "Sierra Madre."
Somehow, these dreamy Spanish
names fit In better with the sun
shine, the yuccas and the palms.
Possibility of Gas Short gr Slight.
There should he no alarm what
ever over the possibility of there
ever being a gaa shortage within
our memory, if some facta and fig
urea gathered by Firestone experts
are to be relied upon. According to
what the tire men say, chemists and
others are at work on development
of motive fuel from a doien differ
ent substances, the more ordinary
of which are: Alcohol, acetol. shale,
tetralene. molasses gaa, rice straw,
naphtha and ordinary straw. Apart
from all this, benzol and kerosene
will last as long as wood and coal
exist. Shalene. obtained from the
shale fields of Colorado, Is said to
offer one of the best substitutes for
gas yet known and there appears
to be almost an endless supply of
this.
The first transcontinental run
took over two months, from May ZZ
to July I.
FATHER AND THREE SON'S FROM DETROIT ON MOTOR JAUNT. ' BEDECK NOVEL
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were in Portland last week, having been on the road fof five week. Their Itinerary took them through Chi
cago. Omaha and Denver to Colorado Springs and thence over the Santa Fe trail to the Pacific coast cities.
They arrived in Portland yesterday and left last night for Spokane and. the Yellowstone. They will go home
over the Lincoln highway from Salt Lake City. On the right running board of the car is a long "wooden
overcoat." sort of a box. containing
respectable table three feet wide and
name thereon was either presented to
t&at the car now looks ilk the, trunk,
eae of saoat attractive ef P reseat
astasias, eae ( the earliest ef tar earners erected ay tne r raariarana.
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(Copyright. 1921. Thompson Feature
Service.)
Xe. ia The Car Catches Fire.
Quite some time ago I caught
Smith 'in the act of flirting with
danger. One of the men at the club
had been telling of the trouble he
had had with an Insurance com
pany because of & mistake in read
ing the motor number of the car.
Hearing of this Smith had decided to
give hia numbers a second reading,
but foolishly did the work in a dark
corner of the garage. Some means
of lighting waa necessary in order
to read the number.
Smith chose the wrong means. I
know, for I was right beside him
when he struck a match. He knew
he had done a very unwise thing,
but tried to Justify his act by telling
me that he had seen several me
chanics take even greater chances
with gasoline.
"Any fool can take chances." I had
said, "but It takes a wise man to do
the wise thing at all times. Just
because gasoline la less volatile than
It used to be is no reason to take
greater chances with It. And. by the
way. I wonder If you realize that
you're taking chances In running a
car without a fire extinguisher?"
That waa all we had said on the
subject at tha time.
Time passed. .
And then on morning while
Smith and I were starting our cars
I heard a sharp "popping" noise and
looking over to where Smith's car
stood I saw a cloud of smoke pour
ing through the core of the radia
tor. A moment later I savw Smith
Jump out of the car and raise the
hood. . Ha knew aomethlng was
wrong, but wasn't quite certain
what It was. The owner of th ga
rage, however, had also heard the
backfire and he knew what the
trouble was. So did I when I saw
him rush for a fire extinguisher
which hung on the wall.
Five minutes, later the fire was
out; and Smith, the garage owner
and I were looking at a rather
parched motor. Turning around I
noticed that the doors of the ga
rage were open and that already
five cars had been driven out to I
the street by a washer and another I
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ROUTE LEAVE THEIR CARD OJT CAR OF E. H. FILLER.
E. H. Fuller of Detroit and his three sons. Roy, Charles and Edson.
ail cooking utensils a.rrd eatables, and
six feet long. At each city of consequence a placard with the city s
tha travelers or bought by them, and placed upon the'dlning room." so
of a world traveler. Air. Fuller expects to reach Detroit ia three weeks.
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car owner who had happened to be
around at the time.
Smith was more puzzled than sur
prised. "I d like to know haw that hap
pened." he exclaimed. "I was only
just starting the car."
"That's how gas fires start," the
garage man told him. "You might
have a dozen backfires through the
carburetor and nothing would ever
happen. Then again Just one small
one might let the flame escape
through the carburetor and catch a
drop of gasoline from a leaky Joint
In the vacuum or gasoline line con
nections. It'a a good plan when
you have this kind of' back tire to
put yoir foot on the starter again
Just as soon ag possible. In turning
over the motor the suction will tend
to draw the flame in the carburetor
back Into the cylinders."
Smith said that he always thought
a backfire made a lot of noise.
"Backfires are like dogs." the
other explained. "The one with the
loudest bark is the least to be
feared. The ordinary backfire which
causes a loud report is due'to mix
ture In cylinder firing when the
exhausf valve is open. The explo
sion has- no resistance and so goes
straight out through the muffler and
the exhaust. Sometimes the force
of the backfire breaks the plates
In the muffler, and this kind of
backfire has been known to set
fire to the car or to oil or gasoline
on the garage floor. When the mix
ture fires with an Intake valve open
the flame goes right back into the
carburetor. A lot of "popping back"
is due to driving with too lean a
mixture. Cranking with spark ad
vanced la another common cause."
"Let's see that extinguisher,"
Smith asked. "I'll have to get one
of these."
"There was a time when you could
take a chance without one," the ga
rage man went on. "In the old days
a clever driver could put out his
own fire by smotheMng tha flames
with dirt from the road, but you'd
have a hard time fighting a gaso
line fire with the paved highways
of today. Yet dirt is the only nat
ural thing to fight it with; water
spreads a gasoline fire."
It wasn t necessary to argue with
Smith. He did not have to be told
what saved his car and. perhaps the
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garage. Trying to tell people how
to put out a fire without an ex
tinguisher is about as useful as tell
ing a motorist how to remove a
tire without a jack. As the garage
man said. "There are always other
ways of doing things, but why take
the detours?'-
(Next Sunday "Presenting the
Claim.")
AUTO HORN SCARES LIOXS
African Motorist Finds "Honk"
More Effective Than Rifle.
NAIROBI. Kenya Colony, East
Africa. Aug. 12. The toot of a
single motor horn has been found
sufficient in Africa to quiet stam
peded oxen and cause a trio of
flesh-hunting Hons to slink away
into the bushes.
Two native drivers were recently
conducting a wagon drawn by 16
oxen to the railroad camp In the
wilds near Nakuru. the site of the
new Uasln Gishu railroad, when the
spans were attacked by three lions.
The driver fled to nearby trees.
The oxen became panic stricken and
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above the clamor of the frightened
animals the lions slunk away among
the rocks, headed for the shelter of
the bush, and the oxen swung clear
of the dust-covered automobile and
came to a stop at the side of the
road.