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Newspaper Page TextTHE OREGON SUNDAY JOURNAL rOttTLAUD. SUNDAY MORMIWO. AVKIU 11. itli. 'JOURNAL'S AUTOMOBILE SECTFIOM 1 HUTS VISIT AT : BARRACKS ONE OF Automobile Trip Up Columbia to Washougal Best Mae w Tm4I U Ma.taee -Ta-e KeMrte agj-e Oavo IHE SETS A SHINING PLEASURES OF DAY OMR Writer Tc3s in Detail of Many Beauties of Enjoyable Drive Some Scer.es Witnessed Once in Lifetime. Tatar's Uamf tm Tl ,e : vrttaitd l t ' tamae e VfeaKowsal UhMi "eee i tiu )Tv.b.i Id fc.MM SOflaO ! VvM IHrHaM le Yaeraueer f. tieree ft. IWtafk I l"Wt'M" Total II II I rr nostea eec. The trip teaao ! u4r r The Jowraei rlf flaejng reere n" h (tm eeove I e'etajl. aa ihm r drn aaaa. Walla Ike trta covorad fc U worth Ualag. . 14Iii taat the ri.f aajbar ef ante. laobUteta of trlUn4 UI eajor taat part a lh trip np tr.e Oelaaibla mer to Waekougai a4 auWe ek ' from tbere to Vancouver eae lake an aaaf a limr ihrouga le lalled , tales WmcU greaiaia. wkr oee.sU- ful artrva will ae faaoe Uaa re- tnra aireel la Portlaad. Tbertve from Ceiaaa over Ureh Ike fere Irelrte eaatrv. aklKlag CeJaee lake, lata Fro . Btel le beeet Wtlh Bnr ar4 ej4 rougk toJu for tea filaaaure lovtog snotonai. Uowever. Ihoee of aaara veatureeoaae . anliiL ar tboae baring a aeej car that baa ot beea glvea a thorooge ree4 test. Vlll flaa Ua going from few eaUea watama vi - Proetolel ideal for testing tha true etajr lag eaafltlaa of ay utroMia. Ttat U long iJ aaaa, ary aar, artU ta Iba mu a4 rack wlU aaora aaaa from a pWaura ridUig aiAadpolal, rao aot ba 4lad. Bat Iba way Tha Jour aaJ'a Uttla trip finding nain -If food tha gmff and pull ad lhrouh mbi of tba atratesaa of road aacauaurad M a mar? a 1 in tna war or nanrano to tboaa wba roda vtU tka wrlur on " laat oada'c trip. aCAklag tka anart. Larlng Tba Journal offioa at Fifth, and TamhUl atraat ahort . iy aftar 2J a, m., i turn ad Into aioni on atraat and procaadad acroaa tba Morrlaoa brldga and thaa turnad north Into Grand avaoaa, and proeaadad along that atract to Broadway, wbara wa tarned.waat and tban north Mala at Union., i Wi kst 'on Tnloa arenua- to KJUIngaworta avanoa, wbara wa aaia turnad waat oa tha Pacific highway routa and turnad north again at Van courar a ran u a, which la alao tha routa laid out for tha Pacific highway. Thla avaona tmkea you directly to tha Van couver farry, where hoata caa ba had very 40 in Inula during tba foranoon and erery SO mlnutea during tha after ron. Bbr a Uttla mora thaa two mllea hfnr rh1ntf tha frrv tflu traval along on a traatla from 20 to 30 fact abova tha ground, this, of courae, glrca ona a pleasing view of tha aurroundlng country, aa well aa a flna view of tha river aa you near tha Vancouver ferry. When you arrive In Vancouver, heap straight out the street on whJcij you land, which la Washington street, until you coma to Fifth, then turn south on Fifth street and tha "will lead you di rectly pass the United Statea barracks, where hundreds and hundreda of mules and horses will be seen in tha pana ad jacent to tha stables on either side of the road. Keep tha road that leads off of Fifth street and you will soon find .yourself rolling along above the Colum bia river with Mount Hood Just out of your reach in front. You think that every hill you pass over will surely bring you to the base of the famous mountain. To your right and left will be seen orchards In full bloom that will make your heart glad that you have taken the machine and gona to the coun try for the day. Tou pass through sev eral very Interesting villages en route. . First Ellsworth and e few mllea fur ther alon you come to Fishers Landing. Juat when you pass through Fishers landing, you will come to a road lead- ing east and west and yon may think Is the main road. Keep straight ahead, however, and you will soon reach Camas. The roads between ' Vancouver and Camas are not as good as those to be found on the outskirts of Portland, but for country roads they are not bad. For a few hundred yards at several places between Fishers Land ing f.nd Camas the turns In the road . are rather sharp and the road Is a little narrow an! should not be made at mora than 18 to 20 milea per hour. Aside from these few placea the road will be found in fair condition tor this vceason of the' year. Double Back. The Journal trip finding Flanders jns tended making the trip from Washougal over to Procbstel. but when we arrived at Washougal, were Informed that out best route was from Camas, so we doubled back, and from the point we turned into Camas took the sharp turn to our left where our speedometer bowed 23 miles. That 23 sure was the : Jinks of the trip, too, and never again Will I turn on tha 23 mark a. aid la tha beginning of this article to those who have not the venturesome na tnro, we suggest doubling back from Washougal and spending an hour or so roaming through the barracks at Van couver. For those who are game and want to go- the route, follow our schedule, but don't look us up Monday norning with blood in your eye and ask -t ""' jo over , auch a rojjte. W have a trip to take tlay eurselvea and may not be in the . beet of humor ourselves tomorrow Tura to your left at iZ and go up over a 20 per cant grade for about eight or 10 blocks; then turn sharp right at 13.5. At thla turning polnuwe were nn dortded end kept etralght ahead to the end of . the street, where a covey of the bright and intelligent young youths , of Camas were stretched on the grass figuring Juat what mischief they could get lata when along wa came giving I hem their baa opportunity of the day. We asked the young gentlemen. then supposed they were, if we were n the light read ta Proebetel. when the apokeaman of the ruffians. are afterwards learned them to fee, "poke smart flke aad said. "Yea Sir. nfiater; Juat keep gvfng as far aa yoa can, and ' '- ' -7 . ' - ( " I lOSl Q,9 av mmn r PORTLAND V ST-v TTS emtta p- .qZ--- Jnc- l : " ly:: 1 V-:'l : ; aJ jLli fm'm ' "'" -fpj EXAMPLE: MAY FOLLOW HI Recent Visit of Hugh ChaJ. mers. Automobile Expert, Proves Spur to All Business Men. Young and Old. "Remy Mofinclo ScrvlccM WE HAVE A FACTORY EXPERT IF YOU HAVE A REWY-COWE T ' ARCH 11 A WIGGINS COMPANY . am rr ocmuMM tnm Purrej-ori of Auto and Sporting Coodi Hugh rKataa. lae aeaafetare aJ ym. 9jJT auMliaa. eteeee r.eaaiataUe el I 111 lAJ a laria earaaralioa, awlkarlir aa a4ar- jiMftr liaiag aa4 aalaeaaaJkafclr. a4 Mgaalaa ljL V" ot u.ii. aaa vlaiied fla4 aad I UV Joornal'a lrlp-i'nllnf rlander routa for today'g motorigU: A trip Hllad with dlrorilfled road cne and coodltlODt Bottom: left: Been a on Colombia river Just beyond Flaber'g Landing. Mount Hood plainly oen from tbla point One of the beautiful gpoU to be found between Camaa and Washougal. I.fi aa imiaua a a la eaaa a aiaa4iag af hvalaaae ertacipiaa ea a tuiud ot asora thaa laree baadfad af pDrtlaa j a rteraeeelalKe bealnaaa aart. Ma anada tnaee faftlaad bualaaaa aaaa raailse that he waa asaatar af hie eaa The itfe sterr ef lluga t aisaa ahoaa that ba haa baa dotag Ihtags lib dtaalch ar ltx- ha waa 14 run aid lie basae aa ernre aay. its want to ritlM ahool Sod laaraad baoh haanlna and short ha ad At II Chalmers waa a salaamaa. . A 10 with aa esrluatve larrllary. At had aaaa unJer hi mi At 10 ha talent ! nanegar l li ae anada vlra prasulaal aad geeare! asaaa a.r ef lha National Cash ttegtster com tin, at lJeiloa. thlo Tha waa a big Job for a young man. hut Chalmere bad not apent his life aa meer young ansa do, ha had prepare nimeeir lor juai iha Mxltixn ha waa occupying la bta words, be "grew with the roacera. CUlmtn ctfare4 bis rawara at racent hanqtiat given ta hla' honor, iha fart that he did aot Claim to orixlnator. but that everything ha knew l.e had learned from other I pie. Thla thought well imbaaaea to tae minds of young men today, would eaeaa much to their future. Tha II 1. Kaata Auto oompaay anil publish Mr. Chalmers- speech form ar.d It will ba malted opoo to all those deatrtng a ropy. FINE RECORDS MADE BY IE EXHIBITORS A--I . ).. Auourn iTioior var lo. MOIST. HlhWnOH. Mgy 450S-7 Uurnnldo Stroot A BALLOU & WRIGHT lUreot Stock Automobile Accessories t m M.& W..O.& J. and waa aa-1 . . nartrora I Ires MONOGRAM OIUO 80S2 7th St, Cor. Otic. Portland. Or. .pelmore, MacDougall, Moorcs Ci Auto Bodies, whecu and General Repairing. 0 ABAC OttAam arwTXaTTnwra AJCD aw.ara s yivoz tone" tires Va!antzln4RctrtaJtni R. E. BL0DCETT. K2!a aaar Oeaah TOO. when yea eaa't go any further, that's ProebateL" 8a we took the sharp turn to the left and beaded the little Flanders up a winding grade somewhere between ta and 10 per rent and wound around up thla mountain aide for a distance of nearly two aullaa . before reaching rancher who told ua of our mistake and gave ae the right direction. However, era all (alt fully repaid for making tha alumb whoa are- turned the machine around and started back down tha grade. reae-t oa Bees. We aaw way off down below ua the Columbia river and a valley such aa you eaa't expect to eee more than once or twice In a life time. We atopped the machine and feasted oa this scene for more than 10 mlnutea. You will member that laat Sunday broke aa if It were going to be a had day but long before we reached thla beautiful apot the day had turned out perfect In every detail, and tha view below ua had every feature of a midsummer day. When we hove in sight of that bunch of Camaa kids, you should have eeen them take to the woods; that was the last we saw of them. At 21.5 turn to your right aa shown on map above and you soon roach the Camaa lake and cross this on a bridge and under an irrigation flume, then for a hort 'distance you realise you are really on country road. You are busy, if driving, dodging sand rocks a few hundred feet and then you get J a good stretch or road, and thla win conatiute your trip for a distance of 10 to 13 mllea until you reach Froebstel. When you have gone 27.8 mllea, Juat ahead of you, and on the right hand side of the road you will see a small two atory house, the R. F. D. box out front has the name Armstrong on It don't ever pass this box, but back up your car to the road that turna sharp to tha right and take that road around into Proebstel. It will be a little longer than the one that pasHea Armstrongs, but much better from Information gath ered by the writer from inhabltanta at for you neit week. It la not our In tention to aend you over bad roada at any time: and we warn you now If you take the above trip you will enjoy It, but you will get aome rough going. Proebstel. We made the mistake of following tha dotted line shown on the drawing abova, and if yoa have ever had to lead a mule over mountain trails while It waa bailing the raining rocks, those memories will come back to you In tha form of aweej memoriae aa com pared with about four mllea of driving through Swede Hollow, which la tha name given the country between Arm strongs and Proebstel through which we passed. A Boedleea Boad, There la ao road whatever mann a ranch, Juat a mile neyona Arm strongs. You simply eee before you a soggy, stumpy uninteresting Tat look ing country stretched out before you. Here and there you can see where a wagon haa gone betr;een the atumpa in no general direction, but Just gone, and after following the telephone line aa near aa you can for about two mllea you sunaemy rome into a a it,. about half or three Quarters of a mile ' , ..,., . thla side of Proebstel. You are almost afraid to apeak of the good atretcb of road, for fear that you will suddenly find yourself in the aame kind of territory that you have Juat left Boon, however, you roll into a nice little vil lage consisting or a postorrice ana aooui three houaes. and by tha algn ever the general store you know you have reached Proebstel. the one place you have been looking for theae many weary 11 mllea From here on la like riding on a Pull man train, things run along ao emooth. Juat after leaving Orchard, and getting on the Washington atate road, you will find a atretch of three quartere of a mile of rather bad going duo to the road supervisor having placed a lot of looae sand and small rock in the road and which haa not yet been leveled and packed by travel. When you get back Into Vancouver don't fall to pay a vtait to the barracks grounds. Thia trip along will fully repay you for all tha dlscom forts you have undergone on the trip in. We will have a great trip In store .Firaek in Little Six 30 H-P $2800 A small car with a ix-cylinrJer motor that is the $tory. The flush-sided body and sloping hood are in perfect harmonr---the.: highest development of automobile Bralf DiiBbis AutoCo 31 NOIHH. NINETEENTH Phone Main '4880 ; : - , J : V -. , . - -. " . ' . -1 . - tA-3881 Puzzling Intrmlttenr. A tantalising, but not Infrequent, causa of pusallng intermit tence In the running; af a gaaollna motor la a float ing particle, such aa a thin flake of aoldar which haa been detached from the carburetor or has entered the float chamber from the tank. Carried In tha Intermittent current of the liquid. It may suddenly become lodged so aa to cover the capillary duet to the noszle. preventing all egress of gasoline. When the motor stops, the gaaoline in th-i float chamber ceaeea to be atlrred. and the particle finds a new position. When the motor Is started again it Is not In the way, but presently It returna and Bhould engine trouble be experienced the float chamber of the carburetor may there fore be Included in the part Inspected. The automobile haa done more to Im prove the country roada than any other known agency. The start really Is only begun and it Vtll ba several years be fore the task is eompleted. The time la not far distant when there will be good clear thoroughfarea from the At lantlo to the Pacific. This aame la true regarding he north and south stretches of the country. Records have been made of th tin equipment of care exhibited at It auto mohil ahowa during the ahdw aeaaon tuat ended. Thla ie a point' In waica tire manufacturera are deeply Intereated and in which, each year, there la keaa though friendly rivalry. At the 04 ahowa 6(17 care ware shown. The tire equipment of thla great army of handsome, new models waa divided among 29 makes. Que company's equip ment waa on UK care or . per cam of all the care ahown. The next nearest competitor la tire equipment of ahow cars had 11 aets of tlrts at the 64 shows, or li per cent of the whole. The next formidable com petitor had 14.6 per cent with 017 aeta A significant tire trend of thla year'a shows la toward the general uae of non-akld typea of Urea A large ma jority of the tlrea on ahow oars were of this type. Kep Pana Clean. Though most ear are equipped with under nans, in few ia provision mad for cleaning them, and aa a rule th accumulation of oil and greaaa whlc collects In a short time la conalderabl and scarcely can be reassuring In view of its inflammable nature. It is well to remove pana occasionally and clean them out thoroughly. When they are re Disced a couple of handful of olean sand spread In them will . do no harm and will serve to absorb a considerable mount of "drippings." Incidentally, the sand win ce jarrea out a Mint at time and will carry with it much of the undesirable accumulation. Atterbury Truck Columbia Carriage & Auto Works, Agents 709-211 Front Street Phone Main 2892 General Ante Repairing. Bodies and Wheel Bollt to Order. Automobile Ralntirigr We have fiven this special feature of the Auto industry our special thought ana attention, ana guarantee ail work to be entirely satisfactory at reason able pricee. ' STAIGER AUTO RAIIMTI1VG CO. Washington, at 21st, fourth floor Covey Motor Car Co. Phone Main 1844 PREST - O - SELF- STARTER AND WARD-LEONARD .ELECTRIC LIGHTING SYSTEM $1835 TWITCHELL MOTOR CAR COMPANY I5h and Washington ats. Phones Marshall 4966, A-3368 3 nZrrHTVTtfi rr tr Tires Automobile Specialties WEST COAST SUPPLY COa Fhonea Kals 689 9 ( A-1033 81-33 Worth Seventh I treat. CROWE AUTO CO. SIXTEENTH AND ALDER STREETS RAMBLER, STUTZ, MARION, K-R-I-T, MAIS TRUCK, (Gear Driven) THE BEST AMERICAN. MADE TRUCK Distributors for Oregon and Southern Washington mis JOHN DEERE PLOW CO. NORTHWEST DISTRIBUTORS E. Morrison and 2d Sts, Phones East 3887, B-612.5 Q wearmlongest Clincher and Straight side casings. Red Standard and Peerless tubes, tire aNi as a a a .a a a a a a a preservers. I he endless mna tne stanasra ot quality ask your dealer for them. F. P. KEENAN CO., Distributors, 190 Fourth St Automobile supplies, motorcycles and bicycles. Apperson Premier-Steams-Knight Reo NORTHWEST AUTO CI DISTRIBUTORS F. W. VOGLER, President 615-617 Washington St Phone Marshall 4022 THE AMERICAN 1912 Underslung Oa for tha Plaorlmlilatlaa; rawv Tba Safest Oat em Sarin. GARAGE STORAGE REPAIRING NOB HILL GARAGE & AUTO COMPANY (INC.) 690-96 KEARNEY ST.. BETWEEN 21ST AND 22D. Western Hardware & Auto Supply Co. SEVENTH AND ANKENY STS. Auto Supplies Hardware and Mechanics' Tools Vulcanizing - MAIN 8S2V A 2016 . Northwest Distributor of High-Grade AUTOMOBILE TOOLS AND SHOP SUPPLIES PREER CUTLERY & TOOL CO. 74 SIXTH STREET AND 311 OAK STREET clt acM Mottop Gar Col COMMERCIAL-AND PLEASURE CARS COR. HFTH AND HOYT STREETS h orcycles INDIAN AND tf. E M B L E Al BALLOU & WRIGHT. 80-82 SEVENTH ST., COR. OAK aPORXlUAlNJID Temporary Quarters niw yuu i- a After f a? 1 RUBBER MILLS M V Oak'streats mm - East Ninth . and Harrison MANUFACTURERS MECHANICAL RUBBER GOODS Vajcaniainf Au Tlrea a Specialty. . - -