THE OREGON 1 SUNDAY ; JOURNAL, PORTLAND, SUNDAY ; MORNINO, JULY 13. 1913.
IS LONG TRIP
'.1I0DTMIE
TROUBLE Oil WAV
Tourist Completes Journey
- : From Redlands, Cal.y to In
dependence,;, Or., -Without
"Boiling Water Once. ,
JU jritchard, of Independence, Polk
count;', who is. now at-that place on
' visit ts bis parents, was In rortland
' Unis week.' He, called at the Howard
' Automobile Co. to teU Manager Mel Q.
Johssoa f his recent successful trip in
' a Bulek "roadster rom Bedlands, CaV
, t bis Itoms at Independence. Mr. Frit:
' chard has been employed In the autome
bile line in southern California for aev
" era! years, and ths Journey was under-j
' taken that ha might spend the maimer
with his parental'-;; tTr;r:f.vsa:';A;,:
-My car was new and stift wbeit I
' started, and my first day's trip was to
UaKersfield through mountains and dee
en," he said. "I did not boil the water
once: In fact, X did not boil it once Jn
the entire trip, although other care that
I met the first day ait .had water bags
' qn the aide, and filled up every time
they stopped. Vm' ' ' v
't .... "Mr second day's trip was to Fresno,
where I arrived about p. aw, a very
easy run. Tba third day I ran from
Fresno to Sacramento, a good long run
on avery hot' day. The fourth day I
. ran from Sacramento to Red Bluff,
where 1 began to gat 'Into the bills, al
though not bad asy.tr .-,.
The fifth day was front Bed Bluff
to Shasta springs, with mountains all
the way. but very , good roads. ; , The
sixth day t ran Into rain, and only went
' as far as Coles,. as they told me there
that it would be impossible to cross the
'. Siskiyou mountains In the rain, so I
waited until aooa the seventh day and
drove from Coles to Grants Pass in. the
; afternoon. . V';',':'Vjj...-; :;
- "The eighth ' day I ran f rotn? a rants
Pane to Cottage Grove, and thle iwas
the only bad run that we had on the
trip. The grades ran as high as 15 per
. cent, and the roads were so rough Ihet
.I had to run on low gear moat of the
time. . i . , ir
.'The ninth 'day I ran from Cottage
Grove to. Independence, and could have
gone on to Portland If I. had wished.-
f arrived at Independence at t p. m..
and my car was running better than
when I started, and all . that I did was
to oil it and grind onw valve on the en
, tire trip. , -w;V; W
, - "I did not have a bit of tire trouble of
any kind. - I used, not oyer a gallon of
water, and I got between J and S
; miles on a gallon of gasoline, and 100
miles to-a quart sf oil," concluded the
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'AN AUTOMOBILE! ; f
"s T TRAIL BLAZER
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OREGON FORESTlANDS r-'
: ' SUBJECT TO EXCHANGE
Washington, Jfuly 1 ..--Because it it
well settled policy of the government
to consolidate - Its holding of forest
lands as much as possible, it wss easy
: to get approval . f the forest service
t to v the exchange of forest lands pro
posed ill a bill by senator Chamberlain
"To consolidate certain forest lands in
the Ochoco National Korest"-
This bill "was introduced by Senator
Chamberlain on April s, and as It was
passed within about nine weeks Its
course was rapid for' session .when
. all legislation savs that on one topic
: is Interdicted. The! bill gives power
; to the secretary' of the interior, On re
commendation of the secretary of agri
culture, to exchange government lands
in the Ochoco National Forest Oresron.
for privately owaed lands of substantial
ly equal value and area lying within
the exterior limit! of the national for
. est. the lands so acquired to become
a part of the Ochoco National Forest
K 'f - A., 1? , W$atgard.
If there is sn American mountain or
desert trail that A. U Westgard hasn't
traversed. It doesu't exist .Thla bronsed
man, civil. engineer and road expert vice
president and director of transcontinent
al highways of the National Highways
association, with the . fine, hand-clasp
and friendly smile, has done more to
make possible long distance touring
than any other indlvduial. , '
;AS the representative of the American
Automobile association, ihe has, for
years, served as the touring, map-maker
for long tours and has achieved an en
viable . reputation for successful - rosd
hunting. .He Is tUs William JT. Burns of
the motor -world and can scent trails
farther tharf a fox.;-; . ,
.Just at present this worker is engaged
In preparing a map out of a network
of (0,000 miles of highway covering the
entire country witlt a view of presenting
it to the United States government for
Its approval. j Westgard is making a
physical survey of 17.000 miles of the
proposed highway this year.' The plans
are for three main highways from ocean
to ocean and three other main, highways
and links.1. i' ' ' 1
The ' National Highways association
proposed that these highways bs built
by the government and maintained by t
the same as the government' now Im
proves and maintains the rivers snd bar
bora, Westgard is now making his sev
enth., transcontinental tour , in three
years. - '
i At the head; of the association are
General Coleman DuPont of Wilming
ton,' Del, as chairman of board of coun
sellors and Chas. H. Davis of Now York
as president. . -
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UPAYERS
SIGN POSTS IE::
-MM UPON W.
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Nevada Has More Directions
. Along Its iHiQhways ; Than
Any Other State; California
Has
N IS SPENT
Berlin, July U..The old and interest
ing cathedral city of Cologne, known to
should fall to see. There has never
dons the Rhine, hc- had the splendid
idea of showing its taxpayers how their
money is spent and . for that purpose
has arranged, a novel exhibition, which
no ' American ' tourist visiting Cologne
should fall to see. There has never
been a similar exhibition anywhere, and
it ought to be imitated by the adminis
tration in every city in America.
Cologne is the last word in municipal
ownership. . All public utilities, without
exception, are In the city's hands,' Even
golf 10 bout to be municipalised. - Music
snd the drama became so long age, and
a borne tor cripples is the. very latest
form of pubTle ownership.
. AaIamia tar 111 ' aknU ...)... A AAA
soula It dreams of a million popula-1
tion some day, and has adopted a far
reachlns land-owning policy in order to
protect its future hundreds of thousaitds !
or innaDiianis irom tne rapacity 01 iana
peculators. -The mayor of every great
city in America otild not pass a more
profitable summer vacation than by vl
iting , tne
Henry B.V Joy, president of th Pack
ard Motor Car company,,! has lust re-
turned to hts home - from . a -motoring
trip to the Pacific Coast made for the
purpose of obtaining a preliminary sur
vey of a transcontinental route for the,
Lincoln Highway association, of wntcn
he la president.
MrJ Joy made the tnp in we --prawie
schooner," a car equipped with a spe
cial bod v containing a complete camp
ing outfit and was accompanied ' by
Frank. H. Trgo, research engineer of
the company. v - '
The good roads tourists xonowea me
route of the users across the plains
snd turned-south in Utah, going through
Salt Lake City and around the lower
end of the Great Salt Lake. ' Fifteen
and one half days were consumed in a
leisurely arive or mues irom
trolt to Sen Francisco.. ' ;
Ths country was found to be In .ex
cellent condition for touring. The gar
ages of the West sre .surprisingly well
equipped and ttnre was no difficulty in
obtalnins the necessary supplies of oil
and gasoline at points along the route,"
said Mr. Joy. :. . --
"CondiUons have Improved materially
in Wyoming," continued Mr. Joy, "al
though tlTe railroad crossings are in a
deplorable condition. , We foiind a num
ber of good cut-offs from the original
trail, which shortened our trip.
"Despite' the fact that Nevada has
only one inhabitant to the square mile,
we found It to be the best sign posted
state west of the Mississippi river. Ev
erywhere painted poles marked the
route.
"The lack of legible signs in Califor
nia is a serious drawback. Although
there are more automobiles in that state
than in any other in the country, with
the exception of New Tork, it was there
that .we found the most trouble. We
were misdirected and lost our way on
several occasions.
"By Mil motorists should have no
difficulty In making the trip from New
Tork to San Francisco In 11 days. By
that time many miles of good roads will
have been completed and good sign posts
will mark the transcontinental route."
TWO MILLS TO GO I?
NEAR NEWAUKUM RIVER
" (Special to The JonreeM '
Centralis, - Wash., July If. J. P.
Guerrier and O. O. Ort, two prominent
Centralla lumbermen connected with the
Carllale-Psnnell Lumber company, yes
terday announced that within (0. days
the company would begin the erection of
two' new mills on Its property located
between the Alpha road and Newaukum
river. The lumber company owns mil
Hops of feet of timber In the vicinity of
the proposed mills, the building of
which will, open up a rich undeveloped
territory tributary to Centralla.
rilTUI HOE
Oil AUTO TRUCK
11 i 11 I I i' .t.y-;:''r
aiid Yacht That. Rivals a
Pullman Sleeper and Pin-
ing Car Combined. 4
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The private Pullman as a means .of
tifxurlous travel has a rival in an auto
mobile ."land yacht" equipped f or U. H.
Dandurand, an automobile man of Mon-
SAVmlnJatuM hotet1ai een mounted
oh vth; chassisi of Sa ( thre ton truck,
There are sleeping accommodations' for
10 persons, a telephone system, electrlo
lights, a kitchenette and a combination
smoking and dining . room in , fact all
the comforts of home ; from m refrige
rator to a writing desk. The, unique
body, was designed by the Owner's son.
Lieutenant 'Henri Dandurand of the
Sixty-fifth regiment, C M, R., of Can-
ada.-;V.f'v?"s : ' ' ';';. U''-i i ':-
The body has five separate compart
ments. Immediately behind the driver's
seat are quarters for the chauffeur. A
room with sleeping accommodations for
five women comes next - Another com
partment, six-feet square, which Is used
as a combination smoking and dining
room, has berths for four. It is equipped
with two extension tables each a feet
long by llj inches wide, and a folding
desk. V-iV Z" .:-; . V
' Directly behind this compartment is a
kitbhenette, so designed as to make uso
of every Inch ' of available space. A
linen cupboard, a heat gasoline stove and
a refrlgeator make up the equipment.
THE AUTOMOBILE
.A son of Indiana perfected the auto
mobile and developed a machine that
1ms today become on of the necessities
of dally life. Another son of Indiana,
Carl aG, Fisher, proposed the National
rock highway from coast to coast The
Indiana Automobile Manufacturers as
soeiaWoti is now engaged in ths celebra
tion of the twentieth anniversary of the
automobile and pathf lading a suitable
route for this highway.
The S3 Indiana made cars that left
Indianapolis, July 1, for the Pacific
coast reached Denver yesterday. Prom
tnent among these Hoosier cars were
two Apperson "Jack Babbit" entries.
When the oars stsrted one of tba bright
red csrs from Kokorao, Ind., wss driven
by Elmer Apperson, the "Father of the
American Automobile," H. W. CurtU,
the Pacific coast representative of the
Apperson car leaves Portland tonight
for Denver where he will relieve Mr.
Apperson and continue on the trip to
San Francisco and Los Angeles, the
final destination. .
CONSOLIDATION OF
AGENCIES ANNOUNCED
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One of the important developments
in the local ' automobile world during
the past week was the announcement of
the consolidation ? pi: the H.
Cologne.
Taxpayers'
Exhibition", at
The world production of tin last yeari
was 114.1M tons as compared with
10M3I tons the year before, w
The rvMghrJy Michigan
Style; 1
Safety
Simplicity
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- No more stylish car on the stretcs than the MICH
IGAN with its massive, straight line body, its refined
equipment and its beautiful colors with upholstering
to match. Regulation black, olive green, silver gray
and golden brown.
, ; Safety is of equal importance with the power and ;
, smooth running of the can No owner wants to be
worried with the fear that his car may break down.
V It is not sufficient that the car be built only strong
enough for the rated load. Most cars are daily loaded;1
beyond their rated carrying capacity. You want a 1;
1, car that has practically an unlimited factor of safety.
.'AU 'driving parts of the MICHIGAN are designed and '
,r made to give a 50 per cent margin of safety.
. 'Left-hand drive and center control; four speed
transmission, adjustable steering post, adjustable '2
clutch and service break pedals, big electric lights, ,
j electric horn, clctric self-starter, 14 inch Turkish up-
i noistenng, m iact. everything that goes to make a
i -complete and '.up-to-date car.
. $1873 at Portland.
Four models $1650 to It;
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ffTlhie Joy of iHiel
To rcallxaJt fully cultivatt the motorcycle. Ride a mot6rcycl,
sure. All work and no play makes life a killjoy. Cfet away from your
environment at least fof a' few minutes every day.' Get in touch with
the glorious out of doors and gorgeous scenery of lake, mountain and
seashore. Cultivate the motorcycle. . : ..-
Make It An Indian
"Count the Indians on the Road!
Mqto cycle
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The motorcycle is the most "all-around" and fascinating or mod
era vehicles, t There it no limit to its utility. Its compact sue, handi
ness. speedand adaptability to any and all road and weather condi
tions make its range of activity boundless. Nobody can once a ride
a motorcycle and ever feel they can get along without it. j..
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; Study, work, play; ride an i Indian. Soak 'in thi Sunahine and
fresh air you can never get too. much. One-fifth of a cent a mile
is aii it costs on an average to run an Anaian. ' ' '
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By this consolidation the Slots, Hen
derson and Amertoan agencies are
brought together under one roof. : The
company will also distribute the 1.1 p-part-Htewart
trucks. The company will
occupy the new - garage that is being
erected for it at CD0 Kearney street, ad
joining the old garage, which' will make
it the largest garage in the city. ' The
floor space covers 20,000 square feet.
- Plans ' are now " under .way for the
Moore Aute company to move to the
former location of the H. L. Mann com
pany, , North Twenty-third street. ; ,
Baroness Is Sensation. ', V
i Paris. July 1S.-A sensation was caused
this' week in the nusslad ballet at the
Theatre Champs Elysees by the beau
tiful Baronees Tele de Questre, who
attended a; performance in a: : Qreelc
costume, her are feet i ehod with san
dals of white leather and damascened
gold and buckled at the ankle with a
gold clasp,' .The back part shielding the
heel was adorned with a valuable cameo.
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Panama-racihc Koad Race ,
Los Angeles to Sacramento, July 4, 1913
. ThU complete victory in a road
race, following 'close upon the
FIRESTONE track winning of
first and second in the 500-milf
International Sweepstakes at In
dianapolis, May 30, demonstrate
again the uniform superiority of
FIRESTONE Tires in all service
and under all conditions, anoVtg
give added significance to these;
great victories FIRESTONE
Tires won the three big races at
Tacoma a week ago, taking first
in the 100-mile, the 200mileanl
250-mile, all at an average speetJ
of over 7p miles an hour. I V-.
r The Indianapolis track, at a
heat of 100 degrees, like a great
emery wheel, burned uportlmary
tires, whUe FIRESTONES, true
to the faith of knowing drivers,
carriecl them to', fame and fo ,
tune, winning first and second
places. " , t '
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- The Los Angeles to Sacra
mento race was another vkuul of
' test,' equally, severe. ' Over the
tire - straining mountain ranges,
through the long, burning stretch
of desert, FIRESTONES led the
; wav, again rewarding the faith
- of knowing drivers with FIRST,
. second and third places. And
"never a tire change on the first
and second cars throughout the
443 miles.
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in the Panama Pacific Road Race,: Los Angeles
to Sacramento, 445 miles, July, 4th, 1913
Was The
' , CL Jyof -'Course :
i l: l be first car to tinish .was , a 6000 Itouan Hat. , v ,
-M A 40-horsepower $1850 Buick was second, driven by Ed S. Wa.
;temsii'Of;Ereano.v:'
Twenty other cars,, each costing from $500 to $4000 more than
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L. uic uuick, iinisnea uie race, am omer entries lauea 10 rinun. '.m a ;.
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