,THE . OREGON SUNDAY . JOURNAL, PORTLAND, SUNDAY MORNING,' JULY- 19, 1914,
CUTOFF VIA BARLOW
ROAD SAVES SEVERAL
MILES -HARD
NEW ROUTE SHORTENS DISTANCE TO CRATER LAKE
DRIVING
New Road .Shortens Route to1
Crater 'Lake and; California I
,' , by Some 30 Milesr . v
Motorists who " hare Included. In
thMr'mimrner itinerary trip through I
eastern Oregon are Indebted to Cap
' tain W. B BMdl and Walter F. Bur-
rell, of thin city, for Information con
ocrninr a new cutoff from the Barlow
Road to Mecca; Or., whereby many
mii.M nr hard driving may be saved la
reaching the central Oregon highway.
Walter F. Burrell and his family
Portland July 3 and droro over tha
mn Tiood-Barlow : road to The
vn.ii.. in eirht hours running time.
" I'ltir Kurrell used a Cadillac machine
nd Is especially pleased with the con-1
! dltlon In which, he xouna we mgnway
between Portland and The Dalles.
. TTnon his return to Portland. Captain
w R Blddle told Mr. Burrell of a road
that tonda off to the right from the
- I - Ttarlnw. road lust eight mlleat south-
', .not of Clear Creek and goes by way
of Slmnaaho,. Warm Springs river
bridge. Warm Springs Indian agency
' nd connects with tha main eastern
Oregon highway at Iecca.
Shorter Boat to Crater Xka.
This route saves the traveler many
miipn nf travel, in addition to furnish
ing a much superior highway-to tha
one that leads around Waplnitla,
Khanlko and Antelofce.
The reason this route has never been
rnprallv used Is that there was no
bridge across the Warm Springs, river,
4 six mllea north of the Indian agency,
until last falL Captain 1 W. 8. Biddle
made the trip over the bridge shortly
after it was completed last September,
1 and as Mr. Burrell was the first auto-
lt over the Barlow road this season I
' the road was not very well advertised
v until Captain Blddle gave out' the In
formation printed herewith..
'' This will shorten the route to Cra
; ter Lake and California by some SO
miles as well as save the drivers
. from this section the rough trip over
the Cow Creek canyon road between
Shanlko and Antelope, considered to
i be the worst road along the entire
i - route.
. Highway is Safe.
t In speaking of the road over the
mountain to central Oregon .Mr. Bur-
' rell stated that the one thing that
. ' Impressed him most was the safety
. . of. the highway. Unlike most of the
roads that cross mountains there oc-
v cur none of those exceedingly danger-
' ous places along the Barlow road. The
' Barlow road follows along the ridge
- of the mountain, avoiding these per-
r lious hanging roadways.
Mr. Burrell drove from The Dalles
to Hood River, a distance of about SO
'. - miles, over what will be a part of the
' Columbia highway and pronounces the
' 1 road in fair condition at the present
' time. Leaving The Dalles there is a
. considerable climb to the plateau but
the road is not a dangerous one at
' any place. Returning to Portland, Mr.
r Burrell shipped his car from Hood
' River.
AUTO MAKES FINE
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MrLA Rn6
RAVELING SALESMAN
LEARNS NOTTO ST
RAY
FROM BARBER SHOPS
Seattle Man, With Face Like
Logged Off. . Section, Is
Nabbed by Bandiihasers
F. : I. Emerick has returned to' hia
home .in Seattle from an automobile
tour through eastern ; Washington.
Idaho and' Oregon. !
Hia trlD was made more Interesting
by reason of the fact that h brought
back a moral. '
The moral ia: "Stay close to tne bar
ber shop." '" , -. '
It happened this way. . ""
Emerlck is traveling representative
for a Ms Seattle firm,F He travels,
through hia territory in: a Buick foad
ter.', He shipped the car across .the
Cascades to Easton several weeks ago,
and from that town-began hia awing
throueh the eastern field. , tier Tisttea
Wenatchee, Sunnyside, Spokane, Boise.
Lewiston and Twin Falls ana men
iiinir lovn Intn Oresron. "V ,.,r
Emericv was so busy taKingoraera
for the firm he represents, that he did
not oerform his usual tonsonai zunc
tions. In fact, Emerick was bo busy
that he had a five days' growth or
whiskers on - his smiling countenance,
when he piloted the Mtla car across
the state Una Into Oregon. "Si " i
With, hia ; face resembling a :cholc
section of logged off land, and his ath
letic form garbed In a khaki ault he
presented all the appearance of a wild
westerner. , Two friends who "accom
panied him on the trip from Spokane
t Pendleton harmonized witn ine gen
eral description of Emerick. ;- v
; The llttlo roadster was ) humming
over the Oregon roads when Emerick
sighted a group of men riding horse
back. - ' -
"Must be some kind of a round up
near here," " said the traveling sales
man. -
Tha group bore down on the automo
bile, but tha fact that the riders car
rled unkind appearing rifles, did not oc
casion any thought out of the ordinary.
The horsemen monopolized the road,
so Emerick brought his car to a atop.
Several . of the men dismounted . and
walked over to : the 1 car -and began a
conversation about the Veather and
psychological expressions and pro
ceeded to do some watchful waiting.- '
. Joka arot Appreciateo.
Emerick turned his head to a side
for a momenVand in a flash a pair, of
handcuffs were around his wrists.
Emerick launched several - hearty
laughs, but the audience was unappre
ciative; in fact. cold. ' -
"What's the Joke," inquired Emerick,
as he glanced at hia newly-acquired
bracelets. He took another .dance
heavenward and he peeped down the
barrel of a rifle that looked as big as
a NewVXork subway.
. "We've been trailing' you all , over
the country, and now we've' got you.
Come -with us; and don't get gay," was
the invitation that was extended to
Emerick with a glaring lack of polite
ness. - . '
Emerick accompanied the delegation
Into Pendleton and in the little Oregon
town he was informed that he was sus
pected ot being one of the bandits who
neia up The uregon & wasmngton
Railroad ft Navigation company's trailn
near Meachanv Oregon, July 2. '.
A grip' full of papers and orders and
a lengthy spirited .identity and he was
permitted to go.- . ' ' v. '. -.,
- The first thing ha -did was to get a
shave, trie next to find tha shortest
route to the Washington .border and
then crowd on all the speed the little
Buick could develop. ; '. . ,
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MACHINE'S VICTORIES
IS
CAUSE OF
ELATION
Good . Showings Are Made by
Motorcycle in AH Parts
" ' ' - of Country."
. CY F. Wright Vice president and gen
eral manager of' the'-local acceasory
firm of Ballou ft Wright, is very much
elated over news Just received from
the Hendee factory of victories from
all over "the country for tha Indian
motorcycle on Jnly 4. -.
Topping tha list ' of national tri
umphs -was the international speedway
championship run at Dodge City, Kan.,
and won by Glenn Boyd of Denver,
who averaged 8 miles an hoar, com
pleting the 300 miles in 264 minutes,
a new world's record.. .Indians -also
captured fourth and sixth places in
this- classic-, which -was desperately
contested among 60 -of the leading rid
ers and fastest : machines In tha coun
try. . . , - t - -' -
At Saratoga Borings. H. T- ths In
dian scored another big claan-np. win
ning six feature events Including the
two mile national-and 10 mile inter-
atate professional championship and
the amateur state title. ; Johnny con
stant was the star here, and set
new track mile record of -4$ seconds.
Over 250 Indian touriats from all parts
of the East attended this tournament
the Indian being tha predominant ma
chine,
Prominent other Indian "killings" re
ported were: First and second In the
147 mile road race from rhoenix to
Preacott. Aria.; first In 100 rails races
at Indianapolis and Kansas City. Kan.,-
AUTO IS BECOMING.' : :
A GREAT CIVILIZER
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Nowadays People ' Frequently
Travel: Through Country :x
in Selecting Home,
There is no question but that, the
automobile Is becomln a rrut eiviL
every event at Hartford and Norwich, i er. ana there are hundreds of famll-
Conn., Wheeling, W.V. Logansport.
InL, Greenville, Ohio. Vlncennes, Ind,
and Grand Island, Neb.-.
At San Angelo, Tex-, and coiumbus,
Ohio, the Indian wonavery event but
one. This year's string of Fourth of
July winnings eclipses both In num
ber and Importance those of any pre
vious year In Indian hlatory: per
cent of all motorcycle racea"held being
vron by Indians. -
Motorcycles Used
. In Patrolling Forest
Mors and more, motorcycles are being-
used in protecting the national
forests against firs. The Cisco, Cal..
reservation is the latest to supply Its
rangers with two wheelers. A loco
motive attached to two tank cars filled
with water stands In constant readi
ness to fight the fires- Whenever an
les now traveling on the Pacific coast
In o.ust of new locations in which to
establish their homes.
Ed Grewell, a fortner resident of tha
state of Montana, waa In Portland this
week with his damily. ,
They are en route to San Diego, and
are making a complete tour of the Pa
cific coast before deciding where they
win mane tnelr future home. .
The family are traveling In their
five passenger car and ars merely
making an outing or tha expedition.
Mr. Grewell expressed himself aa
delighted with Portland, and frankly
said, that so far as his diversion had
extended, he was more Impressed with
the "Rose City" than any city be had
visited since leaving Montana.
incipient blase is discovered ' by tha
rangers they speed on their motor
cycles to the tank cars and are usual
ly able to get the equipment back on
ths scene before ' the fire lias mad
much headway.
CRAlTER LAI
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KLAMATH AGfiNCY
Map showing Eastern Oregon route to Klamath Falls.
shows new short cut.
Dotted Hue
COASTING
RECORD
Driver Sets Machine Loose
on Mt, Hamilton and
Stops at San Jose.
As a method of comparing the mer
its of various friction reducing devices
coasting matches have been, for the
- past season or two. a. motoring sport
of growing popularity.
With ignition sealed- and cut off.
cars are started at .the top of a hill
and allowed to coast until they stop.
Some astonishing records have been
set, most striking of which Is un
donbtodly that of Tom Fuller of San
' Francisco, who, in his Studebaker
six," accompanied by a friend. Jack
Tahaney bv name, recently coasted
Jrrom the gufflmte of Mount Hamilton,
clear into the city limits of San Jose,
a -total distance of 31 miles. There is
an excellent though tortuous highway
to the summit of Mount Hamilton.
Fuller and Tahaney made the ascent
without especial incident, making care
ful observations as they went. At the
top, In order to eliminate any possible
doubt regarding the record they might
set, they removed from both -rear
wheels the shafts of the full floating
rear axle, thus cutting off any possi
ble application of power.
Tha emergency brake was released
and, as the car stood on a slight de
clivity, immediately began . rolling.
The first part of the ride was the
most exciting, as the grades are very
steep. DriVers on this descent cus
tomarily use motor compression to aid
the brakes, but Fuller had to depend
on his brakes alone, bis motor being
disconnected.
At several points the road winds
very close to the top of a cliff. Around
two or three of these the Studebaker
fairly whizsed, despite the fact that
both wheels were locked. The last
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ptch was almost straightaway, how
ever. Down this Fuller let the car
slide at nearly 60 miles - aa hour
a speed ample to carry It over the first
of the- rises encountered on tha-trip.
The remainder of the coast was gen
erally downhill, but with many dips
and climbs. Each climb was. however,
slightly less than th coast which
preceded, so the Studebaker could at
tain enough momentum to make it
Several times the . car . slowed down,
dangerously. Just as a summit was
reached, but on each occasion the
downward grade started it rolling
again.
In several places long stretches cf
level highway were rushed and it was1
not until the car encountereed a con
siderable upgrade in San Jose, fol
lowing a long level coast, that it came
to a stop, th odometer registering
zi.x miies.
A remarkable feature was the fact
that, despite the free use of the brakes.
the drums were not heated nor the
coverings worn at the end of the run.
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of purpose upon which all
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lovalty and satisfaction of the men
( who buy and drive .Studebaker cars,
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' : . balance and alignment of partsits light
..weight and great strength, and its extreme
.'riding comfort.
'How well Studebaker manufacturing and its
. results are appreciated is shown by these
' brief paragraphs from owners' letters.
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the Recent Hazardous Trips up
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Making a Record in a Maxwell Car of Twenty-five
Miles to the Gallon
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A. D.: PARKER, 'Agent :
Operating cost lower than four-cylinder car I owned
before. will Gregory, Brookrrilla, Kana.
Oetdoc U miles and over from a gallon of gasoline,
- John String-ham, Bait Lake City, Utah.
Have had nothing bat aatomobile aatiafactioo.
Ralph 0Zowd, Little Etock, Ark.
Rides moother and ciimbs t0m better
have erer tried.;
Qrimth J. QrUBth, Loe Angelee, Cal
I do not want a better "Six.w
' K. W. Thayer, Phoeoiz, Aria.
- The only ear that has given me complete satisfaction.
. . C. D. Newton, Dallas, Tex.
My SIX b giving me entire satisfaction.
B. O. Freddie, MJ, Albany, N.Y.
' " X could not suggest a single Improvement.
"D. A. Crawford, Houston, Tex,
. The beat ear on the market for anything Hke
'the price. , John L. Martin, Austin, Tex.
.Have driven a Studebaker SIX over 8700 mOee
on the original tires. - k
. B. R. Stroma, San Jose, Cal
Satisfaction In every particular.
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Giving me the very best results. v " - "
, Wm. H. Walper, Baldmore, aid.
Mechanical advantages over o""6-" . M
C A. Leery, MJX, St. Louie, Ma.
No room for criticism. V,
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Pound the car as represented.
J. P. Gay, Troy, N. Y.
I am thoroughly satisfied.
Leo C. McElray, Bridgeport, Conn.
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Getting about 13 miles to the gallon.
P. H. Pilchard, Sioux City, la.
Myself and family are immensely pleased.
A. F. Lorenxen, Chicago IU.
You did me a real service when you induced me to
buy a Studebaker SIX.
Marshall Hotchkisa, Nashville, Tana.
On a 0nle trip need only 14 gallons of CoUn
"iarry Hofiberger, Baltimore, Md.
Has given no trouble whatever.
D. O. Dawktna, LoveUnd, Cola,
Uses a surprisingly small amouat
of gasoline for a "Six."
- K. G. Ballenger, Atlanta, ua .
'Out of seven prominent makes,
Studebaker 8 IX is only feel car I
have ever driven. "
W. A.Kager,M.D,
' , 8outhBend,Ind.
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