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.THE OREGON SUNDAY JOURNAL, PORTLAND; -SUNDAY. MORNING, MAY 21, 1916. ,
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BUCKS
SNOWS
M1G TO REACH
IT CAMP
GOVERNMEf
Maxwell Car Performs Diffi
J' cult' Feat But Barriers
f Prove Too Much,
EFFORT WADE TO WIN CUP
I
4 3e Ore Stud ul Books and Stamp
j la Basins; Bit of Work tot the
J Farttdpents.
I Government Climp, near Mount Hood,
j till la isolated, but the "citadel" of
! winter almost crumpled before the
charges of a Maxwell Thursday night
when W. J. LaCaase, northwest man
ger of the Maxwell corporation, and
Jack Griffin, of the same firm, hed-
ed a tarty whlcty had aa lta object the
winning of the cup which haa been
put up by Fox St Prldmore, of the
mountain reaort.
The Maxwell did not s"et there but
only because It wllj be a physical Im
possibility for any car to get through
for another two weeks. What It did
do Was to charge the drifts and fight
the snow until It had reached a point
about a mile and a quarter from Gov
ernment Camp. This point Is about a
mile and a quarter farther than any
ether machine has gone and cuts off
half the distance which was closed be
fore the Maxwell appeared on the
east,
Trip Is Ktcitlng.
'- More exciting even than the charge
of the mountain itself was one of the
preliminaries to the race. The Max
well; party went In two shifts. The
first car, containing LaCasse, R. T.
Conway, F. B. Newton and Cliff
O'Brien, left Portland about 6 o'clock
on Thursday night.
iThls car went out to Oresham and
1 thence east, but took the road via Mar
mot Instead of the Pleasant Home
route. This was abandoned and the car
Came back and went over to Randy as
a matter of speed. In the meantime a
second car, containing Griffin, Billy
, Carew and Ralph J. Staehll, followed,
leaving town about 8 p. m. This car
, got to Sandy and discovered that not
enough gasoline had been loaded on.
'While there, the party was informed
of a car which had Just gone to Mount
JJood or that direction, loaded with
shovels and seemingly bent on some
sort of excursion up the mountain.
That looked like trouble. Griffin did
'hot want to have another car between
'himself and the other Maxwell and
i started out to catch the one which had
y passed through but 15 minutes before.
Bace Zs Interesting.
Five miles out and the tail light of
the other car was spotted. it was
bouncing around like a firefly ami
seemingly was brnt on keeping awny
?from the pursuing car. Griffin start
fed after it with a purt. The other
ar - spurted, too, and then started
Inct AVer mud and rocks and utiimr
What; for lir recklessness was not
eclipsed by the work of the stars of
srrre track.
tJt'Was pouring; rain, making every
f'Ole a lake Into which the cars plunged
'pod wallowed. But the chase con
tinued. Neither car missed an explo
sion. The distance at times seemed
jtot decrease, then a slip and plunge
ijtsto the mud would give the other an-
( ther chance. In the forest the pace
wli kept up for miles without a sign
' the car ahead and without the first
jesr, having any idea of where the sec-
ttd 'was. Near Rhododendron the
car got the closest together of the
entire race, but the pace never wa
vered.
',!: Car Kits Snowbank.
I'lBl. miles farther and they met the
first anow. This was passed without
hesitation and a moment later the first
Jear plunged into a bank four feet deep
in! tnorougniy mat tne snow fell Into
the tonneau from the shirs. The race
stopped and the people from the rear
carae up and found that their pursuit
i waa.that of the first Maxwell. The
members In th first car were Just aa
norant of the Identity of the second.
'.Jt.The feet that rumors as to attempts
at' the mountain were numerous on the
May of departure had both drivers on
' their mettle.
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JSpme Makes of Tires
ifAte Reducing Prices
1 1 ; ' '- -
P Contrary to the general belief that
t, prices on automobile tires would soon
Moad npwards, A. J. Winters company,
-local distributors for Pennsylvania
,TttCUm cup and ebony tread have an
rqunced a substantial reduction on al'
jhtea Pennsylvania tires effective May
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ROADS, GOOD, BAD
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C. W, Menkes Drives Car to ,lriyi,,.,. . J
ROADS IN CENTRAL
OREGON ARE POUND"
IN EXCELLENT STATE
ournal Pathfinder Car Learns
. That Auto Touring Is Now
at Its Best,
HIGHWAYS ARE NAMED
treteli Trom Bead to sttlver Xake Tla
ia Ztne, ranable, but Boab for
the Tirst rifty XCUee.
Further reports of the excellence of
roads in central and southern Oregon
have been turned in by The Journal's
own pathfinder which is now in the
Klamath country. That touring through
that part of the state is now at Its best.
is Indicated by the reports which eay
that the roads have not aa yet become
too dusty but are for the most part
dry and comfortable driving.
Last week's reports took the ear as
far as Bend with Silver Lake aa the
place of next stopping. This week's
report, from the car In charge df Fran
cis Jackson, says:
"Roads from Bend to Silver Lake,
rla. La Pine, Fort Rock are passable
enough but rough for the first (0 miles
or so. In spots they are very good In
deed but on an -average may be classed
aa medium. Bend to Silver Lake over
the rout Indicated is tt.i miles. Sil
ver Lake to Lakevlew, through Sumner
lake country, will be Tonnd "in" quite
good shape all the way.' . ' " : ,
-Stiver Lake to Paisley Is 6.7 miles.
Paisley to Lakevlew Is 49.2 miles. Tb
tourists made a detour to Warner..
From Lakevlew to Warnr Lake Valley
is ST miles. The road Is rough but "
soon will be better. Plush to A del Is '
20 miles of good road. Adel io Lake
view Is 8J.S miles.
"We got stuck In the mud at the top
of a mountain and had to spend the i
night in a farm house before we got
out. It was Just dsrk when ,the car
got into the hole. Lakevlew 'to Kla- .
math falls by the detours we made is
117.1 miles. The nearest route is about
10S miles. The road is good except the
first 45 or 60 miles out of Lakevlew '
which are pretty rough. These rough -spots
will be much better in a week or
ten days, as the dry mud. will wash
down.
"The high desert road from Bend
to Lakevlew is the best road to take
If one cares to pass up the towns on
the other route. , The cross roads back
ti the other route are all good If one ,
knows the country."
The second report from The Journal .
car tells of the Klamath Lake country.
It says:
-We left Klamath Falls and went up
the lake to Chtloquin, 84 miles of good
roads. The scenery is beautiful and
fishing is said to be good, in Klamath
lake and the streams running Into it.
"From Crescent we went to . Odell
lake. This Is 20 miles, roads are good
and fishing is opening up. From Cres
cent to Bend. 52 miles, the roads are
fair to La Pine, rough from La Pine:
to Bend." .
London to Censor Films.
London, May 20. (I. N. S.) Like
American cities, London has Its film ,
censorship problem. The theatres
committee of the council here haa lust'
rnumnieimeu mm pictures ts narrea
when they depict details of thefts and
burglaries and scenes of crime and
horror, such as a woman going mad.
a woman In drunken madness killing
her own child, a mad woman in a
padded room, and a person being
Chloroformed.
By Ralph J. Staehll.
The road from Portland to Tillamook
Is open. A Beo, under the hand of C.
M. Meniles, salesmanager of the North
west Auto Co., made the trip the early
part of the week in record time, tho
down trip taking about 6 hours 6 hours
and 62 minutes, to be more exact.
This feat, however, must not be tak
en to mean the road is In good, or even
fair, driving shape, and motorists are
warned, unless they have every confi
dence in the clutch, transmission and
reserve power of their cars, they Bad
best not attempt the Journey by way of
the Grande Konde reservation.
It was a gruelling grind from the
minute that the Grande Ronde was left
behind until the car pulled into Hebo,
on the other lde of the mountains.
The road was dry enough in spots but
other places were Just huge quag
mires, into which the car sank until
the mud ooaed out between the spokes
over. the hub. It will take at least an
other week of very dry and warm
weather to make the road passable, so
that the average car can get through
without help.
This run was made In the face of dis
couraging reports at every point. Last
Sunday morning Mr. Mensles started
out for a tour of the "Willamette val
ley, over what the McMlnnvllle Auto
club has mapped the Willamette valley
loop.
The start was made at 10 o'clock, and
before noon the car was rolled into the
shade of the trees along the banks of
the Yamhill, between Sheridan and
Wlllamlna. It was a mighty warm day,
and resting in the cool shade on the
bank of the beautiful stream was too
Inviting to be resisted by any member
or tne party, so It was almost 3 p. m.
before the motor was again started up.
To the west one had an occasional view
of the coast range.
Outlook Was Discouraging.
Some reports at Wlllamlna almost
put a damper on ths Idea of making
fillamook. but after filling the tank
with gasoline, the nose of the Reo was
turned toward the Grande Ronde. Pretty
soon a rig came along, in which were
two men who had Just coma In from
Dolph.
"You will never make it. Look at our
wheels!" remarked one of them.
The prospect of their wheels, still
dripping with the slimiest looking loam,
was not a comfortable prospect, but
when the car was started Mr. Menzles
still kept it going farther Into the
mountains. The next Informant was
Scott Jones, an Indian, who offered th
first encouragement.
"Maybe you'll make It,-but probably
you won't!" was Jones' reply.
Shortly after leaving the Grand
Ronde postofflce, the first troublesome
stretch was met with. It was a piece
of corduroy road, which had become
1 Along the Yamhill. 2 Up-grade and hnb deep ui mud. 3 This informant in the Grande Ronde reservation said It conkbVt be) done.
4 An attractive spot In the Grande Ronde reservation. 5 A ford below Dolph. 6 The tire pump will help the fire.
thoroughly rotted so that every yard or
so was mfsslnz and the gap Just a deep
hole, which Just about fitted the wneLi5een kept ln f,n ,hapt hut ar btgUi
time. In less than an hour Tillamook
was reached over roads which have
Awful will BtUI There
Getting down Into the holes meant
lifting: the car out by sheer leverage of
the rubber against the edge of the cor
duroy. The strain on every part. In
cluding the chain tread United States
tires, was Intense. The road was final
ly passed by hurdling the holes, bounc
ing from edge to edge.
The road later, when it Is dry, will
still be rough, but the holes and hum
mocks will not be nearly so bad as the
almost bottomless mud. Troubles were
had ln that same piece of road when
the down grade, three miles from Dolph
was encountered. Mr. Menzies took
one look down the hill and shoved the
gears into second. It could not be
done, even though It was down hill.
He was able to pull the car back a lit
tle, then shot the gas with gears in
low. With a deep growl and a flood of
black mud in back, the bill was left be
hind. Rffl CoXUet Ton.
All through that portion between
Grand Ronde and Peterson hill will be
found stretches in which several cars
have been pulled out lately. The mud
is treacherous stuff, and Is deepest
where it looks dryest, a peculiarity that
almost stopped the Portland party. But
the long climb and steep descent to
Dolph was made without a halt of the
wheels.
At Dolph, where toll still Is collected
for allowing the tourist to attempt his
ruin on the worst piece of the section,
the keeper frankly said that he did not
believe that the car could get through.
However, the troubles here did not
bother the travelers half as much be
cause they are signs -of progress, and
are but a temporary inconvenience,
caused by extensive toad work, which
soon will make the road all the way
from Dolph to Tillamook as fins as
any piece of road ln. the county.
Road Being Improved.
Grades are being reduced and rock
crushers being Installed, so that inside
of a month most of the road will be ln
very excellent shape. However, for a
few weeks a spot about 40 rods long
will prove the undoing of most ma
chines, as the mud Is deep and of the
stickiest kind.
Five light machines, which attempt
ed the trip ln three days, had to be
pulled out. Farmers around there are
of a good sort, however, and one liv
ing but a few hundred feet beyond this
terror of the road will gladly yank you
out for the nominal sum of 50 cents.
A few loads of rock will be dumped on
this spot in a few days, so that the
bugbear will leave practically the whole
road ln fair shape.
From there in the Reo Six made fast
ning to show Just a little of the ef
fects of automobile travel. This coun
ty, however, seems to have an efficient
system, and roads throughout the bot
tom were ln excellent shape.'
The trip is one which will be taken
by hundreds of motorists this coming
summer. In two weeks, with an even
break on the weather, the entire dis
tance should b such that, barring a
few Jolts and a rocky climb on the toll
portion of the road, the average car
should have little trouble.
Few trips ln Oregon are more scenic,
nor offer a greater variety. The first
portion of the trip is via the Pacific
highway as far as Dayton, and then to
the right to McMlnnvllle. This road U
all ln good driving shape, such that
speed of 30 miles can be held without
trouble.
Fisbermen Have Good Ztaek.
Going out, the Dayton route was tak
en, but on the return the other road.
by way of Lafayette and St, Joseph,
ir " 1
Another Victory for Buick Light Six
Los Angeles-San Francisco Record Smashed
Via Coast Route
1 ; -Winning Fernando Nelson Trophy Cup
' r Most Prized Cup of the) Pacific Coast
Buick Now Holds Record via Both Routes
j Coast Route Over Three Mountain Ranges 464 Miles, 12 Hrs. 47 Min. 50 Sec.
: Valley Route Over Mountain and Desert 457 Miles, 10 Hours, 47 Minutes.
A Duplicate Car Will Cost You $11 70, Portland
Howard Automobile Go.
14th and Davis St. (Geo. W. Dian, Mgr. Main U30, A-2550
was followed. This is slightly longer,
and also a little rough at present
The road from McMlnnvllle to the
Grande Konde Is all ln very good shape,
except a very ahort portion along the
bank of the Yamhill, where clay is
holding the water in the middle of the
road and making it rather slippery.
The mountain streams in the western
section have now dropped almost to
their normal summer height, and. fish
ermen who were discovered along the
route said their luck was great. The
water ln all the streams is now at least
clear.
The Tillamook country Is pretty well
dried out. after the winter, and roads
over to Bar View, Nehalem and Neah-Kah-Nle
are fine. Throughout the
county much work is being carried on,
and summer visitors to the section will
find it one of the most beautiful parts
of the state into which to take a car.
JTew TJse for Tire Pumps.
Besides Mr. Mensles, there accompa
nied him on the jaunt through the
mountains Mrs. Menzles, Mrs. K E.
Larrimore, Mias Clarice V. Biles, En
sign Donald Mensles and the writer.
C W. Taylor, of the Northwest Auto
company's force, took a hand ln the
hard driving through the mountains
An incidental of the trip was the dis
covery of an entirely new use for the
attachable tire pump which comes as
part of the Reo equipment The first
day was so warm that blowing the fire
to make the coffee boll was consider
able exertion A happy thought, and
the tire pump was fastened to the
front of the car The fire fairly roared
under the forced draft, and the coffee
boiled ln double time.
Excellent Time acade.
The time both ways was excellent.
After the experiences of the trip going
into Tillamook, the party decided It
anticipate trouble coming back, and so
made a start from the cattle country
Just the minute the sun came over the
mountains.
However, it was unnecessary; the car
had no trouble on the way home, an a
Dolph was reached early ln the day.
With the easy going before them,
Dolph was not left until afternoon, and
the arrival in Portland was but a llt
tl more than 24 hours after the start
ing time of the day before.
Factory Economies
ray Cost of Extras
Efficiency Zmglneer Explains Why at
Present 86 Teatnres Can Be Given
Free at Imi Than Old Price,
Tho introduction of a mid-season im
provement in the body design of the
new Mitchell has brought forth from
various automobile manufacturers a
very spirited discussion as to Just
what can be given to the buyer with
out e"xtra price.
John W. Bate, efficiency engineer
ing expert,--who has been building
Mitchell cars since 1903, is frank to
say that practically every feature of
convenience, every feature of construc
tion and accessibility on the Mitchell
is free to. the purchaser, for the cost
Is eqnalea by the factory savings due
to the manufacturing efficiency.
It is not such a long call front the
cost of 26 extra features to the re
duction in manufacturing costs by ef
ficient methods, modern machinery
an equipment that it has taken 13
years to bring to such a high standard.
Even five years ago no manufac
turer would have attempted to build
a car with 127-inch wheel base and
market It for less than $3000, and then
it would have been minus the electri
cal equipment and the many llttlo ac
cessories and conveniences that are
now considered a part of the regular
equipment.
Paved Highways
Dividend Payers
Wayne County, Michigan, Shows In
crease in Property Values Directly
Due to Good Xoads 125 Per Cent.
Money spent in road improvement
of the right kind Is making a profit
of 125 per cent a year in Wayne
county, Michigan.
The county spent $2,000,000 on con
struction and maintenance during the
eight years from 1906 to 1914, inclu
sive, and in this period the assessed
valuation of property ln the county,
outside of the city of Detroit, increased
from $62,707,000 to $114,548,120, or
82.6 per cent.
Of this Increase 85 per cent, or $22,
000,000, is credited to road Improve'
ment, because the assessed valuation
of Detroit increased only 47.7 per cent.
The Increase in county valuation
above the 'rate of increase ln the city
was 11 times the cost Of road work,
or 1000 per cent profit in eight years
on the total Investment in improved
roads.
More than 125 miles of concrete
road have been put down by the Wayne
county commissioners since the county
system was adopted In 1J06 and the
roads built with the $2,000,000 bond
Issue are still ln good condition and
give every promise of .mors than out
living the bonds.
The commissioners stats in their
ninth annual report for last year that
they never- have bad to take up' and
replace a. single 25 foot section since
they have been developing this type
of road, although some 'of the , roads
have been "down - more than seven
years.
Road Program in
Baker Is Extensive
Hew Sections of Highways Are Planned
and Repairs Will Be Made; "Bag"
Koad Improvement aXost Important.
The road work program of the
Baker county court is quite extensive,
embracing the building of several new
pieces of roads and repairs on others.
Probably Uie most important single
Item planned Is remacadamislng the
"sag" road leading from near the con
fluence of Snake and Powder rivers
Into Pine valley and the rich Cornu
copia mining district. The county's
rock crusher" and other road building
equipment and tools are now on the
ground and this work is to start at
once.
The two main county , roads in Pine
valley are to be connected by a new
read, to accommodate new settlers on
lands of former large ranches that
have been cut up the past few years.
and other new roads ln other sections
will serve similar purposes. The court
is considering putting in several new
steel bridges and contract has already
been let for a large quantity of steel
culvert piping.
The annual expenditure on roads In
Baker county in recent years has av
eraged' close to $65,000 and while the
present estimates do not exceed that
amount, several other items may be
added to the ' original budget, which
will Increase the amount expended by
several thousand dollars.
.Cooperation with the i-W. R. & N.
by the county court under an agree
ment whereby the railroad and county
divide expenses has- resulted ln the
elimination of several bad grade cross
ings between Baker and Huntington,
notably the one at Kelson siding,
where formerly there were two bad
crossings. By regrading and cutting
ddwn the top of a, hill, both crossings
were done away with and the grade
straightened up ln excellent condi
tion. This elimination work is to con
tinue through the summer and several
other bad grade crossings done away
with.
that ik9 broke the 100 mile record. He
thinks that he can lower the track
record of 45 2-5 seconds for the mile
if the track Is even in fair condition.
It is expected that either Crevlston
or Don Johns will rids the 8-valve In
dian.. The northwest championship
race will also be run on this data
It Is open to northwest riders only.
Another feature will be a novice race
on fully equipped stock machines.
Today $795
June 1st $825
THE
We have received notice of the raise effective June 1.
V You Will Save $30 by Buying Now.
The Grant Six has made good because:
It haa a powerful and efficient valve-in-head motor.
It has a style and finish that can only be associated
with a car of quality.
It is backed by the service and standing of the
Dulmage-Manley Auto. Co.
f Distributors.
46 arid 48 Twentieth Street, Near Washington
Portland to Have
Motorcycle Races
Decoration Bay Zs Set for Vast to Be
Raid at Boss City Speedway; Crack
Eastern Riders Co mine.
Portland enthusiasts of motorcycle
races will get a chance on Decoration
day. May 30. to satisfy their craving
for speed. H. EL Meeds, who for the
past five years has .been promoting
races in the northwest, has rented the
Rose City speedway for that day and
is putting the track in conditional
Meeds says that with good weather on
that day there will be no reason why
the track record should not be broken.
He has been assured by the local
dealers. that they will. have some of
the crack riders from the east bare
to compete . witbthe , : northwestern
men.--- . v -'V;vVv:' ,- ' ' '.'
Otto Walker, national champion $00
mile road racer- and also bolder of
the world's speed record for 109 miles,
la already in Portland fixing bis- ma
chine for the races. He vur rid an
S-valve .Harley-Davldson - la some of
the races. It was with this machine
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