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About The Oregon daily journal. (Portland, Or.) 1902-1972 | View Entire Issue (June 25, 1916)
5 J THE OREGON : SUNDAY JOURNAL,' rPORT LAND; SUNDAY" MORNING," JUNE 23 1916. 4 f J - - -. i - VIEW FROM SUMMIT OF BIDDLE'S BUTTE SIMPLY WONDERFUL Effort Made to Get to Top Is ; 'Amply Repaid by- Pano rama Unfolded,. -HIGHWAY PLAINLY VISIBLE oesle Stmt Vp Columbia X.ooks Xdke JUitooa Beneath. Prominent foist IMacemible. v.. - - ? By ..William Mcftefnolds. Iewonder how many people living in'Pfrrtland know where Blddle'a Butte' 1 located end what may be seen from tta crest T It base Is Cape Horn on the jtfofambla. a few miles east of :' WasiiOug&l, on the Washington aide. " In point of time it ia only a brisk, two ;,hours' drive from Portland and It af- xorus in granaeat view ox me river ' and mountain that I have ever Been. Uit'wfrk, W. U Hay of the H. U Keats Auto company, drove a Chalm ers lg-30 containing a party of five I la all, to Ua very cret. We left Port land late in. the morning, ta.icl.ng the .'usual route over the Mteei bridge, turn ing north- on Williams avenue ; and again on Portland boulevard, thence on .'Vancouver avenue arriving at the Van- ; couver, ferry in good time. Leaving Vancouver we paused In succession Kllsworlh. Fisher and Camas, reaciting Washougal a little after 11 o'clock. Where we stopped for luncheon. ' From here we proceeded by way of the Forest hill road, a-nd, so far as scenery is concerned, we were amply ' prepaid, but the soft dirt road wan ex ' tremely muddy and slippery. As we went up the hill, more and more of the Columbia disclosed Itself, a wonderful ' panorama. Soaa Built by Henry Biddle. '' Arriving at the shoulder of Ihe hill, known as Kiddie's Butte, we turned square to the right through a gate and followed a windtng road to its hummlt. Thia road, built by Henry J. Biddle in 1911, In laid out on and easy grade, and Juat now it ia carpeted with lux uriant, clone growing clover. In fol lowing the road that winds around the h-111, sometimes tfic Columbia was in flight' and sometimes the green hills of Washington. Not until we reached ' the summit, however, did the full mag nificence of the view dawn upon us. Oazlng across the river, we looked down on Crown Point, In full view. For miles we saw the Columbia hlgh- . way leading up the river, like a sil ver ribbon, marked here and there by the waterfalls that come tumbling over the cliffs. To the north lies a high plateau knowri aa Hear valley. Looking east, the towering hills and cliffs of the Mister states seem to Join, but as the , eye follows, they break their embrace to let the lordly Columbia flow by. We lingered over an ?hour at the wonderful spot; so long In fact, that a storm overtook us. Storm Make Boad Muddy. We headed the Chalmers up the river again, but the three days' rain ; and the hall storm which preceeded us ': had made much of the road almost lm - . passable. However, the going was , somewhat better after we got clear of the long slope to tho east and again joined the county road. Passing Skamania, we came to Cas tle Rock, now called Beacon Rock, where our dial showe.l 48.5 miles from Portland. Here we met Henry J. Bid die, owner of the rock and of some con siderable land surrounding it. Mr. Biddle, with his assistant, C. Johnson, Is building a path around the almost perpendicular Bides of the rock, which ' rears itself 600 feet above the river. A number of sections of the path have ' been completed, but the work will not ; be entirely finished until sometime in the fall. The work Is done mainly by blasting sections from the face of the rock and then leveling off a narrow trail. Mr. Biddle Is also building a acenlc driveway which runs for a dis- tance-on the north of the county road. . Mr. Biddle haa the stars and stripes proudly floating from the topmost pin- - nacle of the rock. This was accom plished only by dint of hard climbing and personal risk on the part of Mr. Biddle and his assistant, there being sections where iron spikes had to be - driven Into the walls of the rocks, and .' ropes used in climbing upward. . , Again wa turned the machine up the ? river along the road that the rain iad Kft muddy and slippery in Its wake. 1th e automobile affords outi nqs at reduced cost " 1 I "'. i " i ' i . . i i .' i - j .11 ,i ,'n.r ' i i I " i " ' 1 i iv-vJ ' -Mimli And It Widens the Horizon for '&&ttf ; W'' III the Lover ot the breat r - - 0,tofDoors, Hhil3) fe ut In a, aingla trip over them of a machina that a Pennaylvanlan has in-seated. SUGGESTIONS FOR THECAMPINGTRIP One of the very vexing problems to be decided before starting on a catnp , ir.g or hunting trip. Is purchases for the commissary department. Too often have you returned . with so many things that you did not need. . Below la given a reasonably com pute list of things which will keep four persona two weeks on a heavy or light diet, according to the time and location of the camp. The list: v MaU. alt pork .7 Haiun .. Ham 1 Goto bef. canned.. . Coprcntratpd uup.y. fanned cuoaonima,q. Kutter rreh egf a ' ITieene I-ard . Dried milk (or eriporatvil cretin, e caoa) Light. UeT?. . Iba. Hi Ib. lO 6 4 24 i 12 6 4 ! a ft i 3 Bread, etc. JYeah bread Hard biscuit Fiour t'ommeal (yellow) ........ Buckwheat flour Rolled uatF Rice Macaroni fcaktng powder Baking aoda b. Vegetable. Potatoes (frb) Potatoes (evaporated) Oolona (fresb) Bena Hpllt peaa TV.uiatoea (canned) gneet corn (canued) ...... . BOTeregea. Coffee (roasted, whole or S Iba. (ground) Tta Cocoa Sugar, ete. Si!r, granulated Maple Kiigar Maple augur I'rtaeries. jam, marmalade. 80 ft 25 3 "h 3 1 1 1 18 40 5 25 :i 3 It 1 1 1 42 30 " 4 4 ft 2' 4H ' Tracks Kevolntionizing Army. The motortruck has revolutionised transportation for the Bulgarian army. iy120 machines taking the place of 60,- guu oxen. Acide. Vluegar . . . Il'klet ... Lemoua . . . Citric acid I Frulti. etc. I Evaporated applea, pearhea. Airicota Priinen (atoned) Ralslna (seeded) Canned peachea, plums, cher ries. Dears, cranberries... I SLelled nuts 10 By Ralph J. Staehli. The motor car and the great out of doors. The one Is Incomplete without the other. The enjoyment of one implies the enjoyment of the other. Today, no fishing trip, no hunting trip, no camp ing party, no trip to the mountains, no trip to the beaches Is enjoyed to the limit of Its possibilities without the modern space annhilator, the motor car, the economical and most enjoy able way to spend the vacation. Much has transpired to bring the mountain and stream within easy reach of Everyman and hia pocket- book. The biggest factor probably is the price of the modern motor car. Camp ing or hunting used to mean quite an expenditure. First came the clothes and equipment. To be transported by rail and boat and pack required travel ing equipment, all of which cost money. The next was the actual cost of transportation. Suppose the point was 300 miles away. That's nine dollars one way for father. Twice as much for the round trip. Well, mother's going, too. So are the three or four youngsters. Six times IIS. That's about $110 for fare alone. Next will be the packhorse from the destination to the camp. Vacation can cost anywhere from $250 to $600 for the family. That's quite a little sum. With many families an outing of that nature would be pos blble only every- few years. Two or three times in a year would be out of the question., Absurd. In 'fact. Double the Vacation sum and you have the price of many cars that will make a vacation mean more than it ever meant. Bundle a few things un der the seajs, or in special boxes and holders which ' accessory houses will furnish, and you are prepared to go ten miles or across the continent. No distance Is too far. You stop and start where you will. If the place you picked from the' map does not suit when you get there, you don't let a trifle like that spoil your only vaca tion of the year. You move on. Many a man labors under the Im pression that it Is too expensive to take a car on the road. Even the most expensive car,, with four people in It, will better the railroad fare, from a distance of five mile's to 5000. It is Condiment. I Bait (If allowing for rurlng aklur, etc.. take 10 Iba.) 2 . Pepper (wbitet 1 oa. t'ajnne or chill 1 oa. WurceatersUire aauce Olfe oil Mustard : SKe . Paraley ' Mixed herba I Nutmeg ' Currj powder .. Uluger .a 4 8 .1 6 13 S 2 1 10 t 16 2 1 oa. 1 Of.. 1 tvittle 1 bott'.C 'The Car That Wat Built for the Out-oMJodt-i' The c :. .., I I - .Hi I' : I Many features make the Series 1 7 Studebaker the ideal car for the woodsman and "camper. Mi I! .. t V i Just one of the features, worked out to perfect tion only in the Studebaker, is the removable fiton seats, which make a sleeping car out of the five orj seven passenger in five minutes. I r us show von how much lasting eniovnien - - j - r j j vou can eet for the money vou are going to spend on your vacation. The Oregon Motor Car Ooj Broadway at Davis. Phone Broadway 616. if i I4 Total 109 ft 178 Eauip Your Car Today With 4 Set of Evereadv ! Auto Lamps They give more light and cons njrtie less current than those which vou nolw have.' We have them for all cars, an cafidlc power, any base. Let us demonstrate. Prices 20c and Up Stubbs Electric Co. SIXTH AT PINE H OR BDWy. t696 Abore, left to right H. C. Hayes finds the Buick a convenient means of getting a few out of the Clackamas before lunch. His rod Is a Honeyman special. H. S. Rodebaugh and the Mitchell at the Oregon Yacht club with Captain Sholin of the Columbian. Center, left to right The Overland makes an ideal bathing tent. The bathing togs are from the East ern Outfitting Co. The Wlnton takes a hand in preparedness. The motor is Indispensable to the mod ern army. Below Music goes with motor cars and camping. This Beo Six never travels without musical accom paniment. The small phonograph is from Graves. a simple problem of mathematics and the roads today, for the most part, are such that the wear and tear on the car is negligible. Before tho motor car served its owner so well, how different was the preparation for a jaunt to the fishing streams or the woods where big game stalked. To be sure that the train con nections were not missed, half a day of business went by the boards. Then came, the long ride on the train, a tramp of many miles later and the equally tedious return when next the train came that way. Today, pack a few things in the morning before the departure to the office or shop and that night when work is done, take your own time and start for the trees and streams. You arrive too late to make a camp. Just draw the side curtains and roll up In the car until morning. The Journey back is also according to the schedule of your own making. The motor car also means that you no longer have to go out like the primitive man and roll up In the grass j but can take with you many little com-' forts which 'will make the outing one of real recreation, imstead of one of hard work and discomfort. , Metz Line of Cars Is Represented Here X. H. SotohUa, Formerly Of Seattle, Will Handle (leafless Transmission Machin ia Oregon. The Metz line or light cars, known for their gearless transmission, are again represented in Oregon, this time by a factory agent. D. H. Hotchkin, who has been with the firm for some time in Seattle, is now in Portland, from which city he will handle the state of Oregon. The Metz was handled here some years ago but when a retrenchment policy emanated from the factory, the business was handled from Seat tle. Since then, the demand for the car, in Oregon and the northwest gen erally, has justified the establishment of a representative here. The Metz today Is one of the cars which is made almost entirely by the company which has the name. Ev erything but the Gray & Davis elec trical equipment is made in the Metz factories at Waltham, Mass. The surfaces of roads are planet', j scarified, rolled and made ready for MOTOR TRUCK, GOOD ROADS AND THE FARM , If TaTOWi"al Wa nml MaTilfiWiMWli 1 1 ffll IF 'M i V ' H ' i i ' -KwXMaflWasWyittlaE k.m' r, 'I I v , I -J y -i,. , i ? if ' I nl ........... . "tit --it -i ' I :.At;x ;VH I What We Can Furnish NOTICE! Oregon National Guardsmen and their wives, dependent upon them, if they so desire, will not be required to make payments on their accounts un til the men in ser vice have returned to. their business occupations. Summer Outing SILK SWEATERS OUTING SKIRTS MIDDY SUITS FELT HATS SPORT COATS MIDDY BLOUSES WASH DRESSES; BATHING SUITS TRUNKS, BAGS AND SUITCASES A summery store with all your needs in (fom plete assortment rightly styled and rightly priced. 'Outlttting A Charge Account Your Privilege Washington St. At Tenth Pacific Tent & Awning Co. Auto Tents, Camping Equipment, Camp Furniture WE RENT TENTS MAKERS Or SAILS T 1 and 3 North First Street, Cor. Ankeny Dahm T. Hendricluen A. P. Slinoui and his 3 H -ton G. M. C. truck, which brings to Portlaml the produdts of his 150-acre . , truck garden near' Trontdalo. . Two yeara ago' A. P. Simonl was farming near Troutdale, with more than 100 acres in truck garden. Each morning be gathered the vegetables fresh from their beds and started them towards their destination. The first atep was to orate them, to facilitate handling. , The next was to haul them t the HtJrtion on tho loterurban.. Then the ride' on the electric and the-second liandlins; at Portland. - ,, Today,. from tho field to the. bed of the H-ton a. M. C. truck and without second handling to the - consumer or his agent in Portland. Good roads have increased the value of Simoni's farm, as a producer, to al most double Its former value and . his customers find their track: always fresh. This is one of many instances. Wlere produco formerly took -from one to two days to -Teach its market, it , la now - there within . a few ' hours from the. time It is removed from the field. v The good road makes the farm- er a neighbor of the city man and both ' reap the benefit of the modern sys tem of farm transportation. i Mr. Simonl is not the only one who! has discovered, the. relation of efficient We Furnish the "VICTROLA" You Furnish the Records Take a hornless Victrola with you on your vacation can be packed safely in your trunk or easily carried without any trouble. Not a Cent to Pay on the "Victrola" 1 Until Fall "Victrola X" $77.25 transportation - to the success of the farm.: Most of the , truck and farm produce which now enters i Portland ( comes -via motor ; truck over ' paved roads, r , Outfit With Six Selections of Music. ....... ;- Easy Weekly or Monthly Payment Graves Music Co. 151 FOURTH ST. 285 MORRISON ST. 'time f i, op; VACATION DAYS ARE AT HAND AND ONE'S THOUGHTS' ARE TURNING TOWARDS HAVING A GOOD WHEN VACATION DAY ARRIVES. r CAMPING OUT IS COMING MORE AND MORE INTO FAVOR EACH SUCCEEDING YEAR. THE ADVENT THE AUTOMOBILE, WITH IMPROVED AND BETTER HIGHWAYS, MAKES IT POSSlBtE TO TRAVEL'FAR IN A SHORT TIME BESIDES. THE COST FOR LARGE, FAMILIES IS CONSIDER ABLY LESS THAN FOR ANY OTHER KIND OF AN OUTING. 1 Ml OUT IN THE OPEN WHEN PROPERLY EQUIPPED, .MEANS BETTER HEALTH AND MORE ENJOYABLE TIME, ALL AROUND.- v , . ' ji i I i THE REQUIREMENTS FOR CAMPING OUT MEAN TENTS, COTS, BEDS, STOOLS, CHAIRS, TA- I BLE3, HAMMOCKS, STOVES, . COOKING UTENSILS, DISHES, ETC. IN THIS PARTICULAR WE ARE IN POSITION TO SUPPLY YOUR EVERY NEED. OUTING CLOTHING, BOOTS AND SHOES, GUNS AND AMMUNITION AND HIGH-GRAD1 ING TACKLE. ARE ALSO SOME OF OUR SPECIALTIES. IF YOU CONTEMPLATE CAMPING OUT, CALL AND SEE OUR OFFERINGS. CAN PLEASE YOU.- : .1 ' . .. WE KNO ! I -i- B, FISH- Wi WE a JHONEYMAN HARDVV COMPANY PORTLAND'S LARGEST HARbWARB vAND SPORTING GOODS STORE ; as 'I It -if ft
