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SECTION SIX
automobiles
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PORTLAND, OREGON, SUNDAY MORNING. SEPTEMBER 5, 1920.
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Country Between Silverton and
. Salem Has Scenic Wonders,
Ranking High Among Others.
By tfrank A. Clarroe
BUrer Crek Falls, a favorite pic,
nle rround Vhen Oregon wm young
and when khe trip waa made In
wagona andj buggies, or two on a
horse, still is the Mecca for the baa-ket-lunch
aid the week-end camp
ing party. The falls themselves are
Jurt aa beautiful as ever and the
picnic grounds have Improved with
the passing I years.
A party otj Journal pathflnder driv
ing a Scrlppa-Booth six, aith L. A Han
nan. manacer of the local branch of the
8crtppa-Bootn company of California, at
the wheel, explored, the falls country be
tween Silverton and Salem last Sunday
and found seme beautiful surroundings
as v r 11 as madu of various kinds and
conditions. The falls themselves cannot
be surpanfled except on the Columbi
river highway, In the opinion of the
scouts, as well as In that of numerous
people met at the falls, who had toured
widely In the state and made compari
sons.
SEVERAL WATS POSSIBLE
There are numerous ways of reaching
Sliver CreeK Falls. One is to go to
Salem and make the trip direct by way
of either Aunisvllle or Macleay. Another
is to turn oit p the Union OH com
pany's station, near the fafr grounds, go
to Silverton and take the falls road from
that town. Still another is to go to Ore
gon City, south to MolaJIa corners and
turn west by way of Scott's Mill. This
read will lead to Silverton, a town about
17 miles from the falls, with fair roads
all the way, 'with a sprinkling of excel
lent going. The scouts elected to take
the road through Oregon City to Molalla,
and reach tbe falls by way of Silver
ton, i
Molalla avenue. Is the way taken out of
Oregon City, a street to be found by
continuing up the hill instead of making
the turn into the town under the bridge
from the road to Tortland. By turn
ing to the left on Seventh street, and to
the right again nn the crest, Molalla
venue may be discovered and followed
straight through to Mullno and Molalla.
The road has been dusty, though should
be In fair condition now after the ralna
The dust was the chief objection on
the part of the scouts, for the road Is
well traveled and machines passed at
several points headed either toward
Portland or In the direction of the Mo
lalla valley towns. The crown road In
this section l was at one time a good
macadam route and very smooth. Time
has roughened the. surface. and made It
quite unpleasant to travel at any speed
above 20 miles an hour. The parallel
roads made sby vehicles whose drivers
did not fanoy the center of the right
of way and wished to dodge the worn
macadam, are fairly good and with a
little rain are splendid. 'With too much
rain Sir Traveler had best remain on
the macadam.
MCCH BEAtTTIFTTL 8CE7TEIIY
This route! to Molalla leads through
some beautiful country and with the
rolling land Of the foothills bearing the
road, there! are numerous eminences
where wide ranee visions of the sur
rounding country may be'obtalned. The
way drops 'gradually to Mullno. and
ther turns to the right at the sawmill.
ascends the hlll and heads away along
the ridge to the south and west The
upper road is on a par with the portion
between Oregon City and Mullno. There
re no striking features of landscape or
mountain scenery along the road to Sil
verton, bat ope gets an excellent Idea of
the extent i f Oregon's agricultural
prowess when, passing through mile
after mile of tilled fields, pasture lands.
and seeing here and there nrosperlous
towns or snug farm houses with attedant
bams and the usual flora and fauna of
granger communities. The route is in
tereettng from that standpoint alone, and
what better itreat can a highway give
the traveler than a succession of things
pleasurable to look upon, with the prom
Ise of a goal as attractive as the coun
try adjacent; to the falls.
THREE EAtLS
There are three falls, two of which
form the Important sights along Silver
' creek. The j upper fall, reached from
Silverton direct, is almost as popular as
(Concluded ion Pfta Two. Colnmn For)
Tltfee flag Record
Broken by Bennett;
Time, 51 Hours Plus
Wells Bennett, riding an Excelsior mo
i torcycle for, the Strlne Cycle company.
i last week succeeded in lowering the
Three Flag I record from Tla Juan a' to
Blaine by lg minutes, beating the time
Walt HadfleJd hung ud last fall over the
171 mile course. Bennett's time for the
run was 51 hours 4 mlnmn
' The average speed for the course waa
m muss per nour, a pace that neces
sitated some fast tniin. .
points, for during he run the rider waa
biassed with all sort nt w.m.-.
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a roaring storm to anything but 'gentle
neat. ..
The Three Flag course from Blaine,
Canada, to Tla Juana. Mexbvi ka.
. been a favorite mark for motorcyclists
to' shoot at, I and every rider of note on
the coast has at one time or another
, maoa a iryiior in coveted title.
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BUSINESS OVER
National Meeting So Crowded
With Subjects That Some Are
Deferred; Portland Men Attend
Confronted, by a task too volumi
nous to be completed in all its de
tails in four days, the convention
of the National Traffic Officers' as
sociation, meeting in San Francisco,
to consider a uniform code of traf
fic rules, adjourned late last week
until its next meeting in Chicago in
1921.- Portland officers In attend
ance were Chief of Police Jenkins.
Captain Lewis ef the traffio depart
ment, and H. P. Coffin, chairman
of the public safety commission.
Chief Jenkins served as chairman of
the theft committee, whose recommenda
tions aa accepted provided" that the sale
or exchange of automobiles shall in the
future be handled lir the same manner
as real property, by an abstract of title
and with the knowledge of the chief of
police of a city, the sheriff of the county
ane) the secretary of state.
Coffin was chairman of the safety
committee. In whose report It was recom
mended that each municipality take care
of the education of the public, both
pedestrians and drivers, along the lines
ot public safety. This committee, act
ing upon the question of signals, recom
mended the use of automatic devices on
closed cars, - trucks, and other vehicles
where a htfnd signal might not be pos
sible. Signals of this kind can be left
to the discretion of the driver, but must
be approved by the underwriters' labor
atories. The recommendation was also
made that each state issue drivers' li
censes, to which is to be appended a
brake inspection certificate, catling for
brake Inspection once each month. Bells,
horns and locks were left to each oper
ator'a dlacretlon.
Captain Lewis wm a member of (h
committee on arrests and penalties,
whose recommendations turned rules
and regulations (governing the opera
tion of vehicles upside down. Penalties
covering infractions of traffic rules are
far more drastic than before, with more
Jail sentences and fewer money . fines.
Driving' without a license, for instance,
means 10 days fa. Jail. Driving whUe
intoxicated means a sentence of the
same length. Provisions have been
made for the tmpdunAag of cars when
the Infraction Is sufficiently severe, the
operator to stand the 'expense ot Im
pounding and to assume all risks.
The convention discussed the Tecom-
CARRY UN N SHED
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'SVV " 'WlV- - Hons on lower highway., and R. D. Hoyt ;
" rSrt- " x- T of the Warren Construction company Q- pama, Gaston Chevrolet and
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mendatlons' of . the various committees.
details were worked out, and a commit
tee was appointed, consisting of six of
ficers, one : of whom Is Chief Jenkins,
and six lawyers, to draw up a code of
traffic rules governing the United
States, its possessions and Canada.
This code will be presented to the
executive committee In Cleveland, De
cember 3. the time set for action on the
code. Its Ultimate fate rests with the
action of the convention in Chicago in
192L ,
Dan Sylvester waa reelected president
of the association, the name being
changed to the International Traffic
Officers' association, to include Canada,
whose representatives were heartily In
sympathy with the findings and de
clared that traffic In the near future
in Canada' would be changed to the
American style "keep to the right
Chief Jenkins was elected sergeant-at-arms
for the next convention.
New Drivers Cause
j Much Damage to Car
Many drivers do more damage to tbeir
cars the first week they drive them than
during almost any week thereafter.
Often they do not stop to learn thorough
ly the directions for driving, and i they
smaah up the gears and scrape thous
ands of mites of wear off the Urea But
proDaoiy tfte greatest offense of all is
tne neglects of oiling. In a new ear it
takes considerable time for the parts to
get thoroughly worked in. The new
car will naturally generate more friction
than one which bas been run for some
Ume, so more frequent oiling is advis
able. Hft - ' - - - '
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Motor Figures Show Gaiti
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Totals by Counties Given
Automobile and trucV figures for the various counties, as compiled bv M. O.
riJSlff presiaent or tne ueaiers- Motor
for 1920 over previous sears, as of August 1
Anc. 1 Ant. 1
Coont:
1019
Multnomah
Baker . . . .
Benton . . .
Clackamas
Clatsop . . .
Columbia .
Boos
rook ....
18.9S4 2G.073
26,073
L591
1.15
im
1.695
794
S.412
529
14
1.058
1.690
520
4 463
I&02
. 88S
1S5
302,
758
t275
458
3.023
j 178
1578
1.241
4.444
. t713.
IMS
758
994
127
1.927
, L027
1,485
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- T 264
lu7
7S.044
1.002
2.141
1.308
687
1.047
495
125
76J
1.325
483
405 .
453
633
2.25
283
60
1.068
430
S.420
15S
Z.02T
1.06S
S.C9S
22
L205
C84
783
2.999
1.493
7S3
1.22
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Curry ,,
Deschutes ........
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Gilliam
Grant
Harney
Hood River
Jackson
Jefferson .........
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Kalmath
Lake
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Lincoln .
Linn . . .
Malheur
Marion .
Morrow :
Polk
Sherman
Tillamook ...
Umatilla ....
Union
Wallowa
Wasco
WRhnirton i..
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State
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Car association, show remarkable gains
A of. 1
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Cain Gain 1920 Popa- Popln
owlflt era-1818 Utinn pr emm
5,417 20 275.898 8
W 10 17.929 10
M 44 13.744 8
1.060 36 37 9
331 19 23.030 11
2i9 32 15"
.416 29 22.257 12
79 15 3.424 5
90 61 3.025 12
411 33 9.62 6
461 27 21.33 9
78 15 3.960 6
22 HIS I
85 17 3 992 6
85 42 8.315 6
HI 11 2i$i I
290 41 7.65S . 7
453 3 11.4H 1
26 5 3.991 I
1.238 40 36.166 8
S3 29 .4 26
818 83 24,650 1
240 10.90T VT
X.66 37 4 - 17.117 7
192 36 . 6.617
.429 29 14.181 7
116 IS f ' 3,82 . 4
823 32 : 1 8,776" C
824 ; ' 22 25.946 - S
428 22 16.636 7
46 4 : ,778 ''
878 25 . 13.648 . 7'
t4 13 ' 26.S76 ' 8
34 16 2.791 '?:.
M ( .J 3U,a9:.:r H 7
. 19,726 i 1 83.288 V
1920
31.490
1.758
1.67J
3.999
2.026
l.Oii
1.828
608
23
1.469
2.251
598
575
587
1.273
3.350
855
1,048
1,828
484
4.261
230
S49
1.481
.112
SOS
1.894
74
1.317
4.451
2.35S
1.073
1.863
3.3
298
1 a4
4.T70
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Twq shifts are rushing, paving opera'
Hons on lower highway,, and R. D. Hoyt
of the "Warren Construction company
thinks that much of the present work
will be completed to carry motor cars
bound for beach resorts Sunday and
Monday. The highway between Portland
and Astoria is in better condition today
than it has ever been before with sec
tions ot new paving going down dally.
It Js estimated the entire highway will
be paved by October 10.
'The highway will be open all day Sun
day and Monday, with a possibility of
cars being able to get through up to
8 o'clock .Tuesday morning. Motorists
using the highway will find the rosd
paved from Scappooose to Warren,
where the old road has to be followed
to Holton. From Holton there is pav
ing to within 2.5 miles of Westport. after
which there is some six miles of
macadam. ' m " '
Xne BUgDT joopa - -
that hilly session some two miles of
macadam will be discovered. Another
section of pav)ng Is found here., lasting
for some miles, and then - soma mors
macadam for another .- pair of -mile
From this point on paving runs to As
toria. With the exception of Sundays
and holidays, this stretch of road, be
tween Ciatskania and ' Astoria, le closed
between 3 a. m. and 8 p. m a detour
being necessary "by way of Mist ' and
Jewell. Sunday and Monday will find
travelers ' thronging the . forbidden
stretch, however. . s. ,
The road in tha region of Warren
wUl be the last stretch-to be plastered
with the hot staff, this ceremony to be
held after September 20. By that Ume
an but the six miles ..near warren
will be completed. The road from Astoria
to. Seaside is In good .condition.. ,
A record city parking title for auto
mobiles la claimed by' Sydney. Fuller of
Philadelphia, Pa., who has allowed his
four-cylinder touring car to stand In
front of hi house for eight, months
without -turning a wheel. The -only at
tenUon which Mr.; Fuller paid to his
champion, car was to start the engine
regularly every two weeks, ' . .:,;
7 Aft
De Palma, Gaston Chevrolet and
Other Auto Stars to Perform
on Eastern Jrack.
Uniontown. Pa., will see one of
the last races of tbe year Labor day,
when the premier race drivers of
the, country will stack up In one
last endeavor to corral the long end
of a generous purse,. and' the win
ner of the speed' contest for the
Pensylvanla. championship will make
some material difference In the A.
A. A. ratings for. American speed
kings, according to officials of the
national association.'
Gaston Chevrolet, who won . this In
dianapolis sweepstakes : Jlmmla Murphy.
star . at Loa Anaelaa ; Tommy Milton.
cleaner -op at Uniontown and Tacoma ;
Ralph De Palma. who ran awsy with
the dough at- Elgin U will be there. .
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! ' Joe Thomas, who was badly hurt when
Eddie Heames car took a spill with him
at Elgin, will be rn shape for the classic;
Eddie Hearne will be there, as will Joe
Boyer, and. Cliff Durante Stalph Mul
ford, WU a smile as big "a ever, is
determined to swing one big thing this
year, aad Boacoe Sarles will tn ail proba
bility drop in for the Wg spin. Eddie
O'Donnell snd Art Kline are entered and
Howdy Wilcox may, come In with a
Peugeot. " . - - . .
Uniontown. Pa., has ever been one of
the big events -of the year, determining,
as It does. the real final standing of the
knights ot tbe roaring road. It" Is the
crowning event of the racing season and
is Si ways well attended,' since at that
time the final awards of the A, A A.
are usually announced. . Uniontown us
ually sees two races, and while the Inde
pendence derby was in existence usually
was awarded that race also. It Is a
QREGONROADS
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Senator's State Tour Reveals
Wonderful Improvement in
Contrast With 'Old Stage
Coach Days.
"People who believe Oregon roads
to be in bad ahape today should
have seen them 42 years ago, aa X
did, traveling many mile over tor
tuous ruts and -thank-you-ma'ams
by stagecoach," said Senator George
E. Chamberlain, who recently re
turned from an extended tour
through the state. "I am a good
roads enthusiast and betldVe our
road program Is coming along tn
fine shape. No reason for anybody
to feel pessimistic."
Senator Chamberlain and Ralph Wat
sen of The Journal made the Journey
down the Pacific highway, along several
of the coast route. Into the Crater lake
and Klamath Falls country, and' up
through Central Oregon by way 6t The
Dallea Chamberlain rr porta himself
much gratified at the progress that has
been. made In road construction In parts
of the stats where the journey led him.
but comments unfavorably on several
faults of omission along the roads.
MORE MOSS weeded
'We need signs," said the. senator.
There .are forks Innumerable where
signs should he erected. A man, whether
he be tourist or an Oregnplan traveling
from one place to another on business,
wants to know where the road he Is on
leads, to Ah4 usually hasn't time to make
an extended investigation into the-' des
tinations of various roads leading hilther
and yon. In spite of the fact that the
state Is discouraging advertising signs
along the highways, the men who put ;
up garage and store signs have done'
much to direct people. One sees a sign
Ten miles to Bend garage,' and assumes
that he'a on the road to that town. In .
the absence of other signs, these are at
times invaluable.
"But there should be some concerted
effort on the part of counties to hsve
signs put up." continued the' senator.
The state Is to take care of parts of
the system coming under the Jurisdiction
of the commission, hut this scheme does
not Include all the routes where one may
become confused."
WAHHISO BOARDS
8enator Chamberlain also called atten
tion to the need for warning signs for
school houses, curves, steep grades an
railroad crossings. He made It plain
that while we "are going" ahead with con
structive work on the roads themselves,
much can be done 'In addition to the
actual shoveling of dirt and the laying
of gravel or asphalt
' Oregon scenery Is.- In tne opinion of
Oregon's senior senator, the best to be
found In any part of the country and
tourists make use of the highways all
months of the year. The greater the
attraction, the greater the egpendlture
by tourists, and Portland Itself should J
help make the rest of the state known
to the traveling public, "for," said the
senator, "mnst of the outsiders come by -way
of Portland, many stop a night and
always leave some legal tender In their -
Jwske!"
The Chamberlain rosd bill, now before
congress and in conference for some
time past, alms to Increase the appro
priation for the upkeep and extension '
nf post roads, the state to match dvllar
for dollar the money the government
puts up. . r j ' .
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The 'administration of this bill, should
it paes. will be in the handa of; the "
agricultural department, and It Is' ex- -pected
that the roads bureau may. make
recommendations ss to the placing of the
money where It is .moat needed. This
Increase will mean much to Oregon
roads, many of which are classed as
post roads, and will greatly enlarge the '
scope of the road budding program.! . ,
When Portland's lack of an adequate
camp site for tourists was called to the
senator's attention, he showed consider
able snrprise. TOrtland sh f id hsve a
camp site by "all means:? said V. "4ost -f
the little towns throughone the state
have a lte and Portland should waste no
time making proper accommodations for
tourist a It is too late this year, but
much can be done during the winter.
track not te .be classed wlth'Jhat at
either Indianapolis or Tacoma, but la
popular, on account of its central loca
tion, -v- '' - '
CHEVROLET 1811 WI9KEI1
" The race last year was wen by Gaston
Chevrolet, teaming with Joe Boyerv
Tommy Milton had the race - Ice when
his ear burst Into flames. Milton, threat
ened With gasoline flames' and hitting
pace In the neighborhood of 100 miles aft
how skidded his car sideways across
the track and managed to bring his steed
to a step with only a tew minor bursa.
Practically every driver of note will ea
ter his name for the 825 mile grind and
In view of this year's performance the
wist acres are going to have tbe time of
their : lives picking the winner from
among a field of gasoline gladiators,
whose like the sport has never seen
Since the day of Oldfleld and Oast on
Bollldt, admittedly the greatest, drivers
who ever put hand to w heel. - '
In Canada 86.000 motor tractors are v"
owned by farmers In ; the provinces ef
Alberta. Manitoba and Saakatchewa.