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THE OREGON SUNDAY f JOURNAL," PORTLAND, SUNDAY MORNING, JUNE - 26, 1921. FINE PANORAMA RBVARD OF TRIP OVER SKY LINE View Takes in Tualatin .Valley, Confluence of Columbia and Willamette; and Mountains. SPLENDID BUS IS USED ON ROUTE TO ASTORIA By Mike DeClcco 3 A panorama of wonderful beauty which Includes the Tualatin valley. with a long stretch of the coast rang, on the left, while to the right U view i of the confluence of the ' Willamette and Columbia rivers, and Vancouver with Mount St. Helens and Mount Adams in the back V ground to the risht, can be gotten in a two hours trip on the Cornell road. Skyline boulevard, Cornelius pass and back by the Lower Colum- - bia River highway through Linnton ' In making this drive the motorist will . traverse all makes of roads, which are all In g-ood condition at this time of the year except a few spots. Starting- on the trip, drive up to the head of lovejoy street and turn to the rl;ht on West over road. Drive up Westover road to the turn m the road. Do not follow car tracks, but turn to the right, entering Cornell road, which la water bound mac- . adam. Keep on the road to the left. For , a mile or so the steep rock banks, fir . trees, white fences and winding roao i reminds the motorist of the highway. Keep "on the macadam road until the road forks. The roads are marked. Take the road to the right which is the Sky Line drive. This road is rough in spots . until the crest of the hill ' is reached, where it is in excellent condition, it being one of the best water bound roads In the state. The road runs parallel with the crest Of the hill, affording- the great panorama described above. On this road one passes second growth fir and many varieties of wild flowers. Every now and then, if Jt Is Sunday, motor parties will be observed eating their lunches by the roadside or picking wild flowers. Drive along until a cross road is reached and then take the road to the right, which leads down a steep winding grade to Whit-wood Court on the Linnton road. A mile farther along the macadam ends and a fair dirt road starts. Occasionally one passes a farm er's back yard, dodging chickens and passing cherry trees with their redding loads of fruit which remind the mo torist of days gone by when he appro priated other folks' fruit, to find it true 1 that stolen fruit was best. Continuing the trip one should keep on the road on the top of the hill until another cross road is met. taking the road right down hill and through Cornelius Pass and over the tunnel of the United Railways. This i road leads through the town of Falken burg and many motorists camping on the banks of Holbrook creek. Shortly after ward one reaches the Lower Columbia river highway and crossing the bridge to the right the highway takes one through the town of Burlington and. back to Port-land. Seattle Men Work For New Highway Seattle, June 18. (U. P.) With the object of opening the Yellowstone Trail through to Seattle and of affording a highway into this city from Eastern Wsshlngton, business men are oreoarlnv top an extensive campaign to raise $24, How vigorously the inotorized vehicle is going after the - passenger business Is shown by this magnificent Fierce-Arrow bos which is making regular runs to Astoria. This bus In addition to its other refine ments, has a smoking compartment. It is owned by Jt. W. Lemen, who purchased It from Charles C. Fagan;A Co. . 000 to help build the Benton-Franklin inter-county bridge over the Columbia river. The proposed bridge would open up a territory extending from KUens- burg to Colfax and embracing sections of Idaho and Oregon a rich and popu lous farming community. Portland Inventor Places His Motor On Rear Auto Axle ROAD GRADING. FINISHED SOON e ' i ; Continued From Fu One) An invention which the promoters be lieve may radically change the construc tion of the automobile has been patented by F. W. Walts of Portland. The de parture consists in the method of apply ing the power, which will be directly to the rear wheels, instead of from a motor situated in the forward part of the car and communicated by differentials to the rear axle.; - Walts uses steam generated in an automobile boiler of the type used by the Stanley steamer, but his motors, of which there are two, are located within the circumference of - the back wheels themselves and are fastened to the rear axle, which is stationary about SO per cent off center. The piston rod is fastened to the inner side of the rim. The whole wheel is encased and gives the appearance of a machine eaulDDed with Distel wheels. The direct application of sower, it is claimed, will add from 20 to 30 per cent to the driving power of .the engine and the Inventor claims that this is re flected in a saving of about 50 per cent In gasoline, or an averaee aallon mUmm of about 40 miles to the gallon. a demonstration engine driven by air Is on exhibition at the company's office at 910 Belmont street. ; A corporation to handle the manufacture of the machine has been organized by Walts and WU lard Jahn under the name of Walts Steam Motor corporation. Orogtn of limousine The word 'limousine' is named after the head-covering in the form of a coif or hood, with a cape attached, worn by women around the eity of Limoges, France, the capital of the old province of Limousin, i windy point on the entire length of the Columbia river. Whenever 5 any of the local male residents want a new hat all they have to do it to go to the spot and wait until a train comes by. Nine times out of 10 the hat of some luckless pas senger on the rear end of the train comes sailing out. One of the workmen was showing me a nice silk cap that had landed on his head from the observation car of the Oregon-Washington limited that day. ,- - i - ? ': " In the original plan it was intended by the highway department to drive, a tun nel through this point. : It : was found, however, that the ledge was too seamy and the scheme had to be abandoned owing to the danger to the railroad from a probable collapse of the outer wall. PROMISED nr THREE WEEKS , ' - The only alternative was to make an qpen cut by chipping off the face of the cliff to a depth -wide enough to allow passage between the track and the bluff. This is necessarily a slow work as the rock as it is broken off must be carried out to the rear. It can not be dumped over the side into the river. Extreme care and precaution must be used to avoid any delay or danger to passing trains. Contractor i Clarkson says the job will be finished in three weeks, but experience has shown that what the contractors say they can do can be safely discounted slightly. GETS .H5ISHI3IG TOUCHES ! While the roadway is ' being cut around the bluff the finishing touches are being given to the completion of the upper railroad overhead crossing near Dillon and the putting of the . gravel surface on the finished grade. ; ; i si or v-ape Horn an sv-ioot tunnel has been bored and the grade has been surfaced all the. way , to the Deschutes river. West .of Cape . Horn the grade has been practically completed. About one mile of it remains -to be graveled. - ' New Price Makes Chalmers Still The worth of the Chalmers as a motor car investment has been strikingly apparent For some time. I But at its new low. prices, this wonderful car offers still greater value to the automobile buyer. With prices $300 to $450 less than last year, the Chalmers Investment appeals even more to those who have driven other cars. - Its fine performance and low maintenance costs have made a marked impression on those who know automobiles." We surest that you investigate the Chalmers at once, and have its superiority proved to' you.' 5-Pass.TourineCar $1545 Roadster . . ',' 1495 NEW PRICES ' ' 7-Pass.TouringCar $1795 Vi Coupe . Sport Car . ; , 1695 Sedan . Pruts F. O. B. Factory war tax t$ it addtd $2295 2445 Chalmers Motor Car 366 Oregon Street , Factory Branch : Co. East 531 CUMMERS The approaches to the upper viaduct have been graded and the work of cap ping the sand fills with heavy, rock has been begun. By the time the cut around Cape Horn has been completed the road will be ready for traffic. INTERESTING SPOT f Outside of the engineering problems involved, this section of the highway is of interest for the reason that it skirts along the government canal and brings into view that great work which repre sents an expenditure of millions of dol lars by the federal government, t A close-tip Is also afforded of the seething - waters as they boil between the lava walls of narrow chasms. Leav ing the old county road at a point about two miles east of The Dalles, the high way courses around the edge of the Seu fert orchards of cherries and peaches. It crosses Eight-Mile creek on a con crete bridge, leaving the Seufert can nery buildings to the left, and heads for the lower end of the canaL -" BECBOSSES BAILEOAD Before reaching the canal it crosses the railroad track on a high reinforced concrete viaduct and then, follows along between the canal and the railroad track for several miles. A short distance west of Dillon it recrosses the railroad on another concrete viaduct and winds its way under the -bluff until Cape Horn is rounded, giving a splendid view of the river where it is crossed by the bridge which carries over the train to Bend. From Cape Horn the highway con tinues south of the railroad track through a tunnel and thence . to the crossing of the Deschutes.; When this Celilo section of the high way is completed and the pavement to The Dalles now under contract is fin ished, the growing fame of the Columbia river highway will be enhanced a thou sand fold. . ' , 'V' HAS FINE SCENEBT There will be many of those who will contend that -for scenlo effects the stretch between Hood River - and - the mouth of the Deschutes surpasses in Its grandeur that of the lower end of the Columbia gorge. They will point : out the Celilo rapids, the loops of the Row ena hill and the magnificent-panorama from the crest of the hill. These loops and this comprehensive view find : their counterpart on general lines with the loops and view of the Crown Point section, which Is virtually the same elevation, but the setting is vastly different. From the Rowena hill one looks over the brown and rolling and treeless hills of Eastern Oregon and Washington, seamed with lava canyons, and a vast expanse of river; forcing its way through brown walls heavily capped with lava flaw, A TYPICAL SCENE It is a scene typical of the country which lies beyond the Cascades. 1 Then there is the great vista of rtver from the hill above the ..Mayer orchard overlooking Mosler, , which would defy the genius of the landscape artist to re produce in detail and ever changing color. -Neither can it be painted with words. v Between Mosler and Hood River are many points along the road, cut out of the hillside at an elevation of four or five hundred feet above the river, which excite the imagination and causes one to marvel over the skill and daring of the highway builder. There is the dou ble : compartment tunnel partly lined with its masonry portals. Lastly, there is the series of well balanced loops which climb the hill out of Hood River. EACH HAS OWN POINTS Neither section of the highway can be placed in the scales to weigh against one another in justice. : Each one has its own individual characteristics and each supplements the other, making of it all a perfect picture. Between Hood River and Mosler the work of laying the pavement is in prog ress. Working out from the Hood River end the pavement is finished at this writing . tor r a distance : of . about two miles. This carries the pavement over the loops. Between Mosler and The Dalles a camp has been established at Rowena and the paving plant is being installed. In a few weeks the Hood Rlver- Mosler Job should be completed, and by the end of the season the highway ought to be paved all the way to The Dalles. ' While the work Is in progress those who' want to use the highway should gauge their movements so as to be at the working points after hours. Other wise 'they will be forced to detour over the steep Hood River hill into Mosler and over Seven Mile hill into The Dalles. Cover Your Spare Tire Statistics prove that a tire good for an average of 6000 miles when it leaves the factory will lose approximately 2000 miles of its life by being carried un protected as a spare for one year.' A tire cover will outlast many tires and it looks better oh the rear of the car.' Tire Insoles OUMRANTKKO PUNCTURK-PROOP KB. AUTOI3T. Be for. Ukinc that trip drive round and let u equip your ear vrtth Nas-Punctanbl Tin Inola. No chars for .installing. Get ear (older talliac aU bout them. - . HARPER & HALL Rtreedln and .Vufcanlzlrtf Worfci ' see burnside r, porti-.ro. or. 1 1 . , -tsswmsji i' i a ueMMeMeMHiMiimisHMB . FREE BRAKE TESTS TO BE CONDUCTED ON EVERY MONDAY Eastern Brake Lining Company to Provide' Opportunity at Elev enth, Couch and Davis Streets, Beginning . July SMC Brake Lining company will conduct free brake tests , for Portland motorists on Eleventh street between,, Couch and Davis. Permission has been received from the city officials to use the street every Monday for making the tests, V. 8. Powers, representa tive of the brake lining company, said when explaining how the tests are to be handled. The movement Is Indorsed by Captain Lewis of the police traffic department. No work will be done on care, but ex pert mechanics have been . engaged to look at the brakes on every car tested and to give.' advice without cost -to car owners who take their machines' to the testing grounds. 1 The street will be marked off and a chart laid out by means of which it can be determined if brakes are working properly. Afterwards car owners will be given a certificate of inspection. These will be marked good, fair and poor. ' Upon receipt of a certificate a motorist may use his own Judgment In the matter of having hi brakes fixed. Powers says ndt one car in ten has properly working brakes. "Often a minor adjustment will make a car safe s.nd . permit the driver to stop within the required length fixed by ordinance but people neglect to have their brakes looked after regularly and often, as a result, of carelessnees, accidents occur. This ist more especially true In cities." r heartily .Indorse the SMC free brake testing ground which is being es tablished for the service of automobile owners in Portland," said Captain Lewis. ; "Similar brake testing grounds In Se attle, Tacoma and other coast cities have proven a great benefit both to the automobile owners and pedestrians. A great many accidents . which happened here could have been" avoided by effi cient brakes. .-, - "From the past work of this organiza tion, I feel assured that they are thor oughly .capable of handling the work. X would advise all automobile owners to take advantage - of this opportunity and have their brakes tested. If this is done, I feel sure we can help avoid many accidents." ; . Tacoma Speedway and an additional 120,000 by tire and accessory firms of the nation the winner at Tacoma wilt carry off a small fortune. , WIJfJTE GETS tlO.eea First prise Is 110.000 and second prize 5000. The remaining $10,000 goes to the next eight men to finish. The contest board of the Americai Automobile association has set aside 600 points tor the winner at Tacoma. This wlU apply towards the national cham pionship of 1921. - ; ' Milton, winner at -..Indianapolis, and Sarles, winner at Uniontown, are botit going to try hard for first honors at Tacoma. : The big cash purse as well as the 600 championship points are two plums eagerly sought by the two fast drivers. The first of tha racing cars will be In practice about June J8. ; It is expected that all cars wiU be ready to report for qualifying July 1 and J. Sunday. July a, will be the last practice day at the Speedway and Monday, July . brings the speed battle for new honors on the board track. RACERS SPEEDING TOWARDS TACOMA , (Continued From Pas Ooa) care of the crowds. Hoads leading to the track have been marked and special officers will handle the traffic. . w im me zo,uuu purse oiierea Dy ine ana wntcn nas provea its useiumess. - t California System Of Licensing Cars . Disclosed as 'Bait Salem, Or, June 25. The California system of automobile registration is not held in very very high favor by tourists passing through Salem. Contrary, to general belief, the numerous automobiles bearing the California license which are passing through Oregon are not Califor nia cars, but those of other states whose owners have wintered in California and ar on their way home. i "When you enter California, they is sue you a visitors license and tell you it is free, but if you stay more than 90 days. they take it up, charge you $2.25 for It. and then sell you the regular li cense at. regular prices," complained W. H. McKenzie, former Salem resident, who was here on his way to his home in Wis consin this week, after wintering In the southern state. VThey collect license fees down there on the first of February at the height of the tourist season," according to Me Kenrle. who declares that it is "some system." Long Beach Resort To Feature Three Day 4th Celebration South Bend, Wash.. June 25. The dream of 25 years ra Pacific county has been realised in the construction of the Ocean Beach highway, connecting for the first time the north and south- ends of the county and making possible a visit to the ocean beach by land, instead of by boat, which has been the only means of communication heretofore. As a result, the ocean beach towns are uniting in a big celebration for the Fourth at Long Beach, the cities of South Bend and Raymond having deferred to the. general wish for a united celebration. It wiU be a three-day affair, beginning Saturday, July 2. Auto races , on the ; hard ocean beach will be one of the unique events. Lieutenant Governor William J. Coyle will deliver the oration on the Fourth. : Car - Owners TIRES AND TUBES Prices speak for themselves look for the size you need. Come in buy at once. I Fabric Slie Sale Prlee . 30x3 .....$ 8.75 30x34, PI. L 9.40 SOxS'z.NS.. 11.65 32x312..... 15.25 31x4 ..... 15.65 33x4 ..... 16.75 34x4 ..... 16.95 Tires " Slse I 33x42.... 34x412... 35x4 12. ... 36x4 Vz. ... 35x5 37x5 . . . . fnn Prlf .$22.00 . 23.75 25.50 : 26.50 . 29.75 31.65 A lYelgbt Car Auto Truck To solve the problem of freight con gestion, one enterprising body building concern has designed an automobile truck freight car body to carry big loads. Slse 32x4 ...i .$30.50 33x4 ...... 31.50 34x4 . . . . . . 32.50 32x4Va,...i. 28.50 Cord Tires! Sale Prlee Size I 35x4 13..... .$32.65 36x4 Va...... 32.90 Sals Prlee 33x5 35x5 34x4V . f 27.35 37x5 35.85 34.75 35.50 Slse 30x3 . 30x3Vs . 32x3 Va . 31x4 . 32x4 . 33x4 . 34x4 . 32x4 . Tube Specials Sale Price .$2.05 . 2.35 . 2.55 .3.10 . 3.25 .3.40 .3.50 .4.00 Slse j Sale Prlee 33x4 Va . .-i,-. .$4.20 1 34x4Va ... 35x4 Va .t . 36x4 Vi 33x5 '.wmi 35x5 , :.(TMW'j. 37x5 ' i wmr 4.45 4.60 5.00 5.40 5.60 5.75 Prices are at the bottom now, and when this newt is spread around, our assortments will be "shot to pieces' so don't delay-come in at once. Buy enough tires to last you throughout the year. MAIL ORDERS PROMPTLY FILLED Northwestern Tire Corporation Cor. Broadway and Glisan Sts. j Bdwy. 2841 THE UWEVERSAH.;CAR Take a ride in a touring car. Then take the same ride in & Ford closed-car. - Just as much fresh air as you want and NO MORE. Just as much warmth as you need and NO MORE. A clear vision in all directions safe to drive anywhere, i , j j The Ford Sedan gives you all the comfort and all the advantages of an observation car. , . i i f ' ' ' . The new four to one gear ratio in Ford Sedans and Ford Coupes makes it possible to go anywhere in Oregon on mountain roads as well as city streetsi And wherever you go, you will be comfortable. I ': L Get your Ford closed car today and drive comfortably all the year. : Any Fordi dealer wifl let you try one to prove its advantages. . ! ; ' Take Two Automobile Rides Today Sedan rAiina . . . . F. O. B. Detroit . .. .. $760.00 .695.00 . . . . Excite Tax Extra For Sale by the Following Authorized Ford Dealers Francis Motor Car Co. Grand Ave. and Hawthorne Ihone East 3770 Palace Garage Co. 12th at Stark Phone Broadway 1 572 Wm. L. Hughson Co. Broadway at Davit Phone Broadway 321 Dunning Motor Co. - East 3d at Broadway Phones East 302, East 303 Talbot & Casey. Inc. East Ankeny at Grand Phone East 8118 Robinson-Smith Co. Sixth and Madison . Phone Main 1100 j. "EVERY OREGON DRIVER NEEDS A FORD ENCLOSED CAR"