The Oregon daily journal. (Portland, Or.) 1902-1972, August 21, 1921, Image 49

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Newspaper Page Text4 3 JHE - OREGON SUNDAY JOURNAL, . .PORTLAND. SUNDAY MORNING. AUGUST : 21, 182L Francisco aad Lisbon, there helnx no northerly - points tduched will be Saa reason (or callinc at the British Isles. GREAT SUM OK ROADS Since 1190 there have been (10.000 Bilee ot surfaced thoroughfares constructed in the United States and Canada, and IV 000,000,000 has been, spent (or. highway Improvements.', LICENSE TOTAL LARGE In the first six months ot this year tees from meter vehicle licensee and res;, titrations la alaasachusetts amounted te (1442,59545. There have been regis tered 100.027 ears and trucks. Auto Camp Planned I For Bend NextTeaf .? . ; . . - . ' Bend. Auf. 20--Shevlln parkv donated to the city bt Bend by the- Shevlln Hlxon company, may be fitted up as a. tourist auto camp (or next year. It is three miles from Bend on Trnnalo fork and comprises S(5 sores. A 'prettier spot could hardly be focad. But some local people object to the distance from the city. A 'Commercial dub committee reported In favor of this site at Wednes day's luncheon." held st the park. - -' CIRCUWIPLANETARY speed of 150 miles per hour tor up SEA.CAPTAIN HAS GLOBE-TROTTING CAR wards of 20 hours at a stretch. Speak ing generally.' the. first half ef the year the most favorable for a flight from England te the east ; and if one began in January, and reached Hong Kong or the IS AFRAID TO RIDE AERIAL JOURNEY IS Philippines about May. with tuck: the American continent and tbe Atlantic might be crossed by the end of July I But this would involve Hying against the trade wind from Honolulu to- Saa It TO BE ATTEMPTED 're li mi nary Plans Incomplete, but TThere Is Little Doubt Trip Soon Be Made; Astoria May. Be Base Fraaoiaeo, and. as already said, would almost certainly demand a. mid-ocean depot. . It Is fairly safe to forecast, therefore. that the first round the world fight will Dispatch Says N aval Attache Was ; Able to Coax Two of Aged be from east to west, and that the most Manchu's Train, However, 0 CHINESE PICE NAM RiCAN CAR An automobile party drove up. in front of- ths royal palace in a Chinese province a few weeks ago and sent word in to the ruling , prince that they would like to take him out for a ride. But this partcular prince, it seems, had never, seen an automobile before and was so terrified at the prospect of rid ing: in one that he did not even express his regrets In person. ' He did his in specting from a safe distance and sent out his card. - f i : The appearance of the ear,' accord ing to a Chung Mel News Agency dis patch from : Peking, caused great ex citement through the --'prince's home town. , "Commander Thomas Hutchlns, Ameri can naval attache, and K. C. McPherson. . manager of E. W. Frazer. A Co," says the dispatch, "have completed the round - trip to Tungllng, the Ming Eastern -,Tombs, by automobile, and It is believed that this is one of the first times -that this trip has been successfully made. -TOOK 05XT, XI6HT HOTTBS ' "In the old days, when it was the fashion to go out on horseback, the trip took some three days one way, at least two nights . being spent on the road. By automobile. In spite of the sandy roads, the rivers that had to be crossed by ferry, and the many other difficulties encountered, the entire trip was done in eight hours, and without any mishaps of any- kind. A Dodge Brothers car was used. - roe party lert uie Tstftyamen, or East Gate, at 6 on Thursday morning; 6 -.30 saw them at Peo Ho, and 9 :15 at San Ho Hsien. This was the place that was selected in the days of pony travel as the stopping place on the first night. ana oy auiomoDiie was reacnea in a scant three hours and Quarter. The sec ond night's stopping place, Dicftow, was reached at 11:45 and at 2:15 the party rolled into the Eastern Tombs and were mei ny me Aiancnu prince's bodyguard. The old fashioned troops, still carrying Droasworas ana some even bows and arrows, were half terrified, half fasci nated by : the appearance of the car, OM PBIJTCE LACKED COURAGE Trie Old Manchu prince apparently could not screw up his courage to suffi cient Height to venture the trip in, the machine, that was offered hfm. After preliminary courtesies he withdrew and thereafter sent in his card, excusing himself. The. priest and- his "number two went, however, and it was said mas mey were scared out of their wits urougnout the enure trip. was encountered on i " 'j fir, "ST s ;, !:-.:.;... -' Mpiii.f ''V Sa ' I J$(:T , ' 1 -"""1 B iff .-iT in f'm "-ififfii ft.'., n-i ..ii.hii rr.,.7 - "1'irni "IT i wwaKhiMWMWWi ftini.ffWi..vi.ii wrin ir iiiml Stndebaker light six, which Captain van Wyck Jnrresanse Jr. of the TJlsondarl tsJces with blm. Tbe gas tjnjrgy 'boasts ownership licenses of Japan, Holland, Germany, Fnglanrt and "other corners of the world." Even the deepest-sea sea -cantatas now recognize the value of tbe automobile as a transportation, factor, as is demon strated by Captain' N. Van Wyck Jur- resanse Jr., skipper of the Dutch craft TJlsondarf. which was In harbor last week. i:" --... -. - The captain has a Stndebaker six which he carries with him to every cor ner of the globe. He has a special box crate, affair in which he loads the car and swings it into the hold by means of the ship's deck gear. When be gets to port he hooks the crane to the boxers te and h'lsta it to the dock, whence U is easy to star er up and bowl out on or the captain's the ship's business pleasure. : Captain Jurresanse has collected 11 cense plates from Japan. Holland. Ger many, England. California and other corners of the world, so he is usually fortified against any snooping traffic cop. - .. . - the way.. The three rivers that were crossed 'gave some trouble, one because the bridge seemed ready to cave in at any minute, and the other two because there were no bridges at all, and the crossing had to be made by means of three boats lashed together, with the car put on them laterally. At Dishow the stone block in the center of the- main gateway against which the city : gates are closed, was so high that the car could not pass over it, nor was there any other way around. So part of the city wall was appropriated and a run way built across the gateway, over which the car crawled as easily as you please. Throughout, in spite of the fact that it was necessary to go a great part of the way in low gear, the car ran beautifully and proved Itself entirely satisfactory." t ELMA HAS CLE AW.Tp DAT Chehalis, Wash.. Aug. 20. Much-work toward cleaning up and improving the East End - auto "camp at Elma was' ac complished by a faithful few who turned out for, work and recreation on Coimnun ity day. Two tractors and about 50 people took part. MUST GITE WAT , According to motor vehicle regulations in France, pedestrians are expected to gjve right of way when they hear the car signal. Failing to observe does not excuse a driver for running them down. MORE ACCIDENTS ON STRAIGHTAWAYS SMBISBewSBBeBHSBMeBSBBSWSBB Records Show Smashups.Due to Failure to Give Right of, Way and to Bad , Driving. Contrary to general beliefT more aeel dents occur on straight highway atyetches than at curves or road intersections, ac cording to Harry D. WUliar, ' assistant chief engineer of the- Maryland state roads commissien, .During the last two months Mr. Willi ar has been keeping a record of highway accidents In his state nd he says that a majority cf the ac cidents are due to speeding, falling te give right of way and bad. driving. Six teen accidents occurred on the Baltimore Frederick highway, the stralghtest and perhaps the most widely used -road in Maryland, and four of them were fatal. "It seems to be the weakness of a mo torist." said Mr.' Winiard, "to hlt her up' on a straight stretch of roadway. On roads where there are eurres there is disposition to be more careful." Sixty-seven accidents occurred on Maryland highways during the last two months, 14 persons being killed and St injured. Mr. WUliar attributes the causes to faulty driving, violations of the law, failure to heed warnings, speeding, driving on the wrong side of the road and attempts to pass other cars or trucks. Mr. WUllars investigations, as have manyi others, refutes the oft-repeated contention that most accidents on smooth, hard-surfaced roads, are due to skidding. . Highway Machinery Worth $105,149,000 - A preliminary statement of figures ob tained from the census of 1920 on man ufaetures, issued by the bureau of the census department of commerce, shows that of total contractors' equipment man ufactured in 1319 valued at fl86.297.000, machinery used to a large extent in highway construction formed the major part,, with a total . valuation of $105,- 149,000. Concrete mixers manufactured were valued at $3,679,000 ; excavating machinery at $(,(41,000: pumps $65,360, 000; road building machinery, $13,915,000 anditoamhovels. $9,(54.000- Preliminary arrangements for -thepre Posed prise competition flight round the planet are still incomplete, but there is litUe doubt that In the near future such a flight will be atUtmntMl rtu Uih, C.C Turner. in the London T)n-r 7l&. rraph. "Proposed by the Aero Club of America, itis being considered br the eaeratea Aeronautique Internationale and the various national aero clubs: are mumguggesuons. A list of eixht en trants, Including two British, wu m cently published in America ; but appar ently these are not yet definite engage ments to take part" According to present clans the fllrtt must be in a sone Irins between to d. grees north latitude and 15 degrees south platitude, and the period allotted cor the Journey win not be less Hin six months and may be more. Any type of aircraft may be used.. and eomnetitora may use different trnes at different Very large sums of money have been mentioned in connection with tv. prises, but a definite list has not yet ran orawn up. ASTOBIA KOTJTK SHORTEST wee - i tying across the Paclflo will be the greatest difficulty. It has so far never been attempted : and when the distances snd climatic conditions of this section are taken Into account, and an attempt is made to fit in the season of the year when it might be 'possible with the m.. sons for the Trans-Atlantic and London-India-China sections, it will be seen that ox eix monins would be all too little. na inai' to accomplish the complete round In any one year would rmii fn. . nice adjustment of times, to say nothing MOTOR OILS PENNSYLVANIA" ARE FOR SALE IN PORTLAND BY THE FOLLOWING LEADERS A. A. AUTO EEPAFE.. l(ta sad Houaday AIIJSWOBTH AVEITTB GABAGB .V.lltS TJaloa Av IT. ALBERTA GARAGE............... .......J7th and Alberta ARBOR LODGE GARAGE .ISM Greeley F. W. ASTI3T SERTICB 8TATI03r..........'...TTalo aad Masos BOULEVARD GARAGE : ...ttd and Saady BRICKLET KILLER AUTO CO.. ..TO Williams Ave. BROADWAY AUTO HTK. .E. Sd and Broadway F. C. BROWX 8ERVICE STATION ....774" Mississippi BROAD WAT GARAGE ,.E. J 4 th and Broadwav ...Broadway and Williams ...... .5(5 Willamette Blvd. ..... .E. ltth and Bvraslde E. Sd aad Broadway 1 BROADWAY TIRE SHOP, BUNGALOW GARAGE.... CAP'S FILLING STATTOW,. DUSKING MOTOR CO Ford and Fordson Distributors EXCHANGE GARAGE.. ; GATES FILLING STATION.. GRAYBEAL'S GARAGE...... , MALE'S GARAGE..:... A. L. HARYEY A SONS INTERSTATE GARAGE e e .North Portland E. 15th aad Prescott .-J Usloa Ave. N. 4SS E. Davis 71 Alberta ,.116f Union Ave. N. . .E. Sd aad Oregon MAXWELL MOTOR SALES CORPORATION. maxwell ana coalmen Sltrine1rm MUTCH TOBIN GARAGE........ ......1(S$ Portsmeath MILLER GARAGE & REPAIR SHOP UsJoa Ave. ssd Msmb MONT A VILLA SERVICE 8TATION...:::::.!v.M and L Start OVERLOOK INN GARAGE. ....!! :81s Mtatiwlniil Ferd and Fordsoa Dlstribetors - -' . - U. 8. GARAGE. . .... . ...............1 . . H wmi... WEBSTER'S GARAGE -..li. lltlr nl rii.TTrl WILLIAMS AVE. TIRE SHOP.. ....5(7 William Ave. H td U to Z o H O 2 X en Y. AOVA SERVICE STATION.... BROOKLYN GARAGE BURKE'S GARAGE... v. w - - .-.-V . , DMf iva ........ JS. 11. CM AM BE US UAKAGE... IIITISION ST. GARAGE CO , DUNFORD A CLARKE SERVICE STATION. EAGLE GARAGE : EVER READY SERVICE- STATION FERRY GARAGE.... , rf. jr. I BIKriL'K BIATID9 FRANCIS MOTOR CAR CO Ferd and Ferdsos Dlitribators FRANKLIN GARAGE LARRY. FURMAN GARAGE....... A. J. GATZKA GARAGE HARMON A CO. GARAGE. HAWTHORNE MOTOR SERVICE 83d and Division ((9 MBwankle ....(481 71d St. 8. E. ...1(1 E. 8th . . ...rSd and Division S4th aad Dlvtsloa .82d asd Foster Road Lents .18th asd Hawthorne ,.E. 7th and Umatilla ...$(th and Division ...Grand Ave. asd Hawthorne E. 49th and Division ....a. ..1948 E. Morrises 995 Hawthorne .....E. 17th asd Dlvlsloa, .in Hawtsorne iHKis jheiuk SERVICE STATION ...991 Belmoat r LU lit IIULLIDAI UAKAQE 171 E. 7th JIMMY'S TIRE SHOP-.... 521 Divislea HS2ADDIJIOX OARAGE.... .....E. ISth and Hawthorne LAURELWOOD FILLING STATION.- (419 Fester Road MAPLE'S GARAGE MMi Fetter Road MARK HAM GARAGE ..Usloa and Belmoat WM. F. MILLER GARAGE MUwaakle MILWAUKIE GARAGE ...MUwaakle M. MOLL SERVICE STATION. ...BneUey aad Powell VaUey Read MX. TABOR GARAGE .....5(ta asd Hawthorne MeMAHAN BROS. SERVICE STATION 19(4 Division PIONEER GARAGE M(l E. 17th. SELLWOOD VULCANIZING CO 13(1 E. 17th SEVEN CORNERS SERVICE STATION E. 21ft aad DivlsUa- R. 8. SHIPLEY SERVICE STATION.. Md asd Powell Valley Road" SIMMS SERVICE STATION 82d and Powell Valley Road " SABLE A ARMSTRONG GARAGE 1255 Hawthorne WAYSIDE GARAGE E. th and Clay WEBER'S GARAGE.... .-. .E. (0th asd elmost WOODSTOCK GARAGE ,47th St. and (9U Ave. 8. E. RIVER I I RIVER e eee ee BRALY AUTO CO Franklin DistrlhatAre COMMERCIAL AUTO . REPAIR.... visacjitiii-ttAiULttE P. J. CRONIN CO i "DAYTON CYCLE CO ....... ,-Aee Motoxeyrle Dlstribftton ST. GAltATiE. ... FRED DUNDEE...... EVENING REPAIR SHOP. ....... FACTORY MOTOR CAB CO....... tiiJto. i . r AuA.i JO. ....... Pierce. Arrow Distributors FLETCHER JAMES . HARRY HALL SERVICE STATION.."...."...., BvS. HUGH SON CO.......... . Stndebaker Service - " ""' S. H. KAUFFMAN SERVICE STATION."....1... MULTNOMAH HOTEL GARAGE? . . .. NORTHWESTERN HARDWARE STEEL CO 14th aad Baraiide ...........2(4 Da-ru ........ (S Kearney Tenth aad Flanders ...r.....$d aad Ash .9th aad Ceneh Broadway and Flanders : zse aad Balelah ......... .21st and Kearney ........... .ia ana uarmsiae .(th and Askesy ..Linntea ....8th and Davis ,.(th and Askeny .....12 Second St. ........84 N. 14th ,l(th and Glisaa 89 N. 9th soToVr00"- BVU.A-!22 fiOAova a. CAriiiM.o IV--""''."!"'-" i,lS aStt Ullftaa APEX BICTCXK' CO... Ji nth gt. AUTO REPAIR . SHOP... ............HI Hooker ABX1NGTON wAAAeB.;............... ut Ud Salmon HARRY BURROWS GARAGE....... .1....... 12th and Alder ELITE GARAGE..... ......v................... .nth and Jefferson '5?5Jr??,iSf c Uth aat Alde ievrroiei jisirionMrs MAIN' ST. GARAGE VAiTinriai irvn rA starmos, cete, Keo aad PIONEER PAINT CO.. TED TILLMAN'S GARAGE WENTWORTH A IRWIN . - G. M. C. Track Dlstrtbstors Y. M. C A. AUTO SCHOOL... td and Main aad Alder ita wa. vumuiwn ....18( 1st SU ....(59 1st St. Id aad Taylor 95 (th St. SPEEDWELL GARAGE XH1KB ST. GARAGE. . CO. .14th .(5 N. 14th and Coach ...84 N. (4 WAV OILS mm., motor, ; . ARE GUARANTEED TO BE REFINED FROM PURE PENNSaVANIA; CRUDE , ' . ()00Praf fine Buej ; , . UNMIXED AND UNADULTERATED WITH ANY ASPHALT CRUDE Tlie Western es '.CompaEiy0 Inc.' EXCLUSIVELY WHOLESALE 44 SECOND STREET ' , aKc Cot D!,t, Wawlj Ott Work, Co; Pituburt, Pa. 3: Mjngxa- Taxing;. the Paclflo section, it Is true that the shortest distance be tween tne American and Astatic conti nenca is no more than 25 miles. Thia of course, Is in the extreme north, which the weather and he impossible terrain rule out. From Astoria, Or., to Yoko hama the distance is 4200 neuticel mllM which is far beyond the capacity of any v-Kisiiug- airpiane in one night, except with a hurricane ef wind blowing; in the same direction all the way across. This i & i. i i , . vurivusijr suggests me airship as ine uaeuest cratt rtrat to achieve suc cess, out no alrshlD could nndertaJn circuit of the earth without provision of sneas or mooring; masts st various pomes. South of the direct line between As. torla and Yokohama lie a large number of islands, such as Honolulu, Jalult. Guam, and many smaller islands be tween and north and south of them. Very .few of these, however, nrovide suitable landing; ground; and the small Mian as or the Pacific are. as a rule. only coral reefs, whilst those of volcanic origin are mountainous and rugged. At uuam. Manila, and Honolulu, there are suitable landing- places. GREATE8T PISTAJiCE BEFORE Apart from the crossing- in the extreme north, there is a route south of the Behring sea where the greatest seoarate stage would be between Cnalaaka and Petropavlovsk, a distance of 12(0 miles, and thence to Yokohama. 1380 miles. It is, however. Impracticable for climatic reasons. Taxing- the San Frandsco- Honolulu-Jaluit-Guam-Manila line, the greatest distances are 2090. 2130. 1490 and 1380 nautical miles. On another route, from 'San Francisco to Honolulu, the Midway islands, .Wake, and Guam. the greatest distances are 2090. 1140. 1050 and. 1200 nautical mile. The great est separate distance hitherto' covered by a land airplane was the 1680 nauti cal miles by Alcock and Brown, in the Trans-Atlantic crossing; and. by a fly ing boat, the 1200 miles by the, NC-4 en a Trans-Atlantic voyage. It will be seen, therefore, that to cross the Pacific would call for -the accomplishment (and more than once)' of a far greater dis tance than sny yet made ; and the best hitherto done were extremely lucky and very exceptional. The question of pro viding mid-ocean halts must therefore be raised, and in that event 'either am phibians or flying- boats would have to be used in the Pacific section. If no where else. For the trans-Atlantic flights westerly winds were necessary, and favorable con ditions for the west to east crossing of the Atlantic occur chiefly In April. May and June. ' But if the round the world flight be from. west to east It-will in volve the passage of the Pactiie at. the wide crossing of 4200 miles, or else by a shorter way, but . in the teeth of the northeast - trades, which continue prac tically throughout the year, extending from the United States almost to the Philippines. In winter and spring they merge into the monsoon along the South Asiatic Below the equator the southeast trades are met. and between the north east and southeast; trades Is a narrow sone around 10 degree north latitude, where the winds are variable and usually light But even if the air navigator se lected this region he would still be faced by the Ions tlisht from Honolulu to San Francisco, the alternative being an even longer one : and between Honolulu and Ban Francisco the northeast trades pre vail. .-- STORMS OFTEX YIOLEXT The winter monsoons along the Asiatic coast are often violent storms, and the period in which these are prevalent must be ruled out. The airman would almost certainly have to choose May, June, July Land August or this part of the circuit. when the summer monsoons prevail, dur ing which advantage could often be taken of fair weather. - Tbe south Asiatic coast and the Fhinpplnes "are subject to ty d boons, which are most frequent in July, August and: September, and least fre quent in February. The most northerly crossings of the Paclflo are too commonly fog bound to be considered, besides being almost hope less for other reasons. But the fog diminishes towards the Midway Islands ; and -between IS degrees north latitude and the equator there is scarcely any fog except near the American coast. So far as the present writer can ascertain, these coast fogs are the rule rather than the exception; bnt It must not be imagined that comparatively narrow bands of fog would be a serious deterrent. It will be' seen from these general con slderatlons that the extreme northern routes are Impossible, and that the routes taking m San Francisco and Honolulu Would, if flown by aeroplane or flying boats, call for mld-eeean refueling depots. On the route Guam-Manila-Hong Kong. February would probably be the most favorable month. But how would the successful accomplishment jof the Pacific section from, east to west In February fit in with the other parts of a round the world flight? The answer is ex tremely difficult to find, bat it is very rarely that an ' airplane could cross the Atlantic about 40 degrees north latitude, from east to west that Is, until we get machines that wl2 "carry heavy loads at The Peerless Touring Car with the New . Peerless Permanent Top With none of the haste which would be required did we aim at quantity production; but carefully, scientifically, efficiently, we have gone about our task of building a fine motor car. 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Our prices start at 11.00. Perhaps you Have noticed the continual stream of motorists his summer shopping at The Home of Auto , Supplies." Our REASONABLE PRICES have had much to do with.this activity. Motorists also find nearly every thing they want here. Trouble Lamp To help you feel your around In the dark. A I2.S0 lamp special New Repair . . Parts Dept. Conducted separately. Complete stock NEW Gears, Axles, Springs.; Shafts, etc. - Special ator V- -r7 2J50 Kaufman Jr.: .SUverbeam Spotlight Sold usually 4Q.95 at 6.oo J- tpecui ... WITHOUT XOTOXZTZB DAVID 'MODES GO Broadway at Couch St. Portland, Oregon $1.25