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dr t - - fr SECTION SIX AUTOMOBILES r FOUR PAGES ; GOOD ROADS ,- . . PORTLAND, OREGON, SUNDAY MORNING, JANUARY 15; :1922.r : . .. - . . . . . . ATTEWIPT TO ROUTE FAILS 1 l : , 'l "C r.'C ii ii ' 1 i r ""liwm : - j Oregort Touritt Bureau Envoy U Told Directing of Yellowstone , Trail to Portland Would Mean Breaking Faith With Seattle. Bt B. C. Jeseeos The (fort made by tha Oregon Infor- msllon aad .Tourist burMV to have the Columbia river highway mad a part of a, the TeUewstone trail, which la routed inrouga rposane. waiia waiia ana we Yakima valley across the ftooqualmle pa a of tha Caacsde lo Seattle, has ended In ' failure. The request to the Yellowstone Trail aasoclstlon made by Mydney It. Vincent of the Oregon Infor nation and Tourist bureau to adopt the road from Walla Walla to Pendleton and thence over the Columbia river highway o Portland as an optional route has Veen definitely refused by the executive committee of the aaaoclatlon. The reaeone for the refusal are given li a letter to lioelle Butler, chairman o .the. Oregon Tourist and Information bureau, by II. O. Cnoley, general man eger of the Tellowstone Trail sssocis tlon. tie writes : ,'. 'The formal application for a change f route on the west coast In the Tellow stoae trait was made by Mr. Vincent In the nam of the Oregon Information and Tourist bureau undr date of October 27. 1111. and the application asked for an optional routs or a dividing of the rente of the Yellowstone trail at Walla Wall showing two roads from Walla Walla to the Pacific coast one by way of the present route and the other by way of Pendleton and thence over the Columbia river highway route to Port land. OT TO BK OITIDED "The Tellowstone Trail association some seven years ago adopted the fol- lowiae- well defined ' policy : "That the -Yellowstone trail shall be a single route and undivided at any point across) the continent in the norm era hart of the United States. -This policy was adopted. In the first Place, because of tha growing number of places to which It was Insisted that the trail show a divided route, or a loop route as an optional routs for travel and the sponsors for the trail saw them selves gradually being pushed Into a sys tem of divided roads scattering tha Inter eat and Intensity of the work of the ' 'Yellowstone trail to a degree that it would 1ecwme so general that Its effect would we largely tost- ' "With tha adoption ef this) ' policy, all branches, loops and optional routes were entirely erased from the maps of the Yellowstone trail aa a part of the trail, and each year since that time, the several etatea comprising the Yellow . stone trail organisation have gone on record as favoring the sustenance of this policy. However, no organisation Km any rule which the organisation It self cannot change If they belleva.lt wise. In esse of an application effecting the route ef the Yellowstone trail the pro ' posed change of routs, or optional route, and therefore this application was re ferred to the Washington stats meeting of the Yellowstone Trail aaaoclatlon held at Spokane on October II. lill, la the following language kaowa aa special propoettlea 'A' la our records : - WASBINGTOW BAYS BO "Shan the 'route of tha Yellowstone Trail be changed to extend west from Walla Walla by way of Pendleton. Or., and thence over the Columbia River highway to Portland. Or.. Instead of by the present route, or ehaJl the Yellow atone Trail skew aa optional route ex tending from Walla Walla to Portland, Or., by way ef tha Columbia rover bigs way? "You will note that In tha stating of this ore position It was submitted to the Washington stats meeting first as a rhange of route because ef tha policy described above and secondly as an op tional route so that It It la desired the policy el the Yellowstone Trail associ ation might be changed. "Of course, thle preposttJoa was under a serious disadvantage from the fact that the towns and communities now on the Trail In the stats of Washington are a 'part ef the organisation, while the communities not now on the Tellowstons Trail are not a part of the organisation The Washington state meeting passed aa this proposition by answering. No. . la both cases. That Is, they voted against a change of route aad aa op uses! rests. w "However, the action af a stats meet Ing la not binding upon the national ex eoutlve committee aad the questions submitted to a state meeting are given . to them for the purpose of getting their tecommendatlons In the matter. 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W rLZj0 . 1 lilt I -BBaa- BT ' ? . k " TsBBr Br Br as- n -a-B-' -sS-flr- .jr .w:. 1 I 1 I i n , - -e-f? 4 v jTT'i fTir'iilil 0Z0' j?sfsi'4t'i. i t-- f'- VWKf ; 1 ;vt:ri v , 1 'ft '' j Cities of Northwest Will ChargB 50 Cents a Day for Park Space, by Vote of Association Formed at a-Conference at Spokane. - ; so Fees Tares, Ostaae Tee) Motorcycle Firms Shift; Indian Has New Operating Base Twn mnlnrcvrla dealers in the city have acaulred for themselves more elbow room rorentlv. On the first of the month the Indian Motorcycle company moved from 104 Fourth street across ik. mtrMt in na. 109. The firm now has show room space on Fourth street and an entrance on saimon buwi gsrage. IU home being L-shaped. The Motorcycle Supply company has benefited by the move of the Indian company, as the latter concern had oc cupied a part of the space leased by the Motorcycle Supply company. This space will now be used to the advantage of the out of town customers of the Motor-. cycle Sales company. MUHD1I Winter Troubles Discussed 1st . X X X. x X X UseofCareWillSaveExpense . NEEDED IN STATE Development Program of 1917 to Be Completed This Year; Two Main Roads Nearly Done. Oregon Wilds' Fame Spreads t X X -X 'X X X X X X X X Jerseyite Hears About Game Tie swuat arcl ty The JeaieaTt aste atoelfe easert ate wttk varwea Uwebtas that ' .fmmm sisas wKh eM vsalaer aad ley tamatk A atae, Mm at the m Haw w Sk brtsrtr. BsetrtMi Sadriae tntaratatloa mt aSk ae thaae ev etter sabissa mat ssrers n i .a- witWae esat by siMissalrn the Seasay adtsar el The JeeaaeLl r Durtng the present cold vreather there , ta anaay a snetertat ruffsrlng tha conse uaaeeer ha one way -or another, either ,-tkreugk direct kegllgenca-or Ignorance fc take tha proper car to prevent dam " see front the cold. Many a motorist re- - watly has suTfered a dent la bis pocket , book for k repair bUl that could have been avoided had ho taken tha trouble ta drain his radiator and his engine In the right way. Ills failure) resulted either larkla water pump free sing so that when Jm started his mater tha key waa aheard - ef ee hta watsriacket eracked. .-. . anothe' souros of loss la Icy, weather , ie the discarding of tire chains aa soon e aa a few ru links ara worn or broken. when the old links can be replaced with new ones. Still another source of trouble Is driv ing down Icy or frosty inclines with the clutch disengaged and the brakes used to slow up or atop, thus locking the wheels .aad causing tha car helplessly tj skid sideways, backward and in snerry-go-rouBd style, perhaps winding up against some post or curb with broken wheels, broken axles, smashed fenders, or disfigured bodies, when it all can be avoided by driving on com pression, or in gear. ... . To drain tha water from the radiator and tha motor, tha proper way Is . to draw the water off at the lowest place. On cars Ilka Fords. Overland, ate..-that have no water pump, tha radiator la the? lowest place. On ears that have water pumps, tha petcockv under the water pump la usually the proper place to drain tha motor. Open the peteock under the sa rate Tea, Coluaut year) The state highway development which began in 1917 reached its climax with the year just closed and from now on there will be a decline In tha way of construction, with the possibility that It will cease at the end of the present year unless further funds are supplied by legislative enactment. It is quite appar ent that the. system. mapped out by the legislature of 1917 will not be improved unlens further resources are provided. For the coming season there will be available state bonds to the amount of approximately 97,000,000, the final in stallment of the total authorisations of approximately $40,000,000, or quite near the limitation of the state constitution. It is hoped this year win see the final improvement of the Columbia river and Pacific highways on which thus far ap proximately S23.000.000 have been ex pended. The Columbia river highway is practically complete. There are a. few miles of pavement to be laid between M osier and The Dalles. The contract for this work Is already let A stretch of about a mile through the town of Rainier is yet to be Improved aa la also the gap between Astoria, aad Warrenton. On the Pacific highway, including the west side branch there remain to con tract about 23 miles of grading and 117 miles of paving to secure a finished road. To obtain this result It is estimated that the coat will- be approximately $1,000,600. Beaidea finishing tha two main highways the plans of the state highway commis sion, it la understood, contemplate . the completion of the Old Oregon .Trail its full length and to make the John Day highway a usable road from Arlington to Prairie City. Work . wBt also , be pushed on- The Dalles-California high' way. the Mount Hood loop, the McKenxic atr-Lk roada.- tadCr STANDARDIZATION The name and fame of Oregon hunt- j ing has spread even unto New Jersey, according to a letter received by A. C Stevens, Portland automobile dealer. The communication Is from Arthur I. Garrabrant, manager of the used car department of the Newark, N. J., branch of the Detroit Cadillac Motor Car com pany. Being an ardent sportsman." reads the letter, "and naturally talking about rabbits and pheasants, at this time of the year, our manager placed on my desk a copy of The Oregon Sunday Journal of Portland, issue of October 23, 1921, to show me what pheasant hunting is in Oregon. The first thing that came to my notice vras the name of A. C. Stev ens, and it brought back very vividly to my recollection the name of a friend who at one 'time lived here In Newark with my mother and then " moved to Oregon. We nave not heard from him from that day until this. The thought occurred to me that per haps yon were the A. C Stevens I refer SIGNS TOlTED pleasure to get into communication with you once more. "Just a few lines from you will be greatly appreciated." He had the wrong Stevens, but the local Haynes dealer wasn't going to let slip an opportunity to say a word for Oregon. "This is a wonderful country to en-, joy yourself," he wrote, after explain ing his identity "I was amused as your mention of rabbits, as I have hunted them back in Maryland they are prac tically the only game we have in that part of the country In this territory very few people eat them.' although in our eastern Oregon sections they have regular bis rabbit drives in the fall of the year, as they destroy a great num ber, of wheat fields Our principal sport is shooting Chinese pheasants, grouse, ducks, lots of deer and quite a few bear "Any time you should desire any in formation on planning a trip for an hon est to goodness hunt, I would be very glad to outline it for you and send you right out in the wilds, where you can Bureau of Public Roads Hopes to Decrease Accidents by Making Danger Signals Conform. to, and If so, it would give me great get lots of shooting." Portland Man Has Wood Paving Block To Eliminate Shock A patented wood " paving block, de signed 'to combat the deteriorating ef fects of water, naa been perfected by W. H. HoSenbeck of 404 Washington street. The block bi constructed of fir, six tnchea thick, with grooves in which , to run a cementing mixture which win pre vent seepage and decay. HoQenbeck be lieves his block on six inches of concrete eyiU give A Meal pavement. -- . v - Galif orhia Plans a Big Campaign of Highway Building Sacramento, CaL. Jan. 14. Concrete evidence that the state highway commis sion plans, an aggressive . campaign of highway construction during the winter and spring comes in the announcement by the state highway , finance board that $7,000,000 worth of state highway bonds, will be offered for sale December 22 next. . . . The decision to sell jow.is due partly to the plan to aid in solving the unem ployment situation. r .,.'!. ..ji Standardize danger signs along Ameri can roadways! Make them alike from coast to coast! So .urges ' the bureau of public roads. United States, department of agriculture. The recommendation is made for the consideration of highway officials, auto mobile organizations, municipal officials and other persons Interested. By standardisation of all highway danger signs, the department believes automobile accidents may be lessened. Deaths from automobile accidents have nearly doubled since 1915. and the rapid l.icreaac of such accidents, the depart ment believes, can be appreciably checked by the adoption of standard danger signs, easily read and distinctive. along American highways. A tourist at the present time will see almost as many kinds of signs as there are states be visits. Also, in some cases. the style of sign changes In going from one county to another. The subject la now under consideration by a committee of the American Asso ciation of State Highway Officials. Auto Blue Book and Motor Life Bought By Joseph J. White New York. Jan. 14. The property of the Automobile Blue Book Publishing company, which Includes Motor Life and the Blue Book, have been sold to Joseph J. White of the Hill Binding company of Chicago. The sale was made for cash by the credit stockholders who have been operating the property for the past rew months, in accordance with a reso lution adopted by the stockholders dl rectlng that the aale be made, on Novem ber 1. There will be an immediate dis tribution of the assets among the credit stockholders, Motor Association . ToHect Wednesday "i The ' Oregon State Motor association win1 hold Its annual election Wednesday night at 1 p. m. at tha Multnomah hotel. Seven members of the board of directors are to be elected from the list submitted by tha nominating -committee and from any' other t nominations that may be made. President A. U. Tetu will pre- The decision that all automobile 1st- camp- grounds Mn the Northwest aould adopt a standard of services to . rendered and fee to be charged waa "wcawi toe conference nM tor Bum Kane , recently. The imeeUtng was 'tha first gathering of representatives- of the various cities maintaining- campsites for tourists, and from it sprang the Pacific Rocky Mountain-Northwestern Tourist Camp aaeoctalloa.- Prior to the session, which C. p.'key ser. superintendent ef Pertlsnd parka, attended as representative of the dry. 8. IX Pier, commissioner of parka, ex Pressed the oprnlon that a nlMmvm charge of fct cents a day should - be made for all tourists tn all towns. Thla contention waa borne out by the unanl- moua acceptance or this fee by the new. ly formed association, all memhm pledging themselves to make Ike charge. Xa the matter of services rendered, a greater discussion waa raised. The smaller towns took the stand that tfcey could not afford te provide aU the con veniences found In the camp grounds of the large dties snd they favored a rigid rule binding all camps to a maxi mum service, which was to include mere ly sanitation of the ground, general lighting, free water and free fuel. -, -WAST X05E DISAProiXTEB . f ' In explanation of their stand the small er town delegates declared that lour ta la visiting the larger cUlce first received tnese conveniences, snd. upon falling lo get them at the smaller towns.' went ay - dissatisfied. Poreaentativea of the large cities concurred In the opin ion, but stated that economic conditions In each town should be the governing factor and refused to accept such a pro viso as ninaing. They took the stand that such services should be rearardrd as tha minimum and adopted this as the Pey. "One of the remarkable feature. th " conference." Key ear. said, "was the sx- unt of the twllef .that the day or the free camp, ground .was gosie. All pres ent at the meeting eaprpaaia this f eas ing and held that a reasonable charge fthould be made for the privilege of using n parts ef the Northwest agreed that apiooioDiie camps anouid be self -sup-Porting; snd this was the 'basis of all discussion." More than SO .communities were res. resented at the conference, he; said. Of this number there were but ta that have . no .municipally owned campsites. BULLETINS PLASHED . Plans are now being perfected for ih publication -and distribution of bulletins between theVvsrlotis member common 1- ues. or tne eeersac. These bulletins will deal with problems of the varkmn communities snd will slso be vsed.ta notify all- tms-tsta who have been found u oe unoestrsoie.' By use of the. bulletin and a sdrfe system .of registering si I cars by the lice nee number the assort a Uoo hopes to check the organised stealing of auto-' mobiles. AU .members pledged thet- sevee to keep a record of all cars tng through the camps. AU this works In nicely with the plsns of the' Portland camp." said Key- "As" Commissioner Pier sucrested be. fore -.the 'oosferesce. the . fro will bs made fcO cents s day. with a 10 day limit at the Portland camp. A. system of registration will be adopted te keep tab on the machines visiting the grounds. Of course Portland will give more serv ice than Is required by the as-reemeet for we would be fool ten to exclude the of the Peninsula park swinamtng tank, playgrounds and ae of other fea tures . there from, the patrons cf the camp.- ... HOTELS HOT HCKT "Then, too. there will he wash racks " for washing cars, laundry tuba, gag plates for cooking snd wood' for bos fires tn addition to other conveniences.' The question of the extent to. which the campground took business' as ay from hotels snd local garags use wss discussed st the conference, from sta tistics It was shown that less thaa I jmr cent cf the motor tourists patronised eithes the hotels or garages. It -was the opinion of the delegates that these people would camp somewhere 'and the oomm unities might as well provide a place where some form of police super- vision could be maintained. . The Portland camp has been extended and by the opening of the tourist see-, son toe IS seres just sdded will b ready for use, Keyser stated. ' The hew (Csaeteda ea-Pae Thaas. Cehana-Thta TV Auto Show Spaces All Taken t, 9. s st s st t , 'a at T tt st Out-of-Town People Coming By Llstos Dsriea , The band will play, the ' boys will ; shout, and it Is confidently expected that the ladles will turn out when the doors of The Auditorium are opened to admit Portland to the annual showing by Port land automobiles dealers of the pride of the nation's automobile factories. One week remains for the busy show com mittee of the Portland Autmoblle Deal ers' association, which is putting on the -show, . befors the public will have Its opportunity to, tread Its way from one dazzling .exhibit to another en any of three floors covered with automobiles snd products that' belong to the auto mobile world. - - - ' A large 'crew of men has been work' lag for days In the basement ef The 'Auditorium preparing the decorations for, the. show week. . A glands at the completed panels "along the Walls, wait- lag to be trimmed and placed, shows wisely In preparing the decorations.- Aa orange snd black color scheme will be . followed throughout. . , - Admirable support from . onf.-ef-tsa-s dealers has developed during the past week. A. 8. ' Robinson, chairman sf the Old Timers committee, has received notices of mtenties to attend frorainervy times more men than he expected f greet. The Old Timers win have a day pretty much their vera, with a sesstoa tn the aiteroooo and several sessions during the day and a dla banquet at night. 8everal bond red men m Oregon are eligible, fire years ooenectioa wit the Industry making the dealer sligtsee. Space set. aside tor aocessciry .dealers was'all-takes) d urine, the week, This mesne thathe entire build lag will be filled . with sutetnstivs displays The state motor vehicle department wQj have sa exhibit In charge sf T A. Reffety. chief of ths - staie traffic squad. The show officials - also expect te have aa that' the show committee' has ' chosen exhibit by the U. & forestry servios. V