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PORTLAND, OREGON, SUNDAY MORNING, JANUARY 15;
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ATTEWIPT TO
ROUTE FAILS
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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 :
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"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. The
I , power to art er make any change Is In
tha hands of the national executive com
mittee eenaletlng of a member elected
from eaan one ef the state meetings.
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Cities of Northwest Will ChargB
50 Cents a Day for Park Space,
by Vote of Association Formed
at a-Conference at Spokane.
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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
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UseofCareWillSaveExpense
. NEEDED IN STATE
Development Program of 1917 to
Be Completed This Year; Two
Main Roads Nearly Done.
Oregon Wilds' Fame Spreads
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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.
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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.-
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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
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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
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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.
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