The Oregon daily journal. (Portland, Or.) 1902-1972, May 21, 1922, Image 50

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Newspaper Page Textr- ."-! -4" THE OREGON SUNDAY JOURNAL, PORTLAND, SUNDAY MORNING, MAY 21, 1922. - AUTO STAGES TO CALIFORNIA POINTS III Pickwick Stage Line Starts Run Between Here and San . Francisco. t Portland to San FrencUco by automo ,bil stage has become an actual fact, s: Tbe -tint stage on the run left the : tOregon Auto Stage terminal Wednesday morning and officials of the Pickwick tcerapany aver that while the schedule "only call for two trips a week; more 'will be -made if the traffic demand. The I Iron to the Bay City is made in approxi ; hnately two and' one half days. ' i Upoi leaving Portland In the morning .the stage makes' Grants Pass at night. Here a stopover is made until the next; morning. Redding, Cai., Is the stopping; place the second night, while some time shortly after noon the third day the! istage rolls into. San Francisco. I The Pickwick company la incorporated 'under the laws of California and has ai franchise from that state for the run from San Francisco north to the state) Jine. Other franchises to this company tare effective' in Southern California so eventually' the traveler' will be able to .purchase transportation in Portland for . ',Ltoa Angeles or San Diego by the Plck- On the road between here and San -Francisco the company uses eight pas- ssnger!twln six Packard touring cars. Itj Jiaa been found, so officials of the com- .pany say, that the most satisfactory re ov N OPERATION .: volts can be had by operating small 'twits on such runs, t The passengers and the firm both , benefit by the use of small units," C. V. tAktn of the line said. -It has always , Jbeen the policy of the Pickwick lines . ,-to se small capacity cars on long hauls. True they will not accommodate as many : passengers, but then we stand ready to . -jpott on a sufficient number of cars to ake all wishing to make the trip." iCABATATf 8 COMMONLY USED . 1 Caravans are common in California, 'Akin said. There a number of cars are rsent out at one time in the same way railroads make up trains of two or more -.sections. f "On a long trip consideration for the ' passenger enters into the game," he went 'a. "Their comfort is of primary im portance, for naturally they will not patronise the line again if they are not ;weU taken care of. This is our aim. for . awe are an established firm and in the game to stay." -i Through arrangements with hotels at Grants Pass and. Redding lodging for jthe passengers can be secured.- This is not included in the fare, which Is $17.50, ?but by the terms of the agreement the t charge at each hotel is $1.25 a night ' ; Stops are also made for meals at "various -points on the road. According tto figures prepared by Akin the cost of passage in the buses, including trans portation, meals and lodging, la $23.50. -Sevn meals are taken en route. Connections are made at San Fran- Cisco with the Pickwick lines operating ? to the south. Transportation by bus "eaaf be had to Los Angeles, San Diego and El Cantro. These are the major points of distribution on the line, from i which feeder lines are run. i j . Declares Eye Trouble llsj Cause of Accidents Eugene. May 80. "Faulty vision is v" the (cause of numerous auto accidents." J declared Dr. Floyd B. Dayton of Port (Usl, president of the state board of optometry, in a speech before the KJ. Prices T. O. B. rortlandi 2 1st at Washington St. MAKW; E IiL: IDEAL ! V-; , ' j t lf' - ' ' i fT - ! ? it l-r 'ws it -J! 1 ' - " - - iiVi"iiii'ii'iiiii'.'im r'f -:! ' .. ",' i. - Flans of Sam nel ljutcaster are now a composite photograph of tost The water falls on the left to Metlako Falls on the agk Creek trail; wants club last week. "Half of the public school students who fall to pass examinations do so because of poor eye sight asserted the ' speaker. "These boys and girls remain in school an un necessary length of tima at public ex pense, which could be B'aved by proper treatment f the eyes." Dr. Dayton fa vors a school of optometry at the Uni versity of Oregon. OLD RACE MEN HEAD SALEM MEET (CoaUBoad rtoat Face Om) of the races was worked out last , week by the Oregon Auto Racing association, which has charge of the event, and an nounced yesterday. All the men chosen have had an abundance of experience in handling races and several of them have smelled smoke on the track themselves. The referee for the races will be Fred Dundee, head of the Dundee machine shops and auto repair concern. Dundee is considered an excellit choice, as he has had wide experience In helping to,aBt week in a unique way. when Pilot imimio auiu roues ill uue BOCUUU ana IS keenly interested in the sport. Dundee is an old , racer himself, a dozen years or so ago having been on a race team for the old White steamer organization. Dundee had no small number of road records to his own credit before he gave up the work and settled down to a more quiet existence along Portland's auto mobile row. THERKELSEJT IS STARTER For starter L. Therkelsen has been named and has accepted the position. Therkelsen is sales manger of the Braly Auto company and. is one of the best known men in the retail automobile ;fleld in the city. His appointment also recalls early racing days, as Therkelsen was one of the favorite amateur dirt track drivers back in the days when stock car road races in and around Port land were in vogue, and he captured a goodly supply of cups and trophies for fast time in dashes over the Base Line road and other roads before the days Of hard surface Outside the city of Port land. Official timers for' the occasion have been named as follows : Ben Trenkman, Hal De Waide and Larry Hofer. All three men are well known sporting and race enthusiasts and have had previous experience punching stop watches. Trenkman and De Waide are Portland men, while Hofer is a resident of Salem One trip at the wheel of the Good Maxwell proves the stealing qualities it possesses Carrf imnUM trvmt mm rmmrt . il Hfif li mt Hat mmd m mmrni iampmt iJirf Bmbrlmmtiomt mmtmt Mm Tosrisg. tlHts Roadster, tltMs Sedss, Covey Motor Car THE AUTOMOBILE DEPARTMENT STORE EVEN TO THE BARGAIN BASEMENT EMPLOYING OVER 100 PEOPLE OUTING CMAP TO being completed to provide an outing camp In the midst of the forest on the shore of Txwt Tfmt. Center picture Is fjake, lAnreDiarst park and a wash drawing of Ideal camp taken by Ijancaster to show bow the camp will look. and has been recognised as one of the leading fans of that city and the owner of a number of race -pars. De Waide is a builder of racing and sport car bodies, having a plant In this city. Vic Unden of the Factory Motor Car, company of this city has been named as chalinan of the technical committee and will have a group of men ' not yet named to assist him. Unden has had wide experience in repairing cars and in .handling stock parts and is In a par-' Ocularly good position to pass on all ears entered to see that they are up to the technical requirements, particularly in regard to the cars entered is the dealers' stock car races. For Judge of the race James Linn of Salem, thead of the state -fair board, is the unanimous choice and he has been asked to serve. To date Mr. Linn has not signified if he will accept, but those in charge are anxious that he do so. Linn has had wide experience in racing events, par ticularly in the old days of horse races; and it is believed his services would prove of great value. - , ; Sr i rKlQCE ADVERTISING i f Work of advertising the races through out the, Willamette valley was begun Holt left Portland to visit the various towns, driving a midget racing car known as the Stephens special. This car is declared to be the smallest race car in the country, and In fact Is no larger than the average push car which Portland youngsters pedal around the streets. The car has a high-powered lit tle motor, however, and has a record of a mile on a dirt track In 61 seconds. While on his trip Hdit will, take every opportunity to tune the little car up and on the day of the races he will drive an exhibition mile against .time in r the . ef fort to lower the dirt track record at Salem. 1 1 Steps were taken last week j by the Oregen Auto- Racing association t put the Salem track in shape j for the event on June 3, and those in ! charge claim that the track will be in the best shape for auto racing that it has been for years. A man to work the track has been employed and will be on hand con tinually from now until the event, smoothing the track and watering it down. Special efforts will be made to prevent dust, and it has been announced that not only will the track be put in good shape before the races, but be tween every event it will be watered down. Holding the dust down will make the races-much more pleasant to watch, it is declared, and will also make the track safer for the drivers. $UIi Coape, tl29 Co. Broadway 6244' BE BUILT AT LOST whUo tlutt on the right Is Rainbow Fall. , 1 HAYNES AWARD IS PASSED TO BUYERS 1 ' I Purchaser of the "75" Blue Rib; . bejn Speedster Will Get Fac : simile of Trophy With Car. ; Every one, of the famous Haynes 75 blue! ribbon j speedsters that leaves the factories of the Haynes Automobile com pany at Kokomo, Indiana, has attached to the steering wheel an exact duplicate of the blue ribbon that was awarded the Haypes 75 speedster as a result of it remarkable' performance test on the Isj diana polls motor speedway when Howf dy" j Wilcox,: the internationally-known racei driver, drove the 7a speedster over the (course at an average speed of 7? miles an hour. A. C. Stevens, local dis tributor announces. j i "The handsome blue ribbon, which carries the picture of Mr. Wilcox and his Statement in gold lettering, is the buyer's proof that the speedster he pur chases is exactly the same, in regard to specifications, as the 75 speedster that was I piloted by Wilcox in the official test,' Stevens said. ' "The blue ribbon was awarded the Haynes 75 speedester for speed, stamina, reliability, endurance, power and get away, i i'Is my opinion, the Haynes-built 75 motor is a remarkable stock motor. It has ithe necessary speed, stamina and get-f.way to meet the requirements of the fnost exacting motorist, and at top most speed showed a decided lack of motor vibration. The Haynes 75 speed ster j is the sturdiest and fastest stock car t have ever driven to date." i PLACES ARE (Coatiniied From Pace One) road to Gales creek. The road to Forest Grovle is paved, and reports are that the Gales creek road is in excellent con-' ditioh- ! Gofdon Creek 24 miles : shady nooks, flowers and tnoss are found along this mountain stream that makes it a place of bea,-jty. From Portland east on Co lumbia river) highway to Springdale, then j turn t right and follow signs marked "Gordon Creek." Battle Groand Lake 25 miles ; danc ing, i boating! on. lake, nominal fee charged for admission to grounds. From Portland - to j Vancouver, Wash., arid thende to lake. - !W4shougai ;River 24 miles ; many pic nic places are to be found on the way to tills spot,! which is a favorite for weekfend campers. From Portland to Vancouver, tbence east on North Bank, road jthrougn i Camas to Washougal. Mojalla River 30 miles ; an "off trail" road j away from' the usual heavy traffic; of pleasure seekers ; -many picnic p!aces ar lo bsfound along the river. From Portland sou 1h to Oregon City, turn left at l3enth street and climb bluff, thenj east I on higfcway. The road is well! marked. Wilhoit Springs are 8 miles beyond Molatta. Wahkeena fFalls 33 miles : owned by city a camp ground equipped with stoves 'and tables : located at foot of Larch mountain trail. From Portland east onj Columbia river highway. Mdltnomah' Falls 34 miles: owned by city s this is the beauty spot of the Columbia riter highway. Onisonta Gorge 85.9 miles; delightful ptacHj for ' a i noonday spot for lunch.1 The (falls can be reached only at low water, and then only by wading. From Portland east on Columbia river high-: wayj i ' : Oswego Lake miles, boating, restau rant accomodations ; many picnic places alonf lake shore. Two main picnic places are at; Oswego, east end of lake, and jat Lake Grive, west end of lake. FrontPortland south by Pacific highway (west side road). Cojumbia City 30 miles, located en Coluttsbia rtver: attractive for picnic Fron) Portland north on Lower Columbia riyerj highway.. VANCOUVER POST (Oonttnued Fran 9ts Oaa) rapids In the Willamette with cargoes needed some point "as a marine depot. Portland was founded to fulfill that need. i ; Reoords at the post show the evacua tion of the Hudson Bay company to have occurred in 1847. In 1849 Major Hatha way jwith a detachment of American troops occupied' ths old fort. ' The!n followed a period of years when ths Regular army was not stationed there iregtuarly.' In 185$ while, the army was busy with the Indiana ths post was manned by an organization known . as ths Clarke County Rangers. j Mavy of ths junior officers doing fluty St , tha. old post afterwards became fa mous;in American military annals. Soma of them were- Grant. Sheridan, McClel- lan, iPleaeantan, ; Ord. Miles Howard. Canbf. Gibbons, : Kantx, Kunston and Qreeley. ; t ; :-. ' Thei regular routine Of the post pro Tides many features of Interest to the civilian. ; Every - morning between sun rise sjnd-aoon Is drill period. - At U:1S sack day ths formal guard mount Is ! held. iBattallon parades srs held at : 4 :45 tTuesday and STedaesdays, - whUe 1 i i FOUND FOR PICNICS ATTRACTS MANY I LAKE S-Xv...-.. the regimental iparado Is at th same hour Friday afternoona If One of , the chief attractions is the concerts given by ths Fifty-ninth In fantry band every Tuesday and Friday from 3 -JO to 4:30. Ths band; which is rated by the war department as ths best military band on ths Pacific coast, also plays for the battalion and regimental parades. Particularly impressive Is Ithe cere mony of colors held each evening at 5 o'clock. Ths evening gun is fired, a corps of buglersj sound off and the band plays the "Star Spangled. Banner" as the colors are slowly lowered; i ' While the ceremony is being performed all military men in the post, no matter where they may: be, face toward the col ors and stand at salute until I the last note of the national anthem I is done. Civilians do the; same except that they merely uncover.;1 i i j Motorists find ithe post an easy drive. Out Union avenue the Interstate bridge is crossed to the Washington side. -By going up Washington street to Tenth the main, entrance to the post :1s -found. The; only poor toads are found in the reservation. Some of the roads are badly rutted but as one wishes to drive slowly through ;the grounds it doesn't matter much. Still some of thei military regulations offenders might well be put to work improving them. Eastern Lewis County Eoad Plan Provides For Highway Paving Eatonville, Wash., May 20. The 2200 feet : of paving on the mountain road west of Eatonville, has been completed, filling in the gap between the Torger Peterson place and La Grande. This leaves the Ohop hill and valley.; about a mile, the only unpaved portion from Tacoma to La Grande. i County Commissioner Easterday has said that he has included funds in his budget for next year to improve the' road leading from Eatonvillei to the- north, to enable the school bus to trans port the Clay City school pupils to Eatonville with iless danger 'and more comfort. The desire is to have pits road improved all the way to the northern line of this school district Just as soon as possible. The Clay City stretch Is the first to be asked for. j Estimated That U, S. Will Use Many fires Tire production in 1914 appropriated five tires per car. In 1922 lt.wlil appro priate three and one-half tires. This means that a production of 33,000.000 tires in 1922 will be sufficient to take care Of the present 10,000.000 car regis tration in the United States., In 1914. 8,000,000 tires -were required for a million and a quarter cars. GUARANTEED Repairing- Retempering 1 Benz Spring Co. . Ninth tuid Ererett SU. 4 i CroadWay 3140 1 - I ; f METAL COOKING AT AUTOMOBILE PLANT IS OF INTEREST ilk ' Nash Plant Heat Treatment Is of Interest to Women Yis itors, Local Agent Says. "Women visitors at the Nash plant 'fre quently marvel at the similarity or the heat-treating-department to their own kitchens at home,' S." V. W.i Peters, vice president of the Portland Motor Car company, local Nash distributors, said. "Metals for use in automobiles are, as a natter of faet, heat-treated la electric ovens,, much the same as bread or bis cuits are baked. , ,t j t '' : . 1Tbe ' housewife knows.1 for instance, that her dough mixture being perfectly blended, only half the Job: of making bread is done, , Peters continued. . So the 'dough is put Into containers and placed in an oven. There the beat must Tkief -proof tnasmiasioa lock UCHTOCowasra 1 5 to 20. ! K LIGHT-SIX 1 V j 1 VJ Five-pastienger, 40HP, 112 ibch wheel- j j H . J base. Cord tires standard equipment p i . ' Your satisfaction with a car depends upon your satisfaction with its peirfoiTnarice, appear ance, economy, comfort and price. ' . ! These are die vital points. And you must get satisfaction in each one if you are to be satis fied with youf car as a whole. Consider the UcaTT-SlX from this angle. It is essentially the same car as it was when introduced. It was right before it was offeredi And it has made good in the service of thousands and thousands of owners. It is dependable. Its L-head motor is powerful, flex ible and freer from vibration than any car at anywhere near its price v ; Its graceful lines are enhanced by a lasting fmish. Cowl park ing lights and the cowl ; ventil ator not only add to its good X,l$ 104St $ Service Station THIS I S A Studebaker Corpo : -'"..- VswO: World" a Lardost B be uniform- so that the making! is thor ough. In the beat-treating; department of the Nash Motors company Is a big battery of electric furnaces, manned by experts in the art of "baktog' metals, so that each part will attain the exact de gree of hardness necessary for its prop er functioning in Its subsequent-uss as s part of the finished antomobil. "Each furnace Is equipped with a py rometer, a Heat ganger capable of reg istering degrees of heat far in - excess of that which is possible by use ef mer cury. Parts that are sent into this de partment for heat-treating areJ scrutin ised i carefully at frequent: intervals by the metal cooks' in charge of the ovens. The .' factory metallurgical - department, acting as a sort of master chef.; provides tha formula and makes microscopical testa constantly to determine the uni formity of the grain f structure of the metal under- treatment, v' Mil - . "While the average housewife' may not be entirely familiar with the effect of heat: in various degrees upon dough,, expert metal xooks' must of necessity know exactly the status of their material at all times while it Is undergoing beat treatment. U They know., for ! instance, that when a given piece of steel has at tained a heat of so many, degrees Its critical temperature, it Is dipped in water or oil and ' thua. quenched, : This fixes ths exact degree of hardness desired In the aaetaV ? - I "Heat-treating Is merely one phase of the complete facilities provided by the Nash Motors company for the manu $1045 SsXrtsssHs ! (asr mdmMlZnmm - ' I looks! but are necessarv for I complete satisfaction. The LlGHT-SlX service with a minimum of repair expense. This, with low fuel consumption, means sat isfactory economy. We never heard of a LlOHT SDC that was: not x'nifortable to ride in. . I And the price, $1045 Lo.b. factory, is out of proportion to its value. This price i includes the thief-proof transmission lock which reduces the rate of theft insurance to owner 1 5 to 20 per cent; h large plate glass window in one-piece rear cur tain, inside : and outside door handles and other refinements. And you get the priceless in gredient prestige and jhigh standing of the makerwho for seventy years' has been building quality vehicles and selling them at fair prices. JVrsssa gsr RomJktmr, $t04St Compm-Rotxirtmr, flJ75t $17S0. AMpricm f, v &. : j ratibn STUDEBAKER BLDG. Tenth and Glisan 1895 S T U D E B A K of Six-Cylinder Cars facture of itm mra iK-hfoK u -t m J n ' - - .... . uiuca iuqa quality or tno car ts governed iwiMuieiy oy ; ine cactory uselfj- - BUNELO TO UFl.T. Tinnc: After lz v n iwrviiM vttv, ih. ...ji. baker people E.:. Banfield has castles lot with Braley, Graham Child s. locai distributors Of the podge car. Banfield was with the Studebaker corporation for five years and r then with W. ! C Garbe until he went to bis hew position. WEEK-END TRATEl STARTED Sandy.-. May 20. Week-end iravel up the mountains started in earnest Satur day and Sunday. More cars than at ahy tlme this spring passed through town, i 1919 Cole, 7-Pass. j Starting price ..... $975 Today 's price $500 THIS CAB jBEIXG REDUCED $25.00 a Day Until Sold I Covey Motor Car Co. Zlst and: Washington 7 stands up in of America Retail Salesroom E R YE A R 1 a 1 '-..-t i ' :J i - :j : - :n; r - oilder w .