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About East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current | View Entire Issue (Sept. 22, 1921)
:..? Four East Ore jfonian Round-Up Souvenir Edition Pendleton, Oregon, Thursday1, September 22, 1921; LET 'ER BUCK "K ".' EASTERN OREGON AUTO CLUB SEEKS BETTER HIGHWAYS AND ACCOMODATION OF THE TOURIST lo Obtain Proper Marking of Highways is One of Organization's Purposes; Club Has Also Aided in Promoting Use of 1 Guard Rails to Protect Traffic. . mate interests of automobile owners., courts have in most instances failed, this club has rapidly grown, and sup-j I'matilla county will be completely port Is radying as its henrf.ts tire scon. Through the courtesy of the Pendleton Comm rcial Association, which has heartily endorsed the work of the club, headquarters have heen located in the Commercial Associa tion offices with little overhead ex pense. Vice presidents are located in the towns of I'matilla county and next signed Ivy next spring. The Kastern Orcein Auto Club is working out a complete program and the work will he done through the county road mas ters office. Within the towns of this section where drectlon is most confus ed, through the efforts of tile uiitn club proper direction s gns have been placed. Oregon Trail signs have been ur KnxnsT crockatt) Ti'Mtury Eastern Orgon Auto Club WJin mora than 19,000,000 motor .' in time In the United State alone, umt lth more than half the pnpula l" i t th country doing more or less r ilinr In these wlf -propelled vehicle It ! not strange that there should be a V ti-wido sentiment for more and t.ci'er highway. With light delivery 'rn und jriant motor trucks oierat i' tr in every wetion of the land where f'Muj roads exist, transporting quickly anil economically every human need. ' ' 'Ki '-allying every i pe 01 ircignii ' ' ' i from pig Iron to eggs, blind indeed is' r-cno. h. K. ia.--.eet. i not hock, t. u. ; .,t,e return, receive the hacking of the e man who rannot nee the value of i "-ayre. Hermiston. i-Ted .vices, itenx. j , 0h j ,ne cluh itself has a and K. C. itrownell l. matt. la, vice- definite program upon which it works, presidents: Kex Kllis treasurer. Krnest : legislative W ork fro kntt, exout.."e secretary. Hoard of manners. P.ov W. Kltner. Karl Tul- M,,cn oan be accomplished in the i..h i T.-u.j,, v.i 1 th,,1 "tale legislatures for the motoring Vanchan.' 1.. I. R Offer! Clvrie McKav i I,l,blic s,,cl as he creation il?Uway. Today however this type Is a cure Hpeeimen. In the .tate of Ortgon, for work completed or under contract, tin re ha heen expended or appropri ated Ml. '00.000 covering 626 miles of jiaving K95 miles of (maca,dam and 15-0 r;iU'H of grading. The mileape in volved under present contracts is 209 bavirii, 4 86 macadam, and 53 prad 1'ic The work in progress this year ccmpared with that of 1S20 is an ex ess of 30 percent In mileasy. These ( (."ares present the enormous work Nii!rolled by the State Highway Com i if sinn. Necessity for Anto Club Tim figure also impress the neces tily tuat some organization represen tative of the taxpayers of the people for whom the roads are being built and who fay for them, some organi sation favoring no particular section and with no axes to grind, undertake the duty of seeing that the money ex pended on our roads be expended to the Ucst possible advantage, and work , in cooperation with the official forces in the state. California saw this ne rcsMtjr and Its automobile clubs are the ride of the state. Comhined they h.we 75,000 members, the leading au tomobile owm s and have a tremen dous influence. Throughout the United States there has lieen a steady demand for such year the territory of the cluh will workj placed the entire length of this hish- otu further. Present otficers are :j way. David H. Nelson, president: Robert I dood roads projects, w here tor the Simpson. Pendleton, ltalph Stanfield.j money involved there will be Jtistlft- forniation. The man on the street does not generally knew road comb-' . tions or how to Inform people. The j bnsines-s of giving correct Information i Is a business In Itself. Maps of de tailed correctness are furnished and centra."! effectively with the advertis- ; lug map of questionable origin. Mi stern Oregon is a land of business opportunity, of scenic beauty and of, historical interest. Wheu it becomes known it will be a popular section for! tourists. The northwest has yet lo ! realize its return from its wonderful scenery. With th efforts of the nuto- i mobile cluhs and all tourists bureaus1 thousands and thousands of eastern people will come to the west and the j section that is organized to care for i this traffic! is the section which will lenefit by It. and Pat I-otiergiin. lnirposes of 1.ib The purposes of the Kaiiti'rn Oregon Auto Club are as follows: To promote the improvement of highways. To encourage proper highway main tenance. To secure the proper marking of all road.". To further a go id roads program. To urge Just and reasonable highway legislation and protect the legitimate interests of members. To promote association and consul tation among automobile owners. To maintain a completely equipped GREAT VEIN OF GOLD of the Oregon tourist and information bnr- l eau for which J 12,000 was voted last , spring. This bureau is now serving j the tourists visiting the state and ' stimulating this traffic bringing a , large dividend in return. Traffic ; laws and h shway legislation, fair and I reasonable, are supported by the club, i and as nil example-there is before the state at the present t;me the problem i of providing a gasoline. The motoring puntic in nuvu u m imorn o,i iu me i .... Oregon is without a gns test law since It inn. the repeal of the gravity test. j From surface showings, mnry he- While the auto club in any commiin-j Neve the largest body of gold i re on ity is a public servant working for the the continent has been tapped. The development of that secton. it reco-' conta'ning dyke has been stripped if niies that its support come from its I overburden for a length of 3r,(.' feet W- Ofe 312 'Incorfxyrateil DEPARTMENT STORES j THE PAS. Man., Sept. 22. Sensa I tional reports reaching here of the fair method of testing K"1'1 discovery at Elbow Ijike have and efficient touring information bur- j membership and that those who sup Pa". ' nort it should have proper considera- Work of the Club and a width of fifty feet without en countering the walls of the vo.n. The lion. Courtesies extended by one eltib outcropping near the ed'ie of the lake into rich On the dangerous stretches of road ! ate extended by all. A member of the lhas developed. It is said in this section the club has been very American Autcmobile Association and pocket of gold. active in securing sruard mil fencing! any of its affil ated cluhs. may present! The vein is in a greenstone form and danger signs and the evidence of: his card any place in the Pnited tion. and the mineralization is in this activity are to be seen. Enforce ment of Ihe laws governing the erec tion of signs along I ighways, which I detract from the natural beauty are looked after by the cluh. The develop- j meut of sprin-zv where water is scarce, Slates and receive all maps and infer- ixephry, with quartz str tigers. An at mation free. The member is accord- tractive feature Is ti e evident contiu ed the best jnf service wherever he'uity of free gold the length and width drives. A stranger in a strange town 'of the dyke, starting from the Kold or city may violate some traffic law. pocket, from which specimens of 50 unwillingly and if he is a club member, Iper cent were taken. organization, and the American Auto mobile Association with nearly 700 af-j where they are in danger of being filiated clubs is serving as the spokes-1 destroyed are "work of the club, tnsn of the automobile owner. Head-i Highway maintenance is perhaps q i'arters of the American Automobile j one of the most important duths of Association are at Washington, D. C. the state highway department but with "win-re the officials ars In close touch such a fast territory and large road with the political machinery of the mileage, there are many times when a government. An indication of this, j road becomes neglected. A check on and of the success with which they ( such conditions such as the Pendle represent the automobile fraternity j ton-Echo road of early summer, when is found in their recent protest to the the loose jrravel surface presented a f'Cince committee, against the federal j danger, and dirt and water were secur 119 excise tax, on all auto vehicles In j ed to place the road in good condition, tUe United States regardless of power. 1 Illustrates the work of encouraging tonnage or price. The A. A. A. was j proper maintenance. th only organization opposing this! Signs on highways and county roads and the protection of shade groves j the club of that section will care for Dan Austin, a prospector. 31d he his case. If h:s care is stolen, ward is offered, if he has uny plaint, it is considered. Every driver who carries a membership care in the A. A. A., as long as he is reasonable in conduct carries behind him the weight of the organization. (VHiperatlon Needed Cooperation between the motoring people brings results that the indivi dual could not alone attain. A thous and automobile owners together have more we'ght than separately. An or ganization representing them, carries powe. Reliable information about roads Is j'ri posed tax and it was reported kill-1 are perhaps the least thought of by j P scare commodity. In many places id from the committeeroom. Ijocal club Strong I "i Eastern Oregon the only organi-r;iti-n representing directly the auto mul -tie owners, is the Eastern Oregon Auto Club. It is affiliated with the national body, the A. A. A. and rep roenta it in this section. It was or .rnized late in 1920 and entered its first 'year of work in the spring of 1 921. Pioneering in a. section where little lias been done to protect the legiti- re- stood on the shore of the lake an! com- .could see the ore body dipping into the water, showing free gold standing out everywhere . Going over the exposed section of the vein, he claims to have seen free geld ,'n fairly regular qunnti. ties from l?ginning to end. those closely in touch with highway: it is . i,,vnrv. But throughout the work, but most thought of by the per- rnited States the bureaus of the A. A. son driving through a strange country A anfj automobile clubs have become when he comes to crossroads without j reco2niZed as accurate sources of in any indication of the proper route to take. There is a law in Oregon which makes it obligatory for the counties of the state to see to it that their coun ty roads are properly signed. The State highway commission has ordered and placed sigus, both danger and di rection as well as mileposts on all im proved highways, but the county . MANY MOTOll CAHS STOI.KN ARKANSAS CITY, Kan. (V.- X. S.) Twenty-five business men have or ganized here to start an offensive on I motor-car thieves. So many automo- j bile thefts have heen reported in re-1 cent weeks that only one-third of the j insurance compares operating in this i city will insure motor cars. The nym- j hers of the new organization are pledged to answer an alarm at any i time, day or night, tind will be depu- tlzed to make arrests. I E (Continued from page f,.i DRUGSTORES FOR WELL PEOPLE Formerly drug stores, as a rule, were fre quented only by those in ill health, but times have changed. The modern drug store of today supplies the thousand and one needfuls that pre vent diseases, and lend to one's cleanliness, com fort and charm. We sell and fill prescriptions with the best drugs obtainable. Our store is modern, in that we supply you with modern needs at moderate prices. Kodaks and Supplies for Your Outing Whether you can afford the cheapest or the higher priced Kodak with the Range finder, wo can sell you an Eastman Kodak. Developing and Printing We will return your film next day at noon if received before 1 o'clock the day before Fresh Films Don't risk failure with old films. We sell so many and re new stock so often that you get here only the most ad vanced datings. Books for Your Entertainment We carry a very large assortment of the best popular fiction at the popular price. Round-Up Souvenirs Fennants from the Round-Up town. Leis with bucking horse, to wear around neck. Silk Scarfs, with bucking horse. The Rook of the Round-Up Let 'er Ruck A true story of the passing of the old West, with the history of the Pendleton Round-Up and FIFTY selected photographs Price Postpaid $2.23 Tliumnsnns iimi store TENDLETON OREGON British Utile Oregon. The British ruled Oregon, if not with an iron hand, certainly with firmness. The word of John McLaughlin, chief factor of the Hudson Bay Company, was the law of the land, lie was known as the autocrat of the great Northwest. A mild-mannered man and l.t it be said, a lust man. ave more. a great man, yet he ruled under the j auspices of the British Empire and was all the more dangerous to Amer ican interests and American rule be cause of his justness, which disarmed criticism while holding the country with a firm grip for the British Em pire. J Such were the conditions when this first wagon train of home builders arrived in Oregon. These men had built their own wagon road for full six hundred miles. Tluy hail over come formidable obstacles in hewing their way. The widely advertised "Pathfinder," Fremont, had followed their trail Instead of pointing the way. Whitman bad traveled with them and encouraged them as guide, conselor. and physician, until duty led him to a sick bed at his mission. If they failed, starvation, confronted them. Go ahead they must, for retreat was im passible. They were not in the posi tion of the Pilgrims landing on Ply mouth Rock, who could retreat to their ships. These people had, figur atively speaking, burned their bridges behind them. And yet a more form idable task lay in their path. They were Intensely American in the high est sense that word implies. Go under the British rule they would not. and so, before the roofs were complete on the cabins of many. of them, an Am erican provisional government was formed, and what is more remarkable. In less than two years the British rule was ended and Oregon became inde pendent American territory, to be come in after years the mother of American states Instead of remaining as these people found it, u British colony. This story of the Oregon Trail would not be complete without refer ence to Ezra Meeker, early Oregon pnoneer who saved the trail from the oblivion of later years. Through his efforts, t'e trail has been marked with stone monuments and preserved for posterity. Starting from his home in Puyallup, Washington, In 1'jitS. Mr. Meeker retraced his march of f4 years IWore, back along the trail to its Eastern terminus on the Missouri river thence to Iowa and Illinois, to his Indiana home. As he journey, Mr. Meeker interest ed the people along the route in the importance of saving the Oregon Trail from oblivion. Their fathers and grandfathers hail helped to make it, but the past was In a fair way to be forgotten. The line of a greut trans continental railroad parallels or covers the old Oregon Trail for much of its way today, but there were detous and stages to be marked before they were lost sight of entirely. t'o this old trail, which was one of the great roadways of the Nation a century and a half century ago. has become known letter than ever to the present generation. Between Puyal lup and Omaha nineteen monuments have been erected. Ezra Meeker, after a year's travel, reached bin Indiana home. His journey and M work ended. Not so the interest in the obi trail, especially as it follows the mark, i ing of another old trail, the Santa l"e. through Kansas. One of the monuments erected on the Old Oregon Trail was placed in 1!)0 neaV lower Webb street in West Pendleton. Mr. Meeker visited Pen dleton for the ceremony, and was again a visitor a few months ago. Serving a Nation From a very modest beginning in a frontier Wyoming town, with a few hundred dollars capital he started. That was back in 1902. His high ideals and new business methods were a pioneer venture in those days. The Golden Rule was his policy. He was content with small profits. One cash price to everybody. All prices marked in plain figures. No so-called sales. No premium baits. No fancy fixtures. No deliveries. In blazing thistrail of new merchandising methods J. C. Penney built better than he. knew. People were quick to re alize the merit of this new order of business where one per son's money was worth as much as another every day of the year and where everyone was assured a square deal. 'Vyithin the organization he takes no men knowingly but those of sterling character. They are required to work Irard and long in the upbuilding of the institution. Those who are found worthy become managing partners of the different stores and from the ranks of these men will come the future directors of the company. When one considers that only nineteen years have elapsed since the opening of the Mother store in Kemmerer, Wyom ing, it emphasizes the worth of the plan that has built 312 thriving stores in so short a time. With this phenominal growth have come big problems to keep our merchandising service apace with the needs of the many localities we serve. The establishment of offices in New York, St. Paul and St. Louis where expert buying staffs are employed makes it pos sible to assure our patrons of the very newest and best the markets afford with the lowest prices that enormous quan tities and cash terms insure. Thousands of Round-Up visitors will feel as much at home in this Penney store as they do in the o'ne in their own home town and they are just as welcome. To those who do not know us so well we extend a cor dial invitation to come in and get acquainted. You'll find us red blooded Americans every one, with an inter est in better buying for you that will mage you a perma nent friend. 'Till: I.AKGrST CHAIN DFPARTMF.NT '.vroiii: OIUiAM.ATION IN THE WOltM)' "The Bank of Community Interests" Capital . Surplus 8250,000.00 . $25,000.00 COMMERCIAL AND SAVINGS i Safety Deposit Roxes for Rent i Electrically Protected. Owned and Controlled By Umatilla County People OFFICERS AND DIRECTORS J. W. MALONEY, President. L. L. ROGERS, Vice-Pres. WILL BENNETT Vice-Pres & Cashier R. M. MAYBERRY, Asst. Cashier i 1 The I UD.Effl BANK v W. M. Blakeley Prank Gritman "Manuel Pedro A.W. Rugg Alfred Schneiter H. J. Taylor 0 at 1 - 1 It! in P 11 i