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About The Sunday Oregonian. (Portland, Ore.) 1881-current | View Entire Issue (April 11, 1909)
URGES AUTOISTS TO HARDER WORK President R. 0. Inman, of Lo cal Club, Wants Better Organization. DISCUSSES GOOD ROADS Annual Address of Retiring Chief Advocates Building Xew Club house Agitation for Improved Highways and Road-Racing. At the annual meeting of the Portland Automobile Club last week, "when a new board of directors was elected, the retir ing president. R. D. Inman. read his mes eaite, which contains many good points. President Inman recommended that the club members endeavor to take more In terest in the club and not to leave every thing to the board of directors, as haa been the case in- the past. He recom mends that the autolsts get together and build a clubhouse where they may take their families for weekly excursions and possibly oftener. At the meeting of the club the following were elected directors for the ensuing year: R. D. Inman, -Will F. Lipman. Henry Wemme, J. B. Kelly, Dr. C. B Brown. L. Therkrlsen, Jr.. W. J. Van rVhityver. M. TV. Inrklnson and Dr. A. K. McKay. This board will meet next ednesday night and select officers in accordance with the bylaws of the club. President Innian'a report, which deato with many interesting subjects, is as fol lows: President lanun'i Report. : As this Is the annual meeting; of the r"rtland Automobile club. 1 have made a written report .( the club work of the past '" and have also embodied auggeatious "o recommendations for the ensuing year. 1 here has been much more accomplished by the otllcera o( the club during the year than the average rluh member and autoist generally would Imagine. And the directors hae had to work under many dlfncultlea. in the nrt place, aoina of the member! of the board have not given as much time to the club aa It niu tbey should, although 'hey have probably given all ths time they could spare from their private arTaira The avarnga club member doea not seem to realize that quite aa much depends upon them as uivon the directors In making the club the success they wish It to be. How ever. I think you will agree with me when 1 say the Portland Automobile tUub haa accomplished a great deal for the members and automobile owners In general. It was through this club's- Influence that the City mtuicil has been ao reasonable In the laws have governing the speed and the gen r,r? 'regulations of the automobiles of the atreeta today. i'." c""""'s appointed by your board nnI. T,or" i? confer with the City Council upon the ordinance, that have been passed IJI.- . r."u lrtn,n-e found the city authorities ' k and. reasonable, when they were "" 7 actual demonstration on the siree s the various speeds and how thor "h.nyrtri,v erK con,ro th automobile is ml M.. , J"y "'' 'hat haa a reason Sdmll ?S.r .."""V?.1.1"8" tn" machine. I muat Ji . r,,y t "uncll seemed, largely from Mlaaourl. and had to be shown by the committee taking them out In their ma chines, but that 1. only to the"r credit, toad Haws Are Helpful. ,"nrt wh,1. from a financial stand point, i was not much of a success, yet I am qujie sure it haa resulted In a lot 4t S"Cu--'",t on ,y " tn" autoist. but to the ti,; .h. T' " wa" through this meet that the entire course. rnniRtinv n - h,, :1'.,' .ro.M. " county u. in the county. .v f "u mane a line drive- wa And already the people alone- the road are talking nli.,i .5 'V,? be. far easier In the future to get financial aid from them for such work. The mil A"orn"obllS0r.'-t0i.ntl5'. 7 thB 5. Automobile lub. I flo not remember the r,on,',o""1rHnt- Ul 1 thlnk the AubVporT f o Vebe" V ,Em'hing like thank tP f, ,he C'Ub- 1 wnt to Lir HJ . ro"ntv ommls.lonera for the very liberal way they assisted the dub t" a loT ViV" r m,", " only doing r.v.n'i ?Lr...worh on ,h road course and the ro"2 ,n cluh- h" al allowing IrS.jV: b" clraed during the !Lm rarlnK- And I alao feel that V.tlb "' '"""bted to the Oregon wlij . .. ,hf "tlr course was patrolled it being entirely through their efforts that the VJf pu.Hrd " "hout a single acel iouM without their salane this would have been Impossible l.i-il nvWC.m ,h automobile show so lately held In our c ty. and which from any standpoint you can take . , "i success and has stimulated the uae oF he automobile In and around our ' city a n. cat i,;" Is bound to InVrJa.1? '. V h le vou? K. a,ocol,nt !' this stimulation tine .eA?? i. i "rd "t"1?'!" assisted In this nne arTalr. It is only fair to say your verv worthy and diligent secretary. v T L.1o- ",e'oh",hl,th.,;.br1? h"t originated the h. . i splendid automobile show and "V"11 mfs han any other half doxeS men. brought about Its splendid success Will Puhllah Tour Book vou'rTre.'l ta, J , """"r, has authorlred jour president and secretary to enter Into n contract with a well-known printing - firm to get out a tour hook. This book will hiTJll "l,SnV,.i;L ".VVVtr."1""? blKhway.' th'ou''ut t IJ ,bwl'g the distance from one "ni' "f' t,,;," where SpaVr! .MaiSJH .5in also 're gasoline can be' untmg hotels for the autoist. No hotel will inv wa'hav" ,hH, ha" known to in ;. curTant, I, ,11 tor w ,rk for the Th. r iiT.v. fi. f horseless carriage. oe club Is also worklnr iionm tt. gel "thiru".."' '" ; ,nl much-needed work under wav t Race Meet This Year The possibility or holding a race meet this Summer ha, been discSssed at differ ei.t times, but no action has been taken In thre"c"'bOf0rk0r the " bta nTd tor ...J-a .,n ,ar " financial gain la con !h 11 ! Possible to wS?i such an afTalr to a successful isau. te Vh r,UbAh";.,f srU- nerv "a .lmftoV'vM h fr. vJ-"u " " rights of ethrra Is not worthy of being a lowed to own or drive a car VhiT r que.Hon bu, what our police foj. hL more than lenient with us In the ?hj '-du'trand' ldihTO.r" commend "and no,' con.nn'' I nem'Tor U U'd one more thine, and I am through la selecting your new board of directors' T,,S should be careful to get ,',,-h 1 the duty that fall, upon them a"! b-r that cannot do ,rh,; J t?,riui jot accept a. thst alwa,. throwi a double duty upon those who remain, and will even tually cause complaint .nJ dissatisfaction and you are all well aware that when there " iero is iittie srrengtn. ( lubhoiue TJrgtmtly Needed. . Th queatioa of an auto country club nouse. has been talked over many times by your ofticera. but so far nothing definite has been done. It certainly would be a fine thing to have a clubhouse, aay is or 20 mllea out, in some beautiful scenic spot v..?1" j"5 could go with our families for a little drive or luncheon and a chat with tftZ. There can be no doubt about that, but ao far we have never gone beyoad FT",mlJary talk upon this question I ih 2kMhow!TV- h", subject should have the attention, and should be at least discuaaed elK " metln M the one thing that our efsm-g- s,w.'S5 razss,i Thanking you for your co-operation for ah?e "wv."; "fhoping that you Si bl fime to SJif..fi-""" lareer portion of your great tork oi" yOUr, new board in this Ind throne h ui aavancing the automobile. oSrselve, S.n3l agen,:y thc greatest boon to Lv"ina ?fc ?uf farmers good roads tnmni,in. .v . a11 tnIS there mav oe .h'te ?p-fsy cTur bencflt - hil.t "-"tomobile geason is now on in full TJaS the falr "-ther began, a tf.." e"uml?er "f cars of different makea have been bought by Portland people and frfn- T.e""?L honk honks are harS more del?, X .tn ever- The deale" are delighted with the results of the automo bile show, which brought about the puf- " f,many cars. The greatest number of thout . . . ' iniiH touring cars, although many smaller models have been oid. , These sales, representing the Increase of .the number of machines in Portland, are a. strong Inducement to get better roads to out of town points. An effort to se- .i,rSi:cl',R8 road trom Portland out to the Twelve-Mile House, has met with success and the county has appro priated money for Its Improvement. Beginning with Water street, the au tomobilists are going to have a road, the likeof which it is said, will have no equal in Oregon or perhaps the northwest. This road will be built of macadam, and will have a smooth, hard surface along the whole way from the river to the Twelve Mile House. It will he kept in perfect condition by the county and the property owners along the streets to be used. The property-owners will provide for this road to the Mount Tabor line, and the county Is to build It from there on. Good roads la the principal topic of con versation among the auto enthusiasts. I pon good roads depends the principal source of amusement of the owners. Once these are properly installed, there may be many more things to follow In the shape of races, tours through the country and various other pleasure trips. "We want first to get good roads and then we can have a basis to organize other insti tutions." said one man. The Portland Automobile Club officers went out of office Wednesday night and no definite steps toward concerted action can be taken until new officers are in stalled. The election will take, place some time this week, and as soon as the new members take their places in office, several propositions now being considered will be taken up and definitely acted upon. One of the main considerations is the annual race that is to take place in the Summer. The auto races for 1308 were the first of note tn the state of Oregon, and consider ing the short notice and the consequent condition of the roads, they were a suc cess. The races were over a course on the Base Line and Section Line roads of something over 14 miles, the starting point being at a grandstand erected Just be yond Rockwood and the crossing of the O. W. P. and Troutdale branch, running WeSt tO RtlSSClK-illo ennth f.nm X . 11 ville one mile to the Section Line, east on the Section Line to the Gresham Corners, north on the Gresham and Fairview road to the Twelve-Mile House, thence west on the Base Line two miles to the starting point. The BO and 10o-mlle races were witnessed by thousands and the race this year over the same course during the Rose Festival will undoubtedly be a grand success, ow ing to the fact that the county, with its immense road rollers and crushed rock from Kelly Butte, is laying an ideal sur face on the already good roads of East em Multnomah, of which the above race course 1a a part. Many racing enthusiasts of Portland, as well as other places, are planning to en ter these road races, and many Portland autolsts are looking about for suitable racing cars. ... Another feature that is being looked for ward to with a great deal of anticipation Is a tour planned by the autolsts of Los Angeles, to Portland and Seattle. Letters have been sent to the club here asking how many members would be willing to send their cars down to Los Angeles and Mart In a body on the long trip through the Intervening country. No action has been taken on this proposition, but It la possible that a number will undertake the trip. It is the intention of the promoters to establish a touring season similar to those In the Eastern statea Tima -n-tii k u motor touring month for automobile clubs within a radius of 1000 miles from Chicago and a number of nrrranl?.prt ctuv,. irin v. In attendance. The special feature of the event win oe the Western stock chassis race for the Cobe trophy. This race Is under the direction of the Chicago Auto mobile Club. The ocean-to-ocean endurance contest from New VnrL tn a , i m.i. suggested by Senator Guggenheim in the Interest of the A-T-P exposition opening uui.c i... is oeing actively promoted by those Interested, and a course Is now be ing planned by pathfinders, who are blaz ing the trail for the rnmlnt. Tk. Thomas Flyer, which won the great New York-PariS endlimnoa enntoe , . - . v. - early part of bust year, has been started ...... on ions trip as pathfinder, bv Mayor McClellan, armed with a letter of iiivruuuciion to Honorable John F. Miller mayor of Seattle. The contest, however, is being argued against by the Manufacturers' Contest ajristiMi, wmcn met In New Tork an passed resolutions against aiding the unnKoniinemai race. The -resolution states that the association advocates and win tena support to races and contest that furnish to the public a basis of th. comparative merits of cars and that dem onstrate to the mnniirai.tiii i , - - 1 w nrrs im provements pan V.n r. -. 1 i . i . . , . - . : , - "v" " material and construction to the end that only the .-r-ni in motor cars may be offered to the i ne prime argument against the contest is that speed laws would be broken In the various states through which the cars .oi uitss. wnicn is contrary to the post tlon the automobile makers have taket with the varioits stnta r.acHBia. . -i.un.in r. inn entry blanks distributed among the man ufacturers state that it is a "race" and as such it cannot but place a premium on apeeamg m violation or the state laws. Studebaker Bros. Company report sales i s aince me snow to the following , morey. Portland; G. r-ortinna: Bone Brock DeWitt Hood River; J. E. Hamlin. Portland- G M ensteeg. Portland; C. B. Hurtt, Boise E. Brong. Portland; Dulmage-Rose Auto Co.. Spokane; H. P. Palmer. Portland Jewell Hardware Co.. Grants Pass- M a' Richard. Corvallls; Jewell Hardware Co " Grants Pass; George T. Forsvth. Port land; A. McCalman. Portland- J h March. Tacoma; J. H. McClandell Ta coma; C. W. Roberts. Spokane. v New York Defeats Yale. NEW TORK. April 10. New York defeated Yale today by the following R. Tf. G.I Yale ;i R- H. E. 8 New Yorlr e o" " Batteries Van Vleck and Phlllins Amcs. Wlltse. Schlei and Meyers! " London now hn ita Lart-ha- club which haa luat b-en opened in .lermyn street Ir ti n... on quite the aame plan the elmlr a ,i"b- "IV" devoted to brlige. d all the ramboi. are Ukely to be .imhl T" r.ntl'3 tln,c"v "I h Jooklnir exi- TITE STTXPAY OREGOXIAX, PORTLAND, APRII, iicfll 8ur NEW GOO Monday and Tuesday ; All our new goods arrived on all new and up-to-date goods. S US' and us only- two Patterns alike. - "Why pay ?40, $o0 and $60 for a suit, when we get out vour suit for one-half less than any high price tailor's price, made just as good, m fact, better goods, much better linings and made by ex perienced tailors one that can only jmake a good job and used to nothing else hut first-fines tx-m-Tr mifor0 4- Experience is a good teacher; On Mondav and Tnesrln goods our price for Spring Made to order made in our own shops; all garments tried on betore finished m the basting. Remember, our price is $20 for two days only any suit in our house; we mean just what we i ' more' large or sma11? no extra charge for size on this sale from 33 chest measure to 60 chest measure, is what we will make, single or double-breasted, cutaways or tuxedo or full dress, all go in this sale at $20, made to order. Our blue serge is our leader, guaranted Westof England make, fast color, all wool goods. All our fancy tweeds and worsteds m the latest shades, also fast color, all wool goods. VY e make every garment to order, and remember our price is MONDAY and TUESDAY Our Grand Opening Days We can get your suit out on short notice. Our working capacity is very large and our guarantee ; goes with every suit V e guarantee every garment made by custom tailors to be free from imperfections m material and workmanship, sewed with pure dye silk All linings to wear for one year or be replaced by us free of charge, all goods shrunk. The above guarantee is backed by our name m each garment, which means as much to you as if you had your money in any National Bank. We cut only by the 20th Century Cutting System. We will make dur ing this sale, no extra charge, the following: Three-button sack. One-button novelty sack. Three-button double-breasted sack. Two-button single-breasted sack. Three-button sack, flaps or patch pockets. We tailor to men that know; American Gentlemen T l rVQL Cor. Sixth and Stark Sts. idllOFS PORTLAND, OREGON ST. YVES GREAT SURPRISE i XEW YORK RACE GIVES NEW LIGHT OX MARATHON. Top-Xotchera Are Unable to Win Consistently and Hayes Alone Has Finished Erery Time. BY W. J. PETRAIN. The Marathon craze seems to thrive tn the East. Johnny Hayes. Dorando Petrie. Alfred Shrubb and Tom Longboat, who had divided first honors in the different events since the Olympic games at Lon don brought long; distance running Into popularity, were treated to a surprise In the New Tork race a week ao in the ability of a young Frenchman. Henri St. Yvee. who had been a waiter in a London cafe before tackling- distance racing- All of the -hlg four" Marathonera seemed to think the little Frenchman un worthy of notice, according to the ac counts of the New Tork sporting writers and when they did realize that he was something of a runner they exhausted themselves in the effort to run htm off his feet. The result of the New Tork Marathon Indicates that victories at the Ions; distance are hard to secure re peatedly. Johnny Hayes has not won an event since London, but even though he has taken second and third money in each of his American contests, he is the only Marathoner today, aside from the recent T PK " j For k -'it- :.' "V JtVH'jfiriii,i " " Thursday, direct from England; One carload for this store alone : that is what kind of cutters and Summer suits will be Outing suits, patch pockets. Norfolk sack, patch pockets. Full dress Tuxedo. Regular fitting trousers. Peg-top trousers, our spec ialty. Cuffs on sleeves or plain sleeves. once a customer, always a customer dinner who can boast of having covered the enure distance at each appefran Dorando. who had to be assisted at T on don. faltered in one of h,s races last Vln ter and dropped out before the required distance was finished. Shrtibb and Long boat were forced to quit on account o?Sf. mlft tetrbyt- TV"- and the India" froin b.Lnd0n- Haye8 haa to retire Tit course in a Marathon event, and in this respect, at least, he has the ad vantage of hi rivals. a"n?f ' thj.Hy- hasbeen called flon" r- a"? ,n takln lnt considera tion the fact that the man who finishes second or third comes in for a share of the purse it would seem that Hayes haa profited where the others have lost. StilL professional distance racing is not with vj d featur- the amateur Marathon accomplishes but little good. Professional racing, especially as far as Johnny Hayes is concerned, should not be encouraged. While an amateur this young man won one of the greatest honors in the athletic world. He has since turned this honor into a cash asset. He uses his record at London to advertise himself before the curious public, and this curious public is foolish enough to pay good money for that privilege. Profes sional foot racing never accomplished any real good, and bears an unsavory reputa tion because of years of crookedness. Marathon races, coming as frequently as of late, are not specially beneficial to athletics. As a professional sport they tend to debase all that is good in athletics Practically the only good the recent races' have done is to stimulate inter, st in the feats of strength and endurance. Still what good may have been accomplished in this manner may be offset by the de sire of younger athletes to aspire to pro fessionalism. Athletic Instructors should and exert their Influence tn teaching their charges the evils of professional athletics as far as Marathons and foot racing are concerned. CAB DRIVER SAVES 4 LIVES Stops Runaway From Dropping Down Rocky BInff. COLFAX. Wash., April 10. Arthur Jensen, a young cab driver for the Col fax barn, by presence of mind and cool ness no doubt saved the lives of four Colfax women en route to a Good Friday party at the home of Mrs. Fischer. The cab passengers , were Mrs. A. M. Scott, Mrs. M. A. Rpse. Mrs. William Lippitt and Miss Roso Lippitt. As the cab passed down the Incline leaving the Palouse Riv er bridge, at the brewery, the team, frightened at the loaded brewery wagon broke a line and "Jackknlfed," the cab turning over into? the rocks. Jensen leaped in front of the team, and by heroic effort held it from dragging the cab down the river embankment. Mrs. Scott's left arm was broken twice below the elbow ana her face cut by breaking glass from the cab window The others were In a faint when taken from the rig. but were only slightly in jured. Train Wreck Injures Eight Persons. COLUMBIA. Ga.. April JO. The Flor- . .a fst mal1 traln on the Seaboard Air Line was derailed 46 miles south of Columbia this morning:. Five white persons and three negroes wen in jured, two of them tramns. A i A i . - STUDENTS OWN HOME FOUR FRESHMEN AT OREGON SOLVE LIVING PROBLEM. Buy Land, Erect Cottage and Do Own Cooking Boys Active in College Work. UNTVERSITT OF OREGON. Eugene. Or., April 10. (Special.) Much Inter est is attached to the wonderful suc cess that four hustling Hood River freshmen are making toward solution of the living problem at the Univer sity. At the first of the school year the four boys, Luckey. Pattee, Gnarrabrant and Cash, who compose the Hood River Bachelors- Club, paid their first install ment on their lot In Groth's Addition out beyond the University, and straightway beeran bulldintr a house 24x18 feet in dimensions. Their home, two stories in heifrht. was soon com pleted, costinsr them J72 in all. After the first payment the four lads have been making monthly install ments toward paying for their lot. By this method they not only save several dollars-'monthly on room rent, but at the same time are acquiring a prop erty which has already advanced In value 20 per cent. The boys do their own cooking. Although they live well and at the same time buy all "their food, except canned fruit, which is sent to them from their families in Hood River, their house bill for a month never runs over $8. February, with Its 28 days, cost them exactly S5.15 a man. One other month this year their board ing expenses ran as low as $5.35. These boys prove conclusively that an education at -the State University is open to any boy who Is ambitious enough to expend the necessary amount of energy. Three of these boys are working their way through college with no financial support from home. Each of these lads is taking an active part in etudent activities as well as getting along well in his studies. Last semester their marks Averaged second highest among the organizations of men in the whole University. Their student activities are as follows: Cash was alternate on the Interstate debat ing teams. Gnarrabrant Is a member of the five-mile relay team which ren dered to the O. A. C. aggregation such a decisive defeat. Luckey is one of the probables on the baseball diamond, while Pattee is showing good form in the high Jump. Lloyd Ray. another prominent fresh man has entered Into a like scheme as that of the Hood River hv n- termlnlng- a few weeks after the open- . . R ui i-um-sB mat it was possible for him to attend the University, he spent about a week in building a cozy house on a Jot out beyond the University. In which he had previously invested his savings. Ray was second colleague on the negative interstate team which de feated the University of Idaho recently at Moscow. en. "PP"'"'' being built In Philadelphia ih Jt ,m'nln ani1 navigation company that will plr Up canaI boat, lift them ' DlIe- arf or lota aatW