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.
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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
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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.
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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