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THE SUXDAY OREGONTA, PORTLAND, OCTOBER 31, 1903. ,
WEMM t ASKS WAR 1 " HAswori!-.. in - i
DEPAffTMEHT S AID
Petitions Secretary to Build
Better Road Through
Vancouver Barracks.
HEAVY TRAVEL ON HIGHWAY
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Is Only Accessible Way to CroM Res- 4
crvation From Eas to West and
Connects With Business Por
tion of Vancouver.
tt TCmme. president
Ported Automobile club, continue, to
road in Oregon and the immediate '
r0.. " r--tin.l. During the past
,m' " J the Secretary
War at Washington. D. C. to Include in
tne estimates for the Improvement of
known an rii.i "f" :
.!., t Vancouver Etarracas.
petition s.gne.1 y nearly 10 PLrt
owner, along thla particular highway Is
now on Its way to the executive at
Washington, and nets forth the reasons
why Congress should be asked to fur
nish the funds for the Improvements
requested.
' Croft- Military Reservation.
The road In question crosses the
military reservation In nearly an east-and-west
direction. It Is almost a -mil"
long, and connects the older business
par? of Vancouver with the suburb
known as East . ancouver. It is the
only accessible htghwsy across the res
ervatlon for public use. and while it la
virtually a military road, yet by its con
stant use haa come to be known locally
as a "public road.
Two important county roads connect
w,tth the reservation highway on tha
est which lead Into thickly populated
People living along these
r,r roans, as well as residents
Kat Vancouver, are compelled to use
the mltltarv roid l order to reach the,
business district of Vancouver proper
and the railroad station or terry to
Portland. To pain access to these
polnta bv passing around the reserva
tion would involve a detour of several
miles, with a rise of over feet,
travel Does Not Wear.
The traffic over the highway is nat
urallv neavv. and from time to time it
has heen necessary to Improve Its sur
face. Oravel has been the principal In
crement .n the Improvement, but this
will not withstand the heavy travel to
which the highway is subjected. Usual
ly the traffic Is the greatest durlnfcthe
Winter months' when the surface is
roverril with deep mud. Owing to the
topography of the highway, the water
remains in stagnant pools until tha
close of the rainy season.
In the petition forwarded to the Sec
retary of War President Wemme asks
the Oovemfnent to rectify these condi
tions .and stipulates an expenditure of
$4wiA for dran.age and $SOn for grad
ing and macadamizing. In view oT the
fact that the State of Washington is
" now engaged In the construction of a
state road extending from a point about
IS miles east of Vancouver to the gorge
of the Columbia River, and Intended to
form a main artery between the east
ern. and western portions of the state.
Mr. Wemme is taking advantage of the
opportunity to procure a passable road
, way from Portland to the country east
of the. Cascade mountains. -
. ,iould the plan proposed -by the head
of the local motorists" organization and
' the petitioners meet with the approval
of the Government, the road, if con
structed, will become an Important .In
terstate highway.
GREATEST SEASON IS ENDED
Vanderbilt Cup Race Closes Vear of
Spectacular Event. ,
What is conceded the greatest auto
mobile racing season ever known In the
history of the siort waa practically
brought to a conclusion yesterday with
the Vanderbilt cup race.
Unlike former events, this. year's con
test, which was the fifth competition for
the cup offered by William" K. Vander
pilt. Jr..waa open only to stock chasses
In Classes 1 and 3 Iclass B as defined by
the rules of the A. A. A.), instead of
specially built pqwyrful cars, 'as was the
custom of formiT years.
In other words, this year's Vanderbilt
ra-e was open to cars from tol to M
cubic inches piston displacement, with
. a minimum weight of J) pounds, and
for cars of 1 to 450 cubic Inches piston
displacement, with a minimum weight of
;i10 pounds. .While these two classes of
4f cars raced jointly for the trophy, they
also competed In their respective classes
for additional trophies awarded by Mr.
Vanderbilt.
V Aside from the assemDiage or tne ence me paiance oi iu i
HARRY MURPHY HAS A FEW PEN
Aside from the assemblage of the
KENNEDY. RNj) BRbSET,
Two nmBEB OF pofn-
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1 U.JMrlKiRrVTION'bBRVK E
PREVENTING (LLEGRL ENTRY
OF ORIENTALS FROM VESSELS.
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Hudson in- ''""" .ki- record for Itself duHn tlie race by covertn ' 4 Mil Mill H . " ' IH I I II
carnival at Seattle t.ctoier
sr.; rr-'XBXin
Daily of Seatle at his side.
world's most noted drivers .and cars, an
other innovation in connection with the
r vesterrinv was that it bogun at
o"clock in the morninc instead of at
daylight as heretofore. "The latter fact
wae greatly appreciated by the spectators
and drivers.
Note of Motordom.-
.The local Maxwell agency experts the
arrival of a new model demonstration,
this week.
C. H. Snyder, of Me.iford. Or., pur
chased a 1M0 Cadillac ; during the past
week. The car has been shipped to the
purchaser through the lo-al aeenoy.
H. Wittenberg. r-sident of the Pacific
Coast Biscuit Company, received the de
livery of a model O. A. White gasoline
car last week. White Steamer cars were
also delivered to C. G. Andrew. S. O.
Murray and C. X. Atkinson during the
week. B. R. Smith, of Portland, placed
an ord.T for a seven-passenger White
Steamer of the '"on type.
The A. J. Winters Company, 76 Sixth
street, agent for the Diamond tires, re
ports a rushing tire business, both lo
cally and through the country. The
rubber market Is strong, with another
advance of 10 per cent on rubber me
chanical goods and accessories.
SEALS CINCH, THEN LOAF
RAX
FRANCISCO TRYING OCT
NEW, TIMBER.
Ewlnft Gives Players Choice Between
Salary or Percentage During
Play With Nationals.
SAN FRANCISCO. Oct. JO. (Special.)
Having elnohe! up the pennant in the
series against Portland, the Seals have
Just been loafing along this week. Long
has ben trying out some of his new ma
terial in the way of pitchers and catch
ers. fXt Tuesday, the Seals have arranged
for a benefit game that will he played
between the regulars and the Tannlgans
at Recreation Park. In addition to the
baseball gama. the chemplons will have
the usuaj baseball "field day and there
will also! be some boxing and wrestling.
The members of the team deserve a boost
from the public for their-work and the
way tickets have been selling, they are
bound to have a good house.
Next Wednesday, the Seals will begin a
series with the All Nationals and theJ
week following will play against" the
Athletics. Cal Ewlng told his players
that they could either take their regular
salaries or accept a percentage of the
receipts. They have until the first of
the week to give their answer and since
then have been Tusy figuring out the
best scheme. Kid Mohler thought it
would be a grand idea to acc-ept the
salaries with the' privilege of taking a
percentage of the house in case of bfg
crowds, but Ewing said, there was noth
ing doing on such a scheme.
Jimmy Durham, the pitcher who came
to the Seals from the Oakland outlaws,
is the first of the home teanyto leave.
He took his departure for his home in
Kansas City last Tuesday. He is having
trouble with one of his hands and there
was nothing special to require his pres
ence the balance of this week.
;JEFF HMO
FIGHT , BUT
T pany.of Seatle at hi. s.de. - f ! Ml I 7 3 ' ft WW I li
Johnson vvill
IN THF MEANTIME
THERE lb
fTO 'BE COUUECTED.
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Covey to Test Co-operative
Plan in Business.
DISTRIBUTE STOCK
Piano to Take Certain Employes
Into Firm Will ' Make Altera
tions In Building, Giving Ad-
dltional Floor Space.
One ot the most Important deals con-,
summated In local motordom during the
past week was the purchase of the inter
est of Dr. G. E. Watts' Interest In the
Covey Motor Car Company by Howard
M. Covey, president of the concern. Dr.
Watts relinquished his entire 33 1-3 per
cent interest to the purchaser for the sum
of C5.0O0. ,
Under the present status of affairs. Mr.
Covey is the sole owner of the business,
which Is representative of nearly $100.0W.
Mr. Covey Is now formulating plans
whereby, when put Inta execution, he will
become the proprietor of some of the best
appointed salesrooms on the Pacific Coast.
Within the coming 60 days the tenants
of the building who occupy salesrooms on
the north side of the Covey garage at
Seventh land Couch streets will vacate.
Following thefr departure alterations will
be begun immediately. When these have
been completed, both floors of the entire
building, which covers a quarter block,
will be utilised. Several hundred addi
tional square feet will be given to dis
play purposes on the low'er floor. An
equal amount of space will be devoted to
the livery floor on Couch street and the
upper floor, the present mechanical de
partment, will 'be augmented with addi
tional machinery and space.
On the heels of the purchase of the en
tire control of the concern by Mr. Covey
comes the rumor that he will distribute
a large block of the newly-acquired stock
among his workmen. Already; it Is under
stood, several shares of the stock have
been assigned to his workmen and heads
of various departments on the co-operative
plan. Mr. Covey will not enlarge the
roster of his cars. but. on the contrary,
will handle the Cadillac and Pierce Arrow
exclusively, as has been his custom since
entering the field five years ago.
The Standard Motor Car Company is the
latest to enter the field In local motor
dom. The new organization was formed
last week for the purpose of handling the
Ford product exclusively. The field as
signed to the Infant concern Is confined
to Northern Oregon and Southern Wash
ington. Contracts have been made with
the Ford Motor Car Company for $100,000
worth of lta productions. While seeking
permanent quarters, the Standard Motor
Car Company wilt occupy temporary
quarters at 86 Tenth street.
The Northwest Buick Agency is con-
NEW
SCHEME TRIED mM- ' A HARTFORD JX
j The Covey Motor Car Company de- , ' 7 T. u. ' ft i
WILL UlOlnlDUIt OIUVI white Steamer during the past week. IJ - r - ww.ni.mm gwi .uwiwh.ii-j'"'
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AND INK PLEASANTRIES ON SPORTING EVENTS
a , yi:2 mm-
y$xs& tw?frw D"t'- fai ; i&m
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a mile in a 20-mlle stretch. The
r.f o.yp.c M.t.r car cov
ing purchasers In this city during the IVNS fess, 1 W t&zSZ st A
past week: George C. Mason. S. Fried- r V -..-.n,, ' yNJ
lander. Dr. W. B. Holden. E. D. Kings- . S!S VIPTOkY 52-
ley. Dr. George Alnslie. H. A. Moore. r!j52S. ' 1 V X Vl X fO--r-Or-j
Fred Zimmerman, A. J. Kroenert and fc ' .
A. E. Curtis. ! " - ' . s
Wily am "Eccles. president of the
Mount Hood Railway Company, pur
chased a "-passenger 40-horsepower
White Steamer during the past week.
Fred Bennett, president of the Ben
nett Motor Car Company. Is expected
to return to the city today. During his
sojourn in the east for the past sev
eral' weeks he has renewed contracts
with the manufacturers of the tjtod-dard-Dayton
and Reo cars.
Don McKay of Seattle and F. O. Nel
son of Los Angeles, managers of the
respective branches of the Diamond
Rubber Company in those eltis. spent
the early part. of the pat week here.
They accompanied J. E. Mattbewson, Pa
clfic Coast manager of the concern,
eastward where the yearly conference
wlfl be held in Akron O., this week.
The new Studebaker electric lan
daulet received by the local agency of
the Studebaker last week is virtually
'the acme of manufacturers art. It is
the classiest car ever turned out by
the factory and is finished in .beautiful
levant morocco. The Interior of the
cab resembles closely a completely
equipped compartment of a Pullman. A
prominent feature in connection with
the new model Is its collapsible top. It
can he folded and arranged to meet the
needs of any climate. A single charg
ing will travel the car over 75 miles
with an attainable speed of 20 miles an
hour. Several prospective purchasers
have been interested at a price of
$2300.
Dr. CT E- Watts, who until last week
controlled 6ne-thlrd" Interest in the
business of the Covey Motor Car Com
pany, has secured the local agency of
the Knox cars. He is taking the pre
liminary steps toward opening sales
rooms in a down tOwn location as yet
undecided upon.
R. J. Firestone, traveling representa
tive of the Firestone Tire Company
spent several days here last week as
guest of R. E.'Blodgett, the local rep
resentative of the concern. Mr. Fife
stone spoke enthusiastically of the in
creased demand for his product In Port
land and along the Pacific Coast.
DUFFY MAN FOR COMISKEV
Old Roman Thinks New Manager's
Fighting Spirit Will Help Team.
CHICAGO, Oct. 30. Inside Informa
'tion of the deal by which Hugh Duffy
was obtained by President Comiskey. to
manage the White Sox next year has
leaked out. It was learned that his
salary will be $7000, "that he Is under
s one-year contract, and that he stipu
lated that' ne was to have full charge
and control of the team on the. field,
and is to be held accountable only for
results.
The old Sox players slated to- go are
Parent, Isbell, Tannehill and Hahn, and
probably Sullivan. .
"I appointed uuiry pecause no- is a
SIX
A PQRTLRND MRN THINKS OF
OFFERING iOO.0OO FOR THE JEFFRlES
JOHNbOM FlbHT IFTHE MUNICIPAL?
LEBGUE WILL CrvE ITS CONSNl.
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1- I ' -POPE- 11
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In the Portola Road Race held in San Francisco Saturday. October 23, the Pope-Hartford car won the
150-mile race defeating the best the country affords. Not satisfied with this brilliant victory, the dare
devil Fleming kept up a frantic speed and also won the 258-mile race, defeating his nearest competitor
(Apperson Jack-Rabbit) more than 21 miles. The only reason the Pope-Hartford is not credited with
all tfiree of the races is the fact that it was not eligible for the 215-mile race, although she was 18 miles
ahead of the nearest competitor at the finish of this race.
The Pope-Hartford won a race morally. When a car is not allowed to enter a race because its cylinder
displacement is not great enough to compete with cars of greater power, and that same car finishes the race
18 miles ahead of it nearest competitor, it is a moral victory, but not an official one. However, the Pope
Hartford carried off the honors in both races in which she was entered, and broke the world s record doing it.
You remember 'it was the Pope-Hartford also which won the Mount Baldy race a few days ago in Los
Angeles, breaking 'the record by more than 36 minutes, and incidentally, you remember it was the Pope-
Hartford which won tha Rose Festival 50-mile road race Iiere in dune,
is
to
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Let us show and demonstrate
va Pope-Hartford that has covered between iitty ana sixty rnousana miies, num unc . uumc, ..g
fhe statement ol the owner, wnose name win ire g.vrn lH, ,,,.,...,....... .... .... .......
ilv by the original owner, too. ne could say a great many uungs coiuwcimauic ui mC uia.u.u.
THERE IS NOTHING BETTER
H. L. KEATS AUTO COMPANY
BURNSIDE AND SEVENTH, PORTLAND, OREGON
fighting manager, and I want and need
a fighting manager." Comiskey said. "I
mean by that, a man who is full of the
fighting spirit, game to the core and
who will Instill his own fighting spirit
into his men.
"We lost the pennant this year and
the city series chiefly because my team
wasn't figTitlng as hard as it should
have. Duffy is the man.
"I'm going to land that pennant in
1910. I'm going to have a new park,
a new manager, and nearly a new
team. Duffy knows how to play fny
kind of baseball." x
Approves Baseball Contracts.
NEW YORK, Oct. 30.. President Hey
dler of the National League today ap
proved the following contracts and re
leases: '
Contracts With Btfston. J. H. Moron-
with Brooklyn, "William F. Dah-
len' Vlliott F Dent. R. E. Erwin. Johni,
J ' 7 J - ' u rwr..T
J. King. L.ee Meyer, Harry H. uyers,
James A. Tonjies. Harry J. Redmond,
Z. D. Wheat, Irvin K. Wllhelm; with
Chicago, Henry J. Smith.
Releases By Boston, unconditionally.
William F. Dahlen: by Chicago to
Louisville, I. C. Higginbotham.
to you the 1910' Pope-Hartford.
GAR SHORTAGE IS FELT
LOCAL DEALERS ARE AXXIOCS
OVER SITUATION.
A .
Unprecedented Demand Causes Auto
Manufacturers to Fall Behind
in Their Deliveries.
A dearth of cars caused considerable
anxiety among dealers during the past
week. The unexpected demand for sev
eral makes of the standard cars during
the past 60 days Is said to be directly
responsible for the car famine. Dealers
in some instances are overwhelmed
with rush orders and have kept the
telegraph wires sizzling with Instruc
tions to the factories in the East. The
Keats 'agency assert that it has been
almost Impossible to keep abreast with
the demand for deliveries. This Is es
pecially true of its mascot car, the
little Hudson "Twenty." The sales of
this particular car far exceeds their or
iginal expectations, according to the
statements of the management.
The pressure of orders for cars at
ssasissMssisnspsss"i
Second-Hand Automobiles
Exceptional Bargains in Used Cars Must Be Moved to Make Room
for New Stock. Call at once.
Thomas, 7-passenger SI 500
Buick, Toy Tonneau . ..1050
Cadillac, 5-passenger, 30 h-p $1050
Premier, 5-passenger 1400
Oldsmobile, 5-passenger 850
Some of these cars are repainted, and all are in first-class condition.
CROWE AUTO COMPANY
Phones : Main 7867, A 2642. Sixteenth and Alder.
ana we roigm mum ion hiu uihi u
the factories in the East is directly at
tributable to the present dilemma of the
local dealers. Correspondence tends to
show that the manufacturers of many
of the standard makes are from' 30 to'
60 days behind in their shipments and
are compelled to strain points in order
to""forward samples and demonstrators
of the 1910 models.
The situation is harrassing to sev
eral of the local agents who control
sub-ageircles throughout the state. It
.Is no seldom occurrence that the coun
try agent who has made sales becomes
vexed with the non-delivery of his sales
.and proceeds to negotiate his anxiety
wltn tne neaa agency.
While the present conditions are. to
a certain extent distressing, and have
caused considerable worry, yet tha
dealers hereabouts take their fate with
good grace. They regard the strenu
ous demand for deliveries as a good
omen Ho future trade.
It is expected that the situation will
be adjusted within the impending 30
days. The manufacturers, at least, have '
heralded, the assurances to that end
and are working night and. day shifts
in their factories to catch up on orders.
Keene's Coronal Wins Race.
FOLKESTONE, England. Oct. 30.
The moderate two-year-old plate of 100
sovereigns, distance five furlongs, was
won by J. R. Keene's Coronal:
MOTORING
In Wet Weather made a pleas
ure. Use Woodworth Treads.
They save your tires and will not
skid. See us about them. Rate
proof Coats and Caps, Weed Tire
Chalnn, Monogram oils. Every
thing for the Auto or Bicycle. Dis
tributors of Indian Motorcrcles,
M. A W. and (Goodrich Tires.
BallouS Wright
86 Sixth Street
PORTLAND, OREGON