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THE SUNDAY OREGONIAN, PORTLAND, MAT 23, 1910. 11 AUTO TRUCKS SELL Union Meat Company secured Chal mers "30 last week. MAY EXTER FOR FIELD MEET Commercial Motor Vehicles in Heavy Demand Locally. HORSE IS LOSING GROUND Portland Dealers Next Season Will Greatly Increase Stock of Self propelled Machines for Various Business Purposes. Undoubtedly the feature of the past week in automobile circles has been the way in which motor-trucks have been telling-. In Eastern cities the horse is now almost entirely displaced by the self-propelling vehicle, which has proved far more satisfactory as a ' medium of transportation for business use. The commercial truck is quick, easy to operate, and cheap in the mat ter of maintenance. Manufacturers have come to a realiz ation of the fact that the motor-truck will play a big- part in the business future of the country, and that it will be one of the greatest factors of auto- l mobile building-. Hence they are ex perimenting with and trying out new vehicles all the time with a view to reaching as near perfection as possible. The pleasure automobile, as it is now, was not built in a day. It was only after years of Ingenious labor, experi menting, and at the cost of millions of dollars, that the crude vehicle of yesterday was developed into the great powerful pleasure car of the present time. So has it been with the commercial truck, although the development of the latter has been remarkably fast. Big factories, devoted entirely to the con struction of automobiles for business use, have been built; the majority of large manufacturers have added the motor-driven truck to their output; and everywhere, East and West, is the interest in these time-saving vehicles growing. And as a representative of f a large factory said in Portland the other day, "the commercial truck is the emancipator of the horse." Local dealers have been astounded almost as well as gratified by the man ner in which orders have poured in on them this season. The year 1910 has been a banner one for automobile dealers in general, but in particular have the dealers who handle com mercial trucks and delivery wagons profited. Numerous of the large retail ' concerns of Portland are planning to do away almost entirely with their horse-hauled delivery wagons, many of them having already done so. Next year the automobile dealers of Portland will have an especially strong line of commercial trucks, as many new cars will be represented here. This all speaks much for the prosperity and progresslveness of Portland and Ore Eon. The White Motor Car Company fired the first gun of the 1911 season last week, when the announcement was made that next season's cars are now being received here, ready for delivery, ' . All of the 1910 cars have been disposed of already. Manager Eastman says he lias received information from the fac tory that the 1911 White ga9 and steam cars are the same as the 1910 machines with the one exception that the new machines are equipped with three- quarte- eliptic springs instead of semi eliptic, as heretofore. The addition to the White line is a 40-60 seven-pas- senger gasoline car. The fact that a very small change Is to be made in the 1911 White car speaks well for auto mobile standardization, doing away, as it does, with a great deal of the an nual depreciation. Hereafter, accord ing to an announcement made by Mr. Eastman, the model MM steamer is to be designated as the Presidential pat tern, on account of the fact that it has been used by both President Roose velt and President Taft, during their respective administrations. w Eugene Jenkins and David Martinez came up from Tillamook last week, each purchasing a model T Ford car. Driving their new machines, they started on the return trip to Tilla mook last Wednesday morning. D. ' M. Smith, one of the salesmen of Frank Rtggs' force, left last week for the East, to be gone a month or go. Mr. Smith will make Detroit the . city in which he will spend the greater part of his time, as It Is. there that the Packard factory is located. Mr. Smith will study the construction of the Packard car from beginning to end, and will be in a position to give " correct pointers with regard to auto mobiles when he returns. C. H. King and II. L. Keats left this morning on a trip to Tillamook, which they are making in a big Peerless car. They will return tomorrow night. . Assistant Secretary Harrison, of the Automobile Club, E. Henry Wemme and Lewis Russell drove out the Mount Hood road to Welch's camp last Sun day, finding the road in passable, but anything but excellent, shape. Work is progressing as' fast as can be expected on the improvements, and Portland motor enthusiasts are assured that they may be able to make the trip successfully In a very short time. "Doc" Dabney, member of a local real estate firm, returned last week from Tillamook, being the first man to make the round trip in an automobile this season. Mr. Dabney found the roads in miserable shape the most of the way. On the return journey he left Tillamook in the morning, coming through to Portland in eight hours running time, notwithstanding the fact that his Ford car was up to the running-board in mud part of the way. The distance Is about 123 miles. m w m Four three-ton Gramm-Dogan trucks were delivered to the C. J. Cook Con struction Company by the Keats Auto concern last week. These machines are ponderous but execedlngly powerful, and can be depended upon to haul the heaviest kind of work. F. W. Settlemier received his new Peerless touring car last week, fc ... W. J. Clemens, a prominent member of the board of directors of the Port land Automobile Club and chairman of the tourbook committee, is anxiously awaiting . delivery of his new Buick touring car. ... Leroy Chandler, of this city, received his model 00 White steamer last week. ... The H. L. Keats Auto Company de livered its 91st Chalmers "30" car last week. That's a pretty good record for one concern in this Western city. ... A. M. Jiarradon, proprietor of . a candy concern in this city, purchased a White toy tonneau gas car equipped fAwlth a domestic-express body, from the White Motom Car Company last week. . . . a i'Qr. bu&iaeaa use ia the city, ma Interscfaolastlo League Event Satur day Breaks Xumerical Record. All of the entries for the annual Portland Interscholastio League track and field meet, which will be held on Multnomah Field next Saturday after noon, are in, and comprise the largest list that entered in an Interscholastio League meet held In Portland. In the 100-yard dash each school is limited to two runners, but in the other events three may be entered. Jefferson High School will be entered In the meet for the first time, and from practice re ports will give a good account of itself. The first event will be cailea at x o'clock. The order in which the events i will be run and the entries follow: ' High lump Portland Academy, JJorris, Cobb, Fenton and LcMay: Washloston High. Mo Claren, Douglass, Cotob. Armstrong, Oook. Babb and Laidlaw; Lincoln High. Wood-worth, Hlnea, Walch, DaJy and Mlnslnger; uoiumoia University, Hood, Flnnigan and V. Perkins; Allen Preparatory, Mercer and Harr: Jefferson High, Lawrence. Smlthson, Blbea and Wet- teriand. Putting 12-pound shot Portland Academy, Runyan. Small, N'oland and Cobb; Washing ton High. Darling, Gala and Hughes; Lincoln High, Oaufleld, Cochran, Olcott. Qunnell, Pat terson and J. Iay; Columbia University; Aya, Conway and C. Perkins;- Allen Preparatory, B. Smith. Wilson, Harr and Qranston; Jef ferson High. none. Running broad Jump Portland Academy, -Norr-ls. Condon, Warner. Cobb and LeMay; Washington High. Hilton and Cornell; Lincoln High Welch, Stiles, Minalnger, Brown, Toomey and bay; ;Colurobla University, Conway. Hood and V. Perkins; Allen Preparatory, Bates; JefTersoa High, L&wrenoe, Maglns and Hast ings. l9cu- throw Portland Academy, Noland, Brace, Small and Runyan; Washington High, Hedges, Larllng and Gale; Lincoln High, Cochran. Welch Caulfleld, Olcott and Tooney ; Columbia University, C. Perkins and Aya; Allen Preparatory, Maling and Wilson; Jeffer son High, none. Pole vault Portland Academy, Wilson, Kor ell and Warner; Washington High, Cook, Armstrong and Laidlaw; Lincoln High, Welch, Stiles, LewLn and Toomey; Columbia Uni versity. V. Perkins, Carlson and I. Conway; Allen Preparatory, none; Jefferson High, Dona hoe, Smlthson and Wetterland. 100-yard dash Portland Academy, Norrls. Wilson, Small, Brace and Staley; Washington High, Jackson. Douglas, Gale and Cornell; Lincoln High. Crickmore. Baker. Celestino, Stiles and Olcott; Columbia University, Lacey. Brost and Flannlgan; Allen Preparatory, Gear hart, Gilbert and Dyott; Jefferson High, Smlthaon, Cole, Cattlln and Maxwell. 880-yard run Portland Academy, LeMay, Korell. Edwards, Barbour and Long; Washing-ton High, Barber, Nelson and Windnagle; Lincoln High. Hines, McKay, McCabe. Beach and Tuerck; Columbia University. Brown, Con way and Wade; Allen Preparatory, Compton. Smyth, Werltel and White; Jefferson High, Giger, Cook, Johnson, Anderson, Crtchton and Maglus. 122-yard high hurdle Portland Academy, Le May, Noland, Feldenhelmer and Cardinell; Washington High. McClaren and Joy; Lincoln High, Welch. Mlnsinger, Gelaler and Daly; Columbia University. Flnnigan and Hood; Allen Preparatory, none; Jefferson High, Smlthson, Blbee and Masius. 440-yard daah Portland Academy, Brace. Condon and Norrls; Washington High, Nelson, Barber, Brandon and Darling; Lincoln High, Olcott. Brace, Crickmore and Toomey; Co lumbia University, Wade. Finnegan and Toung; Allen Preparatory. Compton, Shaver. Crabhe, H. Smyth and Werltel ; Jefferson High, An derson, Lawrence, Magius, Donahoe and Cat terlln. 220-yard dash Portland Academy, Wilsom, Condon, Norrls, Cardinell and Barbour: Wash ington High, Jackson, Branlon, Hilton. Joy and Ferguson: Lincoln High. Baker. Crick more, Stiles, Celestino and Brace; Columbia University, Lacey, Brost and Flannigan; Al Dyott; Jefferson High. Maxwell, Cole, Smith son and Catterlln. 220-yard low hurdles Portland Academy, Wilson, Brace, Rumelln and Wolfe: Wash ington High. Jackson and McClaren; Lincoln High. Welch. Geisler and Mlnslnger: Colum bia University, Wood, Finnegan and Flanal- gan; Allen Preparatory, none; Jefferson High. Smlthson. Blbce. Magius and Crichton. Mile run Portland Academy, Korell. Ed wards and Longr Washington High, Miller, Weber and Windnagle: Lincoln High. Nash. McCabe, McKay, Beach and Tuerck; Columbia university, tjonway. Hrown and Dwyer: Allen Preparatory. . Bmitn, ; White and Man Ion; Jefferson High,- Giger, -Cook,- Johnson, Ander son, tjricmon ana juagius. Relay Portland Academy. Wilson. Brace. Rumelln, Norrls, Condon, ibdwards. Long and ie.viay; asnington High,- Darling, Hranlon, Nelson, Barber, Baldwin. Joy, Hilton, Wind nagle. Cornell and Ferguson: Lincoln High. Baker. Olcott, Crickmore, Stiles, Brace, Celes tino and Toomey: Columbia University, Brost. Flannigan. Lacey, Wade, Hood, Brown and Aya; Allen Preparatory, Gearhart, Gilbert, Shaw, Cook, Compton and Dyott; Jefferson High, Cole. Catterlln, Smlthson, Maxwell, Donanoe ana Magius. The referee and starter have not been named for the meet yet. Frank J. Lon The judges of the finish will be A. M. ergan will be the clerk of the course. Grilley, William Murray, Jack Latour- ette, Gordon C. Moores and Oliver Hus ton; field judges, P. W. Lee, Plowden Stott and Bert Allen; timers, Forrest Smlthson, A. B. McAlpin, W. B. Fech- heimer, W. J. Payne and Major von Eg- glofsteln; inspectors, Hugh J. Boyd, poncti. Collier and Oammie. Portland Motor Boat Club Doings D1 R. JACK YATES, while out In the Bllliken last Sunday, rescued a boy who had the misfortune to upset his canoe. Dr. Yates heard the boy scream for help and, turning on full Dower, went to his assistance just in time to save him. The lad's name was not learned by the doctor. After much discussion, both favorable and unfavorable, the club has finally adopted an official penant, which will be seen flying from the clubhouse and boatst The club will give one to each boat of the fleet. Plenty to eat and plenty of fun are the essential things to take along on the trip up the river to Cedar Island today. Commodore C. W. Boost has discovered that gasoline burns better than water in the engine. One day last week he start ed to go fishing at 5 o'clock in the morn ing and he cranked his engine until t o'clock and then sent for Ray, the gas man, and was about to throw the engine Into the river, when he discovered that he was trying to burn water Instead of gas oline in his engine. C. V. Cooper, treasurer of the club. took a party of women to the residence of A. King Wilson, at Wllsonla, last Thursday In his nifty auto boat, the Charmalee. George H. Kendall expects to have his new boat, the Sylph, out today for a trial spin. The new craft is equipped with a 22-30 Eard motor that ought to give it a speed of 19 miles an hour. Ranftt Klingbill built the boat for Mr. KendalL Mrs. Jack Yates met with a painful ac cident early last week while taktnsr the Billiken out of the boathouse. Her arm was caught between the door of the house ana a stanchion of the boat and broken. She is getting along nicely. " The Pacer n and the "Wolff II have been working out a good deal the past week. getting ready for the coming races. They will make the town boats go some in the cnampionsmp races to be held on the trourth of July. Many of the boys are already s-ettlnar their boats tuned up for the annual races on .Decoration day at the Oaks. The latest addition to the club is J. Park ana nis last motor boat Laurlalne. Joe Mathiot says the Kitty II can beat any cruiser on the river. Better give us a aemonstratlon on May 30, Joseph. L. M. Myers, the regatta chairman, has nis nonas lull these days in the endea vor to make rules to suit every member - Commodore Boost, Ray King and Vice- tommoaore Ueoree Kfnnear will run fat man's race at the picnic today and the loser will pay for ten gallons of Ice A TELEAE The following telegram was "Studebaker Bros. Co., Northwest, Portland, Ore. Studebaker-Garford 40 was only car to ar rive in Medford of original lot of eight that started with Louis J. Hill party. Covered a thousand miles of hardest road in the world. The Studebaker is favorite of entire party. (Signed) "R. M. CUTHBERT." This telegram came unsolicited and from a gentleman who is not in our employ or in any way connected with the Stude baker Company. It simply verifies our claim that the Studebaker-Garford is not a stunt car, but is a car with ample power, with a maximum amount of speed, with perfect mechanism, and perfect execution. It has the easiest and most perfect system of spring suspension of any car on the market. Recent changes in prices on this car will make it worth your while to investigate. You will be surprised at what can be done. Cor. Chapman ENTRIES IN FOR ' MEET MOTORCYCLE CLT7B IS TO HOLD RACES SIX DAY. Large Number of Speed Fiends Will Compete in Events on Track at Oduntry Club. Entries are about all in for the race meeting of the Portland Motorcycle Club, to be held on the Country Club track next Sunday. The meet gives promise of being the most successful ever held in Portland, for a large number of speed fiends have signified their intention of racing, and there will be the keenest kind of competition. The events will start at 2 o'clock sharp in the afternoon, and will be run off without any delay. A large crowd is evpected to be in attendance, as motor cycle races are always spectacular. The Lamps, Presto-lite Tank and Tools. - mr i.m,iMiii...MiiiiiiahMi- J i , y"HiiiiiiiiiiiiiilliiiliiiiiiisJl received by us May 19, 1910: and Alder Sts. officials selected .for the day are: Starter, C. J. Cook; timers. Dr. A. EL McKay, H. L. Keats, W. H. Warrens and R. E. Blodgett; Judges. L. Therkelsen, Jr.. Ben Trenkman and H. H. Keller. . The following are the entries to date: . Three-mile race for three-horsepower ma chines Entries, Jtalph iR. KuCCner and Al bert Gruman. Three-mile race for four-horsepower ma chines Entries. Ralph R. RufTner, J. c. Kil daw, A. .F. Rerllnger, r, Pnfer, I Berreth. Gus Peppel and H. F. Shaw. . Five-mile raoe for ave-horsepower ma chines Entries, Mervyn Jones. J. C. Kil daw, E. J. Hottenroth, J. F. Cobel, E. Ber reth. Ten-mile race for seven-horsepower ma chines Entries, E. Greeshamer, E. H. Stone, Verne Maskell,- Fred .Nowotny, Ralph R. RufTner, Otto Muessig. One mile, flying start, for five-horsepower machines Entries, .Mervyn T. Jones, ET. J. Hottenroth, J. F. Cobel, E. Berreth, W. P. Brush. Five-mile race for three-horsepower ma chines Entries, Ralph. R. RufTner, Albert Gruman. Fifteen-mile race for seven-horsepower machines Entries. Ralph R. Rufitner, E. Greeshamer, E. H. 6tone, Verne Maskell, Fred Nowotny, Otto Muesslg, G. T. Brown, W. P. Brush. Five-mile race for four-horsepower ma chines Entries, Ralph R. Rutfner, J. C. Klldaw, A. F. Redllnger, H. F. Shaw, Gus Peppel. R. Pflfer. Ten-mile race for flvehorsepower rne.- mHE aualitv of the new Rambler is such X that it adapts itself most perfectly to surroundings of equal refinement. It is chiefly by contrast with other similar products that emphasis is given to that in definable something which gives to this car its distinctive character. In . such features as the offset crank shaft; straight line drive, Rambler Spare Wheel, engine accessibility, and the new expanding clutch, assure an efficiency in service quite in keeping with the quality to be found throughout its makeup. Rambler Automobiles, $1,800 to $2,500 Rambler Automobile 526-8 Henry Building, Portland, Oregon ' ' " 'W i .Li .11 f. -yi. i 1st uf ( mum m I'M J.'TT.M.!'",' u . JO liiui.. .11, .4 1.1 11 in 1. J 1. " "' t . vt...tT.wWVy AS " '-' . - - - - . V ' - - . . -I v- rri v-w w-. - vx w --w - 'iff- 4 - .... - M:Jcf- i '' n . " . j fc.'"- '"''"""rt"i'i in imliiMiiii-Mii.i 1 ..Lin-. . . '''tit . . ...... . ..... - . ' --! TP17 AR-SIGHT long ago learned that to do without a telephone -was commercial suicide. He ia coming to the same conclusion about the automobile delivery service. A horse and wagon may have been sufficient for your needs in the past but you once thought a boy was plenty quick enough to carry messages. An I. H. C. Auto is as far ahead of the horse and wagon as the telephone is of the boy. The I. H. C. Auto will do the work of three teams for the cost of one do it better, too. , Ask our demonstrators.:. They are men experienced in every phase of the delivery business. . " IT COSTS YOU NOTHING TO FIND OUT. PHONES Main 753 Home A 1653 chines Entries, Mervyn T. Jones. B. J. Hot tenroth, J. F. Cobel. E. Berreth. Free-for-all pursuit race for 15 minuter Entries, Ralph R. Ruffner, B. Greeshamer, Verne Maskell, Fred Nowotny, G. T. Brown, W. P. Brush. Otto Muesstx. WIFE CAN'T BE GIVEN AWAY Husband and Husband-elect Will Ins, but Judge Forbids. NEW YORK, May 16-Mr. and Mrs. Paul Clabba, of 301 Bowery, and Jimmy Brondi went to the night court last even ing with all their relatives in tow. They told Magistrate Hermann that they were about to participate in the wedding of Mrs. Paul Ciabba to Jimmy Brondi and that the magistrate had been chosen to officiate. "But," said the perplexed court, "Is not Mrs. Paul Clabba already married?" "Ah, yes." answered Paul smiling, "but I wish that she marries Jimmy Brondi here, and to him I will give all our fur niture." Magistrate Hermann explained the di vorce laws to a tearful band of Italians Who made their grief known to all Sixth avenue when they departed. Company P Cadillac continues to pile up records of low cost-of upkeep 191 Cadillac "Thirty" users in different sections of the country drive aggre gate of 820,063 miles at a total expense for mechanical repairs of $130.21, averaging 69,cents for the season's running, or less than 16 cents for each thousand miles of travel. ' When some weeks ago figures were published in New York showing that 75 Cadillac "Thirty" users had driven their cars an aggregate 898.884 miles at a total expense for -mechanical re pairs of $50.21, averaging 71 cents per car for the season, the record was so amizing that It at. once be came one of the foremost topics of discussion In the world of motoring. In a few weeks following that an nouncement came the report of a second and even more remarkable set of figures from the fifty users of the 1909 model Cadillao "Thirty" in Dayton, Ohio, who drove their cars an aggregate of 168,580 miles at a, total cost of only $5.71, or an aver age of but 12 cents per car for the season. And now .comes ' a third report which, while not quite, equaling the first two In the low cost of repair expense. Is still sufficiently low to confirm the accuracy of those former reports and at the same time it brings the average expense of the three groups of owners below the average of the first group. This third report comes from the 66 users of the 1909 Cadillac "Thir ty" In Indianapolis territory. They' drove their cars an aggregate of 252,599 miles, at a total repair ex pense to the owners of $71.30, or an average of $1.08 each for the season. Out of the entire 66 owners, 63 had no expense whatever. Of the remaining thirteen, the highest expense to any one was $20.00 on a car that had been driven twenty thousand miles, the others ranging from $8.75 down to 25 cents. With these interesting figures at hand from three sections of the country, a compilation of all three combined New York, Dayton and Indianapolis becomes still more in teresting. In the three localities thers was a . total number of users from whom it. -7 ' f" 4 yrvr --isr jz-i.l fr!f&jffi" i iiViffiv? "ifriiiil X n 1 hi iiiiirniMTiJHlfQjssr&tniJ1 j ' . J8LgMgirCffaSB I fecriesa, Pope-Hartford, Chalmers. Hudson, . ' j ,.- Gramm Commercial Vehicle rear: wheel of your the other wheel. .Keep track of your mileage. In time both your rear, wheel and front - ' one, too will he equipped with GOODRICH TIRES, MERCHANT FRONT and TAYLOR STREETS PORTLAND reports were obtained of 191. . Their - cars traveled an aggregate 820.063 . miles, or an average of 4293 miles per car. Of the 191 users there were only 8 who had any expense at all, the re maining 143 having had absolutely no repair cost whatever. The total repair expense of the entire 191 users amounted to $130.21, or an average of only 69 cents each, for the season's running less than 1ft cents for each thousand miles. In the matter of gasoline consump tion, the average shows between 16 and 17 miles per gallon, although some drivers averaged, twenty or more milea to the gallon. The oil consumption averaged ap proximately 183 miles per quart, in some cases running as high as 260 to S00 miles. It is quite apparent, however, that a number of users, lr making their reports. Included all oil used, not only for motor lubrication, but for other parts of the car as well. With this array of evidence at hand, coming as It does from three different sections of the country, and each corroborating the other. It is ! quite reasonable to assume that a can vass of the remainder of the country would make a showing on an approxi mate basis. The value of the evidence is greatly enhanced from the fact that prior to1 being asked for their reports, the users had received no Intimation that their experiences were to become matters of record" and they had simply driven their cars when they pleased, where they pleased, and how they pleased, with no special effort at economy be yond what care they would ordinarily exercise in their own Interests. While it is possible that there may be other makes of cars which can : show cases of low upkeep cost in occa sional instances, yet It Is safe to sav that the records here cited, taking one . type of car as a whole, have never been even appro ched in motor car history. rut a isooancn lire on one car any bther make on r(ia -i . . t i 0