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About The Sunday Oregonian. (Portland, Ore.) 1881-current | View Entire Issue (Aug. 21, 1910)
5 1"HE SUNDAY OREGOMAN. PORTLAND. AUGUST 21. 1910 AUTQ1STS TO MEET State Association Members to Gather Next Month. BETTER ROADS WANTED Association Makes HesUftoj Growth With Member In All Part of Oregon White Company IX- llTrrs Two More Trucks- Preparation are toting mad for- the annual meeting of the Oregon State Automobile Association, which will ha held some time next month. The ex act date has not as ret been deter mined but will be decided upon within a few days. The association Is making; a healthy rrowth and now has members living In nearly all parts of the stale. Sev eral county organisations have been recently formed and are Increasing In membership. The county associations arc Joining in the work of the state association in spreading the doctrine of good roals. The state association la In receipt dally of letters from mem bers In different counties telling of increasing Interest In the movement for better highways. The officers of the Oregon State Automobile Association are: Presi dent. J. H. Albert, of balera: vice-presi dent. V. O. Van s nuyver, 01 i-omana peeretary. Lawrence Portland. Therkelsen. of MONTANA GIRL BECOMES ENTHUSIAST OVER AUTO MIm Metta Sledler Decide Driving- Electric Eunabout If Even Better Sport Than Honebwk Biding. - I. H. Brlggs. of the Lewiston Land Water Company, returned Thursday from a week's trip through Western Washington to Seattle and Tacoma. The drive was made In a White tor pedo gas ear and 600 miles were cov ered without trouble of anv kind. With Mr. Brisgs were Mrs. Brlggs and Dr. and Mrs. If. H. dinger, of Salem. Mr. Brlggs said the roads from Cen tralla to Seattle were In excellent con. clttlon. The stretch of road between Vancouver and Centralla was rough and chopped up In places, but the dif ferent counties have forces of men at work making repairs. Mr. Brlggs says this road will be ultimately a state aid road, and when more Im provements are made he believes that It will be on of the best public high ways In Washington. There are many points of Interest along the route and the scenery on the whole Is attractive. The White Motor Car Company de livered two mora five-ton auto trucks to the Shaw-Batcher Company, the con cern which is Installing the new pipe line at Gresham. The Bhaw-Batcher Company baa four of these heavy trucks In operation. With their use. 12 three and a quarter-ton pipes are being delivered every day In two shlfw of 10 hours each. The White Motor Car Company re ceived five carloada of 111 pleasure and commercial cars last week and I now making deliveries. While no rad ical changes are to be found, the town and touring cars are roomier and more symmetrical In general appearance. The engines with which the several trpea of gasoline vehicles are equipped re tain the characteristic features of the IM models. The White commercial rehlcle line for the coming season will consist of a three-ton gasoline truck, a on and a half-ton gasoline truck and a 1500 pound delivery wagon. While th run ning gears of thesa three typea of commercial vehicles vary widely, cor responding with the various loada for which they are designed, much study was devoted to securing the Inter changeability of as many as possible of th parts of th trre power plants. Rod lee for these trucks will ba fur nished (o meet the special requirements of any business, or customers may fur nish their own bodies. With th conversion of hundreds of old-time horsemen to the usage and ownership of motor-propelled vehicles. agents aod manufacturers or automo biles In all sections of th country have been called upon to consider the ad visability of "tradtng-ln" a conglom erate assortment of horseflesh and rigs and harness of every description either In part or whole payment of a machine. Qeorge J. Dunham, president of the Royal Tourist Car Company of Cleve land. Ohio, who had occasion last week to visit Boston, had a sweeping offer ma-te to htm while there which has decidedly unique' characteristics. A horse-lover of the old school, whose name was a power la the palmy daya f fleet steppers and pacers In th Bub territory, had finally auccumbed to th alluring call of th "chug-chug" wagon. Meeting Mr. Dunham, he offered him Ms who! stable, any of which would lend Joy to a fancier's life: various tvpra of vehicles. Including sleighs, har tis In starks, saddles, whips every thing. In fart, pertaining to a gentle man's private equine equipment. The value of the whole was consider able, but the old horseman, putting aslrta all monetary considerations, said tnat. Inasmuch as be Intended making the chansr. he-wanted th last vestlga of the rule of th horse removed with the Inauguration of the reign of the gasoline car. and that h was willing to sacrifice the lot rather than retain reminders of th road-driving days of happy memory. 1.I.1PDEX lF.ClSION PROTESTED Ir. Wafts Declare Contest Board Vlulalrd Term of Trust. The peculiar fact that the contest board of the American Automobile As sociation awarded th Glldden trophy to a company which did not enter th contest has been brought out recently In connection with th controversy now pending, and th following state ment of Dr. G. E. Watt, local dealer in Premier cars, la of Interest. Dr. Watts says: "I am quit unabl to understand upon what theory the contest board expects to Justify Its action in award ing the Glldden trophy to th Chalmers Motor Company' Entry No. , In vtw of the express terms of th deed of gift of the trophy from Mr. Glldden. In this It Is provided that the trophy shall b competed for annually by mem bers of the American Automobile Asso ciation, and th fact Is Indisputable that th Chalmrs Motor Company, is not a member of th association, and could not under th by-laws of that organisation become a member. Theee cars wr entered by George W. Dur ham. -It Is also uu that th Chalmr Motor Company did not attempt to en ter a car. doubtless because of the fact that It recognised that its test board must fore a disinterested person to th conclusion that it either did not under stand Its own rules, or entirely disre garded them. In cither case public .con fidence In the rulings of this board has frta so shaken that its future useful--i-ss will be extremely doubtful. The deed of gift further provides ihst Its terms and conditions shall con stitute a contract respecting the ownr--hlp and custody ef th trophy, and upon breach thereof the ownership and posse salon revert forthwith to th , w. mi . ;C-' . J . ' aB83SI 5J5 1LJ MISS METTA. 81EDLEH- JUST by way of a change from horseback riding'. Miss Metta Sled ler. of Missoula, Mont., decided to try motoring while enjoying her Summer vacation in Portland, and as a result she Is now numbered among the en thusiasts on Portland's long lists of woman motorists. Like most Montana women. Miss Sledler Is an accomplished equestrienne and had previously believed no other sport could hav equal appeal for her. but the first day at the wheel of th big Babcock Electric belonging to her friend. Mrs. 1. Matthlesen, was suf ficient to cause her to change this opinion. Miss Sledler is the guest of Mrs. Matthlesen at 601 Madison street, and Is now growln-qulte proficient at manipulating Mrs. Matthlesen's handsome car. The accompanying pic ture shows her at the wheel of the machine. "Motoring Is a truly delightful sport, said Miss Sledler tor The Oregonlan, "and I am staying In Portland right up to the last possible minute before th Fall term opens at the university, so that I can revel to my heart's content In enjoying the car and learning how to handla it. I am afraid there will never more be peace In our Missoula home until I ret a car or my own!" Miss Sledler Is a "co-ed" at the Uni versity of Montana, and expects to re turn to her studies on September i She Is a Portland girl, however, this city having been her girlhood home, and while shs enjoys the beauties and picturesque attractions of her adopted state, she Is still very loyal to ore gon. which she says Is her real home. donor, his 'heirs and assigns, and It remains to be seen what action Mr. Glldden will take to assert his rights and compel th American Automobile Association to act In accordance with th terma of th ded of gift. It la a aerioua offense to violate a trust." Auto Chug-Chugs THE Covey Motor Car Company re ceived a carload of 111 Cadillac cars last Tuesday. Th consignment was shipped direct from the factory at Detroit. Mich, to Portland by express. A number of th car In the shipment hav already been sold. L. E- Crowe, of the Crow Automo bile Company, left last week for an Eastern trip and will be gone about a month. It Is announced that he In tends adding a' new line of autos to his business. ...... Dr. Sanford Whiting left with his family in ms Marmon wurms Tuesday for Tillamook Bay to remain on a ahort outing. Th Auto Top Company haa removed Ita headquarters to 5T Alder street. Clem Clssne is a recent purchaser of a 40-horsepower Knox touring car. r C w. Cornelius, wnn ma made a trip to Mount Hood the first of last week in his slx-cyllnder Pre mier car. Barney Oldfleld. the veteran apeeu king, and his wlf will make a trium phal tour of the world. Thy will start the latter part of novemoer. making their first stop at nonoiuiu. and will visit Japan. China, Australia. India. Egypt and various European points. Barney win ss '"' 00 - horsepower Bens and clean up k . .... . fnn I wr records look good enough along the route. He haa long coveted the honor oi iowerm speed rcord mad by the Britishers on their world-famous banked oval at Brooklanda. England, and has .prom ised bis closest friends to achlev that honor for Amrlca befor he returns home In the Spring. r 8. Stanley, of the Staniey-Sralth Umber Compsny. accompanied by hla family, left Friday night on a 10-daya trip through Central Oregon. The tour will ba mad In a hlgh-powred Plrc Arrow roadster. Th party began Its across -the-state -I- . . Th. naiiea and. after an explor ation of th country tributary to the lower Deschutes River, stops will be made at Madraa. Prlneville. Redmond. Bend and Crescent. Its objective point will b Crater Lake, wher th party will remain a tew days, hunting and Ashing. Coming out of th Cascad. Mountains, th tourists will head for Medford and continue their homeward trip down the Willamette Valley to PODlWrIght. Maxwell representative for th Northwest, and Arnold Cohen, manager of th local Maxwell agency. after a short business and pleasure trip up the Willamette Valley as far aa Roseburg. They re ported having had a successful trip. Th roads, on ths whole, were In good condition and they found crops through out the valley up to th average. "TOCB OF MTSTERT" NEW IDEA Automobile Parties Enjoy Keeping Destination Secret. Something novel In th way of mo toring diversions being talked of by Portland automoblllsts Is th "tour of mystery." which the auto club mem ber bop to Inaugurate some time i this season. The runs hav been mad in ... . . 1. i n. a .hla rtST. xn r ui - -- and hav proved to b among th most enjoyable performances yet Indulged In by th motoring world. Some of th features of a "tour of mystery" ar that usually only two or three of the party know th destination and what direction to take. Th path finder car starts a few minutes In ad vance of th party, giving th only di rection "follow th confetti." Befor th cars leave each passenger receives a card on which to guess the destina tion, the distance and the schedule time which is to be followed. Prises are awarded to persons who come near est to th correct answers. When th ebjectlv point is reached and the party is assembled, the most fun of the day is had in enjoying an old-fashioned, picnic in a modern way. Thermos bottles. Ice-cream coolers, chafing dishes, coffee percolators and similar equipment, which were never thought of a few years ago when out-of-door lunches and drives were popu lar, are brougiit into requisition. There are several drives out of Port land and any on of them would furn ish quantitlea of Joy to parties making a "tour of mystery." Scotch Banking Credit. London Dally News. A farmer or smsll trader In any part of Scotland, with on or two of hi neigh bors as guarantee, can establish a bank ing credit for a fixed sum. The bank honors hi drafts for any amount within this limit, and th customer pays Interest only upon the sums sctually drawn. The most glowing tributes paid to the 1911 Cadillac Thirty are paid by those who have had the most experience with motor cars A Car Literally Without Competition - G0VEI MOTOR CAR GO. 1911 Models Now on Display at Our Salesroom 7th and Couch Sis. Main 6470 A 4587 GEO. O. BARNES, Sales Manager AUTDiSTS GOING NORTH PORTLAND TO BE WELL, REPRE SENTED AT SEATTTjE. Meeting; Called for September 4 to Form Western Association of Owners and Dealers. is now definitely certain that the Portland Automobile Club will be well represented at the convention, of r Pa cific Coast autolsts to be held In Seat tle September 4. While the meeting has been called for the purpose of having a good time generally, the primary objeot is to effect a permanent organisation of auto owners and deal ers of the Pacific Coast States, to be known as the Western Automobile As sociation. The Idea Is meeting with favor of local auto fans and it Is pointed out that such an association will prove of great assistance In accomplishing mat ters pertaining to the uplift of th automobile public Besides the local contingent there will be present ' at the Seattle meet ing a large delegation from Tacoma, Spokane, and Vancouver. B. C. The visiting motorists will be the guests of th Seattle Automobile Club, for whom great plans of entertainment are be ing made. The out-of-towc visitors and delegates will be banqueted, drive will be taken over the pnuolpal boule vards, and there will be a monster automobile parade. It Is promised that there will be plenty to do on Labor Day. Sunday the exourslonists for the most part will be left to their own devices as It Is expected" that most of them will want to rest and visit Automobile Club of Seattle motorists have made three very aucoessful club runa this Summer and are anxious that other organizations should en Joy the same kind of outing and are glad to think that they will be able to serv as hosts this time. Each run has helped the Good Roads' cause along, and that is something dear to the heart of all motorists. The club members in Portland and Vancouver. B. C, may take two days to the run, although the Seattle motor ists when going to the Rose Festival, in Portland, easily made th run in one day. The dust should not be any great handicap as there Is no neces sity for the cars to keep very close together. Portland Rowing Quh Notes sculls. She was taken out of the lum ber room, where she has lain for four years, and got upon the river Thursday. At eight of the venerable stranger there was a howl. The races for the ladles' crews on re gatta day will be over a half-mile course, starting above the Rowing Club and fin ishing opposite the floats. ... A similar trip Is planned for Labor day; September E. Starting on the Sd. the canoeists will make a trip up the river Saturday night, camp over Sunday and return Monday night. The destina tion will probably be further than Sucker-Lake. . . Dan Murphy, the old Rowing Club coaoh, ia sick in hospital at East Lor.-' don. so Art Allen, has been Informed in . a letter. Dan was unabl to coach th Pennsylvania Barge Club, for which he was under contract this season. Allen has communicated with the members and a, number of them Intend to write and cheer up the old man, The next club dance will be August 2s., SATURDAY. September 10. is the date set for the club regatta. Two new crews have been working out for the regatta bjit there are no indi cations at present of the shape in which they will be. . Regatta day races will be devoted to four-oar races. Th Centipede will prob ably be resurrected snd set to win new laurels. ... The Centipede Is a boat for four double Reo Breaks Transconti nental Record 4 days, 11 hrs. Making Run from New York City to San Francisco in 10 days, 15 hours and 13 minutes time. Q The former record of fifteen days two hours and twelve minutes was made by a six cylinder, $4000 car. Q The Rea car which made the above record was a regular stock model driven by Mr. L. L. Whitman. This car averaged 350 miles every day through mud, rain, across deserts and over mountains, covering every kind of road met with in the United States. fl One thousand Reo cars in the Northwest are doing this kind of work over our rough country roads every day, and remember that this same 30-35 H. P., four-cylinder car in either touring car or roadster, sells. for $1500, fully equipped, f. o. b. Portland. IS THIS THE KIND OF GAR YOU ARE LOOKING FOR? FRED A. BENNETT Distributor Washington, Oregon and Idaho. LIV 6 AGENTS WANTED IN UNOCCUPIED TERRITORY MORE: . H. C. Delivery Wagons Another carload of these popular Commercial Motor Cars has just been unloaded at our warehouse. The carload won't last long Car loads of I. H. C's. never do. Phone us in the morning if you want one. A demonstrator will call and give all information desired. 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