' toe strypAf onEGoyiAy, roitTLAyp. aprii; 30. ioif .
LOCAL AUTO CLUB
HAS GREAT PLANS
Campaign to Boost Member
ship to Three Times Pres
ent Number Started.
NEW HOME IS IN SIGHT
J FISST AUTO TO REACH NEWPORT THIS YEAR. j JHJJ( SETS RECORD S5g
YWWsWSXH I ti m 71 I H , JE B archer & WIGGINS company I
! - ; . - Trip Made From Portland lo HrVs?. ant sosoakstkeet Bat
r.,-. ' ;. -sZilvr -w. j Newport on uoasi. Tjrf . M
: V S&Y-A.l- X SOMt BAU nUAUd rUUNU
i?
Or(DlutIoo Adopt Appropriate
rablrn and Join AmerVan Au
tomobile Association. Glvlnc
)Irmbrt Many nights.
XVith th. ret reertranlsaUon of
tha Portland Aulomoblle Club. there
ra folia-wed aa eathusiastle pint of
opratlon tmerc the members, and
un'trd efforts will re put fnrth to maka
tMe orsanlsatlnn en of the most Im
portant and Influent il of Ita kind on
th. Pmclnc (Mil. The new board of
directors has many bis; things under
ronsMratlon. and It Is eipertsd that
soma of tha mora Important plnr.s for
the year arlll tka dnnlt snap, at a
board rrtln Tusdar Right.
f'na of the first tlilns to he done la
t lncra the membership from to
1$"0. Ttat !'o rw members can ba
iKnrxl tht yrar. there mi to ba no
doubt to the mlnda of the director, and
ail of th charter mrmbera. Clrruiar
letter will bo nt to each member thl
week. In which will ba et forth tha
j.In In tletall. of what the club rro
loss to acrompilnh thla Summer. Thla
letter make an appeal to eerjr member
to eecure two new member.
Tna queation of a rlubhouea and a
rw location for It. will ba one of tha
chief auhtvet for cnnMerat Ion at tha
meettnr Tnelay nlaht. eieeral altea
are In view, but a flnal aelectlon will
not b mada until aery member l
beard from. Each member will ba itip.
piled with a ltt of altaa that may ba
available and tha alta that reeeleea tha
greatest number of Totea from tha
member will ba the location for tha fu
ture home of the club. In thla way.
every member will hare a rolce In
chooelna- tha location and will feel that
te has a personal Interest la the matter.
Work to Bo Martrd Thl Yrar.
With the enthulam that now ob
tain among tha club membera. thera
aeema to ba no doubt that tha organisa
tion will ba abla to aacura sufficient
funds with which to purchase a slta and
build a clubhouse. Ky selling tha pres.
ent club ground and by getting a mem
bership qf 1500 live automobiilsts. tha
directors believe that It will ba possible
to begin actual work on the proposed
clubhouse this year.
The club Is now affiliated with tha
American Automobile Association, word
having been received from Eastern
headquarters last week that the club
had been reinstated, and Is now In good
tanrtlng with that organisation. Ona
of the benefits of affiliation with tha
National organization la recognised by
autolat when touring Into other states.
Membership In tha American Automo
bile Association gives one a stay of two
weeks In anr state without having to
take out a special license.
T.-.e club has Just received Its em.
Mem and these are now being dis
tributed among the members. They are
made of metal and can be secured easily
on the front of the radtator of a cara
where they will ba In plain sight. Tha
emblems ar made to represent a wheel
and bear an Inscription of the Tortland
Automobile rlub' around the rim end
another of "OoorJ Roa!e. The spoke
signify a system of good roads leading
from a hub. or common center.
Kmblrm of Crrat Ilcnrfll.
The club emblems have a distinct
slgr.lnranre and. It Is pointed out. It
Is well worth the membership fee alora
to have I h l Insignia on the front of
one's car. If a club member meet with
an accident while on a trip, this em
blem Is brought Into good play. Any
other member meeting the one In dis
tress must stop his car and leod every
assistance possible. If he has the ma
terlal needed to repair tha brake In a
brother member's car. this must ba
supplied. Kvery effort mut ba made to
help the one out of his difficulty.
If a member refuses to aid another In
distress, the matter la reported to the
secretary, and at tha nezt meeting of
the board of directors thla member Is
suspended promptly from membership.
On tha other hand. If the member who
baa been given assistance by another,
such as the loaned tools or repair ma
terial, and does not return the articles
allMn a reasonable length of time, ha
Is also held In bad favor and Is subject
to suspension.
The us of the Insignia Is far-reach.
Irg and will no doubt prove an Impor
tant Innovation among tha automobile
club members of Portland.
:.,.X
r. if. Jionnr, nnMix; ovkr bad road.
(.LIDDK.X TltOPHT IS HF.ItE
If. L. Keats DUplaya P"rli Won by
Chalmrnt "30" Car.
One of the most famous automobile
trophies In tha world la now on exhi
bition In the salesroom of the H. L.
Keats Auto Company. It la the classic
Hidden Trophy now held by a Chalmers
"J" Tourtng Car.
In lil' tha Gild. ten Trophy, the most
famous of all motor -ndurnre prise,
waa won for tha first time by a car
ostitis less than 14000. which Is plain
ly Indti-atlva that this Is the age of the
medium-priced automobile. In the long
est and moit strenuous of ail Glldden
tours. Chalmers No. & returned a win
ner. Tha grind In 11 started at Cin
cinnati and covered tha South and
Southwest, going to Chicago by way of
I'aKas a distance of 2sSI miles. Among
the roa.ie covered were some of the
worst In the 1'ntted States, and when
Intllaa was reached Chalmers No. & was
t'ie only car In the tour which retained
Its perfect soore. f f the cars that start
ed, not one finished with a perfect
core, though No. B was the laet car to
receive a penalty.
Nona who rode through tha entire
tour will ever forget tha agonies of the
trip. It was tha severest of grinds
both tor men and cars, and all honor
Is due every car which finished.
Chalmers No. 5. aa a result of the
Olldden tour victory. atmls among the
most prominent of tha 1910 contest cars.
But If this were not enough. It may be
remembered that tha same car later
contested in tha Minneapolis Tribune
Trophy run and won permanent pos
session of this famous endurance prize
for tha beat average In three years
contests.
AUTO l"lfiS VOTES
Candidates for Political Hon
ors Burn Gasoline.
VOTERS GIVEN FREE RIDES
Ability to Corcr Ground Quickly
Aids Offlrekcr In Ilia Can
van Several In Use In
Council Race.
Ability to cover half a dozen meet
ing in one night at different parts
of the city the size of Portland would
ba impossible without the automobile,
but this Is what baa heeu done In
the last few campaigns, and will ba
repeated no doubt during the present
municipal campaign. The Importance
of the use of the auto Is being dem
onstrated now. when one can see every
day eome candidate making the rounds
In a car to stir up Interest In bis be
half. And there are the candidate's
friends who have, automobiles. They,
too. are using their machines to help
drum up Interest for their particular
and favorite rn mil. late.
"There la Hill Smith, who lives over
In the Tenth Ward." says the candi
dates manager. "John, go and see
Pinlth at once. If he doesn't enthuse
over our candidate, get him and his
wife and the kiddles, and take 'em all
fcr a iln In your auto. By the time
you get 'em back home you will have
them solid for our candidate. The wife
and the kl-blles will talk about It and
the neighbors tvlii soon learn what
ers over in the Third Ward. Jump into
yoi.r auto and look him up. He Is there
with the goods and can deliver a biff
hunch of rotes. If we do the right thing.
Take him in your car and pick up some
of his friends. A pleasant Jaunt about
town or out on some of the good drive
ways will turn the trick with the
bunch."
While one manager is using thla
means to win favor for his candidate,
other managers resort to other meth
ods to attain the same end. Then there
Is a candidate for one of the minor
offices, who owns a car. He can be
seen almost any hour of the day, burn
ing up gallon of gasoline In covering
extreme ends of the city and making a
canvass among the voters. He has no
manager, but la doing the work him
self with the aid of an automobile.
He is able to get ov-r much ground
each day, and In a week's time he can
sTri as many voters In this manner aa
he could In a whole month before tha
day of the auto.
Among the candidates in tha present
campaign who have found the auto
mobile Indispensable are: John Bur
gard. E. L. Mills, Pr. W. I. Cottel.
Ueorge L- Baker. Fred G. L'rfer and
A. A. Hoover, all of whom are seeking
eats In the City Council.
i
i
i
leslaala That Haa Bees Adopted
by Partlaad Aatossabllc Club.
stuff our man Is made of. It may be
that some of the neighbors will want
to take a ride. Well, that's all right.
We don't disappoint "em, that's arlnch.
"Then, there I" John Jonee, who is
rutting quite a figure among the vot-
LAKfcZ TAHOE RCX IS MjANXED
Silver Trophy to Go to First Auto
Via Xevr State Highway.
An offer Just made by the Lake Ta
hoe Tavern of a silver trophy for the
first automobile to reach Tahoe this
season via the new ft ate Highway,
through Auburn and Emigrant Gap,
promises to add an interesting feature
j to early Summer touring endeavors In
sons past the first and Inst motorcar
crossing of the high Sierra's has been
considered an Important achievement
by the automobile trade In and around
Pan Francisco. The added incentive
that the offer of the Tahoe trophy In
sures will doubtless greatly stimulate
the desire of the various dealers to
have their particular machine the first
over the summit this season.
Interest also attaches to the offer be -
I cause of the popularity that last Octo
ber's Lake Tahoe endurance run
achieved for the new State Highway
as an automobile touring route. On
that occasion elKht out of 10 entries
returned to San Krnnrlsco with perfect
scores, thus showing the ease and
safety with which the trip could be ac
complished. The recent conairui tlon
of a boulevard running from Ken All. a
station but a short distance above Sac
ramento, to an Intersection with the
Tahoe road goes a long way toward
perfecting the Tahoe route for this
coming season. The road from Auburn
to Emigrant isp Is to be cared for by
a large appropriation made by the su
pervisors of Placer County, while $5000
Is tu be expended for Improvements
from that point on to Lake Tahoe.
Early endeavors to resch the lake
will be unusually Interesting this sea
son because of the heavy fall of snow
this past Winter. In places the snow
reached the unprecedented depth of 30
feet. It Is reported, however, that the
thaw Is progressing rapidly, and that
early June should see the road in con
dition for regular touring.
The cultivation of cotton In Plant I being
encouraged by the mlnmtry of asrlrult ure.
and Is attracting the attention of capital!!.
It bus been found that both the noil and
climate of the Mensm valley and In th
northern province are most congenial to
the srrtwth of the cotton ilnt.
Label Wins. Ftoar-Ttound PecKlon.
Abe Label, who fought In Portland
about a year ago. won a clean-cut four
round decision over Tommy McFarland
In San Francisco a few nights ago.
Man Ion waa the third man in the, ring.
XcFarland acquired considerable noto
riety by getting a draw with Wolgast
at Fond du Lac. Wis., several months
age. Wolgast breaking Ma aim ia ths
beat. .
SIXTEEN-YEAR-OLD GIRL SKILLED DRIVER.
1
: -r t'i
' . . . . '.'f -. v. : '. :.r
'a r .
MI3 LELA nVlE, WITH PARTY, l HER SEW Al BI RN CAR.
WALLA WALLA. Wash., April 89. ( Special.) Good roads and scen
ic spots around Walla Walla have made motoring most popular here.
Among the most enthusiastic automobiilsts Is Miss Lela Coyle, daugh
ter of Sidney Coyle. a wealthy -Walla Walla Valley land owner and good
roads advocate.
Mlsa Coyle. shown at tha wheel of her' 1911 Auburn "30," la only 18
years old, and has not yet completed her high school course, but she
has demonstrated unusual ability for one so young In driving automo
biles, having- spent the most of last Summer In touring In Washington
and Oregon wtth her parents and friends. Miss Coyle in planning sev
eral touring trips for this year. Besides being a skillful driver, the
young lady is a talented dancer, having taken part as one of the prin
cipals In the Klrmess given here some time ago.
C. II. Moore and W. K. Merrill Say
Worst Piece of Highway Va Met
With Between Towns of
Tisardville and Rex.
After making an automobile trip
through the Willamette Valley as far
aa Eugene, tbenoe through Benton and
Lincoln Counties to Newport, and re
turning to Portland .through King's
Valley to Independence, Monmouth, Mo
Minnvllle and Xewberg. C H. Moore,
district superintendent, and W. K. Mer
rill, special agent of the Pacific Tele
phone & Telegraph Company, hold the
record for covering this route between
Portland and the sea this early in the
season.
With the exception of being ground
ed several times in the muddy roads In
Lincoln County and meeting with tire
trouble at Tlgardvillo, in Washington
County the automobiilsts had a most
pleasant and successful trip.
Leaving Portland a week ago last
Thursday, the party drove to Eugene,
topping at the several towns on the
way. On Sunday they left Eugeno for
Newport, Including In their itinerary
the towns of Monroe. Bell Fountain,
Corvallls. Philomath, Wrenn, Blodgett,
Eddyvllle and Pioneer.
They found the roads between Eu
gene and Corvallls in excellent condi
tion, while the stretch between Cor
vallls and Philomath was almost as
fine aa a street pavement. At Wrenn,
the road was In bad shape and was In
poor condition practically all the way
between that point and Pioneer. Be
tween Wrenn and Blodgett the road
was full of mudholes and the automo
bile waa mired three times. The 1S
mlle stretch between Blodgett and Ed
dyvllle was In similar condition.
The party found the mountain road
around Pioneer in fairly good condi
tion and the steep grade at Pioneer
was negotiated without difficulty. The
muddy condition of the road near To
ledo made It hard pulling. Between
Toledo and Slletz, the tourists found
that three miles of tha macadamized
road being built by the Government
had been finished.
Arriving at Newport Monday after
noon. Messrs Moore and Merrill found
delightful weather. They drove 18
mtles south .along the beach to W'ald
port. This 'proved one of the most
pleasant features of the trip.
The drive between Newport and
Waldport is magnificent,'' said Mr.
Moore. "It surpasses Atlantic City in
every way. I don't believe that the
people of this state fully appreciate
that spot along the Oregon coast."
The tourists left Newport for Port
land Wednesday afternoon, arriving
home at 10 o'clock Thursday night. The
only tire trouble experienced In the en
tire trip was about 15 miles from the
city. . . '
"Outside of the mudholes and the
soft condition of the roads in Lincoln
County, the worst piece of road we
found on the entire trip is that between
Tlfrardvllle and Hex." said Mr. Moore.
"This stretch of road is a disgrace and
it seems to me that something should
Ideal tires are
tires you don't have to
think about all the time
...Do their work un
obtrusively. Think about your
tires just enough to keep
them clean and fully
inflated, then forget
them...Thafs all, if...
If they're
iilSiilgin
fill
Tbe B. F. Goodrich Co Akron, Ohio.
Portland Branch S25-S2T Btirnalde t.
be done at once toward repairing it.
The movement started at Newberg last
week to rebuild this road is most meri
torous and it should have the hearty
support of the people of Portland."
The first automobile trip of record
that had been made previously between
Portland and Newberg was made in the
month of June. Making the same drive
In April Is considered a noteworthy
feat among local automobiilsts.
NOTED IXVEXTOR VISITS CITY
J. V. Jones Has Device That Keeps
Tab on Truckdrivers.
One of the latest Inventions con
sidered of Importance to the automobile
manufacturer, dealer and owner, is a
recording device for use on commercial
vehicles and trucks. This recorder
tells what time the truck is In opera
tion, what hour of the day and how long
the truck is idle, how many miles and
how fast it travels. It serves as a com
plete accounting system for the truck
owner. W hen attached to a truck. It is
locked and sealed, so that the driver
cannot tamper with it.
The inventor of this device, Joseph
W. Jones, Is now in Portland showing
his latest patent to the local trade. Mr.
Jones Is also inventor of the Jones
speedometer and the originator of the
speedometer industry. He is accom
panied on his trip through the North
west by O. N. Cowan, manager of the
San Francisco branch. .
In addition to the two inventions, Mr.
Jones scored a big achievement when he
invented the circular disc phonograph
record.
"I am much pleased with Portland
and Its climate," said Mr. Jones. "This
city gives every evidence of prosperity.
The building development here is amaz
ing. I find the automobile trade in a
most healthy condition here."
While in the city Mr. Jones Is. the
guest of Hughson & Merton, his Pacina
Coast factory representatives.
MAXWELL
THE GREAT
ECONOMY CAR
TO PAN D j.Wl N D H I EkOE-XTBAr
Model A B. 19 a. p. Business Man's Runabout , S 675
Model Q, 22 h. p. four-cylinder Roadster 8 850
Mnilrl I. 2. h. p. Koredoor Touring Car S1050
Mattel i: A, SO a. p. Foredoor Touring Car S152o
Model ti A, 30 k. p. Foredoor Roadster with demountable rims,
extra tire, tube and rlin. Hartford Miock Absorbers 815SO
PRICKS PORTLAND DELIVERY.
Mere Poetors and Mercsntile Establishments in Portland Using
Maxwells Than Any Other One Make of Automobile.
UNITED AUTO CO.
634-S AI.DF.lt VTRKKT.
PHO.tKK MAIX 43.'T, A T1T1
M.tXWKLL.
Distributors for Oregon.
COLUMBIA
SAMPSOS TRUCKS.
DON'T BE A CRANK, NOR USE ONE
Eveready
Automatic Starters
ARE GUARANTEED TO START THE CAR
FROM THE SEAT.
As we have been'appointed Northwest distributers
for Eveready Solf-Starters, we invite you to call
and see this specialty. The factory agrees to keep
a trained mechanic at Portland, who attaches the
Starter to' your car free of charge, and cares for
same. - '
ARCHER & WIGGINS CO., Sixth and Oak
The Recognized Leaders of the Industry
Peerless Pope-Hartford
Chalmers Hudson
Each Pre-eminent in Its Class
KEATS AUTO CO., Seventh and Burnside
Phone Main 5368 Open Evenings
FISK O AUTO
TIRES
AUBM
Auburn Motor Car Co.
S05 BURNSIDE ST.
Phones: A 7339, Main 2674
BALLOU 8 WRIGHT
Largest Stock
Automobile Accessories
M. 8c w. TIRES
MONOGRAM OILS
86 Sixth St Portland, Or.
B
OWSER
GASOLINE and OIL TANKS
STORAGE STBTEMS FOR PUBLIC AA'D PRI
VATE OARAGES,
a. D. Stoddard, Aat SOS Columbia Bide. MalnldTo
Portland, Loa Angeles, San Francisco, Seattle, Spokane, Fresno.
CHANSLOR b LYON
MOTOR SUPPLY CO, Inc.
Stromberg Carburetors Hartford Tires
627 Washington St., Portland
Marshall 1018 A 7633
Crowe Auto Co.
16th and Alder
Oldsmobile
Marion
TTftSfWf" TIRES
Vulcanising; Retreadlne;. R. B. BLODGETT. 510 Alder St. Main 7005.
-STEVENS-DUKTEA
-war m m v -p
GRAHAM MOTOR CAR CO.
Washington and lSth Streets, Portland, Oregon
(Ml R LAND OOEl'Ma
J.W.LEAVITT&CO.
629-531 Washington St
Distributor for
Oregon, Washington, California
and Nevada.
MENZIES-DUBOIS AUTO CO.
II wmMtMmmM.
Immediate Oellrarx.
RSW.1. Msta 4880.
S30-S33 Dnvla Street.
APPERS0N RE0
Northwest Auto Co.
Distributors.
Fifteenth and Alder Sts. Phones, Main 7179, A 4959.
MOTOR CARS
Osen & Hunter Auto Co.
Marshall 227
A. L. LUTZ. MANAGER
SS North Sixth Street
Schacht Motor Car Go.
COMMERCIAL AND PLEASURE CARS
COR. FIFTH AND HOYT STS.
NEATE & MCCARTHY, Inc.
Main C374 A 7577
694 Washington Street, Corner King
K
K
K
K
K
rK
5
K
k"THETRUCKJIW delivers vTHt goods
K BOTH INEATEANDMSCARTHV INC
KPFiON ZS 694 WASH. ST. COR. K I NC STA A-7577M
HOODS
1-1-6374(5 V