The Sunday Oregonian. (Portland, Ore.) 1881-current, June 25, 1911, SECTION FOUR, Image 49

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Newspaper Page TextFEW TRY BAD HOAD Here is the Flanders oiorcycle K Route to Astoria Obstructed by Rough Passes. "4" M IMPROVEMENT IS SOUGHT oor Portland Motorist TX-clarrs Terri tory reached by Highway Will Make It Popular Drive Local Drivers Make Good Record. Two Portland automobile partlea last week crossed the roads between Port land and Astoria, while an Aatorla party came from the Centennial City to Portland. Roy S. Wllaon and Law rence Therkelsen. In a Bulck "Red- blrd." lowered the road record between Portland and Astoria, while O. W. Tay lor and Lewis RusselL aa guests of O. J. ColllEce. Ttewed the scenery of Co lumbia mnd Clatson counties from an automobile. County Judge Judd. of Clateop Coun ty, with Mrs. Judd and Frank Parker, of the United Slates Customs Serrlce at Astoria, toured to Portland., the Judge Inspecting the road work being flone under the supervision or the toun 1r fTourt The Bulck party did not atop for road conditional speeding oer ereryinma;. with iha nMri In view of breaking a record. Their did and their machine came out In good condition, the only damage was a hub cap lost. ljpn their return to Portland Messrs. Wilson and Thrk!icn said the roads were far from smooth in many places. Mr. Colllnge. Mr. Taylor and Mr. Rus sell suffered as a result of the rocky roads, a spring being broken In Clat on County. "Although passable, the road la far from a good one. said Mr. Russell last week. "In places, near St. Helena, I.r Island. Clatskanlne and Astoria. tha hlchwar la grand for touring. Muck work haa been dona there, but there are two other points Coble and Rain ier where much work la to be dona before the road la passable In any sort of wt weather. -In two veare the road will be fairly rood all tha way to the coast: tn five ..r. th.re will be permanently con structed what I believe to be tha most fnlc road In Oregon. "There are three routea to Astoria, Tha one which Is most generally used now Is tha river route, lying through (St Helens. Gobi. Rainier. Clatskanle. Mist. JewelL Vesper and Astoria. An other la from Portland to St. Helena, then to Pittsburg and Mist. Tha thlr I, by way of the Germantown road Inta Washington Countr. passing mrougn rvntarvllla. Banks. Buxton and Ver non la. All are now passable -for auto mobiles. -in mv ODlnlon the river route la the most beautiful. For mora than miles the road skirts tha bluff over looking tha mighty Columbia River. The view la almost unparalleled In the tstc. tha timber belta of Oregon and Washington aa well aa glimpses of tha Columbia for miles either way. be ing obtainable all along tha bauff. It la a good road for tourists." Huge stones In the roadbed were found In many placea In the heart of the Coast Range back from the river. Three big boulders caused the Waterloo of tha Colllnge party, aa tha machine did not have enough clearance to pass over tha high rocks. The Clatsop Coun ty road supervisor preceded . County Judge Judd'a automobile and blew many of the biggest rocks out of tha roadbed with powder. The Bulck record-breaking machine waa ahtpped back to Portland by steamer. The Colllnge machine con tinued on to Oearhart. where It will be stationed during the Summer, while Mr. Parker and Mrs. Judd drove back to Astoria on Wednesday. Mr. Judd went homa Sunday night by train. Tha automobile partlea coming each way were met at Clatskanle by en thusiastic good roads workers, among tha most prominent being Charles W, Conyere. Mr. Conyera Is president of tha Lower Columbia County Good Roada Association. IO Ul LUG WU-llUll grown in America is not good enough for our tires. Even the we use for tire fabric is tested and inspected after it is woven every foot of it-before "(X Kd". Then it's specially treated to make it still stronger, before it's good enough for Tha B. F. Coodrleb Ca, Akron. Ohio. piartlaad Drairk S-SrT Baraalda St. both cue and finger. Mora than ZOO persons saw the exhimtioos. ome 01 thaw's exhibition shots were most re markable, particularly four-ball masse shots and the four-cushion playing. TRIP PLANS COMPLETE AUTOMOBILE CLCB READY rtcx TO BAYOCEAX. FOR Tillamook and Other Town on. Way Promise to Give Cordial Welcome to Tourists. Vancouver Has Motor Track. VANCOUVER. Waak Juna ti. Spe- clsL) A big motor-truck, owned by Rector at Ialy. contractors, la to be used In drawing three wagona loaded with sand or gravel, taken from tha streets which that firm has the con tract to Improve. In this way, the auto truck will displace about 10 horses, and do the work mors expedi tiously than could be done with ani mals. It is thought that tha motor will be amply strong enough for tha work. rorvrxAXD gxts clcb formed Srw Amateur Organisation wllh SS Members Electa Officers. With a membership of JS. tha Port land Gun Club Friday night waa or ganised at a meeting held at J. O. Mack aV Company's offices. Fifth and Stark streets. R- D. Inman was chosen president. . P. J. Holohan la vice-presi dent and R- A. Tyler la secretary-treasurer. Maurice Abrahams. W. W. Caldwell. F. O. Joy. W. a. Eddleraaa and W. E. Carlon are the members of the board of directors, while J. E. Culllaon. Maurice Abrahams and P. J. Holohan were se lected aa members of a committee on br-lawa. The new organisation will succeed the Multnomah Rod and Oun Club, which disbanded aaveral years ago. The club will shoot on the Kenton grounds of the Union Meat Company. upon which Portland trapsbooters have been practicing for several weeks past. Several bluerock tournaments are planned for Portland during the Sum mer months. Tha first shoot under tha ausolree of the Portland Gun Club probably will ba held a week from to morrow. Charles Warner waa the appointee aa captain and field manager. There are many sportsmen of Portland who bava been eager for tha organisation of a new gun club. Invltatlona will ba Is sued to all sportsmen of the city to be come members of the club, which Is an amateur organisation. W. J. Clemens, president of tha Port land Automobile Club, announcea that tha plana for the trip of that club to Bar oce an are now completed. Every thing points to tha success of the- trip. An unusual amount of entertaining was dona In honor of the club laat year by every town through which the members passed, and it looaa as though a better time waa In store for the guests this year. The machines. 2S In number, will leave Portland on the morning of July 1. at 7:10 o'clock. The Macadam road will be followed back of tha RIverview Cemetery and on through to Tlgard- llle. and then to Newberg. i'unaee. Dayton. McMlnnvllle and Sheridan. A short atop will bo mada at Dundee, where George Waggoner will serve the tourlata with refreshments. Passing through tha Grand Ronde reservation, the party will atop at Dolph for lunch. From there It will go through tha mountalna and atop In the afternoon at Tillamook, where a hearty welcome will ba extended to them. The Tilla mook people are looking forward to greeting the club and many lettera of Invitation have been received. At Bay City the machlnea will be left and the ferry will be taken for Bayocean. the party arriving In plenty or time xor dinner. Many aide tripe have been planned for Monday, the following day: some to Nehalem. aoma to Pacific City and other placea of Interest. . The custom ary Fourth of July celebration win take place Tuesday. Races, water sports, music, fireworks and speeches will ba among tne mora prominent iea tures of entertainment. In tha even ing fires will ba made on tha beach. Boms members of the party wilt re main for a few days, but most of them will start on the return Journey tha morning of July B. The roada have been Improved since last Summer-and no "highway difficulties" are expected. There will be !S machines tn tha party and 111 persona. Those taking machlnea are: Ben Trenkman. C. F. Wrirht. Oliver K. Jeffery. Edward Jef- fery. Julius Durkhelmer. C. C. Carpen ter. George K. Clark. F. 8. Doernbecher, C. H- Jackson. A. L. Carlson, W. A. lllldge. C. 8. Jackson. W. J. Clemens. John .F. Beall. H. M. Covey. H. A. Speer. Henry Wemme, Harry Keats. Felix Isherwood. M. D. Fenton. Lloyd Wlckeraham. W. H. - Chatten. H. E. Cherry and Or. Sanford Whiting. FAMOCS - CAR ' WILL RACH ' - "Whistling BIUt'.' to Me Wlto Thomas Flyer Hero on Fourth. -Whistling Billy." the famoua White racing car. and a Thomaa 10-horse-power Flyer will race for tha speed supremacy at the Portland track July 4. on a It-mlle course. A. F. Hale, of Buffalo. N. T.. owner and driver of. the Thomaa car. la already here and tha car haa attracted much attention on the streets. Fred Dundee, who raced against Oldfleld with "Whistling Billy." the only car that Oldfleld acknowledged uneasiness about, la here and "Whis tling Billy" Is expected In the first of tbe week. This automobtla race will be tne Dig feature of tha Fourth of July celebra tion at tha racetrack, but other In teresting numbers have been arranged. A stock-car tryout in which six io- horsepower five-paaeenger cara will en gage la a feature. A relay race of two miles and other running races will ba put on. aa well aa a coupla of harness races. "Whistling Billy "haa rather a san guinary record.. At tha Dallas (Tex.) fair In ltot it killed four persona, and after plowing through a fence or two brought ud In the farm products booth and scattered vegetables far and wide. Tha students' atbletto association win give a half-mile dash and other ex- hlbitlona In that Una. In the afternoon. revival of old-time Fourth or July aborts will be attempted, when sucn nearly forgotten sports aa tha fat man'a race, spoon and aack racea and the like will ba revived. The meeting la aimed to offer an afternoon of novel entertainment for all tha stay-at-homes who can visit tbe Country Club grounds on tbe Fourth. Made in the World's Largest Motorcycle Factory. It is a Big, Powerful, Beautiful Machine, Combining all that is Best and the Price is a little More than Half $175. Magneto included of course. -THIS IS THE MOTORCYCLE you have heard bo much about. We hope this announcement will quell the anxiety of other makers now that they know the worst they may rest easier I EVER SINCE IT BECAME KNOWN that Flanders, the man who makes the E-M-F "30" and Flanders "20" automobiles, was interested In the manufacture of motorcycles, nothing else has been talked of in trade circles. IT WAS AMUSING to listen t the many stories that weTe told. Some of them were weird and all were far from the truth. They origin ated doubtless from the fact that it was known we were experiment ing on something very different from present types experiments that may or may not come to something in the future. HERE ARE THE FACTS: The Flanders "4 is not an experiment in any sense nor is there a single radical feature about it. It is a. standard, four-horse power, belt-driven motorcycle a trifle, larger, longer, yet lighter, and more powerful and much better built than other rV. THE PRICE IS SENSATIONAL that's all price and Quality. YOU WILL RECALL that Flanders' success in the automobile industry was made, not by inventing a new kind of motor car, but by taking the best $2,500 car hat could be found, manufacturing then in thous ands instead of hundreds and selling them for just half the former price. Of course the profit was small on each car but on thousands it figured up pretty fast. And the low price made it possible to sell all and more than the big factories could make. THE REST IS HISTORY no other car in tbe whole world enjoys so splendid a reputation. Over 30,000 delighted owners will tell you it has no equal. NOW GET THIS it's important! We are following the same plan. We have nothing new just a standard "four" motorcycle made as much better than others as we know how. The genius of this organization is designing and manufacturing ability our strong point is making things in immense quantities. We have the capital, the factories and the experience. THEN WE SELL IT FOR LESS much less. Why? Simply because if we are. to manufacture say 50,000 motorcycles per year we must place the price within the reach of that many people working men, clerks, as well as business men. Every ten dollars 'added to the price cuts down the demand less people can afford the price. BESIDES IT COSTS HEAVILY to sell an article for more than it is worth. The customer knows about how much he should pay and get one hundred cents' worth for every dollar. MOTORCYCLES ARE TOO HIGH PRICED the value isn't there. The Flanders "4" will correct that. WHEN FLANDERS ENTERED. the automobile business prices were fifty per cent higher than they are now the reason other makers have, been so worried of late was because they knew the advent of Flanders in the motorcycle business meant a revolution of both price and quality In this aa it did in the automobile business. THE PRICE IS $175.00 magneto included of course. Flanders was the first to say no automobile was complete without a magneto we say it again now no motorcycle is complete without a first-class magneto and we use the Splitdorf admitted best. Others charge $25 to $40 "extra for a magneto and a foreign one at that. 5 AS FOR THE REST we need not waste space here on technical specift. cations. They are all in the catalog and you can have one for the asking. Suffice it to say this is a full sire machine 55 inch wheel base;v23 inch wheels shod with 2 inch tires. Heavily tired for the weight for Flanders "4" is 25 pounds lighter than the next lightest motorcycle of the same size. ' -i. WHY? BECAUSE instead of heavy, uncertain steel castings we use drop forgings and stampings scientifically heat treated. In other words, we use the same kind of materials that are used in first-class automobiles and so we are able to make a lighter yet stronger machine. Of course, we need not tell you the advantages of lightness in a .motorcycle yew - know them yourself. j, ;. NOW IF THIS WERE A NEW and unknown concern you might have reason to doubt the quality of this motorcycle agents for other machines selling-for $225 to $850 will, of course, try to ten yen a first-class 4 horsepower, belt-driven free engine motorcycle can't b made and sold at a profit for $175.00 including a Splitdorf magneto. BUT YOU KNOW THE NAME FLANDERS. Yon know it stands bed and shoulders above all others in the automobile Industry and above all yon know all the world knows that name stands for quality and fair dealing. ' SO WE NEEDN'T answer that statement winch, of coarse, other makers, will make because they must. It is tbe only thing left for them to say. YES, WE WILE answer it by 'saying that tbe Flanders guarantee goes with every motorcycle and all the world knows what that means, too. j JUST A WORD about deliveries. Already the fame of this machine has spread over the country and we have a large number of orders on! hand. You may have to wait a little, but it will bo worth it you; will get a better motorcycle for much less. PERHAPS THERE ISNT a dealer in your immediate territory ye we are signing them up as fast as we can, but it takes time, especially as we are very careful to select the best men who will properly repre sent th Flanders policy. , IF THERE ISNT a dealer in your vicinity you can send your order to the factory direct it won't get any better service, but we promise you a delivery in your proper order no partiality. DEALERS: Pertiape wa haven't signed up In your territory yet only way to fin , out la to write our Salea Manager at tha factory. You will have to measure up to tha standard to secure this agency. So If you want K, hurry and wtie writing tell him all about youraalf and why you think you are antltted to thrt plum. Tan of these machlnea will Ire eold for every ne you are pow edllng greater value for the money. Flanders Manufacturing Company, Pontiac, Michigan CCK EXPEJIT GIVES EXHIBITION Lew Shaw Show Trick and Fancy Shots Johnson Defeated. Billiards and' pool la everv conceivable form were shown In aa exhibition at the Portland Commercial Clab Friday nlaht by Lew Bhaw. formerly a vaude ville performer, and W. a. Johnson, formerly rarlfjo Northwest amateur rhamploa. The two men played aa ex hibition match for 20 points. 104 and under not to count. In the first Innlna: Khaw ran 114 points, with a second Innlns; run of 100 points. Johnson ran M points his first Innlna;. Followlnc the mate rame. Phaw srava aa esblblUoa of PWl ana billiards. Kate Air Mea Will Meet. CHICAOO.' June J4. (Special.) From Auvust 13 to. 20. Grant Park. here, will be the ecene of the rrestest "aviation meet In the history or aeronautic. The International Aviation Sleet will ba held at that time. Compel! n a lor me tav.vv prises, ins largest, ever offered at such a meet, will be world-famed aviators who will struggle for the fame and fortune that await tha men who best navigate the ether. Led by Harold F. Mccormick. Ions an entnusiaai on me suojeci oi avia tion, a number of dtlsena of Chicago have subscribed to a guaranty fund of SlOO.OoO and preparations are already under way for the arcnts, which prom , Ije to ttartle tba, wav CRACK HORSES TO RACE S 8-DAY MEET TO TAKE PIiACE AT POST FALLS, IDAHO. M. D. Wright, a well-known Idaho mil lionaire, was Interested In the scheme and made president of the association. Frank W. Smith, the well-known sport ing man. la secretary,- while other moneyed men purchased sufficient stock to Inmir th expenditure of $75,000 on 12 acres of land, grandstand with seating capacity of 6000 and stalls for 600 horses. The officials for the Lake City will be: Robert 8. Lelghtoti, British Colum bia horseman, presiding- Judge; Frank S. flklnnpr. of San Francisco, asso- ToUl of SI Contests Will Be Run and Puree Amounting to Mora Than 1 8 (,00 0 Offered. SPOK AVE. Wash.. Juna 24. (Spe cial.) Tha eyea of Western turfdom are fixed npon Post Falls, Idaho, 22 miles from Spokane, where a 36-day running race programme will ba staged commencing' September 11. With 116 races during the meet, the purses ranging from 1300. the average sailing race, to 11000 for the Lake City Derby, representing; a total purse of over III.0O0, Including seven feature speed events and a number of over night handicaps weekly, the programme will be easily the most ambitious In tha West this aeason. Tha Coeur d'Alene Fair & Racing As sociation will stage the Initial Lake City meets on a splendid mile track, and already between 800 and 1000 horses are assured for tha meeting. The 100 horses campaigning in British Co lumbia, tha 400 now at Lagoon, and many "Eastern stables,' among the lat ter the St. James, owned by Irving Wheatoroft. are pledged for tha gath ering. From the first the path of the Lake City promoters haa been an easy one. i The Great Economy Car MAXWELL aani . sit, lift - ' " '"'alii ' Eight Models. TPrices from $67oto $1650, " Portland Delivery. ".. " '- Demonstration by appointineut, :"-.'. '. UNITED AUTO COMPANY 634-6 Alder Street, - PHONES MAIN 4337, A. 7171 MAXWELL Distributers for Oregon. COLUMBIA SAMPSOJT TRUCKS elate judge and handicapper; Richard Dwyer, veteran Emeryville and Santa Anita official, starter; Phil Rellly, San Francisco, clerk of scales; Jack Dinue. San Francisco, paddock Judge and timer. MOTOR CARS Rambler Automobile Agency Snow Room 688 Washington, Near 21st. Phone Marshall 1313 !