HE. SUXDAY .OIHSGOXIAX, PORTLAND, MAT 19, 1912.
payments, the members of the confer-
enca expressed their decided disfavor
of tha policy of Incurring heavy onu
for tha construction of parsonages.
a resolution advocating that not
mora than a month rental be paid
for mission ministers' parsonages, an
that congregations not build a par
sonsge coating more than !iM will ba
Forty-Mile Ride Brings Joy to
Portland Motorists.
considered.
IMscusalng the question, tha Rev. A.
F. Klrkpatrlck declared: It Is no
body's buslnaas how wa pastors spend
our salaries. We certainly earn every
cent we aet. and wa should be allowed
te spend tha money for the kind of
homes that wa can get ana make ootn
FUEL CONSUMPTION SMALL
ends meet.
Mechanician Is Real Hero
of Anto Races
Too r to Oregon Cltjr and Hetnrn
Made on Two Gallon of Gas
oline rertilo Taller
Excites Praise.
Pllafa Partser PUya a PTeaslaaeit
Part la Oasee, bwt the Klerr and
Credit Ceee te Mas at Wheel.
SHORT TRIPS
SCENIC
ThM. living la the city w
automobile mtr consider themsslvee
fortunate, at thl time of the year."
altt Will T. Powall aftsr taking a -mil
spin In the, country with Frank
Cary in a Mlchlsaa "" last week.
Wltheat iraii diversion In the general
routine cf life, soon cobwebs will ac
cumulate rapidly In the mental fseul-
Ar thnu who confine their
nouthu and actions to ona Una of ae
tivltr. and here la where tha motor
rar hu neoven such an Important fac
tor In tha proceas of rejuvenating the
tired brain of tha city business
-a nv iioni some of tha smooth
roads leading out Into tha country from
Portland will brine ona In touch with
Nature In all of hr beauty: a transi
tion from tha buay. throbbing streets
r iina city to tha enchantlns
-nes of tha country places ona In a
natural environment which affords en
joyment beyond description.
Piaaaaraaa rarwaa Da rata.
-Wa emerged from Portland via tha
Foster Road to tha blgnway leaning
to Oregon Cttr. going aa far as Clacka
mas, than diverting our course north
ward, traversing a beautiful llttla val
ley with waving grain fields on either
aids and dotted hera and thera with
comfortabla and attractive homes. As
oup apaadomatar Indicated IS miles wa
wera croeslng tha Clackamas River on
th- Raker brldca. Then oup coursa
was chanced southwsrd. followlnif tha
east bank of tha Willamette to uniira
Cltr.
-It would ba difficult to find a mora
beautiful aectlon of country than along
tha eastern shore of tha Clackamas
biaar Jmt far enough above tha
water to ba out of danicer of floods, a
level strip, sufficiently wide. Is a good
road, ahaded tha entire distance by tall
stately fir and pine trees, making It a
delightfully cool one on a hot Bummer
day. From tha abrupt nuis wmcu inf
low tha contour of the rlrer, many
springs burst forth to quench tha thirst
of travelers. Ferns and who nowers
In profusion Oil tha alp with frag
vanre. causing ona to linger op trave
leisurely through thla section. Almost
anywhere tha rivep Is accessible from
tha road. and. Judging from tha many
picnic parties observed, this Is a popu
lar section for automobillsts. Kvery
moment of the trip waa Interesting,
and those who have not traversed this
route should designate It as their next
Journey.
rerty-Mlle Trip la Cheap.
-Our return to Portland was Tla Ore
gon City and tha West Side of the
Willamette River. The only hill of any
consequence encountered was tha ona
approaching Oswego, and tha machine
wended Ita way smootniy ana siienuy.
aa though It were an easy matter to
annihilate distance under such circumstances.
-As wa reached tha finishing point
tha speedometer Indicated that we had
traveled 4 mllea In two hours and J
minutes, consuming two gallona of
gasoline, which dispels the Idea that
the cost of maintaining an automooiio
Is such aa expensive luxury.
-Nature has beautined many a spot
within easy driving distance of thla
city and this exhilarating environment
Is yours to enjoy tor only a little at-
fort and time.
ALTO COXQVERS SAXD BAXKS
Itoads From Spokane to Portland
Good. Says Motorist.
Ray Paulson, of Fpokane. drove a
W intoa Mix from the Inland Empire
J.ub to Halem. via Walla Walla. Pen
dleton. The lallea and Portland, last
wek. According to Paulson, the roads
are In excellent condition for this time
of the year. In returning from Salem
to Portland, the Spokane msn says he
msde the trip In 1 hour and it min
utes. "We would have had a pleasant trip
all the way If It had not been for tha
obstinate tender of the ferry at John
I s y ferry," said raulson. "Thla man
refused to ferry us mcroB the river,
on the score that It waa too dangerous
sn undertaking. Then we had to go
around by way of Arlington. ?S miles
off our route, and ran Into the sand
banks opposite Tha Dalles. Wa pulled
through the sand on our own power.
It waa tha disagreeable part of the en
tire trip."
Rose Leaves for East.
I M. Rose. Northwest manager of
tha Ktudebaker Corporation, left Fri
day for letrolt to confer with Ernest
R. Benson, who was recently appointed
salea manager of tha automobile de
partment to fill tha vacancy left by
tie resignation of Paul ttmlth. Mr.
Hose will attend the Indlanapolla races
May JO. where he will endeavor to so
cura entries for the Tacoma race In
July.
Loa Angeles Plans 9C3.009 Meet.
prominent I-os Angeles motorists are
already planning for another road race,
plans have been mapped out for the
greatest motor automobile event ever
run la the West. A prise of l:.000 has
been named. This Is the largest
amount of money ever offered for a
Western meet. Tha proposed meet Is
set for Thanksgiving day. and will be
run over tha Van Nuys course.
These are the days of Intense excite
ment and activity around the famous
Indlanapolla motor speedway, where
manv intrepid pilots are "tuning- tnei
steel mounts for the coming 0-mlle
contest.
While the driver la the center of In
terest and upon him largely dependa
tha outcome of tha strenuous contest.
there la another figure not so specie-
uiar but none the leas necessary. II
la tha mechanician.
Ha la experienced In the rigid disci
pllne of motor car racing, operates t
ell pumps, wstches for cars that are
trying to pasa; and aids and relieves
the driver In every way possioie. Mi
main requirement Is to take orders
tha aama as a soldier. He does not
ret tha elorv nor credit, but plays hi
urt In alienee and with a brave and
unselfish spirit that makes him a hero
nevertheless.
AUTO CHUG CHUGS
Adjustable Seats Feature Cars.
Adjustable front seats that may be
moved forward and back, to fit any
leg length are features of the Stod-dard-rayton
-Knight." "Special- and
"Sa brook'" models. Tha forepart of
the bodlea are built unusually wide to
allow the utmost freedom of movement.
WEAK MISSIONS ARE AIDED
lo-l ot Parsonages Cornea t"p at
Presbyterian Meeting.
SPOKANE. Waslv, May U. Missions
and weak churches to the number of
tl asked and received aid from tha
general conference of missions of the
Presbyterian Church of North America,
now tn annual session here. The
amounts range from $Iim to t-'OOO. and
the total amount granted for church
aid Is tit.Xl.
In connection with the consideration
of a request for additional donatlona
to a church which had built Its par
sonage on the loan plan and the pastor
waa -unaSle to keen up the. monthly
a- HK reglsratlon ot automobiles la
I Cora-la has raised tha 114.000
mark for the year 11J.
sea
Fire and marine Insursnee companies
.nno write liability automoDiie msur
ance. It Is written exclusively by the
casualty companies.
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Thera was sn Increase of over t
una add in nil over 1S10. In the Impor-
tatlon of motor vehicles and parts Into
Australia, and of 11.000.000 In oil and
keroaene.
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From Panama to Chile the automobll
Is Increasing In popularity, althougl
operation la rather high In cost, owlm
. .u. im In Aiia character of th
countries. American autoroobtlee are
practically unknown In several of these
countries, but In Chile ana i-eru save
lines are represented.
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Bales of various kinds of rubber
i - v. 7.ai.ii4 have consider
ably Increased In value during the last
several years, as is snown oy mi i"
Inwlnv rennrt on motor ear tires dUrtni
the years 100. 10. 1010. In 10
fl7.SSf: In 10. $149. s;$. and la 1110
13f.3at.
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The St. Paul Motor Car Dealers As
sociation. St. Paul. Minn, reports
profit on the aecond annual automobile
show and has reserved the Auditorium
for the third week of next February,
when the third show will be held. After
paying the bills, tha assoclstlon voted
11000 to the Automobile Club of St.
Paul, according to tha agreement made
previous to the show.
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Announcement hss been msde by tha
Missouri Pacific Railway that the Amer
Iran Car at Foundry Company, of St.
Louis. Is building too automobll cars
and 600 furniture cars for the road.
The cars are all 40 feet In length. It
feet high, with 10-foot staggered doors.
The difference between the automobile
and furniture cars Is thst In addition
to tha side doors tha automobll cars
have end doors also.
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America has no great annuel non
stop run for automobiles, and It is
therefore Interesting to learn that such
an event Is to ba contested in and
around Detroit over a atlpulsted coursa
under the rules of the American Auto
mobile Association and for a valuable
challenge trophy and minor trophies.
The run will take place In September.
The Michigan State Agriculture Society
will make an application this week for
the sanction, and will offer as the grand
prise for th event tha Michigan State
Fair trophy to be contested for an
nually.
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Information from Santiago, Chill's
principal seaport, shows that Importa
tions of automobiles already are show
ing a marked Increase due to the lower'
Ing of the customs duty. Sixty pep
cent ad valorem has been charged, but
February II. by act of Congresa, tha
rata of collection was changed to 15
per rent. Th principal cities of this
republic have finely paved streets and
there le a f'eld of Importance offered to
dealers In automobiles. Cars already
In use her are largely of European
manufacture, but the Introduction of
American cars Is Increasing.
I'nder a decision handed down In th
Municipal Court of Brooklyn, an Inn
keeper or hotelman who laatiea etorage
checks for automobiles to bis patrons
and then sllows soma onsuthorlzed per
son to get away with an automobile
without producing the appropriate
check must pay damages to the owner
of th abstracted car.
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Because freight rates on the Penn
sylvania and Reading railroads affect
ing milk shippers la New Jersey end
Philadelphia suburbs have been raised,
members of the Interstate Milk Pro
ducers' Association are seriously con
sidering the wholesale employment of
motor trucks to transport their prod
ucts and have appointed a' committee to
look Into tha feasibility of th plan,
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Following th failure of all efforts
to secure the passsga by Parliament
of a bill to render compulsory the car
rying of pear lights on all vehicles
using the roads at night In England,
tha Automobile Association bought
10.000 reflex lights, which It Is dis
tributing among cart owners and bi
cyclists to demonstrate to all users of
the road how cheaply and simply their
aafety can be assured In these days
and nlghta of motor traffic.
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Commercial motor vehicles will have
their Innings at London. England, on
June 10. when the sixth annual motor
truck parade takes place In tha Brit
ish metropolis. - The machines will not
be Inspected while on parade, but ex
amination of the store-sheds, drivers
and cars will be given by an engineer.
Prtxea will be given to the drivers and
the owners, special awards going to
the former for the best results In a
written technical quia.
All tha roads of France are classified
by th government as national, depart
ment, rural, and so on. There are six
distinct classes, and by giving tha or
der of their Importance. It la possible
to regulate the precedence of the traffic
on them. Thus, a wagon traveling on a
first-class or national highway has
precedence over aa automobll turning
out of a rural or alx-class road, tha
rule In each case being that tha trafflo
on a lower grade road shall give way
to that on a road of auperlor class.
This regulation Is rendered sasy of
application because the road classifica
tion has been la common use In Franc
for years. . .
. . ' HupmobUe LonrlStroke''32'' Touring Car, $900
r o. B. Detroit, including equipment of 'windshield, gas lamps and generator, oil lampsT'toolsaifdTiorn: '
rbree speeds forward and reverse; sliding' gears. Four cylinder motor. Zi inch bore x 5J inch stroke!
Bosch magneto; '106 incbwheelbase;. 32 x3$ inchjtires. Cblor.jtandard Hupmobile.blue.vRoadster. 900.
-
Thedeep
eryougo
Wl;
into detail ite
11 grow your
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reg&T
Ur
It is true' of any "car," of "course that 'the
inside notjihe outside establishesjts.
value. "
But this is'particularly' true of "the'Hup-)
mobile. It is especially true because,
the moment you begin to inspect the;
chassis, you find workmanship aun
common at the prict
Your good opinion of thecar will increase- ,
in proportion to the carewith which you!
.study its parts. '
If "you are not expert'in'engfneeringrit will:
pay you tojaave us indicate. the fine,
points of Hupmobile practice.
Learn what long-stroke actually "means,
how much it intensifies the pulling powers
See how faithfully Mr. Nelson has followed'
the finest foreign practice in the ratio.of 1
bore to stroke.'
If 4 you drive the 'car,' and "see its pulling
power triumph, at slow speed over sand
- or mud that would stall a motor of ordin
ary bore and stroke, .you'll a need. no.
further, demonstration.
But" learn in advance,' by 'studying rthV.
engine, how much additional value is'
incorporated in the $90f. price by this
long-stroke principle..
Learn to appreciate, in theory, before you.
prove it m practice, the economy with
iwhich this excess power is secured.. .
ii-fagr
tStUtly the oiling system in itself a" type of
th'er highest ingenuity and efficiency '
which distributes oil when, where, and
as itis needed, with absolutely.unfailing
certainty .
Notice the advanced vpractice"followedin'
combining motor, clutch and trans-!
..mission .in one compact.spacej.and
... weight -saving unit,'. ' .."
fLefus explain why'it-isclivan"advaritage
to have the cylinders cast enbloc-hhow
.; the valves (at the.side) are.made,4ust
. and dirt proof.;
jLeYus tell you how the common liability" to
. crankshaft strains is avoided by the use
of three generouscrankshaft hearings
' instead of two.. ' ' -
Letus tell youwhyHupmobile'carburetiofl
is almost unbelievably reliable how it
insures correct mixtures at all speeds
.and tinker all. loads, withouti.resortato!
adjustments .
The further you go'ihto detail, the 'greater
"will grow your respect .for this Jruly
remarkable car.j
Study it," hereTat"nrst " hand. Taimliafiz(
yourself with its good points.'
You'll realize then'what renderetheprice
extraordinary or, to be more precise
how great is the value you get. in the!
'Hupmobile at that price.'
fF. O. B. Detroit. Runabout, including equipment
'of top, gas lamps and generator, three oil lamps,
tools and horn. 4 cylinders. 20 h. p.. sliding
gears. Bosch magnet o.Roadster. with HO inch;
vwheelbase, SSSO.'
Hie Runabout's,
Remarkable Record
(The' Runabout today occupies the. position it
- took from the very first that of a car giv-
. ing completesatisf action and never, failing
j service.; ;
itrcreated.a type;' and itremains nowjhe domt-'
. nant representative of that type.
Its position has been held simply because Iff has,
" ; proved itself worthy, times without number.
;of the confidence of 15,000 ownerajn all
parts ot the world. ; "'
C8y power plant is identical witbTthat which
recently carried a Hupmobile touringcari
around the world.
Mention the HupmobileJandy6u will'' heat
nothing but praise for this staunch, trim car.
But these expressions will be no less interesting
" because of their sincerity, than those we
.'print below extracts from a very few of
I the letters we have received from Runabout
; owners -
Hupp.. MotoriCar 'Company,! Detroit,TJMicWgan
Dulmage & Smith
Phone Marshall 1699. A 1299
46 North Twentieth St, Portland, Or.
JK feature that specially apnea!, to me is the cheas
jhess of upkeep. ARTHUE K. MACK, New York. '.
I ran the machine more than 10,000 miles on the
same tires, and have covered 250 miles on 10 gallons
of gasoline. GEORGE A. WHITING, Minneapolis.)
March it. 1912 I just want to tell you that I am
driving s 1910 Hupmobile runabout with the same
'air that was in the tires when they left the factory
Jn 1910. W. D. SCHWARZ. M. D Portland, IncM
Last year I purchased s Runabout Hupmobile, and
up to date it has cost me only 60 cents and that
, was not for machinery, but for varnishing. FRANK
GRATES. Los Angeles, Cat '
V- I have driven a Hupmobile 20,000 'miles In " the
last two years; drove 16,000 miles without having
machine in repair shop. DR. D. IJ. GARVIN. CoC
I am bow driving Hupmobile No. 31, the first to
come to Cleveland. This car has been driven up
wards of -10,000 miles and averages SS miles on 'one
gallon of gasoline. I intend to run it the third year .
and consider it nearly as good as new, with the ex
ception of s coat of paint. GEORGE W. BILLING;
TON, Cleveland. Ohio"
"Possessing a much larger machine, 1 found, after
,1 - had acquired the Hupmobile Runabout, that the'
two automobiles cost me less to maintain than tha
'amount I 'formerly paid for the large machine slone.1 '
F. MINTO. Home. Italy.
Car has done the work of a horse sad buggy snd
electric runabout, both of which I sold after getting
the "Hup," depending noon it all winter to get
around town through the deep snow. Have done so
without trouble. DELMAR. F. BAER, South Bend.'
My car has been driven about 60,000 miles in the
ifeardest sort of service, snd is in good condition.-
,M..iYNOLD3.FLOiniNOY,olumbtis.jGa.'
RIGHT TO IiAT PIPELINE IS SE
tXRED rnosi cootv.
Anto Club Will Donate 800 Cars for
Entertainment of Visiting
Elks.
Permission to lay water Pipes along
ths county road from th spring to
tha club grounds was secured last
week by 'the Portland Automobile)
Club. Thla authority removes the last
obstacle In the completion of the plans
of the clubhouse committee of the mo
torists' organisation, worai to onng
the cool spring water to the site of
the club's first home will be started
this week.
Inability to locate a spring of suf
flcleat slse to supply the needs of the
club near the clubhouse put the com
mittee tn a serious quandary- For a
while It was thought that It would be
eceasary to fall back on tn river
water, which flows past the grounds.
This would have meant a large ex
penditure for a filtering plant and
would not give the results desired. At
the last moment a large spring wss
discovered on private property a short
Istance from the sandy roaa ana
bout six blocks from the clubhouse.
Right of way for a pipeline and per
mission to nse tho spring wss obtained
on the payment of ISO. Now members
of the club are assured of having clear,
cool, sparkling mountain spring water
when they visit the cluDgrounaa
-Construction work Is getting along
nicely and we will be ready for the
grand opening June IS." said W. J.
Clemens, president of the club, yester
day. "The Installation of ths electric
light plant has ' been started, and as
soon as the cVobria from tha building.
Is cleared away the parking of the
grounds will commenge. Brush and
trees In front of the house will be
cleared away so that a view of the
river and surrounding country- can be
hsd from the veranda."
At the meeting of th board of di
rectors Friday 1t was decided to tem
porarily suspend the rule prohibiting
the asking of members to donate ma
chines for entertainment purposes.
This rule was set aside in favor of the
coming Elks convention. Three hun
dred autos will be asked for from
members on this occasion.
New members have been elected by
the score during tho psst month. The
club now boasts of a membership of
more than 660.
the L Pine Commercial Club, in fact,
he runs everything In that section ex
cept any water on the land," declared
Governor West yesterday In response
to charges Included in resolutions
from the La Pine Commercial Club.
"Neither resolutions from the club or
from any other Morson-controlled
source will put water on Morson's
wheel nor on his land," said the Governor.
Depot Saloons May Have to Go.
SALEM. Or., May 18. (Special.)
Railroad Commissioner Miller has asked
Attorney-General Crawford to furnish,
an opinion as to whether the Commis
sion has power to remove saloons lo
cated at the Jefferson-street depot of
the Oregon Electric In Portland.
SPOKANE COUNSEL QUITS
Friction Shown In Letter of Resig
nation Effective June
SPOKANE, Wash, May 18. A. M.
Craven, Corporation Counsel for the
city of Spokane, presented his resigna
tion today to the City Council.
The Council had requested him to
leave office on July 1. His resignation
Is to become effective June 1. Coun
sel Craven. In his letter. Intimates that
his leaving office is due to the fact
that, under the charter, he was com
pelled to make legal ruling restricting
the exercise of authority by the City
Commissioners In civil service and oth
er matters. The Commissioners assert
the counsel' allowed them to pass cer
tain ordinances snd then ruled that
they had no right to take such action.
MORSON TARGET FOR WEST
Governor Says Land Man Huns Ev
erything bnt Water on Hl Land.
SALEM. Or, May 1. (SpeciaL)
"Morson runs the Irrigation project, be
runs the town of La Pise and be runs 1
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