The Sunday Oregonian. (Portland, Ore.) 1881-current, May 16, 1915, SECTION FOUR, Image 51

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Newspaper Page TextTIIE SUNDAY OREGONIAN, PORTLAND, MAT 16, 1915. AUTO CLUB REDUCES ITS INITUHON FEE optlandeps Commercial Car Efficiency Motor ( . 'Many Applications Received Following Cut Made by Board of Directors. J MOTOR CAES COMMITTEES ARE NAMED ilcayy Rains of Last Week Damage Some Southern Oregon Highways. Several Machines Make Seattle-Portland Trip. The board of directors of the Port land Automobile Club at its last meet ing: decided to lower the cost or Join ing: the club from $25 to 20. which Includes initiation fee and dues to January 1. 1918. Since the new rate has become effective a large number of applications for membership have been received. C. C. Overmire, the new president of the club, announced his committee ap pointments last week, as follows: House J. E. Appleby, chairman; John E. Kelly and M. C. Dickinson. Entertainment Ira F. Powers, chairman: Frank E. Watklns. L. Ger Ungrer and John E. Kelly. Touring: W. J. Clemens, chairman; Phil Buebke and Frank Robertson. Protection to Automobllists A. I Fish, chairman; Georpe Ainalie, Calvin 6. White and Ben Trcnkrnan. Highway and street A. S. Benson, chairman; John Hall and C. M. Memles. Public safety H. P. Coffin, chair man: J. H. Dundore, G T. Brown. Ralph Blaledell and Frank C. Rlggs. Rex-Tlgardvllle road Jesse Ed Wards, chairman: Frank C. Riggs, Holt C. Wilson and Elliott R. Corbett. Membership Charles F. Wright, chairman; R. M. Dooly. Alex Riddell, Frank Arias and Henry W. Wagner. Legislation J. D. Abbott, chairman: J. I. Laing and E. B. Seabrook. Organization and affiliation of Ore sron Good Roads ' clubs Walter M. Cook, chairman: A. Bush, T. I. Potter and C. C. Chapman. This year the directors will hold four meetings a month, three during me noon hour downtown on Thursdays and the fourth at the clubhouse. At the Thursday night meetings the directors intend to invite the members of all the committees, with their wives and friends, to meet with them. These meetings at the clubhouse will be combination of business with pleasure. Last Thursday night this plan was tried for the first time and 34 were present. The club had for its guest that evening A. L. Love, president of the Galatln Valley Automobile Club, of Bozeman. Mont., who is an enthusiastic worker for the Yellowstone trail. Mr. - Love gave an interesting talk as to what his club is doing for the Improve ment of road conditions in that section of the country near Tellowstone Na tional Park. ' fy iM ' 1 v,v a j a --mm : i x Th LS;' 1 sl Al - - TNk ' ' - ' ' .---Jtr: '.';-V:': TO be a hard-working lawyer, a thoroughbred farmer, busy lodge worker and a dlcnlfled Mavor at one and the same time is the lot of George W. Stapleton, who resides in a palatial country home near Gresham. If it weren't for his 1915 Mitchell Six. Mr. Stapleton's friends say he would be forced to divorce himself from one or other of his present activities. Mr. Stapleton uses his car every day to carry him back and forth between his Portland law office and his Gresham farm. While on the Portland end of his "beat" he finds time to mingle with Scottish Rite and Shrine associates and with the members of the Eastern Star, in which he has been a prominent worker also for many years. VV'hile at Gresham he enjoys the dis tinction of presiding over the town meetings and performing such other duties as behoove the administrative head of the community. If you don't believe he is "czar" out that way try exceeding the speed limit through his principality and see what happens. His friends insist, however, that he is not tyrannical and that he himself has wantonly exceeded the al lotted speed of eight miles an hour within the city limits of Gresham. Since 1907 Mr. Stapletpn has owned a Peerless, two Maxwells and four Mitchells, and has operated his cars about 5000 miles each year. He has had his present car, a Mitchell Six, about six weeks. The fact that he served two years as director and vice-president of the Portland Automobile Club has made the clubhouse on the banks of the Sandy River one of his favorite retreats, par ticularly since the construction of the Columbia River Highway. His longest motor trip carried him through South ern Oregon. In the summer he may be seen guiding his car over the road to Tillamook and then back and forth be tween the various beach resorts along the coast. ' Til AfW . B In A Tn entT7 have put some Southern Oregon Plans of his department in a way that , , , v, xi r, .. I pleased the automobile men. road man for tt."SowVrd Automobile "x think -ou will fld an ardent Company, drove from Roseburg to Eu- cnatnp.ou ui " .. . .v,, . v, ir.v,.t. I new Chamber of Commerce, said Mr. gene in the thickest of the rain Thurs- I r , . ,, . , - , , r , , , . . - day. He reports that the new road in the vicinity of Yoncalla is a verita ble sea of mud and that he had to be pulled out of the "corruption" in two places. It will require several days of dry weather, probably, to put the highway in that section back in Its former excellent condition. Phil Metschan, Jr., who accompanied Lewis Reese, of the Frank C. Riggrs Company, in a Jeffery Six from Med- ford to Roseburg last week, says that the road from Ashland to a point 10 miles this side o Glendale was in ex cellent condition despite the rains. He reports that a stretch of about 10 miles this side of Cow Creek Canyon Is rather rough but that the rest of the way to Roseburg is good. From last reports received, the best way to go after leaving Portland is via Tualatin. Sherwood, Rex, Newberg, McMinnville. Corvallls, Eugene. Rose burg, Glendale, Grants Pass, Medford nd Ashland. From Ashland, owing to the heavy rains along the Pacific Highway from Dunsmuir to Redding, 1t is advisable to drive to Klamath Falls; from this point take the Alturas road to Canby, Cal., and go thence via Fall River bridge to Redding. Several machines made the trip from Seattle to Portland during the past week. Two parties said they drove from Seattle in seven hours. From reports, the route via St. Helens, Goble and Kalama. thence through Kelso, Chehalis and Toledo, Is by far the best. The road via Win lock and Napavine, a little shorter. Is reported to be in bad condition. Mr. and Mrs. Rutherford M. Rau, who returned in their Winton Friday night from a round trip to Seattle, Dodson. "We have concluded that the beet way to improve commercial con ditions In Oregon is to eflect a more complete utilization of the Columbia River. To do this it will be necessary to pave the highways leading back from the banks of the river lor ax least 50 miles and then place motor trucks on these highways to carry the produce of the farms in the Columbia basin over the paved laterals to the river banks, where terminal faculties will Do pro vlded. He said traffic maps of the present highways and population centers were being prepared. The second Quarterly edition of the Automobile Record, which came off the press last week, gives a numerical and alphabetical list of the 17.637 automo biles that were given license numbers between Januarv 1 and May 1. M. O. Wllkins. editor of the publication, estl mates that at least 500 additional it- censes have been issued since May 1 This aDDroxlmatd total is nearly 3000 above the registration of 16.347 for the entire 12 months of last year. On May 1 of last year only 12,300 cars had been listed. On the date of the last statistical count, Multnomah County had 6533 cars. Marion 1200. Umatilla sos ana Jackson 853. Lincoln County, with four ears listed, had the lowest registration. Mr. Wllkins estimates that 2000 1S1& models have been registered, all coun ties showing a substantial gain. As to makes. Fords lead with 855 new cars, Studebaker 203, Bulck 188, Overland 83 M.iwfll 61 Dodire 60. Hudson bl Franklin 43 and Cadillac 41 "During all the fortnight I was away t fniiin't find an automobile dealer give out a warning not to try to go that wasn't sold out all the way from to Seattle until the roads have had a two weeks to 30 days In advance, and chance to dry out. Between Columbia not mRn mentioned anything about Cltv and Goble Mr. Rau says the road hard times." said Howard M. Covey is a veritable sea of mud. Between the Cadillac and Dodge dealer, on his Kalama and Kelso road crews are at I return last week from Detroit and other work.. In one instance, he says, the I Eastern points. "The Cadillac people road contractor laughed at their Plight I are building 125 cars a day. whereas quite insolently and refused to pull him 60 cars a day was the most they have out of the muck with his team until I ever built in former years. .Dealers he was threatened. Mr. Rau has re- I everywhere in the East are selling cars ported the insult to the State High- Ho beat the band. tray Commission of Washington. While "The indications are that a great traveling for the Rothchild Bros. Mr. many Easterners will tour overiana 10 Ttau has becoma wpll acrmalntori witli 1 th Pacific Coast this year, and I was road conditions, and his report on the I surprised to note how many Knew , an Southern Washtneton roads should be about the Yellowstone or National Park Highway that includes Portland In its itinerary. I believe this northern route far excels the muchly-touted Un coin Highway both from a scenic and construction standpoint." A. W. Strowger. of the Covey organi zation, who returned recently Irom i trips to San Francisco and Seattle, says business Is better In Portland than in any other city on the Coast, An entirely new sensation was pulled off last week when W. H. Sayre, who sells Hudson automobiles for C. L. Boss, sent a six-passenger Hudson Light blx up the notorious oW Latourcll Hill without srolng into his low gear. The beauty of the demonstration was mai the ear carried eight grown persons, in. eluding a man who tips the scales at the delicate rigure OI pounas. ai the top of the two-mil grade Mr. Sayre took the raidator cap orr ana held it calmly to demonstrate that the motor was still comparatively cool Mr. Boss expects to establish a record this month by selling a Hudson a aay Thus far he Is ahead of schedule. In two days last week his salesmen and agents throughout the state sold seven cars, which has given him a good lead to work on. The sleeping facilities afforded by the convertible body Of the Maxwell 35" was utilized to practical advantage last Sunday by ti. c SKinner. tne aiax well distributor for Oregon, and W H. Harvey, manager of the Powers Furniture Company, who motored to Brightwood, near Mount Hood, on fishing excursion. When night came by W. D. B. Dodson, secretary of thelMr. Skinner switched the seats around trade and- commerce bureau of the I so that a comfortable bed was formed sChawber of Commerce, who outlined the I with the aid of iom blankets. By authentic. Several Portlanders have driven to Mount Hood for rhododendrons. E. J. Clark reports the condition of this road to be at its best. W. J. Clemens drove to Bayocean last week before the heavy rains and re ports the Tillamook road to have been fine goiiig. although, coming back, he found the wet weather had put the roads through the Grand Ronde Indian reservation in bad shape. The Portland Automobile Club is in communication with commercial bodies and touring bureaus all over the state, and in a short time will have the best road information obtainable. This In formation will be. kept on file at the office of the club and also at the of flee of Mr. Clemens, who is chairman of the touring committee. It is also the intention of the club to send out some of its members to secure the necessary information for a trip map of that part of the state that this year's tour book will not cover. All this Information Is for the use of club members The publishers of the new three state tour book have promised to have the publication ready for distribution In a short time. In addition to the address on "Sefl- le" delivered by Frank C. Rlggs at Thursday's meeting of the Portland Automobile Trade Association, the pro gramme Included an interesting speech putting up the top they made them selves immune from the heavy rain that fell. Except for five or six miles this side of Brightwood, Mr. Skinner reports that the road to Brightwood was good, bat he fears that the rains of last week have damaged it considerably since then. They traveled over the Marmot and Bull Run road, instead of continu ing through Sandy and Cherryvllle. It rained on the fishermen until they were drenched to the skin, but they are glad they went, for Boulder Creek furnished them 50 fine fish. F. S. Henderson and W. E. Rogers have opened a new auto accessory house at 70 Broadway, which will be known as The Power Products Company. These men are new in Portland but have bad large business experience in the East and feel that this section of the coun try will prove a profitable field for tneir activities. Edward EkII. the new Metz agent for Oregon, last week secured the services of w. D. Wallace, formerly with the II. L. Keats Auto Company, tun sales manager of the new organization. The new Metz' quarters were opened Mon day In the building at the corner of Oak street and Broadway, and before the end of the week Mr. Egli was proudly exhibiting one of the new Metx roadsters. One of the five-passenger cars will arrive this week. Fred Wi West, who has been sales manager of the Gerllnger Motor Car Company for the past several months, resigned last week and moved to San Francisco, his former home. Mr. West came to Portland as manager of the local branch of J. W. Leavltt & Co. During his stay he made a host ol rrienas who will miss him. Mr. Ger llnger says he will not appoint a sue cessor to Mr. West. A, B. Manley. president of the Dul mage-Manley Auto- Company, is con templating an extensive trip through the East In the near future. He plans to visit the factories that turn out the Hupmobile, Chandler and National automobiles, for which he and his cousin, Ned H. Manley, are sponsors in this territory. Carl J. Fitch, of San FrancUco. who has charge of the service department of the B. F. Goodrich Rubber Company on the Pacific Coast, was in Portland last week reviewing the local field un der the chaperonage of W. D. Albright, manager of the local Goodrich branch. Before Mr. Albright came to Portland, Mr. Fitch was manager of the Portland branch for three years. REPAIRS COST" $20 YEAR HUPMOBILE OPERATING IS COMPILED. EXPENSE Ked Manley Considers Cost of Upkeep as Most Important Thins; Faced by Automobile Owner. "When you talk about the upkeep and general expense of a motorcar, says Ned Manley, local Hupmobile dealer, "most people instinctively think of the cost of gasoline and oil. Now this is absolutely the wrong standpoint to take, for one big repair bill will sbat ter a year's gasoline and oil expense. "A motorist can economize on gaso line and oil to his heart's content, but should bis car need a general overhaul lng and he receives a big bill of re pair expense, his upkeep cost for the year will climb to unknown heights. "Therefore, the prospective automo bile purchaser in buying his car should not only be careful and consider the gasoline and oil expense that he will incur on his new model, but he should also look into the cost of repair ex pense. This can be easily determined by an investigation of the present own ers of the model the purchaser has In I mind. An owner is always glad to talk about his car ana tell a tuiure prospective owner the exact satisfac tion he is getting from his present model. Or visit the garage man. and ask him what so and so car costs to maintain a rtar, and how often it is in the shop for repairs. Get the deal er's advice on this subject; tell him to show you figures that he has probably compiled from statistics furnished blm by owners. "To my mind this expense of opera tion is the most important subject that an automobile owner has to con slder In buying a car. It cannot be In vestigated too carefully. You have right to know what your car Is going to cost you after it is in your hands, and the dealer should give you all the assistance and co-operation that he possibly can in determining Just what it costs to maintain this particular car. "To show the prospect Just exactly what it will probably cost to maintain a Hupmobile, the Hupp Motor Car Company recently compiled an average operating cost from statistics inrougn Its representatives, on the amounts paid by Hupmobile owners for repairs and adjustments of all kinds since the com pany has been in business. "This investigation is astounding, fo it shews that each owner of a Hup mobile pays one-quarter of a cent per mile as an average repair cost. In other words, a Hupmobile owner, after a year's touring of. say 8000 miles, fair average, has a repair and adjust ment expense of only 120 a year. "As you know, the real test of E. M. Cox. head of the Cox Motor Car Company, of Seattle, was in Port land last week exhibiting one of.th new models of the Grant Six, for which he is the agent In Washington. For some time it has been rumored that an agency was to ,be established in Port- inu tor una pppuiar-pricea car. Under the name of the Clumbia Tire Repairing & Supply Company, C. H, Kepler formerly of the Portland Rail way, Light & Power Company, and J. T. Henry, formerly with- the Western Harware & Auto Supply Company and with the Prestolite Company, have opened quarters at 4SOV4 Alder street. They will carry general auto supplies and all grades of tires backed by a service guarantee of 2000 miles with out cuts or treads. They also will do vulcanizing. Archer & Wiggins announce the sale of their entire stock of sporting and athletic goods to the Meier & Frank Company and will devote their atten tion exclusively to the automobile ac cessory business which is now being greauy eniargea in an departments. Month's Riding Costs $2.9 7. Just $2.97 Is what it cost Allen Wash, a rural mailcarrler of Sinai. Kan., during March to cover his 27 mlle route. Mr. Wash made 24 trips on his two-wheeler during the month over the roughest kind of roads. "But I always get there and back." he de clares. "The motorcycle is the only way," he added. 3 'Jf'Ww in a motor truck means dependability power and econo my. Buick-trucks are dependable for the reason that they are of special design. Every part, made after exhaustive experiment and tests, built in this sturdy Buick Truck was designed to stand up with the famous , Buick Valve-in-Head Motor which is guaranteed to have more power, more speed and to be more economical in fuel consumption than any other type of motor of equal size ever built. Capacity Three-Quarter Ton Price, chassis (complete car less body, seat 1 Q 7 C and cushions), f. o .b. Portland J 1 O Price, including Express Body with wing (H Q7E? boards, f. o. b. Portland p 1 O O 7 Howard Automobile Co. Phones MEL G. JOHNSON, Mgr. -Main 4555, A 2550 Fourteenth and Davis Sts. car's economy is the cost of repairs. Gasoline consumption depends upon the driver, or how hard he drives his car. But. after all, the gasoline used Is one of the smallest items of expense. It the repair bills that mount up the upkeep cost. Repairs are the greatest feature in a poorly designed car. and as a consequence this subject shoeld be rigidly looked into by a purchaser. Besides being the biggest single point that the owner has to consider in pur chasing a car. it shows the stability of the car and is a quick metnoa 01 Judging of the way the car is manufactured." Ho me tea (I Awheel I Latest, The motorcycle Is' a novel and thor ough way to investigate lands, accord ing to H. M. Long and Harry Good, of Chehalis, Wash. These two riders have returned from a 1200-mile hunt for a homestead in Eastern Oregon, and report that In no other way could they have secured so good an Idea of land conditions In the country through which they traveled. A Portable Self-Measaring Self-Registering Pump For Gasoline, Oil, Kero sene, Distillate, Etc. The long-looked-for at s reason able price. $25.00 F. O. B. Eugene, Or. Descriptive Circular on request. Stoddard Dayton Garage State Agents Eugene, Oregon SERVICE LISTEN SERVICE 2000-Mile Guarantee Against Tread Cuts V will repair without charge all tread cuts received on tires bought from us, regardless of make, for a distance of 2000 miles. LARGEST VULCANIZING PLANT - IN PORTLAND COLUMBIA TIRE REPAIR & SUPPLY CO. 430 Yi ALDER STREET Phone Marshall 3059 Between Eleventh and Twelfth ALL MAKES OF TIRES AUTO SUPPLIES STORAGES BATTERY H Lighting Starting V V JJMAJM U. Before Your us put your 8torase battery C f 2 condition, tell you how artarts to adjust the generator and Oil trie what to do to avoid all chances of Tour starting or lighting troubles. Have Your Battery Inspected at: Portlaad, Or Chanslor & Lyon Co., 627 Washington St. Astoria, Or, Atlas Supply Co.. 609 Bond St. Etaecene, Oi feet-Drain Auto Co, 1030 Oak St. Every Woman Likes Diamonds Tough Squeesree Tread Dlamondw give more wear than any tire on the market Tounh Treads, not thick Treada, g"!ve resiliency and wear Diamond Tlrea have the best Compounded Kubbgr Tread In the world and are much cheaper to use. MASTER CARBURETORS Made a Clean Sweep at the Rose City Speedway Last Sunday. ARCHER & WIGGINS OAK STREET, CORNER SIXTH. "Bis; and Little Things tor Automobiles." r SAVE MONEY Vulcanize your own tubes and casings with Shaler Vul-Kit BALLOU & WRIGHT BROADWAY AT OAK BOWSER GASOLINE and OIL TANKS STORAGES ItSTKMI FOR PUBLIC AMD PRU VATIC GARAGKS. S. D. 6todar4, Ulatrict Sept. kalaa. 41S CvvlMtt Bias. Mala 7. DIAMOND TIRES Vlcanizing and Retreading R. L BLODGETT, M-Sl JTert 14th. Near Ceaca fhvaa Mala 7006 John A. Walters Co., Inc. 335 Ankeny, Corner Broadway. Auto Supplies Bob Boy Shock Absorbers for ford Cars, J 10. Marshall 2490.