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THE OREGON - SUNDAY -JOURNAU-PORTLAHDSUNDAY MORNING. MARCH ,17. 1807. AUTO GOSSIP OF ALL DESCRIPTIONS l-ocal Club Making Preparations for a Rac Meeting ' -This 8pring. . ; am a EVENT WOULD PROVE OF GREATEST. INTEREST Portland Dealers Buff la Giving . Demonstration During tha Good , ' Weather Lira News and Pointers i j i , of tta TCTtn AutnmnMln World. V - ... ' - ?. ; "- - - y , ........ .. : XM. ,vl:'5K;;-v -.x-: ."--. XS--' f..V ' - . - SM sXy:X ,; .... - ' . - - V.; y - , . - 4 Winner' ; X ':'X tai Carefilly Last week, mi on of the moat ao- tlvs of the rear la the automobUa' In- . . a us try of Portland. The (ood weather m tha oauaa ot many would-ba bur' ra turning out and witnessing demon atfatlona ot tha car that ara being aold in thla 0H7, and attat - tna week's work was ovar tha local dealsra wara mora than pleased with thalr efforts. Tha troublaa that ara Incurred In selling a naohlna ara never appreciated by' any ona excepting tha dealer. Ha la tha man who suffers tha real trouble, an aoyanoa and moat tlmee disappoint menu - ' . . . .r. .. .. u. -. Tha E. R. Thomas Motor compear la - Just completing a special order for v it ears, moat ot, which have been shipped, ' Intended for uaa la and about the Toaopaa and Oold field mining dis tricts. . At the present time there ara over fifty Thomas eara In uaa In the two mining camps, and they appear to be the favorites In these districts. Tbalr high, road clearance and reliability of servlc ara the chief points of com- mendation to them, users say. , t- peaking with H, I Keats regard ing . compression alcohol. : the well known automan aald: "While tha lat est experiments Indicate that with suit able engine compression alcohol will havr an efficiency aa fuel equal to that of gasoline and also render motors less liable to the troubles of over-beating. , tha strongest reason for Its adoption gppears to . be tha superior safety in handling it. owing to its higher boiling point, it would reduce insurance rates on garagea materially, because aloohol mixes thoroughly with water and its flames may be extinguished by a stream from a hose that would merely spread gasoline flames over a wider area.". '... e e - By constituting a touring Informa tion committee af it members, a com- miwae of J7-en foreign tours and a road signs committee of If, it la made manifest that the naw administration of tha American Automobile aesoclatlon intends to deserve tha benediction ot all membera this year. It will serve members only, but they can have un limited information concerning touring ' routes and conditions anywhere. The complete new touring board numbers IT members and II states ara represented on it. , ' e e -Tha Portland Automobile club at a JT scent meeting. appointed a committee, to confer with the Auto Dealers' asso ciation, in. an effort to secure co-operation In-order that a-first-class raolng meet be held this year at Irvlagton race track Two yeara ago there wea a race , meeting-, held at Irvington, and while tha races were not up to the usual or der, tha general results were satisfac tory to all concerned. "This year finds twice as -many automobiles la Portland and they are of a higher grade and bet ter, class. A first-class race meet would attraot four or five thousand Spectators, and If It Is conducted with intelligence It would reault In tha best kind of a .forerunner . for - a monster . automobile show In Portland next It Is evident that the foreign makers will aot relinquish tha American field easily, for there are rumors of further advancea In the direction of making European models in factories here, . There la now an American Mercedes, an 'American Berllet ; and an American Mors. The fact that such concerns aa tha American Locomotive company and the St. Louis Car company ara entering this field of building under French li censee Is significant. Tha American Locomotive ' company Imports tha en gine and principal metal parts for the 'American Berllet car. ,,. . On a rural road, not far from Phlln ' oelphla, soma tourists discovered "quaint, Quakeresque sign, evidently one erected by the adjoining property own er. It reads: "Ye that toll not, ehall not spin - in automobiles along ' here faster tbsn It miles an hour. So salth tha law." ...... . , " An automobile show in Portlan-Jf It were conducted on the proper lines, would do mora for tha general trade In the olty and adjacent oltles and towns than anything else that the dealers might suggest or attempt to carry ' through. By this time next year, on a vary modest estimate, there will be over 1,000 automobiles in tms city, in this 1.000 machines will be represented all of the first-class machines made in America today. In many respects there Is as much Interest today In machines la Portland as there is in any city in tha country, and there can be no log leal reason why a -lgh grsda exposition could not be successfully handled. ' e e ' i . . ' Ona of the minor changes mads In tha construction of ths Thomas Flyer this year, but ona which ahows the cars taken In making every possible Improve ment, Is the placing of the ratchet of ' the back stop safety device Inside the rear hubs Instead of on ths outside rim. -By this change of location the ratchet la protected from dust and mud which might tend to, clog It. e e ' When tha batteries show ' signs 1 of weakening In cold weather, they often can be revived sufficiently to carry i home simply by warming them thor oughly. . , ,. After a thorough Inspection of all ths HOT ' models shown In ths sales rooms of that city the Pittsburg Elks deolded by a unanimous vote to buy a Thomas Flyer. Ths committee was composed of experts ' who ara either members of the lodge or were asked to serve by It. Tha ear will be the grand prise to be given away at tha Elks oar nival to ba held soon. .. ; -. ;. a e , ' .: W. M. Phelps of Hartford. Conn, rep resentlt.g tha Pope-Hartford company, . is In Portland demonstrating tha new Pope-Hartford oar. Tha maohlne Is a ' 10 horse-power car and capable of great speed and endurance. Mr. Phelps will remain la Portland about five days, TJhtll ths arguments that caused tha executive committee of the National Association of Automobile Msnufse turers ito recommend to Its members last Wednesday that they refuse" to H. Wemne In Hit Forty-Hortapowtr Oldimobilt Gtntlemtnt Toniinr Ctr. WHAT THE AUTOIYIOBILE IY1EN ARE TALKING ABOUT Brief Notes, Short Hints and Suggestions About the Ups and , ?' Pnwna and Ganarnl Handling rf thn ' Honk Honk Cars. One cannot expect full mileage with a battery on an electrlo machine until after It has been used four or five times. A battery, like other machinery, works better after It hsa been used a. little. A French doctor, who baa made a study of the aubject now pronounces the motor- car ths sefest and most hy gienic vehicle for the medical man to use on his rounds. Should ths front tires show abnormal wear, tha front wheels should be looked after, as possibly they are out of align ment. ' Shortening or lengthening the transverse eteerljigrod inajr b neces sary. ' r" ' . " The Autontobtleclub of America fig ures that its members will cover 1.600, 000 miles In touring this year, and has asked them to furnish information as to routes fir Its touring bureau. Through tha efforts of the Automobile club of Pittsburg the courts compelled local authorities to erect road signs at nearly every cross-road in western Pennsylvania, as required by state law. When 'the caar takes a railroad Jour noy an of floor la dispatched ahead of (lis train In a motor-propelled car to guard egalnsrfosslble" aUacke and tt killed by a bomb. If need be. Congress, during Its closing week, pnased. the amended ' denatured alcohol bill to allow farmers and small manu facturers to readily . make alcohol for denaturlslng. , Tba route of the Grand Prix has been fixed. It Is entirely within ths. de partment of La Seine lnferleur, and is triangular, Dieppe, Eu and Loudmleres being at the anslea . ' Treat leather-lined clutches with cas tor oil If they slip. Never uss. rosin. If the clutch slips sfter a dose of cas tor ell, tighten tha clutch apring. Mile. Baptistine Dupree, who was proprietress of a large Paris garage which made a specialty of providing automobiles for elopers, la dead. French automobile manufacturers are much worried over tha Increase in ex. ports of American cars, and may make soma move to further protect their In' dustry. , , . . - A European maker now la turning out motors which weigh but three pounds per horsepower, but it Is said both durability and reliability have been sacrifloed. It is a bad plan to use acid In the water of the radiator to prevent freez ing. Acid should bo need only tor cleaning purposes and removed after It has been used. Ths recent' motor boat show at New Turk : proved that the demand Is for craft both speedy and safe. There waa hardly a boat of the flimsy type, once so populsr, shown. King Edward hardly ever makes an excursion nowadays without employing auiomoDiies. To prevent goggles steaming rub them with glycerins and dry with a soft cloth or chamois leather. , The French newspaper. Matin, la of fering a cup to automoblllsta for a mo tor trip from Parts to Peking. support ths Olldden tour on a eomDetl Uve bests ara known It seems very probable that some of ths moat prom' lnent members of that organisation will at least withhold Judgment aa to the advisability of . adopting it. And it seams fully as probable that ths res sons for thla move will have to ba rea sonably strong to causa them to refrain from a contest that would show to tha world the reliability and efficiency ot tneir eara i a .a ....... . Yesterday marked tha expiration of tha time ' during which the challenge ror a reliability run from New York to Chicago and return. Issued by S3. It. Thomas, the automobile manufacturer of this olty to tha Hon. C S. Roll a tba British manufacturer and member of parliament, could ba accepted. Recently Mr. Rolls visited the United States and on his return to England made an addresa before a number of the automobile manufacturers of that country In which ho east aspersions on tha high grsda eara made In tha United States. ' Called on aa a representative of the American manufacturers to an swer tha statement, Mr. Thomas did so by means of ths challenge for a stock car reliability contest between a Thomas Flyer and a Rolls-Royce, the only conditions being that It ba under charge of a eotnmltteo to be appointed by Judge W. W. Hotchklsa, president of the A. A. A, and that It be run within thirty days, tha last of which psseed yesterday. In order that the roads would be In their worst possible condition. - - e e .- - -' Tha H. I Keats Automobile com pany reported ths following sales last week: A. B. Manley, model a Franklin, Title Guarantee and Trust oompsny. Model O Franklin, R. Becker 10 horse power Thomas Flyer, Pioneer Auto company (Esteg Bros.) to horse-power Thomss Flyer, R. S. Barker of Rose burg, model A Oldamoblle touring car, Dr. A. C Pan ton, Bulck runabout, H. Wemme, 0. horse-power OldsmobUe oar. Da ' Mont Thompson, of ths Racing Board of the American Automobile as sociation. The eourao probably will be dumbbell shaped, II miles long, with wlds turns st each end, so ths ears will pass ths grand stand twice every 10 miles. A matter of Importance in 'tha care of chains la to keep them at the proper tension. - A chain at too great a tension not only Increases . wear, but also causes a greater loss In ths transmis sion of power. On the other hand, a slack chain Is liable to climb ths sprock ets or to Jump off ths driving wheel The proper tension is that which will hold the chain between the two sprocket rollers la two straight 11 nee without a sag and without bringing a greater strain upon the boa rings than is neces sary to accomplish this. , Prince Henry of Prussia, though ' a sailor, is ths only prince who aver has been known to take part In a motor-car race. Last year he competed In tha Herkomer cap contest, and drove a big car with skill and nerve. It oannot too often ba pointed out that novlcea In motor matters should be very careful to sea the Ignition lever of their cars la retarded before they attempt to atart tha angina Otherwlae Gasoline, " need ' In connection with a hard nailbrush, is better than anything else for cleaning ths hands. The Magyar Automobile club of Buda pest - already la' planning to entertain the Americans who participate In tha Gold Cup tour. Tourists on reaching Italy ara re gal red to deposit an amount equal to ths duty on their cars, which Is returned when they lesvs tha country. Eighteen cars, representing seven dif ferent countries, have thus far been en tered for ths Targa Florta'raoa, at Pal ermo, Italy, April fl. Thirty-two states are represented on the touring board of the American Au tomobile association, recently appointed by President Hotchklsa. The only monarch known to possess s racing car Is tha kaiser, and In addi tion he has a first class racing crack to drive It It is. believed by many that thla powerful motor, which la capable of apeeds up to 0 miles an hour, 4a the emperor'a war car, which. In the event cf hostilities, ha would use to flit from point to point. Saturday.- October It, probably will be alectMl as tha H.r. f - tfc l,..4.K. bltr- cup s jsv aoeot4g-to.-Chotrwat4l00't ,ft"' trV.te Tcing' h uttr "d a nasty blow caused by a " "back-firo" may be experienced. - A Cleveland statistician has figured out that ths year s production of au tambollss In that city would, if placed together In a straight Una, atretch eight and a quarter miles, or If piled one on top of another, - would tower three and four-fifths miles. Nsw Jersey's stats commissioner ot motor vehlclee estimatea that tha re ceipts from licenses and fines by his department during the fiscal yssr end ing May 1 will be 180,000. which will ba spent on repairing atate improved roads. '" --- ' Many drivers ara too Impatient when changing from high to lower speeds, and do not allow tha fixed gears to slow down - sufficiently before moving the charge speed lever from one notch to another. Ths correct practice Is de clutch and watt for a few seconds be fore putting tha gears In mesh. One of ths newest inventions Is a re movable rim by means of which a tire can ba changed In a fraction of a minute. - Tba city oouncll of Toledo, Ohio, has appropriated cash with Which to buy tags for motorists who thus will be saved tha trouble of procuring them personally after paying tha license fee. Ths popularity of the six cylinder motor . seems to be on ths Increaee - In the motor boat field, as It Is with the automobile maker end user, because ot its beautiful balance and smoothness of running. For the first time In seven years the lee on the Hudson river at Tarry town. New York, recently was sufficiently strong to bear automobiles and there was an Interesting series of races be tween cars of four different makes. The Chicago Motor club has placed Its competitive program for the coming season In charge of two distinct commit tees racing and eontesta, uie rormer to and hill climbing competitions. Ardmore, Pennsylvania, a small town a few tnllea west of .Philadelphia, hss purchased aa automobile combined ehemtcsl engine, hose wagon and hook and ladder truck, capable of a spsed of 10 miles sn hour. Ths tarring of roads, says Connecti cut's state highway commissioner, who has been experimenting, will not ba a success until someone Invents a way to apread tha material smoothly and evenly white It Is hot. Stats Senator Frettnghuyaen, author of New Jersey's drastic automobile law, has introduced snot her bill providing mora officials to look out for violators and a three days' license to tourists, to oost ens dollar;, .. Alno Ackte says: 1 cannot express myself more to the point than to voice ths sentiments of Messrs. Jean and Eduoard de Resske: 'My preference, eonviotlon and artistic Judgment have been and ara for your superb master pieces only . . . Use ell hsste In shipping It (ths Stelnway), as I am anx ious to shew roy friends the treasure I have brought with me from America" Sherman. Clay Co Pacldo coast agents. - - V 20 H-P Light Touring Detachable Tonneau 84-inch wheel base, multiple'disk clutch, full eliptic springs, Tonneau seat 48 inches wide, pressed steel frame. See if you find these features in other cars of the same price ?1,400. 8-10 H-P Runabout The .world's record economy car, ? 700, with folding seat, ., - $725. Price I. o. b. Portland. Fred A. Bennett Distributor REO & FORD Cars WASHINGTON AND OREGON 471 Yamhill St Portland' 718-20 Front Su Spokane TAAAAiA gtaafasmsansm amsmsmsmsmA Aa am A Asm A AAA A AAAAA A A A a REGARDING THE RECENT HILL-CLIMBING CONTEST AT PASA DENA, CALIFORNIA, THE FOLLOWING TELEGRAM WAS RE CEIVED AT HARTFORD, CONNECTICUT. " Los Angeles, Ca!., March 4, 1907 : - "Pope Mfg. Ccv Dingley Pope Hartford made fastest time of all touring cars in the Pasadena Alle dena hill climbing contest, of one and four-tenths miles in two min utes and 38 seconds, average 8 per' cent. :' .. ' ;'; ; TOPE-HARTFORD GARAGE." biii -11 i-n-T--ii t mi os.a-W hi am tnnirrTr.,s.irSin lasonss ismmmiu my iisanyi'ii ; iu n Thus, the Pope-Hartford has again proven itself the peer of high-grade cars. -The 1907. cars as well as those of 1906 are giving entire satisfaction. You will do yourself an injustice if you do not see the handsome touring car of this type on our floors while Mr. W. M. Phelps, the factory demonstrator is in the city. He appears to. have an easy task in showing the people that the more they try other cars the more they appreciate the Pope-Hartford. , MoltloM(S NORTHWESTERN DISTRIBUTORS Pope Toledo, Pope-Hartford, Pope-Tribune, Thomas Flyer, Thomas Forty, Buick, OldsmobUe, and Franklin for the State of Oreogn. , Why Not equip. your new car with all the latest attachments? Send for 1907 catalogue or come in and see our X Rushmore, Solar and E,. Zr y. Lamps Goodrich, M. & W. and A lisk Tires Diy Cells, Storage Batteries in fact, everything for the Auto Bicycles and Motorcycles No trouble to show goods. BALLOU & WRIGHT 86 SIXTH STREET. Opp, Nsw Wells-rargo BulMlnj CADILLAC MODEL G 20 H. P. $31150 The greatest automobile proposition ever of fered. The Cadillac is the best automobile, consid- v ering what it cost and what it does. Runabout, $900; light touring car, ,$1050. One 45-horse-power and two 30-horse-pbwer Pierce Great Arrows yet unsold, all we can. get of this year. ' Better get busy if you want a Great Ar row, recognized as the1 best American car.1 ' - ... Thirty-horse-power and 50-horse-power Haynes, prices, $2650 and $3650; the car that made such a wonderful record in the Vanderbilt race. One each ' of these in 6tock. 1 . Thirty-horse-power Knox, the air-cooled car that cools. Unit power plant, special automatic oil ing, $2650. You do yourself an injustice if you fail to see this car before you buy. Demonstrator in stock. . . ... . . ' Howard M. Covey Agent Pierce Great Arrow, Cadillac, Locomobi!?, f , Knox and Haynes. , TEMPORARY LOCATION, 1 .Lir After April 1, New Dr.:! 1 : r . I 1 A ! ' -.