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Tint'' OREGON v SUNDAY JOURNAL, ';. PORTLAND, SUNDAY MORNING, AUGUST 4, 1007.; 17 i OAKLAND CAPITALIST TOURING " ? NORTHWEST WITH WIFE AND SON McDonald Family and J.'B. Kelly, Local Agent for the White Car. C. McDonald,' a ratirsd capitalist of Oakland, his wits and son, C. A. McDon ald, are In Portland today after a trip from their homo city In an automobile. They will roaume their Jaurney tomor row, traveling to 8eattla an athar P 5 !' the northweet Mcuonaida are traveling In a White touring car and thnuafe t) rp4 in many places Is extremely rough, they have had.no breakdowns on the way, no need to make repairs and wara not even called upon to pump up the urca on me war. , They left Oakland July St, traveling leisurely to Shaeta, where they rested for several days. The entire running- time or me irip was aoout ss noura Mrs. McDonald enjoyed the scenery on the way hurely and Mr. McDonald likes the looks of the country ud here. Mr. McDonald1 Junior is an accomplished ariver, having- toured southern Califor nia in his machine. Nest year he In tends to cross the continent In a White steamer.' THIS MOBILIST MISTOOK MAPLE SYRUP FOR GOOD CYLINDER Old It wouldn't have happened If his lama had been an unusual one; but his name Is Smith, and he lives In a small town In Vermont Be owns a Ford runabout that he pur ohaaed from Charley Fay, manager of the Ford Boston branch. The car had been running splendidly for several months, and Smith had written aeveral time to say how delighted he was.' But one day there came a change, in the form of a letter that detailed all the uis a motor car la heir to. and winding up with a requeat for immediate in formation aa to what to do to make the motor perrorm aa of yore. Fay diag nosed the caae aa well aa he could, and em mm a ouncn or absent treatment by -return mall. But It waa of no use. A telegram stated all the expedlenta uggeaiea naa Deen tried bu the motor would not "mote." Fay wired for more aymptoma. In reply he received in formation that the engine after much cranking would start, run for a few seconds, smoke, aplt and emit a terrible stench. "Seems aa if it ia running hot," ended the telegram. Fay auggeated ex amining the pump, commutator, car buretor ooil, and everything else he could think of, and concluded by advis ing, "put plenty of oil In the engine base." Smith replied, "nothing doing." Then Fay got him on the telephone. "What kind of cylinder oil are you us ing r "Same as yon sent me last week," replied Smith hotly. That's good cylinder oil," said Fay, "but I cannot understand the engine heating; put In some more oil. "Got the case half full now," yelled back Smith. "Well, put In some more," replied Fay, as he slammed the receiver back on the hook. In half an hour a telegram told Fay ne coma sena an expert to make tne car run or take back his old machine. it was in the middle of the selling season. Runabouts were going at the rate of 10 a day and every competent man waa required to tune up the new uiieb. rsui mere was no way out or it, a man muat be sent "Half a day to go, half an hour to make the engine run and another half a aay 10 return," growled Fay, "I wish that fellow could think of one symp tom he didn't tell me so that I could leu mm wnat ails his car." The man waa abaent three daya When he returned he met the Infuriated manager who asked, "What on earth kept you so long what have you been doing?" "Took his engine all apart, cleaned it, and put it back In." "Why! what was wrong with ltT" "This," said the man setting a can of light brown liquid before his chief. "That I looka like rood cylinder olL" said Fay. "Looks like It, yes that's the trouble. It's maple syrup!" ettrange as it may seem, there are two Smiths in this Vermont town. A friend had ahipped a can of maple syrup to one on the same day and by the aaroe expresa company that was carry ing tne can or cynnaer on rrom Fay to the Ford owner. The cans got mixed enroute. When the expert took the motor apart he found the cylinders full of maple sugar, the bearings full of syrup and the muffler choked with tne nair burnt wax. Fay is now wondering how the other Smith relished the cylinder oil on his pancakes. LITTLE SPARKS FROM , ,,.;MOTOBD0M?:g,:; Paper models Rt aatomobilea. made Ilka surgical manikins, are a recent in ventlon. . A person man unfold his mode) and study the inner workings of his oar by Its use. ' As a rival to motoring a strong or ganization has' been " formed In Great Britain by persons who prefer to spend thslr vacations leisurely in'cararana of tha gypsy style. . A Pennsylvsnla manufacturer who re cently established agencies in Engiana, Ireland snd Beotlsnd also will establish one In South Africa, either In Cape Colony or the Transvaal. During his recent visit to this country President Manuel Amaoor, or r-anama, took great Interest 1n automobiles, say ing that thev were gradually becoming popular In his country. The Automobile club of In Island has begun proceedings looking toward tha nnnvlntlon for nerlurv of persons who caused wholesale arrests or motor ists on a recent Sundav. ImnrlMfi antnmnhllft builders am Just beginning to leam that there Is an excellent market In Holland, which pur chased many bicycles in this country whn cycling wn at Its height While Queen MrU of 'Portugal and her second son. Prince Manuel, were motoring reewitlv thev were stoned bv hoodlums, who fled as soon aa her mslesty ordered the car stopoed. Over 100 cars participate In the Fort Oeorge hill climb, ner N-ir York. Cardinal Merry del Val. the Papar See. retarv of state, has become an ardent motorist ' . , A nowerful automobile police natrol wagon hasben placed In service at Richmond, Virginia. A company has been formed at Phila delphia to manufacture a motor driven kw r Hs! lis mriA The Automobile club of Philadelphia la tmatlnr the routea on all main high ways leading rrom tnai cuv. The New York Automobile club has ktmlled for admission to notn tne na Hniiil ml atata aaanr.latlona Preeldent Newman of the New York Central railroert. la snenoing nis vara- Hon tnurlna- Kiirone In sn sutomooue. Manv Nhranka farmers are using rnnahnnfa tar nleaanre or bualneaa trlpa. reserving their horaes for strictly farm wora. . . A.mna mail for the exelustvs use of motor vehicles Is being constructor In Wyoming Between Bagga ana warn cutter. . . TT r. Vrlrlr. the "silent" ateei mag nate. and Judge B. H. Oary. or tne Steel truat, are touring France In auto mobiles. , rhjrtne- the recent great parade of the Elks at the Phlladelohla reunion motor truck" were extensively used as oases for floats. . . Makara of aceeaaorlea will be per mitted to exhibit at the rather exclusive show of the Importers' Automobile salon st New York next winter. Samuel Vauclaln, superintendent of tha Rulrlwln Locomotive works. Phila delphia. 4e en eothonlastle antomoblllat of manv yeara' experience. The New rorx cuy ponce auinoriuea ave forbidden alghtseelng automobtlea tn atand Idle along the atreeta and may place a limit on their size. Fifty taximeter caba will be placed In service as soon ss the bulldera can de liver them by a New York hotel for the exclusive uae of tta patrona. To notify a driver that a tire la be coming flat a foreign inventor haa pat ented an electrical device that rlnga a bell when the tire beglna to go down. Home similar to thoae uaed on auto mobiles, blown by compressed -air op erated by electricity, will be used ss signals on some of the Prussian rail road a. Hawaiian motorists are much opposed to vlolatlona of the apeed laws In their Island country, and are cooperating with the authorities In suppreaalng the acorchers. ... On hla first run to a fire In his new 1 4 -horse power flyer. Deputy Chief Blnns, of New York, made four miles through -crowded streets In- four mtn uvea. v A.. J-n" automobile track is being gu"lr the kaiser on his estate t Sohrfhelde for the exclusive uss of ths members of the Imperial family who Hivtui . ."'S?" hould be cleaned occasion ally, TheV eaallv hennma Klnrrail oalia. lng an unnecessarily high back pressure upun tne engine, wltn a marked loss or power.. Two Pittsburg parties, headed by Clyde Overholt and A. L. Banker, re cently drove to Cleveland by way of Erie In 8 hours and tl minutes, actual running time. The Ducheaa of Vendome, alster of the future king of the Belgian, la an ardent motorlat and waa one of the flrat women to obtain a French license as a cbauffeuse. ENDURANCE RUN AWARD DISPUTED J. B. Kelly, the local dealer for the White steam touring car, disputes the Justice of the award of The Journal sweepstakes trophy In the endurance run held July 27. Together with four other csrs In the class worth $2,600 and over, the White steamer made a perfect score. The Pone-Hartford. owned by the H. L. Keats Auto Co., was awarded the prlz, as It used the least amount of ganollne. Mr. Kelly declares that his car made the run fully eaulnned. carrvlnr ton. robes snd everything else for the com fort of Its eight passengers. Although the driving waa not done with a view to economy, but to the comfort of the fmaaengera me safety or the car and ts tires, yet the White carried Its load for less money than any other car In the run. its el-ht passfigere were car rled at a total coat of S3. 69. or 48 cents per person. The gaaollne auto wmcn was awarded the sweepstakes troDny carried rour nassenirera at a to tal cost In gasoline of 12.92 or 73 cents per person. The white car In this ran used nanh- ma. a iuei coatinr ik centa ner rallon. All the other rare used gasoline coat- lag SO cents. The White economy test Was 81.8 while the car awarded the trophy had a teat of 21.7. showing ac cording to Mr. Kelly that the White csr is decidedly cheaper to run. The fuel consumed by the White on this run was the ordinary fuel used by all White cars In Portland. . LABOR DAY FIGHT HEXT Oil LIST Thomas and Ketchell to Be Principals After Gossip of Britt-Nelson Mill. AUTO SALES RESULT FROM ENDURANCE RUN Out of the number of cars which made perfect scores In the auto endur ance run held last Saturday week, only one was driven by an amateur. This waa the six-cylinder Ford, driven by F. B. Baumgartner. Mr. Baumgartner's car, with four others, tied for first place, but the decision was given to the Pone-Hartford of H. L Keata. becauaa of the best gasoline score. F. A. Bennett states that aa one re sult of the endurance run he has sold a. Ford runabout to H. S. Glle A Co. of Salem. He has also had a number of Inquiries concerning hla autos from the small towns through which they passed on the run. During the week F. A. Bennett also sold a Ford runabout to the Ooodyear Rubber Co.. and a Reo touring car to S. Q. Roes of Cove. Oregon. GOOD RACE PROGRAM FOR R0SEBURG FAIR Roseburg. Or.. Aug. 8. The district fair that will be held at Roseburg Sep tember 10-14 promises to be the best ever held In southern Oregon. Wort has been in progress for the past two months upon the race track and e-rounda. and the way that the speed Drogram shows up looks good to many men who own blooded horaes. There will bo several horsemen here from Cal fornia and Washington, besides from all over this state. The purses amount to over 12.000. By W. W. Naa gh ton. (Journal Special Berrlec.) San Francisco, Aug. I. Tha return match between Joe Thomas and Ketchell of Montana; which Cof froth ,kM seoured for his Labor Day attraction at Ocean vlew Is a mora promising pugilistic event than might appear at first glance. At the Mary svi lie fight July 4 Thomas was naturally a strong favor ite. He returned here after cleaning up everything in his class In the east. There was virtually no opponent in sight for Joe when he turned his face homeward. When the Marrsvllle promoters signed Thomas and Ketchell, the Mon tana unknown, San Francisco sports thought it would be a mere exercise canter for Joe. As it happened, how ever, the unexpected was trembling In the balance more than once. Ketchell proved a tartar, and, when, after one of the fastest twenty-round contests ever seen on the coast. Referee Eddie Smith declared the match a draw, it was agreed on all sides that a return go would prove a great drawing card. Britt Bad learned Xiesson. Arguments are still in progress as to whether It was the licking Battling Nelson received at Oo Id field or the beating Jimmy Brltt took at Colma that proved the greater factor In last Wednesday night's mill at the Auditor lum. It must certainly be said that the effects of the Colma lesson were ap- fiarent In every move made by BrlVt n the reoent fight. At Colma he just hurled himself at the constantly ad vancing Dane and lashed out without taklne- much note of distance or dl rectlon. He made a desperste effort to outslug an iron-Jawed, rock-ribbed rival and he failed. He wasted considerable of his strength in futile punches. Wednesday night he was Jimmy the economist. Nothing much went to waste. True, the man whom the writer years ago dubbed the Durable Dane had taught himself how to block thst fa vorite left body blow of Brltt a with the elbow, but this was about .ho only de partment of the Danes tferense tnat was in any way effective. And at that Brttt's glove was qvicker than Nelson's elbow many a time. In every other direction nelson was wide open and It was Interesting to watch for the measured, whip-like rights that Brltt shot in while leisurely back ing away. They were varied with solid left Jolts and 80 per cent of them scored. Billy Kolan, by tha way, didn't go broke on Nelson. It waa a casa of Nolan's native stubbornness standing him tn good need. Ha wanted to bet a couple of thousand on Kelson, but told his commissioner not to lay at longer than 10 to t. The bet placer reported that there waa no 10 to 8 and Nolan replied: "Just wait There may be soma bet at ift" ? f. 10 19 to on l For a day or two before the ftrht 1 It I Tv Vbumr.c So that Nolan ts richer becauae of tha fact that ha couldn't get atnton. for hla money at tha price he Instated upon. REBUILDERS REPAIRERS DESIGNERS OF 1U HAKES OF ATTTOKOBUS. PULLMAN AUTO CAR CO. 68-70-78-74 Worth Sixth Sts OCr. Everett. A. D. PERKINS, PRES. Tel. Main 41. "Largest Automobile Repair Fac tory In the Weat." r Three cars entered in Portland-Salem endurance run4 three cups won, two cars finishing with perfect scores, the other car losing only one point Beat It If You Can Pope-Hartford $2750 The Sensation in the Automobile World Pope-Hartford achievements -in Portland within the past 30 days: Broke, all world's touring-car records for from 5 to 25 miles. Won all races in its class that it was entered in at our late races. Won hill-climbing; contests on Portland Heights. Won Portland-Salem endurance fun in its class and The Journal's sweepstakes cup. The same car is in use daily as a demonstrator and is a regular stock machine. In a Pope-Hartford you combine speed, hill-climbing ability and endurance. Its appearance and com fort can best be determined by a demonstration which will cost you nothing. Our cars have made the fast est time in hill climbing and on the track, no other car being close enough to be considered a competitor. The reason why: Our lines are decided upon after very careful tests by our Mr. Keats at the factories. We are the pioneers in the business, sell more cars than aH the bal ance of the dealers in Portland twice over, consequently the factories are all anxious for our business. We not only have the cars but have the me chanics to put and keep them in condition. Buick runabout not only won easily in its class, but defeated cars costing over $4000. Would have finished with a perfect score had a compression pet cock not jarred open, losing one-quarter of a minute. 1908 CARS ON OUR FLOOR it L MIS AUTO 0. PORTLAND, OR: "Jl"""""1 '" "" i Si OLD) STOW F ORD Makes Perfect Score THE SIX-CYLINDER 40 H. P. FORD made a perfect score in Salem Endurance Run. It was THE ONLY CAR owned and driven by a novice to make a PERFECT SCORE (because of its sim ple operation). The tires used on this car had been run 4,000 miles and don't show any effects of the run (because of steady pull and light weight; it weighs 2,685 pounds, scale weight). , THE LITTLE FORD lost a nut off throttle ro'd and was penalized three points, otherwise PER FECT SCORE. This car carried two people 135 miles over heavy roads on five gallons of gasoline (27 miles per gallon). LOOK AT THE SCORE OF THE HIGH PRICE RUNABOUTS THE LITTLE FORD BEAT THEM ALL. Fred A. Bennett 495 ALDER ST., PORTLAND. 718 FRONT ST, SPOKANE , DBEdDS WIN: REOS WIN in Salem Endurance Contest. TWO REOS started in the Endurance Run and BOTH finished with PERFECT SCORES. NO other make did as well. The REOS BOTH made the trip without one INSTANT'S stop. The big heavy high priced cars busted tires, skidded off the road and were ungainly and hard to handle in bad places. The REO carried its same load of five people with one half the expense. The tires did not show a mark and the big cars cost from two to four times as much monev. WHICH IS THE BEST BUY? Fred A. Bennett 495 ALDER ST., PORTLAND. 718 FRONT ST, SPOKANE CADILLAC Winners in Endurance Contest Model "G," 4-cylinder 20 H. P., $2,150, winner in Qass B,v perfect score and 9 gallons of gasoline Model "M" single cylinder, 10 H. P $1,050. Carried four people through the contest on 654 gallons of gasoline Low- est consumption of any car. Score 899 outof a possible 1CC0. CoeyifeWaHadp i A-LNCIXS :? -L. TACOMA. rtPOKANH 'AND ALL IMPORTANT CEN1XRS " SIXTEENTH AND ALDER STKE . , r SCATVL ' - -wi-- ..... . .(, .. .. ... ;, . . , '