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v'-. 7. OREGON SUNDAY' JOURNAL. PORTLAND. SUNDAY. MORNINO. SEPTEMBER 1. 1007. , k&kWM ; i. - ' 17 rts AUTO ROAD WILL JOIN CONGO WITH THE MILE --'Congo Free Stiti:vMch"Is Only Government In World : IlaVing an Automobile Department,; .Is Pushing f 7 Congo Free State Is the only govern , meat In the world that has an automo bile department, and this division Is .proving its worth rapidly. It waa or- ganlsed a little more than a rear ago, and ha already praotlcally constructed - ; 110 continuous miles of a. road 660 miles i long, which will oonnect the Congo and thi Nile. Over this transport au tomobile are now running. While this 7 road la the most Important, others also are being planned. The first report of the automobile de partment In the Congo Free State has Just been issued, and from It the fol- lowing facts concerning road building In tne jungles are taKen: 'The ro4on whlen work Is being - most rapidly pushed, and on the com- iietea jaaruon or wnicn ireigni is now Transported, will be the longest most Important of these enter- It will connect the Congo witn ie Nile at Relaf. only a short distance south of Gondokoro, which is now reached regularly by passenger and ' freight steamers from Khartum, When . the freight road Is completed. In about two years, the upper Congo will have automobile, steamboat and rail connec tions with the Mediterranean, as well as team transportation .to the mouth of the Conge and Europe. The great point gained will be the facility for the devel ". opment of the rich and largely popu lated northeastern part of the State, - which is now accessible only by means of the slow and costly carrier service. Course of 2Tw Highway. "About 600 miles up -the Congo above Stanley pool the river receives on lta northern bsnk the large Itimblrl trib utary, which steamers can ascend for about 100 miles,, to Buta. This is the starting point of 'the automobile road. The section between Buta and Bambtll on the Welle Makua, the uppapart of the largest Congo tributary, Is 120 miles long and Its construction Is now far advanced. Above Bambtll there are aome long stretches of navigation where the loaded automobiles will be carried i on small steamers, but the length of "freight road connecting these stretches In the territory of the Welle will be - abeut 1 Uwr- Front ibe-Welle Malms. I northeast to Rajaf, on the Nile, the road will be 110 miles long. The total length of the freight road will thus be 660 miles. The attitude of the natives along the Welle Makua toward the advancing en terprise is highly gratifying to the au thorities. Recent travelers in this re gion, and especially the representative of the Liverpool of Tropical Hygiene, have told us of the large population of this northern part of the State, which has not been Invaded by the rubber collector, and of the hearty wel come the people have extended to the whites. Satires Are All Glad. The chiefs complain, however, that the carrier service between the Bel- flan posts, takes too many men from heir usual pursuits, and - the whole region is happy over .the fact -that the freight road will entirely do away with the caravans of porters carrying loads on their backs for hundreds of miles. The natives .are so pleased with the Idea that they are offering themselves in large numbers for the work of con struction. Mansall, the moat Important chief Of this section, on his own Initiative has offered to provide from his tribe all the men needed to build the road In his country. He says that If live whites will survey and stake out the Jfne. build the brldgos and provide superintend ents to see . that the work Is properly done and pay his subjects the usual price for work by the -day the whites need ' not bother themselves - with the question of labor supply. He will pro vide the men tend take them from the villages hear where the road is being bullL so that the expense of transport lng men. a lone way from their homes wm De saved. , Chiefs Come to Ala. "His proposal' has been accepted. A considerable Dart of the line will ex tend through heavy tropical forests where road construction is difficult. The section now completed, covering a part of the way between the Itimblrl and Wells Makua. involved the hardest iroblems or road construction in dense nruut a n .1 a nirl rt tha Una la Air.. pectea to present greater airricumes. The entire road will be first-class fo the heavy hauling intended, and perfect drainage Is being provided at every point A cheap and common roadway would slmDly mean failure. as last as tne road is completed tne wsgons are hauling material and sup plies to the road head, giving tn. ma chines and roadbed a thorough ttest The loaded wagons travel at the rate of 10 to Jl miles an hour, and it is expected that this will De the average speed between the Congo and the Nile. rrelgbt Carriers Born Wood. For some years the government has been experimenting with two or thpee types or automobile freight carriers, A well-known English machine was fin ally rejected, chiefly on account of Its excessive weight, and the Ooldsmidt wagon or Belgium, especially hunt lor troplooi-aeculca. has .heeiL adopted and is saia to, De satisfactory in ail re spects. it is a steam waa-on. in which heat is generated by the burning of brush wood picked up at different points along tne route. The scarcity or gasoline and the expense of it counted that type out of tbe field; alcohol was tried but the natives, in an unguarded moment, got access to It and the supply for the machine was entirely depleted, so noth ing remained but to select a steam ma chine. Steam Is especially suitable, as water abounds In every part of tho country and wood Is easily obtained, leaving the purchase of the lubricant the only thing requiring attention. The tires are wood, carried between oppos ing metal disks constituting the wheels. UtlLIII UAPIUHtS GREflllFUJURITY Owner, James Jti Keene -Watcnes Unmoved wnue f 7 ' Thousands Shout ' TWO DAYS PROGRAM HI-CITY LEAGUE Frakes ts. Kelso Banner Event For Today Three Games Tomorrow. TODAY'S TRI-CITT GAMES. At Vaughn street grounds Kelso vs. TYaJres. At Woodburn St. Johns vs. Wood- burn. At Astoria Trunk vs. Astoria, dou ble-header. At Eugene Cubs vs. Eugene. Trl-Cltr Games X-abor Day. At Vaughn street grounds Brewers vs. Trunkmakers. At St Johns St. Johns vs. Frakes At Willamette Park Cuba vs. Wood- burn. Today's Interest among Trl-Clty fans centers on the game at Athletic park this afternoon between the Frakes and the Kelso Tigers, two of the league's top-notch teams. The winning of the pennant depends largely upon the out ' come of the game and both teams will go onto the fields with the strongest ime-UD tney have been able to net to gether. The game begins at 2:30. The , line-up is as follows: Frakes. Position. Kelso. White c Miller Calif f p Ericksou rxeweii ss Parrott . lb Palmer Martin 2b Coleman Houston 3b Graham Parrott If Baker Johnson cf. ...-.... Hlberdm Antolne rf Conrad Jrhe Labor Day attraction at Athletic win De a contest between tne nd Brewers. These two nines have displayed the keenest rivalry all season end the game will be a hnrd battle. "The Brewers will have a dele gation of rooters to encourage their fa vorites. Manager Partlow of the Trunks will present Rummel, and Jck Helser has given his premier slabster, Havpr ntcht. Instructions to decorate the mound. Jamison and McBrlde. hard hit ting catchers, will be opposing receivers. WILL BLACK OK WJ1JTE WIN ON SEPTEMBER 9? One week from tomorrow night Joe Gaits and Jimmy Brltt will fight in San Francisco for the lightweight championship of the world. This fight is attracting more attention than any other pugilistic encounter the world has ever seen, excepting only bouts for the heavyweight cham pionship. Sports ."will travel from every corner of the globe to witness , the battle, and hun dreds of thousands will change hands on the result. Who will win? If you think I ISP I II ' MAKING READY FOR I OLYMPlAI cons ii Two Thousand Athletes Are Expected to Compete in Great Jleet. By Richard Dahlgren. (Jonrosl Special Serrlee.) London Aug. SI. There are few bus ier men In the British peeragev these days than Lord Deeborough, chairman of the Olympian games committee. The work on the great Stadium, where the games will be held next year, is well under way, and his lordship Is watching the work as closely as though It was being done for himself personally. Then there is the great amount of de tail to be looked after in connection with the arrangements for the games themselves, and this work Is looked after by Lord Desborough. With it all he is in fine spirits, and Is confident that the Olympian games to be held in 19QS will eclipse any field and track sfrpr.ts held since history began. Re cently Lord DesborotiKh said: am expecting great things of your men, and, from what I hear from the American committee, I believe there are to bf contestants in every event from your country. I am looking forward to a most interesting and historic athletic meeting next year, and though I wish your' compatriots all success, I cannot say that I hope they will win quite everything." rwenty-nve nations will be repre sented in the various contests, and there will Ho B.t m a 9 ttt nontftctanta In all The reason ror keeping up these inter national tames is that it will brine the athletic manhood of all nations together on a common footing and will do more to bring about a feeling of comradeship among nations than all the peace con ferences or diplomatists. I am greatly Indebted to the secretary of the Ameri can committee, James E. Sullivan of New York, for his cooperation and in terest In the event. The honorary pres ident or tne American coqvmiuee la President Roosevelt." ' (Bearit News by longest teased Wire.) Sheepshead Bay Racetrack, New York, Aug. 11. An under-sired gTay bearded old man stood oft top fit the grand stand at Sheepshead Bay this afternoon short ly after 4 o'clock and watched through glasses with hands that never trembled a cloud of dust far down the straight course materialize into a flying band of thoroughbred race horses. - All about him were men and women, some shouting at the top of their voices, others ahaklna- with excitement and still others swearing and praying, ' but not with a muscle moving to show the strain he himself was under, the -old man watched a grand looking brown colt come out of Ahe bunch at the elbow In the track less than a quarter of a mile from home and shoot to tne front like an express train passing an bumble freight. Frantlo shouts of "Colin wins." "If: Colin In a srallon" fell apparently on deaf ears, but not until the brown colt had passed the judge's stand a length and a half ahead of his nearest com petitors did the old man drop his glasses. Then he turned with an al most boyish, smile on his face to grasp the' hands of men and women, aome his friends and others strangers, who hurled congratulations at him. The old man was James R. Keene, veteran financier, who had risked for tunes time and again In the street and lost thousands without the slightest smor of an eyelash. With a home-bred colt the vice-chair man of the Jockey club had succeeded in landing tbe richest prise of the American turf, the 150,000 Futurity, and although the son of Corpmando-Paator-ella was put to a hard drive to win at the end for the first time since he has been to jithe ' races his wind was true and he showed that he is beyond Question the" best two-year-old in train ing at the present time. Only one of those that finished behind him has any license to be classed with him. That Is Bar None. Off none too well, this colt, which is owned by Paine Whitney, was absolutely last of the rield when they entered the stretch. With a miraculous burst of speed he fairly mowed down the field and forced Miller to go to the whip a half furlong from home. Colin responded nobly, however1, and won-at-the-end in -1.1 i-tr-tha fastest ever made for the stake. There were close to 60,000 people at the track for the reopening of the rac ing season about New York when the bugle blew for the first race. Results: First rnee, 8 year olds, mile Arlme 111, (Finn), 20 to 1, won; Dashaway, Maid, 1U (Garner), 7 to 1, third. Time. 1:40 2-S. Second race, steeplechase, about two miles John M. P., 163, (O'Brien), 6 to 6. won; Bayonet, 136 (Dabney), 6 to 1, second; Jlmmle Lane, 148 (Dupree), 9 to 2, third. Time, 4:06. Third race, handicap, 6 furlongs De mund. 112 (Notter). 4 to 1. won: Ben Ban, 99 (Brussell) 4 to 1, second; Nymph 119 (Garner) 8 to 1, third. Time, 1:13 6. Fourth race. The Futurity, a rurlongs Colin, 126 (Miller), 10 to 8, wjon; Bar None, 117 (Martin) 10 to 1, second; Chapultepec, 117 (Finn) 15 to 1, third. Time. 1:11 J-6. Fifth race, mile and three sixteenths Acrobat, 9 (Burns) 7 to 1, won; Tony Bounce, 111 (Sandy) 12 to 1, second: Phil Finch. 103 (Finn) 10 to 1, third. Time, 1:69 2-6. , Sixth race, six ruriongs L,ive wire. 122 (Knapp) o to 6, won; Home Again, 109 (Miller) 7 to 1, second; Black Cat, 117 (Notter) 8 to 6, third. Time, 1:15 2-6. double victory over Boston today before "ix,HJs crowa. The first game was a pitchers' battle between . Matthewson ana juorner and went 13 . Innings Score: First game: 7 ' R.H.S, New York .1 0 010 0 0 0 0 0 013 1 i Boston ..,.0 0010000000 O-r-J 1 Batteries Matthewson and . Bresna ban; Dorner and Needham. . Second, game: ' R. H. B. w iora 5 0 0 4 0 0 8 10 Boston 1 u 2 1 0 06 8 -(Six IningsA - ; . Batteries Lynch, McGlnnlty and oresnanan; Flaherty and Brown. ' 'Even Break at Philadelphia, (United Freu br Bpcclsl Lmm4 Wire.) Philadelphia, Aug. 81 Philadelphia and Brooklyn split even In a double neaaer tooay. scores: First game: R. H. H Brooklyn ...0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 I Phll'delphla 01100080 x S 9- 0 Batteries Mclntyre and Bergen; Corrldon and Jacklltsch. Second game: R. H. E. Brooklyn ...0 0001800 7 8 0 Phll'delphla 000 0 0000 8 8 6 0 (Seyenlng innings by agreement.) Batteries Rltter and Rucker; Brown ailU A-IMJII, AMERICAN LEAGUE. Knight's. Muff Lose. . (Ctaltsd Prms br SiwrUi T,- via Washington, Aug. 81. Knight's muff or a mrown oau in tne nrst enabled Jones to score from' third base, giving rvBsamgiun tne oniy run or the game. Seore: , - n w is. Washington ....10000000 1 3 2 Boston 00000000 00 2 1 Batteries Gehrlng, Kahoe and St. Kroh; Pruitt, Shay and Crlger. Eight Innings to a Draw. (United Press by fcwdal Leased Wirt.) Cleveland. Ohio. Ausr. 31 Cleveland and Chicago played eight Innings to a mis aiternoon. tne game to being catch a draw called to allow Cleveland tram. Score: . ft. H. v.. Cleveland .... 00 10000 1 2 9 0 Chicago 2000000 0 2 7 1 Batteries Rhoades and Remls: Walsh, Smith and Sullivan. Philadelphia Beats New York. (United Press by Special Leased Wire.) New York. Aus 31. Bender held the New York Americans down to two hits. men accounts lor Philadelphia s vic tory. Score: R. H. B. Philadelphia 00000200 13 9 2 mew roric o o o o o o o oo a 2 3 Batteries Bender and Schreck: Chese- bro and Thomas. Detroit Wins At Home. (United Press by Special Lsated Wire.) DetcgTlt, Mioh., Aug. 81. Loose play- In - b the Browns and timely hitting by the Tigers gave Detroit the game today. Score: K. H. E. Detroit 20300000 6 9 1 -IiOu!s.LJ lAa . ,Q 0 0 00 0 0 0 0fl. 7 fi Batteries Slever and Sohmldt: How ell and Spencer. ACME TO MAKE TEST OF VANADIUM STEEL NATIONAL LEAGUE. Errors Give Chicago Game. (United Press by Special Leased Wire.) Cincinnati. Aug. 31. Chicago took the game from Cincinnati today because of two rerrors by Lobert Score: R H F Cincinnati ..0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 ' 6' 3 Chicago 00001001 02 5 1 Batteries Ewlng and McLean; Over all and Moran. New York Wins Two. . United Press br Special Ieased Wire.) Boston. Aug. 31. New York scored a So much has been said about the val uable properties of vanadium steel that the Acme Motor Car company has de cided to make a test of It, although President Sternberch of the company Is somewhat skeptical as to its value. A considerable number of blanks of this steel have been shipped to the factory at Reading, Pa., and rrom tnem win be made axles, shafts, steering knuckles. levers, cross arms, connecting rods, etc. It Is claimed for this metal that It is of higher tensile strength and elas ticity, and that it is not subject to crystalizatlon, under strain, as is other steel, .-'-'-uv L,.-..- ,..,.,: .jr. It this test proves mat vanadium steel Is any better, or will make the parts more durable or stronger, the Acme Motor Car company, will usft. lt In future for all parts of their cars which are subject to severe strain. TOURIST INVASION OF EUROPE VERY HEAVY Colombia Tclloriag d to SatlsiVl Made for Yon Quality, with Economy Dratt Attire A Specialty StiawnSpeciaHy cVsn TT.tl. TEe A feeming ' of Fall Finds Us Ready Summer days have spent their force, and now d time to don attire for autumn. - United States Consular reports state that the American tourist Invasion of Europe this year. Is simply unprece dented. A very large number of tour ists have taken along their cars and are enjoying the beautiful scenery and roads. However, this Is not an unal loyed pleasure, as a letter, which has been received by H. M. Sternbergh, president of the Acme Motor Car com pany will show. "Yesterday in our Acms car we ran to Bern, on to Morat, near Neufchatel and returned making 71 miles In less than four hours, over fine roads and We Invite Inspection of the New Season's Choicest Woolens It's a splendid fathering of all that is best these new fabrics for fall wear which -w offer now for a first complete showing. We can ssy with all truthfulness that never before have the men of Portland been privileged to vlaw so choice a stock of suitings. From the foremost nulla of America, we have chosen with most careful judgment an unusually large and exceptionally fine assortment of different fabrics upon which the mark of fashion has been placed, and from abroad the best of the foreign manufacturers hsve sent us a representative line of materials and pattern favored for greatest popularity. Supreme in Quality and Character We are ready, ss never before, to meet the demands of men who desire the very best in this matter of attire. Woolens of absolute dependability, tailoring; that is evidence of the highest degree of skill from the measuring and cutting to the final finishing touch, and last and of in tense importance to most men an economy in cost not within the power of another establishment In Fortlana to aupilcate. ah tnese u lactoro k vwumwe p - For Business or Dress Wear English Homespuns, Cheviots, Cassimeres, Tweeds and Worsted Suitings. All the new fashionable shades; the handsomest of the all-prevailing browns and grays. Sack Suits, Three and Four-Button, Single and Double Breasted, for Business Wear. Tuxedo and Dress Suits, for Evening Wear. English Walking Coats, Top Coats, Cravenette Overcoats. Also Mannish Coats for Women. Those Who Come at Once Have the Benefit of an Unbroken Line Elks9 Building 7th and Stark Sts. GRANT PHBGLEY, Manager hitch or drawback of any kind. Is pretty good, considering that n 1U1 This had to slow down frequently rurvH in Iia roa1. and In sorts of vehicles, such as two and four hnrM waenna. two COW wagons, unn horse and one cow wagon, dog and man na sharp and In passing all AnM ii. Kw n.r.l. ami mm women. LI1BI1 IUUI uuiiio, u.ci lino i uaua uju I vai ior uvluj l ' through charming country without a children and dogs afoot. "We came all the way in the car through Holland from Rotterdam, along the Rhine, over the Taunus Mountains, where we encountered snow banks in the road, and up and down steep hills. We then came through Welsbaden, Darmstadt, Stuttgart and Heidelberg, through the Black forest to Frteburg, fichaufhausen, Zurich and tuceme to the delightfully quaint and Interesting little Swiss town of Thun, making all told S.071 miles without an accident, and with but one set of tires." Boston, Aug. 31. Walter .Christie drove his automobile a ntlle In Si sec onds at Readville today, breaking the world's record by one second. SUCCESSFUL DELIVEKY CAE STILL TO C0J1E you have the right dope on the result, The Journal will give you a chance to tell the cubllc about It. Name your choice and give your reasons in 75 words or less. Do.it today, mailing your answer to the sporting editor of The , Journal. o Will Win? Who will win the Gans-Brltt fisrht at Ban Francisco on September 9? Wall your choice to the Sporting Editor . of xne journav limiting your reasons to , 76 words. They will be published . In "X ,JThe Journal before the fight,; p '.:.';i A toUT)Ciae for Xaveirtors. t" There arel mluion's In-Tt for 'you i Bead alt about It then begin your in vestigations at once. See page 10. : It seems Siirnrlslne that the com mercial vehicle has not come Into mora general use, and that American man ufacturers have not realized the great field for a successful delivery wagon. A prominent manufacturer of New York City who runs a large staDle and em ploys a number of men to take care of his delivery business said: "Everv one is looking for the success ful .delivery car. One that will not be too expensive to buy and one which will be cheao to maintain." We have all realised that the horse-drawn ve hicle cannot com Dare In efficiency to the motor car, and yet manufacturers of automobiles are spending money to develop, pleasure vehicles and leaving the commercial field untouched. In renlv to this statement Mr. Ben jamin Briscoe, president of the Max- weil-Brlscoe company, bad this to say: "It Is Quite largely true that the ef forts of manufacturers have been to ward developing and perfecting the pleasure vehicle, but we have not lost sight of -the commercial field. Mr. Maxwell has designed a light delivery car which has been entirely successful, and we have placed this in the hands of several large commercial houses. I think that limited factory space has prevented automobile manufacturers from going extensively Into the com- j merclal -line, but as soon as we move into our new factory at New Castle, Indiana, we intend to make a specialty or ousiness automobiles as well as a complete line of pleasure vehicles." Angels "Won From Oakland. (Hearst News by Loosest tested Wire.) ' Los Angeles, Aug. Jl. Score' by lnn Itigs. . - - '-.'-" a- R.H.E. Oakland v...U!M0100 4 Los Angeles:, j J 30100101 7 li 1 Batteries Oakland. Goodwin. Carries and Bliss: Los Angeles, Handolph. Hoso and Eagan. (Umpires Keller- and Der rick., , , . - , t 'Eattibrlrfis. of color se Ask anyone who has tried all the different brands of beer sold or brewed in Portland which beer they like best and nine out of ten will say 1 Not a pint of this splendid beer ever leaves the brewery until it is thoroughly aged, and when pure beer is well aged It never causes biliousness. Drinkers of Gambrinus get all the good that comes from a regular use of the most healthful beverage possible to drink, and avoid the unpleasant consequences that come from drinking a less carefully brewed article. See that you never let your sup--ply run out. See to.it that your dealer doesn't substitute some other brand for Gambrinus. You can make sure of this by phoning direct to the brewery. We'll fill your order or give it to your nearest dealer. One Dozen Quarts for $1.75 And 40c the dozen for the 'bottles when returned. Two Dozen Pints for $2.00 ( And 25c the dozen for the bottles when re- turned. Drink a pint of Gambrinus with your dinner today, 'twill help digesticn and improve yourappetite. Use one case and youH under stand why it has been "THE FAVORITE FAMILY BEER OF PORTLAND FOR OVER THIRTY, YEARS." , . GARflBRNK BREW PHONE MAIN "49 c o : HOME At 149. J