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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
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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
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And 40c the dozen for the 'bottles when returned.
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( And 25c the dozen for the bottles when re-
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