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THE OREGON SUNDAY JOURNAU PORTLAND. SUNDAY. ' MORNING, 1 SEPTEMBER 15. 1907. , i3 CHAPIN BUYS FINE CAR FOR . rROSPECTS FOR FALL sv ' AUTO DEALER BACK . . . NATIONAL IJBiACTJB, f- - Brooklyn Wins. Doable Header. (United ' Frees Leased Wire.) Ceakler all erwr the lot and won fume easily. Score: . K. " 1 - Chicago ,1 4 01 3 0 t 9 11 - Cincinnati ,..'4 5 5 SO 0 1 i II a Batteries Pfeister and KUng; Conk ley and McLean," . ,-- Seattle Wine From Taootna. (Special Dlspatck te The JosruL) Seattle, Wash., Sept. 14. Seattle won a free hitting game today by a sre of , to 3. Welch had the heat of Hut- SALES VERY GOOD ; FROM EASTERN TRir U t t TRIPRvTlrV Til I AMnnKVInilNTRY . The H. 1 Keats Auto company report the prospects for fall automobile sales , Fred A. Bennett, agent for the Reo and Ford automobiles, returned Friday from a trip to the east, where he has been for the past three weeks. Mr, Bennett paid visits to the Reo factory at Lansing, Michigan, the Ford factory at Detroit and the Premier fac tory at Annapolla. While at Annapolis he took on the agenoy for the Premier car. He expects to have the Premier In Brooklyn, N. T., Sept. 14. Brooklyn defeated New Tork In both tames of a double-header here this afternon. The Bill ; a w B I mm mml Iljrws rwwi a a. ro be extremely good. They state that they are- dally, having Inquiries regard ing tha 1901 models, which sre soqn to t 1 i first was a free hitting contest and went thirteen Innings before the Trol ley Dodgers won. In the second game Brooklyn shut ou.t the Giants, The game was called in the fifth Inning on ac arrive. The Keats company reports the sale of a Franklin to W. P. Hawley of thla city, the sale ef an Oldsmoblle to O. N. Smith, alao of this city, a Pope Hartford to W. H. Eocles of Hood River and the sals of a Pope Hartford to Rollle vWat- Maintenance of Car Import 40. wiruuajuuui wis game... score py, in nings: , ,.- .. .,'. SatUe .I000 SS100 4) Tacoma OOOOOlie 0-1 Batteries-Butler and Rhea for Te coma; Welch and Krelta for Seattle. The success of the Missouri State Federation of Labor in the matter ef obtaining the enactment of a numbwr of laws In the Interests of organised labor hue attracted a great deal of at tention in the east. , V i ant Question for Prob able Purchaser. count of darkness. Score: First srame R. H. E. New York.tlOeiOOOOOOOl 7 15 1 stock soon. The first car la on Its way to Portland now. 'The 1907 Reo and Ford cars are all Brooklyn 2 0 0 0 0 0 t 0 1 0 0 0 2 I 14 3 Batteries Mcuinnlty, Ames and Bowerman; Bell Mclntyre and Rttter and Bergen. Second game R. H. E. New York 0 0 0 0 00 2 0 Brooklyn 0 0 2 0 0 2 3 2 Batteries Lynch and Bresnahan; Btrlcklett and Bergen. Cubs Overcome Big Lead. (United Ptcm liMd Wire.) Chicago, Sept. 14. Cincinnati batted four runs across In the first Inning anrl was then stopped short. Chicago hit I son of Tillamook. Mr. Watson, who is boosting for the' great city tf Tilla mook and for the proponed automobile road from Portland to Tillamook, states that with his new Pope Hartford ha ex i INTERESTING FIGURES sold," announced Mr." Bennett "Both companies are now bard at work getting " OF A MANUFACTURER out the 1909 cars." pects to demonstrate tne feasibility of both bustneaa and pleasure drlvea be On his homeward trip, which was made through the south. Mr. Bennett Machinists and other workers tn the railroad ahopa of the Great Northern, the Northern Fuel f to and the Milwaukee -railroads ar to h rrani. k One Hundred and Sixty-Four Sworn I tween Portland and Tillamook. H. I. Keats, who haa been in tha eaat for the past five weeks arranrlnc for stopped over at Lob Anseles and San Francisco. Tne automobile business, so SUtenntt Go to Show Areragel he declares. Is not quite aa good in thesn cities as It was last year at thla time. The dealers expect, however, that condi tions will Improve this winter. and taking on the varloua lines of auto mobllea for the 1901 trade, will return hour day, for which the men have been fighting for years, as a trial. About Cost of Repairs Is Bat 44 M Cent to Portland next Wednesday. z.aoo machinists will be affected. Per 100 Mile. v 5 mm cost to KEEP AH AUTO? mwimmmwmmmmmmrmmmmmmmrmmmmrpmym i)injia, i"'a'tj mmmmmmmmmmtmmmmmmmmmwmmmMKa v ; Ann One of the moat Important questions that arises In tha mind of an ownar of an autoraoblla. la ..the coat ef ntslnte- nanca of hla car. It la Tar difficult for ona who does not look personally te tha upkeep of hla car to determine tha four polnta which enter Into IU mawte- nance. How long will an automobile laatT What does It coat to opsrdte ItT tin. mi miiaa will It run an a 1UJ IIL.IIHIt Mil II III I Mr. Cbapln to Hla New Anto. Another fine ear naa ban added to tha llat of Portland-owned automobiles by the purchase of a ltd Pierce Great Arrow by H. L Chapln of the Potter- Chapln Realty company. This ear la t thf saml-lnelosed type, and of 41 horse It Is dark maroon In oolor and how lone; will ma ires wewi in the Ufa of an automobile. In some is one. of the haadeomeet automobiles casea an automobile In the bands of a I in Portland. competent ariver win iye '' Tni- , M. chaoln's first antorao- am ar a miniinuni ui Mea . . . . miui . - -.- th ona, nut ae is ureaay an entnuaiastio as compared, to Um same car in "ie ra)torlat He Is -anotW of the many hands of a leas experienced man. Portland bualneaa men whs find reat Testimony from Many easees, I and recreation In the hum and throb of m- a i . . vA avariaa miii ot i Dowinui mBaCmnflL ii im nil mun- maintalnina- and opera tin an automo- tlon to use the new ear for trips over maintaiqina; UU """"''.. ..." V... I th. hllta a IHIIamnnt lul Vrxian hue. an mMrprinwa .ZZZ p'w" "ST .Lut" u" 71. i. hJu, juat comPned stawauca. ..w.i fJ! ' itn inn in loiisi nawiuiui bmiu vu wa-- . i -.-Jk-Jk siM I H M rAVsrV. a I tha automobile club. PJnT er three II hours ttmar one of the directors of recently took a of three persons to Tillamook In The- tast za muss were money would be required to put the en- I nary care mat ioouib aut6mUUel."ta-junownt to support a machine la not nearly aa frat meat ....i. iuiiiiva The Caoiiiao company i """ .. - wmn "i S!f.PrmiSti recently to dlacoyer the ooat covered In darkneas. but the roads near o?UJSl.-cvl "nd lilacs. ask: tiln.d. Mr. Covey alnrs pral.ea of the rilitSlW road- in th. Tlclnlty of f illam.ook bay i i h maJnta. ana aeciaree tnai oomparaerveiy nine . thai, or nf thoae who re sponded, hundreda were willing- to make statementa of the approximate coat of running their care, yei urai was uied. Only the aotual cost, sworn to before a notary publio and witneaee, were accepted. One hundred ana sixty- four etatementa were receivee coming from SO different ataiea, wmun w .m mrm that hivn ben used on all klnda of roada and under all sorts of conditions. From the data received the following atatletlca were complied: The A feature of the coming Importere mileage gotten out or uw Automobile Beion anow in Maaiaon conalderably, ranging from 50 to IZ.000. gQUfcr, garden, New York, from Decem- Many of the affldavlta showed a mile- Der Jt to January 4. will be a New age of over zo.000, and nearly 60 per y.-, an( evening fete embracing cent had gotten over lw.uuv humoroua noveltlea. Of their car. Tne loitu uiraiumai fork. Pennaylvanla. nonnlntlon la an enlhu center. A local mathematician recently tire road from Portland to Tillamook bay and the ocean beach In good con dition for motoring. "Tillamook county has apent money on Its roads and they .are in fine con dition," aays Mr. Covey. "Around the bay they are as good as any automo bile driver could ask. If the roads through tha country between Tillamook and Portland were only put In good shape, that thoroughfare to the beach would soon be famoua among motorlata sverywnere. "Between Sherldsn and Tillamook there are 10 miles of corduroy over low ground, and the whole road la pretty rough. If the other counties would only oo -a a wen aa Tiiiamooic naa done, it would be a magnificent trip over thoae hllla. It la pleasant country all tha war and tha scenery around the bay Is wortn going to aee, i can tell you. "The proposed automobile boulevard to Tillamook seems pretty far In the future, Dut it is not an Impossibility. In the meantime the preaent road snouia ne put in conaition. I under stand the oompany developing Bay- ocean Park haa Interested Itself In the matter, and I am aure every lover of automvDiiea nopea oy next season they will have atlll greater attractions to offer motorists than at present." pjTliE HOTES WHITE CONCERN ISSUES HANDSOME BULLETIN over 1.500.000 miles, or to be exaot, 1.- 955,427; the average or uui eeing ,i mllee per car. Consumption of Oasollae, The gasoline consumption afforded great interest, one car running as low as 9 2-3 mUes per gallon, while another ran aa hisrh aa 32 miles per gallon. Forty per cent of the number have pjec, f canv claimed to get over 20 miles per gallon, machines to p while the average of ail Is a trifle ver dust and dirt a dry of 90,000 usiaatio motoring figured that the residents every 20 days drive for pleasure a distance equal to It 1.1 mils, ner vallon. The cost of repair. This amount ranges from practically nothing In some canes to several hundreds of dollars In others. Ths total amount of repairs, not Including tires ror tne cara was by the mother of the Brighton JS.8S1.J9. or an average for each w of Beacn rsice track superintendent, after 942.74. For the average length of time "Xenlesa nlrht due to the aiolae of the the cars have been uaea u year durlns the recent J4-hour race. the circumference of' the earth, Autolsts would do well to watch the canvas wnlch is used under rotect running parts from Torn covers orten cause a lot of wear and tear on tne aeucaie porta of the running machinery. -nreeraokers on wheela" Is ths latest nickname for automobiles. It was ln- Is Devoted Mainly to Description of New Factory The 1008 Models. months 20 days). It means an averag of 12 17 ner month, or less than 6 centa per weeK. Anotner way iw cuw thm. kiui woulil be to total the dla lance traveled, taking 161 cara totaling 1 kkr iS7 miles, and wun tne toiai cosi for reDalrs of 94,881.29. It means , that tha onat of the unkeeo averages .004939 per mile, or In other words only 4414 cents per 100 miles that Is traveled. That certainly Is cheeper man waiaing. Tn oonaMarlna- these DOlntS. QO not OVer- tnnir th nunVber of Dassengers carried. Borne were runabouts, carrying one or two, and sometimes tnree pmhuiih, while others were four-passenger cars rrviii. five or six cassengera. The m ....a v. inawn nv utiuirm tw mm nearlv JH persona, so It would make this exDenae leaa than 1J centa per luo miles rof eacn passenger. Fine seoora xere. The next item of expense is that of fasollne. ma a worn mwuiouu hat th miles obtained per gallon run from as few as 9 J-J uo as high as sev- Sral who got its or muiv, uu V" igh as J J miles per gallon, Tske the average of the lot, 11 snowa .m, or a rifi over 18 1-1 miles per gallon. The cost of gasoline varies In different parts of the country, but may probably be averaged at 18 cents a gallon: it would then make the average 1 cent per mile tier car for fuel, or leaa than 1-3 of a cent per mile per passenger. To obtain the amount of expenditures for tlrea, which in some cases bad been included in the repair expenses, because many owners do not keep separate ex pense accounts, 200 dealers throughout the country were asicsa ui louowing questions; what la the lonrest time you fcave known ar eet or tires 10 wean What Is the greatest number of miles you have known a set of tires to run? If a customer were to ask you as to about how long or now many miles a mmt of tlrea oould be exnected to last. with proper earn, wnat would you tell nmf i Answers te tbtbs Quesmms. The answers to the tlrst question were in about two years. In some cases less, and In several cases three years. and one answer was four yeara To the less, and In several cases three years, and one answer was lour yeara 10 tne second question' the answers were all the way from 4,000 to 16,000 miles; but the majority run along from 6,000 to c nnn mllna Tterardlna- tha third o-iiaa. tion. thare was a wide difference of opinion, but they averaged up between one and two years, and from 6,000 to 10.000 miles. Many replies bslna- Qual ified by the statement that It would all depend upon the carefulness of the operator end the roads he would have to travel. It certainly Is commendatory not only to any one car, out to the whole Industry, when after a careful canvass of over 180 automobile Owners. It is' authentically estimated that the coat of upkeep of a carefully operated enr. renders the cost of transportation fmr mile less than any other means of locomotion. The White company have Just Issued their Bulletin No. 13. which Is devoted mainly to a description of the new fac tory in which the White steamers are ,5m' PamPh't Is copiously IHu,. int A w,t1' wo-color engravings, show ing Some of the nntahl ... - plant. The Whit man. .?..,..,...,- .i.ld llshment contains many novelties In fao- z .uiiiiuiiian, sucn as a areat cen tral corridor, aoo f.t k"J .i S!": wide, which la used aolely aa an avenue of communication between the other units of the Dlant. Th fitnn 1. . I etory structure with a saw-tooth roof, so that everv nart of th ni..t 1 abundance of natural light There Is a basement under each department for the .8C vi materia., tne basements com municating with the main floor by manna rf .1t.i. , -. . ' , .actory is so thoroughly flre- j'.wj. un. ii is not inaured, the com- F.anym?irrJ'ln 118 own r,sk- auch as It is. The factory equipment Is of that mgn grade which wnuM nat.ii oongcu una m y-y mm nuu - ui a company or practically nn. J174 and his fiancee JJ.000. limited resources. The most Intereitln I fOBt.Vr6a or ,tba p,nt- however. Is the Although the taw roroiaaing tne sen- uovempea metnoas or large acale ing ai buuub s r- I i " ww.-.vwni ui an expe- Clty piera prevented: any aalea being J"ince of J5 yeara In the production of made many orders were booked by the high-grade machinery In quantity. A mm " 1 iJi;a.i uiusiriuon in tne bulletin ahowa a. double milling machine, making a cer- Tha'Ht tools health department will Z;. i. "SJ" ..l-"!.m- . - . a. .lii. I vsiw Uvoll SMJ llIHTSn ITA use. automobiles to carry tne ciiys mako tMa t . t .:.--, fumigating macntnes about 11 uorami-- nth " aioner Winn can persuade the municipal t ' ( J" ..,... ."JII,aalnl" aaembly that ten men with three car. "Vr, "TiS VfflJ 25 worit man aa wun .n I f .v.,. "i,". CMAMCE LAST CHANCE TO ENTER. GREAT PRIZE MEAT CONTEST WHITE TOiAY Although it was plainly an accident when a motorlat ran over and killed a man In Switzerland recently a local tribunal called it a "motor murder," and manufacturers hlblted. can do more many wagons. Whenever touring of a strenuous na ture Is to be undertaken it is wise to see that the car Is provided with an ade- tuate sprag, or back-stop, to prevent 11 mm riinnlnr a wav on hills in theverv likely event of a stalled motor or brok en Drake connection. upon tlr It Is a mistake to depend patches to repair a damaged tire, naneoiailv In hot weather, when the heat of the atmosphere aids the friction working them loose, it ta a saving mrmev. time and temper to have the tubes properly vulcanised. a Tha real secret of the failure of the Vanderbllt race commission to pull off the race this year came out a few days ago. wiiuam JV vanaerDui jr., umpiy put ms 1001 down ana reiusea 10 cuiow another contest without " protection against accidents. Three alcohol-driven cara designed exnressir ror tne use 01 traveling saxes- men went through the recent French Industrial motor vehicles contest with out a canalization and. as a result, a series of trials for oars of that char acter, to cover b.doo muss, win oe neia. The Conro Free State government has an automobile department which for 1 over a rear has been building a system of roads running from the River Nllol over which motor trucks can haul! freight into territory which will not see railroads for many years to coma tory methods, combined with tha noon irIt,?. the Product, which has made i"" !. company tne largest manu facturer of large tOurlnsr world. A few nares In the naw hnllM ... devoted to an announcement of the White model." for 1908. The new ma. chines show but few radical changes as compared with the cars of the present "nn m nncea are nncrmnrM, Friday, September 20, the answers will all be turned over to the judges, and ten splendid prizes, valued from $5 to $50, will be awarded ; the announcement of prize winners will be made in this paper next Sunday. If you have not mailed your answer do so today; if you do not know the details of this contest send for them at once; you have plenty of time. The last answer written may be the best one you may win the $50 prize. Address Contest Dept., 15 Hamilton Bldg., Portland. CLIP ALONG THIS LINE CONTEST DEPARTMENT, UNION MEAT CO., 15 HAMILTON BLDG., PORTLAND, OR. Please mail me at once your free book on Gov ernment Inspection. I wish to enter the prize meat contest. Stamp inclosed. NAME STREET CITY....:; State miOn MEAT COMPANY I 1 .. .. . m m. . ; . vu 1 ely crank case be thoroughly cleansed of oil and dirt before a . new supply of lubricant is administered. " Without do- I lng this the new oil simply dilutes the! combination 01 grease ana airi wnicn accumulates from time to time. Unless an owner soon turns up the police department of Hamilton, Ohio, I will add an automobile to its rolling atocK. a aeseriea touring oar was found on the streets not long ego snd, although the fact haa been widely ad vertised, no claimant has made en ap pearance. At a eost approximating 1 100.000 the rmiaaeipnia & Kauai ng voai a iron company, which controls practically the I entire Pennsylvania anthracite field. will eouia its district - sunerintenaents I with automobiles as a time-saver. At I resent they travel -in carriages or on I rains. Actually thrown together In an auto-1 mobile collision at Atiantio city in July, Miss Marie Letter of Boston, and Eu gene Barbier of. New Tork recently were I married at the former city; then, appro- riateiy, toured to tne scene of their COOK M0T0E CONCERN CHANGES PE0PEIET0ES L. E, Crowe and A. A. Graham Will Conduct the Bnalneaa at 'Cd tocatlon.v One of the largest automobile con cerns of Portland has changed hands during, the past week. F. J. Cook, pro prietor of the Cook Motor Car company, haii sold out his entire auto business. The buyers are l. js. urowe ana A. A. Oraham. who took possession on Thurs day, and who will conduot a general at the old sales, garage and repair shop place of business of the Cook Motor Car company, Fiiteentn ana Washington gtreets. . . - . 1h E. Crowe was formerly In ths au tomobile business In The Dalles. He was a member of the firm of Mayes & Crowe. A. A. Graham Is a veteran mo torist, and has been in the business ever since automobiles have been handled commercially in Portland. For the past year he has been bookkeeper. and man-a-er of te Cook Uf Cm scajpany. : Is the drink to make you enjoy to the fullest this .glorious autumn season. Its healthful, invigorating properties act on the system like a day in the exhilarating August air the kind of August air that we have in Oregon at its best. Use "GAMBRINUS" regularly and in the right quantities and you'll enjoy life better for the improved appetite and health it will bring you. Keep it constantly in your home and derive for yourself and your family the benefits that come from a regular use of this perfect liquid food. PHONE EARLY TOMORROW MORNING AND HAVE THE WAGON STOP WITH A CASE OF GAMBRINUS. DON'T WAIT TILL LATER IN THE WEEK, OR YOU'LL BE OR DERING IT DELIVERED ON SATURDAY AND WE'LL BE TOO BUSY TO FILL YOUR OR DER PROMPTLY. TWO DOZEN PINTS Fresh from brewery spark- dJ'J AA ling and healthful, only 3)WeUU 25c dozen for the bottles when returned. ONE DOZEN QUARTS If you prefer the larger bottles, cost the dozen... 40c dozen for the bottles when returned. $1.75 tSoffqrtlandII 11 Is. YFOR. OVER ML. VI iFPf lrst meeting In honeymoon. a motor car for the It Is surprising how much difference in the steering is produced bv a verv slleht dryness of the knuckle bearlnra. Aside from the difficulty of controlling I toe car rnuuj unuer sucd circum stances. It is important that such stiff ness be removed at ence as It may be tne rorerunner oi soma mors serious aiunent. Phone the Brewery and Be Sure That You Get the Best, the Purest and Most Nourishing Beer in All Portland "W. " M. Hodson Of " the" Hodaon Auto company Is now a visitor In this city and sxpects to remain here for several days. Mr. Hodson la doing much to promote Interest in the automobile In southern Oresoo, Ms. Wodaon resides la G(31 utaiifls la Phone Main 49 or , Home A-1 149 I! i