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?
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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
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