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THE OREGON SUNDAY JOURNAL, PORTLAND, SUNDAY MORNING, DECEMBER 11, 1910. TTT -i "TlinEEA'S"ELECT; Ill WANTS m ira 111 DIAZ ;rrJj Auburn lotor Car Cc. ROUT SIMPSON, M-r. 505-7 Burncldo Gtrcc v a' 7339 Main 2674 I 1 r1' , 0 HER SI. Hi I I COAST Only One Man West of Rockies : Included in Long List of Of ! ficers Chosen by Eastern 'Autoists., . ' .i Put one man from west of the Rocky mountains was included in the list of , elected by the-American Automobile as sociation held at the Hotel Belmont in New York City. He was. P. J. Walker j' from. California. .' 't - -:.'... . AJthough the 'A, A. A. controls ,the entire workings of the A. 1m A. M. and Iractlcnlly makes It Impossible. for any uutomoblle club or other organization t on the Pacific coast , to hold any kind of meet or race without its sanction, It makes no effort to eneourage participa tion' of .the Pacific coast and Is prac tically an eastern organisation. . Spas modic kicks against the organization have been heard at intervals and It would not be' at , all surprising if the clubs of the coast, combined and formed an association of their 'own. , i'j Officers Ara. Chosen. The off leers Elected were: -- " President, Bobert P. Hooper, . Penn sylvania; flrse vice president, Frank M. Joyce, Minnesota; second vice ' presi dent, F. C." Donald, Illinois; third vice president, C. L. Bonlfleld, Ohio:- fourth . vice president, F. O. Webb, New -York; fifth vice president, F. U Baker, Cali fornia; secretary John N. Brooks, Con? necticut; treasureTf-H A. Bonnell, New Jersey; executive committee,' A. G. .Batchelder, chairman; Lewis R. Speare, Massachusetts; A, H. Knoll, New York: J. P. Coghlln, Massachusetts; Frank G. ' f Webb,' New York; A. D. Converse, Mas wichusetU; H. I Vail, Ohio; C. M.J Rob inson, Connecticut; M. C. Moore, Wis consin; P. J. Walker, California; John Bancroft Delaware::' P. C. Battev. Georgia; Ralph , W, Smffb, Colorado; R , C. Bmlth, Vermont; , David Beecroft, Illinois; Stedman Benti Pennsylvania; C. II. Gillette, Connecticut;-J. H, Edwards, New Jersey; Paul C. Wolff, Pennsyl vania; Edwin . 8. George Michigan; H, SI. Rowe, Maryland; James ,T, Drought, Wisconsin; C , A. Quigley, tJtah;lS. D. T Capen, Missouri: Sam T. Atkinson, Vir ginia; H. L, Gordon, Ohio; Charles M. Doe, Rhode Island; F., E. Edwards, 1111 nois; a. K. Lerche,' Massachusetts; 8. A. Miles, N. A; A. M.; Alfred Reeves, A. L.. A M. '. ' 1 ' . .President t. R. Speare .opened the , meeting, and . then, gave . way to , Mr. Hooper, upoh the unanimous acceptance of the report of the nominating - com- mittee, of which C. H. Gillette of Con ' necticut Berated as chairman. ' Chairmen Are XTaine4. " After taking the chair. President Hoopor announced the appointment of tile chairmen of the national boards. with trie ekception of the touring ln .. formation board, Howard Longstreth of theAutomoblle club f of Philadelphia succeeding Powell Evans t the. name - club.' The holdovers were: Good roads, George C. Diehl r legislative, Charles ', Thttddeus Terry; contest, 8. M. Butler. Retiring Chairman Evans was , thanked .for his efforts, "which have extended over a period of three years. Robert Bruce Will remain In charge of national headquarters touring Information bu reau which will be greatly amplified in the near future..-:vvV"'tl;!-'' -? Reports from various states .lndlcat ' ing the progress therein of the auto mobile movement, were ! presented by these directors: John Bancroft, Dela- ware; SV E. Edwards, Illinois; Dr. H. . M. Rowe, Maryland; A. D.. Converse, Massachusetts; Edwin 8. George, MichU Kan; Colonel F. M. Joyce, Minnesota-; J. ri. Edwards, Neyr Jersey; Ft G. Webb, - New York; H. I Vail, Ohio; Paul C. : Wolff, Pennsylvania; ? John N. Brooks, ? ' Connecticut; Sam P. - Atkinson, Vir- rinla; , M. .C Moore, : Wisconsin ; S. S. V Ballard, Vermont. Marlon 40, torpedo roadster. , " i in AGHRISTUASGIFT Many Men to Present' Closed Cars' to Their ; Families "This Year.' ' ' --: The automobile bs a Christmas gift and as a cold and wet weather luxury )ja been muchly talked about in the trade papers of the east, but has never been 'talked about more' than it has In Portland, this ' week. . With Christmas but ' two weeks away, the automobile dealers have been- very, busy - showing their wares- to people who wished to make Christmas gifts' of cars or acces sories to their friends. . Several Portland women are to be the recipients of beautiful electrics or light powered pleasure far The automobile houses have been keeping open nights and many a busy man has been doing bis Christmas shopping in them. The neat little closed cans have at tracted ' much attention - -in -Portland's crowded street this winter, for while other people nave been -walking around bundled up In a heavy overcoat, ? the owners of these cars have been busy at their shopping or making their calls at tired in only light clothes. weather," declared Howard M. Covey, president of the Covey Motor Car com pany, yesterday. ."I wouldn't think of being without my little car for a min ute. It is a positive pleasure to me all the time. And when one considers that it Is but ' the work of half a day to change the bodies from the closed types to the open type for summer use, it surely is a luxury worth having. . "We have a greater demand for the closed ear every day. With Its mtyes of hard surface paving Portland offers a splendid field for the cloned car dar ing the winter time. . 4 . "It would surprise one not acquainted with the automobile business, too, to find the number of people who are plan ning on giving automobiles to some member of their, family as a Christmas present The automobile ts now past its stage of being a pleasure car, but Is considered one of the necessities of a well regulated household. One man told me that he could think of no better way of getting the whole family an ac ceptable Christmas present than by buy ing them an automobile." - COMING YEAR TO BE GOOD FOR AUTO MEN ' H.' Stoddard, secretary anf , general manager .of the Speedwell Motor Car company of Dayton, Ohio, was here this week on his first trip west He Is the active head and designer of the Speed well car and one of the best known au tomobile men In the east - ' "conservative automobile men are very well satisfied," said Mr. Stoddard in discussing tne eastern - automobile world. "We are having trouble keeping up with our orders and most of the standard automobile men are having the "The closed car is the car for this same trouble. This is going to be a u ".Many well known. Canadian 'lacrosse experts will coach eastern college squads this year. Charles Querrle of the Tecumseh club, will Instruct Co lumbia; Yawson' Whitehead will go to Swartmore college, near Philadelphia; Ernie Menary to Harvard; Jack Grimes to Mount . Washington, ;Md., and James Byrne to Johns Hopkins of Baltimore. FivcPassenger Touring Car $1325 WAR PIER DETROIT 3Q) STANDARD CONSTRUCTION, BUT MORE THAN STANDARD VALUE'- : : ', .v- , . , '. i s - v - ., ; . . ....J'.-..-.. :.:-,!..?':.,.. . .. . .-' .,. , : ' l..- !,' . . . -. . , r . POTaiiDiroitAuto Co. ; 526 Alder. Street, Agents , , great year for all the trade as the culls are being forced out and the better class of cars appearing." Mr. Stoddard was entertained by Dr. C. B. Brown and a A, Nation, the Speedwell agents, while he was here.. 1 Jack O'Brien's new' Philadelphia box ing club which, will, seat 3550 spec tators, will be opened next month. V : (UtJted Prtm Uxied Wire. Washington, Dec. 10. The arrest of Juan ' Sanchea Azco'na; a Mexican who is said to have Incurred the displeasure of President Dlas of Mexico and who is sought by the Mexican authorities on a charge of having "obtained money through false pretenses," will be made the subject of a fight in congress. , Representative Wilson of Pennsyl vania, who has taken up an Investiga tion, of the , Ascona ease, says he will demand a change in the treaty between the United States and Mexico. "I will present Atcona as a personal, living example of the evil system- that permits Mexico to force Washington to imprison Mexican political .refugees." said Wilson.-i "l think there is Utile chance of getting action from the com mittee on rules, and I will probably take up the matter on the floor of the house." .-V Assistant Attorney General Denntson said: ' " "Our treaty with Mexico makes it obligatory on us to . arrest anyone charged by Mexico ' with an offense specified In the treaty. Swindling and obtaining money by false pretenses are among these offenses. If the extradi tion Is sought for - political' offenses, Ascona will have an opportunity to prove it to the federal commissioner be fore whom ' the matter will be de termined." . To display poultry tn a market with out it being necessary to tie the birds' feet together an Indiana man has In vented a spring hook Just large enough to hold a fowl's foot i -a t In new cars vye have three- model 19s, the latest design of the Buick Motor Company for 1910. These cars list at $1650 with complete : equipment, including top and wind shield, but we will Bell them i for $1375 cash. ' 1 , . - WE ALSO HAVE:' ' ' t . . ' , , ONE MpDEI) DEMONSTRATOR. ' . ONE MODEL 10 DEMONSTRATOR. , . ONE MODEL 17 DEMONSTRATOR, : . All of these "demonstrators are guaranteed mechanically and re offered at prices that are thoroughly advantageous to buyers, CALL EARLY. Howard Automobile Company . . I MEL. G. JOHNSON, Manager.- ; SEVENTH AND rCOUCH STREETS, PORTLAND, OREGON, ' V Phones Main 4555, A-25M. .. 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