THE OREGON GUNDAY JOURNALV FORTLAND. SUNDAY MORNING,- NOVEMBER 21, 1912 mmm : TO SOLVE COST OF LIVING ISSUE Replacement of Horse-Drawn Vehicles by Motor Delivery Plan Said tq Be Solution So : Far as It Goes. - New Auto Gctrage Design A Jcls to Beauty of Private Lawn Landscape Engineer Evolve Unique Plan Which Will lYore Economical and at the Same Time Contribute to the General Appearance of the Ground. ' v ' v 'The ooit of HviAs;, will be reduced by $1.00 per week to each family of . mix persons In the United States when the present methods of horse delivery are replaced by motor wagon systems A f urther--r4ucUofl - of to .cents will take place when the motor wagon U employed . Instead of the railroad for hauling food produota dlreot from the truck farming dlsrlct to the center ' of food consumption. -' Tor': the whole country, the aggre gate yearly saving in the cost of haul- , Ing food product alone would amount to the enormouavrrmof $142,000,000 at the present time, if power wagon haulage were to he substluted as far as possible for the wasteful methods now : In use, and this would ba Just ' about enough to pay for all the ma chines that would be necessary to take care of. this kind ef traffic. Auttwritlei Are Cited, - v". 4 These startling facts' were, disclosed by an Investigation Just completed by the Power Wagon, of Chicago, Discus alng the situation In detail, this Jour nal cites other Independent authorities to oorroborata Ha figures. ; i The railroads of the country, says the Power Wagon, carry about-100,000,000 tons of food produce yearly at the present time. Of course, this represents only a part of the total food consumed. xne remainder oeing naurea ""direct uy horse wagons from the farms to the markets in the neighboring cities and towns, or by barges and canal boats. Every ton of food carried by rail has to be hauled a number of times. At the end of the train Journey the food must De uuiunuea jrum mu viug w uviav wagons sometimes with another un loading and loading process at a plat f orm-r-and then It la taken to th whole sale market. . Hera again it is unloaded, only to be loaded a few hours later on to the horse wagons or carts of the retailer to be taken to his store. Then cornea the final distribution to the consumer, usu ally by the grocer's delivery wagon, Turther Seduotions Made. Further tremendous savings would -accrue, at least In the case of large cities like New Tork or Chicago, in the cost of land for markets, If power wagons were to be substituted for horses. Anyone familiar with large city markets, knows the congestion caused by horse wagons and the great room they occupy as compared with the amount of produce they carry. Motor wagons will haul two or three times as much as horse vehicles and take up much less space. It developed that practically SO per cent of the total food deliveries In New York City for consumption in the met ropolitan district are subject to double trucking charges. As showing the feasibility of directly transporting farm produce to market -. by power wagons, the Ull Yearbook of the United State department Hctilture publishes a table giving the distance of the market in relation to tlie frequency of marketing of eggs onf 90 Kansas farms. For 28 of these farms, the average distance is 2.4 miles, and produce is moved twice a week. For 61 farms, the average distance is 4.12 miles, and pro duce Is moved once a week. For the remaining S farms, the average distance is 8.6 miles and produce is moved once in two weeks. Would Eliminate Many. There are the numerous middlemen and small shopkeepers to eliminate If we would get down to real bed rock on the cost Question. Municipal mar kets and cooperative stores will do much to solve the problem whereever they can be operated. But these are minor considerations compared with the great Immediate savings that can be effected In the cost of food transportation by the use of power wagons. PISH TRAPPERS MEET, ORGANIZE Louisiana Has Protective As sociation of Fur Hunters Who Wanj Laws. '(Special te Th JoarneU New Orleans, La., Nov. 23. The hunt ers and trappers of the Interior of St, Bernard held a meeting reoently and organized the Bt. Bernard Hunters' and Trappers' Protective association, the purposes of which are to promote the Interests of those engaged In those oo- present law, which la deemed too strtn rent und restrictive V The mefetlng was called to, order by Charles Grlnyer, of Shell Beach, who Is . m .practical trapper and hunter. He .JVas elected president of the organisa tion, and in accepting the office de livered a short address, in the course Of which he cited the present law, Which he said had been passed by the legislature at its last session, and he took occasion to correct those who Were under the impression that the police Jury or the local authorities were responsible for the restrictions which had been thrown about the trapping and hunting industries. Urges taw Obedleno. . President Grlnyer urged the members of the association to obey the law, and not to defy It, although he thought It worked hardships on those who trapped and hunted for a livelihood, and if atrlctly enforced would "drive all the game from this portion of Louisiana," because If a trapper is compelled to take out a professional market hunt er's license, he will at every opportunity that occurs kill ducks to the maximum fixed by law and ship to market The speaker then went on to explain the trials and tribulations of the trapper, after stating that the professional hunt er hunts game, chiefly ducks, to sup ply the markets to the extent permitted by law. "Trapping la a different profession HnIrelyr-,Trt- trapper- goes in te the wilderness1 and the prairie, away from his home and family for perhaps 15 or 20 days at a time, enduring all manner of hardships, sleeping, not on a feather bed, but In a palmetto shack of his own making and In a' bed of prairie grass. After he has made the rounds of his traps and returns to bis shack and family," he U hungry, wet and cold.- He has to take his ax out wood, make fir and cook bis 'little something to Jceea 1 r it P. N. Clark, In his Cadlllao, demonstrating to owners of cars value of l 5 foot pared alleys In Golf Park. One Item in the cost of building a 1 private garage Is often overlooked by; auto owners, and this is the value of the ground occupied by the concrete or wooden track or runway that reaohes from the street to the door of the gar age, usually at the back of the lot. Not less than seven feet in width is re-' Quired and in the standard 60-foot lot this represents about IS per cent of the entire cost of the ground, which cannot be used for any other purpose and must be devoted to the service of the auto. In one new residential district, Golf Park, reoently laid out by a landscape engineer, ' this entire expense la saved by the provision of alley IS feet wide at the rear of the sites and paved with bltulithic. "In addition to saving the outlay for the ground occupied by the runway," said F. N. Clark, who 1 the selling agent for the property, "the appearance of the lawn in front of the residence will not be marred by these unsightly track. The alley will also allow wide latitude in the placing of garages ao that they can be a valuable artlstlo fea ture in the general architecture scheme. While the cost of the tracks 1 also saved, the alleys will be used for wash ing and cleaning; the cars, and in this way dirt and odor will be kept far away from the home. In the delivery of wood, coal and til bulky household good the alley will be especially convenient and obviate the necessity of piling the good on the sidewalk In front of the house." GOTf Park was formerly a part of the Waverley Golf club on the Mllwaukle road, and is the first district that has been fully Improved with paved streets before being offered for sale. Except ing a few blocks, there Is hard surface all the way to the business end of the city, and the auto trip can be made at the regulation speed In 20 minute. him alive, and provide for hi wife and little one probably SO mile away. 'Now It seems plain that those who framed the law which regulate trapping and hunting, did not know the circumstance under which we are existing. "The law as regards trapper la very unjust and unfair, and should be amend ed a early a possible to .give relief to those who are engaged In the busi ness. Heretofore, the trapper killed game -for his pot alone. He did not kill It for the aak of doing so, but only to eat it. It, 1000 ducks flew over his head, he would not shoot for the sake of killing, merely for the sport of it. But If this law is enforced to the letter he will be a professional hunter by necessity, with the result that we will have the game market flooded and game will soon become extinct. Bid Cooatry of Vermin. "The trapper alone 1 ridding the country of vermin, as it were, and should be encouraged and not harassed and. hampered by unnecessary and un wise laws. The idea of protecting the muskrat In itself appears absurd, for be 1 the recognised enemy of our levees and cost the state many thou sands of dollars every year. Muskrats are a lasting menace, and Instead of prohibiting their destruction, the state should pay a bonus for each one killed." It was the sense of the meeting that the season for trapping was too short, as it opens on' November 1 and closes on January 81. It being prohibited in February and March, when furbearlng animals are most plentiful, especially muskrats. Parish Widely Bepresented. Every one of the lower wards in the parish are represented among the of ficers of the association, and another meeting will be held shortly for the purpose of discussing plans for the future. It was intended to appoint a commit tee to call on Governor Hall, with the hope of securing a suspension of the law, but members of the association dlsoussed the matter with outsiders, seeking their advice, and it was de termined to abandon this plan. Presi dent Grlnyer and others wanted It dis tinctly understood that their intention was to observe the law and cooperate with the sheriff and his deputies in seeing that it Is obeyed. Corduroy hats with chin straps are the first fall hints, and they promise to be very popular, for they come in all of the best colors and are self-trimmed, with buttons and bands. SENATOR CMS "OLD MASTERS" V AMUSE m Recent Purchases In London Made Subject of Suit in the British Courts; American Art Dealers Are Pleased. Washington, Nov. II. Art dealers and connoisseur in America are sympathis ing openly with former United States Senator William A. Clark of Montana over his recent purchase of paintings in Europe, facts concerning wjhlch were aired in a recent suit in the London law courts. This is mildly amusing to people In Washington who know Senator Clark, have Keen his collection In the Corcoran gallery here, and who remember his shrewdness in driving a bargain. The erstwhile statesman is well known to be one of the richest men In north or south America, and he made all of his money himself, partly by good luck but more very much more by Just hard-headed shrewdness; for one must not believe his enemies when they use a harsher word for some of his deals. Senator Zs Shrewd. Senator Clark mad most of his money in copper mining. He has now a wide variety of investments and a wonderful and fabulously expensive house In Fifth avenue. New York. It la related that when this house was being built the bids for some of the brass work did not please the senator. He bought out a brass foundry, tho saying goes, got the benefit of the manufacturer's profit and found the business worth continuing for what there was in It He acquired a marble quarry, it is said. In a similar manner. Moreover, the senator does not despise small things. He know that the manner in which little detail are handled marks the, character of the business man, and determines not infre quently his success or discomfiture; Therefore, when an acquaintance ob served that Senator Clark took with him to breakfast at his hotel a grapefruit, that he called for a plate, cut the fruit In half, ate one-half and, wrapping up the other half in a piece of a news paper, carried It away In hi valise, that amazed observer knew one, at least, of the reason why Senator Clark la a rich man today. Dealers Are "Sympathetlo Who are the men so openly express ing sympathy with Senator Clark on his art purchases? Are they not the "reputable dealers" whom he passed by, to dicker with private owners and un recognized agents? Has anyone yet heard Senator Clark oomplaln save In court? And does he not usually get the full measure of his money? In England, anyway, where the "pirating" of the nation's art treasures by rich Ameri cans has been greatly deplored, . per haps there will be a disposition to sym pathize with the regular dealers and critics and to agree with Mr. Blakeslee of the Blakeslee Art galleries, New York, who is quoted In the New York Sun as saying that he thought the pic ture dealers had "got the best" of the senator, but that "years from now" the paintings, which Include some Gains boroughs, will be worth all they cost him. Another dealer told the Sun that "In the eyes of the individual collector and Illegitimate dealer in Europe any pic ture Is worth Just what a rich and not always too critical American Is willing to give for It." Mr. Wlldensteln, of Gimpel and Wlld- 'enstein, was frankly grieved but dis posed to be philosophical. "It's the old, old story of the collector allowing his credulity to be Imposed upon by the private dealer who plays on his emo tions," said the sag Mr. Wlldensteln. Another art dealer of New York is quoted as follows: Mr. Clark shouU have had his prospective purchases ex ported by some great London art dealer." If these comments really be true one can imagine that Senator Clark is dis tressed not so much because of the money loss, or even because of the strictures passed on him as a business man, but because his reputation as a Judge of good paintings has been be smirched. REPORTED BER OEHFHS ED Flanders Motor Co. and Unit ed r States ' Motor Co., Join; 10,000 New Workers to Be Added to the Force. Detroit Mich.. Nov. 22. Confirmation of the reported, merger of the Flanders Motor company or tnis city ana tne United States Motor company was given out last week following the decision of Judge Hough of the United States dis trict court Jn New York, ,ln which he denied the petition of some of the stock holders of the United States Motor com pany for intervention in its reorganiza tion plans. waiter B. Flander will head the en larged corporation and the headquar ters of all the plants except that of the Btoddard-Dayton at Dayton, Ohio, will bemoved to this JSlty. it Is declared. The plans as now formulated contem plate the purchase of the Flanders Mo tor company for $3,760,000, of which tl,- 000,000 will be paid in cash and the re mainder In stock. It Is stated that while W. E, Metzger and B, F. Everltt with draw from, active participation under the new basis, they still retain stock inter Haass Much to City. The bringing of the executive offices of the varlou United State Motors, subsidiaries to Detroit, means much to the city. The Sampson and Brush plants probably will be reopened, giving em ployment to some 600 additional work men, whllt It will also mean the loca tion of various manufacturers of parts here, so that In the end some 10,000 new workers will be added to the al ready great army of Industrial opera tors now engaged in the many motor lines in this city. As there seems to be a general mis understanding and considerable mlsap prehension among dealers handling the various lines Stoddard, Maxwell, Flan ders, etc., as to Just what will happen when Walter E. Flanders takes hold of the reins of the reorganized United States Motor company, Mr, Flanders states as follows: "While I am not yet ready and It would be premature, to announce the new sales policy ln detail, I will say that the general policy will be to leave matters Just as they are so far as deal ers are concerned. That Is to say, those dealers who have been handling Maxwell and Stoddard cars, will con tinue to enjoy-those agencies undis turbed. And dealers who are handling the Flanders Sixes will also continue to handle that line undisturbed. The sales like the manufacturing policy. will be on 4 of expansion, not of oon trac tion. BEnst Increase Output "I have never seen any great success achieved by cutting down. The way to make profits is to increase output And, that being our plan. It goes without say ing that we will need every good, every competent man, in the old organization, whether In the field or In the fac tories. Tt seems to me logical that men who have been trained to sell Maxwell or ftoddard cars in the field, who are lm bued with loyalty and enthusiasm for that product are the ones to continue to represent those lines. And that will be the policy. "And while the general administration offices will be moved to Detroit our New York office will continue to be an important one." Continuing, Mr. Flanders said one of the moat gratifying Incidents connected with the proposed reorganization of the Unitod States Motors and his consid eration of the proffer of the presidency, was the receipt of a large number of telegrams from Maxwell and especially Btoddard-Dayton dealer and distribu tors, expressing ' approval of the , plan and policy and stating that if he would assume control, they would continue to handle th Una and give enthusiastic support . J BALKAN WAR INJURY', . TO DIAMOND CUTTERS (Bf the International News Service.) v Paris, Nov. 13. A curlou reaction of the war in the Balkans Is to be found in the deficiency ef employment for the Parisian diamond cutters. It seem that young. Bulgarian women are great wearers of diamond. They wear their dowry on their bodies in this form, Just as Hindoo Women do in. the form of silver and gold bracelets and anklets. The center of the Bulgarian diamond supply Is Antwerp; Paris cuts diamonds for Antwerp, so the Parisian diamond cutters have less work than usual. , But the diamond workers of Paris are so well organized that they have little reason to fear such fluctuations in employment' Twelve years ago their wages were less than f 10 a week, and their working day 10 hi hours. By trade union action they have established a piecework rat which brings In from 312 to $16 a week. They have also se cured the enforcement of the working conditions for which the whole trade union movement-in France la agitating. They have a working week of 18 hours and a Saturday half-holiday. ' Moreover, the piece work rate for Parisian dia mond cutters' i identical for men and women, so that the employers cannot play off one sex against th other in order to force down wages. PARENTS ARRESTED AT OPEN GRAVE OF CHILD (Br the International New fierrtee.) Geneva, Nov. 23. A pathetlo scene took place at the cemetery here when a French couple who had been expelled from Geneva, were rri?Mt(i as tv-v attending the burial of their on: y v' While th prtt was reading th ial service, the detectives informe.l t : that they would ba conducted to pr; but allowed them to remain until end of the ceremony. - r 1 1 r 'vl' ' ..' r T, --, ". t If vour stand, t-' ' J i ard of service la J ; - high. Mr. Business i Man, it Is quite likely that your percentage of net profit ! aigh. .i . . , We Invite your investiga tion of our proofs that the adoption of a High Stand ard Motor Truck will help Induce the aforesaid very much to be desired condi tion in your' business af fair. -jy-'Y.-.i Tdlaj to, say If " , Tlie White Let us work out your dl- triDuung problem. Located in the business district , for. your conven- lence. 1 The White company E. W. HILL, Mgr. 69 Seventh. I 14 vr"- in , : ,, ,.,.iifi, !? Over the hills and far away on high speed and with powK to spare the Vanadium built Ford will take you at lowest cost. It holds the world's hill climbing record and bests all records for economy first and after costs. in Every third car a Ford and every Ford uier a Ford "booster." New prices run about $525 touring car $600 delivery car $625 town car $800 with all equipment, f. o. b. Detroit. Get particulars from Ford Motor Company, 61 Union Ave Cor. E. 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Its reliable and durable mechanical features are similar to those that have proved superior in many endurance contests that havo been won by Maxwells. ' " Turing Body $1145; Roadster Body $1110? r Prices .. J. Ftciery) t.. m w aft w.u -sjggj&Ba It Is the national tearing champion winner of the Gllddea Tour. It lasts longest proven by actual State registrations. It costs less to maintain proven by pnblio demonstration.' K lfaxwell "30" win please yon in size, style, comfort and superb finishA We want yen to see the car and ride in it. 'Phone or write your most convenient hour- let us bring the car to yon. Or, come ana try it on tne roaa. UNITED AUTO CO. SIXTEENTH AND ALDER ST57 Fhcna Ua 4337, A-7171 hi I I I If IMIMI today 7m hil 1 t 7