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T11E SUNDAT OREGOXIAN, rORTIiAXD, DECEMBER 3, 191G.
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AUTO DIRECTORY
TO FACTORY
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H. L. KEATS AUTO CO.
Broadway at Burnside. Broadway 536S
Now Demonstrating the New 3400 R. M. P. $1090
F. O. B. Factory. .
Chalmers
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Oregon Delegation of Fifty Is
Largest From West
ern States.
JOHN NORTH WILLYS HOST
JTivo Days Will Be Spent at Big
l'lant in Toledo Two Pull
mans Leave City Crowded
With Salsemen.
Trlmed for the biggest, tallest time
of their lives, more than 60 Oregonians,
augmented by delegations from Seattle
and Spokane territories, who arrived
from the north earlier In the morning,
were pulled away from the Union De
pot yesterday morning, bound for To
ledo, Ohio, where they will spend two
days Inspecting the big Willys-Over
land factory plant and will enjoy the
epecial hospitality of John North Wil
lys, head of the company.
Before the final whistle blew every
Overland dealer and sub-dealer in the
Etate of Oregon, not to mention nu
merous guests, had been Induced to
make the trip and H. H. Eling, man
ager of the Portland branch of the
Overland-Pacific Company, claims that
the Portland territory is sending more
than both the Seattle and Spokane
branches combined and more than
either the Southern California or tht
San Francisco divisions.
Two Pullmans Crowded.
The Oregon delegation of 54 persons
alone will require two Pullmans and
even then three must sleep in the drawing-rooms
in order to accommodate all.
And at that Mr. Kling had to turn down
several of the best salesmen in the
territory and a lot of other worthy
chaps for lack of room.
The last dealers to fall in line for the
trip were E. M. Ward, of Prairie City,
and John V. O'Bryant, of Baker and
Haynes. When word came from Mr.
Ward, accepting the invitation, Mr.
Kline remarked that he would be hap
py to hear from Mr. O'Bryant that he
had also changed his mind. He had
hardly sent the words from his lips
than a messenger boy hopped in with
a telegram from Mr. O'Bryant announc
ing that this last holdout among' the
dealers had decided to make the trip.
Mr. Eling reports that the effect of
the factory trip has been unusual.
Last week he says a large number of
automobile men dropped into his Office
asking for agencies and incidentally
hinting that they might like to take
the. trip to Toledo. He says he had
to turn down one of the best men in
the state because another . rellow
chanced to drop in just ahead of him.
Those making the trip to Toledo are
going to have a few surprises sprung
on them while at the factory. A news
naner is to be published especially for
the occasion containing a number of
local hit jokes on each and every one
of the Overland dealers. The takeofts
on the men from Oregon were written
by Mr. Eling, who spent a whole even
ing trumping up points of humor to
poke at this and that dealer.
Here Art Some of the Jokes.
The following excerpts from his
manuscript furnish a splendid idea of
his remarkable talents in that direc
tion: For the benefit of those who desire to
lrirn to dance we have Imported at a
fabulous expense Albert Rousseau whos
fame Is known anions the young female
Bet of Albany. Eugene and Corvallis. Rous
seau is sure lome dancer some Chester
field. He Is not only famous for his danc
ing, but Is also admired for his pearly teeth,
chestnut pompadour hair and for helping his
partner sell sixty-odd Overlands In Eugene.
Sherman, grandson of ex-Frident Hayes,
vho made Eugene famous lor Overlands,
Is one proud father, as the great grand
daughter of ex-President Hayes won the
prize at a recent baby show, 9 B-10.
For the football fans We would suggest
that you get In touch with Cuyler Van Plat
ten, who knows the game from soup to
nuts. His fame for knowledge of this true
American game la equal to his ability as an
Overland man.
Don't start anything you can't finish
with J. P. Morelnck. Oee. he can quote you
back months and years! Absolutely, you
won't be able to get by with it. And if
you leave he'll argue It out by letter.
That long-standing joke. "Who shoots
the holes in the cheese" can now be an
swered to our entire satisfaction by Chris
tenson and Haberlach, our Tillamook agents.
Chrletensen Is the cheese inspector of Tilla
mook County and Haberlach Is the attor
ney for the Tillamook Cheese Association.
ome cheese, by the way!
Dave Kuratli. the man with the pros
jerts. Dave don't sell Overlands he rents
money at his little bank at Hlllsboro.
polled Bert Kllng's golf game last Sunday
when he began phoning. Bert, supposing the
prospector had a live one In tow. dropped
his game In a hurry Dave trotted out a
cigar maker from his "hum town" who
wanted to sell us a thousand cigars for the
trip.
J. Doubting Hanna is an Independent man
from Independence who will certainly ad
mit that the Overland is some tractor, hav
ig had a demonstration over his 1000 acres
of plowed ranch. How about it, Hanna?
Found An Oasis.
Oregon has gone bone .dry George White
hope Miller to the rescue. He was once a
chemist; then he had the Overland line In
Ashlandi and now has graduated and has
the whole of Jackson County. George is
only 14 miles from the oasis. Hilt, Califor
nia, and he will no doubt be very popular
with the Overland gang.
Claud L. Welch will, no doubt, try to Im
press you that he has racing ability, but
as his wife la not. along, do not take him
seriously. It Is sts? who is the driver.
Your attention has. no doubt, been at
tracted to our ivory-domed friend, Dwlght
Misner. formerly a Montana rancher, now
our dealer at Salem, the home of the feeble
minded, the State Penitentiary, and. the
booby hatch. This possibly Is the reason
why he brought such an Influential man
along as Ben W. Olcott. Secretary of State.
Mr. Misner's favorite Indoor sport is coon
flghtfi. which he is very fond of. These
conns, however, have four legs.
Why did Rush Harness Invite our con
genial friend, Carl Shoemaker, the State
Game Warden, to come along with us?
Answer. Because bia mince pies are made
out of burkmeat. and the butcher does
say that Ruse' butcher bill is "nit" per
month.
Fishing and hunting is very good In Rubs'
territory, Douglas County; in fact, the town
of Riddle Invites the whole world to come
once a year and eat their fill of barbecued
deer meat.
You won't find George Whilhelm buying
any newspapers on this trip. Ask George
why. They do say that his better half
found a telephone number on his Portland
dally and he certainly got tn bad at home.
The funny part of it was that George was
innocent. Just an old college chum.
Before you take on that new partner con
sult C. M. Zimmerman, of Gresham. Ore
gon. His sales fell off last year, and we
have just learned the reason Zlm annexed
a love-sick swain who had been courting a
Gresham spinster for many seasons. Every
afternoon he would .slink off to pop the
question, backed up by Zimmerman's moral
support. (The strain was telling on C. M.,
too.) Then he'd meander back and decide
to wait till tomorrow. . Finally In a burst
of speed Zimmerman dissolved the partner
ship. She Went TJ on High.
The man at the wheel Say. Bickens,
did you know that the automobile was
mentioned in the Bible?
The man beside him No, old man,
how's that?
The man at the wheel The Old
Testament saya, "She went up on high."
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Bl VO F 1 1 lending the money that
has been intrusted to his care by
capitalists of foreign countries
and of the Cast, John E. Cronan, pres
ident of the Cronan Mortgage Com
pany, is often called upon to investi
gate the value of farm lands located
many miles up the Willamette Valley
from Portland, or perhaps in Eastern
Oregon or Washington. It Is on these
particular occasions that his big Hud
son Six is helpful in getting him over
the country roads' which lead to this
and that holding.
Mr. Cronan was admitted to the bar
in Oregon several years ago, follow
ing graduation from the University of
Oregon law department, but he has
never practiced. In addition to his ac
tivities in the loan business, he is
secretary of the Portland Chamber of
Commerce and chairman of the house
committee of that organization. His
latter titlemakes him responsible for
the quality of food dispensed in Port
land's big institution of business men.
Quite by way of diversion Mr. Cro
nan acquired the appellation of "ad
miral" when called upon last August
to preside over the destinies of the
Astoria regatta. But Admiral Cronan
is not the only famous member of the
family. His brother. L. W. Cronan, is
known as the king-pin operator of the
Portland Realty Board, having re
cently won a prize in a vigorous
speech-making contest. Another, Frank
cronan, was married recently to Muriel
Saling, the popular queen of several
Pendleton Round-ups, of the last Port
land Rose Festival and of the 1916
Astoria Regatta.
John E. Cronan is now driving his
third automobile. His first was a Pope,
the particular characteristics of which
induced anything but piety, he says,
while his second machine and his pres
ent car are of the Hudson Six variety.
BOSS SHARE SOLD
E. W. A. Peake Takes Half In
terest in Company.
PACKARD AGENT LEAVES
Third Prominent Xews Development
of Week In Motor Circles Is Res
ignation of Justy Jay Devaux,
Chevrolet Handler.
One of the most Important recent de
velopments along the local automobile
row came last week when W. A. Peake,
a Portland capitalist, purchased one
half interest in the C. L. Boss & Co
becoming secretary of a new firm to be
known henceforth as the Boss & Peake
Automobile Company.
Mr. Boss, who retains 'his interest in
the firm, is now in Detroit visiting the
factories where the Hudson and Max
well cars are built. The Boss & Peake
Co. will continue to distribute these
popular cars in this territory.
Although Mr. Peake has not before
been identified in the automobile busi
ness in Portland, he has always been
an enthusiastic motorist and knows the
business from A to Z. Mr. Peake is
to look after the office, while Mr. Boss
will have charge of sales and of the
territory work.
This news, together with the de
parture of Mr. Riggs and the sale of
his Packard interests, together with
the prospective change in the distribu
tion of the Chevrolet car in this field,
featured last week with three promi
nent news developments along motor
row.
Justy Jay Devaux. who has been dis
tributor of the Chevrolet car in Ore
gon, has resigned in order to take the
agency for the Regal car in Lower
California. Norman Devaux, Mr. De
vaux'a son and Chevrolet manager for
the Pacific Coast, was due to arrive
In Portland last night to appoint a new
distributor here:
At the present time the retail priv
ileges on the car are held by Ben
jamin E. Boone, and it is regarded "as
likely that he will become distributor
for Multnomah and several of the ad
jacent counties. The branch headquar
ters at Oakland may supervise juris
diction over the balance of the Oregon
field.
The many friends -won by Justy Jay
Devaux during his residence in Port
land regret to see him return to his
old stamping grounds in Los Angeles.
TRAIX OVERTAKEN BY CAR
Hudson Super-Six Kits Up Pace of
65 Miles in Spots.
A Florida East Coast passenger train
had 15 minutes' start on George S.
Reld and his Hudson Super-Six be
tween Miami and Little River a short
time ago, but the latter won the race.
Mr. Reid drove some friends to the
railroad station in Miami. Just before
the train started it was discovered that
they had forgotten their luggage. It
was too late to go after the grips and
get back before the train was sched
uled to start, so the party tarried a
few minutes and saw it fade from sight.
The travelers were so disconsolate over
missing their train and connections
north that Mr. Reid said, "If that's the
way you feel about It, we'll get your
grips and catch the train yet." They
drove uptown and got the missing
luggage, stopped at a drugstore for a
drink, at a garage to fill the radiator,
and then raced after the train. They
caught it at Little River. "We sure hit
it up some." says Mr. Reid, "and some
times the indicator was at 65 miles an
hour. We reached Little River in am
ple time to arrange about the tickets
and check baggage before the train left..
The train porter was dazed when he
saw tis. He recognized us as the party
left behind at Miami. "You alls sut
tingly mils'- have jes about floo to git
heah as fas as this all train made it."
was his comment."
GARAGES ADOPT HIGH SCALE
Tourists Assured That Fixed Maxi
mum Will Xot Be Exceeded.
The American Association of Garage
Owners has established a schedule of
maximum prices to apply to motor
tourists' throughout the country. The
purpose of this schedule is to protect
tourists against extortion and place the
garage and retail-serving trade beyond
the pale of just criticism regarding
prices. Members of the association
throughout the country have sub
scribed to this schedule, and the same
has been sent to all motor and auto
mobile clubs throughout the United
States by Secretary-Treasurer C. M.
Carr for posting. Each garage carries
the American Association of Garage
Owners' sign, which indicates that to
the tourist the prices he will have to
pay if he stops for accommodations will
not be higher than the schedule. Many
garages holding membership in the
American Association of Garavere Own
ers charge a lower price, as prices are
generally controlled by local conditions.
The schedule of maximum prices is as
follows:
Towns Towns
over under
10,000 10,OK)
Machinist, class A. per hour. . .$l.w 0."5
Helper, clas B. per hour.... .Bo .50
Apprentice, class C, per hour... .40 .30
Tourist storage, per day l.OO .75
Tourist storage, per week 5.O0 3.00
BEAUTIFUL DARK BLUE MOTOR CARRIAGE IS PRESENTED TO PORTLAND SOCIETY WOMAN
BY HER HUSBAND.
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CADILLAC EIGHT VISITS VALLEY
TOWXS WITHOUT ACCIDE.T.
Prospects for Spring Delivery Are
Numerous when Feat of Car Be
comes Known Generally.
By covering 2700 miles of Willam
ette Valley roads without using a tire
chain or suffering a puncture and
without losing a nickel or a minute
because of mishap, Merrill B. Moores
of the Covey Motor Car Company, has
proved the worth of Western Oregon
roads and the dependability of the
Cadillac eight car.
After spending two months driving
back and, forth between the various
population centers of the Willamette
Valley. Mr. Moores drove one of the
1917 Cadillacs back to the Covey store
a week ago with a batch of live "pros
pects" a yard long. He will remain
here until Spring before going out
into the territory again.
Mr. Moores drove as far south as
Eugene, and visited all of the cities
and towns between Portland and the
Lane County metropolis, including
Salem. Independence, Silverton. Mc
Minnville, Dallas, Albany, Corvallis.
Springfield and Goshen. Interest in
automobiles is lively down the Valley,
Mr. Moores reports, and a large num
ber of cars will probably be taken in
the Spring.
SX'OW HALTS CAR THREE DAYS
Hupmoblle Tlien Attempts to Plow
Covered Mountain Roads.
After conquering road and climatic
conditions of all sorts the Hupmobile
United America car which passed
through Portland recently was brought
to an abrupt half by snow at Salt Lake
City. The party was delayed at that
point by the snow for three days, af
ter which an attempt was made to
plough through the snow-covered
mountain roads of Utah and Wyoming
to Cheyenne.
After the hardest kind of going the
car finally reached Evanston, Wyo..
at midnight and early the following
morning the start was made eastward.
Telegrams from the party, which now
includes C. E. Salisbury and George
R. Lipe, drivers, and W. A. Krohn,
photographer, best explain the strug
gle the car and men are having to push
forward. From Wamsutter. Wyo.,
comes the following:
"Capital Hupmobile car arrived
Wamsutter 11 this evening. Covered
200 miles today. , Entire distance
through sand storm and snow and
finally zero weather was encountered.
Car behaved perfectly, but crew had
hard time keeping from ' freezing.
Roads winding and rough and many
dangerous chuck holes."
Saturday a telegram from Hanna,
Wyo., stated:
"Car left Wamsutter in zero weather.
Crossed Wyoming desert and mountain
trail. Arrived Hanna after traveling
83 miles. Last 40 miles took six hours
in blinding snow, with gale blowing.
Started for Medicine Bow, but after
shoveling practically four miles found
travel impossible and returned to Han
na. Snow still drifting and conditions
Indicate travel impossible . for several
days. Total mileage to date 11.176.
Hanna is just west of the great con
tinental divide, which Hupmobolists
must cross to get to Cheyenne. The al
titude is 6500 feet at this point, so
snow is a serious matter there, but
evidently this fact la not stopping the
CHANDLER
See the Chandler Four-Passenger Roadster
GERLINGER MOTOR CAR CO.,
363 Oregon St., East End of Steel Bridge
Ford Cars
Francis Motor Car Exchange
Phone E. 1199 E. 13th at Hawthorne
1I7 Models $165 Down, X25 Per Month.
PORDS 1917 models. Kany terms. 1.1.70 down, balance
25 per month. Trade in your old Ford. Ford Service
Iept. never closed. Phone for service car.
WLAIE UAKAUE CO,
704 Kearney St. Main l0, A-2443.
Fords
Ktw and Vscd Fords Sold on Easy Payments.
Rushlight,. Ransom & Penney
275 I'nion Ave.. Cor. Wasco.
Phone Kant 7D50.
Franklin
Garford
offers more ff "what you actually need and want in
an automobile."
BRALY AUTO CO.
Main 4880, A 38S1. 19th and Washington Sts.
A complete line of motor tracks both worm and chain
drive. One-ton, lVi, 2, 3V. 5. 6, 7 and 10-ton tract
ors. .
GARFORD MOTOR TRUCK SALES CO
G22 Alder St.
GMC
General
Motors
Company
Trucks i, iy2, 2, 3'i and 5-Ton
The Standard of Portland Business Houses.
Columbia Carriage & Auto Works,
209 Front Street.
GRANT SIX
Leads in Quality, Size and Power for Its
Price.
Manley Auto Co.
Eleventh. Oak and Itnrnside Streets.
A. B. Manley. Pres. H. C. Habel. Salesmanajrer.
Hudson
Super Six The Car with the greatest records
C. L. BOSS & CO.,
615-617 Washington Street
Hupmobile
All the Neeeds of a Pleasure Car Are Found In
the Hupmobile.
MAX LEY AITO (O,
Eleventh, ak and Ilurnslde.
All the Needs of a 1'leasure Car Are Found In
Mack & Saurer
MOTOR
Capacities, 1, Hi, 2, 3, 5, 5, 6, 7
Tons. Complete Stock Repair Parts.
F. C. AT WELL. Sales Aeent-
TRUCKS Washington at 21st. Tel. Mar. 440
Maxwell
Economy records, non-stop records and smallest
up-keep records.
C. L. BOSS & CO,
615-617 Washington Street.
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Oakland
II A reliable ear, built by a reliable factory, sold
o'CJ'r fcT reliable concern. Prices, 10.0, S1300, tnc-
MITCHELL, LEWIS STAYER CO,
Ewst First and Kant Morrison Streets.
Oregon Oakland Motor Co., Wholesale.
Oakland Auto Sales Co., Retail.
522 Alder St., at Sixteenth. Main 414.
Oldsmobile
Distinctive High Grade. Light Weight.
OLDSMOBILE CO. OF OREGON.
Broadway and Couch.
Phone Broadway 1640.
Internal Gear Drive, unqualifiedly guaranteed for
the life of the truck; , 1, 2 and 3-ton sizes.
ROBERTS MOTOR CAR CO,
Park and Flanders Streets.
Moreland Distillate ton to 5 ton. Vim delivery, 'j
ton capacity.
M'CRAKEN MOTOR CO,
Main 9019. 443- Stark St.
m The "Biltwel" Series represents the latest and best in
motor cars. New value at medium prices.
lC D. C. WARREN MOTOR CAR CO.
58-60 N. -23d Street. Phone Main 780.
Trucks
Vel
Wh
i. Pleasure Cars and Motor. Trucks The
1L6 White Company, Park and Couch Sts.
AUTO ACCESSORIES
BOWSER
GASOLINE and OIL TANKS
STORAGE SYSTEMS FOR Pi BLIP A Ml PRI
VATE tiARAt.KS. S. r. Stoddard. District Supt.
Sales. 415 Corbett lllilB- Main 14T.
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"MATTERY
OreRon Distributers FR EE Rnttery Service
STORAGE BATTERY CO.
a-lN Couch Street
Phone ilroadnar 3043
Grus Spring Oiler
Stops the squeak, removes and prevents rust,
reduces breakage to a minimum, makes car
r!de 50 per cent easier. Saves on tires and en
gine. Sold on 30 days' trial, with money-back
guarantee. J. K. TR1ZELAAR, KcnU Garage,
IV. Broadway.
Dr. Spark
knows everything Electrical. Specialist in light
ing and starting batteries. Day, night service.
GIBSON ELECTRICAL GARAGE AND STOR
AGE BATTERY CO. Alder at 12th
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We Stock Them We. Repaid Them.
We Char ire Them.
Free Advice anil Inspection.
A U TO KliECTHIC KUt'IPMEXT CO
Sixth and Ilurnjide Streeta.
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SPOT LIGHTS
We are distributors for such high-grade lines as S. and M.,
Howe and Silverbeam Spotlights.
Come in tomorrow and get yours.
ARCHER & WIGGINS
Distributors of Hls;n-Srde Motor Csr Accessories
SIXTH STREET AT OAK
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Equipped With a
BOSCH
MAGNETO
PowerFords Ballou & Wright
BROADWAY AT OAK
men making the trip, as a. wire sent
late Monday nig-ht stated:
ami in Hanna Wvo. althousrh
snow drifts in places between here and
Medicine Bow are quite impassable,
the Capital Hupmobile will leave soon
en route to Cheyenne. Understand thai
east of Medicine Bow have had less
snow, so are trying: to reach, there."
. Olds Expansion On.
LANSING, Mich., Dec 2. Expansion
of the Olds Motor Works In prepara-.
tion for the manufacture Of 20,000 high
grade automobiles next year is being
accomplished rapidly. The production
schedule, calling for practically, twice
as many cars as were built in the past
12 months, means, of course, a great"
extension in the activities of the plant.
Fifty thousand square feet will be
added to the working floor space " of
the plant. The capacity of the loading
platforms is being doubled and new:
railppad sidings are to be built.
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