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About The Sunday Oregonian. (Portland, Ore.) 1881-current | View Entire Issue (Feb. 11, 1917)
THE SUNDAY OREG ONI AN, PORTLAND, FEBRUARY 11, 1917. 9 ALFRED REEVES IS MET BY AUTO MEN Dealers and Salesmen in City Jurn Out in Force jju, for Banquet. TRIP MADE OVER HIGHWAY Ccncral Manuger of National Auto mobile Chamber tt Commerce , . Oivcs Advice Regarding Fine V roiuts of Business. " Th automobile dealers nd salesmen f Portland turned outn force iast !Vednesday night to attend the ban tiet given at the Ilo.tel Benson in honor of .Alfred KceveH. general manager of the National Automobile Chamber of Commerce, which embraces 101 ear builders. An additional guest of note Ti-as F. E. Moskovics, commercial man ager of the Nordyke & Marmon Com pany, of Indianapolis, who came West as the official representative of the Society of Automobile Engineers. In addition to Mr. Reeves and Mr. Moskovics the following spoke at the banquet: M. O. Wilkins, president of the Dealers' Motor Car Association of Oregon, who presided; W. C. Bristol, who acted as toastmaster; W. D. B. rniiii sprrctarv of the Portland Chamber of Commerce: A. L. Tucker, cashier of the Lumbermens National Hank; II. S Claridge. of the Owen Magnetic Company; Judge Robert O. Morrow, A. V. Manley and Will C. Saunders. Highway Trip Is Taken. During the afternoon preceding' the fcanquet Mr. Reeves and Mr. Mosko vics were driven over the Columbia River Highway as the personal guests f A. S. Robinson, of the Pacific Kissel Kar branch, and V. W. Vogler. of the Morthwest Auto Company. They were also driven around Portland. Thursday, and were guests of the automobile deal ers at a luncheon meeting in the Cham ber of Commerce dining-room that day. fnllowinir which they left lor pan x in -s-o. where Mr. Reeves FACTORY OFFICIAL DRIVES CAR UP HALL STREET ON INTERMEDIATE GEAR, ....... I p --y Z V . , ""J"" I : J: , 4 ' Jte t T1 V ... w, 4 Xort Car Making tirade. M ltk Jamri Robertson, raclflo Coast Kaetory RepreaeatatlTe at Wheel and W. 31. Buck, of Factory Service Department. Within a few hours after they arrived in Portland the other day to attend the auto show, James IloberJ son. Pacific Coast representative of the Dort factory, and W. M. Buck, factory service man. yanked one of the little Dort cars from the Northwest Auto Company store and fired it at the notorious Hall-street "hill, in tent upon the purpose of completing the grade on intermediate gear. They succeeded admirably, according !to the testimony of those witnessing the feat. Mr. Robertson and Mr. Buck will- be here during the week of the Portland show. They'r,re glad to note that 150 Dort cars have been shipped to the Northwest Auto Company since September 15. ILLNESS STOPS SCHOOL STUDEBAKKR SALES EXPERT UJf. ABLE TO VIVE t'Ol'RSIS. last night opened the big Pacific automobile show. At the outset of the banquet Mr. Wil kins explained to the visitors that Ore gon now has about 35.0U0 automobiles 'o00 of which were sold during 1915 nnr 11,000 during 1916, the automobile tales in this state last year amounting to $6,500,000. He pointed out that 34 of trie 35 automobile dealers of Port land belong to the association and that all of them went through the recent automobile show without a quibble. The speech of Mr. Moskovics was de voted for the most part to f unny sto ries and anecdotes, but he found time also to provide the dealers and sales men with a few pointers on salesman ship. Confidence Is Necessary. "A salesman must have confidence In the product he sells else he cannot KilIM HI"- v . . - ...... , , era said mr. iiQa" " - . that confidence he ought to look around fo? another job. The fellow who has pHde in his work will advance w his '"'"Misrepresentations inevcr fail to re set The only firm basis for business ?a based on fact. It is all right to Ifnock rtvaTproduets if Tu know what :,,, talking about and tell me truth "ooSd salesmanship amount, to combination of hard work and In- blowing tnai ye..."- "- -- -- but te t,-pearo . "v him by hU horns. "p:,tE V." rAwn ire doomed ere long te 1.. Hiwirforf into two clasps, the quick ana lha cleai. ..Miiinn Tk Advised. ,...,, i. ta nuite certain that at me VO ronic ui. ro.onerate "lr 1 -well lor iiib u;'r-'D ' Due to the Illness of F C. O'Meara, automobile sales expert of the btude. baker Corporation of America. who came to Portland for the purpose of conducting a two-weeks' school course fr Studebaker dealers and salesmen of the Northwest, plans for the instruc tion had to be postponed. Mr. u Meara was threatened with pneumonia soon after his arrival and his physician refused to allow him to eave his room for several days. He will return to his home in the East. A total of about 40 Studebaker deal ers and salesmen came ro Portland rom all parts of the Northwest for the conference. Meetings were held for wo days in the Multnomah Hotel last week with 1... A. Keller, Northwest manager of the company, as presiding officer. Most of the discussions at this conference centered on the mechanical part of the business. Mr. Keller, who returned only re cently from extended trips to Seattle and Spokane, is due to leave again this afternoon for a trip to Vancouver, B. C. He will also visit Seattle on this week's trip. drowns the demand of all but the big unit. ent in Tace or In war, and I'll hor that U was a result of organization When you have a reat organization lifca this don't b like a poor horse and go only to the quarter pole. Something1 should be Rccomplished every montn. muui ii rw a,.c 'tit a. little more. Don't rent on your laurels, or laurela may rest on you. . . You are in a great prrowinff country wbion . --ir,- rroaur. The late J. P. Morgan mairl vou couid only be a -winner by being a v..ii it w a R a booster. Its ta.rrt that ifi full of meaning, and the records ..f h mn ir match un well with it. We all want to be optimistic. I nch an ootimiBt, however, that I can sleep rt tha riuv tlmit. and I am not such i.c..tnur that 1 cm sleen in the night time, Alwavs bear in mind that the country is afe when competitors can eat together with out eating each other. Buyer Replica to Slogan. t wasn't alwavs thus tn our Industry. ram were not always 'bo good, and the niiMin didn't always have the same faith in motor cars that they have now. I remember one manufacturer advertised his car with ihA Biueun "Nothing to watch but the road.'1 A buyer wrote a letter and said "one got tired watching the tamo piece ot road all clav The slogan of the makers has always been 'Greater prosperity for the automobile ousi reus.' Everything was directed toward that viogan. becaufie they appreciated that if the initomobile business was good each maker was certain to get the snare that hia product le?erved. Probably the real secret of the automobile prosperity is the far.t that the makers re fllfaed that everybody in the world wants an automobile. There may be something to pre- avlng a always there with the hope of Rome day satisfying it. Makers have co-operated in standardizing many partu of cars that make for a bette product and permit of lower prices to the consumer. There are (r or 70 standards used xi uw ity motor car buiiaers. Agreement la Reached, To prevent litigation among themselves they last year broadly entered into a cross licensing agreement by wh ich they inter change their patent rights without the Day mem of royalties of any kind, thus keeping uown me cost oi cars ana preventing legai uaiuee iiiai create aisgcnsion as wen as grea expense. 1 nis cross-ucensing agreement considered by manufacturers in other lines as being the greatest piece of co-operative work ever Gone oy competitors, and proves not enly the inherent decency of men but mlao xneir eniigntcnea seir-interest. There are now 3.500,000 cars registered and in use in this country. Jat vear'a nm. duct Ion being more than 1.R83.617 cans ef which f0,r76 were trucks, with not less than i.-m. tiuu cars scnectuiefl for 1J17. This nro riuction will continue because of the servMe renuerea oy tne motor car, and because th aiuioniornie manuraccurer ts Keenly appre riative of the good that comes from a ju dicta! mixing of the important six M n huslnefs, piew, materials, money, machinery, (iiviiiuuo auu jiiBi n.ci, J JRcports of Owners Please. More pleasing to th Hudson Motor Car Company than the test record made by experts of the ability of the Super-fcix are the reports coming- into the factory daily of remarkable per formances in the hands of private own ers. Hudson is making tome cars with novel body decoration for thote motor jts Ueniandinij something exclusive. vent a man, woman or child from havlri snacnine, but the desire to own one If always C. O'Meara la Threatened With Pneu monia Soon After Ilia Arrival la Portland DIRECTION IS SIGNALED IIAIIRY HAMMOND fATEXT! VICE FOR AUTO DRIVERS. he- Box at Rear of Car Records Signals 'Tlllihf or "Left" and Operation la tr Means of I-ever at Seat. An auto Elsnal device that Is de clared to, be simple, effective and dur able has been patented by Jlarry Ham mond, of this city, and is now being manufactured in the plant of the Mult nomah Iron Works. The device works either on dry or storage batteries and is operated from the driver's seat by means of a lever. A connection is made from the steering column through the floor board with steel cable" that otretrhes from the front to the rear of the car, where a box, two and one-half by five inches in size, la placed to record the ani mations. In the event the driver desires sud denly to turn to the left, he switches the lever to the left, much as he would operate the spark quadrant or the throttle. Immediately the word "left" is recorded in the box at the rear and arrows are thrown on a red celluloid screen, showing the direction which the car is to take. When turning to the right a similar formula is followed. In case the car la to stop quickly a button on the special lever is pressed and the word "stop' is printed at the rear in Ted letters. The steel cable operates on a pulley. The box may be placed at any point along the rear of the.,machine and any class of material may" be used for the finish of the attachment. TIRE COMPANY WILL AID B. K. GOODRICH FIRM OFFERS TO HELP NATION IX CRISIS. Carl B. Cadwell, New Manager f Port land Branch. Advised of Inten tion to Co-operate. Carl B. Cadwell, the new manager of the I'ortland branch of the B. F. Goodrich IZubber Company, received word last week that the executive of ficials of the B. F. Goodrich Company had Conveyed to the Government of the United States a tender ot its re sources and energetic co-operation in any emergency where they can be made to serve the country. Decision to that effect was reached at a special meeting of the executive committee of the company held in New York for the express purpose of con sidering such- action. The Goodrich resources include 125 branches located in the largest cities of the country, with thousands of em' ployes and with facilities for deliver ing truck, solid and pneumatic tires, all kinds of rubber clothing, blankets, rubber air mattresses and pillows, rub ber canteens and boots and shoes. The importance of rubber in time of war was illustrated when Germany took huge cargoes of rubber on the two trips made by the Dcutschland. The Goodrich Company also maintains touring bureaus in all parts of the country, which are responsible for the collection and distribution of informa tion on the condition of autmobile roads. GAR STEALING DECRIED W, VOGLER COMPARES AUTO THIEF WITH HORSETU1EF, Legislature ta Be Asked to Curb Of tenses Rewards to Be Offered far Arrest of Offenders. "The stealing of cars and automo bile accessories is something that Should be stopped," said Bred W. Vog ler, president of the Northwest Auto Company, discussing the present de plorable conditions last week. "Of course it is realized that many cars are taken by boys and young men as a sort of a Joke, but it seems to me this Is a poor way of playing a Joke, A man's property is involved, whether it be J300 or $3000. In the early days of this section the man who played that sort of a Joke with a horse was tied to the wrong end of a rope over a tree or the nearest telegraph pole. "Our young men should be made to realize that private property of car owners is not a plaything for the whims of the moment. vThey should be dealt with in a manner that will impress this thoroughly on their minds and when it comes to the organized. or inoividual crook, who is making business of stealing or disguising cars, drastic measures should be taken. "I propose to put this matter before the State legislature at its present session and see if they will not stop long enough to consider it from the standpoint of every car owner and every citizen who believes in Justice. "I have Instructed our sales manager, C. M. Menzies. to offer a reward of 100 for the arrest and conviction of anyone stealing a car sold by us or any of our sub-dealers in the Pacific Northwest. This is one way we will endeavor to co-operate with our own ers In protecting their cars. "I am serious about this. I am go ing to use my Influence with my friends to see that this thing is stopped. In the early days of the Northwest horsestealing was the most serious thing we had to contend with. We stopped it. I propose to see that the stealing of automobiles is stopped.' COMFORT CAIl IS DESCRIBED alt Mason Jingles Along About Iiate Designs of Autos. BY WALT MASON. Now this is how your undo feels: A car may have Kbld-Dlated wheels. ut- holstery with silken hems and fenders stuatled o er with gems, but if It jars J t&AlostT2eendif&C 1 I Hi ere is a "world of satisfaction in owning a motor I Egg? I car that is a constant source of pride a car that I jft I reflects not only your good taste, but your 1 fMfj afft I sound judgment as welL I I At least, that is the way that Paige owners feel 1 , rajx I about it. So, lose no time. Come in and see 1 MM I "The Most Beautiful Car in America." I fWPp K&th I Stratford "Six-51" 7-passenger, f 1645 f. e. b. Portland 1 JTOj . ggpi I Linwood "Six-39" 5-passenger, $1300 f. o. b. Portland I ? mV I . . Fairfield "Six-46" 7-passenger, $1525 f. o. b. Portland 'I JjfjjJ I Complete Line of Enclosed ars I sPSl I Paie-Detroit Motor Car Company, Detroit, Mich. ! xJ BcV I Paige Motor Sales Co. of Oregon $ tflij i Broadway, Corner Taylor, . Kmm'm Original Umm 7W Cnwaotf th Motormg Habits of a Nation ISiblll OKI hundred fioinf ' The car of a Hundred Qual- - Ity Features. Klssel-bullt from the around uo con ceded by critical car buy era as the SIX of quietest operation, unusual simplic ity and accessibility PRICES F. O. B. FACTORY Tonrlag-Sedan .... 133 Roadater-Coupe . . I3S Victoria-Town Car . f 1V50 Hundred Point Sis Standard Touring; S1I9S Hundred Point Six Gibraltar Body . . 1ZS5 De L a -4 2, 7 pas- . aenger 91750 De Liu n-43, 7 pas- aeuger &edaa , . . . f Zluo KisselKai jlaaLr Gi I YEAR. N motor cars, Portland owners in sist on thoroughbreds. To them the distinctive and exclusive : 'ALL-YEAR Top is a feature neces sary to their sense of refinement and .. completeness, 'And quite naturally for the ALL-YEAR . Top is built-in not on a smooth grace- ful blending, giving that custom-built ap pearance which its made-to-ordcr appoint ments emphasize. The ALL-YEAR Top Is entirely remOTable, giv ing you, at will, a wide-open, roomy, roofless tour- . ing car. In addition you have that ease of control, unlim ited power, unusually light weight and luxurious riding comforts that have always characterized KisselKars. Why not place your order now 'for an early de livery v !The Pacific KisselKar BrancK SruiniT at Davis, Portland. T,OS ANOEUS OAKLAND" SAN IUJSUO EEATTXJi me when I ride and shakes my organs up Inside, and shoves, my pine up through my hat. well, then, I want no more of that. You know just how It is with nans: a man has one of which he brass; there's not & blemish on Its frame, it looks su perb and sound and same, but when you pay your money down and try to drive it out of town it bucks around and throwa fit and leaves your heart and dashboard split. The -finest. smoothest, slickest hoss may bo at work a total loss. And sometimes man will buy a car that glitters like the polar star; it looks so nifty and serene he thinks that buying Rasollne for such a ca will be a treat, it's good enough, in looks, to eat. t-lut when he starts from his abode to take, a jaunt along the road, his boat will Jar and skid and slide till it's a punishment to ride. And ever, as he r-el alonar. there's some dad-busted thing: goes wrong; he's al ways lifting up the hood, to ask the engine to be jcood. or crawling under neath the works to see what causes all those jorks. lie never knows a min ute's peace; he's mad and spotted up with jrease. A car like that, that's never right, can bring tio comfort or delight. And if you take a. good, long ride across the blooming- countryside, you'll see a dozen hoodoo boats that strive to got their owner's goats. Choose Your Velie Now Save $50 Prices of all Velie open-car models delivered on and after March 1st, 1917, will be advanced $50. Never again will such a 20-day opportunity be ' offered you. Come and see these cars today. Motor Car builders have not produced another car combining so many strictly high-priced features at anywhere near the Velie's low price. Come and see the car. Try its long, roomy graceful body with fine genuine leather upholstery. Feel the thrill of its power silence suppleness.' The powerful Velie-Continental Motor-Timken Axles front and rear multiple disc clutch long, underslung springs all combine to give riding quality and driving ease unsurpassed at any price. Read the list. It mdi- cates the Velie quality all through. VELIE MOTORS CORPORATION fvlolinc, Illinois D. C. W arren Motor Car Co. Oregon Distributors 58-60 N. 23d St., Portland Main 780 Continental Motor Tioako Axltt froat and roar Removable Cylindor Head for Inspection H Heal Goars in Motor no chains Enclotod MohlpU Dry Disc Clutch Hotehkiss Drtoo. no noisy totii'ua or in Spiral Goars m Float mm Raav Asia Rimr Automat! Ignition Push Button Starter Double Bulb Head tights Dashlittht All Wires Enclosed ia Metal Conduits Roar Gasoline Tank Vacuum Feed Simple Rockinc Gear Shift Lever Luxurious Body four inches Ion cor Unusually Wide Doors easy to enter Hi sk -Grade Leather i Upholstery Cushions Deep Tufted Real Curled Hair Long-, Flexible, Under slung Springs Expending Tiro Hold mr, no straps Mirror Body Finish. 99 Operations Deep Light of Weight Economical of Fuel Everything in and on ready for the road