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8 THE SUNDAY OREGON'IAN, PORTLAND, OCTOBER 21, 1917. CAB IS LIKE HUMAN "Be Kind to Your Automobile," Advises C. L. Boss. GOOD TREATMENT PAYS Hudson and Maxwell Dealer Points Out That Best Drivers Treat Machines AVith Same Care Mother Gives Child. "An automobile Is much like a human being in Its idiosyncracies and temper ament and the owner vho studies his car will find that it will respond to his wishes If these qualities are dealt with as one would, or should, deal with a PEERLESS EIGHT, TO BE HANDLED child with gentle care and the re solve to develop its character." C. L. Boss, of the C. L. Boss Automo bile Company, dealers in Hudsona and Maxwells, with a large experience in human nature and automobiles, was thus philosophizing one evening recent ly after a successful day. "The affection some people have for their motor cars is remarkable," con tinued Mr. Boss, "and I have always noticed that those who hold this affec tion for their cars are the ones whose machines last the longest, give the best service and make the best appear ance. "Abuse or ill treat a cow and she will not give down her milk. Treat her with kindness and she will- give you her best. You will remember that the woman back East who built model dairy barns, hired only milkers who were kind to animals, had ideal con ditions In her stables and even went to the extent of having music in the barns at milking time, was able to obtain remarkable results. Automobile Xot Slave. The same rule applies to automo biles. The owner who mistreats his automobile, recklessly racing it over all kinds of roads in all kinds of weather, leaving the mud and grime adhering to it and letting it stand out in all eorts of atmospheric conditions, who pays no attention to the mechanical parts and generally treats it as if it were some sort of cast-iron slave, can not" expect the best results. "Contrast this with the owner who thinks of his car as his best friend. "When he takes the machine out of the parage it is with a feeling of pride and respect. He sees that the body surface Js clean and polished. He sees that the carburetor is adjusted to the best pos sible degree, that all the mechanical parts are in the best possible running order and that all parts where there Is possible friction are properly lubri cated. His attitude is that of a parent to ward a child who needs his best possi ble care and nursing. "When he drives it Is with discretion, over the best roads, and when it is necessary to run over rough roads the rate of speed is tempered to the occasion so that as lit tle vibration as possible results. "When any trouble develops, as it will on the best cars and In the best regnlated families, the driver, instead of flying in a rage, should, in a cool and scientific manner, determine ex actly what is the difficulty and adjust it; Then the car will purr along again lit - a happy and contented manner. MEental balance and poise on the part f an owner or driver is a very neces sary attribute. ."Temperament In an automobile Is noticeable in many instances when dif. ferent drivers operate the car. One person can take out a machine and it will run perfectly. When, however, come other takes the -wheel the car be- DRIVE OVER COLUMBIA RIVER I a B & r." - ' A . I .- r f'. i - ; - i viJ " " ri"w" -" - I ; ' ' I.,.,- tout. . . . "x, i r -. . j i-1 , - , ' , : i Fred Harper Klht) and Panl rhnmbrrlln. In Tonneant W. R. Mertomald. at "Wheel, and C. C. Bradley and J. J. Berx Are Prominent Elka. Before Fred Harper, grand exalted ruler of the Elks, wound up his recent visit to Portland he con fided to friends that when he got home he would buy a Cole "S." This decision came as a result of the distinguished visitor viewing the scenic wonders of the Columbia River Highway from the ton neau of a Cole S" in company with Paul Chamberlin, C. C. Bradley. J. J. Berg and W. R. McDon ald. He was an Interested visitor at the Northwest Auto Company, where he inspected the several models of the Indianapolis car. Fins. to 'act up for no apparent rea son, and the tarn trouble -will occur time after time. "In this Instance It la undoubtedly some nervous Idiosyncracy of the driver of which he is unconscious until the error is pointed out to him. "Peculiarity of mechanical construc tion, however slight, sometimes causes misunderstanding-, but as soon as the owner adjusts himself to this he has no difficulty. This same peculiarity is noticeable In railway locomotives and many an engineer has to become acquainted with his locomotive before he can get the best results from it. The best en gineer, like the best automobile driver, feels a genuine affection for his machine. This regard may result from the fact that i the machine has in fact these Idiosyncracies and that the driver, being able as no one else to un derstand them, has a personal feeling of responsibility and paternalism to ward it. "So if you want to get the best re sults from your automobile, get ac quainted with it. Treat it as you would your best friend as in reality it is and it will purr like a pleased kitten and will respond to your slightest touch and obey your slightest com mand." Oakland Increases Space. To provide space required by increased HERE BY D. C. WARREN MOTOR NEW SALES MANAGER. 1 - d i- Above Xfw Peerless Eight, With D. C. Warren at the Wheel. A. M. stone la the Man Standing. Ben Rennerd, Peerless Factory- Representative, Is ' Seated by Mr. Warren. Below A. M. Stone, Who Came From California to Be Sales Manager for Mr. Warren. business demands, the Oakland Motor Sales Corporation, handling the Oak land Sensible Six, have engaged quar ters across the street from their sales rooms at 344-50 Burnside street, near Broadway, for a service station. In order to fix the location of the sales rooms on the public mind a big electric sign, proclaiming the "Oakland Sensi ble Six," has been erected over the building at Broadway and Burnside. CONSTRUCTION SET FOR SPRIXG Survey of Baker-Cornucopia Fost Road About Completed. BAKER, Or.. Oct. 20. (Special.) If all goes well the surveys on the Baker Cornucopia post road will be completed this Fall and construction work will begin as soon as the snow melts next Spring, according to M. O. Bennett, as sistant state highway engineer, who spoke at a luncheon given in his honor here today. Mr. Bennett said that he will submit plans and estimates for the road as soon as they are completed, so that the Federal engineers may take action during the Winter. Eagle and Pine Valley people, who will have access to the road, have prom ised a liberal subscription to the fund for construction. The Baker-Unity road must wait until the State High way Commission has caught up in its work. Mr. Bennett said. HIGHWAY WINS EXALTED RULER OF ELKS TO COLE PEERLESS IS TAKEN D. C. Warren Motor Car Co. to Handle Big Eight. VELIE LINE ALSO IS KEPT A. M. Stone, of Los Angeles, Wldely Known Automobile Man, Former ly Handling Stutz Car, Here as Sales Manager for Firm. Two announcements of Interest were made last week by D. C. Warren, presi dent of the D. C. "Warren Motor Car Company. Inc. One was that he has closed arrangements to handle the Peerless Eight for Oregon and South- CAR CO, AND SNAPSHOT OF 1 western Washington and the other that he has brought to Portland as his sales manager A. M. Stone, cf Los Angeles, one of the best-known automobile men of California. Mr. Stone and the Peerless arrived at about the same time. Mr. Stone has taken up his new duties with vigor and the Peerless, with its beautiful lines and record for sterling service. Is the center of much interest. The Peerless is by no means & new car to Portland. It has been repre sented in this territory for the past 10 years by the H. L. Keats Auto Com-4 pany. Mr. Keats, however, is now de voting his entire attention to the wholesaling of the Chalmers car, so Mr. Warren obtained the chance for which he had been waiting for two years to take the Peerless. Ben Rennerd, of Cleveland, factory representative of the Peerless Motor representative - of the Perless Motor Car Company, was in Portland during the week attending to details of the transfer. The- D. C. Warren Motor Car Com pany has for the past three years been distributor for the "Velie car in the Oregon and Southwest Washington ter ritory. He will continue to handle that car in conjunction with the Peerless. "I wasted no time in closing for the Peerless when the opportunity was of fered," commented Mr. Warren, "for I have been waiting for two years to get this line to handle with the Velie. It has been my idea to handle two lines of high-class cars in the Velie and Peer less price ranges. "This is the second year of the Peer less Eight type, the car with the famous 'loafing' and 'sporting' speed ranges. The car is one that any dealer can handle with enthusiasm, for its performance is proved and well known." Mr. Stone, Mr. Warren's new sales manager, is a veteran in the automo bile business. He began way back In the early 1900s in the racing game with Barney Oldfleld. He was with Oldfield In his old "Green Dragon," with which so many records of that day were broken along in 1903 and 1904. And he has clipped off some fast miles to his own driving. He once made an unofficial mile record of 33 seconds to settle a little bet as to what a certain car could do. After leaving the racing game he went Into the automobile business. He was with the Stearns people for a time and for the past several years, until Just recently, handled the Stutz car in Ltos Angeles. ' Two hundred carloads of farm ma chinery have arrived at Savannah. Ga., from the works of the Interna tional Harvester Company, and will be sent by steamer to Norway and thence overland to Russia. The value is placed close to $1,000,000. Loaflnd and flexible impression that these gentler virtues were the sole aim . of its creators and remark ably economical of fuel. You have only to open the throttle wider to release, the double poppets and utterly change character of your car. mnm..iiai.Mi,ii.iiHiiii...n.,i,. ..1.Hmi,wi-.,ii.-.-...ii.ii.,i,i,iiii.mii SHOW BIG SUCCESS Much Interest Displayed in Ail-Year KisselKar. DURABILITY PUT TO TEST Car Subjected to Stream of Water 16 Hours per Day During Eight Days of Show Proves to Be Absolutely Watertight. The second annual all-year-car show, which closed yesterday at the Davis- Broadway street salesrooms of the Portland branch of the Pacific Kissel ICar Company, was unusually success ful. The many visitors who attended the show attested the interest that is taken In the convertible car idea, in which Kissel is the pioneer. One of the interesting- features of the show was the weather test to which one Kisselkar of the all-year type was subjected during the entire eight days of the show. For 16 hours on each of these eight days a stream of water was directed against the car. At the end of the show examination of the car showed it had weathered the test perfectly. The forward end of the car, against which the water had been driving- with considerable force during- the entire period, was found to be absolutely dry. The same was true toward the back, where the water fell much as it would have done during a severe storm. Paint and enamel on all parts touched by the water was found to be uninjured. It had not been disinte grated or even discolored by the watert The purpose, of course, in submit ting the car to such an abnormal test was to demonstrate its weatherproof qualities. This was done to the satis faction of all observers. The shew was held under the direc tion of Eel Wright, manager of the Portland branch of the Pacific Kissel kar Company. Fall, Winter. Spring and Summer models were on display at the show. In addition to the body design and construction features of the all-year top, much interest was taken in the Hundred Point Six on which the ail year car is mounted. Among its fea tures are the Kissel-built power plant, axles and brakes. Dally Bulletin to Move. In order to get closer to the automo bile trade center, AL O. Wilkins, presi in Out: A performance sd soft, smooth Jff S arrt fl m no t-r r,rvr t-K - as to convey the -..vMim.-.. mwiiwmammiiiwniimntn Jrf&'f' OW&l A Perforulanc exhibiting Prices Touring ; $2340 Coupe $2850 Roadster $2340 Sedan $2990 Sporting Roadster $2490 Limousine $3690 All prices f. o. b. Cleveland subject to change without notice. D. C. Warren Motor Car Co. Oregon and Southern Washington Distributors. i Phone Main 780. 58-60 North 23d, Portland. The Peerless Motor Car Company, Cleveland, Ohio dent of the Dealers' Motor Car Asso ciation, will move the headquarters of the association, the Automobile Record and the Xaily Bulletin from the present office in the Mohawk building to rooms 312-15 Commonwealth building. Sixth and Ankeny streets, on November 1. EASTERN OREGON PROSPERING Many Chalmers Cars Driven by Farmers of Wheat Country. Central Oregon, due to the high price of foodstuffs, which the farmers have been receiving, is in better shape finan cially than ever before, according to Roy Hemphill, local Chalmers distrib utor who visited the Sherman County Fair at Moro last week. While the crops have not been as heavy as in previous years, the increase in price has more than made up the difference and the residents of the central part of the state are optimistic. Automobiles, especially the medium and high-priced cars, are everywhere in evidence, says Mr. Hemphill. He found scores of Chalmers cars, the majority of this year's model and all giving satisfaction. "The Chalmers seems particularly adapted to this part of the country," he said. "The car is more than merely making good, according to all of the information I could gather from the owners I interviewed." - Mr. Hemphill drove from The Dalles to Wasco, where he found the road deep in dust, thence through Grass Valley to Shaniko, the roads being bad. Indifferent and good. He returned to Portland through Tye Valley and over the Barlow Trail to Government Camp at the base of Mount Hood, but he had nothing good to say of the Barlow road. He characterized It a mere "cow trail" through the hills. The road be tween Mount Hood and Portland, via Cherryvllle, was in good shape. NEW ROAD IS COMPLETED North Bend Plant of Standard Oil Company Cost $75,000. NORTH BEND. Or., Oct. 20. (Spe cial.) The water-level concrete road way, constructed by this city to con nect with the Marshfleld section of the road, has been opened to traffic. The road is a mile and three-quarters In length. 18 feet wide and of permanent construction. , The route is a valuable addition to the traffic conveniences of the bay and besides has a scenic value, skirting; the waterfront for the entire distance to Marshfleld. Passengers traveling over the road pass all but two Industries of this city, including the North Bend Mill & Lum ber Company plant, gas works, Buehner sawmill and docks and the Kruse & Banks shipyard. The concrete extends from Washington avenue to the city limits. Just south of the city limits the high way passes the new Standard Oil sup- f OT2 OTT2 V 6uch stupendoos power and Speed that you mngm rfrnf this car was built With those rrtnrtr-r excel in these The soft purr of your loaf ing" range yields to the.deep growl of brute power reveal ed in its "sporting range. ii lm.iMiwl.im,nim.tli umniiliminiliH.,iilil..i...1iiii miJiim.M.m.ii, nlv station, constructed this veav- At- n cost of f75,000. HIGHWAY LINK IS PLANNED Work Expected to Start on Cooks- Collins Stretch November 1. WHITE SALMON, Wash., Oct. 20. (Special.) According to word received from the Mayor of Stevenson, a Gov ernment engineer will arrive at that point within the next two weeks, with a surveying force, to re-locate sections of the four-mile stretch between Cooks and Collins of the "North Bank" high way. By November, actual construction work is expected and, barring labor shortage and unusually severe climatic conditions, the highway from Vancou ver to White Salmon River at Under wood should be open for travel by May X- Highway Conventions Announced. LEWISTON. Idaho, Oct. 20. (Spe cial.) The preliminary announcement of the programme for the greatest good Every Fourth Truck Now Being Built Is a Republic From the Smallest to the Largest Truck Factory in the World in the Short Space of Four Years. WHY? The Torbensen Internal Gear Drive is the best it is used' in Republic Trucks. Roberts Motor Car Co. DISTRIBUTERS Park at Flanders. to contend cars that qualities alone. roads convention ever held In the West has just been announced. The Inter state Highway Association and the Idaho Evergreen Highway Association have issued official announcement of the joint sessions of the associations to be held In Lewiston on November 7 and 8. A large attendance is expected due OAKLAND WINS ON HARD TESX Sensible Six Able to Crawl in High Gear, Low-Speed Race. An unique motor-car test was held in Kansas City recently, at which au tomobiles of various makes were en tered in what might have been termed a tortoise race. The object of the race was not to ascertain which car had the greatest speed, but to find which could throttle down to the slowest speed on high gear. In the line of march were approxi mately half a dozen cars of approxi mately the same price class as the Oak land Sensible Six. The Oakland won the contest by maintaining a sustained speed of only one-half mile per hour. Quality at a Reasonable Price. A Truck that is not only Lowest in First Cost but Upkeep Cost as welL 4 4
