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THE SUNDAY OBEGOKIAS, POKTLAND, JUKE 25, 1B2S DRIVER MUST USE , GREATESTDFSKILL Allowance Should Be Made for Others' Mistakes. BRAND-NEW HUP INITIATED BY 2000-MILE RUN. MOOGK WILL VISIT CITY fit' ' & HUDSON-ESSEX OFFICIAL IS is ' EXPECTED THIS WEEK. 44 j I i i 1 i , lis- '"-JL 1 V SIGNALING IS NECESSARY Accelerating Too Rapidly and Jamming Into Other Machines Means Carelessness. Are you a good driver? Perhaps you are, but don't be too sure,, writes Alexander Johnston, editor of Motor. Good driving, in the fullest sense of the word, does not mean, merely Bkillful driving. Some of the most Bkilliul drivers in the country are among the very worst menaces that encumber the roads. The fact is that the term "good driver" must include careful well as skillful. Moreover, many Bkillful and careful drivers daily commit errors of Judgment, often merely because of their mistakes never have been called to their at tention. Take, for instance, the man who Is proud of the rapid accelaration of his car and makes a point 01 get ting under way quickly. Very good, if he uses discretion and the utmost care always. But i he allows hie attention to waver for the fraction of a second needed to send him piling into another car without the same .rapid getaway that his ve hicle has, can we call him a good driver? Kot at all; he la a careless Ana. How often do we see a motorist who understands perfectly the con trol of his car, who might pass as an ultra-skillful driver in al most any company, cutting left hand corners, trusting to his skill to permit him to get away with it. Tou see the disadvantage 01 cut ting short around a left turn is that you thrust your car directly in the path of approaching traffic. Driver Should Signal. Another mistake, perhaps even more frequently made, is swinging right in traffic or even out of it, without ample notice by the out stretched hand that a turn is to be made Motor vehicles are so thick on the roads now that no driver should make a turn, ever, without giving ample notice of his Inten tion. A common breach of good motor ing manner is found in the ten dency of some drivers to hug the left side of the road. Obviously this may become the cause of a serious accident, under certain conditions. Jr instance, driving over the crest of a hill just a little too much on the wrong side of the road. Turning is a fundamental cause of accident, in that if it is not done in exactly the right way trouble is always possible. For Instance, the man who makes a sudden, sharp turn is as likely as not to have a skid of greater or less proportions. Now such a skid may possibly carry him into another car, with crumpled fenders or a smashed body as the result. Turns should always ' be made slowly and carefully. Stay at Interval Back. Another piece of bad driving Judgment may be observed any pleasant afternoon on almost any street or road. This Is following a! car ahead too closely. There should always be kept between cars an in-; terval long enough to permit of a sure stop being made if the vehicle ahead halts suddenly for any rea son. This habit of following too closely is the result, in the main, of the great number of cars on the roads, but it is also the cause of most of the rear-end collisions. Before we leave this subject we must call attention to one common practice that is bad motoring man ners and even worse. This is the tendency of some drivers, after they have made a halt on a hill and have blocked their rear wheel with a husky rock, of driving off and leav- ing the stone in the roadway. Such lack of care of the interests of other users of the road is nothing short of vandalism. Finally, let ub try to define a really good motor car driver. In the first place, the good driver is careful always; he invariably al lows for the little factor that makes for safety in every move he makes. He is considerate of other users of the road and allows for possible mistakes on the part of other drivers. Of course' he is skill ful in handling and controlling his car, but he does not allow his knowledge of his own skill to lead him into taking chances. If every driver operated his car on these principles there would be few accidents. WILI.IA3I BEIX, PORTLAND AND SALRM, AND NEW CAR WHICH HE RECENTLY GATE UNUSUAL TEST. The world's getting considerably smaller than it used to be and the automobile is getting considerably more dfinendabla. The Droof. if any is needed, is contained in a report recently-given by William Bell, insurance man and hopgrower of Portland and Salem of his activities with a brand new Hupmobile which he had just purchased from Lee Gilbert, Hup dealer at Salem. On the first day after he secured the car Bell, who is an experienced driver, arose at 6:30 end dashed to Portland to aid in entertaining Shriners. He made six trips from the Union station to notels and then made a run to tsonneviiie, on, m i;oiumoia xviyer uignway, ana return with Shrine visitors. He then returned to Salem, arriving there at 8 P. M. Leaving there at S:iO P. M.. he reached Eugene at midnight, where he spent the night. Next day he drove from Eugene to Shasta Springs, and on the third day he drove from Shasta Springs to San Francisco, arriving at the latter point about midnight. After a stay of five days in San Francisco on business he began the return trip, making the run to Rd Bluff the first day. Red Bluff to Medford the second day and Medford to Salem the third day. Ietburs on the Pacific highway are now slowing up travel to a consiaeraoie extent, aunougn np reauy Daa roaa is encountered, aeu stated. The worst detour In Oregon, he declared, is at Rice hill, north of Roseburg. This section is being paved with concrete, so that the road is closed at ajl times, making a ten-mile detour over rather bad roads neces sary. Another bad detour is between Sisson and Dunsmuir, he said. Aside from these two points the road Is in excellent condition all the way. LINE IS TAKEN MURPHY MOTOR CAR COM PANY NASIED DISTRIBUTOR. Complete Line of "Beauty" Sixes Expected Early This Week in Shipment From Factory. The Murphy Motor Car company, one of the large used-car concerns of the city, has taken over the dis tribution, for the Auburn "beauty" flix, according to the announcement last week of Thomas W. Murphy, head of the company. Two carloads of the new Auburns are already on the way from the factory and are expected to arrive early this week. Mr. Murphy, who has been en gaged in business in Portland for some 20 years, has been in the used- car business for the last five years ana is well Known along the auto, mobile row. Headquarters are lo. cated at the southeast corner of Six teenth and Alder streets. The Auburn is the first new car which Mr. Murphy has handled and the choice of the car from a number which are available in the Portland territory followed careful investi gation into the character of the Auburn car and the strength of the factory, Mr. Murphy said. He re cently made a trip to San Francisco to look over a number of lines there and was so impressed with the Au burn that he immediately signed up for the distribution here. His ter ritory will include Oregon and the Columbia river counties of Wash ington. Work of remodeling the quarters to care for the new-car business was begun last week and by -the time the new cars arrive it is ex pected the showrooms will be of attractive character In keeping with the Auburn "Beauty." Complete parts and service will be maintained for Auburn owners and arrange ments are being made to care for these features. A large stock of parts will accompany the first ship ment, which Is expected to arrive tomorrow. , The Auburn, which is built by the Auburn Automobile company, Au burn, Ind., is made in six body etyles, the sedan, coupe, five-passenger and seven-passenger tourings, sport model and roadster. One or more of each style will be included in the shinment to Mr. Murphy. The new sport model, particularly, is being looked forward to, as the car has just recently been brought out and has been attracting ravoraDie atten tion in many parts of the country. How to Remove Tight Wheel. If It is desired to remove a wheel and ' no puller is at hand, try the following: Jack up the wheel in question, put the car in gear and, after removing the nut key, etc, shake the wheel, replace the key, turn the nut same time. If this fails to stir the wheel, replace the trey, turn the nut down loosely and drive the car a short distance. This treatment will loosen the wheel even if a puller will not. E PORTLAND NORTHWEST HEADQUARTERS FOR FIRM. Los Angeles Storage Battery Is Filled With Dry Material' and Has No Water or Acid. KING COUNTY BODY ELECTS Seattle Makes Plans for State Session at Olyrupia. SEATTLE. Wash.. June 24. Rob ert S. Taylor, member of the Society of Automotive Engineers and former trustee of the King County Aurto mwxtiive Trades, last week was named ipresddent of the association at the 6&md-axrnual general meeting held at the Motor Car Dealers' club. Ta.ylor'8 election was unanimous. R. E. Bridgeman, retiring vice president, was tendered a courtesy nomination, although he insisted on being eliminated from considera tion because of the preasure of ex panding business. Taylor has served on the board of the King counts!, di vision durinig the past year and is recognized as one of the most pro gressive automotive men in the Pa cific northwest. Roy W. Oorbett was named vice president and William A. Simonds, present secretary-manager, was unanimously re-elected' for the fouTth successive term. Kenneth McAlpin, retiring presi dent, was unanimously elected an honorary life member, and was given an ovation. One of the fea tures of the meeting was a report of convention plans by the-chairman of the King county committee, George F. Mprrissey. A caravan of automobile men and their wives wiil make up a large part of the King cojunty delegation, going down to Olynwria early on the morning of July 21 for the annual state convention. New York to Have New Auto Law. The board of aldermen, in New York city recently adopted an ordi nance requiring all motorists to carry traffic violation cards deco rated with their photographs. The cards will have spaces in which po licemen will make marks for the first four minor infractons of the law. When these four spaces are filled the motorists will have to be goodf .appear la traffic court - When in the morning I attempt to get my wagon started, and press the switch until I think its parts will all be parted, and jig the levers up and down and readjust the spark, and pause at Intervals to make some humorous remark, and pull the choker half way out and stick it back again and swear the way the fool car acts would give a guy a pain it's then my wife comes out to help, with manner all serene, and with a smile suggests: "Perhaps you're out of gasoline." Then I retort: "That is a wise and much-esteemed suggestion; that you are quite expert on cars Is quite beyond all question. What does a woman know of wires, magneto or Ignition? Go run your phonograph; a car's a tougher proposition. The timing gears are out of whack, the vacuum feed is leaking, or else some nut has rattled loose; I know whereof I'm speaking. I'll run the trouble down or bust; get that into your bean." But still my wife declares: "I'm sure you're out of gasoline." And then I take her by the hand and lead her to the rear, and say: "Just take a careful look upon that gauge, my dear." The needle shows there Is at least ten gallons in the tank, and so I doff my hat and coat and wrestle with the crank. I spin her till my breath is gone and all my buttons busted, lr crank her till I strain my back, and quit her, plumb disgusted. I swear no man on earth could tell what ails the darn machine, and then, my wife remarks: "Are you quite sure you've gasoline?" That's where I throw the crank away and kick the radiator and swear I'll sell the hunk of cheese, and better now than later. And then I phone the service man to hurry with his truck and tow the bunch of junk away and while I curse the luck the service man drives up and takes a moment to inquire. He feels inside the tank and says: "That gauge is just a liar. The only thing you need, my friend, as can be plainly seen, is just some common sense and half a pint of gasoline." A MATTER OF COURTESY. "My friecd Smith is a nice, well-meaning chap," remarked the elderly man with the white mustache, as he dropped into the vacant chair at the club round table. "But his idea of friendliness and hospitality differs a bit from mine." "For instance V asked one of the bunch. "Well, he invited my wife and me to go out for a drive in his new car the other afternoon," explained the elderly man. "And we were very appreciative of the invitation, for we don't own a car and don't have a drive often, and it was a beautiful afternoon. . "We had expected to enjoy the scenery along the road, but Smith was only interested in showing off what his new car would do. He almost scraped the paint off other cars in the traffic to Bhow how rapidly It would pick up speed, and when, he got out on the highway ho began showing us what it would do when he really 'stepped on it,' as he expressed it. "Perhaps I might have stuck it out, for lack of moral courage to protest, except that I saw my wife was so frightened she was really sick, and so I begged Smith to go a bit slower. He insisted there was absolutely no danger with such an expert driver at the wheel; but after that he kept inside forty miles an hour and we got home, but she didn't want to offend such pleasant neighbors as keep from insisting on getting out and catching a trolley back home, but she didn't want to offend such pleasant neighbors as the Smiths. "Now, Mr. and Mrs. Smith are the soul of hospitality and good breeding; they wouldn't dream of doing anything which might possibly make a guest in their house uncomfortable. . So why, do you suppose, they scare guests half to death in their car?" THE SPIRIT OF COMPROMISE. Placard on well-worn used car observed by friend of ours yes terday read: . "For sail, J2S0;. would take 200." OUR WEEKLY HELPFUL HINT. In' starting for a country tour, With hopes of getting back, It's very well to be quite sure ' You still possess a jack. ' Gasoline is reported to cost $40 a gallon in portions of Mon golia, which is one of the reasons why very few Mongolians get out the seven-passenger car to go to the dairy for a pint of milk. UNCLE EB, HE SAYS As near as I've been able to trace the geneology, the chap who insists on trying to pass a farm wagon on a narrow road at 60 miles an hour is a lineal descendant of the animal that made Balaam famous and the man who used to take a load of girls out rowing at the picnic and then rock the boat. . (Copyright, 1923, by Dudley Glass.) The Mac-Dry storage battery, a new type of battery, in which the plates are suspended in a dry com position instead of a liquid, was introduced in Portland last week, and Pacific northwest headquarters for the distribution of the new bat tery were established here. Head ing the project are A. B. Jordan and J. B. Lafaver, both formerly of California. Headquarters have been opened at the corner of Broadway and Hoyt streets. The Mac-Dry battery is being manufactured in Los Angeles and has received an .enthusiastic recep tion in southern California, where it is now well known, according to the two men. Mr. Jordan and Mr. Lafaver have for some time had the distribution for the battery in four northern counties in California, but when the opportunity recently presented itself to take the entire northwest territory they closed the arrangements and came to Port land. Retail dealers will be estab lished throughout the three states of Oregon, Washington and Idaho, it was stated, and wholesale head quarters will be maintained by the company here. The new battery is similar in appearance to the usual type of wet batterv nn thA mif-aiHa A i wooden box is used, holding the three or more lead cellB. In these cells the plates are suspended, as in tne usual battery, but the plates. instead of being surrounded by a liquid, with separators in between. are surrounded by a white crystal , line substance very similar in ap pearance to rock salt. No separa tors are used, although it is neces sary to hold the plates apart by means ot small wooden pegs while the cells are being filled, and these pegs are left in the battery. The composition, which fills the cells, is poured in in liquid form, it was stated, and crystallizes into the solid after it has stood a short time. The batteries, according to the two men, are made in all the usual sizes, and can be recharged if they run low, or otherwise taken care or as is the wet battery. However, it is stated nothing needs to be added to the battery and after it is sealed by the factory it need never be opened. r Battery care pays well. Well-Known Fig-nre in Motor In dustry Formerly Head of Na tional Auto Dealers' Body. Harry G. Moock, one of the best known figures in the automobile in dustry of the country who recently resigned as the executive head of the National Automobile Dealers' assoolation to become special repre sentative for the Hudson-Essex or ganization of Detroit, will be in Portland for a brief visit on Friday and Saturday, June 30 and July 1, according to news received last week by C. L. Boss, Hudson and Essex distributor for this , district. Mr. Moock is on a tour of the Pacific coast visiting Hudson-Essex dis tributors at all of the larger cen ters and securing at first-hand in formation as to business and market conditions for the benefit of the big Detroit factory, it is stated. As the executive head of the Na tional Automobile Dealers' associa tion for several years Mr. Moock achieved a position of prominence in the Industry. To him was given the credit, more than to any other one man, of developing the dealers' organization from a small begin ning into a powerful body with a membership of dealers throughout the entire country. Mr. Moock also did valuable work for the automo bile industry at Washington and elsewhere, aiding in the solution of automobile tax problems and in the carrying forward of road develop ment measures. A few months ago Mr. Moock left the association to join the Hudson-Essex. Although he left the association with Keen regret Mr. Moock characterized the factory offer as "too attractive to refuse." In his new capacity Mr. Moock has taken' an active part in the ag gressive business policy of the Hudson-Essex organization which hag brought that company rapidly to the fore in. the past few months. His trip west at this time is being made, it is understood, in order tnat ne may become acquainted with the distributors, study business condi tions in the various localities for the factory, and bring to the distrib utors plans of the factory for further carrying on Its aggressive policy. Plans for the entertainment or the visitor are being made by Mr. Boss, although no definite pro Kramme will be worked out until Mr. Moock has been communicated with. It is planned, however, to de vote part of the two days which Moock will be here to entertaining him and showing him the resources and beauties of the Oregon coun try. This will, of course, include run over the Columbia river highway. Mr. Moock will arrive here from California and will be accompanied from San Francisco by Factory Rep resentative Booth of the ' western district, and C. G. Lewis, service manager for the Pacific coast for the Hudson-Essex companies. SIMPLEX AGENCY IS SECURED & m sw mm t m w iLsnr r Mm Conners & Otto to Handle New Typo of Wheel in This Section. Distribution for the Simplex auto wheel in five counties in Oregon ad jacent to Multnomah county has been secured by George E. Conners and A. B. Otto, local business men, according to announcement by the two men last week, and arrange ments are now under way for estab lishing a branch factory for the Simplex In Portland. The two men will have distribution in Marion, Folk, Benton, Clackamas and Linn counties, they stated, and will also handle the wheel in Multnomah county, although not exclusively. The Simplex wheel is made with steel spokes instead of wooden spokes, each spoke having a slight curve in it. Unusual resiliency is thus provided for the car, it is claimed, the wheels themselves pos sessing resiliency as well as the tires." The spokes, which are flat, are made of chrome vanadium steel, and the wheels are said to be con siderably stronger than wooden wheels, and only slightly heavier. To Clean Radiator Cells. Mud and dirt that have become hardened in the cells of the radiator should never be removed with wire or a tool. The thin cell walls are easily punctured and small leaks in the radiator Invariably result. Use water directed from a hose to clear the passages with the stream guild- ed from the engine side. Rush Timer Roller FORD ABSOLUTELY ELIMINATES TIMER TROUBLE MAKES STARTING EASY RUNS IN GREASE REQUIRES NO OILING Alemite Lubricator Co. Positively Guaranteed to Improve Running of Ton Car or Your Money Refunded. TENTH AND OAK STREETS. Steel Protect Casing Discs the DISTRIBUTED BY Chanslor & Lyon Co. Park and Flanders More than Merely Puncture-proof The distinctive characteristic of this Lee Tire is it's puncture-proof construction made puncture-proof and proven so by public demonstration and the experience of thousands of car owners. 'It's resiliency cushions the load perfect ly. The goodness of all material used assures the fullest measure of mileage. In addition, this Lee Tire gives positive protection against punctures, which no other pneumatic tire can provide. See the Lee Dealer for your next .tire. J. C. Hlnnhnw, McMinnville, Or. Fred J. Deeta, Lafayette, Or. Miller & Chrtstrnsen, Vancouver. Wash. Gibson Motor Co., . Junctian City, Or. Ralston Electric ; Supply Co., Albany, Or. S. A. X,axarua, Corvallis. Or. Murphy Motor Co Albany, Or. Sherman McCarter, Gresham, Or. Park .Washington Auto Co., 23d and Washing " ton St., City. Brown A Marketta, Comstock, Or. Mack's Auto Supply Hons,, Eugene, Or. Central Point Ga rage, Central Point, Or. Colonial Parage, Medford, Or. B. A. Van Auken, Independence, Or, Nyssa Filling Sta Nyssa, Or. Pilot Rook Auto Co., Pilot Rock. Or. Merrill's Automotive Service Garage, 38Q Flint fit.. City. N. K. Holve, Albany, Or. Oeser & Son, Ashland. Or. Sweet - Drain Auto. Co Eugene, Or. J. S. Northrop, Lebanon, Or. Grandvievr Garage, Roseburg, Or. The Elite Garage, 267 12th Bt.. Portland.- Or. C. O. Jennings, Myrtle Point, Or. Springfield Garage, Springfield. Or. TJnlon Garage, Roseburg, Or. P. W. Noftsfcer, SUverton, Or. Peter Brothers, Willamette, Or. Union Avenue lire and Battery Shop, 4S8 Union ave., Portland, Or. Automotive Ign. Co, 45 N. Ninth St.. Portland, Or. puncture -Propf Also Regular Fabric and Cord UDUSS :.-:- zjWgs 1 zrza Eliminate Costly Repairs Crystallization is caused by vibration and is re sponsible for breakage of parts and costly repair bills. Grass Air Springs on your cars or trucks will absorb all road shocks and destructive vibra tion. Write for "Comfort, Economy and Safety" folder. 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So try SUNOCO at once and watch RESULTS. YouH be astonished how much better your engine runs. Any SUNOCO dealer will give you the right type. SUN COMPANY Philadelphia . Marshall Wells Co. NORTHWEST DISTRIBUTORS 1 0 Cn! C J LJL 1 J v i OIL MOTOR