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THE OREGON ? SUNDAY JOURNAL. PORTLAND. ', SUNDAY MORNING. JANUARY "13. 1918.
EXASPERATING
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Class of Autoists Is One Mostly
Responsible for Animosity
of Pedestrians;
On of the moat exasperating peats
In automobilea la that big little man
tha "apart" driver, -v .
Speaking of him, wa do not think of
that painstaking mechanic, says tha
.American Motorist, who, by dint of
study and experience gained In actual
practice, familiarised hlmaelf with mo
tor cara until ha la able to obtain from
them tha maximum of service with a
minimum of necessity for repair and
adjustment ; him wa would call the
"expert motorlat" But wa have In
mind the fallow who is an expert
"driver," nothing else.
It fa almost needleea to say that alnce
. the exhibition of stunts in driving- la
apt to be an expenaive habit, tha
expert driver ta rarely found among
the owners. , Usually he has graduated
: frera'ths waahatand garage, while some
times he Is a specimen of the so-called
natural bom mechanic a. species that
neither mechanical progreea nor seten-
tlfte training seems to have been able
to exterminate.
. Beipomlble for Aalmoilty
It Is the expert driver who Is ehieCy
responsible for the animosity of the
pedestrian agalnat the motorlat. It la
he who soarea old ladles Into hysterias
'while bearing down upon them with a
' rush, only to elan on hla brakes with a
bang and bring hla car to a stop half
an Inch from the pedestrian's shin.
If you want to watch him, stand In
"front of a busy garage for a while and
.you will have ample opportunity to
Observe hts dolnga. Ma will coma out
of the garage at full tilt, clear the op
posite ourb by ripping the steering
wheel around with all hla might, and
dlaappear around the next corner In
-Similar fashion.
. Whan he returna he will rush down
the block at a apeed of CO miles aa,
hour, throw on his brakes some eight or
. 10 feet from the stopping point and
bring his car to a halt almost within
Its own length ; all of which, of course,
looks very clever for the expert driver
and costs money for repairs and ex
cessive deterioration to tha owner.
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This sort of a driver ia the one to
whom an open muffler la muslo In the
ears; who imagines hlmaelf a miniature
Oldfield who would have broken every
record had be only been given a chance.
As to climbing a hill on high gear
every time, truat your expert driver to
do it Often he will accomplish It, too,
even though the motor knock Its head
- off.' In utufr oblivion of the fact that
the lower gear ratloa are made for
hill climbing.
If yoo do not drive your car your
self 'be ware of the expert driver, or at
laaat nip hla ambitlona early In the
proceedings.
. . Defective) Contact Shown
An unateady ammeter needle usually
showa a defective contact between the
- commutator and brushes.
KISSEL MEN TAKE FORD AGENCY
ECUADORIAN CONGRESS
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American Republi.
CHUBBY IS "REGULAR" HORN
Photos by Qrore.
A. S. Robinson and A. B. Smith of the newly formed Robinson-Smith Co.
for some time. If r. Smith acted as whole
sal, representative for the Kissel com
pany for the northwest and was previ
ously manager of the Kissel branch In
Phoenix, Aria.
The Robinson-Smith company has
been, incorporated under the laws of
Oregon and has one of the largest and
most up-to-date Ford agencies In the
Northwest. Three floors and the base
ment of the building are devoted in their
entirety to the company and all sorts
of repair work and painting, as well as
storage, are handled by them.
Mr. Robinson formerly held bis office
in Seattle, where he has been located for
the paat four or five months, and ex
presses hlmaelf as being mighty glad to
return to Portland.
Two sew figures made their appear-
no among the authorised Ford agents
m this city, those of A. S. Robinson and
A, B. Smith, who bought out W. H. Wel
Itngford's Ford agency at Sixth and
Madison streets. Final arrangements
were completed last week whereby Wal
ling ford closed out hla interests to apend
hla entire time to the distribution of the
Liberty and Premier.,
Mr. Robinson and Mr. Smith are well
known KlaselKar men, having been
identified with that company for a num
ber of years. Until last week Mr. Rob
inson was northwest manager of that
concern, and prior to that time was man
ager of the Portland branch, after repre
senting the Kissel branch in California
Commission Places
Crushed Rook Order
The state highway commission has
contracted with the Columbia Contract
company for 11,000 oublo yards of
crushed stone to be delivered at Shedd,
The price to be pad is $1 per yard.
The rook la to be used in the pave
ment whloh it la proposed, to lay in
Marlon county next summer by the atat
highway department with its own plant.
In this work the federal government
ia to cooperate under the provisions of
the post road act The pavement ia
to be laid on the Pacific highway be
tween Salem and the Clackamas county
boundary.
In addition to the Columbia Contract
company's bid. the highway commission
received one from the Warren Construc
tion company which offered to aupply
the rock at $1.29 per oublo yard at
Turner.
WT writtas te e esIHaff advertfcen
Biaese say yea saw aa la tbs JoeraaL
War Makes Sedan
More Popular Car
War conditions have made the sedan
a more popular selling ear than the
limousine, according to statements from
New York dealers. Sedans are In de
mand, but It Is not so easy o get rid
ez limousines. Many owners have dis
posed of their chauffeurs 'as economy
measures and are driving their own
cars.
Union County Will
Help Improve 'Trail'
The Improvement of the eld Oregon
trail between La Grande and Pendleton
next summer Is now up to the county
court of Umatilla county. The Union
county court through Judge Phy has
announced its readiness to begin work
on the worst stretches In Its territory.
' At Its recent session the Ecuadorian
congress enacted a law providing for a
publlo highway, leading from the city
of Guayaquil " toward the interior,
which will h the first ever constructed
in the lowlands of 'the republic. The
road will extend from Guayaquil north
ward for about 20 mllea to the town of
Fascuaies on the Daule river.
The. funds provided Include a month'
ly tax of t sucres ($0.97 at normal
exchange) on each publlo taxJcab and
sucres (11.95) on each prlvataautomo-
bile I per cent ad valorem on each
automobile imported into and to be used
in Guayaquil ; 2 per cent ad valorem
for each carriage Imported for Guaya
quil; (0 sucres (fZt.St) assessment on
each lineal kilometer (0.C2 mile) of
property through which the road
paases ; and such sums of money aa the
municipality of Guayaquil may appro
priate from its own funds.
After the construction of the road
shall have been completed, for its up
keep an annual tax of I sucres ($1.41)
for each kilometer of road will be Im
posed en the adjoining property: a
monthly tax of 1 suere and 3 sucres
($0.41) and ($0.aon the taxlcabs and
private automobiles, respectively, used
In Guayaquil ; and the Import duties on
automobiles and carriages mentioned
above, which are to be collected by the
municipality of Guayaquil, which la
also authorised to make the necessary
expropriations of land, to be paid for
by the funds collected.
The municipality of Guayaquil Is
placed In charge of the construction of
the highway, which may' be done ad
ministratively or by contract. Doubt
less this Is the beginning of a plan to
construct publlo hlghwaya In the Ecua
dorian lowlanda, -Where they are great
ly needed, the credit for which la due
to the advent of the automobile.
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For National Carbon
Three battery sei loe branches have
been installed in Oregon by the National
caroon oompany ene el the largest oon
oerns in the oouatry that manufacture
storage batteries, makers of the Colum
bia storage battery. The Portland
servioe branch has been installed - on
tower BFoMway. in the ZTunae oiock.
and has been placed In charge of H. m.
isuoein, wno la well Known in uus ciqr.
Bxpert assistants are working with Mr.
Nlsbeth in the sales and service work
of the Columbia battery. The other
two branches in this state are located
at Astoria and Baker.
The dog Chubby, belonging to S. F. White and guardian of bis mo
tor track. .
While there Is no immediate danger
of Its affecting the sale of motor horns
THE INTAKE
When You Need a New Battery
The Willard trade-mark branded into the side of the battery
J the whole story. For that mark is the sign of the Still Better
Willard with Threaded Rubber Insulation.
It is the outward and visible sign of the'biggest storage battery
improvement in years. "
It standi for durable, Threaded Rubber Insulation for a battery '
in which the need of re-insulating is indefinitely postponed.
irNc?: you're in' ask us for booklet B-3, "A Mark wiUi a
Meaningfor You"-it tells exactly what the Willard Mark stands for.
AUTO ELECTRIC EQUIPMENT CO.
Sixth and Burntidc Street Broadway 1073
Perry Faaaes ' Throsgh Charles K.
terry, sales manager-, of the Western
Truck Attachment company of Seattle,
passed through Portland last Tuesday
en route, to Spokane where he will make
a study of local conditions.
Xlgia Taetory Mas Here X. Ryder.
factory service representative for the
Elgin Motor Car company of Chicago, is
spending several weeks with A. C Stev
ens, local Elgin aiatrtbutor. Mr. winter-
son. Pacific coast representative, also
spent a few days recently in Portland.
A. P. Kate TUlteA. P. Nuta, man
ager of the Northwest Motors company
of Seattle, Packard distributors, was a
Portland visitor during the paat week
While her Mr. Nute conferred with" W.
S. Froude of the Portland Motor Car
oompany,
Goodyear Coast Men Meet J. A.
Xjeatherman. manager of the Portland
branch of the Goodyear Tire & Rubber
company, left Saturday night for San
Francisoo to attend a apeclal confer
ence meeting of the Pacific eoaat branch
managers of the Goodyear organisation.
Hafaef Prlees to Advance A. C
Stevens, Oregon distributor for the
Baynes. received notice last week of an
Increase tn the price of Haynes models
of SU5 to take effect March 1. Ac
cording ta the notification this increase
is due to the advanced cost of labor
and , increasing price of materiel.
Yew Chalaers Betreteatatlve George
Pearson Jr., newly appointed Pacific 1
I eoaat supervisor of the Chalmers Motor
Car company, dropped .into the Western I
Motor Car Sales company's ornce last
week on bis Initial trip through the
I Northwest. Pearson makes bis -head
quarters in San Francisco. '
Wiggins Is Heat The annual banquet
of the sales and service forces of the
Archer & Wiggins company was held at
the Haselwood last Saturday evening.
E R. Wiggins, manager of the firm.
acted as toastmaster and expressed ap
preciation for the gratifying increase
in sales over the previous year.
Bee Zsglaeer la Washington Horace
IT. Thomas, chief engineer of the Reo
Motor Car company since its inception.
is devoting his entire time to govern
ment work in Washington, according to
information received by the Northweat
Auto company last week. The Reo en
gineer is chairman or tne committee on
I designing tnis new government siano
ardlsed three quarter ton true. v
Jfsw Chalmers Pleaset J, 7. Vaughn,
automobile dealer of Heppner,-; Or-
scent a few days in this city last week
ana while viaiung witn Key nempnui.
manager of the Western Motor car
Bales oomnany, tney testeq out ine new
1918 Chalmers and Mr. Vaughn was de
lighted with the improvement over the
old' models.
' Motor Sales Corporation Sxpaada
- The southeast corner of Park and Burn-
side streets, formerly held by the Na-1
i tlonal'Casb Register oompany, has been
: taken over by the Motor Sales corpora
tion, local Oakland and Garford truck
distributors, and added to their present
space. The additional space win be qe-
I voted to the display of Garford trucks.
Three aew juamotra inree new
members were added to the Dealers'
Motor Car association of this city last
week at the regular meeting. The Brunn
Motor Car oompany, distributors of the
Lexington, of whlchIsaac Brunn Is the
head i the International Harvester coro-
Mnv. distributors or tne international
truck, and Jthe Portland Tire ft Truck
company are the new member
V. E. Baa some Joint Colors The in
terest of E. B. Ransom, of the firm of
i Rushlight. Ransom ft Penney, has been
purchased by Rushlight and Penney, and
the firm hereafter wui n unaer tne
name of Rushlight Penney,- Mr. Ran
som passed the examination for the
eviction service last week and decided 1
I to close out his interest in the concern.
He is awaiting .his call for training.
Yogler Visits Washington While
Fred W. Vogler was on his way to the
New Tork show he stopped off In Wash
ington and spent a few hours 'with Hor
ace T, Thomas, chief engineer of the
Reo Motor Car company, who Is now
devoting his entire time to government
work tn that city. The Reo Engineer is
chairman of the committee of designing
the new government-standardised three
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jeaastoa on for Detroit Thomas j.
Johnston, assistant manager of tha
Portland branch of the Ford Motor Car
company, left last week for Detroit to I
attend the annual edneatlon conference
at the Ford Motor Car company's head
quarters In that city. . These confer-1
fences In the sociological department of I
the Ford factory are held, annually and
are attended by representatives fron
all Ford branches throughout the United
States and Canada. -- Mr. Johnston will
i visit several -other points before- re
generally, there le one roan at least to
whom the local supply men will never
b able to aell a sound device. His Is
automatic In the highest sense. Inas
much as it finds its own time to sound
and is so placed on the truck that It
guards that dahgsrs are discovered
before the driver sees them.
The horn la a 'Chubby," and prob
ably the only one of its kind, a fluffy,
alert little bundle of dog, 100 per cent
efficient In the art of seeing every
thing and letting Its owner know all
about it
The owner Is 8. F. Whit, manager
of the O. K. ft Rose City Wrecking
Company, who has been driving a Fed
eral truck In his buainees for several
years. The truck has a cab mounted
on It top, pacing the deck like a mar
iner In a storm is "Chubby," seeing
everything that goes on about him in
OF OLDFIELD'S CARS
OLD GLORY SURVIVES
JS IN
MOTORIST WHO FAILS
TO CARE FOR BRAKES
DANGEROUS
PERSON
Writer in LeilieV Pronounces
THis Class of Individuals as"
Suicidal, Homicidal or Fools.
AND
RUNNING
Property of Baltimore Attorney!
Famous Racing Car Is
. Still in Service.
the aeething traffic and making way
with his furious little bark th minute
anything gets in the way.
" 'Chubby really knows his business
better than people would Imagine, and
he never takes his eyes off the road
whan the truck Is moving," says his
master. "He knows troublesome
pinches and X can tell by th way he
barks Just what he is guarding me
agalnat. He Is the best horn I would
ever want."
Once In a while the little dog takes a
spill when the truck has to swerve to
avoid a collision or makes some other
unexpected turn. One or twice he baa
been thrown from hie lofty perch, but
he always comes back and usually Is as
eecure on that platform as he Is on the
ground.
And rain or shine he sticks to the
Job as constant as th Federal under
him.
Another New Model
Is Just Annouhced
Another new model has Just been an
nounced by th Apperson factory at
Kokomo, Ind., according to word re
ceived laat week by G. F. Horn, head
of the Apperson Motor Car company
of this city. This new model will be
known as the Tourer and, aa the .name
indicates. It Is designed ao as to com
bine the convenience of the roadster
with the comfort of the touring car.
This new model wlja- carry" the Im
proved Apperson eight engine without
the trigger board mechanism and the
single cam shaft, and but two cam
gears.
Barney Oldfield. who this season has
celebrated his sixteenth year 'as an auto
mobile race driver by campaigning a
novel mount featured by aa inclosed
egg-shaped body, has seen many of his
racing ears carried to th highest crest
of fame and then drepped te the trough
of obscurity. Most of the ears that Bar
ney drove In the golden yesterday, when
he was hailed as an absolute monarch
of the dirt tracks, have passed to the
realm of remembered things. They are
mechanical ghosts. No more is the tri
umphant song of their motors and the
arrogant bark of their exhauet heard.
If there is a grave-yard for racing
cars, Oldfield would have to bury hie
discarded, mounts. Having a big heart
and being somewhat of a santlmentallat,
h'' probably would mark the last rest-
of the past with tombstones, carved with
the following Inscriptions:
"The lit. My first ear. at the wheel
of which I became famous."
"The Bullet. Fast while she lasted.
but not atrong enough to stand the
awful punlahraent.
Tie Green Dragon. Laurel crowned
on dirt track and n th stage. Record
breaker extraordinary and co-star with
Elsie Janls and Barney Oldfield in th
musical comedy. The Vanderbllt Cup,
"The Darrao. Winner of the first
Vanderbllt cup race."
There is one of Barney's old cars,
however, that is not ready for Inter
ment That car la famous "Old Glory."
built for Oldfield tn 1901 by the Na
tional Motor Car ft Vehicle Corporation
of Indianapolis, and having the Ameri
can flag painted on each side of the
hood. Old Glory Is just aa faat and
sturdy today aa when the veteran Amer
lean race driver rode to fame In It. The
car la owned by Robert J. GUI, an at
torney of Baltimore, and rules the boule
vards of Maryland'a metropolis and the
hlghwaya adjacent to that romantic
city.
Waea wriuaf te er ralliBf e advertisers
eleeM ar ye mw ad ia Ttf J ennui.
The motorlat who does not keep his
brakes ta first class condition and who
does not attach prime Importance to
their efflelanev nf nMMltn la mh.
etdered either of a suicidal or homicidal
deposition or a fool, according to H.
W. Slauaon In Leslie' Defective aoark-
I plugs, leaky valves, extravagant car
I buretore and other featurea of a -poorly
.pi car ca eiieci oniy ine peace or
mind or the driver and the personal
enjoyment and utility which he can ob
tain from hla vehlole. Defective brakes,
on the other hand, are a menace, not
only to the lives of th driver and his
suunrfn. But tA avrv nthap -. A
user in th vicinity as well. It Is not
too radical a prediction to state that
In a few years municipal. If not state.
authorities, win require frequent and
rigid brake tests which must meet cer
tain requirements before any car will
be licensed to use the city a treats and
country highways.
The ear manufacturer is responsible
originally tor the construction and the
proper design jot brake mechanism, the
ae lection of a suitable quality of brake
lining, and the correct adjustment of
the operating pedals nd connections.
But even though he has met these con
ditions aa far aa he la able, the severe
service to which the brakes 'on the av
erage car are eubjeeted make constant
attention necessary, and It la distinctly
the duty of every car owner to ae that
his brakes .ar kept In proper condition
to meet certain rigid testav and that
tha proper quality of brake lining, cor
rectly applied, la selected when the first
eet has seen Its day.
Portage Tire to Be
. Represented Here
Portland is rapidly becoming head
quarters for all the principal raakea of
automobile Urea. One of the latest an
nouncements to be made on "rubber
row" Is Introduction of the Portage tire '
to be handled by the Stubbs Electric
oompany at Sixth and Pine atreets.
'Bert E. Lucas, manager of the Stubbs
company, mads th announcement laat
week that his company had taken the
agency for the Portage tires for the
state of Oregon and Southern Washing
ton. Mr. Lucas selected the Portage line
after a careful study of its merits and
a number of others that were available
at that time.
The Portage tire Is made In the
smooth. . non-skid and cord types and
guaranteed for S0O0 mile All adjust
ments will be made by the Stubba company.
Application of Vaseline
The application of a light film of
vasetln in th commutator will lubri
cate and prevent squeaking of th
brushes.
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Most Beautiful Car inlmeriai
THE modest price of the Paige Lin wood "Six-3 9" fails to measure
the real value offered in this popular fivepassenger car.
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Even five hundred dollars more could not buy you greater utility,
because the Lxnwood provides everything a family could-possibly
requirexfor daily motoring service.
Comfort, roominess, sturdiness, reliability and beauty those arc the
five qualities that especially distinguish this car among the light ,
sixes of popular price.
You will like the Linwood and become as enthusiastic over its merits
as the thousands of owners now driving it. Ask for a demon
stration. ' ; ". .
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IJ2J0: Limousin 7-peeaenger SJJ30: Sedan "Slx-J $ 7-Psenger I2S50; Brook! ends 4-pemrifef
$175; Linwood -Sw-W j-passenger J1330: Qendale Six-jrOjurnrny Roadster IIJ30; Dawnoor
"Si J. 2 or 1-pauengcr 11330; Sedan "Six-3r 5-pasawcer 11925. All Price t. a b, Detroit.
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