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DIRECTORY APPERSON J«.k lUMII Hudson - Paige----..-". fEDER AL TRUCKS HAVERS SIX -r;. 17 ft ITP "* "T"7 Motor to. fl | ■ f|l IV I I loiltoa Ka»t Pike Ht. I I K J All I 1 PhoiM UUolt I.VtA lala Im I ■ /9 1 •/ locomobile I nt» li Kf ami» |i>t vt s PATHFINDER E-S, Distributors for Washington and British Columbia. DAM PI FD M0I()R (AR co IX/AIVIDLLix Pk ™ a £ m °" JB7-3CJ fca*t Plk* St. N. J. Morehouse, Diatrlrt l>l*tilt>ut«ir. tfPBRAWLEY WtSStW H- MOORES 909E.PIHE PHONE EAST 622 THE THAT MADI GOOD IN A DAY ttATTLE'S NEW AUTO LAW IN EFFECT ■ From now on any make o' warn H (lgnai except the engine-driven fcm horn may be used In Seattle the Increasing army of motor Mi Ir, made possible by the ■s?o<lr/i"T. ■ to the municipal traf St !»w regarding warning signals •lick ha* )ost now Into effect I'uder the old law the Klaxon tor* eould only be used by vehicles Hoc,l ng to the c|tv The new law Ins no such prohibition, and Klaion may now be used the u any other make of signal j <W by motorists. TV regulation laid down by the ** »* It now exist* Is rlmple •loujh It require* the motorist to l!t| warning of his approach when 4uiP- to either vehicle or pedes Wjd therefrom really exist*. The ■•toriJ• :ir;*t not * und his aigna: I ®W ( - than twice in succession a* a *W#i .g. and he mint not sound It * *11 unle** there I* such dinger *> described ll other word* the law requires 6* motor's* to protect the non ■Otorlsf fiom Injtirv, and at the **i» time forhld* him to make a Hijtoy of hi* signal, that Is only ■Ktad': i a* a warning of danger Th<- law recognizes the right of feton-mo'i : ■ • (o-- id 'ra'lon at "•bands of the automobile driver. I SALES MANAGER SMYLEY DEMONSTRATING MODEL 25 BLUE BUICK ROADSTER (ALONG ATTTO ROIS llt also applies In every particular to the motorcyclist, and forbids the bicyclist from sounding a warning I signal except In time of danger Properly enforced, the law will •top unnecessary sounding of all warning signal* by drlvt rs if motor cars, and In this way abate a fla grant nuisance. C O. Pair.ten. lately of the Kred -1 erlck £ Nelson Co.. has entered the automobile businexa by Joining the sale* force of the Oakland Motor Cir Co Mr Palm*ri was for some time connected with the |*>*ti.l serv ice In Alaska. Sales of Oakland car* for the week Just ending Include deliveries to N. J Anderson. B. N Otldwater. of Port Angeles, and It Bracken bridge, of Tacoma, the latter hav ing purchased 15 cars for the pur pose of opening an agency for this machine in Tacoma Flruc ■ A llriggs, manager of the Metropolitan Motor Car Co, Is placing a great many Atco trucks Two trucks of 3V4 ton* have been sent to the city of Walla Walla for city servlc" Al*o trucks to Ever ett. Brewster, Okanogan country and have also sold a carload locally. M C Or.iy, of the It il A II C. Oray Co.. Is very pleased with last month's buslnes* The Havers Six handled by this firm has bo come very popular In Seattle Mr, Oray report* that II carloads are now on the road, that will be han died directly In thl* city and through local agents Mr Swalwell, of Ever ett, 1* now handling the Havers agency In that city, and ha* Just placed a Havers Six with Mr. Ifwlght ltarllng of Everett. NEWS OF THE AUTO WORLD Mr A J MacKinnon hna |>ur chamd a all cylinder. flvepaaaen K'-r 11 ml hoii rv. I'nclflc .Motor Cur Co. tin* Juat dellviil'd in M.tx Kliner III* l'.ii*e 8l! Ii p. lourliiK i»r. IV 11 lltili, factory manager of the Cartercar Company, in lu Seattle In stalling an nut-in ) for thin machine. K. I' Mpvlgrr, of Hpelger St llurl hut. Htoli delivery of hi** new hW ■■•Under the |>a»»eiiger llmliton car (lila week. C l> Yandidl, chairman *»f Seat tle* Hoard of Trade, hod purrhaned a four-cy Under, five i>aw»cnr.«r Mud >ud car. Klve lair motxrl Hnmbler motor cam hate Urn .tdded to tin- rapid!) Iticreanliiit IU In Seattle, areordlnc to K T Hetnolda. local manager for thla luake Th«< M«rrury Motor Car t'o hate bMU (lulhk a large bimltn»«. the K H I T an«l Ptai very popular (or (be low price and keen appear UN. J I* lw«l rnav.ic rof th«- MfU Motor Car Co reports (!m« *al" of 122 Met* road*-era lt» Klitiim Waahlmcton In th«* pant Inn da>n The Mrtf aiU'tiry ha# been «*»ta!> li*h«<d In Seattle not quit* two mouth*, and han di*i*>iHsl of 42 rara locally lo that period. THOMAS PRITCHAfU) A well-known downtown business man ha* entered the automobile business a« sales manager for Ihe Cadillac agency Mr Pritchard I* a very popular man, ami well vented In salesmanship and will rto doubt be a >fr> valuable a<qulsl tlon to thf (ml I liar tale* fort e. Mr Pritchard l»*»can his duties la* l week Messrs Jenkins atid Peek, who arc establishing a branch of (he Carterrar Company In Hca'tie. arc remodeling (heir salesroom at 1516 Broadway, In a very attractive man tier Two carload* of Cartercors have arrived and are practically Hold Mr l>anzie, manager of th ■ Olym pic Motor ''ar Co.. ha* practically ; *old all Chalmers car* now in stock Heveral carload* arc expected In dally. Mr ltniizle report* a very successful *ea*'in. being one of the largest In the history of the agency In this ctty. The Van Brunt Motor Car Co, local agent* for the Pathfinder car. express themselves very optimistic ally a» to th" outlook for the auto mobile Industry In thla *tate Elv« Pathfinder cara have bo«n *old locally thl* week. K. 1> Sweet wood, local manager, ha* order* for practically the entire shipment of three carload* now on their way. .1 M Thornton. manaKer of Int• r H(at<> Motor Car Co.. ha* made *al< * thl* w« k to K H. Steward, II 1> Steward. Mr* C. Ilarnold and II Ervln. Thlcarload*, consisting of roadsters and touring earn, will be placed with Seattle and district agents within tho next week. THB STAR-SATURDAY, AI'RIT, J, 1615. Mr O !■' Metachman haa arrived from Kenoahn. WIH , lo take up (ha diitlia uh manager of the Itamhlur motor car aervice department K (' K«>iir», lor«l (iKflil for III* llupniolillc cur, r«<|x)rln mm nil wold out Two rarloada urrlw-d during tli«< puHl »r«>k, rt»c«iii( inirrhntmr* Ihliik I»r Mo«y, J l< Kniulnll, F T lvi»r»ou. of Cordova, Aluakn; Dr. (!rnii(, Judd Yolio. Hurry Aualln J. M Chlaholm Halca innimyiT for thla UKiMirjF, rt-i'orta all dlatrU't mk>ula auld out Ten i uiliM'lo Hrr for lltlH dlalrlrt for tlila ai'uaou The fiulory haw 16.UU0 ordnra on tiuud «t (hla daW' W I' llrawley, managrr of the Ktut« un ttt y. lihb tnatalled u branch at Olyntpla He ablpped a carload of cara to that city thla week Al llcmrlch la amonxat recent buyera of Htut* cara Vancouver atitoiuo |i|i|ht« are buying Wot* caia quit* ettenalvely Mr Hruw ley'a territory haa been Intnaard to Include the Northwest and Weatern Canada \V ith Seattli- as a distributing |«>lnt, lufflclent cara will In- carried to • tipply all demanda from thla ter ritory. J l» Thumat Co., dlatrlbutora of the Motor Car. reixirt the following aalea tbla week Or. J M llorton, Htmpaon !»»< 'ment f'n and M A Hornstetu, each of U>a tnveatnra nctlrini five paaaanßor, all cylinder touring cara The Wluton Motor Cur Co haa just ended a v«r» aur< <ssful wamti Their record o( aal« a Include* 1.16 new cara and 2<K) ae<ond hai.d cart. Hecent salvs Include d>'ll\i-rlcs to A A WrlKlit. Crea Muum Crema tory Co. Washington. I> C A liar ton of the Hotel f*ry«- auto bus serv ice; C O White All of tbi »<• aalfi are *l*-cyllnd«»r ■»* hp tiuilna car* A. U Hi baefi r. t.stes manage? of the Wlnton company, la very proud of thin record of boalnea*. llolck Automobile Co dtatrlb utora of Ilul< k and National ma chines, r«"i>ort sale* thl* tck to l>r. J Tate Mihiii. Hobert Wllaon, loanph Mi»u»v 1 M Mr, N'eabltt. of Wll" * Neahltt. I>r Yo ahlmura, K A Johnaon A J Heft ier. Mr l.une\ U C Merlin I>r K. Forbea mid J M McKay With Ihr advent "t aprln*. motor lata an- tx'Klnnlnic to antl<l|at« their ■umn'T trip* and H '» oppor turn- that they uae llrrrmr Ignition equipment* The Hm*y KUxtrlJ Co haa a a. rvlre department In Se attle * ith tf i Washington Aot<» Sup ply Co . at "I* Kaat I'ike at . where parts arid < (change* may Im- ob tained I The Klectrtc Vehicle <"o. under the direction of ('has (' I ' .<t hi, sales manager. Is doing a latKe Imal heart This firtn handles the Wav erly, Maker Woods and Standard Klectric motor rani, arid are th« Northwest distributors for those ' eara. Mr Kagaii report* that all * •üb-agenclea are aeilltig over the m ' quired amount, and this year's hunt ' nr*» la near!) double that of l.iat ' season Mr Jones. manager of ItHllou 6 Wright. reports (hat his firm haa b- en appointed exclusive agents for ' the Hosch Ma*net© service In this city Alhi !hat a full line of Klax on horns are now on hand, nlso a ' full line of liafleld carbureter*. The firm of Kallou A Wright are highly 1 pleased with the patronage accorded them In this city, mid have Just re cently opened up a fine new sales room. which Is one of the finest ap pointed on the coaat. T. M. LAURENCE MAKES FIRSTTRIP TO PORTLAND To Mr T M I.aurence, manager of the I'eerh Artificial l.irib Com pany Of Seattle, who Is th« proud owner of H Hulek 30 roadster. be longs the honor of Im-Ihk the first man to make the trip from Saattlt to Cortland this season Mr l>ai)> re nee left Seattle Wednesday. March l!» and arrived In Portland two dilVB Inter Ofttimes lie struck mudhnlex which Henined to have 110 bottom at nil, and even though bis car was submerged In mud up to the hilht It proceeded through without hesitation. In speaking of the trip, Mr I.4itiretice stated that had anj> one told him that there was ar auto mobile built with power enough to plough through such roads he would riot have believed It When Mr, [ i.aurem e diew up at the Howard 1 Automobile Company's headquar ters of the Hulek In Portland It woa Decennary to wash the -ar Inside and outsldo before they could tell the original color, It was so notn pk tely covered with mud Mr (' I> I'ayton took delivery of a Dulek roadster April 3, and with out taking any Icskoiih made a trip to Portland. 11l writing to the iiiitog agents of this olty, Mr. I'ayton statea that he found tlio roads In a very good condition with tbo exoop tlon of some bad spota, but that in a few day* of fine weather they will ho much in,proved. Mr. A H, Iflldrldiio, niana«or of tho loobl offloe ot tho Ilulok no<l Nntl'juul Automobile Company, In ipoakTng of bunliiflß# conditions throughout Vila territory, staton that ho In morn tjum ploR»od with tho outlook, and fool» oonfldont that ill !h Ih going to ho on" of tho groat ] cet iMiagonH 111 tho history tjl the mitornolill ■ buMlnoin, Tlio Ttulok Hgi'MlH liiivo hold and dollv< ri'd on#- 'half of tlwlr ontlro allotment. Mr. Ilrlnker, of the Apportion i Motor Car (V , conaldcra thla aea- I aon'g tniHlnifii nt lenat 100 per cent hotter than the p rev 101 l a year. Among recent huyera of the Apper- I mm Juck Itahhlt motor car am I Jud Re Dorley and Mr Kberhardt, I talk of Tmobu Df n a Wrtfht, John Olson, William Calvert, It M I Monachal! and Jamea Clemtner, of i th« Cltminnr theatre. Mr Hrtnker i attribute* hlr -lU'-cria entirely to the orcunuailon of an excellent aalea c force, combined with u lilkli grade Newlhiffic Ordinance permits use of Klaxons in Seattle. For several years the use of the Klaxon in Seattle has been confined to the automobiles of the Fire, Police, and Health & Sanitation Departments. Under the former traffic ordinance this prevented its use by other motorists. The amend ment recently enacted removes this restriction. "()urexj>erience with the Klaxon warning signal isthat it isaeompletely adequate warning to both pedestrians and drivers of other vehicles. "One who hears the Klaxon note does not stand still and look for danger, but gets himself to a place of safety as soon as |>ossible. "We selected the Klaxon from all other horns for our use because we believed its note to be the most effective. " None of these official* relt'hcd the idea of relinquishing the Klaxon an an exclusive municipal signal, yet all took part In the Rimnuriit tiiat resulted in the amended ordinance. This liecause they realised the injustice of depriving the public of the added protection the use of the Klaxon by motorists would insure. An Adequate Signal Defined In his instructions to bis men, Chief lianuick saya: "Adequate means a signal loud enough to be clearly heard under the conditions existing at the time of the emergency." This means that a signal which lacks the power to be beard uiuler all traffic conditions is not a legal signal and the motorist who uses it takes long chances. The bulb horn is admittedly the most unreliable warning algnal. People )>ay little or no attention to it at any tune. Under ordinary traffic conditions in a eity like Seattle K is often impossible for the pedestrian to hear it. Theoretically a pedestrian never should step from the side walk into the road way without looking about him carefully. Practically, he does. He moves mecluimcally. Ilia mind on other things — frequently he is oblivious to bis surroundings. Hut he nut it be protected. The motorist must prepare to meet conditions that exist, and not conditions as they ought to be. The careful motorist •ootids his signal only as an emer gency warning lie seldom sounds it Itecause the emer gencies arc few and not of his making. The emergencies he usually meets are caused by the careless ness of others. Me cannot prevent that carelessness. Hut he can take every precaution to prevent injury. Under such rinu instances the use of an adequate warning signal is vital. LOVELL-McCONNELL MFG. CO. TH£ K KLAXON Newark, N. J. car Two carloodii of thla make nro now en route to Heattle The Hrlgham Motor Car Co . dla trihutora of the Cadillac oar, report the moat hu< ceaaful seaauii lu the hlntory of their bualtM na. Over 10,000 Cadillac, car* have been aold thla year and five carloada are now on the road for distribution to H«-at tle buyer* l-nat month a record wna made conalatlrif of Bale* of a carload every thre*. daya In thla ter ritory. Officially Endorsed Th#» f >U"witvtf It tlic opinion of the Kluiott held by the heads of thr tlirrr drjmrt rnrnta ju«! mmitiouetl: Motorists may obtain the Klaxon from the Chanslor & I,yon Motor Supply Company, 91(5 East Pike Street, Ballou Ac Wright, 817 East I'ike Street, Seattle, distributing jobbers, or from any dealer in automobile aeeessories. ACCESSORIES AND SUPPLIES BAt LOU & WRIGHT Auturnd'H* *j 4» J Tlr«* *u4 Tut u Hn tm liuy lit X ms\ Vlkm I'hon* Eaat 471 "CVBKYTIIINO KOlt THK AUTO MAN AND 111 M CAR" THE WASHINGTON AUTO SUPPLY COMPANY lit on* It* AH *20 I.Mt Pitt* H» | O. K Mirk hati Jr»ln«l the force of th<- Kulck Motor Cur Co. Mr Mack wiim for notno time connected with the Win ton agency. The Htrdihir Motor Cur Co., dldtrlhutor* of the Cole »nd Htevene Iltirymt earn, report a very mi/'ttHnful tti-auon. IK accordance with the amendment to the warning signal section of the traffic ordin ance of the City of Seattle, pafised by the City Council and approved by the Mayor— Chief of Police Banriick ha* placed the following tij»trti' lions in the hands of every police officer: "The traffic ordinal*™ of the City of Seattle l.a« been mo amended that Klaxon horuft may now U used by rnotoriiiU. "In Uftintf their •I|rimU drivers of automobiles may rx/t sound more than two short blasts in succession. This afpllrs to all tljnml devices. "'Automobile born* or other types of warning »i^iuil*« must not lie sound* d except as *r»rn- Ings of danger. It is forbidden to make any unnecessary Doiie with ft*ch signals or to sound them at all except~Jrben danjrer exists. "Itonjrer only r*i*U when accident to pedes trian or tchicle mipht r«*sult if the driver of an automobile or other motor driven vehicle or the rider of a motor cycle or bicycle did not give adequate warning of hit approach. •'Adequate warning meant a warn in* i K'»il loud enough to he beard under conditions tliat exist at the time of the enorgoocy. "The use of the muffler cut-out iu the City of Seattle it unlawful. "These regulations apply to all motor driven vehicles, including motor cycles and bicycles." CLAUDE G. BAN NICK. Ckttf ot Polum. Klaxon, the Adequate Warning Signal HPHE KLAXON is known and used * tlie world over as the adequate — The Public Safety Signal." Its peculiar note penetrates the noise of sur rounding traffic no matter how loud. It invariably expresses — and is distinctively understood as meaning — DAN (»Kit. The Klaxon is the pedestrian's protection. How to Give Proper Warning The majority of Seattle motorists know how to use a warning signal and sound one properly. There ti an element, however, that looks upon it as a plaything something with which to attract attention. This element makes a signal law necessary. The Seattle law says not more than two short blasts shall be sounded. This means that the police have the right to arrest the driver of a motor car who sounds the long blast of hi 9 signal or who blows his signal continuously. In city driving the long blast is never necessary. What is popularly known as the Klaxon Tiger" — a short, shhip blast produced by lightly touching the Klaxon push button —is usually ample to meet all conditions that may arise. S '