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About The Oregon statesman. (Salem, Or.) 1916-1980 | View Entire Issue (Dec. 9, 1923)
!. : ) n mm How often doyou clean your ;aoTine fuel systfvt and, what Ind cf a job do you make of It? f you leave the job entirely to epalrmen. make sure' that they o a thorough job. j If you consider thia point o uinor importance and never bo te r with it, you are very liable 0 be laid up along ibe roadside t a very inopportune time, be ause when the fuel lines stop tip t usually happens very suddenly 'artial stoppage of fuel line , is ;ven more dangerous, because it! s often mistaken I for carburetor ! rsome other trouble and when ! liagnosed In this manner, all ither standards of correct ad just ng are often disarranged ' until he motor hardly "operates at all. It is surprising the amount of ;rit and moisture that , will col ect in the fuel sygtem regardless )f the amount of care exercised n filling the fuel tanks. - .Having7 experienced these dif ficulties , In the early days, the vriter is always careful to have lis fuel lines cleaned thoroughly efore starting on a leng tour, at east twice a year under normal service conditions,, and In cold clK nate3 always just before, freezing .veather sets in. -vs j In the early days of the Indus try, " wayside filling stations were not to numerous and gasoline was handled in five gallon can3. This t believe was responisble for a lot of trouble with moisture and airt In fuel lines which have been sliminated to a great degree by the present day pump filling sta tions. Even on the long desert stretches of the west the pump filling station will be found every where. Bat always remember the foreign X matter which causes stop page in f eel lines does cot always come from, filling stations. Al though a' great many car owners experiencing .? this trouble are prone to blame the last filling sta tion visited. -; .When speaking of stoppage In fuel lines, it always reminds me of a very strenuous reliability run out of Pittsburgh back in 1908. The run was put on by a newspa per la the month ol April. , In driving to Pittsburgh from Indianapolis over wet dirt roads, my fuel line stopped up several times, so to make sure I would not have this same trouble la the con test; and believing that the filling etatiowr along the road were re sponsible for my troubles, pur chased a large funnel and chamois to use for straining the gasoline during the contest. To .make a xn, long story short, I got over i the first two days of this mud lark without any trouble; but on the third clay en route to Uniontown. had to clean the carburetor out twice. ' The foreign matter con- feted of plain mud and the only possible way- for it to 'get in was through the vent on float cham ber, because the gasoline tank on my car was under the seat, well protected from road splash'. There is always more danger of stoppage in the winters months because of sloppy weather. The splash from the road when travel ing at speed 1? beaten into a spray or mist and enters the fuel tank, through the air vent. Aside from this danger condensation is more prevalent and no doubt more moisture accumulates in the i fuel tank and other units from this than from road splash, f ! ' : In cleaning the fuel system have your car on level floor, dratn sup ply tank thoroughly, j then; flush several times with a gallon of , gas oline. If air' pressure Is availa ble, blow the tank and fuel line3 oet with air. j ! ; j Drain vacuum : tank at bottom and flush several times with gas- (oline. . f : Drain carburetor float ! and flush thoroughly. f -Remove ' and t clean- , gasoline strainers at main supply tank, vacuum tank and carburetor. . Da not disarrange float'or other carburetor adjustments during this operation. f i See that all fuel line connec tions and drain 'plug3 are securely tightened when replaced. Exam Ine carefully ; for leaks when ready for the road- j" . Always remember the fire harz arda when handling gasoline. Do not smoke or light matches.; Do not spill gasoline over electrical units and wires. Po the work In daylight. If using electric exten sion lights, be careful t to keep lamp and its wires away from. gas oline on account of possibilities of short circuit- j .? :' ! For Owwn Scrabook Last Week Proper Lubrica tion Will Avoid Expense and An noyance. J . ' ' - f-Li Next Week Importance of Cor rect Mixture. . j manent headquarters here atthe direction of the board of directors U has been announced by ilelvin Jones, secretary-general. A six year lease ha3 been signed. Secretary-general Jones has been with the organization since it was formed in 1917. It now counts 40,000 members in 700 clubs, distributed over 47 states and four Canadian provinces. These 700 clubs have, in the last year, engaged in 300 major activ ities, all for the upbuilding of their communities, the teaching, of ser vice and patriotism.' and the pro motion of good fellowship. "We have built schools and asylums, cared for the poor, help ed boys and girls form clubs and live in the open, endowed hospi tals, and worked for good roads," Mr.- Jones said. "Lions are cho sen from the best business and professional men in each city, and the clubs cooperate with chambers of commerce and other clubs." The International convention will meet In Omaha in" June, 1924. International Offices Of Lions Go to Chicago CHICAGO. Dec. 8The Inter national Association of Lions Clubs, the youngest of. the civic organizations, has located its per- Park for Eastern States Recommended By Expert WASHINGTON. Dec. 8. Es tablishment of additional national parks east of the Mississippi was recommended today in the annu al report of Stephen T. Mather, director of the Park Service. A typical section of the Appalachin should be conserved, made access ible to the public and developed by federal. funds." he said. Some "untouched scetion of the Ever glades" in Florida was suggested as offering an ideal site for a new park. Director Mather expressed the hope that some public spirited in dividual or foundation might pur chase the Mammoth Cave in Ken tucky for conservation. It is ex pected, he said, that this property shortly will be offered at public auction, where it should bring about $1,000,000. Discussing the growth of the system of state parks, the report predicted that every state even tually would join the program. Pressure on the federal govern ment to take over areas lacking national park scenic standards, was declared to have come "main ly from states that have not ven tured the establishment of state parks." A super-survey of the coun try's scenic assets was advocated such survey to be made by a com mittee of nationally known ex perts of various professions under the direction of the secretary of the interior. , .SAILORS CAXXOT SWIM PORTSMOUTH. Eng., Dec. 7. (By Mail.) A British Admiral, Sir Sydney Freemantle, is amazed at the number of men in the navy who cannot swim. v? 77771) FORD MOTOR CO. ii Ml 5 01 W E Another Unit Added to the Ford Plant Now Makes ; Wire for Generators A' km xp T T j Lqfvi Y m 'I !c? 4p t! -him I a d. 625 . j F.O. B. SALEM Body by Fisher LEVELAND Six builders are closed car specialists. In that their leadership is unquestioned. Seven out of every ten Cleveland orders specify the five passenger sedan, now listed at $1365, f.o.b. Cleveland. At this price it represents a clear saving of $135 because its counterpart in performance, beauty, comfort, and dependability is not available at less than $1500. Compare it with any six cylinder sedan costing less. Those that are as smart, as roomy, and as comfortable are underpowered cannot rush up hills or dart silently through traffic with the masterful ease that the new Cleveland "Extra Power" motor makes possible, j .And those that come anywhere near providing the performance brilliance that a modem six cylinder motor, should give, ; are obviously lacking in the sort of coach work that the Fisher emblem denotes. See this popular model. Drive it. One ride will tell the story. j ; i - r -. -. . . " " ' i -.:. - --.;". R W.. Pettyjohn Co. 219 North Commercial Street mmm LEVELAND AUTOMOBILE .COMPANY i i CLEVELAN D 11 DETROIT. Mich., Dec. 9. Be cause outside manufacturers fail ed to meet specifications for wire used in winding armatures of star ter generators used on Ford cars, the Ford Motor Company has it self gone into the, wire manufac turing business. This new indus try at the Highland Park plant, though not yet in full production, is at present turning out every day some 70 miles of fine insulat ed copper wire. ; The making of 6300 generator units daily calls for the absolute standardization cf parts, particu larly wire size. If the wire wind ing on the armatures is dlightiy off size, or if the insulating cover is a bit thick or irregular, either the winding will not fit in the armature segments or lower gen erator efficiency will result. i So, with outside wire not giv ing full satisfaction, the company determined to make its owu and improvements and simplification of standard wire making, machin ery have placed this plant abend of almost any others in luallty and economy. ; i One interesting drawing opera tion is where the - wire passes through eight diamonds, each re ducing the size a few thousandths of an inch. The cost of each dia mond may run as high as $300 and It takes several days of tn tinuous drilling with diamond l ist in order to pierce one. They can be used about six months .vitneut appreciable wear. Cotton, used for wire covering, is also made by the company and is spun from fine cotton imported from England. I The new wire, which ia evory way meets the high standards of Ford manufacture, has brought a general improvement In the pro duction of starter generators. Blames British Industry For Curtailed Production ; LOXDOS. Dec. 7 (By Mail.) - Sir Herbert Hamblfng. presi dent of the Bankers Institute, blames capital and labor for re stricted industrial-output in Eng land more than be does the eco nomic crisis in Europe. "I say without hesitation," Sir Herbert declared in a recent ad dress, "that although we are los ing much trade because of the European situation, a situation largely outside our control, we are losing more as a result of our high production costs, a situation with in our control. "I contend that If all restric tion on output were removed by labor, and if all our trading, inter ests aimed at making a large total profit by securing a small profit on each individual item of a big output, rather than by making a large profit on a small output, we should increase our overseas trade, develop our. borne markets and provide a large number of our unemployed with remunerative work." Sailing Ships Immolated -To Provide Movie Thrills SAN PEDRO, Col., Dec. 8.--Clipper ships and merchant schoo ners of the old days symbols of a past era of adventure are be ing assembled here from the nooks and crannies of many ports. The romance of their careers will close in a burst of thrills. What if the thrills .be tinseled? They will be none the less real to the movie audiences of a nation. Some of the ancient windjam mers are destined to reach Davy Jones' locker in a way their build ers never dreamed of. While the cameras stand by, they will be wrecked by "terrific storms' or scuttled by pirates. Hand-to-hand fights will be waged on their decks. From some of them high flames may shoot at the signal of a director. The movie companies recently have bought many of these archaic craft, for which commerce has no furfher use. The vessels will be altered to fit the "script." thas becoming Chinese junks, vikings ships, historic men-of-war j or what-not. l , t Rich Hindu Gives France , World's Largest Telescope GENEVA. Dec. 7. ( By Mali. ) What will be the largest obser vatory in the world, with a teles cope mere powerful than that at Mount Wilson or Green wish, is tc be built on Mount Saleve. located ore -French territory a few miles from Geneva." The observatory will be the gift to prance of the ITindu' million aire, engineer and scientist, Assan Dian, and his wife, who was Miss Mary Wallace-Shillito. of Cincin nati. The building, instruments and installation will tost $6,000, 000. - . - I The telescope lense will have a diameter of 303 Inches, or 5 "In ches greater than tho" Mount .Wil son instrument. . See Chevrolet First The People's Car 'L TOURING CAR mmmm LUlU for Economical Transportation Delivered in Salem $635 PRICES Delivered in Salem Superior Roadster $Q'2T, Superior Touring G3."5 Superior Utility Coupe. JW Superior Sedan , . .. tH Superior Light Delivery CIO Utility Express Truck Chassis. . 0" V 4 mm In 1923 Chevrolet jumped from seventh to second place in sales of all cars, and to first place in sales of fully equipped modern ears. Purchases by farmers were the ehief factor in this remarkable development. Farmers want automobiles not only of low first price, but also of low later cost for operation and maintenance. They want room, comfort, and the ability to stand up under hard conditions. They fnd that Chevrolet, fully equipped. as sold, is the best value per dollar in the low-priced field, and neighbors tell them it costs less per mile to operate. An Ideal Chri&xmas Gift Give some thing that can be en joyed by the whole family and at the same time be useful. NEWTON-CHEROIiET Nothing Compares with the Chevrolet USED CAR COB BUYER GOES SOUTH life, and antiquities. Command er F. A. Worsley. R. X. R., will be in command of the expedition. Another Shipment Used Cars to Be Made Immediately By Local Field Man J. E. Anflerou of tiie Used Car Corner will leave for San Fran cisco this evening, on another buy ing trip for h's firm. The Anderson brothers report an excellent business during the past week on nearly new used Ford cars". Their free accessory offer on the four-door sedans and other closed cars is being rapidly taken advantage of by people who appreciate the offer being made; this is" aside from an excellent price inducement, which has been made for the holidays. In connection with the subject of closed cars, "it may be added that there is a display of some beautiful closed cars now in the salesroom of the popular Used Car Corner. MAKE f'KOSMIN'GS SAFE STOCKHOLM, Nov. 21. (By Mail.) The use of mirrors at rail road crossings, a new equipment' for the reduction of accidents, i3 being tried out by the Swedish State Railways. ' . Classified Ads in The Statesman Bring Results DECLINE IX GERMAN YOUTH BERLIN", Nov. 21. (By Moil.) According to the German ' Teachers Journal the number persons in Germany under 13 years of age sank from 45 in. 1910 to 29 in 1920. Economy Urged as Means To Aid Japanese Recover TOKIO, Dec. 7. The Tokio Chamber of Commerce believes that Japanese generally should follow the example of self denial of the Imperial family in forego ing all court luxuries and formal ities as a mark of sympathy with the people in their stricken con dition. The, chamber has suggested that the following be observed as a matter of economy: Abandonment of all formal dress tor business dress for . one year. ; , Thai giving of presents be abol ished to a largo degree. That marriage and funeral cer emonies be as simple as possible. " That plain food bo eaten, drinks curtailed and bauqucts eli minated. That number of servants be de creased and each member of a family work. . " That cost of production be def .creased as far as possible to p'ice on market products at lowest prices.. ; - KI L3I KM PI UK'S G HKATX KSS IAXVDOX. Dec. 7. (By mail.) The, wonders of the British em pire around the world are to be filmed, for the benefit of the peo ple of the British Isles. Seventy men, .scientists, camera-men. writ ers and sportsmen, will make the long trip on a steam yacht, leav ing ;in December, and hope to bring- back a complete set of col or CtT""p ft tu res illustrative of Em pire, trade, scenic- wondersr an i mal NEW LOW PRICES; ON CLOSED GARS Light-Six two-passenger Coupe-Roadster,..., .........$1450 Light-Six five-passenger Coupe-.....v .. ............. 1710 Light-Six five-passenger Sedan ..........:......... 1795 Special-Six five-passenger Coupe...................;........ 2295 Special-Six five-passenger Sedan 2375 Big-Six five-passenger Coupe. 2895 Big-Six seven-passenger Sedan. 3125 AH Prices f. o. b. Salem Studebaker's increased production and reduced cost of Closed Cars made in the new 58,000,000 Closed Car plants at South Bend (the finest in the industry) make possible these new low prices, n You cannot afford to buy any car without first seeing these splendid products of one of America's greatest man ufacturers. STUD E BAKER 43- V This is a reduction of $80.00 on all Coupes except the 2-passcngcr Light Six, and of $63.00 oh all Sedans 88 .vv Y-?f Marion Automobile Co. 233 S. Com'i St. Upcn Day and Night j JCHIS IS A STUDEBAKER Phone 362 YE A R 0 y
