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SEVENTY-TIIIKD YEAR
S ALEMrORECON.'SUND A Y MORNING, DECEMBER 16, 1923.
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AGOESS0RIES u
LEKLEV VISITS
GnnnriER factory
:Local Tourists are Surprised
at Service Accorded By
Gardner "People
Mr. E. R. Jacobs of Salem called
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today at the request of hi? daugh
ter and her husband, Mr. and
-Js. K. Lemley who are now. tra
veling in the, south, and stared (hat
, he had received letter from
them asking him to relate to ns
, tome of their experiences on the
"trip from Oregon to Virginta.
On July 8th, we purchased
from the P. W. Pettyjohn Co.', of
Salem. Oregon, a new Gardner
.touring ear. Shortly; after jour
, purchase : we left Oregon : by .way
of the Colombia highway, and tra
veled through Yellowstone park,
through some of the J roughest
-roads In the United States taking
the most direct route to the state
of Virginia, we had a misfortune
in the breaking of spring which
rwas no fault of the car or its con
struction. Shortly before , we ar
rived at . St. Louis we Tisited the
factory and told them of tur trip
;and of our misfortune, the heads
- of the Gardner company received
.'us and treated us royally asking
.us to make ourselves Tat , home
. ! there and if they eould beof ser
vice to us would be glad to show
us anything that we would like
;to see; then came the real surprise
-.when we were ready to go and
iwere advised that our car was
ready, we went to the : service
room and there we found our car
much like a brand new one. they
had washed the car oiled and
greased It, and tested it out, ad
justed the brakes in addition to
putting Jn the new spring, and
when we asked for a bill " they
only laughed and replied: "That
is Gardner serrice;"; since that
time we hare had no trouble of
any kind, and on the entire trip
from Oregon to Virginia, we had
but three punctures, we are com
ing back to " Oregon . and we . wl II
be boosters for the Gardner .. al
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4 HUM A XNESS "-' NEEDED
' SAYS SCHWAB
Charles ;M. Schwab, addressing
the Engineers' Club,. Philadelphia,
this week. ; urged -the quality -; of
"humanness" in dealing ; with
workers. '-'The fundamental prob
lem In all industry." he said. Vis to
so relate the human elements' in
the men who do the work to the
machines which they operate that
the men themselves, first of all.
shall be happy and healthy and
that they shall thus be able to op
erate ; their machines' with good
spirits and efficiency."
RU.VS AUTO OX'
. -ABAXDOXED RAILWAY
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- An enterprising native of the
state of Maine has solved- the
problem ; of what to do with an
abandoned railway. Some months
ago the -Bangor and Aroostock
Railway 1 discontinued, service
over its 12-mile branch, running
from Brownsville, to , Katahdin
Iron ' Works. 7 Henry Green . saw
his opportunity. " He started with
a small automobile - and an idea.
The idea fwas to fit the nar with
flange wheels and : make It run
on the unused rails. He rented
the whole branch . line ' from the
railroad company at $100 of-month
and started business. ' Now traffic
is so brisk he is using a trailer
behind his car.
MICIIIE
TO GAR SM
Auto 'Underwriters'! Confer.
. ence .Opposed to Four ,
- ' Wheel Brakes
At a joint meeting of the Actu
arial and Forms Committee of the
National Automobile (Underwri
trrs Conference and the Automo
bile Committee ot the National
Duerau 'of' Casualty aad Surety
Underwriters, held recently, InjNew
York It wts decided that four
wheel brakes upon automobiles, do
not increase their safety, but fn
fact rather add to the (danger of
accidents. ' and that, therefore;
there will be no reduction of rates
because Of their use. IA leading
underwriter, discussing the subject
is quoted as Saying that the opin
ion among underwriters has de
cidedly changed, ? owing ; among
other reasons, to the fact that, a
large manufacturer of automobiles
who placed four-wheel brakes up
on his machines during the cur
rent year' has decided to elimin
ate them on his 1924 cars because
he found by actual experience that
a four-wheel brake was not as cafe
as a two-wheel. . .
' i Many A accidents hare occurred
in both Chicago and New York z
a result of two-wheel-brake cars
not being able to stop promptly
when , behind 7 four-wheel-brake
cars, with the result that the two-wheel-brake
ears hare jammed the
ears ahead 0 them. More serious
still is a' recent report from Scran
ton. Pa., underwriters say. where
the danger of front wheel locking
pointed out. by, opponents of. four
wheel brakes forcibly was illustra
ted. In this case the front wheels
locked, and the 'car turned turtle,
killing three people and severely
injuring several . others. Front
wheel locking and skidding, which
experts say is much "more Berious
than rear wheel skids, are but two
of a 1 Koodfar "number of reasons.
some underwriters. maintain. j whyv
four-wheel brakes in their present
stage of develompent and use are
most certainly not ; entitled to a
rate credit of - any ; sort. : S .. .
It hardly could' be said in fair
ness, however, J that the s members
of the twocommlttees.'with whom
the decision In this matter" rested,
went to the conference with mind.-
filled with dogmatic preconcep
tions. On the contrary, they ras
efdiiously collected all information
bearing bn this subject One J way
or the other. The best thoughts
and writings of automotive engi
: neers on four-wheel brakes ', now
are Jn their files and Teceived fair,
careful and exacting consideration
at their hands.- Insurance' World.
OAUD SALES
KESTBEB
November; of This- Year
: Proves Banner. Month
.-..) for Popular Car
PONTIAC. MiCh.. Dec. 16.
The Oakland Motor Car company
reports the sale ct cars . during
November was the ; largest In Its.
history for that-month. .The sales
. thrpp j times .those of : N(h
vf-mbmr. 1922. and exceeded -even
the previous high November, rec-
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They MuitlBe Sold ,
Yesterday -ended 'last
night -tomorrow 7 will
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We've just received ?a new shipment of closed
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" They're beauties, every one of them bo nearly new that even the manufacturer ' roiiniosr.iiistnictioxis .
is cn tha Windshield, wrappina: paper is still on the steering shaft, speedcracter registers .far lc than
five hundred miles and the condition or tne interior and exterior luush is jneci. -ce pneeru uio r
tijest difference, and that's in our favor. We believe that Henry would tell you-thatthese cars are
aseood as new and you'll actually gave from $150 to; $300 on the buy. ;
ay, rvcul!tfcn3 cf (ibics :cs;rdjre a7cndcr for the
ord of .191-9 during year; which
was considered banner one -in
the motor car industry. , 1 '
The company likewise .reports
than an analysis' of r country-wide
sales i of rail makes of cars- shows
the ' Oakland adraneed In " sales
from 19th place: in October. 19 22,
to 7th place In October, r 19 23.
; The" phenomenal jump -in sales
for Oakland: Is particularly5 signif
icant at this time of the year when
sates ordinarily- taper off some
what. i; " : :: i t "-r :-;iL-y
"'C' J. Nephler, general . sales
manager of Oakland, ;attributes
the large' fall ' and ? early' winter
sales -record - to . the ; many':dlstinc
tlTe ifeaturea of t the new ' tine of
cars,; and the rapid growth of
Oakland's dealer "organization. '
nAltiO BF.STA 'comes
BACK" IN SPAIN
Hario 4 Resta, ten years ago
Jtalph de 1 Palma's chief rtfa! in
eastern track and road races, .who
failed - to "come back" at Berer
lyrBowl last February r crossed the
pond to seek racing honors
abroad.
Cables - from Barcelona report
his - victory in the '"Spanish ; Grand
Prix at 600 kilometers, which was
a light car event on the SItges
track. His time was 4t22rOO.
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BEARS
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'.'Idaho 'Bill" Pearson ; Deliv
- ers Gift -int Dodge Broth- '
ers Car.
HALF A MfLLIOX ' , "...
CHEVROLETS SOLD
. On the basis; of factual sales to
date : and December ; prospects, It
Is estimated.that total sales of 4he
Chevrolet Motor Car - Co.. f or . 1923
will exceed it 54)0.000 .cars 1 , and
trucks.; .Tentative .scheduler for
1921 has been set at 800,000 units
These figures compare with sales
of 235,000 in 1922. and 68.000 in
1921.
'R,,B.-: Pearson. "Colonel .Idaho
Bill," rolled into the-White House
a' week ago 'to 'present -President
Cbolidge with f a .brace, .of ' Swlld
bears. He bad them -with ' him.
outside in a Dodge Brothers screen
side ear. : , ; r i , t '-.
"Colonel Bill" has long .made
his home in the West moving f ur
tiier and further fnto the wilds as
settlement has forced him , from
his preserves.' He now lives down
in the mountains of Mexico,' where
he captured the bears that he gave
to the president.
President Coolidge enjoyed fhe
presentation ceremony immensely.
Known . ,s i ; a . man who seldom
smiles, . he enjoyed the antics of
the bears , with all of the enthus
iasm of. a." school, boy. -
There is:-no : doubt about the
bears being wild. ; "They .carry jen
ormous. marks of - combat with
horses and, cattle in the wilds of
Iexicov -Tbeir spirit. s has rln ; no
way been subdued by their, motor
trip, across country... They wilt be
turned, over to the National Zoo
logical Park. ' "
VKhe Dodge Brothers ear used in
delivering . the bears made .4600
miles on this particular, trip: from
Mezleo and has made a ;. total of
over 100,000. miles' in-exploration
and hunting trips undertaken by
the Colonel. And these trips nave
been' in the the Wildest and
roughest parts of the United States
and Mexico.
first Moimps :FRonuonoN
of stars close to record
The new '194! Star, has met with
a. rousing. welcome from. buyers of
low priced cars, y This . is only
what its makers expected and: pre
parations wero , made at the : Oak
land plant' to meet- the. initial rush.
.Production In Xovember. the
first month of the building of the
new car, ? reached -sa volume very
close, from a quantity standpoint,
to its record raanutacturlng month
of last May. - That .the .mark, of
May was not ? exceeded ; was : due
alone, to material shortages, the
orders -on hand at. the factory! In
Oakland, being greater on ? Decem
ber 1 than on any previous period
Since the first Star car was .pro
duced in Oakland 14 months -ago.
an Francisco, Los t Angeles,
Oakland, Sacramento dealers have
sent car requirement orders to
Forest Arnold,' sales manager of
the "Western Star executive of
fices, which are more than double
the quantity from the same terri
tories during a like period of 192
Immediately - following the Intro
duction of the models.
TO STUDY AMEni- ,
CAN HIOnWAYS
Forty delegates will, be brought
to this country from .Pan-American
countries to' make an Intens
ive 'shirt-sleeves" study of high
ways, and ' highway transport un
der the- terms -of -a plan approved
by ; government, - automotive, r road
machinery, road , 'material and,
banking representatives at a
meeting held in New York. iXov
ember 22. 'i
GSIil EES.
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F W. Pettyjohn Pointc
, : Many Good Features
v This Car
Outstanding among , the :
gocd features of the new C
Sedan,. now on display at t
W. Pettyjohn salesrooms ct
North 'Commercial street cr:
nine comfort, sturdy cor.str
and abundant power t!. ;
ities' eo vitally necessary t:
satlsfactton in, a closed car.
This car' Is driven by U.a
ous Five-bearing Crankr! :
horsepower ;raotor, there I;
reserve' power .necessary ta
the added weight of the c
body an . Important featur 3
ing in so many closed cars.
Five bearing crankshaft, the
long connecting rods, an I
light weight pistons have t
ated annoying and desir :J
bration an icrorUnt i: ;'.
the cars driving comfort.
The -sturdy construction t
body stands : out '.noticatly.
body frame Is. bard maj'a '
covered throughout wilh :
20-gange ateel aheets necLa:
flanged. ' The -roof - is tot
type, substantially built t
body as a whole ru.le ar i
proof. 4 ;
A terfectIon:hater set in ;
out panel in. the back of C?
seat so as to be out of ths
Interference fn the tonnt:
per, , provides amjla ccsl.
the coldest -winter drlvlJi?.
iahnouncerihe addition of the Moreland line of Motor Trucks to their present
5 line of Quality Cars. .
We have accepted this newSsiles 'ncl Service contractbeuse wefeel
' that there is a real demand here fof a line of real ' Quality truclcs backed up
with real quality "service.,
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. We decided tin tKeMoeland line for several reasons. 1
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rirst ic:is a 'quamyvprouueu - v
Theht isW complete line of sizes, 1 , 1 Jxt 2. 3 and5-toVi
izes aiidl four models of Busses.
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t Also' it is & Coast-made product.
tiismadelin quantity, -hence the low, omparaUveprices. , ;
They haye a directjfectbry branch in Portland. This means
- service' to the owners.
$80iOOO.OO :stock df repair parte an iRortland -for rsudden
Service. They believe in service. .. ' 1
; andimanylother adveiitages are' to be found in the More- .
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iand tliat: we would likfe to o into in detail with anyone in- '
teresteq inctruclts.
i'Seelthe,Moreldndfbefore:ybu clecicle. The' three-ton size is on hand now and we
will soon have a complete stock of sizes.
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