SUNDAY MORNING, FEBRUARY 24, 1 024 8 "7 THE OREGON STATESMAN. SALEM, OREGON TELL CAR VALUE Says Byron Wright, Local j Manager of the Certified 1 Used Car Market nr pay for It. Hence the reason for permitting tuom to control the market. ' The market In Salem is being operated absolutely at cost with out profit to anyone, except ,tho car ownsr who ReU a used car there.; The dealcis tlo not parti cipate in tho prc-tits; their only angle In to relieve themselves o? the used car problem. Certified public motor rr mar kets, bucIi as has recently been; established in Salem, are by no nieana an experiment, according to the ' local , manager, Byron Wright. ' lndr the Appleby plan, - nearly. 100 markets are now oper ating on the Pacific const and the nme plan with a low chant.es hi now In sereral jarge eastern cen- ' ters. ," -.. , , : ? The first market was opened in Orange county, and has . been so successful that it has been copied by every county except one in southern California. It has also spread into northern California and during the past summer the dealers in this state and la Ore Ron were able to get the author. James, E. Appleby, to come to tha . northwest. 1 r One of the big reasons i for its , fuccesB has been the fact that it has been true to its 'name and fiiven the public dollar for dollar. It bag also allowed the public to set Its ov.n prices en the. used cars offered, thereby determining" the price level of . any community. From the dealer's standpoint it has taken off his hands the ' bother ofmixlng old merchandise with new; whereas In, the, last an alyeis the public anyway dictate the prices, which, tha.. dealer can ; charge for his used cars. , . . "Xo dealer can tell what a use? car is worh.', seys Mr. Wright. This Is easily, demonstrated to any car owner who., goes from .one to another seeking to trade in his M1IS51T0 BEDE MS1TED PJore 1 in b& Ray ffloJlam ttra WATCH BATTKHV AXI K.lSTKMXfiS Tliey May Also Sometimes Cimse of Hat ten lie ltODYi a side pressure was applied to at I tery cell assembly. The battery belnj; a rather heavy unit, seta up an odd noise when loose, in either its bracket I or box. It is very common ior a I battery to be loose in its support- Local Gardner-Agency at .173 S, Liberty The Much Heard of Traffic Transmission of 1924 Chandler Car A representative of the Chap eron , Motor Company, l'ortiana will be , at the Marion Hotel in Salem Tuesday of this week to demonstrate the traffic transmis sion of the Chandler automobile. An invitation to all interested par lies to see this car and examine this transmission has been ex tended. The traffic transmission is u 1024 product of the Chandler factory. It is built to enable even an. inexperienced driver to shift gears high to, low or vice versa In the thickest of traffic without the slightest clash of trouble. This transmission also acts as a power ful and positive braking system, it permits the braking effect of the engine to be applied instantly in equal distribution between the rear wheels. While we are on the subject of rattles another case came to n.v attention in San Francisco last summer in which a car owner was condemning the motor for a rattle existing at some other point in the car. However, in this particular case, 1 found the servicemrn on the right track. He had exa inei the motor thoroughly and w:- making an effort to locate me cause at 'orae other point in the ! chassis, but since this was the first case of its kind coming to his attention on this particular make of car, he was not in a position to put his finger on it. This particular case pounded very similar to a floor board rat tle and judging by sound, it was very near the front floor boards. However, the vibrations rn",r' be felt In the boards and the sound was somewhat more muf Hed. After a short rond test we could not locate the cause. However, rni Cross crossings cautiously. Warning bePs may be out of or der,1 watchmen or gate operators may - be off duty. Shift into nr. The public, have that preror second to avoid stalling on tracks. ;ng bracket, but uncommon foi cells to become loose in the wood box. Now. that we had found' lite ral tie. we had to go a step farther and find out why the certs worked loose. A thorough examination and analysis showed that cell3 loosened up due to a short rigid ground wire, which, instead of Hexing when the frame and bat tery carrier was distorted on rough roads, it acted as a rip. Lrace for the battery terminal post, thus prying the cells loose in box. Alonser flexible cable was installed after tightening the cells in box to preclude the possi bilitles of trouble developing again. Aside from the battery there are two other very import a nt'eon ditions contributing to annoying rattles, namely, the body brackets and bolts and that portion of th" running board splash apron ex tending under body. Rodv bolts as a rule do a lot of again, see if it has. . shifted on frame and also examine cloely'to1 tee if the liners provided by manu-; I'r.ciurers between frame a.ul bodv; have 'worked out. If the body iA clamped down in a shifted position ; and with the liners or shims mi.--; sing, you are liable to bind your steering fc.ear. also distort the body' .. , . so that doors will not open aiiiliClier Oi IVlOISun I uKC UVLM close properly and further a lot of squeaks atjd fatties are liable to develop in that portion of the val ance or running board splash apron extending under the body. When adjusting body to frame! of car, in designs where the splash apron extends between body and frame, there should be a liner "or hhim the full length of body under and over the splash apron. In addition to this it is often neces sary to vary the thickness of shims at different points under the body in order to line doors up properly. This usually accounts for doors not lining up in the case where body bolts have been loose, allow ing the shims to work out. - To insure doors working prop erly and absence of squeaks and rattles between body, frame and splash apron, see that your body bolts are tight and that body lin ers have not shifted on the frame as a result of bolts being loose. Copyright, - 1324. by The Christy, Walsh Syndicate. we found that wo could produce j stretching in the iniiial running of the sound with rr standing on rhop floor while speeding motor up. After removing the floor board, sound became more appar ent. Examining the battery w" found the wood section of battery perfectly rigid in its cradle or bracket but the whole battery cell assembly was loose in the wood box causing the ncibe. T.h owner i was very much surprised to ob serve that the rattle ceased when An interesting fact to note is the abuse of the word "balance" and the misunderstanding of the word "vibration." a new car, and if tightened up se curely after the first several hun dred miles of service, will stay tight. In the case of cars that nro sub jected to unusual or abnormal ser vice, inspection should be mad.-1 frequently, at least twice a season and when chasing rattles. If body holts are found very loose and the nuts missing fr(im bolts before clamping body down Washing your dirty linen in public means that you are a laun dress or an author. O. If. Zeller nnd Mark Moisan took over the Gardner Motor car agency for the Salem district Fri day. The Salem representatives are to work as a. branch agency with the Kurdett & Albee Motor company of Portland which is the distribution agency for Oregon. Both Mr. Zeller and Mr. Moisan are experienced automobile men and are well known in Salem. They have established their headquar ters at 173 South Liberty street, where they will be to serve Gard ner owners, old and new'. A com plete line of Gardner parts will be carried In stock, and the partners will be equipped to give genuine Gardner service. By Monday a complete line of the. latest Gardner models will be on display at the new agency. Ac cording to Mr. Zeller the new sport, model is attracting much favorable comment and the Portland agency , J. , . 4 ini-ua Burial J UJ. Before long the local agency will be established in its new quarters and the public Is welcome-at any time to come and inspect the cars whether they have any intention! of buying or not. USED CARS Almost New 1 923 5 Passenger Ford Tour ing Ford Coupe in excel lent condition Dodge Touring, good shape 5-Passenger Touring,, cost $1700 new In good running order with new tires, for quick sale $175 i - See These and Several Other (sjood Buysit FRED KIRKWOOD 2lf Slate St. Phone 311 We .EXtrayag ant? - .1 f Here are some costs On Studebaker cars ' t Jv Would you have us cut them down ? w 'E are lavish on Studebaker cars. For some features we pay three and fouz times what they need cosjt,' 1 Here arc torn of those costs which affect you. Tell us would you want any one reduced? j - Our "prices " on high-erade Sixes run from $9S to $2685. They stand at bottom in the fine-car field, despite these extra costs. All because the de mand requires 150,000 cars per year But they could be lower if we cut these' CostSj Would you have us do it ? , EngiAeering-$5(K),QW Our-engineering departments cost us $500,000 yearly. . -) Our Department of Re- search and Experiment employs 125 skilled men. It spends vast sums in analyses and testa. ' Our' Bureau of Meth- ods and Standards fixes . every formula, every rc-v ' quiremenwJt makes OOXQCLtests per year to ' maintain our night sjtanoX ards. r :.'"-) :. . -' We- make 30,000 in spections on every Stude baker car during rwnu f acture before it goes out of the factory. Wei em ploy 1,200 men to do that. Those are heavy costs. - But remember how they are divided by 150.000 cars per year1. They form but a trifle per car. f $50,0pO,Od0inpiUuas We have invested $50.-"" ' " 000,000 in modern plants and equip ' ment $8,000,000 in drop forge plants. $10,000,000 in body plants - as the only way to ao 1 Studebaker , coach 'work. ;-'-y - These v plants are ; equipped with 12,500 up-to-date machines, many of them very expensive. ;,,-tk.v. ... - But consider the -alternative. Profits to other, makers. We save up to $200 on some bodies by build ing them ourselves. ; L J.a m steel , ; " . - On spm? steels we yja bonus of LIGHT - SIX :. -'i5-Pay.-Hf-W.: D.-4a HrP- - - 'Touring i 1' : .$1260.00 Roadster (3-Pa. . . . . 240.0C Coupe-Roadster ( 2-Pft8. ) . , M 420.00. Coupe (5-Pasq,) t .. . 1610.00 Sedan . K . . .' . . . 1720.00 15 to the maker. Just to get our formulas exact. We could save that extra on "commercial runs." We machine the entire surface of crank shafts, as was done on Liberty Airplane Motors. The extra cost is $600,000 pet year. But the results are that perfect balance, that . ab sence of vibration. Every Studebaker car is Timken equipped.,, The Special-Six and the Big-Six have more Timkeb bearings than any. car selling under $5,600 jut America. The Light-Six more than any competitive car within $1,000 of iu price. . . . ;,; , - .. , , . Don't Buy a. Fine Car you s&ihe fcaaers Studcbakers hold the top place in the finear field today. Last year, -145,000 people chose them against all rivals.' :They paid $200,000,000 for them. ' h ' v For 72 3rears the Stodebaker name has stood for the utmost izi qoaEry. It will never stand for less. Today there are assets of $90,000,000 staked on the Studebaker cars. Don't pay $1 JOOO ormore- for a car with out kxiowing what Stodebaker offers. You will find here sbme scoxesof advantages. Iani what thecincairto- you. bought them. The nickel-plated bumpers, the extra disc wheels and cord tires, the steel trunk, the cour tesy light, etc. Extras to our men We pay the highest labor scale. Then we add extras to it. -"""" Men who are with us five years or over get ,10 of their year's wages in an anniversary check. Those an niversary, checks last year cost us $1,300,009. After two years all employes get a week of vacation with pay. That cost us last year $225,000. Old employes who re tire get pensions. Our co-operative department costs us $2,000,000 per year. All this to keep mit with us while they grow more and more efficient. To make them happy, so they do their best,. , This is all paid by peo ple who buy Studebaker cars.. But we figure. that each such dollar, saves us five dollars. Don't you agree with us? The utmost in car value Oihtrcosdyxtras Our bodied are' finished with 18 operations, including 15 coats of paint and varnish. .' - We i use . real leather upholstery. The cost is about $25 per car over imitatioh leather. iThat Chase Mohair upholstery in closed cars is made from the soft fleece of AngonTgoats.' A velour or worsted upholstery would save, us up to $100 per car. The i many extras on our large closed cars-would cost-much if you S P E CI A L S 1 X 5-Pass. 11" V. bVs H. P.- The object is to give you the utmost in car value. You will find we do that if you make com parisons. In any, Stude baker model, vou will find scores of ways in which it excels any rival car. That is why, in the fine-car field, the Studebaker leads. The demand has almost. trebled in the past three years. These cars have become the sensation of Motordom. On some of these models we have never yet been able to meet the demand. . We (spend money lavishly. We ' build , without regard to- cost. But, in our quantity production, we still bring costs to bottom. You should learn what these thing's mean, to you before you buy a car. B I G S I X .7-Pass. 126" W. B. fift H. P. Touring1 . . . Roadster (2-Pass.) Coupe to-Pass.) Sed&n . . . . $1675.00 . 16R0.00 '2213.00 2310.00 Touring . . . Speedster (3-Pass.) Coupe (5-Pass.) . Sedan . . $2040.00 2130.00 2840.00 3060.00 - .: .'(A11 prices f. o. b.' factory. Terms to meet your convenience.) MARION AUTOMOBILE CQpAOT 235 South Commercial THE .WORLD'S Salem's Largest Garage Open . Day and Night LARGEST PRODUCER OF QUALITY AUTOMOBILES Phone 362 . . 1 . ..... ' ",ii ii 11 1 hi 1 ''; "1 is the vast army of satisfied customers served daily by the Western Auto Supply Company the guarantee of satisfaction placed upon every article the remarkable growth of the company, one store in 1916 ninety stores today -the fact that the "Western Auto", -stores are the Auto Supply Headquarters for thousands of .motorists of the West Top Dressing "Western" brand "Mobair" or -Rubber" dressing In -pint' or quart cans, priced from 50c. to $1.15, according- to size. 1 -quart can khaki for sport tops, $1.50. "Black Duck" brand 1 pt. SUM; 1 qt $10. "Leath-r-irju" pt, 45c; 1 pt, 85c, and ; ; Specials This Week 10 per cent Reduction on All Sizes v Tire Reliners New Way Tire Valves set of 4...$ .75 One Day Auto Clock 4.10, Eight Day Aulo Clock 11.50 Ford Throttle Lever Extension.... 1.40 f Copper Ash Receiver ,; .35 Stromberg Carburetor Tor Ford.,.;. . 14.85. Atwater Kent Ignition McKay's U. S. Tire Chains Tire chains are a necessity in inclement weather. These are best quality and scien tifically treated to prevent rust and ive long service. $3.95 to $10.60 per pair, according- to size. ' Also a complete line of Cross Chains and Repair Links. Cylinder Head Gaskets -JC io:ui Made of copp-pr ifMbestos fflld; accurately madt and KUaranteeU ti fit perfectly. .Prices 30c tit $1.60, according to ear. We can sup ply you with Round and Flanged Caskets Casket Paper Gasket Sftellac Sheet Kelt Sheet' Cork and Packing Asbestos Yarn Asbestos Wick Packing Asbettos Puino Packinff Anco ''Hot Spot" Manifold for Tord carw. ' tidai untecd to cut fuel cost. Inc rease mileage, decreuse carbon, give more flexibility, greater power, and fully attfy ih.' user. THre are no moving parts, noth iag requiring conxtant adjustment. 4 QC IitsiMlled in few cninute. Our price viUw Type C. A. System . . Victor Parking Lamps.. Headlamp Lens Violet 170 .... 1.7o' Ray all ler pair 1.20 Auto Robes The evenings are so cool that auto robes are a necessity you'll And a pure wool auto robe is very comfortable. Our special prices rane from $6.65 to $23.75. prices TRE 1 1 I mm srlve eomplet ' protection ' against Biddinjr. Tb highj flat tread, th sharp edpes and th row ot suc tion cups roak a design which rrips wet and slippery pavements. An Inspection of the tire will dis close many other reasons why Western Giant Cords are i rapidly becominir. the most preferred - tin in the West. ' I WBSTBfcN fOAXt' BUM - Btrtr Hearr - ' - ' lt.eee-Mn Git- 30x3l2 $12.65. 32x34 150 31x4 1&85 32x4 20.65 33x4 210 34x4 210 32x4'2 26u55 34x42 28.15 35x412 290 35x5 34.30 (A1r fee FrW mm Other Bie) . WESTERN STANDARD 30x32 J10.7S A Recovering Outfit for Your Car 1 Ford Roadster Rubber Cloth Outfit IW3- IVitk Mwtrla '.".auisae4 $5.90 2$ $6.45 If your top lias become worn, shabby , in appe;irance. or leaky, you can quickly restore both its efficiency and appearance at a very small expense. '2 JP Rovers Long -iror mater "fX Ford Touring Rubber, Cloth Outfit - , Xtti-lt Madels BqalppeC WUM $6.95 Ke?ne i i$7 ftS The outfit consists of an extra heavy black rubber cloth roof, ail stitched, back curtains and sufficient btadror aad -upholBterinir tacks and tastenere all ready . to slip rls;ht over the old frame. ... uifner Dodge, Chevrolet, Maxwell :?f?JiiJ"J ' ewwwp sw IW fcflr Order bi? Mail -.r ... Our Guarantee Protects You 90 Stores in the West We stern in Corner , ,Court and High Streets Phone 796 For Your Convenience Open Till 19 p.m.. Saturdays ' Wear-well Gords Aw That the Name Implies A standard weight- standard quality standard pvcrsize eco nomical tire, fully guaranteed.. Sixe Price 30x3 CI. Regular Sixe ........ $8.55 30x3' CI. Regular Size S-80 30x3'2 CI. Oversize 9M 314 S. 8. Oversize. 15J6 32x4 S. 9.- Oversize 15.90 33x4 S. 8. Oversize 16.8S 34x4 S. S. Oversize 17.60 S2x42 S. S. Oversize 20.4C 33x4? S. S. Oversize........... 210 34x4', S. S. Oversize 21JB5 33x5 S. S. Oversize. 25.70 85x5 S. S. Oversize ..M 2&50 C i Ho: J .ditii asai or i - -T-s-ia6."S(fc:'ai,JR-Vfcil V