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About The Oregon statesman. (Salem, Or.) 1916-1980 | View Entire Issue (April 13, 1924)
THE OnEGOIJ GTAir ::iA2T, GALEII, OREGON Sunday i.6ni;iNG; APniLia ic2 r .1524 'Oakland Yive Pa$sen;?r Touring Car,, i; "Give a a finish that Is not af fected Tjy the hottest tun or the t ost torrential downpour; a fin ish that will withstand the corrod-I'-Z effects of the dank sea air; a f.nish that will not be affected by umbo mud or alkali, dust; that ill be easy to keep polished and will be economical to retouch or refinlsh. .,:7:'";. This was the gist of the orders f!ven to the plant department of the Oakland Motor, Car company hen experiments were first start ed on the new 1924 models. ' Thj special paint job resulting Ij on a cf the most recent develop ments for automobile use. It pos t.ssea qualities of durability that Y its proved remarkable In actual trsts to which the body finish has t sea subjected-- A satin wax fln ii gives a soft lustre that Is as ratable for beauty as the paint is i-r durability. '-- ' ' All the Oakland . Fisher-built ladies are finished with; the satin wax finish developed at the Oak land factories. ; : a V The True Blue Travelers, a fleet cf Oakland cars sent from the fac t ry on the announcement of the CASOUKE MORE DANGEROUS NOW (Continued from page 5) : t a AAA that one motorist actually x est so far as to light a match t. hea seated In a Ford Sedan in trdcr io read the number, of gzl' I ;s3 cf gas la the tank as indicated ci a measuring rod. . Nothing 1 ippeaedr but'-that is just the troutla. This-motorist will take farther liberties next time. , And tat will be the end.; ".'-,' ., ; ... "A very large : percentage ; of f jtociobile mechanics now1 smoke i hila working on cars, even when tlakering with carburetors and vacuum tanks.-. Motorists-see this i -i conclude ; that, gasoline has c ased being dangerous. Because . ; thlns happens they ' acquire a srUin contempt for its known I zard3. It isn't longf before they t:i7 the straw that breaks -the , , - V ' ' I J - ' ' . ' . ' f According to the bulletin the ror from a gallon of gasoline - hea mixed with tha risht propor- i :a cf air produces a hazard equal ti S3 pounds of dynamite. Be- use this, vapor does not always t velcp when gasoline is exposed, ii 13 poiated out, a lot of tricks l a be done with- the gas tank lihout any immediate results. , l.at happens, however, 4is that t a full hazard invariably asserts i ilf when the- motorist treats ; :3liae with the greatest con t :pt V ; , Th8AAA contends"that con t "J Et is ' the worst form of care 1 ness and that If motorists were i precautious as in the old days I ::.ir:i3 cf lives .would be saved M.?y. ... . ... :rj--:r. cihls' confeuiinci: rcr.TLAND, . Ore., April . 12. ' , ?ce re Jistratlons received to . 2 .t the state Sunday school of- Aulhcrircd Service :-rlln-, Lxc!:tin, u It 1 t l( . II 1 I II .1 : cncluivs cts Autolite, jWcstint; i: : 'S .Electric. Cz rlanufacturins Co., At- -r Ileal LHa-facturiax CoMVSplitdcrf , :;tr:e Co., Rcbert Bcscli Llznzlo jf :.t;i IIIGH GT.;--; "? new models, encountered every type of mud and gumbo and rainy weather on the various routes to all sections of the country, yet all that was found necessary each day was to wipe the mud oft with a dry cloth and rub the body to bring out the lustre , " . .J '' Probably the most spectacular test of the durability of this new body finishing preparation was gi ven in an Francisco t when; the contents of a powerful tire extin guisher were shot against the side of an Oakland touring-car. . The sulphuric acid contained in the fire extinguisher had no effect whatso ever on the body finish, though if left scars on the enamel "in. several spots. ' ' ' '..;'."' In case the finish la marred or dented, all that la necessary after the dent is bumped out It to have the Oakland Service Station repre sentatives spray with a special paint gun just the spot that has been marred. , The paint . blends together without leavinf a trace, of where' the damaged " spot appear ed -eomething'lmpossible to do on a varnish finished job. ' flee here indicate that 260 girls from. Oregon Sunday schools win otitonit : thA Hrecnn - Oilier Olrla' conference at McMinnville. 'April 25. 26 and 27.- Three "hundred is attend, as McMinnville churches have agreed to provide entertain ment for that number. Mrs. Jean M. Johnson, director of the conference, reports excel-the- maximum number which may lent cooperation from every col lege in the state, with prospects rood for every institution having representatives - there. . The con ference is . foV girls between 1 6 and 21 yeara of , age who are con nected with 'some Sunday school class, or who represent Some Girl Scout, Girl Reserve nr jar girl , organlJtatkjnV.'ora ol!ege Each organization la allowed to send two delegates. , . . ! -. SNOW CIIANGB OPENING "V; DATE OP CAMP CTJRRY Heavr snows in the Past week hhave made iteetearr tojchange the date of opening for Camp Car ry, famous Yosemite resort, from the 11th Inst., as previously an nounced, to Saturday, the zctn Inst., according to an apnounce raent just made-public by Mrs. D, A: Curry, president of the Curry Camping company. "Although we are sorry not to be able to open Camp Curry in time to accommodate Easter vaca tion parties, we are greatly, pleased by the heavy fair of snow at thir time." states Mrs. Curry. "It means a blreer volume of water In the falls for the ctfmlng season, as well as Increased cenlc attractions fn earlv snason visitors It- l highly probable that the peaks and domes surrounding Yosemite vai ley will still be capped with their cicturesaue snow- mantle ; during the forepart of the 1924 season. "Camp Curry will be prepared Iritxca Service ? - ) i PHONE 203 -' V., . r - I Jn to handle any number of visitors from the 26th Inst., on. We ex pect large early-season arrivals due to the unusual attractiona Yose mite will have to offer in a scenic way -In the late spring and early summer months." Colored Snow Causes Alarm Among Japanese Peasantry ' '(By Mafl) "J - TOKIO, March 8. Av fall of "yellow; Bnow" is r reported from Nilgata, on the northwest coast of Japan.' The Inhabitants of ' the region are much disturbed, con sidering the phenomenon an omen of evil import,, but scien tists have an explanation. . They believe that clouds of the yellow dust from the Gobi desert, which, frequently are driven over north China ' and are especially well known in Peking, have 'been carried across the Sea of Japan in bnowclouds. : 1 Old Inhabitants of the Nilgata district recall that half a century ago there was a fall of "red snow" In that region: BEES PREFER BRIGHT COLORS (By Kail) BERLIN, March 24. Bees have a fine sense for various colors and are much more impressed by col ored than by white light. This has been established through experi ments conducted by Alfred Kuehn. The light waves which make the greatest impression upon the eyes of bees are between 365: and 600 millimeters in length. ; fMEY OUTWEAR ALL ' ' OTHERS' V McCLAREN 30x3 ZOVz 32s4 VTVT :. - - r ; 1 - " ' - ' : , . -. : . ' - ,- - . u j. , i. ; Buick Doeo Not Ack Motoriote to Wait : For Improvements ' Leaders Never Do . . - - " - ; 44TX7AIT FOR MIT is the cry of ' the laggard, al v v,.: Ways heard from the rear of civilization's pro . . .v cession. But the world does not wait forhe "I can't" division. It follows the leaders, the doers.? ; . . 4 This again is strikingly shown by the unprecedented " volume of purchase. orders that have 'greeted the new 1924 Four-Wheel Brake Buick models. It is the emphatic recognition that the Buick engineers, with 97 improvements, in the 1924; Buick, have out , T. stripped even their best, previous efforts in keeping faith to their pledge. - i OTTO J. WILSON 388 N. Com'L " ; . Phone 220. , ' . ..... ; t 1 . ' : -v v U .: t. ' -v : . - r:: - "WHEN BETTER AUTOMOBILES ARE BUILT BUICK WILL BUILD, THEM" .. ' - ' ' ,'' : " - ' - ' ' . - 3 . . :,, , ', . .... ,nMVv . . . .... J rt. A X. . . "I, 'I .. - ' :, . - - . .-. J- ' , ... . s -. r jrt:.- - . t ' ..j..'. '' :s;. . ' .4..-;.. - i ' n V . . ' v. v' i' fc. - 'v. ,J . . ' i' ' . - , . . .... ... . v - FID9 PREDICTED ITOSiKE? Article in 1910 Detroit Pa ; per Tells of Ford's Faithf in auio industry . . - How clearly'Henry Ford saw the future of the automobile and how well he propheised It, is shown In an article written by him In'Febr- uary, 110, and published in a De troit newspaper. . In 1909, as the article states, 2,000,000 horse drawn vehicles were sold as against 80,000 auto mobiles, How.the propheslsed re versal came appears in figures for last year which Ahow the sale of approximately 4.000,000 motor ears during1 1 9 2 3 as compared' with 100,000 horse drawn vehiclesv The Particle follows: Kp A:: , "The automobile of the past, at tained success in spite, of its price, because there . were more . " than enough purchasers to be found to take the limited output of the, then new. industry. Proportionately few could buy, but these few could keep all the manufacturers busy, and price therefore had no bearing on sales. ' ' . . "The automobile of the present is making good because the price has been reduced Just enough to add; sufficient new purchasers to take care of the Increased output. ' IS. w i i i - iw: r 11 - r - - , I !. ' ft.. 3 i m.i a. A Perfect Non-Sldd , . Allroad . Cord ..: ...::.:.oio.5o - 13.15 : 19.70 'fi f i BILL? SMITH & WATKINS phone in and our Flivver will be - ' ". Phone 44 Supply and demand, not cost, has regulated the selling price of au tomobiles. The car of today is better by far than the cars of a few years ago the natural result of experience. The price is lower, just enough lower to add sufficient possible purchasers to buy the in creased output. - "The automobile of the future uuob ua cuuugu veiicr , man luo present car to beget confidence in the man of limited' means and enough lower in price to insure sales for the enormously increased output. ,,.;...,;,,: "The car of the future must be 'the car for the people, the car that any man can own. who can afford a horse and carriage; and J mark my words, that car Is coming sooner .than most people expect. "In the low-priced car dwells the future success of the automo bile. "Comparatively few persona can afford even a $1000 car. A limited number of factories . can easily supply all ' the demand - for high-prictd cars, but the market for a low priced era is unlimited More than 2,000,000 horse drawn vehicles were sold by American factories In 1909. When you sub stitute a motor-driven vehicle for each of these two million wagons and. carriages, you get an idea of the automobile of the future. "The low priced car will not be a makeshift, an automobile by courtesy, a machine built for price. It is harder to sell to a man who can only afford a low-priced car than to the man whose money comes more easily.- Not only must the successful car of the future be low-priced, but it must present at CORDS ' ".-'"' Tread auovwai Cord ..$15.95 25.10 out . least equal value' with the present high-priced cars. v -J The low-priced car should act ually be better than the car at a higher1, price, for more is expected of It. i The 'man who can afford the, high priced car can afford a man to keep it in order, while the man who has to buy a low priced car, If any, : has to look after it himself, whether or not he has any mechanical ability.' Likewise, when he buys, he buys for business use and pleasure too. That condi tion prevails today. The low pric ed car must be better built than the higher priced product, because it receives- harder use. The suc cessful low priced car of today is successful because it stands harder usage than is accorded to $500 cre ations.. vl -V- :: "Equally important with low cost as a qualification of the car of the future Is 'low cost of up keep.' The weekly .expense of an automobile will be more import ant to the man whose income is $100 a month than will the cost price. The one he has saved by easy stages, the other must be tak en out of his earnings. Gasoline bills, repair bills, tire -bills must be low. They should be al low as the expense bills for a horse and carriage. : This f low maintenance account can result only from light IDo Youiiir D1&2 be q OPEN : EVENINGS and , . r SUNDAYS Ferry and Commercial St. Opposite Marbn Hcic: weight. - . - "So the car of the future will be light as well as low priced. This means the substitution of quality for quantity even to the use of ma terials not yet discovered.". It Is notable, also, in connec TTTT TTTNT 'TiV . ait a Customer will discount $570.00 on a new Flint 4-Passenger Coupe. This car shou.J sell readily at this reduction. First Come First Served . I. QVAUTY High St. MeaM To' Yoii THE first 1 00 'miles that a new car is driven means a loss of from $50 to $ 1 00, as the first depreciation is the most per mile of any. .These are the kind of Fords we buy. .Why aren't they as good as new? ' If it is necessary to do any work on them we do it that's why we are able to guarantee them the same as New Fords. v- - ' 1 ( ' - ' We buy them for cash from people who need the money and are willing to sacrifice to get it. - - - ' You are saving the first de preciation when v you buy a Nearly New Ford from us, you get the, regular 90 days' free service and the cars can hardly told rrom new. " Gar tion with the foresees i-.-v by Mr. Ford, that during last year 2,090,959 Ford cars and trucks were produced, fulfilling the state ment made in 1910 that the light, low-priced car .would enjoy the greatest popularity. , ". ' ', T1 H 1 1 ' 1 1 Q CAflO at Trade 2J TiA.-nrt-Ai mm t r i "V" ,