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About The Oregon statesman. (Salem, Or.) 1916-1980 | View Entire Issue (Aug. 31, 1924)
i Pages 1 to 4 A - Parf Tlires .- i - ... ; .''V i . . . r j i i i 1 t 4 t r t ' i r . " - : i. A" - J i I A A . A i - SBVEIOT-FOURTII YEAR i p FIRST SHIPMENT Twenty-seven Improvements in New Model,' .. Also Price Redaction ) - i : The first - shipment of 192.5 Ilarley-Darldson motorcycles has arrived and are now on display at the showroom ' of Harry; W. Scott. the local Harley-Davidson dealer. j . '-'"'.7"v" ' The new designed machine with .more Improvements than has ever been offered ' before, together with a price reduction are caus ing more interest and praise than any announcement that has ever been made ' to the motorcycle trade. : , -.,: -: " It Is far -beyond our highest expectation," Is the remarks of Harry W. Scott, manager of the local store. The 1924 model was so very satisfactory that we did not feel that many improvements could be made for the 1925 mod 'els, but the factory has gone the' STM LESEd TOTOOIK Mike Panek, of the Rabesto Brake Station Gives . - Advise - " tr . : , . , ; : -v V 1. The brakes should be test ed each day. , Before going half a block from the ; garage make a service test i by throwing out the ilati!i.4nd ;.aj;!jis: ...ttie ".-brakes." Select a. dry spot for making this .Clauds: EIla Chooses Packard Car Above is a picture of R. M. MacDonald of the MacDon i aid Au'toniobila'-: Company; " delivering a five-passenger .' i Packard Sedan to Claude t Belle, proprietor ? ot the Gray I Bella. Mr. , Belle has beenl in the j market for an , automo- -5 bila for soma time, according to Automobile men who have 1 i been trying to sell him. Mr. Belle can be seen to the right i about to eater the new car which is the very, latest modeI ,; He has. beep driving an Oldsmobile Sedan f for .the past Uhree years..-- . ;. :f .. . : '11, . ''. rerrlce test." Under no circum stances should ' the car be taken farther if .the brakea are hot op erating properly. . Drive back " to the garage and see tbat the faults are corrected : before drlrlng out again. ; ' ; - ; " . 2.- Automobfj states haTe a definite relation to safety. Im lorts.nt 'points are: v (a) See that . good type pt brake lining is selected. , ? ; (b) Make sure that brake lin ing is properly installed, : ,: ; (c) Keep the brakes in. good eperating condition. : , : (d) 'Make frequeat tests for proper brakejadjustment.' - , - (e) Apply brakes itfropeViy when "dai th:i6ad.---, t .t ; 3.- Only an ' experienced me ehanio khould ' install brake lin ings. The rlrets should be ,prop; eriy. counter-sunk; otherwise the metal of the riret will score the brak9 drum and the brakes may not hold properly. .. 5. To keep the brakes ia good condition: ' (a) Once In two' months re xnore the ' rear wheels and wash the brake linings in .kerosene. This remores ; all oil and grease froni the brakes, NeTer oil brake lining. . . '.' : ; (b) Brakes eaceal when glazed r when,. Improperly , adjusted. Squealing, can often be stopped br roughing the . brakes with' a file.; , - . -, (c) If the bralce llnlnj la wqrn down to tie rirciz, the rivets deeper or haro. the brakes re- t. r h. ' .r- ir . . ' OF 1925 limit and from every standpoint this new machine: shows many improvements over previous mod els. Several of the most important are, a new type frame giving much more riding comfort with three inch bfgger saddle position; smaller; wheels with large balloon type tires; , larger r gas and oil tanks "with a total capacity of six gallons'; ' new type and , larger muffler making a more quiet running , motor; Improved rear guard; bucket type saddle; more Alemite grease connections and many j: other smaller ' improve ments. : ; : . . . -.Another surprise In the "1925 line is a price reduction on all models. Prices " On i some models are now quoted as low as in 1916. every 500 miles, or at least once a month. ' i ;6. More accidents result Jrom faulty adjustment or application of brakes than, from any other cause. '! . . . ' i 7. Brakes ehould not drag; if they do they will heat up and be worn down unnecessarily j ' Brakes should not be too loose;" loose brakes do not act quickly enough. Different adjustments are made for different types of brakes. (a) On: the shaft brake there ia a nut on the brake band which can be adjusted to make the brake neither too tight nor too loose. Brake' rod ' can be turned either to right or left to make It proper length for efficient 'use of brake. f:-"r- (b) On wheel drum brake where equalizer is need, apply brake when engine is still. Adjust equal izer until it is parallel with axle : (c) On external type of wbeel drum brake tighten or loosen ad jastlng nut on ' brakb band, and equalize length ot brake rods. I 8. After the 1 brakes .are ad justed so taey are nettner ,joo tight nor too loose, they should be tested every 1,000 miles, or at least once a month, to make sure thati the braking power is equally divided between the . two rear Wheela. Many cars skid, not only because of slippery streets, but also! because of : unequal division of braking power. i 9 Do you apply your brakes properly when ','on the road?" t (a) When coming to a v stop. shut off the gasoline throttle and leave the clutch engaged until jast, before you come to a stop; this method of ; stopping is espe cially advisable in wet weather because it lessens the tendency ot the . car to' skid. Do not shut off the ignition .until after you have stopped; it may be necessary to make a quick start. 3 (b) In going down an ordinary hill, leave the clutch engaged and close the gasoline throttle. ; Thlg helps cool , the engine ' and also makes it , unnecessary to use the braked. It is sometimes desirable to turn off the Ignition switch; this further cools the engine and adds tq the braking power.; , (c) In going down steep hills, put the! gears in intermediate or low speed "at the' top of the hill and leavet the clutch engaged, DR. DENM AN PURCHASES LATEST . . - Here Is a snapshot of Dr. H. Denman, and his Tiew car the latest Willys-Knight Coupe Sedan which he purchased from Vick " Brothers, during the week. The doctor is standing to the right with his hand on. the door of the car-and R..IL sSavage, salesman for Vick Brothers, who closed the .deal, is standing to the left. Dr. Denman came to Salem about a month ago from Burns, Oregon, and is now located J in; the t Oregon ; Building. He ; formerly drove a Ford Coupe. li desirable," turn off the Ignition switch.-'-. ,. ; (d) In ordinary driving, do not use the brakes oftener than nec essary; regulate the speed of the car as much as possible by use of the throttle. r ; (e) 5 In making " an emergency stop, leave the clutch engaged. apply the foot brake, and pull the hand brake, but do. not "lock the wheels." Keep the wheels rolling; otherwise ; there is danger tbat the car might slide os-skid.-f : To Celebrate His 78th Birth day R. R. Ryan Buys Certified Car - Mr. R. R. Ryan, a prominent G. A. R. man of this city, stepped into the Certified ' Public Motor Car Market last Saturday and said to Mr. Wright, the manager, "Have yott. got my ear ready'yet? Believing , that the .bid gentleman vras joxing- ,ir. , yvrjgnt; answerea him only half seriously. But it developed that it ; was. Mr. Ryan's 78th birthday and he was - going to celebrate by buying an 1 auto mobile.: l . ' . . . A 1923 model tfar was selected by Mr. Ryan and although he had not driven a car for several years, he: took to- the -wbeel as firmly and easily as a far younger man would have done. ' . The Beat Non Mc Clamn 'Jim Phone44. riYfiiJ BUYS AUTO FOR BIRTH SALEM OREGON,, SUNDAY s ' ; EJfBDIS r UULUUIJOHIIUUUI Salem's New Gardner Deal er Is Firm Believer in .Product The writer in calling upon the trade for auto news; matter,, did not overlook the E. Nordenson Motor po., distributor for Gard ner cars, and in conversation with him, must say that he (Mr. Nor denson) la sold on! the Gardner car, and the manufacturers, Gard iner Bros., of St. Louis, Mo., was always ready to stand behind their equipment in every-respect. They having . been in the manufactur Sng of vehicles tor the past forty years and today v their financial rating i one of the best in. the 'manufacturing of r automobiles. "You have asked me how or why I took on ' the distribution of the Gardner cars. After; handling the lines that I had in time-gone by this was no easy matter for me to do, as I was working four and five men in, my service .and repair shop at all times and carried thousands of dollars worth of parts, in or der to keep my trade satisfied with qulckr service, : it was called to my attention": so torceable that with the service that I was giving on this line of care, that was losing money on same and why not put in a line of cars whereby I would : be relieved of Skid -plus - The f - h w MORNING, AUGUST 31, 1924 WILLYS KNIGHT i , this worry. Thi was, at the time that Mitchell Lewis and SUver were state distributors for the Gardner cars. I was told by their territory ,v representative ; of the great, value ef ; the little service and the satisfied customers, low operation expense of the Gardner cars. I . made my Investigations, soliciting 'the aid of one of Ore gon's best mechanics who was not it that time Interested In any make: of cars and taking bis own word for It if believe that the Gardner is one of the best cars on the American market today. beings as trouble free and con structed on the very best of units. "That It., was the best bet on the American market today, after this thorough Investigation, I be came a distributor, and after two years of handling the" Gardners, will say tbat the statements as put to me by I all regarding the Gardner cars has come up to be yond my expectations "Speaking of one of Oregon's best mechanics, this is none other than Edgar Albee, who Is now In tAi-PKtprf in the state distributors. known as Burdett ,& Albee, for the benefit of doubt wish to state that at the time he advised me. he had no special interests in the Gardner cars.' j "I could go ion forever as to the : merits of ; th Gardner car each as construction, operation expense, and ' units,' in this, will only askr you to ask users, they know Impound the Cars of the Careless Those whp , demonstrate them selves unwilling or unable to use a vehicle properly should have It taken away from them' if convict ed by due process of law. Best Tire Made Bill" I - . a f Cord i 7 - V f qLJflLJijfc PH1DT010G i EilOICl ROUTE Winnipeg to Vancouver New All-Canadian i Highway I DETROIT, Mich.. Aug. SO. Two Intrepid Detroit era, E. S. Evans, president of E. S. Evans & Co., 1 Inc., automobile loading experts,' and A. FVBement, vice president and - secretary of the Lincoln Highway association, have left Winnipeg, Manitoba, for Vancouver, British Columbia, In an endeavor to log a route for a new all-Canadian i highway, and incidentally surmount some of the worst passes of the scenic Ca nadian Northwest. 1" : - The trip necessitates conquering by motor a strength across the high passes of f the r. Canadian Rockies which no human being has ever conquered other; than afoot or on : horseback. The dis tance Is estimated as between 1, 700. and 1,800 miles. - .' ! ; If successful, the trip is expect ed to be the forerunner of plans which eventually will open a through Canadian highway from the Atlantic to the. Pacific, simi lar to the transcontinental high way of the United States. ; , This winning of the Canadian Northwest by motor promises plenty of problems even for these two seasoned pathfinders, j While the road development of South- lit 147 So, Commercial f Lower Ml ern Alberta, in and about tbat beautiful region surrounding Lake Louise, has advanced rapidly, and thousands of Americans now make the tour from .Spokane or Glacier ; National ; Park, to . the Banff National Park,: to Calgary and Edmonton, no route has ever been opened west of Banff or In vermere through the - high and rugged passes of the .Canadian Rockies into British Columbia, connecting with the Pacific. - Evans is one of the founders of the , Lincoln Highway associa tion, which Is co-operating with the Canadian .. Highways associa tion in the effort to find and lpg a feasible route. He has devoted his vacation for several years to exploring the little, known byways and trails of the sparsely populat ed -.west, and southwest, seeking out new alignments and feasible connections in the furtherance of good roads, which are his hobby. " The two expect plenty ot grief. bnt they also expect to reach the Pacific and qualify for the gold lilt I SPEED in every line strength in every curve lovvhung for ! safety and easy control better sprung and bigger-tired for more luxurious comfort r that's Harley-Davidson's latest and great est motorcycle, the"Stream'Line"! Never a mount like this before so powerful, so speedy, so perfectly balanced, so roadworthy. From every standpoint of performance, good-looks, and ... economy, the "Stream-Line" sets a new stand ard. And yet the price is reduced! Gome in and see it! Test its new riding comfort. Let us show you its 27 improvements, and take you for a wonderful ride-reei , "Now you can buy the new Harley'Davidson on our easy Payxs-You'Eide Plan "The Cycle Man St. mm medal which the Canadian High ways association has offered for the first car to log, under Its own power, an all-Canadian route from Winnipeg to Vancouver. The car being used is a Packard Six, the official Lincoln Highway car. If successful in getting through the two, expect to motor from Vancouver through 'Washington and Oregon, where Evans has sev eral: large mills in operation. Evans is generally accredited by( the' automotive industry wltli having saved more than IE0, 000,000 to American motorists in the last eight years through im proved : methods of automobila shipment. 1 Packard Man Visit ' John M. Krog, wholesale man ager of the Portland branch of the Packard, was a Salem visitor dar ing the week. Mr. Krog exprc:;::! himself as being well pleased with the sales that the local dealers, Mac Donald Automobile com pany, have made. Take Your Car Fcr Auto Tcp and Uplxolclary . Vcrli To w.n. j.n. 643 North Chnrch Ct. S&lcm, Oregon t V (i) Oil f:? Ira':? nazin 1 Shut Pfr gasoline ttrcttle and,