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About The Oregon statesman. (Salem, Or.) 1916-1980 | View Entire Issue (Nov. 23, 1924)
SEVENTY-FOURTH TEAR SALEM, OREGON, SUNDAY MORNING. NOVEMBER 23, 1924 i f I 4 i I 'a k 4 H ' ; " 4 M ' A : A ' r ..; r -vi ; if ? i - t V i i- I w : . 1- ;oi.iigi FIRST SHIP TO SAIL First Ship of Ford Motor Co, Fleet to Leave Detroit for South America Detroit sent its first' ship to a distant foreign port Wednesday afternoon,1 Nov. 5, when the steamer Onondaga of the Ford Motor company's fleet sailed from the River Ro'ugue plant for Buen os "Aires, Argentina, South' Ameri ca. ' It carried a cargo of nianu factured automobile parts, the first ot the . kind ever exported direct from any Great Lakes port. The Onondaga leit the dock! of the Ford plant at 12:30 o'clock, nosed her way: down the Rouge to the Detroit river and then beaded out into the1 open water with Montreal; Canada, as the first stop of the voyage to the South Ameri can coast. -; Departure of the Onondaga cre ated something of a furore in the offices of the customs officials here, where clearance papers were Issued for the first time to a ship sailing to a foreign port. I ' Application ;for the papers from the Ford Motor company present ed the officials with something new so far as the port of Detroit is concerned and there was a hur ried perusal of records and rules governing the issuance of each papers.: i j '. j While the 'Onondaga is the first merchant vessel to sail from De troit to a foreign port, officers and several members of the ship's crew are all , old salt water sea men and the voyage will bring them back to seas they have sailed before. . l . v j In starting the Onondaga on 'Its oyage to South America, the Ford Motor company inaugurates Jits own export and Atlantic coast shipping. It ; is a new and note worthy development in the auto mobile industry and one In which the Ford company j with its own ships, uses the Great -Lakes as a gateway to bring it into closer relationship " with its foreign branches. .-. , It likewise has an important bearing upon: shipping to salt wa ter from the Great Lakes, ' illus trating the business expansion and economy In freight transportation which may be expected if the pro - posed St. Lawrence river develop ment or any other improvement which will depen the draught in the St. Lawrence locks Is carried out. . - " Owing to the 14-foot draught of the St. Lawrence river locks, the Onondaga left Detroit with a car go of around 1500 tons. When the additional cargo is loaded at Montreal, the Onondaga will have on board manufactured parts for 2100 Ford cars in addition to a shipment of 'service parts. The whole cargo is consigned to the ; Ford branch at Buenos Aires.- The -steamers Onondaga ' and Oneida! which during the summer carried! coal north and lumber from the Ford mills in Northern Michigan to i the River... Rouge plant, enter the coast service, leaving the two larger ships, the Henry Ford II and the Benson Bord, on the -Great Lakes for car rying Iron ore, lumber and coal. The Oneida began loading at the River Rouge plant the day the unondaga sailed ana will carry Ford car parts in bulk for domes tic use. After taking on only suf iicient cargo to .permit passage through the St. Lawrence, the "JIM" j Smith & Distributors mm Mmwm Itf. ilvii. -it- i i -i.rriT il i ' i , i j ; : ; . . , ; j JOK lVILLIA3I5t ! The Battery Man ' OTTO BUFF Oneida sails for Norfolk, Va., where the remainder of the cargo will be loaded. The Oneida will then : pail for Jacksonville, Fla., New Orleans, La.,; and Houston, Tex., delivering shipments to branch assembly plants of the company in those cities. Both the Onondaga and the Oneida will, tluring the winter season, make their home port in Norfolk. Vai. where a Ford assem bly branch was recently com- pleted. (IRE MILES PER : EUIH IS Cllil New Maxwell Will Average 25 Mies to the Gallon of Gasoline Is Claim . A new good Maxwell, of. greater power and power pliability, higher speed, more flexibility and even creater operating economy, is 'an nounced from 'Detroit by the Max well Motor Sales corporation. Experiments and j tests reveal that outstanding features ot the new models will be a gasoline av erage of 2.1 miles to the gallon, speed of 58, miles an hour and ac celeration of from 5 to mues in eeiht seconds. .1 r The new cars, comprising six models, are now on display in the showrooms ot tne uscar u. umg rich Motor company, where spe cial showings to ; the public will he held all this week Long rumored, because of the tremendous success of the Chrys ler Six, the newi Maxwell repre sents in a four-cylinder car the Ideas of the same engineering and manufacturing group that design ed and is nroducins the Chrysler l v. Vields: vlce-Dresident in charee of sales of the Maxwell-or ganization'.' in a statement issued in conjunction with the announce ment, says: ; ."With a full sense of the ser iousness of the statement care fully, weighing the meaning of ev erv word Maxwell-Chrysler en gineers, without reservation, thor oughly believe that they can promr ise in this new Maxwell a perform ance surpassing in every essential any other four-cylinder car in the world. ' J "To make that sweeping assur ance more definite and specific. they promise In speed, power, pia- bility of power, in swllt response, in absence of vibration, and even more particularly In riding steadi ness and comfort," results no four- cylinder car has yet been able tp attain. "These engineers have been ac tuated by the conviction that in addition to its inherent and natur al economies the - four cylinder principle possessed possibilities of power and speed capable of being translated into ease and steadiness never fully developed. They set out to overcome what bave all too readily been accepted as limita tions in the four cylinder engine and to convert these limitations into positive advantages." Bodies of all models, as well as the chassis', represent sweeping im provements, both in appearance and In general construction. They are lower, with! lower running boards. Balloon tires are stand ard on all models. The nickled radiator is, higher and wider. There is a new Instrument board. One-piece windshields are on all closed models. The visors on all enclosed cars are shrouded and integral with the roof, thus elim- "BILL" Watkins i Electric Price See Us or .a'Serrico Dealer GREAT WESTERN' GARAGE BIIKE PANEK W Ml t M i leep Ikem itram norm s ' f - ' .' ' X "lppn Tliem Wnm TTnnn ncflrl in fcphnnlsi throucrhout the U'J X ' -" ' - o w . used on a poster, reproduced above, by the II ighAvay Education Board, Willard Building, Washington, D. C, to announce the annual lesson contest among elementary school teachers on street and highway safety, f Three cash prizes totalling one thousand dollars l.uuu; are oiierea lor tne Dest lessons ny teachers. : The" national winner : earns five hundred dollars ($500) and a trip to Washington. ; The contest is conducted through the schools. , t ! NOVEL EXHIBIT BY 0, J. Importance of Keeping Dirt and Water Out of Mech anism, to Be Taught Dirt and water have the same ravaging effect on an automobile that tuberculosis has on a human being, sapping the strength and shortening . tbe life of the vital parts of an automobile's 'motive plant. That It is possible to thwart these destructive elements by locking them out of every vital moving part is being demonstrat- inating the irritating vibration al ways encountered at higher speeds with the ordinary type visor on every priced motor car. Ducco is standard finish, except for the sport touring, which re tains . the same gray-green paint shade as heretofore used. Open cars and the coupe afe finished In genuine Spanish leather uphol stery, and special leather can also be had in the Club Sedan. Ap pearance of the closed cars, par ticularly, is enhanced by new body improvements, with the standard sedan an outstanding illustration. Coupled with the announcement comes the information that prices remain the same as before, with one exception despite the notice able appearance, performance, and economy improvements. 5 IS Rk V jZipiAthe RED BAND 'itiJ LygMGLFPFNCL CO. JVEWYOJVaSA J Why Selling Used Cars Is Part of Our Job TTHE USED CAR is just as much a factor in the transportation facilities of a Community as the new car, the street car, or any other conveyance. Part of our responsibility to this town as automobile dealers is to sell good, dependable used cars. Here'are some we unhesitatingly recommend: L Star Touring, 4 new cord tires...... ..$375 - Buick 6 Touring, overhauled, new paint : ... $250 ' Superior model Chevrolet, like new $435 Ford Tudor Sedan, driven very little ...... ::L.li:.L:J.--.-ii$560i'' Used Tires and Batteries For Sale Certified Public Motor Car Market 255 N. Church St. f i 1 a nlirase ilesiineil to lie witlelv . - eountrv this VPar. It is a slogan ed this week in the showroom of Otto J. Wilson. ; The exhibit consists of a strip ped chassis with ribbons and seals pointing out the nine vital points where dirt and water are kept out and lubricant is kept in by the special Buick construction. The display shows that every part of engine and transmission, from fan to rear axle, is sealed against the intrusion ot road dirt and wa ter. ' - The hub and bearing of the fan are completely enclosed and are equipped with a special gear pump to supply adequate and proper lubrication. The second point marked in the exhibit is the steel motor cover This not only protects the exterior working parts of the engine from gritty road dust and keeps lubl- cants from contamination, but also prevents moisture from get ting to the spark' plugs. The single unit Delco starter- generator permits . the complete sealing of this mechanism in a single housing. This cover con nects with the housing thaf en closes the flywheel and 1 protects the starting gears and cogs both from any danger of road damage or the destructive effects of the accumulation of dirt and mud an open flywheel cannot help but gather. , , Following back along the trans mission system, the exhibit points out the methods by which the multiple disc clutch, transmission gears and universal joint' are housed and sealed against it. It also shows how the universal Joiflt Is automatically lubricated from the transmission. Special stress is laid on the propeller shaft housing, which forms the torque tube, or third .i,r.:.. Phone fi85 member, and throagh which the driving impulse is transmitted from wheels to chassis rather than through the springs. This torque tube fully encloses the ropeller shaft, making it impos sible for road : dirt to work into either the universal Joint or rear axel from the ; shaft. The rear axle also is completely housed. Tests have shown, Buick engi neers report, that a small quanti ty of gritty dust working into the ubricant at a; vital point can in snort time undo all the tine. careful machine work used in the construction 'of a car. It has the same effect as sandpaper would have If used to clean plate' glass. For this reason, as much care la sed to eliminate the possibility of any dirt, entering the mechan ism as is used at the factory in machining parts that are fitted to imits of less thickness than a human hair, i , ' ; . . IK TO HOLD SILVER DIIER p; loneers in Industrv Will Be the Guests , of Honor Completion of the first quarter century ; of the automobile Indus try will be featured In he silver anniversary dinner of the National Automobile Chamber of Commerce as well as in the silver Jubilee shows to be held at New York and Chicaeo. Followine custom, the', dinner will be held in New York on Tues day evening duriner show week. January 6, and the place will be the grapd ballroom of Hotel Com modore, i ' Special attention is to he naid to those who have been loneest connected with the industry. They will be among the principal guests ui iiuuur. i ; : The decorations and nroErram will carry out the thoueht of 25 years of Droeresa and as usual there will be only ' two ' principal speasers. The silver Jubilee shows will be held in New York at the hie ar mory (285th Field Artillery), January z-iw and at the Coliseum in umcago, January 23-31. Don't crank the engine with the clutch engaged. The starter has enough to do without turning over tne gears too. SOME BRIGHT CRACKS I ABOUT LOT OF AUTOMOBILES ' By BUD LANDIS 'Twas a dark and Silent Knight. Clouds hid the friendly Moon and stars. i . All about them -was as hlaclr as Cole. Not Apperson was in sight He who had posed as the simple Gardner was in reality the rascally Earl. j Relentlessly , he pursued the fleeting Dorris. she of the Auburn tresses, and her noble lover. It seemed a desDerate Case. Be low them rushed the swift waters of the Hudson. . - They struck out Overland. Soon they were Rollin along good, paus Ing now and then to Dodge a bui let. . ; Suddenly they heard great gnashing of teeth. Silence then another' Nash. In their dash for Liberty they came upon a shallow Ford. , Crossing this they were on the American side of the National boundary. . j i r L ; ; r "Another Kissel do me good, cried she, offering her Hps. Away they sped to Cleveland They escaped to Oakland. 'Twas out another Paige in history. f - Size 2by3tt V- MORELAND BUSSES , ONE STREET CAR LINE IN SALEM New Busses Pleats the ' People : In District They ' Serve t Paiitteil Same Color as Street Cars By Ralph If. Klelzing Without doubt one of the most concrete Illustrations of the evo- utlon of motorized passenger transportation is brought to pub lic notice in the fleet of Moreland motor coaches recently installed by the Salem Street Railway com pany at Salem. Oregon.. The, new..' Pacific coast manu factured busses, .symmetrical in design and -luxurious in appoint ment, are the last word in the latest accepted method of twenti eth century passenger travel. The advent of the Moreland busses in Salem already haa caused little less than a sensation as the citial installation marks the final passing of the old time street car. Every known modern conven- ence for the comfort and safety of passengers has been incorporated in the. new Morelands as in even the most minute details it is clear ly evident that this important fac tor has been carefully considered. In the early days of the motor coach the engineers at the big Moreland motor truck factory at Bur bank looked far into the fu ture.. Pioneering this latest im proved method of passenger travel and: keeping pace with ita evolu tion, Moreland coaches are now becoming a popular figure on the busy streets of all the larger cities or the Pacific coast. The well es anadian Custom Regula tions Allow to Tour for Pleasure By Permit The Canadian Customs Depart ment now permits American auto mobiles to tour (for pleasure pur poses only) In the Dominion of Canada for a' period of 30 days by simply applying to the Collec tor at the frontier port for a per mit; It Is, therefore, no longer necessary to obtain a Customs bond if the stay does not exceed this period. License card must be presented to" secure this permit and the permit must be surren dered to the Canadian Customs at the time of leaving Canada. For a stay of more than 30 days but not exceeding six months, it is necessary In order to avoid pay ment of the duty, to furnish a bond for -the estimated duties. based on appraisement of the car by customs officers, said bond to be guaranteed by two . Canadian citizens approved by the Collector of Customs. Also, a deposit - of $25 is required to be made, which is returned upon the exportation of the car. The inconvenience of obtaining personal Canadian sureties may be obviated by supplying a Guar antee Company bond. Customs Brokers at various ports of entry will be able to arrange for such bonds charging therefor a fee of about $10. In such cases no cash deposit is required. To further expedite entry the intending tour ist may obtain a form of-tourist permit before arrival and have all required blanks filled in ready for use at the Customs port of en try. The anptomoblle may leave Canada at the port of entry or any other Customs port, the only formality required being the pre sentation of the permit to the Col lector at the port of exit. Starting, OE BATTERY REPAIRING We maintain a complete repair serv ice for all storage batteries. r 238 North High Street TAKE PLACE OF tablfshedMoreland ' policy of "a racific coast design and construc tion for Pacific coast service has been strictly adhered , to with a result that patrona of the new Sa lem busses will be afforded the most efficient transportation from every standpoint. - ,.- The Moreland busses -were, de livered ' to the Southern Pacific lines here during the early ; part of the . week and were met by. ex pert mechanics from the Moreland factory branch in Portland - who attended to the final service and tuning up process after. which' the Morelands were placed in regular aervlce last Thursday morning. . The operation ot the new busses will be under the direct supervi sion of the well known passenger transportation expert. Mr. T L; Hillingsley, superintendent of the Salem Street Railway lines. . Nothing will be left undone to give the city of Salem the . most elf icient service and the number of busses in operation will be gov erned and directly In keeping with the requirements of the1 trade. The sale was made by George Keep, director of sales,, who has spent considerable time in Salem the past week seeing that the busses were in good shape on de livery. Vick Brothers are the local dealers for the Moreland trucks. NEED COM3IUXITY HOUSE Tourists who stop at the Salem auto" park buy $100,000 worth of real estate each year. This year niore than 30 families bought property in Salem or near the city, after stopping at the auto park. - Problem: How can we hold these, tourists looking for a -home in the west? : ' , Why not a community house at the auto park? SOLVES A PROBLEM The annovaneo nf removtnc fhe. chains and attaching them to the spare in winter when a rear tire TiaA CrtnA flat rfln ha ttxrniAaA hv carrying the spare, or spares chain equippea. it is tnererore only necessary to change -the tires in the usual way, the chains offering no obstacle. , - ; ' Folks used to rush home to get warm, but nowadays they cuddle up In the snug, heated" sedan. A Fine Christmas Present - ; Kiddies GET THEM AN , We have a complete stok with prices ranging from $7.50 up. Come in. this week and select yours now while the stork is complete. - Lloyd EDRamsden 387 COURT STREET . - Authorized Service for LCO AND Lighting and Ignition Storage J Batteries CERTIFIED KEI BACKS GARS SOLD Thousands of Dollars Ex : pended in Rebuilding - : Used Cars "These statements are intended to be one side of aheart-to-lieart talk about' automobiles, automo bile owners, and automobile deal ers," says lByron Wright or the Certified Public Motor Car Market.;'-..:' ."Every one realizes' the grow ing Importance of the automobile in all phases of life and endeavor. And they also realize that no auto mobile can -completely discharge its obligation to Its owner and the community unless the dealer who sells it stands sqttarely back of it. "This meabs more than just be ing hopeful that the new owner will enjoy hH car. It means that the, dealer! must be- 'always ready with the things that make possible constant sntisfdCtory performance. t "At tb Cti tilied Market, we are conscientiously trying to keep pace with the erowihfr need of this omniujuty ror aepenauDie automo tive transportation. That means a. lot more than mere i plenty of cars to sell. Oar shining rows of fine automobiles doesn't just ac cumulate here from n effort. Many hours and thousands ot dol lars are expended putting them Into a condition , which will please the most exacting buyer." KELLTSPRIXGFIKLD HAS XEW TIREW COXSTRUCTIOX The Kelly-Springf ield Tire Co New. York, haa announced a new carcass construction which gives a stronger, more', uniform, more perfectly balanced tire, with more flexible sidewalls and stronger bead. . The bead : is an integral part of the .tire, as the cord fabric t instead of being eut in short lengths, is wound back and forth, enclosing a section of the bead at each turn. This forms a flat tube with the bead enclosed at either side, of the usual; 7000-odd short ones, is wrapped around the cir cumference of the core three times to make a six-ply tire or four times to make an eight-ply. The greater strength and flexibility oZ the tire carcass and the stronger bead are particularly desirable with 'balloon and semi-balloon tires, since the low pressure ln j creases 'the tsresses on side wall! land beads. . P AUTOMOBILE R Service and EMY STARTER SPECIALISTS Our starter specialists" can make your car start easier these winter morningrs. Phone 203 STARR fi AVIUTTEMORE , WOLGAMOTT & OSTTLVNDER Service Dealers ! J 444 S. Commercial St.