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About The Oregon statesman. (Salem, Or.) 1916-1980 | View Entire Issue (Dec. 14, 1924)
EIUPE LIKES . T S Noted Irish Authority Praises Machine as being Finest He Has Ever Driven Europe apparently has taken the Chrysler Six to Its heart equal ly as much as has America, Chrys ler Aioior corporation oriiciais say,. Judging from reports reach ing: them from, thosq countries abroad in which the car has been introduced. , "T.K.T., -widely Maown Irish automobile authority, writing in the Belfast News Letter, one of Ireland's leading Newspapers, has this to say of the car: , , . ,4I hinted last week that the American Chrysler was expected in Belfast. It Is here, and I hare just had a run. I expected ' to find it a very fine car, but the reports of its performance did it scant Justice. On the road I was impressed with the fact that it was the finest car I; hare ever driven or been driven fia irrespective of price. ) "The engine I is undoubtedly a masterpiece. Thirty-five to 40 miles an hour can be maintained right up the Horse Shoe, which is a fair indication of the car's power on bills. "The most remarkable part of the car is the f fact that were it not that the speedometer is in front of you, when traveling at 5 miles an hour you would feel cer-t tain tnat the. speed was no more than 25. And so fine is the sus pensions that the roughest roads can be traveled over without any sensation oil discomfort. At 55 miles-an hour the car appears to be just getting into its stride, and there is a , complete-absence of .vi bration of any kind. There is not a trace oj; hesitation when the throttle is suddenly opened to the fullest extent. The speed increase it also steadily . maintained . over the entire rango' of throttle open ing. ' : . r ; "Readers will , possibly have gathered from' the past references to four-wheel brakes that I am not enamored of them. But I really, for the first time enjoyed using the 4-wheel brakes on the Chrysler. They are free from all jar and work like -velvet. There Is a reason of course. ' They are hydraulic. Therefore compensa tion on account of one of the ele mentary laws! of the science of hydraulics must be perfect. There are no rods to break and rattle; the braking power applied at each wheel must be equal and prooor tional to that exerted by the fluid compressed. It - is comparatively simple to arrange matters that suf ficient pressure will b9 aoplied to the front , wheel brakes to afford the fullest retardation effect with out danger of locking them, and it follows that once this hanpy result has beeu arrived at this adjust ment is not likely to alter. In fact, I cannot see how the com pensating principle can be derang ed. In ue these brakes are a rev elation of smoothness , of action combined with powerful operation. They dd to the delight in driving a car that apart from braking abil ity: la quite out of the common." III! X TT OF VARIOUS TYPES Solid, Cushion, Pneumatic and Balloon Tire Infor mation Given i 1 Buyers of Winter Furs Should Be Ever Alert ' Cetinc and. Towing . . W" Gii 'Ton Tout Money', Worth jTires and 7 - Accessories TEXAS GARAGE GaafrantMd zpit Repairing Fords . and Chevrolet a Specialty t i A i- 199J;X. Capital St. Phone 520 Silas, Oregon. OLYMPIA. Wash., Dec. 13 (AP) Fur-bearing animals the world ov er are steadily decreasing In num ber, but it wiirbe possible tojmr- chase some SO varieties oh the market, by name at least, as long as there are plenty of rabbits, hares and muskrats ; obtainable, according to, officials of the fed eral biological survey here. The. survey is undertaking a campaign against the misnaming of furs, the movement having been started to protect the public against un scrupulous dealers. Hares and rabbits, say the offi cials, are being sold under the names of . American . seal, Arctic seal, Cape seal, cat, chincilla, clipped seal,' coney, ermine, fox, French sable, f Geller -seal,; La Meuse seal, hew seal. , Baltic fox, Baltic seal, . moskrat, northern seal. Polar seal, Semeuse seal and sable. Muckral appears -on the market, it is claimed, under such alluring titles as Aleutian seal, electric seal. Hudson Bay seal, mole, real seal. Red River seal, river mink, river sable and Itus sian otter. i : . No fault Is found" with' names that merely fail to call attention to the fact that a particular fur comes from the back of a cat, rab bit or hare, but objection is made, the officials explain to take names meant to deceive the buyer and to induce him to pay an unfairly high price. i By Kthrlbcrt Pa vary. Consulting Engineer, More land .Motor , Truck Company PART 3 . Skidding - When a body is in motion Its tendency Is to continue moving in the same direction. When turn ing a corner the rear wheels will tend to follow the front wheels' on account of the adhesion qf fric tion between tires and road sur face. Theoretically the friction be tween two. surfaces should be the same irrespective of whether the areas In contact are large or small, as' long as the total pressure or load between them is the same. Take the case of two trucks equip ped with solid rubber tires, the width of the rear tires of one truck being 5 inches and on the other 7 inches. If the load on the wheel is the same, the tire having narrower width will dig into the road surface harder, because the pressure per square Inch is great er than on the wider tire; hence, while theoretically- the friction which, resists skidding should be the' same in both cases, in practice this is not so because the narrow er tire aWUI dig in harder and will squeeze out more thoroughly any mud or dirt that should be between the tire and ground. Therefore a narrower j tire will skid less than a wider tire. This refers to solid or cushion tires only. With pneumatic tires this does not hold good because the pneumatic has a larger amount of deformability. . Its outer . circum ference will conform to the many small hills and, hollows of the road surface, which are ever pres ent even on the smoothest roads. A pneumatic tire has a greater traction because It conforms to the road surface better, ft will fit into the small hills of ! the road and therefore it will grip the road more firmly than' a solid, tire., For this reason it will also skid less when there is a tendency for it to skid sideways. Furthermore,; the anti-skid , treads of pneumatic tires will skid' ..less because the edges of these anti-skid projec tions will grip the road surface when there .la a tendency to skid. For these two reasons pneumatics skid less than solid rubber tires.. In the case of balloon tires action is even more pronounced. Having a thinner wall, a balloon tire will even more readily conform to the inequalities of the road surface and enter all the crevices and since there is a larger available tread surface it is provided with a larger number of anti-skid ribs or, pro jections; hence & balloon . tire should skid less than an ordinary pneumatic tire. . i Steering. A balloon tire steers .harder than an ordinary pneumatic tire because there is a larger surface of tire on the road and as the tire wall is softer, the tire-will enter a larger number of hollows and crevices (and absorb a larger numbex of small hills) and this will offer' a greater steering re sistance than the ordinary pneu matic tire. Ladybug Proves Friend In Need to Orchardists i LOS ANGELES. Dec. 13.. (AP). The little brown insect that for countless years has heard the chil dren of the country singing "Lady bug, Ladybug, fly away home," now is free to follow this bit of juvenile advice. 1 The ladybug may turn its thoughts towards home because it has about completed its work in Southern California by wiping out the mealy bug, a citrus fruit pest, which for years has preyed on the orange orchards of this territory, according to citrus entomologists here. ; The pest, a coccld or - ale In sect, especially of tL , genus Daetylopius, accumulates on the fruit tree forming a scale of flour like substance. Losses of fruit growers In Sou thern California through this pest Through discoveries by entomol ogists, it was found that the lady bug proved the most successful foe of the pest. Ladybugs were introduced into orchards scourged with the bug. They did their work of extermination. Now they may have their holiday. AUTUiViUHILE UUTHUT HEARLY UP TO 1923 11 Months Total For This Year Is Second Best Record Prison Warden Describes Death Penalty as Useless BALTIMORE, Dec. 13. (AP) -Capital punishment is without value as a deterrent . to crime, Colonel Claude B. Sweezey, war den of the Maryland Penitentiary and House of Correction, recently told 100 members of the Grand Jurors' Association at their month ly meeting. The murdered himself. Colonel Sweezy declared, does not expect to be caught, and in the heat of his passion never gives a thought to the degree of his penalty. . . In the main, he said, capital punish ment dooms to death only murder ers, who are "the most level-headed and the squarest" of men be hind prison walls, and the last likely to commit a similar crime again. - - -i HrJ" bvj ljiL-auijLin Li uvJLs uu u UL uO LLLJ i This Christmas Wfyy not get the practical gift One of our guaran-, teed cars. Something the whole4 family will de light in every day of the year. And so easy to buy on our special holi day terms. The Best Car Driven.: Is the Used Car At a Real Saving You can afford to buy a Ford, but good business judgment should prompt you to see our cars before you buy. Look over this list Then come and see us. i 1923 LICENSE FREE WITH EACH OF THESE CARS 1924 Baby Overland .......... .$500 1924 Coupe, cost new $700; our t i price ........... J . ; 575 192 4 Touring, special holiday price 400 19 23 Coupe, has lots of extras. . . ; -400 1922 Coupe, has disc wheels, has- i i lers .................... J?75 1923 Roadster, a real bargain.,.. -373 1923 Roadster, wire wheels, cost i i new $600 400 OO Days Free ervic on all the f ! : . , above cars ' 1921 Touring, fine condition. ... .f 175 1920 Touring in dandy shape.... lttO , 1918 Touring ...........1...... 5 il922 Touring, starter block i . . , . . HO 1918 Maxwell 1 ton truck. In dandy condition ; 125 191G Touring,,...... .45 1922 Touring, in best of condition j HOLIDAY TERMS OS ALL CAILS THINK OF ITT , If you remit in in good health you pay for the car, but If you are i t sick or disabled we give a policy that will take rare of you. T T D3 i - r 198 South Commercial Open Evenings and Sundays Automobile output for the first nine months of 1924 is within 9 per cent of last year; and is the second best record in the history of the business. The total for November based on shipping re ports submitted to the directors' meeting of the National Automo bile Chamber of Commerce in New York today, was 248,113. Conditions are felt by the trade to be on an excellent basis. While production is slightly curtailed compared with 1923, it is 42.8 above 1923. Reports from -dealers throughout the country state that new car stocks on hand are lighter than ; this time last year, with a better outlook for winter business. The totals for production of cars and' trucks by months durjng the past two years are: 1923 243,554 276,953 335,073 382,746 394,190 378,613 328,105 345,303 327.542 365,180 313,012 January February March . . April . . May . . June July August . . September October . November ; 1924 316.278 367,527 382.474 373,203 312,570 243,819 ; 262.916 i 279.061 ; 290,967 289.333 248.113 Total 11 Mo.3.710,275 3,368,570 Total partly estimated, i Interest Grows in Ikwton Trans port Meeting Indications now are that every one of the six northeastern states will have a large representation at the New England Motor Transport Conference to be held at the Copley-Plaza hotel, Hoston, . on De cember 8th and 9th. , Recent additions to the confer ence program include an address, on "What the Motor Vehicle Has Done for New England's Farms," which will be given by Leslie R. Smith, Massachusetts deputy com missioner of agriculture, and an address on "Railroad Use of Trucks" by G. C. Woodruff, gen eral freight agent. New York Cen tral railroad. Ford Fordor Sedan Price Reduced $25 DETROIT, Mich., Dec. 13. A cut of 25 in the price of the Fordor Sedan, one of the 'most popular of the Ford enclosed cars, was announced by the Ford Motor company last week. The same announcement- carried substantial reductions on all other Ford cars. The new prices become . effective Tuesday, December 2nd. j The price reductions come at a tim"e when the car is enjoying the greatest sales in its history, for retail deliveries of Ford cars have so far this year far exceeded the -same period in any previous year. Contributing to bringing about lower prices are production ad vancements during the year in which it has been possible to bring about many improvements and at the same time effect numerous manufacturing economies by the opening up of new resources un der company control. Pemberton Orders Foxes For His Sunnyside Farm SUNNYSIDE. Mr.-' and Mrs. Joe Comby left Thursday for their home in Missouri. . They have been visiting Mrs. Combs broth er, G. ,F. Heckart. Mrs. C. H,. Taylr spent Wed nesday in Salem. Mr, and Mrs. C. H. Gregg made a trip to Salem Thursday. W. S. Pemberton is starting a fox farm. He has two pairs of fine black, fox. The Sunnyside Community club Is working on a program to be given Christmas. . Mr. and Mrs. C. -H.' Murry of Salem spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Gi T. Heckart. Miss Grace Chandler spent Sun day at home with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. S. Chandler, , Woman's Battle With Owl Ends in Death of Marauder TACOMA. Wash., Dec. 13. (AP) -A great owl that had long been killing poultry and wild game near South Bend, Wash., recently was caught and slain as a result of the pluck of Mrs. W. A. Wil son.' . . The woman, who .lives on a ranch, heard a hen making a com motion, and she saw a great, horn ed owl attacking it. She ran out, grasped the owl and held on it despite wounds from its talons and beakl She called her husband. Who killed the marauder. It measured flour feet five Inches across the wings. ; ECONOMIC MEET KILLED CORVALLIS, Ore.. Dec. 13. Benton county is to have an "eco nomic conference" January 13 and ,14. ', The i government has just completed an exhaustive survey of the county, the first to be finished in the Pacific northwest. " At a conference held here today B. W. Johnson was chosen chairman of the organization and Harry. Fel berbaum secretary. A committee consisting of W. A. Reid, Mrs. A. E. Blake, Claude Buchanan, tW. N. Locke, W. E. Kyler. W. E: Teutsch. Paul Maris, Eva Comegys and C. R. Briggs was appointed to make the neces sary arrangements for the pro gram. The object of the confer ence is to bring about a stabiliza tion of production and distribution.' TWO TONS OF FREE FEED At Beaver Creek. Clackamas county, recently, says C. E. Spence State Market Agent, a farmer had M ' 9 If P. ft I Only $1065 for this new Oldismobile Coach! Yes -only $1065 f.o.b. factory! And what a value it is! Check these quality features against those of any other car: : - . ; Fisher-Built Body Six Cylinder L-Head Engine Pressure Feed Lubrication Delco Electrical Equipment Harrison Radiator s Dry Disc Clutch New Fisher V. V. one-piece Windshield with Automatic Cleaner Cowl Lights Then see, it--its beautiful Duco Finish its wide doors its deep cushions its longer springs. Ride in it and you'll know, at once tnat you've found your next car! - ' . - ,' F. W. Pettyjohn Co. 219 North Commercial Street ! BDF CENERAL 140 sacks of spuds for sale. ;A buyer looked them over and offer ed what the grower considered too low a price. He said there were too many small and undergrade potatoes in the pile. The ; farmer refused the price offered, and then dumped and graded the stock, tak ing out 40 sacks of culls. He then resacked them and he receiv ed a higher price for the 100 sacks than was offered for the 140 sacks. And he bad two tons of stock feed that did not cost him a dollar. This once more shows what srsl- inffwill do. The consuming pub lic demands a standard pack and the farmer might far better grade hsi products-than to pay a heavy price for the middlesr&a to do it for him. 9g L'&TJoSfi 3MSS i -r I I i I ..KTW A Qreat Christmas Qift to Qive the Family! It's a family car. It's a business car. It's a camping car. The Overland Coupe-Sedan I A sensation in price a manufacturing triumph that en ables anybody to own a closed car as easily as an open carl Q Doors both front and rear easy; entrance, easy exit no , climbing over seats or feet.1 Front and rear "seats both adjust for ward and backward to fit tall and short people. Rear seat and uphol stery are entirely removable giving 50 cubic feet of square carrying space for anything and everything a sales man, merchant, farmer or housewife mm wishes to carry. Both seats quickly make into a full-length bed in the car ideal for camping trips. The only closed car at the price with a speedo meter, foot accelerator, disc clutch, sliding gear transmission and COM PLETE EQUIPMENT. Q A car that saves you money in price and then saves you money right along, all tha time. Big savings in gasoline and c3 less wear and tear on tires strength and dependability that minimize up keep. Come in and see this remark able Overland Coupe-Sedan at our Closed Car show. Easy terms. ttitt T3TrrrTT-n'rci high street V AV-XV XXVVf J. XllilVO 1 - . AT TRADE