THE OREGON STATESMAN, SALEM, OREGON
SUNDAY MORNING, MARCH 29, 1925
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Interference from spark or "code
transmitting stations, contrary to
the average belief, is not due to
radio amateurs or "Hams," bat in
most cases is due to commercial
ship and. shore stations operating on
v. are lengths within the bands driven
over do broadcasting stations. Near'
by powerful spark a stations may
break through on any wave length
on. any type of receiver, although
the particular wave length at which
the interfering stations are trans
mitting is usually at the present day
at i ors above 600 meters.
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ADVOCATES SIGHS
Believes That Signs Should
Be Placed Where Speed
Limit Changes
CHARLES if. HASTINGS.
President and General Manager,
Hupp Motor Car Corporation
We have heard considerable
during the last two or three years
concerning the abolition of "speed
traps." These are stretches of
road, where, fro'm the surroundings
the fcnotorist believes the state law
permits him to travel at a higher
ratef of speed than some purely
local legislation actually does.
Such a local acf is obviously
unfair, even though "ignorance of
the haw excuses no man.' Where
It takes on the character of a
nutfance, automobile clubs, parti
cularly, have done much to ab
olish it. But even where it is
not) it is still unfair to the well
intentloned, but uniformed, auto
mobile owners. Hundreds of thou
sands of dollars have been collect
ed, through, such methods from
those who had no intention of
violating the law. The outcome
of feuch a law Is that the auto
mobile owner who fs unfortunate
enough to be caught and fined not
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SPARK TRANSMITTING
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interference from a ship' spark sta
tion is graphically shown. Such a
ship station operating on 450 me
ters interferes with reception of sig
nals from a broadcasting station op
erating on 1440 meters. j '
The annoyance which this inter
ference is causing broadcast listen
ers has been largely remedied by re
allocating these; ship and shore sta
tions to wave lengths higher than
those used by all broadcasting sta
tions. Ultimately most all spark
stations will probably be replaced
by a different type of radio trans
mitter. whch wilf free the air from
this objectionable interference.
only is justifiably provoked, ; but
that his and others attitude re
sults in considerable loss of legit
imate revenue to the adjacent
municipalities from the touring
PUbliC
Granting that there is a special
reason why the maximum1 speed
law at some particular spot should
be unusually low, the remedy is
obvious. Posting of conspicuous
signs adjacent to the roadway in
forming every motorist of the ex
act speed limit is that remedy.
It should be done not only in
isolated instances but along every
main highway. . In other words,
signs should be Erected Therever
the speed limit changes. Then if
that speed limit is violated, and
not until -then, is the hapless auto
mobile owner morally as well as
legally guilty. ; r. ;
At least one section of the coun
try has already taken steps to co
operate in this respect with the
touring public. That is in Maryland
where the automobile owner is
given complete information reg
arding speed laws. j :
Today in certain parts of Mary
land easily readable signs : have
been erected along the highways
to the driver's right informing
him of the maximum speed. These
signs, orange with large black let
ters, inform : the motorist that he
should "Begin 15 Mile Limit or
"Begin 20 Mjle Limit" or; "Begin
35 Mile Limit" as he enters the
business or residential section of
a city, or emerges into the open
country. j j
Signs such as these give the
Public Knows It!
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INCREASES POWER
Carburetion Has Much to Do
With the Flexibility of
Motor - .
(By V. P. WALSEN)
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Local Manager of the Western
Auto Supply Co.
Flexibility that quality In an
automobile engine that will com
bine the advantage of throttling
down to a low rate of .travel with
quick' acceleration has occupied
the close attention of automotive
engineers for years.
The vital necessity of this re
quisite in a motor today is more
pronounced because of the con
gested condition of traffic in the
business districts, which calls for
a snail-like pace, then ranid move
ment. On the country road,- flex
ibility is again highly desirable
when the driver wishes to pass a
car ahead or sprint out a traffic
Jam.:. .
Carburetion has undoubtedly
more to do with the flexibility of
the motor than any other one
thing in the operation of the pres
ent day automobile. The success
ful carburetor must be able to
properly adjust Itself to meet the
varying, conditions resulting from
the use of the low gravity gasoline
sold throughout the country today.
It is not only difficult to vapor
ize such fuel, but a large amount
of it is not consumed at all when
the mixture is too rich, and it
passes through to the cylinders
as a liquid in place. of a vapor.
The unused fuel works its way
into the crankcase, thins the oil
and reduces its usefulness. On
some makes of cars this condition
is partially remedied through the
use of a specially constructed
manifold, but no device has yet
been found that can successfully
overcome all of It without first
passing through a carburetor so
constructed that It completely vap-
automobile owner who desires to
obey the law the necessary infor
mation at a glance. They convey
it in a spirit of friendliness that
cannot help but add to the reve
nue that the surrounding territory
can reasonably expect to receive
from the tourist business.
This is legislation of the proper
sort. It is legislation that states
should pass without delay.
It is reasonable to expect that
the cost of posting such signs
would be more than offset by the
benefits of a greater number of
tourists and their more friendly
Llceling. . . . ,.,
French Program Will Be
Broadcasted This Thursday
The following program will be
broadeasted Thursday, April 2,
from all Ttwater Kent Radio sta
tions, according to Radio Head
quarter, local Atwater Kent re-
rentatives.
Delibes: -Entrance of Bacchus
and Procession from "Sylvia,' or
chestra.
Gounod: Kermesse scene from
"Faust."
Debussy:- Group of Piano soles
Gounod: (a) Hymn a St.
Cecile, orchestra
Debussy: (b) "En Bateau",
orchestra
Berlioz:- (c) Valse Des Syl
phes "Damnation de Faust."
Tenor: Group of "French folk
Songs."
Massenet: "Elegie," soprano,
violin obligato. ?
Saint-Saens: Ballet Suits
Henry VIII, orchestra, "i
Saint-Saens Bacchanals Samp
son et Delilah.
RADIO XOW ENTERING
STANDARDIZATION STAGE
That radio equipment Is fast
becoming standardized will be wel
come news to radio users and
people who would like! to enjoy
radio, says a bulletin-Just issued
by the American Radio association
the national organization repre
senting the listener-in. It is said
that a large number of people
express a desire to own receiving
sets but are fearful that they can
not hook up the batteries and an
tenna and make other electrical
connections properly, v -
"Standardization means no less
than bringing order out of chaos,"
said Alfred M. Caddell. secretary
of the association. "Purchasers
of radio equipment not otherwise
skilled In the art will now be en
abled to hook up the right bat
tery to the right terminal In the
set without fear of making a
wrong and sometimes unfortunate
mistake. For Instance, a blue
cord will be used to designate the
antenna circuit, due to ths fact
that the antenna Is always asso
ciated with the blue sky. Tellow
cord will be used for the filament
circuit to suggest the color at
which the filament of the tube
burns. Bright red has ben chosen
to indicate the highest positive; B
battery, potential, this being con
ventional electrical engineering
practice. Black cord designates
the ground wire, and so on. Tele
phone pings and Jacks, vacuum
tubes, dry batteries and the like
have likewise been standardized
from the stand paints of termin
ology, physical 5 dimensions, con
structional details and features la
rolrlng operation.
orizes the f uel wIthout-aid -.jdIA
motor heat.
In addition to the low grade
fuel situation, a successful car
buretor must automatically com
pensate for variations -ia temper
ature and altitude; it must res
pond immediately when quick ac
celeration Is desired: It must op
erate smoothly and positively at
all speeds; it must be economical
in fuel consumption. These are
a few of the requirements of a
good carburetor and should be
obtained by a. device free as pos
sible from moving parts.
The average carburetor in use
today ia the same style and type
that was in use five years ago.
These carburetors - could ; then
handle the fnel situation, but the
quality-of gasoline has gradually
decreased. ; Little or no provision
was made to meet with this con
dition, until Eddie Winfield 'con
ceived the idea of combining a
cylinderical trottle, multiple Jots,
three stages of vaporization-and
proper mixture proportions with
out the use of moving parts. As
a result, the high speed and quick
acceleration which were obtained
have made, it the popular carbure
tor with world famous racing driv
ers such as Ralph De Palma, Peter
De Paolo, Eddie Ilearne, Sig
Haugdahl and a host of others.
The remarkable success of the
Winfield on the track brought a
tremendous ! demand from the
owners of pleasure vehicles to
warrants its production for gen
eral usage.M The Western Auto
Supply company was one of the
first to handle the Winfield pro
duct, after it was decided to mar
ket it for the pleasure and com
mercial car. Favorable, reports
from all users lauding the Quicker
acceleration, hill climbing facts,
and general motor flexibility gain
ed through the use of the Win
field are constantly being received
at the Western Auto Supply com
pany in every city where they have
established an auto supply store.
Good Gasoline Should Have
Low Initial Boiling Point
: Is Claim
"Thousands of gallons of gaso-
ine are used in this locality, but
there are comparitvely few motor
ists who really know what is good
easollne states WB Speck.
"A good gasoline should have a
low Initial boiling point for easy
starting and quick gateway with
out excessive use of the choker en
even range of 'boiling points' -to
insure steady, clean and complete
combustion; and as high an end
point as the climatic conditions
will allow to insure the maximum
mile-age. H .
"All automobile owners expect
from a dollars' worth of gasoline
a dollars' value in quirk, smooth
response to the starter and ac
celerator. J They desire easy, wing
like speed along boulevards and
straightaways; boundless driving
power, that lifts them rearing, up
a hill or through heavy going; and
they ask for flexibility that will
allow them to slip deftly, swiftly.
Into and out of traffic 'holes.
"Thousands of users of General
gasoline state that they find all
of their expectations filled in the
'clean power' sold at the green-and
white signs through all indepen
dent dealers. They state that by
using this gasoline they experience
no difficulty in getting immediate
action from their starter, no mat
ter whether in be mid-summer or
near the New Year. They have
givten General the supreme test,
both in summer and winter, and
have found if not lacking, whether
it 'be in speed across the valleys,
or in pulllng-power over the hills."
".Mr. Speck explains that this
unusually high quality found In
the product of the General Petro
leum corporation is due to the
process used in refining. He states
that the same principles holds
true in the refining of good gaso
line as in the chemistry "lab."
Should a dozen or more students
be given a glass of water to purify,
it is highly probable that the
same degree of exactness would
not be .found In the result of each.
Some would have accomplished
their task to a much greater ex
tent -than others; due either to
the care and diligence with which
they worked, : or to the method
they used. s' '
tin the same way in the produc
tion" of gasoline, starting!, with
crude material of similartbase,; In
the end a great difference mar be
noted in the final product. JEach
drop of crude' petroleum has hid
den away a small amount of gaso
line, some kerosene and lubricat
ing oils of various weights. It
is the duty of the refiner to sep
arate these In the proper manner,
and if he is to have a balanced
product of the first class, this
must be done accurately. The
General Petroleum corporation
feels that it has accomplished thl?
end, and a result has given to the
motoring public a good gasoline,
that will stand the challenge of
fill upband let the engine dec
ide'." ..
There's no more horn, blowing
than there was a year ago.. Jfs
Just done at the steering wheel
Instead of at tbe fear. " . .
UICH QUALITY IS
DUETO IB
DEALERS flllE MCRE
. PRACTICAL TODftY
Oldsmobile President Claims
That Experience Has
Made Better Dealers
Better work will be accomplish
ed by automobile dealers in 1925
than ever before in the history
of the industry, according to A.
B. C. Hardy, president of Olds
Motor works, who has Just com
pleted a trip through the east,
middle west, and northwest. The
conditions he met during his jour
ney -through this section, compris
ing more than half of the country,
"were most encouraging.
Mr." Hardy is plain spoken and
does not believe in gilding- the
lily or painting a rosy picture
when "posies" are not blooming.
He does not believe that any Uto
pian era confronts the automobile
man, but does think that the in
dustry throughout has reached a
sane condition with its feet on the
floor and that while it will entail
work, success is within the grasp
of any dealer. Here are Mr. Har
dy's views on the automobile deal
er and his chances of selling auto
mobiles: " .
"A year ago." said Mr. Hardy,
"I visited several of the districts
included in my present trip. There
have been remarkable changes
during that period, -changes that
at first almost contradictory.
"Dealers .from Maine to Mon
tana, practically without excep
tion, are more . optimistic than
they were last year. This optim
ism, however, is not based on the
idea that the 'world is oing to
clamor at their doors demanding
cars. It is founded on the belief
that dealers .are going to sell
enough cars to make a reasonable
profit.
"This viewpoint of the dealer
reflects a new condition. Dealers
are without exception more prac
tical today than ever before. The
floss and foam has blown away,
eaving the dealers face to face
with the stark realities of their
business. The result has been
that they are getting down to the
rock bottom the economics of mer
chandising. .'Dealers today have an excellent
working knowledge of overhead,
costs, profit and lose and such de
tails that not so long ago were
scorned by many. They know
how much they can ailow on a
used car; they have figured out
just how many cars they must sell
to pay expenses.
"The same conditions are re
flected in the salesmen. At the
Boston automobile show and at
several other exhibitions I recently
attended, it was surprising to see
how fibsely salesmen had studii-l
their "cars. They were read; to
answer any questions regaruin.
mechanical or engineering details.
Not so long ago they were satis
fied with sales talks replete with
generalities.
"These changes In the attitarte.
of dealers and salesmen will mt-j
they will do better work th.ii
ever before and all,: the aui -motive
industry and the publ; ,
will benefit. The leading auto
mobile manufacturers are doin ;
considerable to aid this new cona tion
by assisting their dealers i .
thIr merchandising activities.
"General business conditions,
appear to bear out the optim it
attitude of the dealers. i-, ; in
eastern states there har btcu im
provement during recei.. i.o.. us
Nothing can be exper n hai
could be classed as a boom, but
a general steadying oi bumet
with its resulting ease of miud to
the wage earner may be looked
'or. ;
"The middle west also looks
good. In fact this section has
been less affected by spells of de
pression during- years than other
sections of the , country,,
"The greatest improvement.
however, was In the northwest
states. Business Is flourishing,
and the automobile industry is
getting a good share of the pros
perity. -"Generally speaking the auto
mobile industry appears best in
the rural sections. This may be
due to the better prices received
for crop, and also to the habit of
city dwellers to wait until the last
moment before making purchases.
- "It is not likely that any rec
ords will he broken this year in
the number of automobiles made
and sold. But It is safe to assume
that automobile dealers will work
harder and be more prosperous
than they were last year."
OILIXG SYSTEM SAID
S-; , PRACTICALLY PEHKIXT
' "The oiling system used on the
improved Rickenbacker cars i the
result of many tests and is. we
believe, - perfection - in operation.
Exceptionally large conveying
tubes carry the oil from the large
oil pump of each iof the seveu
main bearing, bathing the bear
ings and valve mechanism con
stantly in. a stream of free all."
'ays J. H. Maclen, of the F. W.
Pettyjohn company,? local Ricken
vacker dealers.
GOVERNMENT TO AID
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Several Important sections of
the Bute highway system of Cali
fornia and Nevada are to be la
proTed by the United statei Bu-
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reau of public roads during 1925,
according to an announcement by
District . Engineer C. H. Sweetser
of the San. Francisco office of the
bureau. ...
Hop Man Buys a New
Packard 7 Pass. Sedan
One of Packard's finest vehicles
was delivered to T. A. Llvesley
yesterday. ' ' ' -
Among the beautiful creations
of the Packard models is the seven
passenger sedan limousine, a two
"onipartment car that can be given
a sedan effect through lowering
the plate glass partition which
irops into the rear of the drivers
seat.
Mr. Llvesley selected this model
as being the last word in motor
car construction, the acme of the
carriage builders art. -
N'ature man: Seventeen habits
and nine regular pains done up in
a skin.
Perhaps the cynic prefers a me
tropolis because it contains more
people to despise.
If only the brakes would get
tight when the driver does. .
Now is the Time to Begin
Tire Economy
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Directly back of the Fire Department City Hall
ENTRANCE FROM ALLEY
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