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About The Oregon statesman. (Salem, Or.) 1916-1980 | View Entire Issue (Sept. 13, 1925)
TIIE OREGON STATESMAN, SALEM, OREGON SUNDAY MORNING, SEPTEMBER 13, 1925 t a r At I v n Some Traffic Abuses! After a week-end .trip to Ash land and ' return a local automo bili9tajr: . .. 1 y. ' :,(:, Tha 80 Per cent of tourists and automobile drivers exceed the ' speed ilmlt- - y j-.' Thai it would require a thou sand speed cops between Ashland and Portland to enforce traffic re. gulatiqns to a letter. j Thaij auto trucks and stapes are becoming a nuisance and menace to automobile touring on the high ways. . - ; That the oily reason farmen are given any consideration at all from some automobllista on the highway is the fact that a heavy farm wagon I aded with hay or grain is a ugly thing to butt into That no matter how fast you are travelling! on the highway there are always a lot of speed maniacs who will pass you. & Ml: a insures ;i. i , ; 1 IMOTOR TRIPS ABROAD y?tw Maidens of Japan ONE OF A SERIES OF TRAVEL TALKS FORD OPENS NEW PLANT CARS. AXD TRUCKS ARE XOW ASSEMBLED IX MEXICO accurate MiKe You - - - : I ; f; need and want, Piston Rings that are Free from Snakiness If ' 1 ? a We scU and recommend I i : . McQuay-Norris Rings, I i , . ' .- . i - j ! because they are flat Not Snaky, Try them on a face plate coated with Prussian blue and prove it. Complete oversize service. See "Jim A Rill' for Complete Line Bearings, Pistons, Piston Rings, Gears and Gaskets JIM" "BILI SMITH & WATKINS of Motor Court at High Wwt rhone 44 i . I , V ..- :: . , x 1 The Ford Motor company : of Mexico has been organized In Mex ico City and is now turning out assembled Ford car and trucks for distribution In that territory. In alii its essential details, the Mexican plant Is similar to Ford plants In other foreign countries and the United States. Production has begun and while facilities at present only permit assembly of chassis, additional equipment Is now being installed. This Includes enameling ovens and also facilities for building bodie. , The Ford Motor company plant Is Mexico's first automobile fac tory and Its operation Is regarded . A L 1 Phot0 Crttj Ckrydtr Cffvrmtiea fi yfOTOR vehicular rcgistra I VI tions in Asia in 1924 werrf ""TA15 per cent better than in 1923. and Japan experienced a forty per cent increase despite a national catastrophe. Japan now has 20,000 registered motor cars and tracks. China has 10,000. Japanese maidens are not so shy as fiction would have us be lieve, as shown by this snapshot. They admired the Chrysler road ster and expressed delight when its owner "snapped" them. That road hogs are fortunately becoming scarcer every day they are nearly all killed off. That the road hog has a rival n the ignoramus who cuts iu ahead of you and clips your front wheel. There should he a rear round open season for shooting these birds. That a bold bill board at the South Salem city limits on the highways reads "Welcome to Sil- verton." It says other things, but the above line is about all the tourist has time to read at 40 miles an hour. That the steel work and trestle work on the new Harrlsburg high way bridge is about completed and it is practically ready for the paved floor. Harrlsburg will soon have a ferry "for Bale at a bar gain." . That a lot of fellows never get in a hurry until they are seated at an automobile steering wheel; That a law should be passed and rigidly enforced prohibiting small coupes from carrying more than three people on the highway. That one hand drivers should be classed along with the drunken drivers. -Neither is either safe or sane. That the looting of wrecked cars whose owners have been disabled and taken to the nearest hospital should be made a penitentiary of tense. Accident victims already have troubles enough. Hood River apple crop ated at about 2800 cars. estim Contract let at $55,732 to build Sutton Lake-Florence section of Roosevelt highway. as much a show place of the city tSpeelaraparkplnr saves..... 20 Intake superheater aaves. . . .20 Special rear axle saves 20 I n?h pressure cords save. . . .20 Special fuel saving device... 20 as an Industrial enterprise by the citlxens and Mexican government officials. The plant U housed in a two-story building of 4 S.000 square feet of floor spare which has been remodeled to conform with Ford' standards of produc tion. General offices of the com pany are located in the building. The 'mm pan y now has IS fore ign plants and associated com panies.! Others, in addition to Mexico1 City, established this year are at PerUamburo. Brazil and Yokohama. Japan. FLIVVER'S SAVING DEVICES lf&.9ajrs that he has 120 to stop every 25 miles to ball out tbe fuel i to keep his gas tank from running over. Portland. Pacific Telephone ft , Telegraph company will Install new service for ML Scott and Mt. Tabor dlHtrlcts. - A flivver owner has Installed devices to hla flivver guaranteed to effect the following savings: Carburetor saves on fuel..:. 20 1 ! i ; ! The Battery Man ! has a genuine Willard Battery for ! 7 ! i 531 Court Street Phone 198 P 2 i . a Make Sure Your Cards : Running Right For little adjustments now will save big repair bills later f Years of experience, plus first class equipment, enable us to do expert repairing at satisfactory prices . We have a Tow Car that t , is at your service day or night THE MOTOR CHOP G. A. Coffey S. 31. Hayes 207 Xorl h Cbnrrh Street Phone 43; Mgfct Phone 1744.W (Next to Certified Motor Car Market) fe EAUTY' COMFORT CONVENIENCE UTILITY 192,368 Orders Already Received TOURING CAR $290 "i -r ! P. Q.B. DETROIT RUNABOUT . 260 COUPE . . 520 Tudor Sedan . 580 fordor sedan 66q DwounUt im tad Sonw Extra om Opa Can t: jThc increased popularity of the im j proved Ford cars has already become . an established fact. t r ' h i .- ;"".::' ' Since the announcement of these cars, 192,368 orders have been placed with Authorized Ford Dealers a sales record that is without precedent. .. I ! ;-v-; Sec the improved cars at your near est A lthorized Ford Dealer's. Place your Drdcr now to insure preferred position on the dealer's delivery list. Enjoy die new beauty and increased ridinc ; comfort of a Ford car this Fall and Winter. ' MP(t lb mt n i I w m MM I new i n 'emures 99 o : , 77 . 77 77 h mcmmaz m 1 ..... M I ' . 1 - ir ' .: I Such was the President's order. RESULT? A! new -day automobile at a rice unbelievable until today. Full-size--passenger; I sliding-gear transmission, at less than $600 for the first time in all history. I 4J .1 V i.'t K : nre the higii-spots. Check them witn any car you know selling anywhere near the price. Then ask yourself "In what other ll&ht car can l even annrox imate this phenomenal $595 value?". A full-size, 5-passenger Sedan room to spare for 5 regular people ... a ' smartly designed car, clean-cut, rakish, low, extraordinarily good-looking 1 . . . polished lacquer finish, rich deep blue with glistening let-black trimmings, as handsome a light car as anybody ever looked at. Women lore itl ' j j j A 27-horscpoircr engine Sturdy, fast, reliable, all the power you need to carry you 50 miles or 50,000. A noble hill-climber. A quieter engine with fewer working parts. 20-to-25 miles to f.b. TUdo Extra big door Wfc tnmt mI Mr Mtt. lark 4wr kM Wider teatu ml Uftht car Wnt! Nn lirtw I tadMa Smb. WU hack iff. wide utndoic mar tku 3 aomrm ft mt iaWw tpmcm mU tm mil mm4 mil thm mru, mUh I Wm cf tourtet car. Latett one-pUct irindthitld Tn cm Mara mamUf tm tmm wttk It. v ' tit 'I f t f.r N I N C R E A S E I N. P R I C E the gallon of gas, often more light on oilhundreds of letters from Overland owners report as high as 15,000 miles without a dollar spent for engine up keep! Sliding gear transmission Three speed, selective, sllding-gear trans mission at the lowest price ever avail- . able in a light Sedan! Borg and Beck disc 9 type dutch one of the finest clutches made; Auto-Lite starting, llghHwj and ignition a rear axle system equal to that used in cars carrying double the weight of this one; Axle shafts of Molybdenum steel, the toughest steel known. In the entire three years in which Overland has used this axle system there Is no case on Chassis record where broken! axle has been a strong, rigid frame with plenty of bracing; springs of Chrome Vanadium steel, the finest and strongest spring steel known to engineering every leaf In each spring is genuine Chrome Vanadium ; the same material you will find in the world's finest automobiles! We challenge any owner In America to point out wherein this $595 Overland can be duplicated for quality or for up-to-the-minute equipment, or for dollar-f or dollar value. Step In and see this car. Ride In It know the comfort of It. Drive it yourself feel the ease of It, the power of It. Easy terms. Only a small amount down. 18 months for the balance. Trade In your present car as part payment. an I : - : Seda VICK BROTHERS Hih Street at Trade -t 41-
