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About The Oregon statesman. (Salem, Or.) 1916-1980 | View Entire Issue (Oct. 25, 1925)
r fir r Y7. Section Three v . Pages 1 to 8 SEVENTyrflF!TH JraAK FIRSP PirEURES 1 0F Rcikish, Lines Suggest Sport Car 5 lr-f;f g 4 It " itl, In the Improved Ford runabout stream lines and low 'construction are accentuated. , The entire ap pearance ot the iar BOffgestBjthe cport type.- As in the touring cai, coupe and , tudor, the gasoline tank is suspended under1 the cowl and filled without ; disturbing any of the occupints; j A door at "the; driver's 'left, and i storm curtains which open with the doors; have been provided. There islalso gen erous room under; the rear deck for luggage. j Redesigning the Ford coupe has not only given it a new degree of State, County and Crty Op erations Have Practically Ceased at Present PAVlnlG PROGRAM EifflEQ fob en . Faving operations in the state, county and city ' are practically over for the year, the only wvirk of any, importance being the sur Jacing of the Canemah section of the Pacific highway - at - Oregon ' : City , ' f '-' Approximately 73 miles : have - been hard surfaced in the. state this year. airbut 8i.2miles being --. done by the I'variyusk counties, -chiefly .Marlon,' Multnomah and : Clack amas. At present there are 1280 miles of paving laid down by the state highway dapartment and counties.. ; Marion county paved 16 miles during the seasoa and graded and graveled an additional 20 miles, ccording. to y Jim Culver, county road, master,. There will probably not be so many miles paved next -yar as the five-year program has : been completed. However, atten t ion will center upon the market road program and an effort is be Ing made to grade and gravel as many miles s is possible. ecn year in order to reach the outlying dis trict. The road sof prepared will be in readiness for; paving in fu - tare . years. Marion . county; now has ,138, miles of paving by the county. Included in this amount i are 3C miles of state paving oper atlon. One of the main paving jobs this season was the placing of "black top" between St. Paul and Newberg, giving another hard surface route to Portland. Eighty-four blocks were paved with concrete in Salem this sea son, involving , 85,400 square yards, according . to - Walter S. Britain May Take Seaplane Supremacy From U. S. I 'American airmen are worried xver the projpect. of .Great iSchnerder Cap It he international seaplane, races lt Baltimore, Oct. 2. Britain is entering a j"znjtry plaB6'CP).tePortc to b. capable of more than 3DQ miles aa hour. One of the Amer ican entries (bottom) li the army'awumer" iothe Pulitaer trophy ce,jhich will be equipped witk fewxtoowfeUheetejit . j, . : - r ,- t ; ; - - 1 beauty, but has increased its com fort ami utility as well.- The body Is lower and lowered on the chas sis, contributing - to readability and riding ease. The rear deck also lias been redesigned to carry out the stream line treatment of the body, and provide a larger, dust and, moisture proof compart ment for luggage or parcels. Wide doors, one-piece ; windshield, indi rect ventilation' and improved brake are other notable features of the coupe. The Ford ,'tndor in ehannell green with lower body on a low-' Low, street commissioner. There was no black top laid in the city. Streets and alleys paved this year are as follows: Alley, block 8; alley, Mock 2 Or alley, block 19; Cottage from Fer ry to Trade; Oak from Liberty to High; Rural 'avenue from Com mercial to High; Lefelle from Commercial to Saginaw; Lefelle from Fir; to Center, block 24; Fairmount avenue from Superior to Luther; Saginaw from Wash ington to Lincoln; Fairmount avet nue. from- Luther to Rura; Falr-t mount avenue from Wilson td Miller; University fnom Mill tq Belleyne; Luther from Fir i td Fairmount; Church, from Lefelle to Howard, 3; Church from Hoyf to Oxford. 3; Cross from. High t$ Church ; Thirteenth from Rural c city limits, 3; Electric avenue from High to Cot tage 2;- Mill from 21st t'o Twenty-third; Trade r4 from Corameretr Mt$riHt; Possible forthcifft fuftneFfiS Howard from High to Church; Belmont from Summer to Capir tol; Eighteenth street - from D to Market, 5; Ferry from Fifteenth to Ninetieth; Marion from Twenty-third to Twenty-foarth ;" alley. "block 88; Court from Eighteenth to Mill creek; Chemeketa frvm Twentyq-first to Twenty-fourth; alley, block 89 ; Winter from D to Market, 3; Shipping from Capitol to Cottage, 2; Shipping from Cap ital to Southern Pacific R. R., 2; Maple avenue from Highland to South, 4; South from Cottage to Maple; E street from Broadway to Fifth; Market from -Commer cial to Fifth, 4; Winter from Market to South, 7; alley, block 50; alley, block 26; Lefelle from Saginaw to Fir; Nebraska avenue from Capitrol to Fifteenth, 3; Leslie from High to Churcn. Now total 12S0 miles paved highway in Oregon. This includes three cities. The thorough cleaning of i the spark plugs make a distinct dif ference in the running of the en gine, but the complete renwal of all the plugs will make a still greater difference. ' -3- ' i i FOUR MODEISS IMPROVED FORD CARSOGAlf DEMAND BIG New Beauty arid ered chase's is an ideal car for family u e. With generous room for five adult passengers, the to- dor has been redesigned to incor-! porato many new features of com fort a i.J roadability, including the placing . of the gasoline tank un der the cowl where it may be lilled from the outside, one-piece ventilating windshield, lower seats, improved control and larger more powerful brakes. LITTLE ECDK0WI1ES CUT LARSE LOSSES Apparently Trivial Waste Found to Mount High; New Machines Used Automobile manufacturers are constantly striving to reduce manufacturing costs and thereby lower the selling price to the pur chaser. The .big economies have long been effected in the'automo bile business; but it is the small apparently trival savings that the more progressive manufacturers are constantly seeking that mak duce cpsst. These seemingly small savings ; mean big ones, however to the large scale man ufacturers. For instance, a laundry ma chine would, seem out of place in an automobile factory v But such a machine has recently been in stalled by the Olds Motor Works. This machine washes, rinses and sterilizes 800 pounds of oil soaked rags each day. Heretofore these rags were destroyed after they had been used but once. Now they are reclaimed and do duty until worn out. This results in a considerable saving during the year and is but one of the many small economies successful auto mobile manufacturers are using to reduce expenses. The fact that automobiles today are selling 25 per cent less than they did before the war while general commodi ties arei selling for 67 per cent more, shows that the manufactur- ers are successful in eliminating unnecessary costs It is estimated that nearly 1. 000,000 motorists installed sets of new spark plugs during Champion National Change Week last May. 5 : i. i -, '-rUfflHftiiir'""' f '' i(m''" t i Britain carrvine off the famed v . I It:'! fill 'Cr v - ; " " v SALEM, OREGON, SUNDAY MORNING, OCTOBER 25, 1925 Comfort in Coupe Driving and riding comfcrt have been materially increased in the improved Ford touring car by lengthening and redesigning the body, suspending the gasoline tank under the cowl and increas ing the leg room in the rear com partment. A door has been pro vided at the driver's left and storm curtains which open with the dcors makes easy entry and exit. Trained Army Men Now Civilian ' Bosses vf UtS. War Department I ":'!'. a:.s f 'if ! i imHiiViH1 ' For the first time in some years, the; two highest Ciilian posts In the war department are hclct by "army men." Dwight W. Davis (right), secretary of war, and. Han ford MacNwler, assistant secre tary of war, both served in the world war as officers. They are seen conferrinj: in the former's office in the war department. TO GROW RUBBER Manufacturer Announces a Development of His Idea Now Under Way NEW YORK. Oct. 24. With the leasing of 3 5,000 acres of land in Mexico and 1,000,000 In Liberia,, plans of Harvey S. Fire stone, Sr., president of the Fire stone Tire and Rubber company, to produce his own rubber is gradually reaching materializa tion. The development of the project, according to Mr. Fire stone, will require a minimum of 1100.000,000. As previously announced in the Automotive Daily News, Mr. Fire stone has long seen the need for American produced rubber. The increasing demand by this coun try, now totaling 75 per cent of the entire world's demand, and the rigid restrictions on exports by the British government, which controls all but a small percent age of the total "output, has con vinced American rubber, manufac turers for some time past, that it was up to them to furnish their own supply. Mr. Firestone has been the leader in the movement, and for the past three years has conducted experiments and invest igations in all quarters - of the globe in an effort to find suitable territory for rubber growing. ? : Outlining his plans In an inter view at the Hotel Plaza yesterday, Mr. Firestone said he had formed to planting organizations, and expected eventually to have an output of 250.000 tons of robber a year, which is more than 50 per cent of the world's present out put. At present, America con trols 3 per cent of thei world's rubber production, the remaining, 7 per cent being controlled hy British and Dutch' capital, " f "This is the first big movement that America has made to obtain her own rubber,", said Mr. Fire atone,: : . . ! A contract-with the -Liberia Tudor Ideal Family Closed Car 3 til: - a 4 v; - u 4 1 The Valley. Ttfotor company, lo cal Ford dealers, are still behjnd with orders, but; are receiving shipments right along and htope to be able to supply the demand without much delay, although Manager W. L. Phillips advises those wanting cars to place their orders in plenty of time. 1 1 1 government enables the American company, Mr. Firestone said, to survey the whole pf Liberia, and choose here, and there the land best suited for rubber production until 1,000,000 acres have been taken over. His plans call for the employment of m'ore than S00.000 natives, besides a ; great organization of whites. One 2,000-acrei plantation a going concern in British hands was purchased outright by the company, and its! production of thousands of pounds of raw rub ber per month is coming to this country, though the plantation is being used mainly las a great nur sery of rubber trees for the new ones. Automobile Daily News. BALL CHAMPS BUY CARS WILLYS-KNIGHT ! SIXES PUR CHASED BY MKADOW-YDK During the world series games in Pittsburgh and Washington, two Pirate pitcher, Lee Meadows and Emil Yde cheated quite a sensation by driving; to and from the games in their new Willys Knight sixes which they had just purchased. The , two members of the new world's championship team are enthusiastic boosters for the new sleeve-valve sixes and claim they wouldn't own any other. -Yde, who -proved an outstanding fig ure during the (recent series, bought a Willys-Knight six coupe sedan while Meadows, who hurled masterly iball against the great Walter Johnson in the"- series opener in Pittsburgh, is the proud possessor of a - Willys-Knight , tip sedan. Both ears were purchased through the Norri Motor com pany. Willys-Overland dealers in Pittsburgh. . - - . - (. . Notice to Advertisers In order to better take care of the Luge volume of adver tising for -the Kunday States man; it Is necessary for fopy for the Aatomoblle Section to' be in not later than Thursday eve ning Instead of Friday. : We ask your 'cooperation in tbis .matter and assure you better paper: each Sunday morning. Advertising manager. VlJ" f 1 , 'r7in A7Jy" ta'--,TV-v" - " r ' ' Another large shipment of cars will arrive here during the week but orders already plated .will take a large number from this anvount. By the time the next shipment is received the aVlley Motor company believes it will be i na positio nto guarante immedi ate delivery on all orders. vm SALES One Profit Plan Has Develop ed 1925 Sales. Over Previous Year "If the buyer of every auto mobile had to make just one car he would understand thoroughly how much the term 'One-Profit Manufacture' introduced to the industry during the summer, means to each purchaser," declare Studebaker officials. . In otherwordsJfhe had to buy the eriginew?"from one maker, the body from another, and from different makers had to purchase axles, transmissions, springs and other important component parts, then fit them together to make the car run, these things would be apparent to him at once: The necessity for revising his original plans to accommodate the' size, shape and power of the en gine; to make the body fit and present a neat appearance: to ar range all component parts so they runction with each other. The profit paid each separate manufacturer for the part which he produced would add up to a respectable total In the entire cost. Now if this buyer were to sell his product adding his profit to the entire cost to him, he would realize 'what a proportion on his selling price was represented bj no actual value in the car, having gone to pay these profits. Studebaker lays no claim to having originated the thought, having found it already taking strong hold of the car-buying public mind. But a survey of the field demonstrated that just as Ford was the only manufacturer of low-priced cars having suffi cient plant equipment to manu Navy Board STUDEBAKER LI ZN' A y , s .s 1 f - : - I - ' ,v.f -0-' ,. if " ; ? . ..' V ' - v .-. . . n0" : o o III :m s .; i . 41 , KJ 1 , ' .' j, --- . ' ' ' 9.TmmT7mm'. ... , " "!! ". '"."" 1 j . Touring Car Longer, and Lower s. v J facture cars complete and avoid filling his price with parts-makers profits, so Studebaker with $100, 000,000 in assets enjoyed that distinction alone in the fine car field. Probably no phrase has been as much talked of during the past season in the industry, ad the result has bee a continua tion of sales through 1925, con siderably in excess of those during 1924. DEALERS DECORATING CAR AXD ACCESSORY FIRMS DRESS FOR HALLOWE'EN The fact that, hallowe'en time is drawing near is called to our minds by the window decoration of automobile accessory houses. Smith- & Wat kins, local tire and accessory dealers Bare" their Court street window- decorated for the occasion. A background of yel- fow and black with black cats and witches bring out the color scheme. Jack-o'-lanterns ot pump kins with electric lights inside, and spot lights with a face paint ed on the - lens fill the window. .Dana Straw, salesman and 'win dow decorator for the firm is re sponsible for the display. At the Salem Automobile com pany, H. E .Shade has put in a very attractive window, using Bpot Jights and jack-o'-lanterns and colored paper. The lights in the lanterns and spot lights flash on and off at regular intervals giving . spooky effect to the win dow.' MOTORCYCLE -RACES TODAY Motorcycle races will be held today at Oakland. Oregon, under the auspices of Oakland Gobbles and. the Eugene Motorcycle club. There are many thrilling events scheduled and riders from Eugene, Salem', Portland, Medford, have entered. Cody Evans, Salem, well known rider will participate riding a Harley Davidson for Harry Scott local cycleman. Probes Blame for S - 6, Automotive ! . V Will Double Factory Output, . Announcement Made, by President- DETRIT, Oct. "-24. The, Paige Detroit Motor Car company Js planning, for "; the. ..production V next year of at least twice as; many Paige cars as in 1925, and: more than-fifty per cent morejJewetts. This announcement wasnade to day by H. M. Jewett, president,, in commenting on . Jhe company's hlgprrturttdit In September;;;..,. In" AugnBt'and September, v4 the Company's production doubled. the figures for those two months las! year. Mr. Jewett says; that th demand will continue brisk for tb remainder of this year, and thai 1928 will be a big year -for the automobile industry., . , PAINT JOB DISTINCTIVE DESERT. GREY WITH BLACK TRIM USED ON FORD P. E. Perry, apprentice printer, employed in the mechanical .' de partment of the Capital Journal, is the owner of perhaps the most attractive Ford coupe , in Salem. Soon after purchasing the ear," Mr. . Perry tired of its appearance anil decided to have it painted. Ha consulted "with 'A.' V. White,' local auto paint man, and ordered tkfr job. The color used wa . deeert grey with black, trim and th material used was the ; J auto enamel. ; . ,- The car ; is decidedly ditferent, than anything else la galea, '..It has a very, keen and pleaalng,'ap pearance. . . .. - - , 51 Disaster Navy board of Inquiry ha bv gan official probe of sinking if " 'I submarine S-A I witb Si aboard f It is seen in session in Boston, Front (L' to r.) Capt. W R Hunt, Capt.' O. P. Jackson, ' Capt. D. A. Weaver ' Bark-r Lieut. Comdr. C. A. Lock wood, Lieut. Comdr.. Frank Lowe' V i PilSEISPUI. LARGER PRQDUCTlDil
