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Bicycles
SEVENTY-FIFTH YEAR
"SALEM; OREGON, SUNDAY MORNING, NOVEMBER. 1; 1925
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6,019 HE IBB
1,018 MILES
Records Show Entire Fleets
Composed of. 100,000
- Milers O"
.! Followlne- the purchase of SO
f Mvhite busses ; by, the Cleveland
I tailway . Co. a few months' ago
e company has just placed an
other order for 307: additional
White bosses to ' further supple
ment rail transportation In the
ity of Cleveland. Like the first
order the new busses will all be
of the city-pay-enter , type with
Beating capacity of 29 passengers.
If insurance companies were
writing policies on the lives 'of
high grade motor v. trucks, they
would have to worry "along with
out any rule." of 'average expect
ancy." In -spite of been pational
hazards the life of a good truck
, I. still : an unknown quantity and
probably" will' remain so for who
knows bow ong': :fT.
'Because so many veteran trucks
keep on working after many years
of service it' has'-been found that
miles-old; rather thanl years. Is " a
better measure of truck longevity.
Records annually compiled by the
White company, Cleveland, indi
cate that 100.000 miles is not only
common. performance, for White
trucks and busses but almost a
Standard unit of life measurement.
Today the owners of 6019 Whites
oort each one has gone 100.000
limes or mure, ri uuui cus ul diuci.
t course, of which the company
tXhaa no Accurate records, have ex
t-eeaea inai mweage.. .
" Seven hundred and fifty-nine
Whites have run more iban 200,
000 miles and 336 have achieved
300,000 .miles or more and are
still yielding dependable; service,
while 38 have ' passed even the
500,000-mIle mark.accordlng to
tfie owners' own reports.
t Whites in all sections ? of the
world all models in all lines of
business have contributed to this
Tecord. rA large, percentage of
them are 3 U and 5-ton trucks
OUR RECORD HERE we
consider remctrkable but it
io being duplicated all over
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WKSK .BETTER . .GARS. .
operating In he kinds of Wort
which permit the atUinmeat of
long mileage , only by many years
of constant service.
Many -are 10," 12 or 15 years
old . but still going strong long
after they have been written off
tjie books. ' , ' " '
vThe 100, 000-mile record of the
White company this year shows a
gain of 1,768 trucks over last
year's record.: ' ' -: . - f
Some of the owners listed have
only a single truck but others re
port whole fleets of trucks and
busses' that ' have1 covered " over
100.000 miles each. In the service
of the Gulf Refining company are
145 Whites that have done It, 42
of them having passed 'the 200.-
000-mile nost r Gimbel Hrothers,
New York department' store, ' has
74 in the record, and 20 bf these
have exceeded 300.009 miles. The
Motor Transit company of Los An
geles has 73 Whites i that have
turned In more than 100,000 miles
apiece three that have passed
300,000 and 24 somewhere on the
lap between 200,000 and. 300,000.
The -Standard Ou company "of
various, states have 72, over : 1 00,-
000 miles the -Bradford- Baking
company of Los Angeles, .33;- the
White r- Transit comnanv of-Ply
mouth, Pa., 32! the Provincial
Highway board 6f Nova Scotia, 26,
and so on down the long .list that
embraces the world and. most -of
Us work . ... -..-
"No-truck owner," The White
company, comments, "will operate
a truck loag enough to run 100,
000r miles unless-those miles are
money-earning' miles." y ' - "
. The names of all ef the owners
of the 6.019 White trucks and
busses which have made " these
mileage records are listed In "
booklet Just published : by The
White company."1" The booklet will
be sent free to anyone on'j-equest
EliMETt FIRESTONE DIES V
AT iLOS AXQEIJES. HOME
1 LOS ANGELES. Calif. Elmer
Frestone. aged . 61, brother .of
Harvev S - Firestone, and head of
the, Firestone - Tire and Rubber
comnanv.' died here - last Week
from heart trouble.- Burial win
take place in the family1 plot in
the; cemetery at Columbia, O.
Largest sale record in
Over 40 Buicks
Rsroyiiiff 'ibat
country.
Sliwdd
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Pilrtte Well Auoro rf RictQ
and Danger; Harry Hartz
Purchases .Dodge
Prominent - speedway pilots
whose ' daring and skillful, driving
thrills thousands ' of 'automobile
race fans at the important speed-
wayjaces are fully aware of the
risk and danger to which the sport
constantly subjects them. These
men, contrary, to popular , beuer,
are- almost invariably careful,
thoughtful, considerate drivers in
the city and on the highway, v
It 13 onlv natural that a driver
whose safetv and life depend upon
the car which he drives several
hundred miles at a speed above
two miles a minute." saya Russell
Bonesteelnj of : ,Boneste!e . Motor
company, local Dodge Brothers
dealer; should devote much atten
tion to the mechanical condition
of his mount. Back of that he is
interested In the ability of the
axles;" steering, knuckles steering
connections; and other vital parts
td endure" the severe strains set
up by the terrific speeds. "
"When a driver buys a car for
hi own use or that of his family
he is, of course, interested in fhe
strength and endurance of the
chassis and. in the-safety of the
body.
"Harry Hartz, who finished
second In a Miller eight cylinder
car in' the 250 mile Labor day
race, on the board oval at Altoona
Pennsylvania, bought a Dodge
Brothers special business, coupe
day before the big event. When
he drove this attractive new car
to the track his friends began to
ask him' where, he got It, why he
bought it and what he was going
to do with 1t after the race, HarU
exnlaine'd. I inted to drive It In
stead of ; taking the train to the
rest of the sneedway races here In
the east and then to drive back
to California.' When asked why
Via fcoueht the car he renlied. Be-
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I Educators are awaiting with interest outcome of experimehU In
conducting college- Instruction by: radio. University of Pittsburgh
and Kansas Agrteultural College are broadcasting courses by which
students iaay work at home toward degrees. Photo shows aomeof
initructors in Kansaa air college, ataUon KSAC J r - i
cause there is no coubt as, to its
absolute "dependability the all
steel bodyi is safer than any wood
framed body and it has all the
power and more speed than I need
on the highway.'
' 'i That Hartz knows motors and
motor performance and knows the
importance of alloy steel in mak
ing a car safe Is, assured,"; Mr..
Bonesteele .continued, "by the ex
perience ,he secured with Fred
Duesenberg as , mechanic and as
driver. Harry and Jimmie Murphy
in jfact, took the sixteen cylinder
Duesenberg to Florida and groom
ed jand tuned it up for the estab
lishment of the records which still
stand for the kilometer and the
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16 years
' sold since
tJla r Vic -Cii
Others waiting for cars
pedal
Buick triple sealed power plant
m 60 arid 75 h.p. motor
Buick Duco two toned colors
388 North Commercial Telephone 220
;ARE BUIL1
mile and the distances up to ten
miles. For the last two years
Hartz has been driving Miller cars
in all the prominent, speedway
races and has been placing consist
ently among the "first 'tew to
finish." ' : 1 ; "
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FOUR lKTKOIT FIRMS MAY .
TRANSPORT CARS BY BOAT
' The United. States.-Shipping
board has heard that four, Detroit
automobile firms, Chrysler, Hupp,
Dodge and Hudson, . may 'soon
submit bids for a number of lake
type ships for use in'transporting
their product , to foreign markets
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August 1,
BUICK
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10 HEW MODELS
Original Line Augmented by
Addition of Phaeton and
. Seven Passenger
Close on the recent announce
ment j of a new five passenger
phaeton model of the 'Diana, new
tight straight eight product of the
Moon Motor Car company, comes
notice to all Diana distributors
throughout the country,that after
October ,15, Diana Motors will, be
ready to make deliveries to their
dealers of another new; model the
"Seven .Passenger Diana DeLuxe
Sedan." , 1 ' i
Neither of these models was In
cluded in the Diana line, when the
car was introduced in June, al
though six body '.styles were" offer
ed fpr public approval at that
time,; including a rbadster. a stan
dard two-door sedan, the standard
four-door sedan, two-door brough
am DeLuxe, cabriolet roadster and
a four-door sedan DeLuxe. , ,
jj The addition of a five passenger
open: car and a seven passenger
sedan, is an indication of the wide
demand this new light straight
eight has created in the automo
bile market. -'
"Not only have our Diana deal
ers been crowding , the factory on
production of displayed in a dels of
the Diana," sayfactory officials,
"but; they have called! insistently
for the open touring and the larger
sedan bodies; so, that we. have
made special effort to add these
models as speedily as facilities
would permit, in order to meet a
very; obvious demand.
"With these two additional
models the Diana now offer a
choice in body design to meet
every motoring requirement and
within a price range that will ap
peal to the -average larger six,
motor car purchaser.
In line wii.ii the aesthetic appeal
which is an outstanding feature of
all body designs s of, thla newest
of the light straight eights, the
1925
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to arrive from Factory
Buick two and four doyor sedans
Buick sealed chassis
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new phaeton and seven passenger
sedan 1 models 'are decidedly ar
tistic creations. .
The touring body is character
ized as the "Diana Arrow - Head
Phaetoff,";due to Its .unique arrow
head design which is anentlrely
original idea in raised panel ef
fect. "
' The "Seven Passenger DeLuxe
Sedan," being a special in closed
car design in naturally the beauty
of the line. . ..
Such features as a 135 inch
wheelbase, -. special springs un
usually rich interior fittings, in
cluding vanity case and smoking
set; and a beautifully toned gray.
broadcloth upholstery. Insure the
acme of .riding comfort' and fin
finish. (
Brewster green duco below the
belt contrasted with black .above,
is .the standard color combination
of this model, i "J ' . ;
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Otto J. Wilson,' Local Buick
Dealer, Sells 40 Cars ;.
: Since August 1 ;
Kenneth Wilson, publicity man
for Otto J. Wilson, local Buick
dealer, reports that orders .have
been taken for over 40 Buicks
sine the new models came out
the first of August. Twenty-six
of this number have been deliv
ered-and the rest of the purchas
ers are awaiting the arrival of
cars from thte factory. s Otto ' J
Wilson has been the Buick' deal
er here since 1909, and Kenneth
Wilson reports iJthat the record es
tablished during .the ;past three
months is far above any - other
like period.
"The demand -for Buicks is not
only here. We V hear that ' . the
same demand exists throughout
all the. country, it oniy proves
to us that this . new Improved
Buick is . what: the public 'is ' de
manding," s said Mr. Wilson.
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PUT TO HARD TEST
Endurance Run Over Moun
tain Roads Proves Car r
stands Up Perfectly ,U
A standard stock model Willys-
Knight touring car In a recent 9 C-.
hour non-stop. endurance contest
in Southern California set a record
of 1557 miles of mountain travel.
averaging better than 15 miles to'
the gallon of fuel, 200 miles to
the quart of oil and used but four
quarts of .water in t the . radiator
during the trip. . ' .7, v
The run traversed the Big Bear
country in the mountains east of
San Bernardino, the famous Rim
of the .world route at elevations
ranging from 1000 feet 40 8.000
teeti above sea ievei,;over 7;per
cent of. the road being , crushed
rock and: dirt, grades and. there
being approximately 2400; sharp
turns in earn pf the 97 mile loop
over which the run was raade s
' Night and day the Tun con- '
tinued, the. route going from Red-
lands to.-Waterman , Canyon,? to
Crestline,- Lake Arrowhead, Big
Bear lake. Summit. Clark's grade,
Santa Ana river control and Har
vey's control. - ; ., . , j j ,
"-Xo attempt was made to estab
lish high gear records, endurance
and stamina -and economy vera
the records sought for. ? t
. . This is the second of a series
of similar tests, the flret being the
run to Tosemite made from San
Francisco a few weeks ago An
which' motor cooling and lubrica
tion were the two .features check
ed. . In.the.Yosemite run, : the
Willy-Knight .used- was feur
cylinder sedan and the maximum
temperature .of the water in the
radiator was 204 degrees, while,
the oil never ran over 184 de
grees. In , the i Tosemite run,
which covered. 42S .milea in ap
proximately fifteen hours. better
than 97 per cent of the. distance -was
covered in high gear. ;
These-two tests show "that the
Willys-Knight combines itsjwert
known stamina - with , a remark
able poyer development, I
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