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Newspaper Page Text- -i HI SECTION THREE ; Pafires I o 8 Automotive . Good Roads CL EAN AND V I G OR OUS VSEVENTY-FI$TH I YEAR SALEM, OREGON, SUNDAY MORNING, FEBRUARY 21,1926 PRICE FIVE CE: IT-, -4 n we """T ; i i : ' S. M .,"." .: - i L m GRoriiEnsToii; jVVill Keep Oakland and Pon ! " tiac, Knight and , Over- I I land-is to Go - -i----- vi;;. The latest news in 1k1 antpmo - dub circles comes today with "viftsj Brothers announcement that they wui nereaxcer comma their effort to Oakland and Pontfac ezclnslre 17. wiui 'uus : announcement Salem - becomes the dts trlbt( ting point for the connUes of Marlon, Polk, Un;' BpntQn ?and I4xcbl This is the '.territory "which, -Vlck Brothers will : hare, control, on the Oakland and Pontiae- lines, . and means; an 'addition of three conn- ties to thelt preaentf territory; ; Thia change, means Uat Vick Brothers ;iwjl ;nlt the - WUly- orerund Uo which has .been car ried by them along with the Oak land and Pontiac for aereral years past., fin :sodoing,we want it understood.'! says- Mr. George Vick, sales manager for Yick Brothers, "by- all - onr j Willys Knight and Orerland owners that we are going to look 'after' them in the t matter of serrice . witn th iflB mieresi as lormeriy ana, we dp JW)twaLthis change to in any wayaifect our pleasant' relations that,ist.' We see in this change an. 'opporthnlty, to increase onr baslness quite materially and for this reason we - have decided - to confine our efforts to the product of one manufacturer. ; The; Oakland and Pontiac cars are both products pf the General Motors Corpprationsr the largest "inanuf acturers of autoitnohiles to-' ' day. .OakUnd,salea-.haTe increased until they are now listed as one of the largest sellers in the coun try as a whole. Now with the ad- dition ' of the Pontlae, ' this "com bination Is one of the most ralu able automobile: franchises.' Tit: is yick Brothers t Intentions t appoint : dealers in all of the spr towns in the fiTe connties. I iMers are -: alreary at ; work! in Corralllst Albany and SMrerton. ! 'Vick brothers' sales organiza tion consists of Geo. Vick, sales manager and : seren salesmen: C. 1. Patton. Bert Hill. It. H. 8arage, Sugene Barber. A. Kurtz, Fred Uannan 4nd Henry tricar. ApTO NESt DIVE M On a recent i rainy day, em ployes of the executlre offices of the Chevrolet Motor company In Oakland, staged a wienie roast in Ilea of Inncbeon. The gate-keepers house, " which hoasts an open grate, . was hurriedly j conrerted Into a hot dog kennel for the oc casion. Good mealage was report ed by all., '.' . . v '' " CHBV DEAtXlS JIEET a i The annual Chevrolet Motor company; sales managers conven . tion was held In 'Chicago during ' tbe National . Automobile V Show .week (there. Regional and sone sales managers from all parts! of the United States and Canada were in attendance. 4 In 1925 approximately 270,000 Individuals bought - automobiles through the G. M. A. C. time pay zqent plan. - .-. Xi-'-'" Senate Action on Tax :, Vindicates Auto Industry By SENATOR JAMES COUZESS " of Uchlean ! ; (Writtptt-for th4 Antomoblle 4 :t H - 1 1 pally News -. I r H WASIIINGTON. Feb. zO.The : attion of the United States senate n removing all automotive taxes clearly vindicated the contention of the automotive industry that it already I has contributed many ' times more to the federal govern ment than the - government has - : contributed to the states in the way of kid in the construction, of . gbod roads. u,'j j The au'tomotive tax is an unjust , tax for : many reasons. One of tnem is i that it represented "the 'means 4f livelihood of a tt r number of; Individuals, who, with "1' small capital, invest In an uto- TA mobile or truck on .the installment I v ; plan to gkln a living. -:-;- V.M I ' j t Transportation hj motor truck j id the only transportation business taat I knew of wlilch had an; ex. 'TN ctBe tMX Pced on it., The ;per J- cent tax lced on ; trucks by . the i ' senate finance committee was j the f. ' ' m'ost unjust tax of all the Jtaxea : found in the faJJt. and I am sure " that the senate, -inf voting its re " h peal, did the only righteous and . ' fair-minded thlaff that could be . done. - . - ' "Admitting that many "trucks are owned by persons who I PKOFEEIlSllIt FE - S JEntire New Line 1st Presented at Lower Prices? Have v Five Closed Cars A complete changed, .line , of Paige , cars" Is annpuijced today by tne Paige-Detroit Motor Car com pany, .represented ,hers by. The Trumm Motor company. Two ; outstanding f changes of policy, are revealed by". the; public annqnncement: of the. new car the modification of the ear to meet new-day1 conditions In line with the 'recently presented New-Day Jewett, and. price changes, that put the Paige, a car long distinguished among high-priced American aur tomoblles, Into the popular ' and highly competitive ; S1500 and 12000 class. i The new models are as follows: Paige five-passenger standard sedan, Paige five-passenger de luxe sedan, Palgs seven-passenger de luxe sedan.. Paige seven-passenger suburban limousine; Paige four-passenger cabriolet roadster. TQ- cattyouth company's pol-Icy-brbulWInV cais'to At the new conditions that have arisen in. mo toring through the tremendous increase in ownership and use of automobiles, the . new Paige has been designed to attain the maxi mum road efficiency, which is af fected by a new motor of utmost economy in combination with high power output: standard equip ment of ' hydraulic four-wheel brakes; reduced weight and short er wheelbase;' improved, " steering and control,;., and perfected 4teel body construction. The new engine is of 72 horse power, retaining the full power of the ' former ' engine ' despite Its re duction in size. It is a unit of six cylinders, L-head type, 3 inch bore by S inch stroke. In design, it is typically Paige, but involves improvements over previous Paige motors. . Noteworthy changes are the extending of the pressure oil ing system to the wrist pins, and the deepening of the water Jacket, which extends clear to the crank case,, surrounding the cylinder from . combustion chamber : to the extreme bottom limit reached by the piston skirt on ? its down stroke. The front end drive is by silent chain, with automatic adjustment to maintain the proper tension, compensating for stretch and wear. : An alr-cleafler, mounted. direct ly on- the carburetor, is standard equipment. : :. j. ; : .' The chassis, of 125 inch wheel- base, six Inches shorter than the previous 1 models, is of unusually sturdy construction. The ..side members of the frame are seven Inches deep, half an inch deeper than in the former Paige, and are strongly braced, the cross mem bers Including: one tabular mem ber of larger Idlameler, ' and a heavy moulded i steel-, plate .that serves both to brace the frame and to protect the gas tank. Tires are 32x6. The ; external- hydraulic brokes contract 'over 14-inch drums on all four wheelsr . Despite the superior compact ness of the new car," the bodies (Continmed ea pC 8.) V probability can well afford, to pay, I know from actual experience that in 1920 and 1921 and In the years following the close of'the World war many : trucks , were bought "on the installment plan, costing from $2,000 to $3,000,- oh which a small paymen torlglnally was paid. : u .. r ... .: ij., n . .The owner of the truck not only has to drive his own truck and handle the load it contains, but he has to pay installments and Inter est : on deferred payments and make a living out of the truck. If such a man buys a; $2,000 truck he would have had to pay $40, or perhaps more than he would earn in a week, just for the purpose of enabling 'the government to col lect . $5,000,000 aj pr cenU : - The senate finance committee proposed. tQ take $6,000 J)00. out of .the -business of the littld truck owners-who are A earning their daily bread throughout the coun try,' yet the senate: deliberately agreed to credit estates to the ex tent of X 8 5.00 0,0 0 0. ' This is one of the many inconsistencies that cropped up dnring'the -discussion on the revenue bill, and when the broadmisded members saw the light, under .tho .hushel. they , im mediately wiped out the truck tax. -1- protested against the tax oa C9Btt sf t.i - UES Doom of Gas-Drfven Autos Her zjded as Oil Motor That Runs 50 Mile for Five Gents Is Developed By W. "T. FBRROL.; i J '" Central Press Correspondent ' " DETROIT, VbU. 20.8, the gasoline-driven , 'f auto, - -doomed ? More than; one Detroit motoir car manufacturer is asking the ques tion. . : . , ... . -. ". t . ;' ? The oil and gag; power., division of the American Society of Me chanical. Engineers recently Issued the" following announcement thru its executive committee: "A start has lately been made in the application of oil to. drive locomotives,: tractors and automo biles and-before long we shall un doubtedly se oil engines driving airplanes." ' .This; brief statement from con stituted, authorities seems to fore shadow a revolution in motive power on. earth, sea and air, or at least,, a far more general use of oil power in fields hitherto domi nated by gasoline and steam. Interviews with various author ities brought forth the remark able predictions: In 10. years the Diesel driven automobile will be as common as the gasoline driven motorcar in 1910. It will operate 60 to 80 per cent cheaper than present day automo biles. There will be no ignition mech anism or spark, pings. Instead of paying 20 cents per gallon for gasoline, and running 17 miles, motorists wilt pay around 5 cents per gallon for fuel oil and run 50 miles, is a typical prediction of what the new motive power for autos will accomplish. The engine will occupy no more space than the present day motor. ' It will be many times as power ful; It will .be run . on most any kind of . oil 'that flows through a pipe. : The Dieselized car of the future will be as nearly trouble-proof as any engine ever made, and will show a great reduction in engine costs. Its endurance will be remark able and it will be able to outlive three, of the present gasoline en gines --.-W r.: .. i ,iyij-i$j: 'H"T" Startling predictions of a revo lution in motive power, based on the rapid, improvement of Diesel practice, have been made recently by L H. Morrlsou piesel engne expert, author of "The Diesel En gine," and O. E. Jergensen, con- culting marine engineer of the Worthington Pttinp and Machin ery Corporation.-. Morrison is sec retary of the, executive committee of the oiI-andgas ' power division of. the American ; Society of Me chanical Engineers. The predictions as to Dieselized passenger automobiles are. all the more remarkable when It is stated that many engineers 'hold that the Diesel cannot be made to operate in the very- small sizes and at the high speed required in passenger cars. The : speed, flexibility and economy of the Diesel engine and Its ability to burn lower grade fuels can be Increased by atenris lng th fuel. Whojly within the DOWN THE ROAD " : : 1 IW'-"! f 4 o Ii. H. Morrison, and photo of an for t cylinder by increasing the time the fuel is subject to the high temperatures of compression be fore ignition, and not by decreas ing the time factor, It is said by opponents of the idea. Experts Interviewed believe that Diesel driven tractors, trucks and busses have come to stay. The Diesel electric locomotive is winning its way, particularly for switching and yard work. In ma rine operations they believe that bigger cylinders and greater pow er will be evolved on the high seas. "On the Canadian National Railways a whole car has . been run for one cent and one-half fuel cost a mile," says J. C. Barnaby, operating engineer of the Worth ington Pump and Machinery Corp., who saw the Dlesel-electrlc car that ran from Montreal to Vancouver in sixty-seven hours ac tual running time, the greatest cross-country run ,ever made. With half-fare one cent and one half per mile, a child as a pass enger" wbuldpijrChe 'fuel "expens es of the car, it was explained. "The modern motor car engine developing 45 -horsepower and running as it ordinarily does is only five ' per cent efficient," says Mr. Morrison. . "The high speed of around 3,000 revolutions per PUNISHMENT SAID NEED SAFETY CAMPAIGN LEADERS ASK TO ENFORCE LAWS Although the 4 National Safety Council believes in uniform license laws for automobile drivers, S. J, Williams, in charge of public safe ty activities of that organization, says that regulations alone never will solve the traffic problem. He feels that there should be ade quate laws but points out that un less these rules are carried out, as a result' of prompt punishment by the courts of reckless and care ;Vho Said a Miss t i ' -4t ' Li ir : ... ... oil-engine developed in Germany rucks minute in motor cars was only made to get more horsepower per pound of cast iron in the engine. No radical change, has been made in the motor car since, 1910. The Diesel engineer has gone much further In his field than the motor car engineer; While the modern car is a marvel of synchronization and runs smoothly its efficiency has not been increased. The Diesel will run more smoothly at slower speeds than the automobile engine. It will burn 5c oil instead of 20 gasoline. The Diesel can use almost any kind of oil. Should the motorist run out of fuel he could pour a bucket of tar oil taken from a road building camp into the tank and run along without difficulty. The Diesel engine can use straight gasoline, kerosene, benzol, fuel oil, tar, in fact any oil that will flow through a pipe. It has no carburetion problems to be over come. There are no spark plugs or Ignition comnlications. . "A 400 horse-power asolin4d- Liberty motor was converted by the United States navy at Langley Field, Va., into a modified oil burning Diesel engine. It was then rated at 480 horsepower and burned fuel In less than half the quantity the usual gasoline motor consumed." less drivers or common sense on the part of the operators, the reg ulations wil do little good. The motorist himself must be .thor oughly sold on the idea of safety, avers Mr. Williams, who declares that until all of us practice what everyone is preaching regarding safety the number of facilities on the streets and highways will con tinue to grow. Too many of us forget that safety sermons are not all intended for the other fellow. All Chevrolet dealers are now in a position to render Duco serv ice. 'as as Good a a ?Iilst' GREATER VALUES IN OS ARE OFFERED Present Day Prices Give Best Dollar for Dollar Value, I Maker Says The automotive industry is- of fering unprecedented values it is declared by R. H. Grant, vice president and general sales man ager of i the Chevrolet Motor com pany, who bases his opinion upon the exhibits which he has inspect ed at the New York, Detroit and Chicago shows. "A large majority of automobile buyers will receive during-1926 an even greater value for their money than they did in 1925," Mr. Grant asserts. "The vaules represented by present-day automobiles are em phasized by the fact that despite all improvements made during the last decade, the ratio of present and pre-war automobile prices is 6 5 cents per dollar, a reduction of 33 per cent. The average price of all commodities is 67 per cent higher than in 1913. "The garage in which you shel ter you 65-cent' automobile now costs 11.96 for each dollar It would have cost In 1913. While the uality of automobiles improv ed and I their prices decreased, the cost oft living was rising to $1.67 per pre-war dollar, the cost of clothing to $1.74, the cost of shoes to $1.65 and the cost of house furnishings to -$2.16. "Most of the cars shown at the recent exhibits are better cars than those offered last year. The industry is not resting on its hon ors. It continues to progress. In some cases prices have been re duced even in the face of impor tant improvements and attractive body refinements. The reason, of course, ! is that the cost per unit drops as the volume of manufac turing increases." OAR OUT Fetters of Yoevil, oil engine makers! of London, have placed a new light-car on the market. The vehicle will be known as the Pet ter and will retail for $750. It has a four-wheel gear box.. As traffic Increases European motor manufacturers are finding a ready market! for light, easily handled cars, as is the case in America. OFFICE IMPROVED New wicker office furniture has been installed t in. the- offices of Smith & Watkins at Court and; High streets, for th econvenience of customers. Chevrolet's expansion program so far completed has involved the expenditure of about half a mill ion dollars. This is on the open ing of three, hew zone offices, and additional sales and service build ings at Xourtother zone points. By FRANK BECK E BMJ WILL BE LIFTED British Rubber Restriction Continues; Automobile Men Disturbed i. ; ., "Motor groups ! both here and abroad are disturbed by the con tinued action of foreign govern ments jln. restricting new materials necessary to the manufacture of automobiles," said Alfred Reeves, general manager, -before- the di rector of the ! National Automo bile Chamber of Commerce, at Its meeting in Chicago last week. "Now we learn j that New Zea land has just enacted a. law con trolling ihe production and price of kauri gum of which this coun try his been - the largest , buyer. This gum ia used In automobile and other paints. , I. ; j , ; . "This act i coming on the heels of the control of rubber presents a situation demanding serious thought on the part of everyone who uses motor transportation. . "Our industry does not object to thej high price of rubber if it is the result of supply and demand, but the industry opposes any plan which! prevents a person, from selling ! his product M a price he thinks is right. When , laws pre vent sales of a product in hand, the commodity becomes the foot ball of speculators, who, in the case of rubber, received the higher-prices, Instead of the growers. "It must be born in mind that there lis still an arbitrary control of rubber supply in the British possessions.. "The so-called 100 jer cent production now permitted simply means 100 per cent of the 1920 output which was arbitrarily tak en as the standard. If all rubber on hand were shipped ' the 4 total would' probably be 120 per cent of the 1920 production. "We are hopeful, however,; that the British government will con tinue ,to. broaden, its policy. .-.The return to the so-called 100 per cent plan Is a step away from re striction even though it still shuts down On a potential production of 100,000,000 1 pounds annually. " "It is natural that as American citizens we should be distressed at these 'arbitrary, limitations which not only raise' prices but actually shut off tbe availability of needed products at. any( price.- This diffi culty, j however. Is not primarily a dispute between nations but an economic hazard to all users of motori transportation. The bur den Is! felt keenly t abroad as well as here, " Motor- groups In Qret Britain have expressed their ob jection to the Stevenson idea. "Opposing restriction these British societies Royal Automo bile club, Commercial Motor Users association, Motor Manufacturers and Traders; Cycle and Motor Cy cle and Traders Union have is sued a! manifesto saying: "'We feel the time has come j ( on tinting a page 7.) j DEATH SPOTS ARE iRKED Oil ROADS Safety Campaigns Initiated : in Attempt to Curb Reck less Dnversi " Death spots have been placarded "One Was i.Killed Kere." safety campaigns jare in order, fines are regular and jail terms are not In frequent in the widespread, effort to curb the reckless automobilist. - jCiyie authorities are doing what they can to break up the practice of wilful recklessness at the steer ing wheel.' - . But . one important phase of the motor accident prob lem apparently'ls being overlook ed inpany .communities, i It is the peril of the slippery pavement. Probably the need for non-skid pavements on city streets is even greater than on country roads. Blind intersections are more nu merous, turns are. sharper, traffic is often heavier and the Inevitable pedestrian contributes further hazards. - When the rainy ; season ! is on, motorists are forced to face this menace of skidding H wheels every time they . venture j on - pavements that are not built of skid proof material: The most careful driv er and the . best equipped car are helpless on the glass-smooth sur faces of many types of pavements. The finishing process in- con crete road and street construction insures a gritty surface that is safe, In?l, weather., nd .forbears, traveling at high speeds. . The sand, in the concrete is the non skid element, wm a ups hop defeos o;i e; :;. : UREASES V." S l L V Need , for Fuel Economy, Silence, Greater Power, Call. for Improvements During the past five years, tho demands put upon the power plant of the automobile, ha v.- in creased by leaps and bounds. . TJie increasing price for ; ft; 1 has set up an j even greater de mand for fuel efficiency, popularly expressed In more miles to L?;c gallon. '' !. I The vast, improvements in rfl ! with hundreds ; of thousands of miles' of Improved highways invlt tlng motorists to long trips, has resulted in a call for Inert a 1 motor reliability and stamina.. The turn toward enclosed cars has brought with it an apprecia tion of the finer qualities of con struction, quieter operation,5 but, perhaps of . greatest importance. pleasurable - comfort under all weather conditions. J Motor engineers have been ask ed. to combine economy with, pow er, in itself no mean accompli. !i ment. , 'They have been i expected to combine endurance with Bllenre, a problem of no little import. An 1 they have turned - to the finer builders to , find tbe answer. It is true and so accepted, tint the European builders go in for greater refinements in engine building than do American engi neers. The original cost of the car. In countries . of low produc tion, does, not play the same t u t as it does here where we gala f ,r colossal production.. - Many of f;i European cars are hand built. .BHt the theories and praet! of the European engineer, worked out along American product! i lines, have taught us a great man Important and Interesting thin? v In Europe, fuel economy. 1.4 un absolute necessity with petrol at w faUoiw;;-r--i:.. - 1 All European economy recor .:' have been established by Knigtt type motors, following the t:r 11 bore, long stroke design. There Is, a constant clamor f r power among users of cars in tt i s country. To get power from a poppet-valve type j of motor, the valve areas must be large. To life" the large -valv.es requires a heavy lifter construction. The re sult Is that there Is, a leakage of unburned , gases by the valves. Economy has to suffer If power i ; to be obtained. . Hence, the poppet-valve motor ceases to bo eco nomical in the same ratio aa, it de velops powerv ' ! ; il With the knight type meter, the. intake and exhaust operations are controlled by the positive ac tions of the sleeves which slide l.y each other. i The requirements, of power tre met by the position and f the ports in these sleeves. At (I' m moment of ignition, the cylir1 r.i are completely sealed, and th' re Is no opportunity for leal . Hence, demands for power do i. t decrease the opportunity for t i omy. ' I The same valve construct!! i ! i the poppet-valve motor whlcli i in cludes economy, adds to the i . -slty for mechanical -attentioa. ' The load put upon the c ..i shaft by the spring tension in i! c valve mechanism, the charm f t the capacity of thejvalvo i ! i with the change in motor 1' t, the action of the exhaust garr j t a the valve beads, all contribute to the necessity for frequent a!Jr. l ment of the poppet-valve typo u motor if It is to be kept anyh r (Coatioucd on te 7.) LAfJDAU SEDAN OFFBIIO I1RST SIIOWIXO OV NI'AV v?v- I'L brings Rcsra.vs:: OAKLAND, Feb. , 20. D! for the first time of the new r t six landau sedan at the arm San Francisco automobile t! brought orders by the score ; l this new model, from prospect: purchasers and dealers alike, ; orders to rush production on i: model have been issued at th ' rant Motor company's big i. ' here. ; -. i ; The landau-sedan rnojel l.t r tlned to achieve as nuch f the low priced fleU as d; 1 original "coach," eccor.I. production, heads at tha I plant.- . The model combines tr- i: utility at a lower prlca t-i-dan, and despite the fact tl higher in price than a ccar: el; the efjuipnicst tr. l f easlly offsets tta tl'.l t c. In original cct. The rre '-1 is:-' - I tody at t! I. show, for t s t:.. t: . era Cal"-::'", 'i it