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SECTION THREE
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Automotive
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CL EAN AND V I G OR OUS
VSEVENTY-FI$TH I YEAR
SALEM, OREGON, SUNDAY MORNING, FEBRUARY 21,1926
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jVVill Keep Oakland and Pon
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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"-::'",
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