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; -1 THE OREGON STATESMAN. SALEsi. OREGON - - -s- ..- -t . SUNDAY MORNING, APRIL -18, lD2fr " " : w ; ..3EKSE! mceb ov muds irtle'Two-Wheeled Vehiclei Operated by;lVlan-Pow-H : er, Losing urouna The -rickshaw,' that frail tiro- heel Yfshfcle ' operated by; man ,wer, whichhaa beeS the Chinese ethod of local transportation, for ntnriea,. 4a- passing before the oat modern type of motor ' car ! The rpadg of China, bare little I commend them lor use of rub r tired "conyeyances, ; bat many pthe satire population, as veil i foreign residents, t prefer, ihls .7; f ":M..r: Trrr;r Heavy eedajraaKided on an Icy hicb -enables . them : to, eliminate road nea, SaaJnew-MicD.:; and ?L wher tlm; I, ted wmpieSly rer, wltnont WiicrcDcailiVas.Cheated 1FFIMPS USES TO 1 Stock ! MocJel Six Proves . It self Capable of Making 75 Miles Per Hour injury to-.tae -passengers - or- car Not, a, -glass was -brokenJ. Photo shqwrthe car where-It landed.? TO UllhSOUIII iouut 4 i v i Tnp - Made' . irKOlJsrnbbiie . ,Withput Even a Forced 7 Slop to Change Jire . I Erenfln the newer military re- .me of - China,' which Is now- bat ;inf against th tncnrslon Of So- ;et doctrine, the motor truck has ecome! an important link l&nhe Derations. The big factor in bringing about his condition; is the use of Dodge jrothjs llotor Cars and Graham k general nse in the proYincwj of lankow and Honan. - i . ' - I Recently shipment of thirty 3odge BVothers chassis was made o Gen: Wa Pel rn, commanding! he Chinese' army at Tientsin, In ihe Pr0Tince of ChlLL Gea.tWu using this fleet f or (transport- ag troops and for road building. I ,Twot?other lare hlpmentsf Beglnabi,Key, of Toronto, nese siis were .receirea Dy me 1 u,aeiet,in9 snow, oiocaea moun L E.Gale Company, Dodge Broth-1-tain roads1 of the-north.- He travel- ?rs dealers ..at ; Hankow. These .hlpmenia- were- disbursed to other points ; In the- provinces -f Han tow and Honan for road building ind for transportation needs. r J The I shipments- , comprise 1 two train loads, ' one, load '.containing A midwinter trip from Toronto, Ontario to Vancouver, B. C by automobile madeT via. ' the1' Rio Grande river was the route selec- Sheet Metal : Stamping and near Axel Housing ue ' partment Constructed ed .6.702 miles InJ his Oldsmobile Coach vitbout eiren the change of I tire, which in bis own words was no mean feat The certainty with which a per son can start out von a long tour. remrniAM . of 't)ii Mumn nf th iS Graham Brothers trucks de8--. .. U . - ,1 pnea . lorwmeng,. onu. uo Mber trainlomd consisting main iy of Dodge Brothers chassis, was ror distribution rrom tne u. js. Sale Company's, headquarters at Hankow. & j The hug1- shipment was made across the Pacific Oeeaa to Shang haL Here the, heavy export boxes (were .transferred . to. lighters -jfor the trip up jlhe Tank tie ; river a ilsUnce of 0"0 or ,700 miles In- was , demohitrated y Mr. Key: Describing: the ,Jtrip lie- said : .A At no time tnrougnout y the whole trip did our Oldsmobile give us ther slightest v anxiety.: Our average 1 mileage per. gallon wag good. 7 No trouble was experienced in : conquering the ; various ' moun tain ranges." :. -. ; :'. fc,'-:.4 One of the worst spots Jir. Key encountered was-oti a'detour near land. The; lighters used weree r"". -Ti r" , vnre kmili f rtiil sn r boat utl9 s nauuna raiiea cars '.Mr.boldiafcl w ,w ueep fumoo ,noa. "ynr fehuges- t!J!"5; to ka,U Four dais la required to make the Inland Journey: i On arrival at Hankow more dif ficulties were experienced. Lack ing nuch bulky freight was con fronted: But there were coolies, myriads of them, ready' on the bank eager to jssistln the work. The boxes wire removed -from Ihejleck ofthe Junk-by use ota long 'steel "cable and a windlass. Sack from the tiverrls a long without assiBtftnce. We sunk axle aeep in ime -ciay. wnicn was a Teri table sea. but our. Oldsmobile went through it just like a tank at Paschendale.r ; s . On only oneloUg2 climb during the trip did he find it advisable to nse second gear. That was while ascending the ! 4-mile! grade from El Centro to San Diego. ,But the rough epo ts iu theroad were, more than compensated for by the wonderful scenery encount- Li broad concrete wall for flood pro-1 ered, which Mr. Key said; 'ibafflea tectibn. This wall Is about twelve the power or aescrlpUon" feet high. Another task, confront ed Mr. Gale and his 'associates, in getting the heavy boxes up to dry rround. The boxes were ' rolled to a pair of skids which bd v placed, on tha atepi at drtTaway leading up to the top of the wall. A "yoke" made1 of 4 bamboa was stretched; around- the ;.box to be tached a number .of circular slings taised.To thlsVyoke--we, atr made -of- leatheibr some-; heavy cloth. These, sllnga ; are .thrown ovetTthe rigiehbulder; jof ,afc& manr at : wotv and try continual fodng "they jjaanage'tptake the heavy freight upth-requlred-dls- tance, - usiially; about., thirty; cool- ler are employed ait this task. 1 The eooliea go about Ihelr.work with a manner, which Jbelies their stoical nature." I As leader is chos en-and he -directs th work. - As thl men take bold' of fneif.bdx ihe leader. begina'aCsong" which la similar,' to tbe-heave-hoil heave ho". 'chant of teJVmeriiian.; track layers. t J::Vf?"' V . The boxes iro-Jarried- by; this ni annual labor ; to .ithe; waiting freight cars some; distance down the wall of the river. bankV' Th li. : B. "Gale Company re ceatly enlarged its show: room and service garage. - The--iiewly-i ar rived fleet of Dodge Brothers Mo tor cars and Graham Brothers trucks were Exhibited. The occas ion marked an pic in Jhe life lot the city of Hankow. Chinese mer chants with officials of the city besides hundreds of other local residents participated In the "open house." K Speeches lauding ; Mr. ale and associates on their enter prising methods and. the, quality of their merchandise were made in Chinese and these in turn were Interpreted In English and French. T MIE1IIL HP OAKLAND, April 17. rWIth a get-away rivaling that of a motor cycle and a speed capacity better than ' aiTtv-flTA tailes an hour, a stock model ' Star Six is proving itself : an "effective ' medium in checking up on speeders in Salinas county. ?' r ' This new. unit of the trafflc de partment of Salinas county is op erated by J. L. Feagin, who in a letter 'to F, G. Hood of the Du rant Motor company of California, enthusiastically " recommends the new Star Six for traffic-department purposes.-. ;v "-v-f . ,.' '.'v : fl hare been using one -of the blew ? Star Sixes, for nearly two months, and can h truinruiiy y that it out-demonstrates any car I have previously used in my worit of checking up on speeders in Sa linas country," writes reagm. "I get tvrenty-nlne and one-half miles to, the gallon of gasoyne on the highway and '; about twenty four In ; traflc .driving. I have dritett the pew car sixty-five miles an' hour and am certain that I, can get seventy-one or two by coaxing it a UtUe. , . , "Outside of its remarkable get away . perhaps the most ' attractive feature of the) new, Star, Six is Its uncanny power on hills. , I have mada .the,Carmel hillat the. rate or fifty miles an 4 hour' and have then Immediately made the climb over again at a rate of four miles an hour ia high gear. Those who are acquainted with; this hill will recognize the merits, of av demon stration of this kind, for there are many cars "that cahtfot make the climb 1 high gear. l. -:. . . : . -I can make Just as quick a getr away with my new Star Six as I could with a motorcycle and the speed' and -readability "of the 'car makes ft not . only a formidable medium . lor overtaking law in fringers, bat gives, one .comfort and a sense of safety besides." ; . To avoid that run-down feeling; cross crossings cautiously. 1 'Safe conditions are good but safe men' are better, remarks the the National Safety council. PONTlAfX Mich April . 17. Rapid progress is being, made' by (he t Oakland Motor Car company In the construction of the new facl lory addltloh which is to house the sheet metal stamping and rear axle hquslngJdepartments. i This new .factory addition, with machinery," will cost;three-quar-ters of a million dollars, according to A. J. Brandt, vice president and works manageirTand ; will be In operation the first week in June. Already the steel frame' is up' and walls, roof and fioorink'.are par tially completed.-' Approximately 400 more men will be employed in the new departments. .; f ... Due' to the -tremendous produc tion required on 'both the Oakland and Pdhtiae sixes, it was decided tot take over the making of " all sheet . metal, stampings, such ' as fenders, : running board - aprons. running board shields, hoods.'gas 1 tanks, oil . pans,: radiator . shells. ets., for greater economy, greater flexibility in. the control of pro duction. A!V rear axle- housinga -for the. Oakland" six., will also be ujied out in the new building. -The new addition ia of, steel and brick construotion, part of it one story and part of it two story and will . give an increased floor area of ; approximately 5 5,0 00 square f 6et; f '.- i -:. i ' ;'.,. . - V (- '-. , L 4! .The building, will be V divided into three sections, a 326x70 feet. one-story crane ' bay section con talnlng the larger 'presses, a 32 6x 20 feet, one story sheet metal stor age section, and a. two-story 2 2 Ox 80 foot section for light! presses and stamping assembly. .To avoid that run-down feeling. cross crossings cautiously. Safety cannot be purchased over the eounter nor measured by the yardstick or scale. It is something which you can create yourself. You can make it a very valuable part of yourself. Just be careful at all times and you have it. 1 K-'l u u iimi "Hk -. T".e " power and 'trouble--7:vi.8once of thV PHlilCO ?m DRYNAMIG BATTERY are guarahteecl jFor 2 years Biit a Philco long outlasts this extraordinary guarantee. 1 -r 1 - Better -be careful a thousand times than be crippled once. A careful man is -the most perfect rifrty device known, declares C. B. Autl, vice pfcslieat of the Na- tissal Ca'ety coxrcil.-. -. . .'. ity-prr .- . ' - , . .: - ": " . ' . 1!: . f ,' f . i. ..! 2: ' ' .- - . ' ' f . . . ' .-, ; :: - ' h.rr3: p:n j i 1 m o UUn i Let , us isut a PHILCO in your car nbW'and save you a lot of needless ; trouble and expense. It will cost you no more to buy, than just an of 'diriary. battery, and you'll be amazed - how much les3 it costs you per month of; ser vice. t;.lteryar.d Electrical Scrrico ELL Phcr.3 HC3 "Neskowln voters approve plans for modern school building. - SALES INCREASE FOR USETSICORD Star Gains 5; Percent Our7 H ing FebruaryV Latest Re- I ,Jc ; - ports Indicate; . - . " OAKLJIND. April 1 7-;-Accord-lng to an announcement made by the Durant Motor Company of Cal iforniaK Star car sales, in February. 1926 were exactly 95 per. cent in excess of the ' sales ; of the same month a year ago, and the five big Star car factories ate entering the spring and summer" manufacturing season in their greatest period of production . Vrt ;, u. .v.; ." " Sar' bar business la on the yp grade ail over the country,"- stated Norman Devaux, : vice-president apd general manager of the" local Star manufacturing organization. "Reports at ' hand from " eastern and Canadian territories show that all departments are experiencing the same increase in business that show, the Pacific Coast' territory In such good shape. According to reports from fac tory representatives reaching here. the Northwest territory, and the state of Arizona, are experiencing their greatest business periods in the automobile history,, and great things are ; expected in all lines of business! 1q these sections. ; Calif ornia la also showing an Increase over 1935, but 04 A scale that is expected ! to be greatly-Vettered during the late spiring' selling per iods. , . j t-j.-i: ; According to DeVaux,' success in a great measure; has : attended, the first selling: tri(idstforVthe "new Star Six and the announcement of the Refined Star Four brought In car-orders that the local' factory is having a hard time to fill. Pro. duction; he said, keeping pacVwith sales, is also Increasing here. - ' v Batteries ' , Re-Charged Have" your car thoroughly In spected j and repaired before the yacatioa season. ; . . ' Work Done by Hour or by , - the Job . 7 .- TIAT?KF!TT KRflS. GARAGE - ' 1099 N. Capitol ; J - . ! 1 . j tes ;. v Scooters J Kiddie Kara And other Children's f y Wheel Goods ' Bicycle Repairing . ; at Reasonable Prices LLOYD E. RAMSDEN . i 387 Court Street E Will B When I am aggravated with my old automobile . L . and wonder Jiow I ever came to buy this iron horse ... I recall that I let others decide this impor tant matter for me . . . I relied on the judgment of friends . . and finally let a clever salesman slip one over on me.; I ; ' : .; . Not the first time, either ... happens about once a year, tome. - A car is such a personal thing, too . . . why one lives in it more than he does irt his home . . . Every person should own a car which will answer to his own moods . .his needs . . . arid his peculiar kind of driving. Had my heart set on a Rickenbacker last year . get it out of my system. j never have been able to . Every time a Rickenbacker passes me on ihe open road . . or jumps away from me at a traffic signal . . .1 cusaj myself for my weak-mindedness . . and resolve that next time I buy a car . . j . I shairdecide for myself. There is only one way to do that deciding hands. drive the car with my own I am going to drive a Rickenbacker . . . nobody is going to sell me any car until I do. most part Friendly advice is all right 1 Z Z sincere for the friends mean well when they tell me they are sure the cars they drive are ...4 mm o n lr Vio mItT" But their tastes are not my tastes want a car that is made to measure forme. . . and that Rickenbacker they ten mc for car-connoisseurs That means me. I know my is Custom Built so to speak I've owned a lot of cars Z . have bought my experience 7 and even if I don't know all there is to know about automobiles . . . I sure .do know what I want. ' - I .- ! Those "advanced engineering features - . wnicn, 1 am told, are to be found onlv in a Rickenbacker . . . intrigue me!. ; I admit I'd like to own a car that has every last one of them ! j Tandem Fly Wheels . . . Dilutioniser . 7 s. Double Depth Frame . Springs . . - Air Cleaner . . . Mechanical Four-wheel Brakes torn Built Body . every one of these' . and all the others. . '. Cradle . CU3- I confess I don't know just what all of them are . . v last year I was per suaded that some were only useless "talking points' . . . put in to make Rickenbackers sell easier. 1. But at this year's shows I noticed that thbse.Arery makers who then flouted the idea, have since copied those features ; must nave been rignt . . must nave oecu ucii. - . t r I am going to know about all these things ! . . I have an ordinarily, intelligent mind . . an average amount of mechanical acumen . : . and, even if I" don't Quite understand 'when a salesman tries to tell me . I sure can - Aw - And that is just what I am resolved to do . ir . ' -i - aeoae ior raysci.., . ,. n , : f sce with rny own eyes v 7 i Then I am going to take a Rickenbacker car and drive it : with niy own hands -v. . . going to takeRickenbackcx's word fo it that the car is its own bestVi salesman . .... let .the t eloquence "of tJiatuper-performance. ... about f ' r'vV going to do my own v. Don't want any salesman or expert .driver ,alongs , j driving . ". . uninterrupted by any sales talk. : ' rLMin -n ArrAAf frr' tnwrlf . " this rim. - , I ' I - - t " ' ' " ' - - ' . . " ! . J . . - . . Arid if I don't buy a Rickenbacker . .1 1 will have no one but myself and X ; Rickenbacker. to blame ... . I have a hunch I will own a JRickenbackcr bvi v. tomorrow mght. M . - r -t F. W. PETTYJOHN Is Rickenbacker Distributor Here " Phone is' 1260 ; x ' 5- tm Stxm" amf "VmrtiomJ Eight" n popular body tfppriomm ring from $1695 to 93595 f. e. b. Detroit, phrm i 71 ti CU::: Tcrk tr::ir.s ca $48,-