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About The Oregon statesman. (Salem, Or.) 1916-1980 | View Entire Issue (April 25, 1926)
SUNDAY MORNING, APRIL 25, 1S2G I THE OREGON STATESMAN, SALEM, OREGON Overworking of Bagpipe :'o i Causes Scots to Protest . GLASGOW Nero learned to tho - k k'iw lone before be IB - u w w ' v ; , N was able to fiddle. ': . :Vv"vTntt an otnernnonnauon.. rel ative io the bagpiper "and its ori gin, has been brought oat here by Scotsmen who .' are up . in, "arms against the : national instrument because tt has. been made to work over time In some of v the 1 night clnbs. "They would have the bag pipe declared a public nuisance. and havo "taken their contentions to court for a ruling. K ? . ; The claim is made by the same source that the bagpipe .was not only used by the Greeks and the Romans, even before Nero's time, bat that in the course of events it , was introduced. Into . Scotland from Ireland. ; .- - ; YOUR CA FOE I HAVE SEVERAL INQUIRIES FROM PERSONS i WHO ARE INTERESTED IN USED AUTOMOBILES y 2 or 3 Passenger Closed Car . 2 or 3 Passenger Open Car : ': .7; Passenger Closed Car ' 5 Passenger Gpen.Car .1 1 If you have a car of the above description simply fill out . the coupon below. Now obligation. . . POST.OFFICE BOX 185 SALEM, OREGON r 1 ' I wish to dispose of automobile equipment described below: 1 Year and. Make of Car l.i : Open or Closed.. ... I : v Name. : . Addr3V:-------"----- Telephone........... ... 1 EIGil markets: . .. ... SEEK U. S. AUTOS than is enjoyed fa this country of the inherent abilities of the proper straight' eight principle and to the European' ability for ready com parison of jthe Hupmobil Eight with the eight generally acclaimed by automotive engineers of .every conntryaa being, next to the Hup mobfle Eteht. the world's out- Amerlcan Machines .Outsell- example ; ot straight : inp ThnPf AflV Othpr 1 eishtURlneerln genius. For Eur- ing rnose-oi. Mny uuier t OB fre1 acknowledges the iidd- Countryi , Report pays, l mobile cishvte b the finest appii- canon aoi mat . principle - yei AmerJaan-antomnhilpa toiiav nr " Ar. Holder Is a veteran in, the outselling those of any other aounM inor motor C&T ' Held, having try in everw nation In the worli I teen connected with that branch where-they are nermltted bv tariff rof -"lne industry almost continaous- regulations to compete 'with carsj1 !n; 1910. His home Is in For- Of -othir rnnntriM nn in nnil I "t HillS, L. I. basis. ' ,::'-;;'V; .f-s-C'-1 This is the statement of; h. j. Says "Big Six," M'Ginnity iffiSSSiJJSIE Worth Seven Hurlers Today rn Af ria, who. has Just Visited the Hupp Motor Car Corporation from his office ' headquarters In Paris. ; NEW YORK Although John McGraw claims this y.ear to have assembled the greatest, pitching i : I BTurr- In f ha laaf fiftaon o arr a xmmi.utu w.uAunu. M organized baseball, he main- era Ainca, except a tnose conn- ,wfv.( i.a'nf.(.t.t nf,K tries which have erected ra high ewgon and Iron M4n Joe McGin. iann wan agamsi our proauci. -tnmthf th. Mn.l of j American cars outsell those ot aU modern corps of gen twirlers. oiuer maaes iogeiner, sain Mr.i "rjon't fnr-At th P.iants' Holder, "English cars, because ofl-.i , 1. r vr... BUSES ID STREET CAR Uiffll SOUGHT (boulevard, park -and feeder traffic! nlshing auxiliary bus service5 io and la the internrban field for creased from 14 to 35 per cent-f f short ' bauls ; to communities not j .. : 1 1 1 " ' ; 1 i servea JJT.ine. eeciric iines.;; i o i iiiruv.u -..-' a v inin not as serviceable for the . long haul as the rail system because it Budd Urged . Co-ordiriationj Competition Between Two 1 ' Said Ruinous. the favorable British 33 1-3 per and McGinnity I bad two pitchers wni-wruioaiMii Aiuenwn wn. who win close to seventy imuusuuui. mo uruwu. iweir.. ei mM t T toVo. American cars . sen wen mere. nevertheless. But in . France and ! games seven 'pitchers to do that nowa days. But according to present Italy an almost prohibitive duty Standards, we have truly a great resnicis saie oi americiu can Bja to little more than a comparative h . -nn,A i.v. ; h.TA gnn'fw nanaiui. -Under Mr lefthander, but' the Rnnthnaw stnff Holden's direction, j - mnstlv hunt t nr saw ine sate oi Mupmooues mrongn- ris-hthinfloi. sreat riehthander who was nnt qui conunentat murope nas regis better than a lefthander" irru a pnenumenai 1 increase. . a .1 . 9 -mm a " lZ uui.uk. x.cu Harrlsburg More farm build wCr per ni greater ina.Ing8 t)ei erected here than for those for March "25. For the seve'ral yeaf8 past nisi quarter i iney were 8 0 0 per , cent more . than for - the (From Automotive Daily News) - KANSAS CITY," April 24. Co ordination of buses with electric rail systems under the guidance of rail officials was advocated by Britton I. Budd, president of the Chicago' Rapid Transit company, operating Chicago's elevated lines. in a- paper read Tuesday afternoon before the-annual convention of the American Society of Civil En gineers. J His remarks emphasized those made earlier In the convention" by Ralph: Budd, president" of the Great Northern. , , .... . The paper was read by Charles E. Thompson,. -vice president of Mr. Budd's companies. . 'The public, Mr. Budd stated. "demands bus service, but that does not mean buses entirely can supplant other transit facilities. Co-ordination' of all .these facili ties by,, existing, transportation companies, so that each will' be assigned " the; taslt for which' it best is fitted, is what is needed. "Competition between two trans portation systems prevents either from giving the best service.' Com petitive rates between bus and rail systems are costly in both because bus operation is more expensive than rail. "In urban service the - proper sphere of tho bus is as an auxiliary of the tram " company carrying hasn't the carrying capacity, , ' "Railway nien with tneir special training are fitted better to oper ate motor coaqlies and co-ordinate them with the! railways. "Summing pp - the situation, I believe in the aiear future bus op eration will hive simmered down to some such sound economic basis as this. Where It is economical to o'perate buses they will be run and where the public best can be served by rail'llnes they will have a clear field. ; . iteviewing jtne growin oi, our traffic Mr. Budd said that in 192C only' sixteen rail lines had auxili ary bus service while in 1925 bus es were operated in conjunction with 280 electric railways. From January.' 1924." to January 1926 the percentage or companies I ur- I wish we had on traffic law . .-. From Maine clear into Arkansas That rules ot toad alike, we'd don From Florida to Washington!-. Some things I can most freely do . In Kokomo or Kal'mazoo . " Which if I try In Tennessee Or Idaho, I'm piched.. by gee! the Wherefore my splrif it elates When Uncle Sam alls up ' states - ' And bids them seek a happy morn Through traffic code that's 1 -uniform. s Medford Miners rushing to Woodruff Meadows area, for goM ind platinum." ' V . La Grande Alder Slope Irriga tion project will build 7-mile can iU for,$15,poe. ill ! 'i V' "Mil We Fix 'em So They Stay Fixed - - . -' t-. " . : - . . .. 5 . . , ; . -. ' " ' Up-to-Date , r;- VULCANIZING and RETREADING SMITH & WATKINS Telephone 44 1 Court & High St. - . corresponding period in 192 5. A I considerably augtimented sales or ganization has been built up in every country. "The Hupmobile Eight is meet ing an especially responsive mar ket throughout. Europe," he con tinued. "This Is aided in ronsider- I able measure by the fact that Eur opeans possess greater knowledge Sup " f. EMicaeinicy The Packard Six Five-'Passenger Sedan The Packard Six five-passenger Sedan is illustrat ed. It has proven the most popular of the eight be auti ful and distinguished Packard Six body types. r ' " i 1 11 i 6c t - r: Cost vs -Cost Per Mile Universally accepted as the outstanding automobile accomplishment of years, powered tinth the internationally endorsed Kmgbt sleeve valvemotdr, this new Willys-Knight utilizes the principles of high speed motor construction with startling results. . "V . From a bore of 2 lSi inches and a stroke of 4 inches, it develops greater horse power, per cubic inch piston displace ment, than any other stock, American " built motor;. ".... . . . . - ' . , .With a speed capacity well in excess of 60 miles an hour, with ability on, hills which is amazing, and with acceleration which is a genuine revelation in flexibi lity, it will out-perform any othet car in or near its price or size class. To these outstanding fea : tures of performance- it brings the accepted ad vantages" of the Knight sleeve valve motor V .which steadily44 wears in1 " SEDAN PBJCB F.O.B. FACTOXY to greater power, smoothness and flex ibility while other jiower plants are 4wearing outM v , Standard equipment includes four wheel brakes of the type used by 80. of the finest of European cars. ."-' . ". The chassis construction has been de clared practically unbreakable. : t Extra long springs and a carefully tal anced body giyet a riding eaie. which ; makes all roads comfortable. , j. Nothing . like this great ' value has ever before been . known in its price or size class, y To really know "this great car you must : - try itout yourself, V'- vAST year Packard Six sales Ow were far more than double 1924iVorume.i: . The-reason for this greatly in creased demand,, for .Packard Six comfort, beauty and dis tinction is simple. ; An ever-' growing proportion of, .the ' public is learning three impor tant facts. ?.-"',' These. facts are: ; ! " First.' That the Packard Six is not high in price, costing far . less than most men think. For example, the five -passenger, sedan is but $. 2919 deliver-, ed at your door. . Second. That the Packard ; Six may be bought on a liberal v payment plan which distributes its cost over , a year, t For ex-., ample, the down payment on .the five -passenger sedan is $729.75 from which is deducted the value of the used car turned in. The monthly payments are then but $-123.25 ' Third.lThat it .is better business and real economy to buy a good . car arid keep it twice as long- -than tp buy a succession of low priced yearly-models cars and pay in depreciation more than is :. saved in first cost. For example, s the car most frequently turned' 1 in by Packard Six buyers has been driven 'an average of only 15)87 mfles! - . r 'v. Thosel thousands who bought Packard Six cars last year ex pect to keep them at least twice as long as the cars they : turned in. And 98 of those who bought Packard cars dur : ing the past six , years are : stl Packard owners. -; . '..- ' Packard Six ownership costs less bytthd mile. May we tell you more about jthia famous car? We will.be glad. to do It while you ride in one, ! r' . '' bur telephone number Is 2126. :j Aslc for Mr. Powell. . , . - - . Fred M. Powell Motor Gars t. ... . 1 ? " r" C Through the New "Willys Finance Plan buy this car on smaller down pay-1 ; menu and smaller monthly payments; the lowest credit cost in the industryjf CDUINAL.JJ-AUTUAJU. t?, s 350 N. High Phone 2126 Ask Tlfj Man JVho Orms One n rr OPEN EVENINGS AND SUNDAYS Ccrncr,Fcrrx end Ccttaco Streets iTelcphcno jfl 0 D A'