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-.-. - -' - T 1 1 , - ' 1 . . . - - . . .' ,. H ( ' . ' - ' . . ,1. ' . ' " Bicycle :Weel I . I' SECTION THREE Pcgc3 1 to 8 Automotive Good Roads Resort New 8 ' i CLEAN AND VIGOROUS r I. , SEVfTY-SIXTH YEAR SALEM, OREGON, SUNDAY MORNING, MAY 2, 1926 PRICE FIVE CENTS 1 . 1 w 1 1 .-1 iOlDIESlE EH STEP L E New, Light Cars to Have Low Center of Gravity, Man- .:' ufacturers Say V From the days of the old limou- 'ine which required a step ladder trim, low sedan of today, is with . la the easy memory, of . everyone. But a still greater trend down- ward I likely, -especially among the smaller cars, If .the present European -invasion Is any indica ; tion . - . ; ; -True,, the lnrasion Is merely an ; expeditionary one, bat it Is not without its inf lnence in the light, , . ; small car field. It la well known : that several xnanuf actarers are taking -the European pioneers ser- -lonely and that small, high speed . motors, capable of carrying a car pit great speed, are in the experi mental stage with some of our largest builders.: f When these motors,, which will . fcalfar more lively and nowerful than any we hare yet developed on a production basis, finally make their appearance, .they ; will be mounted In chassis which will con form more to the European stand ards than any which we hare yet built and these chassis will neces sitate a totally different type of body than we hare' been accus tomed to. An American-built, small car, copying European tendencies, will be a fast small ear that will go up to 60 miles an hour. This speed will require a low-hung .body 'to keep the weight 'lown where it should be for safety and comfort. Such a body will hare the style possibilities of the low-hung cars of larger construction. And there should be nothing to restrict the designers in the way of room. The compact, European-built motor re quires little room under the hood bjq the greater portion of the chas- 8 Ftll mu;AIHr'YatMlWf0T bow pabom and ..the use ot the taniri w ss-mcn rreaa wnicn wi be aAllcesslty here, , will give aU the wth necessary for, our ideas of foil, five-passenger comfort. The ' top of certain European Tmilt light rears,- which hare as much headroom. inside as .any car V we hare been - accustomed to, V tomes barely on the level with the ' v eyes of the man of average height when the car is placed alongside the curb. . - , A casual l "Inspection of the " amount of room left to-work in, . after allowing a standard road J clearance, and -admitting of the & use of the proper type spring sua i pension, giving the car a standard width and estimating a wheelbase equivalent 10 inai ot our jreui email cars as being likely, shows that the designer of the body for an American-built -car of Europ ean trend, would jnot be restricted In the space he could make avail able for the comfort of five pas- . aengers. These dimensions would be eas ily possible length inside body from dash to back of rear seat, 98 Inches: width of if rant seat, rl I Inches! width - of rear seat, 46 inches; depth of front seat, - 1 inches: depth of back seat, 20 Inches: depth from back of front eat to edge ot rear seat, 44 Inch es: height of seats from floor, 12 inches: head room,. floor to roof, '45 Inches; seat to roof, 3? Inches. These are standard -dimensions and would offer, a, car ot comfort able seating space. The total height Of this car, ernnnd to ton ot roof. "would be only 6 feet 8 inches; which, is con aiderably lower than any. car yet on the market. 6ucfc a car would , be conspicuously low and would "ril attract considerable Interest at t ' ; f first. . . J:: It would have the advantages of - weight close to the ground,, easy entrance, and possibilities ot ex ceptionally good style in Its ap pearance. . rlov The ' , Rcado Are . OREGON STATE HIGHWAY C03XMISSIOX 'i n. SJy Report on Condition of Mari v Oregon Stat Highways ticel'f April 28, 1929 . r t! W5SM 5 Pacific Hlshwajr . . V I ti Portland. Osirego, Oregon City, ' t4rnw Albany. Harrisburg, Juac tlon City, Eugene, Cottage Grove. Itoseburg, Grants Pass, Medford, 'Ashland. California State line: fcaved. ( Portland. " Newberg, -McMinn- t; (CJtIa9c4 a Pft $.) Economy Will ByNewType;IiightGars With; two European .manufacturers; already in this cpun- fln apparently casual survey of ly started agitation, toward a taking on a particularly importan tnote as it relates to farming communities. Better than 70 per cent 01 motorcars used on the farms cation of the small car. These cars are equipped with four cylinder motors and, in the more essential details of general specifications, are the type of car which is represented by the European invaders. General conditions, economic driving, and the require ments made upon the car used by the farmer indicate a con tinuance of the use of a four-cylinder motor. However, the (JVer Billion Dollars Spent Yearly on. Highway Sys tems,' Stated WASHINGTON, May 1. Fed eral aid to highway; departments of the United States In. the build ing of improved roads is necessary to insure the best interests of the farmer as well as the urban resi dent, according , to W. R. Smith, Connecticut, vice-president of the American Road BuUders associa tion, in a statement made today. "In the past ' few years road building In the United States has increased phenomenally, partly because of the necessity for. them, and - partly i because of incentive resulting from Federal financial assistance. Payments made . to states from the federal highway, fund during these years averaged $84,096,114 annually. To this great sum was added the invest ment of -the individual highway departments necessary to secure the federal aid. Las year ap- prdxlntateiy . 1,176.0 0 0.0 0 0 was. spent on all kinds of roads, about one-half of which was appropriat ed by state departments. -"The investment of this vast sum in American highways has paid dividends as great, if not greater, than any other expendi ture of a national fund. Surveys by the United States Bureau of Public Roads have shown that the cost of highway ' transportation over the federal system has been reduced by construction of hard roads sufficiently to more than repay the investment. "The benefit to the farmer through the construction of hard roads is sufficient in itself to jus tify these roads," Mr. Smith said. "In one survey near Baltimore the United States Bureau found the cost of milk transportation in a very small community was five dollars per day higher than on an Improved route of the same length Improved route ot the same length. An investment of $3,600 would have been justified for the milk traffic alone. "The farmer needs good roads in order to supply food to the city quickly, safely and economically The city in turn needs the Im proved highways in order to avail itself of this economy, service and fresh food. It is therefore, in the interest of the nation at' large that the Immediate construction of hard roads be carried as far as possible. Mr. Smith was recently re-elected as vice-president of the Ameri can Road Builders' association at their Chicago convention, his re election to take effect at the May I4tn meeting of the association at the Engineers', Club, New York W. J. Anibal, Old Time Paint er, Accspts Position With Salem Firm W. J. Anibal, old -time Salem painter, has , accepted a position with the Wood's Auto Top shop here, after 'returning recently from a tour of California where he visited many of the most mod ern shops in that Itate. ' Mr. Anibal for; many, years op erated -his own auto painting (es tablishment in Salem, and won the reputation of being one of the best- decoralors ln the state. He recently disposed of his Interests. however, and his decision to join the Woods company will come as a pieasani surprise to Salem mo- WOOD'S PfllfJT SIP SECUBESlOCJt -tin Be Served general conditions, the recent new - type - of. small, ngnt car is all the enormous number of come under the general classifi European trend is raising the question as to whether the pre sent type of small ear is likely to continue in face of the advance ment in construction which can be made. These European light cars are equipped with smaller motors than the ones we have been ac customed to, but these motors are developing much greater power than any which are in general use in this country and are develop ing this power at a much lower rate of fuel consumption. Around thirty miles an hour-seems to 1e the average and yet the cars can go 60 miles an hour and can eas ily maintain road ' averages from 30 to 35 miles an i hour. Certain European small cars have motors with a piston displacement of around 95 cubic inches but they develop up to 150T brake horse power. The average American small car of today has a piston displacement of around 140 cubic inches with maximum brake horsepower rat ings of from 16 h. p. to 28 h. p. We will not even approximate the 150 h. p. development but we can have smaller motors than those now in use and can develop great er horsepower. The average Eur opean motor . for general use is rated at around 12 to 15 h. p. and develops from 25 to 30 h. p. The enormous saving in gasoline which would come from the use of .such a motor has already been made the subject of discussion by engineers and scientists. ' Tire sizes will also be reduced (Continued m pa( 8.) News of Local Beach Resorts Ct P. and R. D. Godfrey have purchased the Pleasant Yalley store ' and service station from Conover and Reynolds. The God freys are from Tennesee having conducted a store there before coming to Oregon. For the past year they have been near McMinn- ville, Oregon. A new gasoline pump has been Installed and oth er details have been Improved for the accommodation of the tour ists and people of the community. A new store, service station and garage will welcome this summer's visitors to Netarts. -the popular beach resort tralch lv located 7 DOWN THE ROAD H PAIGE IK 16 PEES Cabriolet of. Distinctive Lines Easily Converted to Roadster Typs A cabriolet so distinctive that it at once takes its place among the outstanding cars of the year is the latest product of the Paige, announced today. Line, contour, color and finish combine to form a car ot striking appearance. This is the first open car pro duced on the new Paige chassis, all previous models of the line, first presented in February, being sedans. The cabriolet is, how ever, a convertible model. With the top up, it is as com pletely enclosed as a coupe. The doors have the regulation glass of closed models, and are snugly fitted to the one-piece windshield and to the folding top. When the top is lowered, the glass disap pears, and the upper frame .of the door folds down flush across the top of the door. The car is then the roadster: type. fhe cabriolet is classed as a four-passenger car. The rear deck opens to disclose a full-width seat for two passengers, the arrange ment being so skillfully workel out that the rumble seat passen gers have an unusual allowance of room and comfort. Luxury is as much a part cf the design as It is in exclusive closet! cars. The upholstery is an in stance of the painstaking atten tion that has been given to de tails. Instead of plain leather, the seats are covered with Span ish leather of rich color with a decorative design embossed in the surface. The interior trim is in hardwood, with inlaid designs. Colors are sea fog gray and ocean blue lacquer; the Spanish leather Is in a harmonizing tone of gray., and" the top 4s gray. " " Converting the car to the road ster type is readily done by one person in a few minutes. miles west of Tillamook. The place is known as Ray's Garage and service stavton. a. J. Ray will run the1 service station and automobile repair shop and. his mothe will run the store and res taurant. Mrs. Ray will specialize in sea foods. Tb-o Rays hail from Portland. Mr. and Mrs. George Watt, for mer Salem residents, are now op erating the Lake Lytle Hotel, lo cated at Rockaway, Oregon. Mrs. Watt is a sister of G. W. Strand, of Salem. The Watts are making numer ous improvements such as putting BE RED RlCKETJBflCKER Official AAA 'Car Aiding in Controlling Traffic and Helping Jourist DETROIT, iMiefa.. May 1. If you see a brilliant red Ricken backer streaking ' over the high way, you will observe, if it does not pass you at too high a speed, that it is the official car of the American Automobile association, and that its driver, Mr. C. G. Gale,' has yielded for ihe moment to that temptation to which all "Ver-tical-8" owners axe subject, and is letting it out for a brief spell. Far from being a law violator, Mr. Gale is one of those most con cerned in controlling traffic ind making it easier Cor the tourist. "But," says the AAA official, "with eighty miles per- hour under my toe, I would be more than human did I not taste sixty or seventy of it when on occasion I can see a clear road for two miles or so ahead, without one other car to obstruct my view." In his travels as official of the AAA, gathering data far the Blue Book, appointing official hotels, cafes, and garages, Mr. Gale will, in the next year, visit every city of 10,000 or over in the United States and Canada. He will of course visit every capital in both countries. His good roads will be in the minority. "I chose this Vertical-8, not pri marily because of its terrific speed possibilities, but for that other phase of its power and per formance its plugging ability. "In Arizona, New Mexico and Nevada the sand is so deep that most cars boil and become help less when most needed. "I know from experience that this Rickenbacker cannot be made to boil in any climate or any kind f going. r " ' "I expect to cover 30,000 to 60,000 miles in the next eight ("Continued on pape 2.) up new fire escapes, buildingof fences and remodeling the dining room. . The people of the Lincoln coun ty beaches are jubilant over the prospects for the building of the Salmon creek road. The matter of establishing a new district comes up at the spring election May 21 and if the people within the district vote favorable, which is anticipated, work willstart soon on the road. The proposed road will start at New Grande Ronde and follow down the Salmon river joining the Roosevelt highway at Otis. It will ( Continued on pag 3.) National Bicycle Week Proclaimed By Dealers The week of May 2 to 8, both inclusive will usher in two events all over the country. National Eioys' Week, super vised by the Rotary Clubs of America, will come in for its annual celebration. The same period will imark the biggest annual event in the bicycle world National Bicycle Week which happens to fall this year on the same date. It will be under the'auspices of The Cycle Trades of America, Inc., an organization which promotes the bicycle industry and stimf ulates activity in the trade. 1MPe "Week" officially opens the bicycle riding season for 1926, and will arouse great enthusiasm in bicycle sports among riders and dealers in general. National and local or ganizations in all Darts of th description, parades, hikes, and ! TV Pnnfocti! in n-Vilnk 1 u: 1 vvU,vOW n wmwii me uicycie jeaiures prominently. KnSve part is taken in the big "Week" by more than ucaicrs in Dicycies ana ac cessories. the f!vH Troitsu f a erica supporting and promoting meir participation and boosting the eelebration with advertising in approximately 600 newspapers. Supplementing this, dealers organ ize bicycle parades, races and var ious demonstrations. More than a hundred racemeets, and parades were conducted last year during the '.'Week." These events are par ticipated in by the Boy Scouts of America. Young Men's Christian Associations, the Campfire Girl3, and kindred organizations. Dealers, clubs and other bodies who wish to put on local race meets and events any time during the year can get full particulars on how to conduct them to the best advantage by writing to H.i J. McCarthy, executive secretary, Cycle Trades of America, Inc. 35 Warren Street, New York City. One of te greatest exponents of the doctrine of "Safety First" is the Cycle Trades of America, Inc., an organization composed- of bi cycle accessories manufacturers and Jobbers, having its headquar ters at 35 Warren Street, New York City. That bicycle riders may know how to properly ride their mounts and observe traffic rules and regu lations, the C. T. A. employs ex pert demonstrators who travel all over the country actually demon strating the -use of the bicycle and the observance of traffic rules. These demonstrators each spend a week In the various cities visited throughout the season, calling at schools and giving the ' collective classes Instructions in bicycling and traffic deportment. These lec tures cover the proper way to ride bicycles without fatigue, the ne cessity of displaying lights after dark, the danger of riding an ex tra passenger on the handlebars, the regular inspection and keeping in order ot safety brakes, and all other matters which contribute to making bicycling safe. In each town visited the week closes with a. "Safety First" par ade, every man, woman and child in the town who owns a bicycle being invited to join. Prizes are awarded for various features, hun dreds of riders in .each demonstra tion lining up, some of the larger cities enrolling more than a thou sand bicyclists. Upwards of a hun- (Continued on rR 4.) By FRANK BECK many otheri stunts and novel- - r i . ... HUPP, NASH DEALER t I FRED 3UIIKWOOD Fred Kirkwood was born ,ln Yamhill county, Oregon, in 1873, and, during the time he lived there, he wasi in the farming in dustry. In 1502, he was united in marriage tc- Miss Pearl Miller, also a native Of this state, and to this Union were born two child ren, Olga, ,who is twenty-three years old and! Bernlce, who is twenty-one. jMr. Kirkwood has one grand-child, Lawrence Junior. In 1918, he poved to Salem and went into the automobile business in State' street. From the year he came to Saiem until 1921, Mr. Kirkwood wa's the authorized agent of the Overland automobile, and from the the latter part dealer for the tor cars. In first of 1919 until of 1924 he was the Hudson-Essex mo 1925 he took the agency of the Hupmoblle and Nash cars, which he has had ever since. In 192$, on April first, he moved in to his present location on Commercial and Chemeketa streets in the historic Y. M. C. A building that he and his associates had purchased,, the -lower floor of which they remodeled for their business. Thi4 was last year, af ter the Y. M. C. A. had arranged to construct tjielr new building. As soon as that institution occu pies its new building, In a very short time -now, the two upper floors of the historic building will be remodeled, j Mr. Kirkwood is a successful man in his undertakings, and he is a. factor in the prosperity and growth of Salem and surrounding country- ! Thin Transparent Sheet Will Remove Much Danger, Manufacturer Says A new glare shield for automo biles which . Will eliminate the blinding glare from approaching headlights when driving at night has recently ben perfected". It is made of blne-reen transparent pyralin sheeting, the color having been developed in the laboratory of an eminent surgeon-oculist. It fits any type of fclosed or open car. When properly (adjusted, glaring lights are. diffused in the glare- shield, giving the driver clear vi sion ahead. Many automobile ac cidents that occur at . night ard due to the driver becoming blind ed from the glare of headlights on Mpproacmng cars ana mis new shield will tend to avert danger of collisions from this cause. .With the coming of the' hot dry months. Increasing the fire haz ard irt our; national fprests, motor ists are urged to ;use the utmost caution wnue camping ;in these beautiful spots. They are constant ME SHIELD MADE FOU RIGHT DMiffi ly reminded thai; it-will years to replace "'these timbered ! mountains -1 much pleasure to ' the 1 am tourjst $very year; ' i ; 7 4l id an 111 En Sales Gains of 130 Per Cent Witnessed During First i Quarter of Year . . Sales of the Willys-Knight Great Six, brought out but Willys Overland, Inc., in 1925, show a 130 per cent increase for the first quarter over the sales figures for. the same period last year. Based against the total sales in this model for all of. last year, the increase in I retail deliveries for the first three months of last year is at the rate of 32 per cent over the total volume for 1925, a sur prising figure in the face of the fact that, in its first year, the Willys-Knight Great Six was one of the three leaders in the price class which it occupies. With the Overland Six showing an increase at the rate of 50 per cent over last year's sales, with the four-cylindered Overland stm maintaining I its record breaking sales of 1925 and with the new hWlllys-Knlght Six Seventy as an. addition to the line and -already exceeding the greatest estimates set by the factory officials, the general business of Willys-Overland for the' first quarter of the year Is showing most amaiiag strides. According j to factory officials, over-production, so far as Willys Overland is j concerned, will be impossible if anvthinp itVa tha present sales demand continues. At the close; of the first quarter, all lines were oversold and the problem of, the factory is to get sufficient production to meet cur rent demand even at a time of the year considerably ahead of the peak sajes points. Dealer stocks are lowest in the history of the company for this time of the ; year and warnings have been sent out by the manu facturing departments of real shortages in several of the various body types presented on the four chassis built by the company. Multi-trainioad shipments are the rule In all distributor ;and branch territories with distribu tion on the cars as they are re ceived .being arranged strictly oa the basis of priority ot orders. . , MAKERS SIDE ID Tests Prove Materials Be fore Theyi Are Put to Use in Actual Cars .'-i - -n BpjeUI frm A. D. jr. Detroit Buui. DETROrT,-May l. Elimination of gwessworkpln the automotive industry vgoes steady forward, thanks to the j ingenuity of engin eers In devising accurate tests for the determination of data. - - The behavior of materials In a given installation is now known long in advance of it actual M An example of this sia the matter f Vnphdlsterjr cloth. Before the i . . . ciuLu laienaea ior use in Ford up holstery; is utilized samples are aobjected to the most rgid tests. : Prieces 'of ! the cloth are eaten 1 by chemicals, J, jrolled , apart, and even worn out by a specially con-r structed rnbbing machine. Color and structure are checked by ex perts; then the cloth Is submitted to laboratory inquiry. Samples of woof and or warp are tested to de struction, and it is Interesting to not that In spite of the rigidity of the Ford specifications, cloth now being used shows' practically twice the required strength.; . Dissolution pt the wool content of eloth' by chemical action must" leave a correct percentage of cot ton behind; indreover, the remain ing cotton must, show a 'perfect pattern and distribution of the cot ton -through the clothX ' A cushion, upholstered with the cloth to be. tested.lis placed in a machine with a similar cushion, upholstered : in cloth of - known wearing X qualities The' machine rubs the surfaces ''of the two cu shions together, until one or the other wears out: since the ma chine delivers 20 rubs per minute the wearing out process is fairly prompt,, y ; , - ill " the new sample wears : out first, it is discarded, ? fcut . If It stands up as long as the, other, that particular; type of fabric Is added to tho posslbble sources of material.' ; : :- t . ' ; ; L - Though , the , 3 Ford company makes some ? of the cloth used in' Ford cars, most of it Is furnished by outside supply houses, and It Is all very carefully tested for l.-- UMNGHT HIS CREASE CHECPE90I . ' " f ' -1