. nOREGQN STATESM AN,- S ALT2M. 'OREGON
SUNDAY MORNING, MAY 1926 ';
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LIGHT SIX SEES ,v :
Plf SUCCESSES
Annuat.Oiitput.int This field
oft'Preseht Basis Proves-,
Builders Vews
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Detroit; aiay i.-kone ot the
most interesting competitive fights
in rfcent years ia developing ia
the light six field,
. Thb Hudson Motor Car company
was Jlrst .to sense the possibilities
if. light sixes to . sail atVa, price
four, which had, alwaytf ftmiat-l woma nay ? iu ;p
:et. and Hudson's bid "Ou ot approximately u,uwu
:d t8 Is. market, and Hudson's, .
was made with the Essex. This "bid
for business was entirely 'success
ful, and production, of the Essex
crept' up year by .year.
Obviously otLer manufacturers
cosld not neglect, a definite market
which, hadi been proved, to ex kit.
Last year General Motors entered
this, field with Pontiac, Nash made
a BlaywHl tb; Ajaxnd here
are rumors of oVhjrs eastingspee-1
lative. eyes, in. the direction of
.this greehV pasture.
p n-mnrnmoT current-
for some time--, that, Walter
Chrysler rwouldsborU Introduce
a light six tosen pot much above
the present ferice of the four, and
to displace hat model In the line
!NTo confirmation of this report Is
available at this, time.
Hudson started the year with a
production schedule" in the neigh
horhoOd' Of "1-800 cars a day.Thls
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, Yo drive !a the tightest traffic
without the Jeast concern, so
promptly docs your, Oldsmobfle
'' answer toaccclerator, Awheel and
; .brake.' parking troubles-vanish,'
thanks tojits steering ease, v .
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u ;Equal. enjoyment is found in its
, perfect control and easy -hand- .
, ihhighlights of that jjerform
J ance which is so wdely praised.
There is no truer luxury than
the ability to drive as you please,
where .you please? . T . and this
you discover at the wheel of
Oldsmobile. .
COUPE
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Delrverefl talent
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Ins mi lUnitrated if the Delmx Coop
$1180 DeUrered Salem
CAPITAL MOTORS
"V Biddy Bishop, Mgr.
870 N. High St. Kione 2125
the year if continued. Pontiac . is
now running through about 300
cars a day and Ajax production
has been stepped up to around
200 cars per day. Essex produc
tion is probably about. 600 cars a
day. IJere. then is a total of more
than 1,000 light, low-priced sixes
a day, making the market a highly
competitive one, but with no apar-
enf difficulty ftr atsdrbfirg the pre
sent output.
If these three big operators con-J
tinue to produce small sixes at
their present rate the yearly totals
would run something like 180,000
for Essex, 90,000 for Pontiac and
60,000 Ajaxes. This would give us
an annual total of 330,000 light
sixes, with, the possibility of fur
ther entries in the field. In spite
o fthe competition there seems to
oe no douDt ot line aDiuty oi me
market to absorb the present and
potential output'-ot these ears.
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CONTEST .MB,
MAKES FAST DRIVE
Trip Made Through Storm
by Actress Made in
Record Time
After winning laurels as the
prise beauty in a contest conduct
ed Jy a New York newspaper, and
again at -Asbury Park, N. J.,' and
proving a success on -both stage
and screen, Mabel Cchloen, 1209
'Beach avenue, The Bronx, New
Y, K., recently tested her ability
as - an expert autom6bile driver,
She succeded in piloting a new
Oldsmobfle sedan from Columbus
Ohio, to. New YorkAClty in three
days With weather .-ibelow xero
most or tne time ana part or me
trip made through the worst bliz
zard of the winter.
Mabel closed a theatrical en
eagement . in Columbus, and : de
cided to drive home. She pur
chased the Oldsmobile and two
OKCTILIU
mss
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made by England, Norway, Den
mark and other countries.
The exposition hall will be built
next to the Grand Palais, familiar
to many' Americans, . and will be
close enough to the Seine so that
demonstrations of power boats can
be given. on; the river. Ml Lebau
Pln predicted a wonderful future
ressure Gauge and Spare for the motor hoat ,n ance. -we
Valve Insides Should be he ZJTXZ i;; vL
hitular traffic on our roads makes
it certain that many people will
utilize the rivers for highways as
soon as the proper type of boat
is brought to their attention."
Carried in Kit
;.urUrX Oriental Youths Drive
Italians From City Hall
Ohio Garageman Makes Big
Profit" Selling Waste Lub
' ricants to Farmers
wrmldJ be measured put, vwiUiput 1 rojins: tree?: i Aifoat applied to
reouirtrig extra.bdther on jriy part. metal prevents rust.. iney atso uso
No matter how skilfully a tire
Is made or how excellent the ma
terials used, the mileage gained
depends upon maintaining proper
inflation at
mentally essential and is the first
and most important item In tire
preservation. ,
There are three things ; that
should be guarded against in keep
ing the tires correctly inflated
too little air, too muc hair and un
even inflation.
When the tire Is under-Inflated
the wearing qualities are seriously
affected and more tire trouble re
sults from this form of abuse than
from any other source. When
more air is carried than is needed,
the passengers as well as the car
suffer the increased vibration. Un
even inflation, one tire too hard
and another too soft, brings out
squeaks, upsets the balance of the
body and makes steering consid
erably harder.
"Correct inflation," says Walter
Rydell, manager of the local
branch of the Western Auto Sup
ply Company, "can more easily be
obtained through the regular use
of a tire gauge.
Every car owner should provide
himself with one and not trust an
other to tst his tires. The gauge,
although no larger than an or- It takes only a few warm, dry
dlnary pocket knife, quickly and days to prove to the Willamette
accurately registers the air pres valley farmer the fact that irri-
SAN FRANCISCO, The wan
dering bootblack , with his small
box and brushes remains an insti
tution in Chinatown . immune to
the waves . of modernism trans
forming the Oriental district.
Every morning these embryo
business men sally forth to ply
their trade and for years the Chi
nese boys have regarded the City
Hall of Justice, which borders
Chinatown, as 1 a favored zone.
Even the august presence of Chief
of Police Dan O'Brien is invaded
daily.
A pitcfied battle between boot
blacks of Chinatown and the
Italian quarter at North Beach re
sulted recently when the Italian
lads decided to enter the lucrative
Hall of Justice field. The inva
sion was repelled but in retalia
tion the Italian boys declared a
ban against the Orientals in a dis
trict to the north. Since that time
peace has prevailed in both camps.
(From Automotive Daily News)
NEW-YORK CITY. May 1.-
Joun, j. . Martin, a rural garage
man out in Washington county.
Ohio, is making several extra dol
lars each month by turning waste
motor oil into cash. His sales me
dium is a small advertisement, run
once a month in the local news
paper; and his customers are the
farmers of his territory.
When a motorist calls for a
change of oil. the usual custom
is to discard the oil drawn from
the engine." the garageman ex
pained recently. "But while serv
ing a customer last summer, a
farmer who happened to be pre
sent asked my price on five gal
Ions of this discarded oil. I was
surprised at the question, but it
gave me an idea; and after the
farmer had explained how he used
the oil I prepared for t,he village
newspaper a little advertisement
worded thus:
"The successful farmer disin
fects his stables; treats his imple
ments, and protects his orchards
with Used Motor Oil.
We have it in stock, priced at
30 cents per gallon.
J. J. MARTIN
"My Next move was to provide
a cask, into which the oil was
poured as soon as drained from a
car. All grades were dumped into
the same 'container, where it
-Within the next few- days far
mers began cUinr for this mater
ial. I filled : orders ranging f In
quantity from tone quart to ten
gallons, and befor the month was
oat I had calls for all the old oil
coul4 spare; I Ikeep the adver
tisement on the job, and fill orders
in turn. The practice not only adds
a noticeable profit to my regular
tmsineKs, but it keeps my garage
cleaned up on a product that for
merly went to wafte.
Farmers use this oil in various
rways. It Is a gerpi chaser in the
barn and poultry 'houses. It keeps
mice and rodents from lumber and
it in sprsrying solutions, ana in?
killing out. undesirable shrubs and
weeds.. ? Additional uses" are, being
rfound every bay. ascan""be seen
by tne iarm magazines. .
"I have leanred to take adan
tage of my opportunity for turn
ing odds and ends into cash. Waste
oil, grease, steel cuttings and even
battery residue, have a use'on the.
farm, and a garageman Is sleeping
on his rights when he fails to
make them a ; sideline." '
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Automobiles cannct put tne
trains out of i business V trying
to beat them to the croslfj. "
Every advantage is yours-when yoii buy a used
rord car; Irom an Authorized Jbord Dealei
You ae sure of good service; exceptional
value; liberal terms; .courteous treatment
as loner as you have the car. and a
trade-in allowance when you are
vvaorlv fnr Vntiv wanr EVva'.l rJrrA T ' .
and see our selection of used Fords.
Valley Motor Coi
2C4 X. High St. , Tel. j95
A
fair If
Milt
sure in the tires." v
"A spare box of valve insides is
a good investment," says Mr. Ry-
dellrt'.'&nd one should be carried in
the car for emergency use. It is
important that the valve .should
be equipped with a protecting capt
When the car is driven without
canaries as companions and start- flhis'deviee, dirt and rnolstirre eol-
KM
ed out. At Syracuse she met the
blizzard, and aucessfully comlbated
It, much to the surprise of a po
liceman who advised against her
going further.
"Outside the horrible weather,
everything was lovely. My Olds
mobile performed "100 per cent.
The only fault I foud after ar
riving. home was that It needed a
good scrubbing. Was handed a
ticket twice for speeding but got
off easy by giving the traffic of
ficer a smile and buying 1 tickets
for some county affair, which I
gladly did instead of saying "good
morning Judge'."
Columbia river lumber 1 ship
ments for- March, 117,908,42
feet, are 37,01,231 feet more
than March 1925. . -.: .
lect in the valve stem and thsi is
forced into the valve when air
pressure is applied. These parti
cles of dirt forced Into the valve I
seat cause it to leak and under-in-flation
results.
"The valve cap acts in the same
capacity as a case on a watch it!
protects the delicate mechanism
by forming an airtight cover over
the opening in the valve stem and
keeps out the dust and dirt. These.
too, may be had in handy pack
ages of five to carry in the too kit.
Extras often come in handy for
emergency use.
"The entire unit consisting of
valve stem, inside and cap should I
be encased in a dust cap. It not
only acts as a secondary seal but
adds to the appearance of the car
Itself."
Our ServiCeUClQvBffs
ifei vfeirioiry'
The section of Oregon in which the Portland
Electric Power Company operates is rich, and
prosperous.
Our service covers ari area of, 850 square miles
which embraces considerably over 50 cities and
towns, every one of which is grooving steadily,
and every one of which is going , to need more
and more of our light and power service for in
dustries, commercial and domestic purposes.
This situation makes, it sure that the Portland
Electric Power Company will prosper as these
xommunities progress. '
-As a matter of fact the prosperity of our com
pany, is much more stable, than that of any indi
vidual community or group of communities, be
cause our Business is so diversified ?that periods
of business" depression do not affect it nearly so
much as they do other! lines of activity.-
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For these reasons an investmt in our
72 First Prefer re id Stock
is one of the best and safest opportunities afford
ed in the local investment field " :
InvstnieritfBeparent
237.N. Liberty St., Salem
Portland ' -Electric .fiwer Co:
" .Portland ; ; Salem
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Oregon futy'T Vancouver, Wash"
FHC PEUGEOT IS
TO BE' BIT HERE
Light European Cars Are to ?
oe ivianuTactured m uie
United States
DETROIT, May 1. Lucien.Ros-
engart, executive head of the So-
ciete Anonyme des Automobiles et
Cycles Peugeot, maker of Peugeot
cars and motorcycles, and A. J. A.
Lebaupin, export manager of the
company, were guests of the De,
troit board of commerce at lun
cheon Tuesday.
They met a group of Detroit
business men at the luncheon. M.
Rosengart announced that his
visit to America was prompted by
his determination to undertake the
manufacture - of Peugeot cars in
this country. . -
He added that he would either
buy or lease a factory in Detroit
and begin production at the rate
of 100 a day as soon as details
could be completed'. It is his plan
to run the output up to 1,000
daily, if the demand warrants. '
Speaking through M. Lebaupim,
he said that the company would be
financed either" through . a group
of New York capitalists or through
capital from France, "but not ne
cessarily French capital." He said
further that in his judgement Am
erica was ready for the small car
because of Its economy, of onera-
tion, low first cost and ease of
handling and parking. '
The car will probably sell for
around $400; it weighs about' 900
pounds dnd has an engine of 22
horse-power on the American rat
ing. He estimates that -an initial
arear of 300.00l square feet will
be' required for the factory.
Landing from the Steamer Chi
cago on Wednesday at New York,
was a Peugeot truek powered with
heavy-oil engine - that . represents
six years' work on the part of the
Peugeot organization. It ia plan
ned to introduce this type of en
gine into America Oaa soon as
practicable? C j
Mr. Rosengart ia one o fthe outi
standing figures in French indus
try and is full of French energy
and enthusiasm.; Besid.es many
other interests he Is president of
the International Power Boat Ex
position, the first of its kind, to
be held In Paris October 7-17.- It
will be held coincidentally with
Ihe JnleroationaLMatiir -Exposition,
and, entries hare alreadj'vUff
e.
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Mmpreme for -a Genem&M"
T'WENTY-SIX years a6 the
first Packard car was built by
a wealthy man for his own use. It
was the finest car he knew how to
build. Friends who wanted the best
regardless of price ordered cars
from him. So was a business born.
And that business, started as a
rich man's hobby, has now &rown
to be the largest builder of truly
fine cars in all the world.
for as the public has learned to
use sound business judgment in
buying motor cars, Packard vol
ume has &rown, costs have been
lowered, and the savin&resultin&
from vastly increased' production
passed on to Packard buyers.
Packard cars - of today : are finer
cars by any standard of compar
ison than . Packard, ever built
before. Yet they cost far less than '
the Packard's of even ten years ao.l
Packard nineerin preinacy "
has been proven aain and aain
on land, in the air oh tKe f
water. Packard beauty and distincrj
tion have been acclaimed and inuV
tated the world aroundL Packard!
comfort and performance have '
been impressed by ? thermos tt
extraordirtary tests, ft 7 , 1 .
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And when Packard prices " and ...
Packard's liberal monthly ,pay- ,
ment planj are coiisidered,it isnot
surprising that nearly twice as
many Packard cars were sold last - .
year as in 1924. t
Fred M. Powell Motor Car
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