THE OHEqON SXATES3IAN, SALEM. OREGON " SUNDAY MORNING, MAYJ6, 1926 5 APRILIViOTOR OUTPUT DOWN THE ROAD- By FRANK BECK lOTORSTME during 1926, ;" The year. Is J only Comparing -this ; same . Your the corres one-third behind us and already months period . with. THE-AUTOMOBILE ; SALESMAN WHO SPIES bur total shipments lor; these first ponding, period o a' year ago-.re- veals a 'tremendous galir la' Nasb LITTLE UI! I four months, January, February. ,:i March and April, constitute 57.7 per cent of our entire shipments during 1925.-And 1925 was our shipments of: 89.4 per cent." ' In other words, the,Nasb dealer body is doing business at a rate Almost doublo that otJast year." Ut. . A PROSPECT WHILE - TAKING - HIS -WIPE E0R HER SUNDAY ' SPIN biggest year. j i Total of 449,173 Cars and Continued Gain In Sales Is "Noted for Nash-Ajax-Line : of AutomobHes-, i irucKS rroauceai neiau Trade Is Active . n DEW H BMe if 3 f- i 1 r 1 f 1 Production of 449. 173 cars and ks during April registers a I approximately equal to March and4 2 per cent over April, last, year the figure being estimated from shipping reports submitted to the directors' meeting of the National Chamber of Commerce in Detroit. May. 5.5 y .:. f:y iThe March figure this year was 499,671 or 5"4 J above" the April total. the average of April in the preceding three years was 403. 91. though April 1925 was 439, 200. Z ; ;mj':iiXVi The warm days- hare brought to ' realization the -anticipated ac- tire spring buying In the .retail I .trade, with the result that produc ! tion schedules ;I af hieing" '.well maintained. Factories, howerer. as usual at this time of the year, are watching conditions carefully and producing in response to orders. on the books. March April. May and June, are usually months, of active production, with normally the tendency toward some curtail ment In June. There Is usually a further step down' in July with some increase In August and Sep tember to care for the late sum mer and early autumn!' tradej-'-? ' Among the faetoi'iwh3ch ase expected to maintain a strong re tail market for automotive units this year .Is the fact thate-average price of ,these -itpgtQ8 con tinues to be less than pre-war lev els in spite of the higher ost of living' of raw - materials, , and of labor.,- The 1914 automobile doK lar is now worth $1.16. Automobile prices- on many models are lower than: last year in addition there are more low priced vehicles on the market with the result that the same buying power on the part of the public can purchase a larger number of .units. iThe comparative figures to date are as follows: ; , i -; v - 1935 January . .. .241,119 February . . .286,270 March .....377,322 April ......439,200 1026 315.892 375,332 449.677 449.173 i ' D. H. MosherMerchant Tailor, Is turning out the nobbiest and best fitting tailor, made suits to kteasure. 100 business and pro fessional men buy of Moaner. () KAHTI-KNOCK SOLUTION (jXOtm tinned front' page 1) i slightest effect in suppressing the i : Intensity of the explosion. Diethyl A selenide even appeared to increase ' the .loudness of the reports. - ; . ' "Less than 0.1 percent of chro- mium : pentaphenyl bromide would i b dissolved in a fuel suitable for 1 t neatest. ' This compound would be . expected to exhibits anti-knock properties if larger concentration .could be tested.' ,The investigators offer a new theory of detonation, which at tempts to explain the way in which i tetraethyl lead, studies o which !. by .Thomas MIdgley, Jr., and Tho ; mas" A. Boyd resulted' in the pro- duction of ethyl gasoline, prevents i knti-knook. . , This theory, it . was pointed out. i Is astriking development of sci ence, because if it provos sound it ; Jwill bring progress in the conquest of knock affecting the nation's .20,000,000 motor vehicles. Chemi cal science previously -ha4 shown that tetraethyl " lead would sup press knock. -The Ohio state-re searchers think they, havp solved .the mystery of why it suppresses knock.'.' -; r-'v. .'. -f-: s. .. According to their theory, i in ' the gas engine, tetraethyl lead de composes'' suddenly Into Infinites! raal ., particules of- metallic lead i which acts as centers for partial burning.. ,These,llttle particles themselves burn as the flame front approaches them, .and thus they makes the flame travel faster than if they were not present. This condition is described as somewhat like that ot ;milllons of unimaginably, small spark plugs that ignite the gas -'Just ahead of the flame front. "Thus, by virtue of the multiple centers ot high temperature cre- .i (iea oy tne burning oi inese uiue - t j ''there: fs Initiated evenly ahead of -the main flame front a partial oxl- " ' lug" los 'maintain a combustion in a;'? -' region of Juel which otherwise . would be suject to detonation. CThe decomposition " tempera ture tf anti-knock materials, taken 1& conjunction with the tempera ture " of the cylinder gases, thus, determines at what stage in- the cycle .they shall begin to function 3,. the decomposition tempera v Mure ,-Is low, partial oxidation will , .- .oerin earlier in the cycle and ex v ! l tend throughtout a larger volume of yet unburned fuel than if It is high. ; In the extreme ot tne latter case,.' It would cause a lowering In the efficiency of the compound while In the former It might cause slight: pre-Ignltlon." j X " ' -TThe ideal anti-knock compound should possess a .decomposition temperature which will cause It, to begin to -function just after Igm stalled at a meeting May 14 at the Engineers club, in New York. 'Road building in the United States 'has increased phenomenal ly, partly because of the necessity for them, and partly because of incentive resulting from federal financial assistance," Mr. Smith, aid. "Payments ' made, to the states from the federal highway fund during these years averaged 184,096,114 annually. "To this great sum was added the investment of the Individual highway - departments' necessary to insure Federal aid. Last year approximately $1,176,000,000 was spent on all kinds of roads, about one-half of whieh was appropriat ed by state departments. "The investment of this large sum in American nignways ihm paid dividends as great, if, . hot greater than any "other rexpen,di- ture, of a natlonarfund.-'-'eaTveys 4f -the United, State JBureau ... of Public Roads have shown that the cost of highway transportation over the Federal system has been 7 W : K' "Ml. i" i 1 . .it ; ) ' ' '. ' i Business! Before Pleasure SEES FEDERAL AID (.Continued from page .1) I. i - ' ? . nulnMil Vv " rniiatriipf nr of' hard roads sufficiently to more than re pay the investment. Tue benefit to the farmer through the 1 con struction of hard roads is suffici ent in itself to Justify thesafoadp. "In one survey near Baltimore, the Bureau of Public Roads' found the cost ot milk transportation in a very small community wak,$5 per day higher than i on an f im proved route of the same length. An investment of $3600 would have been justified. for hte milk traffic alone. ; ' ' j .. -"The farmer needs good roads in order to supply food to the city auickly, safely and economically. The city in turn needs the Izr. 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 Hurt the immediate construction f of hard roads be carried as far as possible." ' L. A. Scheelar Auto Wrecking Co., oldest in the -Willamette val ley. New and used parts and equipment. Low prices and dual ity service here. 1085 N. Com! !) WIDER HIGHWAYS '."' (Continued from page 1) they are also a necessity. Exhaus tive experiments have shown them to more than pay for their con struction in saving to the motorist, and since they are essential they should be constructed scientifical ly to" incorporate all possible mea sures of, safety, convenience and -durability. I k - "The 1937 Road Show and con vention of the American Road Bnilders association, the date and place' of which, will be. Bet at the annual; meeting of the association In, New York ICty, May 14. f will show progress in highway build ing, vnot only In the number of miles, but also in the incorpora tion of safety design and wider construction. The recent convention of the American Road Builders associa tion approved the widening -of highways where it is necessary .o permit an easy flow of traffic with the minimum accident hazard.'Tne elimination of: grade crossings Whero; possible, the adoption of safety devices and the removal of sign boards impairing the driver's view, : were also recommended at the meeting. The Opera House Drug Store, Service, quality, low prices, friend ship give Increasing patronage Old customers advise friends to trade here. High and Court. () Director's Department Store is building up a reputation for guar anteed merchandise; conducting a real department store; making steady progress, too. "The 'past month. says-E.H, . Mccarty, general sales manager of the Nash Motors company and A)ax Motors company, "showed a gain In Nash business of Jf0. fei cent over April of a year ago. This figure includes sales of Hash built Ajax. Exclusive ot Ajax the percentage of Increase mounts up to a full 35 per cent. When 4t U remembered ' that 4April of 19 2 5 Was at the time the greatest month in all Nash history, this phenom enally enlarged volume.; of bus! ness takes on still greater signifi cance. April also marked the twen tieth 1 consecutive month, with single exception, that Nash busi ness has shown an increase over the corresponding months of the 1 ovlous vear-The on month when this record, was not. maintained was November, when output , was arbitrarily halted to bring out the' "Enclosed Car" motor. '&';V "Not only has April set a" new record for the Nash Motors com pany but latest. reports 'from our 51 distributing centers throughout the United States show that the past six weeks' weri'tbe greatest" consecutive six weeks of bona fide retail deliveries jsincefjthe ioinpany was founded. ' It is interesting to note also ' that these , same six weeks, witnessed the largest con secutive volume- of bona fide car Sales in these 51 titles that have ever,-been recorded. ' . J. "This is a healthy condition and one which reflects credit on our dealer organization. For with sales of new cars running higher and higher each month it is quite important that used car business be enlarged proportionately. "We are very well satisfied with the way business has been going The,NEWWdy: and cut your travel cost to i cent a mile! Cost of Auto Travel The New v ..' Harley Davidson Single n n . cost of r .. ' ' It. R. Travel ' . - I Cost of - Mile SS. mm - . mi MmmmK a V 'h ,nf ' , , I , 1 .'. . : MP - - . OA MILES PER L) MM Cost of' Kw War Power Travel Harry W. Scott The Cycle Man 148 S. Coiuincrcial Telcphoile 68 J&towners' Enthusiasm guide you t: to the 2 reatest cdro tall rwV.-,,f Ftve-Pusenger Brougham, 1 2995: Two-Passenger Coupe, 304); ' .Four-Passenger Victoria, 45093; Five-Passenger Sedan, 3193; Seven-Passenger Sedan, $3293; Seven-Passenger Imperial, $3433. . ; Bd hj Fitbtr i , Custom Un ' Roadster, $3230; Touring Cat; $3250; Phaeton, $3230; Fivc-Taa-seager Coupe, $4000; Ftve-Passen-' ger bedan, $4130; Seven-Passenger Suburban, $4285; Seven-Passenger Imperial. $4483. , ' XUprkumtmiF.a.B. Dttnit. Tsxti hddm Thtpfhikp tf itfmd ftymtmt, w ' 0 rwitt moHtbl'jttritd, ugUdljghtn sss 4sV t9J (asfvssipssV mHfit Along with the millions all over the world you have always held Cadillac in the highest esteem. - 6 You lcogjilie itVas The Standard of the World -r concede it to have the very, qual ities you want. Whynot.buyit. There nevcrwas a time when Cadillac was so ood a buy as it is right nowl The riewQ-egreeeightylindcr Cadillac isgrowing; in sales volume as no Cadillac has ever j5rqvm before. This tremendous Cadillac sales success is a' definite message to you. With all the force of a nation-wide move ment it says to you diat3the new Cadillac is the one car above all others. Get a demonstration and see how it : con firms all yout convictions. - - fillip . ; .4 V r i F. W. Pettyjohn Co., 365 N. Commercial Telephone 1260 .-,v 1 5 i SGTZ) - EWqO DEGR.EEC C lr O 'J 'L U !r 2 i ? . j i.,in. III I ..mi... ..... T TVT7 r&tAptt Mierirv from the low-swune; gravity baiahced motor, makes the 'Oyerland' Six: the fgtp! vorite of the West. It will out-rutir out-pull, c ' ' power favorite out-accelerate any other car near its pace or si2c class. F. O. B, FACTORY ' i The New I Willys Finance . ? , Platte u ; ' Smaller down pay- trients and smaller -. . . - monthly payment;-: .Vthe Iqw&t.creilit -. cost in the industry. The' full motor powers is usable, all the time, carried . - in a straight line from the crank shaft to the rea axle. " "You feel its real power superiority whenever youjniake ' demandxri the engine for more speed, or a quick get away, of for the last dunce of pull on a steep moun- tain.grade. . . - . j. ..t;. --'yv;-yj ' Until you have tried this great power plant in competi- . tion .With others of the same size, you cannot hs ive an v idea of how much beticr it really is. " ' ' 'The low swung, gravity balanced body gives great stability ' or the road vou can use the Dower on curves andi where I l!..: the going is rough; At the end of the day's run, thii Over X' land Si will pile up a:niileage,that will surprise you. 1 , ' - .jjOngjJrmgs, ine longesx woeei oase uu any u m u9, , - 1 -even aiscriDUUon ox weisnwaii aau xsj me amaxiuir wnuim t. . ance yuue oi am jeaaer amvRg ugni sues. In appearance it is outstanding in Its class a real aristocrat in every line ana ueuu. arrive ii- nuc m n -iwuu the great popular favorite.' .Try it out for yourselt: t . . 1 - - -t :i ? . , T " a . MacDoriald Auto Go. r,Coitarie and Ferry: Sts. Telephone 40D V fir1 tt:-v -j " t '.!J - t j ... r !i i i ! : j'r'v; '.--if j-lj 1 V; ,llon"o the chargej.by:. the : spark plug. ' 1 - -rrTTrMaraMsaii a mm tt "irv '.: ' 5