THE OHEqON SXATES3IAN, SALEM. OREGON "
SUNDAY MORNING, MAYJ6, 1926
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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!
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four months, January, February.
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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-,
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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,
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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
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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
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Business! Before Pleasure
SEES FEDERAL AID
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. 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
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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,
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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
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Harry W. Scott
The Cycle Man
148 S. Coiuincrcial
Telcphoile 68
J&towners' Enthusiasm guide you
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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. ,
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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. -
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365 N. Commercial
Telephone 1260
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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
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power favorite
out-accelerate any other car near its pace or si2c
class.
F. O. B, FACTORY '
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Willys Finance
. ? , Platte u ; '
Smaller down pay-
trients and smaller
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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 . .
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