LIGIITOfflffi);
TS BUILDERS
Suppliers Are Getting Ready
- ; ; for New Type of. Auto- v
. mobile for America
; - (Editor's note: George W. Sut
ton, Jr., is one of tne best known
writers on automotive subjects in
the country. His articles -appear
la the leading automobile and
technical papers and In many mag
azines. The following article is
submitted by him after a recent
and exhaustive study ; of general
automotive conditions.) 1,
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Something new. and , radically
different Is Impending In the auto
motive field and the general opin-
' ion of those who are closest to
the situation Is that we shall soon
see an entirely new type of light
motor car, built In quantity pro-
dnction.- which -will- Incorporate
many of the features of the Euro
pean built light cars , with radical
, American adaptions an r changes
fa suit them for our requirements.
' It Is known .that certain tire
manufacturers are equipped to
turn out balloon tires of a smaller
diameter than jtny which' are' at
present In use in this .country.
These tire -builders, do ; not go; to
the expense of developing new tire
sizes unless, they see a demand for
them looming, up in' jthe near 'fu-
ture. ; - ' : :r,Y- ."
There is a dstinct Impression
that the' Peugeot ;; Brothers let,
something more .than .casual4 In
terest back; fi.' them : in their .re
cent Invasion, of our-sMores" with
a diminutive open car. Fiat Is re
puted to have been negotiating
with manufacturers in this .conn
try for the building of the5, small
5 horse'power Italian car? ;
Several American "manufactur
ers are accredited with having
light cars already on the road for
testing and experimental labora
tories are reputed to be working
feverishly on a type of car which
will bring us an entirely new
range; of performance in automo
biles tot somewhat of our present
dimensions; of ' oar. present light
cars 'bat- -with" far -greater speed,
greater climbing' ability, vastly in
creased fuel economy, and mater
ially Improved body lines. I
The'; market for, light car Js
shifting. General Motors with the
Chevrolet, , and Willys-Overland
with the Overland, have made
substantial production gains in the
past two years in the low priced
car field. . -
Today these cars occupy a high
percentage in the fifty. per cent of
our total motor car output whieh
Is held .by the light automobile.'
They have ' offered material- and
fundamental improvements in the
llghtT car, which ttfr&ZrfctLn car
buying public is expecting. rr
From Europe we are getting de
finite daily proof that the. light
car 'can i be made-.td" give thirty
miles to the gallon of '; gasoline.
eW have no - light 'car in this
country which can be ' depended
npoa for this mileage, at the pre-
- sent time, .uuj our engineers can
utilize those principles of design
which have made this mileage pos
sible and still retain'the perform
' ance, possibilities whlclr tre de
mana. EuroDean ugnt cars can
travel up to sixty miles an hour,
It la unusual for any of our light
cars to attain, any such, speed
' with standard-equipment. ' '
They have 6nlv to "utilize the
European principles of small bore.
and long stroke; to get a.far great
er power development than we are
getting at present with our typic
ally square, light-car power plants
Such motors will gite greatly in
creased fuel mileage. But. with the
use of. such motors will come ne
cessity for. more advanced con
struction than Is being used at
present The motor In our present
dav small car. taken as an average
has seen very little real Infporve-
ment In the past several years.
We' shall expect "forced feed lubri
cation, better carburetlon, and imT
proved cooling systems.- '
Our users will never be satis
fied; with the frequent shifting of
gears which is accepted by the
European drivers. If there is, to be
" a 'new, type of car it will have to
Incorporate excellent hill climbing
ability. Here, our engineers have
been working to develop greater
torque In . their motors-for -this
means leas gear shifting on grades
and in heavy pulling.
We shall recmire other motor
changes as well. At the present
time.' American engineers, - work
ing to get a low, compact light
. motor haVe been content to let the
lower end of the piston skirt slide
down past the lower. end of the
cylinder walls at the end of the
down stroke. This haa resulted. In
piston slaps and In far too rapid
deterioration in the 'power plant.
Longer cylinder walls, higher mo
- tors which will becornpact" in .end
to end dimensions rather than'n
ton. to bottom figures are likely.
In this we shall be following ac
ceptable points in European manu
facture. .: - . . -. --
Lower bodies are also a, : cer-
- tainty if the new American built
light car follows European lines.
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O International
This remarkable photograph of
the Norge hovering over Its moor
ing mast at Oslo, gives an unusu
ally clear Idea of the actual ap
pearance of the giant dirigible
which, under the; guidance of Am
undsen, Ellsworth, and Nobile,
successfully accomplished ' the
Trans-Polar flight. No detail was
overlooked in the equipping of the
Norge for its epic "adventure, and
It is interesting to note in' a dis
patch published In the New York
Times on-May; 15th that just pHor
to starting, "the engines, envelope
and steel constructions have been
overhauled and the .engines sup
plied with a fresh cooling mixture
consisting of water and 30 percent
glycerine.". The last mentioned
provision 'holds particular interest
for American motorists, since it Is
only in the last few months that
a commercial compound of distill
ed glycerine has been made avail
able as an antl-freeze solution for
radiators, and used with, success
in the almost arctic conditions en
countered by motorists this winter,
and illustrated insert, showing a
scene In Washington D. C, during
a recent severe snow storm. ;
Do ugh ton Sherwin. Hard
waft?. 28C-N. Com'l St Hardware.
Builders Supplies, Paints,-Yarn
.tehes. Give us a call, you'll find
our prices reasonable (
Duster Drown Shoe Store, nigh
class, stylish looking, comfort giv
ing, long wearing shoes tor the
least money. - Go and be convinc
ed 12 B North Com'l St, il
With Increased power and speed
capacity, it will be necessary to
kep the car weight down and this
will make lower bodies a necessi
ty for safety and road balance.
Already one American manufac
turer, in a special model, has
achieved a total height from the
ground to the top. of the body of
but 64 niches; We will probably
not go this far, because it will be
necessary to maintain proper head
room, but from 66 to 68 inches
may be expected and this means a
car that a man of ordinary height
can. easily look over while stand
ing at the curb. Such a car will
be materially lower than any light
car we have on the market at the
present time.
Piecing together--the. require
ments of a typical American light
cairouilt alter European lines, we
should get a car of about the same
wheel base as our present light
cars, with standard tread, where
in It will materially differ from
European. light cars, a motor of
considerably less piston displace
ment than any of our present
sfock models but with considerably
greater maximum power develop
ment, tire sizes perhaps as small
as .27 inch diameter, and body of
around Clinches total height-ffohl
the, ground to the top-'oT'tlJd'roqfr
; This car should seat-five people
witlTcomfort. If should" bV able to
one in the industry Is asking
everyone else at the present time.
H. 1". Wooflry & Son, 271 N.
Com'l. St. furniture store. Bar-,
gains In furniture of all kinds.
Agent Tor Lang ranges, best made.
Also auctioneers. ()
MOTOR CAR AIDS IN
DEVELOPING NATION
(Continued frontpage 1)
other state in the Union. The
vistas presented are ever-changing,
because, the roads are not
merely concrete raoe-tracks, but
rather ' well-surfaced highways
leading to most Interesting points
in all parts of our state; and it is
my opinion that no agency has
had greater effect in placing Ver
mont ' before the people of the
United States than has the auto
mobile." H. T. -Love, the Jeweler, 335
State St. High quality Jewelry,
silverware and diamonds. The
gold standard of values. Once a
buyer always a, customer. ()
HOW THE; ROADS ARE
(CoaCinacd . from pt : - " tJ
,: ' Oater like Highway . , .
iTHdotd;! Trlt,':Pro5pfect:, Ma-
ff- Prospect Fart 4CIaraath . Closed
'o'n accbunt f j(now-.'- s...
v acumen j iu. 'ifce'itt-. . itetiwoou llicnwav
driving conditions and BboufdDe.
able to ; materially, lOutclimb ariy
of ou r presen t li g n t -cars;.'. .yvv j. , j
' It'.Vill not beTthe 16west,Vrie J
car built by any. mariner of means
and'yet it. will not-.be dlsp'ropbf-i
tlonately high inbst,: 2t w)lthaye
four-wheel brakes; to, take care of
Its' increased performance"iTange.
It cwlll "have an Irreversible steer
ing 'device, and"' it will be quite
different in the essentials o lubri
cation, cooling, Ignition-and car
buretlon from! our present "stand,
ard models. ,
What manufacturer will . build
It? J This Is a question which every
Oregon Caves- .
Grants C Pass. Kerby. Waldo:
Graveled Tead'tiir goqe'conditlon.
MiKprby, Oregon CaVes: Road -In
good conditfenrgon Caves now
open to public. v v
1 ' : f cKenaie Hijrhwuv '
Eugene,-BelknappringSj Sis
ters, Redmond, Bend; Macadam.;
The Cherry City Baking Co.
bread, pies and cakes are of high
est quality. -' One of Oregon's most
sanitary bakeries. Visit it. Worth
while. A Salem show place. ' )
-
- Linn " county - prune growers
propose to build large cooperative
prune' dryer.' .1
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PRAISE SO WIDELY VOICED
THAT ALL MAY HEAR
In the unflagging bril
liance of Oldsmobilc -performance;
in the
luxury of its riding
qualities; in its effort. i
less control and un
canny inclination to
hold to the. road
Oldsmobilc owners
find endless cause1 for
glowing praise. This .
praise, so, widely
voiced that all may
hear, ever-increasing
thousands wisely
heed.
COUPE
$1105
V. O. IS. Salem '
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ts - th D , Vaxm
Coap priced '91180
at Salem
4 I t CAPITAL MOTORS l j
' , '- " IMDDY'lIISHOr, Mgr."
370 V. High St Telephone 2123
' J If Mltjr Mfna It.-.. -A, g,
DHITIS11K FOR
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by a motor, omnibus pulling' out
tuff SsiaTrom tha sida ot th road
the driver's signal even if he gives
otTe &ing lnvisibie ;to traffic be
hind him.. If, however, the motor
omnibus driver- operated, a- diree;
Uom JndicatorjBt the rear of his
Magazine Urges test W De-1 suqh accidents womd be
. ,'T? . . t" .a r x- . 1 more avoidable. . ? '
lermme pest uewuei m
Insure Safely; -
NEW YORK, June 5. A move
ment' toward testing ard approv
ing various types of autoiitaUT and
semi-aulomatlc slgnaUuVt- .and
warning devices in England -has
been started by' the English auto
mobile Journal, The Motori'
The object of "the tests IwoaI.4 fce
to determine the most" suitable
types of warning right1 to. beilsed
both during the day and 4nvrlng
the night, as well, it is-;SaIc' to
stimulate interest in this typa of
accessory wbich would add gre.ltiy
to the drivers' convenience a'.nd
safety in traffic ' V
"Signaling devices says Thye
Motor, 'are . just beginning to
catch on among mbtorlsts.There,
is a choice of a i dozen i different
direction . Indicators and warning,
lights, while new, ones are appear-,
Ing frequently.;- We notice,4 how
ever, that there-is a lack of unit
formity In the type of signals and
recognized signaling" code., . 4
"It ig comielvable. that much In
teresting data along- these linef
could be obtained from tests. For
example: One manufacturer ha
found thaf a green light n more
Visible in the day: time than a red
light; It Is therefore more suitable
for giving signals during the day
in either a forward or rearward
direction. There ' is, however, the
chance that the use of green lights
on the rear of the car after' dark
would result in confusion.
"Again, there should be an ef
fort made to devise standard sig
it seems that there is need for, a
nals that could be readily under
stood by police, foot passengers
and other traffic, which would
elemlnate confusion at crossings
and intersections. . ' '
"There, is urgent need . for
equipping all 'blind' vehicles with
direction and warning Indicators.
By .'blind' vehicles we mean those
in which it is not easy to see the
drivers, as In large inclosed cars,
motor omnihjuses, motor coaches,
tramcars. hooded vans and lorries.
Getting behind a large car or an
omnibus blocks one's view of the
road, while the intention of. the
driver to turn left or right, or to
stop, can only be guessed if no
mechanical warning signal is
shown. -
"When the more courteous driv
er of one vehicle hears the warn
ing toot from the driver of another
overtaking him, he gives the sig
nal to come on by waving bis arm
in a forward direction, ; unless the
passage of the. overtaking car is
likely to be -endangered by the ap
proach of another, when he ex
tends a warning "handrln the case
of many large vehicles, however,
the drivers' signals are invisible,
and there seems a call for some
form of mechanical indicator to
give warning to those behind.
Many an accident has been caused
AUSTBiiuA IS 0G0D-
N Jirection signals "are not only
of value .;to pother traffic, but to
policemen,, officials on point duty
an 4 -, 4qo t ii passen gers I con tern
Plating crossing the road, pt
course, a driver-could'slgnal with
his hand and this,, by the way,
i compulsory in certain provih-
ciai ; cities; .but,; except in these
rases, it is not so regular s Drac-
l lice as It should be. With anauto-
mati or :- semi-automatic device
mosti-drivers would acquire the
habit- of .giving warning of their
tntenliou. v .
"In-' a test such as. we propose
account would be taken or the ease
of ; operation of signals. The trial
should take place in daylight, be
cause it Is moro Important in
View of the greater amount of
traffic to give adequate signals
in the daytime, but their visibility
at night should also be tested. In
trically lighted this could be taken
lor granted, but where a mechani
cal hand, for instance, might easi
ly be seen in the daytime it might
be invisible at night unless it were
illuminated An some way."
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: T.ia. W JorenAn. ion TTlr.
St.ftyarta for-all makes of cars.
Best equipped auto accessory store
In this: section. Prompt and re-'
liable service the rule. ()
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Tyler's Drug Store, where in
creasing numbers prefer, to trade.
A Varied stock 'is kent cnmnlntA
and up Uo date. Your needs Mr,
Tyler's ebneern. 157 S. Com'l. St
NeWrZealand Reported Also
t Progressing in . Automotive
: v.i industries-:
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NTBWi- YORK, June , 5.S Seizin g
upon motor transport as a method
for rapid development of their 're
BO.urce8, New -Zealand ".and Aus
tralia afe continuing to be' leaders
in the m tor market,' according to
a report just received by the. Na
tional Automotive -- Chamber of
Commerce "from Walton Schmidt,
who is representing that organiza
tion on the Pacific --continent and
In the lar East. ; : . ;
Mr. Schmidt, who Is at present
in "New Zealand, is .visiting this
and other countries in' response to
invitations from them, asking, that
American manuzacturerg send a
delegate to ' a series of transport
conferences which aire being": held
In Oceania and the'-Orient. - The
first: of these is being held in con
nection with the International Mo
tor Show in Melbourne, Australia.
Bus transportation has been
advancing rapidly In Australia and
New Zealand. There are. now 1100
buses in these two countries, 150
of which are operated by traction
companies. The registration in
New Zealand alone is 87,000 mo-.
tor cars and 18.000 trucks. -
Tfo recent steps which Indicate
the, progress of motor travel In
that country are the organization
by J. S. Cousins of twenty-nine
groups of dealers into the New
Zealand Motor'Trade association',
and the preparation: of a new mo
tor vehicle "edde- by Honorable H.
Capital
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FOR TIRE
ECONOMY
Now is the time for
Economy in Rubber.
Oregon SpeciaH Rebuilt
Tires wifl solve your
tire problem. Why pay
more?
CAPITAL TIRE MFG. CO.
205-245 Center Telephone 398. ' H. Steinboek, Prop.
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Newton,! junder-secretary vf -: the
department nJt:Jn.ternal-aXfaIra sf
the Ne(i Zealand government.
i Portland rSteamer Selyo Maru
takes 227,500 bushels wheat for
Japan. . - f' -. -
There la nothing so satisfying- aa
to.kxiott Jiavegood ASxejton- -r
your ar.; ThMalcpjBjp
Court lit Com'L 5can sunply jrou. :
See them. V ' ) ' -
" Crane Health; resort is-to be
built at.Warni,SpringSineatJiere.
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.The phenomenal success of the Ajax
Six and the great size the business has
attained in less chain a year with well
over$27000f000 worth of cars already
shipped has made advisable a closer
' consoUdationofNashajidAjaxmamv
'facturing operations. .,- ; s ,
With this in view the Ajax Motors
Company, till now a subsidiary of The
, Nash Motors Company, has been en -tirelyabsorbed
by theparent Company.
: And In accordance with this procedure
the of the product, jax Six, is
herewith changed to Nash Xight Six..
. So tbtNash models arencavailable
in 3 Series dijerin as to u&eelbase
but identical in that high standards of
Borhnanship-r ? I ' "
the NEW Lisht Six series (formerly -'
the Ajax Six); the Special Six aeries;
and Advanced Six series;embca
'. ins 16 different models with a price
range from $865 to $2090 X o. h.
.factory i "
k.Wblm announcement of the change in name from Ajax Six to Nash
light Six also marks the greatest five month period of business in
JNash history , ?.
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The upward soaring demand 'during January. February,March -April
and May drove total sales and production to a'figure approxijli
maans u0 or me total sales tor tne wnoie ot lasx year,
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The mors you study the Rickenbacker Six, the
more you.wu oe amazea at tne exceptional
value otlered at thm new and reduced -
prices. KeducUons range from $100 to $200.
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