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About The Oregon statesman. (Salem, Or.) 1916-1980 | View Entire Issue (Sept. 19, 1926)
SUNDAY .'MORNING, 'SEP lira ILLil JOIII OJS1MEC0IEST Genera! Petroleum Announc ;cd End of "Most Success- . --ft. Ant,,ral . What is bettered to be one of the .most successful ' newspaper advertising campaigns announcing a ne w prod itctand i a Contest in connection ', Vitji It a presentation, has lust been completed by the General Petroleum corporation. ' One August 1; -the -corporation presented to the ;publi- for the f irt time, : its new xn yster gaso line, and at the same time in'news paper advertisements oTfered a prize of $1,00 ip'tbe person sub mitting a name that best described the new product-. AH pf the .de rails concerning the. gasoline, and - the - accompanying Contest were presented exclusively lathe news paper advertisements. As a result of the newspaper campaign, a check of the number of name suggestions .., received shows that. mor& than .500, 000 names were offered! The cenlest was of one month's duration only ' and during that time, more than 130.000 individual letters were re ceived. .Because. of tbe large num ber of , names submitted, company officials do not believe lhatit will be possible to announcer, tbe win iiing name .untflthe( end of Sep tember. The Judges' of the con test are executives of the General Petroleum corporation, newspaper executives, and officials of X. W. Ayer & Son. u ' s The results of the. campaign were beyond the fondest expecta tions of the company ifficlals. Dealer and 'public acceptance of the new gasoline and "the contest was- noted within twenty-four hours after the first advertisement appeared. The presentation,-of the product and the 'accompanying contest were kept secret until the first " ' newspaper announcement printed. Name suggestions started pouring fn.- By -the end kf. the fifst week,? 60,000' names had been reietvea. The largest' 'ftumbeV fcf letferarecaifea I f ode: :day c wai daring j htf final week,, fwh 38.t)00 envelopes' containing 7a. 000 names ' were delivered. The advertisements appeared in news papers fn California, Oregon. Washington and Vancouver, B. C only. 4 " . ... ? A. H. Moore, 231 N. High St, apartments, and store where you ran get high quality furniture and - furnishings for every room in jrour house. () OVERLAND-WHIPPET PRICE CUT ANNOUNCED (Continued fraa pt I) ment by General Motors that 1,- 000,000 Chevrolet were to be produced this year, the situation created by the Whippet prices in dicated a strong bid by the Toledo manufacturers for large volume In the light car field. Mr. Used Car Buyer: Have you seen the real buys at tbe Capitol Motors Incorporation? See Biddy Bishop, 350 N. High St. Tele phones 2125 and 2126. ) hue u E BIS WIT HOI- SI "" -v"; "'-..'. : . - S'.a'- i'Hi. -i V ing was not very satisfactory. , If a system of feeding a continuous measured guantity of 'the dust' to the engine could be developed, better operation might be expect ed. However, the "engine used for" the experiments', " although probably not the right "type for a dust engine, gave encouraging re sults which Indicated tbe possibil ity of designing an engine to use grain dust as the source -of fuel." The idea of using' . a powdered solid for engines. Power points out was first advanced by i Hug- gens an engineer wW in It SO built the first internal combustion engine. ThH was long, before the days of gasoline so IitggeB'u3ed gunpowder as tbe explosive. But, gunpowder was. expensive and the idea was given up. Dr. Diesel, who patented the DWsel engine In 1913, intended to use. powdered coal but turned to oil as being easier to control. Several experi menters are working, on powcierea coal engines now, but .dust has never been experimented with.-be- fore. - ' , . - ..' : . v. - ' - - - . good Autumn business are espec ially good in this section." -said Fred Klrkwood Hupmobile dealer commenting on the outlook. - "We expect both September and Octo ber; materially to exceed"; those months of last year.-- They will, as a matter of fact, probably mora than double September and Octo ber. IS 2 5' ; . : HUPP SALES SETS; - AUGUST,' BECORDS .' (Continued from page 1) consecutive month 1 which fac tory shipments have exceeded those of the corresponding month the previous year. Shipments for" the eleven-month period show, a gain of 54 per cent, with retail sales larger by 57 jer cent. Export shipments gained 68 per cent over those'for August 1925. That continued record business is in prospect for the company and Its dealers is shown in the fact the company carried over, on Septem ber 1.4 orders for more than $3, 000.000 worth of cars. TIipra in clude orders for more than $1.- 006.000 worth of Hupmobile Eights and .nearly $2,000,000 in Hupmobile Sixes. "Prospects for an unusually'. Experimcnfsi to - Diminisf Consiimplion'ofFucl Are Successful -. ; i t , , i f . NEW YORK.-i-rrediciions of la future shortage In "gasoline have l a ... iea 10 experiments wnicn prove that a gasoline engine can be op- crated with waste, such as grain and flour dust powdered coal and other carbonceoos substances as fuel. With minor alterations, the motor was made to" run on "floor sweepings from, a grain elevator In preparation-for the expert nients, the carburetor of the en gin was taken off and ttr-ihe in take manifold was . attached a metal tube whjchAppnjected We ! engine with a" "chamber. This , chamber was t.anipped withX a small and re-circulating pipes, 'so that air could . bp drawn , out of the top and blown In at the bot hom, thus pcoucing, an updraft designed to keep the grain dust in suspension. Check valves were placed In the tube to-safeguard against backfire. To avoid . band cranking, an electric motor was used to drive a pulley on. a shaft connected at the rear "of , the en gine:; . , , " - In further preparation for ex periments, which are described in the publication by. W.. A. Noel and Kndolph Helibach. research engiu . pers la the department of agricul ture the Ignition system Induction coil and dry cells" were replaced .with the regular. Ford distributor Mi a lamp bank of six amperes using 110 volts, direct current, from ; laboratory power ' line. The manifolds were removed and the. dust fuel fed .by hand through . a .tube to -the, intake" valve port. With thlf arrangement .the dvl exploded 'readily and fre quently. ::c.-;. , : - :-t ' "It cannot be ald.w says the description, that the engine made any , prolonged ; continuous -bat certainly, enough power was developed . to tnrn It over many times. The method of feed- We Sell and Service C.T.C. Balloons and Cords Tires and Tubes CALEM CUPER CERVICEI u O O $2000.00 in prizes to car . owners in the now-famous CTC Speedometer Mileage Contest ! . , You can enter now, without a single obliga tion whatsoever. Doit! $1000.00 cash is FIRST PRIZE, alone. 7 FIREPROOF HUGE ' STORAGE IS CLEAT.' s C. S. Pratt, Now Owner, Ex7 plains Methods Employ ed at Station ' : ; An jr GTC dealer has fuU details withno "red tape".' See him. . - . -i ' ' ' s . ' , -"Extra Mileage 'L Wms ' COrcD5&DALLDD!J5 i A C TC TtibeAdck Miles to i :Alit;AiyRre''; s For All Ford Owners Install a Holly Vaporizor. It will save you gas and make your car start more easily these cold mornings. W. E. BURNS (NOT BROTHERS High Street at Ferry - DAN BURNS THE SAME MAN) Salem, Oregon Cleanliness is of great value in upkeep of an automobile, accord ing to C S. Pratt, now owner of the Fireproof Storage garage at 252 S. Liberty street. Mr. Pratt was employed by the Marion Auto company before going into busi ness for himself.- ,' , Following- is Mr. Pratt's opin ion: . "Cleanliness may not be next to Godliness, when it comes to an automoible, but it is a great factor in the life of a car, and some times that of the driver. Mud, oil. and dirt left on the finish of any car for any length of time sets" or works its way into the pores so that when the car is thorough ly cleaned for a polish Job, an abrasive must be used to get it out. After this has been done a few times, the finish is worn4pw to the first co'ats and the metal. "Dirt accumulation on, oil -or grease cups works itself into the grease and then into the beamings, where it acts as an abrasive, caus- ing'-exce&sive wear. Dirty or even dusty bead ' llgnt glass reduces road light 25 per cent to as much as-"75 per cent. Some dark night just try taking a clean rag and wiping, off one of your head lamp glasses and then notice how much better light it will give than the dirty one. r aDirty or dusty windshield glass Is very hard- on the eyes -it is just - the same as trying to see through a pair of dirty eye glass es.' Priving all day and trying to see through a dirty windshield glass" not only is nerve racking and puts a strain upon the whole body, but it is downright danger ous,, for dirt so obstructs the vi sion that objects in the road can not be seen- The cautious driver necessarily slows down his speed making . a much longer day for him," because of a very insignifi cant little matter of wiping off lamp glass, windshield, etc. This same, thing applies to' rear view mirrors and rear curtain glass. "The motor of a car is also Rreatly .benefited by having the dirt and grease removed. The life of the fan belt and exposed work ing parts of the motor will last longer and work better if they are kept free from dirt. There is also a great deal of satisfaction in I lifting up the hood of your car and., seeing- a clean motor.- It is not necessary to put on a pah of overalls to make a few adjust ments oil Tthe motor if you keep it clean.'! MS. they chooos l-Ton Chassis $1528 2-Ton Chassis $1680 Delivered II - I 4 - ' YOU can porclMM used Ford car fro mm Authorised Ford Dealer wirh definite knowl edge of condition, backed op by liberal (urantee. It la only tojrlcal tliat ytm should look to. tba Ford Dealer foe yobr naed Fordyew aasuranra of exceptional value; boneet repreeeo tattoo a to condition; coorteoos treatment aa Ions TOO bar yoor car and a fair trade-la allowance whan yon are ready fpr a new Ford. Go to tbe nearest Authorized Ford Dealer aai aae tba selection of need Ford cars be baa to offac VALLEY MOTOR CO. f 2M North High Telephone 1805 AUTnORlZED FORD DBALBftl ' 0 V'- - - . Money You Save Miller. Tires 'Are . Superior They Go Farther and . -They Cost Ia-ss to Run i We Have the Largest Stock Of Tires in Salem Use Our Vulcan izins Plant . u Exycy Jpli Guaranteed ' : -'V " "HB QUICK CORNER Miller Tire Service Go. 10T B. Commercial RCSSM SillTlI Ye lvove to Chance m Tin Phone SIS Four points in particular stand out as reasons for the spectacular 'demand for the G-BOY,Graham Brothers sturdyl-ton, truck: Low price Power and - dependability of Dodge Brothers engine Prompt and competent service These reasons are too funda mentally , important to escape the attention, of judicious buyers. They suggest a personal investigation. A! G-BOY is at your service any time you desire. Qraham Brother Tracks, wfck Todf Brethcrf Vt-Ton Commercial Car meet 90 f all haulinm reaidrcmcnu. BONESTEELE MOTOR CO. 474 South Commercial Telephone 423 SOLDBY pones saoTiins mauks gvnrrwButx r n i n"T7 u rrTTm re1 m i : II II I i : v .v 21 -iXV 5by J $. 2345 Sedan : ; -A Sedan, five rewengtr. - SZJ45. Sedan. evn paaienger. $349$. Sfdn-Liaouaine,eveB. paawen gef. $2595-. Coupe, two-paasan-. Sr. with rumbla teat, $2345. Roadter. m-iib ramble seat, $2045. Tourinc. fivt paawngr. $1945. Tawing, atvm paawn Ktr.r $2045. All pricca i. e. b. Detrett, plus revanua tapi. has no t produced its equal ' Automobile engineers keen analysts of tnptor car performance were the first to --; beginrtelling one another about the wonderful performance of .the Hupmo bile' Eight. '; - " America, they said, had. not produced itseuaks-, -' '" . ; ; " ,-- , - " -.:.7. ... - . i . i One'.' car, they declared, might compare v That was a -hand -built Italian-' classic which posts several times the Hupmo- 'Now, ait America is learning the facts alwur ithe unprecedented smoothness, eas of handling, acceleration, and road ' steaoiness oi the Hupmobile Eight. - 0 : .j Owners of the most costly cars drive it v and thereafter will not willingly drive " " any other car hut the Hupmobile Eight. . . - . v -v ' It is the product of a modem a better engineering. And at once you see an ftelthe difierence when you take the 'whetLV''"' ' A comparison of performance of up keep cost of driving facility will make other types which cling to the engineer' ing: of a passing day seem out of date, cumbersome and clumsy. By all means investigate and know the difference be tween : Hupmobile Eight performance, and ordinary fine car performance, be fore you purchase. Iiirkwopd Motor Co. 311 North Coiamerclal Street :1 . ; Telephona 311 1ELC0ME Europe's Increasing Interest in Touring Shown by , , Reception ? Europe's growing interest in motor travel is being emphasised by the cordial receptions which are being given to George P. Bauer, secretary of the foregin trade committee of the National Automobile Chamber of Com merce, who is spending several months on the continent, on the invitation of motor groups abroad. Swedish . motor leaders have "been particularly active in- ar ranging opportunities for " Mr. Bauer to meet with the automo tive groups in thaWcountry. He has spoken before the Royal? Au tomobile Club and the Stockholm Dealers Association. American manufacturers recog nize that each country has its own business methods, and Mr. Bauer The Pontiac Six is outselling because it is Built to Outlast. It displays unfailing sturdiness and dependability. See it on display at Vlck Bros. () Army and Outing Store. Biggest bargains in clothing, shoes, under wear, hosiery, gloves, valises and suit cases. The working man's store. 189 N. Commercial. () A Smile and Service at the ' . Fireproof Storage Garage Do not let your car stand out during the rainy season. A stall for your car during the day will keep it looking like new. v 225 S. Liberty St. Telephone 659 " "Always Open" If Your Car Lacks Proper Power The wear is heavier than was intended by the manufac turer, in many important parts. - ' , Your motor was assembled with the idea that it would be maintained func- tioning properly. To neglect your motor's power plant effects the satisfac- tory action of the entire auto more than though yoii , neglected other important parts. t Our business is to understand this important work and make your adjust ments and repairs correctly. .We ,are equipped to do it. Our knowledge of this work prevents our using ariyotherthan genuine parts in repair work, because we know from experience that substituted inferior parts will not correctly serve you. E. H. BURELL 238 North High Street - , Telephone 20. A S Jltw i v m m a u sa mam aa m - .w wm - - h s a vamh m moot He New NASH Attractions New nstrnment board with In direct lighting and all instrtv menti in single panel under . glass including hydrostatic ga gauge. " Newoil screen "agtutor" which prevents oil coagulation in coldest weather. New crank' case "breather" eliminating crank case di ludon Rubber insulated motor sup. ports which deepen operative quietness (.Btandard Nash practice for tome time). And an array of further superb - new features. (On all AJraaccd St and " Special Six models) Miles All new Nash models now have the great Buperl ority of a 7'bearing crankshaft motor. It is an engineering fact that this is the ultra modern motor the world? i smoothest type .The 7 great bearings give the revolving crank $haft absolute rigidity and stiffness, thus achiev.i ing the final degree of power-smoothness and quietness. ':. ' 'S ";'.A ' ' Come and view these superb new Nash Light Six, Special Six and Advanced Six models 16 different body 'styles brilliant new body fin ishes. ISTow on display, -. ' F.; Pettyjohn Co; 365 North Commercial Telephone 1260