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creased 1 euuemeiu'k Mark ..;,jJJu l-J r- - - v; , ;n i m 'i ,:i L i:;ni-V i Ji 1, US? t f : ; I M m S hi i I SECTION THREE Automotive 3 - ','" 1 li Pages 1 to 6 : Goodtltczch CLEAN A NOD V1GQROUS JEVENTY-SIXTH YEAR SALEM, OREGON, SUNDAY MORNING, OC7X)BER 17. 1926 . PPJCE FIVE ci:i:t3 i0Mkg Pr$ffleimPticiWg Many Cities End inRrotra TO! 2 jjlDILtiC'S'BIIITI! ' r.i:e or sib Nation Wide Eight Day Solon ' Features Twenty-fifth : i . Anniversary . JTh9 nation-wide eight-day sa Ion, held in 00 cities , through out the Untied States and marking the entrance of, the Cadillac ilo ItorCattompany Into ita 25th year of Manufacture, was -brought to a bioae October H': With 50 body types and 'styles now' included in tne company Sianufactaring pro gram ahdwn by the distributing organization throughout the coun try, the aaion Is said to hare been the most complete and extensit : exhibition eTer held by an indi vidual automobile ' manufacturer. It was in June of 1902 that a group of Detroit business men or ganized the Cadillac Automobile company and produced in Septem .lr.of that year, iu, first unit a Inodel A" one-cylinder car em bodying all of. the latest autdmo v tre derelopments of the day. The bngloe was suspended amidships peneath the front seat and was cranked from the side. It ; had jpatent leather mud guards, the ttrldent product of a carriage fac ipry, and offered as extra equlp- - xnent all -of the nltry modern trappings of the day, such as brass . kerosene headlamps . and tail , lamps, ' and ' detachable ton Bean with entrance front the rear. .-' With minor changes 16.508 of the one-cylinder , cars were pro duced. They were practically in , destructible and many are still 19 . operation. One of these sturdy pioneers stripped and geared '"Vs high, was at that time driTen mile by Don te, the present Cal- . IfornU Cadtllae distributor; m tne marrclons time of l:07-4-C, and T fir Wiles Ta f .n:rrefeaatb; ivt ;JWTsepower two-cylinder, michlne b1's then .well known make. The "same model, with tonneau. lug- srage and two to four passengers. was driren from New York to the xBt. Louis World's Fair in 1904, winnlnc a perfect certificate tor the entire trip and first .place at the 'finish. " ; V ) 'A four-cylinder was Introduced in 1905 and in 1908 a sensation was created in automobile circles by the announcement of a Cadil lac "thirty to be sold at $1400, hitherto unheard of low price Tor m. ear of it rrade. size and -power, i In the same year Cad iliac awarded the Dewar tro Dhr by the Royal Aatomobile dub of England tor the-establishment and maintenance of a policy of complete standardization; that is. erery part was manufactured .. to nch dose measurements that it II 1 ' I' ' ; f ' (Continued a ja.5.) Even at That Factories Were Unable to Produce All Cars Ordered The Star Car division "of Dur ant Motors, Inc. 'has now reached a monthly production ., of more than 10,000 cars.' according to the Salem Atlto company local Star car dealer orgahiMtionwho yesterday received" detailed re port on the activities of Star front R. H. Much, vice president nd re gional sales manager of the Pa cific Coast Star factory at Oak land. ,' . . , , - For the month f August the net profits of the Star organiza tion totaled $264,957.86 while the net earnings for the quarter end ing Aug. 81." reached a total or t91t.498.6S after " all deductions had been made for depreciation and federal Income taxes as well '' as all expenses of production and operation. The report from the ,PacIfic Coast regional Star Sales manager Includes the - ngures from the plant at Lansing, Mich., and at Elizabeth. J., as well as the Canadian factory at Toronto and the California Star plant at Oakland. Mulch was In charge of sales at ' the Canadian plant before return Ing to the Pacific coast to assume the. duties of vice-president .and regional sales manager and he is thoroughly familiar r with ,the ac tivities of the1 Star car organisa . tion throughout the Dominion of v Canada, . The Canadian plant Ms enjoying increasing J pales, at this MRS EVERY MOIIifl Prohibition Is For Automobile Parking Space for f Cars Can Be Provided Jordan Asserts; This Issue Is as important As Good Roads: Prnhihlfiftn rtf narVincr will American public,' says Edward S. Jordan in his report for the traffic planning and safety committee of the national atitomo- Dile chamber of commerce, inea witn me directors wau body; meeting.in New York. , . . . . : "A place to stop for a reasonable lengxn oi time is jusi much an essential part of-motor travel as the roadbed itself, and the public will demand that The motor .fatality figures WEST'S BAS CHIEF X B. Macbeth Elected Pres ident of American Gas Association 5 J Atlantic City. A B. Macbeth, of Los Angeles, was elected pres ident of the American Gas asso ciation, in their national conven tion here. Oscar H. Fogg, of New York! was i elected vicepresident. Mr. Macbeth is executive vice- president of the Southern Call for nia Gas company and the Midway Gas company. He succeeds Har ry C. Abelf, Tlce president of the Electric Baud and Share company of New York, as the recognized head of the gas industry in Amer ica, .. : . - . t:' ... r. Macbeth is a 'man , of wide ex pertence , as a gas engineer and has been instrumental in the pio neer work of developing and con serving natural gas resources in Southern California. Previous to his coming to Los Angeles in 1914 he was graduated from the Stevens Institute of Technology 'and was employed successfully by the gas tompany in 'Philadelphia, the Atlanta Gas company, Kansas City Gas com pany and the Kansas Natural Gas company. In additaoto his many local activities Mr, Macbeth held the position of president of the Natural Gas association of Amer ica In 1911, and in 1925 received the presidency of the Chamber of Mines and; Oil, an organization coordinating all of the mining and oil Interest of the Pacific coast. t 1 When Washed Clean, You Will See -Affects of Heavy - ; 1 Going Did you ever look at your tires just after a run In a good heavy i rain? It is cerUlnly t surprising! what a lot of things you will take the trouble' to examiae your .tlre equipment after it has been thor oughly cleaned : with, water. "Just try 'this experiment7 once. Make a careful examination of i vonr tire when it is dry. then take a hose, wash off the tire thorough ly and look her jver.agam. x ou j will be surprised at the difference j a .little water ynales and at the i number of cuts, abrasions, bruises and- wear -f Dots visible v on the tread , and -tldewall after, a bath. This procedure will enable you to really check your tire, render-ins- all ruts and .:, Indications I of ii m a m m ,m n A.:B MacbetH u v : v - a GETS HIGH IIDlOU 1- - ; " INSPECT YOURmfiE AFTER GOOD D1IS No Cure if Cities Will Take Action, mat ca down the throat of the right. m for tne momn compiiea irum report submitted by newspapers, health, departments, safety , coun cils and I other agencies, indicate an upward curre again in , the fatality figures. " I?. ' For the first several months of the year 1926 a better" record than 1925 was registered in cities o f ; more than 100,000 pop ula Hon but July rolled the total up to a fraction above fast year and the figures for the eight months in these cities are 3745 motor fatal ities In 1926 as compared with 3669 In 1925. i i It would still be reasonably possible tor 1926 to better the 1925 record through a marked improvement during the last third of the year.. October used to be a high month for accidents but with greater emphasis in "safety educa tion of the school the child hazard catastrophic during this month are not as much of a factor as previously. , v 'The .effort of various agencies to drive the automobiles oft" the street, continues 1 the L Jordan comment, on parking, . "will not find enthusiasm with th Ameri can citizen who knows that tne automobile is his best guarantee of freedom from the restrictions of monopolized transportation. 'There i .an-! iortnt.- platai for mass transportation in public carriers which db an efficient job; but with the dawn of the twen tieth century Individual man tor the first time came into posses sion of his own satisfactory trans portation system and he does not propose to have any group or in terest throttle the usefulness of his automobile. " ' "There Is nothing mysterious or Insuperable about this question of DarkiBK cars. Obviously if a means of travel, is to be satlsfac tory there must be some place to leave the vehicle when it is not in use. We had hitching posts in the carriage days. Today we have. and must have Increasingly, park ing spaces ori parking, garages. Only onder the most extreme cir cumstances should parking be prohibited in .any section of . a city. It may, under some circum stances be necessary to have a 15 minute or half hour rule in con gested districts1.' but even before this is adopted l it should be care fully considered by municipal traffic experts. . DOWN THE ROAD THE WORKMEN .WHO roMVPRTFnPMRq i . v:vCL" A :-i Lr - ' -- T- i CHEVROLET MB TRUCK INTERESTS Ancient Prophesy Fulfilled With Modern Perfection of Carriers In writing of conditions in Eng land 250 years ago, Maculey In his "History of England" says: Of all inventions, the alphabet and the printing press alone' ex cepted, thpse inventions which abridge distance have done most for civilization tf our pecies. When the railroad came, it brought the farmer and the-cUy dweller closer together, yet the smaller units of produce and the shorter distances still fell short of idealism. Today we have the motor truck developed to an extremely high degree of efficiency at low. origi nal cost and with a low ud- keep, to care for our marketing of farm and orchard products either directly or to the railroad or port of shipment.' Chevrolet has helped reduce these costs jot transportation ma terially, according to Fred NL Coats, regional sales manager for the Pacific coast, through the building of its comparatively new one-ton truck. During the past year this truck has been especially successful in the back country of eastern Oregon and Washington where mountain grades and rough country roads are the rule. The Nevada and north .central California districts have also de manded more than their allot ment of: this Chevrolet truck. while the San Joaquin Valley is experiencing at the present time an exceedingly good business in this line because of the fine '.per tormace of txocks .deltvareglAafJ itiMifcttfcTr' and reliability .spell the difference between profit and loss in hand ling perishable fruits and vege tables. " " , ; r "We Were afraid that some of the truck men in the lumber and mining districts would overload these trucks in spite of our warn ings to the contrary," said Coats. "They did -overload them some times putting on two and three tons regularly and they are still doing it. but they seem to like the trucks, so I guess the little Chev rolets are managing to hold their own in spite of the kind of treat ment they get from their owners." Tltt'CKS FAVORKO "Railroads will be forced to go into the motor truck business to get any of the less than carload haulage. In, distances of 100 miles or. less,', testified H. E. Everhart oftGaIveston, Texas, assistant gen eral freight agent of the Gulf, Colorado and Santa Fe lines at a recent hearing of the interstate commerce commission held in Dallas, Texas. VAlPRF's, M Piaisre T. : S .... . f " - u, a. tt , , J JSTl'lvJj-ww ' I fi I gp 1'aanMaMMsa4kMssBMissMsessj -'-yscty"" NEW 6-65 PAIGE i A skillful use of sweeping curves in combination with the artfully : arranged two-tone color -scheme gives the new Paige , four-door sedan an ultra-modern appearance.: The . colors are Pilgrim f and Plymouth gray, with cream striping. Upholstery is in gray mohair, and all the, interior is in i gray or walnut. The all-wood steering wheel, the garnish mouldings, the instrument board, door panel, and other trim are in walnut finish, while the hardware is in silver, effect. . .' i; ".-.-..-t j EM DIVIDENDS Increased Demand and .Sci entific Manufacture Re sult in Profits The Nash Motors company, at a meeting of thef directors held Tuesday. October 5, declared the regular dividend of 50c per share quarterly ajnd also declared an ex tra dividend of 50c per share, both dividends payable November 1, 1926 to stockholders of record at the close of business October 20, - . , w. . --.J JL - - ' that a for the third quarter of Its 1926 fiscal year; covering- the three months of June. July and August, after deducting expenses of manufac turing, including : depreciation, selling, and administration, and providing for local taxes, and state and federal income taxes, the net income amounted to 94,643, 658.66 as compared to $3,840, 268.25 for the same 'period a year ago. Total earnings for the nine months of 1926 fiscal year amount to $14,791,991.27 as -contrasted to $11,133,411.29 for the first nine months of 'the' previous fiscal year. Although earnings for the third quarter of this year were 'gome: what below those of the second quarter. President Nash pointed out that they were quite satisfac tory in view of the fact that de spite the unusual demand It had been necessary to arbitrarily, cur tail production during June and Juy In order to bring new models into manufacture. In commenting upon the condi- ( Continued on pafca 2.) OFFERED BY IS Presents New Four - SEDAN PRESENTS STRIKING; APPEARANCE WHIPPET ECONOMY RECORDS PLACED Less Than Cent Per Miie hs Gas and Lubrication Cost, Claim Driving a Whippet sedan, James J. Marshall of Council Bluffs, Iowa, recently covered the 1600 miles between Omaha, Nebraska and New York City in four days of driving and at a total cost for gasoline and oil of $15.00 or less than one cent per mile for fuel His average mileage was 400 miles a day which required a high drivtrfs:? average' malting" the low cost for fuel even more pronounc ed, . the gasoline economy being 33 miles to the gallon. The cost of oil included one complete change of oil during the trip. Previous to making the run from Omaha to New York Mar shall ' bad driven the same car from Norfolk. Nebraska to Seat tle, Wash., thence down the Pa cific coast to Los Angeles, return ing across the Great American Desert and over the Rocky moun tains. In 60 days hehas driven his Whippet a total of 8,112 milea on the original tires and has not at any time carried a spare casing with him. . ' . ; His total mileage is within 2, 000 miles of the distance driven by the average owner during any one year of car service and, at . the rate of operating expense shown on the Omaha to New York run, which was, made at a speed much In excess i of any average touring CConttnvad on pace By FRANK BECK Door Sedan L CAS LISTS : CONTEST KiERS J. E. Wright and Mrs, Louis Anderson, of Salem, Get Awards Additional awards to 150 per sons throughout the states of Cal ifornia. Oregon, Washington , alid British Conmbia have been , an nounced by the General Petroleum corporation In connection with its recent contest for a name for its new. mystery gasoline. , , ; The prize winning name 5 is 'Moto-crat"aa-the 1O0O -vmie was awarded to Homer M. Par sons, a newspaper man, living in San Bernardino, California. Four state prizes of $100. 00 each have: been awarded to names which in the opinion of the judg es were of unusual merit. The additional 140' prizes are distrib uted throughout, the territories in the 'various states. . ; " . ' ' The Oregon state award of $100.00 has been given to L. G Stevenson. M. D.. 164 48th St., As toria, j Other Oregon awards ranging4 in Value from $5.00 to $5O;.00 have been made to the fol lowing . peYsons: Ashland, C. L. Swenson,; Jr.,4 252 B: street; Ai- torU, Frank q. Heese. R; F. D. 2; Beavertonj VL .D. Nave. Route 1 3; Bend", Kate -Rockwell. 231 Frank lin f t Carlton, J. M. Gibson,- Box 345; Corvallis. . Carl ,W. Schloe- mau, sheriff's office: " Edgewood, Mrs. J. T. Roblson, Rt. S: illS boro. Mrs. E. E. Bentley, 1048, : 9th street; Hood River, A. M. Cannon, Supt. Rural public school district No." 3; Lacomb. E R. Farrell, care J. B. ennlngs; La Grande. Ed W. Hackman, Box 795; Claude C Pratt. .1,802 fCov Ave.; Medford. Eva . Evans Anderson, 1501- n Maur. street; Northpowder. . Mrs. Delmar;;Bellj Pendleton, Virginia H.. Trafton, .122 .Cottonwood street; Portland, Adolph L. Block 946 East Salmon street, Mrs. Prls cilla Schweitzer, 139 E 82rid street, A. O'. Hunt, 649 Skidmere street- .Benjamin A. Sordal; 5Q9 Montgomery street, B. H. Miller. 645 -E ' 3 7 th Street, ohn Zoss,-846 E. Taylor-street. Manning- O. Wil ey. 2 56E. Russett street; - Rose- burg; Mrs. P. A. Tulls Salem.UJ E. WrlghU OA S. rhoepltal, Mrsi LoI Anderson, 352 N 12th etreet;?The Dalies, Ben IU Litfin; Wilbur, O, Jenck. R. i. Box: $. ' The contest is believed to have been one of the most successful. of Its kind ever conducted..' Fifty: thousand names were- expected. and nearly three S quarter of. million were received. V wj . X f Because of the tremendous in terest shown ln : the contest, f flcials of the General Corporation decided on the additional awards. The original announcement called for the $1000.00 prize only, tvlr - More than seven tons of mall were received during the contest period, which was from August 1 to Sir , v . : - General, Petroleum products are marketed only .through Independ ent dealers.,; - - -'-Q-' 'f , 1 JORDAX ELECTED r 1 ; T Ed ward S.' Jordan, has been elected tor -the board bf 'directors of the National Better Business bureau. 4 f . . , t-y .mJ 5. .Mr. Jordan .who is president tf the - Jordan'. Motor Car company was; nominated , to. the v business bureau: board by the National Au tomobile' Chamber of- Commerce lie- is -chalrmatt'of the- advertising EH PJIGEfflOUfflES , Foun-oaon sed:;i Striking ' Appearance and Unusuaily Complete Ap- "pointments Seen A new Paige, the 6-65 foor-door eodan". a fivo-passenser car ; of striking appearance and unusually complete appointments, has been brought out by the Paige-Detroit Motor .Car company, j- Heretofore ofily "one model, the popular two doorV; Palpe 'brougham, has - aa prured oli this chassis. J The new C ,Z sedan marks a dlst Im.l ive 'Ivr rce - In style, , con tour, colot anJ trim , have been combined by the makers to pro duce an ensemble that Is at once strikingly modern looking and unusually 'spacious, and comfort- able, " , ' . . . .' Particularly noteworthy 1 the appearance of length, skillfully at tained, through the artful combi nation, of long and sweeping curves with .low-hung masses and carefully balanced colors. , The roof line, for Instance, la one. continuous curve, starting at the front edge of the integral vis or., sweeping over the top. and joining1 Into, the back through. the carefully rounded ball corners and curved edges. - Throughrtzt the ear. the curved line Is uwd effectively. The cor- ne-$ o" tv window frames are round"! r ff. and the tops of the windows fo!low the curve of the roof. Crowned fenders curve gracefully, to mt tho, running board and add to the apparent length of. the car. The general 'color, effect is In grey of bright tones, offering a pleasing-- Contrast J to the black tenders and polished 'nickel, trim. Below the double belt moulding Plymouth' grey: la used; between the mouldings and over the hoof Pilgrim , grey appears. A cream stripe parallels each moulding. The seasons trend is shown in the tinted .window' reveals, which are In Pilgrim grey. .. . -The interior, is fully. as appeal ing, as the. exterior. The uphol stery .Is In grey mohair,, all v the interior fabrics harmonizing with ti fremi if thft hodr. , Further more, complete , interior harmony is attained through the use of but two tones the grey of the ' fab rics and; the. walnut of the trim, carried , out even to the steering wheel, which - is of all wood con struction. The instrument board, of new design, is in walnut finish, as are also the garnish mouldings and door panels,; with inlaid ef fect. .',-;. .'. : ; ' ., ' The rear and quarter windows are equipped with (tun shades, and . ' (Cou tinned on pa; S.- -'"'- SEfMW . plriI to exp; : : j Increased Investment of $40,000 Outlined for - - . Future - : , To keep pace with the growin? demand tor its ' products General Motors hae .lauBcfed a. program of expansion in its operating pro gram that involve the invet menf"1ri platit antlt equipment of tbout 40,000,000:" r ' f In atinouncing this expansion, Alfred 1.' tLUSa&.f$S, president of General Motors, pointed out that plant facilities to Jt-U:t -jGeneral Motors position Jn the midst, of the- already demonjitrated demat.fl for the Family's products. Refer ence to increases ia sales will be found in another column of ttis Issue. 4 " Included ..In the ,new. develc v mcats Is am exren.fiiture'- of "about $8,000,000 to give additional cj pacity, to the Chevrolet Motor Li vision; approximately $5,000, nr " by the Oakland Motor Car Divis ion to give greater facilities tor producing the hew, Pont lac about $5.00,000 to create r building facilities In Flint. 21ir ,, for the Snick Diviiioc. ; f An expenditure of $12,000, C 3 has been authorized to doable t' : present plant - facilities for t making of Frlsidaire. units ly ; -. Delco-Ligtit : fCompahy at Da : t , 01uoUC:illlil ;i.".4'A. Ur -j Development of the operat 5 of the -fpUow -,Truck and Cr Manufacturing 'Comrany has : -eeesitated an Investment of ; etaMlally $t0.(0o.C0O . for r w t;s 3-J - V .