SECTION THREE
Rages 1 toS ;
Better Homes .'
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SEVENTY-SIXTH-YEAR
salem, Oregon, sTOdAytmorning, November 21, 1926
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ENJOYS PLEASANT AUTO TRIP TQ TEAS
THOUSANDS SPETiIT
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Proportion of Accidents In
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Citing the fact' that the United
States has the highest Tate of
grade crossing fatalities of any
country for which reports are
available, me Anencan abio mo
bile association today nrged a na
tional concerted effort to safe
guard the lites of motorists at.our
thousands of unprotected grade
- crossings. :
i'With f orty-three . legislatures
scheduled to meet during the
coming winter, Thos. P. Henry;
president ofthe, A. A. A., asserted
that the matter'of s& constructive
program : relative ;io the grade
crossing evil should be placed. In
the foreground as tfar as -safety
legislation Is concerned.
He pointed out that hitherto the
attitude has very much been one
of "let George do it" and Jhat this
fact Is largely responsible for 'the
lack 'of a national .constructive
program. '
"Of close to 2 f ,000 -people who
lose their lives in street and high
way accidents each year, approxi
mately 10 pertfirt -e,re--cafrght.in
the death traps of our grade cross
ings. This is a far higher ratio
than that of any country for
which we have rqrorda ",As com
pared with it. the figures Tor
Qreat Hritain. for instance, are In
significant. In the latter, country.
the minister of transport last year
Investigated 447'Sertous highway
accidents, and of these only 9 oo
t nrred at grade crossings-" ,
Tflis disproportion, the A. A. A.
executive pointed-out,. cannot be
charged to recklessness of Amer
ican drivers. " . r 4.
"I am convinced ;fn Unylown
mind," he said, "that we are lag
ging behind in protective measures
necessary to cope with this situa
tion Let us reflect for a moment!
thfVJn the period 1917-to A 92 a
tli i Itotal number reported grade
Teasiclt accidents in ,the, ynit.ed
States was 1Z.57I Rilled ana 39,
14ft seriously injured. Men, wop4
en and children cannot bejralued
In dollars and cents; but ! believe
that the cord figures of an Insur
ance actuary would sustain the po
sition uken" ;bylheA A.?.-A.,
namely, that it would pay every
state in 'the union to have a pro
jcram and'a budget looking to the
ultimate elihination of dangerous
grade crossings, .reven eSt a ; meas
ure for saving the wealth of, bu-
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Company Spends . $1,500,
000 for New Repair and
Equipment Service
OAKLAND, Calif., (Special)
, F. N. Coats, Pacific Coast Re
gional sales manager for the
Chevrolet Motor company, has
just returned from Detroit with
news that his company is spend
ing $1,500,000 for the installa
tion1 of a new parts replacement
system. -
According to Coats, this move
will assure uniformly prompt ser
vice for every Chevrolet owner in
the United States.,- ' ' r
The plan involves the establish
ment of six major supply depots
throughout the-country.- In a ser-.
vfceway it supplements the great
er production capacity which will
be araflable after completion of
the $10,000,000 Chevrolet factory
expansion program.
The new supply depots, in
which will be stored reserve parts
stocks, are to be located at the
various Chevrolet ' manufacturing
and assembling plants. .There is
already a parts - station at the
company's Pacific CoaBt factory
here but this is to be refitted and
enlarged to cope with the heavy
demand that will be made under
the. new system. -
-Entire facilities of the central
yls warehouse at Flint, Mich.,
Vhich heretofore iias. 'been the
central shipping point, are to be
retained. The new parts depots
rwili serve as safety valves, smooth
ing out peaks and valleys of de
mand made on production .plants
and service - stati6n -by parts de
partment. .
- The 'whole Improved system will
perform a two-fold function: First,
expedite the idelivety of eoods;
Second, create . reservoir .-. that
will permit uniform production ot
art s regariless o(. variation -of
CHEVROLET iHSTSLL
IN PITS SYSTEM
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MAKES SPEED TEST
Most Efficient Rate for Run
. ning Car1 Determined by
Manufacturers
Covered with the mud of eight
states a . Peerless Six-80 roadster
was .balled in Jacksonville, Florida
November 2nd, after having set a
Hew- speed -record from Cleveland
on the Great Lakes to Florida.
The trip was made in' 30 hours
-and 34 tiahiutes which beats the
best train ime by. abqut an hour.
The aistence' is vi'178 miles.
" The feat of breaking all exist
ing records ie acknowledged note
worthy but the drivers are deserving-'
of extra-recognition be
cause of the enormous handicaps
they overcame. More than half of
Abe route had never been travers
ed" by either of "the two drivers.
L This was fr.9m Tennessee to Jack-
sontiuer by'far the most difficult
to'drfvef. -In addition- to this a
Aeavyrainsform' waa' encountered
in. Georgia-and for taore than four
houra ,iherPeerleas,was forced to
plow doggedly through heavy
sticky Georgia red 'iclay.
'f Herbert ;G. Cooper traffic of
ficer at piue Field W. Va.. made
the drive assisted by John W.
Bear, Jr., road, man for the Blue
field Garage. Peerless distributors
at Blefiela. The city of Bluefield
sponsored the run to bring the
new short route from north to
sooth, to the attention of the pub
lic. This route goes through Mar
ietta.'OhiO; Parkesburg and Blue
field. W., Va.; Bristol, Tenn.;
Asheville, N, , C; Greenville, S. C.
ad Macon and'Waycross, Georgia.
Mr. Cooper selected a Peerless
Six-80 for the gruelling a(tertests
to a half a dozen other, cars. His
first act on reaching-Jacksonville
despite his exhaustion was to wire
-the factory 'that; "Peerless Six-&0
is most remarkable automobile I
have ever driven'
Despite the ' hard going over
mountains and the high speed at
which the car traveled, an average
of 15.4 miles to the gallon of gas
oline was obtained. The average
speed was 3S. 53 miles an hour.
JBut one stop was made on the en
tire trip and that was to change
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The Peerless left 'Cleveland on
Monday November 1st at 4:56 a.
m. and arrived in Jacksonville
Tuesday at 11:30 a. m. With the
exception of two powerful spot
lights, an extra gas tank, and a
siren it carried no equipment or.
special devices that are not stan
dard on the Six-80.
"Although it is not the factory's
policy to sponsor speed runs, we
were naturally pleased when Mr.
Cooper told us ne had selected a
Peerless Six-80 on his Own initi
ative to attempt to set a new re
cord from Cleveland to Jackson
ville. We know the car's capabili
ties at the factory but it was grati
fying to us to . know that its re
markable performing qualities are
so well known as to lead to its
selection for a terrificr strain ot
this kind,'' remarked Charles A.
Tucker, general sales manager of
the Peerless Motor Car corporation.'-:;.
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"We believe this speaks,well for
the V reputation earned - by . the
Six-SOa, ar1whichj has been on
the market less than a year. It is
the lowest priced car, we. build, yet
It has proven that lt possessess
the qualities of sUmina and per
formance which ., won" the higher
priced peerless models the leader
ship of the fine car field and have
enabled them to hold it tor 25
ESS MP NT
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party enroute In Oldsmobilc coach
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"BiddyV Bishop of the Capitol
Motors company recently received
a letter from S. J. Furr, who is in
Graham, Texas, at the " present
time. The Furr party left - Salem
on Firday, September 17 in an
Oldsmobile 1926 coach, series E.
and made the trip to Amarilla,
Texas, in eight days. This is a
distance of 2185 miles.
They found all kinds of roads
and some were practically impass
able, yet the car withstood the
trip in excellent condition. He re
ports one puncture and also that
there was no repair work done
on the car during the entire trip.
"Nothing was changed," says Mr.
Furr, "and we'had a very pleas
ant trip. We stood the trip fine
owing to the kind of a car we
had."
From Portland to Channing Tex
as, a distance Of 1957 miles he re
ported the use of gas totaling
$33.94 and oil $6.03. The aver
age, according to Mr. Furr, was
19 miles to the gallon of gas.
The trip was made up the, Col
umbia River highway, through
American Falfs'.iSalt Ike .City,
Fruita, Colo., Canyon dty,! PUeb-
lo, Clayton to Channing; At one
point they went over a pass about
10,000 feet 'high. The trip ( was
taken slowly as Mr. Furr : would
not drive the car over 25 miles an
hour for the first 500 miles and
after that he held It down until
it was thoroughly broken in.
TUBE 1RAIXS GAS TANK
If a gasoline tank is not equip
ped with a drain cock, the follow
ing idea is of value when gasoline
is wanted for priming or other
purposes. Get a piece ot metal
tubing, a few inches longer than
the "diameter of the tank." Insert
the tube in the tank with thumb
held9 securely over the outer end
of tube. Withdraw the tufie and,
the gas which has entered it will
bc withdrawn.
DOWN THE ROAD
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THANKSGIVING GOBBLER
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Chicago to Be Host to 1927
Congress During Good
Roads Week, January
WASHINGTON. D. C. (Spe
cial) Twenty all Latin-American
nations have been invited to par
ticipate in the 1927 Road Con
gress to be held in Chicago dur
ing Good Roads Week, January
10th to 15th. The meeting is to
be the 24th annual convention and
road show of the American , Road
Builders' association.
Invitations were extended pres
idents of all South American re
publics to appoint official dele
gates to the convention. The for
eign delegates will', be honored
with a Pan-American day accord
ing to H. G. Shirley; president of
.the association.
VThe increasing interest of the
Latin-American countries in the
building of roads has, made it es
sential that representatives of
these nations assemble In such a
meeting as the American- Road
Builders' association has called
for Good Roads Week", Mr. Shir
ley said. "During that period the
visitors may absorb the better
points of highway development in
this country and apply them to
construction in their own land.
"Brazil and Mexico, .the two
nations now leading in the con
struction of roads in Latin-America,
have approximately 50,000
miles of highways. Of this mile
age only about three thousand is
improved. Plans now under way,
however, call for. the expenditure
of millions in paving the more im
portant highways." -
DISCUS
Embarrasing Moments of a Motorist
DETROIT. (Special) If you
imagine a small boy's delight in
visiting Santa Claus workshop,
you can picture an automobile
fan's pleasure in a visit to the spe
cial department of the Paige fac
tory where Its most skilled work
ers are creating a dozen how
chassis those mechanical master
pieces, resplendent in nickel, lac
quer, color "and . mirror-like sur
faces, that become centers of in
terest at auto shows. '
To a show crowd, a show chas
sis is simply a chassis; the visitors
probably never think of the labor
and expense involved in preparing
these elaborate exhibits. Yet each
chassis represents an expenditure
of more than: $3000, not counting
the cost of the chassis itself, and
it is the result of months of pains
taking labor, "
Work on the twelve Paige and
Jewett show chassis began early
In, September and f will continue
right up to show timeThelr plan
ning, finishing and assembling are
the work of a highly specialized
department employing 4 & workers,
each one picked as the most skill
ful in his .respective, bra'nch of
manufacture.
A standard chassis, all painted
and polished, does not make a
show chassis, for the show visitor
"wants to see inside every unit of
the car. To plan" the '.."cuts" that
will open up the units and yet
leave all in working order is one
of the most difficult feats required
of the. designers. Then the ac
tual cutting- of the odd shaped
bushings and bearing, brings up
more difficult problems.
After this special work is com
pleted, all the parts of the chas
sis are individually prepared for
exhibition.
: Every bolt and nut, even every
cotter pin, is nickel-plated. The
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Sanrf Cloth Strip Used
to Clean Commutators
When the commutator becomes
worn and dirty, it may be smooth
ed by taking a strip of fine sand
cloth, same width as commutator.
Place this strip directly under the
brush (not to one side), make' it
encircle the commutator as far as
possible, and then pull it backhand
forth until the commutator .is
clean, and smooth. It must be, held
firmly. Don't try to hold the sand
cloth with finger or with a block
ef wood while the armature is ro
tated; this will cause an uneven
surface, and the brushes will not
fit properly.
After sanding, carefully clean
off all grit and dust, being sure to
clean very thoroughly between the
copper segments, then dropr a
small quantity of oil on a cheese
cloth and polish. . , "?
C. F. Breithaupt, O. D. Olsn, store manager, and O. L. Jissick,
salesman. '
One of the latest and most up-to-date
delivery cars in the "coun
try and the only one of its kind
in Salem is the new Pontiac six
cylinder enclosed delivery car ob
tained, by C. F. Breithaupt's" flor
ist shop from Vick Brothers, lo
cal Pontiac and Oakland dealers.
The ear has. a .standard Pontiac
chassis and motor, the same kind
that is. used on Pontiac sedans
and coaches, and has .a well fin
ished and beautifully' appointed
body.
The body is entirely enclosed,
glass doors making the front end
have the appearance of a first
class closed car, . The front seats
are separate, similar to the front
WHIPPET MUCH
Small Piston Displacement
Proves Aid for Attaining
Greater Speeds
With the general tendency
among American motor car man
ufacturers to .reduce piston dis
placement, and with the Whippet
'motor, the power plant of the
(European type "light" car, now be
ing produced bjr Willys-Overland,
having but 134 cubic inches dis
placement which is the, smallest
ver offered in any stock produc
tion light car in' this country,
there is considerable interest in
Svhat the speed ability of these
motors really is.
In; a recent road test at Bo
lougne, France, in which the con
testing cars were handicapped in
proportion to their piston dis
placement, it was definitely prov
ed that ' the small " displacement
motor asks and requires no fa
vors. The run was over 371 miles
of difficult road and the sizes of
the motors In the cars varied Trom
183 en. in. down to 45 cu. in.
The race was won by Andre
Lagache driving a" Chenard Wal
cker car with a piston displace
ment of 67 cu, in, of iust half the
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By FRANK BECK
SHG POWER
seats of many touring cars, and
are beautifully upholstered in
leather.
The top slopes in a graceful arc
from the rear up to the middle
and down again towards the front,
extending out over the windshield
in front to form a sun visor. The
doors are strong and heavily pan
elled, while the sides of the body
are finished in beautiful lines.
The car has only recently been
introduced to the market, and is
already finding wide popularity.
It is one of the highest quality
delivery cars that can be bought
today, having, beanty, usefulness,
and great strength of motor and
construction.
oen climbs
12 MILES REVERSE
"The Masked Marvel" Per
forms Daring Feat Going
UpMt. Wiison
The climb up Jit. Wilson, Just
outside Los Angeles is considered
a feat of no mean importance
when it . is made in the conven
tional manner, with the drivefr of
the car using "second speed" 'and
having a clear view ahead around
the steep and winding curves
a aeciaeiy aurerent sort or a
climb was recently made on this
same graae wnen "Tne Massea
Marvel" reputed to be a well
Known dirt track driver with a
penchant for daring stunts, volun
teered to take an Overland Si up
the same grade, driving all . the
route in reverse.
The test was a hard one for the
driver but a doubly" "hard one for
me car itseii as driving in. re
verse is supposed to have detri
taehtal effects on the cooling ca
pacity of the motor.
. There have been cases where, to
win bets, a car has been driven
25 miles in reverse on a level road
but this was the first time that
one had ever been called upon to
go 12 miles' up a 10. -per cent
grade from' sea level to an eleva
tion of slightly over 6000 feet.
Starting from the official base
of Mt. WHsoa, it took the Masked
Marvel Just one hour and 38 min
utes to make the climb despite the
fact that he was badly handicap
ped by fog at certain stretches. '
His entire view of the road was
over his shoulder, and it took a
certain and immediate response
from the steering gear' to enable
to keep, from dropping "off the
edge on some, of the acutely sharp
turns. .. ?
Neither mqtor nor the car were
permitted to stop at any point on
the run, this being a part, of the
agreement under which the test
wbs conducted. 'It was a non-stop
for everyone.
At the completion of the ran,
it took but I H pints of water to
fill the radiator and an examina
tion of the oil showed that there
was the -same amount In the mo-,
tor that had been there when the
trip started.
The water in ; the radiator did
not, boll at. any time during the
climb revealing a remarkable
cooling efficiency since' all of the
advantages' of, a forward motion
against '; the . ,w!nd were; " lost
through the tact that the car: was
being backed up the mountain.
The -cooling efficiency, of the
Overland; Six motor .is similar . to
that of the whippet which recent
ly made the climb' Op Pike's peak,
in Colorado without stopping to
replenish the water and without
the slightest evidence of boiling.
BACK OUT OF, RUTS
Attempting to drive' out ef "a
deep rut places a severe strata on
the parts of the roht aile assem
hlr.'Bnt ft fthe ,Ur?1s "hroirglit'to
a complete stop, the wheels are
tamed to lone side as far as pos
sible, and' ihe' car backed, r the
wheels will easily monrit the 'side's
ot the : ruts without the least1
strain.
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WASHINGTON. i (Special)
diminution of needless noiaea is
sought in an appeal to rootoMsta
Issued here today by the 'American
Aotor-Mle association whltfh
points out that the motor CAr has
brought "an . approximation of
bedlam" in hundreds of commun
ities throughout the country."""
"It Is Inevitable that the use of
signal devices on automobile will
produce some 1 noise, says the'
Btatement.of the1 A. AIA-f'btit
there Is much that is'Yanccons in?
motordom-that can be eliminated
to the advantage of everyone.' Sig
nals must be given on the streeta
and highways, but .there is an in
telligent standard In. - signalling .
that every motorist should try to
attain "' , ; -- . "'-: :
, While the giving ot signals pro
duces the greatest volume ; and
variety of sound from America's
20,000,000 automobiles, - officials
of the A. A. A. point' out that
other noises are Issuing from cars
that well might 4 be eliminated.
Among these are listed those pro
du; d by defective and poorly ad-
Justed muffler and exhaust equip
ment, and tire dozens, of. . rattles
and jangling souds issuing from
parts of the machine ; that could
be eliminated toy . the mere.tight
ening ot a few screws and holts.
. VJ?rimarily,eliminatiottoti un
necessary automobile 'noises is si
matter of putting genuine etf i
ciency into one'a use, of the horn,"
the statement from national head
quarters says. -,'" ; ;
. lb is illegal ugi 10. luunU' iae
horn under some circumstances.
Thousands of motorists, however,
overdo the thing. Informed that
they must 'give a warning when
passing another vehicle, rounding
a curve or going over the crest of t
a hill, they regard the regulation.'
as giving them carte blanche to
descend upon the horn ..button
with the vigor and, sticktoitiveness
of ta .n'eonhvta , driver anslvinr
his brakes in a tlcHlIsh traffic sit
uation.. '. . J' ' ... '.f..'.
"Some cities require the nseo
the horn 'at every street Intersect
tion. In these places, aa approxU
mation of bedlam is achieved dur
ing the rush hours of traffic,;--
Excessive' use : of the " horn T im
tne reason zor many irariic acci
dents, A. A. A. officials 'believe.
uses 'his horn too much when at-
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Slow Traffic Caused by 0
er's OvvrvNegligence; Way
" "to Help Told -i-
. By Erwin Greer v . -(President
Greer College .of Au
tomotive and Electrical Trades,
Chicago, 111.) .'
Ton cues when traffic isn't
speeded 'up along the particular
streets you have chosen , to get'
home.; That ls yours and the
tanit or tne otner reiiow. it you,
and, the othef rfellow would only
figure out -the following as logic
why traffic vroaldn't be a job for
ever. ' - - ' - f r - .
Here Is a-way to cut delay at
the- psychological point where' all
traffic trouble starts corners.
Pick your lane. Let every driver
on the street 'decide well : back In
the middle of tha block what he
is going to do at the next corner.!
If he is 'going 'to go straight,' let
him place himself in the middle
of ' the street. It he is roing ' to
turn - right, ' let him get over to
the right. It he Is going to turn,
left let ' him move 'over to. -th
left. ? Thousands of hours? every
day are lost by the corner tleups
and tangleg ".which -result from
looiisn thougBtfuiness. Mr. Driv
er wuu leaieKura wilier w ixuis o .
torn to " 'the tef t ' and snddenl v
wakes up to the fact that he has
placed lilmseif way ;over' at " the
right, must' see-saw right across
the face of all the traffic moving
In the same direction he has coma
from, slow It all up, slow up ti'm
self, cause sudden Jamming ofthe
brakes, ' much loss . ot time., and
temper. When traffic is stopped
the right , lane "nearest the . etirb
should always be kept 03eii Jfor
cars wishing to come through and
turn to the right turning . fnto
traTfl that Is-mdvfng In the other
direction. The driver who, desfr
tng to go straight, places himstlf
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