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About The Oregon statesman. (Salem, Or.) 1916-1980 | View Entire Issue (Dec. 12, 1926)
THE OREGON STATESMAN. SAI.KM. OK KC ION 1 l i i i i .3 Efteineers Make Tour of Cmintry, Find Great Deal of Interest " Ilome-eonstrucf Ion of radio re ceiving sets is enjoying .a wide spread revival throughout the United States, according to E. M. Urgent and L. C. ;Rayment ra dio engineers of Oakland, Cal ifornia, wh have, just returned from a tour of the country. -;. "Radio in general, beeause of the exceptionally fine receiving conditions prevailing, ia enjoying unprecedented popularity, Sargent . said upon his arrival here. "Home-building, despite the re cent trend toward factory con structed receivers; ls; making a strong "come-back"' throughout the country and more specially built seta are now in nse than ever before." Outstanding among the circuits attracting set builders is the new infradyne" -circuit, Sargent said. This development in radio, de signed by the Oakland men. util- i7.es an entirely new method of radio frequency amplification, namely that the same frequency of the int-oming signal and of a locally generated oscillating cir cuit are amplified at wavelength of 86 meters, a practice never be fore utilized for broadcast recep tion. The advantages of the new circuit are that it eliminates arc "mush" and. also , the harmonics apparent in tuning, the super-heterodyne. .. . ' .. Id addition the infradyne. op erating with an outdoor antenna with coiwequent greater pickup ..that a set using a loop, possesses even greater selectivity than the "super." This feature is adding , greatly to the popularity of the circuit in large population centers 4- where numerous fc.p'oVerful local stations are inoperatlon making selectivity the; principal require ment of the te owner. Another outstanding advantage of the clritilt. according to the designers, is that the high fre quency amplifier which is the "heart" of its construction, may be added with little difficulty to any tuned radio frequency or neu trodyne set and will greatly ln- crease the selectivity and: distance getting ability of such receivers already in the hands of listeners. VVibbert & Todd Electric Store. . High at Ferry Sts... Agents for the Easy Washer. Good service and low prices are bringing-an increas ing trade to this store, () 1 -AHGM HIT i ATTRACTS TOURIBTS Itinerary Include 5000 Miles Through Southeastern Part of Country A hunting and sight-seeing trip i to the primitive lands in south eastern Africa which will be com bined with a motion picture edu ;catiohal film is being organized for a party of 150 sport loving Americans by the South African Big Game Tours, Ltd. ' To men and women of leisure with a desire to see: new places "and to' partake in the most excit ing animal hunts this tour pre sents a remarkable opportunity. -The jungles of Africa, as is known abound in wild game ot every sort; the pople are interesting to see and study the scenery Is be yond compare? these features to 'ygefher with the convenience of having even the smaller details properly taken care of by the man agers augurs well for the safety ' and pleasure of those who under take the tour. A list of the larger game which Is plentiful during the season in cludes lions, leopards, wild boar and hippopatamil. The first three mentioned provide great sport and - excitement in a chaser they are sly cunning and quick to act, and are. Of course, extremely ferocious attacked. The "hippo" is good target for those who are ' jMwsessed with a keen shooting eye because he is vulnerable only In certain spots. Thoroughly expe rienced competent guides insure safety to the guests and their '.'knowledge of the habits and whereabouts of the anlmalg aids the hunter in pursuit. . Vnr (ha n ii IrV an d accurate shot v., - :if. ia an abundance of smaller 'game. Thousands of guinea fowls are often sighted on a trip 01 w Hav Partridges are plenti- tul. especially Redwing, bush par- mjridges and red-headed pneasanw. . ..n.ifir M are seen ' jUiU BJIUJ-n o ' near all the slow flowing rivers, as are teal and every sort or auca. According to the present plans -the party will leave from tp ' iav 1 In a fleet of Hup - 4.akit -ht tourinr cars. They fwill proceed to Port Elisabeth, a seaside resort widely i known for ...iftAn fnroitv scenery and IlllUlklVCU : - Sine motoring routes. k The route taken Is along the water' edge on ;on side with lordly cliffs on the " ' ; From Port 4 Elizabeth to' East " XOndot the visitor will see the iCEast African Zulu In hla native ; ' ,rrnnd!nrs. Their general habits ' 1 and-cnrtoma Iways-ttract attea-t I Boaga ' and tnignrr'nr ifvincr distract , and decided! different irom anyj other race or tribe. A point to be noted In reference to that country la that there are only seven Europeans tj every ten square miles, .the totr'ns are few and sparcely populated, the native population neing practically all rural. . . ,u The first camp for an extended stay -will be ( made at the Limpopo nver, wnch ' Is centrally located for hunting of a wide variety of game. ' Also, the climata hr. abouta Is excellent from April to August, surroundings are beauti ful and from whatever Doint con sidered the northern Transvaal is one of the most noted shooting grounds in the world; , and for men of sporting blood who wish enjoy the acme of .sport there no finer, territory, V Complete details of the tri n mav be had by wrRing to Mr. W. C. Bowman, Standard Rank of South Africa; Ltd.; New York City. D. H. Mo)ir Uarohmt Tall - - , .'uu., v Is turning out the nobbiest and nest fittlne tailor mad a onit in measure. 100 business and pro- ressionai men buy of Masher. () NASH POINTS WAY IN USE OF RUBBER (Continn.d from pg 1) variation in the anrla of v. locity" is et up in the universal foint and this develops vibration in the clutch. So Nash developed ruooer device for the center of the clutch disc to eliminate the possibility of such vibration. ' The accelerator has rubber nads and rubber pads are placed on the pedals underneath 4he floor boards.. These pedal pads serve to exclude dust and dirt from the floor boards. Another instance of Nash Use of rubber relates to the slot where the parking brake, or dinarily railed an emergency brake, goes through the floor boards With the powerful, fully equalized. Nash "mechanical fonr wheel brakes, an emergency brake is never necessary so Nash has placed this brake at the side "near the left front wall. And rubber is Used here in the way of sheathing to Insulate the parking brake from the foor boards. On the dash Nash uses rubber "eyelets" through which the tubes pass that go through the instru ment board. This insulation also eliminates noise. In addition to these. specific points of Nash prac tice, Nash also joins in the custo mary procedure of, using rubber for door bumpers, for radiator hose and for sheathing electrical wiring. There Is no question but that a great deal of the unusual quiet ness and smoothness of the Nash car is directly due to rubber and the manner In which Nash en gineering has adapted the shock- absorbing, noise-muffling qualities of rubler to uses in an automo bile. MOTOR INDUSTRY REMAIN HEALTHY (Continued from page 1 ) the center of attraction at the Olympia show. It became highly popular at once and now there are large numbers of them on the road throughout the British Isle. It is recognized as a car of extra ordinary value. "Four-wheel brakes," Sir Wil liam said, "are firmly established In fact, a car not so equipped is a noticeable exception." Referring to the new Daimler Double Six" . which was shown for the first time at the Olympia auto show. Sir William declared. This is regarded as one of the most advanced cars ever produced in England and it is interesting to note that the engine is of' the sleevevalve type as is standard ized on the Willys-Knight line." Sir William Letts enjoys r the dtetinetion of being a leader in tfce automobile industry in Europe. He is past president of the Society of Motor manufacturers and traders of Great Britain and his plans and announcements are always keenly received by the industrial and financial barons of the old world Estimates show that (2.000,000 was spent by tourists in Hood ri ver valley, this year. , To CALIFORNIA By PICKWICK STAGES 30 HOURS TO SAN FRANCISCO Through Reclining Chair Car Service For Schedules Each Day WUh Stop Over Privllegee Leaving the Terminal Hotel 9:20 A. U 12:20 P. BL, 7 P. M, 1:25 A. M. SAN FRANCISCO One Way 1150 Round Trip - 430.00 LOS ANGELES One Way" -Round Trip Tor Imf onaaUoa CmTJ At TERMINAL HOTEL ..cr Phone 696 1MB G LEGISLATIVE DDI ;.'t i Safety! Programs to Be Pre sented to .42 legisla- tures for Action WASHINGTON. ( Special ) -1 "There are 42 state- legislatures meeting 'this winter. For the first time InHhe history of the automo bile there-is an opportunity to put over almost' universal safety pro gram. The entire program is im portant and worth while. Its en actment Is a challenge to our state associations,' Individual tlubs and every other motoring agency." This is the message just broad cast to the 850 local clubs of the American Automobile association by national headquarters officials here in Washington. It comes as a sort of climatic broadside in the ceasless effort of the A. A. A. in support of general adoption by the 4 8 states of the model traffic code drafted by the Second National conference on street and highway safety, spon sored by Herbert Hoover, secre tary of the United States depart ment of commerce. "Many of the recommendations of the model code already are a part of the laws in numerous states," the message to clubs says. "Others are yet to be Incorporated and, in some few states, the entire code well might be adopted to supplant the one prevailing at present. "The code recommended by the Hoover conference has the tre mendous prestige "of being the best thought of the nation's lead ing thinkers in the field ot safety. It has been the experience of those who have been working in the in terest of its adoption that state officials, executive and legislative, recognize this -fact. As a result, they show a keenly sympathetic interest that bodes well for its widespread adoption." Pointing out that one of the big tasks on local and state motor club officials apparently lies in getting the model code before legislators and citizens generally, officials of the national motoring body urge that every club place as a leading plank in its 1927 platform the carrying into effect of the recommendations of the conference, and pledge their vig orous backing of the model code and persistent support of it until the legislation is passed. 0LDSM0BILE WORKS EXPAND ONE THIRD (Continue, ron page 1) Ilan'.s to increase their produc tion capacity. Body building fa cilities also are being materially lncreased. ' "'7 During the first eight months of 192 6 the latest complete figures available the sale of Oldsmobiles increased 70.fi per cent over the same period last year, which was the best sales year in Oldsmobile's 29 years in the automotive in dustry. These figures are takjn from actual new car registrations. The published gain for the en tire automobile industry during the same period was 14.75 per cent, less than one-fifth of the increase' achieved by Oldsmoblle. These consistent gains being made by Oldsmobile have necessitated the expansion program now under way. NOVEMBER RECORD FOR DODGE BROS. (Continued from page. 1) many of the larger cities of the country. In the New York City territory, for example, 132.9 per cent more cars were delivered dur ing the first three weeks of No vember this year than during the corresponding weeks of 1925. The corresponding gain in; Detroit and its suburbs are 14 2.9 per cent and ia Minneapolis 126.3. CHRYSLER KH1XES AT SALOX One of the hi eh spots of the Hotel Commodore automobile sa lon exhibits in New York city was the Chrysler Imperial "80"' town car, exhibited by Fleetwood, which expresses a supreme achievement In Tine car building. 427.33 .$50.00 rafslcoBD Si Whippet Makes Run Practi cal to Anyone Caring to See Country : Starting from Vancouver. B, C-, in the cool of an October morn ing, a Whippet driven by C. A. Ifeffron of Seattle, under theaus pices of the Pacific northwest Automobile association, made the trip in the interests of sane driv ing, observing all speed laws, both city and state, at the same time maintaining a schedule which would prove practical for. anyone attempting the journey. - This little Jaunt, by motor car over a single highway some 1800 miles -long, reaching into three countries, is not in itself an un usual accomplishment and yet when the driving conditions and results obtained are considered, it is out of the ordinary in motor car performance. There are cer tain requirements placed upon the average motorist who is endeavor ing to see America first, which makes it impractical in some eases impossible for him to attempt" a Jaunt of this length and still maintain an economy of perform ance suitable to his own personal needs. The Whippet which made this run, was driven as any driver would drive it and with the sole purpose of proving that, a trip of this kind would produce the ne cessary economy of performance, ease of handling and comfortable driving, within a limited space of time. The journey taken by the car was through Seattle.ind Tacoma. down to Portland, encountering rain Just outside of Portland, then into fog, snow and cold of the Sis kiyou mountains, on down the Pacific highway to San Francisco down the coast to Los Angeles, San Diego and across the Mexican border. When it is considered that the average gas mileage was 29.3 miles per gallon and an average of 29.7 miles per hour was made, it Is proof that in the Whippet is to be found the answer to Amer ica's light car problem. The total trip of 18 45.4 miles was driven in 62 hours and 8 min utes driving time. When one con siders that barely one and one half quarts of oil was used on this run and that the radiator required less tan one quart of water dur ing the entire run. it can be ap preciated that in the Whippet one finds the car for the great line of American buyers who consider economy the prime factor in mo tor car operation. For those who are seeking, di version, for those who want a trip replete with wonderful scenery,! for those who" want the maximum amount of comfort, with the. mini mum amount of expense in 'motor car operation, the Whippet is rei commended as the means of trans portation to see this great Pacific slope. Give Him a Windshield Wiper for Christmas Come in and see our line of XMAS PRESENTS for men. W. E. BURNS DAN BURNS (Not Brothers The Same Man) High Street at Ferry Salem, Oregon : - (( ;NP BuyHimABicycJe Scooters Most Complete Assortment $2.25 to 57.50 -? Velocipedes, Wagons, Kiddie Kars, Autos everything in Wheel Goods. Mothers- HARRY W. - SCOTT "THE CYCLE MAN . 147 South Commercial Street , 1 ED. RICDU) TELLS OTHER SICE AViator and Manufacturer Defends Death Rate By ,' ' Auto Accidents n' EDWIX GREER , iWe hear a lot about the awful 'death rate of the automobile, but there is another side to the story." Those were Capt. E. V. Iticken backer's words and his "other side of the story" is very interesting to read. Let him tell it. "The other side may be called the. life rate Who can compute the life rate of ttie automobile the millions of lives that are saved or conserved every yiar and the tremendous lengthening.of life by the broad ening of experience which the automobile affords. "So far as ; the death rate is concerned-It is not half so formidable anyw'ay when you look below the surface. "Had there been any method of computing the death rate due to kicking and runaway horses in the decade that immediately preceded the advent of the motor car, peo ple would be amazed to find that it is in this automobile era. "The millions of people who get killed falling down stairs, and slipping off roofs of two-tory buildings are not news and there fore are heard of only in fhe form of inconspicuous paragraphs in daily newspapers. "In the days of the horse there were few. daily papers and the cir culation of those that did. exist was limited to the cifles and im mediate suburbs. Consequently, few or none of the deaths of farm hands or the children that were killed by horses every day, were recorded. "The great growth of daily newspapers, magazines and other informative matter happened to be coincident tp the advent of the motor car. "Recently a tractor manufac turer began to look up these sta tistTcs. H found that while some thing like 140 people had been killed by tractors in a year, more than 1700 had been kicked to death bv horses in the same length of time. "At that, the tractor records were all available, while only a small percentage of the 'death rate of the horse' could be se cured. "Take the automobile at its worst, however, and it is probably the best life-saver ever invented. "Think of the millions of babies and frail children whose lives are prolonged and the number of lives actually saved by a ride In the car on hot evenings, ween otherwise they wpiild almost suffocate in. the pent-up flats or .hut-in city streets." ". H. I,-Stiff Furniture Co., lead ers in complete home furnishings, priced to make you the owner. The store that studies your every need and la ready to meet it. ab solutely. - J See Our Xmas Special Motorbike model, best tires, saddle and equipment $39.50 Other Models $27.50 and up Come and see the , latest KIDDIE HTROrXERS for the TUbj three new models FINE UPHOLSTERING - i SHOWN ON CADILLAC (Continued from pp I roon overground, powder blue and periscope gray, moss gray and sage brush green, and numerous others. Among the closed cars on this chassis, cabriolet type bodies pre dominate. They are characterized by leather rear quarters, grace ful landau bows and the slight slope of the top at the rear, giv ing a graceful sweep to the roof. In the flowing grace of these cars, the streamline 4ype of body de sign reaches a new level of beauty. Representing the Cadillac line of open cars by Fisher is a spe cial four-passenger sport phaeton noteworthy with Its double eowl, tonneau windshield, extra wire wheels set in front fender wells, polished steel hood. Victoria stvle Burbank top over tonneau only. and color combinations of black Duco with silver Jeaf striping and full-lenelh nickel monogram pan els. The tonneau cowl raises to permit entrance to the rear seat, and when lowered, acts as a dust and wind protector. The uphol stery is natural leather with dis appearing arm rest at renters of both seats. Smartness of design in this gem of an open car is en hanced by the natural leather lug gage trunk, special headlamps and and spot light, and walnut run ning boards with nickel step plates. .' Klamath Falls D. O. Williams will build $75,000 busines block, on Ma in streets Do You Enjoy Motoring? You can if your car runs well. Change of oil and good lubrication will keep it run ning well. Monroe S. Cheek Complete Automotive Lubricxtion COURT AT CAPITOL Telephone 2295 . j.z a s t: r . J T 11 Receiving sets for O and 7 tubes 4 Js VV"' - I ' OXK DIAL at 875.00, SOO.OO X CSSOaPCxSlTT yV . V J nl 8145.00 (1ok4 tubes and- A&pQ WaF i w 'Ity rI "'SV. battrlctt). Radio speakers w!T ' -sX'VVC - I7.00, S22.00 and 824.00. ' gPJSg g"?' - ' ShIT jjgSs Illustrated, t the left is "aVl . gift- 1 , njy' 1 i. Yl?"". x,r powerful model 33 re- L&J K 'ms iO fTL' ' ii -Jr llfu 1 iver, price 8145.00..Sp'ak- Wl lv JH : " JjJ& We .don't have to hunt at all: we just select!" 'T NEVER aaw a radio A. could operate aa well we got our Atwater Kent aaida man we know. As it has onlv one dial, daughter can work it perfectly. Sometimes when we're in the dining room I ask her to go into the living room, where the set is, and bring in the station we want. Within ten seconds she does it. "We can actually sit there by fire-light or in the dark -and change programs at wffl. . ' "You see, with this set you don't have to do any hunting for stations.' You just select what you want. If a station ia within range, you just can't help getting it in ILMRFHO. AT EUROPE'S SHOWS Trend Felt Toward Use of Closed American Type of Motor Vehicle Interest in American cars exhib ited at the 'great annualautomo hile show at Paris and London was keener this year than ever before, reports Sidney If. Diman. of Paris, European manager of the Paige-Detroit Motor Car company, who predicts a marked Increase In the sales of American cars abroad. In fact, increased demand was felt -by the Paige company during the two shows. At Paris, ninety-four sales were made dur ing the exhibition, and at London Santa Knows What Your. Car Needs For Christmas! It's a set of SEIBERLING TIRES AND TUBES The gift that lasts the year 'round? WALTER H. 198 S. Commercial i.aM j J set a little girl as I can until One Dial set fact, all stations within range come march ing in, one after the othecs p J "Talk about Radio made easy I There couldn't be anything easier to operate than this Atwater Kent set, with the ONE Dial." ' - . ' ' Buying it is easy, too; Aslcany Atwater Kent dealer. - , ', : , EVERY SUNDAY EVENING Th Atwater Kent R dio Hoop brings yon the star ot ep mnd concert. In. lUdSo'a feqt program. Mw it as 9tlS Eaatcra Tim. sl5 CnraJ TJaaa. tbrouiu. C' WEAF ...... NctVYorfc WON . . . - . WJAR ... PrvtmUmde WF1 . TlulaAalpfcin WEEJ . . . . . Btmon WCAE . Pituburtk WRC . .,. WJurtt' V-WCR .. .; Buff! WSAI . . dmatmmt 'AXC-. . . ttaa$wrt WTAM .... i-'tmUnJ. , KSD StAmn WTAO . . . Wwcr . WWJ .... . irtru WCCO . . kUmnam puli-St. PmtU k m v fouhvM rU VICK BROTHERS 2S0 South High Street twenty-one during the first fiT days. - "':'V' . ' The trend toward closed carg for export ia now more marked than ever. The shift came grad ually at first, for Euopean motor ists clung to the touring models longer than Americans did be cause the difference in price- be--t ween, open and closed models has always been . greater over there than jh this. Jde Now that Am erican manufacturers, producing more closed cars than open models offer sedans at prices helow those ot the touring cars, the foreign motorist Is no longer swayed by considerations of price. Last year, the Paige company's exports were SO per cent open cars; In the present year, closed cars; formed 90 per cent of the foreign business. . Roller skating at the Dream land -Rink. Tuesday, Friday and Saturday from 1:30 to 10:30-p. ra. Lad iesd nutted free. Gen tlemen 10c. Skating 25c tX) TIRE SHOP ZOSEL Prpp, f Telephone 471 Is f -r m ' - A..- a ; m' i ; 3 : - fpT "Phone 1841- T 'A Hon. JUao their -war dances, iom. - i " i - " 1
