SUCTION THREE
Pages 1 to 8
Automotive
Better Homes
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American Automobile Body
' Showing Big Gains for
Year in Members
Colorful Cars and Cfothes
Rule in Paris Fashions
. This Fall
Groups of Engineering Stud
ents Make. Plant Basis for
Practical Study
Cars of American Manufac
ture Best Suit British
Requirements
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WASHINGTON. D. C. Dec. 17.
When the automobile story of
1926 finally is written, a large
part of it necessarily must be de
voieii to recording the greatest
;iakening of class consciousness
among car owners in the entire
history of motoring, according to
a statement issued here today at
national headquarters of the
American Automobile association.
Membership reports coming to
ihf national offices from the 8.r.r
.iffiliated clubs of the AAA scat-ti-rvd
throughout the country re
tct the preatest Rains recorded
in a single twelve-month. the
-!:tt-mMit reveals.
Many factors have served to
m;ik- l'-'C a year most provoca
tive ni' thought on the subject of
mutii" and this thought has
iM-fii followed by increasing real
ization of the importance of unit
i ii :li t inn , it is pointed out.
oni' of the most vital of these
U tin- tremendous interest in the
Mibji-rt of safety", says the state-m.-nt.
rnparalleled attention
h. is tipen focused on this question
in ew-ry walk of life and the lad
,.,uT) that motoring organizations
have 'taken -in thf matter has serv
ed to draw tens of thousands into
This Tact is one of the most
interesting brought to light in the
i. naly-iW of membership data and
should successfully refute the
idea that progress toward greater
safety is retarded by callousness
to the isiie on the part of the mo
torist. Out of all the thought on
the subject of traffic mishaps, the
motorist has emerged with a black
ye. Very naturally, he resents
it.
t.'o sinplo agency is more ac
in the promotion of safety
the American Automobile
iation and its affiliated clubs.
Membership in it is tantamount to
a .sincere effort to contribute to
ward a rednetioa oLlrallic acct-.
lents and thousands of motorists
re joining local clubs because
they are anxious to efface a scar
hat has been imposed, unfairly
'n motofdom."
Car owners' participation In
;afetv campaigns is not traceable
to a desire to protect their own
interests, but directly to a pur
pose to facilitate any well-laid ef
fort to eliminate carelessness on
the part of both driver and pedes-
trian. the statement, poiuio
The stand of the American Au
tomobile association against com
pulsory insurance is another fac
tor that has appealed to the
thoughtful motorist, it is argued.
"The thinking motorist is in ac
rord with the A. A. A. belief that
compulsory insurance will never
solve the problem of highway
safety." the statement continues.
"He does not think that a guar
antee of financial responsibility in
the ae of an injury or death will
m:ik' tln chances of injury or
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Car Completed During Every
Twelve Seconds of the
Working
Day
A Chevrolet built every 12 sec
onds of the working day during
this year. This is a production
record which has shattered all
previous marks in the three-speed
;.iitomobile field.
This month the Chevrolet Motor
company closes its greatest year
with an output of 728,697 cars.
The total is 40 per cent over the
last year's achievement.
Daily production for this make
of motor car has averaged 2450
cars. The highest .monthly aver
pge was Micned in September:
Vien the day's build reached S3 81
Jits. '
I? Output for the year tat exceeds
that of the first ten year. of Chev
rolet production, 1912 to 1921, In
clusive. , . , .
April, May and June with the
production of 71.157; 74.617, and
77.241 units respectively, set new
high marks. July production 'was
restricted somewhat, but ifi tne
month of August tt was ..snapped
up to 76,551 units, only 0, few
er cars than were built in June.
June was the record period until
outdistanced by September.;
With a greatly increased pro
duction program for 1927, Chevro
let enterr the new year with rery
promise of setting still - higher
marks in. the three-sieed trans-
Mission v fteTft'" ' ' 1 " -
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BREAKS
PRODUCTION RECORD
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Here are "shown two views of a 2,fc-toB N'apier-Lfon 00
horsepower. $40,000 racing'ear built for Capt. Malcolm fanrp
lell. Knglish racing driver, who -xp-cts to make three miles a
minute with it.
OBSCURE LICENSE
PLATES ATTAGKED
Time to Correct Fault Says
Head of Association
State Motor
Likening an automobile with
obscured license plates to a person
parading the streets with a mask
covering his features. George O.
Brandenburg, general manager of
the Oregon State Motor associa
tion, has called attention to the
importance of properly displaying
the new license plates on their
cars for the year 1927. It is the
contention of Mr. Brandenburg,,
that the proper time to correct'
such matters is when the new
plates are attached to the car and
that should be on the first of Jan
uary, It is for. that reason that
he has made tlie' opportune sug
gestion. "The permitting of a motorist
to drive the streets of the city or
the highways of the state with ob
scured license plates is responsi
ble to a large degree to the great
number of unapprehended hit and
run drivers that we continually
read about in the press," said Mr.
Brandenburg in explanation of his
interest at this time in correcting
one of the evils contributing ma
terially to the increasing number
of hit and run affairs called to his
attention.
"The Oregon State Motor assoc
iation maintains a standing re
ward for the conviction of . any hit
and run driver apprehended by
anyone not a peace officer, and
one of the greatest handicaps In
our endeavor to stop such prac
tices is the difficulty of catching
the number' of the car of the of
fender. With more care and at
tention given to the proper dis
playing of license plates, particu
larly the proper illumination of
them at night, I am sure we will
be able to reduce the unhuman
practice of evading an obligation
by running from the scene of an
accident in the hopes that no one
will be able to get the number of
the car. .
"An obscured license plate on
a car should be considered as
prima facie evidence of the inten
tions of the driver of the car to
evade his obligation to a victim
should he become involved in a
traffic accident. We have the
corrective measures. All we need
is a bit more attention to cars car
rying licenses improperly dis
played and the battle against the
hit and run driver is half won.
Nash Products and Sales
Show Large Gain in Year
Again Nash sales and produc
tion have established a new high
record and figures show that sales
for November 1926 far surpass
those of November a year ago.
And Nash sales for the first 11
months of 1926 have exceeded the
sales for. the first 11 months of
1925 by the large and impressive
margin of 45.
The 11 months' safes of 1926
represent a figure which exceeds
by over 2,000 cars the total sales
tf the first 10 months of 194 ana
1925 20 months combined.
These figures . emphatically
prove that a discriminating motor
wise public is expressing more aau
more its approval; of. seven-bear
inr crankshaft motor perform
ance. ... ., ,r
CORRODED FUSE
, Electrical - connections . will
sometime! cbrrAde. Don'f blame
it always on a "burnt ont fuse if
the lights go on and off. See if
ihs tusIs corro
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TRAFFIC OFFICERS
Auto Owners Not Arrested
During Year to Receive
Gold Conduct Metal
If you are an automobile owner
and were not arrested during the
year of 192 for speeding, reckless
or drunken driving and if you did
not figure in any serious collision
you will be awarded an attractive
Good Conduct Emblem for your
car by the international Associa
tion of Automobile Traffic Offi
cers. This was announced at Nation
al headquarters, ,"05 Tniversity
street, Seattle. Washington, by
Jack Howell, executive secretary,
who says, ' It is the object of our
association, through the awarding
of these emblems to create a spir
it of cooperation and understand
ing between the motorist, the pe
destrian, the traffic officer and
the judge."
Mr. Howell, who . is aided by
some of the most outstanding pub
lic officials in the United States,
continued that, "Parking viola
tions, often caused by misunder
standing of the traffic code, will
not be held against the motorist
in the awarding, of these Good
Conduct Emblems, as quite fre
quently proper signs are not dis
played to warn the motorist.
"The nationwide association
was formed tne tirst or tnis year
for the purpose of establishing the
"Golden Rule" in traffic, for the
abolishment of obsolete traffic
rules and systematically assisting
in the protection and education of
the pedestrian as well as over 20
million motorists; to establish a
department where the complaints
fOn tinned nn DC a.)
DOWN THE ROAD
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PARIS (Special.) To you
who want 'to know. Watch for the
wine colors this fall. Burgundy,
Moselle, . Amontillado, names to
tickle the palate, and colors which
give the hint of drifting leaves.
Then the automobile colors.
They can be seen at the races.
Longcbamps in December! With
its lines of parked motors stretch
ing away. Town cars in. Maroon
and Sable. "Ventures de Tourlsme"
in Empire Blue and. Guardsman
Gray; long, low ones; "pour le
sport" in Bandarillo Red and Pic
ador Cream. Baby Renaults in
Blue. Black or Violet. Beautiful
cars in rows like strings of orien
tal beads.
Longchamps in December!
Where the. mannequins slowly pa
rade, with flash of silken ankle
and sparkle of dark eye. Always
looking looking for the enter
prising photographer who may
perhaps n'est ce pas be so kind
as to take that one little tiny pic
ture of this so chic costume
merci !
That little black eyed one there,
in a mannish tweed coat, belted,
and with big bone buttons; a
Rcarf in the English Coster man
ner about her slender throat and
a gray felt hat, very Prince of
Wales, sitting atop her left ear.
She looks comfortable and re
minds one of long walks in the
November hills. And the others
in coats of Black Forest Biege.
Helmet Gray. London Smoke, or
Light Fast Maroon, all trimmed
with fur sometimes with just st
line of fur at the neckband on
other coats, on the cuffs and down
the long lapels. Wolverine. Bad
ger, Pony Skin .... friendly, jolly
coats!
Colorful clothes, colorful cars
a flash of rich warm splendor as
tride each saddle as the horsesf pa
rade to the post -a falling yellow
leaT resting for a breath across a
mid-nfght blue scarf. The swdden
roar of galloping hoofs and the
dust slowly drifting across the
grandstand this is Longchiimps.
The search for new ideals on
color and its uses in modern fash-
( Contiimwl nn tmi 4.1
Remedy Suggested for Car
Body Squeaks Successful
. i
A mixture of kerosene and lu
bricating oil, forced between the
body crevices with a sqgiirt gun,
or a brush, will over dome body
squeaks. Rocking the car will
permit the mixture to penetrate.
Of course it is necessary to see
that all bolts are tight.
Another excellent remiedy is to
loosen the body bolts, then back
them up with grease
The greavse
will
work over the bolts wh-n
tightening and prevent mafty
squeaks from this source.
J ; 6 DcnQii your
if je-at?, ywsafssrrtir
Over 13 per cent of the visitors
at the plant of the Cadillac Motor
Car, company, Detroit, during the
past 12 months have' been travel
ers from foreign countries. Every
contingent excepting Africa has
been represented, with South
America and Europe vying for
first place. Germany supplied the"
greatest .number frpm any indi
vidual country and England, New
Zealand and France were also
largely represented.
Austrian manufacturers and in
dustrial leaders, traveling under
the guidance of the United States
Chamber of Commerce; German
architects, members of Bund Deut
scher Architeckten. the Gorman
architectural society; Pan Ameri
can journalists, conducted through
the states by representatives of
the N. A. C. C-: automotive ex
perts and other technical and pro
fessional men and women are in
cluded in the ros-ter.
Interest in the plant is two
fold. While European manufac
turers and engineers are making
American, industrial plants the
basis of intensive technical study,
both from this country and abroad
tourists and sight-seerers are tak
ing a keen interest in industrial
methods, and therep seems to be a
growing proportion of this class
with whom the throb and hum of
machines in a modern industrial
plant have an equal attraction
with the appeals of nature in
thunderous waterfalls, the color
ful beauties of canyons, and vast
mountain expanses.
The Cadillac plant is particular
ly well adapted for showing con
trast between European and
American methods of manufac
ture. Precision overseas is large
ly attained by hand methods of
filing and reaming. The Cadillac
company was the first automobile
manufacturer to produce, by ma
. afne methods. partB-vHitaetur-ed
to such close limits of precision
that they fitted exactly without
any hand preparation. A group
of thoroughly trained men is
maintained by the company to
point otit and explain each opera
tion. Groups of engineering students
from various colleges often make
the Cadillac plant the basis of
practical study, frequently spend-
tContinued on page 4.)
Purchase Chevrolet Cars
for Use irt Rental Service
Last week fifty more Chevrolet
automobiles were purchased by
the Hertz Drivurself Corporation
for use in rental service in var
ious cities throughout the west.
This huge order was placed at
the Chevrolet Motor Company's
I factory at Oakland. California. It
supplements the fleet of 24 coupes
i purchased by the Drivurself eon-
I cern last month.
Ielhoi of Approach
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Antique? - Oul. ials etiks" l'.
Thus remarked the Parisian
belles as they viewed the curved
dash' "Merry Oldsraobile", which
was one of the outstanding fea
tures of interest at the recent au
tomobile salon in Paris, according
to H. C. M. Stevens, chief engineer
of Olds Motor Works, who has
just returned from overseas where
he attended the Paris salon.
The little Oldsmobile of l!i01
which did its part in making the
automobile popular was displayed
E
CRASIS COMPLETE
New Falcon-Knight to Sell in
Moderate Priced Auto
mobile Class
DETROIT. Mich. f Special)
Engineering work on the new Falcon-Knight
Six chassis, to be pro
duced by the Falcon Motors Cor
poration of this city has been
practically completed, according
to a statement given out today by
John A. Nichols. Jr., president and
general manager, and plans for
production are being carried to
completion as rapidly as possible
under the general manufacturing
policies of the organization.
While Mr. Nichols would not
ive any definite figures regard
ing the price of this new Knight
motor car, he indicated that it
would confirm the statement giv
en out when the announcement of
the company was made a few days
ago.
It is stated that the new chassis
will incorporate many advanced
features of Knight sleeve-valve
construction and that it will have
unusual appeal to experienced mo
torists who are familiar with the
advantages of this type of power
plant.
In the development of the field
organization especial attention is
being paid to dealers who have
been associated with motor cars
in the $1000 price range and the
presentation of a six-cylinder
Knight motored car somewhere
close to this price figure will, ac
cording to the statement of Mr.
Nichols, create an entirely new
sales, situation in this price class.
The product of the Falcon Mo
tors Corporation will be furnish
ed in a complete range of body
styles.
By FRANK BECK
BEER
E WORK
at the Farls salon with-the res
ent Oldsmobile as symbolic 6f au
tomotive progress. The contrast
excited comments from thousands
of the la belles Parisian who re
marked that the car might be old
but it was also chic. Buf of the
l!oi costume worn by the lady
seated in the tonneau. they shriek
ed. "Elle est atroce!"
Which means the stylo, was an
atrocious example or what not to
wear.
Cooling System Performs
Remarkably in Gruellin;
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'S
Mountain Test
A test which vividly brought to
light the remarkable cooling sys
tem of the Whippet, the new Eu
ropean type light car which Wil-
lys-Overland introduced to the
market last June, was made when
a two-door standard sedan capped
the crest of the famous Pike's I
Peak without taking water.
Racing cars witn especially con
structed cooling systems and ex
tra provisions for carrying water,
can do the trick. But the Whip
pet was not a racing contraption.
It was a standard stock sedan, the
same, one that recently establish
ed a new record in a run over
Lookout mountain and down Bear
Creek canyon.
Driven by George Dyer of Den
ver and an official observer,
Lloyd L&ngworthy, also of Den
ver, the Whippet in its unusual
feat accomplished only what thou
sands of other Whippet cars can
and are doing in all parts of the
country where there are grades
to be encountered which have tht
reputation of h'olding a veritable
heating flame under the most ef
ficient of cooling systems.
The start was made at 5:15 a.
m. and the run was continuous tt
the top. The time consumed in
making the trip was one hour and
13 minutes, about the time made
by the average driver so that the
test was an exposition of average
results In every way.
No especial tuning np had been
made for the trial'. It was' just
decided to make the test and what
ii .considered a real record foi
light cars and a difficult feat for
even, the largest and most expen
sive cars, was accomplished Quite
as a matter of fact demonstration.
- The major portion of the run
was made in "second gear,, the
great popular favorite among
gears on cars which are traveling
to the top of the highest automo
bile r;md in the world.
"Second gear" is not the cool
est running position with which
the average car is equipped but
it proved no greater trial on the
Whippet power plant. than 'high"
and seemed perfectly agreeably to
letting the cur do he trick it set
out to accomplish...
In commenting on the run, the
driver said, "It's a matter of mo
tor efficiency, the result of a new
:ype of design which has been
brought to the light car field by
the Whippet,
"In the first place the carols
equipped with a highly efficient
water pump which moves a large
volume of. Water through the cool
ing areas and through the iaige
cellular, type radiator.
, "The1 lubrication system was a
tremendous help. The motor , is
oiled " by a full force feed oiling
fCoitlmaa oa Mtt 2.)
Research Made Possible
by Strict Cooperation
During the past nine r months
one automobile In every 'four
bought in-. California was a Gen
eral. Motors car. , v
Nearly one-half, 47 per cent to
be .. exact, ot the General Motors
cars that 'were , sold to make this
record were Cheyrolets according
to figures appearing In the Motor
Registration News.;., -''," i -JTha'
groupln&togethe"r of strong
companies makes possible Import
ant economies In research in pur
chasing,, in, manufacturing and tn
financing., ' These advantages
benefit the "buyer, hence the great
sales totals.
WHIPPET
SHINES
N PEAK CUBING
The tremendous popularity of
Chrysler caw in the British Isles
is Indicated In the replies to a re
cent columnar qnestionalfe v con
ducted by "Motor" an English
automobile magazine, for the Ideal
car to meet the definite driving
condition in Great Britain Iro
That th Chrysler was signalled
out among all others is proof of
posed by this maga tine. - .
A very high percentage tf the
replies single out the Chrysler
"TO" because Its performance as
qooted by one writer. combined r
"A speed range of r to 7o;miles
an hour, easy gear chartRf'; quiet
operation, minimum up-keep ' ex
pense, hlir-climblng ability yet
economy- of operation, beauty of
nppeararice, ood braking facili
ties, and substantial comfort. ' '
The concurrence of opinion inC
the majority of the readers that
ah American car Is best suited to
English requirements is of strik
ing significance. .Especially Is this
unusual in view of the very deter
mined stand taken by "British man
ufacturers and their supporters to
popularize British-made cars
ahead of all foreign makes. Eng
lish literature carries stamps A-e-qnesting
Britons to "Buy British
Goods", while newspapers and
other means are utilised. In tnis
determined effort to stop the in
roads of American-made products.
its outstanding favor abroad,
Lieut. Col. A. F. Richardsotiib,
ardent English, motorist, incorpor
ated the following in his' descrip
tion of his "Ideal Car";, . . ..'. .
"In April of 1925, I was look
ing for a car with. the. samo re
quirements, -bo I bought a six
cylinder Chrysler. It filled! every;
requirement and Is the test?l
have-owned in 15 years, regard
less of price or nationality. This
army officer indicated that no .
English-made car would , provide
the advantages. Which .are to be fee- ,
cured . in the Chrysler at any
where near its price in England.,
Another .-English motorist pre
pared the following for his de
scription of the ideal car:
"I suggest the Chrysler; two
seater (roadster) as it answers
most exactly the requirements
raised. The speed of S to 75 miles
an hour in top (high speed) ts un
questionably obtained and the ac
celeration is the best I know.
Springing is excellent, while . the
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White Company Displays
Car With Observation Deck
Other Types Coming
A decided Innovation in buses
was recently shown in Salem by
C. D. . Lynn, manaeer f hi p.
land branch of the White coin-
pany, and Mr. Chestnut, hus 'mah
for the Pacific coast.
The new hus is built with in
observation deck somewhat high
er .than the regular part of the
bus, the baggage going under, the
observation deck.
.Tne new fcus has the advantage
where there are heavy- loads of
baggages it eliminates top heav
iness of the pld type which has '
the baggage on the top of the bus.
It also protects baggage from the '
weather and from loss. More--over,
it is, more convenient riding
as the center of gravity Is lower .
and the passenger who rides above
has a .better, view of the road. L. ?
The new type bus was patented .
by George Newell, manager of the
Pacific Northwest Railway a com
pany, a Washington corporation. :
and the body was built by -Alex
Christie company, of Seattle. j.
,The inviting thing about the ,
ne,?.os .is the' softness and, lax-1
nry of the seat, -they feeing of. a
pneumatic type, giving the .4 great- ,
est possible cocifort to the 'pas- -senger.
, in. -spUe ; of . the- upper
deck tha bits- is less than tea feet. .
ia height. , which is less this a ',
foot higher. -than our own-street .
car busses and yet , they'.have ' a
baggage . compartment . 8x7x24 "
and large' enough to hold several
large trunks as welt as mail and .
express.. , '. :l: ' ;; ;.
ThIs is the firsts of a series of j
dsmonstratious which the White .
Company will maks in thia'cfty'of ,
various types of bus bodiesl ' The '
next wijl; bo . a bns 'ht the jstreet. "
artyp'4TVbu Is built on the ;
regnlarfour Cylinder White' ch4l-
sis but it. Is expected "that a nuni- '
ber of -these" bussea will 'behullt.
In the, "near '"future 6n':thc 'new',
six-cylinder White 1tua cha.ils.
BOS HON
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