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3 X i , i I 1 i 5 r r 1 i 1 SECTION THREE - Pages 1 to 8 ; SEVENTY-SIXTH YEAR Coupe and Sport Touring Types to Make Appear ance Same Time Three brand new models a Cabriolet, with a rumble seat, on the special Bix chassis, a coupe, with rumble seat, on the advanced six chassis, and a sport touring model on the advanced six chas sis are announced by the Nash Motors company. Shipments of the sport touring car will begin before the en1 of ihe month 'and of the coupe about April 1. "With the addition of these new. cars the Nash line comprises 26 models In the strikingly beautiful and impressively distinctivHnew fash special six Cabriolet, the indiyid-J tiality and utility of roadster and coupe are successfully combined in a quickly convertible car of ul tru modern design and appoint ments. Eye-arresting with its rich col oring of deep maroon on the body and contrasting fenders and run ning gear of glistening black, the attractiveness of the new Cabrio let is further enhanced by its clas sic Burbank top with nickled coach bars. The top Js easily ad justable and may be quickly low cred fand raised. Upholstery of genuine lea the rcovers the driving seat and' the rumble seat. Space for two additional passengers is provided by the generously rum ble seat which Is available for use with the top up or down. Included in. an array of superb features are, wide glass windows that may be lowered or raised with the top either up or down a genuine walnut steering, wheel with comfortable hand grip; and beautifully inlaid instrument pan el of walnut finish. The forward sweeping rear deck adds rakish length to the design of the car which is accentuated by the graceful curve of the belt moulding. There Is a spacious compartment opening on the right side, for carrying golf clubs or parcels. The coupe has a low forward sweeping body, French type back and roof, and a graceful nickel- mounted rear deck. It is perhaps the most perfect specimen of Nash- Seaman body craftsmanship ever presented to the public and with it sample seating capacity for four passengers, it is an service able as it is beautiful. The deep, broad driving seat has all the appearance and com fort of a luxurious davenport. It is upholstered in dark green mo hair, tufted. The, wide doors, side walls and head-lining are t trimmed to match. The genuine walnut steering (Continued on page D.) T FOB DOZEN DOESN'T J Single Rule Urged by Jewett to Curb Majority of Auto Accidents "DoDr'ts for motorists" are one of the most numerous things in the world. They are written into the laws by the scores, into city ordinances by the hundreds; man ufacturers write them into their instruction books, policemen shout them at the passing driver, and wayside signs proclaim don't this and don't that. In short, the mo torist is doh't-ed to death. Now the American drivers might -might well glv a vote of thanks to H. W. Jewett. chairman of the board of the Paige-Detroit Motor Car company, who has Just done his bit to dam the flood of don'ts. "Don't don't" is Jewett" platform. A large national Industrial as socJation recently asked Jewett to contribute, for a safety campaign pamphlet, "a list of a dozen or more things a motorist should keep in mind," suggesting that "a. line of don'ts" would be most ef fective. Here is Jewetfs reply: "There would be no use of my writing you a list of 'a dozen things a motorist should keep in mind' for the kind Of motorist who can keep his mind on more than one thing at a time is not the kind that causes accidents. "There is just one don"t" that, if generally observed, would pre vent most of the automobile ac cidents: "Don't Do Anything Suddenly." "Apply that to starting, stop ping, backing, changing direction, turning, crossing railroads, enter in r street InterBeVtionit ' etc.. and the causes of the accidenta axe CABRIOLETMDOEL n raira ONE DON DOES fUmloated mm New York's Most Important Historical Building I W j tiff Mm . 3 iF- i Mr ,yjf- mi I W mwiu nmmiiwuliiniiinrl -:. Mtof:m narmmi mm i m iiryS.. :ovwt -j--.vo Photo courtesy Hupp Motor Car Corporation The Morris House or Jumel The most important building in New York, historically, is the Morris House, or better known as Jumel Mansion. This building was erected in 176." by Lieut. Col. Roger Morris of the British army and is most intimately associated with Washington in New Yo'rk during hostilities. It was occu pied by him as headquarters from September 16 to October 21, 1776. Upon its surrender to the Brit ish it was occupied by Lieut. Gen. PLEAS MADE FOR American Automobile Asso ciation Issues Strong Appeal for Wild Life WASHINGTON. D. C. (Spe cial.) Because thousands of ani mals, birds and domestic fowl are sacrificed yearly on the streets and highways of America, every mo torist should give his full cooper ation to the various humane move ments designed to reduce these losses. This appeal is made in a state ment from national headquarters of the American Automobile asso ciation asking ts 850 member clubs scattered throughout the country to enlist their vast mem bership in a continuing campaign to protect animal and bird life. Dogs, cats, rabbits, squirrels. chickens and birds are the victims of tens of thousands of highway mishaps every spring and sununer. the national motoring organiza tion s statement declares, and a great majority of these animals may be spared if every motorist will take it upon himself to "give them a chance." "While there are, of course, no figures available on the total num ber killed, anyone who has done any touring can look back into his own experience and find him self able to estimate that the ag gregate losses are amazingly large," says Thomas P. Henry, president of the AAA, in the or ganization's appeal. "Undoubted ly, many of thses killings are un avoidable. Many, nowerer, are needless and could have been pre Tented if the motorist had been willing to make the necessary con- . (Continued en paje 8.) Evolution of Firestone Tires to Be Pictured 'NEW YORK- -CSpecial. ) 7 -The Firestone Tire and Rubber com nanv has placed a contract with the Automatic Morie Display Cor poration for deyeloping films ta en in Liberia under the superris ion of Harvey S. Firestone, it was announced, recently, In addition, operations will be filmed at the Firestone plant.com TvioHnir a nicture of about 250,000 feet to show eyoiuium ' I from the trees the finished pro - AH S Mansion, George Washington's Headquarters in New York City. Sir Henry Clinton, and became the headquarters of the invaders all through the summer of 1777. After Sir Henry's occupancy the house was used during the sum mer of 1778 and for the continua tion of the war by the Hessian generals and their German staff. In 1810 the house was purchased by Stephen Jumel, who later went to France to. txyvto-Induce Napol eon to come to America and spend his last days here. Great "Air University Planned by Broadcasters A great "air"' university in which the heads of the foremost colleges and schools in the coun try will be the directors, is plan ned by the National Broadcasting company. Inc., as one of its fea tures of the future for broadcast ing from its national hook-up, in which KPO, the Hale-Chronicle station will be the San Francisco link. This was recently declared by George F. McClelland, vice president and general manager of the company, who is visiting San Francisco to supervise the com pletion of the Pacific Coast chain of the company, eventually to be come an important unit of the national chain. Burns f 1 75.000 built here. hotel to b? DOWN THE ROAD 'J CLEAN AND SALEM, OREGON, SUNDAY At one time this building was known as Calumet Inn and was the first stop for a change of horses on the trip from New York to Albany. Jumel Mansion is today owned and maintained by the City of New York. It attracts many visi tors daily, who are interested in early American history. Included among these recently xratfT "Ha im mobile owner whose car is shown in front of the mansion. New Device Eliminates Rear-View Mirror Glare WILMINGTON, Del. (Spec ial.) A new device for eliminat ing glare in the rear-view mirror from headlamps of a car behind has been placed on the market. It is made of green pyralin sheeting, molded in such a form that it may be clamped directly over the rear- view mirror and raised or lowered at will. The device is designed especial ly for use when driving at night During the day, when full vision in the mirror is desired, it may be raised. For night driving in traffic, where lights behind are reflected in the mirror, it may be quickly snapped back into place. While eliminating the glare, it allows sufficient vision for the driver to see the roadway behind him. ludes You'll VIGOROUS MORNING, MARCH 20, 1927 PUBLIC APPRECIATES Changes Coming in Motor Efficiency Declares Fal pon Company Head Recent discussion of European versus American type motor cars which has been going on since April of last year was recently summarized by John Prioleau, writing . for a leading English weekly paper in the statement that the one American invasion which might give European manufactur ers real cause for worry was that of American builders of Knight sleeve-valve motored cars. j He cited this as striking direct- ly at the heart of quality produc tion in Europe where the Knight sleeve-valve motor, an American! invention, was first developed and where it is now found in the, most expensive and exclusive of Euro pean productions. He gave as his reason for the statement he made, the smooth ness of performance which is a characteristic of the American built Knight motored car at all speed ranges. Tn America, this year has seen the addition of an eight-cylindered Knight motor to the line produced by the F. B. Stearns Co.. of Cleve land, Ohio, a marked increase in the output of the Willys-Knight built by Willys-Overland at Tole do, Ohio, and the start of the Falcon Motors Corporation in De troit. Deliveries on this new Falcon- Knight will start, late In March and production is already well under way. With the changes In design, which have marked a great many of the leading makes of cars, the one new manufacturer to enter the field has" stepped into the Knight motored field. Statements already issued by of ficials of the Falcon Motors Cor poration nave established per formance standards for this new car, whieh are entirely consistent with those established by the mak ers In the higher price, cilass and tna facts regarding the cbealer or , ganization for the new Falcon Knight indicate that it -trill estab lish a high sales record in its first year. A study of public acceptance of the Knight sleeve-valve motor. in the face of the general discus sion in the motor carlrade regard ing sleeve-valve power plants. show that the tremd has been strongly toward the- Knight motor during the past year with, the gain in output of this type of power plant exceeding that of the trade in general "by 98 percent. Referring to this trend. John A. Nichols, Jr., president of Fal con Motors Corporation says. "The change in public appreciation of the Knight sleeve-valve motor has been quietly but steadily on the increase for the past four years in this country as well as abroad In the European field the only real advancement in the past year has been among the builders of Knight motored cars. Here the proportionate advancement has (Continued on page 4.) SLEEVE VALVE MOTOR VH'4 THE POLICE PICKED ON YO'J TO HELP THEM RUM DOWN ESCAPING MOTOR THUGS. Never Forget V - -V, r . ; .-; One Graham Brothers Truck Does Workof 40 Camels 1 : : -x v x tx u, i The desert or EgTPr. whero the very landscape shifts as hot winds pile and re-pile billows of sand, leads the world in the perman ence of its work of man. The pyramids, built more than 3000 years ago, stand practically un changed by the ravages of time. This ideal of building for long life, originated centuries ago, still endures in Egypt. So. when the Asiatic Petroleum Co. (Egypt), Ltd, sought to build up a trans portation system of utmost relia bility and permanence for distrib uting motor fuel, Graham Broth ers trucks were selected. The long life and superior ability of trucks to meet desert conditions has been demonstrated by practi cal use over a period of many months. The Graham Brothers trucks in many instances have taken the place of camels formerly used to carry gasoline. In making the change, remarkable figures on the long life of Graham Brothers trucks as compared with camels came to light. Give Other Fellow Chance and Always Show Real Sportsmanship By Erwin Greer If you wish to avoid being re garded as a nervous, as an irrita ble, as an inexperienced driver, or as a new owner unused to the ways of the road, consider how you toot your horn. Just because everyone is en titled to have a warning of what you are doing and what you are going to do, you needn't insult their intelligence by telling them a dozen times when once is enough. To keep jabbing away at the horn after having given adequate notice is nSt soothing to the other fellow, nor does it in cline him to exert himself to move over. You know how you feel (Continued on page 2.) By FRANK BECK ART Oil HON 10T1 Comparing mileage covered and load carjied, Graham Brothers trucks actually have longer lives from the standpoint of work done than average camels. This is true despite the fact that the camel, next to the ele phant, is known as one of the longest lived beasts of burden the average camel being used 30 to 4 0 years. - But a single Gra ham Brothers truck can carry eight camel loads and at a speed of more than five times that of a camel. Thus the working cap acity of one of these trucks for a given period of time corresponds to that of a caravan of more than 40 camels. In covering 100.000 miles on of the Asiatic Petroleum com pany's trucks Will have done ap proximately three "camel lives work." Many Graham Brothers trucks have exceeded this mileage with still more miles of useful service to give. The maximum life of these trucks has yet to -be deter mined. ES E Motorist Frequently Over looks Influence on Con sumption of Fuel The influence which the muffler or exhaust silencer may exert on the fuel consumption of a motor car is frequently overlooked by the motorist of today in the opinion of E. Bonesteele of Bonesteele Bros., local Dodge Brothers dealer. "Back in the old days when many makes of cars were regular ly equipped with muffler 'cut-out' valines and the owners of many cars of other makes added such equipment,1' Mr. Bonesteele says, "it. was pot uncommon to hear a driver boast of the extra speed he could attain with the noise making device open. And perhaps it was true of many of the cars on the road over a decade ago. "Between two evils, a noisy en gine and chassis and the roar of the open exhaust, it is perhaps not strange that some drivers in the old days preferred the barking of the open cut-out. But conditions have changed. The car of today equipped with a cut-out is unusual and the sound of an open, nn muffled exhaust is seldom heard except from aircraft and doubt less within a few years there will be legislation against noisy air planes. . "The old 'cut-out befoTe it was abandoned, however, did accomp lish one good thing. It attracted attention oX the motorist, and of the engineer and designer as well. to the efficiency of. some of the many types of mufflers. Some mufflers silenced the exhaust ef fectively enough but they caused too much back- pressure and loss of engine power and when the cut-out valve was opened many. cars showed marked increase in speed and hill climbing ability. "The nataral result was the evolution of more successful, more (Continued on page S.) Britain. to-'Give Reward to Careful Auto Drivers LONDON ( APiSIlver med als, and perhaps gold are . to he awarded to antomobilists through out Great .Britain, for 'careful driving. . . - . . The competition Is open to all drivers of any class of road vehicle employed by members or sub scribers to the National Safety First Association. A silver medal Is awarded to every driver .who competes fire consecutive years free from blameworthy accidents. At the end of each year free- from accident- each , driver geta a di ploma.? It is planned to award 4 gold, medallion to those drivers who go ten consecutive years 2re of blameworthy accident. - MM GASH Automotive Better Homes PRICE FIVE CENTS TRIPLE TflEflTGIVEEl 11 Bodies of New Cars Fin ished in Comhinctlons of Duca Colors Announcing concurrently an enJ tirely new line of Pontlac Sixerf with new Fisher Bodies, new beauty and style, numerpus mech-1 anlcal refinements the addition of two new body types, one a spore roadster, the other a four passen ger sport cabriofet together V.Ithf emphatically lower prices Is the triple treat accorded the public! with the arrival and display of the new cars. Oakland and Fi tier engineer have contributed W ' .- tW-signs trl conform to the latent rutom-bulltl vogue, the bodies being longer lower and superbly executed to tbol alightest detail. Ret r.-sed window ledges in contrasting colors," nar-l rowed windshield pillars to pro vide a wider arc of visibility deeper radiator, larger, heavlei and more sweeping crown fehflerd and more massive headlamps alt blend to give an arresting rakish -I ness and symmetry of body design! to be found only in the smartest! custom built cars. ' To emphasize the Inherent! smartness of the new car, all bodies are finished in new tom- binations of Duco colors of fresh and original color bl en dings tn brine out the Individuality of each) body type. Every desirable ap- pointment has likewise.' been pro vided in line with the advanced design of these ;ars. " r - 'The foot controlled . beam! headlights which have been such a! marked success on : the , Greater Oakland Six for the last seven months are now standard equlp-l ment on the new Pontlac Sixes adding to both the comfort a nu safety of driving.", said Mr. Vickf of the Vlck Brothers local Oak- land-Pontiac dealers. "A 17 tncht steering wheel with aluminum spiders is another refinement ad ding to the beauty of the new line, while other new features and refinements in engineering design such as new, transmission .ana brake levers, a clutch, even mom smooth and positive in action and an oil-sealed universal joint. inJ creaso tna mechanical rriin-r of the cars. . ' "As the first open model 't the line, the Pohtiac Six roadste Is an entirely new and distinctive body type, with a rumble seat I: rear for two passengers. It is fin Ished in Lucerne Blue Duco an striped with Falrie Red. The np-l holstery of shark grain leather In harmonizing color, special equip-l ment of nickel plated windshield! arms, nickel plated rear deck bars and rumble seat side arms ad touches of color and beauty soj desirable in this type of outdoor sportful car. The rumble seat Is easily opened and easily en t ere by means of two aluminum steps on the right side one onthtl frame and the other mounted on the fender. The spare tire If neatly carried on the left fron fender. 1 ' M The body of this car is so con structed that the rear section may (Continued oa pc t.) 5 5 MHO COMF1 HANDLES WW Efficiency of Brakes Attest eel to by the Many ..Own? ers of These Cars The SlacDonald Aute company has completed arrangements fott the Chandler agency in this com 4 m unity and a number of cars have been placed, on display' at! their i show rooms. This agency was formerly held, by the Aiac-j Donald: company. The price ! oi the cars range from UJ.O0 ! tc $2500. They will handle1 the' standard, the special, big six and royal eight. Special emphasis i3 being placed on the one shot Iubri4 cation system and the Pike's Peak: motor.- :; ? v-.-1 The Chandler brakes are .-very efficient and Is substantiated by the owners ot the cars. The linksge In the -Chandler; system of four-wheel brakes is sc designed as to produce no pedal reaction when brakes are applied whe driving over rough roads. 1 : On many cars that are four-! wheel hrake equipped the reaction to the spring deflection when trav4 eling over rough roads Is very yio-' lent. . This annoying defeet Is happily absent la the Chandler system,1 nad tho owner-driver will fine! Chandler brakes Just as effi :?r.t on rough roads as on the scr th est of boulevards. PB CJPOffl! - J- t