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About The Oregon statesman. (Salem, Or.) 1916-1980 | View Entire Issue (April 10, 1927)
Automotive, Mai Estate Better Homes SECTION FOUR Pages 1 to 8 CLEAN1 AND VIGOROUS SEVENTY-SEVENTH YEAR- SALEM, OREGON, SUNDAY MORNING, APRIL 10, 1927 PRICE FIVE CENTS vSJFEIY PROGRESS Ik SHANGHAI WAR ZONE PHOTOGRAPHS SPAN THE ATLANTIC FP EIGNTO IfKDBriPP BY AIR o Oyr- ft. A. A. Praised for Activi ties in Safeguarding Traveling Public First Cars Come Off i Oak land Six Output to Be Increased Improved Bodies' Include .Three New Oietrich Crea tions of Custom POIIAC FACTORr NOTED BY 0 OPENS WORK ( WASHINGTON, D. C The outstanding development at ihe tw-cnt. conference of secretaries and roanaRTs of 8fi2, motor clubs affiliated with the Amwiran Au tomobile association was the dec laration of Secretary of Commerce Herbert Hoover that the country is making "subslanfial progress" In the handling of the serious problem of street and highway hat ty. Mr. Hoover, the principal guest at the A. A. A. motor congress, took occasion to praise organized rnotordom for the ! part It had played and continues to play in forwarding essential safety meas ures, particularly the uniform motor vehicle code, through the country. Althoughlbe total fatality roll Ptill continues to he high," said Mr Uoover, "there in no doubt at all that definite and substantial progress has been registered and that the result of the national campaign of education, together with a! definite program to shoot at and to work for has resulted in very coinerete progress in the field of national traffic safety. Our toll of fatalities still continues around; 20.600, with accidents aroundj 500,000 a.year. But the fact thiat these figures have been held flown while the mileage travelled by automobiles and the number of automobiles has greatly Increased, indicates somo measure " of success. "One of the most hopeful fea tures of the situation is the extent Ato whiieh the motoring world has taken jan intimate interest in the solution of "the problem. In this connection, the' constructive value of organizations such as yours Is of tremendous consequence. It gives a type of direction that as sures a large measure of self-government and self-regulation on tlhe Dart of the motorists and we fknow that this typeof self-gov- -trnment ana -regulation is a vwai rontrihkiB,not only in the prob lem of traffic, safety, but in the ccores or other problems that cur rently arise. ' ; The conference of A. A. A. sec taries and managers dealt pri marily with practical problems of motor club operation, such as membership building, legal serv ice of motor clubs, emergency road nervice now established on a na- Con tinned oa Pt 8.) E Falcon-Kriight and Peerless Automobiles Being Placed on Display The Her berg Motor company, located at 23l North High street, has been officially opened and the Kal on-Knight and Peerless auto mobiles have Ween placen on dls pla. The citizens ot the com munity are cordially invited to call at the offices of this company and inspect these cars, which are attracting considerable attention throughout the Itnited States. According to the engineers the road performance of the Falcon Knight car is niost unusual in view of the small ; piston displace ment. The engine: is -stated to de velop more power 'per Inch of pia 'on displacement than any other so k passenger car engine, al though it is said to weigh con siderably leS8. i ; it'iidrlx brakes ;of the three sho.'. internal expanding type are us-ed on all four wheels. ..of ihe Falcon-Knight. An, equalization arrangement is provided in the brake linkage to insure even pres sure on all the wheels. Steering by a worm-and-gear unit hav ing hall thrust bearings above and h.-iow the nut. " Composite construction ls em ployed for all bodies In the Fal- -Knight line. All exterior fin- 'mg. except on the black enanr- ,t fenders, is in a .special lac- tner. Interiors are upholstered jh high grade velour cloth. The Window regulators are of the H'lk k acting .tpe. end -finished in a satin nickel effect to match the other interior hardware. All in struments o nthe dash are under siuglepanel of glass, lightedfjn directly. s t - The Falcon-Knight radiator de ntin is very distinctive and is set ft by radiator ornament' symbol ising a , falcon bird with ... out "fetched win. : RGER MOTOR mm mm t i J I V? 't" ! .inl fi mi i i ii in .. . -.x I I n.-t. I Lrrt-r .--, i.,-r.-r r- r t"-- "f1 ' I I'hoto Typical of American business in China is this Paige Motor far company dealers" building in V PASSEOS CARRIED EACH DAY Graham Brothers Motor Coaches Used Extensively in Some Sections Graham Rfrothers street car type motor cdaches, parlor coach es and school buses carry three- quarters of a million passengers daily according to estimates pre pared from reports, by owners. This huge number of riders, equivalent in a period of six months to the entire population of the United States, is being transported in every clime and under almost every flag. In Pata Konia, near the Antarctic Circle, in Africa, China, India and Euro pean countries as well as through out the United States, these motor coaches and buses are providing comfortable apd economical transportation.- - T ' The large number of Graham Brothers motor coaches in service and their world-wide distribution is significant to passenger trans portation men as proof of inher ently desirable qualities. The quantity production which has followed their popularity reduces first cost to :i minimum and makes possible economical main tenance service always and every where. Graham Brothers were pioneers in building hus equipment. Con stant development throughput several years has culminated in the present f litie of motor coaches and buses which are a standard for the market. The Graham Brothers streot car type motor coach seating 21 passengers has proven its right to distinction as most economical and convenient for city service where frequent headway, numer ous stops and speedy runs arc essential. "Not too big but big enough-" this coach aids in re lieving the growing traffic con gestion and makes possible flex ible schedules. These added to the qualities of dependability and economy of operation for which all Graham Brothers units are noted have led to the adoption of Graham Brothers motor coaches by 55 electric railway companies in the Upited States and hundreds of independent operators also are installing fleets. Parlor coaches of 12 or 16- passenger seating capacity meet the requirements of interurban operation or of. city, use where a preferred type of service is to be furnished. Speedy, luxuriously comfortable, yet extremely eco nomical, the Graham Brothers parlor coach is daily serving pas sengers who demand the best. Clubs, high class hotels, private schools, real estate developments and transportation companies are operating these units to the entire satisfaction of riders and those (Continued on par S.) Warning Issued to Safe Guard People Against Gas In spite of the warnings broad cast on the subject of running the motor in a closed garage, people gas, themselves almost every day in Just that fashion. If you 'want to run your motor in the garage with the doors closed, here's one simple way to , keep from being gassed." Put a piece of rubber hose or tubing over the end of your exhaust pipe and extend the free end outdoors. Then you can run thf motor with.. more pr less safety. Bat. even so, I wouldn't advise you to exclude all ventila tion. . It's too risky, and we only III once, 4 : v 1 ... Ml Iiy iiiurtcs y f'jii -1 ti r.i i t Mt.lor C-ir Cu Shanghai, where American, Ma rines are now protecting Amen can lives and property. Toe au tomobile show palace, occupied by Ramseyers Brothers Wash Rack Does Excellent Work The Ramseyer Bros, automobile wash rack is located at 54 4 Ferry street. They do an excellent class of work and at all times are very careful with the finish of the cars. This institution is well equipped for laundering autos and have every modern device for the work. They have been in business in Salem for a number of years and take great pride in the work they do. No matter how busy they are, unusual care is taken with every washing job. They are firm be lievers in the fact that to pre serve the excellent finish ot the autos they should be kept clean at all times. REJUVENATING OLD FURNITURE TALKED Tendency to Depart From Conventfonal Shades Rap idly Increasing ( By Jane Stewart ) The housewife who has looked with envious eyes upon the furni ture and decoration of her neigh bor's homes, and has longingly wished for new things for her own, can now have her wish fulfilled. The minute cost Involved in ob taining an attractive set of painted furniture from old pieces makes it easily within the reach of all. While painted furniture has been popular through the centur ies, it has lately enjoyed a particu lar revival and is now fashionable for almost any use. The bedroom first witnessed the recent change with the . return of white, ivory, gray, and then more colorful de signs. Then the breakfast room, the porch, and even the living loom. Often a single piece is used to give a colorful touch to the simple- dignity of walnut or mahog any. The charm of painted furni ture is equaled only by its sim plicity and its inconsiderable cost. DOWN THE ROAD THAT FIRST BEAUTIFUL SPRING DAY WHICH YOU AND ABOUT A MILLION OTHER MOTOR I5TS TRIED TO ENJOY ON THE BOULEVARD. fij -r;; Mffwk , 'fi jnpiiiij ) Asia Motors, is located on Rub- , bliug "Well roadV opposite the fa- mous Majestic hotel. ii "S j Di o o 1 . J. Sweeney Seiving as Manager of Colyear Motor Sales Company Here J llotor thrift "Oilfiltor" saves money and motor is the report of many iudividuals and concerns that have installed the Handy Oil filtor, according to I). J. Sweeney, manager of the Salem branch of the Colyear Motor Sales company "The trouble with all of us mo- torists up to this time," said Mr. Sweeney," is that we have dumped too much oil out of our crank cases that still had its original lubricating quality, simply be cause it was dirty with grit and sediment. Or, owing to the ex pense, we allowed it to stay ia the crank case to the detriment. -of our motors. Now the Handy Oil filtor obviates both necessities." "First, it multiplies the extent and degree of usefulness of crank case oil by removing every parti cle of dirt and dust at the rate of a filtered pint of oil a minute, per mitting the use of same for from .1000 to 5000 miles instead of the usual 500. Second, it saves money by less frequent purchases of oil and saves the motor by in suring a perfectly clean oil at all times." The Colyear Motor Sales com pany is a widely known distribu tor of standard motor parts, hav ing branches in Portland, Salem. Seattle. Taooma, Spokane, Walla Walla and Boise in the north, and in San Francisco, Ios Angeles, Sacramento. Fresno and Oakland in the south. All Marmon cars have four wheel brakes of the mechanical, self-energizing type. Brake lin ings are completely enclosed and are protected from water, dirt and grease. .Hides Ygu'H TO 3 mm MACK Production started last week in the new $10,000,000 plant of the Oak In nd Motor Car company that will be devoted exclusively to building Pontiac Six motor cars, when the first car rolled oft the assembly line which extends a quarter of a mile in length. The second assembly line is practically competed and will be in operation I ju.H as soon as the first line has j been speeded up to capacity. The e-?nt was made a gala oc- , casion by the attendance of practi- ; j cally all the officials of the com- j ; pany. It represented the culmina- tion of a year and a half of plan- ning and building, and i-? the open- s oi me nrst unit ot a tactory that has been heralded as one of t the largest and most modern , single motor car factories in the' countrv. f ; The new factory is being toled- j j up for a production of 7;"0 cars , j daily for the present. The plant j j will have an nltimate maximum j I capacity of 1000 cars a day. Ex- I ; pansion will be made as quickly as possible due to the tremendous demand for the new Pontiao Six r.ars whicll were announced abollt ; month ago. Each of the two as- i r!S,r..7. "SfST hour. The fruits of the $15,000,000 Oakland company expansion pro- J gram are beginning to be seen in ' a larger output which has but just , started. The March production of ; Oakland and Fontiae Sixes will be ; only slightly timler the largest single production month ever re corded by the Oakland Motor Car company, while the, Anril Termina tion schedule of m.000 Oakland : a ohrysler "70" Brougham, when and Pontiac cars will smash all n hrnkft through the icy surface previous monthly production rec- : of a lake- Pluned to the bottom ords. : aiu' stayed there under 2 5 feet oi The beginning of operations iniAvaler a w,lole veek before a sal the new Pontiac factory alsd will j vaRe Party was able to raise it. provide facilities for a greater i In &Pte of the long frigid bath. production schedule of Oakland ears in the original Oakland plant. A recent appropriation of $1,500, 000 will be spent entirely for new Oakland machinery and equipment which will insure a capa-city of 3C0 Oakland Sixes per day. The first three cars off the line in the new factory were Pontiac Sedans. Bell Brothers. Philadel phia, having the distinction of re ceiving the first car off the new liue. Company officials and execu tives of the sales, engineering and production departments attended the ceremonies, including the fol lowing: A. J. Brandt, vice presi dent In charge of operations; W Tt. Tracy, vice president in charge of sales; E. H. Anibal, vice presi dent in charge of engineering; "L. A. BlacTcburn. works manager; B. K. Ball, factory manager of the POntifl ntvillinn r -VT tnkanV .e. - Fellows, director of advertising, W. M. Chamberlin, director of sales development and Hugh Hig-i ginbottom, direltor of distribution Tale will start a heavy program of municipal improvements this spring. Never Force fill Wireless photography gave London motor car enthusiasts an j ven "break" with New Yorkers : when the 1027 American cars were first presented to the public at the recent National Auto show in New York City. The upper picture was received WEEK'S BATH FAILS. TO INJURE MACHINE Chrysler Brougham Needed Practically No Repair After Experience The most rigorous factory tests for durability imposed by motor car manufacturers on their pro ducts fall a long way short of an experience recently undergone by the Brougham was found to be little worse for its experience and wtth only slight attention started off under its own power. It has been in uninterrupted operation ever since. C. T. Dell 'Aquila. of New York City, owner of the car, was driv ing on Greenwood lake, in Orange county. New York, when he met with this unusual accident. His party escaped injnry but he had slight hope that he would ever see his car again after its sudden dis appearance through the broken ice. "It Is truly a remarkable trib- j lite to Chrysler construction meth- i ods that atthongh my car stayed ! a whole week at the bottom of the j lake In winter' weather it was ready for operation almost immed iately after the garage party re covered it," said Mr. Dell 'Aquila when describing his experience. The hydraulic brakes and igni tion were in perfect condition. The tires were still on thewheela and in fact they have not flattened even after weeks of uso since. The battery needed only a slight bench charge to swing the motor (Contioud on paje 2.) By FRANK BECK i it in London- by wireless from New York giving Britishers their first view of the new Whippet six, a "Will ys-Overland product. The picture below shows the new Stearus-Knight Eight. Amer ica's first straight eight Knight type- car. produced by the K B. Stearns company in Cleveland. Y BUILD! NOT YET FISHED U, S, Roads Surpass Those of Other Countries, but More Needed WASHINGTON, D. C. April America's present highway system far surpasses anything the world has ever known, embracing more than 500,000 miles of surfaced roads threading their way with im posing effect into all parts of the country. Marvelous as this achieve ment is, it embraces a subtle dan ger that motorists and others should be warned against, accord ing to a statement issued today by national headquarters of tho Am erican Automobile association. That danger, the statement says, is the temptation tor become satis fied with the present situation, to regard the present hard-surfaced highway mileage as sufficient for the nation'ir needs. "The public and the public of ficial must realize constantly that the time when it may rest upon Its oars in the matter of highway building is far, far in the future," the statement quotes Thomas P. Henry, president of the National Motoring agency. "Our progress in road building has been remark able. But, if the fine promise of the automobile for even further strengthening the economic fabric of America is to bo realized fully, we must make even, more remark able progress." The millions of motor turslstS are peculiarly susceptible to the temptation to regard the present road mileage as ample of they limit their travel to the. more pro gressive sections of the country, the AAA points out. On this subject, Mr. Henry says: "It is true that, in greater or smaller, degree, a vast majority of America's 22,000,000 motor icar owners go in for touring. This driving, in the main, Is confined ! to the best mileage of the more than 2,000,000 miles of highway that exist in the United States, Because of this fact, the motorist is likely to judge the whole high way system by that part of it over which he travels. "It Is the old story of judging the. box of strawberries ; by the large, luscious fruit cn the top, Just as the berry buyer regrets his purchase when his error is dis covered, so the motor car owner eventually will bemoan Ms bad juegment ir he assumes the na tional highway system to he per fect because his touring has been confined to the best ot the roads. It is a mental trap into which one easily may fall unless one is wary oi the danger of its presence." America has enormous floor space and tremendous resources in (CoStiODd oa vgi 6.) Tri-Weekly Hour of Cheer and Melody Benefit Some A tri-weekly hour of cheer and melody tor the special benefit of "shut-Ins.", was recently Inaugur ated from KPO, the Hale-Chronicle Btation of San Francisco,, and is already receiving considerable response from the listeners. These program are known as the "Happy-Hours," and are broadcast on Taesday, Thursday and if" Friday mornings . jrom. ,. S to j o'clock, Ther are under the direction of Hugh Barrett. Dohba, KPQ'a phyr steal culture mentor, who. has made KPO'g early morning health drills one of the 'most popular features of the station. , Addition of numerous Improve menu and refinements to ita eight cylinder car, calculated to win for it even greater acceptance among all fine automobiles Jn 1927, is announced by the Hupp Motor Car. Corporation. 4 .., Changes ia the eight Include refinements to each of Its ten standard body designs, addition of three custom bodies by Dieixichc to Its list of madels, together -with engine and chassis betterments re sulting ia an even gTeater general f ticiehcy of operation, more pow er at every speed range, even fast er acceleration and greater hill climbing ability. The, new car carries fonrard still further the same advantage of the straight eight principle that tnat were included in the Hunmo- bile Eight which, 'in 182S And 1926, attained . the phenomenal success of registering greater ac ceptance Jn those two yeara than ever accorded, any other fine car in a similar period, points out Du Bois Young, Hupmobile president. Contributing to. the more dis tinguished appearance of all body models are the' window reveals, trimmed 4n colors to decorate th upper body structure. Double headings, with appropriate belt and louvYe striping, aid in accent uating the lines of each body style. New tufted mohair, upholstery baa been provided in tone to match the wide range of color options offered for the various models. - Wheels are smaller. This fea ture accentuates the car's long, low lines, adds to braking effec tiveness, permits larger balloon tires, gives greater road stability, lowers the center of gravity, di minishes any feeling of road shocks and side sway, and make tire changing simpler. New type snubbers are used, both front and rear. ' .... The body Interior discloses iev erai other improTementa, Ferbaps the first to- catch Jhe eye -will be the new instrumental panel, of most imposing and costly constru tion.with its indirect lighting and grouping of all gauges under one glas. These Include clock, speed ometer, ammeter, oil pressure and gasoline gauge. Adjacent to them are the buttons and controls for Ignition, choke, manifold heat con trol, windshield wiper and ignition lock. This last is a brand new (Ooatianed ea pf a.) BUICK lEI BEST Present Capacity of Plant 1,200 Cars Per Day; De mand Increasing With production of 1927 mo dels well past the 200,000 mark on April 1, the Buick Motor corn- pny ia over 20,000 cars ahead of Its best previous output record for this time of the year. According to C. B. Durham, vice-president and assistant general manager, this new record was made possi ble by the partial completion of a 27,000,000 expansion program which was.' launched over a year ago, and which materially increas ed the facilities of the plant. Among the features of the pro gram is the new, efficient unified assembly system which takes acre ot , any jiormal output of Buick cars, which was planned and built by Durham and his corps of plant engineers, This assembly system Is capable of receiving and assera- bllag- 225 tons of materials ait hour, most of which are delivered ? to the line by a system, of convey ors..,. The ew crankshaft divi sion, in which Buick crankshafts . are finished; and' balanced has . also been completed. . " ' .Workmen are now. building the new $5,000,000 aray iron foundry which will have a daily capacity of 600' tons' of castings. . It is ex- , pected that this unit will be in op eration some . time during the summer, ' -i1 2 f : ' : The present capacity of the plant Is 1200 cars a day. Car building "has proceeded at or near ' this figufe. ever since the 192? models were Introduced, Durham says. . At present, production is 1100 cars a day, the highest rata ever. readied at this time ,ctth year., i The, schedule was increased a hundred cars a day in March when it was found necessary - to revise " the original plans for tho month. , doe to ' the demand for I cart.' . - PREVIOUS HECuFlD 1 r i 4 ' if
