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
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IfKDBriPP
BY AIR
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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
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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.)
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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. :
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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.-
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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
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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
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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.
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Asia Motors, is located on Rub-
, bliug "Well roadV opposite the fa-
mous Majestic hotel.
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. J. Sweeney Seiving as
Manager of Colyear Motor
Sales Company Here
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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.
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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
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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
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By FRANK BECK
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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
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