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THE OREGON STATESMAN, SALEM, OREGON
SUNDAY MORNING, APRIL 24, 1927
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Estimate Made That 250,-
uuu Auto s btolerun-Yean :
" 15 Per Gent-Locked
By R. S. Cole . ... .
i - MotAr "Car romnnilnn t
The automobile thief continues
! to ply his trade until the tillering
. of cars has become, next to boot
legging,, the largest an d most lu-
crattre " profession Tf ; the under
Jri yarIoui maana hare been
resorted to by .municipal,, state
nd federal authorities to curb
. the .trading in stolen automobiles.
Certificates of title are required
Income states. Heary prison sen
tences are prorided by the Fed
eral Government as a punishment
ffi 'transporting stolen cars be
feen states and municipal ' au
fhorRIes are. bending erety effort
to Jmprqre the situation. . ..
Many statistics hare been quot
ed on this subject but It is esti-
mated that during the. . past year
approximately .250,000 cars hare
(been stolen,with an estimated val
ue of about $215,000,000. Many
are recovered, but rarely are they
' In good - condition, j many being
wrecked, and usually they are
completely stripped of equipment
whin recorered. ;
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vTbla loss-Is said to average at
least $200 per car: and it is on ac
count of this, tremendous Iobs that
the insurance companies are ser
l ionsly considering the. elimination
of coterage on tires, and acces
sories. !. I- -
The forgetful driver who leaves
his car without locking It is the
cause of most of ne car thefts.
Locked I cars ere frkrely stolen.
Statistics show that only 15 per
cent -of ! narked cars are lorVprt
j hence the thief can simply take
: his choice. ? Peonl xefin wnnlil
never under any ; circumstances
leave their front door unlocked
give noi thought ! whatever to
!- leaving their automobile, worth
from on0 to five thousand dollars,
stand oi the street absolutely 'un
protected. The reason for this' Is that the
methods provided for the locking
of cars have not kept paee with
other motor car improvements.
To lock fa tar hh een'Inc6nven
lent In- knany cases' and 'has jre
quired extra effort" so that the av
erage driver has simply not taken
the trouble to lock his car; in
many dases taking tjje" attitude
that th-car:ja '.Insured, soi why
fhould he worry. ; This attitude
has acted as a boomerang on the
motoring- public. Insurance rates
have steadily Increased until they
have now become "a, -verv VnnsM.
rrabie Item. Then when the car
l"stoleK the average recoverable
amount fe" about 80 per cent "of
the value of the car Itself, not to
mention (robes, coats, 'which may
e left in the car, as well as the
many dollars worth of accessor
ies' on Nearly every car. Added
to this s the inconvenience of a
60 dar wait for lnnrania i .
Justment. during which time the'
owner; is usually vrnnout a car
With this situation In mind.'the
llupmobfle engineers have "durjng
the past; year made an exhaustive
Investigation of theft preventions
and as a result. Hupp Eight) cyl-
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Inder cars are now equipped with
a locking device known as Elee
trolock, which it Is believed is an
effective answer to the problem.
. Convenience " Is one of Its ap
pealing features, the key being
used to unlock the car, the lock
ing being accomplished simply by
a posh on the -lock' button, locat
ed on ; the ';' grouped . Instrument
panel, which stops the' motor and
automatically locks the car.
" This device involves -no' extri
effort on the part of the driver to
lock the car. The action of shut
ting off the Ignition automatical
ly locks the car. The lock is plac
ed in the distributor circuit and
protected in such a ' way as to
render impossible wiring around
the switch and by further prdy
tective methods, the car is amply
theft resisting at all times.' . ?
Coupled with this, the lock Is
nationally legal complying with
all city ordinances and not violat
ing those ordinances existing in
many cities .which prohibit the
locking, of cars in such a manner
that they cannot be- steered 'and
pushed out of the way In case of
fire or emergency. " The danger
hazard Is completely eliminated.
It still being possible to steer or
shift gears in case of accidental
locking and, at the same time the
car can be locked and still be left
in gear on a hillside an impor
tant . consideration ' In , hilly or
mountainous country. : . '
PROJECTOR'S WIFE
CROSSES CAHQIJEZ
Widow of Vfsualist First to
- Gain Realization of Her -7
, Husband Idea '
SPEEDY CARS USED
FOR PATROL WORK
(Continued from page 1.)
speedometer readings of our cars
for checking speed of other cars,
and I can get 80 miles an . hour
out of my 70' and keep It up with
never any motor heat or trouble
of any kind. ( Chryslers have -become
standard equipment with
the Illinois highway police be
cause of their performance and
dependability," adds Sergeant Pil
ger. -
Speeders In almost any part of
the country are how likely to find
themselves chased by Chrysler
cars, as the range of purchases
for traffic patrol covers states in
all directions. Such sales empha
size the high standing in which
Chrysler cars are ' held among
owners whose transportation
needs require unfailing perform
ance. Because of their rapid ac
celeration and their ability to
operate at high speed over ex
tended periods, Chrysler cars
have become the predominate
choice in this important field of
service. -
The Midget Meat Market never
fails to give you the finest meats
and fish. There is but one place
in Salem to get the finest fish. The
Midget Market has it for. you. ()
Try a Classified Want Ad
; BERKELEY (Special) The
first : woman -. to cross the Car
quinez' bridge, mighty span of
concrete and steel flung across
turbulent Carquinez . straits on
the northern arm of San Francisco
bay, was Mrs. Aven J. Hanford,
widow of the man who first vis
ualized the great highway struc
ture and organizer and first presi
dent of the American Toll Bridge
company, owners and builders of
the Carquinez bridge. i
Until she read that another had
claimed this honor, Mrs. Hanford
had kept silent, about her exploit
a walk at twilight, a memory
cf her husband who gave his life
in making the vision of Carquinez
bridge a reality. -
In her charming sitting room
overlooking the waters of San
Francisco bay, Mrs. Hanford to
day revealed the fact that on the
evening of March 19, the day the
final suspension span had been
lifted into place, she had prevailed
upon her husband's brother, John
Hanford, to accompany her on a
quiet walk across the entire
length of the bridge, 4882 feet.
"All day my thoughts were cen
tered in that fine man who: had
been my husband, the man who
was the father of our boy, a strap
ping lad of 18 years, weighing
225 pounds,"she said, "I thought
of Aven and how he had planned
the Carquinez bridge. I knew the
joy that would have been his had
he "lived -to see the great steel
structure as it looks today. I kept
thinking over and over, 'Aven
would have been the first man to
cross the' bridge. He would want
me to walk across with him.'
"I seemed to hear my husband's
soft, kindly voice urging me on.
It was then I made my decision.
John Hanford had been very close
to my husband in ail his bridge
endeavors and so I prevailed upon
him to go with me. I had not in
tended saying anything about this
walk of mine because it was sort
of sacred with me, a tribute as it
-.were. to Aven Hanford.,- m'-
"Ve reached the center towers
Just at dusk. A single, 12-inch
plank had been laid across the
steel girders and . trusses. As we
reached Jthe center o, the bridge
we stopped and looked east and
west. The lights of Benicia, Mar-
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Corner Ferry and liberty
Telephone 600
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Examine, opr selection of
used cars before you buy
one.; j-,: ; - iw . h
j The' j exceptional t enthusi-'
asm aroused by the 1927
i Buiclc, .with an: engine t
iribrationlesi beyond belief , ;
( has brought m a remark-1
y able , group of used cars, at
1 exceptionally low prices, j-
: Buy - your iised car from i
f a Buick dealer. Better new
cars mean better used cars!
USED CAR LIST ;
1926 Master Buick Sedan
1925 Standard 4 Sedan
1 925 Standard 4 Roadster
1925 Standard 4 Coupe
1926 Chevrolet Sedan ;
1926 Chevrolet Roadster
1925 Ford .Coupe
1923 Studebaker Coupe V:
1923 Studebaker Touring
19.23 Buick Touring
,1926 Star Sedan '
1 924 Four Cyt Roadster ;
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tines and Bay point were visible
to the east, with the stretcn ox
bay and river in between To the
west the last rays of the -setting
sun reddened the crest of Tamal
pals and threw a golden glow
across the x bay ' waters.' It was
very "beautiful and serene."
Mrs. Hanford will figure largely
in the dedication of the Carquinez
bridge on Saturday, May "21. , She
will have the honor of breaking
the bottle of sparkling champagne
on the highest tower ird will head
the motor caravan crossin g the
bridge 'from the south approach
together with Oscar : H. - Klatt,
president of the American Toll
Bridge company and associate of
her late husband In the grocery
business, later In the Valle jo
Rodeo ferry and again in the
bridge company.
haust gases from'the' running mo
tors ' are f liberated in the trough
through the loose end of the hose.
The suction r from ' the ' Mower
draws all the exhaust gases from
the trough, dischatging them Into,
a system, of pipes .leading to the
roof of the factory,
."Another feature of the system
is Interesting In that it Illustrates
how simple devices are - used In
the Dodge Brothers factories to
save time, and labor. The end of
the hose which - drags in the
trough Is fitted with 'a long bolt
which projects about four. inches.
At the end of the trough is a slot
ted .piece of steel. As the car is
driven away from the line the bolt
catches In the slotted piece of
lsteel and the ; resulting pull frees
the other end of the hose from the
moior eiuiusi pipe.
A. H. Moore, 233. N. High St
apartments and store where yon
can get high quality furniture and
furnishings for every room in
your house. (j
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Frys Drug Store, 280 N. Com'l,
the pioneer store. Everything for
everybody, in the drug supply line,
with standard goods and quality
service always. t ()
Lakeview Pine mills general
ly open the first of April.
MOTOR OVERHAULING
BRINGS NEW DANGER
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cars at the end of each line are
running simultaneously and each
motor Is throwing off the poison
ous gas.
"A very simple device Is used
at this spot to protect the work
men. One end of a 30-inch rubber
hose is attached to the -motor ex
haust pipe and the other end drags
In a narrow trough in the assem
bly line. The trough is about
fifty feet long and is connected
with a suction blower. The ex-
TIRE
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It's our business to know rubber tires and we do that's -why we sell Kelly-Spring-
fields. They satify us because they satisfy our customers.
KELLY BALLOON
f Buckeye
27x4.40 ... ...
29x4.75
31x5.25
30x5,77
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33x6.00
Kelly
$12.20
9,95 ' 12.85
12.60 16.35
17.05 21.95
17.25 25.00
20.40 26.55
Keep Smilingr
with Kellys
KELLY
' High Pressure.
Buckeye Kelly
30x3 $8.25
16.10
16.85
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..... 17.75
...... 20.25
31x4 .
32x4
33x4 1
32x4
30x5 .
$11.65
19.65
20.65
21.65
26.35
31.80
Court Street at High
A Heavy Pure Rubber Tread
Other Sizes Proportionately Priced
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