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About The Oregon statesman. (Salem, Or.) 1916-1980 | View Entire Issue (June 5, 1927)
v .r.,,,,THE.0BEG0NJSXAIEIAN'SAli3i;OREGON- H?V SUNDAY MORNING JUNE 5;O32TT0 I! : i Ingly lendi his car to an Incom petent person, and that person In jures some one by negligent driv ing. The owner fcere is negligent in lending his ear to this type of person. BUS REPORTING IB MILEAGES I1IGI One Man Reports 1 9 Miles to the Gallon on Trip Over Mountain DETROIT ( Special ) While no attempts at record breaking economy drives have yet been Tnade by the engineers of the Falcon- Motor Co-, builders of the Falcon-Knight Six. reports coming in from owners are disclosing . averages well around, the 20 mile to the gallon mark. ' The first of these reports to reach the factory came from San Francisco,' an owner in California making the 6&6 -'mile trip from that city to San Diego, through the mountains at an average of 19 miles to the gallon In a nev; car. A second report came from Montana covering a trip through the mountains, over rough roads and in many places through snow, showing an average which tallied -almost exactly with that made in California and which was slightly over 19 miles to the gallon of gasoline. Both of these trips were made without any advance preparations and were observed by the owners merely as a matter of curiosity. - Neither of the cars hid been run in. and neither had shown 1000 miles on the speedometer before the trips were started. These mileage figures on new cars are attributed to the high ef ficiency of the Knight sleeve valve power plant used In the Falcon-Knight in which the exclusive features of design give a high power development from the fuel. DISTINCTIVE NEW DODGE BROS. SIX (Continued from page 1.) factory buildings In the world and throughout the winter and spring was rushed to completion. Actual production of the six cylinder line was started early in May. The initial production rate was about 50 cars a day.. This has been rapidly stepped up from week to week and daily output is now running approximately 200. By the end of June when the two additional body types will be in production. It will run fully 300 cars a day. , The new line of "sixes" has been named Dorlge Brothers Sen ior Line to distinguish it from Dodge Brothers Standard Line of four cylinder cars with which the torapany has built up its world wide reputation. While the Senior Line embodies nothing freakish. . either In con struction or performance, it is presented by Dodge Brothers, 'as the last word in' comfort and per formance for cars in or near this price class. Beauty of "design, ex ceptional performance, style ' and comfort of Interior appointments, and ease and economy of opera tion are major attributes. One of the most impressive fea tures of the motor is the extreme ly heavy crankshaft and unusual ly large bearing area. The crank shaft is machined all over and weighs 69 pounds. Heavier than is used in any other engine of sim ilar capacity. It is supported by seven extra large bearings. This fact, combined with exceeding rigidity, results in a smoothness of operation that Is said to be ex celled by no car, regardless of price. ; The motor is of the L-head type chosen by Dodge Brothers engi neers because of the simplicity of the valve mechanism and relative ly infrequent need of adjustment. The bore is 3 one-quarter inches and the stroke 4 Vi inches, with 223.98 cubic inches displacement. Its taxable horse power is 25.35, N. A. C. C. rating. The crankshaft bearings and connecting rod bearings have greater areas than are found in other motors of this capacity. The pistons are of an advanced type, designed to give rapid pick upr greater power, smooth per formance, exceptionally low ex pansion and long life. The exhanst valves are made of steel, alloyed with silicon and chromium, materials which give maximum durability and resist heat and wear. The carburetion system used is the latest type, designed to se cure maximum efficiency in com bustion and power. The fuel In take manifold is cleanly designed and lias no sharp curves or bends to retaTd the flow of fuel from the carburetor to the combustion chamber. The center of the In take manifold is within a sec tion of the exhaust manifold, giv ing an extra large "hot spot" sec tion. The fuel charge, passing from the carburetor to the cylin der heads, hits this "hot spot" and is raised to the proper tempera ture for effective vaporization be fore it enters the combustion chamber. The short distance which the fuel has to travel re duces the tendency for it to lag or condense as it passes to the cylin ders. A single plate type of clutch is used. Its design is similar to that used on many of the highest pric ed cars such as Kispano Suiza, Pierce Arrow, Marmon. McFarlan, Locomobile, Puegeot, Sunbeam, Daimler, Duesenberg and the Brit ish Rolls-Royce. It is exception ally easy and quiet to operate. The pedal action is said to be lighter and softer than any other type, and gives a smooth, gentle application of power with no chat tering of parts.. when it Is re leased. The transmission Is of the se- MEniODS TO BRING MOTOR ST T Owner of Car Liable in Many Instances; Carefulness Is . : Urged byEngineer Invite Us to Your ,Next Blowout "Made, by SSSfc Kelly-Springfield" Those four words on a tire are a guarantee of its qual ity, because Kelly tire builders don't know how to make anything BUT good tires. That's why we sell Kellys; we want your business permanently. f PTH & IVATKINS Higk and. Court Streets : Telephone 44 I IVaAlMotor Co. KO) BULLETIN "Srasr- Pyroxylin Finish On Your Old .Ford Using Ford Materials - Old paint skinned off, chassis repaint ed, top; dressed, upholstering on open i, cars , dressed; three coats of lacquer on bodies. - 7 ' $20- Open Fords . $25- Goiipes $30' Sedans $25- Goiipes .-;t - - 1 - T" -it 1 . r , By;Ervrln Greer i In a .bdlletln 'issued yby the chamber of commerce of .the Unit ed States the curious add. Varying ways by whicH, the drirer or own er courts trouble are indicated. The driver who knocks down a street sweeper is worse; off than the one who hits an ordinary pe destrian. The owner of the fam ily car mast aiswer, as a rule, for what the family does with It on friendly errands. To loan a car to an incompetent driver is to pay the reckoning for what the In competent driver does. These and other 'conclusions are based on a series of court decis ions, which differ to some extent, according to the laws of the dif ferent states. Drivers -of automobiles are bound to take notice of laborers in the streets and to exercise spe cial care not to injure them. A worker. In the street is not negli gent if so occupied with his work that he does not watch for ap proaching vehicles. A motorist approaching a street car which has stopped at an usual place to take on or discharge pas sengers is required to be especial ly careful for the safety "of per sons boarding or leaving the car. Under such conditions the law Im poses a higher degree of care upon the motorist than upon the pedestrian. . . . An automobile owner Is respon sible for the conduct of his chauf feur while performing the busi ness of the owner. Between the owner of the automobile "and his chauffeur, while the latter is en gaged in the owner's business, the relation -of master and servant ex ists and the rules of law applicable to that relation apply. , As a rule an automobile owner Is liable for negligence resulting in Injuries to a guest while an oc cupant of his car. There are ex ceptions to this general rule. An automobile owner or driver may be relieved of liability on account lective sliding gear type and the shift is the standard system with three forward and one reverse speed. Two radial ball bearings and three roller bearings' are used in the transmission to insure quiet, smooth operation and long service without attention. The motor Is lubricated by a high pressure, force-feed system which is simple, positive and de pendable. It insures an ample supply of clean, filtered oil to every part at all times. All cars In the Senior Line, are equipped with the most advanced design of Loekhead four-wheel, in ternal expanding, hydraulically operated brakes. The hydraulic system is automatically replen ished and requires attention only at long intervals, possibly every seven or eight thousand miles. The springs are of chrome van adium steel and are semi-elliptic in type. The front spring length is 37 Inches and the rear 55 inches.- The rear springs are un derslung. Dodse Brothers dealers every where report" an enormous ad vance interest in the new six and as a result it is expected that the local showrooms will be well crowded for some time to come. of an injury to a guest, when the guest is gnllty of contributory negligence. If a driver is operat ing a car la a reckless or danger ous manner and the guest having time and opportunity ..to protest makes none, he h i no recovery against the driver. This failure to act is construed as contributory negligence. Ordinarily a passen ger in an automobile has no con trol over it's operation and is not liable for the driver's negligence, but a passenger who participates in the active management of the car may be liable for the negli gent conduct of the driver. In the absence of a specific sta tute, wnen an automobile owner loans his car to another person, and the borrower uses the car for his own purposes, the owner is not liable. It has been held that an owner is liable when he know- WIUTEIiS IX-NAVY - PARI3S (AP)-France has a literary navy. , The. award of the Renaissance prize, much coveted... to' Com mandant Paul Chack this year for one of his novels causes critics to comment on the fact that ttan French authors are 'government Pffln1nvi as ta-m - - . - " men iu franc can live by their pens. . ; . And the pric. of this beautiful Chandler isonlYj995 "-" ' ' III I --I HI J 'm . iprnwli i iiii c" ""' f ONE of the very worthy companion cats to ' Chandler's magnificent new Royal Eights . . . A new Six that challenges anything the automobile industry can produce in the $1000 class. Beautiful like the right girl in the eyes of the right boy. Comfortable.- like a hammock in a quiet garden. Powerful and dependable like that splendid plane that flew laughing Lindbergh clear to Paris 1 A car built close to the ground with a chassis that lubricates itself the moment you press your foot on a plunger with the famous motor principle that made Chandler the champion of Pikes Peak with a -door body delightfully proportioned and appointed. We proudly ask you to look at this car to step inside and lounge in the seats to take hold of the wheel and step on the gas. Idle it, race it, see how obediently it conforms to your own' personal style of driving! MacDONALD AUTO CO. 680 Ferry Street, Salem, Oregon CHAHTXanaClSVEtANP MOTOM COHPORATIOM CUVSLAKD P ROYAL EIGHTS BIG SIXES SPECIAL SIXES ' STANDARD SOC1S YOU WILL BE PROUD OF YOUR CHOICE If you decide ,011 Oldsmobile, you will i be proud of its smart beauty, its luxu rious appointments, its obviously fine performance and its record of depend able, effident and thrifty service. -' . And after all, no satisfaction quite matches that of selecting a car that 1 you can buy with confidence and own ' with pride. Come to our showroom and look over Oldsmobile . . you vill be proud of your choice Two-Door $ Sedan 875 tn aiiitftm ( Ira Imm price: Oldtwtabile't delivered price ln dude (he lowed hand ling mnd financing (Mri F. O. B. IiAXSING Capitol Motors, Inc. k 50 North High A. C. (Biddy) Bishop Telephone 2125 in AT- 11 II i -s. umK yowcr v iiai motor Aw) III I Ulstorv I - , A - : - - ;& J.- f 1 . llllll I I 1 I I UJhk. w- - . NO U N C I N G he Senior Joine si Jl REMARKABLE W S by Dddbe Brothers A newline of Sixes by Dodge Brothers is presented to the public today. It has been rumored, and hoped, for years that Dodge Brothers would ultimately produce such a line more refined and, of course, higher in cost than their present car. To combine the sturdy worth of Dodge Brothers standard product with those refinements which greater cost permits, could not fail, it was conceded, to produce a mqtor car of . unique; distinction and fineness. ; The Senior Ti ne "is" Dodge ' Brothers answer to. tikis' demahd-and Dodge Bothcrs have ns vetcd - well ... ! These are remarkablecars. Bril liantly vital and- allve-surprisingly quiet -p- impressively smart. And built, like all Dodge Brothers motor cars, for years of dependable service. . See one and drive it and yCu will marvel that performance of this t quality and "character -could be pro vided at a price' so low. . . - BONESTEELE MOTOR CO. . 474 South Commercial ' Telephone 423 i 3 'a m 3 x el r 4 f X F0RDS0I1 FARM TRACTORS m -lii ... eclley