4 .1 SECTION THREE - , t . Pages 7 to 8 Automotive Better Homes L CLE AN AND VIGO ROUS ft SEVENTY-SEVENTH YEAR SALEM, OREGON, SUNDAY MORNING; SEPTEMBER 2g; i927 PRICE FIVE CENTS HOMES CASE e LIFE SA16 AIDED BYBOOD HIEHIVAYS Extensive Oregon System Frequently Used In Crit ical Emergencies Chevrolet 72-Car Club Convention When It Rains, Put On Chains TOUR TAKES MQIVTH Milch Mooted Question Out , lined By Expert; Future Hard To Forecast Visitors Who Wish To Seek Entire State In Short Time Have Problem nrHGHWAYS 'I iV1- 4 r r x Z 1 .mwmm . Ill . "i . , . , , , I i 4 h ,1 4V 1 f A : I'll By Frederick V. Russell To knock or not to knock; that Is the question faced by millions of American car owners. Science, by an ingenious pro- cess of "doping, has given the " world a genuinely knockless fuel for high-compression, internal combustion engines. It . is no longer necessary to sit behind a knocking engine; but because the development is revolutionary mo tordom itself has developed knocking of its own form of de structive criticism. ! "What about doped fuels?" everyone asks. "What are their purpose? Are they harmful? Are they a fad or a definite stride to ward progress?" No one can say with any assur ance that doped fuel will be the automobile's diet in the future. No one can say anything with any assurance about, the future, AH the evidence, however, points to widespread use of such fuel. I have reviewed numerous argu ments put forward h.y sponsors and advocates of doped gas and I have listened to the stories told by t hos w lro--a re knocking it. All I can think of is the hard road four-wheel brakes had to travel mi their way to popularity and the , absurdities thai were stated about . baloon tires, repeating itself d fuel. History is merely in the case of dop- ' Engineers have been striving for the small, high compression engine that will have amazing vitality and, with this, radically greater economy. But gasoline has been the handicap. Instead of burning smoothly in the engine's cylinders, it has persisted in de tonating, which is the technical term for knocks caused by any thing that has to do with the burning or ignition of the fuel. Behind the, flame front as the gas burns, starting from ignition Jfljthe park plug, , there fe ex-Wjmly-high pressure. The flame front may run to as high as 3,000 degrees Fahrenheit- All this raises the pressure and tempera ture of the unburned gas vapor lust ahead of the traveling flame front until a point is reached where this layer of gas explodes. Since" there are several layers in succession, rather than just one, there is a series of detonations. These vibrate the walls of the cyl inder and produce the familiar fuel knock which has been the t (Continued on pt v WINNING APPROVAL Broad Friction Surface Re sults In Slight Wear; .Minimum of Heating Nash owner and thousands of people who have accepted The Nash Motors Company's invita tion to drive one of the 21 six cyl inder, seven bearing crankshaft models, are outspoken in their praise of the Nash two-way me chanical four wheel braking sys tem. Nash engineers explain that the ""two-way" feature of Nash brakes eans internal expanding front mi WAY BRAKE HiVrhls principle, combined with full 'equalization, results In absolute safety for the Nash owner, for the front and rear brakes compensate each other. Even when descending a moun tainside wfth brake drums too hot to touch, they work with the same efficiency as under ideal driving conditions. They are likewise unaffected by climatic changes. Owners who hare given their Nash brakes exceptionally hard usage have found' that the brakes need adjustment very infrequent ly. Because of the extra large ttraking surface, pressure neces sary to apply the brakes Is much lesffAhan in other cars of similar wjht, with the result that there fiynuch less wear. Women, espec ially, appreciate the ease with which these brakes bring the car to a stop under slight pressure from the foot. The NanTi hnVM tnwthcr with - 2 Jt-n - f -- - ?-:h8 new alloy steel springs, new easy steering, fast pick-up and exceptional smoothness of the seven beating crankshaft motors, ,are features of the new Nash mod el Invariably commented on by all jrho drive the cars. t, , . v. r XX ' i. &wr3ir& -. - V ! V '-xvh; I ' " is? jt ' v. ::-. ' ' 7 - ' -ii v- mm. If you believe that chains will prevent skidding accidents, be sure to take yours along when you go motoring this summer. Chains left In the garage won't safeguard anyone. Leaving chains at home is like locking the door after the car has been stolen. IT HOST TO MANY DEALERS Entire Organization of 3,800 To Be Entertained In Series of Tours FLINT. MICTT.. Sept. 24. The Buick Motor company tliis week launched one of the most ambi tious projects of its sort ever un dertaken, when it devoted two daysrto entertaining, here at the General Motors Proving Ground the first contingent .of its 3,800 dealers the majority of whom will be similarly entertained dur ing the next nine weeks. The plan was developed at the suggestion of the dealers them selves. The thought behind it is to show them' at close range the methods and materials which en ter into manufacture of Buiok motor cars. When they leave Flint, they will carry to their home through out the country a new apprecia tion of the product which they sell, and their enthnsiasm, Buick executives believe, will commun icate itself to their organizations, with stimulating effect. For the dealers, when they leave here, will have spent virtu ally an entire day inspecting the Buick factory; they W"!ll have stu died in detail the part the fam ous Proving Ground Js playing in the development of -fine motor cars, and they will have enjoyed contact with Buick's executives. The dealers are coming to Flint on special Pullman trains, on'which they will live during the one night lie-over here. The dealer organization has been, divided up by the Buick branch and distributor territor ies for ease of accomodation, the first group, already entertained, coming from Memphis territory. Dure'ng the remalnder.of the deal er visit 'period, two contingents will be received each week, the first on Monday and Tuesday and the second on Thursday and Fri day. The program arranged for the 125 Memphis territory dealers if typical of those which will fol low. Arriving Monday morning he dealers were taken to the Buick factory In autombiles, di vided there into groups of 10 or 12 each, provided with guides, and conducted through the plant. To avoid confusion and facilitate Inspection of manufacturing proc- (Continued oa pg 3.) Rubber Importations Show Increase Over Year Ago NEW YORK Importations of crude rubber into the Unite.d States for the eight months ended August 31 amounted to 298,585 tons, an increase over the same period of last year of 26.892 tons, according to the report of thet Rubber Association of America, Inc. The figures for August also In dicate the increased activity with in the industry, the total importa tions for the month amounting to 33,068 tons, ast against 2",. 969 for August of last year, a gain of 7.090 tons. Arrival- during the month at At.lar.iii port.; totaled 30,662 tons, as follows: New York. 27,327 tons; Baltimore. 1.1 5 tons; Phil adelphia, 1.115 tons, and Boston, 1,036 tons. DOWN THE ROAD How long will it take to motor over all ;he roads in Oregon? This casual inquiry coming from out-of-state tourists brings but vague answers from the per sons questioned. Frequently the visiting ou'rist announces that he will be in Oregon for a week or two and wants to see all he can of the state in that time. As a matver of fact, few people in the state of Oregon realize the extent of their highway system. t From figures of the existing roads in Oreson 'compiled by -the Oregon State Motor association, a motorist traveling 150 miles a day would require almost a year to traverse all the roads in the state. In fact, approximately 133 days would be needed, as a total mileage of all roads in the state is 50,014. Should the, motorist decide to make -the trip merely over the state highway system, the tour would ake approximately thirty days. The total mileage in t he state highway system! is 4,468 miles; while the counties boast abroad mileage of 45,546. While, it is the general belief that only paved roads represent the ultimate in comfort, there are hundreds of miles that are highly enjoyabfe to travel and the equal of any paved road in comfortable going. Should the tourist care to travel on surfaced roads of the state in addition to the paved roads, 73 days would be needed, as the to-lal mileage of paved and surfaced roads in the statqe is 10, 94 5 miles. In addition .to the mileage enumerated above, there are thousands of miles of roads lead ing from every county and state highway into the dooryards of every ranch house and mountain iabin in the state, forming a most comprehensive transportation sys tem for every individual of th' state. Congress Authorizes 65 New Toll Bridges, Noted Realizing the state-wide inter est in toll bridges existing in the state of Oregon which has been intensified during the past year by the controversy of the Long-view-Rainier toll bridge, the Ore gon State Motor association points to" the fact that the 69th congress auhorized the construction of 65 now toll bridges. . Of this number 5 2 will be constructed by private individuals or corporations and operated for profit, leaving thir teen to be constructed by units of governments such as cities, coun ties or states. These bridges are a direct tax on the motorist inasmuch as the builders of such bridges look to the motorist for the greater pro portion of their income. T ISN'T THE HEAT, Eighty-five salesmen on -Tie "honor roll" of the Chevrolet Motor Company for the Port land. Seattle and Butte rchies, comprising generally the states of Oregon. Washington, Idaho -md 'Montana, were given u holiday, topped off with a banquet, in Portland on Sep tember 15. Factory executives and field men united in making the convention a red-le t ter fevent in Chevrolet annals of the Northwest. Officers of the three zones for the ensuing year were installed by E. W. Fuhr. regional sales manager. Reading from left to i-jght, the insetr are: F. T. Hahn, of Fields Motor Car Company, Portland, president. Port land zone: J. Wilcox, cf J. H. Weber. Inc., Yakima, Wash., president, Seattle zone; V. L. Winn, of the Montana Auto & Garage Company, Butte, president, Butte zone. RELIABLE GASOLINE INDICATOR USEFUL Twelve Out of Every '1000 Motorists Run , 0ut of Fuel Once a Month The value of a reliable gasoline indicator, such as is found on all improved Paige sixes and eights, has been clearly demonstrated by a recent survey of the American Automobile association, according to a representative of the Trumm Motor Co.', local distributor for Paige. This survey showed that twelve out of 1000 motorists run out of gasoline once every month. This figure was arrived at by an an alysis of 500,000 calls for free emergency aid made by members of the A. A. A. Practically all of the reasons for "running out of gas" assigned by these hinfor(unate motorists centered around ignorance of the exact condition of the fuel tank, and carelessness in' failing to as certain the amount of fuel on hand before starting out. Needless to say there were very few Paige owners among these disappointed drivers. For Paige designers have, proceeded upon the theory that an instrument panel on the dash should contain every essential to motoring sat isfaction, but no useless-or purely ornamental devices. Because of this, every Paige owner is enabled at a glance to tell at any time the exact condi tion of his gas tank without leav ing his seat. ZOSEL, AT SPOKANE Walter Zosel, local Seiberling tires dealer, is attending a con vention of Seiberling dealers at Spokane. lie will return to Sal em early next week. ' T(WfrM r.T n K H IV.L Tr V.rV Tr. I.'. IT'S THE STUEIDIXX Big Fuel Economy Given By Dodge Four Explained The surprisingly high mileage which the owners of the new four cylinder Dodge Brothers motor cars have been experiencing in all parts of the country, explains a representative of the Bonestelele Motor Co., local dealer, is the re sult of vital Improvements which Dodge Brothers engineers have made in the manifolds and in the form of the combustion chamher. "The more complete vaporiza tion of the fuel before it enters the cylinders of the new engine and the more compact combustion chamber in which the explosion takes place insure more rapid and more complete burning of the fuel and therefore greater power for the size of the engine and many more miles for each filling of the tank. "Another factor contributing to the increased economy is the high er gear ratio. The lower number of revolutions which the engine must turn each mile traveled makes for longer life with less fre quent need of mechanical attention characteristics for which Dodge Brothers cars have always held a most enviable name." Demand Causes Oakland To Increase Production PONTIAC, Mich. In accordance with the demand for the new Oak land and Pontiac cars the Oakland Motor Car Co. is stepping up its production schedules, according to W. R. Tracy, vice-president In charge of sales. "September will be our second best month's production during 19 27, being topped only by the May production, when 24,058 cars were manufactured," says Mr. Tracy. "The September produc tion calls for 22,197 Oakland and Pontiac cars. The total for the two months of September and Oc tober this year will be about 12,000 cars ahead of the same per iod last year." By FRANK BECK S f. Off HI 0 AT WASH FACTORY Demand Since Introduction of New Series Greatest In Cars' History Demand for the Nash car, which since the introduction of the present new series on June 2 8, has been the greatest in the his tory of Xash Motors, makes neces sary expansion at three of the company's plants, involving ex penditures for buildings and addi tional equipment of approximate ly $1,200,000. Increased produc tion will follow completion of the expansion programme. Announcement of The Nash Mo tors Company's plans to increase production facilities to meet the demand during the 1926 season, was made by C. W. Nash, Presi dent of the company. "We have found It necessary," said Mr. Nash, "to provide for greater production particularly at our Racirie plant and this pro gramme naturally involves a cor responding increase In bodies, so the Seamen body plant at Mil waukee and the Seaman-Dunning Corporate at Pine Bluff, Arkan sas, also will figure In the ex pansion". "At no time since July 1 has Th Nash Motors Company heen able to fill all orders for the Standard Six lin." The progfamme at Racine calls for two new buildings and a large amount of additional equipment for those and fori expansion In the present buildigs at a total cost of about $500,00a. The immense Seaman body Plant in Milwaukee will be increa sed in size by a new five story building 193 feet by 100 feet, which together with the necessary additional equipment will mean an expenditure of about. $4 50,000 The Pine Bluff plant, which manufactures the wood parts that go into- Nash enclosed bodies will be Increased by one third its present size at a cost of $350,000. With these factory extensions the Bacfne plant of The Nash Mo tors Company will have a capac ity of from 400 to 450 cars a day. This, together with the manu facturing facilities of the Nash oar plants hi Kenosha and Mil waukee. j9 expected to place the company. in a position to care for lincreaSins demnd during the 1928 season. Huge Order of Marmons , For England Is Received A single export order for Mar mon Eights, equivalent to an en tire tralnload of automobiles, has been received by the Marmon Mo tor Car Company from Pass & Joyce, Ltd., London, Marmon dis tributors for the British Isg' Calling for; the immediate.- ghip ment of. eighty cars of all hndv styles, the order Ivlhe, largest i om aoroaa ever, received by Mar mon. England has proved one of the most fertile foreign markets for Marmon this -year and sales of Marmon Eights, in that country are rivaling even those In the United States. At the present time, Mar mon Is , making preparations for an elaborate display at the Olym- pia Passenger Car Show in Lon don, Octboer 14 to 22, and also at the Paris Motor Salon, October 6 to 16. "For the suburban dweller the automobile is as. much a part ot his house as his chimney." John E. Rovensky, First Vice-President Bank of America. The Oregon State Jtfotor apso ciation draws attention to he ex tensive highway system of the sate and the use of this vas't transportation facility in cames i' emergency. In the past year there have occurred three searches for lost hoys that - have attracted state-wide interest. In all of these searches the mot or car and the highway played a most important part. In icacb tion and transportaion was estab lished and kept up entirely by tiutomobiies. The persons who engaged ac tively, in the search, the personnel of the camps who attended to the wants of the searchers, the carry ing of supplies and equipment, were all carried on by means of highway transportation. ! The location of the base camp in each instance was the limit of automobile travel. In the; Jackie Strong hunt the location was def initely fixed as the Itathel cabin, at the end of an automobile "road leading up to the boundary of the Hull Hun Reserve. The Brownlee-W'hite search had as Ks base Battle Axe Inn. the end of automobile travel . dnriug th. winter months on account of devtli of snow; and in the last, concen tration of searchers in I; ho Three Sisters region, on tho AO Kerry search, .the base; of, v?--r t iions was ;rog Camp ' vhi marked the end 'of. .itutcnabih travel on the stub road off the MeKenzie hiphway. . All of these instances print tc the fact that the most flexible and comprehensive system of transpo tation in the world .today is tin automobile, and so "flexilV Is' U that either- In units or in r.)ns-ej the motor car U the Io;-l c.:s; nn I v ni outi li r e i sons and materials Into remcj districts. ' I ME ' MIISJ BE STRESSED Publicity Cure For Headlight Evil, Says Chandler Cleveand Official '"'Si "Glaring headlights is one of the most annoying and dangerous, nuisances connected with v the driving of an automobile, j Pub licity is the only thing that will eradicate this universal evil," states J. T.,. Nicholson, service manager ot the Chandler-Cleveland Motors Corporation. "Manufacturers have gone a lQg ways toward reducing the blinding dazzle of improper lights but despite the claims of "anti glare" inventors, 'the re is no such thing as entire elimination of the glare at the present," Mr.vNiehol son adds. "The problem is large ly one of the Individual owner. "Headlight adjustment should be as much a matter of habit a inspecting the gasoline and oil guages, the battery and the water in the radiator. ' . i "The careful driver should ho as much' concerned over the con dition of his. own lights .as he In over those, 'on another car. Th development of this 'headlight consciousness through proper publicity will do more than leg islation can ever hope to accom plish. . "r i r In conclusion . Mr. , Nicholson Rive's a few hints to the Car owner. , In order to keep within the' law and at the same time assure safe ty, every automobile driver' should fortn a habit" of Inspecting the tilt and, focus of his head lamps at frequent intervals. One of the most convenient methods of check ing the efficiency of these adjust ments Is to mark a level line on the -garage wall or doors, which, will permit the head "lamps . to be checked each time the car is driven in the garage at night. The majority of the ' motor car manufacturers tell in de tail how to do this In their in struction books. "A 21 candle-power lamp Is the legal limit most localitii and no lamp larger than this should he used. Driving "with only ,ore headlight -is extremely dai :eroui and the driver h-V r" tef !: 'mate excuse. . ';-. 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