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; f it If f !5 it n, h H:' i It- ' ? r.-i i! l! 1 "S--T th it EJJEMffig TVeu; Oldsmobile Oiling System Automobile Enlarged Scope of Activity For Rodeo Horses FLINT. Mich.. Feb. 11. What has become or the horse that used to kick the dashboard to bits and wrap the buggy around the near est telephone polo at a motor car's approach? That particular horse, as ob servation anywhere In this conn t - will prove, la entirt :y tx,;ci T: e equine race, like the human ra e, has undergone a great cnange In Its attitude toward the r.. or car. Horses and automobiles I .. ret along amicably In the t - j streets, and runaways are' a i :ity. hile the motor car has dem onMrated its superiority (or pur poses of rapid transportation, the horse still holds a very important position, both In the economic v ortd and In that of sport. It h Lre that the two may often bt f-f-n working together, automo 1 ) f s with trailers being employed in haul racing mounts around the various circuits. K ' )' d River Is one of the be; r i:-ated horses of the northwe3t. In this country, where to be re F . T ied as good, a horse must ex cA. "Red River" has made a name f r himself in roping aud rldlnp Bt-'r.ts. If anyone should nfciark m lha; the automobl e had . 'iced the horse, he would i .. a loud and raucous hors T' -d River Is used by Bob Inger -::, Bob Russell, and Vi- kc. 'V ra in rodeo work tbirouguou. ow country east of the uuuu . : All his riding from one :: d-up and stampede to anothe ! ne in a trailer hauled by In , - id's Buick coupe. The auto . . .le. Instead of putting him ou uIness, has enlarged his fie.t ', ..undreda of miles, and eudua. .. to enter virtually all tiit i is in the territory. . ie three cowboys, Red Rive ivi. i the Buick made a speciaculu. (... aette, rambling from one tow. i j another. Like his owners, tii. j.". rides in style and seems to c yjy himself to the limit. gining of pressure on the starter 'in the headlamps provides park nari.i th Hrirar roar nn7oi with! In lights. The road light of the the geared flywheel, making a poa- headlamps has a double filament tive engagement before the elec-inult), tnrowing tne ligm siraigm inc suiriing motor tomes intu "u ui. ci.o - " - - action as nressure on the starter a wished. Light control with FEATURES OF THE NEW OLDSMOBILE SIX AUTO (Continued from page 1.) The fcUck lines show the oiling srstem of rh new ddsmobUe. The pmp i located in tKe oil sump md dijeribotM oil direct So the soarsneia bearings of the crankshaft. Other Itoes leed from the crankshaft bearings to; the connecting rods, canathaft bearinp and thence to the oil titer andj pressure indicator. pedal progresses. A steel ring gear on the flywheel la but one evidence of the quality extending' to the smallest hidden parts in his new Oldsmobile. Four wheel brakes are used, the rear ones being external contract ing on a 14 inch dram. The front wheel brakes are internal cr self energizing type. A total braking area of 244 square Inches assure a good factor of safety in emer gencies. A simply-designed equ alizer provides a proper distribu tor of braking effort. Easy steering la insured by us-, ing split broni nut, so piloted as to work on a alngle plane, bring-! ing the front wheels automatically! to a straight Una after turning corners. The wheels are 18 Inch diameter and of artillery type with 10 el zaa lever and horn nutton are mounted on the steering wheel. A distinctive change is noted in the nameplate. the familiar In signia which has been used for 30 years being replaced by an oval shaped plate containing the name "Oldsmobile" in raised letters. This is finished in gun metal and it dignified distinctive appearance is symbolic of the beauty of the entire car. .still a negligible mileage of ton roads. But the nation has bum on the free principle and great progress has been made. It would be nothing short of a calamity if the principle should be scrapped or If encroachments on It were permitted at thia Juncture." ught back to the body In light line, greatly emphasizinj sweeping length of the fron A broad pelt panel of conv . our, bordered by two mould i . forms the center line of th 1 iy. This panel starts at th c -.1 and extends to the back o th rear xwindows, where It con vt rges into a distinctive V. Thi lir.e is continued around the bad of the car in a moulding. Thi 1 and and the window reveals an finished in a tone harmonizin; wi'h the body color. An individual characteristic r the design is a moulding which '-rt at the Junction of the hoo r. i d dust apron, curving away fron th-' apron until it reaches the rear of the cowl and then following tht c wl line npward to the start o the windshield. From this poini th1 moulding curves forward. Join ins Its companion sector at th radiator cap. This curve forms :'i praeeful V-shaped saddle over tin- cuwl and hood and is finished ir a mopanion tone. The Fisher body is of composite steel and wood construction, in suring durability, safety and quiet n( R8. The interior of all the cars show pa'nstaking care and attention to detail. Heavy mohair has been u;d for the upholstery of t closed cars. A neutral taupe shad is used on the two and four doo; sedans and the coupe. In the landau and sport coupe, a two tone figured mohair is used for he seatcashions and backs. TJn ler the windows -are pane) la ma- lorany finish. The drop seats in he rear decks of these cars are pholstered in fabrUpld of har i onizing lone. Unusual artistry is shown in the rtrument panel, which is oblong . ith a fluted border. It is of met- with an etched, silvered finish vl contains an ammeter, engine eat indicator, speedometer, oil -lure and gasoline gauge. The :gine heat indicator la marked so i to rhow not only graduations v deerreq but is also marked 'cold." "sd averaee" and "hot" o that the driver may know Just ie ron?H'on of h's engine at all The oP !i" is marked! i ' bow the prene r pressure need- . i i jt: A ' i wnn tne engine is muug uu hen the car is being driven. In- Mrect lighting is nsed. SilverM turn handles to regu- 'te the radiator shutter and the oke are located above and at ch side of the instrument panel. Mrctlv above the Instrument nel nnd cnfrd is th? car lock hich 'b an inf r'1 part with thej mition crn and built in a theft-j roof steel houins. The steerinp wheel ghows sin- vy rtrrnrth. the rim .being nar--v and rloFely corrugated. It is niched in black a are the alum num spiders to pjyent glare re ect!on. Everything conductive to com rtand riding qualities as well as i stamina for th- power plant has en taken into consideration. AH osisms and plans were exhaustlve- ' tested before being adopted. As xampl s. durine the two year de- lopment period, ten different de- p;ns of crankshafts were tried outj nd 18 types of frames were de-j enpd before a final selection was ade. During this time optional 'esigns on 56 major factors were o proved and the final design rep ;sents the best efforts of more han 60 engineers. The new Oldsmobile is longer itb an over-all length of 171 nrh.es. If weighs approximately "20 pounds more than last year's 'iodel. In the engine the latest efforts f the Oldsmobile and General totors research laboratories have een co-ordinated. The new en r'ce is a high compression, six cyl inder L-hoad type with a 3 3-1G ore and a 4 1-8 stroke. It has i piston displacement of 197.5 ubic Inches. . The compression -atio is 5 to 1 or 06 to !8 ponnd ind due to special combustion chamber design does not require a pecial fuel despite this high com- iression. This combustion chamber " is SYSTEM FOR TOLL HIGHWAYS FOUGHT (Coatiaaed from 1-) HIGHWAY BUILDING NEED EMPHASIZED (Cntinnd from pfe Rubber - gn-nnger Cotton ' anu ONE YEAR'S FREE against 5 inquiry, why can't it be under taken by the bureau of public roads of the department of agri culture, which has more detailed knowledge of the national road liptic spokes which are unusually! sitoation and needs and more fa v t,.. -acuities for appraising tnese neeas j.-u .-a a oral than any new-fangled commission optional on the landau, sport coupe coma commana m mmuj 7. shaped so that following Ignition of the mixture the " pressure rise" within the chambers and cylinders is progressive and the pressure peak more continuous than in the conventional type. The step-like profile of the chamber roof and the four curves that form the sides of each chamber e-overn the rate of expansion of the burning gas and bring about the advantages of high compression with smoothness comparable to the steady, stage less pickup of an electric motor. Another interesting feature about the new Oldsmobile is the "silenced chassis." Thia is brought about through the use of rubber engine mounting, a rubber core In the clutch hub, fabric beading between sheet metal parts, rubber and felt insulation where wire or pipe lines are at tached to sheet metal parts, eelf dJustfnr spring shackles with large oil reservoirs holding suffi cient lubricant for six months nor mal driving, a new combination of propeller shaft universal points rubber mounted bumpers and the '-'ning of the entire front compart ment to the top of the cowl with rubber backed with thick felt pad ding. A new method of engine 'uspension has been developed-in using rubber at the four suspen ;ion points: The rubber is o one shape, confined. in metal and hsorbs shocks in a self-energiz ng factor reacting in relation to he severity of the shock. A full pressure lubricating sys tem Is used. Excessive oil pres -ure on the filter is prevented by a rotary type valve in the cam shaft through which the oil is de llvered to the oil filter mounted on the crankcase. The entire oi anaeity is filtered every 10 min utes when driving at 25 miles at hour. Crankcase ventilation is pro vided by a constant air stream be ing drawn through the crankcase which sweens with it water formed in internal combustion engines by condensation and unburned gaso- iin nnors. After the initial "breaklng-in" of the Oldsmobile oil changes are required but every 1600 miles of driving in summer and a thousand miles in winter In the fuel supply system the motor driven Dump replaces the retentional vacuum tank. The pump is mounted on the right side of the crankcase and is driven hv the camshaft.. A gasoline til tor eliminates dirt and water from gasoline as it is pumped to th carburetor. One change which has met much favor is the adoption of a manual engagement starter. At the he and the open models. Full 28x S.2S tires are nsed. Front and rear springs are semi-elliptic and two inches in width. The front springs are 25 Inches long and the rear 544. Rear view mirror, automatic windshield wiper, combination stop and rear light, vertical radi ator shutters, front bumpers and rear quarter-bumpers and four hydraulic shock . absorbers are standard equipment. The bumpers re a new type especially designed for the new Oldsmobile and are -ushion-mounted in rubber. These. with head light rifs and radiator shell and cap are chromium pat- d. All exterior bolts, nuts and washers are cadmium plated. Poa- sibtlitv of rust formation is elim inated by these two types of plat ing. Cowl lights have been elimin ated owing to the high straight lines of the cowl, an offset bulb "The American Automobile as sociation hr sponsored good roads for a period of 25 years and has at all times bulwarked the fed eral aid principle in every possible way. We must continue and en large on our present and prospec tive road building program. We may need express highways, but when and If we do get them, let them be free highways and not toll roads. "In the last ten years the coui try has spent $8,500,000,000 or roads. Of this total, the car owners contributed in ispeclal taxes S725. 555.712. or neirly 7F per cent of the total road; bill of the nation. Is It fair that;a clas of cltisens. who are paying this gigantic annual sum for free roads-j . J' a a snouid De suDjeetea 10 expiona-: tion through toll highways? "There is absolutely no room in America for two systems of high ways one toll and one free. T am aware of the fact that there is adjoining states. The roads on much of the federal land are de- nlnrahla. and both the motoring nubile and the states look to con gress to remedy the condition." The spokesman of the California State Automobile association made a very strong plea in behalf of 100 :er cent use of Federal Aid funds o meet the cost of certain import ant road projects on the federal system in the eleven public land tsatea as authorized by H. R. S859 now before the roads committee. He said: "With limited 'population and small taxable land-area, due to federal ownership of land, some of the public land states have follow ed the course of least resistance and Improved the easiest and least natW roads first. Unless the fed eral roTrament shares a larger part of the expense of Improving the more costly projects, the com pletion of many important nation al highways will be unduly prolonged." BRIGHT CAR COLORS TO REMAIN POPULAR (Oaatiaaad from par 1) alternated in every 100 cars with rendezvous gray and maisor. sriy. striped with partridge cre-i ?nd gold bronze. Similar v?.r".-!n are scheduled for all body iy: of the four Chrysler models. Moscow says it Is "weeding ou official bribe takers." Th". w-l ing implement In Moscow is th riflo. Detroit FTee Pres QUALITY Seiberllng A1I Ttfod are always the best tire that Sciberllng knows how to build." And to quality Seibcr ling add quantity, or these tires now contain SO per nore robber and 25 per cent stronger cotton than ever be fore. Vulcanizing and Tire Repairing Thi department Is the largest and bet In the rt ty- You trill find the work rell done md the service good. Free Service Car Jnt telephone 471 and oar service car will call. accidents, wheel mis alignment, negligence cuts, under-inflation, rim cuts, blowouts, bruises, or any road hazard. LO f SEIBERLING l 1 TeL 471 198 S. Commercial Weepy's Git ffwedoityoitll lookrmCEto find the REPAIR There Was a Time -when a tire repair job stuck out like a This your Brakejl INOUHANCE This Tro-DraM Lathe Is fir ing brake insurance to thous ands of motorists who want perfect brakes. It takes the grooves and score oat of the drama, savins; linings and tires. It -trues the dram to stop uneven wear. No brakes should be rellned without hav ing h drums trued and per fectly smooth. And that part of our service. MIKE PANEK SALEM'S BRAKE SPECIALIST 275 S. Commercial St. Hydraulic and Bendix Brake Expert I rag on a sore thumb. But not now not the way we do 'em. You'll have to look twice to find where we've fixed your injured tire and it will wear just as good as it looks. Try our repair service. We'll save you money. We have the equipment to handle the largest tires made We do the Southern Pacific work We guarantee satisfaction and invite your inspection G. W. DAY The smashing conviction of greatest value that Essex give on sight, is confirmed by a wealth of costly car detail that was never before dreamed of in this price class. You cannot mistake this impression of com pleteness and fine quality in the design of every detail. And you cannot forget that item after item brings you direct to the costly cars tp find comparison. Add these to the performance of its famous Super-Six high compression, high efficiency motor, and vou have $200 or $300 more visi ble values th2n in the previous Essex, wjaich hnd such outstanding-superiority that it outsold all "Sixes" at or near the price, by an over whelming margin. No wonder everyone calls it "the World's Greatest Value." Rut flMcft rrmt stmti iRd s&Zt t thmt rutr mmt pautrngm 4Z2gljr MmtriJtrsfMmg tut. B ft A-t R n n i-rv n n altogetneir I ,dlfSfcAK txtr Imrz irtit I Btdix l mrMke't krmkm' I Blsek hard ruhktt sZr " " Vertical lattfurtd s40?r radiator tkutttri.sZjgr UlkeM em BODY TYPES and Prices SEDAN, 4-Door It is the longest, roomiest Essex Sedan we have ever hv.: The extra length provides roomy seating accommodations, and two inches have been added to the shoulder width of the rear compartment. The front seat is adjustable to suit the driver's comfort. Handsomely patterned velour upholstery to harmonize in color with the exterior finish. Price 795 Lab. Detroit -plus war txdu tax COACH-it is longer, wider and roomier, complete in every appoint ment that contributes to comfort or beauty. It is an ideal family car. Front scats are wide, deeply upholstered individual chairs. The rear seat cushion is form-fitting. Price 735 f. o. b. Detroit -plus warexdu tax COUPE-Grcater room is provided in the Coupe, and the slightly longer body changes the general appearance of the car. The rear compartment is high- and wide, and provides ample storage space. The rumble seat is re movable. Deep, comfortable, form-fitting seat cushions are wide enough to accommodate three, In smartness, it compares with the so-called "sport" type coupes. Price 745 (Ramble Seat $3t extra) f . O. ti. Detroit plus war excise tax ESSEX BO. T Telephone 66 Chemeketa and Commercial Sis. Corner Chemeketa and High Telephone 1000 ' '- 'i t . e ' 3 1 . .v.-' .-mI If-" U v. t CU etCi'sv i.: