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4 THE OREGON STATESMAN. SALEM. OREGON. SUNDAY MORNING. APRIL 29. 1928 3 N. j ! r - A J Vt f 1 S Hi 4 - '.fin 5 PEERLESS MOTOR Annual Stockholders Meet ing Held and Confidence Expressed Complete confidence in the pres ent management of the Peerless Motor. rCr corporation was ez preeei, at the annual stockhold ers' ..meeting, which was held a few days ago. This meeting set to rest all the rumors that recently " gained ground, to the effect that outside interests were securing control of the company. Peerless always has been and still is a Cleveland-operated concern, and the management that has done so much In recent months to put its affairs at even keel has now been told to proceed with Its program with "full steam ahead." The hoard of directors is made up of men associated with Peer less for many years. Messrs. R. M. Calfee, O. A. Coulton. Ik R. German, C. H. Larson, H C. Robin son, C. E. Sullivan, II. A. Tte malne, F. A. Trester, C .A. Tuck er, and L. J. Wolf are all re-elected from last year's board. The one new figure as far as board membership is concerned is a strong one, Edwin H. Park- hurst, who wa vice president and general manager of Peerless in itr early days of prosperity, but who since 1915, has been vice president of another successful Cleveland In stltution. the Columbia Axle com pany. Officials of Peerless feel particularly happy in having per t;uaded Mr. Parkhurst to return to active participation in its af fairs. Now that nothing whatever im pedes the plans of the manage inent. Peerless la ready to proceed with colors flying. The predic tion of continued growth and suc cess that has been made for sev eral months past are repeated now with double emphasis. Urusual Attention Riveted On this Type of Plant Be cause of Work Numerous world speed records established during the past year in Europe by cars employing the sleeve-valve type of power plant, together with new speed, endur ance and stamina marks set in this country by Xnight engined cars, are said to he chiefly responsible for the consideration of this type of car for speed events on Ameri can race tracks. Many inquiries concerning Knight engined cars have been received at the offices of the Fal con Motors corporation, Detroit, since a Falcon-Knight Six recent ly broke all records for trans-continental travel. The Falcon Knight Six. with C'annonball Haker at the wheel, speeded from Wash ington, D. C. to Los Angeles,' Cal., a distance of 3,198 miles in 73 hours and 47 minute. Thl is ac tual time, the run being officially timed by Western I'nion. The Falcon-Knight time was 10 hours faster than thr fastest trans-continental train from the national capital to Los Angr-les and broke the former rro?a conti KNIGHT EHED ' OK TO BE USED U f & n 1 Only' Miller HAS THESE 3 GREAT SCIENTIFIC ADVANTAGES jX One piece Tread and Side walls Eliminating Crack- ing and Sidewali Separation. 2, Road-Shaped, Geared-to-t he-Road Tread with greater traction and non-skid surface eliminating spotty, "Cupping" tread wear. 3. "Uniflex" Cord Construction by which every part of the tire flexes in unison bringing perfect balance and eliminating friction atod excessive inner heat. "RUSS" SMITH'S MILLER TIRE SERVICE 199 South Commercial Telephone 313 MILLER Geared - To - GRAHAM BROTHERS TRUCKS MOTOR VEHICLES 4 Ttyi. ti,i The first motor vehicles have just gone into service in Tibet. , They are two Graham Brothers commercial cars, carried into this mysterious country part by part on the shoulders of native coolies. One is now being operated in reg ular commercial freight and mail service between the Sikkim gate way and Gyantse, less than a hun dred miles from the forbidden city of Lhasa. The other was pur chased almost on sight by wealthy Tibetan merchant, the first motor car sale on record in this vast empire of interior Asia. The cars were taken into Tibet by the French Motor Car Com pany, Dodge Brothers dealer in Calcutta. India, only after the ex press permission of the Delai Lama or supreme ruler in Lhasa had been secured. Even with this permit, active opposition to their entry was prevalent among na nent automobile record by six hours and eight minutes. During the summer of last year it was a Falcon-Knight Six, a strictly stock car model, that won the Mid-West stock car race at the state fairgrounds in Milwau kee. In this race on a one-mile track, the Falcon-Knight easily won the 25-mile race in 24 min utes, 23.4 seconds, maintaining an average speed of 61 '2 miles an hour. It is pointed out that in Europe the cars powered by the Knight sleeve-valve engine are popular favorites, not only with the own er of pleasure cars but with rac ing car drivers who depend on speed and inbuilt stamina for the strenuous speed tests theLr cars are subjected to. , It was a Knight powered Voi sin that recently broke two world records in France, maintaining an average speed of 127.54 miles an hour in a 100-kilome.ter race and 12S.5 miles an hour in a 100-mile grind. , In commenting on the outstand ing speed and stamina perform ance of the Knisht ngined cars, John A. Nichols, president of the Falcon Motors corporation said: "It is not unrecaonable to be lieve that the time is near when cars employing the Knight sleeve valve enpir.e will be seen taking a leading part Jn the professional speed classics of the world. Nota ble performance of cars using the Knight sleeve-valve engine clearly establishes the fact that this type 1 ' s - TIRES The - Road Truck Tan a tives the same opposition that has successfully prevented the in vasion of white races for centuries. The Graham Brothers commercial cars, however, seem to have succeeded- where all other methods have failed in bringing into Tibet the methods of modern civiliza tion. After the Vailroad journey to Darjeeling from Calcutta, the cars were run under their own power far into Sikkim until further prog ress was stopped at a great chasm crossed only by a swinging foot bridge. Here, the services of coolies were obtained to disman tle the cars and carry them on their shoulders into mountain fast nesses. After many days of this slow travel, the caravan arrived on the level plateau of Phari in Tibet proper. Assembly of the cars here was delayed by non arrival of one of the rear axles. A of engine has great speed, power, stamina and unusual flexibility." Forty-Four Mile Speed Averaged for 465 Miles Accompanied by his 77-year old father, Charles J. Dovel of Manis tee, ' Michigan, covered the 465 miles between that city and Co- tinner - JOEfWILIAMS nn III mm Remember the Larmer Transfer and Storage has mov ing vans and good supply of blankets and pads for furni ture handlers. . Have just completed our new three story concrete warehouse and are now well prepared to handle best of furniture and pianos. When ready call 930 and let us serve you. FIRST SOLD IN TIBET Legend - Railroad Travel Trucks carried on backs of coolies Route in Tibet . 7 I b e r av jv m I jLm Two Graham Brothar cowmrciil can car ritd a abouMera of Mthra thromfh SikkiM pus oi the Himalaya mevotaina art tha fine to (o into regular otrvico ia. Tibet Uppor left: Natnraa diaaaaambfiag car ia -k'm. Lower left: laoaaadiateljr after raaaaambly oa Paari plateau in Tibet. Not aft. Kate ha a jaaa;a ia background. cWvatioa St and a vif mQoa, oaly SI7 fact ! thaa Ml Everest, hif best in tb world. search party revealed that it had been abandoned by the coolie women who were among the bur den bearers. These women, it was found, had been influenced against helping to bring in the cars by natives in the mountains. The cars operated perfectly on re-assembly. C. H. Shelton. sales manager of the French Motor Car Company and head of the expedi tion, reports. One went into im mediate service from Sikkim to Gyantse. The other was sold to a native merchant after he had ac companied the party on a fast ride of thirty miles to his home in the mountains. The entry of the Graham Broth ers commercial cars in Tibet is re garded as a phenomenal accom plishment by Dr. Roy Chapman Andrews and others who have ex plored to some extent the forbid den territory. They are success ful where ambassadors have failed. lumbus. Ohio, recently in ten hours and thirty minutes elapsed'lems of citles- There will be sev time. The easy riding of the five-eral committees appointed, made passenger Airman Sedan made the UP of citT officials from different fast trip entirely comfortable for! cities throughout the United the elder Dovel, who has made the! States, and the reports of these same trip over th esame route five times in the Franklin Sedan. The slowest time on the trip was made through a severe snow storm, which required twelve hours to penetrate. JOE WILLIA "The Battery Man See him today- He'll save you money and give you service that satisfies Dorner Center A HUrh Telephone 19H SALEM, OREGON OFFICIIUS FORM CITY ORGANIZATION Recent Session of Road Builders Association Brings Out' Value With the success that attended the formation of the Division of County Highway Officials of the American Road Builders associa tion, It was clearly demonstrated that It was logical for the associa tion, through various .divisions, to represent the entire highway in dustry. i At the last convention of the Road Builders' . association, the County Highway Officials' divi sion plainly brought out the value of such divisions In the work of the association. On County High way Officials' day the program of the convention was conducted by county highway officials and con sisted of representatives of the various committees, wnose re ports were the result of nearly a year's work of engineers located throughout the United States. The interest displayed was excep tional and the value of the reports . t a i 86 a standardization meaium was quickly recognized by county offi cials. The directors of the American Road Builders' association, act ing upon the request of several city officials, authorized the for mation of a Ctty Officials' division of the American Road Builders' association. The division will be governed by its own constitution and by-laws and will elect Its own president, vice presidents and di rectors. It will retain the identi ty of a city officials' organization but will remain a division of the American Road Builders' associa tion. In addition to the president, vice presidents and directors, the division will operate through con tact men located in all the prin cipal cities of the country. The policy of the division for the present will be to apply Itself to tne street ana nignway proD- 'Committees will be presented on City Officials' day at the next convention. There are many problems with in the cities that are still demand ing the best attention of engl- S M C WillM D neers. With the formation of the City Officials' division, it is ex pected that many details which now lack agreement will soon be standardized. Th organisation meeting for the City Official' division will be held the early part of June at the headquarters of the association In Washington. It is urged that all city oflclals attend and take an active part in the affairs of the division. OUISTfflR GAINS made by nn TOLEDO, O., Outstanding gains In Willys-Knight and Whip pet motor car registrations are noted in a complete report from 23 states. The compilations show Avoid Real Trouble to Save your gears from rasping. Protect your car from growing old. Save 80 per cent in repair bills Improper lubrication in Summer ruins gears. It runs them down. 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Notable In creases for Willys-Overland were In Connecticut which showed an 85 percent gain over 1927; Maine showed a 125 percent Increase compared with a loss of IS ner- cent for the industry as a whoU. Maryland showed a 77 nercent in crease compared with the Indus try's Joss of 12 per cent. Willys- Summer Lubricant Your Car Swarf- OTTO J. WILSON Overland secured 6.7 percent r: all the business in the region. In the midwest region Mlchiga . shows an Increase of 47 percei. for Willys-Overland while the 1. dustry gained 2 percent. In Ott Willys-Overland gained 102 per cent over 1927 with the lndustr showing an 11 percent increase In the Northwest region Willy Overland gained 6 percent ovei the 1927 January business whli the industry was losing 16 percem In this region Willys-Overland r celved 6.1 percent of all the bus iness compared with 4.9 p?rcer last year. The state of Iowa alo:.. turned in a gain of 161 percen. while the industry in the stat. was losing 20 percent. Wi;i Overland actually registered U! percent of all business done. a Increase of 9 percent over Janu ary, 1927. Montana showed gain of 42 percent over last year On the Pacific coast Willys Overland and the industry as whole held even with the 12', business. in WE DO NOT CUT PRICES ONE PRICE TO ALL REAL SERVICE ASSURED MASON TIRES OILS AND GASOLINE Telephone 220 4 4. S-tt!