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About The Oregon statesman. (Salem, Or.) 1916-1980 | View Entire Issue (Nov. 11, 1928)
lUSJl TELLS OF BRAKE TEST Simple : Method of ; Finding Dragging Bands Can be Worked by Driver 1 ; : . - i - - h A simple test by which any mo torist can readily ascertain wheth- ' er his brakes are dragging, a con cition" that m seriously affects car performance' and operating econ. - omy. Is passed on to the motoring public by ; William H. Trumm. of the Trnmm Motor company, Gra- ' ham-Paige representative here. - . test for dragging brakes, attain a speed of 3d miles an -hour on a smooth and level road, then shift to neutral and let the car coast. When the spedometer shows 25 miles an hour. tegln tim ing the , deceleration. If your car is not rolling 5 . miles an hour or : faster at the 'end of Be seconds, have the brakes Inspected." To offset the effect of the wind, the driver should make the test in - both directions over the same level stretch, and note the average time . taken to decelerate from 25 miles jer hour to S miles per hour. The average should be 0 seconds or ' more. . . " The beauty oCThls test," says . Mr. Trumm, Is that it can be per formed at any time you are out in your car. And even If the owner knows that his brakes are not : dragging, it is good to make this test regularly, for it will show whether there is any other car disorder that exerts a drag on the running gear. If the car slows down too rapidly, and the brakes are found O. K., then there is too much frictlonal resistance some where, and the quicker the owner has It corrected, the better. -, "Most niotorosts do not reali.13 fhe extent to . which dragging brakes will affect the accelera tion and hill-climbing abilities of an automobile. They impose just eo much extra load on the engine. and this naturally reduces the car's performance ability and in creases its gasoline consumption." I : SGffl : Victory Six Line -; ' ' .-jfrs- . T isssssm 7 v- T-a-- S -umin'nnn-in ' - r! yfTTRA CTIVBl cdort aid ttylhk appearance mark the now Victory Sift fomr-pas JOL -Monter coup mow Mng offered by Badge Brothers, with five wire wheels as stan dard equipment The hood and cowl of the ear pictured. along with molding and upper structure are black, while the belt panels and body are, in opal erf am, ; fiustom finished, coachwo'rk and special, upholstery are featured, . OB AT FAULT . IN MOST THEFTS -. CarelessneM on the part of car owners is responsible for at least one-half of all automobile thefts and locking cars will go far In re ducing the number, according to the American Automobile associa tion. The national motoring body said that while automobile steal . ing continues to hold Its posi tion as our secend largest crim inal Industry, with an easy first, .caution on the part of motorists wJW" prove very ef fective, in meeting the situation. Conclusions of the A. A. A. are based .on the activities of the 1065 affiliated motor clubs in follow ing up the cars stolen from mem bers. Of the thousands of cars cars stolen each year. It is esti mated that more, than 1 fifty per cent were taken away by youthful joyriders, and ' left abandoned in some place a few mills away. - The A.- A. A.- statement, urging that car owners help to reduce this criminal activity save them selves untold trouble mid expense and reduce accidents by using caution, continues: "Apart from the highly organ ized and purely crimisal aspect of the car theft industry In America, three factors, all within easy con trol, lend aid and comfort to the automobile thief: "First, the carelessness of the great number of owners who do not even take the pain to lock their cars when they leave them. J "Second, the ease with which stolen cars can be marketed, which Is due In large part to the fact that only twenty-three states have so far enaced a Certificate of Title Law, while the remaining states continue as 'motor boot leg markets. "Third, the comparative len iency with which car thieves are treated by many courts in many1 sections of the country." Saturday On Top - Auto Crashes - Saturday -leads all other days of the week in the number of automobile accidents. This statement Is made by the safety department of the Ameri can Automobile association, based on a study of accidents in New York state. Iff continues: "Sat urday leads, all other days of the week in,- the- number - of -automo bile accidents Out rj a total of 71.891. automobfife decidehif in New York etate In il$2Tj" J2.B96 occurred on Saturday. Sunday comes second. with a total of 10,. 797. and Friday third with a total of 10.136. The statistics examined of automobile accidents in other states show similar results." PRESIDENT CITES FEDEU-AID WORK President Coolldge stated in a recent address that over 222 miles of bridges have been erect ed on the Federal-Aid Highway system within the past ten years, according to the American Auto mobile association. The A. Al A. declared that the President's word picture of the benefits of highway construc tion gives ir0$e that the coming A few more motor mergers, and a.ntomohtlMi nn'l ha inmnlln with ecah other any more except j Congress will Ignore any attempt on the road. Morgantown New I to continue to grant franchises for bootlegglngDomlnion. J unnecessary privately-owned toll bridges and at the same time will refuse to heed efforts to foist a system of toll highways on the country. The national motoring body cities the portion of the Presi dent's address dealing with high ways, as follows: "Within the past ten years one of our most remarkable improve ments has been lu highway con struction, the expense of which has been borne in part by the states and local units of govern ment and in part by the national treasury. More than 72.000 miles pf Improved highways have been constructed, with over 222 miles of bridges at a cost of over fl, 439,000,000, of which the feder al government has paid $633, 000,000. "On rural highways as a whole over $1,000,000,000 Is being ex pended annually. This move ment for good roads with the gen eral use of the automobile, has greatly decreased the cost of the transporting of our production and given a mobility to our peo ple that has expanded the whole horizon of life and brought bene ficial results so great that they can not yet be enumerated." TIBE PRICES OROP TO LOWEST FIGURE Tire nrices have declined natll today they are, at the lowest point in the history ot the industry, while mileages have steadily In creased, says Mr. Frank. Doomtie, Goodyear realer at 294 N. Com. merclal street. 1 Prices are 50 per cent lower.than in 1914 while prices of more than 400 basic com modities have Increased 150 per cent during the past 14 years, i This unusual economic . condi tion,' according to men prominent In the, tire field, is probably with out parallel in any industry today. It means., they point out, that American motorists are able today to buy a vastly nnprovea . tire, giving about three times the mile age for 60 per cent less than they nald in 1914, whlel they are pay- tor uniformly higher prices for almost every other basic commodi ty. - i ' That tire manufacturers have been able to make this possible Is evidence, they declare, of the high point of efficiency attained by the industry as a whole. It has been due principally : to scientific research and constant testing of product by engineers in the industry that tires today give the great mileages they do, al though modern automobile design and traffic conditions demand greater stamina on the part of the tires than ever before. The rubber industry, it is point ed out, Is largely an American in dustry It Is centered in Akron. Ohio, and Los Angeles, and draws on the various states of the Union for men. NEW UNGOf EOEO FOR TRAFFIC COPS KNOWING CAR SAVES MONEY Knowledge of what may happen to theauto often proves a saver of time and money. ""Many motor ists, when broke down on the rod, are unable to tell the gagage man what to bring out from the shop to replace the broken part. The knowledge whether the trouble is in the ignition or fuel system may save an hour of waiting. THE WORLD HAS A NEW Commenting on the world-wide tendency toward standardization, the American Motorist, official publication of the American Auto mobile association calls attention to the universal use of the traffic officer's "comebacks" at offend ing motorists. "You would think," says the national motoring magazine, "that this linro had been duly adopted in convention and sworn to by traffic officers on pain of im mediate dismissal from the ser vice. Here are a few of the standard traffic bromides: M "Wottdya think this is-a Ace track?'" " 'Say are you eoler blind?' ,"You'r from the country ain't ya?- 'First time you"vw driven a carr"; . I : Don't ten me that, brother I know better." i 'Just wot's the ideal' " "Now, don't get funny with me.' " 1 " 'Wefl, wbfs it this tlme-gl- ing for a doctor?" J'Now, now, now-i I drive a car myself. M VThe judge Is receiving guests tomorrow at ,10 a. nA Here's HORNS REQUIRE ATTENTION The distinctive horns now plac ed on cars are usually complicated electrical devices requiring regu lar servicing. Motorists whose cars are equipped with them may save trouble and expense by finding out what special care they need. The delicate . construction of many parts lnthese horns requires ex pert attention. 31 States Order Rear Vision Aids Thirty-one states and the Dis trict of Columbia require the use of mirrors on motor vehicles In order to give operator a rear vision, according to the research department, of the American Au tomobile association. . The states requiring mirrors on motor vehicles are: Arizona. Cal ifornia. Connecticut, District of Columbia, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana,; Kentucky, MaineMaryland, Mas sachusetts Michigan, Minnesota Missouri, Nebraska, Nevada, Nev Hampshire, j New 5 Jersey, Nev Mexico, New York, North Caro Una. ofth Dakota Oregon, Penn sylvanla, Rhode - Island, Texas Vermont, Virginia, Washington Wisconsin and Wyoming. STOPPING DOOR SLAMMER An: occasional application e graphite and oil will eliminate ai need of slamming car doors. Keep ing the locks and . strikers oilei makes door closing easier and cut out excuse tor slamming them. UNSEATED VALVES COSTLY Valve noises may : mean more power to a certain extent but they also mean possible troubfe. Im proper seated valves are noisy and they allow extremely hot exhaust gases to escape continuously. The valves and . seating are burnt by the bot gases continuously pass ing out of the cylinder. II MOTH It eoor if II ftAfr l Health As Well As Appearand Demands Qeanbtg 8 If you could see how the dust and dirt your garments can absorb m say three months you would have them cleaned more often. We call and deliver anywhere. . JAPANESE HAND LAUNDRY AND CLEANERS We Call and Deliver Telephone 763 29x4.40 k f ' PILOT CORDS Eel New Low Prices ft jm If YOim car tabes a 29 x 4 JO ttr-n4 ywi really want the bluest yalua (or your money look no further. ThU U a lower than wolesl priee tor higher than average quality, And any tire you buy here must give you full value. Miller Tire j Service So. Commercial at Ferry "Rose" Smith Phone 818 ASSOCIATE DEALERS i Harbison Stations 4 Capitol at Market West Salem 1095 So. Coml. St. AND FINER MOTOR CAR ..atimdlto OD(TF0EBIB3& MWB "SSS ttflaaim flastt (l)Btl;nlfoir t A ImtuMlM for the EJasihi yxsxsrl NASH 'MOO'? sales figures tell how emphatically and over whelminglj America has endorsed this new and finer motor car. In July, 2916 more cars than any July in Nash history in August, 4498 more than any previous August in September, 6176 more than the best previous September and in October, 10,166 snort Nasb can than last October!" The circle of Nash owners " the circle of "400" satisfaction and enthusiasm Is growing every months every day, every hour be cause the money never bought so fine a motor car before! . 'Before you buy your new car, drive the "400." Let performance show you why America has gone Nasb 9 Sedans from $1085 to $2265 Delivered Coupes, Cabriolets, Victorias from $1080 to $2040 Delivered " . . ..:v - .:;-':.r!-'.,.,:..- v -. -: Leads t he ITVrta in JCotor Car Ttofst rapoRTAirr w4oo featijiximi-o oxinm can n&s TnEjti&iiZ. TvHn-Iynlxloa motor Salon Bodies 7bearlaf crankshaft mm. -. 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Lovejoy Hydraulic Shook Absorbers '. patented spring covers new internal expandlng four-wheel brakes,' And of course, the cross-flow radiator r bodies by Fisher 117-inch wheelbase the famous G-M-R cylinder head. ' "When you corns, to examine thia New. Oakland All- 0 a single auto- American. .youH see an array of festures'such as you never before found on mobile! FAemt $UU to fl37S, at factory, tmtmjay BydrwuUe Shock Abtorborw nd spring cover UluUd In Ust price. Bumporm and roar fortdor guards extr. Chmek Omkimnd "tUtlivorod pHcee- thoy Include Irwrt handling chargom. Canorml Motor - Time Pmymont Flsn mpmitmbU as! " minimum rats. "J I : 1 4 Corner High & Trade t 1 elenhone 1 54 1 Associate Dealers: Benton! Motor Company, Ine, CorvaDis, Oregon; Bverky Motor Co Albany, Oregon ; Sihrerton Motor Car Company, Silverton, Oregon; C J. Shreeve & Son, Dallas, Oregon T. D. Pomeroy, Independence, Oregon; Fred T. Biiyen Scio, Oregon; Henry C HoUemon, Harrisburg, preton; Fred Gooeh, Jr Mill City, Oregon; Elmer Fitzgerald, Leb anon, Oregon; Austin's Service Station, Brownsville, Oregon ; rH. W. Morris, W&ldport. Oregon; A. J. Gilliam, Toledo, mv