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About The Oregon statesman. (Salem, Or.) 1916-1980 | View Entire Issue (March 31, 1929)
SBITKOT II! BIG BUSIUESS Response of Auto Dealers is ". Proof fSays Hudson- ' Lrrav UaiH f- la there sea tlment la bff . . KxecntlTM of-tbe Hadson Uotor Car companr, will ..tel! yom tlere rearxf the com nan t. duruuc vblch It will celebrate : Us. 2 lit, blrtb- ' '-, Last year tbe executives ; plan ked to malce 1921 the biggest year - In tbe eompanra history. - thus - making the "majority year" a real ' celebration. -From., the heads of ' departments down to tbe men: on v the prodoctlpn Jlne; 'field aertlce ' ' nW dlitrlbntora , .dealert, aalea- men and aerrlc men; came pledg es to work towards that end. The tint . Indication ' that the pledge has jbeen kept was offlclal- . - ly made knows when thousands ef men from all prer the country, and from the" orefseas countries which - HBdsoa-Essex' serves; went tor De troit to see what the engineers; artists and workers lat the factory bad .done as their part . in that program. . 7, J T. " What they saw pleased . them. Hudson was introduced; to them as Tbe Greater - Hadson.' It was more beautiful, bad higher stan dards of performance, was more economical, faster, roomier,- more ' comfortable and .bad 64 Improre- : ments. Essex 'was christened the Challenger, because,: said the men who created it, t could snceeis- r fully-, challenge anything In the - field. In speed, eomfor,t roominess, - fast "get-away,, brakes,, economy, ' durability and 'valuer Essex, tbe Challenger had 7T Improvements. The men who were to play their part in the field In making tbe . 21st year a glorious success liked . tbe cars. They undertook t do their part wit them. ' And here is how they have per formed so far: ' : " Within tea days of the Intro, duction of the Greater Hudson and Essex the Challenger, so many . rders had been taken that the factory had to go ea Increased production. The schedule was the largest la the company's history for January, la February It again became necessary to speed up pro . ductloa so well were the mea fa -.3. . - J- f .,t . t- . .v; 1- :-:t-v Lowlse McPbetrtdge Tbadewvrho on llarrh 17 set new endaraace flight record of 23 hours 4 mini atew at Um Oaklaad, CaUf airport. Is' pictard bere wltb her pUm and Graham-PiUgo sedan. She predicts that women's mflaence will brine a boat teroemeat ta tbe comfort and convealenoa of olanes Just as it has bronaiit to the motor, am-rBiB. ioe pnwe was turn the field doing their job. By the end of the month, 3 7,0 Of cars had been' produced,' the largest Feb ruary la the company's history.- U 11 IS DIFFICULT Shifting Into second gear when starting down hill, as a means of sarin g the brakes, has never beea an easy task for most drivers. Many of tbem know, that It is nec essary to press out the clutch, pass the gear lever to neutral, engage the clutch again, speed up the engine, then press . u. t Jht clu tqh and. shift through, to second gear In the usual way.. Their failure to accomplish the stunt usually is fhe result of not actually speeding up the engine, though they may step on the accelerator. - ' . It requires a few seconds for any engine to get up speed, espe cially it the mixture la lean. In stead of holding the accelerator down for this brief period the dri ver Is so eager to shift he gives the pedal a touch and lets It go at that. Naturally the gears clash and ha finds he has to try all over again. -, ' ' : V-'"' SIFT v 11 y.- . crry Four in its price class, the xieir populsr Four today. v; tcriouapcrfcnaaECe Continents! Zlctor, -Ilubbcr t!ctcfr.Icurifc:rTi Ilorss Sliest TO Tizhing Chain, Dendii Four-Vceel , .4 CrLcs cad many tares found in the lij 11 i-n 1 irN.:- Y"if -11 1 1 11 1 11 1 i : . Ill I S3 1 S ' ST 1 'v. m 1 I I II M 1 I - ' 1 VII' .-.J ' I . --t -. eMi .mi - -, in fc " - w . i :-r- rfj - ' 2S5 NORTH CHURCH STREET car the luxury, ease of .operation, as tne uajaaad airport wbUe um arlatrlx was taalnc aw her plane; IPO BEFIIffl - - -J - . : fob wo;.hj DSEDS Louise Jhaden Says Modern , Conveniences Make ' Flight Fun : - Louise IfcPhetridge Thaden, who remained aloft' is her, open plane 22 hours, '4 minutes at the Oakland, Calif., airport on March 17, setting a new endurance rec ord for womea fliers, predicts that airplaneslwlll , be made, .In .time. to equal the comfort, convenience. aad ease ef handling of the motor ear, through the influence of wo men. .." . - ' . 'What women - have done f or the automobile they are going to do for the airplane," says Mrs. Thaden. "Do you remember the bare, " uncomfortable, Inconven ient automobiles of a few years ago? . Wen, compare them with this! With a gesture sha Indi cated t a - Graham-Paige sedan standing alongside he? plane. "Do 70a see the difference? "Women s.;': Vi y-y- Cce fcow ha vi VDURANT SIX Ls iatunawilhiLj p IJcsury Pdeied .-i: FUIXT EQUIPPED Coup other qua! f ea- - - hpric and beaaty exemplified la the Grah- brought that about. Luxurious:: up holstery, starters, easy' ; gear shifts, color, beauty, ease of hand ling, convenience -those are wo men's work. ; Automobiles . now are nicer than parlors used to be. v "Airplanes 'used. to be Just as bare as tbe old automobiles. . Re member . Lincoln Beachey . sitting on that uncomfortable wind-swept seat out in front of his old pusher plane? , Well, already women's influence is being felt la airplane design, and look at th. changes! Now. we; have enclosed planes, lined : with upholstery, comfort able chairs Instead: of ' the old. J hard narrow seats; windows that slide open at a touch, carpets on the . .floors, . beautiful color schemes. . Women's Influence has made airplanes attractive. r r. Caravan : travel between Bey routh, and, Bagdad. Syria, . has beea eat down from 30 days td 24 hours by use of the automobile. , "To the American car la large measure Is due the progress that is being made in the Near. East la various . fields of endeavor," says a recent communication to the national automobile, chamber of commerce from .Najib Chah rburi, who .was a delegate from Syria to International day at the time of the automobile this win ter. : ' t" --. 'I '. DELIVERED HHB FUIXY EQUIPPED at' 4- SJ - DOOn SEDAN 3: or Sport Roeuhter - ' L. r?,i fv AUWHimnaeaness Peopl Leads iSafewMesujre -y'A..CW.'lCbbler- ? ---V-SeCTttary, Natknl COnfenM " on ' Street m Highway Safety - Kdltor'a Note: The following lathe Uth f a.acriea of peclal artlc FTIHE American DeoDle take a JL-n production of automobiles rhkh has. .made .that indus trial colossus one of. the wonders of the modern world. -Asa nation-the United States may- well be -ealled completely mo torminded ,and, the material benefits which have accrued to all sorts and conditions of men, women and children are fully apparent. The snlendor of . this achievement is not duplicat ed, however, when even a cursory, survey is made of general traffic facilities and provision for the training and control pi perhaps 50,000,000 persons who drive motorehiclesJ ; . It was . this situation . wbicc brought Into 'being the national conference 'on street 'and highway safety.tTba "protection of life was Its primary febject. Its secondary goal was reduction of the huge an nual .; economics loss 1 resulting from inadequate t regulation 'and facilities for the use of. automo biles. Uniformity in state laws and municipal ordinances was recogT nixed as the only hope ' of a sat isfactory solution of the problem. The objective of 4he conference to aid states and cities In, renderign their laws r uniform - by . nuking tbem conform with the most en lightened thought V this, vital subject through adoption of. the fuadamtntal .principles ; ef the uniform 'code - and model ordin ance Is " far - from "heeomplishedl Enough has been accomplished, however, to prove the soundness of Its proposals ;;.".t--s3.."- jr? : .Traffle fatalities were Increas ing annually at an appalling rate wben the. national conference was organized la 1924 and while there -" , :V.-bn 25,000 f 7 : ; Ji lie greatest car e"er bmilt and sold- - ; ' dry ' ' ' ' ' yy" Mudebaker's iyOMMANBER "' ' i uHinnriinwiuM i i t nr , , . 7 . f, r f - nunandcr putrineasures thexfinest motor cars its i ?t:KfvrV lli 6ss ,395 rTOokld,b7 : . , "Tone In Studebaker Champions' every Sunday evening 7-15 lr -7.4; br- 1 " ' , 235 S. Ccprrchl ess iv. btne with . a nation-wide , effort o ntMoote traffic eafetr and to reduce the chaaB which ha been prwrocw by tack ( onfform - and atfwUlfte- law Kovemins th -peraUon f motor ve hicles m,aJk,M jXnti' ' 4juiiv .- warranted pride in the mass. are ' reasons ; lor , real encbuirage ment in the fact that the annual increase in intbmoblle fatalities now is smaller, both in percentage and In actual numbers, than'tive years agoi certainly these jchanges do nbf Justify - any losing of ef fort. Rather, they are a challenge for ven , more intensive, labor to urge all states and cities to adopt effective " traffic control" through uniform la'ws. . " Figures : already f available prove what can be done. Three Jgroupa of ststes illus trate In striking fashion the value of modern vehicle legislation and administration. The North Atlan tic states,' from Maine to Maryland showed an increase of 76 per cent in automobile fatalities from 1920 to 1927. The middle western states from Ohio, to Nebraska, omitting two for whleh .statistics are not available show an Increase of 134 per cent during the - same period. The southern states, from Virgin la to Louisiana, omitting three for SIX CYLINDERS Prices at to Hi W gnway iMiiwi-'?iS'iiW''wiSiB8,2a8 ; ...... ...... 4 t. . ;-. OKsciite RTwioii Hotel ':''v;-'fe'-'''-"-r; i"'' . which 'Hgures ara aot available, show an increase of 259 percent. tThe smaller accident 1 increase InHha aortheastern: states exists in the face of a 17 per eent .In crease in motor vehicle rregistra tioB, as compared wit bj 137 per teat . registration .Increase in the middle west. In the south, the registration .Increase was 2i0 per cent against an accident Increase of 259 per cent , : . 2Thei respectlre Z conditions in these groups jpf states are eloquent expressions "of Jwbat scientific traffic control can achieve. Th5 northeastern states. ; having had to- grapple-withr the-problsm over a longer period, have gone furtbest InmotorvC vehicle l legislation: wiiUeK their ; UwssUil ?lacit'p uni f o'rmity .in im portant ; respects. In general .they embrace a large part ot what' has-been : deemed, essen tial and. has been Incorporated In the uniform-vehicle code. All save one or . two : of the r northeastern states have been i thoroughly or anltedmotor vehicle d e p a r t- ments and all but one or two bava mandatory examlnatioios f appir-in1i;;as5aIprereauisite-tO: the granting of drivers' UcenBes., V GREASE CHEAPER TOAN lARTS Our alemite greasins system insures proper lubri " catiop to all working parts of your car. Grease is much ' cheaper than new parts, i .- : - - i -.': v Complete service for your car here " s SfMSupService ; ;;; Stktion ' Eagene Eccrline :" - High and Ferry. ; " : Telephone 445 STRAIGHT EIGHT the factory ;st take ori fthstt . ..-iw-vi nciworK 111 With the summer season hot z far: ' i tlx'.: Important qw,-v- ; more -than ever before; to keep t ; away from oil dllutlod and carbon f f troubles : Thev;W;' bus in good sfiapeT for : that vacation or "i ? week-end4 tripahdJ "there f Ur Jpt '-i'-'' time . like- the,tpfsent t io startA'ri';.':' grooming It. Just a. little care may'' ' save you from 'a' :raeation full of '. : - ? ..z 1 -Hera-V are; a . tew:.9gigestiofliC f oil ;C:V;r'i Insuring trou.ble-freeLhappy.ino4 : f'.A. Have tha motor tuned.up until, itrpurrs jike; a racing, car .oa a r ; - speedway." The time .and expense X, - . o tolnglhis. rnpw ;wlll be .much - - f less than tt you wait until afterKjV v -you start on youiTtrlp and develop ( wabla.'iA yttiV: Drain the oil and flusfr out the . ; crahkease; Service station mea are V-. glad to do this aenrlce for you free . -L of charge. ." at at its Brici if g W ; - . r"'