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About The Oregon statesman. (Salem, Or.) 1916-1980 | View Entire Issue (April 21, 1929)
( The New OREGON STATESMAN, Salem, Oregon, Sunday 3Iorning, April 21, 1929 PAGE ELEVEN I r"""- mmbmbbbmm mmm mmm m MMeamiM mammmmmmmimmammmm I Sks. - Bh ana. mm m m mrnmrn. mm mm mm. . LUUU 5MM M DISTINCT GAIN IS LII Chassis of New Willys- Knight Model Shows Marked Advance A distinct advance in engineer ing construction is seen in the chassis of the new line of Willys- Knight Six models, now being ex hibited by all Willys-Overland merchants. The frame of the new line of KnlPht engined sixes, showing such a marked improvement over the design of any other frame in the new Willys-Knight Six price cia.'s is worthy of special consid eration, which should be of inter est to engineers and motor car owners alike. In these new models the frames are of extra heavy stock. The connection between the front and rear cross-member and vide fails forming a box section which is ac complished through widening and turning down the lower horizon tal flange of the side member and carrying dowa t-rd rivetigfcp the projected lower flange thaOpart of the crosj nieml er which is ad ditionally rivtwd to the tipper flange. A further improvement over past engineering practice is the addition of a tbt, which is weld ed into the cross-member, thus giving additional rigidity and pro viding sturdy support for a trunk rack. Engineers point out taht the very nature of the construction of this new Willys-Knight Six frame provides marked rigidity both fore and aft which is an important fac tor In producing increased com fort riding over rough roads and at the same time gives increased stability. GH OMEH E TO STUDTT GiS TAX Announcement of the personnel of the German Tax commission, headed by Herr Kaufman, former ly general director of the Public Automobus association of Berlin, was made this week by the Na tional Automobile chamber of commerce (U. S. A.). This group of industrialists will arrive in New York on April 22 to study the workings of the gasoline tax in this country as a method of raising revenue for the maintenance of highways. In the United States in the early stages of highway development, the cap ital cost was borne by general tax ation, with the maintenance borne by gasoline tax, or other fees. The Germans will also study various methods of license levies. Official delegates from German ministries Invited by the National Automobile chamber of commerce through the state department are: Privy Counsellor Ludowieg, Ger man ministry of finance; Minis terial Counsellor Dr. Wahl, Ger man ministry of finance; Privy Counsellor Dr. Pflug. German traffic ministry; Ministerial Counsellor Reulberg, German eco nomic ministry. Aircraft Designers Pick Hupmobile tr bSi- - 15- '', v A v.o.tLvrhlic testimonial to Hupmobile' s mechanical excellence is written in the parchase recently of Century Eight by these fire lioehag aircraft designers. From left to right they are I. Kylstra, F. K. Cannery, Charles 31. Monteith, Robert Mlnshall and Thomas A. Endres. MOT 0UTST1DII SALES Hudson Motor Car Co. rtport3 March shipments of 44,295 cars. This is the largest month in the history of the company, and it brings the total shipmens for the first quarter to 108.198, which is the largest three months period Hudson-Essex ever has known. In March a year ago Hudson-Essex shipped 35,730 cars, while figures for the first quarter of 1928 were 91,435. J i April will proceed with a sched ule of 45,000 cars, it is an nounced. Hudson announces that not only are its production and ship ments at a new level, but that re tail sales are now at a higher rate than cars are being manufactured, although the plant has been oper ating at full capacity since a little after the middle of February. Or dinarily the sale of cars does not catch up with manufacturing schedules until around April 15, but Hudson-Essex anticipated this date by about three weeks. In the week ending March 27 shipments were around 10.300 while retail sales were 10,801. Hudson's first quarter schedule was almost exactly ax planned. Early in the year it was an nounced that 109,000 or 110,000 cars would be built the first three months, and this figure was missed by less than 1 per cent. OVER 150-BAXK Jesse Cartwrlgbt of Yakima, Wash., is in a Klamath Falls hos pital suffering with a fractured kull and broken shoulder re ceived when his automobile plunged over a 150-foot embankment. Read the Classified Ads. Everything is Nice on Trip Until-Italy! Through the ancient capitals of Egypt, the Holy Land and the land of Haroun al Raschid, by boat across the Mediterranean, boldly through the shadow of foreboding Vesuvius, and then, almost at the end of the long trail, held up on account of an expired license. Such is the story that could be told by the redoubtable Model A Ford roadster which was piloted more than 5000 Wiles across des ert dust and shale, mountains, and dry rock "wadls" by Richard A. Taussig, who is associated with a firm of well-known insurance brokers of Philadelphia, Pa. "The only trouble we encoun tered during the entire trip was in connection with the license of the car," Mr. Taussig wrote the Ford Motor company on his return from the east. "We left so sudden. ly that we neglected to secure an international license. Egyptian custom officials refused to permit the unloading of the roadster, and it was due to the persuasion of the Royal Automobile Club of Egypt that we finally got the car off the boat." At the border line of Italy and France, French custom officials, after much shrugging of shoul ders and vociferous comment pointed to the 1928 Pennsylvania license and then to the calendar, "It is the year 1929," they expos tulated. An automobile with a 1928 license could aot pass the border line in 1929, they said, to Mr. Taussig was compelled to leave the car In Italy. KILLS SIX COUGAR H. . G. Hayes, of Mackentle Bridge, has reported to the state game commission that during the past thirty days he has killed six cougar. All) WIJM A M A K E H O r H 1 T O & Y x)APWirh ti C 0 HIVC A HUP M O 0 I L C CLARENCE D. C H A M B E IL LI M This record breaker of the iky fells why he chose m WUPMOBILE. "Even the airplanes fo which we entrust our lives do not excel the HUPMOBILE'S advanced and proven engineering principles . . Besides its superb performance and true economy, I find it an irresistibly smart and modem motor car.- (Signed) CLARENCE D. CHAMBEKLIN THE CENTURY SIX . $1345 to U45 THE CENTURYEIGHT.S1825 t2625 49 mv bofy and equipiiiefif cotttbt nations. Custom and standard, all prices Lo.b' factory EquipiatH, ctfcar Van standard, wrira 0 IX AND e I H T. KIRRWOOD MOTOR CO. SKID-PROOF ROAD TRIED During 1927, a skid-proof treat ment of tar and screenings, one mile in length, was placed on the pavement at Aurora. This has now stood nearly two years and, according to the Oregon State Motor association, is still' very ef fective in affording traction to the pneumatic tires in wet weather. Ten miles of this type of treat ment were placed in particularly slippery spots on the pavement on the lower Columbia River highway during 1928. This Is an example of one of the methods the Highway commission has used in its endeavor to safeguard the public iiitis in cm Auto Studio is Heard in Far-Away Points by Listeners-In He is a loud speaker from Hol lywood and he carries his broad easting station with him. W. M. Arms, said to be the highest sal aried radio announcer in the pro fession, arrived in this city Thurs day In .the Durant Motor Com pany's traveling studio from which programs are broadcast throughout the morning, after noon and evening hours. The unique vehicle is noisy from the standpoint of both sight and sound. The sides of the truek, which serves as a home as well as a broadcasting station for the announcer and his manager, B. F. Shepherd, are a scream so far as color harmony is concerned with more of a suggestion of a past than of any futuristic tendencies. Amplifiers on Truck On the top of the truck are four huge metallic amplifiers, which carry the programs broad cast from wi-hin, to parts un known. As for (he anuouncer. his whisper is said to carry from Sa lem to New York at times. And when he speaks out loud an au dience gathers for miles around to find out what "it's all about". Arms and Shepherd were ac companied by P. S. Rife, factory representative of the Durant Mo tor Company of California, under whose auspices the vehicle is be ing sent on a tour of the Faeific coast. The buggy - riding - studio Is headquartered at the Salem Auto mobile Company, Salem Durant dealer, and has been sending out orthophonie programs throughout the morning and afternoon. Arms was formerly connected with the Warner Brothers broad casting station at Hollywood, as well as being employed as tech nical man for M. G. M. and other motion picture stusros. As the Durant studio made its way through the northwest. Arms and his manager took pictures of the scenic points encountered. That they had made some beauti ful "shots" of the Rogue River Valley. The men arrived in Salem Thursday, and will remain here for three days. Their next stop will be in Portland. They are due in that city Monday. INTRODUCING PARTRIDGE With the idea of eventually making the Chukar partridge a game bird of Oregon the state game commission, through Gene Simpson, superintendent of game farms, has received two pair of the birds from California game authorities. With these Mr. Simp son ,will attempt to start the breed ing flock that will produce suffi cient birfis for liberation in var ious sections of Oregon. The Chu kar partridge is of Asiatic origin, twice the size of Bob White. It is prolific and a good game brd. A (gooallatisr XV. a ' tet 471 198 S. Commercial Yuleanlzinf and Tire Repairing: This department Is the largest and beat in the city. Too will find the work well done and the service good. Free Service Car Just telephone 471 ad onr service car will ealL Wrr n I 0.0th 10 M - . i"""1- Y , - - . . i" . . '- - "si."" TCCTTl?To" Corner High & Trade IflJJL&aVife) Telephone 1841 Associate Dealers: Benton Motor Company, Ine, Corvallis, Oregon; Byerley Motor Co., Albany, Oregon; SUverton Motor Car Company, SUverton, Oregon; C J Shreeve & Son, Dallas, Oregon; T. D. Pomeroy, Independence, Oregon; Fred T. Bilyen, Scio, Oregon; Henry C Hollemon, Harrisbnrg, Oregon; Fred Gooch, Jr., Mill City, Oregon; Elmer Fitzgerald, Leb . anon, Oregon; Austin's Service Station,. Brownsville, Oregon; H. W. Morris, Waldport, Oregon; A. J. Gilliam, Toledo, Oregon; Frank Miller, Aurora, Oregon; N. J. Arnold,. Monmouth, Oregon; Bones Brothers, Turner, Oregon. 285 Chemeketa Street Telephone 311 r 'XT'