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J - I ' i 3 Automotive and Building News of Interest Locally Talk of the Road and News of the Day f or Mo-r torists and Outdoors folk Automotive Information The OREGON STATESMAN. Salem, Oregon, Sunday Morning, Joly 21, 1923 PAGE ELEVEN OUT SECTION MITER IS NEWDEtllCtTO MEASURE SPEED Loder Bros. Demonstrate Engine Rate and Show Car's Flexibility Business is Good, Thank You! f, i. ,. ' rt i, '"st -j .' Tt v i t Something new in the world Of motordom is sometimes regarded a an Impossibility but not so with the Graham-Paige company which this last week through Its locai aeent.-Loder Bros., introduced into Salem territory the tacfro mtr. While the word Itself seems forliidding. the operation of this machine is comparatively simple, its -purpose being to repeal the motor speed of an auto drlren at various road speeds. , Dmonstrati'on? of the ,tacho merr on the Graham-Paige cars her were begun last week by Lo'W Bros, and will be continued thi week for anyone who desires to see the test applied. The tachometer works on the same principle as a speedometer, tmt registers the ngnie speed in revolutions per minute, regardless of car speed. That is, whether th" car is standing still or moTing, th tachometer shows how fast the engine is turning over. Th-J newest use" of the tacho meter Is to demonstrate the ad-four-speed transmission, so that vantages of the Graham-Paige the passenger may hav visual pruot of the low engine speeds at hUh ivad speed?. I'.mrlne Speed Replaced The chief advantage of the Graham-Paige four-speed drive Is not its 'one additional speed, but the fart that it makes possible lower M!uie speed at any road speed, through the use of a high-gear iir axle. As a result, the engine of the four-speed car going 60 tulips pi-r hour is turning over slower than the tngine o&a. three-soe-d car fc'jing 45 miles per hour. The tachometer thowg this plainly, so that he who rides may read en gins speed at any road speed. In a four-speed car, (gear ratio s'.O to 1), at CO miles per hour, tin engine speed is only 24D5 revo lutions per minute. Ia the three-speed car (gear ra tio 4.7 to 1) at 60 m. p. h.. the pti'.ne speed is 333 r. p. m., while at 45 m. p. h., the engine ?ped is 2502 r. p. m. Tlte tachometer-equipped Graham-Paige car quickly makes cl ar certain facts chief of which W that low engcie speeds mean pi and comfort, and that in an ' ,7--jif as - - J 9 .III , 1! - .4 .-.. -. "'.i-:' ti'-il,1' 1 Til Ti"iTMiiHi iiTTUr That's wms Ward Beynolds, sales manager for Vick Brothers says, and Reynolds knows. The photo, graph shows the lineup of cars recently delivered by this firm to Salem and Marion county buyers. Some of the cars went oaUide the county as is illustrated by he fact that Mrs. H. A. Gamble of Lebanon is on eof the purchasers. She is seen standing by her new car. Heard Along 1 Auto Row More than 30,000 miles with out the necessity of any mechan ical repairs whatever to their Pon tiae sport roadster Is the record achieved by Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Ray of Chicago, recent arrivals in Salem. Mr. Ray called on Vick Bros, t'oon after his arrival here to report how pleased he was with his car. The Rays, while easterners up to the present time, are anxious to locate in Oregon, preferably at Salem, as soon as they locate work that will be satisfactory. Ray Demeritt, sales manager for the Douglas McKay Chevrolet company, likes his job so well that he works even while he is taking a vacation. A postcard ad dressed to "Everybody" was re ceived at the Chevrolet agency last week and that its effect may be more lasting has been tacked, on the wall of the salesmanager's office. Dr. DeMeritt wastes no words describing the fishing but goes straight to the point with a booster taix on a contest me cal concern Is sponsoring. career nesa. in the automobile bnsl- M. G. Hansen, territory repre sentative for Oldsmobile, stopped for a few hours In Salem with the Capitol Motors company Fri day. Mr? Hansen was returning from a business trip into southern Oregon and reported that Klam ath Falls has an especially active Oldsmobile agency and that the new Viking is going over big in that end of the state. "Kd" Battleson of the Capl-, tol Motors company spent two days in Portland last week on very important business matters but managed tofind time to play some golf with "Ed" Co hen and "Bill" Anderson, Olds mobile distributors for southern Washington and Oregon. lo- Turn to page 15. column 2) Howard Ackerman has sold his interest in the used car business of Ackerman and Wood to Tom Wood, and last week joined the sales force of the Marlon Garage company. Mr. Ackerman has had previ ous expedience selling Studeba kers having been a Studc sales man for two years of his varied A. B. Croft, territory represen tative for Wentworth and Irwin. spent a portion of the week In Sa lem with the F. W. Pettyjohn company. Ralph Mason, manager of tlw Capitol Motors company went to Portland Friday and brought back four new Olds-mobiles. More than 150 people had slirned Friday evening for the Valley Motor picnic which Is be ing held today at Hager's grove. Employes and executives and their families were Invited to at. tend this annual affair. HIGHER SPEEDS ARE T CAR 10 ENDANGERED BY STREETTRAFF1C Rules Listed to Give Aid in Conserving Lives . of Youth That the rate of tread wear is doubled with an increase of but 15 miles an hour, has been proved by Miller tire men. It was found after exhaustive tests by Miller test fleets, thati cars traveling at 35 miles and then increased to 50 miles per hour, would show double the rate, of tread wear at 50 miles that was shown at 35 miles. This means that an increase of 15 miles per hour, over a 35 mile speed, would double the rate of tread wear. Bnt that Is not the only result of fast driving and the heat that naturally follows. Under such a strain, the carcass of a tire, will become softer there will be more give and play to the cords of the carcass and the whole, carcass will weaken. For this reason and to better serve the jcar owners who are not satisfied unless they are speed ing. Deluxe and super tires are being built with greater strength in carcass- and much thicker treads. These tires are built to take the punishment of high speed, and will give extra mile age some of them lasting as long as the average man keeps his car. "To the ordinary . hazards of street and highway traffic, the va cation period has added hundreds ot thousands of children released from school and using the streets during the day time during the vacation period," said W. R. Mc Donald, director of the Oregon State Motor association In a re cent safety talk to motor asso ciation members. ' In urging motorists to be care ful of children at play, the public safety department .of the Oregon State Motor associaion is follow ing this customary note of cau tion with a message to children. Continuing its safety work which carries instruction in traffic into the classromm during the school term. Into the vacation period. the motorists' organization points out to parents that vacation days can be the most hazardous of the lowing admonition? should be im year to the- youngsters. The fol pressed on boys and girls, wheth er they spend their vacation days in the city, the country, the mountains or thd seashore: Play safely on playgrounds and "sidewalks, or in your own yards. Cross at corners only. Look both ways before leav ing curb. Hooking or begging rides is dangerous. Proud peo- pie never beg or steal any-, thing. Remove roller skates be- . fore crossing streets. Careful blcyclo riders stay close to curb and signal when turning. Teach other children how to avoid accidents and be Beautiful Color Mark of Distinction on Roadster Now on Display by Loder A flame-colored roadster, the first . Graham - Paige roadster to be displayed. In Salem, is the Proud possession of Loder Bros., local Graham-Paie dealers. The beautiful and unusual color Is the most striking quality of the new model and has caused much fa vorable comment in Salem. The car was delivered early last week and although it is now in the showroow at Loder Bros., has been taken out onto the street a few times where, much to the de light of its owners. It has at tracted a good deal ot attention. "Model SI 2" is the technical name of the roadster which has (Turn to page 15, column 5) Car Owners Take Autos To Europe The number of American motorists taking their cars abroad in 1929 will far exceed all past records and the number handled by the foreign travel division of the American Automobile asso ciation during the first six months of the year was In excess of the total for 1928. At the same time the A. A. A. foreign travel division pointed out that there Is no let up in the for eign exodus and all indications point to the travel continuing at a heavy rate well into October. "One of the reasons," says the national motoring body, "is the decided advantage of traveling at the time of the year regarded by steamship companies as an "off season". As a result most of the transoceanic lines offer a ten per cent reduction on round trip rates on cabin class steamers and sec ond class accommodations. Usual ly this is from August 16 to May 15, eastbound, and from October 16 to July 15, westbound. More over, desired accommodations are more easily secured. wire' wheels and side mount, rumble seat, khaki top. lilting windshield. Love Joy hydraulic shock absorbers, front and rear bumpers, automatic rainswipe. rear-view Noglare' mirror, and numerous other features which go to make more than a mere sport roadster. The upholstery is brown Span ish leather which harmonizes well with the, flame-colored Duco fin ish and yellow wire wheels. The 62 horsepower engine with special gear-ratio Is held In com plete control by Internal hydrau lic four-wheel brakes. ' ' The usual long. low line of the '29 Graham-Paige Is not lost In this model which carries Welded full-crown one-piece fenders and a trunk rack. MM CORNER ON; PILOTS PHOENIX FLYER HERE JULY 30: RECORD BROKEfJ Average Speed of 58' Miles an Hour Kept brStbcJc Sedan of Company The Phoenix flyer, Model -A-Ford No, 1283. which broke all road records for the run from Los Angeles to Phoenix and re turn is being displayed in Salem. Tuesday July 30 by the Valley Mol0r -Co., local Ford distribu tors. -Model "A" Ford N'o. 1233 Is Tudor sedan yet It lowered the record between these two cities bv unprecedented arrra cno. j Phoenix of 58-26 miles per hour. m Tiew or tne fact that the pre vious record had been established- especially prepar iui in erun. the (lntslahs The Goodyear interests, accord ing to Frank Doolittle of Doolit tle's Master Service station at th-; corner of Comercial and Center streets, Is rapidly getting a corner o nmuch of the airship flying tal ent in the. United States, with the exception of navy and army fliers. Qualified airship pilots at the Goodyear command are Jack Boettner. Karl Lange, V. R. Smith, A. C. O'Neill. James Sta- ley, Alan McCracken, John Frans worth and Robert F. Diemer. Boettner is the dean of thJ group and chief of all airship op erations in the field. He has flown in three national balloon races, and one International, the last time flying out of Antwerp. Bel gium. He has had 1700 hours in airships, and 1000 hours in free balloons and is probably the best non-rigid airship pilot in Amer ica, if not in the world. r-i sensnfinnul thnleaGhasof rf-n. dash of this strictly stock sedan is even more Impressive. It was driven by amateur drivers who were none to familiar" with the road and who had never had ex perience in fast road driving The entire 910-mile run was made without mechanical repair of any description although at times the roads were so rough fhSt the oc cupants were thrown from their seats and within a few hours the car was subjected to more severe shocks and strains that the aver age car wouia encounter In entire lifetime. Its Gruelling Test Made After completing the historic dash to Phoenix andretum. Mo del "A" Ford Xo, 1283 made a gruelling 500-mile speed test at Mn roc Dry lake in the Mojave de sert. At the time the run was made, the lake-bed was in far from perfect condition due to re cent rains and it was necescary to lay not a kidney shaped course to avoid pot-holes of water and s6ft dirt. In spite of the fact - (Turn to page 15, cohimn 1) E. O. 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