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-- " - ' rwssr- 'tfif&ffitm fi Si Automotive and Building News of ; Interest Locally Talk of the Road and News of the .Day for Mo torists and Outdoors folk Automotive Information The OREGON STATESMAN. Salem, Oregon, Sunday Morniag, September 22, 1929 PAGE THIRTEEN - St '"ff Distinctiveness of New Great -Six Models Disclose New Treatment Automobile body designers ef both custom and .standard produc tion cars are showing a marked Interest in the new Willys-Knight Great Six which is ny being shown throughout the country ia showrooms ' of Willys-Overland merchants. The . interest of, the experts has been aroused through the distinctiveness of these mod els which disclose an entirely new and original treatment of details. Although the design of these new cars is not radical and keeps well wlthi nthe bounds of refine ment, yet the completeness of each detail is seen as a marked advance of previous body types. For example, a side view of the Great Six Sedan ghotfs that the straight horizontal lines have been almost completely eliminat i ed. This has been accomplished through the treatment -6f tha belt mouldings which curva up at the front- and rear, blending nicely into the 'window frames.' This is further accentual .by-a, curved moulding nWar" the 'base 'of.' the body panels, which sweeps up ward oyer the cowl and then curves forward again to term! nate In a point on the center line of the hood. 'The forward portion of- this line produces tbe-effect of greater hood length. This treat ment of the moulding ls :ehiefly responsible for the I carefully placed color combinations ' This new conception of out standing style is carried also into the interiors which are marked by unusual refinements.' The hard ware is of dull copper which Is i distinct relief from the highly pol ished nickel finishing sso general ly employed, and Is in perfect har mony with the rich eaholsterlng fabrics. ' HENRY FORD'S FINE By DAVID J. WILKE (Associated Press 'Corres pendent) ' DETROIT, '-" iM(AP) Heary Ford drove whit commonly was referred to as a "contraption" about the streets of Detroit in the nineties and received. thsv jeers and criticisms of his fellow citi zens. Some called him "craxy" while others, more tolerant per haps, said he was a "dreamer.". It remained for Ford, how ever, to drive the first motor ve hicle built in Detroit by a com pany organized for the manufac ture of such vehicles. It was in February, 1900. The Detroit Auto mobile company, organized the preceding year with ford at man ager, had produced and" "per fected" a "haadscne" delivery wagon. Up to that time the great ma jority of Ford's fellow citizens were convinced that as a trans portation factor the automobile was of little consequence. ! "Down an asphalted street Ford rushed her. People came to the windows and looked out with ap parent curiosity. Pedestrians stopped to "see him pass." So wrote a reporter describing the first trip of the "perfected" delivery car of 1900. The ever-present optimism of Ford kept him smiling despite the scoffers. Driving the . delivery wagon through downtown Detroit streets he called his reporter passenger's attention to a har ness shop. I "See that . harness maker's hsop?" he asked. "His trade Is doomed." Seemingly Ford convinced . the reporter that the motor vehicle was ready in 190 to be given serious consideration.. The re porter perhzps did not appreciate that his pilot was the man des tined to become one of the world s , most renowned .figures. , He re- RECALLED EvenBritish Voices are FounfliFiomgn- in Lomfoir By WADE WERNER; ' . (AP Feature Service Writer) y LONDON CAP) That Ameri can accent ' in . talking pletnses brought here from Hollywood still worries some of the London film critics, altnoaga tne - film "fans aemelves gradually are getting used to it. What amuses the resident Am erican, however, Is to hear Lon don ' picture-goers complaining about the "accent" of the play ers who are British. . Ron aid Cole man, several critics sadly.note. Js as fine a performer, as ever, bat isn't it a shame his Hollywood res idence -has practically made an American of him? " To an American the speeeh- of Colman still sounds British, hot the British ear Immediately knows the difference. , Victor McLaglen likewise" - is viewed as one who need to speak English bat now. alas, betrays in every sentence the linguistic .hav oc , wrought by residence ia Am erica, And there are those who detect, or Imagine they detect, a distinct -American acceat in ' tha screen utterances of Cllve Brook. ' By far - the worst offenders on tha i craen, . iowererv from the point of view of West End pic- - ..- 7-t Bcraos It Is the last fleet of wlndjammers" la the world, and bocanae the trim old sailors will eooa go the way of all old-time "canvas powered" Teasels, the Alaska Packers' famous fleet, at anchor fat San FVmbcIsco Bay, is attracting wide attention ia marine elides. The photo above shows s section of the vast fleet, and a Dnrant Six fiixty-fiix coupe cabriolet which conveyed agroop of Interested spectators to the moorage recently. turned to his office, however, and wrote an article, describing the I machine ana the demonstration oi its capabilities In words that praised instead of condemned. "Nothing but the absence of the prererebial horse revealed that the motive power was to come from within." he wrote. "In side no room apparently was taken up with the machinery "The apparatus, the Ford SifoV line engine with electric sparker, is composed, as far as possible of aluminaa. parts. 'Manager Ford an expert la cutting circles aad other faacy ja figures.with an automobile," the reporter continued, and then by-Lj coraina a bit prophetic he added "Beyond all donbt the automo blleer (Henry Ford) will become the most important manager of then coming century- He sits on a iltjkle seat in front and by pull ing a lever and by pressing a small iron . button in the floor with his foot he controls the thing with all the confidence im aglneable." What the writer referred to as "the murmur of the newest and most perfect of forces, the auto mobile," was described as "rot like the puff, puff of the exhaust of a easollne river launch, but a Ions, Quick, mellow - gurgling sound, not harsh, not unmusical, tl is civilization's latest lisp." How uncertain were the auto motive pioneers of the future, of the industry even in 1900 is shown in a discussion at that time of the advisability of construct ing "steel track roadways," for the benefit of the horseless car riages. Several pieces of roadway in various sections of the country were equipped with the steel tracks. Proponents of the idea argued that greater loads could be carried at greater speed over such tracks Present Day Car Plant Resembles Big River System "Just as a great river is fed by many tributary streams " as it flows smoothly to its destination, so is the final asembly line of the modern efficient, and economical ly, operated automobile plant of today fed by many tributary treams of materials and parts that are assembled Into the com pleted car. according to P. C. Saucrbrey, - operating , manager of the Plymouth Motor corporation at Detroit. hfMkronn. are neither the British players who have ."gone Amer ican" in Hollywood, nor yet tne American girl flayers who cannot make their voices sound British. : j They are the British ; men "of politics who cannot or will not sbeak Oxford English In the newsreels.. At a big West Ead theater the other night aa American talkie shared the program with a Brit ish talking newsreeL There were whispers of distress over the Am erican accent of Lewis Stone, and rtreles over the TeTy American ut terance of one or two minor play ers in the cast. But when the newsreel came on and a member of the British cab inet spoke on unemployment there were unrestrained . shrieks .of laughter. Every time the lord pri vy seal dropped aa "h" there was another hoai. r v .- - . t To ad American In the audience the situation was astounding. It was elear that to these film fans of the West End the Kt. Hon. J. H; Thomas -of the labor govern meat's cabinet was more of a tor eigner than any American player oa the screen. He was speaking the English of the working classes a gnarled and roughened language stained with toll. . r Pennons Wave No More Toronto Conventhion Will . Reveal Unions' Progress TORONTO. (API Holding its annual convention in Canada for the third time, the American Federation of Labor will reveal nroareas in the Dominion aa part of the 'general soundness that Is aaid to make 1929 a banner year for organized labor. There has been an increase or 7 it as In Canadian membershlD - tfnj the year, bringing- the to- al to lzt.tSt. The increase of 5J1 0Te'r jhe ut tree years la said to bo more than the en tire membership of Canada's non affiliated unions. New figures-to be revealed at the convention here are expected to. raise the membership of the f deration from the 2,900.000 mark of 1928 to well above 3,- Heard Along Auto Row Ralph Borrego, formerly man ager of the used car department of the Eugene Chevrolet agency and more recently part owner of the Chevrolet agency In Albany, has accepted a position with the Douglas McKay Chevrolet com pany as used car manager. F. W. Pettyjohn of Eugene was a Salem visitor Thursday. According to H. F. Shade, sec retary or the Salem Automobile company, the concern is going to have the finest display of Durant cars ever shown on the coast at the Oregon State fair this week. Shade also promises some-thing unique in this showing nut re fuses to disclose his secret. E. T. Cumming. formerly with the Union Oil company in Salem, last week joined the sales staff of the W. L. Anderson Motor com pany: A, carload of New Hudson3 v:as received Thursday and two addi tional models Friday by State Motors. The new cars feature fall and winter "dust" shades. 1930 models of Packard were on display in Salem for the first time during the latter part or tne week in the showroom of the Packard Service and Sales com pany. -1 . ii i I Ed Rath, salesman tor W. L. Anderson, fetnmed" 'last week from an extended vacation in Newport. . Z J. "H. Maden. manager of the F. W. Pettyjohn company is; anxi ously awaiting details concerning the new Nash models Jo be an nounced In it few daa. - . Charles ' W. Wentworth. State Nash distributor. Is no at the Nash factory, and.s expected to return with complete information about the new series of Nash models.' B. A. K-roft. Wentworth lc Ir whv territory representative, spent two or three days of the past week In Salem. " mOCP iSrSTJBANCK CROWS NEW- YORK. (APIOffi cials of the Equitable Life Assur ance soc.ety state tnai .uvw, 000.000 worth of group insurance has been taken oat by corpora tions ta the United States. They nrediet that the total will pass 110.000.000.000 - by the first of next year. - BELGRADE -HAS WOMAN COP BEU3RADE.-(AP)-i-The first police' woman in .Jugo-SlaVta-has been appointed to the Belgrade force in Uhe person of -Dr. Maria Hitch. Her chief work will be to bring -the country up to date in Its treatment or female, and Juvenile crime. .OO.OOO. Officials say it is the natural increase that would have obtained regardless of the wild fluctuations of tha war period. when an extra million workers entered the various anions on It to drop out of Industry when hos tilities ceased William Green..aresideat1wUl call the convention to order Octo ber 7. Sessions are expected: to extend .ever a period of two weeks. Ramsay MasDonald, British premier, is to be invited should he carry out his intended Tisit to the United States. President Green already has cabled his, to become the federation's gueft in Washington, . ji Prominent officials of the Ca nadian government, both national and local, are expected to address the convention. The federation's first meeting in Canada was' held at Toronto in 1909 and the sec ond at Montreal in 1920. In addition to current labor problems the convention Is sched uled tob deal intensively with such subjects as immigration, labor in junctions and Industrial conscrip tion. N The latter is. by far. th thief subject of debate. At behest of the war department Rep. W. Frank James of Michigan has In troduced a bill in congress to reg ulate Industrial wages In event of war. principally . to prevent their increase. The federation fears it might result In conscription for labor much the same as conscription for military duty. . Gigantic Sale United StatesTires U.S. ROYAL 30x450 aa.eo - V . U.8.ROTAX III I , .. U.S. ROYAL $4.15 .Jej m vscorZ 0J 9x440 1 if ft I V4.65 : J usco i VyJ, I 30x430 1 y"jF : ajsao Day and Night Service 235 S. Commercial, Across from Marion Hotel moDuciu DICED III WHEAT U. S. Department Warns Farmers on 1930 Crop; Other tiews Notes The U. 6. bureau of agriculture sayg that producers of winter wheat should not plan their 1930 production with the expectation that wheat crops ia foreign coun tries will be so short as to pro vide a market for their wheat eqaal to that of the present sea son. Should farmers carry out their expressed Intentions this fall to seed a wheat acreage 1.2 per cent greater than seeded last fall, with average abandonment and average - yields, production would continue" to be well above domestic requirements and the 1930 winter wheat crop, must be marketed upon an export basis. With normal or average yields in Canada, Argentina and Australia, producers must count upon keen competition in world markets. The world markets for wheat of the 1930 crop will probably be no better, and may not be as good as that for the present season. Success in Egg Production The Eggsaminer, official organ of the Pacific Poultry Producers, advises its patrons thus: "To raise -the standard of quality- of your eggs cannot be urged too strongly. Proper conditions of temperature, cleanliness, careful packing, handling and transporta tion, better Internal quality, firm er shell texture, all contribute vitally to an adequate profit in tha poultry business. Quality is the basis on which everything else rests. Produce high quality eggs." Transporting Feed by Lbor-3aver An exchange says that a well known cattle feeder uses an or dinary litter carrier to transport feed from the barn to teed bunts, This carrier runs on a cable sup- poted by posts. The cable extends across the jeed lor above tne bunks. He uses the carrier to haul sllare and chopped corn fodder from the barn, thus saving him self many steps. He can also back a waaon load of corn np to the bunks and use the carrier at feed ing time to transport It to bunks at considerable dlstaace. Strawberry Growers Outlook On the basis of reports from growers as to acreages planted and planned for the 1930 season the prospect for strawberry grow era now seems to be better than at any time since 1926 says the agri cultural' bureau. Growers in the most troubled areas are preparing for substantial reduction in acre age for the country as a whole amounting to seven per cent be low the 197,000 acres picked in 1929. What Xickcl Can Do Five cents in form of electri city will do a great many things. It has been figured out that nickel's worth of electric current generated by a farm light plant will milk ten cows, separate 1400 pounds of milk, churn 20 pounds of butter, sharpen an ax or a scythe on the grindstone six times, pump two days' supply of water, run an electric sewing machine five hours or do two large wash ings. Old bundles of papers 5 cents, 215 N. Com'l, Statesman office. All first quality and, guaranteed for life Now at die lowest; prices ever offered while present stocks last XT7E ARE Ushlne prices oo W iQU.8. Royal and Usee Cords of previews tread ifaihyiSj ns shown. - .. - - These Caaaows Tires the jflt fH tuinWitiUm. design and q lify which have -enw U. S. Tires, world funooa for ky ere now offered to local snotorlsts at mthtmd of savings. r Gosne ha ssdbr. We have all abca Ton can afford to replace all your worn tires at these low A marvelous chance to r set of tires for safe winter driving. By spring youH ind thesa practically new and ready to give yon snany months of trouble-free service. COME EARLY, WHILE WE STILL HAVE TOUR SHE , AT THESE BIO SAVINGS r v.-- " Tel, 362 More Than Three Deaths Per Hour Caused by Car Crashes in United States v - Motor Vehicle Accidents Take Terrific Toll of Lives Despite Devices for WASHINGTON. D. C. Septem- oer 21 An average of more thaa three deaths in the United States every hour of every ay in July was 1 caused by motor vehicle accl-i dents. This in the face of the myriad safety factors t hat are built into and that surround the modern highway and city street. Cities, states, railroad comnah-. lea and automobile manufacture era now1 spend millions of dol lars annually to protect and -preserve all citizens w hoparticipate in present day vehicle and pedes trian tralfic. . yet motor vehicle deaths In July exceeded those in June, and the total deaths to date in 1929 show an increase of six per cent as compared wiih the similar period of last year. 15,900 Persons Killed First Seven Months The first seven months of 1929 saw an estimated total of 15,900 persons meet death on America's highways and city streets. This number is only. a. small pqrtlqn of the great army of victims who were not kiBedj hut 1 'Of f whom many were maimed, for life, many never win walk again, some will never see, each of them personal tragedy, and aa eco nomic loss to the nation. Representative states renort about 35 serious non-fatal acci dents to each fatality. On that basis, more than one half mil lion persons can be estimated as the toll of serious injuries ia traf fic thus far in 1929. Based oa the studies of costs of motor vehicle accidents made by the statistics committee of the national con ference on street and highway safety, a conservative figure of the cost of highway accidents for this year will reach above one billion dollars. Stirred to action by the ever- soaring figures on. traffic deaths. the traftie committee of the Am erican Road Builders' association sponsoring . Its third annual highway safety campaign. A surrey ia being made with a view to ascertaining- what reme dies might be most effective In halting this fearful loss of human lives. It has been found, accordlag to the association, that proper meas ures for safety are going Into the building of highways and of vehi cles to operate over them, and that the greater blame, as In all previous Investigations must be laid at the door of the reckless driver aad the unwary pedestrian, V wpnoMfififp). I 111 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 I ' j V TWNawDniaatkSWrS' m D-ur-rD.-?! .. 1 illllllllll - -4 . .- ' W" ; .1 m .......... mm . foOow. But Durant continues to pioneer S V ' w T - . . WfXi offerins The New Duraat Six SktyjU au mosi.cxaxAHsMiot Q 1 Watch r6a:SurUNT four forward spEi'RafioN weekeatTly in octoszr Salem Automobile Gow 435 N. Coral St. H. E. SHADE : sr-T-M Myriad of Safety Auto Driver Consulting the national safety council figures for July, it is found that pedestrian deaths continue to lead the list of traf fic fatalities, taking 54 per cent or tne total number. Thirty-seven per cent of these pedestrians killed were children under 15 years of age. , The American Road Builders' association believes in furthering and' increasing the education of children along highway safety a nee; 1 1 is heartily, in favor of school lessons, drills and plays on the subject, of school boy patrola and of all other method that will instill caution into youthful minds. Nt the sort of education that will break down youthful spirits by thoughts of constant danger. but tne edevelopment of In grained caution, ruch as that which keeps a child away from a red hot stove. Uniform Statutes Held Essential ..(..,, Ag for adults, drivers, or ped-' estrlans the association Relieves that they can-be taught highway safety most effectirely by prac tical, uniform laws that apply to 'all moving traffic, whether pedes trian or vehicular, and their rigid and impartial enforcement. - Pedestrians should obey traf fic laws to make streets and high ways safe for themselves and for drivers. There can be no safety where one group of traffic moves under strict regulation with traf fic lights and police direction, while at the same time in the same area, another group moves, as it pleases, with no regulation at all. Slight Drop In Accidents Observed in Chicago There were 90 less motor vehicle fatalities in Chicago dur ing the first six months of 1929 than during the corresponding period of 1928. There were 4.000 arrests for speeding, reckless driving and unning through stop lights for the first six months of 1928, and 10,000 such arresta during the first six months of 1929. Chicago's experience i9 evi- Idence that strict traffic law en forcement pays well in human dividends. These additional 6,000 arrests probably had much to do with the saving of 90 lives. Traffic laws, however, must of necessity be practical and of a nature to speed trarnc move- ment, rather than slow ft down. . . MSW OTHERS ADOPT IT! In 1926, Daunt Intro Jucadl &e Few Forwardl Spaed! Transmission. Tib stop was In lint w& die Durant policy of bainf FI2ST wfca atecaao feal bettanacnts. Today, sis tier ssanofeciar en kve adopted Four Forward Speeds. Tka year and next veer many others are certain" ta --r--m . a J. TAYLOtt SJIFETY PROVIDED E New Bendix Development is Found Effective Mak ing Quick Stops A braking system on four wheels that assures the maximum of protection and safety tor quick stops has been built into both the Whippet four and six cylindered ears, according to engineers of the Willys-Overland company', who considered ample braking power equally as vital as quick acceler ation in these cars. Ia the case of the Whippet Six. a two-shoe brake which Is the r latest Bendix development is used I and gives a much better braking condition than even that which prevailed in the previous model, -the engineers say. This, of course,, was' particularly necessary in view ot the" increase in weight of the car, it was pointed out. Investigations conducted by in- surance men and 'traffic experts interested have revealed that the biggest cause of accidents in many cities is the lack of -quick braking power in automobiles. This ia frequently due, of course, to neg lect of the brakes through fail ure to hare them tightened of or . adjusted. Most accidents hap1 fen. it was found, at street in tersections where intomnhllM fra quently collide when the driveti find themselves powerless to step their ears within short distance. : The braking system in the Whippets has been tested andtr all kinds ot conditions and the dis tances 'measured to make eertat " that they could be brought to aa immediate stop. Other tests were made to determine the rate of de celeration to find how rapidly the braking power of a throttled-dowa ; motor is etrectlve In stopping the t Whippets with the use ot the i brokes from various speeds.. In fact, the engineers point out that braking power is one of the most Important elements ia the ; riding comfort of a car, along ' with sufficient springing and ease of steering ... No amount of safety devices er safety education will change the habitually reckless driver or ped estrian. It requires. laws and their enforcement. MKHRLJE ON CARD FARM i SCQTTDALE. Pa. (AP) Bob Mehrle. half-back who worn all-Amerlcan mention when he lugged the pigshkin for Missouri Is holding down the keystone sack forthe Scottdale ball cldb. a St. Louis Cardinal farm. Mehrle has been batting around .$25. . FctsYSrd Speeds WITH DOU3LE HIGH ATTHt wOtlOl LOWm fOCf met tTAiriNO xt&Q4S 'A!s0..t!lcSlXSlXiyj : rtCU STAtTiMO) AT tCZS ! HIM HllDITITrV. ' Telephone 97 H. J. WOOLEY 1 IPN A V ' 4 s .