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About Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980 | View Entire Issue (Feb. 17, 1920)
YAGF, FOUR. THE CAPITAL JOURNAL TUESDAY. FEBRUARY. 17. 1920. TRUCKS FORCE OLD DO! OUT OF JOB SAYS G.I1C. DEALER SHORTAGE OF CIS TO COD THRO YEAR SAYS DEALER Oleson Holding Agency for Two Popular Makes Fourteen year's residence in this city has convinced Olaf Oleton, of tlw Oleson Motor Car company, that thb is the ideal home city when compared with any and all others. And famili arity with motor vehicles of all kinds convinced Mr. Oleson also that Chandler cart and the Pay-Elder tracks are leaders in their respective I'oor old Uotimn is malting one tasi The prpw ut shortage of a.'toinoj.ik:; stand, one last effort to keep his rap-ctfiitlnues with no sign of rolL-f. Prac inly vanishing popularity from slip-Jtically every dealer with a 1 that is p:ng entirely away. All of the pro-! at all desirable Is taking order for flucers and manufacturers dependent ' delivery in sixty or ninety ftayg, with uimjii the horse for their existence nc absolute assurance of bJng able to have ttren with alarm the disappear- nuike good on his promise even then, j c!as3e3- nee of the horse from the street. To loca believes another 1.' them the lone lines of antos narked eiapse. Weiore o clowly as to resemble the proverbial ,her ls anv appreciable closing of the sardines In a can. brin no glow of "'"veen up-:y and de- pleasure in their city's prosperity. The m?, cleaner streets, the vanishinR of foul , Mort nanufactorer," he sav!, moiling stables are no cause for - 'were '"-her emjased in 10U per cent joii inp. They see only their dlsaopear-: r worK- a the National company itig btisiness and so In a last forlorn or w unable to secure ma ln.pe have banded themselves together Prii,Is ani consequently fou.id their in a society known as "The National WW"'" empty when the armistice l'ublicity Assoolatlon." iws '8d. If the war had continued Al lof them, the hay and grain deal- ,h""e months longer I think it is a sate !H, the saddlery manufacturers, the Prediction that not a alngl? ajlomobil? 1 oi'se breeders and dealers throughout w0,ll,l have Been produced during the Hie Vnited States, six hudred in num- f '"'her duration of the cotifhct. savs lif.r, will use their money, their time Ih"lt required for actual war work, unci their energy to keeping poor old "The war put the country oehlnd to 1'obin still on themnp. What they 'h, vxtont of about 1,000.090 nutomo-1 view of the Day-Elder sales nan, who iuiie 10 accompnsn is niKiuy proute- emui in uecianng the re- ii ntical. sumption of production is neaning the None of the local representatives of '"" of about ns many mor I.ven the t Jinks and trai tors seem to view tba tremendous outputs that are now . rew organization with alarm. When InS planned by most manufacturer.', nsked as to any possible effect such ni"' a majority of them ara sirancinjr LEXINGTON LIGHTS SOLVE fPROBLEH OF DANGEROUS GLARE CLEVELAND AUTO HAKES GOOD TEST In an unpretentious little room in Connersville. Indiana, a device The Oleson Motor Car eempaov nutliitafns salesrooms at 348 North Commercial street. "Chandler cars ar? too well known for worthwhile perfor mance to require much verbal des cription" stated Mr. Oleson,. "Half dozen Marion county residents bar secured Chandlers or Cleveland since December, and they are all boosters,' he said. Concerning the Duy-Eldcr worm- drive trucks, Mr. Oleson Is sure Out this hauler with its record of taithfui and abundant performance will have a great future in this section. As 8a lem develops Into a manufacturing an 1 industrial center, the demand tor u pendable trucks will incre ise, is the asserts that his. truck will be in the running and "delivering the goods when other much advertised makes art headinpr for the Junk heaps." in common with all up-to-'iate deal ers. Mr, Oleson maintains a first class Here is a record that Cleveland dialers are proud of. Three thousand two hundred and 3 miles with an average gasoline naai mileage of sixteen miles per gallon been perfected that is Advanced as.i),u mntnv nnvt nf h trin lwino over solving the last of the basic automo bile problems, that of blinding head lights glare. - In that room for two years. Samuol P. Arhuckle. sales engineer of the Un ited States Automotive corporation, has been at work on the device. Little did the Society of Illumina ting Engineers, that authority on ill umination which drafted the recom mendations that gave this nation its uniform railroad headlamp law, real ise when it held up as the ideal solu tion of automobile headlight glare the exceptionally rough, muddy and sandy desert roads. This achievement is to the credit of a new "Cleveland Six, ' which prior to the big drive had never been driven other than the limited ex. tent which was absolutely necessary in making a satisfactory test here at the factory. The trip was made by our dealer. .Mr. L. S. Cobb, of Cobb & Evans, of I'resno, California Mr. Cobb left her? on September 6th, with a new "Cleve land" touring car en route to Fresno. California. These are the larger cities tilted, movable reflector lamp, that j through which Mr. Cobb traveled on .... ...rgan.zai on nugnr imye on ms , to .mn-eae tIMlr cannclty, Will service Bhop in combination with hU -ip-nn-pi., i . rj. inline, im-ui uiliiim- itvii till' lor SOtCiP time . l tor for the (i. M. O. truck said, "No one who has used tlie economical trac tors and trucks is going to return i come, at least not for a vea "The forehand buyer will order his car now, getting the best de.tvery rtaU- ine nurse, jneir enorts mane me mat tney enn secure, whether it be 2 think of the answer of an old Irish three or four months from now. Oth foi eman when steam shovels were first et wise he Is certain to be '.iUappointod Introduced. His workmen did not take when he find the buying moment can Himiiy io uie new ucvice. n will put oc postponed no longer" too many men out of work,' they nv cued. The shovel should he used. It is tiie only economical way.' The boss listened to thulr arguments, then turn ed and said, 'Faith, my man, and why not get a crew of men and equip them with tablespoons?' " ELGIN BEATS FAST EXPRESS IN A RACE THROUGH DARKNESS Southern Roads Well Marked By Seores of Signs salesroom. Here two expert mechanics are ready to aid Chandler. Cleveland and Day-Elder owners in maintaining their cars In best conditions in a muen more economical manner than if the car went into unfamiliar hands. At the Auto Show, the O'eson Mo tor Car company will have open and closed models each of Chandler anl Cleveland cars on exhibition. There will also be a D-K truck reuty for in spectlon and demonstration. this inventive genius was nearing the goal of success, with such a device. But Arbuckle -saw in his idea the real solution to the problem and h .- set out to accomplish Its development. His ambition has seen its fulfillment in the Series "S" models of the Lexington Motor company, with the adoption as standard equipment of Arbuckle's vacuum-controlled two-way headlights. The device invented by Arbuckle is semi-automatic. The movable reflec tors are operated by the vacuum cre ated in the motor by the suction stroke of the pistons. This suction ex hausts the air from a metal bellows connected to the reflectors. An instru l.offAng, Pal., Feb. 17. Sontheen California now contains 6t!,133 enam eled metal nttto-guide signs,, scattered over an area of 70,000 sq'iare miles according to th annual report of the Automobile club of Southern Callfor- ma tor last year. There were new siKns placed in the south ii part ol the stale in 119. Of the totnt number ef etiide Crtf'tll Kl' iUa A Iltnu.nl.ll.. e J.uvwmuUim I'll U. O.Z1J i ins perioi-iiiance, .or eniiuranco nvn in iiiA ,iaB,A.. t ... ,in,l speed, is probably the best record .Vltna T ese Z attained anywhere " 1,,. .,., h cation That Is what 1, J. Hentschell. auto-Zi a ?W '? drIhk r-,..I.I!.t editor nf the Minneapolis' "l'T' T fttt'"'011 ! Ti il.tiM.', who acted as -observer on , f ! " dmn elsn P8tirl the trip, snld when this Klgin Six s"lce t'nnsconlinental touring has be ptnek car beat the fast express train :,"me 80 Kpnp,,al. The Loa Angeles in a most sensational vace through', 1,nml,PI' of Commerce was Instrumei.. t.ie nlHlit from .Minneapolis to Faigo.r"1 ln 0,lnl"K Bovernment aid In th'f N. I), w-ork, - V , . , . Ah the i-esult of a clinllenc. this l'"or 19-0 e Automobile club plana cm-, driven iy v. H. Kelily, prefiilBiit lu -ifc'n 4iie National Old Tra'la or tne iieiity-Hcri! Autu Company, """-ommoiitai highway from ltai left Minneapolis at the same time ns City to Los Angeles a distance cf it fast train on the evening of August ' - l'ni miles. It will also re-slnpost the Id, 11 6. and the race was on. I.incoln Hiffhwny and rh Midland The run was over the lied Trnll Trail from Omaha, Neb and from Itoule. ami the Elgin churned Kiy. Nevndn, south, tluouuli the sands of Anoka county) All of the new signs ar erected lu lu Hie same unwiiverlmt Dimmer that the club will carry mlleitM ,ii,.' . th:it the motorists MiMllt ll'lt'a .... trouble or doubt as In hi , i...,.. Chronic squeaking In the braking system is generally due to dirt that nan been imbedded in the lining and is pressed against the drum when the brakes are oiierated. Csually this dirt may be washed out with kerosene, but if it is so firmly intrenched that it re fuses to come out with this treatment a little rosin mixed with castor oil und applied to jthc bands will cure the trouble. STU VXtiK LAW ..IX CAItOLlXAS. If Car You , Four trucks arc operated .p.ily by th Meeting new sign i,la i-eplup- lies. I I'm- the f let time vaccination 1ms been required by the public snb,i,.i ..f IN. J., It triivi-rncl the heavy mud of the s lleil iiivi'i' Valley. The train, on Kh smooth liath o steel, dashed swiftly on toward Fargo. ,.v,i, no- emniy .'.igm lore un'ouyn the lug obi on Kijiiii iui iiirouie wine open, !ur Tiutiiiitlug all obstacles. Wand, mud mill ilarkut'KM could not stop this - ill,,,,. ,..,,. ll....,...i.i .1 rm ...aiout mm viifc; II yi i-n. l ill iiutii the long night the brave Eluin Six r ' J-' mu many parents ruing gamely to lis apparently im- ,'"'s" '" comply with the order and p.wsll.li- task. Finally with the dawn - r ,'llllf1'," "r ,ient home. I'liiim Forgo, and victory. The Flulu li id won against overwhelming odds. Without stopping the motor, tlio civ was linnn'illntcly started on the ruluni trip and reached . Minneapolis tne H.iiiie aflernoon. The round trip, li lolal dlMtance of 55-1 miles, wan made In the phenomenal time of 1 S f hours and 41 minutes of cumlmious' ili it mg. Hits You, Law Provides Cau Sue for the Car. Lots of things are done in North Carolina and South Carolina that, for example, South Dakota and Alaska are out guilty of. Probably, also, vice versa. The twin Carolinas, for Instance have a most peculiar law. The courts have ruled that a ncdes- trlnn struck by 8 motor car can .. for the possession of the vehicle. This aw has become so Donular of hit-.-v it has been upheld' so often to tne Urns of his ear by the owner, that a growlnn num bee of people in t hese two states, when they feel the need for o motor car for business or pleasure, wa forth, strut in the right-of-way of a motor car, are struck down, Institute suit, and quickly obtain possession of the car that Injured them. The National Automobile Dealers' association is waging a legal war u bring about the repeal of this Btutuie. his drive west: Akron, Toledo in Ohio; Detroit, Uattlecreek, Michigan; Chica go, Illinois: Clinton, Iowa; Cedat Rap ids, Council Uluffs, Omaha, Nebraska; Columbus, Cheyenne, Wyoming; Rock springs. Salt Lake, Ftah; Garfield, Carson City, Lake Tahoe, Nevada; Sacramento, Madera, and then to Fresno. California. Mr. Cobb made a short stay In De troit, Michigan, and then proceeded or. to Chicago, Illinois, arriving there on September 11th. The same (lay he took the road 'leading west out of Chicago. As jou probably know, the kind ol , roads, (if we can call some of them ment board control, a simple touch of 'roads) over which Mr. Cobb had to which will raise or deflect the lights. travel in the western states they also has been provided. wind through prairie and desert lands; TJie device complies with the spirit i where it is sometimes necessnrv for a u. every Known nntmgnt law. Nothing ! motorist to spread canvas over the is left to the judgment of a driver as sand in order to make nroeress. Rail to now iar ne snail deflect the project- roads are also very scarcee ln this ed beams to come within the law. I part of the country, which shows very Those positions are fixed by the de-' plainly the great confidence Mr. Cobb vice. If the lights, through neglect, are had in the performing ability of thi; left in the upward position when the "Cleveland Six." car is parked at the curb, thev are! Another inuiort.int furt that w woi automatically tilted down when the to bring out at this time Is: that he I engine stops. made the trip from Chicago to Fresno I The lights mean safety to others on in nine days record time for stock ! tne roaa, wnetner m vehicles or on car, foot. They mean equal safety to driv-1 And this is what Mr. Cobb reports ors and occupants of the cars equipped as to how the "Cleveland" came thru with the two-way lamps because thev I For nine davs. he was out on th. do not reduce the quantity but simply . open roads. And onen roads in the eoi-1 ccntrol the direction of the light. rcct term.. Deep muddy and sandv ruts These lights have passed the drastre for miles. " water trennhpa frnm. lrlnn state anu-etare law with ders at other nointu rnri .n,i I a mark of 100 per cent. Arbuckle has mountainous trails, In short, he en provided the Instrument with which to countered about as miserable a stretch ' realize the ideal, . 0f highways as could result from ex-1 JOURNAL WANT ADS PAY hack of road ..o.Wn -""'"- ""' vji i yr U ; ,-4J' sj -ri La - - fHuL The minute you note the Liberty you realize that it has a beauty and a style peculiar to itself. You identify excellence in every unit that goes to make up the car. Everything about the car from motor to axle repre sents standards of good ness set by the Liberty makers. You hear everywhere that the Liberty does stand up witn delightful rarity of adjustment or replacement And that there is a super iority and a difference in the way the. Liberty rides and drives. LIBERTY J. E. RINGROSE 241 North Commercial Street Salem, Oregon Keeping Potter PIiih. A very convenient method of keep ing cotter pins of assorted sizes la io string them through the eyes on a hit of wire. In this wav when th u-h,,! lot is picked up it is easy to select the size needed, whereas. In flshi.ie' through a box of loose' pins there !s MERITS OF SMALL CAR TOLD BY DELANO "Wljlle the number of automobiles in the United States today may seem Mitfc, thelti universal use ha only Just begun," snys F, (1, Delano of tho Pulem Automobile company local denl- ei hi Chevrolet and commercial car "The outstanding feature of passenger nod commercial car sales In the past Mir is the number purchased by those ho have never owned cars before. "The merits of both the truck and delivery car were generally tecognlzed but many business men failed to see how they would be directly benefitted by their use. "The tremendous Impetus piven to ecminei'oe by the end of the war ami the corresponding need of transporta tion facilities to keep goods on the n.ove have caused many a business ii.au to experiment with a truck. They have found Its convenience and econ. tuny ft decidedly profitable- Investment. Others have been Influenced by their vprrleuce, with the same result, In i oiiseqiienee truck sales are Increa. lnr ever more rapidly. "J'lissciiiter cars are selling accord ingly. Many who have always wanted Kirs, but who thought they could nit tiffurd them, are now in n position to buy I hem for the first time. "The? ie finding out the many (iitvanlages make cost nciiHgihle. Thev ere passing the word along "Natui'Sll the low priced, .luioinn-lub-.i that tiffonV every e-.-. ":i;ll of .quipiuetit and Hie especially bul!( for fi'oiuiiulca! transportation b 'ie proved i l lie most popular. They are n.nv with in the means of practically t-varynue. The service they render completely K.ii:i.fU" the great majority, They are Vmniig the luxury of the past Into tin Indispensable utility of thu fu ture." . . II ML W:ST AIS P.XX M.SI vMlarct tha0 madk eiiiunmo THREADED Rubber doesn't protect a bat tery against abuse any more than a oheok book protects 'you Against tha high cost of living. But it unfailingly guards against need for re-Insulation dur ing the battery's life, and that is a thing that never can be truthfully sa id about ordinary insulation. jmm ml iffi Hit m !fi Iff r : . . VovUsCl S1X I The Better Car You find something better to say about the Elgin Six every time you drive or ride in it DEGGE & BURRELL AUTO ELECTRICIANS 238 North High Through Service We Grow. The beautiful Elgia Six Port folio, illuotratinff all models, will be mailed upon request ampion i 5.ix The Elgin Six has won this great title by virtue of its repeated tnumphs in every conceivable kind of endurance and economy contest held during the past four years. Ik PgJn HaS ,dist'ngu,ishJ itself most notably through out the trade as the absolute leader in the Light Six field. Its increasing popularity is founded on merit alone and nl restricted to any one particular class of buyers FulV t Wu ci8 Wel1 a?ord hi8her Pced ca buy Sm?rt7 (1 gm 1Jnstantly comraands the respect and admiration of the most discriminating. 0 inYi7? merate mea might have tempted other folks for 5i?in TT ElginS have tt instead- Zn In M eCn0my itt lon8 run is nW essentia! man an initial saving. and aV1!3 aPP?!ranCe7tKe ,invJtin8 character of its design tmction of having set rather than catered to vogue ELGIN MOTOR CAR CORPORATE MEET ME AT THE SALEM AUTO SHOW, FEBRUARY 18-19-20 TC ARGO. ILLINOIS I GILBEKT i o ,i p DISTRIBUTOR 156 South Commercial Strft Ripm i wrt Live ueaiers Wanted in Unoccupied Territory Salem, Oregon IX