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About Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980 | View Entire Issue (April 30, 1921)
The Capital Journal, Salem, Oregon. Pare Three rAMAKO ntAKAA4. I lAf AWA lfA ah yt?i ii i iiili uol lUrcup iu ui it iiiciiiiCri.lv; vaiicy S.tnrd.y, April 30, 1921. . Chevrolet 4-90 Models Are Sold .let Motor Company's L o mak. cash refunds to the Ninety m million .... (hat more - - , these iaimw d. - nst-lml nf Tkk nnmner ... - - - , Airs proaucuuu. i" " -iTSi average ol 83.000 r'-Nineties'' a year have been ,,. the model was first In- i. one of the II of the automotive Indus It la a record of continuous "wth and steady increase in MO average is only half t, .tory For, in the first season S than two hundred "Four Nlneties" were sold. A ytar's test proved the merit d this popular priced, economical aJ however. The second season TOi Marly forty thousand con ,erts to this Chevrolet model. Since its immediate success the ule of these cars has Increased consistently. 1920 purchasers took nearly two hundred thousand fcur-Ntnety" cars. Ms brings the total to more thin half a million. And this record has been made by only one model. In this It Is unique. Many of the first cars of this podel are still running. In fact, C tiri"(nii known that J lliciui; one of these has traveled more than 160,000 miles 27,000 a year for six years and is still running. The sale of 50,000 more of these models between January 1st and August 1st of this year will enable the Chevrolet Motor company to maintains its average quantity production. And if this is done in such a felling year as this, the company Till rettinu us proms to purcrma rs $70 on open and $100 on close models. Old Man Gloom (A la Walt Mason) There's a sneaky guy we all have seen, with a sinister ugly face; and in his eye there's a bale ful gleam, and he walks with a halting pace. His brain is clouded with sorrow and fear and he hates the sight of the sun'; but he's al ways glad to assist at the bier of his victims to him that's fun. He's always near when trade is slack and warns you to go slow; false alarms are his special knack as he plants the seeds of woe. Ah! these are the days he moans his dirge and preaches impending doom; as you've probably guessed the name of this scourge is a fel low called Old Man Gloom. He's here and there and back again, al ways on the hop; trying hard with might and main to have you close up shop. But his nerve is weak and his courage frail if you'll only handle him rough; a biff on the bean and he'll turn tail and holler "I've had enough." So, if this pest should come your way, don't let him make a sound; just give him the laugh be blithe and gay, and ere long you will see his mound. A. N. Dlngee. Exide Batteries Carried Harding 's Message to Crowd Washington, D. C, April 30. Exide batteries, because of their reputation for dependability, were selected to furnish the current for the amplifier which was used to carry President Harding's inaugu ral address to the vast crowds sur rounding the White House. Popular sentiment, immediately preceding the inaguration of Pres ident Harding, was "strong" for an elaborate celebration, and the new president's desires in this re spect are well known to everyone. For a time it looked as if the in augural ceremonies were to be very limited, indeed. Had it not been for the ampli fier system which was installed around the speaker's stand, on the east front of the capitol buildings, comparatively few persons would have been able to hear President Harding. This system consisted of an ex ceedingly delicate apparatus, elec trically sensitized, and connected i at one end to a receiver standing immediately in front of the Presi dent. The other end was connected to immense horns, eleven feet in length, through which the public was enabled to hear the complete inaugural address, eVen at a dis tance of 500 feet from the speak er's stand. The life-giving element in con nection with this system, which was the largest of its kind ever attempted, was that wonderful, in vincible force electriclt. A con stant supply of energy from a ile- pendaole source was , absolutely necessary and Exide Batteries made good. "DAD" o. ks motorcycling Time was when motorcycling as a healthful and safe sport was frowned upon by parents at large and the young man as a result, had a hard time trying to gratify his desire for a motorcycle. In occasional instances the boy's hopes are still blasted by parental objection but as a general thing, the traditional idea that the mo-1 torcycle is unsafe and dirty and greasy, is giving way to favorable opinion. A letter voluntarily sent to a motorcycle manufacturer re cently by a Bank Cashier in a pro gressive city in Illinois, clearly ex emplifies the general tendency of thought. He said among other things: "I think a motorcycle is a fine thing for a young man. My son enjoyed a trip to California last summer and after arriving on the Coast, toured about the coun try there with his sidecar outfit a great deal. After returning home, 1 noticed that my boy was much broader in his consideration of everything and more self-rell- Iflnt The Axnerience was a great. How do you wash your car? Water that seeps down between rims and tires quickly rusts ne glected rims and destroys tubes, flaps and even the beads or edges of the tire. Use stove polish, nickle paint or graphite to over come this condition. This also prevents the tire from creeping by giving it a firmer hold on the rim. Don't throw away your valve caps. Screw them on firmly and prevent air leakage here. The valve plunger a little mechanism inside the stem serves as an air lock during inflation, but the valve cap is the secondary air seal during usage. Tire men ad vise using the valve to inflate the tire and using the cap to keep it inflated. After the rear tires have worn considerably, . interchange with the front tires. It is also good to reverse sides. The tractive strain on the rear wheels makes it ad visable to place new tires on the rear wheels, moving the old ones forward. Some of the greatest mileage records known have been gXined in this way. EASY FOE BOY TO MASTER MOTORCYCLE It is probably safe to say that' the ambition is harbored in the I breast of every older, red-blooded I American boy to own a motor-1 cycle. It is probably also a fact! that many of the rising genera-1 tlon consider the motorcycle a I complicated piece of mechanism.! The contrary is true. To the form er bicycle rider especially and where is the young fellow who has not owned and treasured a bike the handling of a motor cycle soon becomes simple. The sidecar outfit makes it easy for anyone, of course, whether the knack of two-wheeled equilibrium has been acquqired or not. Some beginners will naturally become their mounts before others be adept in the manipulation of cause they are of a mechanical turn of mind by nature. The ar rangement of the controls and steering and handling of the en tire 'machine Is so simple, how ever, that any normal young man should easily acquire the ability to handle them skillfully. JOURNAL WANT ADS PAY NOISY MOTORCYCLE IS UNNECESSARY The noisy motorcycle is official ly taboo. There never was any legitimate need for a rider to travel with his machine, especial ly within the limits of any city or town, with his muffler open, thereby causing the motor to emit a stream of roaring explosions in to the atmosphere. It has been proven time and again that there is no appreciable loss of power under all normal conditions if the exhaust of the motor is muf fledin other words, if the muf fler is kept closed. The results just announced of a series of tests made by a prominent motorcycle manufacturer still further sub stantiates this contention. Com parative tests of motor efficiency of motors with muffled and un hindered exhausts were made, un der all conditions of load and speed. The engineers who super vised the tests issued the state ment that under the normal con ditions, there is no material loss In motor efficiency. Motorcycles are designed and" built to run smoothly and quietly. Wherever the "noisy" motorcycle appears, it may be assumed that the oper ator is at fault. He has a false conception of the use of the open muffler, or else it is plain indif ference that causes him to in dulge in this motoring evil. big education to him." JOURNAL WANT ADS PAY JOURNAL WANT ADS PAT JUR BATTERY SERVICE IS WE will be pleased to inspect your battery at any time and as often as is necessary, free of charge. Our service is the expert kind, and our experience is I always at your disposal. Should repairs be necessary we make them at a moderate charge. The "iSxibe" Starting and Lighting Battery is the famous "giant that lives in a box You have heard of this battery and its unique features it's the original Unit Seal Battery; extra powerful, easy to care for and repair. Let us explain its features to you. Take advantage of our free service. R. D BARTON 171 South Commercial Street Phone 1107 Salem, Oregon FREE REGARDLESS MAKE LTTER Bar: will Making Dollars "Go Further" JOURNAL WANT ADS PAY JOURNAL WANT ADS PAY TIRES & ACCESSORIES ARE YOU UNDECIDED what make Tire to buy? Have you tried the Horse Shoe? If not, let that Tire be your choice, as the Horse Shoe Tire has made good on Stage cars anil made boosters of every user. Remember the HORSE SHOE the lucky Tire. fir ir if if Jfl " W Life If Its Anything in Accessories, We Have It. Salem Tire & Vulcanizing Co. 154 S. COMMERCIAL ST. SALEM Every Speedom eter is a Cash Register. A dollar invested in an automobile is invested in miles of travel rather than in a piece of personal property. The service rendered by the dealer after the sale, and his constant interest in you and your car measure the miles of ur satisfaction. We make every effort to see that you get full mileage out of every dollar spent here. "Chevrolet 7 Salem Automobile Co. Cheaper Una Shot Leather ariS Cheaper than Car (arc Ride and Save! YOU can't walk as cheaply as you can ride ' a Motorcycle. Shoes cost too much! You can't buy carfare as cheaply as you can ride a Motorcycle figuring the time you save. So, on a strict dollar-and-cents basis; disregarding the sport, the convenience, the healthfulness of motorcycling buy a Motorcycle as a good investment. Ride and save4 Do it with a Motorcycle." See the new models at: HARRY W. SCOTT RAMSDEN & McMORRAN 147 S. Com'1. Phone 68 387 Court SC Phone 1687 and all other authorized Motorcycle Dealers.' MOTORCYCLE 0. ALLIED TRADES ASSOCIATION A. I. EOFF SALEM DALLAS F. G. DELANO regele
