The Eugene guard., March 28, 1925, Image 12

Pnpe Twelve
THE EUGENE GUARD
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Ily ISRAEL KLEIN'
(NEA Service writer)
If wo hail efficient dprinus on our
lutomobilcs, there would be no need
for hnlloon tires or shock absorbers.
'J'hcue, onys C. C. J lunch, nulcil
automotive lender, (ire merely occes
eoricB to this fundomentnl part of
Kuwmobilc (IcMiun aprini! suspension.
uie useful today because of the
fiiliire of springs to do what they
tr.' sijppiiHcd to do.
Tim failure is cutmed by two fac-
t.!!".- ttr.st, improper design from the
i 11 iifiM'turinK standpoint; second, Im
,v..i. i; cure from the motorists' view
jiii ii i .
Tile basic principle for proper
spring suspension, says Hancu, lies
in the transference of the energy of
motion into the energy of heat, to be
dissipated by radiation. This is ac
complished by friction, such as takes
place between the leaves of the
springs.
Frlotlon la Bad
"Yet," Hanch comments, "it Is a
common occurrence to see people lub
ricate the friction out of their spring
and then put it back in by spending
money for shock absorbers, wnico op
erate on the fricton principle."
The reason why springs arc
greased with graphite is to keep
tbem from "grabbing," due to the
nresence of dust and grit. Friction
is whnt takes up the energy trans'
ferred to the car when it rolls over
a bumn. It is aa essential )n stop-
V ping the, car from bobbing up and
down ns is friction in the brakes
from stopping the car horizontally.
Proper Design
Properly designed springs, accord
ing to Hanch, aro sot over an axle,
so that tho part to the rear of the
axle is longer that that to the front
The rear sections of the springs over
the front alio are different in length
from thoso of spring over the rear
nzlc, ho points out, so that ' loping
may be prevented.
"Thoacid test of the spring, sus
pension" of any car," ho continues.
' "is in Its riding qualities without the
aid of any hypodermic Injection in the
way of shock absorbers, tires of ex
cessive section, and so on."
Here's a Foreign Freak That Attracts
MgMaBllli)lWW4M V.WUi,,,,M,MUmtW
Europe also excels in the freaklshness of lis designs. The auto
pictured here Is an example. Even the front wheels are enclosed
under the hood. It's only a freak, however, because It couldn't
be very efficient when bucking wind at any considerable speed.
Ease in Driving is
Aim of Chevrolet
The routo adopted by the air moil
fltnrs between New York and San
Fruncinco closely parallels that of
the Transcontinental telephone liuc
which thin year is celebrating ltd op
ening tn the public. In fact, with the
. exception of Pennsylvania, where the
aviators fly north of tho 1ine;t Colo
rado, where tho telephone line veers
to Di'iivrr while the 'fliers continue
Lj d'.tn went; and one part of Nevada,
:.i when the line curves north to Win
) lit'inucrn. the two routes are practi
I cully identirnl.
'; Fliors Short-cut
'! From roant to coast the Trans
t rout 'mental telephone linen cover a
iliHtuure of ;.,(ir0 miles. The rout"
' of the nir mail fliers is about 2,080
J milcH, tho difference being duo to
ij the vhoi't cuts which the fliers are
able to take between points. There
are fifteen stops on the eorial mail
;j Hervico route and only one of these,
y tbnt nt Itellefonte, Pa., the first stop
:; vent of New York is not on the
telephone line which spans the con
tinent. i Swift as are those air mall planes.
i fuging their way acrnsB an entire
continent in less than a day and a
half, tho telephone, with its instnn-
' tnneous service, con bo relied upon
, j to ovcrtaho any ono of them in it'
flight and deliver some important
message at tho next stop. Indeed,
the Transcontinental telephone line
plays an important rolo in the suc
; : cohs of tho air service. If thero is
any delay in the schedulo westward
5 it is reported from lleno by wire to
r: the landing fields In tho Golden (late.
! so that the mail authorities know
exactly when the big plnnes will ar
rive with their mail enrgoes,
:f; GJvon Woathor .Advance
Bimilnril.v, fliers leaving Sun Frnn-
clsco in tho early morning on their
westward trip nro informed in ndvauce
V of tho kind of weather that is nwnit-
lug them when thry croHsytho Sierras
s- two hours Inter and whnt to expert
during an all day flight acrohs deserts
I and tnnuntnins until they reach i'hey
i rune nt nightfall on tho eastern slope
; ; of tho llockies and nt the beginuing
of tho great western plains,
j! Tho development of the transeon-
tlnontal mnil service Is nf especiiil
i Interest to tho telephone industry In
;J that one of the men who was actively
H engaged in tho perfection of the rail
1; way mail service was Theodore N.
': Vail. In 1H7S, nfer the run of the
'; Centennial special HM-hour mail train
to Kan Francisco and the estnbllsh
, ment of a general standard of fast and
, reliable rnilrond mnil service, he left
j the post office department and de
vntrd most of his succeeding Years
i to innklng neighbors of !0,(oo,oiK)
j pop!p.
fVnooth motor car operation Is one
of the most desirable qualities in any
automobile today because of the ex
tensive and constant use to which
the average car is put on both short
and long trips. I
The thousands who have purchased
the new Chevrolet report that the
riving of this car requires little phy
'sical effort, due in great measure to
the perfected single plate disc clutch
This new type clutch not only
starts tho car smoothly and operates
with only a light pedal pressure, but
has such large contact surfaco that it
delivers all the power all the time.
It requires no lubrication.
While the new type clutch is one of
the most obvious of the mechanical
features, it la only one of the many
features that makes for easier driv
ink qualities, more Bturdy chassis and
more economical operation.
To improve the riding qualities, the
new Chivrolet has been equipped
with new seini-elliptic springs. They
are chrome vanadium stfI, the rear
springs being 04 inches long and the
front springs 30 inches long. To
lower the center of gravity and im
prove the roadability of the car, tho
rear springs have been uuderslung. i
fioth front and rear axles are new
and have been greatiy strengthened. I
$400,000,000 to be
For Roads in South
(By NEA Service)
ATLANTA, fin., rarch 28. The
south thin year is going to spend
$-1(,0000,000 for the construction
and maintenance of improved high
ways, making this one of the great
est road building years in the Botith's
history.
This amount Is the combined ex
penditure planned by 11 southern
states. t
The greatest developments are
planned for Florida, followed in order
by Georgia, Alabama, Tennessee and
the Caroliuas.
Less Taxes In Texas
"Less taxes for Texas" is the
watchword for that state this year,
so far as auto owners are concerned.
Governor "Ma" Ferguson has prac
tically promised .relief for them.
Better Lincoln Road
Seven million dollars were spent
in 1024 for the improvement and de
velopment of the Lincoln transconti
nental highway. More than 250 miles
of new construction, along tho 3100
mile route, were - completed.
Oregon Life Insurunce. U. M. John.
Agent. tf
Help For Automobile Springs is Shown
(By NEA Service)
NEW YOHK, March 28. Commu
nistic ownership of property, severo
conditions of service and lack of serV'
ice facilities make it practically im
possible for the average inhabitant to
own an automobile in Russia.
Walter 51. Wolff, after observing
automotive conditions in' Russia,
mokes this report in a communication
to "Automotive Industries."
"If a man wishes to purchase an
automobile," he explains, "he makes
application to the soviet commerce
commission in Moscow or Leningrad,
giving first of all his reasons for de
siring to buy the motor car. If hi
reasons are valid and he succeeds
in ohrnining a permit his order is
eommnnicited to one of the Russian
purchasing or trade commissions in
Berlin, Rome or London.
''The soviet purchasing agencies
then cast about, as unofficial trade
organizations, for the most favorable
opportunity to buy automobiles or
other merchandise.
"But for the common man to own
a motor car in Russia, as in the
United Htates. is simply impossible.'
There are about 25,000 serviceable
motor cars in Russia today, with
5000 or 7000 motorcycles. These
face the handicaps of unfavorable
climatic conditions, rough roads, lack
of good service and good mechanics.
Besides, most of these cars are of
the pre-war type, half worn out from
service.
In addition. Wolff says, rubber is
scarce and high priced, and gasoline
is equally expensive.
Springs and chassis are helped In their work of making automobile
riding easier by a spring arrangement on which the body rests.
This Innovation was shown on several cars In Paris recently. It
consists of a cross-bar, pivoted over a cross member of the chatia.
and heb down by springs. As the car sways, , the body Is rocked
on this cross-bar, thus relieving strain on the chassis and avoiding
sudden bumps. j
Large Increase in
Sales is Reported
Dodge Brothers remarkable in
crease in production and sales contin
ues without interruption, an official
statement from the factory discloses.
Actual retail deliveries by dealers
during February were within a few
cars of 15,000, which is an increase
of 23.1 per cent over deliveries in
r ebrunry, Ul-4.
Every week in February showed a
material increase over the preceding
week and the first week of March
likewise exceeded the last week of
February.
AN hile dealers stocks are excep
tionally low, the factory is turning
out cars in such volume that it is
hoped to meet practically the entire
current demand. Production for the
first week of March was over 1OO0
curs n day.
Dodge Brothers sales for 1024 in
creased more than 25 per cent over
1023, in the face of an 11 per cent
decline in the industry as a whole.
These facts, considered with the pres
ent continued increase, bespeak a most
gratifying condition - and Dodge
Brothers are naturally optimistic.
Noted Lake Road
Is Last Victim
OAKLAND, March 2S. fSpeciuI)
The latest victim of the Star car's
relentless enmpaign being waged
against fnin,ous western test hills was
tin no u need in a telegram received
from Everett, Wash., announcing that
the noted Lake Rossiger road, out
side thnt city, has been climbed by
both stnndard and sport touring
models of the new Star car with
the "million dollar motor."
According to available records in
Washington, the Lake Itossiger road,
although tried many times, has nl
wo.vh proved a stumbling block for
high gear tests, and no car, regard
less of price or class, has ever made
the grades.
Of note is the fact that at this time
of the year, the road in terrible
shape, from recent rains which have
t Bn,l miiHHv holes for
practically the entire distance.
The cars were , driven oy ju""
Dusevoir, factory engineer, of the
Durant Motor company of California
who, with E. T. Tuller, sales man
ager, is touring the northwest. Duse
coir recently drove another Star car
over the famous Waterman Canyon
road in southern California in high
gear.
According to the wire, he first
tried the Lake Rossiger road with
a sport touring nodel, and when the
stunt proved successful, he went back
to town, took a standard touring car
off the salesroom floor of the Ever
ett Star Motor company, and dupli
cated the feat. Rain- was falling at
the time the tets were conducted.
Irnanv in early reports from some of
the smaller automobile purchasing
states in the union which have just,
reported their registrations of new
cars during January. 1025.
Idaho, Iowa, Maine, Vermont, West
Virginia and Wyoming ell f"iwrtod
increased percentage of Paige and
One-Piece Case Adds
To Life of Battery
One of the most important im
provements on the storage battery,
since its universal ' adoption as the
starting and lighting unit ot the auto
mobile, is tiie recent change from
the wooden case to the all rubber con
tainer. This one-piece case is said to elimi
nate many of the common battery
troubles and consequently, add to the
life of the storage battery. Grounds
frequently occur from old battery
boxes which have becor.it saturated
wiiu the acid solution. This con
dition usually results from a broken
jar, caused by a severe road shock;
overfilling the battery, or boiling over
when overcharged at a high rate.
When the container is subjected to
such treatment, and the box becomes
ucid soaked, an electrical path is
formed between the terminals of the
battery through the dump box to the
merul fiuinc that holds it in place in
the car. A short occurs and the
battery will be ruined if the trouble is
not remedied at once. Such treatment
usually results in tho necessity of
rebuilding the battery, installing new
plates and equipping it with u uew
case.
The rubber case eliminates all th:s
trouble and expense us tRe composi
tion used is not affected by the acid
solutiou. Broken cells are practically
dispensed with, for iu place ' of the
individual, removable cells used in
the wooden base, the cells of the rub
ber case are part of the one-piece
cast. Handles are also included iu
the original ousting, and are heavily
reinforced to prevent breaking.
inese rubber cases have been tised
during the past year on the Wizard
battery manufactured under the sup-
i-rvison oi uie estern Auto Sunn v
company and distributed through their
chain of 120 Western Stores. Al
though the wood encased buttery may
s,till be obtained in nil sizes, Western
Auto officials report that the rubber
covered battery is proving to be the
more popular of the two. anions
automobile and radio owners.
Jewett and Paige
bales Show Gain
Indications that the now .tiwilt
six and I'aice six models arc in big
demand throughout the nation were
seen b.v the distribution department
of the Paige-Detroit Motor Car coni-
.Tetvett earn registered out of the
total registrations of all ears during
January, i-.tf over January, 11)24.
More Locomotives
Sweden has taken to tho use of
motor locomotives on Its railway
lines, This is a move to meet the
grnttiB competition "T5
busses. ",on f lut,,
Girrt-:f., n
1 will re,,,",. brak(ir,
rtV TH RE M0RE THN A MU
W Buick W
Four -Wheel Brakes
Of the more than a million Buicks in use
today, the last 350,000 built have Buick
mechanical 4-wheel brakes. On these
350,000, Buick 4-wheel brakes have
proved their increased control and safety
by faultless operation through nearly
two yearsj in every extreme of weather.
B. F. Goodpasture
Seventh and Olive Sts.
Eugene, Oregon
WHEN BETTER AUTOMOBILES ARE BUILT,
BUICK WILL BUILD THEM
W I L L Y S - O V E R L A N D FINE MOTOR CARS
Gtids lowest priced
maommijteeiz
with Sliding Gear Transmission
Motorists Quick
On Brake Action
Illy NKA Service)
V- '..MllNtiTON, March 2S. Mot
react within half a second to
ii' !! driving rnnininmis. Is the
1 1! by V. A. Moan and II. II. Al
t' p hurcau of standards engineers.
This conclusion is tha residt of
tests made among numerous drivers,
on Ihclr speeil in replying to the com
mand to stop their cars. The aver
iie difference in time between the
command and the complying action
when the lirako pedal Is applied, the
engineers found, was half a second.
Tho reaction time was not appreci
ably affected by the speed of the ve
hicle, noj wos ttiere any appreciable
relation between the reaction time
end tha age or sex nf the Individual.
Hut the experimenters discovered that
there was marked relation between
the reaction time and the intelligence
of the driver.
I
Easily the greatest closed
car value in all automobile
history . . . sales are break
ing all records ... a car of
light weight in desirable
contrast to cars that are
heavy and slow . . .
People want the safety of
its all-steel body ... its
increased driving vision . . .
the comforts of patented
Triplex Springs . . . the
power of its big, reliable
engine . . . the endurance
of Its rugged axles . . . the
ease of driving with its
modern disc-type clutch
. . . the economy of amaz
ingly low upkeep . . . and
at great saving in first cost.
ALL-STEEL
West and Sons Motor Co.
FOUR
OORS
9th and Pearl Eugene, Ore.
How
Many People
Know
o You
WHO DO NOT OWN AUTOMOBILES
G
Bring' Us Your List of These Non-Automobile
Owners and We Will Explain an Except
ional Opportunity That We Are Of
fering' During
fe Display Week
March 30th. to April 4th., 1925
Ford Display Week is an international event. Ford dealers everywhere will
make unusual displays of Ford products. We will have on display the
full line of cars, trucks and tractors. Please accept this as your invitation
to call any time during the week to inspect the showing.
E. C. SIMMONS CO.
E. C. Simmons
Authored Ford Dealers
EUGENE, ORE.
L. E. Simmons
MS