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About The Klamath news. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1923-1942 | View Entire Issue (May 23, 1926)
,fie Ten Sunday, May 23, 1026 THE KLAMATH NEWS NttV PHRYI CDC' improve Driving By Gardner Wins in liLM' ulllll uLLIl u. Watching Chauffeur Obstacle Race at FEATURES MEET!- HIGHEST PRAISE ? 2,000 Motor Buwev Operate in Canada S.imelimes it lnut pay to m't head of th othr follow. No-1 j where ia lliii better llhiatruU'd tluin 'In pttaltic ii tlmuffeur-drlven car. A Rciod chauffeur Is n iood niun to follow. Ho droits dotens of tip Hi , I the conree of a short run down the W i avenue, but these are lost wheu one '' J. E. Howie of th Howie Motor l runninit ahead of him. It is icood Company. Chrysler dealar. drove practice sometimes to gat behind tiowa from Portland Friday with a s good driver and watch Mm. It Tw Chrysler' "Sixt?." the first of is worth trying. One's mlatukes lu ttol new model to be brought Into i driving thus become pronounced, iba city. '-Bum with a sii-eyiinder motor ! Reclaimed Rubber IB lbs "Flfty-EiicM" chassis, the; Slew model waa designed by Mr. t 'Chrysler to set the pace In fompe-' Spjlff iP I Ollffsf ' M'ir'' S-B0B motor bussea are ' In service In Canada. The urovlnee of Manitoba has taken advaulag of yio motor bus to provide adequate traniortalloa tor. Its school child ren, and out of a total registration of 600 busaWSSu am employed for this purpose. Mere man muy still claim super iority iu Aome ficMx of sport and Iiu5lnes. but every day jc-cs one Tires Give Service ttllon with the growlug field of fight tlx cars, according to Mr. Howie, 'it la. however, not a mere adapta tion, as the "Fltty-KUcht" chassis 'Is built witfl far nreater strength 'than fta four-cylinder motor re quired. Of a hundred and nine' lse of reclaimed treads of pneumatic investigated by. the rubber in the tires has been Vnlted Slates or more of his long standing claims fcl.of to pieces. The latest is lu the matter of motor car driving, and li.c woman who has uiuot a let of old Ideas on this subject is Mrs. A. Kdiy. of 5:103 Sixth avenue. North-! vaA Seattle. j The occasion was the otis'tjclc race recenily held by Sattle auto dealers ill that city, in which K feminine drivers competed. Com petition was divided Into three classes for curs under UK-Inch wheelbase; for cars from III) to 12a-lnch wheell'ase: and for car I N't'l.K S.M lll'VH TIU'CKS The postal department, Washing ton. P., ('.; after aeven years' ex perlem with motor trucks, baa de cided tlial It hsa liiiineaaurabl ad vantugea urvr, the horse-drawn ve hicle. The departuient'a records show that In ol'te city alone 130.000 was saved by the motoriiation of a portion of the letter box collections and parcel post delivery services. bureau of staudards with the re- over 125-Inch wheelbase. sultant showing that tire treads in ( The race was held over the four which rubber 25 per cent of the normal content has been replaced 'vurp rising easy riding qualities aaav hardline oualitiea on turns I Yl., nl.V ..n .,! Vltl lfn,kln ..Kit , I 'l e Perhaps the most noteworthy Pennsylvania Leads 'characteristic of Chrysler cars, ao-j fording to Mr. Howie, is the great) 'oar taken in the design, selection Miick cnirse on Kleventh street be. twiHMi line street and Denny Way. which was strewn with boxes and barrels .placed so as to form u i series of sharp s curves. Kach con-1 testant was forced to get away: from a standing start, then go' I T". Tlt. 1 through a letter S. then a straight, In laxation lolls. ,... , , , s ln ,,. op.; by reclaimed .rubber gave an aver- ! fie. upvtra ,.f ,.l...i.f T llOll mit.ut ..n road. Pennsvlv.nl. led .11 states last I""'0 Action from the first one. f materials, and particularly the year ja ,he OIUOun, pai,, lB fees. Incn "'" struignt siretcn. a minute precision used ln the ma- driven,' licenses and gasoline taxes. ,,,rn bi,ck cv'r ,he to"- Balsa work of the car. Surfaces are with S 30 770 New York was'An 'dea o( ,llc ki" "h n,l'h Airs, hady drove ner liariiuer eignt- with Iivo- j second with 'frequently machined to a uousuatna oi an men. ne stated. . by California S Hrhil every refine ment In motor and i gan, 762. 0SO, Body construction has been provid-j 15T.1S1. "ii by what is the oldest group of ! '. automobile engineers in America. I'l.ZI.K MLVKI 0. New York was 5. 506.145. followed .773. 0S7: .Michl- and Ohio, t in-line may be had from the fact. 'that she not only walked home. ! an easy winner in her class, but ; covered the course In faster time . ; than the winners in those classes! 1 I : open only to cars of short wheel-1 G11KASE GOOD SK W, According to Firestone automo-' base. 1 '. Hard grease makes a better sea'.jtlve statisticians, the number of, The time of the winner and the bot b cylinder neaa gasket thar. amines owning more man one car runner-up in each class follows: 'Bbellac. When the grease is heated j Is cn the increase. This explains: 125-Inch wheelbase cars: First. Mrs. ' It changes-to j. 'very effective com-' the putzle of "one ear for every A. Eddy, driving a Oardner eight ' rton end. water seal. eight individuals." in-line sedan. Time 1 minute. 26' seconds. Second. Mia. II. Schuett. driving a I'lerce-Arrow. Tim 1 minute. 5f seconds. 110 to 115 Inch wheelbase ears: First, Mra. F. K. tiriff. driving an OUtatnoblle. Time 1 minute. 36 seconds. Sec ond : Mrs. T. II. Patterson, driv ing a Jewett. Time I minute. J7 sercuds. Cars under 110-inch wheelbase: First Miss T. W. Mc Donald, driving b Chevrolet. Time: 1 minute, 39 seconds.' Second: Mrs. A. tiamhlon. driving a Chrys ler four. Time 1 minute, 53 sec onds. ' AH of the i races were againat time and the- contestants were clocked by L D. Martin, manager of the truck division of Puget Mo tors. Plerce-Arrow factory branch at Seattle. 1 The most popular American cars IB F.ngland are the encloaed type, selling from $750 to 1.600. . . juu iuuw vi uj same viola I .ions, can pnone est. ah injormn tton will ne strictly eonfldaatlal. Overland Coupe Is j Expected Here Soon A new Overland Six model, the coups. I expected lu Klamath Falls' within b few days, according to J.' I. Ilrett of lit Overland-Knight company. Th new coupe is mid to1 b a very attractive "Job", llesldes th new coupe. Ih shipment ex pected will lurlud two Willys-' Knight "Seventy" models and an Overland Four louring, Mr. Droit said. Demaud for th "Seventy"; coulluues to be far In excess of the. supply, as but two of the cars have arrived, to be anappert up at one.; while several are on th walling list for thia popular model. ; XAHT TO COAHT It la now possible to buy a through, ticket mid travel all the way from New York to Sau Fran-i Cisco on a balloon-tired motor oils or motor coach, or to travel from F.I Paso. Texas, to Portland, Ore j More than 70,000 of the motor blisses and conches are bow trsvrr-j sing American highways. Th average expense Incurred during 135 by S00 Chevrolet, dealers throughout the country on repairs and adjustments during the ninety-day guarantee period was less! than $3 per car. A remarkablo showing, considering the minor trouble that are apt to develop hc(n a new car la first taken out on the road. ' Struthers Shock Absorbers (Snubbers) Di-aitfiit'd and pi-rfvi'tud with the di'vulopmvnt of the bulloon tire to meet every requirement mid keep every movement of body and nprini under proper control. Before insUUiiiK any shuck ub.iorberit, see the Struthcra tttudy the principle. i There are others, but none like Struhers. SULLIVAN & HOWARD Sales and Service. 510 South 6th St if LIVE, obedient energy from the low swung, gravity balanced motor, makes the Overland Six the great power favorite of the West. It will out-run, out-pull, out-accelerate any other car near its price or size class. The full motor power is usable, all the time, carried! in a straight line from the crank shaft to the rear axle. You fed its real power superiority whenever you make a demand on the engine for more speed, or a quick get away, or for the last ounce of pull on a steep moun tain grade. Until you have tried this great power plant in competi tion with others of the same size, you cannot have an idea of how much better it really is. The low swung, gravity balanced body gives great stabifity on the road you can use the power on curves and where the going is rough. At the end of the day's run, this Over land bix will pile up a mileage that will surprise you. ft Long springs, the longest wheel base on any car in its class, even distribution of weight, all add to the amazing perform ance value of this leader among light sixes. ( In appearance it is outstanding in its doss a real aristocrat in every line and detail. Drive it-ride in it-learn why it is the great popular favorite. Try it out for yoursclt. TOtadl Six Overland-Knight Sales Co. P. O. B. FACTORY The New Willys Finance fe Plan- Smaller down pay. ments and smaller monthly payments; t the lowest credit cost in the industry (B Phone 899 4th and Klamath Get Your SEIBERLINGS TODAY If Don't wait until your old tires are complete ly gone before you buy your SEIBERLINGS. Many a day that started perfectly has suffered an unpleasant end just because a tire was not what it should have been. ' ..', Spare yourself the grief of constant tire trouble. Get a set of SEIBERLING CORDS. They mqy cost you a trifle more than some tires, but freedom from tire worry is worth far more than the slight additional cost. Every SEIBERLING owner is. a SEIBER LING booster. Just ask any of them for their honest opinion as to the biggest tire value. We'll bet they'll say "Why, SEIBERLINGS, of course." ' ; ,.. i.. i Get your set today. Seiberlirig Tires and Tubes 30x3 io, 4 ply $15.95 C0x3L My $21. 9S 29x4.40 i .: .-.....$19.95 . 32x4'. - $47.95 30x5 $61.95 33x5 $65.95 32x6, Standard $75.75 32x6, 0. S $100.95 PORTAGE CORDS 30x3 $11.25 30x31. ;$n.95 OTHERS 30x3 ; .$7.75 30x3'. '$8.50 30x3'. Cord $'io.OO , . Balsiger Motor Co. ru . . ' Authorized Ford Sales and Service j 9th and Klamath Ave. Phone 427 5 II J 1 ,j