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THE DAILY CAPITAL JOURNAL. SALiSM, OREGON, SATURDAY, FEE. 26, 1916.
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Some Real Bargains in Used Cars
One Michigan 35 4-passenger $300.00
One Michigan 40 4-passenger $400.00
One Paige 36, electric lights and starter, 5 passenger $500.00
One 1915 Six-cylinder Studebaker, electric lights and starter, A-l condition
$750.00
See the
New Oldsmobile
light
In our show room, also the snappy little Maxwell Roadster.
Holverson and Burns
Distributors of
MAXWELL OLDSMOBILE
Corner High and Ferry Streets
Salem, Oregon
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L. G. Thompson of the Los Angeles
j Saxon Agency, Drives Saxon
I . "Six" From Los Angeles to
Santa Barbara.
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' On account of tin- heavy ruins sill
i automobile traffic between Santa Bnr
j barn anil Sun I.um Obispo lias been sus
1 pended.
! Tin; Inst car known to have made
I the trip north from Santa liarbara
I wns n Saxon Six, driven by T.. (I.
! Thompson of the Siixhii agency in
t.os Angeles. The Gaviota road was ic- j school.
Suggestions of Judge Intended to Keep
Motorists Out of Court and
to Protect Life.
Chicago has an automobile court, pre
sided over by a judge who bears the
restful name of Sabath. Jn the eourse
of his judicial tenure in this court,
Judge Habath has hid to deal with
thousands of cases resulting form care
lessness on the part of motorists. He
has exceptional opportunities for study
ing the causes of accidents and in an
address to the public safety committee
in f'hifam IibI Tiimjdnv np nffprnd thf
following suggestions to motorists based
upon his experience in investigating
cases brought before him:
Slow down at street intersections.
l.'se chains when pavements are slip
pery. lon't cover cross walks when stop
ped by crossing officer.
Don's pass on the left hand side of a
street car, or any other vehicle which is
driving along the street car tricks.
Pass all vehicles on other streets on
tiie left.
Don't attempt to cut in between the
street cars going in opposite directions.
Don't bring a hardship on tiie motor
ing fraternity by your foolhardy acts.
Test your brakes every morning.
Don't forget the street car cannot
turn out.
Never under any circumstances touch
intoxicating liquors in any form while
driving and never ride in a car whose
driver has been drinking.
liespect the right of pedestrians.
Kcnd and study the traffic, lows of
the city and state.
Keep to the right and stop only at
tiie right side of the street.
Turn corners at right angles from
center of the street intersections.
Dim 't stop short.
Don't turn to the right or left un
til you have signaled the vehicle behind
von.
Keep within the speed limit.
Liiuetare Hiurrcveni
Most Auto Accidents
By L B. Weyman.
(Service Manager J. W. Leavitt & Co.,
Pacific Coast Distributors of Over
land Automobiles.)
Half the cars brought to the repair
shop are brought there unnecessarily;
that is, a little care from time to time
would have avoided trouble.
It takes only a little time, given sys
tematically, to keep a car in good run
ning condition, and the only need of a
repair shop under such conditions, is
when parts commence to show wear
from long operation.
To secure satisfactory work from an
automobile engine, attention must be
given to at least four particular points. I
The carburetor must be properly adjust
ed, the combustion chamber free from
carbon, the spark plugs must be in good
condition and oil should be reasonably j
iresh and clean. JNow, an ot tnese
points can be attended to by the owner
or user, provided he has the disposition
to do so technical skill is not at all
necessary, especially with a machine
constructed as simply as the 1016 Over
land. The first and most important point, of
course, is the adjustment of the carbu
retor, which should be so adjusted that
the mixture will not be too rich or too
lean. The proper mixture is one that
is just as lean as possible, as a thin I
mixture is faster and more powerful !
than a rich mixture. All that is neces
sary is to thin out the mixture by in- !
creasing the air or cutting clown on the
gasoline supply until you arrive at a
condition whero with a cold engine
there would be a sneezing or coughing
in the carburetor which symptoms
will pass away as soon as the engine is
warm. This is a very easy adjustment
for any one to make.
The next important point is to keep
the carbon out of the combustion cham
ber, and this is also very easily at
tended to by any one by scraping the
carbon ,lwse with carbon scrapers,'
which can be secured from any supply
store, and blowing the loose carbon out
of the valve domes, or the valve caps,
with n foot pump, bellows or compressed
nir. The only point to be careful about !
to see that tiie tiottom valves are I
A big to' ii r i n g Va r: f o rlf iye"p e o p 1 e
This "Six" Proves What a
Quality Car Should Cost
Approach all crossings carefully ami , Mlllti s0 t)lnt nonp of ti10 ,I1S0 ont.)011
obey the signal of the crossing oiii-1 ,vjn g,.t under one of the valve seats.
l'er" , , ...... To insure the piston being in firing
Always remember that it. is better to ositi1li prnm,(1 as fi1mvs. H,,mVl.
cause u delay than an accident. ,p Villvi, (,r lomM from Xo , ovlitlu.,..
Wnen approaching an automobile at j thp f emU ; fh(, olilor" ovlin.l-
coming IU .... oITusuu ............ , tl, e.mmn nver W l.n.,,1 n,,,l
i .. ir ii : I watch the inlet valve until it rises and
headlights , seas
The next time the piston comes to the
top it will be in firing position and
both valves are shut with the piston
slow down
Don't use anv gbirin
the streets.
When unable to see what is ahead at
anv time slow down.
Never under any circumstances drive
Cast when approaching or passing a
ported ns impassible on nceouut of the
soft fills in the state highway between
(lolotn and (Inviota. Kvery one who
knew of Thompson's intention to drive
I the Snxon north advised him nguinst
the attempt. Nevertheless he left Si .
ta, Barbara, in a heavy downpour.
I The south side of San Marcos lias
many grades cut in t lie clay or ndobe,
and in such places the wheels would
I spin without getting traction. Kven tire
I chains could not prevent it, but by care-
I'pon a signal from .mother driver ap
proaching from the rear at a reasonable
speed pull over to the extreme right and
allow him to pass. Tiie law compels
you courtesy ueninn.ls you.
Stop 10 feet behind street cars tak
ing on or discharging passengers.
Try capital Journal Want Ads.
OttoJ. Wilson
II I ful driving, the long up-hill climb was
I made, although in two plnce rock slides
II 1 so mocked the roao tnai ir loosen use
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WOLTER OFF FOR HONOLULU
THE OLDSMOBILE EIGHT
San Francisco, Feb. 10. .Toe Walter,
factory man with the Kxcelsior mid a
lacing man of national fame, passed
through San Francisco on his way to
Honolulu where he contemplates enter
ing the good old Kxcelsior in races
which will be held in the island metrpo
elis during the mid winter festival for
which Honolulu and the Hawaiian is
lands are famous. With Wolters went
eno of the HI- inilenii-hour Kxcelsior
twins and a ported creation with enorm
ous valves. See the latest model of the
F.xcelsinr on display at the local deal
ers, Morse & Hnnisden.
The eight with the new light
ness, made its initial appearance on
the streets today. Jt is of strikingly
attractive ensembles, with many dis
tinctive features, turning others the
radiator design, llalvorsen & Hums, the
distributors, may justly feed proud of
the latest addition to their automobile
family.
According to an edict of the tailors, a
geiitlcnuin must spend $'20ii0 n year
on his wardrobe. Hut don't despair un
til this brand new definition of a gen
tleman gets into the dictionaries.
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Aoto-Cycle
$265 P.O. B. Salem. '16 Model, 3 Speed
balance.
Reaches Summit.
Near the summit there are two fords j
that, came near stopping the trip again..
The water came within two or three!
inches of the floor boards, but the cc-1
bucked through without the engine i
missing a shot.
doing down the north side was almost I
lis bad as the climb to the summit, as a
very low rate of speed had to be main
tained and the car allowed to slid'
down one hill after nnothcr with ' i
brakes set. Hetween the. grade and Sue
til Tne. many soft spot's of adobe Inn'
to be negotiated with always danger o1' j
sticking, but the Saxon always tugged j
through. I
Adobe Hill. i
Between l.os Olivas and T.os Alomosl
Thompson came near meeting his W' j
terloo. On n slippery ndobe lull with m
ruts to help guide the car, the Snxon
slid off the rond and hung over tl"
bank, tilted at a forty-five degree an
gle. Thompson walked two miles in the
mud to a ranch. Four hours' work the
next morning put the car back on th
road.
OLD WHITE BUICK WINS
FIRST MONEY IN CONTEST
To fuUy appreciate the 1016 EXCELSOIR you must ride It. If you
art considering- buying a motorcycle don't buy until we hate taken you
for a ride on this machine. As yon ride you will be convinced that this
latest product of the EXCELSOIR rgaaiiation has features not to be
found m yet on any other make of motorcycle; features you would not do
without If you knew their value. LET US SHOW YOU WHY,
Morse & Ramsden
Wl B. High St., Local Agents
CALL TOR DEMONSTRATION. TERMS IT DESIRED-
JUxttini In Used Motorcycles and Bicycles.
TVER JOHNSON and EXCXUBIOR UICYCLXB.
With a record of Ullt.SOO miles, equal
to more thun 10 times around the world, j
lo its credit, n ll'llil Huick, owned by F.
K. Slnson, of I'hiinville, Kuns., made j
the most remarkable showing of liny
j car in the mileage contest conducted j
1 by the llyntt Holler Hearing eompnny.
! The object, of the contest was to learn
j how far automobiles hnve run in every
day service upon their originul equip
ment of Hyatt bearings. Mr. Slnson
was awnrded the first prize of $01111.
More than ,'liMl tires, costing ifSOUO, were
worn out by the car.
Bulck Has Groat Record.
Slnson 's "Old White Huick," whicl
is known nil over that part of Kansas
in which l'lainville is located, has been
driven by more than LTi different driv
ers, in addition to members of the own- :
er's family.. It has carried loads of
nearly two tons, including pianos, j
trunks and all kinds of baggage. This
car Tins n straight track speed record
of 70 miles per hour and has been diiv- (
en in stock car races in county fairs nl'
over Kansas. It was a consistent first
prize winner. During one week seven
trips averaging lit! miles each were made
at night after the car had been used
throughout the day. Since the contest
closed the car has been driven thou
nnds of miles and it is estimated that
it will be able to cover at least auother
100.000 miles before it has outlived it
usefulness.
The
Price
of
I ires
Have
Advanced
To get the most miles out of
your tires keep them in good re
pair We repair them and guar
antee our work to be as good as
any in the Northwest.
Salem
Vulcanizing
Works
471 Ferry St.
Salem.
I anywhere near the top. With the pi
ton at the top, or within one-fourth
an inch of the top of the stroke, go in
with your set of three carbon scrapers
and scrape the carbon loose and blow
it out as above directed. .Screw in the
valve domes and pass on to the next
cylinder, working on one cylinder at a
time.
To see that spark plugs are right,
there must be no cracked porcelain.
The spark ping must be reasonably
clean, and the important point is that
the spark plug points must be 1:12 of an
inch apart. Spark plugs should be oc
casionally inspected as to the spark
gap, because this distnnco is sometimes
increased by the slow burning away of
tne spark plug wires from the action
of the electric spark.
The oil in the engine crunk case
should be drained off every 1,000 miles
and the crank case washed out with
kerosene and fresh oil supplied. After
draining off the oil, close the drain plug
and put one gallon of kerosene in the
crank case, start the engine and run
it for a minute, and then drain off the
kerosene and fill the engine with fresh
oil. As stated, this should be done every
1,000 miles, because after the oil has
been splashed around in the engine for
that distance there is very little oil to
it and it is more like dirty water than
oil.
By attention to above four points any
automobile user should get long-continued,
satisfactory service from his
engine.
Reo General Manager
Discusses Situation
"I told you so!" snid liencral Man
ager Scott of the Tteo Motor Car com
pany, the other day, when he was told
of an increase in price by nnothcr au
tomobile manufacturer, and proposed
raises by seeral others.
" At the time of the Xew York show
1 said in nil interview that 1 would not
he surprised if many mnkeis were
forced to increase the price of theii
cars in the coming months. In fact
A short time ago price to many
men set the. standard of a car's
quality. Hut not any longer.
The coming of the Saxon "Six"
has altered old-time ideas of what
a high-grade car should cost.
For in this Saxon "Six" at
.fsS.'i.iiii you note feature after
feature formerly found only 011
the costly car.
It will surprise you wilh its
finished perfection in detail anil
equipment.
Class Car Standards
yoa now find
In Saxon "Six'' you find light
ness together with uncommon
strength and ruggedness.
You find on usual power -on
minimum consumption of gaso
line. You find matchless speed,
flexibility, nccclerat ion, quiet
ness ami coolness.
Yon find noteworthy beauty
the newest type of yacht-line de
sign. You find roominess and comfort.
The wheelbase is 112 inches.
You find real operative economy.
Both in fuel and tiro costs Saxou
"Six" lowers usual standurds.
V011 find Tiinken axles and full
Tiinken bearings throughout the
chassis.
You find helical bevel driving
gears. You find a silent, ef
ficient two-unit electric starting
and lighting system.
Von find an exquisite, lustrous
body finish linoleum covered,
aluminum bound running boards
and floor boards and many
further improvements.
Prices F. O. B. Salem.
"Six" Touring Car $885
"Six" Hondster $885
Standard Hondster, 4-cylinder
:....$145
(Klci trie starting and light
ing .."i0 extra.)
Helivery Car, 3-spee.l trans
mission $145
See the Saxon Six demonstrated at Capital Garage,
Lloyd L. Ryan, Agent
173 S. Liberty Street Phone 783
Call up and we will take you for a drive.
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TODAY'S ODDEST STOST
Minneapolis, Minn., Feb. 6,
Warren Hasty, of lliuty,
Winn., nevir wsnter) trt let
folks think he was hasty. So
at 73 he was married to Mrs.
Lydia Theil hee.
Hasty sever has been married
before.
Your Business and "Bicycle Day
Bicycle Day is on February 29 a nation-wide public
recognition of the worth of the Bicycle
On this day wo shall have the stage set to show you, to the best pos
sible advantage, how the bicycle means money in your pocket
How, in your business, the bicycle will cut down delivery expense
How it will reduce the cost of messenger service and
How it will, in a doen ways, make your business run smoother and
more economically.
The guarnuteo.1 bicycles, with thirty-eight years of expciieioe be
hind them.
Another Sensation
The New 1916
Moo
Is here and on display at the
Great Western Garage
147 N. High St.
Salem
FLYER
BICYCLES
This year promises to bo the biggest 12 mouths in the history of the
modern bicycle, with "1,000,000 Bicycles in 1!16'' almost assured.
We shall hold open houe on Ricycle Day remember the dnte.
Scott & Scott
SS2 BUt 8trMt
Salem, Oregon
said 1 w ould be very much surprised j
if that did not happen. And I guve ;
then the same reasons that are now j
given by those mnkers who have he ;
to bow to the inexitable the increased j
cost, of materials and of manufacture.,
due lo shortage of high speed toc.i j
steel, machine tools nnd other necessar-j
ics. I
"Most readers doubtless took th; !
prediction with a giuin of inlt, but!
events are now proving its accuracy.' j
"The present shortages and present
high juices of materials are mist se-j
rieusly affecting those who do not
I make, but who merely assemble nutomo
I biles, and a few others who m$: V
i classed as manufacturers but who for
financial reasons were unable a year
; ago to contract satisfactorily for thci
requirements a year in advance.
I "Concerns like Heo nnd a few others
similarly situated, whose financial st:i
j bility is undoubted, and who may
theiefore be counted upon as those who
'will be in business nnd paving theil
j bills in the future as in the past, nre
not vo seriously ntfeetecl by either
the shortage of materials nor the in
crease in price,
"I'roducers of raw materials such as
aluminum, steel, etc., as well as machine
j tools, figure it this way: 'Here's an
Order for export with cash on delivery
in New York; on the other hand, here's
i a concern who wants the same material
for automobile manufacture but whose
! ability to pay j doubtful and whoe
I future is still more in doubt. Gurss
(we'll accept the Vuropenn order.'
"As au indication of mhere R-
stands, I need only cite one instance.
We found the demand for Heo cars
greater than ever before and after
looking over the situation we found
we could get more material than o
had originally contracted for. Of
course we had options on that material,
otherwise it might have been unattain
able. The other day wo decided there
fore, to put 11.00(1 more Sixes through
the factory tlinn the original schedule
called for, to more nearly meet the
dealers' demand for this model.
"Our plans on Heo the Fifth wer.
nearly twice that of last year, so wo
ere protected on material for that,
model.
"I'm going to repeat two prophecies
that I made at the New York show,"
concluded Mr. Scott, "both of which
were at that time accepted lightly but
were hived on a pretty thorough know
ledge of the inside conditions, and the
truth of which will become apparent a
little later.
"One of those prophecies was that
'there will not be, cannot be ns many
cars made in l!)Hi as there were in l'.ilo;
with a demand greater than ever before
because of the greater present prosper
ity of the country, there will be a tie
meiidous shortage the coming year,"
and the second, "many makers, and es
pecially assemblers, will be forced to
increase their prices.' "
FASTOB GOES TO IT AIT
Rome, Feb. 23. Following the eourm
of Kings Peter and Nicholas in their
flight before the Austrian) and Bui
gars, Kssad Pasha, dictator of Albania
has arrived In Italy. He ruled after
the abdication of the Trince of Wied.