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.The Rouburg RtvUw
An Independent Ntwtpaptr, Publlihed for
th Beit IntereeU of the People,
VOL. XXVIII NO. 76 OF ROSEBURG REVIEW
ROSEBURG. OREGON, WEDNESDAY, JULY 20, 1927.
VQL. XVIII.NO. 11 OF THE EVENING NEWS
YOUR
Unwittingly the Auto Owner Leaves
By NEA Service.
LITTLE ROCK, Ark., Wy 13!
Look at an automobile and know
lis owner! , ', p -''.
This new method ol character
analysis Is the discovery of Pro
fessor Oscar CornelluB,-teacher of
automobile mechanics at the. Little
Ilock sonipr high school, student
and observer of automotive details.
Ninety out of a hundred times
Cornelius has succeeded In hitting
the nail on the head when he : at
tenipted to. describe a' person by
the appearance of his car.
'It's not so easy as you might be
llevo, however. Only a practiced
mechanic can diagnose the entire
case of an auto owner, says this
professor. For it's the mechanic
who is . in position to observe 'all
the details that the unheeding
owner 'leaves behind him. ,
Cornelius explains his system:
. ."The person with easy-going hab
By ERWIN. GREER
(President Greer College of Auto
motive & Electrical Trades,.
Chicago, 111.,
Qunlfty of service Is not serious
ly limited by amount of population,
. the volume of business done by the
dealer or any other consideration,
but Is mainly built, on the dealer's
own cnaracter. it ne is rar, Bigiueu
enough to see that his total maxt
'. mum business for years to come
depends more on the service , lie
fives than on any other factor, you
VwHl-lnd;tlMrt-.-he-lia-a well-equip-.-pod
shop,' stocked with the essen
tial repair parts, with competent
help, and- careful accounting
m the
Phone 371
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CAR IS YOUR
its, inclined to put things oft uu
til tomorrow, can instantly be de
tected. The front or. rear license.
jilato will be dueling, the lugs
loose and perhaps n curtain nap
ping.'..; ' ;. . : . ' ; J
! , Keep Your Car Clean .'.
"Slovenly persons allow a coat
ing of dust and perhaps splatter
ings of mud to hide the finish.
On a closed car the windows are
perhaps spotted, the floor is usually
covered with scraps of paper, ashes
and what not and the upholstering
will emit a cloud . of dust when
Btruck .wlth the palm. .
".Then there Is the inatter of dob
ture when driving, borne drivers
slump behind the steering wheel
or sit at, an "angle the don't care
attitude. , Sl. - "
"The methodical person of fixed
habits and of a good characton sits
behind the steering wheel erect but
in a comfortable 'position. Whim.
methods. -". - . - - '
The problem Is,! then, to deter
mine whethor the dealer- of the car
-you are considering does- give ad
equate service..' A glance at his
shop will tell a lot. , 'mere are
some important agencies even in
the first cities-o the country, that
have nothing in the way bf shop
equipment exoept a few hand-tools
and two -or three vises. This is
not the sort of dealer to buy a car
from. . -
If you ask him he will tell you
that his cars are so simple that
more extensive equipment . is not
required, or that the cars in- his
territory so rarely kive trouble that
it would not pay him to have, more
tools. This is nonsense.- His ar
guments are refuted by the facts":-
the three most popular cars selling
at.-over $2,000 have the ' heat' serv
ice facilities the country over. Ad-
-nhunln. tnnl anulrirnent is ASselitial
in order to reduce the' amount of
labor to a minimum and to produce
better work. -':.:
hottest summer
Cars climb the steepest mountain
grades without overheating. In con
gested city traffic, Star Cars out-perform
all other automobiles in their class. On
long stretches .of open highway, Star
Cars maintain speed worthy of the
finest cars built. The Red Seal Conti
nental Motor gives Star Cars power on
the hills . . . flexibility in traffic .-. .
speed on the level.
Star Cars
FOURS
SIXES
RAPP BROTHERS
DOUGLAS COUNTY DISTRIBUTORS
Roseburg
Traces of His Character, and the Mechanic Finds Him Out
I ,y J
Oscar Corelius.
Every . automobile repairman
looks like an expert to the average
owner; but -many of them are not. .
It is a wise precaution- to' buy a
car from a dealer who employs a
mechanic deeply versed in the mys
teries of electrical ; equipment
Most electrical ailments take an
hour to find and a minute to fix,
and If the repairman is expert
enough he may -bo able to eliminate
the hour. I have seen cars held
up for days while the inexpert re
pairman made a futiie search" for
some trouble that a specialist
would have located In a minute.
Enough motorists are truthful,
however, for -you to be able to ob
tain, the information necessary to
make a satisfactory selection . of
both car and dealer. ,
Some prospective -huyers'- -he-sir
tate- -because ..they do-, not .care "to
potJnysJ,i'.angers, jmt .almost .any
man will be glad' :to atop -work to
talk 'about his car., It is a human
weakness, and few are Immune
from It.
days, Star
Can and Pine -
TELLTALE
ever a new squeak appears, It is
promptly attended to. Side cms
tains are fastened securely. The
exteriqr and interior of the auto
mobile are free from dust. The
finish is spotless although it may
be dull because of long. use. The
top and the floor are kept clean. .
' Don't Get Excited I
''As a rule, this type of motorist
never allows his car to stand in
the rain when a garage Is avail
able. . "The observing . mechanic ' can
Instantly detect the motorist of
even temper. The driver who' is
excitable, which is just another,
way of saying hat .he is nervous,
continually applies his brakes: Ho
slams them on, as the expression
is, instead of applying them gent
ly and firmly. He does not give an
even feed to the carburetor. ;....
"Temper causes more damage
to the automobile than " the .usual
rife IP sjf I
Among the so-called "firsts," and character in the form of an auto
exclusive privileges, here, indeed, mobile in attendance to Their Ma
was an enviable "first and only," jesties, the conquerors of 2100
credited to a smart Oakland two- miles of air space between the Pa
door sedan, the only privileged ciflc shores and Honolulu. T. FT.
How SheiHittin'
By ISRAEL KLEIN
Science Editor, NEA Service
Shortly after we've had the new
car some of us find it doesn't ment
the requirements -we have to de
mand of it.
The fault Is not bo much in the
car as It is In our selection of it.
We have failed to put it to thn
test that would satisfy our person
al' needs, hut have succumbed to
the car's own advantages as devel
oped and defined by its manufac
turer. That Is why In many cases, the
new car doesn't seem to be hitting
juBt right. - . ,
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Trouble is, we're lost in tlio
ecstasy of. the moment as we're
driven about In the new product.
Everything is new and splc and
span. The motor is quiet, power
ful and flexible.
But that doesn't tell the storv.
What we want is a car that will
do for n h every day. In all the
emergencies and peculiarities of
traffic, what we will have In store
for It.
Taking. the car out on Sunday
for a try-out doesn't Rive It thf
test It should meet, when we In
tend to use It mostly on wefk
days. Or taking a long spin with
It on a nice concrete road, without
the bother of frequent cross roads,
traffic lights, street cars and nthfr
pestiferous details, isn't the kind
of test that would approve the car
for general every-day use.
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It should be remembered tliat
one automobile which is touted for
us speed, power and swift get
away, might be lewi desirable for
our needs than another car which
may be slower and lens powerful,
but which would save us the cost
of many gallons of gasoline and oil
In the long runs we expect to make
with It.
An out-of-town salesman makes
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woar and. tear. I have seen grown,
rational men become angry nnd
strike or kick the crank as if it
were a human beine. .
Keen Temper at Homel
"I have seen men attempting to
change tires and when they didn't
progress as ' quickly as ? they be
lelved they should, they Bhuhed
out at the offending wheel witn
their foot. , . '
"If a man or woman allows a
balky automobile to cause a dis
play of tenlper, Isn't it reasonable
to assume their dispositions at
home are none too Bweet?
"The person of even tempera-,
meut does not speild nearly so
much in reiftilr bills as the person
with an uncontrollable temper, or a
nervous driver.
"Driving courtesy is another
tell-tale clue of the disposition of
motorists but then that is known
to everyone."' '
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Pinched-Who? The Nail.
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Filr maid demonitrated possibilttlei of new self sealing tube which
heals ordinary punctures' by compression of rubber.
The Western Auto Supply com
pany has been appointed distribu
tor for the Poison McWadn puncture-Healing
tubes and will handle
the saU'S for this product through
out the Pacific states.
"The Westurn Auto Supply com
pany feels that the Poison tube
will meet with Instant favor among
motorists who appreciate conven
ience and economy," aaya G. M.
Kroll, local Western Auto manager.
"The trbe ts made of pure rubber
with an extra thick tread, so de
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Assembly Record Set
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Six and one-half minutes was the tinje required by an eight-man team
representing the Wushlngton eectlon, Society of Automotive Engineers, to
assemble one of these Chevrolet truck chassis, at the recent S.A.B. summer
meeting, French Lick, Ind.
Eight members, of the Washing
ton section, Society of Automotive
Engineers,--'demonstrated- - the -'advantages
of - standard automotive
parts recently by . assembling a
hall-ton "Chevrolet chassis in the
record time of six and one-halt
minutes, ill -competition with six
other teamB Blmllnrly engaged. The
stunt wus a fo.tture of the Society's
annual summer meeting at French
I.lek. Ind. - -
When' the Intrepid (rnns-I'nclflc flyers, Lester Multlnnd nnd Albert
Hcgcnlicrter, slnrlcd fhclr epochal flight to (Me Hawaiian Islands
in tho "llli'd of Paradise," (iikliifr-off from Oakland, Ciillforiiln, ono
of (lie most Interested and useful spectiilnrs of the event was u two
door Oakland sedan, uolonghiff In Muster Sarirennt Alfred Hum.
hurt, II. Hi A. Scenes. nt the slnrll - I'liper left lleirenlieriror nnd
Jliiltlandt upper i'lKll'I'ii' lil"t r'oltkcr "lakluir off." Oilier
: pliolos show llio ship liclnif fiielcd and ialilnir on supplies- for (ho
' " trip; Ivllh tho Oaklniid iirthe foreground. 1 i ' ; ' -'
nmiihir limn iliere. nvnrvwheie. lion, tlio Oakland services were
tliiB motor car sorved quickly and
in good stead tho wlBlics of Its
owuor, Master Sergeant AJIreu
Harnlinrt, . U. S. A., ; in charge of
all aerial ivpnli'B of donlzons fo tho
air nt the Presidio's Crlssy Field,
, whose lask on tho dny of the im
mortal Oakland-Honolulu flight was
by no means tho least Important.
Tho Oakland sedan is Sergeant
Darnhart's own car, and ho finds It
UBoful In. many ways husldos his
own personal transportation to and
from air service headquarters at
Crlssy Field,
it.. T.intn,ianin -Tntnr
Mnitland nnd Albert Hogenbergor
took off on their Pacific Oconn
if it, '" 'A
signed that when Inflated, It will
self-seal all ordinary punctures by
compression of the pure rubber
alone no metal, fabric or any
other device Is used. Tho lowest
tube cost per mile ever known Is
develr.ppd and Is clnimed by rea
son ot the pure rubber construc
tion and extra weight. A Poison
tube will outwear four tires, giv
ing around 60,000 or morn miles
of trouble-free service, Is the be
lief of Mr. Poison ot the Poison
McWade company.
While the assembled delegates
derived, much amusement from
watching the' seven . teams vie for
a record In a line or work which
they wore unramiliar except la
theory, the performance also car
ried Hb lesson to many - of the
watchers. , But for the perfectly
fitting "parts, the assembly might
have 1 required hours Instead of
minutes. In view of the fact that
none of the assemblers wre con-
practically Indispensable; nnd this
was tho oul uuiomoime oi uie
thousands parked around Day Farm
Island flying fiold that was allow
ed "Insldo the linos." . A photog
rapher at the field, scoring a "iiowb
bet" for Oakland, took several
photographs of tho car stopped
dose- to the giant trl-motorod Fok
ker plane while fuolliiK and other
last minute preparations wore ho
lug mado.
Sergeant Unrnharfs Oakland se
dan Is the latest modol, and a
mechanism In which he takes
mneli nru e as no noes in me wihk-
od craft with which lie has become
so familiar.
S T UDEBAK E R
A car any man will
be proud to own,
at a price any man
can afford to pay.
The Studebaker Custom Sedan,' at
$1335, is officially rated the most
powerful car in the world of its aize
and weight. Custom charm, easy
chair comfort, arrow-swift speed and
traditional Studebaker stamina t See
it and drive it today.
STUDEBAKER
CUSTOM SEDAN
1335
f. o. b. factory, with VOO worth of xtra ,
equipment at no extra cost. Other 8tude
oaker and Ersklne models) 945 to $2495.
O. M BERRIE
131 S. Rose St. CenlrJ Garage
THIS IS A STUDEBAKER YEAR
nected with Chevrolet or familiar
with Us mechanical details, the
elapsed time was strikingly short.
The slowest team required only
a few minutes longer than thn
fastest, and lis hurry added amuse
ment to the coutest. As a test of
each team's work each car had to
be run five times around a loop
In a the nearby driveway before
the results were certified. Each
team was provided "with only two
sets of tools such as are furnished
with every Chevrolet truck and had
to select such parts as the distri
butor assembly, the wiring system,
gasoline tank, carburetor, a front
and a rear wheel and other units, -together
with a miscellany of bolts,
nuts and screws, from boxes Into
which they had been, tossed.
"The quick assembly job per
formed at French Lick gives a hint
as to the reason for the popularity
of the Chevrolet truck," explained
H. P. Fausnn of llm H. J, Hap'l
company, the local dealer organi
zation. '.-..".-".''
"Trucks are business vehicles nnd
the owner losses whenever they
are laid up for repairs. This feat
shows that In most coses the own
er can make needed replacements .
with ho equipment except that lur
nished with his vehicle and keep
his truck making money for him."
FARM REMINDERS
Summer cultivation of the Ore
gon prune orchard Is shallow, 2
or 3 Inches, aB recommended by the
productiou committee at the O. A.
C. meeting of the Northwest Dried
Prune convention, and f requont
enough to keep the weeds down.
ILesa frequent tillage 1b needed as
the season advances, and none at.
all after the middle of July in non
hearing orchards, and after mid-
August in. bearing orchards. Only .
shallow summer tllage Implements
such as Acme, Kimball or spike
tootbi' harrow are - used.
Cooking determines the quality
of cottage cheese, explains tho
dairy dlvUlon of the experiment
Btatlon at Corvallis. The curd Is .
slowly heatod In a pan of water to
100 degress or a little better. To
tell when it Is hot enough a bit of
curd Is laid on the palm of the
hand and pressed with the finger.
If not cooked enough It will orush
readlly and show whey. If too
much, -it-will:-be tough an 'corky;
If just right, it will flatten out and,
then resume its former shape
slowly, not-.raptdly-as.lt will do
If rubbery.
In seleotlng fruits for, the Oregon
home orchard those with which the
arowor is familiar and lines are
naturally the first choice. If adapt
ed to tho climate anil otner oonui-
tlonTi then they are in order. Bays
the. '.experiment,, station, (whether
rated as first class commercial
fruit or not; The person to be sat
isfied Ib the home owner, not a
more or less fastidious public. '
Growth and development of the
dairy and livestock industry of
western Oregon are thought by B.
Ij: Potter, professor of animal hus
bandry at the experiment station,
to depend more on growth of le
gumes than on any other singlo
factor. In preparing a ration for
any kind of livestock in this dis
trict the most difficult thing . Is
getting enough calcium,, particul
arly for' young Btock. Qrowers
need to pay a good deal of atten
tion to getting enough calcium for
l)ono growth.