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AUTO SECTION AUTO SECTION EWS-R BURG b( DOU COUNTY )i An Independent Newspaper, Published lor. ' the Beet Interest! of tho People. Consolidation of Tht Evening Newt nd Th Rossburg Review VOL. XXVIII NO. 88 OF ROSEBURQ REVIEW ROSEBURG. OREGON. WEDNESDAY. AUGUST 3. 1927. VOL, XVIIINO. 162 OF THE EVENING NEWS TOURISTS TAKE THEIR CARS ABROAD Rose tell EvIEw Autos By NEA Service. NEW YORK, Aug. 3. When a touriHt goes abroad this year, and henceforth, lie may take his auto mobile as he does his humlbags. That is one big reason why thousands of Ami -"'cans have been touring Europe in their own ma chines, enjoying the wayside scenes that had not been reyealed to them otherwise. Another reason la the little at: ten lion they have to pay to their cars or to the many and intricate arrangements that have to be made for touring in England, France and the other continental countries. The great shipping con cerns are doing that now. Tho International Mercantile Marino Company, for instance, goes to the extent of taking the car from the tourist at the dock and delivering It abroad, not only as it was brought to the Ameri can pier, but with all the neces sary papers, licenses and other "passes" required of foreigners touring Europe In addition, the company, as well as others, fur nishes its tourist passengers with road maps and other touring Infor . mation of tho countries they expect to visit. Legionalres May Drive An entire itinerary of travel may be arranged for tourists by the shipping concern. It is this ease of European AUTOS TO BE TOLD By NEA Service DETROIT, Aug. 3. Chemists of the United States will tell the mo toring world how really important they are in tho making- of automo biles, when they convene' here Sep tember 0. It will be the 74111 meet ing of the Amerlcau Chemical So ciety, and will be devoted entirely to chemistry's contributions to au tomotive transportation. That it is an immense contri bution is brought out by tho state ment of Erie M. Billings of Ro chester, N. V., secretary of the so ciety's industrial division. "The automobile," he says, "cm- KEEP COPS COOL Consider the traffic cop broiling under the hot sun. Stand u j c i 1 .1 . t . ca iic uucs iw uuurs, even aoing iiKe it. It makes a fellow hot under the collar, especially since he has to remain dressed up to uphold the dignity of the city. So we shouldn't be surprised to draw a cuss-word or two out of him if we happen to break a traffic rule or delay other machines. If we thought of the man and his difficulties, our own would fade in the distance. We would try to cooperate with the traffic police, to keep along with traffic especially during the busy hours and avoid the slightest infringment of the motoring code. That would help our own nerves, too, in this warm weath er. It's bad enough to be hot naturally, let alone raising our temperature and that of others by" inexcusable driving mistakes. Puncture Proof Tubes Are Joy of Insurance Man nn insurance man cannot af ford to take chances of delay when keeping an appointment with a client so the tires and tubes on his cars should be the best obtainable, Is the belief of J. J. Jackson, nn eastern representative of .the Aetna Insurance company. A letter received recently by the Poison Rubber company from Mr. Jackson tells of his experiences with the punctur-sealinK tubes over a period of eight years dur ing which time the car covered a distance of over 175.000 miles. Here is an excerpt from the let ter. "My last personal car was sold to my son. a year ago equipped with the original Volsnn tubes, whlrh had rolled up 60,000 miles Are Taken Like Trunks While Shippers I .Uncrated, cars are hoisted the holds of ocean liners, - into travel that may . entice many an American Legionaire to the Paris convention In September, with his cur as part of his "personal bag loys immense amounts of some materials, including 14 per cent of tho country's production of iron and steel, 25 per cent of alumi num, 85 per cent of rubber, 50 per cent of plato glass, 63 per cent of leather and SO per cent of gaso line." Yet these, all important chemi cal products, are but a few of the many materials that go into the modern motor car, Billings points out ana no adds: ."Large amounts of acids, alka lis, fluxes, resins, cyanide, bone colludoll, glue, graphite, grinding" wheels, lime, pumice stone, cork, asbestos, reit, nair, jute, cotton and pulp products are among a large number of other materials that are also utilized. "Chemistry and Its allied sciences have made large contri butions to the production of most of these materials, and many of them are manufactured by the strictly chemical industries." noming, ana see how you of service. The tubes were in first class condition and when the fourth set of casings were put on the car twelve nails were found In the right trout tfre but no loss of air had resulted." The Western Auto Supply com pany lias been recently appointed Poison distributors for the Pacific slates and a demonstration of the tube is being held at their local store. . MANY WEAK EYES Since January 1, IS per cent of, the 24,000 applicants for nutomo t bile driver's licenses in Trenton, ' N. J., have been found to have dej fectlve eyesight. gage." But even If he doesn't have his car with him, lie will be interested In French highways when he takoB any of the various busses that will traverse the fa miliar Amerlcau battlefields. For those who do take their nutos with them, their cares are over when thoy leaVe the cars at the New York docks. Here each car Is drained of its oil and gium liue and loaded Into tho hold of the liner, without crating, just as Is the passenger's personal bag gage. :.. ; While passenger and car are sailing over the Atlantic, the com pany agents In England or France are making arrangements for their reception there. On arrival, the tourist Is greeted with an International-driver's pass, which permits him through all continental coun tries. fcustoms Bond Demanded There is also a "carnet de pas sage", which represents the duty imposed on the car If It Is kept in any country over a year, and for which a bond covering this duty lias to be furnished by the passenger. TJie money is returned on arrival in the United States. For France, also, tourists get a "laisser passer" for which a tax of 10 francs a day -is required. Driving in France is pleasant, distances are short and there's a congenial welcome in every vll- Double -Deck Boulevards Get Place in Traffic Plans of Big Cities By NEA Service. CHICAGO, . Aug. 3. Creeping paralysis, .commonly Known as traffic congestion; -will -get- a run for its money in a few communi ties at least. St. Louis and New ' York are both planning to relieve bound-up traffic by the construction of ele vated streets. " Chicago already has a double decked street in service. Tills Is Wacker j Drive which is three quarters' of a mile in length. The fourteen lane roadway holds out hope for traffic relief as travel over it is quick and comfortable. St. Louis engineers and officials are preparing to submit ,a bond Issue next year for the construc tion of a three-mile two-layer driveway. The uppor level of the boulevard will be used for passen ger automobiles and the lower level for trucks. j In addition an elevated plaza for parking 6000 cars will be built. The entire project will involve the condemnation of -10 blocks of downtown business property. How- j ever, the completion of the project I will bring about a saving of sev- J eral million dollars yearly, say St. , Louis business men. j New York will have a long ele I vated express highway when pre-1 sent plans are consummated. This j roadway will extend from West Seventy-second street along the Hudson river to Canal street. At thirty miles an hour, to be Within the next few days the Na tional Park Chevrolet, now on a tour of the great scenic play grounds of the Far West, will visit Rainier National Park in Washing ton nnd Crater Lake In Oregon, se curing photographs for newspaper illustration and gathering informa tion as to road conditions and our ist accommodations. It will then, turn south to m. Lassen, Lake Tahoe, Yosemlte and other wonder regions of California. Prom the marvelous beauties of Colorado scenery the Imperial lan dau proceeded to Iiutte, Mont., where It was met by A. Parker, sales manager of the Butte Chevro let zone, who accompanied its cus todians. Prank Maloney nnd Clif ford Shaw, to Yellowstone and filacier parks. On leaving these two domains, watched over so carefully by Uncle Sam. the car turned west to Spokane, devoting a day to logging Mt. Spokane. On this trip James whltelaw, vice- president of the Spokane dealer company, was n member of the party. While the country visited Is not a national park, it has been taken under the protective wing of the state nnd fits nicely In spirit Into the theory of the Chevrolet tour. On leaving this district th Im perial landau proceeded to Walla Walla, where it was riiown for a short time at the store of the 'local Chevrolet dealer. It then crossed into Oregon nnd proceeded down tho famous Columbia river high way to Portland, many good pho toEraphs of Nature In her grandeur being obtained on the way. It was welcomed there by W. J. Rich mond, zone sales manager. This week the car will gather material showing the attractions of Rainier National Park. The Idea of this tour originated 6-r Is , g iWfeg Map shows roads of France that the battle areas and to the famous lage. The shipping company nr- ranges even for Hint, for It takes i n .J, Ai i Wacker Drive In Chicago pione permitted by city officials, cars will bo able to traverse the length of the elevated thoroughfare in ten minutes or less, considerably better than the elevated trains or subway service. It is planned to elevate ' the highway to 20 feet, nssurlng ample Tour Through Western Wonderland In lliis llluslnilion the National Park Clicvrolcl Is slmwn nl Ilcrf Mountain pass, 11,025 fect above sen level, on Ihc road to .Mesa Verde. This is one of llio (trades (lie rnr lias romiucrcd with ease in its present prk-li-lnrk lour. Yellow. Hone nnd Glacier have been longed subsequently. with R. II. Orant. vice president of by other lands, the C hevrolet Motor company, and Inddonlnlly Ihc tour has demnn lias met with signal favor from Its "(rated that the pleasures of mo Inception. The purpose Is to shov Hiring Into the national parks may motorists that In the United States" be had nt comparatively slight ex are attractions far superior to pense by owners of light cars, those of foreign countries and that sueh as the Chevrolet, which in this enjoyment by "seeing America first hut cause their money to be circulated In their own eounlrv instead of being drained out ot it, Make All Motoring Arrangements for Passengers l will take many Legionnaires over resorts. out a membership in tho Royal Automobile Club for English tour- tt v- ers In the movement for speeding clearance for street C5-foot width will nrovldo six wide truffle lanes, threo in cither I direction. This in .. ,. rri. . faaa least 5000 cars capneity of at Hourly. Witli traffic In creasing rapidly, New York In-! city engineers ! stamina and dependability under Ihc most exacting road and cilma- tic conditions When the lour Is completed a summary ot routes, ing, and for aid in continental driving as well. Even the car's insurance is pre pared ahead by the shipper, and If the route is through England, the i channel tickets for passengers and cur are bought in the same way. . With the latest map, including lists of hostelrles, points of Inter est and other helpful information, the Amerlcau tourist abroad is al most at homo. Needn't Run Out of Gas There are "gas" stations all over France, as well as other coun tries, although not so nbundant as here. There the fuel is called "es sence," and In England it is call ed "petrol." Doth are a little high er In cost than tho gas here. Automobllo storage Is clioap for overnight stops, so Hint the auto mobile itself costs little more than it would If used In this country. At the same lime, the roads that connect the battlefield cities of France and Belgium are In good shape, It is reported. From Paris they spread out, north, enst and south, past the villages of A. E. F. renown nnd down to the great resort districts of the Riviera and the Pyrenees. - The return is as easy as going. The only consideration is leaving by a Vort where tho ocean liner docks, so that the auto may be hoisted directly on shipboard. up traffic with double. deck streets traffic. Thoibellevo that this super-street will ' bo or untold valuo and worth fur : nioro than its cost. iiun i ui n luniuL'iim uiu it ui 1:11 tin- JK automobiles at the rate of 30,- 000 a month -seven miles of cars, Consequently tills nnd other traf- fie relief projects are receiving a great deal of attention. in Progress road conditions and tourist accom modations .will be issued. LIGHTS CAN'T QO OUT rieglnning September 1, Sncra- monto, Calif., plans to bar from the state highways all vehicles with maenclo operated headliuhts without tho ue ot a battery, Autos May Now Go by Air S f r a '-";; Vfi-i-.i-i -liiHi - ii n i mini- fl-fa!'"irii;--'i By rail, by boat and highway, the new automobiles come to U3 from tho manufacturers. Now thov have their place oven in tho nlr. Hero's one strapped to a Farmau Goliath double-motored alrplans In Franco, for delivery to Its now owner. , . ' How's She Hittin' BY ISRAEL KLEIN, Science Editor, NEA Service After the vacation, the automo bile noeds attention.. Usually It has been driven hard, for hundreds and even thousands of miles, with only the care during the entire trip that Is essential to Us running Biuoothly. ;. As a result, after a lotiE run. Hie car's joints squeak the springs are dry and dust-covered, bearings are loose and the entire chassis needs tightening. What the car needs is a. general tightening up nnd re-lubricatlon. Bolts get loose nfter a shaking on tho road, although not ns much nowadays as in former years when the road b were moro bumpy. Nev ertheless, the wrench should be ap plied to all nuts, to keep the enr from slinking apurt. Before tightening the spring clips, it would be advisable to clean tho spring loaves and then Inject new graphite between them. Korosene or gasoline should be used for tho cleaning process, but this should be dried off before the graphite is applied. Then the spring clips may be tightened, Most often tho transmission nnd differential rcqulro renewal of heavy oil or grease. The old oil should be drained out nnd new oil injected. The case should not bo cleaned with gasoline or kerosene, for these oilK would bo hard to get out completely after the cleaning and what remains of either would cut the grease and render It lesH ef ficient. L - . The gear case should he half filled with tho heavy oil or grease. In summer, grease is the lubri cant used. For winter, it should bo a heavy oil, because grease might treeze too quickly. Tho rear transmission is Impor tant, especially after a long run In OL' TRUSTY WELL,THt . CAR 5 ALL READY" (FOR OUR .CAMPINS 1TRP summer. The grease is thinned out so that It seeps through the loos ened housing, and even through (no axle tubes or brakes n'nd on to tho wheels,. , ; The entire rear axle and brake mechanism in this event needs not only tightening, but cleaning, be fore tho new grease is put in. Tho slip, if .the packing has , became -loose.' -. - ' t,:-' - The remedy might entail new packing to .prevent -further . 4eaks,.. but generally cleaning of the brake bunds nnd tightening ?of the hous ing will cure this. ' . '.',, The kind of oil or grease used In the rear end depends on the type of car. The instructions ot i the manufacturer should be folloV ed in this case, as In nil others for that matter. Usually, however, heavy oil is placed in the rear axle housing. A steam cylinder oil, and perhaps air addition of medium grease, make a good combination, . COPPER AUTO BODY An nil-copper auto body, hnm niered nnd unpalnted, is the work of a New Zealand; coppersmith. The unique body includes fenders, radiator, head lamps, disc wheels and bumpers. SIXTH FOR ROADS One sixth of the entiro public budget, or $1,500,000,000, was spent during the. fiscal year ended June, 1025, for the upkeep and building of roads and highways in the. United Stntoa, ROADS FREED OF GLASS The Detroit Automobile Club Is saving qulto a fow punctures for Detroit's motorists. The club's "glass patrol" gathers broken glass oft the streets after accidents. In three months the patrol figures it has picked up four tons of glass. How good news does spread! General Gasoline Is still the best. BySef ALL RIGHT, IV'E GOT.T tvEwv iTH N TO JAKE ALONG ' UP FF?ONT f , 7 -VVAKE ALONG ' UP J,
