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5k (Sranite Etmring (Stewr MOTORING NEWS WANT ADS VOLUME XVII LA GKANDK, OREGON, SATURDAY, OCTOBER (, 1928. NUMBER 41. TIRE MAKERS TO SHARE PROSPERITY Cut Costs, Improve Pro duct By Better Meth ods; Super-tire Next Millions of automobile tiros turned out every yn r by American iiuinulaeiurers art' tho product of an artificial climate crratt'd by air conditioning experts rui filoyfil by the big cuiiipank1!). l-'rum the time the erude rubber Is cut from tin trees In fur off tropics, through all the vagaries and difficulties of manufacture un til tho NiilMhed tiro is finally mounted on the motor car. the air b)Metallst lias created almost tlio enllroguruut of weather to reft no t lio product, speed Up output, cut casts and protect the lives and health of many thousands ol work men. lurtoducltou of Ingenious me rhnnlcal facilities for enn trolling air conditions In practically all processes of manuiarturt" has placed the the nnd rubber industry on thn great '-.M mass production basis in history and is bringing down costs to the lowest on record, ik' ordiug to engineers in the indus try who ate striving to develop a punet tireless, super-lire, good lor 4'l.tl00 to 6'I.IMil) miles. Irf-nilors (VmfMent W It li all rubber piodtieing na tions seeking trade pnets which are expected to stabilize tlio crude rub ber market, combined with great er productive efiirtency of Amer ican plants, siieh leaders In the in dustry us lisk, Firestone, (lood yrar, floodrlch. I'nlted Slates Rub ber. Miller, (ieneral and ' others, lire confident that thy.wlll beo' fit and Hhare more than ever with the record-breaking prosperity Of the automobile industry. Five of I lie so-eafletl "bit; si" American tiro mnuuiacturcrs al ready have their own factories In Kn gland and con I Im-nlal Kurope. vhih several are rapidly develop ing: new uses for rubber, such as floormg and rubber transmission nnd cnnveyor belling. American ilomliiatlon of the tire and rubber Industry, however, is due chiefly to the nation's mechanical re f oureeimilneMS v hieh gave to the world "mass production," the en gineers fb e:i re. On" of the biggest problems in t he Industry, and an obstacle to big scale operations, was the crea tion of dusts. g:se8 and IiIhIi tem peratures which had to bo con quered. In tho plant of the Fisk Tire company at Thieopee Falls, .Mass.. which Is typical of other large tiro factories, powerful blow. r fans arc ingeniously hooked up with air washers, steam heat, cool ing coils and miles of sheet metal piping for ventilating and cooling In the mill, calendar una healer rooms; for tl riving out f nines in the cementing, drying ami solder ing operations; lor collecting and tonveying of dusts and shavings at mixing mills, bead and air bag buffing machines and wood work- lug machinery in the box shop. i l.u-u TcniH'rntiirc In tho Flsk company's experi mental laboratory where research j work Is conducted, a temperature of 70 degrees and relative humid- ( ity of t!;j per cent is maintained as , t he best for tests. Special ex- hu listers built of non-corrosive ma terial are used for the laboratory exhaust hoods. Air under pres sure is use. I for the inflation of the inner tubes for holding the the . in shapo during the vulcanizing j process. special nigh suction fans are used to vacuum clean the fa brie that goes Into-the making of tin tire. Jt i iinito important that all p irticb s of grit and dirt be sucked out of the fabric before it is used. Steam Vapors are pulled out of the vulcanizing department by large propeller and disc fans. Itefore (he crude rubber Is ready for shipment from the foreign plan tat ions, it must be dried to make it easier to handle and to save .freight costs. This drying is usually done by unit heaters, al though largo blowers frequently are used separately. One ol" t he largest companies has developed a seei- t process for melting the erode rubber and bringing it over in j tanks, like any liquid. Kcelaiincil I timber Mart j One of the largest manufacturers in Akron has developed a big mar ket for reclaimed rubber. The re claimed rubber Is first ground up like fine coffee or sand and washed. After the washing pro cess, tho w;i(er is squeezed out by pressing before it goes to Ihe big air driers. The air drier is a huge chain conveyor through which air is driven. Kaeh drier delivers lL'OH iwiimiiIh of rolilir-r ti-i.m m-Iii.-Ii it removes pound of uab-r In Iroin 1 . to ! hours. Kiieh drier has three fans which blow 3, Of Ml pounds of air every minute through tho rubber. Improvement in manufacturing processes by l In tin companies Is greatly improving the product, giv ing longer life to the lire and thus San Diego Plan Reduces Motor Accident Total Ni;' VIH1K, Oct. B. (AI lle duetlon In automobile, accidents through t he plan of Investigating all such mishap possible end re quiring Ihe principals to appear In court unless responsibility can be fixed on the spot, was described to the Safety Congress l.ere by K. It. I.Hferls. m;nn;rer of the pub lic safety department. Automobile i'lub of Southern California, Th" procedure ho described is know n on the c a -tt as the "San IMego pl:m.' In .Inly, 1-7 the S'.n Oiejto. C.-tl.. police chief promulgat ed his hilef order to th effect that nil automobile accidents "coming to the attention of any polire of ficer, will be CHrefully Investigated, measurements made nnd names of all witnesses secured, ll th per son reqyonslbl can b determined beyond question, lie Im to be given a summon to court: If there Is a question as to who Is responsible, summons both parties nnd all wit nesses 10 court." the order said. The result, said Mr. I,ef foils, wits to stop the police from spending time on technic"! violallon:i and to arouse motorists interest In pre venting real accidents. iHiring the first K' months acHdenls were re duced from :l to "u:i. a decrease of -IJ.S pel cent, lie siild. MOTOR CLUBS OF WESTORGANIZED Conference Held in San Francisco Seattle Se lected for 192!) Meet The highest motor roid is en Pike's 1'eak in Colorado. M.ly feet above se-i level, according to the Oregon Stale Motor a.'-.velu-tion. Mori 1 1 an 4' per cent of the farms of 1h counlry are located on unimproved dirt roads, according to the Oregon State. Motor association. If peoplo lived. Oil Msrs they could leu p I il feet easily, ssys a scientist. That solves the t ral'fie problem; let everybody move to Mars. giving the uttlamate consumer more vii 1 no for his money. The re search staffs of the big makers are working earnestly to develop treads and fabrics which will be Impervious to ordinary causes of puncture. And tuey know, too, tlwit the big share of the buslnens will go to t ho ma nu fact urer who can prove the longest life for his product. iMUii'l.AMi, oh. fl.--A confer ence of Western Club secretaries and executives held In Sun Fran- Cisco Sept. 20. 21. and 22. resulted in a permanent organi.al ion to be knonn us Die Western Motor 'lub assoelatlon, uecording to Or. K. It. Mi-Daniel, president Of the Oregon Ststo Motor association. The O.e gon club was represented at the conference by Or. K. II. McOaniel, president; F, C, Stettfer, treasurer: Geo. O. Oriindenburg, seereinry manager; A. K. Shearer, hc:id of the louring department and W. Findlny, head of tho membership division. The object of the IlfW sssoe'll- . lion Is o provide a moi e complete reciprocal service between mem ber clubs for t he mutual benefit of their member and to deal as a unit with problem purlieu. at ly concerning motorist of the West ern lei rltory. The membership of tho m-w as soeliitlon is composed of the fol lowing organizations; Oregon SI ale Motor Avsoclal ion. Automobile (')qb of Washington, In I nnd Aulomobi'e (Tub. I'lah Stale Automobile Associa tion. California State Aulomobile As sociation. Automobile Club of Southern California. Nevada Slain Automobile Association. Montana socin t ion. Idaho Slal tion. Koeky Mountain Motorist orado). Arizona Automobile Assochit loll. Honolulu Automobile Club. t';isper (Wyoming) Motor Club. Automobile Club of llritish Co lumbia. S-iskatoon Motor Club. The individual membership of clubs representing H4.- associa tion approximate, one-third of a million :ind with the affiliatfon of the Automobile Club of Sout hern California, the three Pacific eosist stales alone are represented with a membership of IM't.OOO. Seattle SeJocloil. AH Clubs represented in the Western Motor club association tiro alflllHted with Ihe A. A. A. with t he exception of the Automobile Club of Southern California. Among actions taken by the newly-formed organ Dillon was u resolution urging 'o tiff re? to re consider the Oddb measure which would provide Federal appropria tion of 3V- million dollars for uni on roads running through publicly owned hinds. The convention also went on record for raising increus ed funds for federnl aid highway and forest roads of tho West. Seattle was awm ded the 1 !i29 meeting which w III probably be held In September n"Xl y r. (MN'Al.K AS KTHKKTS OSAKA, (AT). Truffle has be come so congested In the city streets here that Japanese officials ar contemplating use of the old cimals. It is proposed to nsi boats propelled by out beard motors as a pint of tho municipal transporta tion system. Roadside Court ! Thing Of Past I In Most States I The toudshle eoil'ts, where jus tices of tho peace hind out fines In aceordancH with their personal j ftnnnclal needs, ore repidly disap pearing from Ihe highways, iieeord I lug to Geo, O. Hraudenburg, see- relaiytiuiiuiger of the Oregon ! Stale Motor association which Is af filiated wlMi I ho American Auto mobile association. Mr. Ihandenburg bases his state ment on the experiences of many member of Uie club who hive recently returned from b-ngthy tours in various sections of the country. "The comparative freedom from annoyance nt the hands of lh' pes tiferous tribe of roadside nqtlii es con not but bring Joy to molor- dom." he declared. "The fact that the l.ntifi motor clubs affiliate. I with Ihe A. A. A. now gie leal piotectlon to members has exer cised a deterrent effect on 'Gyp" justice. "Tin real death knell to the roadside court ami t tin tll.i?nl,t..l justice of (be peace," ho continued,! "was sonnde by the supreme court or Ihe Cniled Stales, when the high tribunal ruled that no person can hotel court who has a personal or rimuteinl Interest in thn outcome of the trial, "I'hief jm.lice Tuft held that the fee system, which in the method used in Ihe so-called Mitch courls. is not only a violation of tho com mon law. but also is In direct con flict w it h t hi fourteent h amend ment to the constitution, because it is not a trial by 'duo process of law.' " M r. Itrnndenhurg declared t hat sp'vd trap artists and roadside courts have long been a cause of great I neon vcnlenco to America's motor touring army and the gradu al elimination of these "blots along tho highways" Is a tribnto lo the services of organized motordom. As an Indication of tho Injustice of t heso roadside courts, ho re called an Incident reported by tjo A. A. A. w lo-ro on motorist pro duced a voucher uttesttng to the fact that he had )uld $10.25 for violating "piiges 17 mid 18 of tho Motor Vehicle Laws." maktiaii otu:irv NICi:, France, (API Ucnu her husbiind unswercj ull her questions at night by means of formiil printed cards, such an "Yes. I have brought the rat In," "Yes, the windows are closed," a woman hero has been grunted a divorco. Germany loaned 100,000,000 gold marks the other day to Jugo slavia to equip the state railroads. Old we hear somebody ask, "Wliu won tho w:ir?" 1 ? v Slatf Automobile A.i- AiiIoiiioIiIIk AsHoria- (Col. AHEAD OF LAST YEAR rr ni on tli, illvd-Ovrr iTJ. land ' Bairn rcroriJs liavc brrn CSilft j' 141 c2T pninsllPil IhroiiRliou t Ihn vrnr. Ami ihe hia parade Ri)P on Inul nionlli lii inr; I lie crralrst of nil SrptrmlMTs in Ihc;onii)any,20-jcarhi.ttory, and 1 il ulirnd of last yrar. n.:.. : . . r . . (Iron down in tho Round elements of dollar-for-ilullnr value proved operatins reonoinv and di nend.ihl nerfonii-. nnro of t lie W hippet Four, Whippet Sii nnil Willjs-Kniqht .Siv. 'Jlic Whippet Four offers to light car huyem many engineer. ing advimtaprs formerly found only In root It earn. The liippct S i thn world's loweM-prirrd Six, with 7-hearin) cranKshuft and other important superiori tiea. The Willn-Knisht Si, at Ihe lowest priec. in historv in lirincinp the marked mlan tapea of the pntrnlnl douhlo aleeve-valvc encinn to thou sands of new owners. COACH 1itnI:iMSIt Imp. ,104.1, "nl.r, ,l(ia, Tnnrn, , fifty) In vnLLYs-oYFh-Mn, n: TOI.EHO, OHIO vvtisppo roajK J E3 f ak MS Li Lr 3 SEDAN lilh r)mtU t '"tt 1 "'( 'jhriolrt Lottrw ilh mtUpclM lop) i;Mj i 4Mfdi $SM. WHIPPET SIX WC BID'S LOWEST PRHED S!X SEDAN I mm 7 riAiniaiilf -" ""11 (wif r. ei. it. r ll4. - ---- -ww ptwit-a t.n.m. I 'Mr,. I frlflr4f Ktn uhi-l tmrhmnrr tHll.n nu LET US show YOU the difference Here arc two machines designed for llv By this simple demonstration any one testing of cords used in tire building. On each machine is a strand of SUPER TWIST cord and one of the usual standard cord. can see the difference between SUPER TWIST cord and ordinary cord. This difference is important. It is one reason for the great superiority of Good- year lires over oruinary Tires. . mm mm On the machine in the back ground the regular cord is broken, while the SUPER TWIST cord is intact. Yet tooth cords were of equal length and both were stretched ihe same distance. On. the machine in the fore ground the ordinary cord is lax, while the SUPERTWIST cord is taut. Both these cords also were of the same length; both were equally stretched. When the tension was re laxed, the SUPERTWIST cord sprang back to its origi nal dimensions, recovering lilrA a tiiKVi- ka n rl Lome in at any time and But the other cord had lost its spring, e.sk us to make this interesting demon and now hangs slack and distended. stration. Goodycars cost no more than other mokes present prices arc exceptionally low. 7 h 'i elf i, jMi'iii.n m iNn i f ..,. scM'f.n oi a hie l.ow f he cfl ilftic which ;s ibn irerK'h Jti'l (oi.rtr4ijnn q( a n camnK. In (joonyr- irr Hut tubiic i mvlir nt pftnlrrl tinprttwt-l corch. Only Oo'lycr uici Sujicrtsvit. Built with SUPERTWIST cord, Goodyear Tires stretch and recover under the shocks of the road without damage. Tires made of ordinary cord lack this ability and under road shock suffer precisely the re cults you see here. SUPERTWIST cord is Good- year-dcveloped and Good-year-patented, and is used only in Goodyear Tires. Its elasticity its durability has reduced blowouts and similar troubles to the van ishing point. W. H. Bohoenkamo Co. Gettings & Hanks
