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AUTO SECTION
MOTORING NEWS
VOLUME XVII
LA GRA'NDE, OREGON, SATURDAY, JULY 13, 192!)
NUMBER 221
ADOPTS STRONG
A. A. A. PROGRAM
Features 27th Annual
Convention in Buffalo,
N. Y., Last Week.
Adoption of tlio strongest pro
Krmu of motoring policies in behalf
of organized automobile owners In
ItH history featured the 27th an
nual convention of the American
Automobile association In Buffalo,
N. Y., last week, according to, word
received by the Oregon State Mo
tor association.
According to the reports wired
to the motor association, the plat
form of the A. A. A. for the en
suing year will feature:
1. Appointment of a commit
tee to conduct a nation-wide In
vestigation of the tendency to in
crease motor vehicle taxation and
the practice In many states of di
verting motor vehicle and gasoline
taxes to other than highway pur
poses. 2. An active campaign to se
cure Immediate Increase of the con.
gronsional appropriation for federal
aid to state highway construction
from $75,000, OUU u. year to ? 125,
000.0D0. 3. Securing Increase of federal
forest road upprouriatlons from
$7,500,000 to $12,500,000 a year
and congressional action to have
the federal government assume the
obligation for highways through
government-owner lands In western
states.
4.. Highway beautifieation cam
paign, including cooperation with
other agencies to secure preserva
tion of outdoor beauty of America
ugalnst unsightly oncroachments.
6. Continuance of highway
campaign with renewed vigor, pros-
sing for adoption by states or safety 'covering a ground area 17 feet 8
responsibility taws, strengthening inches by 25 feet, the size of the
of drivers' license law and barring iplot occupied by the average two
froni highway of reckless driver ear garage
and driver who falls lo pay judg- Hut the longitude and latitude
infills ugainst him. have nothing to do with this case 'cient to house U uutus. For no
lo connection with the efforts to jn this invention of J. 13. Morton, commodations above that number,
secure -greater federal approprla- ! Sandusky engineer. It's the altl-'two or more towers would be in
lions for highways, it was pointed jtude plus a novel endless roller. stalled in series,
out that while the per capita reg- lchain arrangement carrying steel In operation, the lower is much
1st ration of automobiles in the I platforms, each of sufficient like an automatic electric elevator.
United States is one to 5.0, only 'strength to support an auto, that The driver puts his car Into the
about 20 per cent of the nation's makes the first auto parking lower lower on the ground level and when
highway mileage is surfaced nnu
that road-building is not keeping
pace, with new car registrations.
Veteran Of Auto
; Industry Likes
First Air
Trip
"They thought I was crazy lo
fool wilh automobile more than
110 years ago. 1 wonder what those
same folks would suy if they should
see me now."
So said Charles H lades, the vet
eran of the automotive Industry,
us he lauded after his first airplane
ride recently and thus completed
liis triology of liansportution ex
periences. Jiladcs is one ot the oldest men
In point of cont.nuous service In
having
the automotive business,
been connected with the manufac
ture of Oldsmoblles from the late
nineties to the present day. In fact j
his entire working life he Is now
in his late sixtes has been spent
In the vehicle business. His per
sonal experiences now capped by
liis initlul ride In the air, runs tho
gamut from the slow cumbersome
hoie. and wagon down to the pres
ent day marvels of speed trans
portation. For yeurs Hidden hud been en
gaged in forging the metal parts
of wagons and carriages when a
lew venturesome men started ex
perimenting with the automobile.
Hades became interested in this
new idea and, against 1 he advice
of friends and the darned fool"
epithets of strong speaking ac
quaintances, lie quit his job to help
build those curly, one cylinder
Oldsmohiles which were destined to
bo the fore-runners of America's
greatest industry.
I'Vtr approximately 3 1 years
Hlades has continued ut the work
his friends su.d would never
amount lo anything. Duiing lhat
I,,,.. v. hllu tlii.n itn netuo mirt
In the development of the Olds-
mobile, forging experimental pails
for new types of engines, each ono
larger more powerful and belter
than lis predecessor. He has con-
Illiin MS prcuecusaui . m: iik tuir ,
trlbutcd Ills part to the present sue-
essful Oldsmubilo six and Us new (
companion, the IHi-degrec, v-type
ingined Viking.
The spirit which has kept Illadcs
u breast of tho ever progressing
automotive times wus again dem
onstrated when an opportunity was
ofrcrcd Tor an airplane ride. With
out a seconds hesitation he accept
ed. And when he lunded, happy
und smiling, he remarked:
"These planes are great. They're
going to woric in with the auto
mobile to give us the greate-st
transportation system tne world
bus over seen. I'd like to own one.'
HIGHWAYS !. (iOOIIMIAi'i;
The Kedwood and Roosevelt
Highways arc In excellent condition
und each Is carrying an increased
portion of summer truffle accord
ing to the Touring Bureau of the
Oregon Htate Motor association
flitch polnui cut that this scenic
route is now practically a hard
surface road the entire din tu nee
from Iteedsport to San Kranctneo
or from Grants I'ass to Kan Fran
eiaeo. Tourists are Inquiring re
garding the condition of thin roud
und a greatly Increased number ar-i
using It as im alternate route to
the Pacific Highway in going to
or returning from California point.
Ohioan Parks Cars On An Endless
Chain In Sandusky Tower Garage
f
M j
A lower parking device Invented
Ohio, handles cars on
SAXDfSKY, Ohio (AP) Ten
automobiles parked In a building
:a success. It is now In use. I
J With this auto parking tower,
I Morton and his associates believe
they will solvo the parking and
, garage problems caused by the con
gestion in tno centers ot popula
tion. Memphis. Tenn., men have
invested their capital In the inven
tion and'.are preparing to market
the idea.
First they have erected a dem
onstration tower in .Sandusky on
a location adjacent to the factorv
0f u company that manufactures
UNION PACIFIC
STAGES OPEN
DEPOT MONDAY
Beginning Monday, July 1,5, the
Pnion Pacific stages, incorporate),
will uper.ile from the Central stage
,('l,ot at West Park and Taylor
MrwiH, j'uriiano, as wen as irom
the Sixili St. slage terminal, it is
"nnounced by J!. T. Peyton, ;-iana-
"The I nlon Pacific stages," Mr.
Peyton said, "has Jiift completed
negotiations with A. Jaloff of the
Paramount corporation to take
over the lease on the Central stage
depot."
This marks another high point
in the rapid expansion of the Pnion
Pacific stages, which now operate
lilt busse over a total of approxi
mately j.finn miles of highway in
Oregon, Washington and western
Idaho. The ra ptd development of
t his com pa ny first became a par
ent April Mh when its president,
Mr. J. p. U'lirb-n, announced the
purchase of the ltlue Mountain
Transportation company from tho
Kmma Cnlliron I ntcrf.it k. This was
followed by an announcement on
April loth of the absorption of the
.Interstate, Coach company. The
purchase Of lhcee two companies
involved several hundred thousand;
' "'" "' approxnnai.-.y
s,x hundred miles of line. Hy tak-
'K in ineso companies an.l laKing novv opi.n amJ r,MMjrt,.(j in Vei y
OVPr tn' operation of various good condition with the exception
smaller lines in the northwest, the,nf the road around the rim or the
1 nion i'.iflv. stages now give Her- Crater which Is stiil blocked b -
lL' " imuuou nun iiiik -
-
'r' "'K'm. and l.ewiston. Idaho
11,1 leneiuo. wn mm, u.f ncii us
direct service between Portland and
Right from Texas for
t s
r
IJert'f Miss Claire Curtis, one nf the qurens fur the l.ugrne unet Trail
relebration. proilng that she's not ofrald ot a- real lor-horn sterr tu
rret from Trxaff. The ranr animal Mill hae a prominent part In the
pioneer phae of the Sunset Trail pageant, to br held lu tusrue Jul
E5, 2ii and il.
by J. I. Morton, of Sandusky,
an endless chain. . .
the chains and other working parts
of the device. It is a reinforced
concrete structure.
The engineers say that a tower
on ground space no larger than
that occupied by the structure hero.
can he erected to a height suffl-
he does so, it rests on a steel plat-
form- an Individual parking space
suspended from the heavy end
less chains. He leaves his car.
steps . outside the tower, pushes a
button or turns a key switch and
presto! his car moves upward and
out of the way into its own place.
When the 'owner wants It ngiiln,
it Is delivered to him on the
ground floor level at another push
of the button. An electric motor,
of two horse power per car housed,
provides tlio operating power.
I Spokane via I'mutlHa. I ally
schedules are also operated from
Portland lo Item) und from Spo
kane to l.ewiston and Spokane to
Pendleton.
Carbon Monoxide
Held One Cause
0 f Exhaustion
POUTI.AXD. Ore. July 13 CAP)
Carbon monoxide exhaust from
automobiles whs named at the
American Medical association an-
mml mw,l,,'' I''day as one cause
,m exhaustion among Americans.
l)r. C. W. Uowdon of Louisville,
Ky., said that exhaustion or "lack
of pep" is a constantly Increasing
complaint. He found that one in
five persons consulting him in tho
last two years had no specific un
derlying disease, but came to him
been nso of exhaustion.
He suggested four prlwdpa 1
causes: first, t he world war and
Its effeeis upon menial make-up;
second, influenza and Its persis
tent after-effects; third, bad alco
hol drink by hoi h men ami
women ; fourth, carbon monoxide
saturation nf Die atmosphere due
to the Increasing number of
automobiles.
KOAI TO LAKI-; OPI1V
All roads to 'rater 1 .a k
iiow and probably will not h
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; available until late in July, report,
mi. l ouring Miircaii or tho Urcgon
t Statu Motor Association.
Eugene Pioneer Event
HEALTHY TOURIST
CAMPS IDENTIFIED
State Board of Health
Issues Permits to Those
Observing Rules.
POItTl.AND. July U While
the county health officer is doing
alt he can to direct and maintain
tourist camps in a sanitary con
dition, the success of his efforts
depends largely on the cooperation
of not only camp owners and op
erators, but also that of the tour
ists who patronize them.
Campground owners should lo
cate their camps on suitable sites
and develop them in a manner so
that they will comply with the
rules and regulations of the state
board of health as regards a safe
water supply, toilet faculties, ami
luteins for collection, storage and
disposal of garbage and olher
wastes. A permit is issued lo a
camp that Is found to meet- these
regulations. The desirable quali
ties In a tourist camp ate: General
cleanliness, adequate supplies of
hot and cold running water, bath
and toilet facilities, a community
kitchen, a laundry, and a congen
lal ulinospitero.
,'hvo Forms of IVrmlts,
Two forms of permits are auth
orized. Ono of these has a clear
while, background and black let
tering Indicating that all the rules
and regulations have been compiled
wilh. Another card is issued to
camps that do not have standard
ized cabins. It is yellow with
black lettering.
Many tourists seek camps which
display the permit cards and refuse
to patronize those which fall to
show a clean bill of health, as evi
denced ly the absence of a state
permit. In the first place s:ieh are
often dangerous to health, if they
are operating under unsanitary
conditions. Secondly, given pat
ronage to such camps is in open
defiance of the slate law and de
feats the efforts of tho county
health officer.
There Is a class of people w ho
have little If any regard for the
common laws of health. Some of
these establish what Un-y call
camps and will operuto thein solely
for nrofll and without the slight
est regard lo the health of t heir
patrons, as long a tourists patron
rze them In sumclent uuuhmts,
possibly until an epidemic of somo
klnd broalto out ami uiey are won-
od by an order from the health
board. The poor camps-are always
complaining that they are unable
to supply conveniences 'o vAv
lack or trade; on the other hand,
the good campy an- usually full.
Tires, Ignition
Cause Motorist
Most Trouble
Tires and Ignition systems cans,;
motorists tho most trouble, accord
ing to an analysis just completed
of the 7S5.74 2 emergency service
calls answered by emergency road
service department of the 1 1
clubs affiliated with tho American
Automobile Association. The Ore
gon State Motor Association, Three
A club In this state, reports a sim
ilar trend In its rendering of state
wide Free Kmergency Hoad Hervh-o
to members,
inning l!i:iS, A. V. A. dnbi
handled 2'dt,2'.Ui requests for th"
help. IK;i,(i:h summons because of
faulty Ignition, towed !ir.,aMi cars
ami took gas to 3 2.2M7 stra n-led
motorists. Among other important
calls were:
Starter K2.4SI; battery (lU.Xl!!;
wrecks 2H.2TJ; carburntor 1S.R5;.
stuck in mud 1 7 . L' J 2 ; miKeellaueous
14. MM; gas line 14,13!); rro.en K,
fi'JX; brakes '.i,M2i lights J,::f7 and
glass 7SS.
Calls for tin's and ignition repre
cent 52,1 per cent of all emergency
Hervleo requests, while the "big
seven" combination, including I ires.
Ignition, tow, starter, buttery, out
of gas and wrecks repreHenls !.$
per cent.
A ni(;ci;illy ((in c.( simp hv.ru for
tli is spicial iiuln work.
Our facilities mean tlm lct in rcstilts or looks, llioio
work and lalwr or timo saving, hence lnwcr co:;ts.
Let us submit our estimate
Auto Body and
Fender Shop
209 Greenwood
GARAGE
GOSSIP
Xoiv Carload or Chevrolet
There will be a new shipment of
Chevrolets hero Monday. The ship
ment will consist ot one imperial
sedan, one sedan, one coupe, and
ono sport coupe.
Hnvo New Chevrolets
J'eoplo buying Chevrolet curs
from the I-urlsou Chevrolet Co.
within the past two weeks are,
John II. Case, of Alivel, u cabriolet;
Oregon Trail Garage, at Union, a
ton and one half truck; Kverrtt
Uosenbaum, a coach; O. G, Wil
liams, a coach; 1'aul Sadler, of Kl
gin, a sedan: Hen Shadier Brothers,
u truck; G. W. Neal. a sedan; Aug
ust J. Htange, a sedan; Kacajawea
Inn, a light delivery cab; 1'iuil
Hanson, an Imperial sedan; Lester
Kinzsley, a coach; and Charles 11.
Klshback, a truck.
Carload of iMmints
The Jurant garage has just un
loaded a shipment of new Duninty
Including a new truck, two sedans
and ono coupe.
!
I M'w 'v' Shipments
The Perkins Motor company re
cently unloaded a carload of nine
Fords,
Have New Oldsiuobile Sedans -
John Hot"!", of La Grande and W.
T, Stein, of l-Interpiise, aro the
owners of new Oldsmobilo sedans.
These sales were made from tho
Oldsmoblle Sales company.
Carload of Oldsmohlle.s
M. J. Cross of the KtudchnktM
garage recently unloaded four new
Oldsmabile cars, two do luxe se
dans and two regulars.
J tclii ins from Portland
Mr. Harrison, of tho ltlue moun
tain garage, has recently returned
from Portland. He. has been In
Portland on business with the llud-son-Kssrx
interests.
lU'ltiriis from Tri I
H. I j. Peterson, of the lMiranl
Motor company, lias recently re I
turned from a business trip to
wallow a.
IJcenx's Issued
Tin-re havo hem KM temporary
licenses for automohlh-H issued
, sj,.t.
last Tuesday. Tho inerens..
from about ;tu licenses a week to
1 IM Is due to the new license Im
jt iK mMt ThlH :iVJiitory was tak-
j en at the Credit Uureau Thursday,
, . .
NEW BALLOON
CHEATED FOR
NEW MARKET
"The trend of lli- automobile In
dustry lor Ihe past few years has
been very decidedly Inwards highT
speeds, more powerful motors and
quicker braking power. These con
ditions vitally nfl'eeted Hie life ol
the ordinary lire," says W. C. Per
kins, local Firestone tlealer.
"Thousands of mnlor:sivi were
willing lo pay more for their linvs
I provided they could secure long
rouble-free mileage, safely, and
dependability (() m,., Hie demands
I of high powered motors. In answer
j to this wish. Fin-stone developed
1 Hie New Supreme I In Moon, 1 h
joulsianding tire or all times.
J "The New Supreme meels the
fdeiinnds of Hliee. clauses oT inolnr
I Isls. Khsi, the man who is always
I looking lor exlra quality; second,
jthe man who wants Sf uuel liiug 'lis-
tineiive Honielhhig different;
third, the man who looks at evory
service itngie-oi iglnal cost, mile
age, iractlon, eoiiifoii nd depend
ability. "While Hie original cost Is a IMIle
higher, Ihe lidded inlbvig... wifely
j and end lira nee in ore t In: n ot (set
j the slight additional cost. The
J line;ii materials H orn I lie primary
ninrUets of (he world, comblmd
with highly sk:ihd labor, produce
t his seiisal lou;il tiie.
i "OT eiiual high quality. Die Htr
j preitm lube Ik an outstanding cx
! ample or the tube m;it-rs ail. II
j in circular nodded and fits the tire
I perfectly. The color is deep blue."
P. 0. Daniels
Autocamping No Longer Experiment;
Recreation Offered Is Tremendous
Autocamping today Is not an ex
periment, it is a vocational Insti
tution that is hero to stay. There Is
no other recreation that offers the
same amount of enjoyment, re
laxation and complete Indepen
dence as does auto-eumplng, de
clares Mr. Kendall, local manager
of tho Western Aulo Supply com
pany. Tho man who owns his own
equipment is his own boss. Ho can
come and go as ho pleases, stay
as long as he likes, go to bed nnd
get up when ho pleases, eats at his
leisure and travels as tho spirit
moves him. In addition to the
conipleto independence that a good
camping outfit gives. It offers an
economic means of enjoying tho
country. Good equipment will last
for years and will pay for Itself In
money saved on hotel and restaur
ant bills in a short time.
Success or failure of a camping
trip depends entirely upon tho in
dividual,. Every trip brings out
something new and teaches tho
nutoist to disregard tho non-essen
I in lit that take tip room In tho car
and to carry only the Items neces
sary to mako the trip enjoyable.
More Quality
Easy Payments ; .
Guarantee Bond '
Wo have your size. Let us quote you a. price on a new set. It
means independence for many miles.
PLAYLE OIL CO.
SUPER SERVICE STATION
Stalcup & Zimmerman
Phone Main 165 Cor. Adams St. and Greenwood
"Always as Near as Your Phone."
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The Greatest Tire
Values In 30- Years
(JOODYKAU, leading the industry hy still greater margins and building
MILLIONS more tires than any other company, today more than ever
puis us in position to offer you the greatest bargains.
Convince yourself by coming in here and seeing our latest Goodyear
Pathfinders.
Wide, tough, deep-cut treads handsome appearing full oversize dim
ensions genuine Supertwist Cord carcass you'll be. proud to have these
real finality Goodyear tires seen on your car! Actually superior to many
makers' highest priced brands!
We'll show you how to save real money and our year 'round helpful
service goes with every sale!
The New, 1, Oversize
Tho Pacific highway Is in good
When all of tho equipment is j condition to California points, ro
collected, a systematic plan olPrtH the Touring Bureau of the
packing should be worked out. Oregon Stalo Motor associations
Every pieco of equipment should being paved throughout Oregon
have a certain carrying placo ,inii then -oil and hard-surfaced
either in or on the cur. preferably tno remainder of the way south
on tho car as tha tonneuu should be with tho cxc,.p,ion of a short de
left free as possible fpr tho comrort tour oC elBnt mllea whore n(ny
of tho passengers. construction work is being carried
Several years ago, loading the on between Weed and Gazelle. Tho
car with a bulky wall tent, iron detour Is a little narrow and dusty
movo and a spring bod did not pre- nnd motorists aro cautioned tp.
sent a very pleasant picture and drive carefully. Very llttlo incon-
uuv autoists went camping. Today,
modern camping equipment has so
changed tho picture that not to go
camping is more of a novelty than
lo go emu ping.
Practically every city, town nnd
village has one or inoro auto
camps. As a rulo there Is a mu
nicipal camp that offers tho tour
ist most of tho comforts of homo.
In these- camps tho Plerce-Arrow
owner from Maine swaps road In
formation and fishing yarns with
the Ford owner from California
while making camp for the night.
Autocamping makes all men mem
bers of one great democratic fra
ternity, sheds them of convention
al veneer and unites them as broth
ers. From Every Angle
Offer
More Value
mm r -1 . IT-.-.
A Slroiifj Slalcmv.nl
Ml ii
Pathfinder Tread
Supertwist Cord Tires
oohnenkamp s
Pacific Highway
In Good Condition.
venience and delay caused by the
detour and tho road Is in excel
lent condition throughout, . j;
Kight vacation camps for farm
women are to be conducted in Ver
mont this year. $
Italph le Palma is In his twenty
second consecutive year as a pro-,
fessloual automobllo race driver.
About 100 new Industries wero
started In downstate Illinois In
1828.
The ban on hunting with a bow
nnd arrow in Minnesota has ueen
I lifted by tho legislature.
More Miles
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