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THE SUNDAY OREGONIAN, PORTLAND, AUGUST 1, 1920 TRADES TO PROTECT HAWAIIAN SWIMMING CHAMPIONS TRAVEL BY HUDSON SUPER-SIX. N Government Would Exchange for Land Along Roads. Mow Ess Ecoinioinniy POLICY IS EXPLAINED Service in Slaking Sales of Any Standing Timber Always Marks "What Is to Be Cot. A Nation-Wide Demonstration No Motorist Can Overlook g 1 1 1 TIBER PROPOSED L":.-; -. -; W. . ; ; Proved! v K V In connection with the movement for preservation of forest trees'along Oregon highways, a movement which has gained such Impetus in California that a "save the redwoods league" has been -formed there, the United States forest service stands ready to help with .the problem bo far as privately-owned land within national forests is concerned, by exchanging government timber for such private holdings along the highways. Here is a statement of forest serv ice policy in the north Pacific district (Oregon, Washington and Alaska) covering the reservation of trees or strips of timber along national forest roads around lakes, springs, camping pots and scenic spots. This policy has been a recognized one on the national forests for many years. Forest service regulation No. S-17 cf the timber sale regulations reads: '"Ko live trees shall bt cut under any contract until marked or other wise designated by a forest officer." The standing instructions" under this regulation are: "Along promi nent roads or borders of lakes and at other points frequented by the public sufficient timber should be re tained In marking to preserve the scenic beauty of the forest. Government Marks Trees. It should be emphasized In this re gard that the forest service In mak ing sales of standing timber on the national forests always marks or designates the timber to be cut. In certain types of timber each tree is blazed and stamped; in other types the boundaries are marked and all merchantable timber within the boundaries may be cut. Moreover, there Is a penalty provided In timber sale contracts for cutting unmarked or undesignated trees. Marking or designating the particular trees to be cut is always done by a forest oriicer. With this strict regulation there is the definite Instruction for forest of ficers to leave uncut certain trees alonfr main roads, around lakes, camp ing sites and scenic points which are considered essential to preserve the attractiveness of the forest. Leaving of strips of timber or trees along: eovernment roads or even im portant trails is covered by existing Instructions to frtrest otncers. unere are also standing: instructions to cut only the necessary trees and shrubs along the right of way that actually Interfere with the road and the con struction work The forest service realizes fully the importance of preserving the scenic beauty of highways by preserving borders of strips of timber. Existing instructions to field men provide fur ther that such borders or strips should . be of varying width, usually running from 200 to 300 feet. Instructions nrovlde that these timber borders should be given appropriate parkwise treatment. In particular, it is sug gested to field men: Savins Roadside Trees. "(a) That vistas be opened through these borders wherever good exterior views are available. "(b) That due caution be exercised to keep an open view of the road for the protection of automobllists tsucn as at sharp curves). "(c) A rigid and regular wall of trees with sides paralleling the road should not be formed, but as much 'Informality' as possible be secured. "(d) That wherever possible a pleas ing border of native shrubbery be kept between the roadway and the tree belt." - It is also a policy of the forest serv ice that permits for telephone or transmission lines . or railroads or rights of way of any character should be issued only after a proper pro vision has been decided upon for pro tection of scenic beauty where neces sary and possible. In connection with timber cutting of all kinds on the na tional forests recreation areas of val ue for camp grounds, summer home eites. etc.. must be protected in their tree cover, and no trees are allowed to be cut on park areas or summer home sites until they have been marked by a forest officer. The forest service is not only try SOME OF THE STARS WHO WIIL SWIM FOR AMERIC A AT THE OLYMPIC GAMES TO BE HELD IX ANTWERP IN AUGUST AND SEPTEMBER. This photograph of some of the famous Hawaiian swimmers who will be on the American Olympic Karnes team was taken along the seawall of the Seaside hotel at Waikiki beach. Diamond Head, which commands the entrance to-Honolulu harbor, shows prominently in the background. The car will be recognized as a Hudson super-six, sianaing Dy tne right rront wheel ts Juoy danger, world s record holder for 440 yards in a minutes 17 seconds seated on running-board, Pua Kealoha, American Junior champion for 100 yards in 55 3-5 seconds; standing by right wneei, uuko jvananamoKu. woria s cnampion in iuu meters, iuu yaras ana &u yaras, and sever defeated in these dis tances: seated. In tonneau.-W. W. Harris, champion swimmer of the orient, who at 15 made world's boys' record for 60 yards at 25 seconds; seated on tonneau d6or. Warren Kealoha. world's record hodler for 100 yards backstroke; In rigni iront seat, jvuss iieien mioses of nuo, girt cnampion swimmer or Hawaii. - . - the forest service Is Interested In this 1 matter and is doing all if can on the national forests, that its authority and functions do not extend beyond the-boundaries of the national forests; outside of the national forests this work must-necessarily be largely car ried on by civic and commercial agen cies or state organizations. There is In both Oregon and Wash ington a large acreage of privately owned timber land within the national forests. This land for the most part Is suitable only for timber produc tion and watershed protection, but oftentimes has a high recreation val ue. If this land 1b to be saved to the general public with its natural scenic attractions it must be acquired by a public agency. The present owners cannot be expected to develop or pre serve the recreational features, for they cannot afford to leave any con siderable amount of timber standing when logging operations begin. HoX. cutting the most accessible timber along a highway often means a loss on the entire operation to the logger, while cutting this accessible portion usually means a sure profit. Land Exchange the Solution. It is believed that adequate land exchange legislation . will assist in solving the problem on private lands located within the national forests. In nearly every Instance it is believed that owners of such lands would be willing and glad to exchange their holdings with the government for timber or timber land in some other locality, very often to the advantage of both the government and the pri vate owner. Many timber owners have sought legislation which would permit them to exchange with the government and consolidate their holdings for practical logging. In Oregon there are at present four national forests already provided with federal legislation allowing such land exchanges and bills have been Intro duced in congress affecting other for ests of the state. Pending such leg islation the best that can probably be done is to request the owners of such lands to withhold temporarily from sale and to allow no cutting In cer tain localities along scenic highways. SHOCK ABSORBER FOR TIRE Savage Product Has a Fabric Weave for That Purpose. Practically all motorists know something about shock absorbers and realize their Importance. Upon the ability of the shock absorbers and springs to absorb the sudden shocks and to diminish the constant vibra tion Incident to driving depends largely the continued efficiency and utility of a car. Many, however, are not aware that tires have shock absorbers too, but such is the case. It consists of a loose- HAULING FEAT RECORDED TIRE FABRIC TAKES OX LOXG JAUNT IS TRICKS. Transportation From Mills in Sew England to Akron, O., Accom plished Without Loss. One of the greatest feats of long distance "motor-truck transportation on record recently was accomplished in the interests of a large tire and rubber company at Akron. O. Motor trucks transported $2,500,000 worth of tire fabric from the mills in New England to Akron without loss or damage and at a time when, if the trucks had not been brought into the breach, production activities at the tire company's plant would have had to cease. When railroad conditions were such that it was impossible to get ship ments over the rail lines, the tire com pany sent representatives to the cot ton mills district in New England with instructions to enlist all the motor trucks obtainable and start them roll ing toward the factory. The trucks were mobilized in the vicinity of Providence, R. I., and sent to the vari ous mills in the district. A fleet of 20 Mack trucks of- rated five-ton capacity was assembled and driven to the mills. Fear was ex pressed that, because the trucks were equipped with solid tires and loaded with five tons of fabric, they would have difficulty in climbing the Alle- gneny mountains. jut there was no unreasonable delay and the caravan of Macks traveled 750 miles in 103 hours running time. . The movement of fabric from New England to Akron is said to have been the biggest truck transportation venture in point or distance and vol ume of shipment ever accomplished. To hire the trucks for the round trip or J&oo miles it was necessary to con tract for a return load. When the caravan arrived in Akron the bis Macks were immediately loaded with ruboer-company products which were assigned to Atlantic seaboard points lor aistrmutlon. By use of trucks in this way total paralysis of the rubber industry at Akron was avoided. has caused a flat place on the tread of the tire, which pounds away on the road, revolution after revolution, like a flat car wheel on a locomotive. When the' tread has already been weakened by the grinding action of skidding. this incessant pounding causes the tire to go out of service prematurely, according, to Miller tire and tube experts. . A motorist will save dollars in tirs expense if he will coast to a stop, em ploying his breaks very gradually. I ne plans ahead he may check the mo mentum on the car by closing the throttle with the clutch engaged. When starting from rest, an easy foot on the pedal will save miles of tire service. If a car Btarts off with a jump, the effect on the tires is much the same as though the tread were rasped away with a heavy file. CLARKE ROiS ARE DAD CliOSIXG OF RIVER HIGHWAY WITHOUT DETOUR RESEXTED. lv-woven strin if fabric, permeated lug to secure proper safeguarding of j with a special rubber compound, which such scenic timber strips through ac tlon of its field officers, but has also attempted to get co-operation in this work by taking up the matter with local agencies, such as commercial clubs, county courts, state road com missions and engineers. W'ashlnffton Body Active. 4 "The forest service has secured ex cellent co-operation in this matter in the state of Washington from the Natural Parks association, of which Herbert Evison of Seattle is the effi cient secretary. This association is carrying on a definite campaign to preserve the scenic beauty of Wash ington, including its highways. In Portland there exists a highway scen ic protection committee in the Ore gon Chamber of Commerce, whose functions are to bring about favor able sentiment looking toward leg' isiatlon where necessary to preserve along all important roads within the state of Oregon strips of timber and to preserve the state's scenic beauty. It should bp made plain that while becomes an integral part of the tire, known as the breaker strip. The pur pose of thi3 breaker strip Is to dis tribute and equalize the strain over a large area of the tire, thus lessening the burden on that portion beneath the tread at the point of its contact with the road. It tends to absorb shocks and bumps, diminishing their force and decreasing the liability to ward stone bruises, fabric breaks, etc. In the new Savage E type tire the breaker strip has been given more than ordinary consideration. The breaker fabric is especially woven for this casing and is frictioned and coated with particular care. Piston Groove Cleaner. An excellent tool for cleaning car bon out of piston grooves may be made by grinding down a piece of broken piston ring to the proper size so that it has a cutting edge, such as a chisel has. This tool fits exactly In tht groove and cleans It out perfectly. HOW SKIDS INJURE TIRES Tread Will Be Worn In One Place, Giving "Flat Wheel" Effect. Skidding surprises the motorist. oftentimes, Jn Its effect on his tires. Sometimes a tire will be noticed with the thread worn through to the fabric in one or more spots. The rest of the tire, in such a case, will be in good condition. Too sudden locking of the breaks, forcing the tire to drag, or taking corners at too high a speed, is ordinarily responsible. Skidding the tire for a short dis tance is often little thought of at the time. But the fact is that this slide Connecticut With 12 cars over Mo hawk Trail and Hoostek Mountains and 12 over a coast route many owner driven 216 miles average distance per car, 18.7 miles per gallon were shown. One car with 3o,000 miles service aver aged 21.2 miles per gallon. Nebraska A Hastings. Neb., woman -drove her Essex from Lincoln to Hast ings. 109 miles, averaging 28 miles per gallon. California Four women drove from Los Angeles to -San Francisco and re turn averaging 22.3 miles per gallon. A Ban Francisco Essex made the round trip. 84S miles, in 33 hours with 23 miles per gallon. Hood and radiator sealed. Sh Antonio. Tex. In a l6-mile run to Austin and return, Essex 'averaged 25.5 miles per gallon. Sarramento. Calif. Defeated 19 entries and took Tallac Cup for highest gaso line, oil and water mileage in Sacra mento Dealers' reliability run. Baltimore. Md. Essex sedan, on orig inal tires with 15,000 miles service, traveled 221 miles over Maryland hills, averaging 23 miles per gallon. Florida On a measured gallon an Essex covered 23 miles and without change or adjustment of any kind showed speed of 6S miles per hour. 4 Cars Ave-raicc 18-0 Miles Per Hal Ion Records cover every kind of test at a speed of from 5 to 72 miles per hour. Lm Ans-eles. Calif. To San Francisco over 828 miles route of steep grades and frequently far from water supplies - Essex which had previously gone 28.000 miles and under U. S. Marine observa tion made trip sealed In high gear with sealed hood and sealed radiator. Aver age 22.8 miles per gaL gasoline. Also Broke World's Dirt Track Record 1261 Miles Made at Dallas, Texas, by a Car That Had Already Gone UfiOO Miles From the mere standpoint, of gasoline mileage, Esse in its nation-wide tests snowed a performance worthy of cars which possess that advantage as their principal quality. Records were kept on 49 cars. They averaged 18.9 miles to the gallon. But bear in mind this was not done by taking advantage of every device possible to increase gasoline mileage. Under condi tions of that sort, Essex showed as high as 37 miles to the gallon. However, men don't drive that way.' How obviously unfair it would be, therefore, to offer such carefully economized fuel mileage tests as typical of all Essex cars. In the Essex tests, conditions and per formances adverse to gasoline economy ob tained. These cars were being driven at speeds from 5 to 72 miles per hour. They were reeling off thousands of miles over all sorts of roads in inter-city runs that set new time marks. They were making new hill-climb, . acceleration and endurance records. Many were owner cars owner driven. Women piloted some. Some of the Essex cars used had already traveled upwards of 30,000 to 35,000 miles. So you must not view Essex economy merely by its gasoline consumption. You must also consider its endurance and reli ability. If there were nothing more striking about the Essex than its gasoline mileage, it would be a worthy subject of our advertising. But important and impressive as that fact is, does not its other qualities take first rank in your consideration? Xnl 615-617 Washington St. oss Automobile Co. Routes Xot in Shape to Handle Heavy Traffic Between Camas, Vancouver and Washougal. CAMAS. Wash.. July 31. (Special.) Condition of the roads in the east ern part of Clarke county and no in dication of relief has just about caused people of this end of the coun ty to reach the limit of endurance. It is argued by . some that the county commissioners knew that the river road, which is the North Bank highway, would be closed for im provement, and that steps - should have been taken to put the back roads in shape to handle the heavy traffic between Vancouver, Camas and Washougal which would be diverted to the Grass Valley, Hill Plain and Fern Prairie roads while the paving of the highway was in progress. Last winter and early this spring these roads Wre practically impassable. Many automobile owners put up their cars rather than . take chances of having to be hauled out of the mud. The stage lines held to the river road as long as possible and transferred passengers near Fisher's, where they were unable to run the cars through. It was a common occurrence - for auto trucks and cars to get stalled in the mud on the Leadbetter hill. From present indications the back roads will be In even worse shape as soon as the fall rains start unless 6ome preparation is made for improvement. Pleas, prayers and petitions have been presented to the country com missioners without apparent result. Unable to meet with the county com missioners, several Camas county men called on District Engineer Norris of the state highway - commission at Vancouver recently and returned with an encouraging report of progress on apparatus it should be remembered the North Bank highway. Mr. Norris that if the connecting rod gets warm declared the highway would be com- it Indicates a short circuit in front of Portland pleted and opened for traffic next Oc tober. , The concrete mixer which started' at the Camas end of the road last May has paved 3.3 miles. The equip ment will be moved within the next few days a nd work started from the Vancouver city limits eastward. This is necessary because of the soil condi tions, the soil from Vancouver to the pavement at Durgan's Corner consist ing largely "of clay, on wnicn wora must be done during dry weather. Later the mixer- can complete the work through the rock quarry where the road base is principally rock and can be worked during wet weather. Mr. Norris says there are 5.9 more miles of paving to complete the high way from- Vancouver to Camas and that on August 1 two crews will be put on the mixer, which will then nave about 12.500 feet per day. Au ffust 22 the highway wll be opened from Camas to Fisher's and can be used until the mixer reaches isi.ei s paying from Vancouver, which Mr. Norris says will be about September is. Then all traffic will again de tour via the back roads. This will occur during the rainy season when harvest hauling will De neavy Electric Vulcanizing. In the use of electric vulcanizing I the heating unit. The pressure should I cold if you desire the maximum ad not be removed until the rubber get. I hesion. Asbestos paper pads keep the rubber of the tube near the pat-sh from getting too hot; It is advisable to go only to a Branch or an Authorized Distributor of United Motors Service for Delco parts. There you are sure to get only genuine parts. PORTLAND BRANCH 125 Buntnlde St. Phone Bdwr. 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