THE SUNDAY OREGOXIAX, PORTLAND, MAY 15, 1931 3 ROADS IN EASTERN III " II , . x fe m-w, v U. : i ii Mmm m m a m -v n w a J m m ii . WISE Inland Empire Tourist Travel Well Under Way. DIRT HIGHWAYS SMOOTH Summary of Conditions Show Fast Time Can Be Made From Walla Wella in Any Direction. WALLA WALLA. Wash., May 14. (Special.) Dirt road conditions ara ' now at their beat in the Inland Em pire and between-district travel ii now well under way. with the touris'. travel Just starting". Most of the counties in eastern Washington have been, doing thei spring work early this year with th rtsult that the graders have put dirt joads in splendid condition. The work was done, for the most part, while the eround was still moist. Road builders say this insures a solid road bed most of the summer. They say that grading and scraping, done after the crround dries out. is equivalen to plowing a dry field. The loosened eirt simDlv blows away, whereas roads worked while damp remain hard. Caterpillar Work. Rapidly. E. J. Cantonwlne, commissioner for the first district in Walla Walla. In vested in a caterpillar tractor for tnis rlv sDrinr work with the resui that his road supervisor was through before any of the others. Reports received from road offi cials show that fast time can be made from Walla Walla In any direction. Summarized the conditions are: Spokane to Walla Walla via Lyons ferry-Spokane to cneney paven Cheney to Washtucna via Ritzville trood macadam road. Washtucna to Lvons ferry, dirt road but good, far better than any time last year, as con siderable work has been done on this previously-neglected strip which runs through a sparsely settlea community. Lyons ferry to Prescott or Waitsburg, pood dirt roads. Prescott to Walla Walla via Berryman, macadam and good dirt roads. Waitsburg to Dixie, macadam. Dixie to Walla Walla. Daved. Spokane to Walla Walla via Cen tral ferry Spokane to Rosalia, good macadam. Rosalia to Colfax, macaa em, but rough. This road is being dragged after each rain and within a few days will be smooth. Colfax to Central ferry, macadam. Ferry to Dixie ria Dayton and Waitsburg, rood macadam with exception of six- miles stretch of good dirt road along the Tucannon near Delaney. Dixie to Walla Walla, paved. Lewlston Road Good. Le-wlston to Walla Walla Lewis- ton to Pomeroy. good dirt road. Pom eroy to Delaney, fair dirt road. De laney to Walla Walla via Dayton. Waitsburg and' Dixie, macadam and pavement. In the Lewiston country the road to Culdesac Is good. Lewis ton to Lapwai is fair, partly paved. Lewiston to Moscow, good, partly paved. Lewiston to Juliaetta Ken Jrick via Troy, fair, partly paved. Beyond Culdesac toward the interior o Idaho the r6ad is impassable at present. Walla Walla to Seattle Road is in i-ood condition to Yakima either by way of Hover ferry or Pasco. The latter permits use of the new Bur-bank-Pasco toll bridge and eliminates the ferry which gave trouble last year by being "out so often. Yakima to Kilensburg, rough. Ellensburg to Kaston, good. Eastor. tc Seattle, good road, as the Snoqualmie pass can now b used. Walla Walla to Portland via North Bank highway Good macadam to Mabton either by way of Hover ferry or Pasco. Mabton to White Salmon via Goldendale, good dirt roads. Whito Salmon to Portland, fair. The best method Is to ferry at White Salmon tf. Hood River and take the Columbia highway. The Dallrs-Bend Road Fine. Walla Walla to Portland via Co lumbia highway Walla Walla to Pendleton, concrete and bithulitic pavement for 40 miles (a four-mile gap is now being closed up). Pendle ton to Deschutes river via Umatilla and Echo, good gravel road. Des chutes river to The Dalles, old road is used and is In fair condition. The Dalles to Mosler, old road over the hill is preferable owing to construc tion work. It is In good condition. Hosier to Hood River is good. Rest of way into Portland is paved. The road from The Dalles to Bend Is reported the best in years. Bend to Klamath via Crescent, good. Bend to Burns via Milllcan, good. Bend to Lakeview via Fort Rock, good to l'aisley and from there on poor. Wala Walla to eastern points via Old Oregon trail Paved, to Pendle ton with exception of four miles. Pendleton to La Grande over Blue mountains bad, but passable. This road ia always full of grief for autoists. La Grande to Salt Lake city via Twin Falls, in good condition. Twin Falls tc Pocatello, good. Twin Falls to Ely, Nevada, fair. From Spokane east the road via Band Point, Thompson Falls, Ravalli and Missoula Is open and generally la fair condition. AUTOMOBILE INSURANCE NOW NECESSITY FOR ALL OWNERS Scope and Coverage of Motor Vehicle Policies Defined in First of Series of Articles by Local Insurance Man. . HARDIXG ACTO CLUB MEMBER I'Tcsident Accepts Honorary Card In California Association. LOS ANGELES. Cal.. May 14. Southern California auto owners who have "joined up" with the Automobile club representing this part of the state have cause for pride in the fact that President Harding is now a mem ber in good standing of their organi sation. Here is the letter received from the White House by W. L. valentine, president of the Auto club: 'Thank you and the Automobile club for your courtesy in making me an honorary member. Your organisa tion has contributed so much to the movement for good highways in this counVry that I feel it really a distinc tion to carry your membership card. The radiator emblem came duly to hand and I hope to display it some tlm on my car. "vv ith the best wishes for your board of directors and all members of the club. I am. very truly yours. "WARREN G. HARDING." Watch Air ,"Tessnre In Tires. The life of a tire Is thealr It con tains. The more air, ordinarily, the longer the life. Of course there are exceptions, but it is a safe rule to start with !0 pounds air pressure to the cross section Inch and if more is needed to add It. Thus a Stt-inch tire will require 70 pounds and a 4-inch tire 80 pounds. Road, load and speed are determining factors in the press ure required, according to F. W. Vo gler of the Northwest Auto company, distributor for Miller tires. BT CHARLES S. BARTON. CN'ote This Is the first of a series of "ive article on automobile insurance pre pared for the autemobil department of The Sunday Oreeonlsn by Charles S Barton of the insurance firm of Walker Barton. . The following article takes up the subject of the scope and coverage, of automobile insurance. Other features of automobile insurance will be considered In the four subsequent articles, which will appear fom week to week in the auto mobile section.) r-i OME lies regarding the scope and heed of automobile lnanir' - ance rray be gathered from the rather astonishing fact that there is practically one automobile for every three families in the United States. In round numbers this means 9.000,000 automobiles. Quite plainly the permutations and combinations of the chances of fire, theft, col lislon or other accidents arising because of the turning of some 18, 000,000 rubber-tired wheels, furnish "dope" for the actuary and plentiful prospects for the Insurance agent. Whereas automobile insurance Is still In its infancy when compared with older and well-established lines of insursnce, the various coveragei risks insured are defined and quite closely standardized. Those common ly written are fire and transportation, theft, liability, property damage and collision. As the charters of few companies permit writing of all these forms of insurance, usually two companies will work together to provide com plete protection; in such case a fire company will ordinarily cover fire. transportation and theft, while a cas ualty company carries liability, prop erty damage and collision. To the layman, Inturance is an in tricate problem requiring the com bined gray matter of an actuary and lawyer to solve. Quite naturally the issue of insurance calls for an actua rial analysis of the mathematical fac tors involved. It further needs care ful formulation of the terms such that the intention of the policy can be exactly defined to the protection or company and assured alike. But the man seeking to insure his automobile will find that the automo bile insurance policy is plainly word ed, affords no chance for misinterpre tation and protects in the fullest sense, of the word. Its provisions can be easily understood and appreciated by any man who will take the trou ble to read the policy carefully and every policyholder should do this when buying Insurance of any form, so that he may be sure that he has bought the protection which he needs and which be thinks he has. It Is our intention here to define the different policy forms briefly and explain their scope. Fire and trans portation coverage Is the subject of this installment. These two risks are commonly correlated. The insuring company agrees to reimburse the assured for loss on his car due to (1) fire, arising from any cause whatsoever, and light ning; and (2) while being transport ed In any conveyance by land or water, the stranding, sinking, colli-, sion, burning or derailment of such conveyance, including general ave rage and salvage charges for which the assured is legally liable. While the transportation clause is of minor Interest to the average car owner, it is paid for by but a very small part of the premium and en ables him to transport his car at a moment's notice, if necessary, fully protected. No automobile should be operated without protection from lire. Just so long as motor vehicles use an inflam mable source of power, just so long will the fire risk be imminent. The proportion of fire losses on electri cally driven cars is not as small as might be supposed, either, for the policy Insures against fire resulting from communication, such as in a burning garage or building, or an- irom sen-ignition rrom iauuy wiring or analogous causes. Many automobile fire losses are pre ventable, carelessness being the cause in one form or other. Gasoline vapor is so highly inflammable that tile-man who lights a cigar or bends over a gasoline - tank smoking . a lighted pipe, while the tank Is being filled, invites quick combustion of himself as well as his car. Equally foolish is the man who allows his engine to idle at low speed while fill ing the gasoline tank. The man who drives his car when It is not In condition also invites dis aster. Fires very often arise from overheated motors, a condition which should not exist were the motor prop erly adjusted, oiled and otherwise cared for. An .overheated engine and a leaky feed pipe make a mighty fine combination to produce combustion, while a car which occasionally back fires into the carburetor Is likely to prove. too fiery a steed for purposes of human transportation. Garage fires, both public and pri vate, are responsible for many losses. In patronizing a public garage it is a good idea to select one as nearly fireproof as possible, not too crowded, one at all times kept clean of papers, oily rags and other inflammable debris. The same standard of con struction and care in keeping clean should apply to the private garage. A small fire extinguisher carried on the ear within easy reach of the driver's hand is the most practical kind of fire protection. It Is consid ered so valuable by insurance com panies that a 15 per cent reduction from the fire premium is commonly allowed for this installation. Summarising our advice to motor ists: at all times be careful of fire when filling the gas tank; stop your engine and keep lighted cigars, pipes and matches away from the tank; keep your car in perfect condition. avoiding overehating; inspect the gas oline system frequently; select a ga rage or storage for the automobile careruuy, both with respect to con struction and maintenance of premises. However careful a driver mv h fire Is not always preventable. In consequence, in addition to taking every possible practical precaution against fire which is his dutv to the community as well as to the indi vidual every owner should lnm his car not only against fire, but to cover other automobile hazards, which will he described In later installments. TAe only Spotlight that can be reeled out v r to help"spot"and remedy motor and tire troubles as easily by night as by day. With it you can illuminate any part ot your car. No matter which AutoReelite model you may select it has every spotlight advantage and more. It IS a Spotlight, Trouble light, Portable light 3 lights in one for the price of one. Anderson AutoReelite fits any windshield. Is self contained no troublesome connection's to find nor loose parts to become mislaid. .Reels and unreels exactly like a window shade. , Go to your dealer and examine an AutoReelite "the spotlight with a guarantee. " There is a model which will exactly suit your car. Model C, Single Shell Model C-6 6-in., black and nickel, without mirror, $ 9.00 MODEL B Model C-7 7-uu. black and nickel, without mirror - - Mirrors for above Sl.uu extra Sterlinl Moid 7-ln.. all nickel, sritb aiirrot - Model B, Double Shell Model B4 6-in., black and nickel, with mirror Snort Model 7-ln., black and nickel wits mirror - -De Luxe Model 7-in., all nickel, with mirror - - - $9.00 10.60 15.00 SEDERS TO BE CUBBED WASHINGTON TO FORM HIGH WAY PROTECTIOX FORCE. 2 5 .3Ien on Motorcycles to Prevent Misnse of Boulevards After Xew Law Takes Effect August 1. OLYMFIA. May 14. No attempt will be made by Director L. D. McArdle of the department of efficiency to or ganize the highway protection lores for the state of Washington, which will enforce the road regulations, until about July 1. The new law goes into effect on August 1. Assistant Jabes Cameron, who will have charge of the highway police, states that he will only" have about 25 men in the squad and these will In all probability be equipped with motorcycles. Neither will these men be speed cops, in any sense of the word. Is the statement of Chief Cameron, but will be ex pected to prevent the misuse of the hlirhwavs riiat leads to their destruc tion and to generally enforce the rules of the road passed by the last legislature. As nearly as possible these new rules of the road follow the recom mendations of a national conference of automobile dealers, clubs and high way organizations. The new rules give egal force to common sense ana weii- known road rules, doing away wita confusing regulations in different sections that confuse drivers. Thougn here has been a tremendous increase n the number of automobiles in use. federal statistics show the percentage of fatal accidents per automobile from 1914 to 1919 decreased nearly 60 per cent. It is shown 43 per cent or an fatalities occur to children playing in roads or streets, much of which is done awav with by the spread of pub lic playgrounds and enforcement of rules of the road. Important rules which the depart ment of efficiency will enforce under the new statutes are: Pedestrians on public highways be tween a half-hour after sunset and a half-hour before sunrise shall travel on the left side of the road and step off traveled portion when meeting a vehicle. Street and lnterurban cars and emer gency vehicles have right of way; owners of private machines cannot use gongs or sirens adopted for am bulances, police or fire department machines. nrivers must obey all orders oi traffic officers. .Motorists meeting with collision or accident must stop; render assistance when needed, give required informa tion as to identity; and when injuring- any person report same to nearest chief of police or mayor or sheriff of county. Mufflers must not be cut out in city or county. Licenses, bearing signature of own er, must be carried in container hav ing transparent cover, on steering post or instrument board. After August 1. drivers' licenses re quired. May be forfeited by justices of peace after second conviction of violation of automobile laws. Speed limits unchanged, except for auto trucks, for which sliding rate is given, and auto busses earrying 10 or more passengers which must not ex ceed 25 miles an hour on unpaved highways: cities and towns forbidden to enforce ordinances conflicting with state speed laws; racing on public highway forbidden. To pass another vehicle going In the same direction, give one short blast as first signal; if unheeded, you may pass without further elgnai at first convenient spot, but must not decrease speed immediately to throw dust in other driver's eyes. "One way" signs may be posted and must be obeyed on narrow park drives, defiles or passes. ' At least three days' notice ot clos ing- any highway for repairs, etc., must be given by publication and posting notice on road. THREE CARS TO SQUARE MILE Average of Autos In TJ. S. "ov Is One lo Every 11.4 Persons. For the entire United States there are an average of 3.1 automobiles to every square mile and an average of mm tar io every persons. This distribution of the more than 9,000. 000 motor cars is the basis for a num ber of interesting comparisons, ac cording to figures presented by the Davis Motor Car company. In the central states, Indiana, Ohio and Michigan, there are more cars per person than the national average. This may be due In part to the fact that 90 per cent of all the automo biles manufactured are produced in this section of the country. ' A little farther west Nebraska, South Dakota and Iowa are engaged in a three-cornered race for thd greatest proportionate ownership of automobiles. At the latest count South Dakota was ahead, with one automobile for every S.a persons These three states are largely agri cultural and 85 per cent of the motor cars are owned by farmers. This is a strong testimony of the necessity of the automobile to the farmer. In the east, while the automobile registration ia heavier than In the west, the larger population pulls the average down to 15.8 persons per car for New York state. It is interesting that the number of automobiles In New York and the population of South Dakota are almost identical! Clogged Oil Pipe. It is possible to clear out a Ford oil pipe which has become clogged by taxing on tne iront gear plate, which discloses the cam gear, and this is removed with a puller. ,Now the end of the pipe is exposed, and to this an air hose is connected, the air is turned on and the obstruction is blown out Without this little trick it is necessary to tear down the en gine to get at an obstruction of this kind. iitfflmfprrmtnmtrBrn Write for Catalog No. 308 Anderson Electric &. Equipment Co. mwW''iiiitmmi!mitmnmM"'i!" r 154-160 Whiting Jrtreet Chicago, Illinois oAt the BEST GARAGES W AUT O ACCESSORY SUPPLY HOUSES There Is but One Super-Six-Hudson Controls It Without Increase of Size or Weight, 72 Was 'Added to Power and Countless Records Prdved Its Greater Endurance That Is Why It Is Called the Super 'Six PERCY FORD ENTERS RAGE XATIOXAL CHAMPIOX TO BE IX 1XTERXATIOXAL EVEXT. Wife and Baby Proud of Driver Who Knows Something About Golf and Auction Bridge, Too. INDIANAPOLIS. May 14. Percy Ford, national amateur racing cham pion, has entered the International 500-mile race to be held at the In dianapolis motor spedway May 30. He will drive a Chicago Frontenac Ford, who is an automobile sales manager In Chicago, broke into the racing game in 1915 as a pilot in a dealers' race held at the Chicago speedway, since dismantled. His most important victory waa in 1917 when he won a 100-mile non-professional race in Chicago. Percy Ford is one of the last of the more successful amateur drivers to succumb to the wiles of an Interna tional race and he is prepared to take his two hours of Btiff workout every day to get the physical trim for the strenueus competition that he will face in the big race. Ford was born in Chicago in 1888, married a Chicago girl in 1910 and is the father of Courtland Ford, aged 10, who will attend the race with his mother. Ford's family does not ob ject to his entering the race; in fact, they are rather proud of it. He fig ures that racing is profitable, knows no fear in a race and if he had it to do all over again he would fall for the fascination of auto racing, if he is at all successful in the Indianapolis race he will undoubtedly become a steady fixture in racing programmes. Golf and auction bridge are favorite pastimes with Fordf but his favorite sport is auto racing. In fact, his am bition when he was a boy was to race, and even during his high school days, when he developed an ardent interest in art and literature, he had dreams of driving racing cars. The funniest thing he ever saw on a race course, according to Ford, "was a driver with his gear in reverse at the starting line," and he was thrilled to his finger tips when Gaux, the Frenchman, won the International 600-mile race at Indianapolis in 1913. It Is because "it takes real driving' that Ford prefers the Indianapolii course to all others. He has been re hearsing the course with his. car for the past few days, being the second driver to hit the bricks this season. BAD STRETCH TO ' BE PAVED Contract to Be Let for 6 Miles Be tween Pomeroy and County Line LEWISTON. Idaho, Hay 14. (Spe cial.) On June 14 next, highway ot' ficlals state, a contract will be let for the grading and surfacing of six miles of hiehway between pomeroy anu me Asotin rountv line. There is now unriAi- nnnfVflfit a 7-mlle section con necting with the road Just mentioned and beginning at a point about four miles east of Pomeroy, and wltnin few months it is expected that con tracts will be let tor the remainder of the road between Pomeroy ana Clarkston. This will insure a splendid new highway of over 30 miles, a part of the Evergreen system, and' will put Lewiston and Clarkston at the east ern terminus of a splendid east and west hierhwav system through to Portland and coast points. The section of road between Pom eroy and this city has been the poor mi of the system, tourists etate, bu' with tha recent appropriation of $300,, 000 by the Washington legislature to cover the project, the highway to the coast will be in excellent shape by the close of 1922. . CALIFORXIA TO HAVE SIGXS Auto Association to Augment Pres ent Excellent System. LOS ANGELES, Cal., May 14. Ex- tensive eign-posting improvements and extensions for highways of the west have been completed by the Au tomobile club of southern California, according to an official announcement Just made. One of the most important new ae- nartures will be the complete mark ing of all main routes in and out of cities in the southern part or cantor nia. That is, main highways will not only be sign-posted up to the city limits, but will be carried on through the city itself. Motorists living in the city or visiting there will thus Republic Trucks . GOOD TRUCKS GOOD OWNERS f X-E 8 -7 Rl'r.)l W J - t M1 '1 i y . 1 H - '4 Typical of the ten Republic Trucks owned by the Baggage & Omnibus Co. Roberts Motor Car Go., Inc. Largest Exclusive Truck Dealer in the Northwest Portland, Oregon Don't forget this. . Endurance must always be the most im portant automobile quality. It is not appearance, speed, hill-climbing or acceleration, though the Super-Six leads in all these., ' Look at the records. Hudson holds nearly all that are worth while. What car offers more proof? But speed records are not nearly as im portant as are those which prove endur ance. Many tests are required, to, be con sidered final proof. Look at these. A Hudson stock chassis was driven 1819 miles in 24 hours. The best previous record fell 347 miles short of that. The greatest endurance test ever made was that of the Hudson double transconti nental run. The 7000 miles was covered in 10 days and 21 hours. It .was the only round-trip test ever completed and the dis tance each way between San Francisco and New York was made in less time than any other car has ever done. No Car Ever Offered Such Proof The reason these records, made years ago, still stand unequaled is simple.' The Super Six is a patented motor . developed and controlled by Hudson. The principle which gives it power and endurance over others would, if incorporated in any other six, make it equal to Hudson in that respect. But you must choose a Hudson to get thtTse qualities. There is no other way. Hudson also leads in style. It has intro duced models that are today standards with all fine cars. The new lines of body design and finish are usually first seen in the Hudson models. The stream-line body, the beveled-edge ton neau and now the square lines that give to Hudson such distinction and simplicity, first appeared on the Super-Six. Dont Forget That Hudson's Endurance Is Exclusive ' These things enhance the Hudson. But the one important quality is that of endur ance. Nothing else is so important. More than 100,000 Super-Sixes are now in use. Before the present model was of fered 60,000 earlier types had shown the way to its development. The things men had said would make the Super-Six the best car that is built are incorporated in this new model. Others can not build a or like it, for Hudson alone controls the patents that make it the greatest speed and endurance stock car. 'Also It Is the Most Wanted Fine Car That is proved by its sales record as the largest selling fine car. It is proved by the thousands who have waited their turn to get delivery. The demand during the ac tivebuying seasons has always been in ex cess of supply. For some models men hava been waiting months. You will certainly want a Hudson, if not this year then next. Now is not too early to speak for it. C. L. Boss Automobile Co. 615-617 Washington Street MB Tortland be aided in finding their way out to near-by resorts. According to the latest taouiation tha Automobile club has erected and is now maintaining 73,894 metal enam eled road signs; these comprise the most elaborate' sign-posting system in the world. Splicing Fuel Pipe. Cut the ends of the pipes to be Joined on a bevel, being sure to bevel them alike so thtt they will make a tight juncture. This can be accom plished with a hacksaw and a file. Clean the ends of the pipes with sandpaper and then place them to gether. Next wind No. 18 oopper wire or door-bell wire, with insulation re moved, over the splice, being sure to wind tight, and close together. Solder with flame or iron and sweat oold solder in between the wires and on end of winding. This makes a strong splice and one that will last. For the Tool Box. A convenient addition to the tool box is a small packet o'f wire nails of different slses. These uatls may be used to replace lost cotter plnl and for many other purposes Chalmers Upkeep is Very Much Less The Chalmers is a good motor cir investment because its repair and re placement charges are very much less. It remains out of the repair shop for long periods and yields consistent, re liable, economical transportation. Truly Fine Motor Much of this is due to the fine motor performance. The fuel mixture not the" air alone is pre-heated by the hot-spot. This means better acceleration, smoother operation, and more power from less gasoline. Combustion is more complete. Cylinders are not likely to be scored, or bearings burned Out, bal cause of dilution of the oil in the cranio case. Whole Car In Keeping The whole Chalmers car is in keeping with the motor. Chalmers engineers designed ft chassis worthy of the won derful engine. And the car is comfortable and beauti ful, as well as fine mechanically. Chalmersowners know these things and talk about them. We will be glad to demonstrate the ex cellence of the Chalmers to those who are seeking the most for their money first-cost and after-cost in a motor car. Chalmers Motor Car Co; 363 EAST OREGON Phone East 531 HALM E R