WEEKLY BULLETIN
OH HIGHWAYS OUT
Condition of Main Roads
State Little Changed.
COLUMBIA STILL CLOSED
North Bank II I way Xow Report
ed in Bad Shape on Account
of Wet Weather.
SALEM, On, Jan. 14. (Special)
Conditions on. the main highways
throughout the state are summarized
la the weekly bulletin issued today
by the state highway department.
The bulletin, which Is based on latest
reports received from highway engl
neers of the various districts, is as
follows:
Pacific Highway.
Portland-Ore on City West side route
through Oswego and Bolton, crossing' W1U
Iamette river at Oregon City, paved, iro&as
restricted on Oregon City bridge. East
side route Umragh, M llwa.uk le open, and
paved.
Oregon City-Can by-Salem Paved.
fialem-Jefferson-Alb any Paved.
Albany-CorveJJis- Junction City-Dug en e
Oraval Albany to uorvauia lavement
CorvalMfl to Qugene.
Ehirene-Rooe bars -Grants Paas-Mo3f crd
California L.lne.Lairge proportion paved,
baianoe good macadam. The highway
over the Siskiyou mountains is kept open
throughout the winter by snow plows it
ttoesaary. One foot of snow at present.
Columbia Biver Highway.
Portland-Hood River Paved entire dis
tance but closed account snow and 1c e
from Mist Falls to Eagle creek and from
"Wyeth to Vlento (private ferry baa
sumfd operations from Stevenson WuIl,
to a point four miles west of Hood river.
Carrying cars between these two points.
the charge for the average automobile be
ing $& From Portland to Stevenson the
North Bank highway Is reported to be In
bad condition on account of thaw.)
Hood JUver-Tha Dalles Paved except
four mile of macadam, and open. Cuts
through snow drifts are quite narrow, and
the road icy, and extreme care should be
used in driving. This section is closed to
heavy trucking on account of the narrow
width through the drifts and obstruction
to lighter trafflo, and possible damage to
shoulders of the pavement.
The aiies-Pendleton Macadamized en
tire distance and open.
Coast Highway.
AstoTia-Seaside-Tlllamook Open for
travel.
West Side Pacific Highway.
Portland-McMinnviUe Paved.
McMlnnville-Amlty-R1ckreall-Monmouth-
indepondence open xcept bridge over
xamhul river between McMlnnvllle and
Whiteson, which is being- replaced. Traffic
should detour from McMlnnvllle via tht
McMinnvllie-TilJaniook highway to a point
five miles from McMlnnvllle, thence south
to the Bellvue-Amlty road, thence east t
Amity; graveled.
Independence-Corvallis Take road via
Suvor, graveled to Benton county line,
paved county line to Corvallis.
Corvallis-J unction City-Eugene Paved.
Oregon-Washington Highway.
Pendleton - Walla Walla Open and
paved; slippery, due to ice and snow.
Pendleton-Pllot Hock Open.
Pilot Rock-Butter Creek-Jones Hill
passable, muddy; use chains, watch for
caution signs.
Jones HIU-Heppner Passable but slop
py. Travelers 'between Heppner and Pen
dleton are advised to use route via Echo.
Heppner- Arlington, via Rhea, Creek)
Passable.
McMinnvUle-TUlamook Highway.
Portland-TrfeMlnnville-Shftrldan iPaved.
Sherldan-Wil 1 amina-Orand Konde-Hebo-TULamoole
Good macadam, some pave
ment, open throughout,
Od Oregon Trail.
Pendleton-JDeadman's Pass Open, mac
adamized. Ienrtmfwn Bass-HUgant - Closed by
snow.
Hilcr6V Grande Open but very
rough,
la Grande-Hot LakePavement and
macadam, good condition.
Hot iLaike-Union Main highway closed
for brldgo construction, take foothill de-
tour.
V Union-Enkflr iMacadamized ; one short
Tf"stour at Telocaaet over-crossing, and two
snort detours around bridge construction
near North Powder.
Baker-Nolson (Fair county road; some
now and Ice; slow going, use chains.
Nelson - Huntington New standard
grade; detonr miles in length from
GeJe's crossing- to Weatherby bridge; use
old road, which is very rough. Ietour of
anile at Jordan creek, very rough; de
tour of one mile from Lime to Hunting
ton overhead crossing, use old road, which
is In fair condition; detours of half mile
from Pope & Stanfield ranch to Binder
ranch, use old road; in fair condition. The
detours on this section are well marked,
bat care should be used, es they are very
rough. Use chalna
Hunting-ton-Ontario (Pair, county road
to Olds ferry, but slippery; drivers cau
tioned to use chains on this road ; from
Olds ferry to "Weiser keep on the Idaho
sidf Weiser to Ontario excellent mac
adam. The Dalles-California Highway,
Note 6ee Sherman highway for alter
nate route to central Oregon.
The Dalles-Shanlko Rough but easily
passable when frozen but with continued
warm weather will soon become so muddj
as to be nearly impassable,
Shaniko-Madras 'Best route is via An
telope and Gateway. Rough but easily
passable when frozen, but will soon be
come nearly Impassable if warm weather
continues.
Madras-Bend Good macadam, open.
Bend-Allen's Ranch Cindered road in
fair condition.
Allen's Ranch-La Tine-Crescent Fair
condition. Closed by snow at Sand Creek
between Crescent and Kort Klamath.
Fort Klamath-Klamath Falls Open for
travel; macadam Klamath Falls to
Lamm's Mill.
Lamm's Mill-Fort Klamath Muddy.
Through travel between Bond and Kla
math Falls advised to take Chlloquin route
but even this is not sufe at this season.
Klamath Falls - Merrill - California staU
line All macadamized and in good con
dition except threv miles near Malin.
Where not .surfaced the road is a li tt i
muddy, but passable. Slippery, use rhains.
Aslilund-Kinmulh l-'alls Highway.
Closed via Green Springs mountain. Cars
m;ty travel, however, tetvvn thee towni
by way of Afier, Klamath, Hot Springs and
Top.y grade; turning to the rignt at the
summit of Topy gradn and thence bv
way of Dorri, Oil., to Klamath Kails; A
wilt be ery essential to have chains on j
car on this trip.
Klamath l-'iilfo-rakcvfew Highway.
About one foot of nnow. melting, in the ;
mountains, ltoad ImpasKable to cars.
l.akeview-lurnN lliirlmay..
About fix Inches C unnvv wltii n thaw. I
lng. ituad In pood tdi.tpr.
Ijikcview-Uenii HiKlnvuy.
All good road with the except inn of
j. bout one foot of miow near Kort Hock,
but this fn easily passable. Stages con
tinue to operate.
Central Oregon lUglmny.
Rend-Ilurns Fair condition except '2 1
niiie stretch between Gap ranch and Suit,
Hen "bill, w hich Is quite muddy whin n..
frozen. .
Hurns-Crune Macadamized and in ro )d
enditioi:.
Crane-Vale Kougn und slippery, use
Chains.
Vale-Ontario Fair: chains are needed
Ontario-Nyssi. M aeadainised.
Sherman Highway.
Columbia Kiver high way-Shaniko. via
Fulton canyon -Open and in fair condition
when frozen. Follow ditour sins lo avoid
new construction between Wasco and
Moro. Will soon become impassable If
warm weather continues.
Shaniko-Madras Open via Antelope and
Gateway; road in fair condition when fro
zen. Will soon become Impassable if warm
weather continue.
McKenzie Highway.
McKenzie passClosed until spring.
Bisters-Redmond Graveled road ; open.
John Day River Highway.
Arlington-Condon In fair condition dur-
NEW SHOW ROOM FOR INTERNATIONAL MOTOR TRUCKS
portion of display quarter, fa International Harvester company building;
International motor track factor
Ins freezing weather; muddy and difficult
to travel when not frozen.
Condon-Fossil Macadamized and In
food condition.
Fossil-Butts CreeR Summit uraveiea
and In trood condition.
Summit TUley's (mouth of bervice
creek) Dirt road. In fair condition dur
log freezing; weather; muddy and difficult
to travel when not frozen.
TlHeys-8pray New road fair condition
muddy when not frozen.
Spray-Dayville In fair condition during
freeztnr weather; muddy and difficult to
travel when not frozen.
IayvUle-Cole's Bridge In fair condition
during; freezing weather: muddy and dif
ficult to travel when not frozen.
Cole's Bridge-Pralrle City Graveled
road in good condition.
Prairie City-Baker Road closed to auto
traffic on account of snow in mountains.
Vale-Jamieaon Macadamized.
Jamleaon-Brogan Fair.
Ochoco Highway.
Redmond - PrlnevfUa Graveled road.
ffood condition.
Frlnevllle-AIitehell Passable only dur
ing: freezing weather.
Baker-Cornucopia Highway.
Baker-Halfway Open ; some snow on
Sparta summit.
Ia Grande-Enterprise Highway.
La Orande-I.Iand City 'Paved.
Island City-Elgin -County road. earn.
snow and mud; chalna are needed.
Btein-Mlnam Macadam, from end of
macadam to Mlnam. passable, but very
rough.
Ji In am -Joseph Bxcellent macadam with
exception of eight-mile stretoh between
Lostine and Enterprise, which is very
rough; use chains.
Crater Lake Highway.
Medford-Proapect Open.
Shanlko-MitcheU Highway.
Closed to auto traffic on account of
now and mud.
In Klamath and Lake counties all un
improved roads are very muddy. The
weather has turned warmer and the enow
Is melting with no Intermittent freezing.
TOURING CAB GETS NEW NAME
Society of Automobile Engineers
Recommends Nomenclature.
JifiW YGKK, Jan. 14. Realizing
tht it "would be advantageous to auto
mobile ownersv dealers and manufac
turers If automobile body names were
definitely (Jeter im ned upon, so that
when a certain name Is mentioned or
seen In print it will not be necessary
to guess whether the word, represents
bird, a beast, or a new kind or
breakfast food, the Society of Auto
motive Engineers appointed a com
mittee to draft a tentative recommen
dation for a more stable and scientific
nomenclature for automobile body
types.
The committee report recommends
the adoption as etaiudiard of the following-
body names: Roadster, coupe,
phaeton, sedan, berline, limousine,
brougham, landaulet, cabriolet, coupe
landaulet, llmousine-landaulet, and
brougham-tamdaulet.
Another type is included in the pro
posed nomenclature, but the name
will not be decided upon until the
consensus of opinion of automobile
and dealer advertising managers shall
have been determined. The name will.
however, be descriptive of the en
closed single-compartmenit body with
wo fixed cross-seats, close-coupled
and allowing the minimum fore-and-aft
seating space for four passengers.
In developing this nomenclature it
was found that there was a great dif
ference of opinion regarding the ad
visability of specifying the word
phaeton or touring when applied to
an open-type body with two fixed
cross- eats for four or five passen
gers. The principal reason for using
the term "phaeton" instead of the
term "touring" is that the latter has
lost all of its significance as apply
ing to any particular type of body,
all types being used for touring. The
term "phaeton" is used extensively in
Europe and to a considerable extent
in America in connection with pas
senger cars.
"Fool Stunts' Foolish.
Kvcry automobile operator has his
pet "fool trick." even though he may
pride himself on his careful driving.
While a large percentage start their
cars with the emergency brakes on,
others try to shift gears without
throwing out the clutch. Some driv
ers are known to throw the gears into
a forward speed whllo the oar is mov
ing backward, or vice versa. Starting
from a standstill on high, and racing
the motor when cold, are also classed
as "fool tricks."
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VIEW OK XEW PACIFIC HIGHWAY BRIDGE MJAR MVRTIi K CRKEK.
Work on the new bridge over the South Umpqua river, on the Pacific highway 15 miles south of Roseburg, recently was completed, and the structure soon will bear the traffic of motor cars
and trucks, which travel the hishway in greater numbers every day. The bridge, which is of the concrete.-arch type, with three major spans, is pronounced one of the finest and handsomest
in the state. Its entire length Is given, as 630 feet, and) the length of each span Is 130 feet. The structure was built by Lindstrom & Feigenson, contractors, for the state highway department,
and the cost was $78,000. The bridge was built to replace, an old wooden, structure from, which the- above picture, wat taken. The. neiw bridge also eliminates a dangerous railroad, crossing on,
the old road by the overhead crossing shown at the right
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branch, which is now handling; this
Y TD ELECTi
ANNUAL MEETING OF OREGON
"A. A. A." WEDNESDAY NIGHT,
Coming Year's Activities to Be
.Mapped Out by State Mo
tor Association.
The Oregon State Motor association,
the state-wide organization of Oregon
motorists affiliated with the American
Automobile association, better known
as the "A. A. A.", will hold its annual
meeting Wednesday evening, January
18, at 8 P. M., in room 8 -A, Multnomah
hotel. The reports of offipers for the
past year will be heard and election
of seven members of the board of 15
directors, whose terms expire at this
time, will be held.
While nominations to the board of
directors will be called for prior to
the election, a report has already been
prepared and filed by the nominating
committee of the association suggest
ing seven prominent Portland motor
ists for the board. The nominating
committee slate is as follows:
A. H. Lea. secretary of the state
fair; Charles R. Prazler of the Cres
cent Paper company; J. F. Slater of
Dant & Russell. F. C. Stettler of the
Stettler Box company; D. B. Seger,
western smelting & Kenning com
pany; I, Therkelsen, Braly Auto com
pany, and George O. Brandenburg,
editor of the Oregon Motorist, official
monthly publication of the associa
tion. Mr. Frazier, Mr. Stettler and Mr.
Therkelsen are already members of
the board and are suggested for re
election. No other nominations have
yet been made.
Officers of the association will be
chosen by the board of directors from
among their own number at the first
meeting of that body after the elec
tion next Wednesday evening.
While the past year has been a
highly successful one for the motor
association, members are looking for
ward to an even bigger year In 1922
and general plans for the coming year
will be mapped out at the meeting.
In all probability the membership
campaign for the association that has
been in progress in Portland since
early in December will be continued
for some time in the late winter and
early spring by the new administra
tion in order that the association may
go into Its active work of 1923 with a
larger membership than ever before in
its history. Thus far the membership
campaign, both in Portland and else
where in the state, has been highly
effective and since last fall several
hundred motorists have been added to
tbe rolls.
STAGE DRIVER HAS RECORD
Chclialis Man Has Operated Cars
Daily for Last 14 Years.
CHEHAUS. Wash., Jan. 14. (Spe
cial.) One of the most interesting
automobile stage records to be found
in the Pacific northwest is that of
Crockett Rose, who dally makes the
run from Riffe to Chehalls and re
turn. Mr. Rose has been driving his
stage for the past 14 years and states
that during the entire period he has
never missed a trip. His total mile
age for the 14 years is slightly in ex
cess of 526,000 miles.-
During the time that he has been
driving the stage Mr. Rose has used
26 different automobiles end he
claims never to have had an accident
wun any or mem. tears ago It was
a familiar sight to see Mr. Rose driv
ing out of town with a flivver loaded
with 10 to 16 people. However, dur
ing more recent years he has used
the higher class cars effectively. Mr.
Rose claims the distinction of having
been in the automobile stage business
longer than any. other driver In the
state.
I'KKXCH RACERS TO COMPETE
Veteran Drivers Already Looking
Toward Indianapolis Event.
PARIS. Jan. 14. Victor Hemery.
Albert (Juyot, Louis Wagner and
Pietro Bordino are among the Euro
HANDSOME CONCRETE
SUNDAY OISEGONIAN, PORTLAND, JANUARY 15,
COMPLETED AND OCCUPIED.
Belmont and Water streets, osed
popular make of track directly.
pean veteran race drivers who may
be expected to take part Ira tbe next
600-mile race at Indianapolis.
ilemery and) Guyot are members ox
the French Rolland-Pllaln team, and
now assisting in the production of
set of 122 cubic-inch cars which have
been entered for the French Grand
Prix race. Five cars are being built,
two of them being Intended for In
dianapolis and: the three others being
reserved for the French classic. Guy
ot, captain of the team, is well known
at Indianapolis, having raced there
three times for Delage and Ballot.
Hemery has never 'been, on the Hoosler
track, but is well known in America
by reason of his participation In Van
derbllt. Savannah and American
Grand Prix races, usually aboard Benz
cars.
Louis Wagner and Pietro Bordino
are negotiating with the Flat com
pany to send two of their eight-bead
183-cublc-lnch racing mounts to In
dianapolis. These cars were finished
too late for the last Grand Prix, and
have only been raced once, at Breda,
Italy, last September, where they
broke world's road records.
This wilt be the first appearance of
Fiat racing cars in America since the
war.
ROAD BUILDERS TO MEET
CONGRESS IN CHICAGO PROM
ISES TO BE NOTABLE.
Feature of Gathering Will Be Pres.
ence
of Women Engaged In
Highway Construction.
CHICAGO, Jan. 14. Actual oper
ation of road building machinery will
be seen at the twelfth American
good roads congress here January 17
to 20. Twenty thousand delegates
have been assured, according to the
committee In charge, and eight ses
sions of the congress will be held.
At one session comparative designs
in road paving will be shown; at an
other, problems involving, highway
traffic will be discussed, while at a
third taxes, bond issues and problems
of finance and highway administra
tion will be taken up.
One of the unique features of the
congress will be the presence of
number of women contractors who
are prominent in road - building
circles. Prominent among these will
be Mrs. Axel Holm of South Range,
Wis., who has Just completed a four
and-a-half-m l i e state highway
through Patterson state park, near
Superior, Wis.
Another contractress engaged in
road building who will probably at
tend is Miss Eva Cressey of Everett,
Mass., while still another is Dr. Lou
Alta Melton, said to be the only
woman bridge engineer in the coun
try. Dr. Melton graduated from Colo
radio unlversitiy and is now identified
with one of the district offices of the
United States bureau of public roads.
Another woman who will take part
in the deliberations of the congress
is Miss H. M. Berry of Chapel Hill.
N. C, who is secretary of the Jsorth
Carolina Good Roads association and
who was Instrumental In obtaining
the $50,000,000 bond issue for the
construction of roads in her state.
REO TAXI CHASSIS IS BUILT
Speed Wagon Altered to Sleet Rigors
of For-Hire Service.
NEW YORK. Jan. 14. Prominent
among the debutantes at the auto
mobile show here was the. Reo taxi
cab chassis. This chassis, which has
been designed especially for the
rigors of taxlcab work, is a modifi
cation of the famous speed wagon
chassis.
It contains the speed wagon motor,
transmission, frame and rear axle,
while the wheels, steering gear and
like parts are modified to give a
short turning radius and otherwise
to conform to the requirements of
taxicab use.
The United States army made Its
first experiments with armored motor
cars In tha summer of 1899.
ARCH OVER SOUTH UMPQUA
DT In X
The Western Auto Supply Company has removed to the southeast
corner of Broadway and Oak street, where it has opened the largest
and most up-to-date auto supply store in the Northwest. In this big
new store the motorists of Portland will find a sincere welcome,
whether they come for information or for merchandise.
We want you to realize that we are here to give you service, tbe kind of
service jaa want Part of this consists of carrying for your convenience tbe
Largest and Most Complete Stock
of auto supplies, accessories, parts for Fbrd and repair materials .in the city. We
handle the best goods the market affords, and everything is fresh, new, clean
stock, because we torn oar goods so rapidly. When yon buy at Western Auto
you not only get service but you
Western Acto
Stores in
LOS AJWGELES
SEATTLE
PORTLAND
BELLI NGH AM
WALLA WALLA
YAKIMA
SPOKANE
BOISE
SAN DIEGO
PASADENA
SANTA ANA
SAN BERNARDINO
RIVERSIDE
LONG BEACH
BAXEBSFTELD
FRESNO
SAN JOSE
STOCKTON
SAN FRANCISCO
OAKLAND
SACRAMENTO
EL CENTRO
SALT LAKE CXTT
PHOENIX
COLORADO SPRINGS
GREELEY
DENVER
Cca. Broadway and
y
MOTORCYCLE - BICYCLE CON
CERN GOES ACROSS STREET.
Larger Space to Give Opportunity
for Carrying On Storage
Garage Business.
The Indian Motorcycle and Bicycle
company, distributors or Indian mo
torcycles for this territory, changed
their location last week, going- into
larger and more commodious quarters
and expanding- into, the automobile
storage garage business In addition
to the motorcycle field. The new
quarters gives the Indian agency
oom for a large show and sales room
for motorcycles, and also room for a
large storage garage space. This por-
ion of the business will he operated
under the name of the Indian garage.
The move takes the company from
its old location at 204 Third street al
most directly across the street to 309
Third street. The main store will
RIVER IS COMPLETED.
1922
Save on Auto Supplies
Big buying for our large chain of 36 stores, together with
oar "Factory to you" distribution and the fact that we do
a cash business, enables us to make our prices decidedly
lower than you have to pay elsewhere,
A Few Examples of Our Savings
30x3 Noo-Skid Tires. . $7.65
6000-Mile Guanratsa
30x3 Non-Skkl Tires 8.90
Champion X Plugs. . . .49
Stewart Speedometers 120
HoOey Carburetors, . 5.75
Timers . .95
Get Our Big Fre Catalog for Other Artidem
OUR GUARANTEE OF SATISFACTION
is real and tangible; it really means what it says. If you are
not absolutely satisfied with any merchandise bougirt at
Western Auto, return it and we will make satisfactory adjust
ment or refund your money. Isn't that fair enough ?
open on Third street, the entrance
leading into the Indian motorcycle
display and sales quarters. These
quarters will connect directly with
the storage garage which will face
on Salmon street and have an auto
mobile entrance on that street. In
the storage building, which Is BO by
100 feet, there is room for 30 automo
biles and also room for an office and
small salesroom where accessories,
gasoline and oil will be handled.
The Indian company is one of the
pioneer bicycle and motorcycle or
ganizations of the city. Fred J.
Wyatt. head of the concern, has been
In business here for the past 25 years,
and at one time was a prominent
bicycle racer of this section. The
company handles, in addition to the
Indian, a large supply of motorcycle
parts and accessories and has the
state distribution for Briggs& Straton
motors.
Cold Air May Cause Missing.
In some cars it is possible for cold
air blowing on the inlet manifold to
cause so much condensation that the
forward cylinder will develop habit
ual missing. This may be cured by
fitting a metal shield In such a way
as to ojeflect the air from the mani
fold at that position.
Schrader Ah Gauge . . . .95
Schrader Valve Inside... 25
Stromberg Carburetor 16.95
A. C. Cico Plugs 45
Top Recovers 6.40 up
Electric Horns. .... 1.75 up
Oak Street
AUTO IS UNIVERSAL NEED
INDUSTRY Di:CLAREI VITAL TO
WOULD PROGRESS.
Wars May Come and Wars Muy Go,
But People Will Still Buy
Cars, Says C. C. Ifanoh.
OON'N'KRSVILLK, Ind.. Jan 14.
The automotive Industry is as funda
mentally vital to world .progress as
Is the steel industry, talk to the con
trary notwithstanding. In tlu opJnion
of t C. Hanch, vice-president of the
national automcbile chamber of com
merce und executive vice-president of
the Lexington Motor company oif Con
nersviile, Ind.
.Mr. Hanch is one of the pioneers in
the industry. He has grown up with
tt. sr. to .weak. His views, as ex
pressed in an Interview today, are
mighty interesting, especially to thoae
In the industry. Mr. Hanch said:
"Human nature has not changed.
Even- man. woman and child In all
civilized countries would like to own
an automobile. This is both logcal
and natural, as tho automobile rep
resents the highest type "f Individual
transportation which the human mind
hat yet conceived.
"It Is Just as natural to walk as It
is to eat, and so long as human beings
walk, there will ba a universal desire
for efficient individual transporta
tion. "Wars may com and wars may go.
but people will still buy automobiles
until some genius perfects a better
method of transportation. Such a
genius is nowhere in sight. The au
tomobile industry is therefore based
upon absolutely sound premises.
The individual wealth of the world
is Just as great as it was before the
war; In fact, in some places it is
much greater. People are not going
I to quit buying because governments
I may be temporarily hard up. Human
I nature will respond to the Instinctive
desire to buy and sell Just as rapidly
as interferences with their commer
cial intercourse are minimized or re
moved. "It 'happens that there has boon
held' In t'he United States the frreatest
movement in the world's history look
ing to the removal of Interferences
with commercial Intercourse between
the peoples of the earth.
"The consequences of this move
ment ca.nnot be calculated. It is
plain to be seen, however, that on of
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MAIL ORDERS-
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FILLS) PROMPTLY!
EFFICIENTLY-
1 &
the most Important results will bo
the lessening of the taxation burdens
of the citizens of the principal na
tions. The mere prospects of less
ened taxation burdens will em'ourage
optimism and promote file liuying im
pulse. This spells suh;Uai.t!ul sales
of all desirable things, of all desir
able things offered for sale there is
nothing on a moro f undumentially
sound basis than the automobile."
100 MILKS O.V GALLON SKKX
GriK'i'al Motors Official Makes
1'orrcust at Ciidillno Mooting.
HKTROIT. Jan. H. Fifty and 100
miles on a gallon of gasoline is a
development In the motor car indus
try not far removed, C. l- Kettering,
president of- the General Motors
Research corporation and vice-president
of the tieneral Motors corpora
tion. toM "gold medal me.n" of the.
Cadillac Motor Car company at a din
ner at tho plant recently.
"Increased mileage will come about
through a change in tho method of
refining gasoline," Kettering said.
"We know there now is a construc
tive attitude on the part of tho oil
companies to refine oil along the
right lines. It Is posslblo today easily
to double the mileage, and, when this
has been done, a lot of trouble with
tho automobile will be solved, suoli
as elimination of carbon and crank
case dilution."
President Rico of tho CaclllJao com
pany was master of ceremonies. The
promotion of A. U. Widman to be new
productipn manager va announced.
FARMERS' GAS ENGINE OCT
Production Begun in Muskegon of
New "Maxlmotor."
MUSKEGON. Mich., Jan. 14. This
city Is soon to become the production
home of a new closed-in gaa er.pj'-s
for use by farmers, contractors and
garage men. The now Maxlmotor, as
It will be called, is to he made In
the Campbell, Wyant & Cannon
foundry. Its designer Is Leo A.
Turney, former sales manager of the
Hercules Engine company, Kvans
villo. Ind.
Its chief Advantage is the fact that
all moving parts are protected from
dust or dirt and contact with other
objects.
In Pennsylvania, out of more than
2-. 000 complaints reported and inves
tigated by the state highway inspect
ors and private parties only SO auto
mobile licenses were revoked.
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