The Oregon daily journal., May 16, 1920, Page 62, Image 62

THE OREGON SUNDAY JOURNAL, PORTLAND, SUNDAY MORNING, MAY 16, 1920.
UJ?SOV BRCyBERO. EDITOR
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Good Roads and Economic Development
- Tomorrow mark the opening day of National Good Roads week and
for five days every community In the country will be reminded that what
the nation needs more than anything; else at the present time is a system
of good roads. And why good roads? ' t ; .
For years the country has seen the gradual development of transpor
tation, first by coach, then by train and boat, and now by the motor truck
and the motor car. Even when the movement of goods by wagon was a
customary way for the former to bring his produce to market, the road
was the bane of national business. Food, the most precious commodity
known to man and priceless above all others, was shipped according to the
wntms of the weather and delayed by lack of surflcient interest on the
part of county and state boards in the proper, building and maintenance of
highways. And such a state of affairs is not a matter entirely of yester
day. There are large sections of the whole country and of the state of
Oregon still wallowing in a sea of mud in winter, and plodding through
clouds of dust In summer. We have not yet awakened.
In a statement Issued touching on the campaign for better roads, a
campaign to be Intensified for the coming five' days. Attorney General
r.PaImer says: j : " !
. "Good highways are essential to America's proper functioning as a na
tional entity. Socially, politically and economically they are vital In the.
carrying out of the plans laid down by the fathers for 'a more perfect
union' of these states. I j - K
"I hope that may yet see. the United States closely girdled with scien
tifically constructed highways, and my effort as a citizen will be to hasten
that end. ' . . . . . ,
"When ,we get such a system of national good roads, as I believe we
will, it should be lighted by electricity. We nave power waiting in our
rivers, whose latent usefulness for transportation has been too long ne
glected. Lighted highways will have a double carrying value and will
bring power, light and heat to the farmer's front door. ',. 'v; '
A fimnltm mil MftinratiMidm rvitm nf ondtirtnr hls-hwAva. hullt to
serve all the people, should be a national ideal, and I believe is fast becom
ing one. It Is an ideal upon whose attainment depends the completion of
our destiny as a government and a commonwealth designed to be a bless
ing to Its own citizens and a model to the citizens of other nations, so many
of whom are now looking and will continue to look to us for guidance.
"I am glad, to see any effort. Such as the national ship-by-truck Good
Roads week, which will help, as I believe this effort will, to create opinion
and organize sentiment favorable to good roads.! ' ;
On May 21, next to the last day of Good Roads week, the voters of this
, state will have their big opportunity to decide ! whether or not Oregon
will take this chance to take its stand as a good roads advocate, and not
advocate alone, but enthusiastic and hard cash j booster. It's up to the
people. ' ' j
The Truck Tour i-
.The fleet of trucks scheduled to leave Portland tomorrow en tour
through the state and principally through the Willamette and Tualatin
valleys will help demonstrate two things to the people of Oregon: The
need of good roads in this state and the efficiency of the motor truck on
the long tour. j . . ."' .
Just as the army transport corps, in its memorable jaunt athwart the
United. States, showed the Lincoln highway to be the logical course for an
improved road of continental proportions and incidentally proved the dire
need of paving the same -rjust so will the tour starting tomorrow accom
plish the same purpose. If there should come a heavy rain during the
tour, the Joke would not be on the dealers having trucks entered in the
tour, but on the people of the state for permitting such a state of affairs
and of roads. - j ; - s :;' , j
In' the second place, the tour will give the, farmer an opportunity to
see a truck really in action and test its efficiency on a long trip, and will
afford him the chance to compare various makes of trucks and trucks
of various tonnage. ' There will be valuable demonstrations that will result
not only in education along automotive lines for the granger, but will
enable, truck men to get on a firm footing with the men who should be
the backbone of the truck business, just as they are the backbone of the
nation. ; j ;-i
The tour will be a great thing, and the company that dots not have an
; entry is overlooking one of the best opportunities for (ruck publicity and
motor exploitation. If only as a sales argument Tor the sale of more
trucks and for no other reason tinder the sun, every, truck represented on
the row should be in line when Mayor Baker gives the starting signal. '
With the Ad club caravan and the truck tour outfit making the valley
at the same time, the farmers may think they are confronted by a swarm
of locusts. Such a mass of motor equipment will be a rare sight for some
of the folk throughout th state! No one is "fed up" on motor equipment
as yet. . . .
France is planning to spend 900,000,000 francs on roads. They seem
to feel it is necessary, regarding it as both a military and an economic
necessity. Seems that with all our; vast resources we could go much
further than that. But are. wet The proportion is rather feeble.'
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If the car is on a slight incline and the starter won't get the motor In
action, don't be too proud to get out and give the car enough momentum
to. start In gear. A little elbow grease sometimes is an excellent way of
saving battery juice. I f
"The horse must go," shrieks a contemporary, all enthused over the
Idea of having a truck In every home and on every doorstep. We heartily
agree. A balky horse never go anywhere. ; f
A glance at the recent news dispatches convinces us that" sometime
soon a new phrase wilt have? to be Introduced into racing circles. :: We read
of a "dark horse" winning an automobile race at some place or other.
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Keep your eye on the radiator these dry and hot days. Don't let it boil.
WILL HAVE CHARGE. OF,
USED CAR DEPARTMENT
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: Earl P. Matthews .
Karl P. Mathews, formerly with the
Apperson Motor Car company, has re
cently been appointed manager for the
used car department with the J. H.
Graham Motor Car company, and will
have complete charge of that phase of
the motor company's activities. ; .
Mathews is one! of the best-known
young men of the row, and goes to the
Graham organization with considerable
experience along automotive lines salted
down for practical use. : -
CHANGEABLE
"Miss Wildly thinks you have a peach
of a car."
That to? ril go and ask her to
take a ride with me." t
"I wouldn't. She likes your car now."
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HIM
"Pa. what Js a gravity feed system?"
"There's gravity attached to any
feeding system these days, my boy."
EXCEPTION
They were discussing one of the polit
ical candidates.
"He'll stop at nothing." said one. "He
sweeps everything aside,"
"Well, I don't know," said the chap
who thought there were some good
points about - him. "I saw him give a
truck the right-of-way at a crossing
the other day."
WOOF!
"That fellow says his car will go 80
miles an hour."
"Speed fiend?"
"No. liar." ,
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QUITE SO
Speed Cop If we didn't look after
you fellows a lot of you would get
killed.
Motorist And If we didn't watch for
you a lot of us would get pinched.
PERHAPS
' If the gravity law were in a state
of suspense, perhaps the average motor
ist would be less in that state.
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: WASTE -
Judge Cam: "Tou say this man was
arrested when about to blow up the
postoffice with a tank of. gasoline?"
Bull "Yasalr. He might have- wasted
the gasoline, your honor. So I took him
UP."..; '
LUCK "
It was during the rainy season. .
' "I hear a thief held up BUggina' car
the other day." ,
"I ' believe so. And Bliggtns is still
angry at himself for not putting On-his
chains while the fellow : was holding
it UP."; : - :
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We 'read of a millionaire who has just
laid in a year's supply of' gasoline. It
was not necessary to note the fact that
he was a millionaire.
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That dry squad leader who couldn't
tell gasoline from kerosene should never
get a job in a bank. He might 'take
the ten dollar gold pieces for soda
checks. . t ' " r
Auto Association
Is Being Proposed
For Clatsop County
The road transportation, committee of
the 1 Astoria Chamber of Commerce has
taken steps toward the formation of an
automobile association in Clatsop coun
ty. A committee composed of Chair
man Charles V. Brown. 1 D. Drake and
A. E. Stossmeister has been appointed
to take the matter up with the auto
dealers and owners. The, need for such
an organization was felt to be empha
sised by the recent move to secure au
tomobile parking grounds and also by
the good roads movement. Such an or
ganization was formerly in j existence
here, but during the past few years it
had become defunct. The plan is to
first interest the various automobile and
accessory dealers and to enlist their ef
forts toward, making the organisation a
forceful factor in the community life.
An automobile show is one of the proj
ects which the organisation expects to
foster. : - ', ,i
' i ' ::; Split Washers ;
Where castellated nuts and -cotter pins
are not supplied in automobile construc
tion well tempered spilt washers may be
placed under the heads of the bolts to
keep them from rattling loose.; .
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Colonel Milton P. Davis, retired, was
a guest of the Aero Club of Oregon at
its Tuesday luncheon In - the Oregon
grill last week and made a short talk
on the importance of the airplane in
commercial as well as martial pursuits.
Colonel Da via is i commandant of ; the
New Tork Military academy, Cornwall,
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The municipal landing field is re
ported by flyers and ground fanciers
to be in first-class condition. It is said
by city authorities that the hangars
will shortly make their appearance, and
their installation after receipt will be
only a matter of ; a day or so. This
change will, in the opinion of airisb
circles here, be a great r stimulus to
commercial flying in these parts. ;
Danny Greco, ! formerly identified
with the outfit of the Northwest Air
craft corporation, with headquarters at
municipal field, is now wearing the col
ors and odors of ! Oregon. Washington
& Idaho gasoline. He is said to be one
of the best ship mechanics on the Pa
cific coast. , s i- ' -r .1 -
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Major Albert E. Smith, noted coast
flyer, will accompany the On-to-Stock-ton
. caravan from Blaine, WaahJ. to
Stockton. The caravan, which leaves
Tuesday, will have the plane both tor
attraction purposes and as a utility
for taking pictures of the train..
The weather, pilots say. Is Ideal for
flying, and ground folks seem to think
so, too. Both the landing field at
Guilds lake and- that in Baatmoreland
were well patronized last Sunday.
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Aftex a series of tests a satisfactory
airplsne parachute has been developed
and adopted for use by the air service.
They are" now being:; distributed to
various organizations In the field. The-
airplane parachutes are installed, tested
and used under the supervision of
graduates In this work, in order to
insure against the possibility of acci
dents. Opportunities will be given to
all officers and enlisted men who may
desire to make actual use . of them in
connection with their flying activities.
It is, however, not compulsory for air
service personnel . to make, jumps.
The aviation general supply depot at
Wilbur Wright has received a number
of the famous King Buggatti aviation
motors, j This engine is, especially in
teresting because of the fact that - it
was designed by an American for the
French government, and ' also has a
number, of novel features that . are not
embodied la our American Liberties.
The engine is of the guard type, has
1 cylinders, and delivers approximate
ly 60 6 horsepower. A 87-millimeter
camion is mounted between the cylin
ders, which fires a shell through the
hub of the propeller. The motor was
tested in period of from 1 to 60 hours.
During the test a total of 19,284 horse
power hours were, delivered.
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The air service mechanics' school at
Kelly field has fitted up' a special
D.- H. 4-B airplane and painted it pure
white for parachute jumping. The ob
ject In painting the plane white la to
prevent interference with jumpers and
warn aviators flying around In the air
to keep at a safe, distance from the
plane In order- to prevent collisions
with men who have Jumped and are de
scendinr from the plane by parachute.
Whenever the white D. H. is in the air
all tolanes either go down or go above
It until the , jumper has cleared the
plane and has proceeded well on toward
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Some Territory Still Open
on the
"DAVIS SIX"
THE CAR OF SATISFACTION S -
Write or Wire at Once '
J. H. Graham Motors Co.
Broadway 3231
Tenth near Stark
Portland, Or.
DO YOU
That Pennsylvania led the nation in
1919 in the total mileage of contracts for
road construction? 1
That Martinique, In the French; West
Indies, has about 80 trucks in opera
tion? -. . ;
That the Lincoln highway is the long
est road in the world? j
That in Toledo. Ohio, a union depot
ha"""been established . solely for motor
trtwrf freight? j
That the state of Maaschnsetts IS using
motor trucks to transport ballots to the
various polling places throughout the
. state? ., . ' -(. .'
That there Is only one factory in
Sweden which manufactures complete
motor cars? S
That the largest gasoline water fire
engine ever built is owned by the Louis
ville fire department in Kentucky? ,
That the average allowance of horse
power for passenger automobiles is about
yie horsepower to 80 pounds of weight?
That traffic demands have been grow
ing at the rate of 7 per cent a year for
the last five years, with only a slight
increase in railroad expansion? :
That this means that the motor truck
Is coming Into its own and is being rec
ognised asa substantial means of trana-
portation? I
That Monday of this week IS the first
day in Ship by Truck week? j
That it also la the opening day Of good
roads week? . ' .- ..' -- ' ! ' --
That it is up to the state to put aeroVs
the good roads measure next Friday?
Astoria to Haver Camp j '
' Astoria is to have a first class camp
ing ground for autoa. At a special meet
ing of the city council last evening an
appropriation of 82S00 was voted toward
the establishing of grounds at Smith's
Point, where visitors who come to As
toria by automobiles may camp.' I ;
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An excellent method of cleansing spark
plugs, or, In fact, any mica surface, is
to wash them first in a 10 per cent so
lution of acetic acid, which is an infalli
ble solvent of grease and carbon de-
posits. "
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This automobile proves absolutely that a car may be superlatively good looking and
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Saueaklnsr enrtnss am freauently a
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