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About The Oregon statesman. (Salem, Or.) 1916-1980 | View Entire Issue (June 15, 1924)
L.,u5 IK.1ILE F. M, 'Richards Has Travel ' Spirit and Traveled for - Five Years. What with cross-continent dash es by airplane. norOti pole flights; SOO-mile speedwaV races, , romid Ihe world flying, etc!, dally exist ence eems to be made up of Just one mad rush after another. How ever, Jn this more or less speed mad age most of us are still able to get a thrill or two from reading the old' time books on travel and W. ' R. AND J. H. IALVIN General Auto Top :,. and Upholstering Work ' Glass Enclosures a Specialty 545 N. Church' St-, Salem, Ore. adventure, such as Jule's Vernea famous "Around the World in 80 Days," or Mark Twain's " "Inno cence Abroad." : Travel, new scenes, variety are the spice of life. We have all had our "travel dreams" but few of us ever hope to make these dreams come true. Occasionally, i. how ever, some adventurous 'individual with more . than , the ordinary amount of that "wanderlust" we all have in'our' systems actually sets out to do what,: we alt' hope to do sometimes toiir the' world. ' Such an Individual is Mr, F; M. Richards, late of Los Angeles, but more recently r of Sit ka. r Alaska ; Cape Horn, South America; and all points between. It seems that Mr. Richards was born with more than the average amount of that travel spirit in his system, and his two years With the American Ex peditionary Airi Forces .In France proved just the incentive needed jto definitely decide him on a car eer of. world travel and. .sight see- So just as soon as tJncle Sam landed him back home on United States' soil he sought out the girl he had left behind two years be fore and so. eloquently pleaded his cause that she said; "yes" to both propositions. For five years Mr. and Mrs. Richards' have roamed this Western Hemisphere by au tomobile, by train, on foot, and by boat or canoe, and have visited every country in both North and South America and the West Indk. '. ' ; Having seen everything worth while on the Western Hemisphere Mr. "and Mrs. Richards plan to spend the next five years touring Europe, Asia, Africa and Australia all by automobile. Having read about the wonderful record made by "Cannon-Ball" Baker in driving an Oldsmobile Six from New York to Los Angeles in high gear, aver aging 27.8" miles to the gallon of gasoline, combined with the fact that the Oldsmobile Six engine has airplane type main bearings, they decided that their next car would be an 'Olds. ; . 'I On a recent visit to the Olds Mo tor, Works, Lansing., Mich., Mr. Richards stated that in his opinion the Oldsmobile six was the ideal car for the tourist TOURING IN A "MERRY OLDSMOBILE ....... - - . ; : " r"" "" ' -- -.-.Ty'TV. .,. m. ' IS) a , . - mniiaiii " C ' ' N " ' ' I ' , :g ' i ft .... f .iN, , y ,, ...,J:u!"S.hMi tlfT ' I I ';. . f i inn iTB'i n 1 1 ii mai r nn n i-rrfi m rin ,m Mr. and Mrs. F. M. Richards to be economical on gas and tires but heavy enough to keep the road and ride comfortably, it seems just suited for long distance travel, he said. Another factor that decided Mr. Richards to purchase an Olds mobile for his next five years tra vels In foreign. countries, he stat ed,, was the fact that Oldsmobile service could be obtained in prac tically every corner of the known world through the General Motors Export Co.s world-wide organiza tion, with Its thousands of service and sales branches, .distributors and dealers. . f- ; . :' ! ; After spending two weeks with Mrs. Richard's parents Jn York,' Pa.; the "Rambling ' Rovers.! as they are called, will drive to New York City where they will load their Oldsmobile and camp equip- Light enough ment on board steamship for Bor deaux, from which point they will start for the Interior of France to visit some of the scenes made so familiar to Mr. Richards through his two years service as an office in . the U. 6. Air Service at the front. From France they will motor through everjr country in Europe, visiting every big city and place of historic interest. By slow stages they will cover the en tire Eastern Hemisphere, ending up. in Australia in 1929. ' CALSDO IT n The forecast of the political sit uation confronting the democratic national convention indicates that New York will get Its money's worth out of the gathering. There isn't a way to make the world, or any country, safe for de mocracy is long as there, isn't any agreement in democracy. The Car for - the. Girl in Business i4 The modern business woman needs her own personal transportation medium. It I1'-- caves time end increases heYTfflderteyaircl taming power. Yet, because she is a woman, the also insists that her car shall measure up to a high standard of quality. t.i - The Chevrolet Utility Coupe with high-) grade body, refined upholstery, plate glass windows, Ternstedt window regulators, and , other artistic fittings, streamlines and rid-" ing comfort, fully meets her. quality : re quirements. ' Its mechanical efllciency and . case of handling make strong appeal, and finally its surprisingly low price and lowest per mile cost decide her choice. ? - fat Economical Transportation jTOISt tmnrt nj--.-.-.'.p Utility Coupe $830 : Delivered in Salem g- , . . - . : Alt - fl . ....... - "" t . ...-.- u III II ...... il III I ! . 2 EASY MONTHLY PAYMENTS NEWTON -CHEVROLET 'CO: ACROSS FROM CITY HALL Chcmelieta and High Phone 1000 Oakland Finish Not Effected I By Disinfectant Chemicals i 7 of Hoof and Mouth ! There would ordinarily seem to be little connection between the recent epidemic of the hoof and mouth disease in - California and the finish used on motor cars. But as soon as the authorities began to take means against the spread of this disease, a striking difference m the finish of various motor cars was brought out. In order to prevent carrying the Infection from ; one part of the state to another all motorists were stopped at frequent intervals along the main highways . and required to drive their ; cars' through a trough about 30 feet long, which was filled to a depth of eight inches with disinfectant chemicals to kill any possible ' germs that might have been picked up on the road. The cars were likewise sprayed with the same chemical compound. i ; While the chemicals used caus ed the finish on the majority of cars to turn white, it had not the slightest effect on the Duco finish of the Oakland cars that passed through. Yet this test was but a mild repetition I of the Oakland demonstrations put on throughout the country recently when hot tar, sulphuric acid, lime and lighted matches were placed against the Duco finish to prove how impervi ous it is to damage. Another striking Indication ' of the durability, of Duco was furn ished by .the : recent Indianapolis race when 22 of the 28 cars that practiced on the track preliminary to the big race were finished in Duqo. This finish can be put on quickly, and Is easily repaired in case of accident, even when the lightest. colors are used. In addi tion, it is practically the only fin ish which could stand the terrific heat to which it was subjected in the. Indianapolis race. The fact that it was chosen by more than per cent of the foremost driv ers of the country indicates what the experts think of It. . i o You can't blame a congressman ko ranch.' lie gets cussed if be does or if he doesn't. Sympathy seekers deserve much more ( than - they get. - I 7calthfuf joyous m a m m m E l l 'ill i among other A M models of tha runow Colum- o V Cycling brings Vf tite Moon ol schoolgirl h faces: often . 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