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i i L ; - ' .' 7 - PartwtHi-Fjjges One to Six (I Resort and "Automobile Section j 'BicycIe-'-ril6t6rcyclo-"':-rr-; 4 'if- ? SEVENTY-FIFTH YEAR SALEMrOREGON, SUNDAY MORNING, JULY 5, 1925 : f2 'f :- 7 SICOIB. cmii;:i!u.iriL Gardner Eight Carries Mail 2107, Miles in Fifty: ' Nine Hours Duplicating the thrilling dashes of the pony express men of pioneer - days, Charles LCbidirJp V'and James B. Thomas piloted a stock Gardner : eight-in-line carrying- the United States .mails over -2107 miles of , the worst roads in Ari- sona, California, Old and 'New Mexico In 5j hours, 27'" nilnutes elapsed time on 133 .trallona , of gasoline and 2 U quarts of oil r and average of 18 miles to leach gallon of gasoline and" more than 887 miles to' each quart "of oil. : - Complete details of this amaz ing feat ; are revealed "by a sworn statement now on ! file in the Phoenix, Arizona.voff Ices "of ' Har- . i . .i.J.A. JLiftl . California This statement is signed by Gbldtrap and .Thomas, 1 drivers, nd by.Jame aWow hardntes; strength and elasticity Kay Robinson by heat treating and th4se-heat-The purpose ot the run wato treatnient TnrriawS niaintain the ance qualities; of ;the Gardaer .l.kt I. lino V.o Tnnot I severe possible. J Th Wafted 'AT "f ua, My o4i,-, , ', Marlow ' official observer, -M-hl The roate ahead called for two! great loops acrdss ' Artaona 4 and into adjolhlng states,1' bne loop 1 lenamg nonnwara uom- i-noen.ix i and passing -tlrrougn Trescou, l .Ashfork, Hackberry. Kingman, Needles, ; Parker, Xnma, ATtec, Gila Bend. Buckeye and back to Phoenix. rr The second . loop Southward from Phoenix 'to -Mes, Florence and, Tucson then through Noga-" les. Mexico. Bisbee. i Lowell ana r Douglas, Arixpna, t Rodeo. v.-1 Mexico. Lordsbnrg, New Mexico, :, Duncan, - Arizona, Safford,- Pima, San Carlos, Glober Payson.f Lone- 8om Valley, Pine Wlnslowj Flag- '.siatr,' Cedar Springs; Grand Can yon. Apex, r WilHams. Ashfork, Prescott and return to Phoenix; This gruelling grind was divided into wrw reii uuiuir-p .h- )BS tne nm , 58 muea ana iu last 658 miles. Thomas piloted the car over the second lap of 661 miles.; Astonishment was ex pressed by drivers and observers alike that any one car could stand the grinding, racking strain to "which the' Gardner I eight-in-line was subjected from start to finish. t One of the official observer spmmed up the general sentiment wnen ne saia aner ie curapiuUn scarcely oeuevw in uy xr M pumsnea jis m uaruuer and at ihe end be "eejrom r1! 1 -r- Z m Z. ' v v troubles whatever. Not a wrench was put to , the car from start jto J finish, except to change punctured ; tires. The four wheel enclosed brakes performed perfectly on . torturous grades and, '1iair-pla tarns which were taken at terrific steeds. We rode 'in" remarkable comfort every .foot of the wayr w" ?r5at Jn a f" . n"eed- l- r I h ' t 'I - tThe GVdner elghttls. Bold fin SjJem by the. Bur dett-Albee com pany 217 'State street. OIUXOMT. HOOD LOOP 0 The oiling of it niler of road on the Mt. Hood loop! expected td be completed by the latter. part of this week. This -will be 'we!- come news to motortstriinteridmg I t make the trio this summer , i. . . r I i ' i. EIKER'S ST-1 GUARANTEED FORDS Tires Tubes . Gas Oil GREASING AccfcGsories 1 Open All Night OiFficialAAA t ! EIKER AUTFO GO. 'yTho Blue Front Cci:: :r LIL zrty Stlee't'at' iFcrry Phcne 121 470 hEAT TREATMENT MILLION V OP BTEETj PARTS ; TKEATED AT FORD PLANT DETIUT, Mich., July 4. If the average car owner gives any thought to the subject - of heat these; days other than to try motoring to a cool spot to escape it, there's one place wherV he can take a little tesfebn that will he as Interesting as! It Is, perhaps, snr- prising to him. That place Is in a department at the Highland Parif plant !of the Ford Motor com pany where he may learn how heat, . when it, Is controlled and maintained ,to a certain; definite temperatures, works wonders " In treating steel. . ? : .'The," purpose, of course; is to give steel parts used la the bulld-ing-of 'automobiles' dualities' that make forthe' greatest durability andt thus - Insure the ' Utmost " in safely It-Is -'demonstrated here more impresslvelyf than 'most any. where else; for in 'this division of FoTtf'm inn fact lire there' are 470 heat 1 treatment 1 furnace through which 'steef parts by the million pass dally In ' preparation" or the - ........... uutiL viij ai'.J - car. Steel, as most everyone knows, may be- given "various 'degrees of !,... r.f ., At 1 w ' forth- fit for duty but thkt i could h made better by- any other means at present known. Kf.v aetermlned the exact treatment lTieded'td Drod'uce'iust the ouali- ties required, processes Varying ac- cording to the chemical analysis of the steel used and the function the finished steel part is to per form. Eminent Surgeon Claims Cancer Can Be Removed MCa.ncerU 'the -"great VhtrmaB menace. It Is' increasing by leaps ana bonnas. it anytnmg, it is in creasing more rapidly in the Unit States than it is In the British Isles. Of those now- living in the British Isles, 5,000,000 are doom ed to die of cancer if they do noth ing to prevent it. In the United States the A doomed -, number "is 10,000,000 and might easily rise to 15,00O,00J) or 20,000,000 k This remarkabla statement ' is This remarkable statement made by Sir W. ' Arbuthnot lane. Bart., one of the world's 'most eminent surgeons and dieticians, in an article appearing In the June 20 issue of the Dearborn Inde pendent. ( ' . According to Sir Arbuthnot, cancer is not caused by the bac- clllus that scientists have solong 80Ught and not yet found, but ,.,h v i tH a fnth disease, and its pre- yention ' i accomnlished 1v keen- hng the digesUve tract thoroughly drained of its accumulations. ' Continuing . the doctor ' says: doctor What we . should do then,' if--we would avoid cancer; is to eat Wholeweat bread and raw fruits, and vegetables, 'shunning all meat. first ' that ' we may be "better nourished, ''second thatwe may more easily eliminate. waste prod ucts and thus adequately drain the house in which our cells live, Whoever fnre&rnes white bread will Whoever foregoes white bread will perform a great service, for him self. It is deadly."1 " '. It' is a difficult task to chang the food: habits of a nation or to Induce the people to take suffi cient exercise each day. : SIrf Ar- I buthot says, however, that 'who- lever will correct 'his; diet to a 1 reasoriable extent take reasonable exereise and keep - his 'digestive ItTact, absolutely clean,Ttteed have . no fear of cancer .1 SERVICE FT MODERN I - ' WT J i !:: :;i - "- " "j." i - r ? ! , ' - r., .". .... ' ' . : ' - r i ; t I f 1 r-.r... n : (-.....- ; :.., - - - ;K r t, r . -" t ... ? r r?5. .- .. . .. ' . ' ' r Modern teproo? remrorcec al was r'nsed hv the Salem office stated, it understood to have been approximately 23;t)00 cash. The 348 leet n-onting on oom commercial ana iiDeny Bireeis. ii is jiniiruca wiiaxne moaera garage ouna-i he planned on extending the garage building through'the entire block, thus making one of the largest I and finest garages in Salem. Mr. C. S. Parker,-who has owned and operated the garage business in the Sas will continue to operate that'sa tjkrt' of the transaction they Parker. Under the terms of the the Parker Realfy. Company. Unif orm! Trkf f ic Regulations ' Will Be j r Considered at Meeting'm Detroit Conference to Be Held July 15th to Be Attended by Civic Officials and Representatives of Auto Clubs . . , The conference of civic officials I and representatives "of local auto mobile clubs to be called July 15 in Detroit to correlate the traffic regulations ot the cities and towns of Michigan is an important, con structive, move 'in-and attempt to formulate uniform . nation-wide traffic rules, in theoplnion of A. G. Glancy, president and general manager of the Oakland Motor car company. "It must be borne in mind that before any- attempt - ismade to correlate the laws jpf -the various states to bring about a uniformity of traffic regulations, each state should have uniform ordlannces in all the villages, towns and cities within Its own boundaries Mr.i Glancy points out. ! "The conference in Michigan Is an' effort to bring , this about.' Those who studied the situatiori in thi3 state found that cities and towns within a very close radius Story of Pilgrim's Progress !! Found in (Translation SEATTLE. -An Old Testament Pilgrim's Progress has heenound in four of the psalms by Dr, Her bert H: Gowen, professor of, Ori ental languages and literature at the University of Washington. Dr. Gowen's translation differs from the standard one. He says he has preserved as neany as pos-i gible the original meter of the Old Testament songs and has diligent ly connected the four chants. into continuous story of the pil grims' return to the Promised Land. '"' ' " ; - ' "The conception , behind the four psalms, which begin with the 120th. was the return of the Jew ish exiles from Babylonian captiv ity," Dr. Gowen said. "The Joy of the returning captives as they noticed the hills of their native land and the towers of Jerusalem is reflected in the songs." '? ;- f During Every ten days to : u w 5 14 ; es! W w .,:- :' 23G North High Street - GARAGE BUILDING concrete garage building sold by C. of the. Parker Itealtr Company. the business, according to the rarker Realty Company who stated! had negotiated a ten year lease lease Mr; White-win receive over 'z , . , , i r of each other often had "Very; dif ferent ordinances for making turns-, for cignaljing and for other phases of 'driving,- including - the various speed' limitations. - !' . "It .was found that very fre quently the many suburban towns surrounding the large cities ; had different sets , ofV! regulations, which only those " who drove through these towns 'actually knew. Thus a problem ""w"as pre sented even for the driver-who lived in the state, which, of course wasreven more complicated for the casual tourist who happened to he 'driving through. - "Uniformity of traffic within Cach individual state must precede 'any. attempt to coordinate ' the traffic regulations of the different stales, and"thls'atteinpt by Mlchi gan tteserves to be "watched " with interest by most of - the other sates. It is a movement that has nation-wide -significance." DEPARTMENT IS MOVED VALLEY MOTOR CO. USED CARS ARE UPSTAIRS The Vallejr Motor company has vacated the room formerly been pied on Church by the used car department and "moved this de partment "upstairs. G. A. Coffey and S. M. Hayes,'; former proprie tors of the Western Garage,' will open a modern and up-to-date ma chine shop in the front portion of the room vacated by theValley Motor company. Parker stages will be given storage room in the rear. --; .? - j , , i - TO INDEPENDENCE The delegation of Salem Lions motored to Independence last Mon day to visit 'the I Independence Lions lub at the regular Monday luncheon. . - PHILCO BATTERIES the Hot Summer Months -Your two weeks to assure getting your battery- BEFORE YOUvSTilRT on your vacation let us Idols over the 1 " IGNITION SYSTEM on your car. It may save you a lot of time, worry and trouble I Battery and Electrical iService IS SOLD S.' Parker to D. A. 'White. The I While the consideration was notlcouver. n r. property consists of a 'lot 56 byj between "the new owner and C. S. I j,uuo.uu m rentals, according tolurant cumpany. inese two or . . ; DRIVING IS PROFITABLE NOTED DOCTOR CLAIM WORTH 260 TO DRIVE DAILY To the average woman, it is work.. $2 60" to drive everjy. da this summer in a Duplex-bodied car, believes Dr. Lucas C.-French, noted Chicago physician and sur geon,. i ' ' . His computation is based on her gain in health, her freedom from I ttrimciai Deauwiyers. ana ner i savings in household expenditures j ana cost 01 doming. This is how Dr. French Arrives I at his $260: . " ; I Tmnrnvempnf In nfl -health I allavins of nervousness, im Drove- ment of digestion, improvement in sleep, and In the "good will" gain ed thereby, $100. Saving in expense of -medicines. physician's services cosmetics and special diets $20. ; Saving in clothing and millinery because open air does not require elaborateness. $100. Household -economies (if she has picnic lunches and' dinners) including food. gas. electric cur- rent $40. Total $260. n.itn i v t i uimug m luo uycu air, wucrc sunlight has purified it, and where new1 vigor comes to 'taut nerves and to organic functioning of the poay; where sounder, more re- freshing sleep follows, will- im prove the average woman's health an equivalent of $100 without question, he believes.. . C" Motorists Hear Call of Fine Oregon Beaches . , Beaches are calling .to Salem motorists ana among those who areleading the call and who will spend a week at the coast are Dr j A. G. Bates and wife, who leave for Seaside this week. Dr, Bates Is with the Staples optical company and during his absence Senator Staples, of Portland," Will have charge of the Salem office. WJ F. Powers, local insurance man. with his family, father, II. F. Powers and a brother, E. F. 1 Powers, who are visiting from Michigan,' will spend their vacation at Newport. r - ...... .... ... 'liMUl the most service from n ' - Phone 03 - FJCMIH VISIT LOCALDSTHBUTOR I Star arid Du rant Safe Have : Increased Is Report of Visitors E. T. Tnller,; sales manager bt the Durant Motor. Company of California,' and S. S. Jones, repre sentative of the company in this territory, visited the Salem Auto mobile company, local Star and Durant dealers, last week. Tuller and -Jones are on a tour of all the Star and Durant dealers in west ern Oregon and northern Califor nia and are holding dealer meet ings - in those leading sales cen ters. . Tuller has recently returned from a swing of the entire north- west territory, having visited Van- Spokane. Bellinghara and Port- ianj on th trr nnrti, vn n-v- in-.-?!--. orman ' T ce PresJaent and gene- sr uu ueurse .. ocon. assistant general manager of the ficials of the Durant organization left from the Canadian city to visit W. C. Durant in New York, where they will -go over western trade conditions and new country wide movements in the trade They will also visit the numerous plants that supply - materials to me Durant Motor comnanr of California for the manufacture of Star and Durant cars. On the trip Tuller, Is making an analysis of business conditions in the northwest. Both Star and Durant sales have materially in creased all over the Pacific coast ne states, and tin finta statistics particularly favorable to tne Star and Durant cars. He was enthusiastic in his praise of the new Star coupsten which has recently been placed . on disnlav here and has been received with ""ca enmusiasm py jocal motor ists. Since the intrndncttan f the coupster, he said, production on this one unit alone has more than doubled GUIDE BOOK PUBLISHED i BY CAMP NEW YORK An attractively illustrated -48 page booklet entitled "Camp New YorV descrlhinp- thA - in camping ground of NewYork City first motor tourists' Mmn h.a . I . .... J""1 been published. This book. also contains maps of the neighboring states with the routes ef the main artlrles leading to the metropolis clearly defined. In an Interesting style it briefly outlines the historical-and Impor tant places which lure, daily, thou sands of-sightseeing, tourists to the Wonder City. Copies may be obtained by writ- ? vt01ih1V Teta7' Cap I York, 191 Fulton street, Nei New New York City. OX VACATION . Ben Vick; manager of the used car department of Vlck Brothers. I left -yesterday for Lake county. eastern Oregon. ' where he will visit his old homestead. From there he will go to . Crater lake, then to the Oregon caves, and home by way of Grants Pass and Eugene.- -r '-.-'?: . A city of beautiful streets1 and well-kept lawns Salem, Oregon. ; "One SMt" ftubHcatipn Syptm :i ADDS YEXRS TO THE LIFE OF. THE GAR . . ' I r j r -1 Tounnr Sedans IARII0N LIKES THE 'MARM'ON CAR .. . -r . . ' r ! OWNS TEN AUTOMOBILES BITT FAVORS THE MARMOX CAR Nothing proves the' mechanical perfection or imperfection of an automobile so well as the use "of it, .day in and day out, for long tours over all kind of roads and under all sorts of conditions, ac cording tq E. S. Gorrell, vice presi dent of the Nordyke & Mann on company. Of more than usual In terest therefore Is a letter which was received recently by Mr. Gor rel from Mr. Burns Lyman. Smith, president ot Smith Wheel. Inc. and a son ot the founder of the L. C Smith Typewriter company. At the present time, Mr. Smith, owns ten automobiles V Including several which are higher priced than the Marmon but bis favorites. according to his better, arc his. three Marmons. ... . , - wnnout a n y so lid tatlon or suggestion by anyone, I am writ ing this letter to you only actuated by my personal feelings and estim ation of the Marmon car," Mr. Smith wrote. "Last year about this time. , purchased a Marmon car and liked it so well that about two months later I purchased another and about three months after that, -a third one was delivered to me. 1 "1 have personally driven these three cars, all toldmore than 20, uwo miles and I am wont to sea wherein they fall short of the mark in speed, durability and other features that go to make np me - aesirabllity of the : highest class of automobile, regardless of price. Announce New Officials Of Willys-Overland," Inc, Three of Wlllys-Overland's "of- iiciats, all well known in the auto mobile industry were promoted according to the announcement following the last stockholders meeting of the company in Tole dj. A. B. Qualy fcvho-has been for years secretary to President John N. Willys of Willys-Overland, Inc. was announced as the new secre tary of Willys-Overland. Inc.' Mr. Qualys association with automo bile men throughout the country has resulted in a wide acquaint ance of friends who are wow of- lering congratulations to him In his new position. Secretary aha. treasurer of Willys-Ovexland, L. A. Miller's elevation to first vice presidency of the company has received con siderable comment throughout the Industry. Mr." Miller's acquaint ances include men in every branch of the Industry. ' ' ' H. J. Leonard, formerly the general manager of the Stephens; Motor Car Company was announc ed at the stockholders meeting as new vice president- of Willys Overland. LIKES OREGON ROADS Phillip Mendelsohn of Los An geles, 'Cal., who stopped over; In Salem last week visiting-his father Dr. M. P. Mendelsohn, admitted that there Is one thing Oregon has J better than California, and that is good roads. : Mr. Mendelsohn motored from Los Angeles In a Chevrolet sedan and la going- to spend the summer months In - the vicinity of Puget Sound. BONESTEELE IN EAST H. F. ' Bonesteele," president of the Bonesteele Motor company, is visiting the Dodge Brothers and Graham Brothers' plants in . the east. He is expected back in Sa lem in a few weeks. . . Is the'bnly car that nas excellent feature '" V 4WHEEL'BRfflES AtD THE PRICE IS LOW, 1 v'- -o : ' " . . "1195'andt:p Prices P. O. B, Factory ' 25G StatVst. , V" : cllvela:,d : iSlFKlES More: Than "100,000 Cars Made and Sold by . Hud-' son-Essex SlnceJan. 1 June is " another record-breaking . month for Hudson and Essex cars, with business:'- good anc public demand exceedingly active, accord ing to Fred M. Powell, Hudson- Essex distributor. v ' ' ' "This will prove the. sixth suc cessive month In which all pre vious totals of Hudson and'Essex , business are surpassed." said Mr. Powell. 'Startlng with January of this year, Hudson-Essex started in the habit of. breaking records. In ach: month since then if has j bettered all former marks. . " "In so doing,' Hudson-Essex has become the largest and. most pop ular line of six. , cylinder , cars which this or any other year ever knew. The -more than 100,000 cars which have been made and sold this first six months of 1925 would be in fact a most handsome output for an entire year. But the public for the cars which has called for. this volume Is on the Increase and still greater Hudson Essex marks may be. looked for in the last half of the year. "The reasons behind this extra ordinary record are of vital in- terest. There is no one single ! feature of Hudson-Essex construc tion on which public interest has centered:- but there is an all around standard of well balanced value which we considered ' un matched elsewhere-i-and apparent ly the public agrees with us.' .A. city of .beautiful streets 'and', well-kept lawns Salem, Oregon. , This summer while you are working and have it: all paid for when school starts. ,5 '' . j ', . .; i ' ;"i -; " t - - t ..Ji. Easy Teritis wen sen. you -one lor. .a small 'payment down "and TV . -r ' dm the balance on small weekly, payments. SEE OUR BICYCLES. BEFORE BU Y ING LLOYD E. RAMSDEN ' 387 Court Street tms I and up Ha: mmmi mmm m mm A m, m m -