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. 'Automotive Resort News Good Roods SECTION FOUR Pages 1 to 8 CUE AN A n:d vigorous SEVENTY-SIXTH YEAR SALEM; OREGON, SUNDAY MORNING, MAY 16, 1926 PRICE FIVE CENTS i 5 II i l 'i X I ( i V 4 ' IIOSTWH I QiJ TOUR OF WORLD Re-Broadcasting Stion on Truck Passes Through ; . , California. Cities1 OAKLAND, Mar 15 With the feyes of many thousands of radio mateurs or "hams," as they are commonly referred to," directed at Its progress, the first jound the world tonr of an experimental re broadcastlns station ; has 7 passed through. Oakland and San Fran cisco. , ' A. The trip Is being fostered by Warner Brothers -Hollywood broadcasting; station, KFWB, and Is the basis for a prize contest among - all - American , amateurs. In reality a miniature 'slant for power, this portable i station ; has already conducted successful .tests With the bis KGO staUon of Oak land. . The station Is m6untcd von a foreland- truck chassis, with a complete studio inside of Its body, and towing a trailer upon which is mounted the power outfit. Its own call letters are 6XBR, and it Is nsint 2 5 0 watt power and broadcasting on ware lengths of . trosBi 40 to 108 meters. ! The entire outfit was built in the Warner, Brothers Hollywood ahops under the direction of Chief Engineer Frank N. Murphy, and this new radio. venture of the mo tion picture concern Is the latest addition : : to its two stations, KFWB and WPBI. of New York city. It is beliered to be the most complete mobile broadcast and amateur station in the world. f '6XBRs current supply Is unique tor a station on wheels. -It con sists of a portable generator,; with a Star four cylinder motor supply lag the motive power on a special ly built trailer, used for its ability to generate sfeady.and dependable current,; and probably the tonly Ke&erator of its kind in existence. Ther antenna system of 6XBR eon- etaiofaf "fouc.:'wira';4satt: ton as- ymbly: supported by collapsible w-wers Ihieh raise the antenna 3 7 feet above the coach1 and 4 5 feet above the ground. The con- terpoisQ consists of copper tubing . around the top of the coach and insulated by 12 Inth Insulators. I Two transmitters are used in Side the coach, both using the coupled .Hartley circuit with the V phone set using the Heising sys tem of modulation. This Is used to feed a program to a regular broadcast station on 108 meters " .-. tor re-broadcast purposes with the same degree of quality that'would prevail if a regular telephone line , were.uied instead. Amons the personnel of this -; unique outfit, in addition to Mur ' phy, are Hal Shaw, operator in charge, who' Is widely known for : , bis . Installation of the old-time Pan Francisco stations KDN and , KSL, who had the first CW, and phone set on the Pacific coast, ' and who was radio instructor of Kelly Field during the war;. Ben i McGIashan, member of the tech- , nical force' M KFWB,' one of the builders of ifXBR, and whose dwn . call letters! (PI have been on the air since 1919, who is also assist ' ant' announcer of eXBR. ' Dean : Farrea. aerial observer and radio- ; man. Is technician in charge. : The " ' itinerary and details of the entire ' tour are under the direction of . Frank Cassldy. I PHI OF GAS IS STEfiDILV ElUffiie 1 ; Exports Also Show Increase, j'y: ! According to Report of V;( . : Bureau of Mines "' " AtomottV 3Ur Hw) v . "WASHINGTON, May 15. -Bur- teau -of mints teports . domestic production of gasoline In March totaled 969,543.000 gallons, com pared with 863,625.000 in Febru ary. Domestic consumption ; was 779,671,000 gallons, against 650,- A 18.000 id 'the preceding .month. :xports were 133.S9S.000 gallons. 'ompared , with " 120,304.000 ' in February- f- '..'-Stocks of, gasoline March 31 totaled 1.936.33ff,000 gallons,' in crease ' of 77,677,0005 over those on hand February-28 -f In March, 1025. gasoline stocks ; Increased 128.308,000 gallons; 1 Crude Ml production la March totaled . 6 0,4 9 2,0 0 0 barrels, aver age of 1,951,000 daily,, compare4 with .54,584,000 barrels, average t 1 ,9 4 8,7 1 4 itt '. February. : Im ports "T were 7.21S.000 barrela. against 3,639,000 In the preced- Anti-Knock Solution Is Now Sought by Chemists NEW YOItK CITY. May 15-Gomrx'unds of Iead. among the cheapest of metals, are the greatest foe of knock In auto mobile' engines, while chlorides of gold and platinum are powerless to suppress it, a report of researchers covering the whole field of anti-knock materials made public by the Amer ican Chemical society declares. science is described. The experiments, carried on Ohio State University at Columbus' by William Hale Charch, Edward Mack; Jr., and Cecil E. Boord, covered the whole field of anti-knock materials. The researchers determined and 'classified all anti-knock compounds as well as compounds without effect in attacking knock in automobile engines, to eliminate which is a major effort of science. Lead tetraethyl was found to be the most formidable of the anti-knock compounds, the re port said, and all comparison was based upon a value of 100 attacher to this compound " as "the anti knock co-efficient." , - ., ' . " C 'Lead dlphenyl dimethyl ranks second with a value of 97 and. lead dipthenyl diethyl third with 93.5. Lead diphenyl dilodid scored 80. lead - dlphenyl ; dichloride scored 72, and lead diphenyl dibromide SO: Lowest in the scale of ahtl knock compounds, the investiga tors ; discovered, l was aluminum thyl iodide, called "very-weak ow ing to iodine anti-knock." Thirty-four compounds proved to be worthless In suppressing knocks.. These7 included gold chlo ride, plantlnie chloride and nitro gen sulfide.:. , None of these compounds," said the. report, "exerted the (Continued on page S) WIDER HIGHWAYS !S DECLARED S I Plan to Remove Traffic Con gestion and Check Acci dents ls: Suggested- ... - -. - JW YORJMaTisrWider highways are, being adopted by road builders-of 'the nation as a means of safeguarding the lives of motorists and relieving the traffic congestion on widely used motor lanes', according to 8. T- Henry, vice president-elect of the Ameri can Road Builders association and director of the Pan-American Con federation for Highway Education, in a statement made public today. "This Is particularly the result of the Increased number of automo biles now totalling near twenty milion, and parti because of traf fic discussions ! at the 1926 con vention; of the road builders at Chicago. i " '4 7The adoption of wider high ways is becoming very noticeable in the eastern states under the present program of construction There are many roads with four traffic lanes already -completed. and a few between the larger cit ies -where six or eight cars may be u accommodated conveniently. Under the present program many of the highways already completed will be widenedV,while others here tofore unimproved will be pared over an unusual width. ; "The adoption of wider -high ways, equipped with modern safe ty devices, is essential to the wel fare of motorists and in conform ance to the: most rigid principles of economy. Improved nigaways are not merely a convenience ; (Continued on page 5y Official Opposes ; Abolish ? System of Fed eral Highway Building (Fro at A, J. H. WuUutM Bbtm) ' : ' WASHINGTON. May 15. W. R. I Smith of Connecticut, vice president of the American , Road Builders' association, has fired the first gun In the campaign against the T proposal of Secretary of the Treasujy. Mellon, and .'other. ..ad ministration leaders to abolish the federal aid 'system of highway building.;.. : 'frll -'U': frMi &A Ho declared that federal aid to highway departments of the states In the building of Improved roads Is absolutely necessary to insure the best Interests of the farmer as well as the .urban resident and must be continued indefinitely by congress In spite of present and future outbursts of governmental economy - i , : He . was 1 recently elected vice president of the association at Its Chicago conventions and was fn- Mi SEES f EOEML AID . I1IGHL? ESSEtJTHL A theory of detonation new to w r . in the chemical laboratory of U A. M. Steinbock of Salem to Open Up, New Territory for Local Product A. M. Steinbock, with the Cap ital Tire Manufacturing company here, left durin gthe week for a trip - through the south and 'east in the interest of . the company and with the end In v;rw or open in gup new territory ror" the dis tribution of the Salem made tires. H. S. Steinbock of Salem, is presi dent of the company. The Capital Tire company is al ready , distributing : its products throughout the entire state of Oregon lft wholesale lots and is reaching 1 many parts of both Washington and California. A. M. Steinbock's trip at this time Is to interest distributors In other cities in the south and east in the ad vantages of . carrying a stock of ? . (Continued on. page 6) . CAPITA L TIRE UN EAVES FDR SGLFTU 'NEWPORT, ORTE1 THE ALL YEAR RESORT Ther Beach at Newportr : Oregon I iv There Is a reason why .Newport, Oregon's pioneer seaside, resort, retains Its hold on popular affec tion and: Is steadily growing In favor. Newport Is more than a summer resort -it Is an all-the- year-round resort. jCmef .among the reason's for Newport's growth and ever-Increasing . popularity ; is the .fact j that ' few i other seaside resorts ' have so many natural at tractions a&d adTantages to offer vacationists ' - ', rl ' ' Newport is located on the north shore of Yaquina Bay. ' Originally not only the business district but the residence section :as well was located along the shore of , the bay, but today jthePS is. a icontln nous settlement from the entrance of Yaquina Bay to Nye Beach. ' Warm ocean currents and mild southern winds ."temper tho cli mate so l .that when the ; country east of the Cascades is experienc ing Inclement i weather, Newport is having 'warm rains or perhaps bright sunshine. ' The same south jresj. ' 5$ 'Eirri oc?au -cur "w fWTZ CITY HALL IN -NEWPORT i ABBEY HOTEL, NEWPORT I . Tf1 " ' SPEED VIE - i , i . - - IS USED I I 1 Present Trend Confirmed in f Newest Type, of Sleeve; Valve rower Plant? t The adaptability of the Knight sleeve valve motor to the 'require ments of the present trend toward high engine speeds is convincingly ''vldenced in the recent accomplish ment of a French built ? Panhard which recently established a new world's record for 100 imles on the Monthery track at Ortmans in England. f ' . , This Knight Eleeve valve motr edNiar covered the distance in 4i minutes, 30 M seconds or ' at an average rate off 123.69 miles per hour. The fastest .lap. was mae at the rate of 12P.1 miles an hour. The car used had 'a motor rated at 40-50 horsepower with Aspecal detail changes in the power J)laht adapting It to high-speed work. 5 (Continued on-page 3) 1 GUT News of Iibcal Beaches The Tillamook road will be tn excellent condition - for - summer travel according to present Indi cations. The roadvis now being ye conditloned and, oiled by the state highway department. ; I The Coast Power company ex tended their power line from Tilla mook to Hebo and Cloverdale and it is understood that the' line will be extended to 1 Pacific City and Nesko win earlyf this summer , and perhaps extending - to - the ; Devils Lake and Siletz bay district at a later date. Another gasoline pump has been installed at Oti's service station at Hebo, This gives this station Harbor Scene, Newport, Ore, -r - y. i . 'l:-tl..- ;-:-)khA -4.- - 4"- ; " . - (: : : r., " 4" "-V . - 1 YAQUINA' HEAD - LIGHTHOUSE rents that moderate the rigors of winter Jnfluenco Jthe summer ;cil mate so" that the , weather Is brac ing and cool and a driftwood fire in the fireplace of"an evening Jn Julyt or August,' is not unwelcome. Newport enjoyed 280 days of sun shine In 1925. i . . The t residents of 1 Wlllametbs valley points : always y enjoy the fidg . Shrongh,ithe hef. - the COOD BUSINESS IS PRESAGED BY TJftSH Motorcar Builder - Declares Confidence in Adminis tration Is Helpful C. W. Nash, president: of the Nash and Ajax Motors companies, just back from California 'and the northwest, sees every indication of a continuance of good business on the Pacific coast and elsewhere throughout the balance of 1926. Mr. Nash, long regarded as one of the outstanding leaders and spok esman of the automobile industry. declared in summing up the eener al. business- outlook that crop con ditions together with "confidence inspired by the present adminis tration at Washington' justify the optimism that seems present everywhere. Speaking of the business situa tion as he found it on the Pacific coast Mr. Nash said: "I have nev er ; seen California in better con (Continued on page 8) three pumps now. They are sell ing Shell, Union and Standard gas oline. Work on the short cut from Dolph to Oretown has been held up by an injunction placed by timber men. The road if put through will shorten the distance to Neskowin., Devils Lake and the Siletz country considerably Dr. Wise of Barvlew is improv ing his resort. A new store and restaurant is being completed and will offer the visitors better ac commodations.. The new building is located east of the railway sta tion and tflll be on the Roosevelt (Continued on page 2) ; -cj: - -. , iff i -. - - i -- - : , :: '- - '''.; '." " s ' ... 1 ' : : .. I si ' ' " ' - W. , . f,' -' .. .". m -s H . .'- - '? " ; ,''.... , . - , I,. : f- ' ' 1 1 :. , . : "17 i"--f;l ' ' " - NEW , Willamette valley to - the coast line. , ' ; -.-t ' .The journey westward from Al bany and Cor vail Is is across the Coast Range through a series 'of constantly hif ting scenes of beau ty.. ' - . '. j . --,ln addition to the delightful trip over, the Southern .Pacific lines to Newporrvyou may take, the Nsw-port-Coryallls'Highway; cqgnectlag - - Small Motor Cars Will Be Aid to Farm Centers (By William J. Irvine.) My attention was recently called to an article written bv Sir William Letts, president of lacturers and Traders, Ltd,, of England on, the subject of the future small car for America., -i . ' - With better than 25 per cent of all ,the automobiles now in use in the United States owned by farmers with more than 70 per cent of these cars being: grouped into what is popularly known as the small, four cylinder car classification, this article takes on a peculiar significance iri its relation to what the farmer may expect in the way of j motor transpor tation within the next year, j f , . v At thevpresent time, the small car in America is strictly a utilitarian sort of thing" with scant consideration having1 been given to beauty and the finer attributes of automobile construction. Road conditions in the past have put rather With Marion Garage Photo by Kennell EUU ' A. C. SMITH The Marion Automible com pany, "235 .. South " Commercial street, next door" to the, off ice of The Statesman, has one - o ' f the largest buildings in .the" state de- (Contlnued on page 2) 1 " 1 . 1 1 1 1 1 1 .i 1 1 Rock Oyster Digging, r . " Newport PLUNGE NATATORIUM Corvallis and' the Pacific highway with the West f SIde highway; at at t Albany. The ,Newport-CorvaI-lis highway is 1 completed . with a fine .macadamized surface 60 miles Xrom Corvallis to Newport, - This lsi wonderfulVJ drive through : green ' mountains and along sparkling streams which will" appeal 'to the. tourist." It-Is - ' jJContlnued on'yage 3 . i - ; -''""" f X. i . 1., t . r "... rA , ', the Society of Motor Manu- severe limitations on the types of construction best adapted to gen era! and all around service. But road conditions have been changing rapidly during .the past few years and nowadays there are excellent roadways all over the country with but few exceptions and these exceptions com nrts o fthe country jwhere there is very little driving. With the Improvements in roads with the added comfort on getting into me cities, lwtn me greater speed possibilities afforded by the steady, upward swing in maximum mileage allowances in state laws. has come a desire for greater con veniences, better appearance' and faster travel i possibilities from their cars on the part of men in the agricultural communities. The article by Sir William Letts puts this desire in very convincing terms and cites the achievements (Continued on page 2) OPEI WITH BRAKES Delrbit V' Association Safety Committee Reports Fol lowing;! Inspections - . From A. XMV. Detroit Bnrua DETROIT, May 15. Reports of Detroit's brake test week ; were made at the meeting of the safety committee of the Detroit Automo bile clab. They show that a total of 11,890 vehicles were examined: of this number, 9,533 were pass enger cars and 2,357 .were com mercial. . .' ' Of the passenger cars, . 6,5 7 5 were approved as having adequate brakes, and 2,958 were rejected; showing .that j 31' per cent of ' the passenger cars, or nearly one-third of. those examined, ' had brakes that could not be counted upon in an emergency. Commercial cars made a somewhat better showing of the , total j number .examined. 1,806 were approved for brakes and 551 were rejected -23 per cent being equipped with faulty brakes. . . Machinery will be set In motion to require police inspection of brakes of all cars involved in traf fic accidents j Immediately after m acciaenu 1 xioraaes are a is covered .to . have been Inefficient at the time of the accident, drivers of cars Improperly braked will be held to have f been guilty of con tributory negligence In the . acci dent. ;i ...j v- a :. . Less than 1 10 per cent of the cars , examined with respect lighting equipment were found to be below standard. I BELIEVED UfilKEEV Manufacturer Says Presen . irena vvouia inaicaxe No' Reduction - (A. Dj N. Service)' AKRON; OX May 1 5.-There Is absolutely no Indication among leading tire manufacturers : her? of an immediate cut. Officials agree that there .will be no cut for .several months and several have advised their dealers to this ef fect. ---,.. - -t . - ' '. ; . ' It la pointed r ot that there should be h6 charge till Scptcm ber, as the manufacturers are now using the crude rubber bought at peak prices.: jStcok is always pur chased three months ahead. Ac cordnigly, th$ product price al ways follows ( the raw price - two or three " months'. f ' - March receipts were 75 cents which :, was averaged ; with the crude rubber previously bought at a high price.!; This stock would not be used ? for 80 days, so it should have little effect on curi. rent prices, A ATE) MANY CABS CUT I II PRICE CflLLK HOST MElfflPEfiiO Pan - Americaa Journalists" . Taken on jTour Through - v - New Factories ' When the Pan-American Journ alists, 1 delegates to the - first Pan American Congress of Journalists recently held' n Washington and now. touring the country under tie auspices of the National Automo bile Chamber c-f Commerce, visit ed the plant of the Cadillac Motor Car company in Detroit, they wera shown the highest type of xnani facturing methods, including many of the machining operations, and. the new foundries recently, com pleted at a cost of, 12.600,000. formal luncheon was served in the cafeteria. and; fpr many of the, visitors it was their first experi ence with, this jtype of service. , u : The Cadillac .plant .Is . particu larly well adapted for showing the visitors the contrast between Eu- ' rojuean and Atnerlcan methods of manufacture. . r i'recision overseas is largely attained by hand meth- ' ods of filing fend, reaming. . Tha Cadillac . company was the first automobile manufacturer to " pro duce by .machine . methods parts " manufactured to such close limits, cf precision that they fitted" exact ly, without any ..hand preparation. There are 36,970 dimensions In the Cadillac, car, held with close limits, not exceeding .002 bau" inch. Of -these, 616 , are held to limits not .exceeding' 25 . hundred thousand ths 1 or, .approximately one-twelfth of ' a hair's .breadth: The visitors were giren particular - demoOstaitions of automatic ma chinea operating to these . close limits. .r. 1 . ;?.. r -,V ' ' , More-than 7 5 distinguished. Latin-American : newspaper editors composed t the group. . yirtually very ; country, and fmjportant cily In the. Latin half ,ot the .western hemisphere was represented. . The tour is also semi-official In. char acteras; ;inaddltlpn. to; represent tatives of the National Automobile Chamber of Commerce, the party Is accompanied by representatives of the federal departments of stats commerce and agriculture, and the bureau Of" public' roads. 3 ' . - .The visit to the Cadillac plant was part of a program organized' to permit the journalists from tha Far South to make a first-hand study of American Institutions and and customs ; with a view to "pro moting , better . understanding, among the Pan-American i coun tries. '; '"'' " " .;'v;:; T " 'i HOW THE R0.1DS ARE OREGON' STATE HIGHWAY. it. , . .cQ3iissiqN ;' : - i ' '5 ! Weekly, Report on Condition of Oregon j State' Highways . vlay;i8,;ias.- - 6 'fV ' a . , Pacific Highway i T ; jPortland,;Oswego, Oregon Cityi Salem, -Albany, Harrisburr. Junc tion CAt V.nrTltk C nit a ir. Hfivra . Roseburg, QranU Pass; Medf brd; Ashland, . California : state line : Paved. j ., . ' . ,VM ' ; , - .West Side Pacific Highway v Portland, Tewberg, McMlnnvlIle Corvallis, Junction City, Cogens: Paved. , . f - . ' t i ,t Old, Oregon Trail ' ' ' Eas of . The Dalles . w Ontario, 'J Huntington, ; Baker, Union, LaQrand, Pendleton. Uma tljla. Arlington,. The Dalles: .Ma cadamised entire : distance .and in good condition. . : - 1 . V Old Oregon Trail v" ' - XVtxtt of Tne Dsdle ." " ColumbU . River JDghway , ,The Dalles, Hood 1 Rlverr Port land, Rainier, Astoria, Seaside : Paved. Svenson-Astoria section under construction; one way traf fic and subject to short delays. Roosevelt Cost Highway - ClaU r sop and Tillamook Counties ; Astoria, Seaside: Paved. : Seaside, - Cannon Beach" Junc tion : . Under construction. Newly? graded wth temporary slnglef track gravel surfacing. Rough but passable in (all weather. . ' . Hamlet jjunctlon-Mohler : "; ilm.-cadam.-';.;- ;-;;.-' '--;. ,tt 4 , Mohler, liaml: ' Highway route tla Brighton now open but on ac count of danger on planked oatT between r Wheeler and Brighton, traffld for j "Garibaldi -and points south is urgently advised to take road via Foley Creek which Jr graveled throughout. - , 1 .Miami. Tillamook. Hebo. j:?sko wln. Devili Lake, Silets - River: Part paved; balance macadan. . .Newport;, North ; Otter Rc ' i. Lincoln county: Open for trivel. . 1 RooseyeU Coast HI hwc..1 . , , , Coos s.nd f Carry Coantir 'Lakeside.r North Bend: :r,icad am. Ferry across Coos Bay. " " North . Bend. . Ifarsf! !:, Co qullle: Payed. . -.- .