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About The Oregon statesman. (Salem, Or.) 1916-1980 | View Entire Issue (May 23, 1926)
SECTION, THREE? 4 rsPc5C3 1 id 8 ' .; VEZvTY-GIXTIl YEAR, v - . , SALEM OREGONSUNDAY?MORNING, 'MAYj 23,:i926 COSTS lXSf-10 pasii;: Li: ? : :sf.H i liii. n 0 v i , . V' j0 5 1 feckless Drivers Pay ;Tram ."Damage, Rei5orts-From : -Xompany'lndicates T If you ere to assault a 340 ton Southern. Pacific locomotire Vith the tamilyvfllrvQr or crash a rall road crossing ' sate with a ,Roll lloyce. just sail right ahead. In Tites. J. E.. Newman, tlaim attor- ney : for the company. ; But, New maiii adds, , It's solus to' - cost . you money! : '': , ... ; . 4 This year, . In accordance- with Its new policy" of ? brlnrln s suit against .careless ' motorists who risk their , lives and damage 'com pany property the" railroad vhas collected 'thousands of dollars In scores of claims and , judgments Tanging from $2.31 to $3 00., Last year,' bne liagman was killed, fire others. Injured, and ; 300 lowered crossing gates along the company's light of way crashed through .hy reckless . au tomobilists. -' Many standing trains 'were run into and damaged 'by careless drivers. And so the railroad decided that dur ing 1926 ; the careless ; and the reckless should pay the piper. J ThI is a safety moTe," New man said. "We hope erentually to . make It mighty erpenslr for drt Tera Vho speed so fast that they ' can't stop for small matters like . a lowered crossliJg gate; It seems that people y think more of their pocketbooks than of their IlTek. Put up a sign Beware Broken " Glass on CrosslngLand the aver v . ' age man who tries f,ttjfc1eat a train : to sare thirty seconds would prob ably slow down out of respect to : his- tires. ); ' - .fb- " "drying to assault "a locomotive with an . automobile Is like trying to stop a charging lion with a pea- shooter. It isn being done . sue ' cesaf ally; but. it. Is costing, those , JjrtynJjjx;,t9 experiment a lot of . taoney 'and trouble. . The Cletrac lAwcL, 7y it " A.C. HAAO , The name Haag snggesU Cle trac in this section otthe country. Since joining iho lortland branch In 1919, Mr, Haag has gron con tinuously with the company1 until In the year.1923 at which time' bej took over the Salem territory. In 1925 they extended their" terri torry by purchasing "theibortUnd distributor and the factory branch. Thlsterrltory: covers the states of Idaho. MontanaJVVashlngton and Oregon. In addition to-British Co lumbia aqd AJaska. At." the time of .the 'incorporation. Mr.; Need ham, office .manager of the Tl i X.lveslepr "company, and H. A, j Tucker, parts manager,bf th, pres j ent - Portland branch; , came into ( the organization. . More. recently the following employees became -an Integral part; IX W. Cpodman. assistant manager of. the Portland branch';' M.' Cook, local shop fore man,' and John Green, road sale 3 man. . -:: ,' . A. C. Haag is a native ol Ore gon.. .His birthplace was"5 near Oregon - City, where he was born on March 26, - 18S8. ; His early life was that of a mountaineer lad. ' and he still retains a chronic love for all kinds of hunting and fish . . lng. f He went to work on a "Wash- 4lgton" ranch at the agS of tlfteen and left there when he became of - age. to take up a homestead in Idaho. While on the homestead he did an intense amount of home f jt eiiensiua siauy sii j ruuuueu out J his lack of boyhood, education. Haag went lntef thoiasuranco business and latter, served on the bench- for two terms as county probate judge. In 1918 he rof turned to Portland and became af filiated with the CJetrac company .'.V '''Ac' BytC.":PURCELL SCOT fTlHESE firsMew days of spring , I Inspire ona great Jaiig -impulse -thatj of ,' the - ope roadi a , ear e4ait)pedy for camping and ' nothing to eo;hitt gravel and re;, turn at yoar liesuce. , r , v. Ih,thislaantlfBtart.,bf th'a country; within a few minutes lot, -the green hills and the mountains there are a rtiliion suggestions for half .a, day, wholja day-or' even ea-, tended trips.'!-"1 ' ' " iWhilq.t.hbreetea. j!av.e(.ye a cool tang to them and spring has ftot giTea. over-ecu amna8E, piany 'J motorists are. taking advantage pf the sunny days by spending every free' moment in their cars touring; the nearby, country. Early as it may seem, a survey of the auto camps rthroughout -.the state will reveaMtfilairy-wha are already on their camping tours, for tbis-par-ticular section knows no closed' season"' on thl popular sport,"" v Auto camping has without a doubt wen-jf;arned4ts place atthe top of thej list, asthe greatest of. atK outdoor sports. ;The'ra ,1s aa. substitute for as' it offers-a wide Variety f. diversion suitabTe for all Itaembers of. the vfamily. ,lf dad wants lo spend bis vacation ish- Ing, If inotheijTants relief Jtrom the"., daily ' drudee and" 4he hot. Jiiftben, if the children, choose the mountains go auto camping. . , - ; Carapingrepresents ., a Ulne ' art if handled in the right way. ,.It is well for therprospeetive'eamper to, consider his undertaking seriously before, settingout on. tis vacation cruise. -3any; a vacation has met wllh disaster through the lack of preparatloa.jar the selection of the equipment. . ,.' - - : : It. taket inany yeaw. of motor camping to learn' to .eliminate the non-essentials rand up until the time when $l family, can ' motor cruise with Jive tooth brushes and a safety; razor, .there will -be - the problem Vf just how much equip ment should , be carried - on : the (our. - ; : The' .average motor camper takes too much equipment and the old timer of ten takes too little. .A happy 'medium must be struck be tween those' two extremes. -The camper who gets the greatest amount of enjoyment out of - his trip is the one. who takes the least amount of .equipment 7t: has ev erything hat will be needed. The less youthave;to unpack and 'han dle, theibetteif you will get along. t ; Compactness and lightness are the true secret of motor -camping trips.' Go light, carrying only the equipment needed and - you will 7 v. 4', v ,v (1,. .-I ittzAiA-' I g' it - . iff 'This- is the life,' . sosaid - a party from the Western Auto Sup- --r-; 1 1,- 1 1 j. it'll! y.:i rr camp , in a nearby mountain' re-1 i treat There are, many such: pii r. v 7. t . f: V v ' . ' ::... 7- with the most;, modern ..outing j equipment as furnished by the V. in1 --i ?..t f si.-'..'. i -3f W - v:-.v - -i j 4 : Y N X. one'Can'etfJjy.airthe comfdrts of home with the' added attraction of '-" nt Ji . " '-.4 i4 T t 1 SituatidrvI v Acute,- Writer- -Volumes, have been written pfl the usea car siiuaiion as 11 appirep to the dealer in. new cars. Aptot mobile as'soclatlons haredlscuss ed the second hand 'car. situation pro and fcon for' y ears ;o Different Individuals, have originated plans for ; the - assistance to .dealers In solving.-the problems of the tused cart but no equitable solution has ever, been reached. - ;? ; I V Dealers ' all'" over- the : .United States x have 'been 'losing millions Of dollars annually as a result of taking ' Old cars on '..new ? ones Dealers, by the 'thousands have gone bankrupt and lost every dol lar . they possessed- in. the" wdrld as a'result of sloes, on "second hand cars, and .the toll goes steadily on. There is butvone solution to. this problem and that-is dealers, must quit- taking old." cars T as" part pay-' ment 6a new 'cars. . . -.-'.vi.s' - '.Dealers iii jnew. cars,, have ..been kidding, themselves for years, in fact.' ever elnfe the' inception, of the,f'automojIe, thinking r they could take in pld cars on tew ones and make mojjey. but it can not be doneT ;.- ,v. . . 1 T At the present time ninety per cent, of the new cars sold iavolve a second hand , car and the mar ket has become congested, with old cars, to (he. point .where th8 dealer finds hi car tal tied up la k. lot 'of old-c!ars,ttat he can cot turn .into cash anl s, a result tLs banker tkat.U loinlg the dial;. moneywith wMch to purchase r?w cars war. o 1 j to the fact thai tlie money La hasadranced - to the dsaler ia represented in non-liquil- f . J ft.-. 1 'j-- " ifl-. . America HaS?Beehr SteSiily Reducing PistodjDiSpiace-: ikecttt'lscTissloal tfn filet Wll-- Qam. Ietia'ot.o'rland ahd-T'iillaa , : L; Irvine' former, trade commis sioner.' Tyhlted States idepajiraea ; of eomejYegardliig: th t-re .of E tBe,Eurppntyper high jeerj motor tni snfall iears"ias' t uaff " of pyotetion .lo'vlnrr. expo: t busi ness in motor c&ra: and as en adW - rant'agB to American nsers,Meve!-' .' opathej.fiiterestlag' fact that .hero has been a-' steaay irena - rowara malle? otb'rln' America' far Iho, past sevtjral! yeanfC.!; i - -if But theamailtLl4h' speed' v motor as! built In Hurbpe la o find I general tisoln ihe Industry cftf tha 4 near future, vc ww nave to-come from definite proof of the- highsr ' efficiency of thla 4 typoof .power' plante r :'y : rfti - fTno mbst h:teripstingteVof fig ures avatlable at the present Una are those relating to racing car 5; -Using the regulations of th In- ' these isoteworthy f acts ,J; were ' " 3In iSil'tho indianipoiw race waopnjto all cars' with a pii ton displacement t .trndeY- ;.f 00 cubic inches, i'fhe largest motor entered: had a displacement'. 6f TS 9 72- cutlc' lackea and achieved a spoedveiw age of,71tl3 miles jerbour:for the; ; 50Q mlle itrip-.Tho winner in thia' race wasl a car with - 4 4 T.l cubic Inch; diaplacetaent with 4t avexasa of 74,59 miles aa hbnf. , i lai 1912, with thosaiHe lH , lations; " thjr " largest motor had a ateplacemenr hf WT.16. cubic ia ches andlavefagsd S6.2 raljes aa. hour whne ' the winner' had- a dia-; placement bt'A 90. "cubic Inches, and averaiecf It'.'fi miles' tfn hiur." i'ltf .-HIS the regitutloca reduced, the.toajdmtta'dlUelme'nt ss 450" cable , inches i the- largest ar "ttvi tng,'-449- fer! Inch-' dlsrlaceaent- ana averaging s.va muss aa aosr while thei dinner; lth:4 4 8.3-Crufc!' Inch dimensions averaged-76.U miles Aa jhoar.' A4;Xj:.f?f.':'; ; The 8ameregulaufl&S'Prevan?i. in 1914 And the winner w&3 fL t-x. with: auiplaeetaenti6f2i0.3 cubic; Inches which averaged 8247. miles ' an-hourj .'iVy,; 'Z'Js i'??t.' p Ia;i9lj5i 11 and 919 the dis- placement figures were'c,ut t 200 i cubic inches; the ' winner In 1915 v averaging 9.84 , miles v an-' hourv with ; a motor' of. 274 cubic Inch Dtston .dfeplaMmenti tn 1916, av- ; eraglng 23.26 miles aa hour -with; a motor! of the'ame'dimenslona as tho winner of . the 'eir previous j and in 1919 the average waa. 8S.01 with a clotor 1 of 274.C cubic Inch displacement. . - , '.. ' - A dra.Uc cut was made In"1920 when tb4 maximum dlsplacetaent; allowed was IS? cutlc lacfcea9 and this; w'as'j continued through vl 9 21. arid'l922 thd'beit average speed . . during these : threof years lbs'lag t 94.4S miles aa hduffroia a" motor with a' illsplacement of 1S1M 15 inches. : . '. . i .--T.. it-, ' .' ' la t9i i- and ' i 92 4' - this ria'f. kind bt a) reduction, wai mlda and, the1 size 6T the motors was re? tr!-- edC to''be3w' 'l22,' Inched. 'Darlas -these twri years tjhe'maxijasrt.av-,. eratd speed was 98".23 milcsran' hotfr. achisted by a inotSrIth, the maxlmuci allowed displace ra cat. - ; L Aa interesting feature cf V ese " figures isj that the sped, of t- a cars Increased materially- with tla 'de creaso la! pisfoa disjticen; t of." Ia other word, .with the. 1 r. crease , la' the inechanical efficiency of ths power, plant. The smaller motors were of the high speed type such as Is "genirally employed.. la Euro pean 'cesfgat ' - -. yy:t .A" decrease of .79 'per cent 'la piston displacement-was; fonowed by aq increase of 31 per cent ia" , sped- carisity." c;-rC'.-(V , : ; Whil ; the J- decrease la- Vplitcai, displacement of the tyres' of mo-; tors , 'commonly taiella tz'r sa4 ' senger; cars 'at the;prf : -n- ttms has not peen-cocnner. on" the i time plaaawiLh'tlie-de-;t in racing motors, f tin ttit Crease has.beea a marked tts"i la r -tor sizes With, the saiallr d'.r . 1- ' sI0hsv 14 her : speed- piwt e..x r laat " assamtnslsupremacy;, ;-.-v - ' The &ibptlda ot-the r rc;;ia. tyipe'of rr.ctor In, our 1 :t wiU showla'.etlll more.K-.' r - - ;due.!oa. It fa nct jrotit:-' f - ill sea the-'four-cy::-: i whlciTwia continue tVi 1!" small,- light car, broui.it . j , i 122 cubic Inches but f:;-rc3 not far abdV tlU'are llkils to .re-, van. o ;:.y ; - -c. . ; The ad-rtioa ot Bt.-E'C'sf.' with Its poT.-er and.sr'rcj r i- tbi::M" v"! r"-'l r- " 1 ' ; srsall, I'-' rr. . - i.-'-Araoaj th&'-e will Ij tio r -'- . ally for a L.'-er-cst." - - : r!- catlon trstn than r? l . -' inca-la. c!r..li;v.t"c" : ..- c. - - ! 5 I -; n with.whlch.fce hsj iiaxe.beea.coa- ply -company-wija-they- pjtcj;3 1 X9n-'l tFfi;'H" .