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t ! in 'Auto if . J p s w: .i? j' y V . ' . ; Automotive Resort News Good Zooo3 ! SECTION THREE Pcj23lto6 CLEAN AND VIGOROUS 1 SEVENTYrSIXTH YEAR PRICE FIVE CENTS SALEM; OREGON, SUNDAY MORNING, JUNE 27, 1926 News N 'V ''' ' 1 ' I ' ' " i 'I v MSS- NEWEST FUTURES Seating Arrangement Lends Much to Riding Comfort; j Safety. Featured -Another stride toward refine ment of present day motor car has been taken by the Willys-Ov-erland company, with the annouce ment of a Dew and Improved seating arrangement for the Over land Six Standard sed&ii. :. i Overland engineers are constant ly working on, the development of minor refinements , in ; the - com pany's product and the. latest im provement is individual chair type front compartment seats for the two door sedan models; ! -- ' Formerly,- the .front seat in the Overland Standard was! of the one piece cushion ? type with close fit ting Idividual backs The new seating system Introduced by' the Overland has many attractive and desirable features.,: . . . The new indiridoal seating ar rangement consists of two separ ate chairs. They " are hinged by sturdy floor "swings' and tip for-, ward out of. the way ot .passengers entering or leaving from the rear' compartment.; They are installed' lar enough apart to eliminate , dis turbance to the driver by a 'com panion passenger. The folding feature- of both front seats allows much more room in the rear compartment. It is an Important eafety factor al lowing free and' unobstructed , passage from .the, year of the sedan. . Women drivers especially favor this- design 'ol seating because ot ease, of . riding and T entering the car. The - seat hinges are so de signed that all joints and protrud lng parts are concealed eliminat ing' any danger of catchlne eloth- ing while entering , or leaving the I ..car. ' v' ?. j The fact that the. driver's seat l r also tins forvaH niM a ,,v;amprovea ieare. This allows free , vssage irom, either side of ' the CRATER HE Pill OPEJJ TO TOURISTS Nearly 2000 a Week Going Into Park at Present Time Report Says : .-. Climatic conditions are unusual ly favorable this year for. visitors to - Crater Lake National ? Park. Snow has receded at least a month arller than usual, and conditions In 'the park -were abont the same the first of June that they usually are the first of July, say the of ficials of the Pacific Highway as sociation. Already about 2000 a week are gain into the park, al though the lodge and tamp ground at the rim will not bd opened fully till June 2S. However; since June 10 the road up to the rim has been opened and campers with their own provisions hav been, able to use the camp, which overlooks the lake. Other campg all along the route. Prospect, Anna Springs and elsewhere, have 'been open and well occupied for some time. ' The road from Med ford to the lake is In splendid condition. The surfacing of the road all the way from Medford to the park line will be ; finished July J. JVlthin the park an entirely new road with i m per cent mailmum grade and 100 foot minimum curvature is be ing constructed T between Govern ment Camo and the . Rim. - This t will , eliminate the i,formeE ; very e eteep pnu to tne top o( ine laae wall and the lodge. Also a new bridge wll be built across the head of Anna Creek canyon greatly Im proving the alignment of the Med ford road. The round trio may not? easily be made in day, and-the outlook Is for a' greatly Increased number ot visitors this season: The government haV reduced .the en trance fee to II J -which gives free camping privilege and use of the 6 S miles of parkV roads.' ', t . ' i y " "' . '. . ' . GOLF MAKES' COIXKGE BID ' "AUSTIN, Tex.-(By Associated jss.) Golf for the first time Is . bidding for collegiate recogniton n the Southwest Conference. Texas TTnvanitir horn and Bavlor Unlver- ' ft-r nf Wrn hout . aisht-men , teams. .-; TT7- Vv " ' Efforts are being made by Tex- ' as university devotees to have the athletic council declare golf a major sport. ' y . ,: . . . '., ',' i ' -' Sixty per -cent -of the tea mil . lions being spent by Chevrolet In production expansion wIlL-gofor Imporved machinery - and eqnlp- HOW TO MAltE IEGQlJ V ': - jr 'OF ST. PETER ; ' Jl', ' All taotorists wishing to get into "high" society should read these regulations, compiled by His Satanic Majesty, the r Always drive fast, and never sound your horn, when leav ing an alley. Always rare wtih locomotives when approach ing a grade crossing. Engineers like it as it breaks the mon otony of. their, jobs. Take' the shortest route around blind left hand .corves; let the other fellow watch out for himself. Never look around when you back up, as there is never any one behind jrou. Always speed ; it distinguishes you as a drjver of pep. ' : ,; , . ; Drive fast , on . wet pavements and never use non-skid chains. There is always something to stop you often a heavy, truck or a strong curb. Drive just as if there weren't 20,000,000 other cars in service. In wet weather always drive in trolley tracks. : It's smooth going and out of the mud. Always lock your brakes and your weed chains in the tool box when skidding. , i It makes the job more artistic. -In sloppy weather drive close to the curb and splash ped estrians. Dry cleaners appreciate it. Always use a cut-out. Snappy drivers always do, and sick people love it. Never sound your horn on the road, but save it for late at night as a door belL In this way you will be sure to get attention from mothers of sleeping children. . : - . 2? jj?11 .at tfdhi make we one of your head-lights t,? u . Jf mes People think you are Dead-Eye Dick, which greatly enhances your .safety. When stopping for traffic signals always inch into the pedestrians' right of way! tw?!y! yUr rhorsesho" turns at intersections where the traffic is heaviest. fiOTOR FATALITIES ill First Third of Year Marks Traffic Progress; $6500 Prize Announced Three . per cent fewer motor fatalities in the first four months of this year, as compared with the same period last year, are re corded by cities, having more than 100,060' population,-according to the compilation by the National Automobile Chamber of Commerce announced today. . ' v New Bedford, Mass., has had no fatal motor accidents this year, and 40 cities report a clean record for April. Aiming to further this reduc tion, the National Automobile Chamber of Commerce likewise announces an offer ot S6500 in prizes for the best essays by school children and the best les sens by school teachers on the sub ject ot how to, reduce 'accidents. Mote than 450,000 children and over 60,000 teachers participated in this, contest last year. With few exceptions the west is showing up better than the east in traffic improvement. San Fran cisco, Seattle, : Spokane, Chicago, Milwaukee, Cleveland, Cincinnati, inaianapoiis, St. Louis and St. Paul, all have better records this year.,,-. ; ':'.?.,: 1 " New York, Philadelphia." De troit, Buffalo and other important eastern cities have not held their ground. " Some, eastern cities, liowever. particularly where safety work has been, emphasized, have been able to progress, notably Boston, Balti more,, and Washington. Reports tor the month of April alone are not quite as encouraging registering a fraction ot a percent increase over April a year ago. On the other hand certain cities which had ' a bad start made gains in April this year. Twenty-six titles had fewer fatalities In April 1926, than tn April 1925. . while , Increasing volume, of traffic usually brings a larger number of accidents, this is not necessarily'' the case, as the rec ords, of many communities .show. The grand total for April of any year, is usually larger than March, and that is the case this year. In many cities, however, it has been oossiblo to handle the increased flow of traffic without added risk, tn Chicago, for instance, the April md March motor fatalities were identical in number. In St. LOtiia Baltimore.'; Los Angeles, . Cindn nati, New Orleans, Kansas City, Mo.', Toledo,5 Ohio, Louisville Ky.; St. Paul. Minn., Kansas - City Kans., New Haven, Dallas, Bridge port Houston Trenton. Camden, J.. Reading. Pa and Yonkers, New York, eighteen : cities In all. there were fewer motor fatalities in ' April than j in March ; pf this year. ; - y- .t :y:?' "We believe that the following elements have - helped materially in traffic 'progress Jn . the ' past twelve months." says George M. Graham, chairman bl, the traffic planning and safety committee "of the National Automobile" Chamber of Commerce, commenting on the current figures.: , v J tt Engineering Aid ' '.'The appointment of traffic en gineers by many ; cities 'and the inagnlficent accomplishments of the" state highway commissions have brought scientific assistance to this problem. The task of the en gineer, is llttla greater when deal ling with 100,000 vehicles than when handling 60,000.' The bring- SEIDW SLIGHT DROP TECT EOBESTS' PLEA OR AUTO CLUB Slogan Is Adopted by Asso ciation in Work to Con- ' serve State Forests By OTTO W-tJPNES Educational Director, Oregon Bute Motor Association ,; "As we appreciate and enjoy, so should we conserve. was the mes sage broadcasted by George O Brandenburg; general manager of the Oregon State Motor associa tion n an attempt ta impress up on motorists the necessity for pro tecting the forests atT this time of the year. - :-' ' "With the approach of summer. and the fire hazard resulting from a geat number of people camping, picnieing and Passing through the forests, there is an increasing haz ard in the woods from fire,said Mr. Brandenburg in -driving his message' home to the motorists. . "Oregon Is fortunate in being amply provided with attractive woods and streams where outdoor recreation may be enjoyed by those who wish to spend a day. a week-end or a vacation period in the open, and too much care cannot be exercised in safeguard ing of the forests j that add - so much to the attractiveness of such sylvan retreats.". The message broadcasted toi motorists by Mr. Brandenburg is In the cause of conservation and the continuation of an Inestimable asset that must be maintained in Oregon if the state is to enjoy a position second to none in its attractiveness to (Continued oa pr 4.) r Some of the fifteen cars that 0 pictured above. The race program which will be better tha under t.he aus?ice3 cf ths American Automobile Association. TWO SPEED KINGS File I EM Harry' Hartz and Peter De Paolo in Commanding Po t sitiorls in Speed Runs ; WASHINGTON, June 26. With the close of the first half of ' the 1926 automobile racing season, Harry Hartz and Peter DePaolo still are leading in the raee for the year's championship, which is awarded by . the contest board of the American Automobile associa tion, the arbiter ot the principal speed events of the nation, to the possessor of the highest ' number of points gained in the season's races. Hartz and DePaolo still holds a commanding lead, the contest board revealed in a statement to day, but at least four others are in striking distance. Among these is a new comer in the first ten list. He is Dave Lewis and his advent was most sudden. He 'had not a single point prior to June 12. Then came the race at Attnnna 7a . o f r fim Ma sixiod classic seen , by 45,000 thrillecf. fans and Lewis won it; Finishing first in that event was good for 500 points. Thus, Lewis ranks sixth in the first ten, a real com petitor for the year's honors. Hartz is first with 1740 points, with DePaolo a comparatively close second with 1265. Frank Lockhart, who won the 500-mile speedway epic at Indianapolis on Memorial Day, is third with,800 Bennie Hill fourth with 587; Earl Devore fifth with 535, and Lewis sixth with 500. " ' The four other of the first ten, the contest board figures, revealed rank as follows: t , Norman Batten, who was second at Altoona, seventh with 390. points; Bob McDonogh eight witt 347 points; Fred Comer ninth with 252 points. Whether DePaolo, who won the championship in 1925 and Hartz can hold to the lead they now en joy will, to a considerable extent, be determined on July 5th, when they are expected to contest in the Glorious Fourth speed event' at Salem, Mass. If Hartz Is able to add materially to his total he will haye a most comfortable lead, hut if DePaolo should annex most of the points, he probably will forge ahead again as leader. But on the ohther hand, should some other in the first five or six leaders win, a third and most formidable con testant for the honors ' of 1926 would immediately loom on the horizon. Because of this, both . automo bile race fans, who watch the standings of drivers as closely as baseball "bugs" attend the stand ings of the major leagues, and the drivers, all of whom covet the beautiful diamond set ' medal awarded each year by the A. A. A., emblematic of the championship, are, awaiting the Salem race with unusual Interest'. , Sal ism, Will Welcome Speed Kings v. i S will be seen here on the Lone Seven Day Border to Border Run to Be Officially Check ed by Papers Julius Dusevoir, famous scien tific auto driver, passed through Salem at 3:05 Friday afternoon in the "widely heralded Star Six economy run from Vancouver, B. C, to .Tia Juana, .Maxico. While in .Salem he made a five minute stop at the Salem Automobile com pany's salesrooms here on High street. A speed not in excess of 20 miles an hour is being made all during the trip, Mr. Dusevoir said. An average of 33 miles to the gal lon of gasoline has been main tained so far. The car is being op erated without a fan-belt, and is a stock car in every sense of, the word. It had never been driven When the trip started. No trick driving is tolerated, Dusevoir said,, and the car Is kept in gear at all times and the clutch is not slipped. In. the seven day border to bor der economy run Julius Dusevoir left Vancouver, British Colum bia, Thursday morning at six o'clock and will arrive at Tia Juana, Mexico at 7:15 p. m. on the seventh day covering a total of 1711 mites, which will be of ficially observed by newspaper representatives from metropolitan newspapers during the entire trip. This outstanding border to borfler economy run of the Star Six- is. scheduled to make a seven nights stop at various cities enroute and at all times observing the traffic rules and regulations and state highways and will upon its com pletion prove to be one of the longest ' economy runs performed by an automobile in recent years. It will conclusively prove the, ex ceptional economy features al ready demonstrated by the Star ix in California in various per formances when the average num ber of miles per gallon is comput ed, since this run will- carry the the Star car over several moun tain ranges and over every vary ing condition of road and climatic conditions on the Pacific coast. The run has been so scheduled that Dusevoir will travel approx imately two hundred and. fifty miles per day and the Star dealers along the entire run will carefully check the mileage performances. Overnight stops enroute will be held at Chehalis, Wash.; Eugene, Ore.; Yreka, Sacramento, King City, Ventura, and Tia Juana, Mexico. Considerable interest is being manifested in this run by all deal ers and motorists since it follows closely upon the oustanding power records already made by the Star Six. This border to border econ omy ' run will undoubtedly again show that the Star Six economy performance will be of a higher1 average than that which proved such a sensation in the annual classic economy run to the Yosem- ( Continued oa pl 4.) I i ' it .4 : : V. i J Oak speedway at the state fairgrounds on Monday, July 5, are n anything of the kind yet witnessed in Salem, will be run off ;Many;of the best dirt track racers in the country will take Low Body oh Light Car Is Coming, Writer Declares By E. W. HOLDEN, President Holden's Motor Body Builders, pty. Ltd. f Adelaide, Australia. "A month among the motor car manufacturers of Eng land and 1 several weeks among the largest builders of auto mobiles in this country has left me with a sincere conviction that something new and strikingly different from past prac tices is going t ohappen in the great volume production, light car field in the United States. "The influence of this move, when it is made, is not going to be confined to the light car field alone but is going to be felt in all the price and size classes among your motor car users. When it comes it will present the European type of light car adapted to American uses and having many fea tures about it which will be typical of American design and production methods. "It will be a blending of America and Europe into a com posite production which I belipve I can safely say will excel anything yet produced eitner nere- or in Europe in its particular size class. "In price it will have to be dif ferent from European cars for it will have to sell at considerably below the European price for light cars which ranges from $1200 to $2000. Yet I am quite certain that American builders will find a way to include everything in the way of quality which has been found in European cars of this type and still keep the price well below $1000. "It will be quite different from American built light cars for if it follows the European practice of developing high power with a small piston displacement, high road speed and fast acceleration, it will require something entirely new in the way of body construc tion, . chassis design, spring sus pension and braking equipment. "Australia is a long way from the United States, but as a country we have been a heavy patron of your motor car manufacturers. We have felt for considerable time that there would be developments here in the way of a new type light car which would help mater ially in solving some of our prob lems and that this car would be developed to meet some of your own question marks in automobile performance. . "Assuming that the- European type of car is copied or adopted to your own methods in this coun try, it is safe to assume also tbht body designers full chance to in corporate into such a car all the well known room and comfort qualities , of the American built automobile body. ' "I have seen European bodies which measured six feet from the ground to the top of the roof. It would seem to me that you could develop a body here, affording all the necessary road clearance, which would not exceed 68 inches in height and still have all the head room that you have been ac customed to. "True, such a body would ap pear quite low when it was first seen but this impression would soon wear away when the practical advantages of the low body were taken into consideration. "A lower body, properly design ed for room, would give a far smarter looking car than any of your standard light car -productions at the present time. If you fOoBtinaad on pg 4.) V 41 v. '-ft ' -Jk. r, - ' I"'"' I . i With Vick Bros. " I I r.m ii - ill 1 1 ii Photo by Kennell-Ellii. ALFRED VICK Alfred Vick was born in Gran ton, Wisconsin, in 1890. At the age of fifteen years he came with his parents to Falls City, Oregon. He attended school for five years then worked in the Falls City Bank lor four years." In 1915 Mr.. Vick cameTd'Salem and entered the automobile bus iness with his brothers, who had the Ford Agency here at that: time. Vick Brothers took on the agen cy for the .Oakland carB in 1920 and in the spring of 1922 took on the agency of the Overland and WlUysKnight cars. They have been selling these cars ever since n Salem, until a short time ago when they gave up the Willys-Knight and Overland and took the Pontlac and Oakland exclusively for five counties, Marlon, Polk, Linn, Ben ton and Lincoln. Their allotment for the coming year for Oakland and Pontiac cars is 800. Vick .Brothers have taken on radiators and radio equipment and repairs as a side line,, and. they have worked up a good business in this department. They have the famous i Atwater-Kent line of radios.. The Vick concern is one of the most enterprising and reliable in Oregon, fortified by a long and unbroken record of fair dealing and absolute trustworthiness. They stand for Salem enterprise , and business in its highest and best and most reliable form. WESTER!! MHO KILL OiD TIDE SALE SOON ., ! Special on Camping EquFpr ment to Be Brought to -Close on July 3 - '! V . l . ... ." ' .. The special sale on tires, camp ing equipment and touring neces sities that has been running fbr thej?ast three weeks at the West enrAuto Supply company will be brought to a close on Saturday night, July S. ' - ,v , . , : : This money saving event on mo toring necessities and .Tacatlpn supplies ! has given thousands of motorists an opportuntty to equip their cars and add to their camp ing outfit - before starting out on their vacation ' tours. ; . "Economy in the purchase of tires and camp goods at this par ticular season -. is ; greatly appreci ated by ihe motorists.'? says Wal ter Hyde 11. local . manager' of the Western; Auto Supply company. "Camp goods ere more popular at this ' time of the lear than any other line of merchandise and the, motorists y trip "will be more en joyable if an investment, is made in equipment designed for -outing nse.. , j ; ' " "The usual low prices that pre vail at Western Auto are, material ly , reduced during this, 'special event and it affords an oportunity for every motorist to secure tires and camping equipment at a low cost: There are only a few days left, to take advantage of these money-saving prices." advises Mr. RydeU, ; - SOffiSEMO Lowest Price Level In Com pany's hi is to ry Is An nounced on AH Models. " First five months at the lowest price levels in the company's his tory, ; following redactions which, have-Just been announced. This .reduction came at the end of a - five-months . period in 1926 in ' which . HudsonrEssex , buyers broke all records in their demand fbr these cars. The Jannary-J une period saw 114,600 cars shipped from the plant, or . practically 17,000 In excess of the 1925, per iod -the record holding season up to date. I ' At the same time figures be came available, it was stated also that the retail sale for May had reached 33.500 cars. Considering holidays, this was practically at the same high rate as obtained In April. The April and May months say the delivery of 68,500 cars to Hudson-Essex .buyers, which is said to be far in advance of. any previous mark. , , , "The reduced prices on Hudson and Essex cars," said R. D. Chap in. chairman of the board of -directors, "are In line with the com pany's policy of offering outstand ing values to the motoring public "This year to date has brought us an exceptionally active busl-. ness. .We have enjoyed" too the ad vantage of large additions to our manufacturing facilities - permit ting production of quality motor cars on a basis of unusual values by motor purchasers. .Never have we been able to offer such low prices before." ' HOW THE ROADS ARE OREGON I STATE - HIGHWAY .C030IISSIOX ' Weekly Report on Conditions of Oregon State . Highways . !' "-- - - June 23, 1026 . Pacific Highway Portland, Oswego, Oregon City, Salem, Albany, Harris burg, Junc tion City, Eugene, Cottage Grove. Roseburg, iQrants Pass, Medford, Ashland, California State line: paved. - ' West Side Pacific Highway Portland, ?, Newberg, McMinn ville, Corvallls, .Junction City. Eugene : - paved. ' r Roosevelt Coast Highway, ' Clatsop and Tillamook Counties Astoria-Seaside : paved. -, Seaside-Cannon Beach Junction macadam. ? Cannon Beach Junction-Hamlet Junction: . Under - construction. Newly graded with temporary sin gle track gravel surfacing. Rough but passable in all weather. Hamletf Junction-Mohler: Ma cadam. - . v Mohler-Miaml: 'Highway route via Brighton now open but on ac count of danger on planked road between Wheeler and Brighton, traffic ' for Garibaldi and polnU south urgently advised to take road via 4 Foley Creek which la graveled throughout. '. Miami-Tlllam,ook, Hebo, Nesko win. Devils Lake, Silert River : Part paved ; - balance m acadam. , Newport-North to Otter R6ck in Lincoln coun tepOyn. ..t. .4 Lincoln county: Open for travel. Roosevelt Coast Highway, - Coos and Curry Counties s Lakeside, North Bend: Macad am. Ferry across Coos Bay.- North Bend, .Marshfield.r Co quille: Paved.. I f ! Coquille.f Ban don, Portrt Or ford. Euchre Creek': Macadam. " , Euchre Creek, G$ld Beach t Nar row mointaln road. Fair condition. ""Gold Beach, Myers Creek: Ma cadam. . i Myers Creek, Brookings: Nar row mountain road. Passable. - Brookings, California state lins: Macadam. ry:;l : y., , -Ashland-Klamath Falls Highway Ashland-Klamath Falls :'i Ma cadam.' I : v ; ; WUUmette Valicy-Florenes I - , Highway -. I . ' .Junction City, Cheshire, Gold son, Blachly, Kainrock, Mapleton: Macadam. C. ' - Mapleton, Florence; Dirt road. Impassible after heavy rains. -V C Coryallis-Newport Highway i . CorvkUs. .PhUomath, Wren, EJ dyviilej Toledo, Newport: Maca 3 am. Roosevelt Coast Highway optn north to Otter- Rock. HcMlnnviUe-Tinamook Highway s McMinnville, Sheridan: Paved. Sheridan, Willamina, Grand RondsJ Hebo,' Tillamook: t Part paved;! balance- macadam Oilier operations under way - between Sheridan and Grand Ronde. - - MV Hood Loop Ilishway Portland,- Government Camri, Hood River: Paved to Gresham; balance macadam. Oiling opera- si ce a EES