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UiDUUOOLU Of MM
Automobile- Club Executives
From 850 Societies Pfes-
ent at Meeting
WASIIINOTON. D. C.. Jan. 2.
The state of theLupjon, as far
as the car owner is concerned,
came In for an exhausUre surrey
at the mid-winter Tneetjng of the
board of directors Of. the American
Automobile association, heM at
the RooRveIt 'Hotel: in New York
City on J4nnary,J 5,
Automobiie club executives, rep-
resenting-ther-SW olub affiliated
under the AAA' emblem, discussed
at length, some pt;tner ouiaianp-
i n k problem? . iqa are , ein f api-
tated at present relative to me
ownership and operation of auto
mobiles. The board jpnanimously
favored an intensive drive on the.
part of the association on the fol
lowing major -policies :
First, reiterating the position of
the association" laSinst" radical
proposals fornrjmlaory,. automo
bile insurant".' A eotninittee oi
five was appointed to have; cbaj-RB
of the AAA's campaign throwgh
out the country, the main pur-
nose of which 'will "be to educate
the public to the fact that compul
sory insurance has nothing what
ever to do with the prpmotton of
safely or the safeguarding of life
or limb on the highway; also to
formulate such a policy as will
protect the Victims of accidents
without.. sadden all car owners
with suctt-an Krmou pareajw
compulsory insarsaice vroxaa in
Second, adoption nationally of a
drivers license law.- The support
of the board for a drivers' license
1 law in principle am not apyj
s tii mental and Dhvslcal examina-
a don reaiure ui butu una uui v v.
ltrongiy warn-againsr the use of
such a law for revenue purposes,
either by Individual commnnlca
tion or by "gyp" courts.
"We favor the adoption of the
principle that a drivers' license
should be easy to secure, easy to
lose and hard to recover," the
board declared, pointing out that
as a matter of rfecord and identi
fication, together with the fear of
lrtuinir n. a. drivers' license has a
very vital relation to safe driving
Third, Ihe board urged all AAA
clubs to "work for the early com-
Dletlon i the tedral and stated
li numbering systems ana- parucu
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larly stressed toe, importance , ot
. arryfag. thea: tWta". through
Inrornorated communities. Under
the same resolution, a strong de
iiand was made for immediate
r.ction for the sign-posting of cit
ies a"no onge8tea"irea8 Where the
motor tourists in 1926 encoun
tered so much trouble. AAA
clubs, it was unanimously agreed.
should take the leadership in this
sign-postag movement. ."
Fourth, dangerous, unsightly
and misleading signs on the high
Away brought a strong statement of
enunciation from .the members
.. 9 . Mil nf whnm wolA
agreed that the haphazard, uncon
trolled practice of getting up sign
posls for commercial- purposes,
many of these imitating warning
and direction sign3 consUUit.es "a
standing danger to millions of
wayfarers. '
Fifth, the board expressed the
view that there is a crying need
for a more determined effort
looking to the adoption of tbe
uniform motor .vehicle code, and
with this in viewT-Thomaa P.
Henry, president of the AAA, wJjo
presided at the .meetings was auth
orized to appoint- five nationally,
known safety experts on the AAA
board on traffic safety and .city
planning. Steps were taken to
assure that the AAA board, which
will be a continuous body, will
not conflict with the special com
mittee of the Hoover conference,
nu will work in cooperation with
this committee and centralize in a
permanent committee . the safety
activities conducted by the 850
Ilka . f f tl in V. wvoftMol
i motoring organization.
nixin, ait legislatures were urg-
relative to me confiscation oi
cars in such a way "that innocent
owners of automobiles will .notr be
pedalijsed when their vehicles are
used for illegal purposes without
their knowledge or. their consent.
Many other subjects of serious
import were on the agenda of the
conference, but owing to' the lim
ited time set aside for the mid
winter meeting, many ot these .will
hold over until the annual conven
tion of the AAA. The board de
cided that the annual convention
ni oe neia in Philadelphia on
une 16 and 17. Fhiladelnhia
from the Pacific coast to the At
lantic that had put in a strong, bid
for. the annual cpnvention of the
association.
Quite a lively fight was staged
on the floor as to what city should
have this year's convention, bu$
the eloquence of Robert P. Hoop
er ot Philadelphia, a member of
the executive. committee ,ct , the
AAA, carried the day for- the city
of Brotherly Love. The "invita- j
tion from, Philadelphia was sub- ;
mitted fcy the chamber of com- i
xnerce aa;by the automobile club
Pf Philadelphia: " ' - - - - -
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IN-ah 'interesting test to show that General gasolinewill perform under the most
freezing conditions, the Genera! Petrr ieum Cbrporjition fed its gasoline direct from
articeb6x into" the carburetor of the 'a..t6mobik The motor started with ease and
showed no signs. rf trouble.
Oil Company Makes!
Novel Fuel Test for
rei Fuel Test
Quick Start
An intAroctinp tost In nrnvp lhat I
r!.i -in i
the most frigid conditions is being j
conducted this month by the Gen-i
eral Petroleum 'corporation in, Cal- 1
ifornia. Oregon and Washington, j
The test is being made in cooper- !
ation with the distributors of the '
Willys-Knight automobile.
In order to obtain the best re-
General Motors Firm
Has Increased Selling
Alfred P. Sloan, Jr., president
of General Motors, in a statement
regarding the corporation's sale
of cars in December says: i
"Our retail sales for the month j
of December are now available
and total 52.729 cars, as against j
5C.129 cars in 1925 and 33,919 injwnicn 18 uie genera irena or me
1924: At the time of announcing
nnr rtnii k1p for 'nTAmhor it i
was pointed out that due, to a spe
cially 'Intensive sales campaign in
our Chevrolet division, .the . total
retail sales had been expanded
much in excess of the normal
trend. As. a matter of fact, No
vember of this ofear exceeded No
vember of last year by nearly 70
per cent. The result of this was
Read this typical experience
33. miles to MS: '
with the
ljew and
Prpv id h y .-.
THE PUBLIC
CHILLY fE3T
uJ ; aa '
Ieclrfi' V-'C Tjox Is being
General gasoline is placed in a i
rnntainpr in thf bov arid fel bv I
I gravity into the carburetor.
In each place vhero the test has
been conducted the results have J
been extreme gratnying.
At all times the container has
'ad more than an inch of frost
around it and the . temperature
hs 1een at a point many degrees
oeiow zero, i lie aiHomonue hiari-
ed without a ay difficulty of any
nature. In fact, a time starting
that sales that would normally
have taken plaf-e in December,
were closed in November, there
fore the best measure of the trend
may be obtained by comparing the
sum of the two month this year
with last year.
On this basis Gen-1
eral .Motors retail sales in Noveni-
bpr an December this year ex-
ceeuea tnose in me same monuis
of last 'ear bv abo"r 32 per cent.
,asi Iew moniub.
ueaiers stocKs nave oeen re
duced during. the past 60 days, by
approximately 30,000 "cars, 'and
stood at the close of the year in a
very favorable relationship, with
the current-trend of retail sales. "
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Cascade Locks. Application
made for power site, to develon
Columbia power at 20-foot head. 1
greater
This greater gasoline is the result of years of effort to produce
a highly volatile gasoline that perfeetlybalanced.
You'll get a npticeable increase in gas-miles a noticeable
increase in power 7-quicker start the year roundno sulphur
no acids less carbon. - .V.; v , t-
,1116 new and greater General Gasoline is worth a, premium.
It costs no more than others. Look for the Green and White
Sign at Independent Dealers. fj :
- Drain yoor crank-case and nil up with'Prr6tfmotoToiL Prr for
Fords.It'sthe'cndof the run that coonts." s J; ,
Write us about your nnnwial experiences with the greater General Gaso
line. General Petroleum Corporation, 701 Matson Bnilding -
HL00k for Jhe. Green adWiftc:
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test was made to show that gaso
line itrnHri in tTve "machine as
nuickly under freezing tempera-
lurC s normal.
No fuel knocks were detected
nor was there any signs of "spu't-
tering
which motorists complain
of in freezing weather. '
The test Is being made by the
General Petroleum corporation to
drive home the claims that they
make the fuel, mainly that it is
evenly balanced and will start
readily under all weather condi
tions in any machine.
Field Men Employed to
Give fetter Service
To insure the highest type of
service to Cadillac owners, , the
mpany employs a lurre oi tnor-
oughiy trained field men who visit
all the distributors n the country
at approximately 30-day periods,
advising with them on improve
ments in their shi procedure. '
They also make special visits to
distributors upon request and are
always available for. advice on the
installation of new methods.
Parker &. Co., 444 S. Commer
cial. Don't fail to see " Parker
about repairing your car. Expert
mecnanics at your service. T" A
work guaranteed. . V
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Classified Ads Bring Results
San Francisco.
' Sot J through
INDEPENDENTS
SignK
AAA Members to Receive
Many Favors on Annual '
Trek to Neighbor
WASHINGTON, D, C. Special.
When the time, Knies for the
annual trek into Canada, members
of clubs affiliated with the Amer
ican Automobile association will
find themselves in a favored and
advantageous position, AAA Na
tional headquarters announced to
day. ' -
The board of directors-of the j campaign is now . under way to in
AAA, the announcement stated, crease the speed limit o nthe main
was given the assurance at its
mid-winer meeting in Jiew york
a few days ago that the Canadian
Motor.cJubs had undertaken to act
as sponsors for members of AAA
clubs and branches ' who may de
sire to remain in Canada for more
than the 30 days permitted with
out registering their cars "in the
Dominion or going through the
trouble of securing an. official ex
tension. . Dr, P. E. Doolittle, president of
the Carnadian Automobile associa
tion and W. G. Robertson, secretary-treasurer
of the Ontario Mo
tor league, told the AAA board
that arrangements had practically
been perfected between their clubs
and Canadian authorities whereby
AAA motorists would be guaran
teed a t.ay of 90 days without go
ing through the usual cumber
some procedure, where an exten
sion of a 30. day period is desired.
"Your great Association. " said
Dr. Doolittle, "is doing much to
promote motor touring in North
America and to evolve constructive
motor vehicle legislation ,and reg
ulation that we believe much can
be gained by a thorough accord
and cooperation between you and
our Canadian Motor clubs.
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"Just as you make the path of
our members smoother, we on our
side are anxious to do likewise by
your members. When in the fu
ture one of them finds that the
fishing is too good to leave or that
the lardex is too full of cheer, he
need not hurry back or go through
the round-about way of getting an
extension of his visit
All he ot
THIS appointment is certain
to mean much to local motor-
.Qfo
and Star Sixes will find avail
ableservce,of the highest type
at substantial savincs.
Careful ibuyers will have the
opportunity to drive these
value cars, completing their
PAGIEIG
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4fce-ee4 dois Vo present thefAA j
earn at one or our motor club
and" the 'permit "isT. automatically
extended- .'Carry- an . AAA 12m-iilemi-and
Tt Will Carry You
Thrpngti. lf the "fishing, as I
said, continues good, tho'visit and
continue until jhe end of the 90-
day Jiniit.. Of course, we want as
pn f your best tourists as pos- J
sibie rnose, nowerer, who are
not fortunate enough to have
AAAcird--must go through the
usual channels"fo extension of
their visits. This will involve the
time ami the trouble df securing
the necessary guarantee and testi
monials from their home offic
ials." Another departure of great im
portance to Americans'- touring in
Canada was announced by Mr.
Robertson1 of the Ontario Motor
league when he declared that a
Canadian highways from 5 to 35
miles an hVur.'-' "o much"is jeing
done, he said, to make touring in
Canada a pleasure that the tide is
increasing from year to year, and
the prediction was made that
have more American visitors in
every section of the Dominion will
1927 than ever before.
D. II. Mosher, Merchant Tailor,
is turning out the nobbiest and
best fitting lailor made suits to
measure;' 100 business and pro
fessional men buy off Mosher. ()
New Refrigerator Motor
Trucks Soon to Appear
From the Frigidaire division of
the General Motors Corporation
there has been announced the de
elopment of the newest type of
motor truck equipped with a com
plete refrigerating plant. It is
thought by many engineers that
this new type of trnck will take
the plac e of refrigerated freight
cars, particularly in handling
short hauls. Jt will be much fast
er and . dfessod poultry and any
oilier foods requiring proper re
frigeration can be brought into
the market in much better condi
tion. Besides this 'great achieve
ment through electrical refrigera
tion, th- farm home can now
maintain its own refrigerating or
cold storage plant without the aid
of artificial ice.
Albany.- One firm shipped out
10 cars clover and rye grass weed.
and three cars vetch in 19
ADMINISTRATIS!
of vital irnportance to owners present and
prospective of Star Fours or Star Sixes in
this locality :
r SALEM AUTOMOBILE Mi;
N. J. WOOLEY ' ' c. J. TAYLOR HlS. SHADE
has been appointed sales and service jep
resentative of the Star Gar for 1927, in . v .
Marion and Polk counties.
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FOURS
GOAST CTORIES OAKLAND,
GOLFfflPElEP
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Among Modpm Body Types
e Lonven Die to iviou-
ern Boadster
Among the hew body, types re
cently added io the Cadillac line
is a two-passeriger cOupe'cohver
tibje. at ' wHI jfrbm S VVnart, dis
tinctive, custom-built cjosed car
to "a.yotiihfal jacy roadster. Al
though the car may be adapted to
any type of. motoring, the rumble
seat and golf compartment in the
rear "deck hold a particular ap
peal to devotees ' of outdoor
sports. ' . ' , ' ' '
The door and windqw construc
tion, a new. idea in convertible
body design; is' 'extremely tjrigld
and noiseless, ; and provides a.
purchases in the most
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If Ba - I 1 1 j '
II :? Tire UCP' j100 : ( ; . -
lent, -Mong-. term Duvme ar-
rangemeht.
announcement
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.your myitpn a warm qd
xrordial invitation to make
your immediate acquaintance
,Qr tne taruar tor xyi.
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snug an4 nfrtaWintti'Ujrrfilifr j
ing cold or stormv weatherl M'itU
IIU; top.9 .Vn- ttfof iu'mbieeai, lJ
occupied by pas.sen'gers. the back .
panel ofj tbo top fofds op ago in l
f he roof, providing the am easy
c6manionship as in Kphactbn'or
touring ;tar! r-. HI
I Napier green, which has. been
adqpted as the color scheffie,7 s
a particularly appropriate' shade.1
accpntnating the low hnd. dashing
body , lines. . Distinctive, touches
are also gained -m . the top J of
L&idlaw J Englishr Burbank, the
nickel landau bows," and the two
extra ; wire ' wheels se ; in front
feniler walls. r - "".: . v""' '
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- A nickel cowl band,-to which
are attached nickel side lamps, .'
matching headlamps in design, is
a feature which fca been incor-
porated in the custom and -sport
bodies and adds a smart finish" to
the car. Further equipment in
cludes bumpers, front and rear,
spring covers, motoineter iandaa
ttractiye and sturdy rear folding
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