THE OREGON STATESMAN, SAT, EM, OREGON, SUNDAY MORNING, MARCH 18, 1928 t2 I on s i mm I ENGINE WMU Public Shows Knowledge of Mechanical Details At Present Time :unuons 01 owners ana pros pective owners of automobiles nave Tisited the more than three score automobile shows held -aCroughont the country since Jan uary 7 of this year . Attendance FOR EVERY Lots of Rubber if a i? s "JIM" "BILL" SMITH & WATKINS THE HOUSE OF TIRES Open 8760 Hours Each Year AA Center and Liberty Sts. PHONE QQ worldrs DURANT-STAR Two-Door Sedan CCHC (illustrated abovt) Roadster records hare generally shown an Increase and reports from all manufacturers indicate a better informed interest In the mechan ism of cars than ever before. Particularly is this true of new engines or of the engines occupy' ing a unique or dramatic place in the public eye. One of the high spots of interest in all shows has been the Airman air-colled engine of the Franklin Automobile corn pany. Attendants at the various Franklin exhibits through the country report that the increasing dependence of aviation on air cooling for reliability has swung a big interest toward that type mo tor this year. People are inclined to believe lhat there is some ma terial difference between the air- TYPE OF CAVL and Strong Cord ' mmma- 111 DURANT- TD) a 1 a ' 1 m. mas " "w. m IffllS? . ; 0495 coupe ; ; ; 0405 s Sedan Four-Door 0570 AO prices L . lw Lansing, MlZ 1 - J pj cooled aviation engine and the Franklin engine. They are sur prised to learn that the automobile engine, which Is 20 years or more older In development produces at moderate touring speeds a wind pressure equal to a speed of 130 miles' the hour and directs this against all sides of the cylinders, instead of against a limited sec tion of -each cylinder as in the air- - Plane. Other subjects which were fre quently discussed, were the com parative efficiency of hydraulic and mechanical four wheel brakes, the .advantages gained through the valve-in-head construction and the relative power losses suffered through retarding the spark set ting in order to prevent nigh com pression engines from detonating. Light weight full elliptic springs, turning radius and other factors of easy riding and easy driving came In for a good deal of at tention. Automobile manufacturers see In this increased interest in the mechanical parts of the ear, the possibility of directing the atten tion of the public to better and more serviceable cars. It will not be long before the public demands the same quality throughout the entire car as they have previously IS YOUR BATTERY ON IT'S LAST LEG? Then bring it to us! If there is it we'll do it tell you before hand and guarantee Service. our work. ' Auto Electricians VICK BROTHERS High St. at Trade est closed oar for take lowest po.ee HUNDREDS of thousands of visitors to the great Auto Shows of 1928 acclaimed DURANT-STAR the greatest triumph of America's greatest industry. This automotive masterpiece that has astounded the world is now being displayed by your DURANT-STAR dealer. We invite you todrivethis wonderful newSTAR and be the judge of its mechanical excellence its riding perfection. The new DURANT-STAR stands unequalled for performance, quality, and style among low-priced automobiles the greatest value ever offered by any motor car manufacturer-- the largest closed car for the world's lowest price. demanded in upholstery and body defalk, keen observers predict. - Car Registration Fees Assessed In Many Ways There are eleven bases on which the 48 states assess registration fees on private passenger automo biles, according to . the American Automobile association. "The A. A. A. outlines the fol lowing summary of the bases used: "Seventeen states base the rates on horsepower; 14 state on weight; . seven states on horse power plus weight; one state on a flat rate per car; one state on the cost of a motor vehicle; one state on a cubic inch displace ment; one etate on value plus weight; three states on a flat rate plus weight; one state on value; one state on selling price plus weight and horsepower; and one state on the manufacturer's list price." A moratorium is a period during which a debtor may legally defer payment of an obligation, accord ing to an answered question in Liberty Magazine. a chance to save what it will cost That's USL Golden Rule We Service All Makes of Batteries, Starter. Motors, and Generators Salem, Oregon Never before has such quality been built into a motor car selling at such a sensational Iowprice.World-famous Red Seal Continental Motor, Masury patented rubber motor mounting, Bohnalite pistons, Morse silent tim ing chain drive, 107-inch wheel base,' sturdy Hayes-Hunt body these are : but a few of the features of engineer ing that assure unmatched perfor mance of DURANT-STAR cars. Silver 'Anniversary Sixes II II War Materials Sold To France Amounts To Over $400,000,000 WASHINGTON. , March 17 A bill (S-3559X authorizing the creatlonef a special highway fund from the proceeds of the sale of 1407.341.145 worth of surplus highway equipment and war ma terials sold to France following the war has been introduced in the Senate by Senator James E. Wat son of Indiana.- The measure, providing' this huge sum of money for highway construction, stipu lates the funds are to be appor tioned among the 48 states; in the same proportion as the Federal aid program. It is a companion bill to H. R. 10142. introduced in the House on January v30 by Representative Edward E. Browne, and which has already been en dorsed by the Governors and State Highway Departments of twenty states. ' - . The measure, which is being fostered by the American Motor ists association, is unique In that it will add nothing to the fax, payers burden, as the funds are to be secured solely through the payment of French bonds which will mature August 1, 1929, and which were given in payment of more than ,2, 000, 000, 000 worth of equipment and supplies. "Its , passage will mean the speeding up five times of the present highway construction pro-i gram in the United States," Presi dent J. Borton Weeks, told the House Committee on Roads dur ing the hearings on the Browne bill. "The measure will have the undivided support of the 23,480 .000 automobile owners in the country and should speedily be enacted into law as It is economi cally sound," the American Motor ists' association's President de clared. Under the Federal-aid propor tionment the largest sum will go to Texas which will receive $21,- 937,000 for highway construction, ranging down to Delaware which will receive only two millions un der the bill. In the Introduction of the mea sure, Senator Watson made it clear that this sum is in addition to the regular Federal-aid appropriation HUGE I GUY FID ot I7f.000.00t eaen year for ltlt and It SO, declaring that both sums are needed to apeed np the highway construction program In the United States to keep abreast of the Increasing motor traffic. The Watson bill was referred to the Senate Committee on Post Of fices and Post Roads and hearings on the measure are expected to be. held within the next three weeks. 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