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About The Oregon statesman. (Salem, Or.) 1916-1980 | View Entire Issue (July 29, 1928)
OREGON STATESMAN. SALEM, OREGON, SUNDAY MORNING, JULY 29, 1928 i FORD'S MEN SEEK RIIBBEil PLANTATION nnnnnnnnnnnnn Motorship Leaves Detroit for Brazil to Put Project Un der Way I i -1 I I "DETROIT. July 2 (AP) Ao expedition destined to develop for the Ford Motor company an in dependent source of low priced nigh grade rubber with an annual -yA -anffirient to make tires for i ann Ann automobiles, sailed from i tnrfoT far Santarem. Braxll, I in the Motorship Lake Ormoc. ! .Th nioael-Dowered vessel. I converted United States shipping i board ship, is outlined 10 iuuchuu I for the next two years as an en J gineering and hospital base for the development of Henry rora s nuge rubber plantation lying along the Amazon and Tapajos rivers m Brazil. The ship will proceed through the Welland canal to New York where she will be Joined by tne tow ship. Lake Farge. to take on addtional supplies before contin uing her 500 mile voyage. The Lake Farge left Detroit July 11. . m . tnm Hall fimil i ; IB low gi uie rviu -' . . . . f mtnlilnAn and W11U m Cirgu ui j other sunnlies for the expedition. j 4 4The Lake Ormoc's equipment 1 includes a modern hospital, chem- and experimental laboratory, I - w.ehln- hon and refrigerating 'i "pliat. She aWhas a library, show- i er batas and recreation rooms lor her crew and the staff of engin ? ears, chemists and surgeons who . are members of the expedition, j; Clothing, medicinal and food . supplies are believed sufficient for H the needs of the staff for two I yars. I J The Ford tract in Braxil was purchased about a year ago from I the Brazilian government. It com- 4' prises approximately five million ! acres of Brazilian jangle land and j aid area greater than that of i. New Jersey. I 4' The land now contains a qwant- . itj of native rtfbber trees but the ,; clearing of the -jungle and the i planting of the entire tract in rub- ber will consume several years. I When the plantation is in full pro dnction it will have a yearly yield l siffiicent to supply tires for 2.- p 0,000 automobiles, officials be ll jj In adition to its existing growth !' of native rubber trees, the Ford tract has a great quantity of j Brazilian mahogany and other val uable hardwoods. t Brazilian labor will be employ ti in the development nd main tenance of the Ford plantation un der the direction of a corps of eneineers and ruber exnerfs. who . wiU utilize the lake Ormoc as their base of operations. AMERICAN CARS WIN WAY 1 - - - t-K XH - "its I - Unloading crated American cars on the waterfront of Rotter dam. Holland. 1928 is by far the greatest motor export year ever known. "Overseas" buyers are finding American motor cars at even double American prices the best values in the world." says J. S. Draper, general export manager of the Hudson Motor Car com pany. "Despite high ocean freights, adverse propaganda and preju dices and even hostile tariff laws at many points. American built cars are increasingly dominating the world markets through sheer unmatched value. So rapidly is the foreign Tield developing that Hudson-Essex will actually ship a greater number of cars export 4his year than the company built all together In 1919. Although the expenses of freight, crating, taxes and customs charges often exceed the cost of the finished car in Detroit, the American-built car is still a bet ter buy for quality and price than the motor products of any other country. "If Hudson figures are typical. ten people will buy motor cars to day in overseas lands to one who ;ould afford this luxury 10 years tgo, largely because of the Amer- can efficiency in large scale pro luctlon. "This export market helps the American buyer, for the added volume makes possible lower pri ces to him. Consider what qual- tv features a car like Essex has today. A balanced Super Six chas sis. Balloon tires large enough for a car 800 pounds heavier. A si lent rugged steel body. Four wheel 3elf-nergizlng brakes. Complete car equipment. Colorful lacquer finishes. "Today in the British Isles Es sex leads all American cars in les. Hudson-Essex were among the earlies of American cars ex ported and today command a po sition of leadership." cooperation of women and child ren. It has had 1.2(3 showings .of reels of motion pictures, and has held 1,350 meetings with atten dance of approximately 1,000,000 persons. It has sent out 600,000 safety bulletins. In spite of these activities the accident record, until the first of this year, bad been steadily in creasing. While it was true that the mo tor registration of the city had been growing, the city govern ment felt that in view of all the educational work, simplified traf fic rules and other efforts that were being made to improve the situation, some result should be more clearly apparent. Commissioner of Police Rut- ledge made a special study of the situation which revealed there were thousands of violations of the traffic regulations, many of ;hem minor Infractions, but In the aggregate resulting in confusion and ditaster. The Commissioner called a meeting of the police force and is sued the order that every infrac tion of traffic rules should be re ported and that summonses were to be giTen absolutely without fa voritism. He emphasised the fact that this program was to be continuous. The public properly resents a "drive," he held, because those who suffer during such a period feel that they are unjustly being held up as examples because they were unfortunate enough to vio late traffic regulations at a time when the poice were temporarily active. The Detroit program ac cordingly was set forth as a Ion? range project. Commissioner Rutledge instruc ted the patrolmen as well as the reeular traffic force that it was their duty to enforce the traffic law as much as any-other law. Certain patrolmen customarily as signed to walk within-a beat were instead placed at corners on the beat near signal boxes where they could be called when needed on other duty. - There is a hazard in the use of natrolmen suddenly - for traffic duty because of their relative un- familiarltr with these ordinances It is recommended that any city nlanninc to adopt this Detroit method provide tha patrolmen with special schooling In the or dinances, in order to avoid mak ine false arrests. Reports of summonses and ac cidents are kept by police districts which enables the Commissioner to keep a check on the efficiency and activity of respective precinct captains. Due to a large degree or pumic response stricter regulation has led to a decline in arrests as indi cated by the summonses for the r. Mv months of 1927 and tne first five months of 1928. as fol lows: 1927 192? Jsnuarv 8,559 Z3.S34 February.: 17.574 ZZ.749. March ..;...-.l 8.267 20,639 Anril 13,63 10.743 13.685 12.648 It will be noted that at the start of this program there were near ly three times as many arrests In January 1928 as in 1927. The fig ure for February and March were also much higher than the totals for tlie same months in the pre- cedina year. But In April there was coming a general realization that the po lice laws were to be enforced and a more serious attitude on the part of the public toward literal observance of the rules. Accordingly the arrests in April and May were smaller than those for the same months in" 1927. The fatality figures continued to show a reduction. C.OOD WILL TOUR INEBOLI. Turkey, July 15. Coddlina Anatolia, long disre garded by the old Sultan govern ment, Jhenew Turkish republi is aending it, ministers on a tou of the province. One mlnlste n.ri a hit by paying tne 3.i" debt of an old peasant and rlea ing him. from prison. Divorcee increased per cn in 1927, figures for 25 states an the District of Columbia dtsclos. However. Ihe statistician falls state the number of companionai separations for the period. Ber. Bulletin... hi ; LAW ENFORCEMENT .SAVES MANY LIVES (Continued from paf 9.) The Police department has also been industrious in enlisting the Low-Life '; "Maude says her husband dis- I graced her on their honeymoon 'f'Howf "On the steamer she wanted the other passengers to think an ocean trio was an old story to them, but almost as soon as they went on board he pointed to a row of lifebuoys and asked the captain what was the idea of all the extra tljes." Oregon Motorist. FOR SALE Two Outboard Motor Boats. Specially Built Late Models Must SelL Real Bargains Willamette Auto Service Co. Cottage & Ferry Sts. 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