rw S KG
K fcitnm of the new Ford ear
has been ine suoeci 01 mo -
thuslastle approval than Us tiding
qualities. To persons aceustomed
to ride In a ear in the so-called
light or medium weight class, the
degree to which the Model A ab
sorbs road shocks and resists side
sway Is little short of unbeUere
able. ?:- ;Vf
.It Is possible to explain the new
ear's efficiency in tnese respeci
In a simple, non-technical way. -The
transverse, ' seml-eniptle
springs of the Model A are heavl
er, 'stronger, and more flexible
than those used on any previous.
Ford car. -
rtn nf the' chief essentials, in
rtdinr comfort is a high proportion
of sprung , weight ana a low pr-
' POITlOn - - OI UDB(irUBl w:6UW
Sprung weight is all the weight
iinnded by the flexible ends of
tk. .toil xlfffi hotnv thAM flex
iku antir fnllnwa that the hi ch-
er the - proportion of . unsprung
wctrnt. me . more ooweriui
violent will be the road shocks ae-
livrAd- arainst the frame, body.
and motor of the ear, and the more
! lx .. I. V.
snm ' netnl-elliDtle serines rest
n their middle or heaviest, and
thickest portions, oeiow me une
of , sprung weight. Thus,- me
lrhtiBt aecttons of the springs
themselves form- part ot tne un.
Korunc weight, adding to the size
jt the 'hammer' and the power of
ne Diows ueau uj iue "'6""j
against the, body, frame and mo
tor of the car. ,
in itord-desin. the transverse
nrinn rt on their flexible ends.
with their heavy mld-porUons up
permost. In which position ; tney
ionn pan 01 epruug, y v-
Icned weight. ' " v '
, Aside from question ot weight
. CUV 11 BUtJ T .V VJfa.HQ - -
again to the comfortable ..riding
qualities of the Model "A. '
, The ordinary car Is pushed ror
ward by .way of the rear axle and
the rea springs the rear springs
The front halves of these springs
must therefore be , made still
- - ill.
ibouku lu serve tuia yui yuot . ot-u u
their flexibility, which enables
them to perform their cushioning
function. Is reduced in a corres
ponding degree.; Moreover In or
der to be efficient driving mem
bers, their front ends must be
fastened firmly to -the frame of
the car. This means that the
lengthening of the spring as
shocks are encountered must be
entirely toward tne rear. lor only
"the rear end of the spring can
have shackled and hinged mount
ing. , As the : spring flexes, there
fore, the rear wheels are-moved
backward and-forward, and neith
er a constantnor a uniform wheel
base can be maintained.
:. In the Model A the rear springs
serve a cushioning function only.
The ear is pushed forward through
the tome . tnbe and radius rods.
- which carry the thrust to a point
wen rorwara on tne cnassis. uoin
ends of the springs, therefore, are
hackled and hineed. and all
leaves are as flexible as their ef
ficiency and cushioning members
require. .The flexing of the springs
has no effect fn the length of the
: Invaddltlon to the special spring
design, the Model A.Ford has as
standard equipment a very, fine
type of hydraulic shock absorbers
which ' add ; materially to - the
smooth riding qualities of the car.
DOWN THE ROAD,
ByFranhBeck
'plll - - : -: : "THE HIGH-GEAR HOUND WHO CANT " -
) 'y'-y-v 5TOP- to-" cook 'at 'scEH&x:frr,
r MODERN MOTORISTS J ;
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MMEMT
TO BE STJ
UrtW TflRK. Aur. 4. (AP)
The New York clearing house as
sociation r today approved : a n
amendments to the l constitution
providing for a bank service
charre of one-half of one percent
oa call loans made by non-bank
interests."- . ' v " ,
The new rate effective Septem.
ber 1. in effect doubles the pres
ent service charge of S "percent.
on the Interest yield when tne can
money rate Is 6 per cent. Tne iaea
is that the : industrial corpora
tions, insurance companies fcnd
other organizations - which have
been takinr millions of dollars
from bank deposits for investment
In the call money market now, win
find a less .remunerative yield' in
market and leave their money' on
deposit In the banks. On the other
hand, when the call rate rises to
ten per cent, the new service, will
work ont to the came rate" as at
present, thus attracting such funds
when they actually are needed. '
In this way the banks hope to
stabilize the call money market,
which has been somewhat ; upset
tnrougn tne; activity or corpora
tions Investing their Idle funds
and usually withdrawing them as
needed r with resulting wide fluc
tuations In the money rates.
UIBINIIEHLL
IBILIZED OPPOSHBT
ATLANTIC CITY, Aug. 4.
r api rjeclartnr that commun
ists were attempting to undermine
labor organizations in the . United
States and Mexico, William L.
Rrun TirnMiiii of the American
Federation of Labor, have called
on the members of the executive
council to revise plans to thwart
such efforts. - -.. "- . - 1
Citing the calls by communists
to members of railroad and mine
unions to convene at specified
dates within the next two months
to consider new . labor . organiza
tions, -Hr. Green sUted that In
formation had been received that
15 Russian communists had been
sent into Mexico since the assass
ination of Presideat-Eleci Obre-
goh and the subsequent disappear
ance of Luis N. Morones zormeriy
secretary of labor and commerce.
-We will take whatever action
we deem necessary to prevent the
nnHermlninc of- bona fide labor
niAi Rreon atated.' "and we
will be prepared ,to- thwart every
effort' the communists . make. ,
"Atihnnrh.at the nresent tlma
the situation-dees not alarm o
we feel required to give It consid
eration." - :
,Th New Bedford x strikers
have a X Just 1 cause,- X President
Green said, "and n- one can
blame them for fighting against
a reduction in wage which would
lower their standard or living."
A resolution endorsing tne mod
ification of the Volstead act to
permit, the manufacture , and sale
ni win,! and beer was. re
ceived from the Flint Glass Blow
ers anion today, hut no acnon
was taken on It.
LOOSE
WHEELS
REPAIRED
Front $100 Rear $1.25
MIKE PANEK
. r Brake Specialist
275 So. Cora'l St.
FORMER SILini
amount "of indebtedness and ln-i the entire United States Is eovered.youngsters of America-The num
tereat nald estimate of the IfairjHoyfver. I feel that the sUtes areber of ebHiren a school bus will
i
Tr-mimi-i- -n-punii ;
IIIMH blUUl
terest paid, estimate of the fair
market value as of December; 31,
19 2T. fire protection costs, taxes
paid. In active operations ao.
tlonal information Includes loca
tion of plants, number ot logs pro
duced., lumber manufactured.' net
Income, depletion of timber ana
depreciation of physical proper
ties. Prof. Falrehlld-assureo inose
nresent that such information as
secured would be kept confiden
tial and In his final compilations
would be so grouped as to bej un
recognizable.- .: ? .
it la not the intention of the In
quiry, to make an intensive study
of the entire state but live or six
counties will be selected that
will form .a representative cross
section, of the state and in these
an intensive study will be made.
This study, will be confined Snot
nnlT to timber and timber Inter
ests but will go Into all phases of
land ownership, assessment, taxa
tion, distribution of the- burden.
and public expenditures. In eoun
tlea selected it will be necessary to
study the county records and to
determine to what extent It is pos
sible to classify the lands on j the
tax rolls by primary use into such
classes as residential, mercantile
and manufacturing, resort, farms,
eraxlnr lands not in farms, mer
chantable forest, cutover forest
and mineral lands. Additional In
formation to be secured consists
of area and character of non-taxable
real eassle, quantity of mer
chantable Umber., annual timber
cnt bv both Quantity and area.
average current stum page values.
"It must be remembered. stat
ed Professor Falrchild. "that this
la a national studv and not a state
stndy and hence the final report
will be a national ana not a state
entitled to the facts as we deter
mine them and for this, reason In
formal , progress reports, will be
given out from time to time as
wo. determine the facts that will
be of value to the state.' Also facts
as we gather them -will be avail
able: to state and private Interests
as desired when such facts are
comnlete. I
It must be borne in mind that
this Is strictly a fact-finding and
Investigative body and It Is not
a part of our work to tell the leg
islatures of the various . states
what -laws to pass. That would be
the. height of presumption. Rec
ommendations will be made as
determined from the facts." j
Child's Shoulder Width
Studied For Bus Survey
How. .broad should little John
ny's shoulders be? j
If he Is five, and an. average
child,' his shoulders should be ten
and a half Inches across accord
ing to a survey just completed by
an automobile company. The width
of his lips should be 84 inches
at the age of five. j
Reasons for these measurements
are' understandable when it Is re
alized that In a few weeks Johnny
and his brothers and sisters will
be going back to school, and that
in these days, school buses are
very much the thing for a wide
awake community. j
Graham Bros, school buses,
manufactured by the motor coach
division of Dodge Brothers, Ine!,
are built In capacities, to fit the
Children to be carried. In the
earry depends - upon the ages of
the class or classes to be conveyed.
And these are the days school
boards and . trustees are figuring
on transportation needs for the
school system this fall.
MEW
E
III
INJURED
IH CRASH
summer home in Lyme in - the
Diane niloted bv Lieutenant J. L.
Campal, his flight instructor. Af
ter the trio landed Stone took ov
er, the control and was In .the air
only ten minutes when he encoun
tered motor difficulties. As he was
flying low he could j not prevent
the plane from swerving into a
dive and he came down with ter
rific force. The nose of the plane
buried Itself in the ground.
Scarf Rings
report. For this reason the final '- -" " , JZZZ
report will not be Issued - until chart for sizes of representative
NEW LONDON, Conn., Aug. 4.
(AP) Fred Stone, who by. his
antics on the stage has provoked
mirth to theater eoers for. nearly
half a century, may have to fore
go his career as a result of injur
ies he suffered in a plane crash
near the Groton airport today.
The veteran comedian suffered
a double compound fracture of the
itt fractured nsnt - tnign.
fractured lower Jaw, fractured
left wrist, dislocation of the -left
ankle and right shoulder, lacera
tions of the scalp and nanas, ana
abrasions of the face.
stone haa been nracticlng of
late to fly In his biplane with the
intention of getting a pilot's li
cense. This morning, wane in tne
air alone he went into a nose dive
when hla motor failed him ana
he was sinned beneath the wreck
are when he crashed Into a bed of
beets on a farm near tne airport.
He ' was hurried to a hospital
here in an unconscious condition.
It was stated tonight that he
aa "dolnr nicely" but that it
would be some weeks before he
could be able to leave.
Stone came here this morning
with his daughter, Paula, from his
A new piece of jewelry is the
scarf ring, an ornamental ing
through which the werchief slips,
instead of knotting. New fall
frocks made wide use of It, some
times . to bold sell-scarf collars
FOLKS TO GATHER
SIL.VERTON. Aur. 4. fSoe-.
clal). A homecoming Just to be
coming home will be staged in
Sllverton. at the city park, sun
day, August 19, when It Is expect
ed former Sllverton residents will
gather from near and far to mln-
via with old friend and nelcn-
bors'and recall the good old days,
..... tl.Aa .At vt an nld
Local neonie are not alone In
Jetnerlng Into the spirit of the Au
gust nomecoming, vui ic uw
assisted bv former residents, and
particularly Carl Johnson and
Ben Fleishman or rortjana. wno
were here this week helping to
arrange for the homecoming.
fiiiYrtnn residents are nrepar
Insr for a treat Sunday, when the
niaf Oulntet. of St. Olaf col
lege, will appear at the Eugene
Field auditorium under auspices
nt ihA Trinity innlor league of
the Trinity Lutheran church,
rnlra Wran
a rrun moire wran has
with eighteen
One beige satin uses a gold ring Inch ehlrred ruffles and a shirred
to noia a lace xercmei. jsuzaoeinan coiiax.
It costs less 'than-5 mills per mile to
change the crankcase every
SOOrniles
Monroe S. Cheek
Complete AatomotlTe Labricatlan
Coort t Capitol PlieM
Capitol Bargain and
Junk House
105-145 Center ' Tel. 398
All Kinds of Junk
Bought and Sold
Anything from a Needle
to a Steam Engine
CASH PAID FOR RAGS, BOTTLES, BARRELS.OLD
PAPER, CARPETS, IRON, WOOL, PELTS, GRAPE
ROOT, CHITTAM BARK, PEPPERMINT OIL, ETC.
Now! More Miles for Your Money
than anvone---anvwhere---ever offered-
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Forest Taxation Presents
Knotty ..Problem, Fred
2 S FairchildiAvers; .
K lt Is necessary to have a far
greater ; foundation of fact than
has heretofore. existed If there Is
to be developed a workable forest
taxation law," according to Fred
- R. Falrchild, In charge of the for
est taxation inquiry which Is be-
- lng undertaken in the northwest
with' pregon as the key state, f
Mr. Falrchild conferred here, re
cently with member of the state
- forestry: board, timber operators
and other persons interested in an
equitable taxation plan for the
" forests. : v.. ?' ; -
"While a namber of sUtes have
passed forest taxation laws," said
Mr. Falrchild, "there has not been
a law enacted up to this time that
" has got to the bottom of the prob
lem or will stand. We have still
to find the answer and in order to
. do. so it Is essential, that we get
.down to facts.--We' most deter
mine actual ", burden on both .vir
gin Umber and cut over lands, on
timber that Is being held and on
active operations.- - Zt Is necessary
that we, determine the source of
public revenues and how they are
; expended. -' - ,' -
' This will mean; the co-operation
of both private and public In
terests? If this taxaUon Inquiry
Is to eventually be of benefit to
you It 'Is essential that yon be of
benefit -to . us now. 'l We are here
- to solicit your support and assist
ance and to discuss the various
problems with you.' ' . '-
. Professor Falrchild said that
private interests ' were andoahted
ly fed up on question naries, never
theless . this Information was . es
sential to the study and it was
necessary to send these out to
.timber ; owners. A 1 lUt of qaes
. tlons prepared, by . Mr. Falrchild
was submitted at the meeting de
signed to cover both-operative and
non-operative -areas. ; These ques
tions were gone over in detail and
numerous suggestions - made . b
timber owners and others - who
"were familiar with accounting as
conducted in mills and -camps of,
the northwest.
The Information desired covers
the area : Of tlmbqrland owned,
stand by species, cost of the area,,
"assessed . valuation by- years,
n Successful Six
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