The New OREGON Statesman, Salem, Oregon, Sunday, August 12, 1928
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MD BUILDING
VITAL ML
Statement by A. A. A..S1iqvvs
Per Capita Financial Jo
terest of Public
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Washington, D. C'AtigT i tHh
Every man, woman raaOv-childL in
the United States will haye an. in
terest of nearly tweWe dollars In
America'a road-building" program
for 1928. 1 t-m.A ;r
This statement w$s lashed -at
national headquarters, eX the. .'Am
erican Automobile association, .to
day, baaed on the estimated sum
of $1,360,025,77 to bV spent for
highway constnjctioa-thlseer,
and' a population of "oveVl2o;
000,000 people.
"This program," says the na
tional motoring bodyA'meana that
at the. close of 1938 the surfaced
highways of the nations-will total
more than 00,000 miles andUhe
federal aid system, comprising ot
er 185,000 miles of important in
terstate trunk lines, will benear
the stage of two-thirds complet
ed.", , : . ; ;-
The- A. 'A. A., which originally
sponsored the federal aid pro grain
pursed it through a stormy .child
hood, and has successfully repelled
every onslaugh against this high
way-building agency, made public
the following striking figures:
' Total Blileage LaiTpff;T
There has been a total ef Tl,
074.3 miles of the federal aid sys
tem completed, as of June &30,
192 S, through federal assistance,
with 10,779 miles under construc
tion and 3,118.4 miles approved
for construction. The bureau of
public roads, however, has advised
the A.A.A. that a number of States
have built federal aid mileage
without federal assistance and this
has increased the total number of
miles.
The total mileage of highways
of all types to be constructed by
the various states during 1928 to
tals nearly 31,000 miles.
Expenditures for 192 S for con
struction and maintenance repre
sents an increase of more than
8225.000,000 over 1927, when $1
123,607,055 was spent by high
way-bulldlng agencies.
The A A. A. statement says that
the estimated cost of federal aid
roads under construction, as of
June 30, 1923, is $261,754,900, of
which the federal government is
paying $105,297,930. The esti
mated cost of the projects approv
ed tor -construction is $67.461, 518
of which the government's share
Is $22,741,403. The statement con
tinues:
' - A Significant Feature
"One of the significant features
of the federal aid program Is the
number of milea of highway under
'stage construction. Thiaf refers to
additional work donson projects
previously improved" and consists
of a .higher type than was provided
in the -original inxprorf p?rt-i
"The Importance of Thff federal
aid program is strikingly shown
by the fact that the states, with
this . worR as an incentive, are
building nearly two milea of high-1
way for eac hmlle built with fed
eral cooperation. i, " ? -. I
''Appropriations for 1930 and
1931 have already been mad
available by- congress to the extent-of
$75,000,000 for each of
the two years and such authoriza
tions two years in advance are in
line with the policy of allowing
federal and state agencies ample
time to outline construction pro
grams. "There have been numerous at
tempts by private interests and
by some governmental agencies to
' halt the federal aid program. Each
and all of these have been repell
ed, due largely to the aggressive
stand of organized motordom. It
Is also a tribute to the large vision
of congress that it always has been
quick to ignore attacks on. this
program and by overwhelming
majorities sustained a national
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SYRACUSE. N. T" Aug. 11.
(Special) Shipments of the new
Airman 'Limited line of Franklin
motor cars In July were 51 per
cent greater thaa In the same
month of last year and establish.
ed the highest July record in thjj
history of the Franklin Automo
bile company, : eexcutlvee declax
ed here today.- , "
In addition to setting a new all-
time Juty record, the total ship-
meats for the month are the; high
est for any month during the cur
rent year.
The demand for the new Air
man Limited, introduced a few
week ago hee resulted in a vol
ume ef unfilled orders which are
25 per cent in - excess of ship
ments. Thla is in spite of the
fact that shipments for the sec
ond month of Airman Limited
production are 8 per cent ovei
that of the Initial month.
The reception accorded the new
Airman Limited and -.te resultant
sales volume has exceeded the or
iginal estimates of the Franklin
sales department, it was said at
the factory, with every indication
pointing to - the new car as the
most popular in the history of the
organization.
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lYieiniue
Dont's For Drivers
Point Out Pathway
For Public Safety
Ten timely anti-accident sug
gestions are contained In a bulle
tin Issued by the National Safety
Council: !
1. Look out for children. Touj
can never tell what they'll do.!
and you're always In wrong if you
hit one.
2. Don't pass a standing trolley
car. Some day the Jury may call
it manslaughter.
3. Don't speed around corners
for Its a. straight route to the hos
pital. Drive on the right side of the
road; It's the only safe side.
6. The fact that you had the
right of way won't bring anybody
back to life least of all yourself.
Use discretion.
6. Do not stop short, without
giving warning. The other feHow
is no mind reader.
7. Do not back up without look
ing to the rear.
8. Do not park or.pass on curve
or hill. There's plenty of straight
road.
9. Slow down when approach
ing a crossroad; it is nearly as
dangerous as a railroad crossing.
10. Be courteous to other dirr
ers and traffic officers, ourtesy
prevents accidents.
TRUCKS ALTER DIET
MS III US
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It's a long step from a grimy
motor trnck roaring along a coun
try road to the food or dress of
the average family, but trucks
policy which is doing so much to are playing" a big part in the
advance the transportation needs.
to promote the development of our
resources, to furthe, social well
being, to eliminate sectionalism
and encourage national solidar
ity." .
FUEL COHPTION
10 FHiS.LOW
" After checking np the coast-to-coaKt-
round trip record raw in a
Franklin sedan,-it was found that
627 gallons of gasoline had Wen
consumed In the 6,692 miles be
tween Los Angeles and Neif, York
City and return. This Is an aver
age of 12.7 miles per gallon, which
in recognized as an, economical
mark since it is a known fact that
fuel consumption Increases rapid
ly when a car is stepped above-25
miles an hour. !
In reaching the high average
speed of 42.5 miles an hour for
the entire distance. Baker was re
quired' to drive well over , 6 milea
an hour most of the way. While
slowing down In all cities and
towns In observance of traffic reg
ulations, he was always "giving
her the gun" on the open high
ways. , . -;
Oil consumption for ? the two
way run also was unusually low
for the high sustained spaed, lour
gallons and three quarts being
UAed an average of 352 miles to
the quart. Five tire changea were
made, all due to nail punctures.
Despite the gruelling- use made
of the hydraulic four wheel brakes
on the mountains and sharp, enrves
no adjustment was necessary at
any .time. ' - : - :'-
In esublishjng the new trans
continental 'record. JTranklin
makes history for the thrM 11ms
sine this mode of travel was first
attempted from coast to coast. It
was just 24 years ago that a
Krahklln clipped 29 days' off the
first fi transcontinental record.
Next;-it beats its own time by 17
dars. And now in this modem gae
f he Franklin Airman proves its In-
buUt stamina and abintr ior nign
anstafnad sneed br clipping 10
bonis and 16 minutes fof tbe for
mer ronnd'trip rteord. '. '
changing diet and styles of Amer
lea. .;
Government surreys show increasing-
amounts of vegetables
and fruits on the American menu
A larger variety of meats is pos
sible with the availability of fresh
cuts in all markets. Milk drink
ing la increasing. ' Blanket distri
button made possible only through
short speedy service of f modern
trucking .is the answer to the new
diet of the country today. The
consumer and. the producer are
neighbors regardless of distance.
The commercial ear has solved
the distribution of produce in less
than car load- lota In smaller lo
calities. City Jobbers are finding
business In suburban areas show
ing substantial Increases, and
farmers are enjoying an econom
ical mod dependable access to city
market in the ownership of motor1
trucks. - . - I
Similarly, styles have swept
uaiformry ovr the country with
fashion . v geared to automotive
transport. ' Merchants can keen
smaller stocka because of imme
diate deliveries. Rapid stock
turn-over is insuring latest style
at lowest prices. ; Back ; country
sections in the old sense of the
word are disappearing. The Job
ber and retailer are linked b
motor track and the' customer
benefits.
- Even the wash tab and family
clothes line are 'fading from the
city and its suburbs. Wash day
is fast being routed by armies of
laundry men riding to' the victor
ious battle in swift fleets - of
motor delivery trucks. ; Modern
laundries - and cleaning establish
ments have built np amazlnzly
largo fleets of commercial ears
often serving territorx embracing
a 40 mile -radius from the home
ortlce. . : -.U;v:rK5:.A,. ":.'-t;i-
The next decade will see exten
sion of nearly every city conven
ience to . the rural ; districts by
means oi motor . transport.. -'T..j
TOLEDO, Ohio, Aug. 7. Net
earnings of the Willys-Overland
company for the first six months
of this year after duriione for
federal taxes but r. preferred
stock requirement ..e $5,641.
517.27. according to the company's
eml-annual statement given out
here today.
After preferred stock dividends
the earning, rate was $2.01 per
nhare on the common stock. Net
earnings for the first six months
exceed br .81 a share, the entire
annual dividend requirements. for
common stock, on the basis of the
dividend declared by the directors
at the June 21 meeting.
Net. earnings for the six months
period from January to June 1927,
Uter federal taxes out oeiore re
ductions for preferred stock divi
dendswere $5,238,053.71. wnicn
after deductions for preferred
tock dividends gave an earning
rate of $1.83 per share on the com
mon stock.
Thla excellent showing was
made despite the fact that the
company rebated $1,431,205.98 to
dealers on cars in stock at the time
the price cut was made on the
Whippet early in January and on
the new Willys-Knight models In
troduced this year on which reduc
tions were made a few months
ago.
The company ended the first six
months period with $14,117,790.
08 in cash and certificates of de
posit. Current assets were $45,
741.200.94 as aganist current lia
bilities of $18,361,728.07, a ratio
of 2 1-2 to one.
FROM I
On July 1 the Willys-Overland
company announced that the to-
tal number or new cars smppeu
In the first six months of this
rear was 195.191. which Is 22.718
over total shipments lor me en
tire year of 1927.
July volume established a new
high July record. That this excel
lent business is continuing Is
.hnvn in the company's - abate
ment that advance orders for de-
tlvery of Whippets ana wuiys-
Kslrhta this month indicate mai
!t will be the largest August in
the company's history.
In the export field Wlirys-uver-
land established a new au-ume
record in July when 5,556 cars
were shipped, an increase or 16
percent over shipments in juiy
Commenting on the position or
the company for the lirsi six
months period, John N. wuiys.
president, says "the soundness oi
the Dollcies which were put Into
affect early In January are shown
in the sales performance ana in
the net profits for the six months
period.
"On January 4 the company
announced a drastic price cut on
the Whippet models and at the
same time announced marked im
orovements in the design of this
car. Fon the first time in the his
tory of the motor car Industry
there was definite competition on
a price basis in the lowest price
ranees of light cars.
"On January 6 a new Willys-
Knight Six was announced and
iubsequent developments have
made it possible forus to price
this car, in certain models, below
$1,000, a price mark never before
reached in the Wlllys-Knlgbt
line.
"Following the new Willys
Knight standard six, a new Whlp-
jet six was announced at the low
est prices ever made by any manu
facturer of a six-cylinder car.
"The reception accorded the
Whippet at the low prices, taxed
the production facilities of our or
ganization from the start.
"The new low-priced Willys-
Knight brought an immediate In
crease in sales activities in the
Knight sleeve-valve division and
the Whippet Six has been extreme
ly popular.
"Applications for dealer fran
chises have been the largest we
have ever known, resulting in a
net .Increase of 1,885 dealer con
tracts since the first of the year.
The. present dealer organisation is
44 percent larger than last year
while field stocks are no greater
in number of units.
"In our financial operations we
have continued the policy of lib
eral depreciation and Immediate
write-off. Plants and equipment
are carried at $35,383,071.77 de-
ipite the fact that in the past five
and one-halt years- more than
$45,000,000 have been applied for
the . purpose of rehabilitating
equipment, developing- product.
and increasing the manufacturing
capacity of the company. "
"New buildings snd equipment
put Into operation this year ma.
terially increased capacity, and a
new assembly plant with a capa
city of 129 cars a day la now un
der construction . to take care oi
production on the Pacific coast.
' 'Since January 1, we have re
tired preferred stock and bonds
to the -extent of $1,774,000.
"In all department the Willys
Overland company la enjoying the
greatest- success in Its history.
with the heavy detrfapds for ears
of 'all models being maintained.
WASHINGTON. D..C. Aug. 11.
That the motor ear owner may
be assured of the Justice to wncn
he is fully and fairly entitled when
tn court on a speeding charge, re
sponsible police and court officials
must take it upon themselves to
see that police speedometers are
absolutely correct at all times and
at all speeds. This can be done
only by a thoroughly scientific
test of these Instruments at least
twice a month. - - -.
These points -are - made: in A
statement today Issued from na
tional headquarters of the Ameri-
can Automooiie . .,
which it la declared that a host oi
motorists have been unfairly fined
tens of thousands of dollars be
cause "police and court officials
do not realize that the speedom
eter is by no means the accurate
Instrument of measurement that
it is supposed to be." -
"The duty of the traffic nce-
man is to proieci me i -
that no individual -
upon the-rights of nor endangers
another," says the statement.
"In virtually every municipal
ity arbitrary speed limits have
h. MtAhiiahed for motor ve
hicles and. in exceeding these, the
motorist is assumed to be impos
ing upon the rights of other street
users.
"Determination of the fact that
he la exceeding the speed limit
however, requires that the mo
torcycle officer's speedometer be
entirely accurate. If It Is not and
It cannot be unless It is rigorous
ly and regularly checked the po
liceman Is in the position of im-
Dosinr upon a large part of that
public which it is his duty to protect."
In making ita demand for a bi
wekly check of police speedom
eters, the A. A. A. disclaims any
desire to protect the car owner
who falls to abide by the traffic
regulations. No agency, says the
statement, has been more active
over a longer period in seeing the
cause of safety advanced through
punishment of the careless, reck
less, and Indifferent.
On the other hand, it Is pointed
out, it Is Impossible to sit silent
while the story of a monumental
Injustice against law-abiding mo
torists Is being written by ponce
departments which are slovenly
and casual In checking up on their
equipment. The following incident,
typical of scores that have come
to the attention of the 1065 clubs
that comprise the A. A. A. na
tion-wlde chain, is cited in corrob
oration of the condition which de
mands a remedy:
A car owner in an eastern city
was arrested and accused of driv
ing 28 miles an hour In a zone
where the legal speed limit was 22
miles. In court, the car owner tes
tified that he had seen the offi
cer pacing him and that he had
noticed by his own speedometer
that he was traveling at 19 miles
an hour, well within the prescrib
ed limit. His attorney demanded a
check of the officer's speedome
ter and it was found to be seven
miles an hour fast at the particu
lar speed which he accused the
motorist of making.
It was further found that the
policeman's Instrument had not
been ' checked In more than two
months.
"These findings." says the A.
A. A. "are especially significant
hahe light of the accepted and
widely known vagaries of the ave
rage speedometer. How long; the
policeman's speedometer had been
seven milea an hour fast at 28
miles an hour and how many mo
torists had been unfairly fined as
a result are questions that the po
lice department and traf fie court
evieve Rosen for the week end.
Mrs. E. H. Mallett and two chil
dren of Portland are ln,thelr cot
tage "Snug Hill" for the rest of
the season.
At the Manzanlta auto park for
two weeks are the Rev. and Mrs.
E. R. D. Hallensted of Falrvlew,
Oregon. Mr. and Mrs. Waldemar
II. Hallensted of Portland and
Donald Juno and wife of Portland.
Many si Aato Park
Registered at the Manzanlta
auto park are Mr. and Mrs. F.
O. Abel, Portland and family for
three weeks; A. A. Klggrns of Es
tacada, Toby Boedlngham of Port
land, F. Peters and wife of Mets-
O. Neuman and family of Parma,
Idaho. . '
Sundy guests of Mrs. Alice
Welster of Portland at her beach
home, Sea Gull cottage, were Mr.
and Mrs. C. H. Farrtngton and
daughters Margaret and Janet,
and son John and several of Miss
Margrets classmates from Smith
college.
Miss Alice Bennett of Tillamook
was the house guest of Mr. and
Mrs. Earl Richardson and daugh
ters the past ten days.
, Garibaldi Folk Tarry
Registered at the Manzanlta Inn
for the week-end were Frances
Griffin and Alys Watson of Grs
ibaldl. , ,
Sunday visitors . at Manzanlta,
glnla Tooze and Lamar Toose, Jr.
of Portland. Walter and Agnes i
Tinkln of Home Valley; Washing- "
ton. Frank L. Griffin Jr., Port- '
land, Mr. and Mrs. J. Park of
Kelso. Dr. F. L. Ingram and fam-.
ily of Pndleton and J. F. Samuei--
and wife of Pendleton. Mrs. O. 2. ?
Panzer and Helen and Alfred Pan r--
-fze.r of Portland.
Mr. and Mrs. W. E. Hartaugh of
Portland are the house guests of J
Mrs. A. D Moodie for a shorty
time. '
ger. Oregon. W. A. Remmington
and family of McMinnvlUe. E. Rob-
"This Is bat -one illustration.! Wni' and fnaUy. of Portland andMr. and . Mrs. Lamar VToaze, Yir
How many times can It be multi
plied throughout the country
where thousands of motorcycle of
ficers, are making a host of ar
rests every hour of the.dayflt is
up to the courts and. the police or-
flclals. who unquestionably are de
termine.
The remedy is to establish an
inflexible schedule of speedometer
testing br the most scientific of
methods. The f allure to apply the
remedy is due to ignorance of Us
need, perhaps, but that condition
cannot lonar be allowed to prevail.
The A. A. A. is convinced that
once aware of the situation, the
agencies responsible for It will
take remedial steps without de
lay."
At Wakanda court for a short f);
time are H. W. Leonard and wife,' V
Centralla, Washington. Mr. and ,
Mrs. Charles Ryan. Portland, GolM
die Bender, Portland. Mrs. O. P,,l,,
Corbln. Portland, Mrs. WoodsV ,
Portland and Rev. A. Haldor,";
Thorson and family of Portland
TILLAMOOK BEACH
RESORT POPULM
MANZ ANITA. Aug. 11 - (Spe
cial) At Bal's cottage for two
weeks are Mr. and Mrs. Waddell.
and Mr. and Mrs. Hays, of Port
land, j
Mr. and Mrs. M. E. Jasmann of
Portland are In their cottage for
a week.
Mr. and Mrs. Norman Bartlett
of Portland spent the week-end at
Bal's.
Mr. and Mrs. R. I. Gove. Miss
Medea Gove, Portland, and Mr.
and Mrs. F. S. Gloyd of Seattle.
Washington, are spending a few
days at Bal's.
Mrs. O. D. Bloom and daugh
ter Claudia of Portland are do
miciled at their cottage "Smile A
Wlle'S for the rest of the season.
Miss Mary E. Lyons of Port
land is the house guest of Anne
Jubitz at the Jubitz cottage.
Miss Martin Guest
Miss Antha Vlvl- Martin oi
Portland is a house guest at the
Bell cottage.
Mrs. I. Hansen and son Earl,
and daughters Margaret and Ellen
are at Manzanlta for a stay of two
weeks.
Mr. nd Mrs. C. Koenlg, Miss E.
Koenig and Mrs. Martha Schaller
and Dorothy Schaller of San Fran
cisco spent the week-end at Outan
Inn cottage.
Mr. and Mrs. E. S. Wesson of
Portland are domiciled at Lane's
Dun Wandrin for two weeks.
Miss Thelma Rutto of Portland
was the house guest of Miss Gen-
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- Motor vehicle prodaetion in the
united 8Utes last rear v totalled
3.573.671 units, reports the Ore
gon State Motor association, . sd
wholesale value, lnclndlng - parts
and accessories was $4,247,800,-
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one ear for each 5.3 people. New
Zealand Is second best with one
for each 11 persons.- .Australia
has one for each 16. Argentina
sne for - each 43. and France and
3reat Britain one tor each 44, ac
cording to the Oregon Stat Motor
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