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About The Oregon statesman. (Salem, Or.) 1916-1980 | View Entire Issue (Aug. 12, 1928)
i i - j. : . ' . - " fi - rn f . i ; I "i 'I- s - ,3 Automotive i Outdoor Oregon : News SEVENTY-EIGHTH YEAR The New Oregon Statesman, Salem, Oregon, Sunday August 12,1928 PRICE FIVE CENTS - fee Subtle Campaign Imperiling Improvement Policy Draws Fire of AAA By Krnest V Smith General Manager "American An to mobile Asvociatlon ' . Will the road building program cf the United States proceed upon sound and orderly basis, bring ing new. mileage into being at a rate - somewhat -'. comparable . ; to ever-growing need . In all parta of the country? Or.' will it break away from the path of orderliness Into a series of isolated, uncon nected, sensational - construction gestures that fail to consider that highways are needed by all the people in every section of the United dStates? - Take Three Forms In the light of the subtle and! sinister attacks upon the time- proved federal-aid plan, these two questions now demand an answer. That the answer may be given emphatically and effectively, there is need for general public arenese- of the covert attempts that are being made to substitute ther road-building plans for the ftie great national program that already has created 70,000 miles of highway. Broadly, these attacks and their sponsors would deny that tbey are attacks take three forms. 3 Toll Plan Defeated At the last session of congress, a bill Introduced proposed the building of a system of express highways by tolls. It was defeat ed. Another measure provided for. a division of the French war debt payments among the states. The adoption of this plan would have meant but one thing; it would nave- upset the govern ment's fiscal oroaramt and. un doubtedly, would have Tesultettft the death or neglect, of . federal aid. Still another proposal lion for the laying out - of a great transcontinental highway. , Attractive on Face Attractive, proposals on their face. For the moment, they mean more highways but only for the moment, In final analysis, ;Jt is almost Certain that they will work havoc with federal aid and then! the country will be left without a definite year-to-year road bulld- program so essential to Its economic and social welfare. rysiem 01 express mgawiyi, lorr, . m i . m example, sounds meritorious but the proposal is objectionable for several reasons. First of all we; must aak outselves whether we need them il when the country still t of proper construction is In wan and maintenance of roads already Turn to qage 14. please CARS SETS RECORD KENOSHA, Wis.. Aug. 11 August opened for the .Nash Mo tors company with the greatest, demand for immediate delivery fof new ' 400 ' series cars ever record', ed by sales department official. When tbe July books were checked at the close of business on Tuesday, It was found that 31, 049 orders for the shipment of new cars to domestic and export distribution points had been re ceived dnring the month. To meet this record demand, a total of 17. 891 cars had been shipped and a ntaAait la t a hanrll ftf Ti mmr nVTl. MID FOR NO jMn. This shipment total constitu fyted the biggest July business In, 'TjLthe history of Nash Motors and I ias een eclipsed by but one ' month on company records. At the same time, the sales de partment reported a total of 32. 860 orders already received 7oi August delivery of the popular "four hundreds," and the number of August shipment orders increas ing daily. This unprecedented demand, ap parent from the moment that the new series of Nash cars made their appearance, is forcing pro duction lines in the great Wiscon sin plants to new high levels day by day, commensurate with rigid Nash standards of accuracy. and fine workmanship. The factories have been scheduled now to pro duce between 2?,000 and 2J.000 cars this month and a like number In September. When this Quality manufacturing feat Is accomplish ed, it will exceed by one-third any like period of production 4ti "Nash Mtors records, according to factory officials; but even then, the supply of "400" series cars is nnt expected to meet the unparal leled public demands Acceptance ana appreciation ox these new cars that represent vh engineering Ideal held by C. W. Nash through 35 years of leader ship la the vehicle manufacturing field is as general as it Is over whelming, the July tabulations chow. During the month, distrib utors and dealers In every part of 5ie ce-untry have marked up lndl- ldual sales records -The demand that has set new high peaks tor big distribution points such as- New " ; York. Chicago,- and v other large cities, has Included dealers In villages and small towns every where, according ' to the ? urgent telegrams from the dealer body. They declare that Nash. Is riding the crest of a new prosperity wave, brought about directly by It sue - ll S" "ly,''? motorlnsr Inxury Saved by Linby j v is 4 7 r ' ; A. J" When her canoe npset In Lake Tahoe, Calif., Beatrice Freeman shouted for help and a motorboat came dashing to her rescue. Later, she learned that the young man who reached over the edge and pulled her from the water was Colonel Charles A. Lindbergh, en- (joying a quiet speedboat ride with friends. But there were no ro mantic aftermaths, however, for Lindy and his party set her safely on the pier and departed. Bulck's thousands of women ad mirers will find the Silver Anni versary Bulck a car over which to exclaim in wonder and delight. Not only in Its captivating style. but in Us remarkable ease or handing "and its generous pro vision for the comfort of driver ind passengers, the new Bulck is i. iiuuul a asa uuj - The numerous refinements nade In the driving compartment f the 1928 Buick are now supple- 1 ontPrt bv additional chances, ev ry one of which will appeal to 'wnmcn as well i to men-. For men-. t xample. the- car is now fully adaptable to the requirements of Its adjustable introduced last and the front any, individual. steering column. year, is retained eat in every closed model is now .djustable also. It may be shift ed 3Vi inches, to accommodate a Irlver of any staiure. This ad justment is accomplished with -tne Hand, by means ox a smaii tand knob located just below the front edge of the seat cushion, and can be made without dislurb l g either driver or passenger. . Another refinement over which wners will be enthusiastic is the electric windshield wiper with tandem blades, standard eulp--aent ov all closed models. -This ype of wiper not only maintains an even speed regardless of tbe ngine speed, but cleans thV en- iV i ii it.. - .. Heu(cr,H wot bb iijc uiitci, , ; Still another driving compart ment improvement is .the new Buick instrument panel, with Us new . grouping of instruments. The panel is provided with two- way Illumination, and accommo dates the 90-mile speedometer directly in front of the driver the oil gauge, water temperature gauge, and new hydrostatic gaso line gauge, the most accurate in strument of its sort obtainable. The gearshift lever in the new Bulck is of graceful design, and urves back toward the driver. As in tbe 19ZS Buick. there is no control for which the driver must each. Drivers accustomed to spend much time on the road will appreciate the new accelerator pedal and foot rest, which are so designed" as" to permit movement of -the right foot while driving, without affecting the speed of the car. The new front compartment ventilators small doors In the cowl Just forward of the front doors, and on a level with the feet alpo appeal. They are operated easily by a slight pressure of the foot. - Bulck is introducing something new in the way of theft-resisting door . handles.; In the Silver Anni versary line.? wnue a. wouia-ne thief may force the handle with a wrench or pipe. It win give with out allowing access to the car,, and the owner may still unlock the door with his key. Two Perish n Weelt Jn Industrial Mishaps There were. two. fatalities due to Industrial accidents In Oregon during the week ending August 9, according to a report prepared by the state Industrial accident com mission. . The Ictlms were ; Louis Leach; Tillamook, banker, and i Frank C. Shepherd, Powers, log IKer. There were 101t-accidents ro .'orieu iw.iao com mission uuring iniMtirrnnim BOCK fl U ulUrHHnHT millllLiiumii ns ADMIRATION f ROADS Well Over One' Billion to be Spent for Highway Con I struction in U. S. WASHINGTON. D. C. Aug 11. Every man, woman and child In the United States will have an in terest of, five dollars In America's road-building program for 1928. . This statement was Issued, at national headquarters of the American ' Automobile association today, based on the staggering eum of 11,338.025.776 to be spent for highway construction this year and an estimated popnlation of over 120.000.000 people. "This program." says the . na tional motoring body, "means that at the close of 1923 the. surfaced highways of the nation will total more than CO 0,0 00 miles and the Federal-Aid system, comprising over 185,000 miles of Important Interstate trunk lines, will be near the etage of half-way completion." The A. A. A., which sponsored the federal aid program, nursed it through -a stormy childhood and has successfully repelled every onslaught against this highway building agency, made public the following striking figures: There has been a total of 71,- 074.3 miles of the federal aid sys tem completed. &e of June 30, 192S. with 10,779 miles under construction and 3,118.4 miles approved for construction. The total mileage of highways of all type! to be constructed by the various states during 1928 to tals 29,038 miles. Expenditures for 1928 for con struction and maintenance repre sent an Increase of more than 1200,000,000 over 1927. when $1,123,607,055 was spent by highway-building agencies. The A. A. A. statement says that the estimated cost of federal aid roads under construction, as of June 30. 1928. is $261,754,800. of which the federal government is paying $105,297,930. The es timated cost of the projects ap proved for construction Is $67,- 461.518. of which tbe govern ment's share Is $25,741,403. The A. A. A. statement contin ues: One of the significant features of the federal aid program is Jthe number of miles of highway un der 'stage' construction. This re fers to additional work done on projects previously improved and consista of a higher type than was provided in the original improve ment. "The Importance of the federal aid program is strikingly shown by the fact that the states, withmiles; North Dakota. 30 to 35 this work as an incentive, are building nearly two miles of high way for each mile built with fed eral cooperation. t "Appropriations for ,1930 and 1931 have already been made available by congress to the ex- en t of 175,000,000 for each of the two years and such authoriz-j itions two years In advance are n line with the policy of allowing federal and etate agencies ample time to outline construction pro grams, si - "There have been numerous at tempts by private interests and by some governmental agencies te halt the federal aid program. Each and all of these 'have been repelled, due largely- to. the -"ag gressive stand of organized motor dom. Tt'is also a "tribute ldfhe large vision of congress that it always has been quiet toT Ignore attacks on this program and by overwhelming majorities sustain ed, a national policy which Is do ing so mucn to aavance me trans portation needs, to promote the development of our resources, to further social well-being, to elim inate sectiionallsm and encourage national solidarity." Knight o f o) I UjHEReTH' HECX DID J rpv LIBERAL SPEED I LAW TENDENCY Facts of Case Relied Upon to Determine Reckless ness, Report Says WASHINGTON, D. C. Aug. 1 There is a nation-wide tendency on the part of the states to lib eralize speed limits and to Judge the recklessness of the driver on the facts In the case, rather than on the mere question of overstep ping a speed limit at the time of an accident, j This statement was issued at national headquarter of the American Automobile association, based on a survey of speed limits in each of the 48 states and the District of Columbia, which shows that within the past three years a total of 23 states have elimin ated obsolete speed limit. Frown on Speed Traps The national motoring body points out that highway experts, Jurists and traffic authorities throughout the country are com ing to realize, after careful Inves tigation, that crowded conditions caused by slow-moving traffic contribute more to the appalling number of accidents on the high ways than the efficiently handled automobile moving at a fair rate of speed. , "Move on" seems to be the watchword on the highway in the open country, and this, to gether with the campaign to elim inate speed traps and roadside courts, has done much to facili tate the movement of the ever-in creasing number of automobiles, j "Move On" Aids Safety The A. A. A. says it has been conclusively shown that the states having speed law that allow the motorist to "move on" have con tributed less to the accident list than those with obsolete regula tlons. A total of 23 states have in creased the speed laws within the past three years," according to the A. A. A., "and highway authori ties in an or tnese common wealth have been pleased with the results attained In mavlng traffic with safety. These states are: Alabama, SO to 54 miles ; Ari zona, 20 to 35 miles; Connecticut, 30 miles to "proper and careful operation:" Florida, 30 to 45 miles; Georgia, 30 to 40 miles: Idaho, 30 to 35 miles; Indiana, 25 to 40 miles; Iowa, 25 to 40 miles; Kentucky, 30 to 40 miles; Maryland. 25 to 40 miles; Michi gan, 35 to "reasonable and prop er"; New Hampshire, 25 to 35 miles; New Jersey.. 80 to 35 miles: North Carolina. 30 to 45 miles; Oregon, 30 to 35 miles: Pennsylvania, 30 to 35 miles; Rhode Island, 25 to 35 miles; South Carolina,. 35 to 45 miles; Tennessee, 20 to 30 miles; Ver mont, 25 to 30 miles; Virginia, 30 to 35 miles and, Washington, 30 to 4 Omiles. y, . Iiesislatures Act The A. A. "A. survey shows that the speed limit was increased by specific legislative action during the 1927 sessions of the state leg islatures In at least ten states, and that it wiH be considered in numerous others at approaching sessions of the legislative bodies. The statement by the national motoring body continues: "In the first place, there has been a. very notable development 1n the tendency to divorce speed and recklessness and to Judge the recklessness of the driver on the fact In the case and the situa tion Confronting him, rather than on-the mere question as to wheth er or not he was overstepping a speed limit at the time of the ac cident. "Secondly, there was a very marked Increase of opinion In fa Turn to page ,14 please the Auto MAlToiG.PERMrr MErUJ i Tb 6ET VbO SOME KJrr "Lady i n it - . la nenor of he aceomplhvhment ever to fly the Atlantic. C or of the flight ef Mlaa Amdia Ear hart, who accom psnivii Lea Gordon and Winner Stnlts frotn America to Europe in the Headship," has presented Mias Earhart with thu bw Chrytlar "75" roadater. She is ahewa standing beside the car at the country home of C A.' Putnam aear Rva. N. Y- shortly alter its pre GUI BROTHERS PRODUCTION SOARS With July production of trucks and motor coaches averaging 298 units daily, Graham Brothers, the truck division of Dodge Brothers reports the best July business in history and the heaviest sales of any month since June, 1926. Un filled orders . are working all plants to capacity, and officials expect the new line of sixes, fea turing four speed transmissions and four wheel brakes, to contin ue production records for the sec ond half year. Production for August will be maintained at the pace set In July, which approxi mated 6,900 units. That sales are keeping pace with manufacturing Is indicated by the fact that new commercial car registrations for the first five months of this year show Graham Brothers ranking second place or better in 27 states, third in 17 states and fourth in four states against all manufacturers, regard less of type or price of truck. Second place was held by Gra ham Brothers In key Industrial states where new registrations are unusually heavy, such as Califor nia, Illinois, Massachusetts, New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin. ''Buyers of the new line of trucks whether Individual or fleet owners are enthusiastic about the new line of sixes, ac cording to reports from our deal er organization." said Howard E. Sneathen, director of commercial car and truck sales. "For flex ibility, economy and dependabil ity, the trucks are meeting the requirements of all types of busi ness. The four wheel brakes on all capacities, and four speed transmissions on the heavier types enable owners to match pas sen ger car performance, and insure most efficient transportation." Sixes and Sevens Predominate Among Car Registrations Things haven't been at "sixes and sevens" at the city auto camp but the registration for this week seems to have come that way Mon day and Tuesday nights there were 37 registered, and 36 were signed up for Wednesday and Thursday nights. These numbers are exact ly the average for the month of July. Among those who arrived early yesterday were Roy Thornton and family of Boise, Idaho. Another Boise family to arrive yesterday was that of R. W. Arthur. two cars here. They were W. M. (Wharton and P. Webster. I Gust Judila and family of Mul- lan, iaano, came to the city camp but with assistance. A bearing burned in their own car, so they were brought in by the garageman who was caring for their-automobile. Night Shifts Needed To Keep Up With Call ' For Buick Production FLINT, Mich., Aug. 11. -E. T. Strong, president of the Buick Motor company, this "week con firmed ' a report that Bulck was making emergency preparations to Increase Its production far beyond Its highest previous peak. ' Night hlfts will be Inaugurated In the Bulck factory here. Mr. . Strong d. to reach a production of 13, 000 ears per day: by August 1 5.1 This figure, exceeding anything In Baick history. Is necessary to I meet the demand which has arisen 219.423 Individuals In Its employ since- Introduction of the new si of June 30. 192S. This constl Bulck line July 28." -; tiUs a aew high record for Gen- Mr. Strong said "the factory's emergency plans were virtually completed and that .the required production would he attained with existing faculties and the factory's Lindy" Gets Chrysler Roadster i r u j- r -. -. .JC i k iT r -v la bdag the first A. futnam, spon All Vick Brothers Employes Attend ' Big Annual Picnic Cascadia, which Is always a pop ular place during the summer sea son, was unusually crowded last Sunday. About 100 employees of Vlck Brothers, local Pontiac and Oakland distributors, arrived at the springs early and spent the day at play. Horse shoe; pitching proved to be a popular sport of the day and a baseball game in the afternoon was enjoyed by all. Vlck Broth ers provided plenty of good coffee and ice cream and the ladies pre pared a most effective picnic lunch which disappeared with as tonishing rapidity. SALES MARKS SOAR WHEN AUTOS USED Whirling off the swift miles between sales calls, the motorized super-ealesman is the latest fig ure in the Intricate scheme ot American economic life. That alert manufacturers of America no longer permit their traveling representatives to wend i slow way from town to town by train, or trolley, was emphasized! by a recent survej of Dodge Brothers, Inc., among the 'busi ness houses maintaining fleets of Dodge Brothers passenger cars tor their sales forces. Gains rang ing from 25 to 600 per cent through motorization ot sales forces were reported. Major reasons were given for this. Executives reported that the salesmen made more calls per day by using automobiles: that he reached out-of-the-way placce , which he could not call on if forc ed to use trains; that he could carry more- samples and advertis. Ing matter, and that (be car itself was an advertisement for his house. Dodge Brothers sales depart ment, points Out that the staple commodity salesman a well as the specialty salesman is affected through the operation of the same conditions. The margin of profit is so narrow today that sales vol ume must be maintained. Competition! is so keen that 'in many cases the sales will go to the men who get j to tbe purchaser first. This is particularly true with the specialty salesman who may be fighting a competitor whose product is as good, if not better than his. With railway transportation speeded up so that today the freight cars are carrying twice the ton per mile that they carried a few years ago, it is not necessary for the merchant to carry big in ventories. He turns his stock more quickly and orders stock of tener. j Hence the salesman must visit him more frequently to hold the normal volume of sales. Certain ly if he is to Increase his territory volume he must make more calls to get new business. ' . . - Many manufacturers " are In creasing the Dumber of their pro-4 duets and the tendency Is towards direct selling to the merchants. This reduces sales cost on each product ind -frequent calls mean more business for the manufac turers and a small Inventory with quicker turn-over tor the mer chant. Jr'- v .. '"--" General liovs Employs ; 209,423; Nets Record General Motors corporation, had rI Motors employes, exceeding tie previous record of 20S.2M c nployes at - May 31, 192S. aad feomnarine with 110.012 at June!1.?1 VTe wu? PParent as 30 a year ago, an increase of 1 7A i I V sentation. Simultaneously, Mr. Pataasa pare ha ted a aew Chrysler creation for bis persoaal ate. Miss Earhart' aew car was one of the central attractions at Madiaoa Square Cardan during bar broadcast of the flight. Tbe broadcast el her story from the Cardan was daring the special showing of the aew Chrysler aad Chrysler-Plyatoath cars there during their introduction. EXPAND FACTORIES OF GWAI6E DETROIT, August 11. Exten sive additions, to a total cost of $1,500,000. have veet. begun by the Graham-Paige Motors Corpor ations at its main plant in this city and at its body plants at Wayne, Mich., and Evansville, Ind. The new buildings and equip ment, designed to Increase produc tion facilities from 400 cars to 600 cars a day, have been made necessary to meet the demand for the new line of cars introduced this year by the three Graham brothers, the last six months' sales having exceeded cuy previous entire year and doubled the 1927 total. The construction program, eith er under way or about to begin, includes the following: Evansville Wont on a new body plant to cost close to $750. 000 will begin at once. There will be ten building units each 90x240 feet. It is expected to have the plant ready for operation in Nov ember. Detroit Two machine shop ad ditions, each 605x80 feet; addi tions to receiving building, and construction of a second story G9x884 feet; addition to engineer ing building. Total floor area, 126,800 square feet; cost, $325, 000. New machinery and equip ment, $260,000. Wayne Addition to body plant. 100x140 feet, together with ma chinery and equipment to increase capacity to 300 bodies in nine hours; total cost, $109,000. Besides the new construction, the company has purchased a group of buildings here having a total floor area of 262,000 square feet, to which will be moved the service and export shipping depart ments, releasing space for produc tions at the main plant; Dr. McDaniel Elected Director of AAA At . Recent Annual Meet Dr. E. B. McDaniel. president of the Oregon State Motor associa tion, was unanimously elected a director of the AAA at its annual meeting in Cincinnati. Ohio during the later part of June. Dr. Mc Daniel was elected roi a two-year term and will meet with the di rectors in January and June of each year at the association's headquarters at Washington. D. C "Tbe election of Dr. McDaniel as a director of, the AAA," says George O. Brandenburg, secretary manager of the Oregon State Mo tor association, "gives Oregon and the northwest a representation on the board which is iery desirable considering that the Pacific norths west Is rapidly Increasing In Im portance as a tourist center." "The election of the doctor to such a representative body as the directing board of the American Automobile association which comprises f 1050 Individual mo tor clubs Is a recognition not only of the doctor's ability but of the expansion of the nort"'st In the motoring field as the board will now be privileged to receive the benefit of the doeto-'- experience and knowledge .of the motoring problems, In the Pacific- north west." ; - 4 .;- v Tourist Travel Now At Peak in Oregon The tourist travel In Oregon Is now at Its height. It -will con tinue with approximately the same volume until about August 20 at which time a slight decline la usually felt as tourists begin their homeward trek to prepare for the opening or school. About Septem ber first the exodus will be on In earnest ana a snaro : deelln in itqrit ty " tlm f n TRAFFIC ROUTE STUDY WEEDED Course of Highways in Re lation to Cities and Towns Big Problem ; The problem of routing through traffic on Oregon highways in re lation to the cities and towns is one that is rapidly commanding Increased attention in Oregon with the comprehensive road building, program which has been carried, on tor the past ten years and with the detailed plans for continuing the work for many years to come. ' Now is the time for both engi neers and communities to give this problem the consideration it merits, according to Phil Mets chan. director ot the Oregon State Motor association. He pointed out that both local and through traffic flow and congestion is in volved and that the factor of safe ty is a major part of the problem. ''Small cities and towns in Ore gon and throughout the region are rapidly reaching the conclu sion that man business thorough fares are not the proper place for carrying through traffic," says Metscnan. In the early davs of hithwav construction of Oregon all com munities sought to have main ar teries of traffic routed through ihel rparticular towns, the miinr. Ity insisting that the routes follow' the main business streets. As a result, motorists. In numerous in stances, are forced tn i ra vol mnnw. additional miles in order to pas5 mrougn tnese congested sections. With the over-increasing num ber of motor cehicles that travel the highways, it is certain that, these conditions in our small cit ies andtpwns will not Improve in the future. Oregon is soendnir and win spend millions of dollars for the construction, reconstruction and maintenance of the highways. A great deal ofthls expediture is made necessary to Increase the factor of safety. It would appear that the time is ripe for our road building agencies and commun ities whose main business streets are traversed by through traffic to take this Into conslderatlno. Through traffic creatinr. as it Jdoes. greater traffic hazards, in- vreueu maintenance ana poncing costs, in addition to delays due to congestion, is considered by a great many to bea liability Instead of an asset and the change in pub lic opinion regarding the routing ' of this traffic is repeatedly mak ing itself felt by providing for through traffic routes around towns and cities rather than through the main business streets. steeIgMaid GAMING SAFETY Higher standards In traffic safety and automobile operating ! control have appeared on streets '' and highways of the country an a 1 result of the new Nash "400" ' series of cars, according to re- ' ports from experts and the owner who have now had ample time to test the unequaled steering qual ities of the new models. ' ' Steering ease Is one fo the out-' standing features of the new Nash' offering, and the system is an en gineering accomplishment which has Centered the Interest or auto- ! mobile experts tbe country over. It has been attained by the use of a new type of steering mechanism " which affords the fastest and eas- ', lest manipulation ever known in i driving and In parking, and has ' '" reduced' the Nash turning radius '; by 20 percent. ', This exclusive Nash design Is of general interest. Briefly it in cludes the following features: At the lower end of the steering column, under thehood. Is tbe sec tor or worm gear. When the steer ing wheel Is turned this gear alto turns. Upon the easy action of this gear depends the easy action of the steering wheel. In the new Nash mechanism this gear is mounted in either roller or ball bearings. The turning motion of the worm gear must be transformed Into a 'I transverse action to. move the ( front wheels. This is -done by means of the tooth which travel - in the spiral grove ,of the worm, r. Here again Is a possrsmty of hard ,m steering the friction between j. tooth and gear. Nash eliminates friction here by making the tooth a rollertooth, which rotates with 1 the gear at the same time that it travels along the work. La the Standard Six a slightly different mechanism- the t-am and lever ' ;" type" Is used.-It Is also desigred, . to eliminate friction. -' ; .', s . In still another way Nash elim, , lnatea effort; The front end of the 7 car must rest. on steering knuckles. . At these pointa Nash uses ball bearings, transmitting the weight ' of the car to the wheels with a. minimum of friction. And to make. .T control of the car still easier, use . of au inclined king pin brings the axis of the knuckle pin and the' plane of the front wheel to Inter-; sect at approximately road surface. This reduce road shocks to a,mln- imam and controls the car per-j f ectly at high speeds. , ; . is The entire steering mechanism - " la sturdily built , with' enlarged bearing surfaces to reduce wear. -Adjustment are simple and easily aeceaaable. A touch Is sufficient to guide the ear through labyrinths ' of traffic rtfa!M the rrr i .4