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About The Oregon statesman. (Salem, Or.) 1916-1980 | View Entire Issue (Aug. 26, 1928)
T The New OREGON Statesman, Salem, Oregon, Sunday Morning, August 26, 1929 2 iStSei uper Device To Be Used ' .For Travel : Across - Desert Sands L Chevrolet Chiefs Tour Coast fCo A riant, automobile for desert Vavel has been designed by a Ger- han engineer, H. C. Schuette, at- SlS.nl irauB vuiiuiiwviKii -f rises ' the department - oi - com- erce at Washlnrtton, D. C. This upervehicle" is about 125 feet ng.izar leet, wiae, ana 9 ii Kb. It will hare wheels almost 0- feet in diameter, and will be Ible to transport 150 passengers d 200 tons of merchandise. Such ear according to the designer. aid be nsed for large steppes d deserts where otner means oi sportation would involve un- arranted expense. The design- Af iha ma A vMiel wishes to eate a vehicle needing neither a I ilwav nor a highway, although Ible- to carry a high tonnage. The proposed vehicle will look terv much like n ocean shiD. ez- kpt that it will be carried on heels. These wheels will have a ameter of 12 meters. Through bm eeompensaUon devices they ill adhere to the ground in what- Ver position, so that the body will ways be in a convenient angle. hd keep stable. Two Engines There ' will be two Diesel en nes, of 450 h. p. each, the sec- hd - being kept for emergency. t id two dynamos for light and ectra-motor nower. The steer- hg will be effected through a hy- raulie device. It is claimed that he machine, wil be able to climb 0 per cent grades. Its speed is ktimated at 25 kilometers per our. "'- The desert vessel is to carry 150 i - - - - ' ' V v y,.; n-rrpnn-jmr W. 8. Knndsea (left), precklent aad seneral managrr of the Chevrolet Motor Compuj and R. R. Gnuit, vice prestdent, te charge of safes, who are ow as tour of the west coast to stvdy the business market and the toaaobile fleM. - National Boy Scouts Aid In Marking Lincoln Road New York. Aug. 25. (Sp.) Boy Scoots in twelve states aloarg the route of the Lincoln nignway will mark that famous automobile road from the Atlantic to the Pa cific on September 1. The day has been fixed by the National officials of the Boy Scouts of America for a simultaneous setting of the more than 3,000 new, uniform, four-foot high concrete markers, provided bv the Lincoln Highway Associa Uon at a cost of several thousand dollars. The markers will be set by local Boy Scouts under the auspices of the Scout Councils along the mgn way. In Indiana, one of the states through which the Lincoln high- Ussenger sor crew members and way passes, a date for the setting 00 tons merchandise in addition b fuel and water. The fuel load to allow for a trip of S000 to 10,000 kilometers, thus permit ng considerable radius of action khoat necessity for supply sta- ons. - - ; . Four Stories The inside installatio nwill pro- de four stories. On its upper leek will be the direction cabin, ireless room, cabins for the com pander and three officers, four ouble de luxe cabins, batb room nice baggage room and vast romenade .deck protected from kin rays. Two cranes of 1000 kilos ne on port side and one on star- dard side will provide for the oisting of baggage. On the two .termediary decks are cabins, a tning room, a kitchen, a large ttting room, reading room, smok- pg room "cooling room" in which low, temperature will be.main ined artificially, and baggage boms. On the lower deck will be he merchandise store rooms, the I eer man's room, room for the mo- prs, repair shop, water and fuel nks, etc. LOSER M Willi EUROPE HD Expressing the view that the ntput of motor plants in the pnited States and Canada would each a new klrh tntm.1 in 10 9 9 ilvan Macauley, president of the Rational Automobile Chamber of lommeree, sailed on the lie de 'ranee, Friday, August 17th for n unofficial tour of European bun tries. While the motor president is ot visiting Europe as an official elegate, he is expecting to meet rith some of the leading automo- iie men abroad, and expresses h-vlew that the coming years kill see a much closer tie between business and industrial forces in -urope and in this country. "One of the chief forces work- pg for the probability of many ears or peace." said Mr. Macau- fey, .-"is the interrelationship of he economic structure of the korld, which is much more close- y knit today thaa at any previ ous time in history. The estab- ohment of an American motor leaiershlp abroad, for example, reates employment in the coun ry where it is located for sales uen; garagemen, filling station workers, and highway builders. ITrade today is necessarily inter, national, and the acquaintances made In international trade serve I o cement ties of understanding hnd friendship.. I "The motor trade in the United States is in a particularly favor able condition. Dealers' stocks on Jiand are light and the multitude ?f new mode's has brought active espouse from the buying public. I "it is entirely possible that p$2S will reach a new peak o production, in fact that Is the ex pectation in the motor industry. (We are close now to the record pt 1926, and the indications are that public demand will be more active this fall than is normallv he ease. ot the markers will be fixed later, since the officials of the Lincoln Highway Association have not yet arrived at an arrangement for the location of the markers. The Boy SmuTs have "adopted the Lincoln Highway in the sense that they are to keep an eye on the markers aad 'report mainte nance requirements to the Lincoln Highway Association. Combined efforts of the two organizations it Is believed, will result I na high way probably as well marked as any in the country and in line with the program which is being slowly developed for the adequate marking of all the great national roadways. Present marking of the Lincoln highway is notoriously in adequate, not so much that great effort has not been expended in this direction as that the markers set up have been of metal or wood and easily destroyed. None has proven adequate. Utility and beauty are combined in the new markers. Op the face of each is a small metal has relief of Lincoln's head. Below this plaque, between broad bands, of red and blue appears the letter "L". On the sides, clearly dlscer able to the passing motorist, are broad arrows, curved or straight, to indicate whether the highway bends or proceeds straightaway, y Close together in the more ihiekly settled parts of the coun try, the markers will average a little more than a mile apart all the way from the eastern terminus of the highway at Holland Tun nels. New Tork City, to Golden Gate Park, San Francisco, 3.100 miles away. Safety Tour The setting of the markers is a sequel to another Boy Scout sum mer activity In connection with the Lincoln Highway, a Highway Safety Demonstration tour, by Scouts In their own Covered Wag on which left New Tork on July 6, and was concluded on August 8 at San Francisco, exactly on schedule, at once a tribute to the modern highway, to good driving and good automobiles. This tour designed to arouse interest in highway safety and to draw at tention to the prolcct for marking the highway, Each day the covered wagon tourists, four Boy Scouts selected for outstanding abilities and qual ifications, gave demonstrations of highway safety methods and first aid at cities, towns and auto camps enroute, under the direction of Remo M. Lombard!, a national Soy Scout official. The four Scouts were Bernard Queneau, New Ro- helle, N. Y.. Carl Zapffe. Brain ird. Minn.. Edward B. Pratt, Fair field. Conn., and Mark M. Hughes f Joliet, 111. The trip generally was under the direction of Charles ft. Mills, another Boy Scout offi cial. The National Safety Council cooperated in the safety demon otration featur4 of the trip. The boys camped enroute. Their vehicle, a Reo Speed Wafon. with a special prairie schooner top, was loaned for the trip by the Reo Motor Car company. Driven by a Additional Time Given Veterans 1 To Make Claims World war veterans have been granted, additional time In which to file, applications for adjusted compensation, it was announced Friday by Raymond Bassett. ad jut&nt of Capital Post No- 9,Amer- .icart Legion - I Any veterans who have failed .to apply for this service benefit will be assisted In making but the rfuwuvu u uicj wiu cut on jar. Bassett at his office In the Bank .of Commerce bulldiiur. I Dependents of deceased veter ans or guardians of a'' deceased , veteran's children may make ap plication also, it is explained. The time?- for making original request lor adjusted compensation -has been extended to 1130. ARDENT DRY WILL SUPPORT AL SMITH Boy Scout, Reese T. Davis, it car ried the tour, with a huge amount of luggage, all the way across the Country without a flat tre or a break down. Each day s schedule run was carried out as program med. An equally excellent per formance was recorded by the pilot car. a Hudson super-six loaned by the Hudson Motor Car company and driven throughout the trip by Director Mills. operation Is Urged In Publicity For Highways EH T IB OUT cms LY With production in 14 great Chevrolet factories running at a record pace for this period of the year and sales continuing at the highest summer level rn the his tory of the company. W. S. Knud- een, president of the Chevrolet Motor company and R. H. Grant, vice president in charge of sales. are on the Pacific coast on a three weeks business tour. In the course dT the tour, which will Include the leading business centers of the west, the Chevrolet executives will visit with Chevro let dealers In each community, dis cuss Individual dealer problems and study local business condi tions as they pertain to Chevrolet. Before leaving Detroit, Knud- sen announced that production in the first seven months of the year to August first totalled 869,297 cars and trucks, breaking by a wide margin all former marks for this period and definitely Indicat ing that the millionth car built in 1928 will come off the production line early in September. More than 800.000 of the "Bigger and Better" models are now in the hands of owners. Included among the cities to be visited on the executive tour are the following and will be visited in this order: Chicago, Kansas City, Los Angeles, Oakland, San Francisco, Portland, Seattle, Spo kane, - Butte and Minneapolis. In Kansas City, Knudsen and Grant checked the progress of construc tion work on the newest Chev rolet assembly plant now rising in that city. When completed this fall it will have a capacity of 350 cars a day and will bring Chevrolet's production facilities up to 1,260.- 000 units annually. The party will return to Detroit September first in time to witness the production of the millionth Chevrolet of 1928 about 10 days later. "Phenomenal Increases ot traf fic along the Pacific highway, thus far this year, show the work ing out of an experiment in inter community co-operation, reports E. A. Crowley, general manager of the Pacific highway association. "Most motorists plan their itineraries-Intelligently. Their minds are open to suggestion, with due consideration of the' source.' The more extensive is the scope of a travel agency, the less do local in terests affect Its policy, and the more dependable is its data," de clares Crowley. "Accordingly, visitors to the Pa cific coast, as well, as residents, are making good use of a million 98-page travelogues and as many road maps, issued for free distri bution by the Pacific highway as sociation through the co-operation of 1500 information bureaus, chambers of commerce, hotels, re sorts and service stations along its line and laterals. Details Worked Out 'Advertising will appear in proportion to the support grven the association, now developing encouragingly. Logically, it will be placed where it will reach the greatest possible number of poten tiaJ trsilsr 1 "Coast long publicity of news- "vnlm.A - V V iu wMwwr mis urcu gener ously by progressive newspapers and magazines. Their editors have shown their breadth of vision in looking towards the circulation of sightseers and recreation! sts throughout the course of this traf fic artery. Reciprocity has .been established between three nations united by the Pacific highway." Instances of interstate and in ternational coordination are cited by the manager of the Pacific highway association. Special Events Attract "Special events of more than local interest, such as the Serra Pilgrimage at Monterey, Sunday August 26, and community 'open house' activities are attractions which appeal very Impellingly to tourists. South-bound motorists are advised to look in upon Long Beach before the close of the Pa cific Southwest Exposition on La bor Day. ! "In reverse, Vancouver's Can-! ada Pacific Exhibition has been given coastlong notice. County fairs of merit are being mentioned favorably in distant places, while California's state fair will draw tens of thousands of motor-tour ists to Sacramento d urine the first eight days of September. "Fraternal orders are to stage spectacular events in cities reach ed by the Pacific highway. These will interest visiting brothers. As toria will entertain the Elks of Oregon who will convene there at the mouth of the olumbia river on August 30 for a session of several days. The first annual California Moose conclave- Is to be held la Watsonville, September 1-3. Mon terey Bay and the Santa Crux mountains will be enjoyed on many scenic sfde-jaunts. Oakland is to be host to cohorts of na tive sons and daughters of the Golden West on admission day, set September 10. Profits Shared Generally "Every community along the 1,- 772 mile course of the Pacific highway receives its due share of dollars left by tourists as they mo tor from highpoint to highpoint of interest. Their proportion will be based upon what they have to of fer motorists as inducements to cause them to tarry in their im mediate territory, v. "Recreation is widery varied be side this pleasureful route. Deer hunting is restricted at present to the California coast range " from Ventura to Tehama and Mendoci no counties. Steelhead are now being caught in great numbers along the Klamath, Rogue and other Oregon rivers. Salmon and trout In Washington and British Columbia make it well worth while to travel far where limits are legion," advises Crowley. '. Legion Top Kick CAR FRAMES MADE AT SPEED V r " t 2 - -. ' Ti' ,.' Oldsmobile Life Led By Oklahoma Girl Motorist Lew. t. mmus ; ot AturiiO, Tex., been, made chief serrauit at arms for the national conven tion- of the America Lcckm . In Sam Antonio October 8 to 13. SM-AT11AL SALE DF TIRES PLA1ED EXPLORER TO USE E SUSH CARBONS From bare frame to finished motor car in owner's hands in thre days might be the title of this piece. It is another story with a new angle on the high speed methods popularised by the automobile. The principal character in the story is the Oakland Motor Car company with several railroads and steamship lines interwoven into the theme. . The story begins on a recent Tuesday when the Pontlac divi sion of the 'Oakland company had on hand scarcely enough car ramea for a full day's output. Charles O. Miller, supervisor of purchases, got in touch with the supplies, the A. O. Smith com. pany of Milwaukee. They had the frames in stock. R. L. Reese. Oakland traffic director, got busy with the railroads. They prom ised every ajd. On Tuesday morning the frames were loaded at Milwaukee on a Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific train. The Grand-Trunk ferry brought them to - Grand Haven, Mich., where the Grand Trunk lines held up a crack train! more than two hours to get the, A "New Customer Tire Sale." a semi-annual feature at the West ern Auto Supply company, will be held at all stores operated by that company from August 25 to Sep tember 8. according to the man ager of the Salem branch. In making this announcement, he stated that the present tire prices are the lowest in the history of the company and offer the greatest tire value, dollar for dol lar, of any tire ever sold by the Western Auto stores. "This sale is being conducted to add thousands of new tire custom ers to the long list of satisfied users of Western Giant and Wear well tires. As a special induce ment to customers to buy at this time, tire prices have" been sub stantially reduced. 'A new- peak of tire savings is offered to motorists who have not yet learned the many advantages of economy and satisfaction of fered by the world's largest re taailers of auto supplies. Our thousands of old friends, too. will welcome this money-saving event. during which time long-lasting, trouble-free Western Giant and Wear-well tires will be offered at lower prices than ever before. "Last year, approximately half million Western Giant and NEW TORK. Aug. 25 (Soil By the turn of a switch. Dr. Fran cis Coman, medical officer of the Byrd Antarctic Expedition, has ar. ranged to thwart the'eurse of sun less days during the frigid, black mourns wnen me warmtn, ngnt and health of natural sunshine will be benefiting surfaces of the earth far beyond the northern horisons of Antarctica. For the first time in the history of polar exploration, aunlight will be approximated electrically for the 75 men of the Byrd expedition by means of carbon arc lamps burning specially prepared carbons which have been Impregnated with rare earths and minerals. shipment to Pontiac, Michigan. with all possible dispatch. The frames arrived at the Pon tiac factory on Wednesday morn ing, were i mmediately unloaded and started at one end of the as sembly lines where, in an hour. they rolled off at the other end completed cars. The Hokanson-Thompson com pany, Oakland and Pontlac deal ers for Milwaukee, had sent ta a hurry-up order for new Pontiacs. The cars were taken from the Pontiac production line to Detroit and there loaded on a Nicholson Steamship company boat on Wed nesday afternoon. The boat docked at Milwaukee on Friday morning, the cars im mediately were delivered to their destination, arriving in the pur chaser's hands by Friday noon the cars built on the Identical frames sent from Milwaukee on Tuesday. Motor tourists into the north west are breaking records this summer. The Columbia river high way out of Portland is popular. Hundreds have crossed over the Canadian line and traveled through parts of the Canadian Rockies. J! 1MCIHI EED Dim CoBoir iEirofaanncedl odd Sflylle tfDDD dl ffferi dd g Ewe on Cireateir IPeoHFcirinniainice m Successful Six I The trouble1 with manymOvie tars in the "talkiaa mmki Ia h Piat they, have accustomed them-blind the to the fact that other elves .to 'making ; actions speak I questions are calling imperatively Dudsr than, vords. Beloit Mews tor eolation." . s ' - ' . TEXARKANA. Tex Aug. 24 (AP) United States Senator Mor ris Sheppard of Texas, author of the 18th amendment, said today that while he disagreed with Gov ernor Alfred E. Smith's views on prohibition he would support the democratic presidential nominee. The senior Texas Senators com ment on the Governor's -speech of acceptance was made at his home here. In his statement he reaf firmed: his faith in prohibition The statement, in part follows: r "Outside of his recommenda tions for changes in our prohibi tion enactments speech as a con vincing and able deliverance. That . ... a - m m ce will give us us lUnUTs. en forcement of . prohibition as . long as It is the law no one can Justly doubt after noting his declaration in that respect. I oppose and shall continue to oppose the changes he has suggested In the ease of pro hibition but I shall not permit my devotion, to that great reform to Beautiful as Pontiac Si has . been in the past great as its performance has proved today's Pontiac Six is eren more beautiful, even more thrilling than ever to drive! To the beauty and style of long, low bodies by Fisher, Oakland has added the swag' ger touch of smaller, smarter wheels and larger tires. Mechanical advancement result in greater speed and power Until you have seen and driven it you cannot realize what style, what color ; and what performance to day's Pontiac Six affords. Wear-well tires were sold by the Western Auto stores. The tires offered in this money-saving event are the same popular makes, and every one Is backed by our iron clad guarantee. Customers can make, their savings even greater by trading in their old tires as part payment on new ones." an Oldsmobile life, automotively speaking. During the greater part of her motoring experience, which dates from childhood, she has ridden in or driven an Olds mobile. When Miss Hurst started at tending school at Stillwater, Ok lahoma, her father drove her to the sessions -in -his . Oldsmobile one of the original curved dash ears manufactured in 1902. De spite Its somewhat noisy operation. this one cylindered runabout was the envy of Miss Hurst's school chums because it really ran and was much more spiffy than a horse drawn rix. , Other Oldemobiles entered the life of the Hurst family, but it was early in 1924, more than four years ago, that Miss Hurst bought one for her very own self. She was then no longer a school girl but was (and is) a school teacher at Sawtelle, Calif., a suburb of Los Angeles. During the four years that Miss Hurst owned her '24 model she drove it a mere matter of some thing better than 4 0.000 mil. It was still running in tine shape, even had two original, but- re treaded, tires on its wheels when, a few weeks ago. Miss Hurst could no longer . withstand ' the lure ef the new Oldsmobile and purchased one. Last summer Miss Hurst made a motorlog trip for Jack Holcomb, automotive editor of the Santa monlea, Cal., Outlook. She drove) line. her thre-year old Oldsmobile 140 miles in five days, , risitlnr Needles, the Grand Canyon, Phoe nix. Turns and El Centro. Th route covered all altitudes fron the desert to mountain tops anc the wide variety of climate to b expected on an up and. down trij of this kind. This year Miss Hurs drove her new Oldsmobile . on vacation trip to her old home a? Stillwater. "I am in reality, an Oldsmobil fan," said Miss Hurst. "My cai seems Just another part of myself. How can it bn otherwise consid ering our intimate association: San Francisco to Los Angeles ir one day; Los Angeles to the brinV of the Grand Canyon in two days of the way; San Diego and bad the same day is but. a littW my own hand steering every fooi Jaunt." The new roadster In the Vic tory Six line by Dodge Brothers Inc.. is attracting attention now. This roadster has six wire wheels the two spares being mounted on the front fenders. There is i rumble seat and a great deal oi extra equipment, The new Graham truck by Dodge Brothers is powered by a six cylinder motor throughout tne "RUSS" SMITH 1S Many campers are piling lug gage too far out on the left si of their automobiles and are liab to arrest. This was the statement made by several law enforcement officials. Luggage can extend ov er on the right side but not on the left side. WB value oar reputation and joar business' too highly to take any chances with either. So you nay be -sure thai whatever you buy here whether h's tires, acces sories or service our reputa tion will be guarded and your patronage valued. That means your tire dollar is safely spent when spent here. Ask to see miller Tireo America's First Scientifically Correct Balloons 1 One-Piece Tread and SidewalL Wtth 2 Road-Shaped, Geared-to-the-Road Tread) 3 "UniSex" Cord Construction MILLER TIRE SERVICE So. Commercial at Ferry "Bass' Smith Phone SIS ASSOCIATE DEALERS 4 Harbison BUrtloats 4. Capitol at Market West Salem 10O5 So. Com'l. St. Dim cdDD Bwick closed oiraodels providing unrivalled comfort and driving ease for women and men alike No mew awkward driving positional No in mo straining foe pedals t No more need of cushions ier feminine driven I Buick has ended all that ended It with a new comfort feature as unique and Individual as the dashing beauty of Buick new Masterpiece Bodies by Fisher a comfort feature obtainable only la the Silver Annlvesw -Stack! -DiVTlwj.S7StCbitS74ft SiirflW W .SS7. Tick Bros. Salem, Oregon. Associate Dealers: Benton Motor Company, Inc CorvmHis, Oreont Byerley Motor Company, Albany, Oregon; Bilverton Motor Oar Company, Silvertoa, Oregon; OVAV Bhreeve A Son, Dallas, Oregon; T. P. INmeroy, Independence, Oregon; Pred I. Bflye, Scio, Oregon; Henry C. HoUetnon, Hanisbmrg, Oregon; Fred Gooch Jr., Mffl City, Oregon; Kbner Fltxgermld, Lebanon. Oregon; Austin's Service Station, Brownsville, Oregon; H. W. Morris. Waldport Oregon; A. J. Gilliam, Toledo, Oregon; Frank Millar, Aurora, Oregon; N. J. Arnold, Monmouth, Oregon; Brothers, wmm r, Oregon. WML mm PRODUCT OF GENERAL MOTORS The front seats of ail Buick closed models are Skdjuatablel A turn of the sea t-recula tor causes the entire seat to noovo forward or back at the will of the driver, thus assuring a natural, com fortable position far any man or woman who takes, the wheel! : 5 - nr et M uy adjustable even when ny occupied! A ; child ean operatf it! It is , sJanpfo-poslUve in action -and together with Buich's adjustable steering wheel proridos, for the first time in motor car history, mads to "ur driving position t ' ; ., This same line convenience this same match less comfort and luxuryare apparent In every phase of Buick design aid operation-ln the deep soft npholstcry-m full width rear seats providing plenty of room for three adult pas ener- ?wy dutch action-In finger-tip steering ease -and above all in the unrivaled smoothness with which the Silver Annivenrary Buick rides even the Bxmghest roads. See this epic earl Drive it! Test the new and enduefve adjustable aeatlPreve to yowraelfthaf ncre, Indeed, la the finest motor car and the greatest value America has ever produced! TH ESI LVE R A W W IVERSARY OTTO WILSON - 'i "'"...'...in. , ""' " " ,', "' " ' " ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ,.n, " r " m aw , ..T , - " - ' '''' '"' ''