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New Auto Fees and Laws
May Draw Consideration
Of State Legislative Body
Mechanical Condition Found Big Element in Accidents;
Provisions Needed to Protect Motorists From
"Rambling Wreck" Drivers
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OREGON motorists are giving a lot of consideration to
V' prospective legislation to lower the fees they must pay
the, state and to ways of getting more highways. Some are
trying to figure out ways to make driving safer. Not many
persons have a way figured out to lower the cost to the au
tomobile owner without reducing the funds on hand for
uuiiumg anu maintaining nignways. ew have concrete
ideas-of what law changes
tney want.
A graduated fee to depend
on the age of the car has been
Drowsed as a relief to iho
motorist who keeps his ma-
enme several years as a fam-
uy car. a rew dollars each year
would be saved by each owner of
an old machine. The state, how.
ever, would lose a few hundred
thousand dollars much needed for
highway construction and mainte
nance. Inspection Reuiril
The rrambling wreck." a men
a.e to all highway traffic would
be encouraged by such a reduc
tion ofMfjtji4feee for "aged
and infirm." True, these old vet
erans bring many dollars to the
parage and Darts man hnt thov
also have their effect on new can
stiles. Several eastern sCates have
pa sued measures to rid the high
ways of this menace.
A state law requiring the in
spection of all machines for me
chanical soundness would ban the
living dead from the roads regard-
09 vi k iic ia.v yui upon llieiu.
Such action would favor new car
sales but it would also protect
new car owners from the class of
drivers who need not worry whe
ther they "lock fenders" with an
other machine because one more
wrinkle would mean nothing to
the appearance of their 'buggy."
Speed of itself is not recognized
a a menace to safety by uumer
om states having thickly popu
lated districts where the rapid
movement of traffic is essential.
Ore on faces a similar .problem of
traffic movement due to the! dis
tances between business "tenters.
Few salesmen in thosesiatesnaustt
make a run as from Salem to Al
bany or Oregon City or MeMinn
ville without a call. In few cases
do motor stages make such runs
without terminal stops. "
" Care of Car Factor
Accident records show that the
majority of wrecks are not: to be
blamed on the taxi driver or stage
driver who must cover the maxi
mum amount of ground in a short
time. Few persons standing on a
corner in a large city can help but
gasp at the taxi drivers darting
around. Few, however, have seen
them in accidents for which they
might be blamed. Stages in many
parts of the country operate on a
schedule calling for an average
time between terminals equal to
the maximum speed at which they
may run in Oregon, j
The taxis and stages operated
at these speeds are kept in first
class mechanical condition. They
are inspected each time they go
to the garage. Brakes must be
working as near perfectly as pos
sible and all etearing parts must
be tight and strong. Private ma.
fecial
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5-tube AC Dayton, Complete $55.00
5-tube Gilfillan with Philco socket
power, complete $65.00
7-tube Hamilton, one-dial, with B
Eliminator, complete $60.00
5-tube hand built set, complete .... $40.00
Square Deal Hardware
220 N. Com'L St. , Phone 1650
AU sett in food amOng condition.
chines could be kept in this con
dition with little additional cost
to the owner and much greater
saving in nervous strain and pos
sibly, life.
A traffic code for Oregon plac
ing the blame on the reckless
driver and not on the speeder
would get nearer to the trouble
than one requiring that automo
biles must not be operated In ex
cess of any certain speed. A code
making It possible for the traffic
officers to arrest drivers on the
charge of recklessness no mattei
the nature of the action but per
mittins the careful driver tn pi-
on .regajdlei of, f the peed at
whichne !ishrnveliiig would great
ly lessen the problem of making
highway travel safe.
The Michigan law provides that
no car snail be operated at a
spetd in excess of which it can be
stopped within the distance of
clear vision ahead. Whether the
driver is reckless In the way he
is driving is left endrely to the
discretion of the traffic force.
Other provisions concern the con
dition of the machine and general
courtesy of the road.
France Seeks to
Aid Tourists Who
Bring Own Cars
PARIS '(My Xg0 many foreign'
tourists bring their cars to France:
that the Chamberpot-; Commerce is
trying to remove some of the presi
ent annoyance a- 15' ; ,
At D resent 'a- visltine: driver
must pay-ftrrifceBse of 40 cents
day, with a limit of two morirnV.
As few people know exactly how
long they Intend being In France
there is much complaint, either
becauser.they hare paid more than
necessary or because It is neces
sary to' go through red tape to
hare the license extended.
The proposed- remedy is to
charge a flat rate 'per horsepow
er per day, payable to the customs
office at the 'border when-' the
foreign car Is driven out. In that
way the tourist would be charg.
ed odnly for the days be drives
in France" and with much less in
convenience. CLAIMS CHRYSLER RECORD
Robert Poole-. reDresentative in
Tacoma, Wash., for Swift and Co.,
lays claim t obeing one of tb,e
champion distance drivers of
Chrysler automobiles in the Unit
ed States. He has' driven them
exclusively since they were first
manufactured, and averages 35,
000 miles a vear. Low cost of
operation is of first importance to
him. he says. His latest purchase
is a new "75" crown sedan.
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Winter Sports
Attract Drivers
To High Roads
Snow in the mountain passes
of the Cascades will attract
many motorists of Salem today.
Mount Hood loop is open as
far as Swim and the McKenrie
highway to Belknap or Foley
Springs. All roads to the coast
are in good shape.
Chains are advised on the
loop and McKenrie roads aa the
paring "may be Icy. Winter
sports abound along both these
routes. Weather changes would
greatly affect driving condi
tions as well as recreational fa
cilities either toward the coast
or mountains.
EOOIH BUILDS
"The largest building in the
world Is now being constructed at
Akron, Ohio, by the Goodyear
Zeppelin corporation, a subsidiary
of the Goodyear Tire and Rubber
Co.," said Frank Doolittle. Good
year tire dealer at 294 N. Com
mercial street.
"This building will be a giant
"langar," he explained," to house
che two largest airships ever as
sembled and also to be built by
'.he Goodyear company for the
United States navy.
"Ground already has been
broken and work is -being pushed
preparatory to actual erection of
the building which will not only
be the largest hangar ever con
structed but will cover the largest
single floor area under" one roof
in existence, the total' size being
more than twice that of the Union
passenger station concourse in
Washington, D. C.
"Actual size of the building
will be 200 feet high, 1.175 feet
long, and 325 feet wide, large
enough to completely cover two
buildings the size of the public
auditorium in Cleveland, one of
the biggest buildings of its kind
in the world.
"The floor area will be 389,000
square feet entirely unobstructed,
and more than 6,000 tons of steel,
1,300 concrete piles and 7.009
yards of concrete Will ro 'into-the
erection... . :
Aff th-angar will be vrtmar
ily a manuafcturing building, It
will contain, along each side, ex
tensive shops, storage space, of
fices, design and drafting rooms,
comprising the production facil
ities of the plant, the first of its
kind In the western hemisphere.
"Under- the direction of Dr.
Karl Arnstein, rice president and
chief engineer of the Goodvear-
Zeppelin corporation, extensive ex
perimental work was conducted
before the plans, which include a
number of new" factories in hang
ar construction, "were prepared.
"The hangar will house the
two naval airships which aTe to
be 785 feet In length, 134 feet
in diameter, and with a capacity
of 6,500,000 cnbic feet of helium
gas. The hangar is to be com
pleted sometime In 1929."
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The Road To
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Tentative route of the proposed Pan American highway, dream of statesmen for half a century.
The map above lias been prepared from the most authoritative government sources, but the actual
determination of the route awaits a field reconnols sanre by competent engineers.
Progress Reported in Move
To Reduce Accident Ratio
Problem Still Faces Nation
WASHINGTON. D. C, Jan. 5.
Optimism regarding the future of
the movement for national traffic
safety in the United States was
expressed in a New Year state
ment broadcast from the national
headquarters of the American Au
tomobile association today.
The A. A. A. statement, issued
under the signature . of. Thos. P.
Henry, president of the -national
motoring body, coupled a strong
note-of warning with Its recital of
favorable trends and tendencies In
he field of traffic safety.
"The safety movement in
1928." he said, "disclosed unmis
takable nd tangible signs of
progress, but we must be ever
lastingly cmscious of the fact
that the roll call of injuries and
accidents continues to be an im
perative ihallenge to our vaunted
sense of civic responsibility, to
oar Inventive and engineering
skill and to the educational in
stitutions which are doing so
much to make the new generation
safety-minded."
Summarizing a nation-wide sur
rey of safety activities, Mr. Henry
declared that the cooperative ef
f ore so noticeable in 1928 had
been particularly manifested In
the attention devoted to the edu
cation of all classes in safety prin
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The Southland Beckons The Traveler
LEGEND
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ROADS. PASSABLE Aa YEAR
ROADS, PASSABLE 4MORY WEATHER
ROADS. PROJECTED
ciples; in the stricter enforcement
of reasonable regulations; in the
stricter penalties meted out by the
courts to the reckless and intox
icated driver; and in the wide
spread sentiment in favor of the
national uniform motor vehicle
code and the municipal traffic or
dinance. He- continued:
But the .grim" challenge still
rides our traffic lanes and is en
trenched at all Qu.r" cross-roads.
The determination tot vanquish it
should constitute a solemn New
Year's resolution for the people of
the. United States."
"The twelve months brought
particularly gratifying results in
the field of education. Particu
larly is this true of the develop
ment of safety education in the
schools. The traffic and safety
division of the American Automo
bile association, under the chair
manship of William E. Metzger of
Detroit, completed early in the
year a study of the child accident
problem and recommended a
course of study in safety In all
public, private and parochial
schools. This recommendation
had the effect of consolidating
and extending the safety work
that A. A. A. motor clubs had for
years been carrying on In the
schools.
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Most cities' and towns fn the
United States not now enjoying
trunk iine rail connections will be
placed on railroad mans in the
near future through the aid of the
motor bus, in the belief of govern
ment transportation men.
The inerstate commerce com
mission is now considering aDDli-
cations of various railroads for
permission to supplement their
ran passenger service with bus
lines.
Slity-seven of the imnortant
railroads of the country, Including
uammore and Ohio, the Great
Northern, Southern Pacific,
Northern Pacific. Pennsylvania
and others, are now using motor
busses to service communities ly
ing off their main line.
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Inter-American Highway
Connecting 2 Continents
To Widen Touring Horizon?;
Lands of Incas and Aztecs
Progressing Through Central Nations;
Segments Now Complete in South
The touring horizon of
to be immeasurably widened in the reasonably near future, 1 '
according to reports of highway progress in Latin America,,
and recent action looking" toward the realization of an inter-
American highway linking the peoples of the western hemis -phere.
Already, according to authoritative reports, the count'
tries of Central and South
America are alert to the ad
vantages of highway improve
ment, and after decades of
planning and speculation the
first practical steps Toward
the construction of the age-old
aream or a fan-American high
way, stretching from the cold
reaches of the north to the tropic
al lands of South America and be
yond again to the temperate zone,
are about to be undertaken by
responsible governments and or
ganizations. IHfficulties IjCsencd
The physical difficulties, lone
held insurmountable, are now by
no greater than those encountered
in ceraiiilslnetthes of highway
construct f!$ (ill the United States,
nor more forbidding than those
overcome by engineers in building
the recently completed highway
from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil,, south
to Sao Paulo and north to Petrop
olis. The economic and political
considerations are other matters,
but they, too, are expected to yield
to the influences at work and to
the growing sentiment of mutu
ality and friendship among the
countries embraced in the Pan
American Union.
The field reconnaisance, it is
said by confederation officials,
will confine itself for the present
to . the countries of Guantemala,
Honduras, El Savador, Nacaragua,
Costa Rica, and Panama, because
of the limited time available go
ing no farther than the Colombian
border. The engineers will not
concern themselves at this time
with the United States, since am
ple highways already exist to
many points on the Mexican bor
der; nor with Mexico, since the
government of Mexico already has
formulated an extensive road pro
gram. Dr. Octavio Dubois, chair
man of the National Highway
commission of Mexico, has prom
ised that much of the Mexican
sector of the Pan American high
way, from Laredo, Texas, or Nu-
evo Laredo, state of Nuevo Leon,
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as new and
unrivaled to day as
the day it appeared
Wltfc & males of ear on dUpUy with the iaptoremeatt
for 1929 matter of record It must be plain to crayons)
that the new Bulck with Masterpiece feodies br FUbor
Bcrito finJ reeofnition as the most advanced automobile
of the 6mj
Jt'rrttlt" hody lines and contours stamp it inv
Mimtttr as the newest and most distinctive motor car style.
Its new Valre-ta-Head sU-cyllnder engine is not only tho
most Dowwful automobile engine of itt siae In the world
hut the leader in fetaway, awiftneM and stamina as wWL
Moreovetv nost of new luxury fsctocs mk the new Bulck
the most comfortable automobile to ride In and to drive.
Score, of thousands , of buvwf. hare roeognlsoil these facti
a V4" to BuU dug the post fir
sT"?? Afd f thousands of others ate aedalmlng
Buick s advanced quality at automobile displays
thsoughout the country. , ,
Bvwry comparison prove the new Bulck an outstanding
value as new and unrivaled today as the day it appeecedl
BUICIC
WITH MASTBSriBCB
Will be Penetrated by Route
the American motorist bids fair 1
Mexico, through Mexico City . to,,
the Guatemalan border, will be
completed within the next two 4
years.
Recent investigations by the"
Confederation discloses the inter"
esting information that many links' '
in the highway already are in pass-"J
able condition, which reference to,
the map will confirm. Many of(,
the roads listed as "projected" aret.i
in fact traversable in dry seasons. t
of the year, while other stretches .
actually are under construction atf
the moment. '
Conquistadores Followed 1 '
With the ultimate completion''
of the highway, or even with the ',
building of certain sections, tha,1(
lure of the road to the American,,
car owner will be more compelling n
than ever before. Many of the re
gions to be penetrated are rich In
legend and historic lore, verdant
with tropical vegetation, teem with
multi-colored birds, and offer th6F.
tourist a diversity of picturesque
.scenes and experiences which the
more thickly populated regions of
the north no longer afford.
These are the lands of the con.
quistadores, the Spanish conquer
ors, who explored for gold and
silver and stayed to found kingrt,
dorna for ancient Spain. Columbil i
first saw them, and Cabot explori.
ed the inland shores of the natrre
rivers. '
Here, centuries ago, flourished'
forgotten civilizations, Mayan'
an Aftn fHnf Kiel wfttaH as 1 am
since fled, while giant Mayan fcun.i,'
dials of accurate geometric design .i
cast the same shadows by which v
ancient astronomers reckoned
time. Over 'there the snow-capped"'
Andes frown down on the placid'
Pacific, while the marsh-lands and( f'j
the deserts are challenges rather!.,,
than obstacles to the enterprise of
the modern engineer. .
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