The OREGON STATESMAN, Salem, Oregon, Sunday Morning, May 19, 1929
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i JENKINS IS
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51 Per Cent Incline in Frisco
Yields to Speed
Maker
Building the First Transcontinental Railroad
Ab Jenkins, holder of all Inter
national contest board speed re
eorda for stock motor cars re
tords hung up at Atlantic City
with his fast stock Studebaker
President Eight has added an
other Ecalp to his collection: the
ascension of the South Peak of
Twin Peaks, San Francisco's fam
ous 51 per cent "uncilmnabie
trade.
And. Indicative of the faith that
the world-famous Jenkins has In
Kiehf ield gasoline, which has pow
ered him to so many victories of
speed and power, it might be not
ed he chose Richfield-Ethyl as the
fuel for his dare-deril climb up
Twin Peaks.
The results, it is daclared, morel
than satisfied "Ab." The gaso
line gave hts Studebaker roadster
unfailing power and speed for
the terrific test, a veritable vic
tory over gravity. Not one but
several successful climbs were
made, each time more passengers
being added, till on the last one
a "real test," Jenkins called it
the Richfleld-powered roadster
carired sixteen passengers, more
than a ton of human cargo.
Folliwlng Jenkin'a "flight" up
the steep hill, where no road .ex
lata and on which loose rock and
(travel make the gradient the
more difficult for traction, anoth
er Studebaker also Richfield
nowered also mads the climb.
Thi3, a stock demonstrator from
the Chester N. Weaver company
showrooms, San Francisco Stude
baker distributor, was sent over
th etop to prove that Ab's mount
was strictly stock and not equip
ped with special gears.
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Gretna Green Nuptials Prove Unsatisfactory
OPPOSE EASY WEDDINGS
Stage Coach bridged gap between ends of track
GRETNA GREEN. Scotland
(AP) Sentiment is growing
alone the Scottish border for the
abolition, of the "easy marriage"
system at Gretna Green where 350
hasty weddings hare taken place
within 18 months.
Only 31 of these marriages was
subsequently registered. That is
the outstanding factor in the agi
tation against Gretna Green 'ro-
Popular revulsion against the
'romance."
romantic traditions" of the fron
tier Tillage was intensified by the
recent marriage at the famous
nuptial blacksmith shop of Miss
Olive Risdel, a young English
heiress and Hector Mappln, a
Cambridge undergraduate.
The elopement of these promi
nent young persons, both minors,
and their Joining of hands over
the anvil where so many romantic
hymenlal " knots have been tied.
has Increased the volume of pro
test among the border folk who
say the situation has become
scandalous.
Scottish Law Changed
In 185S the Scottish law was
changed so as to provide that one
of the contracting parties must
have resided in Scotland for 21
days before marriage. Previously
no legal residence requirement ex
isted. But the marriage business
of Gretna Green has flourished
nevertheless, possibly because
there has been laxness in enforc
ing the residence law.
Until a few weeks ago, couples
had a choice of two nuptial altorj
in Gretna Green: the old toll bar
which stands on the main highway
from England into Scotland, a
few yards for the border, and the
old smithy which is ten minutes
walk from the boundary. Bat the
toll gate keeper has gone out of
business as a marriage agent.
"Trade" is flourishing, howev
er, at the blacksmith, shop. Elm
er the smith or "Mrs. Smith,' is
prepared to marry man and maid
on their declaration that they
have observed the residence pro
vision. No witness is. required.
The smithy was the scene of
216 weddings last year. This year
these impromptu ceremonies have
averaged almost one each day.
The sixtieth birthday of the
Southern Pacific, first transconti
nrntal - railroad was celebrated
Ma JO by a radio broadcast from
KPO San Francisco.
Reinald . tferrenrath, famous
baritone, came from New York
specially to take part In this en
tertalnment. Construction of the Southern
Rounding "Cape Horn" en way te
Summit
Leaving Oakland Pier, 1869
t acific's first unit, which was the
Western end of the first transcon
tinental railroad, cost $61,000,
OOO. The Southern Pacific, which
has grown with the west, la still
driving spikes and has just com
pleted, in the last 15 years con
struction to open up new territory
at a cost of S88.0O0.O0O.
Now is Time to Decide on
Summer Trip and Also Time
To Make All Needed Goods
BERLIN (AP) With about
ISO, 000 people house hunting in
Berlin, a three-year program to
provide 32,000 new homes annual
ly has been drawn up by the mu
nicipality. Funds for 24,000 houses will
be provided by the Income from
the the tax on house rentals and
the. cost of the remaining 8,000
will be covered by municipal
loans.
The capita Iclty is paying the
penalty of overcrowding for its
growing economic importance as
the center for Germany industry
and business. Homeless apart
ment seekers must be ticketed,
registered and investigated by
government bureaus before they
can achieve private living quar
ters. Even then, there is usually
a premium to be paid, and one
room with possibly the use of the
kitchen, must be reserved for the
apartment owner.
Apartments allotted by the bu
reau under this system have ris
en rapidly from 8,9(7 in 1924 to
26.069 In 1927 and 21,194 1b
1928.
Building, however, has fallen
far short of keeping up with the
demand, chiefly because capital
has been attracted to more prof
itable lines. The 92S construc
tion. Instead of showing an in
crease over 1927, provided 200
fewer homes; with the result that
the municipality has been forced
to aid the private builder.
The family who has decided to j
spend the summer vacation on a
camping trip might well begin to
"shop around" and see which of
the many available trips offers the
most for the money, advises Man
ager Clarke for the Western Auto
Supply company.
With such a wide variety, it is
often difficult to select any cer
tain trip that will please all mem
bers of the family. The tour,-it
wisely chosen, will fit the needs,
as well as the purses of all. Mod
ern camping equipment, which has
done much toward getting Amer
ica out into the open during the
summer months, gives the vaca
tionist' a home away from home
and enables him to take many in
expensive trips which otherwise
could not be considered.
The itinerary of a vacation
should be planned weeks before
the trip is actually begun. Defi
nite plans Ehould be formulated
and many problems must be
solved. How many are going on
the trip? What is to be the aim
of the trip? What points of in
terest are to be seen? How many
miles can comfortably be covered
in a day? What accommodations
are to be had along the way?
Where t camp at night? These
are but a few of the problems that
should be solved before starting
out
With a road map or touring at
las, such as may be obtained from
any Western Auto store, many
touring problems can be worked
out over the library table. This
map, together with a list of rec
ommended auto camps will help
In planning the trip.
Th eaverage man who goes
wrong on a camping trip. is usual
ly the man who took too much
for granted and started out un
prepared. One fine day he de
cides to go, he throws a few ar
ticles of camping equipment Into
the car, ties the rest to the running-boards
and is on his way with
little thought of what actually
will be needed.
The average amateur auto
camper takes too much equipment
along and the old-timer often
takes too little. A happy medium
must be struck between thesetwo
extremes. The man who gets the
greatest amount of enjoyment out
of his trip is the man who takes
the least amount of equipment.
yet has everything that will be
needed. The less you have to han
dle and unpack, the better you will
get along.
IRISH TOH IS
REQUIRED BY Uw
HUDSON EXPORTS ft
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RECORDS
Hudson Motor company offi
cials state that for the first four
months of 1929, export shipments
hare reached a new high record,
keeping a parallel pace with do
mestic business. J. S. Draper,
general export manager, says that
27,071 Hudson and Essex cars
were shipped In this period by the
foreign and Canadian divisions of
the export division a gain of 28
per cent ore rthe 21,214 cars shlp--ped
in. the same peried of 1928,
which had been a record-breaking
period ip to that time. . ;
Estimates of export easiness (or
the year are now fixed at more
than 79,999 Hudson and Essex
cars, conservatively" figured, and
could run to the 75,000 mark
without cansiag surprise to the
Hudson management, it is said.
RADIATORS GRACEFUL
Distinction is added to the gen
eral beauty of the De Soto Six,
product of Chrysler Motors, by-the
graceful radiator lines. Utility is
also a- feature of the radiator, af
fording proper cooling conditions
for the engine under all condi
tions of operation. The water is
Impelled into the radiator by a
specially designed pump, driven
by a "V" type belt which also
drives the fan.
DUBLIN". (AP) The legal
profession in the Free State is in
dignant at the decision of the gov
ernment to make future lawyers
speak the Irish language.
The government's bill, which
has the cordial support of the of
ficial opposition, Eamon de Va-
I lera's party, provides that all per-
sons now under 15 years of age
who desire to become solicitors
must satisfy the chief justice that
they can conduct business in the
Irish tongue.
The measure has aroused much
opposition, and many members of
the government party are refus
ing to support it.
Irish is compulsory in the
schools now, and it is argued by
the bill's supporters that future
lawyers now in schools have ample
opportunity to comply with the
proposed act without hardship.
The opponents of the proposal
contend that there is at present
no legal text book in Irish, that
technical law terms are lacking in
that language, and that litigants
will suffer increased expense in
paying for Interpreters.
MOSCOW. (AP) A conven
tlon establishing customs control
sones in the Finnish Gulf has
been signed in Moscow between
the Soviet union and Finland. The
tones are outside the territorial
waters of the two countries.
Richfield Winner
Oi Huge Contract
Contracts to furnish the United
States nary with 4.165,000 . bar
rels of fuel oil during the 12
months beginning July 1, 1929,
hare been awarded the Richfield
Oil company of California, accord
ing to official notification Just re
ceived by the company from
Washington.
Richfield secured erery award
eorering which It entered a bid
and the barrelage Includes dellr
ery of 2,500,000 barrels at San
Pedro, California; 1,000,000 bar
rels at San Francisco, California.
30,000 barrels at Portland, Ore
gon, 10.0 01 barrels at the Puget
SnuodjnaTy yard and 75,000 bar
rels to be dellTered to. Seattle.
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388 N. Commercial Telephone 220
When Better AetofaobOes Are Built s Baick V21 Build Thess
Motor Car company. Mr. Rue has
been in the automobile business
nearly 20 years with this time
divided about equally between ac
tivities as a distributor or dealer
and as a factory sales executive.
He has been two years in the Hudson-Essex
organization.
"In the first half of 1929," said
Mr. Rue, "Hudson-Essex dealers
will dispose of' around 250,000
new cars and probably 300,000
used ones which they have taken
in trade on the new ones. Thus
even the used car sales constitute
oae the largest merchandising
efforts in the country. Hudson
has formed its used car sales divi
sion to study all phases of used
car merchandising with its distri
Duiors ana dealers and to pass
along the most successful and
practical operating ideas.
transmission and differential fear
grease.
Continuously adding small bits
of lubricant to the old gear grease
that has seen thousands of miles
of service without a change and
thorough cleaning is just where
many a careful motorist unknow
ingly makes a serious mistake.
It la just as necessary to change
the transmission and differential
lubricant as it is to drain and re
fill the crank case with good mo
tor oil.
Gears that are forced to run in
old unchanged grease that is
filled with chips of steel, grit and
dirt wil become worn, noisy, hard
to shift, and be the cause of un
necessary repair bills and delay.
All of the leading automobile
manufacturers recommend that
you have the gear lubricant
changed twice yearly, winter and
summer, because one season is
cold and the other is hot. The
winter gear lubricant should be an
especially prepared lubricant that
has undergone a freeze test that
would insur it to flow and lubri
cate to a temperature of zero or
below. The summer season calls
for a lubricant that has been
blended to Insure it from break
ing down under warm or hot wea
ther conditions.
Are Your Gears N'oisy and Hard
To Shift?
Many a motorist intend? to re
ligiously care for their automo
bile. They hare It washed, pol
lshed, motor oil changed and the
chassis lubricated, ail of which
are very essential saays "Jim"
and "Bill" of Smith & Watkins.
To further this care they have a
Dound or two of cear lubricant while he will visit the United
added to the (already worn out) 'States to gather data.
CHARXWOOD HARD AT WORK
LONDON (AP) Lord Charn
wood. author of a biography of
Abraham Lincoln, hopes to have
a life of George Washington ready
for publication in 1932. Mean-
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FOR USED CI SALE
Appointment of H. Dale Rue as
manager of -the used car depart
ment is announced by the Hudson
A high compliment to Ameri
can automobiles was paid recent
ly by a European who is recog
nized in his own home as a lead
ing sylist a man whose opinion
on the harmony of lines and col
ors is valued throughout the
world. The authority is Paul
Polret, aPrislan designer and
style arbiter.
And M. Polret roleed more
than a casual opinion for, on his
last and recent rislto to this coun
try, he backed up his statements
by purchasing an Oldsmoblle six
which won bis favor while visit
ing a special showing of General
Motors cars held during the au
tomobile show in Chicago.
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SISJNHDAY DDIftHVE!
We Suggest a
Loop Trip to Wolpopt,,
Howpofff ..Copvallio
Leaving Salem, take the west side highway te
Oarrsffis 37 mile then to the west 5.1 miles to
Philomath, here you turn left and go southwest
tor 21 miles to Alsee then west 50,1 miles to
Tidewater and go on 10 miles more to.Walport,
Cross the bay at WalpoTtnnd go north if miles
on Beach road and ferry to Newport. After
leaving Newport go east ;J miles to Toledo-
then 4M xoues to Corraltts and on home mak
ing a total Of 214J miles for this wonderful
loop trip.
BEFORE YOU GO PUT ON A SET OF NEW
13MMSSSL TMtiS
GEARED TO THE ROAD
Toar trip will not be marred
by tire trouble if you have
Miller's on your car.
Miller Tire Service Co.
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