J Automotive and Building News of Interest Locally ' Talk of the Road and News of the Day for Mo torists and Outdoors folk 5 Automotive Information The OREGON STATESMAN, Salem, Oregon, Sunday Morning, October 13, 1929 PAGE THIRTEEN OUT DOORS SECTION MIT 16 HI WORTH Mil State Motor Body Urges Legislative Committee to j Study Protection Thft Interim committee of the Oregon legislature working on the question of automobile liability Insurance In Oregon might veil consider the merit rating -plan which has been adopted ih the state of Connecticut recently, slates' the Oregon State Motor As sociation. Connecticut Is the first and only state In the onion to adopt such a merit rating plan. This provision has been incorporated as atj amendment to the- Connecticut Financial Responsibility Act, and, of courseapplles only to persons from whom proof of responibllity Is required. Such persons would bf classified in three groups, A, B and C, according to the serious rers of offenses committed, or In juries caused by accidents. In surance and surety companies would be required to file their manuals of rules and schedules of rates fox the issuance of automo bile liabiJUyi insurance and bonds. Automobile rates- would then be es follows: Class A: per cent. Class B: pr cent. Class C: Per cent. Standard rate plus 10 Standard rate plus 25 Standard rate plus 50 Through this plan the Motor Vehicle Department classifies the risk and the Insurance Depart ment imposes the rate. This sys tm Is Intended to prevent acd dents by hitting the Docket book of the careless driver and patting money into the purse of the care ful operator. It is an accident prevention program that Is novel to the country. Under the merit rating plan, the so-called "per fect driver, one whose record Is clear, would enjoy the basic liabil Ity rate imposed by the company m which he Is insured. Those whose records show minor Infrac tions of the traffic laws and for which poof of financial responsl bility is required will go Into Class A, which provides an In crease of ten per cent In rates Those Involved in more than one violation will be charged an ad aiuonai iwenty-nve per cent as members of Class B. The habit ual offender and drunken driver, placed in Class C, will be rated 50 per cent over the basic rate linaer tne law. an drivers com ing under the financial responsi bility act will be classified ae cording to a 12 months operat ing record and will thereafter be based on conduct for the succeed ing year. This makes It possible for a Class C driver to return to a more favorable class each year. This law Is In effect August 1. 1929. Forty-six per cent of the world mileage Is In the United States, according to the Oregon State Mo tor Association. The highway mileage of the world is 6.682.001. The total for the United States is 3.013,583 miles. When that charming romancer, Robert Louis - Stevenson, married airs. Oaborneln May, 1884. his health was at low ebb. His physi cians advised a high altitude where his racked physique would have an opportunity to rebutld It self with the medicine of clean air. Immediately after the mar riage, Stevenson his wife and his fourteen year old step-son Lloyd Osborne, went up Into the moun tains ahove Calistoga. Although Calistoga was but fifty miles from San Francisco, Stevenson. had re belled at the thought of separat ing himself from the picturesque city by the Golden Gate and it was only after strict orders from his physician so seek a place of quietude that the author agreed to go lato the mountains. Recently Miss Norma Hayden. a Dallaa school teacher who is very Interested in Stevensonia, visited the spot where Stevenson lived at STEVENSON SCEfiE West Honors Stevenson v3gffav?S ! 1 Tr-- i jt&'ay '' ' 'It A memorial tablet at Calistoga, California, marks the spot where the cabin of Robert Loaf Sterensoa stood. Here he wrote The Sil verado Squatters." Miss Norma Hayden, s Dallas, Texas? school teach er, wha fa tearing the west, recently visited the hallowed literary i ! 1 lO " T'xm .t aaa,aaa f1 ' ' " ' ''lYrti' Three complete groups of new "400" Series Nash cars Made up the impressive presentation this month that has set a new standard for motoring luxury at moderate cost. The group above shows three representative models of the new Nash offering. At the top is the Twin-Ignition Eight Ambassador with Regal wire wheel equipment, and its artistic and ultra comfortable interior. The new Nash Twin-Ignition Sir Cabriolet is shown in the center and the new Single Six, five-passenger touring car, with its advanced lines and advanced. Salon type Interior, showing the adjustable front seat, 1 shown below. Calistoga. Miss Hayden drove a Chevrolet coach all the way from Texas to not only visit Stevenson--ian surroundings but to explore the states of Oregon, Utah, Neva da, Wyoming. Montana and Ida ho. Miss Hayden Is a teacher in one of the normal schools in Dal las and believes that the states of the northwest offer a great op portunity to further one's educa tional facilities. It was at Calistoga that Steven sen found the deserted mining camp on a ridge of the St. Hel ena mountain. There he wrote the "Silverado Squatters," naming the story after a deserted mine which was known as Silverado Mine. A tablet marks the spot where the cabin In which Stevenson wrote, stood. Stevenson resided there from May until July, 1880, except for a tew weeks when the party was forced to return to the low-lands owing to a slight attack of diph theria with which Mrs. Stevenson and Lloyd came down. Steven son's Interests there were very quiet. He was much too 111 to take an active part in life, but his impressions served amply for a pleasant book. The owner of the Silverado Hotel, Rufe Hanson, whose portrait is really a very considerable performance; Kel mar, the Jewish trader, and the few people who penetrated into this mountain recess, form the mainstay of the narrative: The most vivid bit of descrip tion in the story Is the arrival and departure of the dally stagecoach. One wonders what Stevenson would say today if be could see the Chevolet Six glide through the hills. One imagines that his pen would be moved to write glowing descriptions of modern transportation methods. The ease and dispatch of Ihe Chevrolet Six contrasted with cumbersome stagecoach, which in spired Stevenson, indicates plain ly the tremendous strides in transportation. It Stevenson were told at that time that over l.OOO.OM Chevro let Sixes would supplant the stagecoach of the SO's he would .. NashPresenteOQSeriesforlOSO ; "nS 1 1 li i - , i Hi "t"Q I IE IN DIG DIRIGIBLE Frank Doolittle, Satem Good year dealer, has Just returned from an enjoyable trip to the Los Angeles factory of the Good year Tire and Rubber company, where he and 35 other realers were entertained by Goodyear as a reward for the sales results ob tained In a recent sales cotest. Seeing the stars of Hollywood, probably call the statement a mere dream. Tet, today, with more than 1,000.000 Chevrolet on the road, It is obvious that the men of the past had no Idea of the future of the automobile. The "Silverado Squatters" pays high tribute to the west. It tells of the spirit of the people who settled the west and he Industry and energy jot those peoples. The covered wagon days are filled with the courageous characters who tramped overland and made their way through perils of all sorts. RUGGED All-Cord Unsurpassed "for by any tire made today We have the right size for your car. YOLF IKE SHOP 198 S. Commercial St, . Phone 786 n RIDES mm SlHi CM" the beautiful southern Calofrnia beaches, riding in' the "Volun teer," theatre entertainment, fac tory excursions, lots of gaod eats, and talks by factory officials, were only a few of the good things which the Zeppelin contest win ners enjoyed while at Los Angeles on their prize winning visit Sep tember 23rd and 24th. From twelve states they came, representng every nook and cor ner of the great west, and fast trains from their home cities car ried them direct to the goal Los Angeles. General office repre sentatives and palatial sightsee ing buses awaited their arrival, and a few minutes after they left the trains, they were registered at the Mayfalr Hotel, and but a few minutes later, were on their way to the Los Angeles Goodyear fac tory. The airship ''Volunteer" met the trains several miles oat, cruis ed over the depot while the win ners were leaving them, and fol lowed the buses to the hotel and out to the plant where they were first greeted by blasts from the factory whistle. Then things followed In rapid succession welcomes by officials, rau53imQng em i?57 IPflowflimg "CATERPILLAR" tfJOTOR NOW IS THE TIME TO SUBSOIL; PUTTING THE SOIL IN PHYSICAL CONDITION FOE THE STORAGE OF A PLENTIFUL SUPPLY OF MOIS TURE -AT A SAFE DEPTH." SUBSOILING AIRS THE SOIL, ADMITTING OXYGEN, THUS IN CREASING CHEMICAL PROCESS," AND THEREBY BENEFITING ACID SOIL, WHICH IS VITAL FOR SUCCESSFUL CROPS. Wet oir Dry Meoko Nothing to a "Caterpillar" "CATERPILLAR" earlier plowing means more time for making of a thoroughly mulched seed bed. In such perfect seed beds, lorn;, strong plant roots shoot down deep to draw ample moisture stored in the ground by early tillage the reward, of coarse is always better crops. Loggers & Contractors Machinery Company PORTLAND 345 E. lladiaoa p it In a multicolored assembly tent, a sumptirous luncheon served in an other gaily decorated tent on the factory lawn by senorltas and sen- ores. And then, when Joe Ken- nelly, advertising manager, asked how maay "did not" care to. trust their prize-winning souls In Good- year's airship "Volunteer," nary a hand reached for the sky. Forth with, each one of the lucky dealers was treated to a vision of Los An geles from the heights and every one of them would have willingly gone for another ride had the op portunity presented Itself. Nine Men Held in Borger Crime Ring STINNETT, Tex., Oct, (AP) District Judge E. J. Pick ens tonight refused to free on bond seven of nine prisoners, al leged members of the criminal ring In Borger, who have been held without bond by officers ad ministering martial law there and who sought writs of habeas cor pus. Decision in the other two cases was reserved. uff.j"-- , 'm..-i.j"ii-.'"w','-j"'' . "L"'" '-1X "" ' - . .--- " Z' - - X. '-- HI-PiEIN UTAHJtDN-STflP One Woman Driver Partic ipates in Endurance Test at Fairgrounds A striking demonstration of en durance, human and mechanical, was given by two drivers (one of them a young woman) and a four speed Graham-Paige, when Mr. and Mrs. Earl Williams, without ever leaving the car, completed a non-stop run of 4S4 hours 7 min utes. In the 19 days and nights of continuous driving, they complet ed 18.232 laps around the half- mile dirt track at the Utah state fairgrounds. As a test of stamina between man and machine, the result was a draw, for both the car and the drivers were apparently good for many hours when the end came. suddenly ana prosaically, one midnight, with a nail through the right rear tire of the Graham Paige 621 sedan. Under the strict regulations gov erning the te3t, the run was to be considered closed the moment the engine or the wheels stopped for any cause whatsoever. Iogenloos arrangements had been provided for changing wheels while the car proceeded under its own power, and changes had been made in practice on another 621 sedan. At the crucial moment, in pitch dark ness, after the rolling jack had been placed in position and the right rear wheel raised off the ground and clamped, permitting the left wheel to propel the car, the jack hit a rut and ploughed deep into the soft dirt track. The result was an abrupt halt of the run. The Graham-Paige had been picked from the stock of the Salt Lake City distributor by represen tatives of the Utah State automo bile association, and the run was observed by supervisors and check ers selected by that association. Several unusual features of the run added to its spectacular in terest and to the significance of the results. To the spectators, the most Interesting feature, next to the performance of the Graham- Paige, was the endurance and sta mina ef the two drivers. They had elected to seek an endurance rec ord by remaining in the sedan ev ery instant of its run, taking turns at the controls. The rear compart ment was curtamed off and in this restricted space the pilots, who had an attendant on the ground, slept, bathed, and ate. Aside from nttigue and some difficulty in recovering their land legs, the drivers showed no ill ef fects of the of the long grind, and both were up and about 12 hours after the end of the ordeal. Both warmly praised the steadiness of the Graham-Paige throughout the run, and the remarkable ease of handling that reduced the labor and strain on the driver. High gear of the four-speed transmis sion was used almost continuous ly and materially eased the driv era' task. Once the run nearly came to an untimely ends when torrential rains turned the track into soft clay. For more than two days the car was held to a very low speed while the wheels forced their way rim deep through the mud, and the strain on the drivers was tre mendously increased by the con stant danger of skidding or swerv ing through the rail. The rains were followed by a hot spell. it. 345 Center) which dried out the track but did not add to the comfort of the pi lots. Refueling and renewing the lubricating oil were easily carried out. A tank" truck ran alongside the Graham-Paige, and one of its crew stepped from the truck to the trunk-rack of the car. Then a fun nel and the gasoline hose were passed over, and the tank filled to the brim. Engine oil was sup plied by an attendant who hopped aboard, and refilled the crankcasc from cans. i III SORTED INTRANS1TS00N OAKLAND. Cal.-(AP) -Convertible transport airplanes are being built for the time when' the air mail will be sorted in transit. They are trl-motorcd. 18-$assen-ger ships that may be made into a flying postoffice within 24 hours. Carriers of transcontinental mail estimate that three hours would be cut from the present time If mail clerks were aboard airplanes to sort the thousands of letters carried daily The cabins of the aerial post- offices are 19 feet long, seven feet high and 5 feet wide. Meals' can be ' obtained aboard as there is a butret. There are large non-shatterable glass win dows, giving the clerk excellent vision. 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