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The OREGON STATESMAN, Salem, Oregon, Sunday Morning, October 13, 1929
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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
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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
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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
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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.
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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,
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"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
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
These planes have special night
flying equipment, as officials be
lieve that the bulk of air mall
111 be moved at night just as
the greater part of the train mail
Is handled between dusk and
dawn.
The system building the con
vertible air carriers operates what
it terms the "largest lighted air
way in the world."
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nearly three miles ebove sea-level,
road crews are putting the fin
ishing touches on what will be the
world's highest automobile road.
Work on the Mt. Evans high
way. 30 miles from Denver, up to
the last mile was completed this
spring and in the summer auto
mobiles could reach Summit Lake
more than 12,000 feet above the
level of the sea In the shadow of
the rocky peak.
When the last mile Is finished
the road will reach to within ap
proximately 100 feet of the ex
treme altitude of the peak, which
towers above the clouds at an ele
vation of 14.290 feet.
The automobile road which
leads up Pike's Peak is the high
est road in the world at present,
but the Mt. Evans road will ex
ceed it by approximately 100. feet.
The road is being built by the
state and will carry no toll. It
will be a link In the road system
of the Denver mountain parks.
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maintains an average width of 20
feet and an average grade of 6
per cent. The drive over the ;!0
mile airline1 distance from Deuver
to the peak goe? over 66 miles of
loops, curves, and hairpin curves.
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