AUTOMOTIVE SECTION
OUTDOOR NEWS
MUNMO ASt
The OREGON STATESMAN, Salem, Oregon, Sunday Morning, April 12, 1931
PAGE NINE
MADEF1 CD. IS
AUBURN DEALER
Takes Over Agency fop Au
burn and Cord Automo
biles for Salem
- The Auburn Automobile com
pany announced today the ap
pointment of ; the James H.
Madea company,,, t 3 S : North,
JAMES H. MADEN
as exclusive
Auburn, and
Commercial street,
Salem dealers for
Cord automobiles.
James H. Maden, general man
aser ct the firm, came to Salem
10 years ago to engage la the
automobile business and has
been at his present location since
that time, handling . the Salem
sales of many of America's fore
most motor cars. ' v
Mr. Maden announces that he
will place on display Sunday, a
complete line of these fine auto
mobiles including the beautiful
custom models which feature
both free-wheeling and. the syncro-mesh
gearing.
Joseph Tarola, Auburn repre
sentative, today expressed him
self as delighted with the acqui
sition of the Maden company as
his firm's Salem representative,
earing that he was confident
that Mr. Maden's wide automo
bile experience and high stand
ing in the city of Salem would
enable Auburn and Cord owners
to receive- the finest service pos
sible. - i
"I have handled many of the
best known automobiles in
America during my years in this
business. Mr. Maden said to
day, "but I have never In my
life been so enthused about a
motor car as I am about this
-new Auburn. It has every fea
ture that I would expect to find
in a three thousand dollar car
yet its factory price is less than
a thousand dollars. I don't -wonder
that the price ot Auburn
stock on Wall Street has risen
almost 200, points since the new
model was placed on the market.-
Blossom day visitors are in
vited to visit the Maden head
quarters Sunday and Inspect
these sensational - new automobiles.
New: Highway C
Jodeto be Effective June 6:
Similar Laws Enacted Along Entire Coast;
langes Made in Existing Practices
ManyCli
Speed Rate of 35 Miles Taboo; Test .Made on
. Prudent Driving; new Rules Prevail for
! Use of Hand to Indicate Turn
(Editor's Note: This article by 'Frank Andrews, chairman of the
house committee ia the 36th session on roads and highways, explains
to the motorists of the state new traffic rules which will be effective
Juno C. The Statesman, is grateful to The Oregon Motorist for per
mission to reprint the article.)
HOUSE Bill Number 355, introduced by the committee on
roads and highways of the house of representatives with
the close co-operation of Senator Joseph E. Dunne, chairman
of -the senate roads and highways committee and Earl W.
Snell, chairman of the automobile and roads committee of
the house, provides for a uniform act regulating traffic. on
highways. It is more commonly known as the "rules of the
road" and will become effective June 6. . f
This act is a result of the investigation and experience
of the national conference on street and highway safety whoj
1 1 a 1 . m 11 1 a m m . T
nave naa me aavice oi me Dest irainc experts oi tne coun
try. It has been thoroughly tried out by some 13 states and
their experiences were thoroughly discussed before it was
recommended to the coast legislatures by the chairman 'of
the roads and highways committees of the senate and house
of representatives xf the states of California, Washington,
and Oregon, who met in Portland to confer regarding it. All
of the major recommendations of this conference will be in
effect in the coast states during the coming summer. ,
Uniformity of - traffic reguIa-O
and passing another truck.
Slow moving vehicles must
keep to the extreme right and al
low traffic to pass without unus
ual hindrance ' and regulation
thereof to be provided by traffic
officers. : I '; f
Abstracts of conviction for vio
lation of this act by Judicial offi
cers are to be sent to the secre
tary of state as state record and
open for public inspection. :
Additional authority is Riven
highway commission as to regula
tion of signs, markers, etei
This act contains all traffic
regulations with few exceptions
and will be compact and easily ac
cessible for the various Judicial
officers throughout the state.
. .With the passage of this act it
can be conservatively stated.' that
Oregon will hare as up-to-date
highway regulation a any state
in the United States.
Greater Safety Sought
The new act, according- to ex
pert opinion allows the motorist
Uto use the highway in a free and
easy manner
rdlng to his
previous habits
rr-rprsvUUi
drive In a
and pro-
manner.
With the ab-
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WILD FLOWERS'
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"Wild Flowers," sound picture
featuring the "Studebaker Cham
pions," well known radio orches
tra, is showing at Hollywood
April It to 15th.
"The world's largest automo
bile," a gigantic replica of the new
Preslent Eight four-season free
wheeling roadster, is used by the
famous radio orchestra. This gl
int car has 15 times the capa
city of the normal car. It was
built to commemorate the second
tnnlversary of the world-famous
30.000-mile run of four stock
President Eights at Atlantic City
n 1928.
- "Wild Flowers" was directed by
llf Goulding. whose pesonal tri-
imphs include pictures in wnicn
inch stars as Be be Daniels, uar
Id IJoyd. Lloyd Hamilton and
it hers have attained honors.
Sound effects were under the su
oervlsion of William Snyder, con
sldered one of the best men in
the business. His most recent
sound success is "Hell's Angels'
rhieh critics have hailed as a
itellar nrodnctlon.
Thouxh primarily a musical
oroduction. "Wild Flowers" con
tains a cleverly' woven plot of
young love. - '
The huge roadster which ap
pears in the picture was construct
ed in Studebaker's engineering ia
oratories In South Bend. ; Ind.
and took. 60 men three months
to build. It is 41 feet long, with
a wheelbase of 325 inches: 13 H
feet high, 15 feet wide and
weighs 5 A tons. Each wheel.
six feet eight inches in diameter,
weighs COO pounds.. . Seven men
re required to remove one of the
srheels. The diameter, ot the
steering wheel is 44 inches and
that -of the headlights Is 334
inches.-
Claude Cannon
Latest to Feel
Commission Axe
r
Claude Cannon; ' employed in
the claim department ot the state
Industrial accident commission
lot the past two yeara,aVre
(eased Friday. Nineteen em
ployes of the department have
been discharged slnce-the new
commissioners - assumed- .-office
two weeks ago. TherTdnetion
in the working force isJ ia .line
with Coventor Meier's 'oaosomy
prorram, the commissioners- said.
tlons is very essential on the Pa
cific coast with its enormous vol
ume of tourist travel.. The new
law eliminates a large number of
contradictory regulations and re
sulting confusion. . The lack of
uniform regulations has resulted
in a substantial Increase of haz
ards to- all ) concerned and delays
ot actual movement of traffic A
more complete understanding of
the regulations by the public will
result In a decrease of traffic
hazards and greater facility in
traffic movement. )
' The essential facilities of the
new traffic act are as follows:
Elimination of the 35 mile
speed limit for touring cars, and
making careful and prudent
driving the measuring stick. - An
arbitrary speed ot 45 miles on the
open highways is indicated as
the division point between reck
lessness and . negligence. -Violation
ot the safe driving regula
tions below that speed constitutes
a misdemeanor above the indi
cated . speed the penalty is twice
as severe.
Other indicated speeds are as
follows: i
(1J 15 miles per hour when
passing a school building or
grounds thereof except where
s cross wall: is
marked upon
the .pavement
Oand when ap
proaching 100
feet of grade
crossing of a
1 steam, elec
tric, or street
railway where
the driver's
wlev is ob-
( structed.
k (2)20 miles
per hour in a
business dis
trict, which is
a territory
contiguous to
a hiarhw&V
LEPP wnen 50 per
TURN cent or more
of the front
age thereon for a distance of 00
feet or more on one side or 300
feet or more on botn sides is oc
cupied by buildings devoted to
business.
(3) 25 miles per hour in any
residence district or at any rail
way crossing where the view is
not obstructed, or in any public
park. Arm signals by motorists
are to be given as formerly, with
the arm extended up for a right
turn, straight out tor a left turn.
and for stopping or slowing down,
hand extended down
Right of way at intersection
belongs to the person first enter
ing at reasonable speed and when
two cars enter an intersection at
same time, car to right has right
of way.
Passing to the right permitted
In parallel lanes or when passing
a car turning to the left.
Driver - of vehicle emerging
from alley or highway shall stop
before entering street or high
way. 4
Unlawful to solicit ride by
standing on the driveway of
street or highway.
brakes of ear must be able to
stoo car as follows:
(11- 10 miles per hour a.a
feet. , .
(2)- 15 i miles
feet. - i
(j). 20 miles per
feet. - "-
14) 25 miles per hour 58.0
feet. - "
(5) 30 miles per hour 83.3
feet. ' . 1 '
The secretary of state has. the
authority through: his designated
agents to inspect any or all- cars
as te braking faculties.
Unlawful to carry a child on
the fender,! running board, hood,
or any other outside part ot car.
Windshield Deriee Demanded
Cars must be . provided with
windshield device for cleaning.
After July 1. 1931. no car al
lowed to exceed
11 feet in height
when laden os
without load, and
not to exceed 34
Xeet in length.
After January 1
1S33, no com
bination of ve
hicles shall ex
ceed 60 feet in
length.
, No load oa
passenger cars
to extend be
yond line of left
fender thereof
nor any load to
extend three- feet
- beyond the car.
M-etor truck
load on combin
ation of vehicles
per hour 9.3
hour 37.1
RIGHT ,
TURN
dent
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TV, V
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STOP ct
SLOW
sence of speed
gulation It Is
stated that the
motorist -may
give Lis entire
attention to the
ghway ahead
Without concern
to who may be
approach
Ing from the
rear, thereby
many aed-
- dents occasion
ed by Inattention. States having
this provision in effect testify
that the motorist takes more than
ordinary care, having a feeling of
his own responsibility even great
er than when a. speed limit is pro
vided. There is Very little new mater
ial in -the new law. The uniform
recommendations have merely
made legal, existing driving hab
its. If you drive your car In a
safe manner yo uwill be obeying
the law. "Rate driving" is the
measurnig stick not only of this
law but of humanity. It is a fun
damental law. Obey it.
-
A Texas game warden used an
airplane to locate three trappers
violating the1 10-year closed sea
son on bearer.
Hill OUTPirj
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SHOWS
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First Quarter . Shows big
Gain Over .1930 Pro
i 'ir ductlon
Business leaders see signs of a
decided, and immediate return to
America's normal .condition of
healthy prosperity for the balance
of 1931.AS an indication that the
market for. so-called nuxurjr
products is on the up-grade they
point to the recent experience ot
the Auburn, automobile , as pres
aging a bright future for the en
tire motor car industry
,i The Auburn factory has pro
duced 11,700 tars la-the first
three months of 1931, as against
3000 cars for the same period:
last year, an Increase In volume
of .268 per cent. , This does not
take - into account 1 the tact that
the ''factory is more than 5000
cars, six weeks production, 1 be
hind its orders on hand. '
Local aales of the Auburn re
flect the factory's production in
crease. Oregon registratlona for
March totaled a 283 per cent gain
over March registrations in 1930,
according to Joseph Tarola, dis
tributor. That the financial men ot Wall
street are optimistic concerning
the future of the motor ear in
dustry is clearly shown by the
record of Auburn stock, Mr. Tar
ola said. From a 1930 low of 51
this stock crossed the 100 mark
just before the first ot the year
and skyrocketed upward to 279
gaining 22 points in a single day
last week. - -
Maden, of the James. H. . Maden
Co newly appointed dealers for
the Auburn, considers It particu
larly significant that the figures
'quoted on sales apply to an au
tomobile Salem prices of which
are well ove $1000 and hence
cannot be considered In the light
car class. Deluxe models ot the
Auburn cars include free wheel
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4-WHEEL BRAKES CAM AND ROLLER STEERING AND 50 OTHER REASONS
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Prices, ot the factory, $845 up for the Sixes; $1155 up for the Eights
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all eomhine la a sznart, Btylish ensernhle.
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HERE'S A TRUCK BODY 400 YEARS OLD
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This track body atarted - grow
ing 400 years ago and is now used
as s home on wheels by three war
veterans , who are . touring the
country. The huge spruce log la
mounted on a Chevrolet truck.
The upper photo shows the spruce
log body on. the track. Below Is
the interior. At the left is the tree
just after It had been felled in
the north woods. The man is over,
six feet tall. i
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