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iwwtitew f n vrrttmuwivmMnmM til ft 1 - V'-af PAGE THIRTEEN SIXTEEN PAGES AUTOMOBILE -SHOW EDITION , ' EAgT OHEGONIAN t SATURDAY, MARCH 8, 1919 GOOD ROADS CAIO MATIflM OHVLU HHIIUIV IN WAR TIME Traversing the r?ampugna ll Itoinu, Italy, la thn world's- most historical highway. Time and foo have all but blotted out the grandeur of undent Home, but the Applan Way, In uImiomI perfect condition, .hue withstood the ravages of twenty-two centurion. II stands today a monument to Itomun road building skill and an Imlorse inent of tire pint played hy good roads In enabling Iho Roman emplra for so long a time to subduo over would-be conqueror. France la triumphant today because he has long recognlged the military value of Wood roudx. In winning the war, aummed up by Lord Curzon a a "victory of allied motora over Onrman rallroada," the highways of France were of vital Importance. Verdun wai saved, the great Homme defense made possible, the Chateau Thierry victory achieved through the ability of French roads to carry steadfastly the mighty enginea of Mara. And' France plana to further her excellent system of highway by building a "Sacred Way" from Alsace to . the North Sea, aa a fitting monument to her valiant troops. ' rueful Memorial. We of America are discussing suit able memorials to our fallen and re turning troops. Shall such memorials be cold, useleas and often tinseemlng shafts of atone, or useful, educating and healthgivlng highways victory highways? More monuments, perhaps, have been erected to the honor of Immor tal Lincoln than to any other man. Yet are any of these as beneficial from any standpoint as the great Lin coin Highway which bands the con tinent? Investigators tell us that the eco nomic and moral fibre of any com munity Is determflned by the condi tion of Ita hlKhgways. Not by Its schools, nor Its church spires, nor Its banks, nor Its factory chimneys, but by Its roads. Give a community the fight kind of roads and these other Indications of advancement are sure to follow. What more fitting monument, then, can we build In honor of our heroes than memorial roads? How can any state, county or community better stabilise the achievements of Its val iant sons than in a permanent road dedicated to them? And all of them to be planned and built so as to form a great system of victory highways. Defense of America. Victory highways, that the lasting defense of America be made certain. Victory highways on which schools will be erected to teach our children the art of peace. Victory highways, over whlcli food will moVe from warm to city and manufactured products bade to I ha land. Wo may study to obtain the most maKniriuunt effects In stona and bronze and marble; we muy plan to erect shafts to the very clouds; we may hope to dwarf anything that has been done In colossal architecture, but nowhere oun we find a better way to appropriate the memorial offering of a grateful nation than In the construc tion of pormaiiont roads, which In their completion will form. system of vlytory highways. FIRESTONE TIRE HAS MADE GOOD LOCALLY New Standards lo Come in Vogue Jan. 1 New standards for tires were consld ered at a recent meeting of the Nat' tlonal Automobile Chamber of Com merce, Iho plan nulling for a conlln uinieo of the making of tires for nil rims now In use, but providing that after Jiinuury 1, 11120 ho manufiic liners will equip their ears with cer tain Klsea that are bing considered. I'neiuriatio sifcea will run from 30 Irenes hy 3 1-2 Inches to 36 Inches by (1 inches for paSHenger cars, and for trucks 30 inches by 6 Inches to 40 Inches by 8 Inches. Truck sizes call for 15 sfsca of solid tires. The whole program Is expected to make for greater efficiency In manu facturing and the certainty of dealers' slocks being complete. The Firestone tire performed with much success In Umatilla county dur ing the pust year, according to I.. A. Monton, manager of the Himpson Tire sarvlco company, agents fo this popu. lar brund of tires. The points claim- great ed '"r "10 tire are that they save . gasoline, steer easier, ride easier, give remarkable mileage, reduce repairs to automobiles and aro least suscepti ble to stone-bruises. ' . Hemurkablo mileage has been ob tained from the use of Flrestotio, In many cases Flrstone tires have run more than 10.000 miles. J. P. Urifrcn of Chicago writes he has run a Fire stone 17,000 miles. The Harry New. man-rtlartlon Company of Chicago. Illionts writes his Fireslone cord tires have run some 18,000 miles lo the present time and could yet lie con Hid ered good tires. The body or framework of the tire Is built up of numerous walls of stout cord of greut tensile strength. There Is pure rubber between each cord and pure rubber between each wa. Kach cord 1h fully Insolated within th's mass of pure gum. No two cords can touch to cause friction. Furthermore, each cord Is Impregnated with the rubber, giving It added life and strength. oooooo DDflBQQ oooooo OOOOOO nanaaa oooooo II COLE-8 ATTRACTING (Continued from Page 9) The 8. A. K. horsepower rating l 39.2, but this by no means la commen surate to the actual horsepower deliv ered at the p'heeli For in tents of long duration In, the dyqamoter la boratories the Aero-RlKht motor has connHtently developed more than 80 actual horsepower.. This enormous fund of energy, coupled with the flexibility of the power flow produced by the constant turbine effect of eight-cylinder con struction and the counterbalancing of the crank shaft to eliminate alt vib ration, gives the Aero-Klght a speed range -on high gear of from less than 2 to more than 70 miles an hour. In America there Is no eight-cylinder automflblle motor that develops so much power with the same econ oooooo D0QDQH oooooo oooooo Dnaona oooooo luicErsBid "LISTEN! Gates Half Sole Guaranteed for . 2300 Mile Wear runcture proof tire service at only half the cost of the ordinary tire can be obtained by applying a dates half sole to an old casing. The Gates halt sole is sold by Oeorge W. Bradley who .ipened up a shop lost year at 639 Cot. tonwood street. The Gutes half sole Is sold with a guarantee to give an additional 8501) mile without a puncture and can be added to any old casing,' The Brad ley shop Is one of 800 Gates service stations throughout the United States. A first class vulcanizing shop In charge of Charles tiatchelor Is a feature of the establishment. Picked Studebaker After Looking At Numerous Factories (Continued from Pago 9) tlon was formed two years ago . J. It. Knifrlit la president of the organlza. tion und tlio oilier offk-crs are J. K, Klkfiut, vlee-pneMldent; I A. Mcnton, secretary and M. K Jjong treasurer. Tito commiune In charge of the show aro J. It. Knight. II. Cluus stiiluK. A. M. Ferguson, If. O. KrciL bid and I M. Kennedy. I "The experience of Roland Oliver in choosing the Studebaker car, is noteworthy." says Kyle Long, Stude baker distributor for Pendleton. Mr. Oliver left Pendleton last April and visited a lurKe number of automobile factories. In the east- After carefu. Investigation ho purchased a big Six Studebaker and toured Michigan. In diana and Illinois before shipping the car home. A MESSAGE TO OWNERS I .make a specialty of repairing Buick and Hudson Cars. Of course, any car of whatever make will receive the same careful attention. If your car is not performing as it should if it needs tuning, up or overhauling, you can rest assured that it will be done right at this shop. Promptness and Carefulness Are the two prime factors that every car owner considers when he intrusts his machine to a mechanic In both of these you will not be disappointed. My work is absolutely guaranteed and your car returned to you just as soon as a competent mechanic canturn outajfirst class job. 'fS!LJSj!!S?VffTlisi3t (Billy) W. L. Gumming Formerly Foreman Oregon Motor Garage LEUER AUTO CO. 614-16 Garden St., Between Alta and Webb St oooooo nuanni oooooo 11 oooooo DODDDQ oooooo I t i n J VmM j 1 1 f Iv-LI L-i Guarantee Basis 5000 Miles The Home of Portage Tires Certainly Is "Equipped to Serve" You and Your Interests In Portage Tires and Tubes you get the product of a factory with an output large enough to attract and hold the best Tire Making Skill available. Yet, mere quantity of output is not our first consideration in making them. More important it is, both to ourselves and to users of Port age Tires, .to know certainly that we are equipped to make them well A point which you, yourself, can readily prove through the . use of Portage Tires and Tubes on your own car or cars. SEE THEM AT THE AUTO SHOW. MM A DISTRIBUTORS FOR UMATILLA COUNTY 1 I 4- a
