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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.
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COLE-8 ATTRACTING
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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
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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
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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
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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.
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UMATILLA COUNTY
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