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8atoriar May 14, 1921 The Capital Journal, Salem, Oregon Oregon Cities Preparing For Tourist Flood Oregon towns and cities In ev ery one of the 27 counties are Just now receiving a spring renovation. There Is no section of the state that is not making preparations for a record stream of visitors dur lngthe tourist months. So prom inent are clean-up and paint-up activities in many sections of the country that spring agricultural developments have secondary at tention. Farmers are doing their work quietly, while road work ac tivities, city park and summer re sort preparations, chamber of com merce, commercial club and com munity club programs for clean-up movements are well under way. In a score of cities and numer ous towns, women have taken over the direction of "city beautful" work. Some of the cities in the state have had successful tag days and others are impending. One beautiful innovation In memory of hero dead is winning a fervent response throughout this territory. Beds of roses are being planted in city parks in many of the cities of Oregon, and it seems that hund reds of homes will be graced by a plot of these memory flowers. Some cities are preparing floral designs, made of poppies, to form service tars; each star-group to repre sent one youth, man or woman, who paid the supreme sacrifice, business and civic leaders who ude reports of their local actl al lies, unconsciously co-operated lu stressing the fact that city and county officials realize that con certed action must be taken to re gulate automobile traffic, particu larly on Sundays. A movement ii said to be under way to call a ser ies of traffic meetings. Traffic of ficers of Multnomah county will nrnhuhlv hold the first meeting Uniform rules and regulations are desired, but It Is also under stood that officers desire to dls- cubs matters of tourist convenien ce. A number of cities have takm to the community service idc;i Several of these smaller munici palities are making arrangements to hire community leaders. Bands are being organised In cities and towns which heretofore have ha.I to Import their music for put in: (Occasions. In the little school dls "trlct at Elkins, Pols county, one of the llvcst young bands In the west Is said to have been niado very progressive during the past few weekB. It has been notteed O that modern motion piet uv theatres are being built In towns of less than 1000 luhabltaut:!. ill. Angel, for Instance, Is said to have provided a motion picture house In connection with the new at. Mary's school which Is second to none in the state. Additional Bum mer resorts are to be opened iu the mountain sections and coast districts. So far aB agriculture is concern ed, there has been reported a marked Increase lu purchases of blooded cattle and hoga. Oregon's pure bred stock resources are at tracting natioual attention, and the Jersey rattle In Marion and 1'olk counties and other districts ot the Willamette valley have been breaking record after record. Land clearing activities are Bpreading throughout the valley and coast districts, and business associa tions are co-operating with county officials to promote such projects on a broad scale. The motor vehicle Is playing a great part In the development of all resources in the west. Stock Cycle Exceeds 120 Miles Per Hour For the first time in the his tory of motorcycling a stock ma chine has accomplished better than 100 miles per hour In compe tition. This remarkable perform ance was made by Albert "Shrimp" Burns, the diminutive Oakland, Cal., pilot, who won the 15-mile event against a field of eight valve racing machines at Beverly Hills Speedway. Burns covered the dis tance in 8 minutes, 46 3-5 seconds He also won the mtss-and-out race, distance 13 miles, time 7 minute 51 4-5 seconds, average 104.91 m.p.h. In thlB event Burns estab lished tbe fastest time ever made on the Beverly Hills Speedway in competition. In a 25-mile event, Burns spilled in the eleventh lap while leading the field. His average in this race up to the time of his accident was 106 miles per hou. His accident necessitated his going to the hos pital but he returned to the track after having splinters removed, entered the 16-mile event and es tablished a record for -a stock mo tor In competition. Official reports credit Burns and his Indian with the most spectacu lar display of speed and riding ability ever displayed in California. To Warm Motorcyclists' Hands. HandB and feet of motorcyole riders can be kept warm with new attachments for their machines that convey warm exhaust gases from the engines to metal cowlii. Prevents Tractor Wheels Cloirtci;i. The lugs on a new tracto- wheol work In and out like spades from an eccentric on the axles and clean themselves, preventing the wheel clogging In the stickiest soil. Paymaster Uses Motorcycle To Cover His Route The Metropolitan district com mission of Massachusetts has evolved a tlme-avlng method of paying its help. Instead of em ployes leaving their work and go ing to headquarters, the commis sion sends their wages out to them. A motorcycle and sidecar Is used for this work with a police lieutenant acting as paymaster and a patrolman doing the driv ing. Karh week the outfit makes the rounds of the Metropolitan Park district. Not only does this save time for the commission but It also saves carefares for the worker. The workers can always be easily found and It takes only a few seconds to pay each man. Accelerator Works Horizontally An automobile accelerator pedal patented by a North Dakotan works horizontally Instead of or tically, relieving a driver from keeping IiIh foot in a strained po sttlon. Be careful with fire In forests. the Buick Breaks All Records for Driveaways Detroit, May 14. Today Is Bulck Day for over 300 Detroiters who came here this morning and drove back to Michigan's metro polis 78 Buick machines. Bach car was driven by its owner and each owner brought his car from C. C. stpk weather, one of the four dif ferent dealers in Detroit. The driveway was the largest in which their cars home, in the history of the automobile busi ness and the largest drive to a single dealer in the history of the Buick Motor company. Arrive in Special Cars. Th. imrtv of Detroiters arrived in Flint shortly after 10 o'clock this morning on three special in- terurbans and soon the 7 88 earn were parked around the Hotel Du- rant with streamers on eacn uei -ing the words "From Buick Motor Co. Detroit." Fair weather, one or tne uaem days this spring, brought the en tire party outside the hotel and a Paramount cameraman proceeded ... .hMi" n few scenes for the news weekly produced by thai company. As the Detroiters left for home, the cameraman, m Buick car, took pictures of me long line' of cars as they left Flint. He was to take some more along the route. At noon Mr. and Mrs. btarawea ontertalned at dinner for the entire party at the hotel Durant at which addresses were from Mayor E. W. Atwood, E. T. Strong, general sales manager of the Bulck, Horatio s. Kane, unu u. the members of the party and na tional president of the Exchange club, and "father of the Michigan roads club movement." Following the luncheon Mr. Strong presented Mrs. Starkwea ther with a new Buick coupe in front of the Durant. Whistles When Lubricant Needed. Blown by suction from the in take manifold, a whistle has been invented to warn a motorists that the circulation of lubricating oil In his car has stopped. Be careful with fire. Save your forests from fire. Every so often D. W. Griffith presents a sensation, a production rich In atmosphere and thrills, with a story that grips at the heart strings and which has a lasting something that nevere allows you to forget it. SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY Janitors Union Head Indicted For Conspiracy Chicago. May 13. Indictments charging conspiracy agamst Wm. V Quesse, president of the Chi cago Flat Janitors union, and nine other union officials, were voted by the grand Jury today. A motorcycle which, police say. was stolen from a Portland motor cycle company, was recovered here this morning when a man who gave his name Percy McClaln of Vancouver, Wash., endeavored to sell it to a local second-hand goods store. MeClain. according to the police, disappeared when the Sa lem merchant-called an officer. 1 ; i -. a. ju ii i i ZJL defender Famous! Of Cameron Dam Gets Full Pardon Madison, Wis., May 14, Com plete pardon was granted John F Diets today by Governor; Blairre restoring freedom to the widely known "defender of Cameron dam" on the tenth anniversary o( his conviction of the killing of Oscar Harp, a deputy sheriff, Oc tober , 1911. Governor Blaine in granting the pardon stated that he had consid ered that the trial was legal In re spect to the judicial proceedings and declared that "from consider ation of public policy and in mak ing allowance for the exceptional circumstances," he had concluded that Dietz should be free. "I am conscious," the governor said, "that from the evidence be fore me there is a doubt as to the guilt of John Dletz of the crime charged, and that he should be granted a complete pardon." "Dletz held off a sheriff's posse for months, attracting nation-wide attention. It is not expected that other charges pending against him will be pressed by the officials." The controversy which led to the conviction and sentence of the Wisconsin pioneer to life impris onment for first degree murder, started in 1904, shortly p'ter he had moved into Sawyer county in the wooded northern section of the state. His attitude in opposing the Chippewa Lumber & Boom company resulted in trouble cul minated In a fight with the sher iff, April 25, 1905. Dispute had arisen over the property rights of Dietz in liis homestead which bordered on a logging stream. The feud, in which two men, one a deputy sheriff were wounded in fights with Dietz, brought' the trouble to a climax when a sher iff's posse besieged the Dletz home and Harp was killed in the fight ing. The family then surrendered. Dietz was convicted of murder and. sentenced to life imprison ment, but former Governor Mc- Govern commuted tbe sentence to twenty years. National proof. forests are hot Huns Increase Force Opposing Silesiam Revolt Oppeln, Silesia, May 13. Ger man forces on the left bank of the Oder river are being augmented by former German soldiers from Bres lau and a number are coming from Germany. Several hundred secur- ty police have reached Brieg, ii niles northwest of here. There are rumors that the Ger mans will take the offensive prob ably within a week. The Poles are strengthening their positions with artillery although they are not advancing. rnrh sources declare that I Adalbert Korfanty, leader of the Polish insurrection, has heeaea General Lerond's Instructions for the first time and suspended his offensive." Berlin, Ma 13. The general strike begun by the German work men at Oppeln, Upper Silesia, in protest against the attitude of the inter-allied commission toward the Polish insurrection has been call ed off, according to advices today. Little match careless hand Forest fire denuded land. Extoe Forest fire's curse touches ev ery purse. Leave a campfire in haste Make a barren waste. Play fair put your fires out. MICHELIN has overcoma the eotiitnonost causes of tire trouble BATTERIES Today and Every-day You Use an Exide When you telephone, the current from an Exide Battery sends your voice over the wire There are numerous other ways in which Elide Batteries are serving you daily. The Exide Battery for your car contains every lesson learned in making storage batteries for every purpose during the past thirty-three years That's why it will prove a real economy to you in long-lasting power and care-free service. R. D. BARTON 171 SOUTH COMMERCIAL STREET PHONE 1107 SALEM, OREGON Violent Breaking If brakes are violently applied, tires are called upon to check within a few yards the entire momentum of the car. Michelins stand up better than other tire under such punishment. The unique toughness of the black Michelin tread gives these tires unequalled wear-resistance. The extra traction-surface of the Michelin tread minimizes wear by distributing the wear over a greater area. And the extra thickness of the Michelin tread makes both these forms of protection doubly effective. The harder the service, the more important that you have Michelins. Clark's Tire House 319 Commercial St. SALEM OREGON SALEM OREGON , , ia 490 Chevrolet Touring, The Car Complete 3 NEW PRICE j $809.00 Salem Delivery F t A Cut of $184.60 DW.Griffith. Good cltiseuahip demands cars with fire. Watch that match forest fire re destruetJwj. Protect the forest be careful .h flr DAVID WARK GRIFFITH'S newest picture "The Love Flower" From the Collier's Weekly Story "Black Beach" by Ralph Stock. D. W. Griffith is the master artist of the screen. The alone means wonders for the attractiveness of this prod uction. PATHE NEWS ud COMEDY MUSICAL PROGRAM BY F. W. RICHARDSON LIBERTY Where The Bigr Picture Show Former Price $993.60 $809.00 Salem Delivery We Do Not Charge Brokerage This price sets a new standard of values and is in line with the new adjustment of present date business. The farmer that is required to take the low prices for his products at this time will note that the low price of the Chevrolet 490 is on a par with his products. The price of $809.00 is the car complete-no extras to buy High grade two unit system starting and lighting Powerful Valve in Head motor Water circulating pump Forced feed lubricating system Demountable rims Tire carrier with extra rim Stewart high grade speedo meter One man top Harrison complete set tools 30x 30V2 tires front and rear wheels Three gallons gas and motor filled with oil. v You are already acquainted with our methods of doing business and our service, if not ask any Chevrolet owner that we have sold. SALEM AUTOMOBILE CO F. O. DELANO A. I. EOFF SALEM DALLAS