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About Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980 | View Entire Issue (Sept. 3, 1921)
Saturday, Stpt,. i or o i wi. mam i.muilii juuiiicii. oojcui. . - , .. , - -r . m n. i mm I I I is. iiirr. i iii.n. rs i LU anu h i new a vmo Autos Speed Good Roads In Mexico Southern Republic Is Rapidly Becoming Motoring Country- Present Roads Bad By Louis P. Kirby Mexico City, Sept. 2. Mexico is rapidly becoming a motoring coun try, and tor this reason greater at tention Is being paid to the roads of the country. Highway Improvement is to be considered at a national good roads congress, which will be op ened here on September 5 with an WOMAN CARES FOR HER CAR Mrs. R. A. Wilson of Rock Palls, 111., cares for her car as well as any mechanic. This would not be so difficult if Mrs. Wilson used her car in her home town only. But she has traveled more than 100,000 miles in her Buick tourin gear since 1916. Though her car has needed but little attention, Mrs. Wilson does all her own adjusting. She has! traveled in Iowa. Virtrinia. West. Virginia. New Jersev. New LiLlZ'T TZu of York, Maryland, Pennsylvania, Delaware, Indiana, Ohio and Massacnuseus. "I think understanding a car's mechanism makes a woman a better driver," she declares. "She can better realize what harm the car. I know my Buick Mexico will be represented, in cluding chambers of commerce and automobile clubs. Few countries are in greater, fcj fl f driyi wij, Mexico, and there are few coun-j thoroughly. I know when any part merely needs a little tries in which the needed materi- adjusting and instead of rushing to the garage, I fix it my- ais could be more easily obtained. sef. have found this particularly valuable in long touring Bad Roads Are nightmare trips There are some good roads out jf Mexico City, but In many places the motorist, on leaving the streets of a city, plunges almost at once into a nightmare of bad roads. . Road building has been neglect ed for years. Many roads which could be made Important links be tween business centers are little more than trails, washed by rains on hillsides and deep in dust or and In the lowlands. As good roads will stimulate the buying of American motor cars automobile men are taking a lively interest In the forward movement. According to figures gathered by the American chamber of com- Unlverslty of Oregon, Eugene Sept. 3. Owing to the Instability of the Philippine geological struc ture and the work of tropical rain andu running water it is much morce here, Mexico Is second only ' more difficult to locate and main Philippine Roads Follow Hilltops Instead Of Vales to Canada In the buying of Ameri can automobiles, tires and acces sories, even under present condi tions. Improvements In the highways tain roads In that country than In the United States, according to Dr. Warren D. Smith, head of the de partment of geology of the I in veiKlty of Oregon, who Is on Is expected to put Mexico at the year's leave of absence In the ls hend of the list as a buyer of mo-, ,d8 BB actlng chief of the dl tor cars, and automobile men r vision of mines of the bureau of looking forward to great things. (science in Manila. Herause the prospects for thai -Tne downpours of tropical rain automobile business in Mexico ap pear to be so bright there are fre quent rumors that leading Amer ican manufacturers of motor cars trucks and tractors are preparing to build branch plants here.' According to figures prepared here, Mexico's purchase of motor cars, tlreB and accessories from June 1 to June .10 exceeded $7,- whlch occur at certain seasons of the year cause the streams to rise so rapidly that any road built in a canyon is likely to be washed away, he says in an article in the Philippine Journal of Science. On this account It Is necessaryto lo cate the roads along the ridges, contrary to the common American practice. Retaining walls and 00,000. This would be at the, dike Bre practically useless as rate of 190.000,000 a year, but i protection on account of the na automoblle men say that evenmre of the soil and the force at groater things may be expected if tatned by the water, fc. stream ln there ts no interruption in the! creases its carrying capacity 64 present advancement in Mexico. I times when Its velocity Is doubled and the rocks that tun be carried by a swollen tropical stream would batter out any wall that might be built, according to Dr. Smith. Earthquakes also have to be considered by the engineer in any construction work In the Philip pines. A knowledge of modern geology is essential to the engi neer if he is going to build intelli gently, stated the Oregon geolo gist. In Manila, engineers with out adequate training have built five and six-torleds structures where the nature of the subsoil and the danger of earthquakes tell the geologist that five stories is the absolute maximum for safety, according to Dr. Smith. Nearly ten years have been spent in the Philippines by Dr. Smith and he is considered one of the best authorities on thejr geol ogy in the world. He will return to the United States in time to re sume his work at the University of Oregon at the opening of the fall term. Oakland Makes 20.1 Miles On Gallon In Test Covering 1709 miles in 48 hour non-stop run, and averaging 20.1 miles per gallon of gasoline is the most recent achievement of an Oakland Six stock car on the Pacific coast. The test was made on the fa-tnousSunnyvale-Los Altos highway south of San Francisco, where both road and traffic are typical of the average California highway. Five drivers alternated at the wheel, starting at 5 p. m. on Wed nesday, May 25, and continuing the grind until 5 p. m., Friday, May 27. During the test the mo tor of the Oakland Six was not stopped once, and no change of tires was -necessary. The Oakland Six used in creat ing this Pacific coast record was a stock model, taken from the floor of the Oakland, California distrib utor. Only a week previous to this economy test the same car ne gotiated the famous Duncan Street j hill, San Francisco, in; second . speed. The famous climb is famil iar to all Pacific Coast motorists since Its 52 per cent grade is used as a test for cars of practically every make known. By reason of the performance of climbing Dun can Street hill in second speed, the Oakland Six sent a new record for this test. Oakland dealers are highly elat ed over the fact that within a pe riod of one week the Oakland Six not onl ydemonstrated Its remark able power by Its performance on Duncan Stre.-t hill, but in addition set a new mark for miles per gal lon of gasoline when it completed the Sunnyvale-Los Altos economy run with a mark of 20.1 miles to the gallon. 35,000 Mile RecordMade By Cord Tires Another big record for Royal Cord tires was recently reported to the United States Tire company. E. T. Capenlr, who sella farms for a real estate firm in Salt Lake City, bought a new car in May, 1918, equopped with Royal Cords. "I drove this car until a few weeks ago when I purchased a new car, and the speedometer reg- Ideal Section Of Highway To Be Constructed To ascertain its suitability as a probable location for the Ideal Section, detailed surveys of that section of the Lincoln highway between Dyer and Scherervtlle In Lake county, Indiana, have been completed. This 1 sthe point on the great transcontinental roadway that has been tentatively determined upon Istered 35,000 miles. As I have: by the board of directors of the charge o four farm and ranch de-1 Lincoln Highway association as partment a good deal of my driv-lthe best location for the Ideal See ing was in the country. The tires. Hon to be built as an object lesson were still comparatively good i embodying the -most advanced when I sold the car, which has! highway specifications. gone into the taxi business. I no ticed the car on th estreet today with three of the same tires still on. "I think they are the most re- It is the hope of the Lincoln Highway association, of the tech nical committee which determined upon the specifications for the sec tlon, and of the United States Rub Brumfield Drove Elgin Over Bank "It Isn't often that you have to tow an Elgin Six in," writes a Roseburg dealer to Lee L. Gilbert, local distrlbutoi ror concerning the roadster which Brumfield drove over the embank men t on the road between nts home and RoBeburg. The roadster was badly damaged by fire and broken up by the fall and the ex plosion, but, the Roseburg dealer maintains, the car was In pretty good shape for having received such treatment. markable tires I have ever seen in ber company which furnishes the my life. Our whole selling forcel money to pay for construction has been watching these tires for, that the section when completed the last year, wondering when! will represent the very finest and iney were ever going 10 wear out. most adequate work possible at the present stage o fsctentltic road construction. The project is there fore not being unduly rushed t-very step Is being taken with care. It is now felt possible that in view or the recommendation of the association's engineers, the grading may be done this year, but tne paving not laid until thA With paving operations bein i thus allowing ade . -,quate time for the grade to settle ipiwa umwwu lianas auu xucK- and compact reall and a crew of men and , All-Weather Road To Dallas Is Now Assured trucks graveling the new grade be-; tween Brunk's Corner and the P. j E. & E. railroad crossing at Gray.l Indications are that Salem and I Dallas will be connected with an all-weather road bffoio the open ing of the winter season. Already tba paving crew has finished laying the hot stuff from Dallas to a point about three miles this side of the city limits and It is expected that the entire distance to Rlckreall will be hard the Elgin, I surfaced before the paving aasocn closes. The new road between Brunk's Corner and Gray will not be paved this year. Deschutes county's Indebtedness was reduced $40,000 last week when general fund and road war rants to that amount were called. Efforts lower Idle San Antonio, Texas, Sept. t. Efforts of business men have re duced the unemployment problem i priated. In this city, although the situation! can only here Is far from satisfactory. Those nuemployed here are mostly un skilled workmen who could se cure jobs in the cotton fields if they desired. Road Work Plans May Bring Relief St. Louis, Mo., Sept. o. Be tween 55,000 and 60,000 persons are out of employment here, with no apparent prospects of the num ber being materially lessened dur ing the winter, according to David Kreylinger, secretary of the Cen tral Trades and Labor Council. "We are doing everything we can to find employment for the large number out of work," says Kreylinger, "but the industries seem to have no prospects of tak ing on added workers. "We are endeavoring to g the state of Missouri to immediately start work on roads and other pub lic things requiring laborers and for which money has been appro- Whether we will succeed be conjectured at this time." New Detour On Highway South In G jed Sh pe Motorists traveling the Pacific highway south from Salem report the new detour from the south limits of Salem to the new pave ment near rabenhorst corners to be a big improvement over the first detour behind Salem Heights. The big advantage of the new route over the old is that it Is pass able In all kinds of weather, whereas the old detour was rough and dusty and would have Impass able' after a few hours of rain. The new route also adds nearly three miles more pavement to the distance between Salem and Jef ferson. The detour is well marked with signs indicating the following route: South on Twelfth street in Sa lem; turn to left at end of pave ment and follow signs past feeble minded schol and state industrial school to new pavement just south of Grabenhorst corners. tionth:!". Journal Want AdJ fl Mr western Ga ""vie,. Phoa, N. Hlrt H l lila cca. Easier and Better? "tar ,L and p. ' HARTMAN BROS una izb5 - . 4S& Phon neray- 7c per doz. for fcffoi on- Sllverton, Or., Sept. 3. Ristei gen & Harding have made the best sale on hops of any so far reported this season. Their fuggle crop estimated at between eight anj nine thousand pounds was sold for 35 cents. An estimated crop of clusters of forty thousand pounds were sold for 27 cents. The pur chasers of the hops were Hugo Leowi, Inc., of New York. RIMS and Rim Parts for all Cars. Free Expert Advice Spring for all cars in stock. IRA JORGENSEN 150 South High Street JOURNAL WANT ADS PAY JOURNAL WANT ADS PAY B ufib & Jk Ji mmM m ffv New Light -Six pjmjHai 1M5 fob U Bm4 JOURNAL WANT ADS PAY JOURNAL WANT ADS PAY JOURNAL WANT ADS PAY AUTO TOPS TOP DRESSING CURTAINS SPECIAL WORK HULL'S TOP SHOP I. C. WOOD, Mgr. Y. M. C. A. Bldg. L M. HUM Care of Yick So Tong Chlne Aiediqiu. and l, Has medicine which , euro any known n," Open Sunday, from uTl ""til 8 p. m. iE3 South High strut oa.em, uregou. Phon. Salem-Dallas Stage Leave Salem 0. E. Denot 7:10 A. M m Il-'10 A. M. fi:10 P. M leave Dallas 8:30 A. M. 1:00 P. M. 6:30 P. M. FARE 65 CENTS Dally and Sunday except car at 7:10 A. M. does not rua on Sunday Round Trip $1.00 WE cannot doubt the superiority of the NEW LlGHT-SlX even when we com pare it with cars in a higher price class not when our belief in its unusual value is backed up every day by reports of as tounding LlGHT-SlX sales from all over the country. This is a Studebaker Year Marion Automobile Co. 235 Sooth Commercial Street Special Six Touring Car $195 SpMtal Sts Coap ... SpecUl Six 2-paa. KwdUr IMS Special Ml detee 8pecUl 8U -pM. RtiuUUr 18t UK Six Touring Car... P. O. B. Salem Phone 362 $$m Light Six Touring cer I1S7C . xtts Light Six Laadaa Koad.ur . lttl . till Light Six Seeea st7S F. O. B Salem ALL STl'DEBAKCR CARS ARK EQUIPPED WITH CORD TIRES ml Portland & Salem Stage Line Every Hour on the Hour at Both Ends Leaves 10th and Alder at Seward Hotel every hour Leaves Salem Bligh HoW First Stage 7 a. m. Last Stage 7 p. a KALEM - SlljVKRTOJi STAG Levea Lur Salem Sllverton O. K. Depot Newi stand 7:00 a. m. 1:11 s. a 1) :00 a. m. 1:00 p. a 6:00 p. m. C:lt p. u. SAIiEM-INDEPEVHENCE MONMOUTH STAGE Leav Salem O. E. depot 7:H a. m. ll:0v a. m. 6:00 p. m. Leave Monmouth Hrtel 1:11 1 rn. 1:00 p. m. 9:15 p. Bk Leave Independence HcH 1:11 a. m. 1:15 p. m. 6:30 p. m. Speolnl trips by ppclr.tmtnl Seven paseenger ear tor hln, 1 W. PARKER, Prop Rea. phone (15. Business doom I INCE January 21st the Paige "Daytona 6-66" model has captured ten world's stock chassis records and established itself as die leader of all American sporting cars. There could be no more impressive evidence of the speed, power and endur ance which are essential attributes of truly fine motor vehicles. VICK BROTHERS Home Builders 1'ate Notice We can save you money T8 Plumbing Suppllex: it wi" W you to com and tee n prices. We alwayi nT i KM" of all Kinds. Tents, all sizes, prices rf to CAPITAL Bargain House We buy and sell everyta" Phone 398 M5tW Hamman Auto Stage Thre Stages Dslly Leave Salem 10: IS am. . . . i wni a;: i.i' P Leave Mill City 7 P; 4 ' Leave O. K. depot Sk Leave t U:3 at 1 P- . Vv.yalde steps ' Q0 Meharaa. ew" Aumsvule. Turner. piuU, Cottage terofc YOU DON'T BE A Flag or ADron or Scissors or a Pony With The Capital But You Bu A NewspaP HIGH AND TRADE STREETS SALEM, OREGOfi