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Page Eight fTTE EUGENE GUARD Saturday Evening, January 10, 1905 r t !rt IK TRAFFIC ARE RIFE IN EUROPE Peeing Knjland by paddling a can- ' adian canoe, touring Holland In canal boat, and. more recently, view ing the continent from the air afford new thrills and ao did the novel ad venture of a Washington man who drove hia own automobile through London and continental cities. David Fairchild, famous plant ex plorer, writes to the National Geo graphic society of his experiences amid new traffic conditions, ranging from horse dray and pushcart ob- structiona to a congestion of bicycle riders, as follows: "Well I should say the way - have experiences in Europe is come over in your own hand driven car, leaving every vestige of a pro- fcssional chauffeur behind, and poke around through the narrow streets and the beautiful highways of these remarkable countries. Forebodings of Friends "It was something of an accident which landed na in Europe with the 40th automobile to cross tbe Atlan , tic this year. It was my stubborn disbelief in the information I got, which varied from the statement that it was just as expensive to travel in Europe as Tfgis in America, to the discouraging one it would be difficult 1 to drive in London because they drive to tbe left there and tbe streets are 80 congested that a man cannot drive for himself at all. "The misinformation abont motor ing in Europe which exists on your side is colossal. If you can inter view people and speak a little of the languages of the land you visit, mot oring in Europe ia the only way by which you can compare it with America on the same plane. If yon have a car at home and run about everywhere and come here and de pend on taxis you will not learn any more about tbe country than you would with taxis in America. "I have found the garagea small and dark affairs but they coat only from 25 cents to 60 cents a night I have left tools in the car continu ally and nothing has disappeared. I have been arrested in -London and have a letter from Scotland Yard ex cusing me for really the reasons for the arrest were technical ones, pure and simple. - "Svstent" For Driving "I can find my way all over that town, and my 'system is as simple as A. B. 0. I get the best map pos sible and place my eon on tbe front seat and be calls out tbe streets and unless we get started wrong we ao right through the narrowest streets and alleys of that great Jumbled up thing called London. "This going around in London is the most time robbing business for the traffic is simply chaotic becnuse of no broad avenues and because into the Strand and Plcadllly and Oxford street the pushcart and dray, and bus, and even the baby carriage traf fic debouchee from all the side streets until for miles the traffic moves, in the late afternoon, at a snail's pace. At first I thought it was liko New York but it is very differ ent, for the rate 01 iravci is mm of the small pushcart when the street is crowded. How on earth London can hold her own in commerce with out doing something to speed tip the exchange of information and the transfer of people ia beyond my com prehension. "In rcsnect to this exchange of people, Paris is far ahead of London, for its avenues are broad and its traffic, instead of being ao largely in the hands of the horse dray and the pushcart is, so to say, on rubber tires. I felt in London all the time as if the general publio which i'Jbj walked' all over the nlnce rather re sented the idea that I had a car and was taking up .moro room than they were on foot. There wero not really any who scowled at me but I bod an uncomfortable feeling of riding down people wherever I went. "Bad Traffic Problems" "I wandered in and out of the tiny little streets and got an idea of Lon don which it Is impossinlo to get without a car of your own. London lias a terrible traffic problem to face Hhi must, cither give up tho idea of Hnecding un her commerce and get it no on tires or broaden scorea of htroets and run through broad aven ues Bomewhere. "In Holland there ara still so few automobiles that there is not yet any nroblem of traffic. Yon travel soli tary and alone ever roads which have cost more than the thorougblarea in America and which wore built cen turies ago and come after a while to discount every derogatory remark of the inhabitant as regards to the bad roads of his country. There simp ly are no bad roads, in an American sense, in this part of Europe. "Yeare ago a Dutch friend of mine who was in Johns Hopkins as pro- f iirruiuieu mm lue im-JCIO would disappear because it was only a fad. Imagine my surprise to find bicycles in his country in such quan tities that, like locust swarms, they blocked the wheels of traffic. I never saw so many. Every family must have one for each member of it. And they never try to get out of your way at all but take up as much room as they want and crowd you off into the ditch, so to speak. But the streets are so nsrrow and ao crooked that it is impossible to go fast and conse quently it is .quite as safe driving about as it is to run a machine through a crowded garage. Yon do It carefully and slowly. I once had to wait for several minutes while policeman let a stream of bicycles pass by. Usually one is surrounded on all aides by pedestrians. They have never ceased to be curious but are not in the least afraid.. Frontiers Easy Before I came I heard that at each boundary I would have diffi culties of ail sorts to go through with. This is a mistake. It ia about as eaay to pass a frontier now in a car as it is to back up to a gas tank and take in ten gallons of gas. You show your Garnet de Voyage, the officer writes out a leaflet and the stub and detaches it and bowa you through. Not one ugly word or sign of impoliteness have I had shown me oither by customs officials, immigra tion officials or policemen. Even when I was arrested on Picadilly by two policemen because my car had a bumper and the bumper concealed the license tag and the policemen didn't understand what tbe bumper was for anyway, I parted with laugh on their faces wben I told them that we had in Washington .104,000 cars with bumpers and that if I bad done what they directed me to do- viz, turn right around in a crowded street in Washington they would bave arrested me for that act. The only real quarrel I have with Lon don is tby' they will not allow you to park cars on tbe deserted side streets unless you tip someone to watch the car. I think the idea comes down from the days of horse traffic wben the horse might run away. There are a few widely sepsrated parking placeB designated by the police but tterly useless to one who wants to do any business. And this, mind you, where there are not a small fraction of the cars which we have in our American cities." Constable Is Neme sis of Girl Who Would Be Boy Taxes Limit Output Of Cars In Germany BERLIN, Jan. 10 OP) Berlin now counts 87,000 automobiles. This is increase in tho city of 20 per cent in six months, and means one car to every 100 inhabitants. The country now produces between ,10,000 and 40,000 cars a year, and an increase of 100 or even 200 per cent is expected by the rational use of ex isting facilities. A drawback to production is the point of view that the motor car is a uxury rather than a nocessity, which rosulta in taxation, on a single car, of about 40 per cent before it reaches tho bands of the ultimate user. lo VV Tessalit; on the seventh day the cars will cover 2SU kilometers to Tuban kort and on the eighth day after a trip of 'Am kilometers the Niger will be reached at Gao. The last stage of the journey from (Jao to Tiinbuctoo will be 600 kilo meters on the Niger in river boats. lourlsts will not hsve to sleep in the open; hotels are being pot up at each terminal point in tbe desert for their accomodation. At Beni-Abbas they will be quartered in a palace on the edge of a cliff; the old castle at Adrar will be placed at their dis posal and also the palace at Tiinbuc too. Bathrooms with running water are being installed in these palaces of the desert sandy wastes and dance music will he provided in the evenings. "The "Sahara Express" will have one modern improvement which is un known in transcontinental expresses in the United States or Orient Ex press in Europe. A machine gun will be carried in the firat and last car of tbe caravan, to ward off any. pos8ioie attacx oy natives. Mexicans To Leave Travelers Bound For Divorce Alone I ment that Assonowa, a Russian arch itectural aociety in Moscow, bad writ ten Frank Lloyd Wright, architect and engineer of this 'city, asking him to come to Russia and assist in the new work. The society invited Mr. Wright to join it first of all in tbe designing of the . 'Temple of Work," which it is understood the soviet government ! has planned to build in Moscow aa something of a monument to the end of CzariBin and the birth of tollers' freedom. MEXICO CITY. Jan. 10.O Foreign divorce aeekers will encoun ter no obstacles from the federal gov ernment to disembarking at Progreso, en route to the Yucatan mill for un- These matri- Life for a girl alone iu the world is far from easy, Joyce Wale found, bo she masqueraded as a youth and fared forth to scrambling mnrr(no win a fortune. All went well un-imnnial miurita r,,i i in . . v. v.". sr. " " vi n uuunuuiu Willi UOSOIUlOl no sense of humor, according to Joyce, nulled off her can Ann her tresses fell to her shoulders. sue was ordered not to Indulge u lurmer disguises. IN ITS SCHEDULE PARIS. Jan. 10. OP) The flahsr Express, a bi-weekly service which will be inaugurated next month, will tone me traveler from Paris to Tim buctoo in 12 days. The trip from Paris to Colomb- Bechar, via rail to Marseilles, boat to Algiers and rail to Colomb-Bechar will occupy three days. '1 he first stage of the trek through the desert from Colomb-Bechar to Beni-Abbas, is over a distance of 200 kilometers, 60 of which will be cov ered in catrpillar automobiles and 160 in cars with wheels. The second day tho desert end to TimoudL 170 kilo meters from Beni-Abbas, the entire distance bolng covered in caterpillar cars. Adrar, with its 4,000,000 date trees and fortified town looking like a medieval fortress, 260 kilometers away from Tlmoudi, is the terminus of tho third day in the desert. Regular automobiles with wheels will be used on the third day as well' as on tbe fourth, which provides for a jump of 460 kilometers from Adrar to Oullcn, through the Tanezrouft, the .native name "for land of thirst and fear." On the fifth day 610 kilo meters will bo negotiated in cars with wheels tfrotigh the same desolate country, ending at Tessnlit. The sixth day will be devoted to resting 1 at they earn their living bonestlv. ac cording to Assistant Secretary Ben itoz, of tbe department of the inter ior, in order to take advantage of xucatan's almost automatic legal ma chinery for breaking marriage bonds. Reports recently bad it that immi gration inspectors at Progreso were refusing to allow unaccompanied married women to land unleBS they carried written authorizations from their husbands. Mr. Benitez declar ed tbls was incorrect, as the inspect ors have been ordered to bar only those who could not prove they bad an honest way of earning their liv ing. London Checking Traffic In Drugs LONDON. Jan. 10. GOT The Tn. don police campaign against the illicit sale of dangerous habit-forming drugs, coupled with the existing leg islative provisions against such sale, has reduced the import of these drugs in some cases by about 80 per cent, according to statistics recently made public. The decrease, it is stated, is due entirely to the Bteps being taken by the authorities against tbe manufac ture of the drugs, and not to any diminution in the amounts prescribed by physicians. REAL E8TATE TRANSFERS Chas. J. Hills et al to II. M. Hnr- kins et al Lots 3, 4, 6, blk. 67, Hill's add. to Oakrldge, $10. Carl Steinmetz et ux to Lewia Clark et ux Part of lot 7, blk. 2, Lizzie Luckey's add. Eugene, $10. Dewitt M. Mayes et ux to L. Eu gene Hunt et ux Tract in blk. 7, Uross add. Eugene, $250. Florence Electric Co. et al to West Const Power Co. Tract in Florence, $10. Fred S. Small to Jiianita Miller Tract tp. 17 S R 10 W, $1. Ben Martin et ux to Lane Martin et ux-iTract in bjk. 2, Mnploton, $10 A FIRST , CON5IDERTION You, perhaps, have planned to do this year many things that were loft undone In 1924. Is maintaining a banking connection one of thorn T It should bo for the various ways you can use your bank profitably mean a great deal toward! your proaperlty. You will find the First National particularly help ful in every respect for here are every fnclllty and ef. flclent application ot them to your needs. 40 Years ef , Helpful Strvlo r TIRST RATIONAL BANK of Eugene M I I A New Coach Recognizing the demand for a truly com fortable and economical car of the coach type, Dodgo Brothers have provided it The new Coach reveals a characteristic . maturity of design in the low-swung lines of the body, in the arrangement of the interior for rive-passenger comfort, and in the exceptional dimensions of the doors and windows. The car is lacquer finished in Dodge Brothers blue with a body stripe of cartouche yellow. Fittings and fixtures are first quality throughout, and balloon tires are standard equipment So far as riding comfort and dependability are concerned, it is only necessary to add that the Coach is built on Dodge Brothers sturdy chassis and cushioned by Dodge Brothers underslung springs. $1095 f. o. b. Detroit HATHAWAY MOTOR CO. 174 8th Avcuue Emit Clean all , parts. This not only makes the work less disagreeable but also enables the worker to detect any loose parts which, when covered with dirt and grease, appear to be tight. Frequently, a wrench will not fit a bolt or nut because it is coated with grit and screwdriver slots can not be seen for the same reason. It also makes It easier to discover breaks or abrasions in the wiring, end last but not least it prevents the grit from working into the threads of the screws. Before disassembling parts which are exposed to the elements, sucb as brake rod clevis Tins, it is a good plan to give such part a generous ap plication of rust remover. It is sur prising what a lot of time can be saved by this simple precaution; in addition, it prevents the breaking of parts which would otherwise require hammering for removal. When removing nuts, immediately replace them on their respective J bolts. Though they may be ot the j same general size, there is some-1 times a difference, which makes it impossible to screw a nut on anoth er bolt When a small part sucb as a nut has been dropped, do not assume that it dropped onto the floor and rolled away. It may .have dropped Into" the cylinder or the transmission case, or some other equally important part. Account for every part which is removed, even though it does take a little more time. Do not depend entirely on your memory to replace the parte correct ly. Either make a rough sketch when there is the slightest chance for a doubt, or tag each part sep arately. Do not loosen any part until some provision is made to keep it from falling. Block the heavier parts and wire the smaller parte in position if tney cannot De field witb one band while using the wrenck with the other. American Automobile Digest Harrisburg M. W. A. ball every Friday night Good music Public In vited, tf For quality cigars. Prince Nemo. Fast Driving Fails To Save Much Time LOS ANGELES. Jan. 10. W) A series of tests made here by the Automobile club of southern Cali fornia has demonstrated that the two proverbs, ".More baste, less speed," and "Haste makes waste," might well be given serious 'consideration by the modern motorist. In making the tests scouting' cars were operated on three different routes in the city of Los Angeles. Each route was first traversed at the highest speed possible and yet escaped arrest, and advantage was taken of 'every opportunity to make time. The same driver went over the same route a second time, ob serving all traffic laws and confon. ing to the rules of safe clrivin. 4 .uuu.nrj- i mesa trius il... that the driver who hurried i nlv total of ten mi,,,.,... V" i r: ' c" -r' out a two hours driving, or five mi. v umuujet the three routes across the city 31.5 miles, ,or an average of mile sto the trip. One trip a saving of five minutes, anotk three minutes and the other iJ minutes. Club officials point out that h driving .to save a possible five ni utes over a ten mile trip, the amount of time saved will not cob! pensate the average driver for extra gasoline used, tbe ineretJj wear on brake linings, the risk d arreBt with fine or jail sentence J the increased liability of eollision. Chicagoan Sought ByHussian Builders CHICAGO, Jan. 10. OR-Indica- tions that soviet Rnssia is consider ing plans to turn to industrial ac tivity and an adoption, in part at least, of American commercial meth ods were seen here in tbe announce-; WE ARE OFFERING SOME SPLENDID "BUYS" IN GOOD USED CARS These cars axe all in fine mechanical condition and are guar anteed for thirty (30), days. Come In and LooK These Cars Over and Compare Our Prices 1923 OVERLAND COUPE ' ' 1920 OVERLAND TOURING ' 1920 OVERLAND ROADSTER 1923 FORD COUPE '1919 FORD TOURING ' 1923 DURANT SUORT TOURING . 1922 CHEVROLET TOURING Cash or Terms as you prefer. West and Sons Motor Co. Phone 592 9th and Pearl '7 l SHELL ADVERTISEMENTS PUBLISHED IN 1920 Jour years ago Shell introduced Quick Starting Shell Gasoline and gave QaickStorting its meaning to the motorist. Q.uick Starting Shell Gasoline is unique; there is no substitute. SHELL COMPANY OF CALlFOItNIA QuickjStarting Quality originated by SMELL maintained by SMELL sold everywhere by SHELL r
