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fTTE EUGENE GUARD
Saturday Evening, January 10, 1905
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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.
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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
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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.
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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
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two hours driving, or five
mi.
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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
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These cars axe all in fine mechanical condition and are guar
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