ahirclny Evcnin
Paee Six
THE EUGENE GUARD
E
IS EXCLUSIVE STAR
SNOWDRIFTS ARE NO BARRIER TO AUTOS
Another Pair of Wheels Added, and Caterpillar Chain is Attached; Car Goes on as
Though Nothing had Happened at all.
Iitr-jcrr mileage while Illinoia ftets 1,
THXt mi!c an tlie anticipated program
for the year. Michigan on the uthr
hand, antiripatei a wbarp reduction of
atioiit -5 per cent, Wiaconain of alwnt
40 per cent and Iowa about 10 pfr
cent from the 11124 record. Thee re
piea relute only to atate highways.
BY KENNETH AHI.ES
AltJioneh tile ract Ciat any Star ml
may be driven with one front wheel
removed has been an established fuel
for aome considerable time, .yet, lien -e
thclcHK. the memorable trn of the
Three Wheeled Star from Eugene to
Wendlinit. wherein the return trip waa
ninde in an hour and a quarter, In
canned no end of comment, and many
'fans'' have come to us for the ex
planation. It is all concealed in the words,
anabolic of the wonderful exclusive
Star feature, not to bo found in any
other type of car except Durant and
Flint, and those two words are ' 1 u
bular backbone."
Then to those who ct have bad
no opportunity to invesligaet this ex
clusive feature let us explain that
twisting, weaving, a'"' shifting, are
anme of the common fuuila of the
averngo light car frnnie. The tubular
backbone then, which is. of course, a
patent unit, nets as nn additional
brace to the six cross members, be
ing a six inch Meel tube running
parallel to the frame, and gives the
Star frame n rigidness that in found
In no other light car.
It is possible and one of our regu
lar demonstration to so place a Star,
that one front wheel is 18 inches
above the other and the two rear
M.tmnlu nn ATI eolllll ilium1.. TIlCI! PV-
ery door is Just na easily opened and
closed as any car on a snow room
floor. Literally hundreds of people
!t,:t;.,r At, nlnnf weeklv rcuucst-
ing demonstrations of the new Star of
the fact that the rear one gear num
remains unchanged, and Hint we use
only an average good graoe or niui i
rating nil, mid plain ordinary commer
cial gasoline, which facta will reverse
ii... ...,:.,; f mm folks we are. ac
tually .making most unusual power
testa.
Not satisfied with making the hair
pin turn on SkinncrB butto with four
and five passengera in high, of course,
our boys now stop the car when half
way between Pearl street and that
"hairpin." let the car drift backwards,
and atill leaving It in high, catch the
backward momentum with the clutch
and atnrt on up again, in high, make
thn turn anil then repent the per
formance between the hairpin and
the steep pitch at the first reservoir.
At this n-aervnir. this feat Is done the
third time and the, left hand pull to
the top made from the standing stnrt
In high.
If any person Is not Impressed with
such performance, try to duplicate the
feata with nny powered car, be It
four or twelve cylinder, a aix or an
eight.
The Star car la one of the most in
demand In America and oitr factory
wholesale, division hnB received nil
merous applications for agencieB from
some of Uie largest dealers on the
Tactile const not handling Star cars
now, who evidently can see some kind
of "handwriting on the wall."
v, ' wops? "i?tz?"rHj f ""-A T"T?f v
mil s:S
Auto is Operated
By Means of Radio
BY TOO FREE USE
"An automobile operated and steer
; ed by radio was what hundreds of :
persons thought they w itnessed re-1
centry during a demonstration of an
: (lldsinobile coach at Kargo, N. I.."
says Frank Calkins, locnl agent. "Tho
car was started on a 4'1-foot cinder
' track in
was set at
BY ISRAEL KLEIN
(NBA Service Writer)
Motorista use their brakes too lib
erally. That's the chief cause for skidding.
An automobile will skid on slippery
a vacant lot. The throttle pavement when the front wheels are
it ,'t miles an hour, the i j h. .lightest out of the for-
steering wheel turned to make thn .. direction, the clutch is out and
correct circle and lift, imfiisteiied, as t),e brakes are applied. The bnck
the car operated. . j '', i,.i o,,riinir the heavier half of
The (lldsinobile run in this man- ,,c . i,, most cases, become lock-
a sudden turn' must be made, take
your foot off the throttle and apply
both brakes, emergency and service
while the clutch is still engaged. You
will skid, but not ns much as you
would if the clutch were out.
Don't try to shift suddenly into
low or reverse. There would be noth
ing left of your gears if you did.
Keen shr of street car tracka, but
if you happen to slide into them, this
. is how to get out:
I Slow down, shift into low gear, and
I when you have clear space to right
and left of you, suddenly swerve your
i wheels to the rlghf. You will skid a
! little, hut not enough to harm, and the I
car will he out of the tracks.
Method of Taking
Off Lights Given
It is Holdom that n headticlit rim
ran hp rninnveH frfo1jr aftrr hoinc !
Jill f ' 1 !
OUoh
III "th II
.-f OUSTS
Chlldnnllk.lt. uilT'
Ir. Ashton foTUhwi
lb
in Vca,hc-r ,';" " "'ed " er ' ,,3! :i'.. r: "'"r, n ;h r0 : ' -. 1 ;
n.i . ,n".' " . . ... 1 1 rust or naint will hnlil it In n niw 'i-i- rnn, n.. v
'"'I"." '"""fe or the w (lir(.ction regardlesa ot front nee. theater. Phone 8fft S
noiirs was j,, nines, anit the itas ,i:vn;nn . . . . .
.,.. ,,,:., nnM,i t -i .. A mecnanic says ne nas removea
consumption averaged 1X7 miles per, F.ven when the front wheels are - . ,i;ffii,' .1,1, i, :
gallon. The unfastened steer ng reeled straigb forward, if the car is 1 mol ' ' B5SS!a&affi22r'5;
'1. "I".-'"-" 4 rSSlVsUppcry road that ; -P -w driver ft wZjlTTT!
miseu many ot slones to the ditcb. releasing ".,,.. ... '.,,,11 "WU anfl In,! I
mnnstralion to ,.i..ii, nnnlrinir the brakes mean . .. . ' "'"':ifl W!nn, n.i... . v"
. .. , . '' " : .,.:; oucKie 10 llie rignt. Draw stran end ' SJ a ,,uer
coiuro.lcu ana,, anger. The back ot trie car. u.,; ( tightly, folding back to the I M
case takes the easiest course lunuiu.. , ....... ... ..." . :
I . ,. , 1 .1 .i-Ipa- enn t ' "il' " euiL niri, loop urounil
the d,tch-and the bes driver cn t bwUe
screw driver or pinch bar through the i
wire loop and lift ns in using a pipe 1 E.
BAN "FLEA HOP"
wrench. I Ea
The same method may he used in
Flivver Hack-Talk j
A few of the messages from the
iiparo tire covers on a popular make
of car:
I rattle, but I don't atrike.
Darling, I Bin growing old.
Where. I'apa goes, Mama goes, or
T,!xr.ift stays nt home.
Tho crnp-shootera' special ahnke,
rattle and roll.
Willie's nightie.
Not Willie's night hut Tom'e.
Spinal cords wear the longest,
1024 Spoonholdcr.
4 wheels, 4 brakes, 4 more Install
ments. Dodge no metal can touch yon.
Urvanlied not in the race hut
Itill running.
I ain't n-join' to run much more.
True love never runa amoothly.
Chicken! Here'a your coop.
Sister, you'd look tough without
. paint, too.
Laugh, hut T paid cash for mine.
4 wheels I No brakeal Look out I
There'a beauty In every jnr.
Sound vnliio. Can't you hear it?
Blow horn nnd jump over.
Danger 10,(HK jolts.
Dnngerous lint passable.
For Sale. $I.HS while it Inula.
Exasper "8'
Ilesit '".
Viber "8.
Can you add to this list?
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IN.
n
nnotlicr pair of wtirols. nltncli a cat
irpillar cliflin drive? mid Hcont on!
Tlmt'B what the Cadillac (Mich.)
fire department linn done, and Hint h
what inotoriHtft in Fninci; urn doniR.
rHio upper photo , shown the fin i
fiKhtniK apparatiiH adaptnd to deep nx i peratme motor rail roachea. In j
snow driving- ISKis in front, msteiid .lanniry. r.nt, me number had m
of wheelB, niukr MforiiiK Pior nnd crpnwil to ir7. an apparent increaiic
!..... ainiiuai .nan tlx. fi'olit K lmlw ' 1 1 iiit--
pipe wrench. American
iJigest.
Automobile
I ...oh a eHrlo nnrP it's started.
Vil I'miji'o i.'-l 1
. w.Jt .,,, , ,., r(.n- , .,, Slopes uangerons
"flea hop" won't be danced here. Not jj,,r(, the real danger. Motor
that it in considered immoral. It wan jstn are tdd to. steer their cars in
lifiniiffl nt tint l.'lb 1 ,1. .. U..4- if thn
vibration caused bV t nnt .h f. ! K .rf. ditch and ?lK radiator cps or other parts
IF voiir motor car hns l.'ie biiliil of fling of feet in unison endn..n,.,l - t ,eer his car ",at not Wltliatanrt the jawa of a
I . .... ..... ,c .-niiiurint ,i
getting; stuck in the snow, just add minding. i,,nt wnr nP js BUrc to go in, one way
LIQUOR GOING UP I 'There"!" no escape from such a
TOKIO, Feb. 7. All the liolelu , Tl... ! a nreventivc. as there
here are raising the prices of liipiors j j8 for anv kind of skid. j
because of higher tariff rates. That is drive carefully, turn slow-1
,. Iv with clutch in, keep the engine!
Rail Motor Coaches nilinB , car. apply the brakes
111 i;f-. 11111 m rauroaus were listen H0,vv and carefully.
With the clutch engaged, the en-,
gine' controls the car. Brakes may j
then be applied easily, without letting :
out the clutch. Then, if the rear does
I Ik..:. .L1.1 11.. .,; .M1 keen the !
slicking 111 the snowdrifts. 'I he back ; For Patrons Only wheels turning in an effort to drive 1
wheel arrangement can get tho truck j a .ev 1 ors department store lintheni out of -the skid. ;
trough any heavy snowfall. 1 a garage where shoppers may pnric Taking Curves !
And since the department is liable i their c.irs. While the cars are in Ihit 1 Curves should be taken with the:
to be called out on a fire outside the enrage, they are fully covered by tlu-J dutch encaged, and the gears in sec
citv limits, the uppnrntus comes in 1 slore owners against fire, theft, per-; nd. or low. The brakes need not be
bandilv for such emergencies. ! sonal liability and property daiungo. ! touched.
In I ranee, even passenger cars, in: I ,f the car is goiiig at a good ratcj
the habit of touring from town to BiB Visiting Lift 1 0f speed and necessity for slowing'
town.' are equipped with double-wheel More t.han l.WMl.tHHl tourists are!Up or stopping is seen ahead, take
caterpillar drives, as the photo at the expected to enter California in 1 vnur foot off the throttle and let the
shw shows. ' according to n stilfly made by the
There s no need for clearing awar Automobile Club of Southern Califnr
the sonw on the highways if all mo- n'n. The prediction ia bised on the
torists look to this kind of touring . normal in. T-'nse of travel nlong trans
it;
enva.
ii'n?rh
King Coal 0
Cord Wood 4
Slabwood 7.
MANERUD. ""'
HUNTINGTON
FUEL CO.
1st National Bank au.
OA "'"
Room 24
Phone 651
WHY EXPERIMENT?
Buy the best, Aberdeen Best in the west
"Peacock Rock Springs" and Gasco
Briquets.
RABNIEE? COAL CO.
Phone 412 15 E, 7th ,
Muffler is Often
Found to be Real
Cause of Trouble
Good Roads Cut
Auto Gas Hills
Square in Half
Good Toads In North Carolina unvc
tho motorixt an average of $Ui.-5
year, itatiRtirt show.
llere is tho way the cbrck iip u
mado:
In licl, 72.tHW.OiHt RiiltoiiR of Ran
olinf wrrf tlupiird inlo llir Rititf.
vhirli at that tim bad a totnt roj
lairution of 1 llMMHI autoniobilra.
Tin utatr bicbway comminnion tonk
over tbo rontln iluit vnr and Kniifi'i
d them up. The following; year thorp
were KMMHUMH) galloiiR of jrtm nIpp
pfd Into (he slate, and ISL'.IKK) varn
reriftrrrd.
Thia wat an nvrrncr of ."0 gatlotiw
to tlm oar, ttT Kallonfl 1ihh tlnn I lit
arrriiKP in 11'-1 . Thin 1lTi j a lions of
faa at -" rfiita la
A certain cor would operate sat
isfactorily at low speeds, but if apeed
od up, it would stop in a nhort time
The fuel lino was taken down and
donned, without rcnults. The carbur
etor waa then tnkcu opnrt, cleaned
and adjiiHtril. but no improvpnii'iit
was noted. Tbo vnlvea wero Kround
and a now ctiHkrt waa placed under
tho rylinder head. New KHHkota wera
ptuced under tho intake manifold, un
der tho aHHiiniption that there was an
air leak which weakened the mixturo
at IiIkIi apeeda. After everything elao
had been tried, the muffler waa taken
apnrt, and it waa found to be well
caked with carbon on tho inaide. The
construction of the muffler waa anch
that only amall paaanjtev were pro
vided for the pannage of the psbaiiNt
Kaaca. An theac were partly closed, I
Big Paving Year
. Is Forecast From
Data of Engineers
Telegraphic forecasts to the 83
pbalt aHHoeiiition from Ii" scute high
way coinmmHioners and -10 city eu
gtneera of cities of 1(KM)(H population
muffler requires ao little time that "r over indicates that the-year Ujr.
wi.l be the greatest year for the pav
ing of street and higlrways iir the
entire histury f the good roads and
gond Btreets movement. From a study
of the rrpliea ,1. K, l'cnnylmckr,
general manager of the n.-aociation.
estimates the lDL'ii paving at fully
21) per cent over 1JJ 1 which latter
year waa itself a record breaker.
Among the outstanding nnving pro-
grams are thnse of Alnh:inui with ;i
1(H) per cent increase over Mm-
aoini with at leant a (M) per cent in
crease. r'utli i nroiinn with 47 per
rent. irxas will coiiKtritct a inn. h
they rcNtricted the expulsion of the
gasea, cauaing a 'back preaaurc. At
low specda, the gaaca had sufficient
time to pawn through the reduced ope
ning but an the a peed increased, it
beenmo impossible for the gases to
completely neavenge the cylinders on
the exhaust atroke. A clean exhaust
passage is just as important ns a
good iutnkc suction, and cleaning the
it should not be left for the Inst at
tempt. Expensive repairs have oc
casionally been done to nn engine
when only tbo muffler was at fault.
Ameiicnu Automobile Digest.
Loss Auto "Luxurios"
Decrease In the revenue from nn
tomobile excise tuxes has slimvn Hie
extent to which auto parts and nccs
horifs have been reclassified within
the last year as no longer being In the
luxury class. .More than $1,000,000
less was collected during September
of liliM than a year before.
continental rotids.
Balloons Increase
Eighteen per" cent of the cord tir
production consists of ba Toons, ac
cording to the Rubber Association of
"America, One nf the largest, bal
loon tire manufacturers, however, is
not included in its report.
engine slow up the ear. The brakes
i may be applied and released with
j short, easy strokes of the pedal. But
' the clutch should remain in until the
driver is certain just another slight
touch of the brake pedal would bring
I the car to a complete stop.
The best precaution against skid
I ding is to avoid a sudden change, in
direction. Turns shouW be , made
slowly and ns widely as possible.
In Emergencies
If the emergency arises nt which
S. B. FINNEGAH
Machine Blacksmi thing
Soil Truck Tires; Aulo and Truck Springs; Auto
Wheels and Kims; Oxyacetylene Welding
We .carry carbide in cans; also blacksmith coal,
and oxygen in tanks.
nodd's h&mst Meed
Closed Car
with Doors Front and Hear
2ANNI TO FLY ON
TOKIO, I'Vh. 7.- - All Inxisli -1'ipnn-fni
pnvrrimiiMlt officiitU tmvo rr
qur-Htnl (lint Mnjnr Zatini Ichti. Ii i m
rnitnil-tlip-tviirlil Hirplnno in r Nippon
niunr-iim, (Iip ArffiMitinn nvintor plmm
tn rrtiiinie IiIr wnrlil flight in Mn.r
In tlm hop nf lioim I hi- first Roiith
Amnriran aviator to encircle tlit
glulir.
SERVING HUMANITY
l.OMMJX, K.li. T. lliii plri that
Sir broke A law "to arrvp humanity"
falpl to prevent Ir. II. t'; llacktiry
froni bfilif fininl fthont $1,1 for ilriv
ln with an olil li.Nni.f. tng. The
doctor paid hia car rcfniiril to mart
and ha took hia wife'a with thr olil
ta, lull tho jii.li nouliln't llatrn.
WLL-STEELflO
Sales Have Trebled in 30 Days
There i simply no let-up, and no ign of a
let-up, in the volume of orders being placed
for the remarkable Overland Coupe-Sedan
the nl.v four-passenger closed car .priced
under $600 having a modern sliding gear
transmission, foot accelerator, speedometer,
Auto-Lite starting and lighting system and
disc type clutch.
Both the front and rear seats of this Over
land Coupe-Sedan adjust backward and for
ward for the utmost comfort of all passen
gers. With the removable roar seat and up
holstery taken out, you Imve 50 cubic feet
ol clear, square carrying space for anything
and everything. And the scats and up
holstery make up into a full-length com
fortable bod, Pullman style, inside the car
for camping trips. Trunk at rear at small
cstra cost. Easy terms.
R7E!FUl AMBITS
West and Sons Motor Co.
KILLED BY ENGINE
I.EH'KHTKIt. Kiut.. Kcli. 7.
Ocortfii Ktcvna, an cnttiiif'i.r for M
yrara, waa killfil by hia nan rniina
whn It hkIiIciiIt atartcil forward
wbils lis waa oiliuf the whccla.
Oth and Pearl
Phone 592
WILLYS. OVERLAND FINE MOTOR CARS
When minutes count there
is no substitute lor Quick
. Starting Shell Gasoline
SHELL COMPANY
OF CALIFORNIA
Quickjtatting Quality
originated by SUiEEX
maintained by IHIIEUL
sold everywhere by SfHUEEX
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