The Eugene guard. (Eugene, Or.) 1924-1930, April 04, 1925, Image 7

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Newspaper Page Textp Saturday Evening, April 4, 1925 THE EUGENE GDAED Page Seven I F SUPPLY COMPANY "General indications point towards healthy prosperous year. This wave !, prosperity has already started in ,L east, and is gradually moving westward," writes H. Press, adver T:. mutineer of the western Auto Supply -company, in a cheery letter he sends out. Boosting for a national .,sniritv year," ho tells of the new automobile stickers on that subject He savs: Because of the few minor set bocks which we in the west have had in 1824, the buying public of this sec tion of' the country have permitted k.m.plres to lapse into a pessimis tic state of mind. Adverse trivial conditions loom up n&o jhuuuimiuh, While in this frame of mind, -the buy :., nublic is blind to the favorable in dentions which appear upon the busi nosR horizon. "It is our contention that while in this mental state, the general public will lose slgut oi me opportunities which will present themselves in the rv near future. The' buying pub lic will not appreciate the coming of good times, because they will not lie prepared for them and will not be ready to make the most of the fav orable conditions which ore on our threshold. "Working on this theory, the West em Auto Supply company has had printed a quantity of windshield tickers. You will note that the thought we desire to get over is that lfll!5 is a prosperous year. The Na tional colors are used red, white and blue. We believe that if we can get a sufficient number of these ttickcrs on the windshields of automo biles and on store windows it would have a certain psychological effect upon the minds of the buying public and it would maKe tnem tmna pros perity and place them in a more re centive frame of mind. "We realize this is a tremendous undertaking and that in order for this campaign to be successful, in order for it to have the desired psycho logical effect, we need the support of all newspapers. Understand us, please. AVo do not ask for public ity in connection with this campaign. What we do need and appeal for is that this-subject of prosperity be giv en publicity. ihis is not a one man or a one organization undertaking. In order to have the desired effect in the community, the campaign if pros perity must receive the concerted ef fort ond attention of evory civic body every merchant and every individual "These stickers are on hand at the ' Western Auto Supply company in your city. AVe will be glad to furnish free as many as you need. Gasoline Service Shows Improvement "Until very recently when a motoi 1st drove up to a gasoline pump, be would have to run into a garage or ring a boll in order to get the atten tion of the man in charge, says E. i. Ourney of the Aero Oil company. , ''Even then, ho received R-ftnolInc, aim that only none of the 'little touches of attrntion which he ia shown by the dealers of today. He now finds that a smiling attendant greets him, and every mark of courtesy and attention as shown him. "The General Petroleum corpora tion is very much pleased with the remarknhle evolution mhde by the independnnt dealers displaying the Kreen-and-white signs," Mr. Giirney states. "The corporation has always hei'n very particular in the choice o its nVnlors, and only selected those who were cnpnble and willing to give the best of Rervice. As a result of our care, we have a orpa of dintribu tors who we are willing to back to the limit, and they in turn are alwayt romly to back our products. "A great improvement in the neat npss and general appearance of the pnsotine Rtahons may also be uoticei by the motorist of today." Fishing Birds TOKIO. Anril 4. The Japanese have taught cormorants to fish for them. Kings around the necks of the birds prevent them from swallowing the fiph they catch in the sea glades. The fishermen control the birds with long cords. Banking Cooperation Essential To Farming Sucoess A farmer should mnke a good profit on his investment plus good wages for hi work. Yes, that's easy to say and hard to do, yet in spite of all dif ficulties, quite a few farmers do it. Besides hia own funds nearly every enterprising farmer needs the use of extra working capi tal. This he gets through his account and acquaintance with a bank such as ours. We understand the problems of a farmer as a producer and as a merchant, and wc help to solve them with a sensible kind f bonking cooperation. STAR CAR MAKES - SPECTACULAR CLIMB OF BVTTE Machine Driven by Hugh Winder Makes Every Grade With Ease, and Also Demonstrates Power of New Brakes; Stock Model Is Used in Test F i gr- i i r.. ii in . II a. BP. .. . IMWintaflklaanMrrasTi ' mm i ami mini i , miimsi t sTinnnaw innttM ' : "... All the thrills of riding on a magic carpet were furniahed by th trial trip of the Star car owned by Reg Beairstq straight up the south side of Skinner's butte early last Satur day afternoon. The car was driven by liugh Winder of the Tvane auto company. Accompanying him were Margaret Sknvlnn, reporter for The Guard, and L. J. ("Shorty") Harris and W. A. Mast, both of the service department of the auto company. They were accompanied par. of the way by E. W. Ellis, making five in the car at one time. The trip was made in spite of the rnin on the pre vious night, and Saturday's showers, up concrete steps at a 28 per cent incline, and on up the face of the butte.. Stock Model Used The enr used for this feat is a Star standard stock model with a gear ratio of 4 and seven-eighths to one, the motor is 3 nnd three-eighths by 4VV displacing 152.6 cubic inches and TJus ComSort That's what we assure you hi Brunswick Bal looa Cords. That's only the start. But it's the right start, and our watchful and experi enced service sees that it stays right. If you are looking for the special excellence of low pres sure tires, get it at its best with us. GUSS L. NEELY COMPANY Eugene, Oregon BRUNSWICK BALLOONS is 38 horsepower. The Lane auto company offers $1000 to anyone who can prove that a single part in the car Is not standard, and the same offer was made to an incredulous by stander on the bill Saturday. The car has the same oiling system that makes the Liberty motor possible. This force feed oiling system makes it possible to get sufficient power to climb without burning out the bear ings. Chains were used on the two back wheels. A stop was made beside the Uni versity of Oregon "O" on a 40 per cent grade, and under an oak tree near the footpath on a 20 per cent grade, both stops giving the oppor New Silent Chain Drive Automatic TaJceup New ' New Inferchan.eaoie Main hearings Full Pressure Lubrication THE Jewett Motor improved. It seemed impossible. For few motors c f any type or size have equalled Jewett': amazing past performance. Records on hill and track, established 3 years ago by the firs gr L Jewett Motor, till stand unchallenged by any car. But even this remarkable performance was not enough. Months of research and testingha ve now produced this new greater The upper photo shows the Star stock car turning a curve on the face of Skinner's butte, on a 23 per cent grade. The Vniddle plo ture shows the same car mounting , the concrete steps at the hairpin, at a 28 per cent grade. After the carNcllmbed the butte without a strain, It went up the right aide of the Oregon "O" and down the left side. The lower picture shows the four-wheel brakes holding the car at the "O," where the grade tunity to try out the 4-whcel brakes. Stops were made both going up and coming down. Mr. Winder alone did a figure-eight on the side of the butte on a 23 per cent grade. . Climbs Up Steps 1 ''' Mr. Winder and The Gtiad reporter made tho trip up the first half of the butte, cutting across the tncks at the Southern I'acific depot, up the concrete steps, nnd on up the steep foot-path nnd cmbnnkment felling a small tree .in the path of the car. At the road they were met by the two mechanics and Mr. Ellis, and apolo gies were made to a Southern I'acific official for crossing railroad property. The trip from the road to the top Mew ilea Double Bearing Wrut fin New Counterbalanced Crankshaft Jewett Motor. A motor so smooth so quiet , so vibrationless at all jpeeds that you will scarcely hear it. Yet with power that seems limitless. 25 more than the old Jewett without increasing the sice. Study this motor! Ask the Paige-Jewett dealer to show you these remarkable im provements. Then take the wheel of a new Jewett and make your own test. Five min utes will prove all we say, ihui was then made aucceaaively with one, I two, three, four and five persona in , the car, to see the variatious as the J load was increased. The car took ; the steepest part of the grade with the entire party, the trip being made 1 in one minute and 30 seconds. j A similar trial trip was made by Mr. Winder and Jerry Valentine, salesman for the Lane auto company, earlier in the week at Oakrldge. The grades on the Oak ridge hill back of the schoolhouae are 20, 24, 20, 83 and 4-1 degrees, and were made by the Star car with comparative ease. A large crowd watched the demon stration trip, made up a steep em bankment to the Johnson resevoir at the top of the hill at a good speed. The hill Is so steep that water from j the reservoir has a fire-fighting pres i sure of 170 pounds. The same per formance was repeated several times with no danger of overturning, even when a figure-eight was done on the HS per cent grade. Photographic views for the United Press and the Onkridge Review were taken while the car was performing several stunts. Stopping and starting tbe Star on a 44 per cent grade caused much com ment, according to the Oakridge Re view. TO (By NEA Service) WASHINGTON, April 4. Russes used by electric railways in the United States increased by 29 per cent in the last 10 mouths. With this declaration, executives of the electric railway field in this country subscribed here to the feasi bility of bus operation In connection with, or in addition to, interurban rail trnffic. According to the executive commit tee of the American Electric Railway association: "There is a place for the bus in transportation as an auxiliary of or supplement to and, in some instnuccs, substitute for electric lines." As an example of the rapid strides in the bus passenger field, two de velopments in this form or transpor tation have just been reported. New lork is planning to grant franchise for fi7 bus routes in the city, which would make it -the first city in the world In motor bus passenger trans portation. The second development is that of f.eavenworth, Kns., which has joined the ranks of trolley-less cities. All of the city's trolley service has been suspended and five . 2H-passenger busses are providing the local trans portation facilities. Pedestrian Shown Right way to Walk (By NEA Service) WASHINGTON, April 4. Now the ncdestrian is shown how to walk! For his own safety, the American Automobile, association has hurl plan drawn up telling him just how to cross tho street, on what sidewalk to walk and how to avoid the danger noint in traffic. According to studies conducted by the A. A. A., the safe sido of the street for pedestrians ia the left aide, or the 'one on which ho faces the traffic coming toward him on the same side. This is truo also on coun try hiehways. By walking on the left side, the pedestrian has a clear view of ve hicles nppronching him. The safe way to cross to a diagonal corner is by going to the left, instead of the right. This line gives the big gest range of approaching vehicles, especially those making a right-hand turn. tf Bf Cyllnler ilig Power FORTUNE FOR A It's One of Many Needed Improvements for Production of the Ideal Oar, clares Engineer, in Discussing Future Possibilities Cngmt Efficitnt rt Alf Coefi'tiB SvsftmTo Ua,Wbm forty Ugh ubncating&sh V fHimitwch Ai S3 IT- f t.'l.O .-OK' fre from vibration The Ideal menta needed car, aa for this By ISRAEL KLEIN NEA Service Writer . ! V ANTEl) A substitute for plate glass, lighter, less brittle, not easily scratched, equally as transpar ent and cheaper! To the person who can invent a formula for such a product a for tune is promised, In the automobile industry alone. The plate glass substitute specified is one of the many impovcments re quired before wo can say we have brought out the perfect automobile, says Herbert Chase, New York auto motive engineer, in a talk before the Society of Automotive Engineers. The perfect automobile which Chase has in mind he describes aa a relatively light car, capable of aver aging HO miles on a gallon of gas with reasonably high maximum speed und such other characteristics thnt would insure easy handling in traffic IT NICELY, IS PLEA World peace, safety, profanity, high blood pressure and property depend the etiquette with which motor ists bump and get bumped. ' If you must bump be courteous, says the American Chain company in a now booklet on the "Ktiquetto of Humping." "ICtiquette requires bump ers on all cars- bumpers which will ward off without dnmago the head on collision, the side hook, the under cut, the over reach and the fender crumpling body blow." Tho naked car is barred. Not for it the companionship of the bumpered Tho unbumpored bus must take its flopping fenders, its dented gas tank, its battered radiator to the aide streets whore two-fisted drivers seek- lug damages are unrestrnined by the rules of bumper etiquette. Choose your bumper carefully. In sist on bumpers correct in every de tail height, length, curve and fit tings. A 'deep-chested front bumper with at IcnNt five Inches between its front nnd rear bars is recommended Ddd GLASS SUBSTITUTE, IS OUTLOOK Booh Trantmsswt No Gv-5MifrffmfuKl term tomfariabk mdfSorm -tI IV I i I I I lll. GT'l I V-l- I 1r T -JrY I I suggested by Herbert Chase, New York automobile engineer, are indicated by the notes and arrows. and easy parking. Besides, such a car would be attractive, reasonable 1 in price, and of assured durability and dependability. . Requirements To produce such a car, Chase sug gests thfse improvements: 1. Engines capable of high torque at relatively low speed and with high fuel economy. 2. Gearless, or continuous-torque, transmission infinitely and automati cally variable. 3. Much lighter axles or their re placement by flexiblo members that form pnrt of the suspension system. 4. Considerably lighter frame. Body Needs 5. Effective and long-wearing brnkes. perhaps for all wheels. 0. Easily detachable tires, giving maximum riding comfort. 7. Lightweight, noiseless, enclosed body, with comfortable adjustable re for protection from the Joy-rl-tog gas house gang in a Sunday Jam. A spring bar will absorb more shock than a rigid bar. Freaky designs at tract attention but they don't pro tect. A curved end on the bumper bar to deflect blows is also approved. That tho bumper should be just long enough to protect fenders and not so long as to hinder close work at the curbstone and in traffic, in an other important rule of 'bumping eti quette. To avoid embarrassment in traffic bumps, select a bumper of right height tho standard approved by the Socioty or Automotive Engineers. Then bumpers on other cars mot in traffic cannot slip over yours and cause damage. We must bumri statistics prove It but more attention to bumper equipment will mean less trouble and decidedly more pleasure In tho use of the motor vehicle. Wise Freshman STATE COLLEGE, Pn., April 4. To dotcrmlno the general knowledge of Btudcntfi. a psychological test is itiven every year to the freshman Hnss at Pennsylvania State Gollegei They are required to answer 2.10 Questions in 40 minutes. Men stud ents mndo nn nvcrngn score of 83.0 and women students 77.7. ee Brothers coach A popular and attractive addition to Dodge Brothers line) of motor cars. Every coach convenience fa provided: unfet tered vision on all sides, an intimate yet roomy interior, easy handling in traffic, protection for children against open rear doors, modish hard ware and finish, balloon tires and smart whip cord upholstery. Built on Dodge Brothers sturdy chassis, the Coach will deliver years of dependable servjea at a very moderate annual cost. It is available both in the Standard and com pletely equipped Special types, $1099 f. o. b. Detroit 9131S delivered HATHAWAY MOTOR CO. 8th and Pearl Streets, Euoene, Oregon De- ndAJjuttebb S(t ,Prtne$ The Improve movable seats bavins back rests thai move with the passenger; well venti lated yet weather-tight and fitted with a heater; finished inside and out with durable material that ean easily be kept clean. Easier Driving '. 1 8. Springs to give maxhimm rid ing comfort with freedom from squeaks, rattles and vibration, 0. Safe and easy steering sjottm -free fron wheel wobble and shimmy ing. 10, Cooling system that ess get warm quickly and yt maintain a uniform temperature for the enghM. 11. Central lubricating system -serving all wearing parts sad repair ing to be filled not oftener than once -evory 1000 miles. Practically all of Chase's snggta tlons are based on tho imoA of a light car and comfort ia riding. New Motorcycle Has Hand Clutch Contrary to the itnwrml memi cal systems of Amervcatt BrotoresBlMt the new Prince motorcycle, lateat addition to tie Indian one, has era tea. operated by hand lever which la on the left handlebar, lsauad or at foot board on left aide of machine. In this way with the gaa control also the left handlebar, ' mantpnlatlon of controls la much elmpUflad making for easier riding, according to B. W. Armstrong, mechanical instructor at the Indian school at Springfield, Mass. Mr. Armstrong aaaerta that an other feature of this new machine is its phenomenal economy. He resides a little over three milts from his place of business and In riding his Prince back and forth to work aver ages about seven miles day. In two and one-half weeks time, he claims, he has used only one gallon of gasoline; whereas prior to pur chasing the motorcycle he was using a four wheeled vehicle for hia daily tripa and during the same period of time, five gallons of gasoline were consumed. KDQBNH COLLECTION AGENCY, 82B-20-80 MINER BLDG. PHONB 600.. W. H. BLOWERS. MGR. tf i KgrzrnTs y a!.i-!-w 1 sjj Ml Bank Commerce EUG EN E.OREGON H. J. BRINGLE MOTOR CO. Phone 343 71 9th Ave. W. f v.