Morning register. (Eugene, Or.) 1905-1929, February 28, 1926, Image 21

Historic Oregon Newspapers

Morning register., February 28, 1926, Image 21

Image provided by: University of Oregon Libraries; Eugene, OR

About Morning register. (Eugene, Or.) 1905-1929 | View Entire Issue (Feb. 28, 1926)

Prev Page of 28 Next Prev Issue Next Text PDF JP2 (2.6 MB) Clip/Print Image

Return to Top

Prev Page of 28 Next Prev Issue Next

Newspaper Page Text9 Automobile Roads I Women's,-Farm Wenj, rarm . EUGENE, LANE COUNTY, OREGON, SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 28, 1926 NUMBER 122 ! ' 1 ' ' ' ' tVHI ' r MLKIK. 0 MOTOR TRAVEL Litn Across 'Mis- MfsROclal Interest NOT AVAILABLE iiH.n lnsl Honcl ),rt or MOWN, T), fi The 2 huril siirfiioru. ml- mvil will n""" B. 55 during " rllni 10 alutemenl today ly tho national Mrd of American lie association. ttaek of the through i for haa' ",l0, "'"V1' A fllltls H"i ,lu i Java tuln" lilime almx jit ihetUe touring m iculurattriitlari wu culled ,!( on January 1 of l hi. ..Missouri blKhwuy, fed i,r No. 4". from Hi. Louih u Cliy, 'iic" """ u"' m addlllnnnl ! miles of iced roud. ' lent the opening of Missouri lilKliy. Hi" ni lurtrur hoard notltlawi nil cliiln thiil thero l now 11(2 nillea of what la ly through iiavomenl from mlleatono in Washington i, Kan., and loa miles of nr road from lloaton to Ottur new stretchee mwntly HI iiractlcully tlrdle of pavement hind Ailmitlc wuboard to tin iho conlliient. it Jilrhwoy links recently r about to be opened, the rhlch Iho motoring publia Hi forward with the keim esl li unquestionably the fhwiy acruaa tho stale or I" Tsos. r. Henry, proal iht American Automobile n, ueciarea. no. con. Formerly Motorlat ftw An th. lll,M n. IffiVnt UIl u for many yeare born it mo motor louiiai. , j no EJjr and often linpasaublo of her through highway xa for the doubting char her criUoiia, Hut the Mla iil bomy haa been luld to niil nai'.r tritill.tu timtnr. In, imIsm it he the veteran I ttpautna J Ira I hltliwny No. 4c, dralK Ir ilrllne ruule, ennnecta HI. nthJuuiaus I'Uy for -a tlla- .. nines, nn orwTilt l Bl. With lh ntiillAn. n piy mlbwi of gmve .which uixo at an timea. i'ne can ba InivaIaiI In u little in hours, the motorlat thua llfltll. lllliA nn.t.u Ml.. an the avcrago train echo Incidentally, in Addition to Dlrlhllllnn Ia. tl,m ..in- fctlncninl highway. It la othlnii thin the alato will k this yur half hur ayn- iiu mile, 0f aocondary and tvaun. t haa bran no grontnf fac ie development of Mlaaourl alhan the Automobile club turl. which Is In n ureal dlrrctly reaponalblo for wrlul rud program that roirrcaa in the ntiito and affwllnic other elntca na ne Automobile i club of I li the local A. A. A. nf rhib end under thn leader Major Roy V. Brltton. Ita ii. the club haa coneiatently d over a lonit period of I a racceaaiva road admlnla- lo i rive the atate a hlahway In ,,v,,, eaacntlnl "A "P o twentieth cen- ft c'"b 0 MIaoiu-l la art 'niple of the con- .,1"" bltho onmnlaed Jof their communities. Wwtl hi Othor Nl.tcH . b.nJ work ,n Missouri. Sent i? , "'" 04 th. r3.J0Wa "n(1 " 'r "Z n"kI0,t". " on tho ' lie n. ,,'",co n hlfhwnya. lal hll "tr,lol'o of trnns vo n L''r';ay', f l'lch wo Af!.r ' ,1 "d west 0 th. h l,"0,orlrt reaches 1 , nJ'"1 "rr road in loturn0,, ,n4rol' felhlo hanoMhA0"1' ,nto Colorado hu. H5Sr".,n,ltB ' Call th. !lBUn the of u nd nr,0!"0., ttl,l(,' "" h.i or the your." 'from ,iflt WUUig- to ' of t'h ""onlnir of now a a. 'hrouah hlRlnvavs We?ofo?.ft',k'nd' Th0 " that "bl" f""!1" throtish led, i J. ?rf . now . bolnK wlj.'V " Pplutod out, por- " throSah'l ,!'h0 ,lvor. W . Jh r."1'1" nd trolls I ron PXI,t' ofton una in. .1 "u Provoklnir ourlsts! th0 l"lrt IR EXPORTS MoDnt 'S MONTH "ft l,SiSS?,r,reiM '' ""lo '"''''try eai?.i1i!,ru.fno,",'0,-u a In nJi '"'".noil now ex. '" ami n,,nb'r '"""'for lc" enl.,0.ca,' "nd 10,- , Af"'"'lcan mnlto nssomblod Mix ... ' 1 ' oil. , "..""""I'lorod by the "luSllJ " Hni. lnoB Hecom. "?r'i' n1nnth,.m "",0rt" iYeiJ Improvements That Are Characteristic of the 1926 Motor Cars i '"" 1 " " . 1 " r " 1 "- "' ' i r1- 'fe mJs Ibir.T n.vs :, z - Ml f ' & ' ZfSAQLV A.L CARS ABOVET$l,000 VH 'f ' ValJ. fJ HAVE FOUR, WHEEL BRAKES. .y'W firtZ TT, 7 , :i - ?& if L' r hHigT J f fif L' M-' chr Z 1 rfMl mw rrW yff l 'A' - Ami) - -4 ,v? A il ''uhi ' CA- Little Tips for Drivers Starting After Short Trip. Vacuum Tank Float Repair. Try Tapping; Tail Light, How Compression la Lost. FtfS ZANVffESTEU VIBRATION DAMPENED. ZS CONSIDERED tfSENriAL FOR, t?X AND EK3HT CRANK SHAFTS. llr IIAItOI.II P. lll.ANCIIAIll) Knelt ycur hIiows Ki'cut proKrcaa In itulomollvu i-ouaiructinn ami 11128 In 'llo cxcnptliiu. for tho uv miKU I9JU iiutiitiiiiblli- la dlatlnt'tly better than Its 19:'G biutber, ile ifplle Iho fiu't i hut iiutniitohllca have been stendlly fmpruvitiK for' luiirn ihdii n quarter of a century. It Is truo thiil 1920 shows no new trends, but this simply con ceals Iho cstoul if Improvement (or llio now year iiiiirks tho rutber aenrrul adoption uf thliiKS that wero now a year or two iiko. llnl loon tlrvs, ror example, are stand ard rqulpmoiit on practically all cars, while four-wheel tiriikca are standard on nearly all automobiles million for f 1000 or more and will certainly be fitted to most curs In tho lower prlco levels within the next live years atlhu outsldo. Tho all-cleaner Is Just whero the four-wheel briiko wus a year iiko. It Is scen on the mujorlty of cars lIslitiK above $1000 and It is only it question of another your or two until It will bo used on nil cars. Its complete adoption will come sooner Iban tho four-wheel hruko hci'uuse of lis simplicity ami lliexpenalveness. lis utility Is bo vond ouestlon. It adds l-iciiIIv to the life of cylinders, pistons, rlmta and related parte. Homo testa show that tho life of these parts Is Increased seven times by us. use, while need for vulnio (trtndlnu uud carbon removal Is proportlonntoly reduced. till fillers and nll-rccllflors are Noioi on morn than hair or tue enrs above tho tlOOO cluss nnd It Is certain tliut nna or tho other of these devices will shortly bo lip pliod to nil cars slnco they tilso Kreutly rodiice ciikIiio wear, be.ir IliB wear espenlully. ' TIicbo two devices reprerent Iwo different schools of thoiiKlit. nnd either nno or tho other Is used, depending on which school tho do slitnor favors, ulthouKh the ton ileucy Is to Include an ndoqunto oil filler In tho nii-roctlfler. Tho oil filler, to dulo repre sented solely, by tho I'urnlntor, Is a device attached to tho front sldo of tho ilutdi, lnsido It arc a uroal many square Inches of thick filler clotli tliroiiKh which the oil Is puinpod, Willi tho. result that' dirt Is completely removed. At this point tho render may ask Why add this dovlco, when nearly all cimlnns for inn ny yours have had a wlro mesh filter screen con cealed soniowl'.oro In tho lubrlcat Iiik system? And tho answer Is that wire' mesh screens to date hnvo been Iniideqtinto. Thoy must bo mndo coarse inouull for oil to flow throuKh them In cold weather and thereloro aro much too coarse to remove all but very larito par ticles of dirt. ' Tho dirt consists mainly of road dust, moliil purtlcloa worn from tho oiiKlno. nnd carbon resulting from charred oil. TIiIb foreign mutter not only causes rapid wear, but also clogs oil passages' Willi consequent burning out of bear ings nr scoring of cylindors anil pistons, Thq external oil flllor does not remove heavy fuel from the oil, hut Iho claim Is made, and hacked up hv llianv good engineers, that dilution Is not very sorlous when tho oil Is clean. With dirt In Iho oil dllullon Is llnbln to rediico film thickness to less than tho diumotor of thn dirt purtlcloa nnd wear ro sulls by nbrnsnn, whereas if tho dirt Is removed tho thin oil con tinues to lubrlcato up to 111 point whero It Is too thin to form a film, nnd thus permits nntiml con. tact of tho wearing surfaces. Aside from theeo considerations Iho oil flllor has the advantage of sim plicity and minimum cost. Hut othor automollvo onglnocrs, equally expert,' insist that If tnglno wonr Is to he fully pre vented It Is not enough to filler Iho oil, but In addition tho heavy fuel diluent must . bo romoved. There are several dcvlcoa which accomplish this result. All use shock: ABSORBER'SkA&E' SACCOON- .TI&E& v- " OfC FILTERS &TD RECTIFIERS A23E "'POPULAR oxhiiust hvnt 10 warm tno oit nnd pniclno mtctiun (n uld In draw in if tho file I out uc Ihfl oil. Thorn tho matter Btfinils nml rocjirdlf.'sR of whli'h prlnctpln Ih lu'Uor, tho fact Ib Mint either sys tem Rreatly reduces engine wear. At the moment, it In difficult to appreciate .how profoundly the oil rootlflor or Titter ond tho nlr cleaner will afiect the automotive Industry through Its vhole cur- II lo cycle ull the way from raw material to Jtmlc heaps of old cars. How It will n fleet tho tuiiMUfar.urnr, tho denier and tho ut-.er aro particularly of 'im portance. These devices are oven yet ton younu to sav aecuralelv what In crease In cjir-ll I o t hoy will Klve. Hut If enKlnoorinn tents published to dale uro of any value. It Is cer tain they will multiply tho Ufn of tho engine sevoral times. Just how ll. tR will, affect tho Production, pale and uho of cars is difficult to predict hut tho r emu It is certain ly Kolnff o bo intercHtmK. Mcanwhllo other, things have Iteon happening to make automo hllos hist longer, run more eco nomical ly, - and tjtvo greater coin lort. l-'hHt and foremost wo must not overlook tho fact that pyroxy lin finish Is now uacd almost universally. Vot It was hrnnd new development only two years ntfo. Pyroxylin finish has udded much to tho average life of a car. Paint and varnish Jobs that become shabby utter two or threo years of uso at moat hnvo been replaced by pyroxylin Jobs which certainly nnt twice us long1, If not for tho Ufo of tho car. . Tho buyer of a car finished in pyroxylin knows that his car will never require a roflnlnh from the niotal' up. Pnnslhly after two of threo yenrs a coat or two will have to bo nddod to replace tho sur face that tho 'weather has' worn oiT but tho cost of this operation In small nnd t,ho tlmo tho car must be laid up Is Mtort. Tho closed body iiIho is an im portant contribution' to car-life.' Unlike tho open car, its top does not satr, crack or tear. Truo, an old -closed body may hnvo a few rattles In It hut It will still bo Rood to look at. . It Villi never hnvo tho dlnboveled appearance of an old open car. Open car topa and Bldo curtnliui, of courne, may ho re placed, but thoy rarely nro, nnd those .factors ncoolorato tho Jour ney to tho Junk, pile. The nll-sloet body mtwt bo ro uarded as n major contribution to car-llfo. Itnth panels ami frame aro made ofi pressed stool mem bers welded' nnd rlvoted together, tho completed Job holm? nn 1n tofiral stool unit likely to remain In perfect condition throughout thn 'Ufa of the car. Tho industry Is Just beglnnlnff to wake up to tho advantiu?M of nU-ateol con struction. H Is not now Innsmuch ns Undgo Itros., havo uned all stoel bodies fm yenrs but this year n numhor nr.lnipprtnnt nmkes bnvo beon added to tno list. Including Kord nnd Jordan, and u. ntiiuhor of other concerns aro making bodies which aro nearly all steel, Including , Ajnx, Hudson -Essex, Slut r. and Jowott. ' However, time will probably prove i hat tho biggest advantage tho all-steel body affords bt nar row front pillars, thus cutting down tho blind spot. In fact it is perfectly feasible to mako tho front pillars so narrow that tho blind spot is eliminated entirely. No one knows how many accidents nro caused by tho blind spot, but certainly the total would bo ap palling if it could bo secured. Tho Introduction of the all-steel body nlso Introduces another In teresting factor; hlgh-tcmperature baked enamels in color. High ten. pcroture enamels nro not feas ible If wood Is used anywhero in tho body construction, slnco tho heat is sufficient to char tho vood. Heretofore, with tho ex ception of tho nil-steel podge l.ros. models, tho uso of these cuuipelM has been largely limited to fenders and similar parts, and everybody knows how long this onnmol retains its high lustre. Up to the prosent, high-temperature enamel has been available only in black, but now It niny bo had in all colors. It la difficult to predict what Inronds this .now finish will make on pyroxylin. Shock absorbers nnd nutomalle wltulshlctd cleaners aro furnished with a number of models and it jippears that they will sopn be Htandnrd on most models. Fric tion shock nbaorbcrs.of the re bound type nro quite essential for comfortable riding with Imlloon tires whilo automatic windshield wipers hnvo hIpo como into vogue beeauso of n cbango In car con struction.1 Aside from their con venience,, their uso is partly due to tho growing popularity of closed cars and especially to tho uso of ono-pleco windshields. Thero is a tendency to- mnk cushions dcepor'iind more com fortable where price does not prohibit and Mmllnrly thero Is a bettor understanding of what con stitutes durable upholstory In closed cars, nit hough considera tions of price oftet. onforco the selection of less durable material lioth car npeeds nnd engine snoods nro slowly Incrennlng nnd ac.ee oral on nml hiu-ciimntng ability are also Improving year by year," nnd yet, oven without the adoption of- atr clcanera and oil filters, onglno lire is growing longer. Vnlve.i require rewinding less often not onlv beeauso of tho nlr ctenner but also because bet ter vnlvo mnterlnls nro being used nnd aoala nro moro carefully cooled. ... Hear ngs Inst longer becnuso of moro accurate methods or manufacture,- tho 'Almost universal uso of nressuro lubrication. moro ample bearings, larger crankshafts and stlffer crankenses. Engine nro smoother becnuso of Inrgor ernnkshafls, stlffor crnnk ennes nnd th rather ponornl ndop tion of tho T-nnchestor vibration dnnipnner, which In a small, "slipping" flywheel nn tho front end of tho crankshaft. Kotntlonnl nr torsional vibration producod in the crnnknhnft by tho operation of tho engine are smothorod by thin device before they becomo large enough to be disagreeable. Inasmuch ui tho reciprocating parts on sixes and modern eights aro in theoretical perfect balance piston size and weight Is not so important aa it Is on four-cylinder oniTlncn, Consequently, tho ten dency Is to use thorter, strokes and larger bores for a given cubic ca pacity. Thlo prnctict, makes the pirtnns a little heavier but iU re duces the over-all height of the engine, and tho weight, and cuts down piston speed and therefore piston and cylinder wear. An engine with a 4-inch stroke has pistons which travel only 80 per cent ns far as nn engine with a 6 inch stroke. This alone reduces tho wear 20 per cent but in ad dition the larger diameter piston obviously has odditional wearing surface which still further reduces the wear per unit of surface. Quiet-lift cams nro quite com mon. The nolao tho vnlves make depends on how fast tho pushrod is moving when it strikes tho valve stem and so If tho cam is sloped so that it moves the pushrod very slowly during tho instant that It hits tho valve stem th platter niHdo bv this action is very slight. Considerable attention hns been given to easy steering during tho post year nnd most 1926 cars steer very . easily much more easily than most cars did back in the dnys when high-pressure tires were used. Copyright 1926 by ' Intopnatlonnt Feature Syndicate Inc. Many do not Ki?ow How , to Crank Automobile A 1 Thousands of motorists whose automobiles do not havo self start ers are injured every year beeauso thev do not know how to ernnk the machine. Drivers of commercial cars, delivery trucks, taxi cnbs, etc., who nro professional chauffeurs, constitute a largo number of the people hurt in this manner, strnngo ns It may seem for ono would as sume that men who are engaged in this occupation would know how to avoid 'such hurts. Following nro some precautions to bo observed when cranking: Alwavs pull . the , crank up, not down, and don't spin it unless nnao inioiv nccpssarv. When grasping tho crank, plnco thumb on tho same sldo of handlo with tho lingers; then If there is a kick-hack, handlo will slip from hand. Keep tho spark retarded until .tho engine has start ed. , New Paint Remover Is Effective Gas Process Tho automobile pnlnt flhon bn.i long been confronted with tho problem of removing tho old pnlnt from enrs before tho now finish lit applied. Gas Jins most idoally solved tho vexing problem. Tho old hand method of nppty Ing varnish remover nnd scraping to loosen tho pnlnt had two main faults." It took frorfi eight to 12 hours to do tho job nnd after the Job was finished many corners and crevices wero still covered with tho old pnlnt that could not ho reached. A now method of stripping thin old paint from enrs boforo re flnlshlng has recently been doylsed Which involves tho use of gna. Tho equipment consists of a gas-ftred steuni' boiler, a cleaning solution tank and a paint stripping solution tank. The paint stripping solution to brought to a boil and applied to the bodv of the cat. 'The solution interacts with the oils of tho paint. The pnlnt loosens und the steam gun blows It away. When starting an engine that has been standing but a short trine, du not use the choko unless It Is ne cessary, and then choke aa little as possible. A hot engine will not start when loaded with excess gas. Should It become so loaded, crank the engine j with tho starter throttle open or opep tne rejiei cocks to ciear me cylinders. To repair a leaking carburetor or vacuum tank float dip the float into a pan of hot water. Bubbles will appear at the point where the float leaks, - Mark this spot and then punch two holes, one in the op and the other in the bottom of the float. This will make it pos sible to empty the float of gasoline, and solder up the holes and the leak. - '-.. Having a tall light go out is bad enough without discovering that one could have reached home with out inconvenience and delay by tap ping the tail light until it came to. life again. .Often when a light socket isn't making a good contact the tapping serves to put It in a new position. The cap on the gasoline tank should not be polished. A motorist who incJudea it In his polishing program may find that some day bis car will not start until a me chanic has cleaned out the polish which has collected In the pinhole air vent of the cap, showing that there are some things about a car that are better off unpolished, particularly where it may inter fere with the vacuum system. One of the frequent dangers of fire developing in a car Is static electricity while engaged in filling a gasoline tank. See that the metal nozzle of the hose la kept In con tinuous contact with the mouth of the tank, thus preventing a spark Jumping from the nozzle to the tank. When cylinder head gaskets are replaced without thoroughly clean ing both the gaskets and the sur faces on which they are fitted or If they are not drawn down tight after the engine Is warmed up (second tightening), a compression leak Is likely to occur. - When making repairs to the mo tor or Ignition cover the Ignition breaker box with a rat? to keeD out dirt. Small particles of metal will cause a short1 circuit and the on. gin will either miss or fall to start altogether. . ' . , Wasted Effort ' . Why Is it that girls snend much time on their complexions wnen tney are going to wear knee length skirts? ... FEWIOraSSTOLEN BELONG TO yiOlEIS Statement Is Made By Head of Association CLOSE WATCH OBSERVED , When a Member Txum, Hui Car Ills First Thought Is the Motor Club r ' Few of the cars that nro fitolen , belong to membora of tho Oregon , mate Motor aasoeiation, according to a statement by George O. llran- uoiuuig, Keiivi-ui nuinutcer oe me Oregon association today. ' v -The statement Is tho result of an investigation made by the American Automobile association, of which the local club is a promin ent affiliation, showing that few club members havo their cars stolen, despite the fact that about one out of every fifteen car own- -era belongs to an automobile or ganlzatlon. . Mr. Brandenburg exnlalns that local and national emergency road service to club members the thief who steals a member's car is im- ' mediately at a disadvantage. service to members Is.ooerated through a chain nt rnnlMi mtirf repair shops throughout the coun- ' try," he says. "This conflicts with the thief's plans, since it is the custom to store his loot In gome garage where he thinks he will ' not be detected, unless he exer- . cises extreme care in the selection ' of his 'fence' when stealing a club ' member's car he is very apt to be caught by a club's , official emergency . roaa service Biation when he goes to store the car over night or until he can arrange to ' complete his plans for the disposal ' of the loot. - . "when a club member loses his car his first thoueht is the motor club. . Since the development of emergency road service, .however; , 'the club is in a position to render ' a new type of assistance by notify- ing all Its officially-appointed gar-. ages and service organizations' , Even if the thief removes the club emblems these service companies . have a full description of tho car . . and are on the lookout for it. Be- . cause service -is national through the A. A. A. and its- affiliated clubs throughout the country, the check is effective whether the thief takes .the car to another city or tries .to hide it in the locality where It is owned." .. . , , . Motorists Pay Big Rood Tux American motorists are paying in -excise taxes on cars, tires and ao-' cessorles more than 2 for every dollajr. jjjitL Tiack into federal, road : bunding.- Sfricel918 the p(yr.rn. ment has collected tsO&.u'uuV.'OO from the motorists nnd spent $.173. 000,000 in federal aid for highways.' xraiisoTOrFaoii aaa mm. . . When . Better Automobile- Arc Built, Bulck Will Build Them During every year sine 1918. eight yeara In all, Bulck haa led all mem bers of the National Automobile Chamber of Commerce ih volume of sales. LowGost More Buicks are now being sold than ever before ' in Buick history. And an important reason is the fact that, though expensively built, a Buick may be inexpensively purchased. Buick could spend less money building its chassis, and still keep the quality up to the average in Buick's price class. The famous Buick Valve-in-Head engine is a more expensive type to build. Buick could use a steering gear less expensive than the 5 -control-surface steering mechanism which adds so much to Buick's driving ease. The Torque Tube Drive also adds expense to Buick manufac ture, as do the "Sealed Chassis," the "Triple Sealed Engine," full pressure engine lubrication, the Buick multiple-disc, dry-plate clutch, and Buick mechani cal 4-wheel brakes. ; 1 Buick closed bodies are built by Fisher to the most exacting standards laid down by any manu facturer today. Quality, regardless of its cost, rules Buick design. But thanks to the sustained popularity of this quality, purchasers actually pay less for it. Vast volume gives Buick owners finer transportation at lower cost. Your next car should be a Better Buick I BUICK MOTOR COMPANY, FLINT, MICH. Divuion of Qeneral Motors Corporation i B. F. GOODPASTURE Seventh and Olive Streets Automobile' Supplies Telephone 1207 wmmmmammmmmammmmmmmmmmmmmmmmammmmmmmtimmmmmBm v. V