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About Morning register. (Eugene, Or.) 1905-1929 | View Entire Issue (March 7, 1926)
ifrfft tTOMOBILES y ROADS AUTOMOBILES and ROADS tLVHI LICENSE SYSTEM yum Ire Favored and Poor Are Penalized Y AND CITY LOE i Am mi (Jlnrliifr, Kliyn tee Every Kffort Wumltl Md In ( ImilKU It EtVAIIO II, Al.I.FiN tonwiouii communication I tno governors propositi of Income tax nun a savor on unmor. i wish now i I the secretary of slate' Ffor reduction of the It. b on automobiles. A Mr I candidate fop travarnoF. umcMtril Ihn propriety of i In tlio license foes bin hn try exiiltclt on the chn ((!, If the rocreinry of sans snnpiy io reuueo the o'tlir foes nnil Icnvo the (IT colllliUllnK litem as I till suKKosilrin of chnnjio h without merit. The effect kopoMil would, lio not oulv stunie iiiii present unrnlr pees, nut to mnko that un moro RiiocHiiiK. t without four of success. radictlon that thoro never fcirs unlnlr ptcco of loitlsla In the Oregon net for tlio or motor earn. If It wan HmliiK net. It could be Ihoturii Hn niton are 01 lor such purpose. It Ik ilng set. in terms. It ex. he BUtunioblle from ordln Ullon, If tho license fen foviucu in paid. Gottlr Car Fivnml Illustrate how tho nroii, tmoiiile Inw work out on M lor ordinary family pur lTh tirlco of tho Lincoln 1 15360 In Eunene. It Is n Iced cnr. It I also a heavy mars wire not uconso net las taxed nH othor property IWUUtJ. II WUUIU DO tMOKfl 986, 6(1 per cent of lla ac. hi. Tho total tnx rata In lit 8!.4 mills. Anil thin cnr ty a EUKcno resident, taxed fi its vuiuc, would pay UJ.S5 would hn divided ns to tho stnte Ol.Os, to tho im.it, to tho cltv 150.0.1 Cvhool district 152. OS. In thwo nuymontn, which It ertslnly mnko whan new. ( license fee based on It i 170, Of thin utato taken land xlvcs Inne county I ino county loses by the on 27.oo. The county lb less as the cnr decrease I, but tlio Ion of the city lool district win nlwayn bo ims license system, totnl, mr trains through, tho 11- ra ia vniuable cnr, one III for about $2000 and reuse fee in 140. It should pe tax roll for lltoo. If fi r.UKeno ana taxed an or lironertv It nhnulii I Thin would be divided, to t 17.91, to tho county im ino city to n.oa. rnrnugn the license I ownot Knln 1 23,1 4, tho o to. nit ana the city nnd i respectively lis. gi pid Cam Hard nit ponr a car of mm m ,int ho omo wolsht n the car piionen. It would pay the fcenne fee of 4ft. It In y.200. it would so on Iron nt 1110, nnd If taxed nrorwty In KuKono would By paying thin 140 li fe ino owner necuren an ex- i "V."11" while the pi tno lanoo car (tola nn m iaa,84, nnd tho F tho Llnroln nn nynmntlnn p. Tho rlchor you are the r";iHion yoti not. "aoa I rich, the nnn nnn h.n (ilgo not entirely out -of i whnt the owner" of K woum pny in tho nelRh- f'io oi uaiirornla, nneu r woro-ownod In a, city (o nix rnion wore the nnmo 1 una tno nmoiuimpnU pro ji nn nere as to actual it ? ''In(,nl" r would pny I ... lnB fuoo car pny I h ire would pny there iu mo om Boat, valued nt paylnB hnro $40, would Some difference, Inn't yot a difference hnvlnR "d right nn lt bnnla. Every poo of $3 nnd la taxed the p otnor property. In the ro or tiiitmit, if our llconRe no In lieu of general tnxon, in port nt leant, be baned Anything else In rank fcanjfa Held Legal 6 lat leftlelature aevoral Introduced to equnllio ;o llronso fin, to make Ha share and to old nnd poor cara of an large. Of courao the usual Wore raised the re- f dlff Oil It In tat,. 1. f" niue of tho car, etc.. njustioo la always cany, ono or tho rensons why so muph tit i a i , t. (.. . ill tno no discussion there came ii, f, "u?otlon, aoine that lilnrt ,.nM ,t. (.rl Of tho Mnto Hint It "o unconstitutional to (00 til'nHnnl nt,n,i.t fe bonds Inaued on ' tho ' 'no", rnlos. The rates "eased n few yoarn two, "neituallty for i,i cnre ;or gtarlng-, but that waa take fh i- i lostion of the attorney Kon R oven if thiu,. j ".... finrtL ""J lh t raton' Sn. "f ho nmf every '"ill OUKht til niiilto nvnrv ".of the used car, espe- nns becomo of little flomnbiie In n species of the 1 ""'uln'", 'hs protoc- h ii iiiiiiHuiti ex u"0 Of the ln.,.,,l,. . htv uL "",.1'roioottnn In oh ; th lty and the school EUGENE, LANE COUNTY, OREGON, SUNDAY, MARCH 7, 19W Late Engineering Developments May Revolutionize Garage Service Work NUMBER 123 1 1 rS r'1-: mSM TAKEOFF ONE NUT AT wont. &EAJZ amreamts AHB MERB CONTACTS. iSorvleo wurk iiiny shortly be rcvulutlonlzftl hy engineering de veloi.menta now under way. im anino the rcmovn! or an engine in tour minutes, a trnnHmlHHion m ono and one-hnif minutes, a clutch in lem thun one '.minute, a drive shaft in five veconds, A niotoriHt with on nillnff ear nuiy drive into a service station, have tho defective unit replaced in a few minutes hy one loaned or rented by the shop and bo on hiK way, while tho whop can re pair tho removed unit at its con venience. Tho battery rental serv ice principle may bo extended to alt the units on a cnr. This nd- nnco will he welcome to ear and truck owners, A car or truck Is of service only when in motion. You can't imagine a railroad closed down for repairs and neitner should a cnr be laid up any longer than tho time required to cinne units. Ilnpidlv rep:aceahio units will reduce the per milo cost of re- nuirs. thus cutting tho average cost of car maintenance and mak ing it possible tor more people to fford new or usoa nmomoimes. Ownership of automobiles will be still further extended because tho prices of automobiles win no iow- duo to reaueea nssemoty cuss. at tho factory. In fact. It Is nrobablo that in tho future most cars will bo assembled by the dealer, who will buy units Inst end or compieio ears irum m manufacturer, slnco It appears feasltilo to asHombie a car In hour. This will cut freight charges, which, in the last analysis, Is tho nmn nn - reiilirlntr the list nHi'e, since tho purchaser must add the freight to tho factory ust. Cars for export may bo shipped knocked down, thus reducing freight chargos ami assembled at their destination at slight expense. On assembled ezxa and trucks double freight charges may oo avoided. Instead of tho engine, ror example, traveling from engine mnknr. to venicie matter im it can bo shipped direct Horn en gine makor to dealer. ,i,iiu fmtinreith a unit system Is not a dream but a proved fact, tno times uuoibh m tlclo have been reallEOl una iro quenlly . beaten y amin Werner, an nuiomuuvu vbv-. zoo SEtr pipe coupnm mmZCERMPE IbPAVD BOTTOM AM? TIP JSADIATOR. of Brooklyn, .'. T., on trucks ho has built, and the principles ho uses arc just as suitablo for pas senger cars. His construction is simple, re liable, and easy of manufacture. It can bo applied to any unit, whether standard or special, costs less to manufacture and generally results in some saving in weight. Vet a casual glance at his truck reveals nothing unusual. His con struction 4 is good engineering practice. In ' describing the nuick-de-tachablo features that Werner uses, it is logical to begin with the drive shaft, since this unit must be detached before engine, clutch, transmission, or rear axlo can be removed unless the transmission is separate from the engine In which caso the driveshaft affects only tho last two units. The driveshaft consists of a tube with spiined shafts at each end, fitting into the universal joint sockets. The rear spiined shaft telescopes into the driveshaft tube, being normally held to tho rear by a largo coll spring surrounding tho tube.' To remove tho shaft all that is neees.-ary is to pull It to tho rear until tho front splines are out of their sockets and then the shaft is pulled forward, re moving the rear splines from their sockets. It Is obvious that a few seconds is su trident f or this oper ation. !. The next stop, If tho engine is to be removed, l to get tho radia tor out of the way: With the Wer ner radiator, this takes half a minute or less. Tho radiator is hold securely to tho front frame cross member hy a horizontal pin at each side of the bottom of tho radiator shell, tho pin piercing a luiron the radintor shell, nnd yoke which Is mounted on a stiff half-circular spring attached to tho frame. This spring construction is merely to hold the shell tightly to tho cross member and has so . cushioning (let Ion. Ordinarily, the radiator Is not removed but merely swung out of the way for removing one pin and tipping the radiator to right or left by allowing it to pivot about the other pin, although it may be removed entirely by tak ing out both of the pins. Quick severing of upper and lower hose connections is secured by using a pipe union of suitable size at one ent of each hose. The radiator brace rod is attached to the cylinder block by a ball and hinged socket connection, similar to that used to uttach buggy shafts to the front This socket is secured by a hinged wire clip. Swinging the radiator out of the way, therefore, consists in do- i ing four things. The hinged ball socket must b released. This re quires about 2 seconds. Union nuts must be unscrewed on upper and lower hose connections, taking less than half a minute, and finally the cotter in one radiator base pin must be removed, a matter of seconds, and tho pin pulled out. This occupies much less than half a minute. Total time less than two minutes. Swinging tho radiator to one side is not feasible unless the front fenders are cut off hhrt as they may be on a truck. There fore an alternative design con sists of using the simple fitting shown marked 8. The radiator brace rod,- being tinder tension, holds the radiator securely. Both methods of radiator mount ing hold tho radiator 3ust as sat isfactorily as if it were bolted in place and yet the' tolerances required on the fittings nueA not .be ..exact. This by the war I a fundamental principle, Werner .believes that in making a quick detachable fitting a total varia- ,ttoa of .one-eighth Inch or Jess in dimensions of inn unit enoniu not affect its removal or replacement. The engine Is adequately anch ored by one nut and even this nut la only o service in keeping the engine in piace in. case lh vehicle turns upside down. With tho truck right aids up, it is eu- PULL COTTER AT LEFT AND DRAW PW O 1926 by Imts. Fcatus Sssviar, fN& perflueus. The engine is mount- I and a single nut will also hold the ed at three points two of which j steering ggar. are the rear crankease arm, the t Using standard finite bought in mira oemg at ta-s roni ni wnere i the open market bis muck de- the fitting is attached t the front engmeg support and rests oa a frame cross metrbor. The fitting i wo pins wheU register with locating holes In the cross member and i a blind which extends down through the cross member. It H to this utud that the single retaining hue is at tached. As soon as Uvs nut is re moved and piping disconnected the engine fat ready to lift out. Each rear arm Is retained by a heavy curved spring, the rear bot tom corner ot each arm being chamfered to 3risit tns eogfee to be lifted and slid xorward at tl-e tame time, thus moving clear of the springs. The exhaust nine m:on is made of malleable iron to permit easy removal and replacement inas much as it does not rust or cur- ode the way a bronze or steel not does. The Cpe running from car buretor- to gasoline tank is read ily detached aai Ugh this sn-t tgai tion wiring rannln-? t the Instru ment board are detached by a multiple Jack -whtci ran !je put la only one way. , On later sudels it Is Inter ded to provide the throtte control rod with a spoon finger coupling sim ilar in principle to that used on the Ford emergency brake to bring the high and tow g?ar pedal to neutral positioA so thtt the eis-. gine may be pu;el away wttBoat stopping to release ths throttle rod. -Spark and choUs ro1a when used can be similarly treated. The method of removing the transmission naturally depends oa whether It is in unit with the en- trine or separate. If semirate, it is on the Werner track, the mounting is similar to the engtns mounting, except that the iijJit Is "dropped" out sineo tno tooy ptat- form prevents it feeing rstea out. If the transmission h tn unit with tho engine the front flan of tho unit io held to tae fly wheel housing by screws of the usual type, but there is this im portant difference. The sew holes in the fiance are slots which com municate with holes somewhat larcer than the screw head. So that it la mly necessary to loosen the screws slightly rotate the transmission about an inch and pull It off. Angle Iron guides sre also nrovldeff to TAcmtaro nano- Hng in sliding the transmission off or putting It rc-5. But even ifcJi is not enough for Werner. He is now developing nn nn-krizlntrlv slmole and thor oughly sound method of holding the eltitch and transmission unit to the ongine v-Uh a single nut, tachable prmcjptea have far been applied only to tho main units but he has equally revolutionary ideas regarding the assembly and disassembly of thg units. His event ual II pan, for example, will be secured by one nut and itiH tbe oil tight and otherwise sound mechanically. CoQTrtght 3:s by Internatioiidi Featura Syndicate, Inc. Little Tip for Driven ; Hints on Filling Radiator. ; Correcting the Speedometer. To- Test Transmission We&r, ' To Start en Bsgine Quickly. In filling the t adiator of the car, allow enough waiter to v&w in to bring the level ovr the end of the vent pipe. If tohr pipe to clear, as it always should be, the fact will be indicated hy the overflowing of the water through It. If rt is not clear the water will overflow through the filter cap and ( not through the vent cap, which should be attended to at onoe, . ' . It the dial at tha paedtetr vtbrates, the Instrument wlll not Indicate corrrect speed, A noiy speedometer may be due is ft.ny one of the following causes: A liwse 8nto3 between tbe speedo meter and the flexible shaft oob isecticu or between h . driving baft and the flexible shaft. Som timea thg flexible a&ai ia bent jac loo sharp as a.";g!e,. causing it 't j bind. Or it may -not- be w;l lubricated, causing- an ; errais msvemest, . f. ; " The lined should tie the' first part of tit a. car to dry with th chamois when brinirlngt the ear ip out of the wet. It heipa to make & good job of the irindowsr Jf the dome light In the car ;s turned on. Hub the body ol the ear with th chamois gentiy and as little rcisble. P.ccri the car a. few time oetore etarting to work in ooer ti, obviate having water drip off the tap when the bear i dry. JSss two chamois, one for whtdosrtt and upper body and one for the fenders, bumpers, wheel and aprons, A simple test for wear to th4 transmission or broken , taettt of the gears is to drive the car slowly for a short distance in each speed, including reverse. Badly worn sears or orekea teeth will cause. tne rear shift lever to vibrate, and can be felt by the driver by plac ing his hand on the lever while the car is In motion. , t To start the engine qoJcWy on cold morsings, espeei&Hv- wheat the battery Is low or the car does not have a 'starter, prime it by patting about a teaspoon? ul of gasoline tnto each cylinder throucb the relief cocks or sparkpiujr holes. ,,. I ' "' : Do not drive a car with the spark too far advanced, particuiarly if this causes a slieht pcjndtnj ttoUe In the cosine. - This practice places a severe strain on the engine, bear, tags, crankshaft, ' connecting rods and wrist pins. CMS fMSS HEWS iSlBMOSHOWlI Some 'm favor of Staging J Own Events Each Year OTHERS FOR STARK SHOW Majority Opposed to rojlcy of CbsrgtfMr Patrons Adintatoa V . , Vte-w Uiei EihiWta - To show, or not to show, that It the Qnesttoa belac dlaenaaed cn aato row amonr the dealers In motor cars, using the recent event as a basis ot argument. The sue 'cess of similar exhiitits throujrti. out the country to some exhibitors, went over W, not necessarily tn point of attendance but because of the Interest manifested on the part ' of the bof1b publlo and resultant prospects slated for future refer. flees. Another factor in favor c ' staging the show was that of the notable increase to the number of sew model ot ears) and improve- mentai ni tne prevailing- lines of popular make aa magseta to draw the hordea nf tn th how in order that in viewing the assembled exhibit they would be enabled to draw their own coDCm slonet as to the relative merits of the various modela. ... It St the gesieri! ansenss ' o opinion among the local dealers that the annual show should be held hot the viewpoints differ m the -methods of procedure, . So t 3 contend that- the dealers sbonM combine forces and produce their owa shew and incidental enter tainment features, thus eUmlnat (ng the expense of ensazinr n-:t. . side talent. At B event the ma jority are in favor of bidding . ihs public to view the exhibits tree of charge.- Others feat that the style revue J ft feature separate - sad apart from the conduct - ef the typical auto bow, that in viewing the elintous forms of fashion mode the public is prone to lose sight of the graceful lines -of th latest ereattoBs of metordsm. ... , fs order that dealers smy ex. press their vhss on the question of whether r not the aaismafiifat how ', a factor in stimulating th puoue seam m tne direction of owning a motor car, the toHowine aympostom of opinion as expressed sir sss arass oe tn? vstn o u 3 motor firms has been aawmbledt - MaMon Ssseet. Btadebakr V7 were satisfied over the results of Continued on page 4, column 4) district. County and city orncuiin enforce tho laws RKiilnst theft or unlawful use, and the hciiooif touch honesty nnd law obsorvunco. i;hh 'I'nv. stiitiK whnn tho Bocrolury of Blato or, candlaatos for inneo .tarn ui i -duollon of autoniobllo fees, a per tinent question to ask thorn Ib, nro motor vehicles as a wliolo pujins more to tho stnto than the sitmo mount of vaiuo in at iter irii- orty? In nnsworinK tm quosiiun I (IO not tlHHK WB nuuw V..D.. .. Inv nil ITIISolinO. It SUPI1IS to mo that I" cmlnontly fnlr. 'i'ho nu ,....,ni.nnu imril nn roatls. nntl spenklim genoriilly tho nulomohllc that travels tno nnmi m ." tho nmst dnniatre. Wolisht f ma chines nmv properly lio reKnrtled In flxhm llcensfl fees,, tlmuirn tu plensura emu wcikih i mi .n fnotor Hint in many auuos as : m Cnllfornlit, it is titBroBBru. om to the question, "lio motor cars m wholo !ny moro innn uw should?" Thero wero In I9ib in Orofton 216,663 licensed pleasure cars, trucks nnd trailers. They pnld ns license fi'es B, 207,080. If tho pnssoitKer enra tmltl $8 each ns n llcensa fee nnd iho for hire ve hicles nnd trucks pnliPitn appro priate license foe, would the bal ance paid our slnto bo moro than tills amount of taxable property utiht to liny to tno (tovernmcmi think not. Wo are not eoliutinis too much. V nro dlstrlbutlnn tno bunion wronnly. . Thero nro a consluerftnie num ber of people who want a now car "very year r two. They have tho money to mnko the shift. It would "e better it they did not se nd so much money away, but it la their ilKltt. However, tho state should tint give them n bonus for so doing. There nro others who wont tho old nova. These peoplo nre not proud, or over particular. Tho used car onswers their purpose very weU. ,, i,.,n,i not ncnallse them for being content with the lroperly in old cars should be ro- Blicctejl nnd , taxed only us proportion. Just RETAIL CAR CREDITS BIG AOTOMOBIM lNKUSTBY BE. QIIIItES FIKASOiKO The automobile indnstry Is, re ported to require over tS.OOO.Onn, noo nnimnlly In retail credits, three-quarters of which Is handled hy flnnnnee companies not . con nected with tho factories. The Ohio state automobile asso ciation Im bncklnff n .motorists' bill of rights, which calls for better Investment of highway funds In moro Instlng roads nnd freedom from waste In the management of highway business. - or course, it is always tho other motorist who Is a fool, Continue driving carefully. IliililE 1'ioHila Itmmtl Down Hie long rond that stretches Bouth the flivver-campers roll; They count the wonry miles that lie between them and their goal, . Tholr cur Is junk, their clothing rags, their pocketbook Is thm. lllit Florida Is just ahead, and there they're .hound to winl They never got ahead at home; a living was tne west That they could hope. Why, Inst month tncy nan been uispos sessedl v They've moved around, from had to .worse. Twaa always nanu-io-mouth, . But that's nil over now! "Yes, sir! We'll got rich, 'way down iSoutnl We smile as they pass on; we know the trails that await! Where is thero weleomo for the poor? Just what, will be their fate? They cannot starve; they'll hardly freese, Titey mignt novo some good luck! Inside our hearts we envy thnm ; their freedom and thelrlplnckl 1 "Why you no bay you a real fine ear?" inquired Tony, --turning tne crank st the filling station. "Well," said Mr, Whooslt, "I have six children to work for, "That's where wo different, said Tony. . "I have sic children to work for mei" A Into! BMc . Our pup attacked folks from bo hind"; It was his favorite stunt. Hut yesterday oh, fate unkind! Ho bit a truck in front. New type of auto mirror Is badly needed one that will permit a young driver to turn round and chat with tho girt In tho rear seat nnd 'also see what's in the road ahead. l'ricta Kb, Ho Sayst I see In the papers-that a couole of chickens , In the street caused Hiram Htlgglns's motor lo climb telegraph pole. Uooks to me like Hiram's old enough to keep his eyes where they belong. Two Per Cent Reduction in Tax Effective Now We will absorb immediately on all Ford Cars the two per cent reduction in tax which nor mally does not become effect ive until midnight. March 28th. ; This means that you can have immediate delivery of a New j Ford Car and take advantage of the 2fo Tax Reduction. i WV A r ii wmt . 64 Tenth Ave,, East , Telephone 556
