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