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About Morning register. (Eugene, Or.) 1905-1929 | View Entire Issue (March 21, 1926)
$taromg ill Register UT0M0B1LES nd ROADS AUTOMOBILES and ROADS I L.LV1H IT CO. ENOUNCES GES,10WER PRICES r Values At Less Cost Star hour. Models EMENTS ARE MANY into t'omnuny Orfow Now tjeeiiit'iit to ruwio in jrliil Showing tor Week k)urnnt Motor company or hlii tiKiay announced riMine b iih rour ryllnUor model or fapartnnco lo motorist in oihoihio iniiiw. iliiu tuwur n ull four eyltiidur mimelx, redlining tho oIlurnctorlHllr. itiiuirHiico l mil, mruuKii ino f liiiuo of sules iniiilii iluiiiiii t tew yi'firH has become ho .known to iiuLoniohlln own lltifiiiotitx huvo been inuuu liiii'urnnro unrl In rliullgi'M of . i . . lion in liinj'ir niieriiiintf Durant oiiKlheerH nun-king pit of diuiiiuw for Ki'tmtrr ln tno iiuui ui low com !UI'H. ' ' refined Btnr fnur cylinder ulilcli nro being illHulnye Ijino Auto company luenl rdi'iilirn, during "perml for u week's time, nploto turoH ot Interest lo motor I'oliK'Idonl .showing or tho sinr rour cylinder iuodi'1 iih (Ip by nenrly six liundrud lenient in mo west. iiKO of Its tremendous hiic jlcordlng fti Kenneth Abies flllion dollar motor" la ru- Intact In tho Htnr four, i liuvo l)ooli inndo by tho (i'IikIuc-i-h, however, In ninny ihiMilH units, iinu several . entirely now, uro buliig (ci'd In Hi" refined .construe. Eiiidiik these uro new typo I Joint. HoiKltx I our wni-ci n optlonul equipment. Sv!iPrlliiHc, a deeper fruino, mirlnBH new ami HtroiiKor boili Iroiu and rent". Liy Minor Change Noted I minor i-Iiiuik"h '' "I"1 Ii, tt.t mechanical construe iho c hiuw s. The instrument in. been dimmed and viiri-, truuicntH ro-Ki oupeii. uuai leuient linn beon errorted In Imructlon of every body typo il i'i tho Htur four oniiuer men-hut slmilur to tlio ef- lu.id In the now widely Mnir six modem, enclosed nrti distinguished by larger in'.er Interior.- ond the top HCdnn and coucn inodoia it curried forward to rofin mnilly made visor, curving downward. ih greater even than t'l" ot the new Htnr six severnl iko. la prodtctod ror tho r o( Die refined Btnr tour noth Abies, "Star engineers icrlnc to the policy lnld f "no yearly models,' In rc llio popular Star four," Mr. s, "Thousands ot owner Interested -In tho changes vo been offoctcd in tho 'ro ar four.' and wcoxpect that id-will already attaching to rs been u no of tholr perform cord will widely incrouso the ; In this allowing. Star lour Is being built In During coach, coupstor, and model. New colors nro ed in finishing each car, In i as tho tendoncy Is away ho 'old sovore blaok colord i Ey Uhod. Ho successful navo tuny pans of tho Htur car Iction. liowovor, tliut they lot boon changed In tho I of refining tho enr ns a 'JIicho Include tho motor, Is force feed oiling system, jecth action clutch, rear end action, transmission, lubrlca reiom, tho starting, lighting, fcllon system and fuel ayatom, p'mg syatom and atoerlng piiopR other units. Tho gon- ipearanco of tho car out remaina tho annic, and hnl rea are standurd ciiuipmcut n.oiiels. baler .stmiBlli Is IVitiiro 1 englneora have designed for strength In making a decli ne, and In designing new Jlos, nnd the rear axlo have lit for strength. Lengthened "o. and longer aprlngs, or a groat dlfforonco In rld Ullles. ingca liavo a I no been mnrto rove tho appcarnnco of tho ich ns a drop front axle, g tho goneral lines ot the id tho wliaelhousos In tho fe stampod Into thn bodies, iittlng morn Interior body nd HUliHtanMnT Improvement appoarance of tho roar of ody," . I.ano Auto company is mak lolnt showing of tlio rerinod r models, and tho now Stnr vhlch hnvo creatod favorablo int throughout the country their announcement, nnd tno factories have not boon supply as yet, In sufficient os to keep pneo with tho d. Tho week's showing will tured by many performance Tanged by Mr. Ablos, the oaler, for both cars. DEATH VALLEY ROAD 10 CMKFg TO BE ACCES HIH,Ii ,TO MOTOUISTS SON CITY, Death vnlloy Is fnnilo more ncoonBlblo to No-P- Improvement of tho lilglt m lioatty to Clilmldo cliff, Jtncular soonlo nbint on the B Dentil vnllnv. tim Imnn an. P hy englneora of the Nevada jn nopartmont, I Cliff frtvna n m n irn I fl nftn t mln Vln. nf Tl.nl I. ..nllAV k'ount Whitney, the lowest litliest points In Amorlcn. Imoors say tho routo can he nenvy enra ana motor I OV wlrlnnlnir tlii'tin nnd Wing the worst grndes at raiivoiy light oxponse. r the direction of the mirnnt company of California, flf phoola for salesmen nro being Ftod In an mftnv western Those RflhAoln are free, nnd pave some 1300 students on- EUGENE, LANE COUNTY, OREGON, SUNDAY, MARCH 21, 1926 NUMBER 140 LANE AUTO COMPANY LUMINARIES SHINE IN REALM OF STARS uiven ;i Cii caler Impetus This Year Than Fvnr T!nfr.i-n no n0ti. v... rr:., ,t t i : c. tu: tj:t,i..'T7fr..: p.-my Is Making a Kolalile Kecord iti Sales and Service. Coupled with These Changes in the Star Models Which Are Said to Mark the Cr Uiw-Cost Motor Cars Conies the Announcement From the Durant Company to the Effect that Prices on All Four-Cylinder Cars Have Bi -Cylinder i Organization of the Lane Auto Com- Creatcst Developments in the Field of een Reduced. As an Evidence of the l l. r . . . . . . vv ' ii , , l"c,-7uir ,-ar lllc timber of Dealers in the West Alone Has Crown in the Past Year to Nearly Six Hundred, All of Whom Are Authorized Service Stations as vu us ucaicrs I'irins. t S?::???-' tm, - : . '" 1 """vRf 1 - ' 1 - "TM ' T't rM7 Htr r I '1 '&-'-V&f7m9Rw& wsm ill ' J" mrimmmmmmmwmmxpmjm ' . VI - AJJy '' - 11 1111 1 ! :. v Ji x' I , . -J NEW STAR FOUR COMING TO BEET Ml TRADE Car Is Welcome Herald (K 1926 Touring Season i ACTORy ' OUTPUT TAXED Kcruioth Abies Says "Wo Will Br Prepared to FU1 All Orders That Arc Turnel In" FUMES FROM THE GASOLINE TANK Futile Devices, of Motot- Hug; Local Automotive Business Appears Destined to Crash Gate for New Sales Record Tho Motor Bur ' He tinkered with tlio r,n belt. Ho cleaned orr every.plue, AdJiiHtod every nut and bolt And tlghtoncd every lug. Ho traced out tlin iRnltlon And tested every wire. le wondered and no wonnereu. His iiiutlerinita were dlro.. lln frnnlted until exhausted II. Ini.tr nit MVnrtf fill;!) And poured upon tlio motor cn A torrent ot abuse. rhn rivwheel wouldn't rillter, Tho ularter wouldn't start. No sound except tho eloquenco Krolii Ilia dtMpairinR noaii. He liirliod tlio tank In ftiiKcr, 1. triivn ii linllnw anllnil. And llien lie knew and torn his hair And rolled upon tho ground. I'he i?ns tnnk, ah, ho'd qnlto torKOt, 'Tivaa empty anil forlorn, A sndilor and a wmor man Ho roso tlio morrow morn. Chevrolet Onrs Iloll In-Out n'lm r.niinnlt Motor Compnny Is doliiK Ha part In tho nenoral schomo of niaklnif this tho banner year In tl.n n.nltnr nf sales of Ulltomobllca. This firm of Chevrolet distributors Inst week rocotved six carloads of autos of tho popular ninko to take care of local an lea ana ior amu iu tion of quotas to tho various branches of tho company through out tho county. Mr. Gnnnott, In looking ovor thO Sltliniion, anys il looks llko 40 to BO Chovrnlot cars will bo disposed of during tho pres ent month. I,. I.. Simpson of the Gnnnott Motor company Ttiosny, mado a trip to Klnrenco to ronior wiui Kylo Hrothors, maniiKors of the Chevrolet brunch at that plnco. Ha drovo to Mnpleton then took tho boat to tho Hay city. Mr. Simpson reports work progrosslng on tho North font ronu, inai the going on tho big hill is pretty rougli at present. Here Ho two men whom wo agree Hnvo won tho rutglnss bonnet; Tho first of them blew out tho ga'j; The other stepped upon It. Ijiwreneo Slnitnels and .T. W. 1..V.11 I'lmradav. returned from a trin to San Krnnrlsco. They wore ivim n aood time In the Hay oily. n t i.,ni.. em nml chauffeur having booh plneod at tholr disposal for aleht-scolng tours. In tholr rounds thoy observed that n. 30-story build ins is iiniK , street while In tho residential sec tions new additions nro uotng de veloped ana nomes niuswy ui m.ui;i;i construction erected. . The IT. .T. Hrlngle Motor company baa delivered a Jewett to Jennie Komvh-k; nf Kprlngfleid: a. new l-.iliro In .las liosenthal, traveling salesman nnd a New-Day .lewclt lo Gcoigo .Malos ot college uresi. ( Tho .lohnson Motor company on Thursday received a. carlond of Overlnnils. It conalslcd of . two foura anil two aixes sedans. The firm has been promised now Knight aixes 70 aednna in plenty within ten days. This typo ot car has been pretty hard lo get and mo cumuium has orders on us duukh iur h,a uu a Mnlnu nf lined Cars liaS lieen pretty brisk, tho firm having sold la in tuo past j.i uudi ; And Slio Meant It II. was tho dear old lady's first rldo and alio watched with growln nlnrin as the taxi drivor continually put his hand outsido the car lo signal Irarflc. At last slid born tno oxasporated. "Young mail," sjio said, "you look after that car ot yours and watch where you nro gonm. 11 tell you If It ntarts raining." nl. T Mn A.tlrt onmnniiv is now receiving the popular models of ...Ilk n.nrlrerl reirlllnrltV. Mllir Ullia mil.. . A shipment lnat wook Included five models, ot tno now maun, .,.... sedan, coach, coupo and two tour ing cars. Tun Carloads Rolling In n.i.- TiA,nmi.. Mntnc rnmnnnv has two carloads of Hudson-Kssox rolling from tho rnctory, one iionig duo Monday. Theao aro timely -,.l na nlllll IlirnO llllSOld Cai'S tlllllllllUIILO n were loft on tho salesroom floor. Tho company is entirely out 01 - I.h U.trlann lll'd II Lfll R 111 tVnO i ,i.A rlal entiqlirnnient of cars contains two 01 ini invuv.o. n,i.A unii,nmv Wftiup rnmnnnv last Saturday reeclvod a carlond of arn.hn in urotiera trucus. i ...in. n.,n nvpunMnn are sold and the buyers aro awuiuns u; liveries. in..irnKl ffimi ni lm Wnv n'nnnnnl Avneeln a carload nf l'ttcknrds to arrlvo within a few days. Thev are all sedans in ine order. J. 6. Holt, malinger of the Eugene Fruitgrowers' association Is driving a new Packard sedan. Also O. P. Ross, of 'Chnrnolton ' f -jmtm ijtj-i v r-5- Upper Center "Ken," Ablos, president I.nno Auto Company. Upper row. left to right "Dutch" Hogate, mechanic; Thos. ITulery mechanic; "Glao" Lyons, mechanic; Col. Goorgo Molson, salosman. Second row "Irl" Stewart, snlesmnn; "Hill" Weaver, socrntnry treasurer, Dick ryburn, mnstor mechanic nnd shop foreman; Walter HealiHto. manager parts nnd accessories; Clnudo Hcnlrsto. vice-president nnd director of emles; "Shorty" Harris, mechanic. Center bolow "Lu." l'eters, snlosnian; Tom Sweaney, salesman. street has purchased a.- Packard sedan, both delivered by tho O Don- ncit agency. A carload of Oldsmoblles con signed to tho V. K. Calkins ngenc.y Is duo Monday. Tho consignment consists of two do-luxo coupes ono deluxe coach and a standard sedan. He Have you fixed tho status of the new pcoplo next door? Slio No. They have no car, no radio, no piano in fact, I can't imagine what thoy hnvo got. Ho Maybe thoy have a bank ac count. The C. Jj. Dunn Motor company lias two carloads of autos rolling on tho wny to Kugenc, ono of A.tnx and the other carload composed ot Nnsh cars. Mr. Dunn reports hav ing sold eight new and used cars during the past week. N'ew to nim Salesman: "Ever honr the Joke about the antique denier who hnd two skulls of Columbus ono when he wan a boy and tho other when he W'as a man?" Grocor: "No. what Is It?" The Progressive Grocer. Tho Stnr six, the "lowest priced six In the world." Is built In sport touring, Inndau-sedan, sedan, coupe, and coach models, Little Tips for Drivers Chock Overheating Engine To Adjust the Spotlight. Somo Cold Woathor Caution. . Brush for Cleaning Springs. If the engine In the car heats up excessively, check tho Ignition sys tem for a Into spark or .look for poor water circulation. If the Ig nition la set Into, the englno will heat and Joso power. It will also be impossible to got a spark knock with the spark control advanced on a hard pull. Ovorlioating may also bo caused by an air leak or by too loan a carburetor mixture. ftVlien installing a spob light on tho windshield of a car, either place It at a high or low'polnt, so that It will not obstruct tho vision of approaching cars. Adjust or fociifi tho light so that the rays converge Into a small distinct point where It strikes tho rond. . This adjustment will make the light more efficient and protect ap proaching drivers from glare. Avoid driving fnst through deep slush or water puddles during cold wenther, If the ohassls Is kept wet durng tho day and the -weather turns cold at night ice will collect on many Important unite. Springs, spring bolts, shackles, steering rods,, king bolts, universal Joints, brake rod connections, etc., have a hard enough time struggling against 'odds as it is. To freeze them up heedlessly Is Just another way to abuse the car. . Some elusive knocks are caused by loose cylinder nuts or the nuts that hold the cylinders to the crank case and, in some coses, a knock has been caused by tho engine being loose in the frame. . . Always keep the horn motor but ton and connection In such condi tion that the horn Is sensitive to the briefest touch of the button. In an omergency a driver has little time to sound a warning. Clean the com mutator ot the hor motor, oil Its benrings and gee that the brushes are clean. ; ' ; -. . A handy brush for cleaning springs that makes tho work easy may be made by fastening tnroe small scrubbing brushes together, ono at the bottom and two at tho sides, with tlio bristles facing In. An easy way to clean spark plugs and other mica surfaces is to wash thom In a 10 por cent solu tion of acetic acid, which quickly dlssolvos grease 'and carbon de posits. ....... In pumping up a tire which Is "known to bo weak koop the face at. a safe distance, as a blowout may result In a brokon Jaw. or an eye injury. Time Makes Changes in Girls, Also Motor Cars Tendency of Auto Builders Has Been . to Put .on Accessories While the Fair Ones Have Cut Qut All the Extras. h i Tho announcement of the re fined Star four la coming Just a the right time to put cars Into new owner's hands for tho, spring and summer touring seasons of 1926". says Kenneth Ablos, of the loco 1 Btar car organization. "With th.i big Star factory at Oakland, Calif running at capacity, wo will be abl.; to cut practically as many order.-: as are turned In, although the de mand will be extremely heavy, vr. are sure. . . v. .; Hundreds of motorists make their new car purchases In th- sprlng, to have a now car for their spring and summer enjoyment. The months of March, April, May ami June are, as a "rule, the month of heaviest production in the auto motive industry, and the year 192'; will be no exception to this rule. 'According to advices from tin factory officials at the Oakland plant, the entire working force i being geared to enter their heavi est production period with the in troduction of the refined Star four. Although the new Star six la prov ing a.wonaerrui success throughout the country, the bulk of Star prod uction will be for the four cylinder model wmon, because of its lower price, covers a far wider field o l purchasers. ' . Then, with the increase of road building during the past few year motorists are offered a wider tour ing range and, as motoring grows, are offered- far better service fa cilities throughout the country, so that today, every possible barrier tn enjoyment of automobile ownership has been removed. . An Indication of this fact Is found in the rec-n' government action reducing to' negngioie sum tne entrance lees tn national parks the country over. V is a ract tnat every tning possible j la being done today to make llf.- 1 more worth while for the averag- man and family, and make It easier j for the majority to enjoy pleasure ; that once were allotted only to th. j few... That-- in a: measure, is re- i sponsible for' the popularity of th-- low cost, but quality automobile." j STAR RECORDS ARE C1TEL VlllllW.l JIVJUUA1V J . CLASS BIT ITSELF . 'ii Famous Hills Conquered one Afti- tho Other Througliout Coun try During Year 1925 i HIGHWAY HEAD ASKS AID HARVKY M. TOY HKI'OIITS OX CALlFpRXIA'S ROADS SAN DIEGO A unity of purpose regarding highway affairs can solve the slate's highway problems, Chairman Harvoy M. Toy of the California highway commission told the annual meeting1 of the county supervisors' association during a reviow of the accomplishments of tho commission since 1023. I3y concentrating funds on major intcrstuto connections and trunk lines, the commission, Toy said, had been able since 15123 to place under construction nearly 300 miles of grading and paving on interstate, connection alone. Home of the major projects men. tinned were tho paving of the Sand Hills in Imperial county, grading of sections of the state highway between Los Angeles and Yuma: grading between Meoco and Blythe: grading between San TJernadlno and Needles; grading of thu Truckce river connection with Ne vada; reconstruction of tho Pa cific highway north of Redding. . Fashion Is fickle. Style of maids and motors alike have changed radically in the. past decade. Look ing back over the years, it is not lceablo that the lines of both have been altered considerably. But the automobile and its fair driver have " improved with time nnd the general contours of these necessities of lifo aro trimmer than in days of yore. . The tendency of motor car builders has been to put on ac cessories, while the fair ones have cut out nil extras. Feminine ap parel has evolved In ten years from "full coverage" to a general short ening ull around. Comparison of automobiles of lDlfl with tho creations of tho pres ont show beyond a doubt that tho ora of greatest dollar value in motor car buying Is at hand, - To consider what tho purchaser can got now In tho way of motor ized transportation for a few hun dred dollars is to realize that the industry has shown astounding ad vancement. . Tho automobile's first decisive stop forward was back in . 1000, whon the old style tiller gave way to the steering wheel. Five years later the "patrol wagon" entrance was replaced with side doors for passengers. In 1309 the left hand drive was introduced, and in the light of present traffic conditions, this ap pears to bo the biggest safety measure yet adopted. Possibilities of motoring fully opened up to everybody, especially women, in 1911, when the self starter was placed on the market. Tho Industry's swiftest advance dates from the installation of this equipment. . , The last decade has been a per iod of rofin lug, It has neen the coming of electric starting nnd lighting, the vacuum, feed, light weight pistons, and balloon tires. During this time tho enclosed ear attained Its tremendous popularity. A Slight Ovorestlmatlon ' In the early days of the world war the office in chargo of a Brit ish poBt, deep in the hoart of iVfrica, received a wireless inossago from his chief: - "War declared.' Arrest all enomy aliens in your district.' A few dnys later the chief re ceived thin communication! "Hove arrested seven German, three Beljdun. four Spaniards, five Frenchmen, a couple of Swedes, an Austrian nnd an American. Please inform me whom we are at war with,'.' Every tody's. ; , : "The . 'million dollar motor which is kept intact in the refine Star four, is the proud holder n some of the country's most notr worthy stock car performance re ords," says Kenneth Abies of th local Star car organization. y - "In one - of the most comprr henslve campaigns ever wage against famous hills, the Star fout with the 'million dollar motor' cot quered one - after the othe' throughout the entrtre United State during 1925, More widely knowi to western motorists are the hi 1' that were climbed in Arizona, Cal fornla, Nevada, Oregon and Was! ington, during this, campaign. - "There were no 'new fields t conquer' after the Star four v," through. Yosemite valley bad be conquered, tho famous Blsbe Arizona, divide, had been cllmbc Palomar mountain, at Sau Dieg Hall street. In Portland, the Arrov. head climb had been made, th climb over the Placervllle gra-i from Sacramento, Cal., to Lai Tali oo had been recordod or practically evory other fame; western hill fell before a mercUe onslaught of power. ' "Today, this motqr car Is know as the "high gear champion 1925," and Star car owners a showing a clean pair of heels f other motor cars on every hill i; the West today. This campalr brought about an unique conditio among Star car owners themselvc. They are today 'high gear' cham plons themselves and, proud their cars, they aro willing to 'on climb' any othor car, anywher themselves. Owners turned In highly prizes records as some those by membors of tho Star ca organization itself." "Safety First" Slogan Is a Plea for Caution Man la given only one life n earth. When that Is snuffed 01" he's through. He gets one Don and when he 'loses any part of i It Is gone for good. Life and 111: alike are Irrecoverable. MulUI tlon Is canceled opportunity -- 1 cripples are the best arguments t "safety first," the case Is tragical proved beyond all appeal. If, : the night of every tragedy due i heedlessness, a monument shou! spring up, the nation would be graveyard. "Safety First" Is something mo than a slogan. It Is a prayer r proteotlon from tolly and carele ness. It Is an Invocation for mr women and children to preaer what thoy possess and never can r gain If lost. It Is a petition to t hoodless to see that their recklsi noss destroys no ons's life and- i -one's limbs, and no ono's hapi ness. It is tho foundation ot wh some day must become an instim tve tradition for every child th. life's slendor thread Is cautlo Soeloty multiplies Its engines living nnd doing, and with progrc comes peril, Norto of those Inve tlons equals tho human body f perfection and frailty. Man con mands both equally. But the one 1 can build and the other he cannc. 1 1
