Morning register. (Eugene, Or.) 1905-1929, March 21, 1926, Image 25

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Newspaper Page TextX MORNING REGISTER, EUGEHE. OREGON, SlftfftAV, MXfcCfl 21, 'tifo 1GOAKLAND, CALIFORNIA PLANl" WHERE STAR. FOUR is MAnF. their cara with horns that sound NEW YORK STATE MAKES stands, except for the commission er his two deputies, and two secre most clause In the bill of rights re. cently adopted by the Ohio state automobile association demanded like those on the Interstate busses. Vlil!ie ))cIIh7 . , The traffic violator did. not heed, He raced ahead pell-mell. So the doctor told the sexton, And the sexton tolled tho bell. tary stenographers, every employee In the bureau down to the pick and shovel man Is a -civil service ap tnut the administration of Ohio road- hn rimavml trnm nnlltlna pointee,- free from political obliga tion and pressure. Kecond, as a consequence of the and that a state highway commu nion be established In order to as sure a continuing organisation in adoption of the law providing for highway work and to prevent the financing, conntruction and main tenanrA nf 'miHIln a.i h.in- ....... Bandits are wine enough to lay off the fellow who ha Junt pur chased nu.uutq. Nothing doing Has Divorced the Bureau Of a ;ioJ,OO0,uoo bond Ibsuo to elimin ate dangerous grade orosaings in the state, 135 grade - crossing elimination projeots have already boen selected for tho 1920 program, Until the adoption of the grade crossing amendment .the greatest number of crossings that the state ever undertook to eliminate in any one year was 14. : Politics Moans Waste "Experinncs has proven," said the roiulH board of the A. A. A., "that wherever the highway pro grams become entangled ' In poli tics, waste and Inefficiency result. New York state will inevitably In crease the efficiency of her road builders by reason of the notion taken last year. . "Dosplte her great road program and . her wonderful highway de velopment, Ohio is now seriously hampered by the set-up of her road building organization. The fore Highways From Politics ALL UNDER CIVIL REGIME as agencies for political engineering mere. " U1U1.0 iiumvrn. ,. ' .'The Now York program looklnr to the fillmlnntlnn nf oaA We noticed a Hlgn on the rear of a flivver which read: "J'm not worth hitting. Go around, please." sings is well worthy of national at. I Even.nn optimist can't flee much fun In mining a street car. Also Adopts Iaw Providing for a Itond tamo to Eliminate Danger ous Grade Crossings . Two departures, in road policy made by the state .of New York luft year were regarded of such Im portance that notice of them was broadcast to the whole country by the good roads , board ot the .- Unnatural History . fBetty." asked the teacher , what goes about mooing? ', It muHt be a pleasant experience to visit a truffle cop's home and see him get boused around. Four persons out of flye get four gallonn of gas for five at four out of five filling stations. girl, t -i men came quit a new question: ' - "Betty,' what koea About, but- ' ting?'),: f ,. v- "Hum1 said Betty. "A button- ; hple,I s'pose." The Progressiva . .Grocer, . He (riding with girl In his tin flivver): Let's be friends. (Moving closer.) She (shoving him over to his own sle of the fence): This tin tub is no Holland furnace. American Automobile association. These were: . First, the divorcing of the bureau of highways Irom politics, with the result that as tho organization now Star assumed fifth place among . all makes ot cars sold In California In its third year, 1925, registering an Increase In sales of 64 per cent ' r - . ' t . I 1 -.1.. f ii.. it. r. ii J . - hrnmiccu iiurc-ih a jmiuui ni-uic mjj vadium, caiu., plant m the JJurant Motor Company, where new oroduction.Of. iit'd Star rour and the new Star six. which made its debut several weeks arro. The ilant k vnlnnrl nt nnnrnvimnfAlv COO and is one of the best of its type in the entire country. Don't worry about the detours on the road. There are detours on the broad road that lead to destruction. Flower for John He never wanted to grow old, Thin .youth, John Henry Quill. Today he raced a speeding train So now Jie never will. AR SIX COACH ONE OF MOST POPULAR MODELS Increasing popularity is creating a demand that leaves many orders unfilled or the neW Star six cylinder models, one of which is shown here, the doach type.-. According1 to Star car dealers all over the west, the six has been an Sistantaneous success, and is a fitting performance companion for the famous Btar four. ' . MINES EFFECTED f Concerns Furnish I Star Parts . DERIVE BENEFIT (Says Quantity Production unity l'urcluuio of Ma tt Cur Buyers' Guln tho most coninloto oV- fc In the automobile busl- fcilcr the wing ot Durant nc, which Is controuea m C. lJiirant, widely Itornoullo magnate, i this orfranlmtlon of nf Justrles, prnctlciilly every art of tho motor cars urant Motors, Inc., Is fur ' tho car and, ccordlnj h Abies of tho lJine Auto local Htnr car dealers, Is for offoctlnir hiiito ma nus In tho quantity pro nator cars.' itrillatod companion, In to automobile factorlos. w Process Gear company,' lo company, Warner Gear Hayes-Hunt corporation, lors, T. B. Bhepurd com ufacturers of strip ma lerlcan Plate Glass coin Joconiobtlo company of. bo Flint Motor company, live Durant Motor com t.'unndn, California, New Jlchlgiin . and Indiana, f tho Star car. ly Saved to llnyers ' . arant Industrlos are eav sums of money for tho Slur cars, as well as other loducts," says Mr. Abies. inietninff or a low price itlie benotlt of the ultl jumer can only be brought uanttty purchases of ma- I quality production. With p engineering- on such a (t as It Is, at the present Binty production Is pro I flno and Intricate, places (Cry, and tho modern low ilobllo Is one of the best lof tills fine degree of fnip. fgest builder ot pnrts otlt- urrillatcd Durant Indus, to Continental Motor cor. pviiloh builds all of the fnotors under special ar I with the mar factories, lors, however, are of Star M design, and the Con IMotors corporation Is S manufacturing agent' in iructlon,.for every stop of hg Is carefully watched psineors. la 2.44 cents per gullon. South Carolina maintains the highest tafc- 6 cents. California, North Carullna and Nevada have a four cent tax, while tho Bcalo ranges from there downward to 1 cent In other states. Thus lins the plan for metering the uso of highways advanced In the United States. Over a hun dred millions dollars collected dur ing last year will be directly ap plied to tho construction and main tenance of roads. Some will be under the supervision of state highway departments, while Indi vidual counties in some casos will receive portions ot the funds for their road building programs. Tho almost uhlverBal adoption of the gnsiillno tax attests Its popu larity. No tax is more easily col lected or moro cheerfully paid. Hail no Time Table The Kansas City lawyer, whoso office was on the tenth floor of the skyscraper, was expecting a client from the country. The door open- ..... l.a . Hfnl nnrnrflrl. nilffinir violently. "Rome wnlk - up those len ingniw. w "Whv didn't you ride up on the elevator?" asked tho lawyer. 'I monnt to, but gol darn It, 7 lust missed the blame thing," was the answor. Kvorybody's. The Dirrorcnco Don't lot th income tnxes con fuse you. Kcmemher that honey i i. ,iint vt unit nlid money due Slollon is what you pay. a tun nf riexlhln universal joint is found In Star car construc tion. It Is mnde up of rubber balls, and requires no luhrlcntlon. rMi ii i 1 FLIVVER SAM u7iinne rwpnniuTrnrn iinimiuu LiiuuuiisLiiLU I l-if By WiNTERJAOTORlSTS gH is covored with ice, due to surface water running over the road. Woe to the motorists who hit such place unprepared! And chains on all four wheels are the, only safe guard for much ice driving. When you get on the ice, keep the rear wheels driving. Get into low gear, oven with chains on, especially If there is a. side wise slope to. the road, and keep the rear wheels pusmng. , Give Chains Chance ' "Whatever your eauinment. nrm, skid tires or chains,, you muet give them a chance. The chains are not to blume If you mishandle the car and lock the brakes. - Hundreds have met with disaster through slamming the brakes on after they ruuirnuu me curve on tne mil road, instead of applying them before they came to it." Among tho other articles which the cautious winter do well to carry as part of his permanent equipment, especially ,i no vuiimres on me country roads, the American Motorist cites the following: An extra Jack, a short Piece Of tWO-inch hnnnl in aaMia as a foundation for the Jack, a. pair ttuH-iauuiiff muanooKs to fit across the tread of a tire, a supplv of extra cross chains and a chain pller which will make possible the replacing of broken links without trouble and a small Iron shovel. Many Come to Grief by Run ning Afoul of Ice in Road DO NOT SLAM ON BRAKES When Yon Oct On Ice Keep Rear WIicoIh Moving anil Shift Into Low .Gear The auto doctors connected with the emergency service stations of the American Automobile associa tion have made their mid-winter diagnosis of the troubles en. countered by the ever-growing army of winter motorists and the diagnosis shows that the troubles are primarily due to the old cause of "unpreparedness." Some valuable hints for thos who would avoid trouble in their winter driving are given in the current Issue of tho - American Motorist, the official publication of the American Automobile associa tion. . Mnny motorists have come to grief by running foul of ice on mountain sides. Says the American Motorist: "Another surprise for the city motorist in the hills. in the winter Is likely to be places where the rond for agreater or less distance e Txe in U. S. Voduce. $139,906,242 tod reoelnts nf thn ffnso. P the United States for 13.UOO,242. This is an f $00,000,000 over 1924, 1,743.490 wnH nntlAnterl. Ely the statos have turn BOUrce of rnventln for furpores Is bottor shown FiparlBon witlr the year n rooelpts were only Wr states now Jevy a tax t6. Dhln llh m lav nf Sr V", 1 1 .... ' w.V. I I. l.nnmn Jnnf year, collected 5,- i " t-'Hiimiirf (i. wrvss rw fho UrBt-slic months were PETROLEUM ii corpobajionIa The Lane Auto Co, Uses General Gasoline In operating all Star Cars new and used, also demonstrators. Thlnffs nrn tint an kaj a -v. could be. Ford might be turnlne out a quantity production of motor cycles instead of automobiles. It is easy to tell when you are on thn wrnno. pnnH ,.n. .A,.A - j " .il.ci avv any detour signs. Glff I hear that Mrs. Sweeting lost control of her car. Gaff Yes, her husband couldn't keep up the Installments. "PaV fnr If nn 1notr.lt. you ride," said the salesman who was snowing a motorcycle. . "AH right," said the customer, but. rememher T'm a ..... .1 , , ' - ' J MUW rider." Owners nf nTVinll pnitnu, V.....V...K1. . uu.aA,w 111VIMUIJ dOnt JiaVA mileh fun nnT.n. so no pedestrian begrudges them the Sport they get after equipping No relief In rubber prlcos Is (ore seen, Indicating a sympathetic rise in the blow-out patch market. "And the traffic cop arrested you? Twice," replied Mr. Clugglns. "When I couldn't stop he arrested me for speeding, and when I finally stopped and couldn't start, he ar rested me for blocking the traffic." ' Epitaph: "At 60 miles drove Har; old Kidder. He lost control, his wife's a widder." Epitaph. Here lies the body of Jonathan .flraltA .... He stepped on tho gas Instead' of SDrlnpa nrn thnaa matol -l.lnnl that tap your head against the top VI 4 uoiuur, Few men are so thrifty they can maintain n nnmi hani auto mobile and a saving account, too. Nothing tickles a flivver, or its owner, so much as to see a big car stuck In the mud. Copyright 125. Uon Feature BroaloaU. . . His Method . . ,, Customer: How Is It that I have not received a bill from you? Grocer: The fact Is, Mr. Beck, that I never ak a gentleman for money. , , j r . Customer: Is .that so? And what do you do it he doesn't pay? elude he Is not a gentleman' and clud he Is not a gentleman and then I ask him. ... , . Acclimated Boggs: What! no umbrella and raincoat on a day like this? Don't you mind the rain ? - - Bnoggs: A'ot a bit. You see, I have grapefruit for breakfast nverv morning. The Progressive Grocer. TIlA fltnl fntlt. la hiillfr In 1 lowing types: touring,- sport touring, vuupsier, anu coacn. BlG Trimming Hardware including Top Bow Sockets, Slat Irons, Curtain Lights, . etc. " ' Used on STAR bars Made By iv , The Brewer-Titchener Corp. - Cortland, N. Y. Trimming Hardware, Forgings,. Stampings and Bow Sockets ' Hayes Wheels One of the Important Value Features on the Jle fitted Star Four Hayes wheels with attached Hyphen Lug rirhi oTfer exclusive wheel improvements that mo torists want. . They eliminate rim squeaks,; eliminate tire valve stems, distribute driving strains, save time in tire changes) save tire wear, save service expense. It becomes in-, crcasiiigly evident that loose lubs are behind '. the times. '. . y. - . Hayes Whee iCompany ,V-f- i' ' Manufacturers, . Jackson, Michigan ' ttnbwh Escclibhec b i 1 . . Starting, lighting, and ignition systems in the Refined Star Four are huilt by the veteran Auto-Lite organization; Auto-Lite has proved its excellence through the years. Auto-Lite io a positive guarantee ot reliability to owners of the Refined Star Four. Electric Auto-Lite Practically Unlimited FINANCIAL' RESOURCES The Commproal Credit Cbmpany, eirxry key dty on tliPiacaficCkxwt, has placed practically iitillfntfH financial xeaooxces at the disposal of Star Car parcnascrs.Lc term lwying contracts, with a cammao- sense arrangement of low pay ment are financed for your convenience by the COMMERCIAL CREDIT COMPANY Commercial Baners x OTEIC1ES EVERYWHERE ... . w ASK YOU R D E A"LE R, , Atr 1m ,for M -tt I'.