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About Grants Pass daily courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1919-1931 | View Entire Issue (July 17, 1920)
SAYS CF ''INAL HAS Bf. .‘J OF 12-YEAR OLD The Only Tire Used Exclusively for Two Consecutive Years Savage Tire« have stood the te«t--they hold to-day the record of being the only pneumatic tire used exclusively for two consecutive years in Yosemite National Park. Their performance on the rough, tire-consuming roads of Yosemite, on the forty-four stages of the Park Com- pay in 1919, proved their worth, and now in 1920 the exclusive tire concession in the Park has again been awarded, against the competition of all other tire com- panics, to the Spreckels “Savage” Tire Company of San Diego, California. » New York, July 17. business men scatter»«! throughout the United States more or leas regu larly fly In airplane« between their home» In the country, at the moun tain* or the shore to their city offl es, according to an estimate of the Man ufacturers Aircraft Association. The number of Itinerant aerial ‘•taxi-driv ers’’ who carry passengers on short but remunerative flights Is placed at some 300. •’There Is a steadily increaaing de mand for aircraft of the commercial type,” says a report made to the as sociation, “but. contrary to some published reports, the demand doe* not equal the supply. Factories now in operation In the United States could construct ten times the num ber of aircraft which optimiats esti mate would be required this year.” A trip throughout the country tak en by representatives of the associa tion revealed some Interesting uses to which aircraft are being put. “Tn Seattle during the tourist season,” the investigator» reported. ”* passen ger airplane makes dally runs over and around Mount Rainier, flying at 20,000 feet, some 5,000 above the , mountain. "At Santa Barbara seaside resort a flying boat la in dally operation over tbe channel, two of its most In teresting passengers during the early part of this year having been the King and Queen of Belgium. Regu lar flights are being conducted over Southern California with a baby blimp. “There is considerable agitation for an extension of the aeslc.1 forest patrol of California, which has been Instrumental in protecting life and property from fire loss. The Cali fornia Rice Growers' Association, which last year established a service patterned after the forest patrol over 16,000 acres of rice lands, has en larged this service to guard double that acreage. "Two flying boats are being used for transporting supplies from Seat-' tie to a mining company In British Columbia. BRANO TUBERCULOUS CATTLE New York Commissioner of Agricul ture Orders Letter "T" Put on Affected Animals. SMVME IMi '9 ANO TUBES Enders Department Store ISHMX’ll, OHHGON IXM'AL AGBNT <’. A. MM H. I.IIISTS PASS BKKV1CK STATION THOUSANDS OF AUTOMOBILISTS WITNESS CLIMBING CONTESTS BY MOTORCYCLES WE ARE NOW SELLING ^4^ Studebaker By a recent order of the New Turk commissioner of agriculture, all prac ticing veterinarians In that state are required to brand cattle found by them to be affected with tuberculosis. The order s|>e<ifles that the brand «hall be the letter “T" not less than 2 or more than 8 Inches, high and on the left jaw. The new regulation, which became effective In March, was Issued by Com missioner Charles S. Wilson under au thority of the agricultural law. Tbe order applies to nil bovine anlnuils within the limits of the state. Vet erinary ex|H'rts of the United Stilles deput'tment of agriculture consider it will lw .»f great vaiue to llve-stpcl. b:»<s.'e: s of New York and also mt hit IHir atit step for any state Io take it. lhe prog’ess of tuberculosis eradica tion. Keactors are permanently mark. '•<! by the branding process and In ase- where they are not slaughtered the | h . ss btllty of their being tLspnso»* of or losing their Identity is greatly lessened, if not entirely eliminated. Dr. I/. .1. Hickson in charge of the psychopathic laboratary of the health department of- Chicago, say* the av erage man from off the street exam ined has the brain of ■ slxteen-year- old child, while the criminal has the brain of a twelve-yaar-old child, bat this it not hopeless. Be says soma professional men will not test much higher. The man with a mentality of a ten-year-old Is hopeless. Dr. flick- son says crime must be dealt with as a disease; prisons and paroles ara net cures, merely helps. He beMeres art» Inals should be segregated in far* col onies. LABOR UNION OWNS Machinists Operating Financial Inst»- totion in Washington. The Internatlonsl Association of Machinist* have secured a charter for and ar. opening the Mount Vernon Savings bank. In Washington, D. CL said to be the first bank In the coun try tbe controlling Interest In which Is held by a single labor organization. William H. Johnston. Internationa! president of the machinists and vice president of the bank, has Issued the statement that 55 per cent of the $200.ii00 at which the hank Is capital ized is held either by grand lodge offi cers or members of the association. A $40.000 block Is held by the associa tion. The machinists also hold the largest block of stock in another bank m Washington. Hundreds of Hogs Burned to Death. Severni hundred bead of hogs were literally r*«i<ed alive and 211.000 bush els of •s»ni were destroyed when a three star' hog house In rhe Ixtalsvillt* (Ky.l «tiwkyards was burned to the ground i Not many car owners know that cold has an evil Influence on rubber. e e e Every motorist should spend a few hours each week looking after hia car. It is a good plan occasionally to see that the nnts of the spring clips are tight. sea Don’t allow your spotlight to shine In the faces of drivers of approaching cars. e e e There is a good chance of the cur tains mildewing if folded and packed away when they are damp. a a a Never fold the top while it is wet. If the car has been driven through Hammermill Bond Letter Heads the rain keep the top up until It la and Envelopes at the Courier office. lioroughly dry. EXCLUSIVELY In Four Models BARGAINS » Sold at the same price everywhere Second Hand Fords J. F. BURKE $375 to $450 Fashion Garage Thousands of nutouiobllists witnessed the iiutiii I tnethrcvcic Itill-clit J.ing contest nt San Juan CnpaMrano, Cal- recently. . >e course Is WMl yards long and 74 degrees steep. Dud Perkins Is shown mnktuu his micceMfnt trip t< the top of the mountain. Thia photograph made from the top of the mil, shows some of tlie thou At lids of automobiles pitrked below. New U.S. Navy Officers TENTS diihct ntOM RMCT WNJVV V AUTO CAMPING TENT AND COT $25 COMPLETE Nash Cars Chevrolets Part* and Accessories 7>n/c Co»w*0- <»’^-*327* 13*^ Just th« thing for Camping. Moto» trips or Playhouies for the children- Genuine U S. Navy Officer, Teno, made from beat quality ta oa. White Can vas, Coi: Unde Sam almoat twice e> much as our price. Complete with hardwood stakes, poles and ropes. Site gag feet and every foot a real tent AL»u’ Ordert Promptly Pilled. CA.MP LEWIS WIRELESS W.'icox puuntNq; PORTI Affp, OttriCdtH BANK Only two left W. S. Maxwell & Co
