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About Medford mail tribune. (Medford, Or.) 1909-1989 | View Entire Issue (March 5, 1917)
.viKDFOKD MATTi TRTBUNT!. 1 rFJ)FO"RT), Or.FflO7. MQMIAV. MAOTI ', 1017 PAfiEFOHVTFRNT. MOBILIZE CARS NOSUPE.RVISORS STUDEBAKER TO TAKE CARE OF WOMEN To tako eare of women and chil dren first In the event ill an invasion, Governor .MeCall of .Mawsai-lmsetts has been offered the use of 1,UU) light automoljiles and the servlees of a largo corps of trained wuiiien drivers. The formation of this aux iliary brigade was undertaken by a prominent motorist at the siiHfceetloii of women drivers and Is the tlireet outeomo of the motor ear mobiliza tion In the Knt. As soon as a rupture wit 1 1 tleriiKtny becume a eertalnty, oilers ol' ears and driven henau comiiiK luio Jioile lirotliers' dealer in Ito.ston, and ow ing to the number of women drivers who voluntered, it was decided that tho most useful service to which a reserve corps uiiht be turned would be tho removal of women and chil dren from any threatened area, prac tically every oilier branch of activity having been covered in plans already mado. H Is thy purpose of this reserve corps to work In connection with the women's organization now preparing for active service and it Is expected that in the, course of the next few days several hundred more women will be enrolled. , Although only l.nuu Ooil;;o Broth ers cars were offered to the Governor, fiio company says they would be ah'e to supply two or three times that number of ears and drivers if called upon. v Tho local Dedfc Brothers aseut is tho Ucrnaid .Motor Co. ROAD CODE AUTOMOBILES IN JACKSON COUNTY Thero arc more, than S.l'ilfl.Otxi automobiles, valued at 2.ii00,uuii uow.ln tho I nited Plates, one cur to each 2,"i Inhabitants. hi Oregon, during the period from January flint until .March first, 000 ears were rogirtuml with the secretary of stato. From Jackson county alone, l.r.O'J cars havo been registered, or one to each M inhabitants. A recent article In n l'endleton, Ore., paper boasts that that city lies ono car to each 15 Inhabitants, a record not equnled by any city or town on tho Pacific coast. How-over, It tho figure is 10 to I in the entire county, it is salo to conclude that the proportion Is much lower in .Med ford where tho majority of llio ears in tho county are owned. The new coutily ruiiil coilc (I!. 1!. .'.Ill), i;c cd by Ihe lecent leuUitihire, uledi.-hos all county road supervisors alter January 1. JIMS. The establishment, improvement and maintenance ol' all county roads ere under Ihe j nrixlii l iun of the coun ty eouit, which may employ u compe- 1 lent engineer or practical, road ! builder, who shall be known ns eoun : ty rondma-dor, whose compensation shall he fixed by the county court, lie shall take an oa!h of office and slnill furnish a bund of not less than a thousand ihillnr. I'm- (he I'aillil'ul pei fiiriiiiinee of his' duties. Jle may he removed hv Ihe i.iuity court for inefl ick-iii-v, nc'ci-l of ili.-ly or mis conduct in uMii-e. The county court is eiiipov.cr.-d In employ .-ueli ilepuly road iiiii-iei-s end a.-i-lai.ls as may elci-iu neee-.-ary lor the jt.iipo-e of i-arryiiij: on tin- work. , The duties of tl i- i lily road liins- ler Olid his d.-pillie. u'e a, follows; (u) To as.-isl the euimly m prepur iny; llie speeiIieatio.:s for road wink or In idoes. (h) To snpcrinlcu I all mud work and hride work done in I In- county-. (e) lo recommend In the county ; court Hie melhods to he adopted for j road improvement and miiiiileii.-iiiee:-! (d) To keep a i-ecoiil of work done ; ! n 1 1 make report to Ihe couiiiv eourl: (e) To iiivc-tc-ialo pelilions for! : road i!:ipi-oei!:cnis and ma'ie recom-, i n:eiiilaiiins lo (he eoi'.nly eoiirt: I I ( I'.l To supervise and examine and ' i aet-ept work ilone on the county road? ! : and bridges under contract; I (it) To lay out, const met until i inaiuliiin county roails; ' To establish and maintain isioii hoards at. all erossronds, yiviuvr ! Ihe ilisimiee and direction to tile next ! town ; ! (i) To perform all duties imposed on the county road supervisor bv nuv l:ile law; t,i) lie shall have charge oT all county road tools and equipment. 'H e county court is to furnish the material and eotiipinout for eoustntct- in:; road, and lo furnish suitable of liee iiiai-ters and Iransporlalion fa cilities for tiie county road master. The county road muster und his deputies are nuthoiized und empow ered to enter upon any piece of land und lake away stone, snivel ,. ,ij,t for the purpose of eotistnicliu'-' roads; hey are also authorized lo open and construct drains leiulintr out from the road into adjoining proper ties. In ease uuv damage is done to Ihe property ownei'. he can petition the county for payment of Ihe same. The county shall be divided inlo road districts. Vwn petition from twelve resident freeholders of any iisinct tor a eliunse or improvement The Si ml. baker Sis Is rated us one of the best automobiles over mado, and II should be, for It Is 'the masterpiece of one of the world's largest make and no company in the world in manufacturing or engineering experi ence, resources or organization, excels Studebaker; and the Btudebaker Six Is the bos: work of Studobaker. It is a car of masterful power, no car In the world under J2.000 exceeds It in this respect ami, in ratio to weight no car in ihe world at any price exceeds a Simiebaker Six in power, et it Is remarkably economi cal In giisollne. tires, upkeep and maintenance expense, because of its unexcelled design. It Is as easy riding and us easy driving as cars of much ifiealer weight and longer wheelbase. hike the highest priced makers, Ktiulehaker has not adopted temporary fads ami fancies in body design ns an advertising or selling stimulus. It changes body design only by refine mint of distinctive lines, which are permanently beautiful and stylish. SIXBULL TRACTORS ORCHADISTS' FAVORITE id' ti road. Ihe county road noisier shall iiivesi;rale il, niul make surveys and estimates und report lo Ihe coun ty court. If Ihe county eourl sees fil it shall grunt Ihe petition, and have the desired improvements made. Three freeholders of any road dis trict may petition the comir court al any time for the purpose of linv- hie eounlv court cali a ineelim.' of the legal voters of such district, t':ie petition shall stale the object of such I a niei-:ii"'. Any person -I years old, and payiic tuxes in the di-trie! shall! have tiie right to vole. The resident taxpayers in any disltict may have the right to vole an addilional tax not ,lo exceed 10 mills for the purpose of road improvement in that dislrk't, a meeting- lor voting such tux is to be held during- tho mouth of November. Hue notice of such road district meeting, is to be given to (he tax-, payers. Any .job or project in road im provement or bridge construction co-lino- $:imi0 or more shall be let by contract to tile highest bidder. Job's costing less may be constructed by duy lnboif under Ihe direction of ihe county road muster. Specifications for such construction work or im provement or bridge work shall he prepared by the county road master or seme oilier competent person. ' The county court may supply (lie material, or pnrt of the material, and receive bids fur the labor alone. 'file county eouit is empowered to levy an annual eounlv road tax not to exceed 10 mills. The county court is iilso empowered to co-operate with the federal govenuneiil in maintain ing slate highways, and in construct ing and maintaining- secondary high ways. Seventy per cent of the tales levied in n road district shall be ex pended in that district. Sam lioblnsou, Hull Tractor expert and service man Willi the Northwest llulck company, has just returned from Vancouver, Wash., where he reports a very fertile field for the Hull Tractor, i Mr. flobinsou says: "From Kuupp tu Washuugal you; will find nn almost endless procession 1 of prune orchards, the trees of which; ! are from seven to twenty years old. i They are trimmed until they do not begin branching until about five feet j above the ground. This makes it pos-1 sible for a tractor of the average, height lo work under and around them ; in plowing or cultivating. j "I found eight tractors already in' the field, seven of these being hull I Tractors. Three of the Hulls were of ; early vintage and age unknown. These I old hull Tractors are still bunging ! away down the prune rows, turning up j the long furrows. j "At UllBWort'h, ' Wash., Mr. Wray, j foreman of Senator French's ranch, j staled that ho could plow 10 acres aj day with the hull on their place. There is no turnings back to tho horte lor these men. The horse Is 1u the back pasture with the ox yokes and the bull curt. j ".Mr. W. F. llaukel, the CMC Truck) dealer at Vancouver, uiok over the! hull agency and ordered a carload of five tractors to start with. The slime day 1 went out with Mr. Hankel and sold one more Bull to Mr. Frank Rus-' sell, an extensive prune grower. j "Tho farmers in that vicinity are all talking tractor. The old somples j in ('larke county have convinced them ! or Its practicability and at tho same I limn just about fossilizing the horse for most any work they have to do." i Mcdrord Auto Top Factoi-jr. One of the busy places this spring is tho Medford Auto Top factory on South Central. L. K. Ackley, the proprietor and his assistants are ex perts in their line, use first class ma terial, and guarantee satisfaction. Thero is no use sending away from home lor auto tops when you can get better tops at home at reasonable prices. s A big touring car for five people and Saxon "Six" costs less to run than any other car of similar size To those other superiorities of Saxon "Six" must be added that of unusual economy. First, Saxon "Six" proved Itself possessed of a grout motor a belter motor than any other car In its class. In speed. In power, in smoothness, und quiet ness this engine clearly excols. Then as time passed by and records were compiled it became clear that Saxon "Six'' hart greater streugik and endurance than any car of like price. And of course its grenter beauty was a con ceded thing from the start. Now it is known definitely that Saxon "Six" is iu addition to these other superiorities a far more economical car than any of similar size and power. Not only huve owners proved this to.be a fact by way of their privute records of up-ket'p costs, but in public tests also bus it been established. And this economy of Saxon "Six" is a fourfold economy. What is true of its sparing use of gasoline Is also true iu tiie matter of oil, of tires and of repairs. The most recent example of Saxon "Six" econ omy In gasoline consumption occurred when SOS stock model Saxon "Sixes" driven by deal ers traveled 300 miles apiece without stopping, for an average of 23.5 miles per gallon of gas. hi this run il showed an average of 173 miles to the quart of oil. It is more common than unusual for a set of tires to lust beyond 0000 miles. And so far the average cost of repair parts for all Saxon "Sixes" during the past eighteen months is less than $10 per car. This certain and positive proof of Saxon "Six" suiH-riurlty in economy is the final piece of evidence that establishes beyond fulr dispute the right of Saxon "Six" to the title of "the best car at less than $1000." Come in and see the Saxon "Six" Today Price $875 f. o. b. Factory A. W. Walker Auto Co, Proper liibriral on 's$"-'??&v.to JLZI-'" '"5 gviii of motor car I roul, U-s. " nj'K'?: -rQ pS;W ffrvtS k&H fe The For,! Motor C,..i.v X'' realign, f.r rrJ?& merit u.i.l r..a,l I...N. ;-,,.,:..,! Whit.- 'r.':?trV;n fc-t'W Star KxtraQu.ilily Motor Oil. !' n- e -ln-.-ivo v v r ;i-r iV!" E .'tVr'-"W-;",i2 BV7 use. in the I-',,l f,, t ,.i, , 1 I .... 'fc'4'fti;.-? "ttiittV: 1?S 1 here are 1 C.-.o.Oi.t) 1',,,-i , , .... You'll V'1Fv iipjireemle how ;:m- I Whit,. N,, i'vhv ir:.! from thei'tmi.V.viorO .i,,,.;";v : ' ''l.St Aficr cere, v.! cxwt-r. -n!an.l C--.ts, ire hzos adon'cd ' V-v; ''?-.s'i-:l Vhite Star Lxtre. QViy Motc'r Oil hcrtJih actcry and rar use ar.d scic at cur isnch j3"j -s- as est cJapUd for cars. " " ' If X I V, fac best c.-.lapted for Fc4 cars. (5-nci) FCP.D MOTOR CO. J ,mW :':.:r Kvi-.; Q-!..l:iv Motor (M! rfvo,. a velvefv J? J'-l"-: ' -.'..1- To.-,! Ih;:l vo;i neve.- Lnevv l.,'r.'. vv'lk It ? '; fW .-arhon to W the fvliudcri -;'. - ' i on: ,e.. I. : I...., !. i ; i t i ' n O. I UIC li.ijiy lo (,io cieat-'lire hcttvt-ti pintmi and I...'-, is "J 1 1 .;..' i s.:.;,;,: rV '' Vi 1 i-t."7" '- - -.O:'.' ' 1 -.-o in ti,- p . p-j,.ir ki-, Hon n-Miurr by if -t W -C E. Gatesl CHALMEM The Hig'hest-Grade Low-Priced Six-Cylinder Car Built for those who want a thoroughly reliable, powerful, six-cylinder car at a reasonable price. Wanted in every county in every township in America. No other car so perfectly fits the needs of many thousands of buyers. It has size, beauty, power. It is economical and dependable. It can be bought at a moderate price. CHALMERS STYLE. Chalmers tlcsi'ii. finish and ai-i-ossuries always have hcen beyond ei itirisin. The name of Chalmers stands always for a (rar of beauty. -There is u;ra-e and harmony in every line and enrve. Chalmers uphols tery, tops and trimmings are jjooilness eleav through. No ear at a less fr'n-e approaches its eharm. 1-Yw, even at liitieh higher priees. equal it.. Every Chalmers owner is proud of his ear. Chalmers Comfort. Smoothly elastic springs built with cost ly vanadium steel unbreakable in ordinary use, and unexcelled for luxurious riding. ' Cushions firm, yet soft as eider down. "Wide, ease-inducing seats. Ample room for even the tallest and longest. A balance that exquisitely sw ings w ith the contour of the road, yet holds it w ith a grip of steel. "Windshield just right; glove-tittiug top and curtains, doors that don't rattle and .. ' joints that don't squeak. PRESENT PRICES Five-Passenger Touring Car $1250 , (All f.o.b. Detroit) Two-Passenger Roadster $1230 CHALMERS PERFORMANCE. Scores of gold, silver and bronze trophies adorn the rceeplion room at the Chalmers factory. They were won for speed, for hill cliuibing. for endurance and economy. In l!Mii Chalmers cars won iu recent events I'ike's Peak hill climb record run from ( 'hicago to New York famous Giant's Jcspair climbing classic and other con vincing road performances. To drive a Chalmers is a constant pleas ure. The motor is a giant in velvet cloth ingits smoothness and power delight all users. In city-traffic slowness or at arrow-speed along the open l oad the ( 'hairnets is supreme CHALMERS ECONOMY AND DEPENDABILITY. Economy begins with the price of the car. It is needless to pay more than the Chal mers price. Upkeep is satisfyingly low. The car is economical of fuel and easy on tires. A Chalmers always can be depended upon to meet any conditions of roads or weather. Seven-Passenger Touring Car $1350 A. W. WALKER AUTO CO.
