Medford mail tribune. (Medford, Or.) 1909-1989, April 28, 1929, Image 12

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Newspaper Page Text'.vstr--.' t- .,... .- , . . i,v ; ;'' :' ).' PAGE FOUR MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE, MEDFOItD," OREGON, SUNDAY, APRIL' 28, "1929. f General Petroleum .Enlarging Terminal marakct. Just before Christmas in 1814, the first shipment, con- -slating of a Dodge touring, cuTa crated In a box, reached Nashville by express. . Blnce that time, the Cumberland' Motor Car Co. has expanded to take care of the constantly in creasing business in Dodge Broth ers car. motor truck and buses, and The Firestone Test Fleet. FLIVVER DRIVE LEFT ON SAM : ' ' today they are rnjoylnu a volume I of ulene with the Dodo' line. a m m ik fmtkaexJL . e" 4 . Isiaisi smltlh' ' i'' ''''''''' ' ''' '. ' ' ' iL' tilJi''-' '-i , ' - . . . WAflHINOTpK, p. C, April 27. Automobile drivers in the iJnlted 8 la tea keep to the right. . Aiftemoblle drivers In .England, Austria," 8weden; Argentina and Angala keep to the left. How did. these opposite customs arise T - . j.: - "For the"5yorld"dTvI"des. roughly half and half on the rule of the motoring road," says a bulletin from' the Washington. D. C. head quarters of the National Oeogrn phlo society; Present Score, to to' 43 "The present score Is, 60 of the nations and colonies favor, the right side drive; 43 cling to the left. Iraq added one to the right side score when she decided to re verse the English rule of If ft side driving, which has been' In ; use there since the World war, and re turn to her former rule of keeping to the right. "The peed of a uniform rule Is not so apparent In 'North America os in Europe. Consider the prob lem' of a . motorist who tries to drive, ! from Norway. :to: Italy through .the. 'Dolomites.. He starts bravely out from Oslo, keeping to the' right until he reaches, the : Rwedish.' border. - -"Thereupon he keeps to the left. p)t him have his wtts about him,, because.'-when he ferles over to Denmark, he must again: move over to the right. of the .road.y- Germany the .same, he thanks heaven. Back again to the left InCEerhoslovakfa. And just us the bewildered autolst gets used to left driving In Austria he must nteel-.-hls nerves to switch 'bark to ther(ght rule of the road In Yugo slavia and Italy. How Our Custom. Aroso ; i s "Probably our , custom had Its origin .because It was natural to grasp weapons with the right hand while ' the left, -hand carried the shield over the heart on the left side of. the body. . From this It fol lows, that armed, :men passed each j oiner snieia to snieia, feit nana to left' hand.-. '.4 ---''- "That fact accounts for the pe destrian custom of the keeping to the right'.: ;-v ';'; "Kven In England the rule of the: sidewalk or pathway B 'keep to the; right." -HoWi then, did Eng land' aoquire'' the custom of. keep ing .tot h left on highways? "One student of the problem finds the origin of the practice in the habit of the English coachmen of sitting on the right side of the roach .'drivers' seat. He'' grasped the whip In his right hand, in passing another coach he wanted to be in a position where he could best prevent a collision. So he passed an oncoming coach on that ronch s rlgh'. . From . his seat on the right of his coach he could see how near his wheels came to those of the other vehicle. ' ' - Rhynio Summarises English Opila "The English rule of the road was made a law In 1816, but before that date tills poem appeared In ah English journal: 'The law of the road la a paradox quite .' As you're driving your carriage : along: If you go to the left you're, sure' to go right,- ' If you go to the right you go wrong.-,,. ; 1 '.'"On" the" continent It was imore frequently the custom for a posl tlllon to guide -the horses titan a ' coachman, The postilion took his - place IU the left of the lead team In order to have his right hand free to grasp the nearest bridle He also wanted to avoid collisions but,, being on the left, It was better for him to turn his horses to the right. Thus France and other Eu ropean countries have the same rule ' oft the road as the United mates. , .. "fit -has1 been suggested that automobile In America keep to the right because oxen did In the old days. . Oxen, were the draft ani mals most used In the colones. The ox driver dlrerted them by voire and whip. He held his whip In his right hand and trudged along on the left of the oxen and, therefore, turned to he right. i Rule Dom Not Always Follow Flag "All the countries of the new world' keep to . the right "except British Honduras, rnnama, Para- guay, Argentina, '. Uruguay and Prince Edward Island In Canada. The fnr east follows the' British, or left turning i custom, almost unanimously:. China, Japan, Hlnm and even the Philippines. That the Philippines should reverse the American custom Is ; surprising. Generally as a country drives so drives the colony or protectorate. Nearly all British 'colonies follow the mohter country's lead. ' Kxcen Hons are Iraq. Palestine. Canada. and British Oulana. Most French rolonlea keep to the right with France, but Angola has the left drlvlnr rule, although Portugal stands ny tne 'right.-" Between Meals t 500 Miles on Bating on the transcontinental air route, operated by the Boeing System, Is an Interstate affair, with five hundred, mile hops between meals. Wesetbound. from Chicago, the air traveler eats dinner before ' boarding th plane at. 7:00 p. m., hat a midnight' lunch at Omaha, breakfast at Salt Lake and a late - lunch, at 8an Francisco. When aatbound. the passenger leaves Hun Francisco after break fast, lunches at Salt Lake, has din ner at Cheyenne, Wyoming; a mid night lunch at Omaha and arrives in Chicago for breakfast. This tlMfe -... According to' ,V. I. Powolii, OIh-I trlct mangacr for .the General, !'- trolpum corporation, approxlmuln- j ly $200,000 la th be spent durlnr? thn next thrpQ months In enlarging ! the storage and loading factllifeA nt' the corporation's Unnton terminal. I Prflent plans provide for tho con-i Htruotion of two tP.OOO-barral filor agetanks, covered with (.allaghori Pointers for Efficient Farmers (By U. A. Department of Agrlcul , . ture) , . ;i- . -. When a cow Ih fed only a main tenance ration, no feed la available J for, milk production and she loses1 weight. - if a cow capable of hlghj milk production Is fed twice the maintenance ration, half the feed 1s available for. milk; If fed two.; and a- half timer the maintenance amount, three-fifths of the feed can be used for milk ,,. : For wheat of equal grade, pre miums of from 3 to 16 cents a bushel are paid at primary mar kets for each Increase of 1 per cent in orude protein above 11. per cent. The premiums vary each year with the quality of the crop and the quantity of " high-protein wheat available. " - r " . When grown together, soybeans and cowpcas make a very satisfac tory, mixture for hay or pasture. The yield nearly always Is greater than that of either crop alono, and the curing' of cow peas Is made easier by the presence ofthe'HoJr beahH. Varieties that matuYe about the same time should be used. It 1 me "The new Buick out-per- rprms any ever driven." SERIES 116 : Sedans . -11320 toU20 Coupes . -1191 to $1230 SportCar . .2J3 " '" SERIES 111 "-' Sedans H 50 to $ 1 130 Coupes . . .$1395 to $1430 Sport Or . .11323 :' SERIES 129 Sedans $ 1871 to 2 1 4 1 Coupes 11863 to 11871 Sport Cars - .132$ to ft 330 These price, f. o. b. Buick tt torr, spccisl eaujpment eitra. ' Wi dilhftd print hicaJt tmif imsuUi clurgttjoriiiliv try tmd financing. Ctmtidrr t dtlirtnj prict mi tvttlsi lit Hit . frkt wbn ctmpurint tmHmobilt f tmlmts. SCHERER MOTOR CO. 38-40 North Riverside (h&.yakt size of'the two r.fl.OOO-bar-rioating roofn, anil enclosed In a 20-foot concrete firewall, said to he the highest yt to be constructed In Oregon, nlso spur tracks and' load ing NpOtltS. Mr. rowels says that to the aver ago motorist refnn-nce to storage tank capacities In terms of barrels may bs somewhat misleading. To raelly have' a clear conception of is best to. have more soybean plants and cowpeus In tho mixture. t " . Reed experts advise particular caro In the purchase of alfalfa seed this year. The 1928 crop was rela tively small, and correspondingly higher prices offer inducement for the substitution of seed not well adapted to. the region, in. which it is to be grown. Breeding- of "close relatives" In the poultry flock should be avoid ed In1 the interests of profitable poultry , management. Close - in breeding causes the pullets to ma-, ture at a slower rate, decreases an nual egg production and Tesurts in poorer hatchings. The mortality among " Oregon poultry flocks Is nedrly always highest Iri, the older and lowest In the newer farming sections. The dlffcrenon Is due largely to .soil Infection of the older sections, be lleves' the experiment station. An extensive wood control cam pn.gn in the nature of demonstra tion experiments between the col lege station and the Oregon coun- r They got behind the wheel got and bought Blacks! car Mr. . This enthusiastic comment merely typifies . that of thousands who have turned to Buick after making their own exacting tests. Be1 sure to drive a Buick before buying. The more careful' your comparisons, the more inevitably will they lead you to Buick! The liberal G. M. A. C Tirrie Payment Plan' makes it easy for you to own a Buick. BUICK MOTOR COMPANY. FLINT, MICH Divisien p Central Motors Corperatt i jffmrtmwmmma. j 1 1; red tanks' now being built to ac commodate violet ray gasoline It Is necessary.to reduce the total stor age capacity to terms of gallons, the measure regularly employed at General Independent dealers' stations. When thiff Is done It Is found thut each tank will accom modate 2,478,000 gallons or a com bined storage just short of 5,000, 000 gallons. ' t ty agents, is being planned for 11)29. Tests with borax, sodium chlorate, calcium chlorate and some other materials will be made to detenu I no their effects on per ennial weeds. Trials on each of the more important perennials. In most of the counties throughout tho state, will he made this sum mer. In addition to salt, two kinds of minerals, phosphorus and lime, are necessary to the well-being of the dairy cow.) These minerals ard 'the principal part of bone, and are found to a great extent in the milk of cowi. . AJfalfai hay Is very rich In lime, bur Is deficient In phos phorus, which mav be sunolied bv feeding Hterlllzod bono flour, saya mo urcgon experiment staiion. .-Chicks need the direct? rays of the nun as protection against rick ets, says the experiment station. Cod liver oil Ih recommended, as a euro for this disease, glveri athe rate or one pnu oi oil ror.eaen J100 pounds of grain and mash con sumed. The cod llvet.. oll 'may .he mixed with a small .quantity of ground corn, and this mixture add ed to the remainder of .the mash. ? Rogu'e (River Valley'-j The Scenic punuiiBH oi ine worm. the facts I W. U.K., Shorewood, Wis. (name upon request) Phone 73 have What Is t He beat thing 'to take when one Is run do'n'" Inquired a friend at; .-the writer's- elbow. Voulit sugge.st the number of lh" . AlotheN :' Dorojhyr.-you've '-dis obeyed motj)er -byraclng around and. maJtlhg Allj'the' noifte. Now you .shan't .have; , 'that piece .of candy. - '''",. Father fenterlng.a few minutes later): Why so quiet, little one? Dorothy: I've, been fined for speeding. ; .v.: ....''-'.': V ' "" "My wlfo ran 'the cara Into-the fence the other day nwi knocked some pant off."- "Off what, your' oar or th fence?" . "Neither: off my wife." '' It May Happen Any Day Now. : Irate Arm of the Law on Motor cycle: "Hey! Who do you think YOU are, Lindbergh?" .-. . . Oood-Looktng'.. Young Man nt Steering Wheel: "Righto, officer. I AM Lindbergh." 'I met my wife In a funny way ran over her with my cara an' lator I married er." -' If that happened very often there wouldn't be bo much reckless driving. '' The great '-prohlem of distribu tion. Think of the-legs like that gelng wasted on a kangaroo far rrom street crossings. , Another good way to develop your vocabulary is to sit bcsldo friend wlfo while she drives. "It's train time all tho time at grdd ecrossings." Brown: 'Hullo! Have you been for a Joy ride 1" ' Smith (bitterly): "No, a Jaw ride, I took my wife!" ' SAFETY. . I am teaching, I am preaching, That the Safety plan is best, Thus It Is that I'm existing' " " - When so many are at 'rest.' ' Whore the sculptor Is embossing i ' Tombstones by( the churchyard ' ' gate. . " r- -Sleep the ones who reached tho , j crossing, 4 ' ; . .. " Just a tittle bit too late. ."I read in the magazines that a .motion picture actress ran an auto mobile over ; 60-foot cliff Into NEtVA vw 22 DodC.BtMka. VJr - - m r DODGES i t The famous Firestone, gum- dipped et fleet (f Ji vehicles, known throughout - the automotive industry a oner of. th '.Vreatost laboratories of fact-finding in the manufacturing woiid. ha.i been oii eratlng;, for months from, its base at the" western Firestone factory and traveling constantly day.i'and night over the highways and by ways of southern California -24 hours a day a check the perform ance of Flrestono, tires, according to li. e. Tucker, general sales man ager of tho western Firestone or ganization. The route Includes il mo.it every kind of road condition, the sea. ' They don't do that really, do they?" . "Oh, dear,, no. , That scene was faked. They simply raised the ocean to the top of the cliff, ran the -auto Into it, and let It settle gently down again." -Mr. Peck: "The nevt car I buy will be a small coupe." Mrs. Peck: "Why?" , V V -a Mr. Peck: . "I think if urmtlrl lleve your voice In drlvlngl'V You never miss the gas until the tank runs dry..' Life in a big town Is more pleas ant. You can buy gasoline with out being seen by the peojiio you SERMOXNETTKS TOB nniVERS All for safety, mouns safety for all:. Highway orations never settled the right-of-way question. Better to ride slow In an auto than fast in an umhulnnco. You can't get by a grade oross Ing on your looks. The one-narmed driver may be courting his gal, but he . is nlso courting disaster. An automobile is no safer than its driver. , The Golden Rule is the best traf fic law ever written. . Copyright, Moss Feature Syndicate, 1627 K. Street N. W., Washington, I). C. . ..' Big- French Hall Receipts PARIS. (P) All seven -railroads of France Increased their receipts last year by an average of 1 2 per cent. They took In uhout' S600, 000,000; or 15 apiece for every inhabitant. - , Classified advertising gets results, Inevitably Fine From its very origin, the new Dodge Brothers Six had to be what it aetually w a value beyond parallel or precedent. It was built with the studied care and uncompromising skill that have made the Dodge Brothers name a symbol for depend ability. Walter P. Chrysler endowed it with innumerable refinements and more than a score of mechanical better ments. Outstanding among these is the exclusive Mono-piece Body one of the most important developments of recent years. By a wide and commanding marrin. the new T)nrW rother? SU " neatest alue in Dodge Brothers history. Eight body snus q.i EAKIN MOTOR CO. -16-13 Bonth Fir Phone 304 and was charted for the different! I kind of pavement covered, tulm- ; per of traffic stops; nil! and moun tain climbs, detours to dirt roads, varying 'heat r-ondiUons and oihf-r factors that affect tiro wear.. - F. 1). Kltohurrls,' superintendent of the. fleet, says the vehicles in the fleet travel as much In n month ' as. the., overage car or- -.truck will travel In more, than ;n year. Each of the passenger cars run on -an average- of ja.HOO miles a month, or , 1 tiii.800 miles a year. The trucks (iVSrage 12.800 mlh's a month, ' or 1. 13, 000 miles a yeSr. This makes a total for the fleet of 1.MG.0O0 miles a year. FIRST DODGE CAR 10 DEALER STILL J DAILY SERVICE 'The Irst car to Dealer in the,.world-wicle . sales organization of'Dodffe Brothers has been found to be the sortie sturdy performer It was when it rolled off the assem bly lino back in November; 1914. The veteran touring car was re cently traced to NushvlUe, Tenn., records showing, that tho enr reached that city in December, 1914. Its ownerls silll driving the car daily. ' The distinction of holding dealer contract No. 1 goes to John Cheek, president of the Cumberland Motor Car Co., of, Nashville, who made the first sale of a Dodge cara, and who still holds the company's franchise for that territory. It was In 1914, when Europe was in the first stagese of the world war, that Mr. Cheek first heard that Horace and John TJodge were going Mnto the automotive manufacturing field. Mr. Cheek,, and his father, Col. Joel O. Cheek, happened to be: in Sandusky, Ohio, when they' heard the plans of Dodge Brothers. : On approaching them, arrange-1 ments were completed for the first Dodge agency by a deposit of 51,000 as a guarantee. Without having seen a car, Mr. Cheek 1 placed hia order for BOO for thej first year, to show his confidence In the Dodge Brothers, and the ' oar they planned to place on jhei Roadster Kmre iVWv x.v.iAivciauii. convenient Terms, ROTHERS SIX Chrtslkr motors' P.roduct We are specially prepared to take care of can In this shape. '' - WORK GUARANTEED '; WE U8E U. i, HAWKISON VULCANIZING SYSTEM All Work Guaranteed :.- Phipps Auto Park Highway at Jaekaon . -Phone 1037-R ' ' with Rumble Seat uheets extra)