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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
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' today they are rnjoylnu a volume
I of ulene with the Dodo' line.
a m m ik fmtkaexJL . e" 4 .
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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
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jffmrtmwmmma. j
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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
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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)