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BEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE, MEDFORD, OREGON. SUNDAY. AUGUST 23. 1935
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FINE RECORD OF
LEGISLATION FOR
SAFETY IN 1935
The AUTO
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Improvements Being Made to Siskiyou Mountain Grade
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WASHINGTON, D. C. Aug. It
Sweeping efforts by the state legis
latures to curb motor fatalities
through enactment of approved leg
islation was reported la a survey
made public by the American Auto
mobile association today.
"Scores of constructive safety
measures enacted should prove ol
material help In what must be a
continuing drive to Improve the
safety record of the country a a
whole." Thos. P. Henry of Detroit,
Mich., president of the national mot-
orlng body, declared.
Among the safety gains, Mr. Henry
cited the rapid progress of the
A.A.A. safety-responsibility law: ex
tension and strengthening of high
way patrols; safety glass require
ments; compulsory Inspection ol
motor vehicle equipment, and driv
ers' license laws. He said In part:
"There Is reason- for particular
gratification over the forward march
of the safety-responsibility bill
sponsored by this association. Five
new states enacted the model bill
In 1935, namely. Arizona, Colorado.
Ohio. Oregon, and West Virginia. It
was enacted by congress for the Dis
trict of Columbia. Strengthening
amendments were adopted In several
states. The law Is now In effect in
twcnty-slx states and the District
of Columbia, which means that
around sixty per cent of all the
motor vehicles in the country are
operating under Its provisions.
"State highway patrols received
much attention at the hands ot
the legislatures. Pour states, namely.
Colorado. Montana, North Dakota,
and Oklahoma, established patrols
for the first time. Seven states In
creased the strength of the patrol
force, namely, Connecticut. Missouri,
New Mexico, North Carolina, Ohio,
Washington, and West Virginia. The
patrol system Is now in operation
throughout the union, except In the
state of Georgia. There Is no doubt,
however, that the strength ot the
patrol force In most instances Is be
low requirements, more particularly
so In view of the rising ratio of
motor fatalities on rural highways
"Fifteen states enacted legislation
providing that motor vehicles be
equipped with safety glass. This
brings the total of "safety glass"
-states up to twenty-three. At the
moment, technicians are working on
a code of standards to determine
the essential characteristics of glass
that will meet requirements. This
i should make for uniformity and bet
ter results.
( "Five states passed laws providing
for compulsory inspection of motor
vehicle equipment These are: Con
necticut. Colorado, Oregon, Utah,
and Vermont. This brings the total
of compulsory Inspection states up
to 14. This movement had Its in
ception along the Atlantic seaboard,
but It is now apparently spreading
to mountain and Pacific coast states.
Indicating a more general trend
toward national acceptance.
"A drivers' license law was adopt
ed this year by five additional states.
These are: Idaho, Montana, Nortn
Carolina. North Dakota, and Utah,
bringing the list of drivers' license
law states up to thirty-four. There
Is little doubt that a drivers' li
cense law, coupled with a safety
icsponslbiilty law. are proving the
most effective measures from the
standpoint of control of the reck
less and Irresponsible driver, and
states which lack this legislation
are at a decided disadvantage."
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PLAN IN CANADA
CALGARY. Altft.. Aug. 24. fAP
The ladles will do some of the new
dealing In Alberta's 'prospective "$25
a month for everybody" government.
Late returns that swelled the Social
Credit leaeue's smashing victory at
the polls Thursday made that plain
today. Two women. Mrs. P. Gostlck
and Mrs. W. W. Rogers, won legisla
tive seats on the platform of the
party that proposes to give every
adult citizen of Alberta at least 825
a month In "credit dividends."
"It's only a milestone." said Mrs.
Gostlck. a department store cashier,
of the victory, but she added It would
mean economic Independence for the
province's women.
Final victory, she asserted, will not
be won "until poverty has been abol
ished from our midst."
Three women candidates of opposi
tion parties were defeated as the new
party, led by William Aberhart, 57
Richardson Springs
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Hrlte Lee O.
Heavy line on map snows
present route of Pacific high
way, from Ashland south to
the California line, dotted
line, route of the new high
way now under construction
and crossed line, route of the
Southern Pacific railroad. Top
photo is a typical deep cut be
tween the five and seven-mile
posts on the relocated route.
Bottom picture A fill which is
400 feet wide at the base. These
pictures show why it has been
necessary to move 300,000 cu
bic yards of dirt for each mile
of the two miles now graded.
Photos by Mobilgas scout car.
Chrysler Sales
Impetus Carries
Into New Season
The tremendous Impetus that
Chrysler dealers' sales received early
In the year has continued Into Aug
ust. Retail deliveries of ChryBler and
Plymouth cars by Chrysler dealers for
the week ending August 3 showed ;
substantial Increases over the figures j
for the last three years and the 31
weeks of 1935 are far ahead of the
same periods of 1934, 1933 and 1932.
Chrysler deliveries already have top
ped the entire number reported In
the three preceding years and Plym
outh deliveries by Chrysler dealers
are larger than for the entire years
of 1933 and 1933. !
According to figures released by J.
W. Prazer, vice-president of the
Chrysler Sales Division of the Chrysler
Corporation, the week of August 3
showed 3210 Plymouths and 924
t Chryslers delivered at retail, a grand
total of 4134 units. This Is 7.8 per
cent higher for Plymouth, 33.6 per
cent for Chrysler and 12.9 for the
combined lines than the totals re
ported for the week ending August
4, 1934. The Increase over the corres
ponding week of 1933 Is 21 .7 for
Plymouth, 1.1 per cent for Chrysler
and 10-4 per cent for the combined
lines.
A striking example of how the
Chrysler-Plymouth sales curve has
changed In the last three years Is
found In a comparison of figures for
August 3, 1935 and August 6. 1932.
In 1932. 810 Plymouths and 328
Chryslers were sold In this week, an
Increase for the corresponding period
of 1935 of 296.3 per cent for Plym
outh, 181.7 for Chrysler and 263.3 per
cent for the combined.
In the first 31 weeks of 1935, In
cluding August 3, Chrysler dealers
reported the delivery of 99.715 Plym
ouths. Insuring that the 100.000 mark
would be passed the first of the fol
lowing week. Chrysler deliveries for
this period were 28.307. almost 1,000
In excess of the number reported for
the entire year of 1934.
year-old evangelist and school teach
er, elected 47 members of the legis
lature and plied up a lead In nine
other contests.
The "dividends' would not be paid
In cash, but in non-negotiable se
curities good for goods or services. A
state credit house would be created
and each citizen would get a divid
end book and a book of the blank
securities.
Each month a credit entry of 126
would be made In the book at the
credit house. But If anyone should
refuse to work when a Job Is avail
able, he would lose dividend privi
leges. tVUI Enjoy a wonderful Vacation.
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WORK ADVAMCES,
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By ClrorRe MrMiirphy
The "heaviest" and In many waya
one of the most Interesting pieces of
construction undertaken by the Ore
gon highway department Is going
forward between Ashland and the
California state line. When completed
it will be a. new section In the Pa
cific highway between these two
points.
During a trip Into southern Oregon
few days ago. the Mobtlgat scout
car "covered" this piece of construc
tion and in talks with R. H. Baldock,
state highway engineer at Salem: the
office of E. A. Collier, division engin
eer at Roseburg, and D. P. Whitmore,
resident- construction engineer at Ash
land, the General Petroleum reporter
obtained the following Information:
More Itlrect Knute
The new highway will not follow
the old or present road but will take
a more direct route, reducing the
present distance 20.9 miles to 16. 5
miles. Instead of having 237 curves as
at present, the new route will have
only 44 curves with nothing sharper
than a radius. The present
highway has one curve with a 95
foot radius and several around 100
feet.
All curves will be what ere known
to engineers as transition type de
creasing gradually In radius and ta
pering off. Instead of the old simple
circular type. Minimum vision on any
of these curves will be about 1000
feot.
In order to get another impression
of the ratio of the total number,
length and sharpness of curves on the
present and new highway, another
engineering figure was obtained by
the General Petroleum reporter. In
this It Is pointed out that the total
central angle, which Includes thr
number of curves, their length and
their sharpness. Is 12.803 degrees on
the present line and will be 2,120 de
grees on the new line.
Pavement Widened '
Pavement on the new highway will
be Increased from 18 feet as at pres
ent on the old road, to 20 feet with
a road bed section width of 41 feet
on cuts and 38 feet on fills. The pres
ent road bed section Is about 24 feet
wide.
The maximum grade on the new
highway will be 5.5 per cent.
If work continues at the present
rate In other words, If money Is
available and Is allocated to thLs pro
ject In about the same amounts etch
year as hs been done so far on this
work, the new route will be com
pleted and paved and open for use
from Ashland to Siskiyou Junction,
about 10 miles from Ashland, by
about the end of 1037, according to
Whltmore's estimates, (Siskiyou
Junction Is the first point south of
Ashland at which the new alignment
crosses the present highway.) The re
mainder of the work will require
about another 5 years, Whitmore es
timates. Casts About $'2,000,000
Total estimated cost of the project
Is 92.000.000 with 91.600.000 of this
for grading. For the two miles dis
tance which has now been graded
between the five and seven mile
posts on the new alignment It has
been necessary to move 300.000 cubl
yards of dirt per mile. Hence, this Is
called the highway departments
"heaviest" piece of work.
This type of highway improvement
has been an important factor In at
tract lug to the Pacific coast during
the present four-months vacation
period, tourists who wltl have ex
pended approximately $135,000,000
while on the coast, according to the
General Petroleum corporation.
Cars Delivered
By Walter Abbey
Walter W. Abbey, Inc. reports the
following sales the past week: Sam
Velt, of Med ford, new 1930 La Fayette
coupe; Lyle L. Llndley, of Medford.
new Graham sedan: Medford Wntcr
Dept., new International truck. An
other carload shipment of LaFayette
automobiles Is due In this week, ac
cording to Walter Abbey.
International Trucks Have
Long Given Users the Benefit
of Quality
Features
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trucks then you will appreciate the engineering skill and the
manufacturing precision inherent in International Trucks.
Many features which are now being spotlighted by others as
something new have long been standard with International.
Exhaust-valve seat inserts; precision-type, steel-backed, removable-shell
bearings; pressure lubrication; and roller-bearing,
anti-friction-type universal joints are refinements well
known to International users. International can give you all
that you expect in a truck, and more, because Internationals
are all truck from the ground up.
We offer you the perfected result of thirty years' evolution,
in International Trucks... latest, most beautiful, most efficient
trucks to carry your loads. Call on the nearest branch or
dealer for complete information. Sizes range from Wton to
10-ton. Chassis $400 up, f.o.b. factory.
WALTER W. ABBEY, INC.
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MAIlllEN TIKE HMOl', AUDI. AND
Bv Cyril Sander
This week we will try a description
of n car made In Antwerp. It Is
known as the Speed Model Minerva.
The body of this car is conservative,
yet modern In Its fitting and gen
eral characteristics. The model of
particular interest is the seven-pas
senger, touring, sedan-limousine. It
Is a high-speed car. being easily cap
able of 80 miles per hour for some
time. It cruises easily at 65. The
equipment is very complete and In
clude a fine velvet or cloth uphol
stery, two corner lights and dome
lights front and rear, glass partition
behind the driver, wire or disc wheels
with chromium plated casings for the
spare tires, nnd a leather crunk which
contains two suitcases. Some of the
minor Items are vanity case, ash trays.
assist cords, movable foot rests, speak
ing tube and twin windshield wipers.
This car develops fnr In excess of
100 horsepower, and 05 miles per
hour can bo reached after a run of
five or six hundred yards. The crank
shaft Is statically and dynamically
balanced and operates In nine antl
frlctlonal bearings. Bohnallte pistons
are used and are reinforced with In
var steel. Thermostatlcal shock ab
sorbers aro used and stabilizer equip
ment Is standard on all models.
These two features are said to give
exceptional road-holding qualities.
Dendlx brakes are used and they are
aided by a Dewandre Vacuum Servo
system.
In our opinion, this car seems to
compare quite favorably with any
other car we have heard of and evi
dently it Is well known In Europe
for Its speed and reliability. One
thing we aro certain of Is that they
certainly put out fancy pamphlet.
The pamphlet we have has a double
cover lined with cellophane and every
thing! DEFIES SUMMER SUN
CRATER LAKE NATIONAL PARK.
Ore. -Special) -Still defying the warm
summer sun. the snow tunnel on the
slopes of "The Watchman" first high
point on the west rim, continues to
be a Crater lake novelty.
The tunnel, when first built a
month ago, was over 200 feet long
and passed through a drift 30 feet
deep. Since that time, the length has
been decreased by half, but the re
mainder will doubtlessly last until
the arrival of autumn snows In Oc
tober. The tunnel was built by Civilian
Conservation corps labor ' and re
quired long days-of shoveling before
It was completed.
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New I.ohnr Board
WASHINGTON. Aug. 24. (AP) The
senate tonight confirmed the new
national labcr relations board com
posed of Joseph W. Madden of Penn
sylvania, John M. Carmody of New
York and Edwin Smith of Massachu
setts. with Mandatd cqulpmcaa
l.o.b. UctotT
like as to quality in motor
A letter recently received by S. M.
Tuttle. manager of the Southern Ore-,
gon Sales company, relative to the
trip of the Medford Boy Scouts
through the sights of New York City,
shows the boys' exjierlenre through
the eyes of a New Yjorker, James J.
Flncgnn. New York representative of
the firm.
The letter follows:
"Dear Jack:
"Spending an evening with Frank
Hull and his scouts was a pleasure
and an experience I will not forget.
Undoubtedly, the trip will be the
biggest event In the lives of each of
those boys. They don't come any
better.
"It la almost unbelievable to con
ceive of the way they saw the town.
They were all through the downtown
section: they'were over to the Statue
of Liberty. Coney Island, Chinatown.
the Bowery and the lower East side.
They made a trip through the Chase
National's largest vaults, they saw a
ball game, Harlem, and many were on
the Normandie. They went through
Radio City, and saw a broadcast. Be
sides thin they were In the Empire
State tower, and the Lord knows
how many other places. All of them
had dinner Inst night In Jack Demp
sey's restaurant and before they got
out of the place they all had his
autograph. Most of them carry auto
graph books, and I understand that
many a Northwest Mounted police
man was embarrassed when they
hounded him for signatures.
"This morning the outfit left for
Washington. The trip was so well
planned that the boys never had a
dull moment. They all loolid h
with the exception of one fellow who
had a boll on his eyebrw; however.
It was treated, and to him It was
nothing) The laundry got In an
awful mlxup with the laundry of oth
er visiting scouts, so the boys left
here without one shirt, ten necker
chiefs and one of Frank's suits.
"P. S.: None of the boys want
to become New Yorkers."
Rogers Hornsby personally warms
up hi Browns pitchers thoo lnHri--when
the regular catcher is delayed
getting his armor on.
K at aChryslcr Sixat8745
and up. See what it gives you for a
low monthly payment that is only a
little more than you would pay for
the lowest-priced cars.
The Chrysler is bigger ... 118
inch wheelbase. Faster, smoother
. . . with 93 horsepower and Float
ing Power. Smarter, better looking,
roomier, more comfortable with
Chrysler's matchless floating ride.
Costs very little to run.
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The result was that both houses
passed the bill very hurriedly and
edged the buck up to the president.
Ho then found out from his advisers
(Coordinator Eastmon mainly) that
the bill would need a 10 per cent
supplementary tax on railroad pay
rolls to support It Instead of 6 per
cent, as previously believed, ond the
ultimate cost might reach a fantB3tlo
sum.
The buck was too hot for Mr.
Roosevelt to handle immediately. He
set It aside to cool.
The agriculture department has
opparently decided the trouble wito.
farmers Is that they do not know
how to play. At least the department
has appointed Ella Gardner & "rural
sociologist in recreation" to develop
a program "for training rural people
in recreational leadership." It la
understood Miss Gordner uses both
the Work and Culbertson systems of
recreation.
A novel method of relief chiseling
has been discovered in New York.
General Johnson's agents have found,
out from banks that a largo number
of persons with Bmall savings ac
count have been withdrawing their
accounts, taking them to other banks
where new accounts are opened un
der assumed names. The reason Is the
relief law prevents anyone with a
bank account from receiving relief.
Air Lines Carry
More Merchandise
The growing volume of merchan
dise being carried by air from bor
der to border and coast to coast wo
Indicated today In a report of United
Air Line that its planes moved 348
tons of air express during the first
six months of 1935 a gain of forty
three per cent over the 241 tons flown
in the corresponding period of 1934.
Aocordlng to United officials, sky
ijhlpmenta have been showing steady
gains each month.
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