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Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1921-06-11

Facts are determined then the var
ious types Of construction which
can be used economically should
be brought into competition to Sc
cure the best possible results.
There have been occasional at
tempts to write into state laws on
the governing conditions of b md
issues a requirement as to the type
or kind of roads to be constructed.
To follow such a course would be
most unfortunate. The faces which
are selected, and the allowable
cost must be determined by the
traffic which is to be borne. Local
conditions vary to such an extent
that very careful consideration
must be given each project before
determining the character of type
of roads to be built. This principle
was recently expressed to a cham
Der of commerce asking for infor-
nation in the following language:
Types Of highways should not
be specified by law. This is a mat
ter to be decided by the state high
way department in which should
be lodged full authority both TO
construct and to maintain. ompe-
tition between different types Of
material should be maintained and
selection made to fit traffic re-
quirements in each case, The bur
eau does not recommend any one
type to exclusion of Others"
Help in Removing Truck Wheels
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1921-06-11

While motorcyclists in this
country were not manufactured in
any great quantity until after
1902, it is interesting to observe
that the first motorcycle was Civ
en- to the world by a Frenchman
back In 1880. This first motorcy-
Gle was made by M. Trouve. in
Paris, and created much interest
and excitement. Fifteen years ell
apsed before the first real impro-
vement was recorded. This was the
invention of the petrol tricycle. by
Count De Dion. Messrs. Bouton
nd Trepardoux, also Frenchmen,
helped him in the perfection of the
invention.
The first machines were crude
affairs, naturally. They we're in
efficient as to mechanism and ra-
ther risky to operate, considering
the road conditions, etc of those
days.
1t remained for American inven-
tors and manufacturers, however,
to perfect the motorcycle and mar
ket it on a large scale. Today. one
of the large American manufac-
turers has yearly output that, is
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1921-06-11
States Should
Not Restrict
Road Material

New York, June lin a sta
tement just issued, Thomas H.
Macdonald, chief of the United
States bureau of public roads, de-
plores thet endency that has been
developing in some states to pass
legislation governing conditions of
bond issues and specifying one
type of material to be used in the
construction of highways. Such a
course, he says, is unfortunate
and costly. Mr.. Macdonald urges
open competition for all materials
and more careful consideration of
cost and local conditions affecting
construction before the types Of
pavement is determined upon.
Granting that the preparation
of the roadbed has been properly
done," says Mr.. Macdonald,
many kinds of road surfaces will
give excellent service. The ele-
ment of TIME is important. There
are so many miles of roads to BE-
constructed and their cost will be
so enormous that the most careful
and detailed study of each road
project must be made to provide,
at the lowest possible cost, roads
which will give satisfactory SER
vice and which can be maintained
without undue depreciation un-
der the traffic which is to use
them. Many times the question has
been asked the bureau: What type
of road is best? The answer is
always the same: There is not one
best kind or type of road surface.
A recent statement issued by
the officials of the bureau express
es this thought in the following
language:
1T is the policy of this bureau
to consider the conditions on each
individual federal aid project, as
there are elements such as sub
grade, drainage and presen. and
prospective traffic, which vitally
effect the determination of the
standards of construction to be
used"
That is, there must be care
full analysis both of the engineer
ing and economic conditions for
each particular case to determine
the kinds of amterials that can be
used successfully and after these
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1921-06-11
Essays May
Be Sent To
Washington

washington, D. C. June IL
Complementary instructions issu-
ed recently by the Highway and
highway Transportation Educa-
tion committee regarding the Good
Roads and Highway Transport ma
tional essay contest advise stu
aehts participating in the contest
VINO reside in communities where
no local committees for grading es-
says exist to submit compositions
olrect to the committee in Wash
ington.
These instructions were issued
Dy the committee in response to in
qulrles from states where public
schools close early, the decision be-
ing made, it was said, in order to
give every student assurance that
each essay written would receive
proper consideration. in the award
Oh the national prize. This prize
is four years university scholar.
snip in any college OF university
offered by H. S. Firestone, Akron
ohlo, a member of the committee
This ruling" it was said, ZAP.
pies only in the event arrange.
ments have not been made to grade
essays locally. The contestant
should make every effort to dete,
mine whether there is a local com.
mlttee before sending essays tc
Washington"
Students also are urged to bt
sure their names and addresses
appear plainly on each essay sub.
mitted whether to local commit.
tees, principals of high schools, OF
to the national committee.
In the majority of localities il
was explained, principals and sup.
erlntendents of schools haveagreet
to Judge the essays for their res,
pective communities and to sent
the best essay thus chosen to the
state superintendent of of schools
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1921-06-11
Motorcycle
Patrol Stops
Law-Breakil,e

Kansas City, June 11.-A tiny
police station-anything but a
a typical police station in appear
ance-has been erected on the
Wornall road, near 55th street, by
the Kansas City police department
to serve as headquarters for one
of the new motorcycle police sta
tions.
Twenty of these sentry stations
have been erected in outlying dis
tricts of the city and two police
officers equipped with fleet mo-
torcycles, army carbine and riot
guns, are stationed at each office
Robberies and law-breaking in
general in Kansas City are report
ed to be on the decrease since the
inauguration of the motorcycle
patrol system.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1921-06-11

Help in Removing Truck Wheels
For motor truck owners a
crane on casters has been invent
ed for removing and replacing
the wheels of heavy vehicles.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1921-06-11
First Motorcycle
GiUen To World By
Frgnchn1an In 1880

greater by 80 per cent than the
largest foreign manufacturer.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1921-06-11
But One Kind
OF Advertising
Really Counts

1--WE have been scolded a bit by
some Of our competitors because
they believed we were trying to
hog the market by using a larger
amount of advertising than all
other producers Of shock absorb
ers combined" said Mr.. Robert Fl.
Hassler, head of the big shock alb
sorber organization at Indianapo-
lis.
True, we do advertise literally
in a large number of publications
and we get good results, particu-
larly from newspapers. But this is
not the kind of advertising that
enables us to dominate our field
as we do.
II admit we dominate the shock
absorber field. But the advertising
that makes it possible for us to do
such a remarkable thing is the
verbal advertising of our one mil.
lion owners. These one million mo.
torists are talking continuously
about the satisfaction they are geL
ting and it makes such a selling
force as simply couldn't be equal
led in any other way.
"And when this fact is consider.
ed it is easy to understand why we
should strive SO diligently to take
care of these owners. Our product
must be right at all times, the best
that we can produce.
mo competitor in the shock abb
sorber field could possibly have
such wonderful advertising as the
Hassler is enjoying, no matter il
he invested millions in publication
space. That is, he could not until
he had as many satisfied owners as
we have"
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1921-06-11
Automobile Sales
Now On Increase

With the coming of good
heather, people are again showing
In interest in automobile. During
the week just past Wick Brothers
have made the following sales of
new cars.
R. M. Hofer, city-Paige 6-56
Lakewood model; F. L. Millehr,
tity-Paige 6-42 Glenbrook mod.
HI H. E. Morris, Eugene-Paige
6-42 Sedan; John Gross, Eugene
Paige 6-G6 Coupe; l. N. Bran
hon, NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Sal
lent Six Touring car; A. Williams,
CorVallis--Paige Gleenbrook model
n. W. Simeral, city-Oakland Sen
bible Six; R. W. Kane, city-Oak-
land Touring; F. j. Chapman, city
Oakland Touring; Andrew Fish
Her, city-Paige Glenbrook model.
In addition to these new cars a
Samson tractor was sold and del
|ivered to h, H. Wolter, east of the
city, also one to ]. H. McClane of
Eugene.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1921-06-11
Tire Good For
| 22,O5O Niles

New York, June 11.-Page Mr..
Diogenes. His search is ended
An honest man has been found. j.
Harvey Curtis is his name and Wor
eester, Mass, his habitat. Many
months ago he purchased from the
United States Tire company Roy
.al Cord tire. Months and months
and months passed, and he still
wore this Royal Cord tire on his
trusty car. Up, up and up rolled
the mileage it had compiled until
'the record stood at 22,050. Then
the tire departed life, and it's own
er, instead of sitting down and
writing letter to the maker, and
complaining because it had not
glven $4,000 miles informed the
company that he felt that he owed
u compensation for the extra mile
age the tire had rolled up, and he
concluded his letter: IF you will
aavise me how much I owe you, I
viii gladly send my check"
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1921-06-11
Eighteen Days
From New York
ToLos Angeles

Two New York motorcyclists ar
rived in Los Angeles during the
first part of May, after being on
the road eighteen days from New
York city. They are two of the
first motorcyclists to make the trip
from coast to coast this year. In
their journey via the National Old
Trails Road, they covered 1881
miles, and their entire expense for
gasoline and oil was $49.28.
The motorcyclists are Walter
Bauman, 80, and Charles Schubert
2SS, both formerly employed as
chauffeurs in New York iCty.
They intend touring about the
west and then returning to the
east in the fall.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1921-06-11
Motorcycle Events
Numerous In Country
During Memorial Day

,,.v sOth, Memorial Day, prov
Nc, rsd letter day on the calendar
.orcvcle events. Decoration
nU Sas always been a popular day
psy me Nc ouening competition ev-
p 8 'nS ~ clubs and promoters all
y - y The country, but the num-
D0us !, events staged this year. and
:, snceess that attended practi-
r. e, ~, of them, far exceeded the
plls ns,,ng m of any previous year.
US NV Middle-Atlantic champion
y nv hin climb was held at Roch-
ILL., y New York, and it is reported
s.Si ~ many thousands of fans turn
4 % out to see the thrilling event
Z ".ovclists O and autoists coming
,om all parts of the state;
' A. portland, Ore, Greeley Col.
, ina m Ohio, and Pottstown, Pa,
'uccessful race-meets were staged
A two day meet was put on al
f.ntb Bend, May 1890, and Maid
Pun ZONES, the crack half-mile
...nt artist, set up new national
..oords for one, two and ten miles
"A was cheated out of what un-
,nestionably would have been re
rarkable 25 mile record by a blow
s,It in the 1.-THE mile.
Some very fast times were made
L. various distances in the Port
,pnd one-mile track meet also, by
otto Walker, the coast champion
sidecar racing proved very popu'
lar in the Greeley and Pottstowr
meets.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1921-06-11

Asphalt association. New York.
Hsu shih Chang. president Of the
hinese republic. has issued an ex-
ecutive program. and roads in
China hereafter will be wider.
Roads conecting Peking with the
capitals of the provinces. hereaf-
ter, will be IS feet wide and those
connecting the capitals OF the pro-
vinces with the seats Of the dis
tricts will be at least 33 feet wide.
Roads between the district seats
are to be not less than twenty sew
en- and one-half feet wide.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1921-06-11
Air Gauge on Valve Stem

To lessen the labor of testing
the air pressure in an automobile
tire a new gauge forms part of
the valve stem and is covered with
a heavy glass dust cap that is
transparent.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1921-06-11
Unique Tractor Plow

The shares OF a Quebec invent
or's tractor plow move transverse
ly on endless belts as the machine
is moved over the ground. which
thereby is titled in two directions
at once.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1921-06-11
Airplane and Auto Combined

An Argentinian has invented
an airplane designed to rise di-
rectiy from the ground or to run
along a road like an automobiie
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1921-06-11
Chinese Road To
Be 55 Feet Wide

According to reports from the
Permanent International associa-
tion Of Road Congresses to the
The Cordova daily times., 1921-06-06
MORE APPLICATIONS
 FOR OIL LAND PERMITS

JUNEAU, June 6.-The oil hoom to the westward is under full steam 't present, and every mail from An cnorage, Cordova and Seward brings III Lew applications for permits. in c'cahng that a grea. deal of prospe,.. -'as IS being carried on by those ;r quest of the hidden liquid fuel. The following have filed application for cl. and gas c.aims in the Cold Bay Anlakshak, Wasilla, Kamishak and Yakataga district:
 John J. Meyer of Anchorage, 2,56O acres in the Cold Bay field.
 B. c. Elmes, of Anchorage, 2.56O acres in the Illama field.
 Gal. Ambrosius and s. M. Graf, of Seward, 2,560 acres in the Anink- ;shak field.
 Sam Mcclellan, of Anchorage, g. l660 acres north of Waswilla.
 Chas. La Coasta, 2,56o acres north of Wasilla.
 N. N. Jaffe, of Anchorage, 2560 acres in the Kamishak field.
 Ralph Kitzmiller, of Anchorage, 9 560 acres in the Kamishak field.
 J. Fred Appleby, of Anchorage. 2. 56O acres in the Yakataga field
The Cordova daily times., 1921-06-06

Survey 393598 it. to Cor. No. 3.
 identical with Cor. No. 6, Red. .
 wood Oil Claim No. of this
 Survey; thence south 10 deg. 54
 min. E. over line 6-5 Redwood
 Oil Claim No. 5 of this Survey
 739.63 it. to Cor. No. 4, identical
 With Cor. No. 5 of Redwood Oil
 Claim No. 5 of this Survey:
 thence north 76 deg. 53 min. 30
 sec. E. 907.S1 it. to Cor. No. 5:
 thence south S4 deg. 45 min. 30
 sec. E. 425 it. to Cor. No. 6.
 identical with Cor No. 3, Red
 wood Oil Claim No. of this Sur.
 yey; thence north 10 deg. 15 min.
 50 sec. w. 1077.54 it. to Cor. No.
 z; thence north II deg. 23 min.
 50 sec w. 3647.53 it. to Cor. No.
 l, the place of beginning, con-
 taining an area of 139.682 acres,
 Variation 29 deg. 30 min. E."
 The claim is situated on the m. surveyed public land in the Nugawak 'eglon, in Latitude about 60 deg. L2 min. 33 sec. N. and Longitude about IA deg. 19 min. IA sec. w. The claim is bounded on the east by Red wood Oil Claim No. 3, and on the south by the Puffy Slough.
 Any and all persons claiming ad- 7ersely any of the above descrihe6t placer mining ground or premises, 'r any portion thereof, so decribed surveyed and plated, are hereby no- flied that unless they file their ad. verse claims with the Register of the United States Land Office at Junear Alaska, within the period of pubIica. ion, or eight months thereafter, they will be barred by virtue of the pro. visions of the Statutes.
 FRANK A. BOYLE, Register.
 First publication, May 25, 1921.
 Last publication, July 2S, 1921. ],
The Cordova daily times., 1921-06-06
LEGAL ADVERTISEMENTS
NOTICE TO PAY SCHOOL TAX

Notice is hereby given that the un- dersigned has been duly appointed school tax collector for Cordova, in conformity with Chapter 29, Alaska Session Laws, 1919
 All male persons between the ages of 21 and 50 years, except sailors in the United States navy or revenue cutter service, volunteer firemen, pau eers and insane persons, are subject to tax in the sum of five ($5.O0) dol lars
 Should you be living in Alaska on or prior to the first Monday in April, 1921, said tax shall be due and pay able on said date and shall be de- linquent after May 1, 1921. Should you arrive in Alaska later than first date above mentioned, tax will be delinquent thirty (S0) days after your arrival, or within ten (10) days after notice is given you.
 All persons, firms and corporations employing labor shall furnish list of employees to collector and are author ized by law to deduct amount of tax from wages of employees.
 Fines and Imprisonment are pro- vided by the act above quoted for those who fail or neglect to pay tax or furnish list of employees. Upon application undersigned will show complete text of law
 Dated at Cordova, Alaska, May IS, 1921. K. G. ROBINSON,
 School Tax Collector for Cordova
The Cordova daily times., 1921-06-06
DUNN HEAD PACKER
 FOR SURVEY PARTY

A. L. Dunn of Juneau has been hired at the head packer for the gov ernment survey outfit which will work this season in the oil fields of the Cold Bay district and was a passenger to the westward on the Watson.
 J. P. Walker, government supervi- sor of government surveys in Alaska, was compelled to order packhorses from the outside, as enough animals could not be secured in Alaska. Word was received from Seattle that they would be sent on the next boat leav' ing for the westward.
The Cordova daily times., 1921-06-06

ized Attorney in Fact, whose Post Off1ce address is Juneau, Alaska. has made application for a patent for9 the area embraced within the placefaAin- Ing claim known as Mitcher Oil 0him No. B., embraced in Mineral Survey NO. l06S, Juneau Land istrict, situ- ated in the Kayak Recording District Third Judicial Division District of Alaska, and described upon the off. cial plat and by the plat and field notes on file in the office of the Reg ister and Receiver of the Juneau Land Office, District of Alaska. The above claim is more particularly described as follows:
 MiTcHER OIL CLAIM NO. 3,
 SURVEY NO. 1o6s.
 Beginning at Cor. No. 1, iden-
 tical with location corner and
 with Cor. No. 4, Redwood Oil
 Claim No. II and Cor. No. 3 of
 Redwood Oil Claim No. 12, Sur
 vey No. 1425, whence U. S. l.. M.
 Kayak No. l bears south 2 deg.
 35 min. E. 7909.1 it.. thence north
 79 deg. 53 min. 30 sec. E. along
 4-3 line Redwood Oil Claim No.
 II, Survey No. 1425, 1311.69 it. to Cor. No. 2, identical with location
 corner and with Cor. No. 3. Red
 wood Oil Claim No. II, Survey No.
 1425; thence north 10 deg 28 min.
 w. 5230.3 it. to Cor. No. 3, iden-
 tical with location corner; thence
 south 79 deg. 53 min. w. 1328.7
 it. to Cor. No. 4, identical with
 location corner; thence south 10
 deg. 39 min. E. 52302 fit. to Cor.
 No. l, the place of beginning, con-
 taining an area of 158.510 acres.
 Variation 229 deg. 30 min. E."
 The claim is situated on unsur- veyed public land, about five miles east of Katalla, ill Latitude 60 deg. 12 min. 50 sec. N. and in Longitude about IA deg. 25 min. w.; and is bounded on the west by the Mitcher Oil Claim No. 4, unsurveyed, on the east by the Mitcher Oil Claim No. 2. unsurveyed, and on the north by the Buster Oil Claim No. 1, unsurveyed, and on the south by the Redwood Oil Claim No. Il, Surrey No. 1425.
 Any and all persons claiming ad- versely any of the above described placer mining ground or premises, or any portion thereof, so described, sur veyed and plated, are hereby notified that unless they file their advrse claims with the Register of the United States Land Office at Juneau, Alaska, within the period of publication, or eight months thereafter, they vii lbe barred by virtue of the provisions of the Statutes.
 FRANK A. BOYLE, Register
 First publication, May 25, 1921.
 Last publication, July 2S, 1921.
The Cordova daily times., 1921-06-06

flELDS, a corporation organized under the laws of the State of Wash lngton, and having it's principal place or business at Seattle, Washington, by II. l.. Faulkner, it's duly author lzed Attorney in Fact, whose Post Office address is Juneau, Alaska, has made application for patent for the area embraced within the placer min- ing claim known as Barrett Oil Claim No. l, embraced in Mineral Survey No. 1439, Juneau Land District, situ- ated in the Kayak Recording District, Third Judicial Division, District of Alaska, and described upon the off, c1al plat and by the plat and field notes on file in the office of the Reg lster and Receiver of the Juneau Land Office, District of Alaska The above claim is more particularly described as follows:
 BARRETT OIL CLAIM NO. 1, sUR-
 VEY NO. 143e.
 Beginning at Cor. No. 1, iden-
 tical with location corner, whence
 U. s. M. M. Kayak No. 19 bears
 N. 6 deg. 14 min. 36 sec. w.
 4767 4 it.; thence s. 71 deg. 37
 min. w. 1451.8 it. to Cor. No. 2,
 identical with location corner and
 Cor. No. 2, Barrett Oil Claim No.
 2, Survey No. 1869; thence s. 10
 deg. 10 min. B. 51117 it. to Cor.
 No. 3, whence original location
 corner and Cor. No. 3 of Barrett
 Oil Claim No. 2, Survey No. 1869,
 bears s. 10 deg. 39 min. E. 1877
 it.; thence N. GA deg. 05 min. E.
 1884 it. to Cor No. 4; thence
 N. g deg. 30 min. w. 4942.6 it. to ECor. No. 1, the place of beginning,
 containing an area of 159.966
 acres. Variation 29 deg. 30 min.
 E."
 The claim is situated on unsur. veyed public land, about miles east of katalla, in about 60 deg. 12 min. to 60 deg. 13 min. North Latitude, and in about IA deg. IS min. 30 sec. West Longitude, and is bounded on the north by the Puffy Oil Claim No. l, unsurveycd, on the east by the Burls Oil Claim No. II, unsurveyed, on the west by the Barrett Oil Claim No. ?, Survey No. 1869, and on the south by vacant public land
 Any and all persons claiming ad- versely any of the above described placer mining ground or premises. or any portion thereof, so described, sur veyed and plated, are hereby noti- lied that unless they file their adverse claims with the Register of the United States Land Office at Juneau, Alaska, within the period of publication, or eight months thereafter, they will be barred by virtue of the provisions of the Statutes.
 FRANK A. BOYLE, Register.
 First publication, May 25 1921.
 Last publication, July 28, 1921.