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About Roseburg news-review. (Roseburg, Or.) 1920-1948 | View Entire Issue (Jan. 18, 1922)
nosmmn, onraox. wrrEMuy, jam-atiy i. ioat. PACE ei.evex SPEEDING CAUSE OF CALAMITIES yajority of wsasters urougw Upon Motorists by ineir Cwn Reckless Driving. EV MISHAPS IN BAD PUCES Uctlons Commonly negargea a. tremely Dangerou prove 10 o Relatively Free From Serious Catastrophic. Lroid r tlt Unite Sum CprtmBt t " ol Agriculture) three-months' study of motor accl- Lnts on Maryland rouds lias brought light tlie interesting disclosure tnat vast majority of the disasters Hint kertake uiotorlsts are brought upon .emselves by their own recklessness ij Hint UO per cent of them aro due i speeding, says a writer In the I'ub c Heads, published by the bureau : public roads, United Stutos Depurt tut of Agriculture. cw Accidents In Dangerous Places. One of the Interesting develop niils of the Investigation," the jour- Li foes on to say, is that the largest iuljer of accidents uave occurreu ui lao'S that have always been isidercd safe, while the sections lch have been commonly regarded being extremely dangerous nre fc-ovlng to be relatively free from Ideals." Where tho State highway .sses the liiue niugc niouuiuius, in western part of the state, and es are steep and curves sharp. re were but eight accidents during kree months. On the National pike, 3 lhilttmore and rrederlck. llii'ro there aro 43 miles or the ightest road In the mate, the ord for the same time showed slx- arcldents, three of which were . "And yet," say's the publlcu- "few stretches of highway In whole mad system are so free nay features which might be con- tiered as dangerous." in the Baltimore-Washington road, li all apparent danger spots re ed, the record shows that during same period there wns one accident every four miles of road. Accidents in Safe Places. j There seems to bo only one en ter to account for these hitherto un- lected conditions," the article says, t answer Is: liven the less careful motorists cautiously In the presence of foh'iilzcd dangers, such as steop ilcs, sharp curves, grudo crossing. wViie the absence of such danger- ! II Top Notch Auto Tops .and Upholstery ; $ SIDE CURTAINS MADE TO OPEN 4 j wlTU DOORS ; f i i ' t t Workmanship Guaranteed i i I Found the Place- I Got the Car You are the Girl Now Leave the Rest to Me ! LET'S GO TO 401 cGrew's Motor Exchange 403 WEST OAK STREET Onalitv snH Rpnl Vnlnpc -Our First f!nnirlprnf inn C. M. JONES Phone 468 Roseburg 708 Jackson Street a CHICAGO OPENS NEW MUNICIPAL . i PARKING SPACE FOR MOTORISTS ous features gives the driver a sense of security which prompts him to take a chance and yield to the well nigh universal passion for speed." Few accidents were due, it was found, fo the condition of the rouds themselves, and most of those were due to slippery surfaces caused by i rains. IMPROPER CLEANING WILL SPOIL FINISH Easy Matter to Ruin Appearance of New Automobile. WHAT OIL GAUGE IS FOR Guards, Lubrication System and Should Be Watched as Carefully as Oth er Instruments. There are quite a number of motor ists who would refuse to buy a car that did not have all the fixings on the dash including un oil gauge of some sort, says Motor Life. Onco they are sure the thing Is on the instrument board, however, they for cet nil nbout it and never pay any attention to It. Watch the little gauge Just as carefully as you do any of the other Instruments, for It Is guardian of the lubrication system to Inform you of any Improper functioning of that very Important feature of the en gine. In New Tork state" it Is a misde meanor to use any seal, coat of anus, sign, lettering or Insignia of the United states on any privately owned antc"-''-1 Lack of Washing or Not Knowing How Will Go Further Toward Marring - Finish Than Any Other Thing Get Mud Off. Yon may mistreat the engine fre quently before it begins to complain, but the linisli can be mistreated once or twice then there Is little left to damage, says William II. Stewart, Jr., president of the Stewart Automobile .school of New York. The lack of washing or not knowing how to wash n car will go further toward ruining the appearance than any other thing. The vurnlsh of a new car is benefited and hardened by washing with clear, cold water, but mud that Is allowed to dry upon the body takes the oil from the vurnlsh and leaves the finish mot tled and streaky. Dirt Is not the only enemy, for gases from the gnrage and even tho utmosphere of some districts attack the llnlsh of the car that is not frequently washed. - "llegtn by denning the top." says 17 H7 iff! Moi HOP- urn it I m m mm United States Kelly Springfield TIRES 1ft MP M lies Per Dollar 11.. itifiimCTail Come in and Talk it Over Vulcanizing, Gasoline, Oils, Accessories. Highway Service Station Service and Satisfaction PHONE 333 Jackson and Douglas Sts. Mr. Stewart. -Take a stilt brush and remove the dust, then either sponge It or use a soft cloth with warm wuter and pure soap. A chamois kept es pecially for the purpose will hasten the drying and the top must not be folded until it is thoroughly dry. The Upholstery, If of cloth. Is best cleaned by sponging with water containing a little salt and alcohol. "In cleaning the body, be sure to remove the nozzle of the hose and flow the water over every part of the body. This will serve to wash off most of the dust and also loosen the mud. In cases where the car Is very dirty it is best -to do this sml then let It stand fur a few minutes, before going over it again with the hose. Then take a soft sponge and follow the hose over the body. If certain portions are grease spotted these should be washed eparutely with pure wuter and castlle soap, but except in this one instance soap of any kind should be avoided on the body. "The road oil and grease that col lects on tho running geur require dif ferent methods of removal and also other tools. Special brushes and soap suds will get at the grease In Inac cessible corners. In the case of the wheels hubs, care should be used to prevent water and grit working Into the bearings." SURE-ACTING PRIMER SAVES AUTO BATTERY Device Causes Engine to Start Firing at Once. gleans Found for Injecting Into Cyl inder Sufficient Amount of Gaso line to Vaporize and Mix With Air. Many automobiles require a sure acting priming device to cause the en gine to start tiring at once, instead of compelling the starting motor to whir for long periods, which puts a heavy drain on the storage battery. There lore, some means must be found of In jecting into the cylinders a sullldent amount of gusollne so that enough will vaporize and mix with the air In the combustion chamber to form an Ignlta ble mixture. The best of these Is one that ran be operated from the driver's seat Obtain an ordinary sight-feed oil cup, as shown In the Illustration. At tach it to a suitable part of the car, such as the dash, or mount it on the engine block, above the carburetor. Il the use of one-elghth-lnch copjier pipe, like that for the gasoline line, the cup should be connected with the In take manifold directly above the ver tical tube to the carburetor. Then, by the adjustment ' ,ne feed-valve on the enp, the correct amount of gaso line Is admitted tn the manifold In the right place. In this way all cylinders will receive the same mixture, and of course will devel'ip mnxitmim power. After the engine has stnrted well, the feed-valve cup can he closed. This meUjod Is far more reliable than prim- f come to5m D-ol'cui 8ve your storage battery by equip ping your car with this simple sure acting primer. Ing-cups on cylinders, for, when the engine Is primed through them, a greater quantity Is Injected tlmn Is needed for one explosion, and for this reason there la a certuln amount of rapor formed, r'-gnrdless of low tem perature, which then finds Its nay past the pliton-rtngi Into the crnnkrase and mixes with the oil. K. L. Trlndlc, In Popular Science Monthly. In Pctrolt, Mb-h. there are seven different plants manufacturing en gines for motor vehicles.' TRICK YOU MAY NOT KNOW Simple Little Trick to Make the Hub Cap Do Its Own Loosening When It Sticks. In rase the ordinary method of placing a wrench on a. sticking hub cap and then tapping the wrench with a hammer, falls, try this: liace a small box or horse of very nearly the height of the hub from the floor, along side the wheel, so that when the lat ter Is turned the end of the wrench will strike the box, the force of the blow loosening the cnp. sa GOSSIPS The automobile show era is 22 years old. Canada hns 42 automobile accessory manufacturing plants. London has 2,000 motor sightseeing busses and 5,000 passenger busses, A 120-horsepower passenger auto mobile, made in Clermuny, costs 380, CKXJ marks. Vim -M-" fffif! I I 1 1: - ! 11 St Hi P i ? 1 " rr-., , VVM'iP 4 ' " - . - ; , l Automobile Entering New Parking Grounds at Chicago. Chicago has a now municipal parking ground for motorists who have busi ness In the loop district, whore they can leave their car between the hours of T In the morning and 12 at night for the small charge of 25 cents. The uWk has two gates, one to enter and the other to leave and a uniformed policeman Is on guard at each pluce. Upon entering the grounds the driver, who Is 'the only one allowed to drive in with the machine. Is presented with a card bear ing the number of his license and which he has to present to the gate-keoper in order to get his car. All motorists seem to be pleased with this new arrange ment, us their car will be much Bafer with the new regulation In effect. m W I ; SEE THE r New Series Good Maxwell AT THE. AUTO SHOW Ask for a Demonstration Make Our Booth Your Headquarters F. C. POWELL Sales Room 117 N. Jackson Pl Sales Room 1 17 N. Jackson M .