La Grande evening observer., July 05, 1930, Page 6, Image 6

Saturday, July 5, 1930
Page Six
LA GRANDE EVENING OBSERVER, LA GRANDE, ORE.
FIRE HAS AFFECT
CN TIffi TOURIST
Smoke Clouds Hide Scen
ery and Taint Atmos
phere, Many Keep Away
PORTLAND, JulT 8 That forest
fires In Oregon one) Washington di
rectly affedt the volume of tourist
travel both currently and In the fu
ture there can bo little doubt, officials
of tho U. B. Forest Service claim.
'The prevalence of large fires In the
Pacific Northwest with their accom
panying smoko clouds hiding the
scenery and tainting the atmosphere,
unquestionably keeps many people
away and oauses others already In the
region to leavo hurriedly. .
Tho most serious detriment to the
tourist business In the long run,
comes from the damage which flros
do to scenlo beauty, fishing streams,
game haunts, and other rocreatlonal
qualities that aro inherent In parks,
forests, and wilderness areas, for these
aro things that can not be replaced
In a life time, If at all.
Another Injury
There Is another lmmedlato Injury,
forest firs news Is eagerly sought by
the pross everywhere, and large fires
aro prominently played up on tho
front pages of dally papers through
out the country. There Is nothing
unusual nor strange about this, for
a forest fire Is news. Moreover, in
formation travols with surprising
rupldlty by word of mouth, one tour
ist to another as they pioct along
t.ho way.
News of this kind cannot and should
not be suppressed. Forest officers
hold strongly to tho position that
tho press Is entitled at nil times to
tho facts about any and all forest
fires. The only sure way to prevent
forest flro publicity to the detriment
or tourist travel in wnicn exaggera
tion and scarehead tendencies some
times occur, Is to prevent big fires.
Flro prevention then Is to the advan
tage of every one who benefits from
tho tourist business, including all or
ganizations that aro ongaged In sti
mulating travel, '
Smokers and campers aro the two
most prolific sources of man-caused
if Ires, and finding means ' of holding
down tho number of such flros is as
much the Job of thoso who bonof It
from tho tourist business as It Is tho
Job of forestors. ' There aro many
means that can bo omployod. Filling
station and hotel men, Information
bureaus and local buslnoss people
generally can glvo verbal warning
when tho flro danger Is extreme
against throwing out matches and to
bacco or leaving camp fires unex
tinguished. They can uso slogans In
advertising mattor calling attontion
to forest flro provontlon. Flro posters
can bo displayed in conspicuous
places. Stockers and loaflets especial
ly designed to holp prevent fires can
bo distributed to patrons. In short,
thoy can take forest flro prevention
seriously, and holp In It.
Moro People lleslrcahlo
It Is highly dcslroablc to have more
people come to tho Pacific Northwost,
which they aro certain to do with ad
vertising and tho Improving of the
roads. It Is also especially Important
that thoy be Induced to spend a
longer time horo by keeping unim
paired our scenic, wild life, wator and
forost resources all of which tuay be.
Injured or ontlrqly dos(.royod by for-,
est fires. ,
Tho slogan "Provoht Forest Flros
It Pays" Is quite as applicable to thoso
engaged In tho tourist buslnoss as It
Is to those engaged In lumbering or
Irrigation or tho livestock business.
Tho provontlon of forest fires is ev
erybody's business and mighty good
business for tho States of Oregon and
Washington, f orcstora ' say.. -
"CATERPILLAR" !
MAKES LEANING
WHEEL GRADER
MINNEAPOLIS, Minn., July 5 Nown
for tho taxpayers and auto owner;
good nows for road builders, contrac
tors, city ongluccrs, county imd state
highway couiiBftlonorH, oil mon, air
port managers; In fact, for anyone
whose work Includos earth moving,
was contained In tho announcement
of-a "Caterpillar" Sixty leaning wheel
grader, by tho Caterpillar Tractor Co.
of Ban Lcniulro, Cal.; Peoria. 111.; and
Minneapolis, Minn.
This new leaning wheel grader of
fers a machine combining ruggedness,
new features of leaning wheels and an
3-potnt control, and light draft with
exceptionally wide blado range that
will do all of the work heretofore re
quired of graders plus operations that
have In the past, sometimes required
special tools. The wide lateral range
of 43 Inches .plus extensible lifting
links, allows the blade to swing far to
the outside of the machine for bank
cutting. It can thus nttaln a reach
of 0 feet 0 Inches high, cutting a 60
degree slope. All tho Intermediary
blado positions aro possible. This
tnachlno has been built to meet the
expanding needs of road construction
wlti a stronger, more versatile griulor
of new rango reach and result. Out
standing among the many features
which mako this grader capable of
greater yardages, quicker and cheaper,
nrc;
Protect Children
During Vacation
Summer vacation Is here and with
it an Increased hazard on city thor
oughfares. With children of school
age on vacation Iravo It will bo neces
sary to tako extra precaution to pre
vent tralflc accidents marring tho
recreation period, points out tho Safe
ty Department of the Oregon State
Motqr association.
Accidents kill more children from
5 to 16 years of age than any disease,
and the automobile Is the most pro
lific cause of accidents. It has been
found that tho summer months ore
the most dangerous for children In
traffic.
It is In the hopo that all motorists
and parents will make a special ef
fort this summer to preserve child
life that the Motor association sounds
this warning.
Four States Ban
All II itch-Hiking
Four states have laws to prohibit
the hitch-hiker from dolnn his beg
ging along motor routes. Maine. New
Jersey, Minnesota and Wisconsin have
enacted statutes making it a mis
demeanor to stand in the highway
and solicit a ride In an automobile
reports the Oregon State Motor asso
ciation. Tho District of Columbia
has a similar law. The Minnesota
statute Is typical of such laws; It pro
vides: "No person shall stand In tho trav
eled portion of a roadway for the
purpose of or while soliciting a ride
from the driver of any vehicle otlnr
than a common currier."
MuiiO'I'jero nll'Mcel milornoliilc Jjocly construction, nifrrlng ull (he advanced safely features of the steel
construe ted railroad conch is introduced to the taxicnb field vltli the on noun cement hy podge Brother that
production, of the Dndgo cab bIioh n in tic accompanying illustration bos keen started. Designed to meet
the modern demand for a ram pact, easily maneuvered, dependable ami comfortable toxical) for 5 passcn
gcrs, U has an overall length of 177 Incites and Is powered by a alx-cylipder engine. Non-ahatterahle gla
is listed among the many safety features l i" '
Chrysler New
Car Kegisters
High Percentage
Official new car registrations from
1 39 etatcs wnere totals aro now avau-
'nhln oVinn flint. rnttKimtlrmti nf fihrvR-
lor cars for May wero 97 per cent of
the peak volume reached in May a
year ago. New car registrations for
tho entire Industry are running only
76 per dent of tho corresponding per
iod of 1020.
In fifteen states out of theso thlrly
nlno the registrations of 'Chrysler
cars actually showed on Increase over
May of last year. Commanding leads
wore plied up In such representative
states os Pennsylvania,-Illinois, Iowa,
Missouri, Minnesota, New Jersey, Kan
sas, Virginia, Florida, Vermont, , Dela
ware, South Dakota. New Hampshire
and Idaho. In theso states, the total
registrations of Chrysler cars increas
ed approximately 10 per cent over
May. 1920.
Registrations of Chryslor cars In
Dclawaro Jumped 250 per cent over
May of last year. Oalns of 09 iper
cent wero recorded In Idaho: 60 per
cent In Kansas; 41 per cent in Iowa;
34 per cent In Virginia: 33 per cent
this exceptional favorable showing.
In Minnesota and 24 per cent in New
Jersey,
Several factors aro 'responsible for
according to Chrysler officials, The
wide price field represented In tho
prosent Chryslor lines, ranging from
tho low-priced Chrysler 81x to tho
Imperial models, has provided com
plotc market coverogo,' coupled with
the fact that prlco reductions on the
Imperial 'add "77" lines havq stimu
lated heavy buying In both ' theso
linos. ' Another factor' is tho- rapid
expansion of the Chrysler dealer or
ganization, moro ; than 1100 having
been added since' tho first of tho
year, vastly increasing sales and' serv
lco facilities throughout tho country.
Factory production on some Chrys
lor models' has-been slopped tip 'to
moot the Increasing demand from
many sections of tho country.;-
REAR END OF !
FORDS GIVEN .
SEVERE TEST
Tho ability of tho rear end of tho
Ford car and truck to stand up under
hard ttsago Is con&tanlly maintained
by an Ingenious testing devlco de
signed by Ford engineers and erected
in tho general assembly building at
tho Dearborn plant.
From time to tlmo a rear end as
sembly Is taken at random from tho
production line and placed upon the
testing machine so that each of tho
rubber-tlrcd wheels rct upon a motor
shaft that Is off center. Tho roar end
Is weighted flown to appi'uximuU-ly
tho weight of neloadrd car or truck
and the machine Is put in motion.
rrom tnen on tho tenting machine
works automatically, SUmuliUing
what would huppen under actual
driving conditions, It starts out slow
ly, whips up to a speed of 45 miles an
hour, slows down, increases Us speed
again then stops, only to begin over.
ab tne wneois aro spun around, the
of f-center motors chuku t hem to
bounce tip and down as they would
on n.roiifjh road thus giving a sevore
test to tho shock absorbers as well
as to tho rear end assembly. Mean
while a blower sends u draft of cool
air over tho tires and axlo housing so
that the test nm 1h nuulo tinder con
ditions approximately as closely im
possible to those that would be en
countered on tho road.
Every rear end that is tested In thin
way Is operated for at leust 10.000
miles, and frequently the test runs
are for the equivalent of much greater
distances.
ai.I'im; snow KKi:r
Mvi.ss oi.ihi:ks m sv
LAUSANNE tV clearing the snow
from Alpine passes, once the job of
tho sun. how Is helped alons by the
Swiss army.
As military training, the soldiers
aro put to work opening passes in
tho late spring. Thin ye.ir they
cleared Juller Pass, the favorite rend
of tho Unmans, but heavy snowfnlls
again . blocked it. U took threo
weeks' more work to open the road.
Most of tho rtearlnf;, however, la
done by the "Foehn." the warm wind
from the south which thaws the
snows, beginning In April, although
somo of the passes remain blocked
until the end of Juno.
UOOK HoTi,i;ii;i; is
FltOFlTAIU.K IN Tl ttKl'V
ISTANBUL M Conttaband novel,
printed in the old but now forbidden
Arublc alphabet, are sold secretly here
Iro m3 50 ns compared with the forty
cents usually Charged lor new Tur
kish books.
The book crisR due to the changp
to the I-atln alphabet, bus become so
acute that best seller written -In the
new characters, run up to only COO
copies.
Nick Cultop. Minneapolis outfielder,
this year hit three home runs in one
game, and the following d;w hit a
fourth to tie the record of Hobby
Lowe, of the Boston Nutimi'iU.'
Jese Hill, nil around University
of Southern California- athlete, now
I plitytn In the ontlieUl for lU.Hv
wuud In the Pacific Cwtst lt-vpic.
Dodge Presents First All-Steel Taab&
New Law Will Hasten Finish Of
South Road, Pendleton Believes
PENDLETON, Ore., July 6 News
from Burns is that passage by con
gress and the signing by the president
of tho Oddle-Colton publico domain
bill means funds will be available for
the construction of an Improved high
way between Burns and Lakeview. The '
measure was backed by tho 11 western
public land states and allows the
fed era I government, without any fl--nunclal
expense by a state, to build
highways across unreserved public
lands. - The Ycllowstono cutoff asso
ciation, with headquarters at Burns,
hud boon 'promoting' the bill as a
means of furthering a direct route
via Burns .from -California to yellow
stone. , i !
Tho big feature however from the
; standpoint or the Pendleton country
i In that the Burns-Lakevlew highway
j will make possible a direct route from
; Pendleton to California via Burns and
i Lakeview. Tho Improved highway
fmm nurtm tn nnnnnn Pllw In nil
vlded for and the Pendleton-John Day
highway has been constructed 1 from
the south as far north as Long Creek
and from Pendleton as fur south as
Uklah. Contractors are now moving
in for tho construction of the Camas
'grado between Uklah and Dale. When
I that work Is completed the short gap
between Dale and Long Crock will re-
imaln tho only uncompleted section '
joeiween renuieion and Burns. Then!
t If tho Hurns-Lakcvlcw road becomes j
r. reality, ao is predicted as a result
of the passage of the Oddle-Colton
Willys "8"3:
bpeed in becond
(iear is Popular
TOLEDO. O., July fi Tho second
gear performance of a, car as well as
its smoothness and activity lri drlv--ig
In heavy city traffic in an impor
tant factor in modern motoring. This
i Is' clearly Indicated In the careful en-"
..glneering thought that is now being
; given to ths phaso of engine develop-
I menu.
; Among the leading car manufactur
ers to.tyrst give secpnd geur perform
ance, careful study: and development
is thx Willys-Overland company,
, whtch has resulted In a new high
standard of performance, not only in
city driving but undor varying motor
ing conditions on tho open highway.
Us latest product, the new Willys
straight eight which recently mado
I Its debut to the motoring public, la
'no exception. This car has disclosed
an ease of handling In traffic together
with lis remarkable smoothness and
speed of 48 miles an hour In second,
which Is outstanding in the field of
medium priced eights.
fc'uch performance Is of decided ad
vantage in city driving where tho man
!at tho wheel may easily wend his way
In iind out of traffic lanes and make
I exceptionally fast second-gear get
aways at traffic lights.
j The Importance of providing such
an actlVc car with the most highly
developed braking system also Is a
' fundamental of safety slnco a car with
such flashing acceleration must at
all times be' undor eompleto control
of tho driver. To provide this means
of aecurity and safety, tho now Willys
f Eight, which has undergone many
j tuounands of mi Irs of ro.id test. Is
equipped ' with the highly offlcient
.four-wheel Bendlx Dup Servo internal
expanding two-shoe typo brakes.
Theso brakes are l'J Inches in dla
! meter, giving a total braking orea
I of 1H7 square inches, nnd are entirely
'enclosed to provide protection against
mud, dlrst, grit and water In the lln
ing. (WI.irOltNlA HOYS WIN
INTERNATIONAL TESTS
SUNNYVALE, Calif. With a
75-watt transmitter vhlch he built
himself. O. P. Taylor, assisted by
Byron IjV.Uqu. won first prize I, the
International' tests "for amateurs.
The set was tho same with which
Taylor set world record by holding
two-way communication with radio
satlons in all continents In 13 hours,
ao minutes.
Taylor' and Ballou both are stu
dents In San Joe stato college. They
relieved each other in their station
during the two weeks of the In
ternational tests, carrying on their
college studies as usual. Taylor Is
studying to become an engineer and
Ballou to be a geologist.
Their station call 1 WGBAX. Dur
ing the tcbts about 130 messages
were himdlrd with 80 stations In five
continents. A two-tube regenerative
receiver was used. The wavo length
was JO meters.
ItltlTAlN M'UNDS III (iK
Si M TO Cl'T HAM I'lTCII
LONDON (AP) British army band
Instruments are being pitched lower.
The change will cost about 500.000.
Controversy haa been raging over
"pltoh" for 30 years, because army
b.uuls playing a semi-tone higher
than orchestras and organs In this
country made it difficult for civilian
instrumentalists to tune "up" to
them.
The change was planned by the
war office last year and came into
j e 1 1 ec t with tho recent opening of
the Itoyal Tournament at ulympla
when t lie army band played on the
lower pitch. Several 'of the guard
ivMiiirut'i have already received
t:ui.- new Instruments.
bill, the Dale-Long Creek section will
remain the only gap In an Improved
route from Pendleton to Lakeview,
All Veer Travel '
The Pendlcton-Lakevlew route will
provide an all year highway between
the two points, running In almost a
direct line. . The route Is shorter, by
lou or aim miies. man any otner route
to California and Is the route taken
In 1916 by Walter McCormmach, Pen
dleton auto dealer, when he made a
non-stop run from Pendleton to Bon
Francisco during the exposition In tho
latter city. - . . - , ... , .
Apparently tho completion of the
Pendleton-John Day highway Is as
sured but it Is felt here that further
construction work needed will be has
tened by the status of the Burns
Lakevlew project. The federal high
way act Is supposed to facilitate inter
state traffic and therefore the Fen
dletonrJohn Day highway as a unit
In tho Pendleton-Laklevew route to
California qualifies for unusual con
sideration by the bureau of public
roads as the interstate distance Bavlng
will be very pronounced.
Day's Travel
With an improved highway between
Pendloton and Lakeview It Is said the
distance may bq covered by motorists
in a day s lime which would mean a
two day trip from Pendleton, ,to San
Francisco as Lakeview residents now
drive from their pity' to . fca'ri. Fran
clsco In one day. , i . ,
Man; 100, Recalls i
; Little Olds In ;
John '. Copper, a ', loab' Oldsmobllo
owner f of Long Point, Illinois.' has
lived long enough to prove that many
wiseacres who were regarded as scien
tists did not know what it -was all
about.. .In fact. If experience ,1s .the
teacher she tij reputed' to. be, Mr.
Cooper lias a perfect right to doubt
Einstein, Will Rogers, Milton Work
and other authorities pn obtuse ques
tions. ' '
Mr. Cooper is a centenarian, -having
been born In-1830. During the first
years of his life, ono of tho., mooted
tjuostlons was regarding railroad
trains, which then wero making their
debut. Loaders among men declared
ogalnst the fiery Iron horse, asserting
that If tho unheard of speed of 16
miles an hour were attained the rush
of air would be fatal, to tho passen
gers. And Mr. Coopor was eight yoars old
When the Great Westorn steamship
crossed the Atlantic in 15 days only
to be scorned as a froak by sailor men.
When the first trolloy cars wero oper
ated, Mr. Cooper, then well In middle
Ufo, heard them decried and men pre
dicted that the limit had boen
reached.
While tn his late sixties, Mr. Cooper
auiiiv icaiecM in
dividuals working on carriages to run
tiwMv uioo niu. ouoh no saw a
littlo Oldsmobllo chug down the
street to the Juvenile tune of "get a
horse." And he listened to brainy
experts predict failure for the Wright
brothers.
Btit Mr. Coopor has lived to see ell
these wise men of past years proven
wrong. He has found that man can
travel In an automobile at 331 miles
nil hmir nnH 1'unf
.... . ...v. Wlj JiyuiB
speed has not yet been touched. That
man has also proven his supremacy
an the water.
Today he rides in his Oldsmobllo,
a finely perfected machine they said
could not be built, and enjoys com
fort undreamed of tn the past; and
goes foster than was believed possible
and still live. He rides over hard,
smooth roads that "couldn't be built."
and watches his daughter skillfully
manipulate the easily operated Olds
mobile controls as the engine silently
nurrs n Inner
unaouotediy. tir Mr. Cooper after
his glorious 100 years of experience,
wm win iuiure oi ine
autnmnhllA lurinatrv v. ti t
most optimistic forecaster.
MVRD1SII LIGHTNING HOLT
AMI'l TATKS CAT'S" TAIL
STOCKHOLM (41 How lightning
snipped off the tll of a cat Is told
on a farm in Uppvidlnge county, In
the province of Sinaland.
The animal was scurrying across
the farm-yard in a heavy thunder
storm when the bolt Bevered its tall
with surgical precision.
The farmer and Ids wife saw the
strange occurrence and rushed ou:
to help the frantic cat. but it fled
Into a forest and did not come back.
RUSSIAN' SOTS. CURED.
ARK KNROLLKD AS DRY A
MOSCOW tAt An antl-Rlcohollb
hospltAl. the first of Its kind in the
Soviet Union, with a capacity for out
hundred patient, has opened here.
After six weeks of cold baths, vac
cine Injections, physical exercise- an
manual lubor. chronic drunkarcis
leave the hospital enrolled a; mem
bcrs ot tho Anil-Alcoholic society.
Only working people are taken
in for treatment, denerenates ' and
gutter-birds being barred."
The Cleveland Indians will have
new stadium to play in whi'h
seats 80.000 persons.
STUDEBAKER TO
SPRING SURPRISE
Company to In tro du ce
What is Said Greatest
Advance in 19 Years.
SOUTH BEND, Ind., July 6 Stude
baker Is introducing In a few days
what is said to be the greatest ad
vance In automotive engineering In
19 years. According to the manufac
turer, this new development Involves
a basic engineering principle which
will be new not only to the Stude
baker Presidents and Commander
Eights but to American motordom as
well.
The new development. It Is said, of
fers motorists an entirely new and
pleasurable driving sensation and ef
fects an appreciable saving in oper
ating costs. It is said that greatest
operating economies are effected un
der conditions such as in traffic and
over mountainous terrain In which
the conventional car makes its great
est demands on fuel and oil.
Besides this major development, the
new series Studebaker President and
Commander Eights will be equipped
with additional engineering advances
which Introduce new standards ; of
smoothness and quiet operation in
American motoring as well as new de
tails of body design which reflect the
last word in comfort, convenience and
smart appearance.
Reports that a number of manu
facturers are bringing out new eight
cylinder cars emphasize Studebaker's
foresight In pioneering popular priced
eights three yearp ago, according to
Paul G. Hoffman, vice president of
tho Studebaker corporation. Studs
baker's claim that Its now eights vre
seasoned eights is based on the suc
cess of over 100.000 eights in owne-s'
hands and the championship perform
ance of Studebaker eights attested by
6 world records, 18 international re
cords and more American stock car
records than all other makes of cars
combined.
Bridge Across
Golden Gate Is
Being Planned
' pno of tho most Important links
in the highway system of the West
will bo constructed within five years
If present plans mature. It is the
proposed bridge across the Golden
Gate in San Francisco which will
Join San Francisco and Marin coun-?
tics and will provide a short, ferry
freo link on the road from Mexico to
Canada, by way of the coast route.
I Motorists can travel from Mexico
1 through San Diego, then along the
coast route to San Francisco, cross
the bridge to the Redwood highway
thep north to Crescent City, then to
Giant's Pas3, and the Pacific high
way to Canada.
"Tho proposed bridge will cost $30,
00C000 and will be publicly owned
r.nd operated," states H. E. Lopmls,
regional manager of tho Bulck Motor
company.
( "Borings of tho rock for foundations
. havo been made' and fouhd to be en
itlrely adequate to support tho' huge
bridge. 'The center span of the'struc--ture,
which will be entirely suspen
sion will be 420Q foot long with towers
1 760 feet 1 high. The structure wijl
allow a clear channel through 'the
Golden Gate and will be high enough
to' 'allaV .the lurgest ships afloat to
pass under with ease and With plenty
of room to spare.
"The government has already given
permission to build the bridge and
plans are now under way so that a
final hearing will be held next month,
at which time completed drawings
will be presented by tho engineers. -
.1 "It is expected to have a bond Issue
,' on tho ballot in November so that
construction can start in January of
next year. The engineers cstlmato
that it will require five years to build
the bridge. '
. "Bridges, highwnys, more motor cars
and general prosperity, the cause and
tho result of millions' being spent
Ip this western part of the United
States is solving the transportation
problems of a territory where the dis
tances are great."
HUDSON GREAT
EIGHT LEADS
IN SALES LIST
DETROIT, Mich., July 5 Latest
complete official registrations from
all states show that Hudson's Great
Eight is the largest selling eight cylin
der car, according to figures announc
ed today.
Introduced in January the Hudson
Great Eight has scored more sales to
date than any other Eight in the mar
ket, the message declared. In addi
tion to Its sales success, Hudson also
won the Tour de France and other
Important contests. In 50 widely
separated distributor pofnts, 60 Great
Eights completed In excess of 250.000
miles over a seven day period with
their motors sealed.
i Hudson officials believed that the
trend to the eight cylinder car neces
sitated an automobile of that type
In the moderate priced field, and in
troduced the Great Eight on that
basis. Modern traffic brought about
this development because It demands
an extreme range of performance. The
Great Eight motor was designed, and
tested for three years before Its In-
i traduction, to provide increased flexi
bility through an abundant supply of
reserve power, thus eliminating much
gear shifting in traffic or on mod
erotely heavy pulls. To demonstrate
this, the Great Eignt was driven lor
thousands of miles, in and out of
traffic, with the gear lever removed.
Economy, this year, was of great
Importance also, and this was met by
Hudson engineers through the Intro
duction of large, low -gas -velocity
manifolding, larger, highly Improved
carburetors and proper heat applica
tion to the manifolding system.
Shah of Persia Has
Bejewelled Auto
TEHERAN. Persia i. The Shah
has a new motorcar with massive gold
fittings and glittering with real
Jewels.
Twenty coats of white enamel were
put on the bodywork and all the parts
that on an ordinary car are nick led.
are gold-plated. On the headlight
are embossed the Persian royal arms,
picket! out in emeralds.
Upholstered in champagne-red silk
throughout, the rear seat has been
specially constructed to ho'd only
one person, as in Persia no one may
occupy the, same seat as the rulfr.
Clgarets are contained in a case in
solid gold encrusted with diamonds
placed near the myal seat, and the
fhor Is covered nith Russian wolf
hound skins.
DEFECTS IN CAR
PROVE COSTLY
Fifteen Per Cent of
Deaths Due to Mechani
cal Trouble, Report Says
Mechanical defects in automobiles
and other motor vehicles, due to ne
glect and careless use by owners, are
causing 15 per cent Q the deaths by
traffic accident, according to facts
developed by the third national con
ference on street and highway safety.
i Removal from the streets and high
ways of every car in' a dangerous
mechanical condition, whether from
defective steering1 gear, faulty brakes
or broken headlights through Inspec
tion under state supervision of all
motor vehicle, was emphatically urg
ed by the conference.
It was brought out by the motor
traffic authorities of Pennsylvania,
New Jersey, Maryland and Delaware
that among 4.000,000 motor vehicles
Inspected In those states, more than
ll.lG0.QOQ required brake adjustments
or renewals, 1,000,000 required adjust
ing gear repairs, and 500,000 required
other mechanical corrections to put
ment of lights, 280,000 required steer
them in-a safe condition for oper
ation op the streets and roads. -
I - 'Notable Improvement
.' The conference said that In recent
years there has been a notable im
provement in the design and con
struction of motor vehicles from a
cafety standpoint, and the manufac
turers are actively continuing this
work. It was pointed out also that
the owners of fleets of vehicles have
progressed in a marked degree In the
proper maintenance of automobiles
and taxlcabs, but that there has not
been a corresponding improvement in
maintenance on the part of Individ
ual owners of private cars.
I Such neglect, it was emphasized,
Is adding constantly to the list of In
juries and fatalities, and the hazards
of trainc on xne streets ana ro&us. ,
The estimate of one traffic expert in
1 the conference was that in some
j states one-half of the automobiles
ithat have been in use for 12 months
i have headlights that are out of focus
j In some degree; and throw the beams
in the eyes pf approaching motorists
iat night.
I The conference in its decision on
this matter said:
i - "Old cars which can lo longer be
'mechanically kept in a safe condition
should be eliminated from the high
ways, whether by proper provision in
the certificate of title law, or by the
'highway safety plan' of the manu
facturers, which provides on allow
ance for the Junking of decrepit cars."
Manufacturers were urged by the
conference to promote the proper
maintenance of motor vehicles by
giving full and complete instructions
on this point to the purchasers of
new cars. The drivers of cars also
should learn to detect the presence
of worn parts, it was pointed out,
and to cither make regular inspec
tions, or have such Inspections made
;by competent persons,
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' In emphasizing this matter, the
conference said:
''There should be furnished with
each new car complete and simple In
structions regarding the caw of the
various parts and equipment. Dealers,
'service stations and garages should
encourago regular-attention by car
owners to maintenance, and to facili
tate prompt and reliable Inspection
and service, whether required by a
police officer or voluntarily desired
by the motorist. ' -
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"Such stations should be provided
with brake and headlight testing
equipment, or special testing stations
should be established under state
law. The owners of all commercial
vehicles should arrange for regular
Inspections and servicing of all parts
and equipment requisite to safety.
Legislation by the various states
providing for the periodic Inspection
of automobile, and requiring that
they be maintained in a safe mechan
ical condition, was urged, by the con
ference. In connection with such
laws, the conference said:
"Every state should adopt the pro
visions of the Uniform Vehicle Code
relating to equipment, together with
the necessary detailed administrative
regulations, and there should be per
iodic inspection of all vehicles in tho
state under rigid state supervision,
and preferably under authorization
by state law.
"A certificate of inspection not
more than three months old should
be required before the Issuance of
lcense plates, cither for all cars or
for all cars more than four years old,
and of cars which havo been repur
chased." Statistics gathered by the Confer
ence In California. Indiana. New York
and North Carolina through the po
lice departments of 14 cities show
that mechanical defects were found
n from one to five per cent of the
motor vehicles Involved in accidents
of all kinds. In some cases the police
officer was unable to determine
whether mechanical defects existed
In vehicles involved In accidents with
out making definite tests. Usually
only such defects are reported as are
glaring and unmistakable.
lf Per Cent Defects
The state of Oregon reported de
fects In more than 15 per cent of
2.000 vehicles involved In accidents.
In Cook county, Illinois, 567 cars In
500 fatal accidents were reported by
the coroner as defective.
-: Safety inspection campaigns by
towns and counties were urged by
the conference, with the campaign
under official sponsorship or super
vision. Among other mechanical features
of cars to which drivers should give
attention, as named by the confer
ence, are that horns should be kept
In good operating condition, wind
shield wipers should be in working
order, mirrors should be clean and
in such a position as to give a clear
vision of the road behind, and license
plates should be unobscured at all
times.
SATURDAY PltOGKAMS
National Broadcasting Co.: 6,
popular music; 7, Voice of Pan;
7:30, Amos and Andy; 7:45. feature;
8, circus; 8 :30, Melody Memories;
9:30, Golden Legends; 10 to 10, Spot
light review.
Columbia Broadcasting system: 0,
feature; 6:30. Musical Cocktails; 0,
Chasln' the Blues; 10. dance music.
Northwest Broadcasting system: 8,
mule quartet; 8:30, guitar and piano;
9, Gondoliers. , -
Tacoma
KVI (760): 8, orchestra; 8:30, CBS;
10, popular music; Jl, CES; 12 to 1,
vaudeville frolic. - ;. -
suit Lake City ;
- KSL (1130): 8, musical program;
10. dance music; 11, Vagabond of
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Owing to the increase of business
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ice station at 1703 Adams avenue.
Although the casual visitor might
not notice it, Yosemite National park
Is now 13.000 acres larger. This is
due to the addition of privately ownea
timber land that has been acquired
by the government for auproxiiriate
ly $3,300,000. reports tho Oregon Stata
Motor association. '
The lands in question contain very
fino sugar and yellow pine forests
These are along the new Big Oak Flat
road, and instead of being converted
into timbers these fino trees now are
guaranteed life and beauty for the
tourist Indefinitely.
Carload of Cars
A carload of new Chevrolet cars
has been received byb tho Larison,
Chevrolet garage.
ItetiirneU from Business Trip
1, J. Goss has been In Portland for
several days on business. 1
New Ohlsmoblle
' Harry Brooks has purchased a new
Oldsmbbile Do Luxe sedan from M.
J, Goso. ..
Chrysler Coupe
Vern Thompson, of Hllgard, Is the
owner' of a new 1 Chryslor six eoupo
bought frpm the Chrysler garage.
Huvs Willys
' Charles E. Wale bought a Willys
Knight do luxe sedan from the Get
tlngs and Hanks garoge.
Seattle
KJR (976): 8, NBB; . 10, sunshine
program; -10:30, popular music; li,
band; 12, Revellers.:
l.oS Angeles
KHJ (900): 8; CBS; 10; news, dance
music; 12 to 1, organ. .
KFI (G40): 8, NBS; 8:30. orchestra,
studio; 9:30, variety hour; . 10:30,
dance music; 12, midnight frolic.
KNX (1050): 8, musical comedy'
hour; 9:05,' Lubpvlskl trio; 0:45, fea
ture; 100 to 12, dance music. -'''
'San Francisco
KFRC (610): 8, CBS; 10,. news,
Frank Watanabe;. 10:20 to 1, dance
music. ... ,
KPO (C80) ; 8, NBC; 8:30, or
chestra;' 10 ,o. 12, dance music.
i Portland
KEX (1180): 8, NB8; 9. commun
ity chest prpgrom; 9:30, NBS; 10:30,
orchestra; 11:30, news, dance music
KGW (Q20): 7:30, NBC; 9, studio;
9:30. NBS; .10. Cecil and Sally; 10:15,
NBS; 11 to 12, HI Jinks.
Oakland
KGO (790) B, NBS features.
KLX (880): 8, soloists: 9, feature;
9:30 to 11, dance music.
1 Spokane
KHQ (590): "6, NBC: 9, studl6;
9:30. NBS; 10. dance music; 11:30,
vaudeville frolic. .
SUNDAY PROGRAMS
NBS: ' 9,' musical -program; 0:35,
reader's guide;" 10, concert Jewels;
11 to 12, Blue Boys. Broadcast over
KGO, KHQ, KOA, KSL, KFI, KGW
NBS: Oi'e'nsemble; 11, dance music.
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