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About La Grande evening observer. (La Grande, Or.) 1904-1959 | View Entire Issue (Aug. 2, 1930)
Pase Six LA GRANDE EVENING OBSERVER, LA GRANDE, ORE. Saturday, August 2, 1930 if : AUTOMOBILE NEWS WEEK ! nounced on July 10th. together with lug short of record-breaking sales, new. lower prices on Studebaker I commissions and proits should be Sixes. A million dollar advertising J cailsractory." . . program has Just been released. We I nave gone tne in providing Safo for ,ho Pr,.,oni ,uu. CAUSES OF AUTO WRECK STUDIED HUPMOBILE VISITS "CRIMELESS CITY'' Relatively Small Number of Factors Enter Into Traffic Accidents WASHINGTON. Aug. 2 The great ., number of motor vehicle accidents, 3 resulting last year In the deaths of , 31,000 persons and Injuries to a mil , lion or more, are due to a compara tively small number of causes and . circumstances, virtuully every one of which are preventoblc by the cxer t. ciso of caro und caution. This Is the finding of the third Na tional Conference on Street and Highway Safety after a detailed study cf the accident and fatality situation and the causes and circumstances that are involved. Fifty-five per cent of the automo bile deaths in 1920 were of pedes : trisns who were run down by auto mobile. Available statistics Indicate also that more than one-half of the accidents Involving motor vehicles and pedestrians took placo at street crossings and Intersections. IK-rinlle Indication These figures give a definite Jndi- , cation also of the places where safety activities and measures can be con centrated with the prospect of the largest measure of result. With pedestrian-vehicle accidents, "crossing the ' street at intersections" where there wcro no traffic lluhtn or signals, and "crossing the street between Inter rectlcns," are the most productive of injurtcri and deaths among all of the causes and circumstances that lead to or Involve accidents on the streets and highways. Reports of the police departments and motor vehicle bureaus of some of the states and cities of the coun try, covering a largo number of acci dents in 1020, are curofully tabulated and analyzed, showed that the num ber of injuries where the pedestrian wus crossing with the traffic light or fcignal amounted to 4,244, while 37, 081 were injured or killed while cross ing against lights or signals or at crossings where there were no lights or signals. Theso figures oro believed to reflect the general condition for tho country as a whole, but covering only a fractional part of tho acci dents and casualties of tills nature for the year. Tho circumstances of pedestrian vehicle accidents where tho pedes trian was crossing tho street at an in tersection are found to be: j No signal, 27,177; against the slg- n al, 0,022; diagonally across the In tersection, 1.4B2, and with the signal, 4,244. Of this number, 1,438 were I Killed. . Accidents duo to crossing the street between intercctlons cnum-d the in jury or death to 27.302 persons, whllo "playing in tin street" caused tho Injury or death of 17.103 others. Speeillni; Taken 'loll In tho list of accidents Involving tho occupnntn of motor vehicles, and not involving a pedestrian, nro tho following:' Exceeding the. speed limit. 17,5(14: on tho wrong Hide of tho road, 17,812; did not have the right of way. 34,107; drov? off tho roadway, 11,310; falling to signal, 0.100, and cutting in, 7,349. Among tho 00,427 Involved In these classifications, 3.820 wore killed, Other causes, such as passing street cars, pnsslng on curves and hills. Im proper turning and double parking, caused the. Injury or death of 10,808 persons. ' Violation of the right of way was i one of the most productive causes cf vehicle accidents, caused in somo ! Instances by collisions between two cars where one of them had Just pre viously been lorced from the right of way by another car that escaped the accident. Tho conference, In Its findings on this point, says: "This demonstrates tho need for ndoptlon of dcflnlto right of way regulations as set forth In tho Uni form Vehicle Code. and. further more thnt enforcement and educa tion should bo particularly directed to such regulation. "Another most frequent cause of such accidents Is driving on the wrong side of tho highway. This likewise points to the need of enact ment and enforcement of restrictive measurer, requiring operation on the right half of highways. "In a largo number of motor ve hicle accident the operator drovo off tho highway and overturned. This Illustrates tho need for enforcement of stnndnrd rules of tho road requir ing safe practices and particularly the need for education of motorists as Jo tho hazards Incident to operation at excessive speeds on curves or nar row embankment, or excessive speed for tho conditions as they exist." i Safety education and tho strict en forcement of regulations and driv ing rules Is the recommendation of the conference as n means or curbing and checking the accident and death toll. , The conference points out at the snmo time that the adoption of the Uniform Vehicle Code bv the states, and uniform truffle ordinances by municipalities, as sponsored and urged in the three sessions of the conference that have been held, will go far toward reducing the accident toll. Primarily, the adoption of such laws and ordinances will, In the view of the conference and tialflc exports of the country generally, serve to eliminate ronfuMun among both pedestrians and motorists, whether at home or away from home. Legislatures of the various states nt their next sessions will have before them the Uniform Vehicle Code for Consideration and adoption unless tt is already in operation In u particular state. Cities likewise have the op portunity to amend their traffic or dinances to conform to the stand nidl.ed and uniform piovlsions of the Model Traffic Ordlnauee of the conference. Marathon Car Hits 12,500-Milc Mark During the first IM day that it lias hern 0:1 the road the L)oN;e ' Eight Mileage Marathon tir bus I traveled 12.&O0 miles, an average nt t almost 000 miles a day. nccording to r. factory announeeinelit. "The 12.500 ml Ira turned up by tho marathon car in 21 days Ik more than the average motorist drives in 14 month)," said K. T. Keller, presi dent or the Dodge Brother.- corpora tion. "In spite of extremely hot weather especially in the western part of the country the ear has been tunning splendidly and our records show that the cast of operation has been surprisingly low." BUYING POWER IS NOT GONE CLAIM nt even tin- 1! I-jiI'mmJ. (I '11 ii t-rjuir!i:r,4 ..t ..f f.t-M, i.;. f ifirftrmnvrT 1 1 iiini'iN!u- l.rj.'rn minis ignore a minnnntis wnen presot ted by ' um' "'1 p'iice fcirir nf :irriii l-li v-The-Seii, ialifnriiiii Artist Colony. Cannd boasts ibat it city hiiici! V): I. htiglinid tit peiliapn tun: nf the bent known ijolieerm:!)' In tlie west. Tourist Camps More Sanitary, Traveler Finds Ity IMy I'rlis. (A. A. A. Contest Board Official Ob server with Ucdiii! Kight Mile age Marathon Car) Inrjuiry along tho routo on the first trip acro3 tho. country and back, with the Dod;;e Eight MUcago Marathon car has revealed great strides In Improving sanitary cumu li on n in tourlHts' camps and roadside tourints lodgoH in every state. Near ly everywhere ome sort of wupcr vlHlon over these places Is exercised and In many states regular inspec tion of drinking water, kitchens, bath houses, etc., la conducted by t'pccloily delegated representatlveo of the public health department. Jt is safe to state that thor.e who lovo to spend their vacations In a motor car on the open road seeing the places of Interest and visiting the lamous resorts of this country can now do so with the annum nee that conscientious public officials arc safeguarding their health. In many , stales warning and instruc tions regarding the use of local drinking water arc posted conspicu ously along the highways. Tho tour ist b 'obeying thesa instructions and by exercising ordinary precaution and good Judgment can busily ovoid cxpo&uro to any iiln caused by im pure water or unsanitary conditions. Hiding as an observer of the A. A. A. contest board, the .writer lias not ed particularly that the rates now received the order for these tires and charged by the great majority of ; immediately cabled it to the Kelly I hotels in cities along the highways export office in New York city. It uro more uniform and reasonable 1 was decided to ship via the Graf Zep- than In the past. Clean, well-cooked pclln since this would mean that the feed Is available everywhere and is , tires would be ready for royal service also reasonably priced. Motor oil 'days sooner trian if shipped In the I and gasoline prices In various sec- usual way. uo:w 01 tne country were lounu 10 , AJ1 s ln knowft Klng Alfomo.g vary according to proximity to refin- ; Iove of-Iast t,rivl andIs abmty erlL-s. The highest price pa d any-: to nnndle n car genuinely admired round trip of the Dodge Eight Mile age Marathon car was 36 cents per gallon. The lowest was 5 cents per gallon. These prices In both in Eliu)ccs included state gasoline taxes. One of the most Interesting phases 01' Dodge Brothers unprecedented mileage' marathon so far has been the surprisingly low cost per person cl long distance automobile travel U3 shown by the daily reports sub mitted by the drivers. It is expected that when this longest of all auto mobile runs Is completed, tt will have established a standard of cost per mile per person that the tour ist of the future may safely accept as reliable and authentic. Shipment of Tires Sent By Zeppelin . t When tho Graf Zeppelin slipped its moorings f at Lakchurst and pointed ltfl nose eastward for Pried rlchshafen, It carried a shipment of Kelly-Hprlngflelri registered balloon tires destined for Alfonso XIII, King of Spain. Sr. Don Carlos De Salamanca, of Madrid, Kelly distributor for Spain. Avoid Fatigue, MotnrlM.s I'rgeri Eutis faction ln motoring should not be measured by the volume of mileage, according to a suggestion for vacation motorltits by the Oregon State Motor association, pointing out that it is a good plan to rest from driving as soon as fatigue Is felt. The rule is also urged as u protec tion against accidents. 3.V0".00 .Motor Vehicles President A. R. Erskine Issues Optimistic State ment puring Week . The following statement has been (scuL'd by. A. R. Erskine, president of the Studcbakcr corporation of America: . , "These are great days for businccs forect'ters. Every ono has taken a lllng ut telling us when "general business" would recover and they are still at it, "What is this mysterious specter "general business"? Nothing more cr less than the sum total of a great many individual businesses. General business Is good when a sufficiently large proportion of Individual busi nesses are good. j "There is no basic reason today why ' many businesses which are still in the doldrums snould not be prosperous. Let us admit that peo ple generally are pessimistic, far from a biiylng mood, perhaps on a j buyer's strike; What of It? The buy- lug power is still present. In every community there has been a far greater impairment ln buying than ; ir. income. That is Just another way . of saying that there are individuals ln your territory who can and should buy a new or used car but have not ( done so. They have been "hold ! outs," hoarding Instead of spending j normally and sensibly. 1 "Tho greatest deterrent, the most I vicious obstacle to recovery, has been i the attitude of most business men. They have been following the fore casters, wistfully waiting for that mysterious entity "general business" , to assert Itself. What Is needed Is ', more individuals working In an Intel- I llgcnt and aggressive manner to , mako their own businesses pros-! perouS. "There Is an especial note of dial- ! lenge In the present situation for Studcbakcr and Studebaker men. ! Studcbakcr has throughout Its scv-; enty-elght years, helped lead the no-; tion back to prosperity by making ; Its own business prosperous. Tough going has always Inspired Studebaker men to greater effort. Studebaker 1 was among the first to emerge from i the gloom of 1873, 1894, 1907 and 1921.. , "Studebaker Is answering the chal- I lenge of 1930 by making the most ' determined drive ln Its history for j business. New free wheeling Presi dents and Commanders were an- 'We expect every Studebaker dis tributor, dealer and salesman - to measure up to the opportunities of tho new program. Competition was never weaker you have never been 1 in a stronger position. This Is your inning, a chance to show your met tle. We expect you to put Stude- , baker In the position of leadership ln your territory immediately. Noth- ' : TliPro Ik consolation In the thnnlit tlmt 1 1 to North und South poles will never ho knocked down by ,rticI;lesH drivers. Dos Sluiiiefj Trlljuno-Cnpltiil. Koad Programs Governors cf sixteen stater an nounced road contracts for the first three letters omitted. quarter of 1030 one hundred per cent or morelivxcess those for the same period in 1029, according tai the Oregon-State Motor association. Applause Conductors of orchestras are said lo' prefer s!lnee nfler n selection. Appluust disturbs the Inspired hio inputs and breaks the spell. The deepest dilutions are quiet. 103. slbly ban il readers know that ap plnmte fc) Bimply applesauce will; How About YOU HAVE you the right to drive on the highway? Not 'unless you have insurance on your car! In fairness to yourself, your family, and your fellow citizens you should have complete insurance, for , a single ac cident might cause years of ..worry and financial difficulty.' ' Play safe! Ask us how you tan buy protection. with easy monthly payments. United La Grande nvesiment Co. United States National Bank Bldg. . 0. W. WARNOCK, Mgr. ; Oregon At the beginning of 1030 the num ber of motor vehicles in the world j has reached a total of more than 35,000,000, according to figures com piled by the Oregon,- State Mbtoi as sociation. Upwards of 20.000,000. or seventy-six per cent , of the aggre gate, were in the-United -States. .Wrong Shlc of the Roatl W"y .motorista' wh6 wjtuld deny, they ever drive ou' -the wrong side of the road In fact do' offend .in making a wide turn- or in dassinu other cars;: It Is pointed outr'by the uii'kuji outie iuocer associa ALL TYPES 6 All Sics All IVUcs I W Put Your "PUNCTURE-MONEY" into new GOODYEARS rpiUKS are now selling at the lowest prices in A history so why put up with punctures and delays? It is cheaper to equip your car with new Ccndycais limn to be constantly repairing your old tires. DOUBLE EAGLES, ALL-WEATHERS AND PATHFINDERS On Our Convenient EASY PAYMENT PLAN TQV CAN enjoy the safety and satisfaction of A thexc grent. new tires by making a small down payment, and distributing the remainder over a period of months. Come in and ask for details of this convenient plan! Fresh Stock Free Mounting Full Guarantee ohnenkamp Co. Chevrolet again adds extra value to the Chev rolet Six! Those who prefer may now have any passenger model equipped 'with beautiful de luxe wire wheels at no additional cost! These wheels Incorporate many important featured that have won favor on cars much'' higher in price large chrome-plated hub caps, bolts located inside the hub, and an unusually large number of spokes. ' A vesriftjj of attractive 1 new colors ' ' , '.. In addition to this de luxe wire whel equip ment, Chevrolet now makes available'a wide choice of new color combinations on all models colors that are rich and distinctive,: t You are invited to come In NOW and Vittend the first showing of six-cylinder Che rrolet models with these new extra-value features. Sport Roadster. . . .1555 Coach 565 Coupe , . . .1565 Sport Coup 1655 Club Sedan.. Sedan Special Sedan ,6 vrire wheels .665 .1675 .725 ROADSTER or PHAETON 8 ton dor d on Special Sedan) Sedan Delivery $595 Uiihf Delivery Chassis 65 Roadster Delivery . . M40 Pick-up box extra) 1 14 Ton ChWs ..5J0 WithCiib..v; 625 Prfcet . o. b. Flint. Mich. Special eauin- menf cx.-cj LARIS0N CHEVROLET CO. (I. L. LARISOX, Manager Thone MAIN 2 B3aiafctt.irag.-y1PpaiM,t S I Y - C Y L I X II Ii II S M O O T II X IS S S AT L O W COST