THE BANNER-COURIER, OREGON CITY, OREGON. THURSDAY, JUNE 15, 1922
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GRAVEYARD FOR ARISTOCRATIC AUTOS
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Have you ever wondered what lius Happened to tliat good old bus ol yours
with which you parted when you got the slimy new one? The photograph shows
a graveyard for old aristocratic Washington horseless carriages. Many of
them have served faithfully in the best of families, yet now In their old age
are left unprotected to the ravages of the elements.
VIBRATION WILL
LOOSEN ENGINES
Driver Immediately Begins to
Realize That There Is Some
thing Wrong.
SEARCH UNNECESSARY NOISES
Clivks and Slaps of Valve May Be De
tected by Rhythmical Regularity
Cause of Several Other
Troubles.
One of the greatest enemies of the
modern motorcar Is vibration. The f
lect of vibration is to loosen the van.
ous parts of the mechanism and the
immediate effect of this is felt by the
driver of the car, who realizes that
his car is beginning to be the seat of
numberless noises, which are a far
from pleasant accompaniment to a
drtve. But the noises are only the be
Sinning because the looseness that
causes the noise will result in break
age at no distant date, if it is per
mitted to continue. The car owner,
therefore, should take engine - and
chassis noises, not as mere passing an
noyances, but as symptoms of some
thing far more serious and should ear
nestly hunt them down, just as soon
as they make their presence known.
Engine Seat of Trouble.
The engine Is the seat of the greater
part of the unnecessary noises that
seem Inevitable In the operation of the
car, commonest engine noises are
valVa clicks and slaps, both of which
may be detected by the rhythmical
regularity of their occurrence.
The reason for noisy gear operation
Is too great clearance between the
valve and its seat. In the case of over
head valves too great a clearance Be
tween lifter and push rod will cause
the trouble. The remedy is obviously
the reduction of the clearance to the
correct distance and this work should
be done while the engine Is heated,
because of the expansion of metal
when heated, In which condition the
valves necessarily run.
While the valve system is the com
monest seat of noise troubles in the
engine it is not the sole location where
this trouble may be looked for. The
bearings in most engines are of soft
metal, which must be kept copiously
lubricated or It will burn and flatten
out with a knock as the result. The
ordinary remedy for this is to take tip
the bearing by removing the shim be
tween the two halves, or else to trim
the metal on the movable part. Care
must be used In performing this opera
tion to see that the bearing touches
the shaft all around without being too
tight
Reason for Many Noises.
Transmission noises are not at all
-uncommon and generally result from
one of the shafts being out of line by
reason of a worn bearing or a binding
gear. Sometimes the entire transmis
sion Is out of line, so that both shafts
are out of true. Very often , a gear
may be broken because the shaft has
been out of line. The car owner has
a new one Installed, but this does not
help for long, because the entire unit
la out of alignment.
Propeller shaft and universal joints
are not usually troublesome through
noisy operation, but the rear axle fre
quently is. While the driving pinion
and differential master gear are not
running true there will be a loud hum,
with an accent or stress once In a
revolution. Most units have some
means of adjusting to take "up wear
In this location, the adjustment con
sisting of moving the entire differential
unit, which Is a job for expert hands.
This finishes the major noises, but
there are several minor ones to look
out for. Minor squeaks and rattles
from springs and body come 1n this
class. The springs and shackles. If
kept properly lubricated, will not be
come noisy. Body noises may be
avoided by keeping nuts and bolts
t'.ghtly drawn up. Felt Inserts will
atop door squeaks. Strips of rubber
wedged under the supports will cure
fender rattles.
For Satisfaction
in Automobile Painting
Bring your car to the
Oregon City Auto Paint Shop
Main at
UT CAR THEFTS
T SI 00,000,000
Interstate Commission Works
Oit Clearance Test to Cut
Down Losses of Autos.
OWNERS ARE ASKED TO HELP
Organization Conducts an Active Cam
paign Throughout the Country
With Headquarters Located in
the City of Chicago.
Coincident with the announcement
Uiat the Interstate Motor Theft com
mission would be continued as a
permanent organization with head
quarters in Chicago, it was said that
reports of thefts of automobiles
throughout, the country indicated that
cars valued at $100,000,000, were stolen
every year. It also was asserted thatr
these automobile thefts showed a loss
of $300,000 for every twenty-four
hours. .
The Interstate Motor Theft commis
sion was formed in 1921 for a nation
wide inquiry into automobile frauds
and thefts and 'for the destruction of
the market for stolen cars. The com
mission is composed of about 100
persons in different parts of the coun
try, including Deputy Police Commis
sioner Joseph A. Faurot, E. M. Allen,
member of the Insurance Committee
of the United States Chamber of
Commerce; J. A. Hall, educational di
rector of the Associated Advertising
Clubs of the World ; Gutzon Borglum,
the sculptor and president of the In
ternational "Sporting club, and Dan
Beard, National Boy Scout commis
sioner. National Clearance Test.
"A national clearance test to be ap
plied to all cars registered in the
United States has been carefully
worked out that not only will result
in -the detection and recovery of a
great majority of the unrecovered cars
stolen in the past, and that are silll
in operation, but will prevent to a
very large degree, the future sale, use,
or registration of stolen cars in ' any
state, regardless of changes In num
bers and appearance," says a state
ment of the commission.
"The plans of the commission are
considered the most constructive. and
fmsiness like that have been advanced
since the advent of the automobile it
self to adequately protect America's
?5,500,000,000 of motor car wealth
against commercialized theft and
fraud. Since Its inception this body
has enjoyed almost unqualified moral
support and co-operation from many
sources, among them police, detective,
state, insurance and business authori
ties, civic organizations, motor car as
sociations, clubs, manufacturers, dis
tributors, dealers and owners."
Owners' Aid Is Asked.
The statement added that owners of
cars were especially being urged to
aid the commission in eliminating
automobile thefts throughout the coun
try. It declared that automobile thiev
ing "is today one of the 'most profit
able forms of lawlessness." "Automo
bile thefts retard the advance of every
branch of the motor car Industry," the
statement continued, - "Impose a
burdensome liability upon owners, and
police and state departments.
"Many laws to check the motor car
theft and fraud evil have been enact
ed. The majority of them carry heavy
penalties, and although many arrests
are made throughout the country con
victions seem difficult to secure; In
any event fewer than should be are
accomplished, and no perceptible slack
ening, of this lawlessness Is generally
apparent." , ,
Contract let for $317,751.75 to com
plete reclamation of 16,000 acre Tum-
alo irrigation project
Florence Berry crp heavy,
Tillamook, Newport and Toledo to
have good road connection.
Milton New ice plant completed.
Sweet Home to have $5,000 school
building.
Ninth
TEST REVEALS LARGE
TIRE NOT DANGEROUS
Wide-Spread Belief . of Peril
Shown to Be Erroneous. -
Big English Vehicle Rurr Over Sharp
ened Spike Making Perfect Blow
Out, But No Damage Done
Except to Tire.
One way to overcome a prejudice Is
to remove It. The introduction of
the large size pneumatic tire for bus
ses in England, was hedged in by
many difficulties because of a wide
spread belief that the use of these
tires was dangerous.
In case of a blow-out, men argued,
the tremendous concussion of the es
caping air would thrust the car off
the roadway. The difference in height
between the two sides of the car after
one tire had been deflated would be
so great as to threaten to over-turn
the vehicle, was another argument.
Pedestrtans standing near might he
blown from their feet by the force of
the escaping air from, the tire, it was
said. The driver, himself, might even
be In danger, in case of a blow-out
while the car was travelling at rapid
speed.
To meet this situation, E. R. Pres
ton, managing director of an English
tire company, in co-operation with two
of the leading motor journals of the
country, devised a unique test. "We'll
stage a blow-out of a tire while the
car Is In motion' said Preston. "You
can go along and see what happens."
A narrow and rutty dirt road out
side of London, was selected for the
test. A heavy plank was imbedded Id
the roadway, fitted up with a big iron
spike, sharpened to a razor edge and
set so that It would strike the tire
at an angle Just outside of the tread.
When all was set, a big bus, in which
rode the representatives of the two
motor journals, came flying down the
road at 30 to 35 miles an hour speed.
As the big sharpened spike struck the
side of the tire It ripped a jagged
hole through carcass and tube. It
was a perfect blow-out. The tire wa.
completely flat within 15 feet. But
no damage had been done except to
the tire Itself.
ORDINANCE NO.
AN ORDINANCE ratifying, approv
ing and confirming the location, con
struction - and maintenance of the
tracks, poles wires and appliances on
Thfird Street in Oregon City from
Main Street to the Willamette Fiver,
on Fourth Street in Oregon City
from Main Street to the Willamette riv
er, and on Main Street in Oregon City
from the north line of Third street
southerly to the south end of Main
street or any extensions thereof, by
Portland Railway Light and Power
Company, and granting to Portland
Railway Light and Power Company,
its successors and assigns, the right
and privilege to maintain and oper
ate said railway tracks, poles, wires
and appliances in Oregon City on said
portions of Third, Fourth and Main
streets, and to carry freight and ex
press matter on and over said rail
ways and to collect charge3 and tolls
itherefor, and granting to (Portland
tiairway Light and Power Company,
AUTOS BURN!
The car and garage that
is not protected from
fire may mean thous
ands of dollars loss.
Buy complete insurance
here.
Hartford Fire
Insurance Co.
policies cover
practically
every known
risk.
Call on this agency.
owland
REAL ESTATE AND INSURANCE'
Phone 377 620 Main S
Oregon City, Oregon
1. Hardware
2. Accessories
3. Genuine Ford Parts
4. Expert Repair Work
5. Storage -
6. Goodyear Tires
"Equipped to serve YOU BEST"
At Elevator. Phone 390
Oregon City, Oregon
its successors and assigns, the right
and privilege to carry "freight and ex
press matter on and over it3 railway
on Main Street in said Oregon City
and to collect charges and tolls there
for.
OREGON CITY DOES ORDAIN AS
FOLLOWS: -
Section 1. That the location, con
struction and maintenance of the
single track railway on Third Street
in Oregon City, from Main Street to
the Willamette River, and oq Fourth
Street, Oregon City, from Main Street
to the Willamette River, and of the
double track railway on Main Street,
Oregon City, from the northerly line of
Third Street southerly to the south
end of said Main Street, or any exten
sions thereof, with the turnouts and
track connections, and f the poles,
wires and appliances for the opera
tion of the same as located, construct
ed and maintained by Portland Rail
way Light and Power Company be and
the same are hereby in all respect3
ratified, approved and confirmed.
Section 2. That there be and there
is hereby granted to Portland Railway
Light and Power Company, its succes
sors and assigns, the right and privil
ege to maintain and operate along,
over, and upon Third Street in Oregon
City from Main Street to the Willam
ette River, Fourth Street in Oregon
City .from Main Street to tha Willam
ette River, and Main Street in Oregon
City from the north Una of Third
Street to the southerly end of Main
Street, said railway track, track con
nections,, turnouts, poles, wires and
appliances heretofore constructed
thereon, together with any and all re
newals and replacements or the same
or any part thereof, and additional
turnouts onto private property for in
dustrial or freighthouse or yard pur
poses as may be required from time to
time from the date this ordinance be
comes effective to and including July
11, 1942, and that there be and there
is hereby further granted to Portland
Railway Light and Power Company,
its successors and assigns, tht? right
and privilege to run and operate ex
press and freight cars along and over
anl upon said railways so located in
Oregon City upon Third Street from
Main Strpet to the Willamette Rivor,
and upon Fourth Street from MaiD
Street to the Willamette River, and
upon Main Street from" the north .line
of Third Street to the southerly end
of Main Street, and to carry and trans
port freight and express matter there
on, thereover and to collect, tolls and
charges therefor Tor the period from
the date this ordinance becomes ef
fective to and including July 11, 1942.
Section 3. That the Portland Rail
way Light and Power Company, its
successors 'and assigns, shall at its
own cost and expense during said per
iod from the date this ordinance be
comes effective," to and including July
11, 1942, plank,- pave or macadamize,
You
Know
What
Willard
Service is
Like
When you trust your
battery to a service sta
tion that has nothing
more than convenience
to recommend it you're
taking a chance.
When you bring it
into Battery Head
quarters you know it
will have the best care
and attention anybody
in the business knows
how to provide.
Every detail of the serv
ice we give has been care
fully worked out by men
who make a business of
determining how battery
users may best be served.
You'U find the Willard
Standards of Service on
our wall as a declaration of
our policies.
We recharge and repair all
makes of batteries, all Rubber
Radio Batteries, Radio wire and '
parts'.
Con. Hilgers
Battery Rebuilding and Repairing
Twelfth and Main Oregon City, Ore.
Representing
Willard Storage
Batteries
r
as the authorities of Oregon City may
direct the said railways in. Oregon
City on Third Street from Main Street
to the Willamette Rivert, on Fourth
Street from Main Street to the Wil
lamette River, and on Main Street
from the north line of Third Street to
the southerly end of Main Street, be
tween the rails and between the tracks
and to the ends of the ties of the rails,
and shall maintain the same in proper
repair and shall also maintain the
present pavement on Main Street be
tween the North line of Third Street
and the Southerly end of- Main Street,
the full width thereof, until AugU3t 17,
1929, and whenever any part of said
Third Street from Main Street to the
Willamette River, Fourth Street from
Main Street to the Willamette River,
and said Main Street from the north
line of Third Street to the southerly
end of said Main Street along and on
which said railway shall have been
constructed shall be improved by or
der of the City Council of Oregon City
with -wood blocks, stone blocks, as
phalt, brick, or other hard surface
pavement, said Portland Railway
Light and Power Company shall upon
order of said City Council put down
and lay rails' not less than 6 inches in
depth and weighing not ie3s than sev
enty (70) pounds per yard. Said rails
to be of a pattern, and to be laid on a
foundation, to be approved by the said
Council of Oregon City.
Section 4. It shall be unlawful for
any person or persons to obstruct
said railways on said portions of
Third Street, Fourth Street and Main
Street, either during the reconstruc
tion or operation of the same, and any
person or persons who shall carelessly
or wilfully violate this provision shall
be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor,
and on conviction theerof (before the
city r ecorder or mayor of said city)
shall, be punished by a fine not ex
ceeding twenty-five dollars, or by in
pnsonment in the city jail not exceed
ing twenty-five days or both, at the
discretion of the court, for each and
every offense.
Any conductor or other employee of
said railway on said portions of Third
Street, Fourth Street, or Main Street,
or passenger, or any person on or
about the cars belonging to the said
company who shall, by offensive, In
decent, opprobrious or abusive lang
uage or conduct, insult, abu.83 or mal
treat any passenger on the said car,
shall on conviction before the said city
recorder or mayor, be punished by a
fine not exceeding twenty-five dollars
or by imprisonment in the city jail,
not exceeding twelve days or both at
the discretion of the court, for each
and every offense.
Section 5. That there be and there
is hereby granted unto Portland Rail
way Light and Power Company, its
successors and assigns, the right and
privilege to run and operate in the
manner, at the times and under the
conditions hereinafter specified, ex
press and freight cars along, over and
upon the tracks of said company, its
successors or assigns, now laid or
hereafter to be laid upon Main street
or said Oregon City, and to carry and
transport freight and express matter
thereon and thereover, and to collect
tolls and charges therefor for the
period from the date this ordinance
becomes effective to and including
July 11, 1942.
Section 6. That no freight or ex
press matter shall be taken from or
put on any cars on Main Street except
at a depot established south of Fourth
Street, or north of Fourteenth Street
in said City, provided, however, that
upon a proper showing the' maor or
committee on streets and public prop
erty may grant to said company, its
successors and assigns, , a permit to
load and unload special freight at ay
point on said Main Street. Freight
and express matter may be unloaded
and discharged on Third and Fourth
Streets west of Main Street, provided,
rowever, that said operation shall not
in any way interfere with the passage
of teams or ehicles on said streets.
Section 7. A warehouse suitable for
unloading freight and express matter
and a. freight yard suitable for the
transaction of its freight business
shall be provided by said Portland
Railway Light and Power Company,
its successors and assigns.
Section 8. That there be and there
is hereby granted unto said Portland
Railway Light and Power Company,
its successors and assigns, the right
and privilege to lay, maintain and op
erate steel railway tracks, together
with all necessary switches and con
nections with the main tracks, leading
from said Main Street into said ware
house and freight yard.
Section 9. The right and privilege
hereby granted to run and, operate
freight and express cars upon said rail
way tracks on Main Street, Oregon
City, i3 subject to the following con
ditions :
The Portland Railway light and
Power Company shall have the right
to operate sufficient trains to carrv all
freight and express matter which may
be presented for shipment over Main
Street in Oregon City, provided, how
ever, that the Railway Company, its
successors and assigns, shall so ar
range the schedule for freight service
as to transport all that is practicable
of such freight and express matter
over its track in Main Street in Ore
gon City between the hours of ten o'
clock,' p. m. on one day and six o'clock
a. m. on the succeeding day; provided
that after said night service-has been
furnished said Railway Company, its
successors and assigns, shall be al
lowed to operate two trains of not
more than 15 cars eacn, each way for
the transportation of such excess
freight and express matter over said
track on Main Street in the daytime,
one of such trains between the hours
of six o'clock a. m. and one o'clock, p.
m. of each day, and the other between
the hours of one o'clock, p. m. "and ten
o'clock p. m. on each day; the opera
tion of such trains to be in such man
ner as will least obstruct and inter
fere with vehicular and other traffic
on said Main Street and at the same
.time adequately serve the industries
requiring such freight and "express
matter for their continued operation.
Section 10. Portland Railway
Light and Power Company, its suc
cessors and assigns, shall pay to the
City of Oregon City, as compensation
for this grant or franchise during each
year, of the existence of the rights
granted by this ordinance, the follow
ing sum: Five Hundred ($500 Dol
lars per annum duirng the term of this
grants Each annual payment shall be
paid in quarterly installments in" ad
vance, payable on the first day of
January, April, July and October of
each year. The first payment to be
made on the first of the above dates
succeeding the date this ordinance
becomes effective, the balance of said
payment shall be made to the recorder
of the City of Oregon City who shall
issue his receipt for each of said quar
terly payments which shall be a full
acquittance for such payment and no
other tax or license fee upon this fran
chise, or the occupation or business of
Portland Railway Light and Power
Company, ita successors or assigns,
conducted under this franchise, shall
during the term thereof be levied, im
posed, assessed upon or collectd from
said Portland Railway Light and
Power Company, its successors or as
signs, on account of its franchise or
the operations of said Portland Rail
way Light and Power Company, its
successors or assigns, thereunder..
Section 11. Said Portland Railway
light and Power Company, its sue-
cessors and assigns, shall be deemed
. to have abandoned all rights and priv-
ileges conferred by this ordinance un
less it or they shall, within one year
after the approval of this ordinance
by the Mayor, file in the office of the
City Recorder of Oregon City, its or
tneir written acceptance of the' rights
and privleges hereby conferred, sub
ject to the terms, restrictions and con
ditions in this ordinance contained,
and in any case this ordinance and all
rights, and privileges thereunder
shall ibecome effective and In force
only at and on the date that the sec
tion of the proposed Pacific Highway
between the town of tJanemah and
Oregon City, located on the east side
of the Southern Pacific Railway track
between Canemah and Fifth Street,
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"Red Crown" is uniform in quality
every gallon is the same, wherever and
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Fill at the Red Crown sign at Service
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STANDARD OIL COMPANY
(California)
At the foot o f Singer Hill
ACCIDENTS WILL HAPPEN
No matter how careful you dirve, you can .
never tell what the other fellow may do. .
Be sure you are in the right in entrusting
your car to a repair man. After the work is
done it's too late to change.
We guarantee satisfaction.
CAPITAL GARAGE
Less Crawford, Prop.
10th and Railroad Oregon City
Oregon City, and crossing under the
Southern Pacific tracks at 5th Street
Oregon City, is opened to the public
for highway traffic.- .
Section 12. All ordinances or por
tions of ordinances of the City of Ore
gon City in conflict with this ordin
ance are hereby repealed. Such re
peal to take effect at and on the date
that this ordinance becomes effective
as provided in the preceding section
of this ordinance.
Whereas in the working out of the
location and construction of the Pacif
ic Highway in Oregon City from the un
derground.crossing of the Southern ,
Pacific Railroad at Fifth Street, south
erly to the city limits, Oregon City has
agreed to grant an extension of the'
freight franchise held by the Portland
Railway Light and Power Company on
Main Street, in consideration of the '
financial assistance which is being
given by said Portland Railway Light
and Power Company in the construc
tion of said portion of the said high
way in Oregon City, and
Whereas, the foregoing franchise
and the terms and conditions thereof.
have been agreed upon by the parties
hereto and are considered fair and
right and it is necessary that the same
become binding and operative at once
in order to assist in the early Construc
tion of said Pacific Highway, and the
public peace, health and safety of the
people of Oregon City require that
said ordinance become effective with
out delay, therefore an emergency is
hereby declared to exist and this or
dinance shall be in effect upon its
passage and approval by.the Mayor.
Read first time at a regular
meeting of the City Council held on
June 13th 1922, at 5:30 o'clock p. m.,
and ordered published, to come up for
second reading and passage at a
special meeting of the City Council to
be held on the 23rd day of June, 1922,
at 7:30 o'clock p. m.
C. W. KELLY,
Recorder.
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