THE SUNDAY OREGONIANV PORTLAND, MAT 21, 1922
SAFETY CARDS TELL
, LESSONS OF CARE
TWO MORE ARE ADDED TO HAPPY JORDAN FAMILY IN PORTLAND TERRITORY.
OVERHAULING IS HELPFUL
MOTORISTS NEED TO CHECK
OX CAR OPERATIONS.
8
Little Caution Often Prevents
Serious Accidents.
HAY-WALKING DANGEROUS
Pedestrians Sometimes as Much to
Blame for Injuries as Driver,
It Is Pointed Out.
' NEW YORK. May 20. The past
Week has been observed In many
Xarts of tha country as "Safety week,"
Bad some startling statistics regard
ing accidents have been made public.
In 1921 there were more than 1,500,
C00 people killed and Injured in auto
mobile accidents more than six times
the number of Americans that were
killed and Injured in the world war.
Those accidents caused disabilities
and property damages amounting to
teore than Jl.&OD.OOO.OOO. ,
With 10,000,000 automobiles, in
tevery state of mechanical fitness, on
the streets and roads of America to
day, directed by 10,00,000 drivers of
Iwrery conceivable shade of expert
loess and carefulness, the question of
Baiety in motoring has developed into
a problem which is the subject of
much study and discussion all over
the United States.
The Safety week cards which are
(displayed in the downtown Btores
give some good advice to both the
pedestrian and the motorist.
Jay-Walkera Cause Trouble. .
The first one is to 'Cross the street
fat the corner."
The people who cross the street In
the middle of the block are known as
PJay-walkers" and are the causes of
ttany avoidable accidents. The place
to cross the street in the downtown
districts is at the corner, and the
time will undoubtedly come when
'"Jay-walking" will be a violation of
the law, just the same as passing a
street car that is taking on passen
grers.
Don't be a Jay-walker.
The next suggestion is also direct-
bd at the pedestrian "Look before
sou cross."
It seems ' absurd to have to tell a
bound-minded man to look before he
ventures out into the street, but if
one will stand on any street corner
for five minutes he will see person
after person 6tart across the street.
heads down, walking with as much
nonchalance as a debutante strolling
across a ballroom.
. Careful Driving Needed.
In capital letters, the words, "drive
carefully," hit one right between the
eyes. Every person who has ever
driven knows what this means.
Next comes the most important, or
possibly the next most Important
piece of advice on the whole card,
"Always give the hand signals."
Upon investigation it was found
that a majority of accidents are
caused by the failure of the driver to
give the hand signal. It Is such an
easy matter and requires but an in
stant to give these signals, which
tell the car behind exactly what you
intend doing and the pedestrian on
the corner which way you are going
to turn. Failure to give them is inex
cusable. "Test your brakes" Is the next
good suggestion.
Brakes Often Ignored.
Motorists in general do not attach
sufficient importance to the brakes
on their cars. They will drive and
drive, knowing all the time that their
brakes are not 100 per cent, without
once considering the responsibility
hich would be theirs in case of an
emergency. A well-known brake
lining company has compiled a chart
which shows the distance in which a
car should stop when going at dlf
... ferent speeds. Unless a car can come
within this standard It Is dangerous
both to the driver and the public.
-When the brakes are not as they
Ehould be the time to gelr them fixed
Is right now tomorrow may be too
late.
In the Interests of the pedestrian
the card asks the driver: "Give the
pedestrian a chance." At the inter
section the pedestrian has a right to
cross. If, by slowing down for the
smallest fraction of a Becond one
can allow someone to pass without
causing him to Jump for his life, do
Bo--it is merely being courteous. An
other way in which the driver can
co-operate to make walking more en
joyable and safer is to Btop behind
the white line and by approaching the
crossing at a sensible speed when it
is apparent that the "Go" signal will
not turn for him for a minute or so.
Watch Car Ahead, Advice.
"Watch the car ahead." This evi-
Gently la intended for the youth and
some of the older men who watch
the sidewalk when driving, downtown
rather than the car in front of them.
"Slow down at crossings." Either
comply with this or some day the
driver is going to be calling the in
surance company, or perhaps some
friend will be calling up the under
taker. "Obey the law" are indeed words of
wisdom, yet how many let their cars
remain parked overtime? How many
run on past a street car that is load
ing or unloading passengers just as
though no car were there, thinking
and hoping that the conductor was
too busy to get the number or that
all the motorcycle men had left for
parts unknown? How many resist
the temptation to push the accelerator
to the floor-board when reaching a
nice stretch of paving?
, How many ride over the safety
Bones and park the cars without any
lights, or have the license tag covered
with mud, or a hundred and one other
things which cause one to spend an
enjoyable two hours or so "explain
ing it to the judge." Obey the law,
and, while speaking of the law, re
member that ignorance of the law ex
cuses no one. In this connection it
might be a good idea to get a copy
of the rules and regulations and see
Just how many of them will be for
eign to you the first time you read
them.
BAKER WILL ENTER CONTEST
Driver to Compete at Indianapolis
Despite Recent Injuries.
INDIANAPOLIS, May 19. Cannon
ball Baker, famous transcontinental
epeed king, entered in the 500-mile
drive at Indianapolis Tuesday, May
30, who was recently injured at Coff,
Cal., while attempting to drive a
motorcycle from coast to coast, has
returned to Indianapolis, and will be
in the race, despite his injuries.
Baker, who is noted for his endur
acce, has been around the course for
several days and his Frontenac
speeder is ready for him. "A little
smashup like I had won't keep me
put o tha. big race," he, said.
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Above Mr. and Mrs. J. Collie of Oresroa City and the Jordan car purchased by them last week from Mitchell
Lewis & Staver, local Jordan distributors. Sir. Collie It superintendent of the Oregon City woolen mills. Below
K. T. Lane of the Lane Painting company of this city at the wheel of new Jordan car purchased by him from
the local distributors. , . , .
Getting Ready for Long Trips Now
Occupying Attention, of Many.
, Bearings Need Tests.
The subject of preparing a "motor
oar for a long vacation trip is one
that is on the minds of almost every
motorist in Oregon -at th present
time. The overhauling and checking
up all around that everyone realizes
Is & necessity, is an onerous tasK ai
best, but it repays the car owner
hundredfold in the absence of
trouble when far away from home.
There is no question but that re-
grindiing valves and checking up on
bearings is an important item in
preparing for the call of the great
outdioors," says a bulletin of the Ale
mlta LubrlcatoT company. "Tha prop
er and efficient lubrication of this
same car, however, is still more Im
portant, for you may run a long
distance with badly-pitted valves and
suffer nothing more important than
Blight lack of power and, annoyance.
If you negtect your lubrication yfu
are almost certain to have burned-
oul bearings, squeaky springs, noisy
gears, and you are heading rapidly
toward the repair shop, where you
probably will face a man's sized bill
for replacement of badlly-wora bear
ing and par A
"A motoriat will very often run
his car around the city streets day
after day without thinking of oil
ing shackle bolts, steering gear or
hubs. Ho does not realize that he
Is neglecting his car, and on the
short trips he makes around th city
the car may be run a long time with
out complaining sufficiently for him
to notice it. ,If he takes the car off
bis regular route, however, and; starts
off on a long fishing or hunting tour
up into toe mountains or across the
desert, he very likely will run. into
a lot of trouble.
'The bearings that stood up undier
short trips . at comparatively low
epeedi won't stand mile after mile at
or above the speed) limit. And at
3a miles an hour they will heat up
so rapidly when nearly dry, or filled
with old and dirty grease, that the
first warning to the" owner will be
the bump, bump of a burnedt-out
bearing, or a crystallized or broken
rod or shaft Then it is too late, and
on the desert or in the mountains
repair shops are far away and parts
aimcuix to obtain."
TO BE Fie
BALL BEARINGS TO BE UNI
FORM INTERNATIONALLY.
First Standards Established by So
ciety of Automotive Engineers
in 1911 Adhered To.
NEW YORK, May 20. The Ameri
can sectional committee on ball bear
ings has taken action which indicates
that international ball bearing stand
ards will be established in the near
future.
Ball bearings are used more exten
sively In the United States than in
any other country, due to their gen
eral use in automotive vehicles. They
are being used in increasing number,
however, also in industrial machinery.
superseding the plain type of bearing.
At the present time ball bearings
of the same general type and nominal
size are Interchangeable. It Is thus
possible for automobile service sta
tions to replace bearings with no loss
in time, due to the- fact that it is
necessary onl yto carry a line of
standard bearings in stock. But If
these standards did not exist, it would
be necessary for' service stations to
carry in stock a complete line of
bearings as manufactured by the dif
ferent ball bearing manufacturers or.
If the cost of such a large stock were
too high for a service station, it would
be necessary to hold a car with a
broken bearing out of commission
until the right size and make of bear
ing could be obtained from the manu
facturer. The first ball bearing standard!
were established by the Society of
Automotive Engineers in 1911, S. A. E.
Standards having been established
subsequently for all the types and
sizes of bearings generally used. These
standards are not "paper standards,"
but are adhered to by all manufac
turers of ball bearings, the manufac
ture of odd-size bearings being lim
ited to special applications.
As the exporting of automobiles by
American manufacturers has become
NEW SALES MANAGER FOR
WILLYS-OVERLAND.
J. J. Miller. .
Appointment of J. J. Miller as
sales manager for the Portland
branch of the Willys-Overland
Pacific company. Overland and
Willys-Knight distributors, was
announced last week, Mr. Miller
taking over tb reigns at the
local company quarters at
Broadway and Davis, streets at
once. Mr. Miller came to Port
land several months ago from
Detroit; where he was en
gaged in the automobile busi
ness for several years. He
Joined the sales force of the
local concern and his record
there was such as to win him
the promotion to director of
retail sales. Mr. Miller Is an ex
perienced Overland and Willys
Knight man, having been for
seven years with th Simon
Sales company of Detroit, Over
land and Willys-Knight distrib
utors for Michigan, and per
haps the largest retail organi
zation handling Willys-Knight
cars in the entire country. Mr.
Miller predicts that this year
will be the greatest In the his
tory of the Willys-Overland or
ganization and declares that a
shortage of cars on the Pacific
coast will not be unusual within
a month if present conditions
continue.
of more importance, steps were taken
to obtain International standardiza
tion of bearings so that bearings
made by companies situated in any of
the large ball-bearing producing
countries, such as the United States,
Sweden, Italy or Germany, would be
interchangeable. Several meetings
were held by the ball bearing com
mittees of the different countries and
at the two-day session on April 27 and
28 the American sectional committee
on ball bearings favored adopting cer
tain proposals tentatively agreed to
by the German and Swedish ball bear
ing committees. These proposals will
necessitate certain changes In the
S. A. E. Standards, but only in sizes
which are used to a very limited ex
tent. It is thus anticipated that with
in a short time agreement will be
reached as to international ball bear
ing standards.
The American sectional committee
on ball bearings was organized by the
Society of Automotive Engineers and
the American Society oif Mechanical
Engineers, under the rules of the
American Engineering Standards com
mittee, of which both societies are
members.
COVEY FIRM GETS BOOST
Maxwell-Chalmers Factory Bulle
tin Praises Local Organization.
'The Covey Motor Car company is
given, a splendid boost In the latest is
sue of the Maxwell-Chalmers factory
publication, just received here. A
large photograph of the entire Covey
organization. Including 115 employes,
gathered in front of the building at
the corner of Twenty-first and Wash
ington streets, is printed, with the
following article beneath it:
"The Covey Motor Car company,
Maxwell-Chalmers distributors, Port
land, Oregon, employs a small-sized
army, the picture, herewith, showing
but a few of their 115 employees.
"Established since 1905, the cars
handled by this concern have always
been In the lead In Its territory.
"In speaking of the activities of the
Institution, president H. M. Covey
writes what we believe to be an out
standing achievement on our part,
was increase In our total volume of
business during the year 1921 of ap
proximately $300,000. We attribute
our success chiefly to the extraordin
ary effort to give what we feel Is
proper service. We first equipped
ourselves with a large building and as
the business grew, organized it into
various departments, making It our
business to see that these depart
ments were In the hands of efficient
and courteous representatives. We
have succeeded In establishing an
enviable reputation with the public
for giving service and we consider
that it has proven very profitable be
cause, In spite of the depression, our
business has continued to grow."
TEST UNIQUE
PENCIL STANDS ON RADIATOR
CAP WITH MOTOR GOING.
Demonstration to Convince Public
of Steadiness of Car Is De
vised by ex-Ace. ,
DETROIT, May 20. Tha "no vibra
tion" feature of the Rickenbacker Six
has created so much interest the coun
try over that Captain Eddie V. Rick
enbacker has been casting about for
some novel wajk of demonstrating to
the public just what "no vibration'
means in a motorcar. Accordingly he
has devised what Is termed the "lead
pencil test. t
This demonstration which the noted
airman, now turned automobile maker.
is making for the benefit of motorcar
fans at the various automobile shows
throughout the country, consists of
balancing a common lead pencil on
the radiator cap of the Rickenbacker
and starting the motor. The test, of
course, is made while the car is sta
tionary, but the result Is nevertheless
startling. No matter whether the en.
gine Is turning over silently .at five
miles an hour or whether sudden Dres
sure or the accelerator runs it wp to
me rate or tu miles an hour with an
almost deafening roar of power, the
little pencil maintains Its upright, po
sition.
At no point in the entire runnlne-
range from five miles to 60 miles Is
there any perceptible quiver of body
or irame. The talntest little loir
would be enough to knock the pencil
otr its eighth-inch- base, but there
it stays.
Wheel Hubs Need Cleaning
at Least Once Each Year.
King Bolts Shonld Be Lubricated
it Steering Is Difficult.
AS A CERTAIN amount of dirt and
grit finds its way into the wheel
hubs it is advisable to remove the
wheels at least once a year for
cleaning.
It is not absolutely necessary to re
move the king bolt for cleaning, but
should you have difficulty in steering,
do so by all means.
It is advisable to jack up the front
end of y.our car while greasing the
king bolts In order that the small
play at this point permit the lubri
cants to flow over the entire bearing
surface..
Bear this in mind: Grease is not
half as expensive as spare parts use
plenty of grease.
The rear axles are generally lubri
cated from the differential housing.
Pn this case the differential lubricants
flows along the axles through the
rear housing and to the wheel bearings.
The lubricant in the bearings is
held in by felt washers. Occasionally
leakage results, due to the hardening
of oil in these washers. It is impor
tant, therefore, that the wheels be re
moved for inspection once or twice a
season and new washers replace the
old ones If necessary.
There are many cars fitted with
plugs in the wheel hubs for bearing
luDrication. urease should be forced
into the hub of this type of car every
thousand miles.
The leaking of grease about the hub
flanges of a full floating axle can be
stopped by making a gasket of com
mon, wrapping paper and inserting it
between the flange and the wheel.
You can easily make your own gas
ket after removing the flange by lay
ing the wrapping paper on the flange
surface and tapping its outline with
a hammer.
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Schools and colleges throughout the
United States are to be enlisted .in a
national way to teach the coming
generation all about highway en
gineering, automobile transport, traf
tic regulations and safety.
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