TIIE SUXDAY OR EG ONT AX, POItTXAND, AUGUST 13, 1922
... 3
CONTROL BY STATE
OF TRAFFIC ACTIVE
Energetic Enforcement
Rules Brings Results.
of
REPORT SHOWS REFORMS
Fii-Month Period CoTerrd Gives
Kepuiaiion Impetus and Puis
Safely on Hish Plane.
ARRFST9 BY ?T4TK OFM
1 KR J A I A H 1 TO
Jl K 30. IM LI ? K.
Si?rhir.g licences ...
139
2 Id
JJ .''r Sua operitori r
ffwtd. p- i i n k and
driving re -k . y ....
Trur k p.-'1. 3
I -r. proper iism a
No or- rator a license..... 27
veri.l-dl trut kji ...... 54
Tru-'k irhnut mirrors. . J
VtOiAtio-r d.rr law.... 3a
fr$ without lirece ..... 47
KcUe3iA ctrsvinjc ........ 21
No chaiiff-ur iirena ...
Ir.iu:f.ctent rubber on
t ir-s 5
One ltren p'.ar ........ &
Parkin on hirnay .... &
lriaite hrakr ...... 2
Tractor ! h treats .... 3
vr u- r aic
Intox.cated drivers t
The stat traffic dlTts'on. baring
chars of tire enforcement of th
at ate traffic rejru la lions, has been
vnusually active ciurtnr the presen
year and ha carried on its work
in an enericetic and inteJIMfent way
as Indicated by the semi-annual re
port recently filed by T. A. Raffer
tr. ch'ef Innpeclor. with Sam A.
Kcser. secretary of state. The re
port covers th period from Janu
arv 1 to June 30. inclusive. Th
report, practically in full, follows:
As the remit at the constant attention
f the officers ther h been turned 4a
to the department I-i.-35 li in del:n
iunt ltcen fee, th. fa b:nf coi
iecti from Ind v.du. who were opr-
k'.ng motor vchtr.es inj had not yet
made the proper application to th s-c-rtaxy
of t t for I;ceoje. trnf-ra
ere., as required by law. from th ac
ttritl of the "Sate officer, ihure h-
boon eo.c;d by the numerous court
throughout the atata SI .1.74 to ftnea
Th'.s money Is turned oer to the county
treasurer or th city trasjpr. th
case my be. with: the countv or city
where. a the comprint were f!ed.
rilolew Vehicles Rerwvered.
Stolen motor vehicles to the value of
$W havo been recovered and returned
to tne owners by th. department. While
1M wi.l not appear as an exceptional
tbovlnc yet tt nuusc b remembered tnt
i hi department tioe not t olio the
uual 'practice of a sheriff off.se or a
pti:re depart meet in notifying -' ber
officers throucbout th state that a ve
h.c.e haa been sto'.en but tmn y cives
attention to reports f siolen motor ve
hicles as they may bo received from
time to time. In lummioi OP. there
fore.' tt ts considered proper that th
traffic dtvleton take erod.t for th
amount of f lj.799 H as a result of its
activities.
Our rr-eatest activities hat naturally
been aartnl th Individual operates
motor veh:cie In a reck manner and
at a speed in excea of that permitted
k i.w a tAtai of - 1J cifei were f:ed
i(k.ni: th operator of privately owned
trhrti for this vroiation ana nine
ssainst the operator of motor bue
-l mnlm.nca er f'.ked Uftder the hd
Ins f rtcc.'M drtvtnc and it 1 natural
i .mm that a certain percentas of
tttoae filed under th he of pd
Ins inciutied a decree of rck:enea.
v.,.. i .hnrf:iM the fact that our
.'.- direct their attention particu
Ur to every tnd.:atloa of recktenes
. .i h. hM.tAt to such cae
.v.. . 1 tii. effort only
. m hvn ta reduce the peroentace of
accidents upon th h:away.
Motor Trweks Kttlie4.
In the enforcement of tnoas ectlon
ef the law l.tr.iunc the rate of speed
af motor true, determining th con
centratfd weight w hu h may ret upon
the h?Khwy9 st contact with tho two
whee. of any one ax.e and :hr ec
ttons relative to th operation of uch
vhu . th report d. ! conider
abie activity- turn the manth
pr;od track have been aivea at-
t-nticn and inpe-4d. Comp.aint wr
f d ;a the court acint i operator.
Tat e ice loai nn from '- poun-S
t im punl an mt. s'orty truca
wre ohaerved op"rtir. at a speed In
,- f that prm.f4 by law and of
th number compi:na were fsled
asatnat 3 operator. Twenty-ntr.e com
b.inti were filed acainst
eMTAtinc true witfcout
t v f.mp:in filed for trucks operat
ing without auff.ceot rubb-er cushion as
rtq3Tl by ec.ion St of the chapter
and law referred t herein. It 1 our
pertnee that the reat majority of
trur operator are makin an effort to
comply atth tho sections of th law
which com under ins jansdicuoa f
the traffic d;vt:on.
It would appear thst there has been
aa a a usual tmd-wv on tho part of aom
Aperators to attempt to mNciouly d
fraod the stal of money due by lests
lativ enactment, by operatin vehKie
w th ltcnes attached thereto which
were tued to athr vehicle. Our rec
ords how that I W been filed
for th!s on vtoLatlon alone. Twnty
oevea ee have ben ftled uiJnrt oper
ators of motor vehicles who were rtv
inB wtthoot the required operators
Hens. Siitr-revM were filed asainat
In 1!vt)aa! cprtinB motor vehicle
without any licen whatever attached
thereto, and five ea-s tor operatina
with hot on ltcenae p;te- Nine cas
wre filed a:nt the operators of com
morctal vebwlea for fsilure to provide
thmlve with chauff-urs licenaea
fs raas were fi!" aBnt ruardtsn
fr permltttnB minors uodr IS years
-f t a or rate vemcie. r ie """
, Aa for parkins vehicles on th
thrM for inadequate
Mr asatnat th operation of tractors
with cl-ata.
realer' License Rem la ted.
Cor-iplaiht to the number of S have
Keen taka into th courts covertnB
wt.n. f th so-called dealers licen
lw In mewl instances, from necewsity,
hN case wrrfid SRatRSt prtvat
tn-4tvt.4iaia who were operaunB motor
hl-l comm-rclalty ar otherwise, hav
in attached thereto a dealer" llcen
rr-K,t- t.u?. In th mstortty off such
tn.r.M the plate was lon4 by th
r-tered dealer to a cutomer in
ritrect vio!tton of the law a In th
ir.unr-1 c-a have been filed asainst
a-:er themselves for rommerctal
Ut-b thi ticen. r. la o'her word, for
weir ut h Itcen in a manner plainly
prMb!t-d bv the sctton of the law re
frrred to aov.
i the enforcement of this part'culsr
.tmn of te law. the department h
unourtnb:y conwtrued the law and
wppHed it in the broad-t possible ene.
prWrr ne to arpiy th spirit and Intent
of the law o fara potble rather than
piacirtr a literal conTructton threon.
It would eem that after year of ex
perience the state would havo passed
the period ef expertmentirtB with a deal
er license lw. and should be in a po
sition to formuiat a law th line of
which are m-r cloe!y defti than
st prent. o that th automobile" dealer
and the officer chred with the enforce
p.ent ef t?e Uw would be r-lteved of
nn)e of the embrTments expeienced
st prent Th department has been
handicapped in its effort to protect the
bona f aotomohi dlr. owir B to
the fact that certain word or phraw
contalne-t in th Uw ir n.t clearly de-ftn-d
For iampe. the law requires
that a d r ehall hav a "ftxed place
of bustn' and that h hall carry on
hand at such ptac of husine s "stock"
of new or "-oo-'f hini motor vehicle
for a t. t h:!- the term "dealer" I
very clearty d-fmi, yet a f td plac
of buin' is not defined, nor can it
Ke determined from the readinB of th
law what con routes s "ock" of motor
vehicle for ie. Kurt hr than th:.
wba th dvpartaeteat. under th author- i
Individual
mirrors and
Ity rrsnted the secretary of state, bas
attenvpted to caloel th licen of a so
called dealer, who, without question, was
,ll reciatcred as a dealer to vad
th payment of the rv-Bular license fee.
th automohiltt dealer t hem se Ives hav
been? reluctant in some Instances to iv
to the d'partr.ient tliei assistance In
enforctnB this parlicuiaj- provtaioa uf th (
law. It is sdmltted that quie a few of
th violation a committed utwr tho Bn- j
oral trtn of the "dealers' license law".'
are committed throuBh isnoranc of the 1
taw or tailur to f aiailtartae themaelves '
wtth lis requirenienta, yet. on th other I
band, many of ajich violation can. of
coura claslfli a a malicious Intent I
to defraud the stae. It Is my deatre 1
that w be understood ai not condemn
Inc the dealer of th stst as a body. (
for the sreat majority hav been mor I
than antloui t assist and co-opera t i
with our department. Ther ar many
specific case In our file, but th qu 1
tua la ony brousbt up in hope that the i
tat may oon prcpar a dea-Iers" license '
law which will save all parties Interested
tho want of time now necessary to en
force this one particular section.
Usht Problem Ierreaaed.
Thero has been a noticeable Improve
ment in the l.snl problem, yet it sitll '
uail for our constant attention. DuruiB '
th period covered by thi report our j
observations have taken in IS-tu viola- t
tiois of Breater or lss importance. Of i
this number complaints were filed j
asainst p. and from reports brouBht to :
us and comments of nbmroas Individ- j
usts, it ts believed thst our policy of
onnstantiy nrinBtng' to tne attention oi
operators "he necessity for propr liBht
InB equipment end car in Its operation
while upon the turhways at ntBht is im
proving th sttuatiow to a drsree not
snticipated on year ao. At this par
ticuia.r time of year on will meet a few
drivers who will not dim their bead
l;Shta, but in practically every intnc
upon Investisation It will be found that
such operators are from other atatea.
where th law requires different lisht
lnB equipment snd operation than Is re
quired by the state of Orvoa.
Just at th; time the highways of tbs
state, and e penary the two main ar
terte of travel known as th Columbia
highway and th Pacific highway, ar
carry in the heaviest traffic load in th
history of the state. Recent observa
tion have di?oaed surpneinB fact In
that an wvera.se of three out of every
five motor ehici met upon certain
sections of the Pacific highway were
dispiavtnB freiu licenses. This ltua
tion DAtura ir present a more or less
difficult traf'tc enforcement problem. By
virtu of th fact that there ts not in
existence throughout the states uniform
traffic r-Ku5ation (and mor epe
cia.ly Is this true of speed resulatlon and
signals th re!ent of another atat
operates hi vehic In the manner arid
cusrora of hi own community, thus Inno
cently and unconsciously offerins an op
portunity for accidents. The state of
treon should welcome the tourist, for
ho is a source of revenue snd a certain
per cent will eventually become vitlxens
and property owners of the state, and for
theao reasons sre entitled to every poa-
hie courtesy, yet at tho same time our
officers must not nedect an opportunity
to impress upon them the necessity for
careful observence of the law applicable
to the operation of motor vehlcs s a
means of personal protection. In this
way. whether recos-nixed and acknowl
edsed or not. we wul assure to the trav
eler the sre a tent desree of enjoyment
d urine- his temporary star amons us. As
indicated, the peak of traffic ts here and
Breater diligence on the part of the oper
ator of a vebiele and constant at ten.
tioa to duty on the part of the officer
and a determined attitude on the part
of the court will eventually be the
means of reduclnf the percenta e of ac
cidents In this state.
Warn In Ar Efficacious. j
It is desired to call your attention to
tho ficur-es on our report designated
under tho heading of "Warning." Th
general term "warnings"' as ued by th
inspector applied to every possible vio
lation or th motor vebiele law.
Believing-, aa we do. that the officer
on th road should observe and call
the attention of the operators of auto
mobiles every minor infraction of th
taw. which, considering the merits of the
esse, would not seem to Justify court
set ion. th practice of instructing the
individual is followed. It may bo poa-
aibie that to some Instsnces the officer
has shown leniency where an arrest
would have been more effective, but.
belle vine thst the operators of motor
vehicles of this state are not criminals.
we have chosen to try and draw a line
between malicious and intentional vio
lation and those that are committed un
consciously. And where, la our estima
tion, there haa not been a malicious
violation, a virntnf slip has been issued
to the tndtvtdusl and such Individual
Instructed aa to tho requirement of the
particular 'law that may be in a meas
ure beinc violatd at the time. It will
be noted that 44 warning slips have
beea Issued, snd but 7.3 arrests made.
Her let me thst had It been the
desire of this department to mske a rec
ord solely on the number of arrests
made or the amount of money It could
collect through fine. 0Ki more arrests
culd hav ben made durlnB the first
half of If -2 than our report show as
Indicated heretofore the officers have
not he stated to arrest a spd field or
a reckless driver. reBardlesa of th speed
at which he may have been drivtns. or
reBardlesa of who tho Individual might
be. but It ts my sincere belief, based
upon two years of experience, thst the
public, who are the citisens of the state,
the taxpayers who are paytn- for the
protection of th roads snd tho protec
tion pf th lives and property of other
citizens, are en tit led to consideration
where no malicious intent is evidenced,
snd based on that belief. I am perfectly
wttltrts to atand on my record as s
traf far -enforcement officer and leavs H
to the public to decide whether or not
such a policy ts correct or erroneoua
Th following- officers operated
for th department during th pe
riod covered by the report: K. K.
Bloom, Xave Brown. Floyd Browne.
H. I Griffith. Robert Hamaker.
Karl B. Houston. C. Ueuallen. J.
J. McMahon. Earl W. Perkins, Jay
Sattsman. W. K, Snnd&rass. E. R,
Thnrber." C C "Williams. Ches-ter
Wiles and Arthur E. Uibbs.
Talk
Abcpoft
race
Where Will
Gardner
You Equal
Quality
At
PORTLAND SPOKANE OR SEATTLE?
32x4 Goodyear Cord Urea, non-skid front and
rear.
Heavy Tourist tubes. '
Bright finish, straight-grain genuine leather
upholstering.
Curled hair filled cushions and backs.
Aluminum moulding on body.
Real Walnut Wood instrument board. .
lS-inch steering wheel with aluminum spider
and non-slip hard rubber rim.
Motometer. ' .
Nickel plated bar radiator cap.
Special hard baked black enamel finish.
Clear vision top covered with Chase dread
naught double texture material.
Large plate glass window in rear curtain with
anti-rattle device.
Door opening curtains on all four doors.
Windshield wiper.
Nickel plated windshield wing nuts.
Spiral bevel differential gears with driving
pinion integral with shaft. Timken bear
ing.
Hydraulic pressed steel chassis frame with
five heavy cross members.
Alemite system of chassis lubrication.
Powerful L-head type motor, 5-inch stroke,
314 -inch cylinder bore.
'Forty-eight pound crankshaft.
Willard threaded rubber battery.
Borg & Beck improved disc clutch with steel
insert in drive plate.
Westing house ignition starting and lighting
system.
Semi-elliptic vanadium steel springs. ,
Timken and Hyatt roller bearings. -Vacuum
tank gasoline feed system.
Stewart - Warner speedometer driven from
transmission.
Warner-Patterson non-glare headlight lenses
and nitrogen bulbs.
One hundred and twelve-inch wheel base.
Barrel head lamps. ' .
A GAR SO GOOD THAT IT IS GUARANTEED FOR
ONE YEAR. WE HAVE SOLD 100 GARDNERS IN 100
DAYS QUALITY IS THE REASON.
Let us give you a list of buyers so you can learn at
first hand why careful buyers prefer
GARDNER
Also Spokane
-and Seattle
M-sutifKt Vl J
Broadway
at Everett-Portland
FORTY YEARS IN THE NORTHWEST
iSiit- MINIMUM DILUTION S
yS V ---0ANKCASt OIL jS
or
etter compression
use better Oily
Good compression can only be secured by correct
lubrication by maintaining a constant lubricating
film between the piston and the cylinder wall. This
not only reduces friction, but prevents the escape of
gases into the crankcase, with consequent loss of.
power.
Comparative tests with a Sprague Dynamometer
show that Zerolene maintains a piston seal that
develops full .compression. Because of its natural
characteristics and' exceptional purity and stability,
Zerolene maintains full cylinder compression under
all operating conditions, whether the piston clear
ance is small or comparatively large.
The recommendations embodied in the Zerolene
Correct Lubrication Chart are .calculated with the
greatest precision, and if Zerolene is used in accord
ance with them, correct lubrication and maximum
fuel mileage are assured. . ' -
STANDARD OIL COMPANY
. ICaUfornM
Good Koad Congress.
"The first national good roads con-
Crrss frer hld In Argentina too
plac. In Buenos Alrra laet month.
It was decided, a morn other things,
to formulate flans for a network of
roada throuKhout th. republic.
K.r th. TmI B.i.
Clean everr working part of the
ear. particularly- th. parta under
neath, which many motorists forget
ever exist.
SEW SAI.F.S DIRIXTOR FOR
CHKK01.KT DKtLKR 1
ruHTLASD.
3007 MILKSOON DONE
CALIFORNIA IS COMPtETIXG
HALF OF PROGRAMME.
Improvements on Roads Not In
cluded in State List Will
Have to Be Made.
SACRAMENTO, CaL. Aug. 12. By
tha end of the present fiscal year
California will have completed
around 2007 miles of Ha state high
way programme, or about half the
mileage Incorporated in the state
system by the various bond and
legislative acts pertaining to high
waya In addition to this 1007 miles
are (44 miles of apecial appropria
tion roada which are not Included
In the list of completed highways.
Some of these 4S miles are equal to
the state highway standard for fin
ished roads, but the majority will
need radical reconstruction. The
total mileage in the state system for
both building and -maintenance Is
over miles, or rinse to 10 per
cent of all dedicated public roads in
the state, exclusive of Incorporated
cities.
Of the 3007 miles built by the
California highway commission, 1765
miles are concrete base roads, with
or without asphaltic surfacing; 305
miles are paved roads of other
types and S37 miles are graded
roads.
Since January 1 of this year the
commission has contract-ed for 103
miles of new construction. 46 mlls
of gravel surfacing and 30 miles of
asphalt surfacing. Its programme
for the year calls for $15,000,000 in
new highway construction.
During 1921 average costs for the
different types of roads were rough
ly as follower
Graded roads. J12.Q00 per mile.
Bltunrtnlzed macadam, 321,000 per
mile.
Concrete base. $30,000 per-mile. "
Bituminous pavement. $24,000 per
mile.
territory, announcing substantial
reductions in the price of . all Nash
models, ranging from $150 to $200
on the six-cyjinder cars and from
$50 to $100 on the fours..
In announcing the reduction a
statement from C. ' W. Nash, presi
deat of the Nash company, accom
panying the new price schedule,
said: ,
"The dollar now has greater pur
chasing power in the automobile
field" than anywhere else. In fact,
at no previous time in the history
of the industry has there been such
great value offered at such low
prices. ...
"Considering labor and material
costs, it Is seriously questionable
as to whether or not such low prices
can be maintained. If ever there has
been a buyers', market it is right
1
Irf &3r n Ann wrrecthtb
PRESENT BUYERS' MARKET
Recent Reductions Mean Cnusu.al
Values, Says C. V. Nash.
Word has been received by the
Portland Motor Car company, Pack
ard and Nash distributors for thta
. . - v - E st h 1J
. J fr Hupmototlc
nrnrnnnnEnnnnnn
- it..., it i - 1- 1 - t-Mo LJk aJ ,,.,!
W. A. Brest, aslei auiairr far
V'ielaa Motor Car cob. amy.
Announcement was made last
week by LeKoy FieSds. head of
the Fields Motor Car company,
Chevrolet distributors for this
section, of the promotion of W.
A. Grout to the position of sales
manager for the company. Bill"
haa been with the Fields organi
zation for the past four years,
working up from the position of
demonstrator and driving in
structor for Chevrolet purchasers
to his preent position. For the
last year he has been manager of
the used car department. Grout
la th. son of I. A. Grout, super
intendent of the Portland schools.
The Hupmobile's o
brilliant performance, f
lack of petty and con- f
' stant adjustments,
are the result not only,
of careful designing,
but of fine manufac
turing in the Hup
mobile's own plafhts.
Manley Auto Co.
11th and Oak at Burneide
re
i Jnrsaw
J i. .c, ,
fle
National Vacation-Land.
Colorado has a representation of
ore power -Sspeed
ss &Mqd and wear
mation
as many as 25 states in some of fis
mountain resorts through cabins
built by outsiders for their .enjoy
ment during the vacation season.
Battery Advice Is Given.
"Just as good as a new one" is a
statement often made and seldom
true. "The rebuilt battery,", accord
ing to C. T. Burg of Harper-Burg,
Inc., local Willard representatives,
"is often made of parts from - dis
carded batteries which have Just
enough more life In them to get by
the purchase date. A few new parts
may be added, a new case and a lot
of new paint and then the sad re
frain 'justk as good.'. '
- "The car driver who wants satis
factory battery operation is advised
rotonve6
ice station representing a standard
make of battery. He is then'getting
more than a battery, he gets a bat
tery with the reputation of a manu
facturer who has thousands or mil
lions of dollars invested in plant and
equipment behind it." - - - -
'Ihere is a
BEARINGS
SERVICE branch
or distributor
within calling
distance of yon
Portland Branch" 24 N. Broadway
Broadway 1799
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P. ..5? MAWtiffl LgBM ill I
ASK FOR THEM-BY THESE: NAMES
RACINE
Multi-Mils Gd
A CORD TIRE OF
EXTRA TESTED
QUALITY '
RACINE
Trusty Tread
A FABRIC TIRE ONLY
IN 303o30x3)i
SIZES
RACINE
Country Road
A FABRIC TIRE
GIVING SUPERIOR
SERVICE
IPENTlfiTTHEM-SYTHlS NAME ON EVERY TIRE
Made by
RACINE RUBBER COMPANY
RACINE , WISCONSIN
fe are distributors for Racine tires and recommend them toyot
Distributed by
Ballou & Wright
Portland,' Tenth and Flanders
Seattle
Dealer :ffriie us foracts about a very irtejpparfun !fy for yon