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Utter Indifference, Carelessness
and Ignorance Conspicuous
Faults of Motorists and Pedes
trians in Crowded Streets.
By Frank A. Clanw
If the average motorist and pedes
trian would exercise half the cour
tesy In the midst of street traffic
that they display on the dance floor,
there would be fewer accidents.
fewer killed, fewer hurt and lower
yearly totals in repair bills. Cour
tesy and common sense are two
requisites both for operating a motor
car and for la person on foot. The
driver has to have them already in
his makeup; .- he has to cultivate
them, or else he has to have them
hammered into him by fellow mo
torists or by the men of the police
force.
Indifference, carelessness and ignor
ance are causes for traffic jams, for
bent fenders, for frayed tempers and for
fines in municipal court or elsewhere.
The city of .Portland has a traffic ord
inance written In excellent English,
easily understandable by the rank and
file of men and, women driving cars.
Yet it Is safe to say that not one mo
torist In 20, and not one pedestrian in
100, knows the provisions of that ordin
ance, either through hearsay or direct
contact with its-provisions, and of -the
few whcr are familiar with the details of
safe traffic navigation, scarcely half
observe the provisions with any degree
of regularity. The gTeat majority
motorist or pedestrian simply do not
know, the smaller majority don't care,
a whoop. They are for themselves,
first, last and all the time, breezing
Merrily through the streets as If they
were the only ones within a mil. They
get by. apparently, througn special a
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pensatlons of Providence, though at
times we have evidence of that benefi
cent Providence losing patience and
withdrawing its guardianship.
HORSES DID THIUKIKG
There are something like 30,000 au
tomobiles being operated daily in Mult
nomah county, most , of them coming at
some part of the day onto the streets of
Portland. Those streets are narrow,
because the city fathers who platted the
city copied after the narrow streets of
old New York city lower Manhattan.
Kven during the horse and wagon days
the streets failed to fill the bill.
Though most horses and practically all
mules have sense. Anyhow, the driver
of a team of horses did not have to be
on his or her toes at all times. In a
close place the horse probably did the
bulk of the thinking and the driver the
bulk of the praying. With automobiles
this is not the case.
It may be possible eventually that mo
torists will handle their vehicles with
the same consideration for the other
- fellow that the horse used to show, but
there is evidence a-plenty that such a
' state of affairs has not become strik-
ingly noticeable. With motor vehicles
it is entirely up to the driver, and it is
literally true that half the world the
motoring world dqesn't know one min
ute -what the other half is going to
do the next minute. That means that
onto drivers have to do all the think
ing and trust to luck to guess wliat the
other fellow is going to do. In the ab
sence of a traffic officer, a good driver
must be a seer, mlndreader and prophet
all rolled into one if the cars they drive
re -urn to the home garage With practi
: cally the same paint they sported when
first the bus rolled out. Many drivers
confess to going through the streets
with "fear and trembling. Why? Be
cause so many people are afflicted with
selflshlness to the nth degree.
AUTOMOBILE HEBE TO STAT
' There is one thing that people who
drive cars and those who hope to drive
cars must come to realize: The auto
mobile has come to stay. It is the solu
tion of the problem of Individual trans
portation, it is a time saver and, there
fore, a necessity, and it is economically
the most effeclent piece of machinery
when correctly operated that the world
has ever seen. . People, the world, must
have motor transportation. We have
had it too long now to ever get along
without it, and as time goes. on there
will be more and more cars running on
. the streets of the city. How are they
going to do it?
There are two elements that govern
sensible operation of traffic : One is
the law, the other la the Individual. The
law takes the form of state laws and
city .ordinances executed in Portland
(Concluded oa Pai Two. Column roar)
Ocean Koute Found
Best in Closing of
Gaps in Highway
Olympia, Nov. 20. The ocean route
was selected as being more feasible than
the Christmas i creek survey in closing
the gap In the Olympic highway in
Clallam county, at the Joint meeting of
the executive committee and peninsular
legislators in the Chamber of Commerce
.Sunday afternoon. The meeting also de
cided to ask the next legislature for an
appropriation to lay a temporary road
on the permanent location. Frank H.
Lamb of Hoqulam, president of the as
sociation, and H. B. Fultz of Olympia,
secretary, together with the other mem
bers of the executive committee and in
terested legislators from the Olympic
peninsula and Puget Sound, will confer
with the state highway board and en
gineer in making an estimate of the
cost of temporary and permanent con
struction. 1
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Meeting Also Considers New Ar
ticles and Change of Name
and Listens to Annual Reports.
Stolen Gars
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The wave 6f crime upon which the
Burglars' association rides seems to af
fect the pilfering of cars but little. Car
thieves seem i to have reformed and
taken up second story work, or perhaps
that form of livelihood is merely a side
line. At all ; events the list of stolen
cars changes but slightly. The follow
ing: motor vehicles are still wanted:
Buick tourinr, 1916 model, Orefoa license
8T88S. motor No. 19343S. ;
CheTiolet tourini. 1820 model. Oracon H-
enw 25120, motor No. . C231S.
Dodge touring, 19.0 model, Oregon neeon
04326. Motor No. 531158.
Dodge touring, 1920 model, Oregon HceMe
73969, motor No. 491630.
Dndgs touring, 1920 model. Oracon neanaa
9379R. motor No. 628689.
Dodge touring, 1920 model. Oregon license
82998. motor No. .6094 86.
Dodge touring, 1920 model. Oregon lki.ni
S7455. motor No. 621139.
Dodge too ring. 1920 model. Washington B-
eenie 111582. motor No. 504021.
Dodge touring, 1918 model, Oregon Heenae
51678. motor No. 39905. "
Ford touring 1920 model, Washington li
cense. 41824. motor No. 3558809.
Ford touring; 1920 model. Oregon licemw
00217. motor No. 4023167.
Ford tearing, 1916 modeL Oregon lloeam
21511, motor No. 1064257.
Ford touring, 1917 model.
72069, motor No. 1952046.
Ford coupe. I 1920 model.
91,823. motor No. 4047638:
Ford Mirinr, 1920 model.
72185, motor No. 3725043.
Ford track 1818 model.
64994. motor No. 1444W. i
Ford roadster, 1919 model. Oracon license,
15737. motor No. 3215014.
Ford touring, 1918 model. Oregon license
20148. motor No. 3042796.
. Maxwell tearing. 1913 model, Uo missing,
motor No. 227941.
OrerUnd deliTrry. 19 Is model. Oregon license
11078, motor Njl 140941.
OTerUnd touring, 1918 model. Oregon lioente
47765, motor No. 31670.
Standard 8 touring 1920 model. Oregon B
ctnse 83177. motor No. .1631.
Harley-Dandson motorcycle. 1919 model.
uregon license a-05, motor No. L18A22401
Harley-DaTidion motorcycle. If) 1 8 model.
irrecon neerise K-95, motor No. L18T1294
tiariejr-jjandm motorcycle. 1920 model.
vregon uceose ar-js, motor No. L20T15384.
Oregon ficense
Oregon license
Oregon Ucenae
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Wm. L. Hughson
w Sorth Broadway, at Davis
fnone Sdwy. sal
Brake j Service Is
Instituted; City
' Recognition Aim
The Brake j & Greasing Service station
has been started at 513 Alder street un
der the managership of E. E. Campbell,
who expects to conduct a brake inspec
tion service with 'hei privilege of fur
nishing motorists with brake inspection
certificates under the official oath of
City Commissioner Mann. Campbell has
had 15 years' 'experience in the auto
mobile business, his most recent connec
tion . In Portland having been with the
Twin States Motor Car company, Chan
dler distributors. v
Through the office of Commissioner
Mann, Campbell, who is interested in
the city's effort to keep tab on the way
motorists take care of their brakes, is
arranging to. be designated one of the
municipally recognized stations for
brake repair and service. It is said that
certificates of this sort will come to bear
weight in court should action follow
street accidents Involving supposed lack
, 01 control on me part of th driver.
FACTOR IN
Effect on Roadways Must Be
Considered in Figuring What
Ultimate Cost to Consumer
Is When Trucks Are Used.
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C. L. Weaver rode to victory aa
president of the Portland Automo
tive Trades association last . Wed
nesday night over a field of three
competitors, an election of unusual
peppinesa characterizing the begin
ning of a new year of work for the
association. The evening's feature
was the transaction of the business
of two meetings, a special meeting
to consider new articles of Incorpo
ration and change of name, and the
regular conclave invited to elect of
ficers and listen to annual reports.
From an attendance standpoint the
meeting was one of the best the asso
ciation has staged during the past year.
Ane memners in attendance reu in with
the spirit of the two-meeting idea, and
brevity marked the disposition of busi
ness at both sessions. Campaign
speeches, yielding nominations with
grace and offering retirement in favor
Of an opponent, were many and varied,
the early part of the evening taking the
form of a convention of florists, with
bouquets flying hither and yon.
Axel Kudahl won out for the post of
lirst vice president, Edward Burke was
elected second vice president, and L. L.
Blumenthal will fiTl the chair of third
vice president. For secretary. R. H.
Cross showed the best poll, while Don
Bates was chosen treasurer. On the
executive board, C. V. Conant and R. D.
O'Brien were chosen for two-year terms.
and in the departmental vice president
race, J. W. "Van Matre was chosen to
head the committee on battery and elee
trlcal shops, E. N. Donaldson will handle
garages; V. C Unden, machine and re
pair shops ; JU ' M. Harper, tire repair
shops; paint and trimming works will
be looked after by Paul Staiger, and G.
O. Berber, former treasurer of the asso
ciation, will look after sheet metal and
wheel shops.
The business for the past year was
reviewed by George Gerber, treasurer,
by Jimmy Cassell, editor of Association
News, and later in the evening Will J.
Lester, retiring president. Entertain
ment was offered by "Sadie" Spencer's
committee In the form of music and
dancing.
CuttindoutT wiEhoul wanvi6 leaos U 'accidents.
J Professor-Traffic.
Lubrication Important Feature COST OF HAULING
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Power Loss Can Be Saved W H - KUUKb 15
Change in Route of
Highway to Allow
Better View Likely
Yakima, Nov. 20. A movement is on
foot to have the legislature this winter
change the route of McClellan. pass
highway, taking It over the mountain
and into Rainier national : park by way
of Carlejon pass instead of by Chinook
pass, as it is now mapped.
The present route up American river
and over Chinook pass takes the traveler
through deep timber all the way and
allows no view of the snow capped
mountain until the lower levels on the
other side are reached. The proposed
route would leave the .American river
at the mouth of Btimping river, going
up the Bumping river and crossing the
divide by Carleton pass. - -
f Miners and others familiar with this
route say that a road from Carleton
pass to' the mouth of White river would
give tourists a magnificent view of the
mountain' all the way) and as the pur
pose of the road is to open up the park
for tourists it Is thought the change
anouid 'be made.
By Mike De Cioco I
What is power ? When a motor
ist says his car has lots of power.
what does he mean? Whether that
motorist knows or not, technically,
power is the most essential element
of successful motor operation. With
out power the real pleasure and joy
of motoring, the real economy of
operating an automobile, is lost, un
knowingly discarded, and constant
worry and a continual shifting of
gears at the slightest provocation
is the result.
The majority of motor car owners do
not know that their lubrication system
is at the bottom of loss of power. They
try to account for a lack of pep" in
the car, but seldom think of testing it
out for faulty "clrculatoin."
OIL LOSES VISCOSITY
After a machine travels 1000 to 1500
miles, lubricating oil loses its viscosity,
its flowing power; it thickens, becomes
gritty from waste matter thrown off by
the engine parts and from dust and grit
entering the crank case in many ways.
and all value as a lubricant is lost. This
kind of oil, if not removed, is the sub
stance that finally sends the car to the
repair man. Ifthe oil is not changed
it clogs up the oil pipes which take the
precious lubricant to the bearing,' and
may cause costly bearings to "burn up"
or to so affect them as to get what we
call a "knock."
The grit from the oil works up into
the cylinders, scoring the cylinder walls
and causing piston rings to stick. A pis
ton slap will result from this gritty in
road, and when the rings no longer are
serviceable, oil will work up into the ex
plosion chamber and form carbon.
POWER 19 DESTROYED . I
This substance is the destroyer of all
power and Is the motorist's worst enemy.
It gets under the valves, pits and forces 1
them to remain open when, to give the
greatest amount of power they should
seat snugly. When valves do not seat
snugly when the springs bring kthe stem
downward, loss of gas and compression
results, and your power flies out the ex
haust pipe. Tracing power from the oil
intake to the exhaust pipe is a regu
lar trail for following that precious ele
ment When the motor gets in this
condition the only thing is to pay for a
costly overhauling of the whole power
plant.
People as a rule wait' until they are
rather sick before they go to a doctor.
They fail to take preventative measures
for the health of their bodies, and they
do the same thing with their motor cars.
But for those who would rather do a lit
tle oily work, this procedure may be of
some use ; to change the oil in the
crank case, take out the plug and drain
the oil.
FLUSHING PROCESS
After the flow ceases, screw the plug
back in and fill the crank case with
kerosene. Usually about a gallon of
kerosene or flushing oil is the amount
required. Run the motor briskly for a
few minutes to give the kerosene or
flushing oil a chance to thoroughly clean
all oil pipes and bearings and carry
away all waste matter In the motor.
Then drain the motor again, and when
kerosene or flushing oil ceases to flow.
FOUND 10 BELOW
Difference in Cost Between Mod
els Determined; County Fairs
Report Growing Interest.
Ford Plants Save
On Fuel Shipment
During September and October the"
Ford blast furnaces, Detroit, Mich.,
shipped to the Ford assembling plant at
Cadiz, Spain. 20,000 gallons of benzol.
At present gasoline in Spain is selling
at 90 cents per gallon. Benxol is being
shipped there at a maximum cost of 4!c
per gallon. This not only means a BO
per cent saving in cost, but also a large
saving in time and inconvenience in pro
curing gasoline, as Spain Is experiencing
an unusual shortage of motor fuels.
Distribution transportation is con
sidered in determining any price that
was ever charged for any commodity.
The cost of the raw material and
the cost of production are factors
that contribute to the final charge
to the consumer, but a greater fluc
tuation can be based upon a change
in- transportation expense, in pro
portion to its Importance, than upon
a change either in original coat of
material or -in cost of production.
The price paid for the smallest and
most insignificant article of mer
chandise has its transportation price
percentage, for transportation may
figure many times during the process
of manufacture. ,' '
Recently the railroads were allowed;
Increased transportation rates, "and lm
mediately practically every commodity
handled over -the rails, and some that
were not, were marked up from previous
figures and the change was "caused by
Increased freight charges." With-Increased
costs for rail transportation and
decreased facilities for giving that trans
portation, the buyer and, the seller, -B I
well as the manufacturer, are finding
the motor truck more and more their
friend in need. Not only in the short
haul, from city to city or from city to
country, Is this coming to be so, but In
the long haul as well.
Trucks are being used to transfer
goods for long distances, not profitably,
It is true, but as a means of trying out
the gasoline commercial carrier In an
emergency. Express shipping at - one
time" solved the 'emergency shipping
problem, but that avenue of escape Is
now overcrowded because of Increasing
demands upon its facilities,; and the
truck is coming Into prominence, not
as a competitor for the express but aa
a coordinate worker. The difference In
cost per ton mile between truck trans
portation, express transportation and
freight transfer is too great for the
truck to show how money can be saved
by Its use other than by filling some
n--ed In a hurry where money might be
lost through inability to fill that need. .
ROADS MUST BE CONSIDERED
With this increase In the Importance
of the truck as a transportation factor,
where money can at times be saved and "
where the consumer may eventually ben
efit through that saving at a source of
supply, arises the question of adequate
highway construction, so that the com
mercial vehicle as well as the passenger
car may operate without serious dam
age to expensive paving.
Engineers in the employ of the United ,
States government have been studying
for some time the wear and tear on
(Conrlndrd on Page Three, Cohnaa Three)
The average cost Of hauling crops
with trucks, including the '."driver's
time at 50 cents an hour, was found
during the past harvest season to
be about 50 cents per ton mile with
half-ton model trucks, 34 cents per
ton mile with three-quarter ton
models, 26 cents with the one-ton,
24 cents with the 1-ton, and 18
cents with 2-ton models.
The difference in expense between
trucks and horse drawn vehicles was
large enough to show decided economy
in the use of motor equipment. -
According to reports that have been
received from the agricultural and live
stock fairs that have been held this fall
in various parts of the state, unusual
interest was shown by those attending
in the remarkable progress that has
been' made toward labor saving through
the use of mechanical equipment At
put back the plug and refill with fresh practically all the fairs there were ex
motor oil. Do this every 1500 miles at
the most.
When a motorist remarks that his car
is fast n earing the Junk heap while that
of his friend across the Street, who
bought his car at the same time and who
has driven it no further than he himself
has gone, nine times out of ten his lac(c
of success in obtaining power is due to
the fact that he is neglecting his lubri
cation system. When the oil pump is not
working up to pressure, get busy with
your crank case oiL
Trans-Atlantic Air
Service Plan May
Be Put Into Effect
Chief Engineer Pratt, of the Tickers
airship department recently described a
scheme for a system of trans-AUastio
air service, requiring three planes car
rying 24 tons of passengers, mails and
light freight on a trip requiring SO to
SO hours, each plane making two cross
ings each week, according to London
copyright cable to the New York Times.
Capital of 2,500.000 would provide, it
is said, three planes at 500.000 each,
and would be sufficient to provide sheds,
terminals, working capital and other
necessities for successful airplane operation
$2,793,355 Total .
1920 Eeceipts for
Washington Autos
Olympia, Wash, Nov. 20. Total re
ceipts of the motor vehicle' division of
the secretary - of state's office have
reached 2,793.353 since March 1, 1920,
according to L. D. Conrad, superintend
ent of the division. This figure repre
sents an increase of 20- per cent over the
corresponding period of last year. ,
The number of licenses for private
cars since March 1 has reached 140,906,
for- hire cars. 2921 ; stages, 833 ; trucks.
25,119 ; trailers, 996 ; exempts, 1274 ; orig
inal dealers, 1080; adldtional dealers,
2855 1 motorcycles, 4845, and transfers,
11,800. . .
hlblted automobiles, tractors and trucks.
According to F. C. Atwell, manager of
the Mack-International Motor Truck
corporation in Portland, the motor truck
has established its value on the farm,
and there will be an Increasing demand
for trucks fron all parts of the state
beginning with the advent of spring.
The department of agriculture of the
United States recently made public a
report on its survey which had to do
with the compilation of data relative to
the use of motor trucks on the farms of
this country. The most conclusive evidence-
set forth by this report was that
there is a tendency on the part of the
farmers to employ tracks of larger ca
paclty because of the reduction in haul
ing costs incident thereto. "
Atwell presents the following summary
of the report from the department of
agriculture:
: "The average life of the trucks is be
tween six and seven years, and in most
cases depreciation is the largest single
Item of expense in" connection with their
operation. .'
"Most owners of one half and three
quarters ton trucks prefer pneumatic
tires. ; Owners of one ton trucks are
about equally divided in their prefer
ence, and most owners of trucks larger
than one ton prefer solid tires.'
1 "Over two thirds of the trucks had not
been out of commission when needed for
a single day during . the year covered
by the report, and nearly the same pro
portion of owners reported they had not
lost any appreciable time on account of
motor and tire trouble when using their
trucks." .
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PROVED
COLUMBIA Storage Batteries were proved at
VmS the factory first, and approved by motorists
later. So hearty has been the endorsement Jof
users, the demand for Columbia Storage Batteries
neatly exceeds the supply. '
The efficiency of the Colombia Storage Bat
tery is not based on a single outstanding feature.
Every part of the battery is equally important;
and Columbia Storage Batteries are designed and
built so that each part functions harmoniously
with another. That's why Columbia Storage Bat
teries give such good service for so long a time.
Before you install a new-battery, let us see if
your old one is worth repairing. Our service may
save you money.
Columbia Storage Battery Co.
Park and Couch Street
Phone Broadway 546, ' ' H." M. NUbet, Mgr.
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