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THE OREGON
SUNDAY JOtJRNAL, PORTL AND, SUNDAY MORNING
MAY 21," f9i
CONTROL SPEEDERS
I USE OF
POLICE, IS SUCCESS
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Hardesty 'Bumps' Prove to Be
Effective in Causing Motorist
to Drive Within the Law.
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Checking Motor" speeders without the
sua or m policeman uounds rather In
credible, but that is just what - happen
In many towns and cities in California.
Portland, too, haa found the .use of the
pHardesty ."bump" an effective! means
mt making- motorists travel within the
limits of the speed laws.
S The Hardesty "bump," or "thank-you-m'am,"
as they are known in Cali
fornia, Is a depressfon in the surface
the street paving that when passed
'ver by a machine traveling at a rea
sonable rate of speed is nothing- more
than a dip. At a rate of speed in ex
cess of 20 or 25 1 miles an hour it is a
decided bump. In addition, there is
iwhlp" effect that is uncomfortable to
the occupants of the machine,
f In placing- the "bumps" a set of two is
Said at each street intersection, one on
each side of the Cross street. While the
first bump" may be regarded by the
peeder merely as a defect in the pave
ment, the second one makes him realize
.that all is not as It should be. When
jthe second series is hit the machine is
; almost Instinctively slowed down. From
; thence on the operator drives with due
j iautlon and regard for the ' "bumps,"
nd Incidentally keeps within the law.
fen years ago a series of "bumps"'i
rere placed in Jessup and Jarret streets
between Union and Williams avenues.
There are eight "bumps" on each stjeet.
City officials, impressed with the suc
cess of the "bump" as a means to slow
down speeding cars, are now consider
ing Installing them In other parts of
the city where traffic would be endan
gered by speeders. The cost of installa
tion Is negligible, for all that is oone
la to make the dip when the street is
being graded and the pavement laid.
Once in there is no maintenance other
than that ordinarily oh hard surface
streets.
California, one of the greatest states
In the Union for automobile tourists,
has found the "bumps" so effective that
practically every town has them. They
re installed on city streets along which
the state highways pass. Upon encoun
tering the "bumps" on the road at the
corporate limits the motorist slows down
from state high speed to town speed.
Normally the "bumps" are built to be
effective on speeds in excess of 0 miles
an hour, frhis can be varied by the
road engineers for any other speed.
One of thie best features of the device
Is htta while it is disagreeable to those
riding in the speeding car It is not dan
gerous through any action . that might
deflect the. course of the machine or
otherwise cause the driver to lose con
trol. To the unsuspecting the series of
bumps ' are : disconcerting but the veter
an will slpw down before he passes the
first one.
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OVERLAND
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BOOSTS CAPACITY
Daily Output Now Above 400
Mark, and Increasing, lo
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More than 400 Overland and Willys
Knight cars are now being put out each
day by the factory, Frank C Rigors.
Nprthwest manager of the Pacific Over
land company, said.
April production exceeded that of any
April since 1917 and even'wlth this large
production orders continue to exceed it.
.The company is employing 8000 ; work
era. It is add ins to the force gradually
and carries daily advertisements' in the
papers for skilled mechanics of various
kinds.
"WillysOverland orders continue
greatly Jh excess ot production in spite
of the fact that shipments exceed those
of any April since 1917,"; Riggs said.
: Without a dissenting vote preferred
stockholders of the Willys-Overland, at
a special meeting, ratified the proposal
of the directors for funding of Overland
bank debt by $17,500,000 7 per cent
hond issue, he said. ' The bonds will ma
ture December J 1923.
;Tbe . action of the preferred stock
holders constitutes "one f the jnost im
portant steps la the Placing of Over
land finances on a permanent, sound
basis. "he j continued. The.' manage
rnent will make no predictions as to
probable yearly production of the com
pany, "but it ia understood that if pro
duction during; the entire year Is main
tained on the basis of the first quarter,
jthe Overland will have enjoyed one of
the best years since the war. .,
' "Difficulty in getting raw materials la
holding" back production to some extent
hot only with the - Overland but with
many other Toledo -companies. ' This is
especially true of "steel products. Oper
ating on greatly curtailed programs
the steel companies were unprepared for
the sudden reopening of business on so
large a scale.
American Oars Lead
: In Brazilian Imports
: Two Brazilian ports, Rio de Janeiro
and Santos, imported 53 Amef lean cars
In the period from March 19 to April
17. according to data, prepared by W. 1a
Schurx, commercial attache to Braail.
During this time the dame ports im
ported 17 cars manufactured in other
countries." I
Forestry Service to
Build Mountain Road
Hood River, May 20. -District forester
T H. Sherrard announced at the -Apple
Blossom banquet held here on Monday
evening that the' .forestr department
will rebuild the road from "the Mt: Hood
loop to Cloud Cap ina In response . to
the,; demand for making: the' mountain
accessible. However, -owing: to the at-;
titude-of the management!' of Cloud Cap
inn, certain minimum requirements are
to be presented to the hotel management,
and if these are not complied with, the
forest service will withdraw the privi
leges extended to those behind the Cloud
Cap inn -project and will ilease the land
to somebody who-will make the improve
ments required. '".'.(! I
Pagan Gives Personal
Delivery of Machines
Charles C Fagan. head of the Charles
C Fagan company, is a believer!: in
personal service. Liast week he made
a sale of a Wills-St. Claire roadster and
coupe to an Aberdeen customer. lie
delivered the car himself, after haying
them driven up. Fagan returned Ties
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Blewett Pass Now 4'
; Officially Opened
"Wenatchee, Wash., May 20. County
Engineer j John i Duff today declared
Blewett
Pass Officially open: but states
that Snbquahnie Pass Is not expected to
be openj for 5 or I days. ; Machines have
been going oyer Blewett for the past
week although u quarter of a mile of
the road rwas covered with snow,! Last
summer! a great deal of work was done
on the j Blewett : Pass road, ! the curves
being lengthened and the road regraded.
Jail j Sentences for;
Speeding Motorists
Toledo,; May" p.I. N. $ lmpoee
jail sentences on speed ianaca Flnea
have proved Ineffective. Unnecessary
accidents will continue, and the' ma
jority are due to speeding." So ad-,
vised Municipal Judges Aaron i Cohn.
and Samuel Young Both are in favor ,
of a city speeding ordinances that would
call for prison or 'workhouse sentences
for reckless drivers. The ! city r- speed
ordinance now in effect c a rales only a
fine and seldom makes an; Impression
on the speed bugs. ! i '
E. R. Van Dyke, salesman for Cook & Gill company, at the wheel of the 86-6 sedan be sold to Edward Holman
& Son. Car has nickel-plated radiator, disc wheels and drum type light.
DISTANCE SHOWN
BY TOURIST TABLE
The mileage table prepared by the
Oregon Tourist and Information
Bureau shows mileage of principal
points in the state from Portland.
The mileage is figured on roads
passable by automobiles and is for
tourist use.
The mileage from Portland is as
follows :
Albany, 75 mflm; Ahlnd, S22 miles;
Astoria, 106 miles; Bums, 39S miles;
Canyon City. 817 miles; CorrsUts. 88
miles; Crater Lake, 3B2 miles; Eugene,
123 miles; Grants Pass, 277 miles;
Huntington, 888 ' miles; Klamath Falls,
B88 miles; La Grands. 286 miles; Lake
view, 428 miles : Marshfieid Tia Rose burg.
287 miles: Medford. S09 miles; Ontario,
4S0 miles; Oregon-California t state Una,
S44 mUes; Pendleton, 28 miles; Prine
rille, 33 miles; Rosetmrf, 199 mils;
Salem. 61 miles; Tha Dalles, 91 miles;
Tillamook. 107 miles, and Walla Walla,
279 miles.
lature passed a bill that gives Director
Kuykendall authority to close the roads
to trucks carrying more than 12 tons,
but no test suit ever has been broiight
and truck owners have not paid much
attention to protests. If the state wins
the Olympla test case every effort will
be made to compel truck owners to keep
within the legal limit for their loads and
damage to highway will be eliminated.
THE SAGE 'BEIT : !
Gassing with folks In the back seat
when yer drivin', not only gets ye into
a arg-yment, but lible to get ye in i a
jam, too. : j !
Site of Snake Eiver
Bridge to Be Decided
A pubiic hearing will be held May 23
at the office of the: United States engi
neer in the new poetoffice building for
the consideration and location of the
proposed highway bridge across Snake
river in the state of Washington, near
Central ferry. The construction of the
bridge was authorised by congress last
December subject to the interests of
navigation. j
Legal 1 Questions Now
Hold Up Road Work
On Pacific Highway
Eugene, May. 17. As a result of the
controversy over the legality ,of the
contract which the state highway com
mission, made with Lane county for the
grading of the Pacific highway between
Junction City and Goshen, involving
360,000, all road work in the county in
which the state has a part, except the
Pacific highway, is being held up. This
affects the surfacing of the Low Pass
and Doyle Hill and Deerhorn sections
of the McKenxie highway.
Clyde M. Johnson. Hs$rlct attorney,
has rendered an opinion that the con
tract is illegal, since the law states that
no county court has power to incur debts
of such character. This law has not
been rigidly followed In this or other
counties of the state, according to Coun
ty Judge Barnard, who favors paying
the bilL In spite of the legal technicali
ties Involved. It is conceded that the
bill Is a just one, although considered
a few thousand dollars too large.
Willys Reelected
- Head of Motor Firm
.John N. Willys was reelected head of
the Willys-Overland, Inc.. according to
Information received by Frank C. Riggs.
manager of the Portland branch of the
Willys-Overland Pacific company.
Charles B. Wilson was elected vice
.president and general manager at the
same election. Isaac Kinsey and F. A.
Judsoi) were also chosen as vice presidents.
Snow in Bitter Root
Mountains Forces a
Break in Motor Trip
Forced by snow In the Bitter Root
mountains to ship their car from Wal
lace, Idaho, to St. Regis, Mrs. Margue
rite Clark and Miss Elizabeth Boye of
Portland had their transcontinental trip
broken by a short rail trip, according
to a letter recently received here by J. J.
Miller, sales manager of the local branch
of the Willys-Overland Pacific company.
The two women left Portland a week
ago for Brooklyn. N. Y. It was planned
to make the entire trip in an Overland
roadster, but the snow in the mountain
passes forced them to transship. They
will return within six months by way of
the Yellowstone trail.
All Northwest Gypsy
Tour to Beat Seattle
This year the motorcycle fans of: the
Northwest will hold the annual "Gypsy
tour" at Seattle. The event will be staged
for three successive days and will be
entered by riders from all parts of the
Northwest. The date set for the tour
is June 17. 18 and 19. Short races and
hill climbing will be some of the com
petitive features.
fSE CHAINS FOR SCD
.V car that is driten over a muddy
highway should have- vhains attached to
the- wheels. The , chain should be
tighter than usual, because when too
loose the wheels will sometimes spin
around inside the chains when the car
Is stuck.
Blue Mountain Road
Is Temporarily Open
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' La Grande, May 20. All roads in
Union county are dry and in good
shape. In places they are rough but
alliare passable." The road between La
Grande and Wallowa is in better shape
than ever before and the remainder of
the La Grande-Joseph Highway la also
in good shape now. From here to Pen
dleton the road continues to remain
open although a week ago when . the
first cars passed over the Blue moun
tains tourists were warned that it is
possible that warmer weather will make
parts of the road where the cars crossed
on ice and frozen mud impassable
again. Light cars have been coming
across the mountains every day this
week but heavy cars have some diffi
culty. As many as 12 cars have made
the trip from Pendleton here In a day.
Ford Car Makes Good
Record for Mileage
Chehalis, Wash., May 20. A rather
remarkable ' record has been made by
George Coumyer, mail carrier between
here and Rifte, for operating a motor
car. Coumyer drives a Ford touring
car and has made 67.000 miles to date.
At the end of 32.000 miles the valves
were reground for the first time, the
car not missing a day's work during
the time. Since then it has been laid
ud but three days - for minor repairs.
Courney's trip takes the greater part
of the day and the car is laden with
mail and passengers.
Washington State to
Test Truck Load Law
Olympia. Wash-. May 20. An Olympla.
case that is expected to reach the Wash
ington supreme court later, probably
will determine whether or .not Director
E. V. Kuykendall of the department of
public works has authority to prevent
the highways from being ruined by over
loaded logging trucks. The last legis-
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33-ton 4,200
2-ton 3,250
2-tbn 2,400
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1922 BUICKS Prove Their Wonderful Power,
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Four More Record-Breaking
First Car to Reach Huntington Lake !
A 1922 five-passenger Buick touring car won the Fresno Republican trophy for being the
FIRST AUTOMOBILE TO REACH HUNTINGTON LAKE THIS YEAR. In keen com
petition with other cars the Buick scaled the 7300-foot summit of the Sierra and finished
first, being officially checked in at 8:30 p. m., April 11, 1922.
. First Into Yosemite Valley !
Five-passenger Buick touring car was awarded Camp Curry trophy for being the FIRST
AUTOMOBILE OVER SIERRANEVADA MOUNTAIN SUMMIT VIA ANY OF THE
REGULAR AUTOMOBILE ROADS LEADING INTO YOSEMITE yALLEY. The Buick
was officially checked in by United States Chief Ranger and the manager of Camp Curry a
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San Francisco-Portland Rebord Broken!
On May 2 a 1922 BUICK COUPE, driven by MRS. Z. KATHLEEN AYERS, lowered the
SAN FRANCISCO-PORTLAND record by 3 hours 8 minutes, the official elapsed time being
22 hours 43 minutes for the 724.1 miles. Year after year Buick cars have startled motor
dom by doing seemingly imopssible things. -j
1000 Miles on 32 Gallons of Gasoline
A 1922 5-PASSENGER BUICK TOURING CAR, in 1000 mile continuous drive ending in
San Francisco at 1:30 p. m., May 12, AVERAGES 30 4-10 MILES PER GALLON OF
GASOLINE. This 1000 mile economy test was made under official! supervision and the
car used was an absolutely stock modeL
RECORD AFTER RECORD HAS FALLEN TO THE SPEED, POWER, ECONOMY AND
ROAD ABILITY OF THE BUICK FOR MORE THAN TWO DECADES.
These astounding performances of closed and open cars prove that 1922 Buick cars are of ?he same
sturdy construction tht has featured the Buick product for over twenty years. j
Compare Buick performance, value, reputation for sturdiness and genuine service under all condi
tions with ail other motor cars and YOUK CUUlUri Mu oi buiuk.
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Next Owners' Instruction Class With Motion Pictures Will Be Held Tuesday,1
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