The Oregon daily journal., August 27, 1922, Page 53, Image 53

THE OREGON SUNDAY JOURNAL, PORTL AND, SUNDAY MORNING, AUGUST 27, 1922.
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RAIL STRIKE IS'
CLOSELY WATCHED
wmtchlnjr with crest tattsrest- tha
vetopment of tb thresUined paralrsls
of tb rU lines from th east. While
shipments -as being-, delayed on but
one line, loesl desJers feel that if the
strike spreads they will be left without
any additional deliveries of, cars tor
an ladefinitf period of time,
-So far the only shipments that have
been : delayed "are those oomlna
through, on the Great Northern.' i This
lino cannot make Its deliveries In less
than 99 days after the automobiles are
loaded at th .factory, and the time of
transit Is ctten much longer. The X&t
loa Pacifio : sytenv dealers - ver. Is
givtng excellent servioe. ship
menl from Detroit coming" through on
this line in XJ or 14 aUrs. whloh is the
averaee -under normal conditions; -
attributed to the fact, that this line. Is
better organised from, tho standpoint
of the unions, and .also that it passs
through the - Dakotas . and Montana,
which states are iregarded- as ' union
hotbeds.- - Here, the dealers - say. . is
where tha greatest deisys aro found.
Cars are sidetrack&d ot bombed, and
tracers from the company, prove, futile.
" Another factor that cannot be light
ly overlooked la the fac.t thatmost of
the automotive tactories . are unable
to supply the demand for ears even
with adequate" transportation facili
ties. If the rail strike develops to
such "a point that ; all freigk nve
ments are, held up, ' tle automobile
dealers will be faced ;y.Uha demand
that can In no wy fee satisfied, i-
: It Ur certain that If sueh a condition
hava' to - await and give, priority ta
shipmeota of food and fuel, i
As yet, there 1s no serious trouble
with the-shipments, but aa one dealer
put it. Automobile Bow is holding its
breath for fear they will awake soma
morn in r and find the strike' dawn
TAKES A;EIKINGTO NEW MODEL,.
RIGHT OF WAY AT
' STREET GROSSING
thard and nothing moving. In the
meantime dealers are trying to work
up reserve stock . so that orders may
be filled. i . ,
One of the solutions to tha problem,
some dealers say, may be In shipment
by sea, Automobiles from factories
on the Great Lakes eouad be sent to
the Pacifio oast by way of - the St.
Ln.rence river, the Atlantic ocean
and the Panama canaL I Factories so
situated as not to be able to use this '
attemative will be faced with a seri
ous problem. . . i . , , -
Automotive Dealers TeajPbssi
bie Delay in Transtontfnental
Shipments. , v-i
Automotive dealers orPorCinS s.rJ
Between- , Intersections Walker
Is Considered the Same as
Vehicle, '
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' Delajra en. the Great Northern 'are
arises that automobile shipments will
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PEDESTRIAN
HAS
Pedestrians . wall having right of
way at .crosswalks are considered in
the same classification as vehicles
when accidents occur in the middle of
a block, D. R. Mobley. traffic investi
gator of the Portland police force, re
cently said.
'When crossing the middle of' the
block," Mobley said, "the pedestrian
must govern bis action by the same
rules of right of way that appr to
motor vehicles, that is the machine
or pedestrian en the right has the
right of way. At crosswalks it is dif
ferent, for there the pedestrian has
right of way over all other traffic."
Mobley's work as traffic investiga
tor takes him to the scene of all ac
cidents where personal injury has been
done He examines the principals and
witnesses to the accident and makes
his report , to the city attorney.
"More than 90 per cent of the acci-,!
dents are at intersections and are be-
Tween two automobiles." Mobley con
tinued. "In practically every case I
have found that failure to give right
of way is the primary cause of the
crash. Most drivers have no concep
tion of what it means to allow an
other machine to go ahead and as a
result there is damage done.
APPBOACH CEOSSISG SIOWLT
"Many drivers make a practice of
approaching an intersection at a rate
of speed that does not make it possi
ble for them to control the car if any.
thing happens. A good driver will al
ways handle his' machine so that it
may be stopped at once when ap
proaching a corner, especially one that
is blind.
' "The law reads that the machine on
the right has the right of way. That
is simple In application. Furthermore,
the municipal judge has repeatedly
ruled that when there is any possible
chance of collision the machine on the
left should allow the other-' machine
to get clear. He has applied this
rule in finding drivers guilty of vio
lation of the law when the evidence
shows that the machine on the left is
the one causing the collision."
Right of way, Mobley explained, is
a law that requires the exercise of
common sense in its application. Col
lisions may be averted by failure to
claim right of way from a faster mov
ing machine but in the event of a
crash the driTer of the machine having
the right of way is adjudged clear.
"The peculiar thing about the traf
fic law is its application to the pe
destrian," Mobley said. "The average
man does not realise that when he is
crossing a street between Intersections
that he is governed by the same rules
of right of way as any kind of vehicle.
An accident hi such a- case is not
Judged on the question of a' machine
and a human being, but as between
two machines. Rules of the road must
be considered in such cases. ,
JAYWALKER AT FAULT
"The greatest trouble between the
pedestrian and the automobile is the
failure of the walker, to estimate the
speed of the machine. They will often
take one look at a car and then cross
ahead of it never bothering to take
a second look to see if they guessed
the speed correctly.
"A driver, on the other hand, usu
ally considers that the pedestrian has
a certain amount of sense and that
he will stop to allow the machine to
pass if it is going so fast ' that the
walker cannot get clear There is the
point where the two, diverge in opin
ions and where most "cause of running
people down may be' found.
"In such collisions I have found
that- the fault is about evenly divided
between the driver of a car and the
Jaywalker. Many times both are
wrong. Great caution should be ex
ercised " by both when there is even
the barest possibility of a collision for
the question of who is right and who
is wrong does not' knit broken bones
or restore life to a dead ' body. It is
up to both the driver and the pedes
trian to play safe and take no chances.
"One of the most common causes of
accidents to pedestrians is the fool
jaywalker crossing the street between
intersections in a diagonal direction.
By doing so the walker la unable to
see approaching machines. This is par
ticularly dangerous near intersection
where an automobile may come -around
the corner and run over the pedestrian
before either sees the other.
Standard Warranty
Cords Size Fabrics
28x3 $ 7.95
30xS 6.90
$10.95 30x3 7.75
16.75 32x3 10.25
20.85 31x4 11.85
19.50 32x4 12.95
19.75 33x4 13.75
1933 34x4 14.75
25.75 32x4 19.50
26.75 33x4 20.00
27.75 34x4
32.85 35x4 20.50
34.50 36x4 21.50
37.50 33x5 . "
40.00 1 35x5 24.50
42.50 37x5 -,
We carry the largest stock and
assortment in Portland.
See us before you buy.
MALGOM
TIRE cor
Broadway , and Everett Sts.
Portland, Or.
, . Established 1917
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Vben Miss Ijavelle Connell visitetd the Howard Au1k company show rooms and saw the new im five
passenger sedan she decided that she wanted one. Miss Connell Is shown about to board -the ear, which
is the first of Its kind In Portland. . .
Tumble Weeds Block
Traffic on Highway
In GoodnOe Canyon
Goldendale, Wash., Aug. 26. A huge
pile of tumbling weeds, a weed plant
that In some parts of the Klickitat
country attain a size nearly equal to
a small trimmed fir shrubbery lawn
tree, caused a freak obstruction to au
tomobile traffic on"' ''the. highway
through the Goodnoe - Hills between
Goldendale and Roosevelt recently. f
Following harvest these globular
plant weeds are often blown many
miles, and as they are wafted along
by the "wind, gather size and mo
mentum much after the fashion of a
small boy rolling a snowball in soft
snow. The obstruction tj traffic oc
curred when a large pile of tumbling
weeds blown off the stubble fields of
the wheat plateau of the Goodnoe Hills
country settled on the highway in the
head of the canyon, covering the road
on one side of the hill for a distance
of one half mile to a depth of some
30 to 50 feet, making traffic, on the
one-way grade so extremely dangerous
that it was necessary to clear the
passage before traffic could be re
sumed. Autos Take a Toll
Of Ten Persons in
Day in 20 Cities
(By United Fm.)
(Copyright. 1822. by United Press.)
Seventy persons were killed and 605
injured in automobile accidents in 20
large cities of the United States during
the week ending August 17, figures
gathered by the United Press tonight
show :
City.
Chicago
Los Aacelea . .
Milwankee
San Francisco.
Minneapolis . . .
St Louis
Denver
tes Moines . .
Portland
Hotutoa ......
Kinsu City ..
Dallas
Indianapolis . . .
Philadelphia . .
Cleveland
Detroit
New York . . . .
Atlanta
New Orleans . .
Boston
Accidents. Killed. Injured.
B7
8
5
88
.. .349
21
. . .146
62
18
... 4
18
83
8
... . 49
... A
8
26
66
134
122
8
... 17
82
. .1.041
1S8
31
51
19
28
5
18
87
6
22
22
2
3
2
9
O
O
O
O
1
0
6
4
4
6
12
1
0
7
70
10
40
67
7S
66
O
86
603
Totals . .
Motorcycle Is Mode
Of Transportation
For Young Engineer
Gareth L. Yoong, avn engineer era-
nlnvArl h th r T t. m. r
-J . AM W A . III Jtll J ,
believes In the use of the motorcycle J
jluvuis roveuuy ruae up xrom san
Young of No. 800 East 60th street, mak-
'us irip ui uiree aays. ue securea
a position with the power company to
install a steam plant at Salem-and
now uses the motorcycle, a Harley-
J mrv .v. .janv rx;jh-v.uu LI I 0 lu Ills
home. Young is a gradute of the Le-
isna auuuora university ana Derore
coming north was employed by the
Pacific Steel & Iron works of San
Francisco.
Havens Appointed
Locomobile Head
President W. C. Durant of the new
Locomobile Company of America an
nounces the appointment of Colonel K.
H. Havens as vice president and gen
eral manager. Colonel Havens as one
of the receivers of the old Locomobile
company successfully directed the or
ganisation's affairs througti the period
of its recent financial difficulty. Pres
ident Durant also announces the con
solidation of the engineering and pro
duction department- and the ap
pointment of IX O. Ross, former
chief engineer, as the production man
ager of the new Locomobile company.
Organization Takes ;
In Eickenbacker Co.
Buffalo. N. Y, Aug. 26. Directors
of the National Automobile Chamber
of Commerce in meeting here voted' to
admit to membership the Riekenoacker
Motor company of Detroit. Mich, The
N. A. A. C is the governing body of
American automotive manufacturers.
It was said the Riekenoacker company
had not only complied with the strin
gent requirements of the chamber".
membership qualifications, but that it
had far exceeded the minimum pro
duction. -
PHICE IS MISQUOTED
In a recent issue of The Journal a
dispatch from Detroit stated that the
price of the seven-passenger Studebak
er Big Sir . was $2350. whereas In a.
previous issue of the paper the correct
price of $2475 f. ; o. b. factory , was
printed. ,
CODE OF ETHICS
IS ADOPTED AT
TAXI CONVENTION
National Association Promises
to Run Business on High
Mora! Scale.
Chicago, 111., Aug. 26. -Coming to
the front by leaps and bounds with
out flare of trumpets, but forging
steadily ahead the taxi cab operating
"Industry of America is building a
niche- for itself so that in some 200
cities of this country today it has
reached a meritorious height. A con
structive record for a business that
comes in contact with the public on
Its thoroughfares every day essential
and important when properly conduct
ed, loathsome and unprofitable when
it does not have the good will of the
community it serves.
U3TIQITE CODE ADAPTED
"Most individuals live their lives
from day to day thoughtlessly, and
arrive .at such an end as time and
chance determine ; but . those who
achieve real success 'aim, at high
ideals and lay definite; 'well ordered
plans for attaining them. ; Associa
tions, .being gr6upa of individuals,
must give correspondingly greater
consideration to their purposes and to
their methods of developing them.
We believe -that fair and square
dealing is the honor ot & man's nature,
and that that la the best code of ethics
which strives to maintain an elevated
status in the taxicab industry through
the development of intellectual and
moral manhood.
- 1. We will test every transaction by
theetandards "of truth and justice.
We wiU know our own business
HupmobSe
' Sleep in Your Car
WHILE ON CAMPING AND TOURING TRIPS
$10.00 Ford Sedan Other Cars $12.50 and np .
Always a dry, comfortable, safe place to eep.' Have the bed put
m your car that is always with you, but never in the way.
A Carlo Demonstrate the Bed Is i " "
Swanson's AutolTTbp Shop
706Vz WIIXIAMS AVE. ' :
$5 Per Month $5 PerMonth
LOOK WHO'S HERE
Automobile storage, lots of it. 30,000 square feet
floor space, concrete building, steam heat, night and
day service; 380 flint st 3 blocks from east end
-Broadway bridge. Merrill's Automotive service.
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fully and accurately, that we may
speak of it to- others with knowledge,
that we may advertise U' facts and
advantages truly 'and safeguard our
selves against the failures of ignorance.-
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Z.:5&9 Vili mix weely' with intellec
tual and honorable members of the
industry, study their ways .and meth
ods, and endeavor to maintain a rep
utation for Intelligence and Integrity
as high-class operators whom, every
one may trust., ,
4, We will constantly .endeavor , to
elevate the moral character and the
financial condition of the men em
ployed by--us. We will interest our
selves in their welfare and solicit
their earnest " cooperation in our com
mon endeavors, knowing that misun
derstandings between employer - and
employe too often provoke those dis
agreements disastrous to both.
6. We will remember that Intelligent
and honorable competition magnifies
the taxicab industry. .
6. We wiU'- esteem ' it a duty and!
Pleasure 10 wperr to - our iess ex
perienced competitors the knowledge
we "possess, so.- long as we are con
vinced that the '-'information gener
ously given "Wilt be honorably usd.
And we believe - we may thereby elimi
nate that ignorant competition which
destroys the business of another and
doesytiot build up its own.
7.. We will endeavor, when a new
Competitor enters the ranks, to im
press upon him the principles that ac
tuate us in our high calling, and help
him to information and assistance that
will -enable him to' overcome the diffi
culties that have beset us, knowing
that the investment in, .kindly, consid
eration and acts will, be returned
many fold In ways we least expect,
and -Will help us to make business
friends of those who otherwise might
become business foes.
1 We will fake advantage of no
man's Ignorance or condition,
slt Wi will see to it that our em
ployes are truthful and straightfor
ward; that they -do not misrepresent
facts and that they do not overcharge
the confiding. . .
1ft. We will see to it that our drivers
are courteous to everyone; to the pas
senger In the vehicle, to the pedestrian
on the street and to the other driver.
We will see to it, above all things,
that lie- drives his own vehicle safely.
You cab demand
notKing in a motor
car that the Hup
mobile does not give
you. In the Hup
mobile you know
you obtain, in addi
tion; remarkably
low cosff of oper
ation and upkeep.
Manley: Auto Co.
Dismiaurrofts
-A. B. Mnivley. js, . Harry Konntaia,
President. : -Satea Uaaaser.
11th and Oak at amnaUJelV Btfwy. X17
DMDe
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1 Blowoot Patch : ,
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Wartrv weather Is usually the
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the emergency by. carrying a
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rou to gat one at ones.
25c to $1.85
Brake Lining
How much is your life wortht
Isn't it -worth the few dollars
that a new set of brake lining
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alses at a 26 saving.
25c per ft. and up.
.ATLAS STEEL WHEELS
benefit .of the many motorists who Vere unable to visit our stores
last week and take advantage of the wonderful values in tires, accessories
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1 TIxmt for Fords
1 Qaavi Ante PsOlsh
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. A light cool cushion cover made
rof- straw matting that covers
. vthe upholstery and renders
. warm weather driving cool and
comfortable. Prevents clothing
from sticking to upholstery.
The greatest summer comfort
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Each 90c
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Do. yon notlee cracka
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Per can, 70c
AERO FANS
for Fords
Constructed on the
principle as an aeroplane
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that greatly assists in
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This means -greater ef
ficiency, more comfort and
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Our price, $1.30
Steel wheels are ' tremen-'-dously
strong and are not
suecepubla) - to the urytng
Influence of - the hot gun
that makes wooden wheels
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Equipped with demount,
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Phone Broadway 5508 ,
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At Western Auto." Tire pricet have been
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Pilaris Fabria ........... 7.000 Miles
Western XUant Cord 2.000
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30x3 S7.55 -30?3i
. SI 2.40
- Standard -
303 8.80 14.85
32x341t.55 19.90
314 12.80 25190
324' 15.35 27.45
334 15.50 28.20
344 15.90 28.90
324i 33.80
334 34.65
344i ..... 35.45
354i 36.35
335 41.95
355 ..... 43.80
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12.35 33x4 Vt
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