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TRAFFIC LAWS
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j Biennial Report Submitted by
;irA: Raff etw State
; Chief C Inspector
Because of the increasing dan
ger to i lite and ' poperty brought
about by the increased number
of motor vehicles operated upon
the highways of the state, am
endments to some sections' of the
Jralficjaws pf the state are re
commended In the biennial report
of T. A. Ratfety, chief of the state
traffic department.
'That malicious and reckless op
eration may be checked, the re
port declares that courU should
be required to report to the sec
retary of state all convictions of
violations of the state motor ve
hicle law ' coming under their
jurisdiction "and should be com-
everyone
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pensated for . the transcript of
such record.
Other Recommendations
Other recommendations are:
Where. It Is desired to transport
logs or other heavy material over
the highways bonds should be re
quired that the state may be re
imbursed for any resulting dam
age. The use of only one spotlight
is held advisable, but its location
on the vehicle should be fixed by
law.
" The use of pneumatic tires on
trucks should be encouraged and
the use of trucks in excess of
three and one-half tons should
be discouraged.
Reckless driving should be
placed in the same category as
driving while intoxicated.
Examinations Advocated
Applicants for licenses to op
erate vehicles should be required
to pass thorough examinations.
Foreign licensed cars, the own
ers of which are sojourning in
Oregon temporarily, should be
required to be registered with the
secretary of state and permits to
operate such cars within this state
for such period of time as the
law of the state of the owners'
residence grants to residents of
other states, should be provided
by the secretary of state.
Motor vehicles should not be
permitted to remain standing
upon any main traveled portion
of a hard-surfaced highway or
poved roadway outside the cor
porate limits of cities or towns.
, Inspection Necessary
Compulsory inspection of mo
tor vehicle equipment, such as
brakes and lights, should be re
quired and certificates of such in
spection filed monthly with the
secretary of state. ' .
The employment of traffic offi
cers whose compensation is based
upon the fee system, should be
discouraged.
The reoort elves considerable
attention to the question of speed
and overloading or trucks, ana
notes that evils in this connection
have been cut down to a remark
able degree through the opera-
Figure It Out
For Yourself
A few months ago a cer
tain young man was earning
, approximately $720 a year.
Today he is earning $1324.
" ' His course' In bookeeping
with us cost him $120 tui
tion and about $17 for
-books. How.long did It take
. him at his present salary to
"pay for his school work?
Did It pay him to learn to
be expert in some-one line?.
Very likely you would
have a similar experience if
you were : willing to . make
- the effort. Let us tell you
' about our course,?';. , . -
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tlon ef the' traffic officers.
' Year Summed Up
In summing up at the close of
1921 the report says that "the
activities of the officers Indicat
ed that attention had been given
to every phase of the motor ve
hicle act. but particularly did it
show the officers had been alert
to observe and check up on those
things in connection with the op
eration of the vehicle where any
element of danger was manifest,
such as speeding, reckless driv
ing, improper lights and their op
eration, failure to observe 'rules
of the road,' etc."
Statistics for 1921 are given as
follows:
Patrol miles covered, 67.S09;
cities and towns visited, 969; im
proper lighting, speeding, reck
lessness, etc., 2793; warning slips
issued," 4689; arrests, 800; oper
ators licenses suspended or re
voked, 28; trucks inspected and
weighed, 788; overloads found,
138; accidents observed, 54.
Stolen Cars Recovered
During the year stolen motor
vehicles to the value of $10,545
were recovered. The fines im
posed! by the courts amounted to
$10.93.90, "all of which remain
ed in the counties in which the
courts were located, none revert
ing to the state to help defray the
expenses Incurred by the traffic
force. The average fine imposed
was $13-66 as against $3.28 the
year previous, showing clearly the
desire of the courts to cooperate.
Several jail sentences weTe Im
posed, but practically all were
suspended."
The total expenditure for the
work from Its beginning to the
close of 1921 was approximately
$28,287.91.
The report mentions the spe
cial session of the legislature,
called in December, 1921, when
the traffic problem had been so
complicated by the commerciali
zation of the highways by stage
lines that the transportation act
placing these lines under the jur
isdiction of the public service
commission was passed. The traf
fic squad was increased to 13
men and the state divided into; 11
patrol districts.
' Statistics for 1022
Statistics for 1922 are given as
follows, covering the period up
to October 1:
License activities, 8518 activi
ties directed against improper
lighting equipment, its operation,
reckless driving, speeding and all
violations containing an element
f danger, 9370; trucks inspected,
weighed, equipment Investigated,
6418; stolen cars recovered, 42;
accidents observed, 345; assist
ance rendered tourists, 95; mis
cellaneous activities. 50; warning
slips issued, 14,706; arrests, 2,-
.358; total activities, 41,902.
Days in the field, 4640; patrol
miles covered, 288,073.
Disbursements since the organ
ization of the traffic department
total $56,818.05, and receipts.
$146,894.15, leaving a credit bal
ance of $90,076.10.
. Classified Ads. in The
.Statesman Bring Results
FRANK MIL TO
RESIGN OFFICE
State Tax Commissioner Is;
Holder of Position at
Capitol 30 Years
The resignation of Frank K.
Lovell. sate tax commissioner,
and for 30 years a holder of po
sitions in the Oregon state capi
tol, is in the hands of the gover
nor. ; Mr. .Lovell's first connection
with the state house was as audi
tor under Secretary of State G.
W. McBride. Under the succeed
ing secretary of state, Frank I.
Dunbar, Mr. Lovell was appointed
chief clerk and also served in
that position under Secretary of
State Frank W. Benson.
In 1911 Mr. Lovell served as
calendar clerk in the state senate,
and after the legislative session
was appointed secretary of the
state tax commission. He was
elevated to the tax commissioner
ship in 1919 by appointment of
Governor Olcott when Tax Com
missioner Charles V. Galloway re
signed. Mr. Lovell will go to California
when he leaves his office, which
will be about January 1. His res
ignation is due to ill health.
Two New Diptherla
Cases Are Reported
Two new cases of diphtheria
were reported yesterday to Dr. E.
C. Cashatt, city health officer.
One of these cases is in Engle
wood and the other in South
Salem. This makes a total Of 13
cases in Salem at the present
time, according to Dr. Cashatt.
Seven cases of smallpox are
under quarantine at the present
time, although no tendency to
spread has been noticed so far.
If such a tendency should be
shown. Dr. Cashatt says, the stud
ents will be required to be vaccin
ated or remain away from school.
Every effort is being made to
prevent the spread of disease and
keep the city schools open. The
diphtheria has so far been con
fined to the Englewood district
with the one exception. Cullures
of the throats of all children who
might be carriers of the disease
are bein made regularly.
TROUBLED WITH WEAK
KIDNEYS
' Have been troubled with weak
kidneys since childhood," writes
Mrs. G. Hyde, Benzonia, Michi
gan. "Now past forty and have
had terrible backache and that
tired out feeling, hardly able to
do my work. By using Foley Kid
ney Pills accompanied with Foley
Cathartic Tablets I soon felt like
a new person." Backache, rheu
matic pains, dizziness and blurred
vision are symptoms of kidney
trouble. Foley Kidney Pills give
quick relief. Adv.
Logging Operations Stop
When Snow Gets Too Deep
DALLAS, Or.. Dec. 20. (Spe
cial to The Statesman.) Because
of the depth of snow in the log
ging camps' of the Willamette Val
ley Lumber company west of
Black Rock, work has been dis
continued for he past sevjeral
days and will not start again un
til the snow has disappeared or
melted to such a depth that will
make logging easier.
Snow for the past week has
averaged three and one-half to
four feet on the level and .when
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THURSDAY-MORKtNG.
rain began to fall In the valley
snow continued to fall in the
mountains.
The Willamette Valley Lumber
company has a supply of logs on
hand at the mill here to last sev
eral weeks and it is expected that
no inconvenience will be suffered
by the discontinuance of work in
the camps.
The company also expects to
start up a camp In Benton county
near Monroes to furnish logs for
the winter's run.
Vancouver Citizens Here
to Inspect Paper Mill
The following part- of business
and professional citizens of Van
couver, Wash., were guests of the
Oregon Pulp & Paper company
Wednesday, for the purpose of in
specting the plant. One similar
to the Salem operation is to be
established in Vancouver by the
Columbia River Paper company.
Those comprising the party
were: W. C. Stumberg, Dr. R. W.
Wiswall. Dr. Herbert C. Lieser, J.
B. Atkinson, J. J. Donovan. Wil
liam Du Bois, C. W. Ryan, Henrv
Crass. F. N. Kittenring, E. A.
Hannah, R. N. Wilkinson and C.
C. Hutchins, all of Vancouver.
Luncheon was enjoyed with the
Rotarians.
The new paper mill will manu-
Dr. Jack
Starts Saturday
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In planning your Xmas gih to wife or mother,
give her something that will help her to remove
the drudgery of housework. An Electric Vac
uum cleaner will do this every day in the year.
DECEMBER 21, )p22
facture th-e highest 'grade paper of
all coast mills, with actual con
struction tinder way about Janu
ary 1. according to their local
representative Q .A. Rlach.
Both rail and deep water trans
portation will be enjoyed from
the property, being directly on the
Columbia river. Besides the
paper mill unit will be a sawmill,
box shook, sulphite and pulp mill.
As at the Salem mill, it will carry
their operation complete from the
timber to the finished article,
without waste.
I NEW CORPORATIONS I
Articles of incorporation were
filed yesterday by the North Maid
Manufacturing company of Port
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Is your baking powder abso
lutely wholesome? Royal u.
Is your baking powder un
Taryin in strength under
allc.. .litions? Royal is.
Is tout baldrur powder
nomical in keeping baked
foods fresh longer and mak
ing home baking so satis
factory that it takes the place
of more expensive food?
Royal is. ;
Raval Contains No Alrnn I
Leaves No Bitter Tast
Electric
Vacuum Cleaner
A phone call will bring a demon
strator to your home, who will
show the many wonderful fea
tures of this machine.
$5.00 down and $5.00 per
month puts one of these clean
ers in your horned
land, capitalized at $S000. Tkei
incorporators are Joe Metx, fj
Rodinsky and Jacob Stent. Tkv
firm will hand'.e women's net-:
chandise. ' til'
Other articies5were filed as foVit
lows: ' ; v
Washington m Investment com.
pany, Portland incorporators. P, f
W. Cookinghkm. C. B. Wood- f
worth, C. B. jstephenson; cpltM
itatlon, $3000. : .;
Wonder Recovery company. 'of
Portland Incorporators. tUy '. i
Barkhurst. Ryi Barkharst. W. H
Sayre;. capitalization, $250,00(1?
mining.
Notice of an: increase In capV
tallzation from
$10,000 to $2,.
000 was filed by the Bend Car
age company.
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