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About The Oregon statesman. (Salem, Or.) 1916-1980 | View Entire Issue (Oct. 5, 1924)
THE OrGONXTATISlIAlCALEU, 0?JIGOr " auuDAY ikOi&khG, uuiuii o, rk iMLDIHS K ENSUE 1 If M&ny Were Deprived of Rigfit to Drive Autos Less ccidents Is Claim : LOUISVILLE, Oct. 4. Nearly bait of the automobile accidents could be avoided 07 deprlTlnff p- f proxlnlately one-fifth,: ot all driy era ot he right to handle a car. f Thisi assertion was made this morniiir by Dr. A. J. Snow ot the department ot applied .psychology ot Northwestern unirersity-before f the Safety Congress ot the Nation al Safety council, which is in ses- k sion here. . : 1 -Dr. Snow, who for the past few , months has been performing tests and examining the records among 5,000 professional chauffeurs em v, ployed by the Cab company- of A v Chicago, delivered an address on "Mental Tests for Motor Drivers.' ' "The specific problem of the taxicab Industry, and of course ( ; this applies to all automibiling, is to select only men who by birth and; special training may be made into safe drivers and to eliminate those who. btcause of their lack of mentality- and slow reactions would be unsafe as drirers. ; "It has been discovered , that only 18 per cent of the drivers are! responsible for 4$ per cent of accidents, and that & per cent of these drirers are responsible foi 20 per cent of accidents. By the us ot a new; process of selection which has been developed in re search on behalf of the National Association of Taxicab owners it Is possible to eliminate the 18 per cent who are responsible for about .pne-half of the accidents." ; It A. k 4 K i TKEVEXttSQ INFANTILE PAR. r I alysis - - tv- ' The name "infantile paralysis' Is a misnomer, as this is not a disease confined strictly to f in fancy nor Is paralysis a constant symptom. , ; The disease is : not . common and were it not for the disability that it I occasionally causes; it would not receive the widespread attention, that it does at the present time.' Epidemics occur every few years In temper ate climates. . It Is a general in- ' f ection due to a filterable virus. Flexner and Noguchi have culti vated the virus, and 'produced: the disease. in monkeys. Rosenow considers streptococci having an affinity for the central nervous system as the excitants of the di . seas. Si Cases 43ccmr.vSlngly- -and in epidemics; The majority, of cases occur in children under five years of age. One . attack ap parently protects as second attacks are very rare. Children with a history of a sududuen onset with fever, vomiting, and probably pain in the back of the;, neck, in the i back," and vague symptoms - of men&geal Irritation,' such as ! difficulty ln . swallowing, or dis T turbances ot special senses, should be isolated and kept , under ob servants. :t k j-'- i:: .; ' It is Impossible td state definite and .effective methods of prevent lag this disease, as ; information " in regard to the mode of transmis sion is still an unsolved problem. In the absence of this information we are justified In insisting that these cases be immediately re ported land Isolated. All known preventive measures; should be used as isolation, disinfection, screening and dust ' eradication. The infection must be fought on the ground of personal contact. Patient should be isolated in a clean, bare room, 'well screened .to keep out Insects No visiting should be allowed and only neces ;v eary attendants should come in contact with the patient. All dis charge should be thoroughly dis infected. In the prevention of any epidemic ; of communicable diseases it is a wise policy to avoid public meetings and gather ing places. !; Treatment: Two types of serum have been used in treating this disease, convalescent human se rum and immune horse serum. Providing the diagnosis can be made in time, both of these seem to give beneficial results. .' The prevention and manage ment of epidemics of Infantile paralysis calls for cooperation be tween citizens, physicians - and health officers. 1 The people must learn to appreciate that a greater menace lies in the concelament of cases and opposition to proper treatment than in prompt report ing and isolation ot infected cases. This is the greatest single item to combat disease. The success in controlling any epidemic depends on the early diagnosis ot all cases. Noted Automotive Engineer ; Lands, Daily Newspapers j " 1 l J! Harrison Boyce "Newspapers, particularly the smaller ones, speed American pro gress, said Harrison Boyce, the inventer of the motometer and boyce-ite, a fuel ingredient, which It is said. Is revolutionizing the oil industry by increasing gasoline mileage through carbon preven tion. ' i ' In a statement made before as sociates, .advertising and news paper men, , Boyce declared that the medium and smaller newspa pers collectively have a greater In fluence on- American- thought and progress than a few large papers In large cities. f ; "Together, the medium and smaller newspapers ..constitute the paper, circulation, sa'id fcoyce. They are generally very careful ly read, front to back, and have a strong and Intimate personal in terest for the 1 reader? : GOBS I2KE AUTOS Paradoxical as it .may seem. there are tew persons, as a class. Who get more genuine enjoyment out of automobiles than sailors. ; Shore leave for the ... "gob" usually means an automobile sight seeing tour. ? The motor car has made it possible for him to - see the . country, to enjoy trips Into the interior in other words; It enables him to see the world other than through port-holes. ( DEMPSEY WILL TOUR ) NEW YORK, Oct 1. Jack Dampsey, heavyweight champion of the world,; today signed a con tract to tour i a vaudeville circuit for a period beginning1 October 20. An efficient wife can make up the beds, the children's quarrels and her husband's mind. WALTER' P. CHRYSLER'S TRAFFIC' TAUS RESPECT TRAFFIC OFFICER : f Be attentive to the traffic officer. He will then be n considerate of you. Then too he is a human being and entitled to respect- ; Traffic regulations include the right of the police to vary regular rules where necery or desirable under unusual condition, e at congested points and in case of emergency, and they are to be obeyed accordingly. Remember that the traffic officer is at work to help move motor and pedestrian traffic as rapidly, safely and smoothly as possible. In your relations with him be courteous, thoughtful and reasonable! It pays. The traffic officer hasn't the easiest job in the world. That's worth keeping in Ptnir 1 " 1 - f I WATCH OUT FOR THE CHILD" In Washington during the summer months one will See signs j which read r "' - - ' .! ' I . ' .1 :' 1 ' "Vacation days. Watch out for the child." A very good sign but the warning is of just as much Importance during the 12 months of the year. To be sure, drivers should be especially alert daring vacation months when children are at home and Often playing in the street. -But then one can never be too alert. 1 Cities must provide adequate playgrounds for children! and then must see to it that the children play there. It is a curious fact that so many boys prefer to play where motor cars and trucks are speeding by. Boys like to take chances and parents mast assume the obligation of teaching their boys and girls never to take a chance. Always be carefuL : 1 KEEP TO THE RIGHT Keep to the right. That Is a motor America. . : Keep to the right in passing another car and in rounding a corner. Keep to the right when approach ing hilltop, cross roads or street. Keep to the right of the center of the road even if you think you have the highway to yourself. Keep to the right of street cars. . Keep to the right on a street divided either by a parkway, walk, .street car reservation, isle of safety. etc cd ALWAYS BE iCAREFTJI car axiom in Accidents bv the score would be prevented if this simple rule was observed carefully day ana nlgnx. Keep to the right. .J ? Cvom Indicates I Look where you are going. Drive where you tare looking. Stranre as it may seem the picture above, describes a common cause of accidents, : - - - - mill lift i 40 td;;s weight Load of Gasoline Alone Weighs Approximately Twenty-Eight Tons FRIEDRICIISHAFEN, Oct. 4. The ZR-3 will start her non-stop trip to Lakehurst, New Jersey, with 11,100 gallons ot gasoline tucked away inside her ribs. This will weigh, at the start, approxim ately 28 tons. While it is estim ated that the route to be follow ed will cover about 4,500 nautical miles, the gasoline aboard; will carry the dirigible possibly 400 or S00 miles further, if necessary. Engineers figure that the five en gines operating at the cruising speed of 60 to 65 miles an hour will consume about 100 gallons an hour. ' The voyage, it Is ex pected, will require not more than 100 hours unless , unfavorable weather should be encountered More than 1,000 gallons of gas oline will be taken along for good measure.. : t . 1 u The 100 tanks containing the gasoline are - located inside the great frame work of duralumin. suspended from the beams and braces on either side of the keel warn way or corridor - wnicn ex tends from the nose to the tail. Supply pipes carry the gasoline to the engines, each -of which Is loc ated in a separate gondola. There are five oil tanks. The process of inflating the ZR-3 with hydro gen gas tor the , flight required eight days. Placed on a giant set of scales. minus the gas and gasoline, the dirigible itself, it Is estimated. would weigh 39 to 40 tons and. wnen inflated and ready for ac tion, has a lifting power of ap proximately 40 tons more. I ARRAY OP USED CARS Fred Delano says "the average persons still thinks , that a used car is something somebody is trying to get rid of. Times have R32seji7 Your Subscription Today USE THIS COUPON The Oregon Statesman, ! Salem, Oregon. - " , ' Enclosed find $3.00 for one years subscription at tKe bargain- day rate.'- ''!'"' - By Mail Only t Name Address 1....... j J.....R.R. .Box. piis rate applies to eneyal as t well as new suHscribers by mail. Subscriptions "started when desired. This price offer closes on November 1st. After that date the regular of 05.00 for mail subscribers will prevail. changed. The used car ot today is just as mucfr a part of the stock of established ; automobile dealers and Justs as. necessary a part as new cars! S 1 ' "The Certified fubllc Motor Car market, of Salem sell our used cars and these fill just as definite a place in the public need for automotive transportalon, as does ntw cars. Cerified cars are sold under conditions jthat assure the owner that he would get as much value from the same sum invested as in a new car and often .more, Any one could prove hat to himself by visiting Salem's Public Motor Car market and examining the' splendid array ot automobiles on display there! I " FIND QUEER ONES 1 THE MMDS Strange Animals and Plants are Studied By Scientists ; v : in Islands . .KIRKWALL, Scottland,. Oct. 4. The Orkneys! which always have been a source of delight to scientists, have (his summer been the playground for a party of Edinburgh zoologists who are in troducing themselves and even tually the world to a number, of new species of f animal and fish life.1 ' J . .4, .. - . . The . Investigators spent much time in. tracing the development and .learning ,thej habits of a "little! known . species f ' ot watersheep which is found -only near the is land of North Bonaldshay. These animals feed ' on seaweed and in habit the beaches bf the island. Nature developed for them - legs from eight to ten J inches longer than those of i normal sheep, which allow thlm to wade for food. As a result of their un usual diet their jmeals has a salty taste, their wool is . particularly coarse and strong, and they grow larger than normal sheep. The zoologists are also study ing creatures known as "Sboltles? and what are called "sea-anemones." both being Utouhd only in the Orkneys. The! latter as yet are unclassified andfhave no scientific name. They re plants which grow on rocks jknd when covered by water open and spread out circles of leaves like dandelions, but when the tide Is out they old up and almost entirely disappear. They are not flowers, v as their habits Indicate jB carnivorous ani mal existence. I They kill "i their victims by poisdn and then devour them, and their leaves act as ten tacles to grapple food. A PAII Uf POLK Prospects of! again boldine n county fair in jPallas were great- 1 m - mi - - - iy ennaicea wnen a committee of prominent citizens - and taxpayers of the county called on the county court Wednesday and received as surances that as far as the mem bers of that body were concerned an appropriation of S1000 for support ot thefaif would be put in tne county budget for next year. Dallas Uemizer. WAR DECLARED ON FISH BANDITS KETCHIKAK, Alaska.. Oct. 4 In an effort to tot the systematic robbery of fish, traps In this dis trict, Salmon . packers here have agreed not to purchase fish believ ed to have been stolen. . More than 30 vessels; suspected of pirat ical tactics have been blacklisted. Ton can't beat a man who makes 'wine tor Christmas and WWl BflTTEBY Auto Racers Find That Wil : lard Batteries are Real ( Winners The Willard Storage Battery company has been famous for some time tor the success ot its batteries in racing events with In ternal combustion engines. Auto racers, speed boat racers and rac ing , aviators have placed their stamp of approval on Willard bat teries as the electrical unit for their machines and Willard's re cord for winning has been un broken. ' '; i Just' before the recent Gold cup boat race. Commodore H. B. Greening of Hamilton, Ont., pro cured a. Willard battery- tor his "Rainbow IV" especially for the race. That he won, and in win ning, carried a Willard battery is another instance where history re peats itself ':'. , Indianapolis Speedway race win ners for years have used Willards in their cars. The last race saw every car that placed in the mo ney equipped with this battery. Other auto racers and marine men have found in. Willard the battery it takes to put over a winner. BREAD RETTJRXS FR03I "WATERS M ii ONTARIO, Cal.; Oct. 4. Bread "cast upon the waters" last win ter in the 'form of a meal to an aged tramp is returning in abun dance, according, to F. H. Beasley, and Ontario restauraateur. In gratitude for a meal given him, an , old miner told Beasley of the location of a desert mining claim near Randsburg. Beasley Investigated and is now exhibiting gold which he says came from the mine on which he filed a claim following the tip of the man he befriended. Spend an hour in an Oakland Six and you will understand why this car is winning and holding the good will of all who buy it. j i i il d Standard equipment includes four-wheel hrahes, disc steel wheels, haUoen tirts, permanent top, Ftsher Bodies, one-piece ventilating windshield on closed types, Due finish, centralized controls, indirectly-lighted dnit instrument tanel, automatic spark control. Q. Glassenclosures for epen cars at smalt added cost. .. Roadster $1095; Touring $1095, Special Roadster $1193; Special Touring $1195; Landau Coupe $1295; Coupe for Four $ 1395 ; Sedan $1545; Landau Sedan $1645; ,. ,:. .: .. : 1 , .. Prices at Factory kVICK BROTHERS 4 Trade St, at High O A t IC L A N.-'D PRODUCT O F GENERAL- MOY o & s Our Classified Advertisements : Bring Beet Rcc .. We III! IrVII Ii H J i i JriMti Writ v a v 1 A Big Step in Advance in the Method of Baying " AUTOMOBILES . . r e - ft s. : ; v .- :1-v i :i. i i! - ; . ;l- :i I. s" rf-1- 1 -i 'l f ? Vs"; ' if. ii tassszssssz: ( i The Chevrolet Six Per Cent Pur chase Plan marks the most funda mental advance yet achieved in the merchandising of 'automobiles. It has brought a Chevrolet car within the reach of every man and woman who can start with a few dollars and save a little each week. Moreover' -: it provides these pur chasers" wjth a decidedly worth while Investment, paying 6 per cent.. - i "S": ' "!' It enables a car owner to save for his next car offsetting deprecia tion, and in addition, gives him credit in amounts equal to 6 per ccn,t of all the money he pays for service, repairs and accessories for his present car. A strong and well known insurance company absolutely j protect Che vrolet Certificate buyers against loss, .-. r l ' f Come inrtodayahd let us ex-1 plain how easy and how quickly you, too, can own any. Chevrolet on? our showroom floor! 1 Newton -Chevrolet : Opposite City Hall - - Corner Chemeketa and High -Streets - ; J'j'r 6o no rnical Transportation f it i 3I - w has will power'enoueh to wait un til Christmas, i ; ? "rT