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SEVENTY-FIFTH - YEAR
SALEM, OREGON, SUNDAY MORNING, AUGUST 30, 1925
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RECKLESS DRIVING TAKES HEAVY TOLL ON STATE ROADS i
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Record Compiled by Oregon Motor Traffic Department Sao 576 Acddenta Outside Portland for First Six Months of 1923, Resulting in 12
j Deaths, Injuries to:271 and Damages of More Than $300,000 to Automobiles, 75 Pet Cent of Which Were Preventable.
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(Courtesy Portland Oregonlan)
Despite the vigilance displayed
by a force of 25 state traffic offi
cers, enactment of regulatory
measures by each succeeding legis
lature and repeated warnings jby
, the press for drivers to "watch
their step", there were a total! of
D?6 motor vehicle accidents in
Oregon outside the city of Port-
tand reported to the state traffic
department during the first $ix
months of the year 1925. : j
The records show that these ac
cidents resulted in the deaths of
12 persons, 271 others were In
jured and automobiles having an
estimated value of more than j a
half million dollars were reduced
to debris. j
A group of photographs gather
d by the state traffic officers in
dicate conclusively, they said, that
regulation, regardless of how
drastic it may be, cannot hope to
cope with the antics of the reck
less driver who cares little for his
own safety and apparently less for
that of his brother motorist.
Reports on file In the state traf
fic division show that fully 75 per
cent of the accidents reported dur
ing the first six months of this
year were due to careless driving,
and with but few exceptions were
preventable had the operators ex
hibited ordinary intelligence in
handling their automobiles. : . J
Regardless of these startling
figures released by the state traf
fic department,, however, the rec
ords . In the office indicate that
there has been a consistent reduc
tion in the number of accidents
during the past few years. In ar
riving at this conclusion there was
taken into consideration by the of
ficials the material increase in
the number of vehicles in the state
of Oregon and the rapid growth 'of
operators' permits. . . , j
Photographs Nos. 1 and 2, tak
en by a state traffic, officer In the
vicjnity of Bend, are unique in
that they depict a fast-driven au
tomobile - and the ; consequence?
that followed. The driver of the
automobile in photograph No. 1
j thought he had a clear road and
defied the dust that entirely enf
; veloped his' vehicle and obstructed
his vision. When the dust had
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subsided his automobile ws
found turned bottom side unJ)e
side the highway, as depicted In
photograph No. 2.' The driver
was injured.
Photograph No. 3 portrays the
result of a wild drive by an intox
icated driver. It vfas estimated
that this driver was operating at
a speed of 50 miles an hour when
it collided with a telephone pole.
The pole' was moved a" distance
of . 16 inches as - a result - of ' the
impact, and the automobile Was
reduced to a pile of. wreckage.
This accident also occurred in the
vicinity of Bend, and within the
boundaries of the incorporated
town..
The automoDiie In pnotograph
No. 4 was almost demolished when
the driver defied icy pavement.
Photograph No, 5 shows the re
sults of a fast driver attempting
to pass another automobile with
out sufficient clearance. . The 'au
tomobile turned over on Its side
and was badly damaged. .This
accident occurred in -the vicinity
of Oregon City.
In photograph No. $ there Is il
lustrated the result of driving a
heavy automobile into the side of
a moving freight train. This ac
cident occurred at Dairy, on the
Salem-Dallas highway, and at a
point where the railroad track is
visible for a distance of several
hundred yards In either direction.
There were four occupants in this
vehicle, two of whom were- badly
injured and-were removed to a
hospital for medical treatment.
, Photograph No. 7 shows a
wrceking crew at work hauling
onto the highway an automobile
which had plunged oft the grade
and went down the abutting em
bankment for a distance of 50
feet. This accident happened on
the McKenzie river highway, with
the result that ono. occupant was
killed and' another injured.
The couple la photograph No. 8
was struck by the Shasta Limited,
a fast train on the Southern Pa
cific railroad, .near Albany. It
was carried for a distance of -v
feet before heing thrown clear of
the track: Two occupants were
slightly injured, but later got out
of the automobile, lighted cigar
ettes'and walked away.
A dispute over the right of way
was responsible for the accident
depicted In photograph No. 9. This
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Detroit, Oregon
From left to right: ?
Sgt. E. H, HouKtnn. Bond Ore.
.Ngt. Jay Haltzman, The Dalles.
CapU K. lVBkni, Albany.
Chief T. Ai Haffoty, Salem.
Sgt. 3Iax Haaery, Salem.
Sgt. in C Cirlffith, Oregon City.
Sgt. J. J. McMahon, Jacksonville
accident occurred at a street in
tersection at The Dalles.'
Photograph No. 10 shows the
remain of an automobile that
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Wonderful Caverns in a
Mountain of Marble ;.
40 Miles from Grants Tans
Via the Redwood Highway
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plunged over a steep embank-1
raent and landed 50 feet below the
highway. It was a complete
wreck. There were four occu-l
pants, three of whom were badly
injured. One escaped with a few
scratches. ( I
When a Salem-Portland stag-)'
attempted to pass a milk wagon on
wet pavement without having suf
ficient clearance both vehicles
were shunted to the Bide or the
highway. The result of this ac
cident is depicted in photograph
No. 11.
In the campaign to reduce acci
dents on the highways in Oregon
th state traffic department 'has
hit upon the plan of photograph
ing the cars involved. These
photographs will be filed in the
department headquarters, togeth
er with a statement indicating
how the aecident occurred and the
name of the person or persons that
were responsible. These photo
graphs, it was said, will be given
to the press from time to time,
The traffic force in Oregon now
comprises 25 men, who operate
under six division managers who
report to T. A.. Raffety, chief of
the entire department. The op
eratives are scattered throughout
the state and report daily to their
chief. Besides patrol work the
accident investigations, the traffic
officers are called upon frequently
to handle some caravan passing
through the state and to assist the
local officers in handling traffic
on occasions of unusual import
ance. ;
Until the last session of the leg
islature only 14 traffic officers
wtrji employed, with the result
that some bet-tions ; of the state
were neglected.
ZOSEL'STIRE
SHOP
198 South Commercial
PHONE 471
Safety Campaign Is Instituted
By National Bureau of Dealers
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Organization Making Effort to Mmimize Accidents; Service to Dealers
and Public Is Absolutely Free -
After years of individual effort
by the American manufacturers
or bicycles to put bicycling upon a
footing where it would be given
Its due recognition as an indispen
sable means of transportation and
locomotion, it was finally decided
that the industry would be best
served by one central body or as
sociation made up not only i of
manufacturers of bicycles but also
of those engaged in the manufac
ture of parts and accessories, and
jobbers j
This association, it was agreed.
would function far more smooth
ly and be further-reaching in its
scope and erfect than the work of
scattered individual makers who
had their own problems to salve
and pho perhaps were sometimes
working at crosa-purpose In many
of their endeavors.
C. T. A. Coniea Into Being
It was in 1916 that the iondus
try took definite action In ths for
mation of an association. The
splendid work accomplished by
other trade organizations was
pointed out and the necessity for
tach a representative organization
In ths cycle. Industry npha
sized. Accordingly, tht Cycle Trades
of America, Inc., cams Into blng.
wiih. present headquarters at 3 S
Warren Street, New York, its mis
sion being ."to promote, through
mutual cooperation ths welfare of
the eyrie industry and the safsty
of the rider."
Promlte "Safety First-
While the' primary purpose of
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A. C. Haag, Cletrac Dealer,
Takes Over Factory
Branch of Plant
v A. C. Haag, of the A. C. Haag
Co., local- lectraetractor dis
tributor has taken over the factory-
branch at Portland and will
be the distributor for- Oregon,
Washington. British Columbia and
Alaska for the Clectrac tractors.
Mr. Haag has been connected
with the Clectrac company since
1918 when he was salesman for
the McNeff Tractor company, then
distributors for the northwest dis
trict. In 1920 he came to Salem
and was connected with W. H.
Patterson who was the Salem Cle
trac distributor at that time. In
19 22 Mr. Haag took over the Sa
lem agency and has been the dis
tributor here since that time.
Mr. Haag will remain in Salem
and this city will be the head
quarters for the distributing
agency although dilevries will be
made from Portland. Mr. R. W.
Goodman will be in charge of the
Portland branch and H. A. Tucker
will have charge of the service de
partment. Mr. M. Cook, a well
know Salem mechanic will have
charge of the service department
in Salem.
One hundred thousand tons ore
concentrates will be shipped from
Portland to Kelgium yearly.
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The Days of Real Sport, "
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.Wowie! A bicycle of your oven jntt littin' pretty to join
the feller and hit out for the green fields, the woods, the
ole Bwimrnin hole, and forty-levcn more places!
Boy I Boy I you just want to get yon to tell him that rtra wtxir a
out and throw a leg over that sad- bicycle, like all your rood pals
i i i, . WTC a woria care, oo teij turn today. Tell bins
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and back again!
And step on it getting to the store)
for Ma and do a lot of errands for
the folks just so you're outdoors
where the gang is- '
Putting a bunch of strength in!
your body and tan on your skin j
and fresh air in your lungs and 1
steel in your muscles and
Shucks! Don't think Dad dont
know what a he-boy bicycling j started note. Betcha ya cant name
makes you. He's just waitia fo j a boy in your bunch who doesn't
your local dealer's got just the
model yon want and yon want
him to take you down now and
get it- Chances are hall get one
for himself, too.
Real sport is wheel sport the
kind that helps a feller grow
Ehysically and mentally fit. Dad
nows that: Tell hint to come
along today you want to get
uy;This Bicycle
Pay Only
Cash. The balance you can pay in small payments, only
$1.50 each week. Come in and see the new models we
have. Priced from $27.00 to $52.50
Harry W. Scott
, r "The Cycle Man" '
147 Santh Commercial Street .
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One Iot flinthrr Trjjlc Ca-.iniJ
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On Time to School
Doat let that youngstex of youn gct;
into a crowded, stuffy trolley and worry
about being late.
Let a good bicycle be his locomotion
exercise, health, strength, fun with the
pals who are living dean, wholesome
lives and growing up as they should.
The 'cost is little the benefits big.
. Bring him in and select a model today.
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cvr Vvl;cn Tcrr if warded
LLOYD E. RAMSDEN
387 Court Street
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