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About The Oregon statesman. (Salem, Or.) 1916-1980 | View Entire Issue (May 23, 1926)
SUNDAY MORNING MAY 23, 1926 5 1 Dearth in! Blacksmiths Adds i Jn : e tImcs the krMy " usoa SIGilllGIITS IE STAR LIKES OLDS COACH Additions will also 'provide greatly Increased, facilities at the Another, Problem to Army about k & AAA , W , V V w borses and muttysr' forge, gear and axle plants at .De WUtinpa -moath after a war. roobi- .F- troit; to the huge motor: plant . WASHINGTON.;- By Associat ed Press.! -Motoriiation.of Amer- lea has almost swept away the. vil lage blacksmith and his helper and the change has brought an added problem to the army, which needs a reserve of such workers to care for the 60,000 or more mounts and teams which would be needed in a full strength mobilization. iizanoa nau been' oraered tudtt numbci would 'increase to more than 2 j& 0,000 iit fcctlVb service and requiring ropstant attentionT Yet. repeated surveys disclose tlmt Tew boys ajre engaging, as blacksmiths apprentices and that in general,, horseshoe rs of today afe men of .45 yeara or mora who went Into the trade . before the era of the horsels3 carriage had arrived. v; i BV at Flint; the parts , plant at .Bay City, and the transmission, 'plant at Toledo.'..,:.. - ' . . - . Expansion of the Fished Body plants adjoining the Chevrolet fac tories at Cincinnati, Janesville, St. Louis and Oakland, California will, meet the augumented demand for Chevrolet enclosed bodies. !; i . Accidents Minimized by Sys tem, Report From Cities . - Would Indicate Immediate ' Expenditure; of $10,000,000 to Be Made - for New Equipment i I i - ( ; THE OREGON STATESMAN. SALEM, OUECON EXPAT S O J PROGRAM era MADE CHEVROLET 14 Signal lights are 'Increasing the t . Vehicle capacity of streets and re ducing the number of motor ac cidents In the opinion of most of 55s thirty-six cities reporting to va National Automobile Chamber of Commerce in an - investigation on this subject. I J'J . Twentyntne of ' these "cities af ' firm the use of signal lights re duces the number of accidents, two believe that it does j not. and the remainder make do comment . Twenty-six report the adoption of lights has made it possible 'to Increase the. volnme' of (raffle "on streets. Tire are of the opinion that signal lighting is not' helpful In this , regard, ever thoogh use ful as a safety measure. -That im prored regulation ts having ben eficlent effects, seems, to ..be borne out by the figures of motor fatal ities for the first quarter which . register a 4 per cent decrease for - the same period a year ago." Jan uary started oft as a high month in comparison with 1925, due in ' , part perhaps to - differences in ; weather conditions. February and v " March con rersely register -consid eable reductions enough -to more than offset the January increase, Value of traffic signals, can be fully realized only when the sup port of the citizen Is given when he Is on foot as "well as at the I wheel, in the opinion of city offi- . dais reporting on the signal light situation. "With the , adoption of these lights." comments C. W. Trammel! chief of police of Dallas, Texas, "considerable Increase in the flow of traffic was "noted due to the uniformity, and regularity of op eration; but six or. eight: months p later, when f pedestrians - were ' brought undeis the same rules as, .'vehicles, a material increase in the flow of vehicular trarnc re- - suited "It is our observation that the " signal light system has "greatly i reduced accidents in the area in which the have been installed, particularly since the restrlctionV .on pedestrians went into effect.' - Successful operation of the pla . toon system of vehicular regula- " tion has been introduced in Wash ington, D. C. , VV- - "X- On 16 th street and on Masea ' cnusetts avenue it la ok possible , to enter traffic' with-th reen k lights and to continue without . stopping due to the timing of the lights. I " 1t?CU EldHdge, director of traf- i I fie: describes the situation and its 11 fects . as follows: alrs.of twos on Sixteenth street - and en Massachusetts avenue res , nectively. That is, two blocks are ; gTeen. two red, two green, and so ; -on;;. The lights alternate as indi ' cated -above; thus permitlng one to travel through the street at ; speed , of approximately twenty- two -miles an hour during the' mid dle of the day and about eighteen miles an hour during ' the rush hours and on rainy days without stoppings - The Sixteenth: street Installa tion extends from H street to Flor ida', avenue, or .about "a mile and one-tblrd. During the middle of the day this can be .made without stopping in about three' and. one half minutes. Before the liKhts '.wer turned on, dwlngto the ne cesslty of slowing down at many -Intersections, it required - from 'five to six minutes to make' the trip.1 between these two points on - Sixteenth street. . VThe effect of the lights, there fore, has not only been to, improve eafetv conditions on the street but also to speed up traffic. - ''During the two months before 'the' lights were turned on r there "were fifty-one traffic accidents on. ; Sixteenth atreeC of which twelve were ; personal ; Injuries nd one . death. During January and Febru--arr. since the lights have been in operation. there- have been thirty -. fhrft rrJdntji on ! i Sixteenth of ?which four rwere personal Injuries ' unrf - "- deaths. a reduction of thirty-two per. cent. In accidents.' : V There are at least three schools of thought with regard to the use -of .signals. The majority of opinion finds them effective. The Wash :- ing ton; D. Cy;ajrstem Introduces "new possibilities. fThe third group ".oelieves that the future will see Jess mechanical control. Repre- seatfng. this point of view, J. T, B Woodruff. T- traffic ': engineer " of SDrinxtield. Mass.V writes: This city through. a perjod'pf . five years, has made very careiui -analyses of traffic "conditions. We have developed, a comprehensive -city iplan and xonlng ordinance ; which Is scientifically built .with the fnture needs of the city In re ' lailm to traffic as a basis. J Weare lust beginning to con r aider the "question of the control ' of 'traffic by electric signal in our A soually I believe that greater flex- Jiv.lHf lo oonfnsfon: and rreate F V mdblUty of traffic can be obtainedH oy simple meinoas oi iwg the conrtol at certain points, of left hand turns. '-I think- we are eoinr to ei ail time goea. bn.'less mechanical and electrical contro and ranrttlea reful attention to routine and street design; J ; "Whatever (the individual ". oeIH' IIP1 iiitjll1 V, IS ' X When Charlie Chaplin's next picture is released Merna Kennedy and .her Oldsmobile, pictured above, will have, played an Important -part in Jts making. Merna. Just 17 years, old; Is Charlie's latest star, and her Oldsmobile coach is kept busy tnese aays taxing ner to ana rrom iocanon. -i ne past year m own an eventful one for this young lady. There have, ben three Important events, she says. One was when she was made feature dancer of the musical comedy"AH for You"-; the second was when she waa select ed to support the famous comedian," and the third was when she secured her oiflsmoDue. 7- coming to 'much wider knowledge of their traffic status; Records are available today where no informa tion could have been secured two years-ago. "Our .country owes much," says George M. Graham, chairman of the traffic planning and safety committee of the National Auto mobile Chamber of Commerce"to tie pioneering work of the safety councils, newspapers, automobile departments and other groups who for some time past have realized that the development of scientific records on this situation is essen tial to Ban procedure. Particularly we are indebted to the national conference on street and highway safety .called by Secretary Hoover which did so much to stimulate public interest in this subject." Spring Outfit Represents Labor of 19,000 Silkworms TOKYO (By Associated Press) It requires 19,000 silk worms to make the spring outfit of.ttae' Jap anese woman, says Dr. Iwajiro Honda, principal of the Tokyo Sericultural school. As a rule the higher class Japanese woman spends more money for a single costume than does her foreign sis ter although she usually does not have as many outfits. ' Ira W. JoTgensen, 190 S. High St. Parts for all , makes of : cars. Beat equiplje.d auto accessory store in this -section. Prompt and re liable service the rule. .(7 Limitation: A fenqe that stop? everything but stupidity. OMlAtjlD SIX SPORT ROADSTER IS LIKED Snappy Little, Machine Has Brisk- Sales . Records. : Throughout Country ., So successful has been the' sale of the new Oakland Six Sport roadster which was introduced early in January that 1$ per cent of the total Oakland production for the first four and one-half months this year has been devoted to this one body style.. There are six body types In the' Oakland line and it is considered remarkable for a sport roadster to reach such a higbt proportion of total produc tion. ' During 1925, the Oakland road ster and sport roadster sales com bined averaged approximately five percent of-total Bales. Thus the proportion of new sport roadster production and sales so far this year has been 200 per cent greater than both these Devious cars av eraged. last year. From January through May 15, the production of sport roadsters totalled 3,633 and as the factory is still behind In or ders these figures are synonymous with sales. ' i . i . 7;' The sales of this car have' been particularly brisk in the west and soutff west, yet the large produc tion has been due to the unexpect edly large sales throughout. the other sections of the country as well. ; . . .... This car is one of the most col orful on the market, iwth body, hood, and fenders In sharply con trasting Mount Royal blue and El Paso Tan Duco finish strikingly set off by raised 'color mouldings. The body is by Fisher, trim and racy, with a sweeping, rear deck that opens at a touch, revealing a roomy, cushioned seat for two addtional passengers. The upholstery is in genuine Spanish leather. Radiator shell. head- and cowl lamps and wind- shield side supports are bright nickel, while a number of bright aluminum- rails and supports for the folded top are built on the rear deck. A door on the right side of the rear deck makes fo conven ience in carrying golf clubks or packages. -Decorative radiator cap and inlaid .nickel door handles add a touch of high light to a dashing ensemble. Stevensons Samoan Grave to Be Property Preserved APIA, Samoa. (By Associated1 Press.) General Sir George Rich ardson, administrator Tor western Samoa, has accepted responsibil ity for the proper maintenance of the grave of Robert Louis Steven son. - ; ! 4 The; tomb and the track leading ot it:"through Vailyima "Estate, which belongs to the government. are being properly cared for, the governor said. DETROIT, May 22.--One mll- non automobiles a year, an ex pansive program calling tor the immediate expenditure of, $10. 000,000 In machinery, plant. equip- uient ana nuiiaings. is the pro gram, just announced here by W. S. Knudsen, president and general manager of the Chevrolet Motor company. Never before in. the history of the ' Chevrolet company has such a great expansion project been undertaken, involving as it does an increase of .more than thirty per cent over present production vpldme. Btilding plans have been com pleted, machinery ordered and by June 1, the antual work will be under headway with the comple tion date set for January. 1, 127, when an annual production sched ule of. 1,000,000 cars and trucks will be available, double the vol ume of 1925.' Under the "new program Chevro let employes numbering 20.000 during full time operation, will be increased proportionately. Closed body production facili ties under the new program, will be Increased to an annual capcitj of 750,000 which will constitute 76 per cent of total the Chevrolet output. According to President" Knud sen 's announcement 60 per cent of the $10,000,000 will be expend ed In installing improved machin ery and equipment of the most modern type: The remaining $4,0- 000,000 will be spent in erecting additions to the various manufac turing plants operated by the com pany throughout the United States which at present are equipped to produce 750,000 cars and trucks a year. The Chevrolet factories are at present unable to meet the unpre cedent demand for Chevrolet cars and trucks and reports show the factory production greatly over sold. The building program to be launched June 1 calls for addi tions to seven of the company's plants. These are located at De troit, Flint and Bay City, Mich.; Toledo, Ohio; Cincianati, Janes ville, Wis.; and St. Louis, Mo. Plans for "enlarging the Pacific Coast Chevrolet plant at Oakland, Califbrnla, have not been made public but F. N. Coats. Pacific . roast regional sales manger, re turned to the coast a few days ago carrying with his details of the expansion - program for the coast factory. Star 4 Faci v Will r win' you ? STRAIGHT, strong facts cannot be put aside ! Eij$ned Star Four-is the ring master of values among low-cost cars, if Just match f youTl liave to go far above Star's price ass: J '. 1- i -. i . ' r .. ' .v.- - 1 - . J t r - ' J'". - ! -Miincm Dolkr Motor. Full Balloon Tires. - h Easy Dia: -Traffic - Clutch.- . - , i Durable Lacquer ; Jcinish. Nickel - Silver Radia-. torShelL, ' . .... - Hayes Wheels (artil krytype). ; v $636 here r for the toxiring F.O.B. Detroit: tarn extra , 1- The widest vision of anv motor catH Extreme acceasibility not, oruy on the encine but throughout the chassis. 6. Oversize construction throughout built to stand rough treatment. . i - 7. More interior room than in many cars of much longer fwheelbase. Extra wide seats to hold 5 grown persons. 8. Adjustable pedal pads teel running ! boards cowl ventilator dome light , j door pockets semi-automatic spark 4. Highly perfected and wonderfully j control rotary windejw lifts beautiful, simplified engine. High-pressure oiling, j nkyv long-wearing upholstery lacqvier Full water-jacketing. Silent chain timing. I finish theft-proof: lock-Iarge. battery. built. You can sea everywhere. '2. Paige-Hydraulic 4-Wheel Brakes stop this car instantly without jar or jolt. 3. Ball oearing steering spindles and inclined king-pins-enable you to cuide the New-Day Jewett with your finger tips, effortlessly and with ease. TRUMM MOTOR GO. 349 N. Commercial i v t4i ephone 959 - ?. . I . - . . . -5- . . i . . ' ' I w ' - " 1 ! 1 1 . i . li i ) ummer is callmq - t y "v i .... rfri . i , - JTf tS 1105-B Salem Automobile Go. - 151N. HigK ; J : Telephone 97 4 r i m ; . I U ifi Cfc hi " ' ii ii i , V- -V' r f - - - - . 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