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THE OREGON STATESMAN, SALEM; OREGON SUNDAY; MORNING, AUGUST-15, 1926 , fiCGIDHJTS ARE CUT Olf SIOLI SYSTEM New Light Code Reduces - Clashes in Chicago by Almost 23 PerCeht. There has been redaction of almost 23 in the number of. per sonal Injury automobile- accidents duriirg the fire months' period fol lowing the Installation of the "loon; signal lights In Chicago as , compared with the same period in 1 9 25 A study made by the Na tions Safety. Council, which has Its headquarters in the t windy clt;f howsthat the saving in time to cross the "loop" is more than 18 on the Jit erage.1 ; ... . tJurlng (the period"; In question, there, were 210 persons injured last year against 1 (2 hurt by auto mobiles during the. same period this year. : C. E. JJobb. statistician of the safety organisation reports (that the greatest reduction In the number of accidents was in Ran dolph; Jackson, - Wabash, Adams and.f Dearborn strets. but on La Salle.' Wells, Van Buren, Monroe and Washington streets slight in creases have, been noted this year againBtltlS. Approximately' 90 offthe vic - tlma of persohaP Injury .'automo bile accidents were pedestrians in both years.' While this is to be expected, writes Mr, Robb, it In dicates that the problem in the Chicago "loop" Is almost entirely one of the proper relationship be tween pedestrians and motorists. The reduction In accidents may be attributed largely to the better movement, of pedestrians but there Is still, room for improvement in pedestrian control, avers the safe ty' engineer. , A chart Issued by the council shows the time of day when the accodents occurred In IS 25 and 196, TTp to the honr of 3 p. m. the curve3 tor the two years are somewhat similar but In 1926 there is a conspicuous absence of any hump In the curve during the D o'clock rush as in the 1925 curve and as might be expected under conditions existing in the loop. Only ten persons were Injured between C and 8 p. m. in the five months' period this yea against 31 hurt between the same hours in, 1925. There may be several reasons for this record. Perhaps It" Is due to tbe types of person using the streets at this time of the day. , , Most of tae pedestrians then are office and store employes who spend much of their time in the down-town bustnes district, and consequently are accustomed to the traffic cnlifron, ajitf' afe " alert to the hazards of the 'streets. Perhaps the fact that the cycle of the lighting system is ' changed during the rush hour to make the traffic move somewhat more slow ly than at other times when traf fic, Is not so heavy Is responsible for the reduction of accidents dur ing this period. ' The Dixie Bakery leads on high class breads, pies, cookies and fancy baked supplies of every kind. Best by test. Ask old customers. 439 Court St. () , If you are particular about your car. bring it to us for we feel the same- about our service. O. J. Wilson, the Bulck man, 388 N. Com'l., Tel. 220. () SPEED REGULATION i WOULD SAVE TIRES - (Catiaae4 frwa Jf 1.) the traffic,' width and suface of the thoroughfare and of any other condition then, existing and op erators of motor vehicles shall not drive at such speed as tp .endanger the lives, limbs ,and property of other motorists and pedestrians. At present the5 Taws of the -various states Vary considerably.. En actment and , enforcement of the recommendations of ' the Hoover conference, points out the. Nation al Safety Council, wilK; simplify matters for drivers throughout the country. No longer will they have to. study rules and regulations of scores of communities through which they intend to tour en route HEY! Have You Ever 1 . Ridden an ' , MOTORGYjCLE? If not you do riot ' ;:kfiow the full joys" v " of -motorcyclinjr." . - : ' ' comb in ? . look them over - '.. " . ' . --" ' Indian Cycle Supply DIXTY 8IOOHE, Prop. Elcydes - Kiddie llzn, EU. to Maine. California. Florida or Canada. Passage of the suggested measure should 'make ' motoring more "pleasant and safer, for all drivers and passengers as well as protecting pedestrians, ? ' Provision fof the protection of school children is provided in the act. which says that motorists shall not exceed a limit of fifteen miles an hour when passing a school .'during school recess or while children are going ; to or leaving school during opening and closing : hours. Last: year approxi mately 7,000 boys and girts were killed by automobiles. Undents rhe council, which regrets that too many .drivers fail to slow down when 'nearlog school houses. " Under the; provisions of the pro posed law, v which the ' council hopes will be passed In this state, motorists shall not: exceed twenty miles an hour on any highway in a busjness ; district when' traffic Is controlled at intersection? by traf fic officers or 'stop-and-go signals. Motorists will be allowed to drive only fifteen miles an hour on all other highways in a business dis trict. , ,. : .. The council has repeatedly cal led the attention of motorists to the importance of not driving too fast in residential districts where thousands of children plays in the streets, because often there are no nearby - lots, back yards, play grounds or recreational centers in which to romp. In hundreds of in-r stances children have stepped sud denly into the streets and bare been' killed or Injured by ' ap proaching automobiles whose driv ers did not have time" to stop be fore striking tbo youngsters. The new law states that motor ists shall tfcot go faster than twen ty miles an hour in a residence district. The same limit applies in public parks unless a different ?peed is fixed by tbe local author ities. Speeding at a rate not to ex ceed thirty-five miles an hour is permitted in all other places not 3peelfied in the act. ' The act. slates that local author ities shrill ham th power to In crease the sppfrii ! which shall be prima facie lawful upon through highways at the entrances to which vehicles are by ordinance of such officals required to stop be fore entering or crossing such hrougi highways. Any person who drives a vehicle 'upon a highway carelessly and heedlessly in willful disregard of 'the rights and safety of others, or' without due caution and at a speed or in a manner so as to er danger auy person or property, shall be guilty of reckless driving, and upon conviction sball.be pun ished as provided in the act. Thousands of persons have been killed because they did hot' Stop, look and listen while motoring as they approached grade crossings. The Hooyer ,, conference ? recom mendations - declare that . drivers shall not exceed fifteen miles an hour when approaching within fifty feet of a grade crossing, when the operator's view Is ob structed. The same rate of speed is specified when motorists are ap proaching within fifty feet and In traversing sit intersection of high ways when t!ie driver's view Is ob structed. A driver's view shall be deemed obstructed wben"at any time during the last fifty feet of his approach to the intersection he dpes not have a clear view;of such intersection and of the traf fic upon all of the highways en tering such intersection for o dis tance of 200 feet from said inter section. The same rate of speed Is also specified for motorists in traversing or going around curves or traversing a grade upon a high way in the direction they are pro ceeding. Railroad warning signals must be obeyed, says the model act. which provides that whenever mo torists approach a highway and in tern rban or steam railway grade crossing and clearly visible and positive signal gives warning of the immediate approach of a train or car, it shall be unlawful for drivers, to fall to bring their cars to a complete stop before travers ing such grade crossings. The state highway commission is authorized in the model law to designate particularly dangerous grade crossings and to erect signs notifying motorists to. come to a complete stop before crossing the tracks. .'; , .. - Lake Lytic Hotel ; Mrs. George Watt, Mgr. Twixt Lake and Ocean v . . - The largest and most mod ' , em hotel oh Tillamook - Beaches STRICTLY ; MOD tHN Surf and. lake bathing,, boating, sea and lake fish ing, clam' digging, hiking and hunting., -: ft. Open All .Year ' POPULAR RATES I Post Office New Gear Shift Worked . From the Steering Post - .- -.i - ' 4 --v.i v Small Quadrant Takes Place of 'Awkward Levet on Car That Started From Boston on a Test Trip to Atlantic City; Works by Pressure of Finger j A great deal has been said and written lately alxmt the automobile of the future, about its motor, its body, its springs, its tires, and its fittings, but little has been made public about what has been done with that obviously crude part of the rracont Aair mrttvr par thp crpAr sVllft- . J A device which may prove miun ita fifcf mihlio shnwinir n -p T oiwkmnnt M Y intrnrlnrpH the vacuiim crdar shift (Va VI : r" I viiiiiviff ' p to a few interested onlookers Fred U. scnwenaier on a anve irom xxjsion io ittuanuc vty, N. J., at the wheel of a machine equipped with the new. idea. The usual lever was absent from the car. Instead a small aluminum quadrant was affixed. on the steering column, just below the wheel, and around this quadrant moved a little lever at the pressure of a finger exactly like the thfottle Jever on an automobile of about 1910. It is not the first time some de vice, mechanical or electrical, has been offered to take hold of the gear box and. put the little cog wheels where they were wanted. Many motorists have looked for. ward to a magnetic transmission which -would do away with gears entirely, which would seem to bo the Ideal solution and a European George Constantlnesco, has devel oped what ho calls a torque con verter, taking T the place of the gear box, with an infinite range of speed. But the vacuum device ap pears to be the most workable me chansim yet tried out in America. The new device utilizes the suc tion from the motor intake mani fold to "build up" a vacuum in two 3 inch cylinders attached to tbe top of the gearbox in place of the shifting level. When the driver sets tbe little lever on the quadrant at its position for first speed nothing happens but the air valves are set ready so that the instant the driver presses down the clutch pedal the change is made. The makers . oi !"e apparatus claim there is no possibility of stripping gears because the mov ing gear indicator while the car is running pr standing has no ef fect until the clutch is released. Then the meshing of the new gear is synchronized to a fraction of a second as the clutch takes hold again. In tests the gear has been changed from "high", to "reverse" at a driving spoed of more than 30 miles an hour, Mr. Sexton said, to act as an emergency brake, with the result that a rea? axle was twisted off but not a geaj shipped. The mechansim is the invention of Alvin, Craig of New Haven. Conn. It has undergone four years of perfecting and adaptions to var ious types of cars. The Vacuum Gear Shift corporation, of which 'Mr. SextofMls, president, is now preparing, he said, "to put it into factory production as an attach ment for cars now in use. Nego tiations are being made with three or four manufacturers, one of may adopt It s standard equlp-H ment. The first model of the device occupied nearly four inches of space above the gearbox, Mr. Sex ton said. Few cars have this much room under the footboards. By re-designing it has been reduced to 5-8 of an inch in thickness, and in that sixe is adaptable to every make of automobile. Cars of three makes, all so equipped were in the party which started from Boston. Mr. Schwendler drove a Chrysler, while a Hupmobile and a Stude baker, vacuum-controlled, accom panied him. Tests have been made on 600 cars altogether, represent ing 26 makes, according to Mr. Sexton. . The Commercial Book Store has everything you need in books and stationery and supplies for the school, office or home, at the low est possible prices. 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Yon know yourself that oesu ; BATTERY AND ELECTRICAL, SERVICE cil. Three years ago when the na tional brake inspection movement was launched police officials, safe ty councils and motor cluba which conducted , "test your . brakes" drives found that in some citie as many as SO per cent of the cars had faulty( brakes: K During the present summer, the number has been between 10 and 30 per cent. Approximately 200,000. automo biles were Inspected during the ex amination of brakes in Pittsburgh, Detroit and I Portland, Oregon. More cities are holding brake campaigns than ever before. Some communities have these tests reg ularly, staging them every year or semi-annually. Marcus A. Dow, past president "of the Nation al Safety Council, opened the war on faulty brakes everal years ago when he was executive secretary of the New York City Department of Public Safety. Other cities were qukk'to appreciate the valuo of these campaigns and the move ment quickly spread from coast to coast. The brake inspection movement has been "put over" with practi cally no legislation being enacted. Most of the local campaigns have been "invitation tests," that is, motorists have been invited to have their cars examined free of charge and when their machines have been found to have detenivo apparatus have been glad to have the necessary adjustments mad. Halik & Eoff Electric Shop, 337 Court St. Everything electric, from motors and fixtures and sup plies to wiring. Get prices and look at complete stock. 50c for you? old belt on a new one. This is a special feature for this week. For full particulars see the windows of the Scotch Woolen Mills, 426 State St. () M., 7 P. M., 1:25 A. M. : $15.50 $30.00 $27.35 $50.00 Phone' 20 PA1GE-JEWETT HftVE CD Hi Shipments Exceed Previous High Record, Which Was Made in 1923 DETROIT. Augr 14. Shipmnts of Paige and Jewett cars 'during the first six months of ths year established a. new high record for OAKLAND presents the PONT I AC -Candau Sedan Oakland's answer to the demand ance and appointments with those for a low-cost enclosed six of quality qualities of speed and stamina that construction a six that combines are recognized as the outstanding; the utmost in distinguished appear characteristics of the Pontiac Six. VICK BROS., Salem, Oregon Associate lealcrs -MILLER MOTOR CO., Albany, Oregon; FRED T. BILYEU. Scio. Oregon: K. E. TAYLOR. Lebanon, Oregon; SILVERTON MOTOR CAR CO., Silver ton, Oregon; GEO. DORR, Wood burn, Oregon; C. J. SCHREEVE & SON, Dallas, Oregon; HARRISBURG GARAGE, Harrlsburg, Oregon; JOHNSON ' MOTOR SALES CO., 0A1LAND-IPOM PVR odXicts KKirt Roadster Touring Cur . D the Paige-Detroit Motor Car com pany.' The total shipments were 27.015 car, surpassing materially the company's previous besC rec ord for six months, made in the first half of 1923, when the total cars shipped were 24,996." ; ' Commenting on the company's record, H. ,M. Jewett, president, predicted continued success. - "The outlook for the futura is excellent," he said, "and it is the opinion of the management that we will have better business dur ing the last six months of 1926 than we ever enjoyed during the second half of any previous 3-ear." The increased shipments are a rflection of the quick recognition Corvallis, Oregon. OF mart New Rumble Seat For Sport Roadster j Rumble seats are justly popular. They add a smart, rakish touch to roadster lines, and increase the carrying capacity by two passengers. ' Thar Dodge Brothers Sport Roadster cow provides this convenience, will be welcome news to thousand Like the main seat, it is deeply upholstered in gray Spanish genuine leather, and the seat back is high and well pitched, providing unusual comfort. J When closed, the rear compartment is absolutely water proof, even in rainiest weather. ; I Ample space is provided behind the 'main seat' for golf clubs, suit cases, tennis rackets and similar luggage. Brilliant pheasant green lacquer body and hood, strik ingly in contrast with the tan top, .black fenders and full special equipment, complete a general color scheme of exceptional dash and charm. flloO 907 Delivered t."iiie Sedan BONESTEELE MOTOR 474 . South Commercial i Telephone MOTOB CARS that was won by Paige models, tha brougham and cabriolet roadster, which scored Instant success. Drive : 'round on good tires. "MorvJ -. Pleasure, Less Trouble." The fiamous Viking tires and tubes havo no superior. Malcolm's Tire Shop, 205 N. Com'l. 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