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THE OREGON STATESMAN. SALEM. OREGON. SUNDAY MORNING. MAY 6. 1928 2 t. A Gem of a Bungalow of tho 1-t Itr' r- Sr Titfi ! r' ." 3-?r ai . :' r TOO FREQUENTLY, in the bungalow; comfort -and convenience are forgotten by the designer in his effort to attain beauty of exterior appearance. The result is an array of angles and wide expanses of roof which terminate in four- , . . .... . iooe eaves Dracketed in what is intended to be an attractive manner but which often faHs far short of the mark. Nothing of the sort fea tures this very common sense plan which impresses one at first sight. On its f foundations it is rectangu lar the type of bungalow most easily and economi cally built. The common brick walls rise only to the height of one story and the roof is without frills, though attractive. The large outside living porch extends hot only across its entire front but back along the side past - the first bedroom to a side entrance to. the second, af fording enjoyment at all hours f the day. And to cofiJett its posibilities t&r rratdoor comfort is h fine large sleeping porch Tka Cmbmi Brick Vaaafaetarcra on brick TRAFFIC PROBLEM Well Thought-Out Regula tions and Cooperation of Motorists Sought WASHINGTON. D. C. May 5. Correct solution of . traffic prob lems so as to achieve the greatest possible benefit for motordom as a wh&e must come from a careful study of the varioua situations in TQiTed in satisfactory rehicular movement on the basis of engin eering data, says a statement is sued today by Rational Headquar ters of the American Automobile Association. No ... surrey made with a view to correcting traffie difficulties can be successful un less it is carried on 'scientifically and with a consideration of all the facts inTolred, it is declared. Pointing out that arbitrary at tempts to remedy traffic evils, in variably prove unsuccessful, the statemi. goes on to say mat the regulation of rehicular move ments is becoming more and more a nroblem for the engineer. The A. A. A. takes the position that once a reasonable ' endeavor is; made by traffic authorities to base their regulations on scientific data which have been analyzed care fully it is the duty of every mo torist to lend his fullest support to the system of control which if put into effect. "There can be no such thing a? successful amateur formulation or traffic laws." says-the statement. "That trial and error method has so often been found to be ineffect ive and at times positively harm ful that it should be discarded summarily. Regulation of traffic is a task for the trained eifgineer, and cities in which the problems are greatest in number and most serious In complexity are recogniz- ion. "To many a casual observer the i regulation of traffic consists merely in the formulation of a rule and its arbitrary enforce ment. That would 1 be tenable Ifj the ultimate purpose were merely j Louise Rice, world famous graphologist can positively read your taints, virtues nd faults m tho drawings, words and what nots that you scribble when "lost tataoogbtr' -Send yourseribblings'or signature SDMI DEEDED MBS HaveYour ''V- ) I " r THE. SHAWNEE DESIGN 203 Aisoeiatisn, Ctevclana. Okto. can farafak to lay down restrictions. But the primary aim of traffic regulation is nothing of the sort. Freer movement of re nicies is tho ob jective of modern thought on the traffic control question, and cer tainly arbitrary regulation defeats such a purpose." Many a person who has an orig inal idea, so-called, on the ways and means of handling traffic in a more orderly manner, the A. A. A. statement points out, errs in ac cepting the obvious solution to a given problem . when immediate complications may make the sug gested remedy wholly ineffectual. Take for example, the ques tion of prohibiting 'left turns," the statement continues. "One per son may go to an intersection and say that the best thing to d6 is to eliminate all left, turns. He visions the unhampered movement of through traffic,-- But he over looks the fact that if the motorist is not permitted! to turn left at that particular intersection he is going to mske his turn in some other way. If he does not attempt to turn between streets, he will be forced to go around the block and in place of the one left turn there -will be created three right turns, all having to be made through lines of pedestrian traf fic. In that Instance, the effect. of the change are merely trans ferred from the motorist group to the pedestrian. In other cases, it will ' be found - that prohibition .of left " turns 111 be expedient, bu' only because of conditions whicb control that particular phase o' problem. "The same holds true of We are equipped to handle quickly and economically. '(I I H ! 1 ttviAC boo -Ll ! a n g x. We abo buy and sell bondings to be mored or wrecked. CaB on us at once. You will find that our work will be satisfactory and our prices very reasonable. We Rent JACKS AND ROLLERS FOR HOUSE MOVING LET US SAW YOUR WOOD KUSELBROS. Sensible Sort in the rear. A more convenient and step saving interior arrangement could hardly be conceived. Entrance' to the living room is from the center of the front porch. This room is unusually large, lighted by windows on three sides, -& permanent insurance of cheerfulness in all seasons, and has a large open fireplace for either gas or wood fires. A center hallway, reached from the living room, di vides dining room and kitchen from the sleeping rooms and leads to the bath at rear. The dining room is large and well lighted. Immediately back of it is a breakfast room, with the kitchen and en closed service porch and pantry at the rear. Two well closeted sleep ing rooms are just across the hall, easily reached from either kitchen, breakfast room or dining room. In the rear corner is a large sleeping porch with' window exposures that take in almost com pletely -both sides. It is very complete and excep tionally well planned. plat taurine for thai Mfi. Lasflct designation ol one-way streets. They are suggested as a ready remedy for some traffic tangles. but in practice they are found in effective when the situation is complicated by tho presence of street car lines in those streets in which automobile traffie Is rout ed in the one direction." Solution of traffic problems is not wholly achieved when a well thought-out regulation has been formulated, the A. A. A. state - ment declares.-. Cooperation on I the part of motorist and pedestri an-is held necessary to effect sat isfactory, results. "Regulations are merely Ufc. Ihe problem. isfactory control of traffic can proceed' with reasonable certain ty," says the statement. "Once the traffic official has done his part, the rest is up to the motorist and the pedestrian, and between these groups there is by no moans a sharp distinction. The man who drives a car must do his part ; to make a regulation successful, oth erwise it will fall no matter how well premised It may be. The pe destrian likewise must give his wholehearted cooperation, other wise ease of traffic movement and lessening of danger, two big ob jectives of regulation, will be con siderably hampered. It is a big problem to wnlch there are not only many angles but many- par ties to its full success." . fUttling Good Story 'Folks wonder why Lem Lar kin's baby likes to play with his father's head." sez old Sam Slith ers. "Lem's rattle brained, that's thewhy." Farm & Fireside. House Moving House Wrecking Heavy Machinery Installed Foundation Work Stack Raising your city or country work PROPER LACQUER USAGE EM Care in Each Step of Proced ure Must be Exercised for Results By Helen Martin There is no end to tho praises that mar-bo wong in behalf of lae auer. and its aid to decoration. It hu bun narfected so as to bei successfully handled by tho inex perienced, it la available in the most interesting colors, and it is within tho rang of the most Halted budget. All of these are xeeHent reasons "t or "its " present aonularftr. But the most tsspres- lixrm ol its rtrtws la. the rapidity with which It dries. In last than a kalf hour after tho lacquer ha MB (Utd, a pieee of furniture is redy for vsw. resplendent in its wotl chosen color, smooth and with-a -durable finish. Care in each step of tho pro cedure must, of course, be em ployed to secure the desired ef fect. It is essential that the sur face of the piece to be finished be absolutely hard, dry and in good Mfidftian. If it has ever been painted or varnished before, and shows wear or peeling, it must be sandpapered before the work is started, the dust brushed orr ana the surface wiped with turpentine; then to insure evaporation, al lowed to stand for at least twenty minutes. Or better still, a paint and varnish remover may be used. It is customary, in the case of new. unfinished wood, to use a wood filler, which is brushed and rubbed on. and the excess rubbed off be fore it hardens. To guarantee a uniform distri bution of .color, and to avoid air bubbles, immediately after the lid of the lacquer can has been re moved, stir gently with a smooth stick, from the bottom of the can upward (rather than shaking the can before It is opened). Tnen, pour a small quantity of the lac quer into a shallow dish. Instead of using it from the original con tainer. Next, choose a soft, short hair brush, varying it In sise to suit the surface. Unlike paint, lacquer is flowed on with a full brush, smoothing itself out. It is never worked backward and forward with short, heavy strokes anc" strong pressure, but is applied with a long, single stroke. Avoid reworking, as far as possible, as lacquer is inclined to set if worked too long. If it falls to smooth It self out, wet the brush in a thin ner, on hand especially for such an emergency. The thinner will dissolve the lacquer, so that It can usually be brushed out, ajad any unereness eliminated. Any thick enlng of tho lacquer, in the can, dim ha overcome by adding a i small quantity of the thinner whlch is also good for cleaning tho brushes, tho hands and spots on tne noor or cioimng, -aiier iue 11- quering has been .finished. Orer an article which was pre viously a different color, two costs of laeauer are necessary, if a lighter shade Is used. On this second coat it is oven more im portant that the brush be kept well filled, in order to avoid pull ing up the first- coat. On some new woods, two coats may be re quired, and in such a case, it is advlslble to allow at least an hour between applications. The sec ond coat may be applied sooner, as the first will set in from ten to fifteen minutes, but if riven at VPasBaav Made or Made to Order Before warm weather sets in hare, those old, antiquated screens replaced with fly proof new ones. Call ns and we will be glad to fire yon an estimate on the cost of new screens or make them to your order. J. W. Copland Yards WEST SALEM : t : TELEPHONE I "Dependably Scrying the Lumber Consumer" longer tlie betwea coats. It villi Mt muck better. The co&nblnatton of a dull fold trim, on ka antiqued piece, with urn generous colors as vermilion. Jade green. Chinese red. and black, glfes a complete Oriental finish. Aid it was in the Orient inai lacQuered fnrnitnra tint reached the perfection that is I again beta attained in America. It has cently been' learned from authoritative sources, ac cording o Fitsgerald-Sherwin company. that exhaustive tests Just completed by the Motor Transport division of tho United States army have resulted in an exceptionally high rating for Chrysler jjcars In performance, economy gnd durability. The tests hare been under way tor about 14 months. Dnxtax thJsi time two Chryslsr touring ears of the "SO" and "CO" models hare boon drivin day after day in all kinds of weather and over every kind of road by vaYious drivers who were mostly private soldiers in! the army, and none of whom had any especial familiarity with Chryslers. . In the entire period of 14 months; each car covered a to tal distance of 30,0000 miles. Advices reaching the Chrysler corporation state that itemized charges for all expense during the 14 months teat, including fuel, oil, labor, parts, tires and de preciation, resulted in a total cost per car mile of less than three and a half cents for the model "50" and under three and nine-tenths cents for the model "60." Army engineers at Camp Hola- bird, Md.. kept a painstakingly close check of the performance of the two cars throughout the entire trial. Each car was charged with all operating expenses and depre ciation according to fixed sched ules laid down by the government for application to all cars testea. At the end of 15,000 and 30,000 miles the cars were torn down and Inspected and the cost of these two minute inspections of every part was included in operating expense under the heading of labor. Unofficial information received by the Chrysler corporation is to the effect that army, officers who supervised the test express much enthusiasm over the showing made by the two Chryslers and regard the operation figures as remark able, as they were lower than those lever shown by any other cars that have undergone 1 the test, either four or six cylinder. It is also re ported that throughout the entire 14 months of exposure to severe westher, highway and driving con ditions the Chryslers hare never failed to function faultlessly and after being torn down for lnspec tion and reassembled they ran as smoothly as ever In spite of the rouch nsage to which they had been subjected. The test was made lsrsrely in cross-country army maneuvers ov er all kinds of roads and at times no roads. Contract for Extension Of Durant Plant Given A contract for a $750,000 ex tenion to the Lansing, Michigan Durant plant was recently placed by Durant Motors, Inc., according to word received by Norman De Vaux, general manager of the Pa cific Coast Durant factory. This extension was necessitated by the huge file of orders for Durant goveISests GIVEHH i TO A Protect tit reira of your car by bsTiac as rapply it wits tha prop er Lotai cants. Center sad Liberty Streets cars la tu ease, ana it wui in . . a - a crease the capacity of the Lansing plant to 1000 cars a day. The advice states that work on the extension will begin immedi ately, and that the plant will be in full operation by August 1. At present the machine shops of the Lansing plant are working on a 24 hour schedule, machining mal leable castings and forgings for use in the factory here and the Duraht factory in Elizabeth. N. J. Chicago and Cook county, Illi V IF THE RPsiitu n . " t rKLOKb KEEP ON HtKt WOMT Aft a A. 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