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About The Oregon statesman. (Salem, Or.) 1916-1980 | View Entire Issue (Oct. 26, 1930)
OUTDOOR NEWS -44 PAGE ELEVEN M--tjAixj.t ookiu. uiccun. oonuT monunz. iscioucr o. 1 . i ASKS CHANGES MOTOR II! HUGE NEW RAILROAD SPAN COMPLETED Virtual Elimination Seen For Speed Limits in Proposed Statute Numerous changes la the ex isting motor rehicle code will be requested when the 1931 Igis lature conrenes In Salem next January, according to announce ment made here by Hal E. Hoss, secretary of state. Important among the proposed bills Is one changing the speed laws so that charges for speed in excess of that prescribed for certain areas must be accompan ied by proof showing the ele ment of recklessness In addition to the excessive speed. The basic Tule of the proposed law is that no car shall be operated in an unreasonable or Imprudent man ner. Announcement that this law would be introduced by the sec retary of state has resulted in many sympathetic letters. The proposed law is in line with na tional recommendations for uni formity throughout all the states and Is fast being recognized as the logical answer to highway traffic control. Examination for Drivers Proposed Another bill being drafted by Mr. Hoss would require an ex t animation. 9f operators before i they can receive a license to drive a car. Drivers' examination laws have received the indorse ment of every expert and nation al association of safety workers In the country, according to -the research conducted by the state department. Officials said that the enactment of such a law would reduce materially the number of accidents on the high' ways. The proposed bill will provide that persons having operators' licenses at the time the law is enacted may be relieved of the examination, but that subse quently periodic examinations will be held in different parts of the state. In some states, ac cording to Information received here, these examinations have eliminated as high as 25 per cent of the drivers on the first test and three per cent permanently. In Oregon, with virtually 400, 000 licensed operators, this av erage would have the effect of ruling 12,000 drivers off the public highways. The secretary of state will al so introduce a bill covering the physical fitness of motor vehi cles from the standpoint of their eligibility to registration. In oth er words. If the legislature is in terested in the recommendation, it will be necessary for drivers to have their brakes, steering gear, lights and other working parts of their automobiles in proper condition before they can secure a license to operate it. Dangerous Autos Would be Barred "This measure," said Hoss, will be of importance In the event the two amendments on the November ballot providing that the legislature can fix a lower license fee for old cars, is enacted. I am going "to recom mend this bill on its merits. I r!o not feel that the state is do ing its full duty when it sells a potential killer the right to trav el the highways and jeopardise all other traffic by the unfitness of his or her equipment." Another bill would prohibit the solicitation of rides by hltch- - hikers. There also will be a bill providing that loads of logs on trucks shall be securely anchor- ' ed to the chassis by strong chains - or cables to prevent their rolling off while in transit. Another bill would authorize seasonal licenses for trailers for farmers' trucks as well as fr the trucks them selves as at present. Consideration is also being giv en to the question of whether or not a seasonal license should be granted to Industrial concerns in view of the short time they may utilize their equipment under the new Oregon license year. Another law would make it mandatory that school busses stop at railroad crossings. Ex emptions for certain agricultural equipment in transit from field to field, which would relieve them of license fees, also will be asked. The secretary of state al eo will ask for the enactment of a law which would authorize a special license for equipment U3ed on the public highways for demonstration purposes, s The reciprocal law which af fects Oregon's relation with Washington regarding the xoning of truck operations from one slate to another will also be tak en up by the secretary of state. The present arrangement haa not besn satisfactory to Portland merchants and trucking Interest?. V 1 i-: J! WHITE FLEET' E IREEFFEGTV Secretary Hoss Notes Im provements Since Traffic Cars Painted White Immediate and repeated evi dence of th effectiveness of the "white fleet" of the state traffic division is shown In comments reaching ths secretary o( state. Hal E. Hoss, since the advent of white automobiles. While not all of the cars and motorcycles have been painted as yet, the value of the plan has been conclusively demonstrated, according to a survey made among motorists Southern Pacific Company's gigantic new 912,000,000 double track railroad bridge across Suisun bay, 1 80 miles northeast of Han Francisco, is ready for formal dedication November 1. j SOUTH PACIFIC COMPLETES BRIDGE 4 .Mi l 1 i , ; i ; I -r . . i , - Cost Suisun bay Brtdqe. $12,000,000, is Now Ready for use Twelve million dollars to save thirty minutes! That virtually sums up an ac complishment by the Southern Pacific to give it3 passenger and freight patrons faster and facili tated service in the completion of a new railroad bridge across Suisun bay, 30 miles northeast of San Francisco. After 18 months of record con struction 22,000 tons of steel, fabricated into a mightly struc ture one mile and an eighth long, today are in their final position and the bridge is ready for for mal dedication ceremonies No vember 1. Long a dream of the company, it was not until April, 1929. that federal permission to bujld the bridge had been gained and en gineers first launched into the amazing feat of sinking 10 great concrete piers into the bottom of the bay. Erection of the bridge signal izes elimination of the last phys ical barrier in railroad travel be tween the Pacific Northwest and San Francisco and San Francisco and the east by making possible retirement of the historic train ferries which for many years have been a fascinating though tedious phase of travel between these points. Seven main through truss spans each 526 feet long; a 328-foot lift span, largest' In the world, and two deck spans, are included In the huge structure. The largest of the 10 great concrete piers are 208 feet in height from bed rock to rail level, the equivalent of a 20-story building, and have bases 40 by 80 feet. The bridge will be officially named the Martinez - Benicia onage, nononng tne two com munities at either end. Dedication will be marked by a colorful cele bration at Martinez In which rep resentatives from the entire Pa cific coast will participate. A cucumber two feet in clrcum ference and 15 inches long weigh ing three pounds, five ounces was raised by a Fort Morgan, Colo., farmer. i Crater Lake is Rare Jewel Set in Matrix of Peaks Quarter of a CerrturK4Has Lure.3 of M vsterv w ruer LescriDes LaKe on visit rter Lapse or By STANTON C. LAPHAM Words fail and all poetrv of color and form seem lacking and inadequate when we attemnt to depict the beauty of Crater lake. it is Tne Jeweled Sapphire of the Cascades, set in a matrix of peaks and castled walls, you may look upon but once, then wear it in your heart forever. Its com plete beauty for you can see it all at once and its ever-chang ing shades of blue, and lure of solitary mystery remains fade less in the mind. It is easy to recall; strangely so. It has its own place of the spirit if we have once looked upon it and the eyes of the soul see it ever: the Lake Beautiful. To have stood Silent and amaz ed upon its lofty circling brink gazing down, down; to have de scended to Its blue, blue waters, and then to have gazed up, up, and slowly all about upon its surrounding loveliness is some thing more than to have looked upon a wonder-work of nature. It is an experience an experience of unaccountable mystery and color that leaves one never quite the same as before. It has its own atmosphere of holiness quickening our better impulses and touching our deepest emo tions, as though we had entered a stately cathedral, and we can scarcely view it without exper iencing the finer emotions of el evated thought and nobler pur pose. Spot of Silence We are not surprised that this lofty spot of utter silence and in spiration, like the summit of Mount Olympus to the Greeks and Romans, was the dwelling place of the gods to the native people of Klamath, and the Mo- docs. It was "Towmanlwas;" of the Spirit. Its immediate sur rounding was the mystic land of Gaway. and the Tyee Spirit rul ing the Lake was Llao. The les ser spirits, servants ot Llao, strange creatures of myth and le gend, dwelt In the depths of tne nainted waters. Like Zeus, the chief of the Olympian gods, the Great Llao. surveyed all things from the heights, commanded the creatures of the deep and Jeal ously defended Gaway Crater Lake in battle against Skell, the Tyee god of the Klamath Lake country. . In the earlier days the Tribesmen would not knowingly violate such a locality of "strong medicine," and re ligious significance by hunting or camping near the Lake. It was sacred, and to be avoided on ordinary occasions. They did not so much fear Gaway, as rev erence it. A chief among the tribes-peo ple, if brave enough, might climb to the serrated rim of the Lake and sculptured cliffs seeking courage for some Important ven ture, or power from the gods to command. Craftily a Medleine Man might leave the low lands. seeking the splendor of the "Above Place," there t magic rites over the viv for the favor of the g obtain from them the the occult. The India too, while enduring the his five sacred, flays inU.1 to unfolding manhood ell such sacred precincts. but for a strip of skin about his waist, without food or weapon, the youthful novitiate appealed to the gods to give him the revel ation of a sacred Sign; the talis man, he sought, or, according to the stories of the tribe, he might (Continued on page 12) p perform Jd waters opt and to tt3 of VTouth, &dal of Ltn ln- nJSed, to Naked. and traffic officers by the secre tary of stat. On of the outstanding achieve ments of the change in equip ment has been the manner in which traffic officers have been made available for more emer gency calls. Members of the state traffis force have many concrete instances to show that the fact that they may be readily seen and recognized as officers has been of great assistance to motorists who were experiencing difficulty or wished to report ac cidents or law violations quick ly. That this is speeding up the apprehension of violators through the placing of reports in a more direct manner than heretofore is the belief of those who have been watching the operation of the white-painted cars. Visit at Night The psychological effect ot the distinctively marked car when traffic is congested has been Proved on numerous, occasions. In one section where heretofore necessary arrests following a dance in an outlying community were a weekly occurrence in the line of traffic leaving the dance hall, and accidents were many, the mere presence of a traffic car, easily visible, has brought the motorists back into their home towns without any acci dents to themselves or others and without any violations of the motor vehicle laws. On other occasions when long lines of cars have caused hazards by too many motorists trying to pass without a necessary clearance, a white car in sight immediately reduces this hazard to practically nil. "I believe that those interest ed in. .traffic enforcement in the State and wljo isn't whether he be a motorisc Wri a pedestrian will come more and more to ap preciate '' the efficacy of the white equipment." 6tates Mr. Hoss, who adds "Continued ob servance of the work of the easily Identified motor vehicles will be made to keep a close check on the accomplishments of the new policy." m m v 1 1 I . 0 Ka VALLEY MQPB 1929 Fordor Sedan $550 1929 Std. Coupe with Rumble Seat $475 1929 Chev. 6 Coach . $475 1929 Sport Roadster $415 1923 Pontiac Coach . $415 1926 Chevrolet Coach $200 IT V lev Motor 6 Corner Center and Liberty Tel. 1995 Midget Auto Gets Big gas Mileage Morris Barsky, cigar salesman of Pittsburg, Pa., driving through Salem from California last week, in a bantam Austin, claims the record for low gasoline consump tion, Los Angeles to San Fran cisco. Barsky made the 490 . mile trip on ten gallons ot Gllmore gasoline, an average of 49 miles per gallon. "They told me at Pittsburg that I would get 40 miles per gallon. That proved to be true pn my trans-continental trip but I am etttnl much greater mileage of ferte? said Mr. Barsky. "I bve been using Gil more exclusively ever since reaching the eoast andV I have made as high as 53 miles to the gallon, and averaging; abound 49 miles.- Kentucky tobacco fialda are ex pected tl yield a crip of tf 8.JTT.- For the balance of the month of October we offer the following CASH prices on LEE of Conshohocken Tires and Tubes: TIRES TUBES 4.40-21 $4.86 $1.18 4.50-20 $5.30 $1.18 4.50-21 $5.45 $1.23 4.75-20 $6.45 $1.32 5.00-20 $7.05 $1.38 5.00-21- $7.38 $1.42 6.00-20 $10.20 $1.90 6.00-21 $10.45 $2.00 In addition to the above we will allow you 50c trade in on any size of used casing with each one purchased. Condition of old cas ing, the more blowouts the better. Any tire or tube not listed will be given the same discount. 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