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MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE, MEDFORD, OREGON. SUNDAY, AUGUST 18. 1935
JACKSON COUNTY Calk Recklessness In Use SAFETY GLASS Ufflfpn Shrine Patrol CfacJl'lHESIDEHT PLANS Ztofm ,7
JULY RECORD NO Of Cars a Species of Crime URGED FOR OREGON j RADIO CHAT WHEN ;fo,i . nnnnrny
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Of the 28 automhll ftcdnVnt fatal
ities In Oregon during July. Which
brought the 1935 total up to 140, none
were In Jacknon county, according to
the Oregon State Motor association, a
leader In state safety work for nearly
h year.
At the end of July, traffic records
for the state revealed a decrease of 18
per cent, fatalities during the same
period a year ago having numbered
171. A d or rag also was shown In
accidents, but the number of Injuries
was slightly higher.
In Jackson county, during July,
accidents decreased from 64 to 13. and
Injuries decreased from IB to one,
the motor association reported. One
death was reported In July & year ago.
Figures were based on records com
piled by the secretary of state.
"Oregon started out this year with
t good traffic record," said a state
ment by Dr. E. B. Mc Dan lei, president
of the motor club. "At the end of
May we had the lowest number of
fatalities for any similar period In
the past five years.
"It Is necessary that every motor
vehicle operator keep constantly In
mind the tremendous destructive
powers of an automobile and that he'
be constantly alert and cautious.
. "The motor association will con
tinue Its safety work, for thnt la
something which must be carried on
Indefinitely. Traffic negligence Is
something that can not be cured In a
short time. We have taken a long
forward step in legislation by enact
ing the safety responsibility bill. It
Is possible, too, that we may soon
have a sa-fety gloss law, designed to
eliminate the broken glass hazard."
Miirlen C. Pew of Editor and
Publisher Regards Auto
mobile Accident Problem
as Part of This Ruthless
Age Condemns Coarce
Individualism
THIRD STRIKE ON
ASTOPIA, Orn., Aug. 17. (AP)
For the third time this senson a
fishermen'! strlka was called today
on the Columbia river.
The Fishermen's Protective Union
called the walkout this afternoon
after packers had served notice they
would discontinue the 0-ccnt a pound
price.
Although the strike order went
out, union officials agreed to call a
meeting of tho strike committee for
tomorrow to consider an offer made
by six packing compnnles to pay 4ft
cents a pound until 0 p. m. Tuesday,
August 30, and 3'4 cents thereafter
until the season clones August 23.
There were 4870 deaths In steam
railroad accidents during 1034. Of
these, only 89 were pnHseugera. There
were. lr64 deaths In grade crossing
accidents and 2654 deaths of tres
passers on railroad property.
Potato production In the Kaw val
ley of Knnsss wit be near 1,000 car
loads this year.
HOLY COMMAND IS CITED
"It la my view that the continuing
slaughter and maiming of human
beings on the streets and highways
ot this country la part and parcel of
our bewildered, ruthleaa and un
aplrltual age," writes Marlen B. Pew,
editor of Editor and Publisher and
the Fourth Estate, in a booklet on
the traffic situation published by the
Travelers Insurance Company.
"As a people, we do not bold In
high respect the holy command of
all ages and of all religions: Tbou
Shalt Not Kill. We do not even honor,
in practice, the common tenet of all
civilized peoples that man's first
duty Is to protect his neighbor as
himself.
"These strictures are not based
upon a condition that is unavoidable.
for it Is well established by now that
a high percentage of motor accl
dents might easily be prevented. We
kill thousands and Injure approxi
mately a million men, women and
children, every year, because at
bottom the average driver and
pedestrian figuring In such accldonts
Is either himself reckless or is the
victim of another reckless person.
Results Dlsoouraglng
Tor years I bare witnessed the
more or less apathetic and stagger
ing attempts of government. Fed
eral and local, to cope with this hor
ror and I hare seen the efforts of
many worthy organisations, social,
political and economic, to stem the
bloody tide. The reaults are bitter
ly discouraging. Nothing has been
said, nothing done, which has any
meaning to the brasen motorist who
la more Intent upon arriving at bis
destination through the exercise of
coarse and inhuman individualism
than he is to conserve decent safety
for the lives of others, or Indeed, his
own precloua hide. It la a kind of
madness, which historians ot the fu
ture will regard as ot a piece with
the dare-devil spirit of the American
people in this age.
"I believe in fighting this monster
realistically, which calls for laws to
make motor driving a serious re
sponsibility, with reckless guilt
made personal and highly ex
pensive: I believe in preventive
measurea of the moat rigid nature,
demanding that no peraon shall take
the wheel except aa he haa quali
fied aa a driver; I believe In the
policing of roada and atreeta and
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MARLEN E. PEW
strict and uniform traffic rules, re
specting not only speed and safe
driving rules, but the upkeep of car
efficiency, entailing regular inspec
tion and the condemnation of dang
erous vehicles and also roads; I
favor the limitation of heavy truck
traffic, both as regards number and
size; many lighting methods are
now Inefficient; I favor the limita
tion of speed at the source, which Is
the automobile factory; J favor a
system of scheduled fines for viola
tions, calculated to discourage reck
lesneaa and rule from the road
persistent violators; I favor the
bonding of persistent violators to
Insure the collection of damages; I
favor the continued lavish expedt
ture ot public funds for good roads
and for traffic control.
Shames Civilization
"If men will not respect the lives
of others, or their own, they must
be put under arrest and that Is the
condition we are facing in this
country today. The appalling cas
ually list shames civilization, ex
ceeds all reason, violates all the
laws of God and man. It Is right,
of course, to go on trying to Incul
cate the spirit of safety and Inspire
and educate drivers and pedestrians,
but the present condition Is such
that patience may lack virtue.
"For once we might go to the root
of this ovll, as a people demanding
that It be brought under control by
the same forces that jve use to com
bat other anti-social conditions
which All our world with needless
dangers. Buffering and grief. Reck
lessness Is a species of crime and
should be so regarded In reference
to automoblte driving and pedestri
an. urn. Unavoidable accidents are
bud enough, but the ever rising
tide of death and Injury which traces
directly to Individual Irresponsibil
ity and lack of law and order, should
arouse public Indignation.'
Designed to eliminate one of the
most serious causes of Injur In an
automobile smashup splintered,
ra?r-edred (tln the Oregon state
legislature at a proposed session In
September may consider a measure
which would require all new automo
biles to be equipped with safe, shatter
proof wlndshteMs and windows.
This has been Indicated by the
Oregon State Motor association, which
has led In safety education and legis
lative work In Oregon. The safety
glass law has been adopted In 21
states. The measure was recently en
acted In. California.
Virtually alt of the new laws follow
a uniform pattern. It was pointed out.
In that they require safety glass of a
type approved by the state motor
vehicle authority aa a prerequisite to
registration of new vehicles manufac
tured or sold In the state after a cer
tain specified date, or on school buses
and common carrier passenger vehi
cles operating after a certain date.
According to accident Investigators,
nearly 75 per cent of the most serious
Intnrlas fh rAsMlIt frnm ailtnmnhllo
accidents are caused by broken glass.
In many cases, the motor association
explained, names could be kept off
the Injured Hat If safety glass were
used In all automobiles.
As shatter-proof glass has become
available. Its use In the manufacture
of automobiles has steadily Increased.
Now It Is standard equipment In
windshields at least, on nearly 75 per
cent of all new automobiles.
Accidents In 1034 caused 101,000
deaths the highest totsl on record.
There were also 9.831,000 non-fatal
Injurlra.
Nearly 300 living species of scal
lops are known and are found in
all sens, from high latitudes to the
tropica.
LaFayette Is Using
New X-Ray System
The Nash Motors company Is In
troducing a novel method of present
ing the mechanical features of the
new 1936 LaFayette to the public,
according to Walter w. Abbey, local
LaFayette dealer. By means of a
technique, new to the automobile In
dustry, Nash dealers will show the
detailed construction of the new
LaFayette, Called the X-ray system,
this new method of demonstration
greatly simplifies the principles of
modern car building and makes It
possible for the most Inexpert car
buyer to see why and how the La
Fayette utilizes certain featurea and
types of construction.
Typical of the things shown In this
new method la the X-ray treatment
of steel body construction. In a series
of remarkable photographs the actual
steel structural framework on the
LaFayette body Is shown In silhouette
through the metal panels,
Mr. Abbey reports the sale of five
new LaFnyettes during the past
week. Mr. and Mrs. Arley Beasley of
Jacksonville, purchased a new 1036
LaFayette victoria; Irene Wehrll of
Ashland, took delivery of a new 1936
LaFayette 4-door sedan: a 4-door se-!
dan deluxe 106 LaFayette sedan '
went to Hugo H. Ouenther: Nick ,
Strtive of Medford, Is the owner of
a new LaFnyetta coupe and Clarence
W. Harwood has a new LaFayette se
dan.
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Rue Enos. star equilibrist, who will
appear here at the Klllah Shrine
patrol circus, at the Jackson county
fair grounds, for a weeks engage
ment, starting Monday night, Sep
tember 2nd to and Including Sat
urday night, September 7. Rue Enos
' Is an International star, having tour
ed all foreign countries displaying his
versatility and contortion work. His
wife, daughter and son travel with
him and are all performers of note.
This is only one of the 26 all-star
acts that will appear under the large
tent that will home the circus dur
ing Its engagement In Medford.
From 1913 to 1634. deaths In mo
tor vehicle accidents Increased from
4227 to 36,000, whereas deaths from
all other kinds of accidents de
creased from 78.233 to 65.000.
Among the other star and feature
acts will be seen acrobats, clowns,
wlre-wnlkers, head balancers, serial
ise, trapeze performers, bar actors,
a flying return act, and a troupe of
educated dogs and ponies.
HUlah Shrine Patrol is making a
special effort to have every under
privileged child and orphan as their
guests at the special Saturday mat
inee that will' take place on Saturday
afternoon. September 7. This matinee
will not be solely confined to them,
however, as the doors will be open
for all children and special prices
will prevail for all children under the
age of 16.
HYDE PARK, N. T., Aug 17. fan
President Roosevelt looked forwsrd
today to an ea,rly adjournment by
congress and a possible statement to
the people.
While keeping strictest silence dur
ing his week-end trip at home. It sp
peared he might give a talk over the
air next week to- the gathering of
young democrats at Milwaukee. Wis.
Should he be on the air then. It
la believed possible Mr. Roosevelt
might review the work of this busy
congress and outline some thoughts
for the future.
The presidential thoughts mean
while are concerned with the ful
fillment of his legislative program
now at the crux In the closing rush
of congress.
So. he hastened away from the
family birthday party nere today for
Franklin, Jr.. third eon, to return to
the White House and a round of con
ferences tomorrow with congression
al leaders.
With Mrs. Roosevelt, the president
and family spent the day on the es
tate In privacy and merry making.
It was the twenty first birthday of
Franklin, a student at Harvard and
a member of the university crew.
Primary consideration in tomor
row's conferences at the White House
appears likely to be focused on tho
SPOKANE. Wash., Aug. 17. (AP)
The first arrest In connection wtth
the slaying of Marshall Bert Lemley
during the robbery of the Bank of
Rosslla was reported today by Coifs x,
Wash,, police.
While officers of Whitman county
denied the man. whose name was not
disclosed, was being held In connec
tion with the robbery and slaying.
Spokane police said they were In
formed his picture had been shown
to Matt Elliott, cashier of the bank,
who was held as hostage by the
robbers when they escaped. Elliott
was reported to have been unable to
Identify the picture.
Of all motor vehicle fatalities In
1034, 12.900 occurred In cities of 10,
000 population or more and the re
maining 23.100 In smaller towns and
rural areas. In cities. 67 per cent ot
the deaths were pedestrians; In
"rural" areas only 33 per cent were
pedestrians.
Only three diseases cause more
deaths than do accidents. Among
males, only one disease kills more
than accidents. From the agea ol
five to nineteen, accidents are the
leading cause of death.
Seventy-five thousand trout were
planted In streams In Monterey
county, Calif., In two days recently.
STAGE DRIVERS
Drivers of the big Pacific Grey
hound stages know car performance
and the driving ease, comfort and
the sensational economy of the new
Dodge automobile, were given as
reasons why three of them. Dana
Campbell, A. L. Case and A. M.' Dav
idson, purchased new Dodges, accord
ing to W. W. Allen, manager, and
L. C. Taylor, sales manager, of the
Pierce Allen Motor company.
The new Dodge school bus recently
purchased by school district No. 33
at Rogue River was driven down
from Portland this week by Mr. Tay
lor and Is now on display. The body
offers the last word in safety, ac
cording to Mr. Taylor. It is all steel
with safety plate glass windows.
The pierce Allen Motor company
unloaded a car of Dodge commercial
cars and trucks last week and an
other carload Is due to arrive In
Medford next week. Five carloads of
Dodge automobiles are also on order.
Mr. Taylor says: "We have several
unfilled orders waiting for the ar
rival of the new Dodges. We are
finding It very difficult to supply
automobiles to take care of the In
creasing demand."
Last week the Pierce-Allen Motor
company delivered new Dodge coupes
to Mrs. Bertha A. Smith of Ashland
and A. Ostermier. Mr. and Mrs. W.
W. Hartley of route 2, Medford, pur
chased a new Dodge touring sedan
and K. D. Ross, manager of the local
Pittsburg Plate Glass company, paint
store Is the owner of a new Plymouth
deluxe coupe.
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In the average year, about 43 per
cent of all persons accidentally killed
in homes are 65 years of age or older.
About 47 per cent of all home fa
talities result from falls, and 18
per cent from burns.
Scarlet fpver was first accurately
described by Sydenham In 1676, be
fore which time It had been con
fused with smallpox and measles.
X-RAY SYSTEM REVEALS
ENORMOUS DIFFERENCE
' IN THE LOWEST-PRICED CARS
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SEE with your own eye in our show
room how the 1936 LaFayette is bigger,
stronger, safer, in a dozen vital ways!
For example, you will see hidden
things . , . such as wood pillars, in
some cars, supporting steel tops. Or
steel bodies with only wire mesh and
fabric over your head. Under the
X-Ray System, all of the vital fea
tures in low-priced cars are brought to
light for you to compare.
Before you huv ativ low-priced car
this year, see the X-Ray System and
you'll realize that LaFayette alone in
the lowest-price field gives you ALL of
the rilat engineering features usually
found only in expensive cars. That it is
biRncr, roomier, saferl The Nash Mo
tors Company. Kenosha, Wisconsin-
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WALTER W. ABBEY, Inc.
123 So. Riverside. Tel. 303
DRIVING EASE-COMFORT AND SENSATIONAL ECONOMY OF AMAZING
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Another Tribute To the Superiority
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Drivers of big Greyhound tages know car perfor. .ersss-
mance . . . they see cars of all makes every day in
actual driving conditions on highways . . . they drive feffife. ,..W-1
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they naturally want the LAST WORD in comfort and driving- ease . . . WHAT
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of service . . . select this fine car. YOU, too. will find all that you want in
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