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THE OliEGON SUNDAY JOURNAL, PORTLAND, SUNDAY I1 0 UN Hi G," nnnTi Aiirvmo run ruuiUiiHo . 1AHY RELIABLE USED CAR Used Car Solves : Problem of . Transportation for, Many . Advice; Given. - No email portion of the automobile business done in the course of a year Is in the used car line. Portland Is fortunate in having ' many, reliable dealers in uaed cars. Many of them maintain establishments solely for selling- such cars, while all of the dealers of new cars have used car departments. j In purchasing a used car the buyer lias, to exercise caution, of course. Some makes of cars are better adapted to certain uses than others. Obviously, some used cars are in better condition to give longer years of service than others. This Is an important point and it is well that the prospective buyer of a - used 'car do, busmess with a reliable dealer, whose representations are de pendable. While there may be a few "fly-by-nights." this class is " slowly diminishing to the point of extermina tion. One advantage of the used ear is to the novice at motoring. The car is broken in and is more easily driven, it suffers less. In proportion, to the . abuse to which every inexperienced motorist subjects his car. ' And, too. the used car is a boon to many. Otherwise they would not be able to own a car' and would miss the " recreation ; of driving through the country. The same general rules apply In buying a used car as in a new car deal. Decide which make best fits the use to which the car is to be put consider the cost of maintenance and operation : select a aeaier mat is ue pendable and then start shopping. Of course the pocketbook. or rather the size of it, figures largely in the deal. This should be given the first thought, for no matter how good car may be if it is too great "a drain on -the finances the car will be con denined as unfit. Colorado School Marm Is Received By the Presiden Washington. X. C, Dec 30. Spon sored by the Colorado congressional delegation. Mrs. Anne Rogers, a teacher of Sterling. Col., was received at the White House Thursday, . Decem ber 7. and presented by President 7 arding with a diploma of honor in recognition of her ' success in having contributed the best safety lesson sub mitted in a teachers' contest conducted as part of the 1921 national safety campaign.- At the .same time J Schuyler Loom la, 14 years old, Llmer K&. New Tork. winner in a safety essay contest conducted - by the na tional grange, was presented to the president and received a certificate of merit. He was sponsored by -members of the New Tork congressional dele gation. NICE STEERING BRINGS; SAFETY fif : ; i-. so S3 5 a08 ' L JjL i At the. left, tbef npper pictures show, first tbe wrong and then tbe right way to make a right-hand torn. Tho lower picture shows the same for a left-hand turn.: Toe upper center cui suows uuw w i w curb and enter the traffic stream. JBrginnlng with tbe center lower'ci tbea the rlgbt upper and lower, : the steps in mating a "oleanTf park are shown; observe the' wheel-angle. - V . '" The ' presentation exercises culmi nated a week's entertainment in honor of Mrs. Rogers and the ; New Tork boy, provided by the national automo bile chamber of commerce which gave Mrs. Rogers $500 in cash and the ex penses of ; a trip to Washington, ' and Mr. Loomli a gold medal and a trip to Washington as . tokens of their success. j ; Chiban.Motor Market Is Rapidly Beturning To Normal Condition Havana,. Dec JO. The economic con ditions in Cuba are steadily "becoming very favorable to Increased business. and American automotive exporters should find the market returning to normal within a short period. Exports to Cuba from the United States for the past few months - numbered over 200 passenger cars, and it is expected that the number will Increase. - Stocks of automobiles and trucks on hand during October. 1922. as reported by 25 dealers and representing 64 makes of American and European cars, totaled 98 passenger cars with a wheel base not more than, 114 inches ; 469 passenger cars : with wheel base over 114 inches, and 801 tracks, pres ent activity is largely in light cars. The truck market is still overstocked. as their use is retarded by the lack of improved roads. ROADS DE SIGNS Many Tire Firms 1 In the Argentine Buenos Aires, Dec. ..SO.' The tire market in the River Plate countries has become so highly competitive In the last three years that the wholesale importer or exclusive local representa tive has been almost eliminated, fully 95 per cent of the sales to the trade in this territory . are now made y lac torr branches of American or conti nental manufacturers who have offices in Buenos Aires. TO BE REMOVED Two Associations Now ing Program tq Roads Clear. Prepar- Keep Washington. - Dec. 80. Committees from the American Automobile asso ciation and the Poster Advertising as sociation of the United States and Canada will formulate plans to combat dangerous and objectionable roadside billboards and sign posts according to plans made at a meeting of the A. A. A. executive board at Cincinnati., A committee from the Poster Advertis ing association consisting of J. H. Brinkmyer, president. Allen E. Frost, national counsellor, and W. J. Ferris, appeared before the executive ; board and explained their position in regard to outdoor advertising. . v , Officials of the association explained to the poster advertising representa tives that while the A. A. A. is opposed to any form of advertising which mars the landscape, that its particular oppo sition is to the large boards placed at Intersecting highways or on sharp curves which obscure from the view of the motorist traffic coming down that intersecting- highway or around that curve: to advertising signs which simulate the appearance of railroad crossings or other danger" signals, dis trading the attention of the motorist with the possibility of an accident, and the promiscuous use of cloth, tin and cardboard signs tacked on trees and fences which give the motorist the im pression of driving along a city dump instead of in the open country. Frost said that his association would gladly tsooperate in any , manner for the elimination of such signs and that his association would appoint a com mittee of three to cooperate with similar-committee from the automobile association, some ; means with j for i view : to seeking the elimination of such signs. '- The executive board au thorised President JDlehl to name 'such committee and a meeting will be beld in tbe near future to discuss ways and means of eliminating dangerous and unsightly road signs. . Rear Axle Housing Creates Interest Among Trucksters The entire machinery and mechanical interests of tbe United States nave taken deep concern in - the rear axle housing ; used in the dual reduction models of Mack trucks.' This Is be cause of the size of the piece and the accuracy required In its preparation. It Is believed that the drop forging from which this axle housing is made is the largest used in the automotive industry. The forging weighs 850 pounds, is more than five feet In length and is made of chrome-nickel steel. It is de livered to the factory as a solid forg ing, and to bore the large yoke opening at the center is quite a job. This re quires a machine of great sise. having large swing. The problem is also complicated by the close limits of ac curacy called for. The yoke Is. re quired 4.o be faced within .004 inch and counter-bored to within .003 inch of the exact sise. ' . One of the Smartest Sedans on the Market We particularly wish to call your attention to the extremely low-hung Rickenbacker closed models. . The smart sedan is the last word in fashion, finish and fineness. . ;v ':: r '-"C - ' ; See how low the step is. Just a convenient step up. Also, this is an exceptionally large , body and very comfortable. , Ample head room loads of leg room. Everyone is quite familiar with the remarkable perform ance of the Rickenbacker motor. J Do you know this motor is absolutely vibration-less? Not a trace of it at any speed!! Let us give you a demonstration of what we believe is one of the snappiest, fastest quality cars on the American market. , $1985 Coup - IMS Taurine - 145 . o. &. DmUoit - Therkelsen Motor Co. 527 Washington, at 15th and Burnside Phone Broadway 4233 writer states TRUCK HIS PAY ROAD TAX t James Dalton .Refutes ' State ment ! That Rail ' Lines ' Are Unjustly Taxed. -J- Widespread publicity has been given the claims of tne railroads . of : the United ' States that - they have been taxed heavily . to - provide . highways over which motor tvehlcle operate in competition with them. The assertion Is made that railroads are called upon to ' provide, their competitors with a right-of-way. ; - .; . - According1 i to James - Dalton. 1 who writes In Automotive- .Industries.' all such, allegations of the railroads are based on false premises. .' Mr. Xalton says the facts are: - "The railroads of the country paid in 1S21 v approximately - 9S7C.000.600 ia state , and federal taxes. The major part of this impost was levied In the form of corporation income taxes. The motor -vehicle users of the country in the same period paid a. total, of ap proximately $341,000,000 in the form of special levies alone, such as registra tion fees. excise, gasoline, municipal, and other levies. If an f estimated 175,000,009 for personal property taxes is deducted, the automotive users still paid approximately S26S.000.000 ia spe cial levies. ; ; MAKERS FAX TAX Corporation Income taxes and all other genera levies vers paid by auto motive manufacturers last year in ad dition to the other burdens. They logJ tally should be included in the users' bOT because all these items finally are passed on to the consumer just as the carriers' taxes are reflected in the. cost of rail transportation. ; "Disregarding, however, the corpora tion tax paid by. the automotive indus try; ea an output to r the wholesale value f I2.J12.O0O.0OO the total taxes of railroads amounted to . only (10, S0O.0O0 more .thaa the special levies alone on -users of motor vehicles.-:- The total, rural - highway bill for 1921 apprbximated $700,000,000 although the final compilation has not been pre pared by the bureau of public roads. It thus appears that after deducting the Item of, $73,000,000 paid in persona! property taxes by . automotive users their I2CC.0O0.00O in special tax levies pild at least on third of the aauoa's highway WW last year. "In any consideration of tax there Is one othr point which should not be forgotten. That is that the automotive industry pays- a very large part of the railroads freight revenues and - thus contributes llberaUy to the -maintenance of the carriers. Shipments of passenger cars, trweks and - parts ranked fourth In 1921 In the. number of carloads of manufactured ' articles carried by the railroads. Refined petro leum and Its products came first with 8S,26- carloads and It should not be forgotten that a very large fraction of these shipments consisted of gasoline used as fuel for motor . vehicles. It would seem on the basis of these, fig ares that the automotive Industry con tributed vastly more to the railroads than the small fraction of the carriers' taxes which can be charged against highway construction.' w . .ssjscs-se "'"iss ( October Gasoline Production Heavy New Tork. Dec SO. Excepting for lmxt Julva output, the October produc tion of gasoline was the largest la the country's history. October flcurea were 5CC.37t.C89 gallons, within 1.400,000 of July's figures, figures tor uctoner. 1921. were 440,968 JilS gallons. RECKLESS DRIVER SAME AS DRUNK T. A. Rafferty, in Report, Makes Many Recommendations for . . Motor Regulationi Salem. Or Deo. CO. Reckless driv ers should be placed in the same cate gory : as those who attempt to : drive autonioblles y while In an Intoxicated condition, according to T. A. Kaffety; chief of the state , traffic squad, who has Included, such a' recommendation in his biennial report to Secretary of Sttate Koser. .The term "reckless drW tng" should ' also be ' clearly -defined. Baffety points out. . Baffety would also require appll cants for a drivers license to pass a thorough - examination before being granted such a license. ' Other ' reoommendations ' included Raffetr's . report Include: .A reciprocal arrangement with other states for the licensing "of foreign cars operating temporarily to Oregon. . Bnaouragement of greater use of pneuVnstio tires on track equipment In excess- of three and one half .tqn$ ca- pacity.. k-X-''':".''i - 1 i H - "Stricter adherence - to : the; rule of the road against parking ears on the hard - surfaced portions of highways outside city limits. f Compulsory ; Inspection - of motor vehicle equipment such as brakes and lights with certificates of such Inspec tion filed monthly with tho secretary of state. ' ',... . f, Tbe use of only on spotlight. Its location on the car to be fixed by law. Raffety also expresses opposition to the employment of traffle officials on a fee basis, as practiced in some Ore gon counties.' - New Air-Cooled Car To Be' at the Shows -.- . j t'm. .f ' : ' t - kew Tork. Dec. JO. About 250 of the air-cooled Chevrolet motor cars have been made and shipped to deal era. The price is toeut $200 above that, of the water-cooled cars for all models or $725. The oar will be exhibited at New York and Chicago shows. ; , Portland Top Co. I Auto Tops Made and J Repaired, Seat Covers, ; : : Cushions and Curtains -V -' '"' --4. ;V .-.IM , Phoise EMt 3510 121-123 E&tt Water Street Portland, Oregon y Eugene Motorcycle Riders Will Hold Big Endurance Eun Motorcycle squirrels of Eugene will stage their annual New Tear s endur ance run this year on schedule, so I Wells Bennett states. v -The run will start at midnight De cember 31 and will end at 9 p. m. January 1. More than 400 miles of roads in all conditions wiH be covered. The route will be from Eugene north to Corvallls and thence to Portland, where they will check in at the Hen derson Motorcycle company. No. Ill North Broadway. The return trip will be by way of Shedds, Harrlsburg, Co- burg to Roseburg. The last lap will be north to Eugene. Cougar Gives Chase To Tempting Driver Eugene, Dec. JO. To be chased for a half mile by a big cougar was the experience last week-end of V. A. RotAI erts, ' local manager of the Burroughs Adding Machine company, while motor-1 ing near Anlauf. on the Pacific high way. While he was idling along in his car the big cat Jumped from the high bank to tho left " and started I after him,- says Burroughs. He gave his Overland the gas. but for 100 yards the cat was right .alongside, hiim By then he had increased to about -45 miles an hour, the salesman narrates, and 'started to gain. Not until he had put a half mile behind him did he outstrip the timber pussy. ' .Roberta believes the animal was after' a meal of raw motorist. ' Visits Factory on - Tour .of the East M. J. Woolach of the General Tire company has returned from a week's! trip to the General Tire factory ' at Akron. Woolach stated that the fac tory has 'enlarged the plant by build ing three wings to the main plant," and that the production for the coming year would be increased. - Re also learned that the tire market 'would take a rise in prices shortly after tho first of the year, due to the high cost of raw materials. Washington Gas Tax Passes $1,000,000 Olympia, Wash, Dec 10. Report was made to the administrative board by Director of Licenses Fred J. Dib ble that gasoline tax collections have passed the $1,000,000 mark. More than 60 companies In the state are paying regularly the tax of 1 cent a gallon. This has. been found to be an easy and lrexpensive collection. . WAGNER AUTO WHEEL WORKS AUTO WHEEL SPECIALISTS " Wooden Wheels : Of Any Xake Kesalred sad Besatlt Reliable Work 7 at Reasonable . Prices , . , - 49 N. 9th Street : ; ' j POktLaSP, 0B.E6O2T JPHOITE BDirr. r - - STEPHENS and OWNERS We Have fried to Sa tisfy and Serve You During 1922 You Have Found 1 S - ' , . , . .,;:;.. . . , ... , ( 1 ) The Cleanest Shop in Portland. (2) The Most Courteous and Fair Treatment Ever : Accorded Anywhere. - " (3) Yoiir Work, Rromptly Done When Promised. (4) N0 Extra Overtharges or Unnecessary Work. Performed. - . ; t - :" -, - ' ' .' Our New Year's Resolution Better Service Greater Efficiency 100 Satisfaction Make Your New Year's Resolution f A Perfect Automobile ; - ; Through Our Service, Efficiency and Cleanliness 4 V i 0MARMON ' 609 Washington, at 19th ; i i. CI, STEPHENS Broadway 3230 i a or o