THE SUNDAY OREGOXIAN, PORTLAND, DECEMBER 8, 1918-
PROPOSED AUTO TAX
1 Walla "Walla, Wash., and Pendleton.
Heppner, Wasco, The Dalles, Mood
River and thence over the Columbia
River Highway to Portland.
The following telegram regarding: the
closing of the pass has been sent out
by the Automobile Club of Western
Washingto'n:
'Two feet of snow on summit. The
road will be impassable hereafter this
season if there are no weather improve
ments. . There has been considerable
trouble with fallen trees during the last
few days. There will be no more travel
over the pass this season."
Gasoline Revenue Measure Is
Also Eliminated.
Distributors of Studebaker
"Lease Wemme Building.' '
I NUMBER FOrXD IN HYJIX BOOK
STRICKErJ H BILL
Army Chaplain Gets Car to Blake
MANUFACTURERS STILLPAY Rounds at Cantonment.
Chaplain Otis E. Gray, of Camp Fun-
e ton. came to Topeka recently to re
port to Bishop James Wise, which is
all in the line of his ecclesiastical
duty, says the Topeka State Journal.
In the course of the report it became
apparent that an automobile would be
a very desirable addition to the chap
lain's equipment.
Bishop Wise thought the matter over
and decided that Camp Funston covers
a considerable space of territory. Then
he reached the conclusion that Chap
lain Gray would be able to come Into
personal contact with a great many
more soldiers If he was able to get
Disagreement In Senate Finance
Committee May Prevent Passage
of Any Revenue Measure.
QUARTERS BLOCK LONG
The Senate finance committee has
eliminated entirely the proposed Fed'
eral license tax on the use of auto-,
mobiles and motor-cycles, which ranged
from f 10 to ISO annually In the House
bill, according to horse-power and from
ii to 125 under the plans previously
adopted by the Senate committee, ac
cording to word Just received by the
iotorcar Dealers' Association of Ore
gon from the National Automobile
Chamber of Commerce.
Word has also been received that In
Its revision of the war revenue bill the
Senate finance committee has voted to
eliminate the proposed tax on gaso
line and also the floor tax on tires,
parts and accessories held in stock by
the dealers at the time the bill be
comes a law.
News of these two change's has been
received In Portland with a great deal
of satisfaction. ' The proposed license
tax would have to be borne by the car
owners, a tax on gasoline would have
materially Increased the cost of motor
ing, and a tax on tires, parts and acces
sories would have put a further bur
den on the Industry.
The bill from which the Federal
license tax has been eliminated still
maintains a tax of 6 per cent on pas
senger cars and trucks, to be paid by
the manufacturer and also 6 per cent
on new parts sold by the manufacturer.
It Is believed In some quarters that
this parts tax may later be eliminated.
There Is etlll a possibility, It is said,
that a disagreement will prevent any
sew revenue bill being agreed upon by
the senate finance committee. In which
rase the 1917 revenue measure, with
Its taxes as at present, would con
tinue. In the Senate finance committee the
Democrats are endeavoring to include
In the present measure the 1920 tax
programme. Should this plan ' finally
be carried out It is believed the Re
publicans will decline, on a strictly
party vote, to permit the passage of
any new revenue measure.
Present Location at Park and Davis
11I Be Retained for Trucks,
Service and Parts.
"X demand for more room to care for
the firm's growing business has re
sulted In W. C Garbe, president of the
Oregon Motor Car Company, dlstrlbut-
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Piloting a motor truck for the 31st Regimental Transportation Corps of the
A. E. F. in France Is a job very much to the liking of Jack L. Smith, of Company
C former Maxwell salesman of the C. L- Boss Automobile Company, who writes
from France that he Is feeling great and that he has been recommended'by his
company commander for a commission In the Army. Mr. Smith was one of the
leading salesmen of his firm and says he has some great stories of his expe
riences to tell when he returns. ,
'CLYDEDfiLE TRIM HERE
KOKTHWEST OAKLAND COM
PANY IS DISTRIBUTOR.
Entire Output Required in European
Service During War Released
ow for Dealers.
The latest truck to make Its bow In
the Pacific Northwest field Is the
Clydesdale, manufactured at . Clyde,
Ohio, and which will be distributed In
Oregon and Washington by the North
west Oakland Company. The first shinr
ment. consisting of two, three and a
fcalf and five-ton models, has just ar
rived in Portland. The truck also
comes In a IVi-ton model.
In Oregon the truck will be distrib
uted by the - Portland branch of the
Northwest Oakland Company and In
Washington by the Seattle branch of
' the company.
During the four years that the
Clydesdale truck has been manufac
tured the entire output has been taken
by the allied governments for service
In the European war zones; Hundreds
of sturdy Clydesdales were 'Included In
the gigantic truck fleets which did
touch to help win the war.
Now that the war Is over the truck
will go on the general market for the
first time. The manufacturers are de
pending upon the record the truck
made In Europe to recommend it to
the commercial trade.
"The designers and builders of the
Clydesdale truck have incorporated
many of the best points In the vehicles
of the London Omnibus Company,
which has - been operating for 40
years." says A. H. Brown. niSnager of
the Northwest Oakland Company.
"One of the features of the truck ti
the Krebs controller, which makes di
rect motor action in governing the
peed possible.
-Wo have every assurance that the
Clydesdale truck will prove one of the
most popular on the Northwest market.-
AMERICAN CARS IN PARIS
rORTLAXD WO MAX O'COOf
TERS FAMILIAR MAKES.
around the camp in a hurry.' So the
bishop called Dean Kaye and H. B. King
of the vestry Into a special conference.
The conference agreed that the chap
lain was In dire need of an automo
bile, and delegated the bishop to obtain
one. Churches are notoriously bard up
for ready money, so Bishop Wise called
on W. li. Imes. an auto agent, and laid
the proposition before him. Imes saw.
the point, and cut the price of a car to
the quick.
Chaplain Gray drove his new auto
back to camp, and Immediately applied
for an Army license. He got it No. 607.
Bishop Wise got curious about this
time and looked the license number up
in the hymn book. The caption for
Hymn 607 la this. "The Son of God
Goes Forth to War."
TOURISTS VISIT1XG CALIFORNIA
Portland Automobile Man SajsBusl
' ness Prospects Are Bright. -A.
L. Smith, sales manager for
the Mitchell. Lewis & Staver Company,
and Mrs. Smith returned the first -of
the week from three weeks in Caltfor
nia, where they visited in San Fran
clsco, Los Angeles, San Diego and other
cities.
"Business conditions are good in Cal
Ifornia." said Mr. Smith. "All the auto
mobile dealers are looking for a record
Spring business. California is expect
Ing more tourists than ever, now that
the war Is over, ana already tne num
ber of visitors is Increasing.
New Car Owners in County.
arj Tattle Saya French Autos Are
Far ' From Beautiful and -
Make Much Noise.
There are many American-made au
tomobiles in Paris. Including cars with
right-hand drives manufactured for the
Kngltsb market, according to Alias Ada
Alice Tuttle. well-known Portland
musician, who Is In France as an en
tertainer for the American soldiers un
der the auspices of the Y. M. C. A.
In a letter to her parents. Mr. and
Mrs. R. M. Tuttle. of Mount Tabor. Miss
Tuttle has the following to say about
the cars:
"There are a number . of American
auto running around the streets of
Paris. I hswe seen a good many Win
tons. Cadillacs. Fords and Dodges. To
day I even saw a Briscoe. The first
night we got here I rode In a Ford and
a Dodge. Both had right-hand drives.
At lunch a T. M. C. A. motor transpor
tation man told me that these right
hand drive machines had been built for
KnsMtsb trade and sent over here.
-The French taxis are very funny.
They seem to be two-cylinder sf fairs,
moit of them, and have horns like a
child's tooter. Mostly, they have the
Franklin face type, but lack such re
finements as wind shields. The engines
are very tiny. The other French cars
that 1 have seen do not accord with, my
ideas of the beautiful, and they are
generally very noisy." '
" Temporary police licenses were Issued in
Portland last week to the followlns bjyn
of latest modeb motorcars, pndln arrival
of the official state licenses from Salem.
This list is compiled by M. O. Wilklns, pub
lisher of the Automobile Record:
C EL Hadlav. 77 Wasco. Apperson.
alias Genevieve Thompson, 70a Davis, Cad
Iliac.
Ueorge Strang. 1973 East Yamhill. Chevro
let.
C C Hill. SSI Montana avenue. Chev
rolet.
Troy Laundry. East Eleventh and Pine.
Ford-
Troy Laundry, East Eleventh and Pine,
Ford.
II. R. Golden, 491 Maiden avenue. Bar-
Robert A. Hudson, SOS East Thirty-third.
Hudson.
E. W. McOulllln. Wasco. Or.. Hudson.
L. Llchtfoot. IBS North Fifteenth. Hudson.
Irene Kurcn. nouiton- jt.. aiaxweu.
O. O. Stanton. MISEast Twenty-fifth,
Uaxwell. -
Mrs. J. W. Long, 232 Eleventh street.
Mitchell.
K. J. Kane. 4(1 Alberta. Studebaker.
W. P. Crane Company, 80 Front. Chalm
era.
Fearing sV Robnett, 84 Tenth street. Over
land.
H. F. Galleniorew 1203 Rodney avenne.
Pa Ire.
& H. Latherlaad, R. F. D. 1. Llnnton,
Studebaker.
J. L- LAuterateen, 491 East Sixteenth
North. Case.
W. a. Teefsr. 1(V0 Vauahn. Chalmers.
W. B. Clark. 2S43 East Fortr-elcbtb
southeast. Chevrolet.
Wilfred Tbebailt. 394 Sumner. Chevrolet.
Troy Laundry. Eaat Tenth ana Pine.
Dode-e.
Thomas H. EndJcott. 1091 East Twentieth,
Maxwell.
U M. Monetta. "75 Main street. Nash.
J. K. Bennell. 203S Weldler. Bulck.
Georee A. Southwlrk. 4'JO Morrison. Ford.
A w. earner, 454 Washins'ton, Studebaker.
Richmond. Va.. according to the Au
tomobile Blue Book, holds as one of
the points of Interest the "House in
which Aaron Burr was a guest during
his trial for treason."
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SXOQUALMIE PASS IS CLOSED
Know Halts Motorlsl Who Son
Come by Way of Portland.
Snow has clcosed the Snoqualmle
Pass route to motorists for the year and
persons now driving to the coast from
Eastern Washington and Northern Ida
bo are making the trip by way of Port
land. The best route out of Spokane
now is said to be by way of Rosalia,
Colfax. Penawa Ferry, Dayton and
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BDICK REPAIRS
EXCLUSIVELY "
32,000 sq. ft. floor 'space.
5 Live or dead storage. H
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PARTS SUPPLIES 2
PORTLAND BUICK 5
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N. W. Cor. Sixteenth and
Jefferson St. N "
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ors of the Studebaker, leasing the
Wemme building, which covers an en
tire block on Broadway from Burnslde
to Couch streets. It was announced
yesterday. The new quarters will be
among the most modern in the North
west and will give the company ample
room for conducting Its business.
The old location at Park and Davis
streets will be retained by the com
pany as a truck salesroom and service
and parts departments. The Winther.
rPanhard and Kleiber trucks are han
dled by this company and will be kept
on display at this location.
The Oregon Motor Car Company is
one of the largest and most favorably
known automobile firms In the North
west and has Increased Its business un
til the present Quarters are entirnlv
Inadequate to- handle It properly.
tne popularity or the Studebaker
passejiger cars and Winther- .trucks
manes it necessary ror us. to increase
our facilities for service to the hun
dreds of owners In Portland," says Mr.
Garbe, "and as our business has been
built on a foundation of service, we
are glad of an opportunity to assure
our customers of our desire and inten
tion to furnish the service that caused
them to buy our cars."
The satisfaction which the Studnha.
ker car has given to owners is the
principal reason assigned by Mr. Garbe
for the rapid growth of the Oregon
Motor Car Company, which in the few
years since It was organized has taken
a high place In the automobile field.
Plans have been made for extensive
alterations of the Oregon Motor Car
Company's new home, which will re
sult In making It one of the most up-
-r- Sets the
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EIGHTS AND SIXES
ROADSTERS, TOURING CARS, COUPES AND SEDANS
THE WAR IS OVER
The Oldsmobile factory is released by the Gov
ernment from making Liberty Motors an'd will
immediately resume the production of Oldsmo
biles. Not being: stocked up with cars at war
prices, orders will be filled in rotation at the
NEW REDUCED PRICES
"5
6-Cylinder,
New
PRICES DELIVERED AT PORTLAND
THE OLDSMOBJLE CO.
Broadway at Couch OF OREGON Phone Broadway. 2270
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8-Cylinder, Former Price
New
Former Price
$2270
$1900
$1820
$1495
to-date salesrooms and service stations
on the'Paclflo Ooast. T
LlXCOIiX STATUE ON HIGHWAY
Life-Slzed Bronze Figure to Be Gift
From low an.
Of particular interest is the an
nouncement of the recent dedication of
the newest Lincoln statue upon - the
route of. the Lincoln highway at Jef
ferson, la. The life-sized bronze fig
ure of Abraham Lincoln, resting upon
setting of massive granite, has been
placed in a prominent position in the
Courthouse grounds, directly facing the
Lincoln highway. The monument 13
gift to the community and the travel
ers on the Lincoln highway on the part
of K. B. .Wilson, Western Iowa state
district consul of the association, who
lias since left for service with the
Red Cross In France.
If working on the left or road side of
a car, exercise extreme care.
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PUTS SPEED IN A
BUSINESS
If you are a Farmer, Manufacturer
or Jobber you cannot produce or
ylsell more than you can deliver
r profitably. If your trade area is
to be enlarged you must choose a
dependable means of increasing
deliveries. A Federal motor truck
will enable you to do more business
at less cost There, is- a Federal
truck to meet the individual needs
of every business. They are rapid,
economical and built to insure continued-and
uninterrupted service.
We have statistics, data and informa
tion that should be in the hands of
' every progressive business man. Let us
go over your haulage problems with
you no obligations.
Federals Are Made in Capaci
ties of One to Seven Tons
The William L. Hughsozi Company
BROADWAY ANO DAVtt PORTI.AMO. M.
PHORA BROADWAY- ail
Oldest Mots- Osr OrsantsssleS s) the fseMe, sM
ranolwat
.kid settle
SPORT
MARINE-
A low, rakish, four-passenger
pjir that comes in sDecial col
ors and equipped with wire
wheels, extra wheel and five cord
tires, traffic bumper, motor mete
sport clock, in fact, the very same
eaufnment that you have always
tended should be on the next car you
bought. A car of distinction and class.
a
SUBURBAN
SEVEN
A finely finished seven-pas
senger automobile, also carry
ing equipment that you must buy
senarately with other cars. Both
cowls are finished In mahogany
wood with two extra seats cleverly
concealed. A seven-DassenRer car with
the -smart appearance and driving po
sition of the usual four passenger sport cara
BOTH MODELS Have ALUMINUM BODIES and
Aluminum eliminates weight and the rumbles and rattles of the old-style bodies. Both have small
wheels with small fat tires. Both are low hung and distinctive in special colors. The mechanism is the
height of perfection thus far attained iij motor-ca'r construction, being a combination of the 66-horsepower
Red Seal CONTINENTAL MOTOR, the Borg and Beck Dry Plate Clutch, Detroit Transmission and TIMKEN
BTJILT front and rear axles,' with TIHKEN BEARINGS used throughout the car. Other units are of equal
quality eo that you know without further reassurance that the car is built right and wlU stay right.-
, THE PRICE IS A SURPRISE -
AGAIN IN POSITION TO DELIVER
MITCHELL LIGHT SIXES
The light six with the long wheel base and beautiful body lines. No car anywhere near the Mitchell price
approaches It iri points of ease of riding and handling. The Mitchell is a car of comfort, moderate in first
cost and In maintenance. We are now able to make delivery of a limited number in five, seven and two
passenger models.- '
In the
Heart of the Business District Mitchell, Lewis & Staver Co.
Our salesroom is conveniently located.
Spend a few minutes with us tomorrow In
looking over the new Mitchell and Jordan
ii..t. nu- it 1 r-rl m demonstration
may be arranged that will convince you of
the leadership of either ol
their respective classes.
these cars
Broadway at Oak