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About The Oregon statesman. (Salem, Or.) 1916-1980 | View Entire Issue (Nov. 15, 1918)
BOGUS USE OF NAME ALLEGED Associated Advertising Clubs , Have Tomahawk Out . ? for OH Concern ' Th Associated Arivortfeintr Plnh. f the World, thrntirh nMtol Kill letin of the National Vigilance com- muiee, is directing another attack aralnst alleeed elllng enteerprlses. A circular ye- ceiTea oj state corporation Commis sioner H. J. Schnlderman shows that the advertising club, after investiga tion has turned Its guns upon the Studebaker Oil & Refining company, a $20,000,000 Arizona corporation with, headquarters at South Betid. Ind., the circular bearing particularly upon the company's advertising cam paign through the newspapers. I , The oil and refining company Is alleged to be making improper use qf the name "Studebaker," and the j ublle Is said to have been misled Intothe belief that the Studebaker .Oil & liefining company has a rela tion to the well known Studebaker corporation of South Bnd. There is a blood relation between the men In the concerns. It Is claimed. In , ttrit . tl. : three Studebakers in the oil ompany are the sons of Henry , Studebaker, one of the founders of the Htudebaker corporation, but who left the business in he days when It W's a small wagon shop befor the Citil war. This report ts Issued." says the circular, "because we wnd tint an A Ida proraotert of . this enterprise, who nare not succeeded in obtaining the approval of the canit&i iu .nm. mittee , are planning a further ad vertising campaign to sell stock, and oeen lniormea ; that adver tisements will be offered to tthe news papers. v "Newspapers have alreadv misled . -by the , skilled manner in which the, pro motors have played up -ioe name muaebaker. Newspapers have tOid US that thv mfMntaA o- vert I semen ts of the company because of the use of the name Studebaker . ThOUKh. nona Of tha mn n nected with thee enterprise has ever voninouiea to the success of the Sta Se5aJker Corporation. of South Bend, Incf.. the name rSthdebaker is given prominence in the advertising mat ' ter in such minr tn imni, are the Studebakers who built the wunucnui ousmess Bearing that name, -,nw : name siuaeoaker runs through the advertising matter. Too. the name StndebaVer nn u nui freely, and that was the name under wmcn me studebaker corporation lonneriy am ousiness. The advert!?- Ing has quoted tb address of the o! eorapanr ' as Studebaker Bid., South Bend, though there is no of fice building of that name In South Bend.. T" . . : Tbjat. the coupMnr, Ih th adver tising, of the good name Studebakee and the city South Bend; has misled and misinformed the public The Studebaker corporation em phatically states, and has so stated when numerous, inquiries have been made regarding the olf scheme; that no officer of that w --w.ywfcgr t . k U VJ. uv man connected with It, is officially luicrwea ia me on ecneme. The report concludes? -In the light of -such facta, we irongiy urge that newspapers and other advertising mediums decline . to publish advertisements orfereed by the Studebaker Oil Refining com pany, or by brokers representing this company or offering its stock for aale.' wtngot- !: "We make this recommendation In the interest of clean and legitimate advertising. The publication of ad vertisements that mislead the publie Public has a right to believe adver tising. and, newspapers have a re sponsibility to their readers to pre sent only advertising which is wor thy ot confidence! . , . . WARREN CLAIM IS SUSPECTED -""l,"" .'tL.-15--'" Highway Engineer Thinks t Claim May -Be for Pat- , ented Pavement Sta"s Highway Engineer Herbert 'Nunn, in an inquiry addressed to At torney General Brown, indicates his that -a claim of the Warren Brothers company against Oskar Hu ber,' contractor who constructed the pavement on the West side highway f rpm the Multnomah county line to Newberg, is for royalties on patented pavement rathert han for labor and .materials furnished as asserted in a written 'notice ; which the Warren company has filed with the engineer. Nunn desires to know whether, re gardless of the claim, the highway ' m mission can proceed at once to Settle with Huber, and the attorney i. general holds that this can be done. "' The length of the Improved por tion of the highway is 15 miles and the amount of the claim of the War fen PjfthT con,Pany against Huber is 123.874.53, which is against a bond furnished Huber by the Ameri can Suretjr company of New York. Nunn claims that no proof was fur nished wltli the claim, r The bond is for the sun) cUl27.30S.18. By tak ing the required bond the attorney general holds that the highway engi neer has protected the state and all persons furnishing . th nt.,.A. with labor and material.' Notic of i the Claim sn fflol wttu v tJZ Brothers company, the opin ion holds. Is not sufnclent to prevent the highway commission from mak I?frHnf ftye"at with the con . tractor J '"Under no corcumstances. .. 'f Plalon concludes, "would the s fl1 the WarrcnOJrolhers com- ' hfghway -2 "en Upoa tbe puMIc bo satisfied, jriia a place oa Jh ; - . ill EXTRA . ... . Ladies'; all black button slroes, medium narrow plain toes, French heels; $5.00 quality at special price of THE BAN ON HOLDING MEETINGS ON ACCOUNT BAN ON HIGH PRO -riday and. make EXTRA 1 INDUCEMENTS to , hoe buyer,. Ht.2S. "T,100'",,!0 JJ'" -o "tMliowiw WiU put a BAN ON HIGH PRICES ind inau,trie, board y.. It i. . patriotic J tStS ft" M buy if it is already made. . f . eomMI,I,,0 "y He rtor." ud; there bo fut to whtt yon sbU r fit French heel I V&mT' dth t0P' Pi"le1 1,ain to0' finc hha1 $8 00 black kid or patent Vamp'irey doth 'top,' fine' grade" kid, 1 toe. splendid stvle. Vrrnrh 1ip.I . b Li i" i sro .Ttr0 i.M . j v. i r M,.l ur Krey eioui top; an extra f ne wait ed shoe and a specially good bargain $7 00 quality brown kid, cloth top 4o match, all'. sizes' fine' Vieh dark , orown ud to date last. $7 00 grade dark grey kid vamp, tlful nark trrnv rln!n r1.,r T..w .va lU) uiu tiuiu iup, BOYS' CALF SHOES 4. 50 gradn, l)utton or lace, Hoy Scouts . . 1 1 $3..ri0 grade, button or blucher, sizes 3 to 5 $4.50 grade, heavy double soled blucher ' (Just a few pairs in sizes 3 to 4 1-2.) - $G.00 value, heavy. 10-inch top, double sole 3.00 value, heavy 10-inch 'top, black and tan tN'ot all sizes in-thin small lot.) . EXTRA- All black kid. lace or button, French or military heels; good lasts; worth to day's market $3.50 ; . most all sizes. $3.65 T . - - TTTE PRECOX STATESMAN FRIDAY, XOVKJfBEIl 15, jow. GOOD Saturday, K Our pledge to our government u: We, in the spirit of I.y.Uy and patriotic urrice to our government in meeung aU of the exigencie, of the war; a, applied to its prosecution and service of the people. We pledge our. selves to follow all the restriction, and regulation, to the utiriosL-5fgn(ff THE B00TERY, by J. B. Littler, Mgr. A, ,t wa, before, our pnee, on all grade, have been lower than the government regulation,. But in addition " for ttas sale we will make these I -vu: r. V - , ' ECTi' R E PU CTID WS -Ladies' Fine; Dress Shoes ':;" i matched cloth top,' 'aU Vizesthe 'beaut 1 f t. . ' ' "-," i 'f urcssy fcnoe . ... . ...... .. $5 95 All black kid, plain toe. but- t . ton or lace, military rubW 2 j neeis; all SiZoS; ifj.OO grade while they last A . " ... I $3.85 " : ; I- : . . T . . . . , , i V j ' . - ! - t - - " , 4 4 ,, OF THE "INFLU" HAS BEET DECLARED OFF BY THE HEALTH Men's; Heavy Hard Surface Shoes $r..r0 grade, tan or black, to close out - g.00 grade, tan or black, " to close ovt "..$4.45 7.00 grade, tan or black, ., VJ cloc out $5.20 $7.(X) Army tan shoe, . to close out "..$3.85 $8.00 Army tan shoe, to close out ,..$6.85 Jnst a few of the many which we have. .$3.65 .$2.80 .$3.10 i $4.65 III 11 U $3.85 :: .' This is but a-glimpse of ; the good things we ha?e :; specially marked, bat, it :: H.give yon a little idea of what we are doing to I raise money at once. . T r i - . M ' ., - ' a A small lot of ladies pun metal lace and button heavy hoes, some cloth tops, all beary soles; small and larpe sizes only, but are worth today from $4.00 to $5.GO; arc specially priced at " . - "3") 7r5i r3 Pn v7 Ia yq uJ ly- u .-! -x GOE III ! oak Ze . yz:.: ,er 2 $7.o0 men a AriMo kid Liu,,.. $ arch sunnortinir . . . J ' CHILDREN3 ) .11 1.! . - - .... vrm lnm In mars 8 to 11, all prici, frym , In sizes 5 to 8, all prices from.... . In sues 2 to 5, all prices from ALL KINDS OP SPECIALS IN THE SPATS and OYERGATTERS We ahow firm lines in .11 n, iew shades and . styles, from j r.w uowu to $1.65 EXTRA GOOD $2.85 BOARD BUT THE SON 16; Men's Shoes t t n,etHum t , . ! .u ruunu ioe, very eaty Ia.t, . . $54i5 4 4 i ! H95 down to $2.65 $3.65 down to $25 . . EZ - Oa denra to $1 r down to 95c BINS We can show yon a fine Kne of Christmas Slippers, f also hare the best I tock of Robbers in the city. ' " I "T- - - , II.,,-- - - .