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T1IE OREGON STATESMAN, SALEM, OREGON
SUNDAY MORNING, MAY lfi, 1921
liEVROLET PRICE B EDUCTION HELD
if: IFH OF PRICE REVISIONS
4 Tfc recent announcement of
Ih. Chwrolet Motor company, re-
Mdmc rlce on the Model 490
konrlnf car fll.M no f ne
Jlfniflcint readjustments of pre-
Vf&StcuVT part of th.
Cbitrolet dlTUlona ot General
Motors (by far the largest manu
facturers in the Industry) only
tends to ibow the trend toward
normalcy.
This Is only right and fair for
tbe reason that the price of live
stock and farm products are very
low, and It goes without saying
that the farmer can not buy when
what be baa to sell brings a low
price and what be has to buy
brings high prices.
This la not only true ot auto
mobiles but of every other com
modity. Manufacturers accumu
lated large fortune during the
war and they can well afford, dur
the adjustment period to assist in
bringing prices down even though
they have to operate their plants
at cost or less for a short tine.
Other manufacturers will be
compelled to fall in line or go out
of busineas. The purchasing pow.
er of tbe dollar must and will soon
be back on a sane normal basis.
RIIC REPORTS
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SECRETARY
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Total of $255 Collected
Less Than Month For
Traffic Violations
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SALEM TES
STATE IS ORGANIZED
Raffety Compares Figures
to Show Increased Activ
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Thenew goodness of
the good Maxwell makes
its strongest and surest
impression on men and
women who have owned
and driven other cars.
Ate Going to Albany in
Great Numbers
of the numerous cases that have
arisen since that time:
Operating motor vehivle while
intoxicated, $1015; reckless driv
ing. $11C5; speeding. fC?.U;
driving without lights, ill. f.";
improper lights. $392. GO; no li
cense plates. $342. C; only one
license pij.'e. $1; improper li
cense. $: unlawfully ouerutiiin
motor vehicle, u;, overloading, i Odd Fellows and Rebekahs
pa.-s up; Hireei cars wnue r'"- I
ceiving and ,uist:iarglng passen-j
trers. Jlo; right ot way, $2St; cut
lins coiik r.. fi'Ht: violating Ore
gon motor vehicle -aw, $14ti; un
named, $140; total, $77'.t8.7i.
Ti st Ca' lU-gun
On the liasin or an opinion f
Attorney General Van Winkle,
holding that municipalities are re
quired to register ami pay license
tees on .their cars the same as in
dividuals. Mr. Kuffety has insti
tuted a test ease against the city
of Portland to collect on automo
biles and trucks owned by the
(ity. Inspector W. L. Campbell
has this month collected $4180 in
license fees on municipally owned
vehicles.
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pranJ lodge, the grand f
ment. the Rebekah la
which Is the womtu's
Oddtellowship; the Patriae
itanf. the military uralich
women's auxiliary of tli'
uri , militant anil lite lin
Order ol .Muscovites.
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fialem Rebekah Ipdge No J ,W
be represented . Uy iU nnifonnt
drill team and Canton X'apiu
Patriarchs Militant will' &aT
their uniformed personnel In l
tendance. ' Ty-'y
Vsr, Statesman CIasined Ad-?
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MOTOR AND TIRE CO.
371 Court Street Phone C35
SALEM, OREGON
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From April 1 to April 23 Police
Judpe Earl Race fined violators
of the motor vehicle and traffic
laws a total of $255 and - from
March 19 to April 2?., Justice ot
the Peace I'nruh, in whose court
comparatively tew cases of this
kind are handled, assessed fines
totaling $72.50, accord. ng to re
ports made by tlies olticials to
the secretary of state.
Judge Race reports the follow
ing cases:
Cutting corners, 3; niuiriers
open, 2; speeding 4; passing street
cars while discharging and receiv
ing passengers, 3; having no rear
lights, 20; driving on wrong side
of street, 1.
Owner Reputation Suffer
Judge I'nruh reported four
cases of speeding and of operating
a truck without license.
All violations are checked
against the license of the owner of
the vehicle.
The effectiveness of organized
effort to enforce the motor vehi
cle and traTfic laws of the state,
with tbe state back of it. is shown
by comparative figures for the
whole of last year and the first
quarter of this year.
During the whole of last year
only 804 violations of the laws
were reported to the secretary of
state, and a total of only $6698.15
In fines. For the first quarter of
this year a total of 709 violations
have been reported and $7798.70
collected in fines.
Department Organized
This Increased effectiveness is
due mainly to an organisation per
tected ly T. A. Raffety, chief
traffic law inspector no was ap
pointed by Secretary of State
Kozer to head the work. He has
zix men working under him. About
a month ago Mr. Raffety sent
blanks to all the municipal court
judges and justices or the peace
on which they are requested to
make their reports to the secre
tary of state. He also has ar
langed a card index system by
which he keep the record lor each
county and the record of operar
tlon of each Inspector.
Fine Ran High.
The following figures covering
fines received from the 709 ar
rests of the first quarter of this
year embrace the period from
January 1 to March 31. and none
UP-TO-MINUTE NEWS
OF AUTO PROGRESS
Handy (usoline Funnel
With an opening at one side in
stead of the top, a gasoline funn i
tor automobiles, that can be car
sied in small space, has been in
vented in England.
OAKLAND
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Sensible Six
A NEW. CAR at a NEW PRICE
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We never sold a car that was equal to the NEW.
OAKLAND in real value, price considered
Come in and see the new model ,
Vick Brothers
..y . Trade and High Streets s
To Warm Cyclists' Hands
Hands and feet of motorcycle
riders can be kept warm with
new attachments that convey
warm exhaust gases from the en
gines to metal cowls.
Salem Odd Fellows and Rebek- I
ahs will travel to Albany in great
numbers to attend the annual s-j
sion of the grand lodge which ,
convenes in that cil Tuesday i
May 17. The greatest grand
lodge session in the history ol ,
Oregon Odd'ellowship Is what Al- j
bany promises its visitors and ac- j
cording to advance information in
the hands of local members of tho !
order, this year's session will ri
val the 1919 session which wr.s '
held in Salem. ' fej
Albany Is . expeCMg to entf r- p
tain t.eiween 12ou and 1500 vis-.
itors during the week. Enter- 0
tainment features will include a
Li parade and a public reception. ) ggj
With several bands playing nnr- ; g
trig the conventions and conteE'' gj
between uniformed drill t 'ami nig
prospect, a gala week is anticipat- j fgj
ed. j P3
The bodies wii en win nieei ' i
Albany during the week
BUI
are me
Prevents Wheels flogging
The lugs on a new tractor
wheel work in and out like spades
from an eccentric on axles and
clean themselves, preventing the
wheel clogging in (he stickiest
soil.
Works Horizontally
An automootle accelerator pe'l
al patented by a North Dakotar.
works horizontally instead of ver
tically, relieving a driver from
keeping his loot in a strained po
Must Xot Splash Pedestrians
Several Japanese cities require
that automobiles be equipped wi'h
fenders to prevent the wheels
splashing pedestrians In wet weather.
TtadUtor Near Hear Axle
The motor and radiator of a
new French automobile are moun
ted close to the rear axle, the ln
vettter claiming this arrangement
permits the use of smaller and
lighter bodies.
Whittles Wlien (Ml Is Xedd
Mown by suction from the ln
tak manifold, a whistle has been
nvented to warn a motorist that
! oirenlation of lubricating oil
in his car has stopped.
An electric light company In an
Ontario city has installed taps
on many of its poles to enable au
tomobilists to keep their cars
orm mhile standing on the
streets.
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New Reduced
Prices
Firsts, with serial
numbers
6000 Mile Guarantee
2R3 nonnki.! $11.50
30xn nonnkid .. 10.60
3n3 'i nonskul 13.95
32x3j nonftkid 16.75
31x4 nonKkid 19.60
3-2x4 nonkil 23.00
3.1x4 TioiiKkid 24.00
34x4 nonskld -- 25.00
Other sizes in proportion
Cords, with serial
numbers
8000 Mile Guarantee
30x3 U, nonskift $23.15
32x3W nonskid 29 66
32x4 nonskid 37.60
33x4 nonskid 38.60
34x4 nonskid ... .: 39.76
32x4 14 nonskid 45.00
33x4 M nonskid 36.50
'3 4x4Vi nouskid ..... 37.75
3-.x4'i nonskid . 49.60
3x nonskid 62.00
Mail Orders Given
Prompt Attention
MalcomTire Co.
Commercial and Court
Streets
SALEM, OREGON
One of a Chain of Store?
17HEN you !&rchase a Buick, you are
making a &jiown investment in a
car that has proved trustworthy for twen
ty years.
But don't take Buick's reputation, the
words of Buick owners or our words as
to Buick's reliability as the final argu
ment. Let us take you out in a 1921
Buick. You, yourself will be the best
judge of its sturdiness and power, its
comfort, beauty and easy operation.
Your Buick is doubly guaranteed for con
tinuous use through Authorized Buick
Servke- USED CARS
In our used car department you will find
the best bargains in automobiles ever of
fered in Salem
OIL
Best Eastern Oilf 5 gallon can $4.50
TIRES
Goodyear Service Station, new prices,
May 9th
I GASOLINE
We have better Gasoline, gravity $GVz
Price. 29M
Otto J. Wilson
388 North Commercial
When Better Automobile Are BoilfS
Buick Will Build Them
THE llftrVERSAt CAR
During all the years the Ford Model T One Ton Truck has been on the mar
ket, we have never had one complaint of rear axle trouble. We have had no
complaints of motor trouble. As the motor and the rear axle are the vital funda
mentals in a motor truck, we have the right to conclude that the Ford One Ton
Truck has hot only met the demands of business, but has done so in a satisfactory
and economic way. There is no other evidence so convincing as that wniclt
comes from long practical experience. Ford One Ton Trucks are serving along
all industrial and commercial lines. You will find them everywhere. If these
statements were not facts, the demand for the Ford One Ton Truck would not
be as large as it is, because people are not buying trucks which do not give
service. Coupled with the dependability of the Ford One Ton Truck in all classes
of usage, comes the economy in operation and maintenance. On. the farm, in
factory delivery, for the merchant, manufacturer, and contractor, in these days
of modern business methods, this worm-driven One Ton Ford Truck has become
en actual necessity. Come ia cad talk it over.
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Yallev Motor Co.
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