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About The Oregon statesman. (Salem, Or.) 1916-1980 | View Entire Issue (Oct. 9, 1921)
: - resumffrMj They Sell "Options" On Dodfje Cars in U. S: and ' Then Disappear Although a number vof arrests have teen made as a result of the "fraudulent practice; the war ao partment report that !perong in parlous parU of the country ar. Bt!II Leluc victimized by individ uals who pretend to be &bl to obtain Dodge Hrothera motor cars from the government at bar gain prices. The usual raeKiod, It Is said. Is to sell "options" on the cars, which are t! represented as being still in the original ship ping crates, the war having end, cd before, they vere used. Once the option price is, obtained, ot course, th''ageBf never reap pears. , As Dodge . Brothers, motor car was selected by the government as Ithe official car ot its class for fierflce with the army during the world war, an enormous nuaber of these cars-were equipped for the American training- camps and expeditionary forces. At the conclusion of the war the various branches of the army had fully 20,000 Dodge Brothers motor cars and almost immediately it was rumored that these cars were to be sold at ridiculously low figures by the government. It raa a great opportunity ror crooks. Tbey went from town to town pretending that they had ac quired options on large stocks of the cars, all In first-class erudi tion, and were prepared to sell these options for or 1:50. sometimes more. The result was that both Dodge Brothers and the war department were flooded with Inquiries as to when and where the cars might be obtained. Warnings were - issued, arrests were made and for a time the fraud, died out. i "Recently, however, it seems to j K have been renewed, as Dodge Bro thers say hey j are constantly re ceiving letters 1 and telegrams on the subject; The matter was tak en jup with the military IntellJ jreflce division of the war depart ments A loiter ju.t received from this division by Dodge Brothers includes the following definite statement: j "I am informed by the direc tor of salep of the war depart- . ment mat no sales oi new image Brothers ipotor cars have been made by this office. He also in forms tne ,that arrests have re cently been made in Philadelphia and New Yiork by the department of justice ok individual who were fraudulently attempting to sell options on government caTsi." As a majtterof fact, the great majority of Iolce Brothers cars acquired bt the army have been apportioned to' various branches of the government service. A few auctions hae heen held at some of the arrrv camps which had seen hard jservice were disposed of by Individual bidding, but there have! beon no options and nnyono representing himself as in position tb ohtain government cars phouldi be reported to the au thorities frjr investigation. FOIUtti IU1X 34-311 LES OX GAJU LOX OF GASOUXE Start Ky ia Coldest Weather Otln r Car Show I'roiMtr tkmat? Saving. i Prices Reduced Quality Maintained ' Astounding price reductions averag ing 25?o have been made on all 1922 model. Harley Davidson motorcycles and sidecars. , .V , However, the superior quality which, has always characterized Harley-David-son ; as, the ."World's Best" is rigidly maintained., . Then tori, the 1922 Harley-Davidson is a thoroughly tried and tested machine . of KNO WN merit Years of unparallel ed service in the hands of thousands of ; discriminating owners in every part of the world give proof of its correct design and construction. ! , . If you want the BEST, rightly priced, come in to-day and inspect the 1922 beau tiful brewster green Harley-Davidson. HARRY W. SCOTT "The Cycle Man" .147 South Commercial Street REPORT OM ROADS (Continued from page 1.) jllihway Fair to jllorton (over High Pa,ns rond)l Hocked and in fair condition fom Morton to Blach ly. (Low Iasn. closed on account of construction.) lload Imjias sable after j rains. Ito.sebiirgfCoov Ilighuay ItoseburgfCoos Bay Highway A new carburetor which eHts down sasolnie consumption of any motor and reduces Jo one-half is the proud achievement of the Air Friction Carburetor Co., 19oS Madison street, Dayton, Ohio. This remarkable invention not only Increases the power of ma tors Irom 30 to 50 per cent, hut enables every one t run slow on high pear. .It also makes it ay to start a Ford or any other car in the coldest weather. You can use the very cheapest grade of Kasoliue or half gasoline and half kerosene and still get more pow er and more mileage than you now get from the highest test gasoline., All Ford owners can set as high as 34 miles to a gal lon of gasoline. So sure are the manufacturers of the immense saving their new carburetor will make that they offer to send it on SO days' trial to every car owner. As it can be put an or taken off in a few minutes by anyone, all readers of this paper who want to try St should fcend their name, adidress and make of car to the manufacturers at once. They also want local ag ents, to whom they offer excep tionally large profits. Write them today. Adv. IE LIGHTS IS: PRflGTlGABLE Habit Performs Real Service for Some Motorists, Ex pert Declares lure Dobtors Ready tj "Fix" anything that might aid your tire. Al- . . a : i k ways' on j the job anxious to please That probably ac counts for our increased businessj next job! self. Bring us your and see for your- Hoffman & Katty Kqrner Marion Hotel Closed on aceounroi construction between Remote and Bridge, Coos county.. Open from Roseburg to Camas valley and from Coqaiile to Bridge for local traffic, through travel takese Old Coos Hay wagon road, Myrtle Point to Roseburg. Also road via Alle gany, Scottsburg and Drain open and used. Both rough, slow and very soft after rains. Medford-Crater Lake Highway Two routes being used one via Central Point, Bybee Bridge, Trail and McLeod to Prospect; the other via Eagle Point, Reese Crook school and Derby to' Pros pect. Traffic advised to take the one via Trail. Crater Lake lodge closed for season October 1. Alnea Highway Corvallis-Waldport -Good from Corvallis to Philomath and grav eled most of way to Alsea. Be yond Alsea, better road is around point of Digger mountain instead of the hill road; construction un der way east and west of Tide water; fair to Waldport. Care should be taken between Alsea and Waldport as this is, in gen eral, a one-way road and unsur faced. Impassable after rains. The "Merry Widow" lias been revived with a star cast. Can you whistle the waltz, RIMS and Rim Parts for all Cars Free Expert Advice IRA JORGEXSEN ISO South High Street " t ! Cars-Series 2 1 ijHW --Wit Beauttful in design , . .-it. Thoroughly modern -Mechanically right -Yours for Service MARION Price t Light Six Touring. $1390 Ught Six Roader ..$1345 Special Six Touring $1895 Big Six 7 pass. Touring $2325 AUTOMOBILE GO. f y OPEN DAY AND NIGHT - - - 1 ! I Salem, Or. Phone 362 "Your lights are burning. Mis ter!" 'Ycs, I know it,' is an inscription which wll be seen on more than one automobile in the coming year. At least, until the remainder of the motorinx public come to realize that a car villi burning headlights is not the result of an all night joy ride or accidental turning of the light switch. One driver threatened to u?e such "a cisnwhen toll by a bat tery service man that lout; day time trips ana nisn cnartiing ratf f his generator under such con ditions meant certain disaster for the storage battery on bis car un less li:' burned the lights. In that respect at' least, the Knrojean ii3ine ''acenmciator" by which storage batteries are fjen erally known over there is more literally correct. An automobile battery merely accumulates the rurpliis electricity developed by ;'en?rator, u:id when t hat cur rent becomes excessive, the work done in the battery (and it is jupt p.s much work for a battery to take a charge as it is to give it feMiifcffctllilKtaUliitWJBltlllllili-lirtiillii.lti litlUi'iWMWlMriililillillhiamilllliUlilMill off) . becomes a btirdeft to it .and overheating results. Most car owners ltttqw br this time that OTerheatihg means buckled j.lates, destruction of cer tain kind of insulation material commonly used and shirt circuits. Ksoape from this danger may be had by burning the ! l.eadlighU whilo on long day trips, particu larly when a recent test has shown the battery to be fi!lr it hnrred. TSie Willard Storaie Battery company strikes a, t'.mriy note oi waruia? in their latest booklet, taiitk-J. -Willard- St H ice; For Your TUtUry's Inffit ar.d Yours." They say nfever ""allow your battery to beeomk; overheat ed in service; keep all; cells filled with distilled water; -keep your battery fully charged; in winter to prevent freezing; the battery will then lake care cf itself. First Dealer What.!" You ask (!ftO. fnr a horse like ithat? j Second dealer Vi', that's . cheap. This horse can jump! . j First dealer Jump! Not him. Mi he ;uild j.unp he'd jlvave jump- j , eii when ho heard you ask S20 for him. i i! WON THE RACES . l i " Salem.SUtojftar. !l ' ( MonlAylst-iii "iom-;" i -LARLEE" No. is ( louAay-lst - in: - :mj ! , ( Satrday- 1st In .W'fnlla , Situilatst In - 20 mile " ! -EYERLY MIDGET" I ' " ' '- ' i . ( SatuMajr 2nd In 10 niUe f ;f Southwest Washington Wlr, ChrtuiUa , I . "LARLEE" No. lg-Four first ,, JAM levenU I ZZZ 'I DO YOU KNOW THAT both of these! cars are Fonls. put into perfwt shape, racfnir fihaie, in our snop oy iin- Com? in and look the nl over Wp have shown you what our work will do. Let os da your EYERLY & MAURER ! Expert aulo work. Fords espociallr ' ; , 24C State St. (Back of Hudson-Overland ABftftcy) rion 8H its -"HI E1AE fpouble Cable Base cTiv Thousands of users are reg ular boosters A permanent testimony for Federal supremacy FEDERAL TIRE SERVICE Katty Korner Marion Hotel 3 at i "It's No Job to Steer a Buiek" Buick cars steer just like they drive easily and comfortably. And like every other Buick part, the Buick steering gear can be trust ei Ride in a 1922 Buick and see for yourself ' . 22-Six-44 22-Six-45 22-Six-46 22-Six-47 22-Six-48 22-Six-49 22-Six-50 Buick Sixes Three Passenger Pwoadster $1792 Five Passenger Touring 1823 Three Passenger Coupe 2466 Five Passenger Sedan..j.. 2778 Four Passenger Coupe--- 2664 Seven Passenger Touring 2051 Seven Passenger Sedan- 3010 Buick Fours 22-Four-34 Two Passenger Roadster $1130 22-Four-S5 Five Passenger Touring 1180 22-Four-36 Three Passenger Coupe : 1730 22-Four-37 Five Passenger Sedan. 1925 All Prices F. O." B. Salenl Otto J. Wilson Center and Commercial Street When better automoblues are built, buick will build ihem I If- 1 - ' ' - ' -1 -- ' - ' 1 I I'llll m, t ill " - ill ' ' , gjgfaMtteag : 1 1 u r Samson Truck prices are again reduced from $60 to $250 New Price, Salem, 1-Ton . . $635.80 New Price, Salem, ty2-Ton $1134.50 At these new prices none needing a truck can afford to do without The Samson Truck is the ideal truck for the farmer or orchardist on account of the extra long loading space. Come in and see these trucks, drives them and compare them with other tracks in their price class. We will then leave It to you. VICK ! BROTHERS High Street at Trade 1 -7" ' ! ' Il l HI I 'L - ."! '! '. - -, -.i '- , ' , : ' , - -- "-, ; i.i: : "j : JV...-.. ..' -' J-.i...-. - . - ;- - - - - ,.,-. . , " ' ..