: - 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
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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
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