V - SECOND' HEYSS SECTION Pages ! to 4 Automobiles,' Society, Generic! Hews Classified arid SEVENTY-SECOND YEAR SALEM. OREGON, SUNDAY MORNING, MARCH, 25, 1923. price 5 cento msmk is by in 'Big Jim, Terror of California i Livestock Men, Bagged by Federal Man, i SAN JOSE. Call. March 24;- 1'HIgJim, the cattle killer." for years the dread of cattle men in the Mount Hamilton region, and one of the largest, mountain lions eyer bagged in the state, is dead. After a reign-of 12 years as king of the cattle slayers oj the Coyote tlreek range. "Big Jim" has been !-Jcllled by Jay Brace, state monn- n r it . - t 1 ttiu iioa jinnier. , The huge mountain lion was hunted for., six ; days and nights orer a radius of more than SO railea before he was "bagged by Bruce. He was treed by three of the state lion hunter's dogs, "and after being shot in the lung and ? knocked from the tree, he was finally stopped within five feet of the hunter by a bullet-through Jbe brain. ; , . ''Big Jim" weighed 150 pounds and was credited with killing 20 RELIANCE AUTO PAIimifG CO. , 219 State St. : . U Cor. Front St. Phone 937 head of cattle on his recent ram page. "While trailing the "king of the killers.', ; Uruce himself killed two female Hons, bringing his total of lion kills to 158 since he has been hunting them. Of these. . Bruceh as killed 127 dur ing the tour years lie has been orf the payroll of the state fish and gamf commission. Since the . coram ionj began paying bounties jon the hides of mountain Hons 1C years ago, bounties have been collected on 4003 animals. The state pays $20 , for the female skin, while that of the male brings $20. COMING HOLDING A HUSBAND Adele Garrison New Phase or REVELATIONS OF A WIFE CHAPTER 2G8 HOW DICKY "CAME BACK" AT MADGE Dicky thrust his hands deep in to his pockets, a trick of his when he Is exasperated, and glared at me, , :. j : ; "Well, I'll be cussed!" he ejac ulated after a long stare In which he cleverly registered unbounded amazement as well as gathering wrath. "So you think I'm about to embark on a i skin game, do yu? Nice opinion you've got of me, haven't , you? , Suppose you tell met just what you'd do, in the way of restoring this dining room it you were running- things. Come on, let's have the benefit' of that wonderful business - head of yours!"-. " V ) - i rne 'mockery of his eyes was intensified by the cutting sneer Dayton and Columbia Bicycles, Parts, Supplies : and Accessories , The pheapest most healthful and most conven ient form-of transportation ever devised is fthe bicycle. We Have Yours on the "Sales Floor E. Ranisdeh 387 Court St 11 J i I 'la v m , t 1-. r-1 'Hi A na. v man of course has the general scheme of decoration firmly fixed in her mind. You"do it over, and she'll wonder why at once, figure out gome frand or ' something. While I'll wager that Jim and I can fix it up so she'll never know the difference. Besides, you know those - old fellows who did the work are so busy at this sea son that you can't get them to look at you. Don't you see?" "Do you want me to be frank?" I asked. Dicky took his head In his hands and began to pace up and down the room. "That's the Las Straw!" "Prank!" be exclaimed. "That'g the last straw! When people ask you If you want them to he. frank, and you say yes good night! You can bet the last plugged nickel in your jeans that you 11 get an earfu of unpleas ant poppycock." in his voice. It slashed right through all the good resolutions made to let nothing rouse my temper. . ' i! "If I were 'running things, as yon . ao courteously express It, I said icily, r would., call in -the decorator who did.. the joom- and have .him do it -over exactly, as it was- before." -f.J Underneath the, Smile. , . " fir EsmmmkmiTr0htfwrH9m ' V fj i-j-x. J T- the 1923 SUPERIOR Chevrolet 1 l4-Passenger Sddanette The Eyes of the World Are On Chevrolet The growth of CHEVHOLET has (been almost phenominal. 7 . CHEVROLET is far ahead of -all competitors in jsales, in fact the second Jargest selling Automobile in the world. x ' ' VALVE IN HEAD Has had more or less to do with this phenominal growth. . JIMMY MURPHY, the world's champion race driver,' has this to say: i about "VALVE In Head Motors" "The driver, who would attempt to race today with any other type of , motor than Valve in Head would be hopeless ly outclassed," and JIMMY MURPHY KNOWS. . . . M - - - ' CHEVROLET HAS VALVE IN HEAD MOTOR State RegistratUihs of new cars for January and February, 1923, in Oregon are as follows : . f CHEVROLET t.i Buick ..- 533 . 398 I Dodge . 186 Star 147 Oldsmobile li-- 95 Overland ; 82 ' Superior. Touring z.-.t. i Superior Roadster : 1 Superior Coupe $663.00 42.00 877.00 Superior Sedan . 1,065.00 All prices f. o. b, Salem. The above figures should be of interest to every prospective buyer of an automobile. This is the ratio and should be a guide to every purchaser, and more than , this you will see that this ratio V will continue, only CHEVROET will keep climbing ahead and there is a reason. - V ; My husband stared at me as If he were seeing ' me , for the first time. " ' , f : f 'I -believe you would!" he said at . last as if to himself. "I'll be blessed if I don't' believe you'd be just that big a fool." Y I .made him no answer. My heart was sick at the contempt in his oice. I turned, abruptly away , I from him and walked toward the (kitchen. Dicky strode after me. put a compelling hand - on . my shoulder and turned me so that I faced him. . ! -- - , "Look here," he said with the quick contrition - which often fol lows his ugly moods, "I suppose I was a bit rough just now, but you can't' know how ridiculous your proposition is. Now just listen to me while I talk to you in words of one syllable." j He was smiling down at nfe and, as usual, I couldn't resist, smiling back at him. But underneath the smile iJay still the remembrance of the stinging words and manner he; had used. They could not be rubbed. out so easily. ' 1 ''From your description of that dame," Dicky began oracularly. "l ean tell she's the kind that's gofeg to make a howl any way, on general principles. ' And with that sort of people the more you doJf or ' em. the more they suspect your -motive. They simply can't understand anyone trying to he honorable inbusiness." " II heroically repressed the desire to tell him that other people's principles, or lack of them, were no excuse for the lowering of our own standards, and listened ' to him as attentively as if I approv ed every word he was uttering. 'Now," he went on, "that wo- ; Tine STANDARD Guarantee Factory Firsts We Have Just Received Our Spring Stock - 80xS Fabric Cord L Cords - 14.35 - 16.50 17.95 18.95 19.75 23.00 24.50 25.50 26.60 31.80 35.90 . 31.00, 39.70 58.S5 Size 30x3 31x4 32x4 , 33x4 34x4 32x4 33x4 34x4H 35x4 36x4 33x5 . 35x5 37x5 36x6 .f0J5 . 0.95 . Fabric '6.75 11.50 12.50 12.95 13.75 15.00 19.50 20.50 27.50 tIAICO;,! TIRE CO. Commercial ' A Court Streets SAIJEM ORE. (Established 1017) RUtiS d Rim Prtal tor all Car Free Expert Adrlc IRA JORGEXSEN 150 South High Street "In that case," I said smiling, for I was determined not to get into an . altercation with him, "perhaps I'd better " fOh, go on! Spill it!" he said Irritably. rfTm not exactly a throttler of free speech, you know." .. ' 'Well, then," I said quietly, "I don't agree with you, but 1 am perfectly willing to abide by your decision to acquiesce In it, if you'd rather I'd put It that way. After all, : It's your affair rather than mine. You conduct ed; the negotiations for the Bale of the house. The only part I have In it Is the signing of my name, so really " - - "Ton- mean, 'I suppose," ha said unpleasantly, "that you'd like to slide out of all respohsl bility for any troublesome cons quenees.". , "If you wish to put It tha way yes," I returned frigidly. "But there's one thing ' you won't relinquish," he retorted, "and that's your membership in the I told you so club.' That will be paid up to date, and you'll have' the little hammer all polished tip and ready to. swing on my hean If things go wrong. was taBt workIng himself Into a temper and ray own nerves (Continued on page 2) &!on9i buy thio Gar ' Because your neighbor -told you it. is no good, and he must be rightr because he himself hasn't looked it oyer, and we do not charge brokerage. It rides and drives too. easy so that you may fall asleep, and therti is not enough vibration in , th.e engine . so you can tell it is . running, but w.e will put a.-bell on it free of charge and eliminate that objection, j and another thing you don't get ac quainted with the repair men like on other., cars. ' You can only get about '-22 miles sm gas and about. 300 miles on quart of oil, butmost of the Maxwell - owners get more, and then again your oyersized . tires last too. long, and -the biggest fault is Ithat .we , have only the pash .price on the Maxwell and no -trading- allowance like,- so many other cars - have and therefore we can only.: allow you what your car is actually worth- this xme thing fools most people, but with all these above fault3 we are selling Maxwells and ALL oft our owners get more than they expected. See For -Yourself Use Your Own Judgment "-mmmmu,- ' 0. B. GINGRICH T.I0T0?. CO. ininnniiniinniffrwnwvf9nrnvffvft . . ; . ... Today, .wCacn: cai?o Sco &oc2of og aovoi? &cCor?cf SncrroQoc in ElncroDailc coflcc 2c cioatiicn 2C0ovci? any pto v2bC3 ttvoEvo ROT Ivs Walter F. Backner of 1310 Court street tvho purchased a WUys Knight in 1919 was in our salesroom the cither day asking about a certain mechanic who used to be connected with us. When told he had moved over a year ago he said "Well you know since I bought this Willys Knight I have just lost track of all repairmen, and if I was to buy a, hun dred more cars they would all be Willys Knights." About this time Goodrich Moir, one of Viek Bros, salesmen, hap pened on the scene and knowing that the Buckners were thinhhig some of an enclosed car, they got down to business on a trade J or a WiUys Knight Sedan! The result s that we sold Mr.-zidj I.lrs.: Buckner a new WiUys iKnight Sedan .allowing them $fr0Q0 (Jor their 4 year old Touring car. The outstanding features of this sale are many: - ' . The used car. was sold the: same day for $1000.00 to a 3rd partv-rwho is delighted with his bargain. Mr. Buckner was very slow to accept as little as $1000.00 for his 4-yearoId .car which sells new today at $1455.00. These facts show the remarkable second hand value pi.a YMys Knightcar. x -ty' t rV.'LCiJ WHY NOT A WILLYS KNIGHT? VICK BROS. Quality Cars High St. at Trade , . Watch CHEVROLET LEAD Bert L. Jones Motor Co. Salem.AistoimdHe Co. State St. at Front F. G. DELANO Salem', Oregon A. L EOFF i m t a