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THE OREGON STATESMAN, SALEM, OREGON SUNDAY. JMOitN 1M (XTOCi OiiEii'L 120 AUTQMQeiUSTS KILLED 111 OU 'Annua! Death Toll Increas ing; Total of 14,412 in united States WASHINGTON, Oct. 22 A to--;tal of 14.412 deatus rrom acci dents during 1923 caused by auto ,, mobiles, and other motor vehicles excluding motorcycles is shown in , i statistics assembled by the census ... bureau covering the death regis tration area of the United States "which contains 87.6 per cent of ' the total population. , , This totals represents a death . rate of 14.9 per 100,000 people, , compared with 12.5 in 1922, 11.5 In 1921 and 10.4 in 1920. California topped the list with a rate of 32.6 deaths per 100,000 population, and Wyoming f was second, with a rate of 1 24.1. ;'. Among sixty-eight cities for which " ."statistics were gathered Camden. . N. J. led "with a rate of 25.4 and Scranton, Pa., was second with . n, 29.2., m ' i - ; , Mississippi Rate Lowest f - The state in which the death rate ' from motor accidents was lowest was Mississippi, where the -number per 100,000 " was 4.4.' t v Kentucky had the next best re 3 1 cord, 76.7.! Among cities, where an estimate ' was possible, , New n Bedford, I Mass., was the lowest m t with, a rate , of 6.2, and -Fort : Worth, Tex ranked next with ., ; 6.3. ":i 1.. ' ... . . : n Figures by states, with the total , number of killed and the .rate "t per 100,000 follows: ' ' California, 1239 and 32.6; Col I rado.il 57 and 15.9; Connecti- u ' cut, 249 and 16.9; Deleware, 55 t and 23.9; Florida, 170 and 16.2; . Georgia, 259 and 8.6; Idaho, 51 " -and 10.8: IUinoAs, 1031 and 15.2; 1 Indiana, 433 and 14.4; Iowa, 242 and' 9.8; ' Kansas, 217 and 12.1; Kentucky. 166 ajid 6.7; Louisi ana, 158 and 8.5; Maine, 91 and lt.7; Maryland, 243 and 16.1; Massachusetts, 612 and 15.2; Michigan, 738 and 18.6. ; , 120 Killed In Oregon Minnesota. 328 and 13.1; Mississippi, 78 and -4.4; Missouri, 398 andi 11.6 Monxana, 49 and 8.0; Nebraska 123 and 9.2; New J Hampshire, 59 and 13.2; New Jer sey. 672 and 19.9; New York. 1930 and 17.8; North Carolina. . 258 and 9.6; Ohio,' 1078 and 17.6: Oregon, 120 and 14.6; Pennsylrania, 1592 and 17.5; Rhode Island, 97 and 45.5; South Carolina, 119 and 6.8; .Tennessee, ' 171 and 7.1; Utah, 60 and 12.6; :, i Vermont, '46 and 13.1: Virginia. i 200 and 8.3; Washington, 240 J 1 'and 16.7; Wisconsin, , 292 and , 10.7; Wyoming, 51 and 24.1. -, , In the sixty-eight cities listed there was a total of 5618 deaths. T .'".TTtie number filed in Portland. Ure.,wa ,'"'39", representing a rate of 14.3 per 100.000. was inspired with enthusiasm for the patriotic issues that were dis turbing the country at that time. Ue was not only an intense aboli tionist as a boy but his father and grandfather had been abolitionists before him, and they had helped run the underground railroad. Mr. Bowers was twelve years old. as stated above, when he attended his first ; political meeting in Harding county, Ohio, 20 miles west of the town of Mar ion. The meeting, was presided over by General, J. S. Robinson, publisher of the Kenton Harding County Republican. The meeting was wild with enthusiasm and at the close a resolution was pass ed strongly endorsing Abraham Lincoln of Illinois as candidate for president. The meeting im pressed itself upon Mr. Bowers so strongly that even yet he can re call all the details of it. T OUTLOOK 1 EUD IS GRAVE : . U : UK Bowers Remembers .-J Republican Convention N." J.' Bowers, 1018 6th Street. West Salem, Oregon was a States man "visitor recently andL gave an 'account of the first political meet he ever attended. He ' was tteia lad of twelve years but Statement Made By Noted British Authority Speak ing in Chicago i , - ;p t : - - "-. ?- jCHICAGO, Oct. 21. Charles C. Pearson, of Liverpool, England, member of the war time allied purchasing commission told the members of the institute of Am erican meat packers here that the trade outlook in England "for the coming winter is grave." 'He cites statistics to show that when he left home a month ago "there were unofficially 1,200,000 unemployed, and unfortunately, thbse figures are mounting week ly ras the winter advances." ; '. 'Financially, 1 England ( has made great sacrifices , and since the war has become a compara tively poor nation, but only tem porarily, we hope, as I believe our recuperative powers will again make good. ( "The greatest hindrance to trade in England is the crushing taxation which is legacy from the war. Anyone earning 810,000 yearly pays from 28 to 30 per cent of it back in state taxation alone. In addition his city or municipality rates and taxes are practically 75 per cent of the full amount of his rent, so when you take office and home into con sideration you 'can imagine what this means." S i E. N. Westworth, who is the director of the livestock bureau of Armour and company toldlthe in stitute that "the livestock Indus try is entering a phase of dimin ished production, a markedly dif ferent situation than has existed since the war. We have just closed two years of the heaviest hog runs on record and are just beginning to feel the diminished runs, of cattle.". . Call I of Open Road Is Growing Fainter Camp Ground Shows Preparations are Now Being Made to Close Portion of the Auto Park This Week Highly Successful. H I4 1 tip Greater Season Is RICH SON SCICIDE SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 24. Frank ! It. Chambers, said to be the- son of a ; millionaire New York clothing manufacturer, shot and killed himself tonight in his store In Burlingame, fashionable suburb, where 6nly a. few weeks ago, his daughter, Marilouise Chambers had committed suicide. The open road has practically ceased its call for thousands of automobile j tourists, who for the most part, have taken themselves home by the fireside instead of making camp along the road and in the automobile tourist camps. At present! there are only seven to 10 camps' being maintained at the Salem auto park, according to H. S. Poisal, superintendent, i With the decrease in the num ber of campers, Mr. Poisal : is making plans for the winter and this week will begin to take down the tables and store them for. the season. The tents will be dried and placed in a dry place. Part of the electric light system has been discontinued. Automobile tourists' have I al ready exceeded the number I in the ground last year, according to figures kept at ,the camp of fice. This year there have been 5942 automobiles register, against 4535 for the entire season last year. , Though the camp will be open, the I usual accomodations will be lacking to a great extent. It is planned to keep only one man on duty, probably Dudley Purvine, who lives near the en trance to the grounds. Mr. Poi sal is substituting for T. H.T Al bert who is on his vacation. Dur ing the summer Mr. Poisal : was employed j in the capacity as "greeter" j for, about a month, giving information to the visitors. - "From what I have been told by the tourists I am firmly con vinced ! that It would be worth money ! to open , South Winter through to Mission, erecting a temporary bridge over the creek for the summer," Mr. Poisal said. "It is surprising the num ber of tourists i from the south who are anxious to camp in Sa lem, but become confussed in the round-about route, find themselv es on the Pacific highway and on their way to' Portland before they know it. They seldom turn around and come back. With the camp available and the overhead the same, these additional tourists would contribute sufficient money to pay for a bridge In a few years. The tourists from the north find the camp grounds much easier. We should, by all means, erect a large sign at Mission and Com mercial, send the tourists from the south along Mission and direc tly into the camp grounds." The camp ground will probably be kept open and available to the visitors until well along in Nov ember and should bring the num ber of automobiles substantially over the 6000 mark. 5 ; This year the camp ground was opened six weeks earlier than in 1923. During March 124 ma chines were registered, with 281 In April.; Last year, when the grounds were opened April 15, there were only 97 machines re gistered for the month. May this year had 571 against 320 last year, with 842 vehicles In June as compared with 758 in June, 1923. July was the peak month both year, 1459. n achines being checked in overnig it j this year and 1014 in 1923. August was a heavy month bo h , years, with 1435 in 1924 and 1127 in 1923. September, with s hobls starting throughout the couhtry, the tour ist visitors dropped to 866 ma chines for 1924 and 768 in 1923. October last year H a little ahead of the "correspond! year so far, with registered against night. "" ; i Practically every! registered at the at present demands a tent-house. Because of the popularity of these. and the increased Is to be received from their rental. It is probable the pumber will be increased next season tig month this 451. machines 364 Thursday tourist who is camp grounds MEANS A SAVING IN GASOLINE Aside from the! considerations of safety and unfailing traffic control, me pavement surface should meet other important re quirements. ForComfort, it must be smooth-riding; in gasoline consumption, it must have an even surfjace that is uni formly non-yielding in all seasons Even small wavesj or depressions materially affect phe amount of gasoline needed to operate your car. Every upgrade, every irregu larity in the surface exacts its proportion of power, and is re flected faithfully in the number of trips that must be made to fill the gas tank or; to . charge the storage batteries. i ' ,f TOPS X TRAVEL IN COMFORT j I DURING THE COLD MONTHS W.R. J. H. McALVIN 543 CHUItH STREET i.: N ft It 1 t a f Vol .4 it Melbmilil: Fairm Tractors ; We have several rebuilt Farm Tractors of different makes that are ready for someone to put to work. Some farmer will get more than value received for the special prices we are asking for them. Remember they are all rebuilt with new parts where there was anv notice. able wear. Farm Implements We have new and slightly used tractor implements such as disc harrows, plows; spike tooth harrows and spring tooth harrows that we are offering at very attrac tive prices for a quick cleanup. Power Belts Several power belts of 50, 1 75 or 100 foot lengths are also offered at special attractive prices. COME IN AND SEE WHAT WE HAVE THAT YOU NEED VICK BROTHERS ' - i High Street at Trade . " iHilCTER tICffiE UK 1 SO UGH T Various States to Consider Real tstate Measures at Legislature Measure are now being prepar ed to b& brought before a number of states at forthcoming sessions of their ' legislatures ; for setting up safeguards for the general public In real estate dealings through the passage of real estate license laws. In addition a number of states already having such machinery for shutting out the unscrupu lous or unreliable : real estate dealer will have before their legis latures amendments to strengthen their existing laws. An amend ment to the Oregon law provld ing for even greater restrictions is proposed. . - States where license bills are already formulated of where such measures are under discussion in clude: Connecticut, Pennsylva nia. North Carolina, Florida, West Virginia, Indiana, Ohio, Iowa, Kansas, Nebraska, Colorado, Eex- as. New Mexico, Washington and Idaho. ' Realtors in the various states are leaders in the movement' to set up qualifications as to charac ter and competency for persons engaged, in a I business involving the investment of savings, i and concerned with technicalities such as title, building restrictions and the like, with which the average purchaser has had little expe rience. 1 The general principle of license for dealers in real estate has been sustained by i the supreme court of the United States. I a good account of his ability and was known as a heady performer in the ring. Ills headwork already has displayed itself oa the track. Boxer-Jockey Makes Good At Recent Raceland Meeting CINCINNATI, Oct. 11 (AP) Fronv the squared arena to the sporting silks of a race track is the route taken by Dannie McAuli fe, the Louisville, Ky., boxer-joc key ;who is riding at the Latonia racetrack. ! McAuliffe decided the thrills derived from the galloping thoroughbred horses more Inter esting than the thumps received in the ring. I A year ago he laid asidja the gloves that fitted a ban tamweight and entered the Ken tucky plant as stable boy. 7 McAulife's? .first,, big chance came at the recent Raceland meet IngJ He was one of the outstand ing jriders and scored an average of more than two' winners daily with a record of 70 places in 120 starts. On one occasion he rode in 11 seven races, finished first four times, placed In two and fin ished third in the other, j lie is only 21 years old and in ten; fights around Louisville gave A common dog is the safest watch dog. Get a pedigreed-pup and they may steal him too." Perfection Silent Timing Gears will quiet that motor Smith & Watkins ' COURT AT HIGH ST. PHONE 44. BY JOINING OUR CHRISTMAS CLUB You can buy a bicycle or coaster wagon on easy . : ; . weekly payments. START YOUR CHRISTMAS SHOPPING NOW BY JOINING THIS CLUB Lloyd E. Ramsden 387 COURT STREET. PHONE 1687. 1L c7 "J " ju Kr , Il w M ; ESTABLISHED: AN ECONOMY RECORb iN' SAtEM. Two of Our Salem Owners Made Over 34 Miles to the Gallon in Our Owners' Test Run In Portland in a 95-mile Non-stop Economy Run, five 1 925 - 3tock Star Cars, including a sedan, officially observed by judges selected by leading newspapers who make sworn affidavits to the truth of these statements.; Ur) H 37.1 miles to the gallon of gas, in Portland traffic, the most difficult test of a motor's economy.; Th?se stock models achieved this marvelous economy under exacting conditions. And that means economy for yotn But, you ask, can I too, get the same mileage in a Star Car? . . Hi.. " . - i ' : - ' . . '! . !-.: : Here is" your, answer: In a 1 00-hour Non-stop Economy con test held all over the Pacific Coast, these sworn records of gas ) 4 4 economy were made by 1925 Star Cars: Los Angeles 50.88 Pittsburg 44. Fresno i. 43.71 San Francisco Seattle 42.36 ; ... . 41.4 ':- 'I . -i San Diego...... 40.17 Salem J 30.81 Sacramento Spokane ... ... Oakland ..... Portland ... . 40.4 40. A . 38.49 . 37.1 .36.7 Tacoma ...........J.... Phoenix .1: j:..........:.. 35.41 Tomorrow 's Car Today i K V Salem F. G. Delano t. . ! . "1: . Aito tl otl Co 5v &C A. L Eoff t i i t' i