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.
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OUTLOOK 1
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.-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
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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
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TRAVEL IN
COMFORT j I DURING
THE COLD MONTHS
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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 . "
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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 '
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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.;
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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? .
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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
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economy were made by 1925 Star Cars:
Los Angeles 50.88
Pittsburg 44.
Fresno i. 43.71
San Francisco
Seattle
42.36
; ... . 41.4
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San Diego...... 40.17
Salem J 30.81
Sacramento
Spokane ...
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Oakland .....
Portland ...
. 40.4
40. A
. 38.49
. 37.1
.36.7
Tacoma ...........J....
Phoenix .1: j:..........:.. 35.41
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