T TIIE OliEG ON STATESMAN, SALELI, OREGON-
SUNDAY; CORNING, MARCH 8, 1923
BMlLUBuS
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GALLONS ARE SOLD
Use of Gasoline Increasing
. in State According to
' January Report -
Y TOS4.iT:
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Oregon dealers disposed of a
total of, 5,212,655 gallons of gaso
line and C2,616 gallons of'distil
late dnring the month of January.
according to a statement prepared
today by Secretary of State Sam
A. Kozer. These figures were
taken from the reports of dealers
and distributors, submitted as
required 'by the motor vehicle
fuels license tax laws.
Taxes remitted on the January
sales aggregated $160,945.07. Of
this amount, the sum of $53,439.--'
65 resulted from the operation of
the original law of 119 imposing
a tax of 1 cent, per gallon on
gasoline and A cent per gallon
riTi riistillato nrVttln llM CAR 4.9
wag returned under the additional
tax law providing- for an uniform
rate 'of 2 cents per gallon on all
kinds of motor vehicle fuels.
As composed with the month
of January,. 1924, gasoline sales
Increased approximately. 25 : per
cent, distillate sales having -advanced
about 18 per cent.; ,
To date the motor vehicle fuels
tax measures have brought to the
Brakes Properly Relined
With
RAYBESTOS
Do Not Squeal.
V Mike PanekV
'Raybestps Brake .r
.. Station "-
275 South Commercial Street
. "See Mike Panek
; Ji v and Avoid a Panic"
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This . demonstration .of Star
motor power and four wheelbrake
efficiency has been starting, people
in many sections ot the, "Pacific
coast where a stairway., that Is
steep enough ran De f oun d, ' The
scene 'depicted above shows Julius
Dusevoir, factory engineer of the
Star Motor Company of California,
driving up a particularly v steep
stairway - in ,Los Angeles.-..' The
Star not only negotiated the long
stajrway, but turned around at the
top and came down, its ounwheel
'brakes .making . the-: feat .possible.
It.was.the first time thjs stairway
had . been, successfully climbed by
a. motor car, let alone descended
in the same 'car.. .
state treasury the total, cum .of
$7,886,057.2?. -Of : the ; amdunt
collected tinder i the law of 1921
there has been returned up ' to
February 28,' 1925, the sum of
$238,726.15 to operator's -of farm
tractors, - motor boats, commercial
cleaning establishments, etc., pur
suant to that provision authoriz
ing refunds of taxes on such motor
vehicle fuels aa are used to -purposes
other -than in. the operation
of motor vehicle upon the public
highways. -..-..
Motor vehicle fuels taxes are
credited Jo the state highway
fund, bling available 'for 'expen
diture ,In the construction - and
maintenance ot state highways. ,
Spring Delivery to Reach
Vick Bros, at Early Date
: Two carloads of . new model
autos. will be - unloaded ' in Salem
early in ; the week, . consigned to
the ;Vick Brbthers;Motor company;
Fiveof. th.e machines are' already
sold,' it is stated., .Vick' Brothers
are very enthusiastic, over the new,
Willys-Knight ano Overland mod
els, which, include, sixes in: both
lines. The demand for theispriag
delivery , is heavy.
Special Prices
for the Next
Two Weeks
In Our Present Location
Jst-r 1 1 ,m """-i " l-.'1 "ar
Mm
m. WuT.m iu i i ill 1 1 1 1 I ill Unit II it
Ford Tops Side Curtains cheaper than
you can buy them from Mail
Order House
Put on while you wait at very reasonable prices
PRlEXT ADDRESS 217 STATE STREET ;
See Us For Your Top Needs We Will Save You Money
OJ. HULL AUTO TOP & PAINT. CO.
arch 15 th, 253 NHigh St.-in rear
- ' ' ' " " Back of City Hall. I 'i ' ; '
QUALITY IS OBJECT
OF eEFOflL . GAS
General .Petroleum Corpora-
,v-tionfFeQlWelLRepaidt 2
,; : ' -for Efforts ? 'V
For several "years the. General
Petroleum corporation has' main-j
lamea iuei on plants at Meadow
Point ;. on Puget 5 Sound and ? , on
the Willamette River, near .Port
land, but it was only a little more
than a year, ago ; that they intr
duced . themselves to the ? auto
mobile public, says W. R. Speck,
Salem distributor, i , T -.'
Formerly' ther handling of 'fuel
oil in bulk .was -practically.' the
only business. with . which- , they
Were ..identified. But with the
tremendous exjpansionand produc
tion due to the development of
their: California oil fields it! was
decided "there - was" need for a
sure outlet of the refined products
as "well as for the crude fuel oil.
Two large plants were "con
structed, one at Harbor Island in
Seattle and the other at Linnton,
near Portland,1 from which distri
bution would be made. It was
then necessary to acquire a fleet
of tank trucks, and at the present
time there are 13 in Seattle and
10 in Portland, busy, i literally,
night and day distributing Gen-
eral Products. In addition, to the
"land fleet," they have a "water
fleet" of eight large tankers to
carry the products northward from
these southern fields, with a num
ber of other vessels under charter.
The General Petroleum corpora
tion 'has built no service stations
of its own, but distributes its
products exclusively through In
dependent dealers. The green-and-white
of General is becoming
a familiar sight in Washington
and Oregon, and will soon be seen
in California as well. Two plants
are practically completed, one at
San Francisco and the other at
Oaklond, from which, the t San
Francisco Bay territory will be
supplied. r I
iSince the time ' when General
gasoline was first ' placed .on the
market, quality . maintenance has
been i uppermost in the minds of
the executives. They' feel that
they have been highly repaid for
the care and diligence used, in
keeping their standard so" high
by the remarkable reception ac-
will be of interest to '.the
mlny' friendsT of 'Harry 'Tracy to'
learn that "he .has 3ust JjolnedUhe"
sales' force of' Fred iM-i Powell
Motor ,C a r s, , distributor for
Packard Hudson and Essex Motor
cars, and will assume the manage-
Unent of'PoWelVa-UsedCar:depart-
ment. Mr. -Tracy . is' well-known
in Motor' Car,," circles ?.and has.an
enviable '.record as a ' car sales-"
man. i Ih conversation .with Mr.
Tracy relative to the outlook-, for
the - coming geaaoni he informs us
that. never before in thehi3tofy
of r the automobile -industry, has
such opportunities 'existed for-the-purchase
of high' grade ' used '.cars
at; such-attractive prifles as is -afforded
today. -"I betieve," said
Tracy, th'at' a- good' used car is'
much- better - value 'than' a ' cheap
new one and" since "becoming as
sdcrated'wltnFred . M. "Powell
Motor Care and having had : the
opportunity of Inspecting his stoek
of used cars, that values such' as
I have never seen are available
at prices almost astounding. The
policy of the "Golden Rule" is
unquestioned , and M.r. Powell
adheres to it religiously and using
his own words to me "sell as you
would be sold to" Is a religion
with him. Business has been very
active "With us the -past week' and
if the sun will 'only continue to
shine for a while I am sure all
dealers will enjoy a good busi
ness. "I." will be glad to see any
of iny old friends In my new iBca
tion." . ;
Compare these prices on STANDARD FACTORY armatures
with th pricesto which you have been accustomed
NEW: PRICES
DELCO arid REM Y Armatures
Effective March 1, 10123
Built to Factory Standards and Specifications
Here are a few typical examples:
Cr
Auburn -Chevrolet
Chrysler
Jewett
Maxwell -Oakland
Studebaker
Stutz .
Q. M. C. Truck. -
Hupmbbile (191d)
Paige
Reo Truck (1919-21)
Oar Owser'm
Kr Exchange
v tin .
T-tmy Generator
or Btartmg Motor
Car.
Make
$7.00
Essex U919-22)
Jordan
Marmon .,:- "
Moon . .. . .... " .
Nash . ' , ' " ,
Oldsmobile , "
Peerless "8"
Pierce-Arrow " -
Car Owner's
Kiw Exchange
$9.00
$8;00
Buick- ,
Cadillac .
'Hudson (1917-21)
. Lincoln .
Wills St. Claire .
Dele Motor
. Generator
$ioo
7 i;'' Vou can no longer afford to taf, chances ;
on cheap, rfiFonnd armatures when ' -
UNITED MOTORS
announces greatly reduced prices on DELCO and REMY ARMATURES
. ' B.1TTEKY AXD ELECTRIC SERVICE
238 NORTII niGH STKTET i ' .
PHOXE C03
corded General gasoline 'wherever
it has been introduced. . V ' !
rlarry Tracy-Joins the ;
Fred W. Powell Sales Force
It
GOOD COIITIOH
Financial Statement Shows
Large Gain in Trader
Sales Are Large
Showing '"quick assets" Just
about "-two and 5 one-half times
greater than "quick liabilities."
the annual financial statement of
Rickenbacker Motor company
recently sent, to its 10.000 share
holders, indicates that this three
year old coneern is in a most
flourishing condition. T
From , its inception. Ricken
backer Motor company has been
a phenomenon among automobile
concerns.
Rarely can a group of men em
bark in any industry and hope to
pay dividends In the first three
years. ; , v
Rickenbacker Motor company
wen t -on a : pro fit earn ing basis
within the first three months of
production and so far has paid
Its shareholders dividends aggre
gating nineteen per cent.
When, on January 1, the Board
ot directors wisely decided to pass
the regular 2 per cent dividend
and retain the surplus in the
treasury for expansion, competi
tors seized on the opportunity to
spread propaganda to the, effect
that things were not so good with
the dynamic young concern. . .
"I consider it the soundest and
fairest thing we could do by our
shareholders, "says B. F. Everitt,
president t and general manager,
"to pass, not only one but perhaps
two or three dividend periods, and
retain the money in the .treasury
for expansion. This would Insure
still larger dividends to our stock
holders in the future."
CHILD SUICIDE
HEAVY
IX JAPAN
TOKIO; Mar. 7 A marked In
crease in child suicide in Japan Is
is : revealed, by the- psychological
bureau of the department'of edu
cation. Ia the last ten years 2315
children have taken their own
lives and for the year Just ended
there were 427.
' Money spent by tourists in Colo
rado last yuar equalled six times
the gold output.
00'
tin
TG BE SEEN SOOFl
Sport -Car. !s' iil A'.t:i
v Every .Needed Accessory;
V To Make Long tour ,,'
"Outdooi1 'Franklin" is .about
ready to take ; to' the 'road - again.
Wit"h a new:sport car fitted with
every needed accessory and" camp
ing convenience 'Franklin will set
out from Los -Angeles within ! a
few; days to begin to 'gather first
hand Information regarding roads,
camping places, hunting "and fish
ing; every sort .' of outdoor . in
formation imaginable' for the bene
fit of 'the . information 'bureau of
the',scores of stores . of 4he West
ern Auto Supply, company. '
4In'the course of his 'travels this
year7 theoid scorut expects to
visit every one of the nine Western
states In which the Western Auto
Siipply company , is represented,
and his Journeys will take him as
fac east as Denver and over the
country from the Mexican border
to Canada. : He will visit; all the
national parks in this vast, ter
ritory and collect all valuable Jn-
Jjomation concerning '- he , . best
. . a i i i . . 11 f'
riraas lnio mem, campuig iaut
ties, etc.
fV According to Mr. W. F.t Wat
son, local manager of. the. West
ern Auto Supply company the
photographs and Information that
Franklin's researches -Twill' collect
will be a , very valuable addition
to the service of the" Western Auto
Supply company. - - ' '
"Nearly everyone who comes n
to buy camping equipment has
questions to ask concerning some
locality they intend to visit," says
Mr. Watson. "Very few men In
the west re as well equipped
asj Franklin to answer-such ques
tions and when he completes the
Itinerary that has been laid out
for him this spring, he Will have
aS further fund of valuable lafor
InatioB.' "
. His ontf it contains the finest
equipment that our experts could
assemble. It is safe to say that
wherever Franklin pitches his
tent it will attraet keen Interest
from other tourists. - It will be; a
compact, comfortable and practical
outfit, such as Franklin's yean of
camping experience have taught
him to select. '' ,
f We believe that the'; material
he will gather will prote of very
pf actical value to our customers,
aid one that will be appreciated
by thousands of motorists who
io"ve the outdoors." '
fioyalty's Neighbor Plays i
Piano on 102nd Birthday
" IKGOLblSTHORPE, Eng., kit.
7-j-Afrs. Eleanor Tylden, a neigh
bor of King George . and Queen
Mary at Sandringham House end
York Cottage. eelbrate4 f her
J 2nd ,.birthday recently by Pray
jrig the , plane from memory . for,
the. benefit of scores of her relaf
Mves and friends, who Jaad assem
bled to pay their respects... . ;
f tTw years ago, on Jher 10th
birthday, Mrs. Tylden was. visited
in her home by three queens--
Queen Mary, the Queen of Norway
and Queen Alexandra. . She - and
er family have long been knows
in the district, where ber husband,
the late -Rev. William Tylden, was
Vicar of Dersingbam, near here
0 years ago., .
DECREASING MOTOR ACVX- J
; DEXTS IN LARGER CITIES
January .January
1924 . 1925j .
New York
Chicago ....... .
Philadelphia ......
Detroit a . .. .- ...
Cleveland ,. ........ .
St. Louis . . .
Boston ........ t,.
Baltimere ........
Pittsburgh,
Lbs Angeles
97
25
12
26
9
15'
13
. 6
11
23
' Decrease
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VALUE
ri'e i ..ill' w-im xmrc sr- -v..
?-Tsgsftf ,
'i&&m ' - fe:: -J
Y6u Cannot Get Equal Style z
Perfotmance arid Reliability liitMn
Hundreds of Dollars; Its Price
1 Essex! is u a! totally different type. Its advantages are
exclusive because patented. It gives results never be- ;
1 fore attained in any car:
I li ! ii irLow price, without disappointment in looks cr , .
1 reliability, .;. . . '
t 1 I iMi Economy fwithout sacrifice of performance, J . . "
Stability jand highest roadability vrlthout unneccs- , ,
tary nveight. -1
The riding ease of large, costly cars. The handling'.
eaie ffaj bicycle. Utter simplicity in design.
.The lowest maintenance cost, we believe, c ssy .V T
j ; j car in the world. . .. . . ,
: lqJr Wm Be Proud to Own v-
These, qualities make; it . the piost ; comfortably riduis -Essex cTet built.
wante4 and largest selline tar of its And the price, became of olamet is
class in the world. p i the lowest at which Essex crer sold. .
It is the finest Essex ever buik. It is ' Surely you cannot be satisfied wkh less
the smoothest, mst reliable Essex than Essex offers whea its cost is but '..
iver built.' It iji the best looking, most little more than cars of the lowest price. .
teudsoii-EsseX, Largest Selling 6-Cylihdisr
Closed Cars in the World
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I ' Hi
IFred M. Powell
;: , , i j l r K; j w p i-iivMbTOR cars
Corner JFerry and CdUagej ,
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Phone 2126
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ForTn Years -
DEPEtiDABte
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Exceptional dependability has been a char
acteristic oi Dodge Brothers Motor Car
since! the day the first of these sturdy cars
I--'- .4 .4 $ I
was marketed;
:vr:
: Not once in a decade has it failed to uphold
and enhance its reputation for faithful per
formance. ' j
The reason for its consistent goodness and
r continued betterment points directly back to
the ideals of the founders.
LHl:jHvt..: ' ' ' ' -
Instead of fluctuating between, an endless
series of annual models, they determined to
concentrate1 on the perfection of a single
chas&. ':
; II j -f : ; - - Hi .; " : . ...
Dodge - Brothers Motor Car today. 13 the
embodiment : of that ideal an ideal. that
will endure as long as the institution itself.
BONESTEELE MOTOR CO.
474 South Commercial - '
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