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About The Oregon statesman. (Salem, Or.) 1916-1980 | View Entire Issue (Oct. 11, 1925)
THE OKEGON STATESMAN, SALEM, OREGON SUNDAY MORNING, OCTOBER 11, 1925 3 I FIELD WORK Plowing Contests Conducted in Order 1o Demonstrate Adaptability Fordson tractors captured the three first prizes ol the day at the f orty-serenth Wheatland plowing match,- held recently at Napenrille, I)!., and considered to be the most important plowing contest held annually in the coun try. Glenn .Wright of Piano, 111., representing1 the YorkTlUe Motor company, with his Fordson. trac tor and Oliver plow, won in the manufacturers' class, with a score of 92 points. , Walter Erlckson of Naperrille, III., driving a Fordson and Janes ville plow, won first honors and a silver cup in the farmers' class, with a score of 82 points. First place was captured in the only other event, the boys class, by Forrest George. 18 years old, scoring 83 points with a Ford son tractor and Oliver plow, i The victory of the Ftordsons was well received by the 600 or 700 enthusiastic farmers who cheered On Rough Road Hill Boulevard N&vy;Gives Dead of S-51 Burial of Heroes j ...... i -i "Never, a Car Like This Never Such Value!" From every quarter comes praise nothing but praise for the improved Jewett Coach. And well does it de serve the admiration that has greeted it nationally. . For Jewett has put, the rich experience of seventeen years into its design. Jewett engineers have outdone even their own remarkable terformance achievements of the past." And you know what that means. Only by driving this great car can you begin to appre ciate the master stroke of engineering Jewett has ac complished. Its new riding, quality will actually amaze you. Accomplished by adding length. Spend a half hour at the wheel. Regardless of what you now hold as an example of performance and riding quality, Jewett Coach will change your opinion. Come in today and ask us to prove it. wt-n Jewett Coach Now; $1245 Naw tawmr price on all improved Jewmtt moial follow; Coach 91245, Da Lute touring 91330. Da Luxm CocoA 91400, Da ' LuxmRoadtartlSOO,DatuxaSadan$1690. Pricaaf.o.b. Detroit, tax axtra. Paiia-hydrauhc 4-wheat brakaa at alight axtra coat Always Making 1 hem finer TRUMM MOTOR CAR CO. 349 North Commercial Street Telephone 959 Ml Hf X . 5 JS .i". - A-y ' sVs': i " .... ; vr; t . a -t , ..." .- :' "t 'At or r 4 ;)' 4 F .3 lf V jT'f f ! 1 - 1 . '4' '? r Pi- 5 ? ' J -A. ' Villi I Activities of Coast Guard Reduce Swedish Rum Row GOTHENBURG, j Sweden-Sweden's runi-ranaing problems are rapidly decreasing, says Count Posse, bead ot ' the coast gnard service. In previous years there usually were a dozen vessels in ram row on the west coast, wh41e now there are never more than two or three that need watching. The decrease has been proportion al on the east coast. Count Posse points out that in 1923 tha authorities jconlBOaied 150,000 liters of Regally ttoport ed lifuors, fWie last year 'tUe amount fell otx to 30.0 P0 liters. The - Indications -for1 this year, he said, are that these figures will be cut in half. Burial. ritea of heroes are being given by the nnvy: to the men who went down with the submarine S-51. Photo shows crew of U. S. S. Camden paying tribute to one of the dead as the body is taken aboard at the scene of the disaster tq be transported to the home of the man. Inset is the photo of Lieut. Rodney H.Dobson. commander of the submarine, best liked by his widow. the contestants, since by far the great majority of them were own ers of that type of tractor. Fordson success was not a sur prise to the practical farmers 'who witnesed thi plowing contest. Fac tor which gave the Fordson first honors in every class were, its flexibility, its short turning radius and ease of steering, one wheel running in a furrow. This makes for better uniformity and straight ness of furrows, both of which were points considered in comput ing the scores. The farmers at the Wheatland contest were overjoyed because one of their vocation in winning, scored slightly better than the vic tor in the manufacturers' event, with his brand new equipment. Considerable amusement was af forded by the difficulty in find ing Worses to pull the only two ''walking plows" which also took a part in the plowing exhibition. TESXYSOX FIRST EDITION POUNI LONDON, Oct 10 A first edi tion copy of "Poems by Two Brothers" dated 1827 and valued af6pounds. was discovered in a suck of books sent as. waste paper, to a firm of booksellers. The two brothers are Lord Tennyson and his brother Charles. Buy a Want Ad It Pays-Big 11 .ts Beauty Grows ; Upon You You can't help admiring the beauty of the latest Qldsmobile Six. There's a distinction about its fine new Fisher Bodies, in two-tone Duco colors, that impresses you instantly. Drive the car and you're doubly impressed. . You're amazed at how easily it handles, ho? smoothly and quickly it accelerates how it combines till those driving qualities you've associated only wilh more expensive cars. Certainly in justice to your sense of satisfaction and your pocketbook you should Cte and drive this car at once. Toaring $875 Coach $950 Sedan $1025 Prices f. . 4. Lansing, tax txir I : - ' ' ' , F. W. PETTYJOHN COMPANY - 365 North Commercial ' ' ' v '?i " ft lisstft r-m. m SI MOT CI TOTft L8 CLIMBIi STEADILY Over Seventeen Million- Ma chines Now Registered in United States GreaterjBeaisff? gggg . w . ....... )S ( Automobile Daily News) WASHINGTON, C, Oct. 8. Motor vehicles registered in the United States during the first six months of 1923 totaled 17,716,-! 709, or an increase of 13.9 per cent over the registration during the same period last year, the bureau of public roads of the de partment of agriculture announc ed recently. This figure does mot include 70,200 official vehicles owned by states on which registration fees were not paid. The greatest increase in regis tration for the same period in 1924 is in Alabama with 53.6 per cent followed by Florida with 41.0 per cent, Oklahoma 35.9 per cent, and Mississippi with 32.6 per cent. The total registration repre sents 15,519,647 passenger, 2, 114,750 trucks and' 82,312 taxis, buses and carp for hire. Only 20 states register the taxis, buses and cars for hire separately, the remainder including; such vehicles under one of Jne other two class ifications. The number In opera tion is, therefore, in excess of the number reported. Total gross : receipts from reg istration " fees, licenses, permits, etc., amounted o $226,399,709, of which $183,780,371 is applica ble to highways work under the Michigan 798,4 GO Minnesota 519,168 Mississippi 148.758 Missouri 535,528 Montana SS.950 Nebraska 235,841 Nevada 17,939 New Hampshire 73,120 New Jersey 505,474 New Mexico 42,205 Vow A'ftFl.- 1 JAi ".? North Carolina 313,000 North Dakota 126,106 Ohio 1,292,000 Oklahoma 420,000 Oregon 179,566 Pennsylvania 1,205,287 89,247 141. 20S 150,335 218,735 blS, 061 76,410 60,424 225,800 293,589 184.200 Wisconsin 5$4662 Khoae Island . . South Carolina South Dakota . Tennessee Texas Utah Vermont Virginia Washington . . . West Virginia Wyoming . District of Total . . Columbia . 42,600 82,427 .17,716,709 GASOLINE SALES HEAVY MORE THAN $5,000,000 COLi LECTKP BY STATK Sales of gasoline for motor ve hicle fuels for the month of Aug ust, 1925, upon which the state collected a tax of 3 cents a gal lon, amounted to 11,130,031.9 gallons, and the sales of distillate for the same month amounted to 439,745.3 gallons. This is an in crease of 460.486.6 gallons of gas oline sold in Oregon for the month of August, 1924 and a decrease of 147,670.7 gallons from the sales of gasoline for the month of July 1925. according to the report of sunervision of ; the st.ata hiirhwav! Secretary of State Sam A, Kozer. departments, i ' ' Total registrations by states for first six months of 1925 are given in the following table: Alabama Arizona Arkansas California, . . ; Colorado . .-. . Connecticut . i Delaware . . . ; Florida Georgia Idaho Illinois Indiana . ... ; . Iowa ........ Kansas - Kentucky . . .', Louisiana Maine Maryland . . . . Massachusetts! Distillate sales for the, month of August, 1925, showed an increase of 127,138 gallons over those for August of 1924 and an increase over the sales of this class of fuel r, nf inr 9.1 9..r ea. .o,3?uitor JUiy, iaa. 59,809 J Ions. 14 8,981 ; Taxes collected l.SlT.SS.' 213,891 ! 216,746 35, COO 231,43.9 207,663 73,500 1,123.084 523,783 611,002 406,990 233.828 190,896 126., 200 203,32? 639,315 upon the sales of both classes of motor fuels for the month of August, of the pres ent lear, aggregated $344, 895.68 of which $231,393.52 was collect ed upon gasoline sales' and $113, 499.06 upon distillate sales. This is an increase of $46,994.08 col lected upon the sales of motor fuels for August, 1924, and a de crease of but $1,799.82 in taxes collected for the month of July, 1923. Roseburg Pacific Telephone & Telegraph Co. spending $45,000 on new Myrtle Creek line. MOTORISTS AND PEDESTRIANS MUST BE REASONABLE " So much su been printed about traffic an rules for lafety on cur streets and highways that much of it has lost its effect.! But too much caxrt be written" about th subjects, of street and highway safety. The safety of pedestrians and the safety 1 of motorists is a problem of national' importance and is deserving ol con stant attention. Take th znattet of passing motor Cftrs . . : Be willmf to allow another car to pass you either when meetiog or overtaking too, if at a point; that is safe and practicable, by giving it enough clearance. It is tin wis to pass two vehicles in the act of passing each other. They have the right of way while so doing; 1 You should not pass any vehicle where you may meet or overtake at a point where other cars are stop ped or parked at the roadside, where there is a safety zone or where other obstruction is present. ! It is risky to. pas aax. vehicle yon may overtake until yott can see am ple clear space ahead to avoid te destriins or clher traGctFef Cce reason do not overtake and ts as ' otter "vehicle on a "curved near Thers taftty in keeping to ths right at kill-to ft, and CMtytf "blind or obstructed corner or on a steep ascent or short bridge, or on a street intersection. In motoriny-r-as in all things be reasonable. . ti you have the right of way be reasonable " To insist upon the right of way even though it my be yours legal ly, may result in an accident. The other man may be reckless- Keep to the right in rounding ft corner. ! Ke'to fie right whetr approach Insf LJ!irt cress roads or strff's. ' Never turn " a corner at a high rate of seei, " ( jMfc-tiJV, re m mmn ft on i d st t 61 Jbr Economical Trantbortation SZ . - , . '. i '' . 1 t "HI IK III J ; . n mmmms i SV,y .?ii4.2J::s.:;;: an: .- ; .. . .. LJ 00 ab. 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