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PROTECT OUR -CIll7,nRFN ? : i.U.
Playgrounds prevent accidents! This statement is a result
the National Safety Council which is making- a special ,ef fori
this summer to prevent?boys and girls from being Jrifledor
injured. Traffic surveys made in several different cities td
ascertain what causes accidents and what can be done to cut
t!bwn the terrific lQssof,life and limb-fihew4hati where there
x te properly placed playgrounds, conducted inder:competent
i upeirvision, there has teen a noticeable decrease jal 3 tain-
Ler oj acciaeois lyamuren. , r' v'VVjfk
W. H. Cameron, managing director of the!NalionarSafeTyj
wjuncii states uiv uiw cxumreiKunuer-sixivears
f !t of age within a circle of a quarter, mile radius ft nd-children
f from sjx to 12 years , within a -half mile Tddius; -rWhere -how-
evr4ieavily travelled streets 'traverse these-areas ichildren
Mpt be expected towcross such strts for playground
itisOThis difficulty' has been fvercbme,in some, cases,? by;
providing block patrols of older, children to accompany the
younger ones to and from' the grounds," ' Playgrounds- should.
such through traffic streets running parallel andmly a few
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block sapart should have 'one.or;mdrei" playgtound tetween
them in-densely populated residerrtiaT0stncts. j" VjW;
Chfldrerrmtplayy points out the Rational safety chief.inore ; remarkable,, says Mr. Hu t
they, have not the "spaced and facilities " foci recreation it
home, on neiErhbors residential Droperty or In broterlv' suter-
,tfised playgrounds, conveniently ? situated, v they will either
Virorap in the streets-oir in such positions upon limited aces
adjacenito the. streets that they will have many occasions to
I run into the danger .otvehicalar trafficj 'sf
I J , 7, : uei us mane una tuy a saier .community,, jor our cniiaren.
IC Let us provide-more parks and playgrounds and bther recrea
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Company Reports; Sh ip--ment'of
51,751-Cars In i-X-'FirstiSixMdnlhs
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tiier -Aiga mars - lor 'new , car
sales with the. Introduction of the
Hupmobil Six, accorfling to C
Htttchlaonr general sales manage;
ol the JIupi Motor Car corpora
tlon, - ,.','
? JQemandl&r. the ear. glnce. Its an
nouncement .late -last' October . has
resulted in- shipments Yort the six
months from NoTember i to April
(t oi;751 ears! This fcreatly ex-J
ceeds ; the previous first . six
month's sales . record for a new
ftttoobUe.;,. -;i .1
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THETflUE MEAS0RE:
OWNER SATISFACFEWS
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The mo$t obvious jproof otQUsmo
bile value is increased kales ifl everv
resection ;of thelanfaThaVs: tb.?if
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.Towmersnd to beis repeated - Xri-X-J
we frankly atmoute a constaeraDie
i". proportion of Oldsmobile's increas-
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Se lias - Satfan. Priced
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CAPITAL MOTORS
BlBDlT BISHOP, 5Igr.
chlnson, ! that ' the ear, is. not
alight slx built to sell at a price.
but a ful f ledgred six cylinder mo
tor car, 'built to the quality stand
ard "which ' has characterized the
naine ' llupmoblle. throughout ,the
world tor' nearly yeara.-TPpr-thermore.,
,: there ,! h are ' been no
'forced Bbipmenta'of the tar.'As a
result, stocfis on hand by our deal
ers and distributors as of May 1
represent 'actually -less' thah: cur
rent " needs, .as - indicated by" the
numerous;" orders ' being Received
erery tlay: from -aU. DActs. ot the
country." ' ... . . .
.This lx . J rwluning its maflH
In the motor car Held wholly on
Its merits as a -car -of outstanding
terformance.4ablli3tleS't:eas6rnd
abillty and strlkinng appfapce,
coupled with, the -OittliiJiteai ias
always distiBrulshed Htinobiles.
Thesewlth WWlbiraee't
modem trafnc cogetinvespe-'
ciallyin second fear, and i easy
IparXing .were , features , towara
woicn we exertea every enori
Q$$ikl splendid': Vecess of . both
ih tafsT atid f the HupmoWl6 eight
LviilaTiethe: yeaif5?. tne iarg
lest rhldbmpany Has er know
: i J considerably IargeinhanVI92HiS
1 oTv-yusineas nOTrsToryi--oujp-
mentStoT ;tMa six'' months 11166
t thA" anribunceinent'Ot the new six
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were 54 per cent larger than .those
for the ., corresponding half yeaT
in 1924-1925, and were two-thirds
Ihose' for the entire 1925 yean
March "waa the biggest "month of
but; history,, both;," in production
and in dollar Volume sales. May
production shipments ' may even
Briroasa those for March, aS our
list of unfilled orders as of .May. J
aggregatad nearly $6,000,000. ;
"Before May 15 we had more
orders for Immediate shipments
than we anticipated we could fill
during the entire month, owing to
the Quality standard to which we
insist each Hupmobile must ibe
bunt." '
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attracted to the Jlstrlbatlcm ot mo-'
tor cars the highest type of bus!-.
oess men In communities through
out the country. In the' Cadillac
organization, with whicb I Ata tol
closely S3siated X. haVelmadej
first-hand oteervatkm of the high'
and sabsntlal. character iof the
men. who are distributing the cars.
Many' of , them 'Started with "the
company. 1b. the- earliest days. ,The
dldributor who, sold the first Cad
Ulae car IstU) a Cadillac dfetrib-
utor; -i .Mahy '"others'' date their as-
aociation back for 15 4r 20 years.
They hare .prospered 4n the ,busir
nes& and are leaders in their com
munities. Most of them are active
either in 'RotAry or !Kiwanis clubs,
boards of -commerce or other cliic
organizations or activities ! Thla
ls;truajn. tie .east, ; the.south, the
central and mid-western "iptates,
and in the west. " .-- ;J&
'Thrbughcrut its 24 years of bus-
ipess Cadillac has , hili the same
definite goal, v It has always pro
duced a quality car ami the only
change it hoi made has been to In
tensify "Its purpose. ". That contin
uity 'of purpose and ideals has
naturally attracted, and held busi
ness men 'e f the highest standing.
' - The industry as a whole is to
day .-remarkably sound and;-witb:
a bright future of seryice aheadT of
It, the .business i3' on a bed-rock
foundation. . As time goes outfits
jjervice to ,the public wjll, Iibfr-
neve, be carried on by, only the
-most substantial and stable, busi
ness men in. every, community, o
rvr-r rjruz Store, where anal
(Arrlm and low prices-meet.
J Everything in the drugOIne. noth
ing wanting in mgn ciass servc.
Court CXdbertyjS.. .f)
JGREATllY I N AUTOS
gtanflmg, hatred dies and cooper-
aUon takes. Its place.
fTb:is fundamental soundness has
Built to uf 6 peHfi
4;equippeci;to give. our 'stoltrifiifrthe-rmost efficient service .
' . ir all (deparfeentsC typ Repair !ancl make replacements on
every: prt- o your.' carlexcept : the mechanical .work on,
i motor arid chassis'. We rebuild wrecked bodies on either
open or closed cars.
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Our Service Is'Cbmeteiudstonb :
Gas
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BMW mm v '-. . . i .
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C v '. Polishlris' 4 ?&ArJD r;LScat Cover ; : .-
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OUR WASHING will L r.3.with - HARD IE CAR
WASHFR:: I .Mve voiir car while at Kow or dance Our
Paint Shop is pne of .the iest.in the westr v -
: L ; j- EnamelsyaraishIcquer, , :s
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"Wood's' Auto; Servicer-
jX C.-Wood, Prop! f
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H.f I. "SStlff Furniture Co.. lead
erg "in complete home furnishings.
prlcfed to make you the owner. The
store that studies, your every need
and1 IsTeady to meet it, absolutely
;w: :' , ' 's
s Bunt & Schaller, leading-meat
market on North. Commercial, at
NWH.J', t Finest meats. frulU aWl
yetabiep. Thef crowds? trading
aixnis Biore,ieitne tzor wrf
WHY IS A BlJMPER?
Vf? QUEStlOM AWSWErtED
. . COontuMiad-fsoq ptfi 1.)
To be f f ectlrea bumpe Anast ab-
dlstess. . To Illustrate Just what
may and may not be eiDected,ot
a 'bumper, we will InfagnefhJif
this ' tllwer has sheared an axle
shaft and that the emergency
brake ls worn out. ; This - means
that' the tar, headed straighd
the telephone nost; and: going, ?
miles an hour, is Just about oufcf
luck. Ordinarily; the energy,, of
thla,caris absorbed by the brakas
but; in'; this imaginary case ther
areno brakes. .What happens to
the;bump'ed when the car and the
pole come together? Roughly,, the
FIGIT MIC1J
Efforts of Congress to Local-
-neguiaiion 01 rass-. ;
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iWASriWGTOXix June: 6;
Motor, bus operators of the na
tion today had launched a. flghV
against the f Irsteff ort 'of congress
to loc&lize ;reguIationto( passenger
At -41IA hnf tnll tnon'vA..
tlon for ' the ?ntlre bus industry
of Che nation.,. T Li
Asja.-result of his presentation,
bus, boar(JL.and -Aia-..otticJais.
regarded H as improbable that the
committee ..will. report, the Jill out
of he house, at least at the pres
ent session, of congress. It was In
dicated that tbe facts 'and figures
presented by Mr. Market made a
upon the com
mittee, and this together with tbe
doubtsof ra'nuni hereof. the com-,
mlttee members as to the 'consti
tjutlonality, aside yronv the adviae
ability of ' the .measure made in
dorsement' of the bill by the com
mittee extremeljr doubtful.-- '. fM .
In the jevent .the. measure la re
buses, in tateTstate wnraerro therrt
cials declared the organisation isj
prepared jto carry its fight against
such "local ' legislation Into the
house itself." i
first .strong. .protest elne lodged
with thev committee ott,' Interstate
and. foreign commerce ; or tbe
house. iHny f . ,
; The fire of the , bus' operators
was directed against JE measure
passed y' thel)enate, apd- now
pending ta the house, which would
provid for j f ederaj f egulatlon ' of
dus tramc -over the Fhliaderphia-
CamdentN'. "Ji bridge and. In Qie
new- tunnel under the Hudson
liver between New York City and
Jersey City, N. -J .
' If , -enacted, the bill would set a
dangerous precedent, paving thel
way for class legislation and per
bapsK Eliminating the benefits to
public' and carrier alike certain to
accrue - under proposed -. national
regulation,' fit was declared by S.
A "Mark'el; chairman of the legis
lative committee "of the bus board
'and spokesman for has men" of
twenty-four states, ' aft the house
committee's hearing. He also con
tended that the bill ' was nothing
more', thah a .traffic regulatory
measure and that It conferred a
ptK?er upon the states whlehthey
npjw possess in their vested police
aVrthorltleaaA meaaore tpJregu
late f Interstate 'commerce, he' as
sertea, ftjs inap.pltckbleand 'inim
fc41to t lihbllcyhterests.'fit
I Vrjjarket"eAA"dW thiethe
senate neanng on ,tne rneasure
had been arranged so Quietly and
unexpectedly 'that.' no one. but -a
few Interested parties knew bf,4t
untilthe blll was ready to report.
Capital City Lannarv. !Leadine
nrst class launary of Salem. Grvea
you best service In. city. Clothes
laundered here lasts longer. A3-
Tways on tlme 12(54 Broadway. ()
He declared.-that 'Hhe5 nrost inter
sob'the force of .Impact.- - :- -4ested person. the bus men . and
Bui" to get back to tfurranitnenIir VWch tltillie 'busier
vice," had not been given an op
nojctUBtJyto appeal" in Opposition
tojtberaeaslire-and asked that the
hoWecommittee - afford all who
esits;lthe right to make their
Tiews known. ' - ,
.Y-'Tkel presented exhaustive
Dgures io refute the claims in the
i senate, that if buses were permu-
et operate indiscrtminately
tlii'diagh the tunnel and' over the
.bridge, a chaotic condition would
BOMrue. He, declared that regula
tion Is needed at these -points In
no greater degress than at a-great
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uoya is. Kamsden is havma-. a
splendid IraMe on bicycles, kiddie
cars, speed rwagona. bicycle tires,
bicycle accessories, etc. .Store and
IHBLEIDH
OF CAR IS TESTED
Star Four. Coupe Reaches
'Summit of Twin Peaks,
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shop; 3&7'Cotxrt St.
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SAN rRANCISCO,! June 5 .In
order to prove further remarkable
palling powers of the Star car mo-
"tor,a."B.efined Star four .coupe was
sent to the summit of Twin Peaks
tast wees: naming a trailer on
which waa mounted a Star Six
Iiandaa sedan. ' 4 c.-. .
v The climb was made la highland
second gear and it was only during
the? Hast f ew hundred yards " that
the driver was forced to slft into
secpnd gear 'according to 'Charles
Pritt; manager of he Star factory
brancn'in Sak Francisco
other passenger v which rode, on
the .trailer the weight of tooth the
trailer and the. sedan amounted
to $165' pounds, the weighr of the
eoupe and' the passengers gave a
grand total of, 8700 pounds.
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cr records ..of eyejy? description,
nave been eaxaDjqsneq by the star
car everywhere, "bat "never before
. -m '.all' ' .
as ifl patung ppwe- 91 ine;.$tiar 'ql
een put to: spch! eevere! test . as .
In this. recent Tw1ar Peaks clknb,"
said Pratt.: ' :Xl:i- -f
c The ease ' with which the re,
jtineo! lour coupe fulled hlsiaSsT .
iva" load , to thj summit 'pf, the. .
peaas-is noining snort 01 amazing.
ll has proved further that not-only t .
does the Star car possess. nnbelipv- ,
able. power in high gear but shf
iicient powejr to-pjltalvy Jbivd
up -a steep grader -whllr. - many
track ' would, "cdnsider quite a ,
taste 'i v 1; --f'-C-
j i 'Thecoupe which 'made tbe de
monstration was stdckhverjLde
tall, and was . used toull Uhfs
lieavy load through the streets of
San Francisco 'foSTjaeyeraJj weeks
before the .Twin-ieaks "climb was
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, Nelson Bros., plumbers and sheet
metal Tworkers -and -heating. Best
equipped, In Salem. 1 Prices and
service and quality 1 ret rand , bold
business. -355 Chemekets St,
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Army and Outing Store. Biggest
bargains in ciothiag; shoes, under- .
wear, Jioslery," gloves, jrVallaes. . I
suit7 cases. The 1 working- man's "
energy ""or force Is jdisposed qt.in i miny other points in 'interstate
twe ways, if the bumper ba3been
desfgned properly. '
' Frist! A portion of, this fore
is used up in changing; tbhapmi
(C'emmerca. and jpolntedoat that a
a law r or reaerai regulation 107
tber eatirv nation, which the bus
hoasdJiacstrongly endorsed would
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of the bumper, and in permiBeyotniy akeeare t the two areas
distorting the steel. A Jot: of thj.'
ergy is absorbed in ' bending?,
piece of spring steel permanently
out of shapeSVVopje rbf
the-force is used up in breaking,
loosening of - mutilating- the postJ
whatever amount 01 energy is
left "will cause the car to"rebouiId
and It is this 'rebound t&&t holds
the greatest danger to the cfiiK'oc
cupants. Railroad men.tell as that
the ganger in collisioaa liso
so much in the impact, as In the
dangerous rebound. So it is.npto
the bumper to absorb as much of
the -'force of impact as possible.
And that is why a properly design
ed bumper always- bas a -deep
mock space.., .-jC-$t AH-r-.
.fDefip shc' space the dis
tance oetweetv tne bumper.anA.tne
ear itself. ihHti -!'JSI
I To bare linbiwifah ef shock
4 paee neanetoi provide JtheutnH
per. witn tne,4 aMmjr-tor eusmpB
the ' impact :an4 ."absorb- tauth io
the force t tbe impact before the
4ar itself . is. frnclc or; nctuuly
stopped.Deep shock;pace. permits
a fcum y'tfr; to flese. nP before It
gets - hywtt'-!to'biisInea8 and . -bends
oufof -shape. -Wttk,the right kind
of steel and tbe-f proper, design,
most; buibj)ers ed provided-iwjljl
spring'- back to ; their -; original 1
s nape.' it is, this cusnioning action,
mat prevents the; car? irom being
Btopped; so suddenly, that; the. oc
cupants keep right on going, "with
loss vof life or limb as the usual
concomitant. . Cushioning saves
lives. ; r -n'-
Every motorist,- whetber metro
politan s;rokev farmer or tourist.
needs x good - bumper, front' and.
rear." finch a : bumpef , should be
capable' ot absorbing impacts, of
cushioning rshocksfc,and ;bear.he
label ot the . Underwriter's Labor
atory. Yoif can safely depend upon
such a bumper, to ' minimize th-
lury tb both car and occupants'
But. you ' cant hit post, ors wall
as hard as you want- and expect
the bumper to make you think
you bit' a haystack, It isn't, ia the
lvurmg t aft last, two years ptr- ;store.l8 N. .CommerclalY"' (f);
iini.yiM iispniners in mm m .A. .
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A better tire at a low price
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30x3 Regtilar Size Prem. Cord $8J95
? i s ? ' '4, . . .$9.9 5Tr
30x3ViHExtraOTersize.: ..$10.95 4 ; y
" ; ',31x1 .Extrarverse: 18.30 v L
. 32x4 Extra Oversize. 19 J5 s
f 33x4 :l Extra Oyersfee; .. 20.25 ,
. v 32x4 Extra Oversize 25.75 . ' ,
- 30x5- i Extra-Orersfze ...:. 335 r
jFULCSIZE PlIER BAtONS t
29x4.40 Premier BaBoxntl.$i35 0x4.95 Premier Ballobn: 49,20
zy x4.75 ITemier Balloon. 1750 30x55 Premier -Balloon...? 21:25
30x4,75 Premier BaDoon. 1 I&25 31x5.25 Premier Ballobn ..... 21.95
29x4.95 Premier Ballooii ...... 1SJ25 30x5.77 Premier JJalloo'n I-.- 25.1 5 : M
33x6.00 Premier Balloon : .... 29.20
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O. J. Hull Auto Top and Paint
Co. Ratlator, fender and body re
pairing; . Artistic-' paintln-redds
100'to the appearance la your
auto, v $S7 South Commercial. )
AIB TEXT IXm CAOLpfE CAN
The -ralve stent i from ;kn old
inner . tube makes, an Ideal . vent
for nn,xU orgasoline can.' Break'
off tbe valve in a -vise, and then
punch hots' in the cartno pro
vide anug fit for the stem.: In
sert gho stem, using b.ut if you 1
wish' and solder- securely in pace.
If a gasoline can, be sure there
are no ; fumes in". the ' can before 1
soldering. Popalajj Science
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A lot competitordfafe Irying4his but by knocldhg the STAR". 4
Ll " f Every4criock isS &dstaTicl as a resiilt pf working this overtime we are
r jrfe lltaWisheJact that wher6' kniclel&piitmuallto .Tl
I ''-: . By cbrnpetitbrs that such c6mpetitors toes are being treaded on and it
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; -: ' :'t T1iree;e:ncloseclSTARsold : us this" week, we Isold ." more in'an' C-t .
competitors
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pect a carthat he?werit to, the TATp HOUSE and prbcured'a licensd f of
theparty; only to'wakefup" next day
; STAR'SIX arid yoir should have .'J
PARISH BINGHAM FRMEW TRANSMISSION-SPIC-r
.; ER" UNIVERSAL' JOINTS' AND ; FORCE FEED LUBRICATION some
I c ; ; . of our competitors will telly oVare the highest type of 'constructioruin all '
good. ; ;,3Vhat do you say Mr. Prospect, s- tlVeasdnleora: :
j The competitor or salesmari that Imocks the 'STAR' to you does not ;
buv it for.vou or runitafter itis bouerht or oav'tKe bills.' " So use Vdiir "
builti then get behind the wheel (yourself);ancf 1 invite;soriie of -these -1 r'l
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rvi wwyljvj tu unug ;uut uicir cars ana rouowj you ana seetnow quiCKjy. jra
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