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4 TIIR.OltfGON STATESMAN, SALEM. OUEOON;-. SUNDAY MORNING. DECEMBER lii2i)v- 1 ID 10 LEG SIM ADVOCATED BY SMITH Would t Reduce ' Number of Broadcasting Stations, Conditions Worse 5 CHICAGO. (Special ) Radi cal proposal are contained fn-.a ftatement advocating Immediate radio legislation made today hy O. i Smiin. prflnt of-jbe Stew- art-Warner Speedometer (ttrpora- i Mr. Smith uneaks as head of ope of the largest plants in the world manufacturing radio sets, and lessee of ' Station WBIIM, which broadcasts programs of the Stwart-.rner Air theatra powerful broadcasimg station to I lie suggests among ether things n heard in all parts or the Unit tbat Congress provide legislation j d states. Chain stations, there that will reduce the number of s rn lira riAt a n KutiiiA vnrAa a t I V1.1'"7 '"""- try even, below the number that t was inexistence prior to the tie clsiou of'the ' attorney general which held that Set-rttary Hoover did not have the power to license broadcaster. .Hfc statement Is as follows: "Radio fans of . thN United States are demandlnf rk'MoleglsH latlon. - "president Coolidge, rfriines sage Just given to congress as asked for such legislation. ''Thi radio Industry of this country will goffer material dam age ultimately' unless relief i forthcoming and thU fn ftrn will deprive broadcast listeners of en joyment and entertainment to which they are entitled. . '"Broadcasting is rapidly reach ing the stage where conditions will be intolerable. Members of . con gress can verify'this by communi cating with almost any radio fan among their constituents. If the present chaos is allowed to con tinue; if radio broadcasting is not regulated, the radio rights of hun dreds of thousands of people will he throttled. "Radio is the one universn' form of amusement that may lie enjoyed by those who are not wealthy. The poor man. with an inexpensive set. can get just as much from the air as the man of means. i "It is one of the most important factors in the development of pres ent day civilization. In order that this development may continue, immediate action is necessary. In other words, the present congress should pass such laws as will meet conditions. I thoroughly believe that President Coolidge's sugges tion as to speedy radio legislation should he heeded. In onidertngTr- mm-wr iie-uw-. such legislation I believe congress j should remember that the pe-so f who should be given primary con sideration are thqse who go to make up the general public of thr United States. The interest of the Broadcasters themselves is infini tesmal in comparison. The amount of money Invested by broadcasters is so small, compared to the money spent by radio fans for radio sets, that it should not carry any great weight in con gress. The conditions 1 speak of are apparent. I believe, to the majority of the people. It ap pears that we have fa-iled to take proper advantage of one of the most marvelous inventions of all ages. Within the past six months we have seen broadcasting station after station force itself on to the air. As a result persons who live in large cities where there are a number of broadcasting stations have difficulty in getting outside the range of these stations. Those who live In the rural and country districts find similar difficulties. fhe howls and whistles of Inter fering stations are minimizing their enjoyment. Because this corporation manufactures receiv ing sets and at the same time f eas es a broadcasting station. I believe our attitude is unbiased. ; "My, primary thought Is that congress protect the interests of the listeners of the nation. From If you leave it to Santa Claus of course he'll select SEIBERLING TIRES AND TUBES as the Most Useful and Appropriate , Cjift For St. - WALTER II. 198 S. Commercial ZO Washington (here omes informa tion mai some " broadcasters are attempting to foster delay. The; rason for this, if it be true. !, obvlons. If radio legislation is not passed "it is quite reasonable to. assume that the ware hand from 200 to CflO meters -will be come more crowded. If this con tinues, therefore. It means that radio fans of the t'nited States will have more, and more diffi culty in getting distance recep tion. This, in turn, means that the i large advertisers who today are supporting the broadcasting programs of the country will be antomatlcally "1orced to utilize chains of stations. The cost or maintaining such, chains of sta titans will be very; high and this cost will ultimately find its way tick to the people of the United j States. Congress' should give I much consideration to the fact that ft la AAttnlt.lM r,.1 K 1 .. vi m v w a, ww a en. u.T'i i v sny. j know that a good station efficientlv o Derate can ect rlis- tance for the simple reason tnat when our station broadcasts at a time when there are only a few stations on the -air, we are heard in all parts of the United States. Not only that." but we have re ceived letters; and 'cahlepram tronv Alaska; England. New Zeal aud. Mexico, Cuba. Canada. Ha waii jtnd other far distant pofnts. """.believe -Congress should in corporate in : its - legislation the following ideas: Stop chaotic interference by reducing the number , of broad casting, stations below the number that was in existence prior to thr decision of the attorney general which held that the secretary of commerce had no power to regu late tadio broadcasting. Lict-nse only such stations as have shown by their records in the past, that it i their real desire to be of genuine service to the public, and have not adopted the purely commercialistic attitude. Provide that the licenses of such stations as mav be Ircensed. may be revoked if these stations do not give to the people the high standard of entertainment that will be demanded. "I see np rea.-on why we Should have more than so or 00 hieh nowered stations in this country With only that number each one could broadcast without interfer ence with the ether, and all could be heard in all parts of the Unit ed States without JcterfC'ence. In addition, a small, number of verv low-powered staf fates" could be li censed on wave lengths that would not interfere material! with the stance, a hiffh-powrerediirtatlon ir Ne- Yorlt Citr on a. wave, length fered with In' California. If there r several" low-powered stations in that state on a wave length -omparatlvely cloge to 350 meters. Of course,-1 realize that the con ditions are new and tfiat congress will have to put itself In a posi tion of path-finder. Nevertheless I do believe that regulations should be passed by the present congress ust as soon as it possi bly con." FOREIGNERS VISIT CADILLAC FACTORY ing a day or more under instruc tion of specialists there. Among the prominent individnals and groups of tourists who have re cently been entertained at the plant are Nicholas Longworth. speaker of the National House of Representatives. Gustavus Adolph us, crown prince of Sweden: Bar on Rothchild; Sir Charles Mars ton, England, and Andre Renaud. France, well-known British and French automobile manufactur ers; Krishnamurti, the ethical teacher from India; members of the Erie. Pa., chamber of com merce, and members of t.heWorld Motor Transport Congress. This advertisement, appearing In Iondon daily newspapers, caus ed much amusement to visiting Americans: Your Car ; ' .- f !5 TIRE", SHOP ZOSEL, Prop. Telephone 471 s EUROPEAN AUTOS ' NEW TAXED Hupp Official Returns From European Tour Matket Change - A definite trend is under wav in Great Britain to supercede the i "pound per horse-power per year" tax on all motor cars owned there, at-coiding to Fred B. Sides, export manager of the Hupp Motor Car corporation. Mr. Sides lias just returned to Detroit from a three months business trip, during which , he visited prac tically every :!urrpean country. "In the event, of this change, the tax imposed wifl T doubtless continue to be a heavv one. The government must continue to im- pose luxury taxes on all possible commodities for a long time to oihe to help repay its enormous debts occasioned by the World war. ' I'nfortunately for the auto- keep the automobile in the luxury ' class for several years. This will naturally restrict their sales. "This pound per horsepower ir ye:tr tax enacts a heavy levy from the owner of every type mo tor car. It means the payment of the equivalent of from $35 to $150 or more per year before the car can be used. Kven families of means naturally restrict their purchases to one car. or not to ex ceed two. Whether a car is driv en one or a thousand miles or 2r, 000 per year makes no difference. "While a frasoline tax also im poses a restriction on motor car ownership, the consensus of opin ion ift that it is more equitable and that, though increasing the num ber of motor cars operated, it will distribute the tax over a greater list 'of owners. Payments wiU be more in line with the proportion of use owners receive from their car. The necessary levy will also be enacted a shilling or so at a .time, rather than in a lump sum. Just what form, however, the new tax will be in is speculative at this time. "Should a gasoline tax super sede the horsepower tax. it is re "Trded as certain, that the number of motor cars owned in Great Brit ain will increase materially. This REAL for 1 i f NewHtoir Folding Iroaier AN rXCLUSIVE rCATURE will be appreciated Jor a Lifetime! IT will enable Mother to finish her entire ironing every week in a frac tion of the time it now. takes. She can sit restfully in a comfortable chair while electricity does the ' work better and more economically than by hand. The Thor irons every thing, not just flat work. Beau tiful white Duco and nickel. Only $10 Down J Showing how the Thor Come in for FREE demonstration wU SiiS u dlol ' Portland Electric Co.; ; 237 North Liberty. ".!'-.-'! ft? will be true of both BrltUhf and . Ainertcaa cars.? -American tears, will, However, represent only a small portion of the total old so long as the present: duty on them continues in effect. Bnd i.o loAg as the obvious pro-British propagan da exerts its present strong influ ence. Continuance of the hijih im port duly on American cars im posed in France. Italy and one or i wo other countries, will prevent the sales of more than a scatter in of American cars in those countries. .Mr. Sides also declares that two definite changes in motordom al ready well recognized in this country are in their , incipient .muxc- tnioiiftii Europe. Oue is the transition . from few cylinders to sixes and eights. "France is taking the lead in this,"" he points out. "At the an nual Paris Automobile Show many French manufacturers of four- cylinder fame displayed multi cylinder cars whicn aroused great interest, owing to the outstanding prominence of those companies. "The second definite change. is thrt growing tendency toward closed cars including those used as cabs. Furope today is just about where the Fnited States was four or five years a?o in this re spect. The transition will take longer there, however, as the av erage European, because of var ious conditions, retains his car longer than Americans do. Establishment of its own auto motive industry has been discuss ed seriously in Sweden, according to information given him. The government, some sources said may subsidize it until such time as it can carry itself. Mr. Sides returned with the conclusion that conditions in En tone as a whole are steadily im proving. Holland, Denmark Sweden. Norway, Switzerland. Spain and Portugal are either at normal or close to it, in his opin ion, with Sweden the outstanding country in prosperity. From his survey of the situation Mr. Sides expects to market many more llupmobiles in Europe in 1S27, than in any previous year. P.efore' the end of next year, he feels, both the Hupmobile Six and Eight will be firmly established in everv market throughout Europe. Baker county tax collections for year total $640,450. Union Pacific paying more than $100,000. A ill I J I INCREASE FACTORY 1 Record Production Anticipat v ed by Willys-Knight for Ensuing Year , " TOLEDO. Ohio. t Special.) A statement given out by John N. yiliys, president of Wfllys-Over-land. Inc., todays says that th factory force has been increased by 1423 men during the past threo weeks. Coming at the start of the win ter season this is a noteworthy announcement and is in tine with the statement issued by Willys-Overland officials that production plans for the coming year contem plate the largest output of motor cars in the history of the organ ization. Heavy production is underway in -the Whippet Which has already established itself as the fastest selling new model erer introduced to the American market. At the present time Willys-Overland products cover 93 of the entire price range of motor cars. Since 1!)22 Willys Overland has increased its output of Willys Knight cars 13S while the in crease in the motor car industry as a whole has been 60 giving the Willys-Knight division a rat ing 78 better than the industry as a whole. In the Overland division the in crease iip to the introduction of mm Fun and Amusement Playing the Elephant Game WIN A FORD tcarg The Statesman's Elephant Puzzle WHAT is toe. Wewht or TttEjElEPltANT The Problem What it Mi ttim totil of the ficarn fnnninc the elephant khowa In tha picture I Simply add tbm up to get th aula tian. Thar ar no marks, lioaa nt charartara ia the -eiaphaa axcept fifturea. Thesa tigurt range from 2 to 9, each atandine alone. There are no "obhi" or "ciphera." There are no froupa of figuree anch aa "23" or 42." The hada of the 6"a" are distinctly curved while the taile of tha ,"9'a" are traight or practically ao. Ttiere ia ao trick or lUnaioo of any description ia the chart. Now get out Tour pencil and add. add, add. Free Charts , r Thoae desiring etra charts of the elephant pinsle to work' on will be supplied with what they require at the Circulation department of the Statesman Pohlishing Company.' office 215, South Commercial Street, Salem, Oregon or send a 2a stamp 'if -yon want charts mailed to you. Subscription Rates Oregon Statesman Daily and Sunday: By carrier 1 month 50c; 1 year $8.00. By mail in Marion and Polk counties. 1 month 50c: 6 months $2. SO; 1 year $5.00. Pacific Homestead : . 3 yeara $1.00; years, $2.00; 1 yeara $2.50; 15 yeara $5.00. Northwest Poultry Journal: 1 year $1.00; 2 12 years $2.50; 5 yeara $5.00. Oregon Teachers Monthly: 7 months. $2.00; 20 months $2.50; 40 months $5.09. General Rales The Statesman Publishing Company's Elephant Pustle Con teat ia open to anybody except regular adult employes of tha Statesman Publiahing Company and their' immediate lamiliea. ContestanU may submit aa many solutions aa they desire provided a payment of one of tha amouuta designated in tha prise list ahall accompany each eolation tint Contestant will he permitted to win more than one priaa. Once registered a solution cannot be ebaagrd. , Remember you are eligible iu'Uio -nt(' whether y in subscriptions ar not,.' however, if you send in one two or three subscriptions yom qualify for thejor JfrUa, should yaur solution bo among the winners. i f. A ' The time a solution is received, haa no bearing npon ita winning a prize, provided it Je received or poet marked not. later than nudniga of Friday. Ieeember 31, UK!. All aolutiona must be received or bear the postmark not Uter than thia data and boor. Contest eloaea 12 p. m, Friday, December 31, 12., tn rase of tiea on this pnizle as many prixea will be awarded as there are contestants tied before any priiea are awarded for a less correct solution. For example. If five or mora persona are tied on the beat solntiou the first five or mora priiea will be reserved for them and they will be awarded in order of the standing of their aolutiona of the second puzsle; that ia the best aolution will bo awarded first prisar tha next beat the aeeond. and the third beat the third prize, etc In raae there are no tiea on tha weight of tha elephant, no other pexzle, of coarse, will be ' presented and the prizes will bo awarded in accordance with tha standing of tha aolutiona aeat in. There are no objections to several members of one family or household or several friends working together to obtain a ao hition. The prizes are awarded for individna.1 ffet .-.t i not bo persniszabla for one person to tarn in a aolution. than $i I tha answer to aomeone else, and for the Utter to aubmit it for I his or her own. I Tha Statesman Publishing Company reserves t bo right to reject any aolution which it believaa baa, not been, aubmitted nnder proper coadationa. n , ' . Sutetaaa PublUhint' Copanr also reserve tha right ta HaaUr decide all other oueationa that may arise and thoee tring the eea test agree' to bido by aay and all dacleieae reader ed b ythe Stataaman PublizhUg Ca - 'v . Money paid on au the Whippet was, 98 or 38 better than the; industry. Pres ent sales volume or the Whippet indicates that the lower price di vision in Willys-Overland will equal the gains made by Willys Knight cars before the coming vear is over. Nash Furniture Co. takes the lead with low prices on chairs, rockers, tables, wood and ste-?l Im ds. sprinss. mattresses. Saves you or, 21!) N. Cnm'l. t Cross Meat Market. Iliguest. busiest and best in Salom. Choices! steaks, bacon, hams, sausage, lard, eggs. milk. Absolutely sanitary. 3 70 State St. t WINE NEW POPULAR COLOR FOR AUTOS i, Continual from paste 1) ion and industry takes one into many places. I have just returned from Ven ice . . . Venice is an ancient mos aic Weather worn, time worn: with the ghostly bannerets of the warlike Venetian fluttering from its piazzas and seeming to fill its winding canals with a blaze of col or. Over the great central door of St. Marks the golden horses stride, drawing the towers and minarets lehind them forward out of the dim past, as a chariot. Pigeons wheel and flutter like confetti in the wind, and the flags on the three wine colored staffs spiral round, and in and out in a slow moving dance of glory. The canals sparkle cerulian blue and silver in the sun. and the many colored mooring posts life above the waters like the drowned fing OFFERED IN pt" r-n eredtteal !a aecordaac " in e""rc.l. M ers of a Dogea.retinue sunk deep into the centuries. .. The waters of the Adriatic whisper softly through the wind ing side canals stealing . nnder weatherworn doors, and seeming to peer with gently prying eyes up the stairways. A shaft of wan dering sunlight. windblown through a Oothic archway, kisses the upraised lips of a forgotten Madonna "caught listening to the prayers of black shawled figures kneeling in the dusk. At twilight the companiles speak to one another across the sky. their great hells now whisp ering perhaps a sly joke about the long dead Titian and 'his red haired beauties, and now raising in mighty chorus that brings to mind those triumphal returns when the galleys slipped into the lagoons laden with spoils -of vic tory. At night the sculling gondolas AGAR will apparently run indefinitely with necrlected lubrication. Tho btisv repair shops prove that someone pays for this neglect. Monroe S. Cheek 4 Complete Automotive Lubrication Court at Capitol Phone 220.1 Winning Answers Will Receive (If yott, land im two new anb (If yon send in criptiona for two new sab- If yon $2.50 each or nrriptione for one Priiea your own rt $1.25 each or newal anb year renewal scription fori for $1.25 and $1.00 $2.50 anal a, a new auo- seriptioa for $l.oo new subscrip tion for $3.50 $1.25 Pord Toaring 1st ir,4' 3rd "; 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th 10th 11th o 15th 16th to 25th Gar 1200.00 T: 75.00 -. 6O.O0 25.00 12 $0 7.50 6.00 5.00 4.00 3.50 a.oo 1.50 $405.00 Value $471.31 $200.0 75.o BO.OO 15.00 15.00 12.50 10.00 7.&0 5.00 4.00 Ioo $921.! DeckUnS Tie I 14 U 74 14 ft 4 U tl 71 75) t$ (3S tS fit) U t$ St IM n 25 $2 Qj) 5 (m) TJ w (5) u n u u u s (2) nationa changed; ! will be- presented for at times .after which, should any ties exist, will receive the full amount of aay award Iinportjuit Facts To Remember - - While tha amount you pay with a olntion of tbo lpl doe not bare any effect on your winning a prise, it does affect the amount you will receive should yoa wia on of tha prise, aa the amount of the caah prize i determined by tha amount of ' Bofaocriptioa noaty aont in. This is explained ia tha priaa list. which tou should atady carefully before aending ia your aolu tion. Send aolution and subscription ta Elephant Contest De partment, The Statesman Publishing Company, Salens, Oregon. Elephant Puzzle Solution Blank t- Ton may use thia blank la tending ia your setaUa. whether UDacriptioa are aent or net or use a sheet of pfaaia white paper. Pazzle Contest, Editor, - T The Statesman Publishing Co, A -.-.y. ; ;. t . Baienv Oregon. - : . " ' I The total at the figures 1b Us ' : CtaUat'S aam - ' - : .. I . , ,. . . ....... a- r 4 ' - JflJeesa .. . , .s.-.. ' to VX'Jf tmw tha r a'l't L Jj-- f aat . - glide by 41ke -dark awns, .and uue hear laughter and ttie saattti ot a little ;"onk --while .the Joon etches the della Salute against u velvet aky.' ;a ; .-; - es, Venice is an ancient mosai.? All 'sold and crimson, porphy -y and lapis lazuli. c nrisimas is tne aay tor ness and rejoicing, but every d;i is one of pleasure if you eat Better Yet Bread, made by the Better Yi Baking Co.. 24 X. Com'!. ' . F. I-. Wood and Geo. K. Pe.-1 real estate, .14 4 State. Farms at ,! city property. They bring buy.M and seller together, for the bcn.i tit and profit of both. " . Eiker Auto Co.. Ferry at I.i . erty St. Autos stored and bout: 1. 1 and sold. Cars washed day at .! night. Iaw prices and service wi:i make long friends. t . Contest Prises M Fellows eead ta new aah- If jo send ia acriptioa. for' subscrip or roar tion with your renewal nf M aointiaw. : f - r $100.0$ 40.00 20.OO 12.60 6.2$ 75 $.00 2.50 2.00 . 1.75 1.50 1.0O $204.35 $20,00 i5.eo lo.eo 7.50 $.00 1.60 1.60 1.50 l.M 1.60 l.M . -50 iriM Ia case of tiea a second pazzle, lihe accompanying chart, except larger, will bo - pr anted -for those tied ta aolve. The pVoblwaa wiU consist of drawing a eoaiineeua chain croaa tha chart oa circliag tha figurea ia the circles. If necessary to elimin ate further tioa the puzzle, with combi- many aa five mere each tyiag centestaat tied for. alephaat iJ -ponaaa. nigger award writ ta : ' ' "", pai aar aaUet a4S -mt'-'i ow . v s iawasu anwanmn A. I- 1 j 1 I A if , , v