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About Independence enterprise. (Independence, Or.) 1908-1969 | View Entire Issue (July 23, 1920)
Page Two imi,w.NnENCE ENTERPRISE Treads '"Tfire Improved 25 The latest Miller triumph is a super-grade tread. It excels the best rival treads today by an average of 25 per cent. This . has been proved, under careful watch, by many road comparisons. The Miller Tire mileage is the talk of the day. But these new-grade treads outwear the balance of the tire. Not one Miller Tire, built with this new tread, lias ever come back with the tread gone. These treads do not vary. Every day the Miller tread stock is vulcanized and tested in the laboratory. Itmust prove up to these new stand ards before a tread is made. Miller Cord Tires, in the factory tests, now aver age 15,000 miles. Miller Fabrics from 8,000 to 9,000 miles. And these lactory tests are extreme. - - Watch your mileage on one Miller Tire. Compare it with any other and it will win you. You owe that to yourself in view of Miller records. Tread Patented Center tread smooth, with auction cup to firmly grasp wet asphalt. Geard-to-the-Road tide treads mesh like cogs in dirt. Tres Now the Record Makers Cords or Fabric Geared-to-the-Road Independence Garage 0 , .... .1.... thin company de- was concerned industry -f ture should fir be served, and c of gasoline for pleasure purposes d -rninished. Hence, certain curtail ments were made on sales to non commercial vehicles. To have con tinued in the circumstances unlimited sales for non-commercial use, would have meant idle tractors on the . two was. therefore, no alternative but curtailment and con. servation. . Thus far, the situation appears to have been met in that the shortage has not interfered with industry or agriculture, except in a very few cases and for brief periods The correctness of the course followed cannot U questioned. In the public mind, however, confusion and un certainty exist, not only as to the nf v,a shortage but also as to ...l.f kna rauaml it. It IS Said that the shortage is artificial, creaieu for the purpose of increasing prices, that it is due to tremendous ev i sold abroad at fabulous prices and great profits, even that sales are cut to avoid trie payment mont taxes, and JL lllVJl ttvi a v . v, - that wells have been "capped to lower production. These and many other astonishing rumors have gone the rounds. The exact situation is easy to explain and simple to under stand. The gasoline shortage is due to the fact that there is not enough gasoline to meet all the requirements of the public; there is not enough gasoline because there is an insuffi. eient Droduction of crude oil;the crude oil production is inadequate be pnnso nature has not been kirn enough to respond to the unprece dentedly vigorous efforts of the oil industry to get crude irom tne earcn. i rv in hi mm easoline amounted vo - l ."stl ill l rr u 1 1 1 ) 1 1 n . -- 300,000,000 has Sold tho 48.4'; same situation There is vnnr. tniS Vinnt'wi'j J . .. .,.-,iimn man " period of last year. These facts prove tho . ..I.. orxU'luslVelV. Siting evince to . th, tremendously mcreased con sumption. Take reserve lock, ot Tk mounted to wy cruae o; - , rt 500,000 barrels in 1915, to only 600,000 on May 31, 19'i. a v.,..! in ..n vears. Con- ure noi vuuvm-" . - , 8ider Standard Oil reserve stock, of i.- Art .Tanuarv 1 IVio, gasoline; v - - i)nn? a vear later i 300,000 gallons; this year 4.4W ' w. 88.000 barrels, of which ten per cent was unavad able, being in tank bottom and p.pt lines. ..vmd ru rONSIDERED WU1VVSSITY BY BANKERS INJURED SERVICE MEN MUST ACT QUICKLY wiiiiiM It. Follette, commander of the Oregon department of th Amor. ican LeKion, i urging all maauieu .rvl. men to file their clalrni if they have not already done o. He saya; "The tinip rapidly appruachea when those who were dUabled In service during the world war can no longer make claim for federal com. penaation. "Under th act of national laws, It Is nocessary to present this . claim within one year from the date of dl. charge. 'It Is not necessary to claim com ..nH..n. That may be dona with. .11 uiua in the service ...v HIM growing om?JS Juries or alekm. u u Ubllth that fact no Ther rBrc80n.L there ,re aevoml "N vrho hav t m Ji by re,n of notbI?4 r HUH Ul Nil "DUiMin.W -.la . in one year. ui. i " - m caniact." tho procodure. "The srovonuncnt j form for etal,UhJ U known a. Form 626 !S obta nod by ,pplyin "S writing to the iUJ K , -'IWI building, Portland!" ' ' "All ex-aervic, menlNJ bring thin infortnstln. . .X of n "buddies- ; ficer, American n,nf Krond-minded bunkers of th country look upon tne muu.r t. , as a necessity and arc co-operating is the observation of N. K. Eeltes, treasurer of the Studebakcr corptir. ation, South Bend, Indiana. In a bulletin to the distributor of Studebakcr cars, Mr. Feltes says: "The Studebaker conoraUin 1h'S business with a number of the largest and most important bunks in the United States, and we are therefore in a position to state that tu.. i.,a-r r.msiiltT the Butomo. bile business and the men engage! in it are entitle.1 to legitimate t - kind land to constructive assismme their Hankers. The number of motor cars in use todav. the number of people sup. allied "NO MYSTERY IN SHORTAGE" STANDARD OIL CO. CLAIMS GAS SITUATION IS DUE TO IN CREASED CONSUMPTION (July Standard Oil Bulletin) There is no mystery in the exist ing shortage of gasoline on the Paci fic coast. It is not a case of dimin ished supply the far west has never had as much gasoline as this year but one of increased consumption. The refineries of California are this islJn? development ot the alternative industry and the equally important fact that the supply of crude oil pro duction has not kept apace-niespite intensive effort and highest prices in history there is a lack of public understanding of the situation. There exists misapprehensions, reports and rumors which are wide spread, so widely circulated, indeed, and so similar in so many separated ksalities as to give the tnought of propaganda. Early this year this company be garf to warn the public of impend ing 'shortage in petroleum products, and these warnings have been re peated once or twice each month since then, in public statements and manufacturing greater volume f advertisements. As was foreseen, year of gasoline than last year and great coantities are being brought to the far west from mid western fields and Mexico. Yet, this larger supply does not satisfy the' enormous de mands of the scores of thousands of the coming of spring, with the devel opment of work on the farms, and of summer, with the increased use of automobiles, brought u demand for gasoline far in excess of the supply. In, April this company began to ask additional automobiles, trucks, farm! the public "to buy as little gasonne .i. n,, nnri as nossible use what you must how million rnot'ir car Unite! States. "That means. to '. gr. that tlieiv ni' and jri-dei muuauy c -! L ,.,! l,v tl.o automobile am The shortage is due to no aiminisnm v - -- :i .i ..tions in caininir support of o.mk- liKewise true oi iuei un, - .. ., ently the fuel oil situation will also ers, says the .f:udebaker d.Mnb... l :i tor. There is a cerain logical sequence j nf farts in this 'matter which are ; proximati l almost self explanatory- Ihcy trace the situation from the begin- nlnrr r.f rrosnlinp tbf CHlde oil SUP ii 1 f. - I . ply to the end consumption in mo- j people, or one tni- ara tmlcs. t.r.iotnrs and eas en- i'es' t"1' .. i and Nebra Here are given the outstanding features: . 1 The crude oil supply: Califor nia will this year produce about 100,000,000 barrels of crude oil. 2 Crude oil consumpion: The Pacific coast will this year consume 1 i -1 1 A AAA AAA V1 nftiAn. nnmir i if.imw.imju Diiiirjis jl liuuci nil. the 10.000.000 barrel difference j THREE WE ARE Hallmark Jewelers There can be only one "Hallmark" Jeweler in a town and he must be the largest and best in the community. There are "Hall mark" jewelry stores all over the United States who buy their stocks at a great saving and have the advantage of securing advance styles first. Buy your jewelry at a "Hall mark" Ftore and get the advantages of the latest styles at the lowest possible price. "You Get The Ecit At HartmanV Hartnmn Bros. Co. Hallmark Jewelers and Opticians SALEM OREGON 1 4pm )( N mmm n-mmm- mm n om IP.; in th" i ope to every 1 I (.very three f:mL n fields of i thf fruit vaiii'V-. of California then- U an rusje of a car to nearly every family. Au tomobiles ore doing ahout twice as mnrh nasseiM'er traffii1 a.s the railroads, which hous what factor the ino'.t"' iuv i. hi t of louay." Wells' Universal Grindl i For Grinding I'istons, Piston Ring Wrist rins, etc., on Automobiles, Trucks and Tract I fieri to our eouiPment Ut I WOOD & COZINE, Independen- OKF.dON (.r.V!U)S- other equipment dependent gasoline for power. Curiously enough, in the face of such a well known fact as the aston waste none." In May it became ap parent that there would not be enough gasoline ,to meet the . demand, and itUVi tho iiip flean-cut befoie it being drawn from reserve stocks. 3 The gasoline supply: Greatest in history of California oil industry and augmented by the importation of millions of gallons from eastern and Mexican fields. 4 Gasoline consumption: In 1915 there were 239,000 more vehicles on the Pacific coast; in 1920 more ttian 780,000; in 1915 there were 3000 tractors, in 1920 at least 25,000. There are many thousands of gas engines in operation. In 1918 the Standard Oil company's sales of 3 MEN KILLED AT ( AMP LEWIS in con.structi" ! le to burst ranjje at Ore- I i m I h 1 ' ... .... ... .... fl?B?EIMl We are particularly equipped to give tj y y y u ymmml vWF you rapid long distance service. N " W ffW WW wacftt in tin. calls WIT H i ,1 i western Long Distance. hffe , Dorit ask for 1 Lontf Distance " iisaai I 0 .Say- NORTHtifESTERM 10HG BISmMGE Defective material caused a six-inch ri the artillery target Lewis la.-t Friday, kiling three gon men and mjU'-:i;K lour. ; The dead: : Corporal Edward (',. ,S-ott, 2.',-l company, (Jregon coast artilh-ry, : Marshficld, Or. Corporal Clyde R. Dundinger, . 2nd company, Oregon coa.st artil lery, Marshfield, Or. Private Italph l''ra!"y, 1st corn-1 pany, Oregon coa.-t ariliei y Ash-1 land, Or. j Scott xuid Fralcy were I'.iHe.l in-1 stantly when the (...'iron l.urst, with ' a terrific report, during the target practice, when the second shot was fired. Scott and Dundinger were mem bers of the gun crew, while Fraley was standing in a thicket alongside another cannon. Scott was terribly mangled by the explosion. Fraley was struck in the (jack of the head by a piece of flying steel. Dun dinger lived about an hour after the accident. Two regular army sol diers were slightly hurt. The injured: Private (first class) Herbert E. eterson, 2nd comntinv. 0 coast artillery, cut on head and face by steel fragments. i Private William J. Blake. 9nA r, pany, Oregon coast artillorv. -r -mi on - field, Or., cut on arm and shoulder Mechanic Peter Mirrasoul, 2nd company, Oregon coast Marshfield, Or., badly concussion. Private Homert Elhart. 1st com pany .Oregon coas(t artillery. Ash. land, Or., shoulder broken. Wagoner Fred Scott, 55th com pany, coast artillery corps, United States army, foot badly torn. Corporal Roy Campigetto, 55th company, ' coast artillery corps, United States army, stunned Reports of the attending indicated that the injuries in no case appeared to be serious. The ambu lances took the injured at once to . . ys T ' 1 ... tne wimp uewia nospitai where the injured were treated. on a 1 .i . 1 - 1 .1 1 Camp,! f .s r 1 T THE REASON WH Money is More Safe NATIONAL BAKB u OVER 21 BIIXIO RESOURCES" (Each Under Supej aion ot U. 0 u Of all tho placei there v r.,uit Hi.le. and in51 " am ii the i "Why" we should VKia National Uany. INDEPENDENCE NATIONAL BANK This Bank is Under Supervision of United Sfc uovernment. artillery! stunned by Mr. Barnes, U. S. Wheat Director Say More Lat ope H Dr. Duganne, Dentist, office over In dependence National Bank. And reduce the High Cost of Li IS THE CHEAPEST AS WELL AS THE WHOLESOME FOOD ON THE MARr BTJY THAT I EXTRA. LO A I Your Grocer Has It J The Enterprlj tl.00 i'