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MORNING. REGISTER, EUGENE, ORE., SUNDAY, FEB. 18, 1923
SUES UD of sum
40,206 Duranfs Sofd In First
' Twelve Months
STAR'S POPULARITY BIG
OfAcirn 'Tilulhl(f A05.000 Itrcolml
Bwron Mat And Octutior mill
' IS 1,000 of Three "ActvptciA
Th rise of the Durant nnd Stnr
cam in, falna and popularity hn
mcwi humi'im ic. i iieno cnrs ore
mnritiiarturrd ' by V. O. Durant,
who hits been connected with th
automobile business tn nuiny .ca
pacities for over 30 years. In the
flint, 12 umntliB that the Durant
cnr wn8 manufactured there were
40.108 Durum sold nnd delivered
ani) the trrou bitslncr for tho first
year lotaled 136,600,000, ncconl
Inir to Clyde Flak, salos nmimrcr
for; the lornl Durnnt and Star
mte'ney. , Durin(r the first year of
the Durnnt existence the concern
wan occupied with building and
buying six factories. At the Drca-
ent tlmo Durant has nine factories.
while two more are under construe-
iton. In aales and production Dur
ant now stands third in the auto
Industry, according to Mr. Kink.
The Eugene agency for the Star
and Durant cars is located at S3?
J'earl street and Is operated by Earl
Kondn and Clyde Flsk. These men
have been in business in Kugene
ror a number or years. Fonda with
the Goodpasture garage, while
Flsk was connected . with tha
motorcycle game prior to the time
the, partners were awarded the
Durnnt and Star agency in Juno.
192J. The original location of the
Durant Alstrlbutors was at 44 Scv
. enth avenue east, but on the first
of December the Lane County
Auto 'company moved to their new
location.. (.
: 'Aniplo Room Available
Amplo room for the present at
least 4s assured1 the Durant and
Star distributors for their new lo
cation covers a,rioor space of SOx
160 feet.' Two driveways lead Into
the garajre and between these
drives is located the salesroom
covering a space 60x26. In the rear
of the sales room are located the
private offices of the .members of
the firm. The sales room of the
Lane County Auto company is one
of the most up-to-date In the city.
At present a Star chassis occupies
the foreground of the sales floor
with a Durant sedan on one side
and a Star touring on the other.
On small tables at either side of
the room the Important parts of
the Durant and star are open zor
lnspection and,, handling. .Tasty
lighting arrangements and decor
ations add to the attractiveness of
the show room. ..
Four men at present constitute
the sales force of the company.
Clyde Flsk. sales manager, is out
side salesman in charge of both
county and city sales. His partner.
Earl Fonda, general manager of
the concern, is floor salesman.
Jim Lawson and George Melson
constitute the remainder of the
selling force . and work the city
territory.
', Cter Proves Popular
According to Earl Fonda, gen
eral manager of the Lane '.Auto
company, the Star has. proved .irnr-'
mensely popular since its first .aiW
nouncements were put '-out ..last'
May. By the 15th or October or
ders for 605,000 Star-cars were re-
ceived and 231,000 of these orders
were accepted with a, deposit, rep
resenting wnen delivered a, grand
total of $91,000,000 worth of busi
ness, stars for coast distribution
are manufactured In Oakland
M.-r.ufacture in the Oakland plant
commenced In the middle of Octo
ber and 68 days later 1600 cars
had been manufactured, sold and
delivered. The high day was Jan.
uary 23, when a record of 128 cars
was established, these cars being
old and delivered on that day.
The local agency started selling
stars January IS and since that
time have sold and delivered four
carloads and have five more on
the way. The first Star was deliv
ered to Mr. Bouge, manager of the
state game farm and the first se
dan was delivered to Mr. and Mrs.
Blaine Hovey, of Eugene
The Lane Auto company has the
exclusive Lane county agency for
the Star and Durant. A . sub
agency Is maintained at . Cottage
Grove and the rest of the territory
la covered by the Eugene agency.
places In a truck, all windows In
which are protected by iron bars
and an aluriu system. In some
cases the truck merely carries pay
masters and money irom one car
barn .to another, while In others
It oes into the country to pay otf
linemen, trackmen . and workers
ilk-aged In special construtltlon.
Thu jumcinnnti Traction company
also uepentfH upon a truck for too
sate tranter of payroll nioney to
oui lying caroarna.
In the collection of money from
Its many ' telephono pay stations
the Hell Telephone company of
Philadelphia uses nn armored
truck. ., Other users of armored
trucks are the federal reserve
banks of Host on, Chlcngo'Dnd
Cleveland, the Cleveland Trust
comimny, the Cltliens Siivinim
Trust company and the Garfield
savings Hank company or Cleve
land, the First National bank, atid
tho. National shuwnut bunk in.'
Boston. . ...
llrlofty. the work which hese
trucks do is the same formerly
done, only less efficiently, lea
promptly, nnd with lvs danger to
hunuui-life, by truauid messengers.
They transport money between
main banks and the4r--bronrh.es.
banks and railroad stations, post-
offices and express offices, distri
bute payrolls, collect deposits from
stores winch do a daily cash bust
ness. collect nioney from scattered
pay stations of public utilities, call
for, jewels, silverware and other
valuables to be placed In satety
deposit vaults, and In general fur
nish a swift nnd sure specie ser
vice. .
con on nolo is
Marty Opportunities 'foYGooi
" Manners Come Up i
HORN CAUSE OF TR0BLE
COST OF TIRES SMALL
AMOfNTS TO BUT FOTO FKR
CENT OF CAR MAINTENANCE-,
Figures Siinw That Set of i0xt
Fabrics Cnn Be Itnn on Average
or Four' Cents' Per 100 Miles
Figures have been unearthed
that show tire equipment to be but
4 percent pf the total maintenance
of a motor car, from the standpoint
oi expense. These gratifying sta
tistics have been released unnn the
local automobile . world in such a
manner as to completely silence
tne pessimist's arguments about
lire costs. , (
It is said that, considering a, cer
tain 80x3 Vx tire on the market to
day and assuming that It fclyes it
no more mileage than thai denoted
in its 6000-mile guarantee, the cost
Is only $.001083 per mile, while for
a cord of the same size, with a 10,-000-mlle
guarantee, the cost la but
1.00115 per mile.. ......
By those1 figures the HOra u. Vim
fabric tiro costs approximately one
cent per tire for every 100 miles
run, or four cents per set of iour
' nui.il a. journey, tub aopesters,
by the same process, ; have calcu
lated that a certain 32x4tt fabric,
at present prices, costs only 2
mills per mile, or 2 cents per 100
miles; and a 85x5 size of fabric the
same make. Just the same, and a
cord that large less than 8 mills
per mile, or 2 3-6 cents per 100
miles.
WHOM: CAR HAS lUERCriiEAX
TASK CXDER roWKR
Engine, Radiator, Springs and All
Other Farts Perform Duties of
Amazing Proportions
In a 200-mlle Journey alone the
amount oi work done by the six ex
haust cams of a six-cvllnder en.
gine. is not unlike that of raising
a iwo-siory nouse is reet In the
alrr-admltfedly no easy task..
in tne operation or any car much
heat Is naiurallv last. The
oi worx mat me radiator has to
do In this connection, however, is
not appreciated until It is realized
mat uie neat put Into it during the
course ot a 200-mile run would
certainly boil teakettles in 450 dif-
xerent nomea. .....
bo it goes throughout the entire
catalogue of the. parts of a car.
Each performs Under stresses 'and
strains that make one marvel hnw
wey can endure them all. . .
far example, each spring of a
car will move up and down at
least 100.000 times over averse
roads of 50 miles.
Or, to consider, the hraktnz
mecaanism. wnen a rair-sizeri nix-
cylinder car, weighted with pas
sengers, 4000 pounds, is brought to
a stop from 50 miles an hour, the
energy dissipated would comfort.
aoiy nit a locomotive several Inch
es in, tne air. ......,.
So simple an accessory as the
starting and lighting generator wil.
on a four hour run put five am
peres into', the batterv at six vnlr
and this in energy ..would lift up an.
Atianuc uner to everyone s satls-
lacuon tor nulla one minute.
Cars, dissipate power in many
ways that are .not even suspected
by those who use them. They even
.generate electricity by their pass
age through the air,, .'Considering
woai tney nave to. go tnrough. ev
ery aay, unaer average conditions,
it 1s a wonder any of them stand up
so loyally to their duty. .
Nothing in the world appreciates
good treatment so much as metaL
If drivers, would consider what
happens when they ..drive ..thev
u not retrain irom tneir aym-
painy.
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BANks CAllKV Kmv iv
Alt.MOHEI) AUTOMOBILES
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ton, drop'' steel curtains over all
H windows. The windows are fur-
l ther protected by steel bars. The
lj door hns.a, double combination
A lock. Tampering with locks on
-1 either poor or windows would set
I in operation a standard burglar
! niarm system, connected with
it gong In the roof of, the truck. . If.,
ucciaont glioma Derail , tne driver
I the cashier could cut off the gnso
j j line supply, nnd stop the truck hy
pressing a button Insldo the body.
I Truek Takes) Pay KiiveJofHS
In Chicago the surface lines car
.i rv tho pay envelopes of their thou-
-nd ot employes to 'carbarns .ime
i,1 ether widely scattered pny-off
-a
Not Worth Menttomng
i-nnip -My man, I think yon
are one or the most seir-controlled
men I have ever seen."
, Morris -"Howcum ?"
"You seem to have an awful lot
of trouble with your fllwer. You
get angry with it, and yet you
never swear at It"
"Well, yon see. It's this way. I
don't think the flivver Is worth a
damn." Princeton Tiger.
1
The Kbocklrm Sex
Flappers In their knickerbockers.
Women frown on them as shock
ers. ...
But men, both, large and small,
They are shock absorbers, all.
, Signal for Departure
Mistress When you leave 1
shall want a week's warning.
unaget it s me custom, ma am.
to announce mo departure with
three blasts on me auto horn.
Boston Transcript.
Tho Pawiing of the Iltn-so
I'd hate to be a horse fly
And with the horse flies buzz,
xne picking for the horse fly
Aint like It, used to wuzz.
. .
No Swh ': Animal
A prospective buyer walked Into
a garage and said to the proprie
tor: i would like to see a flrst
olass second-hand car."
The, proprietor looked at him
and smiled. as h replied: "8o
would I, brother.1' The Automo
bile Journal. , , .
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-. . Tho Empty Load , . , . '
The state produced a witness
Who testified that . near the mid
night, (iour of August , Zi, he saw
an empty automobile loaded with
masked men .coming from the di
rection of Lake La Fourche. A
rjews Kent in the Tampa (Fla.)
Morning Tribune.
Innocent
Judge "You are charged with
running down a policeman. What
have you to say for yourself?"
Motorist "I didn't know he u-p a
an officer,;. your . honor; I thoitght
no nm just a pedestrian. New
York Sun.
.V..i .. .,'.
As it llcnlly Occurred
"Well, old top, you. drove a nice i
race," said a bystander after Ben
Hur had finished the last lap.
"I think I could have made a
little better time," said B. Hur,
modestly,' "it 1 had been equipped
either with chain or staggered
tread tires. On two or three of
the turns I skidded badly." De
troit Motor News.,
see... "i
Cheaii liHtinniw
.. The ...chcaposu. engine 'insurance
il" tb,. world Is .clean oil In t,lie,m0.
ii. niivura u cniingea everv
1000 miles at the most nnd 'the
motor thoroughly flushed by run
ning the, motor, with kerosene . fill
ing the orankcase. One quart of
clean oil added to four (marts of
dlny oil makes five quarts ot dirty
oil. '
DHvrr Who la llUiim-U Stlflslt X'in
nnlly Ftrxt to CtWcId, Wheu ' '
IHliom Won't tilvo Way
As the number of automobiles
increase so does the opportunity tor
kouu manners in motoring. ACter
ull, the streets anil highways be
long to everybody and no one who
is at all considerate will foniet
this.
Most lapses from the golden
rule of courtesy are due to
thoughtlessness rather than delib
erate, seirhnvss but thoughtless
ness and automobile driving are a
bud comliiniiilon.
Tho man whose car waits for five
minutes at an un policed Intersec
tion for a chance to cut across the
tratfie. wonders why none of the
score or hundreds tit cars will "hes
itate enough to make a gap for him
but this same, mun, were he In the
stream ot traffic himself, probably
would not slop. .
Moke li F-iu li-r fur Otlurs, 'ilea
Those who expect . courtesy
should themselves be courteous.
Every day even- motorist has at
least one occasion uoon which he
could slow down and allow a fel
low motorist, to turn his car or
could steer to the right or left a.
little to make It easier for the-
other man to turn Into the main
highway from an intersection. ,
In almost every city there are
some streets so frequented during
tne morning nnd evening rush
hours that the people who live on
the streets und own cars can hard
ly get into or out of their own
driveways because tho passing
motorists are supremely Indifferent.
Tho courteous motorist will not
weave in nnd out of traffic on nar
row, roads and force other motor
ists to give ground to avoid colli
sion, or alio, tn between, two .cars
so as to compel the man behind tb
use his . brakes for safety. - i
it isn t courteous to take the cor.-
ners. swiftly and swing .wide so that,
apraachlng drivers, especially wo-;
men, are forced to slow down or
even be momentarily alarmed.- .
.. nnere cars are narked and
space is limited, the considerate
uivivnai mm giv iiivuifni iu inom
wno come after him and win not
park carelessly so as to waste
space. . .
. . . Horn la Safety StarhsX ... 4
A special chapter might be writ
ten on the courtesy of the horn.
The horn is a safety signal not a
medium for .the expression of im
patience when traffic ic delayed by
stalled motor a rew cars ahead.
The horn is not a door bell to sum
mon mends whom one Is picking
up to go out to dinner or tor a
drive. .lit every block there are
sensitive, nervous and sick people
who have a right to more consider
ation than is shown by repeated,
full-strength, prolonged sounding
of .the horn. -The. merit, of. the
modern automobile horn Is Its car
rying power and distinct, tone. A
very gentle touch on the horn but-q
ton will warn pedestrians quite as
effective, as a blast that, paralyzes
tnem , wan . rright. pedestrians
have rights, 'too, the right to cross
tha intersection without waiting
live or ten minutes, the right to bo-
warned courteously, If warning Is
needed at all. , '. ,., ;
There are some people who con
tend that automobile horns should
be prohibited and the burden of
caution placed on the motorist. This
is an extreme view but the rea
sons that lead to It are plain
enough, the abuse of the horn.
It is the Inconsiderate, discourt
eous motorist who brings down the
wrath or the public upon all mo
torists. Men and women who are
fortunate enough to own cars, but
who have no motoring manners,
are to blame for all the oppobrlum
nich at times breaks forth and
threatens to enact Itself Into speed
laws of ten miles an hour and
higher automobile license fees.
Even the habitually discourteous
motorist suffers and resents, the
selfishness of . others who InOlot
annoyances, upon - him to get
courtesy, courtesy must be given, a
square deuj all around. ..
RUG OF TIDE PIES
ES CAREFUL BUYERS
"End of .the Limit". Held
Reached in Low Prices
"The end of tho limit" In low
rriees for tires has be?n rc.ichei:,
and like "Dusty Rhodes," they
have bounced back to what manu
facturers assert is only a llvo and
let live plane. It Is apparent, from
the steady price advances in rub
ber, cotton, and other raw mater
ials to tha tire moru'.ic :i or, Uir.t
further Incre.-iscs ot.lfrii "tit I- cs to
the public nay he ;inl.'lli ie,I. 1'
. "Under - these circumstances,' J
said Mr. Wells of the Welia' Tire.
"i'p, K.pcessor. to O :n I,. . X?-;!
lire to., aistrmutori ot mason
True Value cords.Vthe tire usor who
has not learned thai, real .value :
fjund nost ..urely in tires currylne
th.t 1 te mtmufiicturi.-r'H vlanlurii
warranty.. Is liable to loso . . out,
when purchasing tires. The, rc-J
son for the necessity of dlscrlmlnw-.
tion now lies In the. fact that dur
ing tho era of abnormally low
prices for all makes of tires the un
scrupulous dealer In low grade.
long guarantee casings, was vir
tually forced out. of business be
cause his margin of profit was cut
to the vanishing point by the com
petition, of atundard. niu.ke...WIth.
tho return ot .prices of, high, grade
tires to normal levels, the old halt
ing, of low price. and the old song
of "Just as. good", may be expected
from familiar i quarters.
"This period or dentition nas
been an eye-opener to thousands of
tiro users who have discovered that
even at much higher prices for the
well-known, standard mnkes, their
ftnnual tire cost per mile would he
lar lower than when tney shopped
around for so-called "seconds" no
name, no wnrrnnty, nnd other al
luring lpng-milengn delusions, Mr.
Wells added that the tires that
havo Icome Khrough1 this ordmil
of low. prlco with unimpaired, pubpJ
ic commence, nrn tne ones ror tirer
buyers tq tie to for. keeps,. . ,
MUKINOH OI'' A MOTOR COP
I signaled to Hortensc to pause, ..J
nne nia so witn n nont.
Anil tu) lil, "I hnd to stop because
my gas nas just gavo out!"
Washington Star. '
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Prices Delivered in Eugene
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Jewett Special Six Sedan
Picture It at Your Otdn Door
A car to be proud of! Beautiful frorri bumper
to bumper. Artistic, appealing, impressive!
Sit at the wheel and command a full Fifty
horsepower tdr, wuh six smooth, well-lubricated
cylinders. Shift the gears as you have
always been told not to fast as the hand can
"move No pause, no clash.
You simply cannot "jerk" this Jewett car!
A new-type clutch does it. Drop from "high"
to "second" at 30 miles per hour. Crawl at 2
miles; shoot along at 60 Jewett's everyday
high-gear range. Accelerate from 5 to 25 miles
per hour in seven seconds.
Equaling Jewett's fascinating case of han
dling is its smooth riding at whatever speed.
Rugged six-inch frame and Paige-Timkcn axles
of finest workmanship combine with long, flat
springs and scientifically distributed weight to
ride you restfully.
Everything heart could wish Is included
in the appointments: Full -nickeled double
bar spring bumpers front and rear. Trunk rack
and trunk at rear, with graceful body rails to
protect finish. Full-nickeled radiator. Nickeled
motometer. Nickeled barrel-type head lamps
and side lighu. Extra cord tire, tube, rim and
drum-style cover in front at left. Ventilator in
cowL Adjustable sun and storm visor. Auto
matic windshield wiper.Combination tail-light
and automatic stop-light. Disc-type wheels
shown arc optional, at slight extra cost.
Picture such a car as this always at the dis
posal of yourself and your family! Rolling over
city streets or summer-bordered highroads, tak
ing the mountain tour or cross-country spin,
weather-frcc and storm-protcctcdln all seasons!
. Lazying on softest cushions with all accessories
of comfort near: Taffeta shades, window regu
lators, arm-rests robe-rail, hearer, rear-view
mirror, etched dome light.
Isn't that your ideal of fino-f ashioned motor-
ing? And this Jewett Special Six Sedan its
ideal medium? Please conic in and look at it.
BRINGLE & CALKINS
Gohdth
Agents for Jewett and Paige Cars
HOWARD AUTO CO.
Telephone
knd Olive
" -'- t
The -Most beautiful Car in. America,
7-Passenger Paige,
4-Passenger Paige,
fr vrfX , , n L- . 1 i 1
Kfcn market. That is a brtiad and Sweeping fa
Hr ,the n'ew P'Se 6"70 a3 a ue- rna8terp
- """" "- "ileal inutur cars or tne t
desfen. because Eu'rrn t tr' Wv-.m -c Li.:i.:
, ?5:e . Pm? thls car we have made a thorou
r l-St" ee,nng- And into it has gone, ivithou
best or workmanshih anrl rVni kof Af i
U ...... , " r- ui uui lUIlg
will offer a wealth oT refinements and comf
price. We ask you to see it ride in it and ju
f. o. b. Eugene $2795
t. o. b. Eugene $2795
est and mn.ot- fii'r .L- a
mbitionrbut we fiaVeWrked W'that end and
l'ece bFrhechamcs.
vo continents are Sixes. It is.offAire European
O'dv Creations hnrl omn'vr inio'f.'Ui:?.- :nn,.n
. " - ...ui if UUIUIUIIVC CtjUlJJll"-""
gn study of only the best practices -in automo
t compr6rnisebr'stiht;Vhtbe8t 6f materials, the
manufacturing experience,
orts that cannot be surpassed by any car at any
"li umi UUS13.