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About Morning register. (Eugene, Or.) 1905-1929 | View Entire Issue (March 21, 1926)
MORNING REGISTER. EUCENE, OREGON, SUNDAY. MARCH 1, 1IM TWO Twentieth Century Refined Models of Star Gars Delight Motorists Blur run fur wxntnrii rni,.n a- nr niuiiurnnltiroil by tlm i)iu.,, Mulor vuiiipuny ut Culirunilu. u UlvM.m of llm I.Ik Durum Inc. ui'tmnliutlon, lur"' STAR DEALERS AS UNIT IMP If t l,()Ki:l.Y KNIT OIUJANiJVriU.N KAVH li:VA X I"'mliom 'fh-ro Aro Iv-nJrm Iliwily lit i:(oml Ilililitu llnnil lo AultMiiulillo Owner '" i1"" ' n wild row mul imk.. l " , uvo ii.uo uvuir so I ." i,::.- ... n,.. uo" 1 t- WiV 4 !(' Per -V" raw . : ka. Ha HKAJHNMMM' mmw V hi l v. . r-i 11 1 T mi iMilMfc IMMII I M4 . Th wMKrn Hlnr dnnltr nin- HiUliiii, uml)prlii ' liimilioil .IniiliTH nml iiwociiitvil dwiliti'D, In o at til mont rluly linlt ur. Kimlwillvim In lli iiuluyiuUlln lmU imiu, una In rupltlly Inorwialnic Ih milo or now Htur und Hlur luwro. "Th mr furl (hnt nfh a vt oiling nml onrvlr urxuiilantlnll I" Muk uf tho Htur cur pluyu lin pormnl roln In the ivnry ilny rv p of theo U)lnul)tliV "Ooclnri-d Norinmi liVux. vli'-prldut ami vfnrnl iiiuiiHKnr of tin Lnirunt Motor ooinpnuy of Culiroriilu ra cululy. , , ,. ... , f , "An or'sanlantlon of thin kind li nMurunc for tin nurohuwr ol un uutoinoldle tlwt Prvl' In obtain- nll for him and. fur liw utomobii In to nmity point, und tlmt (vary whura titer are donlKra ready la xtend holplm hnnd to In nuto- mobll ownnr todny. Mo.t of til row(n or ine tmir enr dealer orianiution ratno nur- Inr tlm naat year, tuxolner wnn Htar'a trlumphunt r In pupulnr Ity In u plnot anion the low rent Ivmlere or tne iminitry ,an,u wnn u n tiler flol.l of oPptnl. Willi uutn Ixv and foure. and a tfrowliiu dralpr orcanUaUoiii ante of now cura la on a liealihy rle.'' ng of Its refined mt of Star cars, both in sixes and four models wliich, replete with refinements and world for the season of 9it. Coincident wnn mis wwciy ncwuco wHn, i.v., . , ... k.. i, n,.mnt Mntur rnmMnv of lower nrices on all four cyliiulcr models. 1 nese ,c i,. ,hlo r hnncrp have heen made m the appearance. and in construction of major opera t The Lane Auto company announces a week's showi lunires. are heralded as the real sensations of the motor ' '-nearlv six hundred Star car aeaiers in me wesi, tunics reductions are ot especial intcrcx w vc J"u , "y . " . Z f.T :" .u. .m f n , tr rar.i. LTmoddf of the SS ?ou7. 2 ythc nt'Sr C hh ;many important change, in h.lv and chaSs construction but etaS "he famous "ilillio'n Dollar Motor" in (act. The characteristic design has been practically unchanged. U it ov ver Se consUucS appearance of all. models. The cars are (upper le(t) sport touring; (..ight) coach; (lower left) standard touring; and Coupster. The touring car is priced at ?636 de live red. . .. ... . - - - - PAYMENTS iN CASH FOR GARS OVER ONE BILLION Three Billion Worth Sold on , Installment in 1925 . AUTO PAPER HELD SOUND Total Deferred Paynienta on VmA Cam f 900,00,00l, Says Banco : Finance Company Head " . NEW YORK Over $3,000,000. JDOV worth of new automobiles were old on the installment plan dur ing 1925. tt is brought out in a eur ey' prepared for the - "American Hankers' Association Journal" by f:'. C. Hancn, general manager of the national association of finance companies. serious results should ensue. In my opinion special paper should not exceed 16 per cent of the paper handled. "It la gratifying to say that the tendency to deviate from sound credit terms has apparently passed the oeak. and there seems to be a i disposition at present upon the part .- it '..ta'hiioliut vard stick' lot the automobile financing bual- relatlve to terms of payment.. This ! ness. If the situation la firmly is one-third down, balance In. twelva : taken. In hand by representative equal monthly payments on new I finance companies and dealers, no cars, ana o per cenv aaa nuu twelve equal monthly payments on used cars. Standard Terms TJrged . 'During the last year, due to competition, there has been a ten dency to depart from the usual or atnnriartl terms. . In addition. Pres sure by certain manufacturers has jot both dealers and finance corn forced the dealer to bid for the panlea to keep terms within safe smallest down payment and tne i limits. longest terms. These practices, if extended, will seriously affect the favorable loss ratio which- baa been experienced under standard term of payment.. . ..... "Paper calling for mora than twelve equal monthly payments U now 18 1-3 per cent of total par handled, and paper with a down payment of 23 per cent or less on new cars and 34 per cent or less on used cars Is 19 1-3 per cent of total DaDer handled. This does not Imply that more than 37 per cent of all paper is special . In most cases wnere paper is Too Heavy a Diet - An Irascible o:dman came home to find that his wife had cooked some alleged dumplings for din ner. She was a poor cook, and she had done her worst. The dump IS 1-3 per cent of total paper lings were uneatable. They were aa neavy as too Duruvn ul um uu a murderer's conscience. ' "Call these dumplings?" roared the irate husband. "Want to choke me with metal doorknobs so you can draw my Insurance money!" And he hurled the weighty missiles through the window. The eouple kept ducks on the back premiaes, and the full of the dumplings on the hard ground shattering them, Uie ducks gobbled up the frag ments. ' . ' " Five minutes later, a timid knock was heard at the door, and a pale faaed urchin, awed by the strung tale of disaster ha had to tell, thrust In his head und gasped, "Missus, yer ducks has sunk. What She Wanted Customer: Have you. any col- landsrsT ' ' ' " . Clerk: Yes, we have them in enamel. What sise did you wnnlT Customer: I mean one with the months on It. like we hud last year. Good Hardware. Norman DeVaux., vlcoijlresldent and general manager of ths lnirant Motor company ot Cnllfornlh, Is la direct charge of all sales and manu facturing of Htur cars. . Balloon tires are standard equip ment on the Htar. four as well a lx cvllndor mod ale. "llendlx four- brake are optional equipment on botn. - CORCORAN LAMP Cd. takes part in the success of the Refined Star Four by fumiahine all headlamp. tail lamps and dash lights of refined, modern design. CAE , , , t 1 U CCIUtntaJ ...f.l STARTING and IGNITION ' tliton o llig (Jnintt lluffttlo DUI was eitlurtnlnlng a nhoolln- puity at Ills rnni'li at one i line. Amonit the . IU ! was a l-'rench count, and, when. Hie dny'a i,port enilon mil went ui to nun ami BMkati now ne nau maao one; "Of x birds I ave none." aiild the eount. "Sey are loo difficile. STAR CARS are equipt vvitJ ret BATTERIES! To Star Owners ' FOR your convenienc and satisfaction USL service u tioneverywheretnd ready to keep your battery in a healthy condition. The USL man it tout bat tery beat friend. Call on him. " U.S. liOHTiHEAT CORP. , , of California , . OAKLAND, CAXWORNIA vVa Ar. the AUTHORIZED AUTO-LITE SERVICE STATION tlATTERY, ELECTRICAL and SPEEDOUTm service . Tr Cor. 9th and Olive TelenKftnatt' I rg , '- I Mli f( ' III rn.lt IV V 1 I r I II I' I L-aN 1 II SURE and we are the only Eugene dealer carrying the complete line . - Wholesale and Retail T. N. Dunbar Co. On the average T&H per cent ot J special in one respect It is also spe- iiii inotor vehiclae are sold on credit lie says, about (2,000,000,000 rep resentine. the total amount of de ferred pkyments on "new cars on which there were total cash down payments of $1,000,000,000. The total deferred payments on used cars, he says, was $900,000, 000, and he estimates that total amount ot automobile paper out standing at a given time at $1,500, 008.000. "Bo far automobile paper has been sound," Hanch says. '"The loss ratio has been very small, and banks have had satisfactory experi ence with the paper of . automobile finance companies. -Any tendency toward low down payments and long time would be the worst thing that could happen in the automo bile business. "For a number of years automo Mle finance companies have had a clal In the other particular. There la too much, opeclal ana unusual I paper being handled for tne good Mufflers Mufflert, of a refined and efficient design, are built for the Refint"' Star Four b;. BUFFALO PRESSED STEEL CO. ' On the Refined STAR FOUR FEEDBDEES : Nationally-known and supreme cooling unit! Fedders Radiators, of a refined design contribute to the marvelous cooling efficiency of the Re fined Star Four, THE'DURATEX CORPORATION takes pleasure iri calling attention to its excellent upholstering materials, as used in the Refined STAR FOUR. THE DURATEX CORPORATIG'isr m Guarantee Gas Economy. Famous Tillotson Car bnreton, refined to be , even more economical , In regular iervice, are standard equipment on the Refined Star Four. III 34 West Ninth TVta uoaadggBMijas 'MTfrir, ii I Oakland, California matmmmmmmtmmam L ; : ' - i -" ttz: r- 1 1 s saaaasisaaasassassaasaaBasaamsawawamsa-amassM - . I Time to Re-tire ii i i v-v w J w II. I III .... Ill III'' II I I II 'II I III- . ii ii i u zzziizrrr- in"1 ii 1 ' . BAM