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
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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
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, "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.
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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'
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and we are the only Eugene dealer
carrying the complete line
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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.
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