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ROSEBURG NEWS-REVIEW WEDNESDAY. SEPTEMBER 24. 1924 FIVE yr . ',' . I " rigid tests; w si v jtNi I ML Jsj l r ft 7 I The Tudor Sedan Coupe - -Fordor Sedan - Fully Equipped 52S 65 iiuruibour - 265 Touring Car - - 295 Demountable Riroa ud stiner $85 extra All prices f. o. b. Detroit All-Year Utility at. Lowest Cost The Tudor Sedan body type now widely popular was created by the Ford Motor Company. Into it has been built all the. utility that any light-weight closed car can provide. It is comfortable, roomy and con venient, easy to driveand park,and instantly adapted to varying weather conditions. SEE THE NEAREST AUTHORIZED FORD DEALER duction when others-were announc ing advances. Four Dodo Hrothers cara are nffnti'd liy the reduction the epe ciiil touring car. special roaiister, special "A" sedan, speciat "B" se dan, special business coupe and special 4-passenRer coupe. The "B" seilan and the business coupe have also been added to the line raid Revere'8 famous nJo was ! Qf snecial tvnes. veritable canter of joy compared I As (hl, rci,rtnn was mnde pos to the ride given the 23 lone sales ' s)bl(, t)v ei.0,lomiei effected in the promotion representatives of the ! nurchaso of eouinment used ex- Chevrolet Motor Company on tho ' t-hislvvlv on the special type cars.! the standard types are iu no way DELS C. nen.l Motors testing grounds near Milford, Michigan. last week. The ride was the final fea ture of their meeting at the head quarters of the company In De troit. Had as the roads seemed to be in the various sections of the country represented by these men, they all admitted that human In genuity even went nature one bet tor in devising the hills with grades from 12 to 24 per cent. affected, nccordms to J. O. New- land, local dealer. The prices of all standard types remain un changed. o Tiro Surer (ilveu Save tires by avoiding driving on the shoulder of the road. This is the ledge where the cement ends and the earth and gravel commence. The road surface will cut the tires and a llttlo caro will tortuous gravel roads, rock-ribbeU obviate the necessity of. traveling meadow drivewavs and sharp turns on concrete roads, with all THE UNIVERSAL CAR You can buy any Ford car by making a small dovm-payment and arranging taty terms for the balance. Or you can buy on the Ford Weekly Purchase Plan. The ford dealer in your neighborhood vMH gladly explain both plans in detail. the obstacles of bridges anil cul erts that might be encountered on the most dangerous of road bedsall of which are Included in these great testing grounds. These tleneral Motors proving grounds, where all the cara of the various General Motors units will be tested, included an immense tract of 1.116 acres. " On these grounds, Chevrolet cars are often driven..continuously for days and nights at a time nnd are subjected In two or three weeks to the actual usage a car might encounter in two or three years under normal driving conditions. Eight miles cf concreto and gravel roads constitute part of the proving grounds. There are ap proximately two miles of concrete roadways. 20 feet wide; one mile a perfectly level stmight-nway course, with 20 foot gravel turns; and the other mile built with vary ing grades up to 12 per cent.. All of the concrete construction has been installed in accordance with the specifications of the Michigan state highway department. Six aides of 20-foot gravel road has also been built, with .culverts anil hills. There is a wide variety of grade in tills road, reaching a max imum of 24 per cent. ' The zone sales promotion repre sentatives net only rode in Chevrolet curs over these testing grounds but also in other makes of cars In the Chevrolet price class. They stated after the tests that the next time they are asked to ride In cars over this estiug ground, they want Chc relets. o DODGE BROTHERS REDUCE PRICES ON SPECIAL TYPE CARS much on this portion of tho hfgh- way. o- Nearly 20 per cent more per sons were killed or Injured In grade crossing accidents In 1923 1 than mot mishaps there the yenF before. Tho total killed or In jured mounted last year to 8,582. Truck Production Sours . Light truck production gained 2 per cent In the first four months of this year as compared with tho samo period last year, while the gain for the truck in dustry as a whole was only 15 per cent. c DAYTON WILL STRIVE TO BECOME WORLD'S GREATEST AIR CENTER r ' I r - - , frinrn nr nr. IP -UU 'H!I.-K Pept. 24. a ! in Indiana and R '''Glioma. where :is ih-- fiit governor. '; W. Steele, who is after deliv- ! States Navy, at v v. Jersey, had a 'i v in become a ! those days not appealing particularly. In later years the elder Steele was a represent utive In congress from Indiana, and in this way the 1 son gained an appointment to An ! napolis where his career as a i sailor began. "Unt even to this i day a fine, bil" locomotive has a strange fascinatlun for me." said i (.'apt. Steele just before starting the trans-Atlantic flight, "and I 1 do believe I could run one if I ! could find an engineer who would trust nip." Many of the workmen who as sisted in the construction of the Zlt'H, the airship which ts to ny on me FREIGHT the to America, were employed naval Zeppelin L-33. built prior to , appIlofl t0 au t no war. anil snii khobh n. queen of the old time Zeppelin 'Tho nrnvr . become effective fleet. January U l!i25. The built lor wan.ue iu., , o . consular court In Jerusalem Is a little vague, because It runs para llel with the liritlsh system of justice now In force. The British government, however. Is not k.iown li liave 'ralsed any objec tion to the existence of the con i sular court. The Palestine author .. -i Ji.t vt-ir. l ! itles have even cone out of their (Associates rres. Leased W ir.) I ,.,v , ,.ff,.rt juuWnts mad- by SALKM. Sept. 23. The public ,ni; cc-nsuiar court. An American service commission late yesterday t M.nfPncr(i to prison bv the consu ordered a reduction in Interstate )ar cou.t may b(, lockeu in a express rates ranging nun . , ,,ai,.8Iin(, j-.n. to 15 percent. The reduction of ,-ni,0(1 slatM Consul Oscar S I 10.7 percent aliens express ,,avin2 r,.c,.v,.,l no instruc tions to the contrary, continues to; sit In judgment over American i mi.er colnmodl-! residents who get Into trouble, hni lie is ii.il nine nww .""h uno Hon will continue. UU- Associated Tress.) I1AYTOK, Ohio. Sept. 21. Twen ty years ago Orvlllo unil Wilbur Wright, proprietors of a small me chanicul shoi took a strange look ing contraption some nine miles out of town und inailo their first public airplane flight. On October 2, 3 and 4, Orvlllo Wright will journey out to that same piece of land, It now la a part of Wilbur Wright field, and watch the invention which ho and his brother gave to the world, hur tle through the air at speeds which. , if anyone hadeven dared to think ' of 20 years ago, would have brought ! more derision than the crude af- ! fair of canvas nnd wire Itself. McCook Field, the experimental 1 station of the Anienrnn Army Air Service, is located on the edge of town. Nine miles out Is Wilbur ; Wright Kield. The government either leases, or owns outright, 300 acres at Wright Field, but the field itself now consists of 5,300 acres, D.oiiii of which recently wero given to tho government by Dayton, the money for the purchase of the laud ...lnrr fu rn I uli t.,1 l.V clltvPTIH In view of the upward trenii in -nt, all(j tlat np,,n ni:(.,,pted by automobile prices, consiileiatin , ,(! government, and It Is the dream surprise was occasioned ny noiige llf n-iin some day to see the brothers recent miuoiiiu meiit "f fi,.( the greatest air center In the a ri duction In prices of their spe- wr,i. The Dayton plan is even-clal- tvpe cars. 'tually to combine the two fields Into Dodge Brothers were tilde to doonu v.1t piant wlilcih would bo a the unexpected, according to the , memorial to Wilbur Wright, factory announcement, on account j McCook Field will be open to all of tho Increased volume of their : Ppct.tutors during tho meet, and purchases of special equipment for' ,),,,,,. wm bo on exhibition giants 1925 MO III mwhmm Dealers Everywhere RAPP BROTHERS Sulhcrlin STAR DEALERS Drain hiMjijtihilfl.'' the special type cars Dodge Brothers special types consist of the stamlanl cars equip ped with accessories which pro duce Hie utmost In comfort and convenience nnd appearance of the car. Among these are steel disc wheels, five balloon type tires, nickel -trimmed radiator. nickel plated bumpers, automatic Viinl shield wiper, rear view mirror, cowl lights and moio- and midgets of the air, as W'cll as strange mechanical creatures that fly. The Army Air Servlco hell copter, one of tho most recent de velopments, will be one of the un usual sights. The Itat ling Bomber, tho world's largest airplane, may bo on exhibi tion, and It Is expected that the Shenandoah will be brought out. For contrast to the leviathans, one of the HUGE NEW AIRPLANE HANDLED WITH EASE ON FIRST TEST FLIGHT make it possible for pilots nnd gunners alike to be relieved when tint machine is iu flight or even lu action. When produced in quantities Iho "Cubaroo" will be used to equip some of the units which are to form part of Great Britain's ..big homo defense scheme, to beeomu ments of food in carload fruits, butter, eggs nnd lots. vege- v in t round v of the same dinien alwavs sions as the ZB-3. made a flight in rest io the liilT of 4.2oo miles in less than four days, to the German South African colonies, with a load of 15 tons. All told this airship made more than 1.2"0 flights, and event ually was scrapped. Tie- distance from here to Lnl;e hurst. New Jersey, the dc.-iinanon of the ZH-3, is estimati d at 4.'."" miles. -t regard some t'- who ran out C'iiliihoma City as just about in the world. to Oklahoma 'M old. and n !i of railroad ny thought to Mltics. even the ' ei-nies of . CALIFORNIANS FORCED TO AMERICAN RESIDENTS adopt primitive methods IN PALESTINE SERVED uis angki.ks. Sep.. 21- r nv enrn A I fOI IPT P.) Southern California hunt'' U 1 JI 1 W W J - - - Fnt Uazclwooi at lit' . 1 .O .1 V' ..,rwj Say It With BRAKES and Hav, 13 No Brakes. Save the FLOWERS I PHENS MOTOR COMPANY Main Slreet Phone 582 Auto Parts and Accessories are facing the prospect of n v. r; Iiiit to primitive methods of kill" deer this seascn. as the result of i I.03 Angeles county emergency er dinaiice. adopted to )reent. lop-' fins, which prohibits the dn charge cf fire:;rms In areas eii side of lncorKirated cities. Otle i counties are considering siiri.. r legislation. Some hunters have nntiouin eil their int'ntion of using bow at:d arrow, while ethers favor bov e knives or boomeraacs. ZEPPELIN FOUGHT IN CIVIL WAR FI:IKI!!I'!!S!I.UTF.N', Si pt. -I (A. I'.) In coiui"ci ion with ti .pri posed flight to America of ij ' KR-3, It is rcalled here thst th" late Count Zeppelin. Inventor ! the dirigible, made his fii""' h i limn ssi em-ion in the rnii-d States. Tins was during the Civil V 'f v.lon Count Ze,,elin was an .::i rer In the I'nion army. The o- i never became an Atuerican iit'er. and returned to his tis'ive Intel in 1 1 sxC It was during the J r:m - an consul Is the only one holding Prussian war that be conicn.'i court and trying cases between ino una 01 wu- uiukidiv, o...,- . American resiaenii. j W imw !. K.d ' i-- scuff nllltes meter with lock. A special oouy is oeiug recoiiiituoneii unil pron striiie is also provided. i ably will be piloted In a flight by .Manufacturing and buying these Lieutenant John A. MacKeady. accessories in quantit. Dodge , - o . Hrothers are naturally able to in-' ANNAPOLIS GETTING READY stall thi-iii at prici s'consi.leiiiblv; TO OPEN FOOTBALL SEASON below what the owner would have t to pay at retail. The public was quick to sense lliu ami the ite i miitid for the special types grew Steadily from 111" inoliplil they! were made available. Their con venience and appearance bus elicit ed the griate-d admiration every where and tho win know tin volume thai has I" ' 11 attained cm readily U'nli r 'ali'l how- Dodge Hrothers abb I" maUe a re Clean grass Ilros. o- Beed imOl'CII, Kngland, Sept. 24. (A. J'.) Ureal llritaln's dread naught of the air made Its first ii..i., ....... ...I h. fro... tlm nlril i-oriiii which was the hopplng-off field of i "l-erallvo next year. the American world fliers when they left Kngland for America by way of Iceland and Greenland. The monster machine is said to be the most pow erful single (vnglti ed alriilane in the world. From original type Wright planes I WK n,, to w ing tip, It measures KS feet, stands 1!) feel from the ground and from nose at WTiaMon Japanese Interested In ZFt-3. FitlF.HKICHSUAFFM, Sept. 21. (A. I'.) Among Iho interested spectators of all flights of tho to tall Is 51 K-3 In Iho region of Iricdilih- ioii or JErtt'SAI.EM. Sept. 24 (A. P.) 1 -Citizens of the 1'nited States living in Palestine ate accord-d prlvih-L-is over and above those of citizens atid subjecis of states who are m-nibers of the League of natlors. This is true now pending American ratification of the ISrit i. h mandate for Pah stltie, hut will probably c- ase to be the case af nr the I'nlttd Sta'- government will l:a - signed the rotivention recognizing the mandate. The con vention, it IS beiieyed. iH Secure for Atn'Tiians in Palestine th same rights as fall to subjects of stati w ho are league members, but no live. The status of Ameri cans In Pabstln- will then prob nhiv o1 'be snie as In Svria. to the' French mandate for which the 1'nl'ed States was reported recent ly to have screed. 'For the present Am-rlcar. lire enlov the rU-hts of capitulation whi-h. before the dismemberment of the Turkish empire, all gnat powers inM-ted on Pi a I n i a I r. i r, g for th' ir c.:Dcn. America has not rennenced its capitulstory rights In Palestine, and the AimT- ii SARFF'S Auto Wrecking House parts eblv 329 N. Main St. The liou.se of a million Yon luivc prob catl tlie advertise ments of houses of that matiy parts, hut never realised that out; would Ik: in Rosi-lniri;. Come in and si -e for yourself, if you think wc are not headed that way. Piicna 553 (Mv ssociated Prei'S.) ANNAPOLIS. .Mil., Sept. 21. In eider to keep Farragut. Field., tin- middy gridiron at the naval ii'-adeniy, in the pink of condition for tills season's games, n separate fu Id has I n built up and set aside for use of the tiavy football men d-iring practice. The plan was the Idea of pear' Admiral lleniy it. Wilson, super- let ndeiit of th" academy. New soil h.-e- been placed on ground that had become bardened throjigh use as tennis courts, and Is now cover el ut'h fine crass. 01 k on the new- steel stand on the north side of the l-'arrai-ui Field, nnd enlargement of the pres ent south stand, has progies;ed to an extent which as.-tiiea their readiness for the opening contest with W iblam and M iry. October I, , !( ar Adtniral il-on said. Aiecher Improvement made Is tie- fda' itig of a commodious pre-.., I n at the top of one of the stand-, loreiofore newspapermen have been -ea-id directly In front of tl.e middy cheering section. The iiieinhers of the grldiro'i si;;:d. Iiilliiliei jug morn than fj". r. .rlin.; A r, n., ,.o I i .. f.-,.. hol- - Iii'T practice cruise Auj-iist Pi, and v ent on h ave Immediately. Pedes'nans to Demand Safety. I IIV A--',, iated Press I LOS ANOF.LF.S. Si it. i'l - The Peit .1 1 latis' Prolc'tivo League has In en or-' iuied l.ere to prolecl p'-rvoie lit ,i,t IlolU leekbs motor l. 1 l:e ori-'aniation ple,lg(-s Its n in is to f to prevent careless driving. Attorneys will be employ ed to press ciaimn of mouthers for jarluivnt alt la included. f....i 'Hi., i, lane was bu It to take 1 sliaf-'ii has ueen a commis the new l.iHii) horsepower Napier , Japanese naval ofrirers who hnvo Cub engine, claimed to be the been overseeing the construction most powerful air motor in evls-;by n (Icruian concern of several tence. it has Hi cylinders, yet airplanes for tlm Japanese govern weighs only 2.2')0 pounds. A rail-; tiietit. The airplane factory Is on locomotive, developing the i the edge or Lake i onstance, aoouv Ighs over 147,0IM)ja mile froni 1 tut dlrlgltuo nangars. (The comiuii! Ion arrived here fivo montlis ago, soon alter in" i,er- way same power, pounds. Foreign air attaches came to1 Itrouch to see the trial flight of the "Cubaroo." r.s the plane Is cal led, per a brief space the eiii.lne was run, and then with a gn at roiiK, the plane taxh d acioss the aiidn.nie and was a way Into the sir, with I'liulit Lieutenant Paul Llllllelll. niie of tin- inns' dating pilots id tin- PomiI Air Force In cenii I. In n the llight wc.i ended Lieutenant llillin.'in Bald tlw air I' Vialhati had baadi'-d as easily as a sm ill ,iail". The ies.on: e to tl.e ciei'ri'l mi., wo:. d' 1 1 ill. mi'l n" l.iti.liii-; t! en- was no tugg. 'Ion of the e.-iornious sie t.i the ma chine. S id' a or the propoi'ii.ns of th. pi ,ne Is iielii -it- 'I bv 'be ftct ,!,.;! n .. pn ll r is mom than one an. I one half limes' the sue of a lu'l l-'cl F.iicllsh billiard ' t ihb . 'I In- l i"l alone is as huge as iilmarv si inning plane. I wo mails began work on the Japanese contract. an slain IS llilll tile cenit.ll I hi I lot 1 1 1 the plilll I iinii'i'da- t" In- ill behind ii as a ;e VMS til li I'll has lwo, and tie , a i onipa 1 1 ui'iif t w hieb may be ll gun tow r. o-e i - w itl iat ariii.iiiieni l: !. t. C w to II "being used tor noiii i . p irpo-es It will carry Sbo ,t 'I n e I' IIS i f bombs or lei pedis s. The mai bine Is Ostensibly' a three neater, but there Is ttc- coiiiiiiiiii..iion in tile ciinin tor !!' hll.e Hi" I'' No Lifeboats Aboard ZR 3. ( P .- A'isocliited Press ) FlilLNIlUM'HSIIAFF.N. S. I't. 21. - I h" Zltll will mil carry any lit" l.iats or evitl life pies. tveiM on h-r trans -Atlantic vova.;.-. "They ate heavv, t.ik-J u( a lot of .pace, and besides wo will not peed them." .-i.hl Dr. lillgll l ikelier, the com. inainh r. "I. ilo boats are all right tor sea coing vessebt and -'I'liii:-': ships, but wn f'-el that the I' '! is siii.-r than uny s-1 1 i t wiiith evtr piled tho WatiT." ANKLE BROKEN IN ACCIDENT W. II. Coulee, line foreman wi'h I I:" ( lUlcrilill Oregon Pow.-f i "inpahv, siisialii' d a broken an i.le and ii'iteiTous bruises w-1 ilo wo'Vli.g a L. til" dale Street bliilai v.-i'ldav evelllnit. Tile aecillent linns pi i lonnance. while can v . 1 en tii' ir way back over to town. II" w is s'link by au Hutu ai ,1 I noi l.c'l down, and his en hn I ' ll at the ankle. II" was ru.-di-. d to Iho offlco nt IT. S' th-f wheie th" injuiy was givn a'teti- I 10.1. Japanese Ii !! -;) Oli'll 1-tl.loT w.iiihiutt and Inhaling the fra cr.inl odor as It curlingly rises! from our quaini burners. Llod Ittigu truw, aud tha lUlrwuyiroLker. The poiiuoa 01 uo miiiA(iitiiis u kiviui