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FIVE Dealers' Announcements and News Features Concerning the Automobile Industrt) ROSEBURG NEWSREVIEW. ROSEBL'RG. OREGON, WEDNESDAY. MARCH 1 3, 1 929. SALES YEAR AGO If the inert-use Mi the ntitrbpr of rum sold in January, over Janmuy of IU2H, is a barometer of contli lions, then 1921 should be u ban nr year In the auioiuotive trades in this state. Kales roeoids complied by tbi Oreson Motor U'Kistt-r company, and pultlistud in "Motor K lister" nliow un increuKe of 1540 Miles. llfH cars bavins been told hi January, H-8, and 344!) In January of this year. The puin in .Muniio- , by til Oukbnd Car company be-i;;us- its ha.iliieas insures a ier ft el t;n-i lets bearing surface At this ua) po.nt. n aJU..ioti to tests fr haniness, I it-toiu tre held to farther limits ler wci;:.it and size. Bum pisto.is Lnd rotib are weighed for center of jaavli) und held to a lin.it of not more than onequarter of au inch ounce in m.iss v. ciKlit, while tur ther tests hoid them to a limit of the ten -thousandths of au inch lor LUt-cf round and taier. , Kei these tests are made more riid by sorting pistons according 1 to variation in size. Cylinder bores similarly are sorted into different Krudes accordng to variation, and 1 in the final assembly of the motor an "A" crude piston oes Into an ; "A" pradt bore, a It ' piston ln;o r 'H" bore, etc., to ant u re smooth i operation and freedom from vibra tion. Humhedfl of similar tests precis.on limits are evident from 0? J 40 PER CENT IE1 crease of nearly 75 per cni. Kvery section of the state, how ever, participated in this Kood busi ness, only one county, Columbia. t showing a lows and that was very small. While It Ir evident that this In crease Is largely due to the fuel that Ford hart no cars tn sell a year apo. and this year delivered over I3DO new cartrT nevertheless : to the end of the a?si.ibly In extensive leinons;ratioii Riv en here by the Hoy Catt tiinn Motor Co.. local distributors for Hudson Kssex. during challenger we It, the new 1929 Kasex was pjt to prilliiiK tests, both on the road and in abil ity to make the steepest hills, and do It all with perfect ease. These demonstrations were conclusive (virtu nro lh::t thp KKfir par nn .-matter what model micht be urd. ' onstrate me cars amiuy on a s niI,i.. .i i .i.... trom a Niaiutinu start in tow. in Mine u; iiuti an unnaim m.ii -- - " he imoosed or to overcome imermt-uim. auu hi-ii. i ... m- lines road between Green's school and 'leaning a far forward as possible, seemingly attempting to help Keep ithe KbHfX from toppling over bark 'ward, liut lue top teaiuod. uie 'car turned around and the trip ; down made siifely. i hen. to show lost It was not merely an unusual ! thing for the Kseir. j'artin made 'a second accent up that giade. A trip back lo town was madend an Instrument borrowed of County Hurveyor Kppstelu and the party , drove out and measured the grade. ; It was JujI exactly a 40 per Cent ! climb. 1 In the car at the time were E. T. ' Part in. representing the latching Motor Co.; A. K. Manson. factory tepresentative of the Jludton-M !i-A; iMputy Sheriff i; icier, and the News-Iieview uu.j e.or. ! Other tests made with the Fs ' sex -Challenger ae-lan during the laiiertioon we;e calculated to deni- mah county alone was 537. an in- i ,n raw "ris unioamng no ks ohsta..Ie in HV r were made on the Pacific highway crease, nearly every a gain over January, V.r. Consid ering the fact that weather condi tions were not at all favorable this pleasing inctcase in business is very reassuring to dealers through out the statu. . " ' " " ' . ; " . . inio:issable mads or hills, and mve iiosejmte on me sir I wnere twenty niiai inspectors iase ,, . l in 'every car as it comes off the line ... 'J ' Vi Kellev a Korner. the grade being tests were made on the highway. shRhuy up hill. The same group on some of the difficult streets of ot men were in tiie car ct these the city, and on grades that under ' hsto ta l,;irt ln tne hill climb instruments registered 40 per cent . 'PHt- Siurting in low and shift incline. inS lo intermediate and lugli. tne . ,,, sedan was Just 10 and i seconds ih termediute and then to high 13 sec onds we;e required to attain a tor a check up of ail vital opera tions. The result of this nth degree of accuracy is a smooth running car uf long life, enjoying a high meas ure of puhlic confidence, as Is shown by the fact that the Oakland Motor Car company today is fourth that does rot account for the in-largest In the industry, while the witn tour passengers, an r-ssex so il. ,o stw.utn. I I'omtac .Six for several months led nan. a regular siock car, ciimoeu all other makes of six cylinder cars iu the I utted Stales in registrations. i i I HM-PMJC INSPECTION RIGID: JURY CHOSEN TO RE-TRY ACCUSED COOS COUNTY MAN speed of 3T mue.s. From a standing t-uni in hifch g. ar only were needed lo reach clip. Thousands of visitors who have j gone through the recently opened j point ot the Oakland Motor Car j company, at l'ontiac, Michigan, ; have received an accurate concep- ! tion of the meaning of "precision manufacturing" a littie-umler- ! stood pluae that for a number of I years has been identified witn the automobile industry. In this plant, where nearly all , buildings are completely new with- j In the past two years, and where I equipment Is df the finest "precis- ion ' type yet devised, light lays J and uiiimoud recoil tcsu, and ; many other methods of measuring accuracy, combine to hold a num ber of ntauutaciurlng operations accurate to within one ten-thousandth of au inch, tne equivalent of less than seven inches in a niiie. i o achieve this exactness, an army ol upwards of 5o0 Inspectors chccK evujy oiwration in tne Dak land and l'ontiuc motor building and car assembly lines, usiug for this work gauges tar more exact ing than the human eye. Kveryone ot these gauges periodically is sub jected to liie inspection ot the Jo hansson master block gauge which correctly' measures limits up to two nifilionths of an Inch. , inspection of small parts receiv ed at the iihioatling docks is done through a device ot such uccuia that tne recoil of u Hhy dlainnmt, suspended from a fine watch spring, correctly notes the slight eat deviation in the hardness ol the metal tested. CrankshK.ts and flywheels are balanced by un inventus machine which utilizes the unerring accui aVy of a reflected beam of tUtit. '1 he operator can tell at a glance l how much the shall or uheel is out of baiatuc, at wh:it angle and' marks it tor the machine operator wtio removes the excess stock by I grinding. Crankshafts are tested ' f.r a liRhuu-e variation of not t more than three-eighths of an Inch catwe. 1 Ciimshaf u, att'-r being checked ' for size, f'MKsh and tiarunehs. aie ! (AMrt:iti l' rem l-tixl Wire) MAKSHl'lKl.n. Ore., Mar. 13. Twelve men will hear the case of Hohert (ireen of Catching inlet, accured cf the murder of an unre lated neighbor, Caleb Green. Three women weie on the jury which convicted (ireen In his first triul. icar. The sedan was brought to full I i ne conviction was overruieu uy l the supreme court, however, on the grounds thai the prosecution I used illegal means in securing a j puip'jrted "confession" from Green. ' The jury etiectcd late yesteiday j consists of James Laird. George Davi.. W. C. Cross, O. O. Lund, i Coquille; II. L. Cavanaugh, Marsh j field; Jes Cling on, Charles llutlcr. J Frank Somhinayd. Myrtle I'olnJ ; Natlian ltarklow. J. D. Donaldson, Dandon; Walter Schroeder of Lee, j and Max I)emetit of Powers. Caleb Green was hilled by a crushing blow on the head. a 2K per cent concrete paved street ior thp distance of a block, practi cally reaching the top In high gear. The next test at hill climbing was on a rough piece of unused road in North Koseburg that no car had 1 ever before, so far as is known, un-; OHIO E "V?1, i rtoT dertook to negotiate. It was so FOR FEW DOLLARS LOOT steep that the gentlemen tn the se dan who were participating in (Aritl Pm Laml wire) these demonstrations, held their i CLKVKLANO, O.. Mar. 12. breath when E. T. Partln, at the Charles Firth, manager of a Kticlid Iimi hpmifd ih Rkhcv tn tht fiMit ' avenue hat shop, was sliot and kill- of the hill to be conquered by the led today by a robber who emo.'fl tiie shop ami escapeu auer hip immi mid pvpnhn.lv sivn a enod ! shooting with between 53 and 4. chance to look over the "prospect.") Charles Smith, a clerk, was the which, from the News Review t only other employe In the store, man s vlewooint. was anvthitia but ' Firth and Smith were ordered by quieting to nerves. It seemed lm- the robber to hold up tneir heiid. . possible that the car with Its four j The manager took exception to j passengers. Including the driver, j the command and grappied with could make the ascent over loose i the gunman. i dirt and rock. Hut Partin said lt In the struggle the bandit fired was a good place to test the power throe shots Into Firth's body, kill- of Kssex Challenger motor, and bo' ing him instantly. Smith was not he pushed the lavel Into "low" and, injured. i headed her straight up and up The robber ran out the froht she w ent, the men In the back seat door and .disappeared In hanging onto the front seat and' crowd. KENOSHA. Wis.. Mar. 13. Hun dreds of precious Jewels. In addi tion to the d'ainond tools, en? ploy ed in steel editing and boring, en ter Iti'o the precision maiiiiinclu' ine processes demanded bv C. V. Niiti'i in his world fumed Nash mo tom plsnts. The play an Important part In the do-e inspection operations here dimensions to Within ono millictith of an Inch the closest and n:-wt accurate measurement known are used in producing the "ed neries of Nash ran. Liht waves, too. utilized Ih th special master gittr;e which fornn the absolute in Nash precision, are employed In this interesting meits tifemtnt, it was disclosed by en gineers today. The muster gauge is used lo test and regulate more than three hundred gauges used in the plants und is one of the most interest ing instruments developed in modern motor car manufactur ing. It regulates the working gnu gen which, in turn, have Jewel heiriius a super-accuracy fea ture said to be un exclusive Nash safeguard. To utilize light waves, special IS m con d .-i i''"Rea re nrougnt into piay ami 35 niitc n't;ht Is projected on the gauge to i I).1 inspected as compared with a ; perfect muster 'n Jdel. Any- varia tion in the size of the two objects produces liht rays, each indicat ing a millionth part of an inch. If t here and registers any inaccuracy to a hair-thousandth inch. Its use ex plains why no Nash car Is ever seen with wobbly rear wheels, ac cording to engineeis. At every p-.uislhle point In manu facturing, the skill, ability aud "feel" of the operator hna given way In the Nash plants to the more dependable and less difficult action of checking gauges. Each Nash spectacle thtfl v.eek. Ohe of til I chief reasons for holding the evpnt. , Mr. Itapp explains Is to make th tourir.g season this year the most enjoyable and the least expensive In history to motor car owuera of this district, by acquainting all with , the fine car features and sensa- j tlonally low prices of the new Iju- i rant mndets. "In the new Durant Attracting greater throngs than "ne there Is offered beauty, coin- workman becomes an inspector of nv similar pvhih tn th huimv of ,orl Performance n l economy, his own nnmmvorK. ann very pan thp wWMWB i)rant organization, is checked for accurncv at the lime ... . ,i. ,.,., ; of machining. Iu addition, a large , coips of trained Inspectors are env Observed here by the Roseburg Star ploved to nmke counter checks on '(rage. Garry Rapp. manager. In tall pans of the cars. The finished "injunction with more than 7o0 n-odtict ohv'onslv ntfHins the "'her western Durant dealers. Is highest degree of mechanical per- Proving an over-whelming success. .. Th vnnt rhlr-h t -trior! Miainrilnv n ".tion. . . :. ourg lewetryman and watch re leased the D. W price within the reach of every- ; one,' he said. CLINGENPEEL TO MOVE BUSINESS iVu- JTiT u . j .-..I -iingpnpeei. veteran os- J , n i. ii ii ii n i.ti itti ctm u i un hnrK jewelryman and watch INDIAN BOOZP. SELLERS ,"ni lt u "V" . uatea property on Jackson street, FEEL HAND OF JUSTICE i ' . Jit south of Cass street, and Is cMinf nit- uueiuiiK vi mr preparing to move his shrp to the the showrooms have been crowded n,w location within a few d.ivk to capacity and from early morn-;Tnp rPpair and sales department ing to late evening members of the 1 wll, be establUhed on the lower Durant organization have been (loor anrt Mr atl(1 Vr8 cungen kept busy demonstrating and ex-!ppp win fUrnlllh apartments on the plaining the features of the new r foor of le h)mip Thc b8i. li2 Durant models. Already htin-l-... i nntr irw.fl,B,rt in thm i n , have discovered by actually driving the thirsnt four and six and sub jecting them to tests of their own choosing, why the new line Is ac claimed the outstanding group of f AxMtrUt"! Pr ltwH Wire) PORTLAND. Mar. 12. Old Ah Captain. Klumaih Indian, and .Monroe Rail pleaded guilty In fed eral court to liquor sales and were given sixty days aud lloo fine, aud four months and $100 fine, re spectively. DAILY WEATHER REPORT 1 F. building. ! L. 0. CARPENTER DEAD C. R. Whim her Bureau Office, KoKtiburg. Oregon. Data reported lautomoblles this year. by EU. Fletcher, Meteorologist In Facts concerning "Durant Open charge. Ron I Week and the new Durant Uarometrtc pressure to yea level) 5 n reduced m. Relative humidity 5 p. m. yes terday (per cent) 7 Highest temperature yesterday 49 Lowest temperature last night 39 Average temperature fur tliti day 4t ;ire no light rays visible, the Normal temperature for this LONG RRACII. Calif., Mar. 12 Louis O. Carpenter. fi", for twenty years chief of detectives, Portland, Ore., poltce force, died here at '-he Pacific coast network Ul " ' . o " Vtn...l. i.l. I, Tnnloht .nnlhnr! urwn H it-niui-ui ui -uuK nt-arti lU ihirant radio program is being sent i J""- , 'as mmlwr of tho ... h. .ir t,nm, rHfn .iNtinn Oregon legislature for one term. K. P. O. A special series of mu- i line of motor cars were broadcast! 39 26 over the tester knows that the working1 date 47 gr.uge is positively accurate and Pracip. In Inchta and Hundredths: that ti e motor parts it measures Precipitation for 84 hours, will also be accurate.- t ending 5 a. m tl Thousands of snap gauges and Total precip. since 1st month .75 f I'll micrometers are also used' Nonnal precip. lor this month 8.2S through the Nash factories. In To'al precip. from SopL 1. many Iimtnucc. special gauges ' !If2S, to date 15.15 . have been developed by the factory Nonual precip. from Sept. 1 siral and vocal selections for "Du rant Open Road Week" has been arranged. Western Durant dealers have sent out more than 100.000 luvlta After funeral services here Thurs day, the body will be taken to Portland for Interment. Another shipment of nernUidV ohinh slips will arrive at Wharton t Hons to motorists to attend the Bros., in a few daya. OREGON PAYS INTEREST SALEM, Ore., Mar. 13 To pay principal and Interest on state high way bonds State Treasurer Kay will transmit to the state's fiscal agency in New York on April 1 the sum or $1.(514 3S0.SO. The principal payment will be $8C2.5uO. At the same time the sum of $507,066.25 win uk m-iii iu uiw i icni nKriiuj pay interest on war veterans' state i aid bonds. j inspection department to reduce la bor and improve inspections. One turd working gauge, for ex ample, checks the piston pin across bore t- within one ten thousandth of an lnc:i. and must be kept absolutely accurate by the Oregon: Somewhat unsettled to master gnuge. Another of the night and Thursday; moderate tern many gauges checks the taper of ( peralure. Nash rear axles. It Is a simple In-1 o thejstrument which contacts the largo Hot-Kaps for covering plants are and smnll serMona nf the taper. nM nt Wharton Rrm date 25.13 Total deficiency cince Sept. 1, j 1928 9 98 Normal seasonal precip. Sept. I to May. inclusive Sl.l' i Forecast for interior southwest Myers pumps and electric water systems are reliable. This make-?.' therrt the cheapest outfit to have, j They are sold at Wharton Pros. -tears : I we LEAVE TKE vxe I B ANO CQUCSR. IN B I WE UEAVE THiE VXEPS ANO CQUCSR. IN ANOTrtATEHfLMMS Kvery hhirt thst we launder and ( ( very c.illar that leaves our place , is laun leu 1 up to perfection, ju.-t j i xiiclly as our customers want ; held to u limit variance in the liu - them. We give personal attention ; curve of not more than one ten- i to all laundry that comes in. and thousandth per degree lor twenty-j that is the reason that we do such d' giee angle of lift. j good work. If you are not satisfied A special diamond boring proc-' with your laundry work, sen 1 lt to ess holds the lit of the pi.tton pin1 l.-; you will be. the:i. bushing and the pin to a limit oi I , tnre ten thousandths of an inc.i. ! Rotcourg Steam Laundry A diamond Is used as a editing tonl I Phone 7f Roseburf Opportunity knocks more than once at everyone's door No age limit on success if you keep fit PF.OPLE uscJ t ) think that if ynu hadn't made your nurk by th: time you were 40, you mitt would. "That ! all bunk." people wyttxlav. There's many a man wWli tell ou he was past 50 wh?n he nadc his first biR succcjs. Their experien runs something like this. "I'd been coirg throuph life, jlwavs i'.ist missing out on es-?r'thire Worked like a t w But never seemed to -t anyss here. "It was a doctor wh.i put me svic tn myself Told me not to blame it crt hick. That thc trouble w.-s with me richt inside riisclf. He rccmi wenJci Nuiol. I t.snk it It three months. Never mi'sed Jay .rd, say. I beean to fcrl like vourter brother mvself Decided there w is life in the old do? yet. When my l ie ihance came, I was reidy, ssan ing to grab lt. And 1 did." Nujol keeps your NkIv funtti-nn'C just as Nature meant it to. Ln.:-r . !l cKid:!ior.s. Co-rains no i!rj; :r deiicincs. just a .urc iubt-nc rht Dddge- BRDTH &R5 Trucks Chrysler Motors Product Bigger Pay Loads Greater Profits DopGE TftUCKS are money-makers because diey keep rolling day after day, year after year ' and they carry the maximum pay loads, Sturdy, simple construction gives them that dependability that has become a synonym for Dodge. Skillful engineering eliminates all excess weight in chassis and bodya No theory this Business men in all lines, seasoned seekers after pay loads and profits, have proved it out. They invest more than a million dollars every week in Dodge Trucks. ' And this great volume keeps prices low. Inspect our complete line. Select your own type. Let its pay loads pay you. Investigation proves that it has no equal at its price More for your money. More beauty, luxury atyln More hnlonrrc! power, prrl and arrrlrration. That whnl you get in the New All-Ameriran ??it. A blanket Matement ... but junt nlop to analyze it. InreMiaate . . learn vlml the .New AII-meriean prorlib. Slarl Milh the magnificent IkmIit by Fishi-r that account for much of it 4 luxury and Mvlc. Consider the individunlity oflln apenr nnee. The refreshing orifritiRlily of it dertiffn. And I ry out it fflorioiin erform once. Achieved through modern engi neering design. The New All-mericiin Si by Oakland enjo)iiiff evcr-incrcaing popularity Simfly been 1 1 ne invent iuat ion proves that it ha no equal in ull that It otTcr for it Mirprisiniily moilcrnte pricr. 1 10 whMlhaas COMMERCIAL TRUCK 120' wK ! Aui., rirm. Un mprr mrtii r 1 ttrfirrrv rhi Erring rorrH f It Mt'K. i hr. k Unk'n-'l ft works normally and naturally Ir nnt nr!v kc.p an excesi nf KvJy pnivins fnn forming (we ill have tcm) but bk! in thttr remove!. The- poisor slow vou up mentally an-l phvsKjlly, dull your whole outlook on Iitt, mjke you ruli-hcartcd. Byv a bottle of Nuj tl trxJar. Per f.cicJ by tbr .Nti-1 ijNir-torie. 2 Pirk Ave .New York. In scaled patk j'cs oriv Your Jfuitt carries it. ROSEBURG MOTOR COMPANY Ro&eburg, Ore. Oak and Rose Slrccli 665 $775 $995 U065 $1345 1415 U515 H585 .tON-m ohnlkaa I TdN-IM' olittM I TIlN-m' wlnilhM 1745 U775 $1845 huaili . h. Drtrofi Formerly Gruham Brothers Truck Th rnmpUt tn nf Trurkt. Rnti and Ho! Cnnrh D nrithru fen mnuUrtiif tug mrA Mtlirc nfn!r l nam of (irahftm Brother now lakt lh nimi l thrlr rhnkr Dodgt ftrohf r TH Truth. Httt n,1 Mnler Ch hv alwra brn pnfrd fr Ooflgf llr-nhrrt figiop Fir rrara thrr hitv hrn bath ol Di4 nroth'r pnt tn Uodfer Hrothtrt plant trrmdwig to Dodc Hrfthra a4rifrn TK Trrt. n Mo CmfhH r nt.1. thr !rr hy iKfil fild. br Brother I Dvaltr tffrywhrft !J. 0. Newland &. Son i Phone 438 Can and Stephens Streets, Roscbtirg, Oregon ta-.;43?.-.st.'.i i -tn "H-
