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THE OREGON STATESMAN; SALEM, OREGON ' " Vhcra 7 Destroyers Went ca Rcc!a ia PcxiTLc, s . cad Sslvasp Crew Cuttlaj Up Oaa 6f tha HuEa oios m i IS RACE . Mil Elf WEES D D 6 E B RDTH S All 'About What 'h -Hidden Beneath Deck of the "Wine Ninety Nine" Over $4000 1 Loaned Daring rast In ree Years Only . $10.67 Loss I n ' jl4l I & j 1 - I'M 1-J i'P v as- vr i ir. A 1 x- i ! XT I Jet Higher Priced V,Tithout costing more than ordinary Urea,, .these great oversize C-T-G hand-built low inflation cords represent every, Libber standard in tire taak-"-3 and service. v j C-T-Cs are heavier, stronger .ad more durable than tires V0u have been accustomed to. tis iu priority obtains by using ily the blrbest fTd materials, tow roved compounding, hand-bail ding aUrr rntncted production and thm uot rigid inspection.. . i ""i alaa C-T-C kaaMaDt BaW a t;r ! ntnw In lafiaiiaa. -T-C Tabas aaa aOUaaa to Clarion Automobile Co. . : fialera Automobile Co. Valley Motor Oor Jr. Ira Jorgrnson ' Vlck Ilros. - , " Colombia. Tire Corporation Factory Branch, 47? Court . . St. . . . .: . . XLLARI) BATTERIES STAXDS SEVERE TEST The "Blizzard." the Gardner Ian driven by Cannon Ball Ba- 't In the phenomlnal mid-winter ::3 country run, from New York Los Angeles was equipped with Villard Threaded Rubber Insu ted storage battery. No small amount of the success : this heart breaking endurance n ii due to the batlery which countered conditions never met ordinary driving. Dragged snow drifts. Icy water J iaud, -the Willard battery ithfully delivered the. electrical rgy necessary to give the spark 3 to the sturdy motor at every ten stroke and light the high wer 1-ghts that guided the driver :r treacherous mountain passes blinding snow storms at night.' L'ater says. "The motor never Here J in mud, water, snow or :srt sand." That means that 2 Littery never faltered In spite . the great heat generated inside ros3l to the aero weather out- lz-j CCD Pc:o a Bzy J, cir v.i I S i J r;orl Tow ; t inz - SIS Cmb . 9S5 ? Coup - - 1075 Seian - 1135 TK C. I r. A. C. a inxW nml plan motuta Imytn tan. Aj nf f.m.t. Laiwina. F. W. Pettyjohn Co. 219 N. Ccnraercial There's a new victor la the mo tor boat racing world and wherev er enthusiasts gather for the next few months to speculate on the big events scheduled for the com ing season, its pretty safe to pre sume that they will have consider able to say about "Nine Ninety Nine Edsel B. Ford's new car is a marvel in its class. To the old timers who gathered for the sweepstakes race down at Miami, Fla., a couple of weeks ago it was a complete surprise. - "Nine Ninety Nine" made its de but when it entered for the Bis cayne Bay 1924 championship on the afternoon of March 7th. with a half, dozen other contenders for the honor. At the gun, the trim, sturdy little craft fairly leapt into the fray and then settled down beautifully for the 20-lap grind around the two-mile course. Soon it had taken half a lap ahead over Its nearest competitor and steadily maintained this until; the end of the heat, and without being pushed to any extent carried away the honors of the day In splendid style. ' '" - .' ; ' . "Nine. Ninety Nine." with the same sure, confident air of the first day, and letting out a trifle more went into the second heat of the race with a new burst of speed. lapped its nearest competitor three times and easily held that lead to the end of the 40-mile grind, win ning the championship and the Mc Allister Hotel Trophy, a magnifi cent silver cup standing 29 inches high on its base Of ebony. "Nine Ninety Nine" . ' arrived home a short time ago at the Ford Engineering Laboratory out at Dearborn, Mich., where it - will remain until the big classics later In the year. - , v -v - The name, "Nine Ninety Nine,'! flashing Its silvered letters on the sides, seemed rather familiar and perhaps a bit significant. ; Many will remember the name. Not a score of years ago, ; when Henry Ford was 'pioneering in the automobile business be developed a racing car, christened it "999" and drove it to victory- in races all over the- country. It was with 999V that he f'rst broke the mile- a-mlnute record. . Ford experts, pioneering now in gag driven nautical .engines, seem to have attained a notable achieve ment in the motor hidden beneath the glistening deck of "Nine Nine ty Nine," which returned a winner in the first race of its career. The "Nine Ninety Nine" is 28 feet long and has a 6-foot beam. It is of V bottom displacement and built for the International Sweep stakes class. It Is of mahogany with a three-ply bottom, two-ply sides and one-ply top. The deck is of streamline design and there Is no raised engine hatch. ; The engine, a 12 cylinder Ford Liberty' marine conversion is a distinct development of Ford en gines. ;;''' : : v . - . -; , In building It they ; nsed the crankcase, crankshaft , and con necting rods of the Ford Liberty aircraft engine. - v', ',. The pistons, camshafts, valves. jThcre is no dliHcuIty in finding sterling' quality, ' six- cylinder performance, fine, appearance and iin-f 'usual comfort among high priced auto-1 mobiles 7: - But only Oldsmobile Sis gives you all these thinc-- tviih leu; pricc VV- ; " f The seven destroyers which piled vp on after the other on Point Hondo on the Calif ornla coaat laat September were a total loss. The photographs show the scene of one of the worst disasters in the his tory of the U. 8. Navy and part valve springs, ignition system, car buretors, induction manifolding and exhaut piping are of new de sign. The cylinders axe of an entirely defferent design than In the Liberty and are made of steel forgings welded together. The original displacement of the Liberty was 1650 cubic inches, but in the new engine the displacement is 1350 cubic inches, about 20 less than that pf the Liberty, but despite this, more horsepower is developed. . . ; : A dry plate clutch was desfgned and thla with the gear box were built in the Highland Park plant of the Ford Motor Co. The gear box is an engineering achievement and a type heretofore never used in motor boat engines, designed to stand up under the most severe continuous 'driving and able to transmit 99 of the power from the engine to the driv ing shaft Gear boxes used in oth er marine engines are formed of cause, straight teeth, while in the Ford Marine 12 the gear Is of fine pitch, herring bone bevels which transmit the power without any hrppreclable noise, a new. feature in engineering design. , n t There Is nothing of the "hay Fire engine" about .. this power plant. It was built from the "boards" up. Stresses in all parts were carefully calculated and the designs were worked out and de veloped by the highest engineering skill. ' s . The propeller shaft strut is en tirely eliminated and the shaft alllgnment is maintained by a bearing carried in trunnions In the rudder. ( .The rudder, itself, is con trolled by a. worm gear'- , ; Another new development is the use of a two-gear universal Joint In the line of drive, so that when ever the power plant Is out of line with the bottom of the boat there is sufficient leeway to prevent any loss of power due to binding. v Riding in the cockpit of the "Nine Ninety Nine" is much like riding at the drivers seat of a Lincoln limousine so far as clean liness is concerned. There's none of the -dirt, oil and grease usually associated - with ; motor boat driv ing. The air coming in at the front of 1 the engine, circulates through it, down underneath the cockpit and comes out through aluminum louvres in the rear hatch. The boat has storage ca pacity for 150 gallons of gasoline. What is the speed of the "Nine Ninety Nine?" No one knows, or rather no one tells. About the most anyone will say Is that in tests made in the big boat slip at the River Rouge plant of the Ford Motor Company the speed attained was everything that was anticipat ed.. - c J . . Woman may be vain, but the average man thinks himself rather pietty just after a shave. Wc-ons Scooters Velocipedes " LLOYB'E; RAMSBEN 37 Court Street Phone 1C87 Si of . the wreckage of one of thv speedy little nrnunar craft whlca had been drawn ashore. Member of the salvage crew were ' nslna acetylene torches to. - ut it to piecea. . . ,. - ' MfSFIELD IS Former Dort and Gray Man i Now President and Gen eral Manager" John D. Mansfield who recently became associated with the Max well Chrysler organization after long Identification with the man agement of the Dort Motor Car company , of Flint, Mich., and the Gray-Dort Motor Car company, Ltd., of Chatham, Ontario, " has been elected president and general manager of the Maxwell-Chrysler Motor Co., of Canada, Ltd.; ac cording to a factory announce ment. Mr. Mansfield's election to this important post Is undoubtedly a forerunner; of even more vigorous efforts on the part of Maxwell-, Chrysler In the Canadian market than have been expended in the past. ; His reputation places .him as one of the foremost executives of the Industry, and, as one of the best, known. His name, has -been linked with motor car manufac turing from the very beginning of motor car - history. Undoubtedly tbe fast growing popularity of Maxwell-Chrysler products in the Dominion has had muoh to do with his recent move." ; ''.""vC; Maxwell-Chrysler ;. operates " a large factory in Windsor. Ontario, for the manufacture of cars for Canadian and . export sale. Mr. Mansfield will establish his head quarters at the Windsor factory Immediately. - . Motor Car Fitted to Rails Used for Track Inspection CINCINNATI, .April 26. Vet eran railroad men in the Southern railroad yards at Ludlow, Ken tucky, have had a surprise. Down the main track recently, sand wiched between the "Sewanee River Special" and a freight. came a sedan auto on flanged wheels. It had full steering cear. both front and rear axles .being Immobile; it weigtfbd 5000 pounds, and was heavy enough to operate the electric block system of the railroad. ;A - The "sedan" was equipped with cowcatcher"; dashboard speed control, and a motor regulated by switch formed like a rheostat. It is believed the new car is the only one of its kind. The designer says the car pri marily -will be used for Inspecting tunnels,, and for emergency duty. Can You Go Fishing When You Want To? You can if yon own m DAYTON OR COLUMBIA BICYCLE Nil If there is truth In the adage that honest workmen make - an honest product, then the Oldsmo blle ranks 100, according to the Olds Motor Works Welfare Assoc iation. This organization Is com posed of and officiated by the em Ployees with the cooperation of factory officials. 4 During the past three years the association haa had outstanding an average of 14000 in loans ranging from $10 to $100. These loans were to employes, and mostly un secured except by a personal note In that time the association h; lost only $10.67 throueh borrow M ors defaulting in their promises xso interest- is charged employes for loans, --v.; ,,. . Three factory "stores" are the chief support of the Welfare Asso ciation. These sell candy, fruits tobacco, soap, gloves and such ar ticles employes need at their work All profits from the stores revert to ; the Association. These have created the loan fund and main talned the Association. " Since Increased production has required a larger working force, the Olds company has installed two additional first aid stations in their; Lansing, Mich., factory. Those located in the motor plant and sheet metal plant are open day and night, while the one at the axle plant is used days only. trained nurses are in charge at all times, and all 'minor injuries are streated at the plant. Other welfare activities Include free advice .on every Imaginable subject given by F. L. Parshal! director of personnel. A mutual sick and death benefit organiza tion is also maintained in connec tlon with the Welfare Association f THE LAST DAY OF SCHOOL I Did you stand on the platform In a little country schoolhouse and make your first attempt at "speak ing pieces" by stammering out: "You'd scarce expect one of my -..v age : v- - - , To appear in public on the stage," or ': "Many fishes in a brook Daddy catch 'em with a hook." " It was the last day of school and mothrsfathers, and friends had cpme tonear the dialogues and recitations in which the teacher had so carefully trained the chil dren. You were one of the young est and made your initial bow with the same classic half dozen lines that most beginners used. After the "Speakin " was over you and your schoolmates told the teacher good-bye and; went home for the long summer vacation. The last day of school celebration Is a arood old American institution that ought not to be abandoned. It was an expression 5 of good will and neighborliness. a community gath ering very much worth while. Of course it can be made somewhat different now. (None of us older folk care to say that It can be made better.) It is so easy to hop into the auto and run over to tbe schoolhouse forthat last after noon. School work Is different; me cnuaren nave more ; poems. games, dialogues, music and draw ings to show their elders and they meet grown folk more naturally. The teacher is not under, the strain of making a show time of it but can have a school "at home" day. Whether you are a patron of a one-room school or a good big con solidated school, by all means try to- keep up tbe old, fine custom of a "last day of schooL";: ; Quakes and Heavy Rains Demolish Lisbon Houses LISBON, April 6 (Mail). Lis bon threatens soon to bocem a city of ruins, unless something can be done to save its collapsing dwell ings. For a variety of reasons, in eluding poor foundations, the use of a soft clay, a series of heavy rainstorms and a number of 'slight earthquakes, houses seem io be falling to pieces, with consequent injury to the inhabitants. Hundreds of families have been obliged to leave their unstable homes, and some - 50 tenements have been " declared dangerous. The dwellers have been : moved Into convents and barracks. The first house went down about two weeks ago during a heavy ra.i. storm. . . .' . : , .. Microphones Will Aid Deaf At British Empire Exhibition (By Mall) LONDON, April 1 1.- -Special ar rangements are being made to en able deaf persons to take part In the various conferences which will be held at the British Empire Ex hibition. 1 , V The four conference halls are being fitted with highly sensitive microphones Some 200 seats will have ear piecea attached to them to enable their occupants to pick up the voices of the speakers. At tached to each ear piece is a reg ulator so tho occupants using the ear pieces will be able to control the decree of amplification. . - ...... .... ". ' ' : " .- . '. .( . ' . , C T f? " ' . -i, J ' I' " ' ..r ., .N : k -d :; fTTJiZs - " Waiter Fancies Painting Buys it on Installments CHICAGO, April 26. (By As sociated Press.) -The principles behind the plan of buying your home, bonds, real estate or auto mobile on installments were ! ex tended by a waiter In a restau rant here to cover the ourchase Qt a painting in the Chicago Art institute. ified assertion. Cert bought used cars from us to continue their journey to Cal ifornia. .They had looked over cars at other cities to the north arid said the stpek at the Salem Certified Public Mo tor Car : Market impressed mem as the best they had seen. Following is a letter we received from one of them. We value it particularly, because it was unsolicited; we thinking we would never hear from them as they were go ing so far away. ; But theatrical people are very human and when they are treated right they appreciate it, for too often they are taken advantage of because they are tran sient. ' .- ' . April 14; 1924, Oroville,Cali?.' Dear Friend: I know you will be triad to hear we arrived O. IC Didn't m Ann TSuhU nd from Roseburg jumped into Chicot which is 400 miles and we only had a day- yet we dH It We left Roseborg at 4 A. M. the following raiornins af tcrcur performance so you know the car stood a wonderful test. V,re ra more than pleased with it. JWany thanks to yon for your courtesy. I trust you will get some mere business from the theatre at inv rate we can always give you a great boost. -? : With best wishes and many thanks, we are "! . ' Sincerely yours, t , . . MR. RAYMOND LOFTnS The one who bought the Paige. VA OUR AMBITION is to have every man or woman who buys a car from us feel as enthusiastically pleased as tlib man did whose letter appears above. Try Certified Byroa Wright, Aristocrat of a sturdy line, tho Typo-A Sedan represents the finest crafts manship of an organization perfectly equipped for quality production. Recent improvements give it a dejreo " of elegance and riding ease that might be expected only from Dodge Brothers in a car so moderately priced. , $1383 f. o.-. Detroit; 1015 delivered ; BONESTEELE MOTOR CO. 474 S. Commercial. Phone o This waiter had .no cultivated gift of sensing high art, but his native eye became delighted ' at a half-length figure of a young girl painted in the costume worn in the south before the Civil- war. It was his first visit to the insti tue and. the picture - was one of hundreds on exhibition. . . : He asked the price and found that.lt was marked at S 175. It was reasonable, but he drew only a small salary Approaching the Autbmobileo Are Wcrili the Money cite the following incident in sunDort of tht nVnv Two theatrical frrouns Us for Your Next Car Public Motor Cai-' i."": Manager . 25S lh CLurcTlc 423 sales agent he said: "I lilea t picture. I would like to ct. :; but I. cannot pay for it now. 1 I deposit $10 and give you iz thing every week until it U I for, you to keep the picture t then?':' - His offered was acc:: '. He has since paid for it in f and has been offered twice t amount it originally, cost tin. Read ths Clasclflcd travMinrr Kv fvn