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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
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C-T-Cs are heavier, stronger
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tis iu priority obtains by using
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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-
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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. .
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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
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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
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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
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