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About The Oregon statesman. (Salem, Or.) 1916-1980 | View Entire Issue (March 8, 1925)
THE OREGON STATESMAN, SALEM. OREGON SUNDAY MORNING. MARCH 8, 1923 1 if 9 r i 40 PER CEfJT OF FOHDS CLOSED CARS 3,68000 Yds. of Cloth and Fleece From Over 875, OOO Sheep Used Increasing demand for closed car among other things, is fur . Dishing the textile industry of the country with a big and annually growing business. The largest user of upholstery materials is the Ford Motor com pany and figures which hare just been given out by- the company not only show how the closed car popularity Is growing, but also present an interesting picture of the great quantity of cloth in trimming automobile bodies. Ford production records disclose that In 1924 close to 40 per cent or the company's passenger car out put was closed ; ears,-which Is a new high record. Ta trim these cars it took, approximately. 3, 680, 000 yards of cloth, the equivalent of the entire annual output of ten mills of twenty fire looms each. Another thing, It required the fleece of more than 8 7 3,0 90 sheep to furnish sufficient wool for all this cloth,-and an interesting fea ture in this connection is that within the last two years the price of wool, such as used in Ford upholstery, t has more than doub led. However, manufacturing economies effected in other de partments permitted the company to each year lower ; the price of the Ford closed cars to the pur chaser " Buyers ; for the company start with the fleece, specifying in detail the exact kind of wool to be used. The quality most: desirable was determined upon only, after much experimental . work and long and severe tests. As Ford cars are for the most part subjected to long and hard servicer it Is necessary to provide In the upholstery cloth not only pleasing and attractive appearance but also unusual wear ing qualities.. Many New Features Make Chevrolet Drive Easily Smooth motor car operation is one of the most desirable qualities in any automobile today because of the extensive and constant use to which the average car is put on .both short and long trips. The thousands who have pur- . chased the new Chevrolet report that the driving of his car requires little physical effort, due in great measure to the perfected single plate dry disc clutch. . ) V ' j This new type clutch not only ' starts the car smoothly and opera tes with only a light pedal pres sure, but has such large contact surface that 1 It delivers ; all the power all the time. , It requires no lubrication. - -" " ; While the new type clutch Is one of tbeitaost obvious of the mechanical features,' It is only one of the many features that makes " for easier driving qualities, more sturdy chassis and more. economi cal operation., ' .To improve the riding qualities, the .new Chevrolet has been equip ped with new semi-elliptics. They are chrome vanadium, steel, th rear springs being 54 inches long and ' the front springs VZ6 Inches long To lower the center of gravity and Improve the road ability of the car, the rear springs have leen underslung. Both front and rear axles are new and have V been greatly strengthened. The front axle has been strengthened and redesigned ' to accommodate the semi-elliptic springs. The rear axle is entirely new and has a one-piece banjo type housing similar In construc tion to that used in the more ex pensive cars. The frame Is longer and strong er, is constructed of channel steel and n fi sturdy cross members Instead of four previously used. The already famous Chevrolet motor has been refined and im proved in many ways;- such as heavier crankshaft with larger connecting rod bearings; longer and larger center main bearings; ithorter intake manifold bringing the carburetor closer to the cylin ders, insuring better carburetion and easier starting; rocker arms WHERE FORD ENGINES ARE BUILT 'V.t "- - ! "6' rrlf - & t' "i I . Vs i&r v. A U SS . vtl.wm 1 "Wykvwgpoi)f xw Ml y: t , , S Hi v V"' Eft ' ' ' ' ' , v. V T1 Hr Is wher Ford engines ar testsd in th U( new manufacturing building at the Ford Motor Company's River Rouge plant. Ail Ford engine are now, being built at River Rouge and from, the motor assembly line go immediately Into the test department. FORD PLANT USES MUCH CLOTH -J J Critics Defend Saxophone, : Put Onus on Jazz Artists i . j LONDON, Mar. 7 A good word at last has been said for th$ saxo phone". Quite a number of letter writers to London newspapers have come to he defence bf the Instrument and by argument and facts have ndeavored tof shlllt the onus on the jazz saxojsiontst and not the Instrument itself. .. The saxophone was not bn ac cident: by 'any means, it lis ex plained In the Star, havini been invented by Antoine Josepfi Sax, born at DInant. IJelgiura. Novem ber 6. 1814, the son of a reed Instrument maker. : He eftudied at -the Brussels Conservatoire of music and his proficiency oh both the flute and the clarinet became marked, i There were maiiy op portunities for Sax to became a musician of note, but he preferred to return' to the bench. J "Moving to Paris in 1R42, Sax produced the first saxhorn" In saxo and amily 1843. In 1846 a soprano phone was manufactured patented followed by" the of the alto, tenor and baritone saxophone. Sax, however, failed to profit by his-work and t the age of 82 he died penniless and pretty well forgotten eveb in musical circles. Much-Sought Foundling Disposed of by Lottery PAALOZALA, Italy, Mar. 7 A baby boy was recently the qapital prize in a lottery arranged iy the mayor of this city. The chiij was found abandoned in the nparket place and turned over to the mayor, s Within an hour eight childless couples had sought to adopt the little foundling. . The mayor had difficulty in choosing among the would-bj par ents. So he arranged to raffje the baby off and allowed .tickets to be sold only to persons who Would make desirable parents, j The tickets brought a good prick and all the proceeds of the lbttery were turned over to the winners of the child to purchase a lajyette, Swiss Writer Warns Against German Aims r Seen In the upholstery department at the Highland Park plant of the Ford Motor Company, Detroit.' The company fast year used more than 3,680,000 yards of cloth in upholstering closed cars. and valve's: completely, enclosed.. The Improved, oiling, system to gether wktr large bearing surfaces tends to Increase the, life of the motor materially. The Shorter' in take manifold not only, makes, for better ciarburetien and easier starting, ,, but also for smoother operation, due to the better distri bution of .gas 'to' the cylinder? com bined with! the heavier and well balanced 'crankshaft.' -The instrument board has-been refined in, design and , appearance. v ' SUCCESSFVL -MEHODS VOXl . . . MAKING TRAFFIC SAFH 1 1. Adequate traffic police force. '2V, Through boulevards. . t "3.," Education "Jn- schools. ; s4TSevere punishment -of thp reckless.-. f-'f i . .-. 5. Studyj of 'facts of, local traf- c - r- Foreigners in France May Not Own Carrier Pigeons ' i . ' .. . PARIS," Mar." 7 The homing pigeon is a dangerous 1 bird for the security of France when own ed by foreigners. Is the reason given ln! the preamble of a bill Introduced.! by ; the government under the signatures of President Doumergue. Premier Herriot, Minister - of War General Xollet and Minister of the Interior Chau temps. to the effect that henceforth-none but Frenchmen, born may own dovecotes. "Reasons of national defense, PHONE JOE WILLIAMS The Battery. Man the bill begins, "has forced the government to pass the measure.' - -""The war - of .5 1914-1918 J has proved the very great "services which homing pigeons can fender as liaison agents between, units of the French army, .but It has also 'demonstrated the -terrible ravages they can' cause by giving information to the enemy, espe cially when they. have been born on our soil or have been in France for some time..", the bill says. "Foreigners of any nationality are forbidden to have in France dovecotes and i homing pigeons and any person of French nation ality desirous of being proprietor of such birds must first obtain the authorization of the prefect of his department." . v I ', Irish Charged With f Boycotting Manufactures DUBLIN, March 7 Thef Irish people have been boycotting their own goods, it . was declared at a meetipg of the executives of - the Cork Industrial Development asso ciation. Some few years back customers used" to Insist on Irish manufactures, but this M now ex ceptional. 'V..., 'i .,; ;:,-v-'-:i , ; The secretary commented- upon a. recent' -statement or. Prof essor Smiddy in America that-Ireland is a creditor; country rather than a debtor country' and that Irish men have a-billion dollar Invest ment in foreign countries drawing an income of about $35,060,000 a year.'" . - " ; The secretary argued that this export of Irish capital was suicidal and it was ' suggested that the government should put an em bargo on further capita export. BOYS OP THE FARMERS, , : , SEE THE 'WORLD BERLIN, Mar. 7 A group of farmers "of Pomerania are. plan ning an ' exchange of their- sons with farmers sons of equaj'ige in other parts of Germany. The purpose Is to give the boys a broader view of life, and an op portunity to observe and become familiar with agricultural methods other than those' qf their home districts. v GENEVA. Mar 7 All Switzerland is talking about letters written to Swiss newspapers concerning a Germany's military position by Prof. Paul Seippel of the Federal Polytechnic College of Zurich Prof. Seippel depicts a preserit day Germany, imperialistic in nkture. and Insists that within a I very brief period Germany will be able to place in the field a large and menacing army.. His letters con stitute a sequence to the recent report made by General Wprgan of England concerning German milltarv nrenaratinna. t . The professors sets : forth,' that the German universities, both professors and students, are seized with Imperialismand that amone the German people this doctrine is rapidly, making progress. "I do not believe in an immediate war," he continues, "but. I am convinced that there is developing a situation which will permit the German imperialists to cast off their masks and show all their arrogance and all their ambitions. They have not changed an iota after a defeat which they have steadily refused to recognize. Competition Seen as Sign Of Rate War on Atlantic ORGANIST HEARS HIMSELF BY RADIO v -v vr I . " ' , 1 ' A RTHTJR BATS, organist at the World l Theatre, f Omaha, . who plays through Radio W O A W. and 'is 'a great favorite with .the lUteaara. listens to his own playtrg by radio, through the use of, head phones, his Freed-Elsemana receiv er teisx placed scar tia crgaa. Microphone are placed fa. five parts of the auditorium in order te earry. the i beautiful" muskT to. 'the transmitting room and thence' te the invisible audience. U .1 - j Mr, , Hays' broadcasts tvery t erday night between 11:39 and 11 o'clock and between. and: f:JI o'clock' pa aioaijay eTeatajs. : DUBLIN, Mar. 7 The Irish Times points out' that 30 years ago 3,000 emigrants sailed each week from Queenstown to Amer ica. Two shipping lines were then able to handle the traffic. Now less than a fourth of that emi grant traffic ; survives, yet five lines'are fa competition for it. The latest competitor is the United American Line, which has established an office In Queens town. Directors of the North Ger man Lloyd company recently visited Queenstown and interview ed the port authorities as to the provision for facilities in the event of the - company deciding to in clude Queenstown in its trans Atlantic service. ' It costs $1,000 for a ship to call at Queenstown, ' and it is stated that sometimes the companies have found it cheaper to tarry passengers on to Liverpool and pay their expenses back, lo Ireland. A Queenstown resident is quot ed in the Irish Timos as saying that "the" present evidence of com petition for what te a mere shadow of the former traffic points to the probability q another rate war." II ! i ' i - i I , ; i - : -I. : i j ' :j; . j ! ! i i -r ' ; i i ' i ! i j :i See Fni Tf These B eautiful The Coupe A beautiful ca of great daily I utility 4 Lower panels and hood finished in sage green DucOt upper panels in black; f balloon tires and disc wheels - tfTic t.o.b. flint, 97-1 C k J ' JlichigsLn TKe Coach i I I f -i j :; ! . i The lbwest priced FisKer body coach. Beauuful closed tar at low cost, finished in rich dark blue Duco; special artillery wheels and balloon tires Price t. p. b. $ - o r Fltot Michigan - i 3D i i- X . . ! The Sedan A! beautiful quality car finished in aqua-marine blue, Duco on lower panels and hood, deep black on fenders land upper panels; balloon tires 4nd disc wheels Price ffo.b. Flint, $, Michigjan u. 825 k OiJOSi 1 -fit NEWTON CHEVROLET COMPANY Opposite City Hall i ; ! Statue of Pee! Characterized Worst in Westminster Abbey LOXDON, Mar. 7 The statue of Sir Robert Peel, who organized the London metropolitan police force, has been -characterized as the worst in Westminster Abbey by the Bev.f Jocelyn Perkins, -who has suggested that It' be taken down. .The statue reminded Rev. Mr. Perkins of a man going to a .Turkish bath, because of the ef fect of its drapery, and since it was given publicity in this respect has become known as "Bath towel statue." Sir Robert in his younger days was popular known as Bobby, and it was from this name that the London policemen derived their nickname. -f If yoifl are interested- in ii easy way to own! a Jrord now-6r at some- Hi! fu't ore date see tlie nearest Authorized eaier iror Hacics Ford D J -hi!'!'.'.!,- -Hi regaroang- a conven- ient plan ojf payiiiniep ,,229B3fle7aSBaHeTMeSaHeBaJseneweaaBV or! write ubs darecilv 1 j m x- T MM MTa, t f S fl NaeaSnBSBSejaMeMSBai VI l.'lbl :il-:i;tr-lil-:.:- II W.I. till . 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