The Oregon statesman. (Salem, Or.) 1916-1980, February 14, 1926, Image 21

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Newspaper Page Text4 J, It Nlji' SSEEillil 1325 i'UIB SALES Increase of j 03 Over Last Year Seen ( in Official folate figure 7" F Th sale of tnlnmnhllu iw Vr- t ion eoantr In 19 increased 103 over the year 1924. according to figures prepared by t&ef Commer cial Advertising comwtnir Dnrinr 192I 17(6 machines were sold. compared with 13 during 1924. The figures werW taken; from the oinciat suns auipmoDiief registra tion. - 4 1 The llat or gates ot Tarious makes of cars1 in this cpunty fo? the year follows': Buick . , . j. ' 70 ..iv'J Chevrolet J 232 Chrysler Cleveland . Dodge . .. Durant ... Essex Flint .... Ford . t - t . 95 . 4 . 55 . . I . 67 Franklin. '! '. 22 11 3 23 1 2 2 3 23 29 33 29 157 13 2 . 1 19 14 65 63 Gardner Hudson- HupmdUIC and Hupmobile 8 Jewett - 5 s J Jordan -Lincoln i . . Locomobile ... J Marmon Maxwell ....... Nash Oakland . . . . .'. J Oldsmoblle . . i . j . Overland . . . . . I .f. ... ! f j. . . T " Paige ....4.J HeO . . -.- Rickenb&cfcer . J SUr Studebaker ::i:;::' Willys Knight .i Moon .y. ... 1 Miscellaneous 4 Total 1925 . Total 1924 TV 4 Hi.p.:i7 1663 Gain V; . 103 Fortf s'jiwiv -of Did T , Dance Started iri; Kitchen DETROIT The renaissance in dance music which Heny Ford is sponsoring- through the jreriYal of old-time tunes and wfith the aid of many old-time lldders, had its inception in the kitchen lof a mod est home outside of Bib Rapids, Mich. : : I - , It was here that ikehry Ford, on a racaiton trip I north with e &Thomas Edison, j HarVey B. Fire stone and - a few other intimate friends, first saw . "Jep " BIsbee. maker of riolins an4 Sflddler at old-time country dancesi "Jep" or "Jisper isbee, of Paris, Mich.. ' as he roistered at Detroit's leading hotel as the 1L . Uhrn!atched In Any Other Carl rvxiTP. rfJffrrence that acts I and beyond the ordinary automobfle in meeting new- i ;- beauty your ey t is quick to appreciate in the, showroom is rnatched by underlying refinements in new-d engineering - Wat Can wujr w icwv . ; , ; Take thewheei jof this newnlay car guide it both through crowded IdbwntSwn streets and out into the open, where hiSsand lonZ iitretches of highway challenge power speed and endurance? , " 'l ; t ; :i - , - j- ' V tJ li-ii vrai realize. that the automobile1 of the J UheredayP Let nothing prevent yot-r enjoying ' " " TTNeway JewetwitJrxut another day. r delay. rh J -l " ; i a. ' Phone 959 :: . .... ' b i- Shipping is In difficulties along the North Atlantic coast as a cold wave sweeps the East, j Photo shows a steam trawler fighting its way into Boston harbor with the mercury below xero. ; guest of Mr. Ford is S3 years old. -; i . i ; "He is the father of the more ment back to ' the old-fashioned dances," s Mr Ford saidi j-It fya listening to him ' and )hi old fashiohed tunes that helped to crystallse my belief that the time had come for a. revival olj tbe old dances. A Very fine "old man la Jasper -ami he - knows his f busl ness; j i; -! ' -1,;' ..j. hi ) Obscure Grave of Man Who Fired Fjrst -Yorktown Shot -4 . ' , - . 't ". YAKCEYVILLE, N. C.-,-; In. a small, ' heavily; overgrown.; rural cemetery ? in Caswell coujnty,1 "not far from Yanceyvllle, is a mound covered with vines no effort to mark the spot is apparent, j other than the tombstone under which lies the body of the man Who fired the first shot : at;' the, Battle of Yprktown. . - ''.-.' ''I ' v:i The man's name was Starling Gunn. The cemetery is little vis ited, and few people, even In the vicinity; know that the little ceme tery contains an historic grave. ' -; On : the headstone, - barely legi ble, appears these words: ; "Here lies the body of Starling Gunn, who fired the first! ca'nnon at the Battle of . Yorktown, and Lwho was an eye-witness of ;the sur render of Lord Cornwallls f 1 " i - Dak ft) t t y ; The New-Day Jewett apart from . I . i ' 349 N. Conirnercial O'r.BjL-aaiCie Tr iimm Motor Car Co t. I ' ' ' - - I , i . ..l.i : ' - i : ft Students t Learning to Fly at University Wight School STUDENTS LEARNING 14 P-a a 'i MADISON, Wia.-Students In a half dozen universities of the middle-west are! learning to fly. . They are enrolled in naval avia Won courses in the; University of Wisconsin the yiliyersjty of Minn esota, Washing University at St, Lonis, Case University. Purdue, and the University of Chicago. The second". year of the course at th Uhiverslty of Wisconsin, ofr fefd by the naval reserve has iusj, opened with an enrollment of ap proximately thirty men.: The in structlon is' given in .a ground school, conducted throughout the winter. The navy department furnishes an outline of the course and the students . study aerology. theory of flightj navigation, struc ture and rigging, aviation "nomen clature, aviation engines, and na val history. The class meets for two hours every Friday night, . ; Last year twenty-two men were enrolled,, of whom twelve finished the course. .This year: the cours will be continued along the sam general plan as :, last. After , a course in r flying at- the Great Lakes ; Naval Training Station, those who pass j the tests are sent to the naval station; at Hampton Roads, Va.V - 1 I AceeUratUml Swift "pcfc-upV-Jwett'a smt Bcw-djr motor that ahoota you throush and tfarouch congested traffic Stopping! ' Pais r hdraulie - 4 wtitaj brakaa hrbng you to cuahion d rest almost inatantlv effort. tflart. - - . - . Porklagf. You'Jl cldona fail to ftnd a KrUna apara for Tha Hw i jrwrtt aren what moat ' car would navar get in. - i - ; . . Clear. Vision! ": , In no other automebtla eaa you aaa ao claarly an all dirae . tkna a vital factor - of " aacty. : . ', . 4 Steering I . . ' i ' You hava rtavar kandlad more readily responsive ear for TKa New -Day Jewatt la -- a triumpb fat ateeruia ease. Roomlnett 1 . Moat room aeer provided in car of thla ataa and type . more than In many big p q -, . 4 .a.. Oecreft. 1 Tax aaetra -The Ncw-Day Jewett R ' maybe purchased a '' time payments through - oo of he most aitric-'-! v tive plans ever offered Ask for, details, , Open Evenings j 4 .,1 . ., ... .. . ... I . ..... .. . . " SETS T.'EIV RECORDS Hi I Climbing Contest Is Con ducted In Sierra Grande v ana mu- namiuon $ AN JOSE, Cal., Feb. 13. Two; more crashing records hare been registered by the Star four touring car here,- adding 1 still more glory to the achievements of thi famous Star "Million Dollar Motor." ;r, - ' ' ,t,l,' ' v ilnder strict obserratlon, - and attested . to by San Jose business men who; acted as observers, me morable records hare been set by the Star four up the slopes of the Sierra grade and Mt. Hamilton. prer the Sierra grade, on which not tike record has ever been set, twp stock Star four cylinder tour ing cars,; minus only tops, each carried three passengers' clear to the summit in high gear, an ob server riding in each car, and' cer tifying tp the car's performance. - The same' two cars then started up the Mt, Hamilton grade. Intent on new laurels. One car was start ed on this climb, over the tele phone, and made the1 21-mile grind In 37 minutes and 33 2-5 seconds; and the second! car, car rying four passengers and remain ing. In high gear, for the entire PHONE - ' ... . a" ' -.r''"1. ,;: ' - - , .' '; , .! !' . - ' ' - J - v i j v ... - -- - ,: - - i - - . - " . i.- i. 4 . j ' ,' -. ; -: ...... , ,'-' - I ; : ): - -j i : -." . Franchise Has Been Secured By , ji CAPITOL MCHXM CA NINE Touring Touring Deluxe Roadster.Deluxe Coupes ' : . Coupe Deluxe BEAUm III I!" Ill r hT V (LSk i ROOUCTa OCNCRAL MOTORS.' j ) f ( -. J -"" '. ."" I- I ! - i . ' -v. i'i - . ' A f . , "'51 ;- " ' , n M . - ; ; j ? ; ( A . ! i 1 J - -S;-:, . Kzzr ; 1 hW' 1 - , nnn,.,J , " T-TSTT "r.Tr ..J.K- ' I asaamaasamassMasaaamajsaaa alaaWaaBamataBaatmmam - a f i. ea- ff tripmade the climb in 44 minutes The . Mt Hamilton ' grade la widely own; 'as it leads tor a world-famous ; observatory at the summit. : 'V Tbe ' road ' has -' been climbed - in ordinary demonstra tion work, many times in high gear,' but these performances reg istered by the Staf cars are : the first t like- records up the1 grade. The fSUr; car's, fastest .time was an average of approximately 35 miles per hour for this grade. : Capri Sirens Save Couple! i From Death; They Marry - . - - .- ' .'. : . ISLAND r OF CAPRI, Italy Like : ' Scylla and Charybdis of Greek: jaaythology, i; this 1 beautiful island'whose .jugged. fcliffs rise sheerly , out of the : azure , waters of I the Bay of Naples, has .sirens. But Its eachantressesr nllke those whom Homer described -as tempt ing ' voyagers to their Boom, re call men and women'from shadows At least, Karl Auberger and An na, Tscbol, both 1 Germans, aver that' the sirens exist. Auberger and FrauleIn Tschbl "came here s eparately, , each; intending to commit suicide, because of a series of misfortunes. They met on the cliffs and there confided in each other. Soon, un der the spell of Capri's beauty, they ; forgot their original inten tion and decided to face life again 'together;","' ; 1 ' 1 . When they told their story to Italian officials, financial assist ance to return to Germany was given them. 2126370 NORTH STYL ..----.- 'FINISH : : PERFORMaW GE That's Why Most of Those Who Try It Buy Mr. L. M. Twite, Oldsmobile Service Mali; Will Be in-Salem With Oldsmobile Chassis, to Inspect every Oldsmobile' in George Grant, Oldsmobile Factory Service Man, During the Opening.! vf ; Service ' Will Be Our Keynote, and We Cordially Ask Every Oldsmobile Owner to Bring His Oldsmobile in and Have It Inspected.1 ? - . j , SUNDAY MORNING, FEBRUARY;. 14, 192S Russian Priests Bob Their " Locks to Distract Notice MOSCOW . Rnasianr tiriesta are bobbing their long hair afts the fashion of the .American girls. Some - . of'- them ' are also discarding their- beards. v ; r This is done for. reasons of hy giene and convenience, but ; more particularly to render their ap pearance on the street less; con spicaous. . For . among 5 athells tic Bolsheviks a priest Is looked upon with, disdain. Formerly- members of the Russian V orthodOxY clergy wore long ffewing bair which fell loosely' over; their' shoulders, giv ing them a patriarchal appear ance. Many of them cultivated bushy whiskers which reached ,al inost to their, waists, i i f Ever since the Soviet govern ment separated the Church f rosi the state, large numbers of priests and bishops have been discarding their clerical robes and scrapping their high conical black hats. They found if they wore their, ecclesias tical garb they conld secure nei ther employment nor recognition.' Flowers and Noisy Colors Feature Pajamas' Revival PARIS Pajamas In the fash ionable French haberdasher shops sem to run to flowers and are In extremely noisy ; colors! After, a temporary fall ' from grace, they are being vividly re vived and are becoming as popu lar as ever for boudoir wear. "Sold for Palm Beach" was the label tagged on4 one garment BIDDY BISHOP, Manager HIGH STREET $1060 $1175 $1170 $1120 $1195 Coach Coach Sedan Sedan . - ft displayed in the main window, of the ' flashiest .and most expensive shops. 'j Les . Roses ; Mervelllejus es" was .the title of another K ' oj the - most gorgeous, a coat of brocade in -designs of red, yejl lowrv pink and gold,' made up'n a foundation of black velvet, and flaring smartly; over : trousers - of gold. . " . ' ; . ' , . i The colors went to contrast' in another model of - exquisite deli cacy called f puelques .Pleuxja They were of pale greeny blouse of . pale rose, an Joverdrapery of purple, with a front, panel and borders of-'' moderklstlc ' flowers in "a blending of all these colors. : Belgian' Queen Tod Her Highest Hopes Doomed ' - . - . - , i ! . ; ' SIMLA,-. India Qu-een - Eliza beth of A Belgium has y been:, told she . will . never achieve - her great est hopes, whatever they.-are. s "Traveling " incognito and ! ac companied . by il ' lon lady-in-waiting, the queen entered a for tune teller's te&L whllo, visiting the old-town. , .y' ",; .y ':: V-Jr "Madam, t' you -have hadl un bound; s jambltionv the; Hindu soothsayer ''said '-kM she studied the J qneenjalhand. "You j were greatly desirous' of 'occupying a high situation but you j must abandon that hope and console yourself, tor-, you .will never achiever- yourwlsh . or, seel your hopes fulfilled. ' r- ':h The queen "smiled as she replied:- . j;-." : ' :.'!; : "I have a situation that suits me quite welL" , - , SALEM, OREGON MODELS . . Deluxe . . . Deluxe i. ALL PRICES DELIVERED AT . f i the the Territory, arid Mr. . Will; Also Be With Us Japanese RoJaltyFurn":: :: Three. Couples; fen i TOKYO The private' engage-mehts-of - several; - Princes and Princess of' the .Blood have bee a announced and the official sanc tion of. the Emper or Is expected. Prince Haruhiio Kanin, Jr., son of Prince Kanin, is .to, marry Miss Naoko Ichljof fourth daugh ter of the late Pjrince Saneteru Ichijio. Princess Hanako Kanin, sister of Prince Kanin, Jr is to wed Prince - Hlrocobu Fnshiml, and Pxinde Takehlko Yamashina, first-son of the late Prince Kikn maro Yamaslnaj and the only Prince attached tq the Naval Ir' Corps, wiU tak fas his bride Princess -. ChikaHo Nashlmoto. daughter of Prjace Morimara Nashlmoto. ; J 1 - The three weddings have been planned. for the; Spring , : t - -' : Personality Urged Keynote X of Modern Scholarships PHILADELPHIA That the keynote of modern scholarship is the development; of personality, Jj the belief of Dr.J4hn H. Minnick. dean of the school lot education cf the University of fensylvanla: "Modern education is rapidly doinr "away with5" the so-called greasy grind'," te; said "In the oia days, superintenaenis oi pup 11c schools were aost imr""ed by the ' marks aide by future teachers, but nowadays they are most anxious to hire living per sonalities for their class rooms than mere absoTehu" , , I $1145 $1245 $1235 $1345 SALEM : : It i i! ? t ! :f ! i J .1 f i. Tf TT 7r sTi tf "1 i s -1 ;' - ' ; : I f --