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- BIRMINGHAM. Ala.. April J. I
Has an accident caused another
epochal diacoTery la the Held of
science? vv., - . , ,. ; . r :
v ; In. Birmingham a' giant search
flight atop a tall bundfns was cast-i
. Yiy Its beam oyer the city. Pall
.The searchlight referred to In the
ii-'t .companylBj story. f
; lag on tbradio antenna 'of a set
' three feiV? iistaot.-persons Hsten
i Ihg la t ' ; id speaker were. but
prised LariToice of men, un-
mistal f those who were operate
rlar 11 - iiiht. Strangely enough,
I the words audible to them faded
when the rays of the light left the
Ticinity of the antenna.
Comparison of, time? with mem
bers of the Alabama Power com
pany searchlight crew showed that
? the words, audible to; the radio
listeners were the. same as thosei
spoken by the man at the light. .--
; The phenomenon has attracted
? wide attention" and. the '" General
Electric company by whom the
giant light was built, was called
into consultation. The , company
sent a representatire and Is now
making further experiments, it. is
understood. : ! , . .. '
To comprehend the .situation,
some description of the searchlight
is necessary..- It has.. 3,000,000
candle power and under favorable
weather conditions is capable of
' .casting its beam 40 miles. It is
army type, with specially ground
., parabolic .mirror.
The laboratory representatire,
speaking' his own ideas, gave pre
; lim Inary explanation f that j the
' monster light arcs produce violet
' rays capable of ionizing the 'ether,
thus transmitting the voice
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AJAX
Sedan,.
$1165
1030
Touring ,
Kirkwood Motor Co.,
311 North Commercial
; : Telephone-311: v
' t Miles Per Gallon
SINGLE
Model B
Model BA.
.$265
. 305
: . TWIN
265D,..
...$375.00
121.50
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Sidecar
Above Prices Delivered
. At Salem
J
Harry W. Scott
. : The Cycle Blsa
mi 33 Tins thsw .way.
Do
em
BBS.
Radio Receiver
through the ait in a definite chan
nel. -
- Another explanation offered by
Lawrence E. Hughes,- old-time
wireless expert and long astudent
of radio operation, is as follows:
TTne. phenomenon might seem
uncanny at first but to anyone un
derstanding the elementary prin
ciples of the telephone ft may "be
explained. The open'" are in the
searchlight was the telephone
transmitter. It is really-a better
transmitter than the one you have
on your telephone. '"
. The sound wave," beating on
the arc cause a variation in the
current strength : In ' the circuit
supplying the arc, just as the car
bon grains In our domestic type
of phones -vary f current strength
'In the telephone . receiver when
persons speak : Into the transmit
ter.; .5. r ; ;
' "But ! how did the current get
into the listener's antenna? - This
might be . harder to explain. " It
could- easily be done' by .running
a wire direct to the antenna from
the searchlights thus -completing
the circuit, for the circuit would
return through the -ground as .the
radio receiver -la grounded. - The
searchlight power supply wire was
grounded. . ' -
"This was impossible, however,
because there. was no wire between
the giant searchlight and the list
ener's antenna, and besides, the
Toices could be heard only when
the beam struck the antenna. The
circuit muat have been completed
along the beam'. But, can current
flow along a beam of light?
"It can if it is the right kind of
light the violet ray. tor example
and there' are always a few stray
A PAGE OF ANTE REST TO ALL
This List
BUICK
. 1 STANDARD
Roadster, 2-pass.......$1330
Touring, 5-pass.. . 1360
Cotipe, 2-pass.u.i J 1400
Sedan; 2-door 1410
Coupe, 4-pass.,... 1495
Sedan 4'Door-.. 1515
MASTER
Roadster,: 2-pass. '.$1475
Touring, 5-pass: 1530
Sedan 2-Door - il 640
Sport Rdst'r., 3-pass. 1740
Sedan, 4 Jo6ril.. 1750
Sport Tour., 5-pass. 1775
Country Club Coupe .
3-pass. 2020
Coupe, .4-pass.... . 2055
Brougham, 5-pass... 2195
Sedan, 7-pass.l.:.... 2275
, Otto J. Wilson
388. North Commercial
Telephone 220
Jewett-Paige
JEWETT
5-pass. DeLuxe Sedan$1275
5-pass. Stand.. Sedan 1 175
5-pass. DeLuxe Tour. 1275
PAIGE
7-pass. DeLuxe Sedan$2260
.f- : :." S'-- ""' :" ' -
5-pass. DeLuxe Sedan 1935
5-(pass Stand. Sedan. 1745
Cabriolet Roadster 2585
Truirim Motor 4
Car Co. - ;
349 North: Commercial
Telephone 959 -
HtS
ones of this, -variety In any search"
light. , Under the action or this
ray, air is Ionized and becomes a
good conductor of electricity, just
as a piece ot copper wire. :
; "Telegraph signals have, been
sent for, SO miles along a specially
prepared'jVioIet - ray, 'Just as " suc
cessfully as along a wire of this
length, returning, through the
ground." r'-" -F v . : I
Opinions obtained' from scien
tists differ greatly c and no single
conclusion has been reached.
One of the men who reported
the audibility: of the sounds was
James Parks, electrician at the
municipal auditorium , here. r He
8aid that the voices of the In en
could , be heard on his radio' set.
and, comparing the "words, found
that they, had' been spoken by C.
A. Brevard, - building superinten
dent for the Alabama Power com
pany, .who was .in charge of the
searchlight, -.
-" Others reported it from a dis
tance of three miles to the west,
one report came from the north
ern . section of the city and two
from the. southern section.
. The . weather conditions on the
night the- phenomenon occurred
were given by the : Un lted ' States
weather bureau' as "clear, moon
light night, humidity 64."
1,100,000 JAPANESE ABROAD
TOKYO. Japanese living
abroad, including those from Ko
rea and Formosa, total" approxi
mately 1,100,000 recent statistics
show. Asia has the largest number
of Japanese with 686,000. In
North America there are 153,000.
Oceana has 127,000 and South
America 50,000. .
Select Your
Chevrolet
Roadster
Touring
Coupe
Coach .ji
Sedan
$630.00
630JOO
- 800JW
800.00
. 890.00
Sedan Landau 925.00
-ton Com. Chassis 485.00
Ton Truck Chassis 695.00
Everyone is Talking
Chevrolet
Newton .Chevrolet
Company
Telephone 1000
NASH
ADVANCED SIX SERIES
5-pass. Touring...
7-pass Touring.
2-door Sedan ;
'7-pass Sedan
4-pass Victoria
2-pass Roadster
4- door Coupe
5- pass Sedan: L
-$1580.00
1735.00
- 1675.00
- 2390.00
2070.00
1715.00
-. 2270.00
1775.00
SPECIAL SIX SERIES
5-pass Touring.i.1340.00
2-pass Roadsterl. 1320.00
2-door SedanlJL' 1445.00
4door Sedan Ll. 1690:00
2-pas9 Coupe... 1375.00
5-pass Sedan..-.. 1550.00
Kirkwood 'Motor Co.
- 311 North Commercial
Telephone 311 V, !'
SCHOOL DAYS
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STfcAMSKT Wort& Ffcort Scrtcott
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Model - The Prices Delivered in Salem
CHRYSLER
MODEli "58"
FOUR
Touring . .....
4 Wheel Brakes
Coap
4 Wieei Brake
Coach ;
4 Wbeel Brake.
Sedan
v 4 Wheel Braket... ....
Boedrter
4 . Wheel Brake
MODEL "70"
SIX
Fhaetos ;
Roadster
Sedan
Xnperlal
Bronsham ..
Crovn Imperial
Coop
Coach
..$1030
.. 1085
108S
i. 1140
- 1125
1 1180
119C
1245
1080
.. 1135
$1625
. 1860
- 193C
. 224C
.. 210F
. 2340
. 203F
. 168C
r- MODEli "80"
SIX
Phaeton .$296f
Boadster 3210
Sedan, 5-pass 8730
Sedan, 7-pass 3935
Coape S62f
Berllne 4035
LEATHER UPHOLSTERING
Coach t ...20 Extri
Sedan. .$25 Extra
Gingrich Motor Co.
515 South Commercial
- 'Telephone 635 -
OAKLAND ;
Touring ; .$1215J)0
Sport Roadster 1370 jpb'
Coach w 1290.00;
Landau Coupe 1320.00
Landau Sedan 1495.00
Sedan, Standard 1390.00
. Delivered In Salem
Vide Brothers;
High Street at Trade
Telephone 1841 ' i
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DODGE
Roadster $ 957.00
Special Rds 1011.00
Touring 962.00
Special Tour. 1017.00
Coupe 1014.00
Special Coupe 1070.00
Sedan 1076.00
Special Sedan 1132.00
DeLuxc Sedan 1267.00
Screen 1035.00
Panel 1081.00
No. 1 Chas. Com. .. 799.00
No. 3 Chas. Com... 797.00
Bonesteele Motor Co.
- 474 S. Commercial St.
Telephone 423
Oldsmobile
Touring ....i........:.$1045:
Touring, Sport ' '.111. ; 1160
Roadstec X,-...H 1155
Cqach '....ill... 1 '30
f?rvnrri. Tlpl.tiYo
1230
. .... . .. .
Sedah 5 1220
Sedan, peLuxe .:.;.. 1320
Coupe, DeLuxe u..:.. 1180
Coupe 1105
Leather upholstery on t all
' closed models $15 extra v
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;; Capital Motors
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v Biddy Bishop, Mgr.' -. :
352 North High Street '
By DVVIG'
ALEM
FORD
r. O. B. Salem
Demountable Rims, Starter,
Cord Tires
Touring $486.67
Roadster . 466.19
Roadster, steel
Pick Up body. 491.84
Coupe 600.37
Tudor Sedan .., 620.85
Fordor Sedan 666.93
Truck Chassis only 445.00
LINCOLN
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Touring ....$4388.50
Sedan (5-pass. )...: 5323.60
Valley Motor Co.
264 North High Street
Telephone 1995
:pgntiac
Coupe.-.. .$995.00'
Coach , 995.00
Dcllrered In Salem
Vick Brothers
-r High Street at Trade
: Telephone 1841
Triumph of Gocjd Book Gives
Publisher. Greatest Jhrill
. : 8 AN FRANCISCO, The great
est thrill that comes to a publish
er is to see. a good; book; after be
ing snubbed early in life, finally
with the passing years begin gain
ing recognition through . sheer
merit from' discerning readers.
So believes Alexander Robert
son, who 1 has devoted : fifty-six
years of his life to the business,
and he gives as the basic reason
for the thrill tbV fact that the
publisher's literarjr judgement Is
verified and a deserving author
reaps reward In faime. - - y
A good book, in hIS"oplnion,
eventually will win its place al
though., ten. twenty-five or even a
hundred 6rs may pass.
Publishing' Jthel works of un
known authors is a 'personal
weakness" in which Robertson has
indulged. It Is said of him that
he never refuses t publish a book
with sufficient merit out of fear
it might not sell.
Edwin Markhain's "Man "With
the Hoe"; George; Sterling's "The
Testimony of thej Suns", and "A
Wine of Wizardry"; works of
Joaquin Miller, Elavid . Starr Jor
don. Ambrose Bierce -and many
others received first publication at
the good offices o Robertson.
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Modern Bad Man PJaced
in Powderj Puff Variety
PRINCE TOWIi Convicts these
days are not the; old hard-boiled
type of times past men who were
really tough and gloried in it and
could take or give a blow without
any fuss. j
"The modern "bad man" is more
the afternoon tea land powder-puff
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GARDNER
EIGHT-IN-LINE
Roadster ....1 $2270
Touring j 2270
4-Door Brougham..... 2365
Cabriolet J . . 2565
Imperial Sedan .... 2565
SIXtCYL.
Roadster
Touring ,
.$1780
- 1780
4 -Door Brougham...... 1975
Anniversary
Cabriolet ....
Sedan.... 1975
2125
Imperial edan
. 2125
Burdette-Albee
Motor Co.
217 State Street
PACKARD
SIX '
328 Phaeton .$2019
326 Runaboo 3124
320 Sedan, Septum.. . . . . 2010
326 Cbape, 4-pass. . . 2019
326 ChaaKis j 2621
333 Touring, 7-pass. ... 3155
333 Hedan. 7-pass. . . . 3155
33:1 Clob Sedan ... . . . . 3003
333 Sedan Iilmo 7-pass. 3256
333 Chassis j. ....... . 2765
EIGHT '
236 rhaeton, O-pass. . . . S4094
236 aRanaboat . . , , . . . 4298
236 'iedan, 5-pass .....5116
236 Sedan Unio., 5-pass. 5210
236 Coape, 4-pass.- .... 5013
236 Chassis i. . . . . . . . .3788
243 Touring. 7-pass. ... 4288
243 Sedan. 7-pass. . . . . . 5372
243 Clnb Sedan, 5-pass. . 5260
213 Sedan Linio 7-pass. 5474
213 Chassis j. ...... . . i ,3889
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All prices Include spare tire,
? .- tube- and tire cover1 v.,
Fred M. Powell
' , Motor Cars'. '
350 North' High
TelepJioae2126
variety who suffers from "nerves
and likes to cry about it.
This Is indicated In th lattes
report of - the' Governor of Dort-
moor prlson.which f or, generations
has housed desperate criminals. -
-The present dayiconyict Is far
better educated than his confrere
of olden days," sand the governor
"buUhe is softer and more apt to
whine over trifles.. Assaults are
almost unknown, but petitions are.
becoming a cult.
miWillys-;.
SB
.Knight !i
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70 Touring . .. . . . f 1405
70 Sedan i . . . ... ... 1 1TSS
- i six ;. ,
OS Tonrlng ... .. ... . , .91093
60 Roadster .......... 1005
66 Coupe f . . . . . . .... ' 2493
60 Coape Sedan S373
M Sedan ; . . . . . . . . . S593
el Touring, 7-pass. ,...' 2193
66 Sedan, 7-pass. 2790
Q, Overland,!;
,y FOUR . '
Ol Tourlnjf .'. . . ... ,rr. .$ fioO
91 Coupe, balloon Urea . 8SO
1 Standard Sedan. - bal
loon' tires ...... m, JOO
91 DeLuxe Sedan, disc
wheels, balloon tires" CtJ3
- SIX )
03 Standard Sedan $1125
93 DeLaxe Sedan 1SSO
93 Touring . . . 1080
MacDonald Auto Co.
' Corner Cottage and Ferrjr
Telephone 409 -
Are Quoted Here.
Hupmobilo
.j SIX
Touring j ...... J5151S.C3
Sedan '.l.l. .... .. 1575X0
v EIGHT 1
Touring, 118-in $lo23
Roadster, 118-in... 2050
Sedan, 118-inl....j 2450
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Tour 5-pass. 125 in. 2185
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Tour 7-pass. 125-in. 2285
Coupe, 125-in ...... 2603
Sedan, 125-in........... 2615
Kirkwood Motor Co.
311 North. Commercial
Telephone 311 3
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Studebaker
STANDARD SIX ER
Phaeton
Du Eoad
Sp. Ed. Cel. Top
C. CL Cp
Csack . .
4 1)A
3 1505
155
1415
i 1834
1535
Sedan
Wool Trixa 8Ua..
SPECIAL SE5 EQ
Coach .. . ,..,..w.lTl
Breakua (Clott) , oC
Broagbam (Mohair) , . r; ,- S0SS
BIG SIX EP (12(r WB)
Fketon
.$1815
, 175
Da. Eod. .
Reda T.
Un CMet Bd
. 115
1925
. S190
. 2020
' 127" WHEEL BASE
fwlth eqaipmnt
PhMtoa , 27
Coupe .... 2480
Broagliaai .a ... 2515
Svdaa . 25
BeiUm , n. zesc
' FOUR WHEEL' Bit AKES
' Oil all 8tAdax4-8ix model - (ia
elniing for dine ols and obo
tparo rl") 990.00 extra.
Ob all SnocUl and Bie-Slx iriAriela
, (indndina flr disc wheels) $75.00
. Marion Auto Co.
233 South ConjTOcrcial
i Telephone CC- ::