THE OREGON STATESMAN. SAI.KM. OK KC ION
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Efteineers Make Tour of
Cmintry, Find Great Deal
of Interest "
Ilome-eonstrucf Ion of radio re
ceiving sets is enjoying .a wide
spread revival throughout the
United States, according to E. M.
Urgent and L. C. ;Rayment ra
dio engineers of Oakland, Cal
ifornia, wh have, just returned
from a tour of the country. -;.
"Radio in general, beeause of
the exceptionally fine receiving
conditions prevailing, ia enjoying
unprecedented popularity, Sargent
. said upon his arrival here.
"Home-building, despite the re
cent trend toward factory con
structed receivers; ls; making a
strong "come-back"' throughout
the country and more specially
built seta are now in nse than ever
before."
Outstanding among the circuits
attracting set builders is the new
infradyne" -circuit, Sargent said.
This development in radio, de
signed by the Oakland men. util-
i7.es an entirely new method of
radio frequency amplification,
namely that the same frequency
of the int-oming signal and of a
locally generated oscillating cir
cuit are amplified at wavelength
of 86 meters, a practice never be
fore utilized for broadcast recep
tion. The advantages of the new
circuit are that it eliminates arc
"mush" and. also , the harmonics
apparent in tuning, the super-heterodyne.
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Id addition the infradyne. op
erating with an outdoor antenna
with coiwequent greater pickup
..that a set using a loop, possesses
even greater selectivity than the
"super." This feature is adding
, greatly to the popularity of the
circuit in large population centers
4- where numerous fc.p'oVerful local
stations are inoperatlon making
selectivity the; principal require
ment of the te owner.
Another outstanding advantage
of the clritilt. according to the
designers, is that the high fre
quency amplifier which is the
"heart" of its construction, may
be added with little difficulty to
any tuned radio frequency or neu
trodyne set and will greatly ln-
crease the selectivity and: distance
getting ability of such receivers
already in the hands of listeners.
VVibbert & Todd Electric Store.
. High at Ferry Sts... Agents for the
Easy Washer. Good service and
low prices are bringing-an increas
ing trade to this store, ()
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HIT
i ATTRACTS TOURIBTS
Itinerary Include 5000 Miles
Through Southeastern
Part of Country
A hunting and sight-seeing trip
i to the primitive lands in south
eastern Africa which will be com
bined with a motion picture edu
;catiohal film is being organized
for a party of 150 sport loving
Americans by the South African
Big Game Tours, Ltd.
' To men and women of leisure
with a desire to see: new places
"and to' partake in the most excit
ing animal hunts this tour pre
sents a remarkable opportunity.
-The jungles of Africa, as is known
abound in wild game ot every
sort; the pople are interesting to
see and study the scenery Is be
yond compare? these features to
'ygefher with the convenience of
having even the smaller details
properly taken care of by the man
agers augurs well for the safety
' and pleasure of those who under
take the tour.
A list of the larger game which
Is plentiful during the season in
cludes lions, leopards, wild boar
and hippopatamil. The first three
mentioned provide great sport and
- excitement in a chaser they are sly
cunning and quick to act, and are.
Of course, extremely ferocious
attacked. The "hippo" is
good target for those who are
' jMwsessed with a keen shooting eye
because he is vulnerable only In
certain spots. Thoroughly expe
rienced competent guides insure
safety to the guests and their
'.'knowledge of the habits and
whereabouts of the anlmalg aids
the hunter in pursuit. .
Vnr (ha n ii IrV an d accurate shot
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:if. ia an abundance of smaller
'game. Thousands of guinea fowls
are often sighted on a trip 01
w Hav Partridges are plenti-
tul. especially Redwing, bush par-
mjridges and red-headed pneasanw.
. ..n.ifir M are seen
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' near all the slow flowing rivers, as
are teal and every sort or auca.
According to the present plans
-the party will leave from tp
' iav 1 In a fleet of Hup
- 4.akit -ht tourinr cars. They
fwill proceed to Port Elisabeth, a
seaside resort widely i known for
...iftAn fnroitv scenery and
IlllUlklVCU : -
Sine motoring routes. k The route
taken Is along the water' edge on
;on side with lordly cliffs on the
" ' ; From Port 4 Elizabeth to' East
" XOndot the visitor will see the
iCEast African Zulu In hla native
; ' ,rrnnd!nrs. Their general habits
' 1 and-cnrtoma Iways-ttract attea-t
I Boaga ' and tnignrr'nr ifvincr
distract , and decided! different
irom anyj other race or tribe. A
point to be noted In reference to
that country la that there are only
seven Europeans tj every ten
square miles, .the totr'ns are few
and sparcely populated, the native
population neing practically all
rural. . . ,u
The first camp for an extended
stay -will be ( made at the Limpopo
nver, wnch ' Is centrally located
for hunting of a wide variety of
game. ' Also, the climata hr.
abouta Is excellent from April to
August, surroundings are beauti
ful and from whatever Doint con
sidered the northern Transvaal is
one of the most noted shooting
grounds in the world; , and for
men of sporting blood who wish
enjoy the acme of .sport there
no finer, territory, V
Complete details of the tri n mav
be had by wrRing to Mr. W. C.
Bowman, Standard Rank of South
Africa; Ltd.; New York City.
D. H. Mo)ir Uarohmt Tall
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Is turning out the nobbiest and
nest fittlne tailor mad a onit in
measure. 100 business and pro-
ressionai men buy of Masher. ()
NASH POINTS WAY
IN USE OF RUBBER
(Continn.d from pg 1)
variation in the anrla of v.
locity" is et up in the universal
foint and this develops vibration
in the clutch. So Nash developed
ruooer device for the center of
the clutch disc to eliminate the
possibility of such vibration. '
The accelerator has rubber nads
and rubber pads are placed on the
pedals underneath 4he floor
boards.. These pedal pads serve
to exclude dust and dirt from the
floor boards. Another instance of
Nash Use of rubber relates to the
slot where the parking brake, or
dinarily railed an emergency
brake, goes through the floor
boards With the powerful, fully
equalized. Nash "mechanical fonr
wheel brakes, an emergency brake
is never necessary so Nash has
placed this brake at the side "near
the left front wall. And rubber is
Used here in the way of sheathing
to Insulate the parking brake from
the foor boards.
On the dash Nash uses rubber
"eyelets" through which the tubes
pass that go through the instru
ment board. This insulation also
eliminates noise. In addition to
these. specific points of Nash prac
tice, Nash also joins in the custo
mary procedure of, using rubber
for door bumpers, for radiator
hose and for sheathing electrical
wiring.
There Is no question but that
a great deal of the unusual quiet
ness and smoothness of the Nash
car is directly due to rubber and
the manner In which Nash en
gineering has adapted the shock-
absorbing, noise-muffling qualities
of rubler to uses in an automo
bile. MOTOR INDUSTRY
REMAIN HEALTHY
(Continued from page 1 )
the center of attraction at the
Olympia show. It became highly
popular at once and now there are
large numbers of them on the
road throughout the British Isle.
It is recognized as a car of extra
ordinary value.
"Four-wheel brakes," Sir Wil
liam said, "are firmly established
In fact, a car not so equipped is
a noticeable exception."
Referring to the new Daimler
Double Six" . which was shown
for the first time at the Olympia
auto show. Sir William declared.
This is regarded as one of the
most advanced cars ever produced
in England and it is interesting
to note that the engine is of' the
sleevevalve type as is standard
ized on the Willys-Knight line."
Sir William Letts enjoys r the
dtetinetion of being a leader in tfce
automobile industry in Europe. He
is past president of the Society of
Motor manufacturers and traders
of Great Britain and his plans
and announcements are always
keenly received by the industrial
and financial barons of the old
world
Estimates show that (2.000,000
was spent by tourists in Hood ri
ver valley, this year. ,
To CALIFORNIA
By PICKWICK STAGES
30 HOURS TO SAN FRANCISCO
Through Reclining Chair Car Service For Schedules
Each Day WUh Stop Over Privllegee
Leaving the Terminal Hotel
9:20 A. U 12:20 P. BL, 7 P. M, 1:25 A. M.
SAN FRANCISCO
One Way 1150
Round Trip - 430.00
LOS ANGELES
One Way" -Round
Trip
Tor Imf onaaUoa CmTJ At
TERMINAL HOTEL
..cr Phone 696
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LEGISLATIVE DDI
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Safety! Programs to Be Pre
sented to .42 legisla-
tures for Action
WASHINGTON. ( Special ) -1
"There are 42 state- legislatures
meeting 'this winter. For the first
time InHhe history of the automo
bile there-is an opportunity to put
over almost' universal safety pro
gram. The entire program is im
portant and worth while. Its en
actment Is a challenge to our state
associations,' Individual tlubs and
every other motoring agency."
This is the message just broad
cast to the 850 local clubs of the
American Automobile association
by national headquarters officials
here in Washington.
It comes as a sort of climatic
broadside in the ceasless effort of
the A. A. A. in support of general
adoption by the 4 8 states of the
model traffic code drafted by the
Second National conference on
street and highway safety, spon
sored by Herbert Hoover, secre
tary of the United States depart
ment of commerce.
"Many of the recommendations
of the model code already are a
part of the laws in numerous
states," the message to clubs says.
"Others are yet to be Incorporated
and, in some few states, the entire
code well might be adopted to
supplant the one prevailing at
present.
"The code recommended by the
Hoover conference has the tre
mendous prestige "of being the
best thought of the nation's lead
ing thinkers in the field ot safety.
It has been the experience of those
who have been working in the in
terest of its adoption that state
officials, executive and legislative,
recognize this -fact. As a result,
they show a keenly sympathetic
interest that bodes well for its
widespread adoption."
Pointing out that one of the
big tasks on local and state motor
club officials apparently lies in
getting the model code before
legislators and citizens generally,
officials of the national motoring
body urge that every club place
as a leading plank in its 1927
platform the carrying into effect
of the recommendations of the
conference, and pledge their vig
orous backing of the model code
and persistent support of it until
the legislation is passed.
0LDSM0BILE WORKS
EXPAND ONE THIRD
(Continue, ron page 1)
Ilan'.s to increase their produc
tion capacity. Body building fa
cilities also are being materially
lncreased. ' "'7
During the first eight months of
192 6 the latest complete figures
available the sale of Oldsmobiles
increased 70.fi per cent over the
same period last year, which was
the best sales year in Oldsmobile's
29 years in the automotive in
dustry. These figures are takjn
from actual new car registrations.
The published gain for the en
tire automobile industry during
the same period was 14.75 per
cent, less than one-fifth of the
increase' achieved by Oldsmoblle.
These consistent gains being made
by Oldsmobile have necessitated
the expansion program now under
way.
NOVEMBER RECORD
FOR DODGE BROS.
(Continued from page. 1)
many of the larger cities of the
country. In the New York City
territory, for example, 132.9 per
cent more cars were delivered dur
ing the first three weeks of No
vember this year than during the
corresponding weeks of 1925. The
corresponding gain in; Detroit and
its suburbs are 14 2.9 per cent and
ia Minneapolis 126.3.
CHRYSLER KH1XES AT SALOX
One of the hi eh spots of the
Hotel Commodore automobile sa
lon exhibits in New York city was
the Chrysler Imperial "80"' town
car, exhibited by Fleetwood, which
expresses a supreme achievement
In Tine car building.
427.33
.$50.00
rafslcoBD Si
Whippet Makes Run Practi
cal to Anyone Caring to
See Country :
Starting from Vancouver. B, C-,
in the cool of an October morn
ing, a Whippet driven by C. A.
Ifeffron of Seattle, under theaus
pices of the Pacific northwest
Automobile association, made the
trip in the interests of sane driv
ing, observing all speed laws, both
city and state, at the same time
maintaining a schedule which
would prove practical for. anyone
attempting the journey.
- This little Jaunt, by motor car
over a single highway some 1800
miles -long, reaching into three
countries, is not in itself an un
usual accomplishment and yet
when the driving conditions and
results obtained are considered, it
is out of the ordinary in motor
car performance. There are cer
tain requirements placed upon the
average motorist who is endeavor
ing to see America first, which
makes it impractical in some eases
impossible for him to attempt" a
Jaunt of this length and still
maintain an economy of perform
ance suitable to his own personal
needs.
The Whippet which made this
run, was driven as any driver
would drive it and with the sole
purpose of proving that, a trip of
this kind would produce the ne
cessary economy of performance,
ease of handling and comfortable
driving, within a limited space of
time.
The journey taken by the car
was through Seattle.ind Tacoma.
down to Portland, encountering
rain Just outside of Portland, then
into fog, snow and cold of the Sis
kiyou mountains, on down the
Pacific highway to San Francisco
down the coast to Los Angeles,
San Diego and across the Mexican
border.
When it is considered that the
average gas mileage was 29.3
miles per gallon and an average
of 29.7 miles per hour was made,
it Is proof that in the Whippet is
to be found the answer to Amer
ica's light car problem.
The total trip of 18 45.4 miles
was driven in 62 hours and 8 min
utes driving time. When one con
siders that barely one and one
half quarts of oil was used on this
run and that the radiator required
less tan one quart of water dur
ing the entire run. it can be ap
preciated that in the Whippet one
finds the car for the great line of
American buyers who consider
economy the prime factor in mo
tor car operation.
For those who are seeking, di
version, for those who want a trip
replete with wonderful scenery,!
for those who" want the maximum
amount of comfort, with the. mini
mum amount of expense in 'motor
car operation, the Whippet is rei
commended as the means of trans
portation to see this great Pacific
slope.
Give Him a Windshield Wiper
for Christmas
Come in and see our line of XMAS PRESENTS for men.
W. E. BURNS DAN BURNS
(Not Brothers The Same Man)
High Street at Ferry Salem, Oregon
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BuyHimABicycJe
Scooters
Most Complete Assortment
$2.25 to 57.50 -?
Velocipedes, Wagons, Kiddie
Kars, Autos everything in
Wheel Goods.
Mothers-
HARRY W. - SCOTT
"THE CYCLE MAN .
147 South Commercial Street , 1
ED. RICDU)
TELLS OTHER SICE
AViator and Manufacturer
Defends Death Rate By
,' ' Auto Accidents
n' EDWIX GREER
, iWe hear a lot about the awful
'death rate of the automobile, but
there is another side to the story."
Those were Capt. E. V. Iticken
backer's words and his "other side
of the story" is very interesting
to read. Let him tell it.
"The other side may be called
the. life rate
Who can compute the life rate
of ttie automobile the millions of
lives that are saved or conserved
every yiar and the tremendous
lengthening.of life by the broad
ening of experience which the
automobile affords.
"So far as ; the death rate is concerned-It
is not half so formidable
anyw'ay when you look below the
surface.
"Had there been any method of
computing the death rate due to
kicking and runaway horses in the
decade that immediately preceded
the advent of the motor car, peo
ple would be amazed to find that
it is in this automobile era.
"The millions of people who get
killed falling down stairs, and
slipping off roofs of two-tory
buildings are not news and there
fore are heard of only in fhe form
of inconspicuous paragraphs in
daily newspapers.
"In the days of the horse there
were few. daily papers and the cir
culation of those that did. exist
was limited to the cifles and im
mediate suburbs. Consequently,
few or none of the deaths of farm
hands or the children that were
killed by horses every day, were
recorded.
"The great growth of daily
newspapers, magazines and other
informative matter happened to
be coincident tp the advent of the
motor car.
"Recently a tractor manufac
turer began to look up these sta
tistTcs. H found that while some
thing like 140 people had been
killed by tractors in a year, more
than 1700 had been kicked to
death bv horses in the same
length of time.
"At that, the tractor records
were all available, while only a
small percentage of the 'death
rate of the horse' could be se
cured. "Take the automobile at its
worst, however, and it is probably
the best life-saver ever invented.
"Think of the millions of babies
and frail children whose lives are
prolonged and the number of lives
actually saved by a ride In the car
on hot evenings, ween otherwise
they wpiild almost suffocate in. the
pent-up flats or .hut-in city
streets."
". H. I,-Stiff Furniture Co., lead
ers in complete home furnishings,
priced to make you the owner.
The store that studies your every
need and la ready to meet it. ab
solutely. - J
See Our
Xmas
Special
Motorbike model, best tires,
saddle and equipment
$39.50
Other Models $27.50
and up
Come and see the , latest KIDDIE
HTROrXERS for the TUbj
three new models
FINE UPHOLSTERING - i
SHOWN ON CADILLAC
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roon overground, powder blue and
periscope gray, moss gray and
sage brush green, and numerous
others.
Among the closed cars on this
chassis, cabriolet type bodies pre
dominate. They are characterized
by leather rear quarters, grace
ful landau bows and the slight
slope of the top at the rear, giv
ing a graceful sweep to the roof.
In the flowing grace of these cars,
the streamline 4ype of body de
sign reaches a new level of beauty.
Representing the Cadillac line
of open cars by Fisher is a spe
cial four-passenger sport phaeton
noteworthy with Its double eowl,
tonneau windshield, extra wire
wheels set in front fender wells,
polished steel hood. Victoria stvle
Burbank top over tonneau only.
and color combinations of black
Duco with silver Jeaf striping and
full-lenelh nickel monogram pan
els. The tonneau cowl raises to
permit entrance to the rear seat,
and when lowered, acts as a dust
and wind protector. The uphol
stery is natural leather with dis
appearing arm rest at renters of
both seats. Smartness of design
in this gem of an open car is en
hanced by the natural leather lug
gage trunk, special headlamps and
and spot light, and walnut run
ning boards with nickel step
plates. .'
Klamath Falls D. O. Williams
will build $75,000 busines block,
on Ma in streets
Do You Enjoy
Motoring?
You can if your
car runs well.
Change of oil and
good lubrication
will keep it run
ning well.
Monroe S. Cheek
Complete Automotive
Lubricxtion
COURT AT CAPITOL
Telephone 2295
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J T 11 Receiving sets for O and 7 tubes 4
Js VV"' - I ' OXK DIAL at 875.00, SOO.OO X CSSOaPCxSlTT
yV . V J nl 8145.00 (1ok4 tubes and- A&pQ WaF
i w 'Ity rI "'SV. battrlctt). Radio speakers w!T
' -sX'VVC - I7.00, S22.00 and 824.00. ' gPJSg g"?' -
' ShIT jjgSs Illustrated, t the left is "aVl . gift- 1
, njy' 1 i. Yl?"". x,r powerful model 33 re- L&J K 'ms iO fTL'
' ii -Jr llfu 1 iver, price 8145.00..Sp'ak- Wl lv JH
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We .don't have to hunt at all:
we just select!"
'T NEVER aaw a radio
A. could operate aa well
we got our Atwater Kent
aaida man we know.
As it has onlv one dial,
daughter can work it perfectly. Sometimes
when we're in the dining room I ask her
to go into the living room, where the set is,
and bring in the station we want. Within
ten seconds she does it.
"We can actually sit there by fire-light
or in the dark -and change programs
at wffl. . '
"You see, with this set you don't have
to do any hunting for stations.' You just
select what you want. If a station ia within
range, you just can't help getting it in
ILMRFHO.
AT EUROPE'S SHOWS
Trend Felt Toward Use of
Closed American Type
of Motor Vehicle
Interest in American cars exhib
ited at the 'great annualautomo
hile show at Paris and London
was keener this year than ever
before, reports Sidney If. Diman.
of Paris, European manager of the
Paige-Detroit Motor Car company,
who predicts a marked Increase
In the sales of American cars
abroad. In fact, increased demand
was felt -by the Paige company
during the two shows. At Paris,
ninety-four sales were made dur
ing the exhibition, and at London
Santa Knows What Your.
Car Needs For
Christmas!
It's a set of
SEIBERLING TIRES AND TUBES
The gift that lasts the year 'round?
WALTER H.
198 S. Commercial
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set a little girl
as I can until
One Dial set
fact, all stations within range come march
ing in, one after the othecs p J
"Talk about Radio made easy I There
couldn't be anything easier to operate than
this Atwater Kent set, with the ONE
Dial." ' - . ' '
Buying it is easy, too; Aslcany Atwater
Kent dealer. - , ', : ,
EVERY SUNDAY EVENING
Th Atwater Kent R dio Hoop brings yon the star ot
ep mnd concert. In. lUdSo'a feqt program. Mw it as
9tlS Eaatcra Tim. sl5 CnraJ TJaaa. tbrouiu. C'
WEAF ...... NctVYorfc WON . . . - .
WJAR ... PrvtmUmde WF1 . TlulaAalpfcin
WEEJ . . . . . Btmon WCAE . Pituburtk
WRC . .,. WJurtt' V-WCR .. .; Buff!
WSAI . . dmatmmt 'AXC-. . . ttaa$wrt
WTAM .... i-'tmUnJ. , KSD StAmn
WTAO . . . Wwcr . WWJ .... . irtru
WCCO . . kUmnam puli-St. PmtU k
m v fouhvM rU
VICK BROTHERS
2S0 South High Street
twenty-one during the first fiT
days. - "':'V' . '
The trend toward closed carg
for export ia now more marked
than ever. The shift came grad
ually at first, for Euopean motor
ists clung to the touring models
longer than Americans did be
cause the difference in price- be--t
ween, open and closed models has
always been . greater over there
than jh this. Jde Now that Am
erican manufacturers, producing
more closed cars than open models
offer sedans at prices helow those
ot the touring cars, the foreign
motorist Is no longer swayed by
considerations of price.
Last year, the Paige company's
exports were SO per cent open
cars; In the present year, closed
cars; formed 90 per cent of the
foreign business. .
Roller skating at the Dream
land -Rink. Tuesday, Friday and
Saturday from 1:30 to 10:30-p.
ra. Lad iesd nutted free. Gen
tlemen 10c. Skating 25c tX)
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