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About The Oregon statesman. (Salem, Or.) 1916-1980 | View Entire Issue (Feb. 20, 1927)
- THE OREGON STATESMAN, SALEM. OREGON SUNDAY MORNING, FEBRUARY. 20, 1927 HO KB! PLAFJ TO MAKE WEATHER Scientists Skip : From Frigid do Torrid to Halt AH In- v;terference - ; - A hundred million radio fans' in Anjerlfcal would. "give all the king's hore8 if they could elim inate static and get perfect .re ception the year round, regardless of the season, climate or weather change. , And that's why the big radio manufacturers are working, their research laboratories -Jn three shifts testing out A.many J new ideas and are now manufacturing artificial weather conditions -to bag the bugaboo i hlj ;den, rJij The big radio -makers hare called in the air .conditioning .en gineer who has i installed "made to order" weather so that research workers may now conduct their tests under any conditions wanted, whether - they be f a. perfect- June day or a blustery, cold spell in "No vember or February, ln the lab oratories they can shoot the tem perature from r-belqw; -jeero v to Ja hundred "above or. rush' the hu midity or moisture content -from Arizona ; aridity to the precipita tion point. ':' Does ; fog,; rainfall, high wind, summer breeze effect radio recep tion?; Instead of guessing! about it, the radio Jnrestigator now tries It out under conditions of his own making and whch he . can control. .. v., Why do high temperatures bring about radio interference? .. Is it be cause heat " produces an electrical condition tii the air that plays hob with the -ether wares or doesn't mix well in the audio bulb. And does humidity or' moisture in . the air hare anything to do, with it? Many - radio fans and dealers de clare that the best reception 13 ex perienced when , the temperature outside ts- ""around ' the - freezingl point. 'Others say that they have good reception on certain days in the summer time.' - Why? Many explanations bare been offered but few of them are based on sci entifically tested ? fact. What is the best' weather" foKgood radio reception? 'Vhat happens when the air is 'damp or foggy?" ' ' - But there are many 'other -points regarding the effect of atmosphere ic -conditions which the big radio makers want to know definitely. And ;many of them hare to do with air conditions within;, the manufacturing" plant ' and" labora tory which can be controlled.. Does dry air in an 'apartment - or house warp or crack or ruin radio sets like - it does pianos, chairs , and other-furniture? - If it does what is the best material to use in the sets to "nullify the effect . of this ? Should- the , average householder be taqght to have better air condi tions -within the home to- preserve both their radios and -their health? Would systematic ventilation help Experienced , battery men de clare .that dry air conditions with in a home will ruin any; battery not a, dry cell., They say that dry air brings a distinct chemical change in a battery.. Experiments have shown that dry air frequent ly causes the acids in oattenes to creep out of the boxes onto the floor.- That s why many veteran radio Jans place their batteries in a basement, if they have one. Us ually basements are damp or, at least, amid. The right sort or air conditions, tne proper mix ture f. moisture the experts say 4 5 degrees is as necessary to bat tery, life as it is to human health and comfort. - - I , . . The radio Industry has spent many : millions in research work like every other; great industry. Some ' of - the statisticians assert that an amount , has been spent spent for experiments far in ex cess of the invested capital of ra dio as an ' industrial enterprise. The nex( big step forward , is to take. the temperament out of ra dio and obtain 100. per eent recep tion all the tlme.t That's why con trolling air within the factory has become an important element. An Important innovation in. ra dio, too, is : the - introduction of electrically controlled dr within the broadcasting ; room. ? These rooms or studios are usually en closed in plate glass for visitors too look through and . are air tight to be sound 'proof. - There fore, they must be ventilated with a supply of clean fresh air for the performers within.! ; Usually, huge blowers are connected on the out side to the studio" In such a way that fresh ' air f can r be obtained without lessening the broadcasting efficiency of the roora. A Chicago manufacturer recent ly solved f the air -j conditioning problem for' the Queensland gov ernment broadcasting ' station at Brisbane, Australia. .XHber recent installations of this nature, in clude: 'The Ford Studio at Dear born; KDKA,' Pittsburgh;' KM OX, St. Louis: " WSOE. v Milwaukee; WFI, WIP, WLIT and WDAR, PhUaflelphla; WAHG, New York; WSMB, New Orleans; and five stu dios in Chicago, i i . f (ERFlHPil Tfc Onera : House Drue Store. Service, quality, low price, friend ship give ' increasing - patronage. Old customers advise f rlenda . to trade here. High and Court. () HUPP SPEEDS ALL CONSTRUCTION WORK at both Cincinnati and Columbus automobile 'shows far Tieyond our most optimistic expectations. Re-; tall sales during show greatest in our history. ETery dealer In our territory enthusiastic as never be fore. All anticipate a record year in Hupmobile.' "Scranton wires to release all February orders stating complete confidence that they will exceed their increased . quota for 1927. Cleveland,'1 Chicago and Montreal had record number of actual sales at their automobile , shows and expect to break all previous rec ords. At , the Chicago, dealer meeting orders in excess or S3,- 278,000 were placed by dealers for delfrerjr within 90 days. ' "Reports such as these make it evident that our optimism is well founded and that the spirit of the factory extends throughout our field sales organization, contin ues Mr. Young, , ; ' . .' " - "We have recently completed a reorganization and expansion -, of our manufacturing facilities' re sulting in an Increase of . output 50 over the 1926 rate,, and we are already proceeding at this larger rate.: S , ' Stop, look, and listen to our ap peal.. If you are not absolutely satisf led with your laundry prob lem, call 165. ! Hand work our specialty. Quality painting, both varnish and lacquer workv in our modern equipped paint shop. : Washing, greasing and night service; tire repairs., Wood's Auto Service.. () ; ".Corvallls Historic old " 'Cor rallis hotel will be replaced by modern hostelry, - V V Ms K?ep the chassis lubricated and the crankcase clean i -Then your car will be a pleasure I ' ' Monroe S. Gheek , Complete Automotive Liubrication Court at Capitol ' ' - phone 2295 1alley Motor Go. it 0) 1D) r D r BULLETIN Some Interesting: Data From the Oregon Motor Register Showing Cars Registered ---- : t, - -- STATE OF OREGON" fV; Car - ' ' - - 1925 J :"1926- Chevrolet - Dodge ........ 1754 j 2323 FORD . ....... .. . .405 : i 11661 PontJac ; 820 ? s STATE OP WASHIXGTOV " Car ' - - : :,1925 ;- i926- Chevrolet i ......... i5543 J 6680 Dodjce .1873 ;: 3006 1XKI ... ,,.,.....053:1, 12750 I'ontiac ........ . ;. .. . - 70 Study the figures and draw your own conclusion. -f . . t ' . i - jo) FORDSOri FARM TRACTORS '-'a f.oXiar'&loiort Go. STUDEBJI FirJlSHES 7S YEARS Erskine Six Said by Experts to, Be Fully Two. Years ' -.c Aheacf of Time Studebaker completed T5 years In the transportation business Wednesday, February ' 16. The youth of this comoany that has marched steadily forward since its birth to Its diamond jubilee is evi denced. by vthe production of the Erskine six. a car. that automotive experts say ts fully, two years ahead of Its time. .The Erskine six Is a new type of automobile a fine car on a re duced scale truly a little aris tocrat." Its production Is the re sult of a European trip of A. R. Erskine. president of the Stude baker corporation, in 1924. : At a banquet In the Restaurant Langerin Paris, at the time of the 1924 motor ear salon. Mr.' Erskine discussed the grants of European automobile owners .with Stude baker's continental dealers. Sug gestions were freely made by those present, so that 'at the end of the evening "Mr.,, Erskine . had a com posite picture of 'the. Ideal Euro pean automobile. I f ' ' ; That was two years ago Stude baker's seventy-third year and since" then Mr. Erskine and the Studebaker staff of engineers have developed .the Erskine six. The car was introduced to . Paris and Europe at the Paris salon last Oc tober. It was an instant hit. At the London, Berlin, Brussels and Edinburgh shows, the results were the. same an enthusiastic accla mation of this' revolutionary car. Since : the introduction of ' the Erskine six at the New York show in January. Its triumphs abroad have been repeated at home. It was on February 10. 1852, that Henry and Clem Studebaker set up a little wagon and black smith shop ' in South Bend. The original capital was 368 and two forges. v-; .; ' : y ; 1 Shortly after the brothers open ed their shop John M. Studebaker, a third brpther, arrived In South Bend. He announced' , that he wanted to go west, so his brothers furnished a wagon for his passage to California. 'John Went to Cali fornia whejre, instead ' of mining for gold, he : built wheelbarrows and wagons. Five years later he had saved 38000. With this capi tal, he returned to South JBend and put the money :i and his strong shoulder to the Studebaker wheel. Two other, brothers had also poined the company by this time. The company prospered. During the latter part of -the nineteenth century all types of vehicles and vehicular accessories were built. Branch 'houses - were ' established throughout America. Progress and growth went on apace. : At the end of the nineteenth century: the " Studebaker brothers were experimenting with automo biles and in 1902 the production of "horseless carriages' was actu ally) begun. IThe? vehicles were electric runabouts. In 1904 Stude baker produced its first gasoline propelled automobile. : I v; - f - ; - Since its first gasoline car days Studebaker has grown by veritable leaps and bounds. It has always built a car that suited America's taste and pocketbook. Studebakers are noted everywhere for their de pendability and endurance, as well as i their comfort - and. beauty. Studebaker boasts a unique or ganization known as the Stude baker 100.000 Mile club, which now comprises 1007 cars which have ' each been driven 100,000 miles or more. 4 Today Studebaker, with Albert Russell Erskine at Its head as president, a position to which he was elected in .1915, produces , a line of custom cars that has be come one of the most popular in America and now the Erskine six is making a further bid for popu larlty: This new car, small, com pact, possessed of a distinctive beauty and a high performance, is a fitting , achievement to mark Studebaker's seventy-fifth birth day. It Is two years ahead of Its time. : ; No wonder it Is said that Stude baker is seventy-five years young ; La Grande gets a second arte sian well, flowing 200 gallons a minute at 1260 feet. ' - : . .. MOTCfa CAR MAKERS SEEK COMPLETE LINE (.OontjDBd Nm pm 1-7. greatest possible : jxnmber of dis criminating buyefsj. - Instead j of being limited; to a email clientele In' a restricted circle, he Is In a position to serve motorists of all classes. In the small towns and commanities as ; well as in tho large cities." ! . , .- . i , for thla type of work. - 'nn.1t t,A Cnnth Atrip. llf w.m there is a small but growing de mand for the pullman type of bus for use of white people travelling from city to city. "In many countries with Feder al governments owning the rail ways and with the municipalities owning the train ways the indepen dent bus operator will be so limit ed by legislation and ordinances as to force bus operation into the hands of the. -two first -mentioned groups. .V !'.':..'- : . : "With all this, development in motor buses has tome the neces sity of legislation and taxation and everywhere I found the. greatest interest in American methods 0f dealing with this problem." . Nash, leads the world In motor car veiues. Beautiful display; of new models at the F. W. Petty john Company 1365 North Com mercial St. . () DEMAND FOR TRUCKS AND BUSINESS ABROAD (Coatinaad from pff t.) - as feeder to the railroads rather than building branch - lines into thinly settled districts. The South African railways recently announc ed the opening of their 69th, rail way bus service.! In the cities the tramways companies are adding fleets of motor buses to their equipment. ! "In Java, Burma, India, East and South Africa motor buses im provised on truck or passenger car chassis with planks for seats and no upholstery, operated by native owners, are introducing natives to the' Joy of motoring.. In many countries the native religions re quire pilgrimages to! various shrines and motor buses are being Increasingly used by natives for this purpose, but the demand will be for a cheap, light, plain bus A SOLID CAR LOA D of life ling Tiros aoo s which we recently" received gives us a complete stock of all sizes. ' There's a Seiber ling tire .to meet every requirement. "You'll Like to Ride on Seiberlings" T R E SHOP Walter H. ZoSel, Prop. 1 98 S. Commercial Telephone 47 1 V f .": w Two Fine New to - . - . . .. jnULYS-JIWIGMT THE ENGINE IMPROVES WITH USB Smei The "79" ' Will js-Knight Six Sedan 1495 jc.- JEmgineering Leadership ; anewtrend in body design. READ, THIS BETTER! 458 S 30th St..39, Portland,- Oregon. 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All . this, plus the exclusive advantage of the Willys-Knight engine. The Knight sleeve-valve engine is the only type of automobile engine that actually improves with use -grpwing smoother, : quieter, more mm POO 100 Mooo mob wool . m t .... f . -j .rincr 1. 1. 1 . . . I " (no " I. 1.1 i Oiart thowt howVnnrs-Rnigfit Eniriac increase in rfficiencr P to and beyon) 75.00 iduks. wlul rh poroecvlv , ' powerful with every mile. Safety is assured by positive mechanical 4-wheel brakes .the same type used in 97 of leading European cars. " Belflez Shackles improve ' riding quali. ties by taking up ail road vibration, mini ' rnizing noise, eliminat-v- ing all need for chassis" J; ' lubrication, reducine wear at every point. One of thousands of satisfied owners writesr "My Willys-Knight has been in constant service for two years with-" out repairs or adjustment of any na-. ture to the engine. . -; - : .- ' , - , -. 70 Willy-Knipht pf ices from $1295 to " J1495. WUIys-Kaight Great Six, -for those : who want the finest,! $ ISSO.to $2295. Prices 0. b. factory and specifications subject to change without cotice. Purchases my be arranged on convenient credit terms Willys-OvM-iand. Inc Toledo, Ohio. WiiJys-Ovet land Saks Co Ltd, Toronto, Canada. . I- i MacDoriald Auto Co. Cottass Street at Ferry . Jelsphon? 400 hr r'mtifrkW J Dnrfirrrnnira Now ready for your inspection and personal test a finer Dodge Brothers Motor Car than ever before, due to many new - end vitally important improvements. So important, in fact, that only a personal inspection will give .you. an adequate idea of what further I engineering advances : and . greater production have accomplished in extra values. Read this partial list of the , latest improvements and then investigate: v si A New Clutch Simple, Prompt, Sarm and i - ; Silent, - t Softer Pedal Action ". ; . Easier Gear Shifting . . New Body Line as smart and graceful as any on the boulevard Hew Color Combinations of Striking Beauty StiO Sturdier Bodies . Seats Re-designed for greater txtmfort ' ' . New Silent-Type Muffler . " ; Imnrored " Universal Joint, Propeller Shaft, " Dilferential and Axle Shaft creating greater eturdiness and resistance to wear ' And Many Other Smart New Refinements of Detail , , Remember, too, that all these are in addition to many impor tant improvements recently announced, including the i5re bearing crank shaft and the two-unit starting, lighting and ignition I ay stem that inspired owners to new expres sions of enthusiasm and satisfaction. Look at these" big roomy cars and you will realize that it Is - a not pocciblc to invest more wisely in dependable transportation. Standard Sedan .L--.L$1090 ! Special Sedan - 1180 De Luxe Sedan 1315 : . ; ' Dcllrered ' Bonectcsle Motor Co. !, 1 474 South Commercial Street" i ... . Telephone 423 , ' . - . VTa JJbo Cs3B?skz:9 Used Ctrm ft X fa i 4