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About The Oregon statesman. (Salem, Or.) 1916-1980 | View Entire Issue (March 20, 1927)
TRAVELER MEETS OLDFIELD ON TRANSCONTINENTAL TRIP q"i i,nim-i'ir. i i II TH 1 S j Wandering Robber Bands Cau$e Change in Route for Dodge Automobile Talks for Three Minutes and Sound of Horn Repro duced Excellently KNOW W1ICHIGI CAR HOI I ill II nnKiw t-i:t-.m:;r.-r.;M... i -run fcavf- '- V-. s . HD LION fBETTERYOU ''i 1 h hi i mi i i - '.i,'w... .v.. 'sew,.,, a : . "Road rlosed -because of wan dering robber bands." Ipiaglne' the American tourist meeting op with u road obstruc tion of . that , type. . In the first communication, to reach Dodge J J rot hers factory from their Ter sia,n traveler. H. Sutherland Pilch, r, PJlch refers repeatedly to the many detours required because of roving robber bands in the cen tral part" of Persia.'", Mr. Pilch is not only the first Dodge brothers traveler , to this part of the world but also is said to bts the first automobile " re'p re sen tat tve ever to" attempt to call upon possible markets in Central Persia Vi ...... - To the average American, Per sia .la famous for its rugs and his knowledge ends there. Persia is a country of about one-fifth the area of the United States. The capital city qt Teheran is located at (he. end of the only railroad to beound in pli Persia. This road extnndg 'for "150 mires. -While no official , census .has ever been taken it is estimated that the country has between 10 and 12 million inhabitants. The b,ulk of transporting Is done with donkeys and camels, in many tteetions the motor transport Is quite common. An odd feature of Persia is the fact that paper money is to be found only in the cities "arid"then Is negotiable Only In the c-ity by which it was issued. ...Mrn. Pilch's report required a month to reach the home office of Dodge Brothers. Shipments of Dodge Brothers and Graham Brothers units to Persia do not reach their destination, which is generally .Bushire on the 'Persian guff, until three months after leaving Detroit. , JVIany -asest are made xf Dodge Brothers, cars and Graham Broth erg trucks and coaches throughout Persia. The condition of the roads in "many sections says a great deal for the sturdy design and the accurate workmanship and enduring materials which are incorporated ia Dodge Brothers and Graham Brothers products. Government officials in Jebel Shammar have standardized on Dodge Brothers motor cars. The Asiatic Pertol company at Mohom merah usea a fleet of 45 Graham Brothers and Dodge Brothers ve hicles to visit and protect Its in terests , in the Persian oil fields. 'While all efforts are being ntade to wipe7 out .the bands of rovjn .robbers in central Persia." 5fr. Pilch writes, "still they are to .be found irrhuge numbers and on repeated occasions we have met -with, warnings to detour through 'eertaln sections of Persia to avoid coming' In contact with these "pirates of the desert wastes. They are! indeed a menace to the com mercial wortd." "SAVING SAM" WELL iCli OUT III WEST Famous Little Trade Char - acter Smiling Over 11th ; Anniversary Perhaps no trade character is better known to automobile own ers of the west than "Saving SanuV.the little . trade character ;.us.e d j by the Western Auto Supply company 'to- symbol! ze th.eir policy. Sam's smiling c o u n t e nance b e a.m s fpr,th from newspaper sheets, raag- boards, electric Having Ham azino pages, bill sfgns,in fact every medium used by the company to advertise. The smiling figure made .Its. debut in 1918.'. The Idea was originated hy George pepperdine, president of the Western Auto. Supply. company and ' was sketched by R. S. Van Rensselaer. . This trade mark Is considered 5fvvery:valua.ble adjunct to the cotklpany'a extensive advertising, ibecswiae of the cheerful expression of his face, whkh reflects the ex perience of the thousands of cus tomers of the big company. With one hand 'outstretched to render service, the other in his pocket to suggest saving, together with his uroad. smile, he stands portraying the policy of his company, that of Saving and Service with a Smile.' - Saving Sam ia said to be par ticularly happy thia week, as the -Western Auto Supply company is rele oratins their eleventh annrfer sary on-the Pacific coast. As evi dence of their appreciation to the iinndreds -of thousands of car. owners who have made Western .junto's success possible through CL - ' i - h i i K ',' .II St ."',.. I.OS ANGELES. Cal. (Specbl) Barney Oldfield. dean of Am erica's racing drivers lcrt here Tuesday for Now York on his third transcontinental trip since May 192f(. Barney experts to re main In the cast for sonir month and will probably attend tlif In dianapolis races before rei urnir.?-: to the Pacific coast. On his present trin. Oldfiold will drive the same Mormon car in which he made his two previous cross-country jaunts, and will use Ethyl p:asoine for the entire Jou rney. "About three years ago," sny. Barney "when the present Efhyl fluid was developed in the re search labcratorit-s of the (iencuil Motors, T was one of the first drivers to try it out. The differ ence it made in my par was re markable. I've used it ever since and will continue to use it." In his previous transcontinen tal trips, Oldfield said he had often found it Impossible to secure Ethyl pasoline. and rather than without it he had carried a supply of the fluid with him which he added to the ordinary gasoline he purchased. On the eve of his departure, Olfdield expressed gratification that Kihyl gasoline was now na tionally distributed, and anticipat ed no trouble in finding a suf ficiency of Ethyl pumps along -the transcontinental highway. Oldfield started the journey with 1'nion Ethyl, and he will continue to use it, he said, until he passed beyond the limits of this company's mar keting system. NHl LIGHTS 00 NOT INTERFERE Holten Maintans tie'guiar Broadcasting Hour Daily in Far North The popular theory that the Aurora Borealis, or Northern Lights, interferes with radio re ception is apparently disproved in a letter received by Powel Crogley, Jr., from Lieutenant H. Molten Moller, manager of Godhavn Radio, Nordgronland. This station is said to be the most northern in the world. Lieutenant Moller states that radio reception is remarkable un der the very shadow of the North Pole. "As we have practical night all winter, we are not affected by the sun," Moller wrote. "The north ern Tights, of which we have plen ty here, do not affect radio. I have, of course, carried out. a number of tests in this respect and have been instructed by my home government, Denmark, to render a report on northern lights, but I can only say that they have noth ing to do with fading, weakness of signals, or poor reception. I Have carried out wireless work for the last eleven years in ev'pry part of the world but I have not found uch ideal reception conditions as we have here. "We receive the Daventry sta tion in England better than any other, ft is constant and gives good musicone results on five valves. It is a pity that the dif ference in time moves his closing time so that it ends at 9 p. m. here or even earlier. "Of the American stations I find KDKA the best, but it is hard pressed by WJZ. We had some fine concerts from WLW in Cin cinnati, which I rate as number 3 in the 1'nited States of America. The new General Electric station at Schenectady, which tested last winter on 1,640 meters, was a disappointment .. to us. We hatt expected fine reception from him hut found we obtained better re sults fronvthc ordinary .stations." Lieutenant Moller, whose sta tion is operated by the Danish government, has a daily broadcast hour for the purpose of distribut ing news to the section of the world which his station serves. In part of the frozen readies covered by the station there are no white men. The broadcasting is done in the Greenlandish tongue. The Lieutenant adds that eskf mos use radio every day in their every day work and communica tions. The station uses the CW valve transmitter with output of two k. w., on which Lieutenant Moller uses the new system of modula tion so he can broadcast voice. Hungry? Don't wait, order some Better Yet Bread from your grocer. It is fresh, wholesome and clean. Made by the Better Yet Baking Co. () Salem New hotel, at High and Court will cost $300,000. Chevrolet stands "uhc&Heriged as the world's largest producer of gearshift trucks. ' u ' ' With its powerful valvein-head motor now equipped with AC oil filter and AC air cleaner; with a 6-inch. channel steel frame,' super-rugged rear axle and modern 3-speed transmission, recently improved it is praised, by users every where as the greatest commercial car value of all time. Only the economies of tremendous volume production make possible such super quality at Chevrolers low prices. Come in and see the truck that has won worldwide leadership. Learn why it has given such supreme satisfaction to so many users of every type big fleet operators and individual owners. Jor Economical Transportation "iL- JF at these Low Prices! 1-Ton Track $ZO( Stake Body , OOU 1-Ton Track $ r rf Panel Body gDD 1-Ton Truck $Z H f Cab and Chassis O JLU 1-Ton Track $ iQ Chassis t"5 4-Ton Track $1QJ Chassis JrJ AU price Flint. Mich. In addition to these low prices Chevroiet'sdelivered prices in dude the lowest handling and financing charges available. Newton Chevrolet Co. Opposite the City Hall Telephone 1000 I, - ' r ' " ' - . - - "EVERYONE IS TALKING CHVROLET" -rrjjQRD j GEARSHIFT- TRUCK Only a short time ago a human voice for the first time spanned the Atlantic without tbe aid of wires. Now, for the first time, the radio-telephone has been used to introduce a new American-made product in England. Sitting at his desk in Jackson, Mich., Harry G. Sparks. Sales Manager of the Spai ks-Yithir.gton Company, pressed a button, and the rich, harmonious tones of a Sparton chime-horn passed into a telephone transmitter. Almost simultaneously the same resonant sound, perfectly' reproduced, float ed out into an office in London, 4 000 miles away. This was not a radio experiment made for scientific purposes. Nor was it a "friendly call" not at existing trans-Atlantic phone rates. It was a business emergency that put long distance radio to this new use. The Sparks-WithlnRton Com pany, manufacturers of automobile horns and radios, recently perfect ed a new "two-tone" chime, so distinctly different in sound and cadence from previous products that it was important that the company's London representative know exactly what it was like. Neither a letter nor specifications could describe it, and shipment of a sample required too much time. So Mr. Sparks evolved the idea of sounding the horn in Jackson and having it heard in London. It took two days for him to goi 1 s "number," the order for the c;, ! beintr placed Saturday and tl:. connection completed Monday morning. Mr. Sparks and the Sparton talked for three minutes, at the rate of about per min ute, launching this important busi ness experiment with a common place "Hella, Bill. "Bill," on the receiving end. was William Lynas, Manager of the Graham Amplion. Ltd. 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Sedan, five-past two?, lve-Daas- CDier. four-door. $1385. Coupe, (illustrated), twotpas cngcr, with rumble aeat, $ 1385 Roadcter, rith rumble seat, $ 1 3d5. Touring, five-paMenr, $1325. All prices C-ob. De troit, plus revenue tax. 1 Every Wbrth-Wbili Feature the Modern Car Should Have Cteif VUioa Bodies Color Options -Mohair Uphobtery Walnut Fin ished Instrument Board and Window AutomaricWindbJeldCleaner--Solid Walnut Steering Wheel Rear View Mirroi Tilting Beam Headlights Headlight Control on Steering Wheel Both Manifold and Thermoetadc Heat Control Dash Gasoline Gauge New Radiator Design Gasoline tedges Contrasting Window "Re- FUter Force Feed Uibricadoa Oil Veals" on Closed Bodies Instrument Filtei Special Vibration Damper Panel Under Glass, Indirectly Lighted 4. Wheel Brakes Balloon Tlree Vision-Ventilating Windshield Snubbers. , Kirkwood Motor Co. T H .4..., , . ,j.niit., ,f 311 North Commercial Street! I- s Telephone. 311 n