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, , ' ' ' ' J ' . . " ' J SECTION THREE rPagea-l'-to 8 BettcriHczizj r Gi EAN A VIGOR PUS SE VENTY-SEVENTH YEAR SALEM, OREGON, SUNDAY MORNING, JUNE 5, 1927 FRICE:FIVE CENTS .1 WGHWAYS THIS YEAR ,:,FhEfiirJG ADDITIONS Many Sections Completed , During Past Few Months Association Finds MMMi PERFECTED GOOD C1BIETI1 Mciiira Ml" Distinciive New Dodge brothers Sis , Cylinder Sedan Introduced ToW COLOBSIOFCED VIOTflGEOF 1820 Advanced System of Mani folding Insures Even Flow of Power Now Stylish New:' Blue and Green f Raige .Caf Travels 18,000 !:- r ! i rt. Predominate on Popular Six .Machines miles m oervice unu.uuiiig Strong Pay .y w-'-''3;'.'sw."Viw.i- .. ' ' " .- i v . . -" i WASHINGTON, D. C. (Spe cial) Since the 1926 touring sea- eon became a ihmm"' "ucuimj, tbe road builders of the. nation v.. Kaon mnri than ordinarily ii a c " busy, with the result that the mo tor tourist caravan of 1927 will find many improvements and ad ditional links of highways over previous years, when they take to the trail. The American Motorist, the na tioal motor touring magazine, .sets forth in its current Issue the re sult of a nation-wide survey of road conditions recently completed by the National Touring Board of the American Automobile associa tion. "Highway improvements," says the American Motorist, "have been legion and the well-traveled tour ing regions in particular have prepared many pleasant surprises for the man who seeks his sum mer recreation along the Gasoline Trail." During the past year, according to the statement, additions to the Federal Aid S'3tem alone totaled 9,40ft miles, bringing the aggre gate Federal Aid improved high- 0 ivivi try utt.su.i mups. Knuai t important extensions have been made to the state primary systems and, in particular, to the main east and west and north and south roads. Regarding conditions on some of the outstanding national motor highways, the. American Motorist says: , . "An outstanding route, because of its significance as a mldconti uental connected highway from Atlantic City. N. J., to San Fran cisco, is U. S. Highway No. 40. This touches such important cities as Baltimore, Wheeling, Colum bus. Indianapolis, St. Louis, Kan sas City, ten verPj. gait like City, and Reno. The entire, length ' is 3.220 miles and the route la, pav ed throughout, from Atlantic City Marys. Kan., a distance of miles. West of St. Mary's, roadway is chiefly graded etrth or gravel, except between Auburn and San Francisco, where Uere is a continuous stretch of pavement. This route crosses the Great Salt Lake Desert over the famous Wendover cut-oft, "Another U. S. route of im portance to the iourist is No. 30, jr", - - - " .,,".ujv v,. J o Portland. Ore. It coincides 1 with the Lincoln Ifigbway be ivtween Philadelphia and Granger, WD rn PrJPnrtH frnm Iflanlln f wyo. in passing through Penn sylvania! the route touches also Lancaster. Gettysburg, Chambers burp and Pittsburgh, but passes through no large city in Ohio and, by-passes Chicago through Cbica-' fContinned on ! 8.) S1BILE DEALER TO MAKE LONG TRIP Wan Makes First Trip to Continent; to Drive Across United States An oldsmobile dealer left the factory at Lansing, Mich., several days ago to drive to his ! f business. He exnects to arrive in jihout four months and that U good time considering , the fact that lir. i.-: M i j ' ' . , uave ariveo approxi- jniateiy 5,400 milesand traveled - s,. earner irom San Francisco to Australia. This longest Oldsmobile drive way in the history of the oldest company in the , Industry, la being "er. by George Fethard. propri etor of the Pcthard Motors, Beh KO, Victoria. Australia. This iH pcthard's first trip , to r'Pd Vancouver April 1 and n,'lH haR Raveled through out the rVjminion hivH thvnnVH iha eastern 8eVion Hi factory mkl&fr. r ". " "f8 ! continent t, Los Settie,n r, lseo where Z- it win LA Whn he Seat i . Au p lna coast lo . w 1 1 1 ic in nan rrmn. h Wilt tialt CJj'l wVter in Anstra- 1 Ho ' . auerBTe of driving 1.1.0 tnilea arnn.A rnm. .iu coast nr over a 4nnn. . - ocros rountrvr-- , . 1 . - " viowen llP.mto My knowledce nt th. ' VnaM- iub monitain r - uBimpoTed trails o ID Carburetion, to the average mo torist, means simply a method of mixing gasoline with air to create an explosive mixture combined with a system of conveying this mixture to each cylinder in the engine. But from a more technical standpoint proper carburetion is acknowledged as Indispensable to smooth prrortnance, particularly in .the straight-eight engine where the gasoline mixture must travel to ; a. greater number of cylinders, every one of which must function with the same degree of efficiency in order to produce flexibility and an uninterrupted flow of power. "In the three years that were devoted to the development of the new Marmon Eight no other fea ture of design received more at tention than the system of car buretion and the result was that an advanced method known as equi-distant. down-draught mani folding was perfected and adopt ed," it is pointed out by H. H. Brooks, general sales director of the Marmon Motor Car company. "The new Marmon manifold is as simple in operation as it is unique In design," Mr. Brooks continued. "From the carburetor the gasoline mixture is drawn to a central point -which is above and exactly the same .distance from each cylinder and, therefore, it is possible for each of the eight cylinders to receive the same amount of fuel, at the same speed and at the same .temperature. "No doubt many motorists have heard automobile men .speak of 'starved cylinders and hve not known the exact meaning of the expression. It simply means that the end cylinders, farthest from the carburetor, do not receive ..a proper amount of fuel, with the result that the pistons move on their downward strokes with only half-hearted .explosions back jof them. The engine, therefore, op erates unevenly and inefficiently. "The equi-distant Marmon man- , (Continued on Page 2.) ELECTRICAL MI TO HOLD UC Convention Opens- With Pa rade and Wonderful Elec tric Exhibition. ATLANTIC CITY. N. J. (Spe cial) The greatest gathering of electrical exDerts in the history of the industry will convene here Monday. Juna 6th. at the 50th convention of the National Elec tric Light association, June 6th to 10th, The convention was infor mally ooened today 'when the electrical manufacturers' exhibit. held coincidental with the con vention, waS opened with a parade ot exhibitors," delegates and guesta on the Boardwalk, followed by a formal address of welcome by Mayor Ruffu. , The exhibit fills every available foot, of space on Youngs Million Dollar Pier except Cor the ball room, theatre . and two meeting rooms, in. which sessions oi the convent inn nfoner" will be held during the week. Many new and unusual applications. oi. electricity are Included in the exhibits, which range from tiny mqtqrs and small household appliances, to huge electrically-operated pieces of ma chinery. , The convention proper will open Monday, evening, with a re ception fos the president, Il-. F. Pack of the Northern Stales Pow er; company, Minneapolis, Minn., and the first formal business sess sion will. convene Tuesday morn ' .... A feature of the convention will be broadcast 4 over station WeAp aadla.chaih of other sta tions. At .this, meeting, the JHon. David F. -Houston.; who, held th posts of Secretary of Agrlcultufo and Secretary of the., treasury un- dT. presuient. ..Wilson. , wtH , b? the principal speaker. Preceding hia address will be a concert . by CJeorKe Olsen and his augmented orchestra. Mario Chamlee, tenor of the Metropolitan Opera jrom- pan7 rill . entertain with, solos -which, ,al5Q wili be broadcast. It. ft Ballard of the southern un- tofnia Edison company, Los An crsW. -who will nreside over, tfie meeting, will deliver an address on the policy of the industry. Among the important speakers dniinr the week will be: Secre- I " ' " ' " ' ' " " ls n) t'5 ' Killer"' i """ ,. if il w;nT 'CC' SjBr mw.', fl vvl : , J -. -.V;, -: f y ,f,ii. r.,i.r.m, i.irrmt fnwwirtu tum in'! mmn i'Iiimot. in ...ui ,i n imrw -w, - Do Brother's new six cylinder four-door sedan, the introduction of whtck marks one of tie tmost important events in the company's history, is shown above. The car is distinctive in its long, low, graceful lines. Itjs presented by Dodge Brothers as the last word in comfort and performance for cars in or near its price glass. Beauty of design, exceptional Performance, style and comfort of interior appointments, and ease and economy of operation are major "inhe oval is shown the new six cylinder motor, said by persons who ihmstudieditsperfomee -to' be ex celled in smoothness of operation by no car, regardless of price. One of the most impressive featurfs of this motor is the extremely heavy crankshaft and unusually large bearing area. The crankshaft is machined, all over; and weighs 69 pounds. Its rigidity combined with the extra large bearing area, results in the extreme smoothness with which the motor performs at , every speed. ,. , , , . To the right of the motor is pictured the roomy front seat. Ample leg room for the driver is provided and the gear shift lever, parking brake lever and dash controls are within easy reach. . ' ' Pictured in the lower left corner is the simple operating mechanism of the Lockheed four-wheel, internal expand- ing, hydraulically operated brakes. The hydraulic system is automatically replenished and requires attention only about nCe The steering wheel and arrangement of instruments on the dash is shown in the lower right corner Today marks one of.; the most important events in Dodge Broth ers' history -the introduction of the first niodel of the company's ! new line of fine six cylinder morj tor cars. The car put on display j DOWN THE ROAD WHEN YOUR GUEST STANDS BY AND LETS YOU DO ALL THE WORK CHANGING A TOUGM TIRE. , Friday by the Bonesteele com pany, local Dodge. Brothers deal er, is a four-door sedau an im- pressivt looking vehicle which is said to possess a truly remarkable motor. , Within a few weeks two addi tional body types, a four-passenger coupe and a newtype of cab riolet roadster, will be added to the new line of "sixes." Elaborate preparations lor the 1 advent of the six cylinder cars have been made by DodKe Broth ers. Last fall construction work was begun on one of the largest (ConUoitsd on Pil 4.) By FRANK BECK The' sweeping popularity of the. fresh new shades and tints of Blue and' Green recently announced for the greater Oakland Six line, bears out the preference of feminine America 'for colors In ' motor cars to harmonize with the prevailing ominant color' note of the latest creations aaaea to ner coiorrui wardrobe. Just what the determining fac tor in color selection is, no one really ventures but it is significant enough that the popular colors of the Oakland Six are in tune with milady's popular colors and that their selection is made by color authorities and a noted color ex pert, Capt. H. Ledyard Towle,avho. periodically travels to continental Europe to study the styles and colors of women's apparel. The recently announced colors for the Oakland Six are shades and tints of blue and green discreetly used in two tone color combina tions and trimmed with delicate striping applied to the respective body types. The four door sedan is finished in Cobalt Blue on body, hood and- wheels with striping of Ivory White on body and wheels, and brown garnish rails. Upper struc ture, fenders and lamp3 are in black. The Sedan has Trouville Blue on body, hood and wheels an Ivory White striping. The top. instrument board, lamps, fenders, sideshields and radiator apron are in black. . The Roadster, finish in Avalon- Blue over entire body and hood, ,striped with Burnt Orange. The natural wood wheels have Burnt Orange on spokes and hubs Aralon Blue , colors the . fenders. side shields, radiator apron, head lamps, tie" rod, lamps and hood Continued oa Page. 3;) 0? WllLHIIGHT Car Covers 3, 44 8 Miles in aaPV sail I Ten Days; Makes 19-Miles ; to Gallon of Gasoline Driving a "70" Willys-Knight sedan from Los Angeles to Water- town, N. Y... a distance of 3.448 miles, P. G. Gegoux in hl& twelfth cross-country tour averaged 19 miles to the gallon .of gasoline; The trip was made by Mr. Gegoux in a new Willys-Knight In ten: and one-half days. The driver set a , rapid pace for the long journey from the Pacific coast averaging better than 300 miles a day. At no time during the Journey, Mr. Gegoux declares was he required to stop for repairs or adjustments despite the fact that he was driving a new car. : -r' '" One of the most severe tests for the sturdlness and reliability of the Willys-Knight "70'Vhe says was during a part ot the trip through -Texas where he was forced to travel a distance of 40 miles in second gear. This was oc casioned by the almost impassable "rumbo" roads. "Gumbo" Is a sticky clay substance used In some sections of the Lone Star state to build adoba "houses. When wet it is almost Impossible for a car to gain a footing. It Tequired four 'days for the driver to travel from one end of Texas to the other. He crossed one county in Texas-Crane coun ty which has a total population of 37. although its area Is as large, as the "state of Rhode 'Island. (CoBtinaed on, Psg 8.) " Announce Price Reduction ? for All Oldsmobile Lines A." C (Biddy) Bishop of the Capitol Motors company announc ed recently a general price redpic tion for tbe Oldsmobile. autos.. which became effective oh June 1. Practically . every r body 'type. whch is manufactured by tho Oldsmobile company has been ef fected by this -general reduction! Among; them are " listed the 'wo door' sedan n .coupe, . four . ..door sedan, Landau Deluxe; roadster deluxe -and "ioorlrig" deluxe.' ' The new '.low " prices.' according to Mr-' Bfehopi makes the Oldsmo bile, one of the loaders In ihe kix cylinder class'. The beauty of line! thepfondld nphblatery. the' colors; the equipments th 'smooth tun ning engine and many other fea tures make this a most:desirabIo RECORD 111 MADE 8 ' : By G. K. Spencer This Is" the story of the "pride ot Manila." - It. was Talny season on the Is- . lands. A deluge of rain, ascend ing In storm-driven sheets, swept over land and ea. The depres sion of a tropical storm hung over the city; there was difficulty In breathing out on the roads and in the jungle. Naval air station planes . had sounded their last in the air for weeks to come. The islands needed how no defense of military. for the militant elements would prevent any human foe from pen etrating to the land, if such there were - who cared for the land In tears. 'j. " - And yet withal there was activ ity ashore. - Through .the storm came he muffled sound of a mo- . tor. ..Sentries at constaDUiaTy headquarters stirred at' their posts Just $s, out of the storm, came the how famous "pride of Manilla.' A Paige, vintage of 20, battered nd bedraggled, but aleart to Its task, wheeled onto the grounds and" turned, out three marine offi cers,; garbed in oilskins and sea helmets. The officers tramped fnto Constabulary hall, while th$ marine sergeant-major, who was .seated talking, to a native Ber- geant sprang upright, clicked his heels and snapped that salute which is known from the "halls of Montezuma" to' rainy Manila. Again there was the "rhythmical purr of. six cylinders tn action, and he "pride of Manila" "sped away into the storm. It was then we heard 'from unbiased lips, the true story of how this car got its honorary title. It was not told in the official language of the corps. The . sergeant-major was' speaking 7 and the story went something like this: ..- "That thing never takes a Test; It's . keen . hlttinjJtheso roads for nix : years, tlone a hundred and. eighty thou and theywont give US another wagon until, that-' one drpps dead. f Try to guess when that 1 will be 4ts knocking off these knots all- this time and' I can't, see that It's getting feeble." -, .Then spoke .the . marine corpo ral, a veteran of Chateau Thier- ' ry. . : . 'They can't break her back. 1 myself painted that world and an-' chor on her, and she'll still be earrying It over:;the road when 'I'm back In the states and up for sergeant. Remember what I tell '. you. that, bus has got the stuff and that Is all that counts In this (Continued en pvjta 8.) IflES TD SEE Original Chrysler Fan .Grows Enthusiastic Over Modern Auto Plant t Among all the ; throngs who have, visited ,the Chrysler plants during the spring of . .1927 none has been more Interested In the marvels of, mechanical and engi neering achievements to be . seen titer . than Dr., Qtto . Kau f f m an n , Manufacturing chemist of Neider sedlitz, Dresden, Germany.. Dr. Kauffmann came. 4I0Q -miles to Detroit to make this visit. . He is an original European Chrysler fan and owns a Chrysler, 70! that was one: of the first ten Chryslers Imported into Germany. He bought It in December, 1924. . "My Chrysler, has .given me more than 25,000 miles of satis faction .already," ho told J. W. Frazer, Chrysler sales manager .while making. a tour of the fac tory in rDetrolt, , ?;iThat is unusual mileage . for .Europe,", he went. on to explain, 'The price, of gasoline on our aide of the Atlantic does not encourage the use of automobiles much, you .know, and .only cars .with -exrejv-tionally low ..operating, cost find many buyers. That fa why one sees so many Chryslers oa t!ra Continent., I. ba've naturally b-ea fnlereated In. watching for.tiem on our road3 and, I am conricTi there' are more .Chrjlcrs driven Jn.Europe tbaq'cars of any othrr American make' .- r. ''.MyChrysler.'.7p' hst br'n such a,.fonsiant so.urc-.Q.i.i7r 'prn. to rue .that Jave been cap'r t the(fatcory -.where. It . wa r. -evgrySince. I bought It. V.'j r-iT very.much.in Germny ab-.:t t? atllcicncy and . th9 . . wcr ::rrL was 47 mi The Origin, of Murder K jCCvuiinued oft