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Chassis of New Willys-
Knight Model Shows
Marked Advance
A distinct advance in engineer
ing construction is seen in the
chassis of the new line of Willys-
Knight Six models, now being ex
hibited by all Willys-Overland
merchants.
The frame of the new line of
KnlPht engined sixes, showing
such a marked improvement over
the design of any other frame in
the new Willys-Knight Six price
cia.'s is worthy of special consid
eration, which should be of inter
est to engineers and motor car
owners alike.
In these new models the frames
are of extra heavy stock. The
connection between the front and
rear cross-member and vide fails
forming a box section which is ac
complished through widening and
turning down the lower horizon
tal flange of the side member and
carrying dowa t-rd rivetigfcp the
projected lower flange thaOpart
of the crosj nieml er which is ad
ditionally rivtwd to the tipper
flange.
A further improvement over
past engineering practice is the
addition of a tbt, which is weld
ed into the cross-member, thus
giving additional rigidity and pro
viding sturdy support for a trunk
rack.
Engineers point out taht the
very nature of the construction of
this new Willys-Knight Six frame
provides marked rigidity both fore
and aft which is an important fac
tor In producing increased com
fort riding over rough roads and
at the same time gives increased
stability.
GH OMEH E
TO STUDTT GiS TAX
Announcement of the personnel
of the German Tax commission,
headed by Herr Kaufman, former
ly general director of the Public
Automobus association of Berlin,
was made this week by the Na
tional Automobile chamber of
commerce (U. S. A.).
This group of industrialists
will arrive in New York on April
22 to study the workings of the
gasoline tax in this country as a
method of raising revenue for the
maintenance of highways. In the
United States in the early stages
of highway development, the cap
ital cost was borne by general tax
ation, with the maintenance borne
by gasoline tax, or other fees. The
Germans will also study various
methods of license levies.
Official delegates from German
ministries Invited by the National
Automobile chamber of commerce
through the state department are:
Privy Counsellor Ludowieg, Ger
man ministry of finance; Minis
terial Counsellor Dr. Wahl, Ger
man ministry of finance; Privy
Counsellor Dr. Pflug. German
traffic ministry; Ministerial
Counsellor Reulberg, German eco
nomic ministry.
Aircraft Designers Pick Hupmobile
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A v.o.tLvrhlic testimonial to Hupmobile' s mechanical excellence is written in the parchase recently
of Century Eight by these fire lioehag aircraft designers. From left to right they are I. Kylstra, F.
K. Cannery, Charles 31. Monteith, Robert Mlnshall and Thomas A. Endres.
MOT
0UTST1DII SALES
Hudson Motor Car Co. rtport3
March shipments of 44,295 cars.
This is the largest month in the
history of the company, and it
brings the total shipmens for the
first quarter to 108.198, which is
the largest three months period
Hudson-Essex ever has known. In
March a year ago Hudson-Essex
shipped 35,730 cars, while figures
for the first quarter of 1928 were
91,435.
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April will proceed with a sched
ule of 45,000 cars, it is an
nounced. Hudson announces that not
only are its production and ship
ments at a new level, but that re
tail sales are now at a higher rate
than cars are being manufactured,
although the plant has been oper
ating at full capacity since a little
after the middle of February. Or
dinarily the sale of cars does not
catch up with manufacturing
schedules until around April 15,
but Hudson-Essex anticipated this
date by about three weeks. In the
week ending March 27 shipments
were around 10.300 while retail
sales were 10,801.
Hudson's first quarter schedule
was almost exactly ax planned.
Early in the year it was an
nounced that 109,000 or 110,000
cars would be built the first three
months, and this figure was
missed by less than 1 per cent.
OVER 150-BAXK
Jesse Cartwrlgbt of Yakima,
Wash., is in a Klamath Falls hos
pital suffering with a fractured
kull and broken shoulder re
ceived when his automobile
plunged over a 150-foot embankment.
Read the Classified Ads.
Everything is
Nice on Trip
Until-Italy!
Through the ancient capitals of
Egypt, the Holy Land and the land
of Haroun al Raschid, by boat
across the Mediterranean, boldly
through the shadow of foreboding
Vesuvius, and then, almost at the
end of the long trail, held up on
account of an expired license.
Such is the story that could be
told by the redoubtable Model A
Ford roadster which was piloted
more than 5000 Wiles across des
ert dust and shale, mountains, and
dry rock "wadls" by Richard A.
Taussig, who is associated with
a firm of well-known insurance
brokers of Philadelphia, Pa.
"The only trouble we encoun
tered during the entire trip was
in connection with the license of
the car," Mr. Taussig wrote the
Ford Motor company on his return
from the east. "We left so sudden.
ly that we neglected to secure an
international license. Egyptian
custom officials refused to permit
the unloading of the roadster, and
it was due to the persuasion of the
Royal Automobile Club of Egypt
that we finally got the car off the
boat."
At the border line of Italy and
France, French custom officials,
after much shrugging of shoul
ders and vociferous comment
pointed to the 1928 Pennsylvania
license and then to the calendar,
"It is the year 1929," they expos
tulated. An automobile with a
1928 license could aot pass the
border line in 1929, they said, to
Mr. Taussig was compelled to
leave the car In Italy.
KILLS SIX COUGAR
H. . G. Hayes, of Mackentle
Bridge, has reported to the state
game commission that during the
past thirty days he has killed six
cougar.
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A M A K E H O r H 1 T O & Y
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ti C 0 HIVC A HUP M O 0 I L C
CLARENCE D.
C H A M B E IL LI M
This record breaker of the iky fells why
he chose m WUPMOBILE.
"Even the airplanes fo which we
entrust our lives do not excel the
HUPMOBILE'S advanced and proven
engineering principles . . Besides its
superb performance and true economy,
I find it an irresistibly smart and modem
motor car.-
(Signed) CLARENCE D. CHAMBEKLIN
THE CENTURY SIX . $1345 to U45
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nations.
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factory
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KIRRWOOD MOTOR CO.
SKID-PROOF ROAD TRIED
During 1927, a skid-proof treat
ment of tar and screenings, one
mile in length, was placed on the
pavement at Aurora. This has
now stood nearly two years and,
according to the Oregon State
Motor association, is still' very ef
fective in affording traction to the
pneumatic tires in wet weather.
Ten miles of this type of treat
ment were placed in particularly
slippery spots on the pavement
on the lower Columbia River
highway during 1928. This Is an
example of one of the methods
the Highway commission has used
in its endeavor to safeguard the
public
iiitis in cm
Auto Studio is Heard in
Far-Away Points by
Listeners-In
He is a loud speaker from Hol
lywood and he carries his broad
easting station with him. W. M.
Arms, said to be the highest sal
aried radio announcer in the pro
fession, arrived in this city Thurs
day In .the Durant Motor Com
pany's traveling studio from
which programs are broadcast
throughout the morning, after
noon and evening hours.
The unique vehicle is noisy
from the standpoint of both sight
and sound. The sides of the
truek, which serves as a home as
well as a broadcasting station for
the announcer and his manager,
B. F. Shepherd, are a scream so
far as color harmony is concerned
with more of a suggestion of a
past than of any futuristic tendencies.
Amplifiers on Truck
On the top of the truck are
four huge metallic amplifiers,
which carry the programs broad
cast from wi-hin, to parts un
known. As for (he anuouncer. his
whisper is said to carry from Sa
lem to New York at times. And
when he speaks out loud an au
dience gathers for miles around
to find out what "it's all about".
Arms and Shepherd were ac
companied by P. S. Rife, factory
representative of the Durant Mo
tor Company of California, under
whose auspices the vehicle is be
ing sent on a tour of the Faeific
coast.
The buggy - riding - studio Is
headquartered at the Salem Auto
mobile Company, Salem Durant
dealer, and has been sending out
orthophonie programs throughout
the morning and afternoon.
Arms was formerly connected
with the Warner Brothers broad
casting station at Hollywood, as
well as being employed as tech
nical man for M. G. M. and other
motion picture stusros.
As the Durant studio made its
way through the northwest. Arms
and his manager took pictures of
the scenic points encountered.
That they had made some beauti
ful "shots" of the Rogue River
Valley. The men arrived in Salem
Thursday, and will remain here
for three days. Their next stop
will be in Portland. They are due
in that city Monday.
INTRODUCING PARTRIDGE
With the idea of eventually
making the Chukar partridge a
game bird of Oregon the state
game commission, through Gene
Simpson, superintendent of game
farms, has received two pair of
the birds from California game
authorities. With these Mr. Simp
son ,will attempt to start the breed
ing flock that will produce suffi
cient birfis for liberation in var
ious sections of Oregon. The Chu
kar partridge is of Asiatic origin,
twice the size of Bob White. It
is prolific and a good game brd.
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