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About The Oregon statesman. (Salem, Or.) 1916-1980 | View Entire Issue (May 19, 1929)
PAGE TWO The OREGON STATESMAN, Salem, OregoaySnnday Morning, May 19, 1929 MR CUE 1 E. F. FUS Hockey Season Closes WASHINGTON. .(API A -bat tle field tour retracing the path of the only American flag carried in the front ranks of the A. E. P. daring the world war la planned here. Lieut, vol. TQomaa j. vicisob, senior chaplain of the 1st division, baa been detailed by the historical section of the war college to re peat the course of the flag Colonel Dickaon carried OTerseai for use In barial service. Flags were barred from the war zone, and despite exhaustive re serch, no record has been found of other colors having been carried Into action. Colonel Dickson guarded his precious bunting and managed to display the emblem in the actual battle zones on many occasions which since have become historic. in Anrii nf 1918 the flae was at Cantlgny and at Bonvilliers when the fourth enemy arive oi that dread year was halted. Its stars and stripes flung out over the wheat rieids oi soissons m j -ly and went up by forced marches It flew in the woods near Beau mont when the armistice suuea the guns. Then came Verdun and . oin from the French keepers of the fortress. And on a drizzly December day the Has crossea ine Rhine at Coblenz, where Roman t ..nnnn1 AAntn riot IT A " The flag is in the archives of the war college ana lis compel history will be a part of the na tion's records. Berkeley Chief Of Police Will Teach In Chicago BERKELEY. Calif.. May 16. (AP) August Volmer, chief of police here, announced today he will become a member of the Uni versity of Chicago faculty for six months, beginning October 1. He will teach a class in police organ ization and administration he said. Volmer is known as the dean of scientific crime experts on the Pa cific coast. BUYS OLD SHIP MODELS SOUTHAMPTON, England fAP) The fine private collec tion of models of old ships, long exhibited in the training vessel "Mercury's" museum, has been purchased by Sir James Cair, ship owner, for $150,000. Some of the models are said to have belonged to Samuel Pepys, the famous diarist. CnVEN SILVER CUP ROME (AP) Prince Bon eompagni Ludovisi, governor of Rome, was given a chased silver cup by the city of Calucutta, In dia. He has Ben a return present to the mayor of Calcutta. 1 W p IS wvi ""2"- - - i v?"6, : "J- If S lilt W r ' MC9t t, i t gS . N v.rJ3r3-:'.sJ. .-w-vt, . - ...ft..... -j-,IM Finger-Tip Control Feature To Please Many Motorists Last week saw the end of the ice hockey season, which has enjoyed a great run on the coast this past winter. Here are some of the players of the San Francisco team holding their clubs over the diminutive Chevrolet Convertible Coupe. Rebuilding Car Found to be Economical; Life Table is Formed on Car's Expectancy Minefs Pick In California Plant Cause Of Blast Motorists are quick io respond to mechanical improvements em ployed by automobile manufactur ers In their products which pro- rid added conveniences, safety and comfort. This response Is seen in the wide public acceptance of the new Superior Whippet fours and sires which bring to the low priced fieldk In addition to out standing beauty and design, me chanical Improvements which set a new high standard of perfection In this price classification. Notable amonr the features on these new Willys-Overland prod ucts Is the "Finger-Tip Control", which Is admitted to be the grea test single driving convenience since he self starter. The 'Finger - Tip - Control" mechanism consists cT a button in the center of the steering wheel. this making 1 possible for he driv er to start the motor, operate the lights and sound he horn wihoun changing the -driving position. With the Introduction of these cars the public immediately dia- The motorist of today is finding it more economical to rebuild or overhaul his car iath?r than trad ing it in every year or two. As a consequence, the question is often asked "how long will the aver age car ast?" Prom Information supplied by the Oregon State Motor associa tion it is estimated that the av erage life of a car i sapproximate ly seven years. Erery car, how ever, will not be in service at the end of a seven year period. Less than 90 per cent will survive the first three years. A very interesting treatise on this subject has been written by C. E. Griffin, professor of mar keting at the school of business Elaborate New Plane System Is Anticipated CLEVELAND, May M ,AP) A system of national airways interconnected by radio and inter spersed with adequately lighted landing fields, will in the future, insure safety for air passengers, although flyers never will com plelely conquer darkness, dense fog and storms. This was brought out today at the first national airport conven tion here. administration. University o f Michigan. The following table taken from his booklet, "The Life History of Automobiles," gives the result of his study of the mor tality of 100.000 automobiles of different makes: Age In Tears Number living at flr3t of year 0 10 .100 .100 . 97 . 90 . 85 . 78 . 68 . 57 . 42 , 32 . 20 . 15 . 7 . 4 ,000 ,000 ,700 ,763 ,862 .907 097 ,S82 ,659 .378 523 ,355 .386 .109 TO OrEN BINGHAM HATCHERY SPRINGS The Bingham Springs hatch ery on the Umatilla river which has been idle for two years will be opened this season by the state game commission. For some time the sportsmen of Umatilla coun ty have been urging that this be done. Eastern brook .and rainbow trout hatched and cultured there will be released in the streams of the surrounding territory. CALISTOGA, Cal., May 16. (AP) An explosion in an under ground tunnel of the Palisades Gold mine, five miles north of here last night, killed one work er and seriously injured two oth ers, one of whom may die. The dead man whose pick is thought to have struck a buried percussion cap, causing the blast, is believed to be Fred Surther, 26, of Albany, Texas. DAILY AIR SERVICE LONDON (AP) Dr. Vihjal mur Stefansson, noted explorer, told the Royal Geographic society that within 20 years the Arctic re gions will be criss-crossed by dal ly aviation services. He said that Wilkins and the aviators who worked at rescuing survivors of the Italia disaster proved that landing could be made on the Ice with skld3. BERLIN BUDGET HUGE BERLIN (AP) The 1929 budget of this city was drawn on the basis of tfn increase of 90,000 in population in one year, making Berlin a city of almost 5,000,000 The total was $268,80,0,000. Last year's deficit was $1, 480,000. 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May II (AP) The General Motors corporation today announced its active partic ipation In the aviation Industry by the purchase of a block of 400,000 shares of common stock of the Fokker Aircraft company of Am erica, representing a 40 per cent interest in that concern. This makes the third large au tomobile company to enter the air plane field. Ford already has or ganized the Stout airplanes divi sion, specializing in the manufac ture of heavy tri-motored metal planes. The Packard Motor Car company has been experimenting for months with a Diesel oil burn ing airplane engine, the first suc cessful flight of which was an nounced this week. Pineapple" Is Exploded Among Folk In Chicago CHICAGO, May H (AP) A bomb exploded early tonight on the fourth floor of the Trentier hotel, home and gathering place of negro politicians. Edward Fox. the manager, said the bomb was thrown from the ground through a window or tak en Into the room where It explod ed. The explosion occurred in a room occupied by a Pullman por ter who registered a few hours earlier. closed unusual Interest la the "FlngeT-TIp-Contror. so marked was It a new convenience in driv ing. Then followed the demand for hte cars which has resulted in a popularity for these models nev er rivaled before la ihe company's history. Young Bandits Get Big Amount In Bank Holdup WOODLAND, Cal., May 16. (AP) Two young, masked ban dits robbed the bank of Yolo of between $5000 and $10,000 in currency here this morning after binding and gagging' seven em ployes. Including four women clerks. The bandits broke into the bank two hours , before opening time, overpowered each worker as he entered, and ransacked the raults when the time lock released the opening mechanism. The robbers escaped. BABASSU NUTS GROWN SAN LUIS, Maranhao,' Brazil (AP) Thirty-two thousand tons of babassu nuts were grown in this state last year. Most of the crop was exported to Europe. 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