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PAGE TWO Hie OREGON STATESMAN.' Salem. OregonSmidey Morning, Jane IB, 1929 M I'IPPEI SIX RDADSTEflEDOD Dii E Only Vibration Could Spoil All This Although the new Whippet Six i luxe roadster -has enjoyed a vide acceptance since its intro i action a few month? ago, Willys Overland dealers throughout the country report that with the com ing of the warmer days of spring the demand fer this mrinking mo del baa. been of such a volume that would indicate one. of the " most popular types ever built by the Toledo manufacturer. Its general body design with graceful sweeping lines from the radiator to the rear Is different from any previous Whippet Road ster model, and it i equally ai smart with the collapsible top up or down. It requires but a mo ment to convert this model from a closed type to an open one, the latter style seeming to be the most popular with the yonger set who have shown a noticeable pre- ferencefor this model. The bright color scheme of the body rounds out the smartness of the model while the interior up holstery of brown leather gives an added touch of luxury. BINT FISHES Ifl HOSPITAL ROOM MILWAUKEE, June 11 (AP) For twenty minutes Edward Kluge, SC, carried on an argument with Raleigh Falbe. motorcycle policeman, as to the advisability of Jumping from a viaduct. Kluge won, and Thursday was In a hos pital with a broken back and in ternal Injuries. Hundreds or motorists stopped at the viaduct and before them all, Kluge. poised on the railing and talked with those who sought to dissuage him from making the leap. "Let's be sensible," urged Fal be, "why not talk It over?" "Never mind. Just stay away," replied Kluge. Falbe called the fire department asking that a net be spread for the man. The siren of the fire truck was heard. It roared to a stop. "They won't catch me with a net," Kluge shouted. Then he leaped to the ground, forty-five feet below. HH MM MS.TUS WASHINGTON, June 14. (AP) The influence of the "Old bak". Secretary SUmson's pet parot, has seeped into other de partments of the government. Major General B. F. Cheatham, quartermaster general of the army, found himself in an embarrassing position today with dozens of tele grams and cablegrams stacked on his desk urging that he permit the return to the United States on army transports of pet parrots owned by army officers stationed aboard. The news that Mr. Stimson's parrot, which he ordered brought to the United States because it pined for him in the Philippines, convinced the army officers abroad that they could bring with them their pets when ordered returned. Requests for special permission to import pets contrary to army regulations, included dogs, cats, canaries, monkeys and parrots, but the latter were in the majority- .-.vk'.-.-.j.:v.. it. " 11 , II Baag Rang Bans;! twelve time, went the pistol of Captaia A. H. Hardy, world duunpioa marks man, and twelve times did the lead pierce the bnlla-rye of th etiay target held ia the hand of his petite young asslstaat. This exacting test of the captain's skill was performed before a expert aadieace wnue stjmoiRg on tue bumper or a lines jsoick sport roadster while the eaaiBe was ramus: at aver. age touring speed. M B N STR KE AT BIILI1 USAGES Production of (24,000 motor vehicles in May, estimated from factory shipping statements, was reported to the directors' meeting of the National Automobile cham ber of commerce at New York headquarters this week. This is an increase of 36 per cent above May last year, and a decrease of 6 per cent under the April output. Trade conditions throughout the country were re ported active in response to warmer weather, and export out look continues good. Maintaining that badly located billboards are a detriment to the Toadside and a menace to safety, the directors adopted the follow ing resolution: "Advertising billboards erected in large number along and adja cent to the highways unnecessar ily mar the appearance of the countryside and detract from the pleasures of motoring." , LENGTH OF KISS PROTESTED Just how Ion? and how pas sionately ought an actor kiss an actress in a love scene is being discussed in Paris following the protest of a 'member of the audi ence at thhe production of a new play, -Rolls Royce," at the Ma thurin Theatre. The spectator, a Paris architect, laid an Informa tion with the police against M. Saturnln Farbe, and Mile. France Ellys, the actors,, and the theatre management, declaring that the kissing scene Is carried to so re allstic a point that it might en danger public morals. M. Farbe declared he did not know how the scene would strike a spectator. "Neother or us," he said, "knows exactly what our act lag may look like, as we forget ourselves in our roles. But we cannot believe we have done anything shocking." Meanwhile the argument contin ues to rage. Jute cultivation is becoming one "f the principal Industries in three Cuban provinces. business and professional men vote two-to-one for Buick The way to gain the true picture of Buick superiority is to take the car and drive it, just as if it were your own! Then you'll understand whr twice as many of America's busi ness and professional men buy Buicks as any other car priced above $1200. You'll discover the amazing power of Buick's mighty Valve-in-Head engine the nashinr acceleration and lightning swiftness it provides . . . and, in addition, you'll experience the smoothness, flexibility, riding comfort and operating ease which further distinguish Buick. Supply call on us. A short drive wilTclearly establish why Buickis the nation's first choice among quality automobiles! BUICK MOTOR COMPANY. FLINT. MICHIGAN Mrf Mi.TUt.0hw.O.:"""' Brick i SElTESitC snm, fcdns ..... iaaMiae f uiotofisae g0 iiiMteitase iisiuso rMft uii - ... tui visas Tm Veins . few iiiim mi I f r CMbcarrufta BdUmof i Motor Cars SERIES ia STsrasiuf 6)toSlS7J 5f toSlsSO ii tmm tatfartiiirrfitui mtdimmmcimi. fill i iiiim 4 oa taa liberal C at. A. C TkihiMV Pba. QmUrtiidUttiprktmmnmilkiPrktwtm OTTO J. WILSON Curious Desk Given to Nash $305,233,842 Nation's Tax On Fuel During Year '28; Most States Advance Fees "Motorists of America consum ed over ten billion gallons of gas oline last year" state George O. Brandenburg, secretary-manager of the Oregon State Motor asso ciation in a recent statement. "In suing this gasoline the motorist paid motor fuel taxes aggregating I39S.233.S42. "These figures" continued Mr. Brandenburg "are based on sta tistics recently issued by the bu reau of public roads and do not include the gallonage of Massa chusetts or New. York, neither Of which states had a gas tax In 1928. Those two states, however, since have passed laws providing for a gas tax and motorists of Mas sachusetts And New Tork are pay ins a gas tax this year making ev ery state in the Union a gas tax state. y "All changes, except one, in gas tax during 1928-1929 hare been increases rather than decreases and Oregon was in accord with other states when she raised her gas from 3 to 4 cents. Gas Rate Increased "The average rate per gallon in 1928 was S cents; the highest was S and the lowest was 2 cents At the close of the year the rate in effect was 6 cents in seven states, 4 cents In 11 states. 8 cents in ne state, 8 cents in 14 states and 8 eents in 12 states and the dls trict of Columbia. "Comparison of the total num ber of vehicles registered with the total tax collected in the states In which the tax was effective 7 Tho shield shaped em blem of the Xash Motors Company, inlaid in pearl and beautifuUy colored Asiatic woods, la the cen tral motrf la an unusual mosaic desk presented to C. W. Nash, president of the company, by X. Boa leather of Beirut, distri butor of Xash cars In Sy ria and Iraq. The desk, a curious ex ample of Byxantine art. was built-by Levantine craftsmen. Over s quar ter of a million bits of wood and pearl were used in forming the V J design, and the completion of the desk required -e time of five men for sixty-two days. Children of Chicago's "gold coast" are less likely to reach the age of one year, than a child of the ghetto, a survey has shown. Shipments of iron ore from mines in the Lake Superior region have total 1,400,000 tons since 18S0. CRAI5MFT IS n ra T Although the merits of various types of crankshafts and the merits of the theory of relativity are about equally clear in the minds of the majority of motor ists, the fact remains that the de sign and structure of this integ ral part of the automobile pow er plant Is in a great measure re sponsible for the smoothness and economy of a car's operation, ac cording to E. W. Milburn, mana ger for the Greer-Robbins com pany, Hupmobile distributors here. "In proportion to the rated horse power, Hupmobile Century Sixes and Eights have probably the largest and strongest crank shafts of all automobiles on the market," Milburn said. Explaining this seeming broad statement. Milburn added, "The design of crankshafts as regards the number of main bearings on six cylinder engines is confined to three classes the three bear ing, four bearing, and seven bear. ing types. On eight-in-line en gines, there are two classes, the five and nine bearing types." throughout the year shows an av- ragn revenue ot lf-t per.Tehl ele. After deduction of the coats of collection ther entire net revenue wan used for rural road purposes in 35 states. In the remaining: 13 states and the District of Colum bia a total of $18,491,784 was de voted to other purposes. In three states a portion of the collections was used for public school purposes. FOREIGN SALES GO UP WUly)Terland" established a new high record on export husi ness In the first lira months of the current "year with an increase of 44 per cent over the name, period of last year. During the first fire months of 1928. the company shipped 22. 132 Whip pets and WiHys-KnlghU to the foreign markets as compared with 15,309 cars shipped In the first five months of last year. 388 N. Commercial Telephone 220 Bener Aseosnebaes .Are Bofls- g i Bnkfc TTfll Snfld Then Tint tww Ford Sport Cpe emmbma smart ttyU with mamat tptti. mhtj, comfort and economy. Smart, trim and rakuk, with a qmiat mmjitinfj rf tint tfitt yrrt trrTf rff MmnbU mat Handard. Give a thought to up-keep cost when you buy your new car coat figures. A a matter of fact, the economy of the new Ford is as unusual as its beauty, speed, safety and comfort. The quality that has been built into every part will save you many dollars each year ia repair bills. In other words, you save money when you buy the new Ford and yoa save money every mile you idrivc. That's something to think about when you Iweittg a motor THE new Ford car is a good car to own and drive because of its low up-keep cost. It has been built to endure to stand up tinder thou sands of miles of steady running over all kinds of roads. Reports of its reliability come not only from Ford owners, but from garage men and me chanics, large industrial companies, and ofScials of Drive-It- Yourself concerns which keep dcrmifft day-fry-day Roadster, S450 Pkaetom, $460 Tudor Sedan, 8525 , Business Coupe, $525 Comfe, 8330 Sfort Coupe, with rumble seat, 8350 ForJor Sedan, $623 (Att prices . sv ft. Detroit, pirns charge fee freight end delirerj. Bumpers and spare ike extraj VALLEY MOTOR CO. Chemeketa and Liberty Streets Telephone 1 995 cohorts s in if IE mil cd MTrYf Record-Making Week is now history, but the results will remain as the new standard of performance efficiency, y These few feats are among the forty five publicly-witnessed, officially-observed tests participated in by strictly stock Durant cars: Mt. Diablo (Contra CmU Co, Calif.) A NEW Speed Record of 23 minutes, 15 45 seconds was established by a Durant Six-Sixty to win Ut Pott-fnquirer challenge cup. Cillette Hill (South Pasadena, Calif.) Climbed by a Durant Fenr-Forty under A. A. A. su pervision, the only Fonr to make this 45 per cent grade. Oficiml Idaho RiUClimbing Contests (Boise A Nanspa) won by Durant in mU events ia mil gear classifications against competing cars. Smh LJee City (Utah) CHammy Test . . teav miles an boar through the gears ia 3f see nds was achieved by a Durant Six-Sixty. Phoenix to Roosevelt Dam XArisona) . . NFW round trip speed record established by a Durant Six-Sixty. Mount Baldy (Pomona, Calif.) . . Climbed ia' 11 minutes, 40 seconds by a Durant Sis Sixty, to establish a new AAA. record. Mount Wilson (Los Angeles, Calif.) .'Climbed in 28 minutes, 10 45 seconds by a Durant Six-Sixty to establish a new AAA. record under the revised stock car rules of 1928. Main Street HOI & Timber Butte HOI (Butte, Mont.) . . Both crossed at the top in high gear at 25 miles an hoar by a Dnrtnt Sin Sixty. South Monroe Street HOI (Spokane, Wash.) . . and fonr other Spokane grades pulled ia high gear by a Durant Six-Sixty. D U RAM T Salem Automobile Co. 255 N. Church Street H. EL SHADE C. J. TAYLOR Telephone 97 H. J. WOOLEY rr 1 T Gflie Chevrolet Six offers all the Distinct Advantages of BODY Ay FISHER riiTit Never In all the history of the automotive industry has a low priced car provided coachwork of such outstanding style and qualify as the new Chevrolet Six. The smart new bodies are built by Fisher, with, all the mastery in design and craftsmanship for which the Fisher, name is tamous. lines are lon&lowand graceful seats are deeply cushioned and hxxuriously upholstered inferior hardware U tasfrloned by Tertv TKm stedt and finishes are modishlr smart and lustrous. In coruructkxw too, the new Fisher bodies represent a twarfcpd , advance. Built of selected hard wood and steel they provide measure of strength, cridurance, comfort and safety unapproached in any other low-priced automobile. Visit your Chevrolet dealer today. See and inspect this situational new Chevrolet Six. sfnmanam Tko '525 The COACH SfP 725 :m 595 2iiK..-.'69s "tztesr asrso DOUGLAS McKAY CHEVROLET CX). 4S0 N, Cosuaerdil BU-Phone 1802 A SIX IN THE PRICE RANGE OF THE. FOUR