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MEDFORD MXII TRIBUTE, MEDFOKD.'1' OREGON', BUNpAV, MAY 6, 1923. PAGE FlVH NEW WHIPPET SIX AT FULL THIRD PARTY TALK! i ES IF Alj His First and Latesi Oldsmobile The trememluiM public Interest In the new Whippet Six, recently announced by Villyn-Overlaiid ut the lowest price In the history ot llKht hUch. iiutir:itt'H that thin car already huu assumed a command- j luff pOKition in Its clmsftlftcatlun. To meet the demand for the new light six and abto the four-cylinder f Whippet arjd the Vlllyn-Knlght Blxett, factory production in being I maintained ut capacity ut ull the ! Willys-Overlund pluntH, executives ! of the company Haid during the ' past week. Willys-Overland mer- i chants throughput tha country de clare that never before in their ex perience has there been such a I demand for a six-cylinder car. I Trior to the Incorporation of a 1 peven-henrlng crankshaft in the ! WW Whippet Six, a seven-bearing Tninkshuii was unheard of In a t price range as low' as' these new ! mod el h. This, it is said, will create n new trend in denign among the builders of low-priced light six cars. Other .features in the new Whippet Six, whlch.is presented In ! five body types, Include full forced j feed lubrication silent tlm i n g 1 chain, extra long connecting rods, j invar-strut pistons and a single piece pressed Bi.ee!, banjo-type rear axle. Shortly beforo the Introduction of the Whippet Six a Tto'duri model was taken to the Indianapolis Speedway where. It established a new record for cars under $1000 in a 24-hour test. The Whippet Six traveled 1367 H miles in the test, averaging 56.52 miles an hour. In a 60-mlIe speed test H averaged 63 miles an hour. Chick Murray, well known race driver, was at the wheel. With the heavy advance orders from the Willys-Overland dealer organization and the Increasing Vflemand from, the buying public. Introduction of this mod'! will be the largest ever reached by the company in the six-cylinder field. PORTLAND, Ore., May 5. () Pioneers making their annual pilgrimage to Champoeg were fa vored by balmy, sunshiny weather today. A party of about 200 pio neers with children and grand children left by bout early this morning for the Founders' day celebration. AT LOS AXGEI.ES. May 5. yP Fall-tux Cosby, uttuini-y and mem ber ot the executive cummlttee of me state organization supporting Senutor James A. Iteed for the democratic presidential nomina tion, announced today that he had been retained by a number of pro gressive democrats and republi cans to legally launch a third party it CiOVernur Alrre.l Mmllh nf Vin convention In June. Cosby said: "If Smith la nom inated at the Houston convention I shall, at the behest of a num ber of progressive democrats and republicans as well, who have re tained mo, preparo the necessary organization papers for filing for a third party, and we will be In the field for a candidate who will sup port the people. "Speaking os a private citizen and a deindbrat, and not as a member of the executive committee of the Honorable James A. Reed, and In view of the outcome, of the pri maries held last Tuesday in Cali fornia, it Is my firm opinion that solid, honest democrats ' of the southern states in order to pro tect their pride as citizens, will en thusiastically support an Inde pendent candidate as president, that is, in the event that Smith is nom inated at Houston, and I further state, being a southerner, that they will not permit Tammany to be thrust down their throats." "Wilbur Leggett stale chairman of the Reed organization, who two! V--.?i.iiS-WSiNR-J-y- i-v.t .'".SftS:-.V-- ..- r Nash Quality Upheld by Owners 1 and Dealers Insistence upon nimlity of ma terials and workinanxiiip is an out standing feature In the manufac ture of Nash cars; thin Is uppartMit even to the cusual visitor to any of tlio company's plants at Keno sha. Kacinc, Milwaukee or i'lne ..luff. Ark. To doubly insure the maintenance of quality a meeting, hll every Monday night, Ih at tended by all foremen, division superintendents, the general sti-ptM-intendent und other xecuilvoM of the company. At these meetings every letter from N'ash owners or dealers, con taining HUKgeHtions regarding the product, is read and discussed. The head of the particular department ! which makes ttie part or performs jthe operation upon which the sug I k est ion has a bearing. Is present land the solution, if one is neccs 'saiy. is discussed with him and usually derided before the next ; lotier Is taken up. In this manner ; company officials are in a position ! to constantly maintain and tu im 1 prove the quality of the Nash pro duct; they feel thul the owner j actually driving the car and the ; dealer who sells it are in an excel j lent position to offer suggestions j of a character that will bo helpful to nn enrneKt production depart- ment. j These weekly quality meetings or as definite a part of the Nash -'production program as is the test j ing of the cars themselves after . ; they have come off the assembly j line; In fact, Mr. Nash regards the meetings us being a vital element in the success of teh company ami they constitute a practice which he has followed thruout the thirty years of his manufacturing career. Classified advertising gets results. Claude M. Stauffer, Musical director of the City Band of Bethlehem, Pa., and Secretary of the Bethlehem Motor Club with bis new Oldsmobile coupe anda replica of the first car he owned, a 1904 onecylindcrOldsmobilc. very regular In shape and have from five to seven petals, open ing flat. The Coltness dahlias are a real addition to the list of garden annuals of easy culture and avo j well worthy of a trial. They give some of the finest scarlets of their season. Dahlias Grown as Annuals daya ago telegraphed former Secre tary of the Navy Daniels asking him to run ea vic-president on an Independent ticket, headed either by Heed or 8enator Borah, said to day that this telegram had brought flood of endorsements from the south. Ho quoted one from Phil lips H. Williams of New Orleans as a sample, as follows: "Independent ticket, whether headed by good republican or dem ocrat, would receive hearty support of many southern democrats who will otherwise vote republican if Smith is nominated." Hags wanted at Hiq Mall Trib une office. Must be clean. Dahlias . Grown na Amuuils. Ono of the most Important bid ding plants for producing rich sheets of colors introduced ln, many seasons Is the new dwarf j race of single dahlias known ns; the Coltness hybrids. They grow j eighteen Inches tall and start Into , bloom early in August from seed, sown in the open ground an May, 1 and remain a sheet of bloom un- j til cut by frost. They form tubers exactly sim ilar to the well known huge ' double dahlias and may be lift- j cd and stored in much the same; manner but they saro - so easily: grown from seed and bloom al most as quickly as from tubers; that It is hardly worth while to , save the roots except to preserve! a certain color. j They give a wonderful array of j vivid reds ranging from brililant' fcarlct to .velvety crimson blacks. There nro somo fine salmon shaded and some fine yellow. The race has been, greatly Improved since Its Introduction a few seasons ago. The first strains were not of unl- i form height and this spoiled their effectiveness for bedding for some plants would make a growth of three feet while oth ers remained at 18 Inches. The. improved strains glvo a uniform height. The seeds re semble those of zinnias and ger minate In about ten days from planting. Cover with n quarter of an Inch of soil and drop the seed half an inch apart to make the work of transplanting with out shaking all the earth off the roots easy. They Bhould he eighteen inches apart in the bed as they make sturdy, well-balanced bushes. The fading blooms should be kept picked as the bloom slackens if they are al lowed to ripen seeds. They- form seeds much more readily than the larger types of dahlias. alvo them a mellow soli fairly rich in full sun. In dry hot speels, they should be given a good soaking at least once a week. They make good stems Considering ' their dwarf size and havo proved very pop- I ular material for howls and 'shallow vases. The flowers are OREGON TENNIS EN! BEATS WASHINGTON SEATTLE, Waah.. May 5 (P) University of Oregon tennis team overwhelmed the University of Washington players hero today, winning five out ot six of tlio I varsity matches. In the singles Henry Xcor (O.), won from "WJndy" Lnnglcy (W.), 1 6-2, 3 0, Clare Hurtinnn (O.l, HnfAillnil Willie Plltnitnor. f VV1 ft. I I 64; Vincent Calvin (W.I. bent Kit-h ard Kclec IF')., 9-7, C-4: lljiwnrd Shaw (0)., defeated William New kirk (W.J, 6-4. In the doubles Neer and Hurt man I O.l. won from finillev and ' New-kirk (W.l. 4-6, 6-3, 7-5, and Bdge and Sbuw defeated linlln and Plummor, O t, C I. In the frosli 1ukIcs mntchos, Sherman ltckwood (O.i, won from Wlllliim. Sharp (V.). 6-1 and 7-5: Stanley Altmiulst (O.), defeated Geo bp Hnyt (W.i, S-6. 6-S. Hdusecleaning? then send us your curtains You'll find houscelcnniinr ever so much, easier this spring if you'll send us your curtains. We will do them for you as prettily as you please Filet Nets, Marquisettes, Marie Antoinette A p p 1 i q u e s, Nottinghams, Brussels all of them.' You will especially like our method of drying without hooks ov pins. . Your curtains hang beautifully, straight and true. Phone ns today and our representative will call at your convenience. Medford Domestic Laundry PHONE 166 The Hotel Jackson Dining Room ' Union News Company Coast to Coast Sunday Dinner 85c SOUPS Broth of Chicken or Cream of Chicken SALADS Combination Fruit Cottage Cheese In Pineapple CHOICE OP Roasted Young Turkey tfURO DlCHSlnR Roasted Young Chicken Raisin DreBHlnff Raked Ham, Southern Style Fried Cloverleaf Farm Rabbit on Toast , INCLUDING Frenh Vegetables Mashed Potatoes Hot Bread DESSERTS Assorted Cako Assorted Tlea Baked Applo . 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