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The AVJUys-Ovorhuul com puny
In-oke ull lt previous high produc
tion records on Tuesday. May 15,
why n the company turned out u
lutal of 2U30 WillyH-KniKht und
Wlilppet i'u it, an Increaxe of -'L'O
va rs or more than 12 ier cent over
t he previous high record of 1 SI 0
imii-s produced on April 19. It was
uiimiuiu'od here today. ThiH is the
lnr;r--t aiufe'le day'H produetiun
over attained in the 20 years' exin
t ticf of the company. In Kpfte of
lite high rato of production the
company HtWl has unfilled oi-Ui-ih
for more than 30,000 curs on Us
books.
Krom May I to 15, production
totalled iy,Uti0 carrt as conipui-ed
witli 17.792 cars during the first
15 days of April. Production lust
year for the first IS days of Slay
was 12.778 cars und from April 1
to 15. l'J27. output totalled 12,147
cars. Production for the first
quarter of this year wan 70,i!!H.
With production totallinK 3X,.100
cars during April and with May
output now passing 2000 dally,
production for the first half of the
ccond quarter as of May 1 5
amounted to 58,400 cars or a total
of 135,158 cars for the first four
and a half mouths ns compared
to an output of curt, for
the entire six montlis of last year.
The company's production was
Increased from lii.L'JO cars in .lun
uary tu JM.tiSu in March hut April
production exceeded March li
nearly 4000 units. ArKTOsslvo ex
pansion of Willys-Overland in the
automotive field is further illus
trated by the fact that inoro than
1100 new dealers have lieen added
since January t or an Increase of
23.2 percent in Its distributing ur
Kunixation. Kitiploynicnt at the
Toledo plants ulwu hns renched a
new lop with nearly 22,000 persons
on the payroll. , ,
L STREET HILL
Another famous and severe tost
bill Hall street In Portland. Ore
gon has fallen before the motor
car's progress. A Chrysler 72,
sedan conquered it under news
paper supervision, using only
h f gh gea r from a sta nd i ng st a rt
at the bottom.
Hull street is famed the far
vest over many cars' able to
maJio outstanding records on such
hills as Pike's Peak have fallen
down completely when, put to the
test on this stamina-divulging
thoroughfare. Only five blocks
long. It presents two difficulties
iiviliuiuiv inn u t i-nmifii mil - i
rcHrully nil efforts of dosed ears,;,,,,, oI)1(.tri(. lnvk exl)luUes ;,u,
to conquer it in high gear. The mUlul.e R. vvnuliinK plosion
first Is a 14 per cent grade of two tl.aiwmUtinK twrKy to l0 engine
blocks, then one of I- for sev- I)V means of lhil MrukK uf
oral hundred feej followed im- lnft piston.
mediately by a hairpin turn of IITI, K,,K.ll0t.YK H-Su kllow ,h.U in
fect radi-us. 24 feet width and 7 -i 1 ercasing compi cssion Inci cases
per cent grade. The hairpin is power, up to a certain point and
succeeded directly by a 15.7 per; then power is lost and "detona
cent grade representing a foot,tion." or what is commonly known
rise in elevation for every 5.73 as a carbon knock, results. Also
feet traveled. Uhey know that different curves in
"The first two blocks were run, the combustion chamber Influences
with case, in high,' says a Port-! the useful force of the explosion,
land paper, "the car gaining rap- During the two years that the
Idly. As the grade sloped off to new Oldsmoblie was being design
12 per cent the 72 gained sueh'ed montlis of effort was expended
nigh Hpeed that tho throttle had'1" ul-tiiln results In combus-
to be cut off before entering thellnn- Oldsnmbile engineers work
hairpin was safe. M. J. Zedrlck, ! "lt in i'o-operai ion with the,' cngi
thc driver, took it around this I "Bering staff of the (lem.ral Mn-
nlcely. hitting Lt at lis miles an
hour, but tho short radius and
steep grade In the turn itself took
a heavy toll so that the Chrysler
went into the Inst and steepest
grado with practically no momen
tum. Drum the hairpin to the
top Is the 15.7 per rent grade, yet
at no time was the speed below
.11) miles an hour, and then only
for a short distance."
The car was from the stock of
ine i nase uaruciu Minor uo., oi1)orH lim ,-vlindcrs is progressive
I'ortland. Chrysler distributors forjand tliu pressure peak is more
Oregon, and was taken immediate- . nearly continuous. This results in
ly from a demonstration to a cus- iiddltlonal useful powerper explo
tomer and put over the ontlre hill 'sion.
in high without so much as 'touch
ing the clutch.
"The fact that the '7i' sedan
climbed Hall street In high with
two passengers would not bo tdg
nifieenl if it wero especially gear
ed for climbing." said Mr. (Inr
field. "lint when you consider
that this Identical slock model will
actu'illy travel 72 and more mllcH
an hour It becomes evident that
Chrysler per forma nee means ex
actly what the word Itself means."
Following the climb the car was
given an economy test. I'nder
disinterested observation the kho
line vacuum supply system was
disconnected, carburetor drained
and n quart of gafotlne connected
directly with the carburetor. The
car then ran 5.1 miles before the
can's contents were exhausted
nn average of 20.4 miles per gal
lon. An average upccd of 2R
miles an hour wns maintained.
The clutch was let out at no
time during the test.'
looking over the used cars, the
conclusion Is inescapable that what
Is needed to rrlve them the'reeou-i
nit ion they deserve Is more adjec
tives. There nre all kinds of ued j
enrs. They include many that
might be lu belled "barely used."
"careful! v used," "scarcely used."
and yet they are all trroupd under
the one word, "used." Of course,
no denier denies there are some
that must be classified as "horribly
used." Still, he Is s ndlim more
and more of this kind to the Junk ,
heap. The man who cannot afford
n new car and yet is "frald" of the
inwcl car mnrket. really is several .
yearn behind In hl knowledge,
pint's a had waj to b,
Joe Hart, snapped at Chickasha,
Okla., before attempting to break
the world's airplane endurance
record in a' monoplane purchased
by Chickasha oil men and given
toHarti , .
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Just what occurs when Kusolinc
vapor is introduced into a cylinder
combustion chamber, compressed
and fired is a problem that has
baffled automotive en pi n e e r s.
However, they have fnadc progress
In Its solution with the resultant
increase in power and smoothness
of operation found 1 in the better
cars of today.
Study of the problem Is com
parable to the youthful researcher
who. on July Fourth.- holds a light
ed firecracker In bis hand "to see
what will happen." lluth the boy
and the automotive engineer are
dealing with something that op
erates practically instantaneously
and with terrific force.
The principles of an internal
combustion engine are well known.
Vaporized gasoline Is mixed with
air, heated, and then drawn into
the cylinder -by the downward
stroke of the piston. The upward
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l,"'H .t-oiPn.tluii and had at their
disposal the laboratories a ml the
equipment of the corporation in
solving this problem.
This co-operative effort resulted
In a new designe of combustion
chamber which gives high com
pression performance without the
use of speei.it fuel. The compres
sion ratio is 5 to I or approximate
ly 9H pounds. The design further
controls the explosion so that the
rise of pressure within the diam
Twu distinctive features bring
this desired result. One is the
step-like profile of the chamber
roof above the pistons and the
other Is the curves that form the
four sides of each chamber. These
factors Kovern the rne of expan
sion of the burning gas within the
cylinders and bring about the ad
vantages of high cihupression
without "roughness" or detonation.
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Ni:V YOIIK.-The names
of at Ifast eight men have been
added during the last year to the
list of 'marly rs of science" re
search workers who have given
their lives in the quest for knowl
edge. Dr. Hitleyo Noguchi, Uuicibdo
gist with the Rockefeller founda
tion's West African yellow fever
commission, was a victim of a dis
ease whose organism he had suc
ceeded in Isolating. Ills puskIuu
recalled that Dr. Adrian Mtokesr
London pathologist, and It. Oulllct.
a French scientist, had succumbed
to the fever ii few months before
while studying it in the same
locality.
Records kept by the American
Association tor .Medical Progress
here show that five other men
Hmve given their lives for science
tin recent months. Dr. Alvaro Al
j via, a i;ra:'.ilian roentgenologist,
i died on May 2 1 as the result ot
ibis experiments w J t h X-rays,
which mutilate so many of the investigator-
who study thorn. Dr.
Alvin hail lost both hands.
Dr. Maxime Menard. French
roentgenologist, died in Paris from
the effects of similar researches.
The death of Cieorge l Williams.
London radiologist, on April 10.
was directly attributable to his
studies, which had claimed one
hand and part of the other, lie
had undergone 4') operations.
I Jr. Alexander ttogdauov, a litis
sia if, lost his life after transfusing
the blood of a tubercular student
to himself on the theory that ho
jiiiu ioumu a way 10 muiki up a
resistances to the disease. The stu
jdent recovered, hut the experiment
I was fatal to Hogdanov.
Another hero of science In the
Uist year was Dr. H. Itawsou Wil
son, an Kugtish anaesthetist, lie
had done specilt work on the
physiology of anaesthetized per
sons and was seeking a form of
general anaesthesia that would
permit the patient to retain con
sciousness. He died last Septem
ber while experimenting on him
self. "The passing of a scientist does
not call for parades of brass
bands." says Dr. Itenjainin O.
Clruenberg, managing director of
the association. "There is nothing
spectacular in the pursuit of elu
sive 'germs, There are no the
atrical exhibitions of prowess be
fore cheering multitudes. The
heroic element fs without display
and without poise. A Noguchi
accepts the risks along with the
hardships and the successes as
part of the day's work."
University ul Chicago prot'Chsors
report successful treatment of sea
sickness by ailminlstering three to
five grains of sdoium nitrate every
two hours. The chemical has a
reducing effect on the blood pres
sure, thus diminishing the strain
on the vestibule of the car, which
k llinoirlil In tin I hi. went uf tlie
Temperatures of more than 1S00
degrees Fahrenheit are registered
on n thermometer of fused quartz,
employing gallium Instead of mer
cury. The reason for these sub
stitutes Is that glas melts a a far
lower temperature than those
which the meter records and mer
cury would boil and explode tho
instrument.
A visible record of the action uf
the pulse for any desired period, is
obtained without, discomfort to the
subject or tedium to the observer
with an elect ria'il instrument de
veloped hi 'lermany. I .e vers at-
The Racer
I use Champion Spark
Plugs because I know I
can depend on them
no matter how tough
the going.
Champion ii the better
park plug became it
hat an exclusive allli
manit Insulator ape.
cially treated to with
etand the much higher
temperature of the
modern highcompres.
aloa engine. Alto anew
patented aolid copper
gtiket-Kilthatremaina
absolutely gaa.tignt
under hiith comprea
ion. Special analyail
electrodeawhich assure .
a fixed spark-gap under
all driving conditions.
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Scientific Notes
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An..- the notables to i.-cnd
the Ueaux Arts ball is Mrs. Wills
Hanna, garbed as a lady oj the
Uarcm. tached tu the patient's wrist niuvu
with the pube beats, causing an
electrical circuit to be opened and
closed.
Among the instruments an ama
teur astronomer In Los Angeles
I has used in making a relief model
of the moon is a dentists' drill. It
Is helpful in carving out the small
craters ami oilier irregularities on
the surfiice of the model which is
fashioned of ' plaster of p. iris.
I'hotographs supplied by .Mount
Wilson observatory ami data ob
tained through twu high-powered
telescopes of his own have been
used by the astronomer in prepar
ing the model. , f
Cherry sprays with lime sulfur
solution iniiiro the canned produce
ami bAiii-t nr'p dunuerous. '
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WILLYS-KNIGHT
WASIHNCTO.V. June 2. tPi
The name of Itenilo Musstdiniu,
premier ut Italy, proposed two
weeks ago for non-resident mem
bership in the -Natioicil Press club
u :is w iilulra a n last night by t he
board of governors, following pro
tect by members.
J. Fled Fssiiiy. pusident of the
club, sent a calih-grum to Mussolini
two weeks ago cougratulaiing him
upon his clecii4in as a non-resideui
member of the club and sending
the best wishes of the fellow' members.
The protest was signed by 1' "i
members of the club who objected
to ,I ussulini I icing a member be
cause of bis treatment of the press
in Italy, and hocuiisc, it was con
tended, the laws had been violated
in notifying .Mussolini of his selec
tion. IE
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AUCNAXDlilA, I -at.. June J. (V)
Two negroes were taken from of- i
ficers by a mob near here today ;
and hol to death.
The negroes were I.ee and Dave (
Ulaekiuan. whom the officers were J
taking from the jail at I.cosvillei
to Shrevepnrl n face trial. They i
were charged with killing Deputy!
Sheriff Frank I'hilllps, three weeks I
ago.
I'hlllps had gone to the negroes'
home to arrest them on a charge,
of violating the prohibition law.
The deputy was shot. ,
Lee ami Dave I Hack man were f
arrested in connection with the af
fair ami today officers started wllhj
hi me for Mirevoport when the mob I
appeared five miles from ISoyc, (
ami overpowered the officers. I
Tow ii Itatul t Vininiiil
UKU'AV. Flu. uVt Women inn- ;
sicbiiis, members of the Melray ,
IStisiness and 1'rofessional Worn- !
an's club, have organised a brass!
Iiiitnl and bnve Just completed a1
series of municipal concerts for
whlch the flub received STI a,
concert '
GREATEST xx'JA) YEARS ;
WILLYS - OVERLAND HISTORY
MAY SALES
With May reaching a new high peak Whippet and
Willys-Knight sales continue to mount, month after
month, week after week, day after day.
The five months just completed were by far the great
est in all Willys-Overland history. In spite of the fact
that April had produced the greatest sales on record.
May established a new mark with an increase of 145
above the previous record-breaking month.
The perfected Whippet Four, at greatly reduced prices,
His a tremendous nationalsuccess. The new Whippet Six
!s six . . m Whippet Mx
s?uu5.a .7- '"xoe
r J.fe'SiJ Whippet Six Touring U jl
Stiard S,x V.,pt f!04St StJtnflMt Tonrinr ' -;""- ,KA'-Mlififl $615 1 Roadster 685i Y Jr
tWSi RaJ:ttrlV91. Sptnal Six pricti jnm U29) - mim ,. I Sedan $770; Coupe $695 . anu
a $1495. Cunt Six prim fnht tSSO n 12095. t'Yr- 1 Ka 3AaO.
535C0ACH telw .
fmir-rylindtr Touring H55 RnaJitir I -fail.) fSti
Htaajttr (ifj'.'A rumble uat) $525 1 Ltupe$5i5 Cahrnltt
Cnfi(nvilh nllttptiHt Mi) $595 Sedan $SI0. Alltrtm
j . s. h. Totertt fttdery and lterifiratint turret It (hnni
! uvMsaV unite. H'i(jt-Overandt Int.) TtltJ, Ohit
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