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"WASHINGTON, D. C., April 20
"Chcfoo, China, recently scizol
,11 by revolutionism, is a city mado
. fnmoUH by "fickle fashion,"' unys
a bulletin front the Wiuhingtnn.
C: headquarters of tile National-
apograplilb society.
v' "Tho (tormana started tho hair
net industry on a largo stain,
but tho World war In Kurope,
ir, and cheap hair and cheap labor
in Asia, caused the Industry to
-'m'trrato to tho shantung province
with Chcfoo as hcadciuartors.
Streets of Chinese Town Hrlstlo
''". With Business Acltlvlty.
t-v "AlthouBh American women's
money paid the wagos of thous
ands of women and girls in and
." near Chcfoo when the hairnet in-
dustry was flourishing, per--:haps
few of those American
y- women .could lbcate Chefoo on a
-map wltliout considerable search
" Irig. : Tho city lies on tho north
shoro of tho 'Cape Cod' of China,
i which extends Into tho Yellow Sea
' from tho main portion of Shan
j' tung-province, toward the middle
"'Mellon of Korea. If a lino wcro
drawn due west from Clnclnnutl,
" Ohio, through Denver, Colo., and
' -continued across tho Pacific, Clie
"Too' would bo one of tho first
..Chinese-' cities ' tho lino would
"'touch -' -. .
"jX".;-'Chefoo now ranks third nmong
'Hhnnling cities, with about 100.-j
fpo& Inhabitants. A large foreign
' sotclemont, with modern hotols,
' s consulap office- bulldlnKst and rcsl
' donees-, bordorlna: ' wide, olootrl-cally-lhfhtc-d
streets, occupies a
1 5 knob of-land on Jtho north.
'Ir "tW ndjolning Chlncso quarter
j ts congosted. Narrow strocts,
;i winding-through this portion of
j the ' town, ore lined with squatty-jl-hillldlngs,
mostly of flimsy con
Jstructlon, but It Is horo that Cho-foo-tirlstlos
with business activity
H throughout tho day. v.
II'minutR.' Introduced by American
jl Missionary,
Igi "Htoop-shouldcrcd' coolies from
i Jjii'lghboi'hood farms and villages
rtnudgb to tho marRot place under
loads: nearly as large us those
:,aton mules and donkeys. Othor
itpoolloa tug at tho handles of
! loaded snaniung wiieeuiurrvwH
, - whose' whcols aro sometimes three
I foot hush. There Is llttlo room
' lii- tho lunollkc thoroiiKhfaros for
! anything else, nevertheless ' tho
ifrlckshatti boy draws ills taros m
if hlgh speed, often forcing, pedos
itirlnn!. to sidestep into ' chlldron-
filled doorways for safety.
"Through tho Chefuo streets, nil
litllit!- prodtielH rbr"oxinrll ft;om' tho
i uiChcroo nelghbofltoiid nro'- oaiwlcd
! jto- waiting imiuo boats In tlio hitr-
oi -'AphIob, sweet potatoes, pere
uIh, wheat, cotton, corn, tobacco,
jpongeo silk and hairnets aro tnins
borled by vessels flying tho flags
sof many nations. Cargoes for Clil
''nese consumption are loaded on
(coastwlso boars ntnt' rnnko Chefoo
. ,a port of coll. Junks that lazily
ijfloat about ih Hie harbor pick up
short-haul shipping. 1'ongee silk
'and peanuts are among tho more
' shnportant Chefoo exports. The
skitter Were Introduced In Hiuiniung
-'Shy an American missionary.
j , Uobhnl llnlr MxplodeH Ilnlinot
' "Cliefoo -was classed ' ns ono of
She unwulled, theiefoie unlmpor
iftiint, coiuuiunltles (of China before
ijISO when the port was opened' to
jlforelgil .shipping. , l.uior a large
'"portion 'of .Shuhtung shipping
Ifpassed through Ciiefou! am the
"felly enjoyed a period of pronperlty
1 4UHIII , 1911-1. when the HlmntmiK
ruiij-oad was completed and the
ifVol't v.-as forced lo share coln
ilBiereo with ports tho railroad
touched.
l "Another shock eflme when the
jTlentsln-i'ultow railroad was coni
:plctd In I1IIL'. Tslngl lo, a port
j on the southern ro.l of 'Cape
Cod.' succeeded hi getting railway
i r?A.,,.t,n,.ll,.t, i-l,M,, l'1,,.r,i nl itltlv
t- ' "
"a promise of a connection. As a
ItroMlll Tslngtao griulually outgrew
'tts northern competitor. The near
"Be.st railway station to Chefoo now
jils 200 miles to the southwest, bc-
'tween which busses freiiuently run
j lover u government-owned hlgh-
way.
(fc- "Klchle fashion threw a bomb
rtlietl Into Chefoo Industry when It
decreed bobbed looks for American
ijlwomen. When the Industry was
tot its height $5,000,000 worth of
11alrnetH were shipped from Cliefoo
; ,Hiinually; a majority wero sold In
gho United States. Two years later
lhe value of hairnet exportation
Rlropped to slightly more than
j J:', ooo. ooo. Seventeen thousand
fwouien and girls In and near Che
.fio mode hairnets In 1021: now
jS'tily a 'few thousand arc employed
' In the Industry."
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New Two-Door Model Is Presernted i
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GRAHAM-PAIGE '
MODEL 612
TWO DOOF SEPAN f
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1 or.tSar VeZHM.Si'SS ..
GRAHAM-PAIGE
MODEL 612
COUPE' . '
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GRAHAM-PAIGE 612 NOW HAS POPULAR TYPE'' SEDAN AND COUPES ' . .
I A two-door sedan on the six-cylinder 112-inch wheelbase 'chassis is the latest offering of Graham-Paige,
production having begun early in April. The coupe model, with or without rumble seat for two extra pas
lengert, was brought out? after the automobile show season.1. 1
VEEDOL OFFICIALS
PREDICT BIG
INESS, 1
Frank Wajjur, wcHturn ndvortlH
liitf muiuiKor fur the Tide AVutcr
OH SnlcH corporation, has Just re
turned from four Puclflc coast
Kathorlngs of dealers and Hulemnen.
JIo add loaned' meotina In Kan
FninciHeo, Lon Aimt'lon, Portland
and Hoattlo on the auhjnct of J 1)211
adveitlHint? plans of the company.
Tho muotliiK". ealh-d by W. C.
PetUnfiell, regional nanaKt' of th
icomimiiy, wni;o-;iUteiidtid by- allj of
the saiim oxocUtlvofl of iho foapoc
tlvo territories. Those pruHont, at
all four wnthorliiK. prophesied un
other record breaking snles voav
'for tho company. It was - recalled
that 1028 tinlalillHlied a now hlh
ftales voluino mark for Veedol oil
In thiH territory, and will continue
to allow a material inereaso thta
Ken Hon.
Mr. WuKar said, "The most ex
tensive newspaper campaiKii ever
planned by the company Ih beintf
used thin houboii ln order to ac
quaint the public with the many
superior featureB of Veedol oilH
and grouses. It Is .significant that
many of tho most notably out
standing nviutor.s have uliosen
Veedol motor oil for use in their
jlutiPH or in the planes they use
in making new world records -or
sensationally lonw distanco fliKhts.
'Veedol has really been proved in
.the air to bo tho best oil 031 earth."
olin .Francis aticoinpuiiJed AVa
Kar, di.s:ussinrr avbition, Hh rapid
dnvolomeut and tho prominent
jilifco which Vvedol plays u most
of itti outstandlnK achlnvementH.
firstIkgi
Tho ,fli-Mt (utr to uViiler Kit, 1 in
the ; ItMrhl-wldo slilesl, ol-KHlllxaUoil
of DodK'i Ih'othera b;w been l'ounil
to be the Kumo Hturtly' jierfornlo'r It
wan when It rolled off tho aa
Honibly lino buck in November,
1914.
Tho veteran tourlns ear was re
cently traced to Nashville. Tenn..
reeords HhowinK that tho ear
renehed that city in December,
llll-l. ItH owner Ih Htlll driving the
car dally.
The dMllK-tlon of hotdlngr dealer
contract No. 1 kocs to John (Mleek.
pi-CHident of the Cumberland Motor
Cur company of Nashville, who
made tho first sale ofl a bodo
car. and who .still holda. tho com
pany's francliiso for that territory.
The story of his success in the
automotive field, und his start with
the UodKo ORency of Nashville is
indicative of the character of the
man himself. It was In 1814,
when Kurope was In r tho first
KtaKcs of the World win', that Mr.
Check first heard that lloraco and
John BodKO were boIh Into the
automotive manufacturinK field.
-Mr. Cheek and his father, Col.
Joel O. t.'heelt, happened to be in
Sandusky, Ohio, at' the time. On
approaching them, arrfinKemcnls
were completed for the first Doduo
agency. Without jKiviiiK seen a
ear, .Mr. Cheek placed his order
for 5(1(1 for tho first year. Just
before Christmas In 1IH4 the first
shipment, eonslsliiiK of' a. Dodco
loiirlin; car crated In a box,
reached Nashville by express.
Kinco that lime, tho Cumberland
Motor Car company has cxpnndoiL
lo take cure "of -tho constantly
increasing . business In -D o d K c
Hrotliers car, motor trucks, ami
OIIHCS.
SCIENCE SAFETY AID
SAYS DE SOTO OFRCIAL
t Wltllo safety bureaus and police
(departments throiiKhout the nation
iara illrectUig their, efforts to pro
'vention of accidents, tiro egineer
! ins brains of the country, in auto
! motive laboratories- behind tho
; unes, aro eo-operatinK in a silent
j hut equally effective campaign to
I wards the same end.
! "Leaving aside the human enua
i tlon and the tendency nf drivers to
j ho careless, the' margin of Bafety
! from a mechanical point of view
edpends almost entirely on tho
principles nf quick acceleration and
perfect braking- power," according
to the Meatl-Furch Motor Co., local
dealers for tho e Soto Motor cor
poration, a division of Chryalef-Motors.
"Spring and early summer again
bring the pfcrlls of the congested
suburban highways' to drivers with
cars that aro not' equipped with
the bent braking devices and en-
'gines that wllrnot pick up quickly
Jin an emergency. The perfect brake
Is the first essential of safety
flashing' acceleration, where the
engine immediately responds to the
touch- of the foot accelerator, of
almost equal' importance.
( "The brakes; however; must op
erato with 100-per cent equalization-.
The same pressure must be
applied to tho brake shoes simul
taneously; ; Otherwise sldeuwaylng,
with its often disastrous' results,
Is virtually unavoidable.
"The He Soto-six is equipped; with
Internal expanding, hydraulic four
wheel brakes which are sclr-equnl-izing,
depending upon the principle
of hydraulics for their operation
and equalization brake equipment
which is the best ttant engineering
skill can produce. They stop the
oar quickly, operate smoothly and
safely, and give the driver perfect
mastery over speed;
"The automobile is subjected' to
innumerable sudden and violent
accelerations and decelerations In
a day's driving, so-brakes must he
pendnule and simple In operation.
Those used by the 1)0 Soto six
havo both qualities. The braking
pressure reaches all four wheels
at the same time and in equal de
grees; making the operation In
stantly effective.
"Safety ih operation, too, de
mands a quick get-away in traffic.
The engine that picks up Instantly
when tho foot forces tho acceler
ator down minimizes the possibil
ity of accidents." " -i
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CAM
tfim-M have I toM you not to buy
mote foreign tires?
If only the Awk fumLshed with
the cur was th? kind needed to
lift th inortKaKO.
Traffic Cop: "So! After knock
ing down that old gentleman you
arc running away to escape a sum
mons," Chauffeur: "Cosh. Officer, I
thought there was enough trouble
as it was."
The man who Ik full-of personal
liberty makes a dangerous auto
mobile driver.
i "Does your fiancee know much
i about automobiles?"
i "Heavens, no! She nnked me if
;I cooled my car by atiipplng the
gears." ,
j Traffic!cop: "Kay, you. who the
; Hell do you think you are, going
: tiu miles an hour?"
' Motorist: "It s this way. Officer
; 1 was hurrying to get a couple of
tiekets for the I'olieenuin'H Ball."
Traffic Cop:. "I've got Just two
! tiekets left, sir. Hre you are. sir.
j That's right, two dollars, sir. Love
i ly weather we're having, sir."
happen If that mun on. tha right
Lido over missed u day at work?"
i - Interested Observer "So, what
! would haptn n?"
GuMe "Twenty-two hundred
land sixty-one Fords would, go out
of the factory without springs."
f Interested Observer "Sa Mls
I ter. that fella's been sick a lot,
ain't he'.'"
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! If you think man isn't hateful
! by nature, observe how ' many
: speed up when you toot for gang
j way to pass.
i Automobile courting has one ad
' vantage. There's no small brother
' under the sent.
Hoard of an automobile accident
! the other day which 'was due to
the fact that the back seat driver
went to sleep and didn't attend to
business.
HniyJIians linrrmv Heavily
mo JAXK1UO. (P Cra
Lilian slates nnd cities borrowed
SI 05,3.10.000 In tho United States
and 555.000.000 in Kngland In
I!t8. Xono of these amounts was
borrowed by the Brazilian federal
government. A newspaper recently
commented on the situation, sav
ins: "All that wo have Is less ours
t linn foreftrners."
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SHIP BY PLANE
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I W.yiIINaTONT. Dealers In
? rfruit, garden produce and flowers
i ln Holland have solved the prob
1An of' transporting their perlsh
. able stocks by the use of airplanes,
jkflie department of commerce
fleams that two now freight planes
IVlll be put Into operation soon be
tween Amsterdam and london.
.j Airplanes have mado It possible
j or London residents to enjoy at
' dinner strawberries picked that
jjinorning lm Holland. i (
t Political', speaker ot Kim Und
J iiave thought of a way to defeat
jjhe hecklers vho Interrupt cam
' paign oration, v Speakers trucks
' Are ' ul0Pd ith toud8peakrs
( r hi ch convey sound a half mile
Wnd more. .
!P. Cl rao vanttd ml tin Uall
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NEW
DODE
i)K Luxe Sedan (wire wheels extra)
Proud Security for the
Woman Who Drives
From tho dainty wing-tippctl radiator to the graceful curve
of the rear fenders, the new Dodge Brother Six is a car
women invariably ndtnirc. Its brik alertness in starting at
the touch of the finger, the accessibility of pedals and the
simplicity of controls, the case with which it handles
and the feeling of security and protection which ,iV
Mono-piece body imparts, all recommend it as the
ideal woman's car. Its proverbial dependability and
safety plus the new comfort and beauty so typical of
Chrysler-styled cars aro daily winning more devotees,,
among women who would motor in proud security.
KICIIT ltODY STYLES: 9 15 to 106." r.o.B. DCTHOIT. Comcnianl Jerm.i.
E BROTHERS SIX
CnRYSLER MOTORS PRODUCT
EAKIN MOTOR CO.
1648 South Fir . v 1 Tclciihono 301
Open Evenings and Sundays
Now with' nil the other little
services rendered . by gas station
attendants if they'd Just scratch u
fellow's back. '
Irate Kmployer: "Late again.
Havo you ever done anything on
time?" ' -
Clerk: "I bought a car."
Here Hob a pedestrian,
Much colder than ice;
He only jumped once
When he should have jumped
twice. j
Tho upkeep does not worry the
motorist half so much as the
turnover.
Trials or a Tmffln Cop
"Say, Ktupldi what's tho big Idea
turnln" three blocks straight ahead
and jjo up Glontz Avenue to the
city morgue, no laoV I don't know
where you can buy buttered dog
biscuits now don't gimme no argu
ment or I'll slip you a ticket yes
lady thorn signals work by elec
tricity I ain't allowed to carry
baby buggies across no streets so
you never seen mo put my hand
up, well, why didn't you, .are you
blind1 or just dumb no mister I
don't know the population of this
city say who ever told you you
could drive a car yes lady the 3
o'clock train for Celery Palls
leaves the Union Station at ?
o'oloek well you - big bum the
JutUie'll give you 20 years for that
pull over to the curb there how
should I know whore you can get
safety razor blades sharpened and
don't gimme no Back talk yes lady
you dropped your handkerchief
what do you think I'm blowing
this whistle for just for fun you
poor sap would you care to buy
somo tickets for the policeman's
ball?. . . .
Wife I just bought a set of
Shakespeare.
Husband fa n g r II y ) Mo w m a ny
: -fluid (to tour party bf the ford
plant) "Do ynu know what would
A Kine Is a "Go." not a "Como'
"livery thing comes to him who
waits."
"Yeah; that's how I got a tine
for parking my. car today." ;
Garage Proprietor: . "Police sta-
I Voice on' the phone: "Yes.
! What's wrong?" - .
- "Ive got a suspicious character
i-her-e. He. wants to pay, cash for a
! .t oiid-hand car."
Copyright; Moss Feature !$rndl.
rinsnlfled advrTrsme gets results
Ready For Another Big Week
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LEWIS SUPER-SERVICE STATION ,
Mcdford
PHILIP B. LOWO, Mgr.
"We Never Close"
Phone 1300
GENERAL MOTORS
w, See the
hew Chevrolet
: 'V a Six in the price range of the four!
SIX
You aro cordially invited to visit our
special display of the new Chevrolet
Six arranged in conjunction yith the
great nationwide Spring Showing of
General Motors cars.
Here, in a price class that has hitherto
been occupied exclusively by four-,
cylinder automobiles, you- will see
displayed a line of beautiful models
that bring you every advantage of six
cylinder performance. Vet,, due to. its.
great' array of mechanical advance,
raents, the Chevrolet Six delivers better
than twenty miles to the gallon oj 'gasoline
with extremely low oil consumption.
And this amazing six-cylinder per
formance is matched in impressive
ness by the beautiful new Fisher
bodies. Come in any time this week.
Sec for'yourself that no other car in
the world can give you so much at
prices within the reach of alL
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695
725
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Chiivit . . . .
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595
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545
650
1 on Are Gtrdialty invited to Sec Our Special Exhibit the ,cw
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Flint, Micb'xin
COMPARR the dHiTfrM
price wclltthp)mrric
1 in coDsiorrinicintomnhil
lne. CheTfolrt deltv
ertd prices incliHle onf
rmtonahlr rharsri for de
ierr nd finjncioR.
Chevrolet Six , c
PIERCE-ALLEN MOTOR CO.
112 South Riverside Phone 150
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Aahland, Oregon -
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