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PXnE E101JT JUKPFOHD MAIL TKIBUVK. MI'ltH'OKl). QUIK.'QV. StXIlAV, AHm'ST II. WW. S14.443.215 AID FOR ITS FEDERAL ROADS There Iiuh l.oon a to(nl of M.- 442,245 11 ppuri lutioil to Oiokoh fur fi'tlcnil-iilU highway! since Jill?, ueeuriliiiK to Dr. K. H. MrDiinlH. proHiihnit of the Oickoii Stiilo Motor asHorlatiott. VlJl". M0l Htll('l llUKCM III Ktlltc- 11 on a Hurvny minlc by t ho A. A. A. iPHOMioh ili-part unlit, ivli loll jtIvok In tlotall tho riKiirc for each of ill (j m-veral istnioi. "tii'Cffon'H jippropriiitlon HinountK to approxlmutoly ono ami diic qm.ricr millioii ilollarn each your and -ruiitractH hit now under way on tho House-veil hitihuiiy, tin- mt1 o anil l'Yomunl hiKlnviiys J tlm Canyon City-fiui ns ro;nl. Sal mon' Itlwr :ut-off, iiiain-IU'oiU- port road, Conlml Oitcimi highway j and fjovt'ial other, all hoinj; paid for In part from fcth-ral-aid funds. "Tho iota) aiiiotiiit eponi by tho fed cm I j:ovoriiincnl for fcdcral-uhl j wlnco 1117 In f XK x. ; :,'S.it 7 :.' or lens! than one-hulf of tho nation' hf,'h- i way hill in lfH. which Is a HtroitK j argument for an increase in tin- j annual appropriations by the kuv eminent for ihih work. "Tho American Auiomobilo anso- ; ctulipn ih now wilkihr an iiitoiifivo ouutpHlKD for an increase In fod-cral-ald npprnpriutionn from the present aniount to 7.',000.uuo yearly to a maximum of 000,- 000." Michigan People Drive Essex toMedford i THREE NEW CARS in front of Ariiioli'miir Motor to., local l wo ilcalcr. ;oe hit JJ " fit It E Car Operation Cost Is High On Low Type Roads orokc Mr, and .Mr.- Vtrl troil t niidnluht, July 17 by au to amr diovo through Imliana, II HnoiK. Wyoming. Idiiho and to tni'Mon, im-liidlnu tin- J Mu Morn mountain and Yid lowborn- pitrk. .Most of tho limo th'y avoraijfd fioin to ISO mlb-s. and had in car I rouble of any kind. .Mr. Vorolte cay. "1 diovo tin Kssox Chalh-nnT roadxlor hard -or than I bad uvrr drfvon any car. av'ra(?liiK from U- to 1M inllos Kallou, over bad roads, luiiK". rouuh KiadoH. t broimh mud and rain tdorms in tho I'Ait Horn inoiin tafiiH and through sand and dos- ls tin- fiislit and casicsl riilitiK ar I I'vor iliv. At ihnos I tlrovt' as fast as 7S iiiH-h an hour." Tho K-w x who h Mr Vt nd; drove is i-qu ippt-tl with an over drive. (,'iviii a very hili Koar fur fast drl im; on cond roinls. Mi' and Mrs. Vernke me on visit at (he home of their sister. Airs. I-;. HloiKht, of si! I .lai ksoii fcli-eet. and Mrs. Veinke's mother. Mrs. Jt. C. Iloiulewyns. They ox piet to return to iJetroii August HI' Mr. 'eroke is foi-eittan of the tool room at tho l-'ord Motor rum-tany. a I stylo, piiformanei; billty at a modmati Just what Chrysler In tho Oo Soto Six anil dependa- cost. This Is Motors, offers VALUE FOR DOLLAR;WILLARD COMPANY TO i i nun n nn0T mnmnu ; DUILU bUMO rMUIUal AllhoiiKh 11 eosls :t.S per cent in ore hi live today t ban It did in j llil l. (ho purchasing power of tlio automobile dollar has Increased 1 ;t per cent in that period, aecortl j IliK lo loading statisticians. ' "JJy contrast with K years ago, (he $1,000 HpenL for an automobile j today buys cxuetly worth ! of car," naitl I. !. Teed, general ihaloH iiianiik'i'r of the e Soto tli lsion of Chrysler Motors. "Cu of living figures prepared b- i he Xatlttiia I I ml ut rial 'oii-foreiit-f Hoard, Inc.. a short lime It ousts K'O.tiO per month more to operate a car laoo inllos ovr low typo roads than it would i oi.t lo . operate the satno car over hlh type roads. In a year this adtii tlonal tax that the motorist payr. for poor roads amounts to J'JIT.- I'O. Quite a tidy lit disc fee t o pay. lo operate one') car over un improved mads. Tho abiivr statement is from an nrtlcte entllhd "Tin; llih Cost r Poor Koatls" hi I he current itisue of Mm Mici:ii Motorist. The ar ticle, by a M-ries of charts and t thle- ci iiphb ally Hltistrat' s I he tiddilin:il tax levied upon 1 he inutorihts who Ik compelled to op- itiiu, shtw the dollar has falten to j wilbird -roiliiet iii the west coast, crate mi automobile vor iiutm- N; cents in purrhaMm; pttwer dur- j Ahn with this will cumu the de proved roatlx ail Die savins af-lMK ,H t'me. l)n the other hand, j eidedly ad va utaKomiH fat tors of footed whenever a road Is im- (hero haH been a marketl increase j improved service- ami a minimi' proved. - la the value of the dollar invested 1 0f freight charKOM duo tt A million dollar plant to lie built In I.on AdkoIos as an addi tion to their already K'Kii"li! ' Kaiifzatitin is the announcement made by the Wlllard Storage. Uat lery Ctunpany of Cleveland, Ohio, t hroiiuh its president, K.C Nor- berir. 'I he new plant, which is I lint third separate unit of this eompiiiiy, is heitiK built expressly for the plM ose of silppl IliJJ tht; ever-inereasiuK demand for the Wa Iter , P. Chrysler aiinounoes the iiurotlut tion uf throe new linos of i;-cylinder earn bearing his name, christened the "77", the "70" ami the '", resardins whb h the ctunpany says: "Many noteworthy enKinoorlnit advancements have been embodied in the new ears. Among the wholly orljiinal features Introduced by the '7 7' and '70' are Multl MaiiKe gear shift, an ontlvely new prini'iple In power control, the synchronized power system.' en gineered as a unit from radfotor to rear axle; dow ml raft fuellza tlftn. a Helen t if ie advancement In carbueration: larger and more ; powerful engines; Archltonie hod- les. new hi the science of their i tlcs'gn and const ruction "and new j Interior luxury ami elegance with I true Chrysler finesse. "The 'A rch It mile principle of I hotly construct Ion Is an exclusive 'Chrysler development that revo- l lutlon'zes the science of body building. This struct ure of dread- naught Mt reiigth. braced and re bruced witli pillars and Joints of we bled steel, possesses Immeasur ably Increased safety. "The '7 7' develops a maximum if :! II. P. at the brake. It has a bore of ;( 3-8. a stroke of ft Inches and displace men t of 26X.-I cub e Inches. The '70' has a bore of :i 1-8. a stroke of 4 3-4 Inches and displacement at I' 1 8.0 cubic inches, It develops 75 M. P. "An Important element of tho synchronized power system, the exclusive Chrysler-built " multi range gear shift, unlike any othar gear shin in use today, renders the control of a ear far more simple, more effective and fafr than over before, It has four for- , ward speed ra nges. heavy duty, starting, accelerating and driving ( range "Chrysler presents for the first j time the revolutionary downdrnft ' carbueration, o principle of fuel- 1 .at Ion new In automobile cngln- ! coring. The carburetor Is mount ed above the engine Instead of at I be vide, prmitllng the fuel to ( flow downward aided by tho force' to match, are available. i "True Chrysler limny Ik appar t nt In the Interiors. The ap j point luontM are in cxtiiisjt taste, j Beauty of the instrument panels ! Is enhanced by a distinctly mod-i ernlstlc motif repeated In the met. i nhvaro and paneling. "Walter P Chrysler for the first , lime in history introduces a ti- -cylinder car bearing his name in t itell for loss than $1,000 at the i factory. This Is built In six j body Htylei. the royal sedan, the j brougham, the business coupe, the royal eoupe, the phaeton ami t he roadster. These are a vh liable in i five new color combinations with j Upholstery to mateh; the bodies I are long, low and f loot-looking ; i linos and proportions give tho 1m- ' pressbm of larger, more ex pen- slve cars; including the graceful i slender-profile radiator shell. th i streamline treatment of the mold-j Ing. the long sweep or front and I rear fenders and the dynamic sym metry of every lino and lairve, "ft Is powered with an engine of the Chrysler dome- lilgh com- j prcsslon principle equipped wit h I a positive fuel pump instead of j a vacuum tank. In addition to the high conipross'oii cylinder bead used, a not tier reason for the ex ceptional power development is the precision -machined and per fectly balanced rotating and re ciprocating parts. "The 'till' is in keeping' everv way with t lie Chrysler reputa-t'on." Age Business Remarks One .9 ) caid IMIVSICM, riu. KIMCATIOV Kl I'Olt HKAZIM.WK tIA JANKIItu In I'is rti- ceiit- message to congress. Presi dent Washington Luis laid special stress on the necessity of physi cal education fur the youth of Itrazil, saying that it would knit tho peuple together closer t ban any other tie. Me suggested that all schools follow the army pro gram, adapted for students in the different ,grades, and that teach ers be sent for coaching at the army's school for sergeants. The M iuistry of War is espe cially Interest etl In working out a comprehensive program ofj physical instruction In the schools.) General Nestor Sezefrcdo dos Pas. sos is devoting much time tn co- j operating with educational lead -' TO IIOKNKS. ;i.i)i:i;i.v i-n.or PRICES AS LOW AS 845 AT THE FACTOBY Dp Sol,, Six-one vrar !l-..Pus 4, 1929. Duriup Hie paxt twelve months. 81,063 IV Soto Sixes ero Kol.l-l.reukinR ail recor.is for n first-v-sr .-ar the entire hiMory f llie inluslr-. It in not surprising that a ear so handsome, so com fortahle and responsive anil so safe and easy to drive as De Solo Six should find n ready market. Itut it is significant that even surh a ear as this should set a new sales rerord for the industry in the first year of its existence. This unprecedented publie acceptance is your assur ance that no matter what model you may choose for your own, you will possess a car whose distinc tion and quality will afford lasting pride and satis factionsuch as no other ear at its price can offer. Test De Solo Six in any way thai you desiredrive it yourself. A demonstration will enahle you to confirm for yourself the popular judgment that has made De Soto Six a record-breaker in its first year. De Soto Six MOTORS PRODUCT ti CHRYSLER l..M AKIN THINKS f fci-HVily. In the Ulitlraft typo. . the fn.-l iiilxlili'.- iiiuhI iiIm-ovs tic I.UNIJON IIP) HriMin's uld.-x lift. iiKiilnsl mavily. Tin- i.'hrys-i air pilot t""k to flylnc l.i-i aus l.-r flonii-ilraft i a iliim't Ion Its not i planes are su niu. li like horses. a nilistllute for the jMleni no-i He i A. J. I:ii-liartlun, ascil ' hit roil n.eil l.j- Chrysler. 0 7. who uiiee uwnvil a farm ''"ll SOUtll RiVeFSifJe "In the '77' and the '70', the ; Vorliwhire anil always hail riilih-n j Chrysler tleearboni'er cniiiluya a I horses until he moveil to i ; new flu'il 'i ai hosolve." which clhn-! ilon. Vi'lthoul them he fell lusl Inates the ilepiiKllH that eause car-1 hure. MEAD-FURCH MOTOR CO. Medford Phone 1109 PROMISE IJAD FIELD': in the automobile. "It Is particularly interesting in mite that In terms of staple farm products, the car costs the farmer from :)K to 01! pr cent loss today Mia ti In 1 !i 1 :i. In other words, the exchange value of wheat, corn oltnn, wtiol or beef fur motor vehicles has become unu and a 111 Ittl times as great. the plants locution In the heart of the west coast battery buying field. bon 'ping' In the engine. "So .J,J''ied the London I-lying pilot s Kxlcrunlly. the new Chrysler 1 club,' Xv said, ' for i he nearest models have no eountorpart In (thing to riding a horse is Hyin present day design. A higher nnd"n ah plane it if icate two years ago As yet. his wife has not ;tccom- Fur the first time In tlm hls tory,; of the autoiimblle lutluslr.v. idx eyliiidei ohvh prnml.se to load thefield In prodiictitm (bis year, aeemdfn? to a nurvey nuulo by tho t'hovrolel Jotoi' ( 'ompany. L'p tin- and 01 icr t hem It til 1 his year four cylinder cars lower prices than "This new high standard in! value Is a direct result of mod -) eiii Hi iontlfic mauufaoiuriiig melh-i oils I hie to these methods It has been possible to build finer carsj the public at ever before In : The production output will ho' wider radiator makes the frontal f lUHmrdson uuahrh-,1 such that a fresh stock can be urea more Impressive than ever. kept on the tucal dealers shelves beautifully mold-d 'n'r wing' fen- at all times. This new plant nl-jdcrs have arcs that are In perfect su gives I he Wlllard organization i accord wit h the arched tic roil. the opportunity to tie up with lo-j curved bumper and gnieeful slop-1 nil dei mi ntls ami eondit bins and tier profile, huge headlamps of panied hint on any i "She'll change he t.reM.-t...l. "When I his fllgTiN mind." he m To. c- ' oect to celebrate our golden wed 1 ling by flying around the world with her to visit our several children." Francis Fitch Kellogg, Provi dence, II. I., believes he possesses the oldest bicycle in America. It was built early in the nineteenth century. -ranked first In annual production f t he history of the industry. In volume. I the De .Solo Six unusual value During the fii-Hl six mouths of for a moil era to Invest merit is tills year there were produced ap- found, a graphic example of the proximately $ I .DOU. (Mill sixes as Increase In the automobile dol eoinpared with l.(i5,U0 fours, tin lar. Indication of what the total for "Fader present day condition-, the year is apt to be. there Is no reai-on why people '.How the change conies about necking a low-prlcetl, six-cylintb'r Ik Illustrated In the survey. Fhcv- ri)l- runnot get quality, roominess, rulet'n maiuifacturlng goal Tor the! . your Ih FiiuO.OOO cars. Fhovro- , , lot'h ' change-over from a four to ! n . vlx means a deduction of this J r.iiormoii.1 lolal from the tour cylinder fMd and adds It lo Hie tlx rylln.h r field. .Mow. the 'uutomoh'to picture ha,t ,r hanged almost overnight will lo noted In an Inspection of the F'-H showing. I.usl year when Chevro let was producing a four cylinder car. four cylinder manufacturers built approximately I'.o'M.eiii) cars, while six cylinder manufael urers were making 1. KIT. (Mia cars. As It now stands the year !'! nhmild show approximately 3.UU0. 000 six cyllmler units as compared with .C0.()0( four cylinder units. ''Cotirtemiemly this sign if tea nt idcvulitpincnt. which will make the current year an epochal one In : -'the itnnal of the automobile husl- ijOhri. comes nbout chiefly as a i 'lesult of the entrance of Chevrob-l I Into the six cyllmler field." the' tqmpnuy claims. j . Jreat volume production, coup led with expert direction In the ' engineering. manufacturing and ; selling branches of the huMucs are given its reasons that are making it ponr-Hde .tor the auto-1 mobile industry to i- itd all others j In giving the public the utmost ! for it money. I gives t bom the a titled advantage new of fl in I Ing new ways of serving tn ui) (hell- customers wjlh their inter- plllit iiailoually famous "(juabfy Jmill; vIm.t In" product. j htm The new structure Is lo conform "The hi tti regular battery ma nufacl uring , t he new 'TI practice In t hat i( is to lie one ' models t he story high, of brick construct ion dan. There and will have a dally capacity off at least twti thousand batteries. Further a iinouncenieuts of U'tl-1 lard activities tin the west coast whleh they claim will re vol u-1 t ionize the battery situation 11 that part of the country arc ex-, peeled shortly. i design, at I raet Ive sconce-type s are located on the front m Just h"low the windshield All hr'ght work Is chron-plalotl. I' tynes available la T' hudude three sedan royal and crown sc are four coupes royal, crown. buslnenH and con vertible, and tin; ni"n models ar' the 5-passenger phaeton and ni'idster wit h rumble seat. Tho '70' mot lei has six body styles: Itoyal. ami business, coupes, royal sctla ii. brougham. phaeton. va riet v of etdttl -J. wit h Uplltdtei y NEW New FROM TH GROUND UP -IN PERFORMANCE , CONTROL, LUXURY & BCAUTY CHRYSLER MOTORS PRODUCT FIVi bit IVE years ago the first Chrysler car revolutionized automo- new CHRYSLER "77" and "70" FEATURES Our le design, performance and style engineers now present new cars even more today's standards than was the first Chrysler. say that in all my experience there has never before been accomplished such outstanding and revolutionary engineering improvement in any single era of motor car advancement." corps of great sensational by I can sincerely Z- m 50f sy oft ac r-i 2 v-r ,it-lf'l (X'ii fit- 'ri l-et u lesltMi! your car to t ( m lonner lookn wllh our special c"lilnncnt, Jon k experience Tim work dtuio hero, tflvuH iiuintist Hatfsfav I it Hi. 03 'jiL"i:i-'i-i i uf telephoned we would be there at six" A COURTESY CALL M' ant HiRappointmcnts and somrtimcs em b a frag ment result from "jtist dropping in" on iolkn. A telephone call is o quick and reassuring that most ! people think of it not only as a courtesy due others j i but a real convenience to themselves and it cost little j Anyone, anywhere, arty time from your own telephone, ! or from public telephones conveniently located every- i where Home Telephone & Telegraph Co, Of Southern Oregon THE NEW "rr" OADSTf (.ilK rumbl. ttl t65. F, O. . DETROIT I Special Equipment Extra I I ror $iOyt w vy $ AND UP $1245 J985 msiNrss coupe ism IOA05TEB 12J (with rum bl teat) ROVAl COUPE lJ (with rvmbl Itat) OVAt SEDAN IH5 flOWN SEDAN 1775 TOWN SEDAN I77J COWN COUPE 177 CONVERT! SI E COUPE . . . 17JJ (with rumbtn tent) PHAETON (including tonnnu, fgiA and windihitldl . . . 1793 AND UP PHAETON IJ4J ROADSTfR IJ9S (with rumblfl lat) SUSINESSCOUPE I2?5 (ROUOHAM U95 ROYAL COUPE IJ (with rumbl tent) AND UP BUSINESS COUPE J 95 ROAD3TIR on; (with rvmb'n mot) PHAETON 015 IROUGHAM n ROTAl COUPE too (with rumble mnl) ROYAL SEDAN I35 ROYAL SEDAN o5 ALL PRICES f. O. . DETROIT ISpetlnl Eqi.ipm.nl E.Ira MEDFORD MOTORS 128 South Riverside Phone 762 MULTI-RANGE GEAR SHIFT Givei new pleasurs to driving; makes gear-shifting a joy even to the inexperienced; widens the power range; shift gears as olways, but with new ease, quickness and quiet. DOWN-DRAFT CARBURETOR - Not merely a gravity manifold but a new principle of fuelizing; complete carburetion; smoother power; higher mileage; quicker operation. Extra-large mechani cal fuel pump. SYNCHRONIZED POWER SYSTEM-Engineered as a unit from radiotor to rear oxle; new flexibility, smoothness and economy; still longer life. ; LARGER ENGINES Greater piston displacement; greater horsepower, torque end operating econ omy; seven-bearing counter-balanced cronkshaft; Invar Strut pistons; full pressure lubrication; oil filter. ARCHnONIC BODIES Absolutely new In prin ctple, non-squeaking, non-rumbling dreodnouqht construction; new strength and safety; new slanting non-glare windshield. NEW SPACIOUSNESS - All bodies 3 inches wider, 3 to 5 inches longer according to type; greater head room, adjustable front seat and steering column. NEW BEAUTY - Dynomic symmetry, chromium girdle moldings, arched windows with chromium architraves. Pennon louvers, sconce-type porkinq lights. Wide color choice with upholstery to match. NEW INTERIOR LUXURY Newly -designed ceo cushions, luxurious pillow-type upholstery; metol wore executed by Cartier, of New York and Paris, world famous jewelers. NEW RIDING COMFORT-New Porofiex spring,, new chimney type rubber shock Insulators, extra opih girder-type double-drop frame, hydraulic shock absorbers. Oversize rj.ply balloon tires. NEW DRIVING EASE-Chrysl.r light-pres.U weatherproof mternol-expanding 4-wheel hydrau lic brakes, finger-thin steel reinforced steering wheel, easy, non clashing gear control, new com end lever positive action steering gear, extra short lurnmg radius; centralized instrument panel. cyV"OHT 11 CHBHI.M rn.i.mi. f Trro i--i i
