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VARIED TESTS
SIX FEATURES
Outstanding features in the per
formance of the new low-nrieed
Chrysler six were demonstrated
recently in a series of teats near
St. Louis. A five passenger four
door sedan was used In records for
speed, acceleration and hill climb
ing On a measured course, the Chrys
ler Six averaged 70.66 mites nn
hour for top speed, and attained a
speed of 45 miles an hour In sec
ond gear. The car accelerated from
10 to 25 miles an hour In high
'jfcVar in 6.2 seconds, while only K.'J
seconds were required to accele
rate from 10 to 30 miles an hour.
Acceleration from 10 to 40 miles
an hour was made in 13.2 seconds,
and It took 19.2 seconds to go from
10 to 50 miles an hour and 27.3
seconds to accelerate from 10 to
60 miles an hour. All acceleration
tests were made with five pas
sengers in the car.
The trials were witnessed by St.
Louis newspapermen, and substan
tiate engineering titatlstics when
this lowest-priced Six ever to bear
the Chrysler name was introduced
tout March. The price range is from
795' to. $845 at tile factory.
DISCOVERY BY
FRANCISCO LOPEZ.
MEDFQRD MAIL TRIBUNE, MEDFORDT OREGON, SUNDAY, JUNE 29, 1930.
PSGE THREE
New Vacation Map
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! Iatko Eyro
! "Iy means of airplanes the un
inhabited, formerly unknown, re
gion north of Lake Eyre has also
come to be known. Effort after
effort was made in the piwi to enter
this region, but It wat found im
passible to penetrate it even with
Same Is which have conquered
many of the out-of-the-way sec
tions of Australia. The area la
waterless and Is covered with
parallel wind hills hundreds of
miles long and only a few hundred
yards apart. The hills nre from
50 to IttO feet high and to steep
on one side that even an unladen
camel can. climb only a few "of
them. From the air the region has
the appearance of a vajt field fur
rowed by a Titanic plow.
"The railway from Adelaide nnd
Port Augusta, South Australia,
which will In time cross the con
tinent from south to north, skirts
the southern shore of Lake Eyre.
For. more than 35 years IU ter
minus was at CVdnndatta In (he
highlands 100 miles went of the
northern end of Lak Eyre. Within
the nat few years the road h.is
been extended to Alice Spring, 300
miles farther to the north. The
country has a very sparse popula
tion. When railroad construction
is not under way, trains are oper
ated at intervals of two weeks."
Nancy Carroll In
Craterian Drama
Itenee Macrnnl-y. English hou-chs and R. K. . star, on
tlio nmst from lis Angeles to Hri ilsh Columbia In 1mm-
nnniii-i-. nuns nii( of tlu new I n Ion Oil
mais a helpful kiU
company
lour of
Chrysler
vacation rouil
With appropriate ceremonies, a
tablet has been placed over the
ppot In Placerltas canyon, in south
ern California, where the first gold
wa discovered in California. The
spot is marked at the present time
by a pmall mound of granite boul
ders, placed there at the time of
the -discovery by Francisco Lopez
In 1842, several years before the
historic strike at Sutter's Mill.
The ceremonies were held re
cently and were sponsored by the
historic landmark committee of
Ramona Parlor of the Native Sons
of the CJolden West and civic or
ganizations Rich in historical lore, the Pla
cerltas Canyon region was vlKlted
last week by a party in a new 1930
Chevrolet Rlx sedan. Just a few
minutes after leaving the main
highway near Newhall, California',
he Chevrolet party found them
selves climbing gradually Into Plt
cerltas canyon.
The Chevrolet party had no
trouble finding the two most inter
esting spots in Placeritas canyon
the site of the gold discovery, and
the 500-year-old Lopez Oak, uncter
which Lopez Is said to have camp
ed at the time of the discovery.
A small clump of sycamore trees,
at the foot of which there is a
pile of boulders, about three feet
high, marks the spot where almost
90 years ago, Lopez discovered
gold.
.' Lopez' discovery naturally re-
Milted In -throngs of gold-seekers
coming to Placeritas canyon, then
owned by Don Antonio del Valle.
Claims were staked out In all parts
of the canyon, and the quest for
the precious nuggets commenced.
The la-st mining' lirthe canyon was
over 30 yeara ago.
'.After their Inspection of the
tiopez Oak and the pile of boulders
under the sycamores, where the
tablet was placed, the Chevrolet
Six party drove two miles further
up the canyon to tho Walker ranch.
Just a minutes' stroll from tho
ranch house ore the ruins of the
old Italian-Mexican village, built In
1842. The only ruins hearing any
semblance to its former state is
aid to have been the stone ware
house erected to store the vnlunhie
nyprKets.
Australia's "Dead Heart"
CHAMPION COYOTE
WASIUN'OTOX. 1. C, Juno 2H
A region whose edge has been in
wight of a railway for 40 years,
yet has come to be really known
only In the last year such is the
Lake Eyre basin of Australia, ac
cording to a bulletin from the
Washington, D. C, headquarters of
the National Geographic Society.
"Lake Eyre might be called Aus-
t ra ha 's C reat Su it La ke',' '
the bulletin. "It is located
about 250 miles southeast of the
geographical center of the conti
nent and becau.se of its desert sur
roundings has been called 'Austra
lia's dead heart.'
Lies Below Sea I-rvel
"The lake and its immediate sur
roundings constitute the only area
in Australia that lies below sea
level. Its shore line is 3!) feet low
er than the ocean waters that sur
round the continent. The bottom
of the lake can be considered with
little error as at Die same level;
for Lake Eyre is in reality only a
tremendous salt flat that is cover
ed from time to time with a few
inches of water. It becomes a lake
after droughts are broken by un
usual rains In the far away Queens
land plains, so that floods rush
down the usually dry river courses
that lead to this closed basin. Hut
quickly the shallow covering of
water evaporates and the 'lake' be
comes first damp and then dry.
"The recent exploration of the
basin was accomplished in air
planes, from which photographic
maps were made. At the time of
the 'flight- the Inke was so dry
that a land plane taxied along its
renter, stirring up a cloud of dust.
"Later, to cheek on the obser
vations that had been made from
the air, a party left a railway sta
tion 50 miles from the main lake
and after great difficulty covered
the intervening rough country in a
motor car. Near the shore the
aysilake bed was found to consist of
only I a thin salt crust underlain by dry
gypsum sand from a few inches to
a foot in depth, with damp clay
beneath. Farther from the shore
the salt crust increased in thick
ness, reaching 17 inches at t2
miles out, the greatest distance
penetrated. This crust Is pinkish.
When dry It buckles up so that
slahs lean ngalnst each other like
chllilrens" card houses.
Ants ami Lizunls Live in Tjiko
"A surprising discovery on the
bed of Lake Eyre was tho exist
ence of colonies of ants some dis
tance from the shore. Lizards half
a foot long scamper over the sur
face as far as five miles from the
shore. They are pinkish gray, the
exact color5 of the salt crust. ,
"Along the western margin of
Iake Eyre are 'mound springs'
which apparently are natural out
lets from the artesian waters that
underlie large sections of Aus
tralia. As the waters bubble up
they bring large amounts of min
eral matter which are precipitated,
building up roughly circular dykes.
Eventually elevated mounds are
created which contain in their tops
little pools of water.
A smashingly good etory, Nan
cy Carroll's beauty nnd talent,
and Richard Arlen's winning per
sonality are three features which
'mako "Dangerous Paradise which
opens today the Fox Ktalto thea
ter, enjoyable entertainment. ,
"Dangerous Paradise," Nancy
Carroll's first starring film, is n
real moving picture, strengthened
and supported by clever dialog
A tropical background for the
throbbing love story Intensifies
the gripping adventure anil the
director, has made the most of
his situations. Climnx follows In
ever- mounting crescendo until
the final surprise solution of the
always enthralling plot.
In addition to Arlen, Oland and
Wilson, the supporting cast In
cludes that always interesting play
er, Gustnv vonSeyffertltz, and the
popular Francis McDonald. The
story Is based on Incidents from
a novel by Joseph Conrad and
many of the famous novelist's
thrilling characters nre wonder
fully portrayed.
MUENRTER, Germany. June'28
(jp) This city will name on of its
new thoroughfares 'Steubenstrasse
in honor of the 200th anniversary
of General Friedrich von- Steuben,
hero of the American revolution.
Members of tho American Sfreuben
society aro to come here " for
celebration.
con
long a slit
r the
TIDITERA'N, Perala. June
The government has voted
struct a railway 700 .mil
between Ilamarabad and - fa
Koh, to bring this region iindV
control of tho Sllah. The territory
was the scene of three revolts last
yenr. f-. ..
Many southern cKles have re
vised their building codes to cope
with the termite, an ant which de
vours wood beams.
In 33 trips between San Francis
co nnd Manila, Willette Gregg of
Beverly Hills, Cnl., has traveled
2.10,000 miles.
tt Y S L K H
MOTORS
PRODUCT
BJETTEit AUTOMOBILE
AT LOWER COST
i paul Wright, wealthy rancher
and champion coyote hunter of the
Oklahoma panhandle, has more
'han 400 pelts to his credit and he
niriButea much of his success .is
, a coyote hunter to the splendid
I'Tformance of his De Hoto coupe.
Wright owns two prize-winning
""mounds, Wllh which he cap-
nires the wolf-lilts animals. He
carries the clogs across the prnlrles
"i nig coupe. When a coyote
"Shied, he turns thorn loose after
he prey, follows tho chase across
Prairies, ditches,. canyons and rocks
'n the De Soto until the coyote is
'jpiured. :
The De Soto coune Is fitted with
special cage on the rear deck.
Specially constructed doors In the
lack are controlled by a string In
, driver's compartment. By pull
"8T the string a bolt Is slipped
"nlfh permits the heavy springs o
"ing open the doors and release
greyhounds to take up the
chase.
The dogs, King and Queen, hold
'o championships. One. called the
Catch Kill." ig tt contest In which
." eoyole Is released sixty yards
lead of the dogs and the Hogs ore
"med In catching and killing him.
"" and Queen won this cham
pionship n 1? seconds. In addi
n. Queen Is speed champion of
,P panhandle, a title won during
s held last year.
When Wright Is not busy with
" nobby of coyote hunting, he ro
we, th0 Cage the De Soto
ttI". replaces tho standard bag
""npartment and uses his car
" evervil.ntr u. ..I....
.Jossph R. Powell, 84 has lived
,he same farm and In the same
; In Walker county. Texas, fori
fears.
AND UP P. O. U. rACTOlT
Roadster, 80; rhaeton. tS30;
Business Coupe. W0; De Lute
Coupe, tSoO; Four-Door Sedan,
$875; Convertible Coupe. $945.
All prices f. o. b. factory.
W1TU THUMB PBATCBBS
Chrysler-dwignecl higb-compres-ion
engine, ming ny grade
gaioline.
Iwtherm veatiUled bridge-type
(liitoDi, with piiton rings of
tongue sod groove construction.
Internal four-wheel hydrsnlie
brake, with iquelde,iioalded
brake lining.
FaU-proMore lubrication rob
ber insulation of engiue coon
terweighted crankshaft cam
shaft driven by silent chain
thermostatic heat control
chromium-plated lamps mel
pomp foer alter air cleaner.
Steclweld Body no joints
utmost, solidity a distinct ad
vance in body silence, strength
and safety.
Ospistarmip
COM r A W 1
That's the plain matter-of-fact story of today's finer
De Soto Six a better automobile at lower cotL Even
better than the famous De Soto Six that broke all
sales records for a first-year ear and this means
unapproached supremacy in its price class. Better!
Swifter! Smoother! Smarter! Safer! The finer De Soto
Six has a larger, more powerful engine. And a new
Steclweld Body a real advance in body-building, a
threefold achievement in strength, silence and eomfort.
Here's value not to be found elsewhere at anywhere
near the new lower prices of the finer De Soto Sis.
THIE FIXEDi
WJ
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car to rmm woblu'm v o w b r . r m c o utii
MEAD-FURCH MOTOR CO.
Phone 990
Corner 8th & So. Bartlett WW1311B!1BB
BMW!
Six v Body Styles
590 to 695
rrie. t. o. b. i.stocr Irrfr m ItfftTSIX.
SjOj
$590
And os. f. n. b. fsctorr
Jack Oakie at Craterian Today
-
fag 'ls
AM lUiplruntH wmto between tin
iiKt'f of 1$ and l!S and otilj 150 uut
of !hl'0 paused the test.
! CAXTON. June 28
; wrty nf rt'ilurlntf tnid
(A1) As' one
In pontru-
band from irth China, the Can
ton provincial tfm'ernment forbad a
Importation of coffins which were
not subject to customs examina
tions and were widely uaed by
inm.'i.'li'rs of sunt and narcotic.
.luck Onkie. Mary 1 Irian ami Olive Huiili wt ill II sfi'iit frmii tin.
all-talkltie comedy, Tin- Nm-lul ,nn."
Jack 'Oakie. that Irrepreiwllile :
wizard of the art of wtsp-rrai-k-IltR.
comes to the Fox t'riitt'rinn
theater today in "The Social Mun"
to make Rood with the society
dobs.
The plot, like all Oetnvtls Hoy
Cohen pints, is cnKnKitiK and ftll-
a comedy drama lioscd on tho , e( with surprise twists
story. "Marco Himself" by Octa-j Mary Brian. Skeets O.'i Haulier
vus Itoy Cohen. I nd olive llorden head the sup-!
The current craze of inovicdnm j port. 1
never had a role more suited toj 4
Ills own capabilities than this, l.ONllON', June 2S iP) l-'lve
character of Marco Perkins, tho j nut of every six Klrls failed n( Mini
pnlo-playlm; fool who makes good j latest examination!! for typists held;
on a society polo team hut fails! by tho civil service commission. '
BATTERY
SPECIALS
6-Volt 11-Plate Batteries $4.50
6-Volt 13-Plate Standard $5.00
6-Volt 13-Plate Heavy Duty. . .$6.00
Guaranteed Ford Generators
Like New $5.00
Batteries Recharged 50c
Severin Battery Service
Berrydale 1522 N. Riverside
Medford-Made Batteries
4Y j y iv
m M
nil
Your old tires ure worth
money! We give you full
value for the actuul mile
age left in them.
So make your old tires
help you pay for your
new ones during this
sale. The gener
ous allowance
we muke on
them usually pays a con
siderable portion of the
purchase price on brand
new heat-tested, speed
tested Silver-towns. Those
old tires are worth
more than you
think. Bring
them
II II I; 1 ' v s them in Get
V'WmM.j.T our prices.
SilverUnciut Tested over the
highway of the country.
That' why we can five you
facts on mileage instead
of vague claim
Goodrich
ilverfown
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