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PAGK ETGHT aiEDFORn mail tribune, medford, Oregon, Friday, august u, lm. AUTOMATIC SHIFT Power Cylinder Exerts 16 Pounds Pressure at Touch of Finger Not Even 'Click' Is to Be Heard By WILEY M ALONE Y (United Press Staff Correspondent.) DETROIT, Mich., Aug. J4. (UP) A new automatic gear-shifting device that work a smoothly w two alleys or banann slipping Into a plate of cream and n almply as a self-starter, waj put through its paces today by E O. Hill, Its io-lnventor. There have been scores of automatic devices invented for this purpose, but none, according to Hill, is as simple as the gadget developed by blnucK and H. W. Hey. "To begin with," he pointed ouf. "It depends upon an entirely new principle. . "You ace," he explained, "there are three tubes running up the steering column to a control device under your little finger. Tho tubes control three 'poppet' valve that are sus pended In a vacuum. The valves con trol a 'power cylinder" that pulls with 18 pounds pressure. That's at least 10 times stronger than any other do vlce of a similar nature, and probably more. Almost all other automatic gear shifts have been worked with electricity." "But ,Doc, what if your motor stops?" "Well then, of course, you can't drive anyhow. No other similar gad get works under those conditions either." After pointing out the small con trol valves and the power cylinder, he askei an observer to get into the car. There was no need, even getting In from the right side of the car, to de tour around the gear shift and emergency levers. They were not there. The emergency brake was oi the other side of the car under the cowl. "Start the car," H1U commanded When that was done, he said, "Okay, now aqutggle tho finger lever there down Into the Mow' position." The lever was mounted under the steering wheel within easy reach of the little finger, ft worked easily through Its conventional "H" shaped groove. "Now," he said, "put your foot on the clutch." The car moved away without a sound. "Now," he said, "put the lever in second." Tho car kept moving along, "Step on the clutch." There was no click. One did not know Just when the gears had me&hed except from the sound of the motor. The same maneuver was made to get into "high." "You see," he explained, "it's pre selecttve. But Its real feature Is quietness." The 8t. Louis Browns played a double-header in 1D27 before 64 paid admissions a record. E. TAKEN BY DEATH Hal Byron Nye, bom at Romeo, Michigan, September 29, 1868, passed away on the evening of August 13, following a gradual decline in health. He spent most of his boyhood in Michigan, though he had been west several ' times with his father, who was engaged In mining In Colorado, near the present site of Leadvllle. In his 'teens he worked at various em ployment In tho frontier towns, carry ing mall, freighting by team and street-car driving. He drove the first horse-car through the city of Helena, Montana. Mr. Nye's early life was Interesting with varied experiences of the fron tier. He followed the paths of the mining Industry and agriculture. In 1885 he secured a lease on the North ern Pacific mine In Montana where he remained until 1890 when he bought a farm In Flathead county near Kallsptl. In tho spring of 1900 he came to Medford and opened up the Bill Nye mine near Gold Hill. On July fith he struck very rich ore, some averaging $63,000 to the ton. He was married to Mlns Llllie Greg ory .February 9, 1902, and they have spent most of their married life here and In Jackson county. In 1908 he purchased the old Colvlg homestead near Gold Hill, planting the fine or chard now owned by Mr. and Mrs. Grey. ' He was a lover of flowers and trees, and wherever he lived and however small the plot of ground, he found a place to plant some living thing, which blossomed In response to the kindly touch of his deft fingers. Always Interested In the progress of the community In which he lived, Mr. Nye took an active part In it civic life and activities, and he will be sadly missed by old and new friends. He had been a member of the Methodist Episcopal church since 1902. He leaves to mourn his passing, his wife, one daughter, Mrs. Delia Mc Pheetera of Kallspel, Mont., one son. Hal E. Nye of Maryland by a former marriage; 16 grandchildren and It great-grandchildren. One daughter. Mrs. Pearl McPheeters, preceded htm In death. Funeral sen-Ices will be conducted by Rev. Joseph Knotts at the Conger chapel at 1 p. m. Sunday. Interment in the Gold Hill cemetery. Weather Northern" California: Fair tonight and Saturday but fog on coast; slightly cooler In delta region tonight and In Interior Saturday; gentle changeable wind off coast. Oregon: Fair tonight and Saturday but morning fogs on coast and in western valleys; no change In tem perature; moderate northwest wind off coast. Cecil Hart, deposed as manager of the Les Canadians hockey club four years ago, has been signed again for the coming autumn. 4 The Pittsburgh Pirate, Jim Weav er, graduated from Western Ken tucky State Teachers college in 1927 with a degree in architecture. MANILA (UP) Pan-American Airways is constructing a new base on Canacao bay, near the Cavlte navy yard and across Manilla bay from Manila, to provide better protection for the big Clipper planes during typhoon weather. Thus far the Clippers have landed at a barge anchored a few hundred yards offshore from Manila, which provides a good mooring for planes. But no facilities are available for hauling them out of the water. Neither Is their safety assured In case of severe storms. Pan-American officials planned heretofore, should bad weather neces sitate, to move the plane from Manila Bay. The new base, between Cavlte and Sangley Point, about seven miles by A water and 25 miles by land from Manila, will have a wooden ramp from the shore to the water, which will permit planes to be drawn up on land, secured, overhauled and serv iced. The watere of the bay are more sheltered behind the point on which Cavlte is located. This will permit landing and taking off under weather conditions which might make It Im possible in Manila harbor. Although Manila harbor ia pro tected by breakwaters, the water Is frequently rough enough in typhoon season' to make landing and taking off difficult. The new location la ad vantageous for this reason. The new base is being constructed on a site formerly owned by the Earn shaw Docks and Honolulu Iron Works. unwpvpr. Pan-American officials do not consider it more than temporary base, as they have uiumaie yiana vi. constructing adequate facilities closer to Manila. The distance to Cavlti la somewhat of a handicap. 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