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About The Klamath news. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1923-1942 | View Entire Issue (May 9, 1926)
Page Two Sunday. May 0. 10'2( TriR KLAMATH NEW3 FACTORY RUNS WEATHER TEST ! f t M V . ' Studebaker SubjecU Raw Material to Artificial Rain, Sunlight Willys "Seventy" Proves Popular In Klamath Falls; The ww Willya.Knigbt "Seventy" U loo popular to hold In stock, ac cording to J. P. Brett, ot the Oyer land-KulKht Sale romptuy. With five orders tor this model on hit iHEAVY OIL ENGINE TS HERE SOON Mado-to-order weather lor the testing ot the "weathering" tor a motor car Is on ot the lateet de velopments ot the Studebaker fac tory to determine the effect on raw material! ot different weather con dition. - Within this testing device a steady downpour or rain la made to take place in one section for 3 hours; for the next tiTe hours a warm, moist summer night is dupli cated. For the remaining sixteen hours ot the day sunlight much more intensified than that of noon at midsummer Is maintained con stantly. - Thai testing; apparatus is barrel shape and revolves once in twenty four hours. During this time it carries aamplea of lacquer, paint, top materials and upholstery fabrics through this series ot artificial weather. The sunlight is produced by fadeometer violent carbon arc lamp, which produces a light near ly Identical with sunlight Scientists have discovered that June-July sunlight Is six times as destructive aa is the light ot De cember.. Also "that even in mid summer six hours of the twenty four supply the greatest light in tensity, while in winter less than Thai the day is almost within sliiht when automobiles, airplanes, trucks, tractors, motor coaches, rall- I books. Mr. Brett is unable to get ; cars, tugs and pleasure craft may be 'cars tsst enough to fill the demand. j driven by heavy oil engines, with a The new car Is a marvel ot smooth. Qw cost of power production that operation and hill-climbing ability, never could be dreamed of with the be says. 1 gasoline eugiue, was Indicated at A salea room ot 30x30 feet in di- the annual meeting of the (Society 'I mensions has been added In the, of Automotive Engineers by the ac-Overland-Knlght place ot business.' count given by A. C. Attendu. a con The room 1 constructed ot wall-1 suiting engineer ot Montreal, of the board, an wtll be plastered, painted, development of small., light weight and equipped with new lights. engines of this type by himself and - n.:., -,... ..... i the Eastern Knelneerlnc comnanv 1UW lll)B-IVU!ltill CrTt-Uljr IUU , ' I three Overland- Slxea were received , o Montreal. Jay Walking on 1 O? J II I V- J - 1 I oiaewa.KS wins in Rio de Janieroj Traffic officers now are posted In i the ceutar u(, lbs) wide, niale aide,-! walks ot Avenlda, II lo llrauco, Hie! main downtown shopping street ofi the city of Itlo de Jaaluru, lu seel that pedestrians, keep to tha right. I There Is no wsmteritig along , agalust "traffic" In order to taro i at the window displays. Those on I the outside half niut walk down ! to the comet end turn back If they wish to look to. the store windows. It is, of . course, permissible to' turn at right' angloa and cross thru! the Inside line of truffle In order to enter the stores and motion picture j theatres. " ' " 1 Rubber Industry Hope Is Seen1 New light on lliu crude nthltorj situation has been thrown by Pro fessor Hny II, Whit beck, t'ntverslty o( Wlsconaln geographer, who In his; presidential address to the Assocla-I tion of American ileographtira, ex pressed tho expectation that the grent crude rubber Industry of lira-1 sll might profitably be restored aai a solution In the present crista In j rubber. j "Only a short lime ago." aaldj Prof. Whit beck, "the Amaton basin us thought l' have a nuluiul! uiitnopoly of nitibrr production. In 1 fin 0 the Amnion basin was sup J plying HO per cent of Hie world's rubber. It was llrmll'a second lur ! gest export. No one aullclueted lluil this great industry, niarenlly entrenched in security by nxluie.j could be swept out of eslliiic by the competition of plu II tn I lull luh ber In the fnr eastern regions, which had produced Utile or no riililier. "Vil It has happened. Had the' world demand for rubber not risen above the bicycle stuge, llraill mlgbl buve met the requirement. Hut the big demand for rubber made It pioniuble for IlillUla capital lo go o mr v"'''rn plantations, and Ihe llnullli.u Industry. ws vlrluslly slopped. , Throughout all these linngi's, the nalurol 'condition of the Amuioii valley remained the Kinie. Hut now with Ihe passage ot a llrlt tali legislative act which so Increase Hie price of rubber the llrailllau Industry may bs restored." here by the company Friday. j four hours supply light of any ap I preclable intensity. I While only a few hours on bright I days submit a driver's car to de structive sunlight, this "weather machine," by maintaining a maxi mum destructive effort during the entire day, .breaks down defective colors or defective materials In a short time. By passing all colors and top ma terials through this machine Stude baker is able to keep out ot its cars either colors or materials which The latest of these la an experi mental aviation engine built tor the United States navy department. This weighs only 417 pounds and has de veloped 91 brake horsepower of 1525 revolutions per minute. Changes that are now being made are expected to increase the power output to between 110 and lit brake horsepower and reduce the fuel consumption to one-half pound per brake horsepower per hour. All of the experimental engines were designed to be built of mater ials and by machinery now in use by automobile manufacturers and so that all parts would be aa Inter- wlll aI mivMBf ii 11 v atanit thn rnv. age. of the element,. By mean, ot 'heabl. Part, ot auto special oven, and refrigerator, the mobl,M ' ,he Mme ffiodel effect of tropical midsummer heat The first engine was built In 19M and arctic cold . is determined in ' of cast lron w,In '"J" cylinders, and advance. (weighed 1100 pounds. Tests made at .McOlU university led to the de cision to build a second engine with For results nee News Class Ada. Vp-anoAFT!; Equip All Around r, " . : assist . f i S" ; ,' i," J ' - - - -J- - v gs With Seiberlm You'll count it your lucky day when you . ' - drive in and tell us "Seiberlings All 'Round." You'll sure drop a load - of worry when you've got the old bus all fixed up with the best tires that can be bought at any price. Just take a tip from us Seiberlings can't be beat Get your set today. SEIBERLING CORDS 30x314 4 Ply $14.50 30x31,1., 6 Ply $21.95 29x440 $19.95 32x41, 8 Ply $47.95 Portage Cords 30x3 $10.50 30x3.'. 11.00 30x5, 8 Ply $ 61, 33x5, 8 Ply .'. 65, 32x6, 10 Ply 95, 32x6, 10 Ply 0. S. 100, Other Makes 30x3 $ 8. 30x3 V. ., 8. 30x31" Cord 10. ,95 95 ,75 ,95 00 ,50 00 Balsiger Motor Co. Home of Guaranteed Used Fords Authorized Ford Salea and Service 9th and Klamath Phone 427 Light Testing Station for Fords and Ford-Equip-' ped Car solid fuel Injection Instead1 of air Injection. Thla also was a four cylinder engine made of raat Iron, and had a compression pressure of 405 pounds per square Inch. It was of two-eyrle type, bad step eylln dera for scavenging the combustion chamber and ran on the same fuel) as the first engine. In preliminary runs thla second i engine started on the first few revo lutions, attained a speed ot 14001 revolutions per minute snd develop-' ed 18 brake horsepower. After var-J lous changes were made It develop ed 5C brake horsepower st 1100 revolutions per minute. The fuol consumption Is at the rate ot two-i thlrda of a pound per brake horse-1 power per hour, the engine Idles down to 120. revolutions per mlnuto and atarta readily from dead cold after three to five revolutions withi a six-volt starter. , Three engines of this typo were built and a car fitted with one was operated about 3.000 miles during the summer ot 192 without the. slightest trouble.' For GOOD RELIABLE CERTIFIED USED CARS See L. 0. Arens Chevrolet Sales and Service 522 South Sixth Street. 11-PIate Rubber Case Batteries , $10.95 I ... E2 13 plute rubber case $13.95 12 volt Dodge rubber mm $15.95 Tho above nre guaranteed full cupuclty batteries. Imperial Garage The Garage That Never Closes. Third and Mala Phone 130 Suappief - l&ster ore POWERFUL JA mm r k F. O. B. FACTORY The fcew Willys Finance Smaller down pay ments and smaller monthly payments; v the lowest credit cost in the industry. 77 THAT is the great popular impression of the Overland Six built up by the amazing power of its low swung, gravity balanced motor. ' Snappier than any other motor of its size faster more powerful, it will out-run, out-pull, out accclcratc any other car in its class. Its just the car for Western needs ready for the steepest grades, the roughest roads, or the long pull over the high way that shortens your trip and brings distant places within easy reach. It is a smooth running car, with all the power delivered in a straight line from the motor to the rear axle. It is a sturdy car over the road all the weight is kept low by the gravity balanced body 'giving great stability around curves a feeling of safety wherever you drive. There is long life in the strongly built chassis -made to withstand the hardest usage and give you real service. There is striking beauty in the body lines, low, snappy in appearance, finished in a lustrous lacquer that keeps its color and its gloss in all kinds of weather. See this car ride in it-drive it yourself and be convinced. vAiidl Six OVERLAND - KNIGHT SALES CO. 4th and Klamath. Phone 899. 9M