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Wilmette Life (Wilmette, Illinois), 12 Sep 1924, p. 9

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the story is 1e artistic · English languaiJt n has produced ' y stori~s in book~ ol ts are not flowered~ fficient life to th~~~~· ons and sirnple 'Ill meaning to his ~an would a great dQi s an~ explanations und m mystery st ·,il ters are all co Ortt!. life of mystery an'?~ tre not di sse rtablt lunacy leading the attempt at he failing of the emo. :?nt!nuous. 'l' herning to It tmpossthle to buiU ch~racters' behavior it ~ circumstances are too a.mong the. little circk Side attentiOn. It u hall gr<~up acting out a h the n_tght, surround« ~reel?m~ and wavin~ mfinitestmal plannina collection of adje ~~ Marchioness to as sh~ called -_ careful and f th~ sc"'nes e Manor of WILMETTE 1924 e:: .ysler Six· Sets 'JX~W MtWilson cord The Mt. Wilson Climb 1he peak of Mt. Wileon, near Los .A.Dgelea, California, ia 5886 half lunatic . is an entertaining ad. "?set of one day ring. ~m, ~nd the sunrise o! 1ng 1t down again.· -Jac Tulman e Want-Acl.t feet above sea leveL The elevadon at the ToU Gate at the mouatain's base ia 1250, making a net c~ of 4636 feet 6om the Toll Gate to the famoua Government Mt. WUaoa ob~HV&torv at the top. 'lpe distance hv road is 9~ mUes, a'\d there are 144 sharp curvet and dangerous turns. The approximate average lf'ade is 10%. Maximum pade is 16%. Beat previous stock CCII' record-2 7 minutes, S 1.66 aecoo.c:J. Best previous non-stodc Cdf' record-26 minutes, S6 seconds. Chrysler Sia atrictl, 1tock CCII' record-2S minutes, 48.85 MCOndL Pme-)..o. Anietea ExPre· Trophy. Obterven and timen-4 Loe Angeles newspaper men. Driver-Ralph De Palma. Date-Wedneaday, Julv 16, 192-4lloa.d conditions-Bad, due to dry 1eason and heavy traveL __,.-...--tyslet· s~ ~~Beats ~cord dt ""'~ By More Than Two Minutes .£ -;!t:;1f---:.. - ~~~- .. Chrysler took the c:urves. The third was the tterfectly balanced d.. allla%ing feat of power and speed on a sign, the low center of gravity resul~ steep and dangerous road. from th...: supremacy of Chrysler enp. Yet all who saw Ralph De Palma beat all neerlng. former Mt. Wilson records by 2 minutes, No swaying, sliding or skidding on the 2.81 seconds in a stock Chrysler Tour.. turm; just in and out and gone like a ing car say the phenomenal Chrysler fiash. The tires seemed to cling to the abilities were not taxed. road like a flanged wheel to a 8teel raiL 3 Think of it! In 25 .4 minute· a atock De Palma says it wasn't hard to break tbe Chrysler Six climbed approximately 6 Mt. Wibon record-with a Chrysler· times the height of New York's famOUJ S L ... h Woolworth Tower, over 9lh miles of ixt:Y-dg'" one-power in a compactlow swuna-easily handled car. Ridi.oa narrow, twisting road-and did it with eue and etabilitv to match such power. eue! Brakee to curb it to tafety. CooliDa co Three featureS' made the Chrysler acbieveltand the test of nearly ten mUe1 of ment easy. One waa the tremendoua full .. throtde pullina. . aurge of power that Uterally 1wept the Aak 01 to 1how you the marveloua thiDtla Chryaler up thoae heart..breaking aradea. the Chrytler Six will do. A Chrv·l· A tecond wu the srippina hold of the Su tlem.oottration will c:banae aU of youw four-wheel hydraulic brakea when tb~ , .. ,,~... of 1upreme ped'ormaa:ace. MT. WILSON The Cbrvsler Six, strictly stock cal', record on the famous Mt. Wilson climb is an TOLL HOUI& Evansto EAVE. PHOh... les · u , 1115-17 Davia Street Branch of Main Store at Michipn Avr ZZ77

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