Show r Jordan Miraculously Escapes Demolition I w i II I I It t A 1 Qi IP ij i Hp HE picture shows the Jordan belonging to E. E H. H Rose after it had dashed down a long tong hill T THE I leaped to the sidewalk plunged across the street jumped the curb and wound up in a clump of bushes at the end of its mad flight The latest tip coming from J. J A. A Greenewald manager of or the Mercer Mercer- Jordan Sales company local Jordan distributors is to push a car over the hill let it rush wildly down and leap off ott a a. high embankment to a cement sidewalk and then dash across a a. street and bound over the opposite curb If It it does this and survives the salesman has made a successful demonstration For lor so 50 Greenewald has decided after atter having read the letter and examined the picture which was sent him by George Bentel Pacific coast distributor tor tar of ot Jordans both Jordans-both both letter and picture being reproduced herewith This se severa severe severe se- se vere vera demonstration was actually though perhaps not intentionally made and was the reason for tor which E. E II H. Rose investment broker of ot Los AnKeles An- An Keles geles decided on the Jordan of ot which he is so proud that he wrote a Jong long letter accompanied by bv photographs last last week to the Pacific coast distributor tor In telling his story Rose writes On September 8 while canvassing automobile agencies with a view of ot purchasing a a. new car frankly speakIng speaking speak speak- ing I 1 was skeptical of ot the claims made by your salesman for the Jordan car However I 1 accepted the to drive the car over Sunday demonstrating it I to my own satisfaction My son who is a student in mechanical engineering engineer engineer- I ing was greatly Impressed with the car This with its performance de decided decided decided de- de me on purchase seI se I left town the next day on a hard mountain trip with eight persons and pounds of ot baggage The car convinced convinced convinced con con- vinced me mo and I decided there was no reason for me to a avail vall myself of the offer of ot your salesman to refund the 1 money moner if it the car did not satisfy me meI after atter two weeks' weeks time I I Soon after my mv return I left leff t the ca car standing on an incline on my property I In Highland Park Los Angeles I 1 I 1 got to set the emergency brak brake The h I 1 car went down own the Incline with angle of ot 50 to 75 per cent There was as a sheer drop to the concrete walk Want at the i I bottom It went across street mounted a curb one and a half feet and was finally stopped by a clump of ot i j shrubbery In Sycamore grove I expected to find the car a total I wreck and could hardly believe my o eyes when I found that its low center of or gravity had saved It from turning over and the only damage was a bent ent axle and a broken headlight glass In consideration of the great momentum momentum momentum mo- mo moi i attained by the car ear in Its descent descent descent de- de scent and the terrific impact sustained by bg it it is Inconceivable to me how there can be put into a car such str strength m lh to withstand such usage with j such fluch little damage |