Imperial Valley press., 1920-04-17
JORDAN BACKS UP
mt T.BALDYW|THOUTI
BOILING; WINS BET.
Local Salesman Tells of Wager
and Outcome in Los Angeles
About a Week Ago; Remark
able Demonstration Made.


"The B. is the best car made"
"Say, you don't know what good
car is. There isn't a boat made that
can compare with my H"
"Why don't you birds get regular
car and be done with it. | can push
my Jordan around and make you fell
lows eat my dust"
The above conversation took place
in the club rooms of the Marine Corps
club, in Los Angeles, between a num-
Der of ex-leathernecks last Saturday
afternoon, all declaring that his special
brand of car was the best and the only
car on the market, irrespective of the
records proven in endurance and eco
nomical tests. Each man was argue
ing from personal standpoint, the
things which he personally had or
could do with his car.
One word led to another and soon q
heated arguement was coming from ali
parts of the room.
At last the man owning the Jordan
wishing to bring the Emusic" to q
ciose SAID, 81 can drive nv car nm
Mount Baldy backwards without bo;i,
ing the water" The words were nt-
Tered more to cap a climax than for
any other reason, and he only meant
it Tor joke, but the five owners took
offense at the remark and said. "I1l
take you up on that, and put up SUM-
per and 'theater party as a side to
be paid for by the losers" There
were six men in the party. among
them Jack Holland, the E. II. Hansen
salesman. Holland took no active
part in the conversation, other than
a bystander, and profit sharer in the
feed and theater party to be furnish
ed by the loser, and it was understood
that the party of six were to be en-
tertained by the losing half, should
go through. II
Now after making such an asser-
ton, the Jordan owner could not back
down and he replied, "It's a 90. mi
make the trip tomorrow"
The next morning he appeared at
the selected spot, minus windshield
and with the top thrown down. ali
ready to start the days journey.
The boys rode in the Jordan until
they reached the foot of the noun
tam, then turning the car around and
seating himself on the upper part of
the hood, with his feet straddling the
steering wheel, the Jordan man began
the trip.
Steadily the old boat took the road
with the master driver at the wheel.
ana over bumps, around curves and
through streams of water the Jordan
made its way. Never faltering. never
stopping, never baking.
only one rest was made dur;no +ho
road. A few minutes were spent at
camp Badly and the boys filled nm
tnelr lnsldes, leaving the car alone
Once more the road was made to
burn up with the giant Jordan trav-
elling up Mount Baldy rear end fore.
most. The boys in the second ear
watching with undivided interest.
AT last the top was reached and at
once the crowd rushed for the machine
wondering if it was all in one piece
Or not. A test was made of the water
and the thermometer stood SS dc.
grees, little more than luke warm. No
place on the entire engine was there
a warm spot. The car stood the ter
rifle strain of travelling more than
40 miles backwards over the worst
possible roads to come out 100 per
cent perfect.
More than usual interest over the
test was taken by Holland for his
chosen work is selling cars.
Needless to say, the friend paid the
debt and expressed his pleasure at be-
ing able to do so.