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LA (3 RAND K. ORK(fON. SUNDAY, MARCH 30. 1919.
NUMBER 155
ORNING OBSERVER
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Local Autoriiobile Dealers Are Busy
JUAN WHO IS NO
FAIRY TALE HEEO
Eddie Rickenbacker America Ace of
. Acep, Was a Speed Driver Before
He Took to the Air in France.
Eddie the Ace sat at the table of
honpr in the banquet room of the Wal
dorf Astoria with the same unconcern
ed expression that one has often seen
on Eddie the Raeer from the pits oT
the Snnta Monica race course.
After getting away to a heart
breaking start on the famous Vander
bilt speedway of the Pacific we have
seen him draw up and pass one com
petitor after another; in the face of
discouraging odds, blinding dust am1
suicide curves we have seen him burn
up tires and gasoline until Fred Wag
ner gave him the checkered flag! And
then as he rolled his mount alongside
his crew in the pit, engulfed in a sea
of shoving admirers and pushing po
licemen and with an army of barken
screaming from the grand stand - Ed
die is just as liable to hop to the
ground and fiddle with a loosened rivet
or leaky valve, unmindful of his pop
ular victory.
As the Ace of Aces, Eddie is h royal
flush all by himj as the ace of racery
he is a full house of popularity bu
as a returning conqueror, the fire
man-save-my triplets variety well,
Eddie, you can't fake the lines, ibatV
all.
At the banquet table he was flanked
by the secretary of war on one side
and Major General Meuohjer, com
manding the Rainbow division, on the
other. While most of the celebrities
of the automobile world sat in front.
Occasionally Eddie smiled and when
not shaking hands managed to give a
little personal attention to his knifj
and fork. But as for recognizing aHiy
of the sea of faces that saluted him,
the great flyer was decidedly ip in
the air, outnumbered and outmsneuv
ered. A sweet old-fashioned American
mother in the balcony was the one ex
ception, lie watched her continually
and standing at attention saluted her
: with a kiss.
Secretary of War Praises Eddie
In hotels and elsewhere Eddie al
ways registers hjnome address as
Los Angeles. CaL, but professes Co
lumbus, 0., by birth. The Hon. Mr.
Baker, at one time mayor of Cleveland
and more recently in business licking
the kaiser dwelt on Eddie's boyhood
days along with the greatness of the
Buckeye state in general. Dr. Henry
Van Dyke of Princeton was dressed
up in his best, the, uniform of the
United St'ates navy, and gloriously
supported the record of the boys in
blue. Barney Oldficld, a late addition
to the field of manufacturers wps
present with his well-known Havana
and enthusiastically cheered very ref
erence to his honored competitor of
ether days. Br.rney was not i.hi oniy
banquet entry from the sp:ied world
for Ira Vail, Dario Rosta, Ralph Mul
ford and Ralph De Palma were all at
the barrier when the soup and fish
was dropped.
Toner and Itickenhacker Old Fine's.
Fred Wagner, veteran of racing his
tcy, was there at the start a'nd finish
ns usual. Ledyard Mitchell, president
of the Maxwell Motor company, was
at the left wing of the speaker'? t-iblo
with T. J. Toner, Maxwell sales direc
tor. Toner is a Rickenbacker support
er of long standing, their riendf.hip
dnting bark to the doji when both
were in California and Eddie was driv
ing Maxwell cars to victory.
DO
NOT .NEED
LUCK TO AVOID
AUTO- MISHAPS
Many poole believe yu mut be
born "lucky" or gifud with a pecu
liar ckaim to ward oti accidents.
But such is far, ;rom , the actual
fase. Vsually the person who is
free from accident, throughout a
lifetime has ben careful aud iwd
good sense for a daily safety diet.
The Safety Fitst movement now
being conducted throughout the
count 17 Is fyt one "upon which r.
great financial fortune hinges. Only
the good fortune of being able to
live without unnes?ccary suffering,
scars and dlsfigurment is the re
ward of safety plus, of course, the
. gain trom continuous employment
end savins of doctors bills.
Sn an endeavor n . lessen -ac.1-
' dents caused by, reckless driving o;
of
automobiles and carMfS.on0.s
pedestrians. H. S. Fire.-jjone. presi-
dent or the Firestone Tire & Rutihor
Coiwiany has Instituted a nio'6?".
jiltfure campaign witii the I r)'erctil
Film" Careless America."
This production has been promlwj
show In t tOeatr" of La
Grande wfth the Intention of awk-
eninc the rx jnle O a reaiatton 'JL
tile nie.iunso1 ts.'O '
O nare of csrelessners. q
Announcements where and
4111
on
what dates this picuire is to be ex
hibited will appear In the Observer
la, tiie very near futQe.
Hilton's Garage Ready
To Overhaul nd Adjust
Cars of Every Kind
Hilton's garage wishes to make t
special announcement to the public:
"Wc repair and do work on al'
kfnds and makes of cars no excep
tions. Being your car and our ma
chinists will please you.
"We guarantee our labor to' give
perfect satisfaction and we back up
everything we say with our high
class and experienced workmen.
'Shops are under the supervision
of Jack Harlan as foreman and witr
three more good mechanics added to
the list we will give you service nnc1
provide a high class of work.
'"The most modern equipment p
used in our shops and we furnish 9
big supply of tools and machinery te
handle all work with satisfaction.
"We agree and guarantee to lbcatn
nny trouble in all lines and makes,
and we make a specialty of electrica
work. Let us adjust and time you)1
car.
"Have your automobile .overhauled
before the season rush starts. Get
your car in good condition early. Lei
us stnrt you off right." :
The More lb Travels
The Better It Buns
Is Praise of the Hayne3
'The Haynes character cars arc
daily proving their inherent qualities
of beauty, strength, power and com
fort," says Charles McCrary, Haynes
agent. "Many letters are received ev
ery week from delighted users, which
reveal the wondrful stamina of the
Haynes cars. Following is a specific
example:
'In the spring of 1945, Dr. Fisher
R. Clark of Stockton, Cal., had an in
spiration and bought a Haynes tour
ing car. Two months later, after trav
eling 4000 miles in it, he wrote the
Haynes company expressing his de
light with the car.
'La-st summer A. R. Lyon, the
Haynes Stockton representative, of
fered to buy the car back for what Dr.
Clark paid for it
'I should say not! exclaimed the
doctor indignantly. Tve had that car
three years now and I've driven her
over 23.000 miles without a thing go
ing wrong. The motor purrs like n
satisfied cat, and in the hills it pulls
wonderfully. I have spent less than
fifty dollars on repairs and I get bet
ter than seventeen miles out of a gal
lon of gas. No. siree, I won't sell it.'
''And there you are. A Haynes with
record like that is one to make the
company pro,ud of its cars.
Al Daniel Has Received
Carload Shipment of
Happy Farmer Tractors
Al Daniel, manager of the Daniel)
A tl t ft anmii'inV urn a Oil (T't (rnil Vaatnr- 1
d .y in unloading a carload of the
Happy .Farmer" tractors fori'""'. 'E as onic.ai ouservers, i.v-
whlch his companv has the agency
for this district. Running a close
second to the automobile business
In this section Is that of the farm pany's service station at nn iNess 1
tractor which is o rapidly replacing invenue and Pine 'streets, San Francis-,
the horse ns the motor power in tho'ro. the car's tank was fillod to the cap
fields. Mr. Daniel Is willing to
stand behind the "Happy Fanner
tractor as a piece of farm machin
ery thu will amply sustain Its title
under all oondillunn and circtiju
stances. ,
Motorists Are Demanding
Zero Cold Test Oils and
Western Oils Preferred
"Cold weather has brought a large, WUI) trip- untl was made in about
and appreciative demand for the nat-i2-i-9 hours. Upon the return of the,
ural zero cold ttt oils derived from lcllr g, ),e .standard Oil company's Van ',
California -crude of the naphthene se- Xess avenue service station, the tnnk
rics, said Mr. Maxwell, special agent wa!t Bain f i 11 cJ to the cap with Kcl.
of the Standard Oil campaqy, yester-Crown . Ju-st an even five gallons were
day. j required, showing an average of twen-
"These )ils eliminate many of the y-three miles to the gallon,
troubles of cdld weather motoring be- j 7n;g test shows anairT that Re'!
cause they contain no paraffine to Crown, straight distilled, all-ifinery
thicken and congeal in' the cpld and gas.dine, will give maxiftum m'ies and '
their fluidity at ail temperatures down umform povj . !
to xero keeps the motor flexible and,
easy to turn over during cold weather.,
iiney insui twnev, iuum,-... - j
oi me
automobile rignt irom me ursi turn
I of the motor.
"Oils that congeal in cold weather
;bind tr?e mo-iiw parts, make startim;
difficult and put an unnaiurai sirain
on the battery, gesides this such oils
'do not regain their fluidity and begin
to lubricate properly until tney nave
Ibeen warmed by0the engine runnirz
for some fifteen to thirty minutes!
without proper lubrication, ounns
which time excessive friction is pres
rnt and serious wear takes place. Mo
tOists are avoiding t$s danger and
annoyance byMjsing eroline.-nicn is
refined from California crude of the
n.nv.tli.n urin nd has P natural
xero cold test. It flows freely Own 10
itro tenajiature.'
John E. Anderson Goes
to Portland for Car t .
of Largs Sized Autos
John E. Anderson of the Maxwell
station, is in Portland for the purpose
of forwarding a carload of huge
sized cars which .is expected to nr
rive in La Grande the forcp'art of the
week. Further particulars in regard
to these cars will be announced later
In the meantime sales of Maxwell
touring cars have been made to the
following persons: Harry W. Buum,
Albert Kenney, A. R. Hanger, I. D
Lynch, Dave Hutchinson and C. R
Woods.
CONCERNING THE
NEW FORD
CAR
Local Denier Receives Word That Pro-
nosed Plans Cannot Be in Kffect
Under Two or Three Years
Mr. Hilton, local salesman for the
Ford company, -is in receipt of infor
mation regarding the reports of a new
and cheaper car which will be of inter
est to the pultlic. The letter says:
On account of recent newspaper
articles and the many rumors circu
lating over the country concerning a
proposed new car to be manufactured
by llcnry Ford, we believe it advisable
to inform our dealers generally, in
order that you may intelligently nrd j
uniformly answer all inquiries. j
"In the first place, a large majority
of the reports afloat are greatly dis-1
torted and exaggerated. A new enr ;
may be manufactured, but as to when !
it will be manufactured we are not in
position to say, except that we do '
know a new car could not possibly be ;
designed, tested out, manufactured and (
marketed in quantities under two or
three years' time.
"There is nothing, however, indefi
nite about the present Ford car. There
are over three million in daily use at
the present time; and every one of
our dealers, through their continue'd
enthusiastic efforts, can dispose of our
product as rapidly as manufactured.
We intencTto continue the" production
of the reliable model T as aggressive
ly as in the past, nnd feel that we
hove the co-operation of our entire
sales organization in forcibly impress
ing upon prospective buyers the ex
ceptional high quality and dependabil
ity of the present I ord car, backed
up by the entire strength of an organ
isation already established.
Red Crown Gasoline
In an Essex Test
Made in California
In a recent gasoline economy lest
by the Essex stock car. Red Crown
gasoline again proved its superiority
a3 long mileage, full-powered fuel. In
a test run from San Francisco to San
Jose the car averaged exactly twenty-
three miles to the gallon.
Four passengers were carried and
the automobile editors of the San
Francisco- Cnll and San Francisco Bui-1
wsieu mat. me cars speenomcier
'showed an even 115 miles. of travel, j
IHtarting irom me bianuarn uu rom-
with Red Crown. The f,ollowinsr route j
was traversed: .Down Van Ness .to)
Post, to Presidio avenue, to' Geary
street, Cliff House, down the Ocean j
boulevard to Sloat boulevard, to Juni
pero boulevard, to Colma and tjicn'ce i.
ovor the highway to San Jose. A nor-1.
mal rate of speed ws. maintained on
the entire trip, the speedomftei: rnre-
ly showing less thnn twenty miles nil
hour of going above thirty. I
The return drive was over the same t
course ns that fallowed on the out-
gtandirtff Qrde f,-
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Carload of Dcdjre
e Cars to CoiRec"W?ek.ly ;
e' j
L. C. Smitlf, ljdge Bros.' car dealer j
ln ((,, clty, has a standing ordi r tor n :
,carliyi of machines a week. UP, las! t
o-k's supply irhd on miay and I
wa, spent Saturnns Next week's
consignment is due early in the week
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I Shsltfipeere Lar Unto Himself.
A cnrresi"ftdent W'sid'-rs how nj. .i
nhraw as "nlnlak time nf reir"0
rotild orlclnnte. One tnleht think It
referred to the Indian's peace pipe, hut
j snskevO-O was rg-her unfemlll.-ir
with the customs of Ainerlcun OM.riir-
i However. Sh.ikepeure dliP.ibut
ie pleated with EiiOlbh lanzreua.
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BUILDINGS WHICH ltAYK !
J. A H1STOKY
b 'h 'h l 'h 'b S 4
Contractor John Mars has been tak
ing away some old buildings to clear
the site for the new garage to be put
up by Julius Roesch. Both are wood-
THE FOUNDATION FOR A $23,000.00 FARM
Read this carefully. Here is an opportunity for the right man In own a splendid
farm. H is well located. Mostly all level, good house, good barn, 40 acres in cultiva
tion, 40 a area more with just a little more iabor can ue put under tiie piow. There are
480 acres in this farm, all fenced with four wires and cross-fenced. Two good springs,
one piped into the house; 400 acres of plow land. This place was logged off many years
ngo. There Is considerable timber on the place. Wood today is selling for $6.00 per'
cord on the farm. Fence posts command a steudy price of 10 cents. 1'urcluisers come'
and haul them away.
Ten cows, a few chickens and enough hogs to take care of the nklmmcd hiilk, to
gclher with consistent usual energy, will build a home that will easily he worth $2!,000.
The terms are exceptional. The price is $20 per acre, $9600,00. The purchaser must
have $1600 in cash, the interest Is 5 per cent. No part of the principal 1b to be paid for
.the firBt two years, simply the $400 per year interest.- After two. .year -the payments
for the next six years will be only $500 per year and interest. As n matter of fact the
entire faim can easily be paid for during the eight years. If not, however, the govern
ment will be glad to make you a loan for the small balance which might remain, '
Real Estate
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AH The
All
Price ' 'ZJSrM - - Price
Man Who Drives A Chevrolet . .
Th model 4.90 Chevrolet is the greatest Its tler.you eer saw. Its powerful valve in head
motor makes ,hill cfimbing a pleasure.. Its ensy-ritling springs smooth down the bumps and
. make riding a joy on the roughest pxds. Now to ho time to buy. . j.
; H0JV ABOUT THESE, DO YOU WANT. ONE?
, n Four yords,assortfK 1,1947 Bujtk Four and a New 1919 Maxwgll.
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'.THE RIVAL!
en structures of the shuck order and
were built in the year 188ti, Thej
have stood as a part of the contemp
oraneous history of La Grande almost
since the railroad entered (ii-amlc
rfonde.
One of the buildings was used for a
long period as a residence and stooo
in ubout the same locality ull thosi
years. The other structure, the last
GEO. H. CURREY
MODEL
World Seems
IfftSY TERIffS 0 ALL
30HNE NKAMe.:C0MEAlNY
0119 moved, has hud an up-nnd-dowr
career.
It was originally built on Jefferscon
avenue a short distance west of where
Ulrich Lottcs property now stands.
It was put up by the late Fred Proeb
stet and was for mnny years used alt
a restaurant. It was finally move?
to the north side of Adams avenue ad
joining the lots where the main por
FARMS WANTED
I liavo several clients who are in the market
to buy farms. If you want to sell Ican get
you results.
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I j have .severaJssfltTcrn homes ranging from
I $J4QlMr3dbo that can be bought on small in- '
iliul payments ($100 and $200), balance Just a
little more than rent. Better own your home
' and you will not be afraid to answer the door
bell, expecting the owner to notify you that the X
property has been sold. '. s
WORLD
On The. Level To-The-
tlon df the Foley hotel is built Her
it was also occupied as testaurant
and one of.the proprietors was W. A.
Messner, who was later, engaged . In
the grocery business. He afterward
went -to Independence, Oregon, and.
the last heard from him by people in
La Grande was nearly twenty-five
years ago.
. When that part of town began t
fill up with brick structures the old .
buildkig was again put on wheels and
moved down west of Fir street where
it would be out of the way of thr
onward march of improvements. ,
The last location appeared to - be
a permanent one, but the demand for
automobile space forced a relinquish-'
ment and the old shack has gone p.
fow blocks further down the street.
It was in this building that "Billy"'
Smith, an Englishman who came tn
La Grande In 1881. when a very young
man, conducted a feed store and
nmnssed a comfortable fortune. Af
ter he had been in La Grande a long
period his wife joined him from the
old country.
Having acquired a competence for
their declining years Mr. annd Mrs.
Smith retired to their old home in
Sommersetshire. ' .
No Friends Like Old Friends.
Esteem of great powers, or avail,
nblo qualities newly discovered, may
embroider a day pr week, but a friend
ship of twenty years la Interwoven
with the texture of life. A friend may
bo found nnd lost, but nu old friend
con never be found, nnd nature has
provided that he ciinnot easily be lost.
Samuel Johnson. - ,
CITY PROPERJP561
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