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kv&tkl PAPER
FOR
LOYAL PEOPLE
THE SUNDAY MpKNING
INDEPENDENT
ON
ALL QUESTIONS'
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. Section Two Six Pages
'MEUIBlft HB ASSOCIATED PREYS'
Automobiles, Agricfiltural, Sports, Classified, Etc.
VOfiTTME VTTT
'la oRANnK.' onttr.ox. runday! aputl . 1919.
NUMBER 161
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Local Automobile Business Good
HILTON TO
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ACREAT GARAGE
With finul adoption of plans and
specifications, .with excavation in
progress and csntractors busily on
gaged in getting toi;eher equipment
for bulldiu:, Frank Hilton, owner of
the Hilton Garage on A'dams avenue,
ia assured of having in a'.short time
the largest garage between Portland
and oise.
According to the plans adopted
36,000 square feet of additional floor
spnce will be added to' his already
wellappointed building, and he will
have storage room for 175 oars.
There, will 'bo two entrances on
Adams avcjjue and a t entrance on Fir
Btreet thus giving customers ample
room to drive in and ou.t of the gar
age without bucking or. turning.'
The show room 1'or the syiles de
partment will a handsomely dceor-
, ated room 70x10 feet ond will be as
beautiful as a parlor. Here Mr. Hil-,
ton .will keep lnlej; models of the
cars for which he '.s agent 'and every
feature of the cans will he displayed
bo that the hiyina.i will understand
the working 1 arts' ot the machine.
"When I came to I.a Grande," said
Mr. Hilton. "I had perfect faith in
tie town from the first trip down
Adams avenuo. I have never had
cause to have that faith shaken, but
on the. contrary I have seen nty busi
ness grow faster than I could well
take care of 11 Every garage needs
room. That If. the cry all over the
country 'and I determined to have a
building' that would take care of the
trade. With this la view I planned
the present structure and when it is
completed I feel abundantly safe in
saying to the peonlt of La Grande
and Eastern Orego:i that a thorough
ly first class institution in every par
ticular will be at their service.'
New Oldsmobila Truck
Is Being Shows by the
' W. H. Bohnenkamp Co.
Considerable interest is being
shown In the now Oldsmoblle truck
which.W. H. Dohnonkamp Co. havo
been showing for the past five diij-s:
if appearance counts for anything
tile now truck is certainly a good
one. One of the things that imme
diately attracts attention is the tire,
equipment .which is furnished on
this truck. Great big 35x5 Good
year Cord tires are furnished as
regular equipment. It is claimed
that with these tires It is possible to
run the truck at much greater speed
and to obtain nearly fifty per cent
greater mileage of gasoline and oil
Ih.ni with solid tires. Also that the
expense of maintalncnce is a groat
deal lens due to tlia shocks and vl-
rntlon being absorbed by the tires
instead of being transmitted to the
truck and Us load.
Another feature that attracts Is
that it is equipped with self stMrer.
This appeals to many people who
would not think of buying a touring
car without' a starter and who ctu
not like to crank a. truck any more
than they do a touring cm-. This
truck 13 particularly adapted to farm
use and to ordinary transfer" worl'
and a big sale for it ispredicted. '
MOTOR CAE DRIVERS
NOT AT FAULT
Public'H Neglect of 'Caution Is to
Itlaiue for the Majority of Acci
dents, According to Tollce.
"A great majority of tlio acci
dents attributed to motor cars are
not the fault of either the automobile
or the driver," "Traffic police of
long experience state tllat a largft
percentage of the accidents report
ed are duo to the public's lack of
caution.
"In many cases, eccordinR to the
police, pedestrians seem "deaf, dumb
.and blind. Often thoy "go to sleep'-'
in thp middle of the street.' The
roller skate is held responsible for
more accidents to children thaji is
the motor car. Children's bicycles
come next. Traffic regulations
against automobiles and other ve
hicles are rigidly enforced why not
bar rolicrskstea from the streets?
"The automobile today Is one or
the most perfectly controlled form?
of transportation. Tills has result r-d
-. from the perfection of design of brak
ing mechanism. In tho new Esse,
for instance, the V.ilie hands aif-
fourteen inches in diameter and an
inch and three quarters wide. The
ample propirtioirs cl the brakes,
combined -ith ease oT control, assure
Ihe utmost safety cvn. uudor tho
hardest driving conditions.
"The designers of the Esse?: havo
made it so easy to -outrol thafr -It
can be handKd saiViy by any woman
who drives her own cn Spe'Ul Jt
' tenton has' beer paid to tho .-on-,
trols, which are pi if od witii'n r?sy
teach of the drivo tiile'th? oif.r
mance of the car it??lf and i.s not
able flexibility hcVp in m'nklnt; the
car as notable for lie safety as H
is for its' strength.
STUDEBAKER
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Government "Will
Make Use of the
Trucks Made fbr War
That the Studobakcr' car is tho
Thousands ofc war-torn motor
trucks, which carried munitions and
food supplies to the American sol
diers at the front in France, will be
repaired and used by 'the government
in the United States. The war depart
ment already has ma'do its plans to
salvnfie theso damaged machines. The
reclaimed trucks will be returned to
America .and will be used jn a great
nrst.aiul only love ,-f many admirers !nation.,i SVstem of transnortation. A
is apparent from the orders which j farm-to-table business and a parcel
the Wallowa Grain and .Milling com- post system require rebuilding. While,
pany are booking for that populai ! new motor cars still are being 3hipped
make of automobile. Ross Leslie, abroad, all tho old ones worth revlaim
who has charge of the salesrooms injiRe; soon will be'seut to Camp.Hola
La Grande, is now crying for morojbird. ' '
room to take earo of the Studebaker Several thousand1 trucks at the camp
business and- has", plans laid out were never shipped because they
, , . , . . , , , did not fit the changed specifications
which when. nuttun-J will give this, . . . . ..
Ul-lMMIUIl'll Vy I''? KC1 mill-Ill. iw, u
car a fine homo in ihe city. , . w;th lhp American expedltionnry
The new Studeb-iker Is a 'bear," forces, will bo used'with the reclaimed
accojcllng to Kiiss Leslie ajid several 'vehicles. More than 20,000 machines,
of the purchasers or the new model. bujit for use in the war, will t!e used
II Is Tefined'to a high degree ar.dto Bl j forming a great national
all the Imperfection:, known to every Uv?tom of transnortation for the pur
mako in the past hrve been consid-l
ared by Sludebaker engineers and.
remedied.
pose of bringing tho farm produsts
flireet from the farmer to the kitchen
table of the city housewife.
Kach motor truck line will connect
a city with a rural community In order
to solve the hitherto puzzling problem
of distribution, of.farfn products. The
postoffice department is co-operating
in a plan to use some of the irucks on
mdtor mail routes, doing both a'form
to-tnblo business and a parcel post
traffic,-under government auspices.
Use Zero Cold Test.
Oils in Winter Is
Safest Plan to Follow
Unless you us'e a zero cold test
oil in cold weather motoring," said
Mr. Maxwell, special agent of the
Stnndord Oil company. yesterdny, '"you
might Just as well have 110 lubricant
in your car for the first fifteen to
thirty minutes of operation, for con
gealed oil does not lubricate.
"With the oil in the crank ruse too
thick or sluggish from the old to
serious damage to the motor, to say
nothing of the drain on the batteries
to get stnrtedt
"To avoid this dunger anil annoy
ance, motorists should use 7,roIenc,
which is refined from California crudo
of the naphthene series. This oil has
a natura.l zero cold test becnuso there
is no paraffine present to. congeaa! at
low temperatures.
Character in a Car .
Means as Much as
Character in a Man
Character in a car menus just as
mu.'h a3 character in a man. It is
yeur st indaid of judgment. Known
character is an asset to any enr and
n great rot faction to its owner.
Chnrnrtvr in tho lhiynos is not su-
pc-firiaT. It is through-and-through.
It is much more than, the mntctials
of which the. car is built excellent as
they are. It exemplifies tho spirit of
tliis organization makers of Amer
ica's fist car with twenty-six years
of progress as its character-building
splash properly, what must be the ef
fect on cylinders and bearing! duri.ig, history.
the half hour or so required for tho I Tho new series Itaynes is a chnrac
oil to regain its proper fluidity; F.x-jter car. Kach style deftly combines
cessive wear, with grave 'InnwtT of 'the. four essential factors of enr-chnr-
acter Ucauty, strength, power and
comfort. Engine, chassis, interior and
exterfbr finish each detail agreeably
satisfies thedemand of good taste and
service. The full, aluminum body,
with its lasting, lustrous finish, the
little conveniences so thoughtfully in
corporated these gracefully harmon-.
ize with Haynes engineering and me- !
chanical standards. " , .
We will do our best to meet .your
wishes as to date of delivery, but wo
would urgo you to be prompt In mak
ing your reservation. , of tho new"
Haynes you select.
'Charles McCrary is local a'gont fpt
the Hnyitos car.
j. MAN THEMASTER ,
Man Is fond of calling himself the
. rroiwest orlc of nature," and yet
Many bugs can see better. .
Most other animals have 8 much bet
ter developed sense of smell.
Many oilier creatures hnvo the sense
of direction, which he hicks entirely.
Tho flea can jump farther In pro
portion to Its size.
Design of the Essex
Is Being Followed
by Other Car Makers
There will be but little new in tUo
automobile field within the next
twelve months, aays J. Edward
Schlpper, technical editor of Auto
mobile Industries, New York. The
trend will bo toward detailed refine
ments rather than radical changes.
Lightness, high ! r.uality, economy
and greater accessibility will result
in better performance.
The tendency in general, design
will be toward lighter cars ia which
the lightness is secured by more
scientific design and better utllza-
tion of space.
This is well exemplified In the
Essex, which Is attracting so uiucn
attention throughout' the United
States'," Said memner of the Gallo-
wny-Hoo3 Company today. Tho
wonderful performances or tne r.s-
sex will result in moor core ioiioy.
ing Its design.
As a rosait, the car. in tne iu
turc, tike tho IJsiex, will get per
formance and havo more room for
driver and passenger, although
ounted probably on a shorter wheel
base than the average car of today.
There will also be better accpler
tion and greater power on hills. J no
lighter weight will reduce upkeep ex
pense to minimum.
"A question often asked automo
bile engineers is 'what effect is tho
war going to have 00 car design. The
war is not going to have any material
effect on car bodies or the general
appearance of cars, although there is
no doubt that the lessons learned 1n
the lust two years will leave their
imprint in a number of Important
iletnils.
"In the average car of the future.
It witt -no lo:ig-r be necessary for a
man to pay bill of $0 to $10 to reach
some nart of his ca-.that costB flft?
cents to replace. The cost of tiuto-
mobile labor Is so high that it very
had efficiency to- hate an Inaccessi
hin car.'
i 1 ha Fssex for nslance, ine
designers have paid great aueniion
to this detail and the result is mni
every part of the nmrhnnlsm of the
car can' he reached with the sinullcst
possible .expemllliira or bitror.
John E. Anderson Has
Had Satisfactory Sales
Predictions on Shortage ...
of Cars Is Already '
Noticed by Dealers;
With the' coming r.f spring nnd an j
increased denrnd for cars some of t
the dealers are already experiencing :
difficulty In koepini enough cars on,
hand to fill their orders.
W. H. BohnenUauiB Co. report that ,
the Chevrolet factory .are several
weeks behind in their orders at this .
time -with every Indication of the !
situation becoming worse instead of
better. The Cheviolet company
have eight factories, located all ovor j
the United States, and every one is 1
working to the utmost cnpaclty In an j
effort to keep their denlers supplied.
At th Oakland nl'int. which suP-
.1.1- Lnllnm onnatruMinn is II
under way on a six story addition to
the nresent factory.
By placing their orders some time .
ahead the local demard for Chevrolet I
cars has been fllred up to this time j
but It is a question if this condition
will hold much lonstr.
Nate Zweifel Becomes .
the- Proud Owner of
New Oldsmobile Car
Economy in Running
Depends Largely on
Lightness of Construction .
Taking, the discussion among engi
neers as an indication ot tne present
status of automobile design, it ap-
,L' , il ll f li,rT,f wniirht
to come in for a good ileal 01 nncn ;
tion in the immediate future. r,spe-
ci'hIIv at the New York show, where!
the automotive engineers held . their
annual meeting, was this tendency
brought out clearly. . .
Rome of the engineers tnink mni
air cooling will be one of the big de-j
velo'pments of the .future, I his nys-1
tern has been employed for sixteen
years on the Franklin car with suc
cess. The opinion 01 tnese- uiiuiuuuca
is 'based on certain research in the!
airplane field, which made the point
lighter engines per unit of power were ;
possible by eliminating all the appa-,
ratus and heavier construction that a
water-cooling system entails.
Almost to a man,' the engineers sny i
that one of the big lessons of the war ;
experience has been Ihe demonstration
of the ability to- build lighter wcsgh'l !
construction and at the same time
maintain a higher quality of perform-'
ance and reliability. The growing
popularity of light weight was nninlir.
fied-by s report showing that the gas-1
oJinc supply for years' to 'rtma could
not e expected to improve either
as to duality r quantity. The need
!1 incre-
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Oldsmobile Speed Truck
Here is the all -purpose truck, the one you have been waiting for. Answers every need for farm or
transfer work.
Read These Specif ications
MOTOR: 3 11-16x5 1-4 long stroke valve -in-head motor.
STARTER: Autolite starting and lighting. Remy ignition.
REAR AXLE : Torbusu external drive. The very best.
WHEEL BASE: 128 inches, large enough for every.need. '
BEARINGS: Timpkin roller bearings. .Acknowledged best. .
TIRES: . 35x5 Goodyear cord. This equipment will cost about $200.00 extra on.any other truck of
anywhere near its price. Ask for demon titration. '
W. H.V Bohnenhamp . Company
The first ot ths ntw Oldsmobile
touring cars, recently received 'by
thclbcal daflerb has b.nfn purchased
by Nate Zweifel. null ktiown plumber
and spoilsman. Th ; Modl 3T lighf
Six was the car .that took rVate r
fsncy Jnd with liivu it was a case of
love at first sisht
The new flx Is surely a if to.take
the fap I tof most" any one for 'II Is
1 a beauty i?i every wsy. Trom ra11
atnr rap to tall fi'iip it is a cr of
.-hlch itnyone would be priMd. fcs
Xcial c..rt( Is tpkei :n the finishing
nU iipHstcrlnE of the car. very
thing reerssrv to.thj comfort if tli
pt.isenct;rs Is ir.n-idcd to tiie,f.illost
decree. It is also an id-?nsize ear
for tho averace faniT'y, wtlchlnp
exactly 2550 pounds "-' rely for tt
oa,f:' ?,
The Eitt Cylinder iWds': alsoi
tuning many frlcmls by classy1
pppoaraTiccffijHnd Its smimtn niwning. iraior
John E. Acderson. of the Mixwell
service stalou. has had a satisfac
tory run of business the fjast week.
as the record of Impactions for tne
pjst six days will indicate. In that
period Mr. Anderson has sold -ars to
Eiuil lloeschen. of Perry; It. Dress
ier, C. W. Bond. E K. Bentty. T. J.
Roberton and Marlon. C. Hlxson, ot
La Grande.
Tiut this- is not all the toiy for
while reporting the- sJ,s Mr. An
detHon further said:
"I s'epped to the lefphon" oM
on ftirload 5ICocti t lUrM? :
I'rndleton. also a fi.tluad M I'lt''
Ahlt at KBt'-rp'is".
rarmers in tno Union .
.District Take-litowrt '
in ths rordsoii Tractor
ra'rrs in tlie Vfilotl dlvr:t f.
mri of them t iett. HljlT,f nfon
the ossihilltie.. . tta(ff m a
O.eaos tos ds Jf'roitH 'farmiisr
L. C? lltnith. 'orAi' 4Kibor.
p"St fne pas'. eek tti tnlon. (;, It:
p an distnhuisrig his '.1 kotl
Mr. Smith rturnc to f.
This car s&its everi passenttrs com-VRar O'.tuiday mrb leai4 with
lort'biy anarM notei iw u y.et-1 tu w rr.c u,.. m gw 919""
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