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About La Grande evening observer. (La Grande, Or.) 1904-1959 | View Entire Issue (April 13, 1919)
o o 0 o o ooo0 o e e o oo o, e o m;yir. .. 3o: . O " 9 0 A A LOYAL PAP& THE SUNDAY ! INDEPENDENT on L8yAL PEOPLE ALL QUESTION MEMBER OF THI ASSOdlATID Milt .ction Two-riSiji Pages AufcoueUiltf, iYisvltual, SJJxJrts, (Classified, Etc. VOLFME'XVITI LA AN UK. OKKOOX, RlTDAY.'AlMtlL VX lHf. CORNING " yiBSER VER NEWS OF INTEREST TO MOTORISTS RIG UP GAR TUX1XU I T OF KLECTIUCAL SYS , TE.M IMl'OnTAXT Should He Ciimo Over uml Given tlio Most Careful Inspection In sulutioa ltecoiiios Worn. The average car owner usually fight shy of the electrical system. This deserves attention at this season as well as .any other part of the car and a few simple precautions now will go a long way toward eliminat ing electrical troubles in the sum mer mouths. The entire electrical system should be gone over one of the most im portant things demimlmg inspection being tlte wiring, it often happens that the insulation becomes chafed or worn through contact with other Over Mountain Road in About Two Weeks nver, through regions where the chief : Machines May Travel laneuaee sraken s Ynnkon slum. ,....( i ' you still hear many a tale of what would have huppened to Ileinie if the armistice had not been declared just when it was. These boys will have many interesting things to tell about the valley of the Loire, for it is very picturesque, in spite of the almost constant rain that has fallen there for months. Like the Rhine valley, it is lined with ancient castles, towering out of the rocls. I visited one where the famed Blue Beard is supposed to Cadillac Wins a Prize 1 For Fitness- After . ' Run of 82,000 Mihs . 'The standardization of motor coj,. struction has again proven its value i a spectacular way,"'says B. C. Hami; ton, agent for the Cadillac. At the automobile show held at th First army headquarters in France i Cnrlillni. whirh had alreadv been nil 8 000 miles and three times condemn-havo hung his wives up by the hai cd for salvage was successfully te- "Bolshevism is causing much more paired, and awarded first prize for be- 'imcern in England than in France. ing in excellent condition February zo, rioonoiy me reason is tnat tne t rench WIS). and Complete motor standardization interchageability of parts made possible this remarkable performance. This information is taken from one o' the hundreds of letters of praise received from soldiers who saw the Cadillac in France. Sergeant Samuel L. Bennett, United States marine corps, writes as follows: "I am a sergeant in the United States marine corps and the originnl driver of Cadillac cur U. S. No. 1127. This car was bought in Washington, I). C, from your dealer April 20th, 1017. for use in the A. E. F. It has been in foreign service for eighteen re individualists and are not so rend f organized into movements of this Ind. But the food situation in both cantries is fast getting back to nor nj and this will help labor conditions. Fxl is scarcer in England, but more cNensive in .France. Several tOlirins B.irtio3. nrinct- Pally frcin California, have reached l-a uranile this week. They were snipped over the hill lo I'endloton by train, and this will bo required for some liltlo time lo come. L. C. Smith, Dodga Brothers' distributor in this district, has investigated the road conditions on the hill and esti mates that it will bo soiuothing like three weoks before traffic can cross without grout difficulty. "The mountain suow Is causing a groat dojl of mud, and some bould ers have rolled into tho highway so mai i seo no Immediate chance of crossing. Extremely hot weather might hurry matters, but as long as it ogue of tho automobile field," de clares Mr. McCrary. "It will become leading motoring magazine of reitl literary merit, full of automobile news and articles of keen interest to motor ists. In its feature columns will be stories of alluring tours tho world over. Some of America's well-known artists will draw the cover designs. Noted authors will contribute, from time to time, to muke the Haynes Pioneer of real interest and value to readers. Chas. McCrary Will Be Supplied With Haynes Cars From Now ' On Whllo having experienced groat difficulty in keeping on hand a sult- iiblo supply of Haynes cars In the past, Charles McCrary, local agent for this car. sta'.es that arrange ments havo been mado by, which there will bo cdilnr consignment of Haynes cars to bis agency from now on, and ho anticipates thn there Mill bo no difficulty In keep ing up with tho demands of the trade In. the future Two Women In This . Valley Are .Going .to Receive Haynes Coupes An automobile story which reads lore lil;c a romance than a cold-ov- oryilny fact developed this week. Two men havo bought cars tho Haynes coupe models from Charles McCrary, this week and they are to be delivered soon. . But there must for the present be absoluto secYecy as to tho names of the purchasers because each man is going to spring a surprise on his wife by making her a present of the car he has, purchased. That's enough said for the present, but of course the secret will soon leak and there will bo two surprised and delighted women who do not live many miles from La firande. Some sules which -Mr. McCrary has made tho past week are not involved in secrecy. 1). Osborne of lrnbler hiis purchased a Winton 7-passenger car. The body is known as the seafoam tint while tho upholstering is in brown. J. M. (inmcs, also of Imbler, has bought a Winton car bf the same ca pacity seven-passenger which is up holstered in black, whllo tho body tint i3 maroon. Both are very handsome enrs. r found railroad rates much higher 'reeajis nights I think Unit at least lniVance than in America, sleeping!''1 fortnight will elapso before wo can cnates being almost prohibitive. But !llcal ollr machines over tho hills ot inrse, the country is small, ami it is i!Jom necessary to travel at night. Onidny I happened to ask a porter on io" of the trains for some matches. Ho oked at me in great surprise for a mnent, but finally returned with two. I later learned that the govern with safety." Tho Ad club is frequently asked to give tourists information by telo graph as to the hill's condition nnd tho Traffic tourist committee of the Ad club has promised to advises gar- tges io mo east and west Just as parts of the car. It is therefore im-1 . ,.h. It nient,.s a monoDolv on matches. inl8n as conditions an right, in order i ! me,, ana iney arc not only scarce. Chateau Thierry, Soissons, Nancy, I y poor. early everybody car- Toul, Sulons, St. Mihiel, and the Ar-jr,Ba tent flmt" lighter arrange carefully. Where there is any doubt went through the battles of Verdun, as to the insulation being sufficient new wire should be uted. .This elimi nates the possibility of there being an accidental ground or short circuit rendering a part or the entire system inoperative: All terminal connections should be gone over to determine whether they are clean and tight. This is especial ly true to the terminals on the stor age battery and at the point whore tho battery Is grounded to the frame of tho car if it is a single wire sys- tom. Tho conncciinns .between the storage battory and the starting mo tor should be clean nnd free from cor rosion, if these connections are not tight and clean, imprdper perform ance of tho starting motor is the re suit. Apply a small amount of vase line to tho battery toimlnals for pro toctlon of the metal from the action of the acid fumes and prevention of corrosion. It It- well to have the but tery inspected by a battery specialist and any necessary icpalrs taken care of. Distributor and relay contact points should bo examined to see whether they aro pitted or burned. If so they should be smoothed down with a fine platinum file and adjusted to the proper gap as given in the instruction book. It is essential that contact points meet squarely. If this is not rtnno horning and piUillg will result. Tho generator and starting motor commutator should he examined for undue wear and hlg'i mica. It may be .necessary in order to insure good performance that mo coiummaiu, turned down in a latho and the mica undercut. - The brushes should be properly careful Binding, mis us gpnne witn tne uniieu ouiws ma rines. While at Chateau 'Thierry it was blown up, and again at Salons. Both times I was wounded. At three dif ferent times this car was recommend ed for-salvage, but each time I volun teered to repair it. "The last time I put it in .shape to enter the endurance contest or auto mobile show at the' First army head quarters. "It is recorded with eighty-two thousand miles and was awarded first prize as being in excellent condition at the time." to be gistered, I ntfcally all French motor cars are eipped with the old-fashioned bulb hns. The French towns are rather .iet during the day and to the Americ .jit is an amusing thing to hear thquawking that sets in about 5 p. m. hen the business world quits for the (y( and also after the theatre. It soundconsiderably like a flock of large gee." that the traffic mav be headed over tho hill Just as Boon as possible without tho necessity of shipping by train between Pendleton and La Grande. Lifting of the Ban on Foreign Cars in England and France Restrictions now in- force against foreign-made motor cars are very apt to be relaxed in France and England before lone, according to H. M. Rob ins, foreign sales manager for DOugc they Were mo twenty minutes Brothers, Detroit, wno nas jusi return-, ed from an extended business trip through those countries. "Several in fluences are at work in England to bring this about," he said. "The most progressive English dealers had long handled American made cars before tha war. Thev sold well, and natural ly these dealers are working hard to have the restrictions removed. So is the American chamber of commerce in ! London. Then there is the old free 1 Aro HACKS TltAl.V i Kicking nii,.Kt llctuccn Chevrolet pip qniji-ain lletween IVndle- ti and Walla Walla V . i n unuial stunt was pulled ort rocV"Ly Tendhiton, when Frank Tlcfcey,- ievrolet distributor In Wala Wal,- undertook to heat No. 8, tie fasf.rain ou'. of I'endloton. Into Valla 'alia. A little joke wan playql on 4 driver of tho car by the tfclnnie wn0 vhen they found out w4at wain the air they purpose ly dekyed laving Pendleton until late, when oy did leave they out tonake the l-t time. Tier.y, In Molol 4-!i0 Chevro let, aftk- an xel'.Mi? ride and one near 4cldoncaiiK;d by taking a coiner io fnsmanaged to beat the train iiaj Wii Walla, In spilo of the extrt spoew.Itli which it made the run. I The til ru'ing tiino Of the car on the t wa71 minutes witli ai average Jpecdf 3c. S miles per onld - - J- J, w on than;,.: What will vou lend Whnf wnii rl YOI J want ,y 1S0 lend if it was YOUR lend, it in :t tlm brhm hi'fnrft K-Uy. (Jood- ItlU'S n iuit ex- Poor Cold Test Oil Will Not Flow Properly In Bad Weather Times "Hard -crankiiiK and sluggishness of tho motor in cold weather, usually indicates a serious condition in the motor due to. the use of a poor cold tcr,i oil, one that congeals or thickens and does not lubricate correctly in fold weather," said T. R. Maxwell, special agent of the Standard Oil company, yesterday. A poor cold test oil will not flow and properly Jubricate until it has been warmed by the motor running for some fifteen to thirty minutes, during which time excessive friction is pres ent, and serious wear takes place in the cylinders and bearings. Motorists can avoid this danger and annoyance by using Zerolcne, which is refined from California crude of the naphthene series. This oil has a natural zero cold test because it con tains no paraffinc to congeal at low temperatures. It keeps tho motor flexible and easy to turn over during cold weather and insures correct lubri cation of ihe automobile right from the start." c tot nv. To those) who for the leant money Lwe J liveryman s rnr, tne invest liltlo Cfir mat want the most in .service and satisfaction recommend this ear. Trice $860.00. Haynes Car Company Will Publish Magazine for Benefit of Patrons ''When a man drives a car he is interested in knowing about hi? car and what others who drive u like eir, say ai.d tlwik about it. lie also de Hire i to Know how others are using their cars whether for busin'e-'s, for 'touting oj ior aocial use," says Cliarics Mt Crary, local liaynes dealer. Today there are nmrc than 20,000 Kj.ynes owner-users who are interest ed in knowing what the other owner- ex- lu.'-ers are doing. The Haynes Auto- ill soon imohije company have a plan, which id lli'-.l will link this Haynes big family, discard j F.very month a motoring magazine, t. that called the liaynes Pioneer, devoted to many the interests of automobile users, will th thr-1 ho published by the company, and each it Pas'1'' i month Haynes owner-users will ro les pos leeive a copy of this magazine free of throw .'charge. Its contents will reveal the lure of travel, the joys of motoring, the diversified uses to which the mo- SJTOIt. tr cars is put in business and social Winton. life and how the automobile plays a in I.a prominent part in all forms of human scat7 'v esp' mo-" sir i tei . CO by th. He (' pit ' wty t orj Then i TWF vim W, R E It J V J5L J .a Mi ' A ffi JBT TT g tlirow-Jchargc. Its contents will reveal the MVi 1 1 iA ' H ' II H I l1"" "f travel, the joys of motoring, Q HlfH J Winton. life and how the automobile plays a, it ,ai ' in I -a prominent part in all forms of human,1 !er mat-'activities. t , j ' "The Havnep Pioneer will he thr , lli , . 'i ' MR. UNION Cfe,,, -ttM ' ' " ' Have yo . . . ' '' . 11 - ' " , ' of .the fc ' . . II - S. ' " 0 ' c Think.abim!; . 1! ' W- . . - is.ult ' 0 1 e - ' , " " im ' 1 11 - - - a e rrd . 9 il l : 9 e e . Ml- L - - s. " ' III1?- . " III II 1i . r? II a I W H 171 11 kSi -XTP fr- ' y V.JrTTO- s0- ;- . , - y.o u v - r "7. r oQ q a y ..9.. 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