La Grande evening observer., March 27, 1924, Image 9

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VOLUME XXII.
MEMBER ASSOCIATED PKES8
LA GRANDE, OREGON, THURSDAY, MARCH 27, 1924.
MEMBER ASSOCIATED PRESS
NUMBER 145
FIRST ANNUAL AUTOMOBILE SHOW BEGINS TODAY
LEGION HUTO
SHOW IN FULL
SWAY TODAY
First Annual Exhibition
Attracting People fr a
All over Eastern Ore
gon. I -a Grande's I truf automobile
show opened this morning itl nine
o'clock untl has had u very rood
attendance I h rouhoul the day.
IWhile Home of the cats Were not
on display mil il nearly nuuti I hiy
aftcrnoon saw (he show in full
sway. The decorations committee
which was headed by Jess Andrews,
who worked in co-operai ion with
IJarlcy UlcluirdHon. 1h highly
com pi i iiii'ii I I'd upon I lit: excel lent
effect produced with Hie combina
tions used. The posls anrl over
head work are done in hiviti and
pink crepe, with American I'laq.n
and IjiuHinK as a secondary decor a
tion. While no entertainment features j
are used during the day the show
Committee liiis arranged for diver
sified entertain men t each evening.
This evening will le devoted to a
vaudeville program, start In:? at S
o'clock. Anion); the different en
tertainer: who will appear fin this
program fire Charlie Harris. , and
hia trick doK, which according to
I.a Cil'illlde people who have Heen
the act, Is one of the best man
and dor? acts 1 hat has heeu pre
sented. This iok does everything
from telling lime to jumping from
a ntteen-foot ladder. The Chant-
Iter ol lomiiioree Wlianeile wnil"
appear with some very approprlal e
numbers. -Miss Kathleen f amph-ll
will relliler some siecurms an.l in-
tie Miss Itosenhauni will entertain !
the audience with som
excellent
danclnK.aml l.oney and lloh'mson
will play an Instrument a I duet.
The com mil tee has also arranged
for a lluhe. ( irchesl ra. wliieh is
composed of some of the boys of
the al (i ramie 11 Urlf Sclmol.
Itand To ilay.
Tomorrow eveniiiK' t li La rirande
municipal band umier the dlreeilon
of Andri'W l.oney Jr., will render
a band concert. The popularity ol
past conceris of t his oi Kanixation
assures t he show of a very Ijh-k-attendance
on this niirht.
Style Sliow Saturday.
Saturday evening at nine o'clock
I .a Grande will witness tut" of Hie
blBTK'St and heal style shows ever
lresente. I'raclically all of the
local s((res handling ladies wear
will ilisplay the latest creations in
Iheir lines. A mom; I has - who will
appear at this show are ( '. I . I'u1
tuan. Mill's department Si ore.
French and Green. Miss Walllnv.
Newlln's Art and I'.aby Sliop. and
.7. (. JVnney Co. Many novel fea
tures will app'-ar al this show.
' Alter eaeh ntKht's enterlitinim nt
there will he tbiiiciiur. This eve
ning l.indii:iy's orchestra will play,
tomorrow ( Ms- n's orchestra and
Saturday evening l-omy'it o'rehes
ira will furnish the music. To those
who like lo dance the .s!ae and
Pnnllniicil on rnr'
America Has
Roads of
mcfs.iary that
1 r woof wen
the I'nltrtl Stat
s. which, Ihaiika
lo the development ol i lie motor j
vHtlele, is now pussin' through
the inoNt intensive pertou oi inn- j ol ht.v
way d- . lopinent In the history 1his (.(Mmtry s to 1m found
of the world, is building roails no) (jny ,m, ll(st nnj,H1. pavi-.l
that mirpass in quality an t IiIiik j M ri.t.( m ,1h. wrld. hut Hirer of
or the hind eonsl ruclrd sinee.the tlH. Wfir,-S most heaulilul and fa
daH of tin- Koman Kmpin-, that m(llls n.iphall moiinlain roals
proor is to he fonml in almndanee. t1 u iti 1 iti Uiv. r hiKliway In
Il exists not only in the tmllt- ( iJ.l.Kn the Slorm King hiphway
and Miiantity of American hi(,'h- wilj1.ll (,v.Tlooks the Hudson riv',-
ways hut. in ihe ih-velopm- nt id j
road-huildliiK methoils and ma
terials The road builders of this
count rv ha e not only out si ripped
r
eli- ancient predecessors in thn
of Ihe most ancient materials ,
hut are g'tthiK heller results '
with greater spied, less lai.or aim
lower cost.
Motorists may be interested . in
knowing that in the I nited States
a re now I o be found some of l h',
most distinctive a v. ell a tie;
must uni-iue and inter sting liigh-
WilVM in existence. Tile I'ltitied
Stalrj i-oMsisses tin1 tonge.sl paed
motM road In the world, Ihe I'a
eil'ie highway, running from Van
couver, II. t '.. along the 1 'ueil i;
coast to the .Mexican border, a
distance of UT' mil". In this
country also is to he found t he
highest motor ro:ul in the world
that on I'lke's JY.ik in Colorado,
14.1m;i feet above the h ej or the
sea. Nevada avenue. 4'ulorado
Springs. Colorado, t:;4a fn-t above
M'U level is the highest paved Kl reel
in Ho world and Market nireet.
i'hlladelphla, .H (he Wider;!, The
shortest and narrowest paved mo
tor road In existent e if likewise
American. It traverse' Kuiit h's
J-danti. one of the little IsiandH in
the lower hi-spe:(k" hue. near
Chriilleld, JId. TUiii ruud ia ..
Armored
One of t)io armored Ford Cars used as bandit
chasers by the Philadelphia Police Department
and (inset) Gen. Smedley D. Butler, Commissioner
of Public Safety.
1924 "OUTLOOK BUICK NOW IN
ninnrr" nfiiniiT nnnnn Mnnnr
UUI I Lpnlbrf I AMUUtLHUh
Paige and Jewett Cars
Expected to uo Like
"Hotcakes" During En
suing Year.
surveys oi rne various Heciiolis
me i uacu rtiau's nuuie person-
I al ly hy the principal executives oft ,e service of lorn I motorists I
M he I'aiKv-l'ctroit Motor Car coin- j,t nHu t() )h)l Word-whh: unran-j
i'iiiiy prow nun win i.e i lie
n:i I ion's most prosperous year, liar-
ry At. .icweii, pnsiueni, nas an-
ry M. Jewett,
nounced afte
in examination oi
each report, according lo word re-
ci'ived by Tracy Jiolllster, local
.i,,,,!,.,. .
"Everywhere I here Is optlinlHiii
and conlidetici
nays Mr. Jewell.
(Continued on pae B) ' '
.
AUTO DEALERS
WILL MEET AT
PORTLAND, ORE.
I'OKTI.AXD, Ore. The auto
mobile dealers and their organiza
tions In this territory will have the
opportunity of hearing the Nation
al A ul omobile I x -a lees' association
tlti mesiay;e of "Five 1'er Cent.
Net" in Tor! land, April 17. An
exchange of telegrams between the
AnloniobUe lieulers' asociiil ion of
f'urlland and the S. A. I . A. lias
riii' liiil the program for thai dale.
As las' year, tin' outstanding
feature of tin.' annual convention in
t'hh-ano ari to be brought to the
deah-i- Ihroimh the medium of na
tionally known speakers, principal j
of which an- C. A. Vane, general
manager of the iissociation, and W.
i:. ;arrns. who sllrred the annual
conclave i( the dealers as few
ste akers eve' have.
Developed
Distinction
than a mile Ioiik and is jnsi wide
j ennuyji id piTMiu i ue .t.-.iKi- ui
out minor nir ;n h. mum. mm- i
vaH Hien
Mdiiigs, or "iniSMliiK
the ears nm.i t aeh
tr;i,-us." wh-r
.. , ,xmi.rc1j,H Vulley of Hie
Uliiiie" from tin I'e'kskitI nioun-
Mains In New York, and Ihe I .nek-I
awanna Hall which rims from
I I :: Willi1 Water (lap through tho
,,(n,.ono mountains
in l'ennsyl
t reet refi r-
Uaiiia. The uiii'iue
t() js iOI1,i,ard
Mn-et, San
I'raiu isct. a twisting thoroughfare.
whieli climbs a sleep hillside at
:;u pi r cent grade in much the
; aim- manner its u grape vine
eSioiI'M a pole.
Various ancient paving" mate
rials have entered inlji the con
struct ion ol" th" I borough fiireH,
chief of which Is asphalt. Ihe old
est waterproof adhesive known to
man and the most ancient of till
road materials since it was fits! j
used in paving a street In liaby- i
Ion by King Nahop'Hassar In I'.'i"" I
If. ('., or nearly 4."i years ai:o. At ;
different timcM In the centuries !
l!i;it followed. ashult was iliscov
ere.i first in the form of rock a-s-
phali accurring In limestone and ;
sandstone impregnated with as-
l'U:. 1 1 and later mixed with vegei.
able and mineral matter in poola i
and lakes, nolahly those In Trtn- '
nud Venezuela, Within Hie
his) t..u yearH it has been found in
apparently inexhaustible quantities
(C'oatiuued ou page 4)
Ford Car
Great Opening Celebrates N
the Completion, of the
New ijuiek Sales and
Service Building.
Korty-flve thoiisnud siu:n
(i( riOOP Hnace dedicated m.l mlv
za,ion Vli It ,mM,. establishment!
(o .,,... coiiilltuted Ibeuietm- 1
i rnliteil n.,,,,.,, ,.r
lelllzellHiit the rnn.i.'il ni..iiin- m.-iv
I , rolt (if , I1lW tu!(k K;i)).s ;Nll
!-,,PVi.. buli.iin.- ro-miv ...r.i
w.Miie hiiihiitiK rc.ntly. '''""l -
j Huj tt.U(
The iimiien.se ta owds (hut an-
nually attend the national autoiuo -
bile shows at New York ami Chi
1'iik'o have always found in the
It nick exhibit an outstanding at -Iractirm.
hut never in I he history
I of these shows litis tt beep possible
to present tlu complete lliiick line,
due to lack of snace. Therefore
Mulch is wil nessiiK? such an exhibi
tion for yie first time, and it t:t
compHsheil wit ho ul und ue iubbinjr
of elbuwa. There ia adeipiafe spa'-e
for a close and critical inspection
( Conlintied mi p-n
Three
I ,
I II n " n nnn' lflr
mlEUuralnJlIl2; YaJ)
mmmmmmmmt( mi nf
i i nc tunc.aia vf nmarinn
I tn.- J ifjfll "i f, IB M. .1. diss.
i FORDS CHASE .
BANDITS NOW
General Butler Has Arm
ored Fori! Automobiles
as Philadelphia Police
Aid.
HKTiMHT, Mich. (Special)
Armored Ford cars a.'i bandit
i ha.scr.'i arc I he tat est polico In
l ovat Ion. .
Cencrnl Hmcdlcy I . Ihllicr, I'lill
deiphia's dynamic com.mlssiouer
of mllic safety, is the man who
introduced them.
llel'oro In- took office n few
weeks hack, the Philadelphia city
l council voted General Jtuller $.MiMU
w.lh whicii to purchase an auto
mobile for hia personal use.
J Jut when salesmen for hlRh
priced ears appeared and tried to
interest him, tie made it plain that,
he Intended to spend the money
in purchasing small, llfrhl cars for
ukc as bandit chasers ly thu polico
depart meat.
The Ford ru uuhout was his
choice and 11 wasn't lontf before
ati cnlcrprHiiiK Kurd salesman had
I a car reaoy lur me general s in-
i peci ion.
Six in I'm-.
Now the Philadelphia police
have six of tins:' armored Kord
en r;i ami under (ieiiet al llul let 's
plan this number will shortly be
ni,rliLiited until there will he U
such bainlit chuscr:;Bln service.
The entire shell of I he body is
lined with 1-8 inch special, steel
and I he space, between the armor
plating and the oulaide of the car
is parked with loose cotton and
con rite 'hair to retard the velocity
of Imllets. Armor plate also cov-(
ers the cmvl and runs up us high
us the lower portion of the wind
shield. The upper portion is In
two sections of bullet proof glass
and wind-wines liave been provitl-
i.n i.ltlwr uifli. I1i. cn ..luri ill.
I . . - . '
r0...,. .....,
l engines aio f-peclally
! ,..uipped to afford .Increased speed
j and tests 'made show some Inter
leslinif results. In one test to show
acciera( ion and power developed
i fur hill clinibintr. a mll was cov-
t red In one minute and Ihirty-ona
si conds from a stauduiK Start. On
a coillilry road the car attained a
speed of more than sixty miles an
hour and in 11 cily si reel test cov
en d "fil'S feet ut a Hja-ed of ap
proximately seventy mill's an hour.
.Many I'm I'ords
l-'ord .cars have he-u in uae by
police Oeparl men's all. over the
coiini ry for years and recently
there ha-i b.
u ll rapidly lllerean-
f( 'fillllntled on p:,,:e 4,
Models Now on
Five -Passenger Sport Tourind
Compttttly Equipped a Shown
A cpiartcr
MORELOCK DAS
OLDS AGENGlf
J. P. Morelock, of Wal
lowa, Secures Union
Wallowa County Terri
tory. WAM,OWA, tre. Thn nutomo
blle tmirket Is very brisk at the ps-
ablishi it of J. V. Morelock.
Oldsinohlh'8 iire moving fast, hp.
cording to that enterprising doal
er. who has received two carloads
of cam and In Addition has driven
in four of the popular nix cylinder
cars.
The sntes In tbr Inst month In
clude IMmcnn Mcl.enn, J. V. Has
sett, Karl I 'f offer, Jamm Kuman,
.T. J. Murphy. Arhon Allen, Carl
Ingram and Joss Smith. . Movent!
ot her orders are booked for de
livery. Mr, Morelock has made rt
record in the state of selling mure
cars per population than any other
dealer.
lie has secured the L'nion-WaU
lowa county territory and Is es
tablishing an agency ut I .a (Jrnnde
with H. J. J,yuian in charge, lie
is exhibiting at the La Grande,
auto show, ,
A vMIiik,. In a place where the
i nian w ho munopull.efl Hie conver-
nation hnn four thounAnd dollum in
the iitink.
Display
Three popular models now
oir display at Lhcs AmcM-ican
Legion Auto Show. ,
A iiuick foui-cyl-
illtlcl', two-pil.SSCIIfJCl' l'OilUSlur,
( isnliivud I v .Southiircl and
lillk'U'.S lliaxim is to
icad the rieiii."
A SLudctiakur five-
, 1-1 it
passenger .sedan, displayed by
A Maxwell five
iinirt louiiiiK ear,
displayed liy tlie V. II. liuli
nenkami) Co.
The Old and the New
-nnnrr?i
century of Oldsmobile
Special Six ,
Studebaker
. Sets Record
NoliTIl 111
i:ni. si..-i.iiiiB
W.IMI.-C , ,o,ih
urrnsH .IcsiM'l
ron.lH ..ml ,u:' d nmlnli.nil, a Hlu
tli'hnkir spoclul nix touring cur
l,nn jl :itiillis,, ,i u .w rcconi
ii, a 1 1 i-i 1 1 In mi'i' HtiluHl tlmii
Iron, KriM'MiftiitL' Ui S,lm-v Au.'i
ll'nlia. Tin' tar was clrlwn l,v .lain,
Illirlmv ,. v..l A ',,1
lurlst . .......... ....
It wcnl tlirouuh llm KruilllliK
Srlnd of 2S nilU'H In rivr dayn 21
lioiira and 45 ,nl,ii,t . Thin in Hi
lionra anil 12 minutes rn.stcr lhan
thi' prevloilH ri'cnrd of ilaya l:i
lionra and Ti7 inliiiitiH.
Jn addlllun, llnrlon flrovi the
niuai'miHL'p ini-niurn ,o a m-w rec
ord In hlH riw.v, by oliptiin off con
ldirahln tlnli! Iirtwc.-n' i-'rcfiiian-Adcllildo
and Mi'llioiunis Tim
tpi'i'inl nix ni'iroUntcd the cnllru
2S!i tnlli'H unde r cxtivnii'ly wvon
conilltlonH and cllum through In
perfect runnliiK or,l,r.
Tiiin new Aunlralliiu record of
Sllldebuker'n con, en on t. i,
of neiv niarkn recently cntalillshed
by nloek model Sludebaker earn
In the Syrian (tencrt and in the l'n
ion of Houlli Arrlca. Word ttf the
record wan received here by 11, c
.Studcbuker I'aclory.
IMPR0VEMER3TS
i m hupps
Hod Ihe total or Kedenil aid ror
,1-ond bulldliiK hus been a(M,7H2,
'I'Ih' ih-w lliliiiiolile n-c iilly L'lli, or only 4T per cent or the spe-itliuoiiiK-cd,
calln to ml, id Unit ell, I inolor vehicle and accessory
i-ih-Ii new Jiii.f. iikiiIi-I has t-iin- tiixi-s. l-'nr Ihi- lusl riscal year the
tnllH-d many Iiiii,'iiv-i-iim-iiIs mi I jriivi-ri, mi-lit i-olli-i-lifd - I Mil. 000, 000
l-'-rilHtiiii-nts over i-ai-li pi-i-vlo'ia in tln-si- hi Int luxes, and paid out
one nnd Is the n hum or 1 .". yi-iii.-i tnr l-'i-di-ral aid to the Wales only
or i-M-hlHive !oliiii,t-a,lon by llupp V-'.lMHl.tiOO,
.nKl,-.-,H on ll. tour (yMn,.,- .j-j,,,,, , ,0or v,.,,r,,.
'l"l"y .iiuiniila.-liii-i-.'aud ,-c,.RHOry IX hllH not ony
I'lll- lll W.-Hl llinmiohllll H Lilly ,,,.,1,1 ,,, ..... K,.,,.r ,,, n r,,
sKtlt mod I llu
"nm
'he
in I t of Its hiNlory
other!, b.-lnr,- kuuwn us Ihe
"l". "N", :ind "It".
rn-cims or tin- (-(M-iM..tii.n do m
eonsider .It lidvlnaM,- In uinlie an-
.,,-,"'"" ln 1 " ll',, ""'"'
in ie i n-e i iiiii uiiiiiy oi ner ma u u-
; "; ,"' " ,"i , " , :: , '. ' .
lact urer.H have adopt d in recent
jyai-H. Instejiil. Hiey have niadi
lllllif UVellieniM Oil Mill moilelH t llCtl
behig iH-odiiced Just as oj'icl.ly as
better eilgineei lm; n HlOilS We e
dh.covei-ed. and ol f r ed complete
new ears only win n exten
;
betlei metltH Were le ) .
Kiirh of llie.te iuoiel,s has
resented an outstanding forum il
! , .UlK (M1., iHh.
iiienl, lower service ci: I and im
liiovid ,ii-i-Ioriiiiiiii-i- iivi-i- i'i-rv
previous Hindi I. im-tm-y ri-enrils
snow. I,a. h. thoUKh sueeessriil.,'
' Kurpass-d
by lb- !., mod,-1. II,.- M-eorda
also Mhf. An a. natural (.,!.-.. - 1
Hi.iir... aaliH or . ai h itx.il I ba.-
i, l.-l,i;i-. thai, thus., ol any
(Couliliiled oil p.'iKe 4)
T
V. if. iuhie nK.imp CiJ. ji,-,. jiii.au-
ed tn receivinc a Khiomeiit of the
NEWSHIPMEN
OF WILLS
Hood Maxwell ciiih to have for ihe N- Willys, president of Wlllys-
l.eglon auto show. This in the first ."veih.n.l. settluK forth the reasons
,ciu io:i. shipiuent they have been ' '"r ,,,iH remarkable action:
Iide to get ,nce iiihiiig tiiin pi.pu-l binuary and February produc
'l;,,- flue, i 'Ion has exceeded all expectations.
! In 1 1 mm tdui nt la imiiide ,,'l"trHig Hie firwi monHt of the now
'of the new. dub sedan cafs wblrliV"i"' w" ''ianufactuV;ed i;'.u4ft cars,
Im proving one of the fastest vlltiiK 1 ,,l,,rv "l,in llh-Voutput, of u
'liiipuhir prtged i loKed ears on Hie
Ininrket, Thia car will be kIiov. n
th- bllo'.. togellj-.r v th nil" o.-
il of b. r (.f Ti,.. M 11 ilui, i
development
E
Local Dealer Sells Classy
T?,,nMJn RvnnirVinm f
Steve Hutchison, of
Union.
Chnao Hulinrltkainp. local Frank-
. m niuurmm ih-cuhso m
1H ,, n,,,,!,!,, , h(V(, a -noM.
-kiiiiviiii iii oiiKiiiiin wmcn no re
ri'Ully mild to HIpvl. IIiilclilliDon of
.I'nlun, Iuth In Unio Tor thi Blioiv.
I This car IB one of thn most beau
iirnl iuoUi'Ib In Iho rrunlilln lino
anil iK'conhnit lo t'linn It 'In (tolnft
;lo Imvi! i-viTir Itoin of miulnnipnt
on II that he and Mr. Hiileliliuron
combined could think to Include.
Mr. Ilutrhlminn l onn of Mm i6
torlntn ol (h'n eaunty who hnn al
wayn driven (''rankllnn and as he
expremen ;t, "never wants to drive
anylhliiK bill I'VankliiiH." His new
, " ' A"r"'
I . '
' l V I UMU1J ILilli TAX
PAYS FEDERAL
AID, IS CLAIM
AccorrlhiK lo stftlisllcs compiled
nnd si-nl out by tho Htoto Itoad
Con, mission or West Virginia, tho
Inlal Kcdi nil aid bill or the United
Ktuh-B is paid by automobile taxes.
Iwlth a t-omrortnhlo balance lert
over.
I Hlncn 1 9 1 7, Ihe l-Vd.-rnl Kovern
nient Iiks eollecti-d rron, the auto
mobile industry. In taxes, the sum
(it $riK!i,ul2,li2l. In the same pn-
biilhllni,- bill has lert a balance in
ii,,. ic-aHiiry or more than Ihe
amount :iald oul.
..u, lAI'l" "llurlna- 1928
'Mhen, w,-,-., exported rron, l-'riince
s, I'll! niolor ears valued al 7:tl,,-
:m-m" '"' " ' "-
ported ,4iio cars ror which Krench
hiiyern had lo pay G77,77f,OIMh
francs.
NEW FRANKLIN
1 M HER
jWillys Announces New ...
Reductions in Price
N" ''oiler llldliallon or the In-1
'" or .v,ii.vs-,yi,K,H:illn, ,, u, prodUctlon to
""' 'v-rlad rlosed ears Jurl'lK ' a point where our production costs
'" l"'" V"' exists cur ,,ayu ,. Xrmvnea Jn
" nnolinei'lilent rron, Wil-,,.,,.,, r ,., ,
lysl nerhi nd lii'inbiiiarters that!
pni . s on l
o or Ps most popular llk, , ,,,, , ,,9iUon a8 th0
"" ''"v.- been slalieU,,OB,Bt.pr,c,.,I ,.lll:lol,..d Clir on m
ll'-II.M.-d r y li
' " ''" " " ' "e ory o,.,p I ,n
exeesn o, all orle nal antlelpal Ions .
a. el,n lo .,rd received by Oet -
Hul'h and Hanks, local dealers.
According to t he announcement
I lie price red ucl Ions affects the
t tvi-rlnnd ( 'humploii inoibd, which
hus bei-n red need to $ fi T T f mm
iii:ir., u cut of $10, while Ihe Willys-Knigb
I Htntidard S'-dan baa
heel) -educed $ I HO to $HiUr. All
these are Toledo factory prices.
Accompanying the announce
ment Ih a brief statement from
' L "'lrYi', r " v ""-
! 1 i,1,,,-l " HVeragc rfiyiuV"K rnrord
I IMUI uii IIIU9.MI1 fuy uuiiy.
i. !o; ilii, Hie month i itli MlarVrIUP-
L GRAND
E
0
GET AN AUTO
TOURIST POST
George 0. "Brandenburg
bpeaks Well of bupport
Given Oregon State
Motor Association
Pl.-ina -
Hraneh' tourinj? and Information,
burvaus of tho Oieifon Stato Mo
tor iLnnoclation ,u-o noon to be . es
tablished In Iji Orande. Baker,
and ponslbly fendloton. Is tho word
brought by GeorKo O. Branden
burg, atate mannKcr and mibllcitv
director of tho association, who Is
In La Grandot whero ho is attend
ine tho American Iffion Automor
bllo show ThursJIiy, Friday and
Saturday.
"The pcoplo of eastern Oregon
are allvo to tho fact that tourist
business Is well worth going after
said Mr. Brandenburg, "and tho
clvlo clhbs before which I have
nppeurcd assured mo that they
were anxious to cooperate with
the motor association In every way
possible In Its efforts to extend
its sorvlce throughout thu state.
"They believe that a system of
motor club touring and Informa
tion ofrices established at logical
points throughout Oregon will
help ntoro than anything olso to ,
hold tourists In Iho state by In
fluencing them to visit more of
our scenic attractions instead of
driving on through ns has been
the habit in the pust."
Mr. Brandenburg, -who is also
planning on attending the Baker
unto show April 3-6, was chief
speaker at tho t'nlon County
Chamber of Commerce luncheon
Tuesday noon.
"With California and Washing
ton developing their outomobilo.
associations to- a point which
makes them decided factors in .
ench community, with offices of
their' organisations scattered all
over those two states, I must .
shrink when J tell you that Ore
gon's automobile statewide asso
ciation has only about 1600 mem-
(Contlnued on page 4) ,
Kxpcricnced moiorlfjtn have re
peatedly oxpreaied their surprlau
at Hie power dovoloped by thn
Gray power plant a power
which la much Kro.iter than u. rut
Inff based on Its bore and Htrokc
would indicate. Tho answer lieu
In the low speed ami low compres
sion a type of engine construc
tion firm nMed tn the paHsenKt't
car field by thn Oray Motor cor
poration, but which has Ions been
In Hucceysful nun for marine mo
tors and commercial vehicles.
In addition to ll 11 unusual pullin;?
power, this lypu of engine i parti
cularly economical and depend
able. In fact proven by the world's
economy record which tho Ciray
holds of 3H.H miles to thf pnlloti
on a coaK to count run, eighteen
years' e.ner)ence us embodies in
this power plant eigbteen yearn
during which Oray motors tyavy
been known the world over . lor
their durability und their low fual
conKiiuiption.
Charles McOrary, local dealer,
has both the Gray and Velio car
on exhibition ut the legion, uuto
show. i
f
"This remarkable increase In de-
lor example, we rind that we. aro
uirU,,t. ,, Aum, ,ronl ,,
,.,. r , ,r1(..douS demand
Jth, , (.nBUl,u ,ho , ,
original
announcement . of this, model, Just
fall. We have stepped up our
schedule on this model and even
now are unable lo cope satisfac
torily wllh our dealer's demands."'
Parallel conditions are account
able for the cut In price of tho
Wlltys-KnlKbt sedan.
"luirltiK the current winter, de
mand for closed cars out -stripped
all anticipations," continues the
statement. ."In no single yeur of
the Industry has the sale of all
weather models advanced so rapid
ly us It has during the past six
months. Our plants have been
fairly swamped with orders for
this type. The result has been in
crease In closed cur production,
with a proportionate decrease In '
production costs. In which wo ara
UiBirous ot 4!!o,vlu$ the public to
part loyal o."
GRAY GAR IB
HIKING HIT
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