TOE I A GRANDE EVENING OBSERVER
PACE NINE
Highway
and
Auto
Dope
Traffic
and
Tourist
News
TOMOBJLE I
Saturday, April 11, 192;",
hu - i wffii'i:'inuTiTcaa.i.i.po.i i. lonr
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rants
, NEW MODEL
"Overland Six" Arrives
Here This Week Amid
Much Favorable Com
ment. M'he n w Overland si intro
ilut'fil'iu the l.a (irnmlc public this
week ly (IflUiiKH and flunks. Wil
lys ami i.tvcrliind dealers lias ere
tiU d a tzrM di al of interest
UirouKhoui tin- fulled States thin
hi n. son.
on display for Ihe first time at
the Nnv York national automobile
yhow, t lit" nw Overland six proved
to be a HurpilHinw revelation, find
ing the entire motor car industry
lot all v unprepared for their an-
iHHiucement. Its Iriumph there j yrunis, out uie nana nruKe ih oie
W;ih repeated in every city where I rated on a 7 inch drum of the
the ears were placed on display. I rear end of the transmission,
Limited production during the n the eliakshi of 112 a-4 iiu-li
first three months or the yearMvhecl base. long enough for
caused Willvs-OverlaiM to delay I beauty and elty riding .,ualllieH.
lis aeneml announcements of hisl the same time short enough tor
n..w nw.d.-l until Anril 5. when it is
beinir broadcasted from const to
t'oasl. Inasniueh . u.s more than F.
lido ( iverfaud sixes have ah ead
been built and production now ex
.
.
reeds I'ou of these cars per day but ,
is sftll inad' Mi'ate to fill all orders,
Iniilt to meet the r
of that h.rge body of
'inurements
motor car
owners who have longed for the
Misooth operation of a six-cylinder
motor, combined with the year
round comfort offered by the en
closed c; r. at a 'o:;t not beyond
their means, t his car is in every
measure an automobile for a very
Exide Batteries
. KTKOMUJUKG CAHIIUKJSTOUS
fi, M. Spotlights
I'acknrd Win nil slz.es
(JrrteiHtor A: Starter ltiushca
Light c;lulxs all stwe
Lamp Sockets
(('inline Item j nnd Dclco
Coils. Iolnt.s, etc.
FRED T.
WHY
Buick's
THE 1 0
W PIP I w
w llwilPli to.
Superior Performance
Every
dav a Buick owner
more tne greater sainy --
4-whccl brakes, the extra rescn e of power in
the Buick Valve-in-hcad engine, and the
easier steering and parking that result from
Buick's ball-bearing, worm and nut steering
mechanism. More reasons why more than
a million Buicks are in daily use today.
Jcnninds & Shumate
1HFN BKTTFR Al'TOMORII.FS APK
defiitlt. field.
Construction of this new Over
land ban been rare fully worked
out to Kive the highest degree of
sit vice. The uldlity of the ear to
perform under every possible eon
till ion of road and weal In,' hay
been i hoi cniKhty p o ed by ex
haustive tets. Mountains have
ln-en climbed, weas of tnud travers
ed, desert h crossed. tmowHt units
and bliiiiUiiK ruins encountered in
the hard and relentless test trips,
which carried this ear from coast
to coast within the past year; with
the result that the Willys-overland
organization is convinced that tin
new Overland six will si md up
under the most rigorous demands
of endurance and power,
Kngine is of 3-inch bore with a
4-inch stroke, I,-head lype. (til
and water pumps, u heavy crank
shaft with HKht reciprocating pans,
( 'hadwiek t pts In terrha useable
hearings, are 'sonic of its salient
features.
The motor, clulch and transmis
sion are completely encased for
protection against mud and dirt.
'The duteh is an K-plutc design.
Foot brakes operate on rear wheel
h'"wy hundllng and parking
hav
'"n mount. d two
closed bodies
Standard and 1 e l.uxe Sedans
j which are .splendid examples of
iliie new vogue in motor car body
1 construction. Smart streamline
'bodies, they are both belled ul the
-j - -
.beading
I The Ie Luxe sedan. Cipiipped
wit li niekeled radiator, is finished
In A pit lie blur below the lower
molding and in llobsnn grey-above.
Hear quarter is in weather proof
Aferitas, in the manner of many
expensive ears from Kurope.
Klaxon IIo?nA
Stop Lights
Itobert lio-li mid Champion
Spark IMugM
Copper Tubing
tiarhrlel tii.ubbcra
BURGESS
ItOf) Jeffrrwra tn.
Highway Service Station
R. R. CAREY, Mgr.
1703 Adams
.. i
realizes more anu
RL'II T. KVICK Hi M'll D THEM
Ilocont impiovemonts in the
Company, include Timken bearings, an air washer preventing prc-ignition or the motor
getting hot, fenders of heavier material, affording protection from turning over and
preventing dirt throwing, and a spring hitch attachment which prevents the plow from
breaking when being used in
TOURISTS IRE
40ut of the State Motor
ists Now Register at
Chamber of Commerce,
Headquarters.
As (lie reffular tourist seanon ap
proaches (he mi tu her of tmiristH
who stop ul tin chamber of com
merce to register their cars and He
eure a noii-resiileiiee iieriiiU (jrovvs
by h-aps and boumlK.
The registration of cars from oul
side I he slate has been done at the
chamber of commerce for the hist
I wo weeks. TouriHts are n uuii eii
to (ill out a blank ulatiiitf tin make
of ear driven, the llci-nse number.
address, date of entry into the state.
ind other particulars.
When this portion of the proce
dure is satisfaetoriiy completed the
tourist is Kiven a slh-ker lor liiii
windshield which showH 1 hat lie
has b'-en properly registered.
Onrinf; the reisl ration process,
iOarl Keyindds, secretary of lb.
chamber of t'oiiinicrcc (ells the
tmrist a few thiiics about the
(iraiule Honde Valley, Wallowa
Wonderland and Klves iiliu any In
formation asked (nr.
During the last two weeks tour
ists have reKistered from Idaho.
Washington, t'alllornla, ( Ndurtulo
and other states. The two entries
into tin record book trom stales
furthest off are one from Kansas
and one from Arizona. .
Details of Merger
Reviewed at Meeting
OAKLAND. (Uif. With every
indh'ation pointing to a record year
In production and sales, and a
m hi imu ni increase of f per cent
assured over business, one of
the most enthusiastic, stockholders'
meetings ever held ley the Durant
Motor Company of California lias
just, been concluded.
The attendance was a record one.
elghty-oile per cent of (he slock ol
the company being re present 'd
Vice-president. uid general manag
er Norman MeVau of the, company
presided, and reviewed in detail
lor (he si nek holders the new h of
the recent merger of the Slar and
Durant companies, pointing out to
thein the iidvantiiges of operating
both manufacturing and Halts ef
forts as a unit, instead of main
taining two separate organizations
t or admlnist rat Ion. selling, and
manuiacl urlng
automobiles.
ct a r and Duruii'v
It was unanimously vnt"d to ill
ease the cxi pit ul slock of tberom-
p.uiy from Jii.iH.o.tinn to jr.,tMio.ooo
o take over the nssi'ts and the con
tract or t Ih Star Motor Company
of California.
Manufacturers Arc
Wary of Overproduction
Manufacturers arc watetiillg sn
that they u III not be caught in the
trap ot uvcr-prodnrl bn. They h-tve
had enough e peril -nee wli h that.
They have been kc ping out put
low n to a close relation with the
actual ordering of cars by consum
ers. A certain margin in advance
of current requirements inis ! n
made during the winter months, In
anticipation of gn at ib nmnd in the
spring and summer, but it is n.ir
rower titan in previous years. '.i rs
In warehouse are not plentiful
enough to ca re for all the w ant .i
Hell will develop, and current pn
dueiton Is being determined by ac
tual oi'b'is.
It was h idoxeiily but kind
heart' d home and the family was
gathered about the supper table.
"What shall we g the bab Tor
his hhHi'la present';" ask-d Ma.
"Wd." huh! Ca. as he balanced
some fried potato on his knife. "w
might wash t be win 'low and let
him See '.lie auluinvUllt's tfo by." i
IRE 1
New Fordson Shown Here
kid:?: 'I'Vv5,.
Foidson Tractor, sold in La
rock or stumpy ground.
HIGHWAY CROSSING
. ACCIDENTS NOW
ON THE DECLINE
"The nationwide campaign tie
American Hallway A'sochilinn and
the individual railways are con
ducting to reduce accidents at
highway crossings Is hearing fruit.'
sas (he Uailway Age. "This is
shown by tin railway accident sta
tist ics for u entire year 19 1 4
which were Issued by the inter
state Commerce commission ;Ms
week and by statistics of the Na
tional Automobile ' Chamber of
Commerce reganllng uie nil tuner
of persons killed In automobile ac
cidents Vast year.
"A very large majority of all fa
talities at highway crossings are
now due to collisions "bet ween
trains and automobiles. The total
number of persons killed at high
way grade crossings in 11123 was
'."JtiK, while in lit 24 it was 2143.
This was not n large reduction, huti
in considering its significance it j
must be remembered that the nam-j
her of automomobilcs being ope-.
rated and the number of accidents!
of all kinds in which automobiles
were involved substantially increas
ed. The total number of persons
killed in ail automobile accidents
in was Id. 4 52, while in t!(24 it
was 17.S4f. .Since the number of
fatalities lit highway crossings de
clined while the total number oT
fatal automobile accidents'lncreiis
ed. t necessarily follows that the
proportion or all ratal nutomobile
accidents which occurred at high
way crossings was Aubstautially re
duced. "There, were reductions in fatal
railway accidents of almost all
kinds. The total number of per
sons killed declined from 7S3T, in
t't2;t to AIM 7 in 1!24. Tolal tres-pai-sers
kllh-d declined from 2M9
to 2'i2l; tolal employes from D4
to 1470. The number of passen
gers killed increased from 14 3 to
IRS, while the number of nil oili
er persons killed, consisting princ
ipally of those who met death at
highway crossings, declined from
24S3 to 23H."
The V'elie Motors ( 'orpora t ion
;intioiinced today the a ppoiul ui'tit
of (. W. Madden as Gem-rul Kales
Manager I o succeed , I'.rad
fletd. Vice. 'resident, resigned.
M r. Madden was for several
er-rs coll nee ted wit h the M innea
polis Stiei & Machinery Company
ami actively engaged in the distri
I button of farm implements and
j farm tractors. Inning this period
he made a spechil study of export,
development work and for a lime
managed the foreign sabs of thU
company. In 1 he joined 1 he
Maxwell Moior Corporation In th;
rapacity of iis.sislatlt to the I'resi
dent and later became identltled
with the MjixwII Chrysler Hab-u
division.
Mr. Madden will have rutin
charge nt the sub's organization,
both domestic and foreign.
The resiunat ton of niy l.ord
who has lor some time hern nerv
ing tin- Vrije Motors Cot poniiibin
as S'-ct clary and Director of Hal
es, was also (i rinoiincei), Mr. l,ord
)UiH nt
"1, made known his
future plans.
I-lul.b: "I hrllexr ill this talk
about blaming Hie driver after i -ciy
automobtie ijr cl'l' nt is unfair."
hui.b: "Win n dtd ou get a
car'.''
iSALES MANAGER
I ISAPPHTEO
LA GRANDE IRON WORKS
MAl'IIINf; SIK'I' AM) KOUNMCT
Ail KluJs uf Mai'tilnrrr. Anif.malilkM nmf 'Iroctuni IlcpiilrcU
Otctlin.i!.l mil Itrliiiilt
A.pt;linii cI.IIi:k c.f All Klml
C'lllnilcr llrrhig aii.l OtiTlc I'lMnna
CmuknliadH, !'irlniin nml I'Mon I'lna Urground
(!!V1J I S A 'IltlAL
D. FITZGERALD Prep.
Grande by the Perkins Motor
W. T. Morclock Receives
Late Model Closed Car
for Delivery to. Local
Buyer. .
A new comer on the auto row
this week was the Star roach re
ceived by W. I. Morelock for de
livery to Dick land, y of this city.
Ah hough t he Star cars have
been Hold here for t he past nine
inonihs by Mr. Morelock e.nd his
filaff the coach received this week
is a recent add 11 ion to the Kta r
line and is the first one ever
brought into liiis territory.
The eofi'.h is buill on the regu
lar Star chassis with "the ' million
dollur motor' and is one of the
classiest jobs in tho light car clasi
introduced to tlu: local market In
some seasons.
It Is finished in Klinl Hlue and
is u genuine couch with one wide
door on each side and comes with
the usual accessories.
The coach urrived here In u car
load of curs shipped from the Cali
fornia faclory. Kour open earn
made up tfte remainder of (lie car
load. ltl; TONNAGK ikoih t;d.
DKTIUHT, Mich. (Special).
Kord coal mines in Kentucky and
West. Virginia last year produced
1 ,S! ',!';( tons of coiil, of which
1.44-l.fiaii tons were used at Kord
Motor company's plants. The 41-S,-47
surplus tons over the com
pany's requirements were sold (to
the public.
More than half the output of
the Ford coal mines whs shinned
to the Itlver Uouge plant ut De
troit. There, practically nit of the
coal went Into I he coke ovens,
yielding thousands upon thousands
of tons of coke In addition to
such valuable by-products as gatf,
tar, benzol and uuimoutuin sul
phate, which Is sold by tho com
pany as a fertilizer.
''What do 'you think of the new
I fiL'ft automobile models?"
"Well, I've only In en struck by
two ho far this year."
40 Good
Used
Cars
Perkins
Motor Co,
4th and Adams
STIR COACH
ARRIVES HERE
families of.
modest means
buying autos
DKTIUUT. Mich. Ka mil leu of
moderate or limited means, who
heretofore hesitated about purchas
ing cars, are coming into the auto
mobile buying Mield in greuler
numbers than ever before, If rec
ords of the Kord Motor Company's
weekly purchase plan may b taken
as jin indication.
Thf plan, launched not quite
two years iu;o. was started chiefly
to give such people an opportunity
to enjoy the benefits nnd pleasure
of motor car transportation and
those taking advantage of It are
growing In numbers every day. It
is simple, the prospective pur
chaser making weekly payments of
an amount best suited to his in
dividual means, these payment
becoming part of a bank account
until such time a the purchaser
has a sufficient sum to take deliv
ery of his car.
Details, of the operation of the
plan, as just given out by the com
pany, show that from u compara
tively few- daily enrollments during
t lie first month, the number lias
steadily risen until now mart! than
7 mi people are enrolling every day
throughout the country, a. rat her
remarkable public endorsement of
the plan.
The records also show that there
are. at present more than llo.ooo
persons on the weekly purchase
plan roll and that mote than Itifi.
(Mi 0 already have received their
cars under tho plan.
These figures Neem to bear out
pied let ions made when tho plan
was Inaugurated, I hat II would ex
ert a wide influence toward lessen
ing extravagani buying with Its
const uiient embarrassments, nnd
instead aTfoi d a pmctlcul means
for car ownership in which all
members of the family can partlc
iput e.
They fell us the price of Kords
is $inan in Germany. The Ger
mans will soon be abandoning the
Dawes phm for tho installment
plan.
- Mwl mi :
'hrpmg fromalltiire
HIDE on Protected Tires! Why take (he risk? Buy Protected
Tires. We issue a protection policy through the Tire Replace
ment Corporation of California with each tire purchased.
This policy protects you for one year against accidents, negligence,
blowouts, cuts, under -inflation, bruises, rim cuts, defects or any road haz
ards which may render ine tire useless.
Perfect protection with nbsenro of all (ire cnpviikl for 12 months a yeai;
of letting somebody cine pay the bills, no mailer what happens to your tires.
A frrfl monthly Inspection Hcivlre: Ih In
Hurled In thin hronrt conlrnrt, nnd nilaop
flnmiRrg to your tires nro repilreil with
out liny frwt to you. You now linvo Ibo
flmfl protftctlon for your titrn, it any
thing ImpiMsna to them, an you hnvu on
your rar.
Hhoiild you ruin a lire It will he re.
placed without nlny to you. All you do 1m
iiii
I
Ride On Protected
! i
PLAYLE OIL CO.
LA GRANDE, OREGON
RKMEMRER THEY COST NO MORE
OLDS INCREASES
PRODUCTION OF
ALL ITS MODELS
Production and sale of dd:;mc
biles during March tot:. lied nearly
three times (lie record tor January;
according to official reports from
Olds Motor Works, Ui rising, Mich
igan, i'reparai ions are under way
for a still greater product ion dur
ing tli' present mouth of April
l-'or some time pawl the old: Mo
tor Works ha. been working on a
system whereby production is li d
according to actual orders receiv
ed, Kor this reason factory pro
duction and actual sales figures
are on the same cve.
Tills system tilso has pruet iritllv
eliminated the former practice of
dealers carrying large t Jocks of
curs at tills season of tho year, and
for this reason a ceJatiuued gain in
production from month to month
is jint lelpnted.
If'iyrBrter Merer Mis .
ROBERT
1117 WASHINGTON' AVKi
IV.innp.ltMlion Wtthmil Ohlimtlitm.
HDUB
GREASE CUII
A new uud Improved gun for fill
ing traiiKiuissions, differentials ami
other parts of the car with hard u 1
is being introduced by tho Standard
nil company. The apparatus is
said to eliminate (he waste and
mussiiiess of tin; present system of
handling heavy grease. The gun Is
automatic In action and Is worked
by compressed ulr.
it, (. Albert, assistant special
agent of the I,a (irandc office of
the .Standard Oil company Is now
on the road introducing tho grease
gun in this territory. Air. Albert.
: is in charge of distribution for the
entire southern half of the Walla
J Walla territory.
Yos, ' doubly insured,
says (he man who
carries a
FYR FYTER
on his ear in addition
to fire insurance.
Let me equip your
car today your per
sonal safety demands
it.
Moderately Priced
SMITH
1
i
J
to brim: II ii nnd we will fflvn you a now
lire, iIciIimI inn only for tho nninrnl wear
of i In; tire (lDi for rueli month u-tcd..)
I!:ii ir your tins uistnin only minor In
.1 tit y the it'p.ilr will bo liuido nml you snvo
tile evp-nsr.
This in the uiodecii way of enrlng for
lire. on nuvo opeiTiL nnd have perfect
Mil ihf Jiel ion.
Tires