La Grande evening observer., May 09, 1925, Image 11

Saturday, May 9, 1925.
THE LA GRANDE EVENING OBSERVER'
PAGE ELEVEN
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SAFETY TESTS
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jiiKulns! all ol' Ihi iu, lull a policy l
jllo poultii'.. un.l b,.Ioiii wholly
i'uiiiii-nwite for ull 111.- diimugv.
'hil. maini'lsi iiihuiv, uml Ntrlitly.
iinosl of Ihi'in nro pi-NVclly willillK
jthat tho coinpanliH Bhoultl liccp
jllH'lr prrmhiuia unimpaired 1'roni
, ('laiin.H upon tlit'in.
MaaufactuniM Imllil for KulVly.
KiiViy is the flint rciulsllo In any
; miTliuliinm. Inn i ss. llllally mi In a
motor vi hidr. In ! hi- Intrlciti-
an, I oil. mi .l. lical. ip'lalls or n rur'H
j itiaUi'-iip then- nr.- scores or point.s
u In ri faulty ill situ iiml consl rur.
Laboratories, i""" ",1,y -'"'i'""-.-'!' nf-- n i of
MiM iiiuiiisi mi lortaiiri' unit cxni-rt
jiiililc,. ,i nilli-.l i.jion to insure tin
It.v (irarui- li. Mnlillinr. i i'i' rial nl y of siif.-lv at whii-h tin-
(l.inriil Auiiit. rn.l.rwiit.ia- I makers aim. Kv.n with the lust
l.alion.loi'i.-s. i iiKin. .liiii; skill within 111.' orii in-
IlazanlH of fire, rolli.siiin. Iln fl I l,:alion. tllv rollahnialion or an ollt-
niul iu-i lili'llt an- onit tin- trials i stile mt1;i 1 1st is iil't.n ill slniMc.
at Hi "' own. i- or to.lay. I'l'lp. hi sl sin-it.'on will rail In 11 ion-
wh-ll prat'lii-ally . vi-rylunly iltiviH silllnnt.
n rar. It Is poysihli- In Insure in iu. ease nr ,,.O0r car makers
Appliances to Prevent'
Accidents and Thefts!
Iiieidly Inspected in 1
Company
The 'Bugaboo'
of the
Highway
Tire trouble! If it weren't for tire
trouble and the fear of having tire
trouble just at the wrong time, motor
ing would be a much greater pleasure.
We can't prevent your running a
spikei.inlo. your tire ..and getting.. a
puncture, nor can we prevent cuts and
bruises and blow-outs. But we can
take a good share of the danger and
worry and expense away.
We can sell you GOOD tires stand
ard in name, reputation, and (iialilv
and then we can PROTECT you
against any expense with those tires
for one year FREE OF CHARGE.
Thai's part of our tire service pro
tected tires, guaranteed for one year
against all expense and all injury.
ASK I S -MSOI T IT
Playle Oil Co.
Ambulance Put In
Service
Here
coll rolh'il ntM'l -mini's in nt omi
ntl of a sri'ttt laill.linvr iitt onuTifi's
rt'iuly for th oimnicHn ovt'ns un
lnslullatton (n tltr car8.
It Ik punch piTBHt h rut ou( thi1
palti'rnit a nil tlio hUc! )uu-1h k on
lo ol her liiuchim-.H wliioli twlut,
ln'iiil, ciijbofw it inl uMMfinhlt tJnm "
tliry through Iho iu-okti-hh or
tiilirli'tiUon on t roinplt'tlon u
niurvt'louH a nil liluminatintf llltif
tnutoit of I In pfrriTtion to v.hicli
I-'orfl proKiiH-ilvi manufacture has
ittaiiu'ii. In all tlictv arc fv'iny.
thn-t uperutioiitt from ruw Mtot'k lo
(oiiipIi'UmI ftndi-r, ciu-h ono ilif-
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New model (35 V Cadillac amliulaneo put in service here by the W. II. Kohnonkamp
Company. This car was built specially for the Eohnenkamp company and is said to
be the finest ambulance in the Northwest. Every known accessory for the comfort of
the sick or injured is included in the equipment. Goodyear balloon tires are used.
Picture courtesy of Oregon Journal.
Complete Car Service -C.
T. C. Tires
Texaco Oil and
Ajax Tires
Gas
;inr consultant Is the Underwriters'
j Laboratories, n non-commercial or-.K-uiiiKition
operating lor service in
jthe prevention of fire ami nccl
j'lents. The object of the laborator
ies is to bring to the user the best
obtainable opinion on the nn-rltH of
appliances, devices, maehjm m ami
materials In t-esp'-ct to life, fin
jaml collision hazards, as well us
theft njid accident prevention.
I Tito loss both of life nml prop
Jcrty throiiRh fin nnd accident In
inn i niteu .states Is far greater per
capita than in any other country in
the world and the laboratories tire
doing their share in an organized
effort to reduco this condition. To
their" main plant in Chicago, or to
t,her work shops in New York or
San rrunciseo, manufacturers send
jlhelr wares. If they come within
t'ne above categoiits, for cxamlna
ition. test nnd advice,
j Building columns, building ma
j terials. fire doors and windows.
I floors nnd roofs are destroyed by
fire to prove that they will resist
'fire. Safes weighing tons are heat-'
jed to redness, then dropped three'
t stories and immediately heated
'again to make good the claim that
hinder such treatment the contents
will he protected. Wall material is
crushed In powerful presses to de
termine its bearing strength. Klec
1 trie wires, fuses, switches and con
sults are tested both physically
and electrically to determine any
hazard that may exist lit their con
struction, l-'lre. hose, automatic
'sprinkler systems, fire extinguish
ers, pumps nnd pipes are studied,
i dissected, tented and operated to
bring out their good points or to
! uncover their delects,
j Household appliances, toilet nc
jcessorieft, matches, flat irons, curl
ing Irons every conceivable thing
suspect I'd of potential ha .a id
.goes through this process of con
structive destruction that livi-s may
be saved or property consi-rve
The laboratories are unliiue. Noth
ing like them exists anywhere, and
an Idea of their tf-rvire may b- had
from the fact that last y-ar their
lbed. the Index of safety, appear
ed on more than 7ua.oati,nao separ
ate items of merchandise.
It Is plain to see, then, why (he
automobile manufacturers called
' upon lite laboratories to put I he
'seal of safety on (heir cars. The
1 records show that, since Die ser
,vice started in a small way seven
years ago. l u 4 different makes of
ears, including all prominent nmkcH
have been examined and reported
upon and that at the present time
; forty -two different makes of ears
are undergoing constant Inspection
under what is known as the re-examination
service. This means that.
after the original examination has
i shown an acceptable coudlt Ion
HYATT
ISwdeparturT
Largest Stock of Bearings
Between Portland
and Salt Lake
v
TIMKIA
tai-i:hi:i
mil, I. in
r.i; akiv.s
Accidents will happen and when one happens to yon in the form of a burnt
out ben ring, don't dispair of getting quick sen-ice and quick repair.
We have a complete stock of bearings for all makes of cars ready for im
mediate use. There's no need for your garage man to send to Portland or the
factory it's here ready for you and with it the service of expert workmen to
make the repair.
Our equipment and life-long experience permits us to cast for you any kind
of bearing under any conditions, no matter what the machine. That's one of
the reasons, when there is machine trouble, that competent people know "Leigh
ton's" is the place to go.
LciGHTONS WELDING &MACMLNE WORKS
"Tell Your (image
1.111 WASHINGTON A F.
Man to I!nc I-cighton Tn II.'
MIOXi; MAIN
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from n safety standpoint, tho lab
oratories' experts visit the factories
at frequent intervals to assure the
maintaining of the high standard
.required.
The complete car Is thoroughly
examined, Tho electrical equip
ment, wiring. switch', fuse.
."tatting and lighting systems, gen
erators, ignition coils and all that
goes to make up the complete elec
trical plant are put through ade
quate tests to guard against short
circuits, overheating and other His
bearing upon fire hazard.
Tests of the fmd system Include
examination of tank construction,
the fill and vent fittings, the tubing
and couplings nnd the operation of
carburetors, valves, vacuum sys
tems, st miners, gnuges, vaporizers
and other working parts. Mufflers
nnd exhaust heaters come In for
special st tidy In relation to any
possible danger of explosion or
overheating tnhcrVnt In their de
sign or construction.
Perhaps even more vital to the
safety of the motorist than Immun
ity from fire hazard Is the perfec
tion of means of prevent collision,
llumpers are put through a severe
course of action In which a 2.000
pound weight running In an inclin
ed track strikes the bumper at
tached to n rigid chassis as
though n moving telegraph pole
should run into a stationary car.
Action being equal to reaction the
Jesuit Js exactly what would occur
In an ordinary rood collision, and
the Impact 1h regulated by allow
ing tile weight to descend from
varying heights on the track giving
the effect of cars of different
veights traveling at greater or less
ipeed.
Close Watch on Motor TliofK
There remains the enterprising
automobile thief, involving means
of circumvent lug his activities.
I'here are hundreds of locks on the
market; some good nnd many jiot
so good. The kiboratorles ha VP
means of testing the effectiveness
of a lock both In Its mechanical
construction nnd in Its security
from unauthorized tampering. Any
lock may be picked In time, but u
look that will withstand the atten
tion of a talented burglar for twen
ty minutes is recognized as good
enough for the ordinary purpose.
An interesting case occurred at
the laboratories recently when on
inventor drove up in a car equipped
with a locking device of his own
invention, for which he claimed un
usual features. While he was de
scribing the excellence of Ills lock
to the head of the casualty depart
ment one of tlie hitter's assistants
went down stairs and stole the car.
The inventor was fiimlly persuaded
that his lock was not so good as
he thought it was, but the exper
ience of the engineers In charge cf
these tests enabh-d him to perfect
his device.
Another safeguarding device
against theft is a system of Iden
tification figures designed to be
lorge-proof. These figures are
made in various ways, but the. 'basic
idea Is that they cannot bn altered
without, leaving traces which ure
really discovered.
These ani some of the ways In
which automobile manufacturers
H'M'k to safeguard the motoring
public. ltd Ineinentn In safety de
vices are d vt loped nearly every
day and the laboratories are kept
busy d'-signing testing machines,
apparat us and methods to keep
pace with the growing demands.
Their lists of accepted safety de
vices and of standard apparatus
and materials are furnished free to
the public nnd may be had from
any of tlndr agencies, of which
th'-re are H- in ns many cities
throughout Uhj I'niled Htates und
Canada.
FENDERS BUILT
II
IN QUANTITIES
Providing fenfl(r for as Inntc n
number of cars and trucks ns are
daily produced by tho Ford Motor
company is In Itself quite a manu
facturing accomplishment and the
way the compuny producer them Is
interesting becauso It Is done on
such an enormous scale.
Hut fenders for new cars isn't
all. Jt must bo remembered that
there ure several millions of Ford
cars operating on the streets und
highways of this country alone und
thtft quite a number of fenders are
bent out of usefulness in traffic
bumps every day. Therefore it Is
necessary to keep service slocks up
everywhere so replacements mny be
quickly made. In this connection
It Is Interesting that there is a,
slightly greater demand for new
left-hand lenders than for those
for the right fdde of the car.
To care for new car and service
stock requirements the fender de
partment of the Ford Motor com
pany's Highland Park plant, De
troit, where nil fenders are manu
factured, turns, out. 35.000 a day.
hnd In doing ho uses approximately
o tons of steel.
The Hat stock that is, special
tlncilve but essential to securing
uniform quality.
ltlunkJng dies used In the ma
chines which cut out the patterns,
although they are. made of the
highest grade of tool steel, wear
out In from two to four days under
tho heavy production. In stamping
proceed, after the larger parts are
cut out, the stock passes lo new
inachlneH which punch out numb
er parts, thus reducing waute to u
minimum.
All tho fenders for the compnn's
domestic and foreign trade are
manufactured In t his department.
Momestic plants complelly enamel
I heir own Tenders, hut thotfl for
foreign plants urtt given their first
enamel cout before being shipped
from Hig'ilaqd park. , ,
lini mv; l i ".M ick"
Moat battery troubles can he
traced to the failure of the driver
lo build up the- battery when h
has an opportunity. Instead of
driving at the spi ed for maxim im
ehai'K-iUg when the battery is low
he speeds up, lowers the charging
rate and then allows his lights to
burn full when he lias no need
of t.
I. . iN 1 I U3 I
Frtightand 2ir Earn
MwPricefor HUDSON COACH (Was H345)
Today's Hudson Super-Six Coach costs less than half the
price at which the open models have sold. With the
world's largest production of 6-cylinder cars, quality is con
stantly improved and therefore Hudson is more than ever "
"the World's Greatest Buy"
HUDSON SUPER-SIX SEDAN
S Passenger 169 5 (was l79S)-7 Passenger 17,95 (was 189S)
All Prices Freight and Tax Extra
Ledbetter Garage
wim, rim: vor ovi-:k
Excessive lubrication is the rem
edy for n number of car ailments,
particularly wherti parts aro fitted
a bit too tig lit Or where wear is
.causing a little loo much friction.
I When this sort of thing develop
during winter and wher the trou
ble is not serious enough to warrant
putting the cur In the shop. It Ik
.well to us- ordinary engine oil in
plaeo (,f a heavier luhri'm In the
p irifeulur mill at fee ted. Engine
oil In the tm uin fusion, for instance,
will kep ihe shiner forks better
hihrh-ijted hi cold weuth-r than
tvguhi.r 1 1 -an.int;;.-ion ca- lubricant,
yet It M il! not overtax the gasket
nor work out throuKh the bearings
I'm. illy the addition of engine oil
wit! be an advantage to th' main
part of th unit where used during
Icold weather.
ATTENTION FORD OWNERS
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. It has come to our attention that the Ford
owners in this territory are being circularized
by a concern offering fractional shares in
the stock of the Ford Motor Company of j
Canada. '
On advice from the Ford Motor Co. we do
most emphatically recommend against the
purchase of these fractional shares for the
reason that the price quoted is proportion
ally in excess of the market value of full
shares and in addition as this company does
not issue its stock in any denominations less ,
than one full share, there is no provision
for representation of these fractional shares
in any general shareholder's meeting of the
Ford Motor Co.
Perkins
Motor
Company
pi ione Main 500
LA GRANDE
Cor. Fourth &. Adams
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