Saturday, May 9, 1925.
PAGE TWELVE
THE LA' GRANDE EVENING OBSERVER
Traffic
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News
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HILLSALLLflOK
ALIKE TO STAR
Several more victimized hills
1iavu been added to tlx; lint of
those conquered by stock Ktar cars
In the tvstH being conducted by
tfiar car dealers throughout the
west. These hilts mpplament a
long list of hills perhaps better
known, but nont- the hvs ure as
severe tests for the power of Htar'B
"Million dollur motor," according
to .J .1'. Alorelock, local Htar car
dealer.
AmoiiR the latent victims are Illd
well liar Mil, a well known testing
X round in Orovlilc, f'ulif. , which
wan climbed I wice in high gear
tests by Howard Hp leer. The first
test, made from u taiidiiig Mart
at the fool of tint hill, in hih gear,
found the climli finished In 4 sec
onds. The second from a flying
start, was finished in if 2-5 ''C
onds. Tho t ats wero observed by
a local newspaperman.
T. K. M-HNir. Holiister, Calif.
Star cur dealer marie a public
demonstration of a second gear
climb on 1 lol liter's motorcycle
hill, which bus never before been
climbed, tave. in low gear.
Two Oakland. Calif., motorcycle
hills, one off the Monoca road, and
the other between Skyline Koule
vard and the Thornhill grade, liuvn
been conquered by tUiir cars. On
the former test, four pa-sscngerw
hud to be curried to gain tlie nec
essary traction to pull the grade. It
is one of the sleep m hint, in California.
Exide Batteries
btkomueuu
S. A M. Spotlight
I'ackanl Wire all lie
Gnvnlor & Starter llriislica
Mltht ;IoIk-s all sixes
Lamp Sockets
Genuine Item j anil Dflco
Coll, i'olnta, elc
CAKIU'ItCTOHS
lilnxon llama
Stop I.lghta
Itobrrt llosch and t'Uaiiiplou
riark I'lu
CoppT TuliInK
Garbrlel l&ubtK-ra
FRED T. BURGESS
linn Jrltrm .
GARAGE
GOSSIP
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i'w Salesman
Jack Hoy, of linker, Ik now sell
ing Kssex and Hudson cars for K.
1,. I.edbetter. Mr. J tit y has liad
many years of experience as u car
salesman and Is acquainted with
many pople In this territory.
.Mechanic Here
J. I. Kyle, regional mechanic for
t he Ht'iiulard Oil company, was
here this week inspecting the motor
equipment of the local office, Mr.
Kyle tested the new distributing
truck and other curs and trucks in
operation here, ills main office Is
at .taker.
rictm-o .Man I.cau's
John Ibw-nard. of the Kord Motor
company, who was here tlie early
part, of tin; week showing motion
pieiuns at various places In the
v a 1 1 ( y . Ic ft T h u rsda y for 1 to k e r.
;Mr. It. rnard had with hint several
motion pictures showing the Kurt!
lactones, products and other sub-j-etH
of interest. These were shown
. at imbb-r, I'nion and 'ove. At
'each place capacity houses turned
'out. Mr. Jternard was assisted in
i Ids work through courtesy of the
i'erklns Motor company.
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BUICK GARAGE
; v Jennings & Shumate, Props.
' ' 11 biKivwoj's to Southard .V. Sblnii
To NcrWee Lincoln
A. I. Wort hin gt on, repres illa
tive of the Lincoln division of the
Kurd 'Motor company, urrived in l-a
(ramie Friday and will be located
at the IVrkins Motor company for
the remainder of the week and a
portion of next week. Mr. Worlh-
ingion does maintenance work for,
all Lincoln owners, it Ik Ills busi
nrsH io see that tiin Jdncoln cars
in this territory are operating to
t ho grt ati sL possible Hat IhI action.
To this end he iuhpects the curs
thoroughly and makes any neces
sary adjustment.
i Ilig My Arrlvi-s
The 'find of the l'.'J5 model. Itig
Six Studelutkers to be seen here
this season was the object oMnuch
uttruetlon itt the M. J. Goss place
yesterday. The car Is the property
of Harry Itacli, an Aberdeen mer
chant, who drove In to spend a few
ilays at Hot Lake. The car is a
Jive passi-uger coupe, and a real uu-
I tomuhtlc.
T"ilng Hreakcr I'olnl Adjustment
To determine whether to provide
a greater or Ims separation of the
breaker points may be decided hi
the following manner: If the gap
Is too great, the engine will mis.s
at IiIkIi speeds. This Is due to the
fact that the time is not sufficient
to permit 1 he breaker points to
come together properly and the
coll therefore does not build up to
its maximum strength. If the en
gine mism-H at low speeds, the gap
is too Miiall, the mitring being due
lo Ihe fact that the distance be
tween the points is so small that an
arc may be formed between them.
In such caM-s. the engine may op
erate fairly well at high Mei
This is possible. espi-Hally if the
spring is jdlghtly weaker than it
should be. as tlie action of the cam
throws the arm farther, thus in
creasing the gap. American Au
tomobile Idgest.
. . $109$ 1
9 w. a kjui
ANNOUNCING
I We t.iku i)loasiiio in aiinounciiijr tn the nicitoiing- puMie of I'nion and Wallow ;i
.Counties that wo have been aiMiuinlcd dealer I'or the following lines of l'roven
and Ueeoffiiized iMotor Cai j.
Maxwell & Chrysler Pairjc & Jewett Cars
! The New Franklin
l're.senl owners anil I'luspontive mvnrii are cordially invited lo i.-,il our .sliow
; room where the popular models are row on display. 1'iescnl owners of the.o
j cars are assured ol' any necessary service. 1'rospeclive u tiers will lie dehyhted
i in seeing the new smart models.
! Harris F. French Motor Co.
HI.") Washington Ave.
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Motor Transit Lines Are
Given Test by Michigan
City in Effort to De
t termine the Most De
sirable Tyje of Urban
Transportation.
ANN' AKIiOlt. An interesting
experiimnl in local tcansiortation
is now under way in Ann Arbor.
Mich., where the city's street rail
way system has suspended oper
ation indefinitely while motor
coach service is being trb d out.
'The. outcome of this experiment is
being closely watched by municipal
and street railway officials in many
citicu.
Tlie situation in Ann Arbor was
not unlike that existing 111 m-Jliy
American cities today. The demand
lor ' passenger transportation had
outgrow n available facilities. After
many conferences between munici
pal and street railway officials of
'Ann Arbor, an agreement wos fi
nally reached permitting tho street
car company lo suspend its service
iur an indefinite period. A con
I raei w as made w it li Ihe l'eopte's
Motor t'oaeh Co.. a subsidiary of
thu J leiroit Foiled i tail w ays.
w hereby the coach company was
io provide the city with transporta
tion for one ycur.
Fnder the provisions of the
agreement between the city of Ann
Arbor and the 1'eople's Motor
Coach Co,, the city has the right
to bar the coaches and order the
street cars back at any time dur
ing I he year. The motor coach
company does not have the option
of retiring Its coaches until the ex
plrutlon of Its one year contract.
At that time the coach company
and the city authorities will sit
down together and decide as to the
future passenger transportation
system for the city of Ann Arbor.
Wince the voluntary retirement of
the city's street cars. Ann Arbor is
being served by It modern -3-pas
senger Yellow Coaches. The couch
es cover a very extensive territory
and due to their flexibility have
been able lo adopt routes that in
pure t he greatest convenience for
tlie people living in vorious parts
of Ihe city.
" Tho transportation situation In
Ann Arbor is entirely In the hands
of the people, who having had
street cars, will be abb: to compare
that form of service with that of
modern motor coaches. Having
made t he comparison, the peopl
uilt be in a position to decide
whether they prefer motor coaches
to street cars.
Kight cities in the Fnited States
are, now depending on motor
cociches alone for public transpor
tation. These cities include Km
poria, Kans.; Middh-ton. S. Y.;
Uutland, Vt.; and Monterey, l'asa
d na and Ledlands, i'alif.
IMi:s ( TFTt'll liltAfi?
There are several indications of
a dragging dutch, and, every owner
slum Id know what they are. not
merely as a means of obviating
trouble hut as a means of forestal
ling miwarixuiied blame of the
transmission. A'h'ii t he clutch
drags there will be chattering un
der the floor boards when start -ing
or backing gently. It will be
dtilh ut to get imo low or reverse
win n (h siring to Mail or back up.
When ou coiifi the ammeter will
continue to ;;how charge thus prov
ing that Ihe clutch is stm tollow
Ing the I ij w heel.
elilil.
And
t l.l UIIIKUT W1AU
', The temptation to use gasoline
i or k-'tct.Mie- for cleaning the run
I niiig boards l.t alwas strong, tot
! not hiug cleans them as mlckt
I nor as thoroughly, liui the wear
i on t he boards dues not just il y
j t his 1 1 eat me tit, .soap and v ater
: being far more practical In t he
! long run. Kerosene or gasoline
will cause ci aeking and rotting
of the running board mat
particularly if I his is rubber.
w li- re t he oil touches t he splash
pall or the tend" is the p;iint will,
ill lime, fe damaged.
s.w i:s A SHOUT
Wliener wiring is in ilanici of
aim- u m;tv sae ; shot t to tape
The wirmu to 'he hoi I) of the
aeray- r.ir is usnallv run without
the pi o!i cl run (tf a tend ml and
then- :iie Se. i;tl points win re the
lUMil.ition is likely t(( wear ol f and
cause trouble. Soineiiine.s the fioor
lotards will chafe the tattery con
neeMon wiieu, rittd.tng orf enough
of the rubber insulation to prepare
t lii wa ror trouble. A little tap.
mg in timi" Nave a short.
: it
s ; It'll M U FAN HI M'
tJnlug tie- new tan belt an extra
.1 r-teh wtih the hand before ad
usfing it wilt tithe- out much if its
a i i- w a rim; , t r-ieh e-nd I hus
inHipotie the line- when a seeolld
l Jvh: no nt ot the fan is n (i Niry.
't'li'' l.i'u ulii wib a warded I lie
ur.iiid p'le at tlie Ktks' Aulomo
title I'a.-hlen ;-:iow In ld ni' lltly at
.New i H l an, l-i.
Inivtn l a preniiui nt soci- t
;iil of Ihe tit?, a iJinetn ttojring
car t .tpi ur d in st tumors in the
poit int'di 1 and touritij; ear class,
and (hen was gum the giaild ric
o it all ot her ent rants.
"'he Flitcoln .liiilkins coupr- aNo
tame in for honors, capturing the
!irH place lu the two-door closed
HEAT INDICATOR
LENGTHENS LIFE
OF MOTOR CAR
NEW YOJlK. N. Y. Tho most
delicate and tho most expensive
part of the automobile la of course
the engine, yet as it is hidden from
your eyes aa you drive, anything
can happen to it internal work
ings, unless a certain amount of
precaution In taken. How ninny
motorists know that there are six
teen wuyn or causes of overheating
an engine? Kt forth briefly they
are. Itadiator leaks, broken water
pumps, rotting of tho rubber hose
connections, choked water pass
ages, cylinder friction, loose oil
pipe connections, clogged strainers,
broken oil pumps, worn pLston
rings, driving with retarded .spark,
imnrooer tiBiinr. ininroner carbu
retor adjustment, broken fan belt .
and clogged mufflers ure some of
the more important reasons for a
heated motor, and must bo care
fully guarded against.
1 Inasmuch as the engine Is cov
ered with a vault-like it eel cov
ering, it was found to be impos
sible for the motorist to ascertain
when engine trouble was imminent,
on account of an overheated condi
tion, until Hie damace was done.
This accounts for the presence of
the heat indicator on the radiator
cap of most automobiles, and it
has been proven many times, that
if the driver will keep a casual
eye on this instrument his motor
troubles will ydLsapppar. for the
heat Indicator Is a mire prognostic
cator of trouble.
' DKTUOIT. Mich. A sport tour
ing car, duplicate of the type which
created ao much comment when
displayed in the Uncoln exhibit at
the Automobile Salon held early In
the year In Chicago, has been added
to the 'Uncoln line. Introduction
of this smart car comes na the re
sult of the popularity which it at
tained at the show and the numer
ous orders coming Iti for H since
that time.
' (iOOD 4-llltAKr: TEST
A lUlet Si rect, level. Well paved
and wide, makes an Ideal place to
test the accuracy of your four
wheel brako adjustments. If there
is Ico on the street. The blight,
eat tnisadjustmcnt will he noted
In Ihe tendency of the car to de
viate from a utaight course when
stopping.
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