THE LA GRANDE EVENING OBSERVER
PAGE NINE
Highway,
and
Auto
Dope
yfUTOivfO
Saturday, May 16, 192S.
iin i Mi i in "ii - " " - N s
All SHDRTAG
E
IS FELT: W
Dealers Already Experi-
ence Difficulty Getting
Sufficient Cars to Sat
isfy Public s Demands.
i "One of the bli? motor car manu
fiiclunirs predicts that wu ar go
UK to have u aprln shortugo of
motor cars. I can beat that pre-jk-ttun:
there Is now a shorluffo,"
Mild K. 1 l'dhctter, rWaUr for
I ud son and hssex In the La
Jrunu territory.
'"Spring has conm on us all very
iiiddenly. In the last few duv.s the
mass of orders which people have
Leen putting off has defended on
is. The registration of ears will
imply bear out this statement. All
he uncertainties about motor taxes
ind registrations alt the handi-
p.s of bad weather are now
past, und for those lines of cars
which deserve public imtronngt tlie
it p ring rush is on. Motorists who
tvanl prompt deliveries of popular
tars should take notice.
; "Now theru are various causes of
motor car tOiortaffes. One of the
a:ivM tn hrlnc about a nhortaire is
'jn Mhtil down the fiiclorles and let
(lie demand pile up. Some con-
rns have done that. Hut that
isn't the reason for the shortage in
lludson and Kssex. I'rol.ahly the
Itii.iiest spot in Detroit right now is
he MiKbion-Kssex plant, with many
pf its departments running two
Hhift.t a day and still others three
shiftH.
"This night-umlxlny activity fol
lows a winter program of the larg
est business the plant has ever
known. There is a Nhortuge of
Hudson and K.sex cura simply be
cause the mojst energetic efforts
have not succeeded in making as
many as the jnil'''c wanted.
"It is general all around useful
ness which the public demands in
motor cars today. Nothing freak
ish is desired in body or chassis.
The public asks for reliable trans
portation at the right standard of
prices. When motorists are offered
this combination they can be de
pended upon to buy. Month after
month, it is this type of buying
which has kept Hudson-Kssex in a
position of uninterrupted sales
leadership and public demand. .
"March will be the largest month
we have ever known. The salts ho
far have been sufficient to prove
that, and the last few days has
shown a sharp upward 1 rend in
demand. This is the f i rut sign of
the spring rush. The greatest num
ber of inquiries is for coaches and
this is true. I understand, with all
lines of cars. Hut for a long time
to come the man who thinks of
coaches will think of Hudson and
Kssex."
Brother "Bill" One Man Who
Dosen't Envy Henry Ford
' WHY SHOULD I WANT
TO TRADE PLACES
VITH MY TOOTHER?"
- iti-:ii.An.u ;i:.it top
While it may appear to be u
very complicated job, it is really
a simple matter to replace the lop
of a transmission so that the shift
er forks hold the gears in the pro
per way. First see ilwit the two
sliding gears in the proper way.
l-'lrst see that the two Hliding
gears re nut In mesh with any
other gear. Then slip on the top
with the shift rod in "neutral."
Most successful men are loo busy
to think up any secrets of success.
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Exide Batteries
STROMISERG CARIWItliTOltS
S. M. Spotlights
Packard Wire all sizes
Generator A Starter llrusltea
Melit Globes all size
Idimp Rockets
Gennlne Remy antl DcJno
Colls, folnts, etc
lilnxon Hums
Stop Llftlita
Robert Bosch and Champion
Spark Plugs
Copper Tubing
Garbrlcl Gnubbcra
FRED T. BURGESS
10 JfflT0
TO TRADE PLACtS ,
- WITH MY DPOTHtt? fTSy
it t-K t.Cf t INTEREST CJM r!( V
INCREASED THE xi&L V
MUMBtR of MEN WOPKING m
FOR t. TO 40
II iiKAnnonn
favorltles when he and Henry werei
boys together on the farm. I
lttll," like his brother, has
dubbed In politics only once.
A few years ago when Dear
born was rated as u lough town
und the hangout of crooks from
iJetroit, "1111 was elected village
president und pollco chief A com
bination job. The town also was
tiotcd for fleecing motorists.
Cleans I n the Town
Tho new president cleuned out
the crooks, stopped the fleecing
of motorists, organised a. volun
teer flro department and Introdu
ced a model traffic system of saf
ety tones which since has been
adopted by many other cities.
He declined to stand for re
election.
'I'olltlcs don't interest me, he
suys. It lakes too much, lime
from business even In u sum 1 1
town."
With his wife and three chtld
n, "Hill" lives In a modest, red
brick house, just off the main!
drm.l nf IlKiti'lim-n Vnil r:in
walk right up to th door und
shake hands with "Hill."
About a mile uway is thf - big
estate of him brother. Henry
is forced lo maintain three sets of
guards which you have to pass
before you reneh the front porch.
"UlU" Is a member ol utmost
'.'.very lodge In Dearborn, nud he's
a special favorite with tho town
kids. Ho probably gives nway
more ntckles and dimes to children
than John D. Hockefeller.
Mich.
Would you trade places with tin
riches man in the world If you
could?
WILLYS j. OVERLAND . FINE MOTOR . CARS
1
n no "u ft c trig
There's one man in this
world, with its millions nl living
and fighting lor wealth, who says
he wouldn't.
And this man Is William Kurd,
brother of Henry Kord.
"Why should I want to t rude
places with my brother, or any one
else. ho said. "I'm happy and
contented.
"I enjoy my work and have u
good 'business. I have a nice,
comfortable home and a happy
lamlly. That means a lot. so 1
don't envy any other man tor any
thing else be has.
"1 recently increased the number
of men working for me to 4a, That
Is not many compared, with the
bund reds of thotiwmds working
lor my brolher, but I'm contented
and I'd be just as happy if I bad
only two men working for me,"
He 1h nut connected with the
Kord .Motor Company, and never
has' attempted to capitally." the
reflected glory bf his .-wealthy re
lative. .. , ''
Home I-olk '"liitftw Him V
Outside of the town -'of -r "Dear
born, he probably is us little known
as his brother is famous, but here,
where one of his itrother Henry's
KI'eateKt plants Is locitled. everyone
watch i:nhxi; sii:i:i
One of tho biggest mistakes In
winter driving IS tho Idea that one
should not drive fast when the car
is cold, because this leads one to
forget that tho ennlne Is the thing
that should be pampered and not
tho cor. At a car speed of twelve
miles an hour tn low gear many
on engine is receiving worse pun
ishment than It would were the
driver hitting a speed of thirty
miles an hour in high gear. The
speed of the engine Is tho thing to
watch. This being true, it is
evident that the noiso of tho gears
when racing tho engine at low car
speed makes It all the more diffi
cult to detect the rap of a bearing
that la suddenly being a suffi
cient amount of lubricant.
tihe m;iJiis
(Nothing else)
STUOXU'S Vi:i,CAMZIa
SHOP
Itelrending a Specialty
1:106 Jefferson
WE BUY AND SELL
USED CARS
Come in ami lixk oi-r our Mock of I'swl Parts jou will
(liul what joii iiwil at less lliau liair Hit- iiiliv of a ni-w oart.
OREGON TRAIL WRECKING HOUSE
Ailanw Avenue. I:itX HOMIMUUK, Prop.
NAt'KIt TO PI.SII CAIt
Kvrry cur owner can uo IiIb
liure toward il reduction In the
loll of the lives from exhnuat K"
potNonlni; hy milking It a lmblt
to tiunh his car around the nublli'
iruragn when ileHlrlnft to chtuiKe Its
position. t'heckerlnR curs iiround a
public iraracfe on their own power
not only encouracen cureleHsneKs
in this mutter, hut results In Im
paired health for everyone who
Is obliged to bit In the buildinR
ilurlni; the process. It Is often
easier lo push the car. and thu cx
erclsu won't do any harm.
All Painled Up Ready to Serve You
With -
Veltex Gas and Oil
SQUARE DEAL FILLING STATION
Mrs. E. S. Norris, Prop.
knows him us "Illll." r
lb- always has ntoni on his own
feet,' and lie prefers not to be
"Jirolber Hill." This doesn't
mean that there Is any hostility
between the two brothers. They
are the closest friends, but Hill
always hjjs preferred to make tils
own way.
."Make It .clear," he said, "tiut
t don't sell Utieoln. Kurds or Kord
son tractors. J sell only applian
ces for thy Kordsou tKielors,
'I started in the business In n
Ultlc shop on a side street In l)ear-boi-n.
but the hiiKlncHK prosperetl
and I moved to larger quarters, at
Highland Tark, J nut aeroKs from
my brother's plant there."
There is a striking: resemblance
between the two brothers. ltoth
are tall and aiiKular, w ilh lonK
arms ami b-ps. ltoth have f;ray
hair, and the same deep-set. eyes.
Ilolh ; huvu comparatively few
wrinkleH for men. their an", for
lieiiry ha, . panned the -tin-year
mark ndv his brutliei;.'lM-".otMi-. to
iu v'-v.,v-.-':.V-''"
" Itillv' never seems to worry
about anything. Many a tiny
will find lilm walkint; orouml his
plant sinKbiK or hummliiK some
of lb' same old honjch wlileh were
vni;x TKSTiNu i.a'iti :hy
t)ne of tli best ways to ruin a
useful iwilr of gloves ia to wear
them when testlnff tho battery or
adding distilled water. During the
process some of the water and
acid Is likely to be spilled on the
top of the battery so that In re
placing tho caps your gloves will he
exposed to an ucld that will ren
der the fingers a mass of holes the
next time you wear them. Any neid
that getB on your bare hands dur
ing such process will not Injun
the skin, though it Is well to wash
the hands llrorutighlyurter the' job
is finished.
When Better Automobiles Are Built, Buick Will Build Then
Wl LLYS
KNIGHT
For those who Tvanl the finest . . . brilliantly
conceived, beautifully designed, wonderfully
engineered and regally luxurious . . . the new
,Willys-Knight Six abundantly fulfills the
'. wishes of thousands of people who have said,
"When Willys-Knight builds a Six, I want
one." It is a very dinerent Six with a patented
engine ... the world's only type of six-cylinder
engine that grows more powerful and quieter
.with use . . . "The smoothest thing on wheels. "
S2I45 BLfknTsinS: 4-Pcu. CP S2341; Svl-, S2495. W,ilyKr,hl
FfCihM-ldi: TmtH29S: Coup. SI 495; Ctupt-ScdatUIS: Sulm
41575; BnashmH69S. All erica . . i. Ttltdt.
Gettings & Hanks
2 sjff
lfc
1312-11 JEFFERSON ST,
LA GRANDE, OPE.
uestion: ivhv
docs Buick use a one-
piece front axle?
ittSWCr: For safety and
strength and care-free service. The
Buick type is a one-piece, drop-forged
, I-beam. There are no brazed or weld
ed parts to break off. In case of
accident it can be easily straightened
without the necessity of replacement.
You can depend on a Buick axle.
Jennings & Shumate
MIAKK IT I I'
Vllirutlon.ia llul di'lilmrnt lo
Urn uiilo lioin hIiicu this hi'ipa to
pnivcnt horn fiilluro through sth.'k-
Inc tho rotor whin tin- liulti iy Is
wink. If tho horn brurki-L Is
lllllo looso h't It In'.
DODGE BROS.
MOTORCARS
Prices f. o. b. La Grande
TOURING $10f3
ROADSTER $1025
COUPE .. $1190
SEDAN ......$1315
COACH -....$1315
Smith's Garage
VELTEX GAS AND OIL
La Grande
La Grande Filling Station
Square Deal Filling Station
Auto Electric Service Co.
Oregon Tire and Battery Co.
L. C. Smith Dodge Garage
Jennings & Shumate, Buick Gar.
Orchard Filling Station
Elgin
E. F. Hug & Co.
Summerville
J. J. Wagner i.Z. "T
Union
Oregon Trail Garage
Rex Gamble
Brown's Garage .
Cove
W. F. Brcshcars
Leonard Towlc
Imbler
Andrews Bros.
A. Tagc & Son
Alieel
Bryant & Bryant
J. Rossen
FLETCHER OIL COMPANY
T. R. MAXWELL, Mgr.-A HOME COMPANY
We Believe In Fair Dealing
Miller Racine
Tires Tires
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La Grande Filling Station
ins by Fair Deuliny;. J- V- lIcasl VroV-
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