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About La Grande evening observer. (La Grande, Or.) 1904-1959 | View Entire Issue (May 30, 1925)
THE LA GRANDE EVENING OBSERVER Saturday, May 30, 1025. Highway and , Auto Dope Traffic and Tourist News Pn pre Ten imwms- " '"' : " r : a-mi'ir BtJt i OVERLAND SIX S Til KiT'cnt Entry into the ( Oylinrtor FieKI Spcckil y Designed to (Jive Service over a lVriwrl of Years. lErffiit iitiitt'ii)'iiln tiy motor ear ft nt horith h and n-fti'itrrh i .-t'W attribute mi hvitiih'" life r flitht I'll I'M to 1 III' IllOltl I'll IJ III O mobile. Witlv-iverlnud eiiKlncera who have denture, l and hilHI Hit' if w (iviM'k'mt His, (in1 nmni!moii!i . lit their heib f thai their n-w product will uverane v ii ki'-'' l"if;v 11 y 1 1"'" H in prJoil. .Mulitllfi Uf HilirrliiilK rilnl .H'ViTf Lulu, tli.-v li l. have r.lvcti Wlllvii- ii i I iii m1 (i cur In thin in w model t 1,,'lt Will Hlirvl' lMHlH":t 1 n-;ii tiki-: au'Ains (Nothing si itostj'ti ri,( am.i I tit ft inline a Npeclnlly .i.-rrei-m ' int'iit. i::n h minute dciull Ima been il hIkim'iI with fdnmlna In mind, from the aelcctlun of Oh raw ma iiiinl to thi final a:w mbly. In I'liooHiiiK material which 1m to lie iih In n v.lvin part, Hip work which It lit culled upon to 00 determined tho (.election. Chrome molybdenum at eel, belter able to wilhrlnnd tlu uhocUa a 11 l alrniiiH to which n nor axle la auhuilllcd 1 liiiii any olio r Known alloy, Ik cm In lln- i'al nxh- ah a n a. 1 tf -f n-i ii Jit I fc.ura mid pintona art' made of niU-l sti i i - an alloy e.ipc-i-.ultv luluut cl to u ui:e of Hi 1b kind mi II l ii'lf ilMt-lf readily to In al 1 n-aloM nt which toii;!"liH It. To tii'ciiM' minimum wir Oh- wuvh sue 't. till t ml In r hiti-dcned, Ti'iihHiuitiiloii f-i'iirfi lire nlnn auh Jecled lij lii-avy HtruliiH, and In or der Hint they iiiiiy noM-rly ntaihl ii) In Hrivli'4', llit'y ar1 ntadt of rlii-oii.i' rarlion fti-'-t, h'':il lrali'd inr i.n ali'r kIii iikHi ami wur. livcrland Hl HpriiiMM urn of chrome vanadium hIih-I roH i-iv luat Hriilfd Uy lilrlily di-vHopt'il nrof ffiM'.i wiih li axtiiiii' unltocmlty; ;ai the iiiioii- linn' 1 hat tin y n-ndiT ihr t .rinr.u uuni fli-Mdh' and Hlriiii-; 1 1'iialdliiM tht-m to ntitiorl) all road jf ilurkM Will ll WOUld OtlliTWlM' i.u-k t Hh- rnr to j.ii-ci'h, ! hoi',. or niiitrrtal.H for 1 tiKlm 1 (ilirlH 1st inad- Willi Miial fan-. T(H' lHidi r l.UM'k In ol fln Mt nn-y Iron i lirraii' ' thin nuiii rkil lit h t anlt- n lor th vuiyinir ht at rondlilottH .to whh-li Hi.- tin-In.- 1m unhjii-lid ,'l'it kiiHiin- vtiuiitn riiri-iiHtti am) ;rlirldllv lh- i-ylimli-r hlork and up i in r half !' On rrankraa- arn rtod Anything You Want In The Star Line DODGE BROS. MOTOR CARS Prices f. o, I). La Grande TOURING - $1005 ROADSTER $1025 COUPE $1190 SEDAN - $1315 COACH 13 J 5 Smith's Garage Would you like a hlui, i-ncloHnl I'ri'Utlon with dink whfM'Itt, volotir uptiolHtMi-y am) all Hits otln-r ui jiolut mt-ritK? Or, pi-rhaiiM, n nat ty apoit Job In maroon with nul H;:iniHh hathir on tho mailt? tir a doahlntc ioud.it it with natural w(jim1 wluM'tH and rddc wIiiks.' ".Mm" Mondork, wlio muintaiiia tin I'HtaldlMtiiiM'nt on Dim Avi-nutt iu-ur Him ohiwrvr offlct' for thf )urioHr of dlKphtyliiK the. vlrlia-.i of the Klar cur lain uil Hm-hk iiiodi-ls on hand anil a irial many inoi Addliloiin to tin lm' thin wi'i-li vvt rt', a coiu h In hIkiiuI llrown, a cporl louitMK In maroon with n-al SptinlNh utdiolsti-ry, a apart roud tdcr with f nil it 111 1 wood ivImtIh and halloou llri-H ami u Hiamlard toitr litK alHo llti-d uilh natural wuou Whi'l'lH. 'I'Ih- Star roah with tin- flnlHh In KIk'ioI Hiowii, a durahh color a iitiadi' diirki'i I han khaki, in an 1111 uiiiially lira tit i ful car. 'J'ht- iinu sun I rotor of thf fuilah mts off Hn Kiaci-rul llm-H w hlcti curve from llio ruilialor hack toward the rear and coiiimHtH with thf dark Kr'i-n ir lh UiholHtry. Tin- ri-al HpnnlHh Ifalhi-r with vhlch tin' ciiHlilittiN of tin- aport loiirltiK car and Ih road. iter moil- golfl now hfltifr ntiown liy Mr. Moro- lock. The uIum-Ih arf flnlHlod ho aa to hrltiK nut the lljhl Kntln of the npoki'H and rlma and cnuli an cHjiii'latly nood ctfert wlnu uncd i with IIm Imllooit tlrtn. ItnliliB th r.ira received Oils (week Mr. Morelock haa lieen allow ing model a of (lit a -dun ii hi 110 with velnur Interior riltlHh In hurmoulzlntf colnra, the Hieial coupe In h;JHi fihip pray, the - Min is port toiiiim; and the Hiamlard inuring rain, AH cara displayed nrR eiulipd with ha I loon I irca and four wluel ; lirak-a ami are in other waya ie-1 chiinii-ally aa up to date as on thini; on Hie market. The .Star motor In operation is a.s) near vlhr ittlojih-n aa any tour cy-1 llndi-r car Hold todny. Hy reduc- III1,' the weight of Hie plHton and' coiini'i-fliiK rod aKMeinlilh-H to the minimum ami luc rea-iint! the weight uf Hie cranliahaft the tnr i-UKinecia hove proiluei-d u motor which ih veiopn an unimuul amount of puwi-r wilh the minimum of diHlruetlve vihraliou. Truly it would a-1 111 that "the car with tin million dollar motor" la "tomor row 'h car today. eluded a flutlat, one. ami re ilruuT and one !uh drum player and tin alternate -hatidi'iiiiiiner. Th colled Ion iiIko Included the flrat Kord automotdle, with Ha four hiRh, Molld-rilMer tiled, wteel-Hpo-kel wheela. Ha da.shhonrd, keio aeiH headliKhl. xteeriutv roil and conaplcuona flywheel of tho expoii ed motor. Thia v hleie waa l.tilit In IK'ti. Scrupe Off Dirt. Whn overhauling thi engine for the aprliiK Hi -a Hon try BcrapltiK alt the oily dirt ofr, the outside, (turfac ea, thoroughly clean with nanollne. and after dryintr pain I Avith niotor enantel. Thia can he obtained in several rolora and will trchetly Improve thf appearance of an old 1 limine. FILLING STATION ADDS REST ROOM ACCOMMODATIONS fount 1 iietloil Of. a ladies' real room al the Standard til atutlon at the corner of Fourth and : Aduhia nvenuea waa commence 1 this week. The new building. I which is to et on t he north went ; corner 01' the trrouuda. will be an : atlractlvtf addition to the irialiou. j The rent room in to be of the all-f sled type if const ruction. Km -, nlshhitty, Much as rhiilra, and no on i nre to be of wicker. I'ercy alveri or the engineer-; liu: ib'partni'iit of the Ht:indardL (ill eompiiny arrived here Moud.ty ! from Walla Walla to KupervH" ' the work. i More than 3. mm hanka liavi pro- ' HiroiiKh the G. M. A. Plan. vidi'd the funds which make poa- aible the service of CSeueial Mutora: Hundreds of millions of auiall Acceptance .'orpoititlon: and uxw" an- absorbed hy -nTiil Mo. ' , itora liivialoiiH iitinually. IneludlnK than i'an.aoo car ownca are hav- 5(((l (MM) U)vU . ,Vaal.erH. sao.i.uii. Inif the uae of General Moiora car (H, -rewa, and 1 uo.omii.ooo pina of j while Hn-y are pnyiiiu; f rt-. th'-in inany lyp' H and wieH. T" LA GRANDE IRON WORKS MACHINE SHOP A.VH J'OIJSDHV All Kluila ol MutliliiiTT, Auioiiiobilcs auil Tractor Kcpalml Ovvrliuiilttl auil ICobullt A(i'ljli-llo WflillllS ut All Killlls , I'yllmlrr Knrliiu (uid OvfrslJ) I'isluM OraukslntdH, I'IkIoiih ami I'lslon I'lns Itc groimd OIVIO tJS A 'J'UJAI., D. FITZGERALD Prop, FORD COLLECTS JUNKED CARS itudebaker Built Through-out Gives Manufacturing Economics That Make Possible Fashions Studebaker Value And Studeliaker Value is alone re sponsible for the La Grande territory as well as all out the rouniry. Tre mendous Studebaker Demand 1 13 1 i i 1 See the New Cars Ride in The 111. G0SS Sludobaker Sales nnd Sorvitf, "This Is A Studebaker Year" Latest Hobby of Automo bile Manufacturer Is Acquiring Old Cars of Historical Interest. PKTHOIT, (API-Aa tho more active day of his career respond lo Hin Inexorable toll of years. Henry 1'ord la makinic a new claim lo distinction and In it new field hlHtory. Tiie mun who has been inoled na miyttiK "history la blink' la iiiietly K'lHierini; from all parta of America what la rKiirded by hi atorlaua as one of the greati at col- ttmiH of vehicles in exlatencc. Tho collection la juat one of sev eral that alowly are hclnte formed nt hla Hear horn. Mich., pronerty. AlthoiiKh ImuiRurated primarlly nw n f idrtlon gf phyainf ohjecta UlUNtratliiK the origin and proKrca nlve evolution of tranaporiatlon fa cilltlfS, the collerthin now has ov er)aped that limitation and It a.s eonm to Include more dr less com pleted lines of apeclmena iiluntrat ln the projcrcHft of mechanical In vention and uchlevemeni In almol every department of human tuter- ar. In the collection may be found n one-horao chaise "that waa built in auch a IokIcuI way it ran for n hundred yeara and a day." There Ih a due old Kit? f Hi1 colonial pe riod and u cahoih (or caleche) which won thouKht very atyll.sh by the I'ilKtiina. Then there In an old mail coach of the type used for. paKaeiUjCera. baKKe and malt, uilh provisions for on I Hide passengers on top. There Is the Conestona watron, or prairie schooner, a genuine Am erican product that followed the first mountain roads out of the ea stern suites, threaded the vast plaliiH, cro.i.ei the Itockb-a and broilKht the Hist settlers to Oregon and ('a II torn la. Tho 'uncord coach, which waa regarded na th last work In tranportutlon and wu capable of ID mites an hour, also la npreaented. aa a I no is tho I'enn sylvttuia, buckboard, aoinetlme called the "Adam and live Wax on." because it waa built for two,. Other exhibits are the common buckboard, which was the llrst ot the American IIkM spiinf? wngnns the phaeton, retrarded late In the eighteenth cntury aa the. apex of style, the victoria, the roekawny wit h Its small, cncloaed body, the Amerloun biiKy often calleil tie1 .iteen" of the horse-drawn paa aenK'T vehicles, and an old soupe sleit;h of the early statehood peri od. A two-horse "sociable" In the rollccttlon waa considered " t he to) of th." list of modem carriacs la I'lvll War days. There la ulso an American raciiiK sulky and several specimens of ancient and modern fire fljrhtlnK upparatua. A curlOHlty la the old Oearhorn bnnd wuKon, with Its spring seats placed on an ordlimry wuKon box. It was In this wnKon that Heni-y Ford, an uncle of the automobile manufacture, played the fife In a musical organization which olao in- lu one piece. Riving better nlifin ment of bean iik". w htrh in turn means less wear and strain on the puns. riMtons are made of special heat treated permanent mold cast alum- Imiin alloy, and are of split nklrt j type. Connectinff rods are channel 'etion forfc'lnKs of carbon sted, with the bahbit In the oik end tn tegrally cast Into them. Main hcariiiKs are of the Chadwtck type, which la ranked among the very beat in motor car manufacture. Similar attention Is given to the selection of materials used in the body, fenders and radiator. Holl er and hull hearings are generous ly ustfd In the wheels, axle, trans mission and dirierenlta) wherever neei'Bvnry. to insure mliiimum wear and adjustment. Another feature that Insured fur ther stamina Is the prox islon for thorough lulu lent (on and cooling or the rapine. provision la also made for proper lubrication of chttsfds and steering mechanism, nt points where luhrii-ution is required to permit the parts to work with pertect freedom. SAMMY SPARK PLUG Says: A mun In Clilraco wns nrrrftl for going ,w, th wronr tllrrrlion on a om'-way Hirrt-r. 'lon'l on Know I ht in one-way mrvrl ?" i link. J tho olrirrr. "I iroinK but on way," rfi'lird tke man. 1 m" in 1 Who pays for the damage done you or an insurance com pany? If you can't afford to pay it. you can't afford to be without full automobile pro tection. A policy costs little an accident costs much, l'hone us today. BUTTON THK lXsVItANCK MAN Security IjmhI Kafitg Co. rimiw Main M Ia Crnndc Nut ! Hank !Udg. Exide Batteries s"i kom i: 1 ;m ; cakiu ki notes K. M. KMtllKhts ruckiiril Wire all ;t'iierutor V: Slurtcr Itruslics Mnl'l .lhcs all sics I inip SfM'kcIs 4 aniline Iteiny nnd Itclrn Colls I'dinta, etc. Kluvon Jlorns Slop l.l-hts HolM'i t IIom'Ii uml ( liaiuploa Spark I'Iiiks C'opjM'i- Tubing tjiili-briel MiiiIiImts FRED T. BURGESS i:t(IH .li'ffVrsoil Avr. VK I5UY AND SKf.L USED. CARS Conip 111 niul lonk on'r mr sliit-k of Vscil I'mtK ynti will rlml wliat you nt Iisk limn Imlf Ilic prltv r n ni-w purl. OREGON TRAIL WRLX'KING -HOUSE A.lnms Avciinc. IH HT l)ll.(ii:i!, I'rop. WORLD'S LOWEST PRICED CARS with Sliding Qear Transmission 1 1 v ir Hie Lowest Prices in the Industry Overland is in greater favor today than ever because it is a' greater value ... It offers you a great saving in price... the lowest priced car with sliding gear transmission . . . Plus the satisfaction of greater power . . . Plus the safety of an all-steel body . . . Plus the relia bility of extra-heavy axles . . . Plus superior economy in gasoline, oil, upkeep. Sales of the New Overland Six are Increasing with great rapidity. Everyone is impressed with it beauty. It excels all cars near its price in power and pick-up. You will End it a delight to drive. Buy your Overland out ol your income. Small down payment and you can drive your Overlarw home. (Crt is Irs yerl3ad six J & J J Standard Sedan bl Try. vtw rr"w u LI oAll Prices f.0.b. Toledo OveHand SIX DeLuxe Sedan Gettinds & Hanks 1312 Jefferson Ave. 1