La Grande evening observer., May 30, 1925, Image 9

Saturday, May 30, 102.".
THE LA GRANDE EVENING OBSERVER "
Page Nine
Traffic
and
Tourist
News
FORDS HAVE
MPHOVEMENTS
Many Mechanical Refine
ments Featured in the
Cars Now on Display
at Perkins Motor Company.
IJghtcr riTlprocatintf purtH, u
new unci Im proved (lush control
of tliu carburetor, un - oil pun of
new design and a ulroiiRer and
inoro uecemilljle transiiiUaion are
umoiif,' the improvi'im-ntH Htun
dard on the new Konl cum. a
carload of which were received
this week by the IVrkiun Motor
company.
Vibration ha hwn reduced to
a minimum on the new model
Kurds by lightening the connect
ing rods und pistons. Kiii-h con
necting rod and piston usmiiibty,
complete, weighs approximately
one pound and a half lets than
the former type.
This reduction In the, weight or
the reciprocating purta, combined
with a heavier crankshaft adds
greatly to the power, speed, econ
, oiny of opera I ion and long life
of the new models.
With the oil pan crania-use ex
tended to cover all main hearings
and connecting rod bearings Im
portant adjustments and replac
ments on this part of the mt-r
may be made without taking down
the engine.
The transmission housing lias
been considerably strengthened
und is provided with an cnlargi-d
cover which considerably shortens
the job of replacing the trans
mission bands by making them ac
cessible v ithout removing the
case.
The combination carburetor con
trol which operates from the dasli
adds a great deal to the couven
, leneo and efficiency of operation.
The control permits of adjust
ment of the carburetor without
leaving the seat and will result
In a material saving' In gasoline.
Used Car Situation
Is Still Difficult
Crossing through seaa of mud
that mired cars of more cylinders
und greater horsepower In hub
deep gumbo, Mrs. 10. K. Allen, of
Los Angeles, California, and her 14
year-old aon, Gordon, hold the ill
, stlnction of being the first traiiH
4 contlnent-tl motorists to drive 'an
Overland Six from Toledo to the
l'ucitiu Coast.
(by .1. K. I,.)
The used ear proglem continued
Ui- buglx-ir of the automobile in
dustry. Various attempts at stall
dardizing the trade In prices, guar
anteeing tin- reconditioned cars
and in other ways straightening
out the tangle und creating ti inoni
favorable imu kl for the used cars
have been made but up far none
cduld be culled un unqualified suc
cess. The saturation point has appar
ently been reached and dealers, lo
cally und nil over the country nr.
daily refusing to accept trade
which u year ago or even six
months ago would ahve been tak
en gladly. The hand writing has
been seen on the wall one of
the -reasons for thy large mutual
dealer mortality is now being curb
ed. In the larger centers of popula
tlun, of which I'urtland is typical,
second-hand cars may now he
bought off the lot on practically
the purchaser's own terms. One ot
the largest establishments in Tort
land is now advertising "used oars,
no down payment, no brokerage,
ami no interest."
Of course the payment down Is
taken care of in most instances by
merely allowing the purchaser to
pay the first month of the contract
on (he spot before driving the car
away. Cars of all kinds und types
may be purchased by this arrange
ment: obviously n desperate effort
to get rid of a surplus of rolling
stock.
Kc-conditioiiing of used cars and
guaranteeing the finished product,
in some instances tin same as u
new car, has met with success of
a kind but has not solved the pro
blem. One solution Is gradually coming
about from a rather unexpected
quarter and that is by the con
stant manufacturing skmdardixa
tlon, more apparent now that ever
before. It is confidently predicted
by those in the industry supposed
to know that the number of manu
facturers will be greatly reduced
within the next few yours.
The fly-by-night companies
which formerly were organized
with watered stock, manufactured
a few hundred or a few thousand
cars and went out of business leav
ing orphan machines in the hand;'
of the owner sand the dealers, are
becoming rarer.
Kor some yeurs certain curs have
established standards of trade In
values largely; because of compan
ies which combined tremendous fi
nancial and manulacl uring resour
ces with conservative policies. I'
is along these lines thut the solu
tion of the used cur problem will
come.
Genius, like the flower, Is often
born to bins unseen upon the des
ert air. Or so It would seiii of
the mechanic ut l inatillu, the lit
tle town some 4 u miles west of
lYndlvtoii in the sagebrush region,
who manufactured an eight In u
line service car from parts of sev
eral odd Fords und other nondes
cript machines.
This unusual feat was accomp
lished by placing two Kord engine
blick end to end on u tractor crank
case. The crank shaft was con
structed of three regular Kord
crankshafts. The original carbur
etors have been retained un this
unusual hybrid und function one
to each block. '
And the machine actually runs!
When the writer Inspected H rec
ently the owner obligingly started
her up und the two Henrys, coupl
ed together like Siamese twins, hit
on all eight, cylinders without a
miss.
It Is very generally rumored ab
out the Industry that . Nash Is
working on n new light cur to be
brought out In competit ionwtt nd
brought out in competition with
the Kord,- Stur, Chevrolet,. Over-'
land and other curs In the popular
price class.
This latest product has been y'
clept Ajax, according to the re
ports. No production plans or de
tails of the design have been an
nounced as yet.
The variance In the diameters of
the balloon tires now being fur
nished on the different cars seems
to indicate that the low pressure
cords are still more or less in tne
experimental stage and that the
manufacturers huve not definitely
agreed which size Is best.
It Is no uncommon thing to see
u line of curs with several differ-'
ent sizes of tires and rims on dif
ferent models. This condition;
while inconvenient at the present
time, particularly to the tire man,
will' no doubt be "eliminated In a
(short time.
Harding's Dad Forsakes "Dolly"1
V
After 30 years of pulling the buggy !n wnich Dr. George T. Harding, 81.
of Marlon. O.. father of the late president, made his calls, "Dolly" has
been.sent to pasture. In her place has come a tlivver. "I like a horse,"
says Doctor Harding. "But one has to keep up to the times."
Suppose YOU Had Worked
. for Months Without
a Cleaning!
And suppose you had worked all that time
amid dust, dirt and grease You'd quit,
wouldn't you?
So may the electrical units on your car
generator, distributor, etc. They can't
work efficiently if they are not cleaned and
cared for periodically.
We are experts at that work. We operate the
Official Bosch Service Station and have factory
tools and testing apparatus, which enable us to
make repairs quickly, accurately and at minimum
cost Wc use none but genuine parts.
Let's clean and adjust the electrical system on
your car now. Neglect is always expensive.
Generator
Starter
Ignition
Repair pails for all electrical apparatus
on your cur.
Battery & Electric
Station
1311 Washington Ave.
DALE COX
E
CAS
IMPROVING
"The Hlogtm 'Better und Hotter'
which recently uppearctl on poster
boards and newspapers every
where, following: closely the an
nouncement, of the purchase of
IodK Brothers by Dillon. Iti-ud &
Co., has urouscd renewed comment
regarding one of the outstanding
poltclftt of Dodge Brothers. Inc..
according to I. C. Kmllh, local
Dodffe Brothers Dealer.-,
'Vomit tint Improvement of n Irn
hIc dtsiKn hus been the establish
ed policy of Dodge Brothers ever
since their flrnt car was offered to
the public." he wild, "and will con
tin u to bo under the new own
ership. "KeKlitration figures for laat
year show clearly the wide recog
nition w hich hus been accorded
this Hound policy. Totals for the
I'nited States show that Dodge
Brothers .made a gain iT 2b ug
afnst u loss of 11 sustained by
the Industry us a whole. This yotr
week after week, all utiles for cor
responding periods of previous
years have been excelled by us
large an amount,
"Most automobile buyers today
understand how much but'-r It lr
for the engineering and Experi
mental departments ul the factory
to concentrate their thoughts und
efforts on the betterment ul u well
tried busic design rather tlmn oi
the development of next year's mo
del. "It Ih ulso evident thut the devel
opment of new designs, the experi
mental work on u new modul and
the muking of the dies und speciul
tools and inutilities neces;iry for
the production of rudlcully differ
ent chassis Is very costly. This ex
pense, which In modern volume
production of motor ears muy cus
hy run Into the lull IIoiim. of doll
urs. is, of course, paid for In the
final analysis by the car buyer.
Tin great saving made by Dudg--Brothers,
Inc. as u result of this
polby p faithfully returned to the
buyer In the form of greater value
In the car.
"Furthermore the cur does not
Hurh-r the high depreciation which
Invariably follow a the unnounei .
nieiit of a new unnuul model und
the owner's feeling that his cur
presents a 'lust year's appearance.
"During ten years there hua been
a constant. beltertii'-ol und refine
ment of Dodge Brothers chassis
details. I in prove rm-n ts in euse of
operation, riding comfort und up
pearunce have- been made without
any radical change in the well
tried, dependable chassis.'
OLDS EXPORTS
iif cms
The number of Oldimiobiles ex
ported during 1124 wuh four and
one-half times as gnat us the ex
ports for tlie previous year, accord
ing to reports from the olds Mo
tor Work. I.nnsim:, Michigan. Ami
records for the first four months
of ItCiG show a gain of 60 per cent
over I host; of the same period in
19114.
"Foreign automobile buyers de
mand un ensily and economically
operated cars," said I. J. Iteuter,
general manager of Olds Motor
Works. "Kor that reason we con
sider this highly favorable attitude
on the part of the foreign buyers
toward the six cylinder Oldsmobile
as highly complimentary to both
the appearance and performance
of the cur.
"Approximately i.utitl Oldsmo
blleu were exported in IH23, while
in 1124 the number of Oldsmobiles
sent, abroad whs nearly 4.f!0. This
number, Incidentally, is three times
the amount of the tirtal production
of OldmiiohileH a quarter of a cen
tury n go. Imports this yeur are
considerably in excess of those for
(he Hume period In 1 9 24, and In
the first two months, January und
February the exports totalled near
ly as many as during t he entire
;year of 1123. During the first four
'months of this year 2'0V Oldsmo
j biles were shipped overseas.
"This growing popularity of
I Oldsmobiles abroad, us well tus in
Ithis 4nuntry, is considered entire-
ly fitting inasmuch us the Obis
j Motor Works was the pioneer in
; the Introduction of American uu
IlomobileH overseas, At. the begin
ning of this century when the one-
cylinder 'Merry Uldsmobtle wus
paving the way for the present mo
toring era, this car wus being ex
ported nud sold to many of the ro
yal families In Furopc."
vport Representative Inspects
I'lant.
J. CI. A rdon, a member of the
Sabs Muff of the (Jem ral Motors
Kxport Company, Is listed among
i-. ....n! viKii.n-M nt Olds Motor
Works. Mr. Anion spent a week
about the plant uet-uulnling him
self with Ohlsmobtle design, con
struction ii nd' policies. He expects
to be stationed nt Honolulu, Hawaii.
WILL TEST
I teal Menace.
ROAD GUARDS
Anv driver who stotm his cur mi
a curve or who attempts to puss
another car there indulge in one
of the most reprehensible practices
of the unthinking road user. To
those guilty of doing this when-not
j TK11KS Ml UK. i lN j
I DKTltOlT. Mhh. (Special) The
Improved 'hevroh t trucks, w hich
j have registered a progressive gain
Hint'1 the iumv tin; vhs unnuuiinil
j early this year, rt uched durlmi Ap-;
j ill a production of 3. 2. mi in-
j crease of neurly 4't per cent uwr
: the 2, S3 1 trucks built duriiiK the '
corn spun dt iik month of 1H24,
Muy productions of truckj Is ui- .
cuedlug thut of April.
Chrysler
Announces a
New and
Beautiful
Coach
$1545
. F. O. 15. Detroit
Harris F. French
Motor Company
111.") Washington Avenue
Wire Netting to Replace
Wooden Posts on Cer
tain Sections of Mult
nomah County High
ways. Numerous accidents to motorists
I ravel in down the t 'anyon I toad
from the Tualatin Valley into
1'ortland, Oregon, have led Multno
mah tvnmty officials to make an
iiifjtullatlon of Mtt feet of wire net
tliiff on ti sleep curved incllnn on
the highway just outside the city
limits.
The hliihway Kiiard ts made of
Nt. G wire, two-inch mesh, painted
white, und replaces wooden Kiiard
rails to prevent ears from skidding'
off the pavement in wet weather
and smushinK through the Rtiarfl
Into a ditch or over un embank
ment. The guard nets as a life
net to keep vehicles on the high
way. It will Kive before un impact
without breaking und can ho splic
ed to take up slack utter helm;
struck.
The installation was miidn by
the Coast Culvert and Kin me. Com
pany or rortland. KiRht-by-elKht
concrete posts were used, set on
1 li -foot centers, each post with
four rcinfnrclutf rods extending Ki
Inches below the post -and set in
concrete, as are the posts. The wire
net Ki'ard Is continuous und Is
held in place on each concrete post
by two 3-8 inch Kalvanized "C"
bolls with wuHhers und nuts.
County officials und highway en
gineers of neurby counties have in
spected the insinuation und will
watch with Interest Its effective
ness in preventing serious ucct
dents to cars skidding out of con
trol In rainy weather.
driven to It by necessity no ordin
ary punishment can be considered
as being too drastic.
i Autos in Ciiua.
There are 35,000 automobiles In
Cuba. I'ractlculty ull aro of Ann
erlcun make.
(Then Better Automobiles Ara Built, Buick Will Build Then
"31'"
No. 13' 'A ifA
W'vt lti-nU) liliiinv.
l'tnl thut your Itniki-H d not
liolit wiU aflr IravnllnK u UnK (Hm
tanro ovt'l (lusty rondH? Drlvt; In
to thf next KtiraRo wtiiM'i you Imy
kor und ti-y wotlliiK tho bruko lln-int;.
you find better 'work
manship, in Buick
motor cars?
flSWeff: Buick's precision
methods are possible becauseof
Buick's great volume. It would be im
possible to put such fine workmanship
into Buick cars for their price if Buick
built but a few thousand cars a year.
Jennings & Shumate
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AND
OIL
You arc always near a Vcllcx Service Station.
IS'o need to mix other Ras with Vcltex. Your
motor will respond to the uniform smoothness
which Vcltex gives.
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. P. Hug & Co.
Summerville
J. J. Wagner
Union
Oregon Trail Garage
Ilex Gamble
Brown's Garage
Cove
W. F. Brcshcars
Leonard Towle
Imbler
Andrews Bros.
A. Page & Son
Alicel
Bryant & Bryant
J. Kossen
FLETCHER OIL COMPANY
T. K. MAXWELL, Mgr. A DOME COMPANY
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YOUR BUSINESS IS TO
GET MAXIMUM
VALUE
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For the money you spend. You have a right to demand it.
You exercise good business judgment w hen you buy
VELTEX GAS and OIL RACINE TIRES
La Grande Filling Station
Wins by Fair Dealing.
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