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Saturday, June G, 1925.
THE LA GRANDE EVENING OBSERVER
Page Nine
Traffic
and
Tourist
News
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Highway '
and
Auto
Dope
JEWS IPS!
ROU tomow
MODERN CAR
ISIULOF
ENGINEERING
Individual Units Perform
Mile After Mile Under
High Speed and Even
Abuse.
AuUnuoliUi'.s liavt- gradually at
tained no JiIkIi a gonrra) ;iv'tniK' ot
mcchiinlral rxri-ilt-npo that tin 1110
torliiK public of today givt-s com
parativrly litllo thoufiht to the ad
vanced i-ntfinecriiiK tliat lia mailt
possible I his standard of pri'fic
tlon. The early autonioltlles wore re
garded as marvels, and the fortun
ate (In a sense) owner of a ear
made h the siltt.if-et of deep stmly,
Look at your
If
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SNYDER & McKENNON
i;tM AiImiiis Ave.
Studebaker
Quality
ABOUNDS THROUGHOUT
IN THIS
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ew Loacn
at
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Delivered In La Grande
No equal value can be found in the
industry lor this beautiful closed model
selling at open tar price.
The body i.s Sludebakcr built, the motor
is the famous Standard Six Studebaker,
and the running economy and riding com
fort is (lie same that has made the demand
for Sludcbakers so tremendous.
Of course the demand for the
Studebaker Coach is large so we
urge that you place an early order.
J. GOSS
.Studebaker Sales and Service.
"This Is A Studebaker Year"
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and treated it with the respect and
cuiiKideration that is due u fine
mechanism.
ISut familiarity has bred con-t'-mpt.
The engineer now has to
liutld cars that will function re
liably when constantly abused, in
stead of being- pampered.
Automobile Is a Mnrcl
The ordinary performance of an
automobile actually is a marvel
lous demonstration of modern en
gineering, a striking- example or
the correct coordination ofMiearly
all the known physical forces and
principles of mechanics.
Only recently a slock car cov
ered Kimo miles in Gti!) minutes an
the,, Culver City track. Although
it was the fust eat thousand miles
ever traveled by man, except (y
air, the record was calmly accept
ed by the public as Just one more
step in automobile progress.
The car averaged one mile every
4 1 M-eonds for Hi hours. That
will Impress anyone; but figure out
the performance of some of the in
dividual units of the car, and you
may get a better idea of just what
this record means.
'.MHO It. 1. M. for II J Hours
The total number of revolutions
of the motor for loan miles was
f
That tire on
the right rear
wheel or may
bo it's theieft.
It's getting rather
worn better shift
it up in front and
put a VIKING in
its place. That'll the
safost and cheapest
WRV.
VlklN'GS are sturdy,
toiiRh, resilient made
for hard Roinc, for
lots of road-covnrage.
They're fjuaranteed.
"Viking Tires Will Do
You Many a Good Turn"
1
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OBSERVER MAN
IS TO PARTICIPATE
IN DEMONSTRATION
A novel transcontinental dem
onstration with the new Willy
Knight six ius the principle figure
will start from lioston, Monday of
next week. The stunt is being
staged to show the stamina and
endurance of the Willys-Knight as
well as its economy of operation.
Th car will be driven entirely
by newspaper men from lion ton.
Massachusetts to I'ortlund, Ore
gon. Each . driver will take the
ear in relays and the machine will
bo passed along from city to city.
Harvey K. Matthews, business man
ager of the Observer has consent
ed to act as driver of the machine
from l-a CJr.tnde to I'endleton.
Gcttings and Hanks who received
a wire direct from the factory
Thursday saying that the trip will
be started have no details other
than those given in the telrgram
and so are unship to state ju?t
when the Willys will get here but
expect it about the lutter part of
next week.
1.&33.U00. Reducing this to revo
lutions per RL'cond, the engine
turned over 44 times pel second,
over u period of 11 hours and 29
minutes.
With every two revolutions of the
engine there was an explosion of
gas in each cylinder. To explode
these charges each spark plug
fired Dili times per mile 132U
times a mimic; that is, 23 times a
second, or a total of 91 (i, 500 npnrks
for each plug.
Considering six cylinders and six
spark plugs, this means thai the
battery and distributor h"d to sup
ply 5.4'Jy,oi0 electric Impulses, at
13- sparks per second.
1'iston Tnnel Hill Miles
The stroke of tlio motor' wus 5
inches. With each revolution of
the crankshaft, each piston travel
led 10 inches, a total of 2211 feet
per minute, or 289 miles per pis
ton for the entire loot) mile run.
Taking the six pistons into con
sideration .this means a total pis
ton travel of 1734 mllos.
Kor the pistons to cover this dis
tance in their closely fitted cyl
inders required. positie lubrica
tion. The gears of the oil pump
had to supply a constant flow of
oil. and the oil had to remaiu cool.
The gears rcvolvtd 1.099,80m times
in the loon miles and had con
stantly to maintain close contact
so that there should be no decrease
in the flow of oil to the clylnders
and bearings.
The fan of the automobile re
ceives but little thought, ordinarily.
Yet, consider the work It perforins
and the load it withstands.
Throughout the Culver CHy run,
the cur's fan revolved at an aver
age speed or 5ii revolutions per
second, or a total of 2,332,100
revolutions in Hi hours.
. The entire distance was complet
ed without a change of tires. While
lotio miles is u small proportion
of the average life of u. lire in or
dinary use, when you reduce this
to revolutions Ihti figures ure as
tounding. Tremendous Task of Wheels
The rear whe-ls of the car, with
their 33 Inch tires, turned till
times per mile, or a total of 611,
oun. This means that the wheels
and tires stood up perfectly for
Hi hours, while Ivarinp the load
of the car, driving It forward, and
turning at the rate- of 6S5 times
each minue, 14 times each sec
ond. Many people have pondered oyr
the old question, whether the top
of a wagon wheel moves faster
than Hie bottom of the wheel.
Home light may be shed on this
problem by th fact that while the
car travelled 1 000 miles, a point
on the tread of the tire actually
travelled 1270 miles. The reason
for its greater travel is, of course,
thut besides moving forward, this
point on the tread of the tire ttl.so
rose 33 Inches and descended 33
Inches wilh each revolution. The
point on the tire of u rolling
wheel actually travels four times
the diameter of the wheel with
each revolution.
liut do a little figuring of your
own and you will gain Increased
respect for the uutomobile.
'i'he oar weighed aoofi pounds
lis l"0(i miles was equivalent to a
duv'ij work of a fleet of how man)
loaded 5 -ton trucks operating- ul
la niil'-s an hour.
The piHun displacement of t he
car was 2S9 cubic inches. How
many cubic feet of uir did It take
in during Its 1.833,'ioft revolutions?
Kaeh pinion made a.titm.oaa
sf rokes of 6 Inches each, a total
of 2217 feet per minute; bearing
in mind that the pislon is at a
standstill at. the top and bottom
ot each stroke what was the maxi
mum speed during each stroke and
how fa.-it did the pinion accelerate
to reach that ipi.:ed;
oi.i ( Alt i m;ii
HOLLYWOOD. '"Hlii. Norma
Tulmudge in "The Lady," new
photoplay now being show n
throughout the co u n I ry . u P inti rs
with tho l'-'"4 1'ranklln which over
2't yeurs ugo cstablish'-d a trans
continental record from Han I ran
ciseo (o New York City. ,
The ptoDe'T franklin which was
built alter the fustiit'Q ot the hors
druw o "traps' t h n iu ogue. has
ii'-v ' rt ul i?3 many of the fvuturci ol
modern ino'or ears; with u bitbi
tuning up. It le rforiih d bo sur.
pruingly well (hat Dtr'-cior Crunk
LlorznK" F "Thf Lad" t'juk a rbb'
(hrougli the I tilled ;ullo grounds
and Hi-n d- toured through lh- bu
siiti HS H' etion of ilollywood, nun h
to the utnus' lilent uit'J eltteriatn
incut of observers,
Meeaus-r of the historical ichl v
emcnis of this Krunklln, it Is kept
as a prhseU relic by tho i'rankltu
State Cops Have Much
Territory to Cover Now
ll- ,1. S. L.)
The calling in of the counly
speed cops and placing the entire
Oregon highway system under the
jurisdiction of the state officials
is regarded by many of the local
traffic men as an indication that
the speed limit on the highways
will in time be raised above the
present 30 mile restriction. How
soon or whether this will actually
come about Is a matter of conjec
ture. One thing is certain and that is
that under the present svstetn the
likelihood of being arrested for
driving faster than the limit is
considerably lessened. With but
24 policemen covering the entire
state the rapid drivers will cer
tainly have a much better chance
of getting away with It from now
on.
Before the change 1'nion coun
ty employed two traffic men dur
ing the summer months and Wal
lowa counly always had one on
the payroll and at times two. He
sides these the stale men were
constantly coming into the terri
tory. I'nder the new arrangement,
Alonzo O. Ounn, former traffic of
ficer of l-ii (irandc will have both
counties to take care of by him
self, other parts of the slate will
be policed accordingly. Mr. J Hum
is a. very able man but it eemn
likely to be difficult to get morn
than a small percentage of the
speeders.
Although the weather is usual
ly considered the personal prop
erly of the farmei-3 whose fortunes
lit I
18 I
B vv -.7
III Oakland, California, (he business of nabbing .speeders nml
hlt-aiid-riiu drh ern has r.smiiiiiI big business proportions, with
lingo signs warn tug autolsi.s nml some -,MH) citizens twurn to
Jot flow n iiuiiiIkts of offenders. '
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IPgli automotive production will
continue well l h rout It the second
half of 19-i U Is expected by It. H.
firunt. sabs manager of the? Chev
rolet Motor company, who lias
spent three months of the current
year visiting in direct contact with
Chevrolet dealers. His travels have
taken him to most of the large
cities and more than half the
states.
Demand Tor earn, which even
before tills time la.st year was be
ginning to slacken, sf Hi remains
si rung." said M r. Grunt. "The
sales pt-aks and depressions of for
mer vara ure beginning to flutten
out. The automobile has become
a year 'roum product, particular
ly since the closed car grew to
such favor. Seasonable variations
in flemund are becoming less
marked.
"No on'.' section predominates as
a present or prospective market
for uutomobibs. Saks t hnnmh
out the entire country reveal a
fratlfj lug- steadiness and uniform!) y
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PREDICTED
The Hudson Coach
At
The Essex Coach
At $1015
These are delivered priees
THE CARAVAN
will show vou why
HUIJSOX - ESSEX
Is
"The World's Greatest Huy"
Ledbetter's Garage
often rise and fall with the varying
climatic conditions, it also has a
great effect on the car und filling
station businesses.
The late spring- boa materially
lessened tlui turnover both in cars
and gasoline. At the present time,
from ohiicrvatlon about Im Grande,
(ho filling station business is con
siderably below peak.
The service men attribute this
condition to the late spring. At this
time last year it wiw tuite warm
and t every opportunity the mo
torists tlrovo to thccool woods and
hills.
With the continued showers and
the crisp nights things have not
been favorable for picnics. This
situation is gradually improving
land in a short lime the warm glow
of summer will awaken in every
one a desire to leavt the "mad
dening throng" and seek the solaco
and contentment found only in the
great outdoors.
The recently installed markers
at the principal intersections have
received much comment both pro
and con. Many arc of the opinion
that the elimination of the cen
tral deadman with the accompany
ing speeding up of the traffic at
the corners will result in more col
lisions. Others take jus! the op
posite viewpoint and maintain that
the Increased rapidity of the cross
ings is an advantage as it lessens
(he chance of stalling cars at the
intersection. The markers are still
on trial only for they are not yet
permanently fixed in the pavement
and whether they will be retulucd
is not definitely decided.
CAST BAY
SAFETY
COUNCIL
of demand. And Improvement of
the ugrlcultural situation, pasjicu
lurly in the southwest where the
drought has broken, indicates that
thousands of furmer-purchnsera
will help sustain thi demand dur
ing tho latter part of the year.
"It in not Improbable thut de
mand will Increase slightly in the
near future nnd thco remain un
changed for some time, still at a
comparatively high level. This pos
sibility, however, will have slight
effect upon production, especially
among the large companies.
"Production of the more popu
lar curs during recent months has
been uneriual to demand wilh the
result, that manufacturers have
been accumulating a reserve of un
filled orders which they can meet
only by tdeHdily building automo
biles. This is a favorable and
healthy condition for any bus)-,
n ess. II Is a guarantee n gainst
abrupt production variations. Also,
it benefits the dealers because im
mediate delivery of cars to wait
ing purchasers permits a rupid
tijrnoer of capital.
"The race of the Chevrolet un
filled order list against recent rec
ord production strides augurs well
for future sales. Chevrolet went
into My wilh Sft.GH:! unfilled or
ders. In spite of a large produc
tion schedule (he amount of re
serve orders was diminished but
slightly, flue to the number of new
orders received."
$1175
y!Zij'w'"'''''''3
IS" JfP 1
iuim a
nn a
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F COUNCIL I M
Kills Bumps
i
This man, Alden I,. Putnam, in
ventor of the balloon tire may be
the center of an extensive patent
litigation In the next few months,
lie hurried to latnsing. Michigan
from the west lust week to assist
the Motor Wheel Corporation In
defense of the right to collect roy
alties for the invention.
ISo careful,
thoughtful.
vigilant, courteous
1924 TUDOR SEDAN
Like New
Price $575
1924 Ford Touring
Almost New
Price $375
1923 Roadster
Price $335
1921 1-Ton
Ford Truck
Price $350
1924 Touring
License
$315
Perkins
PHONE M-500.
Rebuilding
Is A
1 RSI
The difference between a new engine that runs .smoothly nnd eco
nomically with maximum power, and an old engine that does the oppo
tile is chiefly a question of worn parts and machine ad justments.
Your motor may need rebuilding duc.lo thousands of miles it lias
mn or due to lack of care and abundance of abuse over a sh:nt pti!od.
No matter what the cause, when the rebuilding is done your mator
should itin and wear like new.
That kind of a job is not for amateurs or "fixing" mechanics. It's
a job for experts, 'thorough knowledge of parts and fine machine ad
justments are things we pride ourselves on here. You take no chances.
Our work is guaranteed, lie sure yon get the satisfaction of a "Leigh
Ion Job."
Leighlon's
Mock Kc-nrindinK
POLICE AUCTION
OLD AUTOMOBILES
AT LOW PRICES
I.OS ANOKLKM (AP) Automo
biles wero purchased for from $2
to $4 and motorcycles for 60 cents
at a sale held here recently by tiie
I .os Angeles Police Department in
disposing of unclaimed machines.
The lowest price paid was 25 cents
for a battered chassis of a popular
make of car, while the high mark
wos noched when an anxious mo
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DODGE BROS.
MOTOR CARS
Prices f. o. b. La Grande
TOURING -- $1065
ROADSTER $1025
COUPE .. $1190
SEDAN : $1315
COACH .....$1315
Smith's Garage
USED CARS
lias Double Ilaslers, Motormeter, Speed
ometer, Dash Light, Foot Accelerator;
guaranteed A-l mechanical condition.
Has S-iM Spotlight, Good Tires; newly
painted, and carries a 30-Day Mechanical
Guarantee.
Jimt completely overhauled,' Yiew parts
throughout the engine, transmission re
lined, generator overhauled and thorough
ly re-conditioned. This car has Motor
meter, Windshield Wiper, Fender Braces,
Cut-out, Foot Accelerator; 30-Day Me
chanical Guarantee.
New Rear End. Engine completely over
hauled. Good Tires. This truck is in A-l
condition; 30-Day Guarantee.
Newly painted, Re-conditioned and Guar
anteed for 30 days. Thi3 is an excep
tionally good bargain.
Motor Company
an Automobile Molor
Job For Experts
Welding & Machine Works
Engine Kc-biiildinK Hearings Pistons Parta
Fine Machine Work
torist bid $10. &u for ah antique
motor-driven conveyance that was
guaranteed to run.
In all. 20 cars were sold, a ma
jortty of which were of ancient
model und somu with romantic
records. They brought In a total
of $5S.62. The lowest price paid
for & complete uutomobilo was $1.
Motorcycles wero sold at prices
ranging from 60 cents to $2.
Buyers wero obliged to move tho
cars from the stockade nnd police
department officials say most ot
them left at tho end of tow ropes.
Corner 4 th and AdaniH
i'V-
5
dealer ol Los Auyvlvs.