TUB LA GRAN 1)10 KVKNINO OBSERVER
Saturday, Juno 1.,, 102.",.
4UTO
Traffic
and
Tourist
News
Highway,
and
Auto
Dope
Tafre Twelve
F3K
IB IKES
PREDICTED
Only 50 Manufacturers
Will lie in the Business
Next Year, Says Pres
ident of Motor Car
Company.
Mr. Hurry M. Jcv(t, pn-Klilunt
of (hit l'nlKt-If(roit Motor Cur
i 'onipuny, In an iuMivsh rrcmMy
lieforo tho imtionul moi-tintf of Mm;
Taylor Horh ty at Ann Arlmor, Mi
ch iKiin, prcdlL'I'-fl that n-xl year
. would f)eu 1hh than fifty molor car
com panics ucltvcly cnaKi-d in
liuildiiiK autoinohlh-8.
Tim l'ulffti mid Jcwi'lt luiildcr
Ktrcimctl the liiiiiorlacu of u inunu-l
facturcr huvltiK u cli'ulcr oiutil,Ji-
tlOll ('(JlllpOHIll Of lltlHllK'KH llllll, Ifj
tin jiroilticlH of (In coinpuny with
to bi Bold lu qiianllttiu HtHliclcnt j
lo inaku pos.sibhi lliu low rinH of
today.
Lt-udlnj; U to tho probh-niH Of
illHtiibtitiuii (hut me taring Uw
nmnufat'l urcr today, Mr. Jewrtt rr-vi-ii
Ud t hat Uh'H'' wim lircomlnt;
even jiiorn Important to an auto
luohllu inuki r today that I ho uiu
nul'uclurlntf i nd.
"Autoinobllo iii'odncllon ban In:
coiitd fairly wi'll Htandardlzcd," Jm
Haid. "TlU; cfrir ncy and lower
'cohIm of proKreKsivc awo-nibly have
made this method (he one lo bo
K nerally employed. It Iiuh brouKht
down th" pries to the poi tit when
the public can now n.s i-aKly afford
an wielomtl type car an thu tourlnfl
car of former days,
"That wo mlKht meet the closed
car nilw;ition, we Berapped a $100,
oot) cnamelliiK plant tor one In
wMdl jirotlurlloii wius tri'hh-d and
cost8 lowered S3 1-3 i" r c ut.
"It haw taken courage, Kood
jtlilKim-nt and tin- canting aside of
ordinary com ritfotiul bualiM-HH ma
nuuenient lo liet-p paci) with the
Incream-d demand, to ke.-j lorcitiK
an Increased demand hy lowering
coatH to put Heeded t ra norl ut Ion
into the IiuimIm of everyone.
"In the pant, 7f per cent of the
adinlnlHl rultvi brains of an auto
mobile plant have been put Into
Hudson-
Value
1,000 people u day buy these wonderful
Closed Cars. Let us take you for u
drive hi
"THE WORLD'S GREATEST 1JUY"
Ledbetter's Garage
' jiUHUttaHt. . v
Jor Economical Transportation
Chevrolet Prices
' V Delivered in Grande
TO I MI INC .... sr,r,7
4 UOADSTEU .... s(i.-,.
, t'Ol'PK siidi
COACH
t f SEDAN SKI16
Blue Mountain Garadc
Opposite Post Office.
?'-:.vT' , """I -f.il
77 -.ts'i'r-?
:fcagMal,f
Four Door Sedan
$1016, f.o.b. La Grande
Ynu iiit-il no Innyri' t;i u lini' miiii lur a rill' uf minl-t-l-a
ilrMK" unit up-lu-lalt riiiiini'iil.
('hrtnli-l (;lrs ini llin,-iitr iii:ihl Iraluii IhiiiiIHiiI
Mii iliiiliiic (Mli. hi il..i Mil. ihiinlilr Hih'ii rnil-li; iim
fml III Inlll;, i-u-y Mlllj-rlliplt' vplln-.; n ..liiitly lllnllir
with ori- lii iiair.
r will lii! ;;lail In .hmr urn lln- nic-l luiiilit
iiiimIi K anil ill n Iran. limn. Yum will lir ,-ninlMil
al 1 1 1. ii- Imv IIIM iii-i anil Iiuh in. in mm al iiki illlim
lll hri p in, iiiiirv III. in Mill-linl.
M. A. 1IAKIC1.SON, Jlgr.
'Quality at Low Cost
GARAGE
GOSSIP
HIGHWAY S
Nearly Mulshed
Tho rest room for ladies now
under const rod Ion at the SI un
dard Oi filling station on Adams
avenue la nearly completed.
Here For U'cck
Joe lliichanan, head a Ionian
for M. J. Uoss wHl Kpend next
week in La (irande. Mr. Jliiehan
an was In Wallowa county ail Jat
week and disposed of several new
Htlldebakers.
Of SHDHTEH
Your Tires
.Milliliter Jlert'
A. It. Jloscow. mniiuwr of the
Lincoln dipurtmeiit of the 1'oit
land branch of 1 he Ford .Motor
company, was in l-i Crando this
week vJidlliig al the I'erklns ar
a.tje, Joeal dealers in Ford prod
ucts. Mr. Moscow Is really on bis
vacation trjp but Is unable to stay
away from the KuiaKes. lie is diiv-
11),' a special red Lincoln udmired
really hy the en tiro I'erklns force.
I'd nn Sun Fruiiclsco
H. l Cluirlesion, sidistaliou mu
pervlsor for the .Standard oil com
pany, was In La Craiide on biiM-
jH-ss the tircaler part of the week.
M r. (.'harlion reKinters from the
main ol'lice of tin; Klatulard (Ml,
San Francisco.
NiihMlliMliiK
Harold Hui H It Is substllutiiu; as
floor man at I ho Jennings and
Hhuinitte Kaiae while J Iowa I'd
(ilea, regular man, Is away ut camp
with the national Kn.ird.
An Important chan;;o in Hie Yel
lowstonc Trail in the state of
WashliiKton between Spokane and
Scuttle lias Just been mad where
hy tint distance Is reduced hy 143
miles. Tke former routo made u
loop throuf;h the southern part of
the state, lakinK In the cities of
Colfax, DaMon. Walla. Wallu, Jas
co, Yakima and i;ilen.shurf,'.
The new route just authorized by
the executive committee of the
Vel!ov;;tone Trail association lakes
In the cities of Javenport, Klmira,
Coulee City, Wuterville and Wen
at hee, passing throufjli the central
part of Wa.'ihinKton.
Thu old route of tin trail be
tween Spokane and Seattle was ii'.i
miles. The new route Is 321 miles,
of which 3 miles are paved and
2iS miles gravel. The new route
Is a direct road, and no toll bridges
or fellies Will be found. Til is
chaiiKe does not affect t he cM ies
the cities of fie Khun, Lu;don, Fall
City, Uedmond, Kirkland and Se
attle. This is one of t!ic preatesT
chaiiKi-H that the association bus
made in any state, 'j he new route
crosses the old (.(ilunihia river bed
at Coube CI I y, which Js several
miles wide. Jt is known as the
Crand Coule", and is u miniature
( Jrand canyon. 'Chi' route of the
Vellowstone from Spokane east to
iJoslon Is praeticalty the. fiaine.
Saw Show J
J. J '. M ottdock, local St ur and
Olds deulei- visited the L'nlolt stock
show Thtirsda'. On his return Mr.
Mol'dork admitted that there, were
some horses at thu exhibition with
as ihuroiiKhhrcd uu apjieuranco as
the Star car.
ICcuMcr ln-lalbd
Jennings and Shumate liave al
most entirely elliulualed any chance
of error on their hooks hy Uv in
stallal ion of a new elect rle cash
register special I j' desiKiud for
KuruKes. The machine keeps tab
on every Item Hitch u as and oil
and slmidifies bookkeepiuK- u k'('uI
deal besides providing greater accuracy.
Financial Report
Of Sludehaker
Shows IMg Profil
New Man
It; C. Mathls was added to the
force of mccliaiiics employed at
tile lllue Mountain KariiKe (his
weefi, Mr. Mm his is an experi
enced mechanic.
At Show
V. 1). I'lunks of Urn firm of (iel
tini;s and Hunks, Willys and' Over
land deahiM, wu.s a visitor at the
stock show yeslerda. Mr. JIunks
drove over in one of the new Over
land sixes.
At (ended t oiiicnt ion
It. W. Let Kb I on, proprietor of
LeiKht on's Weldiuu; and .Machine
works, attended an auto parts con
vention in Cortland last Saturday.
The convention was called by the
Chanrttor and Lyons company, one
of dm coast's largest accessory
firms and was attended hy dealers
from all over the stale. M r.
I.eiKli Ion's datiKliler. I.iletta. who
has been attending school at Wil
lamette iinivcr.Nily returned to la
Cirande with liiiu. .
SOI'TII ltKNI) Ind. President
A. Ii. Krskine of The Studebaker
CorporaMon of ( Aimrieu today
made the followhiK statement:
"St udebakr r's May cash collec
tions were JKMllili. (Mill and exceed
ed disbursements bv $t.on,iioo.
Ileceipts for March, April and May
were S: l.tMMi.ooo .and exceeded dis
bursements hy $11,0(10,000, (Hunk
balances J line 1 s(, were J I 0, 7 ihi,
(iiio, with no Ixmk loans outstand
iiiK. May product ion was 14,1!'
cars). J emand con t i titles to ex
ceed production, and all plants are
operatlnj? at capacity, with total
employes numberintr about I'l.oon,"
In April -Mr. Krskine announced
that all Corporation oank loans
won hi ho retired .1 uly 1 st. The
forcKointr statement Hhous tjiat
this has heeii aecomptished a
month earlier than expected.. It
marks a new hich spot In the Cor
poration'.'! financial hp. lory.
There lu u, Kreut deal or talk a
bout the Injurious effect of Ullto-
jinoblicH on roads, but very little is
said of the 111 erfect of roads on
automobiles, and particularly tires.
It Is the function of the road
foundation to take care of the
weight of the traftic; it is the fun
ction of the tire to toke care of
the weight of the car. With prop
er road foundations it is an easy
matter to establish shock absorb
ing surfaces. A good foundation
lessens automobile wear and tear
of ail kinds on tires, on mechan
ism, and on the nerves of the mo-
IAliort Itifiwx'iitaUves Visit
Factory, ; fZ,
Mr. T. A. Calhoun who Is Identl-j
tied with the Australasian Division 1
of the General Motors Fxpoit Com
pany was u recent visitor at the
factory. Mr. M. L. ltarry, thu Kx
port Hepresentative in Germany
also visited the factory.
I e comiiioii Mi-nMe In driving;;
If you hav.n't it, imitate it.
Consldir th other fellow's
safety and youra Hill follow.
LA GRANDE IRON WORKS
MACHINE fiflOI AND fOHNDRT
All Kinds of Machinery, Anlomolilli-s ami Tractors Iti palroj
Orerhauled and Rebuilt
Actyleno Weliiln; of All Kinds
Cjllnder Ilorlng and Overslno l'lsloiu
Crankshafts, I'lslons and I'lslon I'ius Itrground
GIVE 113 A TltlAL
D. FITZGERALD Prop.
torlsls. Fvery motorist who has
run ut high speed over brittle
loads con recall the Incessant vi
bration. Surfaces should be elastic. This
is dm principal still upheld in
i tail road const ruction. All sorts
of substitutes have been tried out
for ties, but the old wooden tie
still maintains its place. There
must bo resiliency In the track.
and nature put it In wood just us
she did In rubber.
Jtubber in tires and a certain re
siliency In roads mean ideal truf
fle conditions for both rural and
urban communities. The cost of
hard, brittle roads, which fracture
or grind to dust, is often as much
as the more durable, more elastic
roads. The kneading to which the
latter ore subjected under traffic
does not. result In crumbling or
powdering, and the cushioning ef
fect also protects the stone from
attrition, thus prolonging the life
of the road, Ihe car and the tires.
Where you can. keep on the pa
ved road and avoid the so-culled
improved hard country road. The
rid in.? will not only be more com
fortable, hut the life of your ear
and your tires will be prolonged.
Always be ready for emergency.
The bulletin or the National Au
tomobile Chamber of Commereol
shows the gnod work of the Traf-!
lie 1'lannlug A- Safety Committee.
"Cur Ihe ttist lime In the history
of (lie safely movement traffic ac- j
ctdeuts are being low ered. 'I'll '
total In .lainiaiy, C-.'., for the ten!
Inrgcst cities of the I'nited s::ttesj
was :;(',;, lower than for January;
a year ago. This is proof th d con
stant effort toward safety evelltil-j
ally gets results. That seven of
Oil!- tell largest cities have V;i:tT- 1
ed marked reductions in tln-tr Ira
I tie toll records is the most ctirour
anlug news in hiL:hvv.iy history, j
The situation is constantly coining
under better control. The drive
to eliminate aci ni- ills by abolish
ing the causes, to know the laets.
ptovld" belter Inline facilities, m-
prove safety education and t-an tin
reckb ss hereby twelvea n, w tn-Petin':."
Com men sense and courtesy a re
the chief elements of sate drtvlni:.
end. Today.
dividing; t lie
yales and ma-
dio muuui'ncf uring
the wise ones are
bruins between tin
j nu I act in inr.
"There have been approximately
' I'TTi makes of ailtollH'luleS placed
'on the market. At the .New York
! Show in l'.'L':t du re were t i 't c
jhibitors: in K'-.'t. r 1 exhibitors and
jilext year, I predict that there vill
jhe between 4 " and 4-V The weak
land inefficient are going by th'e
j w av side. Larger product lull and
fewer plants is mdlcati d,
"The dtsti il.utioti of automobiles
jut the iiicepdoir was largely hy hi-
MO'llikliilj: of wilts of wealthy p;ir
etils mid uttn is loom;ht into the
whirlpool of distributing ii commo
dity diat i very man, woman nod
eh tbl w anted alo e all else. M;i
nulacturet'N have not piid thi at
letttton to this Important branch of
'he industry as they whoilld have.
Win it one dealer Micenmhed, aiu-
til-T W.t.s tto re lo lake hts pl.lt'e.
Lot as die ih.uiiiu conditions of
things has d top' d, tlo tu.inn'ac
tm.r has talon toed uf this dang
er and is cooperating more closely
with his dtal-r and dwnins nuth
ods to put hltn ou ii sounder uusi-
ah
Enough "Juice" to Light Up
The House for a Year
The generator on your car is a small
instrument that docs a big job
It lias supplied enough electricity during
5,000 miles of driving to light up your,
house for a year I
Give it a chance the brushes' may be badly
worn, the commutator gouged and the whole unit
covered with dirt and dust.
Let us clean and adjust it the other electrical
units, too. We can do the job quickly and accu
rately, fcr we operate the Official Bosch Service
Station, have factory tools and testing apparatus.
Don't wait until trouble develops. Give the units
proper care now and you'll save a iot of repair,
bills and inconvenience.
Generator
Starter
Ignition
lti-pair p;uls for all electrical apparatus
un your tar,
Battery & Electric
Station
loll asliingtoii Ave.
DA COX
There Is a Difference!
Crude oil produced in different parts of the country differs
as widely as varieties of coal from different stales.
Eastern Crude, from which Vellex is refined, has the basis
qualities necessary to perfect lubrication. Your engine deserves
the best be sure it's Veltex.
You Can Buy Veltex At These Stations
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 -
Orchard Filling Station
Gibbons Filling Station
ELGIN:
E. F.Iug & Co.
SUMMERVILLE:
J. J. Wagner
PALMER JUNCTION:
Frank Dakcr '
UNION:
Oregon Trail Garage
Diown's Garage
IMDLER:
Andrews Uros.
A. I'age & Son
ALIC'EL:
Dryant & Dry ant
J. Ilosscn V
COVE:
W. F. Dreshears
Leonard Towle
ISLAND CITY:
Clyde Kiddle
John Lindsay
FLETCHER OIL COMPANY
T. It. MAXWELL, Mgr. A HOME COMPANY
C 11 "ii .11
S5
"The Business . PSias
N'ame protected by 1
trade mrk register J
Greatest Closed Car Value
in the LoivCost Class
Quick-rcllinscurtains.butk into permanent leather
top, make the new Coupster a closed or open car
at your wish. Clear vision from all driving angles,
ample leg room, wide free-swinging doors, all Hayes-
"i ijuamj-iitjuy it-tures.
No other closed car cart match this new Coupster
m value for price.
Modish, smart natural wood wheels and Fisk r.cnu.
ine balloons, sire 4.40, harmonize with the swagcer
effect of blue lacquer finish. Gray Snanish leather
I'pholstery.
I Sec ihe new Coupster today ! The easiest
terms hi the world make this car yours.
i, Sec your nearest Star dealer
Coupster Value
Features
The greatest car for the
business man ever de
signed to ,cll at uch a
matchless low price.
Potior
Million Dollar Motor
Safety
Pour-W'hecl Dr.il.cs
Economy
Tilbtsrn Cajhuretor
Pick-up
to 3i Miles m 4l
Sccond.
Long Life
Force Feed
Lubrication
J. P. MORELOCK
"HE GREATEST VALUE.BUY IN THE WORLD