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Saturday, July "I, 192T.
THE LA' GRANDE EVENING 0BSERVEI1
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SPECIAL CABS
i SHOWN HEBE
Hudson and Essex Cara
van on Tour of State
Stops Several Days in
h La Grande. '
The Bayly paint-'! ml, white
and Mil" Hudson and Khsox cara
van which was hero Tuesday and
Wednesday of this week proved a
novel and siieceasful method of
advertising- and attracted an un
usual amount of uttentton.
The caravan wax put on the roud
by thft 1'ortlaiid Motor Car com
pany and In at present completing
a tour of the slate ufl'T (several
weeks exhibition at Portland.
The object of the demonstration
has been to brliif- to the attention
of the public, flr-st of all the low
price of Hudson and Kssex auto
mobiles and second the unusually
beautiful body lines and alyUw.
The caravan is composed of three
cars, one blue and one red Kssex
coach awl a Hudson couch done In
white. Kuril car la u stock model
with special pulnt. lluch hus hud
32 coats of opaque lacquer applied
to the already beautiful finish
turned out ut the Tuctory und the
result is very unumml and quite
striking. The finish on the cars
1b practically Indestructible and
may be scratched without injury
to the surface. In fact at one
time it was necessary to remove
"some figures which hud tn-i-n palnt
ed on the cars and this was done
by a liberal and strenuous applica
tion of ordinary sandpaper without
doitiK- any permanent injury to the
finish. '
A. I.. I.fferts, wholesale repre
sentative of the Portland Motor
Car company, under whose super
vision the caravan is touring has
noted un increase itt sales at prac
tically every place the cars have
been shown.
According to Mr. I(efferts the
entire stute has been a month be
hind in the demand for Hudson
und Kssex cars and the supply 1ms
been uncquul to the demand, short
ly after the first of the year.
In order to take care of the In
creased volume of business the
Portland Motor Car company en
tered into a contract with the fac
tory on July Tlrst to take 3015 cara
during the 12 months and expects
to increase this amount by 500 cars
on tho first of January. 1328. This
deal Is said to be the largest car
contract ever entered into by any
motor concern in the state of Ore
gon. The Hudson factory is also
crowded with orders, from the re
ports from the plant, and is at
present enlarging the shops in
order to increase production. The
factory Is manufacturing 1100 cars
daily and expects to increase this
number to 1500 on thy first or
August.
The motor caravan arrived here
from Jiend ami had at that time
toured most of western ml south
ern Oregon. Including Burns and
the John Day country. Tho cars
were driven to linker for the
Fourth of July celebration. They
wilt be returned hero next week
and will be taken up the branch
line before returning to Portland.
The Portland Motor Car company
A. C. Spark Plugs
Wholesale and Retail
A Size for Every Car, Tractor and Gas Engine.
New Hugs Put in New Life.
Fred Burgess
1308 Jefferson - ' '
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KNIGHT SIX
IS POPULAR
New Features Embodied
in Sleeve Valve "Willys
Meet with Favor. with
Car Buying Public.
Knthuslusiic reports from own
ers of the new Willys-Knight sixes
bring high compliment for the spe
cially de.slgnetl refinements of
these curs, company officials de
clare. One of the most important fea
tures in the new line of six cyl
inder sleeve-valved cars is the spe
cially designed curtain compart
ment for the touring models, lo
cated in I he back of the front seat.
A finely finished Inlvrior, covered
with fine cloth, encases the cur
tains, keeping them free from
dust und dirt, and providing a
safe compartment with its fine
lock. Strong straps hold the cur
tains securely in place, eliminating
the usual crushing and breaking of
cm-lain windows, und providing un
easily accessible compartment so
that occupants need not leave
their scuts to install the storm pro
jectors.
Specially fitted compartments in
the front door, likewise provided
with a strong and serviceable Jock,
contain the loot equipment for the
Willys-Knight open models. There
is no fumbling around for the tools,
no lifting of sent cushions nor loss
of tools by theft with these unique
arrangements, and women drivei
are particularly enthusiastic over
tlie convenience of this equipment.
Jnll und complete action of the
I ditch lump, or auxiliary road driv
! Ing light. Is obtained by a simple
manipulation on the steering col
I mini. This device, exclusive oa the
I Willys-Knight sixes, is giving fine
J service sal isfaction to hundreds of
owners in night driving, A simple
turn of the wrist und the light is
instantly focused . at the right
height or angle on the side of the
road.
Other special features included
in the equipment for tltegp Willys
Knight sixes ure an air-filter on
the carburetor which removes all
impurities in the air hefor it is
drawn into the carburetor for the
mixture; un oil rectifier which
reduces crank case dilution and in
sures a good engine oil at all
times; full sized one-pieco wind
shield giving greater vision and
safely advantages in driving, and
patented Willys-Knight four-wheel
brakes of positive action and case
of control.
Perkins Car Sale
Proves Successful
The auction sale of used cais.i
staged last Wednesday by the Per-J
ins Motor Company,1 more than I
cume up to expectations. The large j
garage was packed for both the af
ternoon und evening sales, und ab
ove all, the curs were 'sold .on
terms und at prices satisfactory to
all parties to the transactions,
"tlreg" Cregaon, auctioneer ex
traordinary, maintained his aver-
of a cur sale every two minutes.
Almost rapidly as one cur was
wheeled off the platform another
wus on its way and the third was
in the process of being disposed of
to the highest hWder, The string
of cars ucross the platform was
virtually continuous und from the
time the sales started until the last
car was disposed of there was auc
tion all the time und no tedious de
lays of any sort.
The munner in which the entire
sale was conducted wi s a wonder
ful exampio of modem efficiency
and system. Mr. Uregson had the
Perk Ins' sa lean icq working system
atically like a hunch of well train
ed children in a fire drill and ev
erything went off with almost machine-like
precision.
As the idea of the used cur auc
tion sales originated with Mr. Greg
son, he Is isa resiHHUdble for the
system at izati on of the sates plnn.-
Prior to the opening of the. sale
the cars to be disposed of had all
been numbered and tugged. In a
loose leuf notebook Hie virtues of
each particular machine had been
recorded.
When tho sale opened cur num
ber one, which haopeocd to be a
Kord roadster, was already on the
raised platform built specially for
the sale. On the other side of the
building, leading diretiy on to th
platform, all cars had been lined
up.
The stage was set und after Mr.
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Force feed lubrication
absolutely prevents
burnt out bearings.
The Star Car is the only
car in its class with Force
feed lubrication.
That's one reason why
we sell the Star Car the
other, because it is the
lowest price High Grade
Car in the world.
Seethe 1925 Models.
"Tomorrow's Car Today"
J. P. MORELOCK
NEW POLICY
ismon
Sludebaker to Discontin
ue the Annual Intio
duction of New Styles;
Gradual Improvement
of Models favored.
SOL'TIf HKND, Jnd. (Special)
Announcement Is tnatla today by
The. Studebuker Corporation of A
meriea ut discontinuing the cus
tom of presenting a new line of
automobiles each year.
Instead of bringing Ktudi-haker
cats dramatically up-t-date once
in 1- months, this company pro
poses to keep them up-to-date all
the time, adding improvements and
refinements ull the lime as lin
er's engineering department, whch
the 'orporallon points out is main
tained at a cost of a half million
dollars annually.
Studebaker believes that this po
licy benefits present Studebakcr
owuith. It is also the belief of
this concern that the policy of no
"yearly" models emibh-s purchas
ers of new cars to obtain models
that are always modern without
the necessity of wuiting tor annual
ehanges und without the danger of
their new cars becoming ohsoh-te.
The dramatic success of the pre
sent line of Studebaker cars Is one
reason for tills important change.
I Miring the first five mouths or 1
9 "ft, St udebs ker dealers delivered
4i per cent more cars to buyers
Hum during the same period in
On May 31st. the end or the
period referred to, 8!ndehaker
dealers had only half as many cars
In stock as one the same date last
year.
jcapite tin; foci that Studebuk
er factories in South Mend, lMroit
and Walkervilb', Ontario, un. oper
ating at capacity, orders for Stude
baker cars uro far in excess of production.
J. J. liurnes. district engineer
of the Ktaridsrd Oil company pass
ed tli rough a Grande Monday en
route to lioise and Twin fa My.
Idaho lo supervise the installation
of some new plant.
It's a happy father uh has one
daughter married to an ice man
and another to u cout man.
Cr eg so n made his llltlo introduc
tory talk ho started on ear number
one. Tex Knight, salesmun for
the Perkins' Motor Company, hud'
the booklet in which the good
points of each machine had been
typed.
"Greg read from this aloud so
that all persons present In the lar-'
ge garage were able lo hear plain
ly. Jle read it not only once but
twice und then started the bidding.
As soon us the car was sold tho
purchaser was escorted" to the plat
form, given a ticket identifying his
purchase und then as the car was
run off he went to the office and
made the necessary payments and
so on. In tho office temporary
licenses had been provided so that
each man could drive his cur away
within a very few minutes after
the purchase had been consum
mated. J
As one car wus run off the stand
another was eomhig en. As each
car was brought up un attendant
took a ticket off the radiator upon
which had been written the num
ber of the cir and turiud this over
to Mr. Knight who immediately got
the description data ready for Mr.
Urcgsou to read.
In the largo crowd present were,
all types und clansen of people, j
One car was purchased by a nam
in a soldier's uniform, next by a
farmer, another by a man who
wished a machine to make a long
trip with, the next by u man with
a family, buying his first car and
then, again, another hy two boys
who wunted u machine to drive to
school in this fall.
Many of the purchasers got re
ally exceptional bargains, particu
larly at the first of the j1r when
people seemed shy about bidding.
Some of the very best cars in the
sab were di&pemHt of at the open
ing und at ridiculously low prices.
HARDING PHI
S PROBABLE
, WAl.LA 'AU,A. Washv Tho
Harding Memorial park looks like,
a sure thing, according to A.s IA
Alexander, manager of the Tp-to-The
Times nwMSlius who spent
Sunday at Meacham on the Old
iOregon Trail near ihe site of the
proposed fmrk Mr. Alexander said
(hat conditions ut Meacham ure
ideal for -such a park us is pro
posed n?i(h excellent places for
golf links, picnic grounds, club
houses, hotels und tho like.
Commenting on the proposed
park, Mr. Alexander said:
'The Harding Memorial park
now looks like a. mire thing. The
latest Is that It will bo ut least
M0 ucres in extent, if not larger.
The legal phnmm of the park are
now practically completed. At a
coming meeting In Milton, other
necessary actlvlUea will be an
nounced. "At this time of the year it li n
lovely Bpot, Tourist travel over the
Oregon Trail Is represented by peo
ple, from states west of thn Mls
swsilfc ? Jjnstrrn,. tourists are ex
pected lit July and AiHEust, ' v .
"Hetwetm' Pendleton und La
Grandtt vweti work is under way
on tho highway. H is being widen
ed'and many sharp curves ctit out.
When these Improvements are com
pleted tho highway will be one, of
the finest scenic roads in the west.
Between tBWW and! luou cars mm
over the road dully. At Meachum
work Is progressing on a $rlU'ou
vlmttuH which will eliminate the
railroad gralc crossing there.
tiotemment io tie I'ort rait
Of Motcd American AivhHect
HAVANA AI.A portrait of
Thomas 1:. Waller Is lo bo pre
sented by his grandson, Clark
Waiter, of Havana to the Vnitel
States government when congress
convenes in I lecember.
The subject of the porlra:? was
a noted architect who designed
the east und w est wings of the
capital at Washington under a
commission from President Fill
more. He also designed several
other pnhito buildings in Washing
ton us well an Girard college !u
Philadelphia. lb die. I In t K ti7.
BUS LINE IS ,
EXTENDED
I'KMJUETOX. Orevicfctl
The territory served by ihe Motor
Transit company of Pendleton has
beey exei'd by the acyulitk'rr
llaes operating between
l.a Grande, und Wallowa lake, ac
cording to a statement made $nr&
by HI, Mwer, one o( the metutwrs
of the company.
Jn the deal the jocaj rompaay
a'L ii ml li busses that had been
running between Ja Grande and
Wallowa lake. New equipment
will he added and ininierrtip(ed
service between Pendleton and tho
lake will, be possible under tho
whvdnlrs that have been arranged
Mr. Moser said.
if, Moser will ipove to l.a Gran
de to bo is active charge t tliQ
lines.
A. I Mnnly, Standard Oil com
pauy auditor wus in I A Grando
most of the eiirlv part of the week.
RADIO TREAT
IS PR01ISED
INUMNAI'ULia Ind., fftpeehil)
The Prest-O-IJte. Company Inc;,
of Indianapolis, mukers of radio
and autonfobllo storage ImlLerics,
is going to give radio fans through
uut tho country a little "Inside"
advance dope on the ton. mile race
at Indianapolis. It vill broadcast
tho race throughout the day on
May 30 through WON, the Chicago
Tribune station on tlin Drake Hot
id. at Chicago, and through WKHM
the Indianapolis Ndws-Mcrchanls
Heat and Light Company sis lion,
at Indianapolis. Hut in order that
the racing fans who will attend thfl
race ttnd also those that will tuna
in on the event at home may
know Just how speedy their favor
ite pilots are. nightly reports will
bo sent out as to the progress the
racing drivers are making in con
ditioning their ears. These, reports
will go on tho air nightly beginning
Tuesday, May 20. linch and every
driver in the big race has to ial
ify his car by driving it for four
laps of the track at not less than
ninety miles an hour. The quali
fication trials will begin May "f,
and continue until a day before
tho race. Thjese lRs give the rac
ing enthusiasts the real dope on
I ho chances of their favorites. The
racing corps of The Presl-O-Ute
Company. Inc., 'will compile lhe.se
trials at thu end of each day and
relay them to WtiN and WKHM..
where they will be broadcasted nl
most before the echo of the rucing1
motors has died away. Great himmmI
is expected In the coming race, as
the little 1 22-inch motors ' have
been breaking all speedway records (
for a year. j
There is great, rivalry among the
raco drivers for the honor of
breaking Tommy Milton's record of
one lap In I minute. 22 and 20-inn,
seconds, mad during the qualifica-i
i tion trials Inmt year. This record.
I made with a Miller Special, is Ihe
fastest qualification lap ever made
on th Indianapolis track. Milton
may have lo defend this time with
a faster lap if some one breaks his
last year's record.
The entry list this year Is even
better than last. Kalph DePalina
i is back after missing a year, and
(Metro Hordlno, sensational Kuro
tpcau speed merchant, has brought
; over a fast Flal with the avowed
! purpose of taking Amerlcun gold
back to sunny Italy.
The radio fans wMI he. kept fully
Informed during the week Immedi
ately proceeding the race and they
will have the n.uHfieauon ttme a
full twelve hours beforo they np
peur In tho newspuperH, In addi
tion to this Hpcclal service, the
winning driver will be. Invited to
say a few words into the micro-
i phono immediately after he wins
tho ruce. Henry Kord, Harney
(UdfieUi and all the rest of the no-
; tables at th raee will be invited
I to speuk Into the microphones
thai will be Installed ut the truck
! side. And In addition lo all this, a
I constant stream of race Informa
tion will go on the air direct from
i a broadcasting booth located a few
feet from tho track.
This will hp the second year thai
The Prest-O-IiUe Company, Inc.,
has broadcasted tho 600 mile In
ternational Hwcepatako race.
A woman Is as old as she thinks,
but a man is as old us lily rheuma
tism feels
Notice!
DOOIl AMI WINDOW
hiu:i:ns
All niiulu In oiir shop
Triers Ixiw.
(. L. Fisk, Prop.
IIIIH Jefferson SI.
Sr4im tftf f. O. II.
Detroit, tax extra. Y'trvr-U-hrtl
hydraulic bulwi
fillet.
TourinsfCar
P.O 5. Detroit Tv trt
As anticipated the c ew
Chrysler Four is being
received with unre
strained enthusiasm.
Those who have been
fortunate enough toride
in the new car declare
that never before has there been a
four that delivers so much in fine
performance, so much in readabil
ity and riding and driving case.
For tke Chrysler Four is a true
companion to the Chrysler Six.
It represents in a very definite
and practical sense the applica
tion of the same quality and Chrysler Four
Pint ear e lu price wllh ihe option of hydraulic four'
wheel brake, m itigfti extra colt. Closeti bodies by Flsher.
Tourini Car. Club Coup,. Coach and .Sraan aroril.rl bWced film $895 to $ 1 095, . a. b. Detroit ,
Tliefo ,r, Clir,,!,, d,lcr, ,nd .uperlot Chrr.lef Mrrlfo everrwhfre. All defer, v la
position to uttnd th, convenience of tfme-pmvmcnt,. A.k about Corralcr, ottractlv, plan.
INSANCB PREPAID
, Chtyiln maeor ear, ar, not, rMfvered' fmurcd or on, year al wll factory Utt price of alnal fir, atuf tWt
fine manufacture that
raised the Chrysler
Six to its peak of pop
ularity."
Consequently it Is not
surprising that the new
Chrysler Four is already
hailed as the most modern and
soundest contribution to finer
four-cylinder motoring.
See it ride in it drive itl Call
on us we are only too glad to
extend you the opportunity to
learn at first hand the many
advantages or owning a new
, .
Leo J. French
The only thing an amateur gar-d-iitr
ralie-H is blisters.
rmr;ji -.-. r-. i ,t. i. , .-r
T1,! na.-rnitara-if erwu'i1 intHwiwaiWemrtiftOT
.xlcla to exhil'H 111 rartt !lil.s
yt-ar ut Btif'h putlifritiff ilii.-ff us
the S.il'111 Ulate I'ulr. I lie I'.n.lle
lon Ituund-L'p and other places
where Urge numbers o( peoplt)
TvllI lie .-'.Lurt.-a.
Be Prepared! .
We aie making Io(s of 1'anva.s Covets for (ourinls
and campers. Anything you need and the price is
low, too. .f ' r y tt
Snyder and McKennon
JUST A REMINDER
Your battery may need some aticiitkm during liicsj
hot days, l'ciliajis only a little distilled water;
but this is inijiortaiit. Drive up and in a few min
ute the job is donn.
Do It?
Today0
Battery & Electric
Service Co.
1311 SVat.hinEi.Oii Avt.
I) ALU COX
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