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Saturday, August 1, 1025, Pape Ten the u.r.nANnrj evening observer Traflie ami Tourist Mcw.s jttll i ii'iwiwi m I Highway miM imMmMT ' fTTmX : V-'-v-a w -w -ir-r "T-w w-r v .TV mtmm I FOUR-WHEEL BRAKES USED Manufacturers Forced to Study Iiib!io Demand for 1, rakes on All Four Wheels. linn of the turner build' rs of si-c limb r inutor ems bin h ron it.ly nIu'ihii t tint thf I'tibli. will hnv only Imir-whr.-l br;ke "'iiupiH-'l anummbHe. . un H-.tt-rlt-I'tiimU. i'niw :niil Ji-w-M li':il- r. 'I' hi 1 ttijit Moir ':ir Hudson pnd Essex Sales Volume Is Saul to Reach Peak In the f.rst nix Hinntha of 1535. I.'fk.tuit Hudson iiml Kssex cars have been sild, "said K. I.. I.ed-f-ttt r. local dt atrr. "Thta ex f t -in hint yeiir's total for thf name pi rio 1 by mure than ttu y. 1 1 is Ml the lure Mirnifieunr he. ( iii:s. ill K'-neiul t li.rge munu-beliir.-i-s cf r.irs III this fbld 1 ;te shoau no kii or huvr not ..itiallitl lUefr tv.M prodm (iu flip period. "Hudson mid Kss- suit ft have not only wnrp:iHs.'d every 6-oy-luid.r cji- in ihe uurld. hut every nn.nih s it n- v high wit- liu iiKt rl iti Hudson-hss x own r.-riHt'. Their conspicuous ft lid )itrr.'nin rs reflect thf ru- Urdu v an t u millet, nesn with Company adepi d four-w?iet I tt M,-it t he r :i 1 f.ieis regarding brakes of tMe h.iraulif I" ""l'i-1 aiitoitiulale value have penetrai- J.imiury I. u::. I. ut I. -H so ' .., ,,H. i-nnr,. mark t. doubts thai th" mure pnl.i;.- wan- ..,. j,,, h,.rv m j, fjrnndc, led. Thf reMifl w:w tin- hniKf ' ,tR ,.,((,t af( ,,i y nav,. i..,,. would w. re otil offered u t I'aige- ..ml ; h:Vt. ,,. ,. ,.v, t;,, ul..r hud we J. eti r.tr;i us optional e."HmMit ; Utn s,re all thf llnd- al an Mia i he. f run -Mine x e.irM l.ujerj wanted. .June ' 1st. it lM- itif lnnovible And this is tite:il IhrouffhoiM the for the I 'a iff e ruin( anv to hitild j ronnti y. iwo-whffl hiakf rant ai the erd-j -Vie st.-ady (nrreanf of faolory era stood ! ! r viu four-w h I ( pri4ilh..(,in ,,.3nA t lrt t tuor car I, rakes KtKlit to t!t;timfarli:re in. VXi!l av:nlaM durtnr iho Ut CHRYSLER CARS ARE IMPROVED New ami Lower Prices With Mechanical Ke- i finements Featured in Chrysler Line to Open 192ti Season. The hryftler Corporation, onfc oune new a4 lower prieejt oa the Chrysler Siv. an rtfll as a nnm br of Improvements and refinn u Din lb .-nnu. ,-rin . -in w hica raiju thU ear lo n.-w rforinan- p'aKa. I'aiKe-I.oekhee.l l.raken mid r ta- , fie pa t til urn- uriKtiKillv w rur- td hy the I'atKe- iinan two v.rs he f on Ihfir final aloiriin. I The 'uiK.--lHfrm Molar '"rf I'unipunv wft oitt .f ih- -rvi fimt to mreha' i,.-.!iii'in - ut im: ( riKhts to tnaiiufac uif li dr iiihe Ijr.ike.H and naily th-' lift to plui-e i them uu (heir prtluetw. I Mr- tUury M. Jewett, pre.iiden! of the laKe eoiopany ferl l.er-.itne tnt-r'sl d in tuui-vhe tir;'.kft uhiie on a trip lo Coiope. i,i.. st a enr lit fore uniiotinei mi ut cm made In this country if th ir adtp- , (ton hy ar.y motor ertr. t'tn hlt return lo the taetory. Mr. Jewett j nuinmon- il ull of his . e-iit.v- a well as the enKiim i in,' depart-, iueiit into fcniereree arid lohl ( th rn that four-whe. i;iks ver the rotnme thinjf. ' Wi' want th. in to K'' hov and what kind of a hrnke Is her mlied for Keneral Anirriean u?t ." ' lie told Andrt w Itaehh , yn -pi ' Mdeiit in rhurtfe of tin- nllli erinj; j ihvision. ' Months of fii, Ttmi ntation with ery known tp of four-v:-e-l l.rtikf ft(owfl, VVi" r-jiili wns j (he iiM'has" i( th.- rietii- to the hdr:iiif hrake, and t ter h;i.f of the y.;ir, and wp shall u.idoot.reiity a I onr r nark- uldf sate rx'eord of thf past iMoniiin." we I hem rielit." Al!r ii..iilv a oar h id Hapsfd 1 his i tlanation varied nomewhaK It jtem.d thai the brakes were jM-rfeeied for use In Rood weather and ivarr.uT ehmiiis. tint Andy Ciehie. r aliainjf that all of thf I'.iipe f.ud J well ears wre not seel In warm rlimes. refund to rle.t?.- the htuk& tvr produflion until he tied tto-nt out durinc the winter months. Vnter did hrinj; n w se of irml'teH. leather eups iie.l in the etind'T whleh rlus-d thf brake i.nnds had l.een r-lptef"d tiffansf t hey We I ft itieft t ual. IttlblM-r whleh was sutkstilnted provfd al so to lf the uroupt material witK the voluUun ust d. Thf solution was rh;. ut;ed to aleohol and castor otl. nh-r rhancea wfr made and the l.rakfM reea. d to thf pro- l;ftion d pari ni''nt for nianufao lure J.tuuary 1. lti. Nearly two f;irf had 4nfWte-J Hir the Patfr 'tonp.kiiv itrM seeunvi mflnnfaf- it was two t'lrtnn riKhts to th hrakea. -,irs l.-fore t ii.- I,i :ke ws o; Ir-(-1 lo th pllhlte hy the l'u:i;.- enm- imn'. Its exerutives .-aw other companies hity I he name i lyfit. and a few months later saw their motor cars npiipped with theni. tiirrie .sent th- enKin-ertnt de partment reMunlltlK Wtien the 'atj;e (-oii(pUti was KOtO tt he ah!r ;i aii:ium the hiak" aiwa--; m-t Willi the rply from C.'ehie ti a! ' W'-'U s;e you the hrak x w h n Narl every one of the tarper c nttipante? in the industry ha ad opted fourwhe hmkes of noma, kind or oher. I'air-ie was omonjf .thf la-t- 4 "We followed our pet policy of otfertng: enly the tried and proven or our motor curs." explained Mr. Jewwt to the dealer?- at the vari ous ivj't aoiomohlle show.H. ' The ?, r ire division of the '.i-i-troit Motor 'ar Ootn- also lwn Increased one in dia- Ilieter. Th diffTf ntinl carrier liajt hcen made more sturdy and riRid to hndlo the iDcreHfi power. Itinjr trfar and pinivrw are arfrr mid th teeth ore cul ut HttM pr piirh. permit more tothstaniml rn;:ife m f tit. .Many ItiMiy Uerinemeis Xottl Thf body- denim whk'h nna Iw'-en ?ea characteristically Chrysler is unchoiiKed save for minor details. The smttrtness of the roodft.-r type, whir h "hrysh-r has done much to reniore to populariiy. has hecii enhanced In ninny detuil.s. New hlltlel -type head lllIHpM. tAp bow (inthhed In wulnut to mat ch the aieerlnff wheel and instrn nient Itoard pane), fitting into a nick le-plated ihlmlde, automatic windshield wiper, wtd r doom per mitiinK greater tan- In etine be. hind the sleerintf wheel, side hin ttefl on the Kolf fomfiaitment door. lncliidt d in the Improvements J and top of uncoaivd and ruht. are a motor of ffrcoter power and . lied material, are a few of tti smooihnfHS, a chassis of (freotcr sturdinesH aud rigidity ith rreat er u.w of alloy te.h tuttJ a group of the nioftt attractive designs aob colorings. "Thffie refinements are but nat ural and obvious results achieved by on organisation that is not con tent to Maud ailll," is Mr. Chry sWji comment on thf new priesa nd d velopim-nts of the Chrysler "When we rimt hrought out thin model uere greatly flattered to have it hailed as most nearly approilmating- si -cy Under mot or car perfection. However, our engineering- and factory eit-cut. Wf worked unstintedly lo improve the design of the car and our manufacturing methods. This notwithstanding- the fact that the motoring public held that our fac tory and An produei Has two era ahead of its time. I "Lengthy research and expert-1 mentation have upnilcatlon of fur ther ncieaiific monufacturlng me- i thods. combined with gr'oii r qua ilty production, has resulted In ecooouiiea which hav enabled tv! to r.Mlnce materially Chrysler Sx ' pfic's,, i Most Important of the engineer-1 inj tea to re, Mr. Chrysler points out, are the Improvements In the power plant. The latest Chrysler Six has a cylinder bore of J in ches. This inerfase In piston dis placement delivers nearly ten per cent greater power. nabling the new Stx to attain Ua tup range of T nilhs per hour with gr. ater! earn, It afro gives swifter acce-; leratlon and getaway with o pro ved record of a to 2i miles Jiour ln l-jstconds, tinier, pulligff poner up steep grades and through mud or Kind. Maintain !:cononij IH-iic .ddctl Power Tho greater power delivered hy the motor has been iomp uated new features. Nrai only can Ihe top Im folded back neatly but by unhut tuning tour curtain fasteners and hiwn iag a few liohs th lop can be taken off. All the Chrysler Hix moilets ap par In disiinetive and tasteful roadster and hrouchon are done! in copra and chiele drab with fla mingo carmine striping. The phae ton colora of t'lymourh anil Pil grim irreys. are aei off by the same carmine striping- Hugdod and Topaago grws. wiih rich gold bronze striping are used on the Crown Imperial. Th Imper ial' now appear tn mariu blue and titack. The sedao in done in chicle drat and flamingo carmine stripe. The It oval Coup i in Algerian and Hamhalina. Mue tones, with fawn grey striping; and the colors of the coach haw been altered lo Thebe grey, with fawn grey striping. I.eo) Krench in showinp" the new Chrysler models in I -a Grande at, his salesrooms in J he Hohnen kamp Itullding on Jefferson Ave nue. fted the efforls 0 d:lv.3 uf th most Mjwerful motor cars. This in ihe famous My. is t;ral- uhteh had never before been din: bed in high k ar by any car. The Myers rath- is a lone and steep drug tin Ihe motor, iuit t h Star reached ihe top without Ihe leant bit of difficulty, r.nd the) power-defying Slippery 1 'rd nn.I Myers grade wen- cuiiUer-d for all time. Kor many years thf . Slippery; Kord grade on tin- I'lurvrvilb Ta-I hoe road bis been the '-WaierhK"j of many an ateiupt io naeli its; summit in high. There was a ! lime, not very Ions ao. w lu-n it was considered a remarkable feat f when a car could top ihe .imiiinii i in second gear. Kven the officials cf the P'ar' factory and members of the Nahsi force of 1 he disi ril.ilt int? concern i at t)akland. Field and l.ee. could j 1 not lielieve that the Isnions giade ; had been comtuered when i h. y . first received the report from the: V. I. JIHiotl Siar Co. of Sacra-j memo. liitsevotr was then-lor.1' injtrueicd to make the run again' and W. I. ,Kllioit. llo- Sacraim-nto distributor .iw to it that the, run was officially ohs rv.-d so that there could 1-e no i nest ton as to the standard stuck eiujim-nt aud I actual performance of the car. a guardian auto accidents ak our b iii,t, r rf Jloiiolulu Siui'-Hulfetin. u i - .. . ...!.... tf,,.,! huihli.L' which acts llas t.la, WiiuM.Md'whtle ihe car Mam! unattended. The upper pari of the nclovure is; l-oi hie ruine, ,e u H CM! . IH.M1M... Wii Wlliiltm J,.Il:iill(.w Crymi i.t.i.- t-.i,., .i-...;.- i...iu .ith L.i.i . i.r )', i-iMiri hi" btjurd. . . - y l" .inii.iMiNt.u... ...... ,-..-... ,,-nu i . (KruAvn in injury as the t;t.0l ... them an nuiomobib. joiirm-ys. u , Wasi-i.urlui. of . the Kw.Iutionw compan i.h u; has been 1 by j tn.thl.i.y describe" the I WarV Tampa T.ll.une. ' 1 an l.'uttlih ii'otoriM to t carry his r (.ut ihiiih.im) ( f i i i'i- i.-r . The driver st-nt up to see if In WHAT'S HILL TQASTAR GAR SUBSTANTIAL RE0UCT1S On the Chrysler Six. LEO FRENCH SAOKAMRVTO. July IS.-fFpoc- an 'lal Correspondence) I ndcr ob servation a st rick ly stock Star touring car hus conquered the no torious Slippery Ford grade on thf PlttCriHf route and comple ted the ruti from Sacramento to ltke Tahoe and returned in high gear. Tina demonstration ec. by a heavier and nore rigid crank-J hp. t all other wonderful feats shaft, with nearly io per cent combining power, strength and greater torsional rigidity, ristons. j durability demonMrations aceotnp conuuctlng rtwts. hearings. andMHhed by the Star cur during the other reciprocal In parts has been j past few months. The Tahoe constructed correspondingly hea-t round-trip high gear run must rank as thf greatest of all the de monstrations uf the "Million I ol I - tir Motor", ! could make the run. In ihe pre sence of three men from his own organization, ihe run was made and the r Stilts reported Kiel; in the Kliiott organ iM.it ion and to II. W. Curtis. IMreetor of Stih-s and Uranches at the Star factory lu Oakland. The achievement was doubted and so Curtis instru cted Julius to do it again and make the run absolutely un-ttost-lonabte. h. did. Then, not satisfied with the run to the I.ak.- in high pear. I m en voi r made the r-ium-trip to Sac ramento also in high gear. Thr iv was no mechanical eon trivancc put on the car as ihine as strlckly stocU. And to! prove to his oisercrs that tie was. not slipping: th.." clutch on the grade. Inisevoir stood out un the rnnning-loard and did all his 1 steering from where the ohvrveis could be sure that the run w as being actually made in hiKh irir; without any mechanical ail or 'ht employment of any trick drivmc. ( EAGSlxJE TIRES H ii I f. -A. Pro! . 0 All RACINE Multi Mile Tires are now SEALWR APT. They are. wrapped twice and sealed at the factory. We remove the outer wrappings; the blue inner wrapping remains on the tire until you buy it. , ;This blue inner wrapping means that the tire is a new, first-quality product and guaranteed as such by ourselves and RA(INE Look for iu A Tnir Vnmiuh Trial. Sam. impaneled for jury servic at a murder trial, had w'iii-.I a littlf too anxious to s-rve. "Io ou know the accused?" V a-ss u h da t is, n oss u h ." t: o replied, realixing at if lie made an affirmative nntwfr he w-auld laj tlishurrrd from serving. ; "Have you malic vip your mind a.s to his guilt or Innocenc'?" "Oh. no. suh." Vou think, then, that you could give bis case a fair hearing-?" "Yassuh." replied Sam. "I.east awa, ei fair vi de ole scamp de-ercs." La Grande Filling Station J. F. Heasty, Prop. "Wins bv Fair Dealine", ; Mer. To take care of the greater de mands the carburetor om ning has been increased l of on inch, but i ., tli- redesigninc of thii unit has --oth(.r lhjn JuUl!S iUJ,..Voir of Oak- abled Chrysler engineers to perfect anJ lhe Slftp (ttC!0ry ma, who its efficiency so lhat th, economy has h n at the wheel of the Star' standard of i or more- m.ha to OR m0M c( lhe Kriat temonstra- a gallon of gus is maintained, f non fUns s.a(J Q t Wrtl..rn ! mi pump cap.cn ao " .territory during the pat fe nioil Ameriia is tr :iy a land of op portunity, tine has only to shoot a Chicago tKink bandit to colli- -t tJ.jtxi. Indianapolis Star. increased )?H Pr cent Iespte th. increased power de- ths. 3!e w.j officially otvsrvel he llneh V Aikui tti tht SacrQ-' hvered by the motor the Unrer ,-nion un. .v jmat of I s ven-beartng crankshatt. the lar ger dynamic and statically la-lAMOOiallon. iancei nywneei ana tne oner tentiflcally talanc. d rotating X BE B ATTERIES Tlie Lonvr-I.ife I.af.ory is so!J lw I rod. the fiatten' Man. A size fr every ear earned in stock. Repairs and ? -it ice on all makes of Kntteiies. FRED T. BURGESS i:tti Jefferson Ave. the California, State Automobile Hoth men aitr-sied to the auct.ss) of the Star ear on f hi rre.n hi- vr merit tV worn pans, compieUty smooth out p. r-Affidavits ami they e-camtned the iodic vibration which ordinarily a-' t r- k1j rwn t. .car intmeiliattlv after the run to t,lton officially check on the g.ar rwtlo i in onl r that there could1 be no rtas form an increas.- of greater torque. me i-uroxuor .an on iuk r ulon r,rrdlBlt th,. standard which n mov-s ail impurities; .. ,ltUlnnint nf cr from j radiator to tail light. i Oliver K. Steel,., automobile rt- hich:ttor ,n, Sacramento 1'nlon, was , tne otnciat ons-rer on ne run trom like Taho back to Sacra- i from the crankcase oil as the mo tor runs, which was first adopted a standard equipment by Chry sler: and an air cleaner prevents dusi and road grit from jm.irmt ths i- lm.l..H k itli fh.- fuM. minimum Ihr formation of ! mnio h,ch comPl.-il th round We Have Installed A Beeler Auto Axle Gauge t carbon in the cylinder, continue to the standard equipment of the Chrysb r Si ajrine. Mill la-kr (.ear shifting In the fihet has been mount ed a clutch of sincte-plaw- typ. Thia coupled with transmission var nearty 2- p-r c-nt lrxrger !; th priot designs, permits mom her snd eaawr gear encar-m-nt. The gnir shltl levr ha tn fengthenesl for jfreater con v.Tnefic' of th driver. Tfce emergency brake on the rrar ed of th tranir.ision ha :rip high-gear test. The trip back from ihe Ijike was ov-r an otVr grad- that hi always df- USED CARS Essex Coach. New. 1921 Dodge Coupe 192:1 Dodge Tourins nidxmnbile Eight. Excellent Condition Smith's Garage This machine oHrninate. gue.s-work in straij;ht eiiinjr nxlos. You can now have perfect wheel aiijrnment iu specified l.y the numufactuivr. This is esjH'cially inipojtav.t to ownei-a cf cais wit.i finir-wluel brakes. Sj'.ve Your Tire- and learings! La Grande Irons Works Y i i pany tn a recent rrrt o Mr. Ij'wetj corroborated the policy of jhe tAip company in thit it 'showed that less aerlC difficulties i ke Vn tneotia!ere,$ with the l-rre-lA-khe1! hydraulic four I brakf than with any other Unit tv rie aa4 Jewl car J "I'nJer our manufacttirtng li jcvri it is possible for all users of ! four-whf-el brakes to adopt th correction on the hraac provn ne-drd hy our ngineen dr-meDT.' 'fes Mr. Jewett. but w have the uppr hand tn our iT'-spvtioas i'bo-Js." "TN iranufaclurmc dt ision riuire that the brakf pa ma ay t:itev tton-. chb f of which ar M-erj to iaurv that the pipes, rt'talers acd v:cs will wi;b.tDd h h-vist a r u rr posfibie to d'O'an J of tbcoi. We base our own ipecUt tet mg apparatus which trva out Ihe brakitsg riutpmct before aod af ter uaaUattvn InvtiHec nerfect an tan of ai Joteta a4ci 1a tun insures that (he brake wi func tion IS per cnt wfctn dtUrl ca tin, JC or JtiV Don't Neglect The Top Of Your Car You'll swn nerd protection fmni coid ar.d rain. Wc can repair or re-cuver that old top at low ciist. Side curtain repaired. Also bows for any top. Snyder & McKennon .Wpe LuxemMMan -ygU AmazingPower -EnduringAbility Make This the Outstanding Car of the Year New Reduced Price on De Luxe Sedan $1095 The Standard Sedan $895 . o. b. ToltJo J herever "ou to go YoscHiitc, Crater Lake, Mt. Ra.mer, or the country out beyond, hedged in bvsteep grades, guarded by tortuous trails the route is an open road to the Overland Six. You make the toughest climbs with" surprising ease, the miles rojl by m a way that astonishes you, andthe rough spots seem to smooth out to boulevard comfort as you Hash along. ' For there is real power in the smooth running six cylinder motor, real comfort in the low hung chassis, and luxurious riding ease in the roomy seats. And at the end of the day, as you roll up to your destina t,on you have the comfortable feeling of assurance that in performance and appearance, your car is a leader in any company. ' Gettings h Hanks '"'-U ST- LA GRANDE, ORE. 3 I
