Saturday, August 1, 1025,
Pape Ten
the u.r.nANnrj evening observer
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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.
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