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About La Grande evening observer. (La Grande, Or.) 1904-1959 | View Entire Issue (Aug. 22, 1925)
Saturday, August 22, 1025. THE LA GRANDE EVENING OBSERVE! Paga Nina Highway and Auto Dope WOULD RATHER STARVE THAN PART WITH GAR CROSSES UK j DEATH WRECKS , ' ' S-p-E-C-I-A-L ' l"OR l'HIIAY AXI KVITItnAY OXI.V Slnmlnrcl Smnpnii font, 90 x BJ $7.00 OvorslK Saiiiw"" Conl," 0 s !1J , SI). 00 Gibbons Service Station vsf. vi'.i.Ti'.x i-nonrrrs Hv XKA Service.) filvon a ilihtphhited nulomohllo, a klnd-heiirud American fuddle ud n desire to roam and ou Tin- flivver kvpsv! I'ltl) liiin I hat or, more Kindly, rail lii.it tin1 automobile mlKiiiul, In- ix tin- modern "tramp." AlUNIIil III"' tl 111 O CMIIIpS tliefC two. till I'l-ri'iit nanus tor h'.ni : Flivver lioho. Flivver mat; Man. Tin ran tourist. Gasoline stiff. '. Autobiim. lint name or no nnmi,1 ho has succeeded l h i iramp who counted the railroad ties, or who rode hlind-baKK'-'K1' or 'In bumper. Like Hi'- I l amp. he-depends upon a kind hearted public to hi-I p him; hut unlike the tramp, he takes his fam ily with him an! his-dotr. canary, cradle, hi Htove and his bed. This flivver K.vpay Is rapidly hc ronlhitr one of the most .difficult problems of social workers. 1 'crimps best acquainted with ibis problem is Miss Adaliuc A. Hul'tiiiloti, herniary of tho char ily organization association of Salt Uike city. Throughout 1he whole j tar she comes in dally contact with thin new elnH.s or social para tdle. Stationed at the crosarond of cast, west, south and north hitch way.s, she meets the flivver parties i roni everywhere. ''The west owes its development to the pioneer spirit of njlvcut ore and initiative," Miss IturfiUKton declares.- "Hut by no stretch of im iiniuation can these pioneer he eomiKired with the present day mi grants who pack their belongings including babies, furniture. pets and everything they possess, Into a worn-out automobile and start out with little money, no Idea ! M U 4 s u 5 .s Typical flivver gypsies. Their home iswhere their fliv'er stops. They make their bed anywhere. Their children run wild. Sometimes they all get hungry but sell their auto? Never! , when they nro polns nnd with ivekleKB disret-url as to liow they lire Kolns? lo live. "Many of them ii.se their chil dren ji an Hppeul for charily. -And "the children?' JJle in the open is healty enough, but what about their d ucat o i ami tlic 't fectM of this roviiiff upon th- ir life liubitw? Are wo lo have a tribe of irypstcu In this country without any trade, or ambition?' After Investigating Hcore.s of charity cadi's mimu the.se miKraiils Mn ltuftiiiKton has h-arned: Tin1 flivver Kvpsii'H j,,-,. always In a liurry but they seldom know where they are froinc. Their greatest u ed Is pa.s and oil rather than food mid clothing. They would ral her (almost ) part with their lives than fu up their flivver. Nearly always they ay they are hound soniephiee for a Job. Hut investigation usually .shows it Is an Imaginary Job. They'll work for nwhMe, at fruit picking or tin- I ik-. hut. will he on the road a;;ain a.s soon as Ihey have restockrd in fuel and food. Only rarely will the real gypsy park hi u pay-camp; he prefers a public camp or the side of the road, Many of thenf have hei-n on the roud for years. ,,-llut the gypsy must not be con fused with i lie summer tourtsl." ..Miss lJufftngtou say.-). "It. is not difficult to distinguish them. The professional moodier Ls easily re cognized." Miss llufflngton flays the best way to handle them is lo refer their appeals for help to I lie local char ity organization where they can get help if they deserve it. Increased Sales Responsible for Price Reduction! firms making up its membership i and aelllng through some l.ono dealers to the farmers. Plow and tillage tool - makers report the first half tf the year f ahead of 19L'4. and the tendency CHM'AOO, (AP) Tractors bad towards bigger equipment, to el( ferm equipment sab-s throughout 1 minate thfin man an horse' labor is tho first half or 191' 5, ns shown by J more marked Hum 'at any time In the liesi'arch Uepartment of thetho history of the tractor's devel V'arni Equipment Manufacturers, ! opment . Oliver Chilled Plow which surveyed its officials wlioj Works reports 2t percent increase. I'm heads of 'most of the 200-odd Vono groat company estimate its two-row cultivator business 50 percent, ahead, of last year. The . American Seeding Machine Cojnpany reports 3:1 1-3 per cent increase over 1 f 4 in grain drill business. The first half of 1925 has seen a '4 per cent increase over the same period last year Willi Kair banks, Morse t Company on farm scales, gas engines, windmills, wat er supply systems and feed grind ers, the reportH 'shows. for Economical Transportation TK:.tt.'iww!'iin u.T'jJWiVT.Lt: TTTiei.T:i :uia:ii;t:tt ti::.L'..-T.'i.n Mt..i; De Causse Disusses Latest Body Styles KfuerMmm iM9 .T:i iiiidiiLtitt m Chevrolet represent the highest type of quality car selling at a low price. Public acknowledg ment of this fact has been evidenced by a greatly in creased demand for Chevrolet cars. This increased demand has resulted in increased production making possible decreased prices on closed models and improved quality on all the models. Now Chevrolet provides "Quality at Low Cost" to greater degree than ever before. Now Chevrolet pre sents to automobile buyer every where a new measure of value. ill mm We are now making a special showing of these new cars and would be glad to have vou call and see them. The Roadster - 525 The Coach - - 695. New and Improved qualify of equipment fin hed im a atw color gunmrlal grey Duco. New and improved quality f equipment -former price 7J5. The Touring New and Improved quality of equipment finiihed In a new color-gunmetal grey Duco. The Coupe 525 The Sedan 775 New and Improved quality of equipment -former price $1S. 675 Nt and improved quality of aquipintal- totmtt price S715. Commercial Chassis Express Truck Chassis ALL PRICES F. O. B. $425 $550 FLINT, MICHIGAN Blue Mountain Garage H. A. HARRISON, Msx. Opposite Posloffioc SI! .. . rmriyaila 1 (Kdltor'a note propably no one has heen called upon morn t re fiuently this yeur for foreeasts of stylo tendencies In the realm of Americun inotorintf tUaii de C'iusse the eminent Kuropean deslirner, whose Hueeess In styling the new Krankiln hus made Jils name so I'a miliar to -Americans this year, ills ohservnlluns- of the trend in chuufleur-driven automobiles Jiave heen made the basis of this article in which ho outlines the definite owner requirements- leading1 up to all enclosed chaul'l'eur-driven .Lim ousine now coining into general use.) The Increasing number of chauffeur-employing families in recent years, who have been using tho se dan us a chiiuffeur-drlven enr, Jn dlcitjes plainly the demund for an automobile which in seating ca pacity and general chanact eristics in much like the sedan, but which affords, if desired, complete pas senger privacy when the chauffeur drives, and is at tho same time .suitable fur family use with Home member of the family .ft the wheel. Quick conversion from owner to chauffeur driving in thus one of tho rerfuired features, provided in a moveable glass partition be tween fronL and rear compart mcntn. The uwkwardneMs of the sedan as a chauffeur-driven ear is thus completely avoided. . Hence, the new typo of nutoinobile known a.s the JCnclo-sed-Drive Limousine, rtiis met with wide-spread favor. The ear is pariicuhtrly dexlrabln because of its adaptability to a wide range of service, being as suitable for town or touring use s it ts for chauffeur or owner driving. To meet the average owner re quirements, the specifications of the Knclosed-Drive Limousine call for a five-passenger closed car of moderate size with two folding seats for emergency use. a glass partition between front and rear compart ments provides passenger privacy, while the auxiliary seals give even better sociability for pas sengers than the chauf feur-diiven sedan. In connection with the aux iliary seats, it ts Important that the pasaeiiKcra be brought log"Uior in a companionable group. The bent eTfeet In this respect Is obtained where occupants of tho auxiliary aeats can obtain maximum sociabil ity by turning in 1 lie direction of rear seat occupants. In this way awkwardness is completely re moved. In designing city car one must not fowl the external conditions which hnve influenced hc trend to the moderately - sized ch.niffeur drKen par. I refi r to ths traffic conditions prevailing in practic ally all cities and tho oVarth of put king facilities. It Is In the Knctosed-Irive Urn- Jn'SM that the populurlty of this car originates, for In addition to its serviceability for city purpose. It is the Ideal chauffeur-driven car for Ionic tours. Touring with a chauffeur at the wheel in one of the greatest de lights of American motoring, and the sense of relaxation tliut emm-a ; with the use of the Kncosed-!rlve I.tmoiisine Is particularly complete, liven in the matter of the control of air currents, the car affords nn ucli.rituK'. The window at the chauffeur's hit may be opened us ts so often essential for driving safety, yet no gusts of wlni can i affect the occupants of the rear! eat because the glass par' H Ion cuts off the air currents complete ly. Thus ventilation as desired i regulated, the windows or the rear compartment giving nil lh.; air that may be desired. On a hot sum mer day the glass partition between .thtii .ti'OmiKU'tti!cnls t be lowered all the way down if need In, and the full bene) it of free blowing air enjoyed. As a type, the Enetosed-Drive Limousine also meets perfectly another requirem-n). that has de veloped among a lare percentage of quality car ii.t'-rs. I refer to the tendency of many folks to employ clmut feurs only on special occa sions such as of an evening or for a long tour. A turn of the handle make the division between chauf feur and passenger compartments complete und suits the car for use on the most formal occasions. Motor Fuel Taxes Show Increase in Amount Collected Srato taxes on gasoline and dis tillate sales during the inont h of June 11I2T.. amounted to ?:'!i3,S!t7.0 as n gainst $ 1 7i;,7!p;).ii"i for June 1 HI! 4, represent hue an incresso of about 12 per cent In Kasoline Hales nnd a llttln .more than .1 per cent decrease In t he. sale ()f dif II late. (Vasollne sabs jor ,Jun ag gregated H, CO !l, 7 4 l.:t ga Hons, as compared to J.,i;i7,oi -I for .lune, I'.fli, and the. June I'lL'Ti distillate sales n mount 'd lo 2 - 1.1! :tl .7 gal lon as compared to 2:,it. no?,. r gal lons for tho coi responding month last year. Kor the six months period, Janu ary 1 to .Line 1!", 112!"., a tax or ,33(i.r!i0.4 w: s collected on the sale of 42,S!l'.,lSi;i.2 gallons of gaso line at 3 c nts per Kailou, and L (,U1.0;U gallons of distillate at 2 Vj cents per gallon; as against a tax of ?1.175,Hf5.20 for the miiii' p. rind Of 1924 Upon the sale of :i?.s21.HM gallons or gasoline and 1 , (Hiij.h ! tl.4 gallons of ilist illati'. I'rom lebru ary 2'.. wh' n the ordinal motor fuel tax law went Into ef fect, to July 1, l'.Jl!r, an a gK re gate, of $ r,0! 1 ,7fr.fi 1 has been collecte.l and turned into the state highway fund upon the.sate of HS7.;ii2.7!)1.i;a gallons of gasollti" and 21. HIS. -210. 2fp gallons of dl.-.tillale, Ji ss re funds and administrative coMs. of the total amount of tax coleeted refunds nmouining to $22!i.!i47.i;4 have lfii made upon motor fuHs Hold to operators of farm tractors, motor boat.", commercial etea nlng establishments, etc. ftoni March 1, r;'l, to Juno so, re1.'., itn !nsiv. pursuant, to the pro iions of chatt ier 412, laws of j:2l. roLiwnu'K. oi.k. (apj-not- ting the siden of Ohio's hlKhwayH throughout tho tengih of the state at ireqia-nt and Infrequent inter vals slu ud w h It e v rosses. They mar spots where aulumubiiiatM havo been killed. Automobile drivers rounding a sharp curve. In many sections, come squarely upon a white cross, or possibly two or three, mute re minders tiiat one or more persons have been killed at that spot, Uovernor Vie Doiiahcy was res ponsible . for the placing of the rrosscM. It was IiIh bleu that they would help io cut down tintomo bile fatalities . by making drivers more cautious. They huve . not been installed Iouk enough, how-evt-r, to draw any conclusions. Many automobile drivers declare they experience a sinking seiialion when they suddenly come upon tho white crosses. The governor has been condemned for the move on the ground It gives rise to mor bid thoughts', others have praised it as being a good "sedolivo" for reckless drivers. Ami you'll nlwn bo sniisrii'il. Coniplcln cliassls liil.riiallrui. JrHVrsun unit Mm fIBBIHB9BHEBflDB9IBHEHBBBBIEBEB'. u u M a B1 M u n a M n a H H m n u and labor conditions are suitable.! Two factors, however, have check ed t he investment of large sums of money In the Industry. The fiiHt in the provision of the! rhillpplnn laws to Ihe effect that'll corporations may not purchase orjMf lease more than 2,f.u acres of g public land In tho islands, - luas- jaaj much as some of the most deslr- mm able lands fall under this elassl licatiou, the provision hua deter red opei'ators , from expanding. BS The Industry pays best when op erated on a large scule. "Speed Limit Through Nazareth 10 .Miles per hour." So reads a sum on Mary's Well at Nana ret )i. ItADI.VrOU WORK FEMttTO WORK HODY WORK W. E. Cornm 101 Jeffcrsoii Ave. u n H m M m THE BEAUTIFUL CHRYSLER The 'beauty, originated' by- Chiysler and which still belongs to Chryslcr'.alone is re-expreased in refined and attractive body, lines and . new body co lo rs,-with Chrysler-designed closed bodies built by Fisher. Any attempt to describe this new Chrysler is bound to fail. That is why we are eager to have you drive it for yourself. If you will do that, you will realize as. we do that there is nothing .'in the present market,' and, nothing likely to. appear, to equal the,. Chrysler. . V FOUR - CHRYSLER'. SIX' j.. Leo French 1 Corner 'Jefferson' and Elm RUBBER fiUOWX SUCX'ESSFUIJA' IN PIIILII'I'I.NES 1'nder ti hi-i'ding the "N'ew York Times" of Aiu:uh( 1 2, 1 '. r,, comments cdltorkilly In p;i it as f otiows: 'flu' repoi t of th" 1 'p:i rt men) of t'omni'-rc" t lul ru' 'h- r mi n be HHccftst ally firoun in l.irue iunn-titit-s on most of tJi. rich soil of the Wv.ih'-rn irronp or the Philip pine li-l.mds men ly re--mph.ifti'-''S h I act long known. Th- i uldn-r tree has been rultlvtt -d (lore dur ing th- last c.o de:iden with in creasing Buce- h (, CHmate, soil Enioy the Best Time o the Year Now come the most glorious days of all late August, September and golden October! Days meant to be lived out-of-doors when the roadsides are ablaze with flowers, and the woodlands a riot of color. Take a Ford Car and strike out from the crowded high ways. Explore the side-trails that lead to the best fishing, the loveliest spots of natural beauty. There is no going too hard for your Ford; nothing at which its willing power will balk. And its control is so simple, so easy that you can venture where you will-on unknown dirt roads, with the same confidence with which you set out on the paved highway. The best vacation days of all are still ahead, the weather is less changeable now and roads are" In better condition. Get a Ford Car and revel in the finest time of the year. Coupe Runabout - - $260 Tudor Sedan - SX80 Touring Car - 290 tordor Sedan 660 On open vr, damountftb! rlma and tnultr ra $H5 ,tr. full ! Ualluon 'I Iraa t JS ulti, All frl4t$ I. o. k. Itefrolf I'ltHe tell m how I can secure a Ford Car on Hy payments : F.O.li. Detroit SKK ANY AUTIIORIZKI) FORI) IjKAI.KR OR MAIL THIS COUPON . Slate, AddretM , City : 2 Mall this coupon to , (K Detroit