Saturday, August 29, 102.1
Page Ten
THE LA GRANDE EVENING OBSERVER
Highway
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MODEL T " IS !
"STILL IPSE
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11V I UliU U5SIIU
WE ART OF DRIVING
By Ralph DePalma
' :02S BY KELLY SPItlNCriKLD T1S CO.
ONE OF K
SERIES (
OFTF.M
LF.SSONa
Ccurtti) and Safel)
I1RRR nro a frw simple rules r
of the roan winch enn oc cuuj a
rftiu inhered hv every one. A ;a
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liie welfare of otlirr road usits who
Familiar Chassis Remains toat uu.
Unchanged Except fori' drlve wr,"??1.ev'
a rew Improvements, ;Qre surc ihot vu ure not inconven- jj
Despite New Bodies, km-u "' Do not i nmh, m
1 I Juttsi curs overtuke ) ou If they win. i
!(Ntver top on a curve or corner j!
Kilwl II. Ford, iiri'.'lrli nl of the yules. It In absolutely necessary, j
Kurd .Motor roniiviiiy. In n Htnto-j' in oveitoklnf other vfliklin of any j
mint iwiiii'il ycmiM itay foilowinnr rSnd pass on tliu left or off Wc, j
tho aiinoiinrninoni of liniirovfi i.(.icuibr that bye-ronds lire subaer- H
l'oril bodli'a ami chassis r-flne- . vicnt to main mulls In the mailer fj
menu, mild: 1 of right of woy. Nnver pu another H
"We ilo not want th.' Iiniircmlan eur ' a L.urvc, or ut u cross-roads, a
to prevail that wo lire iiroilwilne of on a steep hill. AUvuyn (five plenty f
nrw Konl aim. cf warning of your approach when
"Hodlm for Font car have liien lerB le iMmiliillly of meeting i,
materially Improved but the Moili-I 0ther truflic. Never tukc chances
chaftls remainH imthaiitfml r-- r;ll jtc j-aijcq of your car. AlwayB
cept for a lowering or me name ,K.m t,e lcst of condition,
and n fi w other Important chimtfea. Warninjr elfns arc not ulwayg well
Bodies, In four type-j, have tieen ,,anII(.d. or plured to the Inst oil
eompletely riile(il(!iid mill liullt j val,,,. uut it III well worth makiiiR
lower to eontrihule to (u tter ap- ! 0 uiul( of 0i,wrv,B ihem. it will
pear.-.nre. ilrlvinK and rldiiiK eom-i jc chl.u.irr u,t ,i,il.
foil ami roailahlllty of the eur.i. Jf havc nut dty-loped a fine
'llody liuprov.-m. nta and eha- f jauVmmt hy which vou can
bIb Fi.liiiimiiitt ut thin time :iri .'. . J .1 ..i
" , ' , , ' tell III seconu wnui m"""
moro iironouiii-i'd thtin lit any pre- , , .,.. i r.liitti,n
vIoub lime einee the .ulopllon or; , , 'd at the tllll. um concentrated for the moment on the
the Model T ehaa-ln. They are, : . , ' ,. ,ave al problem in hand. Muliy lives have
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Tn tfi.-v enKe of emergency it is
ca cover at any mome-nt in rrlafion nrcr.s.ry Mr all your ) '
hovrvvvr, -ntlroly in r.nor.lanro ispoSii Vou ore not a first- Urn saved or lor.t according xo
with the jiollcy of th Ford Motor; r.vLr Vou should develop whether the result of one's thought!
company to givo lo the puhllc th
beucflt of cvi-ry Improvement
which w find practiriil lor l-'or.I
c:tr.i.
"Hy pnwrvlnj; th niKn of (ho
Mod.-) T ehQHHlN. the company ia j
flaft Kixirdlni; coiitlmii'd good n rv- I
ice lor ovnTn or approxmuiu'ty j
fi.oou.OuO Kord r:iM and trwkg now
In tine throuititout Dh1 country tn
well ah for new eur purchase-m."
that Judpincnt by strict application have been put in action
a ccHncJ
to your drlvinif.
Unusual Cave Is
Used by Company
Manufacturing Tops
One of Iho moat Important pnrta
played In tin mnniifueiuro and ifi
itlihiy of Overland auloinohlles in
that of tho aeleetion and cut tin ff of
the muteriuH used in coiiHtructing
the tori fur thi-m earn, accordinir
KnKlix-era of th o wni-tv'nanii oineiaia.
Motor Car coinpftny Vlllya-()vt rlantl. Jnc, ia one of
A co-Incidental Mcrrlng; wheel
and ignitton lock Ik. a been adopted
on the improved line of Jewett
rJXta. It is on the aft'erlnf? column
at the da ah
ralKe-1Htrolt
claim that their product in nowith fi-w rampant In the nutomo-
thlef-proof.
The rcmovnl of the lock from
the trnnsmlnslon hna elenri'd more
.spare on the floor. The K,iar Khlft
and handhrnke lovera )ihvc been
moved forwird thre ini'hcH also.
Thin allowa the driver to liuvo hy
thf rifiht hund door morn eaMly.
hilo Industry that nuinufncturea
complete the to pa used on all open
models, and the erptionally
Hturdy const ruction, coupled with
the titmoat caro in itHHcmbllnfr )iuve
made frieiKlH by the score for lhe
coverlntr that protect t lie occu
pants of an Overland or Willya
JOilght in nil JTlnWa'drwrVtheY.
MEN ARL
Ml WE
MM CIS
Have you ever been In New
York? A monkey frightened p"o- KclentlHt anys tii.- floor of the At
ple on I'll tli avenue. How didilantlc l rlrdiiK', bul II may ju.it be
they know It wia a monkey. 'fltliif: up with bottles.
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See Where Youe Going!
Danper lurks In dimly lighted highways.
Road lighting that shows the way fur
ahead Is a long felt need that has waited
the coming of flatlite the new method
that does away with absorbing lenses.
flatelite projects the full, Intensified rays
of the bull's through plain window glass,
keeping the glare below eye level by
directing it at its source, flatlites go on
right over your old reflectors.
Drive around today and havc u set in
stalled. It means safety long needed
protection against nljit motoring perils.
:fcl" tndJioJ
!.inp licM r,i
11EFLECTORS
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flitt.f It trilnmr. nut Irnt It
uviimi. thr iin ft.ui, Ks,l rm
Mb. fnnn ihr fnw.l o( K. Its In
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ib- -. en kttK,v ili.tiAi!l
e. I.-.,. .J ,JJ i,t'vu M4)t
1 r,J lillitt mi n.bi wvt) .
Flatlite Prices
Ford $1.(10 Docile ...... $1.50
Small Cars . . . $5.50 Lai-Re Cars . . . $0.50
Official Headlight Adjusting Station
Ignition and Battery "Work
BATTERY & ELECTRIC
SERVICE CO.
1311 Wash. Ave.
Dale Cox, Prop.
Final Decision on Pur
chase of the New Ma
chine Out of Father's
Hands; All He Does Is
i(Tay for If
Rome unusual circumstances
nmonjr car buvers are reported by
Willya-Ovorliind dealers throughout
tlin country tl-.t r-veal new buying"
tendencies and lit w factors ljavlnf
entered into the purchase of a mo
tor cur.
Never before In the history of
Hie automobile industry have wo
men played the pari in t ho pur
chase of the family oar that if, no
ttcenble nt the present time, ac
cording to de.iler reports. There
once was n time when the head of
the family deejded in- needed a
car, invest (('.aU'd all availablo
makes within his tinrinclal limit
and then jmrcliased 1 he machine
wit hout no niurh us (lufzziiifr the.
other members of the family as to
whether they were in favor of the
pureha.se or not.
I Not so the.'-e days, deab rs de
clare, for the wife U responsible
for the actual pnrchaso of the
family car In more than seventy
per cent of sabs pride to family
men. "It Is .a distinct departure
from the old type of bnyinjr. but
I nevertheless true," report Oct tings
and Hanks, Willys-Overland denl
era, "that when a family man
prospect enters our store he brings
friend wife alonir with him, or else
makes nn appointment with the
salesman fur t: demonstration
where his I'l'ouse can bo present."
j Several t blurs have been re
t Hpoimiiiio for this change. In the
I purchase of a car. Tn the first
I place friend wife has. through the
social and political regeneration of
' the p;,M few vears. placed herself
I on on. evrn phme with her hus
band in the liK.'ter of occupation
nnd activities. I'lbnd husband is
no longer (he only individual in the
! family who plavs golf, who drives
ills own car, anil who enjoys the
outdoors, but the tadv of the house
' now seek the Jiame recreational
' advantages us do.' the male bend
; (f the hou:". X, ees'irily, th mo
tor car Ptas an c;u-nti:l port in
t he modern woman's activities.
She must have her cir to attend
; Per friend's hri-lci- party, she must
, drive her own car for her shop-
ping tours. Tu short, milady's prl
i vate enr must bo constantly at her
j distuis.nl, nnd where one machine
only Is available, milady mint
needs play an important part in
1 Its selection.
Willvs-Overlatm bis been quick
; to real Ire this trend of woman's
i diction In the matter of jedoeilng
! the f:ituilv means of t ransporta
itttms, nnd new mod is hav been
designed pariicninrtv to give ml
ihuly Just lhe rifrlit tvpn of motor
car. The modern woman's iudg-
ne nt In stvbv lim s, coloring anA
jgenerrtl ensemble beauty bav itone
' much to determine the mod?! llnra
! nn! euulpinetit of Overland and
j Wtllv-Knight ears, and the beauty,
enmfort. oti'l ense ()f handling o(
VI1I s-Over land's products have
J done much to influence a vajst
; miinlw'r of women n their posaL
j bt titles nn mlluds own personal
; car, Itenhb-s playing an all 1nt
jpertant part In the selection of th
jtamllv car, Wilhs-Overland ritvil-
ers indicate that more and more
women are todav buying their own
personal car that In used esclualv
ff the motor which friend husband
vw ploys qq hia trip to tUo otfict.
UNITED STATES
GASOLINE TAX
. IS $10,000,000
WASHINGTON. Aug. 15. Al
though the motorists of ttx coun
try paid nearly f bO.OOO.OiMi dur
ing 1K'4 In the form of gasoline
tux, it is CKtimated Oiat the urn
omit, will approximate 1 1 oo.ono.iHtO
In 1925.
Thiny-fUe of the forty-eight
i atea. and the Diatriet of Colum
bia imposed taxes last year rang
ing from I to 4 cents a gallon.
Arkansas was the only suite liav
mg the A cent tux last year, but
this year ia joined by North ("ro
iina, which raii'd its tax from :t
to 4 cents. '.
The Increase In the total n
mourit to bo paid in gasoline tax
by motorists this year is Indicated
by Kansua, Ohio, and Miehlgan
iJoptlng a U-cont I vy. North Car
llua and Trnnesso raising h ir
levb tt l e at a gallon and Wyom
ing a cent and a half.
In the figures for the year sub
mitted by the bureau of public
roads of the department of agri
culture it is shown thut California,
with in '-cent tax, leads nil other
slutee in the amount collected
from motorists, with : 1 ,!t!t3,UJ 1.
The only other state tipproxl
mating the huge huiii Ik lVnnsyb
vunla, which collecta more than
$:t.(MiO,oitO from a S-cellt lax. The
m-xt In line in Imllunu, wit li b-hn
than $.1, ooo.ouo and North Caro
Htm with 4,rou,0(M,
Backseat Drivers
Are Vindicated hy
His Honor, the Judge
OIVMPIA. Wash.. (Special.)
"Hear Kat driving" is not only
legalized, but is held by the su
preme court lo be absolutely nec
easary to th: right of recovei-y fir
damageu fur injuries, even In com
mon carrier automobiles, if the
p:aenger has any cause to con
sider the ear Is being driven In a
careless or reckless manner. The
high court held tlyis in reversing
the King county court In granting
a new Irlfd in the ens-' of l'.obTf
T. Clarrow against Seattle Taxlcyb
company. - - . , .
The accident In which tiarrow
was Injured by the ear striking a
fallen tree trunk occurred in the
most t. rrtfic storm thut had viit
nd Seattle in the history of the
weather bureau department. It was
reaching u velocity of M miles an
hour.
The negligence contended was
that the driver of the taxicab drove
too fast and did not keep autflci
ent lookout.
The supreme court said: "His
conduct, under the clrcuniHtunc a.
must lie that of a reasonably pru
dent person, and It Is not reason-!
abb prudence for one to remain
passive while a not h-r negligently
subjeets him to an unnecessary i
danger when an opportunity to act
ia present. This is not to say that '
the piiKseng'-r must protest every
act of the driver that he dee ma in
cautious or imprudent. Tlnre are!
degn-ts in this as there are in
every form of negligence. i
In the present case, th' decision I
holds, (iurrow realised the driver!
was not exercising the degree of j
caution the conditions required.- He I
bad the opportunity to warn the
driver, but did nut.
au:y la i oLLi:rr hi;tiui:s
8AI.KM.- Ore.. (Special.) Alex
jx I'olUtt, for acverul t-rma state
u.nator from Marion county, has
announced I hat he would not be
a candidate for re-election. Mi,
l.a Kolletl Is SI years of ag"'. Uur
Ing his incumbency ua mate, seii
utor ho h'B been known by hla col
leagues us Hie watclulog of the
hlaie treiisury.
IVndUtoii rtt'piiri'.i ru Autos
PKXDI.KTON, Ore.. (Special.)
I'rovislun for caring for tfevcral
thousand oblitional motor cars in
the city tourist park during the
I'ouud-I'p was made by the ttiy
council when authority was grant
ed the park commission to pur
rha.se water pipe 'or adding" to the
! facilities of the grounds. The ad
ditional space bus not been In gen
eral use this summer. . It Is x-
. i . I, ..rnu.i..J ,1.
show. '
VEEDOL
,, Ak Oibtions Srrvl Ktatlon.
' SAMTHON TIliKS A.VIl 'ITHHfi.
VKl.TKX, Hip Uualily rroiliut.
Gibbons Service Station
' we vr.iri:x I'lioiifCTS
And you'll nlwnys he snlhritd. Coiiinlriu chassis lulirlrnllon.
'JVI.'phuiiu 575-.I Jcffi-rson uml j:im
W by this New Plan m 1
'mM Cf4? y to own a Star ' 1
ffwjJl TlfcBeii car with pvaetl' 1
I (JP I gate the details
I s tlse raew fes I
ST Alt LP CERTIFICATE
In this day and age everybody is entitled to own an automobile.
Not content with building the best low cost car in the world, Star
now shows the way in a new plan of service selling that is so revo
lutionary, so generous, and so far reaching in its effects that any
one can own a Star car, under this new merchandising plan.
volutionary as to be almost unbelievable. But, facts
are facts. '
Youar Opportunity is Here
No one ever before devised such an opportunity.
Think of it! You can buy a Star car under this new
sales service plan, and the actual amount of cash
that comes out of your own pocket depends abso
lutely, entirely upon yourself.
Ycur Star is Ready
This new plan has been devised to enable everybody
to own a Star car. So sound and practical is this
revolutionary method of selling that thousands of
new cars will be delivered in the next thirty days.
Your car is among them, ready to drive into your
own garage. The rest is up to you.
Today! Get the Facts
The world helps those who help themselves. Now, while it
is Iresh in your mind, take the first step.Step into any Star
dealer whose name is signed to this advertisement and hear
the astonishing details of -this service sales idea designed to
practically place a Star car into your hands, without a dollar
ol your own money. The details are so startling, so re-
Realize Your AjssMtiosEs
The world not only owes you a living, but the right
to have and enjoy its comforts and pleasures.
You always wanted a Star car. Now, under this new
merchandising idea, you can have one and as we
said before and it s difficult to realize the truth p?v
as much or as little of your own money, just as you
choose.
A Few Minutes Prove Facts
You are the sole determining factor. The first step is
to get the detailsthe full details which explain
how simple and how easy it is for you to own a
New, 1925 Star Car. It will only take a lew minutes-the
most prohtable minutes you ever spent. But don't mis the
opportunity get the facts from your Star dealer.
You need not hesitate. The Star Motor Company, with its
enormous resources, stands back of every claim and word of
this new merchandising plan. '
W75 4Cj rffroDAy
At The New Low Prices
MORELOCK AUTO CO., J. P. MORELOCK, Mgr.
THE GREATEST VALUE BUY IN THE Woifp
m.i i.. uimu in in ti I ir-rn m-r-T T- ll I I I i n I T I I ll I I I ill mi
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