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About La Grande evening observer. (La Grande, Or.) 1904-1959 | View Entire Issue (Sept. 5, 1925)
Saturday, Spptembnr 5, 102"), THE LA GRANDE EVENING OBSERVER Page Emm i CHEVROLET PR0DUG1NG P TRUCK Improved Chassis with Greater Strength and Carrying ; Capacity to Sell at Regular Price. The Chevrolet Motor company now hn in production u lurr tin (I greatly Improved lUility Kx prt'89 om;-lon chassis which sellH at rh suini! pricu ua ihu former chassis. Icsidi'S nn incrcasi! in length, strength ami weight, thu new truck has undergone a radical chango in tho height of the frame from the ground. The frame which formerly wus 28 inches in height hps boon lowered to -4 and nine sixteenths inelies. This change af fords maximum convenience for loading. ' The v-heel-hnse lias been length ened from 120 Inches to 124 inches and the overall length of the chassis from 172 Inches to 177 inches. The frame is made of 6- V HaveYot ; hadlfcra Ride iiitiiejBefterBiiick You may think you know Huick and Buick performance from having driven Buicks in the past. But you are destined to undergo a new motoring experience you will dis cover a new Standard of Performance! A performance wonderfully improved; 75 horsepower and more to meet the "go" in traffic and to take any hill in high. Engine dependability further insured by the three new seals for the famous Buick Sealed Chassis: air cleaner, gasoline filter, oil filter. Buick approved mechanical 4-wheel brakes for the constant protection of your family and yourself. Thousands of people are taking rides in the ' Better Buick every day. If you haven't time to drop into the show room, a tele phone call will bring one to your door. WHEN BETTER AUTOMOBILES ARE BUILT. BUICK WILL BUILD THRM Jennings & Shumate "Fill The Bus Up With Texaco" Texaco Gas mch Instead of 6-inch chantfcl, steel. The weight of the new chas sis is 2 if so puunds uguinst pounds, the weight of the former model. Only one or two minor changes have been made in tlie power plant. The rear axle has been re-designed and strengthened. It Is of the semi-floating typo with pressed steel housing and a large rear cov er which makes the unit extremely accessible for inspection. The dif ferential carrier is In unit with 'he third member assembly. The front springs now are semi elliptic instead of quarter-elliptic and the rear seml-ellipttcs have been lengthened from 4.25 inches to 45 inches. The steering wheel Is tho semi reversible full worm type mounted on a bracket riveted to the frame, AH brakes now have centering and equalizing devices and the rear wheels carry heavy-duty 30 by 6 Inch tires as standard equipment. The price of the new L'tillily Express chassis is quite low. An almost unlimited variety of bodies may be obtained. Oregon Motorists ..Now Enjoy 1,200 Miles of Pavement There is approximately 1200 miles of paved highway in Oregon at the present time. On January 1 last there was 919.8 miles of bituminous and 234.9 miles of concrete paving completed within the state. This only included the BE""" The motor car owner who knows the difference in gasoline qunlity and has experienced Texaco quality lie specifics Texaco. He's buying more than gasoline lie's buying mileage and engine efficiency. The scores of our customers who insist on Texaco is convinc ing proof of its unusual value. ayle Oil and OilsAjax and C. T. Car Washing, Etc. Graceful The pronounced steamline of the improved Kurd touring car Is par-! ticularly accentuated in the higher' radiator, the long sweep df the' hood and cowl and the lanie crown fenders which come down j well over both front and rear I Fatalities Listed For First Eight Months of the Year WASHINGTON, 1). C -The de partment of commerce announces that reports of automobile fatali ties in 1926 have been received 77 cities' of 100.000 population or more. Thirty-six of t hese cities show mop automobile fatalities in the four-week period ending Au gust 16 than in the previous four ir.oek period. Norfolk shows no fatalities for the last eight weeks, and in addition the following seven cities show no fatalities for the last four weeks: Dayton, Houston, Lynn, New Bedford, St. I'aul, Sun Antonio, and Waterbury. New Bed ford, with two deaths still holds the record for 1925. For 67 cities with an aggregate population of 27 million, there were 2878 automobile fatalities re ported i nthe pt-riod January 1 to Atigust 15, 3926, as contrasted with 2SS5 such Natalities in the period January 1 to August 31, 1923. Of these 2878 deaths. 3G8, or 13 per cent, were reported In the four week period ending August 1 6, 192.1. " ' "bf the GG eiiies for which com parisons are possible . so far for 1923 and ll2fi. 36 show more auto mobile fatalities reported In the period January 1 to Augfist 1 5. 19-6, than occurred in the first eight months of 1 923. So far this yoar New York City has reported 66!) automobile fatali ties. Chicago 344. Philadelphia 173. Detroit 168. and Lob Angeles 139, while for the last four-week period the figures are New York City 68, Chicago 46, Philadelphia 2 4, De troit 31, and l.os AiiKeUs 17; Fig ures for the other V'itit.-s are given in the table. all other city paving not hehig all other city paving not beingt counted in these figures. The amount of paving completed since the first, of the y-ar by Oh various counties and by the state .highway commission will bring the i otal amount of paved highways in Ore gon to approximately 2 no miles. The Pacific highway is paved 1 1n ert! ire distance now from Ihe Washington slate line to the Cali fornia state Hue wit h the excep tion of a few bridge approaches and overhead railway crossings in the southern part of the slate. Co. C. Protected Tires Lines Feature Ford Touring Car wheels. The body is longer, wider, ( and si-la 4 incites lower. Seats , have been redesigned and are low er. There is greater le;y room in the car. All four doors open for ward and storm curtains are pro vided with uprights and open with Auto Duties May Prove Advantageous I The Hritish automobile market i holds a great opportunity for ! American manufacturers who ap ! p roach it with a full reulixnlton oi'! . its possibilities anil its problems, according to Sir William let is. eteran automobile manufacturer and president of the Willys-Overland -t "rossley company of Man chester. Kngland. Kir William, now on his twenly sixtit vis.t to America, recently was elected president oi the Society of Motor Manufacturers & Tradeis of Great Britain, the highest office open to any member of tho auto mobile industry- Owing to h s great experience, his unusually In ternational viewpoint, and his au thoritative position among Ilrit.sh nrjimi actunvs. the optimistic and constructive views expressed by Sir William Letts at this time are of particular interest nnd importance. "The McKenna duties of 33 1-3 per cent on motor cars imported into Gn at llrttnin which have re cently been rejmpo"d, contrary to a rat her common Impression, should si imulate and greatly im prove the opportunities of the Hrit- isn market. I "Obviously, Ihe development of the British market lor automobiles must depend fundamentally upon the prosperity and steady employ ment of the Hritish workman. By placing a protective tariff on auto mobiles. Great Britain gives her domestic manuactnrers an oppor tunity to develop a large volume of business and to keep domestic labor employed, thus putting Into tin poekeis of workmen the means of purchasing automobile trans- i portation. I "Those A merican manufact ttrers who have si tidied this situation realize that their opporl unity in tli is market His in the establish ment of British factories lo. build I n Great Britain cars which have the economies and advantages of your volume product ion and Ameriiean des-gn." The firm establishment of Willys-Knight and Overland a uloiim bites in the British market, through the organization In I'u'o oi the Willys-Overland- 'rosslt y com pany, was cited by Kir William as a typical example. . "When John K. Willys eHt:ib lished in lltL'it the Wiliyn-Uverland-i 'rossley company, wit h a lare porporiton of British capital, to build Ihe Overland car by British workmen wJlh British material. In laid the foundation for the present popularity of Willys-Overland pro ducts In Great. Britain. t "In Mr. Willys' recent visit with me to the Willi s-Oveiland a yen's throughout Kurope, we found everywhere the greatest ent h mi asm for tho New Willys-Knight six and New Overland six. Th first delivery of 2no of ihe Overland I sixes in the Brit ish mat ki-t v i.s absorbed instantly, and it has tx-en frriuenlly spoken of as one of the n-ot l.e;Mtf il ill cars this year In Great Britain. ' "The British company has also rtevdoped the coh;merci;i I vehicle. (the Overland one-ton truck, to an aiuH.ing degree. Hales in this com mercial field are constant ry in -ere. is. n. The Bi it sii-bnilt Over land four cylinder model of low pri( . ureat economy and cxceliunt design is now seen with great fre- jqdeiiry on every British road. I "Of rout He 1 appreciate.'1 ?o id Kir William, "that a very measur able portion of the sucr (- of the British company today is a reflec tion of the wonderful success of the Willys-Overland company In Ain-ritM, I unde-si.-tn-l tht Uu niifietn of this com puny have hen increased more, than 8 a (t. ami, (to within I he p.isf three y. utn. Wt van not liope to t hi nit of f lu-ni ej, hitch as tb in omi British coin pany for some time to enine, bo) the nmrket in Gnat Britain will develop jitxl as il b":!.l devHopi-d over lien v.. -through (lie develop, nient of the motor car as n innda ment a) economy in transportation, and I am convinced hat ueh far seeing iead-rs of American auto mobile inanutiicttjring as John N. Willys re Koitit! to reap a great reward l'r their fore'tht in llnh Mg up their man ii i act uiing inti mately u-ii a aound economic ba:sis the doors. The gasoline tank is under the cowl, permitting outside filling and easy access to sediment bulb. Chassis changes include larg er und more powerful brakes and other important mechanical Im provements. with the domestic Interests of Great Britain." With Sir William T.etts on his visit to America this year was Colonel Hacking, secretary of the Hoeiel y of M o tor t M a nil fa ct u rem & Traders, who paid his flrat visit to America In a series of visits to the various important motor cat manufacturers of this country. Amnzement at the degree to which standardized production has re duced costs of motor car manufao t urine in America was expressed by Colonel Hacking. Sir William expects to return to Kngland on September 5th after spending some time at the great Willys-Overland plants In Toledo and other Biitomob'le fnctorirs st inlying the development of the P is! twelve months In manufactur ing details and methods. The Society of Motor Manufac turers & Traders, of which Sir William Letts is president, now v'omprixes llaO members, inchid iniring approximately Itia British manufacturers of cars and com mercial vehicles. CS manufacturers and concessionaires of Kuropean vehicles, and 2i manufacturers ami concessionaires of American- From Se WE OFFICII A CASLNGS AND i r i THESE PRICES ISRING TIRES HACK TO WHERE THEY WERE BEFORE THE RAISE. YOUR OPPORTUNITY TO BUY IS NOW. GOODYEAR QUALITY IS WORLD FAMOUS. OUR SALE PRICES MEAN MONEY FOR YOU. W made motdr vehicles. This society exercises u'vry marked influence on the development of the whole motor Industry throughout Great Hrttaln, as il works for the de velopment of sound leglslntlon and for the Improvement of retail trade conditions. It has been very In fluential in the development of roads in Great Britain for motor traffic, .which at the present time has reached the approximate fig ure of $2&0,OU,000. two komkn rixi;n l'OK S.MOIUNt; ON NITIKKT JAMR8TOWN. N. Dak., AP No "perfect lady" smokes cigar- ' ottes on the street, according to the police of this citq. This was brought out In tho arrest for dis orderly conduct of Ituth Anderson ; and Mrs. William Schwarta by a policeman ns they paraded with ! smoking "pills" In their mouths. Arraigned before Police Magis- train Wlencke Krlday, the pair sild that If smoking on the street was disorderly conduct they were guilty. Each wad fined $5 and costs. Ample leg room is diluted for the tallest person in both sen Is. The Jewetts also have a decidedly longer pppearanco from the out side. The cars, according to the local dealers, have moro beautiful linen as n result. FRED- The Battery Man REPAIRS All Makes Of BATTERIES EXIDE BATTERIES A Size and a Price For All Cars Fred T. Burgess l.'!08 'Jefferson" Goodyear Tires and Tubes eptember 2nd to ptember 11th Inclusive DISCOUNT OF 20 ON TUBES AND 15 ON Sf7 mmr ,1m 1 1 ft, 0HNEN The First Shipment Of NEW MODEL FORDS WILL ARRIVE About September 10th Watch for Our Announcement Of First Showing Perkins Motor Co. I Phone M-500 1 1 1 'II i iifli p La Grande Filling Station wins nv Vaih dkaijxo '. J. IIKASTV, Prop. ALL (iOOI)YEAIt STRAIGHT SIDE ALL GOODYEAR CLINCHER TIRES. KAHP C0o Cor. 4th and Adams Looking Ahead It might pay us for a season to sell a tire of less distinction and quality than RACINE. But it would pay us only for a season, and vc expect to be in business a great deal, longer than that. , ff"1? IRES MILS A
