Saturday, September 12, 192.".
THE LA GRANDE EVENING OBSERVER
Traffic
and
Tourist
News
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tDDDGE CARS
LUST YEARS
III SERVICE
Ven - Year - Old Machines
Still in Service All over
1 the Country ; Lif e of
, Enamel and the Uphol
i stery Noteworthy.
Iprntlnliiity nn Inns HO. no
t conlliitf to 1.. ('. Smith, Jue:i dealer,
Ore largely responsible for tin'
f "World Wide Ouo.l Will" enjoy-
l hy lodtf r:rotln-rH. Ine, The.se
1 chariieteri.;ics are Imt the n:itur;tl
I T'-Mills O!" selection of the highest
i grade niateriulH, of precision m
t worl;munshii und of Noi"lneKS of
J .denlKn.
i. ; "The files at the factory," rnyfl
Mr. Hmit h. "contain It u nil mis of
1 letters Arltten voluntarily bv 'n
! IhuMastle own rs of Uode Uroth-
f-r motor cars which were anions
t Ihe first shipped into 'different
I parts of the country and which are
n til In active service. A lare per
V rentage of these liu-s traveled well
upward of liiHi.non miles.
"As typical exampU s of Huso
' 'old Timers.' car No. the fir.;t
(Iodj.'e llrothers car delivered on
4jlii I'aclt'lc coast. Is reported stll!
i -In H'rvlce after over 17().oon mih a
i on all kinds of mountain roinl.i. Car
t .No. 13, the first received in 1 leaver.
). Colorado, arriving there December
' lath, 1914, was first used as a de
monstrator. It Is Ktlll giving satis
factory bcrvlcc. to its original pur
chaser. "The first ouko llrothers car
Mold In the state of Arizona u'ua
recently traced by the dealer at
I'hoenix and located in the aervtet
of a tariiier In the Vuina valley.
It now occupies u conspicuous place
hi that dealer's display room.
Touring Car No. 1.12. the first
sold hi Portland. Maine, is fnr from
the scrap pile. The original owner,
Mr. Jordan, after M-simy it for a
n timber of years as a passenger
car, converted it into a :&-ton truck
to convey Kardeti produce to the
Portland markets. The n;ulFfuctory
service rendered by this ten year
old car lid Mr, Jordan, when Jaler
In need of an udditi'onal truck of
greater capacity, to buy a liraiiam
llrothers truck, which Is powered
hy DodKe lirothers engine.
"Cur No. tlie veteran of
Pittsburg, was traced by the dealer
through neveral change of owner
ship to n farm when; it was In daily
.vcrviee over rough country roads.
In spile of the higjj valuation
placed by the uwner, 'Old i'.iti' now
oceupie.s a space in the l'ittsburg
.salesroom.
"I'rom ihe denier nt Olenns Falls,
New York, comes the report that
he lias just purchased for display
and demonstrating- purposes 0ne
of 1h' first 1 lodge 1 irotiiers cars
deliveri'd In his territory. It ho3
given K.n.nui) miles of satisfactory
t-rvice.
"The dealer in lluffnJo. New
York, J. A. Cramer, recently, as
evidence of dependability, compli
ed a list of names of 7n Itullalo
rji buns wiio purcha-scfl Dodge
llrothers cam over ten yenrs aso
and whose cars are still giving fine
service.
"In liinghiimpton. New York, the
dealer recently ran an advertise,,
mcht in the local newspapers invit
ing the owners of the Dodge llro
thers sold in llinghamp'on during
Garage Gossip
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Enjoy This Release from Worry
Vhiz along at daylight speed,
ivith daylight ease, in daylight safety
flatlites:
bring to night driving a sense of security
that rids motoring of one of its greatest
worries.
" flatlites use every bit of liyht that your bulhs pro
duce, Instrad of filtering It and absorbing It through
diffusinp lenses. They keep the UrIu on the road,
below eye level, by means of patented flutes and
corrugations.
Thus you travel along a road that is bathed in a white
flood of illumination, and keep the offending &Iare
from t lie eyes of oncommp drivers. You can whu along
atdaylighrspecds,wi:lidjylighteasc,iiidayli(jhtsafety.
flatlites go on ripht over your old reflectors, and
come provided with window raso to replace your
patent lenses.
Stop off today and get your pair. We take but a few
minutes to install them and forever after you laugh
gt darkness and all its terrors.
Hit
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fUh
(jiluc u iiDKtor, tkiI rr. It
tiinn.ili tSc nw fien t,hnJ the
Kilb. M frutn fnx't n( It. Pin
flu ici-Ucct Tuur pitftif ten.
C.tlitr px cn wiifirut Jitmtntlir
In, i.J fljlltte (uci n(!ii wvet 1L
REFLECTORS
Flatlite Prices
Ford . $1.00 Dodge $1.50
Small Cars . . . $3.30 Large Cars . . . $6.50
Official Headlight Adjusting Station.
Ignition and Battery Work
BATTERY & ELECTRIC
SERVICE CO.
1311 Wash. Ave.
Dale Cox, Prop.
"Steve" Gnrdinfi-re, who former
ly culled i.n Grande his home hut
had for some time- heen a reBidem
of Portlund, arrived In l.n Urande
l-'riday to sp nd a few days und
liun. incidentnlly, Iteen telling of a
motor aeeldent he wiim-sw-d in
front of his home recently which
Indesputahly proved the excellent
construction in Ituick closed rars.
It neetim, accord tmr to Mr. tlardin
ieri', that two driveiw, each inlmed
with the idea of ReUInK to IiIn
dentination in the nhorteM spnee of
time, collided ut the hit fined ion.
Itolh cars turned ovtt. mich was
the rate of speed at which they
were tra wiling:, une of them car
was a Hul-k sedan. Hut here's tlie
point, a man und woman in the
st dun were not only uninjured due
to the strength of the top cou
nt ruction hut not a pane of plans
was broken! Kxcept for one fen
der slightly smuHhert the remainder
of tin; car wnn undn mailed. This
slory Ir not copyrighted and the
Ohserve'r Kindly irives it to Jen
nlna and Khumate, local ltufcU
dealers for, what it is worth. Mr.
Uardlniere will vouch for its
authenticity.
does most of this sort of work at
tlie Hlue M mint a in KuntK1. J tiAt
now she is displaying I'nited States
tires. tutus :nd other rubber
Koods. These are on sale by the
Hlue Mountain Kara ire at a sub
stantial reduction iu order to re
duce stock.
WILLYS GABS
GIVE SERVICE
Hunting Trip
Lowell Ziindel, salesman for the
Hlue Mouutrin garnKO, Chevrolet
dealers, was one of those who pur
sued the elusive deer in its native
haunts on the opening dJiy of the
hunting season.
Here's Your Cmitc
A Chrysler four coupe lias been
one or the featured attractions at
the sales rooms or Harris Krench
Chrysler and Franklin dealer, this
week. Leave it to Walter Chrysler
to spring something new. This lime
it wus the name of n color. Thebes
Kiay is what It is railed. At uny
rate it is a veiy pretty shade of
gray.
Moit flrays -
Again spooking of prays. The
Jewett people went Chrysler one
better in the matter of naming
color for instead of one gray with
a bizarre title the new Jewett de
luxe sedan has two. Pueblo gray
and Arizona gray. Whether It is
Pueblo gray on top or Arizona gray
ut the bottom does not matter but
tho duul color effect gives the car
on unusually attractive appear
ance. At the line between th two
colors on the body a full, double
ben d with lighter at rlpes odds
materially to the appearand of the
machine. The. new Jewett wero
received Friday by Harris French
dealer at La Grande and one was
Immediately delivered by Al rtarth,'
1 sab sman. In the car were two de
i luxe sedans, a de luxe coach ami
;a standard conch. Other iinijrove-
ments in the new Jewetts such as
' the longer wheelbnse. the integral
: transmission and steering geer
j lock and the air filter are very
i much In evidence.
Tlie Way to Iwi It I
Few autoinnblte dealers, or mer-
chants in other lines for that mat-1
ter, are able to expand as they
would like to because of the dif-f
flculty of obtaining competent men
to lake charge of new establish-1
mcnts J. P. Mo re look is enabled
to take care of the Star agency in
La Grande and ut Wallowa so sat
isfactorily because his son. I'M
Mor'!nek. himself u capable nnto
mobiln man, maintains the Wal-(
Iowa garage. Mr. Morelock Jr..
while at HI n young man lias fol
lowed in his father's footsteps in
the car business until he knows
the trade from all angles'. H' was
a business visitor to La liratide
yesterday.
Hunted
L. f!. "Tex" Knight, of the Per
kins Motor company, while signal
ly successful as a car salesman,
has so frtr failed dismally as a
deer hunter. With Charles Mc
( 'orckie, af, O. W. engineer, Mr.
Knight went out on the first two
days of tlie season without suc
cess. With true salesman's persls
tance Tex says he is going back
again Sunday and ns many times
thereafter until he at least set's n
deer.
"i.vt Vr Ruck"
Although not n resident of Pen
db ton, Harry Rlllwell, Firestone
tire man, is by nature a booster
and so one finds him wearing one
of the ten gallon hats advertising
the Round-Fp. Mr. Stilwell works
out of Portland, He was here the
latter part of the week.
ot Ifeltl Long
K. L. Ledbetter received a car
load of Kssex cars this wee.k. As
usual in the case of the famous
Kssex coach Ihe oara were deliv
ered on the following day with stilt
other orders left unfilled.
Fishing Trip
O. It. Herr. on the staff of the
Hlue Mountain garage, with lits
two sons spent several days fish
ing on Sheep creek out from Kn
terprise, this week.
I n loads Car
Ciettings and Hanks unloaded a
carload of cars this week, in the
lot were several Overland sixes and
a Willys-Knight, four cylinder 8.--dan.
An Improved upholstery Is
featured in the Overland two door
sedan.
Watch r fio
Tim new six cylinder car which
is to go Into production some time
this month Is expected to set the
motor world by the ears. J. P.
Morelock, Star car dealer, expects
to have a demonstrator about the
first of next month.
Still Work her
For a while this weelt most of
the light adjusting stations in Ihe
city had difficulty In securing
equipment imt now the nit nation
has been relieved for ty-arty alt of
I hem bave received new shipments
of goods. While the stations are
still busy (he rush has been pretty
well caught up. Fred Hurgess was
added to the list of local light
testers this week-. Air. P.urgess had
to construct a special place for the
work.
Proved It
When Julcn PiiHevoir. Slur Motor
company factory mechanic, first
made the now famous ascent of the
Waterman Canyon in Cniiiornia in
n Sfar car In high gear there was
a great ileal of talk from roinpetl
litH that the feat could not be
accomplished. Finally the matter
was taken to the Lns Attgehs be).
! ter Vus'mesH bureau for investiga
tion. And now. according to word
received here yesterday by P,
Morelock, local dealer In Star cars,
(he climb ban been made again
before :i l:iiT.e n inn her oi people
assembled to witness the 'demon
stration, This, was done success
fully and (lie Star people have Is
sued a challenge carrying a 'tftO
forfeit to any car made to sell
under $ipmo which can make the
grade In high gear.
Records which are being work- I
ed out by the engineering depart
ment of Wiltv.s-( ivcrland Inc., bhow
that there ate many of these auto-
mobiles which have been driven iu !
excess of Hin.ttiKi miles without mo
tor trouble and that this service, is
normally expected by the average
buyer of a Willys-Knight car. .
The Investigation is covering tlie
first niodels built ten yean ago
and tso covers many instances of
xtra hard service where cars hnvo
been driven up to 50,000 miles In
one year.
In the Hood Itlver nppln country
of Oregon there in u VUI s-Knlght
coupe-sedan which has averaged
heller than SO. ouo miles a year for
the pa.t two years without a cent
for motor rtsyntrs despite the fact
that Ihe car ih put to unusually
hard service.
In central and eastern California
there are Willys-Knight cars which
are used daily in mountain driving
with mileages idling up to 12t0
miles a week that still have to un
dergo their first experience with
a mechanic's tools.
A recent run by an owner from
San Fruncisco to Kl Centro .thence
to Los Angeles and return required
an average of better than 375 miles
a day with one day calling for 472
miles through desert country and
over steep mountain grades. The
472 miles were made in 15 hours
total elapsed time with no consid
eration given to tho lime spent for
meals.
The car which made this trip
lud already been driven 27.000
miles and the motor has never been
touched in any way.
There are InManccn where Willys-Knight
motors huve been driv
en mi ns high as aou.ono miles and
still maintain their original smooth
ness and power.
In cverv case where these old
motors have been tested out for
power, the results have shown that
they develop ft higher power rat
ing than that which was consider
ed their best performance when
they were new.
The most recent development of
Willys-Knight engineers, the addi
tion of the I-nnchestcr balancer to
the motor. Is expected to have a
direct bearing on securing even
greater mileages out of tho new
motors than the' abnormally high
achievements of the past.
An important after effect of the
balancer, which does away with
all motor vibration, is a direct and
appreciable increase of power.
Japan Suppri'sses llej;e l?sue
TOKYO, (AP)A recent Issue
or the Waseda Fnlversity Journal
was suppressed by the police on
the grounds that some of the arti
cles it contained were dangerous to
public pence. The chief article
which aroused the authorities wan
one said to have been written by
a member of the faculty criticiz
ing the Shanghai situation. This
is declared to h the first time Ihe
police have suppressed a Japanese
school tmhlirntion.
ANOTHER
Air-pressure Gasoline Pump installed todayt
This gives us two new pumps, which means
QUICKER SERVICE - TRUER MEASURE
30 x 3 'i Tires at a Heal Low Price
HIGHWAY SERVICE STATION .
ROUKTtT CAItKY .
LOOK OVER OUR WANT ADS FOU BARGAINS
patht'indhig Wlllys-Knlght tfix who
with companions In chartering th
roule to be followed by Illinois
Automobile club members to Flor
ida in October, indicate the party
arrival in Mobile. Ala.
"National Motorcade pilot rnr
arrived in Mobile tonight, (August
:!!) reads the telegram from
Krnufik, "V haw covered 3580
miles with no adjustments nepe
s:i ry a nd ca r Is running i n t he
same fine shape as when we re
ceived It. Heveral sab-n have re
sulted from demonstrations of
Very flood
Mrs. Avery Harrison maintain,
and correctly too. Judging from the
results, that women make the best
window decorators. Mrs. Harrison
1914 and 1915 to register their
cars, if still in service, t his sales
room. Of 99 cars sold during those
years, f.2 were registered. Most of
the other owners had moved from
the city.
"Of great interest U the fact that
out of these 62 cars 43 had their
original baked enamel finish, a
large percentage almost the orig
inal lustre. The leather upholster
ing was Invariably good.
"World Wide Oood Will for
Podge Urothers. Inc. is Ihe natural
reward of universal respect and
sntlsfaction among- the users of
their product."
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Tips For
Motorists
i
i pilot rnr.
Krnnlilt nnil his nidi's li'ft fill-
oiiko early In Annus! In limit tho
I rnuli- iivr wlilcli si'vornl him
I dri'd tni-nth'TR ol thi .1. A. i''. will
travel In til" lurci st und mom pn-t-ntlnni
nutoimiMli' convoy i'vit
j .'itti'inptoil. flub iwmbiTR will
Vac" Oilrai.-o I'nrly In Ortoliir, ro
Mmr soultl throuKli Illlnnl.i. Tin-
niarr, and to Hordln. On tludr
return tliey will drlvn to New Or
lennH and tlieli north, fcvieklnit MP
their hilnlnul trlnt Ut Menipltlfi.
The name Willys Js'ulith tilx which
Kronllli used In chartinir tho our,
will make the out Ire trip an pilot
car. during which inovluK pictured
will he modi' with slops at histor
ic points of Interest.
NOT TO SUIT OURSELVES
We do not run our business to suit our own little whims but we do aim to cutter
to the needs and wishes of our steadily growing; list of satisfied customers.
It is only natural that motorists will flock to the place where their money
will buy honest merchandise at a fair price and where they feel that appre
ciation of their business is shown by prompt personal service.
RACINE TIRES
VELTEX GAS AND OIL
La Grande Filling Station
Wins Ry Fair Dealing. J- F- Heatyf
Prop.
Not all motor troubled are avoid
able, but serious damuge to any
automobile engine, may absolutely
he nverted by the observance, on
the part of Ihe sane motorist, of
two very simple rules: I'lrst, to give
the car m ore-t ban -casual Inspec
tion, each morning, before setting
out; second, to heed the advice of
the mototneter which Is placed on
the radiator cup, not for ornament,
but specifically as an advance
warning to motorists when some
sort of trouble Is stewing. This de
vice will not te the driver what
Is wrong that Is up to him to dis
cover when he geis the danger ig-
na! but it will tell him. In plenty
of time, that .something t-s wrong.
Incid ntally. here Ih a list of
possible troubles the motorist
should look for In the rasJ of both
the early morning Inspection and
after he ha received warning of
trouble while' on the road: radiator
leal:, broken wat"r pump, rolling
or rubber hone connections, chok
ed water pasKiK'1". cylinder f rlc
t ion. loot'ie, oil pipe connect ion
clouR'd Mnilm-r. brek"U oil pump,
worn piston rlni:s. driving with re
tarded spark, Improper timing,
improper ci rb ii ret or ad Just inent,
broken fail b It and clopjp'd muffler.
Willys-Knight Car
Rcrcives Praises
Of Motorcade Tilot
I,atent word received from
'Prank Kroullk, In chaige of tho
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Till llATTIlltV MAX
(nit put new IITc Into Hint
old Imlteiy. llllll't mil'M-.
Imt lake it to lilm.
H-llotir N't-Wii-
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BATTERIES
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1308 .Ti'ffcrson
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powerful cconomicol motor and
disc clutch, bodies of beautiful
design, closed modcU by Fisher,
Duco finiih, inferior of i-ars beau- '
tifuliy and substantially uphol
stered and fully appointed.
Chcvrolethasnowbuilt 2,000,000
cars the first manufacturer of
nutomobiies with modern sliding
gear transmission to reach thia
tremendous production.
This achievement has been made
possible because Chevrolet hatt 13e surc to see these cars that have
met the great public demand for BChicved so great a decree of
a quality car at low cost. public favor-and learn how
Chevrolet has a constructlofl typt- . nwrh rmtomobile'you can really
cal of the highest priced cars get for little money.
Touring $525 Roadntcr 525 Coupe $675 Coach ?695
Scanu i O ChnU 't.- in,c abulia
Ay. rmcES P.O. n. flint, miciiioan.
Blue Mountain Garage
A. HARRISON, Mgr.. ' OppoKjie !'ostorfi
Spending Money As
A Matter of Habit
That's a poor practice. ..Buying ffas and
oil, greasing and washing service, just be
cause you arc in the habit of doing it is
poor economy.
Playle's increasing number of customers
come -as a matter of dollars and cents
not as a matter of habit. The value they
buy, the service they get that is the thing
that counts.
Play le Oil Co.
Texaco Gas and Oils Ajax and C T. C. Protected Tires
Car Washing, Etc.
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