La Grande evening observer., October 03, 1925, Image 9

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Auto Section I (&XWXbt fEttfttftt
Motoring News
MANY 01
Don'ts for Motorists
Issued by Department
Of Traffic Officers
AUTOMOBILES
429 More Cars on Union
of June.
Several "don'ts" for motorists
are n'von by the local traffic tie
lartment of tho police, so mo of
which apply lo gen-ral condi
tions while others are strictly
local warnings.
1 rtni full try na . hnlnrnan
County Roads Now tho white lines. Don't park In,
Than During Month 'VSJS .u,m.wiB
In the middle or the block utiles
you caa do so without holding
up traffic;. Take cure not to
stall the motor.
5. Don't fall to sive the
proper signal In plenty of time
before yuu intend lo make a turn
or stop.
4. Don't fail to stop, look and
listen whenever you hear a siren,
which are only on emergency
vehicles. Park when you hear
the fire bell.
6. Don't fall to comply with
these laws.
Four hundred twenty-nine auto
mobile owners havo' purchased 11
conscs in Union county since July
I. 1025. That means that approxi
mately 429 moro cars are rolling
over the highways and streets of
Union county today than could be
counted three months ago.
Figures for comparison with the
corresponding period of lost 'year
were not procured.' but the current
number of tho Motor Kegistor of
omirnn ntiites that Union county.
with 70 Bales during August, 1926,1
records an Increase of 76 per cent
over the salos of August a year ago.
FordH lead the lint of registered
cars, with 12 .or nearly 38 per
' A cent of all licenses sold.
M Chevrolets rank second, with 44
I licenses. Tw-ntv-elght owners gave
t J the make . of their cars as Dodge
1 4 Brothers. ' Twenty-four claimed
i rfcreJJulcks. ftttirtebakpr and Overland
Vs' J owners registered 21 for each
'1 1 make. I.lcerses were tusued for
'f in Pbbkv inrn Ifl Mnvwollfl find 11
Stars.
Other makes registered took the
following rank: Old.smoblle. eight;
Chrysler,, seven; Iteo. six: Oakland,
six: Chundlcr. four; Chalmers,
four: Hudson, four; O. M. C, tlnec;
Franklin, three; Grant Six, three;
l'ttlge. three; Velie. three; Hup
mobile. three; Jewett, two; King,
two: Willys-Knight, two; Interna
tional, two; iluynes, two: and Mur
mon, Templer, Dort, Klcur. Gra
ham Brothers. Cadillac, Henderson,
Gray, Moore. Republic, Premier,
Nash, Mitchell. Stephens, Interstate
and Allen, each one.
For the mod part, tho heaviest
registration resulted among the
makes of cars sold by dealers in
this county. The following cars
represented In the license returns
aro handled by Union county deal
ers: Ford. Dodge, Chevrolet. Max
well, Chrysler, Bulck, Stlldebsker,
KsexwOverlHnd. Velio, Jewett.' Star,
Willys-Knight, Hudson and Gra
ham Brothers (the Dodge Brothers
truck).
Clinics Needed For Reckless
Drivers oj Cars, Experts Say
Those Prone to Accidents, due to Mentality, Habits and
Attitude Towaid Rights of Others May He
Hailed Before ISoard of Examiners.
FLIVVEH HOBO
PROBLEM
wesf
"The greatest tragedy In connec
tion with tho modern hobo Is the
neglected and under-nourished chil
dren who are compelled to fol
low. They havo no opportunity
fur schooling and thetr health Is
la most instances Impaired by un
necessary exposure and lack of
wholesome food. The compulsory
school law does not affect the 'fliv
ver hobo' because they are never
stationary and are not registered
In any city.
Nothing makes s. girl madder,
than telling her you kissed her (
because she expected it.
WASHINGTON (Special to The i person who drives a car. and who
PUYLES TAKE
- OVER STATION
Observer) Official clinics to ex
amine reckless drivers were recom
mended by the Committee on
Causes of Accidents of tho Nation
al Coiferenco on Street and High
way Safety at a meeting in advance
of the Second National Conference
which Secretary of Commerce Hoo
ver, as chairman will call this win
ter. The committee believes there
is a group of automobile drivers
who are pronu to aculdents, due to
their mentality, their habits, and
their attitude toward the rights of
others, -
The Causes of Accidents Commit
tee, of which Doctor Walter V.
Ulngliam of New York Is chairman,
believes that in large centers of
population there should be an. ac
cident investigation bureau who.e
official stuff shall Include a medi
cal examiner wllh psychiatric ex
perience, a traft'le engineer, and a
may be unaware of growing handi
caps to his safe driving ability.
A. A. A. President' Hits
At Road "Propaganda"
8EATTI,E, Wash. (Special).-
Automobile " Weary Wil
lies" Present New So
cial Question in Coun
try; No Cure Found.
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) The
'Weary Willie," a unique figure in
Propaganda .issued In fne west ) Amerteun life a decade or mft'-e
that federal aid for good rouia ; ego, Is rapidly vanishing from the
could only be continued by the landscape and Is being replaced by
eleven western states forming a a product of the age of the auto
close organization to torcu it mobile the "flivver hobo" or
continuation waa denounced ' he.-o rather hoboes, for the new typo
as harmful, unnecessary and not I seldom travels alone .according to
tu the national Interest by Thus. 1 offlcluls of Little ltock social
P, Henry of Detroit, thrice elect- agencies. .
ed Diesidcnt of the American ! The "flivver hoboes" are always
I Atitnmnhile nRHOeintloil: who with without money and in most ln-
l Ernest N. amun, general nuiu- runnco ut'i-unijaiii-u uy .ia
agcr. Is making i month's tour families. They enter a city from
of the western states. I unknown places and with unknown
"Federal aid for roads Is a nu-! destinations and apply to commun-
tlonal not a sectional matter." de- Ity funds and social agencies ror
"ivra" uelaVe-d Mr. Henry, who as head of aid. sicUness being the most com-
onvers wno ugure in repeat - - - - commlUed unaltmv Tho usual requests are for money.
fucTl clinic XZZ Ln I X "o federal a I for hig.wayo. ' ensollne nml oil or for repairs to
iLfJ 1- nnlt?ol h1: "The road problems of ti.e west U.clr automobiles, officials Bay.
i the largest motor federation in ; mon plea.
The riayle Oil company of La 1
Grande haB taken over the mana
Grande has taken over the man-
I station located on East Adums
avenue, it m announced oy auq-
mer Playle, of the company. The
station will be operated under
tho 8 me name with Goldun
Geerlsen retuiiii'd as employe.
ugLim-nt of the Highway Service
owned and managed by Hoburt
Carey. .The new management
took possession Thursday of this
week. . .
Several changes are being made,
mostly or a .minor nature Ihut
will tend to make the best aer-
,nA a not nnn ut all (I in on All.
Playle says. Among other things Blale the use of such oards show-
magistrate for examination, oucn v::- - nna ,.,, Tho.. ,.,liniiv Halm that thev U-ft
llio committee de- : in pnuViVv u . K " Vk: ' nunn
i ne roHU uruuiuuin u
examination,
clares, would aid the court In hand
ling such ot tenders, would be use
ful to officials In chargti of revoca
tion or suspension of license,' and
would reveal to the driver himself
remediable delects aiH handicaps.
Dr. Ulngliam reported thai such an
Investigation clinic Is actually be
ing tried out in Li oh ton and that the
examinations have alruady revealed
cases of driver sintering from af
flictions which sooner - or later
would cause them to loso control
of their cars.
While discussing the need of
unitorm recordcards, the commit
tee brought out the fact that in one
is the Inmntlation of a new
cclpt printing cash 'register.
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KAlHATOIt WOltK
i:KMi:it WOltK
. HODY WOliJC.
" ' V. i:. Coi'iitn
IJtin Jefferson Ave.
DISTRIBUTORS OF
STARS GATHER AT
WALLA WALLA, WN.
WAIXA WAIXA. (Special to
The Observer) Records of In
creased business this noason over
the summer of 1U24 were told lo
Star car dealers of this pectlon
of tho northwest at a recent meet
ing presided over by K. T. 'ful
ler, sates manager of the Durant
Motor company - of California.
The meeting wan attondetl by about
40 "members of the organization
from Daker. la Grande. Pendle
ton, Kennewick, Pasco, Waits
burg and Dayton.
Mtttfi
of
east" said Mr. Henry, "and l ae- ana nrc Komg io some amimn
ploie the tendency to set up see- to seek employment. aking aid in
tlonal prejudices and sectional getting to their destinations.
Jealousies. If any one thing, Won't Sell Car.
would bo harmful to the caufio Proposals lo aid them by selling
it nil 1,1 ln lor i-aStem leglHia- m iiuiuiuuuih; arc umivjn n-j-vti-
r in l. able to ooint to a. sec- by the "tourlats.v records of
nim vnil nn in 1116 wesi nwen WrSiinn-H biiww. vin
which In reality would be seeking large number of "stranded tourists"
get roads from eastern tax- wno nave uppuvu ior mu nera uu.
to build western rouuo. , m -....u.
automobile. Tickets to their homes
, or to the stated destinations are
Canada Kets Illg Itcliirn I also not .desired.
l-,rm Amerifaii Tourists "Mont of the 'flivver tourists'
OTTAWA. Ont (AP) TourlKts that apply for aid are .frauds and
from the United States brought we do not propose to give them
to
payers
e
BEAUTY COMFORT CON VENIENCE UT j
(jodd Looks as Well as Qood Service
Delivered in La Grande
III I'M i'! - ESSEX
Coach
$1415
Coach
$950
World's Greatest Values
The largest production of 6-cylindor cars
in the world, giving economies in purchase
of materials, manufacture and distribution
exclusive to that position, make such value
possible alone to Hudson-Essex.
The new low prices place within reach of
all the brilliant performance, reliability,
riding ease and fine appearance for which
Hudson-Essex is famous.
The outstanding quality and distinction cf
Hudson-Essex is strongly evident on the
streets of La Grande and. throughout Union
and Wallowa counties.
Everyone Says It
Sales
Prove
It
L L
mm
Holmes Bldg.
ed that in 1924 mora than HQ per
cent of the aculdents were directly
traced to reck lossless, earo leanness
or incompetence of pedestrians or
drivers involved. The discussions
stressed the need for specially se
lected police or' traffic officers
trained as accident investigators o
curry through a detailed Inquiry as
lo conditions concerning aa acci
dent. Accident Causes Many.
Kew accidents can be attributed
to a single cause, It was pointed
out, for despite the fact of single
.outstanding circumstances being
present frequently in accidents,
Hutu are nearly always scvurai al
most equally vital circumstances
which must be oonsldered to secure
a complete understanding of the
causes. In order to gel a complete
picture, facts must dual with;
Just what happened and - what
conditionsprcvailed at the time ot
tho accident.
Other conditions, such as the
driver's fatigue or other mental
preoccupations, his experience, his
habits of attending to brakes and
lights, his familiarity with thtj par
ticular car he was driving.
Facts about the persons Involved
as revealed by medical psychol
ogical and psychiatric examination;
us well as information as to the at
titude of the community, whose
standards Influence the behavior
of the individuals Involved.
As yet, the committee has found
only a start has- been made in get
ting such Information, although
valuable beglnningn have been
made by connecucuu nnissacnu- i
I setts. New l ork and Wisconsin, as i
well as a number of cities. j
The committee Is also making I
studies of information gathered
about accidents In mechanical pur- I
suits, It having peen pointed out
that most accidents happen to a
small group.
Tests for prospective drivers, the
discussions showed, should be di
vided Into four classes. Ity such a
division It would do awry with the
re-testlng of the ordimu: dri'.er
which. It viw d'-clHred bv Dr. j'.
McKeen Catlell of New York, wmild
cost the country at large luo,ti0,-
000 a year.
Simple Tests Planned
For the 20,000,000 or moro driv
ers of non-corn mercta I cars, the
committee indicated, there should
bo simple tests which would reveal
a knowledge of tho traiYlc law.
psychological tests which could be
' given lo a number of persons at
the same time, and limited driwng
tests.
For drivers who made mw rat
ings In such a test; for tho who
were ph ideally handicapped, and
for persistent lew violators, there
should be a re-test, the committee
felt, which should Involve all the
care outlined In the clinic plan, and
which should give weight to the
kill. mental 11 y and other condi
tions as halanred uatiil the hundi
riii n. I'erlodieal re-e iniinutlons
I should be pro ided. and Die ex-
pense of such special siLfpguunW
suouiu ne norne uy me urn it. j
For driver of commercial cud
public service vehicles there
should be a drasMo examination,
Which should Include physical ex
amination, the committee believes.
Mny public service and Commert -tat
concerns are now spending
much time and cflort In educating
their drivers In safe driving, and in
discovering a natural aptitude for
work. Kpeciul attention, the com
mittee feels, should be paid to
drivers of school buiws: and the
plan UM.d In pome localities of hav
ing school buKHCs operated iind'T
compctitrw bids was deplored- It
was pointed out. In contrsi-st ihut
CuHiteeileut not only makes rigid
I tea's of whool bus driven, but ai
iu:tks rafif nl initiMTt ion of Hie
ehlele and its safety I'lutpnu-i.t.
Another Nth-guard which tnuxt
be iN t up in the neur future. I r.
1u.Uel declared, was m provision
$150.0ao.ono In revenue to Canada money or gasoline so as to pnss
In 1926, according to estimates of them on to some other city," says
government officials. Tills sum is c. H. Wickard, of tlje Little Hock
nu n to quarter OI me vtuuu ui oui i.ii niTvue ixeiiuiiKu.
the Dominion's wheat crop and ap- i "The Social Service Exchange
proximates the values of the an- will aid distressed tourists and
nual mining output of Ontario, will furnish them food and buy
Quebec ad British Columbia com- medicines when there Is sickness,
bined. km will not encourage fraud by
More than 2,OO0.0tiO American purchasing gasoline or paying for
automobiles, It Is estimated, havo repairs.
crossed into CVi.nada already thift t -The 'flivver hobo Is a serious
year. They carried approximatelyproblem that is nation-wide in Its
9,000,000 tourists, or one tourist for scope. These nomads, who are
every man. woman find child in modern tramps, wander aimlessly
the ' Dominion. Kvery province . about the country applying for
shnred In the tourist business, tin- L-harlty and with no destination or
tario received the ' larger trafric. purpose. They are perpetrating
J,a.tt-yfcar'''l,;iTti,-9fc8 ears trojn . the, 1 fraud ..on social agenclesj an,d conv
tThlted States entered onUirio, lt(3,- muntty funds In many cities. . Cor
878 of which stayed from two 10 n spondenee or tins ottiee shows
30 days, 1(46 from one to six i that IIichh nomads are applying at
months and the remainder sltprter niaiiy cities In tho middle west and
periods. ' that most of thoin are 'headed
RUNABOUT
$
260
, 5. 0. B. DETROIT
Touring car $290
coupe . ' .' . 520
Tudor sedan 580
Fordor sedan 660
DtraounNblc Rimi and Sttner Eitrt
- n Open Cui
Clutd Cars in Qhrs
willlra
The improved Ford Runabout, with its
all-tecl stream-line body, is an unusu
ally good-looking car.
It hangs low to the ground, and the body
has been lengthened ana re-designed
for greater comfort and convenience.
The gas tank under the cowl is rilled
from the outside, and the weatherproof
storm curtains open with both doors.
Under the sweeping rear deck is an un
usually large compartment designed for
convenience in carrying luggage. ,
Standard equipment includes four cord
' tires,nickeled head-lamp rimsand wind
shield wiper.
The price remains the same $260, and
you can buy on the Ford Weekly Pur
chase Plan. v , j
FORO MOTOR COMPANY,' DETROIT, MICH.
......
Winter Months Are Coming
and
W1LLARDS
Will Stand It
$17.20::i
luys a (ienuinc 'II.LAKl)
U Amp. Hour. 13 Plates, Kub-
Casc. Jhis size fits Ioid,
Clicvrolct, Overland, Maxwell, Star, Huick, Etc.
$12.45
Iluys a Genuine WILLAUI)
'Mattery for Hinall tars. Wood
t;iM'. tSU Amp. Hour.
BATTERY & ELECTRIC
SERVICE CO. -
1:311 Wash. Ave.
Dale Cox, Prop.
CFFICIAu
BOSCH
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UtFKHtOXIIIUF10(r
smiMritio hi
N O
INCREASE
I N
P R I CES
BUSINESS
Wwe may be allowed lo speak, we de
sire to state that we hold ihesc truths
to be sell-evident - -
that honesty is not only the. best, but the most profitable policy,
that a business succeeds only as it serves.
that no business can loiiff exist unless it perforins sonic service cither better
or, more cheaply than uny other agent. '
that retaining the business of an old customer is more important than get
ting the business of a new customer. .
that courtesy pays dividends regularly and promptly.
that a business which is operating without knowledge of its costs is riding
to ruin.
that the best salesman u business can hnvc is its customers.
that the greatest asset of a man or a business is tho reputation for fair dealing
that the good will of the employed is just as desirable as tho good will of the
trade.
that all the advertising in the world will not create a permanent demand for
an inferior product.
that success in business is more often won by men who arc steady, conscien
tious pluggers than by brilliant on-again-off-again boys.
that common sense is the rarest commodity on the market.
that all of us know more than any of us; therefore, let us not fight our com
petitors but rather co-operate with them.
that the prizes in this world go to those who arc orderly, industrious, fair and
temperate.
VUL.TEX GAS AND OILS
La Grande Filling Station
Kl UN And Z EII LL, Props.
Corner Jefferson and Hemlock. '
La Grande, Oregon
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for the examination of the atf'-U