La Grande evening observer. (La Grande, Or.) 1904-1959, October 24, 1925, Image 9

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Newspaper Page Text. . . . . " ....... ' ' . ' ' . ,t ', - ffia (ikanfo Iwmnn ffemr iMotormd Nevsi L ' Auto Section y t VOLUME XXIV. SECOND SECTION LA GRANDE, OREGON, SATURDAY, OCTOBER 24, 1925. 12 PAGES THIS ISSUE NUMBER 13 . AUTOiS IS HEAD L mm Concensus' of Opinion is Favorable to Results After Adjustment, Says Secretary of State. - HALKM, Ore. (Speclul to The Observer) Concensus of opinion among motorists who have had their headlamps adjusted in con formity to the new motor vehicle headlight law which went Into ef fect September 1, 1925, roflects ffojieral satisfaction with the re sults. The Oregon law. is substantially the same us exists in most of the stall's wherein effort is made to regulate hcadlumps and control do- Why Many Women Prejer Car To A Modern Home Explained Wife Chooses Car Instead of Conveniences Because for Generations She Has Sought to Escape fiom the . Monotony of Housework, Mrs. Sherman Says. ENGINE II T MONKEY NKW YOIIK (By the Associated ' with plumbing, Mn. Shcrmun do Prow) Kxcape from the monot- dared: ; ony ruther than the drudgery of "Hentlnient:ill.tn will nay that the housewife's lot has caused horllhe faiilt lies with the men. But to choose luxuries Instead of con. I we club women who study condl voniences. concludes the General I lions from the Inside of the home Federation of Women's Clubs after a canvass on "What women want In their homes." The average American house wire prefers an, automobile and a telephone rather then have mod cm plumbing arrangements in her home, because- "these offer rellof from a monotony that has driven many of her predecessors into in sane asylums." The federation's findings were views on motor vehicles. California written by Mrs. Mary Sherman, has had a similar law in effect for I national president In the Woman s the past four yours und Oregon!110"10 Companion, motorisls' who have traveled in Ihnt "The housewife does not mind stute and observed conditions ure washing slucks of dishes under tho enthusiastic udvoeates of headlight ; ft'ow 01 ulv electric globe, but the regulutiun such us la contemplated i task doubles or trebles If she must under the Oregon law. I do it by the smoky dim light from The truffle force of tho state and 'a kerosene lamp," said Mrs. Sher- peace officers generally are tuk- man. "She does not mind sweep ing steps tu with the luw who havu not understand . the situation better. Women no longer undervalue their services in the home. They run their homes on the budget plan and have personal allowances to Bpend as they like. "Then why cio they choose lux uries Instead of conveniences? Why does the automobile take precedence over the stationary tub, the telephone over ,the vacuum cleaner and the radio .over the power-run sewing machine? "Because the housewife for gen erations hus sought 'escupc from tho monotony rather than the drudgery of her lot. She can and does endure loll, actual physical labor, patiently and, cheerfully: but she breuka physically and ner vously under monotony. The auto. mobile, the telephone and the talk DISTANCES TO BRANCHLINE TOWNS GIVEN ' (n , ..U I ll .. niorco. compliance "ng the lower floor of tho house If ' " hoi.....nu.ker tl, escRtw nd those motorists she' knows that at the end of her , mlrn J; Jlr ," drove had il... iiehtincltask she can sit down and chat n,onol?n "lch .drle cquipiiiuni on iiieir woior venicies . ' sune asylums adjusted or secured evidence there- "v0 "lies away, and she will beat of from an official adjusting sta- rugs ior an nour u me evening i tlon, should do so at once, other-: brings the relaxation of an auto- wise they subject themselves to the mobile drive." pommies of the luw for lailure to j While 6 per cent of a large num conl'orm to lis requirements, the- be r of homes investigated were secretary of state declares.' I found to have Inside sanitary ar- "To dute more thun 466 of ficlal ' rangemcnts und 59 per cent of adjusting stations huvo , been au- them had bathtubs. 70 per cent of thorized throughout Oregon and these families had automobiles and .rlll, ,,x.n(,( .Hstnnee between la mom than 1270 mechanics, have e per cent of them were .equipped ; ciiande and Walloivu county polnis been examined us to their profi- with telephones.'. ! ulonir the hii.i.. hlirhwnv iron, i... i-ioiti.y unu iviiutviuuiju ui 11.0 iuw j j jic rescarcn iikiuo uy tuo iou and huvo been licensed as adjust- erallon covered 446,987 homes crs," ' 'the : secretary says. "Addi- scuttercd through 237 commun tionat adjusting stationse are being. Hits. In 40 per cent of the homes authorized as rapidly us upplica- It was found that there were no lions aru received and conditions stationary washbowls, and wuter Island City oi me law conipneu whh, unu oin- nuu lo no carriea m unu oui, unu imbler er adjusters aro being licensed so 25 per cent of them were not even Klgin that tacllties for compliance with equipped with kitchen sinks. But Wullowa' ..' 11!!!!!:!!!! the law are adequate for all do-'87 per cent had electric light, and i.ostine .."..I"""!!'.!'.""!"".!! "inands. These adjusting stations '-73 per cent , were equipped with Minam .. report uiut nuusiuiiuuny od,uhu wcliuv iiuub... , i enterprise Seven Mile Unit of , . Wallowa-Promise, Ore. Highway Is Completed cars had been adjusted up to the I s Radios were, found in 17.6 per Joseph .. Grande to Wullowa l.uko. Is Klv in , recent figures issued by the state hlghwuy commission. ' Tho tublc is aa follow: Town Miles from 4,a Grande 2.7 12.5 20.7 49.1 67.2 . '86.6 , 07.1 Ilrst or.tho monlli. winch is about 'cmt of the homes, pianos in 46 one-third of the licensed cars in the j)(,r cent, phonographs in 50 per state... v These' figures indlcute-- a -cent, ,' V .- w - general inclination on the part' of in discussing the high percent automobile owners to conform" to age of homes equipped with auto . .the law." mobiles' und lelephnnes but not 'ho table shows that Imnahu is 100.1 miles from l,a Grander- ' Automobile Expert Gives Out Hints for Drivers; Advises Seeing Local Service Man. If you have round the engine of your motor car slow to warm up these cool full mornings, do . not start fooling with the car- burotor, figuring thut It needs a rlciier mixture, is the advice a of a local, automobile expert. It is far more likely, it Is said, thut something else Is wrong and that a general tuning up or check over Is advisable. Incidentally, he Issues u warning to the mtin who is too Imputient with a cold engine und who has the carbure ter set too rich so as to avoid any "coughing" or the possibility or stalling. ... "A rich mixture costs the driv er money, avers the export. "U cuts down his gusoltne mlleuge and tend.s to husten the formation of carbon.. It Incruuses oil dilu tion so that oil Is apt to get by tho pistons und foul the spark plugs. Thin oil also means fas ter wear on bearings. . Hero are some of the many small troubles that may affect engine performance und gasoline mileage: Spark or valve timing may bo too lale or too ea.ly. Ignition distributor points may need filing or setting. Valve lifters may have Improp er clearance. There may be leaks In the f iel line. In manifolding or In tlio cylinder huad :uHkot. Carburetor choke valve may need adjustment. 1 Carburetor I. oat muy be too high. "Turn ynur cur over to your local service man fr a tiionmtrh tune-up and you will be well re paid. Don't touch your cu. btir. -tor at all unless yoa ur6 experi enced, and aoove ail, dua't OApeet your engine' to waim up the In stant you step on the starter. Give It a chance not necessarily more gas." HORSES AUTOS IN CLOSE RAG E WAMjOWA, Ore. (Special) The first unit of the Wallowa rromlse road, which la about suvcii miles in length and whjch branches off the main hlghwuy in the lower valloy and connecU with thn old PromiBe road. Is nearly finished. The flrat three and one-fourth miles on this end of the road la IS feet wide and surfaced, the remainder of the roud Is of dirt construction und about 16 feet In width, being & greut Improvement over the old road. The coat of the road has been about $10,200 which, ac- neer. has not been sufficient to congested districts of cities with hrlnr thA eoAd ..r. lo Whwav ." i"r. 4n vnioou, Competition Between Dobbin and Trucks in Cities Becomes More Intensified. CHICAGO AP The increas ing use of passenger automobiles trucking companies In New Torlc are returning to horses because of economy In short hauls.' , Major J. E. Church of tho port of New York authority, estimates tho cost of operating a motor truck In his city at 6 cents a minute with horse operation cost far less. As the greater part of the day's work in congested city districts is taken up with waiting, loading, unload, ing and waiting for the traffic has. intensified the competition be tween nuotor trucks and horses in up standard. About llioif or tho county road fund hus been spent In the Grossman section on a connec tor example, there are 28.086 horses in commercial use and 44. 301 motor trucks, says a survey of the horse association of America. Milk delivery, cartage, tee and tlon which la being built. -.All of ic01l tnMl(V am bakery delivery Get help from your friends. They need someone to help Just as much as you need the help. '.' tho road is completed except about ono-hulf mile of rock roud, which In very Blow. A crew of 14 tin n is now employed at this work, purl of whom are county prisoners. A pari of the right f way was donated by the jUow-nmn-iltekn Lumber company and various farmers through whowe furinti the road la to fun.' This huh fmuterhUly lessened the expense. trunk in that order In tho number of horses used tn Chicago ranging tfrom over 90 per cent in milk de livery to 81 per cent of horses In t nhort-haul bakery delivery, tho iHurvey showa. TUDOR SEDAN i IS DISPLAYED More than 00 per cent of the I 28.000 horses In Chicago are used by owners who havo but one or two animals. One dairy company ' hflM 1 Ron hnrflen. nml thprf. npn J i r. 7 milk wagon horses in Chi cago, In a flneehnt Invnjttliratlnn nf bakery deliveries, the horse asso- ' costs 16 per cent of sales; ejactrio of new beauty new roominess liuck delivery, U.2 per cent of new ability on the road. sal.s, und gasoline trucks, 10.6 per t . . rt r c a signal, the idle time loss on a norms outfit is far lesa than on a truck. The horse association survey points ont by comparative figures that a two-horse outfit costing up to $1(00 will move aa big a load as a $6000 five-ton truck, and a $2000 team 'and wagon will move as big a useful load aa a seven-ton truck costing $8000. Different (Continued on Pag Four.) Comfortable Able Beautiful S- AM ttt.?....i.f.iiiii!tfni j Jewett De Luxe Sedan Now $1680 Jewett't manufacturing eeniut has produced a De Luxe Sedan cent. . j Well paved streets' which now prevail in moBt cities have -trebled the efficiency of horses used in 1 1 hauling and delivery. . The greater The Perkins Motor company, dls- the' congestion or city traffic, the trih. iior of l.'ords und l.lneolns l.u're, more economically 'the horse ran lies received another carload of the be operated as compared with the improved l.'ords this week. The truck, as cartage men Jn New Vork shipment, jnudn up of seven cars, and Chicago, rbr instance, estimate includes two tudor sedans, three that their teams are not In motion roadsters with pickup body, one rnore than three or four hours a coupe und one touring car. . day. (...' , The tudor sedans, now on Ills- This Idle time on a horse outfit play, nr.; one or the most uttructlve or the new models. costing only one-third of the mo tor truck, of, .the name capacity. i Built to Jewett standards of quality construction smart ap pearance quality interior finish. We recently added length for greater comfort smoother riding. - ' ' . 1 " It's a low-swung beauty I Fin ished in the fashionable two tone effect with bright permanent lacquer. And a smart double belt moulding rear to radiator. , The sedan is finished In a deep represents a great ; difference in Car Buyers to Benefit By Repeal of-U, S. Tax The demand for Ford cars has already outstripped all previous records. Motor car buyers who seek beauty and comfort are finding the improved Touring Car exactly suited to their desire. See this good looking car at the nearest Authorized Ford Dealers. As you inspect its many new features, bear in mind that this improved car is available at no increase in price. T o ii r n c J-. O 8. Ueireii Runabout - 260 Tudor Sedan 580 Coupe - - 520 Fordor Sedan 660 Closed csri in color. Demountable rimf and starter extrs on open can. AU prices f. o. b. Detroit. FORD MOTOR COMPANY DETROIT, MICHIGAN C..3 ...;';.. channel green. The new uphols tery, or a gray tone with a fine green stripe to harmonize with the exterior culor of the car,. Is espe cially sjrong and durable. Tile headlining ,1s a fabric of gray mix ture und the rioor curpet Is grny with u suggestion of green. The buck curlulii is of gray .silk, v g Driver's Seat Tilts.. . The driver's seat, in uddltlon to the other front Beat, Is of thii full bucket type, 'tilting forward With much deeper cushioning, giving ud (led comfort. When tilted forwurd he rear seal, passengers may enter MOW YOItK (Ai') An average reduction of 2n on all passenger uutomobiles and ' lower .delivered prices on all commercial vehicles ure promised by spokesmen for the !!, .,.!ili, lntliiHlrv. it' tl.e federal war excise taxes on motor products "r leuvo iuu cur iuiuui uisiuruiug are repealed, according to an an-,"0 oecupunt or tho other front nouncement by the National Auto- "eat. which Is also deeper cushion- loss of Interest on investment and In addition, the horse has three times the length of lire of a truck In city .service, the -association's survey says. I During the world war the cost of feed and tho scarcity of horses for commercial purposes, dun to the blg demand for thn tirmles, caused n .tremepdoiiB reduction in the number of .'horses lnt .tlo : larger elite. In New .York the horse population reH'Troirt .MOH.njs Jn 1917 to 74.74 in'lOiO.' Slnije IhO decrease has averaged around GOiio a year,' but some or thn Jlirge A car whose performance comfort roominess and en durance fet it apart aa an out standing value. In August our ales exceeded August of last year by 131. September again more than doubled. ; You can own this Jewett De Luxe Sedan now with all its important improvements at $120 less than it cost before improved. Drive it I Come in or just phone and we'll come out. Mt-'n Ntm lowr jourm, Fries 'TV.fiJ.'"?? 1" 'll'npmfdJttm mocf.b fallow,: CokIi IMS.D,Lun if I13K D, Luw Comrh H4O0. Dt Lui AoadsKr H100, C tuia Sum $IU0. I.o.b. D.rro.t. ras ftlit-hrditulio 4.whl kraSM 1 tlltht turs os.1 Always Maklnt Them Finer HARRIS FRENCH : 1U3 WashiiiBton Ave v, mobile Chaniber of Coiumcrco. I eU und with a big). or back. The Hoduced ccst to tho consumer r,,r loworea ana deeper will be one of thn anrumcnts ot cuamoneu. "au occupnniii 01 m the antoinoblle uuthorlty In heur- Inps on the proposed tux repeulN. whk'h will be held before the com miNHlon on ways und iiieuim of con kwhh in Wasliliih'tun, beginning Katurdny. The Nutlonul Automobile Cham ber of Commerce made public a loiter Thurndtiy. in-n-Hponse to a question from I.. J. Tuber of the nutlonul grunge with heudfunrtern in Columbus, Ohio, in which tho iliieHtlon wua ruied whether the coiiuumer would benefit from the lux niHiil or whether the saving would bo pocketed by the munufuc lurer. "Bvery buyer of u motor vehicle will get un Imiuediute prico reduc tion tn llin full ivlisttt l.f t)ll til V n.pcul." the letter stuted. Asur- TRAFFIC COUNT aneen to this effect were received rrom 4 factories inuMng 104 typea of vehicles, it was aaid. car have greater riding comfort, bflng seated lieurer tho roud and having mnrn h-g room," Mr. Per kins suys. "Vlftubtllty for the driver hus been mulct lully incrcusel by u new design front pillurs on either aide of tho oncpiecc windshield. They are nurrower, thus giving the driver better vision in every di rection. ' - "Another marked contribution to driving comfort," he concluded, "is the redesigned leather cloth' sun visor which Is closed complrtnly at both ends. It is of a much better Ilpp'urunee.', Mr. IVrldns reports Ihnt the de. mund for tho new models con tinues unubuted. . M AM FAIT 1 1 1 1 . H I 1 1.S. I.OH ANCliUCH (Ai) Kim-r Klrealone of the Kin-stone liubbi r eo 111 puny, brother of Harvey S. Firestone, head of the corporal Ion, died suddenly at his homo here Tuesday night. MADE ON ROADS N EAR ENTERPRISE Gas Gargles Hub-Hiiiim: This car hus a won derful pick-up. IHt'iiifbd Hunker: N'itln-r fuinlly nor myself ur- interested In that sort of thing. California I'eli-cati. H" I inlei-xl-MHl'. "Hnilth wHiruitp-lt'tliHjiiiniinuult "Sniith Is wrapped up m Jus auto." "When dld the accident hup pen?' Curnegle Tech. I'tippel. The lNcw Went. Kustern Tourist: "The west Is fuaclnatlug aud tell me, huvo you brunt.ii ay horses.'" Old Cowpunch: "No. mom. hain't busied any hoas a. but I've smashed op three automobiles so fur." , ltrown Jug. "I siippow you tok gond i-are of my rtiudster while I .is gone." "Oh. yen! In fait, I luiv it In i tfiH gHmge fur you, g ltinn sotm: m fendTS hikI a tn- rMdbttor.' K:niKas Hour Owl. K.VTKRI'KIHIC. Ore. (Speclul) A count of traffic on the valley highway and on the Flora high way, taken recently, showed much driving on both. On the yulley highway the monthly count was taken at the J. A. f'.ggb-son cor ner, midway between KllterpriS" and Joseph and showed :kJ Ore. gen cars, 11 foreign cars, 2'A trucks and ft horse-drawn vehicles, a total of 413. iitts muy be compred with the figures of'Juno 17 when 616 curs Htui vehicles were coilllt'd. Hut thut huh not a fair estimate of the normal travel, fur the free chuu tummu wus In session In Knlerprtt tliut duy, und this brought out many cars. On that June duy, JM ears paKS d between 7 and 8 p. 111., and Ti4 were counted between If und 10. Ho It Is sure tu conclude thut tho normal travel of June wus imt i.intei hilly heuvier than that of lust Hunduy. Count on North Highway. The Hunduy count of traffic on lite Flora highway was Ihu first or whleh the public hus ttiketi notice. H wus iiiude up at (,'ump 1 und showed 80 Oregon curs, 1U trucks, 11 nd ib hariM'.ilniwn vehicles, or u tolul of 117, Considering thut the lower seven miles of the highway is not surfaced and thut the good roud goes nowhere but just units in the f I rent at Itt-d Fir. the flu'in i imlirule a nrrenl present value of 1h" roud, and the HHsurunce of In creasing ulllHy. 1905 iMlllib I'.elN, wiiut in a wunit ? A waffle in a piiinuke w il ji Hiiita. Nkw, not so irMJi! A waffle Is it flttpjuk t lint hus been run over by a new all-weuthcr bui.uuQ tire v. 1th kuobby treads. ItoumleJ oiT'iut M. Give lit a hinj by the side of Ihe road When I'll be a friend to mun. J II mi hiH lunch upon my lawn; And I II find u sardine run In my punsy bed In lb 11 thereof My (lowers und Kurden spude. Yes, give nie house by Ihe side vf tho roud And a barbed- Iro barrieadu. Staafurd CUuparral. 10 1925 FLEXIBLE CORD REDUCTION On Auto Accessories 1 Smith Garag s 20th Anniversary Sale e 4. i t.' w Ur 1 4. ri: