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VOLUME XXIV.
SECOND SECTION
LA GRANDE, OREGON, SATURDAY, OCTOBER 24, 1925.
12 PAGES THIS ISSUE
NUMBER 13 .
AUTOiS
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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
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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
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REDUCTION
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