SJa (&tmbt lEwtttttq (ifegmr Mol News
Auto Section
VOLUME XXIV.
SECOND SECTION
LA GRANDE, OREGON, SATURDAY, DECEMBER 5, 1SI25.
TEN PAGES TODAY.
NUMBER 48
AUTO DEATH
RATE HIGHER
Health Officer .Asserts
That Total Could Be
Cut Down If Injuries
Are Treated Properly.
States Closing First Decade ;
In Building Oj Road System
Suggestions to Curtail Program for Purposes of. Economy
Serves to Arouse Public Interest;
Highway Needs Shown. ...
(IJy Dr. FmlcrU-k Slrhkti-)
Ort-Kon Statu Board of iifulth
WASHINGTON, 1). C. Forty
t'tpht states, in conjunction with
tlm bureau of public roads, oV
Iiurtnirnt of agriculture are round
luff out their first dccado of mod
crn roud building with gratifying
rt'HUlls, according to a statement
iHMUL-d by the American associa
tion of atato hurhway official h.
I ho iiu roaslnff number or fatal- Tnc interstate aystem, however, on
Itlra from automobile, accidents Is which state and federal ffovern
ulurminff and a careful .nvrattfrn- ,Cntn have been worklnff Jointly,
tion or the facts makes it apparent h, not more than half complete,
that many of these victims might umj BucRestlonH of curtailment of
bave been savd hud proper treat- the general procratu for the pur
uient b-en instituted ut once. lpoK0 of economy have served to
In JiU'S one hundred und four'urousc vutic interest in pushing
lost their lives in Oregon because on towar(i completion of the ro
of automobile accidents, or nearly mntninir hulf
i;i to each lOO.UOO population. In
HCM thff slaughter had been in
creased I" one hundred and flfty
liiue, which makes u yearly rale of
to the 100,000.
I il 1 hese days of sped it l
hoovea (?veryboily to be careful,
automobile is the cause of accidents
every buur, most of which are pre
vetitable. Kach death la l
human us.se t to our state. What In
mure, many of the deaths might,
have been prevented had 1 hey re
ceived Intelligent care a the timo
of the accident. Hushing badly In
jured, cold and wet victims In
trucks, or in rattle-trap cars over
long distances, in many instances
has simply hastened death. These
people lled from shock rut ho r than
from Injuries.
Jt is very important to under
stand that any one in a state of
eollnpKO is actually slowly dying,
that precious life Is ebbing away.
Yt ars ago It was customary to
stress in serious accidents only that
one. should watch out for symptoms
of nervous shock. Today wo do not
limit our warning lo serious acci
dent cases atone but rather guard
against shock at all times und un
der nil circumstances.
It is computed that in seven out
!.r t..u (locLlimtiil denlliM nervnllM
shock is to blame. This distressing
figure can be greatly lessened if tales began a real program of
people onjy knew how to recognize r,)(lti ronHt ruction and New Jersey
und treat nervous hock immedl- . nnB the honor of being the first
ulely. state to create a state highway de-
The Allied" Military Medical com-' purtment. Two years afterwards
mission appointed during tho World the -federal government npproprl
war made a distinct study of ated $10,000 to establish the office
, shock and collapse nnd emphasized of road inquiry nnd for eight years
the following four points,: Jit kept on Inquiring. At the end
1. HoujfU handling was found to If this period of time road Inquiry
be the most dangerous feature in -was cnangea to mo onico ol imu
the treatment o shock, -.- ,, v.
2. Warmth and quiot outstrip
ped nil other methods In healing
the case
j In some quarters thequesilon of
federal aid road program has
again been raised, which highway
.officials hold Is irrelevant In view
'of the exhaustive studies that were
made before the program was put
Into effect.
I In response to points raised.
loss of "brhway officials In their stale-
men i can pun i iv Hueimuu iu "t;
fact that "there were those in the
beginning of our national life who
had visions of Interstate highways
as nation developers, for 'as early
as 1K3 tho Cumberland IMko was;
planned by congrvss. Jefferson,!
Hamilton, Madison, flay, Calhoun
and Webster all maintained a con
stitutional authority, as well as
tho national need, for federal ac
tlvltlea in highway improvements.
"But a short lime, after tho con
si ruction of the Cumberland Pike
It was turned over to the states,
which likewise became weary and
in 4 urn pnssed It on to toll com
panies. And then for half a cen
tury the much vuunted 'locul con
trol" was given a most' excellent
"try-out." The result of all' of
which was that the only free
public highways for years were
those which were impassable dur
ing the unseasonable weather.
States Llegan Ileal Program.
'It was not until 1-SiU that the
the atato highway ' departments
naturally gave a larger vision of
tho highway requirements and
in 1912 the congress created a
commission to investigate the
problem us to' whether the federal
government had a real duty In tho
matter.
Tor three years this committee
made a thorough Investigation and
finally gave & favorable report.
In 1116 the congress made Its first
real appropriation for highways.
Heccnt discussions on tho floor of
congress as well as certain public
addresses and published articles
would lead some to believe that
tho congress had not. made a
thorough investigation of this sub
ject. Tho personnel of the con
gress has chunged greatly : since
tho report of the 1916 committee.
There are now but four of this
committee two senators and two
members of tho house in govern
ment service, who were members
of that committee of tun. And so,
it Is , necessary to recall some
things' which It was supposed had
been thoroughly established In the
public mind."
ENGINEERS FIND
CURE FOR WINTER
BALKY TROUBLES
innrovcd carburet ion In . winter
mnrtlng mill drl-ing has been ob
tiiined by Hoick onglnen.ru through
the' development of thcBulek auto
matic hi-Kl control, iy Mr. Hliu
inutu of tho firm of Jennings 1md
KhumiLti', uutoniobtlc dlntribillom.
This device docH away with the old
nraclico of Htorlng tho cut- for the
winter bcciiUHO of hard Blurting und
batkv performance
Hunt from llio exhaust Ruses is
diverted uroond tho chamber above
the carburetor, worming thn mix
ture of pus formed from nlr nnd
gasoline which fires the cylinders
fold kms is liable to condense und
thin the oil. tins of the right tern-
lierature fires readily and furnishes
positive power with every explo
sion. Hut loo hot guH will cause
p)nt(rniHon with great loss of
nnwer.
"The lliilck hent control guards
ngnlnst this contingency by auto-
lie roads. . Tho constant growth of
was found to bo most beneficial.
4. Shock wus always aggravated
3. Administration of hut fluids by the sight, of one's wounds.
Santa Clans Buys New
Ford Coupe For
'Jlte I'crJlna ,Motor upmpuny
sold the first car this week lo bo
given as a Christmas gift. The
car sold wan an improved model
Kord coupe nnd will undoubted
ly make someone very happy. It
will not be delivered until Christ
mas. .The Idea of giving a car as a
Christmas gift is becoming popu
lar rapidly and several will prob
ably bo sold before llu end of
tho month for thiil purpose.
WALLOWA GAR
SALES BETTER
GOOD
DRIVE
1
KNTKIil'ltlHU, Ore (Hpeeml lo
The Observer)1 An increase in
automobile sales In Wallowa coun
ty during 192& is noted hern in
checking up the figures available
at distributing points. Incident
ally, dealers are thoroughly con
vinced that (he business will hold
up during the coming year.
The only I wo direct agencies In
the county report. 13 sales in the
eleven months which have passed
and It is estimated that 75 cars
have been sold hero- by out-of-county
agencies, making a total of
About 2u of these machines
have been light models, which con
tinue to hold the field here us in I
n Iikp niml cntinlleM Hun! ni'KH hns '
been unusually brisk during the
fall months, whereas I he trade re
ports small car sitles slow In the
larger cities.
While the majority of buyers
Were formerly car owners, many
new owners Appear In the list this
year. Oarage, men say many cars
which had alood Idle for a year or
so were pul on the road this year.
In 1920 about 1100 licenses were
Issued to Wis Mown county car own
ers. That number remained about
Stationary for three years and then
a small gain was made In 1923.
Since then there has been a stead y
Increase In tho number. of mach
ines In service and now It exceeds
I G00. f
Ifllt-niiil-Huti Driver .failed.
M A 1 1 H II K 1 II L l, O re. Hit -and -run
drivers get little consideration
In Coos county. In Juslleo Stan
ley's court nt Coqullle John Rnkur
Jkl. who struck an automobile on
Ehe highway between Marshfield
in.l fnmillln ( twi fnllnH fn Ufnll
matically cutting off the supply of md- flnd whut ,inmnB1, ho had
heat as the throttle Is advanced. donP( Was fined $ifto and sentenc-
Jonnlnga continued, .j no wuiib
luro is thus kept always just right
for-inaJhuuin running.uff leleiiey at
the start, even in the. cojdust weather."
Truly-
1925 has been
a
Studebaker
Year
jjjj i t i
50 MOTORISTS
In Union and Wallowa Coun
ties are driving Studcbakcrs
purchased during the past
year. .
Let us show jou why. '
M. h Ooss
bludeb'iker Saks and Service.
"This Is A titodebakcr Vnr"
Morclock Garage Moves
Into Bigger Quarters
Hecuuse; llio' licw locution will
permit him to Install A service und
repair shop. Jim Moreioek has re
moved his garage business .from the
loestlon on Adums avenue ' tiext
door lo tho I .a (Irando Kleetrlc
coinpuny to the quarters by the
Hlaek fat on Mr street. The new
loeulion is In tho llocscil building
just around the corner from Ilia
former stund.
Huslness growtli and tho demand
for complete star cur service
prompted Mr. Moreioek .to make
the step. The repulr shop-will be
located in the basement with show
"rooms und office, rooms on. (he
ground floor. The first work ol
transferring begun Wednesday uf
lemoon. Mr. Moreioek luuvcs today for
llli. factory at. Ouklund, Cal., where
In compHiiy with several otlier Htar
dealers, he will look over the new
Mtur six, the lulest. thing out.
"We expect the new six to ere.
ate a sensation In the motor world,"
Mr. Moreioek staled, "anil t when
we get I lilt first mod'-l 111 wi; wish
lo be prepared for Increased de
mands. The new niod' l will be
ready for delivery after January 1."
AtTOIST'MMM'l.ll KNOW
1'IKST All) MKI'IIOIIS
Kvery man or woman who drives
an automobile should understand
first aid methods. The common
Injuries which occur through au.
tomolillo uccidents aro cut arteries,
fractures or broken hones, cuts nnd
bruises. Many minor Injuries
which, through neglect might provi
fatal, occur In taking- oft spore
tires. Kvery ivound. no mutter how
slight, should Immediately I"'
swabbed with iodine. Hplinls, used
In case of fractures, will keep the
limb at rest, und relievo tile pa
tient much pain until placed In
the bunds of the physician. When
driving, carry a smull flrsl-uld kit.
liiiuvv how to use It. und above ull
things, keep cool in the time of B
eldent. The slinph st rudiments of
tlrst uld. a handkerchief und
li. neil or orlnury slick of wood, cull
lie used us a tournbil"t.tlius slop
iilnir le inmorhuge until liodlcal
help arrives,
u tiiii kmmm: MIWI.V
TO AVOIK i .Miii; wi:ah
cd to 60 days In the county Jail.
None of the four in Mrs. ('. A.
Johnson's cur w hich he si ruck, w as
hurt, but tho uuloinobllo wus dam-
d.
Motorist Who Masters
Machine and Trten Gets
Careless, Does No Good
to Engine.
Americans are fast becoming a
race of automobile drivers. The
man who does not know how to
operate a motor car, and to oper
ate is proficiently. Is today the ex
ception rather than the rule.
If any fault ni!ight..be found with
the present " day driver it Ib with
his having become "too expert" In
the operation of hltt car. Hy this
Is meant that the average driver
reels ho at ItotUe behind tho steer
ing wheel Unit he Is likely to be
come careless and manipulate the
controls too adeptly to glvu them
an opportunity to properly per
form their runclions.
One comes in contact with these
"too experl" drivers every day.
Just as the bronco busier rides at
breakneck speed to within a few
feet of some obstruction and rears
his horse upon it hind legs to an
abrupt demonstration his horse
manship, this type of driver's idea
of a demonstration of experience
and driving ablllly consists of ru.sh
iug at full speed lo within a lew
feet of his stopping point and with
grind and squeal of brakes and
sliding of tires, comes to a sudden
slop.
Abusing a Willing Worker
This man considers It. Is only the ;
novice who shifts gears on a steep i
hill. He races the engine of his
parked car to see "how she 1h hit
ting", to "prime" It for tho next
start and to warm It up. Hy con
tinually demonst rating Juh lamill-.
arily with the controls, ho plainly
shows that he does not fully un
derstand Hie mechanical make-up
of his car nor the efrect his acts
hnve upon Its potential long und
service-free life.
The brakes of the car, properly
adjusted, are adequate, to cause
the wheels to slide on dry pave
ment. Hut only a serious emer
gency should call for a slop .of
Hi is kind. Apply Ihe brakes grad
ustially and the gasoline thrortlo
fully retarded leave the clutch en
gaged until the speed of the car
drops below rive pr six miles an
hour. An idling motor has a brak
ing effect down to that speed and
will contribute much to a smooth
slop '
The driver who anticipates most
of his slops so tllt he can let his
motor do its share on , retarding
the cur's speed will boost the mile
age of his tires and his brake lin
ings, lb- will also form n tin lilt
that will servo Win In good stead
in driving on slippery pavements
for the car that skids is generally
the one which tho brakes aro too
suddenly applied.
Don't Fetter Clutch
Keep the foot off the clutch pedal-except,
of course, when tho clut
ch is being operated. Otherwise
you will be constantly finding
yourself pressing it hard enough
to let It jll p. The clutch is so ex
actly designed that the slightest
amount of pressure Ib often enough
to release It. A slipping clutch will
wear and waste power. TliQ clutch
should only he slipped in getting
the car underway.
Jo not race the engluo without
a load to test it. A fro engine
and one that Is propelling tho cur,
operntcH under entirely different
conditions. The practlco may have
a destructive effect upon tho mot
or. Do not let tho onglno labor.
Shift gears when necessary.
Tako Cornors Slowly
lo not drive fast in rounding
corners or turning around, parti
cularly when driving on well worn
tires. When turning a corner fast,
the weight of the car shifts from a
straight-forward pull oh tho tires
to an angular or crosswise strain
which tho llrfs cannot withstand
as readily. Often a tiro which will
run a thousand mllen or more iC
driven so that no undue roads are
placed upon It, will blow out under
the strain of tho first ill-consider
ed quick turn.
In Europe, tho battery is known
as an ''accumulator." That seems
a nuoro descriptive name for it as
this unit nerves merely as a reser
voir of current. Electrical energy
taken out must be replaced if the
batter is to serve one continuously.
With this regard it Is well to know
that much current is required to
start tho motor than is- generated
in the samo time period,. The car
must be operated at a speed of
about 20 miles an hour for more
than 2u minutes the time required
to start the motor to replace the
energy dissipated. Use the starter
and lights as sparingly as possible
when doing little daylight driving. ;
Watch the battery water level.
Suiiuutiu? iii Up y
Taking it all In all. It will be
found that the motorist who gets
tho most In care-freo servtoe out
(Contlnuea on page S
Battery and Electrical
Work
, IS OUR SPECIALTY.
EXPERIENCED MECHANICS AND FIRST-CLASS
MATERIAL ON ALL JOBS '
Fred T. Burgess
Main 125
EXIDE BATTERIES
Distribute
1308 Jefferson
Warm up the engine slowly In
.cold weulner. To run the engine
fast und rate II while warming up
is very bud for tho engine. Wear
lakes place In un Incredible lie u
sure while thld warming up is lik
ing place If the throttle Is opcii'-d,
l;ir- Ao ordinary engine la d' figir d
to run nt aboijt l d' gr-.-s li' a
tor Ha best op. ru'ioti. uo Ih- oil
ing system Is d-slsneij for this as
will as other parts.
Another convenience would be
,to pave Ihu road wltii rubber und
'Ubolisl Urvs. .
A 10 Months' Record
BUICK
Sales lead ull six cylinder cars now .selling on the
1'acific Coast for $1,000 or over in bolh tlic State
of Oregon nnd Multnomah County. ' ,
Registrations January 1st to November 1st, 1!I25
.Multnomah County .- hluto
1. UUICIC 17.'5 1251
2nd Car 2!I6 '
3rd " : 220 v 578 .
4th " 313 .r.!7
5th " . 17S :i72
6lh " 156 :!07
Figures compiled by Oregon .Motor licglster
BUICK
LOW TIRE PRICES
ON NEW GOODYEAR PATHFINDER CORDS
20x3 z
30x3''2
32x4
33 x 42
35x5
Regular Pathfinder Cords ..........
Big Oversize Pathfinder Cords...............
Big Oversize Pathfinder Cords...........;...
Big Oversize Pathfinder Cords.............
Big Oversize Pathfinder Cords ....
29 x 4.40 Big Oversize Pathfinder Balloons
OTHER SIZES IN PROPORTION.
$10.25 Each
$11.30 Each
$19.20 Each
$24.70 Each
$33.60 Each
$14.05 Each
i SEE THESE TIRES! ,
They meet and beat all competition mail order or otherwise.
W. H, Bohnenkamp Co.
Establishes a new record for October and outsells
competition, sis listed above, almost two to one in both
the Stale of Oregon and Multnomah County.
.Miiltitoiiiitli County Stat'
1. ju:k k !) 2:12
2nd Car - It 12.1
3rd " 35 !7
4 th " 4 ' 7S
Slh " 20 .'is
61 h " 11 32
Figures compiled by Oregon Motor l:eglM-r- i 'o.
llu kk popularity . is consistent and the demand for
lluicks is steady. Ituick dealers know this and this
is one of the many reasons they value their Ituick
franchise so highly.
Almost without exception you will find the most re
spected nnd most substantial dealer in every com
munity a Ituick Dealer.
Jennings Si Shumate
A CLICK TOR XMAS-A (ilFf OF GIFTS
in all tlie World is
there another motor
car value equal to this
t O.I TOLEDO
OVERLAND
Standard Sedan
$
799
Delivered Here
COMPLETE: blloon tirttj
cpetdometeri one-piece wind-,
shield; cowl ventilitori 87
other big car featurci. (
Let's Get Down to Real Facts: here
they arc, a full size, five - passenger
Sedan, with all the room you can find
in cars at double the price molyb
denum steel axle shaft, chrome vana
dium steel springs, a big car frame,
grnuine honeycomb radiator, three
forward speed transmission, a beau
tiful car, with sweeping, graceful body
lines, finished in polished lacquer, up
holstered in broadcloth, trimmed in
nickel a car with 20 square feet of
window space, exceptionally wide
doors, the widest scats ever built into . -a
light car, and a motor that has de
monstrated unequalled power, relia
bility, economy and smoothness. 1 ,
Where can you find ita equal ?
1
Your car n trade easy terms on
the, balance.
Gettings & Hanks
;.-a'.
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