La Grande evening observer. (La Grande, Or.) 1904-1959, December 12, 1925, Image 9

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Newspaper Page TextHa (famnht lEimrittg terwr Auto Section VOLUME XXIV. SECOND SECTION LA GRANDE, OREGON, SATURDAY, DECEMBER 12, 11)25. 12 PAGES THIS ISSUE NUMBER 54 Motoring News MORE HIGHWAYS WILL BE OILED Commissioners expect to Work-over Old Oregon Trail and Island Cityr Elgin Stretch. IOUTINl. (By the A.ssuchited J'ross) So successful hus been the r, pulley of oiling mucudnni highways In Kh stern Oregon untl on the Alt. llood loop that tho slate highway commission unuounced It would place nearly three times oh many miles under oil In l'J2fi as in lUHCi. Tho oil In addition to giving good surface, practically amounts to maintenance, it is .suid. '. Among the roads 'to be oiled nn'; J, a. Orande-Wnllpwu Luke high way, Isljhd City to Klgln. 'olumv liia Kiver highway and Old Oregon Trail from The Dulles, to Ontario. Oregon - Washington highway J'cndleton lo McKay da nr.' . The work will bvgin In Kashrn Oregon tut" soon as tho weather settles, four csiiWH being put at work. It Is hoped' to have It. fin ished throughout - Jury ncxl. r. Western Oregon Fishermen Find Good Sport In And About the Wallowa Lake Territory li. V. Aldrich Describes Trip Over "Best Highways in state" That Led to the eilund of America'' and of journey to Minam Lako and KcHullinjr Catch Eastern Brook. Trout Great Mountains and Wonderful Scenery Proved a Delight to the Visitors. Switz- oC POOR LIGHT IS GREAT HAZARD the (lly II !' AUlrMi) Vrnxlns ubout. Whiit a charmr. wo; Uurly SallirUuy! Annual 2'J, A. M. ",ul vlitl In lira tlum 00 rnllra! j -. nllfB tmu 111 wrll.-r alaiuu uvur "' vM Blu'"-' ulJ wufl dry ttn Mount Hood Loup road for a lin-n-u: on T', ,T , wi-U-.-nil visit lo Wallowa nionn. '"'" 1'-VLn a101"- biiv-.-.- tains au.l tin, trout Hlreuuis and f l "'on "J"!1?' Ink. tl...rt.n. IMM or mort W?ht Tin. snow-cai .1 p.aka of tl... BrowlnB. imimnmlily to Bliow r.anl- cat-a,li a stood out In inaKnil'l nt I ''rm'rs wh0 r,,1,! ovl''" , Br,-at Kranduur as . rounded tho Imm- of transionllncntal road. o. clwwup West product will do In tho Cirandc Hondo valley of Oregon, Motor Sled Abandoned On McKcnzie Pass Road IiKNI), (Special) Because of a shortage of snow, no further at tempt" will he made to inte motor snow sled for 4 he transportation or stages across tin; McKcnziu pu.ss summit, the stage eoiuiiany mm o unci id today. The road will re main closed to alt traffic until spring. With the snow whipped from ox posed places by the wind, the mim mlt road Is bare In spots and tho snow motor cannot be operated in 1li-s. places. Parts Storage LA Git AND 12 WRECKING CO. Cor. Jeff. & Hemlock. Mt. Hood., Mt. Jefferson, in the south, lowered uboye the giant firs. Mt. Adams and the mighty llaiuier stood out in- boldV relier against tho northern horizon. Itllly Sunday's ranch, surrounded by up- I green alfalfa,: formed a pleasing pieOire in the Hood Ulver valley. Karmers were just emerging from their warm cots una the gruy smoke was commencing lo roll from the chimneys. . - . Our first stop was at The Dalles. lly this time 11 was sufficiently warm so that tho car .was rolling nl on j? as smoolh as u yacht In Iieaceful sea. Arlington, liuutilla tnd l'endleton quickly were passed in order and Immediately uDei' li'avinK llu; Uound-I 'p city we sUirted up the Krade of M each am pass, over the Hhir mouufalns. As far as the eyu would reach to the north and west fertile rolling wheat fields were alt that met our vislun. After rounding many and many on acute curvo, we reached tin; summit and viewed the inonu menl to the. pioneers, dedicated by I'resident HfmllnK shortly before In; died. iHncendliiK the east slope of the pass, we' MiKhlcd l-a Clrande, in tho Oramle Hondo valley. Il"rt before us wUa a heautlful pano rama. 1 : Is l"4 iHle I-ami. In the center-of the valley below nested the. quiet city, while all ahout It intensive ak'rieulluro of a diversified natun- seemed to be carried on. We saw oat, coin, w ilt at and alfalfa Krowint,' In abun- I danVe. and applo orchards surpass 'int; many of those in the Hood Hlv Icr valhy. Hogs and catllo wcro BUY SOMETHING FOR THE CAR TIlISCTIltlSTMAS Perkins Motor Co. Phone' M-500. Cor. 4th and Adanm Alti r Uruvlne I.a Cirandc, wi ful lo-d tin! C.randa llondu rlvir tor mllfHl iiaKsini; over onn of tlli flu est irruvvl roud. I Urlurve, in in alato. At 7:0 u. mi wn n-achfd Jow'iih. lifar tho oullct of Wallowa luki-. Ili'io vi! Hluppcil lor 1110 nlBht at u.Binall hotel. , Was HntUi-RroumT. Jnw ph la n small vIIIuro vllh hi'autirul mountains on two nld''i (ho inosl lioti'd being Twin I'raks. In thuHtock and lwp-ralnlnB d"!" Hoinu 3' or 40 years oro, Joni'pli was a husy villairc, hut now law Moi-ks arc vacant, Iho sldrwalks ci uinlili'd and .tho husy past hut a iiuunury. TIih lottlnB howi-wr, Is dvllKhlful and It sci'ins qulti- "U. lural that Ihu Bri'at Indian rlili-f, Jow or the N Trrei I'hoso to lliflit rath;r than to yh'Id to tiii! demands lnada upon him. !y llu! whm'-iiiiui. . The Ilia-host 'ana most"-mcird uiounlaiiiH in i:;iivrn Orftfon are In this runtfe, and center Iq tlii peak called Katth! Cap, a33B feet lllsh. althoiucli Mattcrhorn Is somewhat lllKlier. . Alori- than fin lakes of. various Hi7.es and scores of watnrflilts. en-eks and rivers of clear, cold wa. ler are to bs found here. In them the finny tribe abounds. Wallowa lake Is at tile head of .the valley and Is the largest and the most noted of tho chain. ' It Is a beautlf rul shVet of water ahout four miles ImiB ami rrom one and ouelinlf to l-o miles wide. Tlie'iiioiiulains on two sides rise, almost perpendicu larly rrom It. The outlet of tho lake Irrigates soma 5u, 000 acres and the rights are perpetual, Hie annual cost, being from 5a cents to I- an acre. Is Muilrril Kesoli. Tin1 lake Is the Mecca for lour- hIM and an altrucllvo rustic Hotel called "Wondcruind l,od'V' has been built on tin. iioutli shore 111 u rlno grove of pines. A grocery slore and various ainiwrnenls are lo lie found In Ihe electrically light ed grove for Iho convenience of hotel gltcsIS' and campers. We tried' our luck Willi rod and reel on tills lake, but made only a small catelu merely stlfrielenl fur an evening meal. We camped llm bank lor one night, and the sort ground under starlit heavens was our resting place. When wo passed through I.a f irande, we were Inrormed by Uube Zwelfel, Hit) chaiuplon flsherimin uf Ihe Wallowa country, that Minam lake was "the best right' now." Ho, In the morning, we started tor l.oa- tlne. Here Wo lert the hlghwiiy drove over a narrow and treach erous mounuiln road for miles, to a point called Iron Hyke. Near here Al Sherman had a camp and 1ept siiddle horses for rent. We engaged two and left word lo.nave our mounts ready at a u. in., and made camp. . Storm breaks. The 'mountains were beautiful in behold. Clluul granite cllfra from -teno to 7000 . feel high went all lboill us. Hardly a sound per vaded I In; stillness save Ihe rull 'tng of the mountuln streams. ' Clouds were gnllu-rlng when we nulled the blankets over us. but ;wo did not expect ruin. About 10 m., however, the wind sturicii lo whistle among tne trees unu rulndrona lu fall. . Thunder pi uleil hln Hie distance. 1 awoke, lighted the. lantern and, Willi my rneiul, sought shellcr. We remembered seeing a miner's cabin not far clis- uint. and. currying our beds, wc wandered aboul In Ihe Inky dark ness for nearly it hair hour, finally discovering tho hut. The storm niged Willi considerable fury nearly two hours. A. Pirn, Illuminat ing Engineer, Advises Careful Adjustment of Headlamps. WI Hear Cougur'" '''.v. - A few hours laler I was awak ened .iiy a. cougar's cry. I lighted a nialell to si'e liw li " 2:3(1 n; m. The moon was shining brightly and I hasleiled over lo Sherman's camp and told him we would be. ready In less than nil hour. Itreakfust was hurriedly pared' and at 3:X we slarteu tor Ihe lake. The null was Bleep and winding, bin suiiieiejiuy iiiiun- d so we had no dlrrlcully In 1 lull ing It. We followed ulong ine gorge of North river, but occasion ally Ihe trail mil high up on Ihe side of a clirr, when' the horses found the touting dirricult.. ' It was a beautiful morning. The mountains were different from any I had sei li berure save, possibly a few Kin, is In tlin Yoacuilte.. The brilliant coloring found In Ihe American and I'anadliui Kockles and lit some pluees In the Cascades apparently was missing. The only touch or color was the green grass and the scrub pine In Ihe canyons. The storms or ages had washed Ihe grayish grallile clean. Aboul 7:3(1 a. in. we reached the lake. A CODl wind was blowing ami I in) ruri'led surraee looked Meal lor eiusllng. On lilt! bank we round all old boat without ours. We soon made a couple or paddles und wen' able lo liush Ih" boat along slowly. Soon after enl-rlng Ihe boat I coin- iiienced lo cast, lu less than llvu minutes a. big fellow struck at my coachman and I slarl. d lo reel him lu. My friend hail dirrieully In holding the boat steady, lb' reach ed for 111!) net and lipped Ihe bout. I nearly went overboard, but drop- i ,i,.n anil slarlid lo reel In rurlnnsly. Presently I got Ihe Iroill nil hhi a f' W' feel or Ihe boiil, when be gave ll wigave lunge and ran l, 111. iibOUl .HI feel Of lllie. All I i. ..I it, i. line back all I found ell Ihe book was a Sllinll piece ot Ills lower jaw. We caught our llln II by noon. Ari. r packing our caleh In grass and moss we started for l.a Urimde, where we leed them' and remained fm- Ihe night. 'I he next day we Journeyed lo Portland. Matchless performance An a car of superior distinction This is the claim of the Willys-Knight on the unswerving loyalty of better than 250,000 users. To you it means a firmly established foundation for permanent satisfaction. Until you have known the smoothness of the Willys-Knight motor, its super abundance of power rhen oowcr is most needed, its mastery of all roads under all conditions of driving, you have not yet realized the 'fullest satisfaction of motoring. Here indeed is a motor car for the service of those who demand the utmost in comfortable and reliable transportation. Its claim to the world wide reputation it enjoys as "the car with the motor that never wears out" is based on records of service exceeding 300,000 nlilcs of uninterrupted motor performance. GETTINGS & HANKS - Jefferson Avenue ' Motor Car Husincss Is No Longer Seasonal Tie d'V-lopiu'-iil 'r 1h" 'auto mobile l.usln.sH Is clearly away from heliiK merely sessotuil puys -o Trench, local distributor. Mo tor car d -filers an 110 luiwr ai-live only during h- spring. Hut r and early fall monlhs. Vupl-ilrlti- rurs ev-rv day liecjiilH.- liny r.n.i iii:it when lh witith cl' inenl. th-r- Is toon- ii-hi ir a 111 r and tody mu;illy It la a clo sed car -- than evi r. Nnturally. 1 clinnue be n f. rierlr,! by a wtiiill'ir change uf i.Hllii'l'' In the mlml of the dealer. No longer doe,; lie cunher winter a period uf htlM rniition. but on the contrary he d otes iih much und even more eiierirv to selling tlmn during th sum out months for In winter there are no ksiiims of Kolf. nor n.iiiitk' ,M","," ,u " li Ih atletitloM. A reci nt. slriMluc evamph- of tip ll.'W tr'-nd l the driv-way of 17 t'hnsh'r Sixen and Kours by Ihe dlKtilhulor t Cre. n itny Wise, rrom the I'eiroll pliints of 'he ChrjH'T Corpnratloti. Tills drive, away i aid lurife but lh; fact that makes the iJrjM-iiway itranrdl" nrv Is that firenn Itay. VI-.. Is In 11 cold P-Kimi wlvre motor r art ll v In mhl-No' inl.er lum b-en hilherlo cry mild. Thin drive.asy Is a h id lnt"e.- of lhi rmt that the iiiitoinoldle Imih- Iim'mb lolay can he ryiisldTed j twelve-month brndm - tulo roliflf'M Set lt-ciril . AuioiiMihllc rliirihin in llif l ull )! hlatt-H In OetnlM-r lotah d r.4.3'.7 e arn. -ci-i dlnif any prev bins month In the hlntorv f Mi' In dustry. Thhi total compuns Willi A't.2Ti. Iho previous high record. KI'CJKNi;. Ore. (Special). The prim iu- rei lirements of standaid specif liwit Ions for control of auto mobile headlights such us iwie been approved by the Kovernment ror atloptlon by the various stales ar thut .there be surflcicnt Illum ination In rront of the car at nitiht for the. driver to observe readily substantial object or pernor u- uii feet directly in Trout or the velilcle. This Is Impossible if the lights are dim or paorly anaiwd, says Frank A. v l'lin. llluminattnK engineer, fornn-rly stato illumtn atlnic engineer for UreKun and (Hah. Statistics show, he says. that more uccidents ure caused thruiiKh lusufrielenl Illumination than by bright lights. ''The avctatfo motorist knows nothing or the care or Ms head lamps and does not attempt H jrlvr them any care," says IMiu. "lie will worn on hts car Miimrty mnrnlnf? nreparalory to laklnK Mrtp In the afternoon and Iuj will work on all parts of tho car. lie will oil the steering w heel, Ki ea.s the wheels and the rear end. but when he cornea to tint "iieadlampH lie probably will not even t irn lln tit out anil nut he noes on the highway, returning at night with lights perhaps blinding olhur drlv If motorists would take the same care of tliPtr neaulaiupH us l lie oil in their engine or the nlr in the tires conditions on the high way would be considerably better, Adjustment Simple. "A simple method of procedure that could be followed by u motor ImI would be to park bis car 01 a. level space of ground about 2 feet from a wall or garage door, udjbst the bulb In ouev headlamp until Ihe beam Ih at the most con cent rated position, I hen m ensue the distance rrom the floor lo the center or either headlamp and strike u line on the garage wall or door at this height to see that all or tho light rrom the headlamp Is below this line.- Tils wilt in sure a good driving light that will not be offensive to the other fid low. If the rerhetors are bent, rusted, fugged or scratched they should bo repaired, .polished," re- silvered or replaced with new ones so that, the light emanating there- from will permit correct observa tion. "hid you ever see a. pair of lieadllghts glare or du.zlo in 'he daytime? Why Is this? They are the same lamp bulbs, theaiii refleelors, the same h-uscs, and thu Name battery, yet they do not glare. The reason ror (IiIh Is thai the sun shining upon Ihe roadwny reflects back Into Ihe eyes of the driver (i ml causes the bis of Ihu eye to maintain a cunslinicy thut will not ti il 111 it the glare or daz.te to t he retina which produces I lie sires on the eye nerve tins u s. "It therefor .is apparent maul resliy thai the nearer we can ap proach at night lo (he sunlight conditions of the day on the hlgu-i way the less will be the possibility of glare. In other Words, I he brighter you havu your lights for cased properly on I he roadu sy and with a gl-eandh- power lump bulli, the Uvh Is the possibility ol I being driven off tin- road by the approaching car. Hut do not over- look the till-iiuportant fact thai. I his must be accom pi f sited w il li mit glare from your own car. "It is a well-known fact that wlu n wc enter a dark room an I remain Mu re ror a. period of time Ihul tip- Ills or Ihe pupil of the eye becomes enlarged. No one can control t his. The reason is because nature provides that when we enter ti dark room the bis be comes large to admit all tie- light in l hat mom to pass Into the eye so lhal we may have lslhilily lu llu- darkened room. Wlen w. leave the dark room ami pass Into the s wish I im t Ih re is a change token pint e w hie h Is evi denced by emit rati ion of t he pu pil in aboul I hrec and two t hinl't rieconds. That Is the nasoii wm luive lo shade our iwn with nur is in- I ,;iu. hen we nU r He- sunshi'ic from a daik room. "Suppose, thou, Hm oh ar d living your car dow n t lie Jiinli wny with your lights dim, or with insufficient Illumination. Tin- pu pil of- Hie eye enlarges Ihe Miiliie as In the dura room In e:i une you have poor light in ft out of yo 1 with absolutely no i fieri ion from the highway lo give Ihe bis of the eye any degree el eonstanev, Suppose you are approaiin d l another vehicle Willi bright MkIi'h hh h shine hi your ryes an I eaustj the pupil to eontiael. The closer yfiii iippt'fitieh Mils car tin smaller the pupil in your ee b -eouii-s ami Ihe eontiMiiioiis con tinues mil il the a ppi onehing 1.11 pays s you. The condition of tin rye llo.n is against yo 1. as lie- pu pil in siiuill and ymi are hi He lark. It will take : " seconds to adjust yourself to the darkies, and while I hi is In pun -ss u;i are llliHolijtely l.tllHp d. "I lider lids eoielltion if you an moving at ;:. mih H an hour, ynit w HI I rsvel In 3 1-1 u sei onds Jid Mf; feet, and it Is in this mii-.I 00 lose your H' Tyv of le a line and pon-UMy a I mi lone t lie eou1 rul of yoir ear. "MotoiisM Who d' not waul lake rare nf their Im . (;i in ps tlnnoHives should nuuu- Kt lo 11 ' garage nun that their heading Ins by adj jHtcU acxordln to uor.-yifi-tulioua," Old Oregon Trail Bill Referred to Committee "WASHINGTON (Special) Tho Old Oregon Trull hill has matlu u new start In thu house. Introduced by Congressman Km i Hi, of Idaho, It has been referred to thu . house committee on roads, where It' per ished at the last congress urter passing tho senate. Tim bill divides Ihe trail at Caldwell, Ida., ono brunch running' la Tnyetle, Ida,, the other via Ontario, Ore., to Welser, Ida., then through Huntington, HaUer, u rande, l'endleton and Umatilla ind down tho Columbia river to 1'orthuni and tho sea. but automobile wheel has' come out of tho north woods this week. Tho whuel In imestlou flew off a moving cur a quarter ot a mile north of Camp 10, and simply van ished in the forest, Tor seven days men, women, and children, singly and in organized squads, searched the woods, und travelers slopped their machines to give an hour or so to the anxious uucst. All Harnden Files Suit to Cover Damages to Car KNTlCIUMtlSi:, Ore. (Special) Suit for ffiOU damages has been filed here by Giles V. llarnden with headquarters at La Grande, against 1. 11. Sutton and W. II. Hescoek and their surety, the Unit ed Auto Indemnity; Exchange, ai the result of on uuloinoblln cub llslon last May near island City. Sutton und llescock. operated a stage line between La Grande ind Joseph for a Tew months und are Wallowa county men. Tho fbtdi Is sum to represent the fair cost of repairs, of loss of use of car while being repaired, and depreciation In Us value. Tlin suit was llh'd by Cochran and iber hard, of l.a Urando. vuln. No w heel. " ' j. , ' - . Hut everything must come to an end. Finally some boys found It not far from the road, safe and, sound, und thu search ended, leav ing many wondering just how they happened to full if? stumble onto it. To gel the proper idea of etern ity try paying out ,a "fllvvor" on In t thu installment pluuV ' x : Leadership Given to Buick Motor Company The palm of leadership in Iho automobile Industry hn been uwardod for tho eighth consecutive year to the Hulck Motor company by thu National Automobile Chum ber or .Commerce, uccording to announcement by Jennings und Shumate, local distributors. Hulek has maintained its record of sell ing tho most dollars' worth of Cars lu nu unbroken string since 19 IK. setting a pace which llulck ofriciars believe is ueouallcd, not only in the aulomnblle Industry, but In every oilier line of competi tive endeavor. In winning lis eighth award of leadership In volume of business, the Itnick Motor company wins tin tight or first choice ot space for xhlbltliig purposes ut Ihe 1'JUO na tional uutomoblle shows In New York und Chicago. . Seven-Day Search for Auto WJieel Successful KNTKltl'ttlSK, Ore. (Special) A thrilling tulu of a lost not hoy No manufacturer of gear-shift automobiles has ever approached Chevrolet's record of building over a half million cars in one year. Chevrolet is the world's largest builder of cars with modern three-speed transmissionsbecause Chevrolet leads the world in providing qual ity at low cost. , ,'. , , Quality appearance quality construction the quality features of the finest carsl That's the reason you should come in and see a Chev rolet if you want lasting satisfaction at the lowest possible price. Touring Roadster Coupe Coach 525 525 675 695 Sedan CctmmercUl C1...1H Truck Ch.i.i. 775 425 550, ALL PRICES F. O. B. FLINT, MICHIGAN , ' i Blue Mountain Garage M. A. HAKR1S0N, Mgr. , Opposite jPostofru Dddbe Brothers SPECIAL TYPE- -B 5 IE-ID AN A car that , many will consider an ideal Christmas gift for the family. ' - To lounge restfully in the ample rear seat is an experience in motoring luxury. Its desirability is further heightened by Ihe , smartness and good taste of the special . equipment. . You are pleasantly aware, too, that the car is everywhere admired, not alone for its beauty but for the genuine goodness and dependability which Dodge Brothers have ; built into it. , '- It is this knowledge that you are not enjoy ing luxury at the sacrificeof economy which, in the final analysis, is the solid foundation on which rests your pleasure in giving or in owning the special Type-B Sedan. , Auk tin about Dod&p Brothers ' i New Crodit-Purchaso Plan L. C. Smith Filth and Depot SI reels J : ) ' 1