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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
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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
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built into it. , '-
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Auk tin about Dod&p Brothers '
i New Crodit-Purchaso Plan
L. C. Smith
Filth and Depot SI reels
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