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About La Grande evening observer. (La Grande, Or.) 1904-1959 | View Entire Issue (Dec. 26, 1925)
THE EX GRANDE EVENING OBSERVER Highway, and Auto Dope UTO Traffic . tnl , Tonriit Newt '. Saturday, December 26, 1925.. MOBILE NEWS Tii-1 DODGE PLANS F Few announcements in the bin Incus world have occasioned more widespread miriylsa und coiuincat than the one published Wudnes-' day by Podge Jlrothcrs, Inc., stut liig simply that substantial price reductions would lie mude public on January 7, although "uetuulty In offset Jec. 15. Jt was explained that the full amount of the r d actions would In; refunded to persons buying , Podge, Hrothers cars between ".December- 15 and January ?. Robert C Graham, newly n polntcd vice pri'Sbb-nt and general nabs manager of imdge llrothers. Inc., today supplemented tho an nouncement with the following statement to 4 C. Smith, local distributor. 'Telegrams are pouring in from every section of the world. Deal ers report the most- Intense en thusiasm in the history of ,lodge . Hrothers. "They know that these reduc tions would have been impossible without greatly increased produc tion and that is now assured. We have just completed a $10,000,000 expansion in new buildings and equipment that will nearly double bur capacity. . "Although facilities have been greatly increased every year since 3 914, Dodgo Brothers have ho.Jt hundreds of thousands of sates through inability to supply di mnnrl. We nre now In a position OR I YEAR We Thank You For the patronage extended to us in 1925. In the coming year we will strive to please you ' more and more. Cattery Lighting Ignition Work. Fred T. Burgess EXIDE BATTERIES Distributor Main 125 uB - to meet what we ri firmly con vinced will bo! th greatest de mand' In history.. This applies to4 both passenger curs and 'trucks and' not only .to the United' States but to. the whole world. .Having just returned from abroad, where I -spent several months in a, very careful Investigation of business conditions, 1 am satisfied that the world -market la. la. A; receptive mood for American products. The world - In general will- be more prosperous than In muny years and therefore In ft- position to In dulge this mood with extensive buying. , "American manufacturers like wise are In a better poHitiou than ever before to meet this demand, which insures an excellent em ployment situation and further In creased prosperity at- home. j "lioth Dodge Urotliers md Gra-I ham Hrothers export business Is increasing month after montn, keeping pace with the big growth in domestic sales. "On the whole, the outlook is for a tremendous your and Dodge 1 trot hers and Graham Urothers are now fully prepared to meet It." . GOOD ROADS I.NCltKASE. The mileage of surfaced roads in. the .United States is nearing The 600,000 mile mark. In addi tion to surfaced roads, a consider able mileage has been, graded and drained' according to engineering standards. ' SPF.KDIXfi ux.vkckssahy. Tests conducted by motor clubs in various districts of the countiy show , that speeding gains little time. A person who follows all rules will arrive at his destination almost as quickly ' as the motorir.t who breaks the nles. 1308 Jefferson Dodee Brothers SPECIAL TYPE - A SEDAN Distinctive in the fact that it defies social classification. You find it driven by the very rich and by the moderately well-to-do. It appears to equal advantage at smart social affairs, or' employed in the practical business of every day. Its refinement naturally attracts fastidious buyers. Its dependability is valued by those who value their time and whose time has value. Ask us about Dodge Brothers New Credit- Purchase Plan L. G. Smith FAULTY DIMMING CAUSES MAJORITY OF CAR WRECKS Seventy per cent of the automo bile accidents occurring outside city limits lu Amorica are dun lo faulty headlight dimming, finds the Nation Automobile chamber of commerce research division. This Is confirmed by other re search, which divides these acci dents Into groups due to two causes: 1. Hrllllnnt hendllghts. confu3- I lng tho oncoming driver, bring ' about the Jarger number of can- I unities. i 2. The result of tho driver's taking his vision from the road at critical moments while groping for a switch with which to dim lights. Accordingly, the same authori ties co lie lu do that the most effec tive cure for tho condition is an adequate, dimming arrangement. The next most valuable help Is the locution of tho dimming ar rangement where it can be fou.id readily and Instinctively. "Studebaker headlights nre fo cused to comply with the I,os An geles regulation,'' state M. J. Goss, local distributor. "This requires such -adjustment as will permit one driver to meet another wllh lights- on full, the glare being kept below the horizontal level of the lump Itself. "The only time a light so fo cused might dazzle an oncoming driver Is when tho car bearing them Is going over a rise of ground which tilts the front of the car upward from a horizontal position. Then dimming Is neces sary. - 1 "This also has been taken care of on Studebaker cars. The light ing' control has been placed on the steering wheel, at tho driver's fin ger tips. Eyes need not leave the road to search "for the switch. It Is operated as unconsciously as the foot accelerator." A Fly Dnuie . ."Will you step Into my Ford?" Said a goofer to a chick. "I'M promise' not to harm you Or do. a stalling trick." The flapper winked hero eye, and said. "I've worn out" too many shoes To believe in that old stuff." TW U V. MOTOR Clil'HS Motorists of the United States annually puy out more than $30, 000,000 to fake motoring organi zations.' It Is difficult to convict promoters of theso organizations us they nlways claim that they had good faith In the project. GARAGE GOSSIP Delivers New Coach. leo French, local Chrysler dis tributor, delivered a new Chrysler .six couch to C. A. Knowles, of Alin nin, Wednesday, Mr. French nlno. lellvered a Chrysler four coach to Clyde Iloppel. New Lincoln nit J Is piny Mr. and Mrs. W. C. Perkins, who went to Portland the first of Jho week, returned to I .a Orando Wed nesday with a new Lincoln car. similar to the model on displny here some time ago, only maxine blue In color, tt'ho body is by Ic- lluron. The new model is one of the- "finest things on wheels" ac cording to those who have seen It, Mnny Vltdt New .Irwvtl That the motoring public wel comes an automobile designed ex pressly to meet present day needs have been proved here by the in terest local motorists have shown In tho New-Day Jewett. the ut tra-modern product of the Paige Detroit Motor Cur company, now on exhibition at the salesrooms of Harris 1 French Motor company. Mr. French - reports that a score or more visit his place of business dally and exress ud mlratlon of the new hodel. Demofitrntexl Fordson W. K. Mnyesr, salesman for the Ford Motor company, spent four days last week at Camp No. 3, Mt. Emily 3 -umber company, de monstrating Fordson logging eq uipment ' Dodgo Sedans Arrive Tho I C. Smith garage unload ed two new Uodgo sedans this week. New Nnidi-Ajax Salesman A. It, Trachsel hns come to T.a Grande and will bo -agent for the Nash and Ajar c.rs here. Mrs. TrochBel and their four children accompanied him. They have mov ed into the house owned by Mrs. H. K. Wat kins and plan to muko La Grande their permanent home Accepts Position Mrs. J. C. Hughes has accepted a position nt the Blue Mountain garage a bookkeeper. Moves to Ta Grande M. A. Cuton, formerly of Rent tie, Wash., has accepted a position a't the Perkins Motor company t:i salesman. He and his wife and daughter have moved to 1-x Grande and will make this city their home hereafter. Delivers Coupe Avery Harrison, proprietor oof the Jtlue Moutaln garage, delivered a Chevrolet coupe to Mrs. Harry Hchwubke this week. Gas Gargles Kpltaph Here lies the body Of Sassafras Wronght The train traveled faster Than Sassafras thought. A scientist says Titian-haired girls nre not of the proper tem perament to drive cars, and really should not be permitted to do so. Which Is fortunate, ns wo get very tew invitations to ride with Titian haired girls driving cars. Don't race for the crossing It may result In a tie. It's best to open the garage door before backing out. Parking space. Is where you leave car to have fenders banked up. A fcood finish for an old car- stall it on tho railroad crossing. Overhauls mean overalls. Flywheels do moro than Jtcop the flics oft the engine. In buying a used car It's not so Important who will stand back of it as who will be under it. Motorists who give dirty looks. could save their face by having a face pointed on a board, fasten a handle to it, and hold It out at the other motorists, To-irlsts (in village notion store) "Whatddya got in the shape of automobile tires?" Haleslady "Funeral wreaths. life preservers and doughnuts," Nobody with a hundred dollars is safe from the dangers of siirg leal operation or owning a fliv ver. With a rear-sight mirror. Lot's wife wouldn't have gotten Into ull that trouble. The easy-going citizen doesn't g't anywhere so speedily as th easy-going cor. Auto Salesman "And what kin 1 of a horn would yoi like, sir? Do you ear for a good, loud bljst?' Haughty customer "No. I want something thnt Just sneers. The trouble Is, the least re sponsible people drive the highest' powf-rod rsrs. Th Automobile constantly Is rn- il'icing the number of pedeMi iani. Auto Company Expects Record-Breaking Year In anticipation of another record-breaking year during ' 19;.Ni, the Chevrolet Motor company has greatly expanded Its- field organ ization to assure quick distribution of cars und parts to its thousands of dealers, states Avery llarrlsun, local distributor. Tho expansion program Just completed Involved tho opening of three new zone ofnees lu key cit ies nnd the erection of specially designed miles and service build ings at four other zone points. '1 ho new xone offices are located it New York City. Cleveland, O. and OnuiHa, Neb., In the heart of the automobile, cities. 4 .1APAV lil'YS.V. S. AITOS. Japan Is one of America's most regular customers for automobiles. J Practically every liner that nlcurs from Paget Sound for Japan par rics from 12 to f0 uutos of had ing American mukea. ;as ta.v pays ma. A total of moro than $s,otin.noo will be received for the 11 months! of Michigan's two-cent gasoline tax which went into operation last February 1, Fnr too mnny motorists are driv ing -with one foot on the acceler ator and tho other In tho grave. "Enclosed please find check," as a joy-maker, must now give placo to "Park here nil day." JISTICK SOOltFS TUKXD SATjEM, Ore. America excels the world in lawmaking and law breaking, Sitid Oliver P. Coshow. associate justice of the state su premo court, who was tho princ ipal speaker at a luncheon of the Salem chamber of commerce "Our laws have become so nu merous," said Justice Coshow, 1 "that tho average citizen has glvon l like at Jewett7 s Lowest with Paige Hydraulic. 4 'Wheel HARRIS F. FRENCH MOTOR CO. . 1111 Adams Avenue. up all hope of complying with them lull. Ho obeys only those laws wh'ich moot with his approval. Tho sob sisters, with their maudlin th ulimeut, have brought about a If p Better. Service - ; Ulh, $SW "rst 'aw ,iu''v"'lm' i'lferest is confidence. Confidence in the P 111 is igi ..m, W w; The outstanding law of successful business is confidence. Our II .1 fi;?i This is what we do just a little better just a little quicker Sell: ii J I j ka , ir nil xfti W ' Popular Brands of Wash, , . " Oil and Grease , mh rk I Gasoline, . 'Polish, Transmission and 71 fJilj Accessories, Clean with Differential ilVK ' Tf f Tires, f Steam or Cleaning and VJ ' tyj.kM Tubes, . Air. . Fillinir - - SP j Jennings & Shumate By nearly $300 the lowest price ever set on Jewett closed car quality. By hundreds of dollars the-lowest-priced car with hydraulic brakes standard. Typically Jewett performance. 20 greater gasoline economy. No superior at any price in every detail that makes for ease of handling. Roominess unsurpassed unless you pay close to $1000 more. The clearest vision of any closed car. . With high quality certified throughout by standards from which Paige has never deviated in 17 successful years. ( Standard Sedan, $995; De Luxe Sedan, $1095; De Luxe Touring Car, $1095; f. o. b. Detroit, tax extra. We ask only that you give thfa car an opportunity to prove 7s right to be known as "The New-Day Car For New-Day Needs". It is waiting your inspection and test condition whereby tho purposo of punishment Is to reform the crim- Inal and let the public bo damned. .America excels tho world in many things, but wo have no mo- quality ot wliat you uuy. 1 nat wny we sen lICI F I Closed Car Price nopoly on wisdom. The tendency of legislation in this country ha been to protect the criminal when h is brought up for trial, ruthcr thn to protect society.' The Jiwctt may be pur. ,. chatcd on oac of the moit attractive llnitptr- ; ment plan, ever eMeni. Atk for details. . Brakes!
