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Saturday, December 26, 1925..
MOBILE NEWS Tii-1
DODGE PLANS
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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
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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!