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Auto Section
VOLUME XXIV.
SECOND SECTION
LA GRANDE, OREGON, SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 13, 1926.
TWELVE PAGES TODAY
NUMBER 107
Motoring News
AUTO INDUSTRY
LEADS IN U. S.
Bureau of. Census Re
leases Figures Showing
Rank, of Leaders in
Business.
Tim nwtomohllc Indus! ry Is now
tho luncffit In thu country accord
ing to the liiirrnu of census, with
tjtho h1'"I huHlm-ss ami meat Hack
ing industry ranking Micond and
third. The motor Industry in its
factories. In Its nali'srooms, and In
the number of othor industries nup
plyliitf material to it, provides em
ployment for over i.OOQ.ono men.
Murh of the revenue of nil Iron Us
iti collected from the. motor indus
try since it i.s the third lr frost
shipnor of, manufactured products
over tho rnllrotulH, the total being
over 750,000 carloudn annually. .
Over 1 per cent of the finished
rolled Hteel and iron output of Hie
country Is u.sed In the .manufacture
of cars and trucks. Of the entire
plate Khiss production of the coun
try. G.I per cent goes to automo-i
Idles. Ah a conmimer or feather.'
Iho industry vies with tho boot mid
fdioe businesH.
Over a billion board fert of hard
wood lumber, and 300,000.000
board fcot of soft wood for crating
i-altroad and export .shlptuenlH are
consumed each year.
The commanding position of the
liulustry is easily recognized when
j It Is remembered that more" than
20,000,000 were registered In the
Xfnited Btales last year. This is In
creasing at a great, pace and" it Is
safe to say that litis number '-will
be exceeded during 11)21..
Building Of Roads by Federal
Aid in Northwest Described
Oregon's Mt. liood Loop Road Is Unique Among- High
ways; Much New Work Scheduled for Con- ;
struction During Present Year.
A gasoline tank causey nine Ct
rl lenient unless the lime coin- a
when it meets its match.
(My C. H. I'unvll)
The ucthities of the Hurenu of
1'ubllc Itonds in the Northwest ure
confined almost exclusively to
highway construction. Thesu acti
vities are divided into' two clashes;
one th investigation, approval and
Inspection of Federal aid highways,
and the other other the local ion
and const ruction' oH liighway sys
tem and certain other roads built
Willi forest funds. The work in
Montana, northern Idaho, Wash
ington, Oregon, and Alaska Is iid-
mlnlslrated from the 1'ortlund vof:
flee. During Ihe past year several
Important projects have been com
pleted and others havu been placed
undv'r contract.
Slouut TIihmI Ijoop Heads
Oregon l'rujifts
Aii soon as Mir snow had gone,
the Mount Hood Loop road , was
opened to traffic. This w;is on
June 21-, 11125. The early travel
was so heavy that it became ap
parent at once that somelhing
would havo to be donn to lay the
dust. The State- Jlighway Depart
ment, having the necessary equip
ment, oiled the .sections .which tin y
hail conwructed as well as the 37
miles built by the Bureau. ,
This road Is unique In many re-'
spccbi. The aut-omobilist ' leaves
1'ortiand at sea level and in a. trip
of 173 miles circles this snow-clad
mountain, Willi lis ninny glade rs.
The summit, of -Mt. Hood Is 11,225
feet above tho ocean. On litis trip
'he crossed two passes, one at ele
vation 4 I 'iM and the otlu r -it Hi7ii.
ije travels to Hood Hlver. (12 miles,
on -pavement over tin- famed Col
umbia Hlver Highway; from Hood
Itlver to Oreshain over an excell
ent gravel road and from Gn-shnm
Jtaek to the city, 16 miles, on pave.
mcnt. For miles Mt. Hood Is in
sight, amid constantly changing
Nettings. ., ,
The entire . Loop oulslde Multno
mah County represents an expendi
ture of $2,032,900. The 18.2 ml leu
in Clackamas county und, IV. 3
miles in Hood Hlver county com.
prlsn the section built by the Bur
eau at a cost of $0X8, ooo, of which
50 per cent was fjirntshed from
SITUATION IS
HELD COMPLEX
has been, or Is being built under
the direction of the Bureau. Tim
j surfacing on a 17-mile section
south of Heave Marsh us practi
cally completed. Tho contract for
the grading and surfacing 11 miles
north of Beaver Marsh wns let in
June und in August a contract was
let for the grading of 1 miles which
will complete the grading as far ah
Crescent. When this U-inlle sec
tion and the 13-milo section lo
the north nrn surfaced, Tho Dulles
California Highway will b.i sur
faced from the California Una to
the Columbia' Itlver.
Tho route of the John Pay
Highway extends from Arlington
on the Columbia Itlver to Ontario
on the Snake Hlver, on the eastern
boundary of the state. A Federal
aid project consisting of grading
and surfacing 1G miles between
con.plet.id t.. May. 1025. and si""-'' " .luring the re.
...lies of (rruuli.tr. HU. fa.MnK and "'T'1 ,I"'ri?d mrB. p,"rt- . Kv?r
.London and ! ; .," .... ' v"1
Willi uu Hanie conuuioiiH ui t:uu
tft'sttoit during tlm renewal period
each year, but, in due, time, every
Car License Renewal Is-
Discusscd by Secretary
of btate :
to Meet Demands.
Nays Mniiy 1uikvh of Today
Will Ho Groat in Future
LONDON, AF) Charles Dar
win and Sir Isaac Newton were
backward children, It In pointed
out by lr, A. J- Tredgold. a 8poo.
tatM. who contends that many
school duncca of today will becomo
groat men.
"Tho dull boy who is mado to
wear tho fool's cap In classes In
the, ruture will bo able to beguile
tho tedium of his pennnco by re-
T;.yio !aaAcA I 'lectin; that his stupidity may
lime, IN eeQea I Holm, dnV make him famous." de
clared the , physician, nddreBslnir
the Women's Haultiu-y Inspectors
ut Bedford College.
The backwardness of Newton
and Darwin, ho said, was duu to
powers. His studies have con
vinced him that tho boy who Is a
dunce, and who has not much In
tellect or capacity for Icurnlntr,
often has a largo amount of com
mon senso and Intelligence tucked
away under his scalp, and gets on
In ll(o bottor than tho scholarship
boy. ..
Boy, 13, Missing.
(Ily Sum A. Kuirr
(Secretary of Slate)
The situation will, regard to the
iKsuIng of the 1920 motor vehicle
license Is no different from that
government funds ind the balni.ee
from" the stale and county funds, structures between
The I'luud t'ap Inn road, a. 10- Thirty Mile Creek will be com
inlle spur off the Mt. Hood l.oop. ,pleted thlsycur. The latter con
will he rompletcd next season. This stats of ..widening and Improving
road will make It possible to drive
a car along the spurs of the moun
tain lo timber line. Th'' esUn wiled
cost of the ro-id lsU.4."ii.
. The main eiirft atpl west? road
through central Oregon crosses the
i.l'UHcaile. mountains at' MeKenzic
I'ass. Vork on this road lias been
in progress since liyiio, and be-
SURE
Wc have genuinc--- 3 . . . ,
Dclco, Rcmy, Atwatcr-Kcnt and Westinghousc
Coils, Breaker ' Contact Points, etc.
Robert Bosch Spark Plugs A
'- v Champion Spark Plugs f J
A.-C. Spark Plugs
the old roud between these two
points and the'bulldlng of a rein
.forced concrete bridge over Thirty
Mile Creek. . .....
I Between Prairie city and I'nity
the Bureau is now' Kurfueing '25
i miles of the John Day Highway,
the grading of this portion having
been finished in '.I24. Adjoining
tween ltelkn:ip and Sisters S3 miles this are two Kederal aid projff-ts;
of highway have been lnilll by ths the grading of 'the I'nity. Beam
Bureau. The last 12-iuiln section ' Creek section, 12 mites in length;
was .finished when the forces - or-will be completed this fall, and 21
the Bureau of 1'uhllc Itoads luuiled miles of grading from Beam Creek
the last of Hi.3:iS cubic ynrds of . to Cow Valley which was begun
surfacing on September 22. IS25, early last spring, will probably be
l.-or the construction of the 62 completed tins season, l nu surinc-
niilis tint government set aside
$-!5fi.4r0; the State of Oregon
MS5.4riO; Line county 1 5,(100, and
llesehules coulltv $5,000.
In order lo complete this work.
Inst year It was necessary to get an
enry start In the spring. Crusher,
engines and the necessary parts for
the crushing plant were hauled in
over the snow, on sleds 'pulled by
large truct'.l-s. . '
The main highways In Oregon
are rapidly Hearing completion. On
The Dliilcs-Ciilllornla. highway
which extends, north und south
through, central Oregon, the work
lis either under way or contracls
i have been let on nil Improvements.
.North of Crooked Itlver Ihe sur
facing Is flnlHlietl. - ' '
motor vehicle Is supplied with the
necessary license. This condition
exists during unv normal year.
In Oregon, however, tho situa
tion is made more complex nt the
beginning of the license year 11126
by reason of the operation, for the
first time, of the certificate of title
I law. All of the states which have
adopted the certificates of title or
ownership law havo had the same
experience und difficulty Ip clear
ing up title to cars which have
passed through a series of owner
ships up to Ihe time of the enact
mcnt of the tllle law und the titles
are, therefore, in somewhat of a
muz,'. But once the luw is In full
Operation much of the title compll
callous, which now exist to delay
progress In the process of Issuing
licenses, will be ('Unlimited. Al
though motor vehicle owners liave
had since July 1. 1S26. to secure
certificates of title many of them
have neglected lo make application
therefore until applying for their
1192(1 license. These license, ac
cording to the law, could not bo ls-
lng of these two secilonsuiid the 9
miles from Cow Valley to Brogun
will complete the surfacing of the
John May Highway.
, 'Koo-scvcll OoiimI Highway
. Wliea a Kederal uid project, ex
tending from three miles south of
Seaside to Necanlcum, Is finished,
the l'ortland-Astorlu- Tillamook
l.oop will be completed us far
soulh us Mohler. Work on this
section was Blurted -in l.'ebrunry.
J920. and will pioouuiy ne iinisneu . ... ,..,,,,.. ,orv (,vlience
during 1920. Along the Tlllumoojt l .lm furllllih(.a ,1S , owlu.rah,.
beuenrs. souill Ol .nonier, mere .. . . . . I.i,..,r.. ,n Bi01v tin
lata development of their nientiil
SALEM. Ore. Police here have
been naked to locate Paul Martin,
12-yenr-old orphan, who disap
peared 'while, on his way to the
St. Vincent dc Paul school in
North Halym last Tl.ursdny. The
boy has been making his home
with his guardian, MIhs Anna Ze
linskl, on route 9 out of this city.
SlMClTANEOtJS BIRTHS
COMPLICATE MATTERS
WOOD8VILLB, N. H. (AP).
Daughters have been born to a
mother and daughter almost sim
ultaneously. The tour ro Id the
same room at the CotUfe hospi
tal and comprise iTandmother,
granddaughter, two mothers,- three
daughters, two sisters, an aunt an 1 '
a niece. -
Here Is how: Mrs: Nettle Maynes .
Oreenwood la a daughter of Mrs.
Clur. Mayncs, Mis. Greenwood',
daughter Is a granddaughter of
Mrs. Maynos, whllo Mrs. Green,
wood herself acquires a. new sis
ter In little Mildred Maynes. The
Mnynes child, in turn, becomes an
uunt of airs. Oreenwood's baby,
Madclyn.
:ire a few short stretches yet to be
Improved.
In Tillamook and Lincoln coun
ties the Bureau has recently com
pleted the' grading and surfacing
the work, but in tills respect, Ore
gon has made as good progress in
the Issuance of 19211 licenses as the
neighboring states. - The depart
ment holies by the end of the
Fred T. Burgess
MAIN 123
Kxidc Distributor 1U08 Jefferson
Nation's Kc.iinl Highest Bridge .
The. Crooked Itlver bridge, which
will lie th
bridge in the Cnited States, was
placed under contract- September
291 h. This bridge bus been located
so that the rood passes under (he
approach of the ,ral)road bridge.
Minis climtnatirig'a grude crossing.
' Contracts for surfacing on Fed-'
eral aid pruji cts south of l-iivu
.Untie, "as nir as the Deschutes
:bunty line, have been 1-t. and tlic
wul K is miller w.iy. inn Kiii'ni'i.
from this point, to connect
the work soulli of Crescent, III
'miles, wiih let 111 June. Krotil
I Crescent to 1'ort Klamath the road
of 22 miles from Neskowln to Ihei montMi tc have substan-
Hilcta Kiver. Between Sllet. Hlver ',,,. nought up will, the work of
anil jM'wjioii. lour wmiuhb im-
. Hull'
Issuing licenses.
J
ut least for nil
)"ujrun vvm.im. ..... n""' tipplientlona for llcensea shull have
Otter Koelt-Ajcate Reuch seellon
wiih enmploteil lust, yenr and Ihe
reinulnlni;, section between Annte
Iteucli nnrl Newport 1h now' tinder
coimtructkin or the brldi ' eroa
construe Ion o ft he bridice .eron
the Slleta Itlver 'wilt probnhly he
commenced nest khhoii. When
theHc projectR ro completed tJie
wit), . rortlond-McMlnnvtlle - Hcho-NeM
Kon in - iji.ii - pun
I loop vtll be completed.
I An S-mile H-ction In (ooh coun
ty between lluuser nd llteHhle
hurt Leei graded mid the conlntet
let for Burfaclner. TIiIk connects
wllli the lilKliwny south to MtirHh
been filed up to that tunc.
Another important cnucttnent of
the 1!)J5 leKlHlllllvi! ilSHt'lllbly WU
thut provided for the regulation of
heudHffht. cfiulprnont Upon motor
velilch-s. Tliif luw reriulre.s .hut,
after September I, the hetid-
lihlH upon motor vehicles conform
to certuln ndJUHlinentH -which the
law preflciibew. Conrilctlntf idea
- Corvjillis r n,r 1,1 w ,u,v0 ,-ri'tlt,,d confusion
In the minus or some inoior vi-iikuk
owners, hut the reater majority
have taken steps to comply with
tho law.
" Substantially 80 per cent of the
motor vehicle that are operated
fb-ld. In. furry county six inhesion the highways durbiK I in? hours
At Chrysler "58' s" electrifying new low
prices it would more than ever be a waste
of time to attempt to match such Values.
Nowhere can you find anything to equal
Chrysler "58" quality performance and
beauty at figures like these: -
Touring Car $845 Club Coupe
Roadster Special 890 Coach - -Sedan
r $993
have been graded and surfaced and
an adjoining five mtes ifraded. I
This work has been done by ' Ihe
Hureau. . Tho slain hns Jet u coti-
1 In .urfni-n t !. In fll-.. mlln
Is-ction and Iris also let. the con
tract for Kradlitf; an I l-itille l''ed-
i ral aid section to Ihe nouih. Krom
Myers Creek to tins Chetco Ulver
L'S miles ure under contract for
Knidint?. These- tire i4ndernl aid
projects, and complete the gr.-idlnfr
le-lween Coos Hay and Ihe Ctilllnr
n iu line, except the crossing of tlu;
1CUKU' Itlver nl Wi dilei bill n,
j;cdwMl Highway Sec no
r Me4iy Work
A vry heavy piece of work in
northern California, joining tip;
(Jrecon lim-, has been done tinder
the supervision of the l'ortland Of
fice. A new road :ci miles loni?
)ms been loctih-d uloim Smith Itiv-
r, eliminating the grades, over
CHS'iuet Mountain and )i koti
Mountain. These grades have, been
exuctinir ii -heavy toll from nil traf
fic that used this road. This Is ti
part of Ihe route of the Hedwood
Highway from Grunts I'ass, Ore
gon, to Crescent City, California.
At present H provides a much
needed connection between lh"
I'aelfic Illghwuy and the northern
'nllfornla coast. The
of darkness luivn. legal iignting
equipment and the remainder will
be properly equipped before long.
The law does not apply to vehicles
that are not operated during the
night lime. Adjustments have been
made on approximately 7 0 per cent
of the motor ears in Oregon.
Fll DEALERS
I 'MEET IN CITY
895
935
Plc uhrf U nptinnal. Hytlraultr four-wherl
hraket at f fight extra colt. Atl prices K O. B.
Detroit, iuhcct lo current federal excise tax.
CHRYSLER SALES CORPORATION. DETROIT. MICHIGAN
CHRYSLER CORPORATION OP CANADA. LTD.. WINDSOR. OKTARIO
thin 3!! lull" iirojfi't coinpu'ln
in IJi-ci-nibi-r: flv iiiIIik hi Oncnn
luivn bIiici. bi-i-n Miirfiii'i'd. und a
t'ontnirt wan la on Hptenilt'r -'J
for tin HiirfucInK of iin uU'llttonnI
Hi lull'-l. wlllli' tin fiurriicltiir rif 1 :i
jiillm on th lovvt-r rnu wun rintni-
J In Hrnt' inliir. us 6.
Kuril il'..il"l In llils dmlrkl.
which inuliicli nil of liusti-n .'
poll iiibI, of Hi" Hlne iiiuunlulnn,
h. ll u (inrTi nii! In ri! I nursdiiy
vi nlni; In llir ri rklim Moior coni-
imny'H liiiililliiK. Kfnii'rs wru 111
iiltcniliiiuf rnim Kntcrpriai-, IOIbIh,
llnki r iiii'l Im flrulKli;.
A. II. Thompson mnl 'riioiniLS
liiidi lifr wro In n. from Knli'rprUc,
(. ('. 1'rlnlili' nnil Tom Itonih from
Ifcik'-r uml W. W. Binford und Ku-B.M-
JlilK from lOlulu.
W. II. Inwi-ry, wholcssli: limn-
vrurllnr of MK r f or I ho fortlullil brunill of III
.'onl Molor coinpuny. mid Mr. Ijip-
liiim. In rharcn of fhn tniclor siill'H
IIiit''. with pr''rni nnd wri: th"
jnlni'lpul Hpi'iik.TH of lli'i iivonlnB-
Mr. IH-wcry dlmuHilcd why It In
poKHllilp for the Kord Motor com
puny to milke It reduction on their
enclosed model Kord cnrn. )le ulno
The l'eople of lleednport, who outlined the policy ot the qompuny
have been compelled to triinrtfer
from auto to bout at. HcoMHlnlnr,
will be uble lo drive to llruln uv
for the con.liiK year.
Mr. Iipham dlncuwied tractors
mid (heir nrwltillltleil. After III"
an Improved roud on the I'nclfli; tiilkK by Iheae (wo men (hero wiu
(SHlTOlLil,,S"
r Telephone 1S0-J.
L. W. Weeks
Holmes Uldir. on Jefferson Ave.
Hlghua us soon as the Cmpftuii
limiting & Const ruction I'onipsny
completes th'- stirfuclnic or l.l miles
between Dies'! two towns.
On the Alsei Itlver the Itureiiti
i.f I'tibllc Itoads lias grad'-d
inil-s of road up ihe river from
Wnldport. II miles of which hsvc
been surrnced. Contracts, have
le-en let on a four-mile wet tun
which connects with the work
being done by the stt near the
county Hue. und also to surface (be
renminbi I fi miles. This gives I he
peopl" of Wuldport an outlet over
11 surfaced roud and complete! an
other connection between Hie, 1'iio
iric llliehwHy und the couid.
I hiring tin- month of July I hern
was comph led a 1'4-tnlte seetion of
rood between liliiehly on l-ake
Creek, which Is a trilmhiry of lti;
Hlushiw and Hallro k. This routo
provld'-s u coiineciloii from Junc
tion city, on the Cuelfic Highwiiy,
to Flon nce, of nhlch ull but ubout
(CoutlUUti on Vl&L)
u gen'ral discussion.
CITY OITIClJtS .NAMI-;i
IUU1 KlVKIt, Ore. Mayor A
II. llennelfs uppolntment of . .
AnderHon to th city council was
confirmed by the council. A peti
tion, largely slgn d by Ihe btislnew
folk of Ihe city in In-half of Churlcs
. Cstnr, was presented.
Counellmen HOanuhaii and Illch-
urds voted for Mr. Castner, while
opposliion wbs voiced by Council
men Young, Hinlthson and Honnb h
iw n. Mr. Anderson mhs nominated
bv Coiinellmnn Younff. Mr. Ander
son succeeds K. A. ITouz Jr., re
cently fatally Injured in n uulo
.ntoldlo accident. Mayor lb nnett
initde Ihe t.jllnwlMif iippolntmenls
of city uftU'Vtv: Mliht marshal. It
i.onover; fire rhh-f. J. I. VolslrofT.
uml ftr marshal, I,. O. Morgsn.
Studebdker Special Six Coach
' $1 ZQK frcthtand
JL M-ar tax extra
Under Studibftkcr'l fair md liberat Budget Payment
' plan, thU Coach may be purchased out ot monthly
Incotn for imilllnUUI pavtuentand at lowest time
psvymcnt rates known to the automobile lndiutrv
In comparing Coach values, con
sitter this equipment inclucU4 in
the price of the Studebakrr Coach
because of One-ProiJ Bavingnt
1 ' Gasoline gauge on duh
8-day clock
Automatic windshield cleaner
Aluminum-bound trunk rack .
Ash receiver -.
Toggle-grip (i
Dome light
Automatic spark control '1 :
Light switch on steering wheel
Coincldentallock . " i
thing but Quality
Not a
in this Fine One -Profit Coach
r I produce a
couch of
genuine seilan-iikc quai-.
lty, , Sludcuaker , ignored tnc
accepted practices in coach de
sign and manufacture. Here
is something more than a
coach a c.lr'of greater roomi
ness easier accessibility
and finer finish throughout
than you'll find in any coach
within several hundred dol
lars of its price. ' -
-Wider doors than you are
accustomed to seeing permit
easy, natural -entrance and
exit without disturbing those
in front. In its roomy interior,
five can ride all day-in arm
chair ease. There's, room to '
stretch-out-'and-rclatQy a. i;
comfortable riding jrosttlbn.
Luxurious travel comfort if'.
further enhanced by full-size
balloon tires.' -.'-f ;
. This fine quality, coach is ,'
only possible at its present i
low price because of the sav
ings that result ' fr6m , One
Trofit manufacture. .We are
anxious to show you this( or :
any One-Profit Studebakeo .
and explain how you can 9ave .
by taking advantage of Studc .
baker's enormous facilities. ;
Come in today. '
M. J. GOSS
Crawl Under Your Car
And Look--
Winter weather has contributed a
filth. Every exposed working part is
covered with dirt instead of with oil.
The only safe way is to grease care
fully and regularly. Texaco grease
and oils save wear, protect moving
parts. Drive in or phone us. . We'll
do the rest.
, In llllnulM 11 In
p4:inona on public
ulk Sfuloot Irutliu
unlurul for
hlgUwu) tu
Playle Oil Co.
I'laylc's Superior Service As Near as Your Telephone.
Texaco Gas and Oils Ajax and C. T. C. Protected Tires
, Car Washing, Etc
r :