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Auto Section Hfl (iHtttffc Simtttttt WW1 Motoring Hcwc VOLUME XXIV. SECOND SECTION LA GRANDE, OREGON, SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 20, 1926. TWELVE PAGES TODAY NUI. Mil. AUTO LICENSE FEE TOTAL B I G According lo tho unnual report of (leorjfo O. lira iKji'it burg, pen'Tal maniurt'r of the Oregon Htato Mo- tor attsoclHtlon, tlin immbi'nthli department of thn state organ inn. Hon affillatml wlth'tlm A. A. A. made rcmurkublu stridm during W. (". Klntlltiy, who ' Iihh b(n I With the incntherMhiii ili-niLrtinaiit l-.r .i.t ....it ' 8AIJ4M. On'. (Special) -Total y-ar of MS, , .."! ""'ri1 by,0H,'l,V!ur,1,,f,l,n, unulyra for Iho , remarkable jrur 1 V v u Hum iiiit r'Hlnl iimm ui : -nu. 1, , inolor vehicles, chaurfeurti und di'iilnm. tifiirreguti'd J!aiI8.1ili!.2S, State Revenue from 216,- 553 Vehicles Totaled .$5,368,95)5) During Past Year. Oregon Motor Association Made Big Growth In 1925 HALF OF FARM icconllii to u Htutemenl: ! Boc retury of State Jvozer. . ; ; : ,' :( . Tint total number of llceiiHed mo , tor vehicles In the slate for the year wu glfi.ri&U, which Included growth of tho liiciiiberHhltt of tho UPfluclatlon during tho paHt ' yrar. HIM answer lo tho great Hlrldcs niude la: "Service and an apprecia tion by motorists of a service ren dered them during tho year." Tho report allows that I lie asso ciation now Iihh a membership of pleasure cars, (.out. com-jmar(. tmn 4400 and thai SSiili of nicrclal cars of less than our. Ioh 'iIkfo members won- obtained dur. ' capacity. 9B3 busses and slugcs, 78 umhlllunccH and. hearse. J 6.275 ; trucks, 710 trailers, 2640 motorcy cles. C'llllljffeiirs licenses numbered ir,,i87, dealera 698 and licensed niotor vehicle-operators SMITS: lly cotintlea the number of.nio tor vehicles and amount in feo're ' reived were: .( -t . Uliker 3.3S3 Denton 4.1 24 Clackamas .... .H07 Clatsop 4. MO Columbia ' 3,772 Coos 7,'llifi Crook !7" I Curry m Deschutes .... i 4.871) Douglas -. . fj.504i (Ulllam . " Hit (Irant ............ J.OGO Harney s7 Hood lilver .. , S.nflO Jackson J. 8.102 Jerfer.Non r2'J Josephine 2.732 Klamalli a 5,3411 J.ake I.one. Lincoln Linn Malheur , Atarion Morrow .'. Multnomah . 1'olk Sherman Tillamook .. lnmlllla ' t'nlon Wallowa .-Wasco - Washington Wheeler Tnriililll ....J H3.S70.43 U7.S7r..nr, 330,11.1 R.20 J23.0lli.77 ttn.17n.6T J70.74l.7ri 1S.0I1.0S 0a,O(IK.73 1 29,7n3. 80 22.U4S.Ht 21.OOC.02 17.721.an ii'j.r.sn.nr, J0I.1S2.&1 11,101.39 . 01,008. so 130,229.03, . ) 0K2 12,604 1,00.1 0.377 . 1.8311 14.3011 . 1.120 76.992 ' 3.S5S 033 3.144 0.040 3,733 1707 3. 3 HO G.U4I .-.40ll,,. 0.4(0 'roala. ......210,603, 0,.'118,99.28 lug the year Just ondtd, rnis remarkable trrowlh," ac- I'orilinfr lo Kindlay's alalement, was. m.'ule possible by the svrvlee rendered -by tho entlro oreantza llun 'lurimr tlio year 1920. Motor ists reallzlriK that the UreRon Kl.ile Motor association as the only mo tor association nffllluled with the A. A. A. in Oregon has extended Its service 10 such a poinl thai a mem bership 1s a real asset and a pro tection to the individual member In his tbuiing operations, whether he touifi !n adjoining stated or operates only In his own slate." Members of the Oregon Mate Motor association enjoy the afflll 111 Ion of morn than 770 ol her clubs affiliated with tho A. A. A. throughout 'America when Ihey take a tour of any consequence. In addition to the services rendered by the Oregon association within Ihe slate. . Ilellig strictly a oervlce club, uperated without, profil, wllh the funds or Ihe ursociallon being .used to .expand Iho service pro gram of thn tissue lutlan In il illreel 21,001.33 railo with Iho expansion or the 2KK.O42.0s membership, the organization has 80,0)0.62 ,n,.n ,,1,1,, to u,i,i materially to Its 144.034.12 service during J920. 37i0O3.02 J in till 8 expansion are included 332.299.22 first air r.oad service, and free 20.1 18.10 . towing service that covers Ihe en 2,041.803.8.1 jure distance of (he racific hlgh . 84,34 1.90 ! way In Oregon and the Columbia 20.241.48 ; Itlver highway from Tho Dalles 74.7K7.DS 'to Keaslde. as well as a member or 107,703.21 '-oilier points Including Jslanittlh 80.027.00 Kails, liend. Tillamook. Marsh 87,007.77 -rleld, and others. An eduealionul 84,831.47 'and piibllcily .disport meiit has bi'en 102,801.10 .added to Iho orgaiilmtlon during -'''!-o,-T4,,0Jjie pnst yeur, aw. well ni an, ex 153,400. 23 pahslon oi the- engineering and ; 'signing depli.rlmenl. . all or which life conductive of a greater and 11 hot iyvj service for -1920. 1 Honolulu Ordinance Puzzles U. S. Tourists 1KINOMM.U (AT). TourUln front tho nm Inland find IhriuKclvrrt inizuhut )iy a new trarflr orll ntincu put Into effect In thin purl of Ami'rUrHii turrit ory. In aiihiitnnctt "MotorlmH can no only Manuka on Kort strot't tintl iuulal on Nuuitnu. I'tirhlnir pi'i'inlttiMl on tlu- walklkl, atdo of Kort und Ihe owu flido of Nuuitnu." In cxplunutlon, tho btrtu'l for tlio most part run northcaHt to Huutliwcat. and southeast to norl.t. west, with the result that four wulittn wordH( are considered mo- e deacriptlvo of direction .than Amer ican. , , 'Hie perplexing teruR arc: MHltai toward tho sea, about southweHt., I Muukrtlowurd the iiiounlain;;, ptbout northeaKt. I Walklkl lowurd Wuikikl bear.), I or about Nouthraat. , ' Kwa ( pronottneed "evvu") to , ward Kwa. plnntatlon, to the norinweKi. - ; II DRIVE Survey Recently Taken : Shows that Automobile Is Desirable to Modern .Wives. , noAitn u:uti:i titur.i. SAI.K.M, Ore. A pfitltion wtn filed with Governor lMerco tirfdnv, that Hinry It. t'rawford of Marion county bo appointed .. niember of thn Oregon Htute fair board to huc cerd Wnyno Stuarl of Albany, who I Iuih left the atate. Governor riere.o hm Id Unit Mr. WuJirt'j roHlffnullon had not blen( received, )ut that it probably would reaeh the oxeeutlvo department within tho next couple of 'dayH. ' The petition indofBlng Mr. t 'raw ford for a member of tlio, fair board waa ulgned by the iltrectors of tho Salem chamber of commerce and other . prominent niep of tills vi cinity. Mr. Hinnrt was elected president of the fair board at tlto last annual meeting in January. many havu ttutdo nhowera instead; . The old t mention that the. "but ter and vfctt money belong to tho m I Kh u a" still nilcH In lnoro than half of thcKe homes. Hut a linos I without exception ' "tho it litmus" upends it for groceries, shoes and school books for her family. In thu. dairy sections the butter and ugg money forma tho principal revenue, und here, of course, It is used lot- general farm expenses. In few families It goes to the chil dren, und Is probably used fur their education. As fust us possible tho farm wife Is organising her homo to relieve herself of Its hardest tank, and of these 14,046 only about half muko b-jtter. It Is signifi cant, however, that It In In tho dairy state of Wisconsin, whom churning Is still done in only 20.7 pel,, cent of' tho homes, whilo tit 90 per cent of the good old plan tation kitchens or Virginia, churn ing Is a regulur task. I'erhaps If inoro farm honu-s More, than fin per cent of the farm women In the mid-western and southern states run their own can. ' This Interesting Hldelight on farm lift' comes out In a surV'-y on . "conditions in the American farm 'home,',' Just completed by Mrs. .Mary (,'. Tuncke, The survey does' not tell hw thesn women use their, euro, nut hat , uu, modern convenience since G7.7 per cent of I hem still which relieves tho town woman draw water front wells or pumps Gr HO much of her work, more o'ltslde of the house, and only farm tiiiuillos would put them 27.8 per cent have sinks wlh selves on a business basis, and drains In thWr kitchens. It Is safu knVp household accounts, says Mm. lo sny Ihey are not burning up punce. itut whatever tho cause, much gas In 'gudding.' . only. 11.3 per cent of these 14.000 The I4.64& farm women who farm wives "eep books" on their helped make this survey, have glv- household expenditures, en a living picture of the. moA - Tho fact that so many farm typical farm homes In 1C states, i women Just within the pust few Wisconsin. Michigan. South 1 nko-. years have learned to run thoir ta. Illinois, Missouri, Ohio. Kan-j own cats shows that they are wis Kentucky. Indiana. Iowa, Mitt- progressive In spirit: they have nesota. Mississippi. Texas, Ala-J widened their outlook on life, humn. South I'arollna and Vlr- hatt; been able to enjoy their glnhu Their replies show thai friends und neighbors more, and gradually the fiinu woman 1 gei-jwhen there In money to spend on ting for her home1 lite modern the farm home, Ihey will know labor saving conveniences which; whul they want, und whereto buy her urban sisters enjoy. As Is to tlio best onn for their money, tho bo expected, it is those who lieu survey states. in thn central stales, Illinois, WIMt , . cousin, Ohio, Ml.tnesota and Iowa i T which Jiavo modern conveniences, I ho llust Howl. . . aiieK as .plumbing and power drlv- I've, toured north. I've toured south, in washlmr machines In their J'vo toured east and west. (huiiies. In some of the southern Hut there's one road I alwnya llko I states they still wash wllh tho A hundred times tho best. MooIh their grandmothers ised Surgeon (to patient, who Jiiwi Just br'H hit by an automoblle)i "I'll new tin that. Healu wound for 126." INttlcnt- "Cioe, Doe, I want Just States today, more, plain sewing not hemstitching." ( l,un' ''' phones. Tl(ro are over seventeen mil lion cars In use in the rulted automobiles vaiJjKY iyi:hst mcki1 KI'OKNK. Ore. The unnual convention of the Willumetto Vat ley Cleaners and Dyers, an organ!-' xatloti Embracing firms all the way from S'llem to llosebtirg. will be held here Kebruary 24, It was im uouueed by officers of tho,ttSsuel ullon today. Jtnyinond Torrey of Kugelie Is president und W. K. Naylor, also of this city is sccnt tury. . ': ' J I'. Means, an efficiency expert from the' nallonal asKoclallpu of dyers and cleaners, will be piiS"nt and will conduct a demonstration. I A bnn'Mi''t at Him new Uugcite bu ild is being planm-d. . t It's nice to tour through all thn states. the windlass well und tho hlckoiy washboard. Many I'so Washing Machtites More than 40 per cent of thes? O'er hills, through valleys roam, farm women nave already cut the Hut after all tho road I lovo terrors of washday by using' wash- Js that which leads towards ho ma Ing machines; lti.7 per cent of I them have gone a step further i v Kii'p tho Itraktvi Atljustcl. and hitched their washers to tho I It rakes should bo adjusted every farm power system; 5tf per cent thirty days. If they are not must, still use the old washboard, equalized the result will be rattle, but. It probably will not be long chutter and snueak, the wheels will before the washboard will be til- j0se their alignment, tho tread of most a thing of history on the, one or inoro tires will soon wear, Uirm. iand the frumo of tho car will be Tim nbtinuanen or wash tubs lit distorted. iiurtil communities may havosume-l .thing to. do with, the scarcity ofl 'bathtubs. J'lumhlmr si 11 1 seems ror Tim stop signals on Ui" flViiniln be uncommon In the farm horn:, leading Into Main street, always re--for only J7.:t per cent of theso mind tin of a girl wo used to know 14, Mid have bathtubs, Ihoutrii before we were mai'iie-d Don't be afraid of big things A TackNrd steers easier than a Kord. FRAN KLI N Oiatujed InNoWay- In the accomplishment of the new electrifying lower price of Chrysler "58" there has been absolutely no change in performance, quality, comfort, style, design, materials or workman ship in the body or chassis which won such widespread preferenoc and admiration. Today more unmistakably than ever' Chrysler "53" is the utmost value fn its price class. Such figures as these arc bevond comparison: t895 , 935 Touring Car - $345 Club Coupe -Roaditer Special 890 Coach . . . Sedan. .... $995 All prim F. O. 0. Detroit, lubrct to current Federal excite tax (gKlLW: ' . 5S3s 1 L. W. Weeks 0 Telephone 180-J. Holmes Bldg. on Jefferson Ave. Series "11" Pride and Satisfaction In Ownership, J'1roin the constantly increasing group of disenminating motorists who drive Franklin Cars you will hear expres sions of deep pride in the ownership of so distinctive a car. This pride in, ownership might well be , based on looks of the car alone everyone ad mires the outstanding design of the Franklin models but the satisfaction derived from unexcelled performance low operating and up-keep cost ur ease of riding and control and the ability of the car to make the most miles per day without fatigue to the driver, has won the admiration of every owner. The beautiful new models are now on display. Demonstrations can be arranged by appointment. After you have seen the cars and driven one of them, you, too, will want a Franklin. 1CCLUIES Yakima, -Walla .Walk, La Granclu, rondlulon, Baker 1 116 Adams Ave. Sales Service Bird F. Lewis Kenneth A. Keeney Ceo. E. McClurc Tracy Hollister ' BODY H4HHAKH ,'' A tnixtttro of kerommo ftnil hib- rlcntlnjr oil, forced v bitwern- the body urovlccs with a wtulrt kuh, or a brunli, will ovorconin body qurakB. (tooklnit tho car will per mit Iho mixture lo penetrate. Of course II ' nwuarjf to Hint all bolts are tight. Anolhrr cici'llent nknrrljr Is to looiwn thn body bolts, tltrn hack thom up with grouse. Tho groaso will 'work over tho bolts when tightening and prevent many sMtieaks from tills source. , fai'mty i:YEtiairr ACCIDENT CAC8E How Is your cyealght T Thai's ono of the questions that should be asked 6f every moto driver, v Tho driver with good ? Mia quickly and hi ldtnMOt ot dk -tance usually i good. Ts prerequiattM or akUUul drrWg SJtd an Investigation of oalaoaoll . dents In ths mlddlo wt fcaa aaovn that the mot. freuosot oaua o mishaps of tola ooarolt a, faulty eyesight. . - v ' . ' V Important Price Policy lor We Discontinue F. O. D. Factory Prices and Announce ."At-Your-Door" , Prices Effective February IS, These Cart Will Be Priced to IjbcIucU Freight, War Tax and Equipment. No Charge Will Be Added for Handling. There Will Be Nothing Else to Pvjr. Remember these are NOT F. O. B. Factory Price, but , the DELIVERED Price., at Your DOOR The Price You Pay to Drive All Cart Are Complete with the Following Equipmtmtl ' Bumper Front and Rear ... . Electric Windshield Cleaner.. Rett; View Mirror . . . Transmission Lock (Built In) . . . Radiator SliuHert , Moto-Meter . . . Combination Stop and Tail Light . i ir-f COACH - - - 1450 Drburjhatn - - 1715 ;w Sedan - -:. . -: 1905 , EoGen Sian CoocEn QCO ConwnUnt and Eoy Purchaie Terms For Tho$e WhoDflre - Ledbetter Garage .!'" n , Adams Avenue Hudton is WorW's Largeit Builderof"Sixe$"and Third Lar(tt Builder otKt9tCre ; . . '"' '.'..' ..... ' . ,' BIG REDUCTION In Closed Car Prices EFFECTIVE FEBRUARY 11th , New Price Old Price Reduction Tudor $520 $580 $60 Coupe $500 $520 $20 Fordor $565 $660 $95 ; Demand for Ford closed cars since the improved - . ' types in colors were introduced has been constantly. .' increasing. With greater output of these types pro- -duction costs have been lessened and it is the policy of the company to give its customers the benefits of 7 , all such reductions. ' v. "v.-: ..;'.'' y ' : ' . :; ;:" y'l'-, New Open Car Prices Touring Car $310 Runabout $299 Starter and Demountable Rims $83 Extra . '' ' Tractor, Car and Truck Chassis Prices Remain Unchanged . All Trices F. 0. B. Detroit t '(X Detroit, Mich. w. . ' '
