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About La Grande evening observer. (La Grande, Or.) 1904-1959 | View Entire Issue (Feb. 20, 1926)
IX GRANDE EVENING OBSERVETt r Highway and Auto Dope Saturday, February 20, 1926. w ' " I Tim BJ Ql ::MtH..: - J get- & gr i- JOTOR OUTPUT . SHOWS INCREASE DURING JANUARY t'oullnucd strong activity In 'the litoinobllo business la lndlculed hy u production flguro of 333,727 km and trucks reported to the rectors' meeting of tho Nutlouul jutomoblle chamber of commorco Chicago, February. S. Tho ta- t la estimated from shipping re ports filed by tho individual com punlcs. A conservative policy Is being pursued, uecording to uutomohilo j loudcrs. The output Ih 4 per cent over December und 3S per cent luiffcr thun January of last your, but considerably under tho heavy spring und summer schedules. Tho Intercut In the 1 tG mud -Ih on' exhibited at the Chicago mil New York automobile shown' him led a largo number of Immediate ordei-N by dealers, which lias made km Sadly' fSuMly mm thmlbrlablu 3 Trarcl by Motor 8lace Safely - Comfortably. MOTOR THAN KIT COMl'ANY. ' Tlie flrvjr Stage" Cotue to onr Stage TH-,vit at 1114 .leffersou A to. All Modern anil Heated Ntnps. MSAVK IiA il(AMK I'OJt -Josepli t A. M..-1 I'. M. - 4 P. M. Sunday, A. Tit. - 4 V. M. I'cndlHon II A. M. - 4 I'. M. Dally. Connects to Walla Walla i Cupap Ralm Drot I'lione Wo Carry Impress On Special Trips ' T '"" Main 7t And Trunks NOTICE Change of Time Leaving; Joseph Towns Lcavo tlownli 'UitVirlNO fiOStillc Arrive Wallowa .., Lcavo Wallowa Mlnam ..... KlRln Imblcr La (irando 1 Trip 'o. 2 Trip No. 4 . A. M. A. M. 11:0(1 ' 7:!M) 1I:U0 8:10 11:35 :!! l:it ......... 8:30 12:00 ' . 0:10 12:10 10:00 1::I0 10:20 l-.M 10:80 8:20 Trip No. 4 Orr on Sunday. Effective Sunday, fnnuary 17, 1020. v........ Trip J 2: No. M. (Ml 20 :ir, oo id :io iin 20 FORD PRICES ARE LOWERED , A now price list for Ford pas senger curs, Including a material reduction in tho prices of closed curs, lias been announced by Kdsol 11. Kord, president of tho Ford. Mao tor com puny. 'Tho new1 prices be come effective Thursday morning, February 11 Tho biggest reduction U made in tho price of tho Ford or Bedam A reduction of $00 also Ih made in I ho Tudor sedan, and tho price of Jho coupo Is reduced. In tho ope it typo cars tho price of thoi touring- car and tho run about huvo gono down. "Demand for closed ears lnco the improved types In colors were introduced has been constantly In creasing," suid a statement accom panying tho announcement. With grcutcr output of these types cowts have been lessened, and it is tho policy of tho company to give lis AiHtomers tho benefit of all reductions In production -coats. There will bo no change -in. -the 'price of the Model T chassis, tho I Ford ton truck chassis or the Ford- son tractor, it was siaieu. , tniNi;si; aioit id; chkam SKA'ITLK, Wusli. (AD The wrinkled ll-choo, tho craekUng watermelon seed and tho succulent candled melon rind are being dis placed us delicacies In Hhanghal. by ice cream burs Imported from the United Stutes. ' jjanuury the most active thut the- business bus ever enjoyed. . . ( The record exports for Decern i bcr totaling 68.00U vehicles, In- j eluding foreign hssemhllr-s, give piuiuiHi! ul un iiiureiiHiiiK imne 111 thut field, . f Why til is the Studeliakcr Bia; Six the fastest-selling high powered car in the world? Rick in a Big Six ami find out! MANY cars liavc l)ccn chiiiiiiiig Jci Curinaiicc. We waul U prove il. ' -;, T::l;c a ri!c in .some I'ifjlil-'eyliiiilcT car th.t sells for I wire as iniiili licfcrc you try the liij; Six, It c:nl slanil the comparison whether you want speed or acceleration or power on the hills or in saml. ; Ami it will statu! comparison in every other way. No finer hod.ics.are made than those on the Ki Six. Its lit! inns and refinements arc nneipialcd. Kide in this splendid Stndch.il.cr ami you will know' w hy it outsells every oilier car in the world of eipial or jT'iUlcr rated . horsepower. ' , 1 ''l he J'.ij; Six is (lowered hy the identical engine tha carries himdreils of Studehaher husses at top speed over hills and valleys for hour after hour. Only 7 other American cars ciial its power according to the official rating of the Society of Automotive Knginccrs hut they sell for two to four times its price: v STUOIiliAKIiR I5IO SIS. N. A. C. C :iml S. A. 1C. rating, .10.01' .' Price i'f 5 r'assciigcr Srtlau, f. o. b. factory, $1895 , Car A 1?!. more, power, $2755 Inkier price tar l l'o more power, $.'"05 liii;licr price l ar C 77a nunc power, f 49HS liiKlier price Car 1) 2"'7" more power, $56M5 higher irice , Car Y. 31 more power, $7MH) liiglicr price Car I'" 35 more power, S-I725 liiv;licr price i Car C 35 more power, $.SU55a)ii;1icr price , i Come in or telephone and we'll send a I'ig Six out to you. 'I'lien drive it yourself feel its ample, smooth power its fast get-away and pick-up. Try the com fort of its soft, deep upholstery ; long, resilient springs, snuhhers and full-size balloon tires. You can make this test in 15 minutes' driving. ' EASTERN OREGON HIGHWAYS ARE IN GOOD CONDITION According to tlio weekly report lfwued by the Htutu lilKliway cum million, all HUto highways In KuHtorn Oregon aro In t;ood coiull tlon. . A dotalled report of this section follows: ; I, Carandv-Wullona iJiko Illirliwuy Ijl Gruntlo-lsland t'lly: luvcd. iHland IMly, KlKln, Wlntin..Wl lowu, Ixuitlne. Knlerprlse, JoscVli. Wallowa lJike:' Macadamized and In Rood condition. Ilakcr-Coniuoopia Jllicliwuy v lluker-Hnlfway: 2U.6 miles nnic ndam; 32 miles graded roadbed; 3 miles air county road, lolin luy lllliwuy. . Arlington, Condon, l'Y-Mil, Riiniy, Dnyvlllo, Mt. Vcnion, John Day, Prnlrlo City. Summit :' Miieadnm: 24 Inches of snow between l'ralrlo City anil Humnilt.'' Kummll-Austln-Unlly: Closed by snow. ' 1 . t'nlty-Cow Valley: t'nder con struction. Cow Valley, V.roan, Jumleson, Vule, Ontario: Mueudnm. " Orfcon-Wasliliii-toii HlKliwny lVndleton-WushliiKton S t a t o Line: Javed. . . . . . rendleton, l'llot Itoek, Vinson, Ileppner, lloppner Junction: Muu adamlKed except between , Vinson and Lena which Is under construc tion. Make local lmiuiry rctrurdinff snow conditions between lna and Vinson before nltcmptlnir trip. Ilaker-l'nlly HlHiway r Bakor-Fuot of Mill Uulch: Im proved earth road.' ,' j Mill Oolcli-Hireford: Under con struction. ' 1 Jiereford-Unlty: Fair '''county road. Snow on Dooly mountain. Old Un'ijim Trail l:ast of Tho ! Dalles Ontario, Huntington, linker. ITii lon, Iji Grande, rendlclon, t?ma tllla, ArlliiRton, Tho Dalles: Mac adamized entire distance and In (rood condition.' Make .Inquiry at l'endleton and La Grande rean!tnir snow conditions In llluo mountains after unusual storms. ADVANTAGE IS HEIGHTENED 8VA.t'.M;KW. N.bYv (iieiu(y- Aceordlnf,- to data recently released by K. 8. Murks, chief auirinccr or I he Friinklin Automobilo company, the much discussed uulomohlle do hIkii principle of scientific: weight dlslrlbutloii applies In the new Se ries 11 Krankiln ntyle car with greater ndvuntaBe than ever be fore. -The consiMiucnco Is helghlen cd road-ability, und riding- comfort. The point Is one of particular In terest In , molorini circles because of tho influence of weight ili.slribu1 lion upon road performance, Hcl- ntlflc balance is the mllo or wi'ltfhl bf purts below the springs, pai- licuturly 1he wheeH and axhs, to tho weight of body and linaseiiKer loatl. A car Is rcconnlzed In euifl- necrinir circles to be Kelt nilHcnlh balanced when the wlht ( tin running j.renr Is liht as rivaled to Hie Imid. In the pusj'enKer car realm. Krankiln has for years been tin leading expiment of sclent IMr welphl. distribution, all hough nil tomotlvo engim ers with ofher con iiectlonM, Inrlmllntf racing ear en gineers, have given much I bought and intention to tho development of scli-litiric hiilance. The effect of weight distribution, upon road performance is said t." be so mark ed that one engineer heightened Ih peak speed of his raelng ear 1 :( miles per hour lmply by reducing the weight of the rear axle. The achievement Is explained by the fact (but the lighter axle did not pound upward against the body as did the heavy previously used, and the w lie els of the raring car with lighter nxle maintained a steady grip on tho roud resulting In belter traction und higher speed. 10-MIIJ sri;i;o limit O. Kl) IN WISCONSIN And there's no obligation to buy..' No car in the world today offers lover rates to the time-purchaser than Studcbakcr M. J. GOSS The highway commission of Win cousin lias approved a speed limit of 40 miles an' hour outside or elib-s und villages, with n minimum of f. mibs an hour, jt lias been found that experience has demonstrated! the vehicles traveling ut a very low speed tend to cause coiig tlon and resulting danger. iJirge Membership' Shown Hy Kpworth 1-eugne Jli-port r. U I C A GO (Af) There are 735.000 members of the Kpworth league of the Methodist Episcopal church and 18.000 chapters in as many churches In the United States says Dr. Dlalne K. Klrkputrk-k, gen eral secretary. In 133 Institutes throughout the country more thun 40,0n0 young people have been instructed In the principles of Chrlstlnnlty. TIk-ho training schools aro also used for instruction In physical education. Htmllar Institutes are planned for work nmonff the Norwegian, Swedish, T'nnish and German branches of the church. TRUCK RECORD IS CHALKED UP lletnll dclivcrliw of 1478 (lru hum brothers trucks und inutor coachcii lu tho United Hlutcs and Cunada, dining tho four weeks end ing January :io, according tu of ficial figures just released by tho factory ut Detroit, showed an in u re a ho over tho corresponding pe riod hut year of SO 7, a gain or 1 2d per cent. Tho. week ending Junuury IGth, with ddivor'.es of 400 trucks and coaches, was- ion per cent ahead of tlio corresponding week last your. Tho week ending January Sfltli set (lie record for .Tunuury with de liveries of 425 units. "Our production during tho Inst two weeks In Junuury,'' said a Ora huni llrothers exiK-utlio, "amount ed to 1124 trucks and couches, u gnln of CS per cent over the corre sponding period hist year. Wo had hoped thut our production through Junuury und February, which are for truck sales, would enable deal ers to build up stocks In anticipa tion of the usual spring demund. H soems, however, thut public recog nition of tho exceptional vnluo of fered In theso sturdy vehicles at tho new low prices ' foreshadows demand for tho entire production capacity of our four fuclories." Graham llrothers. beforo their business was ubsorbed by odgo llrothers. Inc.. hud just opened a new factory 'hi' Stockton, "Califor nia, awl bud completed extensive enlargements ut their other tlireo factories in Kvunsvllle, Indiana; Toronto, Ontario; and Detroit to afford production facilities suffi cient to supply the demand. The year 1025 saw Clrttham llrothers step Into world leadership In the IVj-ton field und into second rank In tho combined 1 und -rton fields. With sales for January 120 per cent above lust yenr, nnd with a constantly accelerating demand, 11)20 promises even mure rapid ad vances In Mile of Cirnhum brothers trucks, r- THIE MANUFACmuatS . , KLXliAJM ULU llt'UIU Jt usually high price. Largo tire com panies aro' spending thouBnmis' of " "- 1 1 ' ' . .J dollars i-emodcilntf nd enlarging Old rubber U . bi-lng rcclylmcd their reclaimed' rubber shops to by tiro manufacturers in r;n .effort provdo a gKater output from this to cut down thcttiHo of crudo rub-f itnmtt ' ber. which to now selling ut an un- j . p . ? , - - . vi ' A CllAIX; COMPAnM23i J A c'onvtnlvnt rompartntnni ' t carry chains may bo tonstroetod . easily by fast en In a, small, box un der.tlie floor' bom Us, with ft finger hole in 1 1 to lid. A Meco of burlap or old carpet' Id "tpo bjolt ill pro-, vent rattling, f ' v J ; i - .MH'IHGAV COl'XTIKS WiAX SI rr.u HIGHWAY A. super liluhway system of roads, encli to lie 120 feet tn width, Is pL-msed by the counties of Wayne, Oakland und Mncomli, In Mlehlcan. II Is 'estimated that tho coat uf cotuUruyttoi will be ' SO.OOIC per mile. ''. ' ' 1 arts Storage LA GRANDE , WUKCKING CO. Adams Ave. h The tiew 4-Door Special six sedan, $1315 -: '--,'', , 4-Door ':; ' ; - f'l' ADVANCED SIX SEDAN. $1525 r.o.B.fAc-rca r - 2 v.j,.-: ,. ., i. a. I A. R. 4'wheel . Brakes . ' Vv, t i -1 . Full Balloon Tires ; , 5 Disc Wheels; -.-c i : ' Oil Purifier ). Gasoline Filter ; ' . '. . : Air Cleaner - Force-feed Lubrication La Grande Nash Gov I i '''i'fi-fti.) (os ;) 3C Free! A Beautiful 42 Piece Dinner Set 3 Iteuuliful Distinctive Patterns for You to Select From Don't Delay' (Ionic in Today While We Have All . Patterns to v Choose From Just send us the names and addresses of two people who will buy ai used car If we arc successful in selling them wc will give you absolutely free One of these beautiful sets and .' ; ,.".!.. To Every Used Car Buyer With the purchase of any used car in our stock, wc will present one of these'.beau . Oful iiolci AUSrtl.lITRf .Y FRF.!?. f , tiful sets ABSOLUTELY FREE. !, ' ' ; , , ' "' ' '- : '. " '''.. ..!:..' i.j '.:.' ' ' This offer- is made to assist in moving our large stocks of used cars, which we have . l'educed in ju ice as an additional attraction. We have models of every popular make at prices which alone will sell them. Our usual liberal terms in effect during this offer. ' Come Todav to Any Hudson-Essex Dealer Pick Out Your Car and Take a Set of Dishes Home Ledbetter Garag iiV. t .- n u Hill In congrAs would keep the Jnrtitv n lit nreflenr In tho Zt taaii Ub a ut ptti'.uU
