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Auto section i m mmvm Kttjntftut whaerttrfr r; VOLUME XXIV. SECOND SECTION LA GRANDE. OREGON, SATURDAY, MARCH 6, 1926. TWELVE PAGES TODAY MM ME T TIDE DAMAGE Motorists Unnecessarily Extravagant with Com modity, Brandenburg Declares. ' V'You tiro unuttcfHsurlly t-xtravu.-. irunt with a moHt t'Bsentltil commo dity, un hIkiih of the tlmus thai confront niolorlHts who am vitally InUirt'Hfftl lit thu present ttmo in th supply and price of rubber as iimniifaeturi'd Into auto tires," is a Vwurnlntr notn Houndnd by GrorgH (. HrMiidiMibtirs;, gntrut rnanac'i" of the .Orf rfon fftute Motor Assocl . . atlun.' . "Such ntR-nn . 0 times tire us conspicuous '.us Hijrn-boaftiH : throtiKhoitt tlio c'.ty -iind pved ; liiKhwuys, but-'tlu-ro in-k llttUi .tm v irard paid tht'm by those .rnoHtvlt nlly i-rfrcted by 1 ho wumIk of ho t-SHcntlul an urtlclo as rubber- ".'" ""Tliesi! signs' acc&rdlur U "Mr. Brundnburg-. "ar wruiiU'd all ovir the pimrfir,ht of all hard sur faced streets and highways. Where over .brakes are upplted tt'Mh Buffl- clent severity 1o slide.' Jho wheulp of iin auto, lonw black lines ' ant drawn out on thu pnviimunt for the entire distance '.traveled by . the locked wheels. !t Tlirso lines ari no thing mom or less than rubber, ground into the pavement as ' though the tires had been applied to nn emery wheel. Hueh unneces sary wuar on ilroa naturally re sults in tiro replacements long be fore' the tiro should bo.chunged if given a, chanco to deliver Its maxi mum mileage. ."When tires huvu advanced in prices by leaps and bounds, and when an attempt is being made to break the llritlsh .monopoly , on ' rubber that Is responsible fur the advances, tn prices, motorists , should be. extremely careful In the operation of cars with a view of conserving rubber if not saving themselves material costs in their operations of automobile. Sudden starting as well as sudden stopping aro practices that unnecessarily wear the rubber tretul from tires "Caro should be used also in parking as much dumage h dono the aide wulls of tires "when they um wiueexed or chafed against curbs. Tho . bluck llns on pave ments are so notlceuble that at tention ts called to the unnecessary grinding away of tires by practices that result in such hieroglyphics us sliding tires leave on the pave ments. As a matter of conserva tion,, t lie message I wish to leave with1 the motorists is: "If you must, get urtlstltn on . our pave ments, use a brush and a bucket of points They ure much cheaper.!. Automotive Engineers Jfifprk Constantly to Be$r.Cars Increase in Use of Automobiles Is Due 0 improvements Made During the Past Few Yeavs, and t Reduction of Prices, Is Claim. HOW TO riMI TKOC lll.i: .V NOISV .SI'IifclHJMKTKK ' If thn dint or the Kiici'd'uinutcr vlbrati'H, tlio ' Inctrumont 'will not Indicate; t-orrfct. hupmI. A noly HppcdomnliT may ho dui to any OIIIV Of HlO following? CUUHt'HI A loono union - iHitweon lli mnwdn meh'r nnd tho flrxiblo slmft con noctlon or , hotwoi-n ' tit" driving Hhiift and tho floxililo Khiift. Noinc. tlmoH tho floxlblo Hhuft Ih liont ut too sharp nn nilfflo. catiHlnir It to ulml. Or It may not Im well lulirl calod," causing in erratic move ment. -: , , " Need A Battery? ' t Better Buy An Exidc Expert repairing and recharging for, all makes of batteries. 1 Genuine l-eplacement parts for the electrical apparatus on your car. - Fred T. Burgess 1lfrAltfli.7'''-Kxide Distributor" -1308 Jefferson ' USEBCARS 1925 TUDOR- SEDAN o balloon ' tires; ' 2 bumpers; speedometer .$450 1924 TUDOR SEDAN Very ; good condi tion ; good , tires...;......:....,..;....;. $425 1925 COUPE Balloons ; ujiderslung; front'- v and rear; many extras.:.:..:....;'. .......$450 li)24 'COUPE Balloons; Hasslers, N many extras ...L.!.-..!....-.. .........:. ...$375' 1924' COUPE Very good 'condition.......,:..$350 1923 COUPE A good buy.'..:..:..........:....i..$275 1925 TOURINGri-Used - Very little; baK loons .:;.:,..:.:....:..... ...$350 1925 TOURING A-i condition ...:...........7T$325 1924 TOURING New paint; new tires; guaranteed ........ $265 1924 TOURING A real buy.:........;....l.:.....$250 1923 TOURING 5 good tires a snap! $200 1923 ROADSTER ........,....:.$165 192Q TOURING Good shape ..:...$ 95 1920 ROADSTER 75 1921 ROADSTER DELIVERY . . $125 GOOD DODGE COMMERCIAL........1$200 1921 STUDEBAKER SPECIAL .......$250 1921 CHEVROLET DELIVERY Good shape; good body : .....$ 65 1920 FORD TON TRUCK 1 ...:...,......:..$250 CHEVROLET TON TRUCK New rubber; just overhauled.. $325 We have a large stock of Ford Sedans, Tour ings, Coupes and Roadsters and Deliveries to select from. Come in and select your car while we arc still selling at winter prices. Also a number of cars just right to take on those fish ing trips. Perkins Motor Co. (From tho New York Time) ",. AWro it not 'for tho work of au tomotive I'Uginnom, tho nalo of au tomobiles would begin to slump in a year. Tho amaxinfr Incrcusct tu tht uso of motor cara from year to yeuH haH bi'tn duo primarily to tho improve menU that have boon 111 add eucli ywir und tho reduction in prices. Tho cnfflneoirt havo brovipht ultout both tho improve ments und tho price reductions. To hn sum. tho cnpltal of Hnesloia. tho orRimlxInK' and executivo ability of iiiiinufucturorH and tho clforU nf tho advertiKing and huIoh depcirt mentH aro entitled to cr?dit for the production and distribution of mo tor vehick'8, but tho onKlnoeta ava always Intensively ut work sovktnff ways to make cars hotter. They uro assisted ill I his- work by the Society of Automolivu' Kiuri neerH, of which B00 tnon cnmiRod in enpineerinfr work in practically all of tho nutomjotivu plants tn thin country und many foreign couutits .are members.- Thorn ure ho many problems to be solved that no siiu tflo Industrial organisation c mM solve all of them and keep in 1 im vun of the developmenla If tch compuny and its engineers workeil alono tlmro would bo a great di versity of oars nnd none of them would be so good us all of them aro today.- . v 1 ' I:iik1imith ltcnentUil. ' Through tho activities of tho so ciety nnd tho spirit or cooperation that it fo.stnrs. tho engineers of ult companies nuiekly get tho benefit of reKeuroh work and original ithdught of- th others. When a i new Idea Is developed that is be j lievod' by tho originator to bo an , improvement, nn oxposltlon Is made, jat some meeting of tho nociety or ! ono of Us thirteen sectional or ' guitluutfoitH. If Jho Idea has merit, j it -shortly becomes accepted and I the Improvement Is incorporated I into most dars, parts or hjatrialH jto which it is applicable. 1 Important Improvements CVtmlns ! The public, tf course. g't tho neneflt of this, unci guts It with sur prising rupldity, as inslunceif by tho general adoption of four-wheel brakes and balloon tires wllhln, tlui I bust" two years. Many other im iprovements are under way. The next yeur or .two,' WlH very likely Hee whieMpread adoption by manu facturers of air eleunerK, oil-cleaning devices, central chassis lubri cating . systems. power-opersled biakes on heavy trucks mid buses, and other changes in design, that will make automobiles and buses better adapb'd to traffic conditions, safer, quieter, more economical in operation and upkeep, morn com Corlable and easier to operate. , in no country of tho world can the people buy motor Vehicles nl such low prices as in the Hulled States, which fact, combined with the relatively great prosperity of the masses in this country, aecoiints Tor tho use of nearly five, times as many automobiles as in tho rest of tho world. " These low prices arc the result of standardisation of ma terials, parts and fittings and of tho genera) adoption in American au tomotive plunls of quantity produc tion methods. As a man or woman sits behind tho steering wheel of u car und. feels tho response of tho engine to the slightest pressure on theac celerutor. he or she rarely thinks of the complex co-ordination, of ac tions that occur In tho operation of tho highly complicated mech anism. There Is a cycle of mechan ical action, electrical action and chemical action, all of which pro due' mechanical movement that Is almost instantly rcsponslvo to U10 action of tho mind. -. The perfec tion of these actions and their co ordination inNhn modern rnoior vehicle represent ihc reaejtrch nnd thought of thousands of scientists in many branches of science. Not One-Man Product. I The automobile Is not a one man product. U has been devel oped to its present stuln of prac tical efficiency for its purposes by the work of metallurgists, phys icists, chemists, plectrlclutis, anal ysts und mathematicians. A lung list of specialists In tho study of dynamics, combustion, .lubrication, gases, sound, optics, vibration, mag netism and eleclrlcs, physical und chemical properties of materials, alloys and hydrostatics,. hnvn con tributed their efforts to make tho motor vehicle what it is today. They are at present doing more than over toward the Improvement of tho au tomobile,' II. Is thn function of tho Society of Automotive Knulncrrs, through its reseurch department, to act as a clearing house for tho col lect ion nnd dissemination of all in formation that has a bearing on automotive problems. - ' Through the society the Ameri can engineers are- studying;' very part of tho motor vehicle, its de sign, operation,, maintenance, the fuel It hums, thn oil. that lubricates it, thu air it brenthes and tho ma terials used. The research depart ment is cooperating with thn United Slates Itureuu of Slumlords in an exhaustive study of .'gasoline, and its utilization in internal-combustion engines, .of petroleum lubricating olls' tind their contamination and dilution In englm (tJiiul uioiig other JUi6s.1:-"y;;w:vA-.'' ' Tho heudtlghtlng division of the society is making an Investigation, of the lead lighting problem in an eurnejit- endeuvor to fliid soma method whereby the driver of a car will Im 'able to light, his way effectively at night without throw ing a glare Into the eyes of ap proaching .highway users. , lu cooperation with government bureaus, I lie National - Automobile Chamber of Commerce snd ihe American Petroleum Institute and society Is making efforts to deter mine the most, suitable fuel for au tomobiles nnd Its most satlsfaclory and economical ue. This Involves many phusas of the subject, such as facility In starting the engine In cold weuthcr, tho , difference in WILL EXTEND ; HUNTER LANE County Highway Is to Connect with the Suro ; merville Market Road, Court Decides. - j Work will bOKln noon on tliu x teiiHion of thu . Hunter I.11110 ' to Humuiorvlllo inurkot - roud. 'I'lut county courl ut la monthly svtwlou here this wok, authorised 8. ' 1!. Morgun, county roadniUBtnr. to start mirvi-ylnif. Tho road Is beinir built from the Huntnr lano end, and will event ually extend to Hummervllle, whuro It will connect with thu Sutunior vllln.imbler road. ;J ' - - -; - Tho month's docket was com paratively light; Judga II. ti. Couch ohaerved this.morninir. . 1 OneQ volatility tbot Is 'necessary , to se cure the same perfornmnco In win ter as in summer as regards engina riexttiility and general operation, combustion of the fuel in tho en gine and tho related subjects of dilution, of tho Lubricating oil by uhburned fuel, und knocking or detonation in tho engine.. , . . Oosr nolsw is under ' considera tion and the: research department has begun tho compilation of a bibliography of published informa tion' dealing with tho mathemat ical basis of gear design (or tho benefit of engineers who aro going back to tho fundamentals in an of fort to soIvq the gear problem. Staiidardlatlou Activities. SUindardimtlon always has boon, one of tho most- important activ ities of tho society sinco its organ ization eighteen years ago. It nevur has been the object to mako all au tomobiles ulilje, which might re sult in discouraging originality in design and retard radical Improve ments. . Specifications for steels and other materials aro standard ized so as to maintain a Mtfl qual ity. Parts aro standardized as to nlzu of fittings and throads so that carburetors, spark plugs and other utlachmonts will fit many engines or other units. Hlras and tires aro standardized as to size so that ull makes of tlre will f.t all makes of rim. x -v j The objects, of slandardlzatloti urn to assure, slaudurds ot qualH-y that will result ip safu and durable 6s: ButOniyThe New -Day -Jewett Six offer all these features Ufthtnlnc-Uke acceleration. , Patse-Hydraulle 4-whccl brake. Abundant power and speed for any driving need. Eatiett steering, ihtfttrm, and parktntt of any ear built. CI ear eat vttion lmot total elimination of the deadly 1 "bllnd-apot" ateetbody. Interior , roominat equal tn mwch longer ear.. t Paise quality throuKhout la matriU and workmnhlp. And Jewett'a lowtt doted car price. , . $99S $993: Da Lunm Sedan, $1095. D Lux Touring Cmt , ft095ri Hydraulio FourWhasI Brakn included without mxtrm coat Ptiom t o- b- Detroit, lax aifra. Jmwttcmrm may b purchaned on tima payment through ona o thm moit attractive plant ever offered. U1C JLAgU&L UJ; I IT IS inevitable that every motor ear ramEacturer will follow Jewett'. lead and wow day bofld a truly "New-Dav" motor car. . : , Since Jewett' epochal achievement the puMk la tlampr- ine for "New Day" car ior nmvr lyp -and so we find a hint bf the "New-Day" suggestion of it there but only In The NawJJay Jftt Six can you una a truiy new-uay There is only one way to build a truly nw ttf car. That's to design it from the ground up to meet and matter t the certain specific needs and conditions that ttae naw day of congested tramc.nas orougni. i . ...u. t...... aa Tkli U tuKaf thaw all -Mat do. Jewett sensed rzcixj- Jewett nas Deen aesigmuH r New-Day J ewett sax ior ysi i You can't turn time back. The 'New-Day". t tg-; and here-to stay. One by one tney re boojiw; this new day but only The New-Day Jewett waa ready and waiting when that day dawned. , Drive this New-Day car toon it'i as dlft frora ordinary cars as night is from day car of its kind in tna worm . do. .1 J mi i aut ujaervna aw AnoHrttlfontr HARRIS F. FRENCH MOTOD CO i x-V t: . 1414 Adams Avenue. , iy:v':';,;jXK- - for Economical Transportation everbefbre- Compare what you get for Chevrolet's new low prices with any other car in the world. Remember that Chevrolet equipment in cludes speedometer, Fisher body and bal loon tires on closed models, Duco finish, Alemite lubrication system and scores of features essential on- a modern motor car. Now more than ever before, check price for price and value for value and you will buy a Chevrolet Come in. Get a demon 4 REDUCED PRICES Touring 510 Coupe 645 Sedan - 735 j Ton Truck 395 Roadster 510 Coach - 645 Landau - 765 1 Ton Truck 550 (Cfauri Only) (C.hault Only) 14 . o. . tllnt, MicMzoni Blue Mountain Garage M. A. 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