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Saturday, March 6, 1926. Page Eight LA GRANDE EVENING OBSERVER Highway Auto -SK 1: Traffic . ; j-'f : ' j) ' Ifand .v ,'" I tit-, i UTOMORTTJE. , . i . - ! I ill ill s i M i ' i r ! 'r. ! ., I License Tag 13 Brings Grief to Olympia Man OIYMl'IA. Wash. .. Doelarlni? tliul suiic'rat Minus apathy towards Dm nuinlwrj '! J" on tho. port of hiilny proiJiH'tMivo umomunue pur ihnnciiu in -rulnlnir Mislncw. a Pruttlu drufer -who iins the nuro hfT'liuH pp'aU'i!' frantically to roctnr Chor!en H. Jlaybury of thn ntut Hconsu JftpitrtnTf-nU for a more unlversully approved, If less dis tinctive, immoral, to dliipliiy on his rlimonstrators. Although Ho disavows harboring Itnv "Hiipi-retHlnn omplK" himself, ho declare that his prospect takn uii entirely different view1 of thn matter. 'They nrrrnot at all Inter rated In going on hill cllmblnir demonstrations with a, bad luelc tjrh displayed fore and uft. he complains. The Inst denier who displayed the hullmurk of III omen ended In I bankruptcy, lilt preHcnt owner clo- Clares, und Intimated thut ho earn estly desires to escape a. idnillur tale. Til" relief souKht will proli ahiy be Rrailled, offlcluls said. OVTIUIKATIOK KXilNKK KIIOIM) UK IIXAMI.VKI) IT the enftlnn In the car heat up cxeesslvely, cheek I he Ignition y. tern for a lute spark or look rr poor water circulation. If the hrnl. .'Hon in sit late, the engine will heut ' and will lonn power. H will blao be Impossible to K'-l a spark knock jwlth the. spark control advanced on j'a hard pull. Overlieutlntf may also be cii;i by an ttlr leak or by too lean a carburetor mixture. PerhnpH people would bo recon ciled to them, if 111 o signs rend "Ye Old lietourre."' ' K.C.ST. LOUS MARK BESTED It la claimed' that jay Walker arc getting Ifm und low every year. The automobile Ik attending to that nil right. a ..) .- : . ; ...-:!, r ' ,. A Trial Has Convinced Others - -you too will be convinced 1 ' , : of the superior : merits of Oils and Gasoline " Distributed by a Home Company. ' j ' Your Dealer Has It or Can Get It FLETCHER OIL COMPANY f' V '"j f 'lf i First Independent in Oregon. , ALL through the ordinarily XV slack winter months, Buick factories have been straining at peak capacity to meet the dc mand for Better Buicks. Public preference has created a tremendous market for this bet ter motor car. Buick's volume of sales has increased all over America. Greater value and the greater satisfaction which every Buick owner knows have sold, in six months, more than J 20,000 Better Buicks. Come in and see theBettecBuick. Examine its outstanding tjuality and luxury. See for yourself the modern and exclusive features of design and performance which distinguish it 75 horsepower, "Sealed Chassis," 'Triple Sealed" Valve-in-Head engine, Control lable Beam Headlights and many others. ' Order early to be sure of delivery at the time you want your Better Buick. BUICK MOTOR CO., FUNT, MICHIGAN ism Qmtnil Hum CkpMM . ihi ucsiTCJ exactly, THE BETTER BUIGK Jenning s & Shumate : ryourBpK. All PxlHtlrtf ipoed rororils for motor cur travel btw;en KunnaM City and Ht, JxjuIh wta lirokn re. nntly whftn u "look WlllyiuKnltfht Orcnt Klx roadster crojwd the niuXe of Missouri In 4 hours and 19 min utoM, urrordlnic to word it-coived hnro hy OttinH" und Hank. .' Thit driver of thtt cur which bet tftrod the fornvr record hy 29 mln utn, wah H. C. UavlH, a ruolnfr 'driver of Karma City, who wiw forend to ukc utl bin nklll In mtfo tlalfhg Hlxty inlU'H of mvol roail oa;th roiitf at lifttlor;than 40 mllfi an h,bur. M. A. Waterman, n-al f-tat man of KunxaMCIty. donated thfi W'lllyM-KnlKlit roadster for .the trifi whifh ,won run 'in conjunctlofi with a local iif-wnpiipor. i No stoiwt wre made on tho trip althouKh the car was Blowod iip.ln viral townH to ; toiui ncwMpafrs' to nw aifnch-H. ..." In addition o th driver John llanklnnon, Khtihos City r-pnwnta tlye of thn National Motor Contest uwtCKlutlon, and a mechanic made the trip, th Mart of which was wait timed hy KanwiM Clly police of- flclalN. The ivnt won Hponxored hy tha Burnura-Uuchli Motors- oom pany, WtliyH-Overland d4Uerii In ICaiuuji City, and the car used wan a Mock roadster. Not content -with CAtabllflhthfr a nerw mark for thn Kana Clty-Ht I.omi route, Uavlea brouKht tho cur buck to tho former city on -the re Lurn Journey In 4 hour and 4Z iiilnnt, hetterlnK tho former fee. ord of 4 hour and 48 minute by a comfortable murxirt, , v H. C. CATOftfAHEAD OF WORKERS FOR TRIPjDETROIT A national, ronti'st Is bclnir con ducted by te l-'ord Motor company In e'ord uutomoblle and tractor aaleH, In which the wlnnem of tho reictlv Kroiipit will (ret a free trip to Jietrolt und a (told watch. The. I nlim Htulca la divided, into two aectlona, nor Hi and aouth dU vlaloiiH. and tho towns are divided into nlun claaaeM In. euch dlvfrion uccordliiK 'o the population. 1m Orande falla In the claaa oC OdOO o 10.000 population. H. C. Caton, of tho 1'erklim Motor com piiny In leadlnir thia dlvlalnn In tho content, which ends April 1, Automotive Engineers ' Work to Improve Cars ' (Continued from pan' 7) cur conntructlon; to apeclfy toler nc h nlan and fit that will mi. Hurt puinataklnir and enact work mannhlp: to provide a wide nuiica of hdaptatlon or porta mad - by munufuctureni to vehicle built by many manufacturcra, thereby re Uuelnr the, variety of part that differ only In unimportant details; and to afford tho Krea.tent poasible interchaniteahllity of acceaaorlea. The work of standardization la carried on -with the utmonl carn nnd with cooperation with each Indus try affeoted by or Inteneated . In. any aiibject under consideration. Thna, If there la a project to stand ardise HpcclflcationH for heodllght Inu, the aoelety cooperatea throuarh Joint mcctlnKa on IlKhtlnir with tt committee from tho llluminutlnk" KnRlneerlnir society and with atate motor vehicle dcpartmrlta. "jta own llKltln: division und aubill vLsloua Include thirty-two enlneera who are connecied with lamp. bulb, socket, reflector and lens makers. car. bus, truck unit inoiorcyniw hiilldera, and with thn public worka department of one of tho leadlnf; eastern statoH. When any standardization proj ect affects another Industry, the society works with representative,! or that Industry under tho pro eedure of the American .Kna-lueer-tntr Htnmlnrds. foininlttee, which asslsta in- coordinallnir the action of the varlout. Industries. Approxi mately loo standardization projects are. in prokresa within tfto society and the sectional committees. At the beirlnnlnir of December twenty standard recnuii'mlatlonH )iad been made alnco Juno und now await the action of tho committee at thn annual meeting In Detroit this month. Those relate to mo. tor true flames, spark pluKS. bearlnKs. electrical equipment, motor-conch batteries, pistons and put ton rlnKS, tall lumps, upholstery leather, headlamp glasses and pro peller shafts. , ' National - tueetlnRs arc also held for dtsruHston of tho operation of fleets of motor trucks and motor roach and the servicing; of mo. tor vehicles, in short, what doo tors nro doinir for the prevention or and euro of human diseases thn automotlva enjtineers are doing for thn motor vehicle through tho so ciety, which Is virtually an auto mobile, life extension Institute. ' The useful Ufa of thn automobile has been increased within the last few years rrom an average of flvo years to an average of at least six years, ami there are many Indica tions that the period of usefulness la shortly to be Increased. . OI,ONl:i AMI OI'KX t-Aits TH.vni-: vi.Acr.K The open curs ure ussumlng a placo In the de luxe cluss which cscd curs once hebt In other years the closed car wus the typ picked by those with rich purses. There Is u sentiment among auto mobile inea thut thn open models soon may cost more thau closed cars, as manufacturers extend themselves to reflect In open cars tho prevulllng snort character, latitcs. To repair a leaking carburetor or vacuum tank float dip tho float into a pan of hot water. Bubbles will appear at the point, where th float leuks. Mark this spot und then punch two holes, oup In the top and th other In the bottom of thn float. This will make It pos- athle to empty the flout of gasoline, and solder up the holea and the CONNECTING OF WILL PRESENT TRAFFIC COOE HQS URGED WATOWA, Ore. (Special) A pi'tfiion J h biting- circulated umonjr furmera in thn valley aection east of here oaldnff for a connection of the WulJowu-i'OH'walka Market ruud. und tint IOHttne Kvunaeap Maritet. rouda, Tliia connection ujj uaked for would connect with tli Towwatka Market road, at the "Cow PeU" about a mile and a half eaut of town and follow Atonic (he edfre of the valley east Inter-ttf-c 1 1 nf thn I-OHtlno-J.nap - market road at the Vt Ilium t llros. ranch at the mouth of Parunip Creek, TtiUH Klvintf u numlHr of fuFuers! ulony thia Hide of ,lho valb-y, the advunlatft'a of a ;. Kraveled roud ( cither to IOHtlne or hero, '.-. Amvrlean han twenty million ou-' torn obi I nH. The national conference on street and hilfhway kufety haa been called to meet In WahhlriKton, I, C on March 23, 24 and 25, by Heeretary Hoover. In addition to Htato dele Kutlons the conference will Include federal, Btnte and city orririulH, rM whtutlveH of ritllrouda, atreet rail wayn, Insurance companion, auto mobile manufacturer, labor, trade orKanltatlonn, ortranlsed motorists, wfety councils, . Wflfaro organiza tions, cnfflneers and educators. Tho committee on statistics wilt prfaent a picture of the situation as It, U today.'.brlnfrlnir its 1U24 re port. up to date us of January U It will state amort other thlnifH thut.. while the , rule of In crease In sireet and highway acci dents has been, decllninif during tbe past two or three years, there haa hei'n a sfeady incrtMue In total fa talities resulting from traffic acci dents and that only six cities in the United Btalra nhow any Improve ment in. the accident rato for two conxocutlvc. years. ' Thfi committee on uniformity of laws and' reffulationN has. prepared a model motor vehicle code con sisting; of & model registration and enrtlflcateof title act. a,model 11-o-nlnjr of driver act, and a model act covering rules and reflations for the use of thn highways, i This code, which Ia been: prepared In co-opmtlon wltb the commission ers on uniform vtate laws, to in- tended for submission to the legLs luturen of the various states with the hope that hy adopting the prin ciples which are Incorporated In the acts some measure of uniformity of laws, ml" and regulations may be. accomplished throughout tho country. The committee .on enforcement has dealt with the problem of rigid enforcement of nil existing and fu tui'ft motor vehicle laws. Incor porated in Its report will bo a ttchedulc of minimum and maxi mum penalties suggested for all typis of trafric violations. . The committee on causes of ac cidents will report as to uvnllnbln data on the causes of uccldentH and deductions tberf-from, and a program of oruunizallon for ascor-! tululng the'eauseg of aecidents, ! The most reniarkable automo btlo road in the world extends ' ulcnir the j'acirhv ("east from Thu Juanu, Mexico'; 4tb ? Vancouver. II. , Antomoblln bundlts in HHnnlji eveni.ually vamv jo a sign reading, "You aro how' enuring Joltet." THINK! ; BEFORE YOU DRIVE ' ; ANOTHER DAY. : 1 ,v ' .. . - Have you changed the oilMn,your;;crankcase? '. Better let us refill your Wankcase with Vel tex Eastern Oil then yoy will be ready for spring driving. - ', .' ' Do It Today! ' GAS and ony 7 -i .,, :i La Grande Filling Station . Kuhn & Zweifcl ' STANDARD SEDAN fAK Toledo w v If Lowest charges i II time, payments m is .tnc mau7:. The New WlUrt Pioanee Ma Jon. amaUar sBoatklr P" total cost lW.J!l5l.,w, ArlutelyliipremeinTpdweqtr arid outstanding bcauty7j Nothing like .its value and all-around satisfying quality' and performance have yet been seen at such a price.'' ' ' It will out-run," out-pull out-accelerate any car near its price or size class. That is why the Overland Six is the great power favorite of the West. , .The low swung, gravity balanced motor delivers worlds of power in a straight line to the rear axle-the body is low, Steep ing all the weight close to the ground. Great road stability lets you drive all kinds of roads using full power all the time.' . . - ,- To know this power wonder of the light ' six class, ' you must drive it And through the new Willys Finance Plan wecan offer you the lowest finance charges in the entire country.' e Gettings & Hanks lik. Jefferson Avenue In California ther are ?.f eart to. each Inhftbttaot. v
