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Auto Section
VOLUME XXIV,
SECOND SECTION
LA GRANDE. OREGON, SATURDAY, MARCH 13, 1926.
NUMBER 181
MILLIONS
;QII0PEI
RID
II
000,000 on , eiilptiicnt, whtlo tlio
other two-third spvnt $68 e&oh on
outfit rcnowul, meaning un invont
mont of $116,000,000 ultoffcthcr
by aii to campcm In one your.
14-Karitli) allcKiitfons that 'this
army of uutomohllo cam pern Is bad
for tho hotels and rrsorUtliHt nor
mally cuter to motor tourist traf
fic, tho "Motorist" saya:,
1 "Tho fact 1b that they aro asHctn
directly or Indirectly. Tho tlmo
has past'U when a camper sets up
his tent - every nltfht.v In bad
weather and periods of laxsltudn ho
flees to tho hotel. Thirty-threu
per cent aUirted out lout year with
tho Intention of obtaining meal or
Tourists, 12,000,000 in
Number, Spent . More.
Than Billion Dollars in
: Past Year. . . 1
1fmt .inil flim-i tiifiMtiittil in Mm
current Ihhuo of tho "American- shelter. duting- part of tho tlmo In
Motorist" how for tho- first tlmo ."Oirtolrlea. , . (
tho tremendous murnltudo that 'Tho real competitor to tho hotel
motor? camping is assuming In 4he
. outdoor llfo of the nation. Accord
. ing to. those figures, nuotpr camp.
ora( alone .spent more than one bil
lion dollars during the 1925 tour
ing1 season.' ; ; , P V,
.'- Tlw data allows that altogether,
8, 000,000 . cura, containing. ; 1 2,000,-;
1)00: persona " enjoyed motoring
vacations '.'unden canVas". during1
tlie laaL touring season.1. The 'ave
rage -vacation of tho campers was
53 dajvp und the avoruge amount of
(honey expended by each camping
party .waa $7.17 per day. r .
j ThuK . iiie .cost: t6t ' maintenance
atone; of thiN army of Wayfarers was
$710,000,000. The average coat of.
camping equipment, was $108i and
u.s' one-third of tho cant pi tiff cars
we're' first tlmera tiiey spent $108,-
; i , , ., ; i 1 ,i, I1) '
la not tho camper. -Tho blggottt
competition, which Is frequently
overlooked, cornea from tho farm
house and the gas station with the
sign displayed. Tourat Accom
modatlona Here'." ...
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KKKP KQlliVMKNT 7LKAN
-; Keepingvtho, car, clean and at
tractive In bad weather depf-ud to
o largo-extent upbn keeping tho
cleaning'equipment clean. A' grit
ty -chamobt will scratoh the body.
An oily chamois will leave streakM
on tho windows. Slnco grit and oil
aro bound to bo picked up by tho
Chamois it should bo cleaned fre
quently, The best plan Is to let it
soak in a bucket filled with soapy
water. After It goes through tho
Wringer It will be clean Again.
A Filling Station
That Fills Every
INeed ,
i Ydu will,' find when you drive up;. to our
station that prompt attention by courteous at
tendants will be given you. It may be only
water or air both of which are free, or, it
may be a, tire of" a tube, in any event the at
tention is the same.
Wc, specialize in crank-case service.
GAS AND 'OIL
!. MILLER TIRES RACINE TIRES
La Grande Filling Station
Kuhit & Zweifel
Interesting Jobs On Oregon
Commission 'sHighway Program
Quartz Valley Section of Klamath Falls-Lakcvicw High
way Will Cost $150,000; Government and Wallowa
- County to Spend $45,000 on Enterprisc-
' ' ',' ; Flora Highway.
EXPERT GIVES
T
The Oregon stale highway com
mission and tho' district officials
of tho forest aervico and tho bu
reau of pubtlo roads have tenta
tively agreed to improve tho fol
lowing forest highway projects In
Oregon with funds that will be
come a. valllably during thg fiscal
year It) 2 7, . : ..
In tho tmmedlato vicinity of Cra
ter lake, two sections of- forest
highway-are scheduled for improve
ment. On tho west aide, (i.ti. miles
adjacent to the west park boundary
will bo surfaced. For thb work
tho government will set aside $60,
000. On tho T4iat aide tho statu or
county will sot asido $30,000 and
the government $30,000 to grado
and surfaco about ftvo milea .to
connect the Sand creek ontranco
with The Dalles-California.;, high
way. It la expected that the east
ern entrance will bo a popular onu
with tho tourists traveling, b 'rail,
as soon a the Southern J'ncltfio
railroad finishes Its new main lino
from Natron to Klamath ' Kails,
' , Project to Cost 150,000.
Tho Mate jui tho government
will cooperate In financing the con
struction of tho, Quarta Valley hoc
tion of" the Klumuth Kalla-Mike-view
highway. Tho eastern' term
inus of this 0.5 mile grading proj
ect is about eighteen miles Vest' of
Lukeviow. For thla work$Ki0.00,H
wilt be set aside, each parly fur
nishing one-lKilf of this amount.
The first Hectlon of tho Mt' Hood
hoop to bo built waH tlH.notion
from the forest boundary eastward
along lg Zng creek. The. hoop
road has become so popular that
It has 'become necessary to widen
this portion.; $25,000 of forest
hltihwav funda will be used and tho
work will be carried qn aa far u tho summit between Fox creek and
the funds will permit. - : . l-ng creek. 1
Oregon and the government will 1 Improvement of the road be
each contribute $K00O. 'to do , the tween Hoppner and Hpray Is con
clearlng from tho end of the Wt. tumplated. For thl work Worrow
flood-Waplnltiu road to a co'nnec-1 county will provide $75,000 and
tlon with the forest development und the government $50,000. Tho
road soulh of-Clear Luke- or be-, improvement' will start ut Chaplu
yond. From Waplnitla; west the' eroejt und extend south toward the
government and Wasco couiity will; counr- line In far .us the funds fwlll
ou ch set aside $25,000 to jgiado- permll, Wheeler eounly Is ready
about -eight nitres of road.v I to bulfd north' from 8pray to tho
In 1922 a, 8 8 mile section on the- forest boundary. ' ' '
Rant lam river, .known aa the Rhea's,! xn eleven mile section of , tho
11(11 aectioti, was graded ami Surrau-; Jtooaevelt vCoast highway between
ed. It la now proposed Mo extern! j.;uchr creek and Itoguo river in
this work from Shea's HiJl to Cas- now iieintr traded liv the stale.
catlia, about! seven- and', cne-half.;, Funds' havo. boon set nlflu to sur-
1'inn county wm jiuve face tilts nroject : the state agrees
plated In the eastern pnrt or the
sUite. Between Canyon City end
Burns It has been r?eommendod
that the forest hltfhway avstem bo
extended, from tho south forest
boundary lino to Uurns. Harney
county will furutsii $G5.ooo and
the government a like amount to
Improve tho won-l Jectiotis of tho
20 inlles between Jjurna' and the
county lino. , A fifteen mili section
south of Canyon City was graded
in 1024. This Bear Chilelx s-ctlou
serves a stock raising dutrit with
comparatively light traffic.. Tho
work to be done this year will com
plete tho surfacing of tho worst
.sect Ions, Grant county will set asido
$3000 and(lhe government wi.l put
up a like amount to finance, this
work. . j .
. SiviTftJ years aico tho bureau
ftrwlotl IS miles or road IhroiiK-ln
I lie Wallowa National forest, bc
twtH'ii Kiileiiirlso and Flora, In
1 9i I this mmiiii was htniared.
Now Wallowa eounly will furnish
$10,000 and the Kovvriiiiicnt SltO,
ooo (o grado 0 miles north from
tin end of the former liiipi-ove-meiit.
This will biiiiff dm north"
end of Uio mnv roaxl almost to
Flora. . .
OIL POIN
FRS
, Orant county has ' ronsl rue ted,
with market road funds, a road
from M1j Vernon up to tho forks of
Beech creek. They havo 50,000
which they will set aside, for tho
construction of a rond from' Beech
creek to the summit botween Fox
creek and Long creek. In coopora
t Ion with Orant county's funds,
$50,000 o- fforest highway funds
will be used to grade the nlnn mile
sect Ion bet ween Beech creek and
I miles.
000 which they will nmluh with an
0(unl amount of ledi i-.tt i'muia to
carry on this work.,
' llan Impvoveiiii'iils.
Improvements' am 'also eint'"m-
ing
fly
;CRRYSLEIR.I
ii i wtitz&mr "mn i
I Sv 1
to furnish' $45,000 and $45,000 will
come from federal forest highway
funds.
In addition to lhe.se funds, $25,
000 has been set asido for loca
tion surve.VH and $54,0(iu fur main
tenance. I'aclflc Builder and Kn
glneer. ' ' '
iew Wlllys-Kiilkhl "70" Wins
Out i'rnek haul a In I'ljer
To All Women Who Do Not
Ride lti A Chrysler "70"-
Whatever car you ride in or
drive, if you are one of the
great army of women drivers
we can promise you an
entirely new delight in the
Chrysler u70'. :
Comparatively few women, it
is true, care to ride as fast as
70 miles an hour; but the
power indicated by 70 miles
plus represents the utmost in
acceleration, in smoothness,
as well as in speed ability.
And think of a car wittftnit
ide-sway a car which steers
with unbelievable ease:
a car made ho safe by Chry
sler hydraulic four-wheel
brakes and so compactly de
signed for easy prrking, that
you I. 'idle it with implicit
confidence. -
Chrysler is admittedly the
style leader among motorcars
' and that, of hself, u a gen
uine satisfaction. 1
We are eager to fiemonstra
. the beautiful Chryslers to yea
at your leisure.
Driving otgalnst. time, tho Iturd
fit Tttnd of , speed test for man or
east. a. jiicw' Willys-Knight. Hlx
Hi recently csuimisncu a. speen
rcr'nnl ltelween Chlenirn and Kim-
-siih Cily that out-distances (he drlv-
tlme of tho fastest Haunt J'O
ln-lween tliese two cities.
In just 1 a hours und 50 mlnniea
f-w.,.. Ilw. Ili.wk iUf, WtV WIIIVM.
(iverland jfrodtict left Chicago it
flri'w un In curb in KlinwiH
Cltv, having covered tho 570 miles
at. un average driving ,imn of 41.22
miles per hour.
probably every automoblllst htm
had tho experlenco of starting his
engine on a cold uiorninff when
tho oil In tho crankcaso was strict
ly freah. The atarter has a dif
ficult tlmo cranking tho englno und
tabors and groans at Km tusk.
Tho reason for the extra load on
tho starter ia explained by tho Hum
ming or congealing of tho lubri
cating oil In tho engine. Tho film
of lubrication on tho bearing sur
faco has congealed und gummed
to a point of sttcklneas, offering
resistance to moving parts.
Tho saure happens with tho oil
supply In tho englno base. Thin
supply under cold temporaturo con
geals to a jelly-liko consistency
which cannot bo pumpud, splashed
or thrown to tho. bearing surfaces
where neoded, r ! , ,
, This condition la, not remedied
until sufficient heat from tho ex
plosion chambers has passed into
the lower crankcaso and melted
the jellied mass Into solution again,
During this trunafuslon process tho
hearing surfaces and friction sur
faces of Iho motor enr are operat
ing with Inadequate lubrication and
often without any at all. Thus,
when the. protecting oil film, which
keeps the moving surfaces from
coming In contact with each other,
ia removed or impaired the unpro
tected nietut to metal contacts
scuff and wear rnpidty setting
up first Increased clearances be
tween moving parts followed by
Rnock. and clatter aa tho wear lu
crcasea. How to Avoid Tills Wear. 1
Hervlce Manager 1 J. Ieyoiio of
the Franklin Automobile company
says, ; "Ifse ono quart of oil to a
full tank of gasoline whenever on
glnp oil Is changed during tho win
ter montha," Tho oil in tho gas
oline titnk is completely dissolved
by the gasoline and does not inter
fere with the" carhurntlon. The lu
bricant mixed with fuel will insure
some oil on the. cylinder, walla, In
this connection it. Is noteworthy
that only lubrication ' that most
rwo-cyete motors , renslvo rosultrt,
from tho mixing of oil with tho
contents of the fuel tank.
In Mr, Leyorle'a opinion this one
precaution, will go, Of long way "to-,
ward eliminating the danger of ex
cessive engine, wear In winter mo
toring. It has been ataled by vari
ous engineers and service outhorl,
I lea that, more dumitge can be Hdlie
to Iho engine In Iho first ten min
utes of warming up on a cold
morning than takes place In hours
-of driving during the summer sea
son. It la, best to idle iho motor
slowly to Warm it up, and to take
sufficient time to allow It to warm
up thoroughly before starting lo
drive. Also niotorhils are advised
to use a cover over tho grille. This
aaalHts the mojor ln warming up
and permits operation with higher
thermal efficiency.
FORD tfT-PR()DUCT
DIVISION HANDLES
LARGE BUSINESS
I'AHJK-JI'IWKIT Ol Tt'lIT
DOl HI.DS IVi'i lti; ()ltl
CHRYSLER "7n- Pkurtin. !. C., ti4
tioartttf'. it2t. .Wo. !lt1: ftnrl
Htt tT"n Sedan. -tlsti Oik h-Wi ;
Cit. IPiS, BfOtifham. SIS
fllCvSLEU TniMn, (ti SA. Hmiitie- Sru. MW, Oi. Coup. l. Coarlt.
Pttf SttiQI- S90 P' klY'fls ttpiotvit li''ntlte Ifir.'i-htfl "fhft at tht'l tfr trit.
UIBYSI.E IMPPDIAI. - fhttwn. tirtt. Haniw "f.r Vih w -Irtfrt.
k&d trhetl Pt4lvniil). WW, Cp(W. tvittiiiti SU'if ; .an. I.vt-lxn-i.iif,
HPtl. &Jan lttn-B'Utnt'r. .VJn-iimjijiitf. I V
Ili'Mllrw Uy MkIht on alt Clirjslcr i-ihIivkiI iikmIcIm. All uiwl.
iii-i-iiiipMii miii mn huiiiHin iirM. ,
C'lirjsli-r niliicnl ik-llvcrpil prills glyn liuyirs IiiiiiiimIIuIH)
i .- tlx: btwrit of Ilic iK-w lowrr lux rate.
L. W. WEEKS
MiiliiK t lllilg., Jrttrrmm Ac. l'Jmnc I SO-J .
1 i ii i i i ii i - -
1 1 KT I to I T. Mich., Mar. 13. -Tim
ralge-Detrolt Motor Car com
puny VIII produce 45.024 ears liif
the first six months of Ui2fi, com
prising 20.1CI4 Jewells and 24.090
Paiges. The totul Is fiOU) more
than the production of bolh niodels
In the, entire ' twelve months of
1925.
N HOOM lltN MISSINti.
AUKKDKKN'. Wsnh.. jlnr. 13.
(Al') The sister schooners Alveua
iin Irene hound from Grays Har
bar lo Miami, Jj'lo., with 1,300.000
f't of lumber, aro 30 to 45 days
overdue al. Panama canal end ship
ping .circles hem feel considerable
anxlely for Iho two ships. Tho
Irene cleared December 8 and tho
A I vena December 13.
The A Ivena waw sighted 250 miles
northwest of the canal two months
ago but nell her ship has been heard
from slncf. Wrong head wluda
would be encountered all tho way
on the trip, marine men soy. It
would b0 necessary for a sailer lo
take fn outside lane lo a point far,
down the South American coast
then pick up the trades and coast
north. The ship havo provisions
for four months.
STI IV ti,H VICTIMS.
WAKHINGTON, Mar. it. (AD.
The win hi a of -70.000 men who
were gas caHuallh's during the
World war Is to be studied by a
board of medical officers appoint
ed by IHrector lllnes of tho v(
prauH burt-ail at the refiiet of
the American legion und other
iigepcles.-
mxn;r tiuxI's on viv
Nf;V VOItK. Wnr. 12. (Al).
The army IraiiKport Ht. Mihl'-I.
silling lodiiy, carried 000 foreign
servlee troops for tho relief of
I'nlted Htatt-s garrisons In China,
tho I'MUpptncs and Hawaii.
Awidit' froyi being the world's
greatest, mtiuufiicturcr of motor
vehicles, the Kord M,olor Conipiiny
last year in its Hy-Products )vl
ion handled a volume of IhjhIih'hh
equal to that of the country's lar
gin enterprises. 'l'hn tllvlnlon virt
ually u side line with the company,
reported n lolal business of more
than $11,110(1,000 for JH25, accord
tiig to W. C Perkins, local dealer.
A significant feature of tho snles
report jtiHt. mtide public. Is tint fact
that more iMih ; $4,on0,00O ;was
retillzed by the conversion of wasle
into some valuahlo producl.
Production or Kord products has
grown to such large proportions
I hat In order to inauro uninlerriipt-
cM supply, the company has taken
eontrol over many of Its primary
necefMltics. This has led to the de
velopment of what might bo term
i d related Industries In which Icoal
and Iron ore are mixed, Umber Is
cut: gliiss, steel and oilier Hems
aro manufactured. Tho muxhiiimi
economy oT operation demands
capacity production and Inasmuch
as I he requirements of the com
pany do not. equal the capacity
output, of these H'lated industries,
the surplus as well as slz''S of mat
erials not adapted lo Ford pro-'
duetlon are sold.
Kconomlen which lo a smaller
manufacturer might, appear loo
Hllght to Justify an extensive, re
clamation development, looms ho
great In-Iho Kord Motor Company
production system as lo make
praelicul und profitable the estab
lishing of "IndiiHiries wllhln an In
(Jmory" for Iho salvaging of what,
would otherwise represent an econ
omic loss. .
The most valuable Hem of by
products from the standpoint, of
reclamation was chemical", which
brought a return of $ I ,'JH !J,77't. A
part of these were Helvaged from
sorap wood at the Iron Kouge Cok
ing ovens. Charcoal, wort hi $20fi,
44JS, was also reclaim?' from scrap
wood. Other l'ms on Urn list, of
Hitlvage Include cement made from
blast furnace slag and vurlous
scrap metals.
A I TO IK AT VI HKST
VHi: PAKTS WOltV IV
Unless a car Is abused or neglect
ed, It should bo ut. its maximum of
worth at tho end of that tlmo when
tho various running purls aro prop
erly worn in so ttcy operuto per
fectly. ,
URGE CHILDREN
AND PARENTS TO
OBEY SAFETY LAW
School children of 1500 cities
'and towns In tho United mates
will be asked to algn a, pledge
Jointly with their parents to obey
tho "Ten Commandments of Safe
ty' which aro part of tho -Intensive
cainpuign to help cut down
tho 'tremendous automobile death
toll of tho nation, according to an
announcement today by Marcus A.
How, director of the Htewart-War-nor
Safoty Council for tho prevent
ion of automobile accidents. The
child's toucher also is to sign the
pledge. Affixing tho child's nnmo
on the pledge Is accompanied by a
serious lulk on safety by the teach
er. Tho parchment pledge is given
to the child to keep aa a permanent
safety reminder. Mr. Dow 'a "Ten
Commandments" are: ;
J '"or children and pedestrians:
1. 1-ook bolh ways before cross
ing streets and highways; 2. Walt
until it la safo to cross; 3. Koep
to the loft, facing , trafflo, when
necessary to walk in tho roadway;
4. Hefrain from pluyitig In the
roadway. ,
Kor parents: . 1 - '
5. Caution children frequently as
to street und highway du tigers,
Kor Motorists:-- .
0. Watch out for children and
pedestrians; 7. , Watch npeedo
moter; keep it in good order and
refrain from speeding. 8, JCoep
brakes in good order;' 9. - .Obey
all traffic and snfety rules; 10.
Drivo carofully always,
It la eatlmutnd that weverut mil
lion school children will bo given
tho opportunity to sign: tho: c safo
ty pledges. ' , ; '
"Iost year approximately 21,
000 persons wero, killed n automo
bile accidents," said Director, Dow.
''Thousands were children under
111. . Uy Intelligent safety education
wo. hopo to, make tho streets of
every community safer, inv. New
York during an intensive aafcty
campaign under my supervision for
tho New York Police pepartmont
morn than a million school child
ren signed a pledge liko the one
we are now seeking nationally. Ac
cidents resulting In death und In
jury dropped . CO por cent tho
month following the signing of the1
pledge, nnd within the year the!
aafuly crusade resultod In the sav
ins' of 10ft children's lives. 1 '
CAI'Si: OF OVKIUUOATINa thbig of this sort lodre In the
Hedlment In the cooling system or thermostat valve tho water may not
any foreign mattor such as a piece clroulato to tho radiator "when tho
of cork, rubbor or rug Is partlcu- englno reaches the propsr tempera
lurly to bo avotded In cars that are tu, thus causing the fyateia to
equipped with thermoatats. If any- I overheat. 1 . 1
Jor Economical Trcnportmtion
ii'-A
mm .
Mr
These new low prices let a new
record of achievement in auto
mobile historv one thatestab
lishes a new basis of motor car 0
value, beyond question tne
greatest in the world.
Think of getting a beautiful,
four-door Sedan for $735 a
Coachforonly $645 and other
closed models at equally amaz
ing new low prices which in
clude speedometer, balloon
tires, Duco finlsh.Fliher bodies,
Alemltelubricatlon.andcount.
less other fine car quality
features. :
No other closed cars offer equal
value none at the price offer
equal beauty, durability, com.
fort or performance, snap and
power. Come in one ride will
convince you.
Ask for a Demonstration!
New Low Prices
Coupe
Coach . . 645
Sedan 735
Landau
" 765
t. & . Mine. Mlchltan ,
The Coach
Th towcitpriMd Fithcr
: Body Coach In ihs tvarU
Blue Mountain Gara ge
M. A. HARRISON, Mgr. Opposite Postoffa.
QUALITY AT LOV COOT
For the WwGt TfiinniG .
" '.I''' ' ' ' '':.'('. ''Yv'';,'.Vi'''vV',,1i;,v
If you plan to spend over $500 F. 'O. B. Factory for an
automobile, you can get the year-round comfort and
convenience of a Ford closed car. '
The price advantage which the public enjoys in purchas
ing Ford cars is the result of volume production. In
I920, when the Ford Motor Company was producing Sp- v ,
proximately only a million cars a year, the Ford Touring
Car sold for $575. Today, with production on the basis
of nearly two million cars a year the Tudor Sedan,' a .
high quality alt-steel closed car, can be purchased for
$520-f-$55 less than the, Touring Car sold for six yeurs
ago. Open par prices are correspondingly low.
While this program of price reduction has been carried
on, important refinements and improvements have been
made in Ford cars'. The latest improvements include
new and attractive body lines n lower center of gravity,
closed cars in color, all-steel bodies, new brakes and new
style fenders.
However, the basic features of Ford design have not been
changed. Three point motor suspension, planetary '
transmission, dual ignition system, torque tube drive,
multiple disc-in-oil clutch, splash lubrication, thermo- '
syphon cooling system outstanding features of auto
mobile design have all been retained, regardless of cost. ;
FORD MOTOR COMPANY, Detroit
TOURINC
.$
310
TUDOR SEDAN
RUNABOUT
'NEW
COUPE I'ORDOR SEDAN
s520 3500 $565
Closed Car prices include starter and demountable rims
All prices I. o. b. Detroit
"Ford Design Costs more to Bu51SIs Worth More
But Se32s for Less"