Auta Section
V J L
VOLUME XXIV.
SECOND SECTION
GRANDE, OREGON, SATURDAY, MAY 8. 1926.
14 PAGES TODAY
SUPPLY STORE
TO BE OPENED
Western Auto Supply
Company to . Establish
Branch in La Grande
' -Next Month.
Tlio Western Auto Bupply com
pany will open a atoro In I .a
Orundc tit 1411 Adums avunuu. In
the Ixodes building opposite The
observer office,' some time early
next month,' it Is unonunced by
Oi'orKi; t'eppe.rdine. of Los All-
. gelcs, president of the firm, whteh
" ut present operates 130 branches
III the west. Motor ' accessories,
' repairs and hattories will bo dis
pensed.
. l'epperdlne was In the clly yes
terday with W. H. BoIiIItik. of
Heattle, district manager, and Wil
lis (lurk, brunch manager ut Pen
dleton, completing arrangements
lor tho local store. It will be one
of four that are to btt( organized
ijjillliln the next ow weeks In what
National Traffic Regulations
' Favor New Type Small Car
tho firm ilnenis are the prosperous
und coinliiff towns ott Oregon.
There are already 11 tn tho state.
Onih'rin und- Washington , terri
tory is fast coming to tho front,
ppppordlnu declared yostorday ,in
u vIhU. lo tluV chumbiT or com
ini'i cc. Ho suid lioias grout , ho pea
for the J-u Orundo store's futuro.
Tho manuKor und tho opening dale
will bo announced soon." :
, Kurh' branch of the Western Au
to Supply company operates us a
dlHtlnct unit,, tho president explain
ed. Joining In all the activities of
the community, and co-operating
with other firms In civic and com
mercial projects,. ' . - '
"Tho company opened Us ' first
store In Los nngeles 10 yearn ugo.
In' PUS, it entered tho northwest
with u store at Seattle.
Sof: Joe's uwfully ubaent-mlnd-ed.
Isn't he? .
Oinun- Why? ' :
"Why. tho other night ho was
driving his parent -over a lonely
roud und they cumo to u particu
larly lonely spot and before ho
know it ho had parked tho car." ,
, The hund that -rocks tho steering
wheel Is tho hand that musses up
the scenery. .
Thq trpuhlo with tho Intoxicated
inoturiwt t that hu is not only-full
but running- over.
legislation such as that recently
passed In Wisconsin placing tho
maximum sj,eed of cars on tho
highways vx 40 miles an hour and
tho minimum at 25 an hour Is
placing r. severe handicap on Am
erican '.ight curs. The new agita
tion, fjr a great nationwide speed
law Allowing 4& miles un hour on
specially laid out main line arter
ies or on 'highways where stop
limitations are placed at all enter
ing streets will add to this and
jmuny light cars wilt bo unable to
maintain the desirable avoraees
for any length of time.
These laws are apparently aim
ed to offset the long, tedious para
des especially on Sunday. ' where
great lines of cars, stretching for
miles, aro moving - at an averago
speed of ton to fifteen miles an
hour. ' - - - - ", . " r ,
. . Near Kuropcaii 1I'A
' In a measure, they indicate an.
approximation of the . Kuropean
;idea of speed on the highways
where much higher average rates
'are maintained than' Is the cane
here, despite the far greater gen--cral
use of motor cars In- this
country than 1 In ' the European
'countries. It is not unlikely that
jthey will result in a new type of
smail car on the Kuropean put turn.
It Is tho contention of highway
engineers, as well as of motor car
'engineers, that something besides
highway legislation will bo neoes
jsary before we can approach tho
average speed at which European
I traffic moves. '
. During the past two years there
has been a pronounced tendency
on tho purl of Amorlcan builder
of motor curs to tighten the weight
of their products, to speed up the
motors und to develop greater
! powers of acceleration. ': v f J ,
Most of this work hus been done
on. cars which 'represent only
about 40 per cent of the total num-
iar of cars In use.- - The great 50
-per cent which Is formed by .the
small cars, has shown little . ad-
jvance along these lines.
According to engineers, tho next
great step will bo taken by manu
facturers of this typo of vehicle.
Working on Sew Types
It is generulty known thai cer
tain of the larger manufacturers
aro already at work upon advan
ced typed of small, light, cars,
fashioned somewhat, along the
lines which have .been at! opted by
tho bettor, known .English and
l-'rouch bultd(rsahd!'.'r a riven I
changes aro anticipated during the
balance of the yeaj. 1 ;- ?; i"
A small cur, of what may ho
termed short wheelbase. with the
speed and endurance of the larger
cars, short turning radius, and
quick acceleration ability, able to
negotiate our Ideas of hills on high
geur may be looked forward to as
a real factor In the solution of
our loud congestion.
Would bo Acepptril
Such a car, with ability to . ac
celerate us rapidly as the larger
and higher powered cars, with a
speed range up to 60 miles an hour
and with room to carry five pass
engers In a touring or sedan model
would find ready acceptance
among hundreds of thousunds of
buyers. v, . . '
' Wore it to "be built upon, the
hlghlyefflelent plans of JCuropean
engineers, it might, at first glance,.
strike the average Amerloan user
as small but, such an. impression
would quickly vanish as Its power
and performance capacity became
rec f?d. 1
One experimental car of this
nature on a 270 mile trip through
Michigan,- Indiana and Illinois
malntuiuqd a road average of bet
ter than 35 miles un hour despite
the fact that - several populous
cities wore'traversod and tho drive
was made on a Saturday afternoon
when the road traffic .was heavy.
This car. was driven at 60 miles
an hour, with all , the , fueling of
stability and security sensed In
large cars. - . ' . , v . ' ,
It was driven up steep hills that
would have meant second gear to
many cars, and yot.lt made .the
climb without falter In high gear.
v Stopping Tents Mariu
Qulck stopping tests showed
remarkably high factor of safety at
all ranges of speed. '
'it was equipped with a four-cy
linder motor of small bore und
long stroke, turning over at thigh
speed. Yet it was as fret from vi
bration as tho majority of six-cy
linder cars and at ranges of from
30 to 40 miles an hour as smooth
a running power plant us anyone
would want to ride, behind. - At Its
maximum speed it showed no in
dication of strous or strain.
f,' The pulling power of tho engine
under heavy load wai rather re
markable; the result of great or
torque than has been obtained be
fore In American built cars pf this
type. Tills torque development
meunH In service, an i ability j to
allmb steep1 grades on high -gear.
H showed 28 miles to the git I Ion
nf fT'i unl i nu nvtkii Hndnr thn Thlirh '
speed ut which It -was driven und
the oil consumption was , at" the
rate of about 50 miles to t the
quart which was a very interesting
performance. - ,
The riding was a distinct revela
tion for the first impression ' was
that the roud action would - be
Jumpy. Instead, the car rambled
over tho road as smoothly and
easily as though the - wheolbase
were 125 Inches rather than an ex
act 100 inches. . ' .
That the steering mechanism
had been highly developed was
proved by tho eaao-with which the
cur was controlled ,ovor several
rough and rutted rouds which were
covered ut from 40 to 45 miles un
hour.
The four wheel brakes, with un
usually large surfaces, brought the
car lo amaxingly abort stops with
out a ' quiver und ' without tho
slightest tendency to . away or
throw Itself off tho road.
This, car had boon developed af
ter an exhaustivo; study of: the
finer types of European cars and
Incorporated many of ther fea
tures while being easientlally
adaptcd to. American rcquire
ments. Iiooka Bdjr blio
Tlie first impression, on looking
at the car was that quickly chang
ed after getting Into tho seats and
sensing the grout amount of leg
and htud room. , ' ' '
It came more as a result of the
low lines than anything else. Yet
the low ilnea had. been achieved
without any sucririeo In the
amount of road e leu ranee neces
sary to meet ull conditions of
travel. a ,
Actual. ineasuroment of Iho
width nnd depth of the scats, the
general width of tho body,1 the
depth of tho front and rear com
partmonts, and the . head room,
showed even larger dimensions
than thoso which havo been gen
eral among American small cars.
Tho body lines on ' the experi
mental body wero exceptionally
easy and graceful und. wore do bo
to a perfect stream lino .effect.'
The radiator was relatively high
and narrow, nfter the fashion of
many of the rather cosily Euro
pean small cars.
Altogether, it was an individual
pleco of hundlcraft us could be
developed. It marked a new. and
radical change In the general ' ap
pearance of the small cur. It was
much larger than tho Kuropean
small car, so far as body dimen
sions were concerned, , and fLve
people could easily ride in It all
day long 'without discomfort. Yot
alongside tho. curb, a man of aver
age, height could, cuslly loo-M W
tho top. . " , . - i ) .
In city truffle It attracted- gen
oral and favorable attention. It Is
a queetion If any other car on the
streets could have kept up wun u
during a test ' covering' fifteen
blocks. A parking test showed
that It could fit Into a hole along
tho curb that would have been lm
poHible with any of the uverago
size cars.
It muni be borne In mind . that
this car Is not as yot ready for the
American market, but It presages
art interest; from which real devc
topments are likely to. result.
PREPARE ROAD
FOR OIL WORK
Actual Work on ' Island
City-Elgin Stretch to
Begin Next Week.
Oiling operations on the Island
cmy-Klgln section i of the, l
Orumlo-Vyallowa Lake highway
will begin about the middle of the
week, according to announcement
from the ' state highway offices
hore. , ,
A crew of men started work on
that section today, grading, blad
ing and sprinkling It. putting It In
good condition preparatory to the
oiling. .".
Tho length of time. It will take
to complete tho. oiling 'largely de
pends on tho weather conditions.
ROAD DISTRICT
, HEARING DATE
TO BE MAY
12
You have heard it-'fhey five
it ' 4
u uooa auwmoDues
T
I Standard Ste
.a.f. Roidittr
5-p.M. Touring -Z-pa.i.
Coupe
2-door 5cda
S-PMt. 4-door Scl.a
4-o.m. Coups
M2
11SO
1195
1195
U5
1275
Mcufer Six
. RodMer
Tourins
2-door Snfaa
4oor Sda
COUH '
Sedan .
Rrnurhim
Sport Rndter 14a5
SportToarins 1525
Country Club 1765
2aaa.
5-p.M.
5'Paaa.
5l).fc
4aaa.
7-p.aa.
5'PaM.
9-p.M.
- 5-oaM.
1250
1295
1195 i
1491
1795
1995
1925
HE impression is current that all cars sold
X at approximately the same price give approxi
mately the same results, out there never Has
a time in motor car history when there was
less basis of fact for such an impression,
' Today, there are two ways of building motor
cars. One is to forget quality and build cars for
trading purposes. The cost of production is cut
to the bone, so that dealers may offer you more
than the market value for your used car.
The Buick way is to build for quality's sake to
give owners a better new car full of value with
every modern feature.
Compare Buick design with that of other cars of the
same or higher list price, and fix Buick superiority
firmly in your mind, before you spend your money.
BUICK MOTOR COMPANY, FLINT, MICH.
DrrfMofi of Genrrtt Motort Corporfion
the.
When Better Automobiles
mrt 'Built . . . BUICK
jri7 Build Tktm
Jennings & Shumate
WHEN BETTER "AUTOMOBILES ' A 2 BUILT, BUICK WILL BUILp THE
Tim HeiNilr Man Niicakiiii;
Whut's wrone with thu old
bus?" "
Everything," suid the uuto re
pair man. -
"Is thut so? I supposo you din
find something: wrong with the
lict'iiHu tag"
Sure. It needs tightening a
little." : . ' , , ,;-y-.
"Can 1 interest you in uutoino-
bile insurance?"
1 liuven't an uutomoliliu on my
place." I
'Well-er-what ot thut? You
have burglar Insurance, 1 presume,
and yet you have, no burglur on
your premises." . . ,
Brakeband lining miiHl be kepi
free from embedded grit and metal
particles by frequent washing and
brushing, and no metal wires
should prolrudo through thu rubric
surface.. " . . . 1
Pastor-Mayor
L J
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rihr Frank A. Helfert, pulor of 8t
r-rrdrn-k's Catholic church In Hsg
ttt, Mich., has been elected mayor
if th town the first clergyman In
ihe state to hold such snofflce.
rhr tvr onlv three dlssenttna
i otes. le has been a chaplain In
Michigan prisons, and served as A
laplaln, overseas, with the American
wSH KU-'is
It does not make starting eaaier
to race the engine, when switching
off. Yhe theory of this, nioreaver.
Is that the pistons suck up a )uan
tlty of gas vapor which, not being
Ignited, remains" lii. tha'.cyllndera
to assist tn starting ' later. - What
happens la that tho quantity of gas
vapor sucked .Into the cyllndera- Is.
expelled, unburnod, throogh -,the
exhnust. As the engine comes to
a stop Ihe suction dacreea and
only tho normal amount of gas is
drawn into the oylindera under
compression. . The situation Is
Identically the same It the engine
Is switched off whllo running nor
mally, nnd less gas Is wasted. ' 4
The Oregon state highway com
mission Judge William Duby,
chairman, M. B. Vanduser and W.
H. MaJone, commlaataners will
hold a hearing In regard to the
proposed formation ot the Baker-
Rtohland-Halfway-Homeatea.d high
way Improvement district Wednes
day afternoon, May It.' at S:S0
o'clock In the county court house
t Baker. -
L The Improvement district will be
organised to Improvo the road from
Halfway to Homestead, a distance
oT 0 miles, not shown on the atate
highway map.
At present this road Is very poor
and absolutely Impassible during
the winter months. ' Rlnce the great
copper developments , tn Baker
county on the Hnake fiver In the
vicinity of Homestead better con
nections are necessary, The high
way would connect with the new
Bridge now Detng puui across mo
Bnke river at Homestead by Ore
gon and Idaho, . ,
; The organisation of Ihe Improve
ment district la provided for In the
laws of Oregon. This la the first
organisation of Its kind In Kaatern
Oregon, according to H. O. Smith,
highway engineer here. ,
According to the chairman of the
highway commission, Judge Duby,
about 1100,000 will be needed to
bring the road Into first clase con
dition..' v--..
Forest Office Grants
Tourist Camp Permits
POHTLAND,, Ore. May . AP)
Permits for two tourist camps
In Oregon have been Issued by the
looal district national forest of
fice. One of the permits was la
sued to Wyatt Bros, (or the open
ing of a camp near Horse Thief
Meadows on, the Mount Hood loop
highway.
Permit for a tourist camp : near
Hebo on the Tillamook highway
In the Biuslaw forest was granted
to H. A. and Cuftoa Talley and H.
E. Minor. It will be known as
Castle Rock Camp. : c,., i,
Tho forest esrvlre annouaced
that stTsrai attas for pay ton list
oamps are available' ea : Mount
Hood loop.. .,, ,;,:;:,:.Z: .
'i:''T : ., . !' '''-:; '
If she hits a stone while learnlnf
to drive and ho doesn't get saraaca
tic, they have been married ooljr
five montha - . '
.. Ono of the surest signs of spring
la the report : ot a garage being
robbed of tire and aocessorlca
Nowadays when a man comoa
Into an extra 1000 ho buys a new
M00 car with It. '
IT Is natural that you should look Is rlMAuthorlted FotdJ
Dealer In youi pure haw at a used Ford car ha Is the
authority on Ford value.
You an sura that th used Ford car you buy fresa bleu is
good value for the price and honestly ra presented as to
condition; The reputation' tho Authorised Ford Dealer
assures you courteous tresninti end you easy essasct a fair
iiaua-iu .wwwiw wnen you aro reaoy loryour I
PERKINS MOTOR, CO.
La Crande, Ore. '
'Ford.
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iioii(Mins 29x4.40 31x5.25 33x6.00 v
aU0OnS $14.05 ; $21.95 $29.55
ALL SIZES EQUALLY LOW PRICED '
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