La Grande evening observer., July 03, 1926, Image 9

SJa &rmtft? Sum to teriw I
Motoring New
Auto CcCdi.
VOLUME XXIV.
SECOND SECTION
LA GRANDE, OREGON, SATURDAY, JULY 3, 1926.
NU; - V I
DEALERS DROP
FIGHT
ON LAW
Petition with 17,000
Names for Repeal of
Title Ruling Will Be
f Withheld. - ' v
PORTLAND, Ore., July S. The.
attempt to repeal the automobile
certlfieiito of title law Ib to be
withhold following a meeting of
the directors of the Automobile
Dealers' assoclution of Portland,
l'hc doalro to have somo form of
(UlcTlaw and the fear that through
Invoking tho repeal all progress In
this direction may be lout, coupled
with tho guwuranco from national
Inmirnncc authorities that the mat.
tor will be taken out of tho hnndft
of the Portland representatives of
the National Board of Underwriters
lt d the dealertf to accept withhold
ing tho repeal. t . . -i
Tho move to repeal tho certifi
cate lw woh sponsored by and au
thorized by tho Oregun automotive
conference but at the request of
the automotivo trade of tho stato
who had become the principal vie
Urns or the law nowt on the books.
The actual work of effecting the
I repeal was turned back to the trade
by tho conference and it is expect
ed that In view of that the con
ference will accept tho decision of
tho dealers. . '
Many Sign Petition.
More than 17.000 names had been
secured on the petitions which
would have placed tho measure on
the November ballot, about 14,500
having been the number required
by statute to placo this law before
tho voters. However, slnco tho
move was started both the 1 na
tional automobile chamber of com
merce and the National Automobllo
Dealers association-havo pointed
out that Oregon is in tho first
group of states to adopt tltlo legis
lation and that a repeal of the Ore
gon law might mlnimtzo the
chances of securing adoption in the
balm nee of .the states. ,
"Tho present Oregon law wa
prepared by 3oe Keller representa
tive of the Pacific Coast Hoard of
Automobile Underwriters," : ex
plained, Ralph J. Stachli, secretary
of the Oregon Automotive confer
ence. "Keller neglected to follow
cither tho nationally approved form
of tltlo kiw or any of tho existing
satisfactory laws now In use In
California and Michigan. Tho pres
ent Oregon law has no 'teeth in
fact, is a copy of tho Michigan law
with all tho 'teeth' very carefully
pulled out," he said.
Plan Work-! Out.
' "Tho nationul automobllo cham
ber of commerce has labored for
several weeks with tho national
board of 'underwriters and a sutis
flactory arrangement has been
worked out whero tho national in
surance authorities will co-operato
with the Oregon automotive trade
to bring about ta correction of
the existing law at the next legis
lature, thus making certain that
Oregon will not bo without somo
form of title legislation.
"J. H. Doyle, national represen
tative of tho underwriters, Is au
thority for the statement that tho
national and coast board of under
writers will Interest itself to help
bring about tho points "which the
dealers insist upon, namely, to re
quire an affidavit for an applica
tion for a title, to make a false
statement In an application a fel
ony and providing for1 tho positive
indication of all liens filed against
cars, as well us corrections which
will make possible' tho more effec
tive administration of tho act"
Decision to withhold tho repeal
will also savo the Investment which
tho state hits made In equipment
to enforce the law.
Present Action Doubtful.
Just what will be done about tho
present tangle of certificates will
depend largely on tho disposition
of Ram Koaer, secretary of state.
While practically every car had a
certificate at the first of tho year
or shortly after, It being necessary
to procure a license, many were se
cured by passing up somo of the
steps in tho chain of tltlo.
Now tho sumo conditions exist
again. Dealers who went through
the experience once are careful to
see that every car turned in to them
has indicated the proper succes
sion of title. Individuals and used
car dealers aro not using tho samo
steps somo of the used-car deal
ers frankly telling the public that
the certificate is of no value, and
using in Its stead chattel mortgages
and sworn bills of sale to effect
deals.
Many such cars 'will go through
three and four ownerships before
to bring about the correction of
Then when tho owner attempt4 to
trace title since the last rcgistra-
OLD PHONOGRAPH
BRINGS MEMORIES
OF SEAMAN START
No automobile manufacturer la
America has a more Inspiring- his
tory than the Bcaniui Body cor
poral Ion of Milwaukee, exclusive
builders of Nash enclosed bodies
and owned In half by tho Nosh Mo
tors company. It is said by A. R
Trochscl, local dealer. Hack, be
yond tho memory of the present
generation over 75 years ago tho
house of Heunmn was founded. -A
photograph of an ox-drawn cart
bearing the inscription, A. U. Sea
man & Co., taken in 1871' and ro.
cently unearthed by Mrs. Christ
Bchrens, of Milwaukee, is a pic
turesque testimonial to tho yeans
of service that have been experi
enced by tlio Seaman organisation.
Mrs. Behrens. whose husband wns
tho driver of tho ox-cart, explains
that during the year 1871 a severe
epidemic of influenza among horses
made tt necessary to replace those
animate by oxen which were still,
howevqr, in fairly general UBe. The
photograph, taken on Kast Water
street, Milwaukee, near tho city
hall,, shows . background of build-1
lugs long since, replaced by mod
orn sky-scrapers. But oven at that
time tho house of Seaman was S3
years old. . c ,
Dock In tlio days prior to the
civil war, A. D. Keaman; grandfa
ther of the present heads of the
business, engaged in the building
of fine furniture. In later years
as the automobile Industry grew
to major linjportanco and tho de
mand aroco for automobile bodies
that would forthlly represent tho
woodworking art Hcaman turned lis
specialized ability to till field,
Toduy tho Immense Heainan
shops are entirely utilized by Nosji
enclosed body production and as
indicating tho growth of this or
ganization, founded buck In. the
days of tlio prulrle schooner and
the ox-cart, tho Seaman Body cor
poration In 1922 produced 1.126
enclosed bodies for Nash Motors,
in 1923 Iho production wan 19,388,
In 1924 tho figure was 27,000. In
1925 it wus 78,599. while, in the
first six months of 1926,' Hcamau
built 71.060 Nash enclosed bodies.
Knch process in tho production
of Seaman bodies is carried, for
ward with indefinite care and sci
entific accuracy, for ' quality has
been a basic principle with Heamnn
since the day tho company was
founded in 1848. ' ,
Why women
who drive FORDS
should ask for
Veedol Forzol by name
TOO many women are getting too little com
fort and pleasure from their Fords. Somehow
or other they just don't get the easy driving and
perfect control which the Ford will give.
The answer to the whole problem lies in oiL
Not just any oil, but the sptcial kind of oil that
keeps Fords really fit Veedol Forzol. .
Veedol Forzol Is not simply a different grade
of oil. It is a different kind of oil designed solely
for use in the Ford. It ends Ford chatter. It gives
you the smooth control and ease of driving that
you should always get from your Ford. It gives
you 8 Definite Economies in operation which in
clude 10 to life gasoline and oil saving.
At the great Tide Water plant at Bayonne, N.J,
Veedol Forzol is refined from the pick of Eastern
crude oils. It.is shipped by boat to the Pacific
Coast. This safeguards Veedol Forzol's high
quality and keeps It always uniform.
Today drive' up to the next orange and black
Veedol Forzol sign. The dealer will give efficient,
courteous service. He'll gladly drain out the old
' oil and fill the crankcase with one gallon of Veedol
. Forzol. Ask for Vttdol Fonol by name.
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houi ! .11 prtndpsl cUh. SAN FRANCISCO, 4 14 Branrun Sui
LOS ANGELES. 4S41 Loot A.l PORTLAND, tub i.Gli
o. OAKLAND, 3701 Orm St-I SEATTLE. mh Avo AJIanUu
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ft earfrfe ihm I ' fUfrl , Veoiol SWpi! ft
Pacific CM. WsmyiHi buy Vtmdat forvA yrm pay tor
mailt M trtighL Qthm fnukMM of cart ikMtd w other
VttJj oiU. TK Veoioi Motor PnttaUm QH ttant
Ju ami Vmrdoi sit for rw car. AA ss du
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The Eastern Economy Oil for Fords
MoiiUiiy Traffic yip
-f
Officer (to couple In parked
auto) "Don't you moo that sign.
Fine for Parking1?' "
1 Driver ".Yes, officer, I sec It
uud heartily agree with 11.7 Stuv
ens Htono Mill.
1 According to experts of tlio V. K
hill-cull of HtiiiHltiril?', It In tnteriiHl
friction rutlHir than tho compres
sion of tho enr'H woliylit thittwrurn
out most automobile tlrn. . When
thu cur ts clnlven over u buiip, fb
Bfiueezlnt? of th; itrcs cuiimp8 .the'
layers of tho niulerluls of' whieh
tho shoes nro tmule to ' rub over
one .mother. Tills rubbing action
maki'H the t Itrcs hot and in largely
accountable far the sliortne:u of
their serviceability. . . --;
How much pur hour Uocm It cot
you to motor? If you've never
riguretl it out you'd be surprised
to see what a good argument it Is
for moderation. Slow traveling In
creases the cost per hour; fast
traveling likewise, through In
creasing tho possibility of acci
dents und fines., There la u happy
medium at which the cost imt
hour lowers to meet the highest
point of tho enjoyment curve.
Hon for the purpose of getting; his
new license, ho may bo stopped
entirely through Inability to find
somo of tho owners who had the
car Tor Home period of tho your, if
the statu decides to enforce the hiw
to tho letter, It will bo extromoly
another license your. comes uround.
of the catvf that have beep bought
and sold in this manner.
On His Way
Allvrt TanMnM. 13. lie In !w
Clly. la., and lilti ntothef live in
KtiKlaml. Kor two nmnth ,hr hat
tn very rlrk hut Albert .hid no
moncr to Py hl wny arrows, the
Allat'Lc. Klmilly a rirh toa City
I man -hunl of hill plinht amli ad
vanced him the money. l (tow AJ.
Urt' on III way Ut ace her. .
LAKE OILING
WORK HALTED
Protests Filed Against
Surfacing Near Crater
Lake. Alleging Traffic
Discouraged.
Auto Licenses May Be
Obtained at Half Price
SALKM, Oro. July 3. AP)
The mid yeur rush for automo
bllo licenses bocatne acuta tit the
state house Wednesday due to
the fact that licenses purchased
after June 30 cost only half tho
yearly rate. About 1600 new ap
plications were In tho hands of
the automobllo departmeut, A
totul or lnr,3K4 licenses wore Is
sued for the first half of tho
year, which is a gain of 15,833
over tho first halt of last year.
8AI.KM, Ore. July 3. (AIM
The stato highway commission has
announced that raid oiling opera
tion on Crater Lake highway have
been discontinued for this year.
The highway Is said to be dry and
In good condition now.
Oiling operations on the Mc
Mlnnvllle - Tillamook highway.
Mount Hood Loop and Old Oregon
Trail will be discontinued over the
July 4 holidays.
"All oiled sections on these
highways will be dry by today,
and motorists will suffer no 4n
convenience from road oil between
the above dates." says a statument
by the department.
P1EDKOHD, Ore. July 3. A1')
Tho oiling . operations on the
Crater like highway were discon
tinued Thursday upon Instructions
from the state highway com ml s-
In , driving through water Inter
feres seriously with tho operation
of tho brakes. It Indicates that tho
bands need to bo adjusted for less
clearance. Tho temporary remedy
is to hold tho brakes partly on
when running through tho water
puddles. This takes up tho clear
ance and prevents water from
logging the brakes.
.- , .. .h
slon. According to Highway En
gineer W. K. ('handler. In charge
of the woik, it has been closed
off indefinitely and tho work of
disassembling the maohino Is un
der way.
The oiling was ordered to con
tinue Tuesday, and again discon
tinued Thursday.- Local protests
wore filed against the oiling on th
grounds that It would curb trafflo
to Crater Lake.
. t.
Between You
and the Road
1 You realize what is ljetween you and the road
when roads are rough.
It takes a full, true-rubbered, flexible tire to stand .
the gaff of rut after rut and protect you against
. tire trouble on the road. - .
CtC cords and balloons with their correct design
' andextratoughtreadandsidewallsarebuilttogive
this kind of service without chipping or cutting.
When you buy your next tire buy a CTC and make
. this road test. Place it opposite the tirt that has
given you satisfaction, and then check the mileage
CTC will give you extra mileage every time.
"Gaining New Friends Through
Extra Mileage'
11117
C0RD5"BALL00NS
La Grande Tire Shop
"HOUSH OF HA1UJAINS"
1517 Adams
i'hono 03H-W
Our Pumps Are
Working
You might think to look at our place
that we were not doing business but .wc
are, although a bit torn up.
Our new building will soon be completed
which will add to our appearance. Appear
ance docs count, but the personal service
given to bur many motoring friends makes
them like to come back for Veltcx Gas
and Motor Oil.
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