La Grande evening observer. (La Grande, Or.) 1904-1959, July 17, 1926, Image 9

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Newspaper Page TextAuto Section I Ufc (IrMuV SWtttttu; OPbHr Wr Motoring New v VOLUME XXIV. SECOND SECTION LA GRANDE, OREGON.SATURDAY, JULY 17, 1926. NUMBER 6 PARK RESERVE LURES CROWDS Thousands Enter Yellow- stone for Scenic Trav els Free Camping . Grounds Available. : TJSUsOWSTONlS I'AIUC ( N 13 A Speclul) July 17 YellowHlono Kutlonul park, America's most fa mous park reserve, ts welcoming thousands of motor tourist visitors thifl Hummer. - Adtlod conveniences uncj accom jnoUatlon arc malting comfortable unU ciik access to I ho park's na tural formations as attruotlvc us ho unusual ' nut urn I . wonders which are to bo found In this dis trict. . Tron automobile camp ground are itrallHblc. The. groups arc capable of . accommodating, hun dreds of cars. , l'uro , water and firewood aro provided. .. l(,or the motorist who' doos not euro to camp in tho, extensive ground near main points of In terHt, puinllcr cump jjitep .-'have lveii designated. .Hotel accommo dations aro also provided. t The Yellowstone National 1 park may bo reached by motorists over many pood automobile highways. Uardlnor, the northern entrance, Is reach 'd from Livingston. Mont., on both the National I'ark-to-Paric highway and the Yellowstone trail. Knlrawcs on nil Side ! ; The Cody or oasterti ontninco may- be, reached on tho Nutlunal Park-lo-Park hlghwny or else on tho Yellowstone trail by turning I south from Hllllne, . Mont., and; following the muin highway to ' Cody. The western cntrnnce may be reached by tho National l'aik-lo-Park highway or the A'ellowstono trail from lfozcman, Mont. The southern or Snake river en trance Is reached by Jackson. Itlv erton or Lander to Moran. The Lincoln highway crosses southern Wyoming. Motnrlsts travelling this route may reach Yellowstone park by the custom or Cody entrance by turning north at Cheyenne and following the Yellowstone highway. The west entrance is reached from the Lin coln highway by turning north ' at Salt Lake City und following the main traveled road through Idaho and the southern entrunce Is reach ed from this Idaho highway by turning east at Sugar City. This trip affords wonderful views of the Teton mountains. Jackson lake and the area in the proposed Greater Yellowstone. Five Geysers There arc five active geyser ba-. sins In the park. These differ In character and action. Some, like Ulil Faithful, are fairly regular In action. The earth's heat neur surface of the land, which cuuscs the geysers is responsible for numerous hot wati'r manifestations. Colored hot springs and mud volcanoes are nu merous. , Tho Grand Canyon of tho Yel lowstone is one of the principal at tractions of the purk. vPhc gor geous colorings of this canyon makes It deserving of tho namu "Tho Cameo of Canyons." In spiration Point, almost In tho cen ter of the canyon, furnishes a van tage point for viewing the glgun- FRAN KLI N Distinctive Appearance v - Outstanding Performance : -v.. -. - . " Low Service Charges ; And Now- At New Low Prices McCLURE'S ' ' Distributors Ynkuua. Walla ' Walln, rmiillctmi. !a Uraude. IOCAll SAIiIvti A AD SKItVICll MM Adams Ave. . Kakn: Bird Iuwb, ;. McClurc ' ;. Service: Kenneth G. Kccncy, Tracy llolllstcr. To Fly AUantic I i . X ' i liiliiliii SURFACING IN Lieut. Commander Noel Davis of tho U. S. naval . reserves, plsns to fly across tho Atlantic ill tho Dctroiter, ' monopluno which dipt. O. H. Wllkins took to Alaska, lie U competing aR-alnst C'apt. Ueiio Konck for a 125,000 prize. ,. tic formatlou. . Yellowstone Niitlomil Park Is one or tho most successful wlld anlmul reserves. In, the- world und Is Ideal for naturo study. ". Visitors may sec deer, bear,, oik, and ante lope. .Mountuln sheepj moosn and bison are occasionally Been. , Trout fishing is excellent and Is permitted without' licenses. Itlvcra and lakes arc well stocked with fish and many tourists take advan tage of their visit to enjoy their favorite sport. ' An interesting recent develop ment In Yellowstone wus the es tablishment of a little museum, re luting primarily to buffalo, In the log cabin built by "Buffalo Jones" more than 20 years ago. In this Utile museum there is a collection of pictures relating to buffulo herdH. ' ' , There are about 200 - miles of motor highways in the park boun daries which touch -principal at tractions. A system of trails is being developed for tourists who wurn to tide horseback or hike through the park. - Tho tourist season continues un til September IS. After this date I admittance Is granted only to thoao I tourists who come equipped , to camp out along the roads or trulls. U.S. INCREASES Nearly 18,000 Miles of Highway Were Re dressed During the Past Twelve Months. Nearly 18, 000 miles of road In the several state highway systems was surfaced In 1U2!. according to reports received by tho bureau of public roads of tho United Mutes department of agriculture from tho state highway departments. In addition, 5318 miles of earth road was graded and drained according to engineering standards, making a total of 23.152 mitlea Improved during the year, of which a ilttle more than 10,000 miles was con structed with federal aid. At the end of the year the total surface mileage in the state sys tems had reached 14R.50K mllcH. and there were 32.218 miles of earth road, graded and drained ac cording to engineering standards. Tho total of 270.654 miles Includ ed In the statu systems embrace the important roads of the coun try which have ben laid out. to servo tho needs of the stales. It is upon these systems that tho im portant through routes of tho fed eral aid system and the United States highways havo been ultnost entirely laid down. Tho surfaced ronds In the state systems at the close of 1026 worn of the following types: Hand-day 12.677 miles, gravel 64.408 mile, waterbound macadam 4K04 miles, surfaccd-treated macadam and gravel 15,858 miles, bituminous macadam 10,085 miles, sheet as phalt 839 miles, bituminous con crete 4 821 miles, cement concrete 57.875 miles, brick 31 it miles and miscellaneous 131 miles. I Tho following table Indicates the progress made by the various states: ' I . . Jtllcago in I st. system . 3.953.S . 2.044.4 STREET BUSES START SERVICE IN BOISE SUNDAY HO IKK. Ida, Julv 17 Ruses will I be operating on Polse'8 streets Sunday morning, July 18. The first1 bu will start at 7:30 o'clock and: two others will join the schedule1 Immediately. Announcement of the exact tlmo of starting was made by Clayton Davidson of the Bolso Street Car company. Tues day. The buses will operate on tho same schedules and fares as did the street curs. The threo buses will each seat 29 passengers and will stop at the near side of each street Intersection. They will op orato over tho sumo streets as the' Boise Hlrect Car Company's cars, better known as tho "green cars." The route Is from the Nutatorl um west on Main street to Thir teenth, north on Thirteenth to the northwest part of town. ,No other lino is a flouted by the change from cars to buses. As soon as the change Is made tracks, poles and other overhead equipment will be demantled and salvaged. Tracks will not bo torn MotoriZfirl Llhrflrv Pnta tin knu'ni'av tn nuvrl Mlrnftta. " The&ti bocome tho property of tho city to do with as they wish. Vacuum System Itfamctl Unjustly Itccauno tho vacuum-operated windshield wiiwr opiMnteb frum Ilia vacuum system it b blamed for a number of things tt has nothing to do with. It has become a habit with many mechanics who jump at conclusions to tell owners who aro stranded with dry vacuum tanks that the trouble was duo to forget, ting to turn tho little acrew that Bhuts off the wiper. Tho truth 1s that leaving the wiper on all night will not causo any trouble at all. If the tank goes dry it Is because ot other causes. Books in Needy Places NKVADA GAS TAX TO YIIXI) STATU $500,000 THIS VKAH CARSON CITY, Nov., July 17. Nevada's four-cent gasoline tax will yield about $500,000 OiIh year. It Is indicated, in the report of tho Ne vada tax commission. - Hales of gasoline during the first quarter yielded $132,000 in taxes and the summer touring sales aro breaking previous records. 1 rilll.ADKLI'HIA, July 17 (AP) A motorized library, which a score of communities .have estab lished for sharing their reading facilities with their rural neigh bors, is onu of tho chief exhibits at tho fiftieth anniversary dlsploy of the American Library Association at the Sesj.iut Centennial. I Only seventeen per cent of tho rural residents of tho country en Joy library facilities, tho Associa tion has found, and one of the greatest needs listed by farm wo men Is "moro libraries", Although It originated In 1!)U5 tn Washington county, Maryland, the travelling library has spread I but slowly. Dotrolt, Dayton,. Bir mingham and Portland, Oregon, aro among tho larger cities which havo adopted II, and about a scoro of smaller cities. 'lf you try to beat that train to tho crossing," said Ella to Henry, "I'll not rldo with you again." And Ella did not rldo with Henry again. Repainting Standard Oil Stations in State UNION, July 17 (Special) A ' crew of four men from Alameda, California, who are fitted out with a truck and paint spraying outfit, arrived in Union recently sod n few hours they painted tho Stand '' ard Oil station, a job that would have taken several days If done by the old style brush method. These men aro painting the stations of the Standard Oil over the two states of Oregon and Washington and came to Union after doing tho work In Wallowa county. , Hero Hot a boy Who was full of nerve, . Kepi his arm 'round, her waist When ho turned a curvo. It won't be long before they'll be turning the stop, look and listen signs so the engineers can aeo them first You can tell whether it's a new car or a paint job. A new car will miss you by two feet. Alabama .... Arizona Arkansas 8,295.0 They'll Dishrag You Every Time Trying to buy a tire for less than it's worth is just one example of the triumph of hope over experience. Sure, some tire dealers will dicker with you give you all sorts of trick discounts and long trades. Why not? It's a cinch to pad up the old price list to allow just such deals. But don't forget you're playing the other fel low's game and the odds arc nine to one that he'll dishrag you every time. Our customers buy Goodyear. Tires because, they have learned that Goodycars give them "the least trouble and the lowest cost per mile. These -after all is said and done arc the things to look for in any (ire. Let us show you a Goodyear next time. At the new low prices their value cannot be equalled. W. H. Bohnenkamp Co. Motor Vehicle Fuel . Sales on Increase Motor vehicles fuel aul.s In Orugon conllniin to show a sluody Kiiln s tvomimrud to previous yuars. uc oonllug to Sum A. Kuzr. '' secre tary of state. - -JJurlnft the month of May, 1920. there were sold ), 710,313.0 gallons ot gasollno and 274.160. 2'- gallons ot distillate liy dealers In Oregon. Total taxes on these sales aggre gated 2I)8,3t3.l7. Kor the corre sponding month ot 1926 'sales of gusollne were g,B I 3.O4U.0 gullons und distillate 620.720, tvlt.li tajfs amounting to 27 l,4U9.4(. Tho gulu In revenue from this soureu In May ot this yeur over the same month In 11126 was J27,133.(ia. Should the sales of gasoline 111 Oregon continue at. the same rale dining the balance uf the year 1920 as they have to May 31, as shown by the moiithl) reports of tho motor vehicle fuel deulers to the secretary of the slate the tux on this commodity for the yeur will upproximute $3,076,000 OS compared with total tax on the sales of this commodity In this slate during 1926 o( 13.127.000 un approximate increase over last year of nearly J560.000. California Colorado Connecticut T)elawaro .Florida ,. Georgia r.. Idaho Illinois, .., Indiana .. Iowa Knns'iM . lO'nlllehy ! lltllshMia Maine Maryland I Massachusetts Michigan Minnesota .. .... ' Misslaslppl - Missouri .1 Montana I Nebraska Nevadn New Hampshire '. New Jersey New' Mexico .... - New York No. Carolina .... North Iiakota Ohio Oklulionra. Oregon Pennsylvania. .... Ithoil" Island .... 'South Carolina Ti-nneswe . Texus I 'tail . Vermont Virginia ! W-jMhington West Virginia Wisconsin Wyoming Total 6.691.4 S.032.8 1,871.9 506.7 4.490.0 0,231. T 4.027.3 4.SI9.5 3.935.B 0. K74.1 7,3x0.0 8.000.0 7.O0O.0 1.459.4 2,429.0 1. f.41.8 0.700.0 0.964.6 S.5IMJ.9 7.04O.0 7.057.0 6,019.0 2,990.7 2.081.2 1.290.0 .. 9.169.0 .. 13,900.0 .. 0,432.2 0,174.0 .. 10.874.0 .. 6.689.0 .. 4.440.3 .. 10.827.8 708.4 4,961.0 . 4.044.4 .. 10.088.O . 3.132.3 . 4.400.0 .. 4,920.4 .. 3.200.0 3.004.0 . 1O.204.6 . 8,143.3 Surf. nil. end 1925 1.833.0 1,452.6 3.796.0 3.383.3 8.450.8 1,725.0 606.7 2.194.7 S. 472. 5' . 2.196.4 ' 4.1118.2 3,860.0 3,029.4 962.8 2.272.S 3.821.7 1.218.1 2.429.0 1.529.1 0.025.8 5.978.0 2.689.7. 2.0IH.4 859.4 1.881.4 873.0 1.707.9 1,181.8 1.616.6 9.025.9 5.311.5 803.5 9.501.6 1.348.4 3.008.4 7. 666. 5 40 5.8 3.920.8 2.599.4 7.964.0 1.008.0 3.007.4 3.659.9 2.642.0 1.202.7 7.978.0 801.8 i Vi nnklm Deliveries lircaKing juiy rcwiu KYItACrSi:. N. V.. July 17- This month, which murks Frank lin's twenty-fifth anniversary gives every Indication of being tho big gest July In Franklin history. Fol lowing upon the heels of the na tional low gear run on July 1. when 185 Franklin ears In nil parts of the country took part. In a 100 mile non-slop low gear demonstration, retull deliveries have set tp a new high record for thn month to dale. Hetall deliveries In the first week of July were 33 pef cent ahead of corresponding period In June and 32 per cent ahead of same prl"l lust year. The company has maintained a steudv output ot forty ears per. day since May 1. Npn priced were reduced as much 300. The company flndrt Itself unable to meet the demand for sedans, al though Ihln single type' const It illes 85 per cent of total production. Total retail deliveries for the year are already considerably ahead of 1925. tbe most prosperous Jear In the coman'8 history. ..207,053.0 145,508.9 i;xii;ht wim. srriiv (.ItOWI.Mi l" IttllllLilt An agricultural expert, hns been ..,... I... .1... I..u..t..n ,ln..uKl. aj.Ulllie'l I, y III- iiinn.o.. ' ment of agriculture to study rub ber growing on small plantations of the Philippines. Furthermore, an experlmeuta.1 station lnu. been aulhorlxed fur southwestern Mindanao. m:w span pi,anm:i ovi:it Mississippi A permit, for building un auto- mnl.lle ,itil fn mI est Hi Fl tiriflffe Jocross the Mississippi rlver at New tfrlcan lias been sought, from slon. 'i ne cosi is esiiniaicu at. live million dollars. Why Is U thul a guy who o.cs the truffio ruh will never slave to death 7 ' i Shoot. Hecatiso cery tim he. turns a corner lie has a "limnl utjt." Ooctor (examining unconscious engineer): "Old that automobile bit this engine?" Fireman: "No, the driver slow ed up to let. the train go by und the engineer fulnlcd." filler: Won't joti walk with nic un rar us the car. Tommy 7 Tommy: I can't. Culler: Why not. 7 Toimny: 'Cauw we're going to have dinner as soon as you go. When the tourists und pleasure seekers u Tv all supplied with good rudds. It Is opposed freight travel und iK;dcslriuiis may be looked urtr. Still. It Isn't at all glorious In die defending your right. It the other driver U a road bug. Automobile tires are higher In price and ma nre numeroiiM other things, but talk U Just u cheap as before. Good Through Through- - Details telt imtressive story of quality standards strictly mamtainea f mA-l Unprecedented sales prove how well the public knows that Dodge Brothers Motor Car is sturdier and more dependable than ever before. ; , Delivers more miles at lower cost-per-mile. Stands up under harder going. Calls for fewer repairs. Provides greater safety. Excels in every quality that has earned its good name. In fact, you have only to check any chassis part against its own past best engine, axles, . gears, bearings, frame, springs, shafts, elec trical equipment to prove how strictly and consistently Dodge Brothers have preserved and improved the basic goodness of their product. Touring Car $963 Roadster $958 Coupe $1015 Sedan $1077 Delivered , , See (he Dodge Steel Body on Display in Our Showroom L. C. SMITH Dddee Broth MOTOR CARS 13 r