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About La Grande evening observer. (La Grande, Or.) 1904-1959 | View Entire Issue (Aug. 21, 1926)
Saturday, August 21, 1026. ' EX GRANDE EVENING OBSERVER Pace Nina HAUTOMOB I LE MEWS rn. t GARAGE GOSSIP I dun, which thoy purchancd this j week from the Blue Mountain Bar : age here. David Johanaan. of Per ! ry. purchnsed a new Chevrolet j coach from Avery Harrlaon, local dealer, tills week also. jNcw Sar on Display . k The flrat Chrysler "60" to be pliown hero was received tills week by the rhryalcr Motor comuuny ami l now on dlaplay at their gur ugo here on Jefferson avenuo. Ji'lvlng New Stuilrbaker - , Mrs. Kobert Kaklli in driving a. new custom built Studebaker so- -. !v Trip to Idaho F. U Shepherd, of tho Wliito 'roight lino, sent a truck to Weis r, and Boise, Idaho Tliurnda tnornlng. The truck took a load of household furniture to Wetser and will go to Boise for a load of Mock Tor the now store which Mr. Whlto Is establishing hero. 'Dim truck will make a second trip to Idaho hc first of next Week. .' , . . Unloaded Can This Week Tho llluo Mountain Barn go ro celved a carload of Chevrolet cars this week. There -wore four cam In the loud, one landeaii sedan, one coach, a coupe and a standard sedan. GOURT DOGKET II BAROMETER lti'liiii. Front TH Mrs. Avery Harrison' and daugh ters, Dorolhea and Ituth, returned the. first or the week from a trip by auto to Burns and other points in Harney In Malheur counties. Thoy. ma da the trip In a Chevrolet i driving more than 800 miles. Thoy drove over part of the new John Day highway which, according to iMrs. Harrison, Is still In the mak i ing but will bo a beautiful highway I when completed. Several Chryslers Soirt I. W. Weeks, of the Chrysler Motor conipjiny, reports the sale of several cars this wok. Hob Al exander bought a, Chrysler 4'60" MPdati; Carl Puller, a M(iOM coach; Mis. Coleman George, a "70" coupe and William Harris a U1W sedan.' J tccci vet t Curs A carload of Chrysler ''(iOs" was received this- week by tho Chrysler Motor company. There were three coaches and a sedan In the load.- ' I Passed Through Here K. H. Jones, sales manager for the Star automobile company, passed through the city yesterday. Mr. Jones' headquarters are- at Oakland, California. He is touring the country nnd getling in touch with tho various dealers. Sold Chevrolet Can , Several car sales arc reported from, tho Blue Mountain garage, Chevrolet rep rose n tat Ives. Mrs.. Klsln Collins, of Cove, has. a new Chevrolet touring car delivered to her this week and Ft. Stockand Is the owner of a new Chevrolet coupe.. Mr. and Mrs. Vernon Ains worth fciro driving a new Chevrolet landenu sedan, which was delivered Iq them yeslcrduy. . . . . asscd Through 'City ) . ' . ( William HIehmond. Mr. Bush and three pther Chevrolet representa tives from Portland, passed through the. city thh week on their way least. They stopped hero for a i short time. In Wall own County .Onver Barnwell, of the 1 Grande Nash company, spent sev- 1 oral days of this week working In Wallowa county. Truck here. Yesterday A six-cylinder ,one-ton Star truck was In Ijt Orando yestorday. The truck is a new production by the. company and in being tried out on a coast to coast run. It started from New Jersey. It has a ono-ton load and has made the trip in ex cellent shape so far. Has New Nash Six j Cecil Osborne, of Fntorprise, is the owner of a now Nash light six sedan, which ho purchased from A. R. Trachsel of tho la. Grande Nash company. Have New Chevrolet The Rev. and Mrs. J. A. Hall are. the owners of a new Chevrolet se- Parts Storage LA GRANDE WRECKING CO Adams Ave. , To TiOrate Here Harry Trekell lva been added to the firm of the Gran do Nash company here. Mr. and Mrs. Trek ell and their twin daughters, Ks ther and Dorothy, arrived here the first of this week from Couer d'Alene. Idaho and will make this tcity their home.- Mr. Trekell is Mr. Trachsel's brotlier-ln-law. He has considerable ability as an nth- lete.'-, Before coming here ho was : manager ojul first baseman of, the 'cpuqr d'Alene baseball team. He , has played, professional baseball with the Salt Ijako team and .the iit: I-.ouls National leuguo team. winter? i coming 2 RIGHT NOW! before the fall rains start, you want that auto top repaired. We can recover or re pair any kind of top; also side curtains. Snyder & McKennon Harness Co. How's Your Oil? IiCt us drain your crankcase and refill with Vcltcx Motor Oil. If you are not perfectly satisfied we will refund your money. La Grande Filling Station Kului & Zwcifc WASHINGTON, Aug. 20. (AD When tho historian of these times looks for a record of the deep national Impulses which have governco. 'the development of tho American nation, ho will find it ready to his hahd in tho year-to-year docket of tho supreme court. IJtlgatlon before tho court la a barometer of all of thoso contro versial questions which attain the stature of real national hvmca. The court's mechanism la not fluttered by passing political commotions but like tho seismograph, which measures earthquakes, It sets down infallibly tho story Of every really great upheaval in national thought. . Index of New Issues. Everything worth fighting over seriously eventually is fought out before tho highest court. There was a time when tho trend was shown by tho predominance of antl-truHt cases and labor and railroad litigation on tho crowd ed docket of tho court. But these and other active .national prob lems of a few years ago have been crowded aside, by. iho vigorous growth of now issues. Prohibition Takes Ixwl. Today prohibition enforcement taken the lead, not only in the number of cases! pending, but In the variety of questions presented for decision. Then come a group of cases Incident to present-day Intensive Industrial development mostly tho outcome of proceedings Instituted by tho fcdaral trade com mission. Next may bo listed questions arising out of the inquisitorial turn of mind In congress. They include (he naval oil cases, and others In volving the right of tho legislative branch to delve Into new fields of inquiry. , Alien Property Question. The question of what to do with alien property .seized during the world war, around which a. new chapter of International law is be ing written, has thrown into the court another interesting group of cases. Including tho German ship litigation and the battle over tho German chemical and dye patents, Many cases In these groups nre likely to be decided soon -after the court re-nsseniibles In October, while others still are in tho earlier stages of litigation. Since then he played with tho Ma rines dnring-warthiio and semi-pro fcssloiml ball throughout the northwest. Franklin Man Here H. I. Stoutomycr, Franklin rep resentative from) Walla Walla, Washington, was in tho city this week. Two new Franklins have been sold Ivero within the last week. Mr. and Mrs. H. N. Ashby arc the owners of A new Franklin Oxford sedan and Mr. and Mra. W. . H. Bohncnkamp Sr. havo a car of tho same type. Tho Ashby car Is fin Ishcd In blue- and the Bohncnkamp car in blege. On Vacation . - - A. 1. Parsons, employed at the Perkins Motor company ganigc here, , will leave tonight for the head of the Ml nam river where lie will spend his vacation camping und fishing. Hens exposed to direct sunlight produce eggs rich hi vltm.mlne while those kept In glass inclosuros do not, experiments conducted at Kan sas State Agricultural college In dlcute. They bob their hair because H's useless. But they won't bob cttrs. Husky lr i rirn? FrwVrlrk H TM- JA. C. If rot yt 19 month old. hut h wlhi 40 pound and is growing all th lime, "fiood food and pknty of sl did lt,'hui mother aava-proudly ClArenc compnres In bum with hU pU: maict ef feur and ftv n&tr. SEVEN DIE "AS BRIDGE COLLAPSES b 2Q5 ,ifr&K.itSt 1 i ik ' iliiH W 1 I il l' " ' i i I I II i" i' Seven people were killed ajid a score more hurt when this bridge gave way ut Whitesvlllc, W...Va. It was crowded with people watching a wuU-r carnival when the cable at ono side guvo way and the floor of the bridge, us shown in tho picluru, fell to a vertical position, spilling Its occupants Into the river below, , ' ; . v . ! , anything that strikes tho fancy, The scene Is entirely , at varlanco with the activity of the street which makes a million dollars only smsll change.. Money Is a commodity here, and all realize tho futility of excessive display, except for tho standard "prosperous looking" clothes which are effected both by bank presidents and twenty dollar a week clerks. Democrats Meeting Places Tho president and clerk eat side by side In tho same lunch rooms, particularly those whero you wait on yourself and theu figure your own bill. ' This action of the banker, how over, may bo construed as care fullness, as even small sums now aro guarded closely. . This practlco was evolved only recently after a series of holdups. Careful Precaution - - Tho same boyish looking mess engers still carry the Uttlo black bags, but, tho bags are fastened to wrists by handcuffs, and. chains, making It virtually Impostblo for them to be snatched away; - Tho' kidnaping of the messenger Is pre cluded by, tho presence of two or three armed guards walking be hind him with weapons-In hand In coat pockets, -while tho- guards try to look as little llko detectives -as possible Tills quiet protection marks tho street, for about the only visible policemen ure traffic officers For the rest, there is an abundanco of plain clothes men and' private guards In every establishment. Tho total value of automobiles and trucks . exported from th United States Is 1025 was $223. G99.133, a gain of 60. 4 per cent, over 1024. 1 ' . - A rich oil field has been discov ered In North Contra I Siberia, ul most within tho Arctic circle. 'STREET' HAS AIIN SIDE - (By. The Associated Press)" NKW YOHK, Aug. 20. Money Is King In Wall Street but tho peo ple thero are far from being (he pawns In the continual game which popular -conjeelutxi pictures them. They are very human, apparently mbfc so In their hour of relaxation than members of , other . business groups. Noon Is akin to tho proverbial Saturday night In a small town, with only the ' slight differences iruused by custom und environ ment. , Siiiisliino Ami OjiV't The streets are only cations be tween walls of menUiry. but then I he stmllaht shines stritieht down into Mm voids and Ifs brightness Is reflected on the crowds. Thero are no bustling shoppers here, no persons riiKlilug to uppolnlmeiits, or tho hurly-burly of business hours. Noon is a time, to relax. All Inilflu except Hint essential to the district is diverted ul I hut hour and cuibsloiK1 boundaries aro forgotten. Walk III Middle Of Streets Then tho status oT Washington looks down on Nassau Street, one of tho few wide ones, where girls In fours,' groups of youths,' or, hero : and there a . lad and .the . "girl friend,' promenade.' Jhuneh Ih brief i und they saunter about in the mid-J die of the street until tho clock1 strikes one. ' " '. - it Is the same on Wull street It self which Is hardly more than a nurrow alley or on New : street, which a wide truck would fltl trom curb to curb. - t'omimmty lYleiidlinc.v There Is a sociability ' about 3 U all, nnd an excavation for a new building Is sufficient attraction for as many persons as can crowd around the guard rail.' -' "';' . Patrolling I lie, streets during this tlmo aro the hawkers who reap their fortunes In nlcltles nnd 'dimes newspapers, coriibs; ' novelties FOR Gas - Oil - Tires DRIVE UP TO Geo. Clay's Place On the East End of Adams Avenue Formerly Highway Station iff 'Mm u- b fejtoMi As' Fine ' As Any '. Car ' You ' Might 'Dream ' Of These New Custom-Styled Studebakers At One-Profit, Unit-Built Prices mmsmm.' wm W Tlie last word in a car of cus tom perfection for the first time in a car of economical produc tion! In the Standard Custom Sedan Studebaker has combined One-I'rofit value with custom de sign . . . has associated new cus tom luxury with customary Stu debaker economy because it, ia wholly Studebaker built to give Studebaker buyers the benefit of One-I'rofit manufacture. A lower body and a longer ef fectlacquered duo-tone finish and pin-striped enrichments acorn headlights, four-wheel brakes, and disc wheels. And custom treatment inside as well as out! broadlace trim, But ler finish hardware and fine Chase Mohair with the swift and sil vered figure of Atlanta poised above its rcdiator. , Powered with the quiet and resourceful Stude baker motor, . which has enabled the Standard Six to excel any thing in its class on hill or high way. A sedan with the pride of cus tom lines for a woman, the econ omy of a One-Profit price for u man, and the thoroughbred air that quickens the young to step on it and go! Equipment includes: No-draft ventilating windshield, bumper and bumpcrcttes, engine heat indicator and gasoline gauge on the dash, coincidental lock, oil filter and air puri fier, automatic windshield cleaner, automatic spark control, rear-vision mirror; 4 wheel brakes; full size balloon tires; and two-beam acorn headlights, controlled from steering wheel. . jt.Jfc.Jii..,..a .-JtJL Jl M. J. Goss "This Is a Studebaker Year" r' .V r
