Motoring News
VOLUME XXIV.
SECOND SECTION
LA GRANDE, OREGON, SATURDAY, AUGUST 28, 1926. -.
NUMBER 44
Vant A(?3
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WOULD CLEAR
. UP HIGHWAYS
A. A. A. Fosters 1 Move
' ment to Eradicate Road
Signs and Debris That
:. Mar Scenery. . .
WASHINGTON, D. C Autf. 28.
As at result of a. survey made
In- hundreds of Its affiliated mo
tor clubs throughout' the nation,
the Amcrlcun Automobllo associa
tion broadcast from lUt national
Jumdquurturfl here recently an urg
ent appcul culling on state officials
evurvwhero to tukc Immediate step.
to sweep away the debris that mars
thu bcuutv of the landticapo and In
many insl unci's adds to accident
hazard along the nation's grout mo- j
lor highways. . - ( . " I
' The headquarters of the national ,
motoring body mude two Kpcclflc j
nolnts in its anneal., which is
malnlv RtldrtwHUd to statu highway I
officials in charge of road main-1
LEAVE
Few people can tell at a ;
glance whether a Used Car
. is as good as it appears to
be. Which makes it doubly
important to patronize a
dealer who has a reputa
tion for giving honest facts
and honest values. ; ;'
L. C. Smith;
. j, 5th and Depot Sts
A USED CAR IS ONLY AS DEPENDABLe
AS TH& DEALER WHO SELLS IT
ON THE EAST END OF
ADAMS AVENUE
You Will Find
Geo. Clay's Place
Gas - Oil
Formerly Highway Service Station
C-T-C
La
3 1m- . ' '
li ii .LI 1 g
tt-nance, construction and upvrvi
aion, as follows:
Driver Confused.
First, thcro is so much adver
tising along tho highways that tlio
motorist la constantly confused as
between those variegated signs and
tho signs set' up by the states for
Its safety and, convenicncQ In trav
el . ... , ; ,
Second, in many instances . . tho
scenic beauty which is tjio great
appeal In tho coll of tho roads Is
marred because of the continuance
along many of tho main highways
of unsightly tumblo down shacks
of all kinds that constitute-on cyo
sore to the motoring public.
In connection with tho appeal
for a clean-up campaign, Thomas
P. Henry, president of tho national
motoring body, issued tho follow
ing statement: "
"Everyone recognizes tho splen
did work thtat the state highway
departments are doing not only In
road maintenance and construc
tion, but ulso in the vital work of
sign-posting und marking theso
roads. At the same time, there can
be no doubt fhat tho prevalence of
advertising material wide by. sldo
with llglttmate road signs is u con
stant sourco -of confusion to the
motorists. In this respnet, the big
commercial advertisers appear to
IT TO U5
Tires
$ On Your Tires
Tires Will Save You
Money
because they give you many extra miles and
they cost you less when you buy them. Come
. in and let us service your tires. We know how.
Grande Tire Shop
UTI. I '.... fit n. nint"
HIV I1UUOC Ul LIOI (joins
1517 Adams Phone GGS-W
bo a great deal mora careful In
thetr methods than nro tho other
agendo that resort to outdoor ad
vertising to attract tho motor tour
ist. . .Misleading Signs Along Wny,
"(In a recent motor trip 1 no
tlued dozens of cones where filling
stations und farm houses seeking
tourist trado put up signs along
tho road that appeared a dellb-,
erato imitation - of warning ftlgns
set up by the stato authorities.
"Kor' example, I frequently saw
a sign something llko this: 'Hlow
down Tourist Accommodation
Ahead,' or, 'Slow Down l'awhawk
Gasoline Ahead.' When the mo
torist sees tho 'Slow Down' he im
mediately thinks of danger ahead
and .the practice wo complain of
eunnot full to annoy and contuse
him.
,, "Sign-posting Is: getting, mora
und moro vital with tho.lncreaso In
traffic and tho resultant conges,
lion. Of course, a man lias a right
to place ail advertisement on ills
own property or to rent ground on
which to place it. but tho safety
and convenience of. the traveling
public is paramount. ..
"It Is entirely feasible to work
out a plan whereby advertising
material would be placed further
from the center of the highway
than tin? warning and direcllon
signs In order that tho latter may
I be easily and quickly dlfforentlaled.
This is something to which the
.state wlghway departments may
well give their consideration.
, "While on this matter of a clean
up along the highways. It Is high
time that something was done to j
eliminate eyesores In the, lorni or
dumps, untenanted and lunflilo
doyn shacks from tho' roadsides,
or course, these, arc on private
property and ho may he regarded
as outside tho jurisdiction of hlgh
wav officials. On tho other hand,
-jlhrre-ls no doubt whatever that
owners or the propony wotmi nr
only loo glad to havq this debris
removed. lr somebody would un
dertake to do so. Kor this reason,
I nni eonndent that cooperation
1 between highway departments and
property owners would produce re
sults. This work of cleaning up
could proceed along . with road
maintenance work and would be
well worth while.. One of tho rea
sons whv motor travel on the
splendid highways of Pennsylvania
Tls so pleasurable, is that the road
side' has a garden appearance ' for
hundreds or miles." . '
lteturning to roadsigns and con-
ruslng ndverlisements, President
Henry said In conclusion: ,' . -
'"Surely the tlmc-hus come when
we must flirrerentiate belween the
prominence' to he given on the
highways to warning and guiding
information and that given to ad
vertisements ror chicken dinners or
liver pills.';. .
- . mays.
Summer Is leiimen In,
Tho glad vacationists are out
The countryside wak'JS to the din
Or careless ' laughter and or
shout:
About each sylvan glade are east
Old papers, bottles, rusty tin
And so there is no doubt at last
That summer Is icumen in. .
Summer Is Icumen in.
Tho woods are green, and bright
the fields: ,.
The klne no longer wander thin,
Kill riatly crop tho pastures'
. . yields:
Along the roadsides ancient llrcs
Keslooh tin hedges as you spin.
And campers tail lo put out fires.
Yes! Summer Is leiimen In.
Jumes Kevin McGuinncss.
Perhaps ItublH'i' Tiros.".
"My girl has very sons feet. What
would you suggest?"
. "Knbber heels,"
"'What with 7" Sydney bulletin.
NATURE CALLS
I
Great Lakes Region At
tracts Many Tourists
Many Places of Inter
est Visited.
: CHICAGO,' Aug. 11. (API-Nature's
handiwork and primitive
people's monumental remains
strive with North Woods atmos
phere for predomlnence in attrac
tion In tho Great' l-ukes region.
. Michigan's entire west coast
along the lake of the same name Ut
dotted wHU lakes and summer vlil
(I MOTORISTS
iges. with Mackinac Island ono ottrom th0 south, with 11.075 cars
tho chief attractions. This Island a(ej from California) alone. Kcar
is crowned by un old Trench fort, jy ttu states and several foreign
standing as It was when captured I countries are represented in the
by the. Hrtlish in 1763 but the re-1 jy registrations, among these he
maluder of tho Island still retains, ing two frpIII fIlr 0ff N-Bw Zealand,
its primitive slale, except for a ino- rccor( y registration stations
dern roud circling h. . - ,
J-'orcst I'limeval
Summer colonics are scattered
along I he Luko Michigan Bhoro on
the Wisconsin side, while the
slate's central,, northcnslcro and
northern sections are sprinkled
with lakes and forest camping
sites, l'lshlng abounds In all the
lakes. Nature holds full sway In
the heavy terrain of lis notthwoods
territory,'. Indian, lore Is round In
many places: one of the most pie-
ures-iue reservations being that of
the Menominecs.
Devil's Uiko, near Huraboo. Is
visited by thousands each year.
Tho lake Is fed by subloranneuu
springs and has no visible outlet.
Indian mounds nearby udd to the
mysteries of this section. Madison,
the capltut, is surrounded by three
lakes. . '
NoU-d Arrowhead Country
Shaped like a long, jagged flint
arrowhead, tho Minnesota Arrow
head country, 'containing. I he. Sup
erior : national , lorest, the Jay
Cooke Slate Park the lllree richest
iron ranges in the world ( and the
Inrmisl Inland 'port, offers unusual
attractions. . . '...',
The region contains n land area
of 20,1100 square mill's, more than
halt of which Is wilderness, and
another Ihousund square miles of
lakes. . -
: At. 'Hlbbing is the largest 'open
pit-iron mine in the world. Dulutli,
the second largest, port, contains
Immense docks, loading .system
and aerial bridge. Huge' sawmills
are ut Virginia und t'toquet.
.Nation's W'alendictl
The, Minnesota national forest)
holds one of I he larges! water res
ervoirs. Tho forest. Is loe.ilej at
the headwaters of Ihe Mississippi
river and the watershed ror Norlli
America, Is a little north of l.alie
Winnlblgoshlsli. It is traversed by
the ,, Hoosevelt and Minnesota
Seenlc highways. '
At Minneapolis , is Minnehaha
Kails, source or l.ongfi'llow'u ro
manlie.1 poem or the redskin. Sta
tues or lllawulha .und his maiden
stand aside. 1
, - ' Olilo .Mwmiils' ' t
Ohio points to lis Indian mounds
as among lis attractions. The chief
or these Is Serpent MmmlJ.. 90
miles southeast or Jol bus, an
earth and rock work, 1,3')0 reel
long with three coiled tails und
winding through Ihe shape or a
serpent lo dlslunded .ie.ws which
extend almost to a cliff. '',
South und Snlithet'S! or Colum
bus ulso are Mound (.'lly and Kort
Ancicnl, Ihe roriner a areaf burial
ground of large mounds restored
lo their original condition, and Ihe
latter an Immense earthwork
which scientists believe once. served
the twoTold purpose or -war and
primitive religion.
Indian Kami Dunes
The southern tip of Lake Mlehl
gan Is edged by Ihe Indian dunes
where for thlry miles, hills of sand,
orii'ti Sim feet high, lie In slowly
shirting masses. KlowcrH repre
si'lltalllvc both ol the tlnplett und
northern countries grow wild here
while the sand bristles with
branches of dead trees covered In
past time.
Indiana also boasts or Wyan
dotte Cave, n-ar t'orydnn, and Tur
key 1 1 mi Park, seven hundred and
nrty acres or forest uucliuug'.d by
the hand or man.
IJllfOln'M Hfl.YlHHHl
Slaved Itoek on the hlglcsl of
I he limestone eliri s near I 'Ilea, 111.,
is now a lourist haven but Its mime
commemorates a band of Indians
who ehoce starvation there rath
than surrender.
The Sangamon river, flowing by
Petersburg, III,, is famous us th
water on uhich Abraham Lincoln
once piled a rial-boat, and New
Salem, niarliy. Is being n built as
a complete leg cabin village In
memory of the same man.
coin's lomli Is ut Springfield.
f .in
' Wanted.
The experienced motorist was
cVowling carefully through a well
known vlrap" In Kent, when he
saw the village constable making
ImpcratKc signs lo him lo slop.
"lok here," said tlio iiniioyed
motorist. "I wasn't exceeding the
Hpeed Hiuil." .
"I know that, sir," said Ihe po
fieemnn with a diffl'lentl cough,
"but. OU we, I've got. three chaps
In Jail for reckless driving irlid
the. sent me out to look for a
fourth lor a guiue of bridge." The
Tattler.
Some Hptiil.
Pbsseiig. r (In speeding car pass
ing a toon:) "This is rather a uitq
looking tuwn-wasn't It?" .
MORE VISITORS
ENTERING STATE
THAN LAST YEAR
, HAI.KM, Ore., Aug. !8. July of
11)26 saw more visitors' enter Ore
gon by automobllo than any pre
vious month except ono since rog
Iseratlon of non-resident motor ve
hicles was begun In June, of 1923.
Tabulations prepared from tho rec
ords of tho Secretary of Htato cov
ering this cluss of motorists show
that no less than 18.G80 permit
were, issued to automobiles ilcons
ed In other states and countries
during July. Through tho first six
months of 1926 there have been
registered 34.190 visitors and since
January 1 tho total Is 62.875. These
figures are slightly behind those
or July 1926 when 19,963 permits
woro issued. ( ; ,. . v" ' ,
As in the pastlhe flow of tour-
IsIh and hoineseekers chiefly was
follows; Albany 211, Ashland 4,
6117, Astoria 87, linker 149, Helld
107, Brookings 3, Coqullle 20, Cor
va'lls 60, Knterprlse 21, Kugene
39(1. Clold Beach 65, Grants I lias
2790, lilllsboro 20, Hood Klver
127, Huntington Sill, Klamath
Kalyls 943, u Grande 177. Ijike
vlew 67, Marshflcld 21, Medford
2491, Mlllon-Kreewaler 249, North
Bend 13, NVssa, 187, Ontario 18S3,
Oregon City 69, Pendleton ; 298,
I Portland 1646, Ilnaeburg 604, Ha.-
CIn 713i sjeRsldn 66, The Dalles 419,
Vale 23. total 18,686. ,
The following is u record of the
number of visiting automobiles
showing points of license origin
and tho number entering Oregon
from each state or foreign coun
try! Alnhnnuii 13. Arlxnnn. 111, Ar
kansas 28. California 1 1.076. Colo-
all previous
nrnrlurtinn
by any other type of motor.
idence of labor or strain
WILLYS -
rado 267, Connecticut IS, Florida
72, Georgia 7, Idaho , Illinois
262, Indiana 10, Iowa 199. Kansas
177, Kentucky 13, loulslana 16.
Maine 3, Maryland 9, Massachus
etts 43, Michigan 180., Minnesota
166. Mississippi 3. Missouri 107,
Montana 202, Nebraska 189, Ne
vada 88, New Hampshire 2, Now
Jersey 36, New Mexico 26,. New
' The Highway tllghwamian! .
Ho has all the rest of us guessing.
And wondering WHAT bol'll do
. ' NKXT: .'.,
Ho acta In a manner distressing, '
. And keeps all his fellows pcr
' plexedt ' '.' : .' . ,
He's turning and twisting and curv
ing.
And weaving his way in and out;
Ills "stunts" are breath-taking un-
: nerving, . 1
And no one knows WHAT bo's
; aboutl- , . ;" '
One minute, he's trailing: BEHIND
':.', you!' ' ' '
Tho next he'i darting AHEAD,
And kicking up dust-clouds that
blind you, . .
And knocking the speed limit
dead!
Ho toots and ho K;ULwks and lie
screeches, . ;
To muke others let him get hy;
Ue cares not a hoot, so ho reaches'
Tho place ho Is going, "pN
HIOH!'! , ' , '. .,.
Home doy, he'll' be beading , for
.. HKAVKN. :
And1 then he'll "step pn the
. - gns," , '-'',
Intent on HJB sliaro of tho'. "lea-
..veil" ' "
And all ot his : brothers
he'll
PASS!
And-whenshe arrive thore,
i Peter ' '. :.' ' ;.
Bl.
Vlll point to 'the rcglonn BI5U)W
And he will reverse bla "speed
eater-"
And head for Ohcnna, "ON
. LOW!" : .
James R llungcrford.
... '. !L I
-surpassing
The superiority of the power plant
in this new Willys-Knight SixSev
cnty" is proved and acknowledged.
Throughout its entire range, it is the
most powerful engine, per cubic inch of
niston disDlaccment, ever built as stock
in America. , The Knight ;
sleeve valve construction adapts itself ,
to the principle of high speed engine :
construction in a manner not equalled
The result is a performance which is en-,
tircly without equal in any other car in ;
the price and size class of this new Six
Sivcm.rv". - : ' ' -V--'
Trv ir mi r. v At well over 60 miles an
hour, this car runs as smoothly and as
quietly as at speeds of from 25-30 miles
an hour-and without the slightest ev-
Tfte new
Gettings & Hanks
Corner Fir and Jefferson Avenue
York 11T, North Carolina, , North
Dakota 68, Ohio 208, Oklahoma
143, Pennsylvania 100, Rhode Is
land 8, South Carolina 6, South
Dakota 73, Tenncseo 18, Texan 138,
Utah 213. Vermont 2, Vorglnla 7,
Washington 2788, West Virginia 16,
Wisconsin 90, Wwomlng 107, Alas
ka 4, District ol Columbia 11, Ha
waii 8!, Canada 173. Mexico 1,
Now Zealand 2. Cuba 1, Canal Zono
1. Total 18,686. .
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. Kahn & Zwelfel
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pment
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And it, makes play pf hills that ordinar
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,Thp arc the features of performance
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. . . ...
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K
. '.', IXFtXTTKIt. ' '
rassengcr "Driver! Driver!
Have you lost your scnes7'V'
Taxi driver "Not yet but I reck
on I will at the next turn my
brnkoa havo gono floole," Passing .
Show. . . .. , ... , "
Tho world' worst pest
; Is Bill McStew.
Ho parks where we . -.
Intended to.
i i
Hotel Del Cmn dt, tootle J
on Ihe famoia Silver Strna,
San Diego, (Winw- ,
$1495
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