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Motoring News
Auto Section
VOLUME XXV.
SECOND SECTION
LA GKANDE, OREGON, SATURDAY, JANUARY 1, 1927.
NUMBER 143
NOVEMBER AUTO
OUTPUT DROPS
SAN DIEGO GRAFT TRIAL NEAR CLOSE
Keacnes uowest Levei i
Since August, 1925,
Officials Report
WASHINGTON, Jun. 1 A1')
A decreuse In manufacturing uc
livlly durliifr November und J uu-'
embcr, with mineral production
mtiiiilulnliiK a high level wus re
ported by the federal reserve
board In a nummary of general
.business 11 nd financial conditions
made public hero.-
Wholesale prices wt'i-o reported
nt the lowest level In more than
two yours while, firmer money re
flected the uhuuI seasonul retjulro
incntu In connection with holiday
and end of the year uctlvitlet).
J'rodudlon of bituminous coal,
petroleum, copper and zinc has
been untiHually large during the
IuhI month, the board said. l'ig
Iron production also increased
slightly last month, but slocl mill
activities during November und
December were considerably re
duced. Automobile production declined
Bharply In November, reaching the
low-cut level sliia August," i'Ju
The textile Industry maintained the
name level In November as In Oct
ober, while the 'building industry
showed kss seasonal tccllno than
usual in November. ' '
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. District Attorney Chester ('. Kempley of tytu Diego county, and
his usslstant, Cuy Selleek, are on trial for aliened acceptance of u
$ in. ooo bribe for suppression f murder evidence. The trial is
pjirl of a general probe of alleged vice protection. Ia-CI to right,
Defense Attorney Dempster AleKee, Kempley and Selleek.
Auto Company Official Discusses
Merits of Installment Purchases
. "l understand you "have Just Vice
bought un automobile?"
Haughty Customer No: I wunt
something that Just sneers.
cars on deferred payments by mak
ing It easy ti do hi. $t ha done
this because it has recognized the
truism that it is b.ctlpr to make
paymenls for a your and then make
no payments' for several years than
"My wife lot's ruti uw'ay with a
man In my car!"
"(lood heavens! Not your new
ear!"
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The objection to a hearse that
looks like ii limousine Is i hat It
makes every sedan loolt like a
hearse.
Ilv II. II. III1N ,
'resident or Distribution IMck-I
aril Motor t':ir company
There Is a vast difference be-
tween buying on time an article !
Hi.. I. im.i.I.IIi- il..-ii'niiiWiu mill milk.!
Iitu uu invt-Kiim-nt .... Hit- m-fencd t imiUe W.vuicnla i-vc-i
lnymt-nt ilaii l-y piii'clmslni; 11 1 eal ' :
Inn lire jiii-t-f of mort luuitllsi'. In-j The iiiituii)ulllc buyi-i- who iim-i-Klallnient
liuyinic. much tllst nsiioU l ni.t inh to my tlio 't-ntirt- port of
of lute ua il rcft-i-H lu uulumoMlrH. his new cur Am of hit- mirilu niiisl
in economically miunil If I he iinxl- limit for stoliilily in his Invc-sUmcnl
lit-t ImiiKht will conslili rnlily out- 1 unci with thla In inlnil hi-n(just wnn
llvo the imyntont i-i-loil nml Hc-l-ve ! closi-ly Ki-vtmtl IhtmtH. ; Hi- tan flnil
a useful nurno.st-. 1 , . tmfo liuuint-lH In which to Imy fur
Dodge Brothers
Plan Convention
On January 5, 6
ITubnhly the largest sales co ri
ven tiim ever held in Detroit will
open Jan. ft and 0 when the Dodge
Brothers deater organization con
venes for Us twelfth annual meet
ing. Nearly 3H00 ore to attend.
In addition to Dode Druthers and
(jrahain Itruthors tteolers front the
rutted States nearly 1 01 Canadian
wles representatives will be present
und several forelKn countries will
he represented.
Sixteen Fpeclal Dode Drothers
'.tains from North. Kust. South and
West will start unloading the con-
wentittn visitors in Detroit Tuesday.
Jan. 4. 1 Intel rooms reserved for
their three-duv sntv will he as-
liKneil to the quests on arrival. I
The meetings, which will com
bine buslne.HS und pleasure, are to
he held at the new Masonic Tem
ple, said to be the laruest und mostj
hoautlful Masonic edifice In the'
world. The total flur area of the)
building is utfo.oao snuare feel orj
1 2-0 acres. It Is here that the deal-;
2is will hold their annual laiinuiet;
-Mid slave their annual show. The'
haiiiiict will probably be the hwx-'
;st ever held In the temple. Kue-1
Lory and dealer talent shows are I
to be staged In the temple audl-l
tnrtum which seats fooo people.
The Htitffe Is 110 feet wide, ."8 feet!
leep. 7s feet hinh and has U.i sets;
of lines.
While the dealers ure in Detroit J
Dode Druthers, Inc., will slave Its
annual dculer automobile show
disphiyinv the very lutest of Im
proved DudKo Drothers types, io
yelher with the niujor types of
Cirahnm Drothers trucks. One in
.erestlhj; display wilt be a toiirliiK
ar of every year since the first!
Dodve Druthers motor ear. which
was built lu 1!M4. Art exhibits and!
charts depleting the next year's ad-j
vertisiiiK and sellliiK campaigns!
will line the sldewalls.
UNIQUE STUDENT
Deferred payments ' have been
.accepted for untold years as rl'htj
not one company has a monopoly
mi the stability for which ho must
The traffic
skeins to be a
miss.
problem- of today
question of lilt or
Autolsts run across many curious
things In their travels, and over
SOUP.
FRAN K LI N
Tlvc Franklin car you see now
will be a distinct and oulsland
car in 1927, 1928, 1929 and 1930.
1 14 L iTtv.
CAR DEATH RATE
IS ON INCREASE
One Person Killed in
1925 for Every 923
Autos in Service
WASHINGTON, Jan. I. (AD)
The hazard of death in automobllo
accidents Is t'lsliiff rapidly In the
United States, the nutional confer
ence on Btreet und hlphway safety
suld In tMNufiiR statistics showing
that one person was killed In 1KI'5 j
for every It 23 uutomobllea In serv
ice. '
Aittomobllo deaths for the yeur
wero 21.G27 cxcluslvo of fatalities
occurlitK when cars were in colli
sions with trains or street earn.
The number of uutoinoblles regis
tered wan 3'J,V64,347.
"KmphaciH should he constantly
Klvcn lo the tact that .the death
rale from automobile accidents Is
Increasintr rapidly year after yeur",
the - conference statument said,
"and thiil the street hawird for
everyone Is becoming greater and
greater. lietter regulatlonH must
be enacted und enforced and belter
sufely campaigns must bo curried
on."
In New York stale, one person
wua killed for evory 731 automo
biles registered while In Klorida.
though tho total number of dculhs
was smaller the killing rate was
one person for each Gil 7 curs. Iowa
at the other end of tho scale wim
charged vlth only ona death for
evory 2,10 curs registered.
I'COMIHti., Ore. (Hpeclul)
M.h. A I lie. Smith und daughter
The resit, arrived hero last Thurs
day to spend a week u,t tho Stella
t'oulson hojno.
Mrs. Alice ChenoworlU Is spend
ing the holidays with her parents,
Mr. a ml 'Mrs. Vesper Henderson. ,
The Christinas tree und program
at i'romise lust Thursday ' night
wuu well utlqnded.
There wus a party ut tho John
Carper homo lax! Uuturday night.
Hoy (.'urper und CMydo Taylor
left Monday for the Kust Oregon
Lumber, camps, -where they hopo
to find work, ,
Minna Kohlcr, It;, Alameda,
Cal., could not go to school be
cause of Illness, but she studied
at home and has just been gradu
ated from the Alameda high
school with u special, bcdsldo
graduation exercise. Here she is,
receiving her diploma from Supt.
of Schools W. -!. 1'udoii,
Bikes Must
Have Licenses
In liaise
and proper when the plan is prop-j'otMi-erly
applied. Obviously it is not I'p to Purchaser
good economy to purchase a nov-1 First of all the cur purchaser
elty or an article on which thcitiusi see that he Is pot going to
price greatly changes. j have the value of his purchase de-
I prerintc greatly,. He must pick out
I lie racKuru .imor i ar company , cu wlajU. (lC years of
nas encouragcu me poienusnig in .....,. ni!l(U, i.v u ,.oinimny o(
stability und sold at u fair prit e
He iiiiisL guard against saddling:
himself with an "orphan."
lie should look well Into the his
tory of the manufacturer and the
dealer or distributor from whom ho
would buy 1 t,ho, eur. , J-lo should
bmk ( ai'ol'ully bnole of tho show
room Door .und spend some time
investigating the service depart-
1 inent of the dealer and of the far
' tory as well. After he obtains his
.ear tils eonhM-t with the dealer or
i distributor who sold il Is going to
be. Clowe. .should leanV If this
.retail Institution is n sound, suc
1 cessi'ul business eon eru.
1 Don't rilii uith Cliuiee
j Xo person won hi think for a
moment of buying a pleee of real
estate that did not have a I no per
cent pt-rleet tlilr. J'eoplc do not
gamble witli real rshi.r lil las.
There Is ml' neceilty for- tlietn to
.Dirt with chance In buying motor j'
, cars.
No terson shouhl pureliasf an
ntitfmolih from a compiiny whose j
slock he would un care to buy. The '
prospeel ive purchaser ot a piece
of real c-statc iisnally consults lib j
banl.er. The nlaii -ofiteiiijtlatlng 1
the buying of an automobile would I
do well lo disf'M Du: soundness of j
the company hat-It itf his proposed '
invest nient with his banker also. '
Time pori-ha.se of an automobile j
when these ennshlernliui.s, have t
been observed and when l lie pur-j
clniser obtains for himself the foil
: value lhat has been built Into tbe
ear by keeping It for the length of!
.its desirable life, rather than trad
tint: It In after a year for a "new j
.model" is good personal financing..
McCLURE'S
YAKIMA - WAM.A WAM.A - PKNIU.iri'ON - ,A CJDANDK
KA K Kit - KIJ.KNSIiliUC.
H. J. Sloulcniycr, Supervisor - Ulrd Lewis, Kales
MtMl Adams Avcnit
I'ltUMISK, (Special) R O.
Potter preached at the Promise
school houao Sunday. ,
W. n, J-Ioscock and family, of
Muxvftle. spent Christmas at the
Obe Sweurintreu home here.
Mrs. Dertha Curpor und Mrs.
Dona Carper ure both ill.
Miss Marie J.urm went lo Wal
lowa last Friday to spend the holi
days with her parents.
Kunlee Courtney left Saturday
for Troy, where she is visiting her'
parents during tho holidays.
Mclvln Curper, who is uttendlng
high school In l.u. Grunde, cume in I
Krlday to visit during the holl-j
days with his parents.- ,.v j,
Charles 1 Carper ami family
spent Chrlslmus day at the I. S.
McDonald home.
DOISK, Ida.. Jan. 1 On
and after today all bicycles In
Dolse must carry a license
plate. In accordance with u re
cent ordinance passed by tho
city council. Tho ordinance Is
for the purpose of prolecllng
the owners of bicycles us many
thefts are reported to the po
lice, records show.
The procedure to obtnln a
plate Is lo take the wheel In
the police station, whet It will
be recorded by serial number
and other feu t tires of tho
wheel. There tin application
will be issued und approved.
This nppllcutton will he taken '
to the cliy clerk who will Issue
the plate hp r-celvp tV fee
of fiO cents, charged for each
plate.
...J'Cit o, tho -Augula'UH goud,..fur
a town with perfeel truffle free
dom. A man Is u pedestrian onu
minute anil uu ungel the next.
Instead of working up a "raw meat" disposi
tion when you have a flat tire, just take the
nearest phone and call
Main 761
Itos part of our work to go any place in the
city to make tire repairs.
Kelly Tire Shop
Adams Ave., with Ledbctter
! "Yes. I saw Hi-veil of them elms
ling one pedestrian Hie other day,
and I decided Ilia!. I was at the
wrung end or the sport."
Medical authorities atset t I but
too many Americans are dying of
hurry. In many cases the hurry,
is that of drivers of uutoinoblles.
MILES OF SERVICE
IN THESE
MOTORIST
Drive Through
1927
With Carefree Enthusiasm
By Using
VELTEX GAS & MOTOR OIL
FLETCHER OIL COMPANY
First Independent in State.
NIvA m .ng"l'' llurraii
Till-; I'UKTTIKST lilliy III
HiillyivoiHl l llif ImiMir i-IiiIiiimI
lor '..irilill Spei-. Jr
iKilhrr l.i the luriiirr Wlimna
Winter, "' HroadMiiy
$1 alaue nr.
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1923 Buick 4 Sedan
1921 Olds Six 4-Pass. Coupe.
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