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VOLUME XXV.
SECOND SECTION
LA GRANDE, OREGON, SATURDAY, JANUARY 8, 1927.
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U. S. SYSTEM OF .
HIGHWAYS OKEH
MAKES GASOLINE ECONOMY RECORD
State and National Gov
ernments Give Their
, Final Approval
' WASHINGTON. Jim.. 8 (Al-)
Approvul or thn filial luyntlun of
Mio Vnlti'd State .HyHtvin of IiIbIi
'uyn by tlio foriil ffovcrnmcnt
und by all of tlio Ktati'B linn boon
announced by tho buroim or pub
lic roada. It Inoliidi-H approxim
ately 80.UIIU mill's of the moat Im
portant roudff und embraces 10
transcontinental routes enyrt and
tvest und as many through routes
jiorth and south.
Tlio-. work of deslffnntlon ' hus
been tinder way almost a year and
was- finally approved by the Ameri
can' Association or Stale Highway
officials In November. The pur
pose of designating the final loca
tion was to establish a main sys
tem 6r' highways for. the nation,
tlic. unimproved sections of which
would bo - given priority In im
provement, and. to eliminate confu
sion as to routo designation, mark
ing an1 safety signs.
A route-numbering system, by
, -which all .'cast- and west routes
bear even numbers-and north and
soutli routes odd. ones. Is expected
in assist. ' tourist In following
through highways. Htnndnrd roulo
riutnber signs, danger, caution and
directional signs to add to the safe
ty., and convenience of travelers
Jiavw been adopted by all the stales.
1 i' -v ' , tVTf
Here Is the nuloniobilc Hint recently niaile 14.1 miles tin n iiuart or ticneinl gnsolliic In ,-omH'lltl(iii
wltli. l." oilier liiui'lilncs of tlio hiiiiiv iiiukc. Xliu '. iivvrugo for tlio Id curs hus U4.8 miles iter gallon.
.1
American People Are Now Driving ! Figureheads On
I'nlted States now number ap-
2i Slates Heady
Twenty-two slates already huvo
tlil'lr United Blatea hlghwiiys com
iilel'ely mtirUcd, 14 have partially
-... ......I. .....1 ulv u'lilcll
iuii.imu. """ ".", ",' , , proximately S2.3iiM1.
' orlc will l,o completed within o.1 ltKlti;allon of- passenger an t
- ' j commercial curs lust year showed
Tonr" ' , . ' ... , u gain of 2.2M.IMIO, or J 1.2 per
' Tho main highways will bear , ,.,,
22,342,457 Automobiles and Trucks
Motur vi'liU-li-H in u.sc in tin-1 lit'crcaKcs. 'Tit's shihikawo itiuy li"
Auto Radiators
Are Expressive
expected tp continue, until th
number of vehicles lalten out of
sarvlee each year, equals or ex
ceeds the number sold
lly V.D KltlUDM AN
! (NICA Service Writer)
! -The automobile's latest, eotnpro
"With domestic sales of passcn-1 nlse 'with art comes in the form
ger cars lor the year, apiiroxlmu -1 0f a tiny figure mounted On the
numbers 111 multiples ot J. mo: I'ssseiiger cars registered num-jlng 3.525.111)0 und with a regis-1 radiator cap or the machine, and
transcontinental routes being num-. K,r(11 , 405(iT8- un inenase of tratlori gain of only about 1.850,-! used to express tho personality
lsrta u, j,.i.to., u "" , . I."."' OI' Per cent over. Olio It la obvious that soinethlug . of the automobile, Iho drivel', . or
nna. souin nnn . the previous year.
These, through routes have muny j r . , . . , , ,.
urlnts 'nnd crossovers to other ' Commercial vehicle registrations
routTi'oacl.Ing virtually all the tots' 2 870.78!. a gain of 421.CSS
larWr cities and serving every sec- r H.l Pr over l.-5.
(Inn of the country. Orflclnls de- While sales In the fnltod .Slates
clnr'e the work so thoroughly done in the past 12 months wen. tho
that' It would bo vlrtuully lmpos- largest on record, the percentage
siblo' : .to - designate additional of registration increase was the
through routes without making smallest ever recorded. This was
(hem coincident to a considerable due to two factors:.
VxtcnlfW'lth already existing. routes. ,1. The. unprecedentedy Innw.
P'hey -pUitn Hint, this will not -bo . n.umbcr .'of vehicles lakcti out 'of
duno'V ,E vi-oulil- defeat the piir- service. -
Jiose .of -ft" uniform Bystcm of high-; 2. The fact tliat us the lolnl In
M'Sysdesiguutioli. ,t ; - service Increases tho rate. of. gain
..I. i; r'rr -i i r - ' .
FRAN
KLI N
InOurBSlhYear
you can buy the best car we have
ever made at the most favorable
prices in Franklin history.
McCLURE'S
IMA - WAI.I.A WAI.I.A - I'UNIU.KTU.M . I.A OIIANDK
BAKKIt - KI.I.IONSKlJltll
H. 3. Btouteiitycr. Supervisor - Hird J.ewls, Sales
8)10 Atlnin Avciiui'
llko 1,675,000 cars were taken whatever other excuse seoms nec
out of service. .It should not bo i essury to explain presence.
ussumou, nowever. tnnt an oi tnem i Thoro u,,0 oreoi;. goddesses,
were scrapped, for the number ofblltlllng b(,uli,. (wltli or without
u.ieu turn n men unvii uccuniuiuieu ) guitg) wings and Indian chiefs.
in ine nanus or tnc, iieaieis sin.-e t)1y ttmtL.u carieuturo. of
laul January, must be .'deducted . N(1lol,.on beating a rapid relreut
irom ine toiai. it is proimiilo fl.()m luaBu or lt Braphle lllustra
these dialer; stocks will account ,on of Wushlngloii crossing the
lor aMi,uu or ,?o.ou. . Uelawnre Is needed by tho new
-..'i.. i.. t-.... . '.scJiool of expression to completi-
-tai..wr,.1. ,.r ..i..o' I'M' cycle of beauty. . graco and
hv slnti'M Indlenles Hint tii-.iNi it v , 8PL'ed. .
was more widely dirrused through. The Itollys-lloyco bus a figure
out the country - In 12ir limn in which tlio owners arfeclloniitcly
unv rieeht.-.Jeiuv foe 1 lleio were oulUJlusiott. the symbol of. ec
lew i.ulstan.llng percentage )r,.! Stacy." The liny rigure appears
creases, even In the south Or in ' leaning forwurd us ir trying
Hie grain slates. Automotive bus- l"'i'k around the corner to see
Iness uppaivnlly was equally go u) " tragic cops are wuliing in
everywhere.. luniousn.
New York rellllns Its leailel'Shln ' Then 'there In the Stlldebaker
Willi a InlaJ of l.SIS.7li.-.. a miinwltll AlullintK. Ihe. goddess of
i. f i'i:!'iinn li ,,.u 1. 1. ... it imir speed, siu'lntiug forward at ii.'dall
'us. many liiutor v.hiel.s as all I gerous angle, setting the pace for
; .rest of the world usldc rrom Iho,111" '"achino to fullovv, - ,
jl'nlt.'d States... ; . ;. x such liiii-k Toda,' .
... l-'alllornla 1 still la I liu Umpire. '.cne ,irlver UHiially slls nonelial-'
slate's nearest', rival, w llh I .'. I I.-1 nnlly iineoneerneil aliou'l li -Hip-
47'J. Ohio Is third wllh I.u!l7.r.0ii: ' ,., who may droll golden
I I'ennsylvunlu , foiillh wllh 1.4k:!.- apples lo lure Atlanta from the
1154; Illinois fifth wllh'. I. :i7il.5lp0; ,.,.,.. However, the motorist would
Miflilcun sixth wltli l,l24.Slitl and
TexnS seventh' with . l.nfi:i.iioii.
; Mlclilgiin-and Texas ure new-eum-
el-H 111 . the .liiol-n - thun .a Inlllloil
chts:l. j
Noilliwesi l-'lgiiivs
In thc-slule. of Washington IIh-i".'
are II I a, :t 7 I cars,
total or I72.Z7S.
HlHln there wi-re 21.452 eai-s and aniiears a wistful eagerness In th
4'i.!MHi trucks, a total or U2S. 442. guditess' expresMlon as though she
'I'll'' per cent gain or i:i2: ov er I were wailing Tor a traffic cop lo
! Management Of
Two Stations
Here Changed
Two Ht'rvlrp HlatUuiH In Lu
Cirandn Iiuvp fhunRnl inamwment
within tlio put viM!lt J. l Umly
taking In I'Yaiilc Ocotk uh his
partner In tho HcuMty fUtliiK1 tu
tlon ut t In ornr of AiIuiiim nvi--
nto lid Wceottd HtrtM-t. and W. H. :
Corfi'ft I a kin? over 1 lui inimitK"'
mcnt of Ulll'a jtltu'o on tho nppo-
alto corner of AtlauiH und Second.
Ueorffo bun purchawd half In- '
Iftit'Ht In tho HciiHty Htutlon. H- .
has been with tho I'nlou oil com- 1
pany for tho put four years anil
previous to that time worked with ,
1 1 ip HtandarU oil company. Tho
firm will bo Known' uh Hcusty und
Oeortro. I
Ulll's plnce Ir owned hy the
l-'lelcher OH eomiiny und has been
under the management of William i
Watson, since. It slurled operating 1
last sprlnir, until this week when
Coffey became, lite new monairer.
Cofi'cy came hero from Ileppner
and Ma family will join hint hero
about Jun. I'll.
All Veltex products ure handled
at this station.
I .AT I IK IIANOIM Ki:CM !i;i
t.'ONHTANTINOIM.K (AI)
l.utlfc Hanoum. divorced wlfo of
President Kemal, Is llvlnR1 In a
complete mid even mysterious 'c-
tlrcment. reminiscent of the by
gone seclusion of Turkish women,
(hiring thn year since the divorce,
she has remained Invisible. In thn
Constantinople homo of her father,
u wealthy merchant. She bus not
only refused to speak, one word
for publication but has ovoit con
sistently denied admittance to fam
ily friends und members of Turk
ish society. . . . .
NEW PEAKS
Of Speed, Power and Safety
- I ' :
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Super-Six Principle ' ;
Long Held in Check , , ,
Now Released ;
To Its Full Capacity. ' -
The New
Hudson
The New
Essex
LEDBETTER'S
GARAGE
"Main street of May fair" is tho
new nickname for Hond street, fn-
Ahionahlo london uliopplnt; thor
oughfare. I
READ THE OBSERVER CLASSIFIED ADS
erica's Gre
probably make a titilck stop and
pick up tlhr Kolden appln ln-foro
Allunta had a dilutee lo remove
hem-IC from the niclu.1 eustliipT.
The Huiek hus a figurehead
sliulliir to those pictured on the
bows of ancient shipH which, on-
r5.!Mi7 trucks, iLUonlliifT to lhone thut know, repro
ln i:ti'r In t his nlH Kpct-d und stamina. There
I ! 4 was ) I . I per cut.
In Oregon t hi-re arc now 'j 1;.
Jlt ears am) ls.:tuo trucks, a lnl.il
of Mt.f5il. The ralli of l!l2Uuver
I ::.r. Ih h.w per ccnl. while the
Ktln .of i:iTi over J'HM was txt
per cent. t treon tbci-ctore b.is
irailicd Icsh I htm ':iHhlntrl(iu.
In l.htho Ihere are now S7,a.ia position in rronl of Ihe Var w I.
. ,.rM'"Hr IUIIIM-. Ilia ua (l i-noum
blow bis whislle and unit hold
ing up a Ioiik line of traffic.
Tho .lewett uscn a "Klyliiff Jay,"
which is appropriate, especially If
tin, car has jtisl rouiplnled a side
skid and is sailing off the road to
a ditch la feel below.
iMib-f I'ontiae takes a dignified
cars and ii.ona trucks, a total of
Uti.uun, In mr. (hero were 7a,
Klifi t in s and 7.1! I a IruekH. a totul
of M,5un. The Kain in IWG uv, r
I Hi5 Is 1 7.7 per iint and the
cam of -1 it 2 T over l'J2i is the
same, 17.7 per oent.
laltiinHt us pleasant as Mini of
traffic cop who bus chased a
speeder five miles before, catching
I Mm.
I "IMIiInu'' Itintdsler.H
A 1athiitK Klrl who appears lo
be either rendv tor a dive, or Iry-
Wblle theie I'iKureH iiinUe csli-jhiK Ut K'-i a runiihiK start on her
mates necessary for (he closin;,-! lonir walk home Is wen. on many
weeks of the year, a similar com- 0r the sporty roadsters,
pfhtlioti made a year-ano by .loi-j Wlns probably are most, popu
or showifdMi niaiffin of error of inr. Their slKtiiricanco obvloim
slibtly less than I per cent on i y is; rieetness and not. at. expn-s-tbe
totul and only 17 of 1 per j slon of n-verencn for the spread
cent on cars, I chkIo on tho Amorlcun dollar.
cm
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' ; US3ly4r Improved in Quality ,
Beautiful Chevrolet
i Cktttli
The Coacli . . .
I'ornier prhv tflt.
Broken
Auto
Glass
Replaced!
Don't let that broken or cracked glass
: in your car worry you. Drive over
and have it replaced here . . ; quickly
. . . promptly . . . and at low 'cost!
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iV ITS , LUATIUUl Vli HAVE IT OH CAN MAhli IT
Genuine Duco
Refinishing
We are authorized refinisheis for the origin
al and only DUPONT DUCO. You are as
sured a first-class job. Drive your car around
we'll gladly give you an estimate.
. Duco Auto Paint Shop
Cor. Elm and Jefferson. A. J. Bell, Plop.
New Low Prices
$595
$625
$695
$745
$525
$525
$715
$495
$395
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-a host of Mechanical ImprovementsNew
Features found only on the costliest cars
-plus an Amazing Reduction in Prices!
The Coupe . .'.'..
I',irnici iii'lir 9tll.i
The Sedan . . . .
l-Wlllrr prlt-c $7il.i
The Landau . . .
l-'omit'i' piifii $7115
The Touring . . .
rrlee I nc I ti d v s biilhniii
llres nittl nteid dl-etieeK
I'ornier prhn t.":t." with
lmlhsm IIi'ch only.
The Roadster . . .
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tlll'H llllll HtlN'l ill ulio.'U.
I'lll'llHT HHI .-)il5 Mill!
llUlllMlll Ill14 IMll'.
The Sport Cabriolet
-llil1'ly IM'W IlKMlCl wltli
ruiiililu st'ul.
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AC oil filter, AC air cleaner, one
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type lamps and ninny, many
others!
All this is combined lo u su
premo degree in the beautiful
Chevrolet Coach. This most pop
ular of all Chevrolet models is
now offered at the amazingly re
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striking price reductions are also
announced on other models.
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or less than the price of a Chev
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ever designed.
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why,, at its new low price, it is
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51. A. HARlti.SON, Mgr. Opposite Postoffic.
ItiUliMin Hit ntm- r.lninlanl on ull iimmI?N
All I'llci I. O.K. I lllil, Mii'h.
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QUALITY AT LOW COST