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jla itran lEwtttttg (ibgmr aq section Motoring News VOLUME XXV. SECOND SECTION LA GRANDE, OREGON, SATURDAY, JANUARY 29, 1927 NUMBER 167 ADD NEW TRUCKS TO FREIGHT LINE Plans Are to Run , Be tween Here and Port land Every Day The Whlto Froltfht Un Is udtl liiK two now truckn to thu lino and rxet-.il to truck from here to Port land evi-ry day as soon us the 'trurks arrive la-re und the equip ment Is ready. One of tho trucks was expected to arrive here today, a driver being sent to Tacontu after it the first of the weok. After its arrival the. body, a la rue uffulp similur to the ones already In use by thu freight line, will be built here. ; At present tho trucks go out of here twice each week for Western Oregon points, leaving hero on Mondays and Thursduys. In addition to the. two new trucks, which will soon bo In ser vice, workmen are busy now pro paring a padded van for moving purposes, which will be ready iu the near future. ' The freight line lias grown con siderably since moving to the pres ent location on Kir street next to the railroad tracks. I'luns now are to move to ix larger place, where there will be more room for load ing and unloading, storugo und .room for a repair whop. Frank Mi-Allen, who has a trans fer stand iu connection with the truck line, wilt also move when tho freight depot doe 8. WINS PRIZE AT ROSE TOURNAMENT tiltKATKST NI'IKAXCK , IX JAVA IS OXCAHT Attack on automobiles by cows is thu chief truific hazard in Java, uncording to 1. M. Prinson Oeer ligs, resident of tho Dutch Kust Indies. "The greatet nuisance on our roads," says Geerllgs, "uro the oxcarts. Those huge vehicles on two high wheels ruin our beuutlful roads." PAIGE-DETROIT SHIPMENTS IN YEAR FIGURED DKTHOIT, Mich., Jan. 20 To tal shipments of cars by tho Pulgo J (droit Motor Car company in 1126 were 37,222. This ia tho ro in puny 'a third best shipping rec ord, having been exceeded In only two previous years, 1923 and 1925. The 1920 total was 5.8 per cent below tho record of the preceding year but exceeded tho l'J-4 rec ord by 7.0 per cent. In the first six month of 1920. shipments exceeded tho records for all corresponding periods. In tho second half of the year, production could not be maintained because of delays incidental to u general change of nutdels, for which bodies could not bo procured in quantity until after the height of tho fall selling season had passed. li?'Jtt SSfcr : i; 4:, j I yip V t U xrV. ff a Jfc SMITH RECEIVES NEW DODGE CARS Klvo thu customer tho oxlru porson ul attention und service not ulwuya possible during tho months of tlio spring- and uummer rush." - Lower Body Lines Princi- pal Change in New Model Autos Thousands of Motorists Know and We Want You to Know That GOODRICH TIRES Are "Best in the Long Run" VULCANIZING TIRE REPAIRING We will go any place in La Grande to make tire changes Just call MAIN 761 . , Kelly Tire Shop Adams Aye., with licdbctlcr An elaborate1 flout depicting tho song "An Old-Kashioued Cardeu," won first prize for the Western Auto Supply company in the division for commercial entries at tho annual Pasadena Tournament of Hoses. The entry was made up of two scenes: an old man In a modern flower garden containing il pergala with a domo of golden flowers, and an old fashioned garden before a vhie-envered coltugu. Tho nlil man was observed looking hack into the past at ttio idd fashioned garden of his youth and an the Hindus of thu song came to his ears tho old-fashioned miss und ohl-fashloned beau appeared before him. This Is. tho third float out of thu four entered by tho Western Auto Hupply company siuco JD-3 that has won the first prize in the division for commercial floats. t Electric Automobile Is Forecast Made By Noted Deisel Engineer NKW YORK', Jan. 2'J An olic tiir uulomolillo Jn which a orudo oil liurnliiB iIImksI onBlno furnlsh(8 I tlH- power through an olnctrlc iiiut I or ilrlvo. Ih what loomfl before ubc, If the furvcuat of I.. H. Morrison, noted dlesel enBlneer. .comes true. Morrison Isn't olono In this pro phesy, rractlcally every dlesel en gineer In tlio world 1ms Hint con fidence. In the future use of tho crude oil liurnlnir non-lKnltlon en Klne ns niitoni'ollve power plnnt. 'I'hey're upheld ly recent progress towarif this acconiiillshment, tho actual construction of a dlesel that is much lighter than tlio cubcr sonio type still employed for com mercial and ship use, and at tho Raino time, is a high speed power plnnt compnrnlilo with tlio gaso line engine In automobiles. The new dlesel ts still much heavier thnu the .suaollna, motor HOW'S YOUR OIL? Oil in your car been changed lately? It is a wine policy to have it changed frequently in winter weather. Greater carbon accumulations alone make it necessary. . TRY TODAY Fletcher Oil Co. First Independent in State. now In use. 'Tint It mnhes up for (his by its high, efficiency, its economy and its simplicity. With an electric motor drlvo to the rear axle, connected by means of a genenator to the power plant in front, Morrison believes stall ing and jerking will be alnv)st im possible. And when the slngto-nct- Ing dtesel gives way to tho double acting dlesel gives way to tho I double-acting type.. In whic'h every stroke of tho- piston Is a power stroke, the weight of tho englno will bo considerably reduced. The Worthlngton double acting, proven practicable In Tampa, the government's first converted inotor ship. At the sumo time, it is said. it will run a car 60 miles on a I gallon of crude oil, us contrautud with or even 30 .miles on a gal l Ion of tho higher priced gasoline, tin present auto motors. London Is Home Of New Colors For Motor Car I,ONIOM, Jan. 2il The motor car show at Oyiripla was filled with color, 1 After riding out through Ken sington gardens in tlio gray of a London afternoon, it was a pleas ure to bo greeted by the burst of harmony one saw ut the show. CJ roe n u n d c rea m , ora n go a n d black, blue ami silver; whole fam ilies &T brmvns and grays, make tho new cared seem a very flower gar den.. The way to Hampton Court and 'Windsor will He like a silken scarf in the snow when these cars take to the highroad o a winter's day. To sen the sunset through a all vVry fog Is to find the true colors which to me means London! M-oth-er-of-pearl, crimson and white gold. Hlg Hen booming Hirough tlio mists, and the tall spires of parllatm-nt and the tower bridge, frowning their reflections in tho ! Thames, and watching them wav j cr. break und slowly begin their i journey to the sen. ! Then Is plenty of color In old I Loudon! It peeps out at you through the breaking fog of early morning when the guard marches , out behind Its band. Stepping j smoothly along past tho palaces i and round the noble Queen Vic toria fountain; It flickers -on tho 1 dance floor at five o'clock of an j afternoon at the Havoy. when ; pretty girls in old rose, apple green ' and beaver brown step to the state i ly measures of the tango and gy ! rate to tho Increased t"iupo of the I onestt-p and tho Charleston. It j smiles at you from tho gay win dows of Selfrldges ami Harrod's. i Yes, London is full of color! 1 Tu I'aris, the master couturiers ! have now developed color schemes for cars inside and outside -which are available to Americans. Tltesn color whenn-s aro vcrlfid by th-ir own signatures. It , will now bo possible to have your ear finished In the latest I'aris shades, picked out especially for your typo of model. $100,000 Racing Auto Makes 200 Miles, Is Claim LONION, Jan. 2lf (Al') A big red mysb-ry auto, cosllng $100,1100 to construct and capable of devel oping a speed of 2fo miles an hour, will be sent to the United Slates In February for a speed test on some Klorlda beach, yet to be selec ted. The rar. which Is shaped like a sea sled und has enclosed tires to cut down wind pressure. Is 32 feet long and six: feet wide. It presents a serious attempt on the part of lirilish manufacturers to 'capture spef d records now held m the jolted States. The car weighs 7.oTC Hiunds. consumes 4 gal lons of gasoline u minute and is capable of developing 1.000 horse power. The power Is divided over two fpotors, one being slung over each taxto. It. contains a secret transmisiilon and ' control sysb-in, recently invented. The- manufac turers of the. car, which was con structed secretly at Wolver Hump ton, claim that it Is tho lurgest ever built. I ' The speed test In Hie VnpVd I States will be held under the mts 1 pices of the contest board of Ihe ! American Automobile association. ' In tho test it will be driven by 'Major IL O. Heagrave, noted Brit ish speed driver. of :i"8 full car loads of gasoline und oil wero used. As an Indication of tho growth of 1'ackard's business in - tho last fivo years tlio report shows that car load shipments totuled 17,347 railroad freight cars as against 5, 230 cars in 1U20. Packard's freight and express bill for tho year was considerably, In excess Of $1,000,000. HOYS TOO ltlSKY SAYS KAFl.TY CHIIIP iJuiing 192(1 hundreds of boys have been accidentally killed by autos as a result, of riding blcyclos, says Albert W. Whitney, vlco-presi-dent of tho national safety council. V(m "HIGHWAY" FlKt'ltATlVti TKUM ; Tho word "highway" is said to comn from iho namo of tlio old Hu man road which was elevated as m,ieh as four f'.it. aboyo tho sur face to pbruiit" good 'drainltigo. '' Three new model l)odgo sedans were received this week by I. O. Smith, local dealer. The ho new cars have a lower body lino, which gives the car a mora graceful up pearanco when seen on thu road, and the sun-visor Is mudo with the top, giving just tho right slant thure. Although tho car is about threo inches lower than bef-oro tho clour auco underneutli is the sumo. Thu curs are finished in a dark blue-gray color, with a bluo und orange strip, black fenders und dark green wheels with un orango strip. As most of thu new cars the side windows uro narrower from tho top to tlio bottom. In accordance with tho iJodgo llrothers motto. "No yearly models, but constant Improvement'. There Is no great change in tho inechun ism of the car, ulthuugh eevurul parts urn Improved. "Tho heretofore prevailing cu- loin on the part of cur buyers of having delivery withhold iiutll spring is growing less und less each year,' says Smith. "This Is now a thing of tlio past, duo to a proper analysis of tho many conditions surrounding winter deliveries working to tho benefit of thu cus tomer. "The new cur tight, staunch will better withstand the strains of winter roads, will break In bet ter, und will cost less to run than -un older cur. l'ractically tho solo possibility of damage Is freezing tlio radiator, which can bo pre vented by tho iiso of a proper amount of an antl-froosso solution In tho cooling system. Breaking in a new cur in winter is eusler, quicker, und far mora satisfactory and successful than breaking In a new car In spring or summer when there is a temptation to overspeed and use the cur mora carelessly. IcaiMs Discomfort "The all-year motorist escapes tho discomfort of wet foot and damp clothing nlso. "Alud and rain causa moro dam ago to exterior finish than does snow. There Is moro mud and rain in tho spring than In tho fall and winter. Mud scratches, snow does, not. Furthermore, tires show very llttlo wear from driving over snow covered roads, unr oven on tlio u W...I 1.... nC u-l..t. lir.u uiwtl jus. those used on our cars stand j up nnd receive mile dumago, j' ' "At this season wo aro ablty (0 TOI'ItlSTS OF l K. IJOAVII HIIJilONS United Riutes auto tourists to Oanuda last year left nearly $200,- 000,000 in that country, according lo u careful estimate made by A. W. l.'umphnll, dominion commis sioner of highways. Ford Four Will Go Marching on, Henry Tells All DKTItOIT. Jim. 29 A' "i'Vrd hIx?" Not Huro is how Ford him self put It: "A Blx-cyllnder car? Wo shull not iiml(! jih;. Wo tnudn a thou wintl Hixru 20 yours uko und Hold I hem ull for two thotiHund dollnra each. "Our rur fer the next season will be tlio Ford cur with tho usual 1m provemunlH. We still bellevo U is first-dims transportation value for the money and (re backing l for ail. we' aro worth." For production will so on ut boforo, Ford evidently bellaves. t, "The reason wa har bn tblQ . Iu sell IS million Fort) er In tb pust still operate for th future, un far as we Bra oonoarOAd," b said. . j, "The Ford rank are eooBtantly replenished with sew buyers, and, tlio ond of the line la not In slht, 'J'heru Is a saturation point for debt,-and for speculation, but not for utility." . f,t. So the Ford four will (o maroli Ins oul - t i v if General Gasoline Keeps cold motort humming WATCH YOUR OIL Winter driving causing a much( Quicker dilution of crankcase oil than ordinary summer driving. Easily overlooked, yet it is very important- your ' motor needs f reshvoil to insure against, costly repairs. ' ' " "y:, f,'" Drive in Today We'll drain the crank case and refill with LA GRANDE FILLING STATION KUHK&ZWBIFEL'..". Give Statistics of Annual Work in Auto Plant December Shipping Records Show Gain SVItAfL'SU. N. Y Jan. 29 Sliinients of Frunklln ears for the month of iJi'cember exceed ed the record of If-eemler of the i prcvluus year by moro than 41 per I'-, -ill, John W. I.cc, Jr., nierrhan ! ,Ji.lii niami'iT for that company. ' n v, ale.l lier" tndny In a revh-w of j gondii lun.4 in the. automotive In i 'Justry. 1'lte Franklin Automobile ; fompauy is already caceiltliij; plana j or one of the greatest years In Its Itlstury, Lee said, based on the evi dence of future shipment orders I received for the curly months of the year. Some idea of the maKnllude of operations In the plant of an auto mobile company where all of the. car is inanilfact ured except such thiiiKS as tires, electrical eouip ment and such specialized parts, is obtained from the annual report of the Fackard .Motor t:ur com pany traffic di parlnient. There was a total of ri;ii,4:i2. r30 pounds of frelKht. moved in and out of the l'nekard plunt dur Ini,' the company's last fiscal year. Tills represents a tonnage six and one half times the total wclitht of the I. H. R. Leviathan, larKest steamship In the World. To trans port It all at one time, would re quire a freluht train 243 miles long-. If each one of these pounds were a pound of coal there would bo enoiJBh fuel to run tho Michi gan Central's crack filer, tlto lie Irolter, from IMrolt to liuffalo :',":H times and the whol" I'uek urd tonnatre woiild euual the weight of 1.177 locoiiioliveu of lb" type of those us- d to haul the Lie 1 loiter. Tile r"lorl of the Fackard traf fic deportment shows that there were J.&S!i car toads of coal and coke received. Ni'W machinery en tennx the plant, "durllltf tile year reiiulred 2:';' freight curs. A total BEAUTY even in utilitarian details AT-the. wheel of a Studebakcr Custom Sedan you face an instrument board combining convenience with beauty. Finished in duotone lacquer, it blends into the color harmony which characterizes the custom interior. Instruments arc attractively grouped in an oval, under glass, and ingeniously lighted by indirccT; illumination so that there can be no glare or rclledtion. Boili an engine heat indicatorand gasoline gauge arc conveniently located here, as well as the speedometer, oil pressure gauge and ammeter.' Let us show you the many custom features of iitudebaker Custom Sedans. ' The No-draft Ventilating Windshield ylu exclusive feature ojij ;t' Studebaker Qtslom Sedans , " Studhbaker cneinecrs have developed a new-type windshield whicli insures a constant flow of freih ', air without drafts or moisture. ' " ; '' -' Iiy turning a handle oil the dash, the windshield may be set to deflect the air up over the heads of oc cupants, or down through specially designed chartrtf Is into the driving compartment. Midway between these positions it forms an air-tight barrier. , ,; . . , An added advantage is that when set for cowl ven- ' til.ition.air is allowed to enter, but no water can come into the car, even in the severest storm. - - ' High engineering authorities have pronounced this C the most scientific and satisfactory type of windshield '. ever produced. It is an exclusive feature of Studebaker ' Cuftom Sedans. See it on Studebaker Cuftora Sedsns at our showroom. " s. , . - THE STANDARD SIX SEDAN F. o. 1). factory, fully equipijed, .including 4-whcel brakes, disc vvhccls and no-draft ventilating windshield (exclusively Stude baker). . M. J.GOSS STUDEBAKER $1385
