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VOLUME XXV.
LA GRANDE. OREGON, SATURDAY, JUNE 11.-1127.
NUMBER 261
CAR FATALITIES
ARE APPALLING
30,000 Children Killed in
Highway Accidents Dur
ing Five-Year Period
WASHINGTON', June 11 Thirty
thousand school children. 'most of
I hem under 13 years of ago. were
killed on the highways during tint
five year period ending: J miliary 1,
11:7, the American Road Huilderr,
association slated recently. A sur
very of accident conditions over
lhln period revealed the Tart that
more than 3.000, OUU persons had
been sent to hospitals as a result
of street and highway accidents,
in addition to the lorn of more
than 100,000 lives.
' The American Hoad Hullders'
unsocial Ion declared that t he en
prmous toll of death on the high
ways -can be curbed only hy tint
cooperation of motorist and pedes
trian. Charles M. I'phain, manag
ing director ot the association, wlio
will supervise a national highway
safety campaign aunt' r ted thai such
a losa of life and property are cu
tiiely unnecessary.
"Nearly all accidents are avoid
able." Huid Mr. Lpliam, "they are
in most cases tho result of cure
lessnejis, affected by muny conlil
butlve causes. Tim fuel that one
casualty necessitating medical
treatment occurs every forty sec
onds, is sufficient to emphasize the
need for drastic reform in auto
motive and pedestrian traffic. Tho
road builders association plans a j
iih i,i tiiiinui io every uriver or an
automobile in the I ntted Htatea to
assist in reducing the casualties un
the highways.
The road organization recently
adjourned its &tli annual meeting
at which an appropriation waa
made for tho promotion of high
way safety. The campaign will be
put under way immediately.
The motor-bus was proceeding in
a rather jerky manner when a
young woman pusseiigor inquired:
"What's wrong with the car .'"
"The engine misses," replied tho
driver.
The young woman smiled.
"How did yon know I waa mar
ried?" she asked Kclected.
H.J. KLINGLER
if 1
M 111
OILING CREWS IN iGasoline Taxes
STATE AT WORK
Nine Gangs Start Opera
tions on Macadam High
ways of Oregon
Nine state oiling crews ft re nt
work on macadam high ways of
'Oregon and to warn motorists of
1 Wie presence of fresh oil the. Ore-
gon Ktato flotor association has
I issued a bulletin giving tho locution
WARM WEATHER DRIVING
Calls For More Oil and Grease.
Take advantage of our free crankcase serv
ice and complete chassis lubrication facilities.
You will then feel free to drive anywhere,
knowing that every moving part of your car
is protected with fresh oil and grease not the
ordinary kind, but with
TEXACO
Heasty tk. George
Corner Adams and Second
If. il. Kllugler. nwruilr ap
pointed manager or I hit Cherro
let .Motor company,
SPARKPLUGS
SWEEP FIELD
' FOURTH TIME
i Faced with the severest test
they have yet been called on to
; meet. Champion spark plugs swept
the field for the fourth conseeu
I tive year at the world f unions 500
j mile Indianapolis race. Memorial
(day, George Souders, lhC winner,
land ten of the other eleven cars
to finish, used Champions and went
ithe enliro gruelling distance with
I splendid spark plug performance.
I The race was Champions' 58th
'victory in major races the world
over in less than four years.
! Senders, youthful and unknown
before the race, drove the entire
50ti miles with but two stops for
gasoline, oil and water, and for
tires, lie refused relief shortly af
ter gaining the lead, deciding to
win or go down to defeat at the '
wheel. Jt was his-Tirst Indiana- i
polis race, and his first) in "big j
league" company. He finished ;
more than 15 miles ahead of Karl j
Devore. In Second pluce. j
of the operation:.
Macadam JiighVays, treated with
oil, have stood the test of travel
' and Oregon's roads are being held
j up to the rest of the nation as a
! model of what can be done to
maintain permanently' a macadam
' pavement.
( With the Idea of a-rvlng the mo
r torlsts and Issuing In format Ion
(that may cause persons to change
i their plans so ua to avoid the fresh -
My oiled stretches, the motor club
will issue these bulletins regularly.
For the present week the fol
lowing oiling operations ure list
ed: Ret w een Pendleton and 111 ot
I lock and .between Keppner and
lone.
Columbia highway between Ar
lington ami Blalock.
South of lknd toward Klamath
Falls.
Klamath Falls north toward
Bend.
Between Coquillo and Myrtle
I'oint. .
Mount Hood roail near Sandy. j
Shcridan-lleho section of the
McMlnnville-Ttllamook highway.
Albany-Lebanon section.
In Oregon For
ApriT$310,000
HAI.KK, Ore.; June 11 (Al)
Taxes collected on gasoline and
distillate stiles in ( regon during
the month of April 1:1'7, amounted
j to $3 I n.tififi. 1 4 according to a state,
t ment made by Secretary of State
Kozcr. I tealer reported aggregate
sales of ;i.7si,Mfi gallon of gaso
line, and GXO.43 1 gallons of dis
tillates. As compared with April
1 i J 6 , gasoline purchases increawil
more than II per cent and the use
of distillate inereumd nearly -1
per cent.
Despite the unfavorable weather
conditions which prevailed during
the first four mouths of 1127. mot
or vehicle fuel sales werenoarly
. 7( per cent greater than during the
: same period a year ago. This Is
J almost exactly the sumo percentage
by which automobile registrations
.increase, there having been a total
of lKfi.lMli motor vehicles lice n Red
in January, February, March ami
April of lust; and a total of I'.'K.-
810 during the same four months
in in::.
Refunds paid during i :i 2 7. up to
flf I " rS""""" Il LtaJi tlit IVorHimMoior Car Valut . Vp M.j9jJ '
JfHveni(( .
May HI. on account of use of gaso- j
line and distillate for purposes ;
other thsn In the operation of mot
or vehicles upon the public high
ways, amounted to $47, 940. G::.
Net receipts of the tux collec
tions turned over tin- state high
way fund for the first four mouths
of t bis year anion n ted to $9-7,-
ANash Sedan of SUPREME Luxury
in Appearance in Performance
Chines geese, trained for gen
erations, are the policemen of the
West Indies. When enemies ap
proach, their' shrill, raucous cries
will awaken an entire neighbor
hood. They are now being used us
watchmen at the Washington Na
tional Zoo, 1 " "
Rummer time
is Ney) Car time -
. Eaj y a Buick now!
(INK SIXTIOX iWIIliF.Ti:
UKND, Ore. Juno 11 The Hend
Hedmond road, closed for oiling
work during tho past few days,
I will be opened to traffic all day
Sunday for tho benefit of holiday
j travelers, it was announced at the
highway office here today by C. W.
t Wanaer. division engineer. The
; nine mile stretch between the junc
tion of the Hend-Sislers road and
' the Hainview road has heen'fin
i ished. Wanzer said, and will re
main open.
Monday morning oiling work
will begin north of the i'lainvtew
j road, traffic being detoured from
this point Into lledniond. Tho
Bend-Sisters road, which has re
I ceived its second coat of light oil.
. Ia still closed to truffle, Wanner
,sald. Detours to Tuuialo and
Sisters follow the Nicholas market
'road from The Dalles-California
highway and are plainly marked.
South or Bend, the highway be
tween I.a l'hto and Crescent is
still In process of being oiled and
traffic is being-detoured over tho
old road.
The snow plow working on the
McKenzie highway above Windy
point cleared three-fourths of a
mile Of road yesterday. Wan.er
said. Tho snow banks ranged
from four to flv feet In depth
and in many places It was neces
sary for the big plow to back out
of the drifts and buck into the
snow- again alter a rresh start.
Once the heavy packed snow Is
broken up the rotary plow has lit
tle difficulty In throwing the snow
off the road,
TOMCAT AT XOTHK DAMK
j SOI Til BIOND, lml. (AD-He-.
cause a jinx has clung1 to every
.Irish terrier initiated as mascot of
, Notre Dame, Knule Itockne's mln
; ions have dismissed the terrier and
have chosen a tomcat as their new
symbol of athletic fortunes.
The very first terrier mascot ut
Notre Dame died some wag said
it was when the pup sighted an
auto license plate from Nebraska,
football nemesis of the Kockne
men. Others followed In ojtlck
succession, but never lived long.
"So now," says Boekne, "We'rn
gouig to try a cat." He thinks
Notre J Mime the first school to
choose that humble domestic anl-
. mal as its emblem, of course It's
a Kilkenny cat.
ih;i i:i ii AMUi iti lN
HACK FNSACK. N. J. Mrs, J.
K . O ve r c o c k e r and M rs. hi. K.
Schaler, members of the W. C. T.
1'. and sometime neighbors of Mr,
and M rs. dure nee D. Chamber
lln, say they know that Chamber
lih never took a drink, smoke or
chew In his lilt1. And they are
sure ho did not drink beer In Oer
1 many.
When you see ami DRIVE this Ad
vanced Six Special Sedan, youU in
stantly rank it among the market's
COSTLIEST cars.
Here is luxury of appearance. luxury of
appointment and BKSTof all match
less luxury of PLRFORM ANC1:! Yet
hs priced at a figure amazingly low.
This Nash EVERY Nash has a
7-bearing crankshaft motor with a
bearing on each side of every connect
ing rod., That means super-SMOOTH-NESS
and pilencc at every speed.
You'll notice at once how it sweeps into
action, the instant you step on the accel
erator. POWER so smooth, no quiet,
so responsive you'll find a new thrill
in motoring.
It has more bearing surface than any
other Six in its price-class. And that
means SMOOTHNESS, too.
It has 4-point motor suspension and
rubber cushions insulating the engine
from the frame at every single point.
That means SILENCE and front-end
STEADINESS.
Then, bear in mind these OTHER
Nash advantages straight-line drive for
EXTRA power and longer life; tubular
trussed frame for greater resistance to
road shocks; Nash tu'o-tvy 4-wheel
brakes for quicker, SAFER stops.
Iri:v. in the car you now drive. Use it
as part payment on a new Special Sedan.
Among fine sedans at this price, yoqll
never find anvthing to equal this Nash.
Come in TODAY and see.
LA GRANDE NASH CO.
Cor. 3rd and Adams Phone M. 650
This is the logical time of yrnr to buy a car at the beginning
of the period of greatest enjoyment. And Buick is the logical
car to buy, because it will provide the greatest usefulness with
the greatest economy.
Buick is a beautiful car in design, in coloring and in appoint
ment. It is powerful, speedy and dependable. a-!0
Enjoy your summer driving. Buy a Buick.
Price Wars Have
Made Auto Stage
Travel Cheaper
CHM'AOO (AP) Price wars
have mudn travel cheap for thou
sands of motor eoarh line patrons
in the middle west.
Hub lines from Chicago and
Detroit have become so numerous
that many have resort ed to rate
slashing in which fares have fallen
to K'.r.a for the Detroit-Chicago
trip less than a cent a mile for
1 Hue ten-hour journey and only a
'(juarter of the rail fare
Long haul rates have been cut
proportionately with bus 1 ravel
between Chicago and Los .Angeles
ns low us $:ifi. Competition for
Detroit-Tob-do travel reduced the
Jl.M) rate for a one-way trip final
ly to 45 cents. ' ,
Officials regard price-eutllng as
temporary, ami some say'profit can
be made even at the low rates IT
buses are filled to capacity of
about ITi persons. Regulatory
laws add to th expense, however,
an evnmple being a Michigan rule
refjii I ring each bus to have two
licensed drivers on duty at the
saline time.
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JENNINGS & SHUMATE
Adams Avenue
Supply Company
Will Move Tnin
Men's Wear Store I
Roy Karnum, manager of t he
Jack A Men supply com pa ny. an
nounced today that the firm will
change lis hcad'iHrterH renin Its
present local Ion in the Roeseh
building to the room formerly oc
cupied by Men's Wear fn the
West -.laeobsiju building at Adams
and Ktm. The work of moving
is being done over the week cud
and Mr. Karnum expeets to be
ready for business Monday al
though the formal opening will not
be made at that time. "We fd
thai the greater room np;iv and
change in lorallon will enable u
to give better service to Die pub
lie," Mr. Karnum declared today.
Automobile accident are most
likely to happen betueiti (ivy and
si o'elo k in the ulternoon, a sur
v y fudicau&
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Cords $13.25 $13.95 $19.00 $25.20
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Balloons $9.45 $16.00 $18.05 $19.10
Coodyears or Pathfinders - You save on either
tireIt's just a matter of what you want to pay
Goodyear tubes, too
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