uto Section
VOLUME XXV
MOST TOURISTS
FROM CALIFORNIA
Seventy-Five Per Cent of
Motorists in Oregon
From the South
In nil analysis of tourist traffic,
State Motor association point k
out that 75 per cent or tourist
travel cornea into Oregon from
I'ulifortlla. Tills 75 per cent of
travel docs not necessarily jim-jih
j that the motorists are residents of
i California. Muuy eastern cars bear
California license plates due- to the
fiu-t tluit tin residents of eastern
Btates winter In California atul pur
chase license plates then- the first
of Hit; year.
, California in the concent rat ion
j.uint lor tourist m and the asso
ciation points out tliat tin- proper
place to Increase tourist volume Is
tu have salesmen of Oregon in tilL.
places where tourists congregate.
Don't Worry!
If you usev EUSCO
Brake Lining on your
car you will always
be safe. .
Jack Brandt
Auto Repair Shop
1302 Jeff, Ave.
OLDSMOB ILE
NEW SAAARTN ESS
TWO-DOOR
Not only dashing new smartness, but
dashinB performance; in the latest,
greatest Oldsroobilc Six . . .
ThrillinR smoother w ith sweeping ac
eclcration and flowing power.
For Oldsmohile engineering has kept step
with new styling, new luxury and new
colors.
See these feature in our Oldsmohilcs
now on special showing.
OLDSMOIilLE SALES CO.
1128 Adams Ave.
ilirouKli It arrillaili.n with n,
Amine;,,, Aulumobn,. UMn.h.tlo...
Ma, M"r atuMHlation liiia
y.r.'.'i.tutlv.- in v,-,-y ,.v In
iillfoniiu mm t.s, toui isl inlui-.
million lum-aus an- ill ltl,
Uvlatli-d tourist and road Inlonna
Hun .Kanllii).- Or.-non. I .it nil Iv
1 y "" "i'l' SiiH'll of tlnmn and
ureal proportion of 1 1 flow of
I rat f if into lr, K..n from il. Kutli
is traoahk to l. ait Ivili.-H of
Hi'! dirwtors of tourist tratlic
Tratriti IncmiN'N
Tin. tnuid of tourist tnin-l over
I'i'lilral liri-uuii liiiiliuavs liaH ma-ti-rliilly
Incrwis.'d iimlm; ti. IM1,i
!' nioiilliH. 'I'll,, completion of
'I'lio Ilulli-8-l'allforniu IiIkIivvhv lias
drawn a Kri'sit many inon tourlsl
into tin- ci iit nil portion of 1 1 1 - stall' I
and now that tin- oilinu iiroi-raln
lias Ijiiu ioiiipl,.,.,. iiri'Ktinians i
iiri' findlni; that (Vntral on-Kon
country is not only a ih-m I, ill a j
most ilcliKhtuil i-oiintry In which 10 I
sp'-lid their vacation trip. I
AiiKll.it travel shows a dccidi-d
incivuN.. over July, due to the lato j
asiin and uIHiik nctivllles. and it
,1m ixpei'leil thai this liienasc in
volume will continue mil II school
hills put a slop lo a percentage I
lot the vacationists.
The perccntajrc of tourists w ho I
lure coinini; Inlo Orniill from the 1
south by the i'aciflc liiu-hwuv and j
j returning hy way of The Dalles-!
I'aliforniu highway is Increasing I
daily. Tho tourist by inuking this '
I loop trip gains a perspective and
a knowledge of the variety of Ore-
gon scenery that Is not gained uny
other way.
General Motors
Sales Increase
Over July, 1926
HKTKOIT, A us. io Connuent
inur on the July sales of ears. Al
fred i'. loan. Jr.." President of
ti'-neral Motors, said:
"The leiail sides hy our dealers
to eoiisnuH-rs in July were 134.
T I !t ca rs, a n I nc rea st; of 33,173
ears or 33 per eent as eompared
with July J'.'i'ii. at which time
sueli sales were I it 1 .."T(i. This also
compares with tlitS7'J curs in July
"In July the sales by our car
divisions in their dealers totaled
i:tii.:m:i ears eont pared 'with S7.G43
in July lltl'ti, an inerease of
ifi'J ears or fti! per rent. 'I'liis eom
pares further with 57.3rS ears In
July. I'.'S.V
are for t he replacement of prae-
.i;VI I. UK;il AYS itlcally all metal Jnlntt) with rub-
More than one-third, or nearly 1 ber. And they have already be
ron.iMiu miles, of the federal aid, gun their work of replacement,
highways In the Tnilcd States are i The advantages ol rubber. In
constructed of snivel. i;eiieral, are Ms property of ehisll-
Asl NOUNCES
Cl N EV? LUXU RY -
AT
NEW LOWER PRICES
SEDAN
F. o. a. lansino
BODY BY F1EHLK
1 hen taste of the results drive the car
yourself.
Its new smartness is surprising. Its new
luxury is delightful. Detail hy detail the
latest Oldsmobile excites your praise.
And the new features that make for finer
performance, greater economy and longer
life add the final touch to an array of qual
ities almost incredihle in a carat this new
lower price S875 for a quality closed car.
A
W -rf'
I t
Mts Mary Kcrwin, of Silver I.ukc, iwons-in, likes thcMiew Nash ( nupc. ho wouiJn't f Ucautiful aH;uruncc,
case in liundliny, powerful ami hpacious comiortablc nunltlc win in rear dci k.
Rubber To Make Riding Easy For
The Future Motorist, Expert Says :
lly had Klein
(Science Kditor. N 1-3 A Service)
11 libber is Koinff to take t ho
shocks and vibrations out of mot
oring. It is .already bcin used for
mountings of engines on some
auto chassis and for mountiniis on
springs. It is being: tried out in
sleerinc w heel hubs, as busliiliKa
at bearing surl'acts and may event- i
ually find its place In every point j
ol contact on the automobile where
th''re uiiKht be any suspicion of
discomfort.
We still think of robber. In con-
m-rtiou with automobiles, in terms
of tires. lint ever here it has
been improved to such an extent
thai comfort in motoring has ;
bei-n tin al ly increased. I ta I loon .
tires have done this. I
Yet riiboer eiiKineers have koiii'
much further. Their aspirations j
N E W COLORS
NOW ON
DISPLAY
LA GRANDE, OREGON.
NASI r BEAUTY
4 -i.v- . ''WM'',"S -
eity. Its streiiKlh and especially
its ahitity to nhsnru energy. It is
therefore an ideal vibration il.im-
pener and shock absorber. It
needs no lubrication, as metal i
joint tlo. and tloesn't wear as
easily.
Thcse advantages were discover-
cd In a Ioiik series of experiments
undertaken by the l otted Slates
itubber company, under the dlr
tiou of Walter l. Keys, cht- l'
c-
n-
Kim er of the aut ointit iv
inent department,
I As a result of these tests the
't'onipany has developed a spring
mounting, an engine block mount-
intf, and other mountinK for tlo
heavier pai'ts of t he a uto mobile.
It Is jiohm I nil her in the deiop
luent of rultber biiMliiiiKS, especial
ly for motors, and rubber Inserts
in steerinp wheel hubs providin
non-metal lie insulation for the
w heel.
.Many Aihautnucs
Keys lists the following advan
tages for rubber mountings:
1. Lubrication is unnecessary.
L Shackle wear and rulth'S aro
eliminated.
3. Shackle adjuslmetils are uu-
necessary.
A. Life of springs is enhanced.
6. Shimmy has been n -dared
in many cases.
ii. It is less co-.;t!y.
7. It has iewe; palls.
MANY TAKE CARS
ON EUROPE TRIP
! Number This Year Shows
An Inerease of About
100 Per Cent
WASH INCiTt bV. I. C. Aug, - (t
- As evidence of 1 1 1 1 stitf eomiieii
(ton that imiloi touring areas and
resorts in the I'nlted Stab s arc up
ii ca lust, reports fur t h is season t o
date indicate an Increase of close
to 1 ihi p.-r cent in the inimbrM- of
Americans taking their cars
abroad.
An announcement to this effect,
w ;is issued here recent ly by the
National 1 1 eado, uarlers of the Am
erican Automobile association, and
is based on dala compiled by tin!
tnn lirM department of the national
motoring body, which was crealed
to take care ol tin? interests of
A. A. A- motorists traveling in for
eign countries.
."Thai the l ulled States is con
tributing heavily this year to the
Internal ional motor touring cara
van is o,uite apparent from pre
liminary reports reaching us as
the American members ot the In
ternational Touring Alliance," the
si a lenient dechi red. "1 'ractieally , !
all of the ;!." Kuropean touring 1
clubs, consi it u ting t e 'Allbinro'- j
and with which we have r'-cipro- 1
cal relations, have noted a tnu in- '
crease In number of Ami rican
cars on the highways of tin- Old
World". j
Ana 11- is Made, 1
The fofeigll dejlil It lllellt of t tC
A. -A. A. lias made an analysis of
the factors in t he sit uat Ion and
cites the follow im; reasons, among
others, for tin- hig increase in
American motorists who are ttav-
ling under tlodr own pow er in '
Km ope this s- a mhi. ;
"l-'irst, the luu ru:i1lon;i Tour.
tllg Alliance has facilitated tio- 1
ciirnlation of loiiign c.hii abroad
and simplith'l custoni ruii--iim
ills and the business of secur
ing tliplyi'i's lor accredited Am
erican motorist,
'Second, m vera! frf the lat;:"
s! tim:,!iip comoiiniegt havir nerd'1
!. 'i'-(;il pt j (j-Ioih for I I'n lop'it ion
eai IIM'.'I a I- d as b.tgiM i;, ;il,d at
j i t ;,Mm.il'li- I'l ii i'S. incl od lug in s'tr
i n
I 'St ft.
I "iltlld. l-.orep.an nMill end
I touting iiri !'t, in in-my install'' s
lOppoi I d by to a I go er'ii.ii Mt
have 1" ' ll cnndufMng ll v urp.
'-. a-h ef tt.iiig cam pa i n n. but
particularly dire, i- .J at I nit t d
Slabs pronpeets, and the fruits of
u h ich ca lo paign are now ma nt-
fr'S'tllg theriSevi .t.
SATURDAY, AUGUST 20,
fs
VK
fj i
that (lie most pleasurealde way of
seeing Kurope Is hy motor and Mr.
Auierlean Motorist (ikes to travel
uniler his own power, provided lio
cure niotorint; service wliieh
is hecomiiiK m or' and mote avail-
aide lliioutch the activities of the
clubs comprisliiK tin- International
Touring Alliance". I lie statement
continues.
"The foreign department of the
A. A. A. will lake charge of a club
member's car anywhere in the I'ni-
ted Stnte, tiansiort it abroad and
arrange all customs formalities,
with a minimum of trouble and
expense. Last year our foreign
business increased over -'in per
develop- cent. This year's Krowth, accord
ing to present Indications, will be
larger.
I jiliy Is Stamlnitlteil
'"I'emporury rntry ot auios into
arlous l-:uropean territories has
been standardized for most coun
tries by the A Ilia nee Internation
ale du Tourisnie. under whose
a,-i;ls a
document know n as tho
('arnet de Passages en Oouanes is
issued. This rovers (Jreat Hrltaln,
the Irish 1'ree Slate. France, Italy.
llelKiuni, Sw Itzerland. 1 lollaud,
( lerniany. Austria, Norway, Hen
ntark and Sweden. As an alter
native to lhi. '(.'urn el' there is an
other form of pass-sheet, the trip
tyiiie, one tiiptyiiue heftuc required
for each of the above-uieulioned
ronutries. There are, besides trip
lyijues lor Czechoslovak hi, Kgypt
l-'inland. Hungary, Poland, Portu
gal, Kumanla, South Africa, Spain
and Jugoslavia. The American
holder of a I'arnet or of trlptymies
passes the cuslonip without bein
tailed upon to deposit the dues at
the frontier. All he need do is to
lodge security with the A. A. A.
"lly m lit ua I agreement, over
thirty-five nations are parties to a
convention which enables the mo
torist to travel in all territories
embraced by the group on one reg
istration number for the particular
automobile involved and dispense
with separate driving licenses.
This arrangement solves the circu
lation problem and Is controlled by
a document termed the Interna
tional Traveling Pass, or Cerllficat
International da Koute."
intAwiVti Tin-; mm;
Father: In spite of your poor
work In school, I am going to give
you a Ford roupe for Christmas.
However, I am still displeased with
you.
Son: Will you shaku with me.
Father? ,
Fat her: No; I refuse to plarn
in y foot in the dratted thing.
Pennsylvania Punch Howl,
"I'ear John," Ihc wife wrote
from a fashionable resort, "I en
close the hotel bill."
"Iear Mary." he responded, "I
enclose check lo cover the bill,
but phase don't buy any more
hotels at I his figure, t h y are
cheating you."
SHASH!
If you break a
windshield or a
window in your
sedan remember
it can easily be re
placed at
La (irande
Construction &
Supply Co.
I.jUI Madison
1927
HIGHWAY COUNT
SHOWS INCREASE
Travel in Wallowa County
Sets New High Mark
&1U Vehicles Pass
KNTKUritlSK. Ore, An?, -Travel
on th two hti;livvuys ol the
county was tho heaviest on rccnrd
by count, last Kriday. AtiRiist 1-.
The valley highway showed a tn
tal Of MS vehh-ies between i U,
m. and H) p. in., and the Kloru
road count w as i i. Kvery hind
of car was out in lunula
I'ig-
urcn for the ti'o roads are:
Valley
Oregon passenger cars
Other passenger cars ... fi7
Hinges : 4
Trucks M
llorsc vehicles !
Tolal
I.'i; total
I'Jl'O total
04 '.i
'.'I
!i7
rassenger cars from other slate
have never been particularly num
erous in tho county, and the Aug
ust proportion Is about the aame
as in tonne r months. hy way
of comparison, 4- outside ears
were counted in July, I it - i ; 3;i in
August r.iL'li; 41 In June, l-'T; .", I
in July 1 ;rj 7. while t he number
was fi7 for the count of August,
1SC7.-
Traffic seemed normal lasl l-'ii-
day. with the addition of that go- ;
ing to ami from tho pioneers' re- -union
at the head of the lake. This
meeting accounted for many cars, I
the precise number being n mat- j
ler of inero guess. If 60 cars went I
lit the reunion and hack', this add- 1
cd luo to the total count. 1
On (he valley road Iho count was 1
taken by Klmu J-'Inhy at the J.
A. Kggleson L'oriiur and Janos 1
! Hurtles was at ('a)np 1 on the -
l-'lora road.
I Krnnk J. Herry, highwny palrol-
Jinan, return'-d the last of the week
from a two weeks vacatiin trip lo ;
j w estern Oregon. One. of tH'
priors ho met (here was the iiiim-:
ber of horse drawn vehicles on the 1
hiuhway. He concluded that In a I
thickly settled farm district, with ;
many short hauls from lield to ;
field and from farm lo tow n.
horftes proved more economical
than motor trucks.
Hut long hauls are more the
rule in Kasteru Oregon, and horses
are so slow thai tin y are not nt
isfactory. Confirmation of litis
reasoning Is seen In the August
m count, shown above. On tho val
ley road ! horse-drawn vehicles
were seen, but none on the north
road, w here distances are greiitesl.
SUmtCbts I
the Aristocrats of the loiV'priee field
I
MOUELOCK-SERVICE AUTO CO.
iMt VOl ItlMl.Mltl.lt Will A
t You entered the smartest models
I from the rear via a IliKht ot three
steps? .
Yon steered the old ehaiiut. with
a "tilbr"?
' A man. aided by two or t hi
boys and a mechanic, could clianu
I it tire on t he road (If lucky ami
patient) inside of an hour and a
. hall 7
lively automobile owner had lO
break hi.i arm at least once crank
itiK t lie darn lIlliiK?
You had lo carry a can ol' gaso
line and siuirl a little into cacti
"15LACKIE BLACKMAN"
I'liiinerly with tho Perkins Mulm- t'o. is now assu'Jated with
ti. .M. ltufr In tlie auto repair biiines:t. I'loin Kords to I.ln
eolns, thesH two Kimvv their mi in us. ItrliiK your work to u
plaeo where It wilt be repaired ih;ht and not be used to ex
periment on.
Hull's Service Station and Repair Shop
On Jefferson at tho Kud of Kim
Tire Repairing
Our shop is equipped with motkni vulcaniz
ing machines assuring j;ou quality work. So
don't throw your tiros away bring them here.
JOHNS BROS.
Tire Shop and Filling Station
1517 Adams
PVLRY Dollar invested in a STAR FOUR
j or a STAR SIX means 100 cents worth of
automobile value. Every mile traveled in a
Star Car means 5,280 feet of motoring satisfac
tion. Every part used in the manufacture of Star
Cars conforms to a standard of quality hereto
fore unknown to any but the highest priced
automobiles, (f World-famous Red Seal Conti
nental totor; Masury Patented Motor Mount
ing; Morse Silent Chain Drive; Full Force Feed
Lubrication; Bohnalite Pistons; Hayes-Hunt
Body; Super-Sensitive Steering Gear and many
other quality features offered only in the finest
motor cars.
Timer on tie hills. . . Sirrd on the lad
l icxibility in traffic
StarJCaes
FOURS SIXES
NUMBER (i ;
cylimli
;'arl I ',
every cold inoriilnK toj
TU.
Inrfhu
wlndsliielil was made of Ifli
nnd could Ihi rolled up oil
HI linys?
:.i iiiotiirisl IhoiiKlit Of KolnB
i ii. i around Hie block Willi-,
r, goKKlen, Klov'i'S anil
I'Uiinf cap.'
o light the lights, you took .
y", cliiiilicd ution tho running
id, opened the prcstolitc tank.l
nil then dashed to the. front of
car and tossed a mateit into
Iannis'.' 11. 1. I'hlllips.
N. Y. Mini.
: i'i
tin
1111 ADAMS AVE.
A