MOTORING NEWS
want Ads
VOLUME XXV.
LA GRANDE. OREGON, SATURDAY, OCTOBER 29, 1927.
NUMBER 66
SAFETY IGNORED
I FOR HIGH SPEED
triver Too Often Forgets
j His Responsibility, T.
I P. Henry Declares
WASHINGTON, I). C. Tho foot
tlin accelerator and tho brain
behind it and not the spued capa
city of the ear will always con
tinue tho fundamental factor in
sane and eufo driving, according
to a bulletin broadcast from tho
Rational headquarters of tho Am
erican auiuiiLuuuu wauiiuLion.
The A. A. A. bulletin was Issued
inder the sifrnaturo of Thos. P.
Jlenry, its national president. Mr,
Henry warned that tho current
practice of advertising top- speed
and the agitation around this prac
tice, may well result in a distorted
pci-spective, ,
j "Tho worst mistake ' wo could
make at the present Juncture is to
lose sight of thd'lmportance of in
sisting oh tho personal responsi
bility of each and every driver for
every mile of spoed and every mile
of travel," Mr. Henry declared;
"Wo cannot edueato or penalise'
tho cur wo must Btreta tho hu
man und personal equation."
While stressing the Importance,
of enforcing Individual responsi
bility. Mr. Henry asserted that In
his opinion, tho manufacturers,
would do well to stress not more
"speed" us such, but, if stressed. It
sluould bo rather as an indication,
of an operating margin which
might well serve the cause of sate,
ty. as well as or utility, In cmcr
genolea. Outlining tho position of
the notional motoring body, Mr.
Henry continued:
Too .Many Heckles Drivers
"Tho history of transportation
has been a history of sixicding up
and that the automobile und traf
fic should speed up is inevitable
and axiomatic. That is exactly
what 1b happening now. Obsolete
speed limits are disappearing:
recklessness Is being substituted
moro and more for speed law vio
lations, as tho standard of Indi
vidual conduct and accountability.
"Wo are told that tho adver
tising of high speed tends to en
courage fast driving and breeds
accidents. This may be true, since
we have always w'ith us a minor
ity 01 reckless people, many of
them headstrong youths, who do
not need much 'encouragement to
FORTUNE COMES FROM ROCK
FIVE UN US UAL VALUES
Every car we deliver is ex
' actly as we represent it
Right now we are offering 5
unusual values that will
please particular buyers.
Studebaker Sedan $300
Dodge Sedan : .$50()
Olds Touring .... $150
Ford Sedan -....$300
Buick Touring $ 50
Here are five cars priced for
a quick sale. -
L.C. SMITH '-m'
5th and Depot
A U5E-D CAR 15 ONLY AS DEPENDABLE- X
'AS THE? ' DEALER WHO. SELLS iT ' 4
Replacement Parts for All Cars
Factory
Distributors
; - of
Timken Roller Bearings
New Departure Ball Bearings
Emsco Brake Lining
Champion Spark Plugs
American Hammered Rings
Federal Tires and Tubes
Cylinder Head Gaskets
Clutch Facings
Hyatt Roller Bearings
Thompson Silcrome Valves
Spicer Universal Joints
A. C. Spark Plugs and Oil Filters
Quality Piston Rings
Kelly-Springfield Solid Tires
Ring Gears and Pinions
Universal Joint Discs
Jack Allen Supply Co.
R. A. FARNAM, Mgr rp.vnp
PENDLETON , LA GRANDE
La Grande Branch cor. Adams & him
CAR READY FOR
40-MILE SPEED
Studebaker Need Not Be
Driven at 20 Miles for
First Half Thousand
Nir I lio C'ollfopiiio-Kcvndu lino Ilex the only known deposit or silllituinllo In the world. Tho en
tire output, 'orilln lo llio Western Auto Supply eomiMiny In owned by Clio Champion Suirk 1'lmr
company and Is used In tho manufacture or spurk plug cores. Dr. D. A. Jefiery, discoverer, und
photos of liilno uro sIioimi here.
Far East Expansion Is Foreseen
In Merger of Rubber Companies'
j bikes, the housewife has her wheel
jfor shopping und to muko culls.
und the children rule to actioou . s
The tlrlns and tedious process
of "breaktilK in" new curs at slow
spoedHi riiitf?liiK irom 20 to 25
mites a n hour, has been ollminatod ,
by Studebaker, uecordlnR to an an
nouncement made by M. J. Gush.
local Studebaker dealer, today.
All Studebnkora muv be drtven
at speeds up to 40 miles un hour
the minute they leave the sales
room," wild Air, (loss. "They may
be driven 40 miles an hour tho flrHt
block without any danger of hurt
ing the car or the engine,. , And
after tho first BOO mllos which
are quickly putted 40 mllos an
hour Htudolmkers - will dollver
smooth, comfortable and honest
mlle-a-minute and higher evon
up to 80 miles an hour speeds,
depending upon the . model you
buy. '
"This good news, which should
bo welcomed by every one who has
go no through tho uuploasant pro
cess of crawling along at 20 miles
an hour during tho breaking in
period. Is mudo possible by the cure
and precision with which all
Studebukers are built and by a ri
gid dynamometer ru.n-lu which the
curs arc given as they leave tho
assembly lino. This test Is mudo
by experts who give each cur a
thorough broaklng-in tent and
check ovory detail on the entire
machine bo fore the car goos to the
whipping department.
"No automobile ; excels Stude
baker In precision of manufacture.
Studebakor has just completed
19,000 Inspections . on Studebaker
cars during manufacture before
they are passed for delivery. Six
teen hundred and ten mechanical
operations on Studebaker curs are
nut allowed to vary more than
one ouo-lhousandth of an Inch
416 are held to a tolerance of ono
hulf thousandth of an Inch. After
new models are built thoy nro tho
roughly tested on Studebnker's
800-aore proving ground where
thoy aro subjected to every known
roud and drrlvlujr comltUon.
"That's why It la posslblo for
Studebaker to lift tho 'slow driv
ing' ban on new tars and that's
why Htudolmkers live iip to their
advertising,'
MAIL BOX FOR DIUVER
Houston, Texas, hoa Installed a
novel mail box for MotorLsts.
Erected facing tho street, these
mail boxes make It easy for the
motorist to drive up and deposit
his letter without retting out of
tho cur. .
Tho reason rear tires puncture
more than the front tires Is be-
causo tho front tires, In running;
over nails, floss, etc., place these
articles In exactly the right angle
to puncture tho rear tires.
The women have taken over
the aviation bU3ineM, It seems.
No wonder, with all the men in
the cellars.
SYDNEY Australia (AP) Busi
ness men t?ee In the combination ol
the Uunlop lUfbber- Companies ol
I Kmland and Australia, through
the purchase of ooo.uuu snares oi
stock In tho Australian firm, a
union of the Occident's financial
und research resources with tho
market possibilities of. the Orient
for Increased business.
The position of tho Australian
company is believed to be strength
ened by tho closer technical, and
Rotterdam. Amsterdam, The
guo and other population cch-
ItnrM OHO of thfl slirhtS Is that ' Of nront nnw rnuniivoh lulwiiMititrv fur-
commercial alliance with the Brlt-jtnousun(jg 0f ijydiHis pedalling i lMe 250 skilled mon who make
Ish firm and the company also will their way to .work, home for lunch 550,000 laboratory testa annually,
posited upon molds by eloctroyslH. anU back to WOrlc again. literally testing ovory single mat-
benefit by tho trade secrots and re- rvintr JlthM h.w beon built orlul that coos Into tho cars.
nearly everywhere, many of those! "D. Ci. . Hoos and WY S. James
paralleling the main highways. 'have assembled at South Bend the
The bicycles uro taxed about u'most brilliant, group of autumo
dollar each, this fund, for road ini-(tlve engineera ever retained by one
provemont, amounting to about j company, - -
S2. 500, 000 annually. Seven hundred Inspectors make
search work.
The combination also will pormlt
establishment of a separate New
Zealand company to develop trado
in that dominion. The sale of tho
shares at 25 shillings each will pro
vide necessary working capital fol
the Australian company. which
has been expanding its plant.
throw discretion to the winds. It
is perhaps iart of the price we
pay, and the phenomenon is not
confined to motoring but In com
mon to other fields or endeavor.
Hut the great majority of our people-
have nevertheless . benefited
from tho faster cars of today,
whbm aro at the sumo time, safer
cars. , .
. "It was inevitable that In a
hlchly competitive industry like
the automotive industry, -speed and
HUtmlna, stability und safety, styld
and smoothness, beauty and bal
ance, should Iwcomc part of tho
vernacular of sales promotion.
SiMtnl Willi Suft'ty Vital
"Hut it is an unquestioned fact
that tho American munufacUwvrs.
in tho construction of our modern
oars, have not sacrificed safety for
spued or for any of the other qual
ities they exploit 4n their appeals
to the public I do not believe
'they would willingly or knowingly
sacrlflco safety for sales.
"It is thoroughly proper that
the buyei'. of a car should know of
Its power, Ms speed and its stami
na. But he should also know that
betwen maximum power and
maximum speed at his disposal
and tho ordinury demands and use
of that, speed and power is a re
Bervo which he will not huvo to
use and should not uhq unless in
emergencies, und which Is also a
measure of tho safety margin be
tween tho normal demand which
the driver makes on a car and the
top capacity of that car.
"This margin, rather than mere
speed itself, Is what matters and
no harm could accrue If tho sales
force and the copy writers of tin
manufactuers would take this an
gle of the situation to heurt. Ame
rican car manufacturers nre a
public spirited body and I don't
believe they stand In need of homi
lies from any group or groups."
WILLYS-KNIGHT
CALLED IDEAL
TYPE FOR H. C.
They Come and Go
The tourists come and go continually
changing scenery and changing roads await
them but they see, and the wise ones
have learned to look for the TEXACO signs
which reach from coast to coast. The New
Texaco Gas and that Golden Motor Oil are
the only two petroleum products sold the
country over under the one and same name.
No wonder then that the tourists . appre
ciate the uniform quality that is theirs
wherever the Texaco sign is shown.
Join the ever-increasing number of local
motorists who come to this friendly station
for Texaco. . , .
Heasty & George
Comer Adams and Second .
Jbr Economical Transportation
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TOLEDO, O., Oct. 29 Tho suc
cessful performance of tho high
compression engine employed In
tho Willys-KnLglU motor car la
attributed by automotive experts to
the distinctive design of the Knight
si ee ve- vnJ ve ei ur l n e, w h i r h 1 a
claimed to bo unusually well ad
apted to high efficiency work. Re
liable tests have disclosed a distinct
margin in favor of tho sleovo valve
engine as compared with power
plants of other designs.
Since the Wiiiys-uverianu
company In its production of the
Wlllys-Knlght sleeve valve engine,
has paid itpcclal attention to hlh
compression to obtain an Increased
power development, faster accei
Ipration and greater vitality with
out making a sacrifice of any nn
ture in the matter of fuel econ
omy or efficiency.
In the language of tho layman,
hlirh compression merely means
that the gasoline mixture is moro
highly compressed In the combus
tion chamber, thus Imparting
greater force to the piston on the
downward stroke after the explo
sion. This produces a high degree
of power than Is obtainable in en
gines of low or medium compres
sion. Tho Increased power In the
Willys-Knight Is obtained , accord
ing to experts, without Increasing
the amount of fuel.
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Motor Vehicles
In U. S. June 30
Total 20,991,333
WASHINGTON (AP) Mhtor
vehiclCH 1-PEintered In tho United !
Ktntra In the firm clx nwintln of
thlK year totaled 20,OU1,333, un In- j
creac nf 1.374.578, nr 7 per cent
over the name period laHt yenr. t
Hevenue from reBintratiotiH and li-j
censea wan fixed by tho public ;
r.iada nt $272.11S.M4, of whli'h
$IKK,r25.67!) was alloealed for Htatet
hlBliways. l7.nS7.4l for local'
loads und 121, 71)5,330 for road
bonds. , j
Tennessee. Hotith rardlna, I
North Carolina. Illinois. West Vlr- j
plnla. New Jersey nnd Massuehu-i
sets-showed the lamest percenlawe
of Increase In tile number of ve-j
lilcles. i
The reirlstnillons and perrnntaBc;
of Increase v?re annoiinetd at'
follows: '
Molin. US. 1108, und 5.R; fallfor-i
nla. 1.5S4.723. und .; Montnna, ,1
; 1 . 7 0 1 , unit (decrease O.ii; treon
2H4. us;, and 4.7: 1'lnh. 4.4r.l). und
3.2: WashlnKton. 34.6;8 and
Wyomini; 4S.19K. and 4.1.
MOST CA1W AMI'.IIICAX
Tax on Bicycles
Builds Dutch Roads
ROTTintnA.M. Holland (Af)
The Netherlands Is becoming- n
lafid of bicycles. Nearly ovory
other person has one. and the num
ber Is increasing us roadways ure
Improved. '
Popularity of tho two wheelod
machine Is duo chiefly to lis cheap
ness und tho levelnoss of" the coun
try. Men go to work on their
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Chassis Only
.o.b. Mint, Mich.
YOUR
AUTO
You never can tell
when you will
have a broken se
dan window or a.
windshield. Bring
your car here
we can replace
glass in jiffy-time
Picture Framing
Cabinets
Floor Sanding
Of the 24.6SJ.:49 automobiles
r-irlstered. In the world census of
nutniuolillns taken by tho depart
ment of commerce. V5 per cent of
I hem were American made or con- ;
i irtructed. by foreign branched of ;
La Grande
!onstruction &
Supply Co.
1501 Madison
CJiassis Only
1-Ton Tnick Chfltsif with Cab $610
All jwfcet . 0. b. Ptlnt, Mick,
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that lead
ill woild m
The number of Ton and Vi-Ton trucks in uce
today is far Rrcatcr than that of any other capaci
ties for these are the units used by thousands
upon thousands of retail merchants to meet the
requirements cf modern delivery service
And because Chevrolet offers the greatest value
available in each of these two sizes, both the
Chevrolet Ton and Vz-Ton trucks arc leading the
world in popularity.
Come in nnd Ice for yourself what Chevrolet
offers yoti in comparison with other trucks. Note
the advanced, modern design in every unit the
Wtirdy, oversire construction the wide variety
of body types. Go for a trial load demonstration,
and test the certainty of Chevrolet's powerits
handling case its flexibility in traffic.
Then look over the economy records established
by Chevrolet trucks in every line of business
records which definitely establish Chevrolet as
the world's most economical haulage unit with
the world's lowest ton-mile cost.
Then you'll know why Chevrolet Is the world'i
largest builder of gearshift trucks with undis
puted leadership in both the Ton and Vi-Ton
fields!
Blue Mountain Gara ge
M. A'I1ARIUS0N, Mgr. Opposite I'ostulfit.
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