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MOTORING NEWS
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AUTO SECTION
VOLUME XXV.
LA GRANDEToREON; SATURDAY, JANUARY 21, 1028.
NUMBER 136
FORD DEALERS OF
2 STATES GATHER
Twenty-Seven Meet in La
Grande Hotel Wednes
day to Discuss Plans
Th i-nly-seven Kord dealers from
South' unrrn Washington ami
KaHtiTiv Ui-t'Bon fillt-H. with four
-BIG BOUNCING BABY BALLOON
L r, ,i'('HCllltlVl'S
the i'orttund
hraiH'h offirea in chuigo, nii-t hurt
at the I .u GrnmU- hotrl Yliu-s-day
in nil lmoivHlinj? session diir
inc which the ytnr8 phins wen!
discussed. Tho primary purpose
of tins meeting, nt'cordinp to W. C.
ivr-lifna, local dealer, yus to pre
pare the l!i2S car and truck estim
ates. t A. -HullwlnUel, head ot
the Portland Itruneli, pi-OHidiM,
and addressed the dealers, telling
llH-ni tliat while thlH year's pro
duction would not ?et heavily un
viii v until iihotit March 1. h
could n.sauro. them that there
would ho us many cars delivered
In tho remaining mouths of lliifi
us there were In any other full
year.
(Hi this basis, Mr. Terkins
Klit ted today, the l.a (Srundo gar-
age should receive some 3u.or
curs per month IteginnlnK Mar. 1.
A. Ii. Itoscow. of the Portland
branch, head of the Lincoln de
partment, talked to the dealers on
the Lincoln car.- Oscar Ijipham,
head of the truck and tractor de
partment was ft third representa
tive from the l'ortlund branch,
ami addressed the dealers on tlm
tractor business. The fourth
member of the party from Port
land was J. K. Island. special
truck representative, who discuss
ed the truck prospects and the
new Kord truck. Mr. Island will
be in La Grande on Wednesday.
Jan. 25. and, will show one of
the new trucks, according: to Mr.
ivrkins. "The truck will be avail
able for demonstration Wednes
day and we want everyone to take
advantage of the opportunity to
see tills remarkable truck," said
Mr. I'erklns.
The year's estimate for the Per
kins Motor company, announced
in connection with Wednesday's
meeting follows: 30 pussenger
curs, J trucks and 84 tractors.
Among the Kord dealers who
were hem were It. C. Krishy. of
linker. M. Mug. of Klgin. Mr.
Maughan. of Knterprise, Mr. Write
and Mr. Wade, of Wallowu, Glenn
Stater, of Pendleton:. Mr. Uryun.
of I'Veewnter. and other dealers of
the section. ,
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Discusses Tillage Tools in the
Northwest at Agricultural Meet
. The following speech was given
by J. y. McDonald, American Ko
etety of Agricultural Kngimers be-
i foii: the annual meeting of Paci
fic section A. S. A. K.. 1'nlversliy
Karm, luvis, California, Jun. 13,
132S.
And its biMiiuii-. urn, fur uh die firsi lire ever nuide frmii riibbt r
grown commercially in these I'nited Stales. It was manufactured
from "guayule," the rubber-producing shrub, which has been suc
cessfully grown In the Salinas valley, California. The 8 (Ml acres
now' planted 'will soon be doubled, according to" Miss Winifred
Teeple, who Has a reason 4n smile she's assistant farm adviser of
.Monterey county and, as such, giving the new Industry every encouragement.
lil.VV !ih;ht ox goixg
"Papa." cried little Kthel. run
ning into the living room in tears,
"a man knocked my cundy out of
my hand."
"Where is he?" demanded her
father angrily. "I'll fix the brute!"
"I don't know, but his'autdmo
blle Is up on Maybell Johnson's
porch' nnd. halfway through the
front of the house." i
A in erlcan Legion.
A FOIIWAKI) PASS
Little Snifflcbllstcr Say, t'ncle,
when are you 'going to play foot
ball again?
The Hieh t'ncle Why. T don't
playv football. What makes you
ask me that question?
Little Hnifl'lebllstei Well. Pop
says that when you kick off we arc
going to get a brand-new automo
bile and u house.
Stevens Stone Mill.
'uys true
Bmck.'fualip' and all the
famous Silicic features
You probably never think of Duick as selling
for only 1195 and yet you can buy a Buick
of true Buick quality at this extremely law price.
You have your choice of three popular Buick
models the roomy Sedan, the trim Coupe or
the smart Sport Roadstcrr t
And you can have it on terms so liberal that
you heed not deprive yourself of the joys of
Buick ownership.
Luxurious bodies by Fiahcr in distinctive Duco
colors . . . flashing getaway and the virile
power of Buick's famous valvc-in-hcad engine
. . . supreme riding comfort resulting from.
Buick's Lovejoy hydraulic shock absorber
and Buick's cantilever springs.
Only Buick offers these fine car features r.t
such moderate prices. See and drive a Buick.
V7e will be glad to demonstrate at any time.
' SEDANS $1195 to 51995 COUPES $1 195 to 51C50
SPORT MODELS $1195 to $1525
AH prienf. ff. h. Flint. AUsh- fnrrrnmmt tax tn bt ctM 7. if
C. M. A. C. fnncr plan, t'nt moH desirable, it atcifaMr.
Study this list of un
rivaled Quality
Features
jvt joy Hydraulic Shock Ab
sorbers, front and rear
Smart, low-swung bodias
Form-fitting tailored seat
cushions
Rich color liar-monies, inside
and out
Bullet-type headlamps
Adjustable steering column
The Buick Doublr-Lock (One
turn of the k?y locks both ig
nition and steering wheel;
The lamouit Buick SealedChas-Ms-with
every operating pail
scaled inside a dirt-proot. dust
proof, water-tight housing
Triple-scaled engine
Vacuum cleaned crankcan -One
universal joint, in ft rati of
two or three and a uionm li
cit y lubricated
Buirk mechanical 4-whreI
brakes
Torque-t-.tbe drive (
Five btarinjj surface steering
Controll.ible-bcam headlights
l.aijuced v. Iiecla
Air filter
.Gil filter
Gasoline filter i
Thermostatic circuUtion con
trol Automatic heat control
Vacuum ventilator 1 .10 oil di
lution; Spark plug wl'd against
fcn-rne monjiitng f reiHrnl
rubber both trout and . ex
M.- J. GOSS
Adams and Fir
THEN
VIM. BUILD
Tho Intcn-Ht nrousrd among
furnit-rs In dcrri'nslntf tlu-lr- costs
por unit butt ulso tnuilo many cf
Ihcm piius- ami Vonsidiir
1. 'Why should 1 use this par
ticular tool?"
2. "Will somo other tool do this
particular operation cluaper'.'" j
A ffreut deal of the northwest
wuh settled by eastern nnd middle
went fanners. who naturally ;
liroiitfht aluiifr the tools they were
loiur familiar with Usually u
plow, Bliih'lu disk und peg-tooth
harrow.
The new settler soon found that
his tools were not getting- results,
lie found the single disk and har
row did not give good weed con
trol oh summer, fallow, und that
they had a tendency to leave the
soil In -a highly pulverized state,
which wuh a disadvantage in a
country with high winds which
blew tho pulverized soil away, cut
ting off or injuring tin tender
grain, aa it swept across the
prairie. Another disadvantago of
this pulverization was that tho
summer rains baked the soil and
made a hard crust, us well us al
lowing the water to run off and lw
lost. '
I These are a few of the reasons
j why the farmers begun looking
anoui lor oiuer toots, ami is ny
the . duck-foot cultivator, rod
weedcr. goose-neck slicker, and
similar tools wens developed.
Itod-weeders are made in sev
eral ways, the principle bclnf? the
pulling of a rod horizontally
Inches below the surface of the
soil. This typo of machine Is best
adapted to medium nnd light soils,
where rocks nnd gravel are not a
problem, ut where the soil is not
too hard. The rod loosens the sur
face soil, shaking the" clods to tho
surface, and silting the fine dirt
down Into the seed bed. If the top
inch or so of soil is fairly dry. the
rod will successfully negotiate a!
surprising amount of trash or mis
cellaneous growth.
K was found that a stationary
rod clogged rather easily, so tome
one evolved the idea of revolving
the rod. Now most of the rod
wecders being used urn rotury. Hod
weedcrs are now being us'-d quite
extensively In Oregon, Washing
ton, Idaho, Montana, I'tah. und
parts of Canada. A 15 draw-bar
tractor. wilLiiahtUlOrf f
rod-wei-drrs; they are made in
sizes ti'-yti'. '
(iiMiso-Ncck Slicker
This is a straight blade wceder
which is of lighl draft., low cost,
and has the ability to pein4rat"
the heavier soils. U Is widely us-I
as a summer tillage tool In Kast
(.rii Oreirnn and Washington. This
wcdcr Is made In varying widths U
with a horizontal blade attached 1o
curved goose-neck slu.nKs. A 1 5
draw-bar tractor will handle in-ffi
feet of goose-net k clicker, depend
ing on soli conditions.
'Chief advantages of these two
types of weeders:
1 Will not pulverize soil.
2 Will cover big urea.
3 Light In draft.
. Disadvantages of these two
types of weeders:
1 J ot not work well among
rocks. '
2 I o not negotiate land un
less It Is level.
:i Will clogr
I'roltuhly the disadvanlageH con
nected w lh these weeders account
of the popularity of the duek-fOut
cultivator In many sections.
The duck-foot Is adapted to
most soils and predictions arc be-
I Ing made by prominent agrlcultur-
j Isls In Montana that It will be us d
j in Montana, more than any oilier
type. The glacial soils of the
Northwest with tlndr rock residue
have not been satisfactorily bund
led In many instances with any of
the rod or blade weedi-rs. The
duck-foot apparently handles Ihrw
soils satisfactorily. The shovHs
on a duck-foot cultivator operate
under the soil surface without
pulverization, and the cultivator
I wllf not clog to any -r-xlt-nt and
will work In hard, rocky, or
gravelly soils.
Another fader which bus con
tributed to the popularity of the
duck-foot has been tin- Increased
Interest In 'plowb'Hs summer till
age" which bleu is growing In a
great many wheat growing sec
tions. Very good results have
hern .ajtulm d using (he duck-foot
Instead of the plow In Montana:
I believe t hat this has also been
done in parts or f'anada. The
stubble Is usually worked several
limes, the deepest to a depth of
4"-'r However. the prmlepal
use f the duck-foot remains sum-
! met- tillage. Iniek-fiiol cultivators
inre made In sizes from 6'-12". A
1 r-draw-bar tractor will handle a
1 1 2" il tick-fool und.r ordinary
I condition.
j Other tools which are creating
I runsMerubl- luv-icsl either as
I plow Huhstlluieit or as siipph )iien
lary tools, an- tn n-oy 'lu'inir
disk, the chia- l. and oile-;iy disk
plow of the Angi-lf type. The"
tools wv all bing tried out tn the
northw-eKt iit tin: piesent time, and
Vh'ir rcfpecllve boosters an- ex
pecting big things In the way of
decreasing (OMs and increasing
yields.
The chisel, with which we are
familiar here In California, is be
ing tried out as a plow aubsiltute
in prt paring grutn land In I "tub.
Oregon. Washington. Idaho and
.Uuntuua this y.ur. It ia usually
LAUNCH ASSAULT
ON SPEED RECORD
used in the full llltllt nftir lliir
vcM: IIh' lunil In li-ri o.. n ilurlnn
llu winter: tho Ktulililc Ih (linked in
tho snrlmr. uml then for nuinimr
tllliiKi', thu duck-root or other
weoder i used.
The disk hus been tried In some
sections us r plow substitute, with
vuiylnu results. The Multiloba cx
lierlment station reports sllk'htly
lariter yields from sprlnit-dlsked
bind than from that which was
sprlnK-plowed. One trouble with
disklnK has been that thu disks
soon were down' and ' did a poor
job. Now that the Ueuvy heat
treated disks have been developed,
there Is Increased Interest In dlslt
Iiik. ni'd no doubt these tools will
provo udvuntuKcouHln many see- llltenllt
lions.
Then we have also the one-way
disk plow, which hus become so
popular In the middle west. All uio
lor-
4:.0-h(irsepover Napier endue, the1 power the J100.000 creation would
ld.
Tho Rlnnt leaped 10 nnd 15 feet
. . , lie ciiec(H id (icienp
England and America to. power ami to i the
Ronnw RattlR for Auto !ful ov,r '""
Supremacy' Shortly
' PAYTONA IlKACII, l'la. AP)
On Ihe sanie wide bench where "vV.
K. Vanrterbllt, ltalney Oldfleld.l
Henry Kord und other raring plo-1
l.m.nnil new records over Lite I
tuii'd-iiiicke'il sand. Knulnnd and recall
Ainerleu soon will renew their bat- j ences.
tic for iiutolnobllo speed iiuprem
secret British Admiralty tlevelop
meiil with which lrielulid won the
last Schneider cun seaplane race ns it struck sllifht undulations ' in
Uio white silica sand. In tno unnn
of an eyelash, it had gone 300
feet. Newspapermen reported
th. y could not turn their heads
fast enoiiKh to follow thu car. Af
ter HcKruvM had taken four miles
to slow down, ho found his hands
blistered by tho heut of tho 24
cylinders.
In addition to tho International
trials, special races for stock cars
have been arranged.
fanners are milling und wontu
ing ubout this plow. Mo fur they
are not very common In tho north
west, till hough several have been
sold, und many more will be sold
this spring. A I !i draw-bar tractor
will handle C-S feet of one-way
disk plow.
What Is the best lool for Ihe
Bruin grower? So fur. 1 have not
found anyone who can answer this
question definitely und absolute
ly. However, we have one well
established fact, which every suc
cessful groin rarmrr acknow
leilBes. That Is. regardless of
w hut tool Is Mised, the work must
be done on time. Thai is all-Important
.and If there Is u serret for
success for the gruln farmer, this
is it.
sis-
A I'AMII.Y t'Alt
Salesman Just how large
your family'.'
Man Wile, mother-in-law,
ler-ln-law and brother-ln-laiv.
Salesman Wu havo Just the
car for you. sir. A fine racing
car. You can get away much fas
ter In this car.
iii:yi iii.yi
Chauffeur , (to slightly deaf
farmer) Cun' yon tell )ne where
1 can get some gas? s
Kurmer Hey?
(iliiniri ur No. gas! This ufn'l the
u horse. It's an uulomohilc.
Motor Land
uey;
The trinls hero February 15 to
23 will murk the 25th anniversary
of nulomoblle ritelng nnd the first
by the Uulled Stntes to
regain the world's speed record.
which MnjoY II. O. I). Segravo took
to England last year utter shooting
his giant machine over tho beach
at 203.711 miles per hour.
Kniuk ,ockhnrt. velenin of
American tracks, and .1. M. While,
rhiludvlphlu manufacturer, -in
specially constructed racers will
seek the now world's record for
this country whllo Captain Mal
1 colm Campbell will attempt to up
hold thu honor uf Ureal lliituln by
breuklng the mark set by his coun
tryman. In addition, .M. Depen
din,' French driver who recently
:won the llriind liix in Spain, is
reported planning tu enter tho In
. ternnttonal events.
One of the problems which tuny
bo solved Is whether the highest
I speed can be attained by a huge
car of enormous power built to
'overcome wind resistance by sheer
Irnree, or by the smaller car de
Istgned with it minimum of wind
resistance and calculated lo gain
Us speed by a high per minute rev
olution. .
.Major Segrnvc's "Mystery S,"
which weighed three tons, and
While's "Triplex," which will reg
ister four ions, represent thu first
typo while l.ockliurt'u new car,
Captain Campbell's "lllueblrd" and
.M. Dependln's iniichliio typify the
second.
With his "lllueblrd," Captain
Campbell held thu world's record I g
at 1K7 miles per hour until ScgruvuJj
established the liew mark. For O
Uiiyloun neuell trials Captain IS
Campbell's infer will be equipped
with a new body iuid u special j
ul a flvc-inile-n-ininute clip.
White Is completing a 30-ryUn-dered.
three-motored engine which
he expects lo develop 1500 borse-
niost power-
'Ockhurt's car
has been under conseruction al
most a year, but lit t lo Is known
of it. llescrlbed us small and light,
it is Ktiid to huvc a minimum of
wind resistance and a high revo
lution per mlnuto motor.
To gain u picture uf what will
be enacted here, one only has lo
Major Segrnvc's expeii
He registered 73 miles per
hour In low gear, throw the car
I Into second until 1-12 miles per
I Imiif u-jih readied find then inlo
high gear. At 170 m. p. h., ho alin
ed tho machine us one would u
gun und releused every ounce of
THi: .MONTH'S ItKST AL1I1I .
Officer l'ull over to the curb!
You were doing thlrty-fivo in a.
twenly-mllo zone. What's your
hurry? '
Motorist 1-1-1 have an appoint
ment with tho dentist.
Motor Land,
If You Use One
You'll Like
The Other
Many experienced car owners have used Vel
tex Gasoline for years and liked its. perform
ance. They arc using Veltex Motor Oil, toe, be
: cause, after a trial, they found it give perfect
lubrication. ; '
. Let us drain and refill your crankcase today.
i LA GRANDE FILLING STATION
! KUIIN & ZWEIFEL
Corner Jefferson and Hemlock
on Wallowa Highway S
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If milc-a-minute performance, lightning acceleration,
custom beauty, and limousine comfort, were all it pos
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In Dodge Brothers Four these arc simply the outward
expression of exceptional inward fineness. No Dodge
Brothers Four in thirteen years of quality building has
been built so well. . ,
Traditional Dodge Brothers standards of inspection
and workmanship have been more than adhered to
they have been advanced to even higher levels.
Materials that go into the building of this car are select
ed witii every advantage of Dodge Brothers vast pur
chasing resources, and fabiitated with minute precision.
livery point that sustains excessive stress is fortified by
the finest metals that the world's markets afford.
The pcrform.ir.ee, comfort ar.d style you gr.t in Doi!:
Brothers Four are not therefore the tlcrting attribute.
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Now equipped with Stcclilraulic 4-whccl bril.es at .
1 wt rZt
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5th and Depot Phone 175-J
ALSO
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