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AUTOMOTIVE
EDITION
SECTION TWO
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VOLUME XX VL
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1A GRANDE. OREGON. SATURDAY, APRIL 14, 1928.
NUMBER 208
mm"
TO MOLD SFEOAL
NEW CAI 1(D)W
CONSTRUCTION
STARTING ON
STATESHOPS
Permanent Location 'of
Buildings Here Means
";. .Mucb to.La Grande
PAYROLLAMOUNTS
TO LARGE FIGURE
This City Will Serve as a
., Center of Large Part of
.1; East' Oregon in High
way Projects;' ; -
' AVitli llie 'rontructl(ii' of ; the
Orc(fn Mate hlRhvray Hcpartmont
al ahopa and office bulldinga In I. a
Grande tho. hadqUHrtora for tho
Ja Grande ' dlvtoion'of the atate
'hlrfuvay ayateni i permanently
entabllahcd here! The nhpr alone
have a. payroll of uhoui; $8200 a
month during lln aprln and sum
mer .when roud conutruetlon and
repair work la- under way. '-and
about $3600 a month during the
winter months. Tlin nveraKo number-of
men employed In'the nhops
la about 25, altliouith 2? or 30
men nro employed during tho wln-tcr-iiiontbs
when most of the ro
palr .work to o'tulpmont is done. ;
In addition to' tho anopa pay
roll there nro seven or eight om-'
ployea tn' the division office. All
workmen employed In .this divi
sion are paid throuclt the highway
office hero. - and most or that
money Is spent In l.a Grande., Tho
payroll and purchaaos ' for thovJ
shops alonq amuunta to about 50.
000 'and for tho entire division, In
cluding road crews, from $76,000
to $100,000. Some of tho accounts
with local btslhcss men aro from
$2500 to $5000 a year for supplies
which are purchased .locally, and
iiialor part of the supplies for
tho. division. w"h the. exception of
curs, arc "purchased' thrtfugll--' tho
Saleip office and are not bbuBht'
lcre. ' ' ' : " .'
Shop Work. Under .Way- ,
, "Work on tho new highway shops
has alreiuly started. TIero will
bo five buildings-on the grounds
the shops building, nil office bulld
irnr. a service building, a. storage
l.nlliltnir and. a storage shed. , The.
office building' and the servlco
building aro to be of brick and the
others will lie frame buildings of
mill construction. ' A strip of the
nronerlv facing Adams avenuo will
be. landscaped and planted to grass, J
trees and shrubs making, an ui-i
trux-tlvn appearance Tho O.-W.'
tracks are at the buck of the prop-l
erti' and a spur will be. built over
Into the state's grounds. 4 1 . ' ;
rresent -indications' aro that Hie
shops will b(r Completed about the
- middle of September, according to
Nerval H. Joms, shop foreman.
It Wll) probably be tho first of
Octobeh however, .-before all nm
chtnery Is Installed and the state
employes aro settled in their now'
building.".
According to present plans prac
tically all new equipment will he
" Installed In the hew shop. Very
little of the. machinery In use In
the-present highway shop, will bo
gloved. When the' shop building
proper is completed It will be only
a shell as far as the shops are con
cerned, there being a large amount
of machinery to be installed before
work can be carried on.
" ' .. liarsrsl-J11 SUHO
The shops hero will he tho
gest brnncll shops in tho slate and
will handle more equipment' than
any other shop. There, oro two
other branch shops In Oregon, at
Couulllo und at Klamath Kails, and
the main shop Is at 8alem. mak
ing the' shop hero tho only one In
Kaslern Oregon. Hlnce April 1
of last yeur Mr,. Jones has been
In charge of tile shops here, Hiking-
the placo of l!oy Farnam. who
is now part owner of tho Jack
Allen Supply company. II r. Jones
came hero from tho Halem shops.
At present this division has
about S curs alone, the largest
number uf which are 1'ords; about
In trucks, which vary from l'"ord
nnd Chevrolet models to "the
heavier trucks and In capacity
from three-quarters to five tons;
about ' 86 graders: 30 smlwplows
and 21 tractors, from the Kordson
up to the ten-toil Holt. All of this
equipment Is repaired and serviced
in the local shops. All other
state equipment and county equip-,
merit also .'cared for.
There Is alHO a large stock de
portment where parts are stocked
estimated at around JS7.000. Two
men' are employed to care for the
parts department alone, all patrol
foreman of the division purchasing
parts through here.
Maintenance. 1'rvgranv
. The maintenance program in this
division during the year calls for
the expenditure of tTlt.VW. In.
eluding oiling and snow removal
work. This covers about 1000
miles , of highway In the division,
which Includes eight counties
Morrow. I'matilla. Union. Wallowa,
llaker. Malheur. OM-unt, Harney
and a small part of Gilliam county.
Oiling work In the division has
'
People Learning More and More . .
Of the Advantages Of Automobile
Insurance To Themselves, Others
Tho udvantuges of automobile which In many ca.se have exceeded
lntuancc, In Us various forma, is 1 premiumM and operating expenses,
becoming njoro widely known each t One locul office's loss In colll
year to tho motoring public. Tho fnion last year amounted to 86 per
mvreaao.of trafrio, buiminar of bet-Icont of the premiums and. with
ler roads that, coupled .with tho operating expensesat about 50 por
output of cars with higher spid,contt the company lout 36 cents on
capacities, an tcna to increase mo
accident hazard and motorists
everywhere am realising more and
more that U Is good business to
protect themselves against finan
cial " losses ..that might result
through an : unforeseen' accident,
whether ' of the avoidu.blo or un
avoidable type.
Insurance men uro unanimous In
their statement 'that It Is not only
Important to car owners, but to
everybody else, 1 hat-, car owners
have Insurance. '' They point out
it is one. means of bringing money
into tho community in- case of ac
cidents, damage suits, etc., thufn
suranco company paying Instead
of tho local car owner.
. Ah Example, "
As on examplo of tho good busi
ness ' involved in having car Insur
ance, B. A. Benham, manager of
the ' La Grande Investment com
puny, recalls one en so In which a
iocal car owner had two accidents
occur to his machine within a com
paratively short , Ionff4ii of time.
total Juks amounting to about $200,
which wns paid by tho Insurance- ,111,, n damatre suits, .especially : larger cars, und tho delnand for thq
company. Tho cost of premiums wnpn nn insurance company fig-1 larger used ears is not su greul as'
to him was about a third of thlsum in )10 cnllp jr0 iB0 believes for the smuller models, which oun
amount and his policy still protects ,lt mom accidents, resulting In obtained for u lower piloe, doul
hlm from future loss. AnothorjcotlWo pionerty damage:, and 1 era declare, . ; . ..
case did not end so iiappily. A punc itablllty losses, occyr now ' Ulie local dealer says that ho
motorist, driving early In the even- twln M0f0ro ,no to morn speed. ! would have no trouble at all to sell
Ing. struck a person, tho accident , ,,. rarelcsincss on tho part of "e"' c"r' " ho could keep down
resulting not only in gravo 1-'lHolno drivers - and a gcnoral in- the number of used curs on hand.
juries 10 1 no victim, uui in h
losses to tho driver. Tho mot
had been discussing autumubilo In-
surunce only a short tlmo beforo.
but had "put It off", for a fcw.days.
when it was then too lato, Mr.
Bcnham said. .
Thcro has been a movement un-j Heavy Ijoksos '
dcr way ln this stato for somu ( Discussing hcay losses, ono In
tlmc to secure legislation compcll-! suranco man points out that a ccr-
Ung Insuring of all automobiles so
as to protect both owners and pub-
lie Abut insuranco q-gents as a Oregon lust year. Another , strlk-1 pie a desire to get out of the city,
whole,' do not bcilcvo th'is is a good Ing caso: was rovoaled- where an- a desire to travel, 'and wllf auto
plan. They point out that It will other company took ln $4,748 in, matlcally increase automobilo sales
result in increased rates and Is premiums and paid out $17,688 In. both In new and used cars. Ho far
apt to also result In more leniency
on the part of Juries Jind judges In 1
dealing with orrenuers ana m try-, large losses, uno large veruiei 01
ing damago suits, .They all be-j ten puts tho books In the red for
llovo .that everyono should huvora period of ono year. for ono com-
automoblle Insurance,, but believe,
that, to make this compulsory
would not bo wise.
.. . live Cwcragcs
Insurance muy be hud for every
protection in "connection with an
miinmiihlle. Klve main coverages
are offered by all standurd com-!
panics. Thcv follow: 1. Collision
i.'ii.e a . Th'nrt. 4. l'uhllc liability,
6. I'ropcrty damage. 1
There aro many types of colli-1
uinn coverages now offered, accord-
Ing to Oscar Warnock, manager, of
the United Slates Investment cOm-pany.-
"Kiill covernge, Including
everything from a scratch on u
fender to complete wreckage; lim
ited collision, which doesn't In-
clude fenders. running board, driver from IsMsults, cte.i that' poiuiin uoing me met tmit new
bumpers, headlights nnd tire racks ' might bo filed by some person who curs can bo purchased now nt a
but Insures the main part of tho' Is Injured accidentally, whether a price which was formerly a lew
ear: deductible insurance, one of passenger of tho ear or not. I'rop- price for u good used cur. The
6J- nnd one of 1 U0. aro among erty damage provides protection to Public generally would rather have
the different types offered," ho tho motorist for any property loss the new car than the used onoi anil
says. Tho deductible policies are that might result from an accident Instead of buying the good used
as follows: the assured pays all In which his car figures. , Colli- c"r for jr.Otl or $lloo will purchase
domuges up to $00 or U10, which- slon Insurance pays tlto motorist 't now cur for the snme amount.
ever type of policy he has. anil-lho in cusn his car is damaged In a! Used curs of tho smaller and
Insurance company pays all dam-' collision of any nature, and tho lower priced models can.be sold for
ages above hat amount. I word collision Is usuully derined as" 'ess than the larger und more ex-
Several Oilier Ttcs meaning any hump, crash or head! Pensive types of curs, and fur this
Many other types of coverages on smash Villi somo other object, reason the used car situation Is not
uro offered, including those to pro- 1'ire und theft insurance are self causing so much trouble fur the
tect holders of contracts on ears , explanatory. I t , 1 " , ,1-'"lr'r smuller makes of curs
from confiscation, etc. Incidental- A new can may bo Insured up (o for tho denier of linger niilomu
ly. public liability in the state of . n per cent ofHsivaliie; The rate biles, whose trade-ins In most
Oregon requires bankruptcy or In-'of depreciation thereafter varies, 1 coses are also larger cars,
solvency endorsement and bank- but one local Insurance man cstlm- I Heinle. Values ,
rupley on the part of the assured ates that a car depreciates 20 per I Then there is another thing to
does not alter in any ,ay the, cent In vulue at llio end of the first I'e considered, dealers point out.
company's liability. - lyear and about to por cent each Ihe resale value of a cur. There-
Automobile Insurance rates, ex- '. following yeur. Some enrs depre- sole valuo ofioino makes or curs
cepllng fire and theft, have Id-j elate more rapidly and some slow- Is much greater limn of others,
creuscd considerably during tho er.-depending upon the. cure given This depends tn 11 large extent up-,
lust year, due to Increased losses, 1 them by their owners. ' . ' "' tlio frequency of model changes
' and the developments In tho lines
" , ... n I of ears from year lo year. In prae-
already started. About 29 miles PyoVltlCe PVOf llS tlcally every line the cars are hel
ot highway on the Oregon-Wash', "r 'I ' torc'1 r,'"m yr. but It Is
Kiun.fi.KM- ..... ....
Ing tills seasons work.. and between
Heppner Junction und l.a Grand'
on the Old Oregon frail highway
125 Hilled or highway will be re-
olh'd. On the Old Oregon Trail
from La Grande to Welsi-c about
84 miles of highway will be reoiled
and on the l.a Grande-Wallowa
Lake highway, from Island City to
llock 1 'reek, near Wallowa, about
Jl miles of highway will bo oiled,
Two Crews to Work
There will he two oiling crews
In operation in the division, and
plans lire to complete the rflllng
program nbout Sept. I.- D. Cook-
er will be the foreman of the
crew, which will start work In Mor
row county, near Heppner Junc
tion, and llolund Hopper will be
foreman of the crew working east
of 141 Grande. Kaeh crew will bo
equipped with a pressure oiler aux
iliary hauling truck to transport
olh from the car to the oiler work
ing on the road, a water tank, and
power broom with power unit. The
oil will be heuted in retorts, which
heats the oil from weather heat
to as high as 6U0 degrees. There
(Continued on Page 15)
earn f 1 taken in. I'ubltc liability
was slightly greater than collision.
Fire and theft- ( losses K-' are .both
very low, which, has resulted la
somo' cases, in .slight .decreases In
rates. .: r " rf.
.- , llalea, littwiiHi-'''.f ' r
. v I'ubltc' liability ratVs ' , Increas cd
last December and on April I col
lision rates took a stiff jump, '
"Automobile Insurance is still In
hn experimental stage mnd has not
yet' been adjusted Jo, Its proper
place," according, tov Jack 'H, Fer
ris, manager. of the Insurance de
partment of the Union Mortgage
and Investment company, dlseus-
dlnff tho rise In' rates. ' Ho points problem colifrolillnif tho uutomo
out that' recular .Insurance for-"Ho dealer today. The difficulty Is
buildinirs. lives, ete'.i lias many. I not In sellln the new cur there
many years of actual facta to has. Is a Rood demund but In placing
Hs rates' on while automobile In-' the used car, and at a price that
suranco is still moro or less in thoj will result In a smull murgln of
innklnir. -i -j j profit, ruthor tian a loss. -
fharl'cs Reynolds. ' local Insnr- .To the dealer .- In smuller und
nnce man, believes that one cause ) lower priced curs this problem is
of the jump In rates is due to a ot so great, but to tho deulor in
tendency on .the part of Juries to, the lorcer car the situullon Is
l.e ton liberal In awarding vor- more serious. Their trade-ins uro
great ' ,.,.pnso ln trnfflc. MK Jteynolds Is' He believes that not only is'the de
torlstl()f lll0 0nlon ,h(rt f j,K(;a an,i . niund for used ears much less than
juries dealt moro severely .with
drunken - drivers, careless drlvors,
etc., that, it -would be a1 powerful
lni.iinllvn tn fnt-fiCiil nn,t hji 1 1 flrtv-
ling. - -j- v. ; - :
'tain company received $12,710 In
premiums and paid out $18,780 In
losses ln. this stato In t927. AH
companies, however. hovenol had
puny- while other companies, moro.
fortunate, muy pay only smuller
Josses.. . . - . -. j
j Locul Insurance men estiinuto
that about 60 per cent of the uu-
lomobilc owners today Carry n-
surancc. ln some form, l'art of
them "have complete coverage but.
. this Is not true of, all. ".Unfor-
tunutolv. about tlio only peonlo-
who carry liability aro those who.
could afford to pay a loss,"-one
Insurance man states. ' . 'r
Kxnlalns Coverages-
In explaining brlotly the main
five coverages offered for auto-
mobile owners. "It. V. Conwy. oC
tile. OliT-t.'opsey' Co., Inc., says'
that public nubility ,. protects tlio
MiU IjICKIIKK IjUXIIU
- V'ltKDKItKJTON, N. II, (AIM
The province of New Brunswick
eliminated the year-end riisll for
automobile registration plates this
y.r by extending the expiration ot
1927 registrations for two months,
1 Only with the beginning of
Mureli were motorists required to
earry IU2S license plates. The re-
aUt bus been greatly Increased
motor travel on the highways
throughout the rcnlra and south-
,.,. portions of tho province, where
Bnoriill "was llghr. -r -
t.i,.,i r i.i ,.... i. i
Inning motorists more time In
which to register, the prolnvclal
treasury has benefited by Increased
receipts from gusoline taxes. The
hording slate of Milllie lent Its
cooperation to the aeheine III per-
milling New llrunswick drivers to
enter thai state with 1927 plat.-a
during January and Kebruary. Tho
plan probably will be continued In
future years, the authorities say. :
J There Is more fun In tbe world
than moat of us have any Idea. ut.
USED CAR IS
PROBLEM TO
AUTOWORLD
Difficulty Not in Selling
New Model, But Dis
' , posing of Older One
NUMBER ONHAN D
HERE NOT GREAT
Dealers Are More Careful
in Taking Trade-ins
, Many Things Affect the
. Price of Machines.
The used car siiuuiion is tne
for now cars, but there is more ex
pensc In selling a used cur than n
new- ono the used car sale requir
ing much more time and work.
Ijooks for Improvement
He Is optimistic, however, luntl
believes that the used car condi
tion will be bettered as soon uh the
weather ; changes and becomes
blighter, ' This will give more pco
this year the used car sales have
been fibout half a good as lust
year, according to one denier. ,
The number uf uteri cars which
tile niltomohito dealers in Ju
Clrtinde have on hand at present Is.
nut great, however. - Dealers nro!
beginning to reulize Iho danger of!
! trade-in und uro thinking
twice before they make a trade furl
a used-cdr. Is the cur sulciiblo nnd
what could it be sold fur ore the.
things taken Into consideration,
'""1 ill many enses the dealer
would rather lose tho sale ulto-
getllor 'than to take In n used ear,
'r 'which there Is no resale vuluo."
"o ouiu t utner nave me "now
curs than, the old ones which uro
ut saleable," many of the dealers
declure.
Troubles .
. Many things affect the price of
Ihe used cur, ono of tho must Im-
i'ie car wiiien is changed practical-
iu uiroiignout each year that the
resulc vulue Is the least and the
depreciation Is the greatest,
i Depreciation on various ears
differs. At 'one time is was Kiilit
the depreciation of a certain light
car was IlllOn year, but ibere have
been niiinv changes in Ihaaiitnmo
bile world since then and ninny
things now enter Into the depieei-
alien of Mil automobile. The cure
a ear Is given by its owner Is one
of the Important features, the ear
which Is III treated tlen'rceluting
more' rapidly than the one which
Is well cured ror.- Curs have been
Vnoun to depreciate m 11..
" week, but that Is unusual.
t '
i OM (i I A It I) lll;llS '
HMUI.I.V : The I loheuzollerns
n,,ve hpf" out for ten years, hut
regime officials still hold most
uf offices, beiuuse they aro
t"""e civil service men.
'' " ' ' ' '
' Dr'.ICH IS NMl:i'lli;)
I ' ,';,t ''LVr. .Minn. A deer
. that wnndered to the farm of J. v.
Htepp remained to become u net.
'and now herds Iho cows regularly
it? and from their wuierlny place.
v TWO POPULAR LIGHT CARS
Hero an; pliiitniplm or I wo of llm iHipulur 1928 light ears ilia now Konl and the now Viilpix-tH.
The upiK-r pliiure nIiohh (he new Fonl sri coiim, unu of llwi imist iMipulur of llm new line. This
pieiiiro nImiwh tho extiM'iue eliaugo In hoofl' and' inttllator lines, lvprosenling n radical tlciwrtiii'O from.
I'oi'iner niiiilcls us ilo llio oilier cars or the new line. In Mm lower picture tluvu Whlpiteis are shown.
In ic upper led is llm Whippet o-iuikhciikoii cinicIi, whllu llio upM-r right shows tliu llio WiilpiHit S
laissenger seiliin. Ikdotv is llm smnll Whlpiiot nabrlnlet ooiiimi Willi a illiiMllitii tup niiil u liiinhle
seal u tho rear deck. The J'cl klns lienor ioiiiiniii)-Ji dealer for Fonts 111 tills terrllorj and Wlilpiicts
i, . are sold by Gcltlngs und Jlunks. ;
AUTO MORTALITY
RATE INCREASES
Government Figures Rc
cord Jump of 3 Per Cent
in a Single Year
. WASHINGTON, April 14. Tho
department of . commerce
1U1
tlullliccs that during the four
wooks ending March 2-1. 11)28, au
tomobile accidents were respons
ible for 41 :l deaths In 77 largo
cities of tho United Ktates. This
nuuiher ('113) compares with 44u
dentils during, tho four weelcs end
ings March 2li, 1!I27. Most of
these deaths were the result of ac
cidents vhich occurred within tlio
corporate limits of the city, al
though some accidents occurred
outslrlo of the city limits.
l-'or c.ompiiiisou, the number of
deaths due to automobile accidents
within llic.-clty limits is desirable.
Kueh figures are available fur the
four-week period ending .March 24,
H'IH, mid for tlio corresponding
four-week period of 11127 for 75
cities, the four-week Mguro In
1!I2K being :i"f7 as eonstrnsted with
3!i4 for the corresponding four
weeks iu 1 1127.
Ismesl T0I11I Hill
Considering by four-week e
rlods since .Muy. I!I25, total deaths
from autotuobflc accidents ror 77
cities,, regardless of placo of acci
dent, the- lowest total (3II) ap
pears for the four-Week period
ending .Mil rch 27, 1'.121', and the
highest' OiXU) Jul'' the four-week
period ending Nov. fi. 11127. The
numbers In the 3 periods of four
weeks were as follows:
l-'our Weeks landing
.March 21. 1H2II ..' 4KI
I'Vliriiary S3, 1U2H r,ll
.llllllilTiy 28. HI28 628
December .'II. IX'7 f.2-8
December 3. iVlA .". I8
November E, 1 1127 ...fill!
October 8. 1:127 fiH2
September 10. 11127 5211
Almost 13. I!I27 r,oi
July 1.1. 11127 r,73
June 18. 1 1127 ......104
.May 21, 11127 5211
April 23, 11127 4111
March 2li, 1937 :.. 44.0
l''eirujiry 2li, IH27
January -29. 11127 470
.l;in uu ry I, I H27 , .522
December 4, l28 K32
November , ID2C fi7'l
(let.il.ee 11, 12 fill)
Heiitember 1 1. 1 11211 fir.8
August 14. IH20 ; .............41111
July 17. 19211 , 482
June ill. I1I2H 647
.May 22. IH21I 463
April 24. 1920
March 27, 112(1
l-'ebriuiry 27, 1926
January 80, 1!12li .......
t423
34
374
...... 42S
...:...rri0
C23
til 2
...... .52-7
, 521
January 2, 1020 ......
'jecember B, 1125 ..
November 7, 1U25 ....
October 10, 1025 ....
September 12, UU'G
cv -
Oregon Motorist's Taxes Increase
Much Less Than Nation's Average
I'ho Oregfin motorist . In . 1927 thut hist year this means nfMuxn.
paid but one-hair por een( moro Inltinu ; brought Into the coffora of
aulomuliile tuxes than ho did in! the various slutes a total of $254.
1112(1,. whllo the avorago. Incrouso 000,0(10 lis compared to (298,000,
for motorists throughout, tho 000 collected from' license foos.
United States was 10 per-cent. ... (liuaillne tuxes wore Increased In
Investigation by the Oregon,' 25 statos during 1927; In utmost
1 Stato Motor association shows that ,
(slnco 191 9, Oregon has had lin ing
luhw ui neimy duu ei umii. juifdirL oi mo year, so inai 11 IS OVI
j motor vehicle registrations and 'dent that tho amount tn bo col
only 00 pe rcent Increase per motor leclcd during 1928 from this
vehicle on license plates und girso-
linn tuxes. This increase was main
ly through the ndupOon of uu 111I
(lltiomil ecu! gas tux in 1923 and
tho Increased usugn of tho auto
mobile lrought about by excellent
system of highways.- a further
proof that good - rouds pay for
themselves. ,-.
Hlnce 1UI9, the number of mo
lar vehicles throughout tho United
Htates bus increased fno per cent,
while the tax per motor vohlcle on
license. fos and gusoline lias in
creased 278 per cent.
Tho InurefiHR
lo cmt h automohllo owucr In 3a7 -
over inii wum 1 '! nor cent, whllo
on tho other hand, t he increase. In
I'eKiHlniUoii whh only fi.G per eenl,,
An ttvoi'MKO (fix ier cut under
thene two liendH' for IhhL year
amount to 2;i,7H, an lncrca.se of
Jl'.H over that of
- ColSl n'Vl'lltlCM
The roloHHal umount of 9502.
(10, XL'S. IU whh' collected from the
inotorlfttH throughout the I 'rilled
State durliifc 1U27 from atiloioo-
i.lie iicenne reeM and (,'uhoMho luxea
hy tho varioiiK hUiIuh,
of thlH Hunij I'cnnHylvunla mo-.
toristK contrlhuted the reatent
arnoutd ; $4:t,l!l a.nr.aja for an nv-
eraKR of 7.r,0 on 1.583,7I3 motor
vehieleM.- while Nevada. inotorixtH
eontri buted Ihe mnaHent n mount ;
n'jVt,UJiH fur an average of
27.(ll on 25,776 vehieleM, riregoii
moLorlKtH contributed $il,!tf7,;t(i4.7K
fur an aterage of M".G4 on J45,
1t)o motor vehicles. i
(inn Tax I'opiilar
The gaHollne tax, which orig
inated In Oregon Iu HUH, has now
been adopted In all but three,
Hialcs. l. popularity, us a meatiM
of collecting revenue ff,r highway
purposes, in attested hy tho fact
AugiiHt in, 4(i7
July IK, 'J2! W
Jiiii( 20, 1JIJ5 4ir
May z a, Jiir, ; 4al
I la t IncniiMf
1-Vr tho &-week perloils ending
March 24, iU2H, und March 2(1,
J!27, the tulalM for the 77 cities,
were reMpectlvely, 7.170 and 6.831
which indicate a rocent rato of
',2, 'A per 100.000 population
UKalnst uu earlier rule of 21.(1 or air
increase of 3 per cent In tbe rute
In a single year.
Ten cities reported no deaths
from automobile accldenls for tho
last four weeks, while flvo cities
reported no deaths from uutomo-
bile accidents for the correspond-
Ing period of 1327,
j
every instance such increuse be-
came effective during the lattor
source will bo considerably grealor
than the roveuuo
Trom license fees.
to bo dorlvod
Big Year Looms
In Road Building
Over the Natioit
WAHI 1 1 NOTON. A nr. I A - Uoad
cnnmnictlon In 1H28 will ut IpMhI.
ctiml and prohahly slightly pxewd
thn hlffhejft mark recorded in any
prcccdinir year,- accord tnir lo re
porta received ly the bureau of
iulllc roada of the United KtaleH
depart incut oT uRi'lculluru and
iiiade puliilc hy the hureuti.
Improvement of the alate . anil
fcderal-ald highway syal ciiih under
the HUpcrviHlon of the hlnhway de
partmenlft of the ncveral Htatea will
ko forward durtntf tho neaon now
opciilnf? ' with a construction of
more than 2,0(0 mllca or aurfaced
roadn and ahout 8,000 nillca Kraded
,)tl,i drained. ,
'ihe atale nioi(M hIho Indlcato
lnilt H( (.t 240.otfi mlica of the
,otl(1 r -jjiK.OKO In tho aluto Itlfrh-
UVMi..iiih u-iii Un tiiiIh'iIiw.i
this year under tho supervision of
the state highway departments, a
fact which should insure the
traveling public a high degree of
road service.
Morn Funds Available
Kiinds estimated as available, for
expenditure during the. year by the
Htute highway departments arc
about. 25 per cent greater in total
amount than similar cstlmatca In
dicated at tho beginning of last
season. Although It In not ponnihln,
hq early in tho seiiNon, to antici
pate closely Ihe yield of gasoline
nnd motor vehicle tuxes and other
sources of revenue It Is pradlent
ly certain that Ihe Hinds available
lo ull Hlatn highway department
lor count ruction and maintenance
of roads and bridges will exceed
$750,000,(100, and local revenues,
expendable by county and local
authorities, will swell Ihe hlghwny
liighway tolal lo upwards ot
300, 000. 000, (
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I-ltst niiHiness Man: hoes your
wife have enough mechaufcul ubll-
ity to ilrlve a ear?
Second ItusIueHH Man: No ho
merely furnishes the executive
uhlllty. .
DEALERS TO
D10NSTRATE
DURING WEEK
Will Give AH Interested '
Pereons a Chance to
Test New Models
SPEED ANDBEAUTY
ARE 1928 FEATURES
Automobile Salea Picking
up with Arnval of
Good Motoring Weather
Dealers Say !
Htartlnir with a parade thU aft
ernoon tho next seven duys will
const Itute uutomoblle wek In La
Grande, the automobile edition .of ,
Iho Olmerver this afternoon her-
uldtnff spoelnl nhowlnjn by all dea".-nr-A
und npectaf demonstrailon'
throughout tho next week.
Two thhm are churactqristlo of
tho iiH models of cart. " AH ileal-
era aro puttlnfr particular empha- lf
ats on tho beauty of Una and color;
und on speed all tho speed the lav
uIIowm and then some. . - .
in tho showing on Sunday, Intel- :
OMtod peoplo will bo grlvon k chanu
to sou the points of tho cura that
uppeul purticulitrly to the pride and
vanity of iho prospective owner .
color combinations, rich upholster
ing und dozens of convenience feu-
turoj. : ; ' i
Tiilly luqulppoiJ. , v
IV'ulurH make a particular-point
of tho la('t I hut practically all tho
models thlH yeur ' tire 'completely
equipped tit the quoted delivered
price. 'They point out that not
many years uro a new car was soid
without equipment, and the pur-
chaser hud to h6y bumpers, extra -tiros,
windshield wipers and a !.J
of other aecnnsorles thought peeed- j
sary. 'No,w these and muny other
conveniences uij ikiart of the cut''
und tlo pmx'hkArr needs only to Be-c-cure
u licehso to be ready for the , .
highway in complete comfort. All
these IhlnRs will bo shown visitors
me cominK wobk, v - . i -r
The demand for speed und for'!
abundant power has brought ubont
inuny chansreH in the automobilo of.;
the prcse-nt, moat of this being duo
lo .Improved highways, according '
to tho Automotlle experts.. ' ..
Sloro and 'Mono Hel -:
Whilo o miles per hour' rvtiH
connldered u tremendous yrnto a fftw .
yocxrs ago, now practically evejy
cur manufactured claims 00 miles
or better tho dealer" proves his,
c:ulm to you on the road with un
ease that Is astounding. .. ,
,! A general Invitation. In Issued by .
pructtcully all dealers to arrango
for demonstrations during next
week und unyone, looking for speed,
and moro pover than the average
driver over has tho qorunlon to urfe,
will rind plenty of curs to Huthtry
tho demand. ' :; , . j . '
A,?5-inllo-an-hour speed is dem
onstrated by several cars und t,tm
speed capacity, together with quUHt
pick-up, fs an Important factor tu
present-day sules, according (o
dealer::. , i
Four-Wheel H rakes Vnlversnl.
"Another feature that will bo
brought out In tho demonstration
Is the universal use this year of
four-wheel brakes. Those becamo
popular equipment on somo curs
thiee years ago and have been Im
proved und perfected by ull manu
facturers until they aro standuri
equipment on ull cars,
Although new cur sales huve been
held up the first three months of
the year by unfavorable weather,
lher has been a marked tncreanu
In volume the taut two weeks. Hev
eral local automobilo men tuy that
the Interest in new curs has never
been greater than this year, and, ;'
with the actual, arrival or good
motoring weuther, they expect a bltr
Inereaae In saka during tho coming
week. ;
Highways Costly
If In Poor Shape
WASHINGTON Motor travel is
lncreulng every year, according lo
tbe American Itoudbulldera' uw
ciatloit. which of courae, credits
the Increaso to better highways.
Tho road association states that
the United States now has BfiU.IUMi
miles Improved highways. Figur
ing from the 1 l.&im.ooo.OOO gullon
of giinollne consumed during 1927
on a ba.ils of 13 mtlen,to the gallon
the road n.oeliitlou asserts that,
each car traveled a n average of
7,1. ".(i milcK during the last year.
"flood roads," ' It Is claimed by
the axHorlutlon, "save from three
to four cent for every mile travel
ed. If all the rouds of the United
states were improved to u degree
proportionate to tbe amount of
traffic they curry, the annual sav
ing Iu transportation cottts would
exceed four billion dollars."
Kaeh year "we see more earn nn
our highways. The manufacturers
until l'J27, showed a steady gain In
total production. They anticipate
building more enrs this year than,
they did in 1926 also. -
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