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Saturday, August 18, in;? I'atje Eight -LA-KRANDK- BVBNINCV OBSERVER GENERAL MOTORS' SALES INCREASE Total Of 177.72S Cars De livered To Buyers During July VKW YOI1K. Aur. IS.- Mm !n ic iihuilh of .lulv (i.n.-r.i) Motors . aletS d llVe4 'I 1" eWlvlllMei'S ;7.7js ciiih. ;in'unlliii,- in ;ut tin u'ireieiii v Allied I'. Sloan. Jr.. re.shle,l. This ;i i . s wuh KM.- (' It. - tin rui responding ntonfli New Willvs-Knivlil Uaiutsler lAppearance Of ! Car Biff Factor ! i To The Public! (Apperi ranee! With the buying public demand I In f more and mortt every year and 'UHtn designers bending thrlr het efforts to (five them what they Will Announce I New Cadillacs j In A Few Davs HI ISL) DSCWI The automotive Industry ! look.' fnjr forward for the firm time 1 o t Kim nl nouN announcement with-j in a few rtnvs hv the I'mtttlnf Mo-t tor t'r company of Imo complete' Patents F-Pead Motor .'tin h .In t Id dealer n ..utp'it HH 1 'Olnpa l":'7. ii i:.! Mot., :i ! i 110.-I . r -if . in. or ;.l s (iff c nt . l Ik- Udlou ihK I'll ph. in lily s;i i'"H oT r;iril hv dei.l'TS to sumers ninl : turing diviM" io lli .r t1 ah Dtitlfif hv 1 'i .ln. If S ii . !-. v. 'MM-7 I I ! 1 1 ; i J 7 1 j . riniMjn:!vmart am! rarylinrs mark t1icnrwrniyA-Kni$!lit St;iiitlurtJS; lli.adsttr. jtist int roiliurd t lUt-W ) trland (!iu)an. 'J hi'fparctirrt-urrttl in a vll on the riirht futan! f V in it r atlil lt llir r-ni:ir)iir f the tw mad-ti r. The f.,ldiui rittnhlc m'ii! iti tlif rnir tvvk rttur ample nxitu fur ai!yii;iuiial i::-M'iiirTi. The lop run ea-il la- lulilcti lia' U Hinl lit ti in I hi . pit it iitn in a I rim ualrrprtaif li::i:. I 2 Jul. io 'I' lit; i;r rarw iin-1 ' 1 1 j ' 1 St Mr. Nonunion of rivrfw ;t.i t.y tli- ( .f.L'.'i 1 I 1 .3 Ml "'. S7.;4:t i In t!w l'nitf-1 Canudii :tnl vr. .!,(. I'f.n- Uir.e in v.nir own nr - ! l:.-i'ljus ro-ls join th:- toijnt- till iii;it tin1 door is fult- j M I in- lorB-il si'.-l tiousnu' of U innny innhin" univr-rMt joint ii'l-lmp Mr- tirth ;tu njri'lity. K f pintr tfn- r. ar w hvs in pvrf.-t-t nlinint-m. an-1 ftirtli.-r r- suit in K" in imioov..! n-iinir M'lali- w.int, (fin hiiltlo for tuiprcinacy hiu t nw lint of em 'mUWur nnl I iirtiilt'i In 1 h il'Vf-loinfnt of it Sa Ilea anil i- ihI Fi.i twoo-l to. i .-tliiliiy iiiul wifty, ! The i'rM-o .1 unnoiintviiii-nt will ; Tim ran of toiioy ar as much i follow hy U. thmi is monthn ttw iliffVri-nt frnm thf oM-timorM witli prwntnilon of i.liM,ir"s rornpan-j tlinir liiar hiKh harks, uh nrr Ou ion car. tho I.uSjM. on ihm hv! j .short skirt of feminine fashion of which oartir ih tniro.hnnj.n j .irorn th oNl-ranhlonfil hoop NkirtN just n cur uro of tM- pri-M m I'm-- iinil htistl.K of our great -gran!-for "aititlarn. j mothers' time. lurin th p.it thr-o yoar-v ! ! Tim' nn.l i xp rh-nre linvo prov- ' ninr. ih. ;otv. in of l.awn-ntv 1. n that tin- car thai do. tn"t k-p il 'i.hr :im pT-i.hnt of th- com- j .nr wiih th trcnila in fahion in pany. the Ou. Hilar Motor far rout-' 'loonn-.l. The pnhllc today d-J Pny han p!ay.-d n iY,idin roU In! ' iiiiinda iippfamnro an wrll us per-: fMahli.-hmii" th pn-ent trend in I ' f iirninn' '-. It ill mands hoth and 'motor rtir l-sii:ii: and many of It i pi. lily of th m. i innovations in Iwamy and hody j In in doaiifn of Oakland and 'tines have perm. at. d hit-r 1 vh-t 1 'online ears. J-Vhf-r rmftsmanshlp ' foprnents throtiKhont thi Itrflnstty. I him h. en tinptoytd lo hnnir ahont . The company'! t.ro.lo. linn two! l.t-.'Hitif ill Iipncnnince film iirfrtrm. vam am r,f .... i .i ;;..,. i ! wau fanre. In the- de.sitrn of the chassis, i tody tpe nnd style and Sm ! iiv. r. ii f;lf'iur of safety was as, color and upholstery romhinnt ions -' rmidly ndh'Teil to hh in the desijrn- J marked a new hiprh point in the' in of an airplane. And the ho.iy refinement and Uoln i.lu.iliiri? of' has it . n developed to fit In wit h ' )dy designs. t J tins to hrinc ahout a romhmaiton 1 Offieinlj- of the company Ptate or safety, style and urdim s.. tthat the int rod net ion of a second I .As in- totirint? eeayon Minr in- car d-siirn d. like the 'adiHar. fori io itH Miide. tin- i particularly motorists in the quality field linn! noi-d in Im.iIi the Oakland and rrfutly ftilarred the nrranixation'a 1 i online r;ir. i.onir. low and road- market. Sait-s of the l.aSalh- ;t Inn.-viiiif. they . mhody comfort ant the outset Miina.-s- d tlm company': l -i ' III iv wile Kara are Stoietl flOlll pi ' "If you are tu away hotn; lor a prolonR-d period ly the policeman on your heat tiae. Oldsn.ohile. ('aklnnd. Hul. k. J.aSalt'- and t'adilho man u f:t t u r i r i k divisions of Ctn-ra) Motis. Locking Device Makes Theft Of Aulo Difficult lik htlll "tO ket p (ill loiti e antl your ear. hehind.- fiom noti- nd on your that is Jet: XEV FORI) CAR SMOOTHER OS j ROI GH ROADS Studebaker Gain Constant Over pfIaIi..n an. h:i , li... n run . ' stonily irrowinK- J Thf tot:. 1 nunitpr nf rnrs pro-' tlurd I.- now running 4l rr cnt ! Olds Results In r,,i T f A A Til U" f'fl P' r C, nt nt OUtptlt. ie uuipui rian Demand For New ".All fear H hased on ignorance." That i.-n't whatmakiK p. ople Kur ' a mule' himl leirs. I TH 1 1 i ; n f M i- Sta 1 1st ic of nut urn olii! rliuw that many Vehiel. s a heeause the owner fails I elation h thai (, i.i the lockinfT devit e placed chine hy the tnanufaeti refon Stale. .M.,ir ass. deteriuineil. and tirt' iiiutorLst he certain that his de.)Uatey piotet ted lit il liliM f) "Therfl in no surer Hay to have a car stolen than to m.ik' . very iMihk so .asy that all the thief ha to "to i to seat himself at the h hee, Mtep on the tart.r and di ive orr," said l I', Stettler, dll'eetor of MI.e niol..r oi Kiini.at ion. "No muui who owns any property woitli nn i r two t housand dollai or more v.ould he ko careless nf its Safety. lie would lock 11)1 the same amount i It tak Invested 1(1 hl.llilK Of jeWelty, yt le;ir n he will hi,ve a ahn.lte aiil m ol ,i!e erval Mandiiif; so that It nuiv 1... srnjen forwa at .Hy." , .,. , I'ne the ihinirs for nhi.-h thfc n -w I'ord ear has already rome ' th- ft fainou.s is i:s . ceptiona!ly easy re sK en j ridinif ijimlitP'S over roiiL'ti roads. utili' .Iiiny iartor contrihiite to this, es n th ma- p. rially the low ratin uf nrivprunir V.-icnt lo sprui.tf ueiht. the fl. -il.te tiiinsv. is.. sprints. Ilondaii:. hydtaulic sliork iil.sui li- rs. etc., hut p' i!i;ips none more than the o ealtei) t,ii.iie tiiDe drive. This prm ciple ol takintr the thriwr from tho i.;ir a!e i,,s ft est iix r.,.t ue. d Into a U ten lot iv e pnirt ,.e hy the 'oi d .Mo' i.r I'umiMi'.y on t he Mod.-! ear and has later h. en adopted on noiev many of the miest Cufope.ui and d. ale A Ilierle;, n , ,rs hielildltl the I. in- show ln-1 . it nth Am:. runs. 1 s. id. tiv no. m Ii shuwn an inet- a ponding i!i'nih iuus. aecnr.lmir n-nt hy The St t ion nf A in. nc;i divert, s fur J uly kie.ti. r than in July lor the !.:-. 1" day w the la IK st ; GARAGE GOSSIP h hak. udav. ar prev annoiinie r 'oi por;t lietiill d per een r. and sal- si.f. Th- ton, ue ml... is int: surrnindinif the .1 lilt l;ii dn iim- d- !s, dnvifitf t hriist 1 1 otn t he j est d on th ehii.ss: ill. I iinU a point h . S SO I hat t Me tat her t f-tan -mi-. N.Hier elt.d the tohwin i-ash. d the t.,.,d. 'I'hia ,,. rule- lor the mofoilstn prtteCt ion : Mim-llon aNo r.-liev. iff. iear "i'ark on a weiidmhied street, (i ispimwr of unv fnncilou except ihit posslhle. an the thief would DUIell i,f SllppUlt illtf the h,;,d. This ier- preter to work in the dark, nilts the Jeav.-s of the hprln to h.: ' l.o. k Die tiansinisislon or lt;nl- m.ide rhxihte and shackled at hoth ' ''". tn. n. ii ine ear ends. ii suMiim- i model, close U,e win- action and .imvs and ho i; lhed.ni ho k Sllldeh tl.'O l.i nll--a n-h pit red- II! easy and norma I m : tisoi pi ion of i ! i Production has h- en ordered in ereused on the new (ine of )eLi'i t UdMiiohiles. whteh were introdtic FlpVOn IoniIlC -d only two WeekHftro. Order re IIOLJI ATiUClllln eeiv.d from dealers when tlie ftrt - oi the 1 el.ne model were de livered equalled the entire produc tion seheduie for the retnamder of Ihe y. ar. mukinir necessary th pro duct leu increase. The new Ii. .e line, its the name imp!i-5. consists of specially Home From Niwnort designed mid fine ly finlhe.i hody r. and Mn. I.. W. Weeks nnd typej ,ri Hie new Oldsmohile cha?- their ron.i are expected home today sis. It supplement the standard from a week's- vacation trip lo line of hod mod. Is which with the Newport. Mr. Week is the I.a ch.e-sis, finain unehanjeed. Grande Chrysler deuler. , HwiiiK to the lare und rontin- ' nous . nuiml for the standard I'ntni lVmllem t hismohiies. wliich has resulted in A ha Grande visitor during- the 1-reakinif a!i previous production week who looked after automotive and snh s records thi? year, factory husiness interest was A. K. l-'ns-oitoials set li u modest hChedtlle. t'T of the Voster & KicheV Slude-fiu- the lit l,ue models. 'J'llt flood aker distrihutiliL' company of of ord. r.s dniiiiK the past furtniKhl, I' ndleion. however, has runs, d them to ma- I'-iially levisf- their plan to accom- Went to Wallowa ino.htte the demand for the lvi.ue W, 1h Hanks wpent Wednesday In line. Knierprise and Wallowa on Willys- i I'i aleis report that the IVI.nxe Overland husiness. hutty ipes are meeflne the de- p;;inds of a new and growing field I Portland 0: Dldsiuohtle hiiyers. Thee are .Mr. K. i . ( let tiliKS and t w o cliil owners of hit.'her iMiced cars who dr n. of Kltrin are hav tevfe-l Oldsmdhite Perform- vacation trip. Mr. Get! ink's 1 as a nee and wanted a powerful, eas- sociuted with W. I. Ihinks a Wll ily handled car of thi type, yet de- lys-t)verland dealer fur this terri-! si n d the disl (nctU'c unnea ranee, tory. I jkten hy the Iiel.nve model. .In Malm 'lyde Bunting of the numinif The U.S. Patent Office lias granted patents to the Hudson Motor Car Company on the 4,K-Head" high-compression motor. The patent No. 1,656,051, relating to internal combustion engines covers the entire arrangement of valves, spark plugs and com bustion chamber. With the nnv patented design Jiud.on motors now are built with a compression rjtio of nearly 6 to 1 or 2U per cent abmc the average with correspondingly hiyh standards of acceleration, fuel economy and power. It ii practically im possible to make the motor knock under even the most adverse operating con ditions. The motor is the liveliest, must powerful and economical Hudiua has ever built. 1250 and up AH liritYl t- I. Htttvit Bnyrt cm: p- for mn tact oi Imm ciLiMi i!urr ,'ur natmt, LnJlwif umi inturontm LEDBETTER GARAGE Adams Avenue llins Studchakcr Rny Siar .and two new W. IC. Moore, Klein merchant, is ( Fred Stone, of Island fit y. is the; !; roach the owner of a new Studebaker owner of a new Star coach which 'im-nt. which"" he purchased from M. J. he purchased from the Morelm I; , Goss. Motor company. ! Iler 1 i K x Redans and an in tip cunipn- i ol the month ny similar per iod in the history of the eompan. While Studehaker hasniess ha 1..- U M.adi'y ho reaslny dunnv Ihe Piist . lev. n hi'iiiths, officials ron- thi- .lulv r. e,.,, espertuliy orthy, It. pons i-.r.-:M.. from s thr.inchout the country an iia i a-iinir demand l-.r th- n 1 l a shine mo- riep! on I!iilncs t. Kvans, wholesale npre sentative for th Gullins Motor Vompany of I'ortland, 'adillac dis tributors, was In l.u Grande this week dtsplayinif a new radillac. lie visited w ith his fat her-in-law , l-'i-ed Gaskill. and other relatives while here. I 'if mi I'endli'ioii 1,. l.edliener spent I"rid::y in 1 Nort h row.h r on II udsi.n-Kn business. St '.Lie llfli II V .lllly Sitie; I'tesidellt n.l : he in Iin is recording the in th.-ir history, eiiihl M'dan at a la sUlne at f Mid ' of i he new mee its introihic 'I he n w l'resi- lluys f l(l-mohiIts S. H. Hhickmon. of Haines. 1:; li i ink' a new Oldsmohile s.-dan which he purchased from the Olds 'moliile Sale company here. DritinjC ev Whipiht i Mr. Huffman, of Knterprise, drivintf a new Whippet coup"' which he purchase, l from GettuiK ftn. In HimIhi A- Hanks. j 'j-j,, Hudson sport Victoria wliirii I Mhe l.edb.-tter tfarak'e is diplnyini; :Saleiiinn To I uiop -was the "ofiicial car" for Miss ti.-s-' Hal Williams, ale!tnan for the 'sie l.oVe. Hollywood star w ho was . I. dbetter Motor company, was a in I.a Grande w ith Ka nctn.it & jbusiness visitor at I nion during . Ma no Wednesday, 'the week. Doctor Itins Or. John Itnys Hui( k J. '. Mcl'arlaml Is driving a newidrivinff I'-tL".) Mast.-r Huiek was purchased from which i OiSS. I'm-kni'il Itmchlorf of Tinker U new I'ackard coiifw which lie houk'ht from Harry II. Wak'k'oner. I'itckard dealer, J. Huiehlorf is a lhiker dentist. '' P'-fc d riding myh the lie. Ih.ISe the lat-p T h h: inianee. and un coIiiImi i brought Use ill bull h, . The lengthen-!o- new Krskine dv and add-d i- en an import - In Portland on ltu-liicv I Stanh-y t'athcan. who is employ ed at the Morelock Motor company. in Portland on a ,s 111 ' "'""'i" wim-k to tret sev eral international truck., tor the lo cal company. Nw Cars Tlitvh-cd The 1 1 itdson-Ksscx ea ra ye. of which K. I.. I.edhetter is ownt-r. is displaying a new shipment of '.: car. The new Hudson standard sedan with a 1 1 i-ineh wh'-elhase f'iK-eio Xow I'ords- , W. i '. 1'erkins, of the ivrknn 1 "Motor coin pa nv, reports r.'vivini; five p' v l-'ords lasl Monday anl evji.cis three more toclay. Tractor roiuputiv i. spend In ir jeral days in Idaho on Inisines. .lulv In vt-y.'s. "vr ri'.r..,, i.h.J- , , v T i c. " ATIIi:SS. Aur. IS (Al'l I tl.ll! roilrai;. .1 (,) r.illur.- Io prpv.'lit ' r.-p. nt jntf t.y li.Kitiit a vott-'s fin- R'tttltlM from l'o-atilln K ts at th.- polls, . lrtroal tp'onn- , O. W. tintinr of (hp Bunting i s proper, tl that parh voter hav. ; Tractor coiupany. r. turn.-.l l'rilay liis lott'Arm shavcj a) lit Iraws tuornin from l'ocat.llo vh'-rf h.' ih. l. allot box. Th. alternative plan , lranxtrtel ousin.-ss. v. a-. n j. .'t.-.l as huiiiilialini;. ' . , 'BC PAE A utomoluie dealers arc adrer ilsinj? -Safo Cars-." The cars are ol! iik'ht and always have1 been: what, we peed Is safvV drivers. j It's a short lane that lias no ' lead ho. ( Lot's wifp had nothlnic much on Mrs Ii.ive Kiik. The former, look ed hark and turned Into a pillar of .salt. Ah. Kirk looked back and : ui it. d into a u h irraph pole. Iluys Whippet Mr. IHon. of Enterprise, ( driv ing a new Whippet coupe. He is with the Ska store there. Has Lincoln J. t Maepherson. mannirer the Wallowa Lake wonderland is the owner of a Lincoln sedan pur chased from the Perkins Motor Company. t n fond Cars 1 Tw o new t h.-vrolet trucks and two new- Chevrolet coach- were t unloaded this Wek at the P.I lie Mountain rarafre. Return fVoin Trip M. A. Harrison. Chevrolet deal er here, returned last Saturday from a f!hinir trip on th Little Mlnam. He was with J. K. Allen, of I'nion. i f J ' i i- ' 1 ; fP-rf'- rrr -?V I4 1 -1 T JS "P'Hll nn.l ci .lown the other i xJ?'-"'-'$! VTtTJJ5jJ C-?K '-Vk-i, lS!ClC' l.tl "' (looklnr on): "Pon-t 'llny Whli Sale "9' ,;ijii' v 't-''V -t "f - r r" '''''-',1xaV V- fti J, '"r it Ml-tpr. I aw hal It I Tho IVrkin Motor ronipany Is : ' ' ".. : ' !-: iat.'!?S'SS.',TS- ' . .a- lli:ay thi -.ck with th-lr rash an.l . U ri5sl;C i L-LJ mv ri ILIL- m ' ayM Y fm with a w runtinnrthoirhH-m.Mngpai,,,. WotmfUS j SMILE i.vx.'.s come car service VVUAST Swr WlW SAjCbF j plfFi mi tuiu .i,-s i isksi Kw.i'Kn ni (Mt fe J ("'' I Tire Repairs and the eiMHvvrs.M,tANMU:KSAHVstvr5 I mil Quality Pair j ' - " - .- .- Kf&i Veltcx Motor oil and Gas MORELOCK AUTO CO. V f J. 1'. Mou'lock 111 Washington Ave. H -(H : ., - - Ia Grande Filling Co. DS ALL ROA LOOSC ALIKE TO fvl 99 vv i . . it k. ; r v mm Steop lulls, rough roads, loose gravel, difficult detours tluyYe all in the day- work to Oldsmohile. A great new 55-h. P. engine provides power for any need and speed to meet any emergency. A new-type c lmder head of Oeneral Motor, Research design give, the Pep and .nap of n.gh-compress.on performance w.thout the use of special fuels. And fine-car design - evidenced in such de tail, as four Lovejoy hydraulic .hock absorber, and deep-cushioned, form-fitting seat, assures complete riding comfort. Come take .drive. See why thousand, ofOldsmob.le owner, are saying "All roads look alike to rat." TWO-DOOR SEDAN I Idnilnf '925 OLDSiVIOBILE i ! N K A J. MOTUIU 0LDSM0BILE SALES CO. H28 Adams Ave. THE PINE C A U (IF Low P R I C.