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MOTORING NEWS
WANT ADS
VOLUME XVII
LA GRANDE, OREGON, SATURDAY, OCTOBER 13, 1U2S.
NUMBER 47.
COMPARES PRICE
OF LICENSE TAGS
Third Quarter
Is Largest In
Firm's History
, NICARAGUAN HEIRESS BUYS PONTIAC
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Oreffon Close to Califor
nia and Washington
Upon Consideration
I'OUTLANH, Oft. 1 3. "Orotjon
nintorist.s do nut pay the highest
automobile tux In tin country, d
Hplte figures u hieh indicate th.it
the average license fee in this
Ftatn irt the highest of the 48 slates
in the union," asserts James 1 1.
OiKsell, editor of Automotive News
unit member of the executive com
mittee of the Ori'jron Good Koud.s
lissoiiation. "Statistics dealing cx
clusivcly with license fees are not
only misleading hut unfair to Ore
I lam, which ranks eighth In motor
Vehicle tux per cur, hut tilvvn the
Oregon motorist much more im
proved highway than the vast ma
jority of Mates."
"It Is true that tne average Ore
gon license fee Is the highest in
the union. I'nquestionubly this sit- '
uatinn will he corrected at the next
pejednn of the legislature. Hut
when other license fees are added
to the nas t;ix. ami the personal
property lax levied hi the majority
of States, Oregon ratios eighth in i
the list of -18" explain.- Cabell, j
"Oregunians pay only 2,1 per rent '
more total automobile tux than
Californians, despite their boasted
1 ?:l li.vmse. And Orecunians pay J
only 1 1 per cent more tax than
the motorists of Washington, which '
hjs an average $lfl.7 licence fee t
and an average personal property !
tax of $! n.117. j
"Idvlde the number of motor ve
hicles In Oregon by the stale's im
proved ro;ul mileage and It is up- !
purcnt that n-egon motorists are
geitimr far more for their invest
ment than those of either f'alifor-'
nta or Washington. The average
California motorist has 1 1 feet of
improved slate highways to drive
over; the Washington motorist, ;t7
feet. Against this the Oregon mo
torist lias iG feel of improved state
highway."
"The demand for a readjustment
in the motor vehicle tax, so that
it is easii r to pay. will be met in
u ma nner satisfactory to the ma
jority at the 1 :''! session of the
Oregon legisla I ure. -l ost people
are willing to pay the same amount,
of tax, for they realize the Value
of their highway Investment. Ihit
Hoy wish to pay it In an easier
manner. Ho a special committee of
the state senate ami the legislative
I committee of l he Oregon (loud
Jloads association are working to
wards this type uf readjustment.
Hut the desire for a change
Senoriia Tcrcsita Arjuello. descendant of famoi:5 family save ea:Iy CD'.iforr.ia tlie immortal Ccr.cepeion
Argiiello. takes delivery of Pontine "Six" on Pana-ia Mr.il dock fer Ehipment to her home in Nicaragua.
Semrita Arrjuello is one of the .vealtiilit Rirlo in Central A mcrica an-j i3 returning to her home after o tour
of rcenes celebrated in early California hi itcry.
TOl.KDO, O., ct. 13 ialeH of
Whippet fours ami sixes and Wil-lyH-Knight
slos in the third quar
ter ending Sept. 3d almost doubled
those of the name quarter last year,
according to a statement Issued
hern today by executives of tho
Willys-Overland company.
1 Hiring t he past thrco months
7.1. "in Whippets and WUlys
K nights were sold as compared
with 3:.iitMi sales dnrlnc the third
iuarter of lfl7, establishing an all
time wiles record for the company's
third quarter.
It was also reported that Sep
tember was the ninth consecutive
record-making month this year,
with sales more than double those
of last September. The month Just
closed net the highest September
sates mark in the company's 2a
yea history.
Outlook for the closinc quarter
was reported exceptionally bright,
with production In recent weeks
rnnviiu: upward to keep pace with
wales. Night shifts are still being
operated with employment person
nel at a high peak for this season
of the year.
Import business for the third
quarter showed a gain of 117 per
cent over the same period of last
year, with September exports 7H
pc r cent over the corresponding
month of l'J'2'1.
THAT VI VK (.l.l.o ll.VHIT
Local Units Forming Over State
To Fight Battle of Good Roads1::;,!;
IHHITI.A.NI), Ore., Oct. 13 Lo
cal units of the 1 Oregon Good
lioads association have been organ
ized in practically every county of
the slate and n vigorous campaign
will he conducted during the ;to I which n 1 be considered. For no
days prior to the November cec- 1 one t:t optimistic enough to believe
tiou to deft-tit the highway-wreck- that th gasoline tax increa.se meas
11!)
the
in J ninno license feo reduction
bill. Notwithstanding the good in
tentions of tatn S' nator Dunne In
initiating a measure, calculated to
readjust Oregon motor vehicle
taM'S to tho satisfaction of the
motorists of the white, a favorable
popular vote on the measure would
not only be. unfavorable to good
roads, hut affect them disastrous
ly. Kculizailou of this fact, as
we II as the q u est ion u f const i t u -tionality
caused Senator lunne to
publicly repudiate his bill.
While Senator Dunne Initiated
houhl two companion measures, one prin-
new construction and ivdue
highway maintenance bet weei
and 4 0 per cent. Kurt her.
would be unable to take
ge of federal aid funds and -from this practice
would lose Jl.MMiiiuo In mr9 be-
ripaliy involving a reduction In II-'runs,,, money would not be nvail
ecn.su fee ami the other calling for j able to match government dollars,
a two-cent increase In gasol-nc to) Should the Hunne bill carry,
make up the license revenue loss, (there would be no money avail
the reduction Will is the only one uhle for new construction: vitally
necessary highway maintenance
would bo cut approximately one
half and there would be no way of
obtaining federal aid funds.
l'il Hug stations report that a
large majority of car owners still
have the "five gallon habit" that is,
1 hat t hey buy gasoline regularly
five gallon M a time. Many mo
torists, however, have gotten away
They find that
filling the lank is a big titne-
wiver, an assurance against running
oul of gas, ami provides excellent
ballast at the rear of the car. These
advantages arc at least worth con-siderim;.
hjt Vr? Jr-Ja!
A ilitUUnq NEW DISCOVERY
in petfotmance- and in value
l'A-cn those who owned and
adrr.ircd Hudson Super
Sixes of previous issue, have
no conception of the super-.
i .
latnc quality ex- j
pressed both me
chanically and in
body beauty of the great
Uudsons of today.
A single ride will explain
why this has been the most
A 2L .3 U "P ccpted Hudson ever
built.
Buyers con pay for rori out of Inconit at uu j avattattit charge tor interest. hatiJhttg and ituwanc
LEDI5E1TER GARAGE
Adams Avenue
V' A".'1 "i)iy 'iTff-ri
ur-'i has a possible chance of curry
ing. People who want lower auto
mobile taxes, and vote for a de
crease in license fee, will not null
ify ther act by approving the gas
oline tax Increase. That is, not
enough of them to produce more
than a negligible vote for the hit-,
ter measure. i
Not only bus the threat of tho
; Dunno license fee bill halted much
I needed highway construction bc
i cause of revenue uncertainty,' hut
should the measure bo approved
I by the voters there will he a direct
i loss to Oregon's highways of more
2
Output of New
Ford Now Up To
6,000 Per Day
be oecompiinied by realization that
the Oregon motor vehicle tax is by
no means the highest in the coun
try anil that Oregon is probably
fc than J 4,5ot,tnia annually
getting more for its automobile tax j The Dunne bill reduces license
dollar than any other statu in the ; fee income approximately $.'i,00(t,
nnion." I one. This loss would prohibit any
I
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1M T
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liaijnaic yoiiwondcrxit aucIi
p SIX StDAN
Si .will' nil
That the American puldlc Is dc-1
iiiundlng faster and belter autouvo-
bibs and tltat the phenomenon ofj
raising stamlards of living charac-i
terlstie of the age is H1 reib-t-
ed in the automobile business, is I
the opinion or W. t". Perkins, off
the PerUins Motor company. j
Comfort and ppecd are Iwo of:
t bo main re(uiut es now f an
automobile shlch sells, and there t
is also u third which Mr. Perkins!
explains by defining an automo
bile as a "nec ssity." "It is no long-
, it a luxury and people who buy ,
'cars now look well to tho opera! -
lug cost and they buy the car which
hold up the longest, which I
I will cost the least to operale and j
I hiclt w ill, at the same time, bo ;
t he iiiot com f oi table and the I
Speediest.
"'e sell twice as many two door
t sedans as four door.' Mr. ierklns
says. The nay of the op.-n tour- I
ing car seems lo be on the decline. .
one of the main reasons for ihoj
.larger sale of the Iwo door car Is1
ilh.it it is cheaper than both the
' coupe and the four door sedan. '
1 Coil Hi Ootc Kroml I
Kor second placo In public popti- '
; larity the eoupe wins. The tour!
I noor sedan is next and tin- open
; louring car is last, he states.
There is a widespread belief
, t hat the m-w Fords are being
manufactured at too slow a rate to
supply the buyers, but that ide a is j
uuirl.ly losing ground due to tie !
! fact that the output at present at '
Hie J-'ord factory averages ijaaii I
cars a day, The average output of
the factory before the new model
canto was but KiMM), so the number
now is rapidly approaching the pre
new model figure.
At the Per Kins garage during
Jbr Economical Transportation
Used Casrc
Sec these used cars todayl You can get the car
of your choice at an exceptionally low price
and you can buy it for a small first payment
and on easy terms. These cars, carrying the red
"O. K. That Counts" tag, provide you with a
definite assurance of honest value, depend
ability and satisfaction because they have been
thoroughly checked by expert mechanics and
reconditioned for thousands of miles of satis
factory service. Come in and make your selec
tion today while stocks are complete.
II V W.-.V7YK"
fYMlK wnrM'. lowest prirr! four-Ifwir rurlowil car i the hinpet
J. Knur Sedan nod the IovpaI priced sii-cvlinjrr finir-iliwr cn
cloucil car is the VOtipfM't Sit Sedan.
Hut price uil! not be vour hrt fitiiilpfntitn lten yon ce nnrl
high quality of ihe
rtd the ridciircs of
ilric thr-e rcci!nl mm. Vim t"i;nir l!
milrriaU cnlcrina into ihrir entruc(;on, i
expert craflsmnniliip ihroitghout.
Von v ill lie nm'iocil with I he comfort d V.'Ipp'(wi" mmiy !n
t prion. Von will take n rilfttl p it ion r,t the v, lire I and n (ri0
viM reveal t he quirk pir';-up, the .ttanel n-rii, the P.ifcty uf
Il!t; foi.r-wherl hrakra, the tMtr- of h.mdlin i ami fc;njirk;:t!e ffnti.
inttr w!iirh lixr won fur the hi;pet hour and llie V iiip;et
their hifili position in puhlir favor.
TOOTS M
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WILLY.S-OVKUI.AM), INC.., TOI.l.DO, OIIIU
GETTINGS & HANKS
Jcffer.-son Ave.
ten days, 1 1 new Kurds
i ree. ived and deliver- d.
new shipun nt. is duo to I
its makeup ( consist of 1
one two dooi' and one four do-tr
K'lan, one roalsler, one slandaidl
f oupe jind one ton t puck u ii a :
clou d cub and a slake bodv.
I
i,i :. x i :it ti iti;s vi:it oi r j
I ,i mug - opei aletl w imlsliield '
jelean-is generally are subject to:
only "lie trouble-del erinra I ion ofj
ilin' tube uhieh connect:; the inani-'
loid and the (leainr device. The'
,i.'i- owner should count upon r
; ne In;,' this tutje periodically iind
niiile ,i' gi;I;ir in.iii ctioiiM of it. In j
Jm;. inga iif-w unit, it will be found ;
uotlli while lo get It a few inch' s !
JoMJMT thai! )ieee:-;i;t'V bcejniM; tnr.sl
' of the w ear is at Hie ends and, if 1
;it i" I.ihl' rnmjgh, tb" orn, poions
pait- cm be in tinny without;
I'.iuiif the tube toi short for Mill,
Ifurihcr u .
I j
sm in i i v ;
; M' re lie tin. boms of Albei t rjniup
Wh i ilrove vo f.iht h" hii a btjnn.
1 A ml h-ft tlie load ere he could
1 Jump.
And urappr'd hi around a
Mump.
i: i,ia;ii. are nt t Tin local damp -The
i.ir. not 'Jump. '
"U li-il k iel of a (mi- b.ive yo'j'.' ''
"! --t a V.'r'.e);." I
1 " w reck V" !
' "V' ;i!i. I. very time I p.i U It a
d u people, come Up and (i-k Die
)if 1C i'eportt il tby a-AjdUtt ft." j
1 1 1 crUy I
-A h.cWeil ?- KelO I 1
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A few of
our exceptional Used Car values
'.)',
tires
"with an OK
Chi vruk't Touring, in good shape and good
$100.00
Chevrolet Sedan, in excellent shape, 5 good
loon lire:
bumpers
$150.00
that counts"
112( Ford Touring, in good mechanical condition;
5 good balloon tires
$140.00
V.Vll Ford Touring, has starter and generator and
motor in fair shape
$15.00 -
i:i2t,Ford Sedan. Has balloon tires and a good
spare tire. Motor just been overhauled
$150.00
M. A. HARRISON, Mgr.
m
1
loiiniam
Opposite P. Q.
Dependability, Satisfaction and Honest Value