La Grande evening observer. (La Grande, Or.) 1904-1959, December 22, 1928, Image 9

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Newspaper Page TextMOTORING NEWS WANT ADS VOLUME XVII LA GRANDE, OREGON, SA'lURDAY, DECEMBER 22, 11)28. NUMBER 77. CAMPAIGN AIMED AT HIT-RUN CAR Two Deaths Caused in Portland During Past Year by Non-stoppers Two deaths occurred In the city of Portland during the past year clue to "hit-and-run drivers In dpito of the fact that numerous rewards have been paid for the apprehension of "hit - and - run" drivers in the past. There have been nearly 20v "hlt-und-i'un" drivers upprehended and uppioximatoly 1 12, lino paid out In rewards for their apprehension since the A. A, A. motw clubs in augurated this poliey, according to Jr. K. H. Mr Daniel, president of llie Urecon State Motor associa tion, which is nrflllated with tin Am crican Automobile association. Di'. McDaniel said that rewards, liavo been paid out by 47 A. A. A. molor clubs und approximately ll.iinn is now pending, basin gr hif statement on figure received from the research department of the na tional motoring body. "Significant of the Interest arous MANUFACTURER OF AUTO REAL RADIO BACKER DKTUOIT. (A I') Henry li..Juy. banker, automobile manufacturer, soldier and ardent supporter of good roads, Is an enthusiastic ra dio amateur. Joy, who started ift us a $15 a week clerk, brought the J'ackard Motor Car Company to Detroit In the infant days of the automobile industry, and sold Selfrhige Kiehl. the army air base near Mt. Ch -incus, to the government, spends many evenings lit his lahoiatory talking with amateurs throughout the I nited States and foreign lands. Mr. Joy lias been licensed as an advanced experimenter by the gov ernment and Is ever experiment ing. He lias a station on his pri vate yacht as well as at his sum mer home a-t Watch Hill, It. I., and his town home at (i rosso l'olnte Farms, Hetroit suburb. Itadio iius been his hobby since his retirement from active business. NEW PLAN CUTS CONGESTION ! V '5 r M-:V llllti'lf HATK hi;i'oki H.VKGA. Italy AI' Mussolini nioltor, "NumljiTs .Make .Strcnfflli," in llvi'fi un to bv thid lown.thiii fit f.l by Ibis cumiiulBn." he continued, j j 165 inhabitants. ( tho report Irani on western There is on family here with 1 motor club to the effect that the i children livinR. unother with 10. rtnwiril was relUHecl in tour in ..V (it j We i r j- I M h '-ww Sid Htunces by those catching 'hit-and-run' drivers." Jiv Mclhiniel con tinued: "The extent to which a thorough ly awakened public opinion can lii-lp to bring about the conviction of this type of criminal is proven by the greatly Increased, number of urre-ts in cities and states where. A. A. A. motor clubs have offered a money reward lo persons coming lorward with authentic evidence. "Many examples of the success of the move- can be cited. For ex ample. .Detroit, In 12, had a fa tality lift of but only 7 con victions were secured. On Febru ary the Detroit Automo bile t'lub offered an award of $H0 anoiner wmi wmie mere arej two that muster 1 4 each. No lessj than seven families have 1 3 off- j spring, and -1 can turn out an even dozen children at family roll-call, i Thirty-five families have 1 1 each. Seventy-three can account for ten. Klghty-ihree have nine youngsters; lo" show eight each and ltia cou ples have seven children to their credit. Hurga's population jumped by 1,4 47 units in tho past year. 1 VWi'ii I A tV - y I WORK TRACTORS ON DOUBLE-TIME Thousands of Fanners Getting Extra Value Out of Their Machinery U KILLED IN AUTO WRECKS DURING MONTH KNIU'ltANCK coci:kts SAO I' AULA, Urazil (AP) Sing Ing marathons have replaced en -1 durance dancing as tho popular j fad of novelty-loving Sao Paulo. Caruzinho Paulista lias challeng- wlthln the-cd Mario Pinhelro to a singing The IhiUbhiMHi ltlver lkarkumv (lover lelt) In csirheMcr couiiiy, New or it. iriviilniir ti fnurdiuit' luKlitiiij mr M-nger uulomoliiles, Iwis mIc1 h suburban Imme iiroblem (iHHiium to AiiMMiean citlen by injuring u stcudy How of truli'ic ut miles mi limn, tnicrsmlng nwids and mlluays tire sei:t acrKs the parkway on arched brhlgs (above). V. Kvrrii Mary, preslib-nl of the WrMrl letter iiini Piirk Conimlvshiii (lower right ), led the movement for oum ruction of tin rondvwiy. land of Trained Artist Molding Auto Outlines MALUM. Die., Dec. L'u (Al') Fourteen pei.s-ns were- killed and -1st Injured In Oregon by traffic ac cidents during November, says the monthly repoit of V. A. Haffety, ehief N'.iile tiallie Inspector. The tola) number of accident a reported WASHINGTON, ' A 1 ' ly work- whs 3n3. Ing their trju'tors night and da -tnes Imposed for truffle law during the "peak" m-hsoiis. ttioil.- j vinlai ions totaled $at7.Sf, and amis ot fanners are getting double. f,es collected by trulflc. officers the value o.lt of their machinery I jtjuS.iU. Stolen cats recovered and, economists say, leading to- ; hud u resile value of $lti,16u. ward Hie restoration of pi id its in agriculture. The idea developed on the Pa cific coast, where l'3-hour days lor ono tractor and two operators have been common for years. Thlsj year agricultuial engineers haw seen the practice spread to I he , grain belts of the middle wrsl, whero both the Heeding and liar- i vesting seasons have been speeded. I Under the glare of convenient spotlights tractors roar through the night, bringing their work year up to from 'j.nun to fi.nna hours. The average American tract or work year of 4 mi hours lias been multiplied by the and 1- so frequently that It no longer Is re markable. In the Imperial Valley of Cali fornia, where cantaloupes a ud head lettuce are grown so efficient ly, the big track-laying tractors run for months on capacity hour schedules in spite of 1 1'lt-dcgree temperatures, clouds of dust, and desert winds. DeSoto Six In Test Ilun Along Pacific Coast lu a tiv't run from Los Angeh-s lo Seallle In a stock model DeSoto six sedan, Kddio Ptitien, former race drier, traveled liiim mib-s In :14 hours, making an average speed of UK mi'es per hour, he told fac tory officials. The trip was made primarily to see how tho Chrysler-built DeSoto would pcrfoiiu al high speed over a long period of time with varying road conditions. The telegram from Puilen state.;!: "I left. I. os Angeles in my I e Soto six sedan Friday ut 4 a. in. and arrived In Seattle Saturday at (i p. in., stopping four hours for eating and sleeping.' The car av eraged 3K miles per hour und guvo I'j miles to the gallon of gasoline. 1 u.cd hut one quart of oil. Tho record 1 consider marvelous for U strictly stock automobile." Pullen was not. trying to estab lish u new Los Angeles-Heattlo road record, but w anted to know how the car would perforin on audi a long trip, lm explained. The se dan was 'nun tho stock of a Lou Angi'tes DeSoto Six dealer. Iloforf starting, the ear was checked and oil changed, but no other special preparations made. ' Pullen obeyed the. speei laws In tho many towns and citL'H travers ed which natuially cut down tho. running time, but the car had to run long distances at better than a mile a minute to make Its high, average speed. ; No inechunical trouble wtm re ported, not even a puncturw, and the only time lost on the Journey was when Pullen stoppeni to get fuel, eat ami take some mips. ritAMi: t'Aititir.s iii;a v VEAULV PK.NMON lU KIU.N to any person living corporate limits of Detroit, wholcontest which, It is estimated, willj gave evidence resulting In the con-f last labours. Tho rules say that1 viction of a 'hit-and-run' driver. Auto Industry Leader, 85, Faces Legal Battle on Fords Cheerfully w ho had caused a fatality or serious Injury. DIVriiOlT. (AP) "Troubles! Lln.nl.i Lin.- i.i .i. ..... -miat niigni upsei you ai -a run un uu t-'ord interests uiKu i w o ni i nines resi nu:ii iivui , change their tune every 10 minutes In the ensuing 5 months, the ! and agree not to usu strengthening Detroit courts secured the con vie tion of 3S 'hit-and-run' drivers, or more than 5 times the number se cured in 19t." A Christmas day service will be held at the Lutheran church ut l":;iO n. m. drugs. your back at T5. j Such is the philosophy, briefly of Henry M. Leland. "grand old inau" of the automobile Industry. who. nearing his eighty-sixth birth Fatigue Is a major accident hi.-day. still is active and primed for urd and a study of clly traffic j a court battle that would discour showa that danger Increases as the "age a much younger man. It Is n dav continues, according lo the: battle with a lifelong friend, Henry J Oregon Slate Motor association.. J Ford, over the disposition of the PAltlS (AP) The French gov ernment will pay out about $ JM.-" noil, nan In pensions next yeir to .1,1 :ni.iHM ex-service men, orphans and other dependent relatives. Sixteen per cent of the applica tions have been rejected. They number MSG, mm. Payments run from 60" francs to lil.125 francs yearly. The way lo get the best of an argument Is not to take part In It. Thai I he hands of trained artists are today molding Die outlines of j cars, choosing their color schemes and fashioning their interior deco-1 rations is one of tho lasting Im pressions remaining with those W ho visited the National Automo- bile Salon in New York. ( The at 1 1st ry w as particularly ap- parent in the choice of colors and I in t he luxui'iuusness of Interior furnishings. I In the snort models there was a I vigorous, even daring, use of strong colors, in most cases combined with a sura mastery of technique. In tho more formal body styles. colors were rich and sedate. Hut even here the most severe body colors were frequently offset with; a. splash of brightness in crimson, 1 terra eotla or yellow. J The laxuriousucss of tho Inter- j iots again emphasi.ed the genuine' artistic worth of these latest crea-j thins vf the world's leading earns-; si era. Modernistic art was exemplified in a transformable town cabriolet by Fleetwood on the Cadillac chas sis, wherein every detail of its styl ing und finish reflected tho vigor and daring of modern art treat ment. Another Fleetwood, the nil- I weather phaeton, was a color study w hich rttrai ted universal attention j and approval. be that age, he replied "I'm a bit embarrassed; you see, it's the first ,J5 Solved! SB fa fa fa if Is It M if It i? w it M if if M If ti M fit M The Safest Way Out of Your Gift Problem Is to Give Some Loved One a 6 Purchase Certificate 4l h in 1 IH 2 bought at a receiver's sale for $K,iHMi,lHni. I.t-hind introdueed to thn iiiitnmn. bile indastrv Ktomm. i.:li v i.ri ! tlino I ever was sn." Hon. electric lighting, electric starting and thermostatic control of engine temperatures. Wuantity production of tho Lib erty motor during the war was probably Lelaud's outstanding a chievement. Itct-alK lotig Hours, . . "I used to Npend Ifi to IK hours, a day at the plant while we were I n:t k in'' i huso i ni'im -u " lw. fa "but it was no hardship. J felt we -W were doing a real sei viee and work vjj is the best fun I have." fift ' A sidelight on Lelaud's attitude Af toward work and play was gien )m Hie statement of a biographer w J Kiiid that l-land was Ilbt keen about I Lulling beciiuse "t he fish wouldn't bite when he wanted them Pi to, and he f? ( them." j Leland beK'an making his uu n iiW Wi,y as a '"'"''''"'st's apprentice in V(M 1 X I . made tools for a rifle inaliu- fact nrcsr during Lho civil war, In ented the modern hair clippers, went Into the inair.i fact u ring of fa gears and transmissions and found himself identified wll h the automo i idle business alniosi ut Mm begin- Art has the faculty of being just , exactly as naughty as the observe feels It Is. Step on the Starter-- Away You Go! Even on coldest days with SHELL "400" The Dry Gas Let Us Prove It LA GRANDE. FILLING STATION KUHN & ZWEIFEL Corner Jefferson and Hemlock ' on Wallowa Highway fa s';a''K---aJ:: JfGift (ferlficate mill ni n g when rout racled to pi o- I ihiee transiiiissious for the om-- cylinder car designed by liansom ' K. Dlds. ti la aided in organizing the Cadil- j lac Automobile company In I H'llI, . and after that company was tahrn I over by tieneral Motors, Leland J came out with his Lincoln Motor Car company. 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