MOTORING NEWS
Ha dnmite Simtroa fcwr
AUTO SECTION
VOLUME XVII
LA GRANDE, OREGON, SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 23, 1921).
t NUMBER 134.
FORD ASSISTED
BY MR. EDISON
Auto Manufacturer Be
lieves Conditions at Pre
sent Are Satisfactory
KOUT MKYKUS. Flu.. Kb. 23
building In which tlio electric light
first burned, Thomus A. KdUon
will recreates. li lit hlstory-i nuking
invention on the fiftieth unnivcr-
ysary of its perfection.
Henry Ford, tho electrical wlst
urd'B close friend, hus revealed
thul Mr. Kdlaon has agreed to go
to Dearborn, Mich., for the anni
versary celebration on October 21.
In th original Menlo I'urk, N. J
laboratory, now In Ford 'a museum,
KUison will gather around him tho
aged assistants who helped develop
- the incandescent lainir, and with a
brief ceremony will re-enact Its
creation.
The ceremony will take place In
tho historical village near the main
museum, for which Mr. Ford re
cently made a gift of $5,uU0.0Ul on
the occasion of Mr. Edison's 82nd
birthday.
Mr. Ford discussed a wide var
iety of subjects in a two-hour In
terview. Auto Outlook Hood
The motor magnate believes con
ditions in the automobile Industry
are satisfactory and that there is
little dagger of overproduction. In
his own factories, he said, 7,000
. cars a day aro being turned out.
During his vucation. Ford dis
closed, he is working on automatic
machinery for the manufacture of
parts uued In his cars. Ho is be
ing assisted by Kdlsun.
"I am trying to make a straight
lino out of a circle," he said. "We
are working 8uo men making 140,
, (too of these parts dally. I um
trying to cut this down."
ConfhK'iKt) in Edison
Ford reiterated his confidence,
in t'ie ability of Kdison to find
a plant that can produce a rubber
supply for the United States within
Its borders. ' '
Expressing pleasure at learning
of the engagement of Col. t'harles
A. Lindbergh, the automobile mag
nate said he hoped the famous
flier would give up flying himself,
"He Is too valuable to risk his
life," Ford suid. Incidentally, the
only two flights Ford lias ever
made were with Col. Lindbergh.
. DiscUKHlng aviation. Ford ex
pressed tho belief that airplanes
aro far from perfection" and that
f aircraft of thu -future" wbtffd-'btr a.
combination of lighter than air
ships, the helicoptor and present
',- type planes.
The manufacturer reiterated his
previously expressed views on pro
hibition, declaring that the I'nited
States wouUK'sco real enforcement
in the next two or three years."
"The grafters," he said, "event
ually will be weeded out of tho
dry enforcement foj-ves."
ioir Hard on Heart? '.'
. Golf, Ford asserted.. Is causing
more heart trouble than any other
one thing.
"1 own a golf course." he said,
"but never play. The American
peeple drag themselves over the
courses at slow speed, then com
pletely fatigued, ait down und eat
lieurly meals.
"My favorite form of exercise
Is running or brisk walking, but
1 always rest before meals."
Mr. Kurd said that at 65 be often
runs several miles a day and exer
cises vigorously upon arising or re
tiring dally. He said that almost
every one eats too much.
"1'eaec Is a mutter of education"
the magnate said In turning to an
other subject, "and Americans aro
t too well educated to purl Id pate in
another war."
Motorists Taking
Advantage of "War"
POIiTEANI). Ore.. Feb. 23 AI)
It was "fill Vr up" rather than
"gimme five" In Portland Friday
as motorists took advantage of lG1
cents a gallon gasoline.
All was quiet on the "gas war"
front, although major oil' com
panies were eyeing each other for
the next, move in the prlco slash --
lug frolic. Tho General Petroleum
corporation, which started the most
recent "war" maintained Its 1 0
cent quotation with other concerns
and the Portland Petal 1 Gasoline
Dealers' association dropping into
line.
240 MILES PER HOUR ?
Mnjiir II. . I), fenicruve's Homier ear, "Tlio (iulilcn Arrow," In ulilili lie rJixx tH to miiko aiiproxi
mull Ij 84(1 inllcx K'r hour In iui ulU'iupt to brrak tint norkl's nmcI record or 2U7.53 mikw ier hour,
muilo by luiy Kewli-Wlilto's "Trlplei," In pictured above. Tlio car Is 87 feet long, weighs Hovvral
tons mill will (Ivtvlop 1,000 II. 1 .
Mexico Begins
Great Highway
Developments
world's straightaway mile reoord
against MaJ. H. O. D. Bugrave of
Urout Britain.
TIUI'LEX TO 1110 Sllll'fl'.l) . I motors and muklnir nomo roflne
Tlia three-Llberty-cnglned Trl- I niouts In chassis design. The se
plex, conceived and built by J, M. I lection of a driver has not been
While. Philadelphia Hporlaman. I Rcttlrd. ' although White haa re-
was shipped to Florida yesterday. I reived more than 60 applications..' Next to itiaking a sale the most
White has four mechanics working Tho car is certain to run, however, 1 pleasant experience is collecting the
and night on retiming till as Americas dofonder of the money. '
American Auto Firms Warned By ,
v Germans to Watch Business Ethics
JiEHIJN (AP) While American
automobile firms aro apt to view
Germany as a market for American
cars rather too optimistically, this
country still offers excellent pros
pects. Director Johannes Husch
mann. of the Association of Gor
man Automobile Dealers, declared
recently.
Director Huschmann described
the continuous annoyance caused
by the American custom of allow
ing several dealers In tho saute
make of car to infringe on each
other's territory without granting
the least redress to the suffering
dealer. This, he declared. was
considered a distinct violation of
business ethics In Germany, where
4Utomohle manufacturers are held
responsible for such infringement.
'As a further embarrassment,
'dealers object to the attitude of
American firms in the matter of
sample cars on which they allow
only a nominal reduction or none
at all. The dealers must buy a car
fur demonstration purposes about
once every six months, which can
be dinpoucd of only at a material
loss. . t? I
Many misunderstandings might
also be avoided If American firms
made a point of sending to Ger
many men who have mastered the
German language sufficiently to
carry on negotiations with Ger
man dealers and banks.
Director lluschmann was con
vinced that it was due to this still
spmewhat unsettled relationship
between German dealers und Am
erican manufacturers that in many
instances the German market fail
ed to come up to expectations en
tertained in America. Though
German dealers agree that Ameri
can prices for cars are unquestion
ably competitive on tho interna
tional market, the last year saw be
tween 250 and 300 failures of Ger
man dealers, or about 10 per cent
of tho dealers In Germany. .
On the other hand. Director
Buschmann warned against expect
ing anything like American results
in Germany, where economic con
ditions, he said, were not such that
many of the upper laboring class
es or smaller business men could
afford to buy cars of their own.
Advertisement, 14
Years Old, Printed
The Cadillac Motor Car company
last week did something that come
close to being unprecedented In ad
vertising. Through .newspapers It
broadcast once more over America
the same famous advertisement it
first used 14 years ago. This advert
isement, now tho must widely dis-
jaemlunted piece of business lltera
I attire- ever written, Is called "Tho
Penalty of Leadership." It was
first used January , 191 G, and lias
since been reprinted hundreds of
thousands of times; , '
W. W. Lewis, Cadillac advertising
director and assistant general sales
manager, declares that thu contin
ued remarkable attention that lis
reprinting lways focuses on It
contitlt iitcs Irrefutable argument
that effective advertising Is not
short lived, but can grow mightily
in forco with tho lapw.uf tlmte.V
Highway engineers of the United
Stales set a new -mark of achievc-
itnont during l'J-8 when they added
I another 50.000 miles to tho sur
faced highways of the country, ac
cording to the Oregon btato Motor
association.
FLAT TIRE IS
MENACE WHEN
BRAKES USED
Hraltes should never be suddenly
applied If a flat tire occurs when
traveling at a high rate of speed,
advises the local manager of tho
Western Auto Supply company.
"High speed, balloon tires and four
wheel brakes, combine to make
flat tires extremely dangerous an
the sudden drop of a wheel from
four to seven Inches und the heavy
road drag of a flat balloon Ure
somotimes throws the car com
pletely off the road," it is said.
"There is a natural tendency on
tho part of the driver to quickly
apply the brakes when a flat tire
occurs as he attempts to stop be
fore tho tire Is ruined. Due to in
creased road traction, sudden ap
plication of tho binkes apparently
has tho greatest effect on the
wheel that carries the flat tire.
Speedy application Is especially
dangerous when a front tire col
lapses as the steering mechanism
cannot hold the car from following
the low wheel and an upset In the
"To reduce tho danger from flirt
ditch often results,
tires, the Western Auto stores have
been supplying automobile owners
of the west with Poison super In
ner lubes. These tubes eliminate
flat tires to a marked degree by
self sealing ordinary punctures in
stantly und permanently.'
Of interest to Paclfia coast mo
torists and the automotive Industry .
is the word brought to Oakland last ;
week that tho Mexican federal gov- I
eminent has sturted the greatest
highway development program In
its history. Thu news was made I
known to officials of tne western'
Durant plant by a tourist party
which has Just completed an ex-!
tendod trip through Mexico In a
Durant six sedan, and relayed to
Jim Morelock. local Durant doul-
or.
The first of the new roads out
lined In the program is tho exten
sion of the present highway from
Pueblo, to Vera Crux via the cities
of Orisaba and Cordoba, a distance
of about 177 miles, according to
the scouts. The national highway
commission has installed Its first
camp and has made arrangements
to locate In two other places along
the contemplated route. Koud ma
chines are already on the ground
and federal engineers are In charge
of the preliminary work, they re
port. ' v 1 1
The new roud, which will be un
oxtension of the present 82-mile
stretch between Mexico City and 1
Puebla, will follow closely the old
Spanish road connecting Vera Crux
with the Mexican capital. When
completed it will be one of the
most Interesting, trips on the Pa- 1
cifio coast, the scouts point -out.'
It will pass through a rich agri
cultural district where are located :
sugar mills, coffee plantations, rice i
mills and other agricultural en
terprises. It will also open up
thousands of Bitiull farms, giving
great Impetus to the agricultural ;
development of a district .formerly I
neglected. I
Desldes the many scenic altrac-1
tions for tourists, tho new high-1
wuys now being planned will, when
completed, be responsible for a
marked Increase In the demand for i
all classes of mlotor vehicles, us '
well as tho greater call for agri
cultural machinery and implements
In the opinion of tho Durunt j
scouts. I
si;oiu;i: sot di;us mrnuis
George Sanders, fourth ranking
driver in major racing circuits ir
1!(2M und winner of the Indiana
polls 500 mile race in 1 12 7. wilt
rttlirn from ( itv "rnuiinir rim d" to
f enter business . in Columbus, U,
Sonde rs was seriously Injured when
lie turned over on tho fulr grounds
at Detroit July A.
THE. BECORD
J BMKIWifi NEW NASH 4O0"
m;v tiiophy
The American Automobile asso
ciation Is planning to post a trophy
to be contested .for by fully equip
ped and strictly stock cars open
to manufacturers of the world for
a 84 hour endurance race. The
event will be awurded to the first
permanent speedway that can give
assurance of It a permanency and
ability to organize the event suc
cessfully, officials of the associa
tion say.
l;W t'ACICH AT INDIA.XAPOUS
The Indianapolis MVtor speed
way reports that entries are rapid
ly coming In for the American
Grand Prise, the new name for the
foo.iuile Indianapolis classic Mem
orial day. Milwaukee, whirh han
not been represented for four
years, will send two boys to the
race this year Krank Ilrisko and
Carl Marches. Other Dew fa era
arc certain to add lest to the sport.
The program of road building
is increasing; four states voted
$24". "00. oou In highway bonds at
last election, according to the Ore
gon State Motor aocution.
fmmthA
th place
in just
(8 months !
I DOLLAKS AND CtWTS )LtMI,
ATTORD1NG TO tTICIAl mi'MS
ON July 1, 1928, Nash stood ninth
in dollars and cents volume of
sales, exclusive of Ford, according to
the official figures for the year ending
at that date. '
On January 1, 1929, just six months
later, according to the same official
figures, Nash stood Jourlh.
In this very brief period the new
Nash "400" has completely changed
the automobile picture of America.
With unmistakable enthusiasm, mo
torists everywhere have placed their
stamp of approval upon this new Nash
making it, by a tremendous margin,
the outstanding motor success of mod
ern automobile history.
Why? Because Nash gives them the
Twin-Ignition motor . . . gives them
cars equipped with the Bijur central
ized chassis lubrication system ...
with hydraulic shock absorbers . . .
with bumpers front and rear . . . spare
tire lock . . . cars completely, luxuri
ously equipped ... at no txtra coil.
Ninth to fourth place in just six months
because the new Nash "400" is thi
only car of all the new cars u ilh every
new and progreuive feature
TV ,
NABH40,Q'
r i,tad the Worttt in Motor Car 'nlut
mroiiTAXT "too'
Twin-Ignition motor
12 Aircraft-type prk
plug.
High compreiiioo
Houdaillc and Lojof
hock r.Krberi
ItMemur Stt mtMnmti
Salon Bodies
' FEATUKEH J'0
Aluminum altny piftons
. UnmrUrmM
New double drop frame
Torsional vibration
damper
World'eatie steering
7-bearing ennkthaft
Iftbyr trnk trmit
OTHER CAR IM TIIE.n Al.Ij
Bijur centralized
cha.tia lubrication
Electric clock.
Exterior raetalware
' chrome plated over
nickel
Short turning radius
Longer wheelbases
One-piece Salon
fenderi
Clear vision front
pillar pom
Nash Special Deiiga
front and rear
bumpers
The Mile Price
Is What Counts
When you motorists buy tires you must remem
ler that you are paying for so many tire miles
the price of a tire has nothing to do with it.
Goodyears have been giving the many users in
this vicinity a lot for their money when it comes
to figuring up tire cost 15,000, 20,000, 25,000
and even up to 30,000 miles from a tire is not at
all unusual.
This spring you will be offered tires at bargain
prices-r-cut prices sale prices and every other
kind of prices anything to attract you and get
you to buy a tire on price alone.
Before you buy any of this "Off-Brand Stuff"
let us show you the new Goodyear prices are
the lowest in history the quality higher than
ever.
Goodyears give you the cheapest mile price. -
B0I1NENK AMP'S
Tribe imlly
with sail ttHnese cttHy
caff iraATrtiMBS
World) lowest Priced
Four-Door Sedan
GhallllU
WHIPPET 6 with 7-nrarlng CrunhtKnt
Cut IMIt Coup WSt Omp with nmhU Mat) $Ttk
SwJan I M Snwl P.Ijim. ftnorftNr fffM M nmUf mm
4 M. All WiUyt OmlMlprlrf. t, TmUm Ok.
IMS IMiytaIWU f MOart U GMMJV MJIIWWII MM
1 Silent timing chain For quirt, nmnoth operation and long life, an adjustable silent
timing chain drives the camshaft and auxiliary abaft of the new Superior Whippet.
2 Full force-feed lubrication Tho heavy, rugged crankshaft of the new Superior
Whippet Is drilled for full force-feed lubrication.
II Aluminum alloy Invar steel strut pisfons Tbidsign prevents pisinn distor
tion and asiures faster pick-up, greater speed und Kiwer, smoother operation and longer life.
4 Big four-wheel brakes Mechanical type brakes, positive and quick-acting, afford
maximum driving safety.
f5 SnubberS atld oversize balloon tires Tbr features, together with Increased
wherlhase and longer sprlnga both front and rear, give exceptional riding comfort.
O MottO-COn trol tvitltlsll ield The windshield can be quickly and easily wound open or
shut with one hand, even while tho ear Is running.
7 "FingerTip (Atnlrol" A slngln button, In I he center of (bo steering wheel, starts the
motor, operates the lights and sounds the horn. Aside from its great convenience, this fundamental
improvement is also an important safely fnctor. as you can keep your foot always on the brake
when starting or re-starting on a bill.
McKcnnon Nash Motor Co.
800 Adams Avenue,
Main 650.
WI LLYS - OVmi AN D J N C.Toiedo, Ohio
Gettings & Hanks
Jefferson Ave.