La Grande evening observer. (La Grande, Or.) 1904-1959, March 02, 1929, CITY EDITION, Image 7

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Newspaper Page TextMOTORING NEWS ICa (SranJte lEwntna (itomr WANT ADS VOLUME XVII LA GRANDE, OREGON, SATURDAY, MARCH 2, 1921). NUMBER 140. MANY MOTORISTS TURN TO CAPITAL Inauguration Attracts Thousands With High ways in Condition ; By William K. Itervhtoltl (Associated Press Automobile . Kdltor) y. WASHINGTON (AP) MiUIona yof new motor cam and thounands of miles of good roads added to the nation's assets in the last four years .presage the heaviest high way truffle movement toward Washington In history for the in auguration of a president. Since the InaiiKurutlon of Presi dent Coolldge four years ago at tracted thousands : of motorists from all parts of the country, 10, OoO.ooo motor ears- have been reg istered lit - excexa of the high out 'previous - record. Thousands of 'miles -of good roads In surround intf states have been Added, and snu'w removal In the northern sec tion hits become a general practice where, a few years ago It was an Innovation. . f , -. Motorists from Illinois, Indiana, Ohio, Kentucky. New. York, Penn sylvania.' Virgin! and the Caruli na have been brought within easy driving distance of the capital, u trip which their forefathers allow ed several weeks of travel even In the late 19th century.- v Iowa, native state of the prea-Ident-elert. Is planning to send a large - delegation to participate in the Inauguration of Herbert Hoov er, as the 30th president . of the V nlted States. Hundreds of them ivll drive. . ' ( , : Scores of cars will participate In the Inaugural parade, which al ways Ji as been an Indication of the natTon's progress In transportation. " The ". Inauguration .', of President Coolldge brought thousands of mo torists here, crowding the roads. W.J.RICHMOND ' i II ,11 0 Women Drivers Are Too Insistent On "Privileges," Expert Asserts . J." ItlcliniiMid, sale manag er of ilic PouIhikI zone of Hin Chevrolet Motor uompauy which t'onipriM'H all of Oregon, oik? county In California. tin river counllct in Waslilngton and mm era I countk In Western Idaho, sK'ut ?.verul days In la Uramlo tlu ring the past . week, trans 4'tliur business. ! - ' J L. W. Weeks Has New Chryslers I 4 On Display Now . li.,W. Weeks la showing three new : t'hrysk'r 76'b thut reprtviont Hie uokl nuvunceu anu Hirminvi models yet shown in Lu flrnndc.l YTh sport coupe jyjlh- wmbio.eatj V' Is finished In deep maroon'.' trtirtli I ruck In reur, six red wire whuelsj , carrying the vxtrtt wheels In 'fend-. ' er welts on each slde."; The .Crown Sedan is finished In a rich deep blue, six wire wheels, has udjust sblo front aeat and folding arm rest to divide-rear scat when Meet ing two passengers. .The Itoyul Sedan Is a deep maroon with six naturali finish wood wheels. . These cars are equipped. with the famous red-head tMiglne, made for ;liigli cpmpreaHloii gas. . OM TIM Kit ItfcTlltNS . Phll.'Mted" Sharer plans un act ive compalgn on the speedways this hchnoii. again assuming his place behind the wheel. . He has made entry ut Iiidtaiiapolitt, nominating himself to drive. "lied" was a whirlwind on the dirt tracks for many years, and placed In the na tional championship for five con secutive years from IU'J2 to 1S-6. He has been In III health for some time, but Is now ready for another whirl behind the wheel. DON'T START IF YOU CAJs'T STOP! The Wet and Dry Question on Brakes is solved by using Rusco Brake Lining. It stops in wet as well as in dry weather. Let us in spect and test your brakes free. La Grande Brake Station 213 (irn-nnoud,' I UrniKlc All Types . 2 and 4 Wheel Brake Service TIRE SERVICE IMPORTANT IN TRUCK LINES Tires built to stand the gaff un der the moat gruelling kind of service- have contributed in sub Ktantial mcusurc to the tremeudous development that has taken place In recent years In motor truck and motor bus transportation, says It. C. Tucker, general sales man ager of the Western Firestone Tire & Rubber company.- 'The highly developed system of highway transportation that Is ho inseparably u part of American life today, with a, 120,000 motor trucks, and U2.000 motor busses In operation, would have been Im possible, but for the dependability and economy uchlevcd In truck and bus tires. ' v ; "No. other single factor p lays a more Important part in determin ing the efficient : and economical operation of trucks and busses than tires; und for this reason they arc selected by operators with the greatest of euro. - 1 "Tho: roporU "Troiir thousands of users of, Klrestono' tires , among truck and bus owners clearly, show tho remarkable advance that has been made In tiro construction. There, are countless Instances re ported to us by enthusiastic users where Klrestono Heavy luly Pneii mutlcs have delivered from- 70,000 to 00.000 miles on vehicles engaged In the very hardest kind of ser vice, . .lust yesterday my attention was directed to a . Klrestono .tire on one of the busses of the great Pickwick Stages System which had gone 76.500, miles and still had a lot of mileage left. On Pickwick Stages alone nearly &000 Firestone Heavy Huty Pneumatics an in con stant service. This fact gives, some conception of the Important part tires play in the opera thm of a big highway transportation system." JACKSONVILLE. KM (AP) The "courtesy complex of the feminine nutoinoniic driver Is re sponsible for many smashed fend and broken headlights, says Mrs. Mlttlo Q. Tipton, Jackson ville policewoman, who has made a study of women auto owners,' "The woman ut the wheel feels that she Is entitled lo certain privi leges, ten (Tie laws or no traffic laws, and she's going to have them," Mrs. Tipton explains. "That Is the cause or a high percentage of traffic muddles. "ParL of. the trouble may be at tributed to some women's extreme nervousncHS and timidity in (raffle. Purt of It is due to poor Judgment, but the major part Is just a deter mined Insistence on having their own way; They cut corners, they , Ignore- traffic lights and they make .pedestrians jump. They Insist ou a their 'privileges." , ' I The feminine driver puts out an arm. It may be a left turn; it may be a right turn or a stop signal. Perhaps she Is waving to a friend on the sidewalk or merely flicking ashe-s from' - a cigarel, but the fellow behind cannot tell, Mrs. Tip ton Insists. There in, however, a word of !rher for the subjects of "Mrs., Tip ton's comment.' 8he points out that', while women are prone to fray the nerves of. tho masculinn driver, the majority of serious mo tor accidents are laid to the male autoist. . , . "Only about Ifi per cent of tho automobile rat all ties Involve wo- men drivers." she says. ... "That .Is i not n serious reflection on my sis-' lore' MOTOR TIU't'K BOOSTS FA KM OPIHHTl'MTIi;S COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) Motor truck transportation Is making it possible for eastern farmers to grow products that were out of tho question a few years ago, Wells A. Sherman, federal economist, du els red in an address here. He said he believed tho ontlre territory east of Chicago, Is rapid ly 'increasing Its total production of fruits and vegetables. By his opportunity to distribute perishable products rapidly and promptly, the eastern farmer is better fortified against refrigerat ed produce from the gulf states .and those of the southwest that ' cut into the easterner's normal . market period. . E. J.Travers Is Nash Director Of Advertising Triplex Arrives At Florida For Speed Try-Outs OAYTONA B KACII, Kla. Mar. 8 (AP) As If in answer to the roar ing challenge of Maj. 11. O. I. Kegrave's mighty racing car, the Golden Arrow, which In Its Initial , test clipped along at 180 miles an hour, tho Triplex, owned by J. M. .White of Philadelphia, hits urrlved on the beach here, looking to Its ' luurcls us tho world's fastest auto mobile. The International aspect . for the racing meet, expected to start next week, was real as Major Kegruvo sent Ills corps of mechanics Into tho Intricacies of his craft to iron out minor details, hoping to carry tho title back to Kngland ugatn. ; Meanwhile, tho Triplex, which has traveled the fastest official mile ever recorded, was guarded in Its temporary shelter In a box car until Mr. White, who arrived al most simultaneously, can have It out for tests. Htands for thousands of specta tors, timing box and press and camora towers are being constructed. THE WORLD HAS A NEW "iDF I nTr MOTOR CAR rm un TIX COXSI'MPTIOX GAINS NEW YORK (AP) Preliminary figures on world production and consumption of tin during the past year show substantial increases but with the production running higher than consumption, which the trade regards as auguring low er prices. Total supplies of tin coming Into the world markets In 'J'2H approximated 136.000 tuns. an increase of 1 5 per cent over '11. Total deliveries, however. guined but about 8 per cent. One day Great Uend. Pa., missed ita fire truck. It whs found that three ntudents from Sumjuehanna had taken it to their town as a prank. NEW PROHI CHIEF Hear Rumors Of New Ford Plant Over In France PA It 18, Mar. l! ( AP) Humors persist in French financial circles thut a French Ford company Is to bo organised as a subsidiary of the newly formed Knglish com pany. According to tho . reports shares will be offered about tlio middle .of March and application will Ue niado for;;llsllng on the Bourse. i V"''','. ' It was said . too. that- simitar companies were to be organized in Uulsiutu,. .Holland and Germany. KKNOSHA- Wis.. Mar. 2 An nouncement is made by the Nash ' Motors company of the appoint ment of K. J. Trnvers as dlreclor of advertising and uajdatant sales manager March 1. In releasing this announcement, C. II. Bliss, , Nash sales manager, wild, "Mr. Travers has been advertising man ager of .the Nash Motors company practically since the formation of the ' company and this promlthm Is well merited by reason of his capable and loyal devotion to tho Interests of the company." With sales of the now "400" se ries breaking records, with large plant expansion well under way, the. Naah Motors company Is also engaged In augmenting und strengthening Its sales department to meet the Increased responsibili ties that accompany greater vol ume of business. Bringing Mr. Travers Into sales work Is In step with this movement of developing a broudened program of merchan dising effort." MA.rou si;;itAVK ax a I thou Maj. H. O. I). Keg rave, who Is preparing for un attempt to break. Die world speed record for auto mobiles at Ouytona Beach next mouth, 1h sn author as well as Brit ain's racing hero. His book, "The Litre of Speed," Is devoted particu larly to the sport In Kurope and a peraonal history of himself. The fitat man to exceed 200 miles an hour in un automobile, Major He grave has been "lured by speed" to raitto the record beyond the 240 mllo maiTi. Less "Doodads" On Instrument Panel will unfile? any Car I .Cft. V.lV..f.. Lovejoy Hydraulic Shock Absorbers have been in use for seven years and not one has yet worn out. Many owners transfer them from one car to another. Come in and learn why Love joys always operate at maxi mum efficiency after being properly installed and adjusted. DALE COX Battery and Electric Service (;.Tiu;in K. KIlKworlh is the prohibition commhimner for (he newly created district No. 27. comprising Utah, Nevada and Arizona, with headquarters at Salt Lake C'ty. Kllsworlh for merly wo president of the North wetern Mlwion, Latter Day Saints (Mormon) church. f?V.)y Klio Hacks 1 pi -Nltt: What kind of driver is your wife? Witt:. Very Indecisive, Sho dm never, quite majte, up her ml ml wWch-woy she wants lo grf not oven on a pno-way street. Judge. A multiplicity of dials and knobs scattered over the Instru ment panel was one of the factors which, in prior years, kept women from becoming automobile driv ers. They balked at having to i learn the uhcs of "all those doo dads." Instruments have been ro il need In number and artist IcaJly grouped In tho popular earn of to day. Tho Instruments of the luao Oldsmnhlle, for example, aro cen tered In a narrow1 nanel In tho I center of the hoard und Include 'ammeter, engine hear indicator, Hpecdumeter, oil gauge und gnsu IIup gauged nil oasy to roud and. , understand. . I DELIVERED AT YOUR DOOR This is tiLiL You Pay y The Quoted Price includes Freight and Complete Equipment HERE is a supreme example of Nash value-giving A spacious, luxurious Nash "400" sedan for $1071, delivered in Portland with every item of equipment included! Compare this delivered price with the dtlivtrtd prices of other cars. But insist that the prices you are quoted include everything the Nash price does , . . hydraulic shock absorbers, bumpers front and rear, spare tire and tire lock every necessary acces sory in addition' to all freight and handling charges, v ' . - Do not be misled by the mention of some factory (f.o. b.) price. Compare dtlivtrtd prices, for remember: Tbt dtlivtrtd price is tbt prict you fty! When you have made this compari son, you may be astonished to find how very few. other cars offer tmy thing liht the value presented by this Nash "400" Standard Six Sedan. 10 tna SOU M i4il Cp-m, Okri-Uu, TlcwrUu Umm alOM M a,! FJAgM"4(D)(D)" Xeaf the Wrlf in Motor Car Vulue IMPORTANT '400" FEATURES JVO OTHER CAR U.1S TItE,V SLJL HihconprtHloa motor ' Hichiurbuliace . Ntwdoublt drop frame Tonlostl i bntloa damper Lovelor ihoclt ihinrhtrt ' (txtliiuvt NsiikmfMMthig) Aluminum illor pi root itntvrStrtttt) 7-hearfng crank hi(t iwwrrvMipmi) . Salon Bodlei Oneplcct Saloo fendv-s World'a tailcat attcrint Short turnlnc radiua ; Looter whttlbat Naih SotclaJ and reu bumptr HvtaiHnr mmsImm platad ovtr rkrI Clear UioorroM pi poua McKcnnon Nash Motor Co. 806 Adams Avenue, Main 650., (WW a (E(D)(D)MEAK That sums it up. A quality tire at a low price. The Goodyear PATH FINDER. Frees you from "bargain" hunting. Gives you most for your money - backed by the greatest name in rubber - - Goodyear. low price. The Goodyear PATH- if 0 FINDER. Frees you from "bargain" f' G hunting. Gives you most for your money backed by the greatest fjj name inbcr W.H. B0HNENKAMP CO.