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HUDSOM TO MAKE COMMERCIAL CAR Completing Plans for Line , of Light Delivery " ' Vehicles , Huilann ' Molrir maker o'.llDiiaqn uml . ICasea cure, ha coinpli'-tr-d' uliiiui 10 .luunrh u line qf Unlit, jli'llvn'or eoinmrrolut vi'lllriell, with hollies aner-laUr III" limed l meet the reiiuliiiicnt of Ilio cWnt uaeis of a currier of tills type. Hoilies will lie mount on Kmu'X chamii'ii ailiipted und deslnned for HUM aervlre, moulding to Avt'ry Harrison, local dealer. It If ''.'nnnauncvd tlinl tli' lino will lo Introduced about July, and . u lll lie. mitrketed tliron'iih the nrn. ent II nclxun iind:H;dlirlliutir and ileuler argiinliuitlnii. Jlutlaon'i dialer family, It la ld, him lien exiiiuullrur with Vioteworthy I'Ulild lly allien the rirwt of the year und wiveia the.roiintry inoio Itilenslvo )y than ut any previous time in tlio eoiuimny's history. Tho lludon iiiiinnui'iiicnt felt Its selllnK.oiKnn laittlon would appreciate, tlio added sales opportunity offered -by tlio new proUm-t. Hum Ct Mitchell, for several yeura a sales executive for the Hud son Motor Car coiuimny, ha been; appointed rniiimerciiil vehicle, man-! inter and will handle the. dlHtrlbii tlon of this entirely new product through the Hunsiin-Ksseg dltrl-j hutor und dcnler.nrgiinhuitloii. . J'ls talitlshnient of a ruinuterclal vehl-l elo department iimrJin ii decidedly now and Important dwulopmcut In the progress of tlio. company. .' 1 Kmphasls will ie Jald lV tlio company op ainurlhess, quick uc oeleiiitlon and e'eonoiny of . opera lion, J1m'h feature of Hurt. siin-Ksscx uelivlty 'which already have lieitn brought to' it' high point of development In dho niuniifiictdic of passenger ears, . . - ' Het-up for'.thn manufacture , of tho new line.' I ftlneudy well 4lnder, way t tho Hiidon-l'i"Kox plant 'In Detrolti whero the new ;etlyllr, will ho. htiiistid, v- , ,.,',. ' ' Pit Football Men Against Car Brakes . Hugged flower, nnumiol strength,' Ami stamina aro essentials In both foothull playera and Kood ntitoino hlloa. Whim roach Tad weiman of tho Untvcrally or Michigan Wishes to dovrlop these, qualities ( Jn hut pluyers, ho turns to tho nuto-j Inohlle for tlln features hn desires, With tho opening of thn spring football training aeimon at the 1,'nl vcrnlty of MIchlKan, l.'oneh Wklinan ilevlaed a now and uiiiimo mothod of ollinlimtlng tho winter klnlH from hi playera. Tho plnyein wero tnut at tlio field with a riymnuth' coupo driven by tho coach tindrat uiehed to the front liumper of which huh a 13 foot heejtgajT'hlii dovlco makea an ideal liurfUuir inn- ehlno und serves udmlrahly In training tho athletes In tho flnu point of line burking. A THE WORLD'S LARGEST AKE D o Test Alcohol For Automobile Fuel Saturday. April 6, 1920. K- " I v I i 1 I ',',wiV.4-.,.,y1 i" -.'l fci... iiMiMi.ii.i iiniMllMj full ilHmiaiiimiM .mil, i . j -li WASHINGTON (AP)-Kxpcrl-ntentB to find clicuptT miliHtUtito fur ffaKollne aro beiiiK rurried on in l'ltrnambuco, , WrvwM, uccording to advldfa received by the depart ment of commerce from lu eoni iiiorclaltuttaclitf at Itio de Juneiro. Anulywls of tit nadf with HtralKht traftotlhe, alcohol und a, mUturo of alcohol, f iber and kuhu Ithe on an Anifrlcan titr whowed thut the Bpflclally pi-tpard AIukoub mlxtuiw, coniposed -of tht three cuiiattttient, was chenpint. The car could he run a mile with the iKpeelully prrpnrcd fuel at about two-lhlruii tho cot of gtuollne. Alcohol wan conhlrahly cheap er than yanollnp, hut wum not as efficient as the vpeclul mixture. The principal objection to the use of alcohol were found to be uum in I ii tc of veivfn and cylinder, knocking, production or muoke and ItA hiKh iwnltlon point. ' THI-ICJIITIO IKtTOR MVMLO'S MSIECT PHn iMU CONTROL iimiPAiuji shock jUtStMIBIiRii CeK.-if.--.i --t-- "TVN UlVCTlUUIEI tuusu uwmaiHM FROKT AMD " ' ' RtR BVMPIIIf COSTLY CtH iti!hiur risisn 7-HEA1IWO . KAkSIIAFT I HI T Wlll lli; H TIIK t KJAIt Harney nnifleld mill mnlnliilna hla beautiful Inline In Heverly IIUIk, lillhouKh he Ih Kpendinff the greater part of the winter In the middle went, eapeelnlly uround Helrolt. Harney, hla rrlenda Ray, him enjoy ed r-onjddernlile aueeeaa on the Block market In the luat few yearii. lie recently wan reported to have purchuHed b Hulmtunt'al inlerctt in a KamuiH t'lty ulrcruft corporation. .'" Said to lie the largest ntomimdntal cake ever Klinefelter Motor Company, when that com. 3akei,Ui0 masterpiece is tbecrcatiunofCeorgc l,any opened iu donrs a Durant dealer in that Lloyd, internationally known artist in cuke- -city. Il was M fort square and 16 feet high and f 'rafl.lt wae served to more lliuii three thousand more than a week, was required to bake and con- (,. jnopleintlHM:ilyofEvefctt,Vr'a8hlngton,l)ythe struct the cake. Fprests Lure ; Motorists To i "The Northwest Nash Company Adds Two New: Models To Line KKNOHITA, Wla., Apr, 6 Tho NuhIi MotorH company haa added , two new and Important models toj ttfi modorato priced, Hpcrial HlK "AM)' Kerlea lino u dashing road-j ater and a Movon-piiWicnKr Be dan. Tho roadnter tmppllea an iimmiuil typo' of open car charm and thai new Hcilan auppllcrt do nod car Mpa- cioiiftneHH and luxury hcrutofm'o uncqunH'd In It h price clnxa, j Tho Introducilon of both inodnla, powered by the famous Nanh twin-; lunltlon, high compreHHlon, valvo-! lu-ht'tid motor and dlHtlntculMhod j by the many now enftltteerlttK and equipment leatureti which Nunh alone oftarn, rounds out the com pany' Kicut "400" Hcrtea lino and addH two brand new achlevemcnla to a munuructurlnir auccew never before equated In NuhIi hlMtoiy. Jn tha roa timer the cuuipuny hn produced a new-typo model that meets tho American ouen car Meal In every line HiKh vain ted and low aeateii, it Is a rare combina tion of stylo and comfort tor pen pic w ho like coplotm doNcs of blu Hklen and wlndinir. beckoitlhK roads wllh their motuHnir mllcimt. it U a trim, wlde-awako car, designed with lonn, Mweenluar body Illicit, actuated with hatr-ti iRKor'ueeel-ra. lion. Jn appettrancfl it In a color nyinphony of rich, tleep ceilur and belKe tho fendera and upper body In tho How cedar aim tie, and venter Kldo panels In henro. j-"iv wiro wherU in brlKht oranKo m-o muti dard equipment. Their Npeclal de Hin Ineluib n intra latito huh caps with hub nutn skillfully concealed, Jloiixontal louvrea In the hood, and chromium plating of lamp brack et, lump tie roita und upiUht posm In adriltioa to all other brlKht mclnl purla on the ear, glvea It additional charm. Jn tho new 4m special ,1 Keven-pnxiieuKcr fedan Smh haa provided a car hitherto unheard o( In itn piico tfehl. and one which miticlpiilca the ueetls or a threat Kioup or niotoriMU deoirinic at Ven pavHcnuer prestiKo and luxury at moderate cost. Jt haa tho comtort iho cupnciiy which Koe hand In hand with costly car room I new m a price lower by hundrcila of dol lara than any other Mvcn'pniiseu uer aedan on tho market. ' National fArcala nr the' United Htntci, located in- vnrlotiK parta of the country, urn beoomliifr IncreaH intfly popular an tourlntf Riotnirta for nintorlHia,' mid ench aucceed- Injr year hcch a Ki'enicr number of motor vehicle puMaJnif , throiiKh thCMo' Iwiutlful preaerVOK. .Till In pointed out ny C. Ti. (Top) Q li ten,' director of the Ore Ifon Htate Motor awtorlntlon, vt hO Mi.y that wllh thin Inct-enan In mo tor totniiiff In the national, foreat thoro la to' bo noted a corrcripoml Jnv increnao In the total of Im proved ronda locatod within them, "KlRUrea forwarded to uh from tlm nutlonal head'iuiu-tera of tho American Automobile, akrtoclatlon, wllh -w hich wo, aro hfflMated, show that reoent'ivoik on foVeNt road hna brouKlktMttie tntnlMlbluiVi'oved lilwlnvflyn wltlin tho formtn up to .1,775 mJICH;'wliilo tho lotul of all foreat road la 18.91 1 mllcN. i Un Oregon alone there nro 13 million acrea of nnllnnal foreat lands, 18 ncrea for each man, veir mau nnd child In the atate and each yenr wltt1eHei n ffaln in the num ber of motorlma who am attracted by tho tinaUrpnfiHed ' boa ill Ira of t bene fore Ml a. Kuch vea n a Ixo. jwttiieHrica additional miles added to thn chain of Improved romlH which I maUiuK' tbeae dellghlful nreaa nvnltabte to nil motor car owner. "Hut. HlallNlIi'R alono ilo not tell tho whole nt Or y of. tho tint lift popu larity of the national forest ua oh- Jcctlvea of countlcHH motor Ioiii-k. A cheek-up or our own local loiir Ititf bureaija reveal that we direct ed inoro vncntlonlHt to I ha na tional parka durfHK the itiwt year th 4 ii In any Other almllar period. "The Increased mlleaKc of Im proved toiulH, or courne, has had a muikedly Mlmulntlna; eri'ect, and with the policy or ootiHiiinlly ad vaucbtK that' tola, ; of ihIIouko at ron u; I y In efTect we run look for ward to it Ri-enler flow or oara to the foreata next year,' Talkien to Oust Opera, Mary Says si:v roriK, Apr. i (apj to the prediction of thoac who have wild talklea have doomed not .only (be apcakliiK: hIIiko but oven the art of acreen artlnp, All Mai'y (birdeii ha added u foreciiHi of her own. "Sooner or later," ahe aald, "tho talking movlea are koIiik to flnUh opera, not only here but all over the world." ' She added that ahe whm "aim ply mad" about them and that ahe would make a latttle heraelf-when alio found u an It a hie vehicle, an opera, picture In KnKllxh. . "No longer Will people he con- tent to alt a formerly , for three hour heuilntf pcoplo aluK In a lonKiie they do not undefriland," iiHHerted the tMilcaKo opera'a ho prann. "KukIIhIi will bo the lun K i in i;e imed In Ilia oporaa put on byjjind movlea." 'Mk - ' ! -I 7 1 'K Machinery J)aily Replacing Man In Auto .World ' While mnchtneiy la dally replac ing man In the production o life' neccNaltlea ami luxurlca. It 1 only through machinery dealgned by maatcr cnKluccrlmr bra Ilia that motor cars of today may bo turned out In great miairtltlc without anc rlflclng ,iUallly. The American motor car IndiiMry la one of tho greatest emplnyera of labor In the world, but the accuracy of work done In the manufacture of uuto mobilea Ih to no great extent de pendent upon the human equation and It natural liability to err. Chryaler engineer, lu associa tion with l-'red M. eder. vice pres ident In charge of engineering for Chrysler motora, are uihodk tho leading- acientlnta In the automo tive Indum ry who reeogntttc the fuet thut no mailer how perfectly trained a man nmy be, ho cannot alwaya be accurate. They find to tho myriad of teata through which material and parta niUHt go beforo entering into, the pro duction of a Chr-Hlcr-lMillt car. ('onaeiuenlly, the vnrloua depart menta of the Chryaler plant aro equipped with tho tuoat . modern Kclcntlflo lnHtriiment for tenting new Invention und . part which nctuall lira to be tued In produc tion operations . . From delicate sen lea which enn accurately reglater tho increnaed weight of ft ahcet of paper upon which n pencil mark ; hua been placed, Chryaler engineering appa ratus range up to a, unhiue und powerful machine upon which fin ished Tars uro given "road teta" morn severe than any hiimnn being could endure driving on a "prov ing grounda." Through tho use of this machine, a Chryidcr car la put through rigid und uccurnle tcHts equal to driving at all speeds over funds of everv linuirlnablo condition. The ffidvanlagn.lif this machine Ih that tho road; reaction can, bo nnd Is carefully olmerved ami records aro Immediately made . of any weak iichhch that ilevelop. A New Type Windmill IIAItHY IIJ.l.i:U TO AVIATION Hurry Miller t forming an air plane company to be bucked by l.o -Angeles cupltnllnta. Miller's expe rience with high compression vn glnes I known to every raco fan. Jle has ahown hla heela to the world In horsepower per pound of engine weight. If he ran ndapt hi racing degtgn to aviation en gines, he should develop a winner. Mnybe tho reason why so tnnny Women ore Inexpert bridge players I that their hearts are not In the (tame 0 r Is your car in Mcbnkl tmlus tut d.vlwd m ttnine wind-powr intebln which la ract) t th. pk o Rinccn Hid la Sw Pnuiciica Th. sppaimrus la shown hs with ut Oak Und All-Amcrlnn connnlhl. coup, in th. fcrafronm. Th wind machiii, is dMifiml with ih. fKUrion that It w(H iath.r .nd transmit th wlnd-pow to s cnitral mnii'sl shall whuh la turn will ojxi.i. whswvsi ni.vhin.iy it should b USMlfac If you drive one of these cars, we can equip it with Dclco-Remy Lovejoy Hy draulic Shock Absorbers which means greater and permanent comfort and greater and perman ent safety for you ! Nothing you can do to your car will prove as beneficial as a set of Love joys, no matter what you pay. Come in and talk itoverl' DALE COX Battery and Electric Service . 1 1 A jfe&uJ 4-Wheel Brakes Need more ciireful ad j listing thnn 2-wheel. That's why we have installed n scientific brake testing machine. We ' can give you a brake job on this ma chine . that will give you safety In driving. RUSCO-STATION Arleigh Jennings "IlltAKra A SPECIALTY" 219 Greenwood St. All these features.. All this extra equipment at no extra cost . The new festures and equipment of the Nash "400" have added hundreds . ' of dollars of actual, visible worth to this famous motor cur. They have added an incalculable meas ure of enjoyment to Naih ownership. . Yet they have ailJal nothing to Nasb price. ' i At no extra cost, you have the Twin , Ignition motor, the year's outstanding motoring improvement more power, . more speed, less gasoline). Vou have costly car.interior finishes, Bijur CentralizedChassis Lubrication, Th.N) ew I.eaiie the II' I.TIPOItTAfHT IOO rEATl KES-'O Twln.lgnition motor . 12 Aircraft-type spark plugs. ' High compression Houdail(e and Lovejoy shock anortert lExclnuvt Ndii mtmntimt) Salon llodics Aluminum alloy pistons llrtwif-i'Mi) New double drop frame Torsional vibration damper wortd'seasiest steering 7-bearing crankshaft Houdaillc hydraulic shock absorbers, bumpers front and rear, even a spare tire lock, and not a dollar added to' lb price. Equipment which other dealers (hot Nash dealers) charge extra for, at rt . tail prices, is included in every Nash '"400" model, as it comes from, the factory, at no extra cost. That is why you will find that "400," fully equipped, delivered prices are so much less than other cars with similar or even lower factory (f. o. b.) prices. Compare the cars, compare the prices, before vou buy your new car. . H '400' orlH in .Viator f'r'lfn , OTIIF.ll C.I II ti.iS THEM .11.1. Biur centralized Longer wbeelbases i chassis lubrication Electric clocks ; One-piece Salon tenders . flff.r vision ffonf Enterior metalware pillar posts chrome plated over Nal( s ,,, Deiign n"-kel from and rear Short turning radius bumpers McKennon Nash Motor Co. 80G Adams Avenue,. Main 650. (105) rOKWA It I) - L O O K l N C P E O 1' L E W ILL I X V EST I C A'T HIS y C A lt Tlf t-Ooor Mm, $IHS Body by Hthtr di-livrml I I I -another All" American feature that arouses owners' eninusiasm . . . t'oiialilrr the prire mm well as the list pric when rolttparliig automobile valur. O.WI. . P,U. 4U..rr4 m tMrluda t Mwv ktwrh.rsM far d.liiwy mm4 finale la. In thifk IralFic . , where quick, Kttri- (It-i t-lcratiiin i iuipt-rutivc. ( )tt ppt'ry pavenirn t.1 . . where equalized m l inn is the rrying m-etl. In hilly country . . . sthcre tirtllnury hrukea heat up mid drug und unnietiiiieit even ntull tin-engine, l iiilvr all these fon ilitiiins the. lirukes of the iNevr Oukluiitl All Anierii :m have pruved their superiority. . In ltnuil-exui inline ... they are fully prtteetel. t'natTeeted tr1rn ttHS la tlSTl. t. m. k. Pvntlmr. Mirhimmn. nlM. JJiMnA... C i J" Jrlt Mi.m II.Im.,. inrliMfr i It.i Hu.nprr. IHrf lr.,Ur gumrd I niMlmim ral. by mud or ruin or iee. As n re bult they niuinlain their hi'ili eflieieney in any weather. They are always jhim' live ami huhioiIi in ttetiun. .. . ulays exeepv tioiially quiet'. : !. ' e . . . Oakland's brakes nr fur from ordiiiury. Hut the ame is true of everylhing elso in the New All-Anieririiu Six. Come in . . , und we will slmw you how much more il offers for its priee. t.mrt Hwlwi 74m l,mtit rUn anUfalit SOA K. LAN D MttllU'CTT OF i.tAiKU Mtrrnns A L L - A MEM C A N S IX Hall Motor Co, LA GRANDE MOTOR CO. 1119 Adams Ave. Kntcrprise, OifBon