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MOTORING NEWS
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VOLUME XVII
LA GRANDE, OREGON, SATURDAY, MAY 18, 1929.
NUMBER 175
NEW STATE LAWS
TO TAKE EFFECT
Number of Important
Measures Will be' En
forced After June 4.
&AI.I0M,' Ore., May 18 A num
ber of Important- laws a f foe tin: llu
operatlon of motor vehicles wore
enacted at the recent (tension of
th legislature, and many of Hi em
will be effective on Juno 4th, : Ot
particular Interest anion tr them
Jifui been tho one providing u new
schedule of load limits for trticka,
and inasmuch na there appeared to
be ome eonfllotlons In the uet as
finnlly pas tied, the Koeretary pf
state's attorney KenenU for inter
pretation. The' opinion of the, at
torney general will he uncd as a
baids from which the -welirht luw
wljl be administered, Kays tho ttec
retarj of state, with the following
as the hig-h lights, of tlt6 Interpre
tation; . .. v
"A four-wheeled truck may b
operated with a combined weight
of not more than 22.000 pounds,
uuy ii upt.-ruiU 111 COlllUIUIlllUM i
wIUi other vehicle the ' combined
weight of Hi ahull Jiot exceed 34.-
000 pounutM A six- wheeled truck
hnvlntf ttvu uxiea apaced lens than
eight feet ajiart may have a com
bined weight not Hi o.xcown or 27,
mju pounds, and may. not be oper
ated In conjunction with any other
vehicle or without pneumatic tires.
A .alx wheeled truck having axles
spfirtid hot leas than eight feet
apart may ho operated with a to
tal combined welghf not In cxceMS
T 84,000 pounds, or may bo oper
ated with a total combined weight
not .jit excess of 34.000 pounds, or
mny be. operated In combination
with mother attached vehicles, tho
total combined weight of which
truck-and attached vehicles ahnll
not be more tlmn 34,000 pounds."
German Auto Pioneer Butt of Jokes
When His First Car Sputtered
-Karl licit. German's irionct'r- In automotive In vent ton (1iih) luul
a hitter airuinrto with unhelteverH when bo firm liiimductMl a motor
,. ' -clikio about) 44 years . ll wluallf ran. ;-. . ' '
. MOH!(AV, (Al'l-i-l'ror. HlHsIn r
the- ''public . heiilth repaiinicnt
claims that' KukwIh'h birth rate is
20 1 -to the thousand-fund the hlghen'.
in tha world. He nrelcta doubling
of the populalon lit 3a years. v ".
I.AIHINttt ltO. Onimny (AD
Almost simultaneous with the ca
lul)liKhment of a . new motor car
speed record in Florida there died
here one of the men who helped
make thU u motor age.
' A bare 44 years ago, when Karl
Uenx'rf high -I hree-wheeled "motor
velouipcdf" made its moisy, amoky
vay down Mannheim streets, it whk
hulled with . ridicule ax "an ab
surdly that never will amount tu
anything," ,: v . f .
It Was only ' his Icnaolous cling
ing to ti childhood ambition iu spite
of much discouragement that gave
tile world within the span of a sin
gle lifetime an Important develop
ment In Its great motor Indus! ry,
"My favorlt's idea," Hem wrot.
"was always the thought of setlln?
the locomotive-, on the street.' 1
wanted to free It from Its bondage,
and even in high school the hhiuu
'without rail W&n the undercurrent
of thought thai run1 through all my
work." , ..' . , . ,
Bena'c deuth .vividly brought
home the almost startling brevity
of the "motor carriage's" career.
- The Inventor's first car made its
existence known ,'by- .violent rat
tllags and bahglugs. It sputtero.l
and chugged . while th onlooker
stood open-mouthed and speech
less. Un Its rirst run-Its steerlhg
wheel got ont of control' and the
machine wavered and came-- to a
halt. The crowd Jeered at tho
"useless absurdity." '.;
' Hut Hpius refused to ' be dlcour
aged, ity 1 87,. with a four wheel
model, he was sufficiently enrnur
aged to take out i Is first putenls,
which he Jokingly termed the
"birth certificate"-, of' the great
grandfather of .the. autompblh?.
Bun? remained almost through-
April Largest
In Shipments in
History of Nash
KKNOHHA. Wis.. May 8 Ho-
i ports from The Nash Motors com-
! oanv cuveiimr Anrll ahltinients to
the liomlnion of Canada, show the
month lb have been substantially
tho largest In the history of the
company. It Is also reported that
April climaxed un eight months'
period' unprecedented gain In de
liveries to tho company's Canadian
distributing brganhtatlon.
Commenting on this gratifying
record, C. II. HIIss, sales manager,
said: "During tho month of April,
our shipments to Canudian distri
butors reached a volume unequal
led by any other single month In
the history of. our company. In
addition to 1 1 Iff showing, we- nr
also able, to report for tho eight
months', period cloning April SO.
an Increase In shipment of 167 pv.
cent over the. samo period a year
ago. " ,'. - ; v' f .
v "Wc have Just announced a gam
of tHi.68.jier. cent in domestic ship
ments for April over April of 1U2R
and an Increase for the first four
months of of y.3K per cont
over tho same months of JVliK,
"AVe see In this achievement nn
expisslon of tho universal ' public
approval accorded our r4o" scries
cars an approval . which Is insnl
festlng itself in new- records month,
and which we .confidently expect
will result In by far the greatest
year we have ever had,"
,' A night alrmull service has been
inaugurated between Croyduit air
port, l.ondun, and Uo' liuurget,
I'uris.'' ' '"'yi? :.
out his life a prophet, unappreci.
ated in his own land, for only dis
trust and lack of interest greetpj
his first teal huccchhob and It was
left to France and the United
States (q give hltu his first recog
nition and support.
lleflually succeeded In establish
ing the Mannheim Uasollne Knglm.
factory which later developed into
the Bens Works, an organlxntlfln
which spread to luternntlonal pro
portion, laying a foundation for
the world wide motor and automo
bile Industries of today.
CJhe Convertible iandaumSedan'
closed to the rain
srh art in Sariy weather
X hen the summer nun sends down ils warm, health-giving rayi
i . . fold hack the top . . . enjoy the freedom of an oen ear. If a
sudden shower springs up . you can have shelter instantly..,.
Simpl raise the top ... snap three catches . ; . and you are snug .
and dry in closed car luxury. '.. ' ' ,'" ,:
On cither the New Oakland All-American Six or the New Pontine
ISigSixchassisyou can obtain theConvertiblelandaiilel body type
... a Fisher body creation designed to combine the fair weather
- benefits of an open car with the protection of a smart, completely
appointed sedan. Its rearquarter of durable fabric may be folded
back or raised easily and quickly. It (its perfectly into either
position . . . revealing the fine design and workmanship which
- you would expect in a Fisher-built body of any type..
A special demonstration of Convertible Ijindaulets bus been
arranged which we will be glad to make for you at any time. lt
us show you how delightful one of these curs is when open . .
how comfortable when cloned . . . and how easily it can be changed '
from one position to the other.
T7.e Kru- Oakland M-Amerlran Sin, tlli.i tat 1173. Tht Veir rnntlar Vlf Sit,
$i43 to fS95J. o. h. Pantiac, Mtrhigan, pttt rlelivrryrharitea. Ceneruf Afoturt .
. Time Payment rtan available at mtnlntuin rale. ,
Conaitlrr the !ctivrrd prlrc it. vrrll n. fhr list pflrf. when rtmparinl n.if,
luubilu 4llues ... OaklHtlH-Ponline flrlitrrrl lirii-rn ittrluile only reasonubj.
charge for delivery pud Utluliclng.
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OAKLAN
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D-PONTIAC
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LEGION SAFETY
DRIVE STARTED
Oregon ; Department
Hopes to Reduce Num
ber of Auto Accidents.
1'OUTM.ND, Ore.. My 18 The
Nations) Safety Council reports
37.000 people killed and 960,000 in
jured In 800,000 automobile accl.
dents during 1928 The report es
timates the economical loss from
these deaths and Injuries at $860,-
000,000,
In Oregon the number of auto
mobiles registered at the close of
the month of March reached a to
tal of a&MlG, Accidents reported
for tho three-month ptirlod wcim
4,831. Of this number X.060 were
for March. Klve counties In the
state fulled to report any accidents
during the month.. It Is of Interest
to note that If Ihe present rate of
automobile ; accidents continues
during the year theio will be somo
In the state for the year
Then .viewing the situation
from another angle II will be no
ticed that the number of accident:!
hua . Increased , from month to
month. If this Increase continue
the accident total for Oregon, wilt
reach the mark.
' The American . Legion, depart
ment of Oregon, has Instituted a
safety campaign In the state in an
effort o reduce the number of acci
dents and la this they urge that
greater care bo exercised by all
drivers and pedestrisns. The conn-,
ly having the- lowest n umber of ar
uidenls. in proportion to the uulo
mobllrs registered on (he first of
July will receive a plaYuuo to be
placed In the court house. It Is es
pecially desired by the Legion that
all county, officials and state traf
fio officers join lu this campaign.
The sumtiKiry Tor tho month ot'
March follows:
PRICE CUT IN
FIRESTONE TIRE
IS ANNOUNCED
Ab Jenkins Adda
New Motor Victory
La Grande Motor Company
Hall Motor Co.
1119 Adams Ave.
Enterprise, Oregon
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.Motorists have bren quick to ;.
spond to tho substantial price re.
ducllons announced by W. O, Ter
kins. In thf ap.lm sale now ui.di-
full sway. The sulo Is attracting
wide attention among; local motor
sts because of the exceptionally,
low prices fmturrd, and tho Fire
stone dealer Is being kept busv
equipping the cars with the ratuo.in
gum-dipped H'lrestones and tho
Firestone OldfleUlH.
. "There Is nothing that takes
away more from tho pleaaurn of
motoring than the rear of porslbln
tire trouble," says Mr. Perkins."
"We ure putting on this sale, rtffhlt
at the' beginning or the real mot-1
orlng seuson, to make H possible
for motorists to obtuln new tires
l th. .nu,UBl nn.alt.a nn,( a, ..I t.
1 lotf ti'Otible.fi-eA tire ni-rvlre.
The records held by Mreatonc
gutu-dlpped tires, which are Feat
ured In the salts are unequalled by
any other automotive product, savs
the lorat Firestone dealer,
"Kveiy Internntionul 60ii.ii.llo
rut-o at Indlanupolls and ev-ry na
tional championship race for the
past nine years,, and the world's
spited record If 207.6 miles per hour
have been .won by Klrestone num.
dipped tires. . "The- world end...,
ance record record ot SO.ooo iuIUm
In 38. 126 minutes nt. Atlantic city
by Btudebaker President eighth
wus niudo on Klrestqnos, All coast
to.coast speed records were smash-1
el. when Firestone gum-dipped '
tires carried a. Htudebsker . ca
from .New York to Han Francisco !
In 77 hours. 40 'uilnulea. I
; "Kquully as' Impressive are i tlx
tniteage records . established by
Firestone gum-dipped tires for pott-1
JMenger car owners and truck oporu
j tors." .
The Flrestono druler declares all .
tires on sale uro of fresh Block
Troiu the, great western Firestone
factory at l.os Angeles, lite world's!
most .modern, tiro: nianufacturln-rj
plant, i ' ' - . , .
BAN FltANCIHCO. May II Ab
Jenkins, holder of all Internation
al contest board speed records for
stock motor cars records hung up
nt Atlantic City with his fast stock
Htudebaker President Eight has
.-added another scalp to his collec
tion: the asoenslon of the Bouth
Peak of Twin Peaks, Han Francis
co's famous 61 per cent "uncllin
able" grade, . , ;
And, Indicative of the faith that
tho world-famous Jenkins has In
Hlchfleld gasoline, which has
powered him to so many victories
of speed and power, It might be
noted ho choso Jtichflold-Ethyl as
tho fuel for hla dare-devil climb
up Twin Peaks. . ', , - :
: Unknowns Drive To Fama V;
The Indianapolis 600-mlle race,
the Grand Prix of America, i
more or less of a racing driver In.
cubator. ! Fame,, -in numerous ln-
stances, has pulled unknown driv
ers out of the grab bag of this
great race. .' 1
Frank l.ockharl went to Indian-'
spoils a virtual unknown in 192G;
he left a world famous driver. Bob '
McDonogh was another who went
thoro for his great start. .. Many
of tho drivers who achieve fnm-)
have made their - rirst circuit at
Indianapolis In practice and come
off tho track shaking all over, sura
they could not drive the race,
Lockhart was one of them.
" Kane Grey, Amerlcun'' nuvotlut.
la well k.itmtl In New Zealand un
a flHhermun. . v
A Valve; Regrinding Job Will Take
the Sluggishness Out of Your Car
After driving during - the ' winter
months you will probably note that your
motor is sluggish. Excessive choking
and many stops around town cause a
"foul" motor. -. - : '- yJ';;-:
We suggest that you drive around for
a free valve inspection if your car is
OK, we'll say so if it needs a ; valve
grinding, we. assure you that we will
turn out a satisfactory piece pf work.
The carbon cleaned out the valves
ground then you will be ready for long
summe'r drives.
BILL BUNCH GARAGE CO.
: ' ; Diieectly Opposite, of U. P. Depot. :
This Business
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been uwnj for hundred of thou,.
win da of tnllt'H of (ct work In the
orr wtifion. Auliiirn, In 1:7. ran
tlncT! cars for u totnl of 4&.000
inilen; SliidrbHknr, In th .hiiiii
year, ran three earn Tor u totnl of
7r.,iHHi ihIIph, and tluilnff Iho. htxt
yciir h Mli'tffk tt'iit of four vurn for
it luliil of i 2t.nii(siiileM. Jn addition
lo llicHn hlrue t'ln. Home 3d other
tHln have hfn conduclrd over Ihe,
Iriirk for dlMt'iitccfi of from I'HJ lu
6,uoo lutlcs ouch. .
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M PRICE TALK. It is possible to
H make .a tire of your size in per
il, haps 20 different grades to sell
at 20 different prices. And the
cheapest one to the eye might'
look almost as good as the most
expensive.. (But what a differ
ence in service!) . '
CONSIDER A FEW FACTS.
The company which builds the
most tires certainly can produce
at lowest costs. That's logical,
isn't it? Well, that company is
Goodyear. And Goodyear1, if it
desired, could build any of the
different possible grades in your
size, and undersell the whole
field on each grade.
INSTEAD OF' THIS, HOW
EVER, the world's largest rub
ber company has studied car
owners' needs and has standard
ized on several grades in Good-
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year Tires. Each of these
grades is superior to other '
makes of corresponding price,
because of the economies Good
year effects through building
millions more tires than any
other company. ;
THE PROOF OF THIS is the
fact that, for 13 years more peo
ple have ridden on Goodyear '
Tires, than on any other kind.
IT ALL GETS DOWN TO THE
QUESTION OF what grade tire
your driving : needs require or
how much you want to pay.
You'll always find, in Goodyear
Tires, the best combination of
quality and price. A lower price
than a Goodyear offers is a sure
sign of a whole lot lower quality.
A higher price than on a Good-,
year is just paying somelxidy for
applesauce.
Bohnenkamp's
Millions More People Now Ride On
Th sIiihInk ,r in i.iniiKliiin
whiMiner I'm ' Altiilf hy a eunst
miurd tiillnr will He I'lill"'!
HlHtf-s B-uverdliiiMil "morp inan
IIOV.IIIIV." If Cil. Jolin 'I'humas
ll.indiill tins his way. Tin, winy
klnlivr of Ihe lll-Iiili-'l rum snip
I. iih-ltired almvc ax h arrived In
Now York cn ruilte tu Alimlreul In
culifer wuh Hit- schooner's owner
before fltlny suit.
g Tires Than on Any Other Kind
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