LA GRANDE L . fiNING OBSERVER, LA GRANDE, ORE
Paga'Nine
Dangers Of Skidding Is Greatest During The Winter Season
Saturday, November 23, 1929
GOOD TIRES AND
CHAINS NECESSARY
Proper Equipment, Care
ful Driving Makes Dan
ger of Wreck Small. ;
l.urgcly because of lack of mois
ture this full, motorlsta, in Bpit of
thu cold weather of tho luHt few
days, have nn yet suffered llttlo
truublo from ttkldding, one of the
most dangerous of winter's hazards.
However, this Is true only In the
ontley sections because In the high
und, where high way 8 wero crust
ed with Know a while back, Bllppery
- roadK caused some damage to drlv-
t orn. iM&t "wck, live cars supped
' from the road in the Blue moun
j tains and It was necessary, for state
traffic officers to. patrol the sec
1 lion In question to warn motorists
; so that they could uvoid accidents,
i Skidding" cars cuuso . accidents
that ran go ull the way from tho In
; consequential to tho fatal typo of
accident,!' and the beat way to in?
sura this Is by having the car prop-
crly equipped w.ith safe tires, and
! by usLig chains when conditions re
1 quiro It.
Good Tires Help '
Modern tires, equipped with t ho
; best of treudH, afford great prolee
j Hon from skidding on Ice-covered
or snowy highways and roads, espe
! elnlly when tho driver Is careful
nnd does not nress his cur to such
ii speed that the protection Is nul-' ' ' - ,
lifled. However, despite the eioat1:-l1Qnnin Cpnfict Df
prideetlon given drivers by havlng)V1UnSia , H
f tires nil around, there are many
mos when tho car is 'not'
safe
tin less
chains,
properly equipped
with
v With the city and stato keeping
streets and highways open during
the winter through tho use of
snowplows, cars are no longer kept
in the garage during tho snowy
periods, but aro in use throughout
the year and unless much attention
Js given to wintar hazards, tho dan
ger of uccidenls is likely to. be us
high In the winter as-in the sum
mer when tho highways are orowd- j
'kuj , -
d with tourist and sight-seeing'
Tires Jfavu l-'air Crip
When tho roads are not slippery
enough tto require chains and very
careful driving, the average motor
ist Is saf& from trouble if his car
Is "shod" with tires on wlilch the
trends aro not worm Most of the
modern, I Ires are made with tho
Idea of winter safety in mind, and
are equipped with treads that af
ford a maximum grip on the street.
This Is particularly true of tho bal
loon tires, which spread over, a
larger area and naturally,
firmer grip.
allow ail
, However, worn out I reads-JcuY.fcr
Jrhe tlr.ey in many cases, practically
useless as far us preventing skid
ding. , Car owners are urged. In tho
Interests of safety and greater win
ter truffle, to. equip thelr'automo
biles wllh tires with proper treads
for winter drives or, if the tires aro
worn somevvliut but nro , still In
gooil condition and one's finances
prohibits purchasing new ones, bo
sure that chains are properly ap
plied. When streets and highwnys
are glazed with ice, chains arc In
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PRICES AS LOW AS
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F. O. B. DETROIT
Seven models
Faeton
Roadster Espanoi. '
sedan c.oche
CurE Business
y Sedan
CUPF. DE LUJO
SEDAN DE LUJO
themselves-likely to slip, and ex
treino caution la necessary.
Many cur owners, who. drive their
cars a great deal both winter and
summer, make it u practice to
equip their machines with new tiros
with the approach of tho "skidding
season,"- nnd this la generally re
garded to be d very sound Invest
ment. Nloww Driving Necessary
Klower driving la also necessary
during the season of slippery roads,
as a skid at a slow rato of speed
does not often result in a bud acci
dent. On tho other hand, a speed
ing car. If it skids, mny result in
great damage with possible loss of
life.
Another strong argument in fa
vor of new tires for the winter sea
son, la tho discomfort that results
from blowouts, slow leaks, punc
tures, etc., during chilly weather,
when It Is necessary to bravo the
winter breezes for several minutes
while making a tire change. Par
ticularly In .this section, where the
mercury often .hovers around zero.,
aided and abetted by brisk winds,
great discomfort and at times oven
danger of freezing, results from be
ing improperly equipped with good
tires. A lire change In the summer
Is just a few minutes task, but in
the winter, with hands and body
chilled, it muy develop into a very
difficult and uncomfortable job.
MISSING LINK IS
NOT YET FOUND
clares That Two "Finds"
Nqt Convincing,
' v. Hy Oscar Inkling
(Science ' Kdltor, Associated Press
Feature Service)
WASHINGTON, Nov. 21 (AP)
"Missing links" connecting mon
with other mammals on which thn
scientific world would agree, .have
in tho opinio of Gorrit S. Miller
Jr.,. Smithsonian scientist, -yet to.
be found. . . . , i '
Mn the place of such links," he
Jn he lnKUtutIon.a Hlinlml re.
, ..,v n08flcmj nothing
more than somo fossils so frag
mentary that they are susceptible
of being Interpreted either as such
links or something else.. 1
"If a bun win 'missing link is
to bo found at all. It must be
Nought among the fossil remains
of mammals long- ago extinct,
sinco there Is no living (inlmat
known which possesses tho re
quired peculiarities.!
Study Two "Finds"
Ills report and conclusions were
found on an exhaustive review of;
tho controversies among scientists
over two. "finds' the Java ape man
i no juyu remains cujisihi. oiii
skullcap, a femur, and two lower
molar teeth, found by lr. Kugene
Dubois; f thn Piltdown evidence,
found in Kngland by Charles Daw
son, consists of four pieces of
cranium; an imperfect lower aw
bearing two, molar teeth, a; pnir
of nasal bones, a canine tooth, and
a third molar tooth. '
Opinions about tho' Java man.
Miller pointed out. disagree. The
sk u 1 len p Is strangely different
uyNOW
YOU
YOU LOSE MONEY in a dozen different ways by
keeping your old car through the winter w .
LOSE on January 1st, when the age of your pres
ent car automatically goes UP one whole year in
the eyes of every automobile appraiser
LOSE all through the winter months by spending
money on servicing and conditioning that does not
raise the ultimate appraisal value of your old car one
, single penny. ;
Wailing until spring only lessens your chances of
gelling what you think your car should bring in trade.
Trade JVOIF, and GAIN instead of LOSE. Reap
the dollars-and-ccnls advantage of a used car market
that is WITH you instead of AGAINST you. .
Cash in on the liberal allowances wc arc now
enabled to offer to apply on a NEW Dc Soto Six
NEWEST of the low-priced Sixes and the gniartrH,
inappiest aud smoothest as well. ,
Be Soto Six
CHRYSLER MOTORS PfiODUCT
.General Motors
Sales 139,319
During October
'DBTtlOIT. Mich.. Nov: 23. bur-'
Intr tho month of October General
Motors dealers delivered to con
sumers 13'J,319 curs, according to
an .announcement by Alfred 1.
Sloun, Jr.. president. ThlH com
pures with MO. 883 for tho corre
sponding month a your nno. Bale
by Gcmeru) Motors inanufacturlne
divisions to denlers amounted to
12,104 cars, as . compared with
K'O.STG for the - corrcspondlnB
month Inst year.
The following tabulation shows
monthly sales of General Motors
cars by dealers lo ultimate consum
ers and sales. by manufacturing di
visions of, General Motors to thcli
dealers: ' . J
Dealers Kales to L'sci-s
192a 1S2S 11)27
Jan 104riSS ' 1U7.27SS 81,010
Keb. ....138,670 132.0211 102,O2u
Mar. '. 206.118 183,700 14G,27r
Apr.' A.SSS.J0 209,307 . 180,100
May 2M, 870 224,094 171,304
Juno -....194.706 200,269 169,701
July ...:..181.8rit ' 177,728 134,749
Auir. 173,884 JS7.4U3 168,619
Sept. '...-...145.171 ' 148.784' J32,6'.iC
Oct. .0....13U,319 140,883 163,833
Divisions Kales to Dealers -
1927 I
Ril,3G7
1 2 4 . 4 'J 0 I
101.9101
169,007 4
173.18 j
136.000 I
165,604
140.G07
128.451
Theso figures Include Chevrolet,
Pontine. Oldsmobile, Atnrquettc.
H.Oakland; ViUIng, Hulck, TuSallnand
Cadillac passenger cars and trucks
sold In tho United States, Dominion
of Canada nnd overseas. ,
Time th Healer .
Unless !t's something run did
yourself, time will study bring you
peace. Woman's Home Compan
ion -
from' the corresponding part of
other known mammals, both re
cent and fossil.' ; t
Much Disagreement
Summarizing the scientific opin
ions about tho Piltdown man. ho
found that authors agreo on one
point again, that the fragments of
tho brnln case -and -tho nearly
complete nasal bones pertain., to
man, while there are not Ichs than
20 point 8 of disagreement. V
"Two facts ulono must bo admit
ted out of tho maze of opinions,"
ho said, "that the.'c fossils have
furnished nn unparalleled stimulus
to investigation,' and that- the
thingsJiiost needed, now aro .moro
fossils and mtihy of lhem.'T
Miller remains an evolutionist,
despite his stand against tho value
of the evidence so far accumulated.
"The Idea that all existing plants
and animals ore derived through
somo process or orderly change,
from kinds now extinct Is support
ed," he says, -"by an array of facts
too great nnd too well estiulished
to be weakened by doubts cast on
alleged family records of any one
creature." -- - -
. ,1929 . - 1928 '
Jan. 127,580 125.181
Keb." 17B.14S J69,2:t2.
Mar. 220,391 197.821
Apr. 227,71-8 197,597
May . 220.277 207,325
Juno. .......200,754 .1SG.1G0
July ..;;.l 89,428 169.478
Aug 1GS.1S5 i8U,65
Sept. ..,,140,483 1G7.4G0
Oct. ......122.104 120,876
GAIN
BRITISH PLANNING
PROBEflF LIQUOR
Breweries are Uneasy to
Due to Labor Govern-'
ment's Intentions.
Hy Wado Werner
(Al Fealuro Service Writer)
LONDON (AD A nolleenblo
slump in brewery - shaves and a
slight rise in the temperature of
discussions on tho drink question
have been manifest hero. -
And the uueaslnesft follows the
labor government's Intention: to
appoint a royal commission for tho
Investigation of tho liquor traffic;
There Is llttlo fear that tho com-
STUDEBAKER SELLS MORE EIGHTS THAN ANY
OTHER MANUFACTURER IN THE WORLD
ma
Only $1575 for the Studebaker 8
Dictator Sedan Delivered in La Grande
mission will bo "packed with pro
hibitionists;" and.' It is usHumed
both sides will have an opportunity
to present their cu8 Nevertheless,
a good many people feel Great
Ilrltaln has gone far enough In the
mntter of d'tnk regulation.
Among them Is f.ord Dewur. one
of Britain's wealthiest distillers,
who discussed the question at some
length during u meeting of distil
lery company stockholders. 1
Addressing his hearers as "sister,
and brother shareholders," Lord
levnr pointed out that Mho con
sumption of distilled alcoholic
beverages has decreased, in Great
Britain to, about a third of what it
was beforo tho war.. v ,
"When 'wo talk .of commissions
to Investigate this Industry," , he
continued, "people forget that in
soma : -districts thy arrests for
drunkenness have been deduced by
Ntw CoMMANDtK F.u.iiT Broukham, $f6?S- CoMMANDDR Six Broucham, StSsS "'"'' nJ If ii ii i, standard ,
Brougham tquipmcnt. Commandir Eiuht Courn, $141)5. Prun.il iht factory. liumpm nnd if arc lull txlra.
u're in Step With the Times
. , What will the' new cars be like in three, four,. five years? Will the
public be buying1 fours or sixes or eights? : . What- will 'be the big. fea
tures of the new. car you. will buy in five" years?
; Manufacturers anticipate your demand's as' far ahead: as possible.
And the trend of public demand is to Eights! Automobile makers have
anticipated it and there are ten times as many ' factories producing
eights today as five years ago. ' . "
An eight'is truly in step with the times-witlr Studebaker, world's
largest builder of Eights,. leading the procession. - The .reason is as
plain as the difference between a four, and a six -greater smoothness,
greater flexibility, more speed and power at-no increased operating
COSt. .:' . . ' . ,..:",V;vy'-'.;;-;,,;,v,, ;
Studebaker's unequaled car values are responsible for the increas
ing sales for 1929 in the La Grande territory..' Prize-winning beauty of
design luxurious finish and refinements comfort in riding and
handling. See the new Studebakers now and judge for yourself. You:
need not be'satisfied with less than. Studebaker comfort this winter.
Come in today.
twothlrds. while In prohibition
countries - arrests for drunkenness
havo donbled. ' In distillery land
the Glenllvet district of Scot laud
perhaps you hnvv observed that
the chief constnblo In his report
stated that last year not one case
of drunkenness was , discovered in
that district." ,v" .
The results of tho' Balfour act
of 1!I04, which up. lo the present
time lias enabled licensing inagU
strates to :U)Ollsh 24.UO0 licenses In
Kngland and Wales, have not been
generally appreciated, argued lord
Uewnr, except by ; the- licensed
trade Itself, which paid 90,000,000
francs for this shrinkage
No one has been so optimistic
(or' pessimistic, as tho cuso may
be) as to prodlct that tho royal
commission will culminate Its in
vestigation with n.recommondatlon
ur prohibition for Great Britain.'
' The following, however, hnvo
udeifak 8
Why Be Satisfied With
been discussed as being within the
realm of probability:
The commission may. recom
mend a continuance o tho pres
cut ( system of regulation,, with
some modifications In tho regula
tions as to hours of serving drinks
or a still further Increase In the
tnes on alcoholic beverages.
It may ndvocuto tho Introduc
tion of local option, permitting
each community to .decldo for It
self whether It wants to bo wet or
ti-y. : .,. - iv.n i
ft may recommend hiking ovor
of the wholo Industry by tho, gov
ernment - nationalization for tho
purpose, of moro effective regula
tion. It Is the Irttit possibility that wor
ries Britain's beer, barons far moro
(ban any talk about absolute pro
hibition. '
Less?
HtudontsMu tho Vnlvorsity ;af
Missouri roprcsent 10 ,r(;ligloua
faiths. ' J
Tho statu motor patrol corps in
Texas gives first aid lo Injured mo
torists as well as enforcing traffia
laws. : ...
Thu body of Dick Dowllng, Con-'
fed e rut u hero of tho Civil war, lies
in nn unmarked grave adjoining
u llttlo Mexican church In nous-
ton, Tex. ,
Official estimates place tho Hun
garian corn crop at 75,000. ono
bushels, 2G. 000, 000 bushels moro
than. In 1928. , - .
: Visitors to tho Grand Canyon
national park for thu. year ending
September 30 numbered 184,003,
an -'Increase of 10,1 per cent over
1128.
Mo I
Phone
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Adams
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111-1 Jefferson Ave.