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motoring news i (granfa jEimmtg Wb&vcxm GENERAL NEWS VOLUME XXVIII la grande; Oregon, Saturday, april 12, 1930 NUMBER 202 AUTO DEATHS IN SIX YEARS 752 Motor Vehicle Traffic Ac cidents in Oregon Since 1924 Hurt 24,355. SAI-liM. Ore, Apr. 12 AL') During thu nix year period from 194 to 1929, Inclusive, a iniiil of jHlnco the first of the your, running 752 persons weru killed and 24,356 ucro Injured by motor vehicle truf fle; nccldcmts In Oregon, according to records to the slate truffle de partment. Authenlle records uro not avullublo earlier than 1924. Tho total number of recorded uccldcnts wiring the period was 170, 070. Yeurly overuses for the period wore 28,340 accidents, 4,059 per- Chrysler March Shipments Show Increase 46 Pet. Chrysler Slarcli shipments total ed 33,77k cars, mi Increase over February of lo.Gf.9 curs or more than 4li per cent. March retail sules of ('hrysler products continued the steady Im provement so much In evidence parallol with the Inerease In shli: nents, sales to the public in March Loii.g 44 per cent higher than in Kebruary which showed a corres ponding increase over January. Shipments of Dodge passenger cars amounted to 10,653 In March, the Chrysler lino added another 9.6U1 curs. Do Soto 5.64 mouth 5,203. In the Puts Dodge Back In Old Field ond i'ly- (omiiiPi-fijil (tuns Injured una l.'o Killed. Tho "em JJodge shipped 2, Ml trucks, number of uccldcnts und the easu- j "uses and motor coaches, and Kar aites by years arc: ! so 1!7S vehicles. j ?4 accidents, 22,&!i5; Injured, I With tho mw, mcrchnndistng 671, killed Gfi; la 2 ft; i,uoo; 8702; plan -on Plymouth of permitting 54; 11126: 30.025; 4044; ty; J U27: ; Chrysler, Uodne and Jo Solo deal 79.ISS; 4200; 141; 1 U2X: 2H.7S7; j 's to sell the.se low priced cars. 5021; 203; l2i: 30,181; 4711; 1SK. tho demand Jias lncreaned under The stuto trurric office claims : tlifH arrangement to a point where for safety campaign activity in April refiuirements are more than Oregon that the state was" one. of 'double of March. , eix slates that showed a reduced!, f-. : . , , n urn la; r or ratunties in com jiared with 1K2S, Tho siato is a member of the National Safety .Council conference with which over 20 slates uro now affiliated. In atl states that are. members of the conference uniform records uro lined In reporting accidents. These are turned in to police of ficials by persons who are involve la accidents und uniform reports are also used by officers following their investigutidns of accidents. It is claimed that the wur of; AVe coiuerenco will go Jar towards Educing accidents to a minimum. Gas "Bootleggers" Busy Along Highway COAST HIGHWAY ALL-YEAR ROAD Oregon and Washington Finish Work Califor nia on Final Stretch. With tho new low-priced six-cy Under line introduced for 1930, Dodge Brothers is bark in the prke clou tthcro the out landing rcpqlntinn of tho product was established. In fact, the new six-cylinder lino includes the Upvcst-prJccd closed car Dodge Brothers has ever offered the sedan shown in the accompanying spring time scene sells for 8B65.00 ai the factory. Invites Oregon To Send Delegates SAI.IC.M. .Ore., Apr. 12 (AP) 'resident Hoover has Invited (Inv entor Norblud to send five dele gates from Oregon to the third na tional conference on street and) sldej'cd jugnwiiy .saiciy. to ie nciu in Wu.shington May 27. 28 and 2!t. Tho governor Indicated that he would appoint representatives from the highway department' and confer Willi Secretary of Stale Hoss rela tive to representative- from the statu traffic depiiriincnt. HAM;m. Ore., April 12 (Al) Keporls that g;isollne "boolleggers" am operating along the lower Col umbia river and driving big profits by evoding tho motor vehicle fuel tax laws or both Oregon and "Wash ington are being invesllgsted by Oregon officials, Secretary of Stale Hush suit). AVhllo tho department finds it necessary to guard continuously against similar operations along state borders the alleged major violations on the lower Columbia are said to have developed since completion of the L,ongvlov bridge. It Is said to be tho practice of the violators to get the gasoline In largo tanks or drum on tho "Wash ington sldo of the river and convey it. -to their pumps on the Oregon I side. Since this operation is eon- trnnsportatlon from evade the tax In They evade it a second time on the Oregon side by falling to qualify as gasoline dealers or distributors. Hoss said throe truck lines arc under Investigation. TRUCK INDUSTRY OUTLOOK BRIGHT Business Conditions . ' are Favorable to" Industry, Sneathen Says. . Ily Howard Sneatlicu -(Director, .Truck Sales -for Iudgo Hrothers) easy-riding motor truck or today Ik as efficient in the long-distance movement of freight uh It is in short haul work. Cross-country freight transportation' by motor Come On, Science, He!p! Kvery-.vcnr science enables us to get there quicker. '-.Vow. If'll- wllt only provide something to do when we get there. 1 StiOTn In News. Washington they that state Bringing Home, the Bacon - A French nrtist uses egc and meMed.-Chetsft to paint her pictures. We understand UiHT"7Wit' Ffill-lifH study nf a Welsh rabbit Is a inns torpiece. London opinion. It el" roads, is especially significant. Husiuess has benefited notleeitbly i by more highly concentrated braiu I power. Huslness men have rolled j up their shirt-sleeves and have igone to work uninterrupted by out jside interests. The cfirtcts are be I ing fully reflected in production undertaken by, government and in- "L n'ul "u- ii till i-muiriiuy in uvti iiiiiu lllK liui. motor trucks be oxuclly suited to mate business enterprise!! enabling truck operators to replace and add to their transportation equipment. More; Trucks Kequli-etl .More trucks are being required to carry out the S'J.OOu, 000,001) con. vehlclo is now comparable lo pnn Ht ruction program of railroads, in- jsenger transportation on the trans dustry. public utilities, federal, j continental inotur coach lines, stale and municipal governments, j With tho volume of freight traf Kederal, state und county high-'fit; dally dependent on motor way construction has opened up ; transportation steadily Increasing, greater possibilities fnr truck us(. j with greater truck utility lapping lCmpbasts placed by I'ri'sident 1 new fields of usefulness, and with Hoover himself on the building of ( more improved and widened high secondary arteries or "farm to mar- ; ways 'being completed daily, there , The established soundness or general business conditions forms a solid foundation upoil whick the motor truck industry during JfiNt is bound lo prosper.- Tho stimu lating effects of gigantic construc tion and Improvement programs is every opportunity for the truck and motor coach Industry to es tablish new sales records during VJV.U. dustry for the current year are al ready manifest. Ah sprlng-tln'c ac tivity along this line, expands, tho effects will bo directly reflected In increased truck sales, , . Any number of faelors pointing directly to an Increased volume of motor truck business can be easily marshaled in even tho most casual appraisal of sales prospects for the year. , f'rfmarlly, l&weV federal- reserve discount rales have provided an abundance of money for all legit:- STEEL BODIES PERFECTED BY HUDSON MOTOR llio work rcnuirod of th TruiiHDOl'tntion i!iiirinporiiii- nwireh, lognlliiT Willi tin; more ex-1 Kimlnuei'H of tho JludHoii Molor ncl ItnowlfilKo of opcnilliiK rosin t'uv company Imvo ilonocfi-l mnny rusiiltliiR from tin; oxperk'n of Innovuliona in hody oonslrllclloii truilc oiiornlorH In nil lines of Imihi- , whlcli eventually Imvo liecoino nuss in every part of tlio country. HlunUurd lnuelleo In tlio InduHtry. has sreatly advanceu tho utility of ,'l'huy liroiluced the first closed body tho -co lereial car. Sales potvii. ! ' ' under J I Olio. They pio- liallties havo oxnandl il nroooi tlon. neoreU tile, steel body and develop- utely. , ted this type until today It has nil t UNUSUAL SMOOTHNESS and handlinq ease in this Eight with Superior Performance .Splendid Kvamplo ,Tho development by Hodge Bro thers during the past year of hun dreds of body und chassis types to meet DG per cent of all hauling needs forms a splendid example of how truck manufacturing bus kept pace wilh the everwidening field for truck use. Powerful six-cylinder engines, four-wheel brakes, four-speed transmissions and num erous other majur engineering ud vanues In motor true km havo made tho features claimed for oilier types plus the added strengthlong lllo and safi'ty or sleel. In the new Hudson Groat eight the refinements of the steel body havo entailed several . departures from orthodox practices. Hutt weld ing of all body junctures was In troduced Instead or the accustomed spot welding. Through butt weld ing a permanent jiHning of tho luelal is effected at all points or contact, thus preventing body noises from this source and at tho No whero In tho world are tho ronds as good us they nre on tho Pacifla const. Think of being ablo Uo travel from; Mexico to Canada "on a. nnved rnnrl. tlio Inn coat nnvnd road in tho world at that - and think furthor that this can be done in mld-wintcr as well as In surna me r, Few who hevo not lived In tho West can bellcvo that this Inter national trip can bo miide in the winter months but cars came and wont every day and thero was no delay during the winter. "Oregon and "Washington havo completed the Pacific highway ho that It Is perfect nil the way. and California la rapidly completing the last remaining narrow stretch of road In Northern California" stated 1 CI. "W. Sudrow, regionnl manager of the Olds Molor Works, Oldsmo bilo and Viking headquarters, re cently. "It's a high gear drivo clear from Tia Juana to Seattle and to tho Canadian border. There is not a .slnglo mile of tho road that Is poor. Tu fact It Is just as simple as driv ing down tho street. There are hundreds of towns and cities along tho route and a gasoline station nearby. A party in a Viking V-8 sedan, miido this tour recently and enjoyed themselves Immensely. "Thero nro two routes In Calif ornia, both excellent and both woll worth tho trip, From San Diego the motorist has the coast route or tho Inland roulo to Lo,s Angeles and thenco on to tho Han Francisco Hay region by way of Santa Bar bara and tho coast route, or by way of tho Hldgo Route, Hakors flcld and Fresno and thence to Oakland and Sun FraJiclsco. "North from the bay area aro two routes, both fine, woll paved and in good condition nil year round.' The Itedwood Highway Is reached by way of Sausalitn, or Trom Klchmtoml by ferry, thenco north through Santa Hosa, Heulds burg, and Eureka, and along tho' shoro lo Crescent City, then over th new 'Smith Ulvcr -Road to Grant's Puhs, where tho Redwood highway Joins tlio Pacirio highway for points In Oregon, "Washington und Canada. "Tho other route Is through tlio Sacramento Valloy, by way ot Sae ramonto, or tho west side road through Woodland. Thus, the PaoUio -highway leads th rough tho scenic valley, Into tho upper canyon of tho Sacramento river. Tho road follows tho canyon, and has been possible greater .speed, economy and dependability in tho movement huiiiu providing strength and rigid of merchandise. The public has come to depend so inuoh on motor truck transpor tation that In one way or another tho dally habits of lire of, everyone are affected by It. Practically every article that i tho average person deals with, from the food on hlH table to the furnishings in his house, has been hand ted some where along tho lino by molori.ed delivery. Motor truck' terminals, which! Ity lo the body. Another Instance of -departure, from standard practice is found In door construction. .Tlio ordinary body door consists of a metal panel shaped over a wooden frame and covered on tho Insldo with uphol stery material. Hudson doors are built up of fivo HiieocSstvo panels. Thero' is, first, tho outside steel plate. Then comes a slh ncing pad. This Is followed by a spring plate, which in turn Is overlaid with ti greatly expedite iho handling of in-j Ht,!el panel. And then comes lor-eity freight, are arheduled tor ",u -"" "pooiso ry panei. rapid expansion throughout the ' country this year. Flexible truck routes permitting the direct trans portation of foodstuffs and finisheo products between cUIes i.e-J rural sections have resulted in untold I benefits to the residents or both J plat. ! The general tendency to eneour ago the building or "farm to mar j ket" roads will show even greater n-HUlls along these, lines. 'I'l'" fast-movlng, economical, 1 I-'HOM TIIK FltOXT Oakland's V-eight engine has an extremely short, rigid crank case which supports tho bearings in accurate alignment. The crankshaft too is very short and sturdy, arid has no torsional vibration period within the speed range of the engine. This means that no matter how fast you drive, the New Oakland Eight runs smoothly and quietly. Its smoothness is increased by a complete down-draft fuel sys temnew type cylinder heads assuring uniform combustion and steel spring and rubber engine mountings. Ycu will also find this car exceptionally easy to handle. And its delightful comfort is assured by long springs, Lovejoy Hy draulic Shock Absorbers end spacious Fisher bodies. But you should actually drive this newest General Motors eight the car with superior performance. For only at the wheel can you learn how many important advantages it now enables you to enjoy in an eight of very moderate price. $I045 AND UP PRODUCT OF GENE3AI MOTORS "Listen," remarked the exasper ated driver over bis Hhoulder, "JJndbergh got to Paris, then to South America, willimit any advice from the back seal." Now Jersey A ulolst. "How," asks a lecturer, "can wo make airplanes almoin tely safe?" Repeal tho Jaw of gravitation! 1! WATCH YOUR BATTERY NOW Serious damage can soon be done to . your battery if you let the water run low. The New OAKLAND DROP IN LET US TEST AND FILL YOUR BATTERY Better have that generator oiled too f rk.l or. (. o. b. Pontine, Michigan, plul d.liv.ry charcjM. loveioy Hydraulic Shock Abwtun included in H' prici. &umpn, r.or fender euordi ond .prino coven .rtra. Gi.ral Motor, Tiilie Poymenl Hon oroilobl. ot minimum rol Comider the delivered price w.tl o the lilt ((. o. b.) price when eomporinq automobile voluef. Ooklond deliv ered price, include only outKoriied charoet or freioht ond dflivery ond the charge for ony additional aoausories or financing d cured. LA GRANDE MOTOR CO. 1421 ADAMS AVE. AUTOMOTIVE - ELECTRIC CO. 213 Greenwood Phone M-520 Across from L. W. Weeks, Chrysler Dealer built to modern standards. Sev eral million dollars have been spent In eliminating sharp surves, by the use of bridges. Instead of allow ing the road to wind in and out of tho canyons, tho bridges aro built straight across, making travel far more safo and easy. "Scenic splendors open on every side and tho trip Is one of the finest In tho country anywhere easy and delightful." Rich Italian Takes Job to See Races INDIANAPOLIS (Al' Because of tho luro of tho Indianapolis auto races, the scion of a wealthy Uulian family labors as a mechan ic. Gian franco Coinolti, balked by his father when he attempted to enter last year's 500-mllo race, turned from dependence on his family to bo free to race. Last year he crated an Italian car and shipped it to America for tho Memorial day classic. Ho never drovo It. for his father not only purchased a controlling Interest In ( tho racer but saw that no visa would bo given for tho son's trip. When tho paternal ultimatum was Klvmi, young Comottt left for a mechanic's job in Paris so he might come to the race this year. Ford Profits For Year $81,797,861.00 HOHTON, Apr. 12 (AP) Tho balance sheet of tho Ford Motor Co., as filed with tho Massachusetts commissioner of corporation, ludb cated profit for 1!29 of $81, 797, SGI, as contrasted with an Indicated loss of $72,21,498 In 11)28. Tho Indicated -profit la equal to $47:1.7!) a share on 72,G45 shares of stock, all of which Is hold by Ifonry Kord and his son, Kdsel B, Ford. The sharp upturn In earn tugs Is understood lo reflect lh& going Into production of tho new probably reflected In tho PJ2S bul models, tho cost of which wan an co shoot. As tho company is privately owned, It Is not required to fllo a detailed financial statement. ' Service Parts Department Up On Its Orders I Tho efficiency with which 8tudo- bailor's sot-vice parts dopartm.m at Bouth Bend, Indiana, la operated, .to speed servlco parts to dealers J the world over,' Is emphasized by i tho fact that thero aro fower un filled parts orders than at any time In Studebaker history according to Ir. J, Gons, Studebttkor-Erskine doalor here. "Though Studebuker parts sales havo shown a steady docroaso dur InB tho past seven years, It is es sential that a full stock of parts be kept on hand to meet any emer Koncy demands which may arise in tiio field. In consequence moro than 40,000 individual automobile parts and assemblies are constantly stocked. The difficulties attend ant upun tho efficiont handling of tills hugo assortment, ranging all tho way from cottor pins to frames, fenders und radiators, need no stressing. "Hince tho consolidation ' of . mfunuracluring facitties In South Bond lust year and tho completo reorganization of ,the porsonnel, system and methods in tho servlco department, parts servicS to dealers lias attained a peuk of officloncy which is rofloctod In tho speod with which parts are shipped. With fow exceptions, all of tho 1000 to 1G000 ordors received dally uro filled on the same dny. Items uiir available at the time ordors aro rocolved average loss . than one tenth of one per cont. "Sttulobukcr's. achievement in providing a constantly hlghor standard of design, workmanship and performance in its motor cars Is oxompllfled by tho steady de crease in tlio sale of repair parts por automobile . in operation. umounted to $12.41. At tho close ot last your, that flguro hud shrunk to J0.87." Significance in Hair A cloim-slmviMi fiico In t lie East was orlKlnully n sign of servitude. Old pictures show kings nnil con-, quorors hoiivlly hpnrdcd and with long lntlr, wliilo -their slaves nnd cnpttv'FS nro clean-shuvoti und close-cropped, , Ak the Surgeon One nf the tliliiRs medlail science .niiuliti explain Is why tin operation always seems lo loosen up a wont nil's vocal chords. Cincinnati Kit-ttlrer. . Equlnoxial Storm Tho wenther hurenu says tlint there Ih no reason why storms should bo moro frequent or severe nt tho equinox, nor, In fnct. nre . they. Tlio whole notion nbout equinoctial storms Is erroneous, nnd It oven is uncertain how, when, whoro or by whom the Idea wns started. The bureau only knows that In one form or another It goes baclt nt least to 1748. . Silent Piano A "dumb piano" Is no. Instru ment like a stnnll plnno In form having a keyboard ot utirrow com pass, but neither hammers nor . strings. juJt -Is, . I mended -f or. . sllen t finger prncllce, merely for Increas ing tlie mecliunlcul dexterity of the fingers. The Open Road Calls " START THE SEASON ON A NEW SET OF Goodyears WE HAVE THE TYPE AND SIZE YOU WANT. BUY THEM ON CREDIT-NO DELAY-NO RED TAPE. You can put on an entire new set with a.'i little cash as you would pay for pne inferior tire. Come in we'll .arrange the down pay ment and then divide the balance in weekly or monthly payments to suit your budget. Now more than ever you'll want Goodyears the prices arc the lowest in history the quality is higher than ever. BOHNENKAMP'S ..t.M
