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Page Six LA GRANDE EVENING OBSERVER, LA GRANDE. ORE. Saturday, July 12, 1930 NEWSTUDEBAKER CAR ANNOUNCED1 "Pre Wheeling " New De- velopment; Embodied in New Series of Eights .. .huii,... ih. DHUM( .rl. vanco In automotive cngliieerlmr In 19 year.. Is announced by the Slude- baker corporation In It. new aerie, President and Commander Klghta. km M. J. Go, local dealer In ad- dttlon these new car. are provided with loncer tvheeibaae.. quieter oper- a'Th'."P.nnnJenr'.B.nof special Interest to motorists of La Grande In rlew of the championship perform- ance of th. past President Eight and Commander Right model, which have built up an enviable record of achievements attested by 5 world rec- ords. la International records and mcre American stocK car records man all other make of car. combined. c .... ii.. -wim tr rh manufacturer. Involve, a basic engln- ' addition, the conference urged eerlng principle which Us engineer, the adoption of uniform road and have dcVelopcd and perfected over a t traffic signs throughout the long period of reeearcr. and testwork. """. particularly as they relate Studebaker la the first American car highway Intersections rallaay to offer free wheeling. K0' crossings, and other haiards on New sensnllon iU,e , , , . . , ' I nlfornillv Important Free wheellnR. as embodied In the - Th, ,.. pom.cd out that In new President and Commander n respect, such as rules of the Eights, offers m addition to an en- d M1( ,he and me,umR ot tlrely new and pleasurable driving tnttK w complete uniformity of sensation a host of engineering an- m, ordln,n throughout the vantage, not to be found In the con- ls a( paramount importance, venllonal car It Is claimed. Acceptance of the principle of unl- For example, car momentum never torn)llv, m pomted out. will go forces- the engine wltjt that aensa- , ,ovirt ,.. toll o, d,th5. tlon of -piling up" which Is so com- ,Jurlrs ,nd ,,,, .ecldents. which men In conventional car. which de- , steadv increase, celeratlon take, place. At any speed. Tnt evntmucv said: u soon aa pressure Is relieved on the -SubsUmtli unlformltv ls desirable accelerator, the engine Immediately to ,urr an tKU ,nd harnwnious drop, to idling; speed while the ear xhmxlstyoxlt tht country and AuiUnue. to glide forward as i allently urtl,u understanding by the and smoothly as a bird on the wing. hl).hTty of requirements of Throughout this process, the gear. , OT loca!l, ln"Jnlrt he nlir am constantly In mh, leaving the nd htm5llf -driver In complete control ot his ear, , Use of the free wheeling principle Te consists of a uniform permit, motorist, to do things wltH mV 'or ,he. rf!"oa of "otor hie car which at first experience vehicles; an act for the certification eecm Incredible. It 1. aaid. He may 01 "Y1 ownership of vehicles: shift gear, from second to high and " ' Insing all drivers ol from high to second at any speed mo,or whlcles after examination ar.d without touching the clutcn. The ' " k""w,s' "V"?"? clutch is necessary only to start and m ability to handle a vehicle: back up uniform act rgulatlng traffic and Free wheeling results In an appreol- drlrl" h hbwy. able saving In g and oil. because ntl , mof' ' muntopal oidlnanc lor thw new principle permiu the engine f""" '" to drop to Idling speed as soon as the ,lw 01 ' resulatlotl foot is removed from the accelerator. roo,ro1- Kconomlea Are Effected i SdlUon- fernt recora- ... . . mended a standard system of street Strangely enough, the greatest ,, hlshT ,ra(n,. signs, signal economies are effected. It Is claimed. markings which hAd been ap iIL . J '"V",C"ld, mUy ,ans proved by enj-.neertne authorluea, and ? "he conventional car makes Its corrnnc safetv factors, parkins rule. KSir,..JSrmSS..0 f5 "- " PSeea. VimtfiT roanmpUn' T7a ""."J ""5 traffic lawa and recul.tloaa. and at 'ntl the same time, make It easier for the f'i ,,n "Si0 ?f individual motorist to obev the law. JStAu Ud?'n5L "22 !5e rd Kulatior.a. and for th. pedes- car momentum to pump exxretns oil c Repftrt and rsaoitne Utto the cylinders vheu Tti confecrence in discussine ur.i- deceleratitaj:. . ,form entorcement satd: Fre wheUn$ reodcrs the car rur- "State laws should proscribe ft uni prlslASly vqutet at every arwed. It ,0irTO 3rstesu of enforcement to be p adda to safety becmue It leaves the Pd In part by the s'atv admin i driver tn cornice control of his car traura ovschliwry and the s.at at all Umee, alhw h to shift gears "urta and In part by the Kval au at any speed and reduce the hasard thortties. The rteoetsssry special trf cf ssrKtdine. There is no sudden grab- entrci and traffic patrol rxvvo-e blrp or swervtnc when the hrakea are hO"W be provided and the rvular appiied, rt a smooth and reiassur- F hould cooperate tn traffic eo Irte ttcva tn tiviM . .niv .v. forcement. d-tatm. , - , j Wheu the driver wants to use hts engine as a braking medium. In dr- crndirtc hill, a siieht tnurh nn ih KW levee pteccw the car Into cocven- tTJfic caw for trial, fc srwvrial traf tiCAal per and urncr$ the free 150 court Vviil trafivc setsMs wheeUre operative for as Ions the c icenerai courts, and foe traitvc viol dttrer orsirv ITvvn this chance doe 1;on bureau wtt a schedule of pen not require the tws of the clutch. lti for dtsrtoairic of minor infrac Pree wheehtx. as one of the most ?ton so as to the courts more significant adraricea tn the Ameocan to deal adetiutr with rr.oce ' atnocohiie field, is a triumph of that sertous ca. sn Siudeoakej- extfineennf genius "There should be umfnrtn perms- whK-b pioneered the popular priced records of all convKtions of t.-f- eiht. teoted tt seasoned It and proved Ttfoa and tra;to accMents; of it to the UTcj2cn of ow UvX '-?RSion and reiwii of orer- ewner until today th whole industrv lors license and re!u.Ss to (rant Is fcailcwinc the eht cvhnder trend l:ofa the echsare v duUvd maturated so swvwrtil by S.udc ln!o,rTr-",v,a bween jurtjdK-tsons as bake? three vears ao- u swpensiros asd revocaticns v5 , ther l-pcve-ents SafJfT, .r l'TlhlI,l"! w e!- -.Vetsir ttie traifx- oncers boc e " a Pertecttoa in auto- court uces sh-uid rece;ve anv tecs Ti ?i " -OSMers are nc frctn tfte raaaev cciltcd ftvat tral- tfed to stop there lotseer wheel- tv convxl.s.- rT". r',r f- 5mx-'w WhU, :t .as air.-attoi st the and a host ei addltwcal uupron great w:t of drtvers of rector w ern ereater beauty, smoothness and ;uhk ofT- rheelhase tn both new aertes fcas been srrjthessed. a the Uree Pteaj dent. wheeltw has been increasrd rrora ls to u inch, and tn .N. ?l wI"" to IA) stKhes. !w:tw on the new l-vii rrTJI: UKITS "Jr ,S5 . tKvSi entberd bv add to th btau-.y and prvtul rr i!L 'V? F5-sinl ...... .i . nco quarter f aoceo: to t&e new btxta eu'.rjc a more ncished arxf tailored appearance as well as mak the roof aj-5ar K-ec ra iftocsa there has been no reduction tn ceiu: revtn height. Power m both of tie new sect, has been Incroasvd In the new Pre: dent e.iiht. fcepover increased frc.-a uj to ii. ia tf( cvn. rrander Krat. an Increw from S3 to 101 h p fcas been env-td. amines are ail strsix L-fcead type, a deaden s eijSu cf r&kre K aw w:ta fviur rtnev and cnrteenne rvxrs. drop (.vwj frma th the new Present and ever.- bar. Katldly and dynarr.ua. c;et(i'.:-bisn.-ed craru.s.-'.art wfcvh fciis cia- ...v'sr " "- - ----,-s- Xcic Highway To Be Opened In August KOVSTVS. Tex . . bard-s-r- faced cs-.Vnal tisiwav u beir cut thrwwa tie trxuataias and p;u:te o 'Muaat Ual- o, .w. , . . . ... "';c alrsost C rr. l route froca LareS. cn taj ivrtrr ll,tw cv.v. fcf exywted W be ready foe travei. Th rd CI tcjch M ,-i;erre t. CiiMad Vx-toexa- Fachiaca before twiR.r tU" Uexve Cut. Froca trerv it wtll coKti-rue southwesterly to Aca- F:cv- a Facile pert. It-Tvc Tvvm :ties laareOcv H:ilco aad lfcvvT3T'..: m-JA be the v a jvin; of entry. UNIFORM MOTOR LAWS ARE URGED National Conference on Street and Highway Safety Makes Keport. 1 WASIlinuiUH. juiy ij ncmomi ot ttlversenc-le. In motor tratllc law. ! regulation. J) at and title, through the adoption ol unl- term vehicular laws, ordinance and driving practice, was tinted all of th. tatt aa ell as i cities and comm m- lues, by the third National Confer- ' Conference in li"-. code has al- Mele Code sponsored by the second ready been adopted In fhole or In J"" ,J , I half ' " u' hve, ?p'fd,,,U h Model Municipal Traffic Or- , ... lion of street traffic In cities and tOWnS. conference to promot. the" estaWlsh- -prcvi4ioo should be made for 1 P1 rd thorough coliecnco of ,T-Cft:' invytipitw ot V- dent: tes the proper nrearatnn ct W'Vi in . . ;ih as W per cent are never Ir.w.iTvl in of rvl-j.-.a ari-ioc liSse wft.-. re chariced with oTJersse. aad of Instil- . line pcKjr retrct In cenr-ral loc isws arid reuUlioiss. was fr - "3 bv tie cierer: On tha rnt tie coa;cre H courts, the revwettttu attcc- oev, arrf the rvCx-e tirc-h u-vcecs er.f.Mveersert sr-J .1n-reJ treat- ment cf cfftivltr. aheuVi tr.-.:U in Ptbie reatvet cr trx raf: Ssws and res- "fV.:c op;ron is s-j.Tvrt cf er.-focc-ent shculd be or.-ar.ired tirciir a rvprwrj-jLUve citirer.s' C'.'nixtee in each kv-a;;tv- f.nri-c part ctf an (mrisl enort of 1 :-t -ments u; Ur ccctirr.iTrj'.v :r'.ere:ei m street srJ Stit a--.-jit rec.-- tXNS." ReceaaeftdatSs Mie Snce a line- ryrorctire of ali trj.:- 1 rc ac-ier.t ara fstalitm tji rje : at ii:r.vwy tn-.ersecxxis ar: ri.Tiv " :tvvtt r-vll-. OCVt CCCOf" trrc at -,.e rvxr-j. oa t crvvii.r.v-s i-r h v : iTwiV ri:r v s". c-c crr" f -t -Ve tre '4 -'v,s" w-. i-. n.-rvirj .-:-.? on traust, ari i- c-..-- i t' i. a: : the trx:t-.- kt-.-. . tate ara .-c .i s i , u-frv czi cv. - c ; pccz:i c Ytf . --?or-. ( X ivvras C,v - ; c.m:vt wvus.ee ri s-t.s cf jwie:: : ecva'. umo line, would unquestionably con j tribute to a reduction of accident I and injuries wnonjt people on foot aa well as occupant of motor ve- Substitute Alcohol For Gas In Motors RIO DE JANIERO Vi Brazil sugar surplus may be fed to railway motor cars as fuel alcohol. ! Successful substitution of the fuel for gasoline, which must be Imported, has been mad. on a railway ruu from Klo De Janlcro to Soa Paulo. Alteration, were made on the mot ors to consume the alcohol. The fuel consumption was slightly more than with gasoline. Massachusetts Girls Drive To i , . . a p r4 . no uciciiiuucu upuu nug servo I lPltlf I nil 5l I 'ol"'-wheel Internal expandlnt; brakes a alvilll. vUUOl despite the fact that this feature ls seldom found on cars In the price SEATTLE. July 13 "We couldnt class of the Willys Six. understand them and they couldnt ( "However, we were fully cognlrant understand us through the Middle of the fact that automobiles today West. They loaded us down with are driven in all kinds of weather silver dollars until our back, are and we wanted a braking system nearly broken. We like your Pacific which operated as well In wet weather Coast because the water ls wonder- as it did In dry weather. The Internal ful." Thus spake two comely young , expanding brakes are utterly tmper- ladles of Beverly Farms, Massachu- vlons to bad weather. The brakes setts, nho arrived in Seattle last week cannot become wet and neither dust, :in their Chevrolet Six. which hey rain, mud or dirt may enter them drove 7.600 miles. and have s bad effect on the brake These young ladle, are Miss Lillian lining and. consequently, on the oper- M. Pubiicover and Miss Louisa M. gallon of the brakes, Standley. The latter is secretary of j -n,, four-wheel brakes on the new the New England Trust company of yvnivs Six provide the most perfect- Bosion and Miss Pubiicover operates )y balanced braking system available beauty shops in the same city. ; today. They have a total braking Driving across the country now- ; tTra ot 148 jqujx, inches, whlct.com- adavs Is a simple and very pleasant prcs favorably with the total brak- task." said the New England visitors. Qn many higher priced cars. We simply followed the route signs, ThC brake themselves are eleven and had no trouble at all The roads 'lncnes. The advantages of the Inter- were excellent, although dusty in nU .xpnclln.sr brakes ovea the com- places and we made from 300 to oo blnaUon Internal expanding front mi irs every nay. une oay we lorgvu lo set our watches back and started , I1VUI vUlUCI UHUI V UfCTUl IU. On that day drove 465 miles lu cLwSi m minv ' the Chevrolet- We KV-ru , thVlen KdeChe hlth-i right The TUitwa came West through Pund h,ci to considerably less OXlahoma City through Artrona and ,han pressure appHed by Texas and reaci-ed U.e Pacific at Los ,hl ordinary motorist. This pedal An. Their trip North included i P153"; " mlfhl uXfl out' " Snn Francuco. Oakland. Portlaid and but hU lh1 PPi Tor an emer other coast cliea They carried a re- StDCY loP- rer. tut had no occatloa to use it. j "Probably the mast pleasing feature Rreryone on the highways was anxi- ;of these brakes is the fact that a ous "to D'.emse and extended everr normal application of pnf5ure stot counesy. the- rt&itors pointed ouu They wrr unaccustomed to the use ; VU iiTrr mwrf maa nuucuruu lAiuyama. Jiir eafc..u$ kuit agAinst their wishes were required to ' ment Is balanced, harmonious, and carry many silver dollars. They ex- mere or lew relret-hke- These brakes plained that in Boston, silver is sel- .are easy to use. no trouble to tAke ttf.T. seen and that pPr 'h stan- f care of. and the u!e of the brake Un dard money ui Being New Eac-- ln$ u far in excess of that used in landers, they had some trouble in the external expanding brakes." tr-atms their wants known through the &.uth and Middle-West. They were regarded as some type of foreien ers. due to their pronounced accent. They, tn turn, recarded the Southern er as being un-naturalisedf due to! the fact tliat they spoke the queerest i languajse ever encountered. However. ! after nxve or leas 'iraminc the lan- 1 uar they (rot along alright. Tiwv frx-kvt-ewl sr. liaj&n rt&tt tn mid-day and had no trouble what- cvt. They earned extra tanks of water and sasohne. but found them tntsrely unnecessary, they recounted. The heat wjvs quite prououiiccd. bullion that makes it look like yure not at all uncomfortahle- The visitors are now on thetr way to Bos ton and ficure to put 12.CVX. miles on the speedometer cf their Chevrolet before returning to their homes at Beverly Farms, a Xorth Shore ubuib of Eostcn- 1"W CAKS IMIXiRTED ClilCAOO Only Tio foreicn J cars were Imported into the United 1 Stales last year, whlbs MJ03 Amen- can cars we.-e exponed. according to ir Chx-afa Xftor club. CHRYSLER ' .S 4-DOOR ROY U SD.N ft A Z A Chrrsler for Performance and a Chrysler for Value In ihis low-priced Six, Cho-slcr offers engineering developments that only a Chrysler can possess, and performance onJy a CbnsUr can boast. Here is another striking example of the fact that Chrysler performance is far ahead of conventional performance. Chrysler spetJ, Chrysler piii-up, Chrysler rmeesb kijs, Chrysler fitxihilitj. are things you can know and enjoy only in a Chrysler. SU ,y StvKe 590 to 695 PtWe. 1. a. ftitorr Balanced Brake System Feature Of Willys Six TOLEDO. O . July 13 The modern automobile may posses, many admir able and desirable specifications but there are few feature, which are more soiutht after bv the motorln. nubile than a well balanced braking system. according to the enclueerins staff of .the Willys-Overland company, which na. just issued an especially prepared Somo time ago. Chrysler officials bulletin on the braking equipment publicly announced that a new 6erie. used In the new Willy. Six. icf cars would be brought out In mld- A great deal of careful planning I summer, but they failed to mention and consideration went Into the brak- whether they would be eights. Clirys Ing equipment of the new Willy. "'r engineers long ago perfected eight Six." this bulletin nolnta out -w cylinder engines, but these forthcom- realised full well how Important good 'brake, are to an' automobile today. I especially so when the automobile ls j capable of such great .peed aa la thl. rstrrnAi Thfel brakes are many and obvious. i -Good brakes are a reoulslte on the nwdern high -powered. last autonio- "op the ear In 1. feet, it the car quickly but smoothly. There Is no arring. no surging forward of MOTORISTS roOI.Krt BY -KM'llASTED- HILL TALBOTTOK. Ga. Georgia's "enchanted hill. repuMd to send cars up with the motors sisul olf. actually lsr.1 a lull at all. : What looks like an incline Is really n f pw-Iitya tu. b-hk k.x'-.-- Jsfcow. . j The relation cf the curvature of jthe road to the plane of the surround- ' uu lJUidscaD creates an ootical il!u- going up when wou"re gotns down. tord Ltins Fin n iv N I'M HER OF XEW CAU5 Ford nuvnrAr r.i rtr,ttii. lead the fieki m Oregon, aocording todav. t uww i--nui;c y. l"u to June I there were 5.0S1 new 'Ford passenser cars registered. Ths was U 1 per cent of the totiS of all trstes of cars. For only a Chrysler has the features, and combinations of features, that give this low-priced Chrysler Six its uiriil ing ability- on the road.. Compare the new Chrysler Six with all other cars near its price in perform NIW CHRVSLIR SIX PRICXS s79 J:t; Ki StJj . JSt. .4.7 fri.ti f. - b. Jj:tt-i (ttii fifmif met txtr LW.WEEKS Greenwooi and Jefferson 4' jjlUeOTIM 59tT "Phantom" Car Is Announced As Chrysler Eight DETROIT. Mich, July 13 The "Phantom Car" episode that had De- J trolt euas&lna? Is now flM.r1 tin vtYi ! n admission by officials of the Chrrfc- ' 8ale corporation that they are the .sponsor, of the care no one could identify. lnS model", certain to be announced ,hl month, will be the first eight. Ter to bear the Chrysler name: Meanwhile, several Detrolters claim iucy itao aesa wiiat me) ucuob w be Chrysler elehta on Detroit streets, presumably on their way to dealer.. They are said to differ widely not only from present Chrysler design, but from any other standard make, lf lliat Is true, something entirely Eew n appearance has been created for tbe 1931 Chrysler models. They said to be extremely low and radish In appearance, with long sweeping lines and a distinctive 'frontal area and body design. It seems almost a certainty that both lines of cars will have straight eight power plants, although specifications. horsepower rating and detailed equip- ment still remain a mystery. 1 Factory prices on the two lines of eights have been reported In the .1500 and tOSOO ranges, the former being slightly below the present -77' series, and the latter under the present Im- perial price class. So It ls reasonable 10 suppose that the present Imperial an! T7" models will yield to new Chrysler eights. ' The cars have alreadv made their mark In a series of gruelling engineer- Ing road "tests thai alwavs foUow ex- haustlve work In the Chrysler research laboratories, so actual production cars mAV expected to represent the last " P Chrysler Motors GARAGE GOSSIP yftr cr c. McDonald is the owner of a new Ford car. Rnw New Coupe ifr. Anson, of Island City. Is the owner of a new Durant spore coupe purchased from The Durant Motor ccmpany. Other sales of the same ! company Include a -sport coupe pur- I chasfd by Raymond Cannon, of VTal- i Iowa; a new sport- sedan and new ; Durant true sold to Cecil Keasle and ! f. new truck boucht bv O. W. Dies- ' : . ' ;l J"rom (HlxUnrt I. S- M-ny. rertresentative oti the U. S. I. factorv of O&kland vith 5 headuartt at Oailand. was In La j Orxnao Fr:da.y on business, v r Ti f irlMl Kecelved -1 "r,R,c -oad5 of Ford cars were re- ceived by the Perkins Motor company ' iuj wrcJs. i !:' 1 " Chevrolet Sale 'i The following car sales were re: . pcrtel by trie Larson Chevrolet gr-? av itiis -sseen;- a. k. Kiaman. of j Bums. Ore, purchased e sport coupe: ! vregca -trau carare at Cnwa - 'bo - rht s -.-'. k vr . t n-r. nr . . . - ir,w h-;,,.. , , K. KiR-v. a roadster dtilverv wis .old" ig h S BAs at 3016 Cedar street; SIX ance, in beauty, in com fort, in everything that contributes to value. The answer is inevita ble. Nothing withif. hun dreds of dollars of the price cin compare in value. and Leslie Slnden ls the owner o" a new coach. Buys Olds mobile Carl A. Anderson has bought a new Oldsmoblle coupe from the Oldsmo bile Sales company. Studebaker Eight Sold W. T. Gnder has purchased a new Commander Studebaker eight from M. J. Gosa.-- Purchased Chrysler- Ralph Gtrodia the owner of a new 1 T n E BIG SWING IS BLUE MOUNTAIN GARAGE J. A . Harrison, Low Spring Prices a tie faseoos lifetime jrwaranleed Goodyear Pathfinder Bir Ortrsiit Cords I to 31x4 .. ?2x4 Full Oversize Bailoons x4.40 . '."rx4..? . x4.T5 . Twbee ai Ww prtceJ JKEE MOIMIVG ChryMer Blx sedan sold by the Chrys , lcr gmrege. Another Chrysler sale Is ! that ol a Chrysler sU business coups j to Verne Thompson. ;kan.es to picnic ' SALEM. Ore.. July 12 OPH-The on : nual picnic of the Oregon slate grange will be he?d at Champoeg ; Sunday. Tublea lor 1000 persons have : been reserved for the noon luncheon, j Among speakers wilt be Albert Coff, 1 master ot the Washington state cmr.ge. A Xfrs. Woodward of Pcrt- Think of it! A first quality U. S. tire, guaranteed for life and selling r.t bargain prices! ' : The I'. S. Peerless is built by tbe world's largest producer of rubber to give greater mileage and more satisfaction (ban its price ever afTorderl before.- Its construction includes tbe exclusive I". S. Web-Cord feature, an extra thick tread end a patented road-gripping tread design. And now re are cfferini; you this tire at bargain prices! Don't miss this opportunity. Replace worn tires now I Standard T Heavy Duty 29 X 4.40 $5.55 30 X 4.50. -$8.25 30 X 4.40..$6.35 30 X 500 $10.35 30 x 5.00 $8.15 10 x 5io.. $10.95 31 x a.oo. $11.50 31 X 6.00... $12.80 T O Mgr. It dresses tip your carl See the STUNNING neu' Goodyear before you You'll be proud of these strikingly handsome new Gcodyears. with their deep-cut. extra-thick All-Weather Treads, the outer blocks of which prism down into silver-striped side-walls. Built for extra mileasre. extra road protection, with a 6-ply carcass of patented, shock-absorb-insr SITEKTWIST CORD. Only the price is ordinary. Come in and see them! $-5.03 S.SO - 9.30 Here, loo! More people ride on -S3.65 6.43 7.73 Hres -v. Thone Jlain PLAYLE OIL GO. COENKR ADVM- & CRKKWVOOD ! land will appear In a dress made and (worn over 100 years ago. , KOIHSED OF $60 ': PORTLAND. Ore.. July 12 W) Ftcderlclc P. Pittock," with offices ln the Oregonlan building, was robbed of C0 and left locked in his , vault yesterday by two fairly well dressed young men who entered offices of the Pittock es:ate flourishing revol vers. - U TIRES Opposite Post Office 4 HEAVY DUTY buy tires than on any other kind us iu t.vK " ri ; 163 for Prompt Service