St. Helens mist., May 17, 1918, Page 6, Image 6

ST. HELENS MIST. FRIDAY. MAY 17. 1918
WAR CONFERENCE IN
PORTLAND MAY 22-23
Home Guards of This City Will Prob
ably Attend.
War workers of every city and
community are urged by Governor
Withycombe to participate In the
first Oregon War Conference, to be
held In Portland May 22 and 23, un
der the auspices of the State Council
of Defense. In a statement Issued
Governor Withycombe says:
"Because many matters of vital
importance will be discussed at Ore
gon's first war conference to be held
In Portland May 22 and 23, I re
spectfully urge the war workers and
officials In the cities and communi
ties of Oregon to make their best ef
fort to be present and participate in
the proceedings which are to be con
ducted under the- auspices of the
State Council of Defense.
"So many of the war time emergen'
cles arising In the various local com'
munltles are of a similar nature that
it would be both helpful and wise to
exchange views looking toward a uni
form or co-operative treatment of
the different situations insofar as
a general plan could be worked out
feasibly and comprehensively.
"The success of the coming con
ference depends largely, of course,
upon the measure of support given
by the war workers of Oregon who
have thus far enthusiastically and
whole-heartedly promoted the gen
eral patriotic program. May I not,
therefore, rely upon the loyal people
of Oregon to assist the State Council
of Defense in accomplishing con
structive results?"
MORE SPRUCE
IS WANTED
Col. Brlce P. Disque, commanding
the spruce production division of the
Signal Corps, desires further Infor
mation regarding the location of
spruce tracts and the amount of
equipment for operations. He has
Issued the following official bulletin
from headquarters of the division:
"The Signal Corps has under con
tract spruce stumpage and will se
cure other tracts of spruce which it
desires logged at an agreed price per
thousand. Any loggers with equip
ment available for such work please
communicate with the logging sec
tion, Signal Corps, Yeon Bldg., Port
land, Oregon. Advise:
"First, the exact size and amount
of equipment.
"Second, locality of equipment.
"Third, when it can be put to
work.
"Fourth, locality of operation de
sired, if known."
-5,50O;00O PAIRS OF
SHOES ARE ORDERED
Recent contracts by the war de
partment authorize the manufacture
of 3,500,000 pairs of metallic-fastened
field shoes for over-seas use.
The average price was about $7.75
a pair.
Contracts have aleo been awarded
for the manufacture of 2,000,000
pairs of field welt shoes for United
States and overseas service, the av
erage price being $6.50.
Save that other 15 per cent.
War bread Instead of Victory.
Eat
St. Helens
Acreage
For Sale
From 2 to 20 acre tracts ad
joining Geo. W. McBride school
In West St. Helens, at $150 to
$250 per acre, on long time and
easy payments. Less than the
cost of an ordinary lot. Now
is the time to buy. The High
way to the sea will run along
side of tliJs tract. Let ns take
you out In our auto to look at
this land, and you will surely
find the land you want.
GEO. H. SHINN,
St. Helens, Oregon
Mortgage Loans
On Improved
Farms
at the lowest rates and
on long time. Repay
able In such Installments
as the borrower may
wish. Liberal prepay
ment terms arranged. No
commissions charged.
Loans closed promptly.
Mortgages purchased.
WM. McMASTER
701 Corbett Bldg.
Portland, Oregon
Do Yoo Know the Tenuis
ile Test?
of that
Maxwell
Motor
Cars
5-Psas. Cat ... $ 825
Roadster 825
5- Pao. Car with All
Weather Top. . 935
Watt, Sedan . . 1275
6- Pagg, Town Car 1275
AD arica, L a. b. DMnM
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Official
Figure of the Test
Dec
Nov. 33
84
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" 36
" 37
" 28
30
1
3
Daily
Milan
$11.8
551.4
537.4
505 9
S1S.S
S09.S
S1S.S
480 1
498 8
4H4 6
506. 6
Jan.
Rain 438 9
503.7
517.0
5050
493.3
473.6
477.7
495.1
540.1
539.3
Rain 465.9
523.1
539.1
4928
5130
525 9
537.5
496 8
490.8
487.1
480.S
477.5
4916
487.1
477.4
523 9
4669
504.9
501.4
Rain 451.
Rain 479.1
Rain 455.6
Rain S62.S
A. Mile Pet
Oal Oaaolint
33.3
32.83
31.49
33.47
31.70
33.03
36.40
33.80
33.99
31.77
30.71
19.51
19.44
33.15
33.35
33.03
31.33
33.43
33 83
33 56
33.18
23 85
22 95
31 99
33.09
21.73
3833
3344
34.50
32.30
33.13
31 75
32 83
12 30
1979
1891
18.20
30.24
31 08
1983
30.07
31.56
1983
19.10
Elapsed time . . .
Total mileage ,
Averafe speed per hour
Average day's run .
Lonint day's run
Average mile per gal.
Smallest day's mileage
per gallon .
Greatest average miles
per gallon . . .
Average tire Ufa . ,
44 days
33,022.31
25 miles
500.6
563.5
331
18.30
38 33 miles
9475 miles
Note that longest day's run was
Bad on last day of the test.
Columbia County
Auto Sales Co.
Agents
ST. HELENS, OREGON
You know, of course, that the Maxwell Motor Car is the long distance champion
of the world. , '
You have read that a "stock" Maxwell 5-passcnger car ran for 44 days and
nights without stepping the r.iolcT.
And that, in the 41 drys non-Mop test, the Maxwell covered 22,022 miles, at
an average speed of 25 mifcs per hour.
Eut have you, up to now, realized the full significance of that performance?
Do you know that no other motor car in the world has ever equalled or even
approached that performance?
In a word, did yea take this test seriously when you heard of it?
Or did you set it down as a "selling stunt" to give the publicity man something
to talk about?
It's worth your while to read and to study the conditions under which that test
was made.
You know that the American Automobile Association (familiarly known as the
"A.A.A.") is the official arbiter cf every tutomobile test and contest.
Eut perhaps you didn't know that when a maker places his product under A. A. A.
supervision he must do absolutely as told and abide by the decisions of the Board.
That's why there are so few A. A. A. Official Records!
This 22,000-mile Maxwell non-stop test was official from start to finish.
Therein lies its value to you.
It proves absolutely the quality of the car of the very Maxwell you buy.
For verily this was a "stock" Maxwell. Listen :
First : the inspectors disassembled the motor to see that no special pistons, valves,
bearing-metal or other parts had been used.
Every other unit was as critically inspected. Then the car was re-assembled
under their own supervision.
As we had much at stake and the test was made in winter (November 23 to
January 5) we asked permission to take certain little precautions against acci
dental stoppage.
Sounds reasonable, doesn't it?
But they refused permission to do any such thing.
For example: They would not permit a rubber cover over the magneto it
wasn t stock."
They refused to let us tape the ignition wire terminals-they are not taped on
the Maxwells we sell so of course it wasn't "stock."
SrrLT1 i JhCy ? US USC a Spiral coilcd piPe in Placc of th "sual straight
one from tank to carburetor to guard against a breakage from the constant,
unremitting vibration it isn't "stock." '
Iw86 3 8pcal1hieh Pnccd foreign make of spark plug-the run was made
on the same spark plugs with which all Maxwells are equipped
l'Sfr WC W5re1unble to ca"y spare tire on the rear-it
irSSJ tele6ra to headquarters in New York finally brought a
special permit to carry a spare tire.
"It isn't stock!" "It isn't stock 1"
That was the laconic reply of those A.A.A. inspectors to every last suggestion that
tChatCdan; lo? f0?the -anffiXU
tnat any customer can buy from any one of 3000 dealers anywhere
Weare glad now-mighty glad-that the rules were so strict and so rigidly
So do it under omcial
And it will have to go some.
For Maxwell set the standard when it performed this wonderful feat.
Maxwell complied with those rules-and made good
tZITZSiiVbr' .cat
night for 44 days and rights I 6 0'y to lct anotl,tr -dV "
There was one technical stop.
It is interesting to know the circumstances
tatteld.'"2 burst-suddenly another car appeared
In his effort to avoid a collision the Maxwell driv .i1Jv.
At least j observers bought it '-
liSsSbT 8ain "artKl the motor if
Sy rSvslEf Cd Ur d found, 'hat his action wa, neces
Throws you how rigid were the rules-how conscientiously applied by tte
You who have owned and driven motnr r
may clog a carburetor or a feed pine-"ZU whknwhow small a thing
realize what a wonderfully well madeVrTk- 8 Spfk or 8ta11 a motor will
under those conditions-44 days-22 022 mil "i be to ough that test
The exact amount of gasolin of of J 1 T 8tPPing-
attested under oath and guaranteed by the Ra" matte" f mdal reC0ld
(By the way, the average was nearly 10 00nm';i' .
Any Maxwell owner-or anyone m erest P"
And-here's the most wonderful 1 T rCCOrds'
for economy; the Maxwell averaged 22K antempt Wa or could be made
Some other car may, some time emll B n f gasoUnc'
equal them all in the same tXtS?S of thoseperformances. But to
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