La Grande evening observer. (La Grande, Or.) 1904-1959, June 17, 1916, Image 13

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Newspaper Page TextSATURDAY, JVXZ 17, LA GRANDE EVENING OBSERVER PAGE FIVB which promises to be fill one. a most delight- 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 Motor News A school teacher near CentmHu passed through La Grande Friday en route to the east to spend his vaca tion, He was driving a small car. A card received from the R. W. Ivcig-hton party now touring: Washing ton, reports little or no trouble in reaching Pullman where they are spending- the week end during the graduation of Miss Worth of this city from Washington State college. .... , ;... Thursday night-the "Bug" auto domiciled in the Leighton garage was driven in the dark from Union to La Grande in 42 minutes, carrying a load of passengers besides the driver "Rod" Williams, popular motorcycle dare devil. County Commissioner and Mrs. Ce cil Galloway of Elgin, and Miss Jane Hathorn of this city leave in a day Al Daniel this week closed a deal for the sale of the 39th automobile from his agencies this season. Since coming to La Grande ho has turned out Reos, Chevroletii and other cars in large numbers and is now negotiating for his own garage quarters intending to increase his capacity for selling thereby. The Jteo man moved over from Cove late in the Spring but lias been disposing of his wares like they iiiiKiic oe not cakes. A new carload ofDodires will niwh the city early next week and will make the total shipments to Agent Smith 50 ior tne season 4U havimr a readv been delivered. Like r.o many auto dealers he has had ereat trouble filling his or tnvn nvorlmiH in nn uniwmnl.ila -! orders. "I could have sold twice that Spokane and from there they expect to n"m1)er wre they to be had," declared go to Lfewiston, Mont. They expect to I"" evening wnne receiving oe gone several weeks on the trip. I I ; ; Universal ! if ' Tread iKU . The New Tire Everyone . fm ; Is Talking About 1 1 B i I ; The Non-Skid Tread combines . I H I W LA li, ! in One Tiro all the Advantages 1 I B I H (rAV I I of both the Suction Tread and II U I U W (L I j . tho Kaised Tread Types. I H JL Cj J J j Prices Moderate and . .. IIS $ jlA fj I l , ' Quality the Bcstl 11 IjCvLJ 1 f LT 'C ' I Agents Dodge, Chalmers Curs II I j Full Line of Oils and Accessories anil turning out patrons. After a season of a month or more of rather short-ride touring, the cross- vi..uiVipv bmci la wc-u uauer way now. During the .present week at tho Smith garage alone cars from Ne braska, Iowa, Oklahoma and other Southern and middle eastern states have registered for provisions a la automobile. Other garages report that long trips are quite the fad now, and probably will double the tourist travel record of the ipast month. . La GrandeV first motor hearse will be ready for service shortly. Hal Bohnenkamp, undertaker, is having finishing Coats of paints put on a big Cadillac car. which has been length ened out by W. H. Bohnenkamp's own hands, just two feet giving the new chassis a wheel base of 144 inches. The hearse portion is mahogany finish inside and the who'e car is a dark grey, nicely embellished with decora tions and paneled glass. The car it se'f is in first-class order and the new j equipment will be n creditable adjunct to the institution. Motorists who complain 5 of the high price of gasoline should have a few harsh words to say for Old Bor eas. The (iod of the Winds, as shown by tests conducted during the past week, increase the tus consumption fu'ly forty per cent when he is at work with ordinary velocity; when he is really trying, Mr. Wind undoubtedly makes his batting average mucn . er. E. E. Thompson, president of the Thompson-La Casse Company at ! Fresno, kept a careful check on wind i and gasoline when he made the run ! from the Raisin City to San Francisco. I The trip North was made on Tuesday and the return journey Thursday, and mi orucr to learn 11 me wma veloc ity was anywhere near the same Mr. Thompson inquired at the Government weather bureau regarding conditions from the bav citv were also forced to on the two days. The official report shoulder part of the blame, for the HERE IS THE BOAT ! H ss ever iiiac ft iJiis is the machine that all the fellows arc riding. It will take you to Wallowa River and hack for' 75c. You run on your own time-table. On it you can climb hills where cars won't start; can getover the road with utmost ease -and penetrate to most remote fishing streams. It is the best pal von Get Yours Now and Pay As You Ride W. H. BOHNENKAMP CO. 28 New Machines Sold This Year Used Machines From $25.00 Up was that the wind speed was approxi mately the same. Coming up the valley from Fresno the Thompson Maxwell touring car showed what its owner thought was a mighty ipoor gasoline average. On the 197 mile run nine and a half gal lons of fluid were used. This meant that the carburetor took a gallon of gasoline for each 20.7 miles of the road covered. Going home the fuel consumption was so absolutely different that Thompson paused to inquire, and fin ally placed the blame with Boreas. However, road conditions going south 4 - 4 . 4 4 4 4 ? Reo the Fifth Must Be a Wonderful Automobile WHEN YOU CONSIM311 that Reo the Fifth is today the oldest chassis on the American market, and therefore in the world and that this car has outlived scores of cars that tried to compete with it in that most popular "thousand dollar class," you will agree that this must bo a truly wonderful motor car. FOR NOW FIVE YEARS this is the sixth season Reo the Fifth has held first place in the esteem of buyers and users against the most terrific competition that ever assailed any model. NOT ALONE HAS IT CONTENDED against other successful makes always maintaining its lendbut it has withstood' that wickedest of all competition, the failure the ear originally priced several hundred dollars higher but which, its makers, bankrupt, was finally thrown on the market at a price lower than Reo the Fifth. STRANGE THAT ANYONE would buy such a car no factory be- hind it; no one to make good the guarantee; no where to get replacement parts. BUT THEY DO the "bargain hunters" and we in the automobile business have learned to dread that kind of competition just be cause there is so little substance to it. BUT REO THE FIFTH has withstood many such storms nnd al ways came out with flying colors. THEN THERE WERE THOSE FLURRIES occasioned by new mak ers jumping into the arena, or old makers projecting new and sensational models in frantic efforts to stem the tide of Reo the Fifth popularity and still the great model triumphed. MUST BE A GREAT CAR must be and it is. NOT ONLY IS IT made of the best materials known to science; not only is it the product of the greatest corps of mechanics and the best equipped factory; but it has proven to be the simplest car to operate; the most accessible and the lowest in maintainence cost and these combined account for its supremavr the invincibility of Reo the Fifth. . . ' PRICE OF THE LATEST mode! same famous chassis, but refined and improved wherever that could be done is $875. ONLY PROBLEM that confronts you nnd us is how to get one. Demand is tremendous many times the capacity of the big Reo plants. ONLY WAY is to order now immediately and get a definite de livery date as soon as may be we'll tell you just about what date you may expect your Reo the Fifth. DANIEJL AUTO GO. The New REO the Fifth Incomparacle Four $875 ? 1:,T lEiMM s, ML JAW 4- 4- 'roll' is all in favor of the south bound run. The Maxwell used up just five gallons and one gill of gasoline. "Motorists looking for high gaso line averages want to consider the wind as a mighty strong factor," said Mr. Thompson. "I made the Fresno San Francisco run hundreds of times, but not until recently did I pay much attention to fuel consumption. The difference between the northern and southern runs was so pronounced that it could hardly be laid to the grade conditions, and not until I thought of the wind was I able to place the blame." , , ' ' Ceorge Schuster, known among automobile drivers as "Around-the-World Schuster as a result of his winning the groat New York to Paris race a few years ago, is back in har ness again. Mr. Schuster has just joined the Henshaw Motor Co., of Boston, Dodge Brothers' dealer, as general superintendent of the service division. While ,Mr. Schuster is one of the most experienced mechanical men in the automobile trade, the public per sists in remembering him for his ex ploit as a road driver. The New York to Paris race, which, Mr. Schuster won with 26 days' mar gin over his nearest competitor, wa one of the most remarkable contest's in automobile history. The trdphy was offered by a Paris and a New Ycik newspaper jointly for an inter national contest. American, French, German and Italian cars were entere.l and when they started from Timcj Square, New York, it is estimated that 1130,000 people gathered to see them off. The course was across the United States, thence to Alaska, but Schuster's car was the only one thnt attempted the Alaskan trip ,the othoi 9 being deterred by the almost entire absence of Toads. Then the i-ars were taken across the Pacific to Janan. thence to Siberia. All sorts of hardships for the men and cars were encountered in cross ing S'beria and Russia, and Schuster and his companions were frequently hungry and thirsty and overcome witn fatigue, while the cars in the midst of wildernesses had to ford wida rivers, climb mountains and overcome obstacles, succeeding only through the staunchness of the car and the ingenuity of the crew. The Schuster car arrived in Paris, however, after toeing 170 days on' the way. It cov ered 13,341 miles on land and was transported 8.C00 n "es by water. Schuster and his companions were given a great reception, being re ceived by President Roosevelt, who complimented Schuster on his pluck and daring. A man came in here the other dnv. said L. C. Smith, who had driven his car several miles on tho rim, a tire hnving been punctured some distance away from town. The walls of tho casing were scored and scraped, while the fabric, which was torn and frayed, was broken away from the rubber, and the heads were badly damaged. All this trouble was caused by the squeez ing of the casing between the edges of the rim amd the ground. Inside the caning, small irregular shaped pieces of the tule were adhering to the fab ric. All these evidences of abuse were conclusive proof that both casing and tube were bi;dly injured if not ruined beyond repair. All thintrs considered. K's expensive business, traveling on deflated tires. It's cheaper, says Mr. Smith to carry a spare, as every snn ibV motorist, does, nnw-a-days. but still there nre a lot of short sighted men who go along without an extra tire, hoping thnt 1ho inevitable will never happen, and then, to cap the cli max, they come in for an adjustment' I would advise every motorist, said Mr. Smith in conclusion, to read a good in struction book on the care of tire, such a book for example as that issued by the Michelin Tire Company. SPEED 'EM UPLETS One of the banner sales of motor cycles in the state, no doubt, has been recorded by Chase Bohnenkamp, ag ent for the Harley and .who is an ever present booster for the Speed 'Em Up He has disposed of 28 1910 Harleyn and five Harley side cars. He at- i tributes the ready sale of motorcycles tnis year 10 tne ease witn wnicn tney negotiate any trip essayed, the cheap ness of fuel and running expenses, mid the general utility for business and pleasure that a motorcycle provides. Since the new track has been start ed local riders have been sawing off some good time, in spite of tho fact that the finishing touches to the track cannot be given until after the next soaking rain. George Ruby, partici pant in various races in tho past, went, the mile and a half the other day m one minute and 22 seconds. Ernest Vehrs, another daredevil has gone it almost thut fast. Considering that the track is not complete, and that the surfacing hasn't been attempted, other thnn that caused by promiscu ous driving thereon with motor ve hicle, tho time was exceptionally good and indicates what the pace, will be when the track becomes smooth., i The motor cycle fraternity in ,Lun Grande and vicinity is now immense.. The motorcycle has gone through the experiment stage, and since the new perfections have been tried and found piot wanting any thinking man soon dis covers tnat tor the price required, tne. returns are exceptional. A. motor cycle is am, adjunct to business of oil. types and a facility toward pleasure. v General Agent Danitz at Portlanik writes his Harley agent, Chase Bohn enkamp, that Don John and Morty Graves, two speed demons of national, fame, are coming to the races this year. -f I His Generosity ' - A "Tommy," lying in hospital, be sido him a watch of curious and for eign design. The attending doctor " was interested. "Where did your watch come from?" he asked. "A German give it me," he answ ered. A little ipiqued, the doctor inquired how the foe had come to convey his token of esteem and affection. '"E ted to," was the laconic, reply. London Nation. A MOTHER'S GRATITUDE: Many a Mother in La Grande Appreciate the Following. Will Many a Etrong man and many a healthy women has muh for which to thank mother. The care taken dur ing their childhood brought them past tho danger point and made them healthy men and worn r;. Thousands of children aro bothered with incon tinence of urine, and inability to re tain it is oftimes called a habit. It is not always the child's fault in m.-ny cases tho difficulty lies with the kidneys, and can he readily righted. A La Grande mother tells how she wont about it. Mrs. W. M. Andis, 1502 V. Ave., La Grande, says: "I have used Doan's Kidney Pills with the best of results, and have also given them to our little girl for weakness of the kidneys: She had complained n grti.t deal, but Doan's Kidney Pills soon strengthened her kidneys nnd benefited her in every wnv." Price fiOc. nt all dealers. Don't R'.mply ask for a kidney remedy get Doan's Kidney Pills the name that Mrs. Andis hnd. Voster-Milbtim Co., Props., Buffalo. N. Y.