SATURDAY, JVXZ 17,
LA GRANDE EVENING OBSERVER
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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. ....
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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
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' 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.
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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
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? 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
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lEiMM s, ML JAW
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'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." ,
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' 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.,
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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.
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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.