Image provided by: University of Oregon Libraries; Eugene, OR
About La Grande evening observer. (La Grande, Or.) 1904-1959 | View Entire Issue (July 1, 1916)
LA .GRANDE EVENING OBSERVER SATURDAY, JULY 1, 1916. Motorcycle Races July 4th To Dedicate Oval PAGE TEN Tuesday afternoon, July Fourth, La Grande will witness its first matinee on the new Speed 'Km Up race course oast of town. The races, varying: from five to 25 miles in length will be solely for "local" riders, meaning thereby non-professionals from Boise to Walla Walla. The promoters of the mati nee which means the La Grande Motor Club, have in mind a rate that will in terest and entertain, but they do not ' aim to leave the impression that it is going to be a grand prix. The riders will meet at 10 o'clock Sunday to go over to the track and get their in structions from Referee Van Buren and rate managers and committees. Then, on Tuesday, at 2 o'clock the races be gin. There will be the novelty of seeing the plant in order. By that , time Hank Roskamp will have bleach- ',' ers for 1200 people and the meet is to give a testout on the track. Officers and attaches wi!l get a workout too. Th& plan is that the handling of cars and people will give practical experience to the officials in handling the patrons when the grand prix comes, The admission will be nominal and season ticket holders are of. course to be admitted on that piece of pasteboard. Trie funds will be used for further ing the grand prix July 22-23. Three special racing Hurleys have been sent to ''the city for this matinee and will be ridden by Hollister and Vehrs of La Grande, and Jackson of Walla Walla. Ruby and Priest will enter on Indians and there will be open bids out for "local" riders to en ter. The meet should be Jin enjoyable afternoon for fourth of July cele- . brators. The newness of the plant and the general conditions bespeak plenty . of fun. ' This will 'be the first races on the now track and it is not to be expected that the records and speed ! will he as great as whan the course is put in more perfect shape for the main event late in July. L. C. Smith has delivered new Dodges to the following during the past few days: Messrs. Parker, Moore nnd Ross, North Powder; George Stod dard, La Grande, and Mr. Wayne of Wallowa. Perhaps the most unique of recent complimentary tokens to the trade is the beautiful colored hanger being sent out to the motorcycle list by The B. K. Goodrich Co., of Akron, Ohio. It is a nameless painting by me mie inr. A. a. rlrost, one of the Inst works of that famous artist. In fact the work was left unfinished by the master but was later taken up and finished by his" son, Mr. John Frost. The picture has no title but it is easy to read the story. The town constable has evidently hailed the dapper feminine motorcyclist for speeding. But the maiden's appealing look of injured innocence has gotten . the old constable foul and the wheels of justice seem in dire danger of clog ging. The painting is handsomely re produced by the American Lithograph Company in beautiful, soft and well blended colors. The hanger bears no printed advertisement, although the motorcyclist is using Goodrich Tires and a Goodrich sign appears on the village store in the background. It is an embellishment to any dealer'j office. With 0. K.'Parker, of Los Angeles, at the wheel, "Death Valley Dodge," the famous motor car that has per formed more stunt trips thun any other motor car in existence, a few days ago descended to the bottom of the Grand Canyon of Colorado and 're turned to the rim under its own power. This is the 6 rat time in the history of motoring that this feat has ever been performed. Various daring drivers have looked over the ground with longing eyes, but were never able to convince themselves that the trip was a possibility. But Mr. Parker, who is one of the most famous drivers on the Pacific Coast, determined to make the trial. Some months ago he visited the Grand Canyon and .made a careful survey of ths several routes to the bottom. These are simply trails on which tourists descend on the back of burros. The journey to the bottom is such a nerve-shaking one that many tourists are afraid to make the trip, even when convoyed by experienced guides. Mr. Parker spent several weeks in thoroughly investigating the various routes to the bottom - of the great gorge and finally decided that it would be possible to reach the bottom with the motor car by means of Peach Spring Canyon, one of the side gorges leading into the main canyon. Accordingly, he returned to Los Angeles and drove Death Valley Dodge overland to the canyon rim Careful preparations were made for the descent. The trail was gone over and several boulders that made the passage of a motor car impossibli weie wasted out of the way. Others in ire party with Mr. Parker asserted even then that the trip could not be made. The trail, originally footed by ani trials seeking water, twisted and turned down the rugged sides of the canyon. At places it literally hung out over the depth and at all times it was so rougn tnat only tne most skiltul driving ot a motor car ot par ticularly sturdy construction, made the trip possible. Where the bottom of the canyon was reached it was 5,000 feet, neariy one mile deep, and to roach the bottom more than 21 mile; had been eovertd. The enr was driven alongside the roaring Colorado Uivcr and photographed. Despite the tremendous strain ol tne trip, it was many at once for the return journey to the rim. The frame was twisted at times until the radiator hose was snapped off, but the alignment of the power plant was so pertect tnat tnere was no trouble with the mechanism at all. After the return to the surface, the car was driven along the canyon rim to Navaho Point, the highest point on the rim, and which is 6,000 feet above the surface of the river. Here other pictures of the car were taken. Western motorists ure wondering what feat Mr. Parker will call on Death Valley Dodge to do next. Al ready this great car has traversed parts of Death Valley never before seen by rrfon; it won a gold rush at Barstow, Cal.; was driven by Parker through the Santiago Valley after the floods, when no other car could get through, anfl now it has made the trip to the bottom of,, the Grand Can yon. , In order, insofar as possible, to re lieve from financial worry those of, our employes who are subject to mil itary duty and also as an expression j of desiie on the part of this company j to make substantial recognition of this opportunity to' co-operate with1 its employes in carrying out its share ' of the common duty of all to answer the national call for military assist ance, the policy of this company will be as follows, says a Goodrich Tire ! Company Bulletjn. , This announcement applies to all employes of this company formally enrolled as members in good standing in any State Military or Naval Or ganization at midnight Monday, June 19th, 1916 and who are accepted by the proper military officers for active service in the present Mexican crisis: In case of orders being issued by the military authorities requiring the services of employes mentioned above for actual military duty, necessitating abwnce from the regular duties , of this company, compensation will be awarded as follows: After allowance being made for payment for service by the govern ment, or state, or from any other souice, the direct result of military service, this company will pay as mil itary compensation the difference be tween such sources of incomo and the following: To all married and single men con tributing regularly to the support of actual dependents, two thirds of their average salary or wage based on their previous average salary or wage earned during the three months pre ceding their absence. To all single or married men not contributing regularly to the support of actual dependents, one 'half of tneu- 'average salary or wago. Thus an employe with dependents whose average wage for three months ha 3 been $100 per manth and who re ceives $15 per month from the, gov ernment will be granted military com pensation from this company of $51.66 per month. Payment of military compensation will be paid direct to the dependents designated, or upon the request of men without dependents will be held in trust by the company until the re turn of the employe. The period of absence on military duty will not be considered a breach of continuity of service as affecting our Life Insurance or Pension reg ulations, but such time of absence will (Continued on pijge 11) RUBY'S CYCLE AND SUPPLY SHOP Experience with all makes of motorcycles and any thing from the stand clip to the front license number. If your machine has got a touch of the blues and "trying to take its spite out on you bring it in and we will test it out and tell you the trouble free of charge. Get That Lawn Mower Sharpened ALL WORK GUARANTEED Go f Everybody Should To CHAUTAUQUA If you are going to camp, just phone Main 10, for one of our drays, to take your outfit to the grounds. Will Furnish Hack or Auto for Your Family If Called When you get back home after your outing, let us put in your supply of fuel for the winter. Order a few tons of U. P. Rock Springs, "Cleanest Coal in the World," or that famous "Hiawatha Super-Heating Coal," 98 per cent pure Nothing but heat. CHAIN WOOD, Wot ..-.$2.50 Dry $3.50 FULL LOAD DELIVERED CORD WOOD, FEED. HAY, STORAGE, COAL, DRAYAOE, DELIVERY One Block East of Depot. Phono Main 10 LYNCH and STEWART Jefferson Ave. Oue Block East Depot Phone Main 10 I THE SAME CAR FOR LESS MONEY TJEXr in mind that the Maxwell car has not been changed. It Is standardized. It will not be changed except in minor respects where we see oppor tunities from time to time to make refinements and additional improvements. The new price of $595 is only made possible by our greatly increased production and the fact that we specialize in only one automobile. Every Maxwell car is Identically the same as every other Maxwell car. Last year the Maxwell car rep resented a big value. Many thousands of satisfied Maxwell owners are the evidence of that. But this year at the reduced price of $595 the Maxwell stands out as the one big automobile value of all time. Nothing like it ..has ever been offered for the money. Just consider, complete electri cal equipment for starting and lighting: speedometer; demount able rims; cne-man top; rain vision windshield; and every other davlc3 for the comfort and convenience of the owner. Every tiling that the expensive cars have. And good looks, com fort and economy of operation that soma of the others haven't. There has been a nation-wido demand for Maxwell cars at the former price; there will be an over whelming demand for these cars at the new price of $595. And this proves that the Amer ican public has admitted and verified our unqualified claim that the Maxwell Motor Car is the Dig, Outstanding Motor Car Value in the Country Today. WHAT THE MAXWELL PRIOR INCLUDRS Ims-stroke, hlsb speed, four-cylinder motor; S to 50 mile on' high gear; 20 to 23 milni to the gallon of gasoline (average). Irreversible steering gear; automatic mown lubrication by splash nnd pump; 800 to 1.000 mliea per gallon of oil. Thermo-syphon cooling. A running-in-oil dutch, so smooth as to mate the driving of a novice as free from gear-claahlng and from sudden jerks as that of a seasoned driver. Tall, narrow, racing type Maxwell-made radiator. Manvell-made axles I-beam front and semi floating rear; highest quality heat-treated alloyed steel. " Casollne tank la cowl; short, accessible gas Une to carburetor. Maxwell-made stream-line body; well Untitled la every detail. Beep, comfortable uphohtery. 30 s S' j tires all around, ru.a-.kH on i-.ir; average life 8,000 ui 10,000 mdes. Ocuiounuble rims. Tire carrier at rear, with extra rim. Substantial, Maiwell-maile crowned fenders and linoleum-covered running Uiard i. Electric starter, electric Uttiu, eJeetric horn. Iligh-Teruloa Magneto, an independent source of Ignition. One-man Top wltu quick-adjustable curtains stortn proof. Raln-vislon, adjustable, ventilating windshield. Ilijih grade speedometer. The Maxwell Touring Car Is a full five-passenger car. Every Maxwell model seats comfortably the number of passengers which it is rated to carry. Compare these Maxuvll features uitlh thoso of curs selling at higher prices. This announcement will be read by hundreds of automobile dealers as well as prospective retail buyers. To those dealers who wish to know if there is any open territory, we will say that Maxwell sales contracts for 1916-17 are being signed now by our traveling salesmen. There will be some changes particularly in the allotment of territory. Therefore, interested dealers, wherever located, should write us now. u&Laxufell Motor Cc:n?ar.y Detroit .Mich.
