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About La Grande evening observer. (La Grande, Or.) 1904-1959 | View Entire Issue (Oct. 7, 1916)
SATURDAY,. OCTOBER 7, 1916. LA GRANDE EVENING OBSERVER PAGE THEEJX DON'T YOU LOVE TO RECEIVE A LETTER WRITTEN ON ELEGANT STATIONERY? YES; AND YOUR FRIENDS WILL ENJOY YOUR COMMUNICATIONS MORE IF THEY ARE WRIT TEN ON OUR EXCELLENT PAPER. WE CAN GIVE YOU A WHOLE BOX OF PAPER AND EN VELOPES FOR A SMALL SUM. JUST THINK OF HOW MUCH YOU MUST PAY f6"R POSTAGE, THEN THE PRICE OF OUR BEST STATIONERY WILL SEEM SMALL. WE CAN SUPPLY ANYTHING YOU NEED FOR WRITING AND WHEN YOU BUY OUR STATIONERY YOU CAN "RELY" UPON IT. Levy : Vog'el Drug' Go. PRESCRIPTION SPECIALISTS MOTORCYCLE RIDER TRAVELS FAR Cecil T. Kenyon of Huntingdon, Pa., holds a unique record fon long dist ance motorcycle riding. . On an Indiai of the 1911) type, and equipped with Blue Streak tires, he has perambu lated about the United States criss crossing and winding about until he has all but skirted its widest terri tory and he has a long journey be fore him still. He arrived in La Grande yesterday morning nnd will spend a few days with his cousin Mrs. W. D. Stoop of North La Grande. Speaking in broad terms, he is on his way to New York via the Canal zone. The young man left his home an J for three days steered toward Akron. Ohio. Afteu a rest there he started for the Lincoln Highway and kept running on an eight-day schedule un til he got to Cheyenne, where he branched off to Colorado Springs and Denver, spending considerable time there. Then he went north again, striking across to the Yellowstono park. From thene he went by easy stages to Billings, Spokane, Walla Walla and finally crossed the Blue Mountains via the Toll Gate roai reaching Elgin. The 20 mile run into La Grande was of course a treat to him. He has covered 8000 miles and tires thatwere new March 1st still adorn the wheels. Mr. Kenyon is developing a taste for distance annihilation. He will leave La Grande in a d:.y or two for Portland and from there goes to San Francisco. He has a groat desire to dnive a motorcycle to the Canal zone and says it can be done. After full filling that ambition he will start for old New York, and, as he Sf.ys, that will have been some trip. Wyoming holds the laurel wreath for road ne glect declares Mr. Kenyon, and he ought to be authority on the question. They are extrer.ioly bad th".ne, and though rough in many states, nowhere else were tjiey as bad :.s in that state. Ho is breaking no world speed marks, but he is putting the motorcycle to a splendid use in "Seeing America First". Every part that enters into a high grade motor car must pass a series of rigid tests. In the plant of Dodge Brothers, acknowledged to be one of the best of the industry, nothing is left to chance. Every part is not on ly thoroughly tested but so carefully are tests conducted that it is definitely known just what each part will stand. In testing the teeth of gears the or .i;nw.r ef hna hflon tn deliver a powerful blow against the teeth. The effect of the blow was easily appar ent but it was impossible to measure how much force had been expended. The problem was put up to the engi neers of Dodge Brothers and they de veloped a machine that delivers the blow and at the same time measures the force used. The principal is the same as though a workman took a chisel, placed it against a tooth and struck the chisel with a hammer. In the case of the machine a sharp blade is forced against the tooth with a heavy impact and on a dial the "left over energy" i registered. It is a simple matter of mathematics then to calculate the amount of force needed to break the tcoth. Old Dobbin, through the progros sivenesss of the California rancher, has come into his own on a broader scale in that State than elsewhere in the countrv, according to the best available data. In that great common wealth much of the work done on the ranches, both in the central valleys and in the mountain counties, which in ine past -.. chiefly with the horse, is now being done in the more moucrn way iui the motor car. California's farmers, from the be ginning of the auto industry in the west, have been the most important 1 : wl main t a Jtli II' Taciors in creiiiiMK i""' i the prosneritv of the motor car busi- . ness. The fact that California's an-, nual crops are usually of the "bump er" variety, accounts in a large meas ure for the tremendous and continu ous growth of the automobile business in the state. The prosperity of the farmer there has always been reflec ted in the prosperity of the automo bile business. Varied as the farm and dairy prod ucts of California are the uses to which the rancher of that state puts the automobile. They extend from the most common usage of providing pleasure for the rancher's family and hauling crops to. market, to towing other farm vehicles, operating farm machinery and actually furnishing the motive power for the self-operating milking machines. During each succeeding season some new and in genuous uses are made of the motor car some calling for sheer strength of the car's materials; others simply for a clever application of the engine'3 power. John R. Leland, a prosperous iiancher of the Santa Cruz mountains, furnishes a striking example of the uses to which the rancher puts his motor car. During the past haying season Leland hauled, all of his hay from the fields to the stacks, a dis tance of nearly one mile, with the aid of his Maxwell 25 touring car. Le land would load the cut hay on an or dinary hay wagon, then tow the lat ter from the field with his Maxwell. Leland has many other uses for his car and states that he would be ab solutely at a loss without his machine while at work on the ranch. Sudden taking hold of the clutch of an autombile, that frequent and ex asperating armoyanca in -the opera tion of the ordinary machine which all but precipitates the passengers from the car and works considerable damage to the motor car in general, is said to have boon completely elimi nated in the Maxwell through a unique construction of the Maxwell clutch. Engineers and expert automobile builders for many years have sougnt a solution of this problem, the game being the subject of painstaking in vestigation and experimentation. In order to obtain this desirable feature in automobile construction the Maxwell clutch assembly housing has been so constructed that the clutch is continually subjected to in oil bath. When operating the clutch, in making gear changes, the clutch falls back in to position in such a manner that the film of oil which gathers on the clutch lining is gradually, but rapidly squee geed from the lining, the clutch at the same time taking a firmer and firm er hold. The operation is automatic, but absolutely sure, and without jar to the cars. The speed with which it is accomp lished depends largely upon the speed at which the car is traveling and the dexterity of the driver in making gear changes. ' It is stated by the best posted au thorities that a rough operating clutch does an immeasurable amount of damage to a car in a short period of time, producing quickly rear axle trouble, motor trouble and finally laying up the car. A smooth, evenly operating clutch is therefore .regarded as being highly essential to a long, useful life of an automobile, hence, the Maxwell builders make an espec ial point of this feature of that ma chine. Now comes a new and revised model Indian motorcycle ambulance embody ing lessons learned from strenuous test of the first Hendee vehicle of this type on European battlefields the past year in the service of the hos pital corns of some of the belliger ents. Whereas, its predecessor had accommodations fan but one pasenger the latest Indian chariot of mercy is built in double-decker form, to car ry two persons. Regulation stretchers are used, and are fitted with special fittings to pro vent them slipping from position on the superstructure of the chassis. Tho chassis itself is of special construc tion and is provided with extra springs and adjustable tread. Slung under the chassis is a first aid cabi net. The power unit is a standard In dian, three-speed Powerplus model. The Ingenious construction and at tention to detail from a surgical and utilitarian point of view has won hearty approval from medical mon before whom the vehicle has been demonstrated. It is expected that this model will pain considerable favor 1 with military hospital and Red Cross authorities. Construction details, mobility and practical usage M'e emphasized in the accompanying photographs. In line with the big commercial thought that is sinking deeper and deeper into the minds of motorcycle manufacturers comes the announce ment of the Aurora Automatic Ma chinery Co. of tho new Tho motor cycle fire apparatus designed partic ularly for small town installation. These fire fighting motorcycle aux iliaries are especially desirable for communities where volunteer depart ment is depended on for protection, inasmuch as thein installation means in some cases a reduction of as high as iiO cents Der hundred on the insur ance premium rate in force in certain towns. , Inasmuch as every town or village regardless of size must have the best fire protection which it can afford, the sales opportunities for motorcycle fire department of this character would conservatively seem to be very large indeed. Wherein the motorcycle manufactureri can show that the cost of fire protection can be immediately and appreciably lowered by the in stallation of motorcycle apparatus, at a comparatively moderate expendi ture, the natural decision of municipal executives would seem to be favor able to the adoption of motorcycle equipment. Not many years ago stock car rac ing was in vogue and proved extreme ly interesting to racing fans. Then came the desine for high speed and specially built mcig onrs were con structed to supply the demand of the fans but the lack of competition be tween the latest type racing cars hn3 caused their Nemesis, aver the ex perts. These same men declare that if stock car racing returns that in terest again will return to automobile contests but if it does not that the game muy be expected to die. ' Santa Monica, Cal., Oct. 6. Is stock car racing coming hack? Will modern automobile speedways be for saken for the old contests on road and track between cars which are dup licates of those seen on sales room floors ? These and other questions are being asked by racing authorities following the information that several manu facturers are contemplating entering stock cars in the Vanderbiit Cup and International Grand Prizo races to b4 held at Santa Monica on November 10th and 18th. Already a stock Morcor race-about has been entered in the cup classics and dame rumor has it that a stock Cadillac will bo entered in the cup everts within the next few days. From other sources, considered as au thoritative, comes the news that sev crrl other manufacturers are flirt ing with the speed frame, but only in a stock car sense. Prominent among the manufacturers mentioned are the Mnrmon, Chalmers and Hudson fac tories. It is claimed that many manufact ures have seen the handwriting on the wall and have come to realize that or.lv by a return to slock car events can the nutomobile business ever hope to benefit by automobile racing. KANSAS BARS NEAR BEER Anests Far Sale Of Such Beverages To Be Made, Officer Says. TEAM MEETS MMJEfEIT EIGHTY-SIX TO NAUGHT SCORE RESULTS AT WALLA WALLA FRIDAY. advance the date one day, in that the teachers will bo in La Grande that day for the teachers' institute. WASCO PLANS CAMPAIGN Rally Thursday Night Expected to increase Hughes Alliance. Topeka, Kan., Sept. 22. The sale of any beverage which contains any amount of alcohol is illegal in Kansas. This was the ruling of S. M. Brewster, . Attorney General, and he served not- ice upon several big brewing compan- ; ies which are putting out a temper-. ancc drink which xjontiiins only a small i amount of alcohol. "The amount of alcohol or the fact j that the drink is not intoxicating does not bother us one bit," said the Attor- j ney-General. "We will nrrost any epr- j son we find selling any of these drinks, j "The greater danger lies in the sale j of these so-culled temperance drinks, advertised as a substitute for beer, is that they are used as a blind for the j sale of real beer in bottles labeled exactly the same as tho temperance beer." . Walla iWalla, Oct. 7. (Special) Walla Walla high schocl, propped by a new coach, and blessed with good material yesterday gave La Grande high the severest whipping that school has received in fully a decade when it won by a score of 80 to 0. The visiting team was "helpless from tho start, and as the game progressed and the home team was able to gain at will, the contest became more or less of a joke. One or two successful for ward passes constituted the only sub stantial gains the visitors made. No first downs were made on straight football. Millering and Chenault were the only men who were aggressive to any degree whatever, and all were woe fully lacking of a desire to tackle in fact the runaway was to a groat ex tent due to the failure of tho team to tackle. The La Grande team left today noon for home, expecting to arrive there on No. 18 tonight. The game lacked interest from the start. ' Buker Opens Her Season. At Baker this afternoon the foot ball season is being opened with the strong Weiser high school eleven. The Idaho team has already taken Ontario to camp by a 12-0 score and is rated strong this season. Coach Williams of the iBaker squad is well satisfied with his team at this early writing. Features f daily scrimmage at Baker is the all around work of Cap tain Fosbury at halfback, Brown at tackle, Stewart at uurd, and the kicking of Gillliam, while Enberg, Johns, Love, Payton and Weeks are putting up a hard fight for line posi tions. Baisley seems to have cinched the job at center and Kaufman is out again for a lino position. The Pen dleton game with Baker is slated for November 4th, but it is purposed to .THE DALLES, Oregon, Oct. 3. (Special) The Wasco County Hughes Alliance held an enthusiastic . rally last night at the Courthouse. A line j of campaign was presented and -ad opted. . - Five hundred and twenty nine mem bers are enrolled and it is exnected I that it will reach 600 by Thursday . lunut, wncii u uig paraae ana rauy will be held. Ex-Senator Piles, of Washington, will b0 here and wilt lead the speaking in the evening. Many local speakers will also take part in the programme. bid Indians Sign Writers V Spokane, Wash., October 5. That the Spokane country was once peopled by a race of Indians whose sign writ ing can not be interpreted by the trib es of the present day is shown in the disclosure of Indian hieroglyphics on rocks neau the mouth of tho Little Spokan river. The marks are found on the rocky cliffs north of the Little Spokane near its mouth on the old Bmkley place. . .J. .J. .J. .J. .J. .J. 4. .J. .j. DO YOU KNOW THAT .J. It is dangerous to put anyth ing into your mouth except food and drink? Sanitary instruction is even more important that sanitarv 'I- legislation? The U. S. Public Health Ser i' vice issues free bulletins on tub J. ereulosis? The continuous liberal use of J alcoholic beverages lowers ef J ficiency and menaces longev- ity? i Moderate exercise in the open ! air prolongs life? I Mouth breathing makes chil- drcn stupid? Fish cannot live in foul water nor man in foul air? I Smallpox is wholly prevent- able? t . t i t t 4New CvLJ " J' Arrow point to new and improved windshield. Upper half overlap lower half. Absolutely tain-tight. Instrument board, showing gasoline gaage, electric dashlight, speedometer, electric starting and lighting plugs and ammeter. 7 73 1 -gfe. Wider and longer seats and deeper cushions, a Indicated by arrow. Arrow shows old and new spring construction. New springs much longer and more flexible. MAXWELL Motor Cars are now equipped with a new and improved windshield, still longer, and more flexible springs, wider seats, deeper and softer cushions, dashlight, gasoline gauge, and other equally important refinements. To the generous value heretofore present in the Maxwell product, these extra im provements have now been added. This is in line with the Maxwell policy so widely advertised not to change the Maxwell in any essential detail, but to continue improving it so that it will always be a standard, recognized product, constantly abreast of the best practices of the industry. Notwithstanding the 'superlative and sometimes confusing claims that are made in behalf of various automobiles, we restate our sincere conviction that MaxwelJ, Motor Car offer more real value per dollar than any other car in the world. This too, is the belief of the thousands and thousands of Maxwell owners. And these beliefs are supported by actual and tangible facts. We actually know that within the entire history of the automo bile business, no motor car in any class or at any price has equalled the Maxwell in honest dollar-for-dollar value. And if you will examine a Maxwell, ride in it, compare it with other cars, consider its splendid record, reputation and past performances, you too, will know it. Call or phone for a demonstration. LEIGHTON GARAGE J. L. Riffle, Agent La Grande, Ore. F.O.B. DETROIT Deferred Payments If Desired
