La Grande evening observer., October 21, 1916, Image 6

LA GRANDE EVENING OBSERVER
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 21, 1916.
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IS TO TOURISTS
The injustice done' to motorists
throughout the United States is daily
being manifested in the fact that for
the majority of cars sold, no arrange
ments for service have been made
throughout the country towns where
motorists may happen to call for
parts to replace broken or defective
material.
Service does not mean actual work
upon a car, but means the ability to
secure parts at any town, city or vil
lage. An instance came to attention yes
terday morning when a tourist from
Kansas City passing through La
Grande, stopped at a local garage and
endeavored to secure a front spring
.and a transmission gear for a 1916
model touring car manufactured in
Toledo, Ohio, but was unable to secure
same for the reason that the parts
were not available. The tourist spent
approximately $30.00 telegraphing to
various parts of the state for the
parts with no success and necessitat
ing a delay of at least two weeks un
til such time as the parts can be
shipped from the factory.
"That light weight can be accom
panied by sturdy construction was
proven recently beyond the shadow of
a doubt," says John w. Bate, of the
Mitchell company.
"My attention was recently called
to a peculiar, though not fatal, acci
dent that proves to me the worth of
the present use of lighter but tougher
steels in automol ile construction.
"Mr. D. E. Parker, president of the
First National Bank of Juniata, col
lided with and knocked a large sub
urban trolley car completely off the
track.
"The automobile was only slightly
damaged, but the trolley car was de
railed and ran almost into the en.
trance doors of ' Ex-Sheriff Hugh's
More, doing about $100 damage.
John W. Bate says if "The proof of
the pudding is in the eating," then
this must tell the story of Mitchell
construction.
Unaltered in all of the essential de
tails which have placed the Maxwell
25 in the front ranks of popular
priced motor cars, this automobile ap
peared on the market during the past
week with a number of new refine
ments which will undoubtedly prove a
great stimulant to the sale and distri
bution of this machine in the West.
Among these refinements which
first attract the eye and appeal to the
buyer are the gasoline gauge and the
dash light which have been added to
the instrument, or dnsh board.
A new type of windshield is also
featured. The upper half of the
windshield overlaps the lower half,
making it absolutely rain-tight. In
addition to th.s the class is fitted with
hock ahsoriets, eliminating all vi
t ration and passible chance of break-1
age.
Besides these, the seats of the new
Maxwell are considerably v.der, Ion?
er and deeper, and t!iO rear .iprings
have been lengthened fully six inches,
giving the ear added flexibility and
jvmforc ii- ts riding q jiil'V':'
One of most im, i tiut recent
Htiiiounci-Mti-'ts in autoriojllo circles
is the a! I'ouncemcnt j i issued by
the Chamlici Motor Car company of
Cleveland to tho effect that for the
coming season the Chandler company
will contii.ue its present model, and
that there will be no reduction in
price of Chandler cars. TV.'-, anno'iivo
mcnt adds that In all ji-o..;i' ility the
Chundler viice will be uiivunced.
The United America Tour llupmo
bile when it poked its radiator out of
La Grande n few days ago for Seattle
was booked to take a detour to include
Yellowstone National l'urk. Views
taken in the park by the tour camera
man, along with others taken in tho
Grand Canyon, will be included in (he
"All CapiUil Film" which will h.
shown later in the interests of country-wide
and intor-stale good roads.
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$1295
(F. O. B, GLbVbLAND
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Chandler Price
Will Advance
ecember First
THE price of the famous Chandler Six will be advanced
December 1st, 1916, and the present Chandler Model in
every essential way will be continued for the forthcom
ing season. We have always listed the Chandler car at the
lowest possible price consistent with manufacturing costs in
volved in producing this high grade automobile.
We had hoped earlier this season in spite of advancing costs
of material to be able to continue the present $1295 price. But
conditions in the industry have now come to a point where
this is impossible.
Our production costs today are fifteen and one
quarter percent (15X) higher than one year ago.
Our profit margin per car has always been small. And the
price must, therefore, be advanced to make compensation for
increased production charges.
You may purchase your Chandler car now with the assur
ance of a marked saving in purchase price, and "with the equally
important assurance that your Chandler car, purchased now,
will be up-to-date next spring.
Distinctly superior Chandler features include the "Marvelous Motor"
which with minor refinements from time to time has distinguished the
Chandler car for four years past and which will be continued in the
forthcoming series for next season; genuine Bosch high tension mag
neto, the highest priced and most efficient form of ignition; Gray &
Davis separate unit electric starting and lighting system; silent chain
drive for motor shafts; solid cast aluminum motor base, extending from
frame to frame: spiral bevel gear rear axle; and the most beautiful of
all modern body designs.
Until the Close of Business November 30th
Seven-Passenger Touring Car $1295 Four-Passenger Convertible Coupe .... $1895
Four-Passenger Roadster $1295 Seven-Passenger Convertible Sedan .... $1895
Seven-Passenger Limousine $2595
CHANDLER MOTOR CAR COMPANY, CLEVELAND, OHIO
LEIGHTON'S GARAGE
J. L. Riffle, Agent
La GrandeOre.
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Arrangement of gen. ratios in the
Maxwell 2r. plus a high speed motor,
together with a minimum number of
motor connections, is said by the Max
well Motor Company to account in a
large measure for the fact that the
car of that name stands out so prom-1
ieently in the automobile industry as
ii holder of ivronls of .iii descriptions.
These records not only include speed
tests of all kinds and over all kinds
of track and roads, hut hill-climbing
tests, low, intermediate and high gear
tests and demonstrations of economi
cal operation under all conditions.
Recently C. C. Miller. Jr., one of tho
Maxwell Motor Sales CorVrntion':i
district salesmen operating on the Pa
cific Coast made a series of demon
strations in San Francisco illustra
ting and proving the contentions of
the Maxwell builders telativo to the
features which have pbiyed so impor
tant a part in making Maxwell his
tory. Cue of the first tests Miller demon
strated was the quick "pick-up" fea
tures of the Maxwell. Running the
car nt a speed of five miles an hour,
Miller proved in the presence of un
biased observers, that within a period
of ten seconds the Maxwell could at
tain n speed of thirty-five miles per
hour. A stop watch was used nnl
this test, wns repeated fivo different
times, using different cars each in
stance. Following this Miller drove the car
up the newly puved Twill Peaks boil- j
leviml, making gear changes from;
high to intermediate when the car had j
attained a speed of thirty miles per i
hour without a burr or clash of the i
gears. This feature of the Maxwell, i
Miller claims, is the secret of making
speed up hills, because gear changes'
may be made without slowing up the
momentum of the car, the gour ratios ,
being 10.48 to 1 on low, (5.21 to 1 oil)
irtermediate and :t.f8 to 1 on high.
The fact that the Maxwell motor ;
turns over at a rate of 2,000 revo-
lotions per minute provides u maxi
mum flexibility to the motor which;
makes possible the efficiency of tho
various speeds.
Another feature in Maxwell con-;
st Miction which conserves the power1
of the engine and at the same time
pioduces a minimum wear on essen
tial connecting p.rts is the fact that
there are only three connections be
tween the motor and the rear axle
c.s against four, five and six in many
cars.
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The award of the "Light Twelve"
automobile, offered by Tho llnyries
Automobile Company, to the owner of
the oldest car in Americn goes to Kd.
.1. Howard, .leffersonville, Indiana
Mr. Howard has an old gear driven
Unynos which he purchased nt the
factory in tho summer of 18S7. Since
that time the car has been in his pos
session. After u nineteen year period
of service in the hills of tho Ohio val
ley, th0 car is in running condition
today.
The old cur, which was tho oldest
in u field of 110 entries, is to be for
mally presented to Mr. Howard on
October 12, nt Indianapolis. The ex
change is to be part of the Good
Roads Day program of the Indiana
Centennial 1 elohration. Jlon. am
uel M. Ralston, Governor of Indiana,
will net as donor on the occasion and
present tho car to Mr. Howard.
While the old car bears little rc
svmblnneo to the one cylinder Pio
neer llnyncs. which is now on ex
hibition at the Smithsonian Institute,
Washington, 1). C, it is distinctly a
product of the first days of the auto
mobile industry. One feature that
particularly murks its period of man
ufacture is the use of the nir-oper-iited
exhaust valves in the place of
valves mechanically operated by the
camshaft, that were of Inter appear
nce. The two cylinder double-opposed
motor is mounted directly over
the rear axle.
: This old "horseless carriage" is m
very good condition. It has never
been repainted and there have been ni
i mechanical changes or repairs of con
j sentience. The original upholstery is
still in use, although it shows con
j siderable wear.
The second car in ago belonged to
Walter E. Smith, Bound Brook, N. J.,
and two other old two cylinder Hay
nes built before 1900 were located nt
! Newport, R. I., and Torrington, Conn.,
in the possession of H. P. Norton and
j E. G. Perkins. The fact that these
cars had chain drives end meehan
l ically operated valves marked them as
; later types than the Jeffersonville car.
Film Stars.
Mnurice, senior partner of the firm
of Maurice and Florence Walton, who
are making their motion picture debut
at the Famous Players' studio in "The
Quest of Life," under the directioon of
Ashley Miller, speaks seven language
We are assured, however, that the pro
ducers have not attempted to exploit
this phase of the star's versatility in
the subtitles for this Paramount pic
ture. Helen Dunbar, who p:ays the role of
"Iady Capulet" in the big screen pro
duction of "Romeo and Juliet," in
which Francis X. Bushman and Bever
ly Bayne are starred, is a baseball fan
and never misses an opportunity to
see a game. In fact, she often makes
her own opportunity.
Concrete advantage to be gained by
the election of Mr. Hughes is expected
by C. P. Ragsdale, who is willing to
pay an advance of mote than 10 per
cent for a band of sheep taken on con
tract here October 10.
The agreement was made between
Mr. Ragsdale and Frank Kernan, the
former agreeing to purchase 14G5 head
of ewes from the latter at a price of
$9 a head if Mr. Wilson is re-elected,
but agreeing to pay $10 a head in
case Mr. Hughes is elected.
Delivery of the sheep is to be made
on or about November 10. One para
graph of the agreement providing for
the special payment is verbatim as
follows:
"It is further agreed and understood
that the said Kernan shall deliver said
ewes at Kernan's corrals in Wallowa
County, Oregon, at any time prior to
November 10, 1916, at the option of
said Ragsdale, provided the said Rags
dale shall pay upon such delivery tho
balance of the consideration at $9 per
head and shall deposit $1 per head in
any bank Kernen shall designate to
be paid to Kernan i n case Mr. Wiio-Tin.
is elected, and in case Mr. Wilson is
elected, the said $1 extra per head
shall be returned to said C. P. Ragsdale."
REPUBLICAN RULE AIDS
Enterprise Deal Provides Payment of
$1 More Each if Wilson is Defeated.
Enterprise. Ore., Oct. 21. (Special)
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The Famous Chinese Herbs for All Ailments at
Both Sexes
CONSULTATION FREE
Office Hours I600i Jefferson Ave.
9 a. m. to 6 p. m. u Grande, Ore.