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SIX "ME DAILY CAPITAL JOURNAL, SALEM. OREGON. SATURDAY, MARCH 11, 1916. Lljl Al iliiiii 4t 4t 4t 44t "SAXON SIX" A Big Touring Car For Five People ill L tiltiiiiiiiiAiilli r FTTTTTTTTTTTTT T v Automobile News j Fads and Fancies For the Motorist To prevent tlie tracking of mud, Bnow or water into (lie car the new "squeegee" foot mat, secured to the running hoard, will lie found most use ful. The mat consists of an enameled RECORD OF PAST YEAR WILLBESURPASSED RECENT AUTOMOBILE SHOW IN NEW YORK GREATEST EVENT IN HISTORY OF ITS KIND The post year has marked the great- metal plate having a series of long Blitsi, .,,,.., ; .,:,,. ,, h wbirb strips of rubber protrude ,., ,iEt,v ,wI r,i: , ,., facturers,' the current season will see and sedan models, in particular, have serve their racy appearance, have seat ing capacities for three, and in some cases four, persons. In these models, in the majority of instances, there is but one set of doors. Riding in these mod els is much more comfortable than in the older types, and sociability is pro moted by the enclosure of all the seats under one top. JJo longer does the third passenger sit on the rumble, cut off from communication with the occu pants of the front seat. Bodies are lighter this year, thus al lowing motors to nconiplish more on the hills. The wide use of aluminum!: ttn. ttnnt rihittail tmit-ll tnwnrd liphten- 1 ing these bodies in fact, manufactur ers are using this metal in various parts of the car to a greater extent than ever before. Seatlnif arrangements in the touring The 1916 Harley-Davidson Motorcycle is Here !5 I't Style and snap -finish without ! for about an eighth of in inch. The f ... i u i n ; " ....... .T.V?. 1 V. i.! a previous wonderful record surpassed, been much improved. Swivel seats arc ii im cai t it i in ritveii:ii i a ul an i i . , . .,.,. . . ... i ii i il ... . f i. . unnvA i io civft tne umimmten some men or noted in several mom in huh me ut-eu-1 lit When the strips begin to wear tiiey can the magnitude of the industry, there; pants of these cars are enabled to fnie, II 'bo replaced. I were eighty-seven manufacturers of i in any direction. If! ' ( complete automobiles who exhibited! Decorations have reached a higher tlmr t.miou in tiiilciit loither their cars at tne recent snow in Aew ,.t.,.. :? uu;i.t. lim lnf ver Pn- cases, both lined wiih purple moire, York. On the floors of the Grand On-1 holste'ring has been improved and the ) siik, are an excellent auumon 10 mc;irui rauice mere wore more limn ,iu accessories have been provided witn a overnignt. Da The Top Place Car in Its Price Class "SIXES" Touring Car $885 Roadstor $885 "FOURS" Roadster $10G Delivery Car$iOG Here ia a finished example of the modern quality car. It will meet fully your ideals in beauty, in luxury, iu comfort, In strength, in speed, In power. It typifies in every feature, In every detail the newest develop ments In fine automobile con struction. And the price $885 is a new price for a class car. HERE ARE RESISTLESS ATTRACTIONS If you seek the utmost In present day automobile value then this Saxon "Six" at $885 will surely win you. It has Lightness gained through costly materials and ablest de sign. So It is strong and rugged, too. It has Power of fliid smooth ness and flexibility. No car of like price can compare we be lievein acceleration and all around performance under all conditions. And this Saxon "Six" htgli-Bpecd motor develops greater power per gallon of gasoline. It has Beauty unrivalled yacht line grace. Its finish is of superb and lasting lustre. It has Com fortit is a big, roomy car. All five passengers have ample space. The wheel-base is 112 inches. It has operative Economy. Saxon "Six" high-speed motor saves greatly in fuel cost. It has r two-unit electric starting and lighting system silent, efficient, reliable. It has Timken axles, with full Tiinken bearings throughout the chassis. Even costly cars have no better. It has helical bevel driving gears. Thus the noise and friction common to many cars are eliminated in Saxon "Six." It has linoleum covered alumi num bound running boards and floor boards-and nearly a score more of further refinements. Come see this new series Saxon "Six." You'll find it the top place car of the times at any where near its price. LLOYD L RYAN, Agent 173 South Liberty Telephone 783 ff f Among the new hats those in leather different models, from tiny roadsters j vi(,w t0 mating the slightest need of to luxurious limousines seating as many tle motorist. Comfort on a scale Un as nine oasseneers. Between these i .!..,.... , ..i .- n.n nn-K. lnv nf thi in. and pongee combinations are made of,two tvpC)) t)mr(1 is a valj,,tv of vehicle ' ,ius'trv. is ,, provided in even the low roil nr nnti.nt limthfir uiiitc ton erownHl i'.- i- .1 i. ..e ! ' . . . 1 , - . ui uiriiiiig uie winesi 0iporuiiuucs o. priced lines. The convertible body, v.!:::li had such a rapid rise to popularity in tne nisi which ire tain-shaped arc finished with i sot,,.ti()n outtons ot tne HMitncr. iteii snaueu ..I...... ......... , .... wiin null iiiiick niiiv inn tin tt(7 nuiu ! with these" hats. Tailored gowns of "khaki kool" are being made for southern wear. The smartest of the gowns are iu (he coars est canvas weave trimmed with leither. One suit has a rel leatiier collar wit a cuffs anil bolt to match; the skirt is trimmed with narrow folds of the leath er. A red crepe de chine shirtwaist is worn under the suit, with a smart, black velvet, beaded girdle ind black velvet four-in-hand tie. Shallow nickel drinking cups with handles come in leather cases. Tlie cups are extra wide and iiold very nearly as much as the deeper ones. Round Jeather toilet iiags that ire drawn up with a cord are fitted with circular bands which carry the toilet articles. This is removable anil may be used in another bag or put nwi.v when its own bag is in use for other purposes. T'.iesc bags come iu all the popular leathers. Old fashioned coaching parasols have come into favor for automobile use. They are made on a little different model from those of former days. They now appear in Japanese form with straight tops, short handles- and very substantial frames. They are covered in the heavy pongees, staple colored satins .and heavy silks, most of which have been rain proofed. Maxwell Cars Will Race On Speedways record bv driving the entire distanci more than .'00 miles without a stop at j Hie rate 0f more than S." miles an hour. Improvements nnd service parts fori the cars will be built at the Maxwell, Motor Company's machine shops iu j Detroit. I Motor speedway events of 19HI will gain include the Maxwell ears, which ltiHt year made a conspicuously success ful campaign in the hands of Harney Oldfield, Kddio liickenbncher and oth ers. Tho team of suble flyers will be present, however, in n new color scheme and with a body design greatly changed as the result of scientific experiments in wind resistance. White nnd red is tho new combina tion tor the ears. 'Hie cars will be nn nijM A 1 narrower, the crews will ride lower, i. 0 itlllCS 10 UailOn and each car will taper to a "tishtail" rear end. Thu Maxwell fleet, which is now owned by the I'restolite Company, of Indianapolis, comprises four cars, nil exnetly aline, I lieso iiickcnlinclior, 1 H f alrl'nl results, r ii pt in n, expects to divide into two rnc-; ing teams, racing the pairs alternately I at too dittereut meetings. II is com jianion driver has not yet been selected. One of the Maxwells the winner at Oniuha, Sioux City and Providence last miles to Ike gallon of gisoline. year and the first American car to! " l-'or the man who wants a sturdy, finish at Chicago has already received ! economical machine I certainly reconi its new bodv and ninv make its first! mend the Saxon. I will have no other.'' start in the Corona (Calif.) road race, j scheduled for March 17. I It was on this course a year ago that J 1 Oldfield, driving a Maxwell, set a new ! Troinlnorl Qriinmonf fft Ro Kit YV A Ii I ) CI. DAY, Worcester, Mass. C. P. Sent to Spokane Brewer Places Contract For One Shipment of 100 Cars. Over Steep Hills My Saxon ro.idster, purchased in' tne full of 1 is certainly giving won- It bus never failed me i yet and my wife nnd I often take trips of loo miles or more iu one day. On ( several trips from Worcester, Massa- clnisetts to Hartford, Connecticut, o.erl some very steep hills, we averaged -S C. I'. Iliewer, president of the Hrew er Motor Car company, Saxon distribu tors iu Spokane, Washington, has just (d iced a contract for 100 Saxons to be delivered iu a Irainload shipment Bonie time In March. According lo Mr. Iliewer, who has .just returned from visiting several of the automobile shows, the outlook for spring business is alinst beyond belief. "We will break all reerds this spring you can't keep a good car down" he is quoted as saying. -"- n , .jr .... iT.. m i reat W estei 147-49 N. High Street Phone 44 n Garage "Exicle" Servce Station Opposite Court House Treaty Provides for Our Entering Mexico Washington. Mar. 10. With regard to American troops entering Mexico, the treaty between the 1'nited States nnd that republic provides: "It is agreed that the regular federal troops of the two republics may reciprocally j cross the boundary line when thev arei Haby lamb is the fur used in the making of a rather unusual coat waich is cut in liaglan model, fitting the shoulders closely, but flaring so that when it reaches the bottom of the dress it measures live yards jrouiid. The sleeves are a combination of the drop and Dolman models, and the cuffs are so arranged that they may be turn ed down over the hand if the weather is extreme. The eollnr is convertible and inly be turned well up around the head. The coat is lined with black and gold tnissv-willow silk. The hat that is worn with the coat is the latest model in tho tam turban. The crush bandeau is of panne velvet, while the tam top is of fur finished with a velvet but ton .ind a black silk tassel. FLYING SPARKS 0FM0T0RD0M With the idea of preventing senseless rate-cut! ing ind other unprofitable competition, the truck owners nnd driv ers of the Mohave, Arizona, have form ed an association. More than 100 trucks are running between Kingman and Oitman, the new boom gold-iniuing camp, 21) miles southwest of Kingman. In Maine 21,"."il cars were licensed in 1!M3. Maine is winking out a state highway system which will connect 7.1 per cent of the population of the state aid make all the points of interest ac cessible to tourists over goo. I roads. There waukce. .ire l.'!,')70 cars owned in Mil- A campaign lias been begun for .fL'.IIV Oi 10 to build a bridge across the Missou ri river lo Mamlau, .'. D., lis part of the National I'arks highway. Tliis is the last Htiliridged crossing of the high way between Huston .ind Seattle. RECHARGING PRICES 6v 30-80 a.h $ .80 6v 80-180 a. h $ .90 12-16-18-24v starting batteries 1.20 Labor, 75c per hour. Loaned Batteries, 10c per day Distilled Water and Batteries Tested Free of Charge. Replacements Made on all Makes of Batteries All parts and repairs for The Reo, Hudson and Au burn cars furnished on short notice. Full line of parts carried for all makes of batteries, and first class service given to every battery. -SERVICE FIRST" C. C SIMERAL, Prop. in close pursuit of a baud of savage ! Indians. " The treaty was negotiated in 1SS2, and later renewed. The ndininistni- .tioii is proceeding on the legal assump tion that outlaws come under the same category as "savage Indian's." i Certain limitations nre provided in the treaty. Tlie soldiers can cross only iu unpopulated, desert portions of the country. They must give prior notice and they shall not establish thom- . selves in the foreign land longer than absolutely necessary. 1'resident ' Wilson told Chairman I'lood of the house foreign rclutoons committee today that the order had been made without (ienernl Carran.a 's advice or consent, as it had been im- I possible to reach him. 'Story of Machine Guns ; Stirs Administration I Washington, Mar. 10 No single inci dent of the Columbus nroused greater interest today than Trivate Harton's reported statement that American nil i chine guns failed to work .it critical , moments. i (ienernl Scott, chief of staff, said: "The achine guns were supposed to be lin good condition. If my information tends to confirm these reprts I shall :order an investigation." lie said he knew nothing regarding I the intiinnlios from border settlers that laxity of the Amcrie.ui patrol permitted the raid. 1 1 1 I New Today ads costs you less than you think worth more than you realize. That pedestrians are as much if not more to blame iu the majority of acci dents in which they are injured by mo tor cars has been brought out in con nection with a vigorous campaign Vicing I waged iu Syracuse, X. V for "silety I'irst. Hocause two cai loads of number plates for the state of Iowa have been lost in transit between St. Paul and Ves Moines, the state registration de partment is -"i.ouii number plates be hind iu its ordeis for HUii. The num ber of registntioiu for tlie year al ready has passed i'm.OOO The Milwaukee Kiigineer's society lias taken coi;hi.'.:nice of the parking problem in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, and appointed a committee to make plans for setting aside certain streets And providing other spice for parking mo tor cars in the downtown district dur ing business hours. During the fiist r days of l!Hrt, -'J.'.'.'iO applications from private owners for liUli were received by the secre tary of state of Wisconsin. During the snme period of l!H.", the number of ap plications was only y.ToO. Three thousand ind eight motorists were arrested for speeding and viola tion of other traffic laws during I'.M.i, according to statistics made public by the police department in St. Louis. This figure represents a fifth of the total number of car owners in the citv. Perhaps the most noticeable feature j ot mis year s mouei.s, asuie irom me ,. . ,. ,), ,h,,nn. general reduction , prices made pos-! hi, ow'to lIse Ma siK,P model j sible by the standardization ot maiui-, (h(, ycnr armln, The ohan0 from the! factunng operations ,s the remarkable ! (o (h(, (.,()s(,a , r vi,.e vprsu increase in the number ot eight and .' vm, ro.ulih, a,,,.;,,,,,,,,,,,!, !lml in welve O' uider cars exh. Mted. While pith(lr-fol.m f'lp look!i the ,lart. last year the battle of the "lours" and ! T)fse .lllt()mol)ilp9 nre particularly t "sixes" attracted the attention otisuitP(, f(J1. t)le use of ,,, womau I110t0r. every ono interested in the show, tins f tun. afford ,.,., i(m ,-rom j year tho conflict has spread over more ;,,. ,, ,1,,. ..i(i winds territory and the "eighTs" and the I . wilt(,r Jn manv ,m,(,ols the , 1 last week "twelves" have then; numerous sup- j crm,lt,llt an,l -, he change from the porters among the leaders or tne inuus-, ;.los(i(1 )q (he o(M1 tvp(, is mllUl tllroujh fry'., , , , . i the use of disappearing doors and win- Although power plant construction ; ( v has reached a point where the existing j , , , "fours" and "sixes'' have met with I .,nwn, wx-wa the approval of their manufacturers,!- ACONDA NEWS and few radical changes are noted, irunl s ( mere are many iiinoMuums, ,o gie uie, ,..,. fw 1,vir ,l It's a beauty, in every line ar! equal. The new Harley-Davidson shows matchless attention to the finest de tailno unsightly or flimsy trappings mar the appearance of the finished product. This latest Harley-Davidson product spells real luxury as it has never been known before. Come in and see the new Harley Davidson today. It will be a revela tion in beauty, style and comfort, to say nothing of the remarkable atten tion which has been paid to those refinements which appeal more par ticularly to experienced riders, SCOTT & PIPER 252 State ily, of Liberty, spent n few days at :k $ motorists something total!; about. Xe.w Mrs. .lohn Imlah, of Fairfield, were Wn- sian iig ami iiguung skeins, new " it;,,,,,,,, vigors Kridav. IVIII'C lll'W MlUII't 1 II II 1. M 1 1 1 1 IV llllll'IIITIIS. ' i ' " M l-:i c. .......... ,...1 '.,.. new types of transmission, now gearj tlnn I Friday, where she has been week with friends and ' I'i'lii lives. Mr. and Mrs, 0. 11. Finney were in W'ooilhuiii on business Thursday. oi.ir,.. .....l n,-..ii:u :,, ,.,,. ..ii,,,.. .,,u ,,, , .,,),.. I., ,,;., ! visiting lor a - - n Many of the mechanical changes arc not particularly noticeable to the lay- men. -whn are struck bv the inor; miliar-! ent improvements in the design and Miss (lladys Humphrey spent the construction of bodies. Particular at-! week-end with her parents, Mr. and tention has been paid to making bodies; Mis. T. C. Mumphrey, of Portland, that will seat more persons with more! Mr. and Mrs. F. Ii. Dulictte spent comfort. This is true of the enclosed i Tucs lay and Wednesday in Salem, car, touring car ami roadster. Divided j jss , li.-i- Palmer, of Salem, visited front seats have had much to do with , ,,.,. i,annts, Mr. and Mrs. K. M. Palmer, making these improvements possible, j S( Sunday. I There are shown this year a great mini- jIr- ai'M,s. j. w. Whelan and fain-1 ber of roadsters which, while they p:e- ', ' I ! ! ' ; ! i ' I i Think This Over The man wlio advertises a little and then says advers fising does not pay is like unto the man who bums one match beneath n five luirrel kettle of water and then says fire will not heat, water. Continuing firing away will remove any mountain. 5k k 5k Jones, THE AD MAN 5k 5k sk M li H 11 El II 11 II El II n ii ri n Quality First I Ii El II II t t! n pi ti n El 11 II m n ti a ii it Predictions of registration in New York state are for U",t00 in l!H. Iu the metropolitin district 31,-ttH) cars have been dlicensed so far, as against 22,000 for the same period last year. t:hauffeurs licensed number 11,12.) as against 12,000 in the first two weeks of 101 5- A department of highways ha been treated by the Out irio government. SI u 11 El U n El ti El 13 ri ii El El E1 II 11 ti 11 rs El t J TV VP The new Chalmers Six-.")0 engine turns up :)400 revolutions per minute. This is the fastest engine speed ever developed in an .American stock car. Such super engine speed from a small motor means great power and perfect readability. In driving through city traffic or over the country roads, 3400 R. P. M. means Performance with a capital P. On the city street it may be throt tled down to two miles per hour on high. In less than ten seconds it acceler ates to twenty-five miles per hour. It develops .2 horsepower per cubic inch of piston displacement. At 2G00 R. P. M. this engine develops 45 horsepower. The faster the engine speeds the smoother it runs. It is as sensitive to the throttle as a Blue Grass gelding to the spur. The Chalmers Six-30, with :!400 R. P. M. engine, which sells for $1175 f. o. b. Salem, maintains the high standards of construction which have character ized every previous Chalmers model. Only long years of experience, greatly increased quantity production and even greater efficiency have enabled us to announce this new Chalmers six cylinder, five-passenger touring car at S1175.00. We wanted to fix the price of this car at $1000. But we found that we could not aflord to sell it at that price without some sacrifice of Chalmers Quality. Rather than market a car which did not conform to our standards in every detail, we were forced to make the selling price of the Six-:0, $1175. In 1909 we announcsd the first Chalmers :0, at $1500; it set a new standard of values. Thousands of those :l0's are in active service today, after covering hundreds of thousands of miles on the road. "Old Reliable," the first Chal mers :)0 built, is still rolling up the mileage after :i00,000 miles of road service. Inspired by the record of the old :'0, Chalmers engineers resolved that the most fitting name for the latest Chalmers creation was Six-:.0. Hence the re instatement of the line of :.0, with the announcement of a new car with more power, more stamina and more reserve than the old. The Six-:i0 is no experiment. Its principles have been tried, tested and proved throughout long years of building. It combines the best features of previous Chalmers, with the refinement which has come with automobile engineering advancement. Months before this car was announced it was driv en over the steep mountain grades of Pennsylvania. It was sent over the roads on prolonged cross-country flights. It stood up under every test. SEE THIS CAR AND HAVE THE TESTS MADE Halverson & Burns Corner High and Ferrv . SALEM, OREGON 'Wt pqp ot wit vay m wi mm w wm 1 . --t-tihrtfHi i .iii m i mm urn w 5k 5k 5k 5k 5k sk sk n ri M ri El Bl El if !! ti l ti E1 u I ti rs u ea ii n u Ii II El ri u n u li ii r M 51 n ii El II II II 11 II li II II II II II !! 11 i i El II fi 13 II n u 3 WW