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THE DAfLY CAPITAL JOURNAL. SALEM, OREGON. SATURDAY, SEPT. 1, 191T SIX REFINED MAXWELL SHOWN BY DEALER The latest word in automobiles in Salem is the refined Maxwell car for Buy Now and Save Money on a Hudson Super-Six Over 50 makes have already advanced in price. Hudsons, too, must cost more. Nearly every make of car, except the Hudson, has lately increased in price. Cars that sold at $1200 and $1400 now cost about as much as a Super-Six. Since January, 51 makes of automobiles have announced price increases amounting to $100 to $700. The necessity of buying materials on today's market has .forced these in creases. I ' Steel costs five times as much as it did at the beginning of the war. Cotton, rub berall items that enter into the manu facture of an automobile now cost more than ever before. Hudsons will cost more when the pres ent stock of materials, bought last year at lower prices, is exhausted. There is no way of avoiding it. The price advan tage that other cars once held no longer exists. Hudson has been the most wanted car, regardless of price. It will be more pop ular than ever now that cheaper cars have advanced in price. We know the number of cars from present material supplies that we are to get. At the rate of present sales present prices can not be continued long. Some models will be advanced in price within one month. Now is the time to get a Hudson Super Six. Have its use the remainder of the summer and throughout the fall. Save the money that delay will necessitate your paying for a Hudson. Vick Bros. Local Agents ...... .......... . . 77 ::::..- i . n .ii)inmii i"""""""" iiiiniiiiiiiinmmtltttt"""'"""" .------t::: ............. AMERICA'S NATIONAL ARMYJN MAKING Four Thousand Five Hundred Exemption Boards Are at Work By George Martin (United Press staff correspondent) Washington, Sept. 1 America's first national army ia actually in the mak ing today. Four thousand, five hundred and fifty BPven local exemption boards .throughout the land plunged into the jtask of mobilizing tho first shipment of 20(1,100 drafted soldiers to camp, fl'hls first increment will be 30 per icent of the 687,000 men drafted. Betweon now and Sept ember 5 each local board will select, gather in groups fit exemption board headquarters and finally certify the 30 per cent. On "September 5 they will put a draft ed man in charge, of each group, en train them and send them on their way to learn,, to battlo the Boche. Routing and entrninments, accord ing to the present plan, will be secret. 'All the local boards havo is their order o have their quota of men at speci fied cantonment enmps at a certain Itimo. They aro making their jdans for (the hour and place of entrainment. Notices to the men selected by each Jocal board to go first are being mail ed or have been mailed to tho men. lasts of drafted men in this first group are also being posted at exemption board headquarters. They are being ordered to report in )erson to the local board "for military duty" at a fixed hour named by the lioard, which shnll be not more than 24 liours nor less than 12 horns before the hour of entrainment. From the moment the drafted man Climbing Hill with Twenty-Three Passengers Nowadays, performance is the most important feu tore which appeals to the motor buying public. With this idea in mind, Frank Allen, manager of tho Chulmers Motor company of New Eng land, determined to demonstrate tho receives this notice he is actually in the military scrvico of the United States. Posting of lists and mailing of notices to each man culled up consti tnia Imrul notice, mid if the man doe?. not get it nnd fails to report, he must answer before a military court if the local board so directs. If the local board is convinced that tliii i,inn iliit hU hCNt tO AllBWer the call, it can exonerate him. If the board feels the man is to blame tor not re porting, it can place him under mili tary arrest and place the details of his case before the proper army officer. The man will then bo subject to trial and punishment before a military court. The second group of 200,000 druftcd men, 12,801 for each of the sixteen cantonment camps, will be entrained September 10. The third group of 200, 000 will start to camp, according to present plans, Oct. 3. The remaining 68-700 of the 087,000 men in the first camps, will be started enntonmentwurl as soon thereafter as possible. FORD GIVES $500,000 Washington, Sept. 1 Henry Ford today presented the Amer- ienn Red Cross with hnlf a mil- lion dollars' worth credit, at his Detroit factory, for which it can get automobiles, ambulanc- es and parts, tho Red Cross war council announced today, a performing qualities of the Chalmers in the most forcible manner possible- A Chalmers sedan, which happened to be the same identical car which re cently made the twenty four hour high gear "traffic run in Boston, was taken to the foot of Corev Hill, iu Brookline, the best known hill for demonstrating cars in eastern .mussaehusetts. Eight passengers were inside the car and fif teen additional passengers climbed aboard the fenders, running boards, ra diators, and, in fact, wherever they could get a footing. When the last passenger had climbed on, the car was started from tho bot tom to the top of the hill. Although carrying twenty three passengers, this Chalmers sedan traveled to the top of the hill with no more apparent effort than if it had been going up withits usual complement of passengers. The combined weight of those car ried up the hill in the scdau was al most two tons of live weight. When it is considered that the car was a Btock model in every detail, including the gear ratio, and it was equipped with tho stock six-30 motor which all Chal mers models are carrying, and further more, the fact that no preparation was given the car for the ordeal, makes this remarkable performance all the more noteworthy. Tho ear was driven by E. B. Kobey, of tho Chalmers organization, and, when he was questioned as to. the be havior of the motor in going up the hill, he was most enthusiastic about the excellent manner in which it perform ed. "Not a knock developed," said Ko bey. "And the motor performed with such ease that it was hard to realize tho extraordinary conditions it was working under." TIKE VALUED AT $500 EACH ! lllf 111M iti.lt i -tA hu 7T:ll. vorsen & Burn", the local Maxwell dealers. Besides several important improve ments, which greatly enhance the value of the Maxwell there are many-lesser refinements which add. to the car's uiechnnicjl perfection, although there hu been no fundamental change in the one model chassis. In the Ainxwell today the depth of the frame members has been increased fiom three to six inches. Tho formor method attaching the body to the frame by the use of brackets has been discarded and the body now rests directly upon the frame itself, which greatly strengthens the car. The elim ination of the noisy splash guards, made possible by the change, is ap preciated by motorists. The wheelbnse has been increased by half a foot this season, its length now being 109 inches. lhe body is also roomier. Another improvement is the com pensating underslung rear spring now used by the Maxwell. This type of spring is the same that has recently been adopted by many of the manu facturers of the highest priced cars. lhe longer wheelbase, with the un derailing compensating rear springs, not only improves the riding qualities wonderfully but makes for even great er "readability " a feature always noted in Maxwell cars. There has been installed an improved strainer and sediment bulb in the gas line. An electric lock controls the starter, making it impossible to meHh the pin ion and fly wheel whilo the motor is running A heavier pinion is used in the tear axle. A larger gas tank has an improved gauge and filler pipe. A single point switch is made pos sible by the use of a straight 12-volt battery, which assures a better battery service. The minor mechanical improvements, however, arc not the only new features in the one model Maxwell. The body hood and cowl lines are extremely graceful this year. The front and rear aprons, slanting wind-shield, deeper and softer uphol stery, the improved quality of trim ming material, wider running boards and fenders nil combine to make one of the most attractive cars ever pro duced in its price class. The slanting wind shield eliminates the back glare of lights from the rear. Tho stnggard seat roadster with its roomy rear compartment, the roomy four door sedan, the six passenger Berline, the luxurious coupe, nnd the all weather tops on touring and road ster models arc all in keeping. They will not suffer by comparison with anything within $300 of their prices. Prospective car owners are showing considerable interest nnd enthusiasm over the car now being shown by Hal vorsen & Burns at their sales rooms. The Chalmers 5 Passenger, $1375. 7 Passenger $1475 Briscoe Car 5 Passenger $825. Before buying a car let us demonstrate one of these makes for you. One Second-hand Chalmers for Sale, $300. Rutherford & Riedesel 237 STATE STREET Sooner or Later-Why Not Now. Have Your Tires Repaired At the Salem Vulcanizing Works. Tires and Tubes for Sale. 474 FERRY STREET SALEM, OREGON American tourists should take sweet satisfaction, now that their country is involved in tho war, in the fact that the largest automobile tire factories in the world are located within the con fines of the United States, according to Count Richard Hamilton, representing A. V. Holm, of Stockholm, who looks after the Peerless business in Sweden. The Count was at the Peerless fac tory in Cleveland the other day and he said that about the most distressing feature of the motorcar business in Sweden is the rubber tire shortage. "Ai fried of mine," said the Count, 'learned of a couple of rear tires for salo just outside of Stockholm. He hurriedly bought them, at an exorbi tant price, and started home, carrying the tires on his arm. He guarded them as a bank messenger guards the money placed in his care. -He had not pro ceeded on his wav far, however, be fore several persons were at his heels with offers to buy the tires. me uign est bid was made when a man offered him the equivalent of ."O0 in cash in American money for each of the tires. Even at that price, the offer was not accented. "You Americans can thank your stars that you are in no danger of fac ing a rubber shortage. You have the factories here, therefore you will get the tires." RECKLESS MOTORISTS strict enforcement of tho law. The peo ple of any neighborhood know who the sueeders are- Let them notify some official who will complain to the mo tor licensing authorities. Those author ities have detectives on the trail of all alleged speeders. This done, it is easy to secure evi dence. Once a man gets the scorching habit he keep it up- He is not con tent, with nnv beggarly 25 miles an hour, but with a whoop he opens his throttle, regardless of obstructions to view and other traffic. Fines do not influence him. Juries are too good na to iail him. Let him lose his op erator 's license a year or two, and he will take notice aud others line nun also Pendleton Tribune. Mr.Motorist: When oue complains of reckless driv ing of automobiles, many people take the easv going view that as 93 per cent of motorists are cautions drivers it is not worth while to take severe measures- It is probably true that not more than five per ceut could be call ed reckless. Yet five peoplo can make things mighty uncomfortable and per ilous for the' other 95. The number of accidents happening all the time is a warning. After one has been through a smash and has been laid up and had to pay hospital bills the thin? begins to look serious. One trouble is that in most places the local police dislike to enforce the law strictly, being fearful of making enemies. It is all right arresting thiev es and drunks who have no friends. To , file a complaint against some socially ; influential person, who never feels com petent to drive until he has tucked away several highballs, is another proposition. Yet public sentiment will support MUFMVfliieoLL IN WITH A COMPLAINT YOU WANT fAIR TREATMENT We stand behind every re pair turned out of our shop. Tire Service with a smile makes business worth while. Let us sell you your new TIRES BRACKETT & GRAY'S TIRE HOSPITAL 279 N. Commercial St. Phone 1400 i I 1 A VA m ''A i How much is two dollar? Two dollars aren't worth anything unless you buy something with them. You couldn't eat two dollars if you were shipwrecked on a desert isle. But two dollars are full of splendid possi bilities, if you know how to spend them wisely. For only two dollars a week you can operate a Maxwell automobile. That means 1000 per cent, profit in health and joy for you and yours. We don't know of any investment half as good. vs. V'A I I m I 1 I I - Torin Car 74S 0 ' '"i RomUtmr $74$, Coup $1093 flOBS i SJn 91098 m . M prkf . o. t. Detroit , . i . -.; ' ' i ' ' " v"' I 1 v. HALVORSEN & BURNS, j Distributors for Marion and Polk Counties p5 I NEW AUTOS IN MARION, CAB PRICES SAID TO BE LOW. Following are new machines sold in Marion county the past week according to M. O. Wilkins' automobile Record: 45107 Baker, B. Calvert, Chevrolet. 44938 Bulgin, E. J. Salem, R 4, Stu debaker. 44900 Cleveland, Fred, Monitor, Marion. 45068 Crawford, Robert, 575 Court, Salem, Studebaker. 44720 De Vries, Wm., R 6, Salem, Saxon, 44939 Eyre, Geo. E. 1342 Capital, Sa lem, Buick. 44991 Gardner, C. S. Maple, Salem, Studebaker. 45126 Beutenanii, M. H., Salem, R 4, Studebaker. 44854 Gorsline, D. D., R 8,. Salein, Buick. 44775 Grouke, Paul, R 9, Salem, Maxwell. 44754 Kocher, R. C. Woodburn, Ford 44722 McAfee, G. E., R 8, Salem. Ford. 44717 McAllister, R. R. Pratum, Ford. 44776 McElnea, Susie, 1207 State, Salem, Ford. 44666 Moore, Geo. W. Turner, Max well. 45127 Niemeyer, Chas., W. 484 Court, Salem, Denby. 44992 Paetrok, John, Stavton, Max well. 44994 Roth Grocery Co., Salem, Ford. 44836 State Highway Commission, Salem, Ford. 44838 Tarks, Edward, Salem, R 7, Maxwell. 44940 Taylor, Earl E., R 4, Salein, Buick. 44825 Unruh, G. E., 202 Salem Bank of Commerce, Salem, Studebaker. Polk County. 44812 Brown, L. D. Dallas, Dort. 44759 Burns, W. J., Monmouth, Dodge. 45020 Hedges, P. L. Independence, Ford. 44721 Johnson, W, Dallas, Maxwell. 44719 Smith, M, Dallas, Chevrolet. 44853 Walker, W. H. Independence, Studebaker. 44665 Webb, H. M., Salem, R 2, Max well. 45123 Williamson, B. J. Sickreall, R 2, Maxwell. One of the pretty sights on the court house square at Hillsboro, the Argus savs, is the mountain ash, laden with its rod berries the heaviest yield for many years. The boughs are so heavy with the fruit that they are nearly-breaking. Paige-Detroit President Explains What Seems a Contradiction. "A dollar has considerably greatet purchasing power today, so far as the automobile industry is concerned, than jit had six or seven years ago," says Hsrry M. Jewett, president of the Paige i Detroit Motor Car company. "This seems like a contradiction of a well : known fact. It is commonly supposed I that, as the cost of labor and of most j commodities :a high, purchasing power is i lr.w. I "A glance bad ward will serve to ' show how much more the buyer of cars i today gets for his money than he could : purchase a short time ago. When he : bought a new car, say seven years ago, what did he get? He got little more than ; a chasis with an unequipped body. He got a car that would run fairly well, but before ho could secure real motor j ing comfort, utility and service, he had to make many additional purchases. The cars of that day did not have a self-starter. They did not have wind shields or tire carriers, They are not even equipped with tops and headlights". De PALMA STARTED A3 ,'BIKE,., RIDER. Many persons who know Ralph De Palma as one of the most daring racing; drivers of the American speedways aro not aware that he made his first bid for newspaper publicity as a bicycle rider as an amateur in 1898. After four successful seasons he turned profession al and won a notable victory in a 12 hour race at Rochester, N. Y. A year later-he cast aside the leg-powered ve hicle for its new motor-propelled bro ther, and as a motorcycle racer he gain ed considerable success on eastern tracks. i MAXWELL WINS SPANISH RUN. Not content with holding many worth while inter-city road records in North. America, a five-passenger Maxwell tour ing car has captured the "Circuit of Cataluna" run in. Spain in competition with 30 cars of American and European makes. The smoke screen that is now goiiiff to waste in Oregon would put across) all the shipping that ever sailed the At lantic since the davs of Columbus. SPEED IS COSTLY. I "Speed is expensive" is the way au- tomobile people translate "haste makes 'Waste" of the copybook. There never, ......... T ii. : naa a uuci lumg sum. l eta buj luiug jmaue tor extravagance ana aiscomiort' it is driving an automobile too fast. Driving a car around a sharp corner j at 25 miles an hour docs more damage ' i to the tires than 200 miles of straight : road work. Excessive side pressure on ; tires may pinch the tubes and it always : j strains the side walls of the casings. The niaiority of modern motor cars develop their mavimum efficiency with i lowest expense at speeds ranging from 15 to 25 miles an hour, depending on the i make of the car and condition of the road. PAIGE BREAKS SALES RECORD, i In cars actually sold, shipped from ' the factory and delivered, July devel-' oped not only the largest July business, ' j 1 ut also the largest single month 's : business in the history of the Paige X Letroit Motor Car company. This is the . third time that Paige sales and produe- i tion recards have been broken since thei first of the year. j Also, avoid wasteful use of the tele j phone. But of course you won't. OREGON MOTOR CAR COMPANY I Used Car Bulletin ; A good used car Is a better buy t and bargain than a cheap new X car. One Michigan S500 t One 1915 Studebaker. 1800 f 1912 Overland, Good Shape $350 t 1913 Overland, Good Shape $475 a. Ford Power Truck $475 f 17 Series Studebaker . $800 i 1914 Six Studebaker $700 I WE GIVE T.TRTrwaT. TEEMS. 24 hours free service on all nied ears. T t Oregi on Motor Car Co. I Temporary Location. 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