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Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1915-12-31
To PLAY Californians.

The Dallas basketball team, Through
its manager, Fred Gooch, has sched.
uled a match game with the Univer
sity of California team which will
stop off here, en- route for Seattle, On
January 13. The local players ar
tackling big game, but are confdeH
that they can produce winning CON-
bination.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1915-12-31
Quit Bar Ahead of Time.

The Moose lodge of Independents
ceased to operate its saloon Wedne
day night, the supply of liquor being
exhausted. After the first Of htD
year soft drinks, lunches and eigss'
only will be served. The lodge has \
over $50 members.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1915-12-31
YOUR ATTENTION

Is again called to the con-
pleteness of The Observers
news columns today, which Is
not unusual. And this twice
each week throughout the
year for only $1.50-the price
of most weeklies. You cannot
afford to be without The Oh
server in 1915.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1915-12-31

ent county treasurer ever sinoheu, '1t
was was in town yesterday, Fred says
that cigar made him most awIui ,, sioa'
Must "a been one of Curtis cam
paign stogies.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1915-12-31

Turkey made into stews, hash, sal
ads, ,broths and soups has kept the
memory of Christmas green in the
minds of most of us during the past
week. The scent of the turkey lasts
almost as long as it takes US to pay
our holiday bill.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1915-12-31

Mrs. Cecil R. Godlonton Of Seattle
arrived in Dallas last night to spend
a month with her parents. Mr.. and
Mrs. H. p Shiver and daughter,
KNhryn Jennings.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1915-12-31

Listen to this, and then improve
upon the character of your language.
DR.. Doney of Willamette university
says "the use of slang is convincing
proof of mental deficiency"
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1915-12-31
A Substantial Gift.

James j. Hill made Albany coless
a Christmas present of $4,000 WORT
of securities, already well invested
and drawing good interest.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1915-12-31

Francisco Villa is without the con-
fines of Mexico, but has he been en-
tirely eliminatedY
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1915-12-31
Out of Defeat.

Out of defeat and pain
Joy always comes againi
Than joy that follows defeat
No JOY can be more keen and sweet.
Mary C. Davies.
X. n. Wood admits that be is not
the most handsome man in town. but
does not deny thai he is very good
looking.
We dare say that some of the foot
prints left in the sands of time show
that the shoes badly need half-soling.
Some people may not dress just ae-
cording b the tastes of the livery
stable roustabout or the erst-while
journalist, but there is consolation in
the knowledge that some people know
enough TO comb their hair in the back
And a man who doesn't comb his
hair in the back is like the ostrich,
who. because his head is hidden. thinks
he is unseen. Ones back should be
merely a reflection of his front.
though a good front goes a long way
in this world.
Some women would much rather
hear with all my worldly goods |
thee endow.'' than to hear that omi-
nous word "Obey."
Senator Curt. Hawley, who sold
Fred Holmsn the first cigar the pres
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1915-12-31

The water-wagon resolution viii i, oe
a fayorite this New Year in Dallas
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1915-12-31

One of the lectures listed for Farm arm
ers Wv !, week @ at the o. A. C. is: "Broe-
coli. Peppermint and Carrie, by Ty
prof A G. B. Bouquet. lncldenlalls
il occurs to us that Broccoli fePPei-
mint and Garlic would be some oou-
% duet. And who is this fellow Broc-
coli?
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1915-12-31

The boys are still in the trenches,
and New Year is almost here.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1915-12-31

Glen Holman believes that groom
is very necessary adjunct to a we'd
ding, but figures that in future he
doesn t cut much ice.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1915-12-31

Dallas will be temporarily immune
from the terrible famine that will
cast its fearful shadow over the state
at midnight tonight. We should be
able to swim along a little while,
however, on 7200 quarts.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1915-12-31

While the smoke rings curl upward
from several pipes the political bee
buzzes frequently in the office of City
Auditor Gregory. Hughes is to be
the next president, according to a re-
cent prediction at one of these meet
ings.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1915-12-31

After all of which We wish you a
very happy and prosperous New YEAR
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1915-12-31

Senator Curt. Hawley. who sold
Fred Holmsn the first cigar the pres
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-08-15
ONE MODEL MAKING
HAS ITS ADVANTAGES
As Witness the Hudson Com
pany's Present Situation,
Says Harry s. HOupt.

The advantages OF specialization ara
very much In evidence in the 1916 light
six Hudson, says Harry 5. Houpt.
Right now in the face OF a tremendous
demand any purchaser Of a Hudson
can have delivery in forty-ftght hours,
This, ne states, would be physically inn
possible IL the Hudson Company We're
making more than one model,
Specialization as applied TO the Hud-
son Is particularly pronounced, for an
a matter of fact there has been no radi-
cal change in the mechanical cons,ruc-
ton OF the cars for two years.
In twenty months, Mr.. Houpt says,
the mechanics of the Hud on plant put
the finishing touches TO their skill when
they turned out $4,000 of this one
model alone, All their acquired ex-
pertness, without II disturbing model
TO cut in on II. Is now centred on turn
ing out 10000 OF this same mode for
1916. The cars are not only coming
through In splendid mechanical shape,
but; what il more important to the man
who want his car now. they are coming
through like clockwork on a pre-
arranged schedule, as evidenced by the
forty Eight o delivery announcement
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-08-15

there to Unionville the journey was
made without excitement. There were
no detours. All the time the scenery
was such as u delight the eye. II
looked like fair weather on the way
home the flna! day. The pomise was
early redeemed.
There should be a special word OF
praise for the Auto Gu OF New Haven.
which has so marked the streets rum
ming through that t VT that the motor
traveller entering II from almost any
point can go on his WY without having
10 ask directions or with a nance OF
losing his way. n red arrow are
at every point where there II the least
chance of going off the line.
Not as much car be said for The in
tellectuals of the Connecticut Highway
Commission. which gends motorists on
on "A detour bet W New Haven and
Milford. which cauled disaste 10 not a
few motorists, The roads are so mar
row and Were so slippery that three
cars got into the ditch the day ! san
over IT,. The least false move by any
car passing another spells disaster. In
cidentally. the town II Meriden ism,
there on the road making either, as
those who have tackled Main street can
testify.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-08-15

Additions more than eaualling the size OF
The average American automobile plant are
being started at the Overland factory in
Toledo. The additions to the factory alone
will he equivalent to almost twenty-thre
acres Of floor spsc" In addition to the
Zee building, 63x37S VI.
one Of tho new {. \ory structures will
contain twenty acres of.hoor space and will
he nearly three lines the size Of the orig
inal Pope plant. when taken over by John
y. WHY'S. president OF the Willys-Overland
Company This building will he five stories
high. 400 feet wide and 400 feet deep. II
will be used for hnal testing. body aseem-
bling and finishing and will con:ain 500, 600
square feet Of floor space.
This building will contain even more hoor
space than the one recently completed for
the Overland. which was 1000 feet long.
200 feet wide and three stories high and
said 20 be the largest, single factory build
ing in the world. The new assembling and
finishing building will. upon ~ completion.
give the Toledo plant the distinction of
having two OF the largest single factory
buildings ever constructed.
Walter L.. Daily has resigned as sales
manager ~ the King Motor Car Company
to enter into an individual venture OF his
own. r. A Voilbrechi. Nice-president and
general manager. announces the appoint
ment 81 Assistant Sales Manager Robert r,
Bishop TO the position OF sales manager.
n. Meers. who recently rejoined the King
Motor Car Company. now enters Into the
position he formerly held as assistant sales
manager.
The Paige.Detroit Motor Car Company
directors have made arrangements for the
increase Of their capital stock from $3.50
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-08-15

Efhciency Four"-has a wheel base of
l1b inches and a high speed motor with
"a inch bore ard on incl stroke. The
2-Four. like the 36-Eour, has the West
lnghouse dual ignition and lighting sys-
tenn and non-skid tires In the rear. The
i2-Six has a three unit system of start
ing. lighting and ignition, the latter being
by high tension magnetic.
All three cars are equipped with
springs guaranteed against centre break
age during the whole life OF the car.
The springs are SO inches long by 2
riches wide In front and As inches long
BY 2L inches wide in the rear. The
front springs are semi-elliptic. the rear
springs ~three-quarter elliptic.
Other mechanical characteristics COM
mon to all models include rear full float
Ing axles. Independent foot and emcr-
gency brakes with o external con-
tracing bands on wheel drums, electric
wires centralized or dash panel. Mayo or
Feeders radiator with positive ircula-
ton by centrifugal pump. aluminium
crank case, extra large cram shaft. CONF
type cltitch. three speed selective type OF
transmission, spiral bevel gears, split nut
and worm type steering rear with ad-
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-08-15

price. Notwithstanding the fact that
the reductions run from $500 to $725 the
quality of these cars will not be cheap
ened in the slightest particular say
w. c. Anderson. president OF the Amber
o Electric Car Company.
in fact, for 1915 Detroit Electric cars
,embody a number of refinements typify-
ing the latest practices In automobile en-
gineering. Many of these improvements
are exclusive with us. These 1916 De-
troit Electrics typify the experience
gained during nine years of building cleo
trio enclosed cars. 1t has been found
necessary to double our production In
order to meet the demands our dealers
have received. and this greatly Increased
production permits of 50 many marked
economies that we have beer able to
put into effect these lower prices without
departing from the standard Of quality"
Another noteworthy change in the
policy of the Anderson Electric Car Com
pan for 1916 Is the adoption of the
one chassis basis production. Upon this
one chassls is built -four body styles. The
floor pace OF the plant has been greatly
augmented TO facilitate and expedite pro-
ductiOn.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-08-15

the book didn't take into account the
detour between ~Sara'oga and SCHUYLER
vile. The road was fine and worth the
travelling. most OF the way through
Greenwich and Cambridge. the latter
the one tow with good roads within
Its limits.
But guide books tossed their hands
In the air when II came to guiding over
the. mountains to Wiliismstc wn. 1t was
just climb. climb, climb over hill roads
than apparently had all been forgotten
years ago. II the main rad to Man
chester had been followed all would
have been well. Bu, what seemed most
direct was not so after all. But all
things come TO an end, and finally Pow
nal was reached and the few minutes
in Vermont followed. Then came Will
JAMESTOWN. and with only twenty miles
TO Pittsfeld 1t looked like a nice run
to supper.
For years we had been hearing about
the wonderful touring roads In the
Berkshires and we just naturally ex-
pected n delirioue boulevard to Pitts
1e,d. Rut We reckoned without knowl-
edge OF the vagavies of the Massachu-
sets Highway Commission. which closes
50 imp rtant n o in the height OF
the touring season. There were nearly
half a dozen places where IT was neces-
sary to turn off on u narrow, high
crowned. muddy roads dangerous TO
life Ind limb and car. But never mind,
afts- about an hour and a half of riding
the trip 10 Pittsfield was over. The
ride into town along the lake GLITTER
ated the dctours from memory.
The climb up into Norfolk the next
day. after riding down a rather indir-
erent road through Lenox and Stock
bridge. was a glorious feature. TIE trip
among the mist clouds over 10 Winsted
vas certainly worth the making. FrNm
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-08-15

kissel-Kars for the new season, az dis
played by Clodio a EnRs. local dealers.
are marked by a considerable reduction
In the prices of the ASK and 36-Four.
An entirely new and smaller chassis and
improved designs OF the popular all year
car are ako prominent In the new Kis-
sell
The new all yea cars include a coupe
top as well as a sedan top The new
tops are attached by boiling at ten
points, az six points 10 heavy steel
brackets and AT four points to the regu-
lar top Irons OF the touring car or road
ster. An inverted top iron Is used. 80
that when the top Is on there liz no indi-
cation OF the parting line between the
two halves of the body.
The frames OF the new all year tops
are built OF heavy white ash and elm.
with mahogany windo sashes. These
frames are covered with sheet steel and
aluminium. The roof IL three ply white
wood covered with canvas. Eight panes
OF glass. including two oval panes. are
used In the sedan top. Six In the coupe
tor.
The design OF touring body mounted
on all three chassis is along rhe same
| plan-hieh. with a boatlike sweep from
Windshield to stern. Blind doors are
used and the new fender adopted forms
a smooth. wide oval. The radiator has
been somewhat narrowed and the head
lamps are black enamelled to match the
hood.
There are several body styles. The
32-FOur Is offered In a four door Ave
passenger touring body and n four pas.
senger roadster specially built to noun
the detachable coure top. This same
roadster body Is obtainahle on the &C.
Four and ASK, The rivers seat. At
the left. Is set Onward about a foot from
the two passenger seat and the fourth
passenger uses a removable hair placed
next to the driver.
Both the new 32-Four and the 42-SIx
are offered with the conventional four
door touring body for either five or seven
passengers and thu l2-Six is also 70 be
had In the special two and three door
corridor designs, with individual forward
seats.
The 36-Four II presented IN only one
touring tonneau style-the two door cor
ridor car Introduced last year.
Mechanically only slight changes have
been mad. in the i2-Six and 36-Four
models The former has a wheel has. Of
1875 inches and a motor with n bore and
stroke OF 3Nx5ts. Thu latter has a wheel
base OF l2l inches and n motor 4Lxsia.
Both motors are kissel built, The new
~32-Four-to be known as the High
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-08-15
Car Proves
It's Flexiblitv

A SIX cylinder seven passenger
- touring car without a soul
aboard calmly ambling up n of
the principal thoroughfares Of
New Haven created considerable
excitement a few weeks ago.
The car that stirred New
Haven was a Paige "Six-46," and
it was turned loose in the city
streets by a salesman of the New
Haven Paige distributors. The
car was started on Whitney ave-
nue. in high and throttled down.
and then left to it's own devices.
1t rolled along at about three
miles an hour with the salesman
in charge walking along the side
walk to keep ambitious and over
excited people from running to
an i'll advised rescue.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-08-15

South Amboy to Keyport, as bad a road
as any great State can boast. II makes
the trip to Long Branch a matter OF
forty-hye minutes riding over a nice
road, picturesque in epots.
We left New York Friday afternoon
and spent Saturday night and Sunday
morning in Long Branch. We came
back by the ferry Sunday night and
were ready for the Adirondack trip
early Monday. II took real hard driv-
Ing 10 maize P~oughkeepsie for lunch,
after an $50 start from Flushing. The
de'our at Ossining Is long and tortuous,
and tests a motor pretty thoroughly,
once beyond that. the road is clear
enough. The town OF Wappinger's Falls
has certainly let IT. pavement go 10
seed. The road isn't fit to ride on, but
that Is characteristic of towns all
through the State. In only one place on
the trip, and that was in Cambridge. a
small tow over near the Vermont line,
were the roads within the township
limits anywhere near as good as the
State had built outside.
Albany, reached that evening. was
smother example OF bad roads. one
would think the State capital would
have something better than extremely
uneven cobblestones for those 10 Tide
over who enter the city. But that isn't
the case with Albany, That short
stretch almost killed the memories OF
SINE extraordinarily fine scenery on the
road That and the rain, which fell
pretty strong.
Once quit Of Albany on the way 10
Schenectady, the highway Is superb and
tie views along the Mohawk are n de-
liz t to the eye. II is only the frighttul
sO-c1lled street pIvements enteriuG
Gl6ns Falls that pull one down out OF
u" clouds and back to the earth. a
lot Of the towns along the road rave
sgns to say their boards of
s1y.te manufacture. To come here
who'd want to come - towns that dom
chow gumption enough 10 build decent
city streets? But in the main Il IL a
wonderful ride one gets from Albany
or 10 Lake George, and certainly there
can hardly he found a more ben utiful
scene than that which strikes the eye
when coming around a. bend in the high.
way from Glens Falls the view OF the
bower part of Lake George meets the
motor traveller. II 10 so beautiful II
makes one gasp.
And from Lake George - Chester
town there Is one of the finest noun
tain roads that any enc could wish.
ne Stdte OF New YORK mas certainty
done a great work with its highway
building. ] agree with John y. Cag-
!sle in wha, he says about the superb
orlty OF New York State roads.
Guide books. whether they be red
green, blue Nr any other colors sug-
gested by the various European national
War u~tterances, sometimes fall dywr
very hard. For instance. 1t seemed by
me book to be a simple matter 10 lun
from Saratoga over to Pittsfeld, going
ny way OF Schuyierville. Cambridge
Ncosick Falls and williamstown. But
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-08-15

ammunition for the Timber and field
piece which trails.
The smaller truck. which is the reg
ulation International Motor Company
one ton model A u truck, is also fitted
with armor plating OF the removable
type. used as a protection for the Colt
rapid fire gun which is part OF the
truck equipment.
Both Macks have removable tops Of
t%arpaulin and carry ammunition for the
men, Each truck is driven by n profess
siuna driver from the International Mo-
tor Company. which also furnishes a
first class mechanic. A sergeant liz
placed in charge of each truck and the
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-08-15

william Burncy, Edgewlter. ~. j.: The
route you suggest would be more readily
travelled by going direct 20 Washington,
n. c. and then back to Getty .lrg. wash
ington is reached by way OF NtN Bruins
wick. Trenton. Philadelphia. che. ',r. WI
mington. EIktpu. Baltimore ana Laurel
This Is about 2lu miles. From Washington
the road leads through bethesda, Nd, to
Gaithcrsburg, Damascus. Frederick. Thur
mont and Emnit'shurE go Ga''ysbIrg.
This IL about eighty-six miles The rest
% the road IL not SO simple. l. il suI-
bersburg. Bedford and Altoona 10 Belle
fonte or a shorter road from gettysburg
TO Harrisburg and So through l-wlst'wn
to Bellefontc The road boy way Of Bed
ford and Altoona Is about 10 miles The
other road, perhaps not SO good, Is about
1885 miles.
From BeLefonte 20 through Luthers-
burg. oil city, Warren. jamestown West
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-08-15

900 to 81. 900. 600. This action was taken
at a recent meeting OF the directors when
tho payment Of the Regular monthly cash
dividend Of 10 per cent. was ordered.
The success 81 the Paige has been made
In four years. Three hundred ears were
manufactured its first year. This season,
with production confined to skies, n light
Ave passenger and a seven passenger
model. the schedule calls for about Z 1000
cars. one OF the bIggcs, hits the Page
company made was Us production ~ the
Fairfield six i6.'' launched last January.
The 1915 model of the Fairfield has been
gu, jus a few weeks and one dealers
orders for the month Of July total 2S2 cars.
George {. Huhhs. assistant general sales
manager OF Dodge Bros, Is back from an
1900 mile automobile tour through the
East,
"she ran Ike a scared deer" said Mr.,
Hubs. referring TO he car which carried
himself and -four members Of his family in
a three weeks tour through New York and
exactly forty-hve minutes In adjustment
and We made better than schedule time on
every day ~ travel,
The cars performance In the Berkshires
was a revelation To me. We passed many
big cars on steep grades and were seldom
forced 10 shift into Intermediate gear.
only two punctures m,rred the trip and
our carefully kept log shows an average OF
over eighteen miles TO the gallon Of gaso-
lene. our best days run was 227 miles on
the last leg OF the return trip"
Clarence A. Earl Is 10 become a vice.
president and director Of the Willys-OVer-
land Company Of Toledo. Earl was for over
twenty years with the Corbin screw Cor
%poratlon Of New Britain, Conn. and after
II became a unit in the American Hard
ware Corporation he became first vice.
president OF the latter, He resigned last
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-08-15

field to Buffalo. This is a total OF about
80; miles. From Buffalo the road IL
through Utica, syracuse. Albany and
r~oughkeepsie 10 New York. Your total
trip VIII be about ! 900 miles. and perha ps
that part Of f. in the Interior Of Pennsyl.
vatia Viii not be very agreeable.
r j ogden. bloomfield, y. j: The
most direct road 10 Stanton, Va, j. ry
way Of New Brunswick, Trenton. phIla-
isiphia. 'osttsyiie. Lancaster. York. Get
'y~burg, Hagers;oNn. Martinsburg. Win.
chester and Newmarket The distance is
about 81 miles,
Ladislaus Kadlrc, GS william street.
New York city; a map such as you want
may he had from the Bureau OF Tours.
Automobile Club Of America. Fifty fourth
street vest of Broadway. The charge Is
reasonable.
George 4. Kicker, formerly First Deputy
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-08-15

This Is one of the two Mack trucks,
which the Government Is using for dem
onstration purposes at the United
States Army School of Instruction at
Plattsburg. This Is the larger truck.
a three and a half ton model. which has
a trailer consisting OF a standard T.. :.
field piece with timber. This field piece
is OF the 3 inch type. very like the fam
Gus French Is millimetre gun. The
truck fully loaded carries W machine
guns, $4,000 round Of ammunition for
the machine gun and 500 rounds of
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-08-15

men operating the equipment are mostly
Squadron A men.
The International Motor Company
was the first to recognize the possible
| ties OF armored motor trucks and has
loaned these trucks to Government
officials and capt. Boiling. Ia order that
business men will be we'll instructed
and have practical demonstrations of
vice.
The equipment was especially designed
by A. +. Masury. chief engineer Of the
International Motor Company. after
studying conditions abroad. where the
company Is sending trucks for actual
war work.