Hammond Times, Volume 14, Number 56, Hammond, Lake County, 22 August 1919 — Page 11

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MILL FANS WILL BE GLAD TO HEAR THIS Little Touring Car Proves Big Surprise in Canadian Hill Climbing Contest.

Do You Always Use Tire Flaps? They'll Protect Tube and Casing

In. Ottawa, Canada, recently th role

ja. ri the (,lant Killer" was tila.vprt .

touring car. It smashed i

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h:'.l climbing record that had bec.r , i c-ns id-red private property of larger and j :;i re powt rf ul cars, and incidentally i-t ::red Ihe mot coveted prize in I .i:,.!.'.;.iii n-.otc.ring clnks. j "J" he annua! Ottawa Journal rel. ability j i-cr i? an important event in the year; ). o. ii if the Canadian nute..mebi!e world.; -l.vpeit drivers with cars of irnposin? ; engine dimensions have been pi: ted in ' '.ho past, almost t the exclusion ,,f- ' ' motorists with vehicles of mod-i era'e size, j Thr... wffks before the 'start of th j l?i: ;.ur, D. K. Grant, in insurance1 .-pent, purchased a Maxwell touring! oar. Aft.T a few trips. Mr. Grant ao-j quired" such a degree of confidence in j his new car that he entered the annual1 t.-ur and bodly challenged every entrant' on the tour for hill climbing honors. j "EETTES THAJf PEEFECT." Chasm Fails hill was the mount erf, victory for Mr. Grant's brand new Max-j well. The h!H is reached by the Lake; Placid road, six miles below Marine. Mr. I raiit drove his "giant killer" ever! chasm Falls hill in what was even bet-i ter than a perfect score. His Majcwel! i time was 53 4-5 seconds, end the official

perfect score had been previously announced at 1:S5. There were twenty-four cars in tha

contest. Most of the cars eclirsed bv

the Maxwell were "dreadnaughts" by j comparison. At least twenty of the en- j trants cost more and were larger than j Mr. Grant's victory car. It was a dansrerous day for the hill climb, with a steady drisrle. malting thej crooked, winding incline slippery and l difficult." But the sturdy Maxwell, with I

The value of tire Maps, is not always to be gauged in dollars and cents. As a usual thing, they are worth more than their intial cost Flaps were formerly fastened differently from what is the case now. Tire manufacturers used to cement thi m to one side of the ease. This practice turned out poorly, sine- the heat generated in carcass and easing allows th.; Paps to become loose-. Ne w w hu a man finds anything loose urrund an aututnobih- he may expect to find trouble. That roves to lie the case hre. for the flap., having oi:oe pri-d iisc'f auay from its ancr.oruge, proceeded to slip out of position altogether, little by little to creep under the beads, and in the end to wrinkle the tube and seriously chafe it. As a consequence the Tap in its present form the "Moating flap" we might term it for hick of a bitter name came into existence and then into vogue. The Moating flap has proved much more satisfactory becaus e, w hen is use'!, the tire may be applied much more readily generally "stays put" if it gets a half a chance. And vet the slight mobility of the flap enables it w ithin limits to adjust Itself to rapidly ch:.i:g;ng eondit ions. Improvements and refinements upon the floating flap were made in the course of time. For example, it was split and

the ends notched in such a manner as to make the nap adjust itself in circumference to accommodate variation In the tire. A few years aeo It was common to employ the rim strap, which was a strip of fabric tightly stretch' d on the rim. By this method the beads were compelled to lit very snugly to the rim el.nched at the same time protecting the tube from rust and oilier detriment. As a whole, however, the scheme was given up- While it is iiit necessary to use flaps with clincher tins of small size, it is real!;, the proper thing to do with tliis; four imbes unless clips or spread

ers fire us.-.: to hidd th"

till' CllllchcS to tie

Reo Motor ! Co. Did a j New Stunt! Reo Speed Wagon Uses Electric Starter, Lights and Pneumatics.

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tubes will not bo p The bead's of qui. h casts and cabb s el are non-stretch:- hlf, made to suit the a of the rim. Flaps -

th" bends tightly in ri-n so that inner n. bed or damaged, dt lachable clincher sitr.-ught side cases and are therefore 'proximate diameter hould be used In ail

sizes of nuick detachable- ciincher and straight side eases, or niu h difficulty will be exprr;Tri:d with the inner tub. s. What has been said pertains, it may be. rath.fr to the historic side of the much ne eted flap. It: this case, however, as many others, some acquaintance wit lit he evolution of the thing teaches us better how to handle it.

new Maxwell with a comparatively inexperienced driver created consul ruble interest alone Chicago's automobile- ro v last week. A. J. Hants, manager of the Chicago Maxwell branch, wired congratulations to the plucky Canadian driver on behalf of this city, where lull climbing can scarcely be listed as a sport. "This feat should give even greater confidence to Maxwell owners wh are used to level conditions of Chicago and surroundio.g territory." said Mr. Pant a. "It is an illustration of how the Maxwell will perform under conditions demar.dm.; a far greater strain than any to be found in this section of the country. It fairly exemplifies the fact that one may plan a strenuous overland journey in a Maxwell car it does the work and it "carries through.' '.

ARE YOU GETTING MAXIMUM MILEAGE?

Jordan Tire and Repair Co. Have Remedy if You Are Not.

something of the bulldog in its purpose, pushed Its nose onward to the' summit. It twisted around the thre j downward hound vehicles, which hid , somehow- got into the road. Around the j dangerous turns it whirled, sure footed i

as a goat, amid splashing rain and flying, mud. Finally the peak was in sight and judges and spectators gasped as the Maxwell "goat" took one last spurt round the hair-pin turn at the top. The hill climb was over, the trophy was Mr. '"'.rant's JACK BAITTA IS "TICKXED," brews of the distinguished feat of a "' . - I 'HI -J- - i . 1

10 M. P. H. at Car Track. If you are in th habit of driving across stret car tracks without hesitating, sto-i It. A new city ordinance provides that "it shall be unlawful for any person operating any motor vehicle to drive at a speed of more than ten miles per hour on to or across any other street on which a street car is operating." This takes the place of the proposed ordinance requiring motorists to com t a full stop at car tracks, which was defeated.

Probably n or.j In Ha minor, a is doin more to aid motorists in gettirg

the niax'.ir.j mileage out of the r tires than the Jordan Tire & Repair shop, 1-57 Sibley street. In addition to selling this firm does the best vulcanizing and retreading so that a tire 'Jin he used until ihe farj-ie lias entirely given oat. They also handle the fa

mous Maxotires. This is not really a tire but is a tough device which con- ! pletely encircles the inner tube and It holds the pressure within itself, reI lieving the fabric s0 th--t it cen with

stand the tremendous strain of pounding the road.

In I ft 1 5 the Reo Motor Car Co., h-1 n, daring thine. A truck. th rt"' " Speed IVag-jn ' equipped with an electric starter and lights and using the pneumatic tires was place 1 on the market. The Hammond Motor CatCo, a ents for the rteo. s-e-dTly found a new field opened up. "At that time." sa s A. F. Adelsperger of the Hammond firm, the gicat "sales resistance" was the reluctance of buyers to experiment with psietimat.es on t rucks. Why even the makers were skeptical of this Reo innovation. Now. tire n. alters witho.it exception, ad . oca ?e pneumatics for trucks not only for the "speed wagon" type but up to five tons and hifiher. "Then the average buyer considered an electric started a non-essential and electric lights superfluous. but T.ow they would as soon buy a ftteet starting automobile with kerosene lamps as a, motor truck of that obsolete type. At first only the Reo en-ine-ers appreciated the su pe riorl t y in greater efficiency, speed, economy and lower up-keep of a truck on pneumatic tires but now- rival engineers are copying the Reo features as nearly as they can. Where In 1915 only a few "tpe ed vaaons" w ere in use there are now CO. 000 ;n the hands of the most eor.serva t 1 e and critical class of customers."

Prospective wn rs of T'.ulek automobiles w iio have been on the waiting list for months will he delight d to learn throu-vh John Schmtier & Pro.. the Manun"tid audit", that the car situation is itripre-Vitig and that the f.-ietory is tio,v .-ending out m.tehit.s in carlcads each wc.k. It beiieve.i tha? the great demand for this famous car is to b" net in a !arg measure. In a full-page announcement of the ljliO 1'uick models John Schir.user & Pro.. T7 Sibley St.. Hammond, present for the first time pictures of the new designs. These cars eclip.-e all former efforts as to st y le of body, de p ndabi'ity of perforin -uii'e. mile-ape. low up-keep end s.-rviec. The purchaser of a Buick gets everything that can be desired and a little more Kvi-ry kicu.li improvement worthy of the name has been embodied in the 19"0 H'.iiok v. Inch cm. bines e-lassy n-" w bt.dy lints, g'T.u ; nt leather u r l.oistei'ing. ease of operation, unlimited easy Mowing power, pltiity i f speed and the fatuous a ! '. e -i 1 1 -h ' a d engine. There are now over rj.,iri' liu'k owners in hake count y and any e.ne wishing to know what one e.f these owners thinks of his reatliiue may i,ui.kly learn by tryir-g to buy Ids cur. T'io S-'hmuser firm has established a reputat'on for Puick soi vice that is second to none. It is saoi thi.t thi." conservative J.rm has the highest record at the P.uick factory ofall the agents for divine prompt and reliable service. Troy want a Puick owner to feel that the service is theirs for the asking, according to the selling ruarantee.

Firing a buiiet into a tire to test Its v lur.ei abiiit y is a practices not often restorttd to. because tires are expensive, yet the United States Tire company has in its records pre.of that a bulle t fired into one of its big nobby cord pneumatic truck tires at Camp McCiellan. Anmston, Ala , failed t : puncture the tire. One. of the claims made by h" Coiled States Tire e'ompar.y for its bit; pneumatic's is that they are suited for any kind of uik over any kind c ground becau.:e of their tbility to resist punctures. At Camp McCiellan one night the provost guard attempted to arrest a a man. The man ran and jumped on a motor truck. To frighten the fugitive the guard iircd his pistol. The lead bullet entered a nobby cord tire and embedded itself m the thread but did not pierce the fabric. The bullet remained m the tire for several months before it was removed, badly flattened.

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Longest Concrete Road j Hundreds of men are now at work n the National Oil Trails road in various. Illinois counties aon ss the state from 1 St. Potiis 't Terre Haute, and iridications point to a real highway within the rext six or r.lne months. Th" road w'.'l ; be 170 miles long and eightee n feet wtd- I i.d is said to be the longest concrete j road i!i t':'- world. ', The federal fov'rnment projected j this road, to be built from V.'sphinit'o '. to ?r. I.oiiis. more than seventy-five ! years ago. It was compkifod from the i

capital as far west as Ohio, and surveys were made all the vvav to Pt. I.ouis. ss well as some rradinr. but the develop

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interest tn the national highway was lost. Plans are now under way for Improving the road in Indiana and parts of Ohio, as well ss in other states from ocean to ocean.

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mrss will oe movea t-ere j :st as as p o s slide. 'I he company handles the Huffman and the Hupmobiie psseri?..-,- machine The truck is built in se.es ranging from one to 5,'iO pound capacity. They believe they have absolutely the lest bargain in the trii.k Sold as the car is designed not to t'.irry the rated capacity, but just enough margin of strength I sallowed f. meet the most severe strains of the re-ad grind. The Hupmobile lice passenger touring car which Is being pushed by these l.ve wires is well known to motorists because of its classy lines and thorough depenrability. Sim e its first appearance on the market toe Hup has continued to surprise the automobile world with its innovations, features which are later adapted by the n.ar.y other kad'.ng ma'hnes.

Few auto owners nowadays would rcontent without automobile insurance yet how many there are who hive n protection on their tires. A good casi'itf represents an investment vb.-.h in proportim should be as much covered the car itself, more so perhs.ps because it is more susceptible to v ear. There is such a thlr .r ss tire Insurance, too. although many fail to see the protection in that P.fht The v-iv best tire insurance in 'he werld is a g: J inner tube. Put inside your casing a 'ube that i dependable, one that 'A ill ' uth:.-,: thi wear of the casing its'. yci ' protected yourself agairst .:.-.; da:v.ge. Geod tubes cost no m.-re -ha" pc: ones, y et many are prone- to consider th' tube as a nc essary - : an '-".em : equipment that is worthy of cr.ly r.-.:r.': consideration.

The Fisk Rubber : I-'isk Tubes, pomthe part of mar;- m:;' est source of r'-edc Twenty ears rf 'xr'i ufacture of t iib.- h-?s pure para rubber It- t tory material for rjbc

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