Hammond Times, Volume 14, Number 56, Hammond, Lake County, 22 August 1919 — Page 13

Friday. August 22, 1919. THE TIMES. Page Three

DOUBLES HIS . BOSIN

With a- business which has doubled facvi month since staring last December. Paul G. MuoiheaJ oi the Moorhfal Oil Co., finds it necessary to constantly add to Ins equipment to keep up with tli almost incredible developnifiit . Mr. Morheai was formerly a bail IiiiHT contractor of Hammond but ho became acquainted with tho qualities of Texaco oil products ami when the opportunity presented he grabbed 01T th agency for the Calumet district. "My chief aim," he siys "is to give the p- ople genuine Texaco products without adulte: ation. 1cy cost more than ordinary kinds but the people have shown that they are willing: to pay for quality.'" At the present time the company Is delivering 110.000 gallons of gasoline per month which is more than five, times the business of the first month. Mr. Moorheal took a census of gasoline ustsrs in his territory and says that three-fourth of the gasoline, the kerosene and lubricating: oils used, fire Texaco. In order to Insure efficient service he insists on each one of his employes ownlr.j stock in the company. The U. S. Navy, wherever possible, specified Texaco products, during- the war and now Mr. Mcorhead always marks his orders "V. S. Navy specifications.' He calls attention to the fact that the Texas Co. is the only one which has successfully competed on a large scale with the largest oil combinations of the world.

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soggy, due to heavy rains. Moving Pictures were taken of the entire demonstration. Galer.a. 111., was the next scheduled step of the truck cavalcade, but citizens of Hazel Green, "Wis., strongly petitioned that the layover at Galena be canceled end the trucks sent to their town to participate in a homecoming reception tendered to soldiers und sailors. 'Wires were .sent ahead to Galena asking opinions from authorities there, who concurred iii tho switch provided suilicient time wtr-s granted to allow residents of Galena to make the trip to Hael Green to see t'ae. trucks pel form. The cancellation of Galena concluded the Illinois portion tf tho trip anil tho trucks took to tho hilly roads loading into Dubuque, la. Heavy roads were encountered which nflY-rcd an excftiona! oportunity for traction tests with and without chains. After ono truck -had been so equipped The idea was abandoned when i: was found that the geographical conditions in no nay impaired the- progress of the trucks. Of particular interest to local motor Truck owners and drivers is tho tiro

question, winch is coming In ic the) major share of attention from the per- j bound of th.j tour. Discussion arose i at Dubuque over the advisability of' pneumatic tires for trucks instead of' .-olid tires. A local hauling company! was consulted, who were using solid! 'ires over the same ground which the' tour had justs traversed and a compari- 1

son of gasoline mileage figures showed a decided margin in favor of air-filled tires. Local tankers in the towns visited are showing deep concern in the work of the trucks and without exception have declared their w illingness to finance truck sales to ruralites. After leaving Dubuque the tourists

moved into the heart of Iowa's farming

a.stneis. wnere the same interest and concern that marked, their previous Stops was shown. So far everything had moved strictly as per schedule and indications poir.t to a successful culmination at .Milwaukee on October 4.

LIVE CONCERN COVERS WELL THIS TERRITORY

One of the live concerns in East Chicago that believes in the word 'service-'

is the Hast Chicago Auto I'atnt and Trimming Company. This company is meeting a popular demand in view of the fact that the field is sparsely covered in that territory. Their shop is located in the rear of the East Chicago Auto Sales company, a large roomy building only recently built, th front of which is occupied by the latter concern. The men employed by the East Chicago Auto Paint und Trimming company are experienced in the business and are establishing a splendid reputation. The location is at 024 Chicago avenue.

HERE'S IE SELLERS ARE

PROUD

plants. Without the Hammond agency's tquipment it would be necessary to take truck wheels to the Kelley-Sprlngficld branch at Chicago for this work.

NEW MAXWELL HAS

MANY REFINEMENTS

Truck users of the Calumet region aro saved many dollars in expense and delay 'very day due u the foresightedness of Drown & VoorheiS, Hammond agents for tho Kelly-Springfield tires. At great expense this firm has installed a mammoth hydraulic press in their salesroom on Payette St.. by which the h-avy tires can bo placed upon automobile wheels. Changing a set of .solid Sires is no simplo trick if the tire is expected to remain on long. This press, capable of exerting a force of thousands of pounds, quickly forces the old tire olf and slips tho new one in its place. Just last week a truck was equipped with heavy fourteen inch caterpillar tires, while many ten and twelve inch tires are put on each week for the manufacturing

The arrival of new models along the row is still the talk of automboile men and motor car enthusiasts. Several new cars have arrived so far and others are on the way. These post-war models are attracting a great deal of attention and show tlv int. rest in motor cars. Aniutig the recent arrivals is tho new Maxwell, a better car than ever, wilh many refinements and improvements. The new car, the latest product of the Maxwell Company, has several radical changes which make it a better and more reliable automobile and incidental-

I !y cuts down the cost of operation. There ' has been a constant stream of people at the local branch looking over the new product." The only trouble now is in

making deliveries. Cars are coming through, but not in large enough numbers to suit us. Wo could Uie a whoie lot more than the factory is shipping us. The new modl is built on the famous Maxwell chassis, which is the foundation for more than 300, '00 successful automobiles which are now in the hands of owners all over the country. The. radiator has been altered and made larger and more symmetrical. There is a rani's horn and a hot sp-'t. which insure economical operation and large mileage on ;- gallon or" gasoline. The Maxwell officials have not spared.

i effort or expense, in making this y :r'.-

ear the st they have ever b j.'.t. 'i'i.e lines are the same as the lat ear's model, but more refined ;.rsd graceful. The err.ergeuey brake is on lie'- transmission and acts quickly and efficiently. The starting motor is more riowerfu'. and

the price of liuick repair partem This is an unusual announcement at this time, when nearly all manufacturers are making price advances in nearly all of their products. Duo to improved manufacturing facilities, the establishing of repair stocks among their dealers (this means hundreds of individual stocks) and the purchasing of raw materials in the largest quantities has made it possible to Tenure the prices upon a large portion of liaiek repair parts. The price reduction i.oe.r. some of the essential parts ranges from 13 to 35. thereby giving to each owner an advantage that will bextremely beneficial to all.

re sponds immediately.

BUICK MOTOE CO. REDUCING PRICES UPON REPAIR PARTS

The; Duick Metor Company

i Mich., have just sprung a bit j upe.n the motor ea r nvlu.-'r:

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FLOURISHING AUTO INSURANCE BUSINESS. This time it is W. A. Young. Mr. Young (by the way you may have met him) is the representative of the Illinois Automobile Insurance Company and is of course telling auto owners that they should not only see America first but also see him first. His company Issues policies covering f.re. theft, collision, personal Injury, property damage and wind storm. Mr. Young is loacted at 615 State Line r'reet, phone Hammond 307.

Here la the latest cause of Inflated prices oa foodstuffs HAD ItOADd! I here may toe many roads leading to the solution of abnormal living costs but tho logical route lead over a. comprehensive system of rational highways; at kast that is the claim made by sponsors of the Townsend bill which will cine up for consideration in the United

States senate shortly ajid which provides j for the construction of two trunk line j

iihv.ays in each state under the supervision of a federal highway cejmmission. BLAME POOa IKAKSPOBTATION. Here is what the federal highway . e iiucil at "Washington had to say in .ho matter of poor roads and his pal, .dr. II. C. Living: in all of the discussions, both in public and private, earnest seekers after tie- fundamental reasons which underlie i.!. present causes of unrest find themcHes coming out on the same old trail, !!: unimproved road. It is the profiteer's j i - ambus-h. protecting as it does a !: ,' line of cormorants in the form of ;;.. e cssury middle men who are aided ::i their work by the devious and unro- '. ...bio routes to market. Whatever the remedy proposed, there always the matter of transportation. Ue gartiiess of how many marketing ; e-ncies may be brought into operation, e v how many restrictions may be thrown i.und the middleman, no permanent .-'.'lotion can be reached until the road b '.ween the producer and consumer is In rte. ned by types of construction that will insure a speeely and open thoroughfare to market under all weather condi- ' ' ,;is. These ar facts that are becommore deeply impressed upon the " : :s!ative mlad as high cost lnvestiga- " ions proceed. It is admitted that road building has ".Mi given a tremendous boost during he pa?t few years. But even with con- ' '.ruction under way pracC-ally in every -rce such construction is largely In retches, and the process of working out i i i m the neighborhood road to a com- ! r. hcr.sdve system must necessarily bo v, too slow i-i fa.et to meet tho eco-

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RUNS AUTO HOSPITAL

Arthur Snodgrass is one of Hammond's factors in combatting the high ccst of living. He is chief rjrgeor. at the Auto Custom Shop, 303 State St. Ha has shown dozens of times that ha can take any old trap of a machine and perform some wonderful operations. Proof of his skill can be found on the streets where he has f.any -patents" which he has saved from the scrap heap. He makes no mistakes to cover up because- every machine that comes into his place for redeeoration, new curtains, top, upholstering or painting leaves in firstclass shape ar.3 is thereafter a traveling advertisement for him.

Mil BROS. EXPERTS OH IGNITION

eo-.v being so sharply expressed in the f

1 v for lower prices on food. CONrTXCT state roads. I he tia'ior.al system is planned to pro- '' an outlet or a logical and economl..l -e-onnrction with the various sysrtn. Thus, it is proposed to permanently solve the highway transportation i''-,.b!em in its relation to living costs by irovlding once and for all a complete yst-m of logically connected and wellbuilt highways in order to finally remove iiie profiteer's chances for covering up 1 is nefarious practices in pric juggling :i food products as he is now able, to eo owing to inadequate lines of delivery

'. ..in the producer to the consumer. j Advocates of a national highway sys- j rri are presenting with much force the;' Lo t that stabilized living costs w ill j

come only wi'n the construction of i u ehrn roads upon a co-ordinated coun- '. .'. state and national basis, and that tbi much-desired aim can be achieved Vert hy the government beginning -t once on the Ion lines, while the statbuilt the short lines.

Quint Eros, who operate ts Auto Electric Equipment Co. on South Hohman St., Hammond, aro specialists on -ignition problems. They push the Bosch magneto and Insists that battery systems can never supplant the magneto satisfactorily. They are always willing to lend their services and here are some pointers which they oner to help motorists in locating trouble quickly: Loss of power Poor compression or ignitiun timing late. Motor misses Broken or disconnected wiring; dirty points or spark gap too far apart. No light Open circuit or bulbs burned out. "When bulbs burn out Loose gener

ator connect ion.

All lights burning except tail light on

grounded system Poor ground connection. Iu their arguments in favor of magneto ignition they show first that a magneto is a mechanical means for producing electricity. It is an entirely complete system self-contained in one rugged unit and supplies current for ignition only. It does not depend upon batteries or require a separate coil or timer. It does not rtquire constant expert attention and unlike a battery system it is not subject to damage or weakening by continuous operation, short circuits or electrical leakage.

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TRUCKS PERFORM

FARM WORK WELL

That the farmer is mighty interested ::i motor trucks for use in daily farm v .ik is being demonstrated along the r.ute! of the national motor truck !;- l.'pnit-nt tour which left Chicago .:gust 4 on a 3.000-m.le trip through llhiieeis, Iowa, Xorth and South Dakota. Mi nesota anel "Wisconsin. Ligin. Belvidcre and Uockford. 111., vie visited in the order named after iiie caravan left Chicago and the reception accorded the trucks and the interest ei's;. laved by the community in what the official lecturer. A. K. Kroh. haei to say was highly rleasing to officials in charge of the acair. Rockford particularly showed enthusiasm and after the usual elemonstration by- trucks in the tour several of the local truck dealers requested a special demonstration for Rorkford after the completion of the present tour to further educate the populace on the practicability of motor trucks. The first Iron test of the trucks' ability to perform farm work came at Freeport. 111. The Selden. Atterbury. Republic and Service trucks were driven out into the fields and put to work hauling sh:af oats. Conditions are ideal for creating difficulties, but the trucks pulled through without a hitch. The; rvads were sxt remedy soft and the fields

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1T0R CO. EXPANDING

The Mcllroy Motor Supply Company of e:5 Hohman street Hammond, have expanded t0 an extent where they are lated anion? largest dealers ana jobbers of automobile ac-e.:soris in the Northern part uf the State. ec-nee th. company took over the

i interests of the old Champion Tife and

uii, tompany. their business has steadily increased and at the present t:me they are travelling two men and selling to o 'r 400 dealers in the Xorthcrn part of the .State. In addition to carry. a large and ecmplete stock at the'r retail store, Hohman street, they maintain a w ho'.e.saie depaitment and warehouse at Sibley and Oakley. In addition to their ac.---s.sory bu.s.ness they have inaugurated Tire Service for the motorists' benefit which cons.st of a motorcycle equipped with air for inflating tires, which is at the Motorists disposal whenever he is in t'.re trouble. They expect very shortly to occupy their new building- which will be erected just south of the Strnube budding and if their present plans are perfected they will have the most UP-TO-DATE Accessory store In the middlo West outside of Chicago.

"When the starting motor stalls easily and fails to spin the crankshaft as it should, it is a safe bet that either thj storage battery does not test up to the necessary 1,273 or that the contact points of the line switch are not making proper contact.

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Nash Passenger Cars are Nash built ninety-three per. rent complete, in the one hundred acre Nash factory at Kenosha. This is the big reason for the splendid account they have given and arc giving of themselves in the hands of owners from coast to coast. Thousands of Nash Sixes now in use, by the high character of their service, are proving daily the soundness of Nash mamil'ictunng policies, and the fact that any product bearing the Nas'i mimepiate dcs represent quality to an unusual degree. The heavy and nation-wide demand for the Nash -Six is but a reflection of their good performance for every motoring purpose. All Nash cars get their unnsual power, quietness and economy of operation from the Nash Perfected Valve -in -Head Motor.

THE NASH SIX ROADSTER $1190

THE NASH SEVEN PASSENGER CAR $1640

THE NASH SIX FOUR PASS. SPORT MODEL $1595

THE NASH SIX FIVE PASS. TOURING CAR $1490

Stephens Salient Six, Eighty Series Custom Fashioned Bodies Wheelbase cf 112 Inches Stephens Perfected Overhead-Valve Engine of 57 H. P. MODEL 84-A AND B SPORT $1975.00 MODEL 82 ROADSTER $1975.00 ' MODEL 86 SIX-PASSENGER $2050.00 t Grille owner of a Stephens you over the hills on hicrh with Salient Six realizes to the full- eate speed that bends the est degree, the advantages speedometer that can creep which a motor car can yield. at. the crossings leap across Beauty with the signal quick on the r,, ,- ii- throttle and fast on its wheels. Beaut n -true and lasting- Performance from Perfection that increases on exanu nation ... , . of the long, low, graceful lines f Ths ners enjoy the -beginning with a tine, high. fu !f sure ot service mid i, , i , " - satisfaction m havmir the hrst long ta poiing hood termmat- . , ,. ti -4. i ii-ii passenger engine to burn all mg at the tilted windshield. " v , , . ,.-1, , .i l i the gasoline and the lowest with an artistic drop to the low , ,. .,, t ii -, i ii '-Trades ol gasoline without bodv sides, that sweep back , i jr i" r- i l lessened periormaii'V. and disappear m the drooping ' , , - . , p1;, P -, i i ' llls due cluetlv To the curve of the fender and the .., .-. , r . , , , ,i 4- - ?tepnen. porrcrtcd overhead crtical extra tire carrier. . 1 , . valve engine the most powerC0G1Ion fill per cubic inch of piston dis - Comfort that begins wtili placement the world has evci the even tranquil flight so known, also t he most economicomfortable, you forget the me- eal. chanical elements that cany A Chassis of Mechanical you forward. Comfort that Excellence ends with the soft, luxurious . i ., " , deep, restful upholsterv, that , Ami t1Ls peiieeted engine is holds vou like a "favorite" 'T d ,ln a 0 lassls f. hlnsbu i ii i c n eu mechanical excellence chair, onlv the beginning of all . , ii x. i scientihca v constructed that is revealed on inspection, , -.i 1r. , - , . 4 ... ii x- ii x wiih low hung weight perroctto afford the fullest measure , , i , , , b e f . lv balanced and a wheelba.se or of comfort. 10.) . i i i .I . ., , , .,. inches. A chassis that The Limit of Reliability nms so.triio and travels so Reliability in the Stephens swift and smooth each ride vou Salient Six is its magnilicent take vou come to call a "roadpower C7 II. P. that takes flight." Scripps-Booth 8-Cyiinder Models A FINISHED PRODUCT When selecting a garment-it is just as ui a rant or cur suitable for the avera important to have a perfect fit and fine fau:ily. as it plainly shows that a car appearing costume when viewt-d from tines not have to be large and expensive the tear as when from the side or fron'. in order to he InauTiful, and give perfect While many manufacturers have pre- riJinpt comfort, sumably overlooked this item it has been Thi? Model, as well as the roadster, worked out to perfection in the Scripp.j- has the new straight streai.i-Iine body. Booth car. upholstery of genuine leather, top genuThe low effect of the body, the ple-as- ine Tantasote, with curtains that open lng lines of the top, the plate glass rear wi:h the doors, walnut steering wheel windows and the general scheme of ds - and instrument board, and tools carried sign, form a combination thlt makes a in the left door within easy reach of th1 beaut ilu! object. drher. Model Six-39 Touring Car a The Scripps-llooth Tourln.i Car marks day custom, has been successfully an-1 a distinct advance in the development can-fully followed. Prices F. 0. B. Detroit Five-Passenger Touring Car, Model Six-;J9 - - $1205 Three-Passenger Roadster, Model Six 10 - - S1295 Five-Passenger Sedan, Model -Six-41 - - - - $1085 Four-Passenger Coupe, Model Six-42 - - - - $1985 Wire Wheels Extra On All Models

This is the Post-W ar Maxwell of Which Yon Have Heard So Much

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HE public, which has sooftenexpressed itself Ji. in favor of Maxwell cars ( having purchased more than $200,000,000 worth to date now finds a new delight in this wronderful car. It s a Post-War Maxwell. The hundred and one thing s that keen engineers worked out in Maxwell laboratories during the war ''have found their way into steel!" It's a greater car than any of the 300,000 of this same basic design that now may be found on any of the world's highways. You can searcli from axle to axle and most anywhere you will find bits of fine en

gineering development that will astonish you. You can locate them in radiator, brakes, electric system, transmission, frame, bonnet, body and even top. Yet, there is nothing that long road tests have not proved out, that ripe experience and level heads have not O. K'd. Also equipped with Hot Spot and Rams-horn. You pay $985 f.o.b. Detroit You might easily pay $200 more and feel that you had a decided bargain. Be among" the first to drive a Post-War Maxwell. Get the most recent thing in a car.

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