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About The Omaha morning bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927 | View Entire Issue (Aug. 31, 1924)
New One-Piece Windshield on Oakland Models Device Easily and Mechanic* ally Operated by Crank— Airtight Shield Adds Comfort to Driver. The Oakland Motor Car company has Just adopted a new one-piece windshield for Its four closed models —undoubtedly the most revolutionary advancement In windshield construc tion since the early days of the auto mobile Industry when motorists used rubber aprons over their laps. This “V V” type windshield has lteen evolved by the Fisher Body cor poration, which builds all Oakland bodies. The new windshield does not tip to give ventilation, but slides upwards in felt-lined channels, much in the same manner as the side windows of the closed body type of motor car. It is easily and mechanically operated by a crank located above the shield and does not rattle. All the new windshields are fitted with automatic windshield cleaners. One-half turn of the regulator handle raises the shield from its base one inch, opening a section approxi mately 45 inches long and one inch high, to outside air pressure. The air rushes unobstructedly through this ventilator the entire length of the shield and is conducted into the body, forward and down to the floor. This type of windshield eliminates the < owl ventilator. if more air is desired, two and one half turns of the regulator handle laises the glass three inches above the instrument board, opening a sec tion approximately 155 square Inches, through-which the air rushes directly into the driving compartment. Quick ventilation and thorough change of air are obtained by opening one of the doors, or one of the rear quarter windows. Because this type of windshield has no rubber strip nor porting bar to confuse the vision and strain the eyas, it adds to< the comfort of driv ing. Those who have already driven behind it marvel at the greater visi bility afforded, which makes for both omfort and safer driving. The windshield is water-tight and practically airtight; easily operated and easily cleaned; besides adding to tlie clean-cut appearance .of the oar. RUSSIA PLANS MOBILIZATION London. Aug. 29.—The soviet gov ernment has decided to proclaim gen eral mobilization due to the tense re lations between Russia, Poland and Rumania, said a Riga dispatch to the Daily Telegraph today based upon reports received in Riga from Moscow. PIERCE-ARROW SIX EFFICIENT Exponents o(^ the six cylinder prin ciples of simplicity, economy and de pendability have always pointed to ths fact tha't one of the country’a foremost automobiles, Pierce-Arrow, has adhered to six-cylinder design since the early days of the Industry. The performance of the new mod erately priced car Is a revelation of what has been accomplished In the refinement of six-cylinder design. The engine’s bore is only three and one-half inches and the stroke Is five, but it develiyis more than 70 horse power. Its acceleration is so amaz ing that it is equaled by few, if any, multl cyllndered cars on the market. Naturally, its performance in traffic and in hill climbing is a delight to' the driver. Aids Auto Dealers Motor Official Claims Natives Are Now Demanding American Make Cars. Increased sales of motor cars In Cuba, greater general trade between the United States and the island republic to the south, opportunities for profitable investment of America capital, and unlimited natural re sources to be tapped through develop ment of transportation facilities there are prospects portrayed by Guillermo Petriccione, president of the G. Pet riccione company, for the past 10 years distributor of the Cadillac car in Havana, Cuha. M. Petriccione is in Detroit spending a few days with officials of the Cadillac company. A new 4,000,000 ton sugar crop, the product of Cuba's main Industry, has lteen advantageously sold in the United States, according to the Cuban automobile merchant. Increase of the tourist trade from tlie states, accel erated by the radical Improvement and expansion of Havana hotel ac commodations, Is also releasing funds and Increasing demand for motor cars, in his opinion. The Cuban automobile market which, prior to the war, was In favor of European makes, Is today almost wholly In the hands of American manufacturers. The fact that the lat ter offer a greater variety of body models of a particular make, that better*malntenance facilities are pro vided and that in cases of extremity parts can he quickly shipped to Havana, have all been factors in changing the tide of public opinion. M. Petriccipne states that condi tions for the exchange of commodi ties between his own country and the states are nearly ideal. The comple tion of the railroad across t the Florida keys and the maintenance of a railroad ferry sailing from there to Havana twice a day make it possible to haul motor cars—and In fact any commodities—in the same freight cars from the factories where they are made to their destination In Havana. Willys Hopeful as Orders Gain Overland Dealer Storks in Normal Shape; Assets Ratio 5 to 1. With retail wales In excess of 18,000 oars for the month of July, Wlllys Overland dealer stocks are down to a normal basis and factory orders are again lncreas|ing. according to a state ment Issued by John H. Willys, presi dent of the Wlllys-Overland company. "Wlllys-Overland has been very successful In reducing both de,-li ar stocks and inventory in the last 90 days. Dealer storks have been re duced more than 30.000 cars and fac tory inventory has been reduced $11, 000.000. Factory current liabilities were redured $19,000,000 In the second quarter. July sales by dealers were equal to last .7illy, and June sales eclipsed any previous month,” he said. "We have Invested a great deal of money in our stiles and engineering departments during the last year and have incurred large costs, as have most manufacturers, in assisting to carry cars for the dealers during the winter months In anticipation of an excess demand that did not develop in the spring. But all of this Is now be hind and orders are Increasing dally. We have reduced our funded debt $1,000,000 and have po hank Indebted ness. "The reduced profits per car result ing from lower prices and other ex penditures made necessary by the un balanced condition of stocks In the spring will reduce our earnings for the first half of the year. Advance figures Indicate our first six months' statement will not show ns large net earnings as we would 1 ke, but our quick assets will probably show a ratio better than five to one. We be lieve that our business is healthier, from the standpoint of both assets and prospeets than it has been at any time in many years. HUPM0BILE WINS i ECONOMY PRIZE Hqpmobile, for the second con "ecutive year, won the competitive fuel economy test run prize offered by the Auto club of Ratvia, near Riga, according to cable advinces to the Hupp Motor car corporation. The field this year comprised 18 American and Kuropean cars of various sizes, weights and power. From a , systi ni of comparative piston ilsplacements and car weights, the club each year strikes a coeffici ent characterizing the fuel economy that should be obtained from each car.' In other words, all cars ere put in the same footing, regardless of iize, weight or power. The club’s de dre Is simply to ascertain which car iperates with the greatest efficiency. The Hupmobile won first both for Its own class apd for ail classes. Fiat was second, Chevrolet third, Peugeot fourth. Protos fifth, another Fiat sixth and Beriiet seventh. OVERLAND SETS RACE RECORDS n. Wilford, of the Import company, Willys-Overland distributors In Bel gium, driving a special Overland, won first prize in the recent hill-climbing contest at Spa, the rnce blng known as the "Cote de Malchampe." This le a climb1 of about five kilometers,, four sharp turns, grades averaging about eight per cent, With a maxi mum of 13 per cent. The contest is run off from a standing start. The best record for the climb was 2 minutes 58 seconds, set in 1912, an average speed of 102 kilometers per hour. The Overland's mark was 2 minutes, 42 4-5 seconds, an average speed of lil.fi kilometers, or 69.34 miles per hour. The entry list in tills event included seme of Europe's most prominent makes. At Ostend lVilford won the "Fly ing Kilometer" race from a field of 50 entries, covering the distance twice with an average speed of 155 kilo meters—9fi.31 miles P°r hour. Army Officials J Buying Chryslers Air Service Men Interested in New Type of Engineering, Says Major Martin. A fact exceptionally gratifying to offlrers of the Chrysler Motor cor poration is the large number of army, navy, marine corps and avia tion engineering experts who have bought. Chrysler sixes for their per sonnl use. "This,” says J. E. Fields, vice pres ident in charge of sales, "would seem to Indicate that these men have the highest regard for the type of engin eering that has been built Into the car." Included In the list of Chrysler owners are Rear Admiral John Keel er Robinson, engineer in chief of the United States Navy; Col C. A. Bab cock, U. S. A.; Maj. L. H. Dren nan, U. S. Air Service; Lieut. M. S. Fairchild. U. 8. Air Service; Capt. L. J. Farrell. U. S. A : Lleut-Commander \V. H. Stiles. U. S. N.; Capt. M. C. Gregory, U. S. M. C.; Lieut. J. D. Colutny, U, S. M. C.; Lieut. J. Piotrowskl. U. S. A ; Lyman II. Ford of the Naval Air Station, Lakehurst. N. J. and Lleut-Commander C. T. Blackburn. U. S. N., Philadelphia Navy Yard. Maj. Frederick H. Martin, In charge of the round the world expedi tion of the army air forces until his mishap in Alaska, called attention to the fact that atr service men ere particularly Interested in the Chrysler owing to its new type engineering. Lieut. Lowell U. Smith, acting chief of the round the world fliers, has or lered a Chrysler six for delivery af ter the completion of the flight. Black suede »nd patent leather slip pers ate the outstanding styles for day time. Never Before So much for the Price 'MftcGood MAXWELL 7 miring Car . ... $ A95 Sport Tnurm* .... 1055 Roaditer ..... AA5 Club Coup* .... 1025 Club Sedan .... 1095 Sedan ...... ]J25 All pricei f. o. b. Detroit «ub l'«et to current Qot'crnment Tax. Wl art pleated la mind the cogv.n lenee ef llmt-paytnenie. Aik aka MI Uamaill'i aUracKva plan. IDS It is not only in engineering de sign inperformance—thatthe good Maxwell now revolution izes four-cylinder standards. Never was there a car which gave the owner so much in fine materials and workmanship for anywhere near the price. We will gladly go over the chas sis and body construction with you, as intensively as you may desire, and you can satisfy your self on that point. We will particularly emphasize this fact: In every part which wears, or has to do with reliabil ity, the good Maxwell is now actually stronger, pound for pound, than many a car costing four to five times its price. You can depend upon the good Maxwell to stand up in tough est, day-after-day going—you can drive it with the same as sarance you would feel with a costly car. Indeed, if road conditions are at all possible, you’ll never see a Maxwell stopped. Its brute pulling power seems always able to carry it through. Perhaps the greatest boon to the good Maxwell owner, how ever, is the consistently care free service it gives him, day after day and month after month. There are a host of mechanical reasons why the good Maxwell saves its owners both trouble and expense. Here nre a few. 1 Fine bearing*, used exten sively, eliminate friction. (With one hand you can roll the car on a level floor.) 2 The crankshaft floats on a film of force-feed oil, main tained under pressure in its three over-size bearings. This reduces wear to the point where there is practi cally no need for bearing replacement. 3 The clutch release or throw out bearing is positively and automatically lubricat ed from the transmission. 4 At all vital points the good Maxwell uses the same kinds of alloy and heat treated steels employed in the costliest cart. 5 The rear axledrive pinion— which bears the burden of propellingthecar—it rigidly mounted on ball-bearings which preserve permanent alignment and quiet. h The frame tide rails are of unusually deep sections which insure great strength and rigidity. The fact that the good Max* well motor is practically vibra* tionless—that vibration in any event is not transmitted to the body—is another long-life feature. You should ride in the good Maxwell, now that Chrysler engineers are directing its de* velopment, and talk with own* ers and learn their disinterested opinion of good Maxwell per* formance and economy. MILLARD-ROSE MOTORS Farnam at 28th W. S. Pcltraon, South Omaha Jewell Automobile Co.t 111 Broadway, Co. Bluffa. i l Ford Ore Carrier Makes Trial Run Diesel-Driven ‘‘Benson Ford" Passes Test Trip Vt ith Flying Colors. With 12,000 tons of coal beneath her hatches the Diesel equipped motor ship ''Denson Ford,” the first Iron ore carrier of the Ford fleet, berthed at Dulutli, Minn., last week. Captain Daniels reported an excel lent trip, while Chief Engineer Walt er M. Kitchen declared the perform ance of the 3,000-horsepower Sun Doxford Diesel engine was most sat isfactory, no trouhlo of any kind be in? experienced. To effect minor ad justment* to the stearin? equipment, the anehor was dropped outside of Port Huron for a few hours. These adjustments, although anticipated, could not he made until the boat had been tested under load and actual running conditions. The coal she carries was taken on board at Toledo, and cam* from the Ford bolllerles In Kentucky. On the return trip she will carry Iron or* for the Rouge plant from Ford mine* in uppen Michigan. On the way to To ledo to pick up her first cargo, the big freighter was inspected by Mr. Ford and a number of company of ficials, the flagship "Sialia” escorting her part of the way. The "Benson Ford” was built at the Great I^akes Engineering works, Ecorse, Mich. She is 612 feet long with 63-foot beam and a draft of 21 feet, and when she swung out from her berth at Ecorse Into the Detroit river channel, the entire absence of smoke from her stack made her con spicuous among shipping craft. How ever, a stack on a Diesel motor ship Is not built for smoke, but instead to house exhaust silencers for great in ternal combustion engines. Among other unusual features in equipment the latest addition to the Ford fleet carries the first radio com pass ever vised on the Great Lakes. On Lake Erie during the run from Ecorse to Toledo music from broad casting stations in Detroit and Cleve land served to determine the boat’* exact position. This Innovation In modern navigation practically elimin ate* fog hazard—the ben of shlprng since water transportation began. T'nlted States Shipping Board Is interested In Diesel motor equip ment and had a representative ac company the "Benson Ford” on the run from Ecorse to Toledo. Be sure that your "dimmers” re ally dim; It's no joke driving Into a blinding glare, as you probably know. If you • feel you've got to speed— j SPEED WAGONS IN AUTO CARAVAN Hound for New- York, New Kngland , ,nd Saratoga Springs, members of rhs Michigan automobile tours started from Fruit Ridge, Mich., August 8. This year's tour Is being made for the first time under the auspices of the national grange. As usual, two speed wagons fur nished by the Reo Motor company, will make the trip a* official baggage cars. At no expense to the tourists these speed wagons carry tents, cots and other tamping equipment for the Individual parties, as well as general supplies. Those who have made the trips have praised them for the manner In which they have added to the comfort of the tourists and speeded up the work of preparing meals and making camp. July Motor Output Has Upward Turn — Automobile Industry Reflects Business Outlook in Pro duction of 238,000. Production of motor vehicles In vTuly was 258,200, according to esti mates based on shipping reports to the National Automobile Chamber of Commerce. This total la 6.3 per cent above June. As production during the past few months has been adjusted to re tail conditions, this increase, the first since the decline which started In April, is believed by leaders In the industry to reflect a steady strength ening in the business outlook, in ac cord w-ith predictions made earlier in the season. Trade report* from car and truck dealer* prophesy favorable market conditions in the fait. CADILLAC MEET MAKES OPTIMISM J. H. Hansen of the Hansen Cadil lac company has returned from the annual meeting of Cadillac distribu tors at the Cadillac Motor Car com pany In Detroit. From fact* gathered at this meet ing he is enthusiastic over Cadil lac's future outlook and states: "The Cadillac Motor Car company has mapped out an extensive sales campaign for this fall and next year due to ihe showing made by the new V-63 which was introduced about one year ago. "With the help of our dealers re expec t to add scores of V-63 owners to our list before the close of this year." Motor Car Plants ; on Sounder Basis;! Production Good Dytlge and Hudson-EasexRun ning to (laparity—Several Small Factories Now on Full Time. Hy ROY ('. HAYS. I'nlveiUHl Autofnobile Editor. Detroit, Auk. 30.—With the ma Jorlty of the new model* announced and accounted for, Detroit motor car plant* are on a more Bound and cer tain footing than thev were earlier thin summer. Although few pro duction records will he smashed this fall, auto factories here ira looking forward to the ateady conservative output that, will measurably exceed the summer performance, though not nearly approaching the high mark set early In the spring. Several of the small factories that have been partlculary closed for extended per iods are beck on full time. Many of the larger ones, notably Dodge and HudsonEssex, are running at cap acity. Hudson's showing this year Is one of the best in the industry. The com pany la the finst six cylinder manu facturer to reach the six figure mark In production for the year, the factory have turned out its loO,000th car (made this year) on Thursday. It hap pened to be an Essex coach. This feat of producing 100.000 Hudson and Essex cars In the first eight months, may be compared with a production of 88,IDS Hudson and Essex cars for all of last year. Yelie today announces Its 1925 line, consisting of five models. t*o open snd three closed. All are powerful, with the airplane type engine, and all models carry hydraulic four wheel brakes and full sized balloon tires. The outstanding body style of the new line is the coach sedan. Bodies are mounted on a 118 Inch chassis. The engine is 50 horsepower. Marmon has entered on the pro duction program that calls for a 50 per cent increase in output. Flint six production has been running at a steady gait of about 150 a day In the Flint. Mich. During the third week In the month, the company's car order department tScked up a new one-day shipping record of 312 Flint sixes. Ford has started to manufacture windshield wipers, dash lights and mrrors as standard equipment for Ford cars, following the trend to market antomohile* ''complete." New Director of Oakland Motor Car Sale* Nanicil Alfred P Sloan, jr., president. Get eral Motors corporation, announces that C. W. Mattheson. in addition to hi* duties as assistant to tha pres ident of General Motor*, ha* been elected vice-president and dlrecton of sales of the Oakland motor Car com pany. Mr. Matheson via* formerly ▼Ice president of Dodge Brother*. Bee Want Ade are the beet buslnea* Boosters. i r i ■ I I I ss^^Here W is the Secret ^_of Oakland A Year In Advance of its Field Coupe for Four Feature* Advanced L-head angina 4-wheel brakes Fisher Bodies Duco body finish Centralised controls Disc steel wheels k Full balloon tires if New Fisher one.piece ventilating windshield | Automatic windshield cleaner i| Rear view mirror fi Permanent visor Transmission lock * Snuhheri on front springs Genuine mohair up J-.i holstery Heater and dome light Automatic spark control I'nit instrument panel Precision manufacture Cr*vp# Fm/r Since the first True Blue Oakland saw the light of a salesroom, a I little less than a year ago, more than forty thousand have been || . delivered and have made good on every road in A merica. 9 Back of the True Blue Oakland were years and years of six- ^ • cylinder experience. And back of it were instructions to Oakland engineers to design the best medium-weight six that ever nosed its radiator into traffic. No ordinary six would do—plenty of them already! Advanced, unhampered, engineering thought produced a car that leaped to leadership! A year in advance of its field a vear ago—refinements have been 3 added from time to time to keep it so. ■ The True Blue Oakland fulfills the Oakland determination to build one of the world's very finest motor cars. If you intend to spend around a thousand dollars—see and ^ drive the Oakland before you decide. ROAPSTFR SPECIAL ROAPSTFR 1 ANPAl ‘ COl'PE COl’PE FOR FOl R Ha 1 OCRING_SPECIAL TOURING_l ANPAL) SEP AN_SEP AN_ '1 t