THE -BEE: OMAHA. MONDAY. FEBRUARY CO. 1911.
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XAUTO HORNS HAVE CHANGED r. r'
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Old Style Was a Mild Request to
Look Out.
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LATEST ROAR DISCORDANTLY
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Tlio f'St rjI" kfnHl hum used to mur
mur. "l1fnsi 1i. u out!" In mellow, munlcal
lorca. . .The nut roar dim ordantly or
bray holuoly. Their warning is far-flung,
convincing, and ya:, R plainer than shouted
won!: i'nr cinnliiit! Out of the way!"
The signal horn ciilii.'.liy has advanced
step by Hli wltp tin' building of cam.
Without dcvl es of Ilio jr'"i nt sort, attto
tnchiilim would not hin prop! cRi'tl 4i"ar1y
n rapidly. For the car In rauld motion
needs Its wainlni; nounl f;ir ahead of It.
With B'wli a Minimi a part of the machine.
atitomoti'llnii Ims now attained a measure
of safety tlmf could hie "tn reached In
no i t.hr way
Tho f(. fI flcnal came from France
anil w m u yf.b horn The first French
machine th.-u vere ' brought to America
were viii'l""d with rt. 1 he reed horn was
effi the. tiecause It developed too little
wrr. .It coulij not he heard at any (treat
distance, ami to" build It no a to produce
any great Sound would, have hern Imprac
ticably Yet this was the chief horn until
JiiKt three years ago, when tho efforts of
Inventor.! brean to make the new type
possible. Once these commenced to Bet
on the market., they quickly attracted the
attention of alV cxiert and progressive
drivers of earn.
Along with the ojd feed horn It la old
by comparison now. though but three year
away-came the electric bell and the shafl
cl riven siren. These elicnaN had precisely
the same faults as their contemporary
they had not nenrly enough power and no
distinct raucous sound.
Much scientific study and Investigation
has been put Into making Just the proper
sort of warning sounds. The first problem
was to Invent a tiolse that should be sud
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nd should mean to every
Then mechanism had
to be devised to make that noise carry a
lonK way. Then a third factor appeared
for the successful signal horn It must b
simple and easy of operation and unfail
ing The man or woman driving a car at
hlKh speed has plenty to do without bother
ing with a horn. The really valuable horn
must he so handy to manage that'lt works
very nearly automatically. The csr must
almost emit the noise of Its own effort
i as a welcoming doa; barks loudly whlla on
Ihe run.
Willi the constant Improvement and de
velopment of the motor ear and 4ts ac
cessories In every conceivable direction. It
was a ccrtalnt) that Ideal signal horns
would sooner or later come. How well
they have cnnie and how fully they answer
the nerds of tha automoblllst this country
standing well In the lead In their manu
factureIs told In an anectote of which
I'arls l the scene.
One of the American horns had been
perfected and a foreign sale was wanted
for It. The manufacturers had an ag.'nt
In the French capital, and. they sent a
preliminary supply over to him. The agent
made his way to an establishment fpninus
for Its stock of high priced accessories.
There happened to h In that shop at that
moment a count and countess widely
knoun in the automoblllng world. The
dealer himself was not very approachable
and looked coldly on the American product.
Hut the French couple, who had plenty of
time Just then, were curious, fomethlng
about the new device attracted them.
"'Let's hear It." they said. To their
minds, here was' a chance for an Interest
ing diversion. I'nwllllngly the denier
brought out an eight-volt battery what
the agent snld he wanted and the new
horn was connected on. It Is an American
product knowrl and heard In every part of
Hurope where a motor car runs now. Then
it was an untried experiment.
It sounded. The noise was so sudden, so
piercing, so thoroughly automohlle-llke
It could have been mistaken for nothing
else than a signal horn that the countess
dropped Into a chair unable to say a
word. The count seemed half terrified
I and utterly astounded. Then he com-
menced to realize the possibilities of the
curious metallic cry that was like noth
ing else under the iun. "I must have It
now!" he cried. "Quick! How much Is ItT"
Fully half a. dosen signal horns have
been Invented the last three years, each
with Its own peculiar warning cry and me
chanism, each having Ita own enthusiasts.
There is scarcely one of these that will
not make Itself felt at least three-quarters
of a mile away over all the other noise
of city streets and through bends In roads
and thick woodland.- Tower of this kind
Is essential In an automobile horn. Ita
warning must reach the ear of every one
who may possibly be In the way long be
fore the car arrives or la even in sight,
and ita sound must not only be distinctive,
but half terrifying.
The sound of the signal horn, experts In
Its manufacture agree, be short, sharp
and harsh. Ita tone must not ba musi
cal, because musical tonea lull and soothe.
It has to alarm and get tha man or woman
who heara It "back to earth" Instantly.
So the automobile signal horn, aa It has
been perfected today, la very much Irj tha
same category aa tha short, sharp blasts
of a locomotive whistle. Thla la on tha
theory that an automobile Is practically a
locomotive, though on a highway with
many other classes of trafflo. The high
way It travels over to make tha situation
mora difficult haa no 'flagmen, no gates,
no precautions against accident. Nothing
remains to warn tha caralesa pedestrian
against disaster but a signal that ahajl be
ao powerful that no one can possibly miss
hearing It.
Early Conditions in Automobile World
Contrasted With Those of Today
AUTOS WILL NOT BE CHEAPER
M.
afaetwrera Prefer t Improve
Their rr4aets aa I phold
Prlres.
Tars. j
The speed of a mile In three minutes,
was considered fairly g md.
Plx and twelve-horsepower was consld-'
ered enough.
Mixing valves were used instead of car
burefers. and they h.d a tendency to drip
constantly The weather affected this de
vice considerably. In cold weather It was
sometimes necessary to heat the mlrer and
tie rags around It to get It to work.'
The radiator consisted of a copier tank,
placed In the side of the body, with holes
running lenthwlse for the air to pass
through and cool the water. A fifteen-mile
run was sufficient to overheat the amount
of water generally carried.
Chain drive was the only form.
flartlng handles were frequently carried
loose and were almost as frequently lost.
The engines were started from the aide of
the car Instead of the front. ,
Automatic inlet valves were the rule,
and they often stuck.
The ' "hit-and-miss" method of low-tension
Ignition was employed. Quite a good
name: It would "miss" about as often aa
It would "hit." The battery apace was an
important one. as It meant a large area.
Tillers and steering handles, both In the
center and on the aide, were used for
steering.
Noise and rattle wea characteristic. In
fact. It was not necessary to have horns
and bells. People knew you were coming
long before you arrived. The noise of Ihe
transmission , alone could be heard for
blocks.
Every machine fought shy of all hills.
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The speed of one mile In seconds Is the
record. Almost any car can frisks forty
miles per hour.
Twenty to thirty horsepower is regards
as desirable for quiet running and a tood
avers ge apeed.
Now the float-feed carbureter la used,
which does not overflow or drip, and is
considered more efficient In gnsoline con
sumption.. It Ik quite automatic and not
affected by the weather.
The honey-combed radiator Is placed in
i front of the car and two buckets of water
! will suffice to run a car for ftftv miles or
more.
The direct or bevel drive has almost com
pletely replaced the chain drive. Wa are
now quite accustomed to the appears oe
of a starting handle carried In front of the
car.
All valves are now cam-actuated, ao that
the period of opening is. constant. Me
chanically operated valves eliminate the
difficulty of sticking.
The high tension and particularly tha
magneto have not only brought a simplic
ity and certainty In the firing, but very
little apace la required.
Wheel steering Is now used with excep
tion of a few slow-speed electric machines.
Quiet running Is a leading feature; tha
four and slx-cyllnder cars run practically
silent. Transmission gearing la now cut
with mathematical accuracy.
Nearly every doctor owns automobiles
now and very few have horses at all. The
livery stables are fast going out of busi
ness. It is easy for modern cars to climb all
hills. Some drivers spend the evenmg
looking for hills which they cannot climb,
but do not find any.
A few weehs wn a canvass was made
among Detroit manufacturers with the
Idea of getting expert opinions as to the
future course of automobile prices. Amine,
some fifteen or twenty prominent men In
terviewed there was scarcely a dissen'ing
voice In the opinion that the developments
would be along the lines of a better car
for the same money, ralher thun the same
car for less money.
Most of all. a buyer wants reliability
and service, regardless of whether he
spends $600 or li.ftxt In the purchase of his
car. It Is truly remarkable that even at
the lowest prices charged by some of the
American manufacturers so grent value can
be had, and that In any standard make
for possibly this should be qualified by
saying any atandard make which has
been on the market for one reason or more
a buyer can obtain good value and his
monV' worih. In other words, a prospec
tive purchaser is safe In buying almost
any American car today. Of course, in the
very nature of things, some men prefer one
type, tome another, and It Is perfectly
true that In the higher range of prices a
buyer la offered greater horse power, a
larger car, and more elegant finish. How
ever, from the standpoint of reliability and
aery Ice. it Is safe to say that the lower
priced products have demonstrated by
actual performance that they are to be
thoroughly depended upon.
The Key to the Situation Bee Want Ads.
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BUYERS WANT A QUIET CAR
Obj of be FMrat Coaatderatiaws Mow
la fop Aate torRasi WiUeit
Sola.
Above other preaent considerations of
builders of motor cars Is the quest for quiet
and It Is important not nterely as It Is a
desirable end luxurious quality, but more
because It evidences aound engineering and
fine vervice to be glvtrt through a long life.
When there la not a sound to be heard
in the movement of a uwlor car there la not
only I'leasure In tho performance of the
car. but tangible evidence of harmonious
working lalonce and assurance of fine
mat ufrcture.
Loosely made plecea. carelessly put to
gether, are bound to make known the In
sinrerlty of the building and coalition of
the units, but when the car moves 'down
the highway with l.or".y a preceptlble dis
turbance to call undue attention there la
evidence of rhe surety and reliability by
which the car Is distinguished from other
cuts. It is not that llanc Is valued so
much for Ita own sake, aa for tha fact
that silence la Important for the other
things that a lenoe rean.
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Auto Has Undergone .
Great Development
Hai Been Improved in Quality by
Procesi of Elimination and
Engine Advance.
'The advent of the automobile was made
possible only by the development of gas
engines of extreme lightness. An auto
mobile engine usually weighs fifteen to
eighteen pounds a horse power, as com
pared with about 330 pounds a s horse
power In the old stationary types of gas
engines," says E. R. Thomas of the
Thomas company. '
"The trend of present-day automobile
engine design la toward the long stroke,
quietness and higher efficiency. The mod
em long-stroke tendency started largely
on account of the wonderful speeds at
tained by cars with long-stroke motors In
the European four-Inch races.
"During the last five years the automo
bile has undergone great development. It
haa been Improved In quality and cheap
ened by the natural method of elimina
tion of the more unfit conatructlons. This
process la attll going on, but at a slower
pace than formerly.
"The motor baa been quieted by atten
tion to the valve-operating mechanism, to
the carburetor and to the exhaust line.
It haa been given remarkable flexibility
by Improvements principally in tha car
buretor and valve setting, and the mag
neto haa come , Into Its own aa tha most
reliable source xt ignition current. The
radiators have been strengthened and In
creased In cooling efficiency. The cylinder
Jacketing and lubrication have been cared
for In' such a way that there Is no longer
any excuse for an overheated motor.
Get Expert Advice
on Motor Wagons
Buyers Often Secure a Much Larger
Truck Than it Needed for
Their Business.
Drlvlaa Period I.ena;theea.
The Indianapolis motor speedway man
agement ha obtained advance permission
to notify drivers entered in the 600-mlle
international . aweepatake race over that
course. May SO, that they will be per
mitted to take their cars all the way
through the long grind If they are In
satisfactory physical condition and pass
the examination of the representatives of
the American Automobile association con
tent board. Th driven hfcve accepted this
advice with considerable satisfaction, aa
many of them feared they would be gov
erned by tha three-hour limit track and
speedway rule In force In 1910.
There are so many questions that arise
when It comes .to considering .the use of
motor wagons In any line of business that
the safest course la to get the advice of
men who have made a special study of the
application of the power vehicle to various
lines of monufacture and wholesale and re
tall trade. Without auch device there Is al
ways some danger of making the mistake
ob buying, machines that are not best
adapted to the particular conditions pre
vailing. A not uncommon error la the
buying of a truck that Is unnecessarily
large, for example, and which In a few
hours can do all tha hauling that pre
viously required two or three teams work
ing all day and must stand Idle the. rest
of the time. Frequently It la better to In
stall two light wagons rather than a' big
truck and thereby cover a larger terri
tory', make mora tripe and operate ovei
different routea simultaneously. .
Do You Realize the Effect of a Split-Base Rim?
Because water and rust ruin the casing and tube, the Firestone Demountable Him is made witb
an unbroken base. Experience shows that rims wiiich separate into halves, or split across the base,
Jet water into the tire. The Firestone rim is designed from the standpoint of the (ire maker . It save
tire as well as time and effort in changing them. We avoid show-room display v propositions in
favor of results in actual tervica. .
This explains why America's leading car makers use and rtoommend
PntiBi Follows a Cold
But never follows tha use of Foley'
Honey and Tar, which checks tha cough
and axpela tha cold. M. Btockwell. Hanni
bal Mo., says: "It beata all tha remedlaa
I aver used. I contracted a bad cold and
cough and was threatened with pneumonia.
One bottla of Foley's Honey and Tar com
oletely cured me." No opiates, lust a re
liable houaehold medicine, bold by all
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l.Sii-iiuh w tiewlbwe. 3x4l tires. No. S Universal O. U. demountable rims (Including 1 extra). 6xft'
cylinders, two Independent Ignition systems (including Bosch D-4 magneto), aliock abaorbera, rihe
i-Jitl. focurest, fixe lamps. rret-U-L.ite tank, horn. Jack. etc.
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Deright Automobile Company
1818 Farman Street .
OWNERS KNOW THEIR CARS
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Dick Stewart . Offer Hsiaakor of
Remedies for Aatomofcllo
Trosibloav.i..
"When riding behind tha. powerful engine
of the automobile,', few , people appreciate
the harmony . of the Infinite number of
working part which afford to tbem the
delightful pleasure . of annihilating speed
and distance," said Dick Stewart last week.
"Here Is Involved the skill of. tha chauf
feur In affording .to .'the "owner the real ser
vice. To the casual observer It seems an
easy matter to handle the powerful "ear,
but upon the operator rests the added re
sponsibility of mechanical efficiency. The
day la paat when owners of cars accept
any old excuse such as the' muffler being
"short circuited" when the car Is stalled.
Owners of cars quite often, know as much
about the car as the driver, and therefore
are in a position to properly Judge the nec
essary delays. These delay without doubt
are often caused by unreliable Ignition.
"The carburetor system will rarely give
trovble except In case of foul or dirty gaso
line. To overcome a delay from this source
one needs only to drain off tho carburetor
or clean out the pip line, without necessar
ily changing the carburetor adjustment. If
It should become necessary to remove tha
needle valve or any other parts, a careful
note as to their proper replacement should
be made.
"With th modern lubricating system.
trouble seldom arise. As a proper engine
lubrication Is a most vital feature of con
struction, manufacturer have designed
this aa fool proof aa posalbla, tha only
caution being to keep th oil tank prop
erly - filled and observe the proper flow
through the gauges.' Th Ignition system,
however, Is a source of trouble In many
ways. Few operator understand It suf
ficiently to be without a care. When trou
ble In this mechanism of th automobile
occurs, same must be traced, and to do so
I quickly one must have an Intimate know.
I ledge of It workinga. Th trouble may
j arise from a number of sources. Assum
I Ing. aa an inatance, the uae of high ten-
Rion magneto, one should first test for
I weak compression, then for foul spark
' plus. When all wiling Is intact this Is
usually the source of trouble.
I "However, should the cylinder compres
i I'.on be found good and the plugs In re-
pair and clean, the next In order Is an In
i epectlon of the magneto Itself. Assuming
all wires free from leakages and th pri
mary connections tight, the trouble will In
variably be found In the timer or circuit
breaker. This may b found corroded, pre
venting a clean making and 'breaking of
th primary circuit. This part cleaned and
th point properly adjusted, will Invariably
touch the spot ao to sperk."
Quick Dofachable
Domountable Rim
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To carry your spare tires inflated, ready for in
stant change.
The baas of tft.t run
not tplit, eillitr across Iht
rim or a ound it.
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NOTE THIS;
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are designed and manufactured hy exclu$ive tire
makers, men who have studied and weighed every
phase of tire service.
THAT'S HOW we came to. originate the first
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THAT'S WHY each Firestone tire in its own
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wearing quality the product of expert specialization.
Specify Firestone tires and demount
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''America's largest exclw Branches Agencies and
sive tire and rim makers " dealers everywhere.
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HOW TO LOCATE WIRE TROUBLE
Before Asaesakllasi lawltloa aad Other
Wires lato a Cable Iadem
These.
It sometimes happen that a fault devel-
I ops In some on of the several electric
circuits about th modern car. with Its
double Ignition system, electric aid and
tall lamp and possibly one or more dash
lamps. When thla trouble come la it not
pleasant to trace the faulty wire and se
lect It with accuracy from among It
many associates? Decidedly It Is not. Par
ticularly is It not when one come to that
part of th wiring where the aggrega'
wlrea are formed Into a nice cable for their
neat conveyance between th balterlea and
th switches. There 1 a remedy to be bad
in tha form of a cheap box of children'
water colors. Before awembllng th wires
Into the nice, fat cable, band them every
six lncbea or so with a distinctive color.
This will prove a great help on many oc
casions, even though th wire and color
are so numerous as' to require Indexing.
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