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About Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922 | View Entire Issue (April 22, 1917)
I THE OMAHA SUNDAY BEE: APRIL 22.-1917. 8 D YUIXTMEBQ A HANTS uunumuau nuuiuu HOLD MEETING HERE Hear That War Ii Not to ,K' Slacken the Usual Business 2 in tho West. & v In VIUV ABTIMTaTTfl Chalmers dealers of the .organiia tion of the Western Motor tar com pany assembled yesterday raoon at a banquet held for them at Ihe Fon tenelle. The purpose of the. banquet besides being a get-together meeting ,was to discuss the business outlook in vievv of the present war declara tions. , Dctiili regarding manufacturing problems were discussed freely and the consensus of opinion was that the situation now confronting the United States would not effect business inter ests, but would make an even great er era of prosperity unless unfore seen events should take place which would involve the nation to a far greater extent than will the present war program as outlined !by Fresident Wilson. Attention was called to the un usually strong condition of all finan cial and business institution through out the country and die gloomiest pessimist could not fail to realize the excellent condition of the country so far as finances and manufacturing facilities are concerned. . Prominent among those connected with the .Western Motor Car com pany were Charles P. Hamian, E. V. Abbott and W. S. Johnson, of Oma ha: R, L. Alley, of Lincoln: C. E. Fuller of Hastings, and Bernard Mon nich of Hooper. , John M. Robbins, Chalmers factory representative, and George S. Wright, attorney for the Union Pacific. were mong the guests also. The speakers.were Han nan, Abbott, Johnson, Robbins, Wright and Motmich. bAS TRACTORS ON FARMS Government ' Count Shows Over 34,000 in Use in the To secure data as to the number of gasoline and kerosene tractors, to be in actual use on fatrms during the coming season, thie Ftederal Office of Farm Management, in co-operation with the Bureau of Crop Estimates, United States Department of Agri culture, addreessa in February in quries to .12,000 selected correspond ents. They were Asked to report all tractors which were to be actually used in farm operations this season, Steam-driven tractors, tractors pur chased but not delivered, tractors out of commission or rapt to be ilsed this season, and tractflrs employed for road or work otrerr than farming were to be excluded. The figures given below Indicate the number of tractors, the actual ownership of which was clearly es tablished,, and the intention to use which during the season, implied. Mere estimates as to the probable number df tractors in any county were disregarded. The figures, there fore, are offered not as an actual count, but as indicating the relative employment of tractors in farming in the different ssections. AlahamS SlliNviil ,..,... is Amen JljVaw Hampahlrt. . 88 Arkanaaft ..... S3NW Jaraay.,.. . 1A7 California . ...U.HII f.w M.ileo... r...iriA ' 12i!N.w Tni-lr... rnnnwtleul H.lawara . rinrMa . . ll.orjrla . Idaho .... Illinola ... Indiana. .. In and may be looked upon as fairly complete. In some of the western states, however, marked discrepancies exist between these figures and those of local or unofficial counts. Such discrepancies are explained, in part, by the number of old tractors, which have gone out of commission and by those which the" owners do not ex pect to operate this year. It is likely, also, that the reporters in some of the more sparsely settled sections would have less intimate knowledge of tractors in their' territories than would hose in the more thickly populated and smaller, counties of the cast. Boston Transcript. ARMY-NAVY SCHOOLS TO CONTINUE SPORTS West Point and Annapolis Will Cany Out Schedules ' Despite War, COLLEGES PLANS OP Philadelphia, April 21. Major M. J. Pickering, the graduate manager of athletics at tlie University of Penn sylvania, has received from Lieuten ant Commander F. V, McNair of Annapolis a letter expressing the' opinion that "the present agitation of a number of our colleges to cancel all athletic activities is well meant but misdirected enthusiasm. Logically, colleges wishing to develop a military routine would pattern their daily work on the lines of our two military insti tutions, viz., West Point and the Naval academy. "Neither school has the slightest idea of not carrying out its athletic schedule except on orders from Wash ington, which are unlikely. In fact,- the Navy's schedule will be carried out in spite of the graduation of the senior class and the loss of the three graduating coaches. "Only a few years ago a certain admiral made efficiency in fleet ath letics count second only to efficiency in target practice. "Let us have college athletics and more of them, just as the British are playing foot ball behind the lines in Flanders." Kanaaa Krntuvkr Loutatana Main ... Maryland IJllNtw Torn. OINsrth Carolina. , JVNnrth Dakota.. llOhlo ,.. MVOal.homa SaSIOreton ,,, I.SOSIPannaylvanta ., l,ll:Rhnda laland... l.j!.V9oulh Carolina. .SI S4ll , 811 l.iit 451 tut 1st sn .South Dakota. irenncaaa iTaxaa ... Utah llSVarmont SIT 1.H7 441 1.231 MaaaachuiatM . l.Vlralnla 414 Michigan S4t WaahtnaMon ... I'll Minnesota .... 'M78wal Virginia.. Mlaaiaalppl .... S77!Wlaconaln 104 Mlaaourt t.l41Wyomlnf i lsl Montana SS8 1 Nnbraak ..... l.llll Total 14,371 The figures have been compared with all available data. The numbers in the states east of the Mississippi agree reasonably well with other data Miss Adelaide Blood (The Mannequin) who has posed all week in the ORPHEUM in beautiful Gowns, has this to say bout the , Crowe - Elkhart Car "It, is the easiest riding, most comfortable car I have ever ridden in." A Special Model will be on view in the Crowe-Elkhart .Show Rooms 2204 Farnam Street This 'car Is enameled, in champagne and brown, with brown leather mountings. Everything complete steel wheels,1 self-starter, electric lights the VERY LATEST MODEL $845 Net Delivered in Omaha. ' This is one of the most beautiful Crowe-Elkhart Cars ever offered. Please Phone Miss Amy L. Wilson Douglas 2735 The Wheeler Rubber Company wishes to announce to the auto owners of this vicin ity their latest line of tires i - "The Amazon" Anti Blow Out Tire : The World's Most Perfect Tire ' Built of the highest grade materials, made in Akron, Ohio, "and reinforced against blowouts by an extra side wall breaker. Strip. ';-:.:y,. ; , V ..v: Let Your Next Tire Be an AMAZON You'll find, the mileage unusually high the service unfailing and you'll get more' tire value for your ; money than ever before. ; " y In order to introduce this high-grade tire to the trade we are giving the car owner the advantage of our buying powers. Do not wait for further advance in prices buy an "AMAZON" now and save 10. ; ' List Price, AMAZON , ' (Non-Skid) OUR PRICE ' 28x3 $14.10 $11.50 30x3 . '14.90 , , 12.00 -'- . .-30x3i 1&.30 14.85 32x318 22.25 , 16.90 31x4 29.70 21.95 , 32x4 30.25 . : 22.25 33x4' 32.25 . 23.75 - v - 34x4 32.75 ' 24.00 . 35x41, 45.75 34.45 ' 36x41,$' 46.35 34.95 35x5 56.95 - 42.10 37x5 59.90 ' . 44.75, Guaranteed for 3,500 Miles The Wheeler Rubber Company 2064 Farnam Street, Omaha,. Neb. WOMEN HERE EAGER JO PROVE LOYALTY Service Offered Wide in Range, from Garden Overseer to Mess Cook. SCHOOL GIRL "ENLISTS" Mrs. Leona North, 3515 North For tieth avenue, at the headquarters of the National League for Woman's Service, has offered to oversee a five acre gardening tract, if a group of Boy Scouts would take up the work.' She was referred to Scoutmaster Eng lish. : Mrs. North's father, Samuel Schrantz, was General Sherman's coolt during the civil war. Mrs. P. M. Walker, living at 2618 Capitol avenue, offered her services, too. "I've been through the civil war. My uncle was killed and my brother was shot in the battle of Vicksburg," she told Mrs. S. D. Barkalow, who was in charge of the desk. Have a Mutual Interest. "The battle of Vicksburg? Why my father was. there too. He was chap lain of the First Wisconsin," Mrs. Barkalow exclaimed in surprise. The two women exchanged remin iscences. Mrs. Barkalow has in her possession the Bible carried by her father through the war. Miss Phyllis Hunter, high school student, was the( first to register for a class in dietetics. "I want to learn how to cook for the soldiers," said Miss Hunter. Mrs. Elizabeth Letcher is getting colored women of St. Philip s church together for a pariotic meeting Tues day afternoon. She came into head quarters to ask tor a speaker. Mrs Charles T. Kountze said she would tell the women about the Red Cross work. Flag seals to go on letters will be sold at headquarters. , s Seven Annamites Sentenced For Killing Their Comrade (Cor rmpon dene of Th Associated Presi.) Billancourt, Department of the Seine. France, April 2. Seven Anna mites of the colonial corps stationed here have heen sentenced to penalties a . m-m 'iimiii.T. iimimiih'k- iiimii" ' (V V I ' m (E i Allen Quality in fewest words Appearance - Beautiful Classic body colors Brown, Blue and Maroon. Performance . , . Long stroke 37 H. P. motor, powerful and well balanced, eco-t . nomical, quiet . and durable. Cemfort Long, easy-riding springs lux- -, urious upholstery amply pro portioned ; seats plenty of leg room. . ; Safety : - , , Large, easy-acting but power ful brakes simple and easy . control rugged steering gear sturdily built throughout Completenes Westinghouse Starting and Lighting also every desirable : accessory of finest grade. . No car in the 1000 fltld offers each me chanical value or intrinsic worth. Ask ua i to demonstrate. - -r-- - , i. . , - - I ' , I pasemfe tearing r OfsC " i 4 passenger roadster ' OuD L Coupe, $1178 Open Sedan, $UM F. O. B. Fostoria, Ohio STANDARD MOTOR CARCO. CARL CHANGSTROM, Prop. 2020 Farnam St. Omaha. Phone Douglas 1705. Faatocr AaMiaiTlM Allaa MatoiCo. FoMwU, O 8 OSm GiK1' ' It is only necessary to' see the ever dependable Aome truck to know why it permits big savings in upkeep and operation costs. The proved units, such as Continental Motor, Timken axles, bearings, worm-drive and other highest grade parts, certify low cost service every day over all roads under capacity loads. Write for This Ring Up for Truck Book : Demonstration Here s a book of vital value We are prepared to fiive to all truck users. Write today, to get your, copy. Know the S3 facts and figures that we have compiled to show truck users the way ta new profits. Cadillac Auto Truck Co. Cadillac Mich, i you an immediate demon strationto prove, when ever, wherever you say, the great power and the money saving yalue of the sturdy Acme. Phone to day to arrange a demonstration. Acme Auto Truck Sale Co. J. McWHINEY, Mtr. 1011 Park Ava. Phona Haniay SIM. OMAHA. ranging from a year's imprisonment to death for taking the life of Nguyen van Lock, one of their comrades, in Indo-Chinese fashion. Van Lock, the only Annamite sol dier here who spoke French, was un popular with his compatriotis who ac cused him of brutality, cheating at cards and usury; he lent them small sum at 100 per cent interest, they claimed. Seven Annamite conspira icrs approached his cot silently one night. Four of them seized him by the legs and arms and held him while another chosen for the execution seized him by the throat and strangled him to death. All seven then gave vent to exultant joy, each or.e in turn approaching the victim and simulating the act of strangling him. - Persistent Advertising Is the Road To Success. i "I would rather build a good automobile than make l-ioney" all the world ia not "Money mad." Here and there you will find a manufacturer who takes hit greatest pleasure and who reposes the most of his pride in the QUALITY of his factory's product, rather than in the money profits he makes. i QUCH a manufacturer is the- man who owns and directs the Velie factories. TTE recently made the statement which we have placed sjt the head of this advertisement. rpHIS man could be far wealthier than he is. He would need only to build the Velie car cheaper and to increase his profits per car. TTIOR instance, he need not use Timken axles, both front and rear, in the 1 Velie. ' EVEN some of the most expensive cars use a Timken rear axle and a cheaper-than-Timken front axle. - IT would be easy to make a motoV for ' less than it costs to make the Velie Continental motor. BUT the fact remains that because no better motor : than the Continental motor has ever been built you will find a Continental motor in the Velie. CHEAPER substitutes (like those used in many well known cars) could be found for the Remy ignition system, for the Hotchkiss-type drive, for the enclosed multiple-disc clutch; genuine leather uphol stery or for a hundred other Velie fea tures. BUT the makers of the Velie have never skimped. Every part of the car has always been made just as good as it is possible to make it. . - BECAUSE people have wanted just 'such a good motor car they have made the Velie immensely popular. . POPULARITY has increased production. INCREASED production has held the a price down to $1185 A Factory Get jour Velie now while you can get an immediate delivery. L. E. DOTY, Inc. Distributor, Omaha, Neb. 2027-29 Farnam St. Ph. Doug. 8554. One Velie Chassis Eight Body Styles "Chummy Roadster" R-O-A-D-A-P-L-A-N-E It' glides over the roads as the Aeroplane glides thoough the air, and hence its name CUTTING DOWN the HIGH COST ; of AUTOMOBILING m HE Apperson Rbadaplane has done more than merely prove itself an efficient performer under all conditions of service. That was to be expected, of course. y';', ; But the remarkable tire mileage and the equally remarkable saving in fuel con sumption, due to proper balance and light weight 3,000 pounds have added as great a measure of fame to this car as its beauty of lines, luxurious appointments and mechanical excellence. The low operating costs experienced by owners are astonishing for cars of the size and power of the Roadaplane Sixes and Eights. Again the supremacy of Apperson designing has been made manifest in this car. The question of operating cost is one that vitally interests every car owner. It Is , one of the factors that has had much to do with the steadily increasing popularity, of the car which rivals the Aeroplane in its smooth-riding properties'. Let us submit some tire and fuel records. You will find them an interesting an helpful guide in your selection of a car. Six and Eight-Cylinder Motors. v, APPERSON MOTOR CO. J.H. DE JONG, Manager 2060-62 Farnam St. OMAHA. Phone Douglas 3811. APPERSON ROADAPLANE