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About Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922 | View Entire Issue (Feb. 17, 1918)
14 A THE OMAHA SUNDAY BEE: FEBRUARY 17, 1918. CHALMERS WINNER . IN ROAD CONTEST With Mayor Acting as Judge, Chalmers Car Makes Great Showing on Bad Road3. COMES TO OMAHA FOR THE CADILLAC CADILLAC EXHIBITS STANDARD MODELS Roadster and Four-Passenger Car Announced as Addition are: Seven-pasenger car, four-passenger convertible victoria, five-passenger brougham, four-passenger town limousine and town landaulet, seven-passenger limousine, landaulet and imperial. Tire Manufacturers Look Far Ahead of Needs of Motorists SECOND BIG "DRIVE 0JJT" FROM FACTORY Service Tracks Being Delivered in Spite of the Heavy Snow and the Extreme Weather. . . . . m m. a.a I I I I I, i Li: Clarksburg, W. Va., Feb. 16. A 1918 five-passenger Chalmers, prop erty of a private owner, has by de fault at Clarksburg, W. Va., just won a sensational contest from a chal- lenger who failed to toe the mark at starting time. The rivalry between the Chalmers and another car has created much partisanship at s Clarksburg. The other dealer finally issued a public challenge which was immediately ac cepted not by Chabners dealer, but by Mr. Homer Stroshider, a most en thusiastic owner of a Hot-Spot Chal mers. Within 30 minutes after the chal lenging agent reaffirmed his deli, a contest agreement was drawn and presented for his signature. But .when it came right down to brass ,tacks, Mr. Challenger lost his "brass." " He threw up the sponge before the preliminary bout was concluded. Not to be denied an opportunity of setting up a mark for other cars to r"shoot at, the Chalmers owner invited j-Mayor G. H. Gordon of Clarksburg to twitness the contest as it was finally staged without the assistance of the rchallenger. j On January 6 wi$ Mayor Gordon iriding in the car the test was started' rjust as though the defaulting com petitor were on the job, and the fol lowing remarkable results were ob tained: Eighteen anil one-sixth miles on one- gallon of gasoline. This fine Record was made overloads that were covered with slush and snow and in jjface of a drizzling rain. 5 The second and third articles of agreement specified certain difficult "grades in the vicinity and known as :.lhe "Four mile" hill. This was cov ered with snow and is characterized ."by two particularly dangerous curves. 6 In a sworn statement the mayor certifies that the Chalmers made all Frthe hills in high gear; and that the Scar was slowed down to about three pities per hour, 25 feet from the bot- AW . to the Line; Snappy New Bodies. Well known in Cadillac circles, has recently joined forces with the Jones- Jiansen Cadillac company. torn of the hill and then by masterful acceleration went over the top of the hard grade at 13 miles per hour. A feature of this event was that the car was not only privately owned but that it was in no way different from the ordinary car in an owner's gar age. During the test the top and windshield were up, spare tire on rear and full kit of tools were carried. Sprague Tire and Rubber Company Stock Oversubscribed Beginning with October 22, when the first subscription was received by the Sprague Tire and Rubber com pany, in 95 working days from that date $900,000 of this tock was bought and paid for. It is said that the stock has been oversubscribed more than $50,000. Mr. Sprague, head of the concern, has been been a resident of Omaha 25 years. Twenty-three years of that time was spent in the rubber business. According to J. II. Hansen of the Jones-Hansen-Cadillac company, two potable additions to the Cadillac line will be given their first general exhi bition during the Omaha show. One is a new four-pasenger car, which comes within the sport class ification. The other is a new roadster design. The lines of both are exceedingly attractive, because of their dash and raciness, yet both cars cetain the dig nity and permanence of style whicli are characteristic of all Cadillac de sign. Successors of Roadster. These cars are the successors of the roadster and the phaeton, with a 125-inch'' wheelbase. The chassis is that of the other Cadillac models, with an eight-cylinder V-type engine. Both cars are given a long, low ap pearance by reason of the absence of vertical lines. The stream-line effect isaccentuated by a newly designed cowl. This maintains the sloping line of the top of the hood, from the radiator to the windshield, without a break or a curve. The windshield on both js set at a slight angle, all mould ing is eliminated from the hood panels, and the hood louvres are set very dose together, there being 25 of them. Gives Rounded Effect. A wide Grecian bow at the rear of the top of the two-passenger car gives a rounded effect and eliminates the rather sharp angle which is.ordinarily seen in roadster tops having bows of the common type. Another dis tinguishing touch is the use of beveled plate gla.s instead of celluloid in the rear curtain. ThL plate is 27 inches long and almost 8 inches wide. It is mounted in a concealed wood frame. The rear top curtain of the four passenger car has the same arrange ment. Both these new models are now on display in the show room of the Jones-Hansen-Cadillac company, Twenty-sixth and Farnam streets. The other standard Cadplac models "Make two miles grow where one grew before." This is what both tire manufacturer and consumer are inter ested in now more than ever before. For years the great rubber manufac turing companies have employed the best brains of the country to put the best materials obtainable into tires. They have conducted extended exper iments in the field and in the labora tory, and have created efficient ma chinery and equipment to the com mon end that pneumatic tires might be made better than the tires of a decade ago. In this program the Goodyear Tire and Rubber company has been one of the recognized leaders. That motor ists might derive the greatest mileage from their tires, this company intro duced the dealer service idea. So that now motorists are not only able to purchase better tires than former ly, but are informed along tire con Nervation lines. Advice on tire in flation, detelction of stone bruises tread cuts and other tire ailments all these the tire buyer receives when purchasing a tire. Inspect All Tires. But the building of miles into tires goes even beyond that. Often tire ills are beyond hope of cure by the owner, and an appeal to the tire re pairman is necessary. And the far "seeing repairman does more than re pair the tire that is brought to him he inspects the other three tires for impending trouble. This is his service In the manufacture of proper re pair materials tne needs of vulcan izers are kept well in mind. The every day problems of the repairman are being duplicated at the factory constantly, testing out the materials thoroughly before they are permitted to go out to the users. Even the con tainers and methods of packing are not overlooked in furnishiner the best line ot repair materials possible. Kight materials consistently used expresses the idea of the progressive repairman. And the Goodyear com pany is expending a large share of its energie in supplying the best of repair materials. r jLVa Have Your Tire Experiments Paid? WE Goodyear Service Station Dealers notice a common tendency on the part of motorists to experiment with one make of tire after another. Doubtless the practice is interesting, and doubtless also it is needlessly expensive. For there can be only one bebt tire, and it is to this tire that such experiments invariably lead. How much more satisfactory it would have been to have chosen this tire in the first place, and to have enjoyed its goodness in all the time that followed. To our customers whb desire to reach the goal of such experi ments at a single step, we unhesitatingly recommend Goodyear Tires. ' It is our conviction, based on long experience and thorough observation, that they are the best tires one possibly can buy. From a position of comparative obscurity a decade ago, they have advanced by sheer merit to the very first place in the tire world today. ' We know that their quality, backed by the service with which we follow every purchase, offers the user & value not to be equaled in any other way. This sign identifies the Good year Service Station Dealer. Goodyear Tires, Tubes and Ac cessoriesare always kept in stock. HOLMES-ADKINS CO., 2911. 15 South 24th St. Phona South 420. NATIONAL AUTO SCHOOL, 2814 North 20th St. Phone Webster 5943. TROUP AUTO SUPPLY CO., 1921 Farnam St. Phono Doug. 5230. THE NOVELTY REPAIR CO., 4809 South 24th St. Phono South 1404. ORR MOTOR SALES CO., Packard Show Room. CH AS. W. WALKER GARAGE CO., Fontenelle Garage Auditorium Garage, and C. W. Walker Garage, 36th and Farnam Sti. COUNCIL BLUFFS AUTO CO., 510-518 Pearl St., Council Bluf ft Phono 2691. S. & A. TIRE & RUBBER CO., 2522 Farnam St. Phono Doug. 3854. E E Tl The demand for Service trucks has grown so strong, the distributors are being so hard pressed for deliveries that the Service factory no longer waits for freight cars for shipments of its product. - Following a Wednesday "drive out" of seven trucks including three five-tonners, one three and one-half-ton and hree two-tonners, all for New York City, comes Mr. Hoffman of the Seitz Auto company, Service representative in Baltimore, with a squad of drivers who left the factory wiht eighteen trucks. Practically every model constructed by the local concern is represented in this fleet. These trucks have been doubled mounted on the larger trucks. This method is used not only for conveni ence to the drivers, but also for econ omy of gasoline and oil, which will be a war-time saving. , Mr. Hoffman states that although they have been making this trip in from three to five days it will no doubt take them perhaps ten days on this trip, owing to the heavy snows and extremely cold weather. Omaha Ford Distributor To Manage Sioux City Shop Announcement was made last week to the effect that C. E. Paulson, wholesale manager at the Ford Motor company, Omaha branch, had resigned to accept an offer from the Ford distributor at Sioux City, la. Mr. Paulson has been at the Omaha branch for the last two years and during that time has built up a large acquaintance among Ford dealers and owners. He will go to Sioux City as manager of the J. V. Thorndike company. Mr. Paulson has also ac quired an interest in this company. 1 1 :4 ;: & & a. 4 : art B The ii a :( Ts a link between the driver and tSl the road the Steering Arm must be a piece of metal to siscear by. A small knob is forged on Cadillac Arms, then removed and examined by men who have an eye for fine metals. This extraordinary precaution is a test for the required silky texture of the nickel steel, and a check on the heat treatment. ;H CADILLAC :( a V :: a : :( V. i baa : aa l All types and especially finished Cadillacs await your inspection Jones-Hansen-Cadillac Co. Authorized Factory Distributors Harney 710. Farnam Street at 2,6th. FmPFFW"SmW '."HI Jim (aMaaaaBjaaaMsjaaaaaaaJ1 :";-?;;";v;v;::"":t:..:s.:....:.a:a " B' S--e' i -xJ-s -ae a a a- : a :r aa :( aa 1 Bee Want Ads Are Business Boosters For Business "tow- $985, chassis only, f . o. b. Detroit Electric lights. Electric generator. Worm drive. 10 foot loading space. 2400 pounds. 1 - nn Iff . i ' mum i r r ft More brains than metal are used in building Ms Brains are hard to find and come high, but they are the cheapest in the long run. In a great organization like Jhe Maxwell Motor Company which, in tour years, has done a business in excess of $100,000,000, there are many great minds. These great minds have found a way to make trucks stronger, yet lighter in weight (more thought and less metal went into the truck)! ' These great minds have found ways to build them better, yet at less cost. That's one reason why you can buy a Maxwell for $400 less than any other truck of similar capacity in the world. That's one reason why the Maxwell has ai verdict of close to 100 perfect from its service record based on the 6600 Maxwell trucks now in use. Mid-City Motor & Supply Co. Distributors 2216-18 Farnam St. Omaha, Neb. Tyler 2462 Dealers See us, your territory may be open. P ' - ..-ftBfcadrV. B " --Jun, r