Flat Rate Plan
£ «- *
1 Big Advance in
! Motor Service
I _
R Under New System, Repair
fja, *
ft ' frosts Can Be Calculated
as Soon as Extent of
Damage Determined. '
Lee Huff, vice president of tlie Xe
L braska Buicl; Automobile company,
If soys the greatest advance in motor
service from the viewpoint of every
one ^concerned, is the adoption of
what is .known as t-he flat late system.
- "The flat 'rate system may be de
fined as a complete and scientific
working, scale which fixes the niaxi
i mum amount of time require^ to com
i plete certain repair operations under
1 normal conditions," Mr. Huff said.
"The schedule establishes the maxi
mum time an efficient service sta
tion needs to make any repair or ad
justment that might he necessary.
"If the service station to which you
take your car is following the flat
rate system, you will know before
work Is started on your car just
what It will cost. And. ip addition,
you will know just what the work ,
includes, because the schedule li^ts In 1
detail the nature of the complete
operation. • /
“For instance, if some driving acci
dent results in damage 'to the car,
the repair costs can be calculated .as :
soon as the extent of the mishap has
been determined. Consulting an au
thorized service station" you would
find that the necessary repair is list
ed under the proper heading In the
Buirk Schedule of slnrtdardized serv-j
| IcO* operations. The operation Is de? [
scribed in detail and ' the number of
hours necessary to perflOr mit is slat- i
ed. Thus you know that the repair
wollld not cost you more than tin
rate charged for the number of hours |
of labor and the cost of new material
if any ii used."
Richardson Firm Host
to Employes* at Dinner
r. S. Richardson entertained the
mechanjfqj and sales departments of
the Riehnrdson Motor Car company 1
at din ire'r at Hotel Fontenelle Fri
day night, after which they viewed
the Wella-Schoell match at the Audi j
torium.
The evenings entertainment is a
monthly event for the efficiency main- ,
tained l>y the mechanical department |
and the volume of sales by the sales*
department.
"During the month of February ;
we had one complaint from work
turned out by our mechanical depart
ment.” said Mr. Richardson, "and
that complaint was on a minor fault
in electiica! wirfng which caused n
short- circuit. The necessary repairs ;
were made within less than five min '
tites. \
"\\> aim, of course, to turn oul .
work which Is absolutely perfect and
J am making these entertainments
('* regular « •• ent U*at,unu title entiiusi
asm apd .fir.aKW^Wwfcw*•• perhe^ee 1* J
our mechanical department.”
The sales department totaled 17
•twits for February.
.(Chandler Motor Thrives
on Snow. Dealer Aver*
V "What difference does a little snow
make to a Chandler?” says Ralph W.
h Jones. Omaha distributor. "Wasn't
" the Pike’s Peak motor tested out for
| over- a year climbing snow capped ’
,mountains?
Mr. Jones reports sojUfactory sales
■ of Chandler and Cleveland cars, both
j. wholesale and retail. During the last
(".week, he says, his firm has closed
; up a number of prospects who became
I*',interested during the auto show, and
•he has also signed up some good
j (dealer accounts.
Car Wins Mud Battle
This picture of ttye sturdy Durant
Four coupe wua' taken at the com
pletion of a 200-mile grind' through
mud and gumbo. For mllee-this car
plowed its way over, aouI* Unit an
automobile hart not "'pa set if over for
weeks, breaking its own trcil and
never fattening , in its performance.
For a distance of seven mHes, the
front bumper was buulecl in Ibo mud.
the lower part of the radiator was
also plowing mud.
The car was under jts« own power
at all times with one exception when
there apparently was no bottom to a
very bad hole, at which time the ear
sank to a point where tho fenders
were not visible.
This Durant coupe luts hart throe
■owners anti has traveled 11.COO miles
with' no overheating.
Ceremonies for
New'Nurses' Home
* 4 r -
Archbishop Harty to Break
Ground Monday for St.
Joseph Dormitory.
Archbishop J. J. Harty will break
ground for the news nurses’ dormi
tory at St. Joseph hospital. Monday,
following celebration of solemn mass
at the hospital in observance of the
anniversary of St. Joseph.
Archbishop Harty will occupy Ids
(isuai place during the mass, with
Rev. P. C. Cannon and J. Aherne as
deacons of honor. Other priests taking
part will be Rev. J. P. Falke, deacon;
William Whelan, sub-deacon; J. W.
Stepson, master of ceremonies. Rey
Thomas C. Heady will deliver the ser
mon.
Following the devotions in the
chapel. Archbishop Harty, with all
h;s sacerdotal subordinates, will pro
ceed to the site of the new building,
which will extend eastward from the
northeast corner of the present struc
ture. Archbishop Harty will bless the
site of tin- building planned.
A. S. Midlain Die9.
Sioux City, fa., March 17.—A. S.
Midlain. general manager of tile Ar
mour & Co. packing plant at Sioux
City, died at his home today.- He
had been ill for several weeks. He
. ante to Sioux City about a year ago.
Snowstorm Swamps,
. Sprague Tire Service
The snowstorm this week and Its
resultant inconveniences- played havoc
with' automobile tires, 'according to
.\Y.illiatn Turner, sales manager of
the Sprague The and Rubber com
pany. Although handicapped by the
drifts, Sprague frpe tire service wag
ons were kept busy answering calls
from every part of the city to help
motorists stranded by tire trouble.
“Snow; doesn’t affect tires," says
Turner, “but in cases such as we
have had during tire past few days
the majority of drivers stick to the
car tracks and rails cut the side
walls of any tire and weaken the
fabric’’
In several cases 'service men bat
tled huge drifts to reach motorists
who had flat tires. While, the ma
jority of the calls Were from outlying
districts many seryice runs were made
in the business district, where busi
ness men. after parking their cars
for several hours, would return only
to find one of the tires had given
away.
Belter Business Bound
t to Follow Big Snowfall
"While business Is temporarily
hindered in practically all lines, this
snow is a .blessing for the entire
country.” says U. I.. Alley, Jowa
■wholesale manager for the J. H. Han
sen Cadillac company, who has just
returned from a l*lp /through larva,
""‘‘the ground was dry, and farmers
were complaining that the wheat was
blowing away. This snowstorm was
just what wsb needed to Insure'a,
good wheat crop, and If will mean
that business will be stfrnnlatefi later
because of the fine crop that is sure
to follow such a general snowfall."
bays Mr. Alley.
JapgneseJArmy Sliak»*up
Seen in Resignations
Tokyo, March 17--It-was teamed
today that Marshal Uyehara. ihtef of
the army tit a IT. will resign, From in
authoritative source. it was also
learned that General Akiyamu. chief
of military education, ulso .w'l11 /"\
sign. A general housecies nisig !n
military circle* is expected soon.
STA#M?D
HAPPY WARMTH
Dreary, ffcfny day* Wav*
thair jpfaaiant aid# with
a N a * W11 Standard
Furnaet.
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rainy days require a hre to I R^ton ^fiy!
make your home cozy and comfort- g u^R,diiior is
able A Neabit Standard Furnace i» built I (obstructed en
for comfort in all weather A quick fire to tiraly d4r,C*at
drive the chill away or a lasting beat toendur | |r,,S in two < s-„ >
the coldest temperatures of winter months 1 |IOM. inS^irttng
Idea thful warmth at all times I uniform tjiitt'k- t y'.^W
Ask your dealer to tell you about the Neabi I "esS aO'ismoOtli }
Standard Furnace. I interior
STANDARD FURNACE & SUPPLY CO. •
Omaha, Nebr. Sioux City, Iowa
Neabit Furnace Dealers,
'Olson Bros., 2612 Leavenworth St.
Wares & Bronder, 4616 8. 24th St.
Ji, .1. Flanagan, 3104 Lcuvcmvprth
St.
P. Hauth, 2C'th and Vinton.
0. r. Dimock,.2426 S. 16th St.
J. F. Jacobsen, 3903 Leavenworth
St.
f'has. Krelic, 610 S. 13th St.
F. J. 1‘anek, 1713 S. 11th St.
Thrane & Gillc Mfg. Co., 1007
Jaokson St.
Farnam Sheet Metal Works, 2901
Farnani St.
A. H. Meinig, 4604 Dodge St.
Sehollman Btor., 4114 N\ 24th St.
Moyer Bros.,. 1710 Jackson St.
Mayer & Harral, 2123 Military Ave.
Aperient n. FurnatM dfttoak'
K b van nUckl':!
Sam Abrams, .?61.9 .Seward St.
North SM Hd*'. <0444rote. tWili
St. «■»».*
J. W. Holt, With ami Dodge Sts. ’
King lldttr.•('•)., JfUV tJUtnlng St.
E. Mead.' 2202 Military.
E. J. Stoll, 1410 N. 24th St.
R. W. Simon, .'1407 Charle* St.
E. A. Carey, 3685 Grand Avr.
Wm. Nielsen, 201 S Spaulding St.
W. W. Schmitz, 2003 N. 20th St.
Elzaaaer Furnace Works, 1921 S.
11th St.
C. II. Turney, GOth and Maple Sts.
Council Bluffs D«ikr
Rice Furnace iind Tin Simp. ■ *’* N. Main St.
“Railroad Reos” in Use
"Flanged wheel, gasoline • propelled
vehicles are about the very latest in
railway transportation,” according to
J. M. Opper of the J. M. Opper Motor
company, in speaking <lf a mlfnber of
speed wagons equipped in this man
ner and serving eastern railroads
and traction companies.
Foe. the lighter s', vie of ' lladl-sol
die*.” tlre-r^O, Apllirw>^aset
is used. ^T>r' -egular pneuniHtrrHres
and nr^TR are r< plaeed by flanged
steel rims ft demoui halite type.
' In designing the heavier ears the
frame is lengthened and springs rein
forced to accommodate the maximum
load. The front axle is replaced with
a special four wheel truck. Other
auxiliary equipment Include* draft
-<nr. Iirrilics sand boxes, steering
«ear. locks, etc. In many instances i
tile heavy cars are oiwnited in trailer
combination as Illustrated here.
Speeds up to 40 miles are easily
attained, while tic; K*snline consump
tion .8 no (creater titan on the lnith
wny Maintenance costs are de
creased." for there is less shock and
torsion strain in railway use than
the same car would receive in road
Distinguished Quartet
:^^*ho7;ycjwth seated mi the running
UaArd -of -his new l: i* K is (U n*,#
.Sura/.an, national ov*■»» naif * ham
I don. AnriflUfan it he? yes it in l
Jl»\od old fl.hatk IJut* hisitn. f< . in»r
I'haiTifiioii and idol «*f th» links.
Why loth fine And J«m k are snrt!
mg !a\iHiih- n.av he explained hy
'tin iiafuj* uf their background There
w»*, -charming Ann Purdue;
.iml llorM*»v, ptumlaiog bidder*
f * i r Htuiilum m • filmland. Who
wouldn't ninth ?
t.ihurt In1* I J g<*<! to l nite
in l)ri\r Against Divorif
\cn York, March IT —on
church* a to unit' In a tltitc ftic.-iifi**
<tivnr> *. Midhoj) AVilllani 'f: Mnnninc
of the Kpiscoua! church d<vl*tr<$| in a
Untri; pennon today that a lorivul -f
cdlKlnn In lt*«d<vt to Inniieoyo tl.#
*H,rv(:tlt v of innrrinip. tfo hukkchIo-I:
That i ultli> sentiment be fooueed:
ihat the church give careful and
faithful tonchlttg as to what marriage
means 'and * involves; "Mhat all w ork
for a tirlter law and a fedei il divorce
law ilicit1 tilt church by teaching
nnrl itsjlntt hoUl up to: he world the
trim alrVil-of mnrriiige' and that the
churches of et ury name net together
Immediately In this matter.
He Manages Musical
Clubs at Creighton
cJuJias J/uf??phrety
11j.'_ PHOTO BY HE-fN . <
Julius A. Humphrey, new manager
: of the Creighton mlisiral clubs, or
j Jollysters, ns he calls the big group of
musically Inclined youths of thu unl
i versity, is rnaking big plans fur the
! organization.
Humphrey made arrangements for
: photographs, evening clothes, anil an
: nounced yesterday that he has planned
a trip for the organization. He also
is endeavoring to obtain the services
of Henry Cox as director.
"The Jollysters are the cream of
Creighton's musical talent,'' Hum
phrey declared. "We are going to put
1 nn a real show in the course of the
season. Why. we've got one of the,
hest bass soloists In the country, and
many of the other voices are corre
spondingly good.'1
Humphrey is a student at Creigh
ton snd subscribed $2,000 to the
Creighton drive.
Creighton's Money Drive
Continues Month Longer
Creighton university's campaign for
*2.000.000 for building and endowment
purposes Is to be continued for 30
days. Ward M. Burgess, chairman of
executive i onimlttee of t lie campaign,;
said.
"Our objective Is $2,000,000, mj
everybody knows. To iht» the sub
scriptions have totaled approximately
>230.000, composed of smaller sub
scriptions only. Barge subscriptions
which are under pr unis* will swell
the total to almost $1,000,000
‘ The executive committee has de
cided to continue the campaign for
the next 30 days |nythe belief that the
full objective of '$2,000,000 will be
reached by that time.”
O, Perley Funeral at
Daughter's Home M<»mla\
Fur.era.! services for Oscar Went
worth Perky, 70, who was found dead
in a snow drift Thursday nigh*, death
having l>een caused by aj*oplexy, will
be held from the home of h.s daugh
ter, Mrs. Let a Cat herwood. : '30
South Thirty fourth strep?. M< nday
afternoon at 2:30. with burial In West
Uwn cemetery.
Bishop Maurice F. Burke Dies
St. Joseph, Mo.. March 17—Bishop
Maurice I\ Burke, oldest <*ntho!..
bishop in the United Sjates in point
of service, died here early today. The
bishop van in his 7*?h year.
Bishop Burke was rouse, rat' d 36
>e.trs ago and served CJ years as head
■ f the St. Joseph di«»ce,**e. He was or
dained in the priesthood in I *75 *n
Home, where he ^pent nine 'cars of
study at the American college.
Bishop Burke was liorn in County
Limerick, Ireland. He was brought
to America when 4 years old and
later attended Notro I»ame univ* i
sitv and conclude*! his theologi. .il
studies in Rome.
Ordained r\ priest in 1*7.'.. 1 • first
charge was at Chicago and in 1*»S7
he was apl*>inted bishop nt Uheyenm .
Wyo.. b> tlie late Pope Leo Ail 11*
JH?" lie was tratiFfeied to the Uiocc**
of St. Jo«< ph.
■ '• ~~nrl
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kinds of typewriters. We
Runrahtee both our typewrit
ers and our repair work.
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i
Bus War Waged
by. London Lines
Is Waxing Warm
General Omnibus Company
Determined to ^ ipe Out
Competition by Pri
vate Firms.
London, March 17.—Wars, rumors
of wars and threats of wars are be
coming stale topics In London con
versation, but occasionally some new
"war scare" comes along that arouses
interest.
Kor the moment the popular "war"
is London's "bus war."
The General Omnibus company
has for years operated Its buses on
the streets of London without com
petition. In the last six months at
least four independent bus lines have
opened up in competition, and now
theft* is a "bus war" on.
The new buses find that they have
an unw. !come escort. Kor every in
dependent bus operating on the
streets thnre is a flotilla of General
Omnibus company buses to act as
escort. The independent bus man
finds himself sandwiched In between
a fleet, of lo r red buses, and he has
t/affic. troubles and Is generally
lieaten to the passenger stop, so that
his customers are few.
Public sympathy seems to be in
favor of the independent buses, bow
evt r, and they are managing to exist.
Lord .Ashfield, head of the London
transportation combine, who once
“smashed baggage" In America, is
cuite excited and peevish aliout this
"bu« war." lie warmly defends the
tactics which his company has put
In force to wipe out competing buses.
"Small omnibus companies have
never shared the burden of the day."
Ix.rd Ashfield says. "They add noth
ing to the transport farl!it>-s of Lon
don. They peek the dens** routes of
traffic and run their omnibuses with
a view to servii g their own selfish
. iti-re us. The private omnibus owner
lias less responsibility then a taxi
driver It nnist be a survival of the
fittest."
Central Senior Hi-\ Club
• Tied- Officer." for Year
Ctyitral Senior 1II-Y club elected its
officers for r*-xt year at its social
mixer at the Roys' division of the Y.
M. C. A. Friday night.
For president, T. Albert Anderson
defeated Hawthorne Arey and fori
vice president. Vinton I«awson was
v. infi**r ov» i Marion Morris. Morgan ,
Mtyt'i - d' f».'i«'d Roleu't Weller ^<>r
secretary, and J** Drozda defeated
Dan Kgl**it fur treasurer.
The rev offi* r rs will lie installed
formally Tuesday night. March C7,
at a joint meeting of all Hi Y clubs
:n the city when Arthur N. Cotton of
N*»w Yor k City. ♦ father of H Hi Y
movement, will Im* tin* main speaker.
,f. I>an Ringer will install the new f
• ffleers, together with the South arid
l rhn. il H Y • ff »* j *
Handle."" Bod) Identified
as That of ( hioago Man
Chiragn, March 17.—The handles^. 1
disfigured l*»dy found near Geneva.
1 ’.1 . February 13. waa identified to
night by William 1,. Stapleton, police
lieutenant, as that of EdvH** McBrhlc.
who had U n arrested mhny times
!n Chicago.
The hands wer*1 cut off and the
f •« burned >o that recognition was
nearly linpoiifiiblc.
The poll..* t > w.a that McRride
w. is killed :n a whisk v runners’ war.
Bombay University
Professor to Speak
* z>jP' swav£i> I •tjoam—
Dr. Fun.uel L. Joshi. senior profes
sor of English literntura at Barada
college, University ot Bombay, now
exchange pcpfessor at the University
of Nebraska, will give a lecture on
"New Forces in Old India,” at the
University club Thursday evening.
Dinner ot 7 will precede the lecture.
Mrs. Conrad Young Is chairman for
the dinner and lecture.
After his Omaha engagements. Dr.
Joshi starts on a lecture tour, which j
includes St. Louis, Chicago, Detroit, ,
New York and other eastern cities.
Dr. Joshi represented ills country at .
the international peace conference
held in New York City in 1908. He
was the first Hindu graduated from
Columbia university and was the first
ti . .. professor to America from
India.
Dr. Joshi is a nordinaed Episcopal
minister and in addition to his col
lege and lecture work In this country
has filled a number of pulpits in
churches and cathedrals.
Test Flight Delayed.
Akron. O. March 17.—Aeronautical
experts in charge of the test fi.ght
of the new army airship T C.-l, larg
est non rigid dirigible ever built in
the United States, decided today to
postp re the trial until next week,
week. Weather conditions were unfa
v orfthie.
Prizes Offered
in Ad Contest
t *
Hundreds of girl* and boys between
the ages of 14 and 18 will be inter
ested in the ad writing contest which
i» being put on by (he Burgess-Xash
store this week.
Merchandise is Is-ing displayed In
tlie young men's shop. main floor,
and in the junior and misses' shop,
third floor. Ad* on this merchandise
are to be written by the e:-1s and
l»oys. A prize will Is- giv-n each
day for the best ad and, in addition,
three honorable mentions will i,» giv
er. which will entitle the winners to
compete for the final prize v. hkh will
be swarded at the end of the week.
The ptise-winnlng ad will receive 25
points, first honorable mention 15
points, second honorable mention 11
points ar.d third honorable mention 5
points.
The following week the prize-win
ning ads will be published in Tha
Omaha Bee, n different ad er oh night,
with the name of the winner. Sun
day, April 1, the pane of the win
ners of the grand prizes will be an
nounced.
The contest starts 11< : sy aid the
ad on the merchandise dMpbr.ed on
that day must be handed into ■ ie ad
vertising department of the Burgess
Nash stores before Thursday, Mar. h
?2. at 6 p. m. The ad on merchan
dise displayed Tuesday must be • in
Friday, March 23, at 6 p. m., etc. H
Prominent advertising people will
act as Judge* for the contest.
Mrs. Fi-kf*. Actress. Adopts
13-Month-Old Baby Boy
>,>•»• York. March 17.—Mr*. M.nni«*
Madil-rn Kirke, actr^f**, announced
Today at a meeting of the Child
Adoption league that sue had adopt
ed a 13-month-old baby boy.
Mrs F.ske Intimated that the child
would be brought up in a theatrical
.!tmospbere ami said he had made
lils debut a few weeks ago as an
“Italian waif," to which she was
stage “mother."
Minnie Maddem commenced her
•tags career ;n “Richard JIT. at Ut
ile Rock. Ark. She was married *o
Harrison Grey F--k« in J&S’O and has
no children of her own.
HUGH MURPHY
CONTRACTOR PUBLIC WORKS
OMAHA. NEBRASKA
March 15. 1923
J. H. Hanaen Cadillac Co.,
Omaha, Neb.
Gentlemen:
I want to let you know how much I appreciate the
“lift” I got in one of the Cedillaca yon had running on
the Omaha atreeta today on account of the complete
tie-up of traffic.
To run thoae can waa certainly a thoughtful act 1
on your part, and 1 far one want you to know that it waa
certainly eery much appreciated.
Very truly youre,
Harry B. Petera
A Cadillac geta there eeery time.
It Satiafiea the moat faatidioua.
Haee you ordered youra?
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In every industry there is some
one product which by right of
character is accepted as the
standard of comparison.
In the field of fine motor cars
Packard Has become the symbol
H of quality and the measure
of value.
On no other basis can you ac
count for the public’s atti
tude of mind toward the Single
Six, the latest Packard product.
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