Motor Designer
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Urges Air Trip
to Nortli Polej
Packard Engineer Praises
Flight of Sjieiiandoah in
t»a!c as Test of Fitness
for tlir Trip.
By COL. J. ({. VIM I N I .
O'k-e I’restik-nt of tfnghicrrlnsc, t'artousl
Motor Car Company.)
By Its feat In fighting Its way
back to Us hangar against a howl
lug gale that hail swept it from its
mooring mast, the l'. S. S. Shenan
doah, tile United States navy's great
airship, lias proved it can go to the
North pole or anywhere rise about
the globe the navy may elgct to send
it. It was a supreme test, perfectly
met. of the engineering and workman
ship which entered into the construc
tion of the ship, the power and de
pendability of its motors and the
courage and skill of its crew.
Admiral 'William A. Moffatt, chief,
of the navy air service, promised
"hen permission was given him to
build the great air liner that every
thing humanly possible would be done
to make it safe.
Every bit of njatcrlal- no matter
how small was tested before It was
put in place during construction and
everyone of the hundreds uf thou
Prominent New York Facial
Specialist Coming to
Omaha Soon
Dr. Walter H. Bailey, formerly of
New York City, and one of the
country’* most prominent beauty spe
cialists, expects to be in Omaha in the
very near future. Dr. Bailey has a
national reputation as a specialist in
all forms of beauty work, such as th*
faeial lift for sagging rheeks or chop
the removal of wrinkles, lines, slack
skin, freckles, blotches, scars, birth
marks, smallpox pits; light or heavy
skin bleaching or peeling: All defe-ts
of the nose, such as hump, hooked,
dished, flat, wide. long, crooked or red 1
nose; double chin, weak chin and thick
lips. Everyone troubled with any of
these defeet* should communicate with
Dr. Bailey immediately at 214 Tram
way Bldg., Denver, Colo., to insure an
appointment while he is in the city.
•ands of joints in l hr groat dural it I
it tin skeleton was given a test in
flight.
Tho sti*r\ of that wonderful fight
of 1 hr great airship through the night
of January Hr without a question will
go down as oiw of the ago lasting
epics in 1 hr history of man's efforts
to conquer the air for every day
travel. There is no question that, it*
has proved the safety and practicabil
ity of Zeppelin tVpe airships.
The Dixmudc disaster proved that
a Zeppelin is as helplessly at the
tnercy of the elements as a free
balloon if for any cause its power
plant falls. The Shenandoah’s feat
proved that despite its size and evey
with a great hole in its nose offer
ing tremendously increased resistance
such a ship can be driven through
the sheer power of its motors head on
through a regular hurricane. It also
proved its power plants, designed and
built after long study of the ideal
specifications laid down by the navy
department engineers, can he depend
ed upon to save the ship just as they
did January 10 in any situation no
matter how severe when tho call is
made upon them.
I have perfect confidence in the
ability of the six Packard motors to
drive the Shenandoah to tho polo and
back, and after the severe trial
through which it has just passed
so successfully, 1 have complete faith
in the structure of the ship to with
stand the journey.
Hollin Car Sensation
of Chicago Aulo Show
Leon Nelson, president of the
Stearns--Knight Auto Sales company,
returned front the Chicago auto allow
Friday, highly enthusiastic in his
praise of the new Rollin ear, for
which he was appointed distributor
a few weeks ago.
' It was the sensation of the show,
nn.l although 1 know it to lie a good
c ur and one well worthy of attention.
I was absolutely unprepared for tiie
agreeable surprise it gave me. I
cannot speak too highly of its beauty,
, nd in addition to that, I can now
say that its performance is wonder
ful. Its European lines, combined
with its great motor, make a combi
nation that excels, for the value, any
other car on the market.”
All models of the Rollin will be
shown by Mr. Nelson at the Omaha
auto shown
Athletes in Motor Plants.
“Employes of Durant motors, lno.,
find time for strenuous recreation
outside of working hours. The Du*
rant-Stars of Lansing, Mich., for the
second successive season developed
championship caliber, defeating all big
Michigan elevens in the semi-profes
sional ranks, and winning the slat*
championship,” says J. 11. Xewmark,
manager of sales promotion.
New Service Manager.
i. E. Loveland, formerly service
engineer of the Remy Electric com
pany, Anderson, ind.. has been named
service manager, of that organization j
to succeed R. K. Evans. Mr. Evans
lias joined the staff of the General
Motors Export company at New York
city and will later be assigned to
duties in their foreign field.
Mounted Concrete Mixer Saves Time
A valuable tip for the contractor
using concrete mixers may be ob
tained from the experience of <ieorge
Leavens of Lansing, Mich., who has
been able to effect savings of approxi
mately 25 per cent in labor and even
greater amounts in time by the use
of a mounted mixing machine.
Leavens mounted a 10-foot mixer,'
which is one «ize larger than the
average machine used by contractors
on light work, on a speed wagon
chassis obtained from the Reo Motor
Car company.
Ilis knowledge of gisoline en
gines warned him that it would be
lar from economical to attempt to
run the mixer from the 45 horse
power engine of the speed wagon
when a six horsepower gasoline en
gine would furnish ample power for
the work. V’sipg tin* speed wagon
engine for tliiis work would also have
meant wept* and tear on transmission
purls which might have decreased the
life of the chassis by a couple of
years. For these reasons a six horse*
power 'engine was mounted to the
rear of the mixer and is flow serving
very satisfactory in turning the
mixer.
Leavens saves in labor because
by the use of hi* mounted mixer
lm can eliminate a lot of handling
after, the concrete is mixed. For
instance, in pouring concrete for a
sidewalk, he drives tlie speed wagon
parallel to the sidewalk pouring as
iie goes. The same system Is em
ployed in pouring outside foundation
walls, while in pouring inside walls,
the speed wagon i.s driven ns close as
possible to the point at which the
work is being done and much wheel
ing is saved in this way.
New Cadillac Roadster
Proves Great Attraction
During the Inst week great interest
has been shown in V 53 Cadillac road
ster on display by the J. H. Hansen
C adillnc company. The body line of
tliis ear is by fur the most beautiful
and attractive that Cadillac has put
out In this stylo. It is painted a
beautiful Buckingham gray which is
one of Cadillac’s standard colors and
has a snappy English Burbank top.
A combination step and door opens
upon a convenient locker for golf
l ags and. as a step, affords easy ae
cess to a comfortably upholstered
seat for two within the rear deck.
Dealer Important Cog.
In the au tom obi Ip* business today
the big man In the picture is the
denier. He is the one to whom the
buyer of a motor ear looks to fur
service, anti nut the factory that
made the car. For this reason buy
el's are paying more a*nd mom at
tention to the business methods,
character and standing in the com
munity of the dealer from whom they
make their purchase, according to
Roy H. Faulkner, sales manager uf
the Auburn Automobile company.
Halloon Tire Pressure.
Interest tn balloon tires has grown
rapidly within the last few months.
The new tifes are easily the out
standing tire development of recent
years. A Ford touring ear equipped
with the new halloon type cords, re
quires. according to tallies computed
by Miller tire experts, only 30 pounds
pressure In the rear tires and 22
pounds in the front tires on the basis
of two passengers. Other Fords re
quires: roadster, 22 pounds rear, 21
pounds front: coupe, 26, rear, 24,
front; .sPdan, 30; rear; 22, front.
Two Record Orders.
Two of the largest orders for motor
cars' ever recorded in the history of
the industry have been placed In the
last two weeks with the Maxwell
Motor corporation of Detroit. John
It Thompson company, Maxwell
i hrv slerChalmers dealers In Detroit
and the DeCozen Motor company,
o< alers for the same cars In Newark,
N. J.. placed the orders.
In France a law has been proposed
to prevent children born In that coun
try of non French parents adopting
alien nationality when they reach
voting age.
This Fine Closed Car
The Coach *975
Touring Model *850 Tax and Freight Extra
A 30 minute rule will win you to the new Fssex.
Anti you will join the legions who know this new
Six, that is built by Hudson, in saying it provides
ideal transportation.
It continues the well known F.ssexqualities of econ
omy and reliability. Itaddsasmoothnessof perform
ance which heretofore was exclusively Hudson’s.
Roth cars are alike in all details that count for
long satisfactory service at small operating cost.
Steering is like guiding a bicycle. Gears shift
easily. Care of the car calls for little more than
keeping it lubricated. For the most part that ii
done with an oil can.
Fuel economy is impressive. Oil consumption la
unusually low and tire mileage surprisingly high.
The New Kasex is backed by a service policy
that keeps maintenance down to the minimum.
A 30 Minute Ride Will Win You
"7fe NewESSEX
A Six—Built by Hudson
_[" The Omaha Hudson Essex Co.*""]
j Harney Street at 26th Omaha, Neb. ATIantic 5065 j
| Killy Motor Co., Amociatc Dealer
Nash Motors Buys
Mitchell Plant
New 1 nit Will Be Mailc One
of Finest Motor Factories
in tlic Country.
In line w it h pinna for factory ex
l>nnsk>n made necessary because of
fpcreaslng deniaml for its product, j
l be Nash Motors company has pur* I
i based 11 to plants and realty sites of
the Mitchell Mot«*r Car company of
Koine.
The Mitchell plants cover 36 acres
of ground and have 600,000 square
feet of floor space; they include one
four story building 90 by 300 feet,
the other buildings being one story
structures of modern saw-tooth con
struction. When equipped by Nash
Motors with modern machinery, the
new unit in the Nash production or
ganization will he one of the finest
automobile manufacturing plants in
the country.
Acquisition of the Racine property
gives Nash Motors 100 aeres of
ground devoted to the processes of
production, and tho square feet of
floor space amounts to a total of
2.900,000. Tho Kenosha and Milwau
kee plants are of the most modern
type, as is also the factory of the
Seaman Body corporation, of which,
one haft interest is invested in Nash
Motors. The four-cylinder plant and
fho Seaman Body plant are both
practically brand new and were laid
out under the direction of Mr. Nash,
j Nash Motors produced in- 1922, ap
proximately 41,000 cars and in 1923
the production totaled very close to
60.000 cars. Despite this remarkable
! increase an .oversold condition per
sisted during the greater part of the
year.
Farts Service Important.
An important contributing cause
toward the Increasing orders for
Durant anil Star cars accredited by
Factory Manager Brown of the Du
rant plant is thq model parts service
recently perfected by the Durant
plants at Lansing, Mich , Elizabeth,
.V. J., and Oakland. Cal.
New Sales Manager Is
Named by Chevrolet
<*. k; Dawson has *uecceded Colin
Campbell, formerly general sales man
ager, Chevrolet Motor company, who j
recently resigned.
Mr. Dawson was foimerly assistant
general sales manager of the com
pany, having been actively associated
with the Chevrolet organiwition since
July, 11*12, when he negan as a retail
salesman in Detroit. Later he served
ns wholesale representative; whole
sale supervisor of 12 states; manager
of tho Detroit Chevrolet retail store;
zone sales manager at Flint, Mich.,
and assistant general salon manager
at Detroit.
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New Motor Plant
for Philadelphia
W ill Produce 100 Overland
Cars a Day fur Atlantic
(luast.
To lake care of what is expected lo
be tho greatest demand for its prod
uct in its history along the entire At
lantic seaboard, a demand presaged
by the remarkable popularity achiev
ed by Overland and Willys Knight
motor cars during 1023, Willys-Over
land announces the acquisition of a
new plant in Philadelphia In which
100 Overland cars a day are to be
built within another four or si*
weeks’ time.
The new Willys-Overalnd 'plant was
built in 1018 and during the war was
used by tho federal government.
The actual floor space to be used
will be 161.000 square feet, which
does not include the platforms which
surround all the buildings, nor rail
road trackage, etc.
It is exported that the plant will
begin operation some time in Febru
ary with a factory force of approxi
mately 3o0 men, augmented by a
salon and office fr: o of BO people
It Is anticipated that the initial dally
production will bo 100 cars, but this
Is soon to 1)0 increased to 200. The
present schedule calls for the man
ufacture of Overland models only, but
it is expected that the WiHys-Knlght
lino will bo added shortly.
100 IVr Cent Fncrra-r.
Aii increased production of ncre
Ilian 400 |ier cent over Hie tir**^
month of 1923 Is reported for .iJi,ti
nny by the Old* Motor Works at
Ini using, Mich. And this phenomenal
gain would have been even larger if
manufacturing facilities had pm -
milted, say factory officials.
SPECIAL OFFER
Our Re-new-ed Cadillac sale contains many bargains.
SEE THEM TODAY. More carefully refinished than
most new cars and as thoroughly inspected. Prices far
below your expectations.
See This One Today
CADILLAC
VICTORIA
Mechanically perfect, just re-new-ed and completely
refinished and re-tired. You can scarcely distinguish
it from the latest Cadillac on the street. This car sold
new and in no better condition for $4,900.00, and you
can now purchase it for less than half its original cost.
< Also many fine inexpensive cars of
other makes. Come today! $100 up.
Open all day Sunday. Bring in your old car—drive
out Sunday afternoon in one of the real aristocrats of
motor cars.
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Let us show you how to buy with a small investment
and pay the balance ajs you ride. Buy real value now.
“A SAFE PLACE TO BUY”
J. H. Hansen Cadillac Company
HA rney 0710 Farnam Street at 26th
THE UNIVERSAL CAR
forecasting A Tremendous
Spring Demand
739,626
more Ford cars and trucks were pro
duced last year than the previous
year, an increase of over 50 per cent.
In spite of this tremendous increase in pro
duction, it was impossible to meet delivery
requirements during the spring and summer
months when orders for 350,000 Ford Cars
and Trucks could not be filled.
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This year winter buying for immediate
delivery has been more active than ever |
before—and in addition 200,000 orders have
already been booked through the Ford
Weekly Purchase Plan for spring delivery.
These facts clearly indicate that the demand
during this spring and summer will be far
greater than ever, and that orders should be
placed immediately with Ford Dealers as a
means of protection against delay in securing
your Ford Car or Truck or Fordson Tractor.
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A small deposit down, with easy payments of
the balance arranged,or your enrollment under
the Ford Weekly Purchase Plan, will put your
order on the preferred list for spring delivery.
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' See the Nearest Authorized
Ford Dealer
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