TI1E OMAHA SUNDAY BEE: NOVEMBER 7, 1909.
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Officers of the Automobile Show
J. J. rERTGHT,
President.
CLARKE O. POWELL,
Secretary.
"WILLATtD D. IIOSFORD.
Manager.
GOOD HINTS TO MOTORISTS
In Making Repairs Be Sure Every
thing is in Its Place.
CORRECT PRESSURE ON TERES
Expensive Tensioning 1 Krrqarnt
lnnf of Urrnkait la the
I'orrelaln of the Spark
in (I I'lug.
Xn making repairs, the greatest care Is
necessary in reassembling the parts of a
motor to Insure ' that everything Is put
back In the correct position and that all
adjustments nro niide exactly right. Par
ticular attention must be paid to the Igni
tion mechanism when making any change
affecting the timing. In such cases, before
any attempt la made to start the motor it
should always first be ascertained whether
the spark occurs at the proper moment or
not, since when the spark occurs too early
a back fire Is produced In the engine and
if the spark occurs exceptionally early
bodily injury may result to the person
attempting to start the motor.
The maintenance of the correct pressure
In tires seldom receives the attention It
deserves. It Is really Impossible to secure
the best results unless the tire pump is
provided with a gauge in good working
order. No hard and fast rule can be laid
down for the pressure per square inch to
be pumped in so much depends on the
size of the tires and the weight of the
car, as - well as the make of the tires.
From seventy pounds Jo ninety pounds per
square Inch may be accepted aa the aver
age pressure necessary. There should be
no decided bulging of that portion of the
tire In contact with the ground; and if on
forcing the wheel sideways by pushing
the upper part, the under part is observed
to Bway, it Is a sign of insufficient pres
sure. When the magneto Ignition is fallng In
its magnetlo powers. It will be found that
the engine lostjs power, because the Igni
tion la less rapid, and this Js followed by
a loss of power. When the magneto weak
ens. It Is only necessary to remove the
horeeshoe magneto anl-have them remag
retlzert by being placed against the fields
of a dynamo which is working at its full
power. By doing this the permanent mag
nets will be remignetlzed und the magnet
will then develop its full ignition power
and continue to work for a further length
ened period before rcmagnelizlng Is again
required.
A frequent cause of breakage in the por
celain of a sparking plug is the excessive
tensioning up of the plug holding the por
celain in portion. This should not be
screwed up If one may use the expression
"hand tight." it having been found from
experience that a plug so, treated is prac
tically everlasting. A frequent couse of a
ahort circuiting In wet or foggy weather is
caused by damp becoming deposited be
tween the fly nut holding the high tension
wire across the porcelain of the plug, and
o to the frame. This may be avoided by
winding insulating tape from the porcelain
of the plug to the insulating rubber of the
high tension wire, then treating the cross
wire terminal on the contact breaker in
a similar fashion.
In putting new cells In your motor car,
never place in any more cells in series than
originally came with the machine. With a
good coll, four to six cells in series will
give satisfactory service on almost all
car, and if four cells give satisfactory
service, then a greater number connected
in scries will last a shorter length of time,
to say nothing of the excessive burning
and pitting of the platinum points of the
coll. To any one not versed in electrical
mutters, this statement seems strange, but
it Is easily understood if you consider that
' when you add more cells the voltage of the
battery Is raised. Consequently a greater
amount of current would flow through the
coll. and the more current that flows, of
course, the shorter will be the life of the
battery. When adding fresh cells to a
battery, test all cells and remove those
which are almost run down.
If you are temporarily forced to put
up with a defective bolt, it may be made
secure by flattening it slightly with a
hammer on an anvil, a stone or other
hard material, so that the nut will hold
for some length of time. As a result of
the hammering, the bolt will be roado
lightly oval, causing the nut to grip on
the threads of the greater diameter thus
created. If It is the nut that is stripped,
It should be made slightly oval by means
of the hammer, but. remember,, if It be
of iron. )t may crack, therefore, it U
advisable to tap lightly. Sometime a
stripped nut may be mad to hold for
a time by twisting tow around the bolt
befor screwing up. Nuts may also be
retained in position by wetting the part
with kpliits of salts, but the same end
'may be attained by slightly burning th
und of the belt.
Th flying machine, like th submarine,
la Inevitably destined to be . of Immense
value to the race for one or two especial
services, and It will assuredly be popular
with sportsmen In search of new trifles.
Beyond this, the so-called flying age is,
according to the, best expert opinion, a
pioduct of vivid imagination rather than
Intelligent foresight. With the wonders of
the inventors all about us, such dogmatic
scepticism may seem unwarranted and as
mere speculative discussion of the art it
Is so. no doubt. But when some modern
Keeley or an aerial counterpart of Mr.
Lemolne, the French diamond maker, comes
around peddling stock In an "all-air line"
between New York and Chicago (a contin
gency not, perhaps, extremely remote),
a little wholesome scepticism as to the Im
minence of this flying age will certainly
be a useful asset to the Individual with
ready money.
Fredrlrkson's Mew Models.
The constant, healthy, substantial growth
of the automobile business Is exemplified
In no stronger manner than by a review of
the growth of the II. IS. Fredrlckson com
pany. In 1896, when the idea of the un
skilled man being able to control a motor
driven vehicle on country roads at an aver
age speed of twenty-five miles per hour
was purely a dream that only the most
Imaginative could formulate, II. E. Fred
rlckson. purchased his first automobile and .
offered It for sale. People laughed at him
and wagged their heads. But time proved
that this experience in battling with these
problems was necessary to produce a clean
cut judgment on points of designing and
construction that Would make possible the
selections of the better grades of auto
mobiles. The experiences with steam, gasoline and
electric cars were exasperating at the time
and are amusing. The arguments that were
used in favor of each were hard to resist,
as crude as they now appear. One of the
most noteworthy performances of one of
Mr. Fredrlckson's first gasoline cars was
a trip from Omaha to South Omaha a
distance of eight miles without a break
down. The newspapers made special men
tion of this sensational trip.
Mr. Fredrlckson never feared to purchase
the highest priced machines, knowing that
cars of the highest merit only would per
manently establish his business. He has
catered to the purchaser willing to buy a
first-class article. In 1904 he was conduct
ing an exclusive automobile garage on a
large scale In the location at Fifteenth and
Capitol avenue, formerly occupied by the
W. R. Bennett company.
These quarters were soon outgrown and
in 1907 he purchased the business of Xhe
Powell Automobile company at 3044-46-48
Farnam street, which place he now occu
pies, but which has been rebuilt into one
of the most" attractive automobile show
rooms In the country.
At the beginning of this year the business
was incorporated with a full paid up capi
tal of $100,000, that the rapidly Increasing
volume of business might be properly cared
for. The agencies carried Pierce Ajrow,
Thomas Flyer, Chalmers-letrolt, Hudson
Twenty and Friichie are continued for
1D10 and purchased In Increased quantities.
The lSlO Maxwells.
The Maxwell people have delivered this
season the following type:
Model E, thirty-horse power, four-cylinder,
110-Inch whaal bore, thlrty-four-lnch
wheal, three-quarter scroll lllptlo springs,
magneto and gaa lamps, larger tonneau
and doors. fl,6O0, f. o. b., th factory.
Model A A, twelve-hors power, two-cylinder,
elghty-two-lnch wheel bis, full
elllptlo springs, with magneto-oil lamp and
horn, full taol equipment, $550, f. o. b.,
factory.
Model Q. Runabout, twenty-two-horse
power, four-cylinder sliding progressive
transmission .type, multiple disc clutch
thirty-Inch wheels, full elllptlo springs,
magneto, etc., 1850.
Model Q, No. 1, .sam as th others, with
single rumble seat, $900. .
Model Q, No. 2, same, with surry seat,
four-passenger, pf0.
Model Q, No. S, sam, with tonneau,
$1,000.
Model Q, Sportsman, same, two-passenger
car, different tyl body, racy In ap
pearance and snappy, $1,000.
Model 6, chassis, sam as K, built In
roadster type, same equipment, $1,600.
Model O, same aa Q, detachable tonneau,
$1,675.
These cars are all Improvements over
1903 models and have already become popu
lar wherever shown.
DriHmni'i Buck ( 1910'a.
Drummond, th man who mad th Whit
Steamer so popular In Omaha and Ne
braska, is being congratulated upon the
1910 models. In every way the car la im
proved. "It looks better; It rides better;
It stands more pounding; it is quieter, if
possible, and does everything but speak to
you," Drummond said.
He has brought out a Whit gasoline car
which has attracted no end of attention.
It is trim, and resemble the steamer. It
is silent and ha th get-up-and-get of the
Whit House cars. lJurliig th last week
the demand has been heavy for these cere.
The outlook la for a great season on both
th steam and gasolln type. They are
said to be faultless In construction, and
their general makeup could not be Im
proved upon.
Auto Truck
Fast Crowding
Out Old Darby
Machine for Heavy Hauling Has Ad
vantages Over the Horse that
Are Winning.
These days show the benefits of the
motor car as a freight carrier in compari
son with the horse-drawn freight-carrying
vehicles.
Plying between New York and Newark,
New York and Yonkers, and points on
Long Island, are various freight-carrying
auto trucks, which run at a speed of ten
to twenty miles an hour. These trucks
bowl along with tremendous loads piled on
them, and make the Journey three times
as fast as horses can and with, of course,
little effort, whereas the horses are seen
staggering In the hot sun, and the poor
beasts are objects of pity to those who
know that they can be dispensed with
safely at this stage of th automobile
making business.
The auto truck takes only half th room
that the horse-diawn vehicle does, and it
has been proved by the merchants of Ro
chester and other cities that it is far
cheaper to use automobiles than to use
horses.
Postmaster Edward M. Morgan, known
as New York' -business postmaster," In
talking with the writer at Asbury park
recently. in regard to th efforts and ex
periments the New York Postoffice has
made In automobile mail delivery, said:
"We have proved to our satisfaction
that the automobile postal delivery is a
success, and I might say it Is not only
a success, but it Is also a wonderful sav
ing, both in time and money. We can de
liver mall faster and cheaper today with
the motor truck than we possibly could
with the horse-drawn vehicles, and, too,
it saves a tremendous amount of space at
the rear of the, postoffice. The saving, of
course. In stable and feed room is also
an important Item, as, you know, a bale
of hay will take up more room than a
barrel of gasoline, and Is not so easily
handled, but the stable room Is a matter
of concern, especially as New York gets
more crowded, and land geU dearer.
"I expect." said Mr. Morgan, "to see
nearly all our mail handled by automobile
delivery, where, of course, the tube Is not
used, which, is also a tremendous time
saver and an undoubted success. It Is
doubtful to my mind If we will see much
mor of the horse, as the airship Is com
ing along, and who knows but what we
will be carrying mall In aeroplanes or
uuigioies: i wouia certainly not at this
time say that we will be doing so In ten
years."
Th automobile from a sanitary stand
point also offers something to be consid
ered, and then again comes the question
of street cleaning and street repair work.
A everybody knows, this Is a large item
In New York City, and, In fact, In all
cities. It Is the ironshod vehicle and the
horse that draws It that Is responsible for
most of the street disintegration, as the
automobile does not cut up the streets of
New York, which, for the most part, are
mad of material that cannot be cut ex
cept from a continual chipping by the
Iron tires and the sharp horseshoe.
From a street cleaning viewpoint. It Is
the horse that provides most of th re
fuse that has to be swept up and carted
away. Besides, doctors have declared that
disease spreads front the refuse so dis
tributed throughout the streets, and which
Is blown In all directions by the wind
when dry.
1 will mean the saving of millions of
dollars In street repairing and street clean
ing when the horse Is eliminated from the
streets of New York and the automobile
take Its place. It will mean the saving
of mile of room between the Battery and
the Bronx, aud that Item alone must be
considered.
The day of the automobile has arrived,
and th day of the horse Is fast receding
New York Globe. V
The Jarkaona.
Th 1910 Jacksons are at th garag of
the Pioneer Implement company by the
hundred. They are spanking, clean cars,
and are Just some better than ever. Man
ager John Davis said. H U sending them
out In a color resembling carary, which
Is sweeping Iowa and Nebraska. Said
he: "The Jackson will be limited to four
cylinder cars. The factory will build Its
own engines and all sizes will be modeled
after E; cam shafts, unit power plant
construction, valve Inclined at 45 per cent
on opposite sides of cylinder head; self
contained oiling system and clutches, all
running In oil. All car will b provided
with Splltdorf magneto. Bchebler car
buretor and have thermo syphon water
circulation. Th color of th car will
b dark very deep blue, with some of th
gear cream, AU car will b hung on
full elllptlo springs, all frame dropped
and all steering arm will lift avobe th
axle."
Altogether th 1910 car is on of th bast
cars of it typ of the season.
MnoMECemenf for WW Cms
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The Winner of the Vanderbilt Cup.
Locomobile 40 Touring Car $4500
iWheel base 123 1 cylinder wheel 36 springs semi-elliptic alloy steel.
This one of the grandest cars madd American or foreign. It is in a class alone.
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hS toddard-Day ton"
10-K-5, 50 H. P., five passengers,
wheel base, 120-inch, wheels 36x4V2, aA
elliptic springs, built on rakish lines,
with metal wind-shield, Bosch mag
neto and Delco battery; 5 lamps, Presf-o-lite
tank, etc., all'included, $2,750;
top $125 extra. This is the car that
ran second in the 250-mile race at In
dianapolis and stopped but twice andv
then for only oil.
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1910 Mattheson Six Tonneau, $3,ooo
This is one of the best six-cylinder cars in all the world. This is our guarantee. You are the judge. Immediate
deliveries.
J. J. DERIGHT CO.,
1818 Farnam
Street.
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7 The Lexinaton. 4-cvL.
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45-horse nmn&r tour
ing car short coupled
or roadster, $25oo.
This is one of the. best cars on the
market. Absolutely reliable, graceful,
easy, powerful, durable.
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Model E, Baby Tonneau $1,250. Motor 30 horse power, 4-olinder, five passenger, wheel base 105 inches, mag
neto equipment, 32-in.x3-in. tires, $1,250. "The beauties of a Regal are unsurpassed."
The Mercer, 35.
This is a beautiful car. 40 horse power, 116 wheel base made by the Bobelings &Sons of New York, the mil
lionaire wire ropa manufacturers. You will like this nifty little machine $2,000.
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Farnam
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