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THE WELL-KEPT CAR AT HOME
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rilrtte Oarege i Handy Thing for
Auto Owner.
IT MAKES MAN INDEPENDENT
Wefceed tar on th Hob ft
la n () Which I. Treated
"eat at Home hr fla
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'"'ther thlnrs 'heing iial. the ear that
br the bet behaved on th road I the rsr
Ust hat received the best training and
treatment at home. If the home of tht
car happens to be In a large city wrier
It must be stored In a public Karate the
nature of thin training and treatment Is
more or less a matter of lurk, but the
man who can house hl machine In til
own private Karaite and who la Inter
ested and intelligent enouth to pais for
I himself will find the road manners of
hl automnhlla far superior to those of It
r'tiliHo chink brother urifs llrnr .
Ulllt'S
A prlvat aaiatfe. with it eii:ipnvnt. '
wl'l r'rtit an initial nutl-n thut fill
rv with th iirt. nt lo.inei' of the:
building and variety ( the til; and
thl Investment may cause many an auto- .
1st to hrsltate before substituting a lump;
sum expenditure of from two to ten thou- I
sand dollar In place of public i as' j
charice of from J0 to VO a. month. If!
me nui.imoi.ua owner has a few stpiHic
feet of land available rAar hi house, how
ever, he will bit foolish to pay garage
charge for one week longer than the
shortest lime In which he ran erect a
properly equipped araK of hi own. and
he will find that he will noon be able to
save the amount out of hi former month
ly expenses for tip-keep, stnraae and re
pHlrs. Th primary purpose of a garaae was to
provide a suitable covering In which the
car might be safely stored In all kind
of weather when not In use. It here
also that the water, oil and gasoline tank
would be filled, the body cleaned and the
machine generally groomed, and It ws.
consequent ly, but a step from th garage
erected a a shelter only to a building In
mttlrh the car cou'd be stored and knt
In 1 1 tidit !n. Th modern private garavsi.
tlerefore. ivfclle h t partaking esperially
of tr-v nai.ire of a nischine shop, should
he eiiitipperl with snffivli nt too! to en
able smnll repair and r irsci n t.ts to be
ninile. sfio'ihl be of amt1e slje to prolde
storage for extra toil, spare part and
accesorl that are not aiwa carried
with the car. and should be so arranged
a to facilitate washing and cleaning the
automobile and to render all parts of the
machine eaily accessible. This may sound
like too many virtues to attribute to one
small building, but modern design, new
appliances and present-day methods of
construction have all combined to make
posHlble the erection of a garage at a
moderate cot that will fulfill all these
condition.
Look far Trouble.
The best wrv to avoid trouble Is to an
ticipate It. nnd. In like manner, the bnt
way to prevent a nut from woiklng loose
on the road Is to-make certain that It I
tight before the car goes out on the road.
And to continue this line of reasoning,
the best way to prevent the necessity of
crawling under the car In the middle of the
road I to do the crawling beforehand
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HOSE who are satisfied only with the best
use Columbia cars. Birth, tradition, environ
ff merit and character forbid their accepting less.
Columbia 'cars have held this regard for sixteen
years from the beginning of the motor car, in fact
Columbia cars are built in a factory big enough
to build 500C car. - Only 1000 Columbia
cars are built annually and these with infinite
care. Every refinement of detail characterizes
tnem. i hey have many exclusive features
SenJ for compltlt calalogu.
The Columbia Motor Car Company ,
Hartford. Conn. -lUlf ' JJJIIH . '. Mi
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Do You Realize the Effect of a Split-Base Rim?
Kecause water and mst ruin the casing and tube, the Firestone Demountable Him is made with
nn unbroken base. Experience shows that rims wiiich separate into halves, or split across the base
letvater into the tire. The Firestone rim is designed from the standpoint of the tiro maker It saves
tne as well as time and effort in changing them. We avoid show-room display propositions in
favor of results in actual service.
This explains why America's leading car makers use and recommend
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Quick Detachable
emounfable Pirn
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To cany your spare tires inflated, ready for in
stant change.
Th bane df thi tint i
nnt nilil, either aero the
rdn or a ouni U.
NOTE THIS:
Firestone tires like Firestone Demountable Rims
are designed and manufactured by exclusive tire
makers, men who have studied and weighed every
phase of tire service.
THAT'S HOW we came to originate the first
and best heavy-rubber tire that prevents skidding
without ruinous metal studs or wiresthe famous
Firestone Non-Skid.
THAT'S "WHY each Firestone tire in its own
field is the aboluts leader in constructive detail and
wearing quality the product of expert specialization.
Specify Firestone tires and demount
able rims on' your hciv car,
OMAHA DIGTniDUTORC:
Central Tiro & Rubbsr Ca., 2127 Farnam Sf.
The Firestone Tire and Rubber Co., Akron, 0
" America's, Ixrgtsf, exchi- IS ranches Aqencit and
t'i tin an I rim maker " dealers evenwhere.
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when the cr Is In the clean, warm icaraie. '.
Thi.- d ). not menu ehut the under Mde
of the rnr will re julre more attention '
any oihe'r part, hvt occasion may acme.'
tlnifs arle In whh h It Is necesiuirr ,
te! li vnnie holt. nut. screw, rod. or shaft
that i( not acoelt.!e from the top or shl'i
of the machine, and for thi reon som .
mean of rnislmt the aoton ohlle or of low- .
erlnif. the repair man should he furnished
In order to- provide enough head room In j
which he may worl;. !
A pit In the ftaraae floor over which the '
cr may be rolled furnishes the most con- j
eilnt method of renchlnir the under aide j
of the machine, and thl should he of auf- j
fich nt depth so that th man may stand
ere-.t without strlklna hi head. If desired,
a movable seat mv be provided which
may rest on any pair of a series -f clea'a
placed at different helithta along- the aide
of the pit.
If the floor of the Harare I raised a
aufflclent distance above the triotind, the
pit may be In the form of a stout boa
fitting- the under tide of a hole cut In the
floor of the buildlna. It la probable, how
ever, that this bo will need to be let
Into the around In order to furnish a auf
flclent depth to the pit. and If thl la ihe
ease care should be taken to render th
pit water-tlarht. Thia may be done by cov.
erlnar the outside of the box with well
soldered rlnc, but the most aatlsfactory
form of pit li that eonatrneted of concrete
resting on a aultable foundation. A re
movable door should be provided for every
pit. and thla should always be left In place
when there are no repairs to be mad te
the under aide of the car.
8ome 1tae Trestle.
In lieu of a pit. many enrarea are
equipped with a ort of trestle on which
tha car may be run In order to raise It a
sufficient distance from the ground that ta
under aide may be reached. Thla trestle
may be In two portions, each In the form
of a. large, heavy "sawhorae." with a wide
fop and boxed-in aide In orderto prevent
the car from running: off. The approach to
thla elevation may be made of a couple of
atout planks also with boxed-ln ildee, and
If these planka are sufficiently long the
Inclined plane need not be so very deep.
Elretrlrttr la I sef !.
Illumination Is not the only use to which
the electric current In the private garage
may be put. and even though machine tools,
lathea, or large drilla are not Installed,
small power may be employed to very
good advantage. It often becomes neces
sary, when removing a nut or cover-plate,
to file away some portion of the end of the
bolt or other exceaa metal which may be
In the way, and to accomplish this with a
hand-file la an exceedingly tedious opera
tion. It Is, consequently, advisable that
every well equipped garage ba provided
with a hand emery grinder. This consists
of a small, high-speed, electric motor hav
ing a long spindle, to the end of which may
ba attached any one of a number of
emery wheels of various shapes and slues.
The motor Is attached to a flexible wire
terminating In a plug which may be
screwed Into tha electrio light socket, and
by holding the Instrument In the hand so
that the emery wheel revolves against th
piece to be ground, almost any nut can be
easily removed from a riveted bolt.
Prepare for niovroata.
As In all tour! nor nrovlaton Is miil tnr
the possible necessity of the use of square
tires, ana all manner of precautions are
taken against blow-outs and Duncturen. an
when the car la at home tire repairs con
stitute a large portion of the grooming.
Here attain the llrht current mmv he nurf
to good advantage, and an electric, vul-
cantser win te round to occupy an impor
tant niche among the repair tools of the
garage. By tha use of this Instrument.
cuts, sand-pockets, and In fact, practically
any hole that may appear In either-' the
Inner tube or the "shoe," may ba repaired
easily and made as good as new at a cost
ot but a few minutes and fewer oents.
Some owners have even gone so far as to
retread an old shoe entirely with one of
these small Instruments, For the consola
tion of the man who covets one of these
handy little repair tools and yet whose
garage Is not equipped with electric light,
it may be stated that portable vulcanizers
are made which use an aicnhni limn
source of heat instead of the electric cur
rent.
No Karaite would be cnmnlet withnm
some means of storing generaus supplies
01 gaaonne and lubricating oil. and yet
Insurance regulation nrtan rr.uk i i
advisable or impossible to keep the fuel
tana; inside of the building. The safest
and most aatisfactnrv methnd of inri
fuel is to place the tank underground.
wnere no rire can reach it. and connect It
by pipes with a gasoline pump placed In
some convenient comer of the garage. A
two-compartment tank may be used, In one
division of which the lubricating oil may
be stored and piped to the second half ot
a combination fuel and oil pump.
There are. of course, many other devices,
installations and arrangements whii-v. -.111
add to the efficiency and value f 11,.
private garage, but many of these such as
a heating apparatuj for operating the car
in winter, for Instance must be left to the
discretion and ingenuity of the owner him
self, who, after all. Is really more responsi
ble for the health of his car than is any
tool or instrument with which tba garage
can be equipped.
CLEAN CRANK CHAMBER OFTEN
(treats aad Forela tabitasrei Cmm
Re Henovcd with lee of
Keroaeae.
Many motorists do not empty and cleaii
out the crank chambers of their cars often
enough, but those who give attention to
this detail are comparatively numerous
compared to those who never think about
doing anything more to tha gear box tr
back axle than refilling It from time to
time with lubricant. The gear box is not
like an engine and doea nbt require refill
ing so frequently, but at least once a sea
son the plug at the bottom of the gear
box should be taken out and all grtas and
oil remaining washed a m-ay with kerosene.
The quickest way to do this Is to take off
th gear box cover, fill up with keresone,
replace the cover and run the engine, with
the rear wheels jacked up; change the
gearing so that the kerosene and grease
arc thoroughly mixed up and the entire
mas reduced to a liquid state. It will
then run out freely when the pltij is re
moved. When this Is done, the plu should
be replaced and the gear box half filled
with kerostne. The residue of grease can
be eaily removed with an old paint brush.
The dirty kerosene can then be run out
and fresh lubricant put in.
THE MARION FLYER
arrived on time and Station 35 was
crowded with interested visitors.
There is room for all, every caller is as
sured of a "look-in" and may be assur
ed the time spent will be their gain.
Tie Alar ton is on exhibition solely for inspection and
comparison.
With an added welcomt to all visitors and a cordial in
.vitaiion for a return visit of those who have already fav
ored us with a call, ws arj Very truty yours,
Marion Automobile Go.
C. W. McDonald, Manager.
2101-3 FarrtaTi Street
Like all O VERLA NDS, this cxr is madz wider the
best manufacturing conditions m the Largest
Exclusive Automobile Factory in the World.
OVERLANDS are good cars This is an OVERLAND.
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OVERLAND MODEL 49
Price $1,095
A small family touring car with every
good quality or a larger one. It's big
enough to be comfortable and the
motor is of more than sufficient power.
Van Brunt Automobile Co.
Omaha, Neb. Council Bluffs, la, Sioux Falls, S. D.
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sterrlasr Gear laaportaat.
One of the most Important parts of an
automobile Is the mechnntam by which It
is guided, and the steering gear of the
Premier has ben given much attention by
those who consider only the nearest to
lerfection. The wheel U of Ciicaanian wal
nut, mounted upon a strong spider.' and
acting through an inclined shaft enclosed
In heavy brass tubing. At the bottom of
the shaft Is a regulation Heel worm whl;h
meshes with a full spiral gear, and te the
transverse ahaft which carries the gear.
The ateerlng arm la mounted at the outer
end.
r'rlhlarat lata Flta
by fear of apuj-ndirltis. take I)r. King s
N-w Life I lis and away goes bowel
trouble. Guaranteed. lie. For sale by Bea
ton L'tug Co
Investigate Power Hauling With An Avery
Commercial Truck 2 or 3 Ton Sizes
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It's ihe Onlv Truck With All Thoen Antnn?.
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Seat low down where ther are easy to get Into etg at the side of motor (not behind), glvlnar more
platform space and balancing load tetter on front and rear axlea easily accessible motor (not covered
by aeatg or platform). Only truck with flat steel pifte frame stronger and more flexible- auxllllarr water
tank for hard pulla on low gear; engine never heaU; an oillrg gystem. where all you have to do la to
"pour In the oil"; larger tires; larger driving sprocket.
Power-Hauling is a Proven Success
It s only the question of the light kind of truck. Put It up to us to show you that an Avery Truck will
cut down your hauling expense and do your work faster and In better shape
fcfcK THE AVEKV THICK AT THE AI'TO.MOBILH SHOW, or at our branch house, or write for new
XU complete catalog. Investigate power hauling with an Avery Truck. Territory not already taken la
open for contracts with live dealers. aireaay lanen is
J0HNS0N-DANF0RTH CO., Special Agents
Southwest Corner 10th and Jones Streets, Omaha, Neb.
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