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About Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922 | View Entire Issue (Aug. 27, 1911)
THE OMAHA SUNDAY ' BEE: AUGUST 27, 1911. NEW START FOR THE CADILLAC Motor Set Going by Electricity on th,e Hew Can. DYNAMO SUPPLIES THE CURRENT Electricity to at Motor, Llaat ta Car sad Perform Other T'mlq ferric ob th Models. Tn usual policy of th Cadillac Mo tor Car company to produce the ex ceptional brings out tor 19U & cat whot motor 1 started and ignited, in, whoa lamps are lighted by electric currant from th same sources dynamo on tba reoior. Navar bafora, In a gaaollna car. haa lectrlclty been utilised to such aa extent. Tha adoption of tha dynamo for ignition supplants tha usual magneto.' Tha driver baa two complete ignition sources at Ma command the dynamo and tha Dales dis tributor system, each with lt Individual at of spark plugs. Tha electrlcaJ plant consists of a com pact and powerful dynamo which ! oper atad by tha angina and charge storage; battery. ' ' To start tha motor ' tha operator Simply retards the spark lever and disengages' the clutch. When the clutch pedal is pushed for ward, automatic engagement is made be tween a gear on the dynamo and gear teeth on the engine fly-wheel. The cur rent from tha storage battery operates tha dynamo, which becomes an electric motor for the moment and the engine Is "turned over" the same as If the operator were In front of the car using tha old style crank. As soon as tha engine begins to draw In tha gas from tha carburetor and runs on Its own power, the operator releases the pressure on tha clutch pedal and Im mediately the motor gear disengages Its connection with tha engine and the car is ready to be driven. Tha dynamo than re sumes its (unction as a generator and its energy is devoted to ignition and to charging the storage battery. This haa a capacity or so ampere-hours, and as soon as that capacity is reached, tba charging automatically ceases. Practical Test Satisfactory practical tests have shown that the storage battery Is of sufficient capacity to operate the starting device and "turn over" the engine for a space of about twenty minutes, although It seldom re. qulrea mora than a second or two to start the engine. In fact, the Cadillac engine so frequently starts on tha spark that tha use of tha electrical starter is not al ways required. ina storage battery also supplies tba current for lighting. The car is equipped with two specially designed electric head lights, with adjustable lamps to focus tha rays properly two front sida lamps, tail lamps and speedometer lamp. Tha dynamo also suppVies current for ignition, up to 2S0 to JOO R. p. M. the Ignition current comes from the storage battery, while above that speed it is direct from tha dynamo through the high tension distributor to tha spark plugs. For Igni tion purposes the dynamo performs not only aU tha functions of tha most highly veiop magneto. but possess even greater efficiency, having more flexibility ana a greater range of action. When compelled to drive slowly in crowded thor ughfare. over very bad roads or on "hills. wiui tha usual magneto tha driver way tall his motor, because the magneto is not driven fast enough to generate cur rent, and It becomes necessary to switch for tha battery, if he has one. With the Cadillac system, if it becomes necessary to drive so slowly that sufficient current 1 not generated, the battery automatically uts in. When tha speed Is Increased, tha Byname again automatically takes hold ij. wnony oDviatee tha necessity of the drivers keeping continually on the alert to prevent stalling tha motor. Aaxlllarr Distribution. Tn addition to this Ignition, the Cad illac Is provided with tha auxiliary Deleo distributor system. This is separate and distinct, with Its own set of spark plugs, and In itself is thoroughly efficient for nnnlng the car, entirely Independent of tha main system. The entire electrical plant has been de Signed with a view to compactness and efficiency, simplicity and positlveness; and to obviate, as far as possible, the neces sity of attention. The Cadlllao company makes but one type of chassis, but offer a line of six dif ferent types of bodies, vis:. Five-passenger touring car. four-paasenger phaeton and two-passenger roadster, each Sl,aoo; four, passenger torpedo, at $1,900; three-passenger ooupe, at 13,250, and seven-passenger limousine, at $3,250. Other noteworthy improvements are made in tha 1913 car, the mora important of which are Increased power, larger wheels, larger tires and larger brake drums; Increase in tha gasoline capacity of all models and a gaaollna gauge on the dash. The sise of tha cylinders Is not In creased, but the Increase of power Is gained in other ways. For Instance, the valve openings are larger, tha Intake man ifold is larger and the shape changed to insure mora uniform distribution of the gas to the cylinders, and a new carbure tor, of Cadillac design, is developed In tha Cadlllao laboratories, is used. Not only does It simplify adjustments, but haa maxi mum efficiency and flexibility from low to high speeds. The only adjustment to be changed under varying conditions is tha Jr. which is controlled by a small lever t the steering wheel. In tha transmission tha front and rear drive shaft bearings are made oil tight by tha addition of atuffing boxes Tha rear axle is of the same general construction aa lau. with some Improved details, the principal chance being in the brake and hub clutch. Tha rear huh win be shorter, and tha brakes are increased from fourteen inches to seventeen Inches in diameter, with aa improvement m th. brake operating mechanism. Coast-to-Coast Run to Start October Two Fifty Persons in Ten Automobiles on 4,000-Mile Tour, New York to Lot Angeles. NEW TORK. Aug. M. .V novel transcon tinental automobile tour will leave th'sCity on October 2. This tour will be on a scale and .-plan -that .haa-ne hitherto been-at- tempted. Fifty persons In ten seven-pas-renger cars will make the trip, which from. start to finish will cover fully1 4.000 miles. from New York to Los Angeles. The route chosen for this coast to coast tour. is that known as "The Trail to Sunset." officially surveyed last fell by the automobillst and pathfinder. A- L. Westward. The promoters have the assistance and co-operation of the American Automobile association representative. Westgard. will Pilot the tour. Having driven over this route twice within the last eight months, no one Is better equipped than he to lead such an expedition. The Idea seems to be a variation from the general run of transcontinental tours, in that comfort and a route of unusual Inter est have been considered, sbove Speed. The day's run wi average les than I'm miles, snd every Sunday is scheduled as a day ot rest. Oreaf precaution will be taken to provide against accidents and delay. The party will be accompanied by a Garfield motor truck equipped with spare parts, extra tires, tubes, etc.. In charge of an expert meclanleiin. The truck.' which will, be high-geared and capshl of good speed, will carry part of the hand baggage so as not to overcrowd the cars with bagrag. Through New Mexico and Arirona a com missary sod camping outfit will lo be carried for the few occsslofts mhere hotel. are lacking. In selecting early October for the, start the tour can safely count on fine weather throughout. Sunflower Philosophy. White ties get soiled almost as esetly- as white gloves. If the successful suitor gets her mother s consent, he haa a majority sufficient- -to overcome father's veto What has become of the old-fashioned red petticoat with which the midnight ex press used to be fagged and saved? Atchison Globe. Autos in Road Race Hope of Gotham Men Taking: of Vanderbilt Cup to Savannah Will Not Prevent a Little Sport. NEW YORK. Aug J High-powered machines will plunge through clouds of gasoline and dust in road-racing competi tion on Long Island this autumn. After months of regret that the American Auto mobile association took the Vanderbilt cup and deposited It In Savannah, motorists hereabouts will be pleased to hear that a big road meeting will, after all. be held near this city. On September 30. a race will be run at Rlverhead. It will be an unusual race care will rumble between lines of bristling bayonets held by troops In uniform.. It will be t!e perfectly po liced circuit of Savannah transplanted to Long Ialand. - For tha first time in tha history of automobile racing on Lonu island regular state militia will patrol th course, holding In check the surge of the crowds by all that their militant uni forms nd shirting gun-batTels haply.- - It Isc a distinct Innovation and should make tha Rlverhead evenr aa Important as past Vanderbllts have been. This militia policing la an absolutely surety. The Forty-seventh regiment of Rrooklvn will guard th course. The order has been signed by the brigadier general and has been forwerded to Washlneton. Assur snces have ben received by W. J. Dallon. who Is promoting the rare, that the order will ba returned with the spproval of the powers that are. 'This lining of the roads by th soldiery will make tha rsee th most picturesque event of its kind that has ever been held In this section of the country. Savannah kas had tha troops for Its Grand Prise cup contests in the past. That's why Savannah has come to be looked upon as the best place to hold automobile races. No crowds press for ward on the turns at Savannah There are bsyonets to stop them. Also, that Is why the drivers, unhampered by any thoughts of reckless t-pectators encroach ing upon the course, are able to give all their attention to the steering wheel and urge their mounts to records. In Indiana. t the Lowell-Crown Point races two years ago, they had the militia, too. The same perfect eonditions' prevaihrd Mora-These conditions will feature the contest at Rlverhead. and tor the first time here abouts a good speed circuit will have been guarded properly. That this will boom the racing 'game In the vicinity of the greater city there Is no doubt. Otvn the same tools to work with, what Savannah has done. Long Island can do. HONEY BEES WITHOUT A STING Children play with Haadfals of Them ad Not a Child Feels the Stlnaer. Two hundred children playing with JR. live honey bees on the roof of a city build ing furnished an unususl sight in Phila delphia. Th children were members of the vaca tion Bible schools of the Fourth Baptist and Northern Liberty Presbyterian churches and th bees were inhabitants of an apiary on the roof of the A I. Root company building. I and 10 Vina street As guests of W. A. Selser. manager of the apiary company and superintendent of the Fourth Baptist Church Vacation Bible schotM, th children the b - "a hvppotised." and then gave practical demonstration of their belief that the. If sects were harmless by holding them In their hands. .y In addition to demonstrating" How th bees could b hypnotised, or demoralised Mr. Selser gave a lecture. In which he told the children how the ka go about theii . work and how they stay on the Job" un til they accomplish wht they set oj to do When th' Children wer taken to the roof thy wer fearful af tha bussing llttl insects Half an hour later they had lost their fear and all wer convinced that been are sociable, despite their reputation fot stinging. When the" fnk hd tpwroughly fright ened th "bes Mr. rlar dumped them Into a eone-hapd funnel, From this they dropped Info a tin scoop. This completa-l the hypnotising.' or demoralising", a ') expert csll it, and th busy mti hob makers were perfectly hrmls. " To prove that th demonstration w'ai successful Mr. Selser dumped the JS.Oot bees Into the butstretched hands of the children. Their sllnc gave smple evt dence that the bees wer hypnotised -Philadelphia North American. Dos. M'hr ire Hot. Tha deepest hole In the world up to date is tha boring beams ten raara aca at c. chow. $iiesia. with tha object of attaining k-m i e,vw mvici a. ana wnicn nas tow rwnea a aoptn or j.zw meters (7.319 feet). Tha bora is forty-four centimeters in ter at tha top and diminishes progressively "uumoiere. Measurements of tern '' n tneae regularly. At - - - . . . i.'i fives a aeo. thermic dKi-e" cajnaunt f h sponding to ' a rise of temperature ot 1 del t . ' " mw. ia cnangaor tern- pareiure aoea not proceed uniformly. In fact sioo Tan maters, v . iiHimuai iemDera.Lur nv. sioo occurs between the d.oth of u .n This pi meters, where the temperature actua.iy falls, with descent, about two degrees )- Little sarprisee "Mister, you left this diamond shirt stud iuuuiy last nonay. "Hello! Is that Mr. Smuhei la your best airl!" "Mrs. Dunham, her' a tha nm)iii ma borrowed from you a month or twa ririy. are your That len't old. Hang your coat ea that hook: you can hav the -L$2r'9?: If you w,nt w t0 m""y you. why don t you eprunk up and ak nil'" "All your watch n.eded. ir. was wind- N,-r- ru" dv- n't it?" Chicago Tribune. Never toa lata to enter tha Booklovara" Contest. . ;:v; ..';".. A..,.. .. t V . ..ee.-.-. : .r-."'V.V A'e.TM. v-:.-;,.-;-.v-e, -;;;.-V: --v. i..: :-. r.v;.-?':-.-: ::---::-frf " "I i J lias pirogir in scientific research marks a well defined line between the motor car of the past and the motor car of now if Vt'-'-Vc Automatic Two complete buretor. drums. electric starting device. Electric lights. ignition systems. Scientifically developed car- More Power. Larger wheels and tires. Steel bodies of latest accepted designs. Larger brake Numerous re finements of essential details. : ''if" y.'rtH; The improvements incorporated in this year's specifications will give a pronounced impetus to the conditions which have constituted the Cad-. iliac a law unto itself. These improvements are obviously the result of an economic and evo lutionary development; hence, it is useless to seek them elsewhere. They are the fruits of Cadillac research; of close and accurate meas urement; and of scientific standardization. Consider what an augmentation of comfort is implied in these two announcements, emanating from the Cadillac Company, which has never promised what it did not fulfill First, A surpassingly fine car made infinitely finer; and Second, a hitherto unattainable ideal resolved into a prattical reality. This more refined and efficient car, is a product of that process of ceaseless progress toward perfection, which has prevailed in the Cadillac plant for ten years. The simple, centralized, Delco eyatem of starting, igniting and light ing is .merely a phase, or an integral pari 6 that procens. ' ;;To combine these element! of efficiency; for the first time, in a unit, exercising the three separate functions, is of itself an interesting achieve. ment, although such a system as an adjunct to an. in different car, wpuid ' be of doubtful value. But to combine them in the Cadillac adds lustr6 to that achievement, because it endows mn extraordinary motor car with new and henceforth indispensable unctions. Without them, the Cadillac would still be the incarnation of ease, grace, elegance and economy. With them, a new meaning attaches to the word luxury as applied to motoring. The 1912 Cadillac automatically removes itself from the realms, of competition. . j CADILLAC ELECTRICAL SYSTEM Starting Lighting Ignition The electric plant in tha new Cadillac not only accomplishes what haretofor. haa been accomplished in a less efficient mann.r by Prt .ystems-tgnltion and lightlng-but goes further and includea in It. functions a feature to which motorist, hav. long looked forward, an automatic starter which obviatea the necessity of cranking by Tha plant consists of a compact snd powerful dyi.amo operated by tue engln. of the car. Tha dynamo charge the etorage battery. For starting the engine, the dynamo is temporarily and automatically transformed into a motor, the current to operate it aa a motor being furnished by Storage battery. To Start tha engine, the operator after taking hi seat in th oax. imply retards th spark lver and pusnea forward on the clutch pdal. Thla automatically engage a gear of die electric motor with gear teetn in the fly-wheel of the engine, causing the latter to "turn over." thrny producing th same effect as by the old method of cranking. As soon aa the engine takes In chargea of gaa from the carburetor and com meneea to run on its own power, the operator releases the pressure on the clutch pedal, the electric motor gear disengages its connection with tha fly-wheel and th. car Is ready to be driven. The electrle motor tnen again becomes a dynamo or generator and its energy is devoted to ignition and to charging the etorage battery. The atorage battery has a capacity of 10 ampere hours and aa oon that capacity la reached, the charging automatically cease. Practical tests have shown that the storage battery is of sufficient capacity to operate tha starting device and "turn over" the engine about twenty minutes, although it seldom requires mora thee a aecond or two. Tn fact tba Cadillac engine so frequently starts on the spark that th us of th. electrical starter 1 not alway required Th. atorage battery also supplies th current for lighting. Th car I equipped with two especially designed Oray & Davis electric head light with adjustable focus, two front ld light, tail light and speedom eter light The dynamo also supplies current for Ignition. Up to 2S0 to oo R. P. M. the Ignition current comes from the storage battary; above that speed tha current Is direct from tha dynamo through th. high tension distributor to th. spark plugs. For ignition purposes the dynamo per form not only all tha functiona of the most highly developed magneto, but possesses even greater efficiency, having more flexibility and a greater range of action. When compelled to driv slowly in crowded thoroughfares, over very bad road or on hill, with the usual magneto the driver may stall Ala motor because the magneto is not being driven fast enough to generate current, and It becomes necessary to switch to he battery If h. haa one. With the Cadillac system, If it become necessary to drive so slowly that sufficient current 1 not generated the battery automatically cuta In. When tha speed is increased th. dynamo again automatically takes hold. It wholly obviate th. neces sity of the driver's keeping constantly on th. alert to prevent stalling tha motor. In addition to the Ignition before described, tha Cadillac la provided with the auxiliary Delco system with dry cell current which haa proven to satisfactory In the past Th. extra system is separata and distinct, with Ita own act of spark plug and tn Itself is thoroughly efficient for runaing th. car, entirely independent of the main system. Tha ntlr electrical plant has been designed with a view to com pactness and efficiency. It Is designed with th idea of simplicity and posltivaness. It is designed to obviate to th. greatest possible degree, the necessity of attention. Above all. :t doea what It la designed to da A Few of the Improvements in the 1912 Cadillac Automatic alectrie starting device, electric lights. (See detail description la notbr column.) Increased power resulting from motor refinements snd our own tsw carburotor. Tnls now carburetor ns not only tlmpllfleja tn matter of adjustments, but possesses maximum flexibility and maximum efficiency from low to nlgn speeds without change-of adjust ment, excepting air adjustment controlled by small lever at the steering wheel. Wheels and Tires. Increased from 34 In. x i In. to 38 In. x i In. .,. v . Brake drums. Increased from 14 In. to 17 In. diameter. ... Bodies. Steel of later accented designs-; all fore doors, constructed upon new Improved methods. Gasoline capacity increased to. 21. gallons on all models excepting Phaeton and Roadsters, in whlci the Increase la to it gallons. Gasoline gauge on dash. SPECIFICATIONS IN BRIEF , KOOaV Four-cylinder, four-cyel; cylinder eaat singly, H-incn bor. by H-lneh piston stroke. Flva-bearing crankshaft. Five-bearing cam shaft BOMlOWSa NomiMl, A. L. A. M. rating. SI 4. Actual horse power greatly in excee of that rating due to Cadlllao design, Cadlllao principle, and Cadillac oonstruotloq. OOOUVO Water, copper jacketed cylinder. Gear driven oaatrifugal pump, radiator tubular and plat type. IQjnTIOsT description under Elctrlcal Syatem. X.UIOATIOBT Automatic splash system, oil uniformly distributed. CAvTJBTOV Special Cadillac design of maximum efficiency, water Jacketed. Air ad justable from drivers seat. OlUTCat (""one type. Ism, leather faced iUi pclal spring ring in fly-wneel. TaVAJT 8 aCISSIOl Sliding gre. selective type, three speeds forward and revre.se Chrome nickel steel rears, running on five annular ball bearings; bearing oil tight. OOaTTSOXr Majid gear-ohang levei at driver right. Inside the car. Service brake, foot lever. Emergency brake, hand lever at driver' right, outside. Clutcn, foot lever. Throttle accelerator, foot 'eer. Spark and throttle levers at steering wheel. Carburetor air tight adjustment, hand lever under steer ing wheel. ZKXTB-Dlrect shaft to bevel gears of special cut teeth to ariord maximum strength. Drive shaft run on Tlmken bearing. iXLSS hear. Tlmken full floating type: special alloy steel live axle snft, Tlmken roller bearing. Front axle, irop forged I beam section witn drop ferged yokes, spring perches, tie tod ends end steering spindles Front wheel fitted with Tlmken baarlng. lAXS-Oi internal and on. external brake direct on wheel, 17 -inch by 2-inch drum. Excep tionally easy in operation. Soth equipped with quallrra STSSSIiro QjEA Cadillac patented worm and worm gear, qtor typ. adjusts!, with ball thrust l-lnch steering post J-lnfh steering wheel wtta walnut rim; aluminum spider. WaTSSJb AM 114 inch. TXaMS Jl-lneh by 4-inch Hartford or Morgan Wright armijrav Front. mU lliptleal. Itar, three-quarter platform. risTISff Cadlllao blu through out. Including wheels; light striping, nickel trimming. ITAjrOAmO EQUinciXT Dynamo with lo A H. battery for automatic starter, le irlo light, and Ignition. Also DeLeo distributor system. . Lamps specially designed for Cadillac cars, black enamel with nickel trimmings; two headligbta; two side lights, tail light Hans gasolln gauge on .dash; horn; full foot rail in tonnaau; half foot rail in front; rob rail; tlr iron; set of tools, Including pump and tlra repair kit: cocoa mat in all ton neaux except closed ears. Speedometer, Standard, improved, with 4-lncB ice ana eieciric iisnr ilOSBW STTXSa ATD r&i Touring car Phaeton Roadster ... TorDedo Coupe, Seden type, aluminum body Limousine. Berlin type, aluminum body Prices F O. B Detroit, including standard equipment 11.800 00 '. 1,(00 oo I, SOU 00 l.no.00 n.iiooo J.K40.00 CADILLAC MOTOR CO. Omaha, Neb. : Cadillac Company of Omaha, 20S0 Farnam Street. Detroit, Mich. Lincoln, Neb.: Copeland-Orr Motor Car Co., 127, So. 11th Street.