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About Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922 | View Entire Issue (Aug. 4, 1912)
TTIE OMAHA SUNDAY BEE: AUGUST 4, 1912. 11 A Gossip Along the Automobile Row During the. last ten days twenty-tour of the new "Long horn" auto noise makers have been sold by the Western Auto Supply company. Omaha autoists eay the new horns are becoming popular, not only on the boulevards, but along the rural roads. C. N. Diets is now buzzing about town in an Oakland 45, which he purchased from the Mclntyre Auto company here, Dietz Is well pleased with the car and expects to take several jaunta into the country round about Omaha soon. John Larsen of tSanton purchased an "R-C-H" last week from the Mclntyre agency. ; F. Gotschall, salesman for the Lozler i factory, was a visitor in Omaha last week. W. C. Cunningham of Denver passed through Omaha the other day in a Pierce ' 48 on his way to New York City. Cun nlngham said that the roads through Nebraska, especially from North 'flatte to Omaha, were in excellent condition. Six Little Six Mitchells were delivered by the local agency to E. E. Mockett of Incoln recently. The sates of this car have been Increasing rapidly m tne capital city during the last three months. Four carloads of stock were received iat the local salesrooms of the Goodyear Tire and Rubber company last week. , L. E. Miller arrived from the factory at Akron, O.. recently to take up a posi tion as cashier of the Omaha branch of the Goodyear company. Mr. Miller has been connected with the Goodyear firm for several years past and Is ranked high by the officers of the company. William Chamberlain of Clafks, Neb., purchased an Oakland 40 here last week. William Chamerlain of Clarks, Neb., The Schissel Auto company, Cherokee, la., recently received a couple of Little Six Mitchells. A new model, car will be exhibited at the Losier agency here soon. It is a five-passenger Little Six Loaier and has been designed with considerable care at the factory. The car is a six-cylinder. Clarke Powell of the Powell Supply company will return from his summer vacation at Isle Eoyale, Canada, August 15. G. T. Wilson sold a Lexington Six to O. E. Schoonover of Bed Oak last week. The Moline company will have a car load of 1913 models on hand soon. At present the local salesrooms are empty, all the stock on hand having been sold. A carload of 1913 Oakland 40 s will arrive her tomorrow. Erall Gall of Omaha purchase a five passenger Lexington touring car last week. G.!; T, Wilson sold a Flanders run about to Dr. Schramek recently. S. L. Spurrier and son of Guthrie, Okl.. passed through Omaha last week in a Chalmers bound for Lake Okobojl and Spirit lake. They reported the roads through Kansas and southern Nebraska in fine condition and made good time during the trip from Guthrie to Omaha. The, car was equipped for all the on slaughts of Inclement weather. O. L. Stoltenberg of Florence is whiz zing" about the streets nowadays in a Ibrand new Little Six Mitchell. The Omaha Gas company purchased !a Flanders delivery wagon last week. I A new supply of auto pennants has keen laid in by the Sobotker cigar store felong auto row. A Big Six Mitchell was bought by Jlrs. L. Connelly of Council Bluffs re Ctntly. J. D. Pope and family passed through Omaha last week on their way irom Waukeegan, 111., to Denver. They were tiding in a Chalmers .16. Guy L. Smith has received news that almost 1,000 of the 1913 Hudson "37" cars have already been sold. The most re- SUNBURNT SKINS NEED CUTICURA SOAP And Cuticura Ointment. For heat rashes, itchings, sunburn, wind irritations, redness and roughness of the face and hands, Cuticura Soap, assisted by Cuticura Oint ment, hal no rivals worth men tioning. No others do so much for the complexion, hair and hands. Cutloorm Boaa aa4 Ointment told thraagfcoat the iwld. Liberal tuapto of eaeh mailed free, with B-p. book. Addnaa "Oationra." Dept. X. Boato. SST Taadar.facad man ahava In comfort with Ontt. nil Sea btiofc. Bo. Liberal aunpla traa. markable feature of this business is that the ears were sold "sight unseen." The Hudson reputation and the 1913 announce ment sold 1,000 cars before anyone had even seen the car. J. H. Beveridge of Council Bluffs pur chased a flve-passenged Lexington car the other day. Mrs. P. T. Walsh and family of Daven port, la., passed through Omaha last week in a Pierce-Arrow 48 bound for Fort Collins. For years there has been much argu ment among automoblllsts and others as to whether women should drive spead cars. Recently the discussion was opened by a group of members In the Hoosier Automobile club In Indianapolis. The only good argument presented for some time waa tbat of one man who de clared that the death of Miss Harriet Qulmby, the aviatrice, waa illustrative of how the ordinary woman's physical make-up does not provide for great tests of nerves where human life is at stake. The first automobile endurance run for cars owned and driven by farmers ended in Dallas, Te Saturday. This tour which covered about 1,000 miles of Texas roads, was won by W. H. Mickle In a Chalmers 30. Mickle's car finished with a perfect score and took down the first. cash prise, offered by Farm and Ranch, and the big loving cup put up by the G. A. C. Halff company of Dal las and San Antonio. The quickest automobile sale on record has been reported from New Tork City. Nat Goodwin, the famous actor, walked into he Hudson salesroom a few days ago, asked the price of. the car and how soon delivery could be made. On receiv ing the desired Information Mr. Goodwin signed an order and wrote his check. The entire transaction occupied Just seven minutes. Hugh Drane and Mort McClure, the two Texan ranchmen, driving Marion cars in the Four states' tour, which completed 1,225 miles at Indianapolis, on Wednes day, made an involuntary donation to Indianapolis too. Some tourists took a dislike to their badger mascot, which had ridden on a Marlon "Bobcat." It was missed at Canton, O., one morning. A telegram from Indianapolis acknowledging the donation was the first trace the tour sleuths got of it. The Studebaker comporatlon has taken advantage of a sensationally profitable season to recall $450,000 worth of pre ferred stock, Issued . some time ago. . In addition, the firm has added greatly to its immense reserve fund. In more than 2)00 miles of cross country going, CV F. Blumberg in his "Texas Long Horn" Studebaker E-M-F "30" ageraged 18 miles per gallon of gaso line and 200 miles per gallon of lubricat ing oil. Thirty years ago H. E. Wessels ar rived at the vlclnty of Spokane, after a long trip by ox-train. He is now cov ering the reverse way of the route In his Studebaker "30." Newspaper. Printed .... in Mid-Ocean Tells; of :Big -Convention The marvels of wireless are illustrated by a copy Of the Austro-Amerlcan Her ald, ' printed irr tnldocean on board the steamship, "Kaiser Frans Joseph I," dated Wednesday, June 19, and containing an account of the opening of the Chicago convention- Because of the reference in the dispatch to the rulings of Chairman Rosewater, Miss Pearl Rockefellow of the teaching staff of our high school, who was a passenger on the boat, sent her copy to friends at home. The location of the steamer at the time is indicated by a note predicting arrival at St. Miguel on Friday, it being then Wednesday. AUTOISTS WILL LAY . OUT MERIDIAN ROAD The international meridian road race from Canada to the Gulf of Mexico will start from Winnipeg on September 9 and according to schedule will make about 100 miles per day, allowing time for stops at the small towns where speeches explaining the run will be made. According to the proposed route the trip will extend through North and South Dakota, Nebraska, Kansas, Oklahoma and Texas. It is expected that each state division of the meridian road pro ject will care for the international party which will consist of Samuel H. Lea of Pierre, S. D., president of the Meridian road; John C. Nicholson of Newton, Kan., secretary-treasurer, and several others. The trip will not touch Omaha as it goes through Nebraska by way of Co lumbus, York and Hebron. i . ... GRINDING VALVES BY HAND IS D0NE AWAY WITH "The old way of grinding valves by hand, using hours of valuable time, is now done away with," said Albert Bihler, who has Installed the new machine in his Farnam street shop. "The expense Is materially reduced by this machine and the work is more accurate and satis, factory- "People find 'knocks in their engine, the motor doesn't pull as of old, the car isn't just running satisfactorily and gen erating the power as when new," said Bihler, "and in nine cases out of ten it is valve trouble. Turning and grinding the valve will put it in condition again, and the knock and trouble will cease." EVANS TAKES AGENCY FOR OVERLAND CARS 3. M. Evans has just taken over the selling of Overland cars for 1913 In Omaha and vicinity for the Van Brunt Automo bile company of Council Bluffs, who are distributers for this territory. Mr. Evans resigned a good position to take up this line. He has great confidence In it, and if the factory lives up to its promises this year as it did last season Evans should do a big business. CLUB MEMBERS ARE IN FAVOR OF ENLARGING The returns on the postal card referen dum for an expression from members of the Omaha club as to a proposed addi tion to the club house are said to be showing quit a divergence, but with a majority In favor of the proposition. The directors have not yet decided definitely whether to go ahead. Speaker Italara Cottoa. Trls Speaker received word last week from his Texas home that his nttoo crop was flourishing. LAYING OUT GLIDDEN ROUTE Pathfinder This Year is Driving a Flanders Electric Car. DETROIT TO NEW ORLEANS Road to Be Marked by Patting: Signs on Schoolhonaea, Ckarehe and DwelllngaSUk Flag- Is Carried. Bearing a handsome Bilk American flag on a gold tipped staff presented him by Mayor Thompson, W. O. Westward of New York City, official pathfinder for the 1912 Glldden tour, and several companion travelers' left Detroit Wednes day on their trip to New Orleans. The pathfinder's car is a "Flanders Elec tric" taken from the stock in the factory at Pontlac. About 10,000 people witnessed the start. The car will be on the road three weeks and the participants in the tour will make a detailed road map of the entire distance from Detroit to New Orleans. School houses, churches and dwellings will be marked. Charlie Ross of the Flanders factory at Pontlac is driving the car. In order to keep an accurate check upon the mileage, two speedometers were placed In front of the driver's seat, each to be used as a check upon the other. A meter on the car. shows the amount of available current In the batteries. That the electric car will be fully equal to the severe work of laying out the "lakes to gulf route waa fully attested and it Is certain that the trip will be made in good time. While the maximum speed waa a trifle over twenty-five miles per hour, the elec tric averaged fifteen miles per hour all the way1. Windy City Autoists Show Interest in the Elgin Road Races CHICAGO, Aug. 3.-That members of the Chicago Automobile club are Bhowlng more than usual interest in the Elgin road races to be run over the Kane county course on August 30 and 31 is evidenced by the fact that W. B. Huey, a Windy City speed fan, has opened negotiations with the Marmon company for the car Patschke, driven in the Vanderbllt Cup and Grand Prise events at Savannah last fall, for the purpose of entering it at Elgin. . Although .an amateur driver of con siderable ability, Huey will not take the wheel and attempt to capture the prise money, but will make Joe Dawson, win ner of the 500-mile race at Indianapolis Memorial day, an offer that the "bash ful kid" cannot well turn down. Early In the spring Howard Marmon offered to sell Huey one of the yellow racing cars providing the company did not re-enter the game, and although there are rumors that the Marmon will "come back" at Milwaukee, the local sportsman Is con fident that such plans will not interfere with his purchase. "I understand that there was to be a race for amateur drivers and was plan ning to enter," said Huey at Chicago, "but now that the field Is limited to pro fessionals I wilt sit In the grandstand and watch Dawson drive my car. I know Joe will drive for me. He Is always crazy to race and has no contract that I know of at this time." The entry of Dawson would go a long ways toward making the Elgin speed carnival successful. Joe is not only popu lar In Chicago, but other star drivers will be attracted to Elgin if Dawson enters and gives them a chance to get revenge on the "youngster," who beat them out of $50,000 at Indianapolis. Al Schlllo Is another Chicago sportsman who hopes to compete at Elgin. He has assured the promoters that he will be at the starting line in a Mercer if he can procure a fast car. Schlllo was at the wheel of an Overland In the 1910 road races and has also Qompeted In the Algon quin hill climb and in several local dirt track meets. He is thinking of retiring from the game, but before taking the veil at the door of the commercial convent will cohipete at Elgin and Milwaukee. Yale Taking Stand Against Ball Players at Summer Resorts NEW HAVEN, Conn., Aug. 3.-The new Vale university athletic committee has taken a strong stand in the mat ter of summer base ball. This is a hard question to settle satisfactorily. The rules as promulgated by the athletic commit tee seem to embrace nearly all situa tions apt to be met with presenting things in more general terms. The sum mer hotel base ball is excluded together with the other forms of professional ball. the following are the rules In full: That no man shall be eligible as a candidate for any university team, who has, prior to entering the university, or while a member thereof, received, di rectly or indirectly, any compensation for his participation In any atnlel c sport. That it shall be the duty of each cap tain of every university athletic team to report to this committee In each case where, in the opinion of the captain, there may be doubt or suspicion as to whether any candidate for his team ha received such compensation, such report to be made Immediately upon discovery thereof by the captain. That this committee shall immediately aDDoint a sub-committee to investigate as to the question of eligibility thus raised, and ir, in tne opinion or ucn sub-committee, the doubt as to eligibil ity is reasonably sustained, the sub-com-rntttee shall be authorized to debar the candidate in question from taking part at any time in any branch of athletic sports in Yale university. Provided, however, That the candidate shall have the right to appeal from such decision of the sub-committee to this committee, In writing, and the decision of this committee Upon such appeal shall be final. That It shall be the duly of each cap tain of any university athletic team to keep himself as wl) informed a possible as to the methods employed by various summer hotels and resorts and other institutions and societies with regard to the teams representing them, and that It shall be the duty of the captain to warn all candidates for university teams that participation by them in athletic contests, representing hotels, resorts or societies, or otherwise, whose methods as to professional engagement of players are under suspicion, will render such candidate liable to inquiry by such sub committee. That the committee reserves to Itself the right to modify or amend the fore going resolutions and to adopt rules and regulations on this subject at any time, as In Its discretion may seem advisable. Corarar Wants Goaaett. Chicago has decided to take along the battery mate of Pitcher George Johnson of St. Joseph. He Is John Gossett and this is his second year as backstop in the Western league. Both will report to the White Sox In the fait. Persistent Advertising 1 the Road to Big Returns. Provide Many Seats for the Vanderbilt Cup Auto Events MILWAUKEE. Aug. S.-Thirty-flve thousand reserved seats are to be erected In the grandstand on the Vanderbllt Cup and Grand Prize race course at MllwaU' kee. This has been decided by the racing committee, which has also arranged to stake off reserved parking spaces adjoin ing and in the vicinity of the grandstand, and 30,000 unreserved parking spaces. In the stand will be 300 boxes along the front row. Closely following the issuing of blanks for the Vanderbllt Cup race entry blanks for the fourth Grand Prise raceother wise the American Grand Prix were is sued. The sum of $10,000 in gold In add I tlon to the trophy Is offered the largest sum ever put up for drivers in a single road race. The big curtain raising event will be run on Tuesday, September 17 a new departure, for last year at Savannah the Vanderbilt Cup was run first and then the Grand Prize. The blanks show that the International race for the Automobile Club of America gold cup Is to be a 410-mile affair, cover ing forty-seven laps over the 9.7-mil course. The International rules are sim ple. There Is no restriction regarding the power or weight of the car. The $10,000 In gold to be spilt up among the first five competitors to finish will be divided as follows: To the winner. In addition to the Grand Prize cup, $5,000; the second best will get $2,500, the third, $1,250; fourth,- $7j60, and fifth, $500. Ameri can and foreign cars are eligible to com pete and entries must be made through the recognized automobile club in the country in which the car is manufactured. In this country atl entries are to be made through the Automobile Club of America; in France, the Automobile Club de France; Great Britain, the Royal Automobile Club of Great Britain and Ireland; Italy, the Automobile Club of Italy; Germany, the Kaiserlich Automo bile club, etc. The racing rules of the Automobile Club of America will govern. Firm Changes Name of Fifty Million of Factory Output To change, by one bold stroke, the name under which is annually marketed a product valued at $50,000,000 Is a feat of daring new to industrial history. Yet It has just been performed by the Stude baker corporation of Detroit, which has sent notices to Its dealers all over the country that In the future all the motor cars built at its mammoth Detroit plants will be known as "Studebaker" cars. The change went into effect with the opening of the current month. A big bat tery of machine tools is now engaged in turning out the Initial lot of 100,000 "Studebaker" script radiator name plates which will replace those at present In use, not only on the cars now being mar keted, but also on all cars sold by the Studebaker and their predecessors, the E.-M.-F. company, which was merged Into the Studebaker corporation some time ago. As soon as it is possible to supply the monograms to Studebaker dealers, al cars now in use will be equipped with them. PINCH HITTER WINS IN TENTH FOR HENDERSON HENDERSON, Ia Aug. S.-The Hen derson and Griswold ball game here today went ten Innings, resulting in favor of Henderson. A large crowd witnessed the contest; A two-base drive by Pinch Hitter Phelps won the game In the tenth. Batteries: Griswold, Smaller and Scharp; Henderson, Henser and Wilkinson. Marqnard to Go on Stage. Pitcher Marquard of the Giants has ac cepted a flattering offer to do a sketch on the vaudeville stage next winter and is already booked for a tour. He will have an elaborate stunt, with a number Of show girls and no doubt will prove a drawing card, especially if he succeeds in winning his games in the world's series next fall. 1 Doyle May Be Mayor. Larry Doyle, the popular captain of the Giants, is considering running for mayor of Breeze, 111., his home town, this fall. He can have the nomination If he wants It, and It is said that both parties will unite for him, giving him a walkover. The Bubonic Plague destroys fewer lives than stomach, liver and kidney diseases, for wilch Electric Bitters is the guaranteed remely. 60c. For sale by Beaton Drug Co. j& ail ' M.U Hot August will be cool October--if you spend it in a Forda delightful vacation for all the family at small cost. The peculiar comfort of the Ford comes from its wonderful economy safety simplictty and low price. 75,000 Ford 'cars already gold this Mason one-third of America's product. Five passenger touring car $690 three passen ger roadster $590 torpedo runabout $590 delivery car $700 town car $900 f. o. b. Detroit, complete with all equipment. Get catalogue from Ford Motor Company. 1916 Haroey St., Omaha, or direct from the factory. r Everybody reads Bee want ads yjy llf Finished dark green with black upholstering and a light green stripe. Dull finish pantasote top and envelope nickel plated trimmings throughout. Wheel Base132 inches. Tires 37x5 all around. Motjor Cast en bloc ilA -in. bore, 5-ui stroke. Electric Self Starter that cranks the mo tor. Electric lights, electrio horn and dash lamps. This car with equipment which it carries $5,300 F. 0. B. Omaha. s In the same load will be a 4-cyl., 40 h. p. car equipped with self starter and electric lights. We will be pleased to show you these new models at our salesroom, 2503 Far nam street. , H. PELTON - 1 we will unload this beautiful 6 cyl. 60 H. P. 7 Pass. White A ' type of tire that lasts longer in serviqe than any other kind should appeal to all careful tire buyers. Any tire user can get more for his money in actual tire service out of Federal Tires than any other kind they are made to give extra service that's why they are known as the tires of "Extra Service." Investigate. Federal Tires are made as well as automobile tires can be made qual ity is the first consideration and is responsible for their unusual dura bility and the satisfactory service they render. In all types, for all standard rims The Arthur Storz Auto Supply Go. DISTRIBUTORS 2020-22 Farnam Street. OMAHA DIRECTORY Of Automobiles Nebraska Buick Auto. Company Uacola.raacn, 13th aagWjag VanBruntAutomobileGo. FOUR MODELS Prices $1,150 to $1,700. Ss GUY HUDSON 2205-2207 motorcar' Phone Doug. 3301 M - THE, BEESife U l. and Accessories n. Buick and Welsh Cars. l? m, Overland and Pops"' Hartford " Council Bluff I ' ' Omalua. Sabr. OHIO ELECTRICS v Marlon Auto Company. o. w. Mcdonald, Mgr,'"' 21012103 Farnam St. u JOHN DEERE PL017 COMPANY Salesroom Cor. Tenth and Howard Sts. Omaha, Nebraska. L. SMITH Farnam Street Wallace Automobile Co. 2203 Farnam Street t" r