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About Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922 | View Entire Issue (Nov. 2, 1913)
o-c THE OMAHA KFNDAr BER: KOVKMBEU 2, 11)1. AUTOMOBILE NEARLY HUMAN P. A. Henderson Bays it Requires Care to Give Car a Long Life. JIBES AN IMPORTANT FACTOR Extreme Cure fthonld Itf Used In the Jtandllnn; of Tim, n They Are One of RxprnilTr 1'nrta of n Machine. "An automobile In pretty nearly human In one respect. It require curt! to make life lowr, and care that It may perform Its functions up to the standard of Its creation.'' writes F. A. Henderson, man ager of the adjusting- department of the Godyenr Tire and Ilubber company of Akron, O. "That Is often entirely overlooked by the owner of the car and this negligence (a certain to hasten the tire breakdown. "Any tire Is subject to more or less abuse, owing to the fact that (t must en counter all kinds of roads and receive lit tle or no consideration from the driver. Cuts, stono bruises and mud blisters re sult, and if these are. neglected they even tually eroll out the destruction of . the tire, as dissipation does the man. "Tire neglect runs hills up unbelievably There am many more thing for the drlver to consider than the mere driving of tho car. Road conditions play an Im portant part In tho life of tires. Infla tion, distribution of the weight of the machine and alignment of the wheels ate also Influential. No two tires In a set may give the same service, although their quality, workmanship and construction may bo Identical. Tires Insnfflrlentlr Infixed. "Powlbly three-fourths of -the Ores re turned to the manufacturers for 'repairs have been ridden Insufficiently Inflated. Insufficient Inflation Is responsible to a greater extent than perhaps anything else for blowouts and quick disintegra tion. "When a tire Is imperfectly Inflated the walls aro continually bending back and forth as the car moves, with the earno result ns when a wire or piece of metal Is bent back and forth In the hands. Heat Is engendered In tho threads, aiid fcecauee of this heat and the continued bending the wnlls soon weaken and give away In a short time they are not irong enough to support the air prea ure multiplied by the weight of the car and blowouts result. Not only that, but when a tire becomes loose a lump or fold of rubber and fabric Is formed Just In front of the part in contact with the ground. This Is what tire makers call kinking" This tends to separate the plies of the fabric, or In aggravated cases to chew up the walls of the tire, as well as that portion of the tube that happens to get caught. Little Cat n Bad Habit. "A little cut 'In a tire, like a little habit, if allowed to grow, soon gets be yond control and eventually destroys the tire. A close watch should be kept of these little cuts. They should be cleansed from sand 'and dirt with gasoline and then filled with cement and quick repair gum. "These are dfseaaes to which tires of any type or make are subject If they are not checked soon when the ymptoms appear small cuts In the tread. Sand blisters and mud-bolls are more complicated and disastrous the longer tfeey are allowed to iro. They mean Imply the stripping apart of the rubber from the fabrlo used to reinforce it. Band and dust onter and gradually work, their way between the' rubber and fabric, and tho result Is a sand blister or mud boll, g If an axle Is even slightly out of true, the, tire will be subjected to a. grinding action, which will wear out tho tread in an Incredibly short length of time. If jroi go over a heavy bump or have an accident of any kind, have your wheels examined at once. Don't wait Until the tread of your tire Is worn Mf and then blame the Ure-tnaker. Proper Precaution Should Be Used in Storing Machines There Is no doubt that the automobile baa proved Its usefulness a an all-the-y ear-round vehicle." says U C. Itockhtll, manager of the automobile tire depart ment of the doodycar Tire and nubber company. Akron. O. "But, at the same time, there are many difficulties to be overcome in operating tho car during the cold months. "A lurge percentage of car usera store their machines during that period. The ueatlon naturally arises how best to take are of the machine and its different accessories during the period of storage. Tires are more likely to suffer from Improper storage than almost any other part of the machine, ponsldering that they cannot stand every condition, more tress should be laid upon their care. AVhen the automobile is stored It Is best to remove the tires from the rims. Pile them one upon the other, don't stand them Upright The room In which they are tored should be moderately cool because excessive heat or excessive cold will tend to deteriorate rubber- A dark room Is preferable, as rubber Is affected by the light If. however, dark quarters are not obtainable, the tires should be covered with a large canvas. Tubes should be Inflated slightly, enough to cause them to stand round. They should be piled In the same manner a the caa'ngs. with a covering to prevent their exposure to the light Tubes may be safely allowed to remain in the casings If care is taken to see that the casings are well dusted with French talcum or aoapston before the tubes are Inserted. "If every automobile owner takes the above outlined precautions before storing hts equipment for the winter, the spring; wll' find It in first-class condition. Ti e Increasing popularity of the mo torcycle among women of Indiana Is shown bv the large number of women rldfrs who participated In the recent trjrs to attend the motoroycle events tasrd at Converse. Ind. rr j"n ACJ j4 ay New Style of mjifm" m . . .... .m,kL uhdwiiM 'ii iii-Mi i . JjANDAU nOADSTfcrt LANDAU llOADSTHIt WITH TOP UP, A now Idea in American cars. Btudebaker "Four" Landau Roadster, which can be converted Into a coupe. Gossip Along the Automobile Row Automobile, men are lending an un happy exlstenco these days because of the changeable weather of fall. Not a man on the row can truthfully assert that he doesn't spend half his time read ing the predictions of the orflclal weather prognostlcator and the other half watching the sky for possible Indi cations of more favorable weather. The Traynor brothers ore looking for a race. Old No. 8, Lctn Hill's National) which cleaned up at Norfolk last Au gust, Ip still In rutinlng order, so say the Traynors, and they are nnxlqus to haive someone dispute Its supremacy, Just In order to start a llttlo excitement. H. E. Fredrlckson has the daintiest lit tle scrap book In this part pf tho country- 't contains every newsprtpcr ollp-nins- thnt contains his name or montlons good roads. Fredrlckson enn still remem ber the time when he made the trip to Rait Lake City when there were no signs on the roads and that Is why he Is so enamored with the Lincoln highway. naif a hundred automobiles came into Omaha from Fremont Friday filled with people who wanted to sen Omaha cele brate the Lincoln highway. Kvery dealer on the row hod a representative among the bunch and they made tho Frcmontcre' stay a happy one. Tho Btudebaker people are' In their hlK garage at Twenty-fifth Avenue and Far nam street. Tho Interior decorating Is not quite completed and slaving still occupy considerable floor space, but Manager Keller was In such an Impa tient hurry that he moved In anyway and placed his cars In prominent display, The Btudebaker garage Is tho second one to adopt the Invisible light system. Guy Smith was the first to Insert tho hidden lights, which eliminate all shad ows. It Is expected that many others will have the subdued lights installed because It Is possible to see every aliln of the machines on display without the handicap of shadows. A mass crowd picture of the entire Packard company's working force wo taken in Detroit the other day at an' ex pense of approximately 13,000. In order to get tho 7,000 employes together It waa necessary to advance the closing time twenty minutes, which cost the Packard Company 13,000. A couple of weeka ago Quy Smith had but one lonely little car In his big show room, which was built to hold four, and, as the factory could send htm no more, he waa bewailing; the fact for several days, but a shipment arrived last week and now the show room Is complete with the four cars and Smith once more wears his cheerful grin. A new record has been established for a motorcycle trip from Chicago to Den ver. Harvey Bernard and Jack Purdy of Chicago, who passed through Omaha a few days ago. rode a single-cylinder ma chine with side-car attachment and made the distance of 1,500 miles In four days, riding only In the daytime. H. E. Fredrlckson Is now preparing to hie himself to the tell timbers of his Wyoming ranoh, where he has a very pressing engagement with four big brown bears that are very obligingly hibernating In their hole, which Fred's cowpunolwrs have stopped up. The biggest doings last week on the row was the' Lincoln highway celebration. Every dealer on the row and every one who la located downtown waa on hand for the fire, the speech-making and the fireworks, and they all worked hard to help along the good work. It waa a great night for the automobile men and It will be the principle topto of conversa tion until Clarke Powell gets his auto mobile show under way. 11. E. Fredrlckson was the busiest mun In Omaha last week. He Is the boss The Most for the Money Some Good Unoccupied Territory Still Open. Live agents write for terms, etc, MITCHELL MOTOR COMPANY Convertible Oar WITH top down of the Lincoln highway In Nebraska, and he took It unto himself that Omaha had a real celebration. Omaha did, and he deserve all kinds of credit for his ef forts. Lee Ituff is doing some rapid calcula tion these days. Last year the Nebraska Bulck company sold almost 3,000 cars and It waa Huffs ambition to sell 4,009 this year. He says he'll do It yet James Dawson of the Ward Commis sion company, Chicago, waa In Omaha last week and' purchased an Apperson Jock rtabblt, which he drovo to Ohlcaso, He mid he know he would get what he wanted In Omaha. Mr. J. H. DeJong, manager of tho Apperson Jack Itabbit Auto company, of this city, lias known Mr. Dawson for several years. .Possibly his noxt sale will go to New York, If another skeptical man comes west. W. I Huffman can't for the life of him forget about the Ak-8ar-I)en floral parade. Ho still dreams about his prize winners, and novcr misses an opportunity to talk about how he didn't get first prize because he wished to be polite to the Ncllgh people. Htuart-Tooxer are still selling automo biles. The ujff Plorce car with the dis tinctive headlight Is proving- to be one of the most popular of the big cars and many Omahans have purchased from the local agents. The Western Automobile Supply com pany reports continued good business during the last fow weeks, although cool and stormy weather usually has a ten dency to curb the buying among the country dealers In accessories, tires and supplies. In anticipation of winter tho doubling up In tho number of cars in the stato this yeur has kept country stocks practically depleted at all times. The trade In the last few weeks, besides be ing exceedingly bid on chains, robes and other winter accessories, has been more than up to expectations on the entire lino. Mr. Pegau has made several trips Into the country and has found tho deal ers more than satisfied with tholr 19ls business, and anticipates the next years business to be even larger. There has not been an many changes as usual this fall among the car dealers In tho state, the 1913 dealers finding conditions so sat isfactory that thoy aro getting such good returns from tho money they havo In vested that very fow of them aro look ing" for any change whatsoever, and when they do sell out are getting exceedingly good prices for their stocks and for their good will. Trade has been exceedingly good on weMors and decarbonizers. Busi ness has practically gotten down to a twelve months' run, Collections are good and orders are easy to got. C. O. Wilson, sales manager for the, flpauldjng Moor company, returned to tho east Thursday. He was greatly pleased with the number of sales of Bpauldlng cars by the Frocland Auto company and with the general outlook for future business In this territory. J. II. Horrls of the Freeland Auto company spent the last week out In the state closing bontracts making retail tales. for territory and O eorce F. Stelley Is the proud possessor of a new Bpauldlng "40" which he pur chased of the Freeland Auto company. Included in the shipment of Bpauldlng cars received by the Freeland Auto com pany this week was one of tho Bpauldlng "sleepers." This Is the. first car of Its kind shown In Omaha and Is attracting much attention and favorable comment. Irving C. Palmer of the Powell Supply company motored to North Platte to register In the recent land drawing. He enjoyed the trip Immensely, but the Joy was all he has to show for the expedi tion, aa his name did not appear among the winners. J. H. Latshaw, manager of the me chanical rubber department of the Powell Supply company, reports that he has the local trade well lined up, but contem plates going out Into the field to 'back up the sales force. A. K. Chambers, purchasing agent for the Powell Supply company, returned last week from a hunting trip out near his brother's ranch at Mullen, Neb. Ho brought back with him sixty ducks, which Is all the law allows. J W AC I H E laCONSINP NEW JEFFERY GAR IS READY Manufacturers of the Rambler De sign New Car Called Jeffery. FOUR AND SIX AT LOW PRICES I'onr to lie Sold for l,r,.-0, While the Six, n IHftKrr Car, Will He I'nt on the Mnrket nt Two absolutely new ears have been an nounced for 1014 by the Thomas B. Jeffery company, Kenosha, Wis., under the new trade name of Jeffery- The new name nan been given to the now cars In honor of tho lato Thomas B. Jeffery to whose energy, ability and life work the position of this company and Its product in the world at laixe Is due. One car Is a six and the other a four, both combining Uie latest ideas gathered by Jeffery englneors from the best Euro pean and American practice. Tho four Is a light car which will sell nt tl.KO and the six, a duplicate of the four, except for size, will sell at 32.KO. The four has tho new and most modern Huropean type of high speed, non-bloo motor, which Is becoming moro and mora popular in this country. The motor Is llKht because It Is not extremely large, but so balanced and friction Is so thor oughly eliminated In tho transmission of power, that It will travel from nothing to forty miles in twenty seconds. It do- vtlops at 2,200 revolutions per minute forty horse-power. You can speed up this car to forty miles an hour, shut off the motor and coast' half a mile. The mere pres sure of forty-flvo pounds will start It rolling on tho floor. The body was designed by Itothschlld, of Now York, and tho color Is Brewster green. Tho Joffery company Installed a press of LCOO tons capacity to manufacture this body. Sixteen dies were used in mak ing flie body alone and the dies for the cowl took threo months to build. The doors are extremely wldo, twenty-three and one-half, inches. There is a foot rest and a dash replete with speedometer and ammeter, illuminated with a dash electric light, a pressure pump for tho gasollno and oil tanks, a light switch and coll switch, a button for tho electrlo horn and two oompartmenta for valueables. The six is a duplicate of the four, ex cept for size, but tho cylinders are cast In pairs. It has forty-eight horse-power, Ignition, ourburetor, Imported annular ball bearing throughout, four foroward speed transmission, speedometer, start ing and lighting systom, power tire pump, wheels find tires 36x4" inches, wheel base, 128 Inches; demountable rims, Itothschlld body with extra wldo doors and low, deep soats; pressure feed gnsollno tank and full, floating axlo with imported annular ball bearings. Hupp Motor Company Appoints New Official General Manager C. D. Hastings of the Hupp Motor Cor company, announces the promotion of 8. H. Humphrey, fac tory manager, to the - tltlo of manufac turing manager, with jurisdiction over production In both the American and Canadian factories, from the raw ma terial to tho finished product. "Wo appointed Mr. Humphrey last spring," said Mr. Hastings, "on account of hts record as an efficiency production man In the motor car Industry, to take care of the Increased production problems that had naturally arisen out of the de velopment and growth of our sales throughout the world. Mr. Humphrey has as proved the wisdom nf his selection that we have gradually turned over to him the responsibility for not only the production, but for everything that goes Into the complete car, from tho raw ma terial to the finished accessories. "Up to this time the Windsor plant, which takes care of the distribution for Canada, has been run under separate management From now on the Windsor plant will be also under the management of Mr. Humphrey and Improvements and additions will be made so that this fac tory will take care not only of the Cana dian business, but practically our entire export production. The capacity of our Canadian plant will bo Increased to meet this demand." BIG PITTSBURGH STORES BUY 14 WHITE TRUCKS More than half of the motor tmntr. in the city of Pittsburgh are White tnicV The leading merchants havo standard ized on equipment of this mako and every week records large repeat orders Three prominent department and dry frooda stores added Whites to their equipment during the last ten days. The Koaenbaum company, which has operated seven Whites, placed their order for six more. Boggs & Buhl, Inc., who nave operated ten, brought their total up to sixteen and Solomon & Co. purchased two. Over 100 Whites are used to make the deliveries of Pittsburgh shoppers. DO YOU KNOW OF ANY CAR TO EQUAL THIS? $875, The "Little" CHEVROLET, $875 FIVE PASSENGER TOURING CAR-30 HORSEPOWER This Same Model Built in a Roadster for $750 Built by a factory out of debt a factory that does not borrow money with which to build its cars. A car without a competitor; a car of unequaled power; a car which appeals irresistibly to the most desired class of buyers. The price brings it within the reach of every buyer of a well built car. Highest grade material, workmanship and finish. Come early for delivery and territory reservations. FACTORY REPRESENTATIVES DOTY HATHAWAY 2027-29 Farnam TRUCKS SAYE IN FARMING John W. Willys Says Wheat Grow ers of America Waste Large Sum. HORSES ARE MORE EXPENSIVE An .Into Trnek "Will Do the Work of n Tenm of Horses nnd Wanton nt Hnlf the Coat Farmer Are WnliltiK Up. "The wheat growers of the United States and Canada are wasting 327,800,000 this year," said John N. Willys, presi dent of the Garford company of Elyria, O. "This amount could be saved It motor trucks Instead of horses nnd wagons were used for transporting the grain to mar ket. "In making this statement I take It for granted that all of the wheat raised In this country and Canada Is hauled to market by horses. And even at that, the estimate of saving is a low one, for I am basing It on the assumption that a motor truck will do twice as much work In a given tlmo aa a two-horse team and wagons. As a mattVr of fact, thero Is not a truck manufactured today that will not make an even better showing than this, but we can uso the lower figures for comparison. "The wheat crop of the United States for this year will reach 750,000,000 bushels, the largest crop ever produced In this country. The Canadian crop amounts to St. more than SO.onn.'oo bvshels, making a total of approximately l.OOO.OOO.OnO bushels for the wheat raising section of North America. It has been shown that the cost of transporting wheat with horses and wagons Is about 9 cents per 100 pounds, or n total of 3l,0"Q.O30, If this year's crop Is thus transported. The sav ing of M per cent of this cost by the use of motor trucks would bring the figures down tb $17,500,000. "Transportation experts have shown us that there is n terrible waste in the hand ling of the wheat crop. Tho big lake freighters and transatlantic wheat ships carry this grain nt the rate of 1 cent per ton for thirteen miles, and still the farm ers of tho country are sticking to a, method by which the cost is H.S0 per ton per single mile. With the Qarford, truck, manufactured by our company, wa have proved that' the cost of modern transportation should bo no moro than 5 or 6 cents per ton mile, and this only under exceptionally severe conditions of roads and weather." MOTORCYCLE RAcTwiLL BE STAGED IN PLACE OF AUTOS SAVANNAH, On., Nov. l.-In place of tho Vanderbilt cup nnd Grand Prize auto races a motorcycle meet will be staged here this year. The date set is Christmas day and the race will be held over the Grand Prize course, 309 miles being the distance. The prizes wilt be IS50 In gold, to be divided: First prize, -J300; second prize, 3X0; third. 3JO0. a trophy to the winner and a cosh prize for the machlno making the fastest lap. Omaha. Neb,