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About Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922 | View Entire Issue (Jan. 18, 1914)
11 A MICKS TO BE BIS FACTOR HARMON MODEL APPEARS' Experts Viewing Moli ne Knight Motor SAXON APPEARS ON MARKET New Car Will Make Appearance in Omaha in February. . BACKED BY CHALMERS MEN comfortable, with plenty of leg room with h large carrying compartment In tho rear nnd the car Is equipped with top, wind shield, lamps, etc. This car wrlghs about Wo pounds and will arrive in Omaha about the middle ot February. Commercial Vehicle Exhibition Will Latest Model is Medium Six with All New Improvements. Be Largest in History. HAHh.M h.M i' kl 1 I 1 LJ L. I 'UIIUI IlL'll CONTAINS FLEXIBLE MOTOR Morr l'nrknnl Truck. Additional orders for Packard trucks Just placed by the standard Oil company mnko a total of twenty-two Fackards In the sen-Ice of this concern. Tho new equipment, consisting of standard chassis equipped with tank bodies, Is to bo used KmrIiio In UrslRiird fur Simplicity nnd Flexibility nnd In Arriumrit . for .Simple Processes of l.nlirlc.it Inn. VIIH OMAHA Sl'NDAY B15E: .JAXTARY IS, mi4. Miinrt-Totmrr Motor t'ompniiy Si j citrc Ahciipj- for tv Mnrhlnr, ! Which l Full Mlsril Auto of UIMI rounds Wclnht. , A new . ar. the Smxoii, has appealed on the market ami will be sold In Omaha by , the Muart -Tootcr .Motor company, agents Automobile .Mimr nn it Auditorium Will lie Tnvp.1 to Cnmoll In Acrnminoilntr- All. Tho exhibition of commercial vehicles i hit- uuiuuiuuui pnuw, wmill 1 l bp hflil at the Auditorium. February 23 to 2S. according to Clarke a. rowel I man- vKr of tho affair, wlio lias been lining ill- the truck exhibits durlnp the last two months. Sir. Powell finds that thero will Ims a larger number of firms enter this ytar and that every one. has announced the intention of placing more cars on the dlcplay floor then any other previous year and have asked for additional space lor that purpose. The truck branch of the bis annual event has gradually advanced during tho course of the nine years until now It is a paramount division of tho display. An iiutomohllc show would not be complete without an extensive display of trucks nnd the) Omaha directors aro satisfied that the commercial cars will be a great Inducement for visitors to this city. At the Inauguration of the motor car shows no trucks were exhibited as thero was no such thing In this country. Sub sequent years still saw exhibitions ex clusively pleasure machines. Then sev eral years ago a scattering of trucks op reared on the muln tloor of the Audi torium in tho midst of ull other cars. Kventually tho commercial car became a. standard article and a sufficient demand as mudo for space to warrant tho uso of tho basement. Tho first year tho show ing hardly Justified the time, spent, but last year the popularity und general uso of the truck had become so Intense that the cntlro basement was brought Into Kervice. This year the proposed ex hibition lias reached such a stage that tho basement will bo taxed to capacity and Clarke Powell Ts endeavoring to manipulate tho Auditorium In such a manner that he can hang the commercial vehicles from tho steel raftors which swing acros-s tho big building as sup ports. Mr. Colling, the decorator, has arranged for special decorations for tho Lasement which will both coincide with the general scheme of decorating und still be appro priate to the nature of the mabslve ma chines on display. An orchestra will also be Installed In the basement and will glvo icncerts every afternoon and evening. The types of commercial cars this year will vary widely. Small roadsters, light delivery cars, motorcycles with carrier attachments, light ton trucks, medium ton trucks and hravy ton trucks will all occupy conspicuous places and specially constructed trucks such as dump trucks, oil trucks, flro trucks, etc., will find prominent positions. Ten KlrniN to Uxhlblt. Among tho concerns who have con tracted for space are the Avery company, Drummond Motor company. International JIarvestor company, Llnlngcr Implement company, Andrew Murphy & Son, No-braska-BuIok Auto company, Orr Motor SaleH cpmpany, IK Pclton, Van Brunt Automobile company and E. It. Wilson. Koch of those firms have received com munications from their- factories asking permlsfdon to corroborate with them in their exhibitions. Process of Driving Motor Car is Simple According to Expert Thousands of people are buying auto mobiles today who a few years ago fought shy of thorn. They had tho money and the Inclination, but lacked the necessary confidence In the cars themselves. This was due In a measure to tho complicated onstructlon of tho operating devices and tho machinery in general. According to John N. Willys, president of the Willys-Overland company of To ledo, O., this fault has been entirely elimi nated In tho modern automobile. A man no longer worries About a hundred and one things while driving his car and does not have to fumlttarizo himself with each and every littlo detail of its con struction. After ono or two lessons he acquires tho necessary confidence, and nil that remains for him to do Is to fol low a few set rules. Thero was a time when a man did not feel safe in taking his family out unless he had an experienced chauffeur at tho wheel. Thero wero so many things liable to happen at a moment's notice requiring tho attention of a practical man that ho did not caro to take a chance on his own meager knowledgo of the car. Hut thoso times havo passed. Tho young son or daughter nowadays is just as expert at driving as tho father, and It In a common occurrenco to see tho Junior member of a touring party piloting tho car across country. In fact the operation ts so sim ple that tho father often finds the garage empty when he least cxpocts It. EMMA TRENTINI, SINGER, BUYS A NEW HENDERSON T. II. Pollock Automobile company, Henderson distributers, advls that they havo closed tho following dealers' con tracts for Henderson cars, in the lam v,eek: Ktuva & Franklin, Llnwood, Nell.. Ilutler county: Miner fc Graf, Joiinson county; Jesse Trulock, Page county. Iowa, and Ostrand & Iimpert, for Saunders ccunty, Nebraska. Knvna Trentlnl, the prima dona, who plcyod the leading roll In "Tho Firefly," owns and drives a Henderson automobile The Nordyke & Marmott company Is 1 now exhibiting n new six-cylinder car known as the Miirmon forty-one. The latest Marmon Is n medium six being i considerably smaller than the six-forty- eigni model and coming about midway In point of slr.o between that and the four-cylinder Marmon thirty-two. The car has six cylinders, with u bore of four and one-fourth Inches nnd a five nnd one-lnch-half stroke. They arc of tho I. -head pattern cast threo In block, The new Marmot! has a full floating rear axle, with a housing of pressed steel The body is of tho convex curve type, of substantial and durable sheet metal construction. Tho doors open forwnrd on concealed hinges, with door handles In side. There are pevcral new features not before found on any car. The front doon aro cut back of the forward edgo of the front seat cushions, thus giving easy en trance to the front of tho cor, especially on tho loft or driver's side. The steering column Is adjustable, permitting the driver to alter its angle to suit himself .Motor In Flexible. The motor Is doslgned for flexibility uii.1 simplicity, and has several refine ments, chief among which Is the lubrlca- J lion of tho vulvo mechanism. In addi tion to tho celebrated hollow crank shaft circulating sytcm of lubrication, which has been In uao on Marmon cars for many years, special provision Is mado In the forty-one motor for lubricating tho cam shaft nnd valve tappets. Oil Is delivered to a tunnel tn which tho cam shaft Is mounted und through which tho oil cir culates, Its only escape being out through the tappets und Into the valve tappet chamber. Guy Smith Eeceives Shipment of Hudsons Guy 1j. Smith received his third ship ment of tho light fix-forty last week. Mr. Smith finds it hard to keep ono of those cars on the floor for bIiow purposes, as he has to deliver them almost as fast as they aro received. The Hudson fac tory Is now working day and night try ing to keep up with tho demand for theso cars, Mr. Smith Buys that ho never has had a car that was as warmly received as tho light six-forty Hudson car. YANKEE CARS IN INDIA British mill Continental Mnnnfnc tnrrrs I'unhle to Compete In Price. The Calcutta Statesntan, one of the four great newspapers in India, says that "thero Is ono aspect ot the recent rapid development of the motor car In dustry In India that Is worthy ot spe cial consideration, and thnt Is the ad vent of the cheap American car which has become so popular not only In India, but all over tho world," This use of the word "cheap" Is comparative it ' means tho selling price with the selling price of cars of like horse power made In Europe. "Thero are," continues the Statesman, "many people who have held that the American car Is not cheap at any price, and this Was a common vlow three years ago. To hold such a view, now thnt wo have seen the cars and tested them, Is to closo one's eyes to stubborn facts, and Incidentally to lose all advantages which a low-priced motor vehicle offers. Tho contention that tho cheap American car was mado solely to sell and not to run is exploded. At a rough calculation there are at present as many American cars running, and run ning well, In the streets of Calcutta ar those of all other manufacturers com bined, and the number Increases dally In this market in which all , the world Is competing and In which tho British al ways have the advantage. If tho Ameri can car were as unsatisfactory as Its de tractors wish to make out, would this bo the case?" The Statesman turns to the "psycho logical effect" of the Americana car nnd Guaranteed flfts-horso power Mollno tlnuous day and night run. From lcrt , Charles Y Knight, inventor of Knight tnlgl.t motor on testing Mock in lab- to right: Herbert Chuse. laboratory -, Se'ri-SorVPWont' MrtL Auto " con? Knight oratory of the Automobile Club of Amer Jen, taken prior to its two weeks' con glnoor Automobile Club of America; Prof, i ,)1U1J ; -yv. Owen Thomas, consulting en- F. It, llutton, Columbia university, glnccr for Charles Y. Knight, especially tho one that sells fat a very low price so low a price that Urltloh and continental manufacturers can not com pete with it. It finds that "the Yankee car" has been tho great way-shower In Indla-that It Is tho "educator" within ummv "Th Eiut RHinj CafrlnlheVW BBS simngiaiin San SMS BimnH The Engine- 5 Tho most vital' part of a S motor car. What Is Its jj power la proportion to weight of the car on this depends capability In per ; formance. Do not be rala 2 led by Its catalog rating note its size bore und Htroko for your comparisons, b and remember size for size J there is a difference in the Z efficiency of motors thon, 5 too. through faulty design S of other parts It is easy to ; waste much power in trans ; mission to tho roar wheels. J Take demonstrations in- quire of owners look into S tho matter of reputation. J Noto Its quietness, flexibility J and smooth operation. Its performance can bo i constantly exasperating or J continuously enjoyable. reach of hundreds ot thousands of In dians and Anglo-Indians. He who has started with a car of low price Is likely afterward to want a moro expensive ono. When It comes to replacing the fli car It seems that If a more expensive one Is purchnscd the high priced "Yankees" compete successfully with British and continental cars of top price and like horse power. for the 'hHtiucrs and I'lercc Arrow ears. 1 Tho little car has been In the course of I construction for mime time, but tho inys- I. tcr) was recently cleared away through the nnmiiiticemeiil that tho enterprise won bucked l the officials ot ' tho ' Chalmers Motor company mid that tho car would soon be placed on the market. I Tito Nnxun rut' Is not n evele car. It Is ' k real automobile of the roadster type, i having four cylinders with a motor !Hx4, i which wjll develop better than fifteen horsepower with, u speed ot from flvn to forty inllrs per hour. It will be ot the same standard tread that In used on the hlghcwt priced cars today which enables the car to cover all roads that any other car will travel. t.rU Uii ml Drlir. The steering wheel will bo on the left hand lili with cwitrr control with throt tle control by foot accelerator and spark control on tho dash. Tho transmission la sliding gear progressive type, two speeds fcrwiird nnd reverse. Tho f i unic Is ot channel pressed steel SxlUx'a Inches, which Is only slightly less than tho thickness of cars several times UN hcuvy us tho Haxon. Tho Kasoltno tank is In tho cowl ot the dush und holds six gallons, which Is enough to drlvo from 1W to 175 mllca, Ono pint of lubricating oil U equal to 10) miles of driving. This car has moulded oval fenders with strcamltno body, tho scats aro largo and MOTOR QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS Knocking Engtno 0 Mr tntine knocki when pultlnt on i tndc. Whit It tbe-ieiion ni how ihsnlJ I cofttct It' a. n. A. The knocking you complain of is due, no doubt, to prc-inition caused by the car bon, accumulated by the burning of lubri cating oil in the combustion chamber. This excess oil r;ets up past the piston head be cause your piston rinqs arc defective. Look at them, and if of the old-style one-piece type you will rind that the nnp;s have ex cessive openings, due to wear, providinjj for the escape of compression and the work ing of oil into the combustion chamber, or their beariiiR is so unequal that passage i permitted between them and the cylinder wall. In this type of rinpr such conditions are practically unescapable. To completely obviate them we would recommend the employment of VaaeivRoo- Piston Ring . These rings are really leak-proof both as to gas and oil. They have no unsealed oper nigs in the first place, being made of two concentric, interlocking sections, tight'y fitted together. These sections have oppo site points of expansion andf give the ring equal tension on the entire circumference of the cylinder, They possess enduring elas ticity and great strength. You can get them any site at all garages smd repair shops they aro easily adjustable. The following supply houses are distributors) Omaha, The Baum Iron Co., Uth and Harney Sts., Powell Supply Coy 2119 Farnam St., Western Auto Supply Co., 1920 Farnam St. This Is one of a series of talks on how to buy an auto mobile. The complete series, containing a wealth of valu able Information, may be had In booklet- form by asking Marion Automobile Co. lMOl-2103 Farnam Street. Omaha, Neb. C. W. McDonnld, .Mgr. inBnnnos'r!it-nni!nr!BHH MOTOR FADS AND FANCIES. nun .j s s Folding candle lanterns give a good light which Is so protected that It docs .ot blow out. The old-fashioned plaid shawl has come Into its own again. It Is light and warm, pood In coloring and makes a comfortable extra wrap. Chamois lined worsted coat sweaters, with caps, scarfs and muffs to match, ore a fad of the hour. They are worn with the tweed outing suits. leather robes, wool lined, are uid for out of town runs In the open car. They thed dust, wind and rain. Brown and gray are the favorite shados. Stitched tweed hats with gamo bird feathers and close veils with the yellow goggles form the most satisfactory head wear for country trips In all weathers. Foot warmers of all kinds are again shown, and there are soma newcomers among them. Tho old fashioned soap, stone, which comei with a p'ush ca o to protect It, lipids its nvn, A skidless road of your own making QUEEGEE ah the VBPAffl fanciful and geometrical figures you learned at school engraved on the tread of your tire would not save you from skidding unless a dry, grip ping contact with the pavement is provided. The set of Squeegee Bars on a Diamond Tire reach down through the ooze and slush they rub a clean pathway for the following bars to grip and hold the road with thoroughness and precision. It's a positive dead-sure action that prevents a skid or slide in any direction. No ooze no skid This extra safety advantage costs you noth ing. The increased wear and mileage received from a Diamond Squeegee Tread Tire is so apparent that many motorists use them all the year around from the viewpoint of economy alone. For the most satisfac tory and economical tire money can buy Ask for Diamond Tires B 27 GffI wJlTAUZED W RUBBER (f $950 P $1200 ( Our price "S? f What others charge J You Think They Are Different But Are They? TOO many people are fooled or misled by taking bare automo bile prices as a positive indica tion of the intrinsic value of a car. This is exactly the wrong way to go about it. Because one article is priced higher than another it does not follow that that article has a greater value. The picture above illustrates this point. Here are two cars practically identical. The one on the left is the $950 Overland. The one on the right is the average similar car priced at $1200 which offers no greater value. As a matter of fact there are any number of $1200 cars which are not, in value, the equal of the $950 Overland. But how are we to know this? you ask. That's simple. Ask some real questions: find out some actual facts ; make some specification com parisonsand then it is the easiest thing in the world to sum up the in trinsic value of any car made. Phono Ulnck n.-u 18-523 Fourth St., ( otinril Illuffn, In. For instance : The $950 Overland has a wheel base of 114 inches. The wheel base of the average $1200 car is no longer than this often shorter. So in this respect you get more for $950 than you do lor $1200. The $950 Overland has a power ful 35 horsepower motor. No $1200 car has a larger motor than this. Here is equal value and, in most cases, more value for less money. The $950 Overland tires are 33 inches x 4 inches all around. No $1200 car has larger tires. Again equal value our price $250 less. The $950 Overland has a com plete set of electric lights through out the same as on most $1230 cars. Some out-of-date cars still cling to the obsolete gas lamps. In the first instance the$950 electrically lighted Overland is the value equal of the $1200 car, and in the second instance has more value than the $1200 (gas lamp) car. In either case our pnee is $250 less. Next comes the matter of equip ment The $950 Overland is com pletea jeweled speedometer, top, curtains, boot, windshield, electric horn everything complete. No $1200 car made has more complete or better equipment . And so on throughout the car.' Point for point specification for specification, the $950 Overland is. in every essential respect the equal of any $1200 car on the market. So we warn you. Ignore the prices. Compare the actual facts first. Then compare the facts with the prices and you get the intrinsic value. We are making 50,000 cars this year the largest production of its kind in the world. And every Overland purchaser will save at least 30 and get a superior car. See the Overland dealer in your town today. Then see any com peting car. Make the comparisons we suggest. Then you will better realize now hard a comparison of this kind is, on ahy other car cost ing in the neighborhood of $1200. 'Phone our dealer for an appoint ment, while the matter is fresh in your mind. ta Brunt Automobile Go, DISTRIBUTORS 2010 I'aiimm St. Oninliu, Neb. Phone Doug. 8207. The Willys-Overland Company, Toledo, Ohio EUeirlo bt(d, ttll ud dtib lifbu Siort bitttry i5 Ftortcpnwtr motor IM.Incb tbelbit JJi4Q, D.ll" SPECIFICATIONS OF MODEL 7T alekcl nj aluroiuro triramiofi Mohair lop, corUloi od boot Clcxr.vUlon, rtia vUloa ntadtblild Tbrti-quarUr floatlof rear aile Timkcn and Hyatt hcniof Dtcp upbolitcry DrtnUcr (rccn body Stawart paadomtlcr Con I dub Rlaclria horn Pluth U doora 1U ODOcalad bloat t ITIlk tlMi tttntr tmj ftrattrHOlS f. : i. T,UU Manufaclurtrt ttht famous Ovrrland Dtltvtry Wagon, GarforJ ami JFMyfUtMty Truth. Full iuftrmathu u nfu$tt