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A NEW TUBEJOW SHOWN
English Patent Provides for Un
burstable Inner Tubes.
Fire Chiefs Now Depend on Automobiles
SURVIVE TEST IN NEW YORK
Oosen Machine. 12iulppcd frith
Wont Outer Cn.liiRa Available
Tmvel Over Houghed
of lluuda.
THE OMAHA SUNDAY BEE: APRIL 26, 1914.
An exceedingly lntoreatlnff test of an
Inner tub for autotnobllo Urea new to
this country was made tho other day la
n run to mado from New York to dardon
City and back an to -cover about seventy
miles in a dozen cars for which almost
the worst outer casings available had
been provided. The taxlcabs that made
tho run wero driven without any refer
ence to saving tires. The outer shoes
had the treads worn through, In some
cases so much so that the tube pressed
through. In order to make the tryout
even more eovero the side walls of some
of the casings were perforated with holes
tho size of a silver dollar so that tho
tube might have all the encouragement
In the world to pop through.
Tho tubes used In tho tests are what
aro known as tho Searlo "unburatable"
Inner tubes, an English product, for which
manufacturing and soiling arrangements
are to be mado In this country. F. W
Hall, one of tho co-Inventors of tho tube,
was' present. Frederick R. Slmms, maker
of tho Slmms magneto, and well known
as tho founder of tho Royal Automobllo
club and of the Society of Motor Manu
facturers and Traders In London, Is Inter
ested In the American production, as Is
also Orson Kllborn, who has the manu
facturing rights here for tho Dunlop wlro
wheel. These three supervised tho test
and In company with William B. Boyd
arranged the details.
It was decided to take taxlcabs be
cause the company had a large number
of "scrap covers," shoes In various stages
of disrepair that could bo substituted for
the better stuff normally used In cabbing
service. On one of theso shoos tho Inner
tube bulged for a distance of about six
Inches and another had tho tread worn
down through the fabric to tho last ply
protecting the inner tube. The low power
of tho taxlcabs and tho speed at which
they wero driven, especially where the
road was rough, made the test very con
vincing to tho onlookers. Each cab car
ried at least two persons besides tho
Although tho tubo Is mado with two
layers of canvas, as great resiliency ana
absence of friction are claimed for It as
for the ordinary tubo of straight rubber.
Tho makers say also that It can be used
with less Inflation than tho average tube,
no more than flfty-flvo pounds pressure
for the largest sizes being required, as
against ninety pounds pressure for big
sizes with the customary tube. This
should make for moro comfortable riding.
Tho makers have mwCo all sorts of tests
- , .imcrvlslon of-the Royal Auto
mobllo club technical department, tosts
which aro certified to by this authority,
which seem to prove for the tube all the
things that are claimed for n.
Horses aro fast disappearing from fire
departments everywhere. Now the auto
mobile enables flro engines and all equip
ment to roach fires quickly and effect
great savings.
Flying with the speed of tho wjnd,
Famous Eace Driver
Bjays a'Lozier Jour
Ralph Mulford luus returned to his old
ti la now the owner of tho make
of car that carried him to victory In tho
hoftiAB nf rinvR irono ay. a
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Tvwler of four-cylinder typo.
Last week ho dropped Into Harry 8.
Houpt's placo on Broadway and asked, to
havo a look at "Perrin's Youngster'
which Is his name for tho "debutante"
.'"Thought I would come In and look, tho
miine fallow over." he said, addressing
Houpt and lifting the hood of tho car
for hla first glance at tho motor.
qb right ahead," aald Houpt: "you'll
find the "Youngster" is a real tozter."
"if I do. I'll buy him," rejoined Ralph
as ho got ,at .the, 'innards' of tho motor
and examined the. proportions of the
crank shaft and connecting rods, then
ntepped around and had a jook ai uw
"Well?" queried Houpt, as tho famous
racer; finally wound up at tne gas ian
In the rear of thd car.
"Looks like a husky youngster. Let's
see what he will do on tho road," re
turned' Mulford. So they drove out of
nnd ncrasa the Queensboro
bridge, tho car leaping forward at every
touch of Mulford's foot on the accelera
' tor pedal. To sit behind the wheel of the
car whose strength and power has en
abled him to win the 1911 Vanderbllt and
many other great contests was mko a re
hnmo after many years of absence
"That's Just tho car I've been wanting
nr mv own use." he said. ""Perrin's
Youngster' is a sure-enough Lozicr."
c i MnnWFY PROMOTED
: ' BY HUPP MOTOR COMPANY
-cniinwlnir the announcement made
4h.., h Prrnlrtent J. Walter Drako of
the Hupp Motor Car company that Sales
Manager R. NeigllDors nua relin
quished that position after several sea
sons, of successful executive work, to
enter unother field, comes the news that
Prank J. Mooney. for several years ad
vertising manager of the company, has
been appointed to handle both the sales
am ivaII nil thn advertising.
The appointment of Mr. Moonoy will be
of specmt Interest to the advertising men
thrnuirhout the country with whom Mr,
Mooney has already gained a wide ac
quaintance by hla accomplishments In
both these fields.
'Desert Taxi Game
to Sell Electrics
Vice President Douglas and Secretary
Hawks of' the Omaha Taxlcab company
b,ave disposed of their Interests in that
concern to S. A. Hauser, president of tho
firm, and havo purchased the Electric
garage from Denlso Barkalow and George
Redlck. The new ftrm will superintend
operations of the Electric garage at onoe.
The Electric garage Is located at For.
tleth and Farnam streets and Is specially
a salesroom for electric cars and for
storing and lodging electrio vehicles.
was badly damaged by tho tornado last
year, but has been completely repaired
and is one of the most up-to-date gar
ages in the city.
CoUKbs and Colds.
Weak sore lungs quickly relieved by Dr.
King's New Discovery. The first dose
helps. Best remedy for coughs and colds
and all lung troubles, 50a and 11 All
over slippery streets and around perilous
corners, the chiefs of tho fire depart
ments take no chances. Look at tho big,
cagor "firo auto" operated by the chief
of tho Spokano department. Note the
full equipment of "Nobby Tread" tires,
tho famous anti-skid tires.
AR FORGETSTO TAKE DRINK
Utudebaker Six Makes Long Run
Without Drop of Water.
NEW RADIATOR IS FOUND DRY
OTrncr Takes Car from tioadlnir
IMntrorm for Forty-KlKht-MUe
Drive mid Discovers Enirtne
Has No Water Supvlr
Having waited several days for tho
arrival of his Studebaker six' A. W.
Smith of Lockhart, Tex., was finally
notified by tho dealer that his car had
Just arrived In a shipment from Detroit
Mr. Smith an experienced motorist-
went to the yards, helped unload his car,
hastily poured in a couple of gallons of
gasoline and a little oil, and started with
several friends for San Marcos,, wher
he was due to meet an I. & O. N. train.
The car wanted to run away with him,
so Mr. Smith let It slip along In lively
style, making the twenty-one miles in
forty-eight minutes over a rather rbugh
road. . This pleased Mr. Smith, as the
time Is the best on record, ..
At San Marcos the train was roportcd
two hours late, so Mr. Smith rolled
around to a garago and ordered the
tanks filled to capacity. When this was
dbno an attondant suggested that the car.
being new, might also need water. Much
to the amazement of Mr. Smith, .the at
tendant and several bystanders, tho
water ran straight through tho radiator
and out at the potcock at the bottom. In
vestigation showed that that car had not
been supplied with a drop of water since
tho radiator had been drained, prior .to
the departure from the Studebaker plants
in Detroit.
The nurprlso of all hands was tho more
pronounced, as the motor was not unduly
hot and had not appeared to be in want
of a drink, despite tho fast running and
the fact that the da'y. while cool for
Texan, would have seemed Imn midsum
mer to the resident of the average north
erly clime.
Friends of Mr. Smith, both In Lock-
hart and San Marcos, have b,een hearing
so much about his now car that they are
hard put to it for some means of modi
fying the complacency with which he re
counts the exploit of his arid drlvo. The
car has been dubbed by them as "Smith's
Gasoline Camel."
And the worst part of their predica
ment Is the fact that, to obviate any
possible chance of doubt, ho Is ready to
provide eye witnesses to testify to tlio
fact that tho feat was performed as
recounted.
Mr. Smith Is looking forward to a pleas.
ant motoring season In a country where
water la not always easy to get and
whero its lack has, (specially in summer.
brought about the ponfusion of many an
automoblllst.
Gossip
Along the
Automobile Row
The Studebaker corporation, through E.
R. Benson, vice president, In charge of
automobile distribution, announces the
appointments of L. J. Oilier as sales
manager and of R. T. Hodgklns as as
sistant Bales manager. Mr. Oilier has
been for everal year the manager of the
Studebaker branch In Los Angeles. Mr,
Hodgklns comrs from tho Studebaker
vehicle branch In Now York City, of which
he has been head.
The W. L. Huffman Automobile com
pany reports tho following sales of Hup
mobiles for tho last week: William
Vossler, Friend, Neb.i W. B. Ralston,
Alma, Neb.: Metzgcr Brothers, Merrlman,
Neb.; Floyd Mahan, Clark, S. D.; Theo
dore Dempowolf, Harrlsburg, 8. D. Also
carloadB were delivered to Lincoln, Neb.;
Sioux City, la., Sioux Falls, .Mitchell and
Watertown, S. D., and Ord, Neb.
W. M. Clement, general manager of tho
W. L. Huffman Automobllo company, Is
out. on a pleasure and business trip to
Merrtam, Neb., having accompanied Mr.
Mctzger horns in a Hupmobllo touring'
car which he purchased Wodnesday.
T. M. Bromwall, sales manager of tho
W T . TTllffmnn A lirnmnrill A Mimtuinv.
delivered a Chandler touring car to E. 8
Clark of York.
Clyde Wilson of Gravity, la, pur
chased a model "16" Chandler touring1
cur from tho W7 L. Huffman Automobile
company on Thursday.
Mr. Burbank, local representative of
the Paige Motor Car company, announces
the following sales and deliveries for tho
week Just passed of Pages" "36's": Mf.
Katskeo of South Omaha,- Mr. Kubuck of
Dodge, la.; Mr. F. Vnuck of Dodge, la,;
Mr. J, Luxa of Columbus, Neb.; Mr. O.
Ream of Broken Bow, Neb.; Mr. White
rock of Falls City, and Mr. Lecty of Falls
City.
Mr. Bcal, Omaha agent for the Mollne
Knight, Is expecting several carloads of
Knights for local deliveries the first part
of the week.
Only One Chance.
"Ya-as." said tho old man. who sat
combine his whiskers with his fingers in
a Jamestown hotel, while John Wells of
isurraio was waning ror his lecturo hour
to roll around.
' Ys7" echoed John, anxious to Ket his
mind off his lecturo and onto something
pleasant
'xa-as. our parson cone wrong. We
was dlsapp'lnted."
as to what?
"Well, ye see. old Comrade Jeb Sutton
an' Aunt Jane Priddy died til' same week.
uur parson ain't none too plentiful with
'is sermons, especially funeral ones. So
he was up ag'lnst It an' preached Iden
tical th' same sermon for each one of
'cm! Jest ezactly th' same sermon well,
I might say he did leave out Jan's war
ree-kord." Judge.
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Investigations Drove that with "Nobbv Tread" Tires nunctures aro
1o less than with the average tire.
The big, thick "nobs" on "Nobby Tread" Tires stand out so far from
the shoe. that nails, glass, sharp stones, etc., hardly ever reach the shoe.
Study the "nobs," their size, their thickness, and the way they are placed,
and you will understand wKyT
And remember this you have got to wear out these big, thick,
tough "nobs" before you even start to wear out the extra strong tire
underneath that is one reason why experts call "Nobby Treads"
Two
lures
m
One
The original wear-resisting quality, the quantity of rubber, the methods
of construction-all have been rigidly maintained in "Nobby Tread Tires,
and maintained regardless of cost and regardless of price competition.
"Nobby Tread" Tires are the largest selling high-grade anti-skid tires
in the world, and they are REAL anti-skid! Tires.
Based upon their remarkable mileage record.
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Nobby Iread lires
are now sold under our regular warranty --perfect workmanship and
material BUT any adjustments are on a basis of
5,000 Miles
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Thousands upon thousands of veteran motorists now use "Nobby Tread" Tires
on their front and rear wheels through all seasons, because they
are such phenomenal mileage tire, and real anti-skid tires.
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