TIIKJtKK: OMAHA, WEnXRSDAY, KKIUUTARY 17, 1015.
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SILENCE IN THE BEST CARS
Everybody Goes to the Auto Show
Silent Chains, Worm Gears, En
closed Gears All Contribute to
Noiseless Operation.
ALL NOISE IS ELIMINATED
"Whon a motorist complains nowadays
of a nolpc In the roar system of his new
plx-cyllnder car the crafty repair man
will first ascertain' If Mr. Motorist Is not
listening to the rattle of the vacuum
cup treads on the asphalt pavements."
says .1. V. Whltheck, chief enpineer of
the Chandler Motor Car company.
"For that Is the extent to which silence
has been wrought In the construction of
the modern motor car. Kven a non-skid
tire's hiss as It meets the pavement may
he construed as somcthinit wrong with
the car.
""The elimination of noise in the auto
mobile has been a very gradual process
with motor car manufacturers. It has
lieen a problem involving great expend
iture of time, money and brains on the
part of the men who have furthest ad
vanced the cause of tho automobile In
this country and abtoad. In the begin
ning we had the big square typo of
cylinder, cast singly, and with exposed
Valves on each side of the motor. Muf
flers were still in the future and the roar
frpt the exhaust of the poirful motor
of that day was indeed' an awesome
thing. Then came the first big cast-iron
mufflers, resembling small boilers, but
at least capable of cutting down some of
the peine.
Keplarlnar the Chnlns.
"With the exhaust report reduced to
some degree, the noise caused by the
driving chains on the rear wheels became
just as offensive to the fastidious driver.
Knter the steel propeller shaft combined
with the first bevel gears. The first car
d signed along these lines was exceed
ingly heavy and ''only a little less noisy
than its chain-driven predecessor. But
improvements in the grade of steel and
the art of gear cutting, rapidly brought
the rear axle system into a very fair de
gree of Quietness. With the exhaust and
rear axle taken care of, the motor car
engineer next turned his attention to the
valves. The noise attending the opening
and closing of valves for intake and ex
haust purposes, has finally been reduced
to a minimum by casting cylinders of the
Ij-head type with, the valves all on on
side. Hand plates which are easily re
moved, now close In the valves, so that
their operation la barely perceptible to
the driver."
In ye olden ditvs no one stayed anay
from tho county fair with lis display of
fast horses and fat cattle, hut times have
changed and now every one goes to the
automobile show. The several thousand
who were not able to gain admittance
Monday night will surely try again some
other night, for all want to see the new
cars which are being offered for inspec
tion. To sit in the long new cars on ex
hibition is sure to attract all eyes, as is
shown by the cut above.
INTRODUCES NEW -STANARD-IZED
EIGHT AUTO.
Twin Cars Have
Public Guessing
Two cars side by side, so near alike
that only an experienced eye on first
glance can distinguish between them;
both bodies deep maroon, both bonnets
black and wheels of like finish, form a
unique display which is getting a liberal
hare of attention at the automobile
hows. These cars are the Model 65 and
42 Oldamoblles. '
' So closely do the lines of Model 4!, the
light our Oldsmoblle, compare with
those of the six-cylinder car, that when
the cars are within a few feet of each
other many people find it necessary to
inquire which car is which. Except for
Blze there Is no detestable difference in
them, and even the smaller slse of the
four-cylinder model cannot easily be dis
covered since three Inches were added
recently to the length of its body. For
the first time in the history of the motor
car industry a designer has succeeded In
duplicating In a four-cylinder car the
exact lines and general appearance of a
larger six-cylinder model.
"There are differences between the two
models," explained J. V. Hall, sales man
ager of the Olds Motor works," although
they are differences which do not readily
reveal themselves from the appearance
or the cars. The Model 56 has six cylin
ders, a seven-passenger body and a
longer wheelbase."
TAXI MEN TAKE OVER
ENGER AUTO AGENCY
Calvin "VV. Francis, president of the
Senilis Taxi company., and Joe Cullla,
vice president and . treasurer of the
same concern, have taken over the Ne
braska agency of the Kngor auto, it
was announced yesterday.
AW K. Foshler of the Nebraska Carter
car company and the Knger company Is
still the factory distributing acent, but
he has ceiled the Nebraska territory to
the two young men. The latter will silll
continue their taxi business.
t J. COLS.
Display of Trucks
Along Auto Row
E. E. Moser & Co., 2218 Farnam street,
are the representatives of the Commerce
motor trucks in Omaha. They have no
space at the show, but havo a fine dis
play at .their Bhow rooms on Farnam
street. The display comprises commercial
delivery trucks in three distinct bodies.
New Foril Models
Popular with Ladies
The new Ford Sedan and Coupelet are
coming in for a large share of the atten
, tlon of the feminine contingent at the
auto show. The Sedan, with its graceful
lines, beautiful finish and luxurious re
finements, seems to attract the greatest
amount of admiration, although the
Coupelet receives a goodly amount of at
tention from the fair motorists.
It Is said that these new Fords have
made a great hit at the eastern shows
also, and at the Chicago show particu
larly, sales were closed with many so
cially prominent women.
GEAR RATIO MOST VITAL
TO AUTO SATISFACTION
Chief Engineer O. O. Behn of the Hud
son likes to talk on technical topics. But
he has a way of investing them . with a
simplicity and clearness that makes these
dry subjects attractive to any motor car
enthusiast. Most buyers know very little
on the feature of gear ratio, and yet it is
vital, Mr. Behn says, to real motor car
satisfaction. A twenty-horsepower truck
motor can pull a huge load up a pretty
stiff grade and do it at a fair speed. It
does it, however, very noisily and with
excessive vibration. Some people think
that they would like to have a low power
motor of this kind in their car, and have
an Idea, that they would then gain fuel
economy and yet have plenty of power.
Mr, Behn shows how this idea Is a fal
lacy because the motor would require to
turn over at such a tremendous rate in
order to gain driving wheel speed that it
would not be satisfactory for a pleasure
car. On the other hand, a motor that Is
geared too high does not produce satis
faction because it must of necessity have
a very powerful motor In order to over
come the high gear ratio.
How Much Are Your Family ;
Food Bills Per Week? j
The trouble about this high cost of
living problem is that we hear only one '
side of the story it's all against the'l
maker or seller of eatables. What about ,
your end of it, Mrs. Food Buyer? Iet's
take a'glance at your weekly food hills.
Meat! Meat! Meat! More Meat! Why
this extravagance? Listen to what the
great dietitian, Tr. Hutchison, says:
"From sn seonomlo point of view, meat i
Is a dear food, whether as a ylelder of
energy or a source of building' mtrlal."
That doesn't mean that we can abolish
meat from our table entirely, but we can'
cut down on it and seek other nutritious
but cheaper foods. j
What about Faust Macaroni? The
same authority says that "Macaroni is!
absorbed almost in its entirety that Is, '
it practically all goes to the making of ,
blood, muscle and tissue. Faust Macor-
nnl Is made from Durum wheat, is high- I
ty glutinous and ran be prepared in
many appetizing ways and costs 10c a
large package.
MAULfj nitos.
St. Ijouls, V. 8. A.
Los Angeles-Phoenix
Road Race
in
Moving Pictures
to be shown at the
Henshaw Cafe
Week commencing Febuary 15th
to 20th from 6:30 to 8 p. m. and
10:30 to 12 p. in. every evening.
A perfect conditioned
"USED" car of standard
make is a FAB better
"BUY" than a NEW car
of. some untested, un
known, "off" brand.
We sell "USED" cars
so cheap that' one need
scarce take depreciation
into consideration, as one
surely must do when buy
ing a NEW car.
THIS is the largest
establishment in Omaha
and the West devoted to
the sale of "USED" cars
and "USED" cars only.
We've always 75 to 100
cars in stock; ready to
sell; ready to run; ready
to give unlimited service;
ready to offer at HALF
PRICE or less.
If you are visiting in
Omaha during the "AUTO
SHOW," by all means
visit us. See the cars; note
how we select and reject
cars; see the 18,000 square
feet of floor space we de
vote to autos and auto
supplies. If you are not
going to be in Omaha dur
ing the "Show," or if for
any reason or other you
cannot call, be SURE to
send for our new and com
plete price list just off tho
press. It describes
"FORDS" at $175, $225
and $250; "CHALMERS"
at $375; "REOS" at $375;
"VKIJKH" at flOO; 'Hl.
MOIULKH" at 94SO; "OA 1)11.
liACH" at HAO; "Bl'ICKH"
at $7&0 and dozens of others
as good.
HKNI) FOH THK NEW
PRICK MKT. Ite poftted on
Autos. DON'T buy a NKW
car when a first clas used one
may be bad at HAJiF or even
less.
J juh car we tell is demon
strated, tested, used and prov
ed to VOU before you buy. Nn
"Junk." No Questionable."
'e havo the very cream of
'Cued" cars and sell them
Vl'ICK and CHKAP,
Remember, we've an "AUTO
SHOW" of our own, one that's
well worth seeing.
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