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TIIH OMAHA SfXDAY BEE: MAKl'II 28, 11)15.
AUTO IS A BIG INFLUENCE
Km Made Demand for Better Roadi
and That Demand Ha Brought
Deiired Results.
D. M. DEAL GIVES TREATISE
"If the coming of the automobile had
never had any other use. Its Influence on
ttie' b&llding of good roadi, on the de
mand for more roa-ln, for road that
leed everywhere, would have made It the
boon to the world It haa proven to lo.
Kverjr Instrument of locomotion Invented
fur man's uses haa meant the construe.
tlon or more highways and better high
way. . All of them combined have not
had the impelling Influence of the auto
mnblln," Mid D. M, Beai of the Moline
Kfilght. The oxcart, and even more primitive
methods of riding and hauling, brought
mora roads, less dangerous roads. The
llfst wheeled vehlclea of modern tlmea
brought wondroua change In the mileage
or.1 passable highway a. The bicycle
started An Impetus toward the building
iff erlmdld highways that did not atop
beTore the automobile came.
'Automobiles . have today gone Into
every community of the civilised world,
.frying with them an Incentive to re
rined pleasure, a desire for travel, a
stimulus to the quicker dispatch of busl
nesa and a mlirhty aid in the develop
m'ent of the public highways In every
comlnunlly. During the last five year
tl people of the I'nlted Hlatea have paid
mare attention to the construction, the
scientific conntructlon of roads, than they
bod bald during all the natlon'a history
before. The answer- Is contained In one
wJrd automobile.
x .'.fttates throughout the annals of times
ha e been largely nicssured by their
mndwsys. It has been taken aa prima,
faM 'evidence of the highest existing
type of civilisation If a country could
display splendid highways. Most of the
world that ever knew have forgotten that
J.' Caesar crossed the Ilubicon, that he
ihrl'-e refused a kingly crown and con
quered the Ncrvil. But the merest tyro
nt inad building has either read or been
told ithnt this ancient Roman was the
greatest highway constructor of his time.
.eersge specimens of humanity In all
Undo no longer recollect many of the
dianlaUc Incidents that crowded over one
another lit the career of Bonaparte. The
perU'-te presented by him standing on
a 'raft dictating to other emperors the
by which Europe might have peace
is 'rather hasy In their mental cameras,
fciit he la an Ignoramus Indeed who never
heard of the thousands of miles of rib
bon roads thai Intersect France, running
In' and out of Parts like delicate weaves
of ' a tremendous web, every mile of their
glistening surfaces perpetual testimonial
to the genius of the Little Corporal.
"Without roads this old terrestrial
si here would still he a wilderness and a
wilderness Isn't much of a world for the
men" and women who count nowadays.
The potentiality of the automobiles as a
is '-tor In the work ot Interlacing the
I'nlted Ktetcs with newer and bigger net-
works of highways la conceded by every
body; If the concession were not freely
wade, : statistics from the expert roafl
bullWs of the I'nl tod States government
woald furnish the proof (hat would brlpg
lt'.""rheie Is nothing more Interesting to
those h keep tra k of the miles ot
stew roads that are built than these fig
ures from the highways of the Depart
Stent of Agriculture.
"But one need not go to Washington,
or arjyahere else, to study and be con
vinced. There la not an automobile
ewner. or driver. In the world who does
not, want to see the roads In his own
partk'ular community, and for many
mites around, made a hard aa flint and
as level a a ballroom floor. The auto
mobile "hug" produces the good roads
'lUtt.'. Every owaer gets the 'bug,' to
use 'some very expressive slang, and the
It' ll' follows as a rapid and natural se.
qtieorte, '
Silvertown Tires
Carry Carlson to
; New Eacing Eecord
(iuodrl'-h Pllvertnn Cord tires have
Viuken another teeord.
'I latest fst of these cord construc
tion tires Is the csrrylng of Maxwell
wht h.set a new record of miles with
out. stop at the Ksn flego rnce. Mora
rn.4rk.l4 still, the car tliat itinde the
rord on HI vei towns had a gtillon ot
gssollne left In Its tuna at the end of
the" 'ra-.'c."
Hilly t'ailxin. Ih speed boy who made
the non-stop record on HllveitomnH, says
ll s !) evrd cvnatriictlon of Ills tires
WhKb enabled him to ge 94 pilies lth
"t a stop, and hs'h also enabled him
to pink the record with a gallon to
aj'm.
The remarkable resiliency and lack of
texletattr to the road, which are quail
prt'd'icva by the rord construction,
snake this tires deto more power st
the wheel. Aveiagra from countless
test bsve shown thai theae tires tn
riTe eerltie efficiency U per cent and
Mil;. gasoline ronsuinpttoa 3 per rent
"ai lean's tat at lw-g brats r'
enl et fey Kder4 Hullm In Merrer
at K'rin last August, ead by tiertwy
H,wd la a Maxwell at the Corvna raee
.v.ubrr, Tn itous rxrd was
3n mil's without slop
V im!rf il durat'lllty si I enormous
iri.a'h et CUwdrVb llterloS) ford
! shows) in te ran lrw iwe, t
-- tl.res ears starlet with Ooodrt-'Sj
ril'nl' sa tire i iipnnl and feet h
t' tvm ! te n.alie a lice c
Tr l-oint Lma rwnw at Haa Itgi
U 4 te-iirSj ewe. wet sjtsay shars Imtsa
I t-a ut txtrw Hr!r a tire
TJKE A PICTURE CF THIS
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Gossip
Along the
Automobile Row
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Last Thursday evening the Noyes Au
tomobile company started a day and
night service. "For years the one big
scara of automobile owners hss been a
lire blowout, miles from the nearest gar-
sue. To eliminate this was 1110 svss.es
tlon for our service.' says Mr. Noyes.
"With this service tlist we have Just
recently Installed any auto owner who
becomes a member of our Free Service
club need , never worry about being
caught out on. the country road. Any
time, day or night, we stand ready to
send our service car with a new tire,
tube, blowout patches, hoots, etc., and
remedy the trouble under the direction
of the auto owner.
"There Is absolutely no charge for the
service rendered. Whatever supplies are
used are charged at the regular rates,
J. It. f'e I .on Is having his sales
rooms remodeled and redecorated. He
also reports big salea of the Apperson
Jack Rabbit throughout the territory.
K. E. Butler of the Haynea must be
lost out In the sticks as the local office
has not heard from him In a week.
P. C. Hill of the Btewart-Toorer com
pany spent three dsy of the last week In
Fremont looking after Pierre-Arrow In
te rests.
Joe Pine, local manager of the Good
year Tire and Ilubber company, was
laid up most of last week with the grip,
Henry Nygeard, president of the Omaha
Tire and Ilubber compsny, la fast gaining
health after his recent lllnees and begins
to look like the Henry of old.
J. A. Mclntvre of the Mclntyre Auto
company Is one busy man these days.
A very handsome young woman was seen
driving a Ktearns-Knlght down Fsrnam
street the other day. Immediately tele
phone calls ' galore poured Into the
Stnarns-KnlgM salesroom requesting the
name of the Damsel fair. Mac, however.
refuses to divulge the name and address;
consequently,' all auto row Is earning a
pad and pencil walling for the beauty
of beauties to again tour Farnam street
so that they can get the license number
which they hope will disclose his secret
K. R. Wilson hss established a branch
In Council Bluffs at 39 South Fourth
street. C. B. Lefftisgwell will be In
charge.
The Maxwell Motor Bales company
has appointed Francis A Caullls as Its
local agents. The new 1916 models may
now-be seen at ftti Farnam street, on
the row. Mr. Franrla predicts big busi
ness for the Maxwell In Omaha this sum
mer, as many sales have already been
made,
Mr.- Mclntyre ot the Mclntyre Auto
company, made the remark the other
day that It was simply astonishing at the
amount of Interest displayed by the pub
lic In the Ktearns-Knlght counter-balanced
crank shaft, which Is on display In
their window. One well known motorist
of Omaha came In and said be could now
see the reason why their cars soon became
noisy and so hard to keep the bearings
tight aa the constant poundlnga of an
Imperfect balanced crank shaft on the
bearings made It Impossible to keep them
tight, while the counter-balanced crank
shaft such aa used by the 8tearn-K night
people, turn just like a solid wheel; and
he said, It Is no wonder that the Btearna
engine could be run, year after year,
without any repairs. It s a well known
fact tlist all racing ears haye the counter-balanced
crank shaft because of the
terrific strain they undergo, and If It
la an absolute necessity In a racing oar,
why Is It not a good thing In aa evsrr
day car.
CHALLENGE PASSED TO
THE SCULLING CHAMP
TOROfTO. March JT. "Eddie" Iranian
Duman of Toronto, holder of the sculling
championship of America, haa received
from Frank f. Ilagney, the Australian
sculler, who la now In Havana with Jack
Johnson, a challenge to row for the rham
plonship on Toronto bay. Durnan haa re
plied that he will be ready to mM Ilag
ney by the middle of July.
l.ljiht i, f 1750.
The Car That
With
Many of the tart have bee la use la Oniftha since 1)11 and
1913. liog as pood service ever. The only stock rar mad with
a eouoter-i.asnr', Crank Fhart tall raring cars nav them I. No
valves to leak, and tt motors that hae leo la constant service
18 years yon nine aa good as ever. Why bay an assembled product.
w!tu parts mad In different factories, when n Pteams-Knlght mad
In one factory, ran be bad with a reeord Ilka this for 1 17.0. Think
of the multiplicity of parts In a "4." "a" or "" rcppet tre!e motor
rump red with a tMearpe-Knlghi "4" cylinder, 4a II. P. eogtne.
which baa H parts par ry Under, and 34 mora cower, gt lat
itat smooth. Irresistible null, with style aad ftaUh aa good as the
bst; thla makes tnolortkf a pleasure.
Arrant for a demonstration and w will abw ?.
Mclntyre Auto Company
Phcae Douglas 2406. 2427 Farnam St.
Pome fhl territory still
SAXON SIX CAR ON MARKET
Firit Trainloadi of Latest Designed
Machines Depart from Detroit
for All Point.
IS A SIX SELLING AT $785
This week witnessed the shipping of
tlm first of the ffaucon "Sixes'" from the
factory ot the Saxon Motor company In
Detroit. The builders of this 1785 "Six"
have started quantity production of this
popular model and expect to have de
monstrators In tho hands of every dealer
aa fnst as prndurllon will permit.
With the shipping of the first models,
announcement is made that tho produc
tion plans, of the Saxon rompany call
for an output of 1.5A0 cars In April. Ac
cording to the Saxon officials, spring
buying has opened up carllor this year
than usual. Although the new Saxon
factories gives 600 per cent greater facili
ties than last year, this plant Is working
to cnpnclty every day In the endeavor
to take care of orders on hand. The
Saxon output will be 2&.KK cars this year,
and at present a large dally shipping
average Is being maintained. The new
roadster model In sharing popularity with
the aix-cylinder type.
Kver since tho Saxon "Six'' was ex
hibited for the first time at the national
automobile shows In New Tork and Chi
cago, and In scores ot other !ocal towns
throughout the country, orders have been
numerous.
The Saxon "Six" has attracted Interest
everywhere chiefly because of the num
ber of features It offers at what hitherto
was considered a low price for slx-cylln-red
cars. Among these points are the
small, bore, high speed motor, 112-Inch
wheelbase, cantilever springs, X2x3-lnch
tires, streamline touring body effect, com
plete equipment. Including electric light
ing and starting system, and numerous
other features.
AlthouKh shipments of ho Baxon "Six"
are lust , beginning, the experimental
models of the car Itself have been sub
jected to many long nnd severe tests In
the I'ennsylvsnla mountains, and over
the rough country roads of five middle
western slates. These tests have ex
tended over a period of almost yesr and
have served to bring the car Into a
perfected stage.
Paige Sells Eighty
Cars at Boston
Boston's automobile show, recently
concluded, practically winds up the show
season, which opens officially each year
with the great New Tork exhibit and
motor car makers are now enabled to
pause a moment for breath and sum up
results.
Aa a general proposition, this year's
run of shows has been highly successful
and Indicates more than a return to pros
perity. Sates of cars, both at retail and
wholesale,, have been so large that spring
activity promises to eclipse anything
heretofore experienced.
The Paige-Detroit Motor Car company
haa enjoyed a mere than general share
of this brisk selling. At the Boston show
eighty Paige cars wore sold at retaO
and wholesale, which Is regarded aa a
pretty sure indication that spring busi
ness for the Paige In New England will
surpaas any previous records.
The Paige company reports a very con
sistent showing all along the show cir
cuit, beginning with New Tork, At the
latter and at the Chicago show the total
Paige sales amounted to 1 1,000, WO and
other cities made similarly good records.
In fact, Paige salea (or January and
February, 1815, showed a gain of ft per
rent over the corresponding months ot
last year and now It la confidently be
lieved March will also record an equally
big gaiiu i
BASE BALL PLAYER FINDS
LATEST AND WORST INSULT
Ttnttner. the pitcher who was traded
for a bird dog, lives In a small town In
Kapsas. A few days following the recent
saltation concerning his case the ball
Player was arrested on complaint of a
neighbor, who charged that Hopper nu
assaulted him. "Why did you attack
the manT" asked the Justice of the peace.
He Insulted me." replied Hopper.
"What did he say to your persisted the
uanilan of the law. 'Bay!" shouted
Hopper, almost beside himself with In
dignation. ' He said 'bw wow.
Ittg Six, .MM)0.
Grows Better
Use
pe-a for re-fvaibl dealers.
Rittman Discovery
Means Gasoline at
Eight or Nine Cents
"Two developments that virtually con
cern automobile owners are the Klttman
discovery and the decision of the United
States court ot nppeais In the broken
wheel case," nays I L. Clark ot the
Noyes Auto company.
"Through the 100 per cent or more In
crease In the production of gasoline,
which the Rittman discovery seems to
assure, the cost of motor fuel should pro
portionately decrease. It therefore seems
certain that we will have S or 9-ccnt gaso
line, which means an Immense aggregate
saving to the motorists of AnuTlca.
"And yet this reduction will, moro than
anything else, emphasize the comparative
unimportance to the Individual owner of
fuel cost. While it will remove the only
plausible argument that makers of under
weight cars have been able to advance. It
will turn the attention of the prospective.
buyer, who rightly looks for an econ
omical car. to the really Important main
tenance Items of repairs and deprecia
tion. "The decision Itythe broken wheel case
seems to settle one thing that the as
sembler of a car is not necessarily re
sponsible In damages for an accident due
to a defective part manufactured tr
some ono else. If this Is sound, the pur
chaser of an assembled car must look to
a great many different concerns for safe
and satisfactory operation of his auto
mobile. This Is distinctly a boost for the
manufactured car, tho car all of whose
Important parts are built in the plant
of the company whose nemo the vehicle
bears,"
Packard Fenders
Common Sense Kind
One of the successful racing drivers
several seasons ago won a leading posi
tion In a big Indianapolis event because
ho took advantage ot the suction behlnJ
the car of the favorite. Comparisons
afterward showed that this maneuver
Maxwell ifcacinff La
.in Great '
T Barney Oldfield, in a Maxwell, ' wins, making non-stop run without
changing gears, averaging 68y2 mUes an hour, 1
Billy Carlson, in a Maxwell, finishes second, 66 Vs seconds behind
Oldfield, making one stop of 7 seconds for oiL
OKOROt W. C ATKINS,
RECEIVED AT
411 CPS GP
MR. WAITER E. PULSDERS, PRS3IUEST .
MiX!7ElL MOTOR CCUPAST, 1SC0RP0RATET
SSTR01T, UXCHXGAJt
11AXTO1 FIRST ASS SECOBD IS S00 HI IE WESTERS AUT0H0BI12 CLASSIC
RACE AT TESICE CALIFORNIA TCSAT DEFEATING PRACTICAL IT flJWB FIELD
PARTICIPATIEO IS RECEST GRASD IRIZE ASD VASEERBIIT CUP RACES. UA3TE3
DRIVER BAR KEY OLDFIELD DROVE WIS3IS0 MAXWELL WITHOUT STOPPISO 03
CEAS0IS9 GEARS DURIS0 E5TIRE RACE. SURE FISI3B BILL7 CARLS0S DROVE
8EC0SD K0SEY MAXWELL ST0PPIS0 CELT OSCS SEVE3 SEC0BD3 FOR' OIL. 0LDFIELD2
AVERAGE 81-2 MILES AS HOUR WHICH WAS FASTER THAB EITHER GRASD PRIZE OR "
VAEDERBIIT RACES. EDDIE RICKES3ACHER IB MAXWELL T00E T.yAp AT START
.422) HELD IT TO FIFTY SEC CUD LAP aVERAGISO 100 MILES AS HOUR. PICEZD
C? SI0S3 TORS C0LB IB CRASX CASE PUT OUT OF RACE.
UABiGER IIAXITELL RACIE3 TEAI1
614 Hi.
This is one of the most phenomenal victories in the history of automobile
racing. Barney Oldfield's non-stop feat is the third 300-mile non-stop
contest performance made within a few months by a Maxwell racing car.
Oldfield, in a Maxwell, ran non-stop in the 301 -mile Corona race. Billy
Carhon, in a Maxwell, made 300-mile non-stop record in San Diego race.
SEE THE NEW 1915 MAXWELL AT
FRANCIS-CULLIS AUTO CO., 2024 Farnam St., Omaha
sdded appreciably to the average speed
of his own machine.
This Incident Is mentioned merely to
Illustrate how powerful Is the draft In
the wako of a rapidly moving motor
vehicle. Raolng car designers endeavor
to shspe the car bodies with torpedo or
turtle-back lines that the suction may be
reduced.
On the other hand many designers of
care for every day owner's service have
added materially to this back draft by
fenders which sweep far down Tiehlnd the
resr wheels. While the non-racing driver
does not object to the small reduction In
speed, he does dislike the resulting swirl
of dust which bangs over the tonneau In
dry weather and the muddy spray which
bespatters the occupants of the rear
sests In wet going.
Marion Men Move
from Indianapolis
to Michigan Town
An event notable for warm-blooded
sentiment among men usually bound to
the staid principles of business, was held
st Indianapolis Saturday evening. The
occasion was a farewell dinner to J. I.
Jfandlry. President Marlon and Mutual
Motor companies, who by reason of a
desire to more closely assemble his busi
ness interests. Is leaving Indianapolis to
locate In Jackson, Mich.
The decision of Mr. Handley to center
all his Interests In Jackson, Mich., made
Indianapolis feel real regret, but his
friends saw his big Idea that of having
all of his interests where he could caast
his own eye over them. It was thought
advisable at first to retain the main sales
establishment in Indianapolis, but a later
decision makes Jackson the center of all
Handley Interests. , Mr. Handley Is leav
ing Indianapolis through no fault of
that thrifty city, for Indianapolis haa
ever been In league with his fine spirit
of progresslveness.
Mr. Handley In his departure will be
accompanlod by tho other Marlon execu
tives, John Guy Monlhan, vice president,
and general manager, and Thomas Mar
shall, treasurer, together with the com
plete engineering and office .departments.
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