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About Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922 | View Entire Issue (April 16, 1916)
- ' t - r 1 SAXONS HAYE PART -IN CHASE OF VILLA El Paio Dealer Donates Can Quartermaster Corpi and Offi cers Own Others. to USED FOE ALL SORTS OF DUTY ftaxon. motor cars are playing a part Jn th chase of the Vnlted Mate troop airtnr fancho VIII, bandit and Mexican revolutionary. 1 wider, im 'aso, rex., where a large num ber of troop, have len stationed slme tU bordnr mobllljiatlen In J913, throe Huxm Motor, can were aoM to I'nltfd Htates amiy off lepra before tlie pursuit 'if Villa and thry witra used by the of ficer for trip 'about the border. rt lJeutmnaiit Juy II. W'yman of the ElKhth cavalry U tlio owner of s Haxon Six, and Hecoud Ueutunaiits Wel ton M. Moritaetts and Willlurn A. Robera; of the Fifteenth cavalry both have Baxon , ,our roadsters. , When the United. flutes cldd to en tUr Mexico In pursuit of Villa and the bordrr was thrown Into a fever of ex citement, these three officer found a praotlcal us for their motor care In patrol duty and messenger service In and about EI Paso. The fare were presed Into service bocaime they covered ground faater than a horse and because the sand and nxsequlta of the border country of fered no obstruction to them, Dnaler I.oane Three Care, ;At the same time V. O. Cavln, Saxon dealer at Kl.reso, placed three othr-r machines at' the lorvlre of the govern ment. Me took !nr from hta stock for this popos and offered thorn to the army otflcon. Mr, Cavln hesitated a bit at polna tble. but finally derided to aive (hem without consulting the factory, .When he wired what lie had done he had ths unqualified approval of II. W. Ford, preeldent and genera! manager of the Saxon company. - Mr, Ford i a strong believer In pre paredneee, and haa himself taken en active Interest In the movement for mili tary training- In thfa country. He as aured Mr. Cavin that the 8axon company atood Jready to help the government In Ita great task of aupplylng the flying column of General Pershing. The cara which were loaned to the army were all Baxon "Sixes" and they hav found a ready ue in the quarter mutw corps. One of them I being oaed dally by a major of the department and it ha traveled hundred of ml If In the Wet two week. ., . V ' her that had ever been brought forth. And when we'd discovered It. It happened to be black In ita final form. "No stringency of material entered into the question; it wasn't for the purpoae of putting forth something 'different' In the way of color. Just aa Tojwy simply 'growed,' eo the Ooodrlch black tread barefoot rubber elmply happened to come out blark. ' , "This bla k rubber, which we first de veloped for Mllyfcrtown. proved stronger, bettor and more wear-resisting than any other we could make " ' - Winner is Forced . to Tell the World Just How He Did It llng a , winner sometimes hee It dr whin-Its. i , V. K. HIon of PTulnvltle, Kan., whose cur who first In the Hyatt mileage eon-1 text with m.m mile to it credit, ay he ha been busy for-two month en wetlng Inquiries aa to how the , mileage we attained. One of the most Interesting cam from Tllrhard Abbott, a war refugee at Villa Lai l'lchnllere, Tport, Trance. "I am afraid I shall not be able to leep much until I hear' from you your aelf, giving ma an Idea how you have been able to make uch a mileage," wrote Mr. Abbott. "I take it that Kana ha a rlgorou winter climate, with a fair amount of inow laatln pretty well throughout three month. Taking that Into confederation, your wonderful record beeome atlll more o." . Mr. Hlaaon replied In part I follow: "Will ay that Kanaaa ia dry atate, having mild . winter and scarcely any now. W run our cara MS day and 3'i night in each year on tha beet natural dirt road In the world, luit fall I drove from Colorado . Pprlnga, Colo., to I'lalnvltle, Kan., a dletanca of Wl mile, In eleven hour and two minute, o you e the road are not bad in thla part f the United Btate." Packards Stand Up Under Service On the Border Do Not Charge" Your Carburetor Until 1 Old is Looked Over "Before you. let lomeon aubatltuU an other for the carburetor on that old car of your the on the maker put on jut do a few thine that the aleainun of the other will Inelet upon doing before he "prove" what bJ carburetor wll do,'' aya Horace T. Thomai, chief en gineer of the Reo Motor Car company. "Mind you I don't eay that there may not be a belter one for the world do move and great improvement have been made from time to time in carburetor. "But befora yon dlacard the old truety one do theae tblnga! Clean the cylin der remove the carbon and run kero sene through to , loosen up the ring which may have become gummed. That will restore the compression. Now grind the valvea and in putting them back adjust them narefully aa your Instruc tion book-tell you., Adjust all motor bearings, too, and see that your dutch la in good condition. "The wis carburetor salesman Insist n doing these thing before trying out hi "better" carburetor If you Insist on proof before buying. And of course the "new broom"' weep clean. Ro would the old on given the same chance. "Most of thla talk about the high cost of gasoline and short mileage per gallon would oeasa If owner did theee simple i thing more frequently and It will stop anyway with the war, for then prices will return to their normal level, while the increased efficiency will continue," EXPLAINS WHY GOODRICH AUTO TIRES ARE BLACK "Why ara the Goodrich blak tread tire black hs been propounded to the H. V, Ooodrlch company and Ita dealers to such an extent that W. n. Ttutherford. local branoh manager, ha Issued an of ficial explanation. "Our retesrrh oepartrneut e nut to dfl top the toughen automobile tread rub- Twenty-aeven Packard truck r now in us carrying supplies and army equip ment along the line of communication from Columbus, N. M the bae of American troop, to Case Grande, Chi huahua, and probably beyond that point. The truck were fitted with army trans port bodle in JC1, Paao upon their arrival their from the factory, and went to Columbu under their own power, In charge of the thirty-three Packard men, who volunteered for army service. Msll matter received from member of the truck company indicate that the truck rea'hed Columbu on March 27. A special repair shop truck, fitted com plete with tools, a lathe, forge, anvil and a complete set of repair parts, followed the original shipment, leaving the factory Man'h 21. This truck lo ha reached Columbus, where It probably will be sta tioned. Another man, sent with this truck, bring the total number of Packard men now In the service of the government up to thirty-four. The meager information that ha com from the country where the search for villa I In progress tells only that "the boys are all right," and that the Pack ard are standing up perfectly under the terrific condition Imposed by Mexlean dt'Ncrt and mountain roada. The Bee Want Ads Are the Best Bust, nets Boosters. . AH edlfl aaety teak aMse, mt bra a bl ettffeieiee la uHtr. Go l nsls, atad eel sis ieo ye rlsui It, It la ifc beet Msrteaat re bay. It la swAbo tram Paueylvanla Cms4e, Will swt HiklM UhH red fTMly. UMe Ita aaaaj NaHMlw. rat r arJsa Pa sat la sat la keif. ' eaaa. a la era 11m la balk. la POWELL eUrHY COMI-AHV OMAHA 90it rarnara. 9fi2i immwf Qmm i".n'li ii.n ms1 in iTitiirtr-iiif -ssa &miimmBmmmmmmmmHmmtmmmimmmmKHmmmai -- - g. . . ; T HOSK features which you have come to associate ex clusively with the hfeh priced ears you will find embodied in Saxon "Six" at $$15. It meets- in ever)' reject- pres ent day .standard nmonjr fine care. Noyes-Killy Motor Company 2066-63 Firaim St., Omhi. Pbne Doug. 3616 Tests Show Fine Economy Average for Studebaker Acting on ' th theory that many a gallon of gasoline Is wasted by the aver age automobile owner in the course of a year, the Studebaker corporation recently carried on a number of tests in all sec tions of the country among owner of Btudebaker cars. Th results of these natlon-'Wtde test. Just made known, have resulted In greatly Increased mileage in many cases. Aver- agea of sixteen to eighteen miles per gallon have been secured from the four cylinder models, while the six cylinder car have produced fifteen mile per gal Ion uniformly, In sotual operation, th Htudeimker plan work like this; An expert calling on an owner who Is not getting maximum mile age, first disconnects the regular g&eu line supply and hi tallies itn auxiliary tank containing one gallon, The owtvtr then takes th wheel and drives a few miles, th expert at tils side making mntal notes all the while. At th end of the trip the amount of giiaollne used Is measured. The expert then relieves the owner In command. Before starling out he adjuvta the carburetor and any other feature of mechanism that need adjusting In order to secure greatest possible economy In operation. Th expert then drives the car and drives It properly, explaining th owner's faults to him all th while. tiny Thee Tracks, Th Devln Contracting company re cently bought three Kelly Springfield truck from Andrew Murphy aV Hon, Th fevln people plan upon going Into the heavy hauling game. Hupp Factory Is Still Breaking Record for Output "Tli consistent Increase in th sale and production of lfupnvnfles continued during March, when the Hupp corpora tion broke the big February record and made th month Of March the largest in It history," ssr O, II. Hnullston, branch manager of th Hupp Motor Car corpora tion. "With the increased facllltl, pro duction of car at the Hermit plant wa Per cent larger than for the month last year. "The success the Hupp rorpnratlon has r.ad with Its series- 'N' has been cms of the most remarkable ever enjoyed by a motor car concern. Autos Are Built to Sell Themselves "The automobile Industry is making Its spectacular progres because K is work ing on the principle that th United Htales Is a nation of good buyers, rather than one of good salesmen," said HJ, f, ftowsrd, sales manag-er of th Thomas H. (leffery company. Building ear that will salt, them selves is the only road to aontlnued sun cess," said Mr. Howard, "becaua this nation of good buyers looks first for quality and value. 1V saJtsman, no mat ter how expert ha Is. can continue sell ears if they do not possess these two tnings." Th instantaneous suooeas of the new Jeffery HI was a striking example of ine principle, accorfllnf to Mr. (toward znxzi!mmm..iuz Character A MAN'S capacities are determined by several factors, chief among which is the fiber of the stuff he is made of. Like all of Nature's most potent forces this is invisible, and being so, it secures its expression in effects and results. Competency, energy and hon estythese qualities constitute greater worth. And their development creates character. Motor cars, too, have character. It is injected and molded by the hand of man; its presence is conspicuous when put to the test. Maxwell Motor Cars, for example, gain character and individuality by reason of experience, care and skill with which they are made. Every operation must strengthen the final result and thus the ability to give abundant and satisfying service is correspondingly increased. "As we specialize in the manufacture of 4'gbt weight, standardized auto mobiles, we can and do concentrate our entire attention on those details that i make for better motor car character. 1 ,SSJ e Oae akawUi five best ettte Two-raaienter Roadater, , , . AJS Five i'xei(r Touring Car, . . h Touting Cr (with All Weather Top), Till Two I'asMiiger CaMi'ltt, , , 8 f'ngf Tow Car, . . .till full qu)inni, including Electric fitaitee rut Light. All fxt4 r. U U. tMjult MOTOR COMPANY, DETROIT, MICHIGAN UI! (Ill- aMsjpliMM JRtott' ISWWWWW III II tU ftfaasWp '' i j '" '"V 1 1 y i RIGHT OF WAY The man who drives a Packard Twin Six owns the road. I lis car is the accepted tfaugc of ability and value. Its twelve-cylinder motor is the master of any situation, whether that situa tion demand sustained racing speed, downright exertion, or the smootlicst, softest action. ' The Packard Twin Six engine was a logical development by a company that is the rccog-. nized leader of automobile progress. Now it hap' the clinching endorsement of the most exact ing clientele in the world. The Packard Motor Car Company repeats with greater emphasis than ever before: "Ask the man who owns one" viiih any Open Body, $27CO,f.o.b. Detroit with any Opm Body, $M60,f.o.b. Dttroit ORR MOTOR SALES COMPANY Farnam and iOth BtrteU , '1295 F. O, , DetreM Zhe Standard ol Mi Sue and Qua C. W Francis Auto Co. nt(lS Farncm Strstl, $1080 "The Proof of the Pudding" ' 'f , Pudding" so far as automobiles or any other manu factured products are concerned. Therefore, please consider the significance of these figures t During th month of March, the American people bought I tOO Pawe "FairJUW and paid for them on million, fm hundred and fijly four Vunuanil dollar $. When you remember that March was distinctly a winter month in most "fctions of the country, these figures are truly remarkable. Coull there N any atroiiger argument for tht actual net worth of the Paige Fairfield "Slx-46"? Cffuld then U any stronger proof that this model hat taken the nation by storm and won for itself place of undisputed leadership? Think It over and then rrmemWr to al hil e can still make "immrtli.ite tlclivrrir", r.l-D.trlt M-Ur Car Company, Dttroit, Mkhlin Murphy-O'Brien Auto Co. 18M18 Pnrndtn Street. Phone Tyler 123. i i 0 Fairfield t mi tltl till X XI .i