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About Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922 | View Entire Issue (May 21, 1916)
TTTE OMATTA SUNDAY BFX: NfAT 21, 1316. IMPROVEMENTS ON j COUNTYHIGHWAYSj Big1 Amount Voted by Taxpayers Will Be Used to Gradmnd j Pave Roads. i Lincoln Home of Chandler Car CAREINDETAILADDS TO AUT0J0MF0RT the jwsaage from one side of the car to the other. This hinged steering wheel Is also a boon to the corpulent driver, who ran take his seat comfortably with out squeezing h rnself, and then mint the wheel to nonniil position. Among the several gauges, meters, etc., now in use, the speedometer is one which should be easily and quickly read. The Cadillac speed Indicator Is set In the In- French Attacks Repulsed. Berlin, May 20. (Via London.) The failure of reDeated attacks by the nmment board directly In line with th I .French on the German position along driver's vision so tlitif he can see ttj,the road between liaucourt and Es wlthout moving hint head, and scarctly ! nes on (ne Verdun front was an- i.f AfcAMS MOT, ( needs take his eyes off the road. j nottneed today by the war office. j Cadillac a Good Example of Lesser j Features Arranged for Greater ! ' ' Luxury. 4 4, .'. 11 IS AVAILABLE NEXT MONTH i PASSENGERS ARE BENEFITED in A Although it will take about four years to spend all of the $1,700,()OU recently voted by the taxpayers for grading and paving of all roads in Douglas county, it will be some sat isfaction1 to know that when every thing is finished up, Douglas county will be the most progressive in the west, in the point of good highways, county commissioners declare, The money will be available within the next month. The courts will first have to vali date the bonds before they can be sold, but it is anticipated that there will be no trouble from this source, ' even though there is some talk now of trying to knock them out. In voting the bonds, the voters also decided which roads will be paved. Paving Specifications. These roads are to be paved with $1,500,000 worth of standard test brick, with a concrete base five inches thick. The following roads will be paved: ' 4 AH prant macadam roads In Pouglaa county, Including that part of Military ave nue between JiMtieon.and Omaha. Road known ai l.lncoln highway, from end of present pavement lo Klkhurn, to Waterloo, n1 to Valley. Military road, from and of present mac adam road to Elk I'Hy, and beginning at Hennlnston and running aoulh la Military road. (toad known an road No. It, from Mili tary road eoutb to renter afreet road. Q'1 aireel, from and of preamt maeadam road running want on "W ' atreat or road "Ar' to 1 1 Intersection of road "6.' flrgtnnlng at tha and of macadam on Leavenworth atreet road, aonth ono-fourth mile to road "il." them a weal on road "41" I wo and one-naif miles and Interaectlng with road "HI." Ileglnnlng at tha and af maeadam on road "," attending west on road "" about thraa mllea to county bridge No, St. Beginning at the end of tha present eon erete pavement on Ames avenue, running north on road to Intersect with road ) Road No It, beginning with Military road, running nonh and Intersecting with road No. Zi. If any aurpliia remains, any olhar roads In t'ouglaa county aa may be hereafter dea , Ignaled by Ilia county com m lesion ere. Certain Amount Yearly. It has been stipulated that only $500,000 of the amount appropriated may be spent in one year, and it il the intention of the board not to upend all of this amount if it can be avoided, The first road to be paved wiU in all probability be fhc Center street roadway, as it is in worse condition than any other. It will be paved all the way to Millard. The city lias paved this road to Fifty-fourth street, and the county will pave from (bis street on through to Millard. No one contractor will get all of the work, but instead, the rtaving will be divided up in jobs of $500,000 each, md the grading divided, Too. Cadillac Dealers To Meet in Omaha All Cadillac dealera in the Omaha territory will meet in Omaha May 24 and 25 for the purpose of discussing sales plans and Cadillac construction. I Phil Merrill of the Cadillac factory, who is thoroughly versed in motr car construction, will lecture upon the construction and .engineering principals' of the Cadillac. George T. Keim, local distributor, has requested bis deaierg to extend an invitation to all owners of Cadillac cars, together with any who may be prospects, the purpose being to give all who wish it the benefit of Mr. Merrill's lectures. RISE OF EDDIE 6'DON NELL IN AUTO WORLD IS FAST Eddie Donnell's rise to prominence in the automobile racing field has been as rapid as the clip at which he eels off the miles in the g races. Kddie walked off with the victor's aurels in eight out of the nine races sn the Pacific coast in which he was tittered during the last winter. Quite i creditable showing is that. O'Donnell used Dixon's graphite utomobile lubricants in fighting shy f friction. If he bad developed fric tion trouble in any part of his car during any of these races, his string of victories would bave been curtailed- Dixon's lubricants' perform ances were as noteworthy as those of the popular driver. Golf Match Today. A match plav against bogey in two classes will he run oft at the Field club today. Two ptires will be awarded to the winners. Ilandiraps of one to ten, eleven to twenty-four, and eight to qualify. jf Jvk M ftsMm-'e" a ' tJrJJ"Jr"V fr"nt- jfJaa-iWHaMai. ilmmnsiMXVB& ..taBtjm4llMmiirimilf Sallliil SSMtos 3 To Cte left, wire wheel ('handler four passenger Chummy roadster, sold to Charles R. F-lgas and If. II. Miles of Lincoln. To the right, stand ard four passenger Chandler six Chummy roadster, sold to C". II. Pullman Hangs Up New Record in Run Over Alleghenies The high cost of gasoline ha's no terrors for the man who owns a Pullman. The T. G. Northwall com pany, local representative of the Pull man car, has just received an inter esting account of the gruelling test made by G. C". Eichelberger of Pitts burgh, and his associates, who drove nine .Pullmans from York, Pa., to the smoky city, a distance of 2J0 miles, averaging 19.02 miles per gallon of gasoline, a remarkable record for brand-new cars. Here's FjchclbergeVs own story of how his Pullmans defied the Alle gheniri and put to rout the gasoline bugaboo: "Leaving the factory with nine cars at 4 o'clock p, m., we drove to Gettys burg, went over the battlefield, and then to . Chambersbttrg. Stopping there over night,, we left .Sunday morning, driving through to Pitts burgh, covering approximately 170 miles without a particle of trouble to any car. In fact a high-priced car could" not have given better service. "We crossed six mountains on the trip and anyone who knows the road will tell you that the balance of it is hard on gasoline, but all our cars came through with good averages, the cloverleaf roadster making 10,02 miles per gallon and the touring cars from 17 to 18. Rubber Company Plans Additions One of the best indications of the steady growth of the automobile in dustry at the present time is the fact that several of the leading tire manu facturers have found it necessary to largely increase the size of their plant in order to take care of the con stantly expanding business. The latest announcement of such construction activities comes from the Federal Rubber company of Cudahy, Wis., which lias recently awarded contracts for three large new build ings for manufacturing, shipping and storehouse purposes. These buildings will be of fireproof construction and equipped throughout with the most (nodern equipment obtainable. These additions- fo the Federal plant are made necessary, it is said, in part, by the phenomenal increase in the demand for Federal tires, and also by the constantly increasing volume of mechanical rubber goods now being produced and marketed under the Federal brand. Murphy to Handle 'Maxfer Trucks The firm of Andrew Murphy h Son have recently contracted for the handling of Maxfer trucks in this ter ritory. The- Maxfer truck; is a body ar rangement for Ford cars which easily converts the Ford into a light truck. O. A. Wilson in charge of the Andrew Murphy k Son truck depart ment, is very enthusiastic regarding the new truck and is of the opinion that the Maxfer holds forth a won derful proposition to the truck deal ers. TRIES TO CUT MAN" WHO REFUSES TO GIVE ALMS When William Lawson,- colored, attempted to cut Alex Schonder when fhe latter refused him alms at Thirteenth and Dodge streets, Alex took the knife away from William and brought him to jail. William was sentenced to twenty days in the wot khottse. EIGHT CYLINDER TTTilVrv Hwmmm& awn nil i aaV mmmmt& .XyS Tf- SUly hors iMmrrSevrn Pai lender Cantilever Sprlnjt 120 Inch wheeibiiie Price SI330 rkaumont, Charles Knapp and John liurkett. Mr. Burkftt at the wheel, snapped in front of the permanent Chandler home now nearing comple tion at Seventeenth and tO streets, Lincoln. PACKARD FURNISHES BOTH TRUCKS AND MEN The eighty-two men requisitioned by the United States government to accompany fifty-six Packard motor trucks purchased for service on the Mexican border left Detroit Monday night in two special "Pullman cars for San Antonio.' K. J. Heller, represent ing the War department, arrived on an evening train and went directly to the Packard factory, where the men were waiting to be sworn in. With the'exception of four cooks, all 'were Packard employes. There were two truckmasters, six assistant truck masters, two mechanics, two assistant mechanics and sixty-six drivers. The order for the trucks and men was received at the Packard factory at 2:2U p. m. Sunday, May 14. All available men were pressed into serv ice in the truck shops and at 10:30 o'clock Sunday night the trainload of trucks was started for Salt Antonio, The trucks which make up the lat est shipment are of three tons ca-' pacity and fitted with special army transport bodies painted army olive drab. The shipment is valued at $186,425. With this latest purchase, the gov ernment will have 120 Packard trucks in service on the border and in Mex ico. , InnGE-Brothers ROADSTER Before Dodge Brothers be gan the manufacture of their own car they had built the parts for half a million motor cars. Their iperienr. tsetr knvwlada af era raaaas, materials and man comae from tha ttioet Intimate conlai-t with their bualneae Their eupervtalon la direct and ronatant, for they are tha active euperlntenitenle, ensl neare, manasara and owners of their buai-naaa. It will nay yaa as visit a and era, mine this ear Tha saaollna conaumptton Is onumially tow, Tha lira mlleaa Is unusually high, Tha prlea ef tha Touring Car or Roadatar complete Is ITU (t a. k. Detroit.) if- MURPHY-O'BRIEN 1814-18 Farnam St. When a Car Proves by millions of miles of road work In the hands of thousands of owners, that Its running expense Is Incredibly low Its efficiency so sturdy to require a minimum of service Its powet so ample and flexibility so extreme that all hills hut the steepest are reduced to levels and Mcreeplnif In traffic Is possible without dear thanillinl Isn't that car worthy of your attention? Noyes-Killy Motor Company 2066-6$ Firatm Si., Omihi Ifow much the arrangement of lesser feature can bu made to contribute to tha greater comfort of those driving and riding In a motor car Is shown In the Cadillac eight. These details are, some times considered to be of minor Impor tance. Yet In several Instances the Cadtl lao designers, by Intelligently handling these features, have made them real ele ments In adding to the convenient of driver and passengers. Auxiliary tonneau seats In the Cadillac eight, for example, occupy absolutely no space when not In actual use. When folded, they disappear entirely Into pock ets In the back of the fronf seat, which presents a smooth surface. Entrance; and exit are not Impeded in the slightest, and the passengers in the rear have use of all the tonneau spare. The auxiliary seats, both when folded and when in place, present nothing which apt to eateh and tear women's and children's clothing. At night a small electric light In the back of the seat illuminates the curb side, of the tonneau entrance . Btorm curtains are carried In neat pock ets on the under side of the top. They are permsnently attached to the top, always ready for use. When released, they fall Into place as they are to be utta'hed, and this U readily done without leaving the car to sort out curtains in a downpour of rain, and without disturbing the pas sengers to fumble ur.dtr the sests for the curtains. Ufaay Innovation, Another one of the Innovations inaug urated by the Cadillac is to be seen in Its steering wheel. Instead of the con ventional type attached rigidly in posi tion, the Cadillac steering when, is hinged to swing out of the way. This permit en trance and exit at either right or left side of the car, as the control levers ai so positioned that they do not obstruct AUTO COMPANY Phona Tyler 123 Detroiter Six-45 Test the Detroiter Six llefore you choose a alx-cyllnder motor car coma in aind e the new Detroiter "81." Vou will be won to it the moment that you see It. Tor it beauty of design has) no superior. ' lt ua spin you along the smooth roadway, drive you through the mud r" an unkempt ronntry lane. Hide with mm all the way from 'I miles an hour up on high apeed. Then you will learn the mechanical excellence of thin wonderful aix-cylinder car. Finally make a thorough examination of this car. We know you will y that the De troiter come vloaeat to the ideal motor car. The lateeit development In a six. AX IB mo NT Slnsla forging nf "I" aectlon apaclally heat treated, mounted on radial and thruat ball bearings AXIE ar.AK Full floating, differential mounted on large ball bearlnga, wheala on roller beartnga. Tha spiral beval gears vhlrh Inaura alteolute quiet running are carried In a houa tng of special 712-Inch praaaad steal conatructlon. BRA H PIS The asternal contract ing aervlre brake and tha In ternal eipandlng emergency brake are aelf -aquallaed, and ai t on the 12-lnt:h brake druma with SH-ln'h fare, thereby giving abaeiute control of tha rar under all condltlona. CONTROL Center ball type ron trnl left hand drive, CLt'TOH j Multiple dlao type compoaeds of five driving ateel platea and ala driven covered with Rayhestos. Requires lubri cation only for the bearings. DRIVF Hotrhklee drive having a anllne eliding Joint, torque taken through Vanadium steel springs rr.Snr.M Full crown fenders of tha latest daalgn and moat rigid ronatrurtton. . FB A M B Preaeed atesl frame of 4 S inch channel seotlon 3 Inches wide and I-1S Inchea stock, with properly designed guseet plataa and croaa mem bars, giving tba moat rigid eonatruotion, thereby eliminate tng, to a large degree, the ueual wearing which caueee annoying body squeaks. 6 A SO LINK eighteen gallon DEALERS: This id a quality car with a wonderful proposition behind it. C. W. FRANCIS AUTO CO. 2216-18 Farnam Street, - Omaha, Neb. Phone Douglaa 853. Distributors for Nebraska and Western Half of Iowa. il ft ass .'..id s,,a $1050 i .t.rci: I Xa7 W W Te - s SPECIFICATIONS- gasnllne tank carried at tha rear, feeding tha carburetor through Stewart vacuum ays tern MOTOR Npeclal sis-cylinder J'i x44 Inches C o n 1 1 nental-lJe. trolter motor of I., head type. CVI,IMKKH are cast inbloc, with tlotarhable head and preened eteel oil pan. CAM HIIAKT Is drop forged from a single piece nf special heat treated sleel, and dealgned for high apeed performance. CONNKtTIMi ROOM are long and drop forae,l from .36 car bon ateel, beet treated which Inettres unueual stlffneen. CHANK KHAKI' la of the three . bearing type forged from apo dal crank shaft ateel, having 2 St -Inch main bearing and 2t Inch pins. The crank shafts are unuanally well balanced, there by giving a minimum of vibra tion. PINTOVft sre light and carefully ground and fitted with two du ple concentric expanding rinse. VALVKK sre large (IS Inches In rilsmeterl. with nickel steal heeds. Valve chamber la cov ered with two plates to keep springe and tappeta free from duet and dirt, and minimise the nnlee. ROAII O.FA RANCH 1 Inches. ftPRINO FRONT Seml-elllp. tic it Inches long by 1 Inches wide. M-KI.Vfi RF.AR Iteml-elllp-llc and unijeralung. If- Inches long by 2', Inches wide. The high grade of Chrom-Vanadium ateel of which theae aprlnga xfoJIsocttzptofVaue and Qftafify SO long as Paige cars arc built, we shall unceas ingly maintain our policy of building only good cars with quality our first and fore most consideration. ' So long as Paige cars are sold, we shall remain keenly sensible of our obligation to see that these cars render unfailing service and continue to merit the confidence which has been reposed in them. It is on this basis, that we ask your consideration of the Paige Fairfield "Stx-4f)M. Wc ask you to buy this car not because of its price but because of the numrpUte which it hears. We willingly accept our share of the responsibility. PisDtrolt Motor Car Company 11'ott, Muh! Murphy-O'Hrien Auto Company 18U-1S Urn-m St. Phont Tyler 123. $1098 are made, afford the moat comfortable riding qualities BTARTIKO AND UOHTIKTO Two, unit Aufo-Llte aystam. Htartlng la effected by a very efficient motor operating on lite flywheel through tha fa inoua Bendlx drive. Generator la connected to the pump ahaft by a patented silent coupling, and He operation at all tlmea Is registered by an ammeter on the inatrument board. Single wire lighting ayatem Is uaed throughout, carried In flexible metal conduit, with separate sMlich on dash light. STF.KRIN'O f.FAR Irreveralble worm type with 17-ln, notched steering wheel. Spark, throttle and horn button en top In eaay access. TIBKH S34 Inch, tlrea mount ed on artillery type wheel with quick detachable rims. TOP One-man five bow top of etsunchest construction, wltb Hffy curtstns. TRANKMIHJMO.V Selective, slid ins gear type, three apeeds forward and reverse. All geer have H-lnch face and are made nt crucible nickel ateel, case hardened, heat treated and ground. WlJt.HT t.STI lbs. TKKAO SS Inches. W HFK1.BAHK 111 Inches WINOMIIIF.I.D Slanting, aalf ventllaUng. clear vlaloo wind- i ahleld, newest deaign, fllmt nates all light reflections. grKCIAL EtinPMENT Ton neau wind ahleld,, mete-meter, wire wheels. M I 2 5 I h. trwM 30t3 ! i-5 i I 1 i '4 i i w i .1 I 'i