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About Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922 | View Entire Issue (Dec. 10, 1916)
12 A THE OMAHA SUNDAY BEE: DECEMBER 10, 1916. AUTOS HARD TO GET TO NEUTRAL LAND Bed Tape Necessary Almost Tire Out Prospective Pur chase of a Machine. TROUBLES FOLLOW PAST Importer in the neutral countries of Europe are bumping into one trou ble after another, according to C. A. Geerkens, a prominent Holland dealer in automobiles hcf is on a tour of the United States. Addressing a conference of dealers and officials at the Packard factory, XfrrGeerkens, who is identified with ; H. Englebert and company, The Hague, outlined ome of the restrio lions laid on neutral commerce by the , Belligerents. The Netherlands Oversea Trust, Mr. Geerkent explained, is the me- i dium through which every Holland importer must work in these troub- ulous times. Before the importer can take a Packard car or any othergoods into Holland he must give a heavy bond to the N. O. T. that he will not - export the car from The Netherlands. then he must obtain 1 shipping per mit from the Holland-American line. With the permit in his possession, and bis bonds all satisfactory, the import er must take a tedious round' to get j the permit O.K-'d by numerous offi cials. Then he sends the permit to his New York agent, who sees to it that the car is shipped, complete; except tor tires. For a rime, Holland could get tires -. in an indirect way, from New York to bngiand, and thence to The Hague. . mow, nowever, England will not per mit the tires to go through at all, be. , cause the Germans developed the practice of caDturina- therubber-laden ships and taking them into the con quered port otzeebrugge. ' Maxwell Beats . Train, Chicago -I f To Indianapolis t" Another tqnring record was estab lished by a stock Maxwell touring car December 1, when Ray McNamara piloted a car from IndianapoliMo Chi cago and return, 376 miles, in nine hours flat Tie avearge of 41.7 miles per hour was maintained over roads v that were not In the best of condition. , The Maxwell went the entire route without any mechanical trouble. A V stop of fifteen minutes was made in ; Chicago, where gasoline and oil were taken oni The car was also delayed by a blowout and twice at railroad crossings by freight trains. On both legs of the journey, the Maxwell made better time than the swiftest, trains between Indianapolis and Chicago. McNamara's time be tween Indianapolis and Chicago was four hours and fifteen minutes, beat ing the fastest train between the two cities by forty minutes. On the second leg of the journey,' from Chicago to Indianapolis, the time was four hours - and forty-five minutes, which is fifteen minutes faster than the schedule time of the Hoosier Limited, the speediest train running out of Chicago to the Indjana capital. The car carried four i passengers. Dodge Brothers Car " Goes 1,000 Miles Per Week for 20, Weeks Out in Los Angeles there Is a Dodge Brothers' ear that is establish ing a record for consistent perform ance.' i , . Used as a "jitney" by P. E. Kritch, it has regularly covered 1,000 miles per week for twenty weeks and bids fair to continue to travel at the same rate for many weeks to come. t Mr. Kritch uses the car on a route which covers eight' miles in the city and each day he .drives back and forth ; over this route. Mr. Kritoh has kept a careful record . of his expanses in order to find out if he is really making money, and the information he has gathered is of in terest to all motorists. During the 20,000 miles he has aver , sged slightly more than twenty miles to the gallon of distillate, wffich he uses in place of gasoline, and he has used only one and one-half sets of fires. Hfc got 17,000 miles out of his ironi iires ana u,uw miles from the nres on tn rear wneels. . i The success of Mr. Kritrh vmi1M,V tillate has led to many motorists of Los Angeles turning to this fuel, as its cost is but, 9 'cents oer eallnn ' Omaha Company k Makes Brake Lining For Pierce Arrow Car y That Omaha products are accepted as quality products, is evidenced through a contract recently placed by the Pierce-Arrow Motor Car company . . u.i..u, 4,. I, wun i axion-Mitch-cll company. The Paxton-Mitchell company some time ago furnished J. T. Stewart of . the J. T. Stewart Motor company with I some brake lining of their own com position, which was put on a Pierce- nrrow car. mis material gave Stew . art such excellent service that he re ported the composition to the chief engineer 0f the Pierce-Arrow factory, 1 he result was that the Pierce-Arrow people made a number of rigid tests and then placed a very substantial order with Paxton-Mitchell for their - brake lining. They consider the brake , lining made by the Omaha firm an excellent grade and superior to some of eastern manufacture. . Retail Agency Here For theInterstate Announcement has just been made by Lou Iraynor of the Traynor Auto company of the establishment of a re tail agency to handle the sale of In terilales in Omaha and vicinity. This territory will be handled by W G odd, formerly with the Kanouse Ante company of Indianapolis. I odd is an Omaha boy and he hat recently returned to Omaha to enter nlo business for hunself. Studebaker Executive v Says Next Year Will Break All Records "If the automobile outlook for 1917 may be measured by the Studebaker situation, the new year is going to far outstrip any that has gone be fore." So savs L. J. Oilier, vice presi dent in charge of sales of the Stude baker corporation, in commenting up on the splendid public reception given the new Scries 18 Studebaker cars, last week. "And it is surprising how much in terest in displayed by the general pub lic in the plans of automobile makers relative to their new models," con tinued Mr. Oilier. "This has been very noticeably emphasized the last week since the Series 18 models were announced. Word received from our branches and the dealers the coun try over is to one effect, that never before has such interest and enthusi asm been shown over new models "One thine that has imoressed me very forcibly in connection with the Bringing out ot our new models, is the keen interest disolaved bv the public in the reading of our newspaper-advertisement. The crowded condition of dealers' showrooms on the day following publication of this advertisement seems to Drove con clusively that the buying public docs rcaa, ana ioiiow very closely, the ad vertisements appearing in the daily newspapers. MITCHELL MAN IS ALWAYS ON THE JOB Efficiency Engineer's Search for Improvements Goes on in Play and Work. QUEST FOR POINTERS -r Batteries Wear ; Out Like Tires "The storage batterv." nvi Elmer Rosengren of the Nebraska Storage Battery company, "is just as liable to wear out as tiresand like the tire. it must be given careful attention by the owner if the longest possible life is to be obtained from it. A storage battery is a chemical apparatus, consisting of positive and negative lead plates immersed in electrolyte, a solution of sulphuric acid. When the starting motor is used or the lights or ignition system put oh the circuit, a certain electro chemical action takes place between the positive and negative plates in the presence of the electroylte- and electricity flows through the wires. "As this chemical action continues the character of the olates channe.'the current will, ultimately, cease to flow atio tne Dattery is dead. This condi tion, however, is forestalled bv the generator, causing the current to flow in me opposite direction, or to 'charge' the battery. t "Charging the batterv does not mean that electricity is b,eing stored up by the battery; but that bp means of electricity the plates, are being re stored to the condition in which they were before the discharge began." Jeffery Sedan Meets With Popular Favor The Jeffery Sedan la mretinu an enthusiastic reception from numerous motorists who are seeking a real all season car which gives them both winter and summer service at a price well within reach of most automobile buyers. -. The Jeffery Sedan is a real family ir, seating seven nrnnU ably, all in one compartment as the front seats are divided making he interior into one SDacioiu rnnm The demand for a car which he serves all , winter purposes, one which can be used far h. ,h and all social and hu,in-. ,. ments, is constantly growing , Acar Tt " lhe Jtff" Se'dn -fords real hixury during the - cold winter months, and has 11 ,h. .a: vantages of a limousine, yet can be one m tne lamilv "The automobile manufacturer who goes to sleep on the job, being content to let well enoughafoue, and never thinks to look around the country to see what other manufac turers and inventors are , doing, is on the road to failure," said John W. Bate vice president aill chief engineer of the Mitchell Motors com pany, Ind , Mr, Bate has been out in Califor nia looking ever the coast conditions with "Wild Bill" Rues of Los An geles and George Oscn, 'Frisco vete ran coast distributors for the Mitch ell. . "I travel all over the states," said Mr. Bate. "We bring out-all the new ideas and improvements we can think of, but we don't ' consider a thing a failure just because some one else thinks of it at first. It -mayi be an idea that is worth investiga tion, an invention that we want, for nothing is tod good for the Mitchell. Utilizes Fishing Trip. "Once or twice a vear I sro all over the states I hunt a little, fish a fit- tie, visit with our dealers, and listen to the boys out ' in the- first line trenches extolling the merits of the Mitchell ,but all the time I am look ing for things that count, listening to the people who really buy the car, to those who really do the driving and caring for necessary for ideas and suggestions andlet me tell you the real live 'tips' come from the boys out in front and the owners. "It is on such trips that I am most impressed with all the conditions the manufacturer must take into consid eration when he builds the same car for Boston and New York, with their macadam roads and asphalt pave ments, as he does for the steep moun tain, grades and desert lands of Cali fornia and the Pacific northwest; a car' that alike must meet the need of North Maine, Wisconsin and Min nesota, with their 'varying good an bad roads, as well as the swamps and sands of Florida .and the sands and heavy loam of Arizona and Texas." , E. C. Morse Is New General Manager of Chalmers Company Hugh Chalmers president of the Chalmers Motor company, announces the election of fc. L. Morse, vice pres ident In charsre of the selling division to the position of general manager of that concern. Mr, Morse, wno nas ai readv assumed his new duties, con- tinues in charge of the sales, service and advertising departments, and will devote a large portion of his time to this work. Since enterint the Chalmers com- pany two months ago, Mr. Morse has greatly increased the efficiency of the departments under his charge and has won the unswerving loyalty ot tne great body of Chalmers distributors. He is recognized as one of the fore most executives and salesmen in the automobile industry. tfiective November Ci. W. r. Kiser, formerly treasurer of the Chalmers company, wiU be secretary and as sistant general manager. Mr. Riser will be succeeded as treasurer by D. P. Turnbull. Both men have been connected with the Chalmers com pany for some time past and are wide ly known in financial circles. North Platte Men Plan Highway that Will Shorten Way X The Mitchell Community club has started a movement which will result in the establishing of a through high way up the North Platte valley,' con necting the Lincoln highway at North Platte with the Yellowstone highway at wendover, Wyo. inn highway will shorten the dis tance from all points east of North Platte to the northwest, the Yellow stone National park, Glacier Na tional park, by over 100 miles,' and will II I Ills. V- TH E ULTI MATE ,SSS t ' ' ... OWING to increase in cost of materials the price on 8-cylinder open models will advance $100; on 4-cylinder open models $50, making the prices as follows: 8-Cylinder . $2,250 ' , 4-Cylinder $1,495 , Effective January 1, 1917 An opportunity is given to place orders for spring deliveries at today's prices. Demonstrations by Appointment Mclntyre-Hayward Motor Co., ' 2427 Farnam St, Omaha Phone D. 2406 smm $iqd! ' Dealers Write for Our Agency v Proposition. 'That's approximately what it will cost you to convert' your touring car into a beautiful sedan and be warm as toast while you motor'this winter. No flapping curtains or draughts. They fit perfectly and won't scratch your car a bit. We have in stock winter tops that can be attached to the following cars at a nominal cost. " Ford Roadster $ 70.00 f. o. b. Detroit Ford Touring 77.00 f. o. b. Detroit Chevrolet 4-90 90.00 f. o. b, Detroit Maxwell 115.00 i. o. b."1)etroit furnish the best grade to -the Pacific coast. The club is in communication with all the cities and towns on the route and morejhan half of them have in dicated a desire to assist in the move ment. The shortest and best rouie between each town will be marked with local and general directions and all roads put in good traveling shape. Very little work will be necessary to make this highway feasible, as practically all the roads are now es-H tablished and in comparatively good condition and the "good road boost ers" in each town will see that the few remaining links are rapidly lormea. V fj STORAGE 4 1NS I HsatteryI FREE Not Its Fault Your battery can't Inspect itself. It can't fill itself with pure . water. ' It can't teat its own spe cific gravity. ' - It cant tell you to find out if the fights are using too much energy and the-gener-ator giving back too little. So it isn't the battery's fault if these precautions are neglected and battery trouble result. IfioarbDrfnas te tak can at tMttBfiM mdkMp then well. Drop In nd well tfaow ytm kow to oral tfwoM asaM Nebraska Storage Battery Co. 2203 Farnam St., Omaha Phone Dong. 5102 V Frtt ImptcHon ot any battery ut any time. WiOsrd Storeu Dallma art far let by ev itaitrs, rdrafj and all Witttri Stma SMumz and tilery BrancJui. Ampnrt: r ;f" J- "specUlUt Is A ft 3 lib mat IV doctor! he fimmL fSf ndiapecdeQ a NO doubt you have been using your starting bat tery pretty strenuously this summer. Don't start it out on its winter's work without hav ing it put in good order. Cars are hard to atart In cold weather. We make no charge for inspecting your battery. The "EXite" Staging and Lighting Battery the original Unit-Seal Battery the moat compactly OF USING OUR FREE INSraVtyON SERV1CK REGULARLY. ' DELCO-EX1DE SERVICE STATION 2024 Farnam St., Omaha, Neb. Phon Dong. 3697 Fraa Battery Inspection atructsd battery. It gives powerful, enduring service the eort that you can depend on. It's easy to cere (or and easy to repair. 1 lartous " Giant that Uvea In a boi." GET IN THE HABIT Light Electric ' MM Brougham '1685 .e..roJ(o The Talk of the Town The success of the new Mnburn Brougham was Instantaneous. It compelled recognition everywhere. That National Board, of Censors public opinion approved of the Milbura from the start, and today it stands forth as the crown ing achievement in electric car building. No other electric can give you so much for so little money $1685. Comfort, beauty, style and (race, rnm. bin ed with an abundance of power and mile age, are the basic reasons of the Milburn's sweeping success. ELECTRIC GARAGE CO., 40th and Taraam Sti., Omaha. Harney 304. w. a.. wjMi4a. Th Milbura Wagon Company at sanenea isee oeede. Oate Amaaaaeiia umeee Overland 83. . . Buick D45 , Chalmers 6-30.., Hudson Super-6 . , Cadillac Reo the Fifth. 115.001 o. b. Detroit 125.00 f. o. b. Detroit 140.00 f.o. b. Detroit 16d.00 f. o. b. Detroit 160.00 f.o. b. Detroit WINTER Phone Dougla 853 2216-18 Farnam Street OMAHA, NEB. TOP CO. J Open All Day Sunday JEFFERY SIXES 1 J JEFFERY F. O. B. Kmncthm S-nmmmnKmnmtnn FOURS H09S The Jeffery Sedan Owner , Rides k Comfort "M"OT long ago, the family that motored year-in and year-out must own two cars; an open touring model for late spring, Summer and early Fall and a heavy enclosed car for. blustery weather. Most folks locked the touring car in the garage when Winter came, n . l?ut now, if you were forced to choose if yon could only chive' six months in the - year, you would keep your car for the bleaker clays of raw winds and driving snow when a snug closed car brings yon comfortable transportation and protection against the elements. r ; Jeffery Sedan owners are insured against treacherous weather.. 'Cold, snow, rain, winds can never threaten comfort. During the winter with its constant round of parties, balls, theatre and opera, this, comfortable closed car bars out the frosty elements and insures a warm dry ride no matter what the weather. , ' ' ' " When Springtime comes with rare warm days, the top is quickly dismounted and stored away, leaving a fleet, seven-passenger Jeffery Six touring car ready for Summer service and the open road. ' And thus yon have two cars in one both included in the price of one. $1630 S3 IIwwDMrfr l5-leb W heelbase (F.O.B.Kaeeekty Standard Motor Car Co., 2022 Farnam St CARL CHANGSTROM, Mgr. Distributors) .. Omaha. ( Phone Doug. 1705, 1 - . ..'. ". '. A -