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About Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922 | View Entire Issue (Feb. 25, 1917)
THE OMAHA SUNDAY BEE: FEBRUARY 25, 1917 BRAKES DESERVE MOREATTEHTION Inspection Taket Little Tim and Safety More Than Off - eti Trouble. Newest of Paige Series NOVICES USE TOO MUCH OIL The braking system of the motor car should have paramount claims to attention and care. Cleanliness- is of first importance, for it is an all too common sight to see brakes which have been allowed to become caked with mud and grease, layer on layer. Much of this filth yvill never find its way into the business part of the brake, but some of it may, and at least such accumulations prevent proper inspection of the parts. The two or dinary attentions reeded by the brak ing system are washing and oiling, the latter of which should be done care- iti'ly and with thorough understand ing. Modern braking system are of two distinct types, one having asbestos fabric linings and the other metal to metal. The latter type is in a minority and is usually fitted with internal expanding shoes. These re quire oiling at regular intervals to prevent squeaking and excessive wear occurring in the metal surfaces. On the other hand, the friction surfaces of asbestos fabric-lined brakes ought to be kept free from oil, as that has a tendency to make them slip and to stultifies the entire braking sys , term . Novices Use Too Much Oil. It often happens that the new owner, in his desire to heed the warn ings he has received, in regard to plentiful lubrication, puts too much oil in the differential housing. From this location the excess gradually creeps into the axle tubes and works its way along into the brakes. Now, owing to the crowning of our mod ern highways, the car travels habitu ally with a list toward the right. Con sequently, the right hand brake drum usually gets most of the excess oil from the overlubricated differential. When the right brake gets oily and begins to slip, while the left hand brake is comparatively free from slippage, there is set up the very dan gerous condition of a braking system with the sides differing in their co efficients of friction. Above all things, the owner should make inspection of the brakes and their actuating system a regular routine duty. There is not a great amount of work involved, and the sense of security gained by knowing that the brakes are in good condition, ready to perform their appointed ser vice, is ample recompense for a little time and trouble. How to Inspect Brakes. . Here is just what should constitute an inspection of the braking system: After the washing and oiling have been attended to, the condition of all the turn-buckles must be looked into, the wing nuts and other small parts where misadjnstment might occur Should be inspected. Next the car should be jacked up and the wheels spun by hand, which will disclose any trouble that may exist in the brakes themselves. In doing this a dragging brake shoe may be detected, its pres ence being indicated by a slight hiss ing sound and by t lack of snap in the rotation of the wheel, though this later condition may be due to the re- aS Fr"- ik'V r'lTyTT " p.. ....... Apperson Chummy Roadster Elgin Five-Passenger Touring Car tarding influence of the friction in the mechanism as far as the rear wheels are concerned. This dragging niav have one of three fundamental causes: Distorted snoes seldom occur except m band brakes of the external contracting type. The second trouble may usu ally be cured by the bending of a rod and the application of a tittle lu bricant. The third trouble is easily attended to by adjustment of the turn buckle or wing nuts. Fast Boys On Track Use Dixon Lubricant In the thirty-seven races that were held in the 1916 season under the aus pices of the American Automobile Aiociation Contest Board, 448 cars started, of which 4')1 were lubricated with Dixon's graphite automobile lubricants. One hundred and twelve of the 1U racing drivers used Dixon's lubricants. The American Automobile Associa tion Contest Board awarded 20,930 points out of a possible 22,720 points to speed kings who used Dixon's lubricants. Dario Rests, the chamnion: Tohn Aitken. the runner-up, and Eddie Rick- enbacher, the third man in the cham pionship contest, together won 10,450 points, or nearly half of the tota points awarded. All these men use and highly recommend Dixon s lubri cants. Lincoln Highway Increases Value of Farm Lands An idea of the appreciation in the value of farm lands resulting from the improvement of the roads is making itself evident, particularly along the Lincoln rtignway. lne Clinton (la.) Advertiser prints an article to this effect in a recent edition, the article being taken from the Des Moines Register, and slating: I he importance of permanent roads was demonstrated here this week when Dr. Thomas J. I Downes bought back at $298 an acre a farm he sold six years ago at $150. "Since he sold, the Lincoln High way has been laid out passing the farm. Fulton Wins fww. Th fin work of Frad Fulton In hi rtr.nt Now Tork boulo nil won such favor with In Gotham fana that thty aro now toutln nim awonsij aa ma naxt neavywolim chant PlCtUre"all youwoul14iave in a motor carriage? Then from tke masterly Packard line you may realize your ideal It takes time and accu mulated knowledge and skill to brinft the products of art or industry to their finest and most individual expression. Back of every ftreat pic ture and every fcreat design in automobiles stands a man or an organization with the faith and force to work out original ideas in new ways. America's largest staff of automobile engineers, out of a rich, time-tested experience, has created an unmatched line of motor carriages for your Spring selection. A car for every taste now! But- already certain types are , nearinft exhaustion in spite of Packard's forehanded preparation for the greatest automobile year. A powerful, quick, luxur ious Twin-six? Surely, in it you may realize your ideal. Ask the man who owns one Choics of twauty body trlss. Prices, open cars? $3050 and $3500, at Dstratt " See THE ORR MOTOR SALES COMPANY 40tn anil Faraam Sti., Omaha Branch at Sioux City, la. ! SPACE 14 OMAHA AUTO SHOW -r- Merchant With Motor Power Meet x I Christmas Rush; "This last .Christmas season, more than any other oi previous years, gave merchants the country over their big opportunity to dcniumtraif jut what sort of service they were really capable of giving their customers," says Henry T. Meyers, sales manager; of the commercial car division, Sturlc baker corporation. "Due to tlie un precedented prosperity of our country, Christmas buying was unusually heavy general business conditions, in fact, were never better. And now, after the big rush of holiday trading is about forgotten by the public, the greater share of up-to-date merchants have become fully convinced that they should put as much care and thought into-securing (heir delivery equip ment, to render superservice under all conditions, as they do in building their accounting systems, selecting their merchandise or hiring their clerks. "Merchants with' motor equipment met the holiday rush with the convic tion that they would he able to give the same service as during the ordi nary trend of business and right now these progressive men have the sat isfaction of knowing that their fore sight has been responsible, in a great measure, for the unimpaired prestige of their establishments." Office Building of Willys-Overland Ill ..til I sli mmm PI !' iiiiimiiirjiru"f. ipiiiiiirflGISlii mm m "Big Gus, " High Type Drop Forger At Mitchell Motors Racine Plant Chicago Y. M, C. A. Trains Negroes to Drive Autos The nrnhUm nt finAiim .,.,.-,.1 for tifurn linvt ti.. ka,i .nt.. tially by the Chicago Young Men's innsuaii association in tnecsiannsii ment of a motor car school, which is finishing its first year. During the vr Ut I,,, nrA i I, . .-I. 1 Eighty-seven have completed the course, and seventy-two have been placed in motorcycle shops, garages, as drivers of trucks and delivery cars and as private chauffeurs. All grad uates have passed state examinations. "Rig Gus," one of the long line battery leaders in the drop forging section of the big Mitchell motors plant at Racine, is only oite fine ex ample of the type of loyal employes who have been with the Mitchell com pany for many years. In the Mitchell Motors plant, grand father, son and grandson work side by side in the various multiple de partments grinding, like gods, exceed ing fine but with smiles on their faces. Here the visitors by thousands every year arc most impressed with not only the orderliness and humming ef ficiency shown in miles upon miles of separate departments, hut also with the self-discipline and evidence of con fidence and contentment everywhere. Scores of Mitchell employes have been there doing the same kind of work during periods of from twelve I lo twenty-live and even up to fifty years. I here is no "floating popula tion lal ' at Kacine. .During over three-quarters of a century in fact eighty years the Mitchell people and the Mitchell family of employes have to the largest extent lived their lives in building Mitchell products of high est type and profiting thereby not only from the fruits of their labor, hut in their friendliness one for an other and in their happy homes. These are the experts who under the efficiency methods of John V. Bate will this year build over 25,000 new Mitchell cars for prompt delivery everywhere in America from the Mitchell Motors model plant already doubled in capacity for 1917 business. No other plant in the country, it is said, builds a larger percentage of a complete automobile, and no other car irt this class is built complete bodies and all, by one maker. ! Many Motorists Follow Advice of See America First "'See America First.' has been such a poicnt slogan that the year 1916 wa the one in which the high-water mark of automobile touring was reached." says James A. Hemstreet, manager of ihp. N'ew York City tour ing department of American Automo bile aSMK'iation. "Thousands of motorics who have spent former years touring in Europe were forced by war conditions to do their motoring in this country, and its beauties were viewed with amaze ment and delight. A vast majority of these tourists little dreamed of the wondrouslv picturesque places- and the almost perfect hotel service which could he found here. It is very safe to say that many thousands of mo torists will more freqently spend their summers and winters in this country than in former years, and many of the. delightful inns throughout this country, which had formerly received scant patronage, will be visited each year hv an ever-increasing army Ot motorists who are learning to appro eiate our good roads and pleasant stopping places. "N'ew England probably received a larger portion of motor travel than any other section of the country be cause of the larger amount of ad vertising which has been done ays tematically by the hotel association and the railroads. "The generally good condition of ft roads and its beautiful scenery hava been brought to the attention of motorists. "The outlook for 1917 is extremely bright for motor travel in this coun try. Road conditions are rapidly im proving, and contractors are begin ing to properly post detour sign where it is impossible to permit travel over construction work. Our depart ment has been busy compiling routes for the coming year and is making1 many surveys. The reports from our more than hOO clubs and the various highway commissioners convince mo that this year will be an even greater year than the last for motor travel," The Car That Sets a New Standard n designing the new 1917 Glide our engineers were instructed to. produce a car of the highest grade that was not only handsome in design, roomy, comfortable and luxurious in its appointments and refinement, but most important of all, as well-balanced and me chanically perfect a machine as human ingenuity and expert skill could produce. Quality and efficiency were vital considerations. Un der the direction-of our chief engineer the best tested units of the most expert producers were scientifically designed and co-ordinated to produce a perfect machine light flexible powerful and efficient We submit the result of their efforts in the new Glide Touring Car, which -will be exhibited for the first time at the Chicago Automobile Show, with the fullest confidence that a careful comparison of its specifications with those of any other "six" will quickly convince you of its superiority. High Speed M otor, 3 1-8x5 Westinghouse Ignition System Brown-Lipe Transmission Hotchkiss Drive Willard Batter y Stewart-Warner Gasoline Feed Fabroil Timing Gears Westinghouse Starting System Westinghouse Lighting System Spicer Universal Joint Ray field Carburetor Goodyear Tires Dry Multiple Disc Clutch Yacht Line Body Design You are invited to inspect this handsome new car at the Omaha Automobile Show Space H in Palm Room, Auditorium. If you cannot visit the Omaha Show, write for literature, giving complete specifications and detailed description, or call at our Omaha Salesroom for demonstration. THE BARTHOLOMEW COMPANY, Peoria, 111. WESTERN DISTRIBUTOR NEBRASKA GLIDE AUTO COMPANY Omaha, Neb. Avery Building, Opposite Union Station. Phone Douglas 44. TVVIN-6 V