THE OMAHA SUNDAY BEE: FEBRUARY 25, 1917.
CLOTHE YODR CAR
TAD WIWTED TIME
run iiiiuLin iimu
Scanft Apparel During Cold
- Sp-jlls Means Poor Service
When Season Starts.
COVER BATTERY PLATES
, Would you let a horse stand for
hours in the itreet in freezing weather
without a covering? ,
You can't get any service out of a
motor car in the winter unless it is
protected. A motor needs a blanket
as much as a horse. Only it needs
several "blankets."
The mention of "winter" should
make these things stand out in a mo
torist's memory: Battery, radiator,
fop. curtains, carbureter and tires.
First and most important is the bat
tery. If you haven t got a hydrometer
buy one. They only cost a dollar.
Drop the hydrometer into the solu
tion in the hatterv cells every week.
If the battery doesn't test around
V- t.l. i n . ... U - .1. Artt'tn
on the battery is twice as great in
the winter. These facts are from the
battery makers. They get a chance
to see most of the motorist's griefs.
The little instruction book that is
found in the tool box of every new
car warns the owner to keep the
battery plates covered with distilled
water. Many (imes in starting a
motor in cold weather you will use
more current than the generator will
put back in the battery in an hour's
running. Don't put anti-freeiing so
lution in vour battery. It will not
freeze if nrooerlv charged. But an
.undercharged, battery will freeze
quicker than water. And batteries
are expensive.
An Anti-Freeze Solution.
Then there is the radiator. Its
"blanket" should be a radiator or
hood coverine. or both. Dealers say
the only anti-freeze solution to use
is alcohol or glycerin or a combina
tion of both. Experimenting with al
leged prepared anti-freeze solution is
dangerous. Kerosene is not a good
thing to use, according to Motor Age.
"If you want to prove it to yourself
cut a short length of garden hose,
stop either end with corks after you
have filled the interior with kero
sene," says the editor. ' "Let this
stand for two weeks, then pour the
kerosene out and examine, the in
terior. It will have the same effect
on the radiator hose connections.
Dnn't use calcium chloride.
Here is the proper solution for the
radiator, says Motor Age:
ABU.rraaalaa BaaMata Matins.
ALCOHOL AND WATIH.
For aare waathar un watar, 71 par cant;
alcohol, II par ant.
For II bilow aare, watar, T par cant
alcohol. II ear oant.
for II balow earo, watar, II par cant;
alcohol, II par cant.
GLYCERIN AND ALCOHOL.
Nat lowar than I balow:
Alcohol II par cant
Olycarln , l par aant
Watar .r 71 par caat
Not lowar than II balawi '-
Alcohol ., i II par aant
Olycarla ,.19 par oant
Watar II par oant
End of War Will Not
Hurt the Auto Industry
"Motor car manufacture has reached
the stage where the automobile plant
must be entirely distinctive from all
other kinds of factories. The effi
ciency engineer hat applied his ideas
to the building of model motor car
factories in which the laborer, by labor-saving
machinery and ingenious
location of departments, is enabled to
do much more work, with much leas
laoor, man ever ociorc. : ruaumun
of automobiles has been reduced to
an exact science," says George S.
Waite,, sales manager of the Grat
Motor Car corporation. ,
"And ao we have the spectacle of
a young industry for the motor car
industry is still young .despite its
great growth setting other industries
an example of efficiency, in saving of
protection cost.
''It is partly because the leaders in
the motor car field today are using
the wisdom of the efficiency engineer
to reduce the .cost of the motor car
that I have such great faith in the
future of the industry, which is being
placed on a roctt foundation. 01 aouo
worth.
the new order of things, in the build
ing of a new factory, in which we
profited by lessons taught by the last
fifteen years of motor car manufac
turing.
"We believe that our factory, which
has 550,000 feet of floor space, has a
areater outout in proportion to its
than anv nthrr mninr nr
factory in the world. .This is saying
much, for it indicates that there is
also a tremendous saving ot labor in
the manufacture of one of Our cars.
but 1 think that a comparison will
prove the assertion true. .
"The duality Goes Clear
; Through" Goes for Dort
The Dort Motor Car company has
copyrighted the phrase I he Uuality
Goes Clear Through" to describe that
feature in which it is claimed, all
Dorts excel. The selection of 'this
wonlins came about throuarh Dort
owners expressing approval of their
cars. Quality i clear through every
part of the chassis and body, the com
pany states, is the basis on which
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every car in us line is duiiu
In discussing the quality feature of
the Dort, Kalph Dort, advertising
manaier. aaid: "We have put duality
into the chassis in many places where
only a motor car engineer could find
it. It has been our experience, how
ever, that thia has paid, for you will
seldom And a Dort owner who does
not firmly believe he has secured
more for his money than he could
obtain in any other car for the aame
amount, or even slightly . more
money. -: '
Motor Transports to.
1 Be Given Stiff Test
To demonstrate the utility of the
William Penn highway through Penn
sylvania the War department of the
. united States in May or June 'will
um m umwii uaw iiuia &aiun TO
Pittsburgh. The train will consiat of
several motor truces ana armored
guns, such as hare been in use on tha
Mexican border aince - last summer.
An effort will be made to break time
' records for trucks across the .state.
On the return trip from Pittsburgh
the route from Reading eastward will
; M through Philadelphia instead of
' taston.-:'
Monroe Five Touring Car
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NEW PATHFINDER
IS DISTINCTIVE
Contains Radical Style Depart
ures by Concealing Top
and Spare Wheels.
ADDS TO ITS APPEARANCE
How to Eliminate Glare
From the Auto Headlight
F.limination of glare from automo
bile headlights is ridiculously easy
when the headlights are hung on
forked baskets, according to George
S. Waite, sales manager of the Grant
Motor Car corporation. He says:
"The problem of headlight glare,
which is not only inconvenient to ap
proaching motorists, but positively
many accidents, has been the subject
ot deep study lor more man a year
by a committee of members of the So
ciety of Automobile Engineers. At the
conclusion of its investigations' the
committee made recommendations for
a s,randard headlight which would
Ihrdw a concentrated beam o( light
for a distance of 200 feet and yet with
its highest point not more than forty
two inches from the ground.
"The solution is to set the lamp so
that the upper edge of this beam,
which if the lamp is a good one is
clearly defined, will be parallel to
the ground. When the lamp is set
square, the center line of the beam is
parallel to the ground, but the dis
tance between the edges of the beam
grows greater as the distance from
the lamp grows greater.
llnlrt. Cat Haroril.
Saxon, a aleek black rat. hold the feline
transcontinental aulomobila travel record.
Ra wont to the coant and bark with the
golden flyar auffrace car, whlrh was a
flajon roadater.
Paterson Touring Car
New Elgin Models Are I year has three hibits-a five-passen-
fJilitB AttrnrtitP Par g" tour,n8 c"- a four-passenger
uuite Attractive uars idst(,r and one chassis ,ts dis.
1 he very attractive exhibits ot tne
Elgin Six at the New York, Phila
delphia. Chicago and other large au
tomobile shows - drew immense
crowds. The Elgin motor car this
play bespoke the powerful strides
made by the Elgin company during
the last year. Beginning with one
car in 1916. it is now building at
the rate of eighteen to twenty cars a
day, and before the close of 1917 will
be turning out thirty-five cars each
twenty-four hours. The company now
lias orders on its books for 8.000 cars
which must be delivered before Au
gust 31, 1917.
Apperson Roadaplane
Opens a New Viaduct
Out in Denver the Colfax-Larimer
viaduct has been under construction
for some time. The work is about
completed now and the other day
under special permit from officials of
the Rocky mountain city the first au
tomobile was permitted to make its
way across. To Miss .Emma Schmidt
Lind. 7-year-old granddaughter of G.
H. Schmidt, belongs the honor of
piloting the first car, an eight-Cylinder
Apperson Roadaplane over the
new causeway. This youthful "chauf
feur's" grandfather for thirty years
has conducted a blacksmith shop at
First and Larimer streets, the west
ern terminus of the new viaduct. That
is why it was thought fitting for him
to have the honor of sending his car
across the new roadway first.
The new twelve-cylinder seven-pai-
senger roadster which the Pathfinder
company exhibited for the first time
at the Grand central raiace, jew
York, proves that America is the dic
tator of motor car styles today. New
models are annually launched by the
manufacturer in midsummer, but W.
E. Stalnaker, vice president of the
Pathfinder company, realizing the im
portance of New York's opinion and
approval, held this model for the Newi
York National Automobile show.
With its massive hood, sloping rear
end, and concealed top and concealed
spare wheel and tires, this new model
is a radical departurue from the con
ventional type of motor cars. It
strikes the observer as especially new
and different, because the rear end
of motor cars has not undergone any
changes on five or seven-passenger
models since the rear entrance door
was abandoned years ago, practically
since the inception of the automobile
industry. Men and women of today
not only want their clothing to pro
tect them, but they insist on style and
good looks. So does the motor car
purchaser. When automobiles were
first built they were crude mechani
cal contrivances, chugging along the
road with the passengers sitting high
up in the air, exposed to the weather
without any protection whatever. As
the art of automobile designing ad
vanced and fundamental mechanical
problems were solved more was done
for the passenger's comfort. Wind
shields were added, tops were put on,
rear and front doors were added for
the passenger's convenience and pro
tection. The very shape of the car
suggested the long and painful proc
ess of evolution. The conventional
top and its makeshift place at the
rear of the car in plain view is a relic
of the dim past. When the top was
added to the car as extra accessory
equipment, no place was designed for
the stowing of the top, which was
simply reefed and covered with a top
boot to catch all the dust in Chris
tendom. In the past the manufac
turer did not sell his car with an ex
tra spare tire, later he gave a tire and
a rim, but forgot to arrange a place
to carry it. Sometimes they were car
ried on the running board, later in
the rear and it was up to the Path
finder designer to patent a revolving
tire box to carry the extra spare wire
wheel, tube and tire in a location
where they were out of light and
safe from thieves. Both the revolv
ing tire rack, permitting disappear
ing extra wheel, and the concealed
top have many advantages outside of
appearance, and they are considered
new practical improvements. In ap
pearance thia new- twelve-cylinder
seven-passenger touring roadster witn
disappearing spare wheel and con
cealed top, massive hood, which sug
gests, power, wire wheels, low center
of gravity, narrow V-shaped radiator,
Slanting winuaniciu ami Biicttin-iiiic
body, long wheel base, high body
sides and backs, clean and smooth
outward appearance, gives the car a
massiveness - and commodiousness
that spells the ultimate motor car
from the standpoint of luxuriousness
and comfort. Truly this car is a new
dictator of motor car styles and ele
gance and unquestionably will be the
most popular Pathfinder model that
has ever Dcen produced.
Young Men Are Heads of
Overland Organization
A noint that occasioned as much
comment from the visiting delega
tions to the Overland Dealer s con
vention, which took place recently at
the Toledo plant ot the Willys-Uver-land
company, as the size and scope
of- the factory and the completeness
of the line for the coming season
was the fact that the executives and
department heads, almost without ex
ception, are young men. John M.
Willys, president of the institution,
who is only 4J years of age, is one
of the oldest men in the organization.
It is this fact which has contributed
not a little to the phenomenal success
of this automobile company.
the automobile industry, said
John N. Willys when the subject of
the youth ot his aides was brought
up to him, "is essentially a business
ot young ideas, vigor, imagination
and originality.
"The older generation cannot yet
entirely understand the automobile.
The young men, however, grow up
with it and have none of the doubts
that their elders might have about it."
Fire at Saxon Plant Makes
Just One Week of Delay
Production of Saxon motor cars
was resumed just a week of working
days from the time the main plant of
the Saxon Motor Car corporation was
partially destroyed by fire.
Additional factory quarters, which
were under lease at the time of the
blaze, and which contain more floor
space than the burned building, were
transformed into new assembling,
testing and other necessary depart
ments by a corps of 200 workmen.
who began their labors while the fire
department was still pouring water
onto the smouldering ruins of the
other plant. It was by working day
and night the temporary factory was
made ready in such a ahort time.
Only a single day waa lost by the
office force, which was speedily
nonseo in a outioing one diock trom
the old plant and which the Saxon
company had been using for some
time to relieve the congestion in its
old quarters, pending the completion
of the big new plant now under con
traction.
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ofis Most Beautiful Garjnlmerim
THE MOST BEAUTIFUL CAR.
IN AMERICA'
On January the First, and at the leading
automobile shows, we introduced
what we sincerely believe to be the
most beautiful car in America.
This, we admit, is a bold and sweeping
statement
It is probably the most sensational an'
nouncement that has ever been made
I by a manufacturer of medium priced
iutomobiles.
But we mean precisely what the words
imply, and only ask that you reserve
final judgment until you have seen the
New Paige with your own eyes.' '
It is not our purpose, in this advertise
ment, to describe one single detail' of
the latest and greatest Paige Achieve
ment. We merely invite you to visit the near
est Paige Representative key your
expectations up to the very highest
pitch and determine for yourself
whether or not we have been guilty
of exaggeration.
A, moment's reflection, however, must,
convince you that we would not and
could not make any such claim unless
it were substantially correct
Our entire reputation and position in the
motor car industry depend upon the
accuracy of our public utterances.
Knowing this, it is not likely that we
would voluntarily assume responsi
bility for a statement which could be
refuted to our everlasting discredit
If, though, you are still inclined to doubt,
please remember that Paige has been
one of the truly creative factors in the
motor car industry.
From the very beginning our body designs
have been absolutely unique and re
freshingly distinctive.
If imitation is the most sincere form of
flattery, we should indeed feel elated,
because it is generally admitted that
Paige designs have served as the
models for practically every quality
car in the industry.
Nothing could more strikingly emphasize
the fact that Paige has always built
beautiful cars and can be logically
expected to produce "The Most
Beautiful Car in America."
. So far as the mechanical features of our
: product are concerned, you need only
consult the thousands of owner records
. which have been established during
the past seven years.
The Paige motor and chassis are world
famous. They have been developed
by the ripest engineering genius that
the industry affords.
In them we, have incorporated every
, improvement, every refinement, that
could possibly increase the efficiency
of a smooth running, ever dependable
motor car.
As we have said time and time agam,
you can only expect to get out of an
automobile precisely what the manu-
. factum puts into it
There is no substitute for basic quality.
To build the truly great things in this
world one must work with his Heart
quite as well as his Hands.
But for the present, we are going to say
no more.
When you and other Americans like
you stand before the latest and great
est Paige achievement, our case will
be in the hands of the Jury.
So, please remember this advertisement at
that time every word of it and
determine for yourself whether or not
our claims are justified.
In justice to your own interests, make it
a special point to see "The Most
Beautiful Car in America." ;
; At the Omaha Shim Space 23
Account limited space at the Automobile Show
all models are also .displayed at our salesrooms.
Some unoccupied territory available to dealers.
The Paige-Detroit Motor Car Company,
Detroit, Michigan ,
Murphy-O'Brien Auto Co.
1SM-1S Farnam Straat.
Phaia Tylar 123.
Omaha, Nabraika.
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