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TTTt flWiT A TT A Bee UNDAY PART THREE. WANT-ADS PAST THREE. AUTOMOBILES PAGES ONE TO EIGHT PAGES ONE TO EIGHT VOL. XLVI NO. 40. THE OMAHA SUNDAY BEE: MARCH 4, 1917. SINGLE COPY FIVE CENTS. Hfy 1 VI Y Jrl A SEVENTEEN MILLION HEW TIRES HEEDED Present Tear Will Require Greatly Increased Amount of Rubber. - ALL HAVE EXTRA TIRES TOO It is purely a problem in mathemat ics that enables us to forecast the tire consumption of American automo biles for 1917, according U W. O. Rutherford, general sales manager1 of the B. F. Goodrich company. "It is a well-known fact that dur ing 1916 the automobile registration in the United States reached 3,500, 000," says Mr. Rutherford, "This number, added to the 1917 production, which is set at better than 1,500,000, ' will bring the grand total up to 5,000, .000 automobiles in use in the United States by January 1 next year. It is conservative to assume that, of the cars already in use, each will average three new tires during 1917. ' "Allowing that 1,000,000 of the older models will be discarded, this would still leave 4,000,000 to be equipped with tires. Thus the older cars, with an average of three tires per year, will require 10,200,000 tires and the new models will use 6,000,000 in fac tory equipment. "To this 'otal of 16,200,000 we must not forget that the majority of new cars-will also carry a spare tire bringing the total tire consumption for the year up to at least 17,000,000. This will require an-expenditure on the part of motorists exceeding $225,-000,000." NEW EXALTED RULER - OMAHA ELKS. OP Negro Wanted to - Shoot Woman Who i Was Sick in Bed After a lonf death grapple with a powerful negro who' wanted to shoot a colored, woman who was sick in bed, Patrolman Knutson was the victor, and he brought his prisoner, Isaac Simon, of 2001 Cuming street, to the police station. . Simon first attracted the officer's attention at Twentieth and Cuming streets. When asked where he was going,' Simon answered that he was on his way to visit his sick wife. The patrolman decided to accompany him. No sooner did Simon enter the room where the sick woman lay, than (he was seized wtib tnght and shouted "Get out.'' Simons reply was to whip out a revolver and level it at her. Patrol man Knutson grabbed him before he couiq pun ipc iriggeu - v Ma Use Artesian Well i To Fill Riverview Pool City Commissioner Hummel faces the alternative of making an aband oned artitian weU in Riverview park serve the new swimming cool this season,-or close the pool. He does not expect tne pool win De closed. Last season the pool- was- filled from a six-inch city water main, which serves the territory touth and east of lentn and lastelar streets. When the pool was being filled the pressure was very low in other parts of this 'district. Citizens complained to the water office. Fifteen years ago the park board sunk an artisian well to a depth of UOO feet in Riverview park, but the well -would not spout. The water rose to within twenty feet of the top and that was the limit. The well was not out to any practical use. Mr. Hummel feels confident that by means of a pump he can maintain , a steady now oi water into uie swim' minor dooI this season. He will ex neriment next week to determine the capacity of the well under action of a strong pump. The Riverview swimming pool has a capacity of 300,000 gallons. Last season it was emptied twice a week. Judge Leslie Dismisses v Suit 'Against Ure and Kuhn The suit brought by two stock holders of the Brodegaard JewelrJ Stores, Inc., against the company and W. G. Ure and Paul Kuhn. trustees. asking for the appointment of a re ceiver on the alleged grounds that the business was insolvent, has been dismissed by Judge Leslie. I tit pe. tition was filed by George H. Mc Donald and M. M. Soule. The judge ruled that the plaintiffs had failed to show that the Brode gaard company "was insolvent or that the business had. been improperly managed. The court also found that the ap pointment of a receiver would in no wav. benefit the other stockholders. His decree said that Mr. Ure and Mr. Kuhn, as trustees, had officiated in a proper manner and had served in . the best interests of the "company. . j Eft ! Ets. Mr. Endman. In a reetaurant, u apeak lns rery conltdenUally to a friend. "Toil -eee that man Juit leaving?" hi a.td. "Well, he haa Just eaten over a hun dred egga. IT yu doubt me "eek the waiter." Hta friend turned to the waiter. After slipping him a quarter he aald: "Would you mind telling ma what that man'a order waej" "He had ahad roe, air," waa the reply. - New Torn Timea. I i Perrv Lock ! Steering Wheel ! Banquet Spread for the Dodge Bros. Auto Dealers The banquet to the Dodge Brothers' automobile dealers, given by the Murphy-O'Brien Automobile company Friday noon at the Henshaw hotel, as sembled an enthusiastic crowd ol Omaha and out-of-the-state dealers. A. E. Barber, supervisor of districts for Dodge Brothers, and A. E. Hough ton, Omaha district representative, I I - m 11 a positive Theft; , Insurance talked to the gathering regarding ma terials entering into the construction of Dodge motors. Sales nd dealer selling were touched upon by yoth speakers. Mr. Houghton in addition to being one of the speakers, was toastmaster. Burt Murphy, T. J. O'Brien and R. E. Davis, manager of the company, were in line for con gratulations in the banquet and they got them. - Overland Company is to Have Its Own Auto Show Following on the heels of the Auto show the Overlund company will have a show of its own, starting Monday at the sales rooms, 2047 Farnani street. Two thousand invitations 'have been sent out by the local branch and fully 90 per cent of the invitations, it is thought, will be accepted. J. R. Jamison, branch manager, has made extensive arrangements, the decorations testifying to an elaborate display, which will center around all cars. According to Mr. Jamison, the cloth top car in two years will be a novelty. The trend of the motor public at pres ent is toward the convertible top and closed car. " ' A complete line of automobiles, in cluding every model desired by the trade, with the advance idea of all year car brought out, will be exhibited at the show rooms. ' Big Demand for Dearborn Trucks Expected This Season The Jones-Opper company of Omaha and the A. H. Jones company of Hastings have the agency for the Dearborn truck, which includes Ne braska, western Iowa and northwest ern Kansas. Dearborn trucks will go big in"this territory, according to J. M. Opper, Omaha representative, who is ac quainted with the possibilities of the r otcr trucK nd tne demands levied by farmers, coal and lumber dealers, operatives of dray lines and similar t ade. l'articularly in the farming districts will the Dearborn truck find : re sponsive market. For hauling grain, stock and farm produce it is asserted that this truck yields nearly pe.-fcrt satisfaction to users. Sales for 1917 are expected to climb in tli new ter ritory. Eisenhardt Well Satisfied With Results of Auto Show Michelin tires, displayed by the Omaha Auto Supply company last week, held their own against compet ing exhibits for points of interest and sales. Buying was unusually heavy and numerous disinterested inquiries relative to the Michelin's merits were turned into orders. R. J., Eisenhardt, manager of the Omaha Auto Supply company, ex pressed himself as being -well satisfied with the results of the auto show and in particular with the showing made by Michelin 'tires. Saxon Roadster Will Bound United States Starting from Washington immedi ately following upon the inauguration day ceremonies, a stock Saxon "four" roadster , will begin a journey, the like of which has never before been attempted in the annals of the auto mobile industry. It will traverse the boundaries of the United States as near as roads will permit. - This trip, undertaken by the Saxon Motor Car corporation, is in the na ture of a trail blazing for a national boundary highway, a road for motor travel that wilt circle the country's edge from the tip of Maine southward to the tip of Florida, thence around the coast and west along the Kio Grande and the national boundary to the Pacific, then northward to the Canadian edge, and eastward follow ing the contours of the Great Lakes and rivers to the northern limits of Maine, and so again to the Atlantic, completing the circjiit. Five months will be required to complete the trip. Thinks Pedestrians Should N Mind Traffic Laws, Too Why "not make tUc pedestrian ')cy the traffic laws, as well as the mo torist? . This question is asked by Howard A. Matthews, treasurer of the Jack son Automobile company, ancnt the fact that the motorist in every isec tion of the United States is under the absolute control of th'e traffic officer, while the pedestrian is under no control whatever. Mr. Matthews believes that the pedestrian should be obliged to obey the traffic laws for his own sake as well as for the sake of the community as a whole. Victor Roos Holds His Own Motorcycle Salon Victor H. Roos, local Ilarley Davidson dealer, was unable to ob tain floor space for a motorcycle dis play at the auto show at the Audi torium, so he held a gas bike salon of his own at his headquarters, Leavenworth streTt. And it proved a decided success, as Roos closed a great many more sales than he an ticipated. H. G. Manthey and "Doc" Garner, Harley-Davidson fictory men. were on the job to help Hoos with his motorcycle salon. During the week Robs conducted a contest for the best essay on "Why Everyone Should Have a. Motorcy cle." A phonograph will be given the winner. The judges expect to name the fortunate person shortly. Ralph Emerson's Mother Buried Here Saturday Funeral services v ere held Satur day afternoon for Mrs. "Mary E. Emer son, who died Thursday at the age of 81. Rev. T, J. Mackay, rectos of All Saints' church, was in charge at the residence. 58,1? Florence boule vard, and at Forest Lawn chapel. The body wilK be cremated. ' Neighbors and fritnds were pallbearers. - Mrs. Emerson was a member of the Society of Americans of Royal De scent, having traced her ancestry back to ...frcd the Great. She also be longed to the Society of Colonial Dames of America, the Order of the Colonial Doublet, Founders and Pa triots of America, and the Omaha chapter of the Daughters ' of tr.j American Revolution. Ralph W. Emerson of Omaha is a Son. mm TMOl MARK RUIirnU Your Inauguration Inaugurate us as the custodians of your battery's health. We'll preserve its constitution and guard it against its enemies over-, work, thirst, and starvation. And by taking advantage of our service, you'll be dollars ahead. NEBRASKA STORAGE BATTERY CO. - 2203 Farnani fit. Phone Doufial S102. ' , , We ore glad to test your battery at any time aAi-v .Jjfl-, h hi 11 i 4 7Wmuwiii,MiiaHig 'I' ' ... "'le in i'ii n'.lnillilH i No two locks hive ken like. Front wheels in wild when car ia locked. -' Ask us about it now. Phone Douglas 8217. i Moloi Special Exhibit of Closed 1 t it f V V 5 5f M r Limited space at the Automobile Show just ended prevented our displaying the com plete line of Overland and Willys-Knight cars especially the closed models. : So that you may have an opportunity to examine these closed types properly, we have arranged to hold a special show of our own this week at our salesrooms. 2043-45 Farnam Street At this special exhibit will be displayed i every closed car in our line. s , " We are selling more Touring Sedans and Touring Coupes this spring than we sold last winter. , Side windows and uprights fold away entirely when you do not require their pro tection. , You may have either the Sedan pr Coupe body on either the Big Four or Light Six chassis. . They are beautifully, finished aristocratic cars. ' They share proportionately in the econ omies of our huge production of the most comprehensive line of cars ever built by any one producer. So they are splendid values as you will understand when you see them. . Consider carefully which type of car will really serve you1 most acceptably the year round. " ' Like many another you may conclude that the Touring Sedan or the Touring Coupe is after all the ideal year-round car for you. And in addition to the cars we wish you also to see the facilities We have provided for ' serving any Overland or Willys-Knight car, new or old. ' Come in. Look over the new Willys Overland cars and the Willys-Overland building. Lef s get acquainted today. . j: friend Ovcrtand OVERLAND TOURING SEDANS , Big Four . ' . , fUSO Light Six . - USSS WILLYS-KNIGHT CLOSED CARS Wittyi-KnUM Pour Coup - Willys-Knight Four Limoutint Willys-Knight Four Touring Sedan (16S0, $1950 tmo OVERLAND TOURING COUPES Qverland Big Four Overland Light Six iuto f : . Prices . o.b. Toledo and art subject to change biithout notks WILLYS-OVERLAND, Inc., OMAHA BRANCH SALESROOMS 2047-49 Farnam Street Douglas 3292 SERVICE STATION 20th and Harney Street. Douglas 3290 ; x. Auto Device Sales Co. : 884-6-8 Erandeii Bldg, Omaha. Neb.