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THE OMAHA SUNDAY BEE: OCTOBER 14, 1917.
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KAISER HAS ONLY
ADTO GOING ON AIR
Even Crown Prince, Has Tires
Filled With Bags; Gasoline
Six Dollars Per
Gallon.
The only automobile in Germany
running on pneumatic tires is Kaiser
Wilhelms. Even the crown prince is
denied this luxury. Along with Von
Hindenburg, Ludendorff, Von Mack
ensen and the other diadems in the
German crown, the crown prince
bumps along to the front on tires
filled with rags, compressed cork and
paper.
These observation form but a small
part of the anthology of facts (father
ed by Victor van der Linde, special
technical representative of the B. F.
Goodrich Rubber company of Akron,
who has just returned from Europe
after Jong study of tire conditions
abroad. In some countries tires are
not to be had at all, except at a fabu
lous price and only after a dozen or
two high government officials have
had one on the witness stand for
weeks, literally speaking; gasoline is
worth more than champagne and is
obtainable only with government con
sent, and nine-tenths of the automo
biles are not running.
The is the European scale of prices
on gasoline:
Per G1. Per Gal
Germany li.OOlHolland 11.60
Auitrie I.OO;Denmark 1.35
Greet BrtUla .. .6Italy 1.00
France , l.ISI Spain 1.10
Swedes ........ l.75Greec. 1.(0
"And yet," said Mr. Van der Linde,
"men will run to their last cent, or
to the end of their resources, before
they will give up their cars."
Mr. Van der Linde said that Spain
had taken advantage of its neutrality
to build up a big automobile'industry
and has built truck haulage systems
equal to our railroads. Shortage of
railroad equipment forced Spain to
adopt the truck as the chief means
of travel.
Mr. Van der Linde gave the pre
vailing price of tires in the following
countries:
Germany: None to be had.
Austria: None to be had.
Sweden: $550 for a tire if you have
a permit from Royal Automobile club.
Norway: $460 with permit.
Denmark: $320. for a tire if you can
find one and give written assurance
to government that it will not go to
Germany.
Holland: $350 for a tire with gov
ernment guarantee. (
Russia: $100 for one tire.
Great Britain: $90 for one tire.
France r $90 for one tire. '
Italy: $100 for one tire ,
Spain; $125 for one tire.
Willys-Overland to Raise
Prices Again November 1
E. B. Wilson, manager of the
Willys-Overland, Inc., Omaha branch,
has just, received definite notice of a
second 'advance in Overland and
Willys-Knight price. October 1 prices
went up and now comes advice to the
effect that another advance1 ranging
from $45 on some models to $100
on others will become effective No
vember 1.
Mr. 'Wilson says the increased
price don't teem to effect sales to any
'extent. The September, 1917, business
was 100 per cent greater than that
of 1916' and the cars on hand repre
sent only, one-third the number had
en hand three months ago.
Franklin Factory Breaks v
Records on Production
The Iweek ending September ; $
smashed all production '"records .for,
the Franklin automobile company.
During this biggest week ia'lhe com
panys history, 285 cars were turned i
out in five and one-half working days, I
in average of fiftytwo cars per day.
In spite of this greatly increased
output,' orders have been steadily
gaining on shipments. During the last
week in September alone 400 orders
were received, and for the entire
month of September the total number
of orders received exceeded shipments
by 34 per cent.
Stearns Car Surely Has Seen America
S&V&JA J" WIS
A. H. Ramey has "seen America
first." He has driven thiff Stearns car
250,000 miles and expects to make his
sixth transcontinental trip in it
Ramey, who is at the wheel, and his
companion, Frank Fischer, stopped
at the factory of the F. B. Stearns
company on their way from Los An
geles to Buffalo, last week.
Although six years old, the "boat
gave them no trouble, they said. Not
even a spark plug had to be cleaned
since leaving Los Angeles. One punc
ture is all the tire trouble they have
had. -
Practical Atfto
Paragraphs
By S. P. La Due
Spring Repair. '
When the spring hanger of a can-
I tilever spring breaks, the car is very
difficult to steer; in fact it will not
keep the road at all. When this hap
pens on the road an emergency repair
is possible. Place the lifting jack un
der the forward end of the spring and
raise the part so that it can be wired
against the frame. This will hold if
the car is driven slowly. The wire
may even be purloined from any near
by fence.
Leaky Windshield.
With the slanting type of wind
shield, water is very likely to leak
through the slight opening between
the two panes of glass, when a heavy
storm is encountered. This trouble
may be ohviated by making one of the
panes overlap the other, which, of
course, calls for the fitting of a new
upper or lower half.
Protect the Finish.
Changes in temperature exert an
extremely unhappy effect on the finish
of the car because of the difference
in the coefficients of expansion of
metal and paint and varnish. To in
sure the highly finished surfaces from
cracking, the car should be housed
in a garage maintained at a nearly
uniform degree of ,temperature. Also
car owners whojitilize their barns as
garages, make a mistake in so doing,
as the ammoniac gases always present
in a stable are ruinous -to the
varnished surfaces of the car.
Storing the Car. ' v ...
When preparing to store the car
for the winter, it is generally under
stood that the water system should
be drained and the fuel system like
wise. On the other hand the oil com
partments in motor, clutch, gearset
and rear ax e should not be drained.
The oil remaining in these parts ac
tually preserves them during the pe
riod of innocuous desuetude. Such
parts as joints in the steering system,
universals, rims, etc., should be
greased to prevent rusting..
Windshield Supports.
On many makes of cars the wind
shield is held in place by steel arms
which protrude through the cowl and
are fastened on the under side by a
nut and lock nut. Sometimes these
nuts work r loose from the vibration
present, with the result that the shield
is allowed to move slightly. The first
evidence of this is seen in cracked
finish in the vicinity of the windshield
supports In making -the necessary
periodic inspection for Joose nulsand
bolts, these windshield supports
should1 not be forgotten. '
Useful Clamp.
A very useful article to have in the
tool box is the' type of clamp vari
ously known as a C clamp or a U
clamp. There are numberless uses for
the part, but possibly its greatest
value is to hold a large monkey
wrench to the running board, the
wrench acting as a vise. The clamp
takes up little room in the tool box,
costs so little and is so very useful
when its time does come, that every
car owner'ought to have one.
Testing Wheels.
Every car owner ought to make it
a practice to test the wheels tot side
play, at least three or four times a
year. Side play performs a doubly
vicious role for it causes excessive
bearing wear and tire wear as well.
If the motorist will jack up each
wheel in turn and grasping it firmly,
push and pull it. any side motion will
be readily apparent In many cars
wheel bearings are adjustable to care
tor just such tiouble.
Rattle in Shackles.
Spring shackle piay or looseness be
tween the spring end and the, shackle
may give much annoyance until the
seat of trouble is discovered. Rat
tling caused by this looseness will be
more frequent anc distinct when the
car is riding aver fairly rough roads.
A Rood method of taking up the play
is to place shims between the spring
end and the shackle. Ur the play may
be removed by tightening the spring
bolt Watch the shackles and do not
allow mud to accumulate, for small
particles of flinty grit in the mud
make their way into the working
parts and cause excessive wear. Lubri
cate the shackle bolts generously. '
Progressive Tightening.
In tightening opposed nuts, such as
those holding the bearing caps in
place, one .iut should be drawn up a
little and then the opposite one tight
ened a little. It is wrong to tighten
one nut fully and then proceed with
the other, as this method tends to
spring the metal and cause poor con
tact. Spring Seat Lubrication.
Many present day cars are fitted
with springs, mounted on seats that
oscillate. These spring seats usually
have some trieatns of lubrication, but
many car owners never take' the trou
ble simply to turn up the grease cup
provided. While it is not necessary
to turn the cup e.ch day, it is advis
able to give thia part t little attention
now, and then. In cantilever suspen
sions the center bearing of the spring
should be well oiled. Usually this
bearing operates upon a small steel
shaft, extending out from the frame.
In some cases a tube running trans
versely of the frame is used, either a
grease cup or an oil hole will be
found. "
Overland Again Wins
First Choice at Show
Word has just been received to the
effect that the Overland has again
won firslace in the space allotment
at the New York automobile show.
The space at the, New York show
is awarded in accordance with the
best showing from a sales standpoint
and the Overland has grabbed the
prize for five years straight.
Troops at Fort Douglas
Are Subscribing Heavily
Salt Lake City, Utah, Oct. 13. Offi
cers and men of the Forty-second,
Forty-third and Twentieth regiments
at Fort Douglas have subscribed a
total of $80,000 to the Liberty bond
campaign. Members of the Utah
light field artillery have taken $100,
000 worth of the bonds.
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Advanced Type Sixes
The beauty and worth of the new si::-cylinder
National bespeak not only its owner's desire for
high quality, but also his keen appreciation of real
automobile value. It is a big car, strong and able, and
under all conditions one economically maintained.
Complete Range of Body Styles In Both
Six d Twelve CylinderModels
7-Fassenger Touring Car, 4-Passenger Sport Phaeton, 4-Passenger Roadster! Convertible Sedaa
The Six Sedan $2820, The Twelve Sedan 1420 x
Open Car Prices The Six $1995, The Twelve $2594
NATIONAL MOTOR CAR & VEHICLE CORP., INDIANAPOLIS
Snenttemh Succniful Ytr
THE T. G. NORtHWALL CO.
Omaha, Neb.
LUTE MORSE, Lincoln, Neb. S. R. NELSON, Atlantic, U.
DEAN BROS., York, Neb. OSCAR CARLSON CO., Dannebrog, Neb.
FRANK BLAKENEY, F.1U City, Nb.
TRUCK LINE FROM
AKROMO BOSTON
Cord Tires Prove Their Value
on Heavy Trucks on
This Long-Distance
Haul.
One of the most important develop
ments of the year in the motor trans
portation world has been, without
doubt, the use of cord tires on heavily
laden motor trucks. The Goodyear
Tire and Rjbber company some time
ago bad developed a cord tire which
was carrying loads up to two tons
economically, in many kinds of serv
ice, but ii was not until last April that
this company launched into the. big.
?;er sizes of tires for trucks carrying
rom three to five tons of load.
The transportation service at that
time inaugurated between Akron and
Boston, with a five-ton Packard truck,
hauling tires to the company's eastern
branches, h&o now grown into a fleet
of five trucks two Packards and
three Whites plying regularly be
tween the two cities, observing a
seven-day schedule for the round trip
of 1,500 mile& The problem of a re
turn haul, which is vital to the suc
cessful operation of any vehicle en
gaged in long distance hauling, does
not bother the originators of this
motor truck line, for the company. has
extensive cotton mills at Goodyear,
Conn., from which the trucks trans
port cotton fabric to the main plant
at Akron.
Avoids Delays.
This truck service insures the fac
tory against the vexatious delays for
merly experienced in obtaining fabric
shipments by railroad and permits
quick delivery of emergency ship
ments of tires to the eastern territory.
But the successful operation of this
pioneer. long distance motor truck
line has been made possible only
through the use of big puenmatic
cord tires. No other type of tire would
permit the necessary speed or insure
the proper cushioning of the truck
and its load.
On the three-ton trucks the tire
sizes are 38x7 front and 44x10 rear,
while the five-ton freighters use 40x8
front and 48x12 rear. These tires are
of the same design as the cord tires
for touring cars, except that they con
tain more plies of cords and propor
tionately increased amounts of rub
ber. Tney permit noiseless operation
of the trucks, except for the engine
exhaust, and prevent any damage to
the roads. Without them the trucks
would soon rattle themselves to
pieces.
ACID INTO WATER
Bf B. O. SMITH,
Hajiace Deloo But Bide Sortie Station,
Anyone who has ever experimented
in chemistry knows that heating oc
curs when sulphuric acid is poured
into watet. It is only necessary to
put in a couple of drops of sulphuric
acid to note the temperature rise. Wa
ter should never be poured into acid,
but acid into the water. If the water
is poured into the acid the heat rises
so rapidly that an explosion may oc
cur. To bring this simple lesson home
to the battery user it is only neces
sary to recall that when the battery
is receiving, its charge acid is leaving
the plates and entering the watel sur.
rounding them. This naturally
causes a rise in the temperature of the
solution. The resistance of the grids
and other parts of the storage bat
tery to the flow of current into the
cells also causes a rise in temperature
and its is tor this reason that the elec
trolyte of a battery receiving a charge
will be seen to be gasing or bubbling
and the rise in temperature must be
carefully watched. A battery should
never be allowed to get above 110 de
grees in temperature. If it gets up to
120 degrees it is apt to be destroyed.
The more rapid the charge the more
rapid is the feeding of acid into the
water and hence the quicker the tem
perature rise. It is therefore quite
important not to charge the battery
too rapidly. This will not occur with
a properly worked out electrical sys
tem and it will not occur when the
water is at the proper height because
of the concentrated charging due to
the reduced area.
The temperature rise due to over
charging puts the battery in an un
healthy state, in the same way a tem
perature rise in the human body
causes a dangerous fevtr. The warp
ing of the plates loosens the active
material in the lead grids and causes
the plates to break down the insula
tion. The active material also be
comes burned and hard. It is only
necessary to look at the illustrations
showing the difference between a pos
itive plate that is crystalized and on
in its normal condition or at a nega
tive plate which has been sulphated
clear through from overheating to sea
the dancer.
Hood Sales' Manager
Of King Motor Car Co.
Artemas Ward, jr., president of the
King Motor Car company, announces
the appointment of Wallace C Hood,
one of the veterans of the automobile
industry, s sales manager for the
King Eight Mr. Hood took over the
reins of the sates department on Oc
tober 1 and will put into effect at once
plans for widening the distribution of
the King Eight.
THE PUBLIC THRIFT AND A
YEAR-AROUND CAR
IT IS becoming plain to the automobile
owner as never before, that thrift in a
motor ear begin with the basic design
and construction.
That gasoline economy, tire economy, and
long life are matters of UfU mHfU and
rnilitmcy, as against dead weight and rigid
construction. ,
The (act that Franklin Enclosed Car de
sign has bees adapted to these engineering
principles, means that thrift and all-around
tucMitf are uppermost.
Franklin Enclosed Cars get away from
cumbersomeness and extravagance. Instead,
they fit these self-reliant times perfectly.
It is the Franklin that established the
SeJaa . . 2(110 Iba. $2950.00
TwOr. 2610 lbs. 8200.00
CArUot
Thrift Record of 40.3 miles to the gallon
of gasoline the average of 179 Frenklia
Cars, in all parts of the United States, ea
July 13th.
It Is the Franklin owners whe have
established s five-year tire record of 10,203
miles to the set of tires. 1
la principle. Franklin Enclosed Cars
offer the motorist every inducement of
My and pncticobiUtj to extend the use of
his car throughout winter and summer.
At this time particularly, those who are
planning the purchase of s car should see
our Franklin Enclosed Models peculiarly
the ears of sound thrift sad widest range of
year-Yound service.
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2485 Dm. $2850.00 Brmghm , 2S7S K. 12000.00)
2620 IU 3200.00, All PricF.0.B.5riMM
FRANKLIN MOTOR CAR CO.
2205 Faraam Street Phono Douglas 1712.
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THE UNIVERSAL CAR
Ford Cars
Ford Service
The Ford is acknowledged to be "the universal
car" because of its demonstrated usefulness.
TVinva ova enlirl vaaeAna -Prvr tViiq aa Viilr rf tVio fo.
r or d Satisfaction markable performance of Ford cars-and of the
car's strength and dependability-is the quality of
material built into every vital part at the factory.
And yet, if your Ford car is to continue to give the service intended and
desired, all adjustments and replacements rendered necessary through
the wear and tear of usage, or accidents, should be made by competent
Ford workmen using genuine Ford-made material of the same quality and
strength as the identical parts -they replace.
This is the character of service we give to the owners of Ford cars who fa
vor us with their patronage. Everything in our workshop is genuinely
Ford-materials, workmen, and even charges. Bring your Ford cars to us
for service, and thus haveHhe assurance of getting the most possible use
from your car.
Prompt care given orders for Ford cars. Runabout, $345; Touring Car,
$360; Coupelet, $560; Town Car, $645; Sedan, 695; One-Ton Truck
Chassis, $600. These prices f. o. b. Detroit. "
Holmes-Adkins Co., 491 1 S. 24th St.
McCaffrey Motor Co., 10th and Howard Sts.
Nichols-Rice Motor Co., Ames Ave. and Florence Blvd.
Sample-Hart Motor Co., 18th and Burt Sts.
Universal Motor Co., 2562 Leavenworth St.
It w'll pay you to know the Ford dexter in your neighborhood
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