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THE OMAHA SUNDAY BEE: NOVEMBER 11, 1917. 11 B PLEASURE CAR PRODUCTION CUT INTOJY WAR Preparations for Converting Automobile Industries Into Manufacture of War Equipment. The automobile industry is booked for radical , changes through the pressure for war equipment The Washington correspondent of the New York Journal of Commerce re ports that the war industries board a few days ago served notice on manu facturers that the production of pas senger cars must be reduced at least 40 per cent next year. A sudden cutting off of the production of pas senger automobiles, which is by far the greater part of the automobile in dustry, caused consternation among tlte manufacturers. They flocked to Washington last Thursday (Novem ber 1) and behind closed doors dis cussed the problem before them. On ' "J he following day the Directors of i the Automobile Chamber of Com merce and the Motor and Accessories Manufacturers' association met and discussed the problem. Have Different Plan. While it was decided to co-operate with the war industries board in every possible way, the automobile manu facturers had an alternative plan to offer. It was proposed to begin by reducing the output of passenger cars by 15 per cent. In the meantime the government's orders for Liberty mo tors and for war trucks would begin to fill up the factories. It was also proposed that as rapidly as the pro duction of passenger automobiles was reduced by a plant the government supply that plant with work of an other character. For instance, it was pointed out that the automobile plants could easily turn their facilities to making shells and similar munitions. This suggestion yas laid before the war industries board at the end of the week, and it is expected that some action will 5e taken on it before many days have passed. But the 'order which has, gone out for the' reduction of passenger cars is but iypical of , the radical changes which may be expected in American industries next year. The public may not feel th,is change at the moment, but it will be felt next spring and Miintjier, when new orders would un der formal conditions have gone in , very heavily. By -reducing the pro- duction of passenge', automobiles the war 'industries board expects to ac complish; two things. There will be $ a conservation, of the. raw materials going ;jnto the manufacture of such cars,va.rtd there will be a reduction in the tonsthnption of gasoline- by pri vately owned passenger cars,-- inas j much as there will be fewer such cars I in operation. The passenger autotno : bile has nearly passed out of existence in England, and that is a thing which may be expected ;in America ulti mately if the war .continues for any great length of time". J j Ifateriai for Ships. T& "materials which have "hereto fore gone into'the making of pleasure automobiles, will be used to '"make destroyers, .and merchant ships and similar things which are needed to de- New Firm On Auto Row to Handle Olympian and Jordan Automobiles 1 o? . s? HVi :?Mv Vv3 JENS TORRING. The firm of Dill & Torring opened a salesroom on the Auto row last week and will distribute Olympian and Jordan automobiles. R. C. Pe terson, well known to the automobile trade, will manage the new business. Both Dill and Torring are experi enced automobile men, having been in the automobile business at Ruskin, Neb., and they feel that they have picked two winners. The Olympian bears one of the most mystic names of any automobile and is derived from the name Olym- ALBERT DILL. pus, famous in Greek mythology. Olympus was a mystic mountain upon whose cloud-wreathed summit dwelt the mighty gods of mythology. These deities were revered for the power, strength, beauty and grace ascribed to them in superhuman de gree. So much so, in fact, that the Olympian games were held primarily to encourage and, foster these godlike qualities in mortal men. There Greek met Greek in contests of strength, speed and endurance the reward a simple wreath of laurel. feat Germany. It has just been learned Mat the government needs at this time from 600,000 to 700,000 tons of steel for the manufacture of projectiles. This is but a beginning, inasmuch as the government will need several millions of tons of steel to fill this one schedule for the. re mainder of 1917 and all of the caleni dar year of 1918. In addition to this the emetgency fleet corporation has alreardy asked for deliveries of steel for the merchant shipbuilding pro gram amounting to 3,850,000 tons, including deliveries up to the middle og 1919, Of the steel deliveries for the merchant ship program 2,700, 000 tons are to be of plates and the remainder shapes. There is yet the tonnage needed for the construction of destroyers to be accounted for. If the government is to obtain the materials necessary to manufacture the munitions and other war supplies needed ether lines of manufacture must suffer. It is to see where re traction can be made that the war industries board is now making its survey,.. Chandler Shows ' Fine Growth in Sales for Year . "The year 1917hals brought no slow-down in Chandler growth. On the other.hand.Jri the face of the mgst unusual condftmhSjwhich'" all indus tries have had to toeet the year has been marked by a very notable de velopment of Chandler business," says James M. Dunlap, sales manager of the Chandler Motor Car company, Cleveland, in a letter to R. L. Alley, manager of the Omaha Chandler Car company. "Times of stress are a test of Strength. "The stability of the Chandler com pany and the high standing of the Chandler car with the American pub lic have been splendidly demon strated, at, "Chandler sales during the first three quarters of the year, January last to September 30, showed an in. crease of 47 per cent over the same period last year. A remarkable in crease when one considers the big business into which the Chandler car had earned its way in 1916. , "The Chandler has moved forward constantly ever since its introduction to the public four years ago last July. There has never been a time when the Chandler position was weakened even temporarily. There never has been a time when the Chandler position was not growing, stronger and stronger." Only College Men at the Third Training School Friends and former attendants of the Shattuck Military school have re ceived the following information "Lieutenant Colonel Edwin A. Hick man, detailed to command the third officers' training school, which will be opened at Camp Grant January 5, has announced that no applications or recommendations for entrance to the school will be considered other than those by graduates of the Uni versity of Chicago, the University of Illinois, the University of Wisconsin Western Military academy and Shat tuck school. SI- .-r-.-tf r-r- -. : 1 L I il I" if, msx: 1918 Series W W JL- J TT HI 0 T V ROAD AFLAME Eight Cylinder Sedan Eight and Six-Cylinder Touring Car and Roadster Models JVANY features denote the new cart a the " greatest Appertoa Bros. Automobile Co., the oldest builders in the country, hare over produced. They have improved body lines that bespeak the power, speed and durability of the wonderful power plant concealed beneath the hood. New Type of Eight-Cylinder Engine By adapting the aeroplane design of motor to the 1918 eight-cylinder car, an advanced step to ward simplification has been accomplished. More than 100 parts customary to other eight-cylinder engines are eliminated. Fewer parts mean less friction and wear and greater economy. The crankshaft is counterbalanced with the weights cast integral with the shaft. Five-Passenger Chummy Roadster Apperson originated the four-passenger road, ter and now the same company brings out a five-passenger model of this design. The rear seat accommodates three persons in comfort. This style of car is adapted to both business and pleas ure uses, an ideal combination. Complete Line to Choose From The 1918 series is produced in five and seven-passenger touring par, five-passenger roadster 6-cylinder models and the seven.passen ger touring and five-passenger roadster body on the eight-cylinder chassis. The new cart have continuous fenders and running boards and a spe cially constructed body that will prove absolutely free from squeaks and rattles. APPERSON MOTOR CO. 1060-62 Farnam St. JLH.DE JONG, Manager. OMAHA, NEB. Phons Douflas 3811. Cue ADTO THEFTS SHOW LARGEJNCKEASE Figures in New York City Show More Than Double Number of Cars Stolen This Year. Everywhere in the country thefts of motor cars are increasing. In New York the figures since January 1 have risen from 121 a month to 294 in Oc tober. The thievery has become sys tematized. Is it possible that not the police, but law-abiding citizens and varieties of what is referred to as "business men" are acting as the dummy partners in motor thievery? The explanation of the New York po lice is that it is more profitable to lose a motor car than to keep one. What they mean is that while owning one the best possible thing that can hap pen is to have it stolen. And still that is not the whole fact and decision the police have arrived at, either; so their several testimonials are ap pended. This comes straight from a police man at a traffic junction where most cars from Massachusetts, New Jersey, Rhode Island, Connecticut and upper New York have to pass, and where city machines which are in use pass at least once a week: Three in One Day. 'Today I caught three stolen auto mobiles. One had been reported as far away as South Carolina. It was taken by two runaways j from the army. We get descriptions of the machines that have been stolen from all parts of the country, and some times when we signal traffic to stop it is not always that a stoppage is necessary. We see coming along a car that reminds us of a car that's missing and we want a moment's chance to give it a 'once over.' Well, today I captured three stolen cars one a Ford, one an , and one a high cost w The only reward I got was for the Ford. It seems," said he, "car owners don't care whether they get back their stolen cars or not. Of course I get my salary as police man, and capturing thieves is my bus iness. Yet the police somehow have the idea that owners had just as soon lose their cars as not. Why should the owner of a stolen car costing $2,000 care whether he gets it back? "'Vobably he holds insurance. After collecting from the insurance com pany he gaily proceeds to buy the latest model. "!ut wouldn't you think," asked the policeman, "that the insurance com panies would show some interest? They don't. The police feel that neither owner nor insurance company has much interest in recovering the goods. We can't quite make that out." W. M. Clement Has Obtained Distribution of Auto Car During a recent eastern trip W. M. Clement of the W. M. Clement Motors company secured the distributing agency for the Auto Car, a commer cial vehicle which has a very enviable reputation in all sections of the Unit ed States. i In connection with this announce ment it is of interest to relate that Clement has "grabbed off" the only dealer's contract which the Auto Car people have made in a city the size of Omaha. In every other city of any importance they operate their own branches. According to Clement's statement, the Auto Car is the largest seller in the truck field today ami is used ex tensively by such firms as the Stand ard Oil company, Cudahy Packing company. Adams Express company and John Wanamaker. Arrangements are being made for the opening of a new day and night service station, which will be oper ated by Clement independent of his present location. This Clement con siders a necessary adjunct to any truck business in order to keep trucks in working condition 365 days in each year. At the new service station all repair work on Liberty and Scripp Booth cars will be dona also. fiyl Service THE6IANTTHAT LIVES IN A BOX All Makes All Cars Don't simply "put your battery away" with your car this winter it needs scientific attention whether it is in use or not our storage rates are cheap, and you'll have a healthy battery in the spring. DELCO EXIDE Service Station R. C. SMITH, Managar 2024 Farnam St., Douglas 3697 Omaha, Nab. Bee. Want Ads Are Business Boosters For. Business DDODOTO' UJMMMMMMM1 iitjzT a 8 ":- a o 8 g g The Most Beautiful Car in America Zero Weather Is The Only Fair Test These comparatively mild Fall days, please remember, arc no test of motor efficiency. Any reputable gasoline engine will start promptly when the temperature is more than 50 degrees Fahrenheit Likewise, any reputable engine will vaporize its fuel very satisfactorily under such conditions. But wait until a few months nop around. Wait until the cold blasts of January, February and March arrive. Then, you will understand what we mean when we speak of practical and impractical motors for winter driving. At that time we sincerely trust that your enclosed car will tie a Paige. If so, you will be altogether independent of weather conditions. With the thermometer at zero you wiU be able to start instantly roll blithely ' away while much more expensive cars are temporarily out of commission. Let us put it in still plainer terms. The new Paige pdwer plant is the only practical internal combustion engine for winter driving m a motor car. This is not an exaggerated statement It is a provable act, and the proofs are ready for your inspection at a minute's notice. There no mystery about the matter, either. Paige cold weather superi' onty rests upon a combination of three engineering features found exclusively m our new enclosed car motors. They are an Electrical GasoLne Heater, a Superheated Manifold and a Valve Polishing Device. If you will call at our show rooms, we will gladly explain just why these features have overcome the unpleasant trials of winter motoring. We will place every card face up on the table and let you determine whether or not our sweeping claims are justified. Under the circumstances, can you afford to buy any enclosed car until you have investigated the Paige? v Essex "Six-5r 10001 D if" 7-oassencer 1177$: Coune "Six-ii" 4-rwwnerw S2850: TownCnr"Six-5J 7as.vncjM- Jmn-1 jnm. "fiiv.ft-s 7-asjenger .13230; Sedan "Six-39" S-passenger $1925; Sedan VSix-5 f" 7-passenger $2850; Brookfends 4-passenger $ 1795 ; Lin Vood "Six-39" 5-passenger $1330; Glendale 'Six-39" Chummy Roadster $1330; Dartmoor "Six-39-' 2 or 3-passenger $1330. Prices f.t.b. Detroit. . PAIGE-DETROIT MOTOR CAR COMPANY, DETROIT, MICH. MURPHY-O'BRIEN AUTO COMPANY Omaha, Neb. . Phon Tylar 123. 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