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Omaha
Sunday
PART FIVE
AUTOMOBILES
PAGES ONE TO EIGHT
VOL. SLVII NO. 23.
OMAHA, SUNDAY MORNING, NOVEMBER 18, 1917.
SINGLE COPY FIVE CENTS.
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GIVES TIPS TO AID
: WINTER MOTORIST
Aids Manager Here Makes Sug.
Vestions in Answer to Way to
Make Winter Driving
' Real Pleasure.
As cold weather approaches, many
lutomobile owners are asking what to
4o to get the best results from their
cars. Others, although knowing what
to do, neglect doing the little things
that would prevent trouble at a most
inconvenient time.
To help the motorist who wants to
know what to do Charles W. Tucker,
manager of the Nebraska Oldsmob-ile
company, has offered some sugges
tions which will add to the joys of
motoring in fall and winter. Here are
some of his hints:
Use Nonfreeze Solution.'
As freezing weather approaches, fill
thje radiator with nonfreezing solution.
AViixture of one-third 188-prof alco
hol and two-thirds water will do until
the dead of winter, when the solution
should be altered to two-fifths alcohol
and three-fifths water. A few table
spoons of glycerin added , prevents
rapid evaporation of the alcohol,
which, being more volatile than water,
must be replenished at the rate of
about a half pint a week for the aver
age car.
Never hold a lighted match or can
dle to the tap to find out if the radia
tor is full. ...
I Watch the battery closely in cold
weather. . A fully charged battery will
not freeze, but a. partially charged cne
is likely to. This will ruin or seriously
damage it.
Tire chains not only prevent skid
rfijig, but keep the, car from stalling in
heavy snow.
A windshield cleaner shpuld be in
stalled directly in front of the steer
ing wheel. Its use will materially
lessen the . liability of collision on
stormy days. -
Prime the Motor.
As cold weather comes, the start
ing system is put to mors severe
strain. Don't persist irt turning .the
motor with the starter, when there is
not the usual response. The better
way is to get out of the car, open the
hood and prime the motor turough
the pet-cocks.
This is rarely necessary in the
newer models, but oldetcars, equipped
with slow revolving starters, often
give trouble when the cylinders are
cold. ; .
Be sure that the lubricating oil in
the motor, does not get thick when
cold weather arrives. It is best to
use a thinner grade of 'oil in winter.
The advice of experts employed by
Omaha -Engineer Is Now Constructing
Machine Which 'Will Reduce Low Grade
Mineral Oils to High -Test Gasoline
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"The problem of discovering a pro
cess by which the low-grade mineral
oils might be reduced to a .product
suitable for use in automobiles has
required "inanv years of study and the
I expenditure of considerable sums of
money. Crude oil contains on an
average not more than 25 per cent of
gasoline with 20 per cent of solid
matter, composed of paraftine or as
phaltic base," said Walter Johnson,
Omaha engineer, who has devised a
plan for cheap fuel. "The remaining
parts arc composed of kerosene and
distillate. This kerosene and distil
late is produced in such large quanti
ties that most of it is used in com
petition with coal, and therefore must
sell as fuel oil.
"The shortage of gasoline, made so
by the increased number of automo
biles, must be adulterated with kcro-
PART OF THE MACHINE TO CUT COST OF GASOLINE:
oil companies is usually free for the
asking and should be secured.
Wash your car after it has been
out in the snow, sleet or rain if you
would retain its luster and lengthen
its life.
New Hupmobile- Model
Arrives on Auto Row
Under the present conditions and
with the threatened arbitrary reduc
tion by the government of from 40 to
75 per cent in tlie output of passenger
automobiles the coming year, unusual
interest centers around the bringing
out of a new model arid the reception
of that model by its distributors and
dealers.
It is significant that when the Hupp
Motor Car corporation announced its
new model at a convention held in
Detroit, the distributors representing
every section of -the country . received,
the announcement with an enthusiasm
equal to that shown in years past.
The new model Hupmobile, the
Series "R," can be taken as an indi
cation of what all passenger car man-'
ufacturers are striving for in the pro
duction of this season's models. It is
a light car and therefore conserves
materials for which the government
now has a demand. It will show better
than a 24 per cent increase in miles
per gallon of fuel and therein further
conserves, a most needed article. On
account of its ligfit weight, tire mile
age will be increased and rubber and
fabric conserved.
New Invention Saves in
Cost of Fuel for Trucks
"In present war times when prices
of everything are doubling and
trebling, it is refreshing to learn of
an invention that is actually reducing
costs. But that is what the Duntley
Hydro Pneumatic Generator is doing
wherever installed," says MOLocke
of the Haarmann-Locke Motor com
pany, 2429 Farnam street, Omaha,
Neb. "In fact, the device has proven
so successful in burning low grade
fuels that the use of gasoline by motor
trucks will soon be .-. thing of the
past.
"Irwin Bros., provisioned, 807
South State street, Chicago, who are
provisioning the Great Lakes Naval
station, are using two Little Giant
trucks equipped with Duntley Hydro
Pneumatic generators, for hauling
meat to Lake Bluff. .
. -"The -machines are operated on
mixture' of '60 per cent kerosene and
40 per cent gasoline and make about
35 per cent greater mileage than ob
tained from the trucks before the
Duntley generators were installed.
"These, trucks are accustomed to
make the round trip to Lake Bluff, or
80 miles, on eight gallons of the mix
ture of 60-40 at an average of 10 miles
per gallon, costing them approximate
ly $1.06 per trip for fuel. In operating
the car around the city they obtain
an average of 12 miles per gallon."
That extra room will pay your coal
bill. Rent it through a Bee Want Ad.
ANNOUNCING THE
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The Real Solution
For Half Soling Tires
In this. formal announcement of our opening we merely wish to ask that
you come in and see what the Gates Half-Sole Tire really is. You will find it
the real solution to re-treading your old tires making it possible to get from
5,000 to 10,000 more miles from them. '
Your tire comes into our plant worn
and scarred from service, and we de
liver it back to you the same tire
made oversize, with a brand new, non-
skid tread of fresh rubber. Not a
square inch of your old tire will be in
sight, and you will not be able to tell
it from a new tire.
There are on record instances where owners have driven as high as 23,000
miles on Gates Half-Sole Tires.
We have adopted the slogan of Service and Qood Workmanship and you
will find us well able to back this slogan.
The Gates Half-Sole Tire has been successful in every com
munity where it has been sold.
We Absolutely Guarantee 3500
Miles Punctu re-Proof Wea r
on Gates Half-Sole Tire
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Telephone Douglas 3854.
SERVICE STATION
j '2522 Farnam Street, Omaha, Neb.
E. M. SKEPARD, Mgr. G. B. ATWATER, Sales Mgr.
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scne to. supply the demand. This
adulteration has "placed au oil on the
market which , has ,:the .' effect of
carbonizing the automobifc,' which
.every auto owner knows.
"For the fact that billions of gal
lons of oil in the form of kerosene,
distillate and the asphaltic base, are
burned annually in. steam boilers and
for simHar purposes, such waste qf
oil constantly going, on in commerce
is robbing the civilized world of a
product that may be-used with great
er advantage-in. thc.futurc, if a pro
cess might be discovered by which
to reduce the lower grades of oil to
a product suitable for auto use. If
such a process be possible the oil now
being used in furnaces' aijd statn
boilers would rise sufficiently in price
to make the use of it prohibitive in
steam boilers, and reduce it all to auto
fuel oil. ....
"The question will naturally arise,
why would the use of oil 'he discon
tinued in steam boilers and. furnaces.
Steam boilers for generating power
have a very low .efficiency when com
pared with the gas engine. But the
development of a clean oil from kero
sene and distillate would drive ftom
the market the present adulterated
gasoline. This was the subject before
this engineer five years ago, and with
in that time a process has been sought
for the solution of the problem. We
have seen tit to call the new product
'lvlectroline' because electricity is the
principal agent by which the oil is
extracted from the low-grade mineral
oils.
"On consideration, any person will
find that gasoline, kerosene and distil
late, is composed of molecules, large
and small, and of various sizes. When
these oils pass through the carburetor
to take up enough air by which com
bustion is effected the larger mole
cules 4 not burn entirely, and the
residue is discharged in the form of
smoke. 4
"Suppose you take a piece of coal,
six inches square. The surface would
be less than 220 inches. But if you
saw that cube into inch blocks, the
surface on those blocks is just six
times as great as on the six-inch cube.
This gives the air more surface in
combustion. Why break coal into
small pieces to get a quick tire? It
is just so with the burning of the
molecules of oil if the molecules may
be broken down into atoms the air
conies in such close contact that the
combustion is more complete.
"In refilling mineral oils by my
process the first step is the breaking
of the molecules to the finest possible
state which releases all solid matter
and carbon, the resulting product
being what we call 'Electroline.' The
process may be worked at a very
low cost of refining, not more than 1
cent per gallon, and the 'Electroline'
has one-third greater mileage than
gasoline. By this process the oil is
entirely broken down, and in the dis
tillation gives a new chemical prod
uct." The inventor has built two small
machines since January, 1917, and
tried out the oil in many ways. A new
large machine is now in process of
construction which will have a ca
pacity of 50,000 gallons (1,000 barrels)
in twenty-foufhours. As soon as the
large machine is tested to remedy any
small defects, many mdre machines
will be made and placed in operation.
All rights are protected in the patent
office. "Electroline" is a superior oil
in any respect to gasoline; it is as
clear as water, not being filtered in
any way. The large machine is now
almost complete.
One of the best drives out of Omaha
for ycjur Sunday jaunt is the Omaha-Benson-Elkhorn
road. Go straight
west through Benson, folowing carline
and Auto club signs. Outside of a
half-mile of old paving, this road is in
boulevard shape. Take this trip Sun
day.
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SAVE
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$200
BY ORDERING YOUR CAR WHILE
PRESENT ALLOTMENT LASTS
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THIS LETTER TELLS ITS OWN STORY
1 October 16th, 1917
Cole distributors and cDealers:
This will serve to formally notify you of our intention to
advance the list price of the, Cole Eight about the first of January
at least 200.00.
x Under the circumstances we will do all we can to assist you
in protecting your requirements by adding a few cars to your present
allotment if ordered immediately.
We will not go into details as to the reasons for the advance,
except to say that there will be no important mechanical changes in
the car, the chassis remaining practically the same as it is in present
production. 1 ,
Yours very truly,
COLE MOTOR CAR COMPANY
In the light of the, above outlined
conditions it is necessary for us all
to act quickly.
We intend to protect all of our
patrons we can by ordering an extra
allotment of cars immediately.
The number will be limited at best
and only those ordering cars at
once can feel secure.
So do not delay. Place your order
at once.
For after this special limited allot
ment of Cole Eights is gone your
car will cost at least $200 more.
Let us reserve your Cole Eight for you nrw and
help you save $200 on the price of your car.
Four-Door Toursedan Prices
7-passenger with divided front leau . $2595
7-passenger with solid front stats . . $2695
passenger with 6 teats in tonneau . $2795
Prices Other Cole 8 Models
7-passenger touring car $1995
4-passenger Tuxedo roadster . $1995
4-passenger Tourcoup . , ..i?, $2475
All pricti f. . b. fadoni tnd lutject to thangt "without notict
DE BROWN AUTO SALES CO.
Wholes! Distributors for Iowa and Northern Nebraska.
Soma Coed Territory Open (or Live Dealers.
2210 Farnam St., Omaha, Nebraska.
1414 Locust St., Des Moines, Iowa.
TRAYNOR AUTOMOBILE CO.
Retail Distributors.
2210 Farnam Street. Phone Douglas 8268.