-J ' f If " : If - te - . i' s ( - i ! ' -i j" Yt t ?: . I 1 " I ' . ! ' I -of. 1 ! 1 I SOUTH BIG BUYER : OF CARS THIS YEAR Practical Auto; Paragraphs Saxon Dealers Say New and " Fruitful , Selling Field Has Been Opened Up to0 the Trade. This is" the soutli's c:.r for buy ing motor cars. Never before have the residents below the Mnson and i Dixon line been such a factor ift the automobile market as they have this fH and front the way that the orders keep coming- in from the land of sun sWe and cotton, it appears that the winter months also will sec a large Rwnber of iotor cars delivered in that section. The daily sales reports of the $.xon Molor Car corporation reveal a large number of orders for southern points and have been showing the. same fig ures day in and day out all the fall. Sasoa dealers in the southern terri tory say that they never have had such a season and they point out that lb eagerness of the southerners for inetor cars is indicative 6f the open ing of a much larger sales field in all iht southern states. Because of the big cotton crop and the splendid success of the other farm products in the south this year, the country as a whole has more money !han formerly. Then, too, tlic south is speeding up to do iis pari ini the present crisis antr speeding up means more motor cars. Such an influx of automobiles into the southern terri tory the dealers aver, will mean niuch to the south also in the way of good roads. (iood roads come after the autdfno bile because the motorists . demand them and the good roads in turn are followed by more motor cars. It is a sort of a perpetual motion process with the motor cai pioneers forcing the good road issue and paving the way for the more conservative auto mobifists to follow. ' By S. P. La Due Chalmers Duplex Shatters Fauious R ecord in .Texas . Bounding and lurching over a road badly rutted from weight of army transports and commissary camions. Joe Dawson has 'once more, driven a Chalmers to.victory and the posses sion of a speed record never equaled by any known conveyance,- including army planes,, motorcycles, couriers and the fastest limited in the state of Texas. .. ., . r v Driving the. same make of car with which ne recently shattered all exist , ing, 24-hour records at Sheepshead . Pay, Dawson has this time piloted a four-passenger Chalmers duplex over southern roads in faster time fhah the, soeedv Teai Snrial ' Leaving San Antonio at 6:30 o'clock' m the morning. Dawson set out over a comparatively strange "road and checked in at Dallas at 1:27 , that afternoonVfThe speedometer reg. uttered exactly- 303 miles, and re gardless of all existing obstacles the run was made in the remarkable rec ord time of six hours, 55 minutes and 40 seconds. The speed attained is EfMta-erf remarkable by Lone Star ricing enthusiasts, but of equal prom- nrnT to maimers owners is the fact mar, sitnough the, duplex is a four passenger car, it averaged 13' miles Jo a gallon of gasoline over. a badly Tires in Winter. J lie owner wnose car remains in the garage for the good part of the ; winter should jack up all four wheels and remove 'the lues, take oijt the i tubes and place thetji in a dark room. ; The tires should be covered with' cloth. If the car is to be used at in tervals during the cold weather the tires should be inflated hard And the ; wheels moved once each week or. oftener, so that the pressure will not ' always fall on the same portion. Shifting Gears. If the owner cannot shift from high I to second without grasping the gears, he should accelerate his engine slight ly at the time of shifting. , The rasp ing usually is caused by an inequality in speed between the engine and the clutch, 'the latter, however, may drag and cause hard shifting. &Clean the Exhaust System. v The wise owner will each year clean the exhaust system thoroughly. This cleaning should include the exhaust riianifold, pipe arid muffler. The lat ter should be taken apart and the parts soaked, in kerosene over night. The pipe and manifold may be cleaned by drawing through a pack of kerosene-soaked waste attached to a long wire. Graphite for Wire Wheels. The spoke ends of wire hecls arc apt to rust, especially if there is the slightest looseness which prrniits water to enter. A small quantity ot 1 graphite spread over the surfaces at the spoke ends will prcvent'thii rust ing. Also rims should be spread with graphite not only to prevent injury to the tire bead tut to make removal and attachment of the tire to the rim, an iasy matter. ! Two-Part Windshield. Many owners of cars, particularly roadsters, feel uneasy when the front seat passenger objects to the wind shield being open. Many drivers can not see well through the glass, partic ularly .at night. An owner Of this type solved the problem at slight cost to himself by having the windshield divided into halves operable independ ently. It is simply a case of splitting the shield transversely, and having a small union made so that one-half may be opened while the other re mains closed. . Wwming Up. . In cold' weather the morning start, or indeed starts made on the street after the car has been-standing for art hour or so, are ' accompanied by considerable difficulty and ff while the engine does lot ran, properly simply because it is still Cold. Aside from leaving the air choker On for minute or so, this condition may be mitigated by placing a piece of paper against the radiator in fnJht.'.The paper is held in place by the suction of the cooling fan. Some drivers dis connect the fait belt for a time- kii still others leave it off entirely for winter running. A warning snbuld be given against leaving the choker ort tor. too long, as this, tend to car bonize the engitje very rapidly. Making Adjustments. Never make adjustments of any kind on the engine unless it is tiot. This applies as well to carbureter and ignition work as it does to valves or other parts. , The reason is that the engine pperates normally in a hot condition and jf adjustments are made when cold they- rnay not' be correct t a- .. j : . . . V . - . i for ordinary running , j w i a II Irhpl ....'. . ement Dealers ATTENTION WhHe you are, ili Omaha next week we want you tdjcpme Innd see thfe New VEUEBiltwei'Six Lint ' -1.. , ,..v.- .There are nine different body styles. Each One " bearing brand new features and the quality stamp which has always branded Velie products. We have a car for every ntedC ode and see i t.' Prices range from 1 $1265 to $2400 Crumbl iss-VanDoren Go. OMAHA. ' ' ,. 2027-29 Farnm Sir Phona De.ii-1 ftSi. ; S Is ' 3 v y 1 '"4'''' l.ilzl 38--Five-Pas3enger, Touring Car Price $1265 ffo. b. factory . THE OMAHA SUNDAY PEE: NOVEMBER 18. 1017. NSE icnncmp: mileage The Efficiency Standards of the Franklin Car THERE has never been'aod tfiae likely never will be, a complaint against the motorist using his car freely for business and health. The criti cism is against waste. Before the war, in this country of plenty, waste was rather an unconscious habit But the needs of war are correcting it and the lessons we are now learning will undoubtedly govern buying for personal requirements, as well as curtail the extrav agance on necessities, for years to come. ? During these days when every man, woman and child is cooperating with the call for National Thrift, it is hard mighty kard(ot a motorist to justify the extrav agance of the car that gives but 10 or 12 miles to the gallon of gasoline and 5000 to 6000 miles to the set of tires. " The motorist who used to be mdifferent about excessive gasoline and tire bills is now looking for the way to maintain his mileage at about half his present cost. But it means less taking of claims for granted, and more investigation of facts that stand ready to be demonstrated any time. An Interesting Demonstration for ThinKng Motorists , Let the car owner, or the man about to select a car, ponder a minute over the significance of the Franklin National Efficiency Demonstration held July 13. Here 179 Franklin Stock Cars, scattered all over the UnitedStates, established the remarkable average 'of; 40.3 miles on a single gallon, of gasoline? There's a significant message in this national per formance. It proves once more how waste ends when scientific light weightenters. How Franklin Direct Air Cooling, by the elimination of the regular 177 complicated water cooling parts, curtails fuel waste and, Incidentally, avoids all cooling troubles. How Franldin scientific construction brings to a negligible minimum all gaso Iine consuming friction and drag, with its wear and tear rresponsible for the heavy annual depreciation in the average car. The Franklin is the easiest-rolling car in America. "-p How fine materials and fine workmanship mean all-around economy in the long run. The Reasons for Franklin Effi ciency are built into the CarC Franklin Economy does not' stop at gasoline. It begins there, ' v Take-ftVey. Over ten thousand miles to the set, over a five-year period, is the actual . experience o( Franklin car owners accord ing to their own reports. And the long life of the Franklin h hest demonstrated by the ab sence of the Franklin in the volumes of used-car advectisemasts in daily "epape Is any other car efficient enongn t travel 1046 miles on d single gallon of ok, as the Franklin did last year on its run- fiom New York to Chicago? , L: There's nothing vague about motor car thrift. It is as tangible as any other quality of tb e car. -'I Of all the fa ears, the Franklin alone devotes its qasoline to maximum mileaae While the dead weight f fc a less efficient car cuts I j the mileage to VJ Of all the fine cars, the hrankHn alone acts every f mile out of a me there V J ism.it- ursine 111 We out of its tires and VI 7 Wife the extravBi heavy car hammers their mileage Of all rfjtf fine cars, i franklin maintains it investment value on t business basis - ile the used car value ' of the average firi&car drops to ' Economy is with us to stay. You can get- it by excepting claims. Real economyistheresultofejafli performance. Such perform ance is the reason, and the only reason, for Franklin Thrift. To the motorist inter ested in cutting expense with out sacrificing mileage, right now is the time to investigate the Franklin Car. At this time of the year, ' when motorists turn their thoughts toward Enclosed Cars, it is well worth to bear in mind that every Franklin : fundamental applies equally to the Franklin Enclosed Models. Touring Car Cabriolet . Town Car . 2280 lbs. $2050.00 2485 lbs. 2850.00 2610 lbs. 3200.00 Runabout Sedan . limousine 0 2160 lbs. $2000.00 2610 lbs. 2950.00" 2620 lbs. 3200.00 Four-Pass. Roadster 2280 lbs. $2050.00 Brougham . . 2575 lbs. 2900.00 AS Nat F.OlB. Sytweuse FRANKLIN MOTOR CAR CO. 2205 Far nam Street Phone Douglas 1712 R-U-2-B-1-OF-60