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About Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922 | View Entire Issue (Nov. 25, 1917)
THE OMAHA SUNDAY BEE: NOVEMBER -25, 7. Jordan Sedaa Soon to Be in Omaha ( ifraim Proves Its Economy with New Thrift Standard for Motor Gar Efficiency Announcement was recently made by Dill & Torring to the effect that they will distribute the Jordan in Ne braska and western Iowa. The Jordan is one of the newer cars offered by American manufac turers. The makers claim it to be a custom made car, sold at stock car prices. One of the features of the Jordan is a full aluminum body. The t j ..r-- . .... .-1 juruan inauuiatiuicis use vuuuucuiai motors. ; , - .. Mte Cai? .1 e fP&-fTW f.&JtVXj t GLIMPSES OF NEBRASKA M. D. Writes Entertainingly of Water Power, Patriotism and Other Things BY A RETURNED TRAVELER Do the readers of The Bee know that the Niobrara river (Niobrara in the Sioux language, means running water), rushing through northern Ne braska to the Missouri river and : thence to the sea, is a gold mine in Ha wonderfull water 1ower, yet cap! tal hesitates to harness its strength and accumulate a fortune by dis tributin lieht and cower to the peo pie of Nebraska and South Dakota? -There should be at least 50 dams ana power plants on this valuable stream, tor the masses, hungry tor cheap light and power, need the great bene fits that would follow such a develop ment and in consequence thereof long strides would betaken towards that millennium, which we so otten prophesy, but never see. Valentine and Ainsworth are the only communi ties in Nebraska thus far, which have 6een the light. They are enjoying to the full extent all til gifts of nature v offered them by the Niobrara river. Plant at Valentine. J - At Valentine, light and power are obtained from a plant on this river, four miles away. The dam affords a fall of S3 feet, which generates 300 horse-Dower. The fall can be in . creased 4o SO feet, insuring 3.000 Tiorse-power and if potash is discov ered in lakes 20 miles away, the po tash vender will buy electric .juice from the Cornell plant, and ever after wards the Valentine banker will have no trouble keeping the wolf from his door. At Ainsworth the light and power Is transmitted from a plant on the Niobrara river-12 miles away and if this dam is enlarged the county seat of Brown county will have a large surplus of light and power to sell to its neighbors. Suppose a dam were constructed every two miles along ihs Niobrara river, each developing 0,000 horse-power that would ; mean SO power plants within a distance of 100 miles -generating t) grand total of 150,000 horse-power. Ponder upon , that possibility for a while and then get busy,. Mj$s Nebraska. . Speaking of water power reminds us that the entcrprisingf'city of. Im perial, county seat of Chase county, lias., just completed a dam on the Frenchman, six,nrlles away, with a fall of 23 feet, whereby" horsepower of 90 to 110 will be furnished, and this will afford the city a "surplus of light and power which can be sold to farms ' and adjoining towns. Imperial will soon be one of the best lighted titles ip Nebraska and the cheap power will ' attract to its environs plenty of capi tal, which means much to southwest ern Nebraska., 'The Frenchman river is fed by springs 'at its source, and, though very tortuous, is swiftly flow ing. For many miles ' this stream courses its way , through the 43,000- , acre' ranch of Kilpatrick brothers. - At Wauneta, on the same river, we found a dam and power plant suffi citnt for the needs of the community. Vviy not more dams on the French-i man, for with cheap light and power Nebraska would become as important an industrial center as it is an agri cultural and stock raising state. ' ; A Refreshing Character, -In these days of stress and recrim ination it is refreshing to meet a lov able character whose commendable deeds are unsung, whose medals of honor have not arrived, but who is en titled to both. Somewhere in western Nebraska resides a German Lutheran , minister of conscript age, registered, awaiting the call to arms. He 'pre sides over a large congregation and a Nourishing school He was born in Germany and two of his brothers, sol diers in the German army, have been killed. When visited, lately he was conversing with a member of his church, a wealthy farmer of the neigh borhood, but he Jtindly excused him self ior a moment to greet his more rtcent guest, whom he invited into his , home. In answer to a series of ques tions he said in. substance: "I was ' born in Germany. My two brothers are dead, killed while, fighting for the fatherland.- I am registered and sub ject to draft. Possibly I might be exempted because of, my profession, but I have taken out my first naturali zation papers and wpuld have com pleted my citizenship byjhis time if . this awful war had not debarred me. I will not plead exemption if I am called because Ameri:a is my country. It has been very kind t" me.' I love it and the flag, and if my brothers can : die for their country I am ready and willing to die for mine. , You saw the man I was talking with when you ap proached my home. I was then press ing him to increase his .holdings in Liberty bonds. He promised to do so. , I have requeued each member of my church to do likewise. No, we have not done much, for the Red Cross, but we are moving in that direction and expedrto raise $500 by Christmas. Will you give me the name of the Omaha gentleman in charge of Red Cross work so we calf send him our subscriptions and give the credit to Nebraska? Our treasurer resides in - Iowa and if we send Red Cross funds - - to him the state of Iowa" will receive credit for the same. The women of our . church have . perfected . a , Red Cross organization and I expect much Itom them, We told him to com- nunicatc with Frank W. Judson, Omaha, on Red Cross matters. That minister is a patriot worth while. He :i not xmly patriotic to his country, ut to his state, and his examole jl.ould be emulated throughout Amer- August Miller owns a flour mill on ; ths Blue river (Miller the Miller) in Durprige, uuuer county, .Nebraska The waters of the Blue river furnish the power to grind grain and manu facture electric juice. The mill has a daily capacity of 13 barrels and the old-fashioned burr system is in use. Automobile, parties run in for a dis tance of many miles to purchase the Miller whole wheat flour, for his cus tomers think it so much better than that which comes from the patent process. While we sat and talked, Gus" seemed more interested in his electric indicator than in anything else and when asked for an explana tion, he said: "This is ironing day in Surprise. There are SO electric flat irons running to and fro over freshly laundered goods and I must be care ful not to shoot too much voltage in to those irons, yet furnish enough to satisfy every need." , Young Ashton, an Omaha boy, re siding on Hickory street, modest, in assuming, joined the navy and was ordered to th Chicago station. After a few weeks of strenuous work he was transferred to Minneapolis, where he and many others were examined as to their qualifications for service in the wireless corps. Of those called the 30 who received the highest grades grades above a definite minimum would be sent to Harvard college for a four months' term! of instruction. Ashton was one of the 30, and, bet ter still, he was one of 19 to pass a perfect examination. He is now at Harvard college -and may soon be heard from as a member of an Ameri- can battleship crew, responding to 'S. U. o. signals. - , Abou. Alien Enemies. . There are thousands of alien enemies in 'America. We have 'quit? a number in Nebraska. It is astonish ing the number, of foreigners1 in' our state who have never taken out even their first naturalization naoers. Peo ple from England and Germany, in fact people from all parts-ot Europe are ot this, number and scores ot them have resided here for. years and years. Priests, ministers,, teachers, mechanics, . farmers and- some of ui em nostne to tnis government, i ney assume no responsibilities, are ' af forded all kinds of protection and ben efits and even succeed to lucrative po sitions vacated by our boys who join the colors -and fight to save our coun try from annihilation and incidentally save the alien his life and job, . Is this right? No, every resident in Amer ica should either fight or pay. Most of our soldiers are doing both. Khaki Men Invited to Hear. San Carlo Opera Throuch special arrangement with Fortune jGatlo. impresario of the San Carlo Grand Opera company, and the management of the Auditorium, Lucius Pryor invites 1,000 soldiers stationed at '. Fort Crook and Fort Omaha as his guests on the night of December 3 for the grand opera, "La Gioconda." "' This "is In nowise a chanty, but merely a slight tribute from the man agement to those who are doing for their country what the management cannot do. ; William Newton, of the Haskin Brothers ' company ' has personally paid the war tax So that there will be no charge whatsoever for any soldier or sailor (officer or enlisted man) to see this San Carlo production. Pryor not only invites the soldiers, but is very anxious that they should attend. .v.- .;:. V; Tickets can be obtained from The Bee office for admission to this opera without any additional charge what soever.' . v ; v i ' British Government Calls' ; For Highly Skilled Patriots To loyal Britishers and Canadians, highly skille.' in special trades, goes out an urgent call from their govern ment through Major J. C Biggs, staff officer at division headquarters in Chicago. The tradesmen, whose en listment will be in inland water transport service, include blacksmiths, boat builders, carpenters, xulkers, drillers, frame benders, machinists', shipyard pile drivers, stevedors, plat1- ers . helpers, quarrymen, riggers, matters and rivetters' . mates, - sea men, ship wrights and timbermen. skilled men, not quite up to the high standard of physical fitness, will be accepted if they have not lost an eye or a limb. Age limits are from 19 to 56 years. . Also, tall Britams are wanted for the British Grenadier Guards. v From the British recruiting mission Ser geant T. L. Edney sends word that now is the time for true men to Serve England and their flag. . ' '' ' ' " Former Omaha Scout : spends Furlough at Home Harold Hauflaire, former scout with troop No. 7, returned the' other day to his ship, Arizona, after spending a pleasant furlough . with the home folks.; "This .is the life," he said when asked- regarding. his work on the wide, wide sea for Uncle Sam. He said, he found his Boy Scout work came in to fine advantage .when he entered the naval service to fight for democracy. He is signalman on the ship's bridge. "Gee boys, . we have to work, but it is great," lie added. Ronald Kane, another member of troop No. 7, is in the navy service, be ing on a convoy pbip. - R. M. Brown is scoutmaster of .this troop and is proud that two of his boys are in the navy. ... ; . ..j A PUBLIC statement issued the other day by a prominent New York business man again puts emphasis on the immediate necessity for gasoline economy. It's a hard matter these days for the motorist to evade this gasoline question. And with rubber going up, the tire question comes in for its share of serious consideration. An authority on the subject computes the annual waste in gasoline and tires to be over $300,000,000. . - j Each time the motorist drives up to a gasohne station for a1 supply, "gasoline econ omy is brought home to nim. Each time he buys a new set of tires, he wonders whether the old ones covered as' many miles as they should have. ; -1 , Only a Thoroughly EfficienbCar Can Give Big Gasoline Mileage Experienced motorists, as well as scientific men, accept gasoline economy as the real measure, of motor car efficiency, on the prin ciple that anything ; that influences the service a car gives eventually shows up in gasoline consumption. For example, take any car that gives but seven to twelve miles to the gallon of gasoline. Here you find ponderous machinery, super-. fluous dead weight and rigidity, all demand ing more gasoline tp move the car along. Under the hood you find gasoline con suming machinery, which the Franklin elim-inates---the usual 177 complicated parts ' of the water-cooling system. And take into account the tire bills of the car extravagant with its gasoline: -For the same yearly mileage, nearly three times what it costs me Franklin owner. How the Franklin may be Compared With Any Other Maj&e of Car ' "j . For the want of a reliable standard, one established on a national basis, to gauge the efficiency of motor carjetformancej many ' motorists are confused over this question of motor car efficiency. , On July 13 -of this year, 179 Franklin dealers put the Franklin car to a simple but practical efficiency test. With stock cars and a one-gallon supply of gasoline for each car, . the remarkable national average of 40.3 miles was recorded. The entire 179 tests were -attested to by drivers and observers before Notary Publics'. The chief aim of this national test was to put before the motorist a simple and equi table basis of comparison between the effi ciency of the Franklin and the efficiency of any other make of car. Any car of any make can easily follow this simple test. What Franklin's NewThrif t Record Means to Thinking Motorists ' Experience' with motor cars soon tells the motorist that gasoline economy is more significant than merely low( gasoline bills. For the wear, tear and friction that wastes gasoline-is the same that tends to wear out a car. You can see why the free-running Franklin lasts longest and bears minimum depreciation. ' Also how its fineness right materials and . right construction leads to 'economy all along the line. It is because the Franklin is the scientific-light-weight car that it stops gasoline waste. Aid this light weight is what makes possible' the Franklin owners' tire average of over 10,000 miles per set. ' And Franklin direct air cooling does more than convert eyery particle of gasoline into mileage. ' It frees the owner of the worry of a waterooling system, the freezing and over heating troubles. ' As final proof, investigate , the used-car market. The conspicuous scarcity of Franklins is a story of long life and economical service. One thing is certain you can't get Motor Car Economy by talking about it. Either the car has ifor it hasn't. r GascHneCosbM intmfhmJdm Car owy line Cost of otiKrJmsQjsi m LJM Oil Cosis i tnsrnmtdm Garonlyr- AmoaffOil CosMOiher fine Cars m Tires Cost in iho Franklin Car on test of other Fin? Cars I 1 fticHon loss intheJwnHin Car only AymgeFw- wn loss in other Ih? Cars dejyceciaim Ayemgswpii? piatianlossin oiherTmoGrrs Touring Car 2280 lbs. J2050.00 . Runabout Cabriolet . 2485 lbs. 2850.C0 Sedan' . Town Car . 2610 lbs. 3200.00 limousine 2160 lbs. 2000.00 2610 lbs. 295t).00 2620 lbs. 3200.00 Four-Pass. Roadster 2280. lbs. 2050.00 Brougham . . 25 75 lbs." 2SC0.C0 All Prices F.O.B. Syracuse , '," . - -r, FRANKLIN MOTOR CAR CO. 2205 Farnam St. Phone Dougias 1712 R-U-2-B-1-OF-60 I 3) W i m Of.
