THE OMAHA SUNDAY BEE: FEBRUARY 1918.
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APPOINT BOARD
OF MOTOR MAKERS
FOR NEEDED WORK
Congested Freight Conditions
Necessitate the Appointment
of Experienced Men to Aid
in Restoring Order.
Washington, D. C, Feb. 23. With
a view to aiding the government in
breaking the-- present nation-wide
freight congestion, - motor truck com
mittee of the national automobile
chamber of commerce has been ap
pointed for constant service in Wash
ington. '
This action was taken as a result of
the recent convention of motor truck
manufacturers held in New York!
January 8. At this gathering, which j
voiced the tinanimous desire of the j
nation's motor truck manufacturers
to co-operate with entire unselfish
ness in any government measures,
three men closely allied with war ac
tivities pointed out the need for such
a committee. These men were Chris
tian Girl, director of production,
military truck division, quartermaster
corps, United States army; Hugh
Chalmers, automobile industries com
mittee, and Roy D. Chapin, chairman,
highways transport committee.
Truck a Bifr Factor.
It was explained that the impor
tance of the motor truck was con
stantly increasing, not only as a war
factor, but as a great and immediately
available means for dealing with the
freight congestion.
The committee, as organized re
cently, includes George M. Graham,
Pierce-Arrow Motor Car company,
chairman; Windsor T. White, presi
dent of the White company; M. L.
Pulcher, general manager of the Fed
eral Motor Truck company; David
Ludlum, president of the Autocar
company and D. C. Fenner, Mack Mo
tor Truck company.
This committee will work largely in
contact with the highways transport
committee of which Roy D. Chapin is
chairman, and which has charge of
the responsible task of diverting
short-haul traffic from railroads to the
highways to relieve railroad and
terminal congestion and restore
normal distribution.
To Assist Generally.
It will also be available to all other
departments of the Council of Na
tional Defense or of the War depart
ment for any service it may be able
to render, and will give to manufac
turers of motor trucks all over the
United States such assistance as they
may call for.
Through its direct touch with the
motor truck industry and the ship
pers all over the United States, the
motor truck committee should be in
a position to lend signal aid.
Temporary headquarters have been
taken in the Ouray building, Eighth
and G streets, N. W., Washington,
D. C.
Trucks Which Are Standing Up
Under Hard Usage by Omaha Firms
Peiton to Sell Franklins
On Hand at Same Price
, "It is an ill wind that blows nO
good to some one." This is true in
the automobile business as well as
elsewhere. The Franklin Motor Car
company stocked heavily on cars re
cently on account of the anticipated
freight congestion. No sooner had
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Republic Truck used by Omaha
a i m mi
Indiana two-ton
worm drive truck j ys.VcVs
their cars arrived than the Franklin
factory announced a $20 raise in price.
H. Peiton, manager for the Franklin
company, believes all merchants at
this time should be satisfied with one
profit and is going to put this entire
stock of new Franklins on sale at the
auto show at the old price, thus saving
each purchaser of a car during this
week the cost of many months' driv-
A Substitute for the Walter.
According to a writer In the Hotel World,
a satisfactory substitute has been found for
the waiter. No, you skeptical ones, It Is
not the self service of the cafeteria. It's
a service wagon, which Is practically a serv
ice table on wheels, with It own heating
arrangement and carrying a good assort'
ment of fish, meat ana vegetables and hot
plates for SO people or more. The wagon
Is wheeled up to the guests' table and
opened, so that a selection can be made.
Shortage of help and rising costs of serv
ice, especially In small hotels and remote
winter and summer resorts, are leading to
the wider use of this service wagon. One
difficulty with wagon service heretofore
has been the cost of equipment, as the
wagons were of elaborate construction, with
silver trimmings, and coat about 1500. This
expense has now been reduced to a type
of wagon that sells for about 1100.
Who wouldn't pay $200 to be rid. for
all time, of the ministrations and Impor
tunlties of waiters T It would not be an
extravagance any way you look at It. That
amount could be saved the first year In
tips, holdups, robberies whatever one
wishes to call It. New York World.
COMMERCIAL CAR
A commercial car built with the same
conscientious thoroughness that char
acterizes all of Dodge Brothers' prod
ucts. It will do what it is intended to do in an
efficient and economical manner.
It will pay you to examine this car at the show
The gasoline consnmptioB is unusually low
Tli tire mileage is unusually high
Commercial Car, Touring Car or Roadster, $885
Winter Touring Car or Roadster, $1050; Sedan or Coupe $1350
All prices F. O. B. Detroit
Murphy-O'Brien Auto Company
1814-18 Feraam St. Omaha, Neb. Phone Tyler 123
Service Station BUckstone Garage 3814-16 Farnam Street.
ADTO MAKES GOOD
IN EVERY PINCH
Dependability of Sturdy Motor
Car Has Made It Positive
Nece. iity in All
Lines.
By W. E. FOSHIER.
Foehler Bros. A Dettea, Klseel Distributors.
The dependability of the automo
bile in meeting the transportation re
quirements of owners in all lines of
business and social activities has
caused a dependance being placed on
it which cannot be duplicated in any
other labor and time saving machine
or appliance. This dependability en
ables owners to practically double up
on their time, which in turn increases
the results of their activities.
Perhaps no better example can be
cited of the increasing interest in
life which the automobile induces,
than that of speeding up the indi
vidual's activities in patriotic and
philanthropic work. From President
Wilson down to practically every
member of the cabinet, congress and
the house of representatives, officials
and executives in the military and
state departments, in practically
every branch of government work,
the automobile has been brought into
use to speed up the individual's ac
tivities, so that the nation, as a whole,
can maintain a preparedness pace
that will leave no doubt in the eyes
of the world that, if the race is to
the "swift as well as to the strong,"
Uncle Sam will be in the lead at
the finish.
The high standard of mechanical
excellence insuring dependable per
formance which automobile manu
facturers have attained in the auto
mobile has practically changed dis
tance from a matter of miles to
minutes. Of the average owner of
a passenger car, who uses it in the
transaction of business matters, as
well as at home, would check up the
time it took him to cover his total
weekly mileage he would undoubted
ly by the feminine members of the
hours he had saved as compared with
other means of transportation.
Further, ty figuring approximately
what he considers his time is worth,
he could readily see that his car was
paid for in a comparatively short
time and that the subsequent time
and labor saved was "pure velvet."
Through the many conveniences
and, innovations that make the driv
ing and proper care of an automobile
a matter of simplicity, the automobile
can be handled as easily and efficient
ly by the feminene members of the
home as by the head of the house,
and just as it has perfected a substan
tial saving in time and labor in the
business world, so it has been applied
to the household duties and routine.
Take the family that is without an
automobile and compare their ac
tivities, joys and pleasures with the
family who has a car, and you will
find one of the main reasons why the
automobile has become an important
adjunct to the home equipment. Not
only is its efficiency reflected in the
time and labor saved, but in the
health of every member.
Doubted the Destination.
Some time slnoe a rather youthful law
yer had a case In which he wished to make
a hit, and to that end he looked up au
thorities that took him back to the days
ot Julius Caesar.
At the end of an hour and a half he
was pained to observe what looked like Inat
tention on the part of the court. Ap
parently the judge was not appreciating
the fine points of hi arguments.
"Tour Honor," said he, pausing tn his
plea and turning to the bench, "I beg your
pardon, but are you following met"
"I have so far," answered the Judge,
wearily, shifting about In his chair, "but
if I thought that I could find my way
back I would quit right here." Philadel
phia Telegram.
NEW MOTOR TRUCK
enters FIELD
Defiance Appears on the Mar
ket, Possessing the Qualities
Going to Make Up Prac
tical Machine.
One of the newcomers in the
motor truck field that is attracting a
great deal of attention at the show is
the Defiance, a sturdy one and a half
tonner, manufactured by the Turn
bull Motor Truck and Wagon
company, with factories in Defiance,
and truck sales division in Fostoria.
The Standard Motor Car company,
2020 Farnam is the Defiance repre
sentative for Omaha and surrounding
territory.
In the fall of 1917, the Turnbull
company, for over 40 years manu
facturer of the Turnbull farm wagon,
entered into the motor truck field,
after undergoing a .reorganization
which resulted in greatly increased
capitalization and the election of VV.
O. Allen, general managct of the
Allen Motor company, as president
and general manager.
Factory is Busy.
At the present time the factory is
busy with large government orders
for wagons, yet production on the
Defiance truck is getting well under
way and present plans call for a
yearly turnout of 10,000 trucks after
two or three years' time.
The Defiance is a very husky truck
with an exceedingly stout channel
steel frame of SM inches depth. The
wheelbase is 135 with 116 inches from
back of cab to rear of fram, and with
22 inches overhang beyond rear axle.
Four Cylinder Motor.
Standard specifications for the
Defiance truck include a heavy-duty
4 cylinder motor, a high tension
magneto monarch automatic gover
nor, Stromberg carburetor. - Prefex
radiator, three-plate, heavy-iuty type
Borg & Beck clutch, Grant-Lees
transmission, Tor ben sen internal
gear rear axle and pressedon solid
rubber tires.
The chassis includes driver's seat,
full crowned fenders, running boards,
odometer, three oil lamps, horn, jack
and tool kit, and sells for $1,695, f. o.
b. Defiance. Bodies of standard
types are built in the company's own
shops, which are finely equipped for
this kind of Work,
Clean Cot in Lines.
The Defiance is quite, clean-cut in
lines, simple and uncluttered by any
trappings or complicated parts. Being
painted in army drab, it has a very
businesslike and timely appearance.
Prior to the New York show a stock
Defiance .was driven over road from
the factory to New York City. The
remarkable performance of this truck
under the unusually severe weather
conditions encountered prove it to
be a highly efficient vehicle with
plenty of power and a wide load
capacity margin. Wherever shown,
the Defiance has met with the instant
approval of dealer and consumer
alike.
The Day Will Ceme.
Governor Whitman said at a dinner In
Albany:
"The allies are determined to fight on
till militarism Is destroyed. Germany Is
very arrogant now, but a day will eome.
"Germany on that day will be a good
deal like the Oerman who went flshlnK,
and the allies, maybe, will be as unsym
pathetic as the Irlehman on the dock.
'This Oerman fell off the dock Into deep
water, aank heavily, cam up and shouted:
''I can't swim!'
"The Irishman sat with his eye on his
float and made no attempt at a rescue.
"The Oerman sank a second time, came
up and shouted again:
" 'I can't swim!"
'The Irishman fished calmly on.
"A third time the Oerman sank, and a
third time he came dp and roared:
" 'I can't swim I'
'The Irishman, as he took a chew of
tobacco, gace a laugh.
" 'Well, it's a bloomln' funny time to
brag about It,' he said." New Tork Mall.
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1, 2 and 3 Ton
Worm Drive
and
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wish, a mixture of kerosene and gasoline. A
saving of 50 per cent in fuel cost is guaranteed.
Little Giant trucks interest buyers because
12,000 of them have proved their value to own
ers. Some of these trucks have been in opera
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Twenty-five years of mechanical and engi
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Dealers will find our proposition square,
clean, and genuinely attractive. Come in, let's
talk it over.
Haarmann-Locke Motors Co.
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Distributors Omaha
2429 Farnam Street Phone Doug. 7940
Space IS Omaha Auto Show