The Omaha Daily Bee
VOL. XLVH NO. 219.
. OMAHA, THURSDAY MORNING, FEBRUARY 28, 1918
tlLSt&rfA SINGLE COPY TWO CENTS.
PART TWO
AUTO SECTION
PAGES 13 TO 24
AUTO MUST TAKE
1 OVER DUTIES OF
PASSENGER TRAIN
:As Motor Truck Aided in
: Freight Situation, Pleasure
: Vehicle Must Rescue
r Passenger Traffic.
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"The curtailment of passenger traf
fic 20 per cent in some parts of the
f country will not.work such a hardship
as supposed," is a statement from J.
;T. Stewart of the J. T. Stewart Motor
company.
"Just as the motor truck relieved
the freight problem in the short hauls,
and some long ones also, so can the
automobile relieve the passenger traf
fic at this time.
"The automobile is a necessity in
these days, where transportation
means the saving of time and money;
and the public, having once been edu
cated to flying along the highways
..and moving goods at from 15. to 30
Smiles an hour, will not go back to
walking and slow moving and ex-
pensive horse hauling.
T "Season and weather are not to be
; considered as in past years when they
-were looked upon as a handicap to
business. And yet it is not so long
ago that with the first frost the motor
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car was iockcu up in me garage, cut
;not today; the motor car has shown
; us the short cuts and the time to be
saved so it is used the year around.
I. Snow No Hindrance.
"The recent snow storms have not
curtailed traffic as it would have a
few years ago and the answer again is
;the automobile. The mail man has
i been able to follow his regular sched
ule in the rural districts. The deliv
"ery. system in the city has come
-through in fine shape with its motor
tears.
- "The modern business man today
must be alert, confident and prosper
ous to carry on his work. The auto
mobile can be his incentive to greater
effort He must have an ally td meet
" unusual needs, for if be lets business
: run haphazard he is apt to be passed
by the man who finds more time to do
bigger things through the use of his
motor car."
Dearborn Units Are Built
To Withstand Hard Usage
J: M. Opper of the Jones-Opper
company of this city, representing the
Dearborn Truck company of Chicago,
states that the factory has recently
added to its line a two-ton Dearborn
unit adaptable for use with any
standard chassis, and a new one-ton
unit, .which is also universal in its
application.
Both of these new units are char
acterized by the same sturdy and
mechanical construction that charac
terized the original Dearborn truck
units, which were designed for the
Ford car exclusively. Provision has
been made in their construction for
overloading, the margin of safety be
ing 50 per cent above the rated ca
pacity. Being practical for use with larger
power plants than the one-ton Dear
born units,' which have been used in
connection with the Ford car, these
new two-ton Dearborn units can be
attached successfully to power plants
of 40 to 50 horse power, which dealers
have often been forced to sell in their
second-hand state at prices that are
less than their actual worth.
The new two-ton ; Dearborn units
are built with heavier frame, wheels
and general all-around, heavier and
stronger construction to meet every
condition of hard service.
Harvesting Ice With Car
New Method Tried in East
Motor trucks hauled ice through
city streets in ; summer, but it has
remained for Wellesley, . Mass. that
center of culture and feminine learn
ingto discover how to .harvest ice
with a motbi. ' And once more neces
sity is the parent of the idea,
First the car was tried with the ice
marker and, then with the grooving
plow, and it was found that a much
larger expanse was covered than with
horses. Then the car was turned to
hauling the ice from the far side of
the pond to the ice-house channel;
and it easily towed cakes 100 feet
long while men laboriously . poled
cakes only five feet long. .
The, equipment necessary ;to fit put
the car for workup the ice was sim
ple, Tirei-and "rim's were removed
from the' rr wheels arid in their
Noyes-Killy Display With Classy
King Foursome in the Background
The Noyes-Killy booth, displaying
King and Saxon cars, is one of the
most artistically arranged at the
show. The King foursome shown in
the background is easily the feature
of the exhibit and excites the admira
tion of all. Nickel trimmed, with wire
wheels and finished in beautiful col
ors that bring out the graceful lines
of the car, it quickly attracts the at
tention of show visitors.
The Noyes-Killy company recently
has taken over the Kansas City dis
tributing branch for this car, which
gives them one of the largest terri
tories of any Omaha dealer. With
the new territory they now distribute
cars to dealers in Nebraska, Kansas,
Oklahoma, southern South Dakota,
western Iowa and western Missouri.
The Saxon speedster in the fore
ground is proving popular with those
attracted by a low built speedster
along racy lines. Accompanying the
speedster is a standard six-cylinder
cut-out chassis. The chassis is so ar
ranged as to show every movement
of the engine and gearing of the
Saxon cars.
places, on each wheel, was applied a
demountable rim fitted with sharp
ened stubs or spikes. These gave ex
cellent traction on the smooth ice.
Ordinary skid chains were used on
the front wheels to insure proper
steering.
Prominent Auto Man Waits
Call to Colors at Fort Omaha
C. A. (Ch'et) Bowers, who is start
ing his fourth year as retail sales
manager for the Nebraska Buick
Automobile company, is awaiting call
to enter the balloon school at Fort
Omaha. He has successfully passed
the entrance examination and is ex
pecting orders to report at any time.
Lee Huff will manage both the re
tail and. wholesale .departments dur
ing hJs absence , with. .Uriels . Sam's
army: -His position will be kept open
for him on his return from "making
the world safe for democracy." Dur
ing his absence overtime will be spent
by Mr. Huff and others feeling that in
this way they can best "do their bit."
Save on Tires.
In this day of conservation it is
everyone's duty to save on everything.
The Fisher Manufacturing company
of Lincoln, Neb., manufactures a rim
grip subcasing which not only saves
your tires, but gives double the mile
age, prevents blowouts, thereby saves
time.
Day-Elder Trucks Prove
Very Popular Attraction
The Day-Elder, one and one-half
ton trucks selling at a popular price
are attracting a large share of the at
tention at the truck exhibit in con
nection with the auto show. Foshier
Brothers & Dutton have the agency
for this popular car.
The shortage of transportation fa
cilities has rapidly increased the de
mand for trucks and the great load
that the Day-Elder truck will carry
with its worm drive is making it one
of the most popular models shown.
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those who understand
motor car construction
in its modern develop
ment describe the
New Studebaker Models
as "the cars of the yearf
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Studebaker-Wilson, Inc.
F&rnam Street and 25th Avenue
OMAHA, NEB.
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When Writing to Our Advertisers
Mention Seeing it in The Bee
Cole Eight Sportster Four Passenger
A Fleet of Sportsters with
Aerotype bodies
Latest Addition to the Cole Line -
Fleet as an arrow in accelera- miles per gallon of fuel; devel-
tion; capable of acquiring rac- oping more than eighty horse-
ing speeds when desired; nego- powerthe Cole Eight sport
tiating- from twelve to fifteen models sponsor a new vogue.
Cord Tires. Shock Absorbers. Plate Glass Curtain Lights.
Cole models are priced from Nineteen-ninety-five
to Twenty-seven-ninety-five, f.o.b. factory, sub
ject to cnange without notice.
D Brown Auto Sales Co.
Wholesale Distributor (or Iowa and
Northern Nebraska. Soma Good Ter
ritory Open for Liva Dealer.
2210 Faraam Si, Omaha, Nebraika.
1414 Locust St, Des Molasa, Iowa.
AT THE SHOW SPACE 14
COLE MOTOR CAR COMPANY, Indianapolis,' ,U. S. A
Traynor Automobile Co.
Retail Diatributora
2210 Faraam Street
' Phone Doufla S268.
Great Value Brings Great Popularity
Dodge Brothers convertible sedan is a
fine example of that thoroughness which
is always associated with their name.
Their purpose was to produce an en
closed car which would be equally
useful in all seasons.
No one thing they have ever done has
so correctly gauged the needs and tastes
of the American people.
The sedan has broken down seasonal
and sectional barriers, and been univer
sally accepted as an all-year car.
How literally true this is, may be
judged by the fact that the car is pro
portionately just as popular in the
temperate South as in the more rigor
ous North.
The extra ease and elegance it provides
is an especially strong attraction, be
cause it is so easily adjustable to weather
changes.
There fa no denying the fact that the
majority of owners enjoy the distinction
and the beauty of an enclosed car.
Dodge Brothers endeavored to satisfy
this desire, and at the same time furnish
the highest degree of utility.
The result is an eminently practical
car, which is at the same time very
beautiful.
The beauty and the painstaking thor
oughness is of a sort that invites the
most intimate examination. -
The admiration inspired at first glance
is not disappointed upon closer scrutiny.
The details are all good the seating
arrangement a model of convenience
and comfort, the upholstery soft and
substantial.
It Is an easily driven car, and despite
its beauty, is rugged as are all cars
which Dodge Brothers produce.
They have never built a car which ap
pealed more strongly to every member
of the household.
It Is essentially masculine In its conven
ience, and essentially feminine in its
comfort and ease of handling.
Dodge Brothers', reputation might well
rest on this convertible sedan.
It deserves its great popularity because
h gives great value.
It wiH pay you to examno thlt car r te afteir
Murphjr-Orien Auto Company
1814-18 Farnam St. Omaha, Neb. Phone Tyler 123.
Service Station Blackstone Garage 3814-16 Farnam St
Jedta er Coupe, 13J0; Winter Touring Car ar Ro tester, (ItM
Taurine Car, Roadster or Commercial Car, MIS
Ml prion Co. b. Detroit
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