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About Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922 | View Entire Issue (March 24, 1918)
THE OMAHA SUNDAY BEE: MARCH 24, 1918. 4 C ! 1 s 6 ENGLAND PLANS CONTESTS FOR TRACTOR FANS; Food Production Department) Arranges Sectional and Na- ; tional Contest to In crease Acreage. j London, England, .March 22. A comprehensive schedule of tractor plowing contests which are largely sporting competitive affairs has been started in England. This is the result of an experiment tried in several dis tricts by the food production depart ment to increase the acreage plowed by tractors to the maximum. The scheme as now outlined for the entire country consists of a series of sectional and national contests as follows: First for units; second for counties; third for the whole of Eng land and Wales. Each contest will continue for one month. The first contest began February 9, the second on March 9, and the third will start on April o. This schedule means that there will be three monthly contests for each unit. There will he three for each county and three national ones. Ad ditionat men and machines will be , admitted to the contest so that they may be added to tne nation s agri cultural tractor power during the spring plowing season. The details of t&is threefold com petition are: 1. For each unit A distinctive flag to be carried on the tractor will be awarded to the tractor team in each unit which plows the greatest num- , her of acres during each period of four weeks. This flag will be pre sented each month by the tractor representatives of the county. 2. For each county a championship flag will be awarded to the tractor team in each county which plows the greatest number of acres during each period of four weeks. A distance badge will also be won by each mem ber of the winning team. The flag and badges will be presented each month by the chairman of the county executive committee. 3. For England and Wales A cham pionship shield to be carried on the ; tractor will be awarded to the tractor team which plows the greatest number of acres in England and Wales during each period of four weeks. A small silver replica of this shield will also be given to each member of the winning team. The shield and replicas wil be presented personally by the director general to the win ning team, which will be invited to London for the purpose of the pres entation. Each trophy will be held for four weeks only, unless it is won again by the same team. The complete scheme of compe tition not only awards those doing the most plowing but gives a national significance to the movement which results in increased plowing at a time when r. national stimulant is impera tive. The Automobile. MAHNS BEERY JOINS THE UNIVERSAL FORCES JF,.- uJm. 1 & ' r ? 'S WHAT'S DOING Recovering Cars Is Service to Members. AT AUTO CLUB What good is the club to me? Here s one little instance oi club service: On Wednesday, last week a member called up the secretary and said he just saw a man jump out of a Cadillac and run for a street car We found that the Cadillac belonged to Gilbert E. Carpenter, a club mem ber. It happened that the car was not stolon and everything was all right. "Just the same," says Mr. Car penter, I sincerely appreciate tins service from the club, and I am going to show my appreciation by bringing in a new member. W. MAHNS BERRY. Announcement has been made that W. Mahns lierry, who has been con nected with the rord branch for the last three years, has joined forces with the Universal Motor company, Ford dealers in Omaha. Tapeline Test Proves Things to Motorists "Bring your tapeline when you come in to inspect the new Harroun cars," is the unique invitation which Manager R. II. Schmittdicl gives to Detroit mot.irists, and Mr. Schmitt diel means what he says. As a matter of fact, if a visitor has no measuring device in his pocket, he will alwayj be presented with one by Mr. Schtuittdiel himself, or by the member of the branch staff with whom he is chatting. "I have always maintained hat feet and inches were important fac tors in the hoice of a motor car," declares Mr. Schmittdicl. "The niers fact that a car has so many inches of wheelbase is by no means an evidence of its possession of a corresponding amount of tonneau roont. "The best method for every auto mobile buyer to assure' himself of a comfortable, roomy car is to apply the tapeline test. "We never lose an opportunity to encourage a prospective buyer to delve into tne intimate specification of the cars he may have in mind for purchase." Cole Dealer Delivers First of Aero-Eight Cars The first delivery of the new Cole models was made in Omaha last week by the Traynor Auto company. Al though numerous orders for the new models have been booked for some little time anil, as a consequence, the new owners have been obliged to wait. C. B. Morganthalcr was the first in Omaha to receive one of the new Aero-Eight models. Here's another club help: A couple of davs aeo a member called the secre tary over the telephone and advised that he had found an abandoned Studebakcr car. We found out the owner was A. J. Happc, and that the police were looking for the car. The police were notified of the car, and Happc now has it. It is just such co operation from our 1,200 members that is giving service in one form or another every day. We hope Mr. llappe joins! George F. Wolz, state consul of the Lincoln highway, in talking to the secretary, said that in the last 100 days just 101 truck loads of hogs have been brought to South Omaha frrtin Fremont and a radius of 10 miles north, west and east. Four trucks are now making the trip reg ularly to South Omaha. The return load to Fremont and neighbor towns is made up of seed corn, groceries and other supplies fron. Omaha, which cuts the cost of transportation by truck. The trucking company in Fre mont in making good money, and the same opportunity is open in Omaha. Imagine this I Can you imagine counting .500 old time hitch rings for horses along both sides of Farnam street, from Tenth to Twenty-fourth? That's about the number it would take to hitch the horses and teams if every automobile along Farnam street in the middle of the. day were suddenly changed into horses. Imagine a prominent Omaha doctor stepping out of the First National bank building, from his office, unty ing his skate, fastening the hitch rein to the (Gosh, we've forgotten the name of the ring!) and tumping into his Studcbaker buggy, line pulls out his watch. "Gee, it's half-past ten!" he ex claims, "and I've got to make three calls this morning, before noon,- and they're all out around Dundee." Now imagine the same doc jumping in his six-cylinder roadster. Huh halt-past ten, hunipps Doc. "Well, I can easily make half a dozen calls before noon." Imagine the horseflesh lined up at Hayden's or the Brandeis stores it would take to carry the packages de livered daily by fast auto trucks? Imagine a salesman trying to make Elkhom, Waterloo, Fremont, Elk jit If a t City and back to Omaha in a day with a horse and buggy. Imagine Tom Mickel, Harry J. Root, Ed George or Charlie Metz hitch up their team for a 200-mile hunting trip. Imagine the annual booster trip of the Chamber of Commerce a la nags and buggies. It would be some sight to sec 50 or 60 teams starting out Far nam strc-t loaded with business men, off on a "booster" trip. Imagin. this: (Newspaper Item) Four horses and buggies were stolen last night from in front of the Or pheum theater. Two horses were found this morning (joy drvers!). One thief was shot. Get a Cadillac While You May The first fifteen days in March we sold 70 per cent of the number of cars allotted to us for the month at prices one-third higher than last year. A few months hence you will realize what insiders know today. There simply will not be enough new cars produced to replace those worn out in service. In your business you feel the restricted supply of material and transportation. The same conditions are affecting the motor car maker. Plus the fact that, the government is using a large part of his equipment. The wisest buyers are today changing to the new Cadillac, knowing that it may be years before its equal will be obtained at present prices. Several have bought an extra Cadillac to make doubly sure. If dependable transportation is your daily need, now is the time, to provide for it. The best cars will be gone first. So get your Cadillac while you may. Order now and be protected at present prices. Jones-Hansen-Cadillac Co. Harney 710. Farnam and 26th Marmon Dealers Start Big Drive-Away to East The Nordyke & Marmon company will start its first big drive-away east Saturday, March 16, when 42 Mar mnn 34s will lpavp the Tnrlian:mnli plant enroute for New York City. A portion of the cars will be delivered to distributors in Philadelphia and nearby points but the main part of the cavalcade will continue on to New York. In mere number of cars this is the largest drive-away that has ever left Indiananolis and when the value of the cars is taken into con sideration it is one of the most im portant shipments ever made over the roads of the middle west and the Lin coln hichwav Thp list nrirp nf tho seven-passenger touring cars and the four-passenger roadsters which com pose the drive-away is $3,500 and the train will accordingly represent a value of $150,000 when the spare tires and other extras are figured in. The route to be followed from In diananolis will be the National Old Trails route to Columbus. Ohio, and thence it is probable that a detour will be made to the north to reach the Lincoln highway which will be followed to Pittsburgh. Frnm thrrp on east the route continues on the Lincoln highway which is now used regularly by the Akron to Boston tire trucks of Goodvear and bv the cara vans or army trucks that are con stantly going from middle west fac tories over the road to the seaboard. only that it will be increasingly dif ficult to get cars out to the ultimate owners, but also that is increasingly difficult to get raw material into the factories. Material that factories re ceived by freight a few months ago, must now come in by express. That increased cost in raw material must be carried through up to the selling i price of the finished product. "Out at the Milrl'ell factory we arc : doing everything possible to hold j prices down. In fact we are proud! to show that Mitchell prices have j not increased since last July. That j doesn't mean, however, that prices are j not likely to increase any moment. And that's why we are urging early and prompt purchases. "But, with all of these apparent dif ficulties, automobile manufacturers arc entering upon their production j plans with a 'win the war spirit. At the very worst all of us back home are infinitely better off than the boys in the trenches. We are pinched now and then, to be sure, but our principat business now is to win the war; and regardless of how it may hurt any of us individually or as groups we're always going to remember how much more fortunate we arc than the boys 'over there.'" Freight by Express Means Increased Prices "The first few Hav nf u.arm weather convinced every automobile man in the country that the demand for automobiles this year is going to be greatly in excess of the supply," said R. C. Rueschaw, vice president of the Mitchell Motors Company, Inc. "When lltMYlarift t-vrAa cnnnlv even under normal conditions, that means increased prices. But when demand exceeds supply tinder war time conditions it is nrpttv liarH in predict just how much prices will ad vance. "And the demand fnr aiifnmnKiloa can't help but exceed the supply. In the first place the people of America need automobiles now, more than ever before. There .is more work to be done, and there arc fewer people to do the work. That means simply this, that each anH virr nno nf na must do more. We virtually need an extra pair of hands and an extra pair of feet; and an automobile supplies that want better than anything yet invented- So the demand will most certainly exceed the supply. "Then in the second ulace the short age of railroad equipment means not r v4 rx mm i 3 JJ WO IXa QI Midnight, April 9th Mark This Date Here's the situation. Every kind of material and skilled labor costs more nowadays. You know that. So all cars have been forced to advance prices. Saxon "Six" must, too. But we will give you a chance to buy at today's price first. You can have until 12 p. m. April 9th. After that Saxon "Six" will command a higher price. Get these dates clear from now till April 10. Then a higher price. There's no need to talk about the car now. You know its reputation. It is regarded as the best car built at less than $1400. It is a big, beautiful car that is a wonder on the road. There isn't a car within $300 of its price that can match it in value. Come in and let us show you this car personally. Do it today so you can benefit by this saving. Noyes-Killy Motor Co. 2066-68 Farnam St. Factory Distributors Omaha Phone Douglas 7461. "Protect Your Ad vise taime Cu oia stouten te Purchase9' President Lexington Motor Company Conner vi lie, Ind- fTMIIS timely warning is based upon a nation-. sf The demand will exceed the supply. iia Jcy The better cars are being bought up first ieJ and rapidly 1 Order your Lexington before it is l m Here area few reasons why Lexington cars I M They have the only motor dead gas cannot H til choke. Our exclusive Moore MultipU Exhaust P I System increases power and saves fuel. I More than 100 separate parts are now inte- Jf Rral with the non-rattle frame. The pressure of af v3k one finger operates the emergency brake. , Ten factories specializing in automobile parts are affiliated with and contribute to Lexington jy V0k cars therefore it's higher quality for less cost. v3L-53 MINUTE MAN SIX 4fc3!!l Stria "Jt". Pour paamfm V. ' Spart-lomr. AUpmai.o.b. lljljijliliSl HAARMANN - LOCKE MOTORS CO. 2429 Farnam St. Omaha, Neb. . Phone Douglas 7940.
