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THE OMAHA SUNDAY- BEE: L;M ARCH 31, 19i8.
PNEUMATIC TIRE
r MUCH IMPROVED
Engineer who First Con
structed Air-Filled Coverings-'
would Be Amazed at Pre s
: ent Day Perfection.
Were Robert William Thomson,
builder of the first pneumatic tire for
carriages, to return to earth today
and new the modern successor of his
invention, the Cord tire, he would
hardly believe his eyes.
Robert Thomson was an English
, civil engineer and nnrfnnWHIw ra.
the first man to conceive the idea of
.a pneumatic tire. His first tires.
which appeared on the streets of
London 72 years ago, were strapped
to the wheels of a brougham. A
nipple passed from the rubber inner
tube through the soft feather casing
ana projected on the . inside of, the
folloo, where it wai closed and made
airtight by means of a brass cap and
leather washer.- For inflating the
leather-incased tube, a "condenser"
was used. This condenser no doubt
was the beginning of the present day
tire pump. : '
Thomson's thenrv wae thar
vehicle equipped with pneumatic tires
would: move over , the road much
more easily than a vehicle riding on
the usual steel rims. To prove his
case ne put his tires on a carnage
' weighing approximately 1,000 pounds.
That its riding qualities were greatly
improved was to be expected, but its
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rcmamauic 10 engineers or mat time
The draft nr "null n( th nnnnmatiV.
enuinnrft parriair in ?ft 'mhIi
while the carriage with the ordinary
iron tires registered pounds draft
This meant saving in power of 40
per cent The first test was on a
paved,, road. Subsequent tests on
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rgugncr rosas inuicaica saving in
power of 310 per cent v.
it was tne loaowing year, ijw,
that the first pneumatic tires appeared
in New Yrk,4 on a horse-drawn
vehicle. It is a far, far cry from that
early pneumatic tire to the modern
of the clumsy leather outer casing
there is a neat black thread of notched
rubber, on a carefully constructed,
well balanced casing of rubber and
cotton cords. , . '
The Royal Cord1 Tire, made by the
United States Tire company's built
of layer on layer of parallel fishcords
running diagonally across' the tire,
, '.he threads of adjacent layers, running
in the opposite direction. Each
.nested with rubber and entirely sur
rounded by rubber, making friction
by the rubbing together of contiguous
cords impossible. It is this small-
, :ord, multiple construction that makes
the Royal Cord a leader among cord
ilrr'i of today. . . f ...
Big Hupmobile Driveaway -
Proves to Be Successful
The Hupmobile driveaway from
Detroit to Omaha was a success, as
serts E. V. Scripps, manager of the
Victor Motor company. ,. .
All cara excent one came thrnuah
in fine shape. One car skidded and
got into trouble in-trying to make a
, turn too fast V - v
Each car was coated with vaseline
to protect the finish, and after being
washed maintained the original lus-
ter. ' -.-'
TRENCH PREFERABLE TO AN
During heavy shelling toldiers feel
that their chances better in trenches. ,
AMBULANCE MUCH OF TIME
If you should chance some sunny
spring day to meet an ambulance
from the war zone and should ask
the driver what cargo he was carry
ing, do not be surprised if he an-
swers: "Two skulls, a stomach, one
lung and two arms." This would be
simply the conventional method by
which ambulance drivers at the front
answer Queries as to what types of
wounded they happen to be carrying.
Under the title Five Arms and
Three Legs," Lieutenant C, the trans
parent norn de plume of the com
mander of an ambulance section m
the French army, in th April issue of
Motor, the national magazine of
motoring, brines out this interesting
characteristic in battlefront nomen
clature.
On a certain occasion Lieutenant
C. was called upon to move five
arms and three legs over a stretch
of road under heavy boche bombard
ment Waiting until a lull came in the
iron storm, the ambulance was loaded
with Its eight wounded and started
at breakneck speed across the dan
gerous section. Alas, the Red Cross
seems merely an invitation to Ger
man marksmen and when the am
bulance was in the middle of the shell-
swept area, the deluge broke again.
Shells exploded on all sides, but by
a miracle, the ambulance escaped in
jury. The driver turned to see how
his injured charges had fared and
an expression of stupefaction snread
over his weatherbeaten features.
"Well 1 11 be : now the arms are
skeddaddling," he cried.
Ihe wounded men. fonrettina their
disabilities, had made shift to crawl
out of the ambulance and throw
themselves into the ditch alongside
the road. After the shelling had -lied
down again, the lieutenant gathered
up his convoy, but on calling the roll
it was found that two of the' arms
were missing
"Do you happen to know what has
become of your two comrades?" he
askea one of tne remaining patients.
"Two of them' have hooked it, sir,"
replied the man. "They says just
ike this, sir; that they thought it a
tarnation sight better to return to
the trenches than to be mince-meated
on this blooming road."
Which tends to show that there are
even worse places than the trenches.
The article is illustrated by pencil
by Jean, Routier, one of the cleverest
military artists developed by the war.
To the factvhat Routier is in com
mand of another ambulance section
in the sector with I-iViitcnant r
owe this happy collaboration.
Oldsmobile Distributor to
Drive Cars From Factory
J. K. Oheil, manager of the Ne
braska Oldsmobile branch, left Friday
for Lanslncr. Mich tn taV nart in a
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big driveaway.
Charles A: Tucker, head of. the Ne
braska Oldsmobile company, accord
in nr to O'Neil. took a rhrnlr 1arir
enoueh to ourcha.se 100 OIUmr,hiln
and if possible they will obtain that
many cars tor the driveaway.
Auto Prospects Bright
Through Western States
According to J. H. De Jong of the
Apperson Motor company, who has
just completed a trip through ; Mon
tana ana Wyoming, automobile deal
ers are doing a thriving business.'
The demand for Apperson models
is increasing by leaps - and ' bounds,
asserts De Jong. Just as long as
the present suonlv holds out there
will be no advance in prices.)
Dubuque Girl Wins Car
At Milwaukee Auto Show
Winning a Maxwell passenger car
on her birthday was the veryj)leas-J
ant surprise experienced by Mrs. J.
A. Hunt of 1314 Hill street, Dubuque,
la., when she attended, the opening
ot tQ Milwaukee automobile show..
The car was donated to the show
by Erail Estberg, the Maxwell dis
tributor at Milwaukee. Posters show
ing a design of the car were out uo
over the state a month before the
show. Those purchasing tickets to
the auto show were given a number
entitling them to a chance on the
car.
.. ''I am going over to look at my
car," remarked Mrs. Hunt to her
friends when she bought her ticket
When she reached the exhibit Mrs.
Hunt gotbehind the wheel and in
formed tier, friends she, would take
them all for a ride next summer. An
hour later she re-entered the car as its
owner, haVing been the lucky ticket
holder. -
Mrs. Hunt is an enthusiastic motor
ist, being possessed of another make
of car which she said she would sell
as she liked the Maxwell by far the
best. .
all-'round excellence of the Firestone
tires with which my machine was
equipped," said Burns after his vic
tory. "At such high speed over those
slimy roads, a skid would have been
fatal to the record, if not to myself.
But the Firestone gripped the road
securely and gave me all the confi
dence in the world to 'let 'er out' and
tuck the championship safely away."
That extra room will pay your coal
bill Rent it through a Bee Want Ad,
The Mean Thug. .
"You know the Id rhyme,' JI saw,
Esau kissing Kate?' " " ,
"Yes, and Tvs always thought that
the gentleman who witnessed that ep
isode had no business to mention it"
Louisville Courier-Journal
Seattle Motorcycle Fan
Establishes New Record
Although jain fell the greater part
of the trip and the roads were a
slough of mud. Albert Burns,
Seattle motorcyclist established
new 24 hour record .for the state of
Washington v recently.1 In . 23 hours
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nu tj rawuies ue; ranca, up a toiai
of 552 miles on his light Indian
Twin over ., a 34-mile . course lying
between Seattle and Everett, besting
the previous mark by slightly more
than 10 miles. '
Liberal doses, of hot coffee had to
be administrated to the tireless rider
as M JOJledjback and forth over- the
slippery treacherous roads. Soaked
to the skin, with the wind aidinsr his
nigu.. speed in making the task un
comfortable, he steadilv olusrsred
along, .at times reaching a speed of
06 mnes an nour i; ; ?' ' '
" tegard the , record av a. high
tribute "to the non-skid qualities and
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KING
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MODEL F V
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HORSE POWER
THE KING has always tea the pro
ductofadyanccdaigineegpnhciples improvements that have made it the
most desirable motor car built from the
owner's point of view. , Low First Cost
arid Economy of Upkeep mean something
to you.
NO YES-KILLY MOTOR CO.
Omaha , ' Kansas' CUt "
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Ten-thousand tire-miles! That is the slogan of
the Cole Aero-Eight.
Cord tires are its standard equipment" hut not
the usual type of cords. '
Those on the Aerb-Eight are 33x5 inches yet
, the, weight of the car is only 3,600 pounds ready
for the road.N
There are shock-ahsorters. all around; duplex
headlamps with dimmers; a motometer; a clock;
rubber step-pads; double do6r-handlesja thief -proof
wheel and tire carrier ; plate glass curtain lights ;
long, convenient control and brake levers.
Cuslom-made conveyances can he no more com
pletely or precisely appointed than
J ;: is the Cole Aero-Eight
De Qrown Auto Sales Co.
Whl.I Distributor tor Iowa and
, Northern N.braika. v ,
Soma Good Territory Open for live Daalera.
2219 Farnam. St, Omaha, Neb.
1414 Locuat St., De. Moines, la.
' Traynor Automobile Co.
. Retails Distributors.
2210 farnam St. Phon Doug. 5268
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The New Peerless Eight
Model 56 '
, ' Among the master cars of the day the Peerless Eight stands
second to none in the respect and regard in whicrvit is held by
tne motorse public.
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Continuing as it has, the Peerless traditions of super quality in
, every detail, mechanically and artistically, this successor of a long line
.of master cars has but-performed them all. -
With its two separate and distinct power ranges, the Peerless
runs the whole gamut of motor car performance;' 1
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It yields nothing to those master cars produced with the sole idea
of realizing the ultra soft, smooth performance so prized in ordinary,
everyday driving. .
..: , Yet it has nothing to fear from' those other cars of exceptional
J distinction which sacrifices the gentler virtues for resistless power and
speed. - ' " -; j ,!
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And it materially out-performs at all points those "cars of class
whose sponsors have realized their ideal of the best compromise be-
tween the gentler and the more rugged virtues. ' v T
Would you know the charm of almost unbelievable contrasts in
performance delivered by one and the same car drive the Peerless
. Two-Power Range Eight.
GEO. F. REIM COMPANY ,
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. DUtribuJtor of High Grade Motor Cars."
3016 Harney Street ' Haroey 10
THE UNIVERSAL CAR
In village, town, city and farm, there's profitable work for the Ford - Model T
One-Ton Truck, because it is a demonstrated utility a wanted necessity. Modern '
business methods, up-to-date methods in farming, are all based, on the motor. truck
service-an4 this Model T One-Ton Truck is particularly adapted to fill the require
ments of town and country service. Light in weight, with the giant strength of Ford
Vanadium Steel; flexible in control (turns in forty-six foot circle) ; the everlastingly
reliable regular Ford mojor; a most; successful worm drive of manganese bronze steel;,
direct shaft drive to center ofchassis; all time-tested to jn4e "successful service sure.
It's a regular, genuine no ..further guaranty of 'satisfaction; "durability
and economy "can"iie.asld thing to do is to place your order promptly, for
the demand is ahead oproduction Price $600, f. o. b. Detroit.' This for Chassis only.
Any one of the authorized Ford dealers listed in this announcement will give
prompt attention to your order, and also pledge to you a satisfactory after-service.
M'CAFFREY MOTOR CO.,
NICHOLS-RICE MOTOR CO.,
HOLMES-ADKINS CO.,
UNIVERSAL MpTOR CO.,
SAMPLE-HRT MOTOR CO.,
15th and Jones Sts.
Ames Ave. and Florence Blvd.
4911 South 24th St. v
2562 Leavenworth St.
18th and Burt Sts.
Make the acquaintance of the Ford dealer near you
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