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THE 'OMAHA SUNDAY BEE: APEIL 14, 1918.
EXTENSIVE USE
OF MOTOR TRUCK
NECESSITY NOW
National Council of . Defense
Urges Widest Possible Use of
Motor Truck; Better- High
: ways Advocated.
Washington, April 13. Through the
highways transport committee, the
Zouncil of National Defense has ap-
jroved "the widest possible use of the
notor trucks as a transportation
igency," and furthermore "requests
the State Council of Defense and
ther state authorities "to take all
lecessary steps to facilitate such
neans of transportation, removing any
regulations that tend to restrict and
discourage such use."
"H the war is to continue for any
length ,of time, motor truck trans
portation must be largely extended
jnd increased, as it has been demon
strated that in the matter of trans
portation there are limitations beyond
which the railroads cannot go," com
ments Dr. If; M. Rowe. president of
the .3icrican Automobile association.
"This camiot avail unless there are
built between the principal manufac
turing and ' shipping centers sub
stantial highways, which permit the
employment of motor trucks. The
time in which this work ought to be
done is right now. If the construction
is not within the financial capacity of
the states through which these high
ways pass, then it should be done by
national funds. In my opinion, the
Chamberlain-Dent v bill should be
passed by congress, as it would give
needed authority and money to the
. secretary of war, who could then
designate certain roads to which fed
eral attention could be given.
Misdirected Efforts.
"In some of the state legislatures
now in session misdirected efforts
ire being made to establish pro
hibitive taxes on trucks. Whatever
sums are sufficient to strengthen our
highways as to carrying the heaviest
military loads safely and without seri
ous, destruction to the roads should
be appropriated at once, out of state
funds and federal co-operation sought
of congress. It is just as much, in my
judgment, the business of the govern
ment to build roads as it is to build
crood muskets or good cannon, or
to i furnish proper equipment to its
, irmy. Of course, federal funds should
be placed on roads of national im
portance, and highways possessing
special military value come under this
lead at the present time. " k
TThis country can no more do with
9ut properly f and adequately built
highways than it can do without prop
erly and adequately built tonnage for
scean travel. The country should im
press upon congress the importance
t)f this matter. Of course, the tx
penditure of money on the highway
would be for the benefit of those who
use motors; That is' right, because
t is by the use of motors that we are
;bing to be able to transport thou-
. lands and thousands more of tons of
;ommodities, material,, and products
)f ail kinds that are absolutely neces
iary to maintain this country at the
point of highest efficiency in its de
termination to win victory and sub
stantial democracy, ; not only for its
own people, but for I all the people of
the earth." '
'The American Safety society has
asked alt auto clubs to request their
members to observe all Sunday in
April as 'Tleaswe Careless Sundays,"
investing the money ordinarily spent
for gas and pleasure in war stamps.
Horky's park, on the Blue River,
near Crete, Neb., is one of the pretty
spots in Nebraska. Large cottages,
furnished, make this an ideal week
end for family parties. Good fishing,
boating, bathing and launch rides.
S.P.LaDuc
Grease Cup Covers.
Certain of the grease cups fitted on
the modern car are so placed that
they inevitaoiy collect dirt on the out
side, some of which may work its way
in and even'ually get into the Bear
ings with the grease, when the cup is
refilled. By way of covers for such
cups, an ingenious car owner takes
hollow rubber balls and enlarges the
holes just enough to permit of the
balls being slipped over the grease
cups, retaining a good tight grip on
the bottom. If the balls are painted
the same color as the adjacent parts
of the. car, they are not at all un
sightly. Wiring Terminals. '
In applying wires to terminals, the
correct way to perform the operation
is to twist ti e bare end of the wire
around the lermfnal in the same di
rection that the hands of a clock
move. This is because the screw
thread is right handed and the ten
dency in tightening tic nut will be to
twist the wire tighter even than ic
was. it the wire is twistea tne otner
way, the nut tends to untwist it, mak
ing its .hold uncertain.
Test Wheel Bearings.
, The wheels of a car should be
periodically jacked up and tested not
only for smoothness of running but
for side play as well. If in spinning
a front wheel, a sharp click occurs
now and then and the wheel is mo
mentarily checked, it is probable that
there is a chipped or split ball in the
bearing, which should be removed at
once, as it may do serious damage
and necessitate renewal of the entire
bearing.
Rattling Hood.
A hood that has a tendency to rattle
with the vibration of the. motor, may
be silenced by drilling a series of
holes in the band of metal on which
the hood rests and threading a strip
of leather through the holes. In this
way the hood rests on leather instead
of metal, so that it cannot make a
noise.
Mat Restorer. v
Rubber matting that has been in
use for some time and is beginning
to look- the worse for wear may be
restored to respectability by painting
fit with lead colored paint. This gives
a varnish surface that is not only oil
proof, but is easily cleaned with a
cloth.
Polishing Metal Fitting. '
After the car is first brought out of
its winter, storage, the metal fittings
are usually dull and tarnished. They
may be restored by the following
method: First apply a weak solution
of oxalic acid and water to the tarn
ished surfaces by means of a cloth
wrapped around a stick. Any acid
accumulations are then loosened and
may be cleanly removed by .simply
wiping. After this ordinary' metal
polish used or brass work,, should be
applied with a linen cloth and the pol
ishing carried Out with soft woolen
clothes. If the surfaces are slow to
respond to the polishing, try a good
carriage maker's metal polish made
as follows: .twenty parts of whiting,
one part of soda, one-quarter part of
citric acid. This compound is moist
ened with water for using. ,
Valve Grinding.
In cases where a badly pitted valve
requires grinding, here is a short-cut.
Cut piece of emery-cloth in dimen
sions a little bit wider than the valve
seating and twice as long and then
double it over so that both surfaces
are cutting surfaces. Next cut a hole
in the cloth so' that the valve stem
may be passed through and the emery-cloth
brought close up against the
valve head. Tne valve is then placed
in position for grinding under' com
paratively high pressure. Both sides
Of the emery-cloth will conform to
Don t Hesitate to Ask Questions
. Are you doing enough driving with lights
' off to keep your battery properly charged ?
, , Are you replacing the evaporation, which is
always going on, by a proper amount of distilled
water? ;
. Are you sure current isn't being lost daily by
some defect in wiring or connections?
Does current flow freely?
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If you'll stop the next time you see our service
sign, we'll be glad to answer as many questions
. as you can find time to ask. ,
And don't forget to include an inquiry about
the. Still Better WHlard with Threaded Rubber
i Insulation e j '
i Nebraska Storage Battery Co.
2230 Farnam St. Tel. Douglas 8102.
Authorised Willard Service Station.
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Commerce High Seniors
To Present Three Plays
Miss Gertrude DeWall and Harry
Mittleman will portray the leading
characters in "The Gate of Wishes,"
by Mary- McMillan, one of the three
plays to be presented by the 1918
graduating class of the Omaha High
School of Commerce on the nights of
April 19 and 20, at the Central High
school auditorium.
The other two plays for the pro
grams will be "The Romancers," a
romantic farce by Edmund Rostrand,
in which Miss, Mildred Moisten and
Douglas Dunn will have the leading
parts, and "The Worsted Man," a
farcical sketch written by John Ken
drick 3angs. In the latter. Miss
Leola Skinkle.and Milton Morearty
will portray the leading roles.
The two farcical productions will
be produced under the direction of
Miss E. Wallace, and Miss Volmar
has been training the pupils in the
cast of "The Gate of Wishes." All
if the senior students in the school
will take part in the three plays.
the valve head and the seating and it
the valve turns and the emery-cloth
remains stationary, the valve will be
ground on. the upper emery, whereas
if the cloth evolves, the valve seat
ing will be ground on the lower em
ery-
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Tight Spring Clips.
It is a gool plan occasionally to see
that the nuts of the spring clips are
tight. Loos? spring clips permit ex
cess stress t j be thrown on the center
of the leaves, from which breakage
results. .
Deputy Sheriff Resigns
For. Benefit if Health
For the 'benefit of his health, A.
I. Mead has resigned his position
in the sheriff's office and will go on
a farm near New Ago, Mich., being
iff jf? sjl f
succeeded as deputy sheriff by Robert
McGaffin, for several years in the em
ploye of Robert Dempster. Mr. Mead
was formerly a street railway man
and went into the sheriff's office un
deriSheriff Brailey, going out when
Sheriff McShane came in and back
again under Sheriff Clark. ,
"He ij one of my best men," said
the sheriff, "and I hate to lose him.
I have known Mead for 2S years. I
have always counted him among my
best friends and supporters and I
hope the outdoor farm life will help
him."
Mr. Mead's associates in the office
also express regret at his going.
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You can buy 5
Maxwell trucks
for the price of
one reliable 5 -ton
truck
UNIQUE METHOD
USED TO ENLIST
AUTO DRIVERS
Use of freight cars almost exclu
sively for shipment of food, coal, mu
nitions, etc, bis made it necessary
for automobile dealers to adopt a
system of driving a great many cars
from the various factories' to their
home cities. This, in turn, has neces
sitated the finding of drivers, some
times in large numbers.
A dealer in Savannah, Ga., recently
had occasion to drive a considerable
number of car from the factory in
Detroit to Savannah. He let it be
known to a friend or two that he
would pay $75 a man to go to Detroit
and drive an automobile to Savannah,
the driver to bear whatever expense
he contracted over and above $75.
The offer got around; the newspapers
printed it, and the dealer was over
whelmed with acceptances.
The men ho finally were selected
to make up the driving party included
a college student, whose father took
him out of tchool to make the trip,
several grocers, the city court sheriff,
a wholesale grain dealer, a commis
sion merchant, an insurance man, a
lumber dealet, a . physician and several
mechanics.
The party of 24 several of the men
being accompanied by their wives
started away from i Detroit in sever
teen Dodge Brothers motor cars. It
was expected that the driveaway
would arrive in Savannah in seven
days. The route was by way of To
ledo, Dayton, s Cincinnati. Louisville,
Ky., Nashville, Tenn., Huntsville,
Ala., and Atianta, Ga. The dealer's
plan operated so successfully that he
expects to rise it again and again in
future driveways.
Omaha Real Estate is the best in
vestment you could make. Read The
Bee s real estate columns.
Cannon Returns From Trip ' .
To Fulton Motor Truck Home
H. H. Cannon, district representa
tive for the Fulton Mortor Truck
company of Farmuigdale, N. Y., has
just returned from a 10 days' eastern
trip. Mr. Canndn reports a great deal
of activity all through the east and
a growing feeling that the motor
truck is the one solution to the con
gested freight condition. Shippers in
the east are at the present time or
ganizing bureaus for the expedient
handling of all kinds of products by
motor truck. Return load bureaus
will soon be part of the commercial
life in the east.
Mr. Cannon succeeded in securing
75 trucks for the Omaha territory,
which he has been advised will come
forward immediately.
Omaha Real Estate is the best in
vestment you could make. ReadThe
Bee's real" estate Columns.
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The $5000 5-ton truck isn't any
better than a Maxwell. It's merely
bigger That's all.
- And you can own five Maxwells for
the price of one reliable 5-ton truck.
The five Maxwells will do more
work, carry more goods, carry them
faster, serve more uses at less cost
How good these Maxwells are is
shown by this great figure: 99.6
perfect a verdict taken from service
records covering 6600 Maxwells now
in use.
$4b0 Jess than any other truck of
similar capacity in the world.
$1085,chassis only, f, o.b. Detroit. Elec
tric lights. Electric generator. Worm driW
10-foot loading space. 2500 pounds.
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Mid-City Motor Supply Company
The FIRST Motor Truck
Built for FARM Work
It seems strange, considering the magnitude of
the industry, but it is a fact
The Patriot is the first motor truck built for farm
work.
A little reflection, however, readily explains this
situation., f
x The city demand so far has easily kept pace with
motor truck production, and the war demand of the
past year or twro has prevented the established makers
from even considering a special farm truck.
The Hebb Motors Co., was organized by men with
long experience in truck and body building, tor the pur
pose of manufacturing farm trucks, and it enjoys the dis- 1
tinction of bringing out the first complete motor truck
built for farm work.
It is unnecessary to predict that the immediate demand for
, Patriot Farm Trucks will easily tax the capacity of our large new
. plant now being built near Lincoln, Neb. '
We welcome inquiries from substantial farmers, from res
ponsible dealers and from all others interested in the commercial
development of this branch of the motor truck industry.
HEBB MOTORS COMPANY
'm Manufacturers of Patriot Farm Trucks
General Offices
LINCOLN, NEBRASKA.
Factories
HAVELOCK, NEBRASKA.
2216-18 Farnam St.
DISTRIBUTORS
Omaha
Phone Tyler 2462.
Regardless of Conditions,
JReo Standards Remain the Same
Conditions have forced many changes in the automobile busi
ness, but one thing wjiich will remain constant is the quality of the
Reo models. The;price may change, but not the quality.
Your Reo Six Is Waiting For You
S-CylinUr Touring,.... $1550
Four-Cylintler Touring- . . .' .$1225
Two-Ton Truck ..... .
Four-Cylinder Roadster.. $1225
94 -Ton' Truck (complete) $1275
$1800
Jones-Opper Co.
2043-45 Farnam St., Omaha,
Distributors Eastern and Northern Nebraska and
Western Iowa.
A. H. Jones Co.
Hastings, Neb.
Distributors Southern and Western Nebraska.
Reo Six Touring
Seven-Passenger
$1550
Prices f. o. V Ltn.inf.'.nd th. Special Federal
Tax Must B. Added.