THE OMAHA SUNDAY BEE: MAY 19, 1918.
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VETERAN TRUCK
WILL DUPLICATE
GRUELING TEST
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After Being in Service Seven
Years, Pierce Will Dupli
cate Formep Hard
Run.
Cadillac Suburban Makes Appearance
This Week on Omaha Automobile Row
Buffalo, N. Y, May 18. Traveling
over the same route it followed
seven years ago when its inter-city
test trip aroused countrywide in
terest, a Pierce-Arrow truck, which
cince has been in dally service, will
repeat the performance Tuesday,
Hay 28, when it will run from New
York to Boston. The event has
been arranged by George M. Graham,
chairman of the national motor
truck' committee of the National
Automobile Chamberof Commerce at
Washington, who is assistant com
mercial manager of the Pierce-
Arrow Motor Car company. It is hi
aim to dramatize the importance of
inter-city truck transportation in
solving the problem of railroad
freight congestion.
The truck, known as Pierce-Arrow
truck No. 1, will be driven by Harry
Ward, truck sales manager of the
Pierce-Arrow Sales company of
Buffalo, who piloted it on the original
test run.
To Attract Attention.
"Aside from orovine the durability
of fhe Pierce-Arrow truck," said Mr.
Ward, "the anniversary run will
draw the country's attention to the
fact that motor truck transportation
between cities has developed as a
most important factor in wartime in
dustrial and commercial activity.
"Another interesting phase of the
jMatter pertains to the problem of
depreciation. The test will show that
kltnough the truck easily has7 written
itself off the books after seven years
0f service, depreciating to the extent
fcf its full value figuratively, actually
Ijt frill is an efficient vehicle, able
gjrform what it did seven years
t S?bna Drive Stands Strain.
jTjWeterans in the truck business re
fail that when the truck made its
jpriginal trial run the worm drive
Kvts entirely new in this country and
ts practicability was being debated
Recognizing the fact that there is a
rapidly growing demand for a motor
car that is suitablcand comfortable in
all weathers and all seasons the Cadil
lac Motor Car company has produced
a new type which the owner himself
can drive in town and in touring, in
winter and in summer.
The n'ew car, known as the Sub
urban, is built on the 132-inch wheel
base Cadillac chassis in order to afford
ample, room for its seven passengers
and the impediments which is ordi
narily carried in touring. The front
seat is unusually wide and set at an
angle which robs a long ride or drive
of much of its tedium. The auxiliary
seats are large, cotnortably uphol
stered, and so placed as to afford
maximum room both for their occu
pants and those in the .rear seat.
Four wide doors provide entrance
and exit for front and rear compart
ments. Door windows are readily
lowered to their full length, and the
body windows at the rear seat drop
two-thirds, affording complete free
dom of air circulation. The side and
rear windows are provided with silk
sunshades. Body construction through
out is of aluminum.
The new Suburban is a well bal
anced car, and has demonstrated to
the satisfaction of its designers its
great comfort on country roads. It
is a car of the utmost utility, practical
for summer and winter use, and for all
the variations between the extremes
of heat and cold.
bitterly. Since then other companies
have been forced to acknowledge that
the worm drive is an ideal method
for motor truck propulsion. A com
parison of the veteran truck and the
present models of the Pierce-Arrow
trucks will show that no basic
changes have been made in the
original type which has stood so
severe a test.
The truck will touch at New York,
New Haven, Hartford, Springfield,
Worcester and Boston. On this
original trip, the first long distance
run .made in this country by a worm
driven commercial vehicle, its per
formance was perfect, not a tool be
ing put to it. It consumed 55 1-2
gallons of gasoline on the 240-mile
run, an average of 4.7 miles to the
gallon. Since that time, despite its
strenuous life, it has had only one
overhaul and yet it is ready to be
put to the test.
Cole Eight Motors Get Their
Tryout in the "Silence Room"
"Consciousness of resistless power
without any perceptible effort or
sound; in this to be found one of the
chief charms of the remarkable per
formance of the Cole Aero-Eight."
This was the comment of a very dis
tinguished automotive engineer who
experienced these ""new ranges of
Aero-Eight control.
This silent, yet irresistible flow of
power from two to 72 miles an hour,
is due to the wonderfully designed and
carefully perfected motor, according
to officials of the Cole Motor Car com
pany. Before the motor is finally
placed in position in the chassis it is
taken into the "silence room." This
room is located in the midst or the
din and bustle of the plant, but, once
inside with the door sealed, the visitor
at the plant finds himself taken sud
denly away from the noise of the
busy workaday world and in an atmos
phere entirely devoid of any outside
sounds.
The abrupt change is bewildering at
first and the absolute silence is almost
oppressive. In this room every motor
is given a final inspection and adjust
ment! by experts. Their skilled ears
are trained to the point where they
can detect any false noise in the motor
as accurately as the director of a sym
phony orchestra senses an instrument
the least bit out of tune. These men
carefully adjust every working part
until the motor performs at all speeds
without the least noise or fuss. All
play in valves and pistons is taken up.
lo the uninitiated seeing these men
for the first time, their display of skill
in tne detection ot every sound and
the accuracy with which they quickly
and surely correct it, is fascinating.
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Your Tire Costs
WE, the undersigned Goodyear Service
Station Dealers, are part of a nation-wide
plan for tire conservation.
.The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company is
sponsor for this plan, which aims to lower tire
costs for every motorist who chooses to benefit
by it. ' . '
Goodyear's part in the plan is to build the
highest possible efficiency into every Good
year Tire.
Our part in the plan is to back up this efficiency
with the kind of service that will give users the
greatest possible returns.
If you will let us exercise this service in behalf of the Goodyear
Tires you use, we promise you that it will save you money.
It is a service that starts with careful inspection, that remedies
the causes of premature tire ruin, that teaches you how to care
for your tires.
It is intended solely to increase your satisfaction with the
Goodyear Tires you buy from us.
Forupon ihat satisfaction we know depends the future of our
business with you.
This sign identifies the Good
year Service Station Dealer.
NATIONAL AUTO SCHOOL,
2314 North 20th St. Phone Webster 5943,
TROUP AUTO SUPPLY CO.,
1921 Farnam St. Phone Doug. 5230.
THE NOVELTY REPAIR CO.,
4809 South 24th St Phone South 1404.
BLACKSTONE GARAGE CO.,
3814-16 Farnam St. Phone Harney 800.
, H0LMES-ADKINS CO.,
4911-15 South 24th St. Phone South 420.
Goodyear Tires, Tubes and Ac
cessories are always kept In stock
CH AS W. WALKER GARAGE CO.
Fontenelle Garage Auditorium Garage,
and C. W. Walker Garage, 36th and Farnam Sti.
COUNCIL BLUFS AUTO CO.,
510-518 Pearl. St., Council Pluffs Phone 2691.
S. & A. TIRE & RUBBER CO.,
2522 Farnam St Phone Doug. 3854.
JONES-HANSEN-CADILLAC CO.,
Farnam and 26th Phone Harney 710.
ORR MOTOR SALES CO.,
Packard Show Room.
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MILES; JG REPAIRS
Ohio Man Drives Pige Motor
Oar for Threo Years With-'
out Experiencing Any
"Trouble."
Ions of lubricating oil. The average
has been about 17 miles to the gallon
of gasoline, and nearly 800 to the gal
lon of oil. 1 recently bought ray sixth
set of tires, getting an average of al
most 8.000 miles for each tire.
"Most of my trips have been from
a few miles to a day's run. This sum
mer, however, I took a party on a
24 days' run through Colorado, the
round trip being 2,950 miles. The car
carried a 1,100-pound load."
Forty-one thousand eight hundred
and fifty-five miles in public service
without a replacement is. the record
of a Paige automobile owned By D.
G. Burkhart, of Dayton, O. Mr.
Burkhart purchased the car in April,
1914, and immediately placed it in the
rental service. From that time until
now, a period of .three years and six
months, the car has been in almost
daily use and never once has been
laid up for repairs.
"I have kept an accurate account of
my gasoline, oil and tire bills," says
Mr. Burkhart. "The car has used
2,506 gallons of gasoline and 52 gal-
Lcaks in Float.
An excellent way to locate sus
pected leaks in the carbureter float is
to immerse the part in hot water. In
this way any gasoline in the interior
will be vaporized and will force its
way out of the hole, which may be
located by watching for the bubbles
to rise. The float should of course
be removed from the water the in
stant the bubbles cease arising.
Anti-Scale.
The motorist may take a hint from
steam boiler engineers, by mixing a
little glycerine with the cooling water
to prevent the formation of scale, it
which capacity it is said to be verj
efficacious. The glycerine' should b
used in proportions of half a pint t(
each five gallons of ater.
Leather Boots.
It is very important that regular
inspections should be made of the
leather coverings or "boots,", which
protect the universal and other parts
Flying stones or sticks are apt to
destroy these boots, permitting the ,
lubricant to leak out and giving en
trance to dust and dirt Look their
over once a month anyway. , .
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Split Gear Slipping;
Tt frequently happens that .a split
gcaf develops a tendency to slip or,
its shaft. As an emergency measure
this may be remedied by wrapping
sandpaper, which has been doubled
over the shaft, so that it ats as a
shim between gear and shaft In this
way both gear and shaft have a
rough sanded surface against them,
which egectively prevents slippage.
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Gfftvinced Snffinocrina
A for social calls, receptions,
etc., the Closed Car is the
most appropriate
For attending to charities or
for shopping, the Closed
Car is the favorite
The Limitless Uses of the
Marmon Limousine
The Marmon Limousine has had
much to do with making the Closed
Car the favorite with many motor
ists for practical service every month
in tHe year."
In pleasant weather they travel
tvith lowered windows on wet or
dusty days, the closed car shuts out -all
discomforts.
Marmon Closed Cars are espe
cially favored because there is nothing
more beautiful and comfortable.
The motor is responsivej the cars
light and obedient lighter even than
comparable cars with open bodies.
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The Marmon Limousine is a noble ear handsomely appointed, roomy, light-weight and eoraortable i
These Marmon Closed Cars easily formal functions for every time and
travel anvwhere that touriner cars eo.
They possess a degree of roadability that
has never ben equalled. This so well
adapts them to country roads that the
Marmon Closed Cars are now extensively
used for touring.
As for city use there is nothing bet
ter. For shopping, calls, business and
any place, the Family Sedan, Landaule
Limousine and Town Car are appropri-,
ate and in many ways decidedly
superior. " . , 1
In these days when America's program
calls for the greatest measure of service,
the motor car buyer cannot do better
than select a Closed Car, and a Marmon.
136-inch whcelbaseHOO pounds lighter
Marmon Cars '
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