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THEr OMAHA SUNDAY BEEi SEPTEMBER $, 1918.
MAHA SOPPLY
FIRM BOUGHT BY
CLARKE POWELL
One of Largest Deals of Kind
: in Recent Years Consum
; insod In $50,000 Sale
J in Omaha.
(' Jrtt of the largest deal consum
mated in this part of the country in
- automobile supply circlet in recent
j-eara was concluded Saturday morn
Ing when the Powell Supply company
bought the entire stock of Uie Omaha
L Auto Supply company.
, t The Omaha Auio Supply company
i ' nas oetn in existence for aeven yeara
ana was owned by lharies b. fran
- rung. On account of his many othei
I s interests, Mr. banning decided to
t close out the business, and in view
j of the scarcity ol merchandise in the
swtmobi1e supply hne, the Powell
Supply company jumped at the
chance to ctt this material
' Clarke G Powell stated that there
,'was over $5,000 worth of merchan
, ?dise involved and that the stock was
i -1 cleanest and most up-to-date of
'ojr that he had seen. The nun
) ger of tlie Omaha Auto Supply
company, u K. Wilson, had ased ex
cellent judgment in tnnkine his our
; chases and had kept clear of all but
ice standard lines.
Co to New Firm.
Several members of the Omaha
, auto organization, mcludine Man
aer Wilton, wiy go with the Powell
company. Mr. Powell figures that
this combination will put the Powell
Supply company in a better position
' to serve the automobile trade in the
centra west than anv other aunnlv
( boose in the country. While giving
veiier service 10 ine traae, tne move
will also be along the lines of con-
. aervation, as it will niean the hand
: ung of much larger volume of bust
nets through one organization in
lead of two. .
Powell Supply company Is one of
the pioneer automotive supply
nouses ana nas long oeen recognized
as a leading factor in the business.
The recent purchase will give Omaha
one of the strongest distributing
nouses fn this line in the country.
Omaha Auto Club
' Motor Notes
There are hundreds of motorists
'ha drive jn at filling stations need
frig eigttt to ten gatlons to fill their
; tanks and buy but three or four. This
Is a waste of gasoline for the simple
; retfi that it is estimated there is
; one-welfth of a pint, or nearly so,
absolutely wasted by spilling or evap
oration every time you have to take
on gas. By filling your tank you
t tinate running in at filling sta
tions and thus save the , absolute
Waste. You save nothing by buying
two or four gallons when you need
ten to fill the tank. The country at
Urge is the loser and you will be in
tbe end if you don't conserve in as
, rany ways as possible. Figure 4,000,
t0 cart out of 5,000,000 saving one-
twelfth of a pint of the precious fluid
Jgy.:htr day by filling full each
i and1 w,can save 43-3.3J3.33 pints,
Or 41,666.66 gallons, every other day,
and the splendid saving vfor twelve
months of 7.4W98.80 gallons. Near
ly 5,000,000 gallon! saved a year by a
little thoughtfnlness. This is only
one way to conserve gasoline.
Automobile are asked by the fuel
administration to assist in -every way
possible to extend the conservation
program. If the practices of waste
are not corrected, drastic regulations
will become imperative. Inspectors
-nd local deputies will be appointed
) the near future.
Motor trucks hog delivery at the
South Omaha stock yards is hitting
I pace for the whole country to fol
low. From January I to August 20,
128,065 hogs were brought in. by
track. Figure ten to a truck'and
this means 12.806 truck loads of pork
era. The largest day's receipts was
on July 19. when 1,545 hogs or 154
truck loads, pulled into the yards.
' Fifty-two Iowa counties have es
tablished the patrol system of road
maintenance. The patrol system is
compulsory but after two vears in
effect only half the counties have es
tablished it because of difficulties in
securing men and also on account of
road progress not being far enough
along to warrant the expenseThe
patrol mileage, in each county aver
ages 150 miles and is highly success-
I tul where established.
, Thrre, little road, don't cry.
They've broken your back, you say.
But trucks that we. used in place of
trains .-.
Are things that have come to stay.
Another new highway, all marked,
has been added to Nebraska's system
of marked roads. ,The Grainland
runs from Sioux City to Grand Island,
via Emerson, Wayne. Hoskins, Nor
folk, then down the Meridian Road
i through Madison and Humphrey to
; Platte Center, and southwest through
Monroe, Genoa and Fullerton to Pal
I tner and Grand Island. It is marked
: with an orange square, black bands
; bottom and top with G-H in center.
; The Federal government has use
for. so many automobile mechanics
; that the trade is feeling the scarcity of
repair men. An expert mechanic
teaching auto repairing to owners in
; the east hands them this bit of ad
viee first thing: "Study your instruc
ts book thoroughly. There is no
other book published, no matter how
complete, which can be . substituted
for the manufacturer! book concern
ing his own car. A thorough study of
the parts will teach yon how to make
a lot of the minor repairs and ad
justments for which you have hereto
fore run into a garage to have taken
care of. , .. ,. . ;
Plan now to -spend 'September
at the State Fair.', The government
is interested in the success of promi
nent state tairs and your attendance
is needed. Go by automobile and thus
relieve the railroads. The Auto'club
has requested the county commission
ers of Douglas, Sarpy and Saun-
i ders courses to-pnt main roads in
i shape for heavy travel.
8,166 Makes ia Trance.
1 A census takenby the French in
V telligcnce office in 1900 revealed that
v there were just 5,166 automobiles of
.it aU kinds in Franco
Rick's" Classic Modesty :
Unchanged by Altitudes
This is the opening chapter in the
tory of a man who might be a hero,
if he had any of the conventional
traits. Heroes always disclose "be
coming modesty" but when'Mrawn
Ant" rvit hrnnffh Imnliration.
surprising lack of sell-hatted and 'a
remarkable appreciation of their abil
itiet and courage. And yet we for
give those things in a man who has
achieved to daring and unusual
heights of bravery.
Eddie Rickenbacker the man of
this story is distinctly disappoint
ins tn th rnV The record of hit
newest achievement and daring as an
aviator is well onder way. but his
lettert from France the ' only avail
able gauge to H. C Bradfield, his
ex-manager and bosom friend, are
devoid of even the remotest sugge's-
tion of ego, which his work over the
American sectors would well Justify.
In its place is only the happy en
thusiasm that characterizes the youth
of this hchtintr country.
The letters to his beloved "Hrad
are for the most part empty of things
oi war ana nying wariare, incy
want to know how Bill Pickens is
getting along . . . now is
George This, and what is Tack That
doing? He asks about Kalph ue
Palma and Barney Oldficld, but most
of himself it a missing Quantity in
hrs correspondence.
- With Pershing.
It was most discouraging. But
mining carefully, one found an oc
casional nugget.
Before Verdun, while he was yet
with General Pershing as personal
driver tor that officer, he wrote:
I had the rare oonortunitv, to be
with him on his inspection of the
different sectors of the front, Trom
Verdun to awitrerland. . We could
see the entire artillery preparations.
as we were just two and one-half
miles from the front-line trenches
We were continually In danger of
being shelled by the Germans. We
remained there until one o'clock Sat
urd.iy night, when the boys went over
the top. Words are really insum
cient to express the horrors of the
wnole affair . . . that thunder
ng, the damage from the shells. I'm
writing only from the coint of view
of one who has witnessed it. Imag
ine tne teelings of those participating,
c is ucvonu numan concention.
"As we came to Rheinis we stonned
to visit the world's famous cathedral.
Through the courtesy or'the bishop
we were aukled through the entire
ocstrttction. bven as we were there.
ahell which had failed to exDlode
was uneartned trom beneath the
floor. It was a 350-mm. shell.
S Shells Expected.
"We were told that the Germans
were expected to shell the cathedral
every day at 5 o'clock. Everybody
looked at his watch. It was then
40. I don't think vou have to
stretch your imagination anv to real-
ire what my speed was for the next
twenty minutes. I had time enough
to accept some nieces of class from
the shattered windows and have en
closed a piece. It will make a
memorable souvenir if made into a
ring, it possible 1 will send you a
German helmet and cap."
In the same letter he voiced teen
satisfaction in his appointment to the
aviation lection, his pilot's license
and his commission as first lieuten
ant, stating that he was "working
very hard to equal the honor."
On flying,, observation and enemy
pane hunting he wrote: "Believe
me, Bard, it is great sport. Have
been flying with a Baby Nieuport for
the last three .weeks and can do the
loop-the-loop, ninety-degree turns,
spirals, tai'spins and land very well.
Flying is far more fascinating than
remaining on the ground. . I can
look down on old Mother Earth
from, far above with Mr. Moon man."
Gets Fighting Plane.
Early in April the emhryo ace, in
his typical, joyful way, told that he
had at last been presented' with his
fighting plane. No grim 'purpose or
heroic pose pervades his letter of that
time.
He writes, in his simple way, "I
am just as happy as can-be. I am in
a pursuit squadron as a pursuit pilot,
with a pretty Baby Nieuport, which
has about 135. miles per hour under
her bonnet. Made a trip the other
day with the wind behind me and
covered a distance of eighty miles at
u vcrKe oi over iau mi es ner
hour." And concludes, with his re
freshing? exuberance, "Oh, boyl It's
the life."
Rickenbacker never possessed that
quality poperly attributed to many
racing drivers in the nhrimtt 'Mar..
devil.'. Recklessness, the lucky star,
was too unstable a satellite for him.
It was too much the symbol of the
gambler. When he drove, the effi
ciency born of experience, coolness
mj - son oi nexioie steel nerve
which bent to suit any emergency
were always present, always at his
Hat Ollick Tuifomenf
He is quick to accept unalterable
iinuiuDumccs ana in such crises
never loses poise. His judgment at
those moments merely pulls on its
seven-league boots and leaps to his
aid. , . ,
t This same capacity for instantly
judging, for determining in a sec
ond's fraction what must be done.
win make rum one of tne war s great
est pilots. It wilbring him forth
triumphantly safe in combat against
enemy odds. Indeed it has already
done so, for the press dispatches.
which have lauded his work, prove
mat ne nas appuea it to his lofty en-
ueivors against tne bocne. . -
Shortly before leaving the French
sector for the American lines he
mentioned an "unusual experience a
few days ago while flyinar over Ger
many, when they started using my
tailpiece for a target and came rather
close, as, upon landing, I found sev
eral holes in my plane caused by frag
ments of their shells. Rather eaaA
shots, don't you think, considering
.Kit .ft A 1 . T li .
mai ai me iime was nying at aDout
18,000 feet?"
One of. his April letters is given to
the conviction that high wind
cheated him out of golden oppor
tuniry for victory. "I thought I
should trick the Germaa by going
ovrr into Germany and then come
out on him", but hit protector, who J
wat frying above, came down on me
and two more came up." His prime
reason for returning to his own lines
was became he had "drifted ten miles
into Germany."
SAVE THE STEAM
FOR MUNITIONS
AND FOR GRAIN
Commercial Travelers Espe
cially Urged to Make
v More Extensive Use .
of Autos.
lhat the many opportunities for
seenrtng remunerative emolovment in
the big rubberx companies of Akron.
O., are appealing to many young men
just finishing their college courses for
the year, is indicated by the notice.
able inflwc of college men during the
last week. These men, "the majority
of whom expect to continue their
studies next fall, naturally turn for
summer work to an industry in
wnicn it ts possible to earpr a wage
permitting a saving for .the "rainy
day' taead. , 1 v-
"According to the latest available
crop reportt issued by the United
States Department of Agriculture, the
wheat acreage In this country is
something over 28 per cent in excess
of last year's acreage. And while Jt
is impossible to say exactly what the
yield -will total, it is estimated that
approximately 80,000,X)0 bushels more
that the average for the past five
years will be harvested. It ia evident
that the transportation of this enor
mous crop, in addition to tne tre
mendous war transportation require
ments, will throw an incalculably
heavy strain on the railroads during
the approaching fall and winter' says
Charles A. Tucker of the Nebraska
Oldsmobile company. 0 u
Use Autot More.
"Of course the government's action
in raising passenger rates and curtail
ing baggage privileges has auto
matically restricted raitroad travel to
a very considerable extent. But that
isn't enough not by half it is up to
every man and woman who travels to
use the railroads just as little as is
absolutely essential,
l raveling men, particularly, can do
much to help. I know of dozens of
men who have simply motorized their
routes and quit using the railroads al
together. In cases where the terri
tory covered is not too widely scat
tered this method not only saves time,
but actually keeps down the expense
account. In some cases, traveling
men to whom we have sold cars say
that they surely "will continue to use
them in their work even should after-
the-war conditions result in normal
rail rates.
"Another way in which steam
power is being conserved and can be
conserved to greater extent is by sub
stituting the automobile for the oc
casional business trip or family tour.
While the motor car usually provides
the most pleasurable mode of travel.
there may be times when its use will
require some little sacrifice of time
or convenience. But sacrifice ts the
spirit of the day and the national need
is so great that nobody can afforjl to
overlook any chance to render even
indirect service.
Manager of Trawver Auto ,
Company in Training Camp
W. L. Trawver of the Trawver
Auto company, left last Wednesday
for Camp Lee, Va., where he will
enter the veterinary training camp.
H. b. Xrawver of Des Moines has as
sumed active management of the
business and announces that he will
continue the same policies that have
been used in the past, .courteous
treatment, clean stock of new and
used cars, and money back if not sat
isfied, ine new manager is experi
enced in the used car business, having
been connected with the Auto sal
vage and Exchange company of Des
Moines.
iap auto rules;
trough unique,
certainly plain
Eight Knots4an Hour is Speed
Limit injowns and Motor
ists Are Warned to
R;ng Horn."
"Every time you see a picture of a
Japanese thoroughfare you wonder
how automobiles have any room to
maneuver at. all let Vilone how they
can observe traffic taws as stringent
as those in force on Fifth avenue,"
asserts H. Pelton,f Franklin distribu
tor. But according tp a well known
motor Var importer, just returned to
the States, the Japs have their own
ideas of how a car and driver should
behave, and what is more, take pains
to see that all foreigners understand
them. Here is the way the rules were
translated into English by the "Japan
ese traffic authorities and posted at
Pyang Yang, Chosen Province,
s 1. You must drive your automobile
at the speed' of eight knots per hoir
on the city road and at 12 knots per
hour on the country rof's. .
2. In narrow place of road corner
and bridge, speed slowly.
i When you see the policeman
throw up his. hand you must not
dr've in front of him.
4. When vo -'e corner and
the bridge, ring the horn
5. When you g. I u.... d of the pass
enger oh foot or the cow or the horse
you must ring the horn.
6. When you meet the horse or
the cow speed slowly and take' care
to ring the horn and not be afraid of
them. Drive slowly when you meet
the horse and the cattle, do not make
them afraid and carefully make the
sound. If they afraid the sound, you
must escape a little while at the side
ofthe road till they pass.
7. When you drive the, motor car
do not leave the "driver eat and take
care lest unexpected trouble happen.
8. Do not drive the motor cap
when you get drunk and .donot
smoke on driver's seat. - '
9. When two cars are driving in
the same road, if there is another car
in front of yours, you mst keepJSO
.yards away from him, if you go ahQd
cf him ring horn and pass him.
10. When you cross the. railway
wait until tlie other train and other
cars pass through. , -
Wy, When anything the matter wih
your car you go police station and
tell him. -
12. When you want to havea dri
ver or exchange another, you must
enclose driver's address, career and
age.
"Special Notice.
You must never put overload on
your autohiobile. .The licensed capa
city of your Ford car is five persons,
two in' front house and vthree back
house. . '
Adjusting Brakes.
After adjusting brakes it should be
ascertained that the wheels run
,ee,y" jjftis is done y jacking up
the reft wheels and turning them
by hand. If resistance is encountered
and a. scraping sound issues from the
wneei as it revolves, the chances are
that the brakes are dragging. In the
case of fabric linings this trouble may
be cured bv orvinir the hand wltli
screwdriver or similar tool. It is wise
when on a tour to put the hand on the
brakes during halts, as dragging will
be indicated by heating of the drums.
The driver of a car having jyire
wheels should give this equipment
an occasional detailed inspection for
the purpose of locating possible loose
spokes. While the wire wheel is so
resilient that it usually suffers no
damage from an ordinary bump, at the
same time, it occasionally happens
that a spoke is loosened. In cases
where the enamel has been cracked
off, a.-little paint should be applied to
forestall rust. ; ,
wQUlil(Mi!
Copriihl fired, 191S
When We Say "O.K." it's "O.K."
. ' . .. '
Here's what O. K. means when we put it on
your battery. . - : ---y4
Quick strong spin when you step on the
starter. ; x ,
Bright light in the road ahead for night
driving.' ... 0 ' -vv, 1 . -
Hot spark that puts real life b your
motor. . . ' , ;
If you have any suspicions that your bat
tery isn't O. K. right now, drive around and
get tlie facts.
There's a new Wfflard feature that is
; "O. K." and we know. Ask us about
Threaded Rubber Insulation, and get a copy
" of the booklet "A Mark with a Meanine
' . vfor You." ' 6
Nebraska Storage Battery Company
20th and Harney SU. . Phone Tyler 2920.
Omaha, Nebraska.. , : v
BRANCHESt
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Waheo Storage Battery Company,
rWahoo, Nebraska. t
Wayne Storage Battery Company,
Wayne, Nebraska.
Fremont Storage Battery Compter,
' " Fremont, Nebraska. , f
Red Oak Storage Battery Company,
Bed Oak, low! K
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Converting 0!d Cars ,
Into Trucks Means of
Gnserving Si Autos
One of the most efiective means of
conservation ij the converting of the
old and new pleasure cars into valu
able trucks. This method of -conservation
has grown by Jeaps and bounds.
When . the government, curtailed
the amount of material available for
the manufacture of pleasure cars,
Dodge Bros, immediately went to fur
nishing what they call their "front
end;" namely, the engine and trans
mission, front part of the frame and
the front wheels, and Graham Bros,
co-operated with them and designed
a "rear end" that would fit this, mak
ing ..M.4 . ... ... 1 . ....' U
I the famous Torbensen rear axle
J E. A. Bullock of the Graham Bros.
. Sales rnmnanv nf Omaha tells us als
that the demand for these "rear ends" N
to put on other makes of cars and cars
that have been discarded fpr pleas
ure upc, has taxed the Capacity of
practically all the factories engaged
in the industry.
The universal style as brought out
by Graham Bros, fits any car that
does not have the transmission on
I the rear axle and a set of fixtures has
' been developed to even make this
adaptable for the Overland car and
makes as good a truck out of an Ov
erland as any other car. of the same
size. - . .
The Graham Bros. Sales company
will exhibit next week at the state
: fair in space No. 121.
Battery Must Be Adiusted '
. to Meet Changed Conditions
Unless -adjusted to .meet the
changed conditions of touring, the
generator will force more' electricity
into the battery than thje battery is
called upon to furnish to the start
er," says Elmer Rosengren, of the
Nebraska Storage Battery company.
"As a result the battery will be over
heated ahd may he seriously damag
ed. "It is advisable for the touring mo
torist to feel pf the battery cell con
nections once in a while If they
seem more than blood, warm to the
touch it is safe to assume that the
battery is hotter than is good for it.,
A very simple remedy for this diffi
culty, however, is to bum all the
lights while driving, even in the day
time for the remainder of the day.
"The best way to prevent such a
necessity, however, is to have your
generator adjusted to touring condi
tions before you start, on the princi
ple that it is better to prevent an
overheated condition than to cure it
after it has started.
Installing Bearings.
When driving ball bearings into,
place, some form of, soft metal yoke
or tubular section should be used. In
this way the hammer blowsare dis
tributed evenly and the bearing is
driven home without inj'ury. In us
ing a double yoke member, offe prong
can be placed against the inner race,
while the other rests on' the outer
race. In removing a bearing or part,
the pressure should be applied where
the part is a tight fit on the shaft or
in the housing. As a general thing
the inner race is a tight fit on the shaft,
while the outer race is a push fit in
the housing. When it is necessary
to use blows in removing a bearing,
a brass or babbitt metal bar or a
block of hard wood shoul4be inter
posed between the hammer and the
part. Also the blows of the hammer
should not be , all. directed at one
point, but scattered around, giving
blows in succession at points direct
ly opposite. A series of blows at one
point on the" bearing tends to cramp
it and make It harder than ever to get
off. .., .. . : ,
Speedometer Drive.
The average owner never gives the
slighest heed to the speedometer drive
and yet this part needs periodic in
spection and lubrication. The driving
gears ought to be lubricated once, a
week. If this is done they will operate
very much more quietly and also they
will last for a
time. . ;
Considerably longer
... Emergency Grease. v".
When a grease cup supplying a
bearing runs dry on fhe road, it is a
simple matter to carry on by filling
the cup with cotton waste, which has
been saturated with lubricating oil.
This takes the place of the grease
of the heavier lubricant can be se
cured. '
"Four Ninety" Sedan
$1,185 f. o. b. Flint
Everything a
Sedan Should be,
at a Pride You Can
Pay
The Chevrolet "Four Ninety"
Sedan was brought out so that the
average man could have a comfort
able all-year motor Ar. .
Chevrolet resources enable us to
produce a Sedan, that compares in
beauty of design and completeness cf
equipment with Sedans priced much
higher.
And there is no Sedan at any
jprice possessing a more efficient and
economical power plant than the
Chevrolet 'Four Ninety" 'Sedan.
It is powered with the famed valve-in-head
motor.
The Chevrolet Sedan is an all-year
car. In winter, a warm, roomy
closed car; in summer, an open, easy
liding tourirjg car. Simply drop the
windows and deposit the posts in a
receptacle provided for them. As a
' Sedan or a Touring Car, it accom
modates five passengers in abso
lute comfort. f
Hayward-Cameron Motor Co.,
2427 Farnam St. Omaha, Neb.
Phone Douglas 2406.
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C'H A W D L E R S I X
Famous jFor Its Marvelous Motor
The Point of Climax
' n Sedan Design
THE seven-passenger convertible type of sedan is given its finest
expressionTh the current Chandler model. This is a truly handsome
car, most graceful of line, splendidly finished and upholstered. It seats
seven with extreme comfort when the two auxiliary chairs are in use.
The four doors give ready entrance and exit without confusion ,or dis
turbance. . ' '
Mounted on the standard Chandler chassis, distinguished for its.
marvelous motor the sedan is most serviceable in all .seasons. The
: windows may be lowered into the body panels, or emtirelg removed, and,
at any moment, the car may be entirely enclosed if desired.
y The Chandler car is offered in other attractive models. 'Nearly fifty
thousand Chandler owners know the extraordinary worth of the
Chandler car.x . . '
. Choos5 Your Chandler Now .
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Seven-Passenger Touting Car, 41795 Four-Passenger Roadster. $1795
Four-Passenger Dispatch, Car, H875
" Convertible Sedan. $2495 Convertible Coupe. 2395 ' limousine, 13095
Vlfl prfcM f. o. b. Cleveland
CARD-ADAMS1 MOTOR CO.,
Chandler Dept., Ralph W. Jones, Manager.
2421 Farnam St., Omaha. v . 1640 O St, Lincoln.
CHANDLER MOTOR CAR COMPANY, CLEVELAND. OHIO