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MOTORISTS ASK
PBQTEGEION IN
NEW STATE LAWS
eneral Desire for More
Stringent Acts to Prevent
Bringing in Stolen
Cars.
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After an investigation of weeks,
nanyof the large eastern auto clubs
idvise all members and tourists to
buy gasoline onlyr'at filling stations
ind garages where the current price
quoted. The investigation dis
posed many instances of overcharge,
ispecially when tourists filled up.
New California Law.
California has recently passed a
rulintt orovidine for tourists, and
jersons moving to the state, show
ng their certificate of registration
r bill ot sale Deiore a visiting u
:ense or slate license tag will be is.
med. Indisputable evidence of own
rship.must be shown. The action
vSi prompted because auto thieves
were reaping a harvest driving in
itstlan iira ftnm nthr states and
retting a California license. At
present, there is nothing to hinder
i thief from securing a Nebraska
license. This is one of the things
that will be taken up at the next
legislature. ;
Tail for Speeders.
The Auto club has worked for
two veafs to convince police judges
that severe measures should be tak
en aeainst speeders. The police
iudge's recent ruling that all speed-
rs will be Riven jail sentences is a
iteo. in this direction. Simultane
ously, Chief of Police Eberstein an
nounces that golden rule summons
will not be issued to speeders. Uub
.members are notified that the bail
benefit clause on back 'of member
.ship cards will not apply to speed'
ing charges. '
Lincoln Highway Change.
The contemplated change of rout
ing between Waterloo and Valley,
by cutting a new road through farm
land, to obtain federal aid on road
work, is i a progressive move. Iowa
ha donehe same thing in dozens
of places merely to straighten the
road and get ready for permanent
navinsr when t'i opportune time
: jves.
V , Needed Legislation.
Jne of the.most important amend
inents needed is a change making
it possible for all counties to create
paving districts, the present law
specifying only counties of '20,000
population or over. State Engineer
Johnson is' strongly in favor of this
move.
Nebraska allows visitors but 30
days in the state after which they
are supposed to take out Nebraska
licenses. Over half of the states
now have reciprocal agreements,
their law reading, "we exempt for
period granted - by visitor's home
state.".
.Here are some changes favored
byf leading motorists:
Nebraska should pass a law pro
viding for showing of conclusive
proof of ownership by motorists
before state license is issued.
Action should be taken to pro
hibit advertising signs on main
highways within 300 feet of railroad
crossings. At present danger signs
are surrounded by flour, flea and
feed' signs 'of all descriptions and
the warning is not conspicuous.
Bridges and culvert posts should
be painted white for safety first rea
sons at night. The state could take
care of the. painting as fast as the
bridges needed repainting. Many
eastern States have this law.
1 The auto theft law needs amend
ing. The minimum of one year is
entirely too low. It should be
changed to "from three to seven
years," or at least "two"-years.
Mileage on advertising signs
should first receive O. K. of county
engineers to avoid the present in
correct signs placed which confuse
traffic .
Miss Alict Duncombe, of the
Omaha Auto dub force, has sold
.'over $10,000 in thrift and war sav
ings stamps to employes of the Ho
tel Fontenelle since the campaign
first started.
Dart Truck on Long Trip
For Hoffland- Delivery
The Victor Motor company, 2525
Farnam street, recently sold to the
Potash Reduction company, Hoff
land, Neb., a Dart two-ton truck'
equipped with a special body and
pneumatic tires.
The body was made in the Dart
factory at Waterloo and the truck
driven overland from Waterloo to
Omaha by oie of the testers con
nected with the Dart plant.
At Omaha a change ot drivers
was made and H. B. Campbell, dis
trict sales manager for the concern,
left this morning for Jloffland to
make delivery of the truck. When
delivered at Hoffland the truck will
have traveled better than 800 miles,
which distance stands favorable
comparison as a record for over
land delivery.
Carries Freight Load.
Before leaving Omaha the truck
was loaded with some two and one
half tons of freight for the Potash
Reduction company. Mr. Campbell's
schedule calls for something brtter
than 100 miles per day.
In speaking of the trip he said:
"To most people a ride of better
than 500 miles on a truck would
not-be looked upon with much
pleasant anticipation. However,
throe are people who have never
driven asDart truck, in tact, 1 am
looking forward to the trip with
much pleasure. The units which go
to make up the tDart construction
are of the highest quality and in
addition the comfort of the driver
has been thought of. ThTs ts ex
emplified in the spacious,-and well
upholstered seat and the mighty fine
chrome vanadium steel springs. The
springs' used in the Dart are of
ample proportion to insure easy rid
ing qualities. Then too, another
worth while feature is the marked
controlibility of the Dart. In fact,
it steers and handles like a high
grade touring car."
""Field Inspected.
The conditions in and about Hoff
land are what truck men consider
serious, inasmuch as the roads are
generally sandy and pneumatic tires
have" been found fo give splendid
satisfaction.
The Victor Motor people expect
to place several additional trucks
with the Potash Reduction company
and with other chemical producing
companies in and about Hoffland.
Previous to making this sale, the
Victor people had Mr. Campbell
spend several days at Hoffland mak
ing a general survey under which
the truck would be operated and,
commenting on this fact, Mr. E.
H. Scripps. general manager, said:
"We are not only selling trucks but
transportation and for that reason
we make a survey of the conditions
under which our ' prospects expect
to operate the truck and to this
fact we attribute a portion of our
success in the truck field.
AUTO FACTORIES
ARE CONVERTED .
TO WAR WORK
Output of Machines Decreases
As Manufacturers, Turn
Facilities to Aiding
War Plan.
George Reim Company.
Over Top in Fourth Loan
The George F. Reim company,
distributors for Packard motpr cars
in this territory, have gone over the
top in the Fourth Liberty loan drive,
every member of this organization
having bought bonds of this issue.
Packard Employes
and Company Take
' Two Million in Bonds
Nearly $2,000,000 worth of Fourth
Liberty bonds were bought by
Packard employes and the Packard
Motor Car company in;. the drive
just closing. The company sub
scribed for a million dollars worth,
and the men and women who are
making airplanes, trucks and air
plane engines for the army and
navy bought $863,656 worth. ' -In
both cases company, and employes
obeyed the injunction to "double
it."
The eagerness manifested by the
workers to subscribe was signifi
cant. Those who were absent on
the day of the factory anvass
voluntarily signed up for $24,000
worth the following day.
The highest average, $99.10 per
man, was realized in the foundry
department, which includes the
largest foreign-born element in the
plant. Girls in the technical train
ing school, preparing for work at
the lathe and drill, bought $16,500
worth, an average of $70 per sub
scriber. Individual subscriptions " were
large in many cases. An elevartor
man said "Put me down for $500."
He had already boughtrfl.OOO worth
of the previous issues. A similar
amount was taken by a plating
room employe, wh,o expects to pay
for the bonds in full as soon as they
are issued. -
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Five miles south oLScottsburg,
Ind., was the settlement of Pigeon
Roost, the scene of Pigeon Roost
massacre in 1809. The stream still
bears its name. We might sug
gest if the name be changed to
"Chicken Roost" it would be quite
a drawing card and probably in
crease the present population of
Scottsburg about 100 per cent
Automobile Blue Book." '
DODGE EXPERT
CHOSES PARRETT
FARMTRACTOR
Engineer Sent by Automobile
Manufacturer Impressed
by Performance He j
Witnessed;
Some time ago John F. Dodge,
of Dodge Brothers, Detroit, asked
has chief engineer, Russell Huff, to
attend the National Tractor demon
stration at Salina, Kan., to compare
the leading makes of .tractors in ac
tual field work.
The point was tfyat Mr. Dodge
wanted to secure a tractor for his
farm and desired to go about the
purchase in the careful, systematic.
thorough manner characteristic of
the Dodge organization.
Impressed by Design.
Even before his trip to Salina,
Mr. Huff had been attracted to the
Parrett because of its clean, com
pact and thoroughly practical de
sign, which his experience as an
automotive engineer led him to be
lieve was a criterion of satisfactory
tractor performance.
At Salina he had an opportunity
to prove the wisdom of this idea by
witnessing the Parrett being sub
ject to the unusually severe test of
operating in an officially conducted
endurance run of 103 hours.
This, together with the reports
available concerning the remarkable
performance of Parrett tractors in
the hands of the farmers during the
last six years or more, made a last
ing impression upon Mr. Huff.
After his return from Salina he
further followed out his investiga
tion by visiting the plant of the
Parrett Tractor company at Chicago
Heights. Ill -
Cadillac President
Urges Employes to
Borrow to Buy Bonds
R. H. Collins, president of the
Cadillac Motor Car company of De
troit, sent the following message to
the men of the Cadillac organiza
tion in Detroit and elsewhere, just
before the opening of the Fourffi
Liberty loan campaign:
"No man worthy of his associa
tion with Cadillac njeds to be ar
gued into subscribing to the Fourth
Liberty loan. '
"I know that every one of you
will buy all the Liberty bos4$ you
can afford. '
"I am now appealing to you to go
to your bank and borrow money to
buy more than you can afford.
"That's what I'm going to do, and
I ask you to do it, because the buy
ing of these Liberty bonds, is our
part in the winning of the war.
"If the war is not won, the money
we hold back now will have no value.
There will be nothing left of our
business our life work after pay
ing the taxes and levies imposed by
a victorious Germany.
"The more we all buy now, the
sooner the war will be over.
"Pledge your own subscription
quickly, secure 100 per cent of your
employes' subscription and help the
dealers association and the loan
committee to go over the top with
your community's total,
"Shift into high, step on the ac
celerator and speed this Fourth Lib
erty loan across with a1ieavy over
subscription." J. H. Hansen of the Jones-JIansen
firm read his president's message to
him and being on the Liberty loan
committee himself, stepped right out
the first day and obtained a 100 per
Kcent record for the Cadillac organ
ization in Omaha and then went up
and down Auto row doing his best
to repeat for every auto dealer he
knew.
Stock Conditions Splendid,
, Says U. P. Colorado Agent
Scott Davis, Union Pacific live
stock agent for Colorado, is in Om
aha from Denver arid asserts that
the cattle and , sheep industry
throughout the central west never
looked more promising.
High prices, asserted Mr. Davis,
has resulted in stockmen increasing
herds and flocks until there are
more animals on the range than in
former years. Cattle and sheep, he
says, have done unusually well this
season and are now in good condi
tfon for market. The range contin
ues excellent, with an abundance of
winter feed in sight. -
Arthur Brisbane Buys - v
- The Evening Wisconsin
Milwaukee, Ocl( 11. Arthur Bris
bane, editor of the Hearst news
papers and fowner of the Wash
in irton Times, today became the
owner of the Evening Wisconsin.
Evidence of the manner in which
the automobile industry is convert
ing to war work was shown at the
meeting of the National Chamber of
Commerce recently when the traffic
committee's report showed carload
shipments of automobiles for the
month "of September to have been
only 11,700 as compared with 20,538
for the same month last year. One
plant after another is converting to
war work as rapidly as possible,
some of them with 25 per cent of
capacity for the government, with
others on a full 100 per cent basis
Many Big Contracts.
It was estimtted at .yesterday's
meeting, at which Charles Clifton
presided nnd which was attended by
J03 manufacturers, that contracts for
government work to an amount ex
ceeding $800,000,000 have been taken
by the automobile industry, result
ing in a continued curtailment of
passenger car production as the
work of conservation is brought
atout. This includes the making of
airplane motors, tanks, tractors,
trucks, mine anchors, trailers, guns,
rifles, revolvers, recoil mechanisms,
steel helmets, ambulances, field
guages and scores of other articles
for the war program.
Probably no other industry in the
country of a similar size or impor
tance has sacrificed so much of its
product to supply the' government
needs in a big way as the automo
bile industry which is the third larg
est manufacturing industry of the
country.
Normal Gas Supply.
At a meeting of the truck manur
facturers m the afternoon, the mak
ers 'listened to reports of tneaso
line and tire situation which indi
cated ample future normal supplies
for all useful motor car driving.
The maktrs are carrying on a
campaign for conservation of all
kinds of materials used in automo
bile factories, including repair parts,
with the elimination of equipment
of a character not absolutely essen
, tial.
First Indiana Truck is
Still in Active Service
Carl Changstrom, local distributor
for Indiana trucks, 'discovered the
answer to the question of "What Be
comes of All the Old Trucks," in
news hereceived today that the first
news he received today that the first
is still in service, workjng hard ev
ery day. Apparently, Indianas do
not wear out at all.
"A search of the, truck records re
vealed the fact that eight years ago
when the Indiana people had built
their first truck, they give it rigor
ous engineering tests" that covered
the entire United States. The en-
"-teineers, it is said, endeavored to
'break her to pieces,' and tried to
do it under every climatic and road
conditiags to be found.
,"AftereftgneeThg research on the
truck,, which proved the Indiana to
. be a wonder,, it was used as a dem
onstrator all j&ver the United States,
making sevefal pilgrimages in the
east, going from New iYork to Bos
ton and to other points and then go
ing west," said Mr. Changstrom. '
."Finally. after much traveling and
road work, always carrying its ca
ftaeirr load or better, it went back to
Jj bona, MariflIad . Almost tm-J Indiana truck has ever worn out1
mediately it was sold to tlie propne.
tor of a chain of home furnishing
stores at Gas City, Ind., near Mar
ion. "The investigator who had scoured
through the records for the history
of the first truck was informed by
O. Gordon, proprietor of the stores,
that the tuck had probably' been run
upwards of 100,000 , miles and that
the work it had to do was hard as
its loads are large and the roads
which it covers are bad. It goes out
in the country and takes heavy loads
of furniture.
"It always gets there and back,
even in its eighth year, and as near
as any one can tell is good for an
other eight years.
"This is astonishing evidence or
the economy of Indiana truck." con
tinued Mr. Changstrom. "Think of
it. The working life of a horse is
bnt three years, according to govern
ment figures, and Aht depreciation
of a horse is therefore 33 1-3 per
cent While this particular truck
if you consider it will not work an
other day is only 65c a working day.
probably less if you figure 3("f days
a year. As ne?r as we can tell, pn
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8ear-lO,O0Orles-WorldiigEveiyB'c -
The acid test of a truck is its length of life. Look into
the years ahead when buying a truck today. How many
. years will it work? What is the per cent of depreciation
each year? The truck of longest life is lowest priced.
NO Indiana Truck has ever worn out, so far as we know, for our first truck,
in its eighth year of service, is still working hard every day. And so far as
anyone can tell, it is good for another eight years of hard work. This is
astonishing truck performance. But hundreds of similar instances come to us
regularly. '
'Two other Indianas have substituted for a railroad for six years between Columbia and
Campbellsville, Ky., over mountains and almost impassable roads; something every other truck
had failed to do. They haul mall, express and passengers. Indiana trucks with five, six and
eight-year old records of 100,000 miles and upwards have become common today.
Cjreat fleets of Indianas are being purchased today on evidence life the above. The secret back ot
this wonderful performance is a basic construction policy since we started business, of giving
every truck y
112 Reserve Strength
ThU tremendous reserve strgth is built Into every part of the Indiana, to wits
100,000 mO i
CuoUna wing cmrbontor.
"70 of wight t rear.
High powarad, heavy-duty motor,
OTeroize, heavy-duty bearinca.
Magneto of 100 dependability.
Extra larre brakei. (traight-line
poller shaft for maximum power,
Disc-type dutch, 4-speed
transmission.
Heavy rolled special analysis
channel steel frames.
Extra wateKapacity radiators.
MCirr.HDttti
Indiana Truck Corporation, Marion, Ind.
Gentlemen: -V purchased the irst
truck fhich you turned out. This track Is
co in its eighth year of service--sixth
year for us--ani was used as a demon
strator for two years before. It has
been in use continually during this
period except when being pverbauled as a
precautionary measure, and is good for
mors years of service. It vorks on heavy
hauling and always gets there and back.
It is economical in the nee of gasoline
and oil, although it is operated over
all kinds of roads. I judge that this
truck has been run between 74,000 and . .
100,000 miles. Yours tnriy,
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v See the Indiana Truck
Dcn't buy any truck until you have inspected -the Indiana that is capable of
these remarkable service records. Call, phone or write , -
STANDARD MOTOR CAR CO.
CARL CHANGSTROM, Pre..
WestornDiitributor. ILmZid'
2010-2O Farnam St., Omaha. v s- Phone Douglas 1705. it'Mi ! 3-ton Indiana Truck
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MOTOR TRUCK DISTRIBUTOR
One of the prominent truck manufacturers is
open for a distributor for the state of Ne
braska and western Iowa. . Not interested in
any man or firm without sufficient capital to
take up the work aggressively and give service. ,
Very liberal discounts to the right party. The
truck has no superior on the market. Factory
foreseeing conditions secured materials in suf
ficient quantities to assure deliveries. Answer
giving phone number and address. ,-Box Y 710,
Omaha Bee.
AUTO. TIP
YOU Can Start Your Forcj
Easily in Winter anq
Get 50 to 100 More Mfle)
age From Your Gasoline
The TJ. & J. Carburetor, designed
only for the Ford car, makes start
ing in zero weather as easy as in
summer. No hot water necessary;
no spinning. No spitting, popping
or delays. '
It vis also guaranteed to increase
mileage at least 50 per cent on the same
amount of gasoline, and to give you i
more flexible engine, faster pick-up anc
more power and speed.
If the V. & 3. Carburetor fatla ta As aO Act w
claim, la a fair trial an yor Ferd, w will
promptly return your money.
Our eovernment asks us to exercise ere
ltconom7 in gasoline. The price is jracticallj
sure to remain high. A U. & J. Carburetor vdl
' . . . -n . 1 ii a
(enable you to use your j;ora au winter wiuiuuu
'annoying delays and trouble in staxnng, a
will pay for itself quickly in gasoline saved.
Drive hers and well put a U. & J. on your Ford In aa
tour, or you can Install It yourself -wita a small vrrenca
and Bcrewdriyer. -
U. & J. CARBURETOR COMPANY
Telephone, Douglas 8C2.
811 JT. ISth St. (Darenport Garage) Omaha, Keh.
Local Representatives
In
Nebraska
Wanted.
Write for
Particu
lars.
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You may have to lay up your car until
the war is over if you permit it to run down
and get in bad shape.
It is becoming harder and harder to se
cure parts. Keep your old car in condition
and you will not need new parts and above
all, have an expert do your repair work.
It makes a difference whether the man
ager is sitting in his office or is ouMn the
shop directing his men. Don't experiment
with a poor mechanic; because he is the most
expensive in the long run.
ONE BIG, OUTSTANDING, ON
FORGETTABLE THING ABOUT
mm & m
IS THE SERVICE THEY
ARE ABLE TO GIVE
'EXPERT AUTO MEN
40th and Farnam Sts. H. 2708.
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