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The Omaha Sunday Bee PART THREE AUTOMOBILE SECTION PART THREE : WANT AD SECTION VOL. XLVIII NO. 41. OMAHA, SUNDAY MORNING,' MARCH 23, 1919. SINGLE COPY FIVE CENTS. k '1 f AUTO TIRE THAT HAS GOME INTO GENERAL FAVOR Racine Company Puts Out an Article That Relieves the Automobile Owner of Most of His Troubles. "Laboratories and serious minded fllPnitCtt ar tin (yan.rnll. - ' - t. gvutiaiij annuti- tires upon his car," but, says R. Y. ated in the motorist's mind with the . Cooke, general sales manager of the Kacine Rubber company, "they should be, for science plays an ini- "Secrecy and mystery have habit ually cloaked men engaged in scien tific research. Such seclusion seems to be the penalty of their success. Not by Forecast. "Edison, Marconi, Roentgen and others who have achieved big things in a scientific way startled the world by their completed conquests, not by i forecast of what they hoped to 'it tain. 'And down through the realm f science this secrecy prevails. As far as the tire industry is concerned the public mind embraces practically no thought of the scientists who are constantly engaged in the serious labor of developing greater rubber ( strength, that tire users may get ' more miles out of their tires. , Shoulder Responsibility. "There is such a tremendous in vestment required in the manufac ture of tires that we at Racine retain the most skillful avajlable chemists to insure accuracy "of compound, protection against the slighest flaw in warp and weave of fabric, and by micrometer measurement to get al- '! ways the exact thickness to precise ! proportion of rubber to fabric. V ''There are numerous other re- f Ftonsibitities upon the shoulders 'of these, chemists all vitally necessary i-in the Racine plan of manufacture. While ie scientific staff is active I in rounne responsibilities ' we have I another staff deep in research work I with the object always, more miles i for Racine users. I Housed Against Mishap. "All the strange scientific instru- ments, delicately constructed and I carefully housed against mishap. necessary lor intricate tests are in our laboratories that science may be given every possible laymen help. "It was such a stafr of serious searchers, who several years ago de veloped in our laboratories the now nationally known absorbing shock strip. Only recently did we permit this great mile-adding achievement , to be publicly identified. "We" feel honored in having this development of our chemists re ferred to as 'the industry's supreme . mileage achievement!' Put to Actual Test. & "I have been asked many times I in the last few weeks why we did not I proclaim this great improvement at I the time it was made. The reason was we desired to have the skill of if our chemists put to actual test on SI the road for confirmation. "So all unknowing, users of Ra cine multi-mile cord tires reaped the advantage of this great develop ment. The increased mileage ob tained by them was deeply impres- "They bejjan writing into the fac tory. Thousands of letters were re ceived. From Haine to California, the response was the same. "Everyone wrote enthusiastically and appreciatively. It was a regular avalanche of approval, fitting in ex- tly. with our own scientifically conducted tests. Industry Pays Compliment. "Then, and only then, did we make formal announcement of the Recine absorbing shock strip. The industry paid its some happy compli ments, which naturally pleased us. for we realized our fortune in develop ing that which all mapufacturers were seeking." The description of this absorbing shock strip, authorized by Racine Rubber company, follows: "It is an extra strip of scientific ally blended rubber of graduated resiliency, welding the tough rubber of the tread to the rubberized cord carcass of the tire, forming a firm, wear resisting .and inseparable whole. Thus shocks of the road are iffectively absorbed and danger of tread and carcass separation elimin ited." free Instruction on Gas Engine Proving Success The second night of Victor H. jj Roos' school on motorcycle instruc ' ion brought out a very large crowd ,i enthusiasts who are anxious to 'i .. l. it,. P-H'il.- - - i iiiii MkunauKV' vii nil. ipeedy two-wheeled buzz wagons, l.nd if the class continues to grow is indications show, standing room mil u& ai m uiiuiii. Instructions so far have been on the motor only, but in turn car buretors, magnetos, generators. transmissions, tires, etc., win oe tone into, and at the same time re views will be held so that those who missed a lecture will not lose out tntirely. SThese lectures are held at the Rjrley-Davidson salesrooms at Tventy-seventh and Leavenworth every Wednesday evening from 8 to 9:3ft and are free to anyone who may wish to attend. An interesting feature of one of the sessions of the convention of the American Road Builders' asso ciation, just held in New York City, was the showing of a moving pic ture of a part of the transcontinen tal trip of two Goodyear motor trucks, on pneumatic tires, between Boston and San Francisco. On this epoch-making truck expedition every conceivable road I condition was encountered, from a pair of wheel tracks in the desert sands to the latest type of improved high way, all of which rendered the pic ture interesting to the convention delegates. Tire Troubles and f Their Prevention By WILLIAM In last Sunday's issue of The Bee I told the automobile fans some thing about the guarantees of tires and of some of the tire troubles and their prevention. I described the tire adjusting, the harmful use of chains and how to treat tread cuts; today I will en deavor to tell something about stone bruises, rut-worn, skidding and running in cai tracks. All are dangerous to both the life of the automobile and the tire. A careless driver is prone to dis regard the injuries which may be done -to his casing by speeding over railroad crossings, by racing through chuck-holes and by slam ming the car against the curbstone, because such things result in what might be termed as "internal in juries" and do not frequently show on the1 outside. Anyone, however, who stops to consider the construc tion of a tire will know at once that the innerply of fabric is less in circumference than the outer, and that, therefore, what really occurs when the tire is subjected to these piledriver-like blows, is that the in ner ply is stretched to a greater cir cumference than the outer, which causes its rupture. Cause of Stone Bruises. Many motorists refuse to see this, and no amount of argument can convince them that a tire1 which blows out in a garage or standing quietly on the street has at some previous time been injured in the above manner, and is not a defec tive product. What really happen ed is that through constant action of the fabric plies an injury, al though perhaps slight at the start, has gradually opened up, 'resulting in such a weakening of the carcass' that it would no longer sustain the pressure. In many instances the blow-out will follow through the fabric plies and occur several inches from the original bruise. You have all seen tires froml which the side walls were entirely worri, leaving the edges of.the seem ingly intact tread to flop loosely back and forth. This condition is generally known as "rut-worn," al though it may be occasioned by rub bing against the curb or in running through frozen mud, the crust of which is not of sufficient strength to sustain the weight of the machine. Jjj 2204 Farnam St., Omaha. Phone Doug. 8554 if Bm ' 237 South Eleventh St., Lincoln, Neb. H RALPH VOSS Each of these causes has he same effect as holding the tire on a revolv ing grind-stone, and it will be read ily apparent to any reader that even steel could not stand up under such treatment, much less a rubber com pound. Prematurely destroyed side walls in no way indicate defective material or workmanship in the tire, and the careless driver, who insists on using the curb for a brake, or following the rfots of frozen roads, must de cide to pay the penalty in cold cash. The results of skidding are easily seen, for the tread appears worn or rather scraped from the carcass in spots, which injury oftentimes ex tends eyen to the innermost ply of fabric. This condition is seen most in hilly localities, and it is brought about by too sudden ap plication of the brakes, or through a faulty adjustment of the brake bands. It is patent that sliding the wheels under the weight of a heavy car is bound to act as an abrasive agent, literally burning up the tread. This may occur only on one of the rear wheels, through an im properly adjusted brake band, which allows one wheel to revolve while the, other at the slightest pressure of the brake sticks at a given point. Running in Car Tracks. It seems to be one of the greatest tempt3tions to motorists, especially in towns where the pavements are in need of repair, to use the car tracks as a speedway. If automobile tires were intended for use on car tracks they would surely be equipped with flanges, and it does not seem neces sary for me to point out the evil effects incident to this form of abuse, But, if there is any doubt in the reader's mind, I suggest that he either experiment with a set o( tires or observe those on the car of some one who follows this practice. This is one of the worst abuses to which a tire can be put. for while other injuries can oftentimes be re paired, a tire that has been con stantly run on car tracks is beyond all remedy. Not only will the side walls be in time chewed away, but the fabric will be blistered around the entire circumference, thus rendering a re- (iair impossible. Continued running n ruts or scraping against curbs will work the same injury, as previ ously mentioned. Velie Proves Popularity During Show Week V From our standpoint the show was a great success. The buying public when afforded the oppor tunity of comparing values and studying the specifications and performance records of the various makes, was guided by its own judgment not salesmen's conversation. U As a result Velie secured a great number of buyers and an even greater number of friends, because a careful investigation of motor values furnished convincing proof of the true quality of the Velie Six. U If you did not see the Velie "at the show, a cordial invitation is extended to you to visit our salesrooms and see the nine beautiful models of ( the Velie line which are on display there. Real quality is built into every Velie car. The Velie Tractor is now here. Come and see it or write for catalog. $1570 Here Crumbliss-Van Doren Auto Co. AUTOS INVADE PROVINCES OF STREET CARS Many Laboring Men in Big Factories Drive to Work in Their Own Autos. The noticeable change of attitude toward municipal ownership, on the part of the street-car companies, re lates very closely to the tremendous progress being made by automobiles, in the opinion of H. H. Franklin, president of the Franklin Automo bile company. "Considering this evidence of re duced patronage," Mr. Franklin says, "the whole circumstance re flects a radical change in the mode of travel. Drive Own Cars. "A half hour spent at any large industrial plant at quitting time shows plainly the great strides which the automobile has made among fac tory workers, who more and more are depending on their own cars to take them to and from work. The ownership of a motor car opens up to these men for the first time a possibility of out-of-the-city living, instead of their being compelled to reside within the radius of a reason able street-car ride. In many cities, the outskirts are now given over largely to working men's homes, where conditions are far improved over the congested districts." For Shoppers. Mr. Franklin points also to the ex tensive dependence of street-car lines upon patronage of women who have formerly used this type of transportation almost entirely for shopping and social duties. Now, however, the automobile has become as much of a convenience with women as it is with men; and it is a general practice for ladies to have free access to the family car at all times. The advent of enclosed cars has carried the every-day use of the automobile into the winter season. Cars are now very seldom put away for the cold weather, with the re sult that the reliance of many motor ists upon street cars for winter travel is to a great extent nullified. Frobably the most lucrative traf- IS fic enjoyed by street-railway lines are the short hauls in the downtown section, where it is common for men and women to ride for five or six blocks through crowded thorough fares purely as a time saver. Now adays it is more the rule than the exception for car owners to keep their automobiles available at all times during the day and to employ them for whatever short trips it is necessary to take in connection with business or pleasure. Dixie Flyer Finds Ready Sale Through the Southern Country "Business during the auto show week far exceeded expectations," asserts Mr. Nichols of the W. R. Nichols Motor company, distribu tors of the Dixie Flyer. South of the Mason-Dixon line the Dixie Flyer has been a great favorite among farmers as well as city folks, owing to the pains which have been taken to make it an easy riding car on country roads. Farm ers in that section readily grasped the engineering points which mfike the Dixie such an unusual car for all-around driving. The motor construction, which is very much simplified, delivers an abundance of power, which, of course, can be Jtilized to great ad vantage in hilly territory. The fin ish and the painting have been given particular "attention, as the extreme weather conditions which confront the average farmer soon tell their story in the outward appearance of an automobile. Battery Ailments Can't Be Traced by Squeaks "If a storage battery would make a noise, a groan, or a squeak, or a rattle like other parts of the ma chine do, when they are out of or der, it would be far better treated," says Elmer Rosengren, the. local Willard service man. "When the car owner hears a squeak under the hood of his machine or a rattle in the body he knows that there is something wrong and is not content until it has been corrected. "It is entirely different with a bat tery. It is to the average motorist nothing more or less than a black box. As he cannot get into it, he is not very much interested in its in ternal workipg, and when anything goes wrong with it there is no noise to warn him that all is not right." Standardize It is the character cf the Cadillac car which sheds lustre on the Cai iliac name -not the name which confers lustTe on the car" We are not satisfied until you are Jones - WORLD CANNOT MAKE AUTOS TO SUPPLY DEMAND Present Shortage of 700,000 Cars in the United States Shown by Government Figures. "The entire world" will not be able to produce enough automobiles to supply the demand this year," said Guy L. Smith, Hudson dealer. "On December 31, 1918, it was es timated that there were only 15,545 finished cars in the hands of auto mobile manufacturers. This repre sents only three days' normal pro duction three days' normal sales. "The market literally has been drained by the first wave of the con stantly increasing tide of prosperity which is now sweeping over the country. . The situation, already acute in many cities, is bound to grow worse this spring. "Owing to the relatively small production the last two years there is a shortage of 700,000 automobiles in the United States at the present time, according to government fig ures. Shortage of 700,000. "In 1918, the total production of cars was 1,044,754 as against 1.737, 151 the previous year. In 1916 the production was 1,493,617. So last year's production was the smallest since 1915. "Normally, the output increases at the rate of 40 per cent a year. Had this rate prevailed last year the out put would have been two and three quarters of a millions cars, or more than double what it actually was. "Because of the slowness of the return to normal production it is es timated that the output of cars in 1919 will be about half of the three million which would be needed to make up this shortage. Growth Marvelous. "The growth of the automobile business has been one of the mar vels of modern times. In 1909 only 121,861 cars were produced. In 1917 the production had increased to 1, 737,000. The total capital invested is $1,297,000,000, which is three times as large as the outstanding stock of the entire Standard Oil group of thirty-five companies and exceeded Hansen Omaha the capital of all the national banks at the end of 1916. "The wages paid in this industry, which is now the third largest in the United States, exceeded by $100,000,000 all the gold in circula tion in the United States in 1916 and was equal to three-quarters of t'.' government's ordinary receipts. "The Hudson factory, the largest builders of fine cars in the world, has never been able to keep up with the demand for Super-Sixes, Hud son production was to have stopped entirely on January 1. Then, sud denly, the ban was lifted. As a re sult normal production cannot be re sumed before June. "The moral for all intending pur chasers of motor cars is clear. It is 'Buy now.' " FORDSON Demonstration Farmers and all others interested in see ing the FORDSON actual farm work cor dially invited. Don't Fail to See This We have rented 80 acres of the Old Otte Farm, 2 miles west of Benson, and half way be tween Main Street on the south and Military Road on the north. This will be used as our permanent DEMONSTRATION FARM. TUESDAY AFTERNOON 2 O'CLOCK, MARCH 25TH, 1919. SAMPLE-HART MOTOR COMPANY 18th and Burt Sts. on Cadillac The Standard Automobile 1 The Cadillac is recognized everywhere as the "stand ard of the world." Motorists who are buying well known and established permanency when they buy a motor car, and who are financially able, always decide on Cadillac year after year. The government placed the stamp of approval on the Cadillac when it was chosen after severe tests as the (only) seven-passenger car for the Army, and thousands of Cadillac's proved that the judgment of those in author ity was well founded. Standard Motor Equipage A very prominent Omaha business man, realizing the economy and satisfaction derived from standardizing on- the Cadillac, now has disposed of all his motor cars and replaced them with three Cadillacs of different types. Many well-known Omaha families are using two Cadillac motor cars and have found greatest satisfaction and economy. Cadillac models include one for every need. Stan dardize on Cadillac and the result will be: a. A thorough understanding of the operation of your motor car. A definite knowledge of what it will do for you realization of dependable, unfailing service and marvelous satisfaction. A saving from every angle due to proper care and knowledge of how to operate your motor car efficiently. And the proper businesslike service along established lines from the firm with which you do business. c. d. Standard Uniform Service Cadillac Service is of known and uniform quality. It is the standard of motor car service in every city. We believe that our Cadillac owners will tell you that we render a prompt and efficient service for their benefit. And should you care to make us a visit we shall be pleased to take you through our plant and explain to you what constitutes efficient Cadillac Service. Yet, the service "built into" each Cadillac ' guarantees permanent value to the purchaser. Several exquisite types now available. - Gadillac Co Lincoln C. of C. Approves Project to Vnto Rnnrlc fnr Past Hftiicf The executive committee of the Chamber , of- Commerce has ap proved the project to vote city bondi of $100,000 lor the purchase or erection of a . csthouse, with suitable grounds. Agitation for this .lovement was instituted by The Bee. Kims and Tires If the car owner, after being out in bad "weather, will take the trouble to wipe the tires and rims clean with a sponge and then, wipe them dry, especially along the beads, he will do much to prevent the formation of Hist. OMAHA U irftl 2