THIS OMAHA SUNDAY BEE: APRIL 6, lltf.
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LIFE OF TRUCK
IS MANY TIMES
THAT0F HORSE
Carl Changstrom Shows by
the Records That Trucks
Have Not Worn
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"How many horses will one motor
truck outlive" is the question truck
users are asking.
Motor truck users of this vicinity,
and others interested in auto motive
topics are musing over the problem
of the longevity of a motor truck,
principally due to the recently pro
mulgated statistics of the United
States government to the effect that
the average working life of a horse
is three years.
Carl Changstrom of the Standard
Motor Car company gave them some
information on the subject in the
intelligence that he has never known
of an Indiana truck wearing out,
even thought they are now entering
their ninth year of service in many
instances.
He had some important news from
the Indiana factory along this line,
to the effect that the first Indiana
truck built is still running every day
for the O. Gordon stores, with head
quarters at Gas City, Ind. This truck
has run over 100,000 miles, carrying
heavy loads of hardware and fur
niture and the like, and apparently
is good for another eight or nine
years of service.
He also had information about
the thirty-first truck built by this
factory. This truck is hauling mail,
express and passengers between
Columbus, -Ky., and CampbellSA'ille,
Ky., and has been successfully doing
this for about seven year., though
in service for other tasks earlier in
its career.
i lie iweniy-nimn rriitK lurnea out
by this factory Ls being used by the
Bible Sand company of Chattanooga,
Tenn.
Petroleum Problems to
Be Discussed in Mexico
Mexico City, April 5. Petroleum
problems will be taken up by the
extraordinary session of the Mexi
can congress, which will convene
May 1, according to a statement
made by President Carranza today
to newspaper correspondents.
Trained Airman in France;
Now Sells Autos in Omaha
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It has been a matter of more or
less concern to T. II. McDermon,
of the Nash Sales Company, to see
that his organization- will be com
posed of as many men from the
United States army and navy as it is
possible for him to take care or,
and among the men who are at the
present time connected with the
Nash Sales organization are several
men who have seen a good bit of
overseas fighting.
Lieut. Joseph N. Seymour, who
has been connected with the avia
tion corps of the United States
army, has recently acepted a posi
tion as territory man for the Nash
Sales Company. Lieut. Seymour has
been connected with aerial activities
in the United States since the first
wave of enthusiasm swept across
the country. Seymour was a mem
ber of tiie flying circus which
toured the United States and Mexi
co in 1911, and during that time
Omaha witnessed the exhibitions
staged by these pioneer aviators.
At a time the United States de
clared war upon Germany Seymour
attached himself to the aviation
corps of the United States army
and for a considerable length of
time was engaged in training
aviators in the United States. Sey
mour was then sent to the training
fields in France and for IS months
was in charge of one of the over
seas training fields.
The last six months training
which the aviators were required to
undergo was combat training and
this is the branch of work which
Lieutenant Seymour instructed our
aviators in. , He had charge of ap-
froximately 125 aeroplanes, and
rom 400 to 500 pilots. This is the
Lt. Joseph N. Seymour
last training which the aviators re
ceive before going into actual com
bat and the trainers are required to
judge men and their capabilities to
a very fine degree.
Seymour's career in the automo
bile business dates back to 1902, at
which time he entered automobile
activities in New York City. In
1909Seymour entered in several au
tomobile races and has been active
in all manner of automobile en
deavors since that time.
Woman Suffrage Part of
the Zionist Constitution
Partiesn Palestine Agreeing That Candidates Must
Speak Hebrew, Conduct Vigorous Campaign to Cap
ture Votes for Permanent Legislative Body.
New York, April 5. (Special) All
the spectacular features of an Amer
ican pre-election campaign are be
ing employed by the political parties
of Palestine yi their efforts to win
a majority of delegates to the con
stituent assembly which it is ex
pected will convene this month. Wo
men may also be elected as dele
gates to the assembly, the only lim
itations being that the must have
passed their 24th birthday, and be
able to speak, read and write He
brew. These qualifications extend
also to the male candidates.
The provisional committee pro
posed the following agenda for the
constituent assembly:
(1) The strengthening of Hebrew
culture and the recognition of He
brew as the official Jewish language
in Palestine;
(2) The status and functions of
the court of arbitration (Mishpat
Hashalom) and
(3) The political organization of
Palestininan Jewry.
Three new parties have recently
been formed in Palestine: The Ez
rah, the National Radical party and
the Hapoel Hazair.
Half a dozen minor league play
ers are hitched up with our troops
in Russia. Base ball to bolshevism.
Nobody'd care if Burleson
couldn't live on his cabinet salary.
The Paterson Six
A Car of
Remarkable
Value
Tho W. A. PaUrion Company hava to offer for 1919 a long lined, lithe, beauty of body
and design such as you naturally associate in your mind with only the finest cars. The finish
U such a it customarily found on only much higher priced cars, a lustrous body coating that
will prove at lasting at it it rich. You must tee this car to appreciate its true beauty.
Thit big, roomy Paterton Six drives at easily as it rides. We want you to . . ive it to
ride in it then past judgment from your own experience.
Read These Specifications
MOTOR 6-eyllnder, Red Real-Continental.
Thit Is to well known that no elaborate
description is necessary.
DELCO starting, lighting and ignition sys
tem. WILLARD STORAGE BATTERIES.
Rear gasoline tank STEWART vacuum
feed.
HOTCHKISS Drive two Hartford universal
joints.
Full-floating, demountable rear axle, spiral
gears. - Drive members easily removable.
Front axle. I-beam section. Boiler bearings
for front wheels.
Full ventilating rain vision windshield.
STEW ART-WARNER Speedometer; Electric
horn.
New STROMBERO carburetor.
Full tool equipment, of course within Instant
and easy reach, in a special ease built into
the left hand door next to the driver's
seat.
Goodrich tires, "8x4 front rear. Safety
tread, rear, demountable rims.
Extra rim, conveniently located in rear to
carry spare tire.
Transmission, Prown-I.ite, of selective type,
three speeds forward and reverse.
Upholstering is of high quality leather
throughout. Soft, roomy, comfortable
seats.
Marshall springs used in cushions.
120-inch wheelbase.
Oiling system, force feed and splash.
Brakes internal and external on rear hubs.
Springs semi-elliptic front and rear. Rear
springs underslung.
Clutch Borg & Beck dry., plate.
Luxurious body latest stright-line design.
PRICES I
4-Passenger Roadster $1595.00
6-Passenger Touring Car 1596.00
With 7-Passenger seats, $30.00 extra.
Prices subject to change.
Price $1595.00 f. o. b. Flint, Mich.
Dealers:
Desirable territory
in Nebraska and
Western Iowa still
open.
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Nebraska Paterson Auto Co.
2046 Farnam St.
' New Location:
Omaha.
235 No. 10th St, Lincoln.
Phone Doug. 7582.
New Gas Tank Cover .
Takes Much Danger
From Air Fighting
Since the bureau of aircraft pro
duction raised the ban of secrecy
from certain aeroplane develop
ments of the war, many achieve
ments have been noted in sky fight
ing, such as the Liberty nictor,
radiaphone, helium and other in
ventions that are attracting wide
attention. Now comes news of the
leak-proof gas tank cover, a prod
uct of the Miller Rubber company
of Akron, O., that bids fair to end
the most terrible menace our aero
plane fighters faced the danger of
falling in flames.
"Plunged to the earth in a mass
of flames" was an all too common
verdict when allied aviators fell in
combat, the victim of the enemy
aircraft machine guns. How to pre
vent the resulting explosion after
the aeroplane tank had been pierced
by bullets was the problem that ap
pears to have been solved by the
Akron company, a large rubber
manufacturing concern producing
automobile tires, accessories and
drug sundries. It was while peace
whistles were blowing that the gov
ernment was adopting this unique
device.
Returns' from Navy
to Enter Firm Which
Handles Firestones
0'Donnell Enters 500-Mile
Indianapolis Sweepstakes
Indianapolis, Ind.. April S. Eddie
O'Donnell, the star of the Dusen
berg team three and four seasons
back, has signalized his return to the
"big time" by filing his entry for
the 500-mile Liberty Sweepstakes, on
the Indianapolis Motor Speedway,
May 31. The entry for O'Donnell
was made by Fred Duesenberg, one
of the racing game's stauchest sup
porters for several years, and one
of the best high-speed engine build
ers in the country.
Duesenberg has built a new car for
O'Donnell, which will lack one inch
of the maximum engine piston dis
placement. This is a four-cylinder
"job" with a bore of ZY and a stroke
of 6?4, giving a total piston displace
ment of 299 cubic inches.
Duesenberg expects to have two
cars in the race to team with O'Don
nell, although the entries have not
been made. The car is owned by
the Duesenberg Bros., Elizabeth, N.
J., but the entry i made in the name
of Fred Duesenberg.
John A. Lee
The firm of Lee-Lyons & Lee
has recently leaded the location at
2574 Harney street, for the purpose
of sellipg Firestone tires and ac
cessories. Personnel of the company include
John A. Lee, J. G. Lyons and Clem
J. Lee. John A. Lee has recently
been honorably discharged from the
United States navy where he has
served as coxswain since shortly
after the United States declared war
upon Germany.
J. G. Lyons for a considerable
length of time has been one of the
star salesmen for Mason Tire and
Rubber company, and has repre
sented them in this territory until
making this new connection.
Clem J. Lee has been connected
with his father as manager and
treasurer of the Uncle Sams Break
fast Food company.
California saved Wilson,rVjt it
did not kick in for booze.
Paris Reaps Harvest
From Americans at
Peace Conference
Taris, April 5. Conference Taris
is gay,, expensive and anxious. The
theaters, particularly the homes of
revue, are packed at every perform
ance. "Zig-Zag" at the Foiies Ber
geres is one of the greatest suc
cesses, and there and at half a dozen
other houses seats are regularly
sold at a premium. A stall costs at
least 15 francs ($3) and even more,
but at those prices the demand ex
ceeds the supply.
The same thing is true of , the
fashionable restaurants. The prices
are far beyond anything ever
dreamed of by the most rapacious
London restaurateurs, but still ta
bles have to be booked in advance.
The British delegation contributes
comparatively little to the orgy of
extravagance. The Hotel Majestic
is a long distance away from Boule
vard Paris, and the majority of the
delegates and their staffs spend rest
ful evenings within its comfortable,
if rather ugly seclusion, for it is a
fact not without sardonic interest
that the Majestic was built with
boche money and , according to
boche taste.
The American! are everywhere.
American officers, American offi
cials, and American special correS
spondents are to be found in every
restaurant and every theater, with
always a considerable sprinkling of
American women, either in nurses'
or Y. M. C A. uniforms.
The Americans at present in
Paris evidently have plenty of
money, and the famine prices do
not worry them at all.
With them are Italians in their
gray uniforms, Poles in their hand
some and striking blue uniforms,
and odd-looking individuals, speak
ing an unknown tongue, who are
invariably regarded as Jugo-Slavs.
Everywhere one goes, too, there
are always two or three silent Jap
anese, watching, watching, watching
and so intent that they hardly
speak even to each other.
There are places i Paris like the
Ritz hotel and such restaurants as
the Voisin, where English and
American are the only languages
one hears, but the Ritz is the ap
panage of the conference rather than
the conference itself.
Packing.
The packing commonly used on
the flanged joints of the exhaust pipe
is asbestos. Gaskets of standard
sizes for these manifold connections
may now be had, but if they are not
obtainable for an reason the car
owner can cut them from asbestos
board.. They should be soaked in
water and rubbed with graphite be
fore they are installed. The inlet
manifold joints can be made tight
with shellac. The joints in the cool
ing system, unions, flange elbows,
etc.. should be smeared with red
lead and oil. . v
The Unrivaled
Capacity for
Economical
Service
THE more you know about
other motor cars the more
you will appreciate the new
series Stearns. When you ac
tually sit at the wheel and
test it you will become con
scious of how nearly perfect
a motor car can be. When
you learn of the unusual per
formance of the Stearns
sleeve-valve motor you will
realize how good YOUR car
must be.
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Facsimile of a
letter recelred
from Col. E. J.
Hall, one of
the designers
of the f among
Liberty engine.
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Similar evidence of Cadillac supremacy
is prevalent in army circles and else
where. Why not buy your Cadillac
NOW?
Jones-Hansen-Cadillac Company
Omaha
Lincoln