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THE OMAHA SUNDAY BEE: APRIL 6, 1919,
SCHIFF TELLS OF
JEWISH WELFARE
WORK IN FRANCE
Well Known Financier Studies
Recreation Conditions for
the Army of Occupation
"Over There."
New York, April 5. (Special.)
Returning recently from a tour of
France and Germany, during which
he visited all the Jewish Welfare
board centers erected to serve the
American expeditionary force Mor
timer L, Schiff, chairman of the
finance committee of the board, and
member of the committee of eleven,
expressed satisfaction with the ef
forts being made by the various
welfare agencies, to supply the
1,000,000 American troops still in
Europe with suitable recreation and
entertainment, and educational.
"While I am a member of the ex
ecutive committee and the chairman
of the finance committee of the Jew
ish Welfare board, I went abroad
primarily as a member of the com
mittee of eleven," Mr. Schiff said.
"As is now generally known, the
committee is representative of all
welfare organizations ministering to
the troops, and the chief work of
which has been to co-ordinate and
standardize the services and activi
ties of these agencies. I am glad to
say that much progress has been
made in establishing a better un
derstanding between them and that
agreements have been reached on a
number of the most important
points. I had the privilege of seeing
a good deal of our troops overseas,
and have been much impressed, as
has every other observer, by the
caliber of our men.
Soldiers Are Homesick.
"Now that the stimulus of actual
fighting is over, they are bored and
homesick, and it is just that which
makes it so important that the
various organizations should work
together in providing the maximum
of leisure time activities. This is
thoroughly understood by our army
officers from General Pershing
down, and they )are encouraging and
helping the wofk in every way.
"As to the Jewish Welfare board,
much progress has been made in
establishing it overseas on a basis
broad enough to enable it to render
teal service, not only to the men of
our own faith, but to all others as
well. It must be borne in mind that
the function of the Jewish Welfare
board overseas is to supplement the
work of the other agencies so as to
provide specifically for the needs of
the Jewish men. We have therefore
laid great stress on co-operating
with the Jewish chaplains, of whom
there are now almost 20 in France,
, in helping them with motor cars and
other assistance to meet the needs
of the men irrespective of their re
ligious faith, who they find they can
serve in one way or another.
Ten Centers Opened.
"When I left France, toward the
end of February, 10 Jewish centers
t had been opened, four more had
'. been authorized, and other were
.under consideration. The amount of
work which we can do in France is
limited only by the number of first
class workers whom we can make
available for thi' purpose. At the
present time, we have over 100
such workers, and we are bending
every effort to add to this force,
accepting, however, only such as by
training and temperament would
seem to measure up to the highest
standards.
"I spent more than two months in
France and visited our Third army,
the army of occupation in Germany.
The scattered positions of many of
our men in France make welfare
work highly important there, and in
the Third army, the extensive terri
tory over which it stretches in itself
calls for a very considerable force
of workers. Indeed, this fact im
presses me in particular that there
never has been a time when it has
been more important for the agen
cies serving our troops to do their
utmost to furnish them with recrea
tional, educational and religious op
portunities and facilities. The Jew
ish Welfare board is now equipped
to assume its share of this responsi
bility and I believe that it is making
a distinct contribution toward the
comfort and happiness of our troops
abroad, as it has done these many
months in the case of our troops
here.
Rundown Cells
Increased amnrrap maw K
cured from partly run down dry
ecus dv crowding the material near
the carbon element down with a
small bit of wood and a hamme'r.
This loosens the obstructing mater
ial from around the carbon and per
mits free chemical action. The as
phaltum material may be sealed
again by the use of a little heat.
Clear Vision
Strong soapsuds made from auto
mobile soap and rubbed on the glass
. of the windshield and allowed to
dry will prevent fog or rain from
obscuring the vision through the
glass. Kerosene is sometimes used
for thisjmrpose, but it does not last
as long as the above, and glycerine
is siso recommended.
Short Circuit at Gap
Short circuiting at the spark gap
is sometimes caused by small metal
lic beads, formed by the intense heat
of the spark. These beads form a
bridge between the electrodes across
which the current passes. This trou
- ble, fortunately, is easily discovered
and cured simply by removing the
beads.
Cleaning Vacuum Tank
The tank of the vacuum fuel feed
system should be cleaned out at
least once.in three months. The op
" eration is not hard to carry out The
top of the tank should be removed
and the inner vacuum chamber taken
out. This enables the operator to
reach the lower chamber, from
which all dirt shoulld be removed.
Home-Made Vaporizer
Wire cloth of the kind used in
milk strainers may be used to make
a very effective vaporizer by placing
a section of it on both sides of the
gasket between the carbureter and
the intake manifold. This serves to
break up the fuel into finer particles,
an 'operation that assists vaporiza
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Inventions of Airship and Plane Types by Omahans
Aided in Development of Aircrafts to Present State
Baysdorfer Brothers Cre
ated Dirigible Balloon in
1907 and Huge Bi
plane a Year Later.
By JOHN KENNEBECK.
How many Omahans remember
the experimental flights in 1907 of
the first Omaha-made dirigible from
the old Diets club grounds at Thir
tieth and Spalding streets?
How many remember seeing
Charles Baysdorfer, Omaha inven
tor, a year later soaring over Oma
ha at a low altitude in a biplane of
his own make?
Today, the three Baysdorfer
brothers Charles in Georgia, Otto
and Gustav, in Omaha are con
tinuing expreiments in aircraft and
developments of the gas engine.
Their success in constructing and
flying the first dirigible, as well as
the first airplane in Omaha, grew
out of their experiments with gas
engines.
Had First Motor Vehicle.
The credit of having built by hand
and driven the first motorcycle and
first automobile in Omaha streets is
also accredited to the Baysdorfer
brothers, who later won interna
tional fame through their partici
pation in exhibition flights with re
nowned airmen as Curtiss, Tom
Baldwin, Jack Dallas, Eugene Ely
and Lincoln Beachey.
From their boyhood days, any
thing that was mechanical, was
taken" up by the Baysdorfer
brothers.
During the first years of their ex
perimental work, rumors were cir
culated throughout the middle west
for already the Baysdorfers had
gained local fame that Omaha
would soon be the scene of the
first flights of a motor-driven dirigi
ble, built by the Baysdorfer broth
ers. Their First Balloons.
There was cause for the rumors,
for following six months of steady
work in the old market house, Four
teenth street and Capitol avenue,
a huge gas bag, made wholly of
Japanese silk, and measuring 52
feet in length and 18 feet in di
ameter, made successful flights at
expositions and state fairs through
out the United States. The ma
terial in the bag cost more than
$5,000. To this an additional cost
of $125 had to be added each time
the dirigible was filled with hydro
gen gas.
A sturdy frame made of spliced
spruce wood and measuring 42 feet,
supported a four-cylinder gas en
gine, which operated a propeller in
the stern of the car.
No Special Pilot Seat.
No special seat was constructed
for the pilot, who had to rely upon
his own cleverness and nerve to
steer the dirigible and simultan
eously keep from falling.
Strips of Japanese silk measuring
780 yards were used to make the
huge bag. The first task in the
construction was the varnishing of
the choice silk, after which it was
hung to dry in the old ' market
house for several days. The next
stage of development was the sew
ing oi me strips, a tedious tasK,
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With solid tires the limit of economical speed is from 18 to 20
miles per hour.
With a Reo Speed Wagon the limit is only set by the traffic
rules.
Not only will the Reo Speed Wagon deliver more goods in a
day, but its tire, fuel and maintenance costs are less than any
similar vehicle equipped with solid tires.
The elimination of road jolts and vibration by the use of!
pneumatic tires saves loads, chassis and driver.
Reos give the lowest possible transportation costs for quick
delivery service or passenger stage transportation on suburban
stage lines.
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and the cutting of the material to
conform with the plans.
The sewed bag was then inflated
with air to determine positions of
possible leakage. A coat of varnish
on the outside was then given the
product, followed by another coat
of varnish on the inside. Otto and
Gustav Baysdorfer did this care
ful work themselves.
The interior, when inflated with
air, made it a typical fairyland. It
appeared like, a huge spider web,
the heavily sewed seams spreading
from an extended point.
The next stage in the making of
the air machine was the construc
tion of the suspending car, made
of spruce wood, durable to support
the heavy four-cylinder engine.
Every part of the engine, together
with the various gears and chains
to drive the propeller, was made
by the' Baysdorfers. The final de
velopment of the dirigible was the
inflation with hydrogen gas, made
out of sulphuric acid, iron and wa
ter. First Flight in 1907.
The first flight was made on the
early evening of August 17, 1907,
from the old Dietz club grounds.
The experiment was heralded far
and wide. Thousands followed a
parade in honor of the Omaha ex
perimenters to the grounds, and
shouted in surprise when they saw
the huge' propelled gas bag ascend
majestically with Pilot Charles
Baysdorfer in the rear. The method
used to steer the dirigible was for
the pilot to add weight to the stern
of the car when ready to ascend,
and to crawl to the bow of the
frame when ready to descend.
Though the landing made from
the first flight was in Thirtieth
street, later developments of the
dirigible brought contracts for the
Baysdorfer brothers to fly their
home-made product in other cities.
At the balloon meet in St. Louis
in 1907, the Baysdorfer brothers
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won additional renown by piloting1
their first made dirigible high above
those of Jack Dallas, Tom Baldwin
and Curtiss. Thousands of persons
watched Charles Baysdorfer pilot
the huge dirigible nearly out of
sight, and then make a safe land
ing on the outskirts of the city aftei
he ran out of fuel for the motor.
A year later the daring pilot op
erated the first airplane about Oma
ha. The machine was home made,
and equipped with a four-cylinder
motor. The first flight, witnessed
by few Omahans, was made from
the Noyes' farm, near Waterloo,
Neb.
Tours Country With Troup.
Following several flights at coun
ty fairs throughout the middle
west, Charles joined the Moisant
troupe, French aviators. Through
out the summer of 1908 he toured
the United States with this troupe
giving exhibition flights.
During the past 10 years, while
Otto and Gustav Baysdorfer have
been experimenting in various, me
chanical devices at their home work
benches at 210 North Eighteenth
street, Charles 1 has been making
airplanes in Florida. He built one
of the scout planes being used to
this day by Katherine Stinson, noted
aviatrix.
Curiosity Was Basis.
When asked why they did not
extend their experiments into a
commercial proposition to become
wealthy, Otto replied: "Money?
What's money when interest in the
craft of mechanics is paramount?
Out of personal curiosity we delved
into the game." The Baysdorfers
are continuing experiments along
mechanical lines.
Spring Clips
After a car has been in service for
some time there is a tendency of the
spring leaves to fit somewhat tighter
together, owing to the smooth sur
faces that have been produced. This
makes the spring a little more com
pact by a few thousandths of an
inch, but this is enough to loosen
the spring clips. These latter parts
should, therefore, be drawn tight
after a thousand miles or so of
travel in the new car.
Gear Ratio Changes.
When it is desired to get more
speed into an old car, one of the
operations necessary is to change
the gear ratio of the rear axle. Rac
ing cars use less than three to one
reduction and this change can be
made in the ordinary stock model
by fitting a new differential ring
gear and driving pinion, which can
be obtained ffom the maker of the
car.
In removing the cylinder block
from the chassis the utmost care
must be taken not to injure the
parts. It is very easy to spring. the
rods out of true if the cylinders are
not lifted off straight. For this rea
son in removing these parts one
person should do the handling while
a second takes care that no injury is
done to the pistons or rods.
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Rattle in Shackles
Spring shackle, play or looseness
between the spring end and the
shackle may give much trouble until
discovered. Rattling caused by this
looseness will be more frequent and
distinct when the car is riding over
fairly rough roads. A good method
of taking up the play -is to place
shims between the spring end and
the shackle, or the play may be re
moved by tighteninsr the bolt.
Watch the shackles and do not al
low mud to accumulate, as small
particles of glasslike substances in
the mud may make their way to the
working parts and cause excessive
wear. Lubricate the shackle bolts
generously.
Valve Clearances
In many of the older car models
no means of adjusting the valve
clearance is provided. By slipping
one or more fibre or metal disks of
sufficient thickness to take up the
excessive play between the bottom
of the valve stem and the push rod
this trouble may be obviated. A
metal retainer cut from sheet metal
will keep the disks in place.
Wheel Bearings
Every time a wheel is removed
the bearing cup is removed with it,
and consequently the bearing must
be adjusted properly when the wheel
is replaced. The best method of
doing this is to turn the bearing up
tight and then revolve the wheel a
few times by hand, which overcomes
any tendency to backlash.
License Plates
With some of the big license
plates in use today the car owner
ought to remember that with certain
radiators the plate may shut off a
good portion of the radiating sur
face available. This may be enough
to cause chronic overheating. Be
careful where you fix your license
plate.
Oscillating Valves.
In grinding valves it is. important
that they be lifted off their seats and
oscillated as the grinding proceeds.
By fitting a spring under the head
of the valve, so as to lift the valve
whenever the pressure of the tool is
lightened, this operation is greatly
simplified. I
Emergency Starting
When the electric starting system
refuses to start and the crtftk has
Check the Oldsmobile Eight
with the Liberty Motor
There has been on display in this city a Liberty Motor such as was recently de
veloped by our Government for aviation purposes. Some of the features of this
motor are as follows I
"V" type motor (cylinder set at an angle).
1 Positive feed oiling through drilled crank shaft.
Lynite (aluminum) pistons.
Forked and blade type connecting rods.
Babbitt lined bronze bearing.
Delco ignition system.
A. C. spark plug.
Fixed jet carburetor.
Intake manifold exhaust heated.
It may interest you to know that each of the above features is embodied in the
Oldsmobile "Eight," and has been through three series of this type our Model 44
(1916-1917), and the present Model 4 5-A Oldsmobile (1918-19).
Is this not proof conclusive of correct engineering design? Does it not sho
Oldsmobile practice to have kept abreast of the times in this respect? We believe it
Eights, $1700.00
Sixes, $1295.00
F. O. B. Lansing, ."TicA.
Nebraska Oldsmobile Co.
CHAS. A. TUCKER,
President and Gen'l Manager
GENERAL OFFICES:
2559 Farnam St., Omaha, Neb.
been left home in the garage;
the motorist still hss meth
ods of gettings the car going. The
best way perhaps is to jack up one
of the rear wheels and turn it by
hand with the clutch engaged and
high gear shifted in. The spark
should be retarded and only a small
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Would You Run on a Flat Tire?
Suppose your front tire went flat ten miles
from home.
You would not bang and bump along after
you knew that every turn of the wheel was
tearing the life out of the casing.
Why not be as reasonable about your
battery?
The penalty for mistreating a battery is
just as sure as for abusing a tire. The care
is just as easy. "
' Drive into our Service Station and let ua
tell you just how easy it is.
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920 Locust St., Des Moines, la.
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throttle opening allowed. Befor
removing the jack, the gears should
be shifted to neutral again.
Watch for The Bee's Rotogravure
Section next Sunday.
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