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THE OMAHA SUNDAY BEE : 'APRIL 20, 1919.
FASTEST AUTO
IN WHOLE WORLD
IS INJUNK PILE
Barney Oldfield's Famous
Christie Was the Fleetest
of Its v Generation;
, Wicked Old Freak.
Cleveland, April 20. When
' Barney Oldfield retired from rac
ing to enter the manufacturing; field
at the head of the Oldfield Tire
company, one of his first acts was
to reduce to junk the tamous oia
Christie racing car that had served
for som any years as his pet war
horse.
For distances up to twft miles,
the Christie was probably the fast
est car of its generation. It car
ried to the boneyard the official
world's speedway records up to two
miles, as well as the record for one
lap-On the Indianapolis speedway
time 1:27.40. - Its total of state and
track records mounted well into the
scores..
Headstrong and Treacherous.
Due to its unique construction the
Christie was undoubtedly the most
whimsical, as well as the most dan
gerous of speed cars.
Its front wheels keyed solidly to
their axle which also served as the
crankshaft of the engine. This con
struction permitted no differential,
thus making it necessary for both
wheels to turn at the same rate, re-
gardless of the direction in which
they might be pointed.
When a front itre collapsed, the
driver lost all control and the car
either somersaulted or turned off
sharply and rolled over several
times. -
Because of its Woody record the
Christie had lain for several years,
virtually abandoned in a leaky shed
where Mr. Oldfield found it and
bought it for $800.
The "MasteriDrjvcr" immediately
nrorteded to cive the car infinitely
more severe use than any of hi j ill-J
fated predecessors, yet it was always
weH behaved in his service and only
tli pilot's close friends knew that
lie was deliberately placing bis life
in peril every time he drove it.
, Watched His Tires, jf
Barney made the Christie's tires
his esp'ecial study. He indulged in
'none of his tire experiments with
this car. It was given the best
tried and tested tire equipment at
his command. Whether or not he
could have survived the bursting of
one of the Christie's tires remains
forever an unsolved mystery, for.no
tire ever burst under him.
Repeatedly warned . that the
Christie would "get" him, Barney's
only concession was to hold it in
reserve. When strenuous measures
.were needed, however, he would al
ways call on the fleet old freak.
Crankless it had to be started by
a towline; clutchless there was no
-way of stopping it except by stop
ping the motor the gigantic two-
cylinder engine would begin its de
liberate succession of bangs, and the
wicked old car would spring into its
hair-raising dash.
si Incidentally, the Christie proved
a veritable, gold mine for the junk
men who resold the bronze and
bearings alone for $450.
Omaha Has Cattery With Six Silver-Hued,
Longhaired, Pedigreed Persian Tabbies
King of Cat Family Won
First Prizes . at Cat
Shows Throughout v
r the Country.
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By JOHN KENNEBECK.
Omaha has a cattery. '
Six beautiful silver-hued Persian
tabbies, bearing names .hat deserve
rating acJording to Bradstreet and
Dun dominate the home of Mrs. F.
V. Miller, 3103 Dorcas street. These
six, of the family Felidae, have reg
istered pedigrees longer than a
democratic ballot.
They are intelligent pets, their
owner declares, and their apparent
haughtiness have won for them
beautiful names, as well as con
stant (Care. ' v .
Don pi Aldemoor.
; Don of Aldemoor, a fluffy cat of
iilver-hue, perfect in bodily struc
ture as to specifications given out
by cat fanciers, is king of the Per
sian Garden cattery, so named by
Mrs. Miller.' Don of Aldemoor has
many medals to his credit, won at
popular cat shows in the cast and .
middle "west.
His mate in the royal sextette is!3.111;
Silver Lady Pat, born five years ago
last St. Patrick's day,; hence it's mis
chievous tricks. ;
.The names of the others of the
local cat kingdom are: Blue Juanita,
Atta Boy, Princess Wetoha and
Tommy Tagg. Blue Juanita, a
dainty Persian animal, showing ab
solutely no natural mars in beauty
or physical proportion, holds the
names of 32 champions on her regis
tered pedigree. And Blue Juanita
shows a tricky jiride being the
chosen pet of the cattery.
, Ball of Fluffy Haic, .
. Don of Aldemoor, king of the
family, from his miniature throne of
rest in the cattery, displays' the ap
pearance of a huge ball of fluffy
hair, with a pair of glistening eyes
blinking from below two pointed
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ears.
His domination over the others is
evident. Silver Idy Pat, queen of
the cattery, is the winner of first
prizes of cat shows held in the. state.
At the Lockehave Cat club ex
hibition, held at Rochester, N. Y., in
1915, Silver Lady Pat was the first
chosen for physical perfectness and
She won first prize .at the
Ohio State Cat show held the fol
lowing year .at Columbus, O. Her
royal mate, King Don of Aldemoor,
won prizes at the Sphinx club in
Kansas City in 1915. 1
Like Brothers and Sisters.
Mrs. Miller's success in maintain
ing her garden of Persian cats is
due to an untiring care for them.
Ever since she was a child, family
pets, such as a dog or a cat, have
kept her interested. An incident is
related of her love for pets: When
Mrs. Miller was a child, 5 years old,
she was asked this question by a
man who chanced to be delivering
coal to her home: "HaVe you any
brothers, little girl?" "Sure, I have,"
she replied. "A brother, Fido, and a
sister, ..Tabby.'.",
That was the beginning of Mrs.
Miller's interest in family pets. To
her 7-year-old daughter, Winifred,
shown in the picture, is due the
creTft of the beginning of the Miller
cattery. Mrs. Miller first became
interested in raising Persian cats
three years ago when her daughter,
Little Winifred, then 4 years old,
won a pr.ize of a sum of money at a
popularity1 contest in Fremont, Neb.
Her only request or rather demand
was that her mother buy her a
long-haired kitten to play with. She
won her request.
Grew To Be Family Idol. .
Not only did Baby Winifred be
come solely interested in her new
playmate, but the Persian tabby grew
ta be an idol in the Miller house
hold. The next cat Mrs. Miller bought
was Lady Gertrude, that gave birth
through a Caesarian operation to the
kitten, Julius Caesar, shown in the
picture. During the three years of
success that has marked Mrs. Mil
ler's interest in her cattery, she has
raise4 and disposed of nearly 100
registered Persian cats.
Incident with her cattery, Mrs.
Miller says she will take up with the
board of Ak-Sar-Ben governors the
proposition of holding cat shows an
nually during the Ak-Sar-Ben pag
eants. , V.
When asked whether her husband
was. averse or "hostile" to cats, Mrs.
Miller said: "My husband is with me
in raising them. He is as fond of
the 'pets as I."
Cole Aero-Eight ,
Distinctive Through
v Custom-Built Body
The Cole Aero-Eight has "ele
vated itself to a distinctive new
place in the automobile field by
coupling with the advantages of the
stock product the exclusive individ
uality of custom built bodies.
The same coach builders who fur
nish the standard bodies for the va
rious Cole Aero-Eight models are
building in their plants thespecial
custom jobs for the highest-priced
automobiles on the American mar
ket, v - y .
Every model produced by the
Cole Motor Car company has a dis
tinctive, exclusive style not to be
obtained in any other make of car.
Each model produced has been so
distinctive that the company is call
ed upon to refer to models by en
tirely new names in order to con
vey an idea of the characteristics,
embodied in the newer cars..
"The Finish
All japanned bodies get dull in a
painfully short time after they go
into actual service and this is true
of some rather high-priced cars. It
is a good plan when the car is new
and before it has lost its first bloom,
to take it to a good carriage builder
and have him give it a coat of highl
grade coach varnish. Give him plen
ty of time to let it dry. This will
preserve the luter much longer than
it would ordinarily last
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U Allen automobiles are associated
- with all manner of social and busi
ness activities.
K You will find Allen automobiles
in front of the most exclusive clubj.
and on the most modern farms.
U In fact, you will find them in
place where unfailing service and
true economy are required,
t The advantage of the light car of
known value U becoming more evi
dent each da to 6hoe who are ao
qoalnted with the motor ear irtu
ation.
Open or Closed Model ,
Touring Car $1198
$1695
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Standard Motor
Car Company
Carl Changstrom, Pre.
2020 Faraam St. Omaha, Neb.
Columbia Motor Company
Forced to Add to Factory
The question "How is the auto
mobile business?" is being asked
this spring by thousands of people
both in it and out of it.
In view of the tremendous pro
portions in which the business has
grown in the past three years, the
subject is of vital importance to a
very large percentage of the popula
tion of the country.
One answer to the question ap
peared several times in the Detroit
papers during the past week, in the
shape of a display advertisement
run by the Columbia Motors com
pany, manufacturers of the Colum
bia Six, advertising for 100,000
square feet of additional floor space
It seems that the Columbia Mo
tors company have made all plans
for the erection of a new plant,
which they will get into next fall.
But the demands for automobiles
this spring have far exceeded their
calculations and have made it neces
sary for them to get additional space
immediately.
Lexington Tourabout
Is Recent Creation
The "Lexington Tourabout," the
Lexington Motor company's latest
creation, is among the really new
models, asserts W. L. Killy of the
Noyes-Killy Motor company.
The "Tourabout" is a rakish-looking
car, just unconventional enough
to be distinctive, but retaining the
comforts of the larger touring
models. It has a capacityxif five
passengers. It boasts a 122-inch
wheel base and 56-inch semi-elliptic
rear springs, which combine in mak
ing it a comfortable riding car.
The "Tourabout" is equipped with
all the Lexington engineering fea
tures. The Moore multiple exhaust
system, an exclusive feature, affords
an increase of 22,8 per cent in horse
power and materially reduces fuel
consumption, thereby insuring nom
inal running cost. The "one-finger-emcrgcncy"
brake, controlled
by a lever readily" accessible to the
hand, is i:.-irance against accidents.
Adjusting Front Wheel
Bearings ,
To adjust front wheel bearings
put. a jack under the front axle so
that the wheel swings clean of the
floor and then remove the hub cap,
Remove the cotter pin from in front
of the lock nut with the pliers. A
thin lock washer comes off next.
Now grasp the spokes directly be
low the hub and with the right hand
in a perpendicular position, grasp
the upper edge of the tire. Work
the wheel back and forth to detect
any looseness. There should be
a barely perceptible looseness, and
if there is more than that tighten
up the lock nut a trifle. If there is
no looseness whatever, loosen the
lock nut about a auarter of a turn.
The wheel should oscillate when the
adjustment is exactly rights
To Clean Ring Grooves
, An excellent tool for cleaning the
ring grooves in the pistons may be
made by grinding a piece of an old
piston ring of the proper size to a
chisel edge and fitting it, if desired.
into a handle of some kind. This
tool will clean the groove of carbon
or other foreign matter, acting on
both bottom and sides at once.
Loosening Inaccessible Nuts
The best way of loosening large
and inaccessible nuts, which -are
sometimes found about the chassis,
is to use a socket wrench of the
proper size, with a big Stilson
wrench to furnish the leverage. Thi.s
combination will handle almost any
thing. To Remove Cap Screws.
Difficulty is usually encountered
in removing the two hexagon cap
screws at the corner of the Ford
transmission cover, next to the uni
versal joint. Cut a slot in the head
of each of these screws, which may
then be removed and replaced by
means pi a screwdrivu. ;
TRUE WORTH OF
CARS WILL TELL
SAYS RUESCHAW
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Mitchell Executive Explains
Why New Victory Model
V Is Making Such a
, N Hit.
"Its only a question of value for
the money," said Vice President R.
C. Rueschaw of the Mitchell Motors
company, Inc., of -Racine, Wis.,
when questioned by a reporter
about the wonderful impression
made by the New Mitchell Sixes.
"Eighteen months ago we decided
that the one way to put the Mitchell
on the map at the head of its class
was to give the buyer an unheard
of value for his money. We did it,
and the result is this stampede to
the new Victory model."
By the greatest value, 1 don t
meati the biggest car or the shiniest
car for the money! A long wheel
base and a shiny coat of paint are
cheap and easy to turn-out. But
the public isn't fooled long and they
soon find out what s ' under-- the
paint.' I
Ihe car that has endurance, in
chassis and body, the car that has
economy, that has ease of handling,
and comfort of riding, such a car at
a reasonable price is what I consider
a good value. We have built that
kind of a car in the Mew Mitchell
Six.". -
"And after it was all built, tested
out and finaly approved as being the
best car we knew how to turn out,
then and not before then we sat
down and figured out the cost. The
narrowest margin which sound bus
iness would permit was added to the
cost and as a result we have a de
gree of value for the money that is
unique in my experience.
"Human nature is human nature,
concluded Mr. Rueschaw, "Whether
you are merchandising buttons or
battleships. People will go to the
shop where they can get the most
for their money just as surely as
water seeks it4 own level. They get
the most for their money highest
value in the New Victory mottel.
So after all it isn t surprising that ;t
is the preferred car this vear."
Japan Has Fertile
Field for the" Sale
Of American Autos
Japan offers a fertile field for the
American automobile .manufacturer,
according to statements made by
two Japanese naval officers who re
cently visited the works of the
Franklin Automobile company at
Syracuse, N. Y., as part of a tour of
inspection of American industrial
enterprises known for their scientific
management. '
The two were Engineer Com
manders Yoschi Nishi and -Tokici
Kodachi. Both are in this country
to supervise the purchase of sev
eral million dollars worth of sup
plies and to cull ideas of scientific
American factory management to
take back with them. They are in
charge of the electrical and me
chanical engineering projects of the
Japanese navy, and while here they
visited scientific leaders in several
different enterprises, including the
Bethlehem Steel works, Franklin
Automobile company, Westinghouse
Electric and Manufacturing com
pany, and several others.
American cars are widely known
in Japan, commander Nis.n said,
especially those which are scientific
ally correct, the keen Japanese mind
being quick to grasp the advantages
of the highly engineered product
over the ordinary output.
Corn That Bought Car '
In 1913 Buys Car Today
It is a far cry from tha old days
of barter and trade to the present
system of commercial exchange.
'Today corn, steers and alfalfa are
transmuted into dollars, which, in
turn, are exchanged into automo
biles, sewing machines and reapers.
The dollar, originally intended as
the idle wheel of trade, has now be
come the governor. When the dol
lar shirks in value distributors are
prone to say that the price of auto
mobiles, sewing machines and reap
ers has risen, and vice versa.
It remained for an astute Cadillac
distributor of the middle west to
point out the fallacy of such talk.
A, few days-ago a farmer walked
into the salesroom of this distribu
tor, who had sold him a Cadillac
six years ago. The farmer asked
the. price of the current model.
"Whew!" said the farmer. "You
want $1,500 more for this car than
I paid for the one I bought in 1913.
It will cost me a carload of steers."
This led the distributor to ad
vance an argument which gets back
to fundamentals.
"Yes, it will coat you a carload of
steers," he said. "YeJ the new car
is twice as good as the one you
bought six years ago; and after all
it will cost you less -than the 1913
model. Your 191' model cost you a
carload and a half of steers" said
tie distributor. .,.
"Well, look at tht high pnea W
corn I feed tha steers,", said th
farmer finally. . ' 1
"That's a fact, too. But tht same
land that produced the -orn that
fattened your steers six years ago
raised your corn last season," waa
the final argument by the distribu
tor.
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THE Scripps-BootL is a comfortable car to
ride in ani an easy car to drive. The
roomy, deep upholstered seats reflect Only a
small measurfof the' comfort they afford. Tke
power and flexibility of tke valve-in-Kead motor
gives you tke means to meet every emergency
and need, with, speed up to sixty miles aa Lour.
x What's more, this motor is as ccosomical,
to operate as it is powerful. Twenty mile
on a gallon of gasoline is a regular performance
of this capable ear. t '
HANSON-TYLER AUTO CO.
Joe Elfred, Mgr.
2514 Farnam St. - Omaha, Nb. .
Ft. Dodge, Sioux City, WbUr City, Ia and Sious Falli, S. D.
Watch for This Radiator
TXTE are glad to announce that we have secured the
V V distribution of the Columbia Six throughout this territory.
Why did we take it on?-
It was this way:
It is only stating the truth to say mat we have made
such an unusual success in handling other cars mat practi
cally every car manufacturer has noticed it
any increases tht motor efficiency
over thirty per cent
When we decided to take on an
other car, we were offered oar pick
of several of the best known cars.
But it was a mighty important
business move vital to us and
our customers.
We moved slowly. We spent
fire months making oar decision.
We compered the histories and
personnels of tb ccenpentes. And
we Chose (he Colombia.
That's why we picked the Colom
bia. That is why we can enthus
iastically back it with our personal
reputation and recommendation
why we say to each and every
buyer m mis territory met the
Corambta Six ie the srstestmotar
car value on the niarkrt today
We, chose it because we hove
watched the growm of this durable
light six tor several years past
We knew the men behind the com
panya group of five veteran auto
mobile manufacturers who have
been responsible for the success of
several of the largest companies.
We chose it because it provides
several very important features
which can be found on no other
car at any price. For example, the
automatic motor temperature con
trol accomplished by a thermostat
and radiator shutters which acta-
Splendid Well-Enown TJts
Used m Colombia Six
1 TfaDfcao IHuut and
a. Continental Had Seal
3. Harrison Radiator The
tatic Control at fflmnaia.
4 Soicar Universal Joints.
3. Bar B Back Oaten.
6. JDauuK &ssai Products
pany Rvrlogs. .
. ,Ward-LMoard SUrtaa
S. AtwatarKent Ignition System.
9. 8tacftbarsj Cartwiiatm.
10. Ptaavo-Uta Storage Battery.
11. Painted and Trimmed by the
American Aoto Trimming Co.
IX Pauaaote Top.
Daafer'a PropoaMoa now rtvfy. Coma ar once and
tbia remarkable carFiro-Paetigvr Tomimg at $1609
-fbtr- Paaa eager at $1743 (with 8 Wire WheeU
end Sedan mi $2445. AO frfoee P. O. B. Detreit
Columbia Motor Co.
of Nebraska
2026 Farnam Streef.
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