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Army Transport Corps Good
Roads Demonstration Sug
y gests Plan of Long
Lanes of Shade.
.Washington, July $. They're off
in the biggest good roads demon-
stration the country ever saw and
in the showing being made by the
motor transport corps of the United
States army the people cf this cotm-
V try are brought iace no face with
one of their biggest problems the
beautification of the Toads, for
which millions of dollars have been
voted.
' This is .the opinion expressed to
x day by Charles Lathrop Pack, pres
ident ofthe American forestry as
sociation, which has taken up ' the
'work of .helping to Reforest the tat
tle areas of France and Belgium and
has called upon the people to sub
i ' scribe to its funds for "'planting a
.tree where the heroes fell."
"Why not make these highways
,' . Voads of remembrance,' " says Mr.
Pack. ? ."Millions bave been voted
for good, roads and now tbeques-
",: tion is -are we going to get good
roads or bad scandals." Why -not
' let the people, of the counties
r ' through which these roads pass
' have a part in building those roads?
1 shey are patting up the money,
why not let them have a part in
in the work by planting memorial
-trees along these routes? Thus mil-
lions of citizens will have a per
? -sonal interest in the road.
i "An opportunity presents' itself for
making this country -widely Icnown
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expensive car and yet a car a man of moderate means can afford to buy-and operate.
' THE DIXIE is i beautiful car. It has also inherited the strength and; stamina of the dependable
company that Stands behind it ' ; . v.
.It's a car porrect in weight, modern in design, economical in its operation, honest in service and
moderate in-pricev . v ' , f. - " .
Know THE DIXIE FLYER -test it compare it unit for unit with cars selling at higher prices,
ahd the unusual car value of THE DIXIE-FLYER will at once appeal totyout v " A ' '
V, THE DIXIE FLYERVodel H;S. 50 is all of this. Drive THE DIXIE anywhere, under
- any conditions,'and yoxr will say it is more. THE D IXIE is a new- car backed by old judgment, long
experience, and thoroughly eqidppedNplant, covering Nacres. ' , c r .'
( , Dealert: Some good territory opem. Write today.'
W. R. Nicholi?
Tyler 4316
Forty Tons.Hauled on. Rubber Tires
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to the world 'by making it -easy to
s,ee. The roads of France need no
telling. 'Neither do her forests, for
those forests saved civilization by
keeping the Hun from reaching
Paris. Let us giverrance back her
forests. What more fitting memo
rial from the American people than
to help reforest the battle areas?
France is the great lesson to this
country, which so badly needs a
national forest policy. In the beauti
fication of our roads there is the
opportunity to do a two-fold work
beautify the highways and plant
memorial groves and forests along
the route within easy detour of the
main highways'." With these high
ways can be -linked memorial plans
that will result in almost one con
tinuous mamorial drive across many
sections of our great country.
"In the demonstration train now
crossings the country from Wash
ington to San Francisco are 35
tracks of all army types, five-passenger
ears, .Jwo ambulances, two
tank trucks, six motorcycles, two
water tank trucks, two kitchen
Irailers, one engineer shop truck,
ont searchlight ' truck, one officer
work truck. The object of the trip
is to demonstrate the value of trans
continental highway development as
an economic 'asset. The train ex
pects to Make San Francisco within
60 days from -the starting time."
Why Ihsulatiortts Needed
7. Explained by Rosengren
"The purpose of insulation Is just
the same everywhere," says Ehner
Rosengren, Willard Service Station
dealer. "Whether it is in a power
plant or in a storage battery, its
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,THE NEW DIXIE FLYER
AND LUXURIOUS, THE
Motor Company
2520 Farnam St.: Omaha
Forty tons, the heaviest load ever
placed on rabber tires, recently was
carried by a trailer-truck owned by
Allen Bros., Los AngeleSt Cal. This
tremendous load, a 'giant 'marine
engilie cylinder, was borne 23 miles
over city streets and country high
ways without any noticeable effect
on '-the tires. ,
''The "coast" trucking contractors
designed and built this trailer truck
with a carryrng capacity ofv 100,000
pounds. The truck itself weighs
12,700 pounds, and the specially de
signed rear wheels weigh 2,050
pounds each. The wheels of the
truck are equipped with Goodrich
Solid tTruck Tiresi anJ the. tre
mendous overload placed on these
tires adequately proves their
strength. The truck is shod with
four 40x10, and the trailer with two
40x12 tires.
main job is to keep the positive and
negative sides of the circuit apart.
"But in a battery there are, in all,
three things that insulation has to
do. First, it must keep the positive
and negative platesapart; second, it
must -allow 'free passage of the bat
tery - solution, and third, it must
resist the Corrosive action of this
strong acid solution."
Use of Gaskets.
Oil
joints" should be fitted with
gaskets made ot wrapping paper,
while water joints should have as
bestos gaskets coated with graphite.
Hot gas taints on the other hand
should have copper covered asbestos
and dry gas joints call for coatedsl
asbestos
Roadster
NEW DIXIE FLYER has every appearance ;of an
Fro$tBemisMotor Company
14th and P Streets, Lincoln " ,
THE , OMAHA SUNDAY BEE: JULY 6,
My Kingdom for Can
Opener, Is Plea From
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iankees in rrance
n Francisco, Cal., July 5. "A
cin-opener! My kingdom for a can
opener 1" x
Miss Winifred Jones of Suisun,
domestic science teacher attached to
a roll canteen in the Le Mans area
in France, writes friends in this city
that it's no joke to find a substitute
for an 'exhausted" can opener.
She, has worn out several jack
knives, hatchets and axes opening
cans, and declaresthat the absence
of a can opener when several divi
sions pf dpughboys, awaiting the
magic brder Jto "entrain for home,
are banging around waitincr for hot
rchocolate is a serious problem.
Miss Jones Is a Y. M. C. A, worker
in France and serves gallons of hot
chocolate day and night. She holds
an unviable record as a doughnut
maker, too, and says that when she
gets home she will have a can
opener in every rdom in her house.
Cracked Porcelains.
When the owner removes a spark
plug and finds the porcelain insula'
jtor broken the portion which has
fallen off may have made its way
down between the piston and cylin
der, where it will cause scoring of
the metal. This possibility should
be taken into consideration, though
more often the broken piece will
blow1 out with the exhaust.
Bel
1919.
STARTS TRIP TO
COAST OVER; THE
LINCOLN HIGHWAY
Lincoln Highway Association's
Secretary to Visit States
and Cities Through
"Which Road, Passes.
Detroit, Mich., July 5. (Special).
Vice President . and . Field 'Secre
tary H. C. Ostermann of the Lin
coln Highway association Jeft ,here
on the first leg of his annual double
transcontinental drive over the Lin
coln highway. - As Ostermann
pulled away from the headquarters
of the Lincoln highway association
here in the pure white Twin Six
which is familiar in every metrop
olis and cross-road community
along the 3,300 miles of Lincoln
highway between the Hudson river
and San Francisco bay, he started
what will be his 19 ocean-tb-ocean
run the 11 in the interest of the
Lincoln highway.
The. big white Packard was
loaded to the guards with the
"ammunition" which the field secre
tary will use in his important work
along the line of America's first
transcontinental Yoad this season.
He carries with him a motion pic
true projecting machine . and five
reels of interesting motion pictures,
depicting the progres on the Lin
coln highway, various types of road
construction, rural motor express
and highway freight transportation
possibilities.
Confers With Officials.
Ostermann headed for the Lin
coln highway south of Detroit at
Delphos, O., and will frpm that
point proceed east to New York
city vrhere the real start of the
exos-country trip wil be made at
Times Square. Important meetings
with the Lincoln highway consuls
and sUstajning members along the
route arescheduled for his eastern
drive.
The 1919 trip will be the most
important ever made for the -association
by the -field secretary, who
has to date rolled up over 300,000
miles on the Lincoln way. Over
$12,000,000 is scheduled for Lincoln
highway improvement this season
and amonjr other freight the Jield
secretary carries a large supply of
detour signs prepared by -the asso
ciation which will be placed to in
dicate the necessary detour roads'
wherever the Lincoln highway will
be under construction, which will be
in every state traversed by the
route. In addition to the other im
portant work necessitated by the
association's activities,- Ostermann
will handle the necessary arrange
ments along the line for the trans
continental government motor truck
trip; ,
Important Lincoln highway worlM
in Wyoming, Utah and Nevada
partly financed with funds provid
ed by the Lincoln Highway asso
ciation will be inspected by Mr.
Ostermann and additional arrange
ments made for further work in
these sparsely-populated states
where the association's assistance is
bringing about highway improve
ment. New Log Prepared.
A new and eomplete and accterate
log of the Lincoln highway condi
tions will.be prepared for publica
tion next season for the -benefit of
Lincoln highway sustaining mem
bers, and a special drive for addi
tional members will be made all
along the route, the association an
ticipating -not less than 10,000 be
tween New York" and San Francisco
this year. Public interest in the or
ganization's work has Increased by
leaps and bounds and public support
in an overwhelming measure is ex
pected. Altogether the vice president and
field secretary has some job cut out
for him this summer. State consuls,
and state highway officials are ex
pected to accompany him across
each state and assist Insofar as pos
sible with the improvement work.
Ostermann generally leaves the
Detroit headquarters for his sea
son's work on the road about May
1, and was delayed this . year
through the serious illness of his
wife and her recent unfortunate
death. Mrs. Ostermann had made
17 transcontinental drives with her
husband x and had hundreds of
friends along the route of the Lin
coln highway In every state.
Cadillac Car Scores in
Yearly Mountain Climb
'American enterprise and resource
have again been felt in Europe. An
American-made automobile haf
this year received the honor annu
ally bestowed upon the first motor
car to cross the Vosges mountains
at Le Thillot pass. y-
Engulfed 'in snow, and encounter
ing dangerous -obstacles at almost
every turn, an official army Cadillac,
which-had been driven 68,000 miles,,
passed over the Vosges mountains'
at Le Thillot pass,and descended,
coveted with snow, to the little
village of Curomagny. i
For years the French have given
great acclaim to the first car mak
ing this passage before the first of
June." "The passage -of the Cadillac
was on May 41.-, "The snow drifts
were almost impassable, though
spring thaws had already begun
Carburetor His,,
In many cars water and dirt In
the fuel system-cause almost end
less trouble, which may very likely;
be attributed to the engine proper.
Dirt will clog the minute crevice in
the carburetor, causing numerous
peculiar symptoms of trouble fo
appear. Many cars have no provis
ion except a metal strainer in the
tank, 'for preventing the entrance of
dirt into the fuel system. It is
suggested that the-owners of car
so equipped fit a trap in the gasQ?
lene line. All the larger manufac
turers of carburetors have devices
of this kind. -
Storage Battery Mounting.
If the storage battery is not se
cured tightly in1 its place the vibra
tion and jolts of ordinary travel
may ery possibly break soUie of
the jars. .
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VEST LEADS IN
PER CAPITA OF,
AUTOS OWNED
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Nebraska Ahead of All, With
California Second and
Iowa in Third
Place.
The west leads the nation in per
capita auto ownership, according to
figures compiled by the bureau of
publicity of the Omaha Chamber of
Commerce.
The first nine states are west of
the Mississippi, namely, Nebraska,
California, Iowa, South - Dakota,
Montana, Kansas, North Dakota,
Arizona and Minnesota.
Michigan in 10th place is the
leading state east of the Mississippi.
In Nebraska there is an auto to
evtry 7.8 people. In Other words,
if it were necessary for the entire
population to1 leave the-' state it
could be done. quickly without the
assistance of railroads. "'
The state of Utah is in 240i
place
Popula- One
tlon Autos. to
1.353.000 173,397 7.8
S. 835,000 407,761 . 7.9
2,245,000 278,313 X-S.l
764.000- 86,163 9.0
495,000 (1,053 97
1, 90S, 000 183,271 10.7
806,000 71,890 11.2
27S.O0O 23,905 11.6
2,350.000 204.450 11.5
Bank State.
1 Nebraskv
S California
S Iowa
4 South Dakota. .
5 Montana ......
. 6 Kansas
7-forth Dakota,. .
S Minnesota . !.
10 Michigan 4,155,000 262,126 -12.0
n Wyoming 197,000 1600 13.1
12 Colorado 1,056,000 15,000
13 Indiana J,878,000 227,160
14 Ohio 5,272,000 416,000
16 Wisconsin 2,610,000 196,844
16 -Washington ... 1,680,009 120,693
17 Oregon J 900,000 63,324
18 Nevada 124,000 8,160
19 eonnecttcut ... 1,300,000 84,840
20 Idaho 496,000 32,282
21 Illinois 8,300,000 390,000
22 Vermont ; 368.040 22,653
S3 Delaware 220,000 12,965
24 Utah - , 457.O0J 28,208
25 Maine . 779,000 44,872
26 New Hampshire 460,000 24,917
27 Maryland 1,410,000 77,683
28 Texas 4,565,000 251,118
Massachusetts.. 3,863,000 193,497
30 Missouri 8,600,000 189,306
31 New Jersey.... 3r60,000 164,870
32 Oklahoma 2,430,000 152,000
33 Florida' ' 935,000 46,196
34 Rhode Island.. 630,000 29,178
85 New York 10,570,000 441,183
36 Pennsylvania.. 8,850,000 362,961
37 New Mexico... 460,000 18,000
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13.2
13.9
14.2
16.1
16.3
15.8
16.2
16.2
17.0
17.4
17.6
18.0
18.2
18.2
19.4
18.5
19.7
19.9
20.2
21.6
24.0
24.4
25.6
27.0
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31.0
36.0
36.9
37.0
40.0
46.4
61.0
38 South Carolina
89 Georgia
40 Virginia
41 Tennessee ....
41 Kentucky ....
43 West Virginia
44 North Carolina
1,640,000
2,916,000
2,250,00
2,323,000
2,435,000
1,435,000
2,485,000
60,937
97,293
72,228
66.000
65,825
38,750
62,072
40,000
46.171
45 Louisiana ..... 1,855,000
46 Alabama 2,360,000
47 Arkansas 1,810,000
48 Mississippi .... 1,985,000
28.862
61.7
11,792 168.0
High Wages Is Cause of
Increased Sales of Autos
"One of the main .causes for tjie
increased buying of motor cars is
that of high wages," says W. R.
Nichols Dixie Flyer distributor.
y "Good wages increase desires
while high wages, like those f the
present, spell an enormous increase
in purchasing power. Then again
agricultural condition, due to record
crops, means an enlargement of the
buying power of the farmers.- This
combination, to my mind, is respon
sible for the increase in the demand
for automobiles over the regular de
mand by "those who have been own
ers for sometime."
100 Score On Expedition
Two loaded Traffics, which entered the St. Louis Motor Truck Ex
pedition of 400 miles, vmade a 100 per cent score, averaging 14
miles to a gajlon of gasoline. f '
They never faltered over any road under their heavy load and the high
est possible score was the reward to,the-lowet priced 4,000-lb. Rapac
ity truck in the world. ,
Here are a few pointawhich are worth considering when buying a truck. The Traf
fic Truck is equipped with: Continental Red Seal Motor, 3x5. Russell Internal
Gear Drive. Timkin Bearings."Kingston High Tension Magneto. Standard Universal
Joints Covert Transmission and Clutch. Wheel Base, r33anch.es. All other parts
are standard quality products. The Traffic hauls a 4,000-lfcrioad at a cost of 2c
per mile.
' Through error in setting last Sunday's advertisement abatement was made
tp the effect tfcat the Traffic Truck used 2 gallons of gasoline pr mile. TbU
should have read operates for 2 cent per mile. , '
- X DEALERS -Some Rood territory still open.
Mid-West Truck & Motor Co.
40th and Farnam Sis., Omaha, Neb.
Auto Trucks and Good
Roads Make Combine
to Help Feed People
".Motor trucks and good roads
form va combination," says R. H.
Spear, president of the All-Ameri-can
Truck company, Chicago, "in
which lies the solution of one of
our greatest economic problems
marketing of the- world'" food sup
ply, production of which has been
ougmented largely by the motor
truck's ally, the tractor.
"Our . government has asked that
this country furnish two-thirds
more food tq starving people
abroad than last year, thus Amer
ica is bearing the brunt of the cam
paign to feed the wglld. A glance
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CoorrlKbt naWH, WIS i
Test?
Drive around any ,day and ask us to tcs
your battery solution with a hydrometer.!
If you aren't' used to making this test your
self you will be surprised to see how easy it
really is. ' , ( '
If your car is a new one be sure to have your bafc
tery registered and get the benefit of Willard 9.-day
Battery Insurance. At the same time ask for a copy ,
of the booklet, "Willard Service and You." It telln'
all about the Willard Service and Adjustment PeMes
thai are of so much importance to you whether your
car is a new one or not. ,
Nebraska Storage Battery Co.
20TH AND , HARNEY STREETS. i
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DISTRIBUTORS.
1395
at the daily market pricea shows
that the American eltlret is making
daily contribution to this campaign
paying higher prices for food be
cause so much is going away from
Amenica and the law of supply and
demand is pushing prices jcver
higher." v
Largest Electric Sign ' "
Tells About Flsk Tiresr
The largest electric sign in the!
world is located on proadway, New
York. The largest single electric!
word is there near 54th street in
the sign advertfsing Fisk Tires. This;
mammoth word of four letter
"F-i-s-k" measures 128 feet In width
and each letter 38 feet high. The
letter "I," for instance, is more than
eight feet 11 width.
Bee Want Ads do the business.
Sure!
Phone) Harmy 3500.