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About Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922 | View Entire Issue (Aug. 17, 1919)
t 4! ONE SET OF CORD FIRES G0 11,000 MLESON COAST , 3usiness Man Makes 4,000 Mile Trip on Tires Already Used for 7,000 Miles. , j ' , Four thousand miles from Ta coma to Salt Lake City and Los ! Angeles, and return through San Francisco on a set of tires that had already delivered 7,000 miles of V service; this is the achievement that has just been completed by Ralph H. Shaffer, a prominent man of Ta coma, Wash., in a Franklin sedan, equipped with Goodyear cord tires. The manner in which he set about . 5n this tour through six western ' states, equal in distance to a tour across the continent, with only one spare tire, exhibits graphically the confidence he had in his tires to withstand the trip. He was com pelled to use this spare only when near the end of the tour, one of the wheels of his car was crushed by an other car. At this time another tiri was put into service, as it was al ready mounted on the wire wheel which replaced the crushed one. This trip through six western States offered some of the worst road conditions possible. Many roads were being repaired and many tedious detours made over roads that existed by courtesy only. Mexico and California the heat was Over the deserts of Utah, New intense and the sand deep, yet ho trouble was experienced with tires or motor. Up and down the Sierras and the Cascades their performance was equally good. At Los Angeles Mr. Shaffer, in company with several Goodyear of ficials looked over the site which has been selected for the new Good year factory in that city which will represent an investment of $20,000,-000. ing just the width of one of the floor boards. Next bore a hole in the floor board, just big enough to get the finger in, so that it is a simple matter to lift the floor board out whenever necessary and to sweep out dirt, mud and general lit ter as need arises. For a Clean Floor. A labor saving way of keeping the rear compartment of the Ford car clean is to cut out pieces on either side of the car where the cross pieces are placed, each cut-out be- Distilled Water. Distilled water is, of course, abso lutely essential for the storage bat tery. It is not always possible to procure this easily and any car own er can make his ov:i distilled water by means of a very simple appar atus. Have a length of annealed copper tubing coiled, so that it will fit in a dishpan. Connect the end of the copper tubing with an ordi nary tea kettle by means of a short piece of rubber tubing. The other end of the tube is curved so that the water passing down will drip into a bottle or other container. The dish pan in which the coil rests is filled with cold water, frequently re newed to keep it cold. The water in the tea kettle is boiled and the steam so produced passes out of the spout into the tube, through the coil, where it is cooled and con densed back into water again and is finally collected for use in the bot tle at the end of the copper tube. LOVE AND INTRIGUE, HAPPINESS and sadness, luck and misfor tuneall these have marked the exceptional career of Major J. F. Loos brock, recently returned from a year's absence overseas. Particularly joyful was the reunion between Major Loosbrock and his wife and two children, Helen and. Jack. He had never seen the latter, born while the was in France. Major Loosbrock will celebrate his 30th birthday late this month, and is considerable of a hero in many respects. They have been living at the home of Mrs. Loosbrock, 2713 Fowler avenue. 1 ,. I Hi f fflMT Why Shouldn't a Truck be Completely Equipped Electrically? Automobile Topics remarks on the large numbers of hand lanterns that decorate the front end of motor trucks, shedding a dim but far from religious light and comments intelligently on the absolute danger of such faulty equip ment. And then it sagely remarks "Why shouldn't motor trucks be equipped with electric lights? They would more than save their cost by helping the driver avoid the bad places in the road. And this aside from getting better service from the trucks Safety Demands Complete Electrical Equipment This is what we have said right along. Almost four years ago we took the platform for complete electric starting and lighting equipment in a very certain way by equipping every Grant truck with a first class electric lighting and starting system. We have gone the limit in this direction. We believe a truck should be as completely equipped as a passenger car. Other mak ers will see it later. , Grant equipment includes, in addition, the necessary storage battery carried in a cushioned cradle, spot light in addition to head lights, driver's seat, wind- 1800 pounds including body 1 tons 2 tons $1170 $1885 $2150 f . o. b. Cleveland Omaha Auto Sales Company 2060-62 Farnam St OMAHA, NEB. GRANT MOTOR CAR CORPORATION - - CLEVELAND shield of the rain-vision ventilat ing type, Pierce governor, Boyce motometer, instrument board assembly including speedometer, oil gauge, ammeter, choker, front fenders, bumper, complete tool equipment, etc. The accessory man has no use for Grant trucks. But the man who drives and the man who pays for the truck knows that we are giving the biggest truck value in the world more for the money in real truck value man anyone else. Is this what you want? Is this what you believe in? Then:ome and see us. J New Columbia Sport Model The Columbia Motors company, manufacturers of the Columbia Six, are now showing a new special sport model which has snappy, straight lines and distinctive fea tures and equipment which makes it really deserve the name sport model. It is equipped with disc wheels, special lined top, beautiful water proof tapestry upholstery, cord tires all around and one extra tire on the spare wheel, Raydex spotlight and bumpers. Quite an unusual result has been achieved in the painting of this special model. It has a pecu liar mottled finish in which dull shades of reds, greens and browns are harmonized, giving it somewhat the appearance of a beautiful piece of polished granite. It has been remarked by motorists who have seen it that this finish is one that is distinctive and will at tract attention on the street. And yet, unlike most unusual finishes, it is not one of which the owner will soon become tired Peterson Motor Co. to Enlarge Its Auto Service Department Announcement was made last week to the effect that the Peter son Motor company, located at 2427 Farnam street, had taken on the distribution of Auburn automo biles. "We have been watching the Auburn for some time and have been impressed with both the ap pearance of the car and the manner in which it stands up under hard usage," asserted R. W. Peterson of the Peterson Motor company. "The opportunity to represent the line presented itself and we were indeed glad to avail ourselves of the contract. "That's about all we can say. "We are planning now to enlarge our service facilities and go after a volume business on this sturdy car. Everything points to its going over 'strong' and we are already to get behind the car wijh our entire organization." Increased Car Fares , Helps Sale of Bicycles The 7-cent street car fare has. re sulted in a surprising demand for bicycles says James Van Avery, manager of the Nebraska Motorcy cle and Bicycle Co. People have found that a bicycle will get them to work with far less expense and will save them the discomfort of the crowded street cars. "Since the introduction of the 7 cent fares we have sold more Excel sior bicycles than ever before in the same length of time and we find that wage-earners are using the bi cycle more than in previous times," says he. The increased use of the bicycle among factory workers has resulted in a large number of fac tories building wheel racks where the employes may leave their wheels during working hours. This method of fostering the use of the bicycle by their workers is simply good business for the employers as the bicycle brings the employe to work on time and the slight exercise in volved in fiding the bicycle keeps turn tit tor his daily work. X Maud. ff res Do Wear In fact, they wear so well that thousands of other makes are being replaced by In lands in Chicago alone. Based on actual performance they have taken the "windv city" by storm. Superior Construction Make Them The "Most-Mileage" Tires On The Market. Guarantee Cords, 10,000, Fabrics, 6,000 Pure Gum Tubes. Inland Tire & Supply Co. For Sale at Townsend Gun Co. Phone Douglas 870. 1514 Farnam St. We Are Also Distrib utors For Sno-Flake Polish J I War Veteran 76, Gives Life to New History of Indians Story of the Redskin During the Period From 1775 to 1824 Will Be Accurately Related by E. S. Ricker, Author and Historian. i That the history of the 'American Indian during the period from 1775 to 1824 might remain strictly ac cording to fact, E. S. Ricker, 76 years old, author, historian and vet eran of the civil war, is spending the remaining years of his life recasting a constructive history of the Indian race. - Up to a few weeks ago, Mr. Ricker was assistant to the chief of the educational department of the Indian affairs bureau at Washing ton, assigned to tasks dealing with historical .survey, classification of document!, and other matters relat ing to the chronology of the Amer ican Indian. He spent eieht vcars in this capacity. Starts Investigation Here. This week he came to Omaha to investigate files of The Omaha Bee in quest of data concerning the po litical affairs governing the appoint ment and record of Indian agents of '49 and the years that followed. cawara Kosewater, tounaer ot The Bee, he says, was intensely inter ested in Indian affairs and published many articles of historical value. "I'm laying plans fo the publica tion of a series of histories cover ing the life of the American Indian find the relation of the tribes with the government during the period from 1775 to 1824," he said. "I'm traveling through parts of the coun try where I can obtain best first hand authentic information." Man of Letters. Mr. Ricker is a man of letters. He came to Nebraska in the early 80s, settling at Chadron. He had studied law with John F. Scott, his "buddy" in the Civil war, at Povve- I 1 S6 k .1" w " (ft shicic county, Iowa. In 1903 he founded the Chadron Times, intro ducing for the first time the edi torial column in a country journal. He lived at Chadron 22 years. During the last great Indian war he resided 50 miles from the scene of the battle of Wounded Knee, which he now terms the "Butcher of Wounded Knee." Later as historian for the United State senate he "mapped" the battlefield and also that in the Big Horn basin where Custer made his last stand against the Sioux Indians. Gets His Appointment At Washington he was appointed from among 50 applicants as the government's official historian in In dian affairs. He served eight years with Dr. Howard M. Hamlin of Oklahoma and Mrs. Bacon-Foster, a New York woman of talent, both experts in historial survey. He was assigned to the task of classifying the tons of historical documents concerning negotiations.bctween the United States and the Indians. His work ended this year. During the civil, war Ricker served with the 102d Illinois infan ti. lie took part in the march from "Atlanta to the Sea" under (Gen eral Sherman, lie participated in marches and campaigns through seven states and was finally mus tered out at Washington, June 6, 1865. He at once began studying law in Iowa. Traces Ancestry Far. Mr. Ricker can trace his ancestry to the first crusade into the Holy Land in 1096. Two brothers, num bered among his ancestors, Mclchior and George von Ryken, which is the original family name, migrated from England in 1651. Relatives on his mother's side landed on Plymouth Rock from the Mayflower in 1621. His ancestry have inhabited America upwards of 300 years. His father was a native of Maine. "I'm going on until I have thor oughly covered the field," he said. "My next stop will be at Denver, where there are historical docu ments of value on file." Mr. Ricker has a personal library of more than 2,500 books relating to Indian af fairs. This coupled with his nine years of intensive research work at Washington will form the basis of his History of the American Indian. Conservation. Nothing is ever lost the kick that was taken out of the beer is now in the public. Boston Transcript. It Makes the Most Miles in a Day T IGHTER than any other car of equal size, the Holmes I j Improved Air-Cooled Car holds to the road better at high speeds. Flexible construction, the absence of rigid cross members in the frame, full-elliptic springs and perfect balance of weight keep the wheels to the road. The Holmes swings along in boulevard comfort at from 35 to 40 miles an hour over roads that are ordinarily considered rough, and driven by most cars at speeds not to exceed 15 to 20 miles an hour. The flexible front end construction, nude possible by the elimination of the rigid construction necessary when a radiator is carried, accomodates the wheels to the road. The car is not bounced into the air by road shocks. The full elliptic springs with a wide easy throw assimilate the blows from the road theyre absorbed in the spring action and not transmitted to the body and the occupant. In swinging comers there is no tendency for the rear end of the car to threw around. The wheels stay on the ground with a firm tractive grip. And yet; with all this flexibility,, the Holmes it unusually steady to drive. Without the slightest feeling of fatigue, greater mileage can be covered in a day than with any other touring car. Added to this superior ability in holding the road is the fuel economy and high tin mileage which has established the Holmes as the most economical of quality cars. A ffAtltina ' n,.n.n,inn rx( 1 Q Oft m 1. tf tfA (Tallnfl in ffin 1 i rr-.-irJ il n. n. a v ... ! U .. ........ 1 ... lAUSUIllLIUll VI HJ1V tw t..v.a, a. t..t IllVIVl Willi aClUfJlAllB lPC YaiVeS, eigHt teen valves all in the head, a tire service of 10,000 miles to the set, are proof that high operating cost is no longer necessary in a large, luxurious tourintj car and that the price of economy is no longer restricted carrying capacity and cramped discomfort. Tate -Morton Company . Distributors for Nebraska and Iowa. 1 2417 Farnam St. OMAHA, NEB. 1 Improved. Air Cooled