THE OMAHA SUNDAY BEE: SEPTEMBER 28, 1919."
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OWNER ON DRIVr
TO CALIFORNIA
SAYS NASH 'FIT'
Big Six Proves Ability to Go
Through Mud in Hard
' Journey Recently
Taken.
' , Crossing the country during a
rainy period in a drive from Rock-
ford, 111., to California, D. P. Cutler
emerged from the sea of mud an ar
dent advocate of good roads and an
enthusiastic admirer of his Nash
Six, which carried him and his fam
ily through with only one stop on
the road a stop to change a spark
plug. . I
: "More could not be asked of any
car than has been delivered by this,"
said Mr. Cutler in a letter, "and if
our return to Rockford is nearly as
smooth as the trip out we will take
' off our hats to the Nash Six.
; Car Doesn't Fall Down.
i "Our car has done everything we
have asked of it and 'a little bit
more.' Out here in California our
engine purrs along over the roads
and fairly eats up their steep grades.
"It,isvonderful experience to be
able to cross the country from Illi
nois in 12 days a trip that took
. pioneers six months or more. We
jjave looked the country over from
the top of Pike's Peak, driving our
Nash to the top an altitude of 14,
109 feet. We have looked down into
the canyon of the Colorado, a sheer
drop of over 6,000 feet.
Only Hesitated Once.
( "In fact, the only time our Nash
. hesitaUd was when we shoved its
nose up to look down this awful
depth. Through sunshine and rain,
over good roads and bad, through
V conditions that at times were ap
palling, we have at last arrived in
, the land of eternal sunshine the
piotorists paradise.
"We did not reach the celebrated
asphalt roads of California until
T within 30 miles of San Bernardino,
where at Cajon Pass we drove up,
over and through the mountains on
asphalt roads with easy grades that
can be negotiated "on high.'
"To say we are enjoying our trip
is putting it mildly. But after all is
said and done it is road conditions
that determine the staying qualities
of a car." . '
Dealers' Enthusiasm for
. Allen Cars on Increase
"We've noticed a decided increase
in dealer enthusiasm since our deal
ers have had to drive their cars away
from the factory instead of shipping
' by rail," said R. G. Ewell, sales
manager of the Allen Motor com
pany of Columbus, O.
"When first the shortage in ship-
ping facilities was. felt motor car
makers worried about the lack. They
have found, however, that there is no
better kind of introduction between
the product and the dealer than the
long drive-way experience.
"If the car is a-gOod performer,
the trip home from the factory will
fortify the dealer with selling enthu
siasm such as he could not possibly
get from the short test rides . or
dinarily mad close to his sales
room, r
Bee Want Ads offer rare bargains
to persistent readre
Stephens Salient Stands Long Trip Well
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A very unusual record for serv
ing hat iiisf rnme to the notice of
te Mid-City Motor & Supply com
pany in connection with the sale ot
a model 82 Stephens Salient Six
roadster made to B. M. Stoddard
at Sloan, la., on July 19.
Since this automobile was pur
rtiaeori if lia heen used continu
ally by Mr. Stoddard in a pleasure
trip over the western part of the
United States and has been driven
in the short time that .it has been
in his possession, 4,850 miles.
Three thousand two hundred and
fifty miles of this was made in one
trip, to Chicago, thence to Win
nipeg, and back to Omaha. The
average mileage secured byy Mr.
Stoddard was 19 miles per gallon
of- gasoline, which is conclusive
proof of the efficiency of thenew
power plant used in the Stephens
Salient Six.
On the trip one and one-half
gallons of water was used, showing
the wonderful cooling properties of
the thermos syphon system and
radiator. On one stretch of the
trip Mr. Stoddard maintained an
average speed of 45 miles per hour
for 15 consecutive hours.
TOVNSEND ASKS
FARMERS TO AID
ROAD MEASURE
Importance of Truck High
ways Called to Attention
' of Land Owners; Urges
Co-operation.
Asserting that construction and
maintenance of the main highways
of the country will not only insure
the farmer travelable trunk roads
the year around, but will also release
state and county funds for the con
struction of farm to market roads,
Senator Charles E. Townsend of
Mirhican has called tinon the farm
ers of the country to co-operate with
him in securing the passage ot the
Townsend bill. '
In a letter addressed to members
of the National .Grange, Senator
Townsend says:
"Few questions are of more far
reaching importance to the people of
the United States, none in my opin
ion, to the people of the farms of
the United States, than the question
of how best to efficiently and eco
nomically build roads "which will
serve all interests. The remarkable
growth of motor ttinspcrtation in
the past few years, and its still more
tremendous potentiality for the fu
ture, the great necessity, for inter
state roads no less than market
roads, has brought us to a point
where past procedure is no longer
sufficient. Large sums will inevit
ably be expended on our highways
to make them useful for longer
periods and to decrease transporta
tion costs. Every dollar so expended
must pnng back a full dollar s worth
of value.
"At the last session of congress,
I introduced a measure which
would provide for a national high
way system of main trunk lines to
be constructed and forever main
tained by the United States gov
ernment under the ' direction of a
federal highway commission and re
quiring as a basis for administra
tion, a scientific study into the prin
ciples governing highway transpor
tation and construction.
"My 'purpose at that time was
simply to bring about a country
wide discussion. So general was
the public interest that a great
many national, State and local or
ganizations endorsed the principles
so enunciated, while many valuable
and constructive suggestions were
received.
Ask Farmers Help.
"These suggestions I have since
incorporated -into a bill which is
nows once more before congress,
this time with the hope that an
aroused and enlightened public
sentiment may result in its trans
lation into law.
"A principle involved in this pill
may need statement in more de
tail at this point, to meet certain
suggestions which have come, espe
cially from the people of the farms
of the country. It is that by taking
over a certain definite' mileage of
highways in every state to be built
and maintained by the federal gov
ernment, the states and the local
ities, will be given not only the in
centive and the example of well
built roads, but will also have saved
from their own expenses for such
construction the money needed to
build those equally needed market
roads, and at the same time will be
providing the across-state and inter
state roads which makes every radi
ating market road not only a.
market road to its nearest market
point, but to the other greater
market centers.
"If you agree with the principles
contained in my measure, I would
be glad to have your earnest co-operation-
in securing its passage."
That surplus piece of 'furniture
can be turned into cash by a Bee
Want Ad.
Concerning Rims and
Rim Devices for Autos
There is in general use today
three basic types of rims, the fixed
clincher, the demountable clincher
and the straight side. There are vari
ations of these, such, as the universal,
which is a side ring type, converti
ble frvm straight side to clincher
merely by reversing the, side- ring.
The tixed clincher type' is used on
only one make of car, the Ford, and
the writer understands that the
greater part of the present produc
tion i3 going to come through with
demouritables. The demountable
clincher is used to some extent and
is an excellent type. It is simply an
ordinary clincher" rim, with which
soft bead clincher tires are used, but
instead of being fixed to the wheel
the rim is held in place by means
of the usual lugs. The split rim is
theMype generally used for straight
side tires. This type is traversely
split and the ends are locked to
gether so that there is no possibility
of them coming apart. Th? universal
rim is fitted with a detachable side
ring by means of which it may be
made to accommodate either straight
side or clincher tires.
Oil Shield.
Vaporized oil that comes through
the breather is blown out in a mist,
covering hood and engine and mak
ing an abominable mess. This trou
ble -may be cured by fitting an el
bow of soft rubber hose over the
breather pipe. A tin pipe, is fitted
over" the other end of this elbow
long enough to reach down into the
dust pan, to which it isjastened. In
this way the vaporized oil will be
carried away from the engine and
hood. '
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Ammeter Trouble.
1 When the ammeter shows a rate
of charge or discharge very, much
higher than usual it may be accepted
as an indication that there is a cross
somewhere, so that the battery is
not getting the current intended
for it.
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PROBLEM THAT
FACES AN OWNER
Low Grade Gasoline Often
Causes Motor Knocks and
Fouls the Spark
Plugs.
' "With the tremendous increase in
the consumption of gasoline and the
consequent reduction in its quality
the fuel problem is becoming of
greater importance every day to the
automobile owner," declared Guy lT
Smith today.
"To understand the situation it is
necessary to remember that the au
tomobile motor is operated by heat,
that it is the expansion of the hot
gases in the combustion chamber
that moves the piston. The prob
lem then is to extract as many heat
units as possible out of the fuel that
is taken into the cylinder.
"In the early days this was com
paratively easy, as the gasoline sup
plied then was highly volatile and
was easily vaporized into an in
flammable gas. As the demand for
gasoline increased, however, the sup
ply proved insufficient and had to
be supplemented by the addition of
the heavier oil products, which were
not so easily vaporized.
Refuses to Vaporize.
"The result was exactly the same
as though you tried to burn heavy
lump coal in a furnace designed ex
clusively for nut. , In the automo
bile engine the heavier fuel refused
to vaporize properly. Part of it
was burned, part of it formed car
bon and fouled the spark plugs,
while sorne leaked past the-piston
rings into the oil in the crank case,
destroying its lubricating properties.
"The outcome was burned-out
bearings, fouled spark plugs, the for
mation of excessive carbon in the
cylinders, hard starting, waste of
fuel, low mileage, loss of power and
a knocking motor. To remedy these
evils engineers resorted to various
methods of applying heat to assist in
the vaporization of the fuel, realize
ing that the low-grade gasoline
available would supply more heat
units than high-grade fuel and fur
nish more power if these heat units
could be extracted.
Has High Horsepower.
"The result may be seen in the
Essex, the wonderful performance of
which during the past few months
has astonished the motor world. Al
though it is only 29'2 inches in
length overall, the Essex motor 'de
velops more than 56 horsepower.
This remarkable achievement is
made possible by its scientific con
struction, which permits the thor-
TUB UK TVER SAL CAR
The Ford car can well be called the People's Car, because there are more
than 3,000,000 of. them in daily operation. That is about seven, to one of ho
nearest follower in the motor car industry. This would not be so if the Ford car
had not for sixteen years proven its superiority in service in durability, and in
the low cost for operation and maintenance; this would not be so if the Ford car
was not so easy to understand, so simple in construction that anybody and every
body can safely drive it. It k everybody's necessity because it doubles the value
of time, and is the quick, convenient, comfortable and economical method of
transportation. Leave your order with any one of the dealers listed below t
McCaffrey Motor Co., 15th and Jackson Sts.
Sample-Hart Motor Co., 18th and Burt Sts.
Universal Motor Co., 2562 Leavenworth St.
C. E. Paulson Motor Co., 20th and Ames Ave
- Adkins Motor Co., 4911 South 24th St.
WMl.
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ough atomization and burning of
every drop of fuel supplied.
"The" manifold carrying the car
buretor is bolted directly to the
cylinder block and the inward pas
sages are given a downward slope
from the carburetor throughi the
valves. Perfect conditions for
starting are assured since1 the raw
gasoline flowing from a chocked
carburetor must prime every cylin
der in the most effective way. The
combination of gravity flow of the
mixture and the hot manifold in
sures perfect distribution and com
plete combustion of the fuel.
"In addition the shutters on the
radiator, which are 'controlled from
the dash, enable the driver to oper
ate the motor at the most efficient
temperature which is clearly indi
cated by the motormeter on the ra
diator cap. In the winter the louvre
openings in the hood are covered on
the inside with a plate, doing away
with the necessity for the unsightly
radiator covers seen in winter on
so many cars.
"The result is an efficiency in
operation which has made the Essex
one of the most popular cars ever
brought out, as is shown by the
more than 12,000 already in the
hands of their owners." s
Auto Batteries and
Tires Are Alike; Both
, Need Careful Watch
The tires tfiat relieve your car
from the shock of the road, and the
storage battery that supplies current
for lighting and starting are similar
in several ways to Elmer Roserigren
of the Nebraska Storage Battery
Company. , , "
It's easy to see that there is a re
semblance between the air held unr
der pressure in the tire and the elec
tricity held ready for service by the
battery. In both the tire and the
battery you are depending on com
mon but invisible forces.
Of all points'of similarity between
tire and battery, however, the
strongest is that of care required.
Your tires, for instance, may go on
mile after mile without giving you a
bit of trouble. . Then on a little
stretch of rough road there may
come a "por and you're on a flat
tire. The tire was a good tire up to
the minute it blew, and could have
been repaired at small cost; but for
weeks, perhaps, that spot may have
been wearing deeper into the casing.
These'conditions are closely paral
leled in the storage battery with
lectricity instead of air as the force
to b$ held in check: and the insula
tion in place of the tire casing. When
the battery is new the insulation is
petfect just as a new tire casing is
fneee from flaws. As time goes on
some slight weakness may develop.
If you watch your battery these can
bt taken care of at very small cost
and no sefious troubles will come
up. V
No matter how perfect your tires
or battery are it pays well to keep
your eye on them and stop the little
troubles before they develop into big
"Drive Away" Holmes Cars
from Long Distances Home
When automobile dealers "drive
away" new cars from the factory to
insure early delivery for purchasers
they are showing their belief jn the
car, particularly when they dive is
far as from Canton, O., to Philadel
phia, Pa., or to Chicago, 111. 1
Nearly every day this season ha
seen dealers from distant points ar
rive at the Holmes factory to take'
their cars back over the road.
From Canton to "Chicago,, nearly
420 miles over the road, new Holmes
cars, just out of the factory, have
shown gasoline mileage per gallon
as high as 22 miles average for the.
trip. V
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rO 1 1 I I BATTERY
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Decide on Your
Next Battery NOW
I Your 'next battery should be a WiHwd
with Threaded Rubber Insulation because
it is the one kind of battery that gives you
adequate protection-against the expensive
reinsulation that is sure to come to an
ordinary battery.
Four years' experience on many thousand
cars have proven the remarkable durability
of this latest Willard invention.
It eliminates the one biggest cause of
battery troubles.
Call and let us tell you about it. We'll
help you get every last day's use out of
your present battery at the least possible
expense, but we Want you to have a better
battery. , '
( Nebraska
Storage Battery Co.
20th and Harney. Phone Tyler 2920.
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rnmediate Delivery
No Waiting Drive Your Car NOW
The next three months is the most delightful period
of the year for motoring Vexatious delays rob you of
health and pleasure. Our f oresightect policy and the
co-operation of the factory enable us to promise, imme-,
diate delivery of the splendid new. 1920 models of the
new DIXIE FLYER.
The new DIXIE FLYER is a car of many refinements and improvements.
- Every essential that will add service, increase efficiency and economy and
make it more complete as a DEPENDABLE passenger car is included in the
specifications and list of improvements. An ADVANCED car at a price
that the man of moderate means can afford to buy and operate. "
Dealer 55 Attention Some valuallle territory atill open in Nebraska, Iowa and South Dakota. Get In
1caiCl 9; miCllllUU toucn j, U8 tt once and Jearn our ijberai proposition and co-operativa plaa.
W. R. NICHOLS MOTOR CO.
Distributors.
2520 Farnam Street, Omaha, Neb. .
$1365 f. o b. factory.
Touring Car or Roadster.
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