liHE OMAHA SUNDAY BEE; OCTOBER 5, 1919
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FARMER'S WIFE
PROFITS BY NEW
: LIGHTING PLAN
Is Now Able to Do the Churn
ing Sweeping, Ironing,
Etc., by Means of
Electricity.
Mr. V. L. Killy, president and
general manager of Killy & Noyei
company, WiTlyi-Light distributers
for eastern Nebraska and western
Iowa, aays: . '
"The farmer's wife, after genera
tions of irksome toil, is coming into
her own.
"With the universal adoption of
the auto and the more recent per
fection of individual electric light
ing and power, plants, her home life
has undergone an epochal change.
Churns by Electricity.
"For the most part she churned
by hand, washed by hand, swept by
hand and sewed by uncertain light.
The result was that she grew old
before her time and enjoyed none of
the pleasures to which she was
rightfully entitled.
"Mo development of the ero'a has
done so much to better her condition
as the modern electric lighting and
power plants. With the perfection
of these a decided change has been
brought about in her daily life.
Where once she bent over a tub she
now has a power washer. The hand
-chum she has discarded for one
operated by an electric motor. The
old broom has been supplanted by a
vacuum cleaner. The smoking oil
lamp has been replaced by an elec
tric portable. The sewing machine
and milk separators are now equip
ped with motors.
."The irooning;is done by elec
tricity. There is modern sanitary
plumbing and running water in the
house improvements which may be
traced directly to the new plants
which furnish the necessary power
for pumping.
"For the first time the women
folks of the farm are living like
their city cousins. The recent an
nouncement and demonstration of a
new electric lighting and power
plant known as Willys Light, by the
Electric Auto-Lite corporation of
-Toledo, has done much to bring the
potential value of . these modern
home electric systems to the atten
tion of the farmer. )
Milk Pries in Boston
Jumps Cent a Quart
Boston, Oct. 4. An increase in
the price of milk " of 1 cent per
quart is predicted. The contracts
bctwten the milk concerns of Bos
ton and the New England Milk Pro
ducers' association expire, and be
cause of the advancing prices of
grain and other dairy essentials, it
is believed the farmer will demand
more money for his product, with
the result that the millc companies
will be forced to boost their price
another notch.
Sixteen and one-half or 17 cents
wHl be the new price in, the event
that an increase is effected, dealers
declare.
An artificial silk of much strength
has been developed in the Philip
pines by crossing certain fibre
plants.
Noyes-Killy Again Handles King Car
The Noyes-Killy Motor Car com
pany has again contracted with the
King Motor Car company for the
distribution of King cars in this ter
ritory, and judging from all reports,
both the factory and the local con
cern are very happy in regard to
the new arrangement. Both hope to
bring the King back to its former
place in the community within a
very shortvtime.
"It is certainly a great satisfaction
to produce something new, which
upon exhibition immediately takes
the public eye." W. L. Killy of the
Noyes-Killy Motor company was
giving vent to some of his enthu
siasm on the post-war model of the
King "8."
The particular car under discus
sion is one of the handsomest and
snappiest looking two-passenger
cars that has ever graced a show
room floor.1
The factory has christened it the
Road-King, and it is a most appro
priate name. Everything about the
Road-King radiates that indefinable
something,, that suggests character,
class, speed, strength and comfort.
"Everyone who inspects the Road
King goes into ecstasies over it,"
says Mr. Killy, "whether they can
afford one or not.
"During my long career in selling
automobiles, I don't believe I have
ever handled a car which won favor
and pretty compliments so instantly
as does this Road-King."
Car Owners Should Give
Thought to Wheels of Auto
They Are Among the Hardest Working Parts of the
Machine and Yet But Few Pay Any Attention to
Their Care.
The modern automobile wheel is
among the hardest working parts of
the car, and yet so well has it been
perfected that it rarely gives trou
ble, and the average car owner is
almost oblivious to anything except
its bare existence. And yet, strange
as it may seem, it looks as if we
were on the verge of some change
in the wheel field, though it is not
likely to be the complete revolution
that some authorities seem to im
agine. Wheels at the present time in use
may be divided into four major
classes wood, wire, disk and steel
spoke wheels. The latter type, is
practically confined to motor truck
construction, but cannot be entirely
neglected in any comprehensive
view of the wheel situation.
The predominating type of wheel
at the present time is the wood
wheel, made of second growth
American hickory. There is no real
cause of complaint against the serv
ice rendered by this type of wheel,
although many academic flaws are
picked in it by experts who favor
other types. Until recently it was
assumed that failure of the supply
of second growth hickory would
eventually compel our wheel makers
to switch to another type. Recent
government forestry figures, how
ever, seem to show that we have a
supply of this wheel material suffi
cient to, last for some time. This be
ing so, it is scarcely likely that any
other type of wheel will oust the
wooden wheel from its position of
pre-eminence in the American mo
tor car industry.
May Go to Pieces.
While the wooden wheel is gener
ally efficient in service, occasionally
this type has been known to go to
pieces under excessive strains. Wire
wheel advocates claim that this can
nfcver happen with their favorite
type. The commonest failure of
wooden wheels is the development
of anroying squeaks. This trouble
may be remedied by driving wooden
wedges into the spiders where the
spokes have become loosened. Car
owners frequently neglect to give
due attention to the hub bolts of
their wooden wheels. These bolts
pass through the wheel and hold the
hub plate in position. In the case of
the rear wheels the hub bolts also
hold the brake drums. If these bolts
are permitted to become loose, the
wheel will be thrown out of align
ment. This will make driving diffi
cult and inevitably tire wear will be
enormously increased.
Next in popularity to wooden
wheels comes the wire type. Strange
ly encr.gh the wire wheel was the
original automobile wheel, but it
was simply lifted bodily from the
bicycle and was quite inadequate to
stand the strains of its new service.
Later considerable changes in de-
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THERE is a de
finite reason for
the oval shape and
rounded surface of
Staggard Studs.
There is a reason for
their precise number
and the exact location
of one stud in relation
to the other.
Staggard Studs scien
tifically produce
maximum grip with
minimum friction.
They reduce ishock
and side swing be
cause the tire travels
always on rounded
surfaces.
The Prodium Process
of compounding the
rubber assures slow,
even wear, compar
able to the contact of
metal against the
road. 1
The Republic, thanks
to the logical con
struction of the Stag
gard tread, is in our
opinion, the best and
probably the one
truly x scientific non
skid tire.
KOPAC BROTHERS
DISTRIBUTORS.
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Cahmbaa, ScbtnrWr aa DarU CHf.
Kabraaka.
Republic
Time
3C
ROAD BUILDING
PROGRAM WILL
NEED MACHINERY
Nebraska and Neighboring
States to Secure Equip
x ment Early for Spring
Work.
sign were effected and the wire
wheel was made entirely practicable
for the motor vehicle. In Europe,
where no second growth hickory
was available and no other wood
efficient for wheel construction at
hand, wire wheels became standard
and still are. Here in this country,
with our supply of hickory, we early
abandoned the crude wire wheels of
the early days and switched to wood.
Wire Wheel Superior.
As a matter of fact the modern
wire wheel has certain undoubted
points of superiority over its wood
rival. The wire wheel is somewhat
stronger in resisting shocks than
even the best wood wheel. The lat
ter, too, it is claimed, with continual
service becomes somewhat distorted,
a condition that increases tire wear.
The wire wheel, supported at the
rim by a greater number of spokes,
is not liable to this distortion
trouble.
A further point of advantage
claimed for the wire wheel is that
the metal more easily dissipates the
heat engendered by running. Wood
is undoubtedly a poor heat conduc
tor and steel is an excellent one.
The wire wheel never gives annoy
ance by developing squeaks. But
the wire wheel demands a consider
able amount of care to keep it in
good condition. The enamel must
be watched and whenever it cracks
off, as it does occasionally, the spot
must be painted over or else mois
ture will cause rusting. This is par
ticularly dangerous around the nip
ples where the spokes join the rim.
Wire wheels must be kept clean if
they are to 'continue to be an orna
ment to the car. The mud must be
rigorously cleaned oflt from between
the spokes after every run.
Watch for Broken Spokei.
Car owners usinar wire wheels
should give these parts of the eauio-
ment a thorough inspection once
every three weeks or oftener to see
that no spokes are loose or bent and
that no rust has formed around the
nipples. In one type of wire wheel
a serrated drive is used and these
serrations must be kept perfectly
clean. If nicks should develop in
the serrations there will be difficulty
in mounting the wheel. Should rust
form on the driving surface it should
be removed immediately with kerosene.
The tendency toward coverin the
wire wheel with steel disks is of
comparatively recent origin. The
disk wheel is considered a distinct
addition to the appearance of the car
and it serves to keep the wheel be
neath from dirt, rust, etc.
In France and England they are
using steel spoke wheels for passen
ger car service, and they are giving
excellent results. They are stronger,
and their heat radiating qualities are
better, in appearance these wheels
are just the same as our familiar
artillery type wooden wheels. It is
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noi impossiDie inai me sieci spoKc
wheel may be the type of the fu
ture. ,
There are certain details of care
which must be given alike to all
types of wheels. Every wheel runs
on a bearing, and this must be kept
packed with grease. Unce a month
each wheel on the car should be
jacked up and turned to see that it
moves freely. At the same time the
spokes at top and bottom should
be grasped and the wheel be pushed
and pulled to see whether excessive
play has developed. Wear in the ,
bearings or hub may cause this
trouble. In the case of wooden
wheels, distortion of the wheel some
times makes it difficult to mount
the rim, or the rim may get out
of shape and the same trouble will
result When this occurs, it is an
easy matter to force the rim into
place by placing the jack against the
nut ana tne trouoiesome piace in
the rim. Occasionally the rims creep
a little, so that the valve stems are
bent or even broken off. This may
be caused by loose lugs or by a dis
torted rim or by a rim with worn
shoulders. It is well to keep an eye
on the valve stems, for by their
angle one is warned that the rim is
creeping.
Letter Men Return.
Manhattan, Kan., Oct. 4. The
expected return of 15 letter men to
the Kansas State Agricultural col
lege foot ball squad has brightened
the school's fall athletic prospects
more than in any recent year, ac
cording to Coach Clevenger.
, The returning letter men include
two fleet backfield stars, Hinds and
Gallagher. Hinds was a 1917 half
back and Gallagher, a 1918 man, de
feated Loomis of Chicago, setting
a world's record, in the 50-yard
hurdles at the Kansas City Athletic
club meet last winter. Gallagher
also won the 220-yard hurdles at
the Missouri Valley meet last
spring. The Aggies also will have
in Huston a kicker to compare with
any in the Valley. A star punter,
drop kicker and place kicker, Hus
ton last fall drop-kicked a goal
against Ames from the 52-yard line.
Other backfield letter men include
Barton, 1918 quarter; Cowell, Otta
wa University halfback In 1916;
Fairman and Ftacek, 1917 backs,
and Hixson and Miller, J918 nun.
C. C. Dawson, district representa
tive of the Lee, Loader Body com
pany, builders of road building ma
chinery trailors and body equipment,
spent the latter part of the week
with Kopac Brothers, who represent
their line in this section.
Mr. Dawson feels that Nebraska
and other western states will buy a
great deal of their equipment dur
ing the coming season in order to
facilitate the road improvement
program which is now under way.
According to Mr. Dawson the old
day of building roads with a road
scrapper and a drag is past. It is
now necessary to employ modern
methods far more efficient than the
old style road drag. Many of the
western counties are already figur
ing on machinery and equipment
which will enable them to build
good roads and permanent roads in
a short period of time. '
Mr. Dawson aside from having
been connected with many big en
gineering projects throughout the
country is known to the sportsmen
of almost every country on the
globe. Dawson has been a "big
game" hunter for years and has vis
sited almost every corner of the uni
verse on his hunting expeditions.
Lacking rubber, Japanese make
water vessels, air cushions and mat
tresses from a strong bamboo fibre
known as leather paper.
Leaves Street Car Co.
To Become Manager
Of Baking Concern
3 .
, Car 1. 'Palm
Order Is Placed for
Over Mffion Worth
Of Tractors for Year
Word bat recently been received
from the home office of the Hart
Parr company of Charles City, la.,
to the effect that the Omaha Hart
Parr company has recently placed
one of the largest tractor orders
ever received by the company. This
order is for 750 tractors the total
cost of which will be $1,042,000.
John Van Dohren, who is respon
sible for the organizing of the Oma
ha Hart-Parr company seems to feel
that this is a very modest estimate
of the number of tractors which can
be sold in Nebraska and western
Iowa during the -coming year. He
feels that they will have no troull
whatever in disposing of this numv
ber of tractors.
Shooting at Husband an
Amusement; PaysTa
Kansas City, Mo., Oct. 4. Now
it is paying the amusement tax foi
those women who indulge in the
pastime of shooting at her hus
bands. This is the ruling of Judgs
A. J. Harrod, of the Kansas side,
police court, when he fined Mrs.
Anna Young, a negress, for shoot
ing at her husband.
"Your fine will be $25 plus 23
cents," the judge said.
"What dat 25 cents fo?" asked the.
women.
"The 25 cents is an amusement
tax, payable to the city treasurer,
replied the judge.
Carl I. Palm, for 10 years with
the Omaha and Council Bluffs
Street Railway Co., and for the last
three years manager of Manawa
park for the corporation, has formed
connection with the Skinner Bak
ing Co., as vice-president and gen
eral manager. ,
A. Louie, who has been secretary
and manager of the company, will
still retain his interest, and remain
as secretary, acting in an advisory
capacity to Mr. Palm.
At least $75,000 worth of new
equipment and improvements have
been made in the plant during 1918,
and Mr. Palm contemplates doubling
its business in the next year.
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These tires are made to give, service
Tho material is carefully (selected, carefully blended,
made practically puncture proof and will wear like iron.
In some instances our customers get from 7000 to 800(1
miles out of them. Remember you get a brand
new Perfection inner tube with every tire' ordered.
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Clincher, plain or non-skid required. Send $2.00 deposit for each tire,
balance C. O. D., subject to examination, 5 special discount if full
amount accompanies order.
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oft or
Tracks
Only 8 oil cups only 8 places to remember All other
lubrication is automatic it takes care of itself.
Not only with lubrication, but in every other way, the Pa
triot truck was designed to operate satisfactorily in the hands
of drivers of very limited experience. --; ,
There is nothing mechanically about thePatriot Truck but x
what the average driver can readily keep in operation.
Patriot Trucks are making a wonderful reputation for de
pendable service over the gumbo roads of Kansas and Nebraska,
in the mountain sections of Colorado and Washington, in the
oil fields of the Southwest, in -the lumber districts and ranch
country of Texas in fact, wherever unusual truck service is
required, Patriots are proving their superiority.
Write for information.
HEBB MOTORS CO.
Manufacturers
Lincoln. Nebraska
