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THE - OMAHA SUNDAY BEE: NOVEMBER 161919.
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SHIP BY TRUCK
MOVEMENT FAST
GAINS JROUND
Big Express Line of Patriot
Trucks Largest of
' Its Kind in
America.
Take Auto Trip on One of Omaha's Farm to
Table" Routes and Buy Fresh Supplies Direct
from Farmer National Plan Is Started Here
' Conceived during the war ai an
aid to railroad! to expedite the
movement of thousand of products
that were need in making, war mu-
nitiona and feeding war workers,
the ship-by-truck movement has so
well demonstrated its usefulness and
value that it is one of the few war
;ime develootnents that will be re-
tained for peace days. The ship-by- J
truck movement nas grown so iasi
that 'it may $oday, hardly more than
" two years after its inception, be
found in practically every town and
city of any size in the United
Stetes. Itnas evidently passed the
stage of experiment, for large com
panies with extensive capital may
be found in many sections of thje
. country.
The Patriot Motor Express com
pany of Wichita and Kansas City,
Kan., the first $1,000,000 organua
tion of its kind, has begun opera
tions. Its first routes are between
Atchison and Kansas City via Leav
enworth and other intermediate
points, and St. Joseph and Kansas
- City, . Trains of two large motor
trucks each will make trips every
day, regardless of weather condi
tions. In the cities the trucks will
stop at the loading docks and ware
houses of wholesale concerns and
will pick up grain, live stock and
other products from farmers along
the route. The company for the
present is running one line between
Atchison and Kansas City, a dis
tance of about 75 miles, and two
lines between St Joseph and Kansas
City, a distance of about 25 miles.
The personnel of the company is
composed . of mechanical engineers
and transportation experts of Chi
cago and Kansas City. Officers of
the company plan to open tem
porary offices in Kansas City.
Cold Weather Starting.
During cold weather the battery
falls, off in efficiency, and the car
owner can help his battery consider
ably by turning over the engine a
few times with the starting crank
before throwing the starting motor
into operation. The cranking by hand
- serves to break solidified oil around
the pistons.
Air Leaki and Misfiring.
Air leaks are a common cause of
misfiring, though they are ; often
overlooked. A worn valve guide al
lows enough air to be sucked nto
, the cylinders to cause misfiring and
it also permits oil to leak out. , If
oil is discovered leaking out, it is
fair to assume that excess air is
being injected into the fuel charges.
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C. V. King of Omaha Ap
pointed " to Promote a
. Farm-To-Table Move- '
. meht In Nebraska. j
A considerable amount of interest
is being shown in various localities
regarding the Farm-to-Table move
ment which is being promoted by
the National Automobile Chamber
of Commerce. This matter is being
given publicity in a number of the
eastern states, and it is the plan of
the national chamber to organize
an association in each city for the
purpose of promoting this move
ment. The entire machinery of the gov
ernment is now actively engaged in
trying to reduce the high cost of
Irving, and just now, with condi
tions as they are, no movement
would be more appropriate or im
portant than from Farm-To-Table.
Much has been said ! road .side
marketing, and in some parts of the
country it has developed to quite a
degree, and with such great success,
according to , the Transportation
liureau of the federal Highway
council, that everyone is now urged
to utilize their motor trips into the
country by purchasing produce from
the farmer at his gate.
Make Motor Trips Pay.
The Federal Highway council
point to the fact that thousands of
motor trips are taken each week for
the purpose of recreation. The
Farm-to-Table movement urges the
jnotorists to turn these trips to
good account in an utilitarian way,
by purchasing eggs, butter, poultry
and fresh vegetables at the farmers'
gate. - ., .
At the present time only a very
small percentage of thee motorists
over the stop at a farmer's gate to
purchase supplies. ,
"The Federal . Highway council
cherish the hope that all organiza
tions throughout the country ' will
take up this movement and en
courage the farmers to , establish
road side markets, ' placing sign
boards at their gates showing what
they have to sell. Thus motorists
will not only be able to purchase
country produce, but will be able to
establish the feeling df mutual bene
fit and good fellowship. '
Two Routes kicked.
According to C V. King, who is
representing the ' Farm-To-Table
movement in Omaha, with tempor
ary headquarters at 2034 Farnam
street, he has been actively engaged
in securing data regarding various
farm routes for several weeks, and
at the present time two routes have
already been established where mo-
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The dosed models of Auburn Beauty-SIX arc inconw 1
parablv beautiful, masterly motored and of year-'round
adaptability. The Beauty-STX Coupe and Sedan are dis
tinguished by the same verve and grace of line which
have gained favor tor Auburn open models among dis
criminating motorists. Here again is daring, mellowed by
experience, and conscious artistry tempered by discretion.''
And best of all, die Auburn's beauty Is the mask of .
its power and the cloak of its brute endurance. Those
whose admiration is first won and held by its external
grace find driver-satisfaction in its performance.
Auburn Five Passenger Sedan, $2475; Auburn Four
Passenger Coupe, $2475; Auburn Five Passenger Tour
ing Car, $1695; Auburn Four Passenger Tourster,
' $1695t Auburn Two Passenger Roadster, $1695. ,
AUBURN AUTOMOBILE COMPANY, Auburn, Ind.
AtttomobC Engineers jer TwtnO Yean
PETERSON MOTOR COMPANY
Phone Douglas 4473.
2427 Farnam St.
Omaha.
CAR IS BOUGHT
FOR OWNER, NOT
FOR NEIGHBOR
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Actual Count Shows Big Loads
Carried in the Cheaper
Priced Autos Now
adays.
torists will find farmers who have
produce for sale.
According to King, these farmers
have been interviewed and have evi
denced their willingness to sell di
rect to the motorist:
Thomas Blackett, R. F. D. Ben
son, No. 7 Eggs, poultry and a
good line of fruit in the summer
time. '
S. R. Brewster, R. F. D.-No. 7,
Benson Vegetables and produce.
Dr. P. M. Clark, R. F. D No 7,
Benson Potatoes and apples.
A. E. Roth, R. F. D. No. 7, Ben-son-V:getab1es
and produce.
P. B. Erickson, R. F. D. No. 7,
Benscn Vegetables and produce.
S. P. Munson, R. F. D. No. 7,
Benson Vegetables aijd produce.
How to Reach Farms.
Go west on Military avenue to
west endof Mount Hope cemetery.
Turn north to first road leading
west. Residence of Mr. Blackett on
corner. Continue west to first house
on left hand side of road, residence
of S. R. Brewster. Continue on
southwest course till striking "Mili
tary avenue at Iryington. West to
second house on right hand side of
road, residence of Dr. P. M. Clark.
Continue about 150 yards residence
of A. E. Roth. Fifty yards farther
residence of P. D. Erickson on left
hand side of road. Next house resi
dence of S. P.- Munson, Tiirh south
on Military avenue till reaching
Bennington. v
These people, asserts King, have
assured me that they have goods
for sale at the present time. I did
not encounter any farmer who was
not willing to xo-operate in this
movement, although there are a
number of them at present not listed
on this route that will have goods
to sell later on.
The Iowa Route.
Tames Fisher. R. F. D. No. 1,
Council Bluffs Vegetables and pro-
duce. I
J. W. Hurd. R., F. D. No. 1 Coun-!
cil Bluffs All kinds of farm pro
ducts for use on table.
R. C. Saunders, R. F. D. No. 1,
Council Bluffs Vegetables and pro
duce.
J. W. Wortmann, R. F. D. No. i
Council Bluffs Vegetables and pro
duce. ;
Route Leave Council Blufts on
Blue Grass trail, otherwise known
as the Indian path. Residence ot
James Fisher, J. W. Hurd and R.
C. Saunders on this trail, continue
on same until reachingthe fork of
the pioneer trail residence ot J.
W. Wortman first house on right
hand side of road going out.
Fred Stone, Comedian, '.
Now Classed as One
Of Big Tire Magnates
Years ago and "we will not go
into detail sufficiently to say just
how many when Fred Stone was a
struggling vaudevillian, and Sencea
U Lewis was a road salesman :or
the Winchester , Repeating Arms
company, these two because of their
fondness for guns and the sport of
trap and field shooting, became fast
friends. In the course df their
travels, they frequently met in cities
throughout the United States and
shot friendly matches together, -
Now. Fred Stone, at the pinnacle
of his profession, is America's be
loved and favorite comedian, while
Seneca Lewis is vice president and
general manager ot tne rennsyivama
Rubber company, manufacturers of
Vacuum Cup 'Tires. Not content
with being the owner of an ofnee
building and other valuable real
estate in New York, the great com
edian in casting about for other in
vestments, was attracted to the
rapidly growing rubber industry,
and also very logically xo the
Pennsylvania Rubber . company,
which has within the past decade,
since its reorganization in February,
1910, progressed to such an extent
that it is today recognized as one of
the largest producers of high quality
tires in the United States. During
Mr. Stone's recent engagement in
Pittsburgh, arrangements were com
pleted whereby he acquired very
substantial holdings in this 'growing
concern and therefore, may now be
properly classed as one of the rub
ber magnates.
Keyway Repair.
When a keyway becomes worn
the first thought of the owner is to
file the channel larger and fit a
larger key. To do this often weakens
the metal seriously and it may bo
found that a preferable way is to
weld new metal into the old slot
and then cut a new keyway to fit
the old key;
Steering Knuckle Play.
Play in the steering knuckles due
to a worn kingpin or knuckle yoke,
may be taken up by reboring the
yoke and fitting bushings. Much
front wheel wabbling is caused by
looseness in this joint.
- Striking statistics showing
strong trend among automobile
owners frpm big bulky cars to small
er machines, nave just been gath
ered by the Jordan Motor Car com
pany (incy) of Cleveland; O.,'
Twenty rhen. stationed on 20 -of the
busiest street corners of the United
States, from 4 to 6 o'clock in the
afternoon of November 8. counted
the number of passengers in the au
tomobiles that passed. The total
number of automobiles chetked was
37,424. Of these 23,380 were carry
ing one or two passengers. ...
These figures were obtained at the
direction of Edward S. Jordan,
president of the Jordan Motor Car
company (Inc.) They are striking
corroboration of Mr. Jordan's pre
diction that car owners would turn
from the' bg carry-all cars to more
compact quick-about machines. It
was to meet 'this demand, as he
foresaw it, that he created the new
Jordan models, the Silhouette and
the Playboy. .. '
Carry Fewer Passengers.
A comparison of the figures
gathered simultaneously in the 20
different ictie's shows, an interesting
similarity. A man standing at the
corner of 'Fifth Avenue and Forty
second street, .New York City,
counted 2,464 cars. Of these 651
were carrying one passenger and
626 had two passengers. There were
345 cars with three passengers and
337 with four,whit!280 carried five
people, and ;22Simore than five. It-
was noticeable that only the lesser
priced, cars halbitually carried seven
passengers. " ' .
Similar figures were complied by
the Jordan representative stationed
in Philadelphia. Standing at the
corner of Broad and Chestnut
streets, this man counted a total of
1,873 cars of which 550 carried one
passenger and 528, two. Here
again it waa noticed that the largest
number of passengers were carried
in the cheapest cars.
More Want One Passenger
The man standing at the corner
of Euclid and Superior avenues, in
Cleveland, checked 2,095 cars. Of
these 587 carried one passenger and
565 had two passengers. There were
three passengers, riding in 284 of the
car, and four passengers in 276.
There were 219 cars carrying five
passengers, and only 164, and those
mostly small low-priced cars, which
carried more than five passengers.
In Chicago a man standing on
Michigan boulevard in front of the
Art institute, counted 2,269 cars.
The proportion of machines carry
ing but few passengers proved to be
the same as in the other ninteen
cities. They ranked as follows; cars
with one passenger 616, with two
passengers 594, three passengers 313,
four passengera 305, five passengers
248, over five passengers 193.
Want Lighter Cars.
In commenting on the results of
bis investigation Mr.. Jordan sayl:
"Everyone knows that the carryall
days of bulk and extravagance in
motor cars are passing. We have
come to the day of the handy, easily
controlled cars of smaller passenger
caoacity. Automobile owners are
looking for compact lightweight,
good looking, well- balanced, com
fortable and economical cars.
"People do,not buy automobiles
today like graphophones, large
enough to entertain the neighbors.
Now our friends have cars of their
own.
"These statistics show that on the
streets of the big cities all over the
country the most expensive cars
rarely carry more, than three people.
Once in a while we see seven peo
ple in a high grade car, but they
look uncomfortable. It is the cheap
cars that carry the big loads. We
passengers and one or two
passengers and 'prthaps one or two
dogs. - -
Germany Losing Contracts
Through Five-Hour Day
Berlin, Nov 15. Germany is los
ing foreign electrical contracts
every week because the work of 1,000
employes in peace time can hardly
be done by 2,000 now, declares Com
mercial Councillor Mammroth of the
General Electric company in a pes
simistic interview in the Lokal An-
zeiger. lie sees Germany as a pa
tient recovering from fever that of
the. revolution whose Convaleserite
is :-by., no means - certain yet, and
whose temperature may suddenly
change so that he will die.
Enforcement of the five-hour
working day, he adds, has cost Ger
man companies the loss of business
in Sweden, Norway, Denmark, Hol
land and Finland. Lack of will to
work and "absurdly short working
days" prevent the German manu
facturer from making deliveries on
time.
Motorcycles Now Are Put
To Heavy Hauling Tests
"A number of Omaha business
houses lyave been" agreeably sur
prised at the carrying and pul'ms
capacity, of the Harley-Davidson
motorcycle and side van,'' says Vic
tor II. Roos, the local Hailey-
Davidson distributor. v
"In a recent demonstration for an
Omaha electrical concern a 600
pound load was easily carried."
"In years past," says Mr. Ross,
"a motorcycle commercial outfit
was only considered practical for
smnll package deliveries, but today
it is rapidly taking the place of the
light truck because of its trifling
upkeep cost and low operating ex
pense." "A number of Omaha concerns
who never before dreamed of the
possibilities of a motorcycle are to
day using Harleys," says Mr. Roos.
STORAGE 4fl
BATTERY II
Yours for a
Long Life
A Willard" Battery
with Threaded Rubber
Insulation lives a long
life. It is a protection
against little battery ill
nesses and re-insulation
as well.
Four years' experience
on many thousand cars "
has psoven that this bat
tery gives you more real
value, more assurance of
long-continued efficien
cy, less anticipation of
trouble than any other
you can buy.
It's a battery that you
ought tq know about. If
you'll come in we'll tell
you about some of these
Still JBetter WiHards.'
Nebraska Storage Battery Co.
20th and Harney. Phone Tyler 2920.
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Oh, So Comfortable in All Kinds of Weather
Luxurious velour upholstery harmonizes witk the smartly
colored exterior. Pleasing Interior lighting arrangements, vari
able heating device and silent window lifters indicate the wealth
of appointments that add to the desirability of this model.
The Model 37-B
Coupe, built on the
Standard Oldsmo'
bile 6 " Chassis, is
priced $t ,995 f. o. b.
Lansing. '
Milady and the man of business alike are attracted by the
many obvious advantages of the Oldsmobile Coupe. . Its appear
ance is decidedly smart without sacrifice of dignity.
Besides its commodious seating arrangements for three, a dis
appearing auxiliary seat, which faces the front, is provided
Nebraska
920 Locust St, Des Moines, la.
Chas. A. Tucker,
Gen. Mgr.
ompany
2555 Farnam St., Omaha, Neb.
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