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THE OMAHA aUISDAI tSEiftt fCBKUAKT. 10, 1320.
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JORDAN GIVES
VIEWS ON WHAT
MUST BE DONE
President of Jordan Motor
Car Co. Tells Impres?
sions After Trip v
, Over Europe.
. By EDWARD & JORDAN.
FrMtdtnt t the Jrd Mater Car Co.,
If i man of sturdy character and
ancestry possessed of generations
I tif experience and great ability as
a world, merchant, should suddenly
find his organization disrupted, his
finances upset and his family in dan
ger of bankruptcy, as the result of
great fire, what would hevdo to
retrieve himself?
He would go to work capitalize
fiia experience; reorganize his busi
ness; establish his credit; and bring
order out of chaos.
That is the situation of England,
find that is exactly what it is go
ing to do. This is true also of
France.
It is true that France and England
have their internal problems to solve
but as Mr. Clcmenceau has appro
priately said, the solution of most of
r.r problems lies, in one word
work. We heard it stated frequently that
America now occupies a dominant
position in the world, because we
, now c6ntrol one-third of its wealth.
It is often said that New York is
row the center of the world, com
mercially and financially,, It is true
that we have the opportunity 10 earn
that distinction, vet it remains to be
seen how we will take advantage of
thifc opportunity.
Today the old world, dulled by
grim experience, and wearied by
v.ar. stands waiting for America.
"4cfore we can lav claim to dis
tinction as world leaders, we
musk
establish our right by acquiring thi
same knowledge which lias made
Lnnrion the commercial center of the
v,-orld for generations past.
Westcott Models Attract
Many Prospective Buyers
"The unusually comnlte variety
of models has attracted many own
ers and prospective owners cf motor
cars to the Wcsico't," ;ays Carl
Changstrom. of the Standard Motor
Car company, local distributors for
the Westcott.
"The Westcott is made in two
sizes, the larger six and the lighter
six. In appearance, in performance,
and except for a few details of
equipment they are identical in
everything but size.
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Douglas llotsrs Corpora tier.,
30th Spratfue ?tr??t-.-Or.ah
!TtrasVa,
Gentlemen? . .
v X note from raaJlng the "Dougiae Motors roinga" that you
invite suggestions for a suitable slogan for your establishment.
Hew would this one do? DO IT TTH A DOUGLAS.
. . Are yeu p;o;ng to rrarket your hogs? DO IT WITH A D5UGLAS.
Are yeu going' to haul your heat to warketT CO IT A
BXGIA?. ...
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kr you going to haul ao?.e farm siaohinery to the country?
CO IT WITH. A D0UGIAP . 7
Are the roads bad and are the ordinary truoke unable to
Kake the trip? DO IT 7,'ITK A rCUGLAC. '
Ii your old' truok going to pleoes and have yeu a lot of
hauling to do this year? DO IT KITH A DOUGHS. .
'M Jt,yoyxSiivt la --3:ia ar,d d0 ycu -eii'' in boosting Omaha?
.CO IT WITH A DOUGLAS. ,
Do yeu haul with a truok? THCHnDO IT WITH A DOUGLAS.
Henry Jones came to tcwa last week through the mud 6"
deep with a load of hog, weighing nearly three tons. How did
he do tt? He -did it WITH A DOUGLAS. .' ,
The above suggestion say. not suit your purpcee, but I
bought it worth while to pas the thought along
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New Officers, for Douglas Motors.
.i til t
Seven successful business men
were elected last week to serve as
directors for the Douglas Motors
corporation of Omaha. Everyone
of them has become prominent for
their successes and have' records
back of them which are not marred,
in any instance, by failure. These
seven men will guide the affairs of
Texas Truck Dealers
Reach Omaha Tuesday
To Visit Motor Plant
One hundred or more Texas truck
and automobile dealers will reach
Omaha Tuesday to visit and inspect
the factory of the Douglas Motors
corporation at Thirtieth and Sprague
streets. These dealers have signed
i P w'"1 c Kiobe 1 ractor ana ltn-
ilemciu company ot Dallas, lex., to
handle the Douglas trucks an(J their
orders tor immediate delivery nave
been coming so thick and fast that
the Omaha factory has been forced
lo limit the number of Douglas
trucks for each dealer in February
and March. ' , t
The trip will be made from Dallas
in two special Ptilifnan cars, leaving
there Sunday and arriving in Kan
sas City' Mondny. They will spend
the day at Kansas City, visiting the
National Tractor show, and will ar
rive in Omaha Tuesday morning.
Thursday morning the special will
leave Omaha for Texas.
The entertainment planned for the
Texas representatives includes . a
banquet, theater parly and a special
sight-seeing trip around Omaha.
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Oz&a Nebraska.
February 5th,
Your yry truly.
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Omaha's big track and automobile
industry and are entering upon their
work with a determination to make
the Douglas Motors corporation the
largest manufacturers of trucks and
automobiles in the great middle
west.
In the photograph above, the di
rectors are, from left to right, as
Roos Finds Motorcycles S -Are
Hard to Procure Now
"Manufacturers have their troub
les," says Victor H. Roos, local Har-ley-Davidson
distributer,, just' re
turned from an information trip to
the Harley-Davidson factory at Mil
waukee. Mr. Roos finds that there
are reasons why the manufacturer
can't make prompt deliveries.
"Effects of the recent sttfel strike
are now being noticed." says Mr.
Roos. "As steel is hard to procure,
foundries have their labor troubles
owing partly to the fact that immi
gration of foreigners has practically
ceased and because high wages in
their line makes the ayerage Amer
ican reluctant to work in the mills.
"Railroad conditions are also bad.
i thus making transportation a prob
lem. It is a question of obtaining
the goods at any price, and the enor
mous demand both by forigu and
local buyers for their jjroduct has
put the Harlcy factory three months
behind in deliveries, when at this
time pf the year they are usually
storing machines for spring delivery.
Increases of from $150. to $300
have been added to the models of
the Jackson Motors corporation, r
lacKson. Alien.
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Development Bureau.
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follows: Wi.lh'am Nixon, banker of
Weston, la., elected secretary j W.
H. Larnard, banker of Haigler,
Neb.; J. D. Anderson, merchant of
Syracuse, Neb.; Thomas A, Fry,
banker of Omaha, elected first vice
president; George Christopher, re
elected president, and H. O. Wil
helm, insurance man of Omaha,
elected second vice president
Motor Truck Great
Help in Keeping the
Price of Meat Down
"It is due to the successful opera
tion of the motor truck as" a live
stock carrier that small packing
centers arc being established in dif
ferent parts of the country," says
C. J. Dutton of the C. J. Dutton
Automobile company, local Kissel
distributor.
"Packing centers shorten the haul
to market, as the products do not
have to be hauled to distributing
centers before being sent-out to the
ultimate market. This, in turn, has
an important bearing on keeping
the cost of meat down to a min
imum. "The consumer in the vicinities of
these packing centers is able to get
fresh meat at a price lower than if
the meat had come a great dis
tance." E. C. Shelly, assistant sales man
ager of the Selden Truck corpora
tion, died of pneumonia shortly
after his return from the New York
"ihow.
Everybody's
talking about
They are worth
talking about
"Every Douglas Owner
is a Douglas Booster"
Ask any one of them
Douglas Motors
Corporation
(eorse t'hrltitupher, Frestdeui,
.tOtb and Spragne Sfs.
' Omaha. Nebraska.
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Cunning Crooks Have
No Escape From Svstem
(Coutlnuod Tnm Tint Tf.)
nsnmanr ti. k. itenry, is employed!
nere. mis is ,ine metnou adopted
by the government for use in the
army and in the seven federal
identification bureaus.
Every person arrested by the po
lice, department upon & felony
charge is taken to the bureau -f
identification. The name, age and
other general information about the
person is recorded on a special !
blank. I
m measurements are then tafcen
on the Bertillon scale of meters.
This includes his height, stretch of
arms 'from finger tip to finger tip,
length of trunk or body, width and
length of head, width between cheek
bones, lenglh of middle and little
left fingers from base to tip, length
of left arm from elbow to finger, tip
and length of left foot.
Other notations recorded are the
weight, color of hai, color and shad
ing of the iris of theyes according
to the Bertillon cntt, condition
and peculiarities of teeST$, and posi
tion and character of svjrs, moles
and tattoo marks. V,
For the "Rogues' Gallery."
All this data is entered upon
blanks .printed especially for the
purpose and filed in a carM index.
Then the finger prints, which aVe
not included in the Bertillon scheme,
are taken. Special charts are pro
vided for this purpose. Each fingei
of both right and left hands, starting
with the thumbs, are rolled in print
ing ink and pressed on the card.
Then the four fingers of each hand
are recorded together in similai
fashion.
1 Front and profile photographs of
the person are next taken with a
small camera. They are developed
and placed in, the "rogues' gallery,"
which is often invaluable in identi
fying persons in connection with in
vestigation of crime.
It is the finger prints, according to
Mr. Xielson, that are the only de
pendable and infallible method ot
identification. Although the Bertil
lon measurements are usually ac
curate and of much value. mistakes
are easily made and proof "is gener
ally not absolute. Even photo
graphs cannot always be depended
upon as ameans of identification.
Marked resemblance is frequently
found in photos of entirely different
persons. .
Finger Prints Never Change.
Time will often alter a person's
Bertillon measurements and in
variably changes his physical ap
pearance. But his finger prints
never change. Such reports arc
practically perpetual. ' '
Mr. Nielsen advocates the estab
lishment of a gigantic federal finger
prinf system, with records of everj
citizen in the country.- The advan
tages and benefits of such a system
would justify its expense, he thinks.
He asserts the records would prove
valuable, not only in criminal detec
tion,, but as means of identification
in case of accidents, murders, train
wrecks, fires, drownings, storms and
other catastrophes.
Like the "Mystery Girl." "
The identity of Omaha's "mystery
girl," who was found murdered in
a ravine north of the city, would not
have been a mystery if. such records
had been available in a central fed
eral bureau, he said. Although this
is only one specific case, there are
thousands of other ins'tances, not al
ways as tragic as this one, in which
a general identification scheme
would be valuable.
Many large corporations are now
employing finger print systems as
a protective measure. It insures
them against re-employment of per
sons in one city who have been dis
charged from a branch in some
other city and also is helpful in
caes of theft.
Bertillon measurements do not
really indicate character, according
to Mr. Nielsen. There is no such
thing as true criminal types, he
says. The most dangerous crooks
usually have the most intelligent
appearance and the most regular
features.
Woman's Work With
Army Sends Men Home
f'ontlnurd From Flint Page.)
a proud moment for each winning
man of no matter what country,
when General Pershing took him by
the hand, gave him his medal, and
spoke a few personal words eff ap
probation for his accomplishment.
"Later in the summer, I spent a
month and a half with the American
sailors as' they.cameon their three
or five-day leaves to Paris. During
July and August, 68,000 of them
came. My part of this work was
purely social, as we found we must
keep these boys busy every minute
sigjjt-seeing, dancing or going
somewhere. They wanted to make
the most of their short stay.
A Typical Day.
"In September, I was sent to
Gicvres, which had been the larg
est supply base of the A. E. F. At
that time it was chiefly a German
prison camp, and we worked with
the boys who formed their escort
We had to make all of our own rec
reation, as there were no towns of
any size near-by, and we had little
transportation. A typical day,
meant the making of several hun
dred doughnuts, keeping the Hut
library straightened up, sewing in
all spare moments, perhaps singing
at a funeral if one of Our "buddies
had gone West, going later to the
hospital for a sing around the piano'
with the boys who were well enough
to be up, and ending the day playing
for the movies which we always
had when there was no other enter
tainment. "During October and November,
back in Paris after Gievres was
turned over to the French, our work
was much the same. The boys who
were there were finishing up the
work in the various departments ot
the army and had to be fti and en
tertained. As many of them were
furnished with commutation cf rat
tions, several hundred ate their reg
ular meals at the one big canteen
we had open. The "problem of tbc
homesick doughboy is much the
same, whether he is in a jcity or a
lonely camp: and I am sure Ameri
can girls felt -it a. privilege to be
where they were so needeu and so
much real work could be done."
Huglt Chalmers and family left
Detroit for their home in Pasadena,
Cal., last week, where' they will re
main for the' next four or five
.months.
; Sales Manager Fields
j Tells of the Ideals
Of His Organization
"We have frequently been asked
about the ish morale of the Liberty
field organization and the spirited
manner in which our sales people go
after business," says Sales Manager
J. E. Fields, of the Liberty Motor
Car company "There could be no
better explanation than the creed to
which -each Liberty salesman sub
scribes. That creed is as follows:
"I believe in Liberty purpose. 1
believe in Liberty ability. I believe
in the Liberty organization. , I be
lieve in Liberty policies."
Alaskan Eskimos "Fall"
For "Canned" Jazz Music
Denver, Colo., Feb. 14. The Eski
mos of Alaska have "fallen" for jazz
music and every hut of the various
tribes now has its music box, ac
cording to G. C. Gaisford, an Alas
kan explorer, ' who is visiting his
home in this city. '
Many traders are reaping small
fortunes by exchanging phonographs
for valuable furs and skins, Gains
ford says, and the Eskimos sit by
the hour listening to the "canned"
jazz.
,1 "aV Af I
A Rough Road For
Wheels but a Smooth
Road For Passengers
WATCH Overland 4 on
rough cobbles or un
paved roads. The wheels fol
low surface inequalities, but
the wonderful new Triplex
Springs give car and passen
gers remarkable riding steadi
ness. The three-point diagonally
attached Triplex Springs give
130-inch Springbase to a car
of 100-inch wheelbase.
. This makes for the gently
buoyant road action of a large,
heavy car with the operating
v an jo
Some territory available. Wire or write quick.
Omaha 2562-4 Farnam St. Council Bluffs 18-20-22 Fourth St.
Pierce-Arrow Tests
Engines With Most
Modern of Devices
The Pierce-Arrow Motor Ca
company of Buffalo has just com
pleted the installation of perhaps the
most effective motor testing appa
ratus employed by any automotive
plant in the country. Added proof
of the Pierce-Arrow company's de
termination constantly to enhance
ts Quality standard is found in the
fact that every engine, whether truck
or passenger car, produced by the
company, is subjected to the rigid
test routine made possible by im
proved electric dynamo-meter ap
paratus.
Under the improved method of
testing an engine passes through
three stages, it first is driven elec
trically until the moving parts are
worn in, whereupon the engine is
run for a number of hours under its
own power at various speeds.
Throughout this entire period instru
ments reveal accurately the internal
friction of the engine, its speed and
the horse-power developed by it.
The engine then is disassembled and
the parts inspected by experts, who
rebuild it after making adjustmetts
or corrections. , ,'.
In the final stage, the engine is
coupled with a dynanometer in a si
lent room. At this stage of the test
is recorded complete data as to
power, gasoline consumption, inter
nal friction and other vital facts.
Here, too, the tester adjusts ignition,
carburetion, valve action, etc., so
that when the final ok is given a
perfect enie is ready for the
chassis.
Cadillac Company to.
Put Out New Model
Automobile This Year
A new model, the type 59. is pre
sented by the Cadillac Motor Car
company for the coming season.
With this car Ihe Cadillac company
completes its sixth year of eight
cylinder production, with more than
80,000 eight-cylinder cars on the
rpad.
The new model shows a continua
tion of substantial Cadillac con
struction features. The refinements
and progressive improvements in
troduced in the type 59 have
prompted its makers to declare, un
hesitatingly, that even the Cadillac
works have not produced a car
which equals it.
economy and convenience of
handling of a scientifically de
signed light car.
Triplex Springs also mean
care-free maintenance, so per
fectly do they protect the
delicate parts of the car from
load strain.
Auto-Lite starting and
lighting, door opening cur
tains and dash light give but
a hint of the completeness and
quality which characterize
everything about Overland 4.
jfc OitrUnd 4 Touring $943; Roadster, S94S; Coupt, tiS'Si
runt Automooiie lo.
: Distributor Western Iowa and
- Eastern Nebraska.
Cole Aero-Eight Gas f
Supply Is AlwayJ to 1
Be Depended Upon
If a motor is to function properly
undt the varying road conditions,
under "severe-pulls and change of
speeds the carburetor must be sup
plied with the correct amount of
gasoline to take care ofjts demands.
This is accomplished in the Cole
Aero-Eight models by . the triple
capacity vacuum gasoline feed ttnk.
The tank is placed on all Cole
models directlv under the hood, in
side of the dash. It is easily acces
sible and is generally recognized as
the most dependable system of its
kind in use. With it the Aero
Eight motor may be expected to Op
crate perfectly whether on a long
hill, under a hard piill or at ex
ceedingly high speeds. .The large
reserve supply of fuel always ac
commodated within the vacuum
tar.k reservoir answers the require
ments of the motor at all times, and
thc tank's size eliminates all pos
sibility of its running dry under se
vere pulls or at liign speeds.
Trucks Must Be Kept Up
To Present Efficiency
"Vith a constantly increasing de
mand for motor trucks that threat
ens o exceed the supply of available
trucks on the market, it is up to
every truck owner and driver to see
that his trucks are in the best of
mechanical condition, insuring not
only economical but efficient opera
tion at a time when motor truck
transportation has become an indus
trial necessity," says Charles A.
Tucker of the Nebraska Oldsmobile
company. ,
"The truck owner who allows his
truck to get into a poor mechancial
condition through neglect is today
recognized as a transportation slack
er, because he is responsible for
t'ansportation units that boost the
cost of hauling and transporting
goods, thereby making the retailer
sell his goods at a higher pri;e than
if they had been transported more
economically." . 1
Auto Men Dine.
The .staff of the Omaha District
Pijilf'Sheet, a publication edited by
employes of the Omaha district of
fhc B. F. Goodrich Rubber Co., held
its annual dinner at the Fontenelle
hotel last evening. Representatives
of the paper from all Goodrich
houses in the Omaha district were
in attendance.
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