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About Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922 | View Entire Issue (May 20, 1920)
jhtu Lcii: OIuAHA. 'IhUilftDAY, MAY 20, 1920. National SMp-lbyTrak and Good Roads Week 14 V 1 1 SHIP BY TRUCK THEME FOR MANY ESSAYS FOR CASH v j Packard Company Also Offers Prizes in Addition to Those of the ' Fire- j stone People. Detroit, May 19. The impressive demonstration to the public of the value of truck transportation for distances up to a hundred miles, which is to be made during the coming "Ship by Truck Good Roads Week," will b of equal value to truck owners in showing them the economy of high quality in equip ment and the importance of proper adaptation to the service required, Alvan Macauley, president and gen eral manager of the Packard Motor Car company, .declared today. The Packard is sharing in the promotion of the "Ship by Truck" week through the offer of $1,000, di vided into 20 $50 prizes, to be given to the high school child who writes the best 500-word essay on. "The New Freight Tranportatiori" in each of 20 sections of the country. For Two Prizes. These essays, which are also eligi ble for the $1,000 national prize of fered by Harry S. Firestone, are ex pected to help in bringing to pub lic attention the great proofs of im portance of truck transportation which have been given during the recent railway congestion1, and the . "outlaw" strike, as well as the long known "advantages which it offers to business of all kinds ai against horse traction in mpst of the truck ing of both city and country produc tion. It will aid in showing truck users the great advantage of using trucks which have been scientifically ' se lected for their particular work by transportation engineers an appli cation of scientific management of which too little use has been made so far. "Real quality in a truck can be measured much more accurately than in a car. Business records cov er its Operations very carefully and (hose trucks which have the highest merit built - into them built in through the use of the best ma terials, the finest facilities and the most careful labor will become bet ter and better known and more and mere widely in Remand from year to year. "The extensive use of trucks in the great war set the world agog as to the virtues of truck transpor tation in industry because it was iarly shown that war after all is impty the biggest of big business. The lessons then learned are being rapidly adopted by American busi ness, and we have already passed I TfVfnKTrtiftVVRDSmiPVvor Omaha I Tj I D "GX rL r 1 Hamilton Uot or Co. N U v II . SklW4WA-J,i& vV A- - r r;- , -.-,,,7' ,' ' I II i m vsmt .1.1 mm mm mm w . m r i II , . i. 1814 Cuming Street Where Truck Xmes Run From Omaha t Tckamah the time when the great majority of business men were skeptical about the use of trucks for their business, and come to a time whenthey are chitfly concerned with what make and what size of truck is their best buy. ' This has opened the way for the transportation engineer, a profes sion which has a large and an hon ored future. There are many thou sands of business men throughout the country who want some one to show them what truck they should buy, and why; what capacities are best adapted to their needs; what equipment their truck should have. They want advice as to these things, not so much from salesmen, whom they consider . partisans at best, as from specialists who will honestly consider the matter from the own ers' view point, and will give them sound advice. A very E r fifty I 'j&n fJy W$rJ Lewis J Hz JS Carson m m m m r - v Iflshhndy 1 V. y 6" A y -ft Y V L a- l . - m-v JO. KOW wimumi I JTiHULli til CittlcSiOUX City Tour of Trucks Makes Strong Demand for Better Roads in South The need for better roads, while recognized off . every, hand, was strikingly . illustrated in a recent Ship-by Truck demonstration which was staged in Alabama. A caravan of 24 motor trucks started from Bir mingham for Tuscaloosa, and-out of the original entries only two fin ished the others falling victims to the almost impassable muddy roads. The two trucks-that finished the trip' were Republics nd truck men of the vicinity were generally agreed that the Republics had shown aston ishing strength and stamina in com pleting the racking journey. As a result of the tqur an em- important point THE TURNING ASIDE from the fact that the Autocar Truck it the y only truck which can turn at right angles in the narrow 14 and 16-foot alleys at the Union Stock Yards,, South Omaha, think of the saying in time. ' A truck which could not turn in these small alleys would waste nearly as much time backing up as it saves going ahead. AMILTON C. W. Harkilton, v Red Oak phatic demand for better r.oads in Alabama has been made and the law makers of that state are being urged by civic bodies and newspa pers to speed up action toward bringing about ' the necessa'ry road improvements, in that 'part of the country. These measures are also being encouraged by the public-spirited communities through which the tour passed, and it is expected that public demand for better roads in Alabama will soon crystallize into accomplishment of the desired end. In France the American Red Cross has established motor bus lines from the principal railway cen ters to all the important battlefields and cemeteries. Work of placing permanent road markers over the Lincoln highway from Omaha to New York is now under way by the association. Motor Company Jr., Pres. Wm. F. Bruett, Treat. s Glenn A. Wilcox, Secy. Distributors of Autocar Trucks BUILD TRUCKS TO MEET EVERY NEED OF FARMER i. , Baird Interviewing Truck Dealers to Find What Is ' Needed for This Section. Believing that personal contact is the surest way to get at just what the farmer needs to increase the efficiency of his hauling, James E. Baird, advertising manager of the General Motors Truck company, of Pontiac, Mich., is interviewing a number of truck' users and others in the vicinity of Omaha. "It is our plan to build trucks to fit every need of commerce, and today there it nothing of greater importance than handling the products of the farm," says Mr. Baird. "While ve are guided by informa tion from dealers and users. I thought it would be a good plan to get fight down on the ground my self, so I propose visiting farmers in the midwest section, not with the intention of discussing sales, but of finding put what they think is best in a motor truck. ' "We have supplied every indus try in the world with trucks. They are saving time and man power in every state pf the-union and in most of the foreign countries. . In the cities business men find them indis pensible. 'In the agricultural sec tions, men who give as much thought to the trucks as they do to other farm equipment are finding this modern method of hauling a means of making more money. "Just what capacities are best suited to general and, specialized farming, just what equipment is needed, these are things I want to know first hand. With the steadily increasing wages of farm help and their scarcity at any price, there is a condition to meet and we consider it part of our business." Previous to the war (in 1914) 41,263 men were employed in the Krupp gun works t Essen, and 39,028 were employed at places out side of the main factory, making a total of 80,291 employes. During the war a total of about 171,000 laborers and mechanics were em ployed. At the present time the total number is reduced to 84,867, of which 44,758 are employed in the factories. The" workmen at the plant are reported as being airly veil satisfied with wages and living con ditions and they now work eight hours a day instead of 12, as during the war. . For the first tltn in npdijir JiistoryEurppean contestants prom ise io oumumDcr 'representatives ot tins country in tlie Indianapolis 500 mile race. RADIUS Possibly this point is important to you. Think of the time, also the wear and tear which can be saved by a truck which can turn in less than the radius required by a Ford roadster. Speed and efficiency are the two things which make a truck valuable. The Autocar represents both .these factors. Huge Lincoln Now Nearing Completion Largest Image Ever Undertaken in Marble-Building i n i T V in fn fr T i Tl ' io ciosi iiearjys 96,wv,vw Liocaiea in ueauinui Historical Environment No Similar Structure Can Approach It in Size, Beauty, or Location. Washington, May 19. Standing on the banks of the Potomac river and within a short distance of the Washington monument and the White House is the greatest and most beautiful .monument ever erected to the memory of any man. It is the Lincoln memorial, a stately pile of white rr.arile, which is near ing compleiton and which will be dedicated some time this year on a date to be selected by the Lincoln Memorial commission. The magnificent edifice is' being erected at a total cost of $2,594,000, of which about $85,000 was paid to Daniel Chester French for the marble statue of Lincoln, which is being erected in the center of the building. The martyred president is portrayed seated. It is said to be the largest image ever undertaken in marble. The stone from which the statue was carved is Georgia marble, quar ried from the hills of north Georgia, and consists of 28 blocks totaling approximately 3,000 cubic feet,veach cubic foot of which weighed in the rough approximately 200" pounds Thi3 perfect stone was shipped to New York, where the statue was completed in the studio of the Pic cirilli brothers from Sculptor French's model, and from there it was shipped to Washington, where it is now being set up. Of Heroic Proportions. The total height of the statue is 30 feet. The statue itself is 19 feet high, while the pedestal is 10 feet high and the plynth is one foot irv height. ,The heroic proportions may be appreciated when it is known that the buttons on Lincoln's coat me.isure, four inches in diameter, while every other .feature is in pro portion. The head of Lincoln is four feethighi According to Gctuliu Piccirilli, in whose New York studio the marble cutting was done, and who is now in Washington, superintending the erection of the statue irr the me morial, it t6ok the services of 20 high class marble cutters a vear and a half to complete the statue. The model made by French was five feet and a half in height and this model was l!S1ri hv the Pirririllici in mc. uring the proportions of the marble1 Hie marble used in the bui dine was quarried from the top of the Rocky mountains not far from Den ver, Colo., at a height of 8,000 feet above .sea level. It is known as Colorado-Yule marble.. One of the novel features of the structure is the roof, which is made of marble slabs three feet by five ieet and only ttiree-eightns of an inch in thick' fJhelunionTStockITard6TCoinpanyrdf JOmahaf (LimiTed) pttrohafleQiendfnow-havelln useiforrhay dellveryslxfAutocara VelflhdittiayJarejglving'gQod service;ando; far "aspire veenabXeHoTdetermlneT they - are the "only: cars r able : to" make .theirlghtlangleit.urh8flntheinarrowil4nf jBtoeKTardo. Memorial ness. This takes the place of the usual glass skylight effect for light ing purposes. Boil Slabs 48 Hours. It was thought that a more desir able light could be obtained and the beauty of the building enhanced at the same time by using marble. But to make the marble serve this pur pose it was necessary to resort to the unique experiment of boiling the slabs in huge kettles of white wax for 48 hours. The result proved even more satisfactory than antici pated. The light now flitters through in an ideal manner. The only materials used in the construction are marble, granite, limestone, brick and concrete. All o the steps and platforms are made of pink Milford granite from Massa chusetts, ror the interior floor and wall base, Tennessee marble was used. The foundation of the memorial is different from that of any build ing on this continent. It is so solid that all of the soil around it could be washed away by a mighty flood and the building would still remain. This is due to the fact that the foundations extend through the soil to a depth of two feet below bed rock. 0 In Historic Environment. The view from the veranda sur roundingthe building is second to none in all Washington. Jo the eastward the Smithsonian institu tion, new National museum, Wash ington monument. Library of Con gress and the capitol rrftiy be plainly seen; to the west looms Arlington and the Virginia hills in all their picturesque grandeur; to the south ward for a long distance is the ma jestic Potomac leisurely winding its course oceanward. In otlier direc tions may be seen the entire city of Washington. When this magnificent edifice is formally opened to the . public it will be found to be of such a char acter as to command the admiration not only of all Americans, but of the entire world. Eminent persons vho have visited every foreign country unhesitatingly make the as sertion that no similar structure can begin to approach the Lincoln me morial either in size,' beauty or lo cation. ' ' Former President William How ard Taft. who dug the first shovel ful of earth for its foundation on Lincoln's birthday, 1914, said of it: "It is a fitting tribute to the majesty of the great and kindly man." The rubber tire business of the United States for 1920 is estimated at $1,200,000,000. tours tu Superintendent Omaha, MARSHAL FOCH TELLS FRANCE VARSSURVIVE Prussianism Not Dead and Germany's Neighbors Must Be Ever Prepared for Battle, He Declares, a raris, May 19. Warning tuat France must, in the midst of peace, make preparations for future wars, was uttered by Marshal Foch, who presided at the annual meeting of the polytechnic school for army engineers today. He said the present economic struggle is the first part of the peace program, but prepara tion for war is the second part. "Which of us," he asked, "darei believe Germany is renouncing war on the morrow of her ruinl . . , Germany's neighbors, whetAer they, wish to or not, will be forced to keep up armies and maintaintrong frontiers, because there are historic realities and racial appetites, just as there are geographical realities. "How can we help mistrusting a nation," he continued, which. reaucea to impotence Dy me grea . . . 1 Napoleon, was able, by its martia ardr, to re-establish itself and bring about complete overthrow of the colossal Napoleonic empire, nd by superlative militarism and methodic development, extended its authority from the East Prussian marshes to beyond the Rhine? Mak ing war is its national industry, and might is its right" , Capture of Odessa by Ukrainians Is Denied Constantinople, 'May 18. Odessa is still claimed by the Russian bol sheviki and rumors' of its capture by Ukrainian forces have not been IKS supported by subsequent messages. Allied commissioners here are with out officiaj information. Capture of Odessa by the Ukrainians was reported on May 11 and what purported to be official confirmation" was received in Paris and London the next day. On May 14, however, the British war Office issued a statement declaring that reports that Ukrainians had occu pied Odessa had not been sub stantiated. ; , Whole. Family Sentenced On Prohibitory Charge Toledo. O.. Mav 19. An entire family consisting of father, mother, son and a nephew, were sentenced o varying terms of imprisonment today by Federal Judge John M. minis, lunuwmg conviction on charges of violating the national prohibition.; Nebraska act. - f i v -