THE OMAHA SUNDAY BEE:' MAY 23; 1920.
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INCREASED COST
OF TIRES LOOKED
FOR ABOUT JULY
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Lack of Machinery Needed to
Spin Tire Fabric Is
Given as the
Reason.
Notwithstanding repeated reduc
tions in the price of commodities at
the present time, tire manufacturers
look for a further advance in the
price of tires about July 1, according
to the Sprague Tire & Rubber com
pany of this city.
The reason for the anticipated ad
vance is not caused entirely by a
shortage of cotton, although a
scarcity exists. It is rather attrib
uted largely to the enormous short
age of manufacturing eqtn'pnient that
is needed-in spinning fire fabric.
Cotton contracted for by tire
manufacturers a year ago at $1.30
a pound is practically used up. Many
tire companies by June 1 will be
using cotton fabric costing $2.25 a
pound, so it is not unreasonable to
expect a further advance in tires.
Texas Tour Tests Show
Capabilities of Truck
The soundness and practical pos
sibilities of the national Ship-By-Truck
movement are receiving their
moSt effective demonstrations in
the different sections of the country.
A 402 mile jaunt vas recently
""staged in Texas that has done much
to emphasize the full significance of
the idea and it was not without
some spectacular features.
- The tour, sponsored by the Na
tional Association of Truck Sajes
Managers and operated under class
1 rules started out of Dallas with
35 entries and covered a more or
less circular route embracing Mc
Kinney, Sherman, Bonbam, Honey
Grove, Ladonia, Wolf City, Green
ville and Wells Point.
The (Paige-Detroit lotor Car
company entered its one-and-a-half-ton
job, sometimes referred to US
the "Farm Special" and Taige men
are much elated at the showing it
made as it remained in the vanguard
throughout the trip, carrying a .33
per cent otr-load.
To make a good showing the
trucks were"bbliged to demonstrate
their qualities as speed wagons and
thrf ability to negotiate long and
f deep stretches of black mud. It was
-necessary for a number of the trucks
xto get rid of their loads. When
Greenville was reached there were
o ly four entries left and only three
departed. The Paige was one of
those and rolled into Dallas tri
umplrantly, still carrying its 33 per
cent over-load.
Additions Are Made by
Napoleon Motors Company
Additions and improvements
which have been made at the plant
of Napoleon Motors ompany,
Traverse Ci,ty, Mich., during the
winter months, have surprised men
of the trade who have been making
their spring trips to Traverse City
to arrange for increased shipments
to all points of the United States
and to foreeign countries, during the
coming year. So great was the pres
sure for manufacturing space that
the main offices of - the company
were moved to the center of the city,
and the former office building was
occupied for factory work. The
company devotes one complete new
building to its export business, which
is growing constantly larger. It is
preparing to add several more fac
tory buildings. C. D. Peet, sales
manager, and W. C. Rath, general
manager, state that demands which
are constantly growing will require
more additions during the year to
enable keeping pace with the bus
ness. , .
Autos Bought Today Are
Equipped With AH Extras
"Many remember the days when
automobile tops were sold as an
"extra," when it cost the buyer close
to 20 per cent of the purchase price
of the car t5 provide the rather mod
est accessories seeded 'for ordinary
car driving. Those who look back
to the auto shows eight or tenears
ago will recall this condition.
"Even on a popular priced car like
the Allen," said J. T. Rartlett, auto
mobile sales manager of Lininger
Implement Co., "there is nothing
extra to buy, except an extra tire,
which most people will order either
at the time of purchase or soon aft
erward." Mpre Trouble in Buying
N iiiuian man mjiiuvj iiiciii
Sam, the Indian man, proprietor of
. the Omaha-"Bicycle company, was
feeling good Saturday, after having
received an invoice for a carload of
fV3 Indian motorcycles from the fac
tory at Springfield, Mass.
Mr. Boord says he has had no
trouble in Celling Indians, but lots
of trouble in buying them. This
carload will relieve the demand for
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sharp objects are prevented from
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anteed to be blowout proof They
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f uine tire fabric actually vulcan
ized together adding that milch to
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Turntable
In planing the new home for the
Nash and Lafayette at Twenty
eighth and Farnam street, R. W.
Haywood of the Haywood-Cameron
Motor Co.,' arranged a real surprise
which is a very rravel way to dis
play an automobile.
Close to th? window facing Far
Flat Tread Pneumatics
Stand Twice the Wear
Trucking on pneumatics without
the flattening out which deforms the
ordinary round tread truck tire under
normal conditions, is now possible,
according to an announcement made
by chemists of the Miller Rubber
company, Akron, Ohi6. Deformation
of the ordinary tread under load
has long been a problem in tire man
ufacture. Its recent solution by
means of a flat tread is particularly
interesting.
When a load is placed upon a
rourul-rcad tire, it caused it to
flatten out in order that the tread
surface necessary to bear the load
will come into contact with the road.
The amount of this deformation de
pends both upon the weight of the
load and the air pressure in the
tire.
To solve the problem it was
simply a question of building up the
tread so that it would have the max
imum amount of road surface under
normal,conditions.
It was also found that such a
tread scuffs away at only about half
the rate of the round tread. For ex
ample, where 1,000 miles with the
round tread will wear off 1-5 of a
pound, the flat tread will wear off
only 1-10 of a pound.
Cole Solves Question of
. Strength Without Weight
By adopting aerotype principles of
engineering to its Aero-Eight mod
els, the Cole' Motor Car company
has successfully solved the problem
of obtaining abundant strength with
out bulky weight.
Only the proper synchronization
of all units such as is found in the
airolane made this achievement of
Cole's possible. Weighing but 3,600
pounds, the Aero-Eight is possessed
with the strength and stamina
of a seaplane. Its perfect bal
ance enables it to adhere to the
road under all conditions and at
high speeds. At the same time this
balance contributes materially to
its economic operation and its uni
form efficiency.
Smother the Fire."
Ammonia generates a heavy vapor
that tends to seek the floor. In case
of a gasoline fire this vapor settles
on the flames, keeping off the air
and smothering the fire. A good
sized bottle of ammonia hung from
the roof of the private garage by a
light but strong string makes no
mean fire extinguisher. The principle
s that the flames burn the string,
letting the bottle fall and break on
the cement floor, when the ammonia
vapor spreads and tnds to smother
or at least check the fire.
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Gives Good View of Car
nam street a turntable, large enough
to accommodate a touring car, has
been built into the show room floor.
This can be driven at any speed de
sired thus turning the car abound
and around. Those who view a car
on this turntable can see it from
every angle.
The new home of the Nash and
China Welcomes Cars
V Coming From America
A constantly increasing regard tor
American products in China is in
dicated in a recent report from E. G
Willems, traveling representative, to
Dodge Brothers, Detroit motor car
manufacturers. , The popularity of
the Delroi car, or rather the char
acteristic manner in which it con
tinues to prove its right to popular
ity, is having a highly favorable in
fluence en American trace in gen
eral. , i '
"Every Dodge Brothers car that
comes into China increases public
confidence'in the trade-mark. Made
in America,' " according to Mr. Wil
lems, w.ho left Detroit nearly a year
ago on a tour of the far east. "Its
record of performance is so good
that the Chinese" are beginning to
feel that anything made .in the U. S.
A. must have merit. American man
ufacturers should strive conscien
tiously to justify this confidence by
exporting only first class goods."
Omaha and Council Bluffs
Show Speed In Truck Buying
Omaha and Council Bluffs, accord
ing to W. H. Murprry of the West
ern Motor Car Co., are showing
signs of real speed in truck buying.
The Western Motor Car Co. recently
sold a three-ton Riker truck, cost
ing $9,000, to the city of Council
Bluffs. This will be used by-the
street cleaning department and is
eauiDoed with a Studebaker com
bination flushernd sprinkler body.
Another four-ton Rtker was sold
to the Monarch Manufacturing L.
(Riker trucks are made by the same
company making the Locomobile.
Nickel Cleaner.
Ordinary , silver polish, such as
every housewife knows, is the best
medium for cleaning .nickel parts
about the car. The polish ' is rubbed
on and then rubbed off with a soft
cloth.
BUILT FOR
GAS ECONOMY
Gill Pistonjing Co.
1923 Farnam St
( Omaha
Included in every
Qien-Davis-Cdad
Rebuilt
s& Brothers
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motor, tm
Offered to you is the rejuvenating expense of
our rebuilding operation. True ryou , may be
able to buy a good-looking car elsewhere for
less money but, you will 'pay the difference
between the two figures during the first few
months of ownership conditioning it for your
use. .
You have our assurance that an "O-D-C
built Dodge" is everything we say for it.
It is really bitter to bt safe than
sorryHn your purchase of a car.
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Lafayette is most modern m every
sense and well located. This build
ing is a fine tribute to R. W. Hay
ward, who is one of the younger
generation of .automobile mej, Hay
ward attributes his success to good
products, good -service and square
dealing.
Good Accessories Better
Than a Long Guarantee
"Many car owners today are be
ing attracted by long time guaran
tees when buying accessories," says
Elmer Rosengren of the Nebraska
Storage Battery company. "But the
wise motorist will stop to consider
whether he wants to buy a guarantee
or an article of dependable mer
chandised More and more, the
American motorist is coming to re
gard the long guanantee with a bit
of suspicion. "IK this article is
made right in the '-first place," he
says, "and the manufacturer is sin
cere in his desire to protect his good
reputation, why should it be neces
sary for him to shout his guarantee
from the house-top or parade it in
front of me in his effort to sell me
his product?"
Hooct Finish.
The hood of the car is most likely
to suffer damage before the rest of J
the body finish. Ihis is true because
of its being exposed to heat frdm the
engine. Part of this trouble can be
obviated by fitting an asbestos lining
inside the hood. However that may
be, the car owner may help things
by wiping off the hood xsarefully
after it has been exposed to' the rain.
Rain tends to spot the finish of the
hood because, it is hot. As a matter
of fact, the entire body finish will
be better preserved if it is wiped off
after coming in from a rainstorm.
Nobody who knew, ever
disputed the exceptional
worth of the Hupmobile.
Victor Motor Co.
252325 Farnaun St., Omaha, Neb,
Huprtiobile
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DIGEST
Boston had but 2- private wheeled
vehicles in 1768.
Oklahoma has 276 prants for the
recovery of gasoline.
The royal Canadian mounted po
lice are adopting motorcycles.
There are eight different tire fac
tories in the New England stairs.
Norway has morethan, 16,400
motorists, of which 403 are women.
Including all the cars manufacH-
tured, the average price of automo
biles is $2,500.
Henri Foumier, a Frenchman,
brought the first bicycle motor to
this country in 1899.
Founded SO years ago, the first
rubber factory was established in
Akron, O., in 1870.
Motor trucks are used by fully 75
per cent of the 2.400 copper, lead
and zinc mines in the nited Stated
At the Michigan Agricultural col
lege there are 50 young Russians
registered in the motor tractor
course.
For the protection of members
mp.ny automobile clubs in the United
states are establishing legal depart
mcnts. v
LoiuiTiDia university at years ago
established a department of motor
vvliiclc construction in the school ofj
It is found that motor thieves jn
New York City will steal anvthina
from high priced limotisi.ies to jit
ney delivery trucks.
Motor tractors are employed with
considerable success in logging op
erations in Burma, India, on ground
too soft for elephants.
Practically 28,000 carloads of au
tomobiles were shipped by rail and
46,000 motor vehicles were delivered
overland during March.
Laid out in 1913 and proclaimed
as a memorial to Lincoln, the first
great highway of national impor
tance is the Lincoln highway.
The first and only automobile ever
shipped to Bermuda frightened the
horses, and the inhabitants threw
the machine into the sea,
More than 350 manufacturers of
automobile parts and equipment are
opposedto the introduction of the
metric system in American industry.
One pint of gasoline contains
enough power to lift six tons 750
feet into the airV200 feet higher
than the top of the Washington
monument.
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Men ancl women, everywhere, have acclaimed the Cleveland Six a' winner.
It has won thousands of them, and they are enthusiastic in its praise. , It has
won them because it brings them so much more of the pleasure of driving, such
ease of driving and such .unusual comfort.
The Cleveland has made its friends, too,'
because of the extraordinary performance of
the Cleveland motor, developed through three
years of tests in the laboratories and shops and
on the road before being offered to the public.
It has life, pick-up, power and endurance that
you cannot" find in many cars.
Touring Car (Five Passengers) $1485
Sedan (Five Passengers) $2295
CARD-ADAMS
LlinCUlll Distributor
1732-38 "O" St.
Free Oil Holes.
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! .car owners are sending their ve -
At this' time of he year thousands
ii. ilea j uac 1111.111 iriiailliru uuu r'
finished generally. Here is a worth -
while piece of advice: Have all ex-
posed oil holes stuffed with felt or
waste to prevent their being painted
over and so closed up. live latter
condition will result in failure of the
oil to reach the bearing surface TtJat
needs it when the car is next run.
It pays
Si .
Go over the Allen point by point,
unit byytfnit. .
Look at its exceptionally strong frame,
note its sturdy axles, examine carefully
its stout transmission, its remarkably
successful engine, its liberal radiator, its
superheated intake, its nice general
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6th and Pacific Sti. '
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It Makes Thousands of Friends
Its Every-day Performance
(Prices F. O. B.
uistriDutors tor
. Ndwaska, Westers Iowa and West Half South Dakota
Omaha Reta.l Sales, CARD-ADAMS CLEVELAND fO., 2421 Farnam St.
Packing Gasolene Pumps.
i .ium iiic tuny saifMiii, itry in-
1 tPrial for packing the stuffing box of
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:l" soap. Oasolme will dissolve
practically anv kind of oil used as
a lubricant, but it has no effect on
soap, so thut this material may be
I'scd in place of grease as "a lubri
cant or in fvlace of red lead in mak
ing screw joints tight.
to examine
balance and easy spring action, its lines,
its 'upholstery, in fact, its everypart.
Youll find in Allen, we believe, better
motor car engineering and finer grade
materials than in any car of its class.
We are ready to demonstrate the
Allen at any time. , .
Lininger Implement Company
Nebraska, Western towa and Southern South
Cleveland bodies are of
dignified design, handsomely finished and up-
holstered in genuine hand-buffed leather.
Come in and see the Cleveland Six. Ride
in it. Drive it yourself. 'Then you will know
just how good it is.
Hoadster (Three Passengers) $1485
Coupe (Four Passengers) $2295
Cleveland)
MOTOI CO.
For (InKtL
Vacuum Tank Failure1.
When the
the road it
vacuum tank fails
is possible to get
on
up-
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enough pressure temporarily to feed
rthe tue I b
y blowing in the main line.
By repeating this process very
quarter of a mile enough fuel will
be fed to get the car to a garage
where repairs can be made. I
Japan is expending more than
?l-'.000,000 yearly on good roads.
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.Omaha, Neb.
most graceful,
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2423 Farnam St..
Cleveland Automobile Co.
Cleveland, Ohio
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