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THE OMAHA SUNDAY BEE: JULY 25, 1920.
CHOOSE ROUTE
TO CONNECT ALL
WESTERN PARKS
A. L. Westgard Making
20,000-Mile Trip to Se
. led Best Tourist
Roads.
The pathfinding trip irow being
made by A. L. Westgard, field rep-.
rcsentative of the A. A. A. and vice
president of the National Highways
association, to lay out a route con
necting all the national parks of the
west, is one that will interest auto
Ttiobilists, automobile clubs and
highway organizations all over the
country.
Mr. Westgard is using a Westcott
Larger Six touring car on this
20,000-mile trip, according to word
received by Carl Changstrom of the
Standard Motor company, Westcott
dealers.
"His 20 years' experience as a
pathfinder have taught him just
what to look for in a (far that is de
sired for such a trip as this," said
Mr. Changstrom, "and for that rea
son his purchase of the Westcott is
a pleasing tribute to the qualities of
thf car."
On leaving Washington for Den
ver, where the pathfinding trip will
start, Mr. Westgard was given a
farewell in front of the Department
rf the Interior building, in which
J. Barton Payne, secretary of the
interior; Stephen T. Mather, direc
tor of national parks; A. G. Batchel
der, executive chairman of the
A. A. A., and other government of
ficials and good roads leaders took
part.
At Deliver Mr. Westgard will be
gin his real work of laying out the
road through the national parks, the
idea being to make a foundation for
publicity work and to establish a
route which can be improved so that
the million or more tourists who
visit the parks each summer can get
from one park to another easily, and
thus see more of the western beau
ties in one summer than has here-.
tofore been possible.
Old Platinum Contacts
In the old days platinum was not
quite so expensive as it is now, and
;n the screws of old magnetos and
r-ontact coils there was often insert
id a goodish sized piece of plati
num. By using a file carefuily it
i possible to remove the brass and
reclaim the platinum, when it can
be soldered upon the end of a new
screw.
Overland. Making Coast to Coast Run
yxH much gasj
Willys-Overland, Inc., is staging
a run. from New York City to San
Francisco, which is designed to
prove economy of the' new Overland
tour under all sorts of conditions.
To avoid any suspicion that the car
is being handled by an expert from
the starting point to destination,
each distributor along the route is
required to drive the car through
his territory. ,
No attempt is being made to make
this run in record time. The chief
object is to demonstrate the fact
that these sturdy little models can
be depended on, not only to make a
trip of this sort, but to make it very
economically.
Making Few Stops.
Only stops necessary to supply
oil and gasoline and according to
the records which have been kept
along the route, ttte motor has not
been stopped over 15 or 20 minutes
at any time. These motor stops
were only made when it was neces
sary to add gasoline or change oil.
Representatives of the Van-Brunt
Automobile Co. left here Wednes
day morning for Atlantic, la., where
they were to meet the car and take
in through their .territory.
The car reached, Atlantic almost
a half hour ahead of its schedule
and up to that time had covered
1,459 miles, using but 60 gallons of
gasoline. From Atlantic to Omaha,
only two gallons and a half of gaso
line were used to make the entire
distance.
After changing oil the party pro
ceeded to Columbus. Neb., at which
point another distributor took the
car on its westward journey.
Average Over 25 Miles.
A telegram received Thursday
from North Platte seated that the
car had left there at 9:30 Thurs
uay morning, which is according to
scheduled time mapped out at the
beginning of the run. At North
l'latte, this car had covered 1,831
miles, using but 72 gallons of gaso
line. The average for the entire dis
tance from New York City to Co
lumbus, Neb., was 25 miles to the
gallon.
From Cedar Rapids, la., to North
Platte, Neb., a distance of 600 miles,
this car had averaged 31 miles to the
gallon of gasoline, in spite of the
fact that 40 miles in heavy mud was
encountered, making necessary the
use of chains and in spite of the fact
that it was necessary to drive in sec
ond gear through many miles of
sand cast of North Platte.
This car left New York City at
midnight Sunday, July 18, and has
run on schedule time aver the entire
distance.
Cornhusker Tires Are
Just Year Old Today;
Popular Beyond Age
One year ago today announce
ment was made to Omaha and sur
rounding territory of the building
of the first tire by the Nebraska
Tire and Rubber Co.
This tire is known as the Corn
husker. The company has made
wonderful strides and today is mak
ing 200 tires a day with a demand
far-exceeding' their output.
Recently a farload of Cornhusker
tires was delivered to Chicago and
this week one car was delivered to
eastern Iowa.
The success of the company is at
tributed largely to the untiring ef
forts of the general manager, W. W.
Wutchcr, who helped put Akron on
the map, and who, with his 25 years'
experience in the rubber game, has
stood for great and better tire
manufacturing.
The world output of silk amounts
to about 700 tons a day.
Can't Fool Battery.
"You can fool yourself, but not
your battery," says Elmer Rosen
gren of the Nebraska Storage Bat
tery company. "You may think
you added enough distilled water,
and be mistaken. You may waste
current and never realize it. You
may be using the headlights too
much and charging the battery too
little.
"But your battery writes the real
story as it goes along.
. "That's why you ought to drive
into a service station occasionally
and have a test made by an expert."
Skidding Causes Bad
Breaks in Tire Which
Are Easily Avbided
Skidding surprises the motorist,
oftentimes, in its effect on his tires.
Sometimes a tire will be noticed
with the tread worn through to the
fabric in one or more spots. The
balance of the tire, in such a case,
wjll be in good condition. Too sud
den locking of the breaks, forcing
the tire to drag, or taking corners
at too high a speed, is ordinarily
responsible. s
Skidding the tire for a short dis
tance is often little thought of at the
time. But the fact is that this slide
has caused a flat place on the tread
of the tire, which pounds away on
the road, revolution after revolution,
like a flat car wheel on a locomo
tive. When the tread has already been
weakened by the grinding action of
skidding, this incessant pounding
causes the tire to go out of service
prematurely, according to Miller
tire and tube experts.
A motorist will save dollars in
tire expense if he will coast to a
stop, employing his brakes very
gradually. If he plans ahead he may
check the momentum on the car by
closing the throttle with the clutch
engaged. When starting from rest,
an easy foot on the pedal will save
miles of tire service. If a car starts
off with a jump the effect on the
tires is much the same as though the
tread were rasped away with a heavy
file.
All trucks participating in the First Annual Farm
Truck Tour of the Automotive Truck Tour
Association will use
Pennsylvania Power Motor Oil
Viking Gear Lubricant
MANUFACTURED AND GUARANTEED BY
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Kansas city BJourse Oil Company 0ma'-
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Cadillac Craftsmen
Hold Jobs for Years
No one realizes better, or even so
clearly, as manufacturers them
selves the great value of a factory
organization that remains intact
year after year. Consequently,
manufacturers strive to hold their
workmen together, after they have
been painstakingly trained. In this
respect the records show that the
Cadillac Motor Car company occu
pies a particular advantageous posi
tion. The Cadillac record of employes'
loyalty is unique in the automobile
industry, which has been marked
throughout its relatively short his
tory by frequent changes. Quite
the opposite is shown in this in
stance. There is at least one work
man whose continuous employment
u:ider Cadillac auspices antedates
the beginning of the company itself.
He is an inspector who has followed
tlie same line of work, with the
Cadillac and its predecessors, for 25
years.
Five other workmen have been as
sociated with the same interests for
18 to 23 years, and a man who is
now general foreman has had 23
years' continuous employment. A
r?cent canvass of the shops revealed
the fact that 142 superintendents,
department heads and others had
records of 10 to 15 years of Cadillac
employment, and 427 men in the
same classification point to periods
of employment ranging from five
to 10 years.
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DODGE BROTHERS
4 DD0R 5EDAN
In these days of mounting costs,
the steady economy of the Sedan
stands out in pleasant relief.
Here is comfort of the highest
order at a most moderate
monthly outlay for operation.
The gasoline eonsumption 4s unusually low.
The tire mileage is unusually high. .
DfBwEN-DAVis-CtiAD Auto Co.
OMAHA, NEB.
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TYLER 123
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1(33 50. MAIN ST.
COUNCIL BLUFFS 691,
:USE BEE WANT ADSTHEY BRING RESULTS:
PROBABLY you will never know how finely
the engine of your National Sextet is made.
It performs so faithfully, requires so little atten
tion, that you will perhaps never have' need
to examine fit. It is like a good watch, or a
good piano, in that it functions so perfectly as
to make you almost unmindful of its action
Touring Car, f 3,750 Phaeton, $3,750 Roadster, $3,750
Cope,$400 Sedan, $4 f 50 F. O. B. Indianapolis
NATIONAL CAR SALES CORP.
2429 Farnam Street J. C. Helbert, Sales Mgr.
Twentieth
SmeeessfiU Year
CHAW D LEO SIX
Famous For Its Marvelous Motor
AUGUST , 1913
CURPRISES hare come
thick and fast since we
took dellrerr of our
Chandler Six. It rides
perfectly and the opinion
of those who hare driven
it I that the Chandler
hot the most wonder
ful motor aver put in
an automobile.
Very truly yon rt,
W.L.OTIS.
South Bend, Indims
f: "v telll i ability and efflciencyof
I I"1" i in W: the marvelout Chand-
fx tmwmwuKmZZX ifwini-,,., lr motor of all my
j JjjgSjmiiuye . Chandltrcsre.
p rasa isb "r t us ."-s.
The Motor of Seven Years Ag'o
and the Motor of Today
The Chandler Six of 1920 is a refinement of
that first Chandler Six of 1913. Seven years of
devotion on the part of the Chandler organi
zation to this one Chandler motor has placed
it In the position of distinction which it holds
today.
Seven years of service in the hands of
thousands of owners, seven years of skillful
application by Chandler engineers, has
brought the Chandler motor and the one
standard Chandler chassis to approximate
perfection.
In these seven years many motors of many
makes have come and gone. Chandler con
tinues a leader among fine cars, because of the
excellence of its performance.
On the one Chandler chassis are mounted
six handsome types of body.
The Chandler. Is the Most Fairly Priced Fine Car
SIX SPLENDID BODY TYPES
Seven-Passenger Touring, S199S Four-Passenger Roadster, SJ99S Four-Passenger Dispatch, 11075
Seven-Passenger Sedan, 92995
Four-Passenger Coupe, tiS9S
(Altfricet f. o. b. Cleveland, Ohio)
Limousine, S349S
CARD-ADAMS MOTOR CO.
Lincoln
1732-38 "O" St.
RALPH W. JONES, Mfr.
Distributor For
Nebraska, Western Iowa and West Half South Dakota.
Omaha
2421-23 Farnam St
CHANDLER MOTOR CAR COMPANY, CLEVELAND, O.
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