THE OMAHA SUNDAY BEE: SEPTEMBER 26. 1920.
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4JProduction Set
By Cadillac Co.
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Manufacturing and Deliver
ing Most Cars in Its History,
Yet Can't Overtake
Orders,
By R. H. COLLINS,
resident and General Manager,
Cadillac Motor Car Company.
That numerous groups of persons
whose vocation apparently consists
in seeking out every opportunity to
"view with alarm" has been recently
concentrating its entireattention on
the automobile business.
The way the situation looks to the
cheerless eyes of these despondent
folks, the automobile industry is
"lacing its most desperate crisis"
and "confronting its most hopeless
pn-blin. i '
They have discovered to their own
s-atiuctioi) and they announce their
liiscovery with unholy glee that the
automobile industry has positively
reached its long-looked-for satura
tion point. s.
These propagandists of calamity
would have the automobile manv
facturcrs shut down their works and
the automobile merchants close
their doors against the ruin which
they see impending.
Industry Best in Years.
They have spread their gloomy
gospel so industriously that the first
question of tvery visitor coming to
Detroit is:
that's the matter with the auto-
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tie ousinessr
i As manufacturers, we answer for
ourselves tnat production ana snip
ping conditions are so much better
than they have been for a long tune
thatWe are daily establishing new
records in the manufacture and de
livil. y of Cadillac cars. , ,
lii's t month's production was the
largest August output of automo
biles in the 17 years history of the
Cadillac Motor Car company.
For more than two months we
have maintained a daily high-water
marie of production, with a very
noticeable increase of efficiency
throughout all our plants.
Way Behind Orders.
And in spite of this record-break-in
production we have not been
alfle to catch up with our orders.
Klptwithstanding we are delivering
tnore automobiles than ever before
in our history, we cannot succeed in
supplying cars quickly enough to
satisfy the men and women all over
the country who want to own Cadil
lacs. Certainly, the manufacturers, dis
tributors and buyers of Cadillac .i.rs
art not aware ' that anything is
.wrong with the automobile business.
We see no need to "view with
alarm." For us this is a time to
"point with pride," as it shofcld be
for every manufacturer who regards
himself as a trustee bound to give a
full dollar's worth of value to the
men who make and sell the product
and the people who buy it, and a
fair measure of profit to the owners
of the business.
Owners' Service Department.
A few nights back all the
ts on mv car went out. the start
er would not worlr, seemed to stick,
but the horn was all right and the
motor would run. The shop here
told Tine the battery was weak and
the generator was not adjusted right.
What adjustment is there on a gen
erator? What do you think caused
the trouble?
A. No doubt a "dead" battery, or
one that is so weak that it cannot
supply current for anything but
horn and ignition. The mechanic may
have been right in saying' the gen
erator needed adjusting, for he con-
lvfded the Charging rate was too
for your driving. The generator
stment he referred to was the
hird brush adjustment, in which
brush is shifted to , increase or
decrease the charging rate.
Omaha Motor Truck
Co. Recapitalized
F t v $
Auto Users Have
Power tp Cure
. Gas Shprtage
Drivers Wasting 10 to 50 Per
Cent of Fuel by Over-Rich
Mixture, $ays ,Omaha
Packard Dealer.
OV"C-VlO P&OTO
J. D. Cullis, president of the Af
fordable Motor Truck corporation,
has returned to Omaha ior a short
visit after having spent the last sev
eral months in New York reorganiz
ing and recapitalizing the company.
The new capitalization in this com
pany is $1,000,000. The original plant
of the Affordable Motor Truck cor
poration, manufacturer of the Af
fordable Speed Triick unit, is lo
cated in Omaha and the purpose of
Mr. Cullis' visit here is to re-establish
the local plant on a full produc
tion basis. Additional plants are
also operating in Williamsport, Pa.,
and Newark, N.
With the reorganization of this
company 1 its quality of production
has been greatly improved up to a
point where it now increases the
hauling capacity of the Ford car 100
per cent.
The Affordable Truck units are
now used1 in practically every part of
the world, the export business of
this company having greatly in
creased during the past six months.
Insulation as Important
As Auto Battery Plates
"It seems, strange Jo many, even
in the automobile trade," says El
mer Rosengren, Willard service sta
tion dealer, "that insulation should
be as important as battery plates,
yet such is the case. Plates cannot
continue to take charge and supply
current unless they are each ade
quately protected against the neigh
boring plates on either side."
"A great part of the difficulty in
manufacturing satisfactory baftery
insulation results from the fact that
the insulation must permit current
to pass freely yet must completely
insulate one set of plates from the
other.
"Threaded rubber insulation has
become popular among car builders
and users because it has such a rare
combination of desirable qualities."
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Q. How can I stop the brakes on
my car from squeaking every time
I stop?
A. Good lining properly applied
won't squeak. Cheap lining usually
squeaks, especially when it is very
dry. Squirt a little kerosene over
the lining surface.
4
J Q. I am about to trade a new
clar and want to get wire wheels, but
from what I hear they are liable to
come off the axles. Is there any
danger of this?
A. A "smart" owner probably
told you that. Wire wheelswill not
come off if they are put on as they
ought to be. The locking device
must he drawn vnn titrht anA thn
yoi never have to worry.
, I Practical Paragraphs.
I: Convenient Tongs. .
I It is possible to matte a pair of
I i tongs that are convenient for re
moving nuts.etc, from the mud pan
by plaitening the ends of two pieces
of number 9 wire each 30 inches
long. Five inches from the end a
hole is drilled through each wire
and through' these holes a bolt is
thrust and fitted with a nut. This
completes the tongs, which -Will be
found invaluable for picking small
objects out of the mud pan or from
around the motor, etc.
Ball Bearing Adjustment.
Ball bearings must not be adjusted
so that they are too ' tight or
cramped. A small amount, of loose
ness is necessary. When bearings
are fitted with adjusting nuts the
nuts should first be made tight and
then backed off until the bearings
turn freely. Since the bearings are4
very sensitive to adjustment, a slight
change in the position of the adjust
ment nut will make a lot of differ
in the adjusting of the bearing.
Cold Air and mi&s-.g.
Sfln some cars it is possible for cdld
ftir blowing on the inlet manifold to
rause so much condensation that the
'forward cylinderwill develop habit
!l missing. This may be cured by
fitting a metal shield .in such a way
a to deflect the air from the mani
fold at that position.
About Keyways.
When a keyway becomes worn the
. iM thoucht of the owner is to file
L fhe channels larger and fit a larger
?$ey. To do this often weakens the
vietal seriously ana it may be tounu
-rthat a..preferable way is to weld new
. '.; 'fetal into the old slot and then cut
A new keyway to fit the old key.
'.'k f v How to Cleart Spark Plugs.
J: The best method of cleaning spark
i V plugs that have become fouled with
' "i oil is to boil them in a solution of
1 washing soda and
Miss de Milnau, wearer of the
Croix de Guerre, is a motorcycle
speed cop in Southampton, L. I. In
1916 Miss de Mi'.hau went to France
with a motor ambulance equipment
for work in the war zone.
"The gasoline shortage, which is
sending prices up and causing talk
of putting automobile owners oh
rations, can be cured by the auto
vsers themselves if they will take
a little trouble." says Wiltiam A,
Hurst, president of the Packard
Omaha company, local distributor
of Packard cars. "Hundreds of driv
crs are wasting gas every mile by
feeding their engines' too rich a
mixture, and it is not too much to
to say that if this could be stopped
there would be a surplus instead of
a shortage of . gasoline.
"There are a good many reasons
for this waste. A rich mixture makes
it easier to stSrt an auto, especially
in cold weather. Last winter a good
many drivers set their carburetors
with this in mind, and they have
not taken the trouble to thin the
mixture during the warm weather.
But even in the cold weather they
were using too much gas, except in
starting, and spending a good deal
of wasted money just for the sake
of that little convenience. Probably
few of them knew how much it did
cost, and would be startled if told
that it amounted to from 10 to 50
per cent of their gas bills.
"Gasoline Economizers."
"The apparent success of the so
called 'gasoline economizers' is
proof of this. These 'economizers'
are mostly made of naphthalene,
which is the same stuff as moth
balls, and after examining a good
many of them the United States
Bureau of Standards reports that
they do not save gasoline at all. Yet
there are hundreds of people who
will tell you that they have increased
their mileage from 15 per cent to
100 per cent since they used the
stuff.
, "They have, too, but it was not
because of the 'economizers.' v
"Moth Balls" not Necessary.
"The secret is in the instructions
which go with these patent "moth
balls.' Those instructions are al
ways very careful and explicit, and
advise the adjustment of the curbu
retor so as to reduce the proportion
of gasoline to air, and of course, in
crease 'the mileage per gallon just
so much. Drivers can' prove this
for themselves - if they will follow
the instructions about the carbure
tor, and then throw the naphthalene
stuff into the sewer. They will get
just as good mileage.
1 1 "A good many people do not
know just what is the most efficient
setting for their carburetor, and al
ways have the mixture a little too
rich 'to be on the safe side.' If
ihese peopjle will come to the service
station at- 3016 Harney street, we
will be glad to show them just how
their carburetors should be adjusted.
Of course this is not confined to
Packard owners. The saying of
gasoline is a matter of ,great im
portance to every one, and we are
glad to do our share."
First Winton Built in
x M896 Had Wire Wheels
The tremendous changes which
have been made in automobile con
struction during the past quarter
century are apparent from this
photograph of the first Winton auto
mobile, manufactured in Cleveland
in 1896. Compared with the Wintons
of today the machine appearsan
tiquated. . '
The only things about the machine
which have a modern appearance are
the wire wheels and tires. The
wheels appear much the same as
those now in use, even though the
present day wire wheels are com
monly supposed to be, a modern in
novation in car equipment.
Although the tires used on the
machine look like those in use at
present, they are in reality as an
tiquated in design1 and construction
W. E. Gannaway of Kansas City,
Mo., is the only legless automobile
driver in the United States.
. New Franklin Prices
Iii keeping with recent reductions
in the price of New Franklin auto
mobiles, H. Pelton, Omaha dis
tributor, has made corresponding re
ductions m the prices quoted m his
"double discount" used car sale.
The complete price list has been
revised in accordance with the cur
rent prices of cars. Where reduc
tions have been announced corre
sponding reductions have beco made
in used car prices.
In regard to Marmon prices, Pel-
ton asserts that no reductions will
be made. . A telegram from W. C.
Marmon, president of the Nordyke
& Marmon Co., states positively that
no reductions in Marmon prices will
be made. President Marmon fur-
rher asserts that they stand ready to
prove to all interested that the per
centage of profit on Marmon cars
is now considerably below that of
competing lines.
k Cylinder Head Wrench.
It is possible to make a special
wrench for the back cylinder head
and rocker arm assembly cap screws
nn civ rvlinHpr pnorinpc hv rpvprcincV
the handle of an open end wrench
designed for use on the Ford fly
wheel.
as the machie itself. They were the
first tires built by the B. F. Good
rich Rubber Co., and had more than
a dozen plies of fabric and treads
an inch and a quarter thick.
The tires were built at the re
quest of Alexander Winton, presi
dent of the Winton company, and
Goodrich tires have been standard
equipment for every model of Win
ton cars since then. In a letter to the
Goodrich company recently, Ir.
Winton said:
"The first automobile tire made in
America by the Goodrich company
was at my special request for use
cn the first Winton automobile man
ufactured in 1896. Six ; years later
you also furnshed us with the first
clincher tire made in this country.
"If is a matter of personal pride
that my original choice of tires
should have proved to be one of such
universal satisfaction as Goodrich."
Cole Eight Engine
Is Easy to Work On
Accessibility to All Parts Is
Big Feature Attracting Au- ;
tomobile Buyers.
In these days when motor' car
economy is of vital importance, the
accessibility of the various parts of
motor car make distinct appeal to
the car owner who gives his car
thrf general attention it requires, or
to the garage repairman, because
either way it means a distinct saving
in the hours of labor put in a car.
Accessibility has always been one
of the big features of the Cole Aero
Eight motor. For example, the first
Cole Eight engine had removable
cylinder heads, an advancement in
design which today has been gen
erally adopted in the automobile in
dustry. ,
Other features of the original Cole
were integrally counter balanced
crankshaft and exterior water pump,
aluminum pistons, heated intake i
manifold in fact, many fundamental
features now incorporated in prac
tically all motors.
The design of the cylinder blocks
of the new Cole Aero-Eight engine,
set at angles of 45 degrees, gives a
clear valve alley between the two
sets of cylinders, in which is housed
the carburetor, easy of access; the
wiring manifolds are so arranged
that they may be reached without
effort.
The distributor, the generator, in
fact every subsidiary unit to the
engine is within easy reach, should
adjustment be necessary.
Kerosene Will Cut Valve Stem
Carbon.
A very simple way of cleaning
valve stems which are under sus
picion of harboring carbon deposits
is to inject a little kerosene inlthe
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air vaivc ui a, iuuuicivi wmi
engine vs running. In this way a
little of the kerosene finds its way
down the valve stems and softens
and washesi off the carbon. It is
no bad idea to do this once a month
or so.
In Panama there are 1,401 motor
vehicles registered in the Canal
Zone.
New Manager In Omaha
For Davenport Tire
Announcement was made recently
to the effect that J. W. Dillrancc
had taken over the management of
the Davenport Tire and Rubber
company, located at the Davenport
garage.
Dillrancc was at one time man
ager of the Farnam Tire and Rub
ber company, Omaha, and later as
sociated with Kopac Bros, as a spe
cial representative.
The Davenport Tire and Rubber
company are selling Republic Tire
and Automobile Accessories. A 100
ton tire press has recently been in
stalled to press on solid truck tires.
Deflating Tabes.
A cotter pin is useful on occasion
to help deflating an inner, tube that
has been punctured by a nail or in
such a way that it still holds the air.
The cotter is compressed with pliers,
and the end is passed through the
tube wall, after which it is allowed
to spring open. This opens up a
large hole to permit the ail to pass
out quickly. .
v A total of 48,692 motor vehicles
were in service with the American,
expeditionary force. Of this number
there were 8,000 passenger cars and
26,000 trucks.
Traction Waves
Keep Auto Tires
Rolling Up Hill
Under Inflation Increases
Burden and Wear, Miller
Rubber Company
Man Sayi.
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,"A curious thing about tires is
that they continually roll up hill,
asserts Robert C. Burlan, manager
oi the Miller Rubber company,
Omaha branch. "This is due to
what is scientifically termed "trac
tion wave,' but what is popularly
called 'bulge.' Both terms mean
the expansion of that portion of the
elastic carcass of the tire, which by
weight and forward pull, is forced
just ahead of road contact
In motion, the tire is continually
attempting to run over this traction
wave which, just ahead always eludes
it. Incidentally under-inflation in
creases the wave.
On a plain tread, the wave runs
tound aud round and round the
tire. But a tread design with a bck
bone ribbed or cogged, has been
found effective in dividing and in
throwing it off each side, according
to Miller tire men. Some treads are
corrugated; some are smooth, some
indented, but a purpose of all of
them is to provide maximum
traction to overcome this wave.
The tread must provide also for
minimum road resistance, for mini
mum injury to the carcass under
neath and for maximum oad wear.
Like the soles of shoes, a tread must
.absorb direct wear. Different kinds
of service have their individual ef
fects. Scuffing, skidding, spinning,
tearing effects of rough roads all
these have a tendency to promote
rapid wear.
When a tread is torn or badly
worn it should be taken to a com
petent tire surgeon. He will tell
whether it is worth a repair.
It has been estimated that the sat
uration point of automobiles will not
he reached until the world has 30,-
000,000 cars. Today it has approxi
mately 10,000,000, of which the
United States has 7,800,00.
Reo Speedwagons are just
as different from competing
trucks as this advertisement
is from our competitors' ad-
vertising.
Mark this statement as
the truth and go to your
nearest Reo dealerfor a de
tailed explanation. Let him
tell you why.
A. H. Jones Co.
, , HASTINGS, NB.
Distributor for Southern
Western Nebraska.
and
Jones-Opper Co.
OMAHA, NEB.
Distributor for Eastern and North
ern Nebraska and Western Iowa.
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Road Tests to Prove Tires
, Men are everywhere telling re
markable tales about Miller Tire
mileage now.
Don't let those tales mislead you.
It is true that Miller Cords, in
countless cases, ' yield 20,000 to
25,000 miles. But pther men, under
differing conditions, get 10,000 to
12,000 miles.
Miller Tires are uniform that's
their great distinction. But condi
tions are not uniform.
Over-size or under-size, care, load
and road affect the service greatly.
A Thousand Tires
. We wear out at our factory a
thousand tires yearly, to compare
Miller mileage with all rival tires.
I These are rear-tire tests, and con
ditions are ex
treme. We use
- under-size and
over -loads, to
get a quick
.comparison.
In one set of
tests, on Miller
Cords, we av-
Tread Patented
C.nttit trad
moo th with suction
cap, for firm koM
ob wot aaplrmlt
Card-to't h'
Road (id troada
Both lik com in
dirt.
erage 15,000 miles. In another
with undersize tires on heavy cars
we average 10.Q00 miles.
Must Excel Others
We run these test tires some ten
million miles a yea. But not, to get
mileage figures.
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C O. Phillip of tha Circulation
Dept. of tho Omaha Be ha two
30x3 'a Miller Fabric Tires on Ford
car. The tire have run 10,000
Wiles, and are .till in servic, on
country road. Th.y .how no more
wear than the average tire that have
run 1,000 mile.
We test the Millers against their
rivals, under similar conditions. And
the object is to see . that Millera
maintain their supremacy.
That's what many others do.
Large tire users all the time com
pare Miller Tires with others, undet
like conditions. In these million
mile tests a score of makes are run
against each other.
It is, by winning countless tests -like
those that Millers gained .their
fame.
What We've Proved
We have proved by these tests
that Miller treads, on the average,
outlast others by 25 per cent.
And that Miller Tires Cords of
Fabrics excel in ervice any like
type tire.
There are exceptions, but rare in
deed. Hundreds of tests are prov
ing Millers the best tires built today
Matching Freak Tires
In these factory tests an occa
sional tire makes an exceptional
record. i
Then we learn the reason. Each
tire is signed. We know the, man
who made it. We know the rubber
used, the fabric, the vulcanizing heat.
, Miller experts then try to match'
that freak tire in our entire output
Year after year we have done this
And we have more than doubled
average Miller mileage since thes
tests began. j
. One Tire Wm Tell
You cannot make a million-mile'J
test. But you can puf one MillerJ
opposite any rival make. Then com-!
pare the service. ,
You owe that to yourself. Miller
Tires are ' making records which
were never made before. They are
creating new standards in Tiredom.
It may ; change your idea of good
service when you see what they do
on your car.
When you buy a new car insist
on Miller Tires., Twenty car makers"
now supply them and there is no
extra charge.
THE MILLER RUBBER CO, Akron, 0a J
The Most Talked-about Tires in America
Cords or Fabrics
A
Geared-to-the-Road
Bwifnd V. & Pattnt Of
THE , MILLER RUBBER COMPANY
WHOLESALE ONLY
?520 Farnam, Omaha.
ROBT. C. BURLAN, Mgr.
Phon Douglas 8924.
MILLER SERVICE DEALERS
OMAHA
DOWNTOWH
WBST SIDE.
STREET Alt AGE, S40
Street. Telephone Walnut
COMBINATION TIRE MFG. CO., 1504
Ca Street Telephone Douglaa 8871
CTMTNG TTRE MSPAIB CO., 1911
Cuming Street,' Telephone Douglaa
94.
IATTA TIRE CO.HPAAT, 619 So. 16th
8treet. Telephone Douglaa 3i:l5.
J. B. WHITLEY, V. S. Vulcanizing Co.,
.120 Bo. 13th Street. Telephone
Douglaa 1103.
CENTER
Center
177.
DUNDEE GARAGE, 4911 Dodge Street
Telephone Walnut S84.
LEAVENWORTH HEIGHTS GARAGE.
Stfei
SOCTH SIDE
RELIABLE TIRE REPAIR COJ
47J5 So. I4th Street Telephone 8out
433J Leavenworth
Walnut 474J.
reet Telephone
NORTH SIDE.
HESTER ft LOWE, Bultk Servic Sta
tion, 3929 No. 16th Street. Webatcr
656.
S IIOLI.MAN BROS. HARDWARE
CO., 4114 No. S4th Street Telephone
Colfax 42.
COUNCIL BLUFFS
LAND M'KINLEV. 17 South
Street. Telephone 769.
Mats'
LA IN SON ROBERTS COMPANY
SS r'ourth Street. Telephone 465S.
ROY.WILSO,- GARAGE,
Broadway.
Phone 4430
18th
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