THE BKE: OMAHA. SUNDAY. FEUKUAUY 27. 1021.
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Congress Will
Take Up Plan of
National Roads
Action Assured by Senate's Re
fusal to Approve $100,000,
000 Rider on Postoffice
Appropriations Rill.
Washington, D. C. Fel. 26 That
the next congress will seriously con
sider the proposed plan of a nation
al system ot interstate highways is
now assured. This action was predi
cated by the senate's refusal to ap
prove as a "rk.'or" on the postoffice
appropriations bill the $100,000,01)0
voted by the house without any re
strictions other than now embraced
in the federal aid road act, which
has failed in v;ious directions to
satisfy many of its original adher
ents. While the federal money in
some states aided materially in ac
celerating state systems of inter
county roads, in other states the
rich counties "matched" the dollars
from the national treasury, with thfc
result that the poor counties were
still left in the mud.
Though the organized motorists
co-operated with the state highway
officials in urging the federal aid
road act, the two groups were not in
entire accord in the recent legislative
effort. lloth were agreed that joint
.federal and state money should be
expended upon roads of interstate
importance, but the highway officials
refused to insist, upon such a pro
vision nor to support the Townsend
idea of creating a commission to lay
out a national scheme of main roads
connecting the several states.
What caused some opposition, in
and out of congress, to the $100,000,
000 appropriation, was the fear that
its unrestricted adoption would
fasten the federal aid method upon
the country for an indefinite period.
Debated upon its merits, some
thing not possible tinder "suspen
sion of the rule?," those who favor
an interstate system and a commis
sion believe, that congress will adopt
a comprehensive plan, for the under
taking has the approval of farm,
commercial, automobile and various
other organisations.
Information presented to the sen
ate indicated that on December 31.
1920, only $117,000,000 of federal aid
money remained unallotted, but that
by July next this amount would be
entirely covered by the states. Those
opposing dwelt upon the fact that of
the $275,000,000 total, nearly $220,
000,000 still remained in the United
States treasury November 30, 1920.
The -facts also disclostd that onlv
$47,000,000 had been paid out. al
though other contracts had been
completed and not paid for.
Many senators took the stand
that as long as the bulk of the
money still remained in the treasury,
that the road building program of
the country would not be seriously
interfered with by delaying consid
eration of good roads until the next
congress convenes.
Commenting upon the situation,
Chairman George C. Diehl of the
A. A. A. good roads board, thus
summarizes the matter:
"Apparently instead of the states
-Availing to see what congress is
going to do, congress now proposes
to wait and see what, the states are
going to do, especially the 17 states,
which are depending largely upon
their counties to raise the money to
enable them to co-operate with the
federal government in building
road 9."
Mid-City Company Will Hold
Pre-Auto Show Used Car Sale
The Mid-City Motor and Supply
company has recently arranged for a
pre-auto show used car sale and has
agreed to accept Liberty bonds at
face value, regardless of the series,
in payment.
"Many good bargains arc repre
sented at this,ale and the prices
have been lowered to a figure which
should move them," said Walter
Short, who in charge of the sale
for the Mid-City Motor and Supply
company. j
) Melting Ladle.
For the car owner who does a lot
of his own vvork, a very useful melt
ing ladle may be made from an old
piston. One of the wrist pin bosses
is plugged up, and in the other a
metal br is welded to form a handle.
J. H. Patton Becomes
Scripps-Booth Dealer
In Omaha Territory
Surafce Grinder.
A handy tool for grinding shims,
. piston rings, bearing caps, etc., may
be made by passing a carriage bolt
through the center of the round
board which holds the. emery cloth.
This is clamped to the breast drill in
the chuck.
' Omaha Man Appointed
Manager of Tire Firm
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J. M. Dine.
J. M. Dine, former Omaha tire
wan, has been, made vice president
and general manager of the Oldfield
Tire company. ,
Dine was manager of the 'Omaha
branch of the Goodyear Tire com
pany for six years. Later he joined
the Firestone forces, with whom he
'remained until made an executive of
the Oldfield company.
Dine has been connected with the
tire industry for 14 years.
Many Factory
Men Will Visit
Auto Show Here
Omaha Exhibit to Re Mure
Complete Than Those
Held in East, Says
Manager Powell.
J. II. Patton, jr., a veteran in the
automobile business, and at one tune
distributor for the Buick and Olds
mobile in Iowa, has just closed a
distributor contract for the Scripps
Booth cars for the territory embrac
ing western Iowa, Nebraska and a
portion of South Dakota.
lr A Alton nn. nf the nrominent
factory men, has spent considerable
time in the Umana territory m,u
o -urfiit curi'fu nf the r.onditinn
jug a ww, ...... .j.,, j
arid is very much pleased with the
... Hr. All,.'., L-tlfac l.lt
Afr Pnttr,n 1in a liost of friends
throughout the territory and he is
ably financed ana wm nave a strong,
aggressive organization.
The Scripps-Booth is a Gener
al Motors unit and has been repre
sented in this field since manufac
tured. Time has caused many me
chanical improvements and refine
ments in appearance. Mr. Patton has
secured the quarters recently occu
pied by the Oldsmobile company at
2529 Farnam street.
Representatives of
Auto Firms See Film
Of Dare-Devil Racer
Sis hundred and forty-one per
sons connected with the automobile
industry of Omaha were guests of
Manager Ballantyne of the Moon
theater on Wednesday evening, Feb-,
ruary 23, to view a special screening
of Tom Mix in "The Road Demon."
"The Road Demon" is the attraction
at the Moon theater during Auto
mobile Show week, March 14 to 19.
Two of the features in the photo
play are the Los Angeles-Phoenix
road race and the race on the $1,000,
000 speedway in Los Angeles. Tom
Mix's daring stunts on his horse have
been the favorites of 'photoplay fans
for years and in "The Road Demon"
he gets away from his saddle and
bridle and performs the same feats
with an auto as he has with his horse
in the past, driving down mountain
sides and jumping bridges.
American-Made
Cars Sold in All
Parts of Globe
Over 100 Countries Received
U. S. Autos in 1920, Pay
ing Average tf $1,000,
000 a Day.
Word from automobile factories
and from Omaha distributors, who
have gone to headquarters recently,
indicates that Omaha is to have an
unusual number of big factory men
as its guests during the 16th annual
show, March 14 to 19.
"Come to Omaha" is the cry sent
to every factory back east, and the
renlv, nine times out of 10, is "sure,
we won't miss Omaha this year.
To back up their demand that the
"big guns" be here, about all of the
Omaha distributors who attended tne
recent Chicaao show took the oc
casion to whisper in the ears of the
factory executives who were at the
Windy City.
The distributors, while- in Chica
go, also made sure that Omaha will
get everything in the way of exhibits
that have been shown so far this
year. '
"But Omaha will get more than
was shown in Chicago or New
York,'' ventured Manager Powell
of the local show. "Many factories
are perfecting new models which
will be shown in ,Omaha the first
time. Our show' 'is to be held just
late enough this season to permit
every factory to give us everything
that is newest and niftiest."
Omaha distributors returning
from Chicago are bubbling with en
thusiasm and promise ,to show exhib
it? that will make Nebraskans and
Iowans at the Omaha1 exposition
open their eyes.
Manager Powell also is particularly
enthusiastic over the outlook for
the accessory show, which is to be
held in connection with the car show.
Accessory manufacturers and manu
facturers' agents are taking up the
available space very rapidly and
there is no doubt whatever but that
every booth will be taken long be
fore the opening of the show.
Rattprv fiprvicfi Station
Is Opened by John Stuben
Announcement was made last
week that John Stuben, who has
been in the garage business on
Leavenworth street for some time,
had opened a service station for the
Chain battery system.
The location at 2816 Leavenworth
street is being remodeled to accom
modate this business.
Removing Bolt.
The one sure wav of removing a
bolt that has become rusted in place
is to beat an open spanner that will
lit the nut of the bolt and let it
rest against the nut for several min
utes. This will expand the nut
without producing corresponding ex
pansion of the bolt, and the former
will come off easilv.
Over 100 countries, colonies and
islands, received American-made au- i
tomobiles in the year 19.20.
One million dollars a day was the
sum paid by foreign countries to
American manufacturers for automo
biles, tires and accessories.
This tremendous buying is pro
phetic of the great foreign market
which America is just beginning to
di-vtlop. ")t ndicates." says F.d
ward S. Jordan, president ot the
Jordan Motor Car company, "the
standing' and prestige that American
automobiles enjoy abroad.' '
"People of all creeds, colors and
races have learned of the hinh de
gree of dependability which may be
secured by America's ' automotive
products. In the last -'0 vcars over
$1,250,000,000 worth of automobiles
have left our shores for Persia, Ice
land, England. Australia, Samoa and
countless other far distant coun
tries. "So keen has been the demand for
American automobiles that Europe,
in the first nine months of 192C.
bought over $50,000,000 worth of
cars, as against half that amount the
preceding year.
"Great Britian alone paid Amer
ican manufacturers over $27,000,
000 in 1920, as against $5,000,000 in
the same months of 1919.
J ire r
cage
Determined bv
Many Factors
Weight of Car, Condition of
Roads, Skill of Driver and
Speed Figure in Length
Of Serviee.
Motorists reading tales of phenom
enal mileage often wonder why they
are not the fortunate owners. Freak
mileage records are a continual
source1 of amazement.
Much confusion has been thrown
into the discussion by failing to take
into account the . different mileage
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standards for cords and fabrics. The
man who gets 7,500 miles from a
fabric frequents- forgets t fiat he is
obtaining splendid service consider
ably above guaranteed mileages. It
is easier to recall the case of the
friend who obtained 15,000 miles on
cords. j
There are many facts which go
to determine the mileage secured, I
say Miller tire service men. The I
first and most important is the use j
of Standard tires. Then there is ,
the car, its weight, the conditions j
of the roads, the load, the skill of
the driver, the speed ail these are
important. j
It sounds like a fairy Mory that
only a fewycars ago mileage was
much less than half of its lowest
acragc tod.n Tire trouble was .i
bugaboo that constantly ruined the
pleasure of motorists. The motor
ist started out with fear and trem
bling lest bis tires should blow out
before he returned.
Today, however, the dependabil
ity and easy riding qualities of pneu
matics permit starting out on a
trip without a single thought for lln
tires.
To Prevent Scratching
If strips of brake lining are w-d
ai wiuul the jaws of bars used to bend
plated or enameled levers, pedals,
headlight rods, etc., scratching will
he prevented.
Wrench Adapters.
Some speed wrenches have sockets
so deep that a small scrw sinks' all
the way into the socket. Place a
couple of nuts of the.right size in
the socket and theyact as shims to
obviate the trouble. '
Vhudson
Have You Noted Its New
Price Advantage?
Regardless of your ability to buy any car
you choose, consider if you can find the justifica-
tion of finer quality, in a costlier car than
Hudson.
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To appreciate its value you need, not be a
Hudson enthusiast in the sense of those thou
sands who hold it essentially the greatest of all
cars. But you must recognize its long-held
position among the leaders in performance, re
liability arid distinction.
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And consider what an endorsement is repre
sented in its more than five years' leadership of
fine car sales.
Now that its price advantage is even more
intensified, will not its sixth year of sales leader
ship show even a greater margin of popular
preference?
GUY L . SMITH
2itt S 7 FABNAn St.
"SERVICE FIRST
Omaha, U S A
phone Douglas 1970
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Ride in the new Series Paige 5-passen-ger
Glenbrook. We guarantee a single
demonstration will re-adjust your ideas
of what a dollar can buy of motoring
today.
After tiiis experience you invariably ask
yourself: "With such power, speed and
general excellence available at the
Glenbrook price, why should I invest
more money for a 5-passenger car?"
Because a Glenbrook demonstration is
an interesting revelation of what the
industry has accomplished we would
be happy to book you for a ride, ir
respective of whether you are or are
not a car owner or ever had any inten
tions of buying an automobile.
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NEBRASKA PAIGE CO.
R. M. Austin, General Manager.
27th and Harney Sts. Omaha, Neb.
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When comfort is complete fend
cost of operation at the mini
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desired in a closed car
The Coupe adds to those qual
ities real beauty of design and
excellent good taste
The gasoline consumption ii unusually low
The tire mileage Is unusually high
UBwEN-Di5-CDAD AlJTD Co.
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HARNEY AT 28TH.ST.
HARNCY 0123
COUNCIL BLUFF5 IA.
103 SO. MAIN ST.
COUNCIL BLUFFS 691
Omaha Automobile Show
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Famous For Its Marvelous Motor
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The Chandler Still Leads for
High Quality at Low Price
Eight years of service to Chandler owners, a hundred thousand of them now, have
proved Chandler worthiness. The one Chandler motor, developed and refined
throughout these eight years, stands out notably among sixes. And the known Chand
ler policy of best quality at lowest price is exemplified in the Chandler car of today.
A Car That Lives and Multiplies Its Friends
Standinc back of this car, and responsible for such speed as you may wish and, in crowded city
its superiority, is one of the notably strong organ
izations of the motor car industry. An organi
zation whose purpose has always been to build a
car that shall live and multiply its friendships.
You will feel an unusual sense of pleasure in the
performance of the motor under your control, its
quickly responsive power which conquers the hills
on high, which takes you on the open roadway at
traffic, throttles down to a creeping pace. It has
been justly called the marvelous motor.
Seven handsome types of body are mounted
on the one standard Chandler chassis, all of them
roomy and comfortable, splendidly upholstered
and with lustrous finish. Some one of them will
meet your requirements.
Cord Tires Standard Equipment
Set en-Passenser Touring Car. J930 Four-Passenger Dispatch Car, $1010
Two-Piissengcr Roadster, iWO Four-Passenger Roadster, $1930
Seven-Passenger Sedan, $3030 Four-Passenger Coupe, $2930 Limousine, $3S30
(rricaty. a. . ClrnlsrU. Ohio)
CARD-ADAMS COMPANY, Inc.
Ralph W. Jone, Mgr.
LINCOLN OMAHA
.- 1732-38 O Street 2421-23 Farnam Street
THF. rHAMrtl.PR MOTOR CAR COMPANY. CI.RVRLAND. OHIO