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ltiu ts&u: uiUAHA, tsuNDAY, JUIA' 10, 1921.
Focusing oi Car
HeadliglitsIs
; i Feature of Law
No Matter What Type of
Lenses Used, Lights Will Be
' Illegal Unless Focus
Correct.
Focusing of the automobile head
light is the all-important feature of
the Nebraska Ifgal lens law which
will take effect July 23, according to
H. B. McCall, service manager for
the Auto Electric Service corpora
tion. More attention will be paid to the
proper focus of the headlight than
to the type of lens used and police
officials will be Instructed to check
the throw of light very carefully.
No matter how good the lens may
be, it wilf throw a good or poor light,
depending entirely upon the focusing
of the lamps. Poorly focused lights
will not be tolerated.
An automobile headlight, to be ef
fective, must be adjusted or focused
just as a pair of opera or field glasses
or a camera. It is optical device and
requirM the same attention in the
proper adjustment.
The Auto Electric Service corpor
ation Is equipped to focus automobile
headlights properly. This work can
be done anytime and but a small fee
is charged for the service.
The Auto Electric Service' cor
poration has been selected as one of
the official focal stations and is au
thorised to issue certificates, which
will be recognized by police officials.
These certificates show that the lenses
have been properly focused.
Studebaker Cars
Set New Record
6-Year-01d Paige
Tours Northwest
One Is First Over Yuba Pass;
Another Opens Sno
qualraie Pass.
News of more "first" established
by Studebaker cars has just been re
ceived by O. N. Bonney of the O.
N. Bonney Motor Co., local distrib
utor of Studebaker cars. "
A dispatch from Nevada City,
Nev., states that the first automobile
to come over the Yuba pass under
its own power this year was a
Studebaker, carrying Mr. and Mrs.
Oscar Lister of Boise Valley, Idaho,
and their children, together with
camping equipment weighing nearly
500 pounds. They were en route
from their home in southern Cali
fornia and essayed the difficult trip
over the Yuba pass without experi
encing trouble.
From Spokane, Wash., comes the
report of another Studebaker piloted
by J. H. Collins of Colville, accom
panied by his wife, who drove their
car to Seattle and established the
record of first crossing the Sno
- qualmie pass. There is always con
siderable interest in the first car to
come over this pass leading over the
Cascade range, as' it is usually block
ed with snow until late in the sea
son. Upon leaving Seattle, Mr. Col
lins was told that the pass would
not be open, but he determined to
set out and go as far as he could.
On the summit he was held up for
nearly an hour wating for work
men to let him through. He en
countered more than eight miles of
snow in making the ascent, and had
o resort to chains in negotiating
'.his stretch. .
Car With 51,000 Miles to
- Credit Visits Logging
Camps.
After serving in various capacities,
including that of a livery "bus" and
touring over all manner of rough
country, a 6-year-old Paige, with
51,000 miles to its credit, is about
to be subjected to the hardest work
of its career. Equipped with a port
able welding outfit weighing 700
pounds, this tough Paige veteran of
mountain trails and desert routes is
pentrating the logging" country of
the northwest.
The car was purchased from Del
Larson, Paige dealer at Spokane,
Wash., in 1915, by Bennidict Brothers
of Colville, who used it for rental
purposes. After being run more
than 20,000 miles, in which it made
several trips into Canada, it was
bought in September, 1917, by P.
C. Hansen, an oxy-acetylene welder..
The new owner started at once on
a trip to California, traveling 2,024
miles in 12 days. The route in
cluded Crater Falls, via Topsy pass
and Klamath Falls, Ore., and the
car reached an altitude of 7,700 feet
by way of a mountain trail as there
was no road at that time. Two
other long tours were also made.
Mr. Hansen specializes in the weld
utg ot cogging irucK irames. as
his Paige would not wear out and
remained a glutton for work he is
oft to the logging camps of the
northwest, carrying his 7U0-pound
welding outfit with him.
Liberty and Green
Visor Auto Lenses
Approved by State
Two of the first lenses to be en
dorsed by the department of public
works under the new Nebraska head
light law are those manufactured by
the Macbeth-Evans Glass company,
Pittsburgh.
These lenses are known to the
trade as the Green Visor and the
Liberty, the latter being a modifica
tion of the former.
The Macbeth-Evans Glass com
pany, one of the oldest in the United
States, was also one of the first to
develop a lens for motor vehicle
headlights that would meet the re
quirements of all states that have a
headlight law.
The new Nebraska law establishes
a penalty for all dealers who sell
lenses not approved by the state. As
a protection for motorists, the state
furnishes a certificate to every dealer
who sells approved lenses.
In lieu of the certificate, which is
not ready at this time, dealers are
being furnished with a letter over
the signature of George K. Leonard,
assistant secretary of the department
of public works.
J. H. Hansen Goes to Detroit
to Attend Cadillac Men's Meet
J. H. Hansen of the T. H. Han
sen Cadillac company left early last
week to attend a meeting of the
Cadillac distributors at Detroit.
Cadillac distributors from practically
every leading city m the United
States and foreign countries will be
present to meet th; new president
of the Cadillac company, Mr. Her
bert S. Rice. Mr. Hansen expects
to return next week.
The "Old Guard" an organization
of distributors who handle the Cadil
lac exclusively, will also hold a meeting.
Normal's 'School
On Wheels' Will
Make Tour of East
Forty Geological Students,
Traveling by Reo Speed
Wagons, to Study Moun
tain Formations.
Indiana Stafe Normal's "school
oti wheels" is headed east on its
annual summer tour. This year a
t cnn.mil trin through eastern
U)VVU f j
states is scheduled. About 40 schol
ars from the normal school will
accompany Professor Breese, head
nf thf crpnlnciral deoartment. the
purpose being to study geological
conditions in the eastern mountains
and aloaig the Atlantic coast.
Th nfir trin will be made bv
automobile. Two Reo Speed Wag
ons, tittcd with dus Doaies, win,
with a touring car, serve to carry
the entire party. The baggage al
InwrH has been limited to 35 pounds
a person, but two dresses being al
lowed to each girl and no more than
two suits for each man. In each
case there will "be one outing cos
tume and one costume for use
while stopping in the larger cities.
Frnm fiincie the "school on
wheels" will go directly to Niagara
Falls, where the first stop is to
K marl fnr the nuroose of Studv-
inor dfenlnciral conditions in that vi
cinity. From there the party will
head for the Adirondack mountains,
spending three days in camp.
After leaving the mountains, the
Speed Wagons will carry the school
to Maine, Massachusetts and New
York, three days being spent in
the latter city. From there the re
turn trip will take a road through
the Allegheny mountains, with a
visit at the famous Horshce Bend.
The entire trip is scheduled to
take 35 days, an average of 100 miles
a day being covered by the Speed
Wagons,
One Ford Car Turned
Out Every 6 1 -2 Seconds;
New Record for June
During the month of June the
Frd Motor company, through its
Detroit factories and 22 assembly
plants throughout the country, pro
duced 108,962 Ford cars and trucks,
setting a new high record for one
month.
Production of Ford cars and
trucks has been steadily increasing
since early spring, and shows sub
stantial gains over the same period
last year. The second quarter of
1921 shows and output of 301,796
Ford cars and trucks against 220,
878 for the same three months of
last year, or a net increase of 80,918.
Despite the fact, however, that
the Ford plants have been running
at maximum capacity, the demand
for Ford cars and trucks 15 not be
ing met, and at the present time
many thousand unfilled orders have
been piled up ahead. Particularly is
this true with respect to enclosed
cars, for which the demand has been
unusually heavy.
On reason cited by Ford officials
for the unprecedented demand for
Ford cars is the present tendency
toward economy. Many ot those
whose names have been added to
the long list of buyers might well
have afforded larger and more cost
ly cars than the Ford, but it is the
belief that most prospective motor
car buyers are investigating all of
the costs incident to motoring much
more carefully than at any period
during the pest five years.
The estimated output of the Ford
factories fgr July calls for 109,000
cars and trucks, or a production of
4,360 a day for 25 days. Since the
assembling of cars is being handled
during an eight-hour work day only,
the hourly output will be 545 cars.
In other words, one Ford car or
truck leaves "the assembly line every
6 1-2 seconds.
Rolling chairs used by invalids and
others in England have to carry
motor licenses.
1,000-Mile Road
Classic Is Won
By Lincoln Car
Victor in Nevada Race Leads
Nearest Competitor by Over
Two Hours ; Only Three
' Machines Finish
Stephens Stores Factory
Busy Making Tires
The depression in tire manufactur
ing and sales, generally evident
throughout the country, has not been
felt by the Stephens Tire Stores
company, declares Harry F. Trum-
ble, manager of the Omaha Stephens
store. Mr. Trumble said yesterday
that the tire and tube factory of th
A. J. Stephens Rubber company has
been working day and night shifts for
several months, and the plant where
the Stephens accessories are manu
factured is working full time to keep
l-roduction equal to orders.
An . extensive advertising cam
paign is now under way by tha
Stephens organization, their first
move being the distribution of
1,000,000 circulars to automobile
owners.
Opening of many other Stephens
stores, in addition to the 11 now in
operation, is planned within the next
few months, Mr. Trumble said.
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CHEVROLET
For Economic Transportation-
CHEVROLET "Four-Ninety"
touriner ear averatres more
than twenty miles to the gallon of
gasoline, and is otherwise economi
cal to maintain. This model, at
the new price, is the world's most
wonderful motor car value.
Chevrolet Motor Company
Retail Store
OMAHA
Phone HA rosy 7280
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A Monarch of Motoi Cars !
The Willys-Knight monarch of motors; is
housed in one of the world's finest cars.
The quiet smoothness of the sleeve valve motor
which emphasizes any noise has enforced the
refinement of chassis and body far beyond the
requirements of ordinary cars.
Years, have been spent in developing the Willys
Knight car to its present worthiness of this
i " , ' jl. ' Wilf ertraordinarv motor. There into hntr wart-
tnansMp on any car, anywhere, at any price.
There is no car anywhere that costs so little to
run and maintain in proportion to the extreme
' satisfaction and dependability of its service.
The extremely high'mileage per gallon of gaso
line is only one of the details which cause
Willys-Knight to outsell all Knight motored cars.
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OMAHA
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A telegram of congratulation
from the Nevada Highway associa
tion has been received by the Lincoln
Motor company on the signal vie
tory of a Lincoln in he three-day
1,000-mile road classic over Nevada
deserts and mountains.
Of the 10 cars which started, only
three were able to finish in the prize
money, and the iLncoln led its near
est competitor by a margin of two
hours and H) minutes. The Lincoln,
a strictly stock model, was driven by
its owner, W. W. Bramlette of Los
Angeles. Route ' and cars were
checked by the AmericanvAutomobile
association.
The telegram is in part as fol
lows: "In the Nevada road race classic,
with an official distance of 1,017
miles, the victorious Lincoln made
a remarkable record.
"Less than 10 miles of the route
are surfaced; the rest is dirt. An
immense crowd witnessed the finish.
We heartily congratulate you."
The winning Lincoln is the same
machine which recently knocked a
whole hour off the often-contested
Los Angeles-Pheonix run. This
same car also holds the record over
the mountain route from Los An
geles to Bishop, Cal.
"The Lincoln Motor company,"
said President H. M. Leland, "does
not lend the use of its name to race
track contests among 'special' cars,
because it thinks that such activi
ties have no significance to the or
dinary purchaser of a stock model.
"In the Nevada road race, how
ever, an opportunity was given to
test the durability and consistent
power of our car."
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EvereadyTire Service Co.
.TIRE MMIRING-rULl STOCK TIRES AND TUBES
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Conforms to All Specifications
The Price Is Only
'A PAIR
'ALL SIZES'
Safe night driving requires an abundance of
light Nebraska's new law demands
adequate light without glare. Sun-Ray
Lenses (standard type) meet both of these
requirements. ' That is why it is approved
by both the law and the motorist.
There is a Snn-Ray Lens for every
size lamp. Order your new lenses
from any of the dealers listed below.
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Distributed by
GLASSY PAINT COME4NY
l4atHarncy
JOBBERS
Partem & Gallagher Co.
U. S. Robber Co.
Master Sales Co.
DEALERS
Idea! Gance, 000 N. lUi St.
B Mad Bartwam, 2202 BQBtaiy Ara.
O. I Winner Patnt ft CHaaa, 1308 Com.
Quality Tire Co, 1103 N. 18U SL
Bonis Park Garage. 3104 Cmnin 8.
O. L. Rhodes Garag-e, 2010 Harner SL
Central Garajw. Uth and Har. Ms.
. I Murphy Auto Co 48X0 8. 24th St.
ALL BASKET STORES
Omaha Mirror aaS Ax ffiaa Oa, tat
Cnmios.
CoUax Garaea, 30th and Ames Ave.
Saratoca Drag- Co 24th sad Aiaav
Vrad Parks. 4700 g. 24th St.
O. K. Hardware, 4S31 8. 24th tt.
Btr H Hardware, Benasa,
a. ii. Price, NU M. ;
Reduced to Only
23 SEASONS of SATISFACTION
In announcing the Oldsihobile readjust
ment of prices we feel privileged to recall to
public attention certain facts which have stood
as examples of Oldsmobile policy on prices
and values.
Here Oldsmobile foresight, . experience
and resources made possible a value in keeping
with the lowered manufacturing costs the pub
lic felt were to follow.
Now that material prices and labor costs
and conditions have become leveled and stabi
lized,. Oldsmobile policy readjusts prices to a
further public advantage.
In actual performance, appearance and
dependability, and in the refinements that
have always expressed Oldsmobile quality,
there is value nowhere even approached among
moderate priced cars.
And Oldsmobile policy has continued to
justify the deep public confidence that forms
the greatest Oldsmobile asset.
The Best Investment in Motorclom
Other Oldsmobile Price Reductions
Are Amazing Automobile Buyers!!
Model 43-A 4-Cylinder
ROADSTER $1,325
5-PASSENGER TOURING
$1345
COUPE (Cord Tire.) $1,895
SEDAN (Cord Tire.) $2,100
Model 47 8-Cylinder
4-PASSENGER TOURING
$1725
(With Cord Tirei)
COUPE CCord Tires) $2,225
SEDAN (Cord Tires) $2,425
All Prices F. O. B. Laming
Model 45-B 8-Cylinder
PACEMAKER (Cord Tires)
$1825
7-Passenger Touring. $1,875
(Cord Tires)
7-PaMenger Sedan, $2,775
(Cord Tires)
Federal Tax Additional
1-Ton Economy Truck Chassis
$1250
With Cab $1,325
With Express Body. . . .$1,395
(Equipped with 35x5 Cord
Tires)
COHPAOT
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OMAHA fsWr BBS MOINES
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