Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, January 30, 1910, Page 16

5 OMAF TIA SUNDAY BEE JANUARY I i { Aol g \“ A el il - $1,600 More for your money than any car selling up'to $2,000. - That’s the Lion. See forsygurself at the Show Notice the Lion’s perfect unit system. even on the high priced cars? \ e M, HE LION WILL BE EXHIBITED IN SPACE 57, 'THE COLISEUM BASEMENT l [TEETIGN WiLl BE EXHUNTED I SPACE ¥/ ixamine the Lion’s mighty power plant— cylinders 4% inch bore, 5 inch stroke, actually giving 40 horse power on the road. Did you ever see one so complete, Aluminum Crank and Transmission Cases bolted together, forming a complete and continuous,housing for all parts, including the flywheel. Yet the whole “works” can be instgntly opened to your inspection. Notice the heavy one-piece beam, drop forged steel axles—identically the scason. 'Chicago Show /same as used on $5,000 cars—the dual ignition system—the $150 Splitdorf Magneto —the battery that will also run your Observe the Lion’s big 36 inch Wheels—thé roominess of the tonneaus—five- passenger touring or two-seat and rumble runabout. The Lion’s style is that of the newest smart French models for the coming It is not excelled in this respect by cars selling for twice the price. for our illustrated book telli'ng you about the Lion, the King of them all. If you do not attend the show, mail us attached coupon, and the book will be sent to you. mps full power. Ask Greatest Opportunity of the Year for Agents We respectfully invite motor car agents to in- spect the Lion at the Chicago Show. Let us take-you outin the Lion and demon- Nothing like it is offerdd this where near the price. It has the “class” that at once wins the enthusiasm of the critical strate it to you. yearata buyer of a tions. moderately priced car. 51 Logan Street drian, Mich. This Coupon Out Our best ter- ritories are still open for first class selling connec- Wrrite us at once or mail us the coupon indicating that you are interested as an agent, You won’t have anothér chance like this. The Lion Motor Car Company ; Lion Motor Car Company 51 Logan St., Adrian, Mich, - Send Me the Lion Book. Street Address City Jf you are interested as a prospective agent make a cross in this square. [t ,puts you under no obligation whatever DRIVING MOTOR CAR ATNIGHT Practice is Essential to the Successful Use of Auto in Night Touring, RULES ON SPEED AND COURTESY Cars Showld Not Be Driven at Ex- treme Speed im Oity or Country After Dark Under Any Clrecumstances. Unless one has had considerable experi- ence in driving by night, and no matter Row well he may kmow the road by day- lght, he is often utterly at a loss to recognize famillar subjects and will even pass the place to which he desires to go ‘without heing aware of it, when traveling over the same road after dark. Objects by the roadside have an unnatural appear- snce and seem out of proportion; what appears as a dark patch in the road may e either a pool of water or a depression, and light colored objects by the side of the road may evén be taken for the road itself. The road, too, apparently, disap- pears a short distance ahead and the au- tolst sets the brakes, only to find himself deceived. Due to the combination of deep shadows and strong Aights with the gen- eral gloom of the night, all sorts of ob- Jects créated In the imagination seem to ®pring up, causing doubt and anxiety. For comfortable night-driving as well as for the safoty of the car Its passen- gors, powerful lamps are an lute ne- cossity, > Recognition of famillar objects and ao- curate judgment of road conditions can ouly be acquired by practice It is not necessary, to accustom one's self, to drive night after night for periods of from six to elght hours on & stretch, as such! long periods give rise to a high-strung and nervolls state on the part of the driver. The first drive should not take over an hour, and the autolst should panied by & companion famillar with night-driving dnd the roads that are to be traversed. This companion should point out dedeptive appearances and explain thelr true character, and in general act as an adviser. Unnecessary, talking should be accom- circle thrown by the light and a feeling of blindness will result, soon passing off, however, as the eyes adjust themselves to the change in quality of the light. It is due to this effect on the eyes that a num- ber of the minor accidents occur at cor- mners, not only to au but to horse ve- hicles and foot passengers. When emerging from light into what seems total darkness, as when leaving the last light of a city and going along the unlighted road, an involuntary sensation of being lost is ex- periended, nd even with jpowerful head- lights the feeling of blindness occurs for a rt time. 3 ¢ Goggles Are Bad. Except when absolutely necessary, Sog- | gles should not be worn, nor should the | wind-shield be raised, when driving at| night, ap the reflections from street lamps | or other sources of light on the glass sur- | faces of the goggles and shield appear as direct lights and obscure objects on thé | road, with unhappy results. . A hint in| this direction can be taken from the loeo- motive engineer, who drives at night with le cab windows down/ to prevent any ibility of reflection, the only light in the cab, the gauge lamp, being placed di- rictly in front of the gauge where no angu- lar reflection is possible. Objects outside of the area illuminated by the lamps are almost invisible, so that care should be taken in makiug a turn or when passing a road crossing. } It wouwld be well to have a movable searchlight fitted, and this should be played on road crogsings in both directions as the car approaches them, and on the road into which the car is to turn by the hehdlights. Otherwise the search- | light tan assist the headlights in illuminat- | ing & greater vertical urea and give warn ing of dangerous objects at a distance. Only a very reckless driver or one under the influence of liquor would drive a car at extreme speed at night. Not only woul he endanger the other occupants-of the car In so doing, but all other road users, especlally those whose lights are not as powerful as his own. To be on the safe side, and to aecord fair treatment to | all others on the Toad, a car shoud never | be driven at such a speed as will neces- | sitate the use of goggles or & wind shield. | | Courtesy on the road does not disappear | | with thy sun, and becaus: one uas a pow- | | ertul car and large lamps he is not justi in order to liluminate objects not shown up | al be avolded by both, as tending to distract | 1184 In causing annoyance or injury to less attention from the work in hand, Sub. | fOrtunate users of the road, To the credit sequent drives can be of greater duration, |9 the mglority of autoists, most of the to all other road users at night, should be remembered that In case 6f ac- cident it will go harder with the.autoist at night than if the trouble occurred by daylight. Lights Are Scare. Traffic on our roads is; unfortunately, noticeable in the main by the absence of lights of any description. Though nearly all states specify that all vehicles shall carry lights, the laws are honored more in the breach than in the observance. Most of_the mishaps on the road at night are rear-end collisions, or as a result of en- | deavoring to avold such collisions. When horse traffic carries any lights, they con- sist of elther a pair of ofl dash-lamps or a lantern slung under the running-gear, and none of these lights can be seen for any considerable distance. So whenever a faint light 15 seen ahead the autolst should drive cautiously until the nature of the object bearing the light and its direction of travel, if It has any, is ascertalned. In the ma- Jority of cases the object will be a vehicle, although road repairs are often marked by @ white lantern instead of & red one. As the autolst becomes experienced in driving at night he will soon be ablé to distinguish the characteristics of the different forms of traffic; a larger@ark blotch signifying a wagon, small whitish spots in the near dis- tance the faces of pedestrians, and a dan- cing “‘will-o-the-wisp” effect a cyclist, the Intermittent flashes being due to the zeflec- tion of the headllght on the plated parts of the machine, It is of course easy to know the direction of travel of a vehicle when red rights are seen on it, as it Is then moving the same direction as the gutolst. The ence of any light does not necessarily indicate the fadt that no vehicie is present, and this should be borne well in mind at all times. For properly illumibating the road and objects surrounding it the lamp equipment should consist of one or two hbdadlights, Npair of side lamps, a tall lamp and & swiv-| elling searchlight, although the latter is not absolutely necessary in some cases. The neadlights should be carried low down and well forward, not only to better illu- minate the road, but to cease to dagzle other road users. The tall lamp should be placed out of:the path of the exhaust so that the light will not be mysteriously ex- tinguished and the fact called to the auto- ist's attention by the police, as Is usually the case. An electric tall lamp with & small bulb wired in series therewith so that the extinguishing of this bulb will in- dicate that the tail lamp i also extin- vents the thorough enjoyment of the alr currents, and whilé the mind may be leared, it is, in the writer's estimation, ut little superior to riding in a train or closed street car. Motor >Deli;éry Makes Expense’ [ Very Much Le¢ » : | Power Wagons Have Proven Them- | selves Cheapest-for Long Subur- ban Inps from Cities, 88 Motor trucks are being used \lu, increas- ing numbers throughout the entire coun- try, particularly by express companies and business firms handiing large quantities of goods, although the increase in the sale | of trucks has been’ much slower thah dur- ing the corresponding development in the history of pleasure cars, yet this increase has been a steady and healthy one, which can be taken as proof that there are good and sufficlent reasons why motor trucks should be used in piace of horses. The very large number of motoy trucks now being operated by two or fhree of the large express companies Is a Very strons argument for the efficacy and satistactory perforgpance of the motor truck Loy general delivery\ purposes, yet many of ouy large | business concerns hesitate to adegt what |18 to them a new &nd untried method ot delivery, and tew seem to realize the many advaniages for, deivery the horse- drawn vehicle which a modern, up-to-date commercial vehicle possesses. Of course, It s understood that there are, and will always continue %a be, pecyllar conditions pertaining to certain classgs of delivery which will prevent the motdr-driven truck | from showing to advantage over the horse, but these are granted by most to be de- iGedly the exception rather than the rule | Delivery in thedarger citles is becoming more and gpere of u difficulty owing (o e 'd or @ large and successful trade s to be established. | The range of delivery |service has gradually become extended untfl the horse has been found incapable over and It| peymatism. Driving In a closed car pre- | delivery department is all that is now re- quired, and the goods are taken direct with- out any rehandling, to the district in which they are 1o be distributed. In such cases, the motor truck has shown itself to be much cheaper than any other form of de- livery. However, as scated where’the hauls are shorter, the advantages of delivering by motor over Horse-drawn vehicies grow less, Nevertheiess, ,In Innumerable in- stafices, in and around New York, Phila-| deiphia, Chicago, isoston ang otner ll‘lll.l'u,i the speed possibilities of the truck, on eveu | comparatively snort hauls, have made it oL | inestiginbie vaiue.” We leter particularly | to cafles tn which goods w® to be snippeu | | and, ruiiroad stations to be reacned in uuu'n‘; | tme in order to insure the govds being | |taken on certain trains. By driving=the | horses to their utmost some of these trains | | could be made, but the sugntest congestion | | In tne patric, sippery bireets, snow ur ex-“ | ceptionaily hou weather and many other conditions, ufade 10 lmpossivle depend U0 the UBLLTIIL, OC such del.verics, Wi... | Uie DIULOF-GIIYen LEUCKS, Ul Lie oy had, equuily large and lurger wads odn be car- | ried and the stations reacned wign almost | clock-like precision, in ample time for ship- ment, thus\gaming in the case of goods v be shipped conmderuble distances, any- | where 1Iom tweive L0 twenty-four hours in | the tme of thelr reathing tueir destination. A notable advaniage of the mo/m deliv- ery vehicie over the horse 18 alsofsnown in hilly districts where considerable grades have_to be negotiated. In such locaiities, with the-old method of delivery, it was not at all unusual to have to make detours of from one to two miles in order certain difficult hif which were aimost, | if not quite, impossiole for the teams when heavily loaded. Another feature of disad- vantage was the fact that with the, horses the delivery in these glistricts was not unl- | forun. Certain hills being possible to the horses during seasonable weather, direc. routes were taken, while perhaps \the next day, or dyring rainy or inclement weather, the same districts which received early de- liveries the day before, must walt until | much later, as the hills couid not be cov- ered under the cireumstances by the horse- drawn vehicles and longer routes of neces- sity must be taken. | With the amply-powered modern automo- | bile truck almost anything in the shape of a hill ean now be successfully climbed; to avold fact, the actual time consumied In climbing a hill jin wet weather 18 practical'y the same | a8 dufing dry weather, as in both Instances lot covering the necéssary distances within |a day and i practically unfit for service |on the following day, whenéver extended | the a ¥ 1 and on some of these the companion should not givel instruction, allowing the driver to take ‘care of himself, but acting ‘when an emergency arises. As a general rule, no matter how experienced an au- tolst Is in night-driving, there shogld be someone In the seat alongside to watch | the rdud, and the majority of drivers are ouly too glad to have such assistan Running in city streets or on lighted Toads s, of course, much easier than run- ning on dark roads, but In such cases the eyes are constantly accommodating them- selves to the changes In MEh®\ as fhe car approaches and passes u street lamj. With the powerful are lghts In use in\ many clties, the view will be ebscured for | short time &8 the car pw)‘ out of the violations of courtesy are on the part of | horse-drivers or other road users, a strik- ing example belpg, the moving-van driver | | Who persistently occuples the erown of the | | r0ad, thus preventing others from passing him, or who picks out the narrowest part of the highway as & sul place to | breathe his horses. The c driver with | his hera occupying the entire width of the road, and without any lights at all, is an- other offender Who eonstitutes an element | of danger, in -alidition. Both of these must be watched for-on summer nights and in localities where market wagons or hevds are driven from one place to another by [light, moderate speed is all that can be | Indulged in with safety. As 1 the day- | time, (he same courtesy should be extended | gulshed is far better-than the use of an |routes arc attempted. With motor trucks oll light. | these routes c&n be covered easily with When not indulged in to too great an ex- |dispatch making possible an eariier delivery tent, driving by night 18 beneflcial In a | of goods in districts which previously did number of ways. After the day's work it bot recelve dellveries until the following glears the mind and fills the lungs with |day. In some cases It has been found fresh air. The rapid passage of the car|Decessary when horse vehicles were em- gives rise to a sense of buoyancy and the |Ploved 1o make use of rallroads in trans- reaction therefrom causes a feeling of|Porting goods to & suburbap distriet and | arowsiness which makes fhe autolst sleep | there elther hiring local deifvery companics like the proverblal top. Especially is this|t0 handle the articles or else provide what the case with nervous persons or those | ™iBht be termed a substation of the whose occupation keeps them indoors for|Wain delivery service at that point. This the greater part of the day. Driving at|Decessitated the packing of the goods on night should be indulged In in the warmer | the Wagons, unpacking and loading at the manths of ihe year, as In the winter driv. |StaMgn, removal from the cars and again Ing In an open car is far from pleasant and ||090ing the wagon at the suburban station, may subject the riders to neuralgia or|With motor trucks a single loading at the P / w gear in all probability would have | | to be resorted to. | | Uniformity of service obtalnable with mo- | | tor-drjwen vehicles regardless of weather conditiond which ordinarily would com- pletely demorailze any horse-delivery serv- | ice, 1s one of the strong points In favor of | motor trucks, | The foregolng are but & few of the in- stances (n which the motor truck shows to decided advantage in delivery service. These are palpable conditions, but perhaps no more important than many minor cir- edmstances which dFe not so apparent to the Increased satistaction among J‘onl I8 & strong factor in increased s and uniform wery of goods in bullding up & business ot be overestimated. Big, Roomy, Silent, Elegant Critical inspection of the HUDSON TOURING CAR will show many refinements not heretofore foupd in any car selling anywhere near this price, / No car—we make this statement advisedly-—selling for less than $1,600 can stand comparison with it point by point. There is a com- pleteness of construction and an elegance of finish, which satisfies the most critical, ; It Is our claim that the HUDSON has more proven high class ma- terials, more room, more beauty of line and finish, than any other car which seems by virtue of mere price to come within the same ¢! Send for catalogue and full specifications, A few sub-agency provositions still open. H. E. FREDRICKSON AUTOMOBILE CO. - Hudson Chalmers-Detyoit 7" Thomas 2044-6-8 Farnam St., a, Neb, Plerce-Arrow Om Automobile Buyers and Dealers We will exhibit™t the Omala Automobilé Show the most complete and best selling line of automobiles in the United States for the 1910 season. Tt includes the Hupmobile, 4 eylinder, 20 H. P, Runabout Inter-State, 40 H. P., in three models Anhut ““Six"’, 40 H. P., two models, $1,700 and $1,800 De Tamble, 35 H. P. Touring @ar $1,400 De Tamble, 16 H. P. Runabout . $650 - We are general distributers for these cars in the state of Nebraska and western Iowa from Minnesota to Mis-, souri. See us at the Show (Space 23). W. L Huffman Automobile” Co. 2025 Farnam | Street