Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, February 13, 1910, Page 12

T T w g “ bt W iy THE OMAHA SUNDAY BEE: FEBRUARY 13, 1910. 11“ r: j;g WORLD SUBURB OF ClTlES Motor Car Places Fome; Farms Few Minutes from Business District. AUTOS BRING ABOUT THE CHANGE | ! Hard Plodding Horse Has Given Way to the Speedy Cars for U of Suburban Dwellers Reaching City. DIid it ever ocour to you that each suc- ceeding year the great cities of this coun. try become less popular as permanent res- idences of both rich and poor? If you stop to consider you will realize that the sub- urbs of Omahf are growing with murvcl-’ ous rapidity. In faot, for miles around there has sprung Into existence a trans- formation from flelds of grain and the| growing prodycts of the farm to the finely trimmed lawns and magnificent palaces of the business men of Omahs. The automobile fs to blame for this con- dition; the greatest single element in mak- ing possible the simple life of the country gentlemen, and at the same time permit- | ting the close personal touch with business | negessary in the modern finaneial combat. Furthermore, this luxury is not confined | 10 those of large means. The man with an {neome of $,000 may enjoy with his family all of the comforts of the country bunga- low, with one or two acres of ground, and) have a landscape setting as beautiful as| any to be found In the world, and all| within a distance of from five to eight | miles of Omaha, which, with the modern | motor car, with its limousine body in win- nr and an open car In summer, Is nlmm} directions In and out of Omaha are mag- nificent. A careful examination of - the | climatic conditions of the last three years has proven that, out of 36 days, comfort and ease of riding has been ible for M1 People are just beginning to realiza that, with this highly developed, reliable mode of locomotlon, the 1910 automobile, that it is possible to enjoy the excitement of the city together with the comforts, happiness and joy of the open country. It 1s & conceded fac. that the motor car has become an evos-day-in-the-year neces: sity, and of the two seasons, does not the advantage of the automobile, in com- Pparison with the horse-drawn vehicle, show the automobile in even greater favor during the winter months than In those of the summer season, when the horse suffers from the exposure and can searcely navi- gate on the modern frozen streets? There are numerous unchallenegeable ar- guments In favor of the winter use of the metor cars, ! which should make a most logical basis for this continued use during the winter months. With the family the winter {s the season when a conveyance is & necessity, whether to attend the opera, balls, receptions or what not, is material. But the yet greater need of the dependa~ Llp conveyance, such as the motor car, is found among the business men who are able to reach their offices with certainty, sviftuess and comfort. With the transpor- tation facilities of five years ago you were out of touch with the world if you were five miles from the city hall. The lessening of the reliabllity of the horse, and the hindrance in his progress by adverse weather conditions, was the great hindrance in bringing the suburb close to the city, and made it necessary to turn to a better means of locomotion. The aytomoblle solved the problem. In any of the walks of life, where the motor car is compared with the use of| the horse- drawn vehicle for service and dependability, the desirabllity of the motor crystallizes inte more of a necessity as the season of inelement weather approaches. It has proven the solution of the troublesome ques- tibn of rellable, rapid &nd comfortable travel, and makes all the world the suburb of‘the citfes. Cleaning sparking Plugs. A clever mechanic, who does a lot of testing and who s usually brimful of tips, | states that a good cure for dirty sparking | plugs Is to run the engine for wome little time with the compression taps wide open, | and with as weak a mixture as possible. | This has the virtue of cleansing the points, however foul they may be-that is, of | caurse, provided they are not too dirty to spark at all. It Is not quite clear why there should be any special scavenging, or burning off action, under the circumstances noted; but, anyway, it s easy enough to try, and the experiment is not a costly one. Clothmg for the Motorists Nothing is Too Good for the Ameri- oan Autombile Owner to Wear. Nothing in connection with modern. mo- toring calls for more intelligent treatment than that of suitable clothing for the mo- torists, especially those of the gentler sex. The time was when any sort of warm gar- ment for winter or cool wearing apparel for warm weather, was considered suitable the automobile owner or his guests. | That was In the duys of the little open touring car, the first models of which are to be seen in the museums of the automo- blle manufacturers, to be taken out and paraded In the big automebile carnivals now and then, Today all this is chAnged. Nothing in the history of American manufacturing has equaled the growth 20t automobile build- ing. One refinement of detall after another has been put on the handsome big motor vehicles, which are at Uimes veritable min- lature palaces on wheels. Suitable clothing for the various stages of automobiling growth have followed, until at the present time small fortunes are spent by persons of wealth and refinement ou thelr motoring toggery. Nothing ls thought too good for the up-to-date mo- torists, and the very ends of the world are ransacked to find the finest grades of ma- terials to be worked up into raiment for the motorists. The automobile used to be stabled In cold and snowy weather, but not so today. With the modern closed car, heated and lighted, & h isposal, the mot the day and night In all seasons the year around. Since the motor vehicle came into general use the demand for furs for mo- torists, especlally for the women folks, has been so tremendous as to threaten to almost deplete the surface of the earth of fur- bearing animals. It Is not exaggerating any to say that today the demand for furs for motorists’ use s greater than that of all other people combined, and the demand Is constantly growing, for the automeblle | is only In its infancy. The best workmen In every land are straining thelir efforts to shape the furs into the most fashionable garments for the use of the automobllist. Fashions change constantly in everything for human wear, as is Indicated clearly in the edict from the throne room of China that the pigtall must go, and that the style of clething followed in the west shall be the vogue. Dame Fashion rules in the mo- toring world as everywhere else, and the successful clothier who caters to that trade must be up and doing from one year's end to the other. He must keep up the very latest wrinkle In supplying the wants of his motoring customers, anticipating their ideas in regard to patterns and materials if possible. Originally it required but a very small part of a modern clothing store to carry the stock necessary for the mo- torists, But times have changed and today the automobile clothing and fur trade s a business In ftself, demanding enormous capital and tremendous resources to face the competition met with on every hand. At regular intervals the buyers of the big automobile clothing dealers and manu- facturers of America flock to Hurope and dplve Into the shops of the great London, Berlin, Parls and Vienna clothing design- ers and furriers to get ideas and buy what they believe will suit the discriminating owner of the blg American roadster and milady of the limousine. It is the axiom of the trade that “Nothing Is too good for the American motorists, and nothing be- yond the purse of the owners of the road locomotives in the land of the Stars and Stripes.” have been troubled with & “Jumpy” spark and some of them have been unable to locate the cause. Several cases of faulty lgnition bave, however, been remedied by the insertion of a return wire from the timer to the switch, proving that the use of the frame as a return ls detrimental to the successful operation of the ignition system. Where the current , | has to pass through bearings or geafing there s always a chance of loosene causing a break In the circuit or of grease acting as Insulation. The best way to have a dependable system is to have a complete wire circult, then, all other things con- sldered ws being in order, there is no chance of faulty ignition, unless a wire break: |suppLY oF cARS mAbEQUAIE Dealers Back from C}uclgo Tell of Season’s Promise. RUN ON HODERATE PRICED CARS o' Big Show at . Demand for Space at Auditorium February 21 Contin and Building Will Be Filled to Overtlowing. Omaha automoblile dealers who went to Chicago in force last week are thusjastic than ever over the for the season. They all report the same thing—that again it will be i fight to get enough cars to supply customers. The big demand, say these returned men, will be for the moderate-priced car, and the supply of these Is likely to be exhausted early In the game. The de- mand for this class is unprecedented, for | the car is used in s0 many way: Many families which have high-priced cars also maintain a moderate-priced car | for knockabout purposes and many com- mercial concerns are buying thess cars for use In a business way, Many of t large concerns keep a car standing at the door of thelr place of business, ready for & hurried trip to some other; part of town, or for a quitk run to rallroad stations or to entertaln visiting customers who may drop in. Demand for space at the fifth annual show at the Audltorfum, which opens Feb- ruary 21, still continues and Omaha deal- ers who went to Chicago continually wired back asking the local committee to try to provide space for this and that which | wished received Powpll o Four requesis in Omaha the day Clarke of the committes landed in Chi- cago. Several of these have been taken care of in the basement and it may be the committee will be forced to place some of the exhibits around the balcony. Hint at Handsome Decorations. The local committee has little to say in the matter of decorations, but promises some most agreeable surprises when the doors are thrown open. Last year con- siderable money was spent In decoretions, some of which were made so they could be used again this year. The same plan of lighting the big bullding will be car- rled out, which means there will Le no dark spots and that visitors may sce all parts of the ocars. Bpace has been provided for forty-five weis exhibitors, and as some of these have as |/ meny as five or six diferent kinds of oars the building will be crowded. With @ double space, which 1s the most any dealer may have, it will be impossible to show more than six car: This lack of space at the Auditorium is forcing the dealers to prepare auxiltary exhibits in thelr garages and automobile row will be made one continuous string of automobiles. It is almost impossible to count all the dealérs on automobile row, for some new concern is likely to move in over night and spoll the count, but suffice it to say the six blocks between Righteenth and Twenty-fourth streets on Farnam are almost a continuous string of garages and salesrooms. Dealers are holding onto their new cars and refusing delivery that they may have a good supply on hand when the city Is full of visitors next week. MANY BOOST FOR UNIFORM LAWS Arguments in Favor of National Reg- istration Automobile Bill, The ‘arguments in support of the federa- registration bill as prepared by Charles Thaddeus Terry, chalrman of the Amer- iean Automoblle assoclation legislative board4 and which will be discussed in de- tail at the convention sessions this week in Washington, are, briefly, as follows: The measure has both simplicity and clearness to recommend it. It does not violate the police power of any state. The sole purpose of the bill is to provide for rogistration and Identification of motor vehicles engaged In Interstate travel, so as to give to the owner of.such vehicle the right of free ingress and egress in the various states of the nation without fur. ther registration and identification. There Is nothing in the measure which oxempts any vehicle registered under the provisions of the act from the general police regulations of the state laws. The matter of the speed of the vehicle. and the safety devices it Is required to carry and Motor Gars Velie Automobile 1902 FARNAM John @) Deere Go. Plow Go. 1aha Distributors OHAUFFEURS' and AUTOMOBILE MACHINISTS' OOUESIS‘ SPRING QUARTER OPENS FESBRUARY 834, 1910, ighland Park College, Des Moines, Iowa, has esi T School the H he Kngl i o Cadr, found in th Cour comple country ! Those who take the C n how to drive the Automobile, but the: and are taught ho ops and into the surago eir autombolles 5o that when they ar kpow much more than Just sJmply gutomobile drivin pleted in one-quarter of twelve weeks twelve weeks. " k ILE MACHINISTS' Machinists’ .Illolll |n any of the largest automobi in cities. The college maintal of Iutonl hat are used by th CouUnsE: ‘ourse receive a thorough machinists' training 01 blished in connection with te Chauffeurs’ and Automeblle Machin- auffors' Course not only are put right into t to make %’l ordinary repalrs on e through with (Welr courses thay will £ This course may be com- and the tultfon is only $40.00 for the Those who take the Automobile and are able to get reman in any of the age and has & numnber le factories or a its own garag students in the mustery of the course. e also maintains the larg mwachine shops to found in connection with tny"gu‘ United Stat » uasy 1 {nterested write nulw A M. Longwell Pres., This I8 the very best time of for ullululu= n‘ml-lnlui oal To FLORIDA—GUBA Drawing-Room Sleepers Lv. St. Louis dally, 1. C. R. R, 8:55p.m. M.Mvfi.l.t,llt.l-ly 8:35am Ly. Atlasta, Cent. of Gbly 8:40p. m. Ar. Jacksouville, Fla., A. C.LR.R. 7:300. m. more en- | prospects | all other matters are left entirely to state | regulations. The only restriction upon the | various states is they shall not retard | and impede motor vehicles engaged in in- | terstate travel and commercs by useless | and unnecessary reglstration and license | | requirements, | | The act Is constitutional and within the | power of congress to enact for the follow- | | ing reasons: | 1. Under the commerce clause of the | | tederal constitution all interstate inter- | | course and the transit of individuals from | state to state, irrespective of the purpose of the Intercourse transit, s commerce, of the same gen- 2. An act of congres | oral character has long been in force in regard to navigation, which has univer- sally Leen accepted as constitutional under the commerce clause and thers can be no | reasonable distinction between interstate | | travel on the waterways and on the dirt | roads and highways of the nation. Congress | must have exactly the same power to leg- tslate with reference to the one as to the other. 3. The act does not interfere with the police power of the several states. | Automobile Notes. Never allow a tire vaive to remaln un- covered; If the cap be lost, secure by a | plece of leather or rag afid a rubber band | or string round the stem. It dirt Is al-| lowed to enter & leaky valve is bound to | result | While some motorists may dislike the | idea of wearing goggles, because of thsir | unbecoming features, it is a very poor idea | to drive without them. If they are not used dust is sure to get in the eyes, and in time the grit will cause irritation and serious trouble is llable to result. Valve springs, like other parts of a motor, will not remaln the same forever. | After all methods have been tried and the motur siiii iacks iis ususl power, set of springs will trouble. A good plan to prevent skidding when turning sharp corners is to check the epeed of the car by closing the throttle | and applying the brake if necessary be- fore reaching the bend; then release the | brake and open the throttle a little as| the car starts to round the cormer, thus making the motor pull the car instead of allowing It to coast round with the brakes on. & new usually remedy the Little Tip on Driving. In overtaking or passing vehicles on the road it is always wise to make sure that there Is a clear passage ahead, and never cut things so fine that a swerve on the part of the other man will cause a mishap. The Key to the Situation—Advertise! Roadster, We market the Hudson on thc prmcxplc that the public wants quality in cars at low price, but it wants them only at such a price as will guarantee strength, room, beauty and refinement. The Hudson is distinguished from other high quality cars from the fact that it is a good car at a low price; and it is distinguished from other low priced cars from the fact that it offers unusual quality at a low price. From one great divison we are set off by our PRICE and from another great division we are set off by our QUALITY. We are proud of both distinctions. Write for a catalogue. Arrange for a demonstration. H. E. FREDRICKSON AUTOMOBILE CO. HUDSON CHAMBERS-DETROIT 2044-6-8 Farnam St. PIERCE-ARROW THOMAS Omaha, Nebraska 4 cyl, Touring ‘Car, 4 cyl, Touring Car, Coit Automobile Co., 2209 me 8t THE OMAHA BEE’S DIRECTORY 3 passen .o 5 passenger 8 cyl) 7 pasmenger 1,100 % OF AUTOMOBILES AND ACCESSORIES Reliance Trucks w Delive OLDS GAS POWER CO. lOlfl iy BOWS TANKS ui PUMPS J. M. PINKERTON, §82¢ Brandeis lulldln‘. The CHASE 201 South T AIR COOLED AUTO The car that o the dellvery problom. up for demonstration. AUTOMOBILE 0O. MOTOR CAR Wallace Automobile Co. 24th —MNear Farnam Str. W. L. Huffman & Co. 20285 Farnam Street. Headquarters 4-Cylinder Cars Inter-State, $1,760; DeTampls, $660; Hupmoblle, $7.50. Jackso Detroit Eleotrio PIONEER IMPLEMENT COMPA Counell Bluffs, lo T™HE NEW THE PAXTON-MITCHELL CO. Doug. 7281— 2318 lenoy Stroot Storage and Re Mason,.“ MIDLAND MA.ON LAND BROS. & ASHLEY, 1102 Farnam $t. BRUSH RUNABOUT A MARVEL OF WORKMANSHIP T. 6. NORTHWALL CO. 814 Jones 81, Detroit-Electric JACKSON Pioneer Implement Co. Council Bluffs, lowa. Wood’s Electri H.E.Fredrickson Automobile Co. 2044.46-48 FARNAM ST WHITE STEAMER DRUMMOND 2024 Farnan 81, T homas, Hudsan, Pierce, Rapid, ® Chalmers-Detroit | == Deright Automohile Co. S!oddlrd-llmn. Waverly, Lnln‘hn. 1814-16 Farnam. Henry H. Van Brunt Overlani Pope Hartford Council Bluffs, lowa, “MURPHY DID IT” py 14TH AND JACKCON Repairing inting 'I'rlmnlu MARMON The easiest ndmg car in the world. C. F. LOUK, 1808 Farnam Street, State Agent. ‘swzzr;snwms AUTO CO. 2052 FARNAM STREET AMERICAN $4,000 MOON. . ... $1600 PARRY ....$12856 M. E. WILCOX, Sandard Automebila o CHAS. ME| Garage and Ropaln Standard Six & anon!I Omabs Branch, LEE HUFF, Masager Nebraska Buick Auto Company ll“‘-ll—. l-fll-l.tlmm Bulck and Olds- mobile Cars,... and Atlanta WEAT, Wulm.: t. L. Ry., Ban lall.‘o. INTER-STAT $1750 Fully :.u ped —4 Cyl., 40 H, P, w. L HUFFMAN & C0,, 2025 Farmm $t. | FRANKLIN c.v . PEERLESS For R R. KIMBALL ** REO, FORD, PREMIER. ATLANTIC AUTOMOBILE CO SMITH, 2207 FARNAM ST Atlantic and Council Bluffs, Ion .mnu-ll'yn. Cadillac, Slnl y St BABCOCK ELECTRIC 2026 Pun- l‘mt BABCOCK BAKER ELECTRI HALLADAY 2026 Farnam St. 2218 Farnam Street. In m clul withonr a peer. C. F. LOUK, State Agent, 1808 Farnam 8t. WHITE Steame KISSEL KAF VELIE APPERSON SALES AGEIICY Apperson' ' 1102-4 Farnam st. 2024 Farnan §f MOTOR CARS “Woed's Electric DRUMMOND' VELIE WTD'OIILI 0., 1202 Farnam $t, John Deere Flow Co.,. Distributors. Ford Motor Co., Locomobile -’ Faroam 8L Distributors INTERNATIONAL I H. C. ROADSTERS DELIV Migh-Wheeled [NTERNATIONAL Ton;'porlry Ldontlon 1818 Famam St.. (lmaha. Neb, Matthuon J. DERIGHT €O, Y AUTOMOBILES —A2011 R. R. KIMBALL, { ‘Elcctric G-r-'o ] DENISE BARKALOW, _Propristor | - KISSEL AUTO CO,| 83000 60 K. P. 2016 Farnam 8t. st. “{ | | bk S bl + S0 e WAGENS AU TOS Company- Omaha,