Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, August 22, 1915, Page 11

—~ I" ‘“‘ AN } OMAHA AUTOMOBILE CLUB| Membership of the Ornmnuon Hag Doubled During the Last Throe Months, APPLICATIONS COME IN FAST| “One hundred per cent gain in mem- bership in just ninety-five days is the growth record just established by the Omaha Autamobile club,” declared Clarke G. Powell, secretary, ““That means that we have just doubled our membership— and please ponder thatword ‘double,’ for it means a whole ot to the matorists of Omaha. In the last twelve days we recetved sixly-five . applications. - This moist weather seemd to be fine growing) weather, but we attribute, otir tiemendous’ &ains entirely to ‘the fact that we are | #iving the motorist just exactly what he bas wanted for so nany years—motoring | information in gencral on road reporis,’| tour slips, guides, ete.'” Mys, H. J. McArthur of Omaha recently made the trip to Cheyenne, but found the return ‘‘voynge” impassable and was forced to ship her big touring car from Overton to Omaba. It seems about time that Omaha adopt the traffic whistle at the more cons gested corners in the down-town Qs | trict. The customary wave of the hand from the traffic officer does not ef fectually divide the flow of traffic, pedes- trians and transportation many times mixing dangerously. One of the most pleasant evening drives (that s, in dry weather), is out to Elk- horn, then over to Elk City, and back through Irvington to Benson. This route takes you through the pretty farming country on high ground and the natural country scepery. will brush the cares of the day awaw. Chalrman. Gould of the road sign gom- mittes is having. bullt & wall map' of Dougles .and. adjoining countifs which will show by different colored pegs ‘where to look for direction signs. “This overland touring has helped me in one particular,” laughed an eastern motorist, as he pulled out. a German grammar. ‘T've learned to talk German wmince starting from the east. You see, ‘we have been held up so many places on account of rain that the lelsure time has Hard-Working Motor an Uses Four United States “Chain Tread” Tires on Rear Wheels equipped with pneumatic tires, is remarkable, doubled, and the car is equipped with four United States * The omnibus shown in the illustration above is a familiar sighton the streets of Worcester, Mass. That such a heivy motor vehicle should be ‘The rear wheels are ‘Chain Tread"’ | Tires on the rear, with United Smcs Smooth Tread Tires on the front wheels. It is found that the four * «und tire service. “Chain Treads’* on the rear wheels give ample protection against skidding and remrkable lost cost yeare Abeen put to aavantage, and I conklder myself a pretty good German student.” H. J Adams, an automobile dealer of Toledo, O., passed through Omaha Fri- day In a machine equipped for all and any occasion. Adams bas a shotgun, a rifle, an automatic Colt, a fire extin. guisher and about a dozen other ''safety first” appllances. The Spirit. Lake-Okoboi trail is one of the most popular in this vicinity and worst marked; or rather one of the least ‘marked - of any highway used by Omaha motorists, The club has writlen the auto .and commerclal clubs along this road asking lhewr co-operation in mark- Ing ‘the trail The best trail to Norfolk seems to be the Bjoux City-Omaha road to Herman, over to Uehling, to Wast Point, ond then on to Norfolk. This road is much better than the Oakland way. Club members are requested to send in becamenoofl\ercarfsm OnlyoneotherAmmcanwhufendaslikelt—udmpme is $5000. There is no other radiator that has just the Chalmers' fine lines—so high and narrow and distinctive. The Dlstmgmshmg Marks of a Dlstmgulshed Motor Car as a Chdm 8\!-40‘ disti bodies are neither strain and fatigue from motoring.. Un- . ‘wenty- usually wide doou enable ta s&q bring them into car easily without G ThePrldeoan their trips for the benefit of others who mgy have plans for taking the same route. “Think of the man behind you, as the man In front of you is thinking of you." This co-operation will benefit all und glve us first-hand information of real value. TO DRIVE STUDEBAKER CARS FROM DETROIT TO COLORADO C. B. Sherman of the Bherman Auto company, Greeley, Colo., and E. O. Sin. nard of the Sinnard Auto company, Fort Colling, spent a day last week with Man- ager Keller of the local Studebaker branch. They are on their way to De- troit_ and intend driving new Stude- baker 1916 cars from Detroit to Colorado, Both of these dealers are very enthus! astic regarding the mountain climbing ability of the new Studebaker models. Chalmers finish is -perfim “coach” work and no car can have better, The is carefully prepared for the finish e process known as sand-blast- ing. wlonue then laid on by men who have mastered the artistic possibilities of paint. Comfortable as Any Priced Car No car at an; prweanbemweeomfm- able than éhlmen The rear springs are of vanadium steel construction and are 7|ndaslon(— the longest springs on any car in the world at the price. But springs alone will not give comfort in a motor car; neither will upholstery. It takes just as much and manu- facturing skill to build into a car as it does to make it mechanically perfect. The Chalmers “Six40" mmm ey to lean back seven grown-ups and ride at ease. It is as comfortable as your favorite arm chair. The deep seats which are upholstered in leather and the decp side- furnish @ support for the body that eliminates all New Service to Owners Ewery Chalmons desler now gioes o eoury buyer of @ Chalmers car & Servics Coupon Book, each coupon §9ood for @ definiie amount of sr. wice redecmabie af any Chalmen Stewart-Toozer Motor Co., 4 ) 2048-52 Farnam St. Phone Doug. 138 There is a certain pride of distinctiveness m the ownership of your Chalmers Six-40. You have the consciousness of being well gr our car's lppud is of the best weave and fabric. The of rank and accepted style wnwnzm o 20% More Power The powerful valve-in-head motor is the sime type with which DePalma’s and RuuuSZOOOOrmmoqu’aped they won the Indianapolis and Chicago races at the undreamed of averages of 90, 98 and 102 miles an hour, Timpsfwmuuofdmwumply marvelous. It is the “20 per cent more power motor”—the motor all Europe was using when the war stopped operations lthudupulldulomfin—gpnfis mhm‘mncbody It is “trigger-quick” and gets away like a racer, It is always eagerly pulling, like strung setter on the leash. gt The Chalmers Club Eoery Chaime 1o join the C&-- -C-A'L‘ h.l'-' mamber receloes without harse “The “"". a. o -lc*cb-d WE ARE CLOSING OUR TERRITORY NOW, AND WANT GOOD, LIVE AGENTS. WRITE US FOR PARTICULARS. /] | P * Let your next car be a Chalmers ™ ’ Plows Through Mud On Trip West to Coast in Reo Henry J. Adams, Reo representative in northern Ohto, passed through Omaha last week on his way to the exposition Mr. Adams left Fostoria, O. August’ 1¢ and reached Omaha August 19, Mud was packed between the apokes on all four wheels when the oar arrived. Mr. Adams sald jt was unusugl to have the hubs | out ot the mud, most of the way through lown | The coast trip will take Mr through Denver, Cheyenne and Yellow- | stone Natlonal park. In addition to, this Mr. Adams is determined to olimb the new road to the top of Pike's Peak Adam., It may be of interest to know that Mr. | models. The worm Is of David Hm'lrn construction. | All the trucks have Klasel-built motors. | The two smaller sises have thirty-two, | the next two, & thirty-six horse plant, | | east enbloc, The two and one-half to three ton has forty horse power, the two larger aizes a fifty horse power engine. | The Kissels are presenting as foatures of the truck line several standard body designs, Including & street aprinkler and tlusher, dumping wagons, fire apparatus, | ambulances, police patrols and jitney buses Marion Light Six | Creates Interest The first Marfon Mght sixes nrrived only a fow days ago at thelr new home, Adams has been with the Reo since they started to soll cars. Kissel Trucks Now Made in Seven Sizes| | That KisselKar trucke will hereafter | appear in seven aizes, adding one model to the line, ia the official announcement from the Kissel factory., The oapacities will be 1,000 pounds, three-quarters to one ton, one to one and one-half tons, one and one-half to two tons, two and one- half to three tons, three and one-half to four tons and six tons. The 1,00-pound delivery truck is the new member of the group and marks the ontry of Kissel into the light commeroial vehicle flald, It le, therefore, attracting a lot of attention in the trade. The strip- Ped chassia welghs 3,90 pounds and the length over all ittle more than four- teen feet. It carries a new Kissel-bullt block motor of thirty-two horse power. The wheel base is 115 inches. Aside from this new model, probably the most interesting feature of the Kissel announcement s the adoption of a worm | drtve rear axle on the medium sise the Fred C. Huffman Motor Car company, and the interest displayed by the trade| | was very gratifying to Mr. Huffman. [nman\ dealers were allotted territory and demonstrators delivered, and it wil | jonly be a fow weeks untll the Marion | lght aix will be making friends in every | | nook and corner n the atate. It proves | | beyond a doubt that it s possible for old | manufacturers like the Marion builders | to produce a light six at a startlingly low price, $LI85, using the same quality of material and workmanship that made the Marions of the past so famous for their mld lite, New Allen Car Has | Arrived in Omaha| In an interview with Carl Changstrom, manager of the Standard Motor Car com~ pany, much enthusiasm was displayed regarding the new car, Mr. Changstrom states that the new foatures in the Allen are numerous and in view of the fact that the price is re- duced $100, he can see nothing In sight but improvements, both from A quality ,-u.ndnolm and a sales standpoint. The new features are, a larger motor, | color—Brewster green body, hood and one-man top and a full floating rear) axie with pressed steel housing. With the exception of & few parts, the Allen company manufactures the entire ear. The engine and axels are both man- ufactured by the Allen company. Sunlight Car Now Upon the Market | The Sunlight II: A new car, bullt by ] the Bun Motor Car company, has made its appearance upon the market. It ls| bullt In Buffalo, N. Y R. Crawford, | formerly wemeral sales and advertising manager of the Haynes Automobile com- pany of Kokomo, Ind, is vice-president and general sales manager of the new company and R. C. Hoffman, who de- algned the Haynas light aix, is chief en- gineer and production manager. The cars will be furnished in only one fenders, with black running gear. A roadster and a five-passenger touring car will be furnished on the same chassis. The price will be considerably less than $1,000, Three of the first test cars from the Sunlight factory will start on a trans- continental tour at an early date, visit. ing all the principal cities of the United States, Saxon Car Goes Through to Coast Going from Du Bols, Pa, to Ban Fran- cl#co, over the Lincoln highway in twenty- one days of continuous driving is the record just made by H. L. Kriner and D. A, Yingling in a Baxon roadster. With a total of 3,600 miles to the oredit of the car on this trip, Kriner and Ying- ling used but 188 gellons of gasoline’ and ten and threo-quarters gallons of oll, at a total cost of $34.96. They reported upon reaching the coast that the oar had sur- \ | prised them during the trip with its [longer wheel base, Stewart vacuum feed, bility to keep from overheating whi crossing the Rockies. The tourisi: o) most of their driving on high geur an| Assert that the motor seldom showed oo signs of laboring. A Cough Medicine that Helps, Dr. King's New Discovery will your cough or cold; kesp & bottle at hom for emergencies. vertisement e, All Gruggists - Ad We are bulldl_qg | a business on | sound principles | Expert Mechanics | Reliable Service l Ream Bros. Garage and Repair Station Phose Douglas 4401 209 North Fifteenth Street To the Motoring Public We are pleased to announce our connection with the Cylinders cast gear driven, Consider Well These Specifications: MOTOR-—Four cylinder Inter-State Beaver, 30 H. P. en bloe. $%-in. bore, 6-in. stroke Overhead valves. Removable oylinder head. ORANK SEAFT--Carbon steel bearing 2% -in. long. Center bearing 2-in, Jong. Rear bearing 3%-in. long. CARBURETER-—Automatio float feed. Economical fusl consumption, 1- LUBRICATION-Circulating 2-in. diameter, Front Steel bearings babbit lined. in. opening. splash system Pump IGNITION - Jump spark. STEERING AND ter control. wteering wheel. CONTROL—Left hand steering. Cen- Bpark and throttle levers on top of Control levers at driver's right. Iunl»& oyteraal r. br‘:a ergen Drum dl.n.tu, ) -ln INTER-STATE MOTOR CO. From this date on we will handle the wonderful INTER-STATE Cars. And are now ready to show yon the 1916 MODELS. Come and see the Car which combine BEAUTY— POWER~COMFORT. Here It Is—the Inter-State Fise-Pmenger Touring Car It is the same wonderful value as the 1915 Model because it is essentially the same car-- the only real change has been in the price, and that is much lower, bonght this car because they decided it was the BEST car for $1,000, what a wonderful buy it is, the same car, for $850. Hundreds of owners ™hi then, operated by foot nternal op-ruau by hand widtn 1%-1 FRONT AXLE—Drop forged I-beam mum tn BEAR AXLE —F drive, Hyatt roller rings. type. Gear ratio 4:1. Bevel WEDELS - W L, Artill Spokes 1% TS hokee 1o po: Front "and”rear honesis ¥ Hyulbicn riza. with nmlun- demountable rim, LIGRTING A STARTING--Two unit la-y .l.ii: tartd d lght!; 1t :nlnll ";.fin "?..'ifu:{.'.m. -auf*‘ horn -ltln wind hlm& ometer, et toot; :ll\. " rmlfiuflom-t .cn';?lhw be double venti- 0 te We have a surprisingly good proposition for dealers. Write us. Traynor Automobile Com 2512-14 Farnam St., Omaha Wallace & Grout, Towa Distributors, Council Bluffs, Iowa. pany