Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, September 17, 1916, Page 11

THE OMAHA SUNDAY SKILLED MEN NUST TREAT AUTO STEEL Dodge Bros. Have Special Elec- tric Furnace to Prepare Metal Perfectly. TESTED FOR HARDNESS A promlinent scientist, in a paper dealing with steel used in the manu- facture of motor cars, made the fol- lowing statément recently: “The heat-treatment of steel, in a way, is the most important operation to which it is subjected. There can be no unimportant details. It is es- sential that the work be done by skill- ful men, supplied with accurate py- rometers, and well designed and con- structed furnaces capable of maintain- New Model on Auto Row BEE : Francis Getting | Maxwell Autos 1 By the Trainload C. W. Francis of the C. W. Fran- cis Automobile company returned last Thursday from the Maxwell fac- tory in Detroit with the goow news that twenty-seven carloads, approxi- | mating 162 automobiles, wounld be sent to Omaha within the next few weeks. This number, according to Francis, will not begin to take care of the needs of his salesmen and deal- ers, but will “help some.” | The opinion is current at the Max- | well factory as well as in all automo- | bile circles in Detroit that the 1917 | season will be bigger than ever. This SEPTEMBER ing a uniform heat and of being prop- erly regulated.” Which seems to have expressed precisely the opinion of Dodge Broth- ers. Not only do they insist upon ex- pertness in every branch of the heat- treating department, but they see that scientific research work pre- cedes the actual heating, so that there may be no error in determining in advance the exact degree of heat to which a bar of steel should be sub- jected to give it the proper wearing qualities. Every different kind of steel, for every different part of the car, must be put through the research test t) determine' what degree of heat is best adapted to its quality, and to its func- tion in service. To determine that degree, hundreds of sampled speci- mens of steel are heated at different temperatures in small electric fur- The results of tests on these naces. v apal 1 ' specimens, as made by various types tomobiles. This department is avail- of special instruments, are used in de- able to prospective “Franklin” or | termining the exact treatment to be used in regular production. For in- stance, one of the first tests which a piece of steel undergoes after emerg- ing from the electric furnace, is the Brinnell test for hardness. Electric furnaces are used because electricity, more so than other fuels, may be regulated to a fina point of exactness. The heat is confined within a drum or shell, heavily insul- ated. The pyrometer attachment will record as high as 1800 degrees Fah- renheit. After it is heated the steelis cooled, either fast or slow, in one of the numerous different solutions standing nearby. Goodyear Tires On Hupp that Climbed ~ Tartar ( City Wall Goodyear tires recently figured prominently in the first automobile climb ever attempted to the top of the ancient Tartar city wall at Peking, China; when Charles De Wette of the Hupmobile agency drove a Hupmo- bile carrying five passengers to its summit. ; g’ The party making this climb in- cluded, in .addition to De Wette, the'l American ‘minister tg China, Paul S, Reinch; - Colonel onald * of the American range; Charles Deuby, for- mer Ameri¢an consul general at Shanghai, and a Chinese journalist. The incline over which the car mounted to the crest of the ancient walls was the one which for centuries has beert used by the Chinese military guard detailed to watch that portion of it. “The Tartar City wall is the in- ner one extending around the Im- perial city of Peking, and is higher and much more difficult to climb than the outer wall. It is fiity feet high and forty feet wide at the top. Although this grcat stone barrier has for ages protected the sacred im- perial city from the dangers of in- vasion by a foreign foe, it remained for an American car, equipped with Goodyear tires, to effect its peaceful | That the Chinese govern- | conquest. 1 ment officials waived the exclusive ordinances of centuries to permit the | automobile party to ascend the wall, speaks volumes for the high regard in which Americans and American cars are held in the celestial empire. Although gasoline is exceedingly high in price in China and everything is heavily taxed to meet increasing | governmental expense, a rapidly in- creasing stream of American cars is ouring into that country, used chief- y by the wealthier class of citizens and government officials. ped with Goodyear tires. Several Change A large | number of these cars are being equip- | Pelton Outlines Good Plan for Handliggllsed Cars H. Pelton, distributer of Frankiin[ and White automobiles, has put into | operation a plan for disposing of used automobiles which is working out in a very satisfactory manner for both the Pelton organization and the man who wishes to trade in a used auto- mobile in part payment for a new| model. [ The question of disposing of used | automobiles has been a serious one for many dealers and often times has forced them to tie up a considerable amount of money in second hand cars. Pelton has inaugurated a depart- ment in charge of Karl McLain, a man quite capable of selling used au- a Cadillac Eight, had raced a Union Pacific train from Denver to Chey- enne, covering 116 miles to 112 by the | | train, and beating the latter by two | | minutes. The average speed on this | occasion was about fifty miles an| hour. | “W;&ite" buyers. When a prospect has a used car which he deserves to trade in on a new model, the used car department will endeavor to sell the car at the | price placed upon it by the owner. No | charge is made for this service. It is | considered as incidental to making the new car sale. The cost of maintaining Big enough for comfort this depalrgn}aem is absorbed by the —112inch wheelbasa. saving which is made by not tieing up actual cash in used automobiles. smoofl"m“m“d e i roadways . o 55 inch rear springs—deep C&dluac 8 Makes P rlll!hnflupholltflr L3 ower for every Inter-City Record contingency . —37H.P 4 cylinder motor, 3x8 Si ty-four and one-half miles i o eventy- - iles in Ease of contrsl 5 1 hour, 12 minutes, 38 seconds, is the g new road record for motor cars be- tween Denver and Colorado Springs, E Colo. It was made. recently by a g = H H —simplicity and sure action of all control devices make it a car that wommen may drive with security Then too, the co-relation of ui Cadillac Eight, driven by Harold Brinker. : This remarkable dash from one, city to another: was made at an average speed of sixty-one.and one-half miles per hour. Doné by a stock car not built for racing work, it was faster, by almost, ten minutes, than a noted racing ‘driver made tl.ree weeks rrevxuus ina rapillgkcar built express- y for speed. — | This 1s the third timé&that the Ca- dillac Eight, with Brinker driving, has performed speed stunts out o? the ordinary in Denver territory:- A few months ago Brinker drove the car against. twenty-one others in a road race from Denver to Laramie, Wyo., 132 miles. The time was 2 hours, 55 minutes, 10 seconds, and the average speed close to forty-four miles per hour. The Cadillac finished eighteen minutes ahead of its nearest rival, and | thirty-three minutes ahead of the best previous time over the same route. Prior to this the same driver, with cars under $1000, Distributors for Southwestern Factory Address Sfms mGH‘T 1917 Zovemia Car. | placing orders months in advance, go- Best Buy Under $1000 Always, we invite comparison of Allen qualifications car form, after all, the climaxsof superiority over the field-of See the carfut our salesrooms. Let us demonstrate their worth. STANDARD MOTOR CAR CO., CARL CHANGSTROM. Mgr.. 2010 Farnam St., Phone Douglas 1705. is backed, says Francis, by the fact that dealers from all sections are ing on the theory that the “early bird catches the worm.” “We have placed orders for a very large mumber of cars for 1917 and are fighting to the last ditch for more cars,” says Francis. “It is simply impossible, owing to the material market situation, to ‘get anywhere near the number of cars we need.” Safe and gound ~full floating rear axle—every vital part staunch and true. Most economical —light weight and well balanced construction keep tire, fuel and general maintenance exception- ally low. Beauty in line and finish ~roomy “boat” body of smart lines, finished green. Ready for the road —Electric starting and lighting, one-man top, and every desirable accessory. nits into the complete Allen g | | 2 lowa, Nebraska and Wyoming. Omaha, Neb. In Officials of the Haynes Company By an arrangement that became ef- fective September 5, says Charles Corkhill, local Haynes distributer, D. L. Watson, formerly general sales manager of the Haynes Automobile | company, became ‘assistant general | manager, and next in rank to A. G. Seiberling, who has been general man- ager of the Haynes company during the last three years. On Mr. Wat- The New Series - FRANKLIN CAR O O O T LT LT 17, 1318, | tion workithat will add 40,000 square Studeba'ker Adds feet to the floor space of the Detroit Ho: 158 Floor Mhinng B e 1—A plants may be even better prepared than before| to stock up on materials in advance of immediate needs. The second piece of construction is a one-story building to be used in added to one of the three-story build- | connection with final assembly work, Contracts have been let by the|ings at present used as a warchouse [ This structure will occupy 25,000 for materials, so that the Studebaker X Studebaker corporatioh for construc- 7.0.8. DETROIT this wonderful record of endurance. of gasoline. Moreover, the Maxwell is complete. an attractive appearance. S-passenger Touring Car, $595 2-passenger Roadster - 580 G6-passenger Town Car, 5-passenger Sedan, $985 C. W. Francis Auto Co. 2216-18 Farnam Street. Phone Douglas 853. square feet of floor spac : 0 mmu T ’|||mu| " | / efiflw' il uunmlllmeKnmu The world’s record — twenty- two thousand and twenty-two miles without stopping the motor—is held by a Maxwell stock touring car. NO other car at any price has ever approached In addition to this proven sturdiness, remember that the Maxwell averages between 25 and 30 miles per gallon tric starter and lights; demountable rims; one-man mohair top; speedometer; roomy, comfortable seats and Are you particular about details’? Do you .demand evidence of value? If so, you will investigate the Maxwell, the features, record and reputation of which proclaim it the world’s greatest motor car value. 2-passenger Cabriolet, $865 IIIA“numII nfi | It has elec- 915 Omaha, Neb. il TAILOR-MADE AUTOMOBILE The Ross-Eight is really a tailor-made car—Tailor-made because it is built te order for a man of wide motor experience—JUST AS HE WANTE'D HIS CAR TO BE, Over twelve years ago, when the automobile industry was in its infancy, cars were demanded faster than the builders’ tools could work. As a result, machine shops were drafted to cope with the situation. One of the largest and best equipped shops was the Ross & Young Machine Company, A contract placed with them carried with it a sense of security relative to the accuracy and delivery of the product. Ross wrote contracts and carried away the specifications. That's the last the maker saw of them till they were ready for shipment. Such was the confidence reposed in Ross. It war. ranted their producing complete automobiles for other companies; this they have done for the past eight years. Now, as the logical result, comes a car built by the builder for himself. Ross knows cars. He knows what makes them right and what makes them wrong. Ross knows cars, and from the depth of his experience, he has evolved the pre— eminent eight-—better than could possibly be put together at anything under $2000. With his knowledge of how most cars are built, he promised himself that he would make a car with which he, himself, could find no fault. And he did. A car that offers you the limit of luxury and refinement and fills your eye with keen admiration and you with the desire for prompt possession. Look over the specifications of this magnificent car and compare it point by point with any or all Eights on the market. Compare these points with those of any car of any combination of cylinders, and remember that Ross builds his Eight, each Eight, a8 though he, himself, were to ride and drive with comfort. SPECIFICATIONS + Watson as sales manager, has been son's promotion, Hugh R. Perry, who was_assistant sales manager, became head of the sales department. Don Watson, as he is known among most of the automobile men in this country, entered the employ of the }{ayngs company sixteen years ago, when its output of a few two-cylinder cars a week was considered one of the largest in the automobile industry. He has since served in a number of executive capacities in the repair de- partment, as manager of the techni- cal service bureau, purchasing agent, assistant sales manager, and sales manager. He assumed the last office a little more than a year ago. Under his direction the sales of Haynes “Light Six” cars has exceed- ed the figures of any previous period in the twenty-four-year history of the Haynes company. At the same time Haynes representation in every state has been increased, and in many sec- tions of the United States the number of agencies has been doubled. His management has been responsible for the extension of the Haynes selling force to practically every foreign au- tomobile market of importance. Hugh R. Perry, who succeeds Mr. in the employ of the company for five years. Within the last year he has acted as assistant advertising man- ager, assistant sales manager and late- ly as private secretary to the general manager. O O, SO O O T T T T T T I T T T T T T T T T LT T T T O T FRANKLIN owners, over a six-year period, have averaged 9630 miles per set of tires —a world’s record for tire mileage. The New Series Franklin, weighing only 2280 pounds, makes Franklin tire expense 17 per cent lower than in the cars which -established this world’s record. Franklin cars have always had the largest tires in propor- tion to the weight they sup- port. Resilient construction relieves the tires of unneces- sary straining. Direct pounding on tires by dead weight of unsprung parts has been reduced by a 30 per cent saving of weight of the front and rear axles. Fifteen years’ experience of the Franklin Company in building light-weight cars re- turns to Franklin owners twice the average tire mileage of other cars, with fewer punc- tures and practically no blow- outs. Franklin Motor Car Co., Omaha R-U-2-B-1 of 60? 2205 Farnam St. Phone D. 1712. 2415 Farnam. DEALERS—We have some very attractive territory Full seven-passenger body. Hand buffed long grain Spanish leather upholstering. Wide doors. Conceal- ed auxiliary seats. 2-unit starting and lighting system. Eighty H. P. Eight-cylinder Herschell- Spillman motor 3% x5 inches, cast en bloc. 130-inch wheelbase. 36x4%-inch Goodyear skid on rear, tired, non- Zenith carburetor. Aluminum crank case. Full-floating rear axle. 57-inch semi-elliptic rear springs. Stewart-Warner vacuum system. Tank 18% gallons. One-man “Neverleek” top. Built-in rain vision windshield. Weight 3100 pounds. ROSS AUTOMOBILE CO., Detroit, Mich. Demonstrations of Ross-Eight Cheerfully Given L. F. STRUBBE AUTOMOBILE CO. A. W. BOTHWELL, Manager. We can mal open. See us about it. deliveries. Omabha. immediate