Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, October 1, 1916, Page 49

J [ \ THE OMAHA SUNDAY BEE: OCTOBER 1, 1916. 6—E Dixie Flyer Shows Itself to Be Regular Car for Deep Mud Pulls Makes Trip in East When Axle Pushes Mud Ahead of It for Long Distance. W. A. Barker, Dixie Flyer dis- tributor for Nebraska, says the old ‘adage, “A prophet without honor in his home town,” turned wrong side out in Louisville, Ky., %he house of the Dixie Motor Car company. The following story is quoted from e Louisville Herald: J. A. Dinsmore of Pittsburgh, with George H. Hershey of Turtle Creek, Pa, and R. C. Shipley of Los Angeles, Cal., drove the Dixie Flyer through an interesting trip from Pittsburgh to Louisville. Mr. Dinsmore says: “We left Pittsburgh at 5:15 o’clock Sundny morning and drove to Cin- cinnati in fourteen hours. We made an average of twenty-five andeone- half miles per hour, actual running time, and made the run on an average of a little less than twenty miles to the gallon. “From Pittsburgh to Wheeling we encountered bad roads, and from Wheeling” to Zanesville we plowed through mud that scraped up on the running-boards, pushing the front axle right through it. “From Zanesville to Cincinnati we found the roads exceptionally smooth and level. We never made a stop between these points, and for hours at a time the speedometer registered around. thirty-five miles an hour, “From Cincinnati to Louisville the highway can't be beat. We never had a moment of trouble, coming through as a Dixie flyer should. “I had no idea that a trip like this, without any preparation of the car, could be made without trouble. It is surely some auto.” Eto Trucks Make Good Time Moving Troops in Texas The infantryman of the United States army is just about to lose his time-worn nickname of “dough boy.” He and his fellow fighters of the un- mounted division have struggled long and valiantly against the appellation, but to no avail. Now comes King Gasolile and, with a single demon- stration of his prowess, strips the in- fantryman of his despised monicker. It happened in Texas a few days ago, when officers of the border patrol army determined to test the mobilit of the motor truck, and broke nfi previous records for quick movement of troops of any division. The First and Second Kansas regi- ments have been stationed for some time, at Eagle Pass. The time came for them to be relieved and returned to Fort Sam Houston, near San Antonio, nearly 200 miles distant. To have marched the men across country would have required two weeks. Cavalry would have required one full week for the trip. One hundred and twenty-eight motor trucks, fifty-four of which were Packards, brought the approximately 2,000 men and their complete equipment from their camp in Eagle Pass to the new site in the outskirts of San Antonio in less than forty-eight hours elapsed time and just thirty-two hours actual running time. 7 Colonel Raymond Dead. Morristown, N. J., Sept. 30.—Colonel Charles H. Raymond, & partner of Richard H. McCurdy In the general agency of the Mutual Life Insurance company, dled yes. terday at his home here In his elghty-third v"’ He feoll and fractured his leg a short ago and never recovered. Arro points to new and i Upper half | Pa(;kard Awarded Grand Prize at the Panama Expo The grand prize, highest award for motor cars and trucks exhibited at the Panama-Pacific. International ex- position, San Francisco, purple and gold and bristling with orficiality. is in the office of H. H. Hills, sales man- ager of the Packard Motor Car com- pany. : It reposes in the center of a great banner of purple silk an old, framed and always on the job of im- pressing visitors. Some time after the awards were officially announced by the Interna- tional jury, several concerns got what they claimed were “highest awards,” and there was quite a lot of corres- pondefice and controversy. In the minds of some, the affair isn't en- tirely settled yet. “But/we've got it,” said Hills. “It’s here. It says ‘Official award rib- bon, Panama-Pacific International exposition, San Francisco, 1915, Charles S. Moore, president; T. H. Stiff, president of the International jury; Asher C, Baker, director of ex- hibits; O. H. Fernbach, secretary of the International award system, grand prize; Department of Transportation Blythe H Henderson, chief.” The prize ribbon was delivered to Cuyler Lee, Packard dealer in San Francisco, who forwarded it to the Packard factory in Detroit. All Good to Eat. A University of Chicago teacher says that you can taste music—that violin, for ex- ample, s claret and the flute sugar. Well therq are also the corn-et, the pickel-o, the trom-bone and the ple-ano.—Chicago Even- ing Post. Franklin Sedan for Closed Car Show wmmnmumnmwmmmnmmmmmm SR A 1 T 0 Equipment on 62% of Cars Can we be of any service to you? Stop for a few moments and let us in- spect your electrical sys- tem free of charge. It may save us time and you future grief. : R. C. SMITH, Mgr. Doug. 3697. roved windshield. im) overlaps lower half. Absolutely ran- ~ Wider -.Jmmmm:-um. indicated by arrow. ! /o board, showing gasoline gauge, electris dashlight, speedometer, electric starting lI.‘ H;Lm plags and ammeter. ‘ \ A hows old and new spring construction. m:nhnmbh:a-\dmfluflk. AXWELL Motor .Cars are now equipped with a new and improved windshield, still longer and more flexible 2216-18 Farnam Street To the generous value heretofore present in the Maxwell produet, these extra im- provements have now been added. Thisis in line with the Mazwell policy—so widely advertised—not to change the Maxwell in any essential detail, but to continue improving it so that it will always be a standard, recognized product, constantly abreast of the best practices of the industry. Notwithstanding the superlative and sometimes confusing claims that are made in behalf of various automobiles, we restate our sincere conviction that Maxwell Motor Cars offer more real value springs, wider seats;"deeper and softer cushions, dashlight, gasoline gauge, and other equally important refinements. per dollar than any other car in the world. This too, is the belief of the thousands gnd thousands of Maxwell owners. And these beliefs are supported by actual and tangible facts. We actually know that within the entire history of the automo- bile business, no metor car—in any class oratany price— has equalled the Maxwell in honest dollar-for-dollar value. And if you will examine a Maxwell, ride in it, compare it with other cars, consider its splendid record, reputation and past performances, you too, will know it. Call or phone for a demonstration, C. W. FRANCIS AUTO COMPANY Omaha, Neb. Phone Douglas 853 ell*59 F. O-8. DETROIT Deferred Payments If Desired DELCO-EXIDE|[§ Delco Exide Service Station 2024 Farnam St. G R |in San Francisco a year ago last Feb- {ruary. And Joe hasn't seen the boys tool their mounts around the right- angled turns since that time, But this fall the Vanderbilt and Grand Prize races will be held over the Santa Monica, Cal, course, an| old' stamping ground of s, | Cars Which Break Records Use Delco Exide Equipment Joe Brown Begins To Feel the Call - Of the Road Again Joe Brown, who sells Hupmobiles and Mercers for Phil McShane, has begun to feel the wanderlust, the call of the west, or the grip of California or whatever you want to call it. Brown is the world's greatest au- tomobile racing fan. He has seen automobile classics from coast to coast, on speedway and on road He knows every driver, mechanician and pitman by his first name. And many a time he has bossed a pit crew and helped to send a winner over the rowns. | “It's. the greatest course in the world,’ declares Brown, “I'd rather see one race over that road than a hundred speedway races.” Thus has the call of the west se- cured its hold, and Joe is figuring up his bank account and scanning the timetables. R. C. Smith, manager of the Delca Exide Service station, is very much enthused regarding automobile rec- ords which have been made by cars carrying Delco Exide equipment. The stock Hudson which rolled at | Datonia beach for twenty-four houvrs, covering 1,819 miles; the Cadillae - which made the cross-continent run in 1 seven days and eleven hours, and the 1 Hudson Super-Six which smashed all records in transcontinental runs, mak- ing the run in five days and eleven hours, were Delco-Exide equipped: Smith says that Delco and Exide manufacturers have always made quality products, and the recent rec- ords are further evidence. Davis Cars Painted in’ Attractive Colors| The “Davis” people are turning out some very attractive color designs on their late models. W. T. Wilson, local distributer, has a roadster for personal use, which is finished in blue and red. S0P IPOPOP 008080808 050 0 S0 S0 S0 S0 S0 S0 B0 S0 PERFORMANCE IS THE BEST RECOMMENDATION WHY... Have the Biggest Firms in Omaha Bought tlu\’. = SMITH % § " Form-a-Truck and WHY... do they continue to buy them as fast , as they need more trucks? tape. iike all died-in-the-wool speed en- thusiasti, Brown is strong for the road race. There haven't been any road races lately, in fact not since the Vanderbilt and Grand Prize races The answer could be onlj one way The Sm'th Form-a-Truck Gives greater satisfaction than fiy light truck on the‘muket. Its efficiency is unexcelled. That it Lowers the Hauling Cost is amply demonstrated by the firms that employ them in the conduct of their business. p We present herewith a list of the firms in. Omaha that have purchas- ed one or more Smith “Form-A-Trucks” and to whom we have no hesitancy . in referring prospective truck purchasers. / e ] Firestone Tire & Rubber Co. CREAMERIES { Hartman Furniture Co. Harding Cream Co. State Furniture Co. Central Furniture Co. Fairmont Creamery Co. Waterloo Creamery Co. Manhattan Oil Co. Arwood Dairy Co. { Missouri Valley Oil Co. Loveland Farm Dairy. } M. A. Disbrow Co. David Cole Creamery Co. ; Imperial Sash & Door Co. Alfalfa Butter Co. Omaha Gas Co. Omaha Express Co. LUMBER AND COAL Gordon Van Co. C. W. Hull Co. J. C. Reed & Co. Updike Lumber & Coal Co. F. F. Muir. Missouri River Lumber Co. G. E. Deuchler. Boyer-VanKuran Lum. Co. Wm. Jetter. Coal Hill Coal Co. Omaha Concrete Co. Nebraska Fuel Co. ] Thos. Susack Co. \ Sunderland Bros. Co. 1 The King Cole Co. C. N. Dietz Lumber Co. Watch for Smith-Form-A-Truck Division in Ak-Sar-Ben Indus- trial Parade Tuesday, Oct. 3. FOR DEMONSTRATION CALL OR PHONE Henry & Company Formerly Johnson-Danforth Co. SOLE DISTRIBUTORS . OMAHA, NEBR. 1829-31.33 N. 16th St Webater 337. | é