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R - BT 5 R oL B 3 o ~ _ planning to stage a closed car show of 12—A THE OMAHA SUNDAY BEE: OCTOBER 8, 1916. GLOSED CAR SALON 10 RUN FOUR DAYS Magnificent Display of Winter Oars to Be Staged Here During Next Month. SHOW AT ERANDEIS STORES | Omaha autonio m 8:30 a. m. to 9 wer of that week, night. Car Salon” will be the 1 the United States, attracting much atten- automobile centers. The ngements are in charge of Clarke G. Powell Chandler Company Expanding Again Further expansion in the manu- facturing facilities of the Chandler Motor Car company, Cleveland, is marked by the beginning of construc- tion of one new general assembly building sixty feet wide, 500 feet long and four stories high, and the addi- tion of three stories to the big service November 1,| - winter cars exclu- | | natursiie follows-that, this, effect. is | line Orpheum Actor Buys Cole Eight in Omaha Chester Spencer, playing at the Orpheum last week with Spencer and Williams in “Putting it O pur- chased a Cole Eight froth the Tray- nor Automobile company. | Spencer has been a live prospect | for some Cole deal=r for a long time. | The Omaha boys nursed his enthusi- asm into a sale and Spencer is now the proud possessor of a car whichi he refers to frequently in his act. Franklin Series 9 Beautiful float ‘put in the Industrial | States flag and was rigged with pere- parade here last week by the United | scope and had a crew of beautiful | States Tire company, which attracte youpg women, so much attention, It flew the United : . e Bk st e Makes Fine Record | made when the force of the explosion e — Palge can Stand ‘\,‘\‘:\ ((r.m»mim-(l ‘l’u the wheels, show- ] In a trip irom Syracuse to Pendle- Submarine Usage ing that the uneyen, jerky applica- | ton, Ore., 3,025 miles, the Franklin |tion of power imposes maximum |Series 9 averaged 21.4 miles per hour stress and wear upon the tires. It !and 20.7 miles to the gallon of gaso- | Rolling around the streets of Du-| luth, Minn,, in a Paige touring car| with a record that should entitle it to | | membership in the submarine class, | as well as a few blue ribbons for a “come back’ "stunt so sensational that | it kept the Duluth citizens talking for | many days. | The Paige in question is owned by | L. H. Dresser, a railroad official. Mr. | Dresser one day recently was at the | wheel of his car on the famous aerial | bridge that is ohe of the sights of Duluth and which, with one exception | in Europe, is the only one of its kind. Instead of operating a conveutional | building erected earlier this season. With the completion of these two new w%er like a suspended cash carrier. buildings the Chandler company will have on its factory site five splendid | crowded to its capacity with traffic | modern manufacturing buildings, all {and equipped with the very latest of ma- [ made a false move that precipitated | chinery and all known modern devices | Mr. Dresser and his car into the water | for_efficient motor car production. The new buildings will be ready for [ ty-three feet to the bottom of the | occupancy in time to help take care|canal, where it rested upside down,| of the production of next year's series | with Mr. Dresser pinned beneath the | | a contemplated | wheel. Although he is 65 yeaors old, | WHY the eight cylinder motor gives the quick- [t of) Chandler Sixes, pfoduction .of 25,000 cars. The, Chandler company also an- | himself and reached the surface of the | nounces that it has purchased a large | water, where he was rescued, piece of property directly across East -One Hundred and Thirty-first street|vaged shortly after the accident by | from the main factory buildings, and | means of a block and tackle arrange- spring, | ment operated by a salvage company ex- |and was found t6 be little the worse v clusively to the handling of export | for its plunge, a few minos breaks and shipments, installation of special for- | smashed fenders and seats comprising eign equipment, boxing cars ready for | the damage. on this property will, next erect a building to be devote delivery to steamship, etc. Jeffery Quad Sends First Battle Flag| - In the Kenosha, Wis., offices of the Nash Motors company, manufacturers of Jefierf' motor cars and trucks, are displa first, “battle ever designe: used I:iy Unite: States army, Members of Truck Company No. 1, United States | Packard company. army, which consists entirely of Jef- fery'quads, sent the emblem to H, C, Hart, truck sales manager h organization. ¢¥Ineach ebrueriof the flag thete is | weather ‘tredd, 35x5, for the fear cither a pair of crossed ‘American [ wheels and rib tread, 35x5, for the or a spread eagle, while across [front wheels are delivered on twin ap- | sixes unless other tires are specified. in [ The all weather treads are proving B ¢ Company [ remarkably effective in the prevention 0. 17 is inscribed over the circle, and | of skidding. ' blue circle on a red background pear the words “Jeffery Quad” ghin lettering, "“Truck “U. 8. A" beneath it, This truck company, with its official banner, ing's troops. . Mitchell Motors Has New Purchasing Ayent " 0. C. Friend, the president of the Mitchell Motors company, inc., in line with the policy he has already estab- _ lished of filling important positions by men from his own organization, has just announced the appointment of Marion C. Bias as purchasing agent to succeed Guy Morgan, resigned. Mr. Bias has been identified with the Mitchell organization since 1909, In that year Mr, Friend had just been appointed purchasing agent g¢f the Mitchell, company and brought Mr| Bias to Racine to assist him in or- ganizing the purchasing department. Pullman Shows Up Well in Gasoline Consumption Test According to Mr. Miller, manager of the T. G. Northwall company, the Pullman has been distinguishing it- self in this territory as a minimum gasoline consumer, Charles E. Seifirt of Lincoln report- ed having made a 2,000-mile trip through Wyoming and Colorado, averaging 183 miles to a gallon of gasoline. Much of this driving was through mountainous districts. Chalmers Closed Models Will Be Shown This Week R. W. Craig of R. W. Craig, Inc, local Chalmers representatives, is his own in his show rooms this week. Three of the Chalmers closed models, of ‘which Lady Duff Gordon de- signed the interior, will arrive this |- week. Post Has Joined Forces With Omaha Chandler Co. 1 ! they 11917 motorist. '“f what is P“’"“"X the | standard equipment on Packard cars lag d and | hecause of "tK a motor truck company in the | service given by them,” as pointed out +|hag not been uhusual for Packard of the|owners to get 8,000 to 12,000 miles the first out|beach with motor cars of one cylin- 4 was among | der have shown that the tires left the first to skip across the Mexican |a distinct depression in the sand for border in the wake of General Persh- | each impulse of the engine. This was draw this bridge moves over the n this occasion the bridge was | in the jam resulting someone | for ROAD MASTERY Only an EIGHT can compete with en EIGHT—and there are but two Pisnaer cars of this class many feet below, The Paige fell for- | | Mr. Dresser succeeded in ‘extricating | est acceleration, practically eliminates gear- shifting, takes all but the steepest hills on “high,”” banishes vibration, develops great power and speed at small fuel expense, and addsyears to thecar's life, is explained in the words—CONSTANT POWER. The King is the original popular-priced Eight and has been in operation the world over for more than a year. A demonstration in the King is a most necessary part of your “before buying” experience. The Paige car was successfully sal- Packard's Engine- ' Tire _gglnbination Twin Six smoothness of action and Goodycnr cord tires again go into a combination that will give joy to the | Goodyear tires are 60 Horse Power, 7-passenger Touring Model, $1350 Noyes-Killy Motor Co., Distributors, 2066-68 Farnam St. Omaha. e extraordinarily good by Alvan Macauley, president of the Investigations have shown that it and even'more out of these tires. All 766 miles, | cuse to Mansas City, 1,363 miles, aver . ' : From Syracuse to Cincinnati, | Syracuse to Lexington, 4 It Smeal‘lne 1 FlOWBl’S m Par&de | diminished by dividing the stress |887 miles, it averaged 27 miles perlaverage miles an hour were 24.41.[age miles per hour were .H,.f\lll. : through the use of additional cylin- |hour. Average gasoline consumption | Average gasoline consumption was averaged 20.21 miles to the ‘gallon © | },i”s, was 25.33 miles to the gallon. From |25.7 miles to the gallon. From Syra- | gasoline. A The continuous, even flow of power —— e U i o s - N e s given by the twelve-cylinder engine practically has eliminated the abrasive action which is so hard upon tires | y =~ il IIf;;i{I‘HIIlllllllllllllllllllflil' ¢ s Straws Show— advertising, salesmanship, or the good words satisfied users. But motorists continue to l;ugathat mzke- o:od tire ve made good— only because the first tires have given satisfactory mileage and service. Motorists bought United States Tires so consist: the’ first seven and one-half months of this year, we sold and delivered more ently that, during tires than during the entire twelve months last year. And motorists are continuing to buy United States Tires at the same pheno rate, If straws show which way the wind blows, such enal sales increases certainly show where phenom the best tire service comes from. il fll YT | mfil“'!H!!!.’!!!!H!!!H!?HHI!: IH!\H|itiH|iHil!!*flwlllliluiliin.p MflflflI:ll!Im!l||IlliilHMH!NINM!WM X SZ /< 4| A OMAHA RUBBER CO. rl”f[h I o iiifllillflm WA Motorists buy a certain make of tires for the first time because it is sold to them—through T i L A Complete Stock of United States Tires Carried by ; of, ~ R of iy uunm,fi Il i i) Sk Experiments on smooth strips of e s The New Series "FRANKLIN CAR NO wonder that many motorists are ner- vous, with roads crowded and the other man’s car often doing the unexpected. iiiisEssteseasessassessrtrerseriee E. E. Post, former Omaha man- ager of the Ryan Motor company, Lincoln, has joined forces with the Omaha Chandler company. )o0e_FOR AUTOMORILES | You Cannot Heat Your to int where P m;flrmhbr{:-u. 2 s e s e %" """ easy to stop, holds to the road, minimizes skidding. The weight of a car has much to do with the way it can be controlled. It isn’t all a- matter of the Let any motorist take out the New Series Frank- driver. lillll, drive til:’ fgol some- s where, get the feel of the l:lleb?c::;?r::. ‘l;:;}l: car. He will report a Y sense of absolute and per- only 2280 pounds-is easy fect control never so f’:jly to handle, quick to start, realized before. Franklin Motor Car Co., Omaha R-U-2-B-1 of 60? 2208 Farnam Street Phone D. 1712 better speed-tool to get more out of every hour of business and social life? about a joy. They set you down at the journey’s end rested, refreshed, ready for either work or play. Second, Their Twin-six motors iflsure speedy, safe and economical arrivals at your destinations. Factors in bigger and wiser economy—these. Why not let us show you what they mean in your personal economy ? Now’s the time to place an order for your enclosed car. A man with a motor car is a man with enlarged, extended power. He’s of greater economic worth—because he can do more in less time.' But—the evolving world learned long ago that an inadequate tool is always a poor investment. Packard enclosed cars are doubly efficient tools. First. Their unmatched comfort and substantial elegance make getting Ask the man who owns one Telephone for a demonstration or see the new 'I':rielf—six models at the Orr Motor Sales Com- pany, Farnam and Fortieth Streets, Omaha Tools!’ Why not this new and. [T