Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, November 19, 1916, Page 27

{ HOW PACKARD PUTS HEAT IN THE GAS Tale of the Thermostat is Story of Science of the Automo- bile Engineers. SHORTEN THE INTAKE The present grade of motor gaso- line and the old methods of carbure- tion do not work well together. The engineering problem, stated simply, is to heat the gas which comes from the carburetor to the cylinder leads. Now, contrary to general im- pression, gasoline is net a good con- ductor of heat. Just because in cer- tain circumstances gasoline departs ihis earth with a bang most of us have got the idea that it is quickly affected by heat. But that's surface conclusion. The fact is, it is rather difficult to heat the tiny globules of gas that are sprayed out from the carburetor jet. One Trick. In the new twin six-engine Pack- ard engineers have handled this prob- lem with much success. They have shortened the gas intake passages so the gas coming from the carburetor has less distance to travel—and dis- tance always means cooling influence, unless otherwise provided against. The hot water that is being expelled from the cylinder jacket is put to warming the gas as it comes from the carburetor to cylinder head. The water that is poured into the radiator top is circulated around and among the cylinders to cool them. In its contact with the fast-working cyl- inders it absorbs heat from them and itself becomes a stream of hot water. Then it is carried out to the radia- tor and there cooled for its return trip to the cylinders. On its journey back to the radiator it is at maximum heat just as it comes off the cylinders. While it is at this maximum heat it surrounds the gas intake pipe, and the incoming gas gets the benefit of a nice warm jacket. The Thermostat, A little instrument called the ther- mostat, situated at the radiator inlet, diverts the water through a by-pass until it reaches the required terhpera- ture—then automatically allows it to pass through the radiator. The loca- tion of the thermostat at the outlet of the motor circulation system makes it possible to control definitely the temperature of the circulating water. The transforming of the gas intake into a short, hot conduit, with separate passages leading to front and rear cylinders, is the Packard answer to the gas-heating problem. And, of course, it is the more marked in its results because of the nature of the low-gravity gasoline. Pullman Plans Big Exhilgi_tg_ at Shows Plans are being made by the Pull- man Motor Car company for.elaborate exhibits at the New York and Chi- cago shows, January 6 to 13, and January 27 to February 3, respectively. The exhibits will include the full 1917 line of four-cylinder models, con- sisting of the five-passenger touring, two-passenger roadster and three-pas- senger roadster, which have already;| won popular approval in the “under-a- thousand-dollar-class.” The Pullman exhibit at the New York show will occupy a prominent position on the main floor of the Grand Central Palace, this r€cognition having been awarded the Pullman be- cause of .its startling increase in sales and production in the last year. At the Chicago show the Pullman will be accorded the same acknowledgement of its success, a leading space in the Coliseum having been assigned to the company’s exhibit. Detroit Electric Opens in Omaha Announcement has been madc of the opening in Omaha of a branch of the Detroit Electric company. The branch will be located in the Black- stone garage, under the management of E. M. Battom. Mr. Battom comes to Omaha from the Kansas City branch of the De- troit Electric company, and seems quite enthusiastic regarding the Oma- ha field. Kansas City has been a gar- den spot for the electric car men, and Battom says Omaha looks just as good to him. The Detroit people are making an electric car which will sell for $2,175. This . price is accomplished by the manufacture of a standard model. In most cases the electric car has been designed to meet the individual tastes, allowing a very wide range of selection in body designs and interior finish. Remodel Part of Studebaker Building A portion of the second story of the Studebaker branch building is being remodeled and converted into a show room for used cars. The show room will be extremely well lightetd by big windows and a stairway from the main floor is under construction now. In speaking of. the remodeling, E. R Wilson said: i “The used car business is part of our business just as much as the sale of new cars. We go to unlimited ex- pense for a beautiful show room for new models, so why not spend a little Electric Crank- ing, Lighting and Ignition. Storage Batteries ? Did Youpr Battery 9 Freeze Last Week? * DELCO-EXIDE SERVICE STATION 2024 Farnam St. Omaha, Neb. Phone Douglas 3697. FREE BATTERY INSPECTION Regal Plant Not Sold, | As Was Reported, Says the President Notice has appeared in the automo- bile trade papers to the effect that the Fisher Body corporation of De- troit has purchased the factory of| the Regal Motor Car company. “This is an error,” says Mr. Haines, president of the company “The changes in our plant that gave | foundation to this story have been | qu_c for one reason only—to increase | efficiency and better our production. | Those who know the Regal plant rea- | lize that it is pretty well scattered over a lot of ground. | “As we have now reduced the num- ber of models we now build, and as | we have greatly increased the effi- ciency of our manufacturing system, | it was not necessary for us to use all of our buildings, and for some time past we have leased one of our biuld- ings to the Fisher Body company. As we could not sez that we would need | Vellowhtone | VSLO! this building for a long time to come, | we recently sold this one building to the Fisher Body company, and this is the foundation of the erroneous re- port published about the sale of the Regal plant. “The Regal plant, as it stands to-| day, covers nine acres of floor space. Our production this year will be be-| tween 7,500 and 10,000 cars. We have | this year a much more efficient or- ganization and plant, and what is the | best Regal car we ever made—a car that is acknowledged to be the best in its class. | “We have big plans for 1917, that | are now in process of carrying out, | and both dealers and the public are going to recognize that the 1917 Regal is one of the livest and best ;not't")r car propositions in the coun- ry. Something on How to Care for the Battery “Perhaps the nearest approach that man has come to the secret of per- petual motion is typified in the elec- trical system of an automobile. Here we have a chain the links of which are the storage battery, starting mo- tor, charging generator and the motor of the automobile,” says Elmer Risen- gren of the Nebraska Storage Battery company. “When the motorist presses the starting button, the storage battery sends the charge of electricity along the line to the starting motor, which spins the engine. As soon as the en- gine has started, it begins to turn the electrical generator, which puts back into the battery the current which the starting motor and ignition are tak- out out. “In. the booklet ‘Your Electrical System and How It Works' the Will- ard Storage Batery company has suc- ceeded in putting into language clear- ly understandable by the laymen the mort important details of the elec- trical system. “This booklet not only tells what the electrical system is and how it works, but it also tells how the sys- tem should be taken care of, why the simple steps in battery care are neces- sary, and has besides a double-page illustration “or diagram of the elece trical system showing exactly where the cu'rrent goes and where it comes rom.' Goodrich (-:;’mpany_Gets | Good News of Silvertowns Smiles wreath the faces of the Goodrich company officials these days. glhc following telegram is responsi- | e: “Silvertowns win Vanderbilt cup Santa Monica course, averaging | eighty-seven miles per hour, breaking all previous records. Best previous Santa Monica speed seventy-eight miles per hour. Regular joyride for first four cars. Resta’s Peugeot first, Cooper's Stutz second, Weightman's Deusenberg third. All on Silver- towns. Resta leads in world’s cham- THE OMAHA SUNDAY BEE: NOVEMBER 19, WOMAN DRIVEST 0 GOAST FROM DENVER Mrs. C. T. Hamrick Pushes a Franklin Through Bad Roads Without Any Trouble. FORDS THROUGH STREAMS “They told us when leaving Denver five weeks ago we would never get through to Los Angeles; that such a long trip by women was too risk but here we are and none the worse for our experience. And we didn't need a man. Our car, a Franklin Roadster, performed beautifully. mechanic's services never were re- quired.” 2 This is the statement that Mrs. C. T. Hamrick of Denver, Colo., made to a Los Angeles newspaper man after driving, with Miss Blair, another Denver young lady, from the Colo- rado capital up through Wyoming to National Park, thence |across Idaho and Washington to Seatle, south through Oregon into alifornia and down the coast to Los ngeles, a total distance of at least 2,000 miles. The women tourists found the go- ing good from Denver to Yellow- stone, but after leaving the Park for Bozeman, Mont., they struck roads | through the Gallatin Pass that re- quired chains on all wheels. Also be- tween Butte and Missoula, Mont,, the muddy roads with their sharp grades made going difficult, especially in crossing the Neggerhead Hills, Camel's Hump and the- Bitter Root Divide. In commenting on the road through Bluett's Pass approaching Wenatchee, Wash., Mrs, Hamrick said: “The road is exceedingly narrow and the turns so sharp that you have to back up them. There are no turn-quts and if we had met another car I don't know what we would have done.” Ford Many Streams. Going south from Seattle the tour- | ists found it necessary to ford or ferry many streams, Lxtensive road im- | provements were under way and the detours were badly cut up and almost ! entirely lacking in bridges. The first California roads encountered were rather poor, but the Pacific highway atoned for those in a measure. telling of the worst conditions, Mrs. Hamrick softened her criticism some- what by saying: “The car proved so easy to drive and behaved so nicely that maybe I shouldn’t have said any- thing about the bad roads.” Mrs. Hamrick had her Franklin looked over twice at cities en route but at no time did anything develop on the road to give trouble. More than 2,000 miles over mountain roads such as were encountered was a_real test for both women and car. That the women thoroughly enjoyed their trip and found the car so comfort- able for all-day driving, exemplifies the enormous influence weight reduc- tion exerts in making a car easy to handle, AUTO SPRING INSURANCE We guarantee to re- place any auto spring which breaks after be- ing equipped with G. L. W. Spring Oilers. Ask Your Dealer. G.L.W. Spring Oiler Company Brandeis Bldg. p contest. and yet ROADSTER Its goodness is alone resporisible for the unusual demand that has existed from the beginning. At no time since the first car was built has the demand been satisfied in point of sales Dodge Brothers stand among the first five producers in the world. It will pay you to visit us and examine this car. The gasoline consumption is unusually low. The tire mileage is unusually high. The price of the Touring Car or Roadster complete is $785 (f. o. b. Detroit.) The price of the Winter Touring Car or Roadster complete, including regular mohair top is $950 (f. o. b. Detroit.) MURPHY-O’BRIEN AUTO CO. 1814-18 Farnam Street. Phone Tyler 123. several times before you can make |~ After | Now the Omaha Auto Vo Trade Association The Omaha Automobile Show as sociation is no longer to be known by that name. It is henceforth to be the Qmaha Automobile Trade association. Its scope is to be enlarged, in the matter of its activities and in the mat- ter of membership. This was decided upon at a special | meeting Friday when the articles of incorporation were changed. The amended articles are to be filed the coming week, Under the new order all auto sup-| ply, accessory and service men are to be included in the membership. The association is to take an active part | in good roads movements, and in all movements that affect the automobile industry. Haynes Mentioried in Bible As One of Hill Climbers The man at the wheel: “Say, Bick- ens. did you know that the Haynes | ‘Light Six’ was mentioned in the | Bible?™ man beside him: “No, old man; how's that?” The man at the wheel: “The old testament says, ‘She went up on high." " Cold Weather Hits Auto Batteries Quite Hard | R. C. Smith, manager of thesDelco | Exide service station, says many bat- teries were frozen during the recent cold snap. He attributes that fact to owners' neglect. “Remember,” he says, “that a bat- tery in a healthy condition is only 90 per cent efficient. In cold weather set your ?ener_ator to charge as high as possible without direct injury to the batte: By adjusting the third The Franklin Enclosed Cars Frawkhio Brosgham. Weight, 2540 Pounda. Price, $2700. HE average motor car locks up your investment twelve months in the year, and | does only about nine months’ | work. Any type of Franklin Ea- closed Car will take you any- | where you want to go, city or ; country, 365 days in the year. | As you know, the Franklinisa great cold-weather car. Direct- sir-cooled—no water to freeze. | Its scientific light weight car+ | ries the Franklin Car over roads where the average motorist would not think of driving the average car. And for summer driving or touring, Fraaklin Enclosed Cars, with their perfect ventilation and protection from sun-glare and dust, have many adyantages. Whether or not you are think- ing of & new car any time soon, by all means get acquainted with g:: utility of Franklin Enclosed rs. R-U-2-B-1 of 60 2205 Farnam St. Phone D. 1712, | HI!|IllmfiilflllfllilIml|ll||II|H|H|I]H|HI1|HHI|MM!HHM l | r \ 1 Omaha, Nebraska. I |Franklin Motor Car Co., Omaha |~ 1916. !m* are so close to the mines that we can go to them and haul it away. | Our greatest expense is for gasoline | for automobiles, but we must have that brush and the regulator spool of the Delco generators you get safety in surance, provided the adjustment is made by an expert. Our Delco serv- ice is free of charge and efficient.” Lucky Farmer Can't Sing Hymn of Hate = “Here in Omaha gasoline is selling X The high cost o,l Im.n;z has not hit for 17 cents per gallon, but out in F. B. Jeffers, a Wyoming homestead-| Wyoming, close to where it is manu- er from near Moorcroft. Mr. Jef-| factured, it costs us 22 cents, but fers is in the city for a few daya‘f"i”‘ things‘that we have to sell bring- :‘lll‘l‘r,ili“ telling of what he has dmlcl::“M‘:;“gaslxfi:r_!’,”"’ we can afford Federal thber Company Dividend on Preferred Stock A meeting of the board of directors of the Federal Rubber company was held in the general offices of the com- pany at Cudahy, Wis., November 10, at which meeting the regular dividend of $1.75 per share on the second pre- ferred stock was declared, payable November 25, 1916 the last season, he says: | t B S s year | sold my wheat at $1.34 How to Cure Coughs and Colds. per bushel; potatoes, $2.50 per 100! Keep out of drafts, avold exposure. Eat pounds; cream, 34 cents per pound;|and live right and take Dr. King's New d hogs, $11 per 100 pounds. ¢; In use over forty years. Guar- Coal does not cost us much, druggists. —Advertisement as | anteed. Turn-out—tour-out—confident that you are “‘in correct form”—and have power to meet every road emergency world, and theworld, heknew, was ready to accept him at his own valuation. This instinct for perfection, duringthe entire motorepoch, To the gentleman of yes- terday every detail of his equipment was a matter of painstaking interest—when he drove his coach and four— or his coach and twelve. The mode and appoint- ments of the vehicle—the ‘cut” and trim of the har- ness—the number and size of the horses—even the weight the Packard has satisfied. Style—comfort—safety— stamina—it achieves more than ever, now. And the mighty Twin-six motor assures the heavier and length of the whip—all enclosed cars ample power had to be just right. for every emergency in city He was out before the traffic or on country roads. Ask the man who owns one See the Orr Motor Sales Company, Fortieth and Farnam Streets, Omaha. Branch at Sioux City. lowa. Winter (Sedan) Tops Detroit Weatherproof Tops Little need be said regarding the comfort and pro- tection offered by the enclosed car. Those are accepted facts. The main thing is the additional cost and whether the top will fit perfectly without injuring the body. The cost of this top is so low that anyone can af- ford it. It is beautifully designed and the workmanship is perfect. We can attach the top to any of the following models: Ford—Touring or Roadster. Buick—Model D-45. Overland—Model 83. Chevrolet—Model 490. Chalmers—Model 6-30. Maxwell—Any model. Cadillac—1916 models. Chandler—1916 models. Hudson—Super-Six. The motoring public this year demands Dealers more comfort for winter driving, and these tops are selling very fast. We are distributors for the entire state of Nebraska and part of Iowa, and have some very good territory open in Ne- braska and western Iowa. The demand is great. Why not cash in on it? Winter Top Company C. W. FRANCIS, Manager. Phone Doug. 853. 2216-18 Farnam Street, Omaha, Neb.