Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, November 26, 1916, Page 14

14—A AITKEN FLASHES 70 GOODYEAR VICTORY Three Honey-Winners at Santa Monica Race Rolled in on Goodyears. GRUELLING TEST HARD, “Goodyear cord tires added to their already numerous laurels at the In- ternational Grand Prize race at Santa Monica, Cal, November 18, by win- ning first, second and third places,” says Joe M. Dine, Omaha branch manager, y “The Santa Monica race differs somewhat from the other important races sanctioned by the American Automobile association in that the course covers a distance of 8.4 miles, instead of the one-mile and two-mile courses over which the other races are run. The! length of the race is 403 miles, réquiring forty-eight laps to complete. Aitken Comes Back. “The Grand Prize of the Automo- bile Club of America, offered to the winner of this race, was won by Johnny Aitkeny who went out of the running in the first lap, but came back in the twenty-first lap, as relief driver for his teammate, Howard Wil- cox. Wilcox had jumped into the lead when Dario Resta's car developed trouble, forcing him to retire from the race in the eighteenth lap. “Aitken’s share of the prize money was $4,000. His time was'4 hours 22 minutes 27 seconds, an average of 85.59 miles an hour—ten miles an hour fastér than the best previous . time for the Santa Monica race. Earl Cooper in a Stutz finished second and A. H. Patterson in a Hudson third. Patterson finished .the entire race without a stop. 3 “Of. eighteen starters’ only six fin- ished—four of them in the money— and three of these on Goodyears.. The cars of Aitken and Patterson were u‘ui ped with lyear cord tires on all four wheels; Cooper’s Stutz rode on Goodyears on the rear wheels only ~=the wheels which receive the se- verest punishment in a race. Chandler's Sales Elatfilie Dealers “Confident assertion early in the season, by officials of the Chandler Motor Car company, that production would more than double this year, over last season, has been en most conclusively,” said Gus Bolton, local Chandler Six distributer, “An increase in actual deliveries of 352 per cent for October of this year over the same month last Wear, is surely the strongest kind of evidence of the demand of the public for the Chandler motor. And October was no | thi It wn&im. for production in every mon is season has shown a bi > 3"”“ ‘corresponding months ol A letter from Sales Manager Dun- says: “Preparation for 1917 has been started at the Chandler in Cleveland, lz’tkc erection of t;o new buil g. totall near square feet in additiona B N it wik Sy et wil nntxh r the produ nolovneg mfiul next season, but are filling their stockrooms to capacity to insure prompt deliveries in the rush of next season.” Auto Trimming and .- Equipment Co. to Open A few years lfvo there were very few shops exclusively manufacturing outo tops and seat covers, but this ess has now developed to such an extent that there are sveral such concerns in Omaha, all of which are ind on orders, so the customer automobile owner is often dis- mo&nteg‘n not being able to get the service he d¢sires and is entitled to. In order to relieve this existing con- on in ha, A. E. Nygreen, for nine years in the automobile depart- ment of the T. G. Northwall ¢om- rnysm‘: more .'1“;‘“'5"’ Iisz tls:h?mo usiness, and J. 5. Engdahl, a l’:’fled tradesman in the auto trim- ming and ugl_lolltery business, ' and ensag in this linc at Los Angeles and maha for several years, have incorporated themselves to open the Auto Trimming and Equipmeni com- pany at 410 South EI% teenth street, “ where they have leased quarterslarge enough to accommodate fifteen cars, and expect to be open for business about ember 1. This firm will make a specialty of manufacturing one-man tops and seat covers, also upholstery and trimming repajr work on all classes of automobiles and trucks. Supec-Sixes..Finish + In Vapderbilt Cup Races “Out of twepty-one cars started in the classic Vgnderbilt cup race at Los Angeles hursday,” says Guy L. §mm|. _local Hudson , dyis!ribmor, only sik finished. Three of thesc were Hudson super-sixes. Roche, a Califor- nia super-six owner, finished fourth, A. H. Patterson, Stockton, Hudson dt'llt‘l’, using the car he drove in the Pike's Peak hill climb, was fifth. Ira Vail, driving the Brooklyn demon- strating car, with which he earned fame and money in several races this season, was sixth, All three Hud- sons were rebuiit' cars. Patterson's super-six was the only car in the race that went the entire distance without A stop. he, who was fourth, stopped once for gas and water. His average was seventy-five miles per hour, which equals De Palma's record in the same event last year.” :::':lrtln::m quiu' whell gnxisfieg n of the Super Six i i- denced by the fact that the 1917 model makes no material change, The new el is now displayed at the show room of Guy L. S y Francis mith. s Sale of “That Nebraskans are taking The fact that the Hudson manufac- inter Tops is Brisk to Storing Storage Battery is Real Art “To the car owner who contem- | plates storing his car during the win- ter,” says Elmer Rosengren of the Nebraska Storage Battery company, “the problem of caring for his storage battery presents itself. It is not enough to merely take the battery off the car and put it in a place where it cannot freeze, for even when it is not in use the battery is slowly discharg- ing itself. If, therefore, the owner does not give his battery definite at- tention during the winter, he is likely to find it dead when he comes to use it in the spring. “Storing the storage battery at the battery service station is by far the best solution to the storage problem. In the Willard service stations two kinds of storage are offered to the car owner, namely, wet storage and dry storage, “Leaving the battery in wet storage means simply that the car owner is leaving his battery in charge of the battery experts who see that it is fully charged and kept in_that condi- tion, that it is filled with distilled water at regular periods and that the best of care is taken of it during the winter. “Wet storage, however, is not en- tirely satisfactory. The reason for this is that when the battery is in wet storage, natural deterioration is all the time going on, just as it is when the battery is on the car. In thé or-| diary course.of events the insulation | in a battery is going to break down sooner or later and this might hap- pen during the period that the battery is in wet storage. The insulation then would have to be entirely renewed to make the battery serviceable and even were this done there would be some question as to whether the plates would be in good condition for another season’s service. “Dry storage is by far the more satisfactory means of storing. The battery is completely dissembled and the elements removed from the cells, cured and put in a dry place, to be re-assembled in the spring. Obvious- ly this is the one form of storage in which the wear on the battery is ab- solutely stopped. If for no other rea- son this should recommend it to the " | automobile owner. Overland Climbs @reylock Trail The new Model 85-Four Overland motor car has performed”the unpre- cedented feat of climbing the foot trail up Greylock mountain in the Massachusetts Berkshires. The test was made by the Tower Motor com- pany, Overland dealers, with a stock car in the presence of sevgral Berk- shire county officials, after a high powered automobile had attempted and failed to make the climb. 'he trail, commonly known as Cheshire Trail, is a narrow, windin| pathway 1?) the side of Greyloc mountain, four and one-half miles in length, and is ordinarily used for foot travel. In the course’of the climb, a num- ber of tire chains were snapped like strings on the precipitous ledges, but. at the end of the trip, the Overland car was none the worse for the climb, Price of Chalmers Car is to Be Advanced First of Month In talking about the advance in rice on Chalmers cars, R. W, Cnl_T | distributer, said: “Our price will advance December 1 on aecount of increased prices of material. The Chalmers slogan of “Quality first” again asserts itself, as the Chalmers factory increases the selling price rather than cut the quality. This raise in price does not disturb us in the least, for Chalmers’ buyers do not quibble over price, The Chalmers has always been known as a quality car and price is usually the last fea- ture the prospect inquires about.” When Your Battery Wears Out Storage Batteries, like tires, wear out. Butthebettertheyare to begin with and the better care they get, the longer they will continue to give good service to lights and starter. We insure you on both counts. Nebraska Storage Battery Co. 2203 Farnam St., Omaha. . Phone Doug. 5102. We'll be glad to test your ht_tay at any time. models for winter driving | that they are not storin their great extent, is evidenced enclosed models says C, W. Francis, inter Top com- them—the THE O Several Changes Made in Packard Sales Managers Alvan ‘Macauley, president of the Packard Motor Car company, has an- nounced a series of important changes in the administrative and selling or- ganization, The part which three de- partment heads in particular have played in the recent remarkable de- velopment of the Packard company is recognized with a promotion for each of them. H. H. Hills, sales manager, is made assistant general manager and thus gets a broader scope for his proved executive ability, (? R. Norton, man- ager of the truck sales department, is promoted to general sales man- ager. G. R. Bury, manager of car- riage sales, is raised to assistant gen- eral sales manager. Miss Foley to Become Dweller On Auto Row Miss Margaret Foley is one of Sheriff Felix J. McShane, jr’s aides who will not lose out when the newly-elected head of the Douglas sleuth hound organization MAHA SUNDAY BEE: NOVEMBER 26, that the present production is moving direct through the dealer, with prac- tically no selling pause, into the hands \ of the user.” |‘lakes office the first of the year. Miss Foley has been sheriff’s office stenog- rapher and private secretary to Sheriff McShane for the last two years. When the motoring Felix leaves the court house, so will Miss Foley. She is to be private secretary to the head | of the McShane Motor company, to which the present sheriff will devote his time after the first of the year. Burgess New Sales Manager Of Sterns Tire Company An announcement of unusual inter- \est in national automobile circles was made yesterday through the executive offices of the Sterns Tire and Tube company, a $1,000,000 automobile tube concern of St. Louis, of the appoint- ment of W. L. Burgess as general sales manager. : Burgess, who already has assumed his duties with the Sterns organiza- tion, is one of the most widely known automobile men in the industgy, hav- ing been associated with the manu- facture of motor cars almost since their advent. He possesses an envi- able merchandising experience gained during the many years he has spent in motor circles and the Stearns com- pany is to be congratulated on secur- ing his services. 1916. ENebraska Buick Auto Co. | Will Sell G. M. C. Trucks| | The Nebraska Buick Auto com-| | pany of Omaha, Lincoln and Siou | City has recently taken on the G. M.| | C. General Motors trukes for distri-| bution in this territory and will have | a full line of trucks ranging from | three-quarters of a ton to five and! one-half tons, both worm and chain | drive, on hand in the very near fu-| ture at their several branches. Manager Lee Huff says the quality of these trucks and the fact that they are made in all sizes to suit the buyer has convinced him that the Nebraska Buick Auto company can rightfully recommend them to truck purchasers. To Demonstrate that Tires Need Not Puncture A. L. Stodder, representing the Tireoid company of Chicago,, has brought to Omaha a substance which, if the claims of his company are true, will in a sense revolutionize the troubles of pneumatic tire users, The compound is injected into the inner tube of the tire and the motion of the wheel automatically distributes the material over the inner surface of the inner tube. This substance is | lis claimed that it in no way effects the lasting qualities of the rubber. of a fiber mineral comp d it Mr. Stodder has arranged to dem- onstrate the merit of this compound front of the Fontenelle hotel Tues- ay at 1 p. m. The demonstration will include driving over nails and driving nails into a pneumatic tire. The claim is made that the nails can be removed and the punctures will immediately mend themselves. Mitchell Motors Company Paying Big Dividends, The Mitchell Motors company, lnc..i have just declared a dividend of $1.50 | per share to stockholders of record on | Must Mean Casey. Coach Percy Haughton says the Harvard stadium holds & tricky wind and sun. must mean Casey, the tricky son-of Sales Manager Wanted st‘t'ncmber 10, payable on November For our Florida “Our business has never been in | territory. Must such _a flourishing condition,” says|® invest $700.00. Mr. Friend, “and the outlook: exceeds | Satisfacto: se- anything that I have ever known-in Py ry my long connection with the industry curity. $100.00 at this time of the year. “Our October business was the largest October business the Mitchell company has ever experienced, the increase in production and shipments being nearly 100 per cent, yet we close the month literally deluged with busi- | ness from territories that in former | years were entirely dormant at this time of the year. en more remarkable is the fact ;'."l“.“ monthly guaran- teed. Qiler Company 894 Brandeis Bldg. G. L. W. Spring He AX LY EQUIFPED R WITH EVERY MODERN MOTOR A CAR COMPLETE CAR FEATURE System. tor. 3-speed We thought traction. ter to be had. Wagner 2-Unit - Start- ing and Lighting Demountable Rims. 30-inch by 3-inch tires. High-speed Saxon- Continental motor. Reichenbach carbure- Timken axles. You may think ybu’ve seen big motor car values before. Look at the body lines—pure stream- line design of faultless beauty. Look at the finish—glossy luster of ever-new freshness. And then watch it perform on the road. Note how smoothly the motor pulls “on high” or “in low.” Note how the car-holds the road when Never Before So Fine a Car At So Low a Price No Car at Any Price Can Have Better Features tion. Cantilever transmission. - Suspapston we had and we've been buying and selling cars for a long time. But we've never seen the equal of this car—this new series Saxon Roadster. It’s the biggest dollar-for-dollar value ever put on the market. Look at the number and quality of its features—every one a costly car at- Insures silky-smooth performance at low speed and gives increased ¥pep- per” to the “pick-up.” Hyatt Quiet bearings. Streamline body. Honeycomb radiator. Atwater-Kent igni- Extra long vanadium steel springs. Roomy body. carburejor. Saxon Roadster feature and it has five big advantages that add distinctly to the performance power of this car. Grecian rear Tire carrier. type spring That’s an It breaks up the gasoline into minute particles which makes combustion of all the gasoline absolutely certain. This gives a full 15% more mileage to v each gallon of gasoline. Because this carburetor is so nearly 100% perfect you can use poorer grade gasoline without lowering the standard of the car’s performance. It also develops 15 % more power. Makes starting in cold weather' easy. Larger tires are another feature of this new series Saxon Roadster. 40-inch wide seat. New style top with Electric horn. Speedometer. Heavy frame, channel section pressed steel. Ventilating wind- shield. exclusive They are bow. license lamp. Adjustable. pedals. Dry Plate clutch. -Combination tail and One-man rubber top and top cover. Gasoline gauge. Storm curtains. pair outfit. tire life. Full set of tools and re- greater riding comfort and lengthened But the final advantage is that they afford practically absolute protection from all tire troubles. Then ponsider the 3-speed transmission on this new series Saxon Roadster. That’s another fine car feature—it’s the only type expensive cars will have. any other type. eration. For it has three big advantages over It adds 25% to the swiftness of accel- 1t protects the motor from over-heat- road conditions. ing and over-working because the proper speed is maintained under all And on hills and in heavy going it less power. enables you to get far more speed on you've got the -accelerator button glued to the floor boards. This new series Saxon Roadster you'll observe has a- Wagner 2-unit starting and lighting system. There's none And it has also the new Reichenbach 30 inch by 3 inch size. Saxon Roadster now has more tire surface to car weight than any other car in the world. A higher-standing car is one reshlt accruing from these larger tires. They also mean more road clearance, bet- in tomorrow—sure—and see It’s Come this new series Saxon Roadster. on our show-room floor now. To make certain of quick delivery you’ll have to act fast. For this car is proving immensely popular. Price $495 f. o. b. Detroit. NOYES-KILLY MOTOR COMPANY | 2066-68 Farnam Street Omaha, Distributors