Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, December 17, 1916, Page 13

} — CHALMERS DEALERS ON A SPECIAL TRAIN Salesmen from Oklahoma Ter- | ritory to Go in Style to the Chicago Auto Show. ‘TO STOP IN ST. LOUIS Filled to overflowing with automo- bile dealers of the southwest, a spe- cial train will leave Oklahoma City, January 27, to attend the National Automobile show in Chicago. The ex- cursion of dealers is under_ the aus- pices of several Oklahoma City news- papers, and from the reservation al- ready taken, promises to be the big- gest single delegation attending the show. A stop over will be made in St. Louis, where the dealers will be guests of the Business Men's league and the St. Louis Automobile Manu- facturers’ association over Sunday. Monday morning the dealers and distributors will be guests of the Ok- lahoma Farmer-Stockman at a break- fast given in one of the Chicago ho- tels. Hugh Chalmers will address the dealers on the future of the automo- bile industry. Some indication of the interest taken in the coming excursion can be obtained from the fact that the Okla- lhoma Chalmers Sales company, Chal- Ters distributors in Oklahoma City, have reserved two entire Pullmans for their sub-dealers. Other big firms of Oklahoma City are also reserving Pullmans, and the train may possibly De run in several sections when ready to leave Oklahoma City. Rubber Tires Put To Many Uses Numerous accounts of the perfor- mances of Goodyear tires are brought 1o the notice of the Goodyear Tire and Rubber company, Akron, O. These recitals of Goodyear tire service ren- dered in multitudinous ways embrace a large field, a portion of which they were never intended to enter. For instance, a Mexican peon was recently found wearing a pair of san- dals, which he had fashioned from some pieces of Goodycar tires, which | had survived an engagement between a detachment of Carranza soldiers and a band of raiders who had stolen an_automobile. Recently a newspaper in Galveston, whose power plant had been flooded after a severe storm, inaugurated the expedient of transmitting power to their big presses by applying a belt o the rear Goodyear tire of their de- livery truck. This emergency meas- ure enables them to continue their regular schedule. Last summer a party of bathers at one of the northern resorts was dis- covered employing a Goodyear tube as a catpult to hurl themselves into ,the water, which allowed them to drop into the water much farther out ,than they could dive from the diving plank. New Mechanical Device Will Save Gasoline Announcement has just been made by Mr. Page of the Auto Accessory Sales company, 894 Brandeis building, that he has taken on the agency for the Myle-Mayker, a mechanical de- vice designed for carburetors on Ford cars, which, it is claimed, will make a considerable saving in gasoline con- sumption. The Myle-Mayker, unlike many gasoline savers, is not put upon the manifold, but instead it is put upon the carburetor proper and by the use of a metal hinge or “flutter” the air supply is adjusted by the suction' of the engine. As the engine speeds the air supply is increased thereby, mak- ing a thin mixture. The device can be put on in a few minutes without making any change to the carburetor, engine, manifold or any pther part. Mobile Starts to Cleari Hnuse, Cavet First to Go The Mobile Southern league club announces the sale of Pitcher Tiller (Pug) Cavet to the Nashville club. Cavet formerly pitched for the De- troit Tigers. His sale is part of the | its closed models Mobile club’s plan for a general house cleaning. S — Francis Gets Cars By Personal Visit To Maxwell Factory The importance of the exchange of | ideas with the distributors of auto- mobiles is evidenced by a recent con- ference called for by Walter E. Flan- ders, head of the Maxwell Motor cor- poration, Detroit, Mich Mr. Flanders recently requested the distributors from the larger ¢ to come to Detroit to discuss condi- tions of the coming season. C. W Francis of the C. W. Francis Auto company and C. J. Brokaw, district manager under the factory, went as delegates from Omaha. While in Detroit the distributors were shown through the three new buildings recently constructed by the Maxwell Motor company. One of the buildings is nearly twelve blocks long, and, according to Francis, one can walk many miles up and down the different aisles inspecting the work. The new buildings will greatly facili- tate production. Francis succeeded in getting a large shipments of Sedans while in Detroit and they will come through immedi- ately. In all probability they will reach here by Sunday. Allen Making Own Closed g}ar Bodies The manufacturers of automobiles today, because of such varying mar- ket conditions, is confronted in a large measure with the necessity of making in his own factories s many of the all { component parts of his machines as {can be practically and economically produced -by him. In keeping with this tendency, the Allen Motor com- pany is now producing the bodies for 1 n its body plant at Fostoria, O. The company contem- plates the manufacture of bodies for its open models also in the near future. Since its organization, the Allen Motor company has operated its own motor and transmission works in a model factory at Bucyrus, O. It has also manufactured all of its auto tops. All body finishing has been done at Fostoria, the excellence of this work being best attested by the popularity of the special color combinations of- fered in the classic cars, which are finished in the classic brown, gray or blue. The taking over of the production of its closed car bodies means an added link in the chain of efficiency recognized by the Allen Motor com- pany as so essential in the manu- facture of automobiles to meet the exacting requirements of present-day purchasers. Studebaker Officials Deny the Story In reply to an inqury, the officials of the Studebaker corporation of South Bend, Ind., deny any connec- tion whatever with the International India Rubber company. This latter company, it is asserted, is a corpora- tion organized to manufacture and sell automobile tires, with its headquar- ters in South Bend, Ind., and is en- tirely independent of any association with the automobile manufacturers. The Studebaker corporation is not and has not been interested at any time in_the manufacture of tires, it is said. The officials state that no Stude- bakers connected with their company, to their knowledge, have any interest in the tire company, and are not in- terested in any way in the promotion of that company. As near as can be learned, the officials of the tire com- pany are composed of men either resi- dents or former residents of South Bend, including Peter E. Studebaker, who resides in Cincinnati and is not connected in any way with the Stude- baker corporation. The Studebaker corporation, it is as- serted, is well knowt. throughout the country as manufacturer of automo- biles and wagons, and does not want the public to become confused in re- ceiving the impressiot. that it is con- nected in any way with the tire com- pany. Norwegian Champ. Oscar Mathlesen, the Norweglan who holds the world's icc skating champion- ship, i to tour this country meeting all comers in speed contests. Mathlesen re- cently entered the professional ranks after making all his world's records as an ama- teur. How About Your Storage Battery— Will It Freeze? We will store your battery , this winter and have it in good condition next spring Better Be Safe Than Sorry Free Battery Inspection Delco Exide Service Station 2024 Farnam St., Omaha. Ph. D. 3697. | THE OMAHA ADVANTAGES OF THE < SUNDAY BEE: DECEMBER 17, 1916. |coutd be converted, people would do Some small idea of the efficiency | spring and power of the Exide storage bat | tery 1s shown by comparison to a steel It would take a steel spring, weigh Power Carried in Reserve to!ing sixty-eight tons to store as much Be Turned Loose and Ap- plied When Most Needed. power as is stored in an eighty-am- pere hour battery when it is charged. It would take a steel spring, weigh- ing more than any automobile ever SOMETHING ON EFFICIENCY' built, to take the place of the modern | electric starter, which depends abso- lutely on the storage battery for R. C. Smith, manager, Delco Exide power Service station, states that power can be stored in a number of ways It can be stored ‘n a steel spring, in a compressed air tank or in a stor- age battery In the storing of power for future use, we consider several things. the We want this power quickly available when needed, and | i o0y \V ¢ 'New Mitchell Six Thursday, October 19 S, J. Murphy and Hal M. Harris, sales manager of Cameron-Barkley company of Jacksonville, Fla,, started out in one Bate itcheli Juniors sily and we want to be able to use the power (; freak a record to Tampa that had that we store for as many different|go0d unbroken for over a year purposes as possible. The amount of power or energy we can store in a given space is also very important. Power stored in a s be used to operate a clock, while| teel spring can The sand stretch of something over 1170 miles without a break is what has theld off every high speed motor for a long time. Leaving Jacksonville in a brand power stored in a compressed air tank | new stock car just delivered and with can be used for operating a But the range of work for power stored in either of these two limited. power stored in a storage battery as system, ways is very water | o preliminary tuning up the trip was and forty-five minutes. The best previous record over roue between these two points was The same | clectric energy, gives us power that|made ingeleven hours and fifty-eight we can usc at will in almost any way desired. The electric storage battery has engineering | world as the best known method for | some been adopted by storing power. minutes, the distance being 273 miles Plays Better All the Time. wonderful golf these days, If giant steel springs or flywheels | The better he plays the harder it will be Shatters Record It is sald that Francis Oufmet is playing | which | shows that Francis is one hard luck golfer. | | made via Acala in exactly ten hours |« his | Milburn Light Electrics Meet With Approval I'he first “Light Ele week, and las, they shipment of Milburn trics” reached Omaha last cording to G. E. Doug- meeting “with approval among electric car fans, in spite of the fact that the car made its Omaha debut only a few days ago The new model is quite striking in appearance. The wheel base is three inches longer than that of any other electric. This, together with the low hung body, gives it a smart racy ap pearance Among the new ty-five-cell, seventeen-y phia_battery which is credited with furnishing as much power as the forty-cell, thritcen-plate battery usu ally used in electrics Douglas says the car hasn't a com petitor on the hills and that after a thorough investigation, both here and at the factory, he is satisfied that it is all the factory claims for it s is a twen Play Exhibition Games, The Cincinnati Reds and the Washington Americans will play a serfes of exhibition games during the training season next spring. The Franklin Enclosed Cars ¢ Philadel- | could be successfully and used to store power and this power | pro. cheaply Light purchaser of the new Milburn by everyone who has ever ridden in it. $1685 It is & success in that it combines beauty \ with efficiency—eafety Ppower—comfort J. 0. b. Toledo with iy 40th and Farnam Sts | to convince the powers that he is not s| e | | Electric An Unqualified Success That is the verdict handed down by every economy, No other electric can give you anything Let us prove to you why it is the greatest, ELECTRIC GARAGE CO. Harney 304 any, more. vice, in city or country. i Omaha [ R-U-2-B-1 of 60 The Milburn Wagon Company Established 1848 Toledo, Ohio 2205 Farnam St. Phone D FOR SEVERAL REASONS this will be not only the ideal Christmas gift, but this is the ideal time to buy a Reo. FOR ONE THING—though you need not let on to hert—you will derive just as much pléasure from it as she will. Not more—that would be impossible. ANOTHER REASON IS that you have been promising for a long time to sell the ‘“‘old boat” and get her a new car—one that will be more in keeping with her social position, her needs and her tastes. AND YOU KNOW that of all the cars that are made, she prefers Reo the Fifth—for she can driveit herself. Many of her women friends drive Reos—and they’ve told her, of course, of its wonderful simplicity of control “just like an electric,” and of its dependability. THAT ABSOLUTE FREEDOM from the “pesky little troubles” that vex most motorists, and which are so distasteful—so unthinkable—to a woman driver, makes Reo the Fifth first choice of the most discriminating buyer. THE THIRD REASON has to do with the second— that is, the selling of the “old boat,” to advantage. DOUBTLESS YOU'VE LEARNED that you can get more for your old used car yourself than a dealer can—so it’s really folly to “trade it in.” THE IDEAL TIME to sell a used car is in January or February—just when the big spring rush is setting in—when all good, desirable makes of cars are so hopelessly over-sold it is impossible to get immediate delivery for “love or money” and when a “trade in” is almost out of the question. THEN'’S THE TIME to advertise your used car. The Most Suitable Gift Possible Would be That New Reo the Fifth She Has Wished for So Long SELL IT FOR CASH, and realize more for it than you can possibly do by trading. OH, OF COURSE YOU MIGHT get what looked like a liberal allowance for it in trade for some un- known “assembled” or ‘‘orphan” car. But experience has proven to you that that's just one way of short changing yourself. SUCH A CAR is dear at any price—if you could make an even trade still you'd get the worst of it—as you'd find when the upkeep and repair bills came in. IF THE OLD CAR IS A REO of course you'll get a larger percentage of its original price in a trade—but in any case, you'll get more by selling it direct yourself. s SO THE THING TO DO is to buy her that new Reo now—let us drive it over and leave it in front of the house next Monday morning, so the first thing her eyes will light on as she looks out. at the Christmas day will be the thing she has most desired—a brand new, shining, spick-and- span Reo the Fifth. THEN NEXT MONTH, or a little later—as soon as the spring sun peeks out—sell the old car at the ‘“‘spring”’ price. AND MEANTIME you'll have the use of the new car—and an enclosed Reo the Fifth is especially luxurious at this scason. WHAT SAY?—Shall we polish up her Reo and drive it over Christmas morning? We will if you'll drop in today and pick it out. THERE ARE FOUR TYPES of bodies obtainable on Reo the Fifth chassis. The “Incomparable” five-passenger touring car; the classy, graceful, three-passenger roadster; and the new all-season touring car and roadster. Prices are $875, $875, $1025 and $1025, respectively, f.o. b. factory. P. S.—OF COURSE, IF TOO MANY doting husbands or fathers or brothers act on this suggestion, we may not be able to deliver all the Reos Christmas morn- ing “‘in the flesh.” In that case, a certificate of acceptance of your order will suit her almost as well—and better than anything else. And we’ll tell her pre- cisely when she may expect her Reo—freight service alone excepted. For. you know what that is—most uncertain. However, if you are one of the first, we will fill the order promptly. Reo Motor Car Co., Lansing, All prices are 1. o. b. Lansing, Mich. ACH year, enclosed cars L represent a bigger and bigger proportion of all Franklin Cars sold. The owner’s investment in an enclosed car is not ‘materially greater then in an open car. The running cost is little, if Franklin Eaclosed Care mean . twelve-months-in-the-year ser- Dismiss from your mind the fact that the average enclosed oar fs essentially a winter oar. | See how perfectly the ventilating system of the Franklin Baclosed Cars, their scientific light weight, flexibility, easy handling, safety and economy, adapt these cars for summer driving and touring. ‘Whether or not you are think- more worth while at price, ing of a new car any time soon, Milborn Brougham co::' ‘fis.m by all means get acquainted with It is the lowest priced electric in the world. lél: utility of Franklin Eaclosed rs. FRANKLIN MOTOR CAR CO. 1712, Michigan Jones-Opper Co., Omaha, Nebraska Distributors Eastern and Northern Nebraska and Western lowa. A. H. Jones Hastings, Nebraska Distributors Sou em and Western Nebraska and Northwestern Kansas. OF VALUES" | | Athletes Change Names, Cobb is the New Monicker amateur Cleveland name of Kopalinski to get in the box scores in full and | Kop also said his teammates made fun of the name, so he petitioned the | court to change his name was given and he took the name of It's a grand name in base ball all that, American Kopalinski? 4 v _‘M,“_V_ 4 e w—— |Shubert Attends It was too long | dates of the gers' convention at convention is the first of its kind held managers exclusively office manager of the Omaha branch, went as the Greatest value : 13—A Firestone Meeting December 12, 15 and 14 marked the Firestone Office Mana Akron, O. This office the Firestone people for H. \W. Shubert, recently appointed Omaha delegate. I low-priced car Strictly speaking Saxon Roadster is the great- est value low-priced car on the market. It is absolutely unequalled in thé number and quality of the equipment and conveniences it carries. Note them carefully—best two- unit starting and lighting system built; new style body, big, roomy and comfortable; demountable rims with 30-inch by 3-inch tires; new style top with Grecian rear bow; electric horn; tire carrier; speedometer; new design carburetor that gives greater eflldgm:y and easier starting; three speed transmission; Timken axles; Hyatt quiet bearings; Saxon high-speed motor of unusual power, speed, smoothness, flexibility and coolness; ventilat- ing windshield; and twenty further refine- ments. Saxon Roadster $495 f. o. b. Detroit. Noyes-Killy Motor Company 2066-68 Farnam Street Omaha Distributors Weather or No Starting and lighting a motor car is hard work for a battery, especially when your motor is cold and stiff. Whatever your driving conditions, now’s the time to be more careful than ever. spection, and a knowledge of your! electrical system are necessities in any climate. Pure water, regular in< Expert Willard Service is a winter- worry preventive. We'll tell you how to keep your battery in proper con- dition and give you a booklet on winter care. Nebraska Storage Battery Co. 2203 Farnam St.,, Omaha. Phone Doug. 5102. We'll be glad to test your battery at any time Willard Storage Batieries are for sale by car dealers, garagess end all Willerd Serwice Siations and Factery Breuches. Says Little Ampere: Your storage battery doesn’t need a fur over- coat if you take the advice ofa Willard-trained expert. Willare