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Omaha daily bee., 1919-08-10
Manager Of Fisk Co.
To Go Into Business
For Hisef In Omaha

The tire buying public of Omaha
and vicinity will be interested to
learn of the change in the selling
policy of the Fisk Rubber Co. In
the past the Fisk Rubber Co. has
maintained tire service stations at
ell their branches and sold direct to
the consumer as we'll as to the deal
er. Under the new policy they will
be wholesale only and will discon-
tinue their service station and all
road service.
John H. Lionbcrger. who has been
manager of the Omaha branch for
nine years and who is undoubtedly
one of the best known and most eX-'
perienced tire men in the west, is
severing his connection with the
company and will engage III the re-
tail and wholesale business of tires
on his own account, His. many
friends and customers will be pleas
ed to learn that. lie has leased fine
new building at 2220 Harney street,
where he will be have one of the
finest and largest tire service sta
tions in the world.
Fisk and all standard tires will be
sold. Road service will be contin-
ued and improved. Harvey Jones,
formerly manager of the Lincoln
branch of the Fisk Rubber Co., and
J. w. Goehring, former manager of
the Atlantic branch of the same
company, will be associated with
Mr.. Lionberger in the new firm,
which will be known as the John
Lionberger Tire Co. The Fisk serv-
ice station will not be closed to the
public until the John Lionberger
Tire Co.'S place is, ready, which will
be between August IS and Septem-
her
Omaha daily bee., 1919-08-10

We have societies for the preven-
ton of cruelty to Old Dobbin and
the Old Gray Mare; but who ever
thought of a society for the pre-
vent;on of cruelty to motor trucks!
Well, that is just what is suggest
ed by r. S. O'dell of the O'Dell-
Hamilton company, distributors of
Mack trucks.
Just because a truck can't feel is
no reason why it should not be
handled with care" argued O'Dell
with sympathetic fervor for the
much abused, misused motor truck.
THE economy and efficiency of
machinery lies in the way it is
handled and treated. We need a
society for the prevention of cruelty
to our modern iron horses which
feed on galoline, just as we did for
the old consumers of hay and grain.
Trucks need one kind of care in
hot weather and another kind in
cold weather.
Straw hats are put on horses to
protect them from the excessive
heat of summer; but very often
drivers will forget to see that there
is sufficient water in the radiator and
enough oil in the oiling system to
Omaha daily bee., 1919-08-10
Clothes Better Than Checks.

Pottsville. Pa, Aug. o-Whether
styles change by the hour, day or
year was of no consequence to Miss
Frances Foulk, a pretty l9-year-old
girl of Frackville, who stocked up a
FIVE years supply of clothing, shoes
and other feminine accessories in her
home. Neither did she have any
compunction it is alleged, about
sending worthless checks to the
Philadelphia business houses for
goods. However the recipients of
the checks did offer strenuous dis
approval and as result Frances
is beirg held under $500 bail for
trial at the October session of the
United States district court at
pllIadelphis
Omaha daily bee., 1919-08-10
America Has One Auto
To Each Is Persons;
Much Less In Europe

"To obtain an inkling of the i'm
portant part the automobile plays
in both the social and business life
of the United States it is only neces-
.sary to compare the number of cars
with the total population of the four
principal countries of the world"
says w. r. Nichols <of the w. r.
Nichols Motor Co.
"In the United States there is one
automobile to every Is persons; in
Great Britain one car to every rs
persons; in France, one carTto every
400 people. and Italy and Belgium,
one to every $40 people, or, taking
all the cars in The four European
countries named above, there was
at the beginning of the war a total
of $4,000 motor vehicles, or one to
every 353 persons. This is all the
more remarkable when you consider
that the population of the United
States at that time was 100000
as compared to total foreign popu-
lation of l27,000000 people"
Omaha daily bee., 1919-08-10
Truck Tires Keeping Pace
With Development of Car

placed on these wooden rails, next
all-iron rails, a little later light
"T" rail and now the heavy rail Of
today.
The adaptation of the motor truck
to present day traffic uses has been
accomplished by conquering just as
trying conditions as those confront-,
ing the locomotive of nearly a cen-.
tury ago. Gas makes the giant 60,
but without a suitable track of tires
of rubber, the sap of tree-its
commercial advantages would be
limited.
The first trucks were fitted with
solid tires, for at that time no other
tires were available. But the Good
year company began Immediately to-
develop tire that would permit the
motor truck to branch out into a.
broader field of service. The ad-
vantages of pneumatic equipment
were apparent and now thousands
of truck owners are adopting them
for use in every conceivable kind OF
service
Omaha daily bee., 1919-08-10
No Need Of Long Wheel
Base if Springs Are
Set on Auto Right

"How long should cars wheel
base be"
This question is a good deal like
the famous old Lincoln question:
"How long should mans legs be?"
to which the father of the Union
replied: Long enough to reach the
ground"
Engineers pretty generally agree
now that there is nothing gained
by extravagant wheel base; that
wheel base is merely device which
an engineer falls back on when the
purchasing department refuses to
buy him the right grade of springs; =
and that the real way to get easy
riding is to engineer your chassis
CORRECTLY.
"A notable case of easy riding
without restoring to extravagant
wheel base is found in the new Al
len five-pessenger car. This car
seats five passengers with absolute
comfort, and takes rough going as
smoothly as the largest car built.
Its secret lies partially in the way
its weight is carried, but the largest
percentage of it's smoothness comes
from the long, free, lazy 56-inch
springs.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-08-10
Suggest Society Against
Cruelty to Motor Trucks

lubricate the various bearing sur
faces.
TN winter horses are sheltered
from the cold in stables and given
an extra amount of bedding; but
very often truck will be allowed
to stand over night without the wa
ter being fully drained from the
radiator.
IF the horse is neglected, the
animal suffers pain. and our humane
societies see to it that it is stopped.
But, if the truck is mistreated, it
feels no pain and no one gives it
any sympathy. The owner gets a
severe pinch in his purse, and may
hold up his right hand and swear,
Never again But that is about as
far as it goes. Users in general go
on year after year. paying out large
bills incurred through ignorance,
carelessness and indifference.
1--WE need a society to educate
users of motor trucks to their proper
care, winter and summer, and in all
kinds of weather 1t will mean
longer life for all trucks, greater ef-
fciency and economy, better service
and greater satisfaction in' every
way" said O'Dell as he hit his fist
on the table to clinch the argument.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-08-10
Peterson-Hayward
Motor Co. Takes Over
Jordan Auto Agency

The Peterson-Hayward Motor Co.
has recently concluded arrangements
with the Jordan Motor Car Co. for
the distribution of Jordan cars in
Nebraska and western Iowa. Sew
eral of these cars are now on dis
play at the sales room of the Peter
son-Hayward,. Motor Co.
Both. R. wv. Peterson and J. A.
Kavanaugh, are especially pleased
with the new models and already
several sales have been made since
the arrival of these cars.
The Jordan, although a compara-
lively new car, has won its laurels
purely on the merit of its construc-
ton. Ned Jordan, who is at the
head Of the Jordan factory, is one
of the best known men in the auto
mobile business. His enthusiasm
regarding the industry has enabled
him to turn out a car which is said
to be far superior to many autos
selling at higher prices.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-08-10

One of the first rubber companies
to apply itself toA the problem of
producing tires fox the modern
motor truck-the most efficient car
rier since the locomotive, was The
Goodyear Tire 4 Rubber Co.. Ak
ron, o. - In the evolution of the
pneumatic truck tire, this company
with its extensive research facilities,
has played a most prominent part.
In many respects the introduction
of the motor truck has not been
unlike that OF the locomotive some
90 years ago. When the locomotive
was ushered in to wondering and
incredulous world, its sponsors en-
tertained fanciful visions of its
future Importance as carrier, but
their Iron horse" was still little
more than giant toy. Road condi-
tions absolutely prohibited its use.
Then followed period during
which the steel track was perfected.
First the rails were of hardwood
strips, then ribbons of iron were
Omaha daily bee., 1919-08-10
Sans Abb Was Good.

Aurora, Ill.,, Aug. 9,-"Judge, you
should tell me why | should do my
father-in-law the favor of burning
his store when he has good insur-
ance and | don't like him." Samuel
MINUS of Chicago asked Justice
Dutton when he was arraigned
charged with arson. MINUS was
charged with firing his father-in-.
laws store because he advised his
daughter against withdrawing di-
vorce slht. The Judge freed MINUS.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-08-10
Prohibition Prevents
CARVING Out of VIII

Portland, Ore, Aug. o.-Now that
July has come and gone, one pro-
vision of the will of the late Gus
tave Glaser cannot be complied with.
He willed: II do give and
bequeath unto the German veter-
ems overland Deutscher Veteran
der Nord Pazihk Staaten) the sum
of $50 to enable them to participate
at my funeral with their flags and to
have after the funeral a, solemn
draught in the true German fash
ion "
Omaha daily bee., 1919-08-10
For Cleaning Contact Points.

1t is sometimes difficult to find
really satisfactory agent for
cleaning the contact points of igni
ton apparatus or the surface of
commutator- on starting motor or
a lighting dynamo. There is some
thing known as "cuttlefish paper
which is finer than the finest quail
ity of sandpaper and which is very
well adapted to this operation.
Cuttlefish paper is not regularly
carried by hardware stores. but it
may be obtained from dental supply
houses
Omaha daily bee., 1919-08-10
Owner Must Watch Danger
Point of Auto Battery

One thing that a good many
automobile owners can't understand
about batteries is the way they
hang on and keep giving service
right up to the minute when they
refuse to work at all
These folks reason" says Elmer
Rosengren, local Willard service
station dealer, that the light ought
to get little weaker and start a
little slower unit the battery grad
ually wears out.
Sometimes a battery acts that
Omaha daily bee., 1919-08-10
Speckled Varnish.

The varnish ON the new car fire.
nuently becomes speckled after its
first encounter with a rainstorm.
These spots are hard to get off, but
a treatment of raw linseed all and
salt and malt vinegar applied with
plenty of elbow grease will come as
near turning the trick as anything.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-08-10
Out-State Weddings Are
ILLEGAL in Wisconsin

Chicago, ILL.,, Aug. 9AYoung
couples from within the boundaries
of the Badger state can come to
Waukegan or other Illinois points
and get married, if they wish. but
they are liable to get into a peck of
trouble when they return to Wiscon-
sin and start keeping house The
eugenic law of Wisconsin has been
held legal, and the judge ruled that
marriage of Wisconsin couples per-
formed outside the state to ecape
complying with the law are illegal
in Wisconsin.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-08-10
Leaking Tube.

Sometimes an inner tube receives
puncture big enough to allow the
tire to become reflexed after brief
interval but not visible to the naked
eye. When this happens in the
garage the bucket of water tells the
tale at once, but on the road about
The only way of locating the leak is
TO initiate the tube and hold success
sive portions of it close down to
the dust along the surface of the
load. When the puncture is
brought into this position the out
puff of air will ruffle the dust and
indicate the position Of the leak.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-08-10
Hubby Slept in Clothes.

Columbus, Ohio, Aug 9.-Letita
Henson could stand for a lot of
things from her husband. Henry, but
when Henry insisted on going to
bed with his clothes on and splitting
on the floor, Letitia says in her di-
vorce petition that it was more than
she could bear.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-08-10
Bluing Metal.

The car owner who does his own
repair work sometimes finds it neces-
sary to blue" small bright objects,
such as screws. This~may be done
by placing them on a piece of sheet
iron and holding them over fire
until they assume the desired color
Omaha daily bee., 1919-08-10

way, but another one may keep
right on working until it is actually
ready to fall to pieces. When the
cells are opened up for inspection,
the active material is in some cases
so broken up that it will not hold
together. This may be due either
to old age or abuse. Of course, we
never open up a battery without the
owners consent, but a battery in
this condition could not last a great
while and might 60 out of service
at any time on the road.
Most car owners are anxious to
know the truth about their batteries
and prefer to have brand new bat
terry when they know their old one
is approaching the deadline."
Omaha daily bee., 1919-08-10

which is an infalible solvent OF
grease and carbon deposits. The
plugs should then be washed off
with gasoline and finally dried by
rubbing them with a cloth.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-08-10
To Clean Spark Plugs.

An excellent method of cleaning
spark plugs, or in fact any mica sur
face, is to wash them first in 10
per cent solution of acetic acid,
Omaha daily bee., 1919-08-10
Home Made Cement.

Four parts of iron filings, two of
lime and fifth part of common salt
mixed to a paste with vinegar make
Omaha daily bee., 1919-08-10

an excellent cement for spark plugs,
for connecting pipes, etc. When
carefully mixed this cement will
stand compression and heat and can
be air-dried.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1919-11-24

Belts Made OF SKINS OF Snakes.
In Madras the tanning of snake
skins for the manufacture OF women's
belts has become quite a profitable in
dustry.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1919-11-24
PRAISES WOMEN OF NIPPON
California Newspaper Speaks in High.
est Terms ot Those Who Reside
In That State.

Japan is a wonderful nation in a
very great many ways it has accom-
pliShed maryels. it has leaped forward
al almost single bound into Il front
place among the world powers, but
we are convinced that the greatest
thing about Japan is its women.
All women are, of course charming,
but our observation is that the women
Of Japan are especially and particu-
larly so. We see much of them here
in California. and we have an oppor-
tunity to Judge
TO begin with, the majority of them
are very pretty, and all of them have
a certain grace that can come only
from centuries of geutleness and good
breeding. They have soft voices
There is an Irresistible appeal in their
manners.
1T is often commented that the men
of Japan hive adapted themselves to
Western ways with an incredible ease.
But they have not equaled their wom-
en- in the performance OF this difficult
feat for an Oriental race to adapt it.
self to Occidental customs and habits.
In many sScial functions as well as
in public, numerous japanese women
have been seen here in California.
The grace of their bearing and the
charm of their manners have deeply
impressed all with whom they have
come in contact Japan is nation
that had no music yet the most popu-
lar singer on the operate stage today
Is a Japanese woman. And this is
only an instance of their conquests.
We do not think there is any rea-
son TO worry about what Japan will
or will not do in the world Any ma
lion that can produce such women as
that nation produces will not only
succeed but will endure.-Los Angeles
Times.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1919-11-24
ONE GALE OF LAUGHTER
ia La Lucille" at the Opera House
"wednesday Evening.

"wednesday Evening
La La Lucille, the musical farce
hit of the season is coming to the
bennington opera house Wednesday
evening with a notable cast and pro-
duction It's five months run in New
York carried 1t right through the
summer, an unusual record A play
has TO be something rather out of the
ordinary to stand that test and ia
La Lucille" has that reputation. With
an exceptionally fine cast of expert
enced farce players and the prett.est,
daintest gowned. singing and dancing
chorus that one could wish to see
la scenic production that is the last
word in richness and good taste. La
La Lucille" stands quite apart from
the usual order of musical plays.
As one might surmise from the
title La La Lucille is a smart, snap
py, up.to-date type Of musical play
with a really interesting story. chief
|ly about a young couple who must be
divorced to inherit large fortune.
There are moments of heart interest
but La La Lucille" is really gale
CT laughter from start to finsh, en-
bodying youth and charm
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1919-11-24
Mamma Lacked Experlenae.

Late one AFTERNOON Hazel had her
beau call ON her Just rs she and Ruth,
her l,ttlc sister were going to do the
dishes. When they were about half
way through Ruth said: Hazel, II
you'll do the rest OF the dishes and
give me two cents I'll entertain Elmer
till You gel through Hazel then re-
piled: Mammals entertaining him for
nothing, aln't she Ill right NO."
Ruth said Mamma never had fell
low, so she doesn't know how to enter
tain EN-"
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1919-11-24
Best Medlclne Is oxyaen.

The best medicine? Two miles of
oxygen three times Il day. This is
not only the best, but cheap and pleas
ant to take. Ii suits all ages and con-
stitutions. It is patented by Infinite
Wisdom. sealed With signct divine.
II cures cold feet, hot heads, pale
faces. feeble lungs, and had tempers.-
Dr. Lawrnson Brown, in Rules for
Recovery from Pulmonary Tubercu-
losis."
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1919-11-24
Around the World in ! nav.

If you could fly in IN Girplanc nj a
steady speed of 1899 niles an hour
and keep It up for twcnty-four hours,
and were to start westward at noon on
the equator. the sun would not set for
you that day, but the earth would
make one complete revolution under
your feet.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1919-11-24
gcino Preiudiced.

Some of the worlds greatest men
have been preludlccd about most
things; and all women make 4 special
ty Of preludices--that is one reason
why women are so delightful and so
eXasperatin@.--H olbrook Jackson In
To-day.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1919-11-24
The Brave Ones.

There never was a mouse that could
scare girl who knows that she has
holes in her stoekings-Hoe Springs
(Arl.) Thomas Cat
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1919-11-24
Terrible Suspense.

Tho suspense of this continued
story Is terrible" said Miss Pansy
Pyetin There's report at the post
Office that the magazine isn't coming
out next month"
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1919-11-24
Preventive.

Don't tell Me that worry does
not do any good said Mrs. Frett.
81 know better. The things | worry
about don't happen"
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1919-11-24
The Easiest way.

Following the line of the least re-
sstance is what makes rivers and
men crooked.-BoSton Transcript.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-09-27
DYER BILL WOULD
HALT CAR THEFTS

zone of the greatest drawbacks to
the selling of automobiles, and the most
disquieting feature OF owning an auto
mobile, Is the fact that the motor car IL
the easiest of all pieces of property to
steal" said Stewart Mcdonald, presi-
dent and general manager of the Moon
Motor Car company of st, Louis. we
are appealed to constantly by the own
erS OF our cars to tell them how to pro-
tect their cars against thieves We put
on our car every possible safeguard,
and there are many safety locks to be
purchased. but none Of them are sure,
for two reasons. The principal of these
is that the owner usually forgets to use
them. The other Is, that II burglar
can open the combination lock on a bank
safe, he can easily also open any auto
mobile lock.
THE best safety device that have
heard OF for preventing the stealing O.
automobiles is the bill passed through
the lower house of congress by Con-
gresham l.. {. Dyer last Monday which
Is now before the Senate for passage
making 1t felony punishable by $1,000
fine and two to ten years In the peni-
| Tertiary TO take a stolen automobile
| from one state into another ] am glad
| to note that the several national auto
| mobile dealers bodies and the st. Louis
automobile trade have vigorously gotten
! behind this bill, Every owner OF an
| automobile ought to write a letter al
| once to his T. s Senator asking him ia
4 support the Over bill to prevent auto
| mobile stealing
The Empire Motor company has the
| local Moon agency
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-09-27
g Return Loads" Are
Necessity, Declares
Federal Company

The necessity OF establishing Return
Load Bureaus IN the different cities TO
aid In the development OF inter city
truck haulage Is explained by NJ l..
Pulcher. general manager Of the Federal
Motor Truck company Of Detroit, Mlchi-
gan, in a communication TO the Lilly
Carriage Co, local distributors
These bureaus are established for the
PURPOSE Of distributing the freight 50
that the truckman Is assured Of a re-
turn haul when he brings a lead from
one city to anct her. The Chambers Of
Commerce u many cities have given
valuable asF .tance in this line in many
instances, wen going SO far as TO es-
tabllsh bureaus under their control in
an effort to relieve freight congestion
In certain sections and cities, The work
entails however. concentrated and ag-
gresssve effort and the services Of
salaried representative with permanent
headquarters are absolutely necessary.
so that 1t is usually found more salts
factory to establish these bureaus under
the direction Of the truck men them
selves
Both shipper and operator find il to
their advantage to finance such clear
ing house themselves This Is easily ar
ranged by charging commissions on an
shipments arranged by the bureau.
Truck operators should arrange a rate
midway between the tariff charged by
railroads and the express companies.
The return load is very important ALI
though the loaded truck consumes more
gasoline, the light truck more than off
sets this expense In wear and tear on
the mechanical parts through vibration
and the additional receipts OF the return
load help to cut down overhead and add
to his profits.