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Omaha daily bee., 1919-11-16
ALUMINIUM WILL
Be USED MORE IN
BUILDING CARS
. BY H. A. TARANTOUS.

Just before the country entered
the war. the automobile industry was
beginning to use aluminium alloys in
way that predicted the coming of
the light car era, but just as all big
movements have their obstacles, so
did the use Of aluminium. Its price
became prohibitive and then again
all sorts of restrictions were put on
the car manufacturers so that the
whole movement was halted. But
not for long. The car makers are
again on the right track and aluml-
mum alloys are going to be used II,
more cars and in a great>number OF
units of those cars.
1t is not speaking very we'll for our
industry to say that it has had the
opportunity to use aluminium alloys
for many years past and has not
taken advantage of the numerous ad-
vantages OF it, especially its light
ness in weight. Weight reductions
must be made in our cars if they are
to reach a point Of efficiency COM
parable with other machinery we
have been using. Automobiles are
wasteful Of fuel, oil and tires, and
cost so much to keep in repair be-
CAUSE the cars are admittedly too
heavy.
Lightest Metal.
Aluminium is perhaps the lightest
metal we have, and its alloys are not
only lighter than most metals, but
equally as strong and in many cases
stronger. Aluminium is easy to ma
chine, it does not rust like iron or
steel, it takes paint easier, and 1t
looks better. 1t is great conductor
|'of heat and thus runs cooler than
other parts.
l doubt very much whether the
average reader has ever seen a real
aluminium car, or ever dreamed that
we would see aluminium wheels,
aluminium body, engine and dozens
of other parts made of this material:
There is such car in existence, and
it's weight is so low that its fuel
consumption is something like So
miles per gallon, and it runs about
1000 miles on a gallon of oil. Ex-
perimentally, it has run upwards OF
$4,000 miles, and the repair cost has
been one-third of that of an ordinary
vehicle of today.
Light weight must be used in
many parts which are now unneces-
| sari1y heavy. Following are some
parts in the modern automobile
which can be made of aluminium and
made to give better service than the
heavier car. Many of these are al
ready in extensive use: Cylinders,
crank case, fan, water pump, mount
ings for auxiliary engine parts, spark
and throttle connections, pistons,
oil pump housings. all brackets, ra-
diator. core and shell. hood. tenders,
running boards. body, windshield
supports, clutch housing, many
clutch parts, transmission case, rear
axle housings, brake drums, wheels,
hub caps, small parts, fittings and
brackets such as door handles, floor
boards. certain bolts and nuts,
mouldings, etc. Think of the steer
ling system parts which could be
made Of aluminium.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-11-16
y. T. REPTWEL
e. s. LINE

]. T. Bertwell, for the past Is
years cashier and purchasing agent
of the Fairmont Creamery, has re-
signed his position with that firm,
and becomes associated with the
Omaha Refining company, in the Of
flee of vice president; also taking
over the latter company's sales de-
partment.
Assisting Mr.. Bertwell, will be
Roy Docherty, city sales manager,
who has been the Omaha manager
for the National Refining company.
and E. S. Line, manager of tank
car department, in which position he
has been with the company for some
time. 1t was announced yesterday
Omaha daily bee., 1919-11-16

so that the level of the electrolyte
in the glass tube is on the level of
the eye.
7. Read the point on the hydro
meter scale, which appears level
with the top of the electrolyte.
s. Then force the electrolyte back
into the cell from which it was re-
moved
Should Be Cleansed.
1t is advisable to rinse out the
hydrometer syringe with water, as
the electrolyte will in time destroy
the containing case.
In some cars the battery is so
placed that it is difficult or impossi-
Bile to hold the syringe in an up
right position over the battery.
Under such circumstances pinch the
rubber tube with the left hand so
that the battery solution will not
run out of the hydrometer. Then
lift the hydrometer out and away
from the car and hold it upright to
take the reading. Be careful not to
release the rubber tube until it is
Omaha daily bee., 1919-11-16
BATTERY TEST
IS EXPLAINED
BY The EXPERT
Elmer Rosengren Gives In.
structions on the Use of a
HydrQmeter to See if
Battery Is Right.

Many motorists know that it is
necessary to use a hydrometer
syringe 10 test storage battery, but
they do not always know just how
to use it. It is not hard to learn and
it is really worth while if a man
would save himself from a battery
repair bill.
Through the courtesy of Elmer
Rosengren of the Nebras ka Storage
Battery company we are able to
publish the instructions on the use
of a hydrometer as sent out by the
Omaha daily bee., 1919-11-16
roy oocHERTY

that the initial run Of crude oil to
the plant will be made sometime
during the first half Of December,
and oil men from the entire west
are expected for that event which,
it is said, Will place Omaha ION
the oil map" for the first time.
Although the oil refinery of this
new company is not yet in actual
operation, the steady and substan-
tial growth of the sales department
has necessitated the above increase
in personnel.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-11-16

again placed over the hole in the
top OF the cell.
"Ne will be glad at any time"
said Mr.. Rosengren, Ito show any
car owner just how to take a hy-
drometer reading of his battery. or
we will be glad to do it ourselves for
him If he will call"
Omaha daily bee., 1919-11-16
Ford Rattery CHARGED.

The Ford magnetic can be used to
charge battery, provided a recti-
fier is placed in the line. The cur
rent from the Ford magnetic is al
ternating, and only direct current
can be used in charging the battery,
hence the need for the rectifier.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-11-16
Salt as Anti.Freeze.

In an emergency, common table
salt may be used as an anti-freezc
medium. A saturated solution of
water and salt freezes at about zero.
After the emergency is passed, the
cooling system should be thoroughly
flushed out and be refilled with a
recognized solution
Omaha daily bee., 1919-11-16

The above picture shows the new
home of the Raapke Motor Car Co.,
on Harvey street near Twenty-fourth
street. This building affords ample
room for show room and service
station. The eervice station in the
rear measures 100 feet by IS feet;
Omaha daily bee., 1919-11-16

the sales room and office IS feet
by As feet.
The Raapke Motor Car Co., are
distributors of Case cars in Ne
braska and southwestern Iowa, and
handle the retail end of the Dart
business in Omaha. The personel
Omaha daily bee., 1919-11-16

Read The Bee movie news every
day and keep in touch with the best
shows on the screen.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1919-11-30
Sharman Automobile Co.
empire BUILDING 81 80. STATE ST.
BOISE, IDAHO SALT LAKE CITY,
PHONE 981 UTAH
124s BROADWAY, DENVER

could never afford them. The fine
roads did them lot of good-to walk
on. American, with all sorts of con-
ditions to meet, of roads, of classes of
people and of poclSetbooks, developed
a flexible automobile supply that
meets all needs. Our ingenuity ac-
commodated itself to all classes of
American people and will now have to
serve the same end for the Europeans.
American export trade is facing a
new era OF expansion in every respect
but in no direction is the prospect
brighter than in the automobile field.
especially for the manufacture of light
pouplarly priced cars. Quite naturally
the tire industry is taking the fullest
advantage of this situation.
Mr.. Maguires own company, the
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1919-11-30
MULES GOOD BEASTS
BUT POWERFUL SLOW
COMPARED TO TRUCK

An interesting statement has just
been made by a Mr.. Gibson, secretary
of the Horse Publicity association of
America, a newly created organization
to disseminate propaganda aimed at
the motor truck.
The statement referred to is as fol-
lows: 1.-TWO mules that cost less than
$500 have been driven on the streets of
Richmond, Va. for IA years, In that
time they have travelled 43,400 miles,
nearly twice around the world, and
they have hauled So ,0S0 tons, equal to
3472 cars, or q freight train 26 miles
in length. | should like to see a truck
equal that"
"Inasmuch as our company has only
been in existence ten years, says
Rolfe c. Spinning, advertising man
ager of the Service Motor Truck com
pany, Wabash, Ind, I'VE cannot point
to trucks that have been driven for
| IA years, but we want to call Mr.
! Gibson's attention to a one and one
| half ton Service truck that is now In
it's seventh year.
This truck was used by the Gold
reich Fertilizer company of Marion
| Ind. for over six years and a few
months ago was traded in by them to-
wards a larger Service truck.
1.-THE old truck was bought by the
Dillinger Transfer company, 1907 Fifth
avenue, Fittsburg, Pa, and is being
operated by them daily.
| During the six years that the trucl
was owned by the Goldreich Fertilizer
company it covered 100000 miles ant
teiring that time established the al
most incredible record of over $4,000
ton miles. In terms of around-the-
world this truck has covered the dis
lance almost ten times and If We hat
to wait for a freight train to pass
which was long enough to accommo
date this tonnage we should have t,
wait long time.
And we should remember that II
took Mr. Gibsons mules IA years t.
haul the $4,000 tons, while the on
truck in six years hauled over $4,000
| TONS"
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1919-11-30
eUlDE NITlOVS HISTORY IRE
ADVERTISING SIGN BOARDS PlcEDAT
PO|N7SOF INTEREST ALONG HIGHWAYS
Innovation United States Tire Company is Not Only Most
Naborate Series Of Bnboards But Compendium Of
Local and National History-wording to be Changed
Ysarly-Draw Wide Correspondence from Cities

Thousands Of automobile users in %
otatoo have noticed historic legends
r:se0nted - large billboards by the
roadside approaches to towns and VIII
lcses. In each case the text cores
rcndipg to the row Of dots in the quo
tation indicates the distance Of the
hoard fron the point to which the
legend relates. Half Of the board IL
occupied by the text and the other half
by the easy-flowdng and well remem-
bored phrase United States tires are
reed tires"
\. A STRIKING example is the sign that
Ereets the eyes OF the tourist near San
Antonio.
gan Antonio, scene of the most
tragic and sanguinary siege in Ameri-
can history. the Alamo (February 20
March 6, 1886, 17s Americans against
Ee0eo Nexicans. Every American SOL
der was killed"
Similarly. travellers along the Pacific
highway have learned from these
boards more of the history Of coast
towns al they passed through than
they might pick up in years.
PSYCHOLOGY BEHIND IT
Few advertising projects have at
x tracted more attention in SO short a
time, probably none has created 80
much favorable comment. particularly
from people outside the industry af-
fected. that is to say, within the con-
SKINNER class, than has this Not only
+ Is it proving an effective advertisement
for United States tires, but IL is prov
ing equally effective an advertisement
for points of local interest The proof
whereof is that historians, business
men and public spirited citizens gener-
ely are c1amOring to have similar
loards erected in honor of points about
which their own interest centers.
N a most suggestive phase Of the cam
I.aign IL the psychology that lies be-
hind It. The travelling public is thor
cughly Injured to the billboard. Its util-
ity in soaring brand names into the
very soul OF the wayfarer is recognized
IS useful adjunct to advertising of
ether sorts. but the billboard itself Is
read subconsciously as a rule, and, ex-
cept when new, or particularly strik-
ing, attracts no particular attention.
BY contrast THE History of the
United States" as set forth by the
new tire billboards, has the distinct
advantage of conveying useful and
looked-fo Information. IT is a direct
check on local road markers. and In
addition has the distinct flavor of the
guide book.
KEEPS TRAVELLERS POSTED
The main trouble with a. guide book
rs far as touring is concerned, Of
course, Is the difficulty of "keepin,
tile place." Besides locating and iden
tifying points of interest, the idea bacl
Of this new departure in advertising
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1919-11-30

is that 1t enables every member of the
travelling party to keep posted.
The board II So y feet in length and
- feet in height and represents an
open book. one page being devoted to
history" and the other page advertise
ing United States tires. An ink bottle
stands alongside the board and a large
quill pen liz stuck IN the ink bottle. the
feathers extending beyond the top of
the board. A ribbon bookmark with q
seal the trademark of the United States
Rubber company, tends to keep UP the
illusion of the open page of history.
1t 10 the idea of the United States
historical places of America with these
boards. At present more than a thou
sand Of the boards have been erect
ed in the historical towns Of Maine,
New Hampshire, Vermont, Massachu-
sets, Rhode Island, Connecticut. New
York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania,
Maryland. Delaware, Ohio. California,
Oregon, Washington, wisconsin, Illi-
nois, Indiana, Minnesota, Florida,
Georgia, Alabama, Louisiana and Mis-
sissippi.
In time these bulletins will be found
near practically all the historical
POINTS in every state. In addition II
is the intention Of the company to to
turn a page" each year and in some
localities twice a year, and place new
history upon each bulletin board.
BATTLE, OF GETTYSBURG.
To afford an idea Of the history on
these bulletins few may be quoted
ct random. For instance, one OF the
many signs at Gettysburg reads: Get
tysburg. miles from here. At Get
tssburg was fought, July i, 2, 3, 1868
the most important battle of the Amer
lean civil war. Gettysburg was the
turning point In the long and stub
bornly fought contest"
Another reads: ut was at Gettys-
turg (Nov. 16. 1869 Lincoln said that
this nation, under God, shall have a
new birth Of freedom, and that govern
Ment of the people, by the people and
for the people shall not perish from
the EARTH"
A board at Long Branch. N. j., says
John Slocum, early settler of Long
, Branch. secured his Indian title by q
wrestling contest with an Indian. The
Indian, though creased from head to
foot, was thrown by Slocum.'
Also there is sometimes a bit OF
humor in the information about his
| torical places. Take Penn Yam as @
sample. The bulletin says: Penn Var
| received its unique name through the
| fact that half its original settlers
came from Pennsylvania, the other
half being New England Yankees. FL
rally they agreed to split $3.50 on the
! rame."
| Often there is chuckle that goes
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1919-11-30
SERVICE AlRPLANES
MAKE RECORD TRIP

A recent telegram from ]. +. Porter.
in charge of fleet of six airplanes
from the Service Motor Truck COM
pany, Wabash, Ind, state that they
flew from BeHeville, H.. to Kansas
City, Mo-, in four hours and ten min
utes, a distance, as they flew. Of 800
miles.
These planes are part of fleet OF
ten used by the Service Motor Truck
company to deliver repair parts.
The ships were on their way to
winter quarters In Texas and Louisi-
ana, making stops at st. Louis. Kan
sas City. Tulsa, Fort Scott and Fort
Worth
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1919-11-30
FRANKLIN Plans IRE
TO Make TON TRUCK
Company Announces Departure
Year in Advance-Believe
Large Field for Light Air
cooled Vehicle.

Syracuse. N. Y, Nov. 2S.--StiIl fur
Their expansion of the business of au-
tomobile manufacture in Syracuse is
assured in announcement by H. H.
Franklin, president Of the HI H.
Franklin Manufacturing company that
the company will engage in the max
ing of one-ton Franklin trucks in
plant separate and distinct from the
present factories for the manufacture
Of passenger cars.
Plans, as developed thus far. call for
production of the new output in about
IL months. 1t will be pneumatic
tired truck and will be designed and
made to occupy the same important
place. relatively, in the truck field that
the Franklin passenger car occupies
in It's sphere. The features of light
weight, economical operating costs
and general high class which have
been emphasized in the passenger au-
tomobile will be depended upon to Gre
ate demand for the new car.
WIDE FIELD OFFERED
The company will specialize in the
| one ton truck because its officers be-
| lieve the widest field is offered for a
vehicle Of this kind. They have in
mind development Of the use of trucks
| by farmers and the Franklin, with it's
lair-cooled motor and it's adaptability
TO country highways and even farm
lands, is expected to supply demand
| that will be great.
Many details remain to be completed
| before manufacture is actually begun,
but plans are far enough along to
guarantee the establishment of con-
Germ which will doubtless develop into
| a large industry under the same heads,
but separate in it's entirety in location
from the present plants.
John Wilkinson, vice president of
the company and inventor of many
improvements which have increased
popularity of Franklin cars, will give
a lot of attention to development of
| the new truck.
Ralph Murphy, chief engineer of the
company, has appointed James L. Var
ian to be chief engineer in charge OF
development and manufacture OF
trucks, and Mr.. Yarian is making his
preparations now for drafting and ex-
perimental work.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1919-11-30
AMERICA WILL MAKE
NEW ERA IN EUROPE
OF AUTO DEMOCRACY

Europe is in for more democracy
than has to do with parliaments and
crowned heads according to John M.
Mcguire. president of the Midwest
Rubber association. Within the next
few years everybody IL going to ride
In automobiles. just as they do here.
And 1t is up to American manufac-
turers to supply them" says Mr.. Ma
guire. Europe has developed the big.
the sumptuous. the costly automobile.
European roads arc excellent for one
thing and big heavy machines are
therefore logical. nut the plain people
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1919-11-30

an automobile five years ago but
never have had much OF desire to
own one. Recently l bought second
hand car and since l have learned to
drive it am delighted with my pur-
chase. IL some automobile salesman
had given me taste of the pleasure
of driving a car I am sure that
should have bought long ago.''-M. T..
Parker, in System.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1919-11-30

interest indicating what road to take
and the mileage, SO that an unexpected
tour is sometimes planned on the spot
to something worth while motoring to.
The idea of the historical bulletin
board was conceived and worked out
by Irving Bromley, a vice president of
the o. j. GUIDE company
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1919-11-30
MEBBE so, BUT THEY
OVERLOOK VERY FEW

IF had an interested prospect who
could afford to buy, but had never
driven a machine I would teach him to
run it and give him a taste of the fas
cination of driving.
I'm my own case could have bought
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1919-11-30
VICE IN EACH STATE

1t has been decided by the board of
directors OF the National Automobile
Dealers association to select VICE
president for each state in the union.
This was to have been done before
the war.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1919-11-30

! Portage Rubber company of Akron. Is
charging its export department and
connections in New York as a pledge
of his confidence in the promises of
the European trade.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1919-10-02
Great Fishing Trip

G. e. Estabrooks Roy Mark
ham, Asa Wiley and Remser
BELL returned an Msnday even
ing from Rhinelander where
they wenton Saturday TO enjoy
a fishing trip at one of the lakes
in that vicinity. The Washhurr
party were entertained by Ed
and Len Markham while on their
fishing trip and they report the
finest kind of trip.
Clyde Estabrook claims to be
the oa.y mber of the party te
have any success at fishing and
his catch consisted of q 80 pound
muskellongue,
The "trip was made in the Els
tabrook auto and the return TRIP
over route 10 was ahard one &C.
cording to the boys.
The other members of the
party say Estabrook s story is
dream and that Roy Markham
caught the only fish which
weighed about eight pounds.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1919-10-02
Resigned Place

P. O. Oquist, manual training
teacher in the Washburn Public
schools, resigned his place last
week and left on Saturday for
Menomonie where he will con-
thu e his studies at the Stout
Training school. Mr.. Elmer AL
brechtson of this city has been
selected as the successor of Mr..
Oquist and epteredfupon his new
duties the first of the week.
Mr.. Albrechtson is a Washburn
boy, who. graduated from che
Stout School several years ago,
During the past three years he
has taught manual training in
the schools of Idaho and he is
we'll fitted to take up this work.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1919-10-02

There seems to be q good deal
of a mixup in many peoples
mind over the daylight saving
and many persons were Of the
opinion that the clocks should
be turned back on the first day
of October, but tl,is appears TO-
be wrong.
The clocks were advanced one
hour on the last Sunday in
March and should be set back
the last Sunday in October.
The hour at which the change
should be- made is 2 q. m. So
there still remains nearly one
month of the daylight saving
which the people can enjoy.
In this northern region the
additional hour don't matter
M uch after October 26th for it
is still dark at 6 in the morning
and dark at six O'Clock at night.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1919-10-02
Died Out West

The sad news of the death of
Mrs. Cecil Irene Milsted, wife
Of William Milsted, was received
by Mrs. Milsted's parents Mr..
and Mrs. r. C. Lowery the past
week, death having occurred on
Sept. Oath at Dupont. Washing
ton, from pleurisy. The remains
were taken to Tacoma, Wash.
for burial.
Mrs. Milsted was formerly
Miss Cecil Lowery of this city
and had lived in Washburn prac-
tically all of her life until her
marriage. She was 35 years of
age at the time of death and is
survived by a ahusband and three
children, one boy and twin girls,
besides her parents Mr.. and
Mrs. r. c.. Lowry of this city
and a number of brothers and
one sister. 80
The relatives have the sym
pany of their many friends in
their bereavement.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1919-10-02
To Be Made for the Dupont
Y.M. c. A.
To Be Stagedfrom October 23rd to 18th.
Expect Increase of Membership
on Large Scale.

A regular organized member
ship drive for the DUPONT Y. M
C. A. will be made October 23rd
to 25th inclusive. Tuesday this
week Messrs Joe Johnson and
N. M. Oscar, who have the mem
bership work in charge, con-
ferred with others interested and
the above decision was made
after the Board had authorized
the same at a recent meeting.
There are many men and boys
who have not yet availed them
selves of the membership of the
Association, so a regular auto
speedway will be erected in a
conspicuous place down town on
which records will be made as
the race progresses.
Various teams will be organ
lied under. a captain, each team
to select a car-the captain to be
the driver; he to have several
mechanics who will keep the car
in the best of running order.
Speed maniacs will come out in
the limelight and all spectators
must watch their step. Every
body help.